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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
Seventy Lives Were Lost
When Homeward Bound
Ship Was Torpedoed.
NAVAL AND ARMY
OFFICERS ON BOARD
Sixteen Out of 33 Soldiers
Lost, and at Least Two
Naval Sailors.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, Oct. 19.-The Ameri-
can transport Antilles, homeward
bound, was torpedoed in the war zone
Wednesday, October IT, and went
down with the loss of about seventy
lives
All naval and army officers, on
board were saved, and all but three
of ships officers, but sixteen soldiers
out of the thirty-three aboard were
lost. Those lost include, Walker. the
third engineer officer; Boyle and
O'Rourke, Jr., engineer officers.
The navy men lost include Aus
burn radio electrician, of New Or
leans; Watson, electrician of Massa-
chusetts Names of the soldiers ana
of the merchant crew missing and
will not be learned till the muster
rolls now in France, of those on
board, are examined, and further de-
tails will be made public by the navy
department soon as available.
There were no army units aboard.
Such officers and men of the army
as were aboard were being sent home
on special assignments, invalided to
home or returned for various resasn.
The list of these will n/ be avail
able until obtained from General
Pershing.
The~a is a lack of details of the
attack, and beyond the fact nat the
submarine was unseen, and the first
warning was given to those aboard
the transpoar after the shock of ex-
piosion of the torpedoeo.
Many theories are current as to
how the submarine crept through
the screen of destroyers, did its
work and escaped unchallenged, and
it is probable. The attack was made
we'll out at sea. 1t took two days for
the news to come to Washington. and
survivors are believed to be already
ashore, somewhere in France or
England.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
Railroad Company Appor-
tons Large Block of Pur-
chase in Local Office.
PURCHASE TOTAL
OF $4,000, 600
President Malone of Amer
lean Natl Wires Congratu-
lations to M. II. Smith.

Instead of purchasing Liberty
Bonds through the central office at
Louisville, as in the first campaign,
the L. & n. railroad announced yes
terday that its total subscription
would be divided among the stations
along its entire line, in proportion
to their size. Under this plan, Mil
ton H. Smith, president of the road
yesterday authorized the American
National Bank to purchase locally
100000 worth of the new bonds. His
telegraphic instructions were as fol-
lows:
'To American National Bank,
Pensacola, Fla.
"9ou are authorized to place on
behalf of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad company subscription for
the second Liberty Loan Bonds of
ninety thousand dollars, this being
proportion of the company's total
subscription of six million dollars
NJ. II. SMITH.
president"
In reply to Mr.. Smiths telegram,
E. K. Malone, president of the bank
sent the following:
Your telegram received. Your
action is very much appreciated in
Pensacola and vicinity, not only as
to your total subscription of six mil
lion dollars, but also appreciate your
giving Pensacola her proportion to
place.
E. r. MALONE.
The local committee expects all of
the subcommittee which are solicit
ing purchasers of bond to report to
headquarters, Room 205 American
National Bank building, by noon to-
day all subscriptions secured by
them, for the reason that the central
committee at Atlanta has asked the
local for full report to be sent by
telegraph, of all subscriptions re-
ceived to noon today.
Reports received by the committee
Yesterday from Forts Barrancas and
Pickens, and the Aeronautic Station.
indicate that the contest which is on
between the army and navy is wax
ing warm. and that the final report
from the two branches of the service
will indicate that a much greater in
terest is heirg taken in the second
issue of bonds by the soldiers and
student aviation, even than on the
first issue,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
GOOD BIDS ARE
OFFERED FOR ALL
STATE CONVICTS
NINETEEN DIFFERENT FIRMS
OR CORPORATIONS SUBMIT
OFFERS FOR LEASING UP
WARD $50 STATE PRISONERS
Tallahassee Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal

Tallahassee. Fla. Oct. 19.-New
bids for the state .convicts were
opened by the board of state insti-
tutions here today, but on account of
the absence of Governor Cats, who
has not yet returned from his trip
to Moorhaven, no award will be made
till tomorrow when full board will
be in attendance. There are nine
teen bidders this time. only two less
than at the first bidding when ali
were rejected because they were too
low 1T was announced that no bid
under $500 per prisoner per year
would be considered this time.
The first bids ranged from 5000
to 1925, but this time they range
form $3.50 to S407. There are $3.50
prisoners TO lease. and one bid is
for six hundred of them at $3.50. so
it IS certain that the convicts will be
leased for at least that much.
Bids for state printing will also be
reconsidered tomorrow and contracts
awarded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
SECOND DAYS DRIVE
in LOAN CAMPAIGN

