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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22
WANTED-A HAND TRACTOR FOR
"A "FEW ACRES AND A LIVING"

Advice is always free-unless lawyers
give it. 49,
And as rule it should be free, for it
isn't worth anything
But this is a hrst-class bunch.
American inventors. why don't you in
vent hand garden tractor that will sell
for from $50 to SIS?
You've invented almost everything else
that's needed for the past 200 years.
The big tractor folk-that is, the in
venters and manufacturers of tractors for
the farn1-have done their duty They are
making frst-class 'medium-size machines
that sell for reasonable price, and pretty
soon there will be a popular song entitled !:
The Passing of Old Dobbin.'
1t may run something like this:
Before the wise man played bunch
and gave the world tractor, in blowing
factor. But now old Dob must sadly 60
place the put-put horse is pulling plow and
reaper"
It's UP to the American inventor to make
a machine that will take the place of the
spade and hoe and rake in the garden
and make it cheap enough so the small
truck gardener can buy it, or the tens of
thousands of men who believe in 1.-TWO
acres and "a living"
It's up to you, Mr.. American Inventor,
to think up gas engine of just sufficient
power that can be made for, say, $50 or
S25. Then complete garden tractor could
be marketed at from $50 to SIS With
such machine, there would be more go
ing back to the land-land of from 9 to 10
acres. than Bolton Hall ever dreamed Of
This country must grow more and more
food forever. Tractors for the farmers are
coming in fast. But the hand tractor for
the truck gardener. and the home maker
on his few acres, would not only raise
astonishing quantities of food but it would
make s~inventor rich and famous
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22
GERMANY MAKING EXTENSIVE
PLANS

Germany is making extensive plans to
regain her foreign commerce at the close
of the war-whether she wins or loses
She plans to take over all German ship
ping and send the vessels to South Amer
lea, to Africa, to India and to other coun-
tries for raw materials which will be sold
to the manufacturers by the government
and at profit. When they are made up,
ready for market, the manufacturer will
not be permitted to sell them to individual
buyers, but will be required to sell thm to
the government at price set by the gov
eminent, which is expected to yield the
maker profit of from 8 to 10 per cent.
Then the government will sell them and
retain the brokers' profit.
The manufacturers of other countries
will have to compete, not with the German
manufacturers, but with single unit,
backed by the power and resources Of the
German government. Rigid economies will
be practiced in the purchase of raw ma
terials and at each stage of manufacture
and distribution and Germany expects by
that method to be able to quote prices
which will quickly regain the foreign mar
kets which she has lost during the war
Germany is now making up vast stocks
of goods. made largely by prisoners of war,
which she will pour into the markets Of the
world as soon as peace is declared. She
is building merchant ships to carry them
abroad and is laying the foundation for
her commercial organization in every neu-
trail country.
Though defeated in the war. Germany
is determined to make a hard fight to re-
gain her commercial position and the
other nations of the world will find her a
strong contender for the control Of foreign
markets.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22
WE PREFER THE AMERICAN WAY

There is quite difference in the methods
used by Germany and America in floating
war loans.
In this country the government calls for
civilian volunteers, who solicit the volun-
tary subscriptions of the American people.
In Germany a government official tells
each banker and manufacturer and mer
chant how many bonds he must buy. Then,
the masses of the people are assessed &C
cording to what the officials think they
should contribute Small tradesmen, me-
clanics servants-all wage earners-rnust
show their bank books to the officers. II
a servant has saved 100 marks he is told
that he must give 50sor 60 marks to the
war loan Refusal would be followed by
{ heavy penalty and the government would
take the money from the bank, placing a
bond to the mans credit.
Most of the German people yield to the
demands without objection. They have
been taucl1t that their first duty is to the
government and that whatever the kaiser
asks is right.
1t is to prevent Germany from putting
such practices into effect in this country
that we are raising Our second Liberty
l-oan--and are~doing it freely without CO.
orcion. Ne realize that money is needed
10 defeat Germany we know what Ger
many would demand in the way of in
1en1rity from America if the allies should
ose the war and we are familiar with the
methods Germany would use to collect it.
Americans very much prefer the Amer
lean way of doing things and that is one
Sig reason why the full amount of the Lib
.Ety Loan will be subscribed this week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22
GLORIOUS FRANCE

