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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
New Battery of 12-inch
Guns Being Erected
on the Island.
MORE BATTERIES
TO BE BUILT
Protection of Harbor and
Aviation Base Par
amount.

An outlying battery of two
twelve-inc rapid fire disappearing
guns is being constructed on Santa
Rosa island at point just below the
life saving station, several miles east
of Fort Pickens. 1t is officially an
nounced that plans for the construc-
ton of such a battery have
been under consideration for two
years, but it has just been decided
to start work.
It is stated that commencing work
at this time has no significance in
connection with the critical interna-
tional situation but is solely MAX
ing the defenses of Pensacola more
modern.
Numbers of worBmen have already
started laying the foundations for
the battery, and it is expected that
several hundred will be occupied be-
fore it is completed Civilian work
men are being used under the di-
rection of the engineering depart
ment of the army.
Some material may be moved from
Fort Barrancas and McRea, tenn
porarily, but when complete the new
battery will be a unit in itself. No
garrison will be stationed there, only
the necessary number of men to OPP
crate the guns.
The position of the battery is not
more strategic than that of Pickens
but is said to have a greater range
to the eastward than is possible with
the guns at the end of the island.
With the reinforcements in the de,
lenses the protection of Pensacola is
greatly strengthened, but 1t is under,
stood to be the intention of the army
to place additional batteries on the
mainland, opposite Pensacola COM
posed Of long range rifles, thus com
pleting a line of batteries guarding
the entire length of the bay.
Pensacola's value as an operating
base for the fleet in the event of
war has repeatedly been recognized
IS the already strong defense of Forts
Barrancas McRea and Pickens show
The great depth of water, and land
locked harbor, we'll protected, afford
a combination unequalred for mob.
ilizing units of the fleet, in a harbor
capable of floating the combined
navies of the world.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
KNOX CHURCH CALLS
PERMANENT PASTOR

At a congregational meeting, di-
rectly after the morning sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Philips, yesterday morning
Knox Presbyterian church extended
a call as permanent pastor to Rev.
William E. McIlwaine. one of the
strongest ministers, It IS asserted, of
the Southern Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Philips, who is now serving
that church, came on the present as
signment for sixteen months only
and returns to the seminary to com
plete his studies on September 1. I'm
less there is a vacancy before that
time. Rev. Mr.. McIlwaine, who de
sires to live in Florida and partic-
ularly in Pensacola, will not come IN
til that time.
There was a representative attend
ance at yesterdays meeting. Mr.
Philips did not remain during the
business session the officers and con-
gregation handling the question
alone.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, March 4.-President
Wilson tonight issued a statement in
forming the country that he may he
without power to arm merchant ships
and take other steps to meet the
German submarine menace in the abb
sence of congressional authority. The
president says an extra session of
congress is required to clothe him
with authority but it is useless to call
one while the senate works under the
present rules which permit a small
minority to keep an overwhelming
majority from acting. The presi-
dent proposes, therefore, that the
special session of the senate, which
he has called to meet tomorrow, re-
wise the rules to supply a means of
action and save the country from
disaster" "A little group of wilfll
men," says the presidents statement
representing no opinion but their
own, have rendered the great govern
ment of the United States helpless
and contemplate"
The statement added that a ter
mfnation of the sixty-fourth congrdss
disclosed situation unparalleled in
the history of the country, and per
haps unparalleled in the history of
any modern government. In the i'm
mediate presence of a crisis fraught
with more subtle and far reaching
possibilities of national danger than
any other government known within
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
SETTLE MARD|
CRAS t OOAY.
Five Organizations Will De
eide on Annual Cele-
bration Here.

