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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-27
STATEMENT ISSUED
AFTER CONFERENCE,

Inc following statement was ISSUED
by the committee:
~ committee OF tho state BOARD ~
charities and Corrections having I'm
charge the matter. with powers to act.
regarding the Maternity IIospit;,l a,
4o2 East Clay Street. this city. had
an extended conference with NJ !
Fulton and Or. T.. G. Levy. Upon con.
ditons satisfactory to all parties. pr
hate Waller Barrett national urcsf.
dent Of the Florence Crittcnduu Mis-.
sions. was given authority to scler,
II manager and place her in charge ~
IN" Maternity hospital for the preseu,.
This was done. after DR.. Lew had
stated that he had been unable TO
carry out tho previous recommends
tons of tho board in selecting some
one suitable for the purpose. aud Mrs
Barrett. having in tho meantime adj
viscd tn" board that she could sun
ply suitable person as manager for
the institution
Revenue Agent s Il Frame bcinr
out of tho city, y. +. Bragg husband
Of tho proprietor OF the Maternity
Hospital. was not caused 10 appe,r
before United states commissioner
Flcscnhcimer on a charge of violating
tho Harrison antinarcotic act Tho
Fullerton National Detective Agency
is continuing its investigation. and il
IS said that there may he other do
vclopments in tho probe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-27
MATERNITY HOSPITAL
GIVEN NEW LEASE ON LIFE
May Continue for Present Under
Trained Nurse to BE Named
by Mrs. Barrett
COMMITTEE GIVES CONSENT
DR.. Levy Tells State Board He Is
Unable to Garry Out Its Recon-.
mchd"tions as to Placing Physi-
clan and Nurse in Charge.

Under the direct supervision or -
trained nurse, to be afpoiuted h, m.
nate waller Barrett, national prnsi
dent of the Florence Crittendon Mis-
slons. the Maternity Hospital. 400 En- 81
Clay Street. will he permitted To an
crate until such time as other ar.
ranEemcnts may be made
Action temporarily to rc-cst,h,;vb
the lyinS-in asylum was taken H.. ,
committee OF the State Board of Char;
t'"S ana Corrections Yesterday morn
ms. DR.. l.. G. Levy, Chief Health or
hc"r. had Informed the board that he
WAS hhabic TO carry out the previous
rcc"'nmehdhtions of the board that the
and nurse for thirty DAYS Tho cor,
mitiee OF the board consisted OF Dr.
{. Hatcher. president: CAPTAIN w
w. Baker and DR.. J. I. Mastin. sccrc-
tary.
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IN
GERMAN Peril.
IN ADDRESS BEFORE NEARLY
TWO THOUSAND MEMBERS OF
OFFICERS RESERVE CORPS,
SPEAKS PLAINLY.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY


Madison Barracks, New York, July
29.-In a speech before nearly two
thousand members of the officers
reserve corps. Secretary of State
Lansing, emphasizing the peril of
German imperialism to the United
States and the world, declared the
German people will not cast off the
yoke of autocracy until the physical
might of united democracies of the
world destroyed forever the evil ambi
tons of Germany's military rulers
That" he said, sis the only way to
restore the world to peace, and were
every people able to express their
will, there would be no wars OF ag-
gression and the only way they can
do it is through democratic institu-
tons"
Asserting that the future of the
United States at stake" Secretary
Lansing said, eff any of you have an
idea we are fighting others battles
and not our own, the sooner he gets
away from that the better" He said,
imagine Germany a victor in Europe.
Who will be the next victim of the
autocratic rulers who are seeking to
be masters of the EARTH" Answering
those, who he said, might thing it
improbable that Germany would at
tack the United States if she won the
war, the secretary cited things Ger
many had been guilty o.: Violation of
treaties, crimes of murder, eXtortita
and vandalism in Belgium and France.
He said there was much which could
be added to the record of unbelieSA;>s,S
things the German government had
done, and hoped some day the whole
tale will be told. He said physical
might is necessary to crush out Ger
man imperialism.
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RUSSIAN MINISTER OF
MARINE YOUNG MAN

