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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03
HAVE YOU QUALIFIED?

Every property owner who has an in
terest il. the development of Pensacola
owes it to himself and to his community
to qualify for participation in the election
and to cast his ballot in favor of the bond
issue for paving the Barrancas road
The early opposition to the plan, which
for a time threatened to develop to serious
proportions, has seemingly died for lack
of support and all indications point to an
overwhelming majority in favor of the
bond issue. But the only danger lies in
r-eonldence-fancied security in the
belief that everybody else will vote in
favor of the measure.
The great majority of tax payers want
this bond issue for the Improvement of the
Barrancas road,-they realize the import
ant bearing the project will have on the
development of Pensacola and big vote
is certain if interest in the need of voting
is awakened
Have you qualified? If not, it is your
civic duty to do so this week. Make GER
tain that your personal taxes are paid for
the years 1915 and 1916 and that your
name is on the general registration books.
Otherwise, you will not be permitted to
vote and will be denied the privilege of
lending your support to the most import
ant development that has been objected in
recent years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03

in the past 40 years. He has been
to the development of firearms what
Edison has been to electricity.
Internationally the greatest in
ventor of firearms in the world" is
the unanimous verdict of the gun ex-
perts of the Colt, Remington and
Winchester plants, whose business it
is to study and criticise every de-
velopment in firearms.
But if Browning is our greatest gun
inventor, he is the most "gunshy'
genius in the country when it comes
to publicity. He would rather face
a machine gun than a reporter.
A few years ago paper in his
home e-Utah-published little
story about his success as an inven-
tor, and the story was copied by the
Hartford Courant.
"I'd rather have paid $1,000 cash
than had that stuff printed" Brown
ing said.
Friends, however, who believe that
the world should know something
about this firearms wizard, furnish
the following sidelights on his ca
reer:
Browning comes from an old-stock
Mormon family of Ogden, Utah. AS
a young man he waz a great hunter,
going off into the woods for
month or six weeks at time, with
Only his gun for company. He was
only "a when he worked out his ideas
for a gun carrying a magazine full
Of cartridges, which could be fired
rapidly in succession. He pounded
out the parts for his first rapid fire
gun with hammer and cold chisel.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03
THE COAL SITUATION

The coal situation is becoming a menace
to the prosperity of the country and to the
success of it's military preparations, de-
clares the Railway Gazette in it's current
issue. 1t was estimated after the United
States entered the war that in order to
meet both the industrial and Military needs
OF this country the production in 1917
should show an increase over that of 1916
of 100, O0OO 900 tons, or about seventeen per
cent.
This increased production is not being
attained. At the end of October the in
crease was only Al 100000 tons, or less
than ten per cent ahead Of that for the
corresponding period of 1876
In consequence there is a general short
age of coal for domestic, industrial and
other purposes. The concerns engaged in
tie manufacture of munitions complain
that maximum output by them is pre-
vented by inability to get sufficient coal.
The railroads are in danger of not being
able to get enough. The householders in
communities all over the country are be-
ing rationed by their dealers and live in
constant dread lest they be unable to keep
themselves warm this winter.
There is tradition that the streets of
ancient Jerusalem were kept clean by every
man sweeping in front of his own door.
Consideration of the advantages of this
practice is commended to the producers of
coal The accumulation in front of. their
Goor, says the Railway Gazette. and which
thew find it convenient to overlook, is very
l;rge.
If there is any industry in America.
since this country entered the war, which
has justified serious consideration of gov
eminent seizure and operation, that in
dustry is the coal industry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03

Since that time, pump and from
bone" shotguns, automatic pistols,
rapid-fire rifles produced by the big
Gest firearms manufacturers in the
country have been Browning products.
The United States army pistol is a
Browning invention.
A Browning pistol manufactured
by the Fabrique Rationale of Belgium
was made the standard equipment for
the armies of Belgium, Russia, Spain,
Italy and Serbia.
On completion of the one-millionth
pistol by the Fabrique Rationale,
King Albert of Belgium knighted the
modest inventor, so he is now. of
ficially, "Sir" John Browning.
Although Browning will not talk
of himself or of his career as an in
ventor, he can't help talking when
the conversation is turned on guns.
81 always think of gun as some
thing that is made primarily to shoot"
he says. "The best gun is the simplest
gun. When you begin loading a gun
up with a lot of fancy contraptions
and safety devices, you are only in
viting trouble. You complicate the
mechanism and make that many more
places for dirt and grit to clog the
action.
"You can make gun so safe that
it won't shoot"
Of Browning's new guns it is not,
of course, permissible to give anv de-
tails. One, however, is light rapid
fire gun, weighing only Is pounds,
which can be fired from the shoulder
like the ordinary rifle Each mag
azine carries 20 rounds and the empty
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03

