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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14
NEGRO BOY BROWNS
WHEN He GIVES UP
4 LIFE PRESENTER

Peter Harris, a 10-year-old negro
boy, was drowned yesterday shortly
after o'clock in the afternoon, near
the old Brent Mill site. Coroner viii
L. Johnson was notified of the bows
death and Immediately went to the
scene and made inquiries. It was as
certained that the boy brought about
his own death, being unable to swim.
and taking a dive into deep water,
failed to come up. His body was later
taken out of the water.
1t was ascertained by the coroner
that the boy was bathing with his
smaller sister, and was wearing a life
preserver. Believing that the appa-
ratus was of no use to him, and that
his sister could better use it, Harris
threw the preserver to the girl and
went into the water. Then he dived
overheard, to his death, as it later
proved.
No inquest was held, the coroner
believing such proceeding not neces-
sary after he had inquired into the
case.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14
FIGHTING FIFTH
SETS EXAM PIE
FOR AMERICA

A wonderful demonstration of pa
triotism and Willingness was shown
Wednesday afternoon at the aero
nautic station by the men who are
taking courses in aviation at that
place. Besides giving their services
to their country, these men have sub
scribed to many thousands of dollars
worth of Liberty Bond loans.
Special commentator has been
rendered to the members of. the
Fighting Fifth Section" for their
almost unheard of subscription. This
section which is composed of forty
eight men purchased upwards of six
thousand dollars worth of bonds yes
terday afternoon alone. After a
short talk by Ensign Merrill, the boys
of the Fifth" responded to the call
and after the smoke had cleared
away it was announced that the sub
scriptions of the little body, has
reached well above the six thousand
mark.
Almost every man in this section is
capable of and in the most part was
earning a larger compensation for
their services, on the outside than
they are receiving now, which shows
the loyalty and patriotism of them.
If the citizens of the United States
would only respond in a like manner
the loan would be over-subscribed
within forty-eight hours and the work
of preparing could be rapidly pushed
to an early completion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14

made this week in obtaining the g.
600 recruits needed to put the sea SOL
diers IN full war strength.
Since war was declared on Germany
in the first week of April, over 5000
recruits have been obtained for the
marine corps.
The greatest task in obtaining re-
suits for this service has been to
clarity the minds of the youth of the
country in regard to what a marine
is and what duty he performs. The
general impression has been that ma
rines are enlisted at navy recruiting
stations. But the marine corps is a
branch entirely separate from both
the army and the navy.
The United States marine corps
was first oragLszed by net of the
Continental congress of November
10, ITS, and served gallantly
throughout the Revolutionary War.
1t was disbanded at the close of the
war, April II, 1882, but was reorgan-
lied and permanently established July
II, 1898. From that day to this its
officers and men have been jealous
participants in every expedition and
action in which the navy has been en-
gagged and in many trying campaigns
they have won distinction with the
army men.
The regular pay of marines ranges
up to 500 per month, according to
rank and length of service. A man
is given good service medal for
each enlistment he serves honestly
! and faithfully, and for each good
/ conduct medal he holds, he receives
50 cents a month in addition to his
regular pay.
Should he qualify with the service
rifle his pay will be increased 81 per
month for ''marksman," IS per month
! for "sharpshooter," or SIS per month
| for expert rifleman," according to
which of these qualifications he at
| tains. Likewise if he qualities with
| the big guns aboard ship his pay is
increased from 81 to $40 per month,
according to his qualifications and
| the class of gun at which he is sta
toned. While serving aboard ship,
| or on shore outside of the United
/ States Except in Hawaii or Porto
Ric) his pay is increased 20 per cent.
A comparatively small per cent of
! the men IN the service draw the mini
mum pay.
Government Furnishes Necessities.
Board and lodging, clothing, medi-
cine, medical and surgical attendance
in fact almost everything except per
sonal laundry that is necessary FOR
a mans health and comfort, are pro
vided by the government in addition
to his pay.
As everything that man needs is
furnished by the government it will
be seen that his pay is practically
clear money, and there is no necessity
for him to spend anything, except a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14
DAY Of PROFIT
AND PLEASURE
FOR EPWORTH

