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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.

When President Wilson declared this
was the last war in which the United States
could be neutral, he was thinking especially
of the wrongs we have suffered at sea-
Opening of our mails, destruction of Our
vessels, murder and imprisonment of our
citizens, interruption of our commerce sun1-
Marie the fearful outrages inflicted on us
by philosophy that takes into consider
alton only the rights of nations that break
the peace
Time and time again has President Will
son raised his voice against the monstrous
outrage. In his address to the senate, free
dom of the seas is one of his principal
points. He says:
sa'3 Sc ne gSs lss is s
somewhat radical reconstruction Of many of the
established may be necessary in order to make the
for the se butt hs ov for
Intimacy between the Peoples ss Of fhe
"rhe free constant, unthreatened intercourse of
of m IT nd not 6 to P sese ad
concerning it,
Now the United States has submitted
code of maritime neutrality, defining these
questions in detail, to the American Insti-
tute of International Law, at its an
nual meeting in Havana. Practically pro-
viding for freedom of the sea at all times,
the proposed plan forbids commercial
blocllades, makes the mails inviolate, de-
clares that merchant ships neutral or bel
hgerent, without contraband shall not be
molested, if they bear viseed papers; abol-
shes the right of search. The sovereign
rights of neutrals are, in a word, to be es-
| tablished
Heretofore the rules governing neutral
and belligerent relations have been made
| by the prize courts of belligerents, and mill
| tary and naval experts, both of which look
at the subject from the angle of might and
not right. Secretary Lansing well saws. in
his memorandum to the Institute. that it is
high time the process were reversed, and
the subject of neutrality dealt with from
the standpoint of the neutral
I'm F ,,s Of the past and half
this question. and this Institute, being composed
do this from the proper point of view and the
m nnastifabe resotions one o the hee 5r6 OF nentrs
from the imposition of needless burdens
their neutrality on land
To such contamination, the League to
Enforce Peace-even though the League is
not expected to abolish war immediately
if ever-is but step. The United States
which has established so many new princi-
| pies of international law already. NAV now
be on the threshold of accomplishing the
freedom of the seas, for which it has worked
| 60 rnanu wears
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07

Hardy Ali g a tor Pear
Trees. ]. B. Beach, West
Palm Beach, Fla. Sfee7'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
SHOW YOUR cOLoRs.

Fling Old Glory to the heavens As
everybody planted flag pole in front of his
house, during the Spanish war, SO now let
us raise an abundant crop of patriotism.
Ger the land free. the home of the bravei
The star-spanged Banner. long may wave.
A glorious emblem-too holy to be
cheapened by indiscriminate display in ordi-
nary times, but one that should now spring
eternal everywhere, even as hope.
And so let there be flag in front of every
house; in every place of business, in every
heart; for though our congressman, sem
ators, newspapers and mass meetings will
tell the president that the country stands
behind him, collectively, he wants to know
that individually we are with him to the
last man; he wants to know that no matter
in which direction he looks, if he could view
the country from some high mountain,
north, east, south and west, his eyes would
be gladdened by the red of courage, the
white of purity, and the blue of aspiration,
STAR pangled with faith.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
Pensacola's Rainfall Data.

PensacoIa's Rainfall Data.
Rainfall for "a hours ending p.
M, inches.
Total rainfall this month to Z p.
M, Sc inches.
Total exeesa this year to January
1, III inches.
Normal rainfall for the montA Of
February, 4.49 inches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07

This is just to show" said H. T.
Dreher, "that there are places colder
than here" and he threw down an
arnful of Alaska newspapers. "They
look cold, don't they? Look them
over, and then go into the next room
and you'll feel warm by comparison"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
ODD. ISN'T TT

Sandusky is considering prohibi-
ton of ice cream containing more
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
THE WEATHER

U. S. Department Of Agriculture,
Weather Bureau, Charles F. Marvin.
chief.
Daily Weather Bulletin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
Pensacola, Fla, Feb. 6, 1917.
Pensacola's Temperature Data.

