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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
RUSSIA IN SPOTLIGHT

Washington, June 16.-Russia has
become the pre-occupying question at
the state department with the ap-
preach of the Russian mission to
Washington, the beginning of nego-
tiations by the American commission
to Russia in Petrograd and the con-
tinued reiteration of the -S~mand of
the council of soldiers and workmens
delegates for a statement of allied
peace terms.
Recent reports indicate that the
council of soldiers and workmen's
delegates is not so dominating a fac
tor as is generally assumed. It rep.
resents not over 100000 people Of
Russia's 180OOO,OOO.
The peasants, according to these
reports comprise the vast majority Of
the population and have voted over
whelmingly in favor of a vigorous
prosecution of the war. They have
not as yet shown the slightest SYM
pathy with the rSdicals. The one
great event for them has been the
final establishment of local seIt-cov-
eminent which they feel is directly
due to the present leaders and which
they fear might be lost by any
change,
Moreover, the business men of
Russia, it is pointed out, have recent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
AMERICAN STEAMER
BEATS OFF GERMAN SUB

An Atlantic Port, june 16.-An
American steamer arriving here to-
day reported an engagement with S
German submarine off Brest, France,
May %. The U-boat fired two tor
pedoes at the steamer, bu: neither
found its mark, The naval gunners
on the steamer fred on the undersea
craft, but do not think they register
ed a hit. After ten shots from the
steamer the submarine disappeared.
Off the coast of Ireland, the Am
erican steamer picked up three mem
bers of the crew of a Norwegian
lumber ship which was torpedoed and
sunk five miles ahead of the Ameri-
can ship. The survivors were landed
in England.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

ly voted practically unanimous for a
vigorous prosecution Of the war.
Nevertheless the continued insist
ence of the soldiers and workmen's
delegates for a new declaration by the
allies shows lack of confidence or a
misunderstanding which it is realized
must be swept away before Russia
can present a united front. Despite
the recent American, British and
French announcements, this has not
as yet been done and some means will
be sought to reach tire Russian radi-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
Sweet Potatoes Are Great
Money Making Crop

pounds cotton seed meal with each
100 pounds acid phosphate. Well rot.
ted stable manure is also good.
It may be cheaper 70 buy a ready
mixed fertilizer of the above analy-
sis.
The application may be made a
week or ten days before setting the
vines; although some prefer two ap-
tilizer before planting and the other
half when the plants are making
vines. Low beds are better than high
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

E Gainesville, June 16.-If sweet po-
tatoes are properly planted and cult
waited they win produce $50 to 400
bushels per acre.
In order to get a good yield on av-
erage land it is necessary to apply
400 to 1000 pounds of fertilizer per
acre (some growers apply 1900 to
1000 pounds), analysing about per
cent ammonia and per cent phos-
phoric acid. This can be made from
equal parts 10 per cent tankage, 16
per cent acid phosphate or mix $50
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

Prof. A. c. Whitehead Says Riggs
Inc Has Been Worth Millions to Him.
con July q, 1916, I began Pig%s-
Inc, a treatment. for Riggs disease
After trying a dozen or more other
remedies, have found Rigg's-ine just
as recommended. To be we'll of
Riggs disease is worth millions to the
mind.
Ny Riggs disease vanished under
treatment of Rigg's-Ine at once. ]
cannot say too much for this remedy,
and can recommend it to any and all
suffering from this terrible disease"
Mr.. A. c. Whitehead is the author
of the following books: Explorers of
North America" 1.-TWO Great South
erners," "The Standard Bearers"
Makers of Georgia" and a professor
of the Boys High School. The high
est type of a gentleman. Rigg's-Ine
for sale by all druggists, for $1,oo.
(adv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
JAP DESTROYER IS
DAMAGED IN FIGHT

