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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
GOVERNMENT WILL
INVESTIGATE HIGH
COST OF LIV IN G.

Washington. Aug. 20. - Country
=-;de investigation of the cost of living
was started today by the bureau of
labor statistics to obtain data for use
in making wage adjustments. Six
agents began the inquiry in Baltimore
calling on representative families in
different parts of the city.
Information will be gathered from
the families regarding their annual
expenditures for food, clothing, hous-
ing. fuel, furniture and miscellaneous
expenses.
From data already gathered by the
bureau an increase of 3 per cent over
the prices prevailing on June Is is
shown on % essential food articles
a month later. The prices of several
articles decreased. The fine cuts of
fresh beef dropped 1 per cent, navy
beans 2 per cent and lard, lamb and
coffee less than $40 of / per cent
A comparison of retail food prices
for July Is, 1918 with prices year
previous to that date shows for all
articles combined an increase of Ia
per cent. Fresh beef and chicken
show the highest increases, Advancing
SO per cent. Increases averaging s.
per cent We're shown for the five year
period from July 10, 1913. TO July 10,
1918
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
COLOGNE ADMITS
GERMANY WEAK

London. Aug. 20.-It is believed in
Cologne thatt he Germans are weaker
on the western front than even the al
lies claim, says the Daily Mails corr
respondent at the Hague. He does
not vouch for other sections of Ger
many but gives this resume of condt-
tions in the Cologne district:
IAN leaves from the front have been
reduced one half
Men are sent to the front from the
hospital before completely fit.
Letters from the front have been
discontinued.
Deserters are being sent to the
front from punishment camps
Wounded horses are hurried west
with bandages still in place"
The cores pondent adds that it is
reported the Germans have stolen food
parcels sent to French prisoners in or
der to feed neutral laborers who are
no strike because of inadequate food.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
Sea-Slinker Loses in Running
Battle With Merchant
Ship.
GUNNER TELLS OF
EXCITING FIGHT
Twenty-sixth Shot Lands Fair
and Sends Down Enemy
UnderSea Craft.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 20.-A four
hundred foot enemy submarine was
sunk by the gun crew of a British
tanker which reached here last night,
according to the story told today by
John Crosby, chief mate of the form
er. from his bed in a hospital where
he 10 being treated for chock.
Crosby is said to be in a serious
condition. The engagement took place
last Friday.
The second mate was on the bridge
about 8 o'clock in the afternoon"
Crosby said. There was never a sign
streak made by a torpedo coming to-
ward the tanker. He yelled and the
ship was thrown out OF her course,
The torpedo missed by a few feet Ev-
cry may was on deck by that time,
but he saw nothing of the U-boat that
started the torpedo toward US.
What we did see was another tor
pedo. We zigzagged, lodging the mis-
siles just as prettily as could be-
That one went by us. Then the sub
marine came out of the water with her
guns ready. She was all of four
hundred feet long and could make IT
for lis knots but we began to go with
the U-boat coming behind. She open
ed with her guns and the fight started.
81 was acting as spotter for the gun
ner, calling the shells as they kicked
up the water about the U-boat. Our
twenty-sixth shot took the submarine
right. She did not blow up with a
bang. What she did was to swing
around slowly and drift broadside on.
We did not slow down. but made fe1
port as swiftly as we could travel.
/ am sure our shot destroyed the enc
my craft"
The submarine crew hailed in strong
German accent saying they were
friends. the captain said, but he re-
piled they 'wede no friends of him.
and kept on his course. The steamer
is now in port with a badly damaged
bow and a quantity of water in her
hold
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
Conditions at Alcaniz Street In
cinerator Declared Menace
to Public Health.
is INFESTED BY
NOXIOUS INSECTS
DIR. Tatom Scores Commissioners
and Says Neglect May Block
Federal Sanitary Program.

