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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-20
THE GREAT BRIDGE.

What are we going to do with our ''bridge
across the Atlantic?'
We have that bridge" built by hundreds of
thousands of shipbuilders in scores of shipyards
on both sceans, the Gulf and Great Lakes.
The lumber used in building ships, according to
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and what has
been cut ready for shipbuilding would make a
bridge over the Atlantic ocean SO feet wide. With
the lumber which has gone into tugs and barges
we could build sides on the bridge three and a
half feet high.
That's our bridge. What will we do with it
now?
ct ought to carry live stock, dressed meats,
packing house products poultry, game, fish, wool,
hides, leather, grain, flour, cotton, hay, fruit,
vegetables, lumber, manufactured goods, COAL
COKE" answered Edward n. HURLEY, chairman of
the U. S. Shipping Board.
This bridge will have to bring back our soldiers
The shipping board has already made plans for
the comfortable return of American boys. The
troops were sent over by the aid of the British
government, about 60 per cent going across in
British ships. These ships, it is believed, will be
turned into British trade channels Immediately,
and American ships will have to take of the
soldiers return. This, Hurley has announced, can
be done as the War Department may direct.
Our new Merchant Marine, second to none on
earth, will cost 81 900 900, 900 when all ships now
laid down are completed. Private enterprise does
not want to pay this full charge. At meeting
of the National Foreign Trade Council it was de-
cided to ask the government to strike out large
portion of the shipbudng cost.
''Manfestly, the correct procedure is that in
Dictated by the chairman of the shipping board in
his suggestion that the valuation of the vessels
be written down and that portion of their cost
be charged off to war service" insists James A.
Farrell, president of the United States Steel Cor
poration, who presided at the council.
Federal ownership and operation of the Mer- |
chant Marine is receiving attention, both from
those who advocate it and the private interests |
who oppose such solution for the bridge-across-
the-Atlantic problem
Hog Island may be the first step taken in pub |
lie ownership. That immense shipbuilding yard |
may be turned into vast system of docks and |
piers to bring Philadelphia back as one of Ameri-
cas- greatest shipping ports.
Howard Coonley, general manager of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation, suggests that Hog
Island be taken under the joint control of Penn
sylvana and Philadelphia
Fear that German interests, directly or indi-
rectly, may buy Amercan-built ships and trans
fer them to German or neutral flags lead advo-
Gates of government control to point out that
strong argument for government retention of |,
ships. II
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-20
BRITISH SHIP is
SUNK BY GERMANS

London, Nov. 19.-British admiralty
statement this evening says that the
British mine sweeper Ascot was tor
doed and sunk by a German Subma-
rine November 10th off the north
east coast of England. F'ifty-three
members of the crew were drowned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-20

The influenza epidemic in the United States
reaped bigger death harvest than the great war
did in the American armies, according to the lat
ter figures issued by the government. The war
casualty list including the list released November
II, places the total war deaths at 27,789, which
compilation includes those lost at sea, those who
died natural deaths, who were killed in action or
died of wounds outside the United States, while
the deaths due to influenza and pneumonia fol-
lowing influenza from September Ia to November
10 in the United States total 81, 3O6, or three
times the number of overseas war casualties
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-20
HOUSING BUREAU TO
MOVE TO NEW OFFICE

The United States Registration and
Housing Bureau, of which A. S. Ed
wards is manager, will move it's hetd-
quarters today from the city hall to
the chamber Of commerce
The secretary Of the chamber of
commerce, Mrs. A. r. Beck, is also a
representative of the bureau and the
combination of the bureau and the
commercial body will greatly facili-
tate the work
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-20
PAY $I.OO WEEKLY

Clothing for Men and Women.
Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Waists,
Etc. Largest and Oldest Credit
House. Reasonable, Reliable and
Confidential. Gentry-Strickland
Co., 26 S. Palafox st.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-20

Walruses are now being killed for their hides
in ever increasing number. Warus leather is the
toughest known, next to the elephant and rh-
noceros. BESIDES being made into heavy boots
for trench wear 1T makes the best of polishers
for big guns
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-20
AMERICAS JOB.

