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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
DEPUTY CLERK AT
GAINESVILLE QUIT

F. w Marsh, clerk of the federal
court received the resignation of
Lewis c. Lynch as deputy clerk at
Gainesville yesterday morning. the
letter of resignation explaining tha.
he had been commissioned in the
army for service abroad and would
leave for France about September 10.
Mr.. Lynch who also acted as Com
missioner for Gainesville had re-
signed that position last week, and
Judge Sheppard appointed j. A. Da-
Costa to the vacancy.
Irving E. Webster will be appoint
ed as deputy clerk for Gainesville to
succeed Mr.. Lynch. Mr. Webster
was Colonel of the First Florida
Regiment during the Spanish-Ameri-
can War.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
MOTOR BOAT RACES
BIG PICNIC FEATURES

One of the many big features of
the A F. & L. picnic, to be held at
Cnicoway Inn Monday will be the
motor boat races, for a prize of $25
in gold, and some of the speediest
craft in the port are expected to take
part therein.
In line with an advertisement in
another column, entries should COM
municate either in person or by tele-
phone to the management at Chico
way Inn, or to ]. J. Biebighauser.
chairman of this feature of the picnic
which gives promise of being one of
the most notable of its kind held in
The judges will be George Hen
richs, Chas. Ketchum, w. B. Wright.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
FOUR YOUNG MEN
ENLIST IN NAVY

Four men enlisted in the navy yes
.erday, three Pensacolians and one
from Muscogee. The three local
men who Joined the colors are Ralph
Maxwell, Lewis Berlin, and j. w. Ma
10y, the first two enlisting for lands
men yeoman, while the last named
enlisted for apprentice seaman. The
patriot from Muscogee was Leon
Mosely, who enlisted for landsman
yeoman.
Almost unlimited opportunity for
;adv3 nc ement Is offered in the navy at
the present time under the new cali
for 25,6u0 men, and promotion is ex-
pected TO be rapid. The waiting list
has been abolished and the men are
sent to training as soon as they a.s
accepted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
Failing to Break Russian
Line on Front May At
tack in Double Force
DROP BOMBS ON
SHIPS IN HARBOR
French and Italians Score
Another Day of Success
q Against the Enemy.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.

4SSO11A1 SUMMARY.
Germans are believed to be prepar-
s&ng an offensive on land and sea
against Riga, Russia's principal nav
attacks bv land to break the Russian
front. The sea attack is indicated
by maneuvers of German torpedo
boat destroyers and submarines. Ger
man airplanes dropped bombs on
Russian warships in Riga harbor.
Italians have renewed their often
sive on the Cafso Plateau, making
big gains north of Gorilla. Artil-
lery dueis are in progress on the
front in Belgium and France. The
French repulsed Bulgarian attacks in
Macedonia.
None of the three big campaigns
now in progress on western fronts
seem to abain have gotten into a full
swing. General Cadore's drive for
Trieste is perhaps the most specta-
cuIar of the current operations, is dis
playing an activity more pronounced
than either General Petain or Cen
eral Haig in their respective Yields at
Verdun and in the Flanders
areas. Even the Italian commander,
however, apparently is in the midst
of one of the pauses characteristics
opf virtually all the great drives
agdin.S strongly tortured poslCloHS'
On the front below Lens, General
Hang reports the repulse of a Ger
man raid on the British lines. No
mention is made of the activities on
the British side, but London war Of
flee intimations are that the artillery
oattle is being carried on in virtually
continuous form in preparation for
the next forward thrust.
General Petain's report indicates
the possibility of a speedy renewal
Of the infantry battle at Verdun. The
artillery on both sides of the Meuse
is actively bombarding the German
lines. The Germans have shown some
activity in Alsace, making an attack
near Hartmann's Weiler-kopf, which
the French repulsed completely.
Although the British armies on the
Franco-B Belgian front were engaged
in much notably heavy fighting dur
ing August including the great at
tack of the Anglo French forces in
Flanders, the casualties were notably
less than during July. The British
figures for August given by London
today, total 59,S11 as compared with
7tS52 for July, a falling off of more
than 10000. The casualties indeed
have beer on descending scale dur
lng the entire period since the active
campaigning season opened, the high
mark being set in the May figures,
which totalled liz, 2,233.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
AMERICAN RED CROSS
BE GIVEN COOPERATION

