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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05

British wrath rose high, North
cliffe was damned in private and pub
lie; his papers were stamped on in the
street.
Burning the Times and the Mail,
and mailing the ashes to Northcliffe,
became popular British sport.
Northcliffe kept on printing the
truth.
Calculations going up" he said.
81 suppose they're buying them to
burn!"
Kitchener was shelved, and Lloyd
George became minister of munitions.
The troops them got their shells.
But sell Britain wasn't entirely
over her self-centered attitude of
business as usual"
'Asquith must go!" Northcliffe de-
cided. Lloyd George gets the glory
but Asquith went.
That's the kind of guy Northcliffe
is. An American interviewer summed
it up: Britain doesn't like the North
cliffe papers, but Northcliffe Grams
them down her throat"
And now, through Lloyd George as
an instrument, Northcliffe is voicing
the demands of British democracy
and getting action on these demands.
Look at this remarkable journal
| list:
When he came to London at 20,
just out of Oxford, he got Job as
reporter, at SIS a week. He was
plain Alfred Harmsworth then, and
they called him "Alf." This was
1885.
Then years later he owned more
separate magazines and newspapers
than any other man in the world
though, to be sure, his papers weren't
read in st. James palace nor were his
editorials quoted in transatlantic
cables.
ANSWERS" was his first paper, and
lit made its initial hit with picture
puzzle.
English newspapers then were dry
Ias-dust affairs, with great, long, I'M
broken columns of court happenings,
board~sof trade items, cricket scores
and parliamentary debate.
/ Northcliffe filled his columns with
news that people like to read about.
| He started paper after paper
weeklies for women, for bicyclists, for
balloonists, for sporting men; penny
dailies, two-penny dailie5, three
penny dailies-"a about 45, l forget
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05

London, Jan. As there man of
destiny, predicted by the great Count
Tolstop, who is to end the war IN
1917?
And is the man of destiny Lord
Northcliffe
All Britain is wondering, and many
in Britain are beginning to look on
the mighty owner of the London
Times and scores of other newspa-
pers with awe.
And Northcliffe? He says moth
ing, but goes on overturning cabi-
nets and forcing the British govern
ment to be ready to fight.
| Here is what Tolstoy said more
than six years ago-not that he did
not name exactly the years:
"The great conflagation will start
about 1912; it will develop into de-
struction and calamity in 1918; but
about 1915 the strange figure from
the north-a new Napoleon-enters
the stage of the bloody drama He
is man of little military training, a
writer or journalist, but in his grip
most of Europe will remain until
I1925p
Is Lord Northcliffe the man in
whose grip most of Europe will re-
main until 1925? Is the young INA
poleon of Fleet street." who Is years
| ago was a $15-a-week reporter, to
force thee allies to fight their best
and overturn the military ambitions
of the kaiser?
i Consider these facts:
!, Britain went into the war confident
and unprepared. What few soldiers
there were to send to France, lacked
shells. Lives and millions were sac
rifced in wild eyed schemes to take
Constantinople and Bagdad.
;. "It's a short job" said Britain.
"Its' three-yea4. job" said North
j Icliffe.
And Northcliffe then (for years his
paper his been predicting war with
} Germany set about wrecking British
overconfidence and exposing British
inefficiency.
j He sent reporters to France tx
write the truth, which the censor'
| concealed, about British lack Of
shells. He printed the truth with
out consulting the censor, risking sus
pension or suppression of his papers
and he attacked Kitchener, the Eng
lish idol, who wasn't sending thu
] troops munitions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
WANT MESSENGER
1T AERO STATION

The civil service commission win
hold an examination for messenger
boy at Pensacola, Florida, on jan
uary 10, 1917, to fill vacancies in that
position at the aeronautic station,
Pensacola, Florida, at a salary of
81 81 per diem. The examination
consists of a simple test in arithme-
tic, spelling, letter writing, penman-
ship, ETC., and is open to boys be-
tween the ages of 16 and 10.
Full information together with
sample questions and application
blank form 1871 can be obtained from
the secretary, local civil service
board, Pensacola, or from the secre-
tary, fifth civil service district, At
lanta, Ga.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
MAKE SHORT FLIGHT
IN FREE BALLOON

A short free balloon flight was
conducted yesterday afternoon by
Captain Geiger, of the aeronautic
station, with Lieutenant Bell as pas
senger. Leaving the station about
$3.50 the balloon passed to the west
of Pensacola under the almost south
erly wind, and landed about three
miles north OF klondyke, forty min
utes after being released at the sta
ton.
The flight was the final lesson of
a course extending over a period of
three weeks which Lieut.. Bell was
sent here to take. Lieut.. Bell left
last night for New York where he
will join the Oklahoma.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
MEMBERS OF NEW
AERO CLASS ARRIVE

Lieutenant Zachary Lansdowne
and Gnsign Henry W. Hoyt have ar
rived at the aeronautic station to be-
gin courses in aviation. The two adj
ditional members of the school were
appointed with the class of twelve
members of which arrived in Deem
Der. Others are yet due, and addi-
tional arrivals are expected every
day.
The work of a class covers APP
proximately q year and a half, and
the arrival of the class means much
toward the development of the SSation
and the progress of the work here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05

DR.. Jno. B. Tillr has re-
turned to the city. Sian4
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05

NORTH HILL GREENERY. s19 Mort
BayIen. Phone SCI.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05

to talk to the upper classes, the peers
and nobility, just as he talked to the
common people of England through
his other sheets.
Now he uses the aristocratic Times
and the popular Daily Mail, which
prints a million copies day, and all
his other newspapers, to talk to all
Great Britain at once, and hammer at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
LAUNCHES FOR HIRE.

y. +. EDMUNDsoN.
roo south Palafox Street Phone 20
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
FLORIST.

D'ALEMBERTES PHARMACY,
I2l South PaIafox Street Phone 1oi
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05

exactly how many" he told an inter-
viewer in 1908.
And then Ae amazed the world by
purchasing a controlling interest in
the London Times, the British daily
Bible" the most conservative paper
on earthl
He changed the Times from a six
cent to a two-cent daily, and used it
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
LAUNDRY

THE PERFECTION LAUNDRY
Dry Cleaning and Steam Pressing.
Phone 1so
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05

THE CRYSTAL PHARMACY,
Eg South Palafox &C. Phone sf1-ezz
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05
COMMITTEE
VISITS PENSACOLA

Announcing that they are on visit
of inspection of all the railroads of
this territory, a valuation committee
, of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission is in Pensacola. Twelve men
comprise the party, headed by Com
merce Commissioner Harvey.
Their private car is on the P. NJ.
! & N. o. track.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-05

British inefficiency until he gets
things done.
This, then, is the man of whom
all Europe is asking:
rs he Tolstoy's man of destiny,
who viii end the war in 1917"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-30
SCOW and POWER DO
NOT INTEND 10 QUIT
Their Terms on Board Of Regents
Expire July I, But No Successors
Have Been Appointed.

Bismarck, N. D., June 30-It was
definitely announced here Friday that
Emil Scow of Bowman and ]. A.
Power OF Leonard, whose terms as
members Of the state board of regents
expire July 1, or when their successors
have been duly appointed. do not in-
tend to retire July /, on the ground
that no legal successors have been
named.
This is q not unexpected develop
ment In the fight on the board OF
regents commenced by the adminis-
tration last winter when an effort
was made 70 GUST the entire board on
the ground that the members had been
illegally appointed two years before
by Governor Hanna. The senate, when
Governor Frazier presented the names
OF five appointees for confirmation,
refused to accept his view or the
case. and declined to nominate any
appointee Later efforts to Dust the
board resulted I'm defeat for the adj
ministration In supreme court The
board at it's hearing asked the su-
preme court to also pass on the pues-
ton Of the governors right under the
law to make an interim appointment
Of board members whose confirmation
from the senate Is required by statute.
The court at that time held the uues-
ton not pertinent to the case on trial.
Today's stand. however, is expected
10 bring this question before the
court for decision.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-30
BRAZIL'S NAVY
is In SERVICE
Will Cooperate With Amer
lean Fleet In South
Atlantic
(Ry Assoclated Press.l }

