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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
ANOTHER HUGE.
ship ATTACKED
BY SUBMARINE
cUNARD LINER AuRENiA, VESSEL
OF 13,4o0 TONS, HIT BY TORPE-
DO BUT BELIEVED WILL MAKE
PORT SAFELY
get into them.

New York. Feb. THE Cunard liner
Aurenian, t3,40o tors wasfstorpedoed
by a German submarine within the
last As hours while bound for the
United States it was learned from OFF,
cials of the Cunard line today.
Although badly damaged by the ex-
plosion, the ship was not sunk and is
believed to be making her way back
TO port with the assistance of govern :
Incnt vessels, it was said. The ship
carried but little cargo.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
Secretary B Baker Issues
Statement on Sinking
of Tuscania.
FRESH CHALLENGE
TO CIVILIZED WORLD"
Promises Details to Public
as Rapidly as They Are
Received Here.
Associated Press.

washington, Feb. Z. - Secretary
Baker issued the following statement:
"The sinking of the Tuscania brings
us face to face with the losses OF war
in it's most relentless form. 1t is .
fresh challenge to the civilized world
nv an adversary who has refined, but
made more deadly the stealth OF the
savage in warfare. We must win TINS
war and will win this war. Losses
like this unite the country in sympathy
with the families of those who have
suffered loss; they also unite US to
make more determined our purpose II
press on.
'As rapidly as details come in. they
will be given to the public, in order
to relieve anxiety where possible ana
notice will be sent as promptly as
possible TO those whose sons arc
BROTHERS have been added to the ma
TONS heroic dead.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
Ten Beautiful Floats, Typi-
flying the Allied Nations,
to Be Seen Tuesday.
PARADE TAKES
PLACE TUESDAY
Army and Navy, Civil Off.
GERS, Patriotic Organiza-
tons Take Part Therein.

Composed of. ten beautiful floats,
several bands. military escorts from
the army, navy, and marine corps.
with officials from the air station and
forts, and county and municipal offf-
GERS the makeup of the patriotic car
nival pageant 10 be held next Tuesday
afternoon was announced yesterday by
the Board of Directors.
The floats are considered some OF
the most beautiful both in subject
and execution, ever built in Pensacola.
Typifying, as they do, the Allied ma
tions they lend themselves at once ~
brilliant decorative effects, and pa
triotic motif.
Following is the parade in the or
der OF march:
Police escort
Deep Water City Band.
Army and Navy officers accompanied
by directors of the Carnival Associa-
tion.
City and county officials.
Patriotic League
Fort Barrancas Band.
L. s. Army.
Naval Band.
II. s. Marines
u. $. Navy.
Floats.
America.
II. s. Army
II. s. Marines-
u. S. Navy.
France.
Great United Shows Concert Band.
England.
Italy.
Belgium.
Greece
All Nations.
The parade win form on West Gar.
Gen street, right resting on DeVilliers
and will start promptly at O'Clock
headed by Grand Marshal Felo Nc
Allister.
All details for the celebration have
been worked out and the members of
the Carnival Association believe id
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
ADDITIONAL JUDGE
IN SOUTHERN DIST.
Washington Bureau
The Pensacola Our nal

washington, d. G.. Feb SENATOR
Fletcher called up in the senate today
and secured the passage of his bill
authorizing the resident TO appoint
additional Judge Of the district court
of the United States for the South.
ern District of Florida
The business of this district has
grown to such proportions that Judge
Call, although a very active and CAP
able man. has been unable TO keep up
with il. There has been so mu IN
criminal business in the district that
civil cases have accumulated and have
got greatly behind. The bill is ex
pected 10 pass the house this session
also.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
VOLUNTEER AS NURSES.

Women volunteer nurses at Larne
attended to slight injured men. Wards
were inprovised in hotels. Thirty
seriously injured men were despatched
TO local hospitals. The resources OF
l.arne were taxed to the utmost -
provide food and clothing for the sur
vivors
One of the men. who swan about
two hours before he was rescued.
iokiagIy said he had had enough
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
OF TRANSPORTS SINKING,

