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The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
MAJOR MCBRIDE IS
PRESENTED A WATCH

Major John Mcbride, who has been
stationed at Fort BarranCas for a
number of years, left last night und =
orders to report to commanding o.
ticer, headquarters for the Eastern
division, at Governors Island.
Major Mcbride has been on duty
here for four years, and frequently
acted as commander of the coast de-
fenses during the absence of the com
manding officer, as at that time he
was senior captain, there being no
field major at the post.
Several weeks ago, Captain
Mcbride, he was then, received his
commission as major, and was short
ly afterward transferred. During his
stay at. Pensacola this officer has
formed a large number of warm
friends, both in service and civilian
circles, to whom his departure will be
a source Of sincere regret.
AS an expression of their esteem
a number of Pensacola friends of
Major Mcbride presented him with a
gold watch, suitably engraved. Hon.
W A. Blount, Jr.. making the pre-
sentation. The major responded, and
in voicing his appreciation, expressed
his regret in leaving.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
WORK ON TABERNACLE
PROGRESSES NICELY

Work on the tabernacle is progress
ing rapidly and there is no doubt
but that it will be finished in time
for use when school opens on Sept
ember "a. Thirty feet of the north end
of the building has been cut off, and
a double row of windows installed
With the windows on the side and in
the top, the interior will be we'll
lighted without glare.
Arrangements for installing the
heating system which was in use in
the High school when it burned last
year, have been made, and the remod-
elled building is expected to furnish
every facility obtainable elsewhere.
the faculty has already been selected
and announced, and school officials
believe it to be the strongest assem-
led in the city. With the advantages,
officials state that the Pensacola High
school will be on a plane with every
otner accredited school in the section.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20

the major has handled it like a gen
eral. Mrs. Anderson, like the major
"a loyal American, is his best help.
All day long she writes letters and
gives orders to the office force in
the government building here. Major
Anderson is most enthusiastic and
conscientious in his work. With all
of his big responsibilities he seems
to take a personal interest in the
case of every drawn man. The major
believes in printers ink, and declares
that the newspapers have been his
greatest assistance in this important
work. When he receives a new order
or ruling or any other bit of news
that he believes will interest the
public, his first thought is of the cor
respondents and local newspaper
men.
Those who have watched the hand
ling of the draft by Major Anderson
are unanimous in the declaration that
the governor and his adjutant gen
eral could not have made a better Sc
lection of a man to do this work. He
will receive the compliments and con-
gratulations of the state when the
work is over, for to him should go
much of the credit for that portion
of the drafted army that Florida will
put into the field.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
Special Grain Rating Is
Granted By RaihUay Commission

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. ia spec
ial mixing and transit rate for feed,
feedstuffs and other grain has been
granted by the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad for Gainesville, according to
announcement made by the Florida
Railroad Commission today. The
Sweetwater Milling Company, of
Gainesville, owned by the Stringfeller
brothers, operates the largest grain
plant and elevator in Florida, making
meal and grits and doing a general
grain storage business, and operat-
ing a comparatively new and most
modern plant there. This company
asked the Railroad Commission to
authorize a rate that would make
competition with other milling estab-
lishments in Florida and Georgia
possible. AS a result the Commission
authorized mixing and transit rate
under which +he raw material may be
drawn to Gainesville and the finished
products shipped at less than the
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
EUery Day Is Busy One In
Office of Major EdlU. Anderson

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 19.-There
is no buster office in the state than
that of Major Edward Anderson, who
was appointed some months ago to
have charge of the selective draft in
Florida. But with all the work that
has been and is being done there each
day, no cog in the machinery of his
office force has slippet for a moment.
There is a continuous pour of tele-
grams from the War Department and
detailed instructions and new orders
nearly every hour from Provost Mar
shal General Crowder at Washington,
who is in charge of the entire draft
operations of the nation. Besides
these there are hundreds of questions
by both telegraph and mail from the
various county local boards of Flor
ida. individuals who seek exemption
for themselves, mothers who desire
the rules waived for their boys, wives
who want special hearings for the
"darlings," employers in behalf of
their valued employees appeal to
Major Edward Anderson, and many
of these are of sufficient merit to
warrant answers. All orders and in
structions and new rulings from
Washington must be Immediately
transferred to the local boards. But
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
MANY ENJOY
BAND CONCERT
LARGE CROWD PLEASED WITH
FIRST OPEN AIR APPEARANCE
OF LOCAL BAND IN MALLORY
COURT.

