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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
GERMAN SHIPS
RUN TOHARBOR
British Vessels Have Brush
With Enemy-Let-Up in
Fighting is Reported.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

British light cruisers and torpedo
boat destroyers put to flight eleven
German. destroyers in the North Sea,
forcing them to take refuge in the
fortified harbol Of Zecbrugge, Be.
GUM. Several German destroyers
were reported hit by British gun fire.
Official dispatches from Berlin,
Paris and London indicate a slight
let up in fighting in the western war
theatre, while reports from London
state the British troops, who are at
lacking on a four-mile front in the
Lake Dorian region in Macedonia,
took the Teutonic trenches on a two
mile front and on the other flank adj
vanced more than a mile.
Berlin dispatches from the same
war theatre report a battle raging
surprising in violence all other bat
ties on the Macedonian front since
the war.
While Germans still hold Fresnoy,
General Haig's troops are pressing
them hard from good vantage points,
firing a harassing fire into the de-
Tenders.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
CARY IN TALLAHASSEE
FOR HOME GUARD BILL
Tallahassee Bureau,
Pensacola Journal.

Tallahassee. May 1O.-Col. R. N.
Cary and Mrs. Cary arrived in the
capital this morning, and will re
main over tomorrow. Col. Cary is
interested in legislation to authorize
TIE formation of home guards, as
provided in bill introduced by Sen
ator Jones. The house committee on
military affairs drafted a bill, which
passed the house, and was sent to
the senate about the time that SEN
atOr Jones' bill was introduced. Both
were referred to the senate commit
tee on militia. which accepted the
committee bill from the house, and
house, and reported unfaeorably on
Senator Jones' bill because they were
similar bills.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11

ipation in war, we urge the confer
ence committee to adopt the Eng
lish provisions providing for the eX-
apination and exemption of 'consci-
entious DIRECTORS regardless OF their
religious connections. We urge its
adoption:
IL Because the present provis-
ion is grossly discriminatory and
should either be stricken out entire
ly or changed to include any and all
persons who have real conscientious
scruples against participating in war.
(2) "Bocaus : the present Ian
ruame in the hill does not even cover
Quakers who have no formal creed.
(3) because the exerience in
ENGLAND demonstrates that few slack
e~s escape by virtue of such an eX-
emption clause.
(4) Because the principle If
such exemption from military serv-
ice is rccogniZed in q Of our state
constitutions and in the statutes OF
& more"
The union uroes that direct partic-
ination in war could be assigned to
useful non-combatant service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
JOFFRE PAYS TRIBUTE
TO MEMORY OF GRANT

New York, May 1O.-A tribute to
the memory of Ulysses Grant was
paid by Marshal Joffre, victor of the
Marine, when a wreath of evergreens
was placed on the civil war generals
tomb which overlooks the Hudson
river, the ceremony being one of the
most dramatic ever witnessed in New
York.
other events of the days visit or
the French war mission was a speech
bv Vivianai who declared France
will never cease fighting until Alsace
Lorraine is restored, and that the
Stars and Stripes will never attain to
full significance until floated from
the European trenches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
c. F.&l. WILL.
SPEND500,000
Receivership Certificates for
Building Machine Shop.
Here, to Be Issued.

F. F. Dewey and Philip D. Beau.
receivers of the G.. F. & A. railroad,
petitioncd Judge Sheppard Thursday
morning for authority to issue
100000 of receivers certificates to
get necessary equipment and provide
for operating expenses. JUDGE
Sheppard granted the authority sub
ject to the approval Of parties inter
csted in the road at a hearing to be
held in the court on May 26th Tho
petition stjpuIates that the receivers
Certificates shall be payable one year
after date of issuance and that mon
eys obtained therefrom shall be used
in establishing machine shop us
Pensacola and making various other
improvements.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
BRIDGE SITE STUDIED
NO DECISION YET MADE

The five Escambia county commits
sioners went by auto to Moline yes
terday morning, where they met two
members of the Santa Rosa county
commissioners to inspect with them
and make investigations on, the site
of the proposed bridge across the Es-
Gambia river at NoIjnO. The Escam-
bia commissioners stated on their re-
turn to the city last night that they
had not made final decision on the
deposition of the bridge bids, but
would probably do so at their next
meeting Tuesday week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
GENTRYGUILTY.
Of SLAVERY
Only Few Minutes Needed
to Convict Man Who Fled
With 19-Year-Old Girl.