Conditions at the Alcaniz street in
cinerator are again a positive menace
TO public health, according to DR.. r. l..
Tatom, assistant state health oficer
who personally investigated the mat
ter yesterday afternoon.
Wagon loads of garbage. containing
large quantities of watermelon rind
and other decaying vegetable matter
have been dumped on the ground, with
no attempt to burn II The stencil
was very offensive and the putrid de-
caying matter was, in the opinion or
the health officer, a breeding place for
disease-carrying flies and mosquitoes
The condition OF the entire premi-
ses. excepting the incinerator itself,
where the city's garbage Is supposed
to be burned, is contrary to sanitary
requirements. Tin cans partially fill
ed with stagnant water afforded ideal
breeding places for mosquitoes, and
refuse of various kinds was scattered
over the lot.
DR.. Tatom said that he would call
the attention of the city authorities 10
the matter this morning and would in
sist tha the garbage be handled in q
more approved manner at once.
1t is pointed out that there have
been cases of typhoid fever in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of the dump ana
that flies breeding in the fetid mat
Ter could easily carry disease germs
to all parts of the city.
Citizens who reside near the inclner-
ator were greatly EXERCISED over con-
ditions there and stated that they
are almost as bad now as they wsre
Two years ago when a representative
of the state health board scored the
city commissioners severely for their
laxity in maintaining a health menace
which would result in vigorous prose
cution of any individual who rnighr
be guilty of similar offense
1t is said that several complaints
have been made TO the city authori-
ties regarding the manner In which
the city handles it's garbage, but that
no satisfaction was obtainable ~
In discussing the matter a promi-
nent citizen said:
"A city dump and incinerator plant
is not expected TO be a place OF beauty
and neatness, but II most certainly is
obligatory upon the city to take at
least ordinary precautions against the
spread of disease and little good is
accomplished by collecting the garb-
age IL il is TO be concentrated at one
point and permitted 10 rot in the open.
The seeming carelessness of the city
commissioners could easily nullify all
that has been done in the way of health
measures and would, IL continued
make farce of the sanitary program
which the government proposes to
inaugurate here in the near future
1t is said that the only explanation
offered by the city commissioner fs
that the garbage has accumulated
faster than IL could ~ burned with
the force now employed at the incen-
orator.
DR.. Tatom will insist that all Rarb-
age collected by the cfty in future be
of IN sanitary way and that
the present health menace be removed
at once.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
HEALTH SERVICE
WILL INOCULATE
FREE OF CHARGE

While incubation of typhoid serum
by the state board of health is TO be
discontinued, DIR. Spencer, of the fed
eraI public health service, will con-
tinue the work. All who apply at his
offices in the Blount building each af-
ternoon between the hours of 2 80 and
30 vii receive the treatment without
charge.
Or. F. l.. Tatom. assistant state health
officer. has inoculated about 1900 per-
sons at the state laboratory. but the
state health department. is unable TO
continue the service permanently.
DR.. Tatom requested the city to car
ry on the work, using serum which
the state would supply free of cost.
The only expense TO the city would be
the salary paid for giving the inocula-
tion. The city commissioners, how
ever. declined to cooperate with the
state in this health preservation mea-
sure.
The Pensacola Shipbuilding Company
has employed a graduate nurse who
will inocuIate employees of the ship
plant without charge.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
GENERAL MANGIN'S ARMY
TAKES SEVERAL TOWNS.

London, Aug. 20.-The French tenth
army, under Gen. Mangin, captured
$500 Germans between O'Clock and
o'clock this afternoon, according to
the latest reports received in London
from the battle front. Mangins forces
advanced three miles at greatest
depth along front.
The Fronch captured the town OF
Cuts, two and half miles northwest
of Blerancourt.
From scissors TO the Belgian bor-
der the German armies on various i'm
portant sectors are being put to the
test by the French and British. and no
where have they been able to sustain.
the Shocks. Northwest of scissors,
from the Aisne to the Disc north, the
Oise TO the region around Rove, in the
Arras sector and northward on the
famous Lys salient the Germans ev-
erywhere have been compelled to
fall back under French and British
pressure.
III a new offensive from Bailly on
the Disc to the Aisne near Soissons the
French have carried forward line ay-
erage depth two and a half miles ca e
of Arras along the Scarpe-Gs forest
compelled the enemy TO fall back.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
OBSERVANCE OF
SILENT MOMENT
BEGINS TODAY
MAYOR SANDERS ISSUES PROC
LAMATIoN PUTTING PENSACO-
LA IN LINE WITH OTHER I'M
PoRTANT PATRIOTIC CITIES.