Toxic, June 16.-While Japanese
destroyers were attacking submarlns
in the Mediterranean on Jug II, the
destroyer Sakaki was torpeoed and
damaged, says an official announce
ment of the Japanese a=1'ralty to-
day TIE damaged craft was towed
to port. 1t is believed many of the
crew were killed or wounded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

ones on dry lands as the high ridges
dry out too much to give them the
best growth.
The following list of sweet potato
plant growers has been submitted to
this office:
Bear Heads Farms, Pine Castle.
Fred NJ. Preston, Orlando, Route I.
Piedmont Plant Co., Orlando, Route
1.
Mote Plant Farm, Plant City.
L. H. Hall, Orange Heights.
John Schlappi, West Palm Beach
Jessie Smith, Chronicle.
". W. Williams, Crystal River.
J. A. Landrum, Brooksville, Route
9.
A. P. Shank. Brooksville, Route L
c. c. Croft, fernando.
Milton Sigh, Lady Lake.
J. B. Hull, Starke.
T. K. Cooley, Waldo.
J. c. Millican. Louise.
C. NJ. Mckinney, Louise.
J. Y. Barnes, Lecanto.
w, H. Ross, Lecanto.
Nick King, Lecanto.
E. J. Allen, Lecanto.
W. H Miley, Inverness.
r. f. Vanness, fernando.
H. Lightfoot, Altoona.
T. H. ROLLS,
Director.
President Food Preparedness" Com
mission.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
ITALIAN FORCES TAKE
STRONGLY FORTIFIED POINT

Rome, June 16.-via London-.The
Italian forces have carried Corno Ca
vento, a strongly fortified Austrian
position in the Eastern Trentino says
the official statement issued today by
the Italian war department
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
ALL NAVAL GUNNERS
SAFE FROM PETROLITE

Washington. June 16.-All the
crew and naval gunners of the AM
erican tank steamer Petrolite. sunk
by a German submarine near Gibral-
ter, now have been accounted for and
are reported we'll
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

Carload of choice Watson
Melons, Monday morning,
Phone 868 or from car at
Freight Depot, Diaz Farms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

cal on his own ground.
Great hope is felt that the Root
mission may find that way Mr.. Root
is expected to proceed very slowly and
cautiously and no decisive word is eX-
pected from him for some days.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
PRICE FIVE CENTS

long hike. 1t is expected that this
ride be participated in by as many as
possible, as it is intended to take
pictures of the bicycusts, which will
be printed in a sport magazine, with
a long article from Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

on its face is an indirect one pur-
porting to have passed through the
political department of the Swiss fed
eral council to the Swiss minister at
Petrograd, who was to cO~-lunicatc
it to a Russian socialist leader.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
CLUB TO
ENJOY A LONG HIKE

1t was announced yesterday that
members of the Pensacola Bicycle
club will meet this afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock, at Wentworth's shop, for
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

Be it the purchase of an investment bond or
a suit of Clothes put your faith in the institu-
ton which possesses the ballast, the even
keeled stability of the dreadnought. Invinci-
bic steel instead of fragile birch bark.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

Behind the production of Kirschbaum
Clothes, there is an institution with the
strength, the size, the qOeathering bo1Oer to
hold true to its course in the face of veritabIe
hurricane of difficulties which have been rain
ing upon the clothing world.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

Quality unUeering and undertaking, today as
always-whether you pay SIS, $1,000, $40,
$25 or up to $40.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
oz7e DREADNOUGHT critic CANOE?

The dreadnought plows without a tremor
through a storm which would mean ship
wreck for a frail canoe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

What a tremendous moral in this comparison
there is for us all!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17
British Are Preparing
For Another Drive

CONTINUED From Page One)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-17

President GOOD Preparedness" Com
mission.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-11
raid COINERS' PLANT;
nab Three SUSPECTS
Secret Service Men Uncover Evil
dence of International Crime.

New York, Dec. 10.-A counter
feiting scheme when involved in
ternational operations was revealed
today by operatives acting under
Chief William j. Flynn and Capt.
John ]. Henry. of the New York
office of the Secret Service. Three
men have been arrested. There was
confiscated an entire and elab-
okate counterfeiting plant, includ-
ng notes. plates, engrevings of
singular technical merit. tools and
plans.
Among the documents seized was
enc in which was worked out in
minute detail a plan for escape from
the Tombs prison. Bars were to be
cut with saws supplied from the
outside. The plan. Secret Ser vice
men said, was probably designed for
use by Marcus Gonzales. alias LOWS
Edwardo de Shelly. alleged to be a
halt ErotlIer of the chancellor of
the GuataInalan Embassy in Paris.
fut Gonzales was released on Iail,
so the carefully worked-out plan
was useless. r..
It Is alleged that s65,0oo worth of
spurious notes have been circulated
in the United States. Government
agents discovered $4,000 worth of
counterfeit French notes when they
made the raid.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-11
COALSCARCER;;
RAILWAYS HIT
Overtaxed Roads Dry to Re.
lieve New England and
Michigan Famine.
Special to The Washington Herald.


