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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
Daily Weather
Report

U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau.
Charles F. Marvin, Chief.
Daily Weather Bulletin.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. %, 1917.
Pensacola's Data.
Temperature: highest on record for
December n degrees.
Lowest on record for December ID
degrees.
Day temperatures in December
usually rise TO 81 degrees.
Night temperature in December
usually fall to 46 degrees.
Highest temperature "a hours end
ing z p. M, 60 degrees.
Lowest temperature, "a hours end
ing z p: M, as degrees.
Rainfall for "a hours ending p.
M, 90 inches.
Normal rainfall for the month Of
December AT inches.
Total rainfall this month to p.
M. 2S6 inches
Total deficiency this year to No
vember 30th, 3.84 inches.
Humidity. p. M, 65 per cent.
Barometer, p. M, 1921.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
MObASSO CALLED
SATISFY SENTENCE

Albert Morasso, the Century man
who some months ago was convicted
of selling liquor and sentenced to a
term in the state pen, was returned
to the Escambia county Jail by his
bondsman yesterday, and he is held
there pending the arrival Of an agent
of the lessees. 1t is expected he will
go to satisfy his sentence day or
two after Christmas.
Morasso. after the jury had found
him guilty, appealed to the supreme
court, but decision vas lately
handed down, in which judgment of
the lower court was affirmed. That
was as far as the case could go. and
the sentence will now have to be
satisfied or the pardon board will
have to exercise authority in the case
if clemency is decided upon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24

y A moneyless man is not necessarily poor.
He may have pork, suTar and GsS1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
4 DAILY LESSON IN HISTORY

One Hundred Years Ago.
1S17-William d. Hartman, ceie-
brated conchologist, born IN
Chester county, Pa, Died at
West Chester, Pa, August 10,
1899.
Seventy-five Years Ago
1S42-England began a celebration
in honor of the 2O0th anniver-
:: sary of the birth of Sir Isaac
Newton.
Fifty Years Ago.
1S67-Sir Robert Napier again de-
manded the release of the
British captives held in Abys-
sinia.
Twenty-Five. Years Ago.
1S92-Gen. Frederick T. Dent, noted
soldier, and brother-in law of
Gen. U. S. Grant, died in Dem
YER Born in ST. Louis, De-
cember IT. 1920.
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Dec. "a, 1916-Allies continued to
retreat in Wallachia; Tulthca.
on the Danube across from
Bessarabia, occupied by Bull
garians; French senate voted
unanimously that France could
not make peace while enemy
occupied French territory.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
CAPTAIN
RETURNS TO DUTY

Police Captain A. J. Anderson and
bride have returned from a short
wedding tour. the trip having been
cut short mainly because of the holt
days and Captain Anderson believed
that his services were needed. or
would be in demand, in the city
while the holiday season was on.
Captain Anderson assumed charge
of the department yesterday morn
ing, relieving Lieutenant Tarrants.
who has been acting captain during
the absence of the former.
.,Upon reaching his office at the
police station, delightful surprise
was given the captain when the de-
partment presented, with the COM
pliments of the season, a fine Nor
ris chair, which was accepted with
much feeling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY.

OOR AM
Queen Alexandrine of Denmark,
born in Mecklenburg, 38 years ago
today.
Manuel Estrada Cabrera, president
of Guatemala, born 81 years ago to-
day
Brig. Gen. James II. McRae. re-
Gently assigned to command the
15Sth Depot Brigade. at Camp
Sherman, born in Georgia, Sd years
ago today.
DR.. Bradford Knapp. chief of the
Farm Demonstration Division of the
u. S. Department of Agriculture,
born at Vinton, Ia, AZ years ago to-
day.
Harry E. Britain, director of the
intelligence department of the Brit
ish National Service Bureau, who
has led the movement to found a club
for American officers in London,
born A years ago today.
Viscount Morley of Blackburn, vet
eran English statesman, born at
Blackburn. 70 years ago today.
Bishop Richard G.. Warehouse, of
the M. E. Church, South, born near
Spring City, Tenn, 81 years ago to-
day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
MODELLING RESOURCES

A special correspondent to the Journal
of Commerce recently pointed out that in
mobilizing American industrial resources
for war purposes the administration eary
learned the absolute necessity of exercis-
ing generous disposition toward. the fl
nancial powers which provide the capital
for industries. The most notable example
IS the railroads; the American shlpyards
have also been shown a more or less gener-
Gus treatment at the hands of the shipping
board every ordnance contract taken by a
nunition plant now figures into the price
the sum which it will require for the ex-
tension of the plant and the amortization
of the investment therein.
In line with this question OF financial aid
for industries comes an intimation that the
government has in contemplation some
form of control of capital issues in this
country for the period of the war. This
was first made public in the middle of No
vember in an address delivered before the
Investment Bankers association of Amer
lea, IN annual convention at Baltimore,
Maryland, by James F. Curtis, Secretary
and General Counsel of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of New York
From the Economic World we learn tina
such control Of securities of all kinds was
long ago assumed by the governmental
authorities in Great Britain and other bel
ligerent countries in Europe. working
through the stock exchanges and the
banks. The object of this control is to pre-
vent competition of private or local de-
mands for capital from interfering with the
war financing of the government That
there is continued activity in the formation
Of new enterprises is indicated by the Jour
nal OF Commerce OF December 5. in the fol
lowing figures:
Interpretations in the eastern states
with an authorized capital of one million
last month represented a total of S2S5, 800.
600: While this total is smaller than in
October by So, 92:. 90 it is larger than in
November year ago by $50 OS2 200. The
grand total of all co.ap anies chartered with
capital of 100000 or over, covering the
principal states, amounted to S371, 928, 400
comparing with 1891, las, 700 in October
In November year ago the figures were
S275, 666, 800"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24

President Wilson is still the spokesman
Tor the world democracy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24

Humans with crab-lIke faces are
fairly common, but here's crab
with "human face"
This crab is one of the oddities to
be found in Japanese waters.
The face is formed by the crabs
back.
According to Japanese legend the
nation was beset by a plague Of
piracy a few centuries ago. Coasts
were ravaged and vessels sunk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
SPECIAL SERVICES
GOTHAM CHURCHES

New York, Dec. ga noticeable
feature of the Christmas celebration
in New York will be the unusually
large number and specially elaborate
services in the churches. Beginning
with midnight masses in a number of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
TWO MEN CHARGED
FURNISHING BOOZE

Two men, one white and the other
colored, were placed in the county
Jail yesterday on charges of having
furnished liquor to men of the ser
vice in uniform 1t is claimed that
evidence in each of the cases is posi-
tive. Harry Todd and William Grady
are the names of the men in trouble.
They were arrested by U. S. Deputy
Marshals Mcmillan and Mcintyre.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24

the Catholic churches Monday night,
and followed by a solemn high mass
in st. Patrick's Cathedral Tuesday
morning, special Christmas services
will be held not only in every Roman
Catholic church in the metropolis. birt
in the churches Of practically all
other denominations, at which pray
ers will be said for a speedy termin-
alton of the war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24

Then the people organized a hsee
went out and gave battle to the sea
rovers and killed many Of thsm-
It is said that not long after this
battle the "demon-faced' or HhunnAri-
faced" crabs appeared.
Superstitious natives say the fac<
looks like that Of a drowned man
and they insist that the souls Of the
crabs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
HAVE DONATIONS
READY NOON TO-DAY

All who have agreed to give cakes.
pies or candy to the Christmas en-
tertainment for the men of the ser
vice are expected to have their gifts
ready by noon today so that they
may be collected by the Army and
Navy Life Activities Committee.
The committee wishes to impress
upon those who are giving the neces
sity of having them ready on time.
as the large number pledged renders
it a difficult task to collect them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
The Strong Withstand the Winter
Cold Better Than the Weak.

Old people who are feeble, and
younger people who are weak, will be
strengthened and enabled to go
through the cold weather by taking
regularly Groves Tastely Chill Tonic.
Contains the well known tonic proper
ties of QUININE and IRON 1t puri-
fies and enriches the blood and builds
up the whole system, thus fortifytng
the system against colds and grippe
Price 66c-Ady
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Holiday Cut OF,
Soldiers Protest
Order Anglers Camp Dix
Men, Who Expected
Christmas at Home