At four o'clock this afternoon a
general meeting Of the organizations
of the city will be held in the Cham
Der Of Commerce for the discussion
of the ACCESSIBILITY Of continuing the
celebration of Mardi Gras IN Pen
sacola.
Representatives of the Yacht club,
the Fair Association. the Chamber
of Commerce, the Carnival Associa-
ton. and the Rotary Club committee
will meet and discuss the situation.
Several alternatives have been sug-
gested to take the place of the Mard
Gras celebration, and it is possible
that the time Of holding the celebra-
ton will be changed. If the time is
changed, two ways are agreed upon,
one TO hold the celebration during
fair week, in the fall of the year; the
other to be held week previous 70
the regular time for holding the car
nival, so as to attract the crowds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
PRESIDENT, POWERLESS
TO ACT, CALLS A SPECIAL
MEETING OF SENATE TO
CHANGE WORKING RULES

the whole history of international re-
lations, congress has been unable to
act either to safeguard the country
or vindicate the elementary rights of
its citizens" The statement then re-
ferred to the same actions of pre-
venting the passage of a piIl allow
ing exporters to form organizations
and bill for the conservation of nat
ural resources both of which he said
were vitality needed at present, and
also to the same means as used to
prevent the passage of the army APP
preparations bill, the West Point ap-
preparation bill. the general defic-
iency bill, and a bill for charging
the interstate commerce commission,
as well as bill charging powers OF
the shipping board.
At the same time the president
authorized a statement that what
rendered the situation more grave
than supposed was that while the
president, under general constitution
al powers. could do much of what he
asked congress to authorize him to
do. that certain old statutes yet I'M
repealed might raise insuperable
barriers. IS old statute is one say
ing American merchantmen cannot
oppose any armed public vessels of
any country with which the United
States is not at war. The United
States is not at war with Germany
and German submarines are public
vessels of Germany.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
SENATOR MARTIN FOR
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
WASHINGTON BUREAU,
The Pensacola journal

Senator Martin, of Virginia, will
be elected democratic leader of the
senate in the next congress in all
probability. At a caucus of the SEN
ate democrats to be held tuesday
morning, it is predicted on high auth
ority that at this caucus Senator
Martin will be unanimously selected
to succeed Kern of Indiana, as ma
iority floor leader. The only opposi
ton to Martin comes fromNa few sen
ators who are supporting Senator
Walsh.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
CHINA SHOULD SEVER
RELATIONS, SAYS CABINET
RY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Picking, March 4.-The cabinet to-
day decided China should join the
United States in breaking relations
with Germany. When such a decis-
ion was submitted to the president he
refused to approve, saying he alone
had such power. Premier Tuan Chi
Jai immediately resigned and left for
Tien Tsin accompanied by several
members of the cabinet. All the cab
met is expected to resign.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
NEWSPRINT PRICE Is
FIXED AT Z II CENTS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, March 4.-The federal
trade commission today adopted a
proposal by newsprint paper manu-
facturers that it fix the price for
their product and the commission
named two dollars and fifty cents per
hundred pounds as a reasonable
charge. Higher prices were set for
paper in less than carload lots and
for sheet paper.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
BONE DRY LAW HELD
UP UNTIL JULY lST
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington. March 4.-The presi-
dent today signed the Moon resolu-
ton to the Reed amendment thereby
postponing until July first the bone
dry law and the law barring liquor
advertisements.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
GERMAN BACKWARD
MOVEMENT FORCED
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

British again advanced in the
Somme and Ancre regions, and &C
cording to the Associated Press cor
respondent the recent German back
ward movement is not a strategic
move, but necessary one because
British artillery destroyed fortifica-
tons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
COLD WAVE WARNING
ISSUED FOR FLORIDA
81 ASSOCIATED Press.

Washington, March A cold
wave warning was issued today for
northerA -Srida, beginning IDmor-
row,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05
WEATHER FORECAST

Rain Monday, colder, with cold wave
at night; Tuesday, fair and ocld; fresh
northwest winds
Yesterdays temperature: Highest. 70
degrees; lowest, So degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05

"Our country! In her intercourse
with foreign nations, may she always
be in the right; but our country,
right or wrongi"-Decatur.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-05

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
NATIONS INTEREST
IS FIRST IN DRAFT
Provost Marshal Makes It
Clear That Individual Must
Be Subordinated.
EXEMPTION RULES STRICT

Renewed emphasis has been laid by
Provost Marshal General Crowder upon
the fact that Congress framed the Army
draft law in the interest of the nation.
not of the individual For that reason
the lines are being drawn tight in the
matter of exemptions.
The government has acted slowly in
bringing home to the people the rigid
character of the draft act. There has
been much discussion of the exemption
problem. based on an erroneous view
of the laws purpose which assumed
that married men, for instance, would
be exempted without question and that
the burden of military duty was to be
carried fully by the single men among
the 10, 0Oo. 900 registered
Gen. Crowtier has taken the position
in recent rulings that married men will
he exempted only when it is TO the in
terest of the government that they
should be excused from service. II
the removal of the drafted man from his
family circle probably would result in
the family becoming public burden it
is to the interest of the government to
leave him in his civil occupation, so as
not to care for his dependents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
DIVISION NO. II.

