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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25

French Front, Dec. 24.-German
artilIerymen have not been able, IN
spite Of all their efforts, to invent
field gun which in any way ap-
proacliss the French field gun in ae-
curacy Of aim or rapidity OF fire.
Since the beginning Of the war, how
ever, they have greatly improved
their three-inch gun and have m
creased its range by extending tho
length Of the tube and fixing it on
d four-inch howitxer gun-carriage,
which gives it an extreme carrying
distance of nearly six miles. It's
most effective range is still only be-
tween two and half and three and
three quarter miles.
In making these improvements, the
German gunners have decreased the
sffkiency Of the field gun at the
shorter ranges, since the longer bar
rel causes the piece to heat more
rapidly than the old model and thus
prevents the battery from maintain
ing quick fire for more than short
period.
The shells fired by these guns are
Of five varieties, each battery being
furnished with supplies of all of them
for use according to circumstances.
The various shells are:
The long explosive conclusion
she'll
The long explosive shell with an
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25
MAN SUING MORSE
EXPLAINS ACTION

New York, Dec. 24.-Walter E..
Reid, Of Portland, Maine. who is SUI
ing Charles w. Morse for one hum
dred and forty thousand dollars for
alleged breach Of contract, has filed
in court supplementary particulars de-
manded by the defendant in elabora-
ton Of the plaintiffs claim he was
prevented by Morse and wife from
engaging in IAN improper and UNI
wise enterprises" ii obtain the bank
er's release from Atlanta peniten-
tiary. Morss's sentence was COM
muted by President Taft after two
years Of The fifteen year sentence on
report Of the surgeon general that
the prisoner would probably live
less than a month" Reid says he
prevented Mrs. Morse from offering
ten thousand dollars to Robert Taft,
the presidents son end college mate
of her son, to use his Influence on
the president and from seeing JUS
tice White. Reid names number OF
prominent men seen by him in
Morse's interest. Morse, in his an
swer, denied that Reid had ever rem
dered any service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25
Huns Checke in At
tempt to Reach Plains
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and against the deadly effects of
asphyxiating gases. The enemy enor-
nous losses. It is calculated that in
the actions at Bretta and Mont Aso-
lone the enemy has lost three di-
visions, which have already been sub
stituted, from the 26th of November to
date. General Pfeffer, comma nder of
the four enemy division and the COM
manders of the seventh and eighth
: ustrian brigades have been seriously
wounded
THE enemy command in the city
of Undine has issued rules by which
all workmen, women and children ar J
obliged to work in the fields from 4
o'clock in the morning until o'clock
in the evening with half an hour of
rest in the morning, one hour and a
half at midday and half an hour in the
afternoon. The transgressors OF these
rules will be accompanied to work
and watched by German soldiers, and
at the termination of the harvest, they
will be imprisoned for six months
and every three days they will receive
only bread and water. Slow or lazy
women will be exiled and lazy children
will be f1ogged. If necessary, the COM
mander will inf1ict the workmen to COR
poral punishmentes.
I'm Macedonia German troops have
recently launched three very powerful
attacks against the positions held by
Italian soldiers along the Cerna river.
All the attacks were repulsed and the
enemy suffered considerable losses
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25
FIVE MILLION TONS
SHIPPING IN 1918

Washington, Dec. 24-Five mil
lion lightweight tons is the shipping
boards estimate of Anierica's 1918
output Of shipping, based on the
shipbuilder's report that show the
Governments eight million ton pro-
gram is about Is per cent completed.
This forecast is a n1inilnem estimate
with but one labor shift figured.
Every effort will be made to put on
two and wherever possible three
shifts in yards throughout the coun-
try. The task Of designing models
is out of the way and the whole
problem, according to shipping board
officials, is one Of obtaining labor
and materials.
on --out ne
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25