A silent moment of prayer for the
boys over there" is to be observed
daily by the people of Pensacola. be-
ginning today. When the city clock
strikes the hour OF noon national flags
on city buildings and grounds will be
lowered and raised, and every patriotic
person will stop. wherever he or she
may be, and remain in silent prayer for
the victory of the forces lighting
against Prussianism.
The decision to follow in the stems
of most of the other leading citIes OF
the United States in this observance
was reached yesterday at a meeting of
the city commissioners. Their action
was largely the result of the resolution
passed recently by the Equal Suffrage
League of Pensacola. expressing the
sentiment that the people of Pensacofa
should be no less patriotic than those
of other cities.
Following the meeting of the com
missioners, Mayor Sander issued a
proclamation calling on all to show
came an official decree with its pup-
lication today in the Journal
Asked what action, if any, would be
taken should there be any in Pensa-
cola who choose TO neglect to comply
with the proclamation, Mayor Sanders
intimated that in the event of such
noncompliance the question would be
taken up at that time.
-All can say" he said, lis that such
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
TO BUILD 100
DWELLINGS ON
BAYOU CRANDE
GOVERNMENT HAS MADE SURvTY
FOR MODEL VILLAGE TO HOUSE
HUNDREDS OF CIVILIAN EN-
PLOYES OF THE NAVY VAR.

One hundred houses will be built
south of Bayou Grande, between tho
new electric line and the paved road. !.
by the United States government, for
housing Of government employees, ac-
cording to Arthur Pew, projecting en-
gineer, who has spent the past week
in Pensacola making a survey of the
land.
Mr.. Pew, when seen at the San Car
los Hotel last night, stated that he
had been sent here by the United
States government to select suit
able site for these buildings and that
q model town wuold be laid out on this
land, which is on the government res
ervation. Paving and sidewalks, sew
erage and lights will ali ne installed,
and a model little city will be built,
the plans contemplated to take prob
ably about four or five months for
building.
Mr. Pew stated that night that he
had no information as to whom these
buildings would house.
1t is understood, however, that they
will be used for the civilian employees
OF the Navy Yard.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
WAR BALLOON
PILOT SCHOOL
FOR PENSACOLA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAKES
STEPS TO SECURE ADDITIONAL
TRAINING STATION TO BE Es-
.TA5LISHED BY GOVERNMENT.

Following the announcement of Sec
retary Daniels that the navy contem-
plates the establishment of an addi-
tional training school for balloon
balloon pilots, the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday wrote to Washington
officials, suggesting that this training
school be located at Pensacola. Ac-
cording to advices the school will be
located at some point east of the Mis-
sissippi and south of the Ohio river.
and it is hoped that suitable quarters
for the personnel can be secured at
some school, university or country
club
In addition to available buildings, a
field will be necessary to carry on out
door work. 1t is also stated that it
will be essential that there be good
transportation facilities at the point
selected.
Pensacola would seem to be the log
ical point for this training school and
the Chamber of Commerce will put
forth every effort TO secure it,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
HUNS ABANDON HOPE
OF REACHING THE COAST

With British Army III France, Aug.
20-(By Associated Press)-By with
drawing their forces IN the Merville
sector of the Lys salient. the Germans
definitely have given up one of the
points from which a drive for Calais
logically would be launched This is
taken to indicate that the German high
command has, at least for the time
being, abandoned hope OF reaching the
coast and now, perhaps, is chiefly
concerned with getting the German
lines back TO a place of greater secur-
ity. The withdrawal here has been
expected for some time and it con-
tinued last night and today even on a
slightly broader front than that OF
yesterday, The retirement marked
the conclusion and failure of the ef-
fort which Germany launched early in
the spring to finish off, the British
army by driving through TO the sea.
South of the Scarpe river, the Brit
ish still further advanced their line
while their positions south of the riv-
er Somme were improved by local ac-
tions. An enemy attack which devel-
oped here yesterday was a complete
failure in every respect, the Germans
suffering heavy casualties
While the Germans managed to pen
citrate the British positions at two
points they were quickly hurled out
and the line this morning was COM
pletely restored. Not a Single foot
of ground was gained by the enemy
Between the Somme and the Ancre
rivers the British lines have been
steadily improved in the last few days
enemy west of Bray were successfully
raided
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
MORAN TOLD
TO SHOW HIS
.CREDEN T|ALS
Labor Recruiter Given Until To-
morrow to Substaniate
His Claim.
JUDGE JOHNSON
EXPLAINS CASE
Sheriff Van Pelt Actuated by Pa
triOtic Aim to Protect Lo-
cal Industries.

