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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
$4,000 DRIVE
BEGINS SOON
NOMADS MAKE INITIAL DONA-
TION OF SIS TO RED CROSS.
PENSACOLA ASKED TO DO
BIT.

Instead of having programs print
ed for the years study, The Nomads
decided to give the money to the Red
Cross War Fund, and yesterday the
local chapter received a check for S25
from that weIl-known literary club.
It goes to make up the great ma
tional fund. of which $4,000 is to
be raised in Pensacola.
The local campaign will begin next
Monday. and the plans for the work
have already been maDped out. Teams
will be organized, all being parts Of
two larger divisions, one formed en-
tirely of men, the other of women.
Great results are expected from the
rivalry of the teams and divisions,
and the same hearty response which
has marked other campaigns is ex-
pected to greet that of Pensacola's
pet organization.
The main idea at the back of all
our planning" said prominent
worker. ''is to stir the United States
to a heartfelt realization of debt and
duty, to raise S100,O00,000 more rap
idly than that amount was ever coll
lected by voluntary subscription, to
assemble the best trained talent that
America possesses, to assemble the
great stores of supplies and provide
the ships, and then to start 70 Europe,
especially to our French and Russian
friends, a stream of help that will
never cease to flow. an amending rich
c1lr~a-t S>f Joeta-ial ord soaasal a;A-"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
MRS. FOWLER
PASSES AWAY.
DIED AT AIS P. NJ. TUESDAY;
SHOT BY HUSBAND SUNDAY,
MISTAKEN FOR BURGLAR.
FUNERAL TODAY.

Mrs. William Fowler died at the
Pensacola Hospital Tuesday after
noon at AIS o'clock from wounds re-
ceived Sunday morning from a pistol
fired by her husband, who mistook ner
for a burglar. Besides her husband
she leaves two small children, and
4 years old, and her mother, Mrs
Allie Collins, of East Chase street.
The fatal shot was fred early Sun
day morning when Mrs. Fowler az
tempted to close a window against
the storm in the room where her hus-
band was sleeping. Awakening at
the sound, Mr.. Fowler believed his
wife to be a burglar, and without
speaking, fired the shot from which
she died. Discovering his mistake,
he Immediately summoned aid, and
rushed her to the hospital where
every medical assistance was given
Some hope was held for her recovery,
as Monday she was slightly better,
but Tuesday she grew worse, and
died during the afternoon.
Funeral services will be conducted
this afternoon at Christ Church, at
S 30 o'clock, Rev. John NJ. Brown
officiating. The cortege will move
from the church to st. Johns ceme-
terv where interment sill be made.
Following are the -Hallbearers: A
McGovern, c. Mcmillan, Geo. SPEARS
John Barker, Ike Bobe, Frank BobN
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
WILSON CUTS
BUDGET KNOT.
QUIETS CONGRESSIONAL can
TROVERSY so THAT WAR BUD
GET BILL MAY PASS-JAMES-
TOWN SITE CHOSEN.
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, June 12'-The presi-
dent took a hand in the congressional
controversy which has been delaying
the passage of the three billion, two
hundred and eighty-one million dollar
war budget bill. The measure will
probably be sent to him tomorrow
for signature.
Chairman Padgett of the house
naval committee, and the president
have endorsed the communication
from Secretary Daniels emphasizing
the necessity of a naval base at
Hampton Roads. The house then
adopted the conference report on the
budget with a modification of the dis
puted section, providing for the &C
QUESTION of the jamestown exposi-
ton site for a naval station.
The senate is expected to concur.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
COUNTY BOARD DISCUSSES
POSSIBLE USE OF FUNDS

An inquiry was made by the Board
of County Commissioners into the
statutes governing the use of surplus
funds in the internal Improvement
fund, should there DE any sucn, with
a view of using some of the money
on the roads of Escambia county.
County Attorney R. Pope Reese
read b the ba aw go s95 6Re Fq bo
in the fund it may be pro rated to
the counties for road work. AS there
is not any surplus in the fund at the
present time and because of the ex-
tensive operations in dredging and
draining the Everglades, is not hEe1y
to be in the near future, nothing
further was done with the matter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
CURIOUS WAR FRAUD
HAS BEEN DEVELOPED