Washington, June 30.-Brazil's navy
has begun cooperating with the
American feet in South American
waters in hunting down German sea
raiders and watching for German sub
marines.
Sending Of a special diplomatic mis-
sion to Brazil to arrange for co-or-
dination of forces and cooperation
of the two governments is under con-
sideration by the United States.
Without formal declaration Of war
Brazil thus practically has Joined the
United States against Germany.
Coincident with the inauguration OF
BraziPs naval operations a plan for
protecting her merchant ships in their
voyage to allied ports with frozen
meats and other foodstuffs has been
put into effect. Whether Brazil will
supplement this action by a formal
declaration Of war is not known and
by some officials such action is re-
garded as doubtful because the gov
ernment at Rio de Janeiro is inclined
to regard it's action rather defensive
than aggressive.
For the present It is believed Brazil's
part will be adequately done II she
contributes to the safety Of the south
ern seas and to the movement to
Europe Of foodstuffs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-30
CONFER With
DRYS ON BONE
DRY" PROVISO
Vets Make Effort to De-
termine Attitude of
Law Makers
(By Associated Presa.l

Washington, June 30.-Organized
prohibition forces conferred with
dry senators and representatives to-
day in an effort to determine their at
titude on bone dry prohibition legis-
lation, modification of which is ask
ed by President Wilson to facilitate
passage OF the food control bin by the
senate.
After these conferences the execu-
tive committee OF the Anti Saloon
league is expected to draft a. letter to
the president announcing its decision.
Regardless Of any action the league
may take, 1t was generally agreed that
the presidents intervention has had
the effect of preventing any interfer-
ence with the manufacture of beer
and light wines, and that the most
prohibition can hope for at this ses-
sion is legislation dealing only with
distilled beverages.
The presidents attitude on the sub
ject was made clear in a communica-
ton to the Rev. DR.. James Cannon.
chairman of the Anti-Saloon league
legislative committee, after conferen-
ces with congressional leaders.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-30
TWO INJURED;
auto WRECKED
Accident on Red Trail at
4O'Clock Friday
Afternoon

Travelling about twenty miles an
hour, a Ford touring car carrying four
passengers, took three soEnersaults In
descending a small grade q mile west
OF Fargo about 4 o'clock Friday after
noon, injuring two Of the occupants to
such an extent that IL was necessary
to take them to st. Johns hospital
The two women in the rear seats
held their position while the machine
made two revolutions and were then
thrown out.
Mrs. Lizzie Upton, wife of William
Upton, OF Casselton, suffered three frac-
tured ribs, and Henry Hines Of Cassel-
ton, driving the car. had his left foot
badly cut BY the glass from the wind
shield Or. p. I'll. Burton took charge
of the cases. The patients wore brought
to the city in an automobile driven By
John Stegge, Fargo real estate man.
who was a short distance behind the
car when the accident happened
The front part OF the Ford Is COM
plete wreck, as though a giant sledge
had smashed it, The machine on leav-
ing the road plunged down an eight
foot embankment just a few feet east
Of the bridge over the slough. The
names OF the other passengers in the
car could not be learned.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-30
TO BURN LIGNITE
IN SCHOOLS
Board of Regents Lets Con-
tracts for $62, 800 Worth
of Native Coal

Bismarck, N. D., June 30.-The pat-
riottsm OF state educational instttu-
tions was proven this week when
contracts for $4,000 worth of native
Ignite coal were awarded by the board
OF regents to the Washburn Hgnite
Coal Co. OF Wilton and the Truax
Mining Co. of Noonan. Some eastern
bituminous coal was also purchased
for institutions not yet thoroughly
familiar with the virtues of native
Ignite, and $17,500 was invested in
this fuel making the states annual
heat bill for its educational institu-
tions something more than $4,000.
The next largest item in contracts
awarded this week was groceries, to-
falling $4,000 for the year. The board
bought $4,000 worth of canned goods;
$1,000 worth of hams, bacon and lard
camille Co. contracting for all the 9TH
be consumed by students patronizing
the boarding houses maintained at all
but one OF the educational institu-
tions.
Printing, totaling $4,000, is an inn
portant item, and one that might be
considered nsignidcant- disinfe
and soaps-mounts to $1,000, while $S,-
900 was invested in brushes, brooms
and paper towels; $4,000 in linens;
$4,000 in hardware: $4,000 in station
cry and $1,000 in crockery.
Contracts for all stationery, except
specialties, went to Walker Bros. &
Hardy at Fargo. Printing contracts
were awarded as follows: Agricul-
tIral college, knight Printing Co.;
university, Page Printerie; Valley
City, Time-Record and Courier; May
vile, Tribune; Minot, News; Ellen
dale, Leader; Wahpeton, Globe-Ga-
xette; Bottineau, Courant and News.
Grocery contracts for the university
and Mayville normal went to Nash
Bros, Grand Forks, the Fargo Mer-
camille Co. contracting for all the 9TH
er institutions. The Cudahy Co., and
Armour a. CO. were successful bid
ders on hams; the HORNED Co., on bac-
on; the Fergus Packing Co. of Fergus
Falls, on lard; the Russell Miller
Milling Co., on -four. Hardware, linen
and crockery contracts went to Bis
marck firms.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-30
some DETAILS
OF ARRIVAL ARE
GIVEN TO PRESS
Censor Finally Releases In
\ formation About Ameri-
can Troops
NO HINT YET AS
TO THE NUMBER
Had Exciting Trip Through
Submarine Zone-Joy-
fully Greeted

