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The Robesonian., 1917-09-20

The expectant mother, nWals,hng ;TC shag;,,d thv ne
ail means render nature helping hand;
Mothers Friend has RS res9ar been uSse nse tRs Rs
i,,sc1es onou5e re,axnaturaily and without strain
11hsIlei When BABY By is born. The work which dca
nature is performing is MondeTiullyy aase nren
~, ~ tinn The usual stretching pains dur
ing in E the period are avoided and the time
The Robesonian., 1917-09-20

The body of Rufus Moncrief. 20
year-old negro, tied to trees And
riddled with bullets, was found IN 'a y
country road near Athens, Ga, Tnas q
day. A piece of paper tackled over
his head bore the words: "You a.
saulted one white girl but will not
another" =
The Robesonian., 1917-09-20
NOTICE

My wife, Matte Hunt, and two
children, Marion and Afford, left my
home on September 18 without just
cause and I hereby forbid any one
to hire or harbor them in any way
and will not be responsible for any
obligations incurred by them.
N. H. HUNT
Pembroke, N. C.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-20
Awaiting d33123fE{B

before baby arrives Is one Of quiet rano.s
and joyful anticipation. p'Se
The expectant mother should not so
single night without applying it barsa,s
Write to The Bradfield Regulator 1eai' Sa
Dept. A, 800 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta. G. %,
their book, Motherhood and the Babv"F w
It will be sent at once without charea =
Mothers FRIEND is procurabls -.
any drug store. Ask for it today, =ssn
The Robesonian., 1917-09-20

A lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pIepsla II and constipation,-weake
Iee tee whole system. Doan's Regulets
.ooc per box9 act mildly on the iiy-
ef ana bowels. At all drug stores
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
D,R7CT LECTURE
COURSES AT CAMP

I.exingt..n Va. Dec. 9.--tSoecial.)-
DR. Franklin L. RILEY. professor of
hietry ct Washington and Lee Cniver-
eitv las been aopDo,rted by the Ma
tio,-al Beard OF Historical Service as
director Of ffe lecture courses N his
to-v tobe e iven al Camp Lee during
tho six weeks from January to
February 1s. 1918.
TIE courses ere desi~ned especially
to meet the needs of men IN the ma
tiorsl service ard Will consist of lee
lures bv different sneaFers on the
ccoera7hy. growth political cord tions
and i1enls Of the various countries en-
Eae~d in the present war. tho main
p,7roo-e being to show the historic
origin and meanin>r of teh wareand the
reoeor- c,r American na-tfcfoat on
Similar work will be given at each
Of tho IorGe cantonn1ents under the
direction Of the history deartmenpt
of some prominent educational insti-
tu.iont its district
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
SOLDIER MAIL
LATEREACHING
DESTINATIONS
REMEDY IS BEING APPLIED.
HOWEVER, AND AN IMPROVE
MENT IN DELIVERY is EX-
PECTED AT AN EARLY DATE.

Washington Bureau
The Pensacola Journal

Washington, d. C., Dec. 9.--The
delay in the delivery Of mail to the
American sold crs I'm France from their
relatives and friends at home, which
has been complained of. seems to be
due to the shipment of many times
more than the amount of letters the
War and Postofice departments an
ticipated and the lack OF sufficient
postal force on the other side to dis
tribute it.
Congressman ohm c. Tilson. of Con-
nec3 cut, member of the Military Af-
fairs Committee. held conferences
Monday with Adjutant General Nc
Cain and Postmaster General Burieson
to acquaint them with the complaints
Being made, and to seek the cause
and have the remedy applied. Meth
cr General Mccain or Mr.. Burleson
were able to explain the delay. but
promised to promptly investigate and
take steps to secure quick delivery of
mail to the boys in the trenches.
When Postmaster Patten. of New
York city. through which office all
the mail for the United States Army
in France passes, came to Washing
ton yesterday Mr.. Tilson asked him
for an explanation of the delay
Postmaster Patten said the chief
cause of delay is the lack of facit-
ties, chiefly postal sorting clerks in
France to handle the enormous mail
fro mthis country. But few ships are
available for carrying mail to France,
he said, and when shipments are made
the bulk is so large the few postal
officials n France are swamped. The
last ship that went over carrying mail
took 2,100 full sacks of mail Postmas-
ter Patten said, and the facilities in
Franco for handling 1t had been so
unequal to the task that considerable
delay in delivery is sure to result.
Until the facilities for mail distrfbu-
ton in France are greatly increased
there is sure to be delay. Mr. Patten
said
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
FLORIDA RAILWAY
OUT OF BUSINESS