magazine can be detached and an
other substituted by pressing but
ton.
The heivier gun is a belt-fed ma
chine, capable of fire 600 shots
minute. Although it Is watercooled,
it weighs, water jacket and all, only
% pounds. For airplane work, where
the firing is in bursts and the speed
of the machine helps cool the gun.
the jacket is discarded and the gun
weighs only 20 pounds.
Both guns are counted upon as
valuable additions to the equipment
of our overseas forces.
Browning is tall, slender, slightly
stopped, 81, bald except for a rim of
gray hair, and wears a closely clipped
gray moustache. His fame is marked
by a network of fine lines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03
WAR COUNCIL REPORT

Following the preliminary report re-
Gently made on the work in Europe of the
American Red Cross the War Council has
presented a summary of the Red Cross,
both in the United States and in Europe
from May TO-, 1917, to November 1,
1917.
During this period the War Council ap-
propriated from the War Fund, (ncluding
81, $685. 900 advanced to chapters for the
purchase of material and to be returned to
the War Fund.- $40 ,969, 2166O for work in
the United States, as contrasted with the
appropriation of S27, 1856, 81686 for work
abroad, of which $50, 6O1 ,24O.47 was for use
III France.
There have been appropriated from
funds restricted ito specific purposes ST.
417,625.74. AS 81 $4,000 advanced by the
war council is to be returned to the war
fund, the net appropriations for the United
States amount to $50 ,613, 659.2O.
: The total expense of raising and collect
ing the war fund is proving to be less than
one per cent. This fund is deposited local
~ by the chapters and campaign commit
tees about, $500 banks now holding these
deposits.
Forty-nine army base hospital units and
five for the navy have been recruited, or
ganized and equipped by the Red Gross.
More than twelve of the army units and
two of the navy units have been mustered
into their respective medical corps and are
seeing service. These units can care for a
500 hospital bed each, and some of them
have been reinforced, to enable them to
take over larger hospitals. ::
The Red Cross has also organized 40
ambulance companies, with total person
mel of $3.50, all of which have been taken
into the army medical corps, some for
service abroad, others for the camps and
environments.
Millions Of women have been modified
for work on surgical dressings, hospital
garments, refugee clothing, the value OF
their work during the next twelve months
will amount to nearly S4O,OOO,OOO.
Since April 1, 1917, the Red Cross has
sent abroad Is 1856 cases of surgical dress
ings, hospital supplies and clothing, con-
tanning approximately 100000 separate
articles. The Red Cross has promised to
send 100000 surgical dressings to France
every month for the next six months.
It will be seen from these items taken
from the official report of the war council.
the tremendous need there is for workers,
= need that is increasing instead of abat-
ing.
The women of Pensacola have given
r. emselves whole heartedly to the Red
Cross. and deserve not only the apprecla-
ton of the public for their efforts, but all
possible support in the work which they
have undertaken, and which is so great
Importance in the plans which are being
made for the coming months by the ma
tional association
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03

President Powell of Hobart College says
that the Germans cannot express their hate
of Americans in 'hymn of hate" because
they haven't hot enough words in their
vocabulary. Awful! We've no objection
to Col. Roosevet's sending them over a
few of his best.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03
PENSACOLA BICYCLE
CLUB ENJOYS HIKE

The Pensacola Cycle Club assem-
bled at Wentworth's Shop at o'clock
yesterday afternoon and proceeded on
long hike to Millview. the boys en-
joying themselves on this trip to
some little extent. 1t is hoped that
next week the club will 60 on an
other similar trip and that there will
be a larger number. Plans will be
completed at Friday nights meeting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03

Food Administrator Rolph has seized
10000 tons of sugar purchased, long ago.
for Gar Nicholas government. Nicholas
doesn't need sugar now. Clean Siberian
snow sweetened by the news from Petro-
grad ought to be enough for him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-03

To Cupre Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money If
it fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sig
nature is on each box. 30c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14
Hears Bible lecture.