Mabel Balm is a movie star, but
that's not the reason for this pic
ture. This picture shows a girl " o
planned and built her own home. an
Italian villa on the hanks Of tn.
gatuck river in Connecticut. The
plans were made by her-eve-y bit
Of them; workmen under her direc-
ton did the necessary heavy work.
But the painting and decorating and
planning. staining and polishing of
the floors and the like she did with
her own hands" She played a lead
ing role in 1.-THE Spreading Dawn"
Before entering the movies Miss
Balm spent several years in Rome
studying to be an artist
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25
French Gun Superior
To The German Weapon

instantaneous fuse formed of an alu-
minimum bar an inch and a-half in
length which is inserted in the end
Of the projectile just before it is
fired and causes the shell to burst ut
the slightest obstacle.
The ordinary short shell with de-
layed time fuse.
The ordinary short explosive time
fuse shell.
The shrapnel shell.
The shells most generally en-
ployed are those Of the ordinary ex-
plosive kind and shrapnel. All shells
are now provided with a driving
band made Of an alloy rs the sup
ply of copper in Germany has be-
come short.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25
MILK PRICES HAVE BEEN
BOOSTED so PER CENT

New York. DEC. 24.-The price or
milk in New York City has risen
fifty-five per cent since June, 1914.
aud about twenty per cent less is
port Of the mayors committee on
milk. which is made public tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25
Arouses the Liver and Purifies the
Blood.

The Old Standard general strength
ening tonic. GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC, arouses the liver to ac-
ton, drives Malaria out of the blood
and builds up the system. For adults
and children. 6Oc.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-25
EMPLOYMENT FOUND
FOR 1, 421,000 WOMEN

London, Dec. 2A.-Employment has
been found for 1 ,421 900 women since
the war began and there are now A.
100000 employed in various trades,
$4,000 are working on munitions
and 100000 on other government
and food for the troops, according to
q sen1i-official announcement.
Subscribe to The Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
GAS UP ON OCT. |
Public Utilities Commission
Issues Order Today.
New Rate in Effect After Sep
TENDER Reading.

The public utilities commission to-
day issued an order placing the 60
cent gas rate, as decided upon by the
federal court, in effect after the Sep
TENDER reading. This means the con-
sumner will find the increase in the
October bills.
The, federal court decided the So
cent rate for Topeka and adjacent
cities and towns in this district. Pro-
viding the bills are paid before the
tenth day of each month the rate will
be cut to 81 cents.
A month or two later this year To-
peka consumers may find themselve /;
facing another increase as the Topeka
company is considering the feasibility
of experimenting the natural gas sup
ply with artificial gas by reopening
the plant at First and Quincy streets.
Under this policy the price to con-
sumers will be set by a combinations
of the 6O-cent rate for natural gas
and the cost of tn artificial product.
A rate higher than that for natural
gas alone will be the result
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
GRANT HUYCKE DIVORCE
Suit Not Contested by Vic in Lum-
berman's Case.

The somewhat sensational Huycke
divorce case filed in the district court
three months ago was settled today
when Judge G. H. Whitcomb granted
Paul Huycke, Topeka lumberman, a
divorce from Marguerite Huycke, his
bride of a year. The divorce was not
contested by Mrs. HuycSe. She did
not appear in court. The procedure
was a disappointment to numerous
people who went to the court house
to hear the details.
Most of the details were arranged
out of court. Mr.. Huycke gets the
divorce, Mrs. Huycke gets a substan-
tial property settlement and the re-
storation of her maiden name of Mar
guerite Huey.
Originally Mrs. Huycke filed suit for
separate maintenance and obtained a
restraining order which effectually
kept Mr.. Huycke and his children out
of their own home. A few days later
Mrs. Huycke vacated the Huycke
home and the family moved back.
Then Paul Huyeke filed an answer
and a cross petition in which he asked
for a divorce. Attorneys have been
working over the case since and prac-
tically a complete settlement was eff
fected out of court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
MAY STRIKi: IN K. C.
2 1000 Carmen Demand Reinstatement
of 25 Conductors and Motormen.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. Cone
thousand street car conductors and
motormen will strike at midnight to-
morrow unless their demands are met
at noon tomorrow by the Kansas City
Railways company.
That was the assertion of a COM
mittee of car men today. This COM
mittee was on its way to the offices
with its written demands. Affairs be-
tween the Street railways company
and the car crews came to a crisis
following the discharge on various
preteXts of twenty-five conductors and
motormen on Saturday.
The demands of the car crews in
clude the immediate reinstatements
of all men discharged since August 1
and the right to organize.
There are between 1900 and 1000
men employed as conductors and mo-
tormen by the Kansas City Railways
company More than half of this num-
Der are openly for a strike, it was
said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
The SAMMIES WIN
Beat French Instructors in
Grenade Throwing Contest.
kansans in Pershing's Division
Practicing for Trenches.
BY j. w. PEGLER.