A Port in France, June 2e.-Delay-
ed by censor 1.-The first contingents
Of American troops landing today
were greeted ioyfully by the popula-
ton Of this whole district.
The transports whose expected ar
rival had not been previously an
nounced publicly, came steaming into
the harbor in a long line at an early
hour. The news that the Americans
were arriving spread with amazing
rapidity and by the time the troop
ships drew alongside the quays where
the men were TO disembark thousands
were on hand.
A wild welcome was shrieked by
whistles Of craft in the harbor and
cries of "vive la France" and vive les
Etates Unis" seemed to come from
thickly dotted with the vari-colored
uniforms Of French soldiers and sail
ors. Meanwhile the bands on the war
ships were playing the Star Spangled
Banner" and the "Marseillaise" as the
American colors were hoisted.
The town soon took on a holiday
appearance and before the day was
over scores Of American flags were
flying along with the tri-colors Of
France over public buildings and pri-
Vate homes.
Delegations of American army Of
ficers from Paris and American naval
men from elsewhere were present
with French military men ofhigh rank,
and similar representation from the
French navy to receive the new fight
ing forces OF the allies.
Land was first sighted from the
transports on Monday night after an
exciting trip through the submarine
zone. Frequent warnings of sub
marines operating in the expeditions
course were received during the last
few days OF the voyage and the pass
age through the war zone was made
at high speed. rs-.a.
The men were prepared for every
during this period. Boats
and life RATS were placed SO as to be
quickly available and the watches at
all the lookout stations were heavily
a-
Weather conditions during the en-
tire voyage were ideal and the men
arrived In excellent health. The days
were warm, the nights cool and COM
Portable while the sea was unusually
smooth. Very few cases Of sea sick
ness or other illness were reported.
The various units OF the American
expeditionary forces having reached
France safely the censor has released
dispatches filed during the week
descriptive of the arrival Of the diff
ferent contingents. No previous word
has been recorded with the exception
Of the dispatch on Wednesday an
that the second contingent
had disembarled and gone to camp.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-30
u. S. S. Idaho Takes Water
At New York Ship
Building Yards
SEVENTH SHIP
OF HER CLASS
Has Speed of 81 Knots and
Twelve 14-Inch
Guns
6Ry Associated Press.l

Camden. N. J.. June 30.-Another
monster fighting machine for the
navy took the water here today from
the yards of the New York Ship
Building company when the super
dreadnaught Idaho was successfully
launched. Because of war conditions
the general public was not admitted
carry dozen 14-inch so caliber rifles,
mounted In trios in four turrets, two
forward and two aft. Geared turbine
engines will furnish the $4,000 horse
power necessary to hurl her 600 feet
of length and $4,000 tons of bulk
through the water at the rate OF more
than 21 knots.
There are no secrets about the Ida
hos construction except notifications
after her hull had been laid down to
give her greater security against at
tack. Navy designers believe the
vessel cannot be sunk with a single
torpedo.
There will be 20 fve-inch caliber
rifles swung along the Idaho's side
as her protection against torpedo
craft and she will have four three
inch anti-aircraft guns OF the new
long range type.
y Like the Pennsylvania, the Idaho
will need 26 senior. 16 Junior and 10
warrant offlcers; 40 CHIEF petty officers
and more than 800 men as her fighting
complement. She will carry 20 mar
ines. The Idaho, Mississippi. Cali
fornia, New Mexico, Arizona, Pennsyl-
vania and Tennessee will be the last
American battle craft to carry IL IA
inch rifles in their main batteries.
They will complete g. wing OF seven
vessels with this armament.
Next from the ways will come the
battleship carrying eight 16-inch
rifles and a new class of 42-000-ton-
ners which will carry IL 16-inch rifles.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-30
Will ASSESS
ON EQUIPMENT
Northern Pacific Is Ordered
To Give Estimates By
August /

