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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-22
HAS QUITE RECORD
VISITING HOSPITAL

Southampton. England, June 90
Press.)-Col. Albert w. Swain, the
American consul at Southampton,
probably has visited more American
soldiers in hospitals than any other
man in this country. For three years
he has paid a weekly visit to every
American in any military hospital
within a thirty-mile radius of this
city. and this radius includes over q
hundred hospitals, British, Canadian
and American.
Colonel Swain, who is a Civil war
veteran from Iowa, began his work
long before the United States came
into the war. 1t was only a few
months after England came into the
ighting that he heard one day of
an American-in British uniform
who had been brought wounded to a
British tent hospital in a nearby town.
He and Mrs. Swain paid the man a
visit that same afternoon, and con-
tinued to pay him a weekly visit until
he was discharged from the hospital.
From this beginning the work OF
Colonel and Mrs. Swain expanded
gradually. They developed a regular
Intelligence service" in all the hos
pitfalls in their district, through which
| they were Immediately notified Of the
arrival of any man who claimed
American citizenship or who had been
resident OF the United States. The
hospital people welcomed their work
and did all in their power to assist
| it.
AS the Canadian troops began to
come over in large numbers, the num-
Der of Americans in the hospitals
around Southampton increased great
| ly, and the American Red Cross took
| cognizance OF Colonel Swalm's work
| by voting him a generous appropria-
ton to provide various little comforts
| for the men whom he visited.
About half of Colonel Swalm's time
| is now taken with his work among the
American sick and wounded During
the month of May he averaged 500
visits per week. Most of the men
whom he visits are still members of
either the Canadian or British arm
les but the number of cases from the
American army is now approachin
half OF the total.
Another part of Colonel Swalm's
voluntary work is the care OF Ameri-
can graves. There are nine American
soldiers buried in a cemetery neat
southampton. and thirty-four others
in cemeteries in nearby towns and viii
lagos. On Memorial Day this year.
services were held at every one OF
these graves and flowers were laid
on them by detachments of American
troops.
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Tom Sharkey Is Going To
France AS Physical Director

Atlanta, Ga. July 21.-(SpeciaD.-
Tom Sharkey. the famous sailor
heavyweight. is going TO France as a
Y. NJ. c. A. physical director. He
signed an application at the office Of
the Y. NJ. C. A. national war work
council in New York recently and is
now awaiting orders.
Sharkey volunteered for Y. NJ. C. A.
physical work to get into the war
zone OF France, near his boy Joe,
member of the old Sixty-ninth New
AO3x Infantry. Moreover, he wants
to do something for his country and
knows that the healthy stimulation of
athletics is of the greatest good for
the morale of an army.
At first. he considered re-enlisting
in the United States navy, where,
back in 1898. he first gained recogni-
ton as the fighting tar" before he
came ashore to meet the best heavy
weights the world has produced Bat
Tom is forty-four years old now and
he believes that a ''Y' secretary can
see fighting sooner than a sailor as
long as the kaiser keeps his navy
bottled up.
Thomas F. Gallagher, one time long
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months and does not pay rent during
that absence, it is due when he re-
turns.
Third-Suppose a man is buying a
house ard rs unable to make payments
while in service. Must he sacrifice
his property upon enlistment, or must
he pay all the accumulated charges
upon his return?
Answer-The man does not lose his
property. The court may either order
the property returned to the creditor
after all prior installments have been
repaid to the defendant, or order a
stay Of proceedings. But the soldier,
in case of such stay. will owe all the
installments which fell due during the
period of his service.
The above answers are only founded
upon the best opinions received from
the attorneys in the office of the judge
advocate general of the army. The
final answer can only be written by
the courts, and the last chapter will
be written by the United States SUI
preme court.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-22
ARGYLE.

