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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
". \. TAYLOR DIES
At ILLINOIS HOME

w. H. Taylor, whose illness has
been the source of sincere regret to
many friends in Pensacola, expired
at his home at Greenville, Ill. Sat-
urday morning, the information just
reaching Pensacola yesterday morn
ing at an early hour.
Deceased, who had spent total
of twenty-five winters in Pensacola,
was widely known. He held the
presidency of the Pensacola Tourist
club for some years, and was deeply
interested in bringing winter visitors
to this point from year to year.
He is survived by his wife, four
sons and two daughters. All of his
sons and one daughter. are residents
of Pensacola. One daughter, Miss
Madge Taylor, resided with her par
ents in Greenville, Ills. The sons are
Messrs. w. R., Roy, w. E. and j. E
Taylor his daughter residing here
being Mrs. w. T. Graham, residing
on North Sixth avenue, but who was
with her father in his last hours.
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CHAPTER XXX.

Warren vas shaving, his susnen-
oers down, his face half lathered, and
/ his chin poised in that angle peculiar
to shaving.
Helen came to the door.
Dear, Anna says the window won't
shut, and it's cooling the oven."
Can you see I'm shaving :"
CURLY.
Yes, know, but Anna can't get it
down and the biscuits won't be done
! in time for breakfast
5, Didn't l tell you | was shaving ?"
with his razor poised impatiently,
while his eyes met hers angrily N
/ the mirror.
Helen hurried back to the kitchen
"Mr. Curtis IS shaving" she informed
Anna, who was still struggling with
! the window. Cant we manage to get
. it down"
They both tried, but the window
remained fast.
Then we Il have to take plain bread
for breakfast" grumbled Anna. No
biscuits won't bake in that draught.
well, make some toast, then: he
likes that if it's brown and crisp
Anna muttered something under her
breath as Helen hurried away 80 the
baby.
! Half an hour later breakfast was
! served by a very sullen and silent
Anna There was neither toast nor
biscuits And the omelerte lacked its
usual light fakiness.
Warren took up a piece of cold
bread and then threw it back On the
plate.
''You don't expect me to eat that
for breakfast, do you?"
The oven wouldn't bake, sir, with
the window open, and I couldn't get il
down" Anna answered sullenly.
But l told you to make some
toast" ventured Helen.
''If it wouldn't bake biscuit il
wouldn't make toast" was Anna
laconic answer.
Warren. pushed back his chair ano
rose angrily from the table, mutter-
ing something about the helpdessness
of lot Of fool women.
Where is the window % he asked
as he STROBE into the kitchen.
Helen followed anxiously.
A small kitchen table stood partly
in front of the window. He pushed il
aside with such force that a pan OF
water splashed over.
oh, be careful; do be careful,
dear"
He was putting his whole force
the window, but it refused to come
down
Its stuck at the top, SIR" Anna
suggested.
Again he tried, but the window re-
manned fixed.
With a muttered oath he tried
again-this time his elbow Slipped
and struck the glass.
ooh, deaS wait-walt-"
But now, with clenched teeth. he
threw all his weight against it. There
was a sound of shattered glass anc
a scream from Helen.
A few drops of blood showed or
his hand.
Oh, you've cut yourself, you've Gu,
yourself She caught his arm, but ne
shook her off. He was swearing un'
der his breath.
This comes from bothering me
with YOUR internal windows.'
"Oh, is it bad? Have you cut il
had?" breathlessly.
1t was only slight scratch but j,
received all the attention Of a sew
cred artery.
"Oh, I'm so sorry; I'm so sorry
dear" she kept n1urnuring as sh,
anxiously and carefully applied BIZ
OF court plaster
Whatever happened, he somehow
managed to make her feel that it wa:
her fault. She always took the apol
ogetic attitude.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

duty to present its advantages to the gov
eminent.
They have again proved that Pensacola
will gladly do its utmost to promote any
worthy project if it is intelligently planned
and has a definite aim for general good.
Such a spirit of cooperation is rather new
here, but it is permanent and it predicts a
wondeful development for Pensacola and
all West Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
A SPLENDID SPIRIT.