The second day of the campaign Of
speeches in the theatres for the Lib
erty Campaign was concluded yes
terday and is apparently meeting
with much success and stimulating
graet interest.
DIR. +. G. Renshaw spoke for four
minutes in the Isis Theatre last night
and c. w: Lamar addressed a large
audience in the Bonita. Others wiz
De appointed from day to day, and the
work carried Through to the close of
campaign
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
FOR FROST ON
SUNDA Y is FORECA ST

Prepare for frost Sunday morn
ng," is the warning issued by the To-
cal weather observer, and printed on
his map issued Friday morning. The
forecast was for Grain this (Friday)
afternoon, faie and much colder to-
night with temperatures falling to
about fifty degrees. Saturday fair
and decidedly colder. Fresh north
west winds diminishing to light Fri
day night"
In his general resume of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20

weather the observer notes that "a
portion of the cold western hish has
moved to northwest Texas and part
remains in Nevada; this has caused
freezing temperatures to reach north
central Texas and western Arkansas
and clearing weather with tempera-
ture of 40 degrees at a. m. north
west portions of Mississippi and
Louisiana. Temperatures below 20
degrees are reported from Nebraska
and portions of South Dakota and
southern Utah."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
RALLY DAY AT THE
GADSDEN METHODIST

Gadsden Street Methodist Sunday
school will observe tomorrow as Raj
ly Day Appropriate exercises will
be rendered and all pupils as well
as friends generally are urged to be
present. Those who have been more
or less irregular in attendance are
especially urged to be present on this
occasion. The officials and teachers
are hoping to roll up an attendance
of three hundred and fifty. Every
one will find cordial welcome
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
PERSHING CABLES OF
THE LIBERTY LOAN

New York, Oct. 19.-Chairman Of
the Liberty Loan committee has re-
ceived the following cablegram from
General Pershing:
"Our success in floating the Lib
erty Loan will be striking determi-
nation of the American people to see
the war through to a glorious finish.
Reports indicate a material decrease
of submarine destruction, and we
will win, regardless of our enemies
ruthless inhumanity'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
WAS OPERATED UNTIL
RECENTLY BY THE S. p.

New York, Oct. 19.-The Antilles
is owned by the Southern Pacific
Company Morgan Line), and was
formerly in service between New
Orleans and New York. The vessel
was takeu over by the government as
transport early in the war. Cap
tain Boyd was retained in command
when the vessel entered the govern
ment service
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
AMERICAN CITIES AND
TOWNS TO BE BOMBARDED

Washington, Oct. 19.-The mes
sage from President Wilson, urging
aid to the Liberty Loan will be born
aloft tomorrow by forty-seven avi-
ators, and eight baloonists, and will
be rained down in red, white and blue
paper bombs upon many towns and
cities throughout the nation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
PHELPS BE TURNED
OVER AFTER TRIAL

Mobile, Ala. Oct. &c. A. Phelps,
charged with aiding the Blackwells
to escape will be tried here by the
government and then turned over to
the Escambia county authorities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
PRINCETON'S HEAD
CONDEMNS TREASON
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Philadelphia, Oct 10 Treason,
spread in the guise of academic
teaching, was condemned by Doctor
Hibben, president of Princeton, be-
fore a groupe of eminent educators
assembled here to define the purpose
of tn college to the state
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
NEW LAWYERS.

Following is list of those who
successfully passed the Var examina-
tlon held by the supreme court this
week: Miss Helen Hunt. of Jack
sonville, Florida; Mrs. r. G. Baldwin,
of Jacksonville, Florida: Miss Julia
A. Harding of Jacksonville. Florida :;
Marx G Sabel. of Jacksonville.
Florida; f. Durrance of jacksonville,
Florida; T. F. Sewer. of knights,
Florida; NJ. r. Williams of st. Peters
burg. Florida; D. w Berry of
Pensacola, Fla, S. D. Williams of
Wauchulla Fla. l.. NJ Boooth of Perry
Floridffi; Florida: w. c. Kent. of
Jacksonville, Florida and Hugo c..
Enstrom of ST. Louis, NJ.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-20
7 H z w E A T H E r