CAMP DIX, y. j., Dec. l9.-Some-
thing as nearly approaching a rebel
lion against military authority as one
could expect to see in an army can
tonment was evident here tonight
when the National Army men encamped
here heard the order from Washington
that oulv,5 per cent of their number
were to be given Christmas turlougnsc;
At least 80 per cent of the Z2'ooo
soldiers here had expected to be given
holiday leave. Many OF that numDer
had purchased Christmas gifts for the
homegoing. and others had gone so
far as TO obtain their railway tickets.
you won't see pe around here Sat
urday afternoon, furlough or no fur
Tough" was comment heard on all
sides after the new order was read.
The remark was made in too loud
voice bv three men, who were lmmedl-
atelv placed in the guardhouse. Re
rorts that there was a concerted move
mont among some OF the men TO make
a break for liberty on Saturday has
resulted in threats of further arrests
tonight. ,r
Complaints were made to Brigadier
General Hearn. commander Of The camp,
who said that the decision had been
made BIZ the War Department because
Of the possibility Of railroad conges-
ton. Oficials of the local !. NJ. {. A.
organization here were called into con
ference by the soldiers, and that body
Immediately communicated with the
Washington branch of the Y. NJ. {. A.
in the hope that the order migst be
modified.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Preparing Verdict in
Whitney Court Martial
Trial of Officer Who Struck
Enlisted Man at Camp
Wadsworth Ends

CAMP WADSWORTH, S. c.. Dec. 10.
The testimony in the trial before a
court martial of First Lieutenant Har-
old Leroy Whitney, Of Battery F, l04th
Field Artillery, 9th Division, on the
charge of striking an enlisted man Of
his command, was ended here to-day.
The court is now making up its verdict,
which will be submitted TO the camp
commander and approved before being
made public. Lieutenant Whitney re-
mains under arrest in the mean time.
Further transfers from the 10th In
fantry, former n. c., y. Y, already
greatly depleted, are to take place un-
der orders issued to-day for the trans
fer OF 222 enlisted men TO first-line
regiments at Camp Wadsworth.
On account of u number of cases OF
measles existing among civilians in the
town Of Tucapau, about six miles from
camp, that community has been quar-
antined to soldiers as a precautionary
measure.
Harold Rosson, Of Chicago, one Of the
best known motion picture photogra-
piers Of the country, has enlisted as
private in the division here. lie is a
brother of Mrs. Daily, wife Of Major
Joseph Daily, division ordnance officer.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
800 Draft DeSerterS,
CAPTURED Here, Sent to
Camp; Some NoW Abroad

Eight hundred draft deserters, who
failed to respond to orders from the
local boards Of this city, have been ar
rested and sent to camp. Police In
spector james L. Dillon said yesterday.
It is estimated that 1000 men here were
placed on the delinquent list in the first
draft.
Most Of the men caught, it is under
stood, were not wilful deserters. Many
Of them failed to obey red card orders
to report for mobilization through igno-
rance. and others had plausible excuses
for their failure TO comply with orders.
Draft officials declined to estimate what
proportion of the 500 men rounded up
since September 10 was trying to evade
service.
As soon as delinquents were caught
they were sent TO camp. 10 is said that
some Of them have already been taken
20 France The system Of rounding up
tGe deserters has been a cooperative et-
fort on the part Of police officials, draft
and Major Il. j. Nenable,
of Fort Jay. Governors Island, where
the deserters have been taken immedi-
ately after their arrest.
The cooperation Of the public, 1t IS
has been an important aid.
Many tips that led TO arrests, il Is said,
have been tclephoned TO officials by
strangers. officials called attention to
the fact, in discussing these arrests
Yesterday. that wilful desertion in the
time of war may be a capital crime.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20

from 81 20 SO during the CONSTRUCTION
Of Camp Upton. at Yaphank' l. T.;
cording 10 the findings Of the auditors
Who are going over the books ana rec
ords Of the concern.
The charge that Fictitious labor .' was >
largely employed in building the camp
and swelling the total Of its c9' -
horne out by these discoveries. Ihylr
are several hundred receipts Tor pay
f,om workmen whose numbers c'hno'
be- found on the rolls for the wee" pre-
ccding the date Of the receipt.
The Thompson-Starrett Company con con
tonds. IL is understood. that these mum
hers were omitted from the toi's
through clerical errors. The burden OF
clerical work was heavy, and the SINAI
erpropriation made for this labor Dy
The government did not cover II by any
means Much Of the auditing was leit
10 men employed and paid ny inc
Thompson-Starrett concern.
At tho Office Of the constructing quar-
.crmaster at Camp Upton 1t was SAID
Yesterday the government was sun
deep in an audit Of the company ac-
counts.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Draft Director orMcCook
Made Major in Army