American Field Headquarters in
France, Aug. "a detachment of
picked Sammies today defeated a
similar body of famous French blue
devils in a contest of automatic rifle
work and grenade distance throwing.
The blue devils" have been acting
as instructors to- the Sammies, but so
proficient have the Americans become
in the war work that they easily beat
their teachers at their own game. The
Sammies, firing from the hip, scored
twelve and even eighteen hits from
each automatic clip. The French were
unable to approach this record. The
Sammies and the blue devils are on
the most friendly terms, a strong mu-
tual admiration having asserted itself.
Texans, Kansans, boys from Illinois,
Californians and New Workers have
been Laundering for days in rich yell
low French mud. Despite this, how
ever, they are picking up the trench
warfare. game rapidly The tourna-
ment in which the Sammies were vic
torious was contested regardless of the
rain which has turned the entire
countryside into a quagmire.
American officers are to visit the
front in relays to study trench fight
ing. The metal helmets which the
Sammies will wear when they go into
the trenches have now been dis
tributed and are being worn during
the practice battles"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
KANSAS AT THE TOP
State Leads Central Division on APP
plications for Commissions.

Kansans aspiring for commissions,
via the second officers training camp,
are more numerous than residents of
any other state in the central division.
A comparative table showing the ap-,
plications received from each state.
that states quota and the percentage
of the applications to quotas has been
received by Frank P. MacLennan,
chairman of the Military Training
Camps association, from Wharton
Clay, executive secretary of the Mill
tary Training Camps association of
the central department
Another remarkable record has
been made by the Military Training
Camps association, central depart
ment, in recruiting for the second Of
ficers' training camps" writes Mr..
Clay. 1.-The splendid results obtained
are due to the thoro appreciation of
our divisions, branch chairmen and
committees of the necessity for the
highest type of applicants for these
camps and most patriotic and active
cooperation in securing the applica-
tons of such men,"
Following is the table showing the
number of applications received, the
quota, the states and percentage of
applications to quotas:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
DRAFT BOARDS BUSY
OF First 1851 Examined in New
York, 1929 Are Physically Fit.

New York, Aug. 6.-The machinery
to fill the New York City quota of
1856 soldiers for the new national
army was in full operation today.
their work of rounding up slackers.
1t was announced that exemption
hearings would be held next week.
Records of the work done by a few
of the 1S9 boards last week show first
the percentage of men claiming ex-
emption would not be unusually high
considering the large foreign born
population.
According to these figures 16,051
men had been examined up to today
OF this number 1929 were found to
be physically fit.
SO Draft Boards in Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 6.-Chicago's eighty
six draft boards were in full swing
today for the first time and were
who will serve in the first unit of the
national army. The percentage of
those claiming exemption was less,
while fewer were disqualified for ply
steal defects.
Marriage Failed to Exempt Him.
Cleveland. o., Aug. 6.-The changed
temper of the local draft boards was
seen today in action taken on Daniel
E. Sadler's exemption claim. Sadler
was peremptorily certified for army
service, tho married. He was mar
ried after April 6, the date of the
declaration of state of war with
Germany.
Attempt to Steal Registration List
Chicago, Aug. 6.-An attempt to
board number % today was laid to
slackers or aliens, seeking to embar-
rass the government by stealing the
draft records.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
FINDS WEST AWAKE
Taft Warns Americans of Germany's
Amhitions-Speaks at Clay Center