Pensacola's Temperature Data.
Highest on record for February, 7e
degrees.
Day temperatures IN February US
ally rise to 81 degrees.
Night temperatures in February us
ally fall to AZ degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday, DC
degrees.
Lowest temperature yesterday. so
degrees. &
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07

around GratBr (which
submarine
of
Falmouth = che British t. week
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07

"There must. be at least rs or 10O
bursted pipes" said Harry Rowland
of the waterworks department. "a
lot of the poor people are hard hit
but not as hard as they think they
are. because after all the plumbers
aren't as black as they are painted
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
THEY SAY
BY 7. {. ..

Milton Clark was looking over the
city from the weather bureau at the
top of the American National Bank
building.
~ asked a European" he said,
"what was the first thing that struck
him when he came to the United
States, and he said the lack of per-
manence in the buildings It is a
fact. Look at those frame buildings
AS far as you can see-there is
nothing permanent about them"
If your watches and clocks slowed
up-or is it down?-and even
stopped don't be at all astonished.
Cold weather. Not that the exces-
Size contraction caused the wheels to
shrink apart so that the cogs wouldn't
engage, but the sudden change IN
temperature caused t. ! oil to coagu-
late and stiffen. "Ol'e drop of oil, -
said VIII C. Diffenderfer, twill lubri-
cate 35 watches for years, which is
| some fabrication, for balance wheel
in a years time travels the equiva-
lent of the distance between New
York and San Francisco and back
again. If an automobile could do as
WE'LL. Watches and clocks viii
start again when the weather warns
or when the oil has adapted itself.
Sometimes the oil is so stiff that
when the trip of the striking mechan-
ism is raised, it doesn't drop back and
/ the clock keeps ringing"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07

Ger the land of the Free and the Of the
The star-Spangled Banner, o long may 1t
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07

I'm view of the past year and half of war. the
present time particularly opportune to study
this question, snd this Institute being composed Of
members from neutral nations, is especially fitted
do this from the proper point of view and with the
definite purpose OF protecting the liberty
from unJusufabe restrictions the high and
imposition of needless burdens in preserving
their neutrality land"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
ENEMY OF U.S..
IS ELEVATED
BY THE KAISER
Aristocrat and Cousin 81
Bernstorff is Foreign
Secretary.

London, July 16.-The Berlin news
papers forecast the appointment Of
Count Ulrtch z. Won Brockdorf-Rant-
zau, German minister at Copenhagen,
as successor to DR.. Alfred thinner
man, as imperial foreign secretary,
according to the Exchange Tele-
graphs Copenhagen correspondent.
Should this report be confirmed 1t
would the return OF h aristo-
cratic traditions Of the German SER
vice.
Count Brockdorff-R antzau is born"
in the German Of h word ana
highly connected at court through
his twin brother who holds a high
court position, and through his moth
mistress Of the roses to the empress
and one Of the most masterful and
dominant personages in court life.
Ear more important for America is
the role which Count Brockdorff-
Rantzau has played with respect to
German-American relations during
the war. Count B~ernstorff. the Ger
man ambassador at Washington not
being altogether satisfied with the
conduct Of relations through the pre-
scrtbed channel, owing to the vfgor-
GUS attitude OF James w. Gerard, the
American ambassador at Berlin, the
German government endeavored to
open an alternative channel OF com-
muntcation through Count Brock
dorff-Rantzau and used the minister
to transmit TO Washingtpn through
the American minister at Copenhagen,
DR.. Maurice Egan, communications
designed TO Take the edge from tense
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
AMERICANS ATTACK

Fla River, Mo-, July IA mob of
5000 American miners formed here
shortly after 7 o'clock Saturday night
and stoned foreign mine workers un-
TIL a score or more of the latter were
injured, one critically. A report that
one foreigner had been killed could
not be verified.
More than 100 shots were fired. Win
doWs OF shaft houses of the Doe Run
and Federal Lead Company's proper
y were smashed, doors were torn from
their hinges and homes Of foreigners
were wrecked.
The Americans stoned every foreign
sr siEhted and marched from shaft
house to shafthouse with the avowed
purpose of driving out every foreign
u worker. The Americans stated
That they used their revolvers only ia
artimidate the foreigners.
Dissatisfaction among the mine
workers has been apparent for the
last three days owing to the alleged
preference OF employers for foreign
1SJpOEs .#...
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
1000 More Prisoners Are
Taken and Many Guns
Besides.
r ALL REPULSED
Floods now Making Streams
impossible and Covering
the Needed Roads.