A very interesting Bible address
was given Friday evening in the
Grand Army hall by w. w. Black of
Boston
A large audience listening to the
announced subject "The Desire of
All Nations Coming Soon,'' heard
many Scriptures, setting forth in
forcefu1 language Gods purpose to
give to man rule of righteousness
which will transform society. Fur
Their, that this Will be the setting up
of the Kingdom. for which we are
taught to pray. That under this new
arrangement of earth's affairs will
come compensatians for all the sor-
rows and heartaches of the 60 CEN
turtles of the past, That the purify
ing fires through which the nations
are now passing, will burn away the
weeds of selfishness, and truth AND
justice will flourish in their place.
That the present war is preparatory
work. That persistent war is pre-
paratory work. That persistent vie-
lation of Gods moral laws by the ma
tons of earth down through the CEN
turtles has brought the 'whirlwind
reaping.''
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14
RED CROSS SEEKS 10000. 900.
T. N. Vail Heads Committee Directing
Xmas Membership Drive


Washington, Nov. "a nationwide
Christmas membership drive by the
Red Cross war council to build up the
membership to $4,000. 600 is being pre-
pared. This means the addition of
approximately 100000 members.
The drive is to start December II and
continue to Christmas eve.
General features OF the campaign
were worked out and approved at a
conference at national Headquarters
today in which representatives of
each Of the Red Cross divisions of
continental United States participant
ed. A national Christmas member
ship drive committee has been appoint
ed, Theodore N. Vale, president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company has accepted the chairman
ship andDr. H. N. MacCracken. pres
ident of Vassar College. will be execu-
tive secretary. Other members are
Cardinal Gibbons. Bishop Lawrence,
Boston; DR.. Henry van Dyke, former
minister to the Netherlands: John w.
Britton, San Francisco; Benjamin
Gratz, st. Louis: B. Ban johnson,
Chicago; Henry Lindley. Seattle: John
Mitchell New Yory city.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14
STATE RED CROSS OFFICERS.
DR.. G. A. Cranton, ST. bloomsbury
Member of State Committee.


At the annual meeting Of the State
Branch of the American Red Cross
held in Burlington Friday. Dr. e. A.
Cramton of this city was elected a
member OF I the state committee.
Other. officers elected were: Chair
man. Col. H. C.. Pratt q of Proctor;
vice president. Hon. w. W., Stickney
OF Ludlow; secretary, N. T.. Rutter
Of Burlington; other members of the
committee, C. s. Emery of Newport,
Or. e. G. Twitchell of Burlington,
Miss Bertha Carey of Proctor, Mrs.
A. o. Ferguson of Burlington. Mrs. O.
Z. Benson of Brattleboro, Miss Flor
ence Cory ( Mntpelier, Jim e. Mann
Of st. Adams. Guy johnson of Benz
r1ington. Lee s. Tillotson of Mont
pelier, George o. Gridley of Wind
scr, P. M. Meldon of Rutland, George
M. Powers of Morrisville, M. M. Will
son of Randolph, Nelson w. Fisk Of
Isle La Motto and E. M. Bartlett of
Island Pond.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14
so Years Old, Bathed
Internally fer 20 Years

Mrs. DC Ssweomh writes Dr Ehns.
A. Tyrrelf OF New Y orb Az follows:
My next birthday is July 1ath--sO
Years old. Have used Tyrells j. IL.
Cascade. for more than 90 years. Best
and only remedy that brings relief
without the use OF drugs. My experi-
ence proved that it always relieves.
No danger from it,. My ailments were
principally Uric Acid. Biliousness, Co.'S
tiveneSS. etc
This is BY no means al, exceptional
letter for DR. Tyrrell to receive. as
there are now over half a. million
Cascade" with like results.
= BY the scientific use of Natures
cleanser-warm water--it eliminates
all poisonous waste from the lower in
testine and gives Nature a chance to
work unhampered.
You viii be astonished at the differ-
and explained to you by Landry's Drug
an internal BATH
The II. B. L. Cascade" will be shown
Store. st. Johnsbury, who will also give
YOU free on request an interesting
booklet by DR.. Chas. "A. Tyrrell, Why
Man of To-Day Is Only 5000 Efficient"
Get this booklet and know Just why
Internal Bathing is SO effective in the
promotion Of better health
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14