Making every allowance for the fine
work of the British and Italians in the
world conflict this is in very special
sense Frances war 1t is France at which
the kaiser aims his most savage and smash
ing blows. 1t is France he is seeking to
ruin by. killing her men, sending her wo-
men to untirnely graves. starving her chill
dren, looting her factories and destroying
her orchards.
And amid all this wreck and ruin there
stands that glorious country returning
blow for blow-the marvel Of an admiring
world.
She stopped the Huns at the Marine Al
most alone. she sustained the attacks on
the Somme By herself she replied to the
barbarians at Nerdun. She is still holding
$50 miles of the $50 miles front Her
troops are repelling attacks along the
Aisne. They are cooperating with the
British in the latest thrust in Flanders.
At Salonica the best troops are French.
The routed troops of Rumania were re-
organized by French officers Belgians
and Serbs and Greeks have been equipped
and re-armed by the French. The arsena1s
of France have furnished the big guns and
the ammunition. not only for the splendid
French armies but also for some of the
allies. France has spent eighteen and a
half billion dollars for war purposes of
which only one and fifth billions were
borrowed, and she loaned one billion to
friendly nations
And all this magnificent record has been
achieved, despite the fact that some of the
best of her iron. coal, agricultural and in
dustrial districts have been in the hands of
the brutal invader.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22

battlefield on which citizens of our
country have fought. They have but
one country. That is the United
States of North America; they owe
only one allegiance; that is to the
United States Of North America;
they will support only one cause. and
that is the cause Of the United States
of North America.
The soil that has been consecrated
by their sufferings at Valley Forge
and hallowed by their past devotions
shall never be desecrated by an un-
worthy posterity. And may God
grant that we will all properly see
and do our duty. Those who can,
serve in the army; those who can not,
stay at home and back up with all
the might that God has given us the
efforts of our administration to the
end that Justice and Liberty shall not
perish on earth.
NJ G. HOFFMAN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22
NOTES FROM AIR
SERVICE JOURNAL

The following personal notes of
interest at the aeronautic station are
taken from the latest issue of The
Air Service Journal:
Clarence w. Tyndall, medical in
spector with the Markers Life In
surance Company, Albany, N. Y, who
recently enlisted in the medical di-
vision, has been transferred to the
aviation section and is in training
at Pensacola.
Percy w. Churchill and Ed Foss
for entrance into the aviation. If
they pass the examinations they ex.
pect to be sent to Pensacola, Fla,
for training.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22

4 suffragist's idea of sure-enough
Liberty Day" is a day when our esteemed
government would use one hand to bestow
liberty votes on its women while accepting
their Liberty Bonds with the other.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22

It is said on good authority that the ex-
Gar of Russian still has on deposit in the
Bank of England S35 ZOO, placed there
years ago in provision for the rainy day
which has come
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22

The badger is an animal particularly
feared by the superstitious Japanese 1t
is believed to have power to annoy people,
and to be able to turn into priest at will
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22
.COL0REO ORATOR
OF NOTE To SPEAK

Rev. j. B. F. Shaw, president of
Central, Alabama, College of Bir-
mingham, Ala, will lecture at St.
Paul NJ. E. church (colored) this even
ing at 8 o'clock on the subject: LAY
ing the Foundation" His effort is
to arouse his people in the matter
Of food conservation that they may
be of greater service to themselves
and to others. Professor Shaw is
one of the foremost educators of his
race and quite pleasing speaker.
The public is invited to hear him.
Joel C. Carson, pastor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22

Sign Municipal Building Trenton, n J.
dm nstraton
stir sign advocafn the cons ion food
AtlantcC tyalso *
its
tho FIRST
tia message houean
its
At Food
vegetables surrounding
-- any eA'' WHAT rs
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22
CIRCLE NO. 2, FIRST
BAPTIST, MEETS TO-DAY.

Circle No. 2, First Baptist church,
meets with Mrs. F. HI. Long, 824 T..
Jackson street. All members are re-
quested to be present.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-22

VIII Relieve Nervous Depression and
Low Spirits.
The Old Standard general strength
ening tonic, GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC, arouses the liver, drives
out Malaria and builds up the system.
A sure Appetizer and air to digestion
6Oc-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
POISON PLOT ALLEGED.
And Student in Government Aeronautical
School Is Arrested.