Petrograd, July 29.-Lieutenant
Lebedeff, who has been appointed
temporary head of the ministry of
marine, is only SO years old. He
served with distinction in the Japa-
nese war, and in 1907 identified him
self with the social revolutionists and
participated in the mutiny of tho
Brest regiment at Sevastopol. From
there he escaped abroad, and at the
outbreak of the presnt war enlisted
in the French army as & private
Subsequently he was given a COM
mission and placed in command of
detachment of Russian republican
volunteers. Later he served a year
and a half at Saloniki and was award
ed the French military cross. He re-
turned here in the early days of the
revolution and was a collaboration Of
the social revolutionary organ, "The
Will of the People"
NJ. Kerensky recently appointed him
president Of a commission to formu-
late new regulations for the naval
service.
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Kerensky, Minister, Goes
to Front to Compel Re-
sistance to Enemy.
SEVERE AERIAL
BATTLES RAGING
Germans Suffer Loss of
Thirty Airplanes, British
Losing But Thirteen.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.


Having retreated approximately
one hundred miles from where Ke-
rensky, the iron man of Russia, car
ried them under personal leadership
early in the present month, the Rus
sian army, on a center of line in
Eastern Galicia, is again on Russian
soil and is still being followed by
Teutonic invaders; likewise armies to
the north and south continue to far
before the Teutons, showing only ?
semblance of resistance. So fast has
been the retirement of Russians that
the enemy has now formed an arc
like formation near Czernowitz, the
Bukowinian capital. Evidently the
"blood and iron" policy will be put
in effect, as Minister of War Kzren-
sky has gone to the front again to
formulate plans to compel the troops
to face the foe.
Artillery duels continue in great
violence between British and Germans
in Flanders.
Severe aerial battles are raging
between Teutons and British, and in
one fight thirty German machines
were accounted for by the British,
while thirteen British machines were
lost, says a London report.
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Black Man, Accosted When
Coming From House He
Robbed, Shoots.
FIRES FIVE TIMES
AT PROMINENT MAN
Posse Forms Quickly andes
Last Accounts Had
Negro Surrounded
SPECIAL TO rHB JOURNAL

Milton, July 29.-An unknown
negro this afternoon entered the honaa.
of Thomas Jones, a prominent citi-
zen of this place, and stole therefrUu
a watch and pistol. While emerging
from the house he was detsoted by
Chip Bray, we'll known citizen, who.
attempting to stop the negro, was
fired on five times. None of the shots
took effect, however.
Immediately large posse was on
the trial of the negro, who soon lost
himself to the pursuers in the thick
swamp between the depot and the
shipyard. The posse steadily increas-
ed in numbers and at one time it IS
believed that fully 100 men were
after the black man.
Sheriff Harvell was personally on
the scene, directing the search, and
bloodhounds were soon on the trial Of
the negro The dogs, however, were
not put TO use for some reason. it
being reported that a man to run
them could not be located.
News of the trouble was telephon-
ed to Pensacola, and the impression
prevails that the negro is none other
than Robert Jackson, a convict w. o
made his escape from guards who
were taking him to serve a long sen
tence on a plea of killing q woman.
The temper of the crowd is not peace
full, it is said at this hour, the fact
that the negro boldly entered a prom
inent mans home, and then tried to
shoot down another, not creating \
favorable impression. Tonight the
search still continues, the swamp be-
ing generally surrounded, and unless
the negro swims the river, it is
thought he will be apprahended.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
B To.
ELECT CAPTAIN
MONDAYNIGHT.
Such Step Being Taken on
Advice of Congressman
Frank Clark.
STATEMENT FROM
CATS ON ISSUE
Clark Tells Members Come
pany Not to Be Afraid
to Make Affidavit.
SPECIAL 70 THE JOURNAL

Tallahassee, July 29.-On advice
of Congressman Frank Clark, boys
of local military Company B, are
preparing to elect their own captain
Monday night. Congressman Clark
wired them to do this and certify to
the names of officers elected to the
governor and adjutant general. Mr..
Clark wants all the information and
affidavits sent to him at Washing
ton, where he will place them before
the war department, he says. The
boys need not be afraid to make affi-
davits," says the telegram from the
fighting congressman,
The governor has given an inter
view to the local press, declaring int
pOintnent of his son, which was an
act of the adjutant general, but "rhe
would not be a true member of the
Cats family if he permitted them
to kick him out or if he let anything
come between him and his services to
his country"
W. B. Crawford, son of the secre-
tary of state, has gone to Washing
ton in the interest of his brother, Hen
ry Clay Crawford, Jr., who, it is said
was forced to resign as second lieu
tenant of the local company by
threats of Col. Sam Harrison, to maze
it hard for him because of his lead.
ership in recent mutiny while he was
a commissioned officer.
There is no objection to Sidney J
Cats Jr. persOua Nv b11t hoys aDf
parents still declare the local COM
pany shall not leave here to help fight
a world war for democracy if denied
the right ID choose their own line
officers, a privilege granted members
Of every other volunteer company If
America.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
GERMAN CHANCELLOR GIVES
OUT INTERESTING News