Making task for Titans Making
peace is no job for pigmies. Americas peace
makers must needs be big men.
| That is, large-minded, broad-vsioned men.
| This peace must be a lasting peace
There must be no roots of bitterness left
pulled to tester future strifes.
| The peace conference must of necessity deal
with dynamic problems.
| Territorial readjustments. Self-government
aspirations of peoples.
| Reparation for wanton distinctions.
| Freedom of the seas.
| These are the minor questions that the peace
conference must consider and settle.
Minor because there are other, larger issues.
| Reduction of ornaments.
Freedom of trade.
League of nations to maintain peace.
These are maj or matters.
On their righteous determination depends the
future of humanity, the well-be.ng of the COM
mon man.
Give us as Americas voices who can visual
lie the good of future generations.
Men who can see beyond the immediate today
and catch the blush of tomorrows dawn.
The future disposition of Germany's colonial
possessions is one of the most important prob
lens with which the peace conference will have
TO deal. Inc colonies ana dependencies poSSeSSeu
by Germany before the war totaled more than
100000 square miles in area. German East
Africa, situated Immediately to the south of
British East Africa, has an estimated area of
384, 100 square miles. Only little smaller is
German Southwest Africa, which has area es-
timated at nearly $4,000 square miles. There is
in addition the Cameroons, in West Africa, with |
an area of 100000 square miles. Other of the !
German foreign possessions are the Caroline and
Marshall Islands, in the Pacific Ocean; Togoland,
lying between the Gold Coast Colony on the west
and Dahomey on the east; Kiao-Chau, German
protectorate in the Chinese province of Shan
tung; the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north |
of the east part of New Guinea; the so-called |
Kaiser Wilhelm Land, which is portion of New
Guinea, and several islands of the Solomon group
All of these possessions are now in the hands Of
either Great Britain or Japan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11

An application Of heavy oil to the
joints of fountain pen VIII effectively
overcome the oozing out Of ink at
these places, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine The types of fountain
pens, having points which disap-
pear by turning a section of the
barrel, sometimes leak because Of
wear. To remedy this, soak the
pen in warm water and permit to
dry, particularly inside. Then apply
oil on the spindle that is revolved.
Heavy cylinder oil is the best for the
purpose. The lubricant should be
worked through the bearing from end
to end. The pen is then refiIled and
excess oil wiped Off.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11
Pancakes Muscle Makers.

1t is a common mistake to suppose
that to get the necessary strength to
do hard manual labor a heavy meat
diet is necessary. This is far from
correct. Muscular labor does not ma
terially affect the demand for minerals
and proteins, but rather for starches,
fats, and sugars. Therefore any adj
ditional wastage through muscular eff
fort could be much better repaired by
pancakes and strip than by roast beef,
for as much moisture and heat are
wasted as tissue, so it is fuel that is
required. Science Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11
Shortest Railroad.

You have heard Of shortest railroads
before. Always they're the most alb
breviated ever. But off-band one
Mont. It has a railroad only 100 feet
long. It connects the Northern Pacific
with the c. NJ & st. P, and is used
as a transfer. It has no equipment,
no employees, and no stations, yet the
company that owns it gets 80 cents
for every car that passes over its rails.
Sixteen thousand have done SO thus
far. Think of it.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11
Egyptian Reed Pipes.

Specimens of Egyptian reed pipes,
some of them more than 5000 years
old, have found their way into the
museums. In them are, perhaps, to
be found the secrets of those scales
which are all that survive of a must
cal art too ancient for history. One
writer assumes that the instinct for
harmonious proportions and symmetry
possessed by primitive man led him to
place the holes at equal distances
along his reed pipe. Thus system
Of scales came into being quite natur-
ally by purely mechanical means.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11
How Many Cubic Feet in Ton of Coal?

