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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
MASTER SHEETS OF
DRAFT NOT RECEIVED
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Master sheets for the draft had
not been received by the local board
up to a late hour yesterday, though
it was expected that they would be
here during the day. They should be
received, at the latest, sometime to-
day, and as soon as they arrive the
board will start work, making up the
list for Escambia county, and notify
ing those who are selected, where and
when to appear for examination.
Ever since the draft, those whose
numbers have been drawn have be-
sieged the clerks office fling aft
davits, requesting exemption, and in
formation. Everyone is urged not to
become excited over the situation, as
nothing will be done until the men
are notified officially by mail, and ex-
emptions will not be passed upon IN
til after the physical examinations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
BLOOD-IRONIS
POLICY To Be
CARRIED OUT.
Russia Decides on Stern
Measures for Any Posi-
bly, Seditious Troops.
TEUTONS CONTINUE
TO GAIN TERRITORY
Terrific Artillery Duel Be-
tween British and Ger
mans Continues
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY

AS5OClA1ED PRESS SUMMARY.
The Russian governments policy
of "blood and iron" will be carried
out along certain lines which bodies ill
for seditious troops on the eastern
front, and persons within the coun-
try who are trying to nullify the good
work that followed the revolution.
Capital punishment has again been
put into force, on demand of military
commanders.
Meanwhile the Russian troops in
Galicia are continuing to give way.
Russians were driven out of Tartar
Pass and the Kirlin Baba sector. Their
withdrawal from the latter place ap-
parently paves the way for Teutons
to re-enter Bukowina, endangering
the Russo umanian line.
Around Krevo, Germans have re-
captured a great part of the territory
taken from them earlier in the week.
Again the Germans made a thrust
on French lines in the Aisne region,
but only south of Allies did they pen
citrate the French lines.
Over a forty-mile front in Flanders,
on the river Lys, the terrific artillery
duel of Germans and British con-
tinues.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
PROMPT PEACE DISCUSSION
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, July 26-Pacifists caused
a peace debate in the house of COM
mons by a -~@solution declaring the
German reichstag resolution favorng
peace by understanding, expressed
principles on which Great Britain
stood.
The resolution called on the govern
ment in conjunction with other allies,
to re-state peace terms accordingly.
James Macdonald, a socialist labor
member, offered the resolution. For
mer Premier Asquith thought advo-
Gates of the resolution attached more
Importance to the reichstag resolu-
ton than it deserved. As earnestly as
peace was desired, no peace is worth
having which will leave the situation
as before the war, he said.
"The principle as clearly agreed to
every one of the allies is that any re-
arrangement made, the governing
principle ought to be to the interests
and wishes of the population affect
ed, but is that principle acceptable to
the central powers? Is Germany pre-
pared, not only to evacuate Belgium,
but to make PREPARATION? | should like
to know the German answer to these
questions" said Andrew Bonar Law,
and tbs government leader said if the
view of the mover is right, Great
Britain is guilty of the worlds great
est crime.
Laws speech dealt largely with the
Russian situation. He said all nations
engaged in the war are staggering
under the blow, but the allies are con-
fident of the result for which they
, entered the war The resolution was
defeated las to 10.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
3DAYENBARGO
On FREIGHT.
ONLY LIVESTOCK AND GOVERN
BENT SHIPMENTS ACCETTBg,;
100 CARS A DAY AFFECTED ON
THIS DIVISION.

Because of the freight congestion,
there is an embargo on all shipments
except of livestock and perishables,
or to the T. S. or Canadian govern
ments, from now until Monday morn
ing at o'clock, according to instruc-
lions received today by E. W. Speed,
agent of the L. &, N. here.
This embargo will affect about 100
cars of freight a day between here
and River Junction, or about 300 in
all.
The telegram is given in full be-
low:
Louisville, Ky, July 26, 1917.
E. w. Speed, Agent,
Pensacola.
On account of the slow acceptance
of freight by connecting zines and the
accumulationtion thereby, effective
Immediately:
Stop the loading of any freight at
Nashville and points south thereof,
destined to Louisville, KY, and points
beyond or via Louisville, including
the Cincinnati gateway, until :
o'clock Monday morning, July so; ap-
plicable on all trains except livestock,
perishables, and freight consigned to
the United States government and
the Canadian government
C. R. BRENT,
Assistant General Freight Agent,
Louisville.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
TWO PRINTERS JOIN
The SKY PILOTS

