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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
All Reports Reaching Washing
ton Indicate Success of
the Brave Defensive.
NO AMERICANS
YET IN ITALY
Gen. Wood May Command Ex-
pedition Once Same Has
Been Figured Out.

WASHINGTON, June 17.--With al
reports today indicating the Austrian
drive at Italy is sharply chccksd, OFF,
GERS here discussed the situation with
increasing optimism, in some quar-
ters. it is believed these operations
may have been decided on the western
front feeling strong. and IL the Aus
trian drive breaks down the Italians
may launch counter aoffensive on large
scale Officials are confident ehe Ger
mans will then rush divisions TO aid
its ally Some Sofficers believe the
shifting of German forces from the
Western front is already progressing.
Secretary Baker stated that no
American fighting units are yet in
Italy Some aviators are training
( t,iere. and American troops might be
sent. but plans of the expedition viii
rot be disclosed. Rumors persist that
General Wood will command the force.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
PrOfiteering Landlord
To Encounter Bumps

the landlords walk over them in this
manner If they can help it, That is
why the Tenants League has been or,
ganized and is daily receiving large
additions TO its membe ship \ mass
meeting of the league has been called
Cor tonight to map out q definite line
of battle.
1t is proposed 10 send a delegation
to Washington TO protest 10 President
Wilson against the "eNorb. .tant rem r
ais which the majority of landlords
are demanding. The president Will be
told that wages have not advanced
rroportionately with rents and that. as
many wage earners have been called
into the army, 1T was unpatriotic OF
landlords 10 take advantage of families
contributing to the defense or the
country"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
PLANS GET ONE
DRAUGHTSMAN IN
LOT OF TROUBLE

NEW ORLEANS, June 17.-E. j.
Tully. a draughtsman employed by the
Emergency Fleet corporation and un-
der arrest In Philadelphia charged
with having stolen plans for concrete
ships. probably will be brought TO New
Orleans for trial with Steve Kraejiesck
on charges OF having conspired to
seize government property and de-
defraud contractors building concrete
vessels. federal offii>ials said today
Kra ejiesck. il was learned, was arrest
ed here recently for having failed to
register and il was said he had been
and is being heldeY orkai cmfwypdlu
inducted into military service and Is
being held at military post near
here.
Officials would not discuss the case
other than TO say that Tully was ar
rested at the request OF local off1cials
OF the department of Justice. 1t WAS
admitted unofficially that both men
were wanted badly by the authorities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
REGISTRATION OF
FEMALE ALIENS S

City Marshal A. Cary Ellis yesterday
started the registration Of female
aliens, and during the day had one APP
plication for such enforced duty. The
woman, it is said, failed to produce
photograph of herself, and as this is
a very necessary essential in this un-
dertaking, she will be required to later
return and complete the registration.
The marshal, in addition to requir-
ing photographs, will also take the
finger prints of every reglstraDt. Yes
terday he provided himself with a
quantity of printers ink, brayer and
a broad bit Of glass in which he Will
spread the ink, to make certain the
clearer outline Of all registrants. This
is very necessary, however, as the law
requires il in every case.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
sUNKEN SHIPS ARE
BEING RAPIDLY SAlVAGED o

London, June l7.-From January,
1915, to the end Of May, 1918. 407
ships sunk by the Germans in British
waters have been salvaged. according
10 details of the admiralty salvage de-
partment made public today
Up TO December, 1917. $50 ships were
recovered. In the present year to the
end of May 147 have been salvaged.
the Increase being due to improved
methods and not 10 the greater activity
of U-boats.
Among the difficulties encountered
has been the emission of poisonous
gases from the rotting cargoes OF
sunken ships which sometimes have
caused the loss of lives. One salvage
ship was torpedoed while working on
a wreck, while sometimes the work OF
weeks is destroyed by a rough sea.
Feats performed by the salvage de-
partment include the raising of a
large collier sunk in u fathoms OF
water and involving dead lift of 81
500 tons.
Another vessel was raised Is faith
oms by the use of compressed air.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
ONLY 80 NAMES
ON CASUALTY LIST