Hundreds of Pensacolians and
members of both branches of the SER
vice assembled in San Carlos court
last night to hear the first free oEen
air concert by the Deep Water City
Band. The music delighted the large
crowd and repeated encores were
given.
Under the direction of Prof. A. c.
Reilly the band which IS a local or.
ganization, has been practicing fire.
uuently, and displayed excellent train
ing last night. The large number
in attendance proved the popularity
of the concerts, and it is hoped, that
with sufficient support, weekly con-
certs can be arranged, to be giver
in the various public parks through
out the city.
Following is the program:
March, National Anthem.
Overture, Lutspiel.
Medley, Memories" of Stepher
Foster.
Overture, Sincerity"
"Are You From Dixie ?"
Overture, "Enchantment."
Waltz, "Sunnyland "
Overture, Poet and Peasant"
March, "Our Director"
"The Star Spangled Banner"
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
TOMOVE
$4,000 MEN
MOST IMPORTANT TRANsPORTA-
TION PROBLEM EVER ATTEM-
TED BE WORKED OUT EARLY
IN SEPTEMBER
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Aug, 19.-Plans for the
most important troop movement ever
attempted in the United States, in
volving the transportation of six hun
dred and eighty-seven thousand men
of Americas war army, are being
perfected by the American Railway
Association at request of the federal
government.
The movement will begin on Sep
tember 5 and it is believed by October
8 all men will be moved to their vari-
Gus cantonment sites.
More than six thousand cars, made
up in three hundred and sixty trains,
will be required to move one field
army of eighty thousand men.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20

former rate for such commodities.
This puts the Gainesville plant in
position to compete with other mills
and creates a new market for corn
in the territory affected, thereby en-
couraging the production Of more
grain.
The Georgia & Florida Railroad
having petitioned the Florida Rail-
road Commission to be permitted to
discontinue certain passenger trains
between Augusta, Georgia, and Mad
ison, Florida, a petition signed by
practically all of the business men Of
Madison has been sent to the Com
mission here and was received today,
the petition asking that the request
of the railroad be not granted. Such
requests for discontinua2cs of certain
passenger service ara being made by
practically all the railroads in the
country now as a result of the extra
burdens of the roads incident to the
war.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
Sessions viii Be Held at
ChipIey, Heaquarters
for This District.
TOTAL SO CLAIMS
BEEN APPEALED
In Addition to Escambia,
Other Counties Have
Filed Many Cases.

This morning at i o'clock the ap-
peal exemption board for the North
ern District will meet at ChipIev. the
headquarters for this district, to con-
slider claims which have been appealed
from the local boards throughout the
district.
Sixty-nine claims which were
granted by the board for Escambia
county have been appealed to the
higher board by Judge Henry Bel
linger, who was designated by the
provost marshal to appeal all cases
IN which exemptions were granted.
A large number Of those claims
which were denied by the local board
will also probably be appealed, though
little change is expected to be made
in the tota number who have been
accepted for service in this county.
1t is understood that a number of
other West Florida counties coming
under the jurisdiction of the appeal
board for this district have completed
their work, and that practically the
entire quota for this section will be
passed upon by the appeal board at
this time.
Hearing the great number Of ap-
| peals will require much time anl
lengthy sessions will probably be he'd.
| Whether a continuous session will he
held though is not yet announced
No oral or written arguments are
permissible before the appeal board.
nor can the claimant appear either
in person or by attorney. In each
| case the rules promulgated by the
provost marshal require that the
claim stand on its merits alone, and
that the board make every effort to
accomplish a twofold purpose, first
the raising of a great army, second,
the maintenance of the industries of
the country.
In cases where the board believes
that the second need can be fulfilled
by granting an exemption, and be of
| more value to the nation than the
military service of the claimant. it is
authorized to grant the exemption. In
cases where dependency Is the ground
OIL which exemption is claimed, the
| higher board will not reopen every
case which has been passed upon by
| the local boards, but will decide the
matter on the merits of the case.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
BRITISH CAIN
BIC ADVANCE
ONM|LEFRONT.
Germans Bombard French
Lines in Vosges, But On
slaught is Intellectual.
ALLIED AIRMEN
WORKING HAVOC
Aerial Raids, in Addition to
Destroying Machines,
Wreck Stations.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.


Although the British and French
in Flanders are busily engaged in
consolidating their newly-won posi-
tions in the vicinity of Lens, the Britt
ish near Ypres scored another ad-
vance on a mile front, and also moved
ahead in the Somme region. In the
Vosges mountains, the Germans are
bitterly attacking by bombardment
of French positions, but so far have
failed to advance their lines.
Allied airmen are working havoc
on German fiers. In an air fight
Saturday, French airmen accounted
for seventeen German aircraft The
aerial raids behind German lines
wrecked railway stations and canton
ments. An American took conspicu-
Gus part in the raids.
The present week will witness a
meeting of main committee in the
reichstag, when it is probable the
pope's peace proposal may be dis
cussed.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
PENSACOLA BOY IS
NOT IN The CLASS OF
SLACKERS, HE SAYS

"I know that my friends do not
know where I am writes H. Byrl
Bliss, who is stationed aboard one of
Uncle Sans ships, which mas recently
arrived at an American port. 81 am
now serving on board the U. S. S.
-, an oil carrier. Of course you
know who l am. l am a printer.
just returned from the war zone. We
were visited by both friend and foe.
I was not a Stacker, for joined Feb
ruary 5, 1917. I enjoyed reading The
Journal that mother sent me so much,
and wish that I could get more. Ex-
cuse poor writing, as the ship is roll
ing, but you can make out what
have to say. have been on French
and British soil, and we have a Brit
ish bull dog for a mascot. Hoping
that this will find you and Pensacola
in a bright spirit, remain,
Yours truly,
"H.' BYRL BLISS, of Pensacola"
P. S.-"Au friends wishing to
write me should address me now on
the U. S. S. Kanawha, care postmas-
ter, New York"
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
BOOKS To Be
USED IN THE
SCHOOLS
State Commission Announ-
ces Complete List Those
Been Adopted.
ANOTHER MEETING
BE HELD TODAY
Books as Listed Are Selected
for a Term of Five
Years.
Tallahassee Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal


Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 19.-The
state text book commission Saturday
afternoon completed the adoption of
all the basal books to be used in the
high schools of Florida, and after
hard days work announced the books
adopted and their publishers. They
will meet Monday morning at nine
o'clock and adopt few supplement-
airy books that were not gotten to
today.
The following resolution was adop-
ted by the state text book commits
sion:
By Attoney-General West:
That we proceed now to consider
all bids made by the various bidders
with the report of the sub-commis
sion, and as the bids and report are
read the books on each subject be
Immediately examined and the selec-
tion and adoption of basal books be
Immediately made by the vote of the
commission, it being understood that
in order to insure delivery of books
adopted for use in the schools of the
state for this year, that the contract
with each publish furnishing books,
provide that the books be delivered
by express into the counties of the
state with appropriate penalty for
failure to do So"
All efforts to postpone the adop-
tion failed.
Following are the high school
books adopted for period of five
years:
Basal Books-To Be Used First.
Advanced Arithmetic-Stone-Millis,
Benjamin H. Sanborn & Co., Boston,
| Mass.
Algebra-Wells and Hart; D. c.
Heath & Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Geometry-Plane ands Solid, Went
worth and Smiths; CHM & Co., At
'7'r Trigonometry-with Tables, Went
worth and Smiths; CHM & Co., At
lanta, Ga.
American History-Stephenson's s;
CHM & Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Civil Government-Dunn's Com
munity and The Citizen; D. c. Heath
& Co, Atlanta, Ga,
General History-West's Ancient
World; Allyn & Bacon, New York.
Modern World; Allyn & Bacon, New
York.
Physical Geography-Dryer's High
School Geography; American Book
| Co., Atlanta, Ga.
General Science-With Manual, Ell
huff's; D. C. Heath & Co., Atlanta
| Ga.
! Botany - Andrews Practical
Course; American Book Co., Atlanta
| Ga.
| Zoology-Colton's; D. C, Heath &
| Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Physics-With Laboratory Guide
! Carhart and Chutes; Allyn and Bacon
New York
Chemistry-Brown Lee, Fuller, So
hon and Whitsett; Allyn & Bacon
New York.
Composition and Rhetoric-Brooks
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP
HAD NARROW ESCAPE

