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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-28

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-28
NAVAL STORES

Pensacola, Sept. 27-The spirit mar
xet was steady at IS with no sales.
Receipts, Casks.
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SAVANNAH MARKET.

Savannah. Sept 27.-The spirit mar
ket was firm at 81 Ia with sales of
III casks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-28
OFFICIAL LIST OF CASUALTIES
IN AMERICAN ARMIES ABROAD


following casualties erort land. B Avery Norwich Conn
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
s. BILLION GOAL
OF CONGRESS TO
SKATER RECORDS
SoIonS Settle Back to Long
Revenue Bill Fight-TotaI
Appropriations to Be Great
est in History of World

WASHINGTON, May 27.-This prom
ises to be a $4,000. 10000 congress.
Financial experts today, settling down
TO prepare the greatest tax bill in the
history OF the country-nearly sS,OO0,-
600 .ooo-estimate that appropriations of
this congress will shatter all records
for any country in the world for a
CORRESPONDING period.
The great expansion Of the army pro-
gram is chiefly responsible for the stu
pendoUs total Nearly 1900, OO0, 900
is in appropriations and authorizations
for the army and for Notifications. In
addition, $500, 600. 900 is required for
shipping, required to transport men
and supplies overseas.
The navy gets s1,65s, O0O, 900, which
the war finance corporation and the
federalized railroads each get $780,
100000 billion appropriated for loans
to the allies, in the bond bill passed
this session. Ordinary appropriations
bills have been considerably increased
by war needs, so that they total ST.
40, Sos, 900. This makes a grand to-
tai, based on estimates submitted TO
date. of S34,069, 659, 900.
That this total will be sent up to or be-
yond SS5, OO0. 0OO, 600 seems certain. Near
" every day brings additional estimates
from the war and navy departments
and other branches of the government
directly engaged in prosecution Of the
war.
The money appropriated this session
is for the fiscal year beginning July /,
1918, except deficiency appropriations
to supply deficits in funds approprt-
ated last year. Included in this ap-
preparation are many authorizations"
which permit departments to contract
ahead. but the actual money for which
will not be spent in the 1888 fiscal
year The Notifications bill, for in
stance, totals now $4,000, 00o.O00 in ap-
preparations and s4,2s1, 5000 in au-
thorizations. or $S,9e1, 100000 ALTO
gether.
To meet this bill. Uncle Sam has
raised more than $4,000, 900, 900 in bonds
and has hundreds of millions of au-
thorized bonds still unissued; he has
collected or is about to get $4,059.0OO,-
600 in taxes under existing law and ex-
poets TO bring this to $4,000, 900, 0O1 un-
der the new tax bill. congress is begin
ming work on. He has also a couple
of billions in sight from treasury GER
tificates and short-time notes, not 70
mention War Savings Stamps, which
will bring in a substantial sum, prob
ablv approaching a billion dollars.
This would bring total revenues to
between $4,000, 100000 and S20,000.ooO,
providing bonds still unsold were is
sued. Inasmuch as the total authori-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
New Battle Line Reaches
40 Miles North of Rheims

LONDCN, May 2I.-StronS German
attacks developed early this morning
against the British and French posi-
tons between Rheims and scissors, the
war office announces.
The attacks were preceded by heavy
bonn bardment.
The Germans also attacked this morn
ing in Flanders, between Locre- and
Voormezeele, on the northern side OF
the salient.
The statement reads:
Strong hostile attacks, preceded by
a bombardment of great intensity, de-
veloped early this morning on a wide
front against the British and French
troops on the line between Rheims and
scissors, and against French troops
between Locre and Voorm ezeele.
There was considerable hostile ar
tilIery activity yesterday and last night
on the British front"
By their attack of today, the Ger
mans have extended the active battle
front as far east as Rheims, taking in
a new sector which has been quiet
since last fall. The thrust between
Locre and VoormezeeIe is along the
northern leg of the Flanders salient.
on a sector measuring about eight
miles, where the Germans met with one
of the bloodiest defeats of the war
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column. SD
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
DEATH Of AMERICANS
DUE To BROKEN RULE
Troops Were Below Instead
of on Deck in Dam
ger Zone