when they retuTned they found the
propeller twisted on the coral reefs
and the vessel beyond help. After
working all the afternoon they gave
her UP as, lost and took ashore every
thing they could move including the
boats. gear and wireless. The wire-
less plant. very powerful one. was
set up between two cocoanut trees. It
was equipped with sending and receiv-
ing apparatus and without difficulty
they were able to hear Page Page,
Tahiti and Honolulu.
On August 20, Captain Smith re-
lated, the German officers fitted up and
armed a small boat and started for
the Cook islands or the Fiji islands,
where they hoped to capture an Ann
srican ship and come back for the
crew. Count Won Luckner, the mas
ter, was in charge. They were never
heard ofsaIgain at Mopeha Island.
IS After their departure, wireless
messages III code from Page Page to
the American consul were intercept
ed and the German crew believed
the Count had been captured. On
d ~ IGIlC1 4IdulHk
schooner from Papeete, the Lutece,
put in at the island. First Lieuten-
ant Killing took a motor boat and
mac hineE gun and captured the ship.
She had a large cargo of flour, sal
mon and beef and supply of water.
King and his crew dismantled the
wireless plant and left the island in
souls, including the Americans, the
crew of the French trader and, four
natives of the island. Scant provis-
ions, and bad at that. were left them.
Besides these, they found a few CO.
coanuts but the great number of rats
was plenty of fish and turtles
A small boat had been left behind
and the marooned men fitted it up
The captaon of the Manila with 9
small crew started out in the boat
for Tahiti on September s. They
failed to reach Tahiti and returned
exhausted DON September 16. Cap
tain Smith with three men took the
sma1l boat and managed to- reach
Page Page ten days later.
Captain Smith said that after the
IS19dQlcT WAS cDOdiINOhON,s SAAO 49,
mans used dynamite to destroy the
ships masts SO that passing vessels
might not sight them. They were
unable to sink the Manila as sh'
was loaded with lumber and tn
derelict now probably is menac'
to navigation. Although the See
| adler may be wreck. 1T is possible
| that her guns still are in position
to use.s
FortyLfour persons still are OF
| Mopeha island, but Captain Smiti
i said they were in no immediate dan
per Of starvation: There are turtle
ana fish, on the island. he said, an
the water, while brack1sh, IS no
dangerous. The only danger, N
/ said. is of sickness. One man na'
rangrene when he left. Some med
i icine was left, but he doubted ina
the survivors knew how to use 1t.
/ Recent dispatches indicate that IN
cantain of the Seeadler and five Q
| his crew were captured on septem
her 81 off the Fiji islands by f11ial
Iconstabulary. What became OF IN
men who left Mopeha island IN tn
Iutece is not known.
L - ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14
Morgan-Hon. and Mrs. S. C. J

4
Morgan-Hon. and Mrs. S. c.. Will
cox.
Newport-Mr. and Mrs. A. H
Grout and Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rich
mond
North Troy-Mr. and Mrs A. H
Butterfield.
South Troy-Mr. and Mrs. Fred E.
Taylor.
Westfield- and Mrs. H. B.
Hitchcock
Westmore-Mr. and Mrs. A. E..
French.
Comparatively few refusals to sign
were encountered and not more than
five or six can be attributed to dis
loyalty. the others Being accounted
for as a lack Of understanding and it
is expected that these will largely
sign pledges as they get more fan1il-
lar with the purposes of the move
ment. For this reason and to enable
chairmen to complete the work in
their towns and get full reports the
campaign is to continue throughout
the present week. There are in some
localities a considerable number of
households not yet enlisted and the
utmost effort will be made to reach
the "last one.
In the figures given above the
Newport district included the town
as well as the territory comprised in
the new city.
The county on the whole may we'll
feel proud Of the Showing in this as
in every other patriotic endeavor as
the country faces the present great
crisis.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14
lst. Vermont Band to Play
Here for Concert and Ball