s,Petrograd, July 1e.-Attacks by
,Rtasianftroops, in the Lodziany reg
ion, southwest of Ka1usz in eastern
Galicia,etesulted in the Austrians3aaos-
ing their positions, 1000 mon in pris-
oners and q. number Of guns, the war
office announced today. Elsewhere the
Russians held their ground against
attacks and took more than 600 adj
ditional prisoners.
The text Of the statement reads:
western front: On the lower Lom-
MICA artillery fire has taken place.
Southwest of Kalusz the enemy
several times attacked our troops
which were occupying the Dobrovdi-
any-Novica front. All the attacks were
repulsed. AS a result of the battle in
this region we captured 16 officers and
more than 900 of the rank and file.
"I1 the region of Lodziany (1S
miles southwest of Kalusz) as the
final result of a series Of stubborn at
tacks, u troops have driven the Aus
TRANS from their positions and have
taken more than 1000 prisoners and a
number Of guns.
Floods Hinder Operations.
Eat the crossing of the river Lom-
MICA near P~erehinsko the enemy is
conducting an offensive with the OBJ
ject Of throwing our attachments
back to the right bank Of the Lom-
MICA.
Our offensive Of the Slivkiiasen
front is meeting with stubborn resist
ance from the enemy.
I'm consequence Of heavy rains the
rivers Lomnica and Dniester are rap
idly rising and the small streams
which run in them will soon turn into
rivers and cause the roads in their
neighborhood to be inundated.
Russian Subs Busy.
Caucasus front: In the direction
Of Var our scouts have driven back
the enemy's advance guards on the
left bank of the river Ariss.
I'm the Black sea one Of our sub
marines sank two laden schooners in
the Bosphorus region"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
Kristianiafjord Went on the
Rocks Near Cape Race,
New Foundland.
L OF
SAFELY LANDED
Commander Lost Bearings
in Heavy Rainstorm and
Fog Leaving Halifax.

st. Johns, N. F., July 16.-The, Nor
wegian-American liner Kristianiafjord
carrying 1900 passengers from an
American port via Halifax to Norway.
ran aground today seven miles west
,of Cape Race IN the southeastern
coastaof New Foundland. twas found
necessary to remove the passengers,
all Of whom were landed safely at
Portugal Cove.
The liner lost her bearings during
the night in a heavy rain storm, which,
was accompanied by fog. "a 1''
AS there is no accommodation at
the landing place for any large num-
Der of persons prompt measures were
taken to have the rescued passengers
brought to this city by train.
Several steamers from this port and
the Canadian government steamer
Stanley, which was reached by wire
less at sea, have gone to the assistance
of the liner. Wireless dispatches from
the Kristianiafjord indicated that she
was badly. damaged. x
New York, July 16.-The steamship
Kristianiafjord left this port July Z
for Halifax, there to undergo exam.
ination Of cargo and passengers by
first class passengers and 166 in the
second cabin. There were 645 in the
steerage and the crew numbered 800.
Among those in the steamship cabin
was Heinrich Schauffhen, a represent
ative Of Count Won Bernstorff, former
German ambassador, who was deport-
ed to Norway under orders from the
state department.
The Kristianiafjord is a steamship
Of 1885 tons gross in command Of
Captain 8. c. Hiortdahl and is owned
by the Don Norske Amerikalinje of
Christiania, Norway.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
campaign and it takes time to build
shins

campaign and it takes time to build
ships.
In this war, at present, time is
working in favor of the Germans. The
longer 1t takes US to produce ships,
the longer It takes us to send over
men and munitions and food, and the
more time there is for the submarine
to finish the war against us.
The aviation authorities of the
United States, Great Britain and
France seem to agree that the man
ner IN which we a bring our wealth,
our manufacturing capacity, our man
power n our w~ill-to-help, to the
point where 1t will be most timmedi-
ately effective, Is to build a vast num-
Der of airplanes. This can be done
comparatively quickly.
n men to operate them can be
easily secured and trained in a short
time. The shipping needed for their
transportation to Europe is consid-
eraply less than that required for any
other military force Of like effective
ness.
Once landed or French soil our air
navies could take up the triple task Of
driving the Germans out of the air.
binding their artillery and bombing
their railroads and bridges clear back
to the Rhine and beyond.
A German army which could not
see the enemy's surprise movements,
could not regulate its artillery, or
bring UP reserves, which was cut off
from retreat back over the Rhine,
would quickly be an army subject to
panic fears, to impairment of morale.
1t would be an army subject to
smashing offensives without knowing
how adequately to respond. It would
be faced by famine. It's guns might
soon be silenced for lack Of shells.
Quick victory for the allied cause
can come only from command Of the
air. We can give that command If
the administration, congress and the
airplane makers will get together up-
pm a common platform and strike now
with the full force Of American en-
ergy and inventive 0enfu
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
situations which arose, and building
up working agreements with the Unit

