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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-21
Would Have Given Life For Peace

William Jennings Bryan,
three times candidate for pres
ident, and former secretary of
state, sent this message to Pres
ident Wilson as soon as war was
declared:
Believing it to be the duty of
each citizen to bear his part of
the burden of war and his share
of its perils, l hereby tender my
services to the government.
Please enroll me a s a private
whenever ] am needed. AS
sign me to any work | can do I'M
til called to the colors. | shall,
through the Red Cross contribute
to the committee for soldiers in
the hospital, through the Young
Mems Christian association, and
in guarding the morals of the
men in camp"
Mr.. Bryan, with the rank of
colonel, commanded a regiment
of Nebraska volunteers during
the Spanish-American war.
He adds: Gladly would / have
given my life to save my country
from war. but now tn a { my
country has gone to war. gladly
will l give my life to aid it."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-21
Some Good Advice.

Don't think too much of your own
methods. Watch other peoples ways
and learn from Them" This is good
advice, especially when bilious or con-
stipated. You will find many people
who use Chamberlain's Tablets for
these ailments with the best results,
and will do well to follow their exam
pie. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-21
The Biggest Audience

1t is questionable whether any
utterance in history of the world
ever reached so many hearers as
President Wilson'S war speech
to congress on April 2. 1t is
only IN recent years, of course,
that the means of communication
have given any man a great au-
dience of contemporaries. Pub
lie statements of various states
men since the war begun have
gained great circulation, b u
neither Kasier nor Gar nor
Lloyd George seems to have
reached, at any time, half so
many people as has the president
of the United States in his ad-
dress committing US to war.
The publicity his words receiv.
ed as a matter of course, at the
time of their delivery, W a S
worldwide. They passed natur-
ally through all the channels of
national and international COM
munication. Newspapers in
every city and every land print
ed at least the gist of his remarks
and some of his m o s t telling
sentences. But that was only
a beginning. For every hearer
that speech found on the day of
its delivery, or the day after, it
has found a hundred since, and
the number is rolling up steady
by the millions. as people every
where realize its significance.
In France and Italy it has been
accorded a unique honor. The
governments have ordered ii
printed in full and posted on all
public billboards throughout
the country. In France t h G
minister of public instruction
has gone further, ordering that
it shall be read in every school,
lyceum and college. 1t appears
that the, speech will actually be
read by. or read to, the entire
French nation.
By this time it has reached
virtually the whole Italian ma
ton, all the English-speaking
people in the world, and all the
intelligent folks of all lands. II
may be no exaggeration to say
that address has been heard by
a world-audience of l, 900, 600, DOC
people.
1t was a great occasion, anC
the President rose to it nobly.
There will be many such op.
portunities hereafter. TIL {
world is all one now, and any
man can gain whatever hearing
his position and ability justify.
But isn't the thought of so vast
an audience enough to give the
calmest statesman stage fright,
Alexandria Town Talk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-21
Present Status of Federal Aid Road
Work.

[AlhSi AN<etil AAiSo AZ
ISOLATION, of Washington, D. c.,
in commenting on the present
status of Federal aid to road
work, has this to say:
Cooperative road building by
the nation and the States, under
the federal aid road law which
went into effect last July, is
now rapidly emerging from the
preliminary formative tage
during which the States must
adjust their road laws and GER
tain of their road projects to the
requirements of Congress. 1t
has been a somewhat tedious
work because legislative action
has been required in most States,
and such action is rarely possible
without long delays. 1t has
been necessary for Indiana, Ne
vada, South Carolina and Texas
to pass laws creating State high
way departments, and for a
number of States having high
way departments to modify their
avs, in order to take part in
this cooperative work. At the
end of March the highway de-
partments Of most States were
declared to comply with t h e
federal requirements by the
Department of Agriculture, and
only twelve States had failed to
give formal assent to the pro-
visions of the federal act. This
failure has been due to made
quate authority to assent or to
the governors disposition to
leave the matter to the legis-
lature, as in New York and Ver-
mont"
Many of the States have
submitted plans for the use of
part or all of their present al
lotments of federal aid funds.
The congressional requirements
concerning the use of federal
funds by the States are stated in
language which has made neces-
sary particularly careful scru-
tiny of these early projects in
order to avoid future legal ques-
tions, and on this account it has
been practicable to give final ap-
prevail to projects submitted by
only two States, California and
Pennsylvania, but it is now ex-
pected that projects in Washing
ton. Connecticut, Minnesota,
North Carolina and Georgia will
be approved at an early date,
leaving the further progress on
the roads with highwry depart
ments, working in conjunction
with the U. S. Office of public
roads,"
1t will be noted that no men,
ton of the State of Louisiana is
made in the foregoing. In COM
menting on the congressional re-
quirements concerning the use
of Federal road funds, the state
ment is made that final approval
has been given to the projects of
only two States, and Louisiana is
not one of them.
We have been under the i'm
preston that all the necessary
requirements had been fulfilled
to enable Louisiana to share in
the national road fund. If this
is not the case, it is high time
that some speedy action was be-
ing taken in the matter. In case
the State Highway Department
is not authorized to take such ac-
ton as may be necessary, the SER
vices of the governor should be
invoked to give such formal as
sent as may be required. If the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-09