Beginning with a Sunrise session
at $50 yesterday morning the days
program for the Epworth League
maintained the same degree of in
terest and pleasure, work and play
which has characterized its previous
sessions. At nine o'clock devotional
exercises were held, with prayers .&1zA
psalms.
At 9:15 Bible study by the Rev.
1. w. Chalker, of Demopolis. proved
profitable to those attending the
meeting.
Forty-five minutes later depart
mental problems were discussed by
DR.. Fitzgerald S. Barker, of Nash
vile. At eleven, O'Clock, the con-
clusion of the discussion by DIR.
Parker, the reports of the district
secretaries, committees, and other
district business
At 11:30 Rev. M. E. Lazenbv gave
an enjoyable address on the Mission
airy Message of the Bible.
A business session was held at
three o'clock, and afterwards, a pic
mic at Chicoway Inn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14
SYRUP OF FIGS
FOR CROSS, SICK
FEVER|SH CHILD
LOOK, MOTHER! is TONGUE
COATED, BREATH HOT, AND
STOMACH SOUR?
HARMLESS FRUIT LAXATIVE"
BEST TO CLEAN TENDER LIV-
Err AND BOWELS.

Mothers can rest easy after giving
California Syrup of Figs" because
in a few hours all the clogged-up waste
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out of the bowels, and you
have a well, playful child again. Chill
dren simply will not take time from
play to empty their bowels, and they
become tightly packed, liver gets
sluggish and stoms oh disordered.
When cross, feverish, restless, see
if tongue is coated, then give this
delicious "friut laxative" Children
love it, and it can not cause injury.
No difference what ais your little one
if full of cold, or a sore throat,
diarrhoea, stomachache, bad breath
remember, a gentle "ins.de cleansing
should always be the first treatment
given. Full directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
are printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs,
then look carefully and see that it is
made by the California Fig Syrup
Company" We make no smaller size.
Hand back with contempt any other
fig syrup.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14
Tonight! Take DOdson's Liver Tone!
Better Than CaIomeI For Liver
Calomel sickens If bilious, constipated and head
achy read my guarantee.

Listen to me! Take no more sick
ening, salivating calomel when bill
ious or constipated. Don't lose a
days work!
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes in contact
with sour bile, crashes into it, break
ing it up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. If you
are sluggish and "all knocked out, +"
if your liver is torpid and bowels
constipated or you have headache,
dizziness, coated tongue, if breath is
bad or stomach sour just take a
spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver
Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
rug store and get a so cent bottle
rf Dodson's Liver Tone. Take a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14

American troops to leave shortly for
the French trenches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14

spoonful tonight, and if It doesn't
straighten you right up and make
you feel fine and vigorous by morn+
ing, l want you to go back to the
store and get your money. Dodson's
Liver Tone is destroying the sale of
calomel because it is real liver medi-
cine; entirely vegetable, therefore it
can not salivate or make you sick.
I guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel rniser-
able. guarantee that a bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your
entire family feeling fine for months.
Give it to your children. It is harm
less; doesn't grippe and thew like its
pleasant taste.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14
Sour Stomach.

This is mild form of indigestion.
1t is usually brought on by eating
too rapidly or too much, or of food
not suited to your digestive organs.
If you will eat slowly, masticate your
food thoroughly, eat but little meat
and none at all for supper, you will
more than likely avoid the sour stom-
ach without taking any medicine
whatever When you have sour stom-
ach take one of Chamberlain's Tab
lets to aid digestion.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14

small amount occasionally for laun>
dry, soap, towels, ETC., should be care
to be econmical and save his money.
He may deposit his savings with the
government, and receive 4 per cent
interest, when his enlistment expires.
Vatancies are constantly occurring
in the non-commissioned grades, so
that promotion is quite rapid.
One regiment of the marines, con-
sisting of $500 men, in command of
Colonel Charles A. Doyen, will be
with General Pershing's troops, wEo
will compose the vanguard of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14

made this week in obtaining the g.
600 recruits needed to put the sea SOL
diers IN full war strength.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14
SEA SOLDIERS ARE
FINE BODY OF MEN

Washington, D. c., June 13.-The
United tSates marine corps is making
this week the "big drive" to bring
its enlisted strength up to the maxi
mum of 10000 authorized by recent
act of congress. Its present enlisted
strength is $4,000, but Major General
George Barnett, commandant, and the
other officers of the marine corps are
confident that great strides will be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-14
Whooping Cough.