Two recruits for the aviation divis-
ion signal corps were received at the
army recruiting station yesterday
morning. both being connected with
local newspapers. The first was R..
E. Smith, of the press room of The
Journal, who wants to be one of the
great army of 100000 aviators and
machinists necessary to "strafe" Ger
many from the skies.
Isaiah J. Cook, for many years an
employe of the News, was the second
Pensacola man to take advantage of
the opening for machinists in the
aviation section. Both young men
left last night for state recruiting
headquarters at Jacksonville.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
BOB SAYS HE WAS
TRYING TO SAVE
HIS BROTHER WILL

"Win Boyd" said Bob Blackwell.
in a statement to The Journal. when
Informed of Will Boyd's confession
was down in Florida in january. and
when he got back to SylacaT%a. he
told me that Will had located some
money and that we should go and get
it. | told him no. sir boss; I had a
wife and was making good money and
had money in the bank He kept after
me, but | wouldn't listen FINALLY,
when | found out he was coming. I
drew all my money out of the bank,
borrowed SIS and came to Pensacola
to keep Will from going into any
thing crooked. When | got off the
train, I met Boyd and Cradle Bart
lett, stoutish. red-faced man, who
said he was from Birmingham.
They said. Well, let's telegraph
your brother and talk over this bust
ness. | said, that's what | am here
for. So I sent the telegram and
signed Cradle Bartlett's name.
Il kept after Will and tod him
he oughtn't to do anything like this,
We all went down to Crestview, all
the last words ! said to him We@~',
will, you'll be sorry you hadn't took
my advice And he said, We aren't
going down there. We're going on
little fishing trip
And | came back to Pensacola.
and waited around a day or so and
then went home.
q wanted to say this the last day
of the trial had kept silent so long
because didn't want to hurt my
brother-but he wouldn't let me-. But
now that I am sentenced, I don't
need to suffer wrongly for anyone.
Il hope I will never breathe an
other breath if I was at the killing
that night, or if [ knew they were
going to do it.
Cradle Bartlett told me in Pensa-
cola that he had killed the old people
himself, and said he didn't mind kill
ing people-said he had killed man
in Birmingham only few months
before"
Will Blackwell was furious when he
learned that Bob had made the fore
going statement to The Journal. He
abused Bob and told him to retract
it. Bob declined.
There is one thing | will say
said Will, Bob is innocent"
DO you mean that he wasn't at
the Davis house the night Of the
murder ,"
yes"
Were YOU there p"
Will kept silent
But" he added. 81 will never be
any nearer hanging than 7 am to-
day. I have been drafted, and I wish
Uncle Sam would send me 70 the
front. There is no work too danger
Gus for me to do. l will fight Hin
denbergs army sing!ehanded Or if
the government wants to make any
peIlagra experiments, and needs live
subjects, will take the risk"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
Board of Public instruction
Awards Bid to Remodel
the Building.
MUST BE READY IN
TIME FOR SCHOOL
In Special Session Board
Also Prepared for the
Coming School Term.