Bismarck, N. D., June 30.-The phys
zeal valuation of a snow fence; how
much a square turning lathe should pc
valued at; the actual worth OF ali OF
it's depots, roundhouses, shops and sec
tion buildings are points upon which
the Northern Pacific must inform the
state board OF equalization not later
than Aug. /. This ultimatum was DIR
rected to Mr.. Saunders, of the North
ern Pacific, upon unanimous vote OF
board of equalization members VINO at
tended an informal meeting at the cap
ital Thursday.
The company earlier in the week had
reduasted permission to omit answers
to questions covering these subjects in
blanks which the state board has
mailed to all railway companies. A
Northern Pacific representative inform
ed state officials that the company had
never made such valuation, and that Ii
nossessed no means of procuring the
same on short notice.
The board members IN attendance,
Governor Frazier, State Auditor Ko-
sitzIky. Treasurer Steen, Commissioners
of Agriculture and Labor HaEan and
Attorney General LANCER, felt that this
information should be forthcoming, and
directed the secretary to so notify the
railway company.
Railway companies, said Mr.. Ko-
sitzky, will be assessed on all Of this
property; the equipment Of roundhous-
es and shops. snow fences. station
buildings, freight houses. loading plat
forms and sheds, and every other i'm
provement on their right-of-way."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-30
CANADIANS PAY
But SMALL COST
FOR SUCCESSES
Score Important Advance
Along the Valley Of
Souchez River
GERMANS PROVE THEY
ARE ON DEFENSIVE
Spirit of Prisoners No Long
er Reflects Confidence
of Victory

Canadian Headquarters in France
June 29, via London, by Canadian
Press.-Success, unexpectedly great
and complete at cost in casualties
far less than In some recent unim-
portant engagements. has attended
the drive of the Canadians along the
valley of the Souchez toward Lens,
during the last week. The gain Of
ground is greater than In any action
since the capture of Vimy ridge, and
the land restored to France includes
some of her most productive coal
mines. Couloutte, Leavitte and almost
all of Avion are firmly held.
Lying out in the water soaked
ground along the Souchez river this
afternoon stil under hre are the
troops who attacked the enemy at
ESQ o'clock Thursday morning in the
outskirts of Avion. The Germans put
up a resistance so strong that some of
the advance parties retired.
At a. m, however, they attacked
again and after hard hand to hand
fighting the result Of which was seen
in the number of German dead on the
field, they pressed forward to the
western part Of the village. The same
men took part in a third attack within
twenty-four hours. This was launch
ed at o'clock last night and after
they once again reached the goal set
for them they surrendered to sleep,
the sleep of utter exhaustion in a
downpour of torrential rain.
Situation Satisfactory.
The situation on Friday afternoon
is regarded as most satisfactory. The
enemy by damming the Souchez river,
by blowing up bridges crossing the
canal and obstructing the connecting
channels through the marshes in the
region southwest of Lens, has placed
q belt of inundated land between him.
self and the Canadian corps along
front of a mile. The foundations are a
cover to a weakness the enemy would
not have betrayed even few months
ago BECAUSE they reveal his intention
to wage purely defensive warfare
along this part Of the line.
There are daily increasing signs
that the German man power is no
longer what 1t was. The number Of
enemy troops in the field appears little
less than before the opening Of the
spring operations but the spirit Of the
men is no longer that of an assured
victory. A prisoner taken yesterday
spoke of the process of the disillusion-
ment the German people are now go
ing through. There will be a revolu-
ton If the war does not end soon, he
says. Food conditions are not wholly
responsible for this for most prisoners
are well nourished. The change in
their idea as to how the war will end
Is all the more significant because 1t
was not brought about by hunger and
privation.