Washington, Aug 31.-Arrange-
ments were completed in Paris for
the cooperation of the American Red
Cross, American friends, and English
friends of the relief committee in the
work of assisting destitute people be-
hind the French front, is is announced
American friends of reconstruction
unit in training at Haverford, Penn
sylvania, will leave at once for
France. Other detachments will fol-
low. The war department has recog-
nized this as a proper Geld work for
the conscientious objectors to the
war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
Warrant Sworn Out for
Arrest of c. c. Clancy
of Washington Co.
PENALTY HEAVY IN I
CASE CONVICTION
Forthcoming Prosecution ID
Outcome Of Arrest of
Recruiting Officer.

Charging him with wilfully end un.
lawfully obstructing recruiting for
the United States Army in violations
of section 8 of the EspionageN Act
which passed some time ago by Con.
gress, warrant was sworn out Ies-
terday morning by Assistant Distrdct
Attorney G. Earl Hoffman for the ar
rest of C. C. Chancey, Of Vernon.
Washington county.
The prosecution Of Chancey comes,
as result Of the arrest Of Sergeant
johnson, recruiting officer for the
army, stationed at Chipley. The Of.
ficer was arrested last week on q
warrant sworn out by Chancey alleg.
ing that he enticed his son. a boy un-
der sixteen years of age, into the
army The district attorney was
designated to defend the officer, and
county judge at Vernon, with a mo-
tion to dismiss the case on the ground
that the court was without jurisdic-
tion. This, the court did.
In the attempted prosecution of
Sergeant johnson. Chancey claimed
that the officer had enticed his son
into. the army. From the evidence
in the case it appeared that the bov
had applied to the officer for enlist
ment and that his application had
been signed by him and sent to Jack
sonville, the state recruiting head
Quarters. The boy was sent with
the application, and on arrival was
rejected on the ground that he was
under age. He stout1y maintained
that he was eighteen years of age, it
is stated, and denied the statement of
his father.
Recruiting officers at Jacksonville
refused to give him return transpor-
tation to- his home, in accordance
with instructions, as no fare is Riveh
where enlistment by fraudulent state
ment Is attempted. On this account,
it is stated that the young man
walked from Jacksonville to his home.
The son, Erby Chancey is charged
in a warrant issued yesterday with
government property,
meals, trasportationx Ietc., by fraudu-
lent enlistment. The preliminary
hearing will be conducted before the
at Marianaa, probably
and Mr.. Hoffman will ap.
pear for the government
Penalty for violation Of the es.
pionage act is 20 years Jail or $4,000
fine, or both the fine and imprison-
nent. The district attorneys office
s determined to stop opposition to
service in West Florida.
whether it be the draft, or voluntary
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
NEXT LIBERTY
LOANS OCT. |.
SECOND ISSUE MAY BE THREE
BILLION BUT AMOUNT WILL
RE DECIDED AFTER BOND
BILL PASSES.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 31.-Open-
ing of the next Liberty Loan cam
paign is set tentatively by the treas
ury department for October 1. Sub
scription books will close November /.
The amount and interest rate and
of bonds will be Al
pending bond bill. Indications are
the next offering may be three billion
dollars. Whether or not the govern
ment will use paid advertising space
in newsrsDers is under consideration.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
GOVERNMENT BEGINS
BUY WHEAT SEPT. 4
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Aug. 31.-The food ad-
n1inistration grain corporation will ON
September 4th begin to buy and dis
tribute the wheat of the United States
at the basic price fixed by the Presi-
dent, it is officially announced. The
with the mills will begin September
10, but may begin to buy earlier in
order to provide a stable basis to ele-
vators and others who are in doubt
as to the value of purchases when
delivered at terminals.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
POLISH TROOPS BE
SENT AGAINST ENTENTE

Amsterdam, Aug. 31.-The central
powers have decided to put Polish
troops in the field against the En-
sente, according to a dispatch from
Vienna. The move is prompted by
"a vigorous attitude o. the attacks.
? The troops referred to are doubtless
hose raised in Russian Poland after
It was conquered by central powers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
HOLLWEG DENIES HE
CONFIDED TO GERARD.

