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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08
Speedy Action Wanted.

Washington, March AFTER the
White House conference the Demo-
cratic senators hurried to the capitol
for conference with Republican
leaders to lay before them a plan
for a modified cloture which the
Democrats hope to bring before the
senate tomorrow. The Democrats
said they expected prompt action.
The conference lasted an hour and
all the details of the senate situa-
ton were gone over. The president
told the senators he was anxious for
action as promptly as possible. He
said the country was deeply aroused
over the situation and that few SEN
sators should not be allowed to inter
fere with the welfare of the country.
Although Mr.. Wilson has been ad-
vised by some government experts
that he has the authority to arm
ships without waiting for action by
congress, others among his advisers
believed it would be the better policy
to wait to see whether the senate
will act.
After the Democratic senators left
the White House they renewed the
conference with the republican clo'
ture committee.
Meanwhile the Democratic caucus
adjourned after electing Senator
Hitchcock as vice chairman and ex
officio member of the steering COM
mittee. With Senator Martin, as
chairman of the committee, the fol
lowing senators were named:
Williams, James, Reed, Simmons
Smith of Georgia, Walsh, Thomas
chamberlain, Owen and Robinson
(They went to work at once to reor-
!ganize the senate standing commit
tees.
When the senate met Senator
Walsh of Montana introduced a reso.
luton to provide for re-adoption OF
the old senate rules, with the excep
ton of the rule concerning procedure
motions, and for the appointment by
the vice president of a special com,
mittee to revise that rule. The COM
Continued on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08
GEN. GOMEZ CAPTURED;
MAY END REVOLUTION

Havana, Cuba, March Announce
ment was made at the palace today
of message received stating that
Jose Miguel Gomez, former president
of Cuba, had been captured with his
staff by Colonel Collazo, the govern
ment commander.
Gomez had been described as a
leader of the revolt. His forces were
defeated late in February, and it was
reported tbs insurrectos disp9red into
small h->s.A~> and Gomez f1Wl,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08
NEW ACTION BY The
PRESIDENT IN The
GERMAN SITUATION

Washington, March New
action by the president in a few
days in the German situation was
forecast today in administration
quarters, but its form was not re-
vealed. Possibilities are for arm
ing ships and conveying vessels
by warships, the calling of an ex-
ira session of congress and
placing American ships desiring
to pass through the submarine
zone under government control.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08
TVENTY-THREE BRITISH
MERCHANTMEN SUNK

London, March An official state
ment today says twentv-three British
merchantmen were sunk by mines or
torpedocs in the week ending March
l. Twelve vessels were unsuccessful
ly attacked by submarines during the
week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08
VILLA SENDS WORD
HE'S READY FOR BATTLE

Il Paso, Texas, March General
Murguia, the military commander at
Juarez, received a message today from
the Villa forces at San Martin ranch,
fifty miles southeast, saying he was
ready to give battle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08
WEATHER FORECAST

Unsettled Thursday; Friday, probably
northeast
Yesterdays temperature. Highest, SIS
degrees; lowest, SO degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08

Continued on Page Three.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08

"Our country! In her int
with foreign nations, may She
be in the right; but our 4
right or wrongw-Decatur.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08
Gypsy Smiths Sermon.

The topic which he chose was ST.
Paul's wonderful description of the
Christians amor, needed TO be put
on as he enters the battle against
the power Of evil, and he used as his
text the 18th verse Of the 9Th chap
ter Of st. Paul's EpistIe to the Ephes-
ians: put on the whole armour of
God, that you may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil" On
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-08