Washington, June 11.-The army
casualty list today contained thirty
nine names. divided as follows:
Killed in action, 8; died OF wounds,
2: died of airplane accident, ! died Of
disease. /: wounded severely. "a:
wounded, degree undetermined, i ; mis-
sing in action, 4.
Officers names We're: Died in air.
plane accident, Captain Harry :.
Gwynne. Tulsa. Okla; severely wound
ed. Captain Albert 6. Tucker, Laredo,
Texas; Lieutenants William r.. Gah-
ring, Mount Vernon. Mo-; Samuel j.
Gilmore, Brooklyn. n. Y.
Wounded, degree undetermined, Lieu
tenant Hugh 6. Thompson. Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
The list includes the following from
southern states: Killed in action. Pri-
vate Henry T. Robertson. Lockport.
La: died OF disease, Private Gearge
Jones. Norwood, La; severely wound
ed, Private Joseph r. Pace, Elizabeth,
La.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
Americans Inflicted Severe Pun
ishment on Picked Troops
of the Kaiser.
MOVEMENT WAS A
WEEK IN PLANNING
Advancing Party Under Fire of
American Guns and Were
Fearfully Slaughtered.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. June lin their attack on
Aiyray on the Tou1 sector Sunday the
Germans hoped to enter the village
and carry Off a large number of pris-
oners, but the-alertness of the Ameri-
can artillery observers completely
overturned the enemy plan. Examina-
ton of the Germans captured in the
fight disclosed rnatstffe enemy planned
the raid a week in advance and that
the 500 special trops who took part
in it were rehearsed behind the British
lines. The enemy plan was to send
forward large party without prepara-
tory artillery fire. This party was TO
take up a position near the American
barbed wire and then send up a sig
nal rocket for a. box barrage to cover
Xivray village and the approaching
communication trenches while the
heavier artillery was to lombard the
village in the rear.
American artillery observers saw a
large number OF Germans creeping
about In No Mans Land and thinking
they composed a large working party,
the artillery signalled for a barrage.
The American artillery and machine
guns went into action imm ediat tely and
before the enemy barrage could get
started. had inflicted heavy casualties
on the unprotected Germans in No
Mans Land and played havec with the
plans for the raiot
The original enSrny plan was for
the attacking party to divide into three
sections and to enter Xivray from three
different directions. Only one section
actually reached the outskirts of the
village but only after it had been cut
up badly by the American barrage fire.
OF these only a small group got into
Xfv-ay, where they were quickly sur
rounded by the Americans and either
captured or killed. Eight prisoners.
including lieutenant. remained in the
Americans hands.
majority of the American casual
ties, which did not include any miss
ing, resulted from the German artillery
fire
Casualties among French civilians
occurred when a German shell burst
near a church as procession of vii
layers was emerging from mass. Many
of the French wounded were cared for
in American hospitals.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE profit
eering landlord who seeks TO fatten his
bank roll by taking advantage of war
time conditions is likely TO encounter
some hard bumps in his road TO quick
riches. The bumps are going to be
strewn along his path by the Tenants
League of Greater New York, which
has been organized with a membership
of 10000 who pay for the privilege OF
dwelling in a rented house and apart
ments in the metropolis. What WITH
lack OF heat last winter, general
boost in rentals this spring, and 5ani-
tor service that in most cases is con-
spicuous by its absence. the tenants
are up in arms. To cap the climax. II
has been learned that a movement is
on foot among the landlords to further
increase the rents this fall.
The tenants do not propose to ie'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
Drastic Liquor Law
Effective In Kentucky

LOUISVILLE. Ky, June 1.-THE
most drastic temperance measure ever
enacted in Kentucky. known as the
become effective tomorrow. Distillers
and dealers are expressing consider
able concern over the probable effects
of the law on their business.
The law was passed by the last Ken
lucky legislature after long debate. It
provides that spirituous, vinous or,
malt liquors. except for medical pur-
poses, cannot be shipped into dry ter
ritory from any point within or without
the state, and provides a heavy pen
atty for its violation. The law also
carries a clause penalizing any person
or persons who receive liquor shipped
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
REPORTS FROM ITALIAN
FRONT ARE ENCOURAGING