Yves Gentry, alias J. J. Gentry, Of
Caryville, who was arrested in Mo
bile on April / and brought to Pen
sacola on a charge of violating the
Mann white slave act. was found
guilty as charged by the United
States court Thursday afternoon. The
jury was out only a few minutes.
Judge Sheppard has not sentenced
Gentry yet, but the penalty will not
be over two years imprisonment Cen
try took the stand in defense of him.
self and was the only witness for the
defense.
Malley Forehand, the woman in the
case, was the star witness for the
the prosecution was the ticket agent
who sold Gentry the two railroad
tickets that he and the girl used to
make the trip to Mobile.
Malley Forehand is only 10 years
old and the man she ran away with
is 81. The girl has been living with
her mother at their home in Grace
vile for the last four or five years,
and it is understood her reputation
had been without suspicion. la was
charged that Gentry deserted his
wife at Caryville and went to Grace
vile, where he got a job as night
watchman. It was at that time that
he became acquainted with the girl,
and induced her to flee with him to
Mobile The police in Mobile were
notified and after several weeks
search located and arrested Gentry,
and a deputy sheriff from Pensacola
went after him and brought him to
this city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
ON LIFE OF
CUBA'S PRESIDENT
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Havana, May 10.-Three was an at
tempted assassination of President
Menocal last night by means of q
bomb explosion. Nine arrests were
made before the conspirators could
carry out plans. According to Off
Gals, plotters had negotiated with a
Cuban army sergeant. The sergeant
after learning of plans, gave the in
formation 10 the presidents aide,
thwarting the plot.
The bomb which had for its object
the killing of President Menocal was
to be timed as to explode when Amer
lean Minister William Gonzalez was
in the palace with the president, &C
cording to the official statement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
Measure Would Repeal the
Bryan Law and Make
Changes in System.
FEE SYSTEM WILL
BE ABOLISHED
May Prohibit Anyone Wav-
ering in Finals, Who Ran
But Nominee.
Tallahassee Bureau,
Pensacola Journal.

Tallahassee, May 10.-Debate over
the bill repeating the Bryan primary
law and substituting the old two pri-
mary system, occupied the house for
almost its entire session today. The
bill is a committee measure. designed
to prevent the evils which have be-
come apparent in the Bryan law. Be
ing 4 lengthy measure, the bill was
read by sections, and privilege of
amending was given after each.
Many amendments We're submitted to
each section, and debated, though few
ralical changes were made.
Jennings, of Duval, submitted a
woman suffrage amendment allow
ing women to vote in primaries.
tbs was Ailled.
The principal feature of the bill is
that it prohibits any one running in
the general election who took part
in the primary, or appointing any
other than the nominees of the pri-
mary. The measure was still pend
inC when the house adjourned, and
will be taken up again tomorrow,
when it will probably pass.
The senate was not N session be-
CauSe of important committee meet
ings.
Local Bills Considered.
After the consideration of local
bills in the house last night, the sen
ate was fairly swamped this morning
when those that passed were certified
to the upper house. Nearly an hour
was consumed in referring the bills,
which brought the calendar to eleven
o'clock, special orders.
Fee Bills.
Two fee bills, one by Senator Jones,
the other by Senator Carlton. were
set for consideration at this time.
Several amendments were submitted
to the bill by Senator Jones, which
provided a graduated list for pay
ment, but the enacting clause was
finally stricken. The bill by Senator
Carlton, which is more general, and
does not go into effect until the cxpi-
ration Of the terms of office oc the
officials elected in the last election,
was passed, though not without some
, opposition.
Bridge Bill.
The Escambia-Santa Rosa bridge
bill was certified by the house tins
morning, and was advanced to second
+ reading when Senator Jones moved
to pass the bill informally. 1t is I'M
derstood that there is some objection
/ to the provisions Of the bill by West
/ Florida countless and it is for investI-
| cation that the passage Of the bill
was deferred.
For Spanish Vets.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
U. S. MARCH EXPORTS
SHOW GREAT INCREASE

washington, May IO.-AmerICa's
exports to Europe in March, the sec
ond month of the unrestricted sub
marine warfare, showed an increase
of more than thirty per cent over
February. The department Of COM
merce's report estimates March ship
ments were valued at S56,500,000
against S43.750,00O.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
TAX PILGRIMS PRESENT
CASE TO LEGISLATORS
Tallahassee Bureau,
Pensacola Journal.