Fair and Much cooler Saturday, except
rain In south portion. Sunday, fair IN
south portion. Moderate west Winds
Highest temperature yesterday, ~ de.
grees; lowest, SIS degrees.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
GERMAN u-B0AT WARFARE
PROVES DISAPPOINTING
Only 70 British Ships Of Over 1900
Tons Lost in Six Weeks Of -
Campaign. &

London, March 15.-"The German
submarine campaign reported to have
assumed enhanced vigor on February
1 must be singularly disappointing to
the Germans themselves" says the
Board of Trade review. AT the be-
ginning Of January, 1917, Great Brit
ain possessed approximately 3,731 ves-
sells of 1000 tons and more. Many
others of less tonnage are not TAX
zen into consideration.
From February to March IA the
loss of British ships of more than
1900 tons we're approximately Is,
which number deducted from the to.
tai leaves the British mercantile ma
rine with 1858 ships of over 1000
tons, after six weeks of German sub
marine warfare.
1T should be remembered a large
proportion of tonnage is on the stocks
building for the British mercantile
marine and a fair percentage of the
total is being turned out monthly. In
the total above mentioned no account
is taken of ships completed or
bought in neutral countries"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
GERMANY SEEMS UNMINDFUL
Opinion Of Officials Who Returned
With Gerard.

Opinion OF OFFICIALS Who Returned
With Gerard.
Washington, March 15.vThe State
department presented scene Of I'M
usual activity with many returned
diplomats who accompanied Mr.. Ger
ard from Germany. Some of them
will be kept at the department and
others will be given new posts.
While officials are extremely anxi.
GUS to learn the personal opinions of
men fresh from Germany, there is not
the slightest disposition to feel that
the international situation can be af-
fected in any way at this time. Ger
many is believed to have shown her.
self In the series Of sinkings such al
the Laconia, the California and many
others, including the American steam.
ship Algonquin, to be utterly unmind-
full of the country's rights or ito
possible participation in the war.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
THE POLLY OF SCHOOL MILITARY
TRAnIING

Duluth Herald: It is disappointing
to find members Of the Duluth school
board talking Of compulsory military
training in the public schools. If they
were talking compulsory PHYSICAL
training and were preparing a plan to
make that effective, they would be do
ing something useful for the children
and for the nation in war and in peace.
For the best the public schools can
do in military way is to furnish a
sound physical foundation on when
military training can be based, it it is
deemed advisable, when the children
have reached an age when military
training is practically useful.
Medical judgment, physical training
Judgment and sound military Judgment
the world over is against military
training in the schools. Not even Ger
many has adopted it, and most mill,
tary nations have deliberately reJected
it.
Recently DR.. Abraham jacob from
a medical standpoint, and DR.. Sargent,
physical director of Harvard, from a
standpoint of physical culture, gave
valuable testimony before congress
sional committee against military
training in the schools. Neither is
pacifst, nor against military training:
Both agreed that compulsory physical
training is not only wise but necessary;
both agreed that military training is
useful neither for physical nor military
purposes.
TO adopt a system Of compulsory
physical training in the public schools
of Duluth would be wise and sound. 10
adopt compulsory military training in
place of it would be foolish and waste
full, and we believe the sentiment of
the community would be most emphat-
ically against it.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
CABBAGE WORMS KILLED BY
SPRAY

The common cabbage worm, the most
destructive insect enemy Of cabbage
and related crops in the United States,
begins its depredations as soon as the
young plants are set out in the spring.
Steps to combat it should be taken at
an equally early date. These are now
pointed out in Farmers Bulletin 766
Of the United States department Of
agriculture, "Thee Common Cabbage
Worm,' by F. H. Chittenden.
Spraying with solution Of two lbs.
of powdered arsenate of lead, four
lbs. of arsenate Of lead in the paste
form, or one ID. Of Paris green to so
gallons Of water should be begun as
soon as the plants are set out and
should be repeated as often as exami.
nation Of the plants shows it to be nee.
essary. Sprays should be applied in a
fine mist, since coarser applications
tend to gether in drops on the leaves
and run off.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
Free Trade Debate In Commons