Twenty-eight men summoned for ex.
animation by the examining board of
the eleventh division failed to appear
during the week and their names have
service in the National Army.
The board announced the names or
those failing to appear and their draft
numbers as follow:
Serial No. 6l6, Lid Rich, 10 Benning
road: No 924. Charles o. Held. Port
ner street and Alabama avenue; No.
52a. Arthur Jackson. Ahy Farm. Ben
ming race track: No. 552. George T.
Johnson. 47th and Jay streets: No. 60.
James r Couzzins. 1896 Blaine street :;
u. c.; No. $50. William H. Hawkins.
Jewish Cemetery road; No. 81. Horace
L. Brown. Ills 18th street; No. ~.
James A. Davis. oxon Hill. Barnsby
Hayes street: No. 40. Bernard CLANCY.
Box "a, Il. +. ID. 27: No. TAI. James J.
Burroughs, St. Elizabeth Hospital; No;
1875, George w. Leonard. l245 Good
Cor. and Division avenue; No. 493, Will
liam A. Dixon. 4416 Washington court:
No. 1907. Isrial r. While. 31s Nichols
avenue; No. 1873. oscar Lee Dennison.
1902. Sheriff road: No. 1913. Murrel Il.
Frazier. 1922 23d street. No III, Benz. G.
Abel. St Elizabeth Hospital; No. 773.
Moses T. Dean, north side Wheeler road L;
No. 642, Wellington Sullivan, ia BenninG
avenue: No. 1850. William c. Johnson,
Ivan. ia Benning avenue; No. 100.
Conger. Bladensburg road: No. 7S6.
Clarence W. Brooks. Blue Plains. near
Magazine road; No. 1925, George Wal
cott, No. !. I'd street Passaic. n. j.: No.
656 Moses White. IS Sheriff road: No.
Sl4 William Gross. Blue Plains House:
Grand Vail and Altmont street. and No.
1857, Robert Jones. Benning race track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
DIVISION NO. 7.


oIyva MON have been certified for serv-
.,. hrd j., ,to Gov
zee pH the eAeihptfoh po'i "a -
enth division At the Western High
Scboo1 They are Harrison Morton
c.,o,.,. >,r,,,,,, II, 49,,
la ke, 81 A!oah Schoo. WI mo ae.i,
h.cWardS' irodu brssiaon - 49,, ia" vii
street norlhWest' ~" "eese
z"2s street, 'psepi c c. rr;snr
Grace street aho 'o"H i-e''' "a i'''''
3e"s ~ street H.. .bir.,
Aaoltional hol'ceH. SuI'''' ,, ~, 49,
nFe more men 70 appeai ~ f,,an,,
non were sent gu. !estttuas 49, ros ~,
o! tnc noara. N n" ~. i,,.,ir.i
are lhSt' ucteu 70 100. ~ ~ 20
eNafllna'l,n ny IT,, 10 20 =. roIIous
am ana ! pm ny arr Lo.,o" s,
80 Ssr1 a, 20, 90. i,oo u Micbsn
r laSV lss3 Sa, U.s., - s.reat. So
Ihomas Ahe4rn. IT. y 800 W
~. Geofse i'iNon. - !" y -,
nue.. 10 oo4' beoi - ~ ~ 49, 81.
lu'e eisoi stree, ~ - ~" Ieaipi,
Beylor' say = Stree. 70. i4ss. f 10y
stewart. thaln friaet roau. 70 L.
Leon foore: 4oeo 1rant r"aa, No 70,
Edmund ELLSWORTH Ioigiasc. lsiS "4th
street No l55' Ben1an MN Morean'
treWe. Notta"aE county, I'd, ~ go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
DIVISION NO d.