Berlin, via Copenhagen, July %
Doctor George Michaelis, the German
imperial chancellor, yesterday, before
a large number of newspaper repre-
sentatives declared the speech of
Lloyd George and the recent debate
in the British house of commons prov
ed, with undisputable clearness that
Britain does not desire peace by
agreement and understanding, but
only a conclusion of the war, which
means the. enslavement of Germany
TO arbitrary violence of our enemies.
Added proof of this may be seen in
The fact that Sir Edward Carson,
lmember of the British war cabinet),
recently declared in Dublin that nego-
tiations with Germany could begin
when German troops retire beyond
The Rhine. 1--WE possess clear proofs
that our enemies give consent to even
more impudent declarations than Ger
sons. 1t will be a great enlighten-
ment for the world regarding the true
reasons for a continuation of the san
culinary massacre of nations, for L
to be know that written proof of our
enemies greed for conquest has fallen
in our hands"
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K. Of {. HALL
F Or SAILORS
EXCELLENT GYMNASIUM BE
UTILIZED BY ENLISTED MEN,
BY INVITATION OF THE LOCAL
COUNCIL.

All sailors and soldiers stationed at
Pensacola are invited by the local
branch of the Knights of Columbus
to attend athletic exorcises and a
general entertainment which will be
given Wednesday, evening in the hall
on West Garden street
Officers Of the order, in discussing
the plans for the entertainment with
The Journal last night, stated tha$ n
completely equipped gymnasium
which is almost unused by the mem
bers Of the organization, will be Of
feed the enlisted men to use when
they please. It is emphasized that
while the organization is a religious
one. the exercises Will he entirely non
sectarian and everyone, Of whatever
denomination, is cordially invited to
attend.
Part of the exercises Wednesday
evening will be ath'stic, contests hav-
ing been arranged. Other parts Of
the program are under discussion and
complete announcement will be made
later.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
ONE RECRUIT At THE
LOCAL ARMY STATION

One recruit was secured at the locil
army recruiting station, bringing the
total for the week all we'll above the
average, in. spite of the two days on
which there were none. The number
Of applicants has greatly increased
since the draft, though a large num-
Der Of the men are thrown out be
cause Of physical disability
Extra effort will be continued by
the local station to secure men for
the signal corps, aviation section.
This has already found much favor in
Pensacola, probably because of the
proximity to the naval school, and
since the lists have been opened, a
number of young Pensacoians have
entered that service. Tie rccruit yes
terday was Alva F. Largue, of Pen
sacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
SOLDIERS WILL SEE
PICTURE THURSDAY

Major Hughes, commanding officer
of Forts Barrancas, Pickens and Nc
Rae, has called a half holiday for
Thursday morning August End, for
the purpose of permitting the troops
of the different forts to attend o
special performance of the big pa
triotic photoplay, "Womanhood, the
Glory of a Nation" which Manager
Johnny Jones, of the Isis, has agreed
to give for them at $50 a. m. on the
above date.
According to information divulge3
by the major, troops will come to
Pensacola by boat. forming at Pala-
fox wharf, where, headed by the Fort
Barrancas band, followed by Major
Hughes and staff, the troops will
march in a body up PalafoX street,
to the Isis theater, where arrange
ments have been made to begin the
show promptly upon word from the
commandment
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
CHILD SLIGHTLY
INJURED BY AUTO