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
POLICE MATRON
LEADS GIRLS HOME
FROM DANCE HALL

The action OF the police in taking
fifteen young girls from dance hall
in the heart of the business section
last night and turning them over to
their parents Is only the first move
in a campaign which Major Pullman
has insugurated TO safeguard the girls
from the dangers which beset them
on the streets late at night.
Saturday night a week ago took
several young girls froma dance hall
downtown" said Mrs. Sarah ". Far
ling, policewoman, "and we are going
to make some more visits TO other
places downtown"
/. Mrs. Farling said she talked with
the parents OF. several OF the girls
after they had been escorted from the
dance floor and they expressed ap-
probation OF the efforts Of the police
to protect their daughters.
Mason l. Howes, plain clothes man
of the First precinct. who accompanied
Mrs Farling~ to the dance hall. was
followed from the place on one oc-
CASTOR, last night by several young
men, who protested against the action
Of the policewoman In taking the girls
to their parents
At Tenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue on the south side, the youths
grew stronger In their protests.
One young man, who is said to have
been more strenuous in his objections
than the others, was taken to the Sta
ton house, charged with disorderly
conduct and released on collateral to
appear in Police Court tomorrow
morning.
The girls were escorted quietly
from the hall by Mrs. Farling two or
three at a time between 10 and IL
o'clock. The girls ranged in age
from fourteen to nineteen, Mrs. Far
ling said. None OF them objected to
going.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
BERLIN SOCIALISTS
URGE CONCESSION
TOU. S. DEMANDS

BERLIN (via London). Sept. a.
Germany's Socialists believe the gov
eminent cannot in honor refuse Presi-
dents wilson's stipulation that the
German people guarantee Germany's
peace treaty. CO..
OF all the comment on the American
reply to Pope Benedict (some OF II is
exceedingly bitter toward the Amer.
lean President) this expression from
the Socialist organ Vorwaerts stood
out today: -..
at would be dishonorable to refuse
Wilson's demand"
The Vorwaerts Is the foremost So
cialist newspaper in Europe, and ac-
curately reflects the views OF that
party in Germany.
The conservative German press was
exceedingly bitter in its comment on
the American reply
THE war, which has created SO
much vulgarity, had only left the
ckeation of such a hero as this cold,
figuring artist, which a curious fate
gave power. over hundred million
people" declared the Lokal Anzeiger.
The Vossische zeitung declared Ger
many is already democratic.
Wilson" the editorial continued.
seemingly expects Germany to sink
in childish confidence on Anglo-Amer-
lean breasts-but the way Germany
has chosen does not lead to the fake
democracy Wilson wishes"
The Berlin Tageblatt pointed out
that the difference between President
Wilson's and the allies aims was that
Wilson required q sine qua non de-
mocratization OF Germany. while his
colleagues demand visible booty"
Wilson" the newspaper continued,
hopes for new proofs OF a great peo-
Piles intentions-but he refuses all
mediation"
Officially all comment on the Amer
lean reply was withheld. II was
stated Germany's answer, with the re-
plies OF her allies, will be delivered to
the Pope within a few days. Dis,
patches from Constantinople today de-
clared the Sublime Porte in full SYM
pathy with the aims expressed by the
Pope, and stated such a reply would
be given the Vatican.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
BAKER HOLDS UP
PROMOTIONS Of
STAFF OFFICERS

NEW YORK. Sept Through his
refusal to indorse recommendations
OF the chief OF stan corps concerning
promotions, Secretary OF War Baker
has become the central figure in an
animated line versus stan contro-
versy involving the military person
mel, says a Washington dispatch to
the New York Sun.
Mr.. Baker appears TO have taken
the stand that promotions made pos
sible' by the existence OF the new
national army should be confined to
line officers constituting the fight
ing forces" of the nation. He natur-
ally has the support OF the line to q
man, but staff officers feel that proper
recognition is not being given them
by this policy.
The first direct indication that Sec
rotary Baker had decided against the
stan idea in this important matter
has come from the refusal of the
Secretary to sanction recommends
tons for promotion made by General
Sharpe. the quartermaster general.
General Sharpe has recommended the
appointment TO the grade OF brig
adler general in the national army
some fourteen officers in his corps,
including Col John n. Carson and
Col. J. G. D. Knight. who have in
creasIngly important duties at ports
of debarkation; Col. d. L. Mccarthy,
who is with General Pershing as
chief quartermaster; Col. H. L. Rog-
ers, in charge of the main base in
France; Col. I. W. Littell, in charge OF
cantonment construction. and Col. c.
NJ. Baker, chief of the embarkation
service.
Appointment OF this character neces-
sarily would create temporary va
cancies in the regular army corps, to
which the officers would be temper
arily promoted, as in the line, where
such appointments to the grade OF
general officer and other grades Of
the national army have been made.
Secretary Baker has decided that
there shall be no transfers to the ma
tional army of the members of the
staff corps permanent personnel, on
the theory that such officers are not
engaged on duty that may be consider
ed as pertaining to the national army.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
RICH ALASKAN
SW|NDEES HOTEL
MAN OUT OF S4OO