In this disease it is important that
the cough be kept loose and expec-
toration easy, which can be Lone by
giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Mrs. P. H. Martin. Peru, Ind, writes,
"My two daughters had whooping
cough. l gave them Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and it worked like a
charm. ADV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
National Guard Units
Here May Lose 70 Men

National Guard companies in this
city, including the Second, Fourth
and Eleventh companies, hospital
corps and ambulance company will
lose about 10 men under the ruling
promulgated by the Secretary of War
that all those having dependents and
no private source of income other
than the pay of a soldier and the adj
ditional stipend granted by the state,
must resign from the service
Efforts made at conferences here
to overcome the order or have it con-
strued In less rigid enforcement have
met with failure. AS a. result of this
depletion of the ranks, as we'll as pre-
vious discharges because of physical
or other disability officers agree that
now federalized are entirely different
from what they were before the war.
That orders soon Will be issued
which will entirely take from state
control the National Guard, is the be-
lief in many quarters In this event
the Home Guard will Immediately be-
come what the National Guard was
in the past occupying the armories
and taking over the functions of the
previous organization, which to all
extents and purposes is now a federal
arm of the military service with state
affiliations
In the matter of recruiting for the
Home Guard it has been found that
there are $50 more men enlisted in
this, city than can be cared for un-
der the latest orders from Hartford.
The disposition OF these men, their
equipment and similar questions is
puzzling to the commanding officers
here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
Clean Up Week to
Be Observed Here

Cleanup week, will be instituted
by the department Of health, the fire
and police departments, the public
schools and various civic organiza-
lions on9 May 21.j Bridgeport win at
that time enter competition with
other New England cities and will
make strong effort to capture cup
offered in New England for the most
sanitary, appearing city. Details are
being arranged by Health Officer W.
H. Brown. IN
At a meeting of the health board
last night, c. G. Fischer, who holds
the contract for garbage reduction,
reported that much foreign matter
contained in collections was obstruct-
the disposal Of garbage received
through the city's collection system
Residents are requested to refrain
from dumping anything but garbage
in the receptacles taken by the con-
tractors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
Efficiency Club of
Bridgeport to Meet
At Y. M. G. "A. Tonight

The Efficiency club of Bridgeport
will hold its regular monthly meeting
at the Y. M. C. A. lecture hall at 8
o'clock tonight. 1t is the desire of the
officers and the program committee to
make this meeting the big event Of
the year.
AS announced by H. c. Bullard, Sec
rotary of the club, an exhibition OF the
tabulatfng and sorting machines will
be given by G. W. Spahr, OF Washing
ton, D. c., who will be assisted 10y H.
B. Gates. The demonstration will be
amplified by a stereopttcon lecture.
Tonight's meeting will in all prob
ability be the last open session of the
season to which all men, interested in
efficiency principles and methods, will
be. invited. A large attendance is
therefore expected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10

IT believe there's no medicine equal
to Father Johns Medicine for build
ing you up. My three year old baby
was all run down and Father Johns
Medicine made her we'll after she had
been sick three months. I would
recommend Father Johns as a safe
family medicine. I would not be
without it in my home It is worth
It's weight in gold::'' (Signed) Mr.. and
Mrs. James Carney, 80 Benefit St.,
Pawtucket, r. I. =
To give strength to all the family,
no safer medicine can be given than
Father Johns Medicine because it is
pure and wholesome nourishment
which is easily taken up by those
who are weak and run down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
Want Few Men
Taken Away From
Lighting Plants

New York, May 10-The 800 presi-
dents and other executives of cleo
trio power@companies in various parts
of the country who are attending a
conference here were warned yes
terday by. Herbert A. Wagner of Bal
timore. prsidnt of tn National Electric
Light association, against sudden cut
ting down Of pewer now supplied to
the general public.
Light for our streets and homes"
he said, provides the most effective
protection and security against all
forms of disorder and crime which
unsettled conditions may encour-
age"
Accordingly, Mr.. Wagner said, a
way must be found to hold the ma
jority of power plant employees in
their present positions without dis
couraging enlistment or embarrassing
the government in raising the re-
quired military forces.
The conference concluded today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
BRlTAIN'S Diet
CAUSES SLACK
IN MANY BELTS
1Meatless Days Once a Week
Throughout the United
Kingdom.