pittsburgh, Dec. 1O.-Blizzards
ana intense cold struck the struR-
gllng railways a hard blow yester-
oay and today and intensified the
gravity OF the coal scarcity in gem
erai, and in Michigan and New Eng
tand IN particular. The outlook
tor New England is very dark.
In making official announcement
OF the steps 1t is taking to meet the
situation, the general operating
committee revealed by implication
that the situation Is much worsa
tnan 1t would care to say.
The tremendous expansion of the wa-
industries of New England ia Iar9sIv
responsible for the present critical 81
uation- Though that section is CO..
Ironted with a coal famine, there wa
transported to it in the past nine
months Of this year more than a mil.
Ian tons more than in the yvbo,a =,
asl6; But its total requirements are
Sz,Soo,OOo tons, against Is, ,OoO. 900 in 1915
From the standpoint of present I'M
man suffering and discomfort tba
Michigan situation Is far worse IA
release rolling stock for other pur-
poses and to ease up the coal crisis
the operating committee has ordered
all the railways to reduce their co Al
orders for their own consumptionst 70
the requirements of current demai ids
and to use their reserves until Ibe
crisis Is past.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-11
DID NOT HEED
SIGNALS, SAYS
CAPTAIN MEDIC
Commander of Monte Blanc
Blames limo Pilot for
Horrible Disaster.

Halifax. Dec. 10.-Capt. Arme Medc,
commander OF the French munitions
ship Mont Blanc, today gave out the
first real authentic explanation of the
explosion. 1t is the same story that
he will tell at the inquiry which opens
tomorrow.
He said: 7 was on the quarter
deck Of the Mont Blanc with the pilot,
Capt. Mackay. going up the harbor
to Bedford Basin. where i was TO
anchor and await convoy. 1t was a
clear morning. The water was smooth
and We weCe at half speed on the
starboard S0e toward the basin.
There were no vessels in our course
until we sighted the Belgian relief
ship limo coming out of the basin
and headed for the Dartmouth shore.
She was more than two miles away
at the time,
I'VE signaIed We would keep the
Mont Blanc on the starboard tack
going UP the basin. We headed a lit
tie more inshore so as to make clear
to the limo our purpose. She signaled
that she was coming down on the
port. which would bring her en the
same side with US.
I'VE are keeping to right of board
according TO pilotage rules. We kept
ou our course, hoping that she would
come down on the starboard side,
which would keep her on the Halifax
side and US on the Dartmouth side.
Cuts One-third Through.
ITO our surprise the limo kept COM
ing down on the port side. SO We signal.
ed again. We thought there was danger
Of collision and sigIIaled TO sten the
engines. ~ the same true y6erins
slightly 70 .g1<t brooeht the vessels
with star rs peraileI when rbeu'
THE ] scut /. : us about a third
through tine dsck and holl and the ben
zine stored there pous -. into the picric
acid, igniting IL and causing a cloud of
smoke to arise from the vessel for
ward. There was nothing we could do.
so boats we lowered and the forty
one OF US or board rowed for the Dart
mouth shore
The work OF caring for the hun
dreds of homeless is going en- rapidly
despite the freezing temperature and
another blizzard: the measures Of re-
lief are not lacking.
The deck cargo OF the British
steamer Picton, laden with muni-
CONTINUED ON PAGE THIRTEEN
The Washington herald., 1917-12-11
REVOLT
WOULD
OUT BOLSHEVIKI
Kaledines -Dutof Kornilof
Forces Now Operating
Against Radicals.