The local board of the fourth divi-
sion has completed its work of examin-
ing, certifying and discharging the
men called for examination in the first
list.
One hundred additional men have
been notified TO appear before the board
this week for examination, in order
that the full quota for the division can
be secured. Fifty of these are TO APP
pear Wednesday and the rest Thursday.
The members of the board expressed
their belief that the full quota viii soon
be secured.
Harris NJ. Tritty of 1917 Carrollburg
street southwest. who filed an eXemp-
ton claim, following his examination
last week. stating that he has wife
and child dependent on him, and who
was notified TO appear before the board
with his wife and child, and also to
present his marriage certificate and
birth certificate of the child. has been
certified to the district board for serv-
ice in the National Army.
Following Trittys claim of eXemp-
ton the members of the examining
board received communication stat
ing that the child claimed by Tritty
was borrowed" by him from his sister
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
TEST FOT DRAFT LAW.
Case to Come Before Supreme Court
From Northern Ohio.

A test of the constitutionality of the
CONSUMPTION law will come before the
United States Supreme Court on or be-
fore August "a, with the docketing of a
case which will probably be called for
trial during the courts fall term.
The case will come up on writ of
error from the district court of north
ern Ohio. WHERE Charles f. Ruthenberg.
recently socialist candidate for mayor
of Cleveland, Alfred Wagenknecht,
Ohio state secretary of the socialist
party, and Charles Baker. Ohio state
organizer of that party, were convicted
of having conspired to induce persons
subject to the conscript act to evade
that law. They were sentenced to one
year in the Canton, Ohio. workhouse.
Efforts have been made in several
sections of the country by persons not
in sympathy with the Consumption law
to raise funds with which to test the
law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
BALL PLAYERS PLEA DENIED.
Montgomery County Board Exempts
Two Out of Six Drafted Men.
.ial Dispatch 10 The Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. August 1.-THE
local exemption board today disposed
of six additional cases in which claims
were filed for exemption from military
service. two of which were allowed and
four denied.
Those whose claims were allowed. and
who will. therefore. not have to do
military duty unless the district board
DEGREES otherwise. were Richard SeweH.
jr. Rockville. and Richard +. Mills,
Gaithersburg. both of whom asked ex-
emption on the ground of dependent
families.
Among those whose claims were dis
allowed. which means that they will be
certified TO the district board for mill
tary service was John \. Bentley. the
professional base ball player. now with
the Baltimore International League
team. Jack asked exemption on the
ground that he had a widowed mother
to support. He will, however, file with
the district board claim for exemp-
ton on the ground of being a farmer
Although a Quaker. Bentley would not
ask exemption on the ground of re-
lgious Scruples.
The others accepted were Wilbert A.
Cook E.dnor; Augustus Chase. German
town. and George Henry Wood, Rock
Vile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
To Block Wholesale Evasion.

Reports to the provost marshal gen.
eral have indicated plainly that whole
sale attempts to evade the draft
through the dependency clause of the
regulations are in progress in many
places. The additional cautions sent to
district boards in regard TO industrial
exemptions. it is hoped, will forestan
similar attempts as that stage of pro-
ceedings is reached. The government
is also in strong position in regard
to discharges granted by the local Sc
lection boards because of dependents.
as an appeal has been recorded auto
matically in each case. and it will be
possible to reopen 1t before the district
BOARD and make sure that no evasion
of duty has been permitted
The office force at Gen. Crowder' s
headquarters has been materially re-
duced, and virtually all the officers who
have aided him in the huge task of
carrying through the draft now have
been detailed to the National Army. The
great work of the provost marshal gem
eral is nearly completed The ma
, chnery of the draft has been erected
and the Office of the provost marshal
general now viii settle down to the
routine of keeping that machinery in
operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

ing with claims for exemption of men
in private employment. An employer
seeking exemption for man he con-
siders indispensable must nrst make
showing in regard to that business. He
must prove to the boards satisfaction
that his industry is necessary to the
public interest or to the maintenance of
the military establishment, and supple
ment this showing with affidavits stat
ing that the particular individual is in
dispensable to the industry. Circum
stances of employment must be stated
and reasons given as to why ii would
be impossible to replace the registered
man with another not of military age,
or with a woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
DIVISION NO. 5.