Community interest was probably never
more truly exemplifed than it was last
night, when party of Pensacola business
and Professional men dropped their urgent
personal affairs to leave on an hours notice
for Washington to urge the location Of an
army camp in West Florida They are
making the trip at their own expense and
with no thought of personal gain. They are
convinced that the best site for the camp
is in West Florida and they believe it their
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
SEPTEMBER 80, 1917
One Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Day
of America in the War.
THE BLACKWELLS' ESCAPE.

The escape of the Blackwells is a black
blot upon the sherih's office.
That desperate men, convicted Of a most
heinous rhine, and placed in the local Jail
for safe keeping, should have been allowed
unusual privileges and not even ccnIied to
their cells at night, is almost unbelievable.
The officers were forewarned OF Will
Blackwelps cunning. He had previously
effected a spectacular escape from the
sheriff of an adjoining county His re-
sourcefulness was we'll known. Yet, he was
allowed the freedom of the corridor night
and day. It is stated and without denial,
that visitors were freely admitted to the
Blackwells without the fornality Of guard
icing in attendance. Meals lunches and
other gifts, were sent to them frequently.
They were given many opportunities for
securing means of escape and to formulate
plans with outside confederates With such
laxity it is not surprising that the muir
derers are at large, exposing society to their
villianies.
1t is probable that they will be recap
tured, but that should not end the matter
A Thorough investigation should be made,
no effort should be spared in discovering
their accomplices, and all who had part
in the bad business should be punished.
Public censure naturally falls most
heavily upon Sheriff Van Pelt, because the
responsibility for the prisoners is his. But
the fault rests more with the system than
with the man. Sheriff Van Pelt has many
splendid qualifications as an officer-even
his enemies admit that-but he was guilty
OF an error common to Cus.odians of
offenders against the law. He followed the
usual custom of permitting a ''trusty" to
act as turney and of not insisting upon
strict discipline among his deputies That
system has been the undoing of many
otherwise efficient officers. They seem un-
able to resist the temptation to gamble with
tate, and they invariably lose
Warden Johnson, who had the reputation
OF never allowing a successful delivery from
Sing Sing prison during the many years
that he was in charge said following the re-
capture OF a desperate criminal: THE big
trouble with jailors and prison wardens is
that they are too self-confdent We feel
that the convicts wouldn't dare trv to get
away, and that they couldn't if they tried
But we wake up suddenly to the fact that
we're not nearly so smart as we thought
we were"
Sheriff Van Pelt may not have been a
victim of over-confidence, but it is certain
that he was guilty of gross and inexcusa bic
negligence 1t IS not enough that he make
every effort to recapture the Blackwells.
He must give evidence of intent to so Der-
form the duties Of his office that future Jail
deliveries will be impossible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

Warren vas shaving, his sus1en
oers down, his face half lathered, an
his chin poised in that angle peculia
- cTavi,or
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

The soldiers at present fighting through
out the world number more than the entiro
combined populations Of Norway, Sweden
Denmark, Switzerland, Scotland and Ire
land.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
NOVEL PLACE FOR A
RECRUITING POSTER

A Pensacola girl who recently
visited New York comes back with a
story of Eastern enterprise which
would be hard to equal in this city.
She relates that enthusiastic bill
posters posted one of Richard Davis
Awake your country needs ou,' bills
in cemetary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

Since the beginning OF the war the Uni
ted States has shipped nearly 100000
horses and one-third million mules to
Europe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

There have been more people killed by
street accidents in London since the war
bgan than b yair raids.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

Australia, with populatio OF 100000,
has contributed nearly $3.50, 100000 to the
cost OF the wtr
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
Love Schedule.