situations which arose, and building
up working agreements with the Unit
ed States.
Count Brockdorff- Rantzau had long
believed such agreements impossible
and had labored in this direction. Fin
ally he became convinced that the
adoption of unrestricted submarine
warfare and a breach with the United
States were inevitable. After the fail
ure Of the German peace proposals he
accepted the pending rupture as a
fact
The new foreign secretary has a
superficial reputation for being some
thing Of. a sluggard, with small taste
for society. But, he is q man Of firm,
strong hand, with considerable energy
for execution. He is about the only
German diplomat who has won the
approval of the amateur diplomatic
critics OF Germany for keeping the
diplomatic house in order and check
ing attractions Of what Germans re-
gard as the neutral attitude Of the
foreign press. He. is a cousin of
Count Won Bernstorff and Unmarried.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16

Read An the Herald want Ads.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
Air Fighters Cam
Quickest Bring
Kaiser to Knees

The Germans are counting upon
see a France bled white because it can
put no more men into the trenches
and they see the allies starved into
submission by the submarine,
It becomes increasingly our Job to
administer the final blow to German
hopes. The problem is how best and
quickest to do SO.
We are proposing to help France by
sending troops and to help all the al
lies by sending food. But that means
ships to circumvent the submarine
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
AMERICAN STEAMER
SUNK AND THREE
AMERICANS KILLED

Washington, July 16-Sinking OF
the American steamer Grace and the
killing Of three men, one Of them an
American and the injury Of two
OF the naval armed guards,
partnienE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
THIEF STEALS CHTcKs

Dickinson. N. D.. July Ii.-A thief
entered the poultry house Of M E.
MCBRIDE and carried away 100 White
Rock n a number Of Plymouth
Rock chicks. These chicks were ali
Iuii looded and the loss is not small.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
SHOE CONTRACTS.

81. Paul, July 1I.-Two contracts for
approximately 100000 pairs Of shoes
were awarded by the war department
to Foot, schulze and COM
pany and c.. Gotham and Company. ST,
Paul. The shoes are to, be ready for
delivery by February IL. The two
contracts involve about $1,000, 900.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-12
CHAMBERLAIN URGES
COMPULSORY TRAINING

New York.-lf the United States
does not want to be relegated to the
position of China among the nations,
training must begin at once OF the
young men between the ages OF is and
2l under compulsory military serv
ice law, United States Senator Cham
berlain, of Oregon, chairman of the
committee ON military affairs Of tbs
senate. said in an address before the
Republican Club here,
No man can tell what may happen
in the international situation in the
next "a hours. Senator Chamberlain
asserted. He criticised the mobiliza.
tion OF the national guard at the Mexi.
can border as wholly Ineffective
adding there was no doubt In is mind
"what would have happened had the
United States declared war on Mexi-
co." Even If his plan of compulsory
military training of young men now
were effective, the senator declared,
II would take three years to obtain an
army adequate to defend the country
In the event of crisis.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-12
SHORT NEWS NUGGETS