Paris, June IL Havas Agency
The reports from the Italian fighting
front are encouraging and the news
papers belive that the enemy will be
checked. The Echo de Paris says the
Austrians may ge repulse which
might be turned into defeat
The Matin declares the present bat
tie is an unquestionable success for
the italians, because the Austrians ap-
pear to have failed
All all the newspapers insist that
serious political consequences in Aus
tria-Hungary will follow check to
the Austrian offensive.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
EOASTING GERMAN PRESS
HAVE SOME WILD DREAMS

wASHINGTON, June 17.-Boasting
and threatening comment in German
newspapers on the appearance or sub
marines off the American coast Is
summarized in a statement issued
from the state department. one paper
after debating the present raid only
tire beginning, adds there may be
s~enes IN the United States to make
the snnrro.y OF Wilson's bones run
cod Another that Americans are al
ready trembling in fear of a German
air attack. The time may be near
hen American ports may be bonn
bqrded
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18

In violation of the act.
The measure was vigorously fought
by the liquor interests, but it was
strongly backed by the temperance
organizations. as well as the Demo-
cratic Forward League, headed by DR..
A. J. A. Alexander, and comprising in
its membership elements of both the
dominant parties.
Even soliciting orders in dry terri
tory is forbidden by the new law. The
chief trouble in the 112 counties in
Kentucky which are now under dry
rule has been the business of boot
Logging" or carrying liquor by hidden
means into the dry sections. Liquor
has been shipped in from other states
In quantities, II Is said, but the new
law reaches all methods of violation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
LONDON PRESS
SAYS FAILURE
ISNOWIMMINENT
AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE is VIEWED
HOPEFULLY, ONE EDITOR SAYING
THAT No MOVEMENT BY ENEMY
BEGAN so UNFAVORABLY.

london. June i7.-The outcome of the
Austrian offensive is viewed hopefully,
even confidently by the newspapers
here. This view is based on the
staunch resistance of the allied defen-
sive and the failure of the enemy to
make anything like a big success in
his initial advance.
1t is admitted that some days must
pass before the results or fighting on
such a great scale can correctly be
judged, but the conviction is firmly ex-
pressed in several quarters that it will
end in failure for the enemy.
Failure" says the Daily News, ION
the first day of these attacks as con-
Quoted on the modern German plan, has
hitherto been fatal, as in the case OF
Nimy ridge, and in the present case
the fact Of failure can hardly be
doubted"
The newspaper cites the opinion of
its correspondent on the Italian front
that no enemy offensive up to this
time has begun so badly, and adds !:
There is strong ground for believing
that an enemy failure is imminent"
The opinion is expressed by several
papers that there is a direct connec-
tion between the initiative of the of
fensfve and internal conditions in
Austria-Hungary. The Daily Express
describes as a gamblers throw. the
most desperate the war has seen,
while the Times declares il Is "a des-
perate attempt to keep up the waning
spirits of such elements of the popu-
lation as still remain faithful to the
established institutions of the Austro-
Hungarian state"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
AMERICAN SHIPPERS TO
GET BONUS EOR MENACE

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Because
OF German submarine activity off the
American coast the shipping board or
edred a bonus of twenty-fiv ,er centh
monthly in wages paid all licensed Of
fcers i'm coastwise West Indian, South
and Central America trade.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
SENATOR ID. u.
FLETCHER ILL

Washington. June i7.-Senator D. u.
Fletcher, OF Florida. is slowly recover
ing from a severe cold. which has kept
him confined to his home for about ten
days. He caught cold on the train on
the way back from voting in the state
primaries. He was able tosit up
short while today and expects to re-
turn to the senate beginning next week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
WOULD MODIFY
RAILWAY RATES

Washington. June FIR Hudson
Burr, chairman OF the Florida railroad
commission, and j. II. Pench. rate ex-
pert OF the commission. are here to ap-
pear before officials OF the federal rail-
RI All administration tomorrow to urge
notifications Of the state railroad rates
recently announced by Director McAdoo
as the apply TO Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
AuSTR'ANs REPORTED
cEORGANIZlNG OFFENSIVE.

pNDoN, June iT.-Austrians are
rec canizing their effectives along the
-3itlsh l'ne and Italian front after the
: everc daseat according to an official
,:rirtsh statement issued tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
CASUALTIES IN
THE MARINE CORPS

Washington. June is.-Totai casual
ties of American marines overseas TO
date are III. according TO summary
Of Major General Barnett the marine
cerps commandant. Killed. los: died Of
wounds. 81; wounded, 533; missing, / !;
prisoner, 1.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
CAPTURES NAN
WHO CAPTURED HