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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
F ORECAS 7 R.
GIVES BOOST
TOALAF LAM|SS
Supervising Forecaster On
Visit Here Discusses
Publicity Move.
PRAISES CLIMATE
OF PENSACOLA
Says Advertising Will Cor
rect misunderstanding
of Gulf Coast.

The great majority of people in
other parts of the United States have
a popular and distinct misunder-
standing of climatic conditions as
they exist in the gulf coast country, .
said DR.. H. c. Frankenfield, national
forecaster of the United States
Weather Bureau, at Washington, who
is in Pensacola on tour of inspec-
ton, including the aviation station
at this port.
ut is very interesting to note
therefore," continued the distinguish
ed meteorological expert, "that the
people of Pensacola and the gulf coast
country are going about it in a sys-
tematic way to correct these wholly
erroneous impressions; impressions
for which, you might say, this sec
ton of the country itself is to blame
in not letting the rest of the coun-
ry know all about its climate and OPP
portunities.
For this reason your 'Alaflamiss'
movement is most timely and COM
endable. You cannot hold the rest Of
the country accountable for their mis-
conceptions in regard to the gulf
coast il the gulf coast has done moth
ing, in a big and national way, to pre-
vent these impressions from forming.
"The southern gulf coast is swept
by breezes from the Gulf of Mexico
and is not subject to the extremes
of heat and cold such as is the case
further north. Your winters are
practically open and in summer time
the gulf breezes ameliorate the heat,
so much so that summer residence
along the gulf coast is common
place down here, but people further
north would not believe it possible
This, as / said, is because they have
not been told differently and ever
lastingly. That is where your five
years campaign of national advertis
ing is going to do you the greatest
good, for it will continue long enough
to bring about cumulative results.
You are to be congratulated upon the
spirit that impells you to undertake
this work and, with the material you
have, there is every reason why you
should succeed"
DIR. Frankenfield made trip Of
inspection to the aviation station in
the afternoon in the interest of study
of upper air currents, and departed
FOR the north last night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
CIRCUIT COURT
HAS BUSY DAY
Many Cases Come Before
Judge Campbell, Presid-
ing At Milton.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

Milton, Jan. 23.-The circuit court
at the Tuesday session was chiefly
occupied with pleas of guilty entered
in several important cases which
have been investigated by the grand
jury.
The first of these was Jack VII
liams, white, charged with aggravat-
ed assault, upon white man named
Ross Wolff, at Berrydale, in Septem-
Der. The defendant has not yet been
sentenced.
Albert Stokes, white, charged with
assault with intent to murder, en-
tered plea of guilty, but has not
yet been sentenced. 1t was claimed
that he attacked Frank Gentry, in
Milton, about two months ago.
VIII Malloy, white pleaded guilty
to the charge of petit larceny and
was sentenced to pay fine of s125
or serve six months in jail.
Jim Evans, a negro, pleaded guilty
to the charge of bigamy and has not
yet been ssntepced, and Jack Hulda
also colored, for the charge of muir
der in the second degree, but has not
been sentenced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
THE
{ YER GLADES
SUIT IS LIBEL
State Chemist Urges Gov
ernor to Sue Instigators
For SANDER.
REVIVES HISTORY
OF TRANSACTION
Claims That Failure of State
To Reply To Allegations
Implies Guilt.
sPECIAL no THE 1oURNAI.