LONDON, May 27-The death OF
fifty-seven American soldiers when the
British steamer Moldavia was torpedoed
in the English channel Thursday morn
ing was due to the fact that they dis
obeyed the rules which require all pas
sengers to be on deck while a ship is
passing through the danger zone, &C
cording to a dispatch to the Express
from a channel port today.
This may result in an official in
quiry. the dispatch stated.
Fifty-eight men were below at the
tiDe the ship was torpedoed, the dis
patch said Fffty-six were instantly
killed by the explosion. Another died
before reaching port. The other is now
confined in a hospital.
Five minutes before we were struck
the weather was so thick you couldn't
see your hand before your face" an Of
ficer is quoted in the dispatch as say
ing.
I'VE narrowly averted one collision
in an effort to avoid another collision
with a vessel whose whistle came
through the fog This whistle, we be-
lieve, was really sounded by the U-boat.
I'VE switched on our lights at the
same moment that the moon came out
from behind the clouds. An instant later
the torpedo struck US amidships on
the port side. Despite the noise of the
explosion and the crashing Of timbers,
the men were orderly.
Fortunately the moonlight lasted for
an hour, permitting the transfer Of the
men to the destroyers. The destroyers
dropped several depth bombs over the
spot where the psriscope was seen for
an instant, but apparently with no eff
feet"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
PRESIDENT IN PERSON
URGES CONGRESS To
PASS WAR TAX BILL
His Policy ContempIateS 40
Per Cent by Taxation, go by
Bonds - Must Remain in
Session. He Says
We Are at Peak
And Crisis of War,
President Declares

Extracts from the presidents ad
dress:
In proflteering that cannot be got
az by restraints OF conscience AMI
love of country can be got at by taxa
ton.
The fall will see Americas great
est bond issue floated.
Politics is adjourned Elections
VIII go 10 those who think least
OF it,
We shall naturally turn 20 war
profits and incomes and luxuries for
the additional taxes.
The country must know what AMI
how 10 save 20 prepare for its taxes
and bonds.
The present tax laws are marrei
oy ineQuities which ought TO be rem
edisd.
We dare not so to the elections
until We have done our duty to the
full
We are at the Peak and crisis OF
the war.
The people OF this country are
ready. and willing TO bear any bur
den and undergo any sacrifice nee
essary 20 win
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28

cations and appropriations will not be
spent within the year, this sum con-
gressional leaders said, will doubt
less see the government through.
Congress is unhappy but yielding TO
the inevitable in the tax bill fight
President Wilson this week is expected
10 announce his program for taxation,
probably sending a letter to the finance
committee chairmen or possibly address,
ing congress.
Leaders are still hoping that after
the committees have completed the
bill, assuring early action, President
Wilson will agree to an adjournment per-
uniting of campaign recess before
taking up the new measure on the
floor of the two houses.
With the legislative program, ex-
cepting the tax bill, practically cleared
up. early recesses are anticipated while
committees work on the revenue bill.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
Cured His Daughters Fits

A well-known resident of Milwaukee,
Wis. reports that his daughter has
been completely cured of Epilepsy
Fits by a prescription secured from a
friend. This girl had suffered as many
as one hundred ATTACKS in d day and
seemed beyond all nope OF relief. Her
father says he is so grateful for her
recovery that he will gladly mail bot
tie Of this wonderful medicine in plain
sealed wrapper, free, 10 any sufferer
who writes him. If you, a friend, or
a relative, suffer, write z. P. y. Lepso,
Is Island Ave. Milwaukee, Wis, and get
free bottIe.-(Adyt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-28
ENEMY STRIKES ON
FORTY-M|LE. FRONT
SOUTH Of P|CARDY
Drive Also Renewed in North
for Channel PortS-Attaok
Between Rheims and Sois-
sons Unexpected

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 27.)-By the Associated
Press.)-The latest reports show that
the Germans have made some small
progress in places
The attack of the Germans in the sec.
tor northwest Of KENNEL appeared to
be directed against the ground captur-
ed by the French on May 20.
Belgian troops have recorded fresh
victories over the Germans. On Satur-
day night they repulsed Teuton attacks
or big raids on three sectors of their
front
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
DISMISSAL Of
GEN. ROBERTSON
IS UNPOPULAR
English Public Do Not Like the Gov
ernment's Change of Military
Heads, and Through the Newspapers
Protest That an Explanation Is
Forthcoming.
(By Associated Press)

London, Feb. 18-The Daily Chron-
icle editorially deprecates the idea
that the public is attempting to die
tate to the government what it's mill
tary policy shall be or who shall be
employed to prosecute it. Commenting
on the situation which resulted from
the retirement Of General Robertson
the Chronicle says:
"The task is one for responsible min
listers, while in open parliament. No
circumstances have been disclosed in
the present instance to warrant such
an upheayal.
The Times, remarking that the pre-
mier's recent speech in the House of
Commons failed to carry complete con-
viction, says the result has been a
storm of eXaggeration and political
intrigue over what seems to have
been a most natural and common
sense Arrangement. 1t declares a
full explanation of events is obviously
overdue.
The Morning Post says: "It is i'm
possible to exaggerate how much of
the efficiency and success of the Brit
ish arms are due to General Robert
SON." 1t adds it is evident that Cen
eral Robertson was dismissed, and that
those dismissing him find it incon-
venient to confess the truth. The pa
per declares parliament insists on
knowing the truth.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
IMPERIAL DAY At
THE ORANGE SHOW
WashingtOn's Birthday Selected as I'm
perial County Day-Great Interest
Being Taken in the Exhibit of the
Forty Boxes of Grapefruit Sent to
San Bernardino County.

San Bernardino, Feb. 1S.-Califor-
mas fruit growers are ready for the
opening of their gorgeous exposition,
the Eighth National Orange Show, at
San Bernardino on Wednesday even
ing.
One hundred thousand people will
visit the exposition during the eight
days and nine nights. The exposition
closes on the night of February %.
1t will be open on Sunday, February
"a.
Washingtons birthday, February %,
is Imperial comty's day at the Orange
Show. The growers who are already
assembled here are keenly interested
IN the announcement that Imperial
county will have display at the ex-
position. Few growers have had an
opportunity to view the citrus fruits
of Imperial county.
| Washington's birthday will be the
biggest day of the exposition. T. will
also be Riverside County day. Among
the entertainment features will be
concerts by the Cantadores club of
sixty male voices of Riverside, bands,
and vaudeville entertainments in the
main section. The Allies Court, COM
posed of fifteen of the most beau
tiful girls, of California, will preside.
Excursion rates have been put into
effect from Imperial Valley points and
San Bernardino by the Southern Pa
cific.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
II. s. LAND COMMISSION
Err TELE G. r A p I'll S
THAT NO MORE EN-
TRIES WILL BE AL
LOWED ON MESA.
Blunder of a Clerk in the
General Land Office at
Washington Probably the
Cause of the Premature
Opening. .4,.aa

Receiver Phil Brooks and Register
F. c.. Farr, of the local land office,
today received the following telegram
from Clay Tallman, commissioner of
the General Land Office at Washing
ton:
! "The Secretary of the Interior on
February 15 withdrew from entry
under the first form of reclamation
act all of Township i3 S., Range II
E., S. B. NJ"
Officials of the local land office
state that under the telegram oprder,
no more applications will be favorably
considered
Whether the threescore applicants
for land in the township who made
their applications prior to February
Is will be allowed their entries now
or at any time is question which
the register or receiver are unpre-
pared at this time to answer.
! The entrymen made their applica-
tions in good faith and they may be
given preference right when the
township is finally opened to entry,
or they may be allowed entries on Feb
ruary 26.
Under the terms of the former open
ing order, now considered a mistake,
,all entries made between February
and February 26 were to have been
treated as having been made at the
same moment, on February 26 Wheth-
er there will be drawing on Febru-
airy 26 is a question which will have
to be decided by the Washington au-
thorities.
Secretary Berry of the Imperial-La-
guna Water Company received a pri-
vate telegram from a Washington of
ficial two weeks ago that the town
ship would be withdrawn. The receipt
of that telegram found reflection in
an article in The Press a week ago
stating that the township would prob
ably be withdrawn.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
CALF SPILLED WATER
INTO MY MILK" MALAN

According to dairy inspectors,
Rancher Malan, who delivers milk
in Brawley, should be charged
about 500 an acre-fOOt for wa
ter by No. 8. The inspectors fig
ured he made about $50 out of
a small quantity of water by the
simple expedient of mixing it with
milk and selling it to his custom
ers. Malan was fined S125 by
Justice Jones of Brawley after he
had confessed that there was
much water in his milk.
Malan explained the water in
the milk in this fashion:
"You see, there was a five-gal-
lon can of water standing near
the milk. l used the water for
washing the can. A pesky calf
came along and dumped the water
over into the milk"
Frank Reading declares, how
ever, that there was more than
five gallons of water in MaIan's
milk during the past month.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
VIRTUAL CIVIL WAR IN
TROUBLED REPUBLIC
MAKES STREETS RUN
RED WITH BLOOD IN
TWO DISTRICTS.
Odessa BOmbarded by Ships
Controlled by the MOder-
ates in the Black Sea Dis
trict-POland Also Is in
Turmoil.
(By Associated Press)

