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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11
Amazing PotUer of Bon-OPto
To Make Weak yes Strong
Doctor Says II Strengthens
Eyesight so per cent in One
Weeks Time in Many Instances

able time and multitudes more will be
able to strengthen their eyes so as to be
spared the trouble and expense of ever
getting glasses. Eye troubles of many
descriptions may be wonderfully benefited
by the use of this prescription at home.
Go to any active drug store and get a
bottle of Bon-O Optic tablets. Drop one
Bon Optic tablet in a fourth of glass OF
water and let it dissolve. With this
liquid battle the eyes two to four times
daily. You should notice your eyes clear
up perceptibly right from the start and
inflammation and redness will quickly
disappear. If your eyes bother you even
little il is your duty to take steps to
save them now before it is too late.
Many hopelessly blind might have saved
their sight if they had cared for their
eyes in time.
Note: Another prominent Physician TO whom
| the above article was submitted, said: Yes,
| the Bon Optic prescription is truly a wonderful
eye remedy. It's constituent ingredients are well
| known to eminent eye specialists and widely
prescribed by them. / have used IL very sue
| cessfully in my own practice on patients whose
| eyes were strained through overwoTk or misfit
| glasses. | can highly recommend it in case OF
| weak. watery, aching, smaTting, itching, burn
ing eyes, red lids, blurred vision OF for eyes in
| famed from exposure to smoke, sun, dust OF
| wind, II is one of the very few preparations
feel should be kept on hand for regular use in
| above. Is not a patent medicine or a secret
| remedy. II is an ethical preparation, the for
mua being printed on the package. The man
| ufacturers guarantee it to strengthen eyesight
| so per cent in one week s time IN many instances
| or refund the money. IL can be obtained from
| any good druggist and is sold IN this city by
the Crystal Pharmacy and other drug
gists.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11
IF KIDNEYS AND
BLADDER BOTHER
Take glass of Salts to flush out your
Kidneys and neutralize irri-
tating acids.

Kidney and Bladder weakness re-
suits from uric acid says a noted
authority. The kidneys filter this
acid from the blood and pass it on
to the bladder. where it often remains
to irritate and inflame, causing
burning, scalding sensation, or set
ting up an irritation at the neck of
the bladder, obliging you to seek re-
LEG two or three times during the
night. The sufferer is in constant
dread, the water passes sometimes
with scalding sensation and is very
profuse; again, there is difficulty in
avoiding it.
Bladder weakness, most folks call
it, because they can't control urina-
! ton. While it is extremely annoying
and sometimes very painful, this is
really one of the most simple all
ments to overcome. Get about four
ounces of Jad Salts from your phar'
macist and take tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast and
continue this for two or three days,
This will neutralize the acids in the
urine so it no longer is source OF
irritation to the bladder and urinary
organs which then act normally
again.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless
and is made from the acid of grape:
and lemon juice, combined with lithia
and is used by thousands of folks whc
are subject to urinary disorders caus
ed by uric acid irritation. Jad Salt
is splendid for kidneys and causes NJ
bad effects whatever.
Here you have a pleasant, efferves
cent lithia water drink, which quickl,
] relieves bladder trouble.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11

The Woman's Section of the Navy
League is to hold its second encampment
of the National Service School in Wash
ington from April 16 to May 20.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11
THE SCRATCH PAD
BY THOMAS EWING DA5NEY.