SPEClAl9 f1O 1f1E dOBRNAL.
Tallahassee lah1sy~,1aii. 23.Captain
R. E.. Rosei state chemist, who is
probably the best bosted{man in Flor
ida on the Everglades DRAINAGE work,
having been employed years ago by
the Distons, the first men who at
tempted drainage in Florida, takes
the position that the suit instituted
recently against the internal inn
provement fund trustees libels every
administration since the creation of
the board and suggests that the filters
of the suit be sued for SANDER aD&
libel.
He addressed the following letter
to Governor Cats, which was given
to the press today:
"Hon. S. J. Cats, Governor,
Tallahassee, Fla.
"Dear Sir:
81 note the institution of a suit
in the United States district court
to declare tile board of trustees of
the internal Improvement fund bank
rupt and to APPOINT receiver for the
same, also tie comments of Senator
Trammell; and his statement Of the
animus Of thssa parties and the rea-
son for the SUIT.
3f1fs statement that the charges
of fraudulent and illegal actions on
the part of the trustees and the
drainage board are, in point of fact,
absolutely without foundation and
are basely false and malicious is
quite correct. No doubt the attorney
general will, as in other cases of
similar nature, succeed in dismissing
this suit, however, the real object of
the suit, in my opinion, will have been
accomplished, that is to discredit the
trustees and prevent the completion
of the sale of the $3,500,000 worth
of bonds now pending, as has been
done by these same parties on pre-
vious occasions when the trustees
have secured purchasers of the bonds
| to provide furds for the rapid COM
pletion of the work.
ain my opinion the efforts are
criminal libes, and should be so
treated, that these slanderers of the
state and her officers should be in
dicted for criminal SANDER. and libel
and of conspiring to bankrupt a bus
| mess concern Of vast public interest
by malicious sander, false misrepEe-
sentation and libelous public state
ments as to tie financial response
bility and integrity of men entrust-
ed with the administration of great
public trust.
"This effort to bankrupt the fund
and secure its .ssets, canals, dredges,
lands and funs has been for years,
and is still, tie object of these con-
spirators, whoare but the successors
of similar cospirators who have in
previous year succeeded in robbing
the funds OF some sixteen million
(Continud on Page Three.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
Replies to Requests of Two
Florida Senators for Navy
Representation.
OTHER PORTS
ALSO WANT SHIPS
Believe Battleships OF Active
Fleet At Guantanamo Will
Come Here.

The interest of Secretary of the
Navy Daniels in the assignment of
certain vessels to Pensacola is shown
in letters TO both Senator Fletcher
and Senator Bryan. The secretary
explains that requests have been made
by other gulf ports for the presence
of vessels, but that until the num-
Der available to be distributed is
known, no definite assignment can
be made.
Following is the secretary's letter
to the two Florida senator's in re-
spouse to their efforts to have the
ships sent here:
Washington, ID. c.,
January II, 1917.
my Dear Senator:
II have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of January
Is, 1917, forwarding a letter from
Mr.. c. f. Dobson, of Pensacola, Eor-
ida, in reference to the assignment
Of vessels to participate in the Mardi
Gras celebration at Pensacola, Flor
ida, February 18th to 21st, next.
"The department has been request
ed to send vessels to participate in
Mardi Gras celebrations in New Or
leans, Galveston and Mobile. The ac-
tive fleet is at present engaged n
important maneuvers in the vicinity
of Guantanamo, Cuba, and the num-
Der of vessels available for assigns
ment to participate in Mardi Gras
celebration is, therefore, limited.
Plans are now being made, however,
in an effort to obtain a satisfactory
assignment, and as soon as definite
information Is available as to whats
arrangements can be made, will in =
form you Immediately.
Every sincerely yours,
(Signed) "JOSEPHUS DANIELS"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
NATIONS MAY
SEND ANSWER
Believe Belligerents Will
Find Some Way to Re-
ply to Wilson Speech.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, Jan. 23.-Opportunity
to open the discussion or the presi-
dents peace address will come in the
senate tomorrow through the con-
sideration. of the Cummin's resolution
proposing that next week be set
aside for a full debate on the sub
ject.
Whatever is done with the resolu-
ton there doubtless will be many
speeches favorable and unfavorable
So far as another step toward peace
is concerned, the president feels moth,
ing can be done at this time. 1t is
authoritatively stated that Germany
has not furnished the president with
its peace terms.
Diplomats are inclined to believt
that the belligerents will find SONS
way to answer the presidents ad
dress. Even if this is not done for
mally it probably will come through
diplomatic channels.
Early French comment is mor'
sympathetic than the English com
ment. However, it is Disappointing
at first glance as officials felt tina
there is undue criticism OF the pres
ident himself instead of serious stud.
of the adaxess.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
APPROVE DRAFT Bill
81 ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, Jan. 23.-Democrats
of the house ways and means COM
mittee today approved the draft of
the revenue bill of the caucus on the
bill Thursday. 1t provides an in
crease in inheritance tax and a tax
on excess profits of businesses and a
Panama bond issue.
The new excess profits tax are de-
signed to produce more than $780,
100000 annually. The inheritance in
The bond issue proposed viii be a
hundred million dollars in addition to
the 1921 100000 already authorized
but not issued. 1t also empowers
the treasury to put out certificates
of Indebtedness up to three hundred
millions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
WILL DECIDE WHAT
BILLS MUST BE PASSED
BY AssoCIATEp PRESS.