Philip J. NcCook. representative ol
the adjutant general in this city IN inc
conduct Of the draft, has been commits
stoned major in the army it was
learned last night. Friends of Mr. Nc
Cook said it was likely that he would
soon be sent overseas. and hence Will
have to resign his place as director OF
the draft.
Further than saying that "he was
ready to obey orders Mr.. McCooH
would not discuss his appointment. lie
was selected by Adjutant General sher-
rill on December last to succeed
Roger b. Wood, who followed Roscoe
5. Conkling as draft director here 10
successor will be named for Mr.. NC,
Cook until he announces when he VIII
leave. il was said. -.
In 1898 Mr.. McCook resigned from
Harvard Law School to enlist IN the
9TH Massachusetts Infantry. l. ;. A.
and went 20 Cuba. Later he partlci,
mated in the Porto Rican campaign, ana
was promoted from private to cor
moral. He was a member OF Squadron
4 i'm this city from 1904 to 1903.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Draft Board Out,
After Charge of
Race Prejudice
Examiners Accused Of Ex-
empting Many Whites,
but Few Negroes

ATLANTA. Ga. Dec. 1S.-Following
the removal of the entire exemption
board Of Fulton County, in which this
city is situated, because it granted
a large proportion of exemptions to
white men and very to negroes, a new
board has taken charge and is now
conducting the work under the revised
rules.
As the regulations prescribe that all
men exempted for any reason from the
first draft must De reexamined every
where, the new board will not pay any
special attention TO the cases OF those
exempted by the discharged board.
The disclosure Of conditions sur
rounding the first draft here is being
made the subject Of editorial comment
in many Of the leading newspapers Of
the South. Nearly all condemn the &C
tion Of the board and commend the
promptness with which the government
acted.
Investigations inquiring into the ac-
tion of the old board learned that out
of 6lS white men summoned in Fulton
County IA per cent were exempted on
grounds alone, and that out Of
the entire number called 52G in all were
exempted. Que of the 202 negroes sum-
moned only six were exempted on any
grounds whatever.
The action Of the board in granting
such large number Of exemptions be-
gen TO attract attention several months
agO. Complaints by the score COM
menced to reach the Office Of District
Attorney Hooper Alexander. Mr. Alex
ander finally called the members of the
board before him and warned them they
were granting too many exemptions on
physical grounds and that he intended
finding out where the trouble lay.
Judge X. +. Thompson, chairman of
the board, and S. j. Mitchell, of the
Attorney they did not have the special
medical knowledge to know whether
the men exempted for physical reasons
were released properly The District
Attorney told the board that unless
they inquired into thc conduct Of their
medical examiners he would Judge
Thompson and Mr.. Mitchell replied that
such an inquiry would please them, as
they did not feel competent to pass
upon the ability of the boards medical
examiner. The District Attorneys in
quiry which followed resulted in the
boards removal by President Wilson.
Dr. c. VI. Curtis, the medical exam
iner Of the board, gave out statement
in which he said that half Of the men
exempted on physical grounds were
married. with dependents, and would
have claimed immunity on those
grounds anyway. Referring particu-
larly to the district Of College Park.
prominently mentioned in the investi-
cation, Dr.. Curtis notes in his state
ment that almost every young man
there has enlisted or else joined the
officers training camps.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Accused Officers Wife Got
Horses for u. S. by Patriotism

LEAvENWoRTH, Kan. Dec. 10
The verdict in the court martial trial
Of Lieutenant Colonel James II. Bur
roughs. charged with paying his wife q
salary out Of government funds when
.sho was absent from Fort Leavenworth'
was sent TO the department commander
at Chicago to-day. Colonel Burroughs
testified that his wife worked as
clerk snd helped with the correspond
ence in buying horses.
Five horse contractors testified that
she was an expert horsewoman and
that her Judgment Of animals and patri-
otic talk saved the government money.
Joseph Nugent, a horse contractor OF
Des Moines. testified that he had not
Intended TO include ffty-two hne
horses in a band sold 70 the govern
ment. but Mrs. Burroughs made a pa
,riotic talk that induced him 20 do so,
and that he lost $4,000 on the contract.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Soldiers Pay Delayed
By Errors of Clerks
Quartermaster's Corps Ad-
vises Troops to Look to Com
manders for Relief
[ [Stnf COrrespondeNce |