London, Dee. 1o.-TA counter revolt
In southeastern Russia. under sae bad.
ership Of Gems, Kafedines, Dutoff and
Kornilon, apparently is aimed at seiz-
ing the authority in that region and at
cutting Off food supplies from Siberia
According to the proclamation Of the
Bolsheviki government, Gen. Kale-
dimes forces are menacing Ekaterinos-
Law. Kharkov and Moscow. In the
province Of Orenburg the Bolshevikl
have been overthrown by Gen. Dutoff.
Rail Center BesIeged.
Tcheliabinsk, an important railway
center in northwestern orenburg, is be-
sieged by Gen. Dutoff's troops.
+ In the Caucasus Gen. Karauloff is
attacking Tchecechenrev and Ingusher
The proclamation says that the "en-
emies of the people" have undertaken a
last attempt to destroy the cause OF
peace and says that the Constitutional
Democratic party is providing the
means for the revolt.
Cavalry Forces Plenty.
Novo Tcherkast, capital Of the terri
tory Of the Don Cossacks. is now the
center of active movement against the
Bohsheviki, a Pctrograd dispatch re-
ports. 1t is said Gen. Alexiefr and Gen,
Korniloff. former -chief.
and Michau Rodzianko, president OF
the duma. are there.
Plenty of cavalry is available. .but
little infantry. although organization
of infantry is being carried on vigor-
ously.
Something may happen in a day or
two," the dispatch adds.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-11
OUTLAW UNION
IN COAL CASE,
COURT DECISION
Gompers Attacks Opinion
Rendered by Supreme
Tribunal.

The Supreme Court yesterday
virtually upheld the decision of Fed
eral Judge Dayton. OF West Virginia,
in enjoining the United Mine Workers
of American as an illegal organiza-
ton and Of conspiracy under the lava
Of West Virginia.
The court divided on the opinion
! five to four
In a statement issued last night
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation OF Labor,
sharply criticized the decision as
barking back to the Gays when en-
ployers were monarchs OF all they
surveyed and their employees were
servants or slaves"
Operations of the United Milne
Workers in the coal strike d 1906
and 1897 were responsible for the
case which was brought by the Hlch-
man Coal and Coke Company. John
Mitchell. president of the union and
William B. wilson, then an Official
VI lIAC dlllDIl anu lO" secretary OF
Labor, were made defendants.
Chief Justice White and Justices
Brandeis, Holmes and Clarke dis
sented from the opinion handed down
by the other five members of the
court.
In many respects the decision is ex-
pected to be of far-reaching conse-
quence. and labor men in Washington
last night generally reflected the at
titude of Mr.. Gompers.
The trouble in the Hickman mines
developed when the company, after
running for three years on the closed
shop basis. changed to a non-union
basis. requiring its employees to enter
into individual contracts under which
they agreed not to join the union.
Hughes, a union organizer. succeeded
in persuading large numbers of the
employees to disregard their contracts
and join the union. Discovering this,
and alleging that it was the plan of
the union to call a strike as soon as a
SUFFICIENT number Of men had Joined
and to demand recognition of the
union. the company obtained a re-
straining order from the United States
district court.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-11
l54 Joined COLORS
IN D. c. YESTERDAY
iergt. Hunt Sets E O'clock Thurs
day Night as Last Hour.

The shop early slogan for
Christmas buyers has awakened a
responsive chord among those de-
hrous of volunteering in all
branches of the governments mill
AIRY service, 122 new enlistments
icing registered yesterday at the
main recruiting station of the
!rmy. Eighth street and PennsyIva-
Iia avenue northwest, and thirty
wo for the main recruiting. station
II the navy. 306 Ninth street north
rest The majority Of recruits are
esidents Of this city. and represent
high type of physical manhood.
Sergt. W. c. Hunt, Of the army
,ecruiting station, has set o'clock
Thursday night as the hour at
EhIeh enlistments must cease there,
s those accepted will have to reach
saitimore by 8 D. m. on that day in
sder to get to Columbus, Ohio, in
ine TO have their enlistments COM
neted BY noon next Saturday, as
ne selective draft becomes ef-
suve from that period. thereby
,onloiting further volunteer en-
Istments from those within the
The Washington herald., 1917-12-11
COLD ENFOEDS
EVEN FLORIDA:
DELAYS TRAINS
Coal Shortage Entails Suf-
ferings in Many Sections.
Relief Likely Soon.

