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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
WORK ONROAD|FORCE CO. To
PROC SS|NG |REOPEN CANAL
Lumber for the Bridges at
Lagoon Arrives-Push-
Work on Highway.

Thirty thousand feet Of lumber
was sent to the Gulf Beach Highway
yesterday, after arrival here on a
barge from Bagdad. The lumber was
loaded on cars of the electric COM
pany, and transported without
charge to Fort Barrancas where wa
CONS of the force at work on the road
will convey it to the scene of oper-
atoms.
The lumber will be used in the
construction of bridges over the soft,
rnarshy land at the head of the la
COON. The work on the road has
progressed to this point, and as soon
as the bridges are complete will adj
vance around the head, to the termi-
nus on the outer beach.
Numerous replies have been re-
ceived from the letters sent out by
the committee requesting funds for
the work, and it is hoped that addi-
tional answers will be sent every day
The letters are addressed to motor
lists in the city, and out of the
thousand sent, total of STA has
been received in the past two days
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
Supreme Court at Request of
West Issues Mandamus
to Reopen Waterway.
snEc1AI TO .THE IoIrRNAI.


TalaAaaSss, Jan. s1.-The attor-
ney ge.eral late yesterday institute
ed manaamus proceedings against
The Florida Coast Line Canal and
Transportation Company to compel
this, company to maintain its canal
leading from Jacksonville to Miami,
and writ of mandamus was issued
this morning by the supreme court
against this company. The writ
commands the Canal company to pro-
coed forthwith to restore its canal to
the width and depth required by law
and to maintain it in this condition.
The suit was brought in the name
of Thomas F. West, attorney general
in behalf of the state of Florida and
is regarded rs a suit of far-reaching
Importance since it is an exercise of
power. of the state over public service
corporations to require them to per
form the duties and. services they owe
the public.
The suit especially Important tc
the people the east coast as this
canal was in snaaal to provide pro-
tected inlau Norway down 1.-The
east coast zk5g to the people Of
that sectiV safe apd inexpensive
transport ats
This canal erspany received from
the state by legislative grants o.
more than a million acres of ianc
valued at from two to five dollars
an acre fer the purpose of iding il
the construction of its canal and thu
state is therehre interested in hav
ing it perform its duty and maintain
the canal so that it may be used b!
the people and serve the purpose fo'
which it was created
1t is charged in this writ issue
that the company has neglected t.
maintain its canal at the width AM
depth required by law and is evad
ing and Sinking obligations whicl
it owes to the general public and j
thereby subjecting the public t
great inconvenience and loss, depriv
ing people of transportation intende'
to be afforded by the canal and de
| feating in large measure the in
/ Continued on Page Eight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
ENTHUSIASTIC ALFALFA
MISS MEET AT MILTON

Milten, Florida, January 31.--A
very enthusiastic meeting of tie
Alaflamiss was held at $3.50 this
afternoon in the Court House at Mil
ton. Mr.. Fox explained the idea Of
the meeting which was composed Of
representative citizens of Milton and
surrounding country.
Owing to the shortness of time IN
advertising this meeting number of
the representative citizens could not
be notified. c. H. Simpson was
elected temporary chairman of the
meeting. 1t was decided to advertise
another meeting to be held in the
court house at 7:30 p. m, February
7th.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
SAYS Eos TER
WAS LOBBYIST.
Maior-General Wood Calls
Former Florida Adjutant
General Lobbyist.
BY Associated PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 31.-Adjutant
General Foster, of the Florida ma
tional guard, was referred to as a
member of the adjutant's general
lobby by Major General Leonard
Wood testifying today before a SEN
ate Subcommittee on universal mil
itary service in regard to the mobil-
ization of the national guard on the
border.
Disagreement with statement by
Adjutant General Foster in letter
read by Senator Lee, asserting that
if the war department had not inter
fered with recruiting operations in
Florida the national guard would
have gone to the border at war
Strength, was expressed by General
Wood.
Genera, Wood said he would put in
the record the entire correspondence
in the Florida case which he de-
scribed as zone of the worst on rec
ord"
as this General Foster the same
man who was here last year 4Saring
the consideration of the national
guard bills?" asked Senator Cham
berlain.
yes" replied General Wood. "He
was a member of the adiutant's gen.
eral lobby"
General WooG reasserted his opin-
ion that the national guard system
was vicious and indefensible mil.
itary SYSTEM" but admitted he in
Guided in the word System" much of
the war departments share in the
mobilization.
The government arsenals' method
Of equipping state troops had com
! pletely broken down within ten days
after the call was made, General
Wood said Even had supplies beer
ready the men would have been un
trained, he said. The officer could
see no hope that an effective force
ever could be built up except under
exclusive federal control, divorced
wholly from the state governments
THE officers and men of the ma
rional guard are entitled to the
highest credit" General Wood said
''We are attacking vicious and in
i defensible system. am equally
strong against the volunteer system.
| General Wood said he believed Ma
jor Generals Wotherspoon and Scot
his successors as chief of staff, tool
the same view.
'aThen the last three chiefs of staff
have been called upon to administer
system which they looked upon a
vicious and indefensible ?" asked
Senator Lee.
'fYou think it possible they coulc
administer a system they so regarded
in an effective and friendly man
ner?"
81 think if you had been at the
mobilization camps you would hav,
| thought it was so administered,
General Wood replied.
! The officer insisted that the reg
ular army officers had given the ma
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
BALOONIST RETURNS
AFTER NIGHT FLICHT