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Quar-
termaster Corps of the army made
answer tonight 10 the numerous COM
plants received from soldiers for fail
ure To procure their monthly pay by
asserting that the fault lies with com
pany commanders and company clerks.
II was pointed out at the quarter
master corps that commanders in
many Of the camps are officers who
recently were promoted from lower
ranks, by reason of the expansion Of
the regular army and the formation OF
the National Army. These officers, it
was asserted. had not sufficiently in
formed themselves on the paper" work
of their officers.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Auditors Find a Gain Un-
der Fenner Law Paying
Differences in Salaries
Saving in Substitutes
Replacing Employees in Army
Service Costs Less Than
Bonuses to Patriots

City auditors discovered yesterday
that New York City is saving money
under the Fenner law, which provides
that New York shall pay city employees
who enlist or are drafted the difference
between their government pay and the
salaries they received from the city.
It was generally supposed that the
Fenucr law would cost New York n
great amount Of money. For examples:
The former S1OO-a-month city en-
ployes would receive $50 month each
in the army as privates, making cost
to the city Of the difference, or so a
month each.
when auditors checked up accounts
yesterday they were astounded TO find
that the compensation paid TO absen-
tees. plus the salaries of what sub
stitutes 10 was necessary to hire 10
take their places. actually amounted TO
less than what the city paid the aO-
sentees before the war began.
Many Of the abscntee5 are nigh
salaried army or navy officers and get
little or no Fenner law compensation;
in hundreds Of cases no substitutes
were taken on 10 Ill places; those sub
stitutes that were hired draw i'm most
cases less money than their prede-
cessors now working for Uncle Sam.
New York on December | had 2O95
former employees in government ser
vice. City auditors estimated that
since May the city has paid $35O,OOO
to absentees and $4,000 to the sub
stitutes taking the places Of some Of
the absentees, a total of s4i5,O00. The
auditors say there is no question but
that the 2.O9j abscutees received more
than S445,000 when on the city payroll.
Auditors are now finding out just
what the absentees did receive. in
order to determine the exact sum New
York is saving under the Fenner law.
One auditor predicted the saving has
been at the rate Of 100000 q year.
The case of Colonel Frank II. Norton,
Of the old 23d Regiment. OF Brooklyn,
illustrate how the city has saved As
deputy receiver of taxes in Brooklyn he
drew $4,000 a year His salary as colo
mel exceeds his former city pay, and the
city pays him nothing. No substitute
was hired 10 take his place, as Control
Ter Prendergast found a man already in
the department who could be spared
from the job he then held, ard put this
man i'm the colonels place. That saved
81 600
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Ouestionnaires Being
Sent to 5000, 900

Questiouuaires arc being sent
ont TO ncariy 100000 draft reg
istraHts in the United States. On
the basis of the dnswers to these
questions the local drdft boards
ioiH place oUerU man who reg'a-
tered on Jtwe >, ercept descrterS
md those already in the National
A,mu into one Of trc classes, oc-
cordipg TO their availability jor
military serrice.
In filling ont the qves'ionnd'res
the registrants are entitled TO as
sisfance from members Of local
Ia,c boards, ,chich hare been es-
tabiished R creyy district. AH
exemptions granted IN the frst
draft haze been rcrobcd.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-20
Tribute to Troops
In State Building
$2,500,000 Structure at AL
bany to Have Marble
Triumphal Arch
lStof Correspondence

ALBANY, Dec. 19.- Plans for the new
state Office building, approved to-day
by the State Trustees Of Public Build
ings, call for an eight story structure,
U-shapcd, with a subway connecting
with the Capitol. It will cost about
S2.5oo,Oo0 and give 225,OoO square feet
Of floor space.
In the court between the Office build
ing and the Capitol will be erected a
marble triumphal arch, memorializing
in behalf Of the State Of New York the
men of this state who are in the United
States expeditionary forces to Europe.
The arch will be 40 feet high.
The trustees, Governor Whitman,
Lieutenant Governor SchOeneck and
Speaker Sweet Of the Assembly. agreed
that il would be better for the state
TO erect its memorial TO the present
day soldiers now than TO wait a long
number Of years.