Washington, Jan. pa caucus of
senate democrats is called for Thurs
day night to determine what legisla-
ton to take up in the remainder of
the session. An effort to get action
on the railroad labor, corrupt prac-
tees, the Webb bill, to permit col
lective foreign selling agencies for
domestic corporations, flood control
measure, and land and mineral con-
servation.
The recommendations of the steer
ing committee to put forward water
conservation measure and Porto Ri
can citizenship, was ignored. The
program may be changed. Strike and
lockout bill is US before the com
merce committed and called Sena-
tor Newlands tonight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
REPORT SMALL
NAVY BAT TIES
IN NORTH SEA
London Reports That From
Two to Seven German
Vessels Were Sunk.
ONE OFF THE
DUTCH COAST
Berlin Says Bulgarians Have
Crossed Danube Estuary !
Into Bessarabia.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Two small naval engagements were
fought in the North Sea between a
British light flotilla and German de-
stroyers. London says the battle was
near the Dutch coast and one German
destroyer was sunk, the remainder
scattered.
In the other fight of iceland, a
British destroyer was struck by a
German torpedo and forty seven of
the crew were killed. The British
destroyer later was sunk by ships of
it's own fleet. Unofficial Dutch adj
vices say that from two to seven Ger
man vessels were sunk.
Berlin says the Bulgarians in
Northern Dobrudja crossed the south
ern estuary of the Danube near Tu-
licha,. and maintained themselves on
the north bank against Russian at
tacks. This brings the invaders close
to the Bessarabian frontier. In the
Riga sector of the Russian front two
German attacks have been repulsed.
according to Petrograd.
German airplanes bombed Montid-
idier, in France. Three airplanes
were brought down by French guns.
two of them during aerial engage
ments.
Fighting in the west is largely q
matter Of bombardments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
FIRST OUTPOST RETURNS
TO FIELD HEADQUARTERS

FL Paso, Texas, Jan. %. Army of
ficers predict formal order from
the war department within forty
eight hours for the withdrawal of
troops from Mexico. The first troop
of the American outposts to rejoin
field headquarters in preparation for
withdrawal to the United States,
reached Colonia Dublan today.
All sick soldiers in Colonia Dub
Ian were sent to the border today.
Four hundred motor trucks are run
ming from the headquarters to the
border bearing supplies which are be-
ing store in big tents at Columbus.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
SUIT AGAINST SHEATS
BEFORE SUPREME COURT
SRECIAL TO THE JoURNAL

SkECIAL TO. THE JOURNAL.
Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 23.-Judge
Francis B. Carter, of Pensacola, was
here today and argued the case be-
fore the supreme court of his daugh-
ter, Helen, VS.. W. N. Sheats, state
superintendent of public instruction.
The case was taken under advisement
and discussion will be rendered later.
Miss Carter is a graduate of the
State College for Women, and under
the act of the legislature is entitled.
she claims, to a state certificate, but
Sheats refused to sign the certificate.
The case was brought to test the
law. Sheats appeared for himself be-
fore the court.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
SAYS LUMBER TRADE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
q AssoCIATED PREss

Washington, Jan. 23.-The pro-
ductive branch lumber business has
been interlocked too largely WITH
speculation, declares the Forest
Service statement concurred in by the
federal trade commission, tonight.
The report summarizes the survey
industry by both bodies. 1t pleads
for complete realignment of the in
dustry. 1t condemns the agitation
for industrial combinations for reg
ulating production and prices as
leading to restraint of trade.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
BLOlNT CASE
IS REVERSED
Circuit Court of Appeals
Revered Decision of
Mort Florida Court.
spEcIL 10 THE JorRNA1

New Grams, Jan 23.-The United
States crit court of appeals today
reversed i'd remanded for further
proceeding the case of Samuel Tim
mern VS.. lillian A. Blount, appealed
from theSorthern Florida federal
district cGt, holding that the Flor
ida court ad erred in passing judg-
ment as what constituted dis
charged lnkrupt.
Zinmersued on promissory note
and BlouI claimed protection on the
ground tit he had been discharged
from banhptcy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
BRITISH SQUADRON SINK
GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS

London, Jan. 23.-Reuters reports,
via AmsterdaI, say that German
torpedo boats last night attempting
to leave Zeebrugge to avoid the ice
were attacked by large British
squadron, which opened action at
short range. The bridge of the Ger
man destroyer V69 was swept away,
and the commander and two officers
were killed. The destroyer fired one
torpedo. The British put a hole in
the fore port of the German vessel.
The crew of the V-69, numbered about
sixty, it appears from statements of
the men that seven other German
ships were sunk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
CANADA NOT TRYING
TO REGULATE PAPER,

Ottawa, Jan. 23.-It is officially
announced today that no action will
be taken by CANADA to reduce the ex-
portation into the United States Of
news print paper made in Canada.
1t IS said that any action of the Cam
adian government is merely 10 regu-
late prices Of paper within the Do
minion and used BY Canadian publi-
cations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
ARMED MERCHANT SHIP
MAY GO THROUGH CANAL

Washington, Jan. 23.-Armed mer-
chant ships seeking passage through
the Panama Canal will be accorded
the same treatment as other mer-
chantmen, if the governor of the
canal is satisfied that the arms are
solely for defense, the war depart
ment advised today. The application
of japanese vessel raised the
question.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
EQUIPMENT IS.
BEING MOVED
To COLUMBUS
Officials Finally Admit That
Operations Under Orders
From Washington.
ARE USING 400
MOTOR TRUCKS
First Troops to Rejoin Field
Headquarters At Colonia
Dublan Arrive.
81 AssocIArE1o PREss.

FL Paso, Texas, Jan 23.-An army
officer reported today that four hum
dred motor trucks are now operating
hauling surplus camp equipment be-
tween the field base at Columbus, N.
NJ, and FL Vale. The wagon trains
concentrated at Colonia Dublan and
the general concentration of men at
field headquarters there is in pro-
gress.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
new ORLEANS POLICE
ON CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Orleans, Jan. 23.-In connec-
ton with its recent cleanup cam
paign, the police tonight ordered
closed more than 200 one-roon dis
orderly houses in the Iegali2sed re-
stricted district
The vice crusade started with tha
closing Of cabarets on January Is.
More than hundred disorderly re-
sorts outside of the district have been
closed recently and the Sunday cIos-
ing law is enforced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
HOUSE REPORTS FAVORABLY
ON THE "AIR TIGHT" BILL

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 2S.-A bin
prohibiting the importation of liquor
into the state, known as "air tight
prohibition bill, was favorably re-
ported in the house of the South Car
DINA legislature tonight. The ban
would do away with "a gallon a
month" allowance. A bill to prohibit
liquor advertisements was introduced
in the senate today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
REPORT FAvORABLY ON
BONE DRY" BILLS

Washington, Jan. 23.-The house
territories committee reported favor
ably on the ''bone dry" legislation for
both Alaska and Hawaii. The Ha-
waiian bill was taken up and the
main features of the Alaskan bill
written into it after the committee
had eliminated the provisions that II
would make prohibition dependent
upon petitions from the people.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
OFFICItLS ADMIT ORDERS
FOR WITHDRAWAL

Washington, Jan. 23.-For the first
time, today officials admitted that
the withdrawal of the outposts from
Ell Vale and other points in Colonia
Dublan are being carried out on or
ders from Washington.
The troop movements are prelimi-
nary to the withdrawal of the expedi-
ton in the southern extremity of the
American line under he war depart
ment orders.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
THREE SHIPS CARRY
MILLIONS TO GERMANY
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Baltimore, Jan. 23.-It is reported
on good authority in shipping circles
today that three steamers which LEFT
here recently presumably with coal,
took also several million dollars in
gold coin for Germany.
1t is reported that it will be trans
ferred at sea to the raiders in the
South Atlantic. The agent for the
steamers admitted the gold ship
ments but refused to say where it is
destined. =
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT

A regular meeting of the board of
directors of the Pensacola Carnival
Association will be held tonight at
1880 o'clock at the San Carlos hotel.
The presence of every member is
urgently requested.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
SENATE CONFIRMS
SHIP BOARD NOMINEE