Rome, June IA curious war
fraud was recently made known
through the condemnation of a cav
airy officer to ten years imprison-
ment. In the early part of the war
the officer was assigned to the duty
of communicating saddles for cav
airy use. He was instructed to take
saddles from civilian stables but, Of
course, to par a fair price for them.
Instead Of giving orders to pay on
the department, he himself paid spot
cash for saddles, usually One-Sftl Of
their value, and himself collected the
pro0er price from the department,
pocketing the difference.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
In Which Germany Would
Seek to Gain World Con-
troll, Said Won BLESSING.
PLAN IS PRINTED
IN GERMAN PAPER
Belgium Was to Be Used as
Fulcrum for Lever to
Shake Economic World

Copenhagen, June 12,-(Corres-
pondence of the Associated Pressl-
The memondum of the late Govern
or General Kissing, of Belgium, i'm
which he discovered the annexation of
the little kingdom as the sole posi-
billty for Germany is published In full
In Greater Germany, a review is
sued by Deputy Macomeister, of the
Prussian diet, a national and liberal
and anneXationist. The unashamed
nakedness with which the memorau-
dunn calls for the dethronement of
the Belgian royal house, the exploita-
ton of Belgian resources and prepa-
ration for a new war to follow the
present struggle, shows that the doc
ument was never intended for public
view.
Won Kissing recognizes that Ger
many has little hope Of making
frineds of Belgians after this war,
warns against illusions of possible
reconciliation" and calmly counts up
the value of booty from Belgium ana
the advantages of pocketing the
country from a military, naval and
economic standpoint.
The memorandum says that the
strategic aims of the present war is
to gain room for the cOncentrat.ol
and advance of German armies in d
new war against England and Franc,
and that without the possession Of
Belgium it is doubtful if the .sl.y ~
could be prosecuted on an offensive
basis.
According to Won Kissing, the alb
sorption of Belgium must not be dis
cussed at any peace conference Let
only the right of conquest speak are
his words. In the Kissing Belgium
there would be no room for King
Albert and his dynasty and the men,
orandum quoted approvingly the adj
vice of Machiavelli that under such
circumstances a king or regent should
be put out of the way, if necessary
by death.
Under the Won Kissing scheme Bel
gian industry is not to be killed en-
tirely, but is to be subjected to such
conditions as viii permit Germany
to use it as a lever for fixing prices
on the world market in German in
terests. In the same way Belgium's
coal supply is to give Germany con-
troll of the market.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
Raiding Parties by British
Are Principal Activity
Germany Scouts Beaten.
! WEATHER HOLDS
ITALIANS INACTIVE
= German Airplanes Bomb
Naval Base of Russia in
the Gulf of Riga.
Associated Press summary.

Another American vessel, the arm
ed oil steamer Petrolite, of $40 tons
has fallen victim to a German subma-
rine. Twenty men from her have been
landed. Two of the steamers boats
are missing, consular advices reach.
ing Washington STATE. There were 50
men in the Pctrolite's crew, including
ten Americans, when she left New
York on April 30 for Italian ports
The time and place of the sinking
have not been disclosed.
There is again a luf on the Franco
Belgian front. The British after cap
turing yesterday an additional mile of
trenches west of Warneton, in the
Belgian sector where their recent i'm
portant advance was scored, confined
themselves last night to raiding op-
erations.
The Germans, for their part, sent
feeling-out expeditions against the
British lines at several points in this
area. These were repulsed by the
British who took some of the Ger.
mans prisoner.
According to Berlin's account of
the fighting around Messines yester-
day a British cavalry force was sent
into action there. Only remnants Of
the force returned to the British lines
the German report declares.
On the trent occupied by the French
there was inactivity, except for the
artillery.
The Italian advance began Sunday
in the Trentino was not pushed fur
Their yesterday. The Rome official bull
letin says that adverse atmospheric
conditions interfered with the opera
tions.
German activities have been re-
sumed again the Russians on the Bal
tic coast. The Berlin admiralty today
reports attacks by German seaplanes
on Russian naval bases on the Island
of Oesel, off the Gulf of Riga.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
COTTON 25 c.
CROP IS SHORT.
CROP ONLY 11,449,9Os BALES,
SMALLEST WITH ONE EXCEP-
TION SINCE 19O9-sENsATION-
AL STRENGTH IN LIVERPOOL.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, June 1.-THE 25 cent
level was reached in the cotton mar
ket here today during the early trad
ing on a continuation of the excited
buying responsible for yesterdays
big advance. July contracts sold up
to the % cent marx shortly after the
opening, while October touched 24.49,
making advances of So TO 81 points,
or practically SO per bale from last
nights closing figures. The demand
was stimulated by the sensational
strength of Liverpool and reports of
further advances in cotton goods
with part of the buying attributed to
trade interests.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
GRAND Jury CHOSEN.