Lieutenant Commander F. R. Me
Creary returned last night after the
balloon trip Of Monday night arr
Tuesday to Darien, Ca, on the At
lantic coast The trip was made with
Captain Geiger, of the marine corps.
and the balloon will be returned to
the city in a few days.
The trip lasted over twelve hours
and was the longest ever made from
the station here. The pilots descended
only when they found themselves
nearing the Atlantic ocean, and e1-
pressed surprise that they had reach
ed the coast so soon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
BIGGEST
CARNIVAL YET
Association Will Start Cam
paign to Raise $4,000
for Celebration.

Details for the grand pageant of
the Mardi Gras celebration were dis
cussed at the regular meeting of the
board of directors of the Carnival
association last night in the San Car
los hotel, and special meeting viii
be held Monday night at 1880 o'clock
in the same place to complete plans
for waging a great campaign for
funds, when it is planned to raise
SO 900 for the celebration.
At the meeting last night the city
was divided into districts and tenn
porary plans made and committees
appointed. Each committee viii
work in a certain section of the city
and it is expected that every indi,
vidual ans every business S1use vii
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
BILL PASSES SENATE
TO EDUCATE SEMINOLES
washington Bureau,
The Pensacola journal,
WASHINGTON. Jan, 81.

The Indian appropriation bill as
passed by the senate today contains
appropriation of $4,000 for the re-
lief of distress. and education and
civilization of the Florida Seminole
Indians in the Everglades.
Nominate POstmasters.
The president today nominated
Robert w. Swearingen. to be post
master at Avon Park; Charles ".
Pierce at Boynton and \. Macon
Thornton at 80 0aach, Florida
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
PRESIDENT STUDIES MOTIF
BUT ESERyEs COMMENT

WASH Igton, Jan. 81 fter care
full study of the note, Pr sident Will
son went to bed at Ii clock, thus
appaentiy,.disp o<->huggestions
As he might take &C on before
sriorning. He has seen IN callers, but
is understood to have US ID the tele-
phone freely. As far as cen be learn
(Contlnued on Page tlght.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
TWENTY BELOW ZERO
REIGNS IN NEBRASKA

Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 31.-A high
northwest wind accompanied by snow
is sweeping across northern Ne
braska and southern South Dakota.
Winner, S. D., reports 20 degrees
below zero, while at Chamberlain it
is "a below.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
LAST TROOPS LEAVE
COLONIA DUBLAN

Ell Paso, Jan. 31.-The last of the
American troops abandoned Colonia
Dublan this morning in march to-
ward border.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
GERMANY TEARS UP PROMISE
TO UNITED STATES AND WILL
CONDUCT RUTHLESS SUB. WAR
What Germany SAYS She Will Do