Petrograd, Feb. 1S.-The Bolshevik
government, although withdrawing
from the great war, has civil war on
its hands in various quarters of Rus.
sia, chiefly on the borders of Ukraine
which treacherously made peace with
the Teutons.
The Bolsheviki have captured Kiev,
one of the principal cities of Ukraine
in sanguinary fighting on Friday. II
is estimated 1000 were killed and 1000
wounded.
Bolsheviki aviators bombed the city
while fighting was at its height Thurs
day.
Odessa was bombarded by ships ane
hundreds killed, Monday, in the fight
ing between Bolsheviki and moderates
The Polish troops defeated the Bol.
sheviki at Bobruisk, in southeast
Minsk. Other Poles are advancing to-
ward Smolensk to attack Russians ir
that quarter.
The Rumanians are controlling the
Alderman district of Bessarabia anc
threatening Odessa.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
IMPERIAL DOPE
JOINTS RA|DED
City Marshal Rice of Neighboring
City Swoops Down Upon Several
Shacks Where Various Forms of
dope" Are Used, Arrests Ten and
Confiscates Smoking Outfits.

Imperial bids fair to become a RI
val of Long Beach for the title of
"The Holy City," following the ac-
tivities of the new city marshal.
Rice last night raided half dozen
dope" dens in that city, arresting
ten persons, and confiscating smoking
pipes, hypodermic needles, cocaine
yen-shee and other drugs. He gave
the undesirables fifteen minutes to get
out of town. They got.
Rice could not get man to act
as his deputy marshal the first few
days of his reign. He got an eff
Icient officer from Los Angeles. His
name is Perry Wade. Today he had
ia dozen applications for the job.
The saloon men are preparing to
institute quo warranto proceedings
against the city trustees to oust them,
with the consent of the state ator-
hey general.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
LABOR AG|TATOR
SHOT BY A MOB
RA|D|NG HOME
american Loyalists" Enter Home of
Industrial Worker Ind After Three
Men Are Injured, One Fatally, Burn
Furniture and Set Fire to House
Marshal Seriously Injured.
(By Associated Press)

Hillsboro, H., Feb. 18.-Threc men
were injured, one of whore is ex.
pected to die, last night, when par
ty of american Loyalists" visited the
home of alleged disloyal workers who
had been charged with inducing. young
men to evade the draft, and attacking
the government.
A party of the "Loyalists' attempt
ed to enter the home of Clifford Don
aldson, miner, where T. c. Irwin, a
labor agitator, and suspected Of !.
W. w. w. activities, was upposedly
in hiding.
The city marshal accompanit d then
urging the crowd to preserve order.
AS they appeared about to fcrce the
door, Donaldson fired, the outlet
striking the marshal. A second bull
let wounded another member of the
party, whereupon someone shot Don
aldson, who is expected to die. The
crowd then entered the office of r.
win, dragged out the furnishings ard
burned them.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
san FELIPE BRIDGE
CONTRACT IS LET

Inc County supervisors this after
noon let the contract for the con-
struc'ioh Of the bridge over the San
feiipe wash to William Ledbetter of
Los Angeles for $7,S65. Other bid
ders were W. A. Patterson, $7,965
and the Mercereau Bridge and Con-
struction Company, $s,4O9. The es-
innate OF county Surveyor Wade was
$500.
This bridge is part of the highway
.haln between Imperial county anG
Riverside, by way of the salton sea
The San Felipe Crossing is one OF
the most difficult to make by auto
iie oi'use VIII oo 40 feet wide.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
PERSA|NG GOES INTO
FRONT LINE TRENCHES
(By Associated Press)

With the American Army in France,
Sunday, Feb. 17.-General Pershing
has completed two days inspection
of the American sector northwest of
Tours. Wearing tin hat and a gas
mask in emergency position on his
chest, he walked through first line
trenches, splashing through mud, slip
ping on ice. He dropped into dugouts
and visited batteries huling iron ra-
tions at the enemy. He asked innu-
merable questions, especially regard
ing food. He will make similar in
spections in the future because he is
determined to see that the Americans
all all times have maximum protec-
ton and fight under the best pos
sible conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
LAGUNA MEETING IN
WASHINGTON TUESDAY