London, Feb. THE following Off
ciaI comm unication was given ont
carly this morning:
"The Anchor liner Tuscania, Captain
T. l.. Henderson, was torpedoed on the
night of the fifth OF February off thu
Irish coast while carrying United
states troops.
Following are the approximate
number saved:
United states military ofticers &c;
men 1885.
Grew, officers 16; men 125.
Passengers g.
Not specified 80.
THE total number aboard 2,39I.
Total saved 2,1S7.
THE foregoing are approximat ,
fi1ures but as correct as can be Civ
en- at present"
soATsWAiN TELLS STORY.
Thomas smith of Glasgow, a bat
swain's mate on. the Tuscania, said
the steamer was proceeding to an
English port under convoy. AT 5:+5
O'Clock on Tuesday evening he con-
tinued, ssI was in No. / room talking
with a fellow boatswain when 1 hear'l
a terrific explosion and felt the YES
sci heeling over.
I'VE commenced lowering boats on
! the starboard side. The soldiers were
lined up on the deck waiting for the
| boats Unfortunately many jumped
overheard.
'T found the boat at No. station
| to which / proceeded, had been blown
to pieces 1 then helped TO get boats
ga 9-B and &C away with full COM
plements and the second officer got
boats / to safely away. After see
| ing these launched l proceeded to the
other deck where L launched raft
| I picked up Il soldiers and two of the
ships company who We're swimming
about We had no oars and had tc
| paddle along with our hands. We were
picked up at . O'Clock in the evening
and landed Wednesday morning"
| The first survivors were landed a.
1880 o'clock Wednesday morning. From
then until a. many patrol boats
4 arrived, each bringing a full copie-
ment OF survivors, the number oi
4 whom by that time had reached $50
including 40 members of the crew.
| All the medical men at Larne, or
the Eastern coast of Ireland whert
some OF the survivors were landed
/ We're requisitioned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
FLETCHER ASKS u. S.
EXHIBIT AT FAIR
fspeciaI to The JournaIy

w ashington, ID. c., Feb. 7.-Sen-
ator Fletcher submitted an amend
ment in the senate today TO the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, proposing
to appropriate $4,000 to enable the
secretary of agriculture to cooperate
with and make an exhibit at the pan
american international farm and live
stock exposition at Jacksonville.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
STEWARD TELLS WHAT
HAPPENED AFTER EXPLOSION

Bella bt, Ireland, Feb. 7.-One Of the
stewards on the Tuscania, name
Houston, whose home is in New York,
was near the engine room when the
explosfon occurred. He had much Diff
acult+ in reaching his boat station,
ovvinsk to the list to starboard.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
A Proclamation by the Governor.


Whereas, the United States have
recognized the Boy Scouts of America
as vital war service agency and re-
peated appeals for service Of our Boy
Scouts having been made by President
Wilson and Secretary McAdoo. the
need for scout troops being as great
" needed for the real task which they
can perform as the soldiers on tho
firing line.
Therefore, !, Sidney ]. Cats, Gov
ernor of Florida, do hereby proclaim
Anniversary Week, February sth -
18th, the time set apart for National
Scout Campaign TO raise men and
money. as the period for National
Scout Campaign in Florida to help III
raising one hundred thousand men
and two hundred thousand dollars, in
order that Ievery town and city may
have Scout leaders and auxiliaries TO
assist them
In testimony whereof, ! have here
unto set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of the state of Florida. At Talia-
hassee. the Capital. the sixth day OF
! February, A. d. 1918.
SIDNEY ]. CATS, Governor.
Ry the Governor,
I! Attest:
IL CLAY CRAWFORD
Secretary Of state
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
DESTROYER SINKS DIVER
WHICH SANK TUSCANIA
VESSEL CLOSED IN ON
ENEMY SEA SLINkER AND TO
ALL APPEARANCES WAS VIC
ToRIOUs.
Associates Press.

Londonderry, Ireland, Feb. THE
submarine which torpedoed the .Tus-
cania was attacked by a DESTROYER. An
American officer gave an intimation
that the submrine VS. destroyed.
This officer was one of the last to
leave the Tuscania. He gave the As
sociated Press vivid account of the
disaster.
The second torpedo fired by the sub
m rine MISSED its mart. he said. The
destroyer who evss behind the liner,
dashed off toward the submarine usin..
a bomb dropping device. The claim is
made that the submarine was done in"
IN by the bombs thus exploded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08