Girls in love amt no use during the
whole blessed week. Sundays they're
looking down the road, expectin' he'll
come. Sunday afternoon they can't
think of anything else cause he's herel
Monday mornings they're kind of
sleepy and dreamy and slimpsy and
good for nothing on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, Thursday they get absent
minded and begin to look off toward
Sunday again, an nope around and
let the dishwater get cold right I'M
der their noses. Friday they break
dishes and go Off in the best room
and SWIVEL an look out of the winder.
Saturday they have queer spurts of
workin' like all possessed, an spurts
of frizin' their hair. An Sunday they
begin it all over ag'in.-Coopersville
Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
AVIATION MAKES GREAT PROGRESS

TO place such n large number of
planes on the front as TO enable the
long thought of raids on interior Ger
many 10 take place.
Steps We're taken to rush an appro-
priatiOn through congress for more
than $600,0O00O0. Factories were sur
yeyed for their ability to turn out fly
ing machines and other somewhat hur-
ried preparations We're made. But the
work seemed dstressingly slow.
The situation now appears gradu-
ally changing, and with aeronautical
experts assisting the government and
with all the money necessary to de-
yelop our air resources for year at
least. most observers believe the
United States will in few months
or year be a big factor in air war
fare.
Zeppelin raids on England CON
tlnued for part of the last year ;
then the Germans seem to have sud
denly given them up on account Of
the nedNy losses involved.
Instead of dirigibles, the Germans
began to use against London and other
English centers large squadrons of
their newest airplanes.
Superior to the Germans.
ON May &c German bombers killed
70 persons In Dover and FolkstOne.
on June IL the greatest air raid Lon
don had experienced took place. A
squadron of Teuton fllers killed 1873
persons and wounded 400, largely
women and children.
Germany sent over new type air
plane of giant size called the Gotha
to raid London July Z. Each Of these
enormous mechanical birds mounted
four guns They were so large that
flying over the metropolis at 10000
feet altitude, the popuace thought
them unusually low and daring. The
result of the raid was 43 killed, 1917
injured.
The principal object of these latter
raids seems to have been to draw Brit
ish air forces from the west front
where they are superior to the Ger
mans, for the defense Of the capital
The Germans figured rightly that
there would be storm of demand or
the part of Londoners for better all
defenses.
Every great battle on land now sees
second bnttle In the air above. The
British officially announced that ar
engagement between air forces July
T. on the west front was "the mos
severe experienced since the com
mcncement of the war" AS a resul
80 German and British machine,
were brought down.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
Joy Riding In Army.

Joy riding seems to be a regular
sport of French army officers. Accord
ing to charges of reckless extravaganza
made against the touring-car section of
the French army, the officers think
that the cars they use are their own
private property. Indeed, competition
is rampant, EACH officer wanting the
best machine and the most expensive
assortment of accessories, says the re-
port. The cost of 20 cars for the gen.
erai headquarters staff cost $4,000.
Three thousand dollars Is the annual
upkeep per car. The only remedy, as
France now sees 1t, Is to refuse to al
low any officer, no matter what his
rank, to have personal car.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
Gallcia.

Galicia is the most northern portion
Of Austria Hungary. 1t lies on the
north side of the Carpathian noun
tains. It's northwestern frontier is
formed by the Vistula river; its east
ern parts are drained by the rivers
Dniester, Pruth and Sereth. 1t has an
area of 30,321 square miles, which Is
5000 square miles larger than the
area of New Brunswick. Its popula-
ton is S,025675, or about equal TO the
population of all Canada. The coun-
try exports timber extensively, but
agriculture is backward. So also are
the people, both educationally and So
cially. Apart from the manufacture
of spirits, and the extraction of pc
troleum and salt there is scarcely any
industry. Over 80 per cent of the pop
ulation are Poles and 43 per cent Ruth
enians. Lemberg is the chief city,
population 215,000
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09

says that Count Czernin, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister, read
with great pleasure certain state
ments of Lord Robert Cecil, minister
of blockade, In the house OF commons,
which he interpreted as meaning that
England does not regard Austria as a
real enemy. From this deduction Is
drawn that there are no real OBJ
stacles OF peace negotiations between
Vienna and London.
"The message adds that Count
Czernin would be willing to act as me-
dlator between Berlin and London. and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09