Tallahassee. Fla, Dec. 9-tSpe-
cial. 1.-THE Florida Railroad Com
mission has been advised that the
Chlawaha Valley railroad, which runs
bet-een Palatka and Ocala, discon-
tinued the operation of trains on Fri
cay last, and shows no disposition to
resume service at any time soon.
The Railroad Commission will prob
ably make an effort now to have an
injunction issued compelling the road
to operate trains.
This is the railroad which recent
ly asSed the commission for perrnis-
sion to stop business and take up It's
rails but as the railroad company
had sold land along the route of the
road and towns had sprung up which
had no other means of transportation
than the trains Of this road, the COM
mission se~ured an injunction to pro
hibit the company from removing it.
tracks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
P. @. Employees
MAY SOON GET
INCREASE IN PAY
EXPECTED THAT PRESENT CON-
GRESS WILL ACT FAVORABLY
ON MEASURE GIVING BETTER
SALARIES TO FAITHFUL.
Washington Hureau
Tlnn Pensacola Jourra.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 9--It. *
nlora lnssn likely that q -fIssgisass viii
pass - BILL tst. this setsissa Erancine
increa ses Of salaries to al, the postal
employees. There | g. trong sentiment
for such a measure to be passed e thor
IS a separate bill or as a part of the
post toffice appropriation bill on the
part of members Of both the senate
end house, who realif1e that the range
OF salaries paid five or ten years ago
are not sufficient to meet the present
high cost o. living.
Bills to provide the increase were
introduced in both the senate and
house ON the opening day of the ses
81 on and their passage will be urged
by a number of members whose aid
has hean solicited by the employees
all over the country.
Corgressmsn Clyde Kelly, of Penn
sylvania introduced a hill to erort all
ennp'o1-ees of the postal service a
increa Sc
Senator Mel can. of Connecticut, in
troduced bill TO grant to all postal
employees now receiving salaries of
81 200 or less per year an increase Of
80 per cent; these receiving between
81 200 and s1.s0o % per cent increase:
those reca wing between $500 and
.s3. 600 increases of 20 per cent. and
those receiving more than $4,000 an
increase Of IS per cent.
Appeals for the passage of such
legislation have become most insist
ent during the past three years from
postal employees everywhere.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
OF
RESERVECORPS
TO ORGANIZE
CT AMERICAN OFFI-
GERS NAME OF BODY WHICH
WORKS TO AID THOSE IN
FOREIGN SERVICE.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York Dec. 9-F'amilies OF all
the officers enrolled in the United
states Reserve Corps have been IN
vited &c see to It that as many Of
them as possible be made members of
the Society Of American Officers be-
fore they are sent to serve with the
American army in France. These Of
ficers include the men who were
trained in and received their commits
sionS from such Camps those at
Plattsburg, \. ". and AT other points.
In a staten issued today by the
Society of. American Officers, the
families OF all the officers of the Re
serve Corps are invited 20 send in ap-
rIiUations in hohalf OF their officers.
giving their fun n9meS, addresses and
the branch of the service in which
they are comm ssioned The announce
ment is made. that any officer who
has been comm ssioned by a state or
the Federal government is eligible for
membership which he retains for life
unless dishonorabiy discharged or
convicted of a felony
founded upon lines closely follow ng
that of the celebrated Society of the
Cincinnati of Washington's day, un-
dertakes to keep n likeness of every
meHrer and n subsequent running
record both of his origin. his expert
balance of his Ffe.
THE society is a purely patriotic
one it's entrance fee is but $500 and
its dues are only s1.00 yearly. The
one additional item OF expense is so
cents for the little bronze button,
which serves as an Identification tag
to be sent back to h family or the
society from the battlefield by his
brother officer"
It is suggested by the society that
the young Officer should not be required
to add the cost of membership to that
OF their uniform and equipment. Yet
the statement adds, I'VE doubt If there
Is a parent or a wife, or a sister or
sweetheart in America who would not
be glad to know that the young of
fcer was watched over and guarded
by such an organization and ~ mem
hers and. II lost, that the little en-
blem was likely to come back to them
with the brief word from some broth
er member in arms"
The president OF the Society OF
American Osi-,rs is BriSadier General
oliver r. B-'1gman. OF the Army and
Navy Club. New York city; It's secre-
t-ry Colonel Thomas Denny. 30 Pine
street. New YORK; its treasurer. Major
VILLA m Fl. Palmer 141 Broadway,
New YORK.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
II ALIANS ARE
HOLDING BACK
THE GERMANS
British and French Rein
forcements Arrive and
Give Huns Shock.
TEUTONS Baked
IN KNOWN DESIGNS
Huns Are Not Yet Ready to
? Offer Battle to Gen.
Byng's Army.