Washington, Jan. 23.-The nomina-
tion of John A. Donald, of New York,
as member Of the federal shipping
board, was confirmed by the senate
today. Progressive republicans ands
some democrats held no nomination.
when four others were confirmed LAST
week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair Wednesday ana Thursday except
probably rain in extreme north portion.
Moderate east winds
Yesterdays temperatures Highest, SO
degrees; lowest SO degrees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-18
LOTS OF IRON
In "Old Hickory Tonic"

Iron increases the red corpuscles in
the blood. The iron in Old Hickory
Tonic is one of the best forms of iron
that the human system can absorb.
That's why you gain strength and vi
tality uickly when you take it.
Old Hickory Tonic is made from the
formula of a doctor who used this splen-
did medicine in his own practice for Sc
long years. 1t improves the appetite,
adds power and richness to the blood
and drives the poisons out of your
liver, bowels and kidneys. Sold in
every good drug store as we'll as in
general stores in SMALL towns and in the
country. Adv. 45-5t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-18
Thirty-Eight Cases of Chi Il
Plague. -

The child plague now prevailing in
Elkins, W. Va, is the first outbreak of
an epidemic of infantile paralysis in
the United States in the winter season,
according to bulletin just issued by
the U. S. Public Health Service, of
which Sergeant Leak is directing the
precautionary measures in the plague
stricken region. Between December
Is and January 8, the bulletin states,
there were SO cases of the disease in.
Elkins and nine deaths.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-18

Military happenings have had scant
attention this week; partly because of
the fact that they seem the logical de-
velopment of what had gone before,
perhaps, but chiefly because of the
more sensational peace discussion.
Nevertheless, the Teutonic drive in
Moldavia has been growing more and
more important. Another Russian line
has been broken, with the same ire
sistible force that those in Wallachia
had been successfully pierced. The
advance has brought the Germans to
the banks of the Sereth; Galatz, the
keypoint for the protection of the en-
tire Russian left, is under lombard
ment, and the line from Galacia south
ward is gradually opening to a flank
attack such as that which Won Macken-
sen delivered at the beginning of his
great drive twenty months ago.
Of equal significance with this, and
probably only accentuating it's import
ance, has been the attempted Russian
counter offensive in the far north, on
the Riga front. By all indications this
began as serious undertaking, 1t must
have been that to succeed in driving the
Teutonic line back beyond many of
their beauty artillery emplacements.
But it seems ton ave been abortiye. For
two days desperate fighting took place
over front sixty miles wide. Then
its range contracted and at last the
effort reduced to localized lombard
ments. Had the Russians found the
German line weakened by drafts for
the Rumanian campaign this would not
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-18

height. Vermont went Democratic a
full year after Gettysburg One
cannot help but feel, then the
anomalous. utterly unmilitary char
acter of the view that is current re-
gardlng the present war. The allies
offer terms such as only a Frustrated
enemy could accept. They offer them
at time the counterpart, not even
OF 1864, but of the Civil War period
when Vicksburg still seemed impreg-
nable and Lee was sweeping north
ward into Pennsylvania. 1t was
demonstrated. in the final event. that
the battles won or lost in the Civil War
did not count; that the issue hung on
the power to endure We take that
view of this war. But in our own case
it was not until Gettysburg had been
fought that military reverses could be
discounted by the North. We can but
guess as to whether the final decision
would have been economic had Lee not
been stopped there.
Verdun may or may not have been a
Gettysburg. 1t was followed, not by a
Chickamauga or Sherman's march but
by the stoppage of almost exactly the
same sort of offensive on the allies
part at the Somme and then by a drive
against Rumania for which the last two
years of the Civil War offered no
counterpart. And even now, at the
very time we are accepting the allies
terms not only as fair but as rational,
it is in the face of concurrent events
that menace seriously the entire Rus
sian position.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-18
HEADACHES VANISH
QUICKLY
When You Take "Celery-Mist"-
Get a sc Package at ANY Store.

Your headaches will simply fade
away in few minutes after you take
Celery Mist - Comfort and relief
come almost at once. 1t is fine. Thous-
ands of people say So Costs only &c
package at any store Superior to
remedies that cost twice as much.
Safer and better in quality. Contains
no opiates or narcotic drugs. Try
"Celery-Mist" just once-you'll then
prefer it to any other headache remedy.
Also fine for neuralgia. cold in head
and grippe aches and pains. Adv. Asst