Tallahassee, May 1O-The tax COM
mittee from Pensacola arrived this
afternoon and appeared before an in
formal meeting of the members Of
the committee this afternoon and to-
night. Chairman Wentworth outlined
the difficulties in Escambia county,
which are similar to those existing
elsewhere, and to meet which bill
has aires Y been drafted Further
heaY:.,-a Ill he riven.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
HOOVER MAY BE THE
AMERICAN FOOD CONTROLLER

Washington, May 10.-The sugges-
ton that Herbert c. Hoover be nam
ed American food controller was
given weight by definite indications
that the administration plans the ere
alton of an emergency food organi-
zation to direct food distribution dur
ing the war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
SUSPECTED GERMAN
HAD HARBOR PLANS

San Francisco, May 10.-Lieut.
Frank K. Wolf. an alleged deserter
from the United States aviation corps
and said to be at one time a lieuten-
ant in the German army, was arrest
ed and interned here. Federal auth
critics said they found road maps
and complete plans of San Francisco
bay fortification in VOLTS possession.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
BRITISH WAR MISSIONS
WORK Is ENDED

Washington, May lots confer
ences virtually concluded, the British
war rN.sEion leaves tomorrow for
New York, where a joint reception
with the French mission will be given
during the day. The British commits
SION returns here Sunday night,
later leaving on trip in middle west
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
Boarded Train at Milton,
Seen at Mulat, Dropped
Of This Side of Trestle.
POLICE WAITING
AT THE DEPOT
One Lady Positive That
She Recognized Fugitive
on Barrancas Avenue.

Considerable stir was caused
among noIi,o and ro,,,,+,. ofF;oo,z Loot
,io,l,. ,,.I,o., -. ...-.....
-,'e NV "''0'' d 'Ep0'l IE"'h'o inc Guy
mat man resembling Blackwell,
the accused murderer of Bud Davis
and wife had LoardaJ tr,,D Va %
o+ 2,,1+., al +t...
t,..;,, ,,.5';,,. '',,' Wv Vas o." .'g
r,a,.t +,,. ,'.l. va, U"S '''i "I~''l" 1''o
. ?'i13 ..."o''N' mere WAS
~. ,t"''N ~ az ''"I' "'' 81" part OF C"e
o.ij'F,S' "'le"'eh on moIorcyc'es
anu III autos were fuSheo to Nlnth
t55HS"te' WiL'Ie 'n' incoming Tram was
; ; ~ N'oP I"F tagging inc crosse
LIZ. t.S'' d "''H1'I "ePuoIeS from lhS
III once VIII" were mere ana
o'''GLS were S'a0'oA'" Iur>hef 10 tne
,.,s.N ;,I'l' overseeing 'h@ lteSHe
a lS;,.;.'',E i''S ou ear All theSe
lI,SS' IoN'E'T' were III Va'n' TOT
after the train had reached the depot.
aLlu I'l,l oe'h SGaFrhca' no trace o.
'''e suspect 'ouI" Dc louho.
Conductor Recognizes Him.
Conductor Nickcry is reported %
have been the first. to recognize
BLACKWELL and Immediately there
4. Ter Wofo vas f'ashad TO tensac9Ia
Loi o. lCe'S 10 '.e1t me traIH. II nus
w. ToI,' " ''9 9,i'I 'II." W o.al' where
'''T ~. 81 am '''"''S O. 9IoI. SCCp'
y, i'e'I lI@ ram Ie-1 'HuIaL' however
ne suSpVCIe9 man mao vanished. !F
was ItpoI'e4 0" ARRIVAL OF the ram
! lI@Le lLla' me suspect haq 0QasIHu
,[g 'aHh Ol the IFa'h' pfoDaoiy at
...a;-C eISoI'5 VINO were on. "a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair Friday and Saturday: showers
friday night or. Saturday; gentle to
moderate east winds
Yesterdays temperature: Highest. 2
degrees; lowest. sc degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-11

He that wrestles with us strength
ems our nerves, sharpens our skill.
Our antagonist is our helper.-Burke.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
FoLkERs-HoNom1cHL WEDDING.