When the circuit court convened
this morning a grand jury was or
ganized with Will L. Meyer, foreman,
and H. c. O'Hara clerk.
The list of grand jurors is as fol-
flows: w. L. Meyer, foreman; H. c.
O'Hara, clerk; John E Kramer, L. J
Alfred, J. B. Dougherty, R. w Nose
ley. Charles Nix, A. J. Malone, Louis
Nellums J. NJ. Mathis, W. l. New
berry, c. H. Pohlman, H. P. Davis
NJ. D. Budd, VIM. L. Bogart, PAP
Forbes, E. J. English and Russell J
Villar.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
Judge Sheppard Will DeliUer
Flag Day Speech TOMORROW

Announcement was made yesterday
that Judge William B. Sheppard, of
the federal court for this district,
had accepted an invitation by the
ElksElks to deliver an address on the
day services to be held tomorrow
night in the Keyser auditorium. With
this the program is practically COM
plete, and on the whole it is probably
the most elaborate of its kind ever
to be arranged in the city.
Work was started yesterday dec
Grating the auditorium, many small
American flags being used. Two i'm
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
FINED FOR LEAVING
BOXES ON SIDE WALK

The sidewalks are not a public
storage place for boxes, barrels, etc,
and when people insist on putting
them to that use, the city intends to
charge them fore it, though technical
ly speaking, the, charge is a fine for
breaking a certain ordinance.
So Alfred Moog found, who be-
cause he left some boxes out on the
sidewalk in front of his place of
business on Palafox near Zarragossa,
vas hailed before the recorders court
yesterday fined $3.50.
Inasmuch as the boxes in question
occupied the sidewalk for less than a
day, this is rent" at the rate of
about 5000 a year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
Crown Prince George and
Father Will Leave Greece,
for Switzerland, Perhaps.
ATHENS RECEIVES
NEWS CALMLY
Abdication Forced by Allies.
Alexander, the New King,
Was Born in 1898.
Rr AssocIArEn PRnsa.

ATHENS, june I2.-hing Constantine
abdication is the result of a demand
by the entente allies. Premier Zai-
mis- announced that Constantine had
designated Prince Alexander as his
successor. 1t is said that Constantine
and Crown Prince George win leave
the country.
Constantine expressed the intention
of embarking on the British warship
proceeding to Switzerland, via Italy.
Allied troops occupied Elassona
without resistance. There is no dis
order here.
Alexander, the new king, was born
August IL, 1898. He is captain of
the first regiment of artillery of the
Greek army. The crown prince is
three years Alexander's senior.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13

nense banners owned by the Elks will
also be used, making an effective dec
orative scheme.
Several musical numbers will be
given on the program, Major Hughes
having kindly consented to the use of
the military band from Fort Bar
rancas. Pensacolians need no intri-
duction to the military bands, and
this feature alone insures a record
breaking attendance.
The regular services of the order
will be carried out, and addresses
made by Exalted Ruler Robert H. An
derson and Scott NJ. Foftin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
MORE LIQUOR HORRORS
3 GROGSHOPS FAIL