Free Trade Debate In Commons.
London, March 15.-Party leaders
have marshaled all their forces in the
house of commons for tho discussion
Of thu issue Of protection versus tree
trade, az brought up by the proposed
India cotton goods duty. The govern
ment's resolution bringing the matter
before the house was in the form oe
an expression of gratitude to India for
IT. gift Of $500,000,000 toward the q.
penses Of the war, with q paragraph
giving consent to the increasing by
India ot the import duty on cot1on
Goods rom ~ . IL Dee cant
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
PIERZ ELECTRIC PLANT NEARLY
PAID FOE

In the financial statement published
by the village Of Pierz, the following
summary in relation to the village light
plant, which received current from
the local electric company is appended:
The village light business is stead:
lily increasing. When the light plant
was established the village paid 3d.
100000 for the transmission lines and
then and since has paid for plant,
switchboard, meters, stationery, etc.,
$1,731.62 more, since the plant has been
running the light business has paid
into the village $5,37o.sl; taking off
from this amount the $1,731.62 paid
by village in orders, leaves $3,639. 10
which amount the village treasury has
received to apply on bond issue, leav-
ing the balance that the light business
owes the village only $l,360.8l; in 9th
er words a plant and lines costing in
all $6,731.62 has earned $5,37cs1 and
only has $1,360.S1 to earn when it will
have paid for itself. Last year this
plant made $1,530.27, SO before next
year is over, the plant will have fully
paid for itself.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
MEASURE COMES UP IN UPPER
BODY TODAY FOR FINAL DIS
POSITION AND HARD BAT.
tie IS LOOKED FOR.
PREDICTION IS MADE THAT
BILL WILL BE Defeated
Measure 10 Old Tonnage Tax Propooag
In More DrastIc Fosm-Ftqht to
Be Hottest % Far Witnessed
In Upper Branch Of the
Legislature.

st. Paul, March 15.-One Of the most
important issues before the Minnesota.
legislature will be settled today when
the Senate votes on the bill providing
for supertax on iron ore. The bill
is the old tonnage tax proposal in more.
drastic form.
Indications are that the bill would
be defeated in the upper body. It won
out In the House by a majority of three
votes. While both sides are claiming
victory it was evident that the pro-
ponents of the measure were not quite
10 confident as they were in the House.
The fight will be the hottest wit
messed in the upper branch. The
final result will be close, say observ-
ers.
Get Down to Business.
Both Houses got down to real busf--
ness after the three-day recess. In
the House there were 10S bills intro
duced, bringing the total to LIP. It
was the last day for the Introduction
Of bills in the Lower House, except
by unanimous consent.
III IAO 0OAU~O CAOA0 "OAO UAAAe
introduced, 81 were advanced from
general orders to the calendar, and 26
bills were passed.
Committee Wants Help.
Shall the Teigen grain investigating
committee be given the assistance of,
court reporter, an attorney and an
accountant? t..
This is the question which Mr. Tel
gen insists the House answer once and
for all. Incidentally, the House OF
Representatives has once refused suck
Z request.
Mr.. Teigen attacked w. I. Nolan Of
Minneapolis, chairman OF the Rules
committee, charging the latter with
having passed insulting remarks to
him.
you're a nuisance; 60 Jump in the
lake." are the words Teigen insisted
Representative Nolan directed to him.
After several wordy conflicts BE-
tween Mr.. Teigen and the chairman Of
the Rules committee, the House al
tourned.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
FIVE KILLED on BRITISH SHIP
Lose Lives When Vessel 10 DAMAGED
by Explosion.

Washington, March 15.-The British
freighter Norwegian of the Leyland
line with general cargo from New York
to Liverpool, was seriously damaged
by an explosion which killed five Of
the crew Tuesday off Galley Head,
Consul Frost reported yesterday.
No submarine was sighted and the
con- said the explosion might have
been :le to mine. The vessel was
beach Il.
The Norwegian carried a 4.7-inch
gun. Those killed were the fourth en-.
gineer, the storekeeper and three fire.
men, all British subjects.
The single American in the crew, a
cook, was saved. The consul said he
was taking afidavits from the Amerl.
can and the ships officers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
GROW YOUR SEED ON YOUR FARM