Berlin, Aug 31.-Von Bethman-
Hollweg, forme1 chancellor, who as
serted his impression that former
Ambassador Ierard was writing he
revelations OF Germany's war aims.
was free with imagination, denied he
told Gerard Z was Germany's inten-
ton TO seize Liege and Namur, and
take possession of Belgian ports, and
establish a dominion over that coun-
try.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
! WANT NO SEGREGATION
OF NEGRO SOLDIERS

Washington, Aug. 31.-A protest
against the segregation or any dis
tinctly different treatment of negro
troops in training camps was made to
the President and Secretary Baker
TODAY by a committee of negro and
white educators. Secretary Baker
may shortly make an announcement
concerning the treatment of negro
soldfers, It was said at the war de-
partment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01

NO RADICAL REDUCTION
OF BREAD PRICES FOR
PRESENT, SAYS HOOVER
BY A SSocrATED py

BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, Aug. 31--Pros-
poets for an early radical reduc-
ton in bread prices have van
ished and Herbert Hoover an
nounced the best the public may
expect is sixteen ounce loaf for
ten cents, and possibly eight. The
price of family flour should be
reduced, he said. at the present
price of wheat at least two dol
lars a barrel.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
TWELVE THOUSAND SHIP
WORKERS MAY S<G!HB SOON

Seattle, Aug. 31.-A strike of more
than twelve thousand workers in the
Seattle ship yards and plants. en-
gagged in fabricating ship building
material, to enforce demands for
general increase in wages, is set next
"Wednesday by officers of fifteen af-
filiated unions of the Seattle Metal
Trades Council in executive session.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
SEXES
LARGE AUSTRIAN SHIP.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 81 The
Austrian steamer Martha Washing
ton, in an American port since the
war began, was requisitioned by the
shipping board. 1t was seized under
an international law permitting ma
tion at war to take over ships owned
by neutrals in an emergency. The
vessel will be put in service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
BEGIN VOTE TO-DAY ON
HUGE WAR TAX BILL.

Washington, d. c.. Aug. 31.-Vot-
ing viii probably begin tomorrow in
the senate on the war profits section
of the tax bill. The first vote will
be on an amendment by johnson pro-
viding for e---s levy of eighty PEI
cent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01

Ralph Madsen Of Venus, Neb., was
sickly until he turned into his tens,
Look at him now, just leaving them,
feet 2 inches tall. In four wears
he has grown two feet and two
inches, or more than six inches a
year. He wears No. Is shirts. size
7 1-2 hat, No. II shoes, and has to
have all his apparel specially made.
He explains his height thus: s'I do
not use tobacco or liquor to stunt my
growth" Standing beside Madsen
is Rev. Charles Savidge of Omaha of
normal height
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
CONSOLIDATION OF
LOCAL BANKS HAS
BEEN APPROVED
SPECIAL, TO THE !OuRNAI.


Washington, Aug. 31-The comp
troller of the currency has approved
the liquidation of the National Bank
of Commerce of Pensacola, and it's
consolidation with the American
National Bank of Pensacola. The
capital is to be 100000.
j. S. Leonard of Pensacola is
named by the treasury department as
liquidation agent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
FRENCH LESSONS WILL
BE GIVEN SOLDIERS
DESTINED FOR FRANCE
BY ASSOCIATED PRES,

Washington, Aug. 31.-Lim-
tied courses in the French Ian
guage and geography will be CIV
en- to enlisted men of the Nation
al army and the National guard
at training posts. The course
will be optional. 1t will be un-
der the direction of a special
committee, and a commission on
training camp activities, it is an
nounced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
FOR THREE SHIpYARDS

Washington. Aug. 31-Contracts
for the construction of three govern
ment owned ship yards for building
fabricated steel merchant vessels
have been awarded by the emergency
fleet corporation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
PEACE COUNCIL MUST
HOLD NO MEETING

Milwaukee, Aug. 1.-Governor
Phillip wired the sheriff should dele
gates to the peace council arrive in
Milwaukee they be informed it is his
wish that no meeting be held. The
sheriff was told to telephone for in.
structions" after this was done.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-01
T II E w E A T H E r