Argyle, July 21.-CSpecial Core
spondence)-Mr. Herman Bludworth
and son John Frank arrived from
Akron, Ohio, on a business trip Wed
nesday.
among the boys leaving for camp ar
Hattiesburg, Miss, Tuesday night
quite a number of our town went ia
De Funiak on Tuesday to see the sol
dier boys leaving for encampment.
Miss Lois Campbell spent last sun
day with Miss Lille Mae Mcdonald.
Mrs. J. 6. CASTOR and young daueh-
ter. Margaret Douglass are visiting her
father. Mr.. J. c. Douglass for few
weeks.
Mrs. w. B. Hammonds and little
daughter Of Bombay are spending n
few days with her brother. Mr.. w. 3.
Green OF this place. They expect to
return home Friday.
Mrs. Alice George and daughter.
Janet, and niece. Marie Purdy. of
Pensacola, are here TO spend a few
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs David
George.
Mr. Angus Greene of Darlington was
in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Morris of Laurel.
week.
Mr.. ]. s. CASTOR. who has charge O.
the werk on 4 road near Portland
spent Sunday here with Mrs CASTOR
Miss Sarah c. Anderson left las,
week 10 take charge of the Hickory
Spring school near Red Bay.
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CORN ACREAGE IN
STATE INCREASED

Gainesville, Fla, July 51.-The acre
age in corn for Florida shows an in
crease of about 10 per cent over last
year. The crop is also in fine copdi-
ton, indica ting a total production
which shows that the state will soon
be independent of outside sources OF
supply.
The crop for the United States has
decreased slightly in acreage from
last year but Is in much better con-
dition and another large crop Is prao-
tically assured.
The condition of both winter and
spring wheat is lower than q month
ago. pointing to a lower production
than was estimated at that time. Pro-
duction, however, will run far ahead
OF last year and will exceed the four
year average for 1876, by over ten
per cent.
The tobacco crop for Florida shows
an increase OF about so per cent In
acreage and Ia In unusually fine con-
dition. indicating yield of slightly
less than 5000. 600 pounds.
For the United States there n q
slight increase In tobacco acreage but
low the average for the preceding four
years, being Is points under last
ysO.
Tho acreage for peanuts. for grain.
IN Florida, is more than 100 per cent
greater than last year and for tts
United States shows an increase OF
over II per cent. The crop is IN ex-
fine condition.
Condition of oranges and grapefruit
for the state has improved RAPIDLY
since the July 1 report and all fndi-
cations point to a big yield.
General farming conditions over the
state are the best they have been for
some years. The scarcity of farm la
Dor has been offset I'm large mea-
sure by strenuous work aided by fav-
orable weather conditions.
SAM r. FLEMING.
Florida Field Agent
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distancs champion runner OF the wore
who has enlisted as a "Y' physical d.
rector. accompanied Sharkey to the
recruiting rooms where the one time
heavyweight contender submitted his
application to Platt Adams, famous
Olympic champion The three athletes,
pictured in the accompanying cut, ex-
pect to be In France as ~" physical
directors by the end Of this month.
"Pll do anything to keep the boys
cheered up. I'll box or stage boxing
matches, and direct them in athletics"
said Tom. I'm ready TO do anything
they expect of a " secretary-any-
thing. I've looked over the questions
on this application and I'm ready TO
comply with all OF the requirements
run store, operate an automobile or
put on an entertainment besides do
ing this athletic work. ] never ran a
moving picture machine, but can
learn. I'm learning that Y. NJ. c. A.
man has to know a lot OF things.
I've been keeping up my regular
exercises and / feel that I am I'm bet
ter shape today than l have been In
twenty years. / boxed I'm exhibitions
as late as three months ago out in Los
Angeles"
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practicing sabotage against the en-
ployer. Yet it is aiding humanity"
Some of the score or more defense
witnesses testified that while the J..
w. w. was strongly opposed to the
draft act they did not enter into
conspiracy to oppose It, and that the
strikes about the country were intend
ed only to improve working conditions
and had no bearing on the war.
Judge Lands permitted defendants
to deliver from the witness stand
speeches they made from soap boxes
and other improvised platforms dur
ing the early weeks of the war. J. T..
("Third-Rale Red") Doran, one OF the
leaders on the western coast, made an
impassioned speech which continued
four hours.
The prosecution concluded its case
on June 81.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-22
Uncle Sam Looks After
Civil Rights OF Soldiers