Here is a little information which
will help you to solve the vexing prob
lem that is apt to be hardy annual,
that is, how much coal to order in
order to fill the bunkers, but without
having to put some in an old barrel in
the clubhouse. A ton Of egg coal con-
tains from thirty-two to thirty-eight Gu
bic feet, averaging about thirty-fve. By
measuring the cubical contents Of your
bin you will be able to estimate how
much to order to fill them. This may
be done by multiplying together the
length, breadth and depth of your bin.
Popular Science Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11
Much Different.

After q woman has been married a
month or two she discovers that see
ing a man only Wednesday and Sun
day evenings is a vastly different prop
osition from seeing him every day in
the week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11
Invented Duplex Telegraph.

DR.. Wilhelm Ginth of Austria in-
vented the duplex telegraph in 1858,
by which two messages were sent over
one wire, one message in each direc-
ton. at the same time. Carl Fischer
of Hanover improved the system in
1854, and Joseph B. Stearns of Boston
perfected it in 1872.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11
Plain Facts About the Meat Business

The Federal Trade Commission in it's recent
port profits that the five large packers have been
profteering that they have monopoly of the market
These conclusions if fair and just are matters
only those engaged in the packing
business but O every other citizen of our country.
The figures given on profits are misleading and
packers have unsupported by
the facts
The packers mentioned in the report stand ready
to prove their profits reasonable and necessary.
The meat business is one of the largest Ameri-
Any who would amiarize himself with its
details be prepared for large totals.
The report states that the aggregate profits OF
large packers $4,000 for the three years.
This sum is compared with $10,OOOOO0 as the
average profit for the three years before the making
appear that the profit S21 100000 greater than the
profit.
This compares three year profit with a
year proha manifesty unfair method Of 1t is not
only meadg but the Federal Trade Commission apparently has
made a mistake i'll the figures themselves.
The aggregate three-year profit Of $140,0OO,OOO
half billion dollars 1t
each dollar Of saesor fraction of
per pound Of product.
Packers profits are negligible factor in prices
of live No other large business is conducted
such small margins Of profit.
Furthermore and this is very important--only
portion this profit has been paid in dividends The bal
put the businesses It had you
consider the problems the packers have had to
sove--and solve quickly during these years.
To conduct this business IN war times with
higher necessity of paying three times the tor
prices stock has required the of two three times
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11

subscription August 1913 will be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-11

the ordinary amount working capital 1he additional rOh makes
only fair this and as has been stated the larger portion
the has been used finance huge stocks of goods
provide additions and improvements made by the
demands of our and navy and the Allies
If you are a business man you will appreciate
the significance these you unacquanted with bust
talk this with business acquantanceW1h
your banker aynd ask him profits of the packing
dustry any other large industry the present time
No evidence is offered by the Federal Trade
support the that the large packers have
monopoly The Commissions shows the large number
and Importance of other packers
The packers mentioned in the statement stand
ready prove fair minded person that they in keen
prices
If this were not true they would not dare to
make this positive statement
Furthermore, government figures show that the
the account for only about
one-third of the business of the country.
They wish it were possible to interest you IN the
details business Of how for instance they sell
dressed beef for less than the cost of the live ANIMAL owing to ut
zaon prouct and Of the wonderful story of the methods OF
throughout this broad land we'll other countries
The five packers mentioned feel justified in CO.
operating with each of together presenting this
public statement.
They have been able to do a big job for your
government nee they have all time demands
promptly completely and they willing trust their to
the "Reminiscences American people with the facts before
them
Armour and COMPANY
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
RAT is FRIEND OF MINERS
Workers Warned Of Coming catas-
trophe When the Rodents Leave
Tunnel-Are Fed by lien.