Italians are making brilliant
stand in keeping back the rush OF
Austro- Germans from the Aisago
PIateur to the Northern Italian
plains. The Italians were rein
forced by the full strength of French
and British troops rushed to the
front and have apparently stemmed
the tide of onslauehts for the mo-
ment of the invaders. The shock of
troops and the infantry of Teutons
were baked. and they are now heav-
ily bombarding the Italian front
along the Piave and Brenta rivers.
Little infantry progress on the
western front.
The Germans have not yet decided
10 give battle to British General
Byng's forces in the Cambrai sector.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
Explosives Said to Have
Been in Possession of
Suspected Italian.
FEDERAL OFFICER
NOW INTERESTED
One Lot Found Aboard
Auxiliary Schooner, Rest
in Room of Suspect.

Held because he was unable to ex-.
plain his possession of more than a
normal supply of dynamite. an nNIta-.
nan named Gennaro Agostino was
placed in the city jail at an early
hour yesterday morning, and the fed
eral authorities have interested themT
selves in the case to no little de-
gree. In fact, after the arrest Of
Agostino, his room at 324 West Ear
ragossa street was searched, and nine
additional sticks of dynamite. with a
large supply of fuses, were recovered.
The entire lot is being held as evil
dence against him.
The authorities, in looking up tho
case, also placed under arrest an
italian named Virginius. Who is,
charged with being a Stacker.
is also in the city Jail.
Under the law lately passed s
congress, it is unlawful for any ny.
whether friend or enemy, to have NJ
his possession or custody any amount
CT explosives, and in this category
dynamite, of course, is included.
The two men under arrest are said
to be snapper = fishermen, and are
known to have been engaged for
some time in that line of business.
One of them, it is said, has been un-
der surveillance, at least while on the
dock, according to reports which the
police received, and this surveillance
came to a head early Sunday morn
ing when Watchman Moore. at the
Saunders Fish Company's headduar-
fnr n1lr4 1k
Captain of Police Tarrants hurried
to the scene. and Is said to have
found the first-named foreigner with
an amazing lot Of dynamite in his
possession. Later, it is said, the Of
ficers visited the home of the for
eigner and there discovered the addi-
tional lot of dynamite. This was
also taken in custody.
Watchman Moore, it seems, has
been missing articles about the
wharf, and when the Italian was
seen to go aboard the auxiliary fish
ing smack Wallace Mcdonald he de-
cided that things did not have the
right appearance and when he got q
chance went aboard the smack and
searched the hunk of the accused.
There a quantity of dynamite was
found. The Italian was Immediately
placed under arrest, and was later
turned over to Captain of Police Tar
rants. who hurried to the scene upon
report of the developments. Federal
authorities also interested themselves
in the case from start to finish.
In an endeavor to explain how he
came into possession Of the dynamite,
Agosrino Is reported to have set up
tn. claim that he had been en-
ploved. or a friend had been en-
ploved, at the Bruce Drydocks site,
and that the explosives had been re-
moved when a storm came up one
Gay. Since the stormy conditions
prevailed longer than had been ex-
rected. the dynamite it is claimed.
was never taken back to the owner
:rn., that is what TIE officers can see
ro reason for. The fact that the
dynamite was on his boat, it is said
Was claimed TO be for the purpose Of
being used in fishing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
GOVERNOR S. ]. CATS
At CAMP WHEELER

Ma.~n, Dec. 9.-Alva Nick. Brewer
of the 106th supply train; William
G. Tuttle, of the 124th Infantry. and
Albert Sphinx OF the 1O6th engi-
neers- died today at Camp Wheeler
from pneumonia.
Governor Cats of Florida visited
the camp this morning. He is quoted
IS saying he would recommend to
the War Department the Florida men
i'll at base hospital be transferred to
a recuperating hospital near Tampa
until they are entirely we'll"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
GREAT AIR FLEET
AN EARLY PROBABILITY

Washington, Dec. 9.-Production of
Liberty motors on such a large ouan-
titv basis has actually begun for
American army aviators training in
the fighting lines of Europeb ard
the nation is within sight OF the
realization of great air fleet pro-
iect. The next sixty days will wit
ness men and machines by hundreds
TO be turned out. This was made
known after members of the air
board returned from a trip through
the country on inspection of aviation
camps and the factories building
Liberty motors.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
coNFlscATEs Ev.--..cE.