Occasional thundershowers Saturday
Ard probably Sunday. light southeast
winds.
Yesterdays temperature: Highest. SIS
degrees; lowest. rs degrees.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
WOULD SOLVE FARM LABOR PROBLEM

Universal training might it is adopted, open the
way for getting around the trouble labor the
farms This country is facing serious problem in the
tendency of Americans to turn their backs the farms
The high wages and attractive surroundings of work in
the city have drawn labor steadily from the rural districts
until farm labor has become and Of course dear
This is the main cause of high prices 1t will be necessary
in the near future if this wayfrom-thefarm movement
is not checked for city dweers to help the farmers for
short time during the of planting and harvest
or do the other thinggo hungry 1t might be worked
out in some way that the while taking their an
nua training could also put in portion of their time
on the farms. With army Of million young men
gathered from all walks Of life, turned loose in the
harvest fields for part at least Of each day. the scarcity
of labor would be longer nightmare for the farmer
for it could always be relied upon The outing would be
regular picnic too for most of the boys The trouble
with the farmers labor supply is that has two short
periods of peak load" Ten months Of the year he can
get along with comparatively small amount of help, but
for two months he demands much labor than he
get That is one reason too why farm labor grows stead
lily scarcer For eight or ten months there is scarcity
of work. and for two months scarcity of labor Natural
" the aborer drifts away from class of work which does
not give him steady employment and from the very ma
ture Of the employment there is tremendous demand
for labor at certain The training OF young
in military lines may be worked out to cover this
phase for it certainly is patriotic and as necessary to
keep hunger out Of the country to repel any other
invader
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
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NATIONAL PROHIBITION LOOMS

Bryan no longer pacfist cut will take the stump
to stir up enlistments AT the time he wants ma
tional prohibition declared at The shortage of
grain crops is working into the hands of the bone dry
advocates who point out that the millions of bushels of
grain used in making liquors could be used food instead
OF drink and that the country may need the food while
it is better off without the drink Poor old John Barley
corn and his brother Booze have both been oed hard
by the war; and it is probable the knock out blow is to be
administered ProhbitiOniss in congress recently
hauled figures showing A per cent of the barley two
per cent Of the and ten per of the rye grown
in this country used in the making of malt or
sprtuOus liquors. They further pointed out that these
used as food would supply the nation for month If the
figures correct it is the strongest argument yet
advanced against the manufacture Of liquors The ques
ton of national prohibition looms large and it will not be
surprising if it becomes the law if the lasts any
length of tine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17

"Under the proclamation of the presi-
dent, dated April 6, 1917, it is unlaw-
full for alien enemies to have in their
possession the following articles
Any firearm, weapon, OF implement
of war, or component part thereof, am
munition, maxim or other silencer, bomb
or explosive, or material used in the
manufacture of explosives; any aircraft
or wireless apparatus, or any form of
signaling device, or any form of cipher
code, or any paper, document, or book
written or printed in cipher or in which
there may be invisible writing.
:" Your cooperation in enforcing this
proclamation is earnestly desired, and
you are requested, if possible, to post
notices or otherwise notify all alien en-
cmies within your locality to bring to
police headquarters and surrender any
and all articles which it is unlawful to
have in their possession. A detailed re
eeipt should be given for all articles so
and at the close of the war
such articles should be returned.
Any alien enemy who fails to sur
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
COMPANIES
TO MAKE LOW RATES
Utility Commission To Aid
Water Companies In Help
ing Children