The rescued were landed at widely
separated Irish and Scotch ports, and
while all reports tell of elaborate ar
raneements for their care and COM
fort, urgent instructions to represen
tatives of the war, state, and navy de-
partments that full details of disaS
ter and a complete record of the saved
be sent at the earliest possible mo-
ment tonight, had brought only meagre
responses According to the war de-
partment's official report, the total IS
missing from the 2,3a7 persons aboard
the liner was 210 of whom lib Were
United states troops, and - We're
members of the crew and passengers
Virtually no story of the sinking has
reached the government through OFT
cial channels Dispatches from the
London embassy and other sources -
far have been confined to terse state
ments Of the number saved. Press
accounts consequently are read witt
more than ordinary interest by every
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
NATIONAL SCOUT
DAY PROCLAIMED
BY The GOVERNOR

Tallahassee. Fla, Feb. 7.--(Special):
The following proclamation has been
issued by Governor Sidney J. Cats:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
THE WEATHER.

Fair Friday and Saturday, except rain
Saturday northwest portion, light Vari-
able winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, IS de-
grees; lowest, SO degrees.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-18
BLUE MOUND LOCAL ITEMS.

The rain We had the first Of the week
sure did make the wheat go to grow
ing and the farmers go to working.
Most Of the farmers nov have their
ground ready for the spring row crop.l
V. +. Hurt, from Balko, spent the
last two days OF last week at Blue
Mound holding the eight g,ade exam.
ination.
Mrs. Crisp was absent from school
last week on account of sickness. We
think she will be able to come back
this week, we hope so at least.
b. s. Holland vent to Beaver las,
week and while on the trip lost two
30 3 1-2 castings off Of his car. The
roads was so rough and muddy he
could not tell when they came off and
consequently never found either OF
them.
Miss Ada Bobbitt, one OF the Blue
Mound High school pupils, has accept.
ed a poaition as clerk in Geo. X. Rag.
sdale's store at Gray.
The Red Cross is busy working a,
Gray. II they are not sowing they are
out after the men to buy Liberty
Bonds. Hurra Hurra for the Red
Gross
Miss Virgie l.. Manney, one OF the
Blue Mound school teachers, has mov.
ed her boarding place to Mrs. Geo
Muir's.
Neal Hurget left Gray last week for
Iowa on visit. He has been called
for the army the 22nd of this month.
Literary was held at Blue Mound
again last Friday night. 1t will be
held every two weeks. 1t will not be
long until school is out then we can
work.
Nealy Nelson has rented place and
gone to farming for himself. He said
he couldn't have any luck with the
girls because they all said he didn',
need a cook yet, go he decided he
would try bachelor life for while and
see If they would change their mind
Watch out girls, old maids and school
teachers.
Albert Shuster visited II. II. Beatty
and family last Sunday.
The Bashful Boy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-18

Miss Carrie Le,ton Was the guest Of
Mrs. John Swallow Saturday. She
was one Of the county school examip-
ers and reports they finished grading
papers at 2 :23, April 18th.
Glen Garland, who has been stay ing
at the Oscar Criswell farm, was called
to the co!ors. Sunday. April l4th. He
left Mo"dsy for Oklahoma City where
he will be assigned paval service. He
volunteered some months ago.
Fine intermittent showers have been
falling since Friday which will put the
ground in fine condition for planting,
The heaviest rain fell on Sunday.
No Sunday school on account of the
i rain. All services for the day suffered
but no one complained as the rain was
very timely.
Mrs. Kroeger, asst stsnt Supsrinten.
dent, will have charge of the s. g.
services April 2lst. Special sppropri-
ate music.
Quite number of our citizens at
tended the Young sale Wednesday.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-18

ing place WAS voted. Workers will al
meet and return their work the fret
Thursdsy In each month. The work
ers will meet with Mrs. August Kroe-
ger May 2nd.
After song and prayer by Mrs. &c.
Boren the society adjourned
Madison Branch. despite the rainy
weather, Saturday. April 13sh. poured
the dollars into the Red Cross treas
my. A. V. Fuller was ably assisted
by Mr. Sperry. of our sister county Red
Cross society. and their sbility to a.
rouse the patriotsm OF the patrons Is
born out by some OF the results. The
services Of Robert Nee berry. Of La
verne, whose efficiency as clerk aided
Newberry Is always a valuable asset
on every Red Cross benefit and his
presence 10 appreciated. The latest
report We have been able to get IL the
proceeds from this sale would be in the
neighborhood Of 10000. We extend
our congratulations. Madison.
IL any of our farmers are boarding
grain they msy take lesson from .
man near Laverne. On Saturday
April 18th, the Laverne Home Guard
visited this home and commandeered
the grain-between three and four
thousand bushels-it is reported. The
needed wagons were kept busy hauling
the grain to market Let the good
work 60 on Some one has said, the
person Who is mean enough to delib.
erately refuse to help the Red Cross
cause or any other that will aid our
soldiers, is helping the Kaiser. That
person is too mean to help anyone.
The Red Cross workers watched in
vain for the message announcing the
return of the H. aver folks. Fairview
is ready for organizing, but already al
work.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-18
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because il contains the
ellknown tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. II acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
PROBLEM IN DISPOSITION
OF BILLION RUBLE NOTES
Allies to Decide Whether to Allow
Issue of Russian Money
Printed in America.