Princeton, n j., Oct. l2-Military au.
thorities are said to be investigating an
alleged plot to poison several hundred
students at the government aeronautical
school here. Samuel 0. Livingood, a stu
dent at the school in whose room large
quantity of poison crystals was said TO
have been found, is reported to have
been arrested, and taken to Governor S
island for court-martial
According to reports here roommate
of Livingood was arrested at the same
time, but since has been exonerated.
DIR. John Grier Hibben, president of
Princeton university, last night confirmed
the report that poison had been found
in Livingood's room. Not two pounds
as at first reported" DR.. Hibben said,
but less than one pound" It was dis
covered, he said, wrapped in paper in
the bottom of Livingood's trunk and was
sufficient to poison 5000 or 1000 per-
sons" DR.. Hibben said that although
Livingood was regarded as having
mind, it was also considered an erratic
one. His erratic demeanor, apart from
school hours, had led him to be regarded
with suspicion" Further than this, DR..
Hibben would not discuss the matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
FELL DEAD OFF LOAD.
Allen Greeley of Waterbury Died of
Natural Causes.

Waterbury, Oct. 1.-THE sudden death
of Allen Greeley yesterday afternoon at
the farm of his brother-in law, Frank
Dibbel, cast gloom over the communi-
ty. Drawing his own india wheat from
his farm to that of Mr.. Dibbell where
the threshing machine was working, he
had driven into the barn with load
and as he was expected to unload fell
over and passed away at once. Select
man Robinson and DIR. II. ID. Hopkins
were called, but death was found due to
natural causes.
The deceased lived where he was born
on the old Greeley farm where his grand
parents moved when his father was a
little boy. He was the son Of George
and Josephine May Greeley and was
born So years ago the l4th of November
Mr.. Greeley was an industrious man and
a good citizen and much sorrow is ex-
pressed at his death. He is survived by
two sisters and one brother, Mary, wife
of Frank Dibbell, Mrs. Martha Greeley
Chandler of Waterford, Me-, and Orlo
Greeley of Windsor.
Mr. Greeley was member of the
Methodist church at the Center and of
lodge, No. 40, F. and A. M.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
HAD TAUGHT MANY YEARS
Miss Nettie E. Moody Died Last Night in
Waterbury.

Waterbury, Oct. l2.-Miss Nettie T..
Moody died last evening at the home of
her sister, Mrs. w. L. Carpenter of Main
street, after some weeks illness, the
cause of death being heart trouble. She
was born in Waterbury Feb. %, 1860,
the daughter of George w, and Lucy
Eddy Moody. She was educated in the
schools of Waterbury and was graduated
from Montpelier seminary, after which
she took special courses in languages
at Burlington. She taught school in
Duxbury and Waterbury and later in the
high school at Woodstock and at Spring
field. She was to have returned this year
to Poultney to begin her ninth year as
the head of a department in Troy Con-
ference academy
Miss Moody leaves three brothers and
one sister, Edwin Moody of Waterbury
Center, g. +. Moody and Mrs. w f. Car
penter of Waterbury and Rev Calvin
Moody of Kansas City, Mo. The funeral
have been held up pending
the receipt of word from the brother in
Kansas City.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
ANOTHER LIE NAILED
Soldier with Crippled Hand Did Not
Come from Vermont.

A statement issued by Governor Gra-
ham at Montpelier to-day shows that
the story of a crippled man sent from
Vermont to the national cantonment at
Aver was without foundation. The story
was printed in some of the Boston news
papers and was as follows:
Among the arrivals from Vermont
was man with no fingers on his left
hand and stump where this thumb
should be. The army officers say there
have been other instances where men OBJ
yiously untitled for military service have
come to the camp"
The Vermont executive department
made inquiry concerning the matter and
received the following reply:
Headquarters 10th division,
Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, Oct. Q, II.
His Excellency, Horace II. Graham, Gov
ernor of the State of Vermont
Executive Department, Montpelier, Vt.
My dear Governor:
with reference to your letter of Oct.
), 1917, relative to a man who had no
fingers on his left hand and stump
where his thumb should be, | desire to
nform you that the man did not come
rom Vermont. but from another state,
Very truly yours,
(Signed II. F. Hodges,
major General, n. A. Commanding
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
MOTORIST KILLED
ON WAY TO VERMONT
Alonzo E. Locke of Lexington, Mass,
Met Death When Car Was Struck
By Train at Charlestown,