Beginning February Germany will sink
vessel sight regardless nationality sailing from
countries with which she
from of the prescribed citizens
from taking vessels plying the barred
This rescnd the German of April 49, 1916 Sin accordance
with the general principles visit and the destruction
Of merchant vessels recognized by international law such vessels
both within and without the declared shall
be sunk without warning and without human lives unless the
ship attempts to offer resistance"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
And United States SAYS She Will Do

The United its uimatum April 49, 1916 to which
the above reply, the Sussex stated eff is still the
of the imperial relentless and
without what the of the United
States consider the dsputabe rules of information
al law and the universally dictates of humanity the
the United States the conclusion that
there Unless the imperial
should Immediately declare effect abandonment of its
methods freight
carrying vessels the of the United States have
choice but diplomatic relation with the German Empire a
together"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
Sixth.

That the existing laws with ref
erence to county bond issues and dis
trict bond issues be so amended as
to provide that before any elettio
for such county or district bonds is
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01

That there be enacted law pro-
hibiting the use of the public roads
for traffic of an unusual or destrue-
tive character and forbidding any
load or portion of load on vehicles
using such public roads from drag
ging On the surface of the road.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01

-ued on Page N@J
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Rains Thursday, much colder by night.
FIloay Iair and colder, strong shifting
winds becoming northwest gales
Yesterdays temperature: Highest 90
degrees; lowest, SIS degrees. 70
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01

Continued on Page Eighth
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-01

continued on Page Esht.)
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06
CUISINES AS USUAL

T EFT US make business unusual. Busi-
ness is activity Economy is eff
- cheney. Economy is not slowing
down. Economy is SPEEDING up and find
ing new uses for everything. Throughout
the war the wise men of England have
striven to maintain the industrial struc-
ture of the Empire intact despite all diff
fculties, and their slogan is Business as
Usual"
Now America has entered the war. The
hope of the world is on u.s., That hope
from without and our hope from within
must be realized by true conception OF
what is meant by economy. Remember
the parable of the man who buried the
masters money so it would be safe and
whose fellow used his masters money to
make an increase.
Economy is doing the best you have with
what you have in yourself, in what you
own, and what you can influence.
It means joining of hands, figurative-
Nv, of every man, woman and child in this
great country so as to work together that
our great resources shall be activated and
moved by our common patriotism.
It means more doing; more intelligent
spending; more distribution of informa-
tion of how, where, and when goods may
be had of all kinds to meet every human
requirement. It does not mean boarding:
it means sowing, spending; for the busi-
ness soil of the American nation has been
scarcely touched. Let us awaken to the
truth of economy and make Business
Unusual" You may not wear the khaki
but YOU can "come across" Spend money
wisely-but spend it. Which means, use
it.-From the Linotype Bulletin.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06
MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS.

(By Judge l. M. Olsen of New Ulm)
TT is special privilege at this time to
greet you veterans of the Grand
Army. It is an inspiration to all to
watch your ranks marching proudly west
ward into the glory of the setting sun.
Your deeds of valor are done. Your VIC
tories won, and your fame and honors are
safely enshrined in the memory OF this
and all future generations of our people
Our nation has just entered this great
est Of all wars, and our young men are
again marching to battle This must be
to you, as it is to us all, time of great
and grave interest It no doubt brings to
your minds vivid pictures of the days of
your own army life.
Do you also wait eagerly to see how the
men of today shall acquit themselves?
Will they measure up to your standards!
believe you have no doubts or misgiv-
ings as to that. With your example to
guide them, with united nation, with all
it's power and wealth, with all its science
and intelligence and all it's sturdy man.
hood to support them in carrying through
what has been we'll begun, this new army
and navy shall not fail.
It is pleasure to address you the men
and women of Redwood Falls. Because
your loyalty duu uoVOIIOIl W yOuI COulIIy
in this time of need has been we'll shown.
read few days ago this definition of
patriotism: Patriotism is love of coun-
| try carried out in deeds" Patriotism is
more than love and loyalty, it is doing
things for your country. Expressing your
loyalty by deeds of service and by suffer-
ing and sacrifice, if need be, to the ut
most, you are doing things here in Red
wood Falls; sending out your men to serve
and your money to sustain. You are or
ganizing and working, and carrying your
love of country into deeds and into service.
| [ turn to another portion Of this audi
ence, the children, SO many of whom have
joined with us in the observance Of this
day. At every Memorial Day service |
/ find host of children, eagerly interested
in the exercises. And am glad that these
boys and girls from our homes and schools
take such an active part in the observance
of Memorial Day.
There is much for them to learn and to
enjoy in these exercises. There is the
music, and especially the band music; all
children enjoy that. And what boy does
not feel proud to march in the parade
There are the flags and flowers and
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06
THE SOLDIER OF THE RED CROSS