One billion rubles in notes, printed
in this country and sent to Russia, are
being held aboard an American trans
port at Vladivostok awaiting a deci-
sion by the Japanese, British, French
and United States governments as to
their disposition.
News of the arrival of the notes
has been received here. They were
ordered by Russian bank some time
ago.
Rapid changes in government in
Russia made the standing of the bank
question that could not be de-
termined.
The question also arose as to
whether the delivery of the shipment
would further initiate the Russian cur
rency already inflated under the boil
shevik regime, which is still issuing
notes. Originally the bank had a gold
reserve to cover the issue.
The Omsk government, greatly in
need of funds, asked that the bank
notes be turned over to it. The Rus
sian ambassadors at Washington and
Paris joined in the request.
The United States. to facilitate mat
tiers, shipped the notes to Vladivostok
in order to- have them on hand in case
it was decided to deliver them to the
government at OmSk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
SAYS WOUNDED YANKS
ARE GROSSLY NEGLECTED.
Lieut.. johnson, South Dakota Con-
gresham, Wires Complaint to
Secretary Baker.

ABERDEEN. S. D., December 81
Charging that wounded soldiers and
officers who were landed at New York
on the United States ship Maui De-
cember II were treated with gross
negligence and herded like unruly
schoolboys, Lieut.. Royal c. johnson,
South Dakota representative, has sent
telegram to Secretary of War Ba-
ker containing the names Of several
officers and men who he said were
prepared to corroborate his charges.
Lieut.. Johnson said that officers
were sent to casual camps at Camp
Merritt, N. J., instead Of to hospitals,
and were deliberately insulted by
Maj. Gilbert, apparently in charge"
He cited the case Of a sergeant, who,
learning that his father was dying,
was refused a pass.
1.-The conditions complained OF have
not been corrected" said Representa-.
tive Johnson's telegram, "and shall
ask an investigation by the military
committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives in order that wounded sol.
diers returning from France shall at
least receive decent and courteous
treatment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
CRITICISES SECRECY
ABOUT TROOPS IN RUSSIA
Senator Townsend Wants Informa-
ton Regarding American Sol
diers in That Country.

Withholding by government officials
of all information regarding the status
of this country and Russia was criti-
cised during a brief discussion Of the
question yesterday in the Senate.
The debate was opened by Senator
Townsend, republican, of Michigan,
who declared he had received hun
dreds of communications from the
families of a thousand Michigan SOL
diers now in northern Russia, asking
for information regarding them and
seeking to verify reports relative to
their welfare, but that all efforts to
obtain information from the Secretary
of War had failed.
Senator Townsend read from tele-
gram signed by the Michigan war
preparedness board which said that
according to reports received by it a
hundred soldiers had died from in
f1uenza and many others from wounds
while the men were undergoing pri-
vations due to the climate, and were
sleeping in swamps. 1t also said that
according to information received by
it the allied forces in the vicinity of
Archangel are outnumbered fifteen to
one, and are in danger of extermina-
ton unless reinforced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
TERRITORIAL DISPUTES
SHUNNEDBY AMERICA
Policy in European Matters Held
to Be Akin to Principles Of
Monroe Doctrine.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

Cnblegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
PARIS, France. December 30.-The
American policy regarding territorial
disputes in Europe seems at present
to be inspired by something closely
akin to the Monroe doctrine, which
many observers consider obsolete.
Thus when France and England asked
US after the armistice to join them in
a campaign against the bolsheviki we
seemed to have replied that the ques-
them and that therefore we felt
obliged'to refrain.
Similarly when Greece asked us to
support her claims. it is said that we
simply advised her to reach an under
standing with Bulgaria. which would
be like trying to mix fire and water.
President Wilson's attitude so far as
can be OWNED seems to be as follows:
European territorial disputes will not
interest US. They should be settled, if
possible by agreements between the
disputants, but if such agreement fails,
then other disinterested European ma
tons should use their influence to
persuade the disputants to be reason
able.
What we are really interested in are
not petty territorial quarrels, but
great principles like that of the
league of nations which affect the
whole world and are the best guar
antee of future peace. We have stated
the principles which we believe, should
apply to territorial disputes, but we
hesitate to attempt to force their APP
plication.
While this aloofness may be prudent
for the present, I hardly believe that
we will be able to maintain it, for in
the meanwhile the territorial disputes
are becoming more and more acute
and the feeling is running higher and
higher. The longer the allies delay in
declaring to the disputants that they
man to enforce strict application of
the principles of economic equity and
self-determination by carefully SUI
pervised plebiscites, the greater will
be the ultimate difficulties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
THREE BAHLESH|PS
BRING TROOPS HOME

The sailing of three transports and
three battleships serving as trans
ports, bringing back troops from
France, is announced by the War De-
partment. In all. about 200 officers and
$500 men are comprised in the units
aboard the six ships.
The transport Koenigen der Neder-
1anden sailed December 25 for New
port News, and will probably arrive
January with the following troops:
Headquarters 163rd Field Artillery
Brigade; 125th Field Artillery, forty
six per cent to Minnesota, eight per
cent to Iowa, six per cent to Michi-
gan, one per cent to Montana, twenty
per cent to Camp Travis; Casual Com
panies and 1877; Casual Companies
of Marines Nos. 1872 and 1913.
On the transport Powhatan, which
also sailed December rs for Newport
News, where she is due January 4, are
headquarters 59th Field Artillery Bri-
gade, SO per cent Iowa, 80 per cent Ne
braska, 10 per cent Minnesota and 2
per cent each Massachusetts,. South Da-
kota and Camp Cody; 127th Field Artil-
lery Regiment. IS per cent Nebraska,
16 per cent Camp Cody. per cent Camp
Travis, per cent Camp Funston, per
cent Ann Arbor, Mich, one per cent each
North Dakota and Fort Sill, Okla; 115th
Trench Mortar Battery, So per cent CAL
ifornia National Guard camp, 25 per
cent Fort Douglas, Utah, 20 per cent
Camp Lewis; Casual Company No. 8,
sick and wounded 1852.
The battleship Georgia sailed Deem
Der 26 for Newport News and will prob
ably arrive January Z with the 9th
Trench Motor Battalion complete, % per
cent to jefferson barracks, Mo-; 10 per
cent University of Kentucky, II per cent
Clemson College, S. c.; 9 per cent Camp
Buell., Ky; balance scattering; 311th
Trench Motor Battery, 6S per cent Camp
Grant, ILL.,, balance scattering.
The battleship Kansas sailed Deem
Der 26 for Newport News and is sched-
uled to arrive January Z with the 7th
Trench Mortar Battalion, comprising 25
per cent Camp Meade, Md. 81 per cent
Fort Dupont, Del; 16 per cent Univer-
sity of Virginia and the balance scat
tering-3d anti-aircraft sector and cas-
ual companies Nos. 800, 1928 and 1924.
The battleship North Carolina sailed
December &c for New York and will
probably arrive January 8. She brings
the 18th ammunition train headquar-
tiers, Companies F and G, Headquar-
tiers Detachment, ordnance detachment
and medical detachment; 1893 Aero
Squadron and casual companies Nos
POI, 2O2, 203 and 204 of the Marine
Corps.
The transport Pastores sailed De-
cember 26 for Newport News and will
probably arrive January 5. She has on
board Lis sick and wounded, accom-
panied by a medical detachment Of
s officers, 40 men and II nurses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
CHINA WILL ASK RETURN
OF KIAO CHOW PROVINCE

NEW YORK, December 31.-China
will ask of the peace conference the
return of Kiao Chow, the former Ger
man controlled province captured by
Japan early in the war, and read
tustment of international trade rela-
lions to place China on an equal plane
with other nations. Lu Cheng-Chiang,
Chinese minister of foreign affairs and
head of his country's peace commits
sion, declared on his arrival here on
the way to Paris.