Charlestown, n. H., Oct. 12.-Alonzc
Il. Locke of Lexington, Mass, was killed
when an automobile in which he and his
wife were en- route to their summer home
at Felchville, VT, was struck by train
here last night. Mrs. Locke was not
seriously injured.
Mr.. Locke would have been 81 years of
age tomorrow He was born in Lexing-
ton, the son of Everett l.. and Ellen i.
tGoddardl Locke, and after graduating
from Lexington high school entered a
bond office in Boston. He was partner
in the bond house of Adams h Co. since
1897. He was also president of the New
England Brick Co, and was connected
with the Norwich & Western Traction
Co., the Groton & Stonington Street
Railway Co, the Shore Line Electric
Railway Co., and other institutions The
Locke house was at II Oakland street,
Lexington.
Mrs Locke was Alice H. Buffers of
Lexington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
REGULATE BAKING INDUSTRY.
And Perhaps Establish a Standard
Loaf.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. l2.-Early
regulation of the baking industry was
promised by Food Administrator Hoover
| Plans to control bread production and
distribution already are under consider
alton and will be put into operation as
soon as heard baking experiments now be
ing conducted in several cities are com
pleted. Municipal bread depots will be
provided if il is found that retailers
cannot be controlled under a voluntary
arrangement. The baking industry was
left out of the general food control to
be put into effect Nov. l. Before taking
any steps to deal with the industry the
food administration wishes, first, to
standardize baking flour; second, to
standardize bread ingredients, and third,
to standardize either the size of the
size of the loaf or the price.
The bread content will be established
on the basis of facts disclosed in the
experiments under way. II is hoped to
establish standard bread containing
the same amount always of lard, milk
and other ingredients. Flour will be
standardized through the cooperation of
millers. In further Standardization the
food administration still is in doubt as
to whether it will be best to establish
definite price with the size as variant.
If the size of the loaf is standardized,
Mr. Hoover believes prices can be kept
down through competition and if the
price on the other hand is stabilized he
believes competition will to some extent
keep the size of the loaf from being re-
duced.
If licensing system is put into effect
it can no doubt be made to apply under
the food control act to retailers and
the price will be for bread at the bak-
cry door. The plan for bread depots viii
be put into effect, however, if the retail
ars refuse to cooperate in holding prices
iown,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
WEATHER H4LTS
FLANDERS BATTLE
Field Marshal Haig's Report Deals
Mainly With Heavy Down

London, Oct. PA heavy rain that
turned the already oozy Flanders plains
into sticky sea OF mud was reported by
Field Marshal Haig yesterday. The down.
pour continued most of Wednesday night
West of Passchendaele there was re-
ported considerable enemy artillery ac-
tivity.
Despite the loss of 1000 yards of his
advanced position, Haig's victory of
Wednesday morning remains undimmed
1t has brought him close to the goal
that has been set for the fall operations.
This end will be attained, officials here
are certain, in the calm and deliberate
manner of previous offensives.
Such insignificant loss as the Germans
have inflicted by repeated counter at
tacks cannot weigh heavily in the bal
ance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
MUST SUBSCRIBE
S33,OOO,OOO A DAY
If the Loan of ooo,ooo,ooo Hoped for
BY the Government Is Secured
in II Days.