Just because Germany has Watch
on the Rhine, she wants to set the
time on the ocean as well.
Before the American people get
through with him, the groan in Gron-
ma will be very much accentuated.
Now that the Georgia peaches have
been damaged, we know that spring
has come.
Inasmuch as his constituents in
Wisconsin have denounced him. La
Toilette must have been thinking only
of the precinct of Potsdam.
AS Gumshoe Bill Stone would say,
United we Stand, Divided we Crawl;
and that loud Amen comes from La
Toilette.
The reason why La Toilette has
such a dyspeptic look is that he was
unable to get that famous speech out
of his system, and it tastes as bad
to him as he looks to the rest of the
country.
Photographers generally are ridicul-
ing Taft for joining the cavalry, but
the Hon. Bill hosting his avoirdupois
aboard the quarter deck of a horse is
much more serious matter than
those Apalachicola libel suits against
The Journal.
After writing a paragraph to the
! effect that if the price continues tc
rise at the present rate, it will be
cheaper to break an engagement thar
an egg, we learn that the price OF
eggs is dropping. This will be pleas,
ant news to the June Bride crop.
For two years Gumshoe Bill Stone
has been trying to hamstring the
governments international policy. A.
chairman of the foreign relation;
committee, there is no doubt but thai
he will endeavor to continue comfort
ing Junkertum. But the time TO,
complacency has passed, and move
ment to pry him from his place hal
been begun and is meeting with re
freshing response. A letter to you
senator saying 81 protest agains
Stone being continued as chairman o
the foreign relations committee is tn,
easiest way to get the goat of tn
pussyfoot senator from Missouri.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11
CITY CHURCHES TO
HOLD SERVICE TODAY

All the city churches which are CO.
operating in the Gypsy Smith move
ment will hold their morning serv
ices as usual today, but are to sus
pend the night service when all the
congregations will again get togeth-
er for what is promised one of the
most interesting services yet held in
the tabernacle.
Practically all the churches are an
nouncing their services in The Jour
nal this morning, with the additiona,
announcement that the night service
is called off. for the reason as above
stated. This general program viii
be followed through the month, due
announcements to be made of any IN
looked-for changes in the plan.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11
VOLUNTEER CENSORSHIP

In accordance with the government aP-
peal to newspapers and cable companies
to suppress all such information as mat
ter of patriotism, The Pensacola Journal
will print nothing about the movements or
arming of American vessels, or of any
sailing to or from Europe.
Unanimous adoption of this voluntary
censorship will illustrate the difference be
tween democracy and autocracy; 1T Will
also show that Americans are worthy OF
their freedom, because they are able to use
it with discretion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11

President Wilson's announcement that
he will arm our ships shows how grave the
crisis is. His legal right was established
by Attorney General Gregory after a care
full study of the piracy law of 1919, subse-
quently Incorporated in the Revised Stat
utes under Section 4 ,295, as follows:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11

The commander and any merchant vessel
of the United States. owned wholly n part by
citizen thereof, may oppose defend against any
aggression search restraint depreciation, seizure
which shall be attempted upon such vessel, upon
any other vessel owned by the commander
of any armed vessel whatsoever, being public
armed vessel of nation in amity with the United
Gfafa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11
HOW GERMANY COULD HAVE
AVOIDED BREAK.


If it was not Germany's purpose to de
stroy as much neutral shipping as posi-
BILE, in order that her merchant marine
might be preponderant when the war is
over; if Germany felt as friendly toward
the United States as she has claimed, she
would have suggested armed convoy as
solution for the present difficulties.
Armed convoy, by the Declaration of
London 1909), to which Germany assent
ed, contained the proposition:
Article 81. Neutral vessels national con.
convoy gives writing the request Of the com.
be obtained by search"
Three treaties between the United
States and Prussia further recognize the
principle.
Now convoy only protects against
search, not against seizure, if the vessel is
carrying contraband
When Germany, in the insulting Fal-
mouth restrictions, demanded that our
government guarantee the weekly ship
would carry no prohibited articles, she es-
tablished what might be termed a con-
structive convoy. That is to say the word
of the United States was to reach across
the Atlantic automatically and need not
be carried on the muzzles of big rifles But
| it was limiting the powers of sovereignty
in two senses: in the first place it would
| have limited our commerce, and secondly
| it would have forced the United Str@es in
to unneutrality by a virtual embargo on
| certain articles ...
As German submarines could have moth
ing to fear from United States warships,
why did not Germany endeavor to have
the United States adopt the principle of
convoy in its fullest conception? If Ger
many maintained enough submarines to
make the blockade effective, not a single
munitions ship would get by, for the
| U-boat, hailing friendly warshlp, would
ascertain in ten minutes the cargo of every
vessel in the fleet, and take steps for their
disposition, and their crews and passen-
gers would not be.put in jeopardy. Exam
lining and maybe Selling a dozen ships at
time, the work of the blockaders would
be greatly simpGhed.
If on the other hand the blockade were
not effective, the entire fleet would make
the foreign port and American commerce
would continue in accordance with the
provisions of law.
AS matters stand, however, a war sh1r
of the United States would be torpedoeC
on sight no less certainly than an English
war ship. But the English war ship woulc
be trying to sink the submarine, whereas
the American would not. 1t would there
fore not be strictly correct to say that
state of war exists between the Un1tet
States and GERMANY today-1t is only
state of half-war-and we are carrying
that half
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11