Additional men certified by the local
board of the fifth division for service
in the National Army are: Louis Vic
tor pay. re 4th street southeast; Will
liam ErNing Lynn. 501 seward square
southeast: Thomas Brittin Powell. 1415
South Carolina avenue southeast, Rob-
ert Allen Foster, Il 10th street south
east; sylvester William Washington,
All I'd street southeast; George Henry
Evans 1893 q street southeast. Ru
doIph Hensel. 1908 East Capitol street:
Thomas o'Tocle. l1S r. street southeast;
Walter Bailey. AS New Jersey avenue
southaast: Ernest :. Bennett, 3o6 I'd
street southeast and Dorsey Conner.
3IS sth street southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Industrial Exemptions Rigid.

An Interpretation similarly rigid has
now been placed upon exemptions for
industrial reasons. The government has
taken the lead in scrutinizing closely
individual cases among its employees
before asking that they be exempted
Bureau chiefs, who must Ale affidavits
with the proper board showing that a
man is indispensable before he can be
excused. have been instructed to exer-
else the greatest care. Wherever there
is doubt, a call to military service pre-
walls and no exemption is asked
District boards throughout the coun-
try have been instructed to make the
governments action their guide in deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
.o3e s,s1s 2,s34 sac 1.155 rs
DIVISION NO. 2.

Examinations OF men registered with
eut-o4-toWn boards and certified to 1t
tor examination and action on their
(Aooe were conducted yesterday by the
1namberS OF exemption board No. 2.
SoadQuaftor0 at the Dunbar High
School twenty-five Of these men were
examined for out-of-town boards, nine
- whom failed on the physical exami-
na4ion.
One man registered In this district
Mo failed on his physical examina-
e3ou several days ago. and was again
Sa5ectsd by another medical examiner
toateyday.
Members Of this board point out that
men certtded to local boards for ex-
a01nat1on by the out-of-town boards
W3Gh Which they are registered, II they
De9Deos to dle claims for exemption,
04ould u % with the board which con-
lune04 their examination. There has
- eeuna 0isundeSetanding ON the
- - kGmmhoe - IL man cnllod. Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

in-law, who had adopted It. The wife
of Tritty appeared before the board
and explained that the child was not
theirs. but that they kept 1t at times.
The board thereupon certified the hus-
band for service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Standing Of the Districts.

With some physical examinations yet
Do be held. and with a number of cases
Of exemption yet to be passed upon,
the figures available last night at the
exemption board headquarters showed
o33 men had been certified for service,
out of total of 3.21S called and 2.634
examined. Out of this total last nights
figures showed that 1.155 had been ex-
ompted. There are 1852 cases pending.
The following table shows the stand
ing Of the eleven districts in detail:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Boards Have Big Jobs.

Tho exemption boards have on their
hands the big task OF assembling the
6rst-cau men. housing and feeding
them temporarily and getting them
started for the cantonments before
they can start in with the second draft.
A. the men are to be called a third at
Q time. % they can be easily absorbed
at the cantonments. it probably will be
some weeks before men need worry
about how soon they will be called for
examination to determine their fitness
for service with the second increment
authorised by the selective service act
In their efforts to dispose quickly of
4he cases of men called In the first
oraft many Of the boards have not
completed their entire lists of regis
trants showing their order OF liability
IA their respective districts. For this
reason II Is difficult to determine just
whore . man stands on the order of
call IN his district. although he may
know that he Is close enough to the top
TO be called In the second draft. Those
boards which have not completed these
lists Will probably complete them this
week. 30 that every man in the District
who registered. by calling at the head
quarters Of his exemption division. can
easily determine just about when he
win be called, II he stands a chance of
being called at all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

was asserted last night. with the re-
suit that some men have lost their
rights to claim by sending the papers
TO their home boards, thus delaying
them until the time limit had expired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Named to Be q. S. Judge.

President Wilson today nominated
Beverly y. Evans of Sandersville, Ga,
to be United States district Judge for
the southern district of Georgia.