Petitions in bankruptcy were filed
in the federal court yesterday morn
ing by John w. Graham and Abe
Black, liquor dealers, who operate
three businesses in the city. Judge
Sheppard appointed a receiver for the
company, to dispose of its assets and
clear up its business
The failure of the firm comes di-
rectly after the enacting of prohibi-
ton measures by the Florida legis-
lature, and the placing of restrictions
on the sale of liquor to sailors and
soldiers of the United States. Liquor
dealers contend that it is useless 70
attempt to operate under present
conditions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
LIBERTY BOND.
WORK OF ART
BEAUTY OF DESIGN WILL BE
A FEATURE-EACH DENOMI-
NATION A DIFFERENT COLOR.
ENGRAVING EXCELLENT,
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, June 12.-Likenesses
of presidents from Washington to
Mckinley will grace the new liberty
bonds which viii be engraved in blue,
green, orange, red, brown, olive and
carmine, according to denomination.
Designs of the bonds have been COM
and printing is working day and
night turning them off the presses
by the thousands.
Portraits and colors of the bonds
will be as follows:
$50 Jefferson, blue.
500 Jackson, blue.
$500 Washington, orange.
$1,000 Lincoln, carmine.
$1,000 Monroe, green.
$4,000 Cleveland, blue.
$4,000 Mckinley. carmine.
100000 Grant, orange.
The title of the issue, liberty loan
of 1917" will appear on the upper
border of each bond and the denomi-
nation in the four corners and on the
lower border. The face will be print
ed in black with an over-printing of
the denomination, number, seal and
dates in the color selected for the de-
nomination. On the right side of each
bond there will appear the vignette
of Bartholdi's statue of liberty in
New York harbor, on the left side the
portrait of one of the presidents.
The bonds will be Is inches long
and inches wide, the established
size Of previous issues of bonds, and
will he printed on distinctive paper
with silk fibre.
Coupon bonds will have ornamental
engraving on the back and registered
bonds will carry a blank for assign
ment. Three sheets of interest gu
pons, sixty coupons in all, will be at
tached to the coupon bonds. The
backs will vary in color with each de-
nomination as follows:
$50, brown.
500, orange.
$500, light blue.
$1,000, green.
$1,000, red.
$4,000, brown.
$4,000, olive.
100000, dark blue.
Engraving on the back of coupon
bonds will show on the right the
vignette of the goddess of freedom,
from Crawford's figure on the dome
of the United States capitol and on
the left an ornamental panel with an
| eagle in the center.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
Bridge Contract Waits
While Ne1U Clause Is Inserted

No action was taken by the board
of county commissioners yesterday
morning on the matter of awarding
contract for the construction of the
Moline bridge, and it will be next
Tuesday before action is taken. The
Southern Bridge Company addressed
letter to commissioners. which was
read yesterday, requesting them to
insert in the specifications, in the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13

ers are being examined in the negro
high school, on West Jackson street.
Certificates are issued in three
grades; first grade good for five
years, given to those who make n
general average of eighty-five, and
not less than sixty per cent in any
one subject. Second grade, good for
four years, average of seventy, and
not less than sixty per cent in any
one subject. Third grade, good for
two years, average of sixty and not
less than forty in any one sub
ject.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
NO MORE PASSES
ISSUED TO ENEMIES

With the issuance of seven passes
Monday by federal authorities per-
hitting alien enemies to enter the
barred zone below Romano street it
is announced that no others will be
issued at the present time unless IN
usual circumstances arise which make
it imperative.
Under these conditions it will be
impossible for alien enemies to enter
the barred zone, unless accompanied
bv a federal officer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
Il ENLISTMENTS A DAY
TO FILL STATES QUOTA

Jacksonville, Fla, June 12.-Ist.
Lieut.. Joseph T. Clement, Infantry,
recruiting officer, announces the re-
suit of recruiting for June 10, 1917,
within the state of Florida for the
U. S. army.
Quota of District of Florida .. 1 1866
Number obtained ............. 926
Number still due .......... $40
Daily average to complete,
Quota June S0th. q
Registration is no bar to voluntary
enlistment, due credit will be given
each county for every man who vol
UNFAIRLY enlists therefrom.
Honor Roll This Date.
Guy P, Ruhl, Jacksonville, Fla.
John B. Hethcox, Jacksonville, Fla.
Jules S. Vinson, Jacksonville, Fla.
Henry c. Jackson, Jacksonville,
Fla.
William Falls. Jacksonville, Fla.
Daniel c. Coarsey, Jacksonville,
Fla.
Robert Wiley, Jacksonville, Fla.
Hugh F. Bloom, Tallahassee, Fla.
Robert G. Skipper, Tallahassee,
Fla.
George A. Powell. Tallahassee. Fla.
James A. Winfield, Tallahassee
Fla.
John E. Dallow, Tallahassee, Fla.
Charles w. Bate, Miami, Fla.
Robert L Packard, Miami, lila.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
Teachers Examinations Start;
90 Applications Yesterday

Teachers examinations were start
ed by the board of public instruction
and will be given through the entire
week. A number of local teachers ap-
piled for examinations, and forty
eight whites and Is negro teachers
were examined yesterday. The exami-
nations continue through the week,
ending Friday except first grade
teachers who must take additional ex-
aminations Saturday.
The examinations for white teach
ers are being held in the Joseph B.
-o"l,av school,: while the negro teach
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13

Washington, June 12.-Reports of
many cities told gratifying progress
in the liberty loan campaign. Fifteen
millions were subscribed in the Chi
go district; S45,OO0.00O in the New
York district, and the United States
Steel Corporations subscribed $685.
100000 more.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
3 Sons Enlist, Rest
of Family in Red
Gross; Land to Govt.
Il AssoCIATED PRHss.