Tallahassee, Fla. Dec. 9.-(Spec,al)
Deputy Sheriff ]. d. Hopkins held up
three suspicious looking suit cases at
the Seaboard Air Line depot. and up
on investigation discovered that they
were filled with ev dence of violation
of the one-quart-a month law. The
suit cases were in the possession OF
Joe Freeman. an Wakulla county. who
had just arrived from Jacksonville en-
houte home. He was Immediately taken
into custody and the contents Of the
cases confiscated. In default of suf-
ffcient bond. the transgressor was
placed in jail. and the holiday juice
locked up in the sheriff's tight box.
Not all of the contents. however,
was placed in the strong chest OF tire
law to be later poured out by the
sheriff by order OF the court for
wiz le the reporter was interviewing
the deputy and prisoner in the front
seat OF the sherifrs car, a bold in
<vader "interviewed' the suit cases in
the rear of the car and removed one
quart from it's place Of concealment.
The n..ervy' thief made his get
away,"~but as what he took was prob
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
GERMAN PRESS SNEERS
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Amsterdam. Dec. 9.-The German
press uses strong language and de-
! unciation in their comment on Pres
ilent Wilson's message to CONGRESS.
Count Won Reventlow, in the Tages
feitung, sees in the message proof
that, quite apart from war on land.
IFS a question of the actual exist
ence of the German empire, and that
only the strength and tenacity of
Germany will and can prevail against
the Anglo-Saxon attack.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
TEINFORCENENTS ON
THE ITALIAN FRONT

Italian Headquarters, in Northern
Italy. Dec. Tt will be cheering TO
the alien world that allied reinforce
nents definitely have taken places on
the actual Italian front relieving
Italians on many points. British po
sLfions are around the heights of
Tontello, and on the upper Piave.
Inc transfer is significant in that it
evidences unity of action among the
Allies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
COL. ]. H. CARTER
ASSISTS co. BOARDS

Mnrianna. Fla, Dec. Col. John
r. Carter Of this city has been ap-
pointed by Governor Cats MEM
ber of the state board for tie pur-
rose of organizing local boards of
attorneys to assist registrants in fill
ing out their questionairs under the
new draft regulations, and has al
ready entered upon his duties under
this appointment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
EXTREMi LY LOW
MERCURY In SOUTH

WASHINGTON. Dec. "a cold wave
which reached Northern Florida and
nearby Gulf coast, the Weather Bu-
reau annuonced with temperatures as
low as to 10 degrees below freez-
ing. Rising temperatures are fore
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
CUBA TO DECLARE
WAR ON AUSTRIA

Havana, Dec. 9.-The belief is ex-
PRESSED by several congressman this
afternoon that President Menocal to-
morrow would send message to
congress asking that declaration
re. made that state of war exists
between Cuba and Austria Hungary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST STRANGER

E. NJ. Blaker, white, was taken in
to custody by the police and charged
with furnishing whisky TO men in uni
form. It is claimed that this man,
who is a stranger here. had in his
among those who were allowed to
sample it" was n special officer. It
said. who was then following a clue
trying to find the source of supply
of liquor to uniformed men.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
HOW AUSTRIA REGARDS
DECLARATION OF WAR

Amsterdam. Dec. S.---Ti1e deciara-
tion of war against Austria by the
United States, while painful to the
empire, will not affect the events of
war;" according to Count Czirin,
Austro- Bulgarian foreign minister.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
FRANK CLARK ON $3.50
NEW "SUFF.n COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. democrats
chosen for membership en- the new
suffrage committee by majority of
Means Committee are understood to
in"lude Representative Clark of
Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
FOUR MEN DIE IN
CAMPS IN FRANCE

Washington, Dec. 9.-Death of
four enlisted men. three from natural
causes and one through an accident,
were reported by Gen. Bershing.
None are Soutilerners.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
SEIZED BOOZE
NOT TBEPOURED
IN THE SEWER
Intoxicants Taken by Off
GERS Be Saved for Dis
tillation for Alcohol.
UPON ADVICE OF
WAR DEPARTMENT
Letter to Governor Cats Is
Communicated to All
Sileriffs of State.
Tallahassee Bureau
Pensacola Journal.