American Ambassador Fletcher will
soon leave for his post In Mexico.
A rural schoolhouse situated be-
tween Blocker and Krehs. in Mcintosh
county, Okla. was blown away by a
cyclone. Fifteen children perished.
Peter osterhaus. last surviving ma
jor general of the United States forces
in the Civil war. died at the home OF
his daughterin.law At Duisburg. Ger
many.
Edw. NJ. Hurley. chairman of the
federal trade commission, rendered his
resignation to President Wilson on
Thursday. II was accepted. Hurley's
resignation takes effect February /.
A campaign TO include twoyear
course in making good roads. In state
high school curriculums. was launched
when the All Minnesota Development
association met In annual session in
ST. Paul
Lieutenant. Colonel Harding. Of the
army engineer corps, now acting gov.
ernor OF the Panama Canal. was nom.
mated by President Wilson to be gov
ernor of the Panama canal. succeeding
Major General Goethals,
Woman suffragists have begun their
silent picketlng" of the White house.
Twelve women from the Congression-
nj Union for Woman Suffrage are sta
toned at the two main gates OF the
White house carrying suffrage ban.
ners. inscribed mir, President, What
viii You DO For Woman SuffrageT"
The announced purpose OF the picket.
ing is to make II impossible for Presi'
dent Wilson to enter or leave the
White house without being confronted
with reminders of the suffrage cause.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-12
MEANING OF SPEECH
AT BERLIN IS ASKED

washington.-The report that Am
bassador Gerard at . public welcome
back to Germany had said that never
since the beginning Of the war have
the relations between the United
States and Germany been so corufai
as now" were officially inquired into
by the state department through
cable to the ambassador personally.
II was indicated that the report as
quoted did not convey a true view Of
German-American relations. which
have commonly been described as
strained through the recent submarine
activities.
The dinner at which Ambassador
Gerard is reported to have uttered his
i'll advised sentiments was given In
Berlin by the American Association
of Commerce and Trade. OF Berlin. in
honor Of Mr.. Gerard.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-12

a Of the N. W. a Of Section 81. Twp.
AN. X. IS, Z. W. NJ. UmatiIla County,
Oregon.
That bids upon said land may be made
and left with my attorney. Homer l..
Watts, at his Office in Athena. Oregon,
from and after this 18th day oil Decem-
bcr, 1916. Up 10 and inclusive OF Satur-
day the 27th day Of January, 1917. at
the hour of ten O'Clock A. NJ. on said
date, at which time and at which place
| will sell to the highest bidder the above
described realty.
Terms Of payment: At least $1,000. 90
in cash: and the balance mHy be paid in
cash or may be secured by a first mort
gage upon the land herein described at
the rate Of per cent interest PER an-
num-
Dated this 10Th day of December,
1916.
+. s. LIE GROW.
Guardian Of the property of Wendell
La Brache, minor.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-12
WELFARE CLUB RECEIlEs
FEDERAL ROAD LETTERS

Al Tuesday evenings meeting Of
the Weston Welfare Club commu-
nications were read from Oregon
and Washington congressman with
reference 10 the proposed Blue
Mountain government road crossing
the Wenaha reserve. A letter was
also read from the Forestry Service
siying that the service had not yet
been advised Of financial co-opera-
tion on the part Of the state or
county which would be required
by the department.
The council committee was d.
rceted TO confer with the city coun-
ell with regard 10 cleaning up the
Dupuis corner.
II was decided 20 elect a standing
committee To- attend each meeting
Of the school board and consult
with that body in an advisory ca
pacity.
This committee will be elected at
the clubs next meeting.
The matter Of concrete side
walk on Mill street was brought 10
the clubs attention, and resolu-
tion fayoring it was passed. The
matter will be taken up with the
city council.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-12
WASHINGTON s0L0NS MEET
Members Are Said to Favor More
Stringent Liquor Laws.

Olympia, Wash.-The 18th Wssh-
ington legislature met at noon Monday
for a 6O-day session. There was no
contest over the organization OF either
house. the republican senators having
agreed upon Senator Ralph Nichols.
of Seattle. as president pro tenn. and
the republicans Of the house having
accepted Representative Guy E. Kel-
ley, OF Tacoma, as speaker. Liquor
legislation probably will be taken up
at once.
Many OF the members favor bone
dry law. similar to that adopted re-
Gently in Oregon. which will prohibit
all importations Of liquor for drinking.
There is some opposition to such a
bill. and in any event the measure
would be required to pass the referen-
dunn test. The legislators are said TO
be unanimously in favor of laws to
make the sale Of liquor more difficult.
A joint memorial to congress in sup
port of q national prohibition amend.
ment to the federal constitution was
passed the opening day. The senate
gave the movement unanimous sup
port and only two votes were record
ed against II In the house.