Contract for remodeIling the tab
ernacle for the high school was
awarded to H. E. Franklin at 1898.
by the board Of public instruction
last night in special session, held to
consider the high school building and
equipment, Two other bids were sub
mitted, one by F. NJ. Williams for
S8,491 and by J. NJ Crona, for total
of $8,487. All of the bids were
based on plans drawn by Walker D.
Willis, providing for sixteen rooms.
large auditorium, and strengthening
and reinforcing the building through
out.
All work must be complete in
time for the opening of school in
September, and it is expected that
with the present plans, the taber-
nacle will afford adequate facilities
for the school.
Upon the withdrawal of the bid of
7. a. Sweat for $2,995 on the pro-
posed dormitory at the Gonzalez
agricultural school, all other bids
were rejected. Three others bid on
the structure, F. NJ. Williams. S4,485:
H. Z. Franklin, $4,000, and T. H.
Wainwright, S4,S50. 1t was decided
to make other improvements in the
existing school, before any additions
to the present buildings are made.
As there was only a limited amount
at the disposal of the board to be
expended at Gonzalez, Prof. O. d.
Allbritton principal of the school
outlined some of the needed equip
ment, and this was authorized, in
stead of the dormitory.
With the improvements planned,
other classes can be introduced into
the school, and a manual training de
partment is provided for in the plans
certain rooms of the original build
ing which were left unfinished will
be completed, thereby charging the
capacity Of the building.
The purchasing of equipment for
the high Gchool occupied the greater
portion of the time Of the board last
night as there was keen competition
in securing the contracts. Coal sup
pIv was the first item on the list,
with three local bidders, Cary and
Company, Export Fuel and Ice Com
pany, and the Pensacola Ice Com
pany, all submitting the same price,
$3.50 a ton. The board awarded con-
tracts for IS tons each to all three
bidders.
Desks for the high school had the
next place on the list with four bid
ders in the field, Southern Desk Com
pany, of Hickory, \. c.; Ball Book
and Novelty Company, Pensacola;
American Seating Company, and E.
A. Rowles Company. Contract for
400 desks was awarded the first men
toned at varying prices, depending
on the size of the desks.
The T. A Rowles Company was
awarded contracts for blackboards
and erasers, an order for $500
square feet Of the board at IS cents
square foot being placed. Four
gross of erasers were ordered at
$3.50 a gross. The American Seat
ing Company was awarded contract
for 500 gross of crayons, at $26 a
hundred gross.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
DID YOU SEE THE
TWO WATER SPOUTS?

Two perfectly distinct waterspouts
were visible in Pensacola bay yester-
day morning, one lasting five, the
other seven minutes. From points
in the city, each of the suckers"
as they are called, appeared to be
about 1000 feet long, and were very
slender.
The whirl started at 9:20 and on
the longer of the two lasted until
9:27. Though the spouts were very
long, they did not quite reach the
surface of the bay, but churned the
water beneath them. and almost
meeting the bay.
These phenomena have been OBJ
served in Pensacola on two other oc-
casions this summer, the first being
over the navy yard, while the other
was out in the gulf. According to
information secured from William F.
Reed, Jr., in charge of the local
weather bureau, the spouts are fire.
quent in calm and warm waters,
generally during thunderstorms. They
are defined as tornadoes which occur
over bodies of water, instead of land.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
MILITIA IS STRONGER
BY THREE RECRUITS

Three recruits were received at the
militia recruiting headquarters yes
terday, making a total of eight for
the campaign which started Monday.
The first received yesterday was
Norvelle H. Packer, of Munson. The
other two were Ernest B, Steel and
Frank J. Little, both of Pensacola.
The latter has served in the com
posing room of The Journal for
seven years and has advanced rapidly
in his chosen profession. He is we'll
known II. the city and is well thought
of as young man of much promise.
With the enlistment of Mr.. Little,
The Journal gives two of its employees
in one day, the other being r. C.
Smith, who enlisted in the aviation
section of the army.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
OFFICERS RESERVE
EXAMINATIONS TODAY

Examinations for entrance into the
second officers reserve corps training
camp will be conducted at the local
army recruiting station today by
Major Maddox, who will arrive this
morning from Jacksonville for this
purpose.
The examinations will be given
only to those who have been ordered
to report for examination, and one
applicant will be examined at a time.
1t is understood that there are about
twelve Pensacolians who applied, and
who will be examined today
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
BOYD CONFESSES AND
DESCRIBES MURDER OF
BUD AND NANCY WIS

THIRD Man Arrested by Detective Moore In Ala
Dama, Throws Himself on Courts Mercy, Pleads
for Wife and Babies----Says Bob Blackwell Did
the Actual Killing, and that He Was Sentnel----
Bob Makes Statement Involving Another Man
and Says Boyd Tempted Him--WiI Blackwell.
Disguised Offers to Fight Eiindonbergs Entire
Army.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
CAMP NOT GUILTY OF
VIOLATING LIQUOR LAWS

William Camp, charged with VIC
lating the liquor statutes by disposing
of intoxicants in a manner not in con-
formity with the law, was placed on
trial in the court of record yesterday
and discharged from custody when
the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty. 1t was understood that evil
dence which the state had hoped to
produce, was not Forthcoming. One of
the jurymen in the case was ex-Sher-
if 4. c. Ellis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
RACE R|OT|NG
IN OHIO AGAIN
SOLDIERS RESENT INIPUTATION
DIRECTED AT THEM BY
NEGROES AND TROUBLE FOL-
LOWS QUICKLY.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Youngstown, O., July 26.-GIards-
men are patrolling the streets tonight
as a precaution against a renewal of
the race riots of this afternoon be-
tween soldiers and negroes. Several
negroes were injured. The trouble
was result of insulting remarks di-
rected at the soldiers by the negroes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
TWO MEN KILLED IN A
PENNSYLVANIA RIOT