Kelly HARRISON, of DeFuniak, while
passing the intersection of Garden
and Palafox streets yesterday, was
unfortunate in having his car strike
little child, who was accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. S. E. Mcclure.
The child was only slightly hurt, it
was later reported, but at the time of
the accident some considerable ap-
prehension was felt for the little one.
Later in the afternoon, when it was
ascertained that the child's injuries
were of little consequence, Mrs. Nc
Clure made a statement that Mr.
HARRISON was not at fault. He was
arrested however, on a charge of OPP
Grating his machine in a reckless
manner.
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Engineers Working Right
Up to Fighting Front
Laying the Rails.
BRIDGES BEING
CONSTRUCTED ALSO
Laying Mile a Day is No
Uncommon Feat With
American Workrnen.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Behind the British Lines in France,
July 29.-Americans and Canadians
from the nOrthW estern part of the
American cOntinent-men who have
played an important part in the rail
way building out around the Rockies
are to be found among the men in
khaki, laying rails right up TO the
fighting front along the British lines
in France. Here and there is a man
who has worked on the New Haven
or the Boston & Maine railroads, but
the vast majority came from the
great western part of the United
States and Canada.
There is one whole battalion from
the Canadian Pacific railroad now
at work on the British front 1t
was organized by Lord Shaughnossy.
In charge of this and other battal-
ions is a brigadier general, q widely
known contractor from British Co.
lunbia, whose motto is, See every
thing, hear everything, but keep Your
mouth shut"
1t is the popular impression that
only light, narroT-gaug railways are
run up close to the battlefront But
this is soon removed BY a visit to
the front where one is surprised to
see broad-gauge railway. miles and
miles of it, running right up to che
big guns. This broad-eaune railway
is laid close on the heels OF the Ger
man retreat. Beside it can be seen
much Of the German narrow gauge
railway which was picked up in sec
tons by the British enaineers and
thrown to one side to make room for
the broader gauge line.
The engineers make their appear
ance within a few hours Of a fresh
British advance. The men have to
wear steel helmets and keep their
gas masks handy, so close are they
to danger from bombardment by the
German heavies or from bomoS drop.
CONTINUED on Page Four
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Irish Mothers Opinion of
American Blue
jacket.
ARE GENUINELY
WELCOME ALL OVER
Vice Admiral Sims is Par
ticularly Received and
Honored by Villagers.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Base of American Flotillas in Brit
ish Quarters, July 29.-"Ard sure
they're after coming back home" re-
marked a good natured Irish mother
as she beamed with pride On q
procession of American bluejackets
coming through the main street of
this sea coast town. She expressed
the feeling of the townspeople, who
all take a justified pride in the re
turn of our boys" and, by way of
proving it, they point to the high per
centage of Irish ancestry and birth
in the American navy.
1t would be hard to imagine a for
eign port where American sailors
could be made more genuinely vel
come. 1t is true there has been moth
ing in the way of a formal welcome
for Americans, but that is not the
fault of the hospitable people, 1t las
been discouraged because this grim
business of war gives men little time
for celebrations ashore. Therefore
the American jack tars set foot
ashore in the same quiet confident
business-like manner as that of their
destroyers in entering the port.
Almost instantly they captivated
the hearts of the townspeople, many
of whom have been seen to doff their
hats to them when passing along the
narrow, winding streets.
Vice-Admiral Sims is particularly
revered and finds himself a special
object of display of good feelings at
the hands of the villagers.
One of the favOrite ways of being
n - he s.
vite them home for tea. Or, should
the American bluejacket be relieved
for a few hours Fl OF. his arduou sshoO
life, draw up on the sidewalk to adj
mire a chubby son of Old Erin, he will
almost invariably be coaXed into the
home for just one cup of tea by the
proud mother. The sailor often finds
it was only pretext to talk to him
about America. And this eagerness
for gossip about the United States is
easily explained when it becomes
known there is hardly one of the viii
layers who has not a close relative
in the western republic.
Indeed, there are few homes here
unadorned by some memento Of
the United States,
Here is a typical instance of two
sailors from Philadelphia, who were
caught in a downpour of rain and
took refuge under some trees. In
stantly a smiling old Irish woman
! appeared in her doorway and offered
the shelter of her home until the
shower had passed. Then she brought
out tea and with the inevitable fam
lily album with pictures of her two
sons who live in Jersey.
Pressed for the place in Jersey, she
looked thoughtful for a moment and
then smilingly said, Camden.
Adjoining a prominent place on the
walls of her best room were colored
Autographs of Washington and Lin
coin on a background of "Old Glory.
She said they came from Fourth OF
July supplement of an American
newspaper.
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SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST A BARBER