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 6.-That the
middle west is fully awake to the war
and its sacrifices was the comment
of eX-President William Howard Taft
here today on his way to Clay Center,
Kan. where he speaks tonight.
If the east is a step in advance in
its realization of the actualities of the
world war crisis, that position is due
merely to its geographical location.
the former president believes, not to
any difference in the mettle of its mer
and women.
Mr.. Taft was deeply interested in
the story carried by the United Press
Saturday night. in which Elihu Root,
returning from Russia said:
las sure as the sun rises. tomorrow
If this war ends with the triumph of
Germany our people will be a subject
nation of the German ruling nation
Several Stops in Kansas.
That is an extremely significant
statement from Mr.. Root" said the
former president. 1T should sink deep
into the hearts of all of u.s.
Mr.. Roots appeal for sacrificing
petriotism' must be needed. AS he said
Saturday, the time for argument is
past; the time has come to fight"
Mr., Tafts itinerary in Kansas also
includes: Washington, Blue Rapids.
Paola, Garnett. lola, Chanute, Arkan-
sas City, Wellington, Kingman and
FredOnia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
CHARGE TREASON
Death Penalty Will Be Sought
Against Anti-Draft.
No Quarter for Oklahoma Reb-
els, Declares Prosecutor.

Muskogee, Ok, Aug 6.-United
States District Attorney w. P. McGin-
mis- announced this afternoon that the
men arrested on charges of resisting
the draft in connection with the Okla
homa uprising, will be tried for trea-
son and that the death penalty will
be asked by the government
District Attorney McGinnis has sent
two deputy attorneys to the infested
districts of the state to gather evil
dence against the alleged draft re-
sisters.
1.-The penalty for treason against
the United States is DEATH" said Dis
trict Attorney McGinnis, land bearing
arms against the government is the
worst kind of treason
The district attorney today sent two
assistant attorneys to the infested dis
tricts of the state to gather evidence
to be used by the government when
the resisters are brought to trial.
United States Marshal B. A. Enloe of
the eastern Oklahoma district also
sent several deputies to secure evil
dence and to aid local officers in
rounding up the alleged disturbers.
Urges Bonds $4,000 to $4,000.
! District Attorney McGinnis sent let
tiers today to United States commits
sioners in thirteen towns in eastern
] Oklahoma recommending that bonds
for draft resisters be set at $4,000
to $4,000.
1t was announced that practically
, all of the resisters will be held in the
state penitentiary at McAlester and the
federal Jail in Muskogee pending
trial. Federal officials fear that at
tempts to rescue them would be made
| if they were left in the small county
| jails.
District Attorney McGinnis an
nounced that probably all of the men
arrested in connection with the Okla
- IN
! at the October term of the United
| States district court.
Posse Answers Cry for Help.
Shawnee, Okla, Aug. "a posse OF
| twenty, headed by Sheriff Darden OF
| Pottawatomie county, left this morn
| ing on a special Chicago, Rock Island
4 & Pacific train for Asher, twenty-five
| miles south of here, in response to
call for help. Members of the Work
ing Glass union and the Jones family
were said to be terrorizing the district
| Nothing had been heard from the
| posse at noon.
Have Mob Surrounded.
Holdenville, Okla, Aug. 6.-A bane
of &c men, alleged members of the
| Working Glass union, are reported sur
| rounded by officers in the brush eigh
miles south of here today. A detach
ment of men has been encompassed
7 Apparently the posse has not beer
able to effect a capture, probably du'
to the smallness of its number.
The shooting of ]. F. Moose of Oke
NAH, north of here, early this morn
ing when he disregarded the order
of the guard line to stop his car, dis
closed that the young man was on hi
way here to take a train for McAles
ter where he had been called for ex
animation for entrance into the Sec
ond reserve officers training camp
Ignorance of the situation here wa
given as the only reason which cause
the young man to drive into the wolfe.
from the effects of which he die
shortly afterward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
new PEACE LINES
Allies Map of Intentions Alters
Face of Europe.
No "Mittle Europa" to Bagdad
Will Be Countenanced.
BY CARL d. GRoAT.