Just because Germany has a Watch
on the Rhine, she wants to set the
time on the ocean as well.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11

Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris, wife of the I'm
tied States minister to Sweden, has ar
ranged to open depot in Stockholm for
collecting and selling the handiwork of
the millions of war prisoners in the con-
centration camps of Europe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11

Miss Anne Longfellow Thorp, grand
daughter of the poet Longfellow, is among
the % young women students on Vassar's
senior honor list this year
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11

Probably the only official woman jailer
in the world is Jenny Porchet, who is gov
ernor and warden of the Swiss prison of
Aigle, in the Rhone valley.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-11
ARMING SHIPS.

ARMING SHIPS.
President Wilson'S announcement that
he will arm our ships shows how grave the
crisis is. His legal right was established
by Attorney General Gregory after care
full study of the piracy law of 1919, subse-
quently incorporated in the Revised Stat
utes under Section 1895 as follows:
the United States owned wholly or in part By
ay aae or s ans
saa Sc % % the sgen or %
States ''O" = @i'l'S "''" 'I' o"'''u
In the first place the United States can
not strictly be considered to be Gin amity"
with nation with which it has broken re-
lations because of persistent and determ-
ined assassination of American citizens In
the second place the law confers privil-
eye on merchant captains, and does not
limit the powers of the president of the
United States 1t would be preposterous
to deny the president the right to mount
one gun on a merchant vessel when he can
send the entire battle fleet to protect that
vessel
The purpose of the law is to prevent pri-
watering against friendly powers-which
is a thing Of the past The law was there
fore a temporary measure. But to defend
oneself against illegal aggression is a nat
ural right that is eternal, and we need no
legislative sanction.
AS the court said in 1885, "The laws of
neutrality and nations in no instance that
I know of, interdicted neutral vessels from
going to sea armed and fitted for defensive
war Gushing VS. U. S., % Court OF
Claims Rep. I,40).
MANY similar decisions establish the
principle in international law, and as late
as 1877. Secretary Of State Fish upheld the
right of an American vessel to carry arms
for defense. and the Department of State
declared in its circular of September -
1914. that "a merchant vessel of a bell1-
perent nationality may carry an armamcn'
and ammunition for the sole purpose OF
defense without acquiring the character O
4 ship of war" Obviously neutral mer
chant ship has the same innate rights as {
belligerent.
That the president. instead of making
use of his inherent power, invoked con
gressional decision, can be explained only
on the ground that he expected war an'
very rightly desired the additional author
;tv of the war-making body. That he nov
takes immediate action instead of waiting
for another congress to convene, show
that the time for trucking to tyranny ha
passed, that American ships shall no long
er be held blockaded in our ports, and Am
,iicans denied the right of life, liberty. am
the pursuit of happiness on the high seas
With Germany undoubtedly making prep
arations in Mexico. longer to delay woul
lie to invite disaster. The duties of con
gress, when it convenes on April Is, wi
be concerned with war measures.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-02
TEUTON GAIN
IS INCREASED
Russo Rumanian Forces Be
ing Forced Back From the
Transylvanian Alps.
~ AssocIATED PRrss

Commandments and minor patrol
engagements continue to prevail on
all fronts except Roumania, where the
Teutons are keeping up their often
sive, Russo Roumanian forces being
driven back steadily from the Tran
sylvanian Alps and Lower Moldavian
regions and allied line resisting half
way between Rimnik- Sarat and Fox
shany. Around Bralia on both sides
of the Danube, the invaders made
further gains and in Dobrudja the
Russo Roumanians have been forced
to give ground. East of Chambrettes
farm in Verdun section, Germans are
repulsed in strong surprise attack
made against the French positions.
Bombardments are heavy in the re-
gion of Ypres and Loos.
The British have appointed Earl
Granville as diplomatic agent to the
provisional Venizelos government at
Saloniki.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-02
BY Judge Henry Neil.
Father of the Mothers Pension Idea,
Which Has Now Become a
Law in 81 States.