Indications are that w F. Moran,
the labor recruiter, who was arrested
here last Sunday night by Sheriff Van
Pelt and charged with taking laborers
from this state to other sections. will
be discharged
The case, which is now one of wide
significance. owing to the fact that
Pensacola has become city of ma
tional importance, was to have been
settled yesterday, but went over un-
til tomorrow to give Moran time to
produce credentials. to which he claims
to be entitled. as an operator under
the United States Employment Service.
That the government apparently is
standing squarely behind Ak2ran Is
shown by the appearance in the case
yesterday of Captain Noble, legal ad-
wiser for the Alabama Power Co. 1t
was stated that Moran had talk with
him Monday night over the long dis
tance phone, and that the Captain i'm
mediately came from Birminghom.
Moran also was represented by United
States District Attorney Neely and As
sistant United States District Attorney
Anderson.
Justice of the Peace Johnson directed
Moran TO produce the proper credentials
from the Florida federal director OF
labor, Walter Dopson, which he viii
do through United States Government
employment agent Rhodes, stationed
here.
Judge Johnson's Opinion.
In an opinion on the case, Judge
Johnson said:
THE question in issue here is wheti1-
er the defendant Moran is duly author
lied bv the u. S. Employment service
to recruit labor for Government en-
terprises in this State, as this would
be necessary to relieve him from pay
ment of the license under the State
law.
There was no dispute as to whether
the defendant had been recruiting Ia
Dor in Escambia County. The defend
ant attempts to Justify his action by
showing authorities dated in February
and March from a colonel of the War
Department. And also a note from a
local examiner of the Employment SER
vice. The War Department is one OF
the component Departments Of the EN-
ployment service, and therefore evi-
IDENTIFY intends that the regulations OF
the Employment service should govern
all civil recruiters of unskilled labor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
WILSON'S LETTER
BEATS VORDAMAN

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 20.-Complete
returns from a number of central and
southern cities and scattered figures
from small towns and precincts
throughout Mississippi at 10 o'clock to-
night show Congressman B. p. Har-
rison. of Gulfport, running far ahead
of Sen. James K. Vardaman and form
er Governor Noel in the senatorial pri-
mary.
Harrison supporters declare 1t to be
impossible for the Union senator to
secure in northern Mississippi enough
votes to make second primary neces-
sary. Vardaman overwhelmingly lost
his home city, Jackson, and home pre-
cinct.
President wilson's letter regarding
strong factor is cutting down Varda-
man vote
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
1880 YOUNG MEN
TO REGISTER

Washington, Aug. 2o.-Revised estf-
mates announced today by the provost
marshal general show that 15s 900
young men who have become 21 since
last June 5, Should register for mill
tary service next Saturday. OF this
number il is estimated that about half
will go into class one. subject to i'm
mediate call to the colors.
The estimates OF Saturdays regis
tration by states include:
Alabama 1905: Arkansas eS24: Flor
ida 1,24e: Georgia 3,64s: Kentucky
$3.50: Loui,fana 3,040, Mississippi
2.543. North Carolina $500: South
Carolina 225s. Tennessee 2.7S6; Texas
1903, Virginia 3,249.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
AMERICANS TAKE SIXTY
PRISONERS WITHOUT A SHOT

With the American Army on the
Vesle, Aug. 20.-tBy Associated Press)
Sixty Prussians have been taken
prisoner by the Americans near Fin
nette north of Fismes, without either
side firing a shot. The Pruscsians were
machine gunners and all that damain-
ed OF a company which had been in
line less than a month.
The Americans who took the prison
ers do not claim any credit for the
capture, declaring that the Prussians
virtually deserted their posts.
German prisoner taken Sunday
told an intelligence officer he believed
that If the battle line recedeS to Ger
many proper the fighting spirit of the
German soldiers will be greatly stim-
ulated
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
FRANCE GRATEFUL
TO ALLIED FORCES

Paris. Aug. 2o.-(Havas Agency
Resolutions expressing gratitude 70
and admiration for the allied soldiers
and the French and allied military
chiefs for their gallant efforts and
successful results obtained. were
adopted by the council OF state. or
general council OF the republic, at a
meeting yesterday. The councillor re-
affirmed their unshazaf~- faith in the
final victory of the allies.
A special greeting TO the American
army which is fighting on European
soil for the first time IN the struggle
for justice, liberty and humanity. was
adopted.
A vote of confidence in the govern
ment OF Premier Clemenceau was
adopted by a large majority.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
JAP FOOD RIOTS
ARE SUBSIDING

Toxic. Aug. 2o.-(By the Associated
Press)-The disturbances over the
high price of rice are reported to be
subsiding except in North Japan where
they are apparently spreading. Mobs
have burned several houses at Sendai
The rice exchange announces that
thirty houses were burned in the
Tsumiye prefecture on Thursday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
1900 FLORIDA
SELECTS FOR
CAMP JACKSON
TENTATIVE LIST OF THOSE WHO
LEAVE AUG. 26 CONTAINS THE
NAMES OF SEVERAL EscAMRiA
CoUNY NTH.