Washington, Aug Sine alnes
have come to a full agreement as to
the~remodeling of Europe's map after
the war.
A sketch showing the peace aims
of these countries, was shown the
United Press today at one of the en-
bassies.
Taking territory here. strengthening
lines there. they intend to have such
RESERVATIONS as will tend toward inter-
national peace in the future. While
Germany dreams of Mitteleuropa-
middle Europe running from the
North sea to Bagdad under Teuton
commandments allies have agreed
the war shall go on until this dream
vaniShes.
First in the allies proposals is the
restoration of Belgium. France, ac-
cording to plans, is to have Alsace-
Lorraine. Constantinople will be inter-
nationalized and the Turkish govern
ments grasp in Europe loosened.
Enlarge Greece and Italy.
The Grecian boundary will be SHOW
ed northward, while Greece will also
get some of the islands near her IN
the Mediterranean.
Italy will have Trent and Trieste
some Strengthening of her northern
boundary and a small slice of territory
across the Adriatic. Croatia and b.
states, while Poland will be establish.
ed as an independent territory, as 6
buffer between Russia and, Germany
1t is proposed to divide Austria
Hungary into two states.
These readjustments are not based
upon conquest, but upon determine
ton that people shall live in states O
their own nationality. The allies d.
not propose to yield German-AfricaI
colonies, in view of Germany's abuses
These terms are allied terms
| America has not lent itself to them
| All this government says on such sub
| jects is-let us beat Germany and tn
| lines will then take care of them
selves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
Kansas National Guard Is En-
listed Up to Limit.
Many of Units Are Beyond the
Necessary Number.
ENLISTMENTS NOW SUSPENDED
State Troops to Fort Sill With
out More Recruits.
Nearly $50 Men FeverishIy at
Work at State House Today.

Kansas National Guard units are
enlisted to full war strength-many of
the units beyond the required strength.
That was the announcement today by
Charles /. Martin, major general in
command of the Kansas troops. AS
result of this condition. enlistments in
the state have been temporarily sus-
pended.
Reports sent to Topeka today from
various guard stations indicate full
war strength for the Kansas organi-
zation5 While detailed information
and figures are lacking. the general
reports show that the Kansas guards
men will go to Fort Sill training
camps without recurring additional re-
cruits or conscripts to fill the ranks.
81 have not compiled detailed fig
ures as yeti said General Martin. but
/ am confident the Kansas guards are
full-overflowing probably. In a
number Of instances the cnlistments
are beyond the required strength and
there seems to be no doubt but that
we have reached full strength. En-
listments in Kansas will stop for the
present and notices have gone to re-
cruiting officers to stop work until
further ORDERS
Nearly $50 Men at Work.
Nearly $50 men are engaged in the
activities in the state war department
today. Officers in charge of various
guard organizations in Kansas are in
Topeka for discussion of their work
with General Martin. CAPTAIN Sharp,
assigned 20 Kansas from the regular
army, will direct the work of muster
ing the Kansas troops into the federal
service Second only to the activities
of the qnartermasters corps, was the
rush surrounding final preparation for
service by the medical officers, the
signal corps and the various army
units.
Final work surrounding the muster
ing of the Kansas troops into service
may not be completed before Septem-
Der 1. This is the detailed action nee
essary surrounding the transfer of the
troops to government service. To all
intent and purpose, tho. the guards
men are now regular "Sammies" and
are subject to call and direction from
the federal government. Activities in
General Martins office and in the
sub-basement of the state house will
continue until the final transfer to the
government service is completed.
Nine examining boards will be
named by General Martin to conduct
the work incident to the transfer o.
the regular guard units and theil
equipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
BARBER is ARRESTED
N. E. Peterson Charged With White
Slavery, Salina to Topeka.

Nathaniel E Peterson, Topeka bar
Der. arrested at a local hotel Sunday
morning in company with Mrs. S. 1.
Olson and charged with white slavery
was released on bond in the court of
Topeka today following a plea of mot
guilty" 1t is charged that he trans
ported Mrs. Olson from Salina to To-
peka for immoral purposes. The ar
rest was made by the police, but Pc
terson was turned over to the county
for prosecution. Mrs. Olson was re-
leased. She visited the office of Hugh
Larimer, sheriff, today in company
with her mother, but she will merely
be held as witness by the state
against Peterson