hammered and shoyeled and fought to keep
the steam pressure up to the limit Yet,
strive as they might, they were losing time
on the steep hill time that had to be made
up somewhere.
Just at the foot Of this bin on Tie other
side was the unfinished bridge swung high
over Little River Orders read TO reduce
speed to three miles an hour across this
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-09

then HoIcomb came shouldering his way
through the crowd toward the cnginec., Du
George got in the inst word.
say Mr. IIoIeamb, he called I've
changed my uind, want the rest Of thai
thirty day.
"Iakeit said Ilolcomb, and your pa,
goes On just the same Bul when you come
back I'm going to deduct the cost Of thai
Little River bridge from your first month
earnings
Now old George pulls the mail trah o.
the main line but rumor has it tho' 50 ia
he has not paid ior that bridge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-09

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
GREAT FIRE In
MOBILE WHILE
STORM RACED
QUARTER OF A MILLION DOL
LAR LOSS SUFFERED WHEN
LARGE CONSCIOUS ARE DE-
STROYED.
Especial to The JournaD

Mobile, Sept. 3O.-Fanned by the
hurricane which swept over this city
Friday, fire swept through the down
town business district, destroying
two square blocks of buildings and
rolling up a property loss estimated
at S275,000, by the department
this evening. 1t was not until early
Sunday morning that the fire chief
reported the fire under control. for
the high wind that came from the
north after the hurricane served to
aggravate the flames.
Heavy rainfall which accompanied
the hurricane aided the fire depart
ment in keeping the blaze confined
as the sparks were quenched by the
rain as they We're picked up and
hurled far into the city by the wind,
The buildings which were Quilted
were the Mobile Chamber of Com
merce, the Cotton Exchange, the T.
G.. Bush Wholesale Grocery Com
pany, and the Brown e. Brown whole
sale house.
The fire loss totaled with the prop
erty damage of the hurricane,
amounts to figure close to 100000
and from reports received from other
gulf cities in the path of the storm,
Mobiles property loss is by far the
largest.
Shortly following the first alarm
of the fire, the fire chief called prac-
tically all of the fire companies IN
the city to the blaze, leaving few
to guard the residence districts. The
tremendous wind made the traffic
difficult. and an hour had passed be-
fore the full strength of the de-
partment was fighting the flames.
Heavy strips of tin and bricks fly
ing through the air in many instances
slashed through the heavy rain coats
and helmets of the firemen and in
flicted serious injuries. Three MEM
hers of the first truck company We're
badly hurt when great gust of wind
overturned the ladder on which they
were climbing into the Cotton Elk
change building.
Friday night saw the entire de-
partment busy shifting their lines of
hose with the wind, which veered
into the northwest. Finding it inn
possible to throw water against the
hurricane, all lines of hose were
moved to the windward of the fire.
Ten streams were in continuous play
on the blaze, some of them more than
half a block away, the wind carrying
the water directly into the center of
the fire.
Numerous trees were blown down
in the residential section and tele-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN NOVEMBER AT MIAMI