A contingent from Florida of 1900
white men will leave the state soon
for Camp Jackson, s. c., number of
men from Escambia being among those
selected.
Following is a tentative list of men
called, and who VIII leave Pensacola
August 26th for Camp jackson, S. c.
Roscoe Sackett-323.
William Mickle Baker-5i2
A. B. Jernberg-693i
Hilary A. Brewton-736.
Edgar f. Cooney-yit.
John Sideris-992
Stephen Shackleford-d3Oi
Henry NJ. Brady-f3t0.
Clement j. Condon-t355.
Dan w. Malone-t3S2.
Dan NJ. Nelius-i39s.
Fred Gilmore-t4t4
r. F. Amerson-i469
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
YANKEE SHOT GUNS
STIR UP BOCHES.

Amsterdam, Aug. 20.-German
Pershing's army of sawed-off shot
guns as an atrocity. The Cologne
Gazette says of them:
"That American officers should
besmirch their honor by assisting
in guerilla warfare Of this kind
can only to explained by .h~ svn-
ditions prevailing IN .pS = 4 of
freedom, Or aDen stSow
whom 4 eY hsvs . s@s ~'xh on
the Are-'es1 Il - certainly not
with her orsbi- soidieTs."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
PRINT PAPER STOCK
LOWEST ON RECORD.

Montreal, Aug 2o.--Stocks of news
print paper on hand and in mills in
the United States August 10. were
the lowest on record, according to
the report of r. S. Kellogg, secretary
newsprint service bureau. OF New
York at the quarterly meeting here
today Production in Canada in 1918
shows a slight increase. he said but
decreased production in the United
states resulted in mill stock was forty-
one per cent less than last year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
OSTEND BOMBED
BY u. S. AIRMEN

London, Aug. 20.-The American
Navy's air campaign against subma-
rine bases in Flanders began August
18th with the bombing of Ostend.
While details are lacking, it is said
the operations were generally success
full and that the Americans were par
ticularly good at night bombing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
GERMAN PROTEST
AMERICAN GUNS

Stockholm, Aug. 2o.-German war
correspondents report to their news
papers that they inspect~o guns taken
from the 7Ith American regiment and
found them TO be shotguns each carry
ing five cartridges loaded with buck
shot. They declare that the use or
such guns is contrary 10 the Geneva
convention.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
FoNCK. FRENCH ACE, BREAKS
RECORD FOR HUN KILLING

Paris, Aug. 20.-Lieut Rene Fonck,
famous French ace. who shot down
three German airplanes August IA, ac-
counted for all three su the record
breaking time of 20 seconds. With
60 planes to his credit, F'onck is rec
ognized as the greatest French air
man since Gunner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
CZEcHO-SLONAKS CAPTURE
TOWNWMURDER OFFICIALS

Amsterdam. Aug. 90. - Shadrinsk.
an important railway junction east OF
the Ural mountains, has fallen into
the hands of the Czecho-Slovaks, .ac-
cording to a Petrograd dispatch to an
Essen newspaper Local Soviet off,
cials were murdered by the populace
after the capture of the town.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
PENSACOLA MUST PAY
MOTOR VEHICLE TAX.

The city OF Pensacola viii be called
upon to pay tax on every motor vehicle
owned and operated. the same as priv
ate cars. according 10 Ernest Amos.
state comptroller. II had been held
that the city cars were not liable TO
the state taxation, ana ags were not
attached TO them
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-21
PRES. RETURNS
FROM VACATION

Washington. Aug. 20. - President
Wilson returned to Washington this
morning after his brief vacation on
the sachusetts coast as the guest
OF Col. e. II. House. The special train
carrying the party arrived at s:3s a.
m and President and Mrs. Wilson
went Immediately to the White House.