The trumpet of the War God is sounding
from afar
Across the seas l hear it call to sons OF
stripe and star.
And we've rallied to the summons
AS our Fathers did of old,
Saying Wilson we are ready for the
duty of the bold.
Lift the old Star Spangled Banner
So the sons of France may see,
We are ready and are willing
To fight for Liberty.
Our sons will soon be marching forth
To distant lands and far,
And Ger their heads will proudly float
The flag Of stripe and star.
And some of them will doubtless sleep
When shell-torn fields are red,
The sleep that knows no waking
In the bivouac of the dead.
And some will cry with anguish
And some with fever toss
And these are the ones that we must help
We of the good Red Cross.
So we're gathered here this evening
To help as best we can,
Our army and our navy
Our fine enlisted man.
May God smile on him in the hour
When most he needs friend,
May the soldier of the Red Cross
Be with him at the end.
Poem read before the Red Cross meet
ing at the Armory June l, 1917, by How
ard P. Sanders.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06

Immediately following donation of
S25, 100000 by John D. Rockefeller the
price of gasoline went up cents per gal
lon. We are just wondering how long the
people of the United States are going to
be kicked around by Rockefeller, the steel
trust and other land pirates ?-Le Sueur
Herald
John D. may be little bald, devoid Of
digestive apparatus, unloved by the Amer
ican people, ETC., etc., but his 'bean" work
is irreproachable. We would give $1,000
for one drop of his gray matter.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06
OUR COMPLIMENTS TO THE FOOD
SPECTATORS.

WYE all avoid the Shiny serpent. We
w detest the noxious gases emanat-
ing from the sewer. We severely
punish the petty highway robbers and os-
tracise them from our midst, but what
should we do to these loathsome jackels.
posing as gentlemen and pillars of the
church, who are speculating in our staple
foods to their own enrichment? Should
we continue to welcome them to our
homes, introduce them to our daug aters,
ask them to pass the contribution plate
on Sunday, and point them out to our
young men as models of American gentle
men. (God save the mark. If so, Cap
tain Kid deserves niche in our hall of
fame. Perhaps we are a little harsh on
these wayward, erring children who are
dazzled by the glare of the almighty dol
lar. Perhaps we should throw the mantle
of charity around their noble shoulders.
Perhaps they are afflicted with tempo
rary brainstorm and should be handled
gently We would like to think kindly of
these men. All, yes, we would like to
credit them with being the highest ex-
ample of American manhood, shining
type of our civilization, a finished
product of our culture and refinement, but
their deeds smell to high heaven. May
their sainted mother get down on bended
knee and apologize to God for bringing
such vermin into being.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06

Poor old Russia is in sad straits these
days. There are at least six different
parties fighting for supremacy, and each
are insistent that their ideas of running
the government are correct. What Rus
sia needs is modern Cincinnatus or an
Oliver Cromwell. No matter who has the
lob of sitting on the political lid in Rus
sia, he has no sinecure.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06

predicting that there will be few id,e
hands in this country. Even the nobility
(the hobo) will enter the great hives OF
industry and contribute their share to-
ward the general prosperity that is going
to sweep us off our feet during the COM
ing year.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06

The socialists of the United States
seemed to have not taken kindly to the
draft order. This was to be expected.
The majority of them don't take kindly to
anything an occasional bath.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06

With all the young bloods away in the
war, won't the old bald heads have glori-
Gus time Piracy Herald.
This is all bosh about bald heads rock
ing the boat They are as mild and meek
as the rest of the herd.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06
A man spends all his life repor

A man spends all his life reporting
to one of two women. During his
youth he must account to his Mother.
After marriage he has to tell his wife
where he has been and why.-Tom
Davis in Marshall Reporter.
Comes hard to some, too, we reckon
Tom.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06

Phil Liesch, the editor of the Brown
County Journal, says nothing doing
in reply to the intimation that he has
the senatorial tch.-Morgan Messen-
ger.
Phil would make rafting good man fo1
the place and his friends should prevail on
him to cast his hat in the ring.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-06-06

Nowadays we hear much about hard
times and that the country is going to
the bowwows, and al on account of the
war. On the contrary this country is en-
tering an era of unprecedented prosperity.
Business is going to be better than ever,
as all indications point in that direction.
Our manufacturing concerns are going to
be taxed to their full capacity, supplying
Europe with destructive and constructive
material as never before. We feel safe in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-31
THE SENATORIAL VACANCY

1t is altogether too early tor
candidates for Senator Hastings
seat to be even mentioned as
possibilities. What Wisconsin,
needs, to redeem itself from 1.-THE
stigma of disloyalty placed upon
it by La Toilette, is to elect a
man to be Husting's successor
who has been loyal to this
country ever since the first day
of August, 1914, when the
European war commenced; who
unequivocally took the position
that the ravaging of Belgium
was a casus belli; who called the
sinking of the Lusitania murder,
as it was; who denounced the
Zimmerman Mexican-Ja Japan plot
as a direct insult to this coun-
try's honor. In other words,
Wisconsin wants a senator who
is Red, White and Blue Amerl-
can, and who has been so all the
time. 1t may be necessary, nay,
it probably will be necessary, to
commanders him from the ranks
of the states professional or
business men, and make him a
candidate against his will. Any
man who attempts to foist him
self upon the voters, at this critl-
cal time, will be looked upon
with suspicion Wausau Record
Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-31

Vim. West left yesterday morn
ing for Rhinelander.
Henry Nanny was down from
Little Portage lake Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Fisher visited with
relatives at Monico last week.
Miss Mamie Bent came down
this morning from Donaldson.
Noel and Abel St. Louis were
down from Long lake Saturday.
Mrs. 6. F. Sanborn left yester-
day for a weeks visit at Battle
Greek, Mich.
Hunter Case OF Phelps was a
county seat visitor Wednesday
of last week.
Harry Frank Jr. was down
Monday from Lac Vieux Desert
between trains.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-31

The object of this war is to deliver the free
peoples of the world from the menace and
the actual power of a vast military establish
ment controlled by an irresponsible govern
mept which having secretly planned to dom
mate the world proceeded to carry the plan
out without regard either to the sacred obl-
cations of treaty or the long established
practices and long cherished principles OF IN
ternatiOnal action and honor; which chose it's
own time for the war; delivered its blow
fiercely and suddenly; stopped at no barrier
either of law or of mercy; swept mole con-
tinent within the tide OF bloOd-not the blood
of Soldiers only, but the blood of innocent
women and children also and OF the helpess
moor: and now stands baked but not defeat
ed the enemy of four-ffthS of the world. =
TFRoM PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY TO THE
POpF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-31
AND Sons.

VI tIC VI
for the Redemption of Lands Sold
for Taxes, for the Year 1915.
Office of the County Treasurer, Villas
County, Wisconsin.
To All to Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing lots or tracts of land sold
May 18,1915, for taxes due and unpaid
for the year 1914 remaining unre-
deemed in the Office of the county
treasurer, Villas County, Wisconsin:
That opposite the description of
each tract or lot or part thereof In the
following list is the name of the per
son. if any, to whom assessed and the
amount of taxes, interest, and charges
calculated to the last day Of redemp-
ticn due on each.
Now, therefore, unless the taxes,
interest and charges set opposite the
tracts herein described shall be paid
before the 18th day of May, A. D..
1913, the said tracts of land shall be
forfeited and will be conveyed to the
purchaser or purchasers, in pursuance
of the statutes in such cases made
| and provided.
Dated at Eagle River, Villas County
Wisconsin this 1st day of October,
1917
Chas H. Adams.
County Treasurer, Villas County, Wis.
Town 40 Range 3 East