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 29.-The
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa
ton has issued the official call for
the enth Annual Convention of the
organization to meet at Miami, Flor
ida, November 81 to December /. in
elusive.
The call states that the members
are assured of one of the most at
tractive programs ever arranged for
a convention of the association. not
only because of the tropical climate
and delightful surroundings of Miami
but because of the magnificent spirit
of progress and self-help everywhere
evident about Miami.
The call throughout is a glowing
praise of Miami and its surroundings.
with Miami, the city of the royal
palm, the coconut and the banana. the
avocado and grape fruit, the jasmine
and everblooming hibiscus" it reads,
$50 many Americans are already ia
familiar that we hesitate to suggest
its many attractions. Senator Fletcher
told US of it last year, and his words
still ring in our ears: Miami, that
magic city of the east coast, away
down near the wonderful keys and the
wonderful overseas railroad; Miami
where the morning IS made of frag-
rance and sunbeams, and the evening
of contentment and starlight; Miami
invites you to come to her with your
convention, and will most enthusias-
tically greet you. Th1re is in that
wonderful city no evidence OF any
thing but advancement and progress
"Miami, indeed, affords one of the
finest examples of waterway progress
in our country. On her harbor front
h a- Sf,~Yrn inn
at her own expense, a public dock,
one thousand feet long, with public
terminal railroad. In the bay, Dade
County, of which Miami is the seat
of government, is dredging commo-
dious channel and causeway. Access
to these improvements is provided by
the government cLannels and Jettles,
connecting with the ocean, on which
the commerce of the Antilles and the
Gulf passes to and fro along the Gulf
Stream, seemingly stones throw
from shore This years River and
Harbor bill carries a provision for
completing the Government channel,
and our members may understand the
progressive spirit of Miami when we
state that for every dollar the gov
eminent has provided toward these
improvements, the people of Miami
have provided more than two dollars.
The opening of the new harbor is to
be timed to our convention.
can attractive program of business
session, entertainments, and outdoor
events is being arranged for this
convention when the people of the
North are beginning to SILVER There
will be a motor boat pageant and
races in Biscayne Bay, and an oyster
roast with sports and sea bathing at
Miami Beach, one of the finest sea-
shore resorts in America; an automo-
bile trip on Tamiami Trail into the
wonderful Everglades with their still
'unreconstructed' population of Sem
mole Indians threading the waterw-
avs in their dugout canoes; and other
attractions, of which due announce
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

decided to try bottle Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It worked
from the first bottle, so / took second
and third, also bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and now am
just rs well as any other woman. adj
wise every woman, single or married,
who is troubled with any of the afore-
said ailments, to try your wonderful
Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
and ! am sure they will help her to get
rid of her troubles as they did me- -
Mrs. ELSIE ]. VAN DER SANDE, SO No.
York ST., Paterson, N. J.
Write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, if you
need special advice.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
phone and telegraph were completely

phone and telegraph were completely
demoralized.
Visitors from Montgomery to this
city said their city had suffered
greatly from the storm and that tel
ephone and telegraph service had
been temporarily discontinued. Re-
ports from the army cantonment near
Montgomery said that all of the tents
had been blown away and that large
number of the temporary buildings
had been demolished. Soldiers ere
reported to be hard at work sepair-
inc the damage.
There were no fatalities reported in
this city or in Montgomery.
Fort Morgan, So miles below
Mobile, was damaged to the extent of
100000 by the hurricane Of Friday,
and many of the fine residences ana
quarantine property suffered heavily
by the wind and water. News of the
damage was brought here by Off
GERS and civilians, and official an
nouncement was made of the losses
sustained.
The northern end of the reserva-
ton was inundated by the tide, which
rose over three feet, and had not re-
coded late Saturday afternoon, when
last reports were received.
According to reports from quaran-
tine officials, the barge Chapman. at
tached to the station here, went to
pieces during the storm, and all boats
connected with the station were lost.
Considerable damage was done to
the resorts on the east shore of the
bay, according to reports received
here, though no lives were lost at any
place near here during the storm.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
HOLD OUT HOPE FOR
SAFETY OF THE TARPON

Later reports received last night
from j. II. Drummond, of ST. Andrews
hold out some hope for the safety
of the Tarpon, as Mr.. Drummond stat
ed that a man who left Millville Fri
day at noon told him that he boat
was there when he left.
Other reports seem to show that
the Tarpon left Millville and went
to Panama City, which is only a few
miles away, and there waited until
later in the day before attempting
the trip. According to an interview
given to The Journal Saturday after
noon by Allison Brewster, of the Am
erican Tobacco Company, the Tarpon
left Panama City Friday, as the
storm was apparently over. All wires
are down, and it is impossible to de-
termine whether Mr. Brewster saw
the boat after she had attempted her
trip to Pensacola, or before, and con-
sequently the fate of the vessel is yet
shrouded in mystery.
Mr.. Drummond stated that the
force of the blow was considerably
less than further toward Milton, and
that he came through all of the
country between st. Andrews and
Pensacola, and found comparatively
little damage.
Mr.. Drummond further stated tina.
in a conversation with Captain Bar
row Wednesday morning the skipper
told him that he was going to Port
St. Joe, and then to Apalachics IA.
Mr.. Drummond said that he wanted
to take passage on the boat, but did
not like to go out with the storm
brewing. AS the Tarpon was supposed
to have left Panama City Friday, it
is possible that the ship went to Apa-
lachicola instead of coming here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
N. & M. DIVISION OF
L. & N. MAY RESUME