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 19-An
American passenger steamer which
has arrived from England. was at
tackled by a submarine off the Irish
coast and escaped by the margin of
a few inches, her officers declared,
as a missile from the submersible
came toward the ship another tor
pedo was observed. Speed of the
ship saved it from destruction. the
torpedoes passing under her ruddecs.
Naval gunners fired at the submarine
but missed.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
REGULATIONS FOR WAR
ZONE BOUND STEAMERS

Washington, Aug. 19-All vessels
sailing for the war zone and carrying
war risk insurance will be required
hereafter to arm in accordance with
navy recommendations or pay an
additional one per cent premium for
each voyage. Steamers without ap-
proved systems of preventing ennis
sions of smoke from their stacks,
must carry smokeless fuel sufficient
for a two day light periods. Each
must be painted in accordance with
low visibility plans.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
BRITISH ARTILLERY FORCE
GERMANS CHANGE TACTICS

British Front in France and Bel
GUM, Aug. 19.-At the beginning of
the fourth year of the war, the Ger
mans are rapidly making radical
changes in their methods of defense
along the British front and their con-
tinuous lines of wonderfully con-
structed forward trenches are fast
passing. The enemy is adopting a
system of scattering outposts over a
great depth of cunningly constructed
strongholds in the myriad of shell
holes along said front. This altera-
ton has been brought about by ar
ever-growing preponderance of Brit
ish artillery, which buried the Ger,
man front trenches under an avail
anche of shells.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
CITY BUDGET Be
ANNOUNCED SOON

During the past several days the
city commissioners have been seeking
to get up their formal budget, effec-
tive beginning on the first of Sept
ember. The budget is understood to
be ready for presentation, and may
be read at todays meeting of the
board of city commissioners.
Just what changes, if any are made
in the departments, are not given
out, but it is understood that retrench
ment has been a sort of a watch
word in framing the budget, which
if so, will mean the slicing of some
of the departments, The city must re-
trench it is claimed, and this is the
way to do it, to meet current and
forthcoming conditions it is said.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
CONGRESS EXPECTS TO
ADJOURN SEPT. IS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The legis-
lative program before congress has
assumed such definite form, that
leaders have expressed the hope for
a vacation about September IS. The
passage by the senate of the war tax
bill is expected by leaders of both
parties. An effort will be made by
LaFollette to increase income and
profit rates in the bill.
The new war budget, authorizing
more than seven billions in bonds,
among other bills, is before both
houses.
The Webb export trade bill and an
administration measure for the in
surance of soldiers and sailors, with
other bills, will probably come be-
fore congress this or next week.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
WANT FLANDERS COAST
LINE AND MARITIME BASES

Amsterdam, Aug. 19.-General Won
Liebert, in a speech at Rathenew,
Prussia, is quoted as saying: 1--WE
cannot sign any peace before we have
the Flanders coast, a colonial empire
and maritime bases. If we did not
realize these now, we must prepare
to work for it after the war in view
of the next war"
The generals speech was loudly
cheered by his hearers but is criticized
bv the Teutonic press.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
DEPOSED GAR NICHOLAS
IS IN WESTERN SIBERIA

Petrograd, Aug. 19.-It is officially
announced for the first time that the
residence of Nicholas Romanoff, de-
posed car, is at Tobolsk. a Western
Siberian town which recently achieved
publicity in revolutionary Russia as
the birth place of Rasputin, the mys-
tic monk, who welded such remark
able influence over the former en-
peror's family, up to the time of the
priests assassination last December.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
TEUTON LINES FALL E
UNDER STRONG RESISTANCE

Petrograd, Aug 19-German troops
Yesterday attacked Russian positions
on the Wilma front, according to the
war office, but attacks there broke
down under the Russian fire. On the
Rumanian front, Austro-Germans as
saulted the Russo-Rumantan lines but
were repelled.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
TROUBLES SETTLING
THROUGHOUT FINLAND

London, Aug. 19.-Great revolts
have taken place in leading towns of
Finland, according to Copenhagen ad-
vices. Foodstuffs have been plum
dered by the populace, and authori-
ties have seized whatever supplies
remaining. Great forest fires have
ravaged large areas of wooded lands.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
TROOPS DISMANTLE
HEADQUARTERS OF l. W. w

Port Angels, Wash, Aug. ia
number of national guardsmen wreck,
ed the Industrial Workers of the
World headquarters here, throwing
furniture and papers of the organiza-
tion into the bay. Corporal Egan,
an alleged leader of raiders, was ar
rested.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
WRANGLE INDUCES THE
RESIGNATION OF BELMONT