While the police Of Denver. Colo.
are Questioning Claire Duncan, twenty
years old. aftable OF manner and wise
to the ways OF the world. Washing
ton hotel man is back in this city
today, regretting that he ever ad-
vanced funds to a smooth tonEued
stranger who offered him a job as
private secretary at a higher salary
than he had ever known.
Toby Prisament, joint owner OF the
Winston Hotel with his brother.
Paul Prisament. is the Washington
victim OF the honest-looking youth
who three weeks ago stopped at the
Winston as rich man from Alaska"
Prisament came back to Washing.
ton last week from Kansas City,
where he had accompanied Duncan
as private secretary. Punishment de-
clared today he accepted the ofrer
OF this position because It payed
$4,000 a year and was better than
running a hotel.
On the strength OF his faith in the
promises OF his new-found friend, he
said today he had advanced a total
OF 800 to pay expenses out West.
Mr.. Duncan told me he was going
cut West to settle up personal az
fairs" said the hotel proprietor. II
found out he had no affairs OF any
kind in'the West, and when he Sc
cured 800 from my brother on q
fake telegram, / notified the Kansas
City police about 1t. He disappeared
the same day. / heard last week ne
was In Denver. and l had MIN ar
rested"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
Collars Up Again;
20 Cents Apiece;
War Gets Blame

That well-known adjunct OF
civilization, the collar of male at
tire. has linked arms again with
the high cost of living and taken
another jump in price.
Back in the prehistoric days OF
peace. collars used to sell for 10
cents or two for IS cents. 1t was
a price apparently as fixed as the
price OF postage stamps.
Then came the war. and starch
and linen and heaven-knows-
what-all scared in price, and col
lars went to 10 cents straight.
But even that wasn't the limit.
The latest dictum OF the collar
folks quotes collars common at
20. with two for IS cents. BY
buying three, the price Is 80
cents. ..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
TRAIN KILLS BRAKEMAN.

PHOENIXVILLE, Pa, Sept. a.
Charles Freese. OF Oaks. a brakeman
on the Pennsylvania railroad, was in
stantly killed here when he stepped
directly in the path OF a west-bound
passenger train. Coming from work,
he reached the station just as the
train was leaving. As he was on
the opposite side of the train, he
began to run parallel with II and in
the same direction, to reach the front
end and cross to the other side. He
miscAlculated the speed OF the train
and almost as soon as he stepped on
the track the engine struck him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
Woman Has no Son
To Give, so Offers
Dog to Uncle Sam

Among many offers of war dogs
to Uncle Som since Senator
Brady's war dog bill was intro
duced, with Secretary Bakers
sanction. one has come from a
woman who. has mo son to give"
and therefore offers Spot" her
pet fox terrier"
She Is Mrs, George Sheldon, Of
Roxbury, Mass.
''It is my one wish to do some
little part to help win the war"
she wrote. 1.-THE most can do, is
to send Spot He Is a very smart
little fox terrier raised from a
puppy. He Is now over three
years old,- and am very fond OF
him.
81 viii be very glad to give
him up to do his bit"
All these offers are being cata-
logued by the Red Cross at ma
tlonal headquarters In this city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
Taps To Sound For
Distineries Next
Saturday Night

Old Demon Rum is on his last
legs.
Preparing for funeral services"
at IL o'clock next Saturday night,
Acting Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Gates has issued a warning
to distillers OF the grape, wheat,
and corn, that their stills must
cease their labors promptly on the
hour until the war is done.
No beverages can be distilled
after that hour from cereals, tu-
bers, fruits, molas5es, grape, or
apple cheese, fruit parings. can
merry refuse, beet sugar. molasses,
sour wine or the products thereof.
Wine, merry nut brown ale and
beer will still be brewed, however
and those who thirst for whiskey
will stilI find a couple OF million
gallons in storage, which can be
sold despite the food control law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
PACIFETS DISBAND;
D. c. OFFICIALS HAPPY