Chester, Pa, July 26.-Two men
were killed in a race riot her to-
night. Twenty others were injured.
Scores of persons were arrested TO-
night, and authorities say they have
the situation in hand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27

Escambia county were eliminated and
the numbers, as they were drawn, are
printed herewith. In going over this
official list, very few errors were
found in the original list as in The
Journal last Saturday. AS the names
of the first draft were printed then
and each eligible is familiar with his
Continued on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
WEEK PASSES WITHOUT
NAVY RECRUIT HERE

No recruits were received by the
local naval recruiting station yesteL-
day, making nearly a week since any
men have been enlisted there. AS
there Is little time remaining before
the master lists for service in the
draft army will be posted and the
men summoned, all who intend to en-
list IN this branch of the service are
urged to do so before it is too late.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
JOURNAL RECEIVES FIRST.
OFFICIAL DRAFT LIST, SO.
FIND YOUR NUMBER HERE

The Journal publishes today the
official list of those liable for service
under the selective draft made last
Friday. AS soon as the master lists
were complete, The Journals Wash
ington correspondent mailed a copy
the first to be received in Pensa-
cola.
All numbers which do not apply to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
c. OF c. DIRECTORS
HOLD A MEETING

The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce held a meet
ing yesterday afternoon at four
o'clock in the office of the secretary,
and discussed matters of administra-
ton. No subject of general interest
was taken up.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27
HE WEAT H E R

Generally fair Friday and Saturday.
variable winds.
Yesterdays temperature: Highest, IS
degrees; lowest, "a degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-27

Continued on Page Threel
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-16
LONGEST IN THE WORLD
Columbia Bridge at Portland .
Throw Open to Traffic.

Portland, Ore. Feb. 15.-The long
est structure spanning stream any
where in the world was thrown open
here at noon today. when two girls.
one from Portland and the other from
Vancouver, Wash, cut rope stretch
ed across the new interstate bridge
over the Columbia river and allowed
a stream OF traffic from the two cities
TO cross
AS the girls cut the rope American
flags frttcred to the breeze from the
tops of the 200 foot towers at the ends
of the draw span. Although the cerc
monies today were simple, it is plan
ned to noId an interstate celebration
IN June
The cost Of the Interstate structure
is $l,750.0 900 and its total length is
about $1,000 feet or more than four
miles. The Interstate bridge proper
spans the main channel of the Column
bia river. $500 feet wide, and consists
of ten truss spans, each 265.5 feet
long the girder span Of 80 feet and
three truss spans 275 feet long. Ore
Of the 275 foot spans is a draw Of the
vertical lift type. Approaches to the
bridge are 300 feet in length.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-16
four AMERICANS
HELD FOR RANSOM
villa Bandits Raid Another Amer
lea" Owned Ranch.

FL Paso. Tex, Feb. 15.-Jose Ynez
Salazar. with his villa command. oc.
cupied Ojitos, an American owned
cattle rancn IN Mexico. forty-five
miles southwest of the Corner ranch.
One American negro is being held
there for ransom and three American
Mormon cowboys VINO were captured
during the raid on the Corner ranch
also are believed to be held for ran.
som at Oiitos. American troops are
patrolling the border to prevent
repetition of raids
Interest in Mexican border affairs
shifted suddenly from the contemplate
ed Villa attack on Juarez to the oper-
ations of Salazar and his mounted
forces. Following the raid on the Cor.
ner ranch, which is located on the
American side of the boundary, Sala-
zar's forces occupied Ojitos. taking
prisoners nine Mexicans, together
with Buck Spencer, an American ne
gro, employed by E. K. Warren &
Sons. No one was killed when Sala-
zar occupied Ojitos.
A demand for $1,000 ransom was
made upon Bob Morehead, rancI
overseer for the Warren interests,
and forwarded from Hachito to f. K.
Warren at Three Oaks. Mich. Reports
from Hachita said Warren had in
structed Morehead to protect Spencer
and had ordered the ransom paid,
h,,4 80 VI tod o..
said they had urged the ransom be
| refused.
Three Americans held at Ojitos are
| Andrew Peterson, Burton Jensen and
| Hugh Accord.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-16
GREEN VALLEY
Ooings OF The Little Colony
North OF Mt. Vernon

Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Dewitt and
sons of Sparta were the guests of G..
b. Ridenour and wife Sunday.
Stanley Hess, wife and son, James,
visited Saturday night and Sunday
with relatives in Mt. Vernon.
Joe McGugin of Lucernville, Ray
McGugin of Columbus and Mrs.
George Stimates of North Liberty Wis.
tied their mother, Mrs. ]. NJ McGugin,
Sunday.
Mrs. A. NJ. Cochran received word
of the death of her aunt, Mrs. Jennie
Willyerd, which occurred at the home
of Mrs. Willyerd's son in Columbus.
The w. F.. M. S. of the Green Val
ley community will celebrate Washing
toms birthday with a parcel post and
penny social at the Green Valley
school house Friday evening, Feb. %
Everyone is requested to bring pack
age valued at l0c. Supper served al
600.
Paul Sockman and family visited
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Biggs.
Sunday school next Sunday at 1896
o'clock.
Mrs. N. Mendenhall and Mrs. l.. L
Mendenhall spent Wednesday visit
ing Mr.. Talmadge of near Chesteryille
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-16
LICKING BAR
MEMORIAL DAY
Attorneys Planning An An
nual Affair
SEVERAL OPPOSE 1T
Claims Affair Would Do Away With
Time-Honored Custom OF Meet
ing Day After The Death
OF A Member

Following the adoption of the reso-
lutions the bar attempted to make an
annual memorial day for the bar as
sociation similar to that OF a number
OIL secret orders and societies, says
the Newark American-Tribune.
James r. Fitzgibbon offered a mo-
ton to fix date to be observed in
the future for a memoriam meeting
and Edward Kibler, sr., offered a sug.
gestiOn that the date be fixed with the
annual banquet and that affair be
made the time and place Of formally
remembering those members of the
bar who had been removed by death
during the year intervening.
The suggestion was opposed, though
Mr.. Kibler favored 1t as 1t would help
to temper the hilarity OF the banquet.
c. w. Montgomery thought that to
combine the two functions Of the asso-
citation meant to detract somewhat
from both. He did not think there
could be a harmony between them as
they were Numerically opposite and
inconsistent. A. S. Mitchell also said
that he for one did not like to attempt
to blend the good cheer of the banquet
with funeral gloom.
A. A. Stasel heartily was not in fav-
or of the adoption of the motion to
make memorial day a fixed institu.
tion. He said, however, that the plan
now followed of meeting, the next day
after death had invaded their ranks,
was a good custom, as 1t was ancient.
1--WE are in the spirit at such times,
he said. He feared that the new Gus
tom of fixed date would fall into dis
use.
Judge Swartz put the motion on a
rising vote and the motion to make a
fixed custom of memorial day was car
ried, with heavy dissenting vote.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-16
GRAIN NOT TO BE FED ALONE
TO BREEDING HOGS

In order that losses by accident may
be prevented and the period of useful
ness of the animals for breeding pur-
poses heightened, breeders want hogs
with strong, dense bones. Since GER
cal grains are low in mineral ele-
ments, they should be supplemented
by feeds rich in these constituents.
When confined in yards hogs are
often fed largely or entirely on grain
rations. so that their bones are soft
and easily broken. Nutrition studies
conducted at the Ohio Experiment Sta
tion proved Uhat cereals alone will not
produce normal growth of bone. Corn
alone and corn with soybeans produc'
ed the least bone. Rations of corn sup
plemented by tankage and by skim
milk produced the most bone.
Because of their high protein and
lime content alfalfa and clover hay
may be fed to advantage to mature
breeding hogs, and in the spring greer
leguminous crops may be used. Fol
feeding in connection with grains, Il
breeding hogs in confinement, the Elk
pertinent Station also recommend
lime, corncob charcoal, bone flour ant
wood ashes. These may be fed in sell
feeders, preferably mixed with a small
amount Of salt.