Service over the NJ. & NJ. division
of the l.. & N. will probably be re-
sumed today, according to announce
ment issued last night by district
passenger agent G.. H. Mann who
made a personal tour of sspection
by motor car Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Mann stated that he attempted
forced to stop at McDavid as the
bridge there was down. A detour via
Canoe was attempted, but was given
up when it was found that a network
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
HUNDREDS OF PINE
TREES FELLED IN STORM

Between fifty and seventy-five per
cent of the pine trees near DeFunialS
which had been boxed for turpentine
were blown down by the gale of Fri
day, according to J. j. McCaskill, Of
Freeport who is extensively interest
ed in the lumber and naval stores
business at DeFuniak..
Mr.. McCaskill arrived in the city
Yesterday morning on the Minnie Lee
from Freeport, having left DeFuniak
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
POLICE CHARGE
WH|SkEY SELLING
AGAINST MATTEO

Antony Matteo was arrested yester-
day morning by the police on the
charge of selling liquorq without Ii
cense. He lives in a small frame
building on the east side of Baylen
wharf, and in the raid conducted by
the police a barrel of beer, two quorts
and several pints of whiskey, and
two demijohns of wine were found.
The whiskey was stored in the po-
lice station, and the defendant re-
leased on $500 bond.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
STATE CAPITAL HAD
A TOUCH OF STORM

Washington, D. c., Sept. 29,-When
Congressman Sears called on Secre-
tary of War Baker today to make in
qrfry regarding the report that
ground glass had been found in the
Floria soldiers in the training camp
at Macon, Ga, he was avised that a
full investigation would be made CT
the report and effective measures viii
be taken to prevent its occurrence if
the report is substantial.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

Saturday night at eight o'clock. He
stated to The Journal that incomplete
reports indicate that the naval stores
industry suffered heavily in West
Florida as a result of the storm, but
that little or no other damage was
done.
According to Mr.. McCaskill, cap
tains of vessels at Freeport stated
that the barometer was three degrees
lower there than during the 1906
storm,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly
The Old Standard general strength
ening tonic, GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC, arouses the liver, drives
out Malaria, enriches the blood and
builds up the system. A true tonic
for adults and children. 60c.-adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
CHRISTENING At
THE CREEK CHURCH

Mr. and Mrs. John FARO christened
their baby daughter, Helen, at the
Greek church yesterday afternoon.
Following the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Zaho entertained number of friends
at their home, corner of East Strong
and Tarragona streets.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
STEAMER TARPON
ON THE GULF BEACH
Continued From Page One)

brought his craft through the worst
gale ever to strike the coast or not
cannot be definitely ascertained, but
it is feared that the staunch old yes
sci has made her last run.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
LOCAL TELEPHONES AREl
BEING PUT IN SERVICE

Though number of telephones in
the city were again connected yester-
day, as soon as the linemen were
placed at work, no communication was
established with the outside world,
and it will probably be sometime to-
day before wire are strung to car
ry voices from Pensacola to the out
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
To- HOLD MEETING

A special melting of the Automo-
bile club will be held Wednesday af-
ternoon at four o'clock when the new
city license taxes will be discussed
all members are urged to be present.
The regular meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce Board of Directors
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
four o'clock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

side from which the city has been
isolated since Friday
Damage in the city was confined
almost entirely to cut-ins to business
and residence instruments, and viii
be epaired as soon as linemen can To-
cate the troubles. Very little cable
damage was done, according to esti-
mates complied.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

nave MADE me We'll
and healthy. Some
time ago | felt so
run down, had pains
in my back and side,
was very irregular,
tired, nervous, had
such b ad dreams,
did not feel like eat
ing and had short
breath. ] read your
advertisement in
fba x,aDar,nnora opH
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
GOVERNOR NAMES
REGISTRATION MAN
Tallahassee Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal

Tallahassee, Sept. 30.-J. A. Asban
was today appointed supervisor of
registration for Brevard county sue
ceeding t. j. Cockshut who died a
few days ago according to an an
nouncement made by the executive
officers today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
MELLEN WAREHOUSE
DAMAGED BY STORM

Mellen's warehouse, at the corner Of
Garden and Alcaniz streets, was heav-
lily damaged by the storm, portion
of the roof having been taken of.
There was no serious amage suffered
by stocks of feed, however.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

ment will be made.
Invitations are being issued to the
President and Vice President, to mem
bers of the cabinet, Governors of
States, Mayors of cities and to tho
leading commercial organizations
along the seaboard to attend the
Miami convention"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-01
WOMAN NOW IN
Perfect HEALTH
What Came From Reading
q Pinkham Adver-
tisement.

Paterson, N. j. 81 thank you for
the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies as they