Intoxicating liquors confiscated by
officers oe the law will no longer be
poured out or otherwise destroyed by
order of the courts. as is now the
custom, if a letter sent out by Gov
ernor Cats today and handed to the
newspaper correspondents to give
publ city to, is needed. This action
was taken by the Governor upon adj
vice from the War Department to the
effect that the alcohol can be distilled
out of the whisky and beer and put
to military use.
The interesting letter from the Ad-
jutant Generals office at Washington
and the notice Governor Cats has
sent out to the county officers fol-
low:
War Department,
Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington. Dee. 1, 1917.
The Governor. State of Florida, Tai
My Dear Governor-Informatio has
come to this office that large quanti-
tes of alcoholic liquors are. by virtue
of local law, being confiscated ard de-
stroyed by the state authorities in
several of the states. 1t now appears
that this liquor can he redistilted ansi
the pure alcohol in II thus made
available for military use. The ad-
vantages of conserving such liquors
for such use by the Federal govern
ment IL 1t can be feasibly done, are
OF course obvious.
I w sh to inquire, therefore, wheth-
er any such liquors are in the pos
session of the authorities OF your
state, or whether any such come in
due course OF law to the possession OF
such authorities for confiscation; and.
if so, to inquire further whether you
and the authorities of your state are
in a position to cooperate with the
War Department Va tn a view to turn
ing such LIQUORS over to this depart
use.
Very truly yours
(Signed) H. p MCCAIN,
The Adiutant General
Above is a letter from the Adjutant
General OF the United States in re-
gard to confiscated liquors in the
hands Of sheriffs or local authorities in
the different states. You can see that
he desires that no more Of this liquor,
either malt or vinus. shall be de-
stroyed. according to the local laws of
the state of Florida, but that such
liquors shall be held subject to his
department for rehabilitation for mill
tary use. therefore. call the atten-
ton Of all sheriffs and county Of
fcers who may have custody of any OF
these wines whiskies beers. matt and
vnus beycra res, which they have
confisca ted from people who have vio-
lated tn laws of Florida undr the
prohibition laws now on the statute
hooks to communicate with the Ad-
iutant General at once and tell him
how much Of the various kinds of
louors they have on hand and hold
themselves ready to ship to his de-
partment all these liquors for military
use for dedistillation INTO alcohol
Give this your immediate and careful
attention.
(Signed) SIDNEY J. CATS.
Governor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10
L Fl E w E A T H E r

Fair Monday and Tuesday, slowly rIs-
Ing tempersture, Hight variable winds
Highest temperature yesterday, 20 de-
arees; lowest. 22 degrees.
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SCsntinued on Page Four)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-10

Don't Fail to Qualify So
That You Can Vote in Favor
of Paving the Barrancas
Road.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-28
EPIDEM|CS
SOW DEATH
IN GERMANY
Lack of Proper Food
Brings Outbreak of
Pestilence
MORTALITY RATE
DOUBLED, REPORT
Berlin Government Is
Suppressing News
of ScOurge

BERNE, Aug. 2s-Germany IS
suffering from an almost nationwide
epidemic OF dysentory.
German mortality rates have
jumped from 80 30 100 per cent
since The first Of the year Tuber-
culosis is ravaging tho people due
10 their weakened condition thru
lack Of proper food This informa-
ton came 10 the United Press today
from a source OF highest authority.
The German government Is max
ing frantic efforts 10 conceal the
dysentery epidemic All German
cities have stopped publication OF
mortality statistics The tuberculo.
sis rate is said 10 have nearly dou-
bled in the last few months. Every
effort Is being made TO reassure the
German public
Scores OF reports have reached
here recently OF local outbreaks OF
dysentcry In Germany. From infor-
nation obtained today 70 appeared
that these have been merely local
outbreaks as compared with the
present practically universal spread
OF the scourge
Dysontery comes in part thru lack
OF proper diet II is in order %
conceal this lack OF food that The
German government Is making such
extraordinary efforts 20 suppress all
details of tho epidemic