Alas Dora June Wheeler, nineteen
years-old hlgh-school girl of Hollis,
l.. l., now on duty as swimming in
structor and life guard at Ocean
Beach, Fire Islanc. H. !.
II Is said that Miss Wheeler Is the
first young woman 20 be honorcd by
the government with the appointment
Of instructor Of swimming in the fed
eral life-savng corps About two years
ago she was standing on her porch at
Ocean Beach when she saw a man who
had been bathing ia the surf carried
away by the strong undertow. With.
out kicking Off her walking shoes, she
dashed in battling the breakers,
reached him, and brought him ashore
unconscious. Only the use Of a pumo-
tor revived him. lie rewarded her
with a costly watch, the Ocean Beach
association gave her handsome ring,
and New York'S Benevolent Life Saw
ing association presented her with a
medal and O gift Of gold.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09

diShgured unfortunates. preventing the
suppuraton Of injured tissues, curing
severe burns and doing many other
marvels.
Widespread Destruction.
The worlds possessions have been
destroyed at most alarming rate
Scores of great cities. hundreds Of
towns and thousands of villages lay
in crumblng brick and mortar. Mil
lions Of homes have been devastated.
New enterprises, new railroads,
bridges. schools, colleges and myriad
other works of peace have failed to be
built rs they would have been in the
normal development of nations. In
stead, the old equipment has been
wearing out. Railroads in the warning
lack of men to repair and replace
them. Everything that does not serve
the immediate purpose of war has
been neglected.
Somewhere between seven and ten
million tons of ocean shipping lies at
the bottom of the ocean, the prey Of
the submarine, the mine and the raid
ing cruiser. 1t will take many years
of peace for mankind TO catch up In
material things.
Education Hats.
In the things of the mind the world
has halted, too. Schools and colleges
are nearly empty. The usual quota Of
doctors, lawyers and trained tech
nlcians is not being turned out. Even
elementary education is undoubtedly
suffering.
Against this is to be set inspiration
to the human brain Of extensive travel.
The war has stirred up many sluggish
brains. Probably fifteen million Rus
sian peasants, who otherwise would
never have strayed fifty miles from
their native villages, have gone thou
sands of miles away from home to
fight and seen strange lands and peo-
pies and imbibed new ideas They
have been learning many things.
The war has now gone the three
years allotted by the late Lord Kitch-
ener His famous prediction was con
sidered pessimistic at the time 1t was
made Few believed the war could
last so long. Many were ready to prove
by pencil and paper that exhaustion
would end the struggle within twelve
months of its start. Still it RACES,
each day more fearful. and the end is
not yet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09

that he has noted that In France as
well as In England there Is no d.
rect hostility to Austria.
1.-THE above declaration, according /
the correspondent at Copenhagen Of
the Exchange Telegraph. led the
Deutehe Tages Zeitung to declare:
Germany does not want negotia-
tons In such roundabout way
1.-THE Fremdenblatt replied that Ger
many not only would submit to, but
even would accept joyfully every at
tempt at peace through the mediation
OF Austrls.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09

Of the second part Is anybody that
happens to resent being called a
Smoker
II came about 10 this way Jack IS
ashore 70 win recruits for the navy
AS he strolls up and down Broadway
In the theater district In the evenings,
perched on his shoulders Is green
ana golden parrot who also has en-.
listed IN the cause for recruiting. At
given signal from Jack. Polly
screeches, You're Stacker"
The person thus accused stops In his
tricks and, thinking II was the sailor
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
PEACE MOVEMENT IN AUSTRIA
Count Cxernln Said to Look With Fa.
vor on Negotiations Between
Vienna and London.

Amsterdam-The VoIks Zeitung OF
Lelpsic, Saxony, recently made the
announcement that two great mass
meetings were held In that city to dis
cuss the question, "Do the People
Want Peacer
a semI-oiilcial Vienna dispatch
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
RECRUITS WON By PARROT
Sailors Pet Is Doing Good Work In
New York In Getting Men
for Navy.