London. >@hy 10.-A general tight
ening of belts has been necessary af-
ter meals in restaurants, hotels, board
ing houses and clubs since April Is,
when the new food order went into
effect.
The scale Of allowances now in force
are as follows:
Meat Sugar Bread
Br'kfast ounces 2.7 ounces ounces
Lunch. ounces 2.7 ounces ounces
Dinner. ounces 81 ounces 2 ounces
Tea, nil 2.7 ounces 2 ounces
The new order provides that there
snail be one meatless day a week, in
the city and metropolitan area on
tuesdays and elsewhere in the United
Kingdom on Wednesdays. Only on
meatless days and on Fridays may po-
tatoes be eaten. Restaurant keepers
are already loud in their grumblings
at these regulations and predict the
total disappearance of the well-known
a chop or steak of only s ounces can,
been an institution of city and West
End life for many years. They say
chop or steak of oily five ounces can
not be worth eating and certainly
will not suffice for a whole meal
The Director General Of Food
Economy declares that the countrys
stock of foodstuff is low and urges
everyone to be his own food controller
to carry through the voluntary ration
as laid down by Lord Davenport and
SO get through September without hav-
ing to resort to the annoying system
Of compulsory rationing.
At the same time, he said, great
efforts were beings made to prevent
excess profting and, within the last
few days wheat had fallen two shi1-
ings a quarter. Stocks of foodstuff
must not be allowed to fall below a
danger line and if, in spite. of all
warnings and appeals to patriotism.
the country refused to respond to the
appeal for economy in the use of
bread, compulsory rationing would be
Instituted at once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
Lake Believes He
Has Plague Cure

Believing that he has found the
cure for consumption, sought for CEN
turtles by members of the medical
profession, Simon Lake has just pat
ented an apparatus designed to pro-
duce for the patient any air condition
necessary.
The mechanical principles involved
are the: result Of ideas which found
their inception when Lake was watch
ing divers descend to the depths of
the sea. The apparatus can produce
air of such atmospheric quality as
mountain air and a reservoir for hold
ing creosote and other curative med
icinal powers for lung diseases is at
tached to the machine surcharging
the air inhaled by the victim Of ire
sickness
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
The WEATHER

New Haven, May 1O-Forecast:
Fair tonight and Friday.
Connecticut: Fair tonight, with
frost; Friday; fair; diminishing
northwest winds. :
The north Atlantic disturbance
which was central over Nantucket
yesterday morning has increased
decidedly in intensity during the
last "A hours and Is now central
near Halifax, N. s., with a ba-
rometer OF 28.96. 1t is causing
high winds ON the northern New
England coast. Pleasant weather
prevails in nearly all districts east
OF the Rocky Mountains. The
temperature continues low in ali
the northern districts Frosts
were reported throughout the
Lake region.
Conditions favor for this vi
cinity fair weather with continued
cool nights, but slightly higher
temperature during the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
NAVY MAY CALL UPON 100000 OF.
our new ENCL AND FISHERMEN FOR
PURPOSE OF CHASING SUBMARINES
The Secrets of the Coast Are Theirs Already Ev
eryday Training and Intimate knowledge of the
Sea Fits Them For This Work