In reply to Governor Withyeombc 5
request that the public service com
mission allow a reduction in the rate
fixed by the commission for the use
of water secured from the water com
panies by the school children for the
cultivation of vacant lots, the public
service commission yesterday after
noon sent letter to the water utili
ties of the state permitting the filing
OF reduced rate for that purpose. The
commission states that it has no con
troll over municipality owned or oper-
ated plants and cannot make any rec
ommendation to them. The letter of
the commission in this regard follows:
"ln view of the war conditions
now developing and in an effort TO
restrict, as tar as possible, further in
creases in the cost of living, a national
campaign, as you know, has been
launched looking toward complete
mobilization of our productive resourc-
es. As a part of this campaign, the cul
tivation of vacant city lots by school
children is being strongly urged, and
in communities where irrigation is
necessary, the question of water rates
is of vital Importance.
''We believe the utilities generally
throughout the state recognize the eco
monte advantage of a greater food
production, and that they would gladly
join in this campaign and add to the
impetus of this movement by the pub
lieation of especially attractive rates
if they felt they would not be guilty
of unjust discrimination and that the
rates voluntarily established would
not be used against them in future
rate investigations.
While the commission is not fully
satisfied that an emergency exists at
this time, justifying it in taking the
action contemplated in Section H. of
chapter 279 Of the General Lews of
1911 it does feel that from patriotic
motives and to aid in relieving con-
ditiOn which may become very serious,
the utilities would be fully justified
in making these concessions to school
children To facilitate such action, the
commission will permit the filing upon
request in les sthan statutory time, if
request in less than statutory time, if
tariffs for this purpose.
"The commission takes this occa-
sion to assure the utilities that any
such rates voluntarily filed for this
very cpmmendable purpose will be
treated as emergency rates and shall
not be used to their prejudice in any
future rate investigations which may
come before us. If the utilities are con-
fronted with tariff or operating prob
lens in attempting to meet this situa-
tion, the commission will gladly lend
every assistance withis its power to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
lNl.lyHHusband y. 4 and /! |
~ 0SS@ BY Jane Phelps
BUSINESS COMBINED WITH PLEASURE

81 will play Helen s accompani-
ments if she win sing told them,
and really while | had studied music
| played very little, and was entirely
out of practice.
Helen readily acquiesed and we
snent very enjoyable half hour, when
Mr.. Horne said he must 90.
Questions
Tom and | fingered a few minutes
after they left. Tom praised Helen 5
dinner, and smiled knowingly when she
said | had helped.
. thought l recognized your fried
chicken, Sue, he said when we were
at last at home.
g Do tell me about the business2'
cried, never mind the chicken.
oh it is rather complicated as vet
nothing decided.
But what was it? What kind of
business, I meant | insisted.
" Now Sue, please don t worry me
about it. More than likely it won t
mean thing to me; altho it was
mighty decent of Thurston to think
of me at all, Tom said, and by the
way he said it ] knew that whatever
the business was he was inclined in
its favor.
"Who is that Mr.. Crandell2" I
next queried.
Why Mr. Crandell, of course. 2
Tom returned, laughing.
Don t be faeetious Tom; | meant
what do You know about him ,"
g Nothing, only that he is supposed
to be very rich man, he replied
rather impatiently.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
Prompt Service

" Do look him up tomorrow and be
surei' | returned, then fearing l had
shown too much interest L added,
/" You ought to know about him if
you expect to have business dealings
with him.
Gan right! suppose we 90 to bed
now and let other things go until to-
morrow
Waking Dreams
Tom fell asleep almost Immediately,
but l lay building air castles for u
long time. Suppose this Mr.. Crandell
were very rich and Tom went into bus
mess with him, it would mean-I
thought in my ignorance of business
that Tom would be rich too; perhaps
very soon.
| was very proud of the fact that
my husband was college man, and
supposed that fact made him invalu-
able in business way; not knowing
that man is worth Just as much as
he produces, regardless of education.
So | figured that Tom would be as
much of an asset to any business as
an older man, man of experience
would be-
| wondered why Tom wouldn I ans
wer my questions9 | hoped he wasn't
going to keep things from me. The
Very article in the Sunday paper from
which | had quoted to Mr.. Horne had
said that "a husband should talk his
business over with is wife, Ny last
waking fought was that l should tell
Tom that it was only right to discuss
his business affairs with me.
tTomorrow-Tom remains out to
dinnerl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-17
Paper Manufacturers
All Plead Not Guilty

New York, April IA plea of not
guilty was entered by the seven indict-
ed members of the Print Paper Man
ufacturers' association executive com
mittee when arraigned before Judge
Cushman in federal court here today
Each furnished $4,000 bail. They
were given thirteen days to file de-
murrers to the indictments, which were
returned under the Sherman antitrust
law and charge a conspiracy to influ-
ence print paper prices and restrain
trade.
The men indicted are Phillips T.
Dodge, George H. Mead, George Cha
hoon, Jr., Gordias II. p Gould, Edward
w. Backus, Alexander Smith and Grant
j. Sensenbrenner. These men are heads
of the biggest news print companies
i'll the United States and Canada.