New York. Dec. 1o-Today's cold
wave extended as far South as
Tampa, Fla. BY tomorrow morning
the entire State of Florida 10 ex-
pected to be suffering from freezing
weather, according to officials of the
United States Weather Bureau.
Trains have been delayed and tele-
graph service has suffered severely
through the breaking of wires. Some
sections were declared to be suffering
from coal shortage.
The cold wave covers almost the
entire country. The only portions
which have escaped thus far include
the Southwest Gulf coast and the
Pacific coast west of the Cascade
and Sierra Mountains.
Three places to which cold weather
is usually a stranger recorded the
following temperatures this morning:
Tampa. "a; Miami. 40: Phoenix,
Ariz., 81.
The coldest point tonight was
Prince Albert. Canada. where the
mercury fell to 36 below zero.
Relief In Prospect.
Probably We shall have zert
weather here in New York and In
many other parts OF the country to-
night or by tomorrow morning." de
CARED weather bureau official "Th,
extreme cold is not likely to last
long. Probably by Thursday, and pos.
elbly by Wednesday. We look for g
considerable moderation. A large faf
OF snow has occurred in northern New
York and the Lake region"
The snowfall compelled some Of the
railroads to suspend freight traffic
temporarily, and even the passenger
traffic was much affected. Passenger
trains on the Pennsylvania were from
seven to eight hours late Those from
the South were also considerably be,
hind schedule.
New York Central railroad trains
were from six to ten hours late. The
twentieth Century, due to arrive al
$40 a. M. pulled into the Grand Cen
trail Station at Gas p. m. The New
york and New England Express was
ten hours late. The Lake Shore Linn.
ited. due at 5:26 p. m.. will not arrive
until o'clock in the morning. The
Michigan Central Limited, due at So
p. M, is not expected before 1:so.
Coal Shortage Severe.
Coal shortage in various parts of the
city is acute. Some of the buildings
in which are public Offices had scarcely
any heat today. Many buildings de.
voted to private offices and commercial
purposes had insufficient coal to last
twelve hours, and with little prospect
of renewing their supply.
People in the tenement sections wSc
have to furnish their own heat were
reported tonight to be suffering Sc.
verefy. Long lines of women and chill
dren carrying pals and coal hods stood
for hours outside some Of the coal
offices, vainly trying to get fuel for a
little fire.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-11
Wilson, Leaving Overcoat,
Attends War Council

Without an overcoat,. President
Wilson walked through the cold from
the White House. to the State, War
and Navy Building late yesterday
afternoon and dropped in" on the
super-war council in progress in Sec
retary Bakers office. The entire mem.
bership of the inter-departmental
council was present, discussing wal
measures, especially as applied to the
railroads, when the President enter.
ed. He remained only a few min
utes.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-11
COMBAT
RUSS ANARCHY
Reported Landing Of Nip.
ponese at Vladivostok Due
to Chaotic Conditions.

New York, Dec. 10.-Reports that
Japan has landed troops at vladi-
vostok. the terminus of the Trans
Siberian Railway. are not surpris-
ing, in view Of the disorders in that
region caused by the Russian revolu-
ton as described in Japanese news
papers.
These newspapers recently have in
timated that Japan was about to send
q force to Harbin. which is on the
railway west of Vladivostok and at
the junction Of the branch line called
the Chinese Eastern Railway, run
ming south to Port Arthur. This
force, it was Stated, had been con-
centrated at Changtung, which is at
the end Of the part Of the Chinese
Eastern Railway controlled by japan.
Russia is supposed to police the
parts Of the railway she controls, but
recently absolute anarchy has set in.
The Russian officials have become
powerless. At Harbin outlaws broke
into the branch store Of the great
japanese exporting house Of Mitsui
and stole large quantities Of goods. =
Because neither the Japanese nor
the Russians can restrain brigands
or various sorts, the Japanese in
Harbin recently formed a volunteer
guard, or vigilance committee for
self protection. Japan has recently
been, negotiating with Russia Tor
that part of the Chinese Eastern
Railway, between Changtung and
Hardin, and one report stated she
had arranged to take over the South
ern part of the section or as far as
the Sungari River. The iisordered
condition Of territory supposed to be
policed by Russia has practically
forced Japan to act. and I expect
there will be diplomatic exchanges
between Japan and the allies to Sc
cure joint agreement for yapan,s