Here's an example of the value of
mothers pensions:
Mary 0'Rourke's husband died in
New York City and left her with six
children and no money. This state
of affairs year ago would have sent
these children to the state institu-
tons, where they would have forgot
ten their mother. But mother would
not have forgotten them, although
she would not have been allowed to
know where they were.
But the new mothers pension law
oS. New x ork provided $50 a month
$40 for each child-tor this mother
to keep her own children in her own
home and bring them up with a moth
er's care and a mothers love.
The mothers pension board of New
York City has asked Mayor Mitchell
for an appropriation of a million and
a quarter dollars for pensions for
this kind of mothers for 1917.
The mayor had an investigation
made of 100 pensioned families and
the commissioners reported that
they could find no fault. 1t seemed
to them the best system ever devised
for the care Of dependent children
with good mothers"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-02
DRASTIC LAW
MI ELECTIONS
IS PROPOSED
Corrupt Practice Bill To
Provide For / 1-2 Cents
Per Capita Donations.
BETTING ALSO
MADE FELONY
Newspapers Must Accept All
Advertisements Not
Libelous.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Contribu-
tions to national political commit
Tee viii be limited to one and half
cents per capita of the total popula-
ton Of the United States in the re-
vised corrupt practices bill completed
aonight by senate elections subcom-
mittee. It will be referred to the full
committee tomorrow and placed be-
fore the senate Wednesday. Senator
Owens, author of the original meas
ure, said the leaders of both parties
agreed to expedite the passage of the
bill.
The per capita basis would limit
contributions to the presidential cam
paign to approximately a million and
a half. No individual would be per-
mitted to contribute more than five
thousand and contributions from cor
porations would be prohibited.
Contributions within ten days of
the national election would also be
prohibited. Election betting and adj
vertising odds would be made fell
ony. Newspapers charging excess
regular rates for political advertising
or refusing non-libelous advertise
ments at regular rates would be de-
MED the use of the mails for thirty
days.
The measure further provides that
no publication shall publish gratuit-
ously any political matter during the
campaign excet that written by its
own emlcyes, unless the matter is
signed by the real name Of its author,
and no political advertising matter
intended to influence the election
shall be published unless marked
paid advertising matter" with the
name of the candidate or committee
attached.
The corrupt practices bill also
makes it felony for any person OF
corporation withdrawing or threaten
ing to withdraw patronage, advertis-
ing or otherwise, from publication
for purpose of influencing publica-
tons attitude.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-02
R. R.
.LEG|SLAT ION
Laws Supplementing Adam
son Law Needed-Hear-
ing Next Week.
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. Upon the
reconvening of congress tomorrow, in
terest centers in President Wilson's
recommendations for legislation to
supplement the Adapscn law which
was enacted to become effective to-
day and constitutionality of which
will be argued before the supreme
court next week.
Representatives of the railroad and
brotherhoods and the general public
will appear to present their views at
the hearings opened by the senate
commerce committee.
The attitude of the brotherhoods is
known to be antagonistic to the pres
ident's recommendation that congress
enact a law which will make strikes
unlawful pending a period of investi-
CATION of the disputes by an official
board of inquiry should mediation by
the board of Cancellation fail to settle
the threatened trouble. The brother
hoods say sue ha law is compulsory
arbitration and amounts to involun-
tary servitude.
Senator Underwood's proposal to
give the interstate car.lnerce COM
mittee the right to fix the wages and
conditions of employment of railway
workers will also be heard.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-02
INAUGURATION
PREPARATIONS
ARE COMPLETE
Tallahassee, Swarming With
People, Brilliant With
Bunting.
CATS OBJECT
OF ENTHUSIASM
Confederate Veterans Will
Parade-Ball a Gala
Affair.
SPECIAL 10 THE JOURNAL.

SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.
Tallahassee, January 1, 1917.
The stage is set FOR Che CREST
inaugural, the actors are ready,
the audience Is eager.
Bunting and flags in every
direction public buildings, busi-
ness houses and private resi-
dences. The two decorating
firms that have labored SO hard
are at last able to rest and adj
mire the result of their labOrs.
Governor Elect Cats, who
with his family, is occupying
the mansion, Governor and
Mrs. Trammen having with
drawn to a hotel, elicits enthus-
iasm whenever he makes an
appearance.
The streets Ire thronged
with visitors, and seldom, if
ever, have there been so many
automobiles in town. They, too.
have been the object of the
decorators art, and their own
ers are still putting on the fin
ishing touches, because rivalry
to have the most striking car in
the great parade of the morrow
Is keen.
Every hotel and rOOning
house in town is full and over
flowing.
Another interesting feature
of the parade viii be the three
brigades of Confederate vet
Grams.
The inaugural BAN, scheduled
for Tuesday night, will be one
of the most brilliant affairs
ever held in the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-02

1t is believed the president sought
no action in congress in his visit to
Stone, but it is learned that admins
tration leaders of the senate will
sound sentiment. This can be done on
a resolution declaring that the pres
ident's note represented the "over-
whelming desires of the people of
the United States" Senator Hitch
cock submitted two such resolutions
and it is understood Senator Stone
urged him today TO let them go over
pending conference Of senators.
It is understood the president
wishes to be assured that the reso-
luton, if pressed win not be rejected.
Senator Stone said he is in favor of
adopting the resolution and the
friends of the president believe Off
cial endorsement is advisable.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-02
WOOD
COMING HERE
To Investigate Pensacola AS
Site For Training
Camp.

Major General Leonard Wood, with
headquarters at Governors Island,
New York, and commander of the
Department of the East, will early
in January make trip of inspection
through the south and will include
Pensacola in his itinerary.
Training Camp Here.
The department commander comes
at this time for the purpose of in
speeding all sites offered for military
camping places, and in a letter to
C. E. Dobson, announces that he will
appreciate very much the cooper
alton offered by that enthusiastic
Pensacolian in showing and proving
the best location, to be at Pensacola,
for all military camps.
'Your letter to the Honorable Dun
can U. Fletcher, U. S. senate, con-
corning a military training camp az
Pensacola" writes Major General
Wood to Mr.. Dobson, has peen re-
ferred to me and your offer to CO.
operate with the war department is
very much appreciated.
"The question of holding a train
ing camp in the south this winter has
not been decided. I expect to make an
inspection of the southern portion or
the department early in January and
shall take the matter up at that
time"
A few weeks since it was an
nounced in the Army and Navy Jour
nal that Pensacola was being looked
on with favor as military training
camp, but the question, according to
the letter from the department Of
the East commander, tends to show
that the question is still in the air
with much, it is said, to favor Pensa-
cola as a point for the location OF
camp for such purpose"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-02
TRAINING WOMEN TO
BE CLERKS in COURT
By AssoCIATEp PRESS.

London, Jan. LIN the central
law courts women are now being
trained to do the work of clerks.
Six women typists have been en-
gagged in the scriveners' office, but
only for such ordinary work as short
hand and typewriting; engrossing is
still being done, as typewriting lacks
permanence as a record, and is also
open to facility for forgery. The en-
grossers, however, are elderly men.
There are ten women in the admir-
atty division of the courts. In the
prize department their work is va
ried; they keep the ledgers and look
after the premiums of insurance
payable on prizes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-02
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
CONTINUING ACTIVE

New York, sgan. Pierre Jay,
chairman of the federal reserve bank
of New York, declared that informa-
ton recently received through spe-
cial reports show that trade and in
dustry in general continue active
and practically unchanged notwith-
standing developments in the Euro
pean war situation, the disturbance
in money rates and the very unset
tied stock markets. He says short
crops and large demand caused the
increased food prices.