On January 2nd, 1917, many friends
and neighbors gathered at the pleas
ant country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. FolkerS to witness the wedding
Of their daughter, Alminnie, to Mr..
Louis Honomichl, Jr., of Wilson.
The house was tastily decorated with
Christmas greens, typical of the hol-
iday season. In the parlor was ar
ranged wedding bell of pink and
white, under which the bride and
groom stood during the ceremony
which was performed by Rev. Fink
binder of the German Lutheran
church. They were attended by Miss
Matilda Honomichl and Mr.. Carl
Folkers, and little Adelia F'inkbin-
der acted as ring bearer. Miss Jane
Schimkowitsch played the wedding
march.
The bride was dressed in beauti-
full gown of blue crepe de- chine and
carried boquet of pink and white
carnations. The groom was attired
in black broadcloth. The bride is
one of Trego county's we'll beloved
girls, for to know her is to love her.
She issa graduate of our high school
and had taught two years. The
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Honomichl, of Wilson, Kansas,
who is one of the we'll respected Cit
liens of that vicinity, and has also
many friends in Trego county.
After the ceremony and congratu-
Iations most bountiful and deli
cious dinner was served.
The bride and groom received many
beautiful and useful presents, and
will be at home to their friends after
January 18th, 1917, at Wilson, Kan
sas, where the groom has new home
awaiting his bride.
The guests from out of town were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Honomichl. Sr.,
and Miss Matilda Honomichl, of Will
son, Mr. and Mrs. James Soukup. of
Ellsworth; MIR. and Mrs. Frank Bum
CART, of Ellis; Mr.. VIM. LutZ and Mr..
Frank Jacobs, of Ellis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

List of transfers recorded in the ONCE of
the Register of Deeds for the last two weeks
of Decem Der 1915. Furnished by w. H.
Swiggett, BorS Abstractor for Treso County
at Wa-Keeney. Kansasl
J. A. L. Waddell to c. A. Kulp,
southwest or. 27-13-23, s24oO.
A. D. Jellison to G. NJ. Mcclure,
southeast or. 2s-13-22, 5000.
Tim Haley to III. E. Rawlip, north
west of southeast or. 34-1e22, $1,000.
w. R. Godell to Ed Coen. north
west or. 34-13 25, S1.O0 and other.
A E. Waddell TO Bradley Brown,
northeast or. 2O-13-24, $4,000.
Theo. Kos to Henry Schneider,
southwest or. 24-13-24, $3.50.
F. o. Gleason to w. ]. Kulp, north
east or. 5-13-22, s44Oo
F. 0. Gleason to Geo. Rhoden, south
east or 5-13-22, s44o0
Chas. Delaney to John Lemke,
southeast or 5-11-22, s1.OO and other.
John Scha.l to Sol Mai. southwest
14-13-24, s2SOO.
c. L. Hubbard to Geo. Glass, east
hf 1921, s11, 200,
Grace Cole to c Mussemann, west
hf 35-11-24, $4,000.
n. B. Davis TO o. Runyon, north
west or 29-15-25, $500.
Nels Nelson to FL. S. Cantrell. south
hf 12-1l-23.
Mary Walker TO JEo. Saleen, north
east or 1882, s17OO.
Jane Rhule to G. L. Barger, 5-6-7-s
block SO, s675
A G. Danfuth to J. P. Smith,
southwest ar 35-15-25, $500.
Edith Purcell to A. W. HeyI, loft
off lots & $40 block 16. $3.50.
Ira Acre TO Frank Walker, west hf
of north hf 1S-11-23, s100 and other.
d. B. Schuer TO Jno. Glass, south
hf northeast 9-13-21, 5000.
A. G. Schell TO ]. H. Schell, south
east or 32-15-23, $4,000
John Saleen to Frank Cerney, east
hf 1892, $1,000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
Treso County Teachers Association

Meetings will be held as follows:
Ogallah, Kans.. Saturday. January
10, 1917.
wa-Keeney, Kans., February 10,
1917.
Collyer, Kans., Saturday, March 16,
1917.
The program for the Ogallah meet
ing will include the following.
Review of Ell. N. Wilson's Reading
Circle text
Motivation-chapte one and two
Miss Delta Keyser-
Primary Reading Drill Miss Ada
Frost. Ogallah.
Local History and Local History
Contest-W W. Sullivan OF the de-
partment or history Of Fort Hays
Normal
This,program should bring : large
attendance. You zhould hear 1Lr,
Sullivan for inspiration lib history
study
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
OBITUARY