Washington, Aug. 19.-Perry Bel
mont resigned as vice-president and
director of the Navy League because
he said he disapproved of its present
efforts of disagreement with the Of
fetal head of the navy, and in time
of war.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
LIEUT.. @. F. MARST0N
HOME ON FURLOUGH

Lieut.. Oliver F. Marston, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marston of the
23rd Field Artillery, is at home on
short furlough. Lieut.. Marston has
the honor of being the only Pensacola
boy to be appointed to the regular
army from the officers training
camp at Fort Mcpherson. He is
under orders to report at Camp Chica-
mauga on August %.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
TWO KILLED WHEN
ENGINE IS DERAILED

New Orleans, Aug. 19.-John Nah
er, engineer, and H. Crust, negro
fireman. were crushed to death when
an engine and baggage car of the
Cincinnati express, on the New Or
leans &, Northeastern Railroad, wers
derailed near the city limits.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
POTATO SHORTAGE IN
GERMANY CAUSES STRIKE

London, Aug. 19.-Strike of work
ers at Essen and Dusseldorf, in Ger
many's munitions district, is threat
ened because of a refusal of authori-
ties to grant workers more than eight
pounds of potatoes during the next
twenty weeks.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
Others Arrested.

Long Beach, Calf, Aug. 19-Eight
members of the Industrial Workers
of the World were arrested as they
stepped from a train Police were
assisted by national guardsmen
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
|. & n. CONNECTS
WITH The G. F. & A
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Mobile. Aug, 19.-The Louisville
and Nashville Railroad today An
nounced that work will begin at At
more, Ala, of connecting the Gulf,
Florida and Alabama Railroad with
rails of the former road.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
MANY PROMINENT PEOPLE ON
STAFF FOOD ADMINISTRATOR

Washington, Aug. 19.-Volunteers
who compose the staff of the great
conservation division of the food ad-
ministration, were announced by Ad-
ministrator Hoover The list includes
many nationally known names, as
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell. James H. Col
Inns, J. P. Egan, George Bowerman
etc.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
PTOMAINE POISON
ATTACKS MILITIAMEN

Houston, Texas, Aug. 19-Twenty-
two men of Company E, First Illinois
Engineers. are stricken with ptomaine
poison at Camp Logan.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
BOBBY WALTHOUR is
DANGEROUSLY HURT

Paris, Aug. 19.-Bobby Walthour,
the American bicycle rider, fell from
his wheel during a race, and frac-
tured his skull.
Walthour halls from Atlanta, Ga.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
AUSTRIAN AVIATORS
BOMBARD CITY OF VENICE

Rome, Aug. 19.-Austrian aviators
bombarded Venice last Tuesday and
dropped explosives on a civil hospital.
~ r-tistic damage was done,
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20

Continued on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-20
T H E w E Al HI Err

Showers Monday and probably Tues
day, gentle southeast winds.
Yesterday stmeper ature: Highest, 81
degrees; lowest, rs degrees.
The Press., 1917-04-26
AEathar NaunhAn Story.

Father Bernard Vaughan, the famous English Jesuit preacher, says what he means and means what he says and is never afraid of directing his criti- cisms even against the most powerful sections of society, especially the idle rich.
 An amusing reference was once made to the fiery methods of denunciation he employs when in the pulpit He had been preaching fin Rome and had, as usual, dealt out plain truths about everybody with his accustomed force. One of the cardinals remarked that he preached like an Italian. Yes said another dignitary, but he Is an Italian. He was born on Vesuvius, and we only sent him to England to cool. London Globe.
The Press., 1917-04-26
Ina smiaa Admiral.

."As much business as Swiss admi- raI'' is a term sometimes used satirical- ly. But the little inland nation actual ly had an admiral once. He was an Englishman, too, Colonel Williams, who joined the Swiss colors in 1799. This Colonel Williams got together a small fleet on Lake Zurich and was or dered to oppose the French army, which was preparing to attack the Apstrians and Russians massed near by.
 The French attacked their allied foes and routed them. Admiral Williams calmly watched the battle that was in progress on land. Then, enraged at his own inaction, he discharged his crews, scuttIed his vessels and went back to England.
 Switzerland now has one armored boat on Lake Lucerne, but it's com mander is only captain.-Kansas City Star.