Investigators of mining conditions
and the peculiar dangers to which
miners are subjected recently have
taken much interest in the practice
Of Western gold miners to make pets
Of the rats which commonly infest
mines. On the mother lode of Cali
fornia 1t has been found that the
miners invariably feed the rats and
take care of them, believing that the
rodents are n source OF protection
against accident, says Our Dumb AMI
mails. This is due, the men say, to the
instinct of the rats, which warns them
when tunnel is unsafe. And when
the rats leave II tunnel it Is almost i'm.
possible to get the miners to work
there. This recalls the belief among
sailors that rats will leave n doomed
ship. The miners also have found that
rats are much more susceptible than
humans to the dangerous gnses that
80 often cause loss of life in the mines.
Long before the miners themselves are
affected by these gases the rats be-
come sick and show symptoms OF dis
tress. So the men keep close watch
Of the rats good health.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
MADE GERMAN AIRMAN SORE
That Opponent Did Not Adhere to Or
dInary Rules Of Fighting Seemed
to Him Unfair.

Set strategy doesn't always work.
But the German mind can't understand
anyone's abandoning II fixed method.
THE sOrest nun l have ever seen,
said an American aviator. was Lieu
tenant Nteinkopf, the star Boche flyer.
when ho was nIpped by Lieutenant
Avery. Meinkopf was Baron RlchtOf-
ems successor and the best flyer that
Germany had left.
"When Avery tackled him. he aban-
tlOned all set principles of air strategy.
simply sailed in and opened fire with
out indulginE In preliminary maneuv-
ers. He brought his man down In
about three seconds, and this was his
first BOche battle.
"When Meinkopf landed, he was
purple with rage. and as far ns could
make out his main complaint could he
translated In this fashion:
"'What kind of flying is this. any
how Paris Stars and Stripes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
SWAlR-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thou
sands upon Thousands Of distressing cases.
Swamp Root, 4 physicians prescriptio for
special diseases, makes friends quickly be.
cause it's mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. 1t is a gen
tie, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
um and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
Calculating Youth.

Margaret's uncle had taken party
of small children nutting, and when
they were to distribute the nuts he
told one of the boys to give each child
so many handfuls. Margaret would
not accept the nuts from this boy, say
ing she wanted her uncle to give the
nuts to her. He felt little flnttered
to think she would take them from
no one but himself and asked why she
felt that way. She came over to him
and whispered: "'Cause, uncle, your
hands are bigger"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
$4,000 TO COME HlME
Pershlng Picks 3,451 officers and ~
663 Men for Immediate Return
From France

From France.
Washington.-Four divisions in their
entirety, and major units of eight other
divisions Of the American army In
France have been designated by Gen
eral Pershing for an early return
home. These troops. with other spe-
cial units. General March. chief Of
staff, announced Nov 80, total 3.451
officers and 1868 men.
New figures on the American army
casualties announced by the chief of
staff, showed total of 262 1893. exclu
sive OF prisoners. The total. which ex-
ceeds that made public a week ago by
$4,000, covers all losses to Nov. 26.
Orders have been issued. the chief
of staff also said, for the demobiliza-
ton of 649.000 men in camps and can
tonments in the United States.
BY the end of December. General
March indicated, probably 100000 to
$4,000 members of the expeditionary
forces will have returned to this coun-
try.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05

box Of imported GOLD MEDAL Aaar.
lem OIL Capsules. They are pleasant
and easy to take. Each capsule con-
tains about one dose Of I'VE drops.
Take them Just ike you would any
pill. Take a small swallow Of water
If you want to. They dissolve In tho
stomach. and the kidneys soak up tho
oil like sponge does water. They
thoroughly cleanse and wash ont the
bladder and kidneys and throw OF the
inflammation which Is the cause of
the trouble. They will quickly relieve
those stifrened Joints. that bsckache.
rheumatism. lumbago. sciatica. gall
stones. gravel, "brfckdust." etc. They
are an effective remedy for all dis
eases Of the bladder. kidney, liver.
stomach and allied organs. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money II You are not satisfied after a
few days use. Accept only the pure.
original GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules. None other genuine.-Adx
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
Tho Juvenile Mind.