James Alexander Mumert was born
in Whiteside county. ILL.,, December
q, 1851 and died at his home in Trego
county, Kansas, December %, 1916,
aged SO years and eight days.
He was united in marriage March
16, 1884 with Rose Ellen Hoskins at
White Rock, Kansas. and to them
two sons and three daughters were
born all of whom survive their faith
er. He came to Kansas from Illinois
in 1880 and located in the southern
part of Graham county and in 1906
moved to a farm in Trego county
which has since been his home. He
was a successful farmer, a good
neighbor and made many close friends
who sincerely sympathize with his
loved ones in the seemingly untimely
death of father, husband and brother
The cause of his death was a COM
plication of diseases. The funeral
services were conducted at the Meth
odist church in this city last Sunday
by the Rev. Woodward and the body
buried in the Wa-Keeney cemetery.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
THE WORLD s1.so AFTER MARCH /

Beginning March 1, 1917, the price
of the World will be advanced to
S150 per year: Everything has. ad-
vanced-drugs, food stuffs, hardware,
goods, clothing, in fact near
ly everything that grows or is manu-
lactured has advanced to double the
former price and many things have
trebled. 1t is true of the materials
used in the print shop especially pa
per and inks which contain dye stuffs
have gone out of sight. All job print
ing materials where a fine grade of
paper is used are all twice as high as
they were two years ago.
We believe our readers and patrons
are fair enough to see that it becomes
necessary to advance our price. We
will make every effort to give the
public the best paper possible for the
price. All of the city dailies and all
the papers in the Sixth district have
been compelled to raise their sub
scription rates. Just stop moment
and consider that 81. so year you
will receive your county paper 81
times during the year at less than 3
cents per week or cents per copy
Cheap isn't it?
Thanking our old patrons for their
support in the past and feeling that
our small raise will meet with the
approval of our readers, we ask that
our subscribers renew at once and
take advantage of our liberal club
bing offer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
When whsat Was sass Per Bushel

The grain men say that wheat may
70 TO 81 90 buShel before March lst.
Wheat has been much higher than
hat, though not in many years,
5rites the New York Times:
1t was 93 cents in 1888, after our
evolutionary war, and rose yearly to
i96, touching $500, although the
Ferage was 81 As. The Napoleon
vars were ended in 1915. Wheat sold
then at S176. 1t rose to $3.50 in
1911. In the American Civil war
wheat went from 81 cents in 1861 TO
81. 2S in 1864, but reached its highest
mark, s2S5 in the spring Of 1861
This was just fifty years after it had
S-ouched the same figure in 1871.
Does that mean that it will again
each 81 IS a bushel when +he half
century recurs in 1917.
y The stuperstitious may think so.
kut it is only possible to say that
budies of the relations of war and
heat prices show that in three in
hnces prices rose higher after the
d of hostilities than while they
re raging When this occurred it
lowed long and exhausting con-
acts similar to the present war.
from this it has been thought that
wheat may reach new price levels
after the close of the war now in
progl less.-Osborne Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-06
OBITUARY

Minnie Eta Oliver was born in
Sparta, Wis, December %, 1868. Died
December 20. 1916, at Wa-Keeney,
Kans., aged Al years, IL months and
% DAYS.
At the age of 20 years she was unit
ed in marriage to Herbert Springer
of Chetek, Wis. To this union were
born four children-Julia, Jennie,
Charles and Jay-three of whom sur
vive- Jennie the second daughter
having died at the age of years.
In the spring of 1870 the family
moved to Nebraska and later to
South Dakota. December 80, 1914,
the husband and father was laid to
rest at Fairburn, S. D. Immediately
the mother and two sons moved back
to Nebraska and about two years
later to Wa-Keeney, where she was
married to David O. Percy, resident
of Trego county. The deceased made
many friends during her. short resi-
dence in the county, and her friends
and neighbors sustain an irreparable
loss in her death. She was a loving
mother and wife SO unselfish and
ready to help those in need.
The deceased was bedfast for three
weeks but death came very unexpect-
edly as she was thought to be recover
ing. The disease-neuritis settled in
the heart and brought almost imme-
diate death.
Besides her three children, Mrs.
Julia Cason of Fairburn, S. D., Chas.
and Jay Springer who we're with her
at her death, she is survived by both
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver of Wis
consin, three sisters-Mrs. Lottie
Boyd of Whitten, S. D., Mrs. Jennie
Tifftof of Alta, Canada, Mrs. Ida
Fitch of North Dakota, and one
brother Charles Oliver of South Da-
kota. She is also survived by her
second husband D. G. Percy and three
stepchildren Clarence. Burnice and
Floyd. Xxx