President Leroy Holt of the I1Tiga-
ton District, having left this city for
Washington on Friday evening, will
arrive in Washington tomorrow, in
all probability. Upon his arrival, the
conference between officials of the
Irrigation District and the Interior
Department regarding a connection
with the Laguna dam will be held.
Phil Swing and Consulting Engineer
Grunsky, having spent the last ten
days at the national capital, have pre-
pared the way for the conference, and
a contract has already been tentative
" formulated.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
SNOW DEEP ON SAN
DIEGO HIGHWAY: Ram

Travellers reaching this ely from
San Diego late this afternoon
state that they drove through
snOwstOrms almost all the way
from Dulzura and DescansO to
Jacumba. They said "the beau
tiful" was three and four inches
deed at the the summit, and still
coming down.
A drenching rain fell last night
in Los Angeles, San Diego, Aiv-
erside and at other coast points,
greatly relieving the agricultural
situation there. A sprinkle of
rain fell in Dixieland and Seeley
this morning. inland reported
rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
HIGH THESP|ANS
CAVORT TONIGHT
Midsummer Nights Dream" to Be
Presented by Score of Central Pu-
pills, Assisted by Chorus of Lit
tie Fairies From the Grammar
School.

Tonight is the big night in High
School dramatic ranks!
The most important play of the
year, the Student Body play, "Mid-
summer Nights Dream" will begin
its final performance at 8:15 o'clock
"Shakespeare's greatest comedy
and great favorite of high school
production is expected to bring out a
big crowd of the Ell Centro theatre
goers, many of whom have probably
seen the play before.
Over two months of hard work
brought the play up to high dra-
matte standard rarely met in high
schol circles, particularly in the Val
ley. This play is a great favorite OF
high school dramatists and audiences
and is almost sure to score hit with
local theatregoers.
The cast has been carefully chosen
from the ranks of the student body
and long and thorough drilling II
their parts has brought to them keer
appreciation of the characters they
represent. There will be ample seat.
/ ing capacity for all.
The seating capacity of the big au-
,ditorium is larger than that of any
other high school auditorium of the
Valley, and will compare favorably
with that of many of the large high
schools on the Coast. 1t is thought
to be larger than the various town
theatres, but this is not known for
certain.
Besides the evening performance,
there will be an afternoon matinee for
the children of the grammar school,
at which an admission of 10 cents will
be charged. Only the grammar school
children will be admitted to the mat
inee. The evening prices are 25 cents
for the balcony and 35 and so cents
for the lower floor.
lHeIC are many IcdIuIeS VI IillS
one comedy of Shakespeare's that
mark it as different" from the others,
and which to great degree are re-
sponsible for its popularity in use for
modern play production.
The splendid Mendelssohn music is
one Of these features ard has much
to do with the carrying of the spirit
of the play.
The attempted play of the Athenian
artisans is an appeal to all that is
ridiculous, and their childlike strug-
gle with the drama creates an almost
complete laugh.
The beauty of the play is carried
out by he fairy dancing, which has
already been proven exquisite in the
practices of the little fairies chosen
from the lower grades of the gram
mar schools and from the high school.
This production has been careful
ly chosen and prepared and is being
presented with the view of determin-
ing as to whether it really pays the
students and townspeople to produce
really worth while plays.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
FLORIDA IS SHIPPING
MANY CARLOADS LETTUCE

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 18.-Follow-
ing are given figures on recent ship
ments of Florida lettuce:
= Cars
shipments up to last Saturday ,604
Corresponding period last year. l, ,5S7
Shipments week ending Feb. g.. 14O
Same week last year. ....... rs
First three days this week. ..... 81
Same days last year. ........ II
1t will be seen by the above that 14O
cars of lettuce rolled last week,
against rs during the corresponding
week. last year. This brought the to-
tai up to 1904 cars, compared with
1887 last year. In all probability this
gain will continue increasing until the
end of the season, wneG the total
movement for 1918 is expected to eX-
coed that of 1917.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-18
PHOTOGRAPHER
GETS HIGHWAY PRIZE

Evan Davis, Ell Centre pho
tograph, has been awarded prize OF
$15 for photographs of highway con-
struction by the National Highway
Association. The prizes were awarded
by Mark Sullivan, Theodore Roosevelt
and Ida NJ. Tarbell.
Mr. Davis submitted photographs Of
the sandhill road, the regular Valley
dirt roads and the concrete highway
There were thousands of photo
craps submitted from every state il
the Union.
H. W. Scott of Brawley received {
prize of $5.