seward shore. Then come the beach
men Of New Jersey, then the Chesa-
peake Bay bugeye men, who sail sea-
fast native boats.
Further south are the beachmen
and soundmen Of the Carolinas and
Georgias, and the fishermen of the
Florida keys, and finally, available
for service on this side Of the contin-
emit, the fishermen of the Gulf.
The latter include in winter a large
number Of Northern men who COM
pose the crews of a. fleet Of former
Gloucester schooners plying out of
Pensacola to the red snapper banks.
All Of these, men are available for
Naval service, as well as a large num-
Der Of local gulf fishermen from the
keys to the Texas coast
A considerable portion of the Gulf
fleet plying out Of Biloxi, New Or
leans and nearby harbors would be
perfectly adapted to submarine spot
tin, as nearly all the boats are driv-
en- by gasoline engines Many of the
fishermen are Of French extraction
and could be depended on to enter
the work with enthusiasm.
Thus, from Maine to Texas, the
Stars and Stripes could mobilize a
great force of trained men for SER
vice as submarine hunters.
The latest available figures, those
for 1915, give the strength in man
power of the fisheries on this side OF
the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
Russians Demand
Open Dardanelles

Petrograd, May 10.-New Russia
must demand free passage of the OAR
danelles from Turkey as an essential
to future peace, according to resolu-
tons adopted by a Sebastopol con-
gress of representatives of the Black
Sea Russian fleet, garrisons around
the sea and workmen in that section,
received here yesterday.
The Congress in demanding that
! free passage of the Straits" be guar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
CENTERS WILL PLAY IN
NEW HAVEN ON SUNDAY

The Center baseball team will jour-
ney to New Haven Sunday to play
the Eureka team. This should be a
good game as these two teams are
old rivals. The Centers will go via
auto bus. Anyone wishing to ac-
company the team can obtain tickets
at the club rooms at Center street
and Harral avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10

CYRUS PLASTER. This plaster re-
llieves backache. caused either by kid
ney troubles or a cold settled in sths
back 1t Las proven itself a specific in
such diseases as sciatica and lumbago,
which rarely yield TO internal treat
ment. We claim this plaster better
than any other kind made-it COM
hines the curative properties of all the
well known kinds. If you don't ind it
better we refund the money. For
sale only a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
5as' ~ - 81 81 DILLONS 43' ~ $ ST
Wholesale and Retail Leading Milliners.
THE NEWEST OF THE NEW IN
TTNTRTMMED HATS.

Styles For Women, Misses and Children.
Hats of black, white and colored straw chif-
ION and lace covered hats plain fancy straw hats,
aatural Leghorn hats, natural Panama hats, hemp
straw hats Milan straw hats, lisere straw hats.
Every desirable model in large, medium and small
shapes
sss Conservative or novelty effects which ever
you prefer Becoming hats, correct hats, hats with
just the right droop and ripple to the brim-just
the proper turn to the crown.
The newest of the new-the best of the good
and of course, least prices
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY

The fact that people get all ex-
hausted on a fishing trip and yet have
a good time, does not prove that
they can stand a little perspiration in
the garden.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10

Mrs. Laura Frances Hearne, widow
of the New York merchant, bequeathed
the bulk of her $s,OO0.o 900 estate to her
three daughters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10

Gov. Whitman approved the Slater
bill, which is designed to stop sedi-
tious utterances by school teachers
and public officials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10

anteed, pledged the new Russian sGqv-
eminent thatsr.tno enemy fleet will be
able to enter the Black Sea-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-12
THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD.

ket with Liberty loans. An ora OF
economy must come over the city gov
ernmcnt. 1t must learn how TO live
on less money. Tho public is not con-
WINGED that 1t IS getting It's money,
worth In service from the two mon who
draw $4,000 per year each to do wha,
Councilmcn Il rmerly did freely. n
poorly.
Had the Board grasped its oppor.
tunity and made itself indispensa bl.
to tho community. tho Council would
long since have been abolished. and
Richmond would now have commission
government with the Board as it's COM
mission. The Board played small poli.
ties rather than big policies: II Catered
TO the army of c.ty employees rather
than TO tho army Of taxpayers who nut
II In office.
The verdict OF the people is that III.
Board must 80. II the Council doe,
not request the Legislature for such
change. tho people will. through
charter comm ssioi. takc steps which
may lead to tho abolition OF both Board
and Council, and to the Installation
here OF moGsrn government such n,
many progressive cities now enjoy