washington, June 12.-War de-
parment records today disclosed
remarkable case of family pa
triotism. Three sons of a Tampa,
Fla, family are enrolled, respec-
lively, in the regular army, the
aviation corps and the officers
reserve training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga. The mother and
daughter, the rest Of the family,
are preparing to join the Red
Cross and, in addition, the mother
has offered all her property, con-
sisting of two hundred acres of
land to the government for any
purpose.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
Army's Subscription SAT $50
Will Swell Grand Total
Already Near Quota.
$4,000 HAS
BEEN SUBSCRIBED
Old Negro Man Buys Hun
dred Dollar Bond Because
Everybody ought to.

With prospects today for a record
breaking total, when the subscrip-
lions from the aeronautic station,
Fort Barrancas, etc, will be received,
the hands of the Liberty Clock raised
the three hundred thousand dollar
mark Tuesday afternoon and finally
came to a rest at S317,9OO The days
sales announced aggregated $20,250.
The Barrareas boys bought up to
yesterday SAT $50. Maybe the total
will be increased between now and 9
o'clock this morning when the report
goes to the Liberty Loan Committee
the BaTrancas boys are that kind,
you know
They are especially jubilant over
beating out the aeronautic station,
which turned in a total subscription
of $4,000.
Sergeants Arnold Newman, Popp,
Mccartney, and Strawbridge had
charge of the solicitation at Barran-
cas-.
Committee JubiIant.
r. F. Mitchell, chairman, and the
other members of the local liberty
loan committee, were jubilant over
the magnificent showing Pensacola is
making, and the certainty that its
quota will be Oversubscribed hand.
somely.
This is all the more remarkable,
as in every district the loan is way
undersubscribed, especially in the dis
triCt in which Florida is situated,
where there is a SO percent. deficit
Yesterday morning the central COM
mittee and the different soliciting
committees held a council of war and
determined or a tremendous drive to
end the subscription, and there are
some enthusiasts who say that Pen
sacola's total will run over S400 900,
its allotment being but S325,0O0
Further to advance the cause,
Chairman Mitchell yesterday sent the
following telegram to the different
committees and banks in this terri
tory:
owe are advised that the Atlanta
Federal Reserve district is not sub
sCribing Liberty Bonds as expected.
Therefore we urge your committee to
devote the entire time now until
Thursday night to this work. See
that every man in your district is
solicited and urged to buy Liberty
Bonds, reporting promptly to the
Federal Reserve Bank at Atlanta, or
your correspondent bank.
ar. F. MITCHELL.
chairman Pensacola Liberty Loan
Committee"
Reason Enough.
An old negro man yesterday went
up to one of the local bankers pulled
1t -, J
to get a Bond" The banker counted
the money. It was 500. "You want
to get a bond for all this ?" he asked,
Eyes sir" He made out the receipt
and asked, "How old are you?" 81
dunno, cap'n, but Use born in 1899
an l wants to get a bond because
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
AUTO GOES MILE
'O;47 FLAT

Lincoln, June 13.-Arthur Klein set
a new worlds automobile record for
twenty-five miles on a half mile dirt
track, driving the distance in thirty
minutes and forty-seven seconds. Bill
Endicott held former record Of thirty
two minutes and forty-seven seconds.
The meet was held in connection with
the Nebraska semi-centennial cele-
bration.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
ENGLAND EXPECTS TO
CUT LIVING COST

London, June 12.-Addressing the
new commissioner on labor and I'm
rest, Premier Lloyd George announc-
started a searching investigation on
the subject of profit making The
hopes soon to make proposals direct
ed substantially to reduce cost of the
necessities of NE, he said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
Crop Small One.

Washington, June 1.-THE cotton
crop for 1915 shows slight increase
compared with previous year, accord
ing to bulletin to be issued by the
department of census. With the ex-
ception it is the smallest since 1909.
The crop is of 11,449,9 OS bales. Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia, Carolinas
and Mississippi crops are below that
of 1915.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-13
STUDENT AVIATORS ARE
FIOCKTNG TO CAMP

Washington, June 12.-Student
avlators training for the army air
service at colleges have been Joined
by number of officer candidates
from the training camps. Further
detachments will be sent every week
from each camp. The next detach-
ment to 60 are Princeton, Georgia
Tech. and University of California.