Washington, July 21.-Many Of the
belliserent nations have proclaimed a
moratorium which relieves people
from payment of certain debts during
the war, and til are many who
think our Soldiers and Sailors Civil
Relief Act does the same thing for
Americans in the armed service Of
their country.
But it doesn't do so automatically.
1t puts. the decision UP to the courts
in the mems home cities and states
In the second place it is believed all
relief, under the law. extends for SIX
months after peace Is proclaimed. It
doesn't. In many cases 1t extends for
three months after the war ends.
The bill was enacted to prevent in
jury to the civil rights of men in the
armed service, SO that they could de-
vote their whole energy to the job of
licking the Hun. The idea was to re-
lieve the man with small means OF the
| worry that his little home might be
sold during his absence, or that his
dependents might be evicted. No
man can secure a default Judgment
against soldier or sailor. In any
court action against a man in the
military service, the judge may stay
all pioSSouihSS, luCiuuluS the eNeCu-
ton OF a judgment for the period OF
military Service and for three months
thereafter.
No eviction from the premises oc-
cupied by the dependents of a man
I'm military service, where the rental
does not exceed $50 per month, shall
be made except by leave OF court
Some OF the other provisions OF the
law may best be illustrated by ex-
amples.
First--A man carrying a mortgage
goes TO war and is unable to keep up
payments. VIII interest and principal
be collectible Immediately six months
after the war?
mortgage during military service NAV
be stayed by the court after a hear
ing, either on the judges own motion
or upon application by the defendant
or someone representing him. There
fore. il man does not keep up pay
ments while away in the war his
property may not be sold provided
his private income is not such that
he could keep up the payments. Both
interest and principal are collectible
within three months after the war
ends
Second-Suppose a man leased an
office for long period Does his en-
listment terminate the lease. or is he
liable for rent for the total time upon
his return?
terminate the lease. II he is gone 50
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-22
AFTER An OPERATION

Ohio Man Tells How to Gain Strength
East Liverpool Ohio.-"After an
operation, ! was weak, rundown, and
slow to recuperate-I was advised to
take Vinol, and the results were won
derful. have good appetite and sleep
fine, I am always glad to tell anyone.
what yinoi has done for me."-Jnseph
Weiser.
There is no secret about vinoi.--rt
owes it's success in such cases 70 beef
and cod liver peptones. iron and man
ganese peptonates and slycSr0phox-
pilates. the Oldest and most famous
body building and strength exoakiug
tonics.-Adv.
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To Elect New War
Congress Within the
Next Few Months

Washington, D, c., July 21.-Less
than four months hence the voters Of
the United States will be called upon
to elect a new war congress. including
in it's choice the selectio-f Of a con-
siderable proportion of the senate.
In spite of the dictum that politics
is adjourned the fact remains that
leaders of both the great political par
ties view the coming elections with at
least the customary interest. Many
of the members of both houses are
taking advantage of the brief congress
sional recess to hurry home and see
how their campaigns are progressing.
To some of those who aspire to re-
turn to Washington after next March
the outlook is not altogether rosy
hued. Reports that have reached the
capital from time to time indicate that
many representatives and not a few
senators are going to have a hard
fight on their hands for reelection.
Several of the representatives have
already failed of denomination and a
number of others are likely to go down
to defeat in the primaries to be held
between now and October 1.
From the field comes the word that
the people are not interested in poll
tics this year, but this word will not
retard the activities of either great
political machine. The democrats will
fight to retain control; the repubii-
cans are settling into the conviction
that ii is possible for them to win a
majority of the congressional seats.
and it is expected the congressional
campaigns will be conducted agrees
sively by both parties.
Republicans will make their cam
paign on the ground that an efficient
majority should be in control; the
democrats are counting on the appeal
to stand by the president and not to
swap horses while crossing a
stream" to keep the country in line
behind the administration.
The margin OF control in both
branches is today very narrow The
house has Els democrats. 80 republic
cans. seven otherwise classified, and
there are three vacancies. making the
total ABS In the senate there are 81
democrats. AZ republicans and one re-
publican and progressive. the latter
being Hiram Johnson OF California.
II there should be a drift away from
the party in power republican control
Of both branches OF the next congress
would seem. to be possible.
But political managers frankly con-
fess that they cannot predict what the
future holds. And IL II only fair to
say that they are not predicting with
any degree OF certainty.
They are pretty certain Of one thing
and that is that the people are intent
on winning the war" Occasional
straws Indicate the temper Of the
electorate in this respect. For ex-
ample. Representative Frank Woods,
of Iowa, republican. and chairman
of the congressional committee Of his
party was defeated for denomination
by very substantial major
ity in the primary election IN his dis
trict. In the eyes of the people Woods
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Famine Stalks Everywhere
In Land Of ROumanian