District police '1cials sighed with
relief today when word came from
Chicago that the Peoples Council OF
America had disbanded. following the
breaking up OF a meeting by the Chi
cago police.
For the last week. the Washington
police have feared that the pacifsts
who have met all sorts OF obstacles
in the middle West, would attempt to
stage a meeting at Washington. The
announcement by Secretary Louis p.
Lochner. of the council that the
council had disbanded after appoint
ing an executive committee, was re-
garded here as markln~ the end OF
the pacihst effort for the presently
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
FORSTER BOSS FOR A DAY
AT THE WHITE HOUSE

As far as active work was con.
cerned, Rudolph Forster was boss"
at the White House today.
The President, Secretary Tumulty,
and Tom" Brahaney were all out of
town.
The President and Mrs. Wilson are
somewhere on the Chesapeake on
one of their favorite yachting trips in
the neighborhood OF Old Point Com
fort, while Mr.. Tumulty and Mr..
Brahaney are both in the North on
short vacations.
The President is expected to stretch
his weekend yachting trip over
Labor Day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
GERARD ANSWERS
, HOLLWEG'S DENIAL
OF WAR INTERVIEW

v d
PHILADELPHIA. Sept IA sasl
castle reply 70 former German chsn-
cellor HoIiwes's denial Of his rsvsIa,
lions Of inside German aRairs q
made By former Ambassador Gerard.
in a statement tslsgraphsd fron
Hamilton. Mont, to- the Philadslphia
| Public LSdEsr. which published
Gerard's story.
Gerard said; ~
THE chancelIor's denial was 70 Be
expected I.suppOss he vas ordered
to make q. Just a. he had to anuouses
the unjustihabIe Invasion Of Beigium
and the resumption Of ruthless sub
marine war and to approve the sink
ing Of the LusitanIa-, But notice that
he says these terms were net hiG
believe that. but they were Germanyss
terms as laid down BY the military
dietators-
TAXED Peace TernA
HE admits We talked peace tsrnss
were these terms any different from
what said he statedf Let him StG.s
them. ~
-He admits he spoke Of guarantees
about Belgium. Does any one sup
pose he did not specify themf
II am sorry for the chancellor. II
ne had resigned when the military
dictators Of Germany determined 70
defy the United States. ne would be
today the great Liberal raliying
point. As Il Is, he walled HIS conyic-
lions, and got What every man gets
In the end who does 50. ,S--
"As for the ethics of publishing my
memoirs now, pass over the Obvious
repartee that to hear . German speak
OF ethics borders on the ludicfoua.
and especially the man who openly
In the Rslchstag announced that ne
cessity knows no law, and that the
German troops were at that moment
deliberately violating the neutrality
of Belgium
"But I believe that the cid styis
diplomacy in the dark caused this war.
OF course. II Is hard for Alderman e.
official to conceive that the people
have q right to be enlightened aboue
this awful calamity. I hope one o.
the result OF this war viii be the end
Of back stairs diplomacy.
violated worIG Law.
'@when the Germans. with the chan
ceIlor's approval, violated the usage
Of al nations and times and kept NE
as a hostage after had demanded my
passports. think the talk Of ethics
comes with . bad grace from the
German side
al am fond Of the old chancellor.
however, and I am glad to hear his
potatoes are doing well, but wiz bet
they cannot touch the potatqps On
my mother-In-law's ranch IN this BIZ
ter Root valley"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
ACCOUNTANTS PLAN TO
SERVE NATION IN BODY

The expert accountants OF The
United States win be mobiiised to
serve their country, II plans prepared
for their annual meeting At washing-
ton go through. according to Seero-
tary Richardson OF the American In
stitute OF Accountants.
The annual meeting viii be held
here September Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
SUES HER FATHER FOR PAY.