Some days since a man said: 81
looked at my oats; they were very
light so I am going to buy my seed. -
This man was sincere in wishing to
get good seed but his plan may be open
to question since his production was
more than fifty bushels per acre, con-
siderably higher than the state aver
age, and his crop was grown in north
eastern Minnesota which suffered less
from rust and blight than the prairie
districts. Consequently, his oats are
good seed.
Where does the scotsman get his
stock. Assuming that he is a high
class merchant, he either grows or has
grown for him certain approved strains.
These are threshed and run. through
the tanning mill, once for choice seed
and twice for select seed. The original
cost Of the stock, shipping charges, the
milling and bagging, the freight to
consumer and margin of profit are
all added together. The farmer buys
the seed and pays the bill.
The moral is evident; it applies to
potatoes as we'll as grains. Grow a good
strain Of barley, oats or potatoes, do
the grading for seed yourself, and save
your money. It is common practice to
feed the homegrown oats and then to
buy seed. This is hardly profitable
when feeding oats ordinarily sell at
forty cents bushel and seed oats at
from soc to $1.00. Potatoes are profit.
able at $3.50 a bushel, but they are
also expensive to buy back for seed at
$500 to $3.50 when they are uncertain
stock at that. On the other hand, it
hardly pays to plant the seed potatoes
or SOW the oats directly from the bin
regardless of grades when it has been
repeatedly demonstrated that for the
labor Of selection man is repaid by
approximately Is to 25 per cent il
| crop yields.
No investment except little menta
and physical effort is required in Sc
lecting. seed potatoes while small
tanning mill is a light investment fo7
a farmers club.-M. J. Thompson, sup
erintendent, Northeast Experiment sta
! ton, Duluth
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
PRIZES AWARDED IN EDITORIAL
CONTESTS

The front-page makeup and job cost
estimating contests of the short course
for editors at University farm, Feb
ruary 1915, caused the liveliest inter-
est. The awards in the front-page con-
test were made by J. L. Frazier Of the
Inland Printer as follows:
Six-column class-First, the Madelia
News, w. Sanborn, editor; second,
Mortified News, Herman Roe, editor.
Seven-column class-First, st. Peter
Free Press, H. G. Miller, editor; Sec
ond, The Hector Mirror, E. w. hobbs,
editor.
The awards in the cost estimating
contest, made by NJ. I. Stewart, OF
Stewart Mac hintosh, Inc, went to NJ.
J. MCGOWAN Of the Appleton Press and
George J. Van Rhee Of the Mile Laos
County Times.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-16
STATES NEEDS IN SOIL SURVEY
WORK

The immediate needs of the state in
the way of soil surveys and soil in
vestigations,esays DR.. F.. J. Away of
the Minnesota Experiment station, are
provisions by the state for:
Laboratory studies-both chemical
and physical Of the nine areas already
studied-Blue Earth, Rice, Goodhue,
Pennington, Ramsey and Anoka coun-
ties, and parts of Carlton, Lyon and
Polk counties.
Continuation Of the soil survey in
cooperation with the bureau of soils
Of the United States department. of
agriculture.
Five experimental tracts of from 10
to 40 acres each, three on peat, one on
light sandy loan with sandy subsoil,
and one on lime deficient loan in the
southeastern counties.
DR.. Alway believes, also, that three
additional experimental fields should
be provided in the near future. One on
the forest covered heavy clay in the
extreme northern counties, and two
near the twin cities.
Laboratory studies should be pro.
vided, DR.. Away says, because with.
OuC CnCul Uuc surveys IHuS Lar 1udUG
will be of little value to the farmers in
the operation Of their farms, whereas
with such studies, the surveys can be
made of very great value.
Continuation of the soil survey is
! urged because the federal government
is at present willing to provide fol
half the field expenses il its half does
not exceed $4,000 a year; because the
areas already surveyed do not repre-
sent some OF the most extensive sol
types in the state, and because surveys
of Stevens county and Of part Of Itas
ca county near Grand Rapids are need
ed to enable the substations at Morris
and Grand Rapids to do the@most eff
! fective work. -
The five experimental tracts men
| toned are needed, says DR.. Away, be
| cause it is unjust to make no provision
! for field experiments on soils c6arac
| teristic of very large areas Of countie.
! that have been longest settled, namely
lime deficient soils, sandy soils, an6
peat soils when these types all have
| urgent problems which can be ration
ally dealt with only by field expert
ments.
The program outlined bv DR.. Alwa,
is designed to meet the urgent need.
of the state as far as a knowledge Of
its soils is concerned, both for the ben
eft Of the farmer and the owner O.
land, and Of the possible purchaser 0,
land.