1.-The Romans built well-paved roads
leading from Rome TO all important
points of the empire" father WIS say
ing, in illustrating point he was max
ing concerning ancient history, which
the elder daughter was studying
"rhese roads were about Is feet wide
and"
"Mercy me-" interjected the seven
year-Old daughter, ''if they were only
Is feet wide automobiles could not
pass each other unless they bsrely
crept alongl"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
GOODBYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

For centuries all over the sworld
GOLD MEDAL Harlem OIL has af-
forded relief In thousands upon thou
sands of cases OF lame back, lumbago.
sciatica, rheumatism. gallstones, grav-
ell and all other affections of the kid
neys, liver, stomach. bladder and al
lied organs. 1t acts quickly. 1t does
the work. 1t cleanses your kidneys
and purifles the blood. 1t makes q
new man. new woman, Of you. It
frequently wards OF attacks Of the
dread and fatal diseases of the kid
neys. 1t often completely cures the
distressing diseases Of the organs Of
the body allied with the bladder and
kidneys. Bloody or cloudy urine. sed-
iment, or "brickdust" Indicate an un-
healthy condition.
DO not delay a minute II your back
aches or you are sore across the lOins
or have difficulty when urinating. Go
to your druggist at once and get q
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
How They conxerssd.

An American liason officer who
knew little French and French artil-
lery officer who knew little English
had important business together dur
Ing the height Of the recent fighting.
Henri" said the commandant to q
young sergeant. II have seen you talk.
ing to Americans several times. Can
you speak English?"
mo, mon commandant." answered
Henri simply.
For all that. Henri and the Ameri-
can officer were soon engaged In viva
ciOus conversation. At its conclusion
the cOnmandant turned to Henri.
but you speak English very WE'LL"
he said.
mo, mon commandant," Henri still
insisted I'VE were talking Ia Ger
man.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
up to Date,


Secretary Lane, speaking of the way
In which the war has changed our
viewpoint of life, tells the following !:
They were to be married shortly and
now they were sitting In the study
meditating on the blissfulness of fu-
turity.
"Algy," said the girl suddenly.
"every morn you bring me violets
which Mt even you have culled. don't
your"
II do" responded the ever faithful,
"let them cost what they WILL"
i've been thinking" continued the
girl, that II you would send beef
steaks and mutton chops instead 1t
would make lot bigger hit with IA
ther and mother, and be lot cheaper
for you. too"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
catarrh cannot Be CURED

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease.
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
1t 10 taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
10 composed of some. Of the best tonics
known. combined with some OF the hest
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
Of the Ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won-
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists TIC. Testimonials free.
r. ]. Cheney 4 Co.. Props, Toledo. O.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
DandruM ard itehlna.

To restore dry, falling hair and get rid
Of dandruff. rub Cuticura Ointment
into scalp. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For
free samples address, ''Cuticura, Dept
K, Boston," At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
NocaIization.

II should think your conscience
would remind you that it's wrong to
demand such II salary"
"Oh, no" answered the prima donna.
The still. small voice of conscience Is
very well In Its way. But nobody buys
tickets Mt the box Office to listen
to It,"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
Precautionary Measure.

Mrs. Flatbush-Will you tack down
hat carpet for me, dear. before ycu go
'ut to play golf?
MFR. Fiatbush-No. I guess I'll go and
ave my game first.
Mrs. Flatbush-Why not lay the car
vet before you go, dear?
Mr. Flatbush-Because I can smash
ny thumb after I've had my golf, but
smash my thumb before playing
IN afraid 1t would put me off my
game. love.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-05
Man and Woman slain in Hotel.

Denver.-Maud Dahl, 23, and Jerry
Miragowski, 35, were killed, and Earl
Parker, 26, is at the county hospital
with a bullet through his right lung,
and the police are looking for Joe Sosa
Who is alleged to have done the shoot
ing at the girls room in a hotel at
1928 Lawrence street.