Griel McCurdy, a negro barber,
who, while chasing another negro
from his shop or East Wright street,
some time ago, ran into and slightly
wounded a little white girl, and who
was later fined so and costs in the
recorders court, will have to answer
to a more serious offense in the court
of record, for a charge has been made
against him, charging the negro with
assault with intent to murder, and a
warrant conveying such allegations
has been sworn out.
The negro is now in the city jail,
and will probably be arrested as soon
as he is released therefrom. It is
claimed that when he chased q negro
from his shop the little girl, whose
name was Isanhour, was passing on
the sidewalk at the time, and was
slightly cut by an open razor the
negro carried.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
European Crops Are
In a Fair Condition

Rome, July 29,-This months bull
letin issued by the International In
stitute of Agriculture, of Rome. an
nounces a careful and detailed study
principal agricultural states of the
world, and, in consequence of these
studies, generally favorable situa-
ton
In France, Great Britain and Italy.
says the report, meteorological condi-
tions have been extremely favorable
during the past month while in
Northern Europe, notably in Luxem-
burg and Holland, the crops are re-
tarded.
Even in Switzerland, continues the
report, the outlook is for d crop of
less than the average size, unless the
excellent results in the spring bring
up the total to normal. Russia. in
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CASES
IN j. s. COURT.
TRIBUNAL WILL CONVENE THIS
MORNING AFTER AN AID
JOURNMENT OVER SEVERAL
DAYS.

Federal court will convene this
morning after a recess since last
Wednesday, and the jury has been
ordered to report at ten o'clock. The
court is holding an adjourned term
to try several cases against men
charged with selling liquor to enlist
ed men of the military forces of the
United States while in uniform.
Twelve cases were disposed of last
week, with six convictions and six
pleas of guilty, Only one, it is stated,
is on the docket for today, though it
is probable that other matters will
be considered by the court before the
jury is dismissed.
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TO REMODEL
TADE RNACLE
ACTIVE WORK MAY START To-
DAY IN GETTING STRUCTURE
READY FOR Use AS A HfGH
SCHOOL BUILDING.

Active work remodellinG the taber-
nacle for the high school will prob
ably be started this week, as the CON
tractor has been Dusty engaged in
assembling men and material to be-
gin the task. As the contract speci-
fies that the work must be complete
in tine for school to start in Sep
TENDER work will be rushed so as to
have it ready in time.
Contract for the work on the build
ing was awarded last THURSDAY by
the board of public instruction to H.
+. Franklin. Plans involve bracing
the building throughout, changing
the auditorium to face east instead
of south as at present, and installing
windows.
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spite of late frosts and cold. faces a
favorable situation on the whole and
may hope for results equal at least to
last year.
The report then deals with the
United States, and finds that pros
pective losses due to bad weather
have been overcome so that the crop
total may be expected to be about
two and one-half per cent better than
last year, even though still eighteen
per cent behind the average.
Of Canada, the report says that the
next crop may be counted upon as
four per cent better than last year,
and sixteen per cent better than the
avrage for the last five years. In
India, concludes the report, the situa-
ton is excellent, the production being
10 per cent better than last year and
five per cent above the average.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
BANK COMMISSIONER
NAMED IN MEXICO

Mexico City, July 29.-Prcsident
Carranza. by decree has established a
monetary commission to take charge
of tire liquidation of banks of ennis
sion which have not complied with
the orders of the decree of last De-
cember which ordered them to bring
their cash reserves up to the sum of
their paper issues, dollar for dollar.
The board of directors of each bank
has been ordered to appoint a repre-
sentative to represent them before the
monetary commission and should the
boards not make such appointments
within so days. the appointments will
be made for them by the govern
mert
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
SAYS AUSTRIA IS READY
FOR HONORABLE PEACE

Vienna, via Copenhagen, July 20
Reiterating that Austria-Hungary is
ready to accept an honorable peace,
but that the dual monarchy will fight
to the last extremity if the entente
declines to enter negotiations on a
basis of the peace understanding as
Aecently outlined by the German
chancellor and reichstag. Count Ger
min, the Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister, in an interview, said the
German peace proposals are no
cham, as Lloyd George said in a re-
Cent speech that Germany is conduct
ing a defensive warfare, and asked
an honorable peace for the lasting
reconciliation of nations.