| Washington, d. c., Oct l2.-Withir
IA working days the American people
must subscribe to the second Liberty
loan at the rate of 1888 100000 daily
| if the S5,000,000000 loan hoped for by
the government is to be raised. To date
subscriptions total but 1926, ,465,0 900,
"The subscriptions indicate the neces-
sity for the hardest kind of work on the
part of the whole country for the balance
of the campaign" reads the treasury
departments announcement. The cam
paign is more than one-third gone. Four
teen working days remain. Subscrip-
tions by federal districts were as fol-
lows
Boston, S4l 800 600; New York, $685.
527 900; Philadelphia, Sl3,5s3,0 900; Cleve-
land, 81 ,s95 900; Richmond, $l2,220, 900;
Atlanta $l,703,000; Chicago, S4,sl6,000;
st. Louis, Sl,720000; Dallas, Sl,S90 900;
San Francisco, Sl6047 900 These fig
ures represent the total subscriptions ac-
tually filed with the several federal re-
serve banks and the treasury depart
ment
while very large number of incor-
porated banks and trust companies
throughout the country have not vet re-
ported any subscriptions to the federal
reserve banks" the statement continues,
"and while the Liberty loan committees
have imofficialIy reported a number of
large subscriptions which have not yet
been formally filed, even making due
allowance for these unreported amounts,
the subscriptions thus far received indi-
cate the necessity for the hardest kind
of work on the part of the whole coun-
try for the balance of the campaign
"The secretary of the treasury has re-
quested subscriptions to an amount of
So 900, 100000 in order that allotments
might be made up to S4,000,000,000.
There are "a business days during
the campaign period and in order to- OBJ
tain subscriptions of $4,000, 100000 the |
average daily subscription must amount |
to more than S20S ,000, 900, whereas up to
late the average has been only about |
at is particularly important to i'm
press upon the people of the country /
hat this vast undertaking must not be
eft to the people of great wealth as no
iuch sum can be subscribed except by the |
of all the people of the
1T is estimated that in the first cam
,aign there were about 100000 sub
cribers and with the better organza-
ion now available and the large amount
# educational work which has been done,
he country should be able to count at
he close of the campaign subscriptions
rom at least 100000 people"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
HOLD COAL CONFERENCE
State Committee Met National Commits
teeman Jones To-day.

A conference of the Vermont commit
tee ON the fuel situation was called to
order at the Pavilion hotel in Montpelier
this afternoon by the national commit
teeman from Vermont, Hugh J. NJ. Jones
of Montpelier. The members of the
state committee are Frank II. Brooks Of
St. Johnsbury. Fred H. Babbitt of Bel
lows Falls, George d. ChafFee of Rutland.
J. Gregory Smith of ST. Albans and W.
b. Howe Of Burlington, all Of whom ac-
cepted the invitation except Mr.. Howe.
who could not be present to-day. The
purpose Of the conference Is to discuss
the coal situation in Vermont at the
present time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
wAKELIN FOUND GUILTY.
And His Wife Was Freed of Manslaugh.
ter Charge.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. l2-Joseph
Wakelin was last night found guilty II
manslsughter on account Of the death of
his daughter, Loretta, seven years old.
His wife, Sarah, who has been on trial
with him on the same charge. was ac-
quilted. The jury delibcrated nearly
eight hours. Mrs Wakelin. who has been
ont on bail heard the verdict while sit Z
ting near her son. Charles The tears
came to her ewes but otherwise she main
tanned her composure. Wakelin heard
the verdict with the same calmness whien
has marked his demeanor. Sentence will
Be pronounced Tuesday morning. The
maximum penalty for manslaughtcT in
this state Is 20 years imprisonment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
CATCH SWEDES SENDING
TUNGSTEN TO GERMANY
Federal Officers Arrest Three in New York
and Unearth Plot-Equivalent to
Sinking Ten U-Boats.

New York, Oct. ia plot to export
tungsten, u metal used to harden steel,
on board the Scandinavian American
liner United States, in violation of the
espionage act and of President Wilson's
proclamation, was broken up yesterday
by federal agents with the arrest of three
men. The illicit export, presumably for
Germany, has been going on for some
time. In a suitcase belonging to Fritz
Oerundal, a steward, was forty pounds
of tungsten, and a search of the liner
brought to light one hundred and sixty
more pounds, concealed under a state
room floor, The other two men arrest
ed were Waldemar j. Adams and Robert
Collins, both Swedes. The men were held
in bail. United States officials say break
ing up this plot sis equivalent to the
sinking of ten German submarines"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-12
GRAND TRUNK FINED.
For Violation of Federal Status After
Pleas of Guilty.

Rutland Oct. l2.--The business of the
October term of the United States dis.
trict court wound up here yesterday with
the fning of the Grand Trunk Railway
company $4,000 for violation of federal
statutes regulating utilities concerns. A
plea of guilty was entered to charge of
So violations of the hours of service act
and Judge Harland b. Howe imposed a
penalty of 500 for each offense. The road
was also fined 5000 and costs for vio-
lation OF the safety appliance act. A
plea of guilty was entered in this case
too.