nature. Thousands of the private sol
diers also carried her picture, in the
same pocket with their sacred ikons
and crucifix.
The queen carried with her on her
Journey a large quantity of supplies
of various kinds-given to her by the
American Red Cross for distribution.
These included garments for the wo-
men and children in the villages, con-
densed milk and food for the sick ana
cigarettes or small comforts for the
soldiers. The queen insisted on per-
sonally presenting every article, and
she had a word of cheer and encour-
agement to go with eac~. gift.
In the villages the queen showed
entire disregard for the dangers of in
lection. Houses where typhus victims
lay Ill, she entered without hesitation,
despite the protests and expostula-
tions of the local project and Of her
own physician, who accompanied her.
often she insisted on sitting down by
the bedside of a stricken peasant wo-
man or child and ministering person
ally to the patient.
1t was wonderful to see how she
eIuded and overcame the careful ar
rangements of the local projects for
shepherding her through their dis
tricts 1t was natural that each pre-
feet should be anxious to persuade the
queen that conditions in his jurisdic-
ton were better than the average, anc
with this end in view, he had usually
arranged for calls at six or seven of
the best houses in the village. But the
queen would waive this program aside
and. pointing to some miserable howell.
would say, "It loks to me as If the
people in that house needed help. Let
us go there"
Owing to the armistice, no fighting
activities of any kind were In evidence
But the troops were keen and willing
and as they were reviewed by the
queen they renewed their oath Of al
legiance with a zeal and enthusiasm
that left no doubt as to their loyalty.
Nowhere did the army show any de-
sire for peace. The generals and high
err staff officers, in their talks with
the queen, expressed the utmost con-
fidence in the ability of the army to
go on with the war. although more
than half a million Russian troops,
who had been on the Rumanian front.
had a short time before abandoned
the trenches.
The queen returned to Jassy with a
feeling OF confidence that peace would
be averted. She had received pledges
from every section Of the army and
the personal promises of the COM
manding generals that they woul 4
fight to the end But the day after
she reached Jassy she found that
peace negotiations were already begin
ming at Bucharest.
Even while the peace negotiations
were under way she did not despair
but continued to fight stubbornly
against their contamination.
In tai kwith The Associated Press
correspondent three days later, just
before his departure from Jassy, the
queen said:
In talk with the Associated Press
humiliating peace with Germany
neveri The time is a critical one for
Rumania but I continue to hope. It
is only a woman's hope, but I cannot
abandon it."
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BRITISH FLIERS
PAY GERMANS IN
THEIR OWN COIN