READING, Pa, Sept. 2.-SuinE her
father for six years pay as bookkeep-
er at SIS a week and for nearly a year
as house servant at SO a week, Mrs.
Minerva II. Tyson, daughter Of Irwin
Shaneman. a flour miller OF West
Reading, asks $5,316 in the local
courts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02
TURK REPLY TO POPE
TO BE SYMPATHETIC

BERLIN, Sept. IA sympathetie
answer to the Pope's peace proposal
will be delivered in q few days By
Turkey. together with the replies Of
the other central powers. reports from
ConstantinopIe stated today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-02

been renamed Parker Maynard Reeve.
He and his sister, MaTylyn Graham
Reeve. eleven years old. ars with their
mother. The Parkers are prominent
in the army set here in Washington.
One brother is Capt. william VI. Par
ker and another, Leopold G. Parker.
The Parker post., 1917-08-11
Kerensky may yet make the Rus
sian bear dance to his music.
War Conservation.

"In the midst Of monster destruc.
tion," writes Isaac +. Marcosson in
Everybody's, IAN enormous conserva
tion is achieved, Only the dead are
laid away Nothing is 'scrapped.'
They make laces out Of castoff shoes !;
redeem shattered guns; convert refuse
fat into glycerin replenish the flick
ering fires Of life itself, War is not
all waste.
s"And when this moving picture, more
animated than any imaginative play
ever thrown upon cinema screen, has
passed before you, you realize, even
before single shot is fred, that en-
ergy and organization Of the highest
order have been tested to well-nigh
incredible extent.
''It dawns on you that war is work u
The Parker post., 1917-08-11

ton concerning enlistments OF this
fee. The navy today Is world in
Itself 1t needs men proficient in
nearly all lines of human working en-.
deavOr.
Rate of Pay in Navy.
The law increasing the pay Of the
men In the navy has just been enacted
and the pay tables under the new dis
penSatiOn have not yet been made out,
but it is a simple thing to determine
the rate of pay Of each seaman Of
whatever class by adding to the pay
given in the accompanying table the
amount Of increase in each case. The
increased pay allotment has just gone
into effect. Below is given the navy
wage table, with the pay as it stood
prior to the recent act Of congress. IN
order to know what each mans pay
now is, 1t is only necessary to know
that every man now drawing less than
S21 a month will receive an increase Of
$50 a month; that every man drawing
at present from $22 to S24 a month, 1n-
elusive, will receive $12 month addi-
tional; that every man drawing more
than S24 and less than $45, will receive
$8 month additional, and that every
man drawing at present S45 or more
a month will receive $6 a month addi-
tional pay.
1t should be borne in mind that the
apprentice seaman, the ordinary boy
recruit, who ordinarily gets $3.50 a
month, will be receiving at the time
that this is read $15 additional, max
ing his pay $32.6O.
Here is the pay table as it stands
today regardless Of the Increases which
congress has ordained:
Chief Petty Officers,
The Parker post., 1917-08-11
Apple Fruit Of Manv Uses

There is no fruit that lends itself
to so many varied uses as the apple.
It may be eYaporated or dried and
Kept an indefnite period and then
cooked In much the same way as
fresh fruit There are also many by
products. The juice is pressed and
used according to Its age and stages
Of fermentation as sweet cider, haro
cider or vinegar. The whole apple
and even the parings from the evap-
orators are used for apple butter, jel-
lies, Jams, ETC., and in recent years
the culls and cores from the evapo-
rators have been dried and sold for
81 a ton for export to Europe and re-
turned to us later In the form of
nigh priced imported wines"
The Parker post., 1917-08-11
Foedstuffs Instead of Cotton.

Planters In the fertile Laguna dis
trict near TOrreon, Mexico, are sub
stituting war crops for cotton this
gear. Having learned that the de-
dnand for corn, wheat and other sta
pie foodstuffs would be heavy and
prices correspondingly high, the Mexi-
can hacienda owners have plowed up
heir cotton lands In this famous cot
Son-grOwing district Of central Mexico
and have planted food crops.
The Parker post., 1917-08-11

'See" Hall is back on the Arizona
Gazette, after an extended vacation
in the east, and the Man About
Town column of the Gazette is
again delighting the many readers Of
that paper. "See" has taken on
more pep since his eastern trip, and
Is springing some new stuff in his pet
column.