I =
Arrangements have been made for
the appearance here of the first YER
mont regimental band on Wednesday
evening. At that time a concert and
ball will be given at the armory The
organization which is called the crack
band Of New England is on a tour of
the state. making stops at several of
the larger towns and cities. Friday
evening 1t played to over eight hum
dred people in the Montpelier city
hall and this evening concert will
ge given in the opera house at Barre.
It was first thought that, the band
would be here Tuesday evening but
ments for the same evening, and it
Brattleboro went ahead with arrange
was only through the efforts of several
local parties that it became possible
for the organization to make the re-
turn trip to st. Johnsbury.
Hasty arrangements are being made
but not withstanding the short time
the. welcome the boys will receive will
befcomplete. Fred Story a. st. Johns
buryeboy playing with the organizat ton
was in town over the week end and
finding that the band would be very
welcome here kept the wires hot
all day Saturday in an endeavor to Ak
things with headquarters at Camp
Bartlett. s $3.50
OF the Montpelier concert the Barre
Times speaks in part as follows:
professional band. organizations
have played in Montpelier Of late that
were inferior to this band and it: is no
wonder that they, have earned such a
wide reputation through the New Eng
land states in SO short time, perhaps
due. in part to efforts Of the capable
leader, Mar I. Kr,ilee, once player
with the Boston Symphony orchestra.
When it was learned the band was
coming to Vermont, persons who had
heard it stated that it was the. best
regimental band in this section Of the
country, and the boys certainly lived
up to that reputation Friday evening,
winning many com pliments upon the
rendering of their program, which
consisted of:a March. ssTannhauser,',
Wagner; overture, gtsWiiliam Telp'
.RosinI; waltz italian Nights, Lau-
rendeau; cornet solo, Max T. Krulee,
selections Echoes from Metropolitan.
Opera House." Tebani; selection. For
tune Teller" Herbert.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14
$729
EAST ST. JoHNsBURY.
tMrs. q. W. Dodge. Corresponds

mrs. G. w. Dodge. Correspondent
Mrs. Fred Johnson, who has been
spending several weeks with her
father and sister, Frances, and Miss
Mamie Brown, has returned to her
home I'm Worcester, ass.-Arthur =.
Stone of st. Johnsbury will speak
Wednesday evening In the interest OF
the Y. M. C. A. drive Mrs Ella
Potter will go this week to Merrimac,
N. H.. to spend a part OF the winter
at the home of her brother.Ths
church society is shingling the
church and parsonage Mrs. Lois
Moulton has gone to st. Johnsbury to
spend the winter at the home of her
SON. Harry H. Moulton.-Mrs. clar-
enee Temple and Mrs. G. w. Dodge
have been appointed to canvass the
village and vicinity for the Y. NJ. c.
A. drive.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14

Only five towns failed to exceed
their minimum quota based on an
estimate of seven persons to Il house
hold and in most of these cases it
was due to failure TO get reports N.
All committees did splendid work
and fr'ly ssrasped the Importance Of
the canlpaien which NJ. Hoover has
called IAN adventure in democracy
of momentous outcome
The committees. in the several dis
trlcts were headed as follows. and
We're supported by q mos. loyal body
of canfassers for the enlistment of
IT, hr.ny behind the Army
Albany Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ.
s:owles.
sarton-Mr. and Mrs. ~. Il. Proctor.
g,ieans-M Mr.. AM Mrs Hay Dick
ems.
Browning.o1-A anl Ms. Thorn
a.; smitc.
west Charleston ana Mrs j.
F. Kendrici.
East charlesson-ai MIR and Mrs. A.
C. Gallup.
Carbohydrates Cleveland and
Mrs. II. c. Cleveland.
craftsburyM Mr.. and Mrs. chas. II.
Derby center-Mr. ana Mrs Al
bert Silver,
/, Derby Line-Mr and Mrs. T. F.
O'Ronrke.
Gloyer-Mr. and Mrs. a. F. Bean.
Greensboro-Geo. A. Porter and
Mrs. Florence DeBrune.
Holiand-Mr.. and Mrs. Chas H
Bennett.
IrasburgI Hon. and Mrs Geo. W
Russell.
Jay Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Warner.
I4owcn Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Cur
lis
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-14
FRANK A. PAINE.
Resident of 80 Years Passes Away
After Long Illness

Frank A. Paine, SIS years old died
at his home on Western avenue last
night after long illness. For the
past, so years he had been a resident
of this city and was formerly en-
pioyed in the foundry of the E.. and
T. Fairbanks and Company shops.
He is Survived by his wife, two sons,
Albert and Ralph a. daughter, Mar
garet and a brother Fred l. Paine, all
of st. Johnsbury. The deceased also
leaves two sisters, Mrs Matte Church
of North Danville, and Mrs. Sadie
Ainsworth of woodbury.. Funeral ar
engagements have not been completed.