London. July 21.--How a British
flying squadron turneA the tables son
German airmen who had been bomb
ing their airdrome Ia related by Lieut..
w. A. Barnes OF the Royal Air Force.
we had been giving the Hun a live
ly time" the officer says. bombing
his dumps, billets, communications
and towns nightly. When, therefore,
he bombed our airdrome two eve-
nings in succession and completely
upset all our arrangements, it wal
generally agreed that he had scored
one over us. Much as his enterprise
was admired. however. it was decided
TO try to check It.
The plan evolved was simple. The
next day the British machines were
flown over to a neighboring airdrome.
where II was believed they would be
safe from raids. Then they started
off just after dusk to make a reprisai
attack.
1--WE arrived at the enemy's lair"
Lieutenant Barnes narrates, cat a
most opportune moment, for second
relay OF his machines were just 'taxy-
ing across the ground to take Off in
the flare path. In our widest dreams
we had not hoped for such luck as this
and every possible advantage was
taken OF 1t.
"A few well directed bombs. drop
ped right in among the machines that
were awaiting their turn to take off.
set fire to two and badly damaged
others. Another machine was seen to
crash whilst actually taking off in the
fIare path Some equally well directed
incendiary bombs set fire to a large
shed and then the real fun OF the
night began.
by this time the first relay Of en-
envy machines. sent as we afterwards
learned to bomb our own airdrome
again, began to return. As they were
on their own side of the line. and in
blissful ignorance OF the fate of their
airdrome. they were flying with navi-
cation lights full on. thereby giving
their position away in the darkness.
Relieved of our bombs. we were
able to give fight, and successfully
shot down one in flames, while an
other was distinctly seen to crash on
top OF wood
Having thus paid our debts in full
we left the remainder to land on a
bomb-riddled airdrome-no enviable
task at night-while we went off home
to celebrate a good nights work. with
the comforting assurance that the r.
A. F. were at least one up on their
adversaries' game"
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London, June 30.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press Correspondent Recently
in Rumania. Just a week before
peace negotiations were opened be-
tween Rumania and the Central Pow
ers. The Associated Press correspond
emit at Jassy received an invitation
from the Queen of Rumania to accom-
pany her on a journey 20 the Ruman-
ian front.
Rumors OF impending peace had
been current in Jassy for some time
but the queen absolutely refused to
believe that any arrangement with
Germany was possible and continued
her work of encouraging and inspir-
ing her beloved soldiers. One of her
principal objects on this journey was
to make sure that the officers and
their resolve to fight to the last in
defense of the cause which she cher
ished so dearly.
1t was only four days before the
opening of peace negotiations when
she left Jassy on the royal train for
village just behind the front. Dur
ing the next three days she travelled
by automobile about three hundred
miles, back and forth over the no.
mile front which the Rumanian army
was then occupying. She passed
through scores of little villages, all
devastated by artillery fire or aerial
bombardment, many of them bearing
the indelible mark Of the German in
vader, who had occupied them but
had been driven cut by, the Rumanian
troops. g~y -
The picturesque little churches,
built generally of spotless white lime
stone, seemed to have been particu-
lar marks for the vandalism of the
Germans, who had not even spared
the village cemeteries, where scores
Of graves spoke mutely of the ravages
of typhus and typhoid and also of the
heroic defense made by the Rumanian
army. Man yof the villages were abb
solutely NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were de-
serted by all except handful Of per-
sistent peasants.
Occasionally a family could be seen
packing up it's meagre household
goods for departure northward. Every
thing which they could not carry with
them they were burying in their gar
dens, confident that one day they
would come back to their homes.
Famine stalked everywhere; chill
dren went barefoot through the snow
covered streets; everyone was gaunt
and emaciated. In the army. however,
the food supply was still fairly good.
and most of the soldiers were we'll
clad and well housed. Meat was
served to the troops two or three
times a week, and when In the front
line the soldiers had excellent dugouts
with straw mattresses and wooden
blankets The dug-outs were warm
and comfortable even on the coolest
days.
The soldiers everywhere greeted the
queen with the utmost enthusiasm and
affection. There could be no doubt
that she was idolized by the rank and
file OF the whole army, and her In
tense interest in their welfare was
shown on every mile Of the three days
journey. Every Rumanian officer
carried photograph Of the queen and
many Of these bore her personal sig
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well woman and the next September /
gave birth to q healthy baby boy"
Mrs. SALLIE JAYNEs, 81 Lyon St.
Anderson, S. C.
The letters which we are constant ly
publishing from women In every section
of this country prove beyond question
the merit of this famous root and herb
medicine, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
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was oIl OEkoIiiC oiS
placement / would
have pains so badly
that they would have
to put hot clothes on
me and give m Q
morphine. The doc
tor said ] w ould
never be any better
without an opera
ton and i w o u Id
new er b ave any
children without it.
A n e ig h bor who
knew what your
medicine would do
, advised me to give
Lydia E. Pinkham 3
Veg e table Com
pound a trial. j did
- nrl ~ w,,aIn ma a
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IT STOPPED
MY SUFFERING
Said Mrs. Jaynes, Speaking
of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Anderson, S. CT got into an aw-
full condition with what the doctors said