New York You're a Stacker"
"You're har. and II you say that
again III knock the bloomin head OFF
your shoulders"
Dialogue such AZ this, right out loud
on Broadway, naturally causes amaze
ment. one Of the parties III the affair
LII an Arizona bluejacket. The purity
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
Did Not Know Weeds.

Martins Ferry, GA Chicago coli
lege student was sent to the farm Of
Charles Thorburn to work during the
summer. Thorburn set him TO weed
Ing the garden. The student pulled
up nearly every vegetable plant along
With the weeds. Now the student IL
working presumably somewhere else
In America"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
No Miss In Twelve Years.

Madison, Visitor II years Lillian
Russellng has attended school without
once being tardy or absent. Her rec
ord has been called 10 the attention of
State Superintendent Cary. Miss Rus
selling completed the fouryenr term
In Mondou High school this year,
making total of II years of perfect
attendance. she completed every
yrnr's study with high marks. Her
fnther Is miller IN Mondoyi. She
may attend the university Mt Madison
this fall.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
Keen Competition in War Is Re-
sponsibIe for Remark
able Advance.
HOPE TUkRS TO AMERICA
This Country Expected to Help Win
the War With Germany by Con.
struction OF Great Fleet
OF Airplanes.

New York.--AvntiOn has made vast
progress In the third year of the war
The keen competition in the great
struggle has been responsible for this
remarkable advance. Various types OF
airpanes have supplanted each other
in quick succession. No sooner has
n new type been designed than a fast
or plane has been built
The progress of aviation has empha-
sized more sharply the absolute need
Of planes and dirigbles for the army
and navy. Time after time battles
have been won and lost, concerted
drives held back or pushed ahead be-
cause Of the nirplanes.
Battles have been fought In altI-
tudes ever rising 10 the present rec
ord Of some 10000 feet above the level
of the sea, and there has developed a
deXterlty In manipulating the ma.
chimes In the air Such MS but few men
dreamed Of few years back.
Early in the fall Of 1916 the race
between the allies ana Germany in
the air fight became keener thun ever.
Experts speeded up their efforts to
improve existing types of planes, with
The result that old machines were
either sent back to the training camps
or TO the junk-pile; more and more
men were garnered in for training, as
ayiators. and factories were told to
hustle as they never did before.
So fast has been the race between
the contestlng powers that neither
can get n commanding position In the
mir. Superiority in numbers has but
little connection with actual SUI
premucy, because quality counts for
so much and the standard is raised
so rapidly.
Look to United States.
This boom in aviation was further
augmented by the entry Of the United
| States I'm the war. Factories capable
Of producing airplanes. but keeping
nloof because the United States was
I not involved, changed their position,
as might have been expected, and pre-
pared 20 turn out planes by the hun
dred to aid In the defeat of Germany
1t was the virtually unanimous opin.
ion among military authorities that
an influx of thousands of American
nirplanes with trained avlators along
the western front would bent Ger
many without question. 1t was eX
planned that they could raid the Ger
man depots and munition centers ant
cause such damage as TO force Ger
many 10 sue for pence.
Hope was entertained when Amer
icu first entered the war that ncria
aid from this country would suffice
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
MINT Re Morse

Maude-"Marie says that she has
an awful lot OF friends" Miriam
Eyes. but some of them are not so
ked."-Jndge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09

who insulted him, starts to say what
he thinks, when Polly pipes up. Joined
YETI This ends II NIL.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-09
Six Million Lives Lost Since Ger
many Declared War on AL
gust |, 1914.
COST NEAR HUNDRED BILL ON
Not Corner Of Earth Too Remote to
Feel Effect of Mighty Conflict
Great Changes Come to
Human Society.

ed before. Germany has forced by law
perhaps million persons into in
dustry; France would have put a SINH
lar measure into effect had the en-
trance of the United States into the
war not made this unnecessary. The
state of West Virginia has passed n
statute making it crime to be idle
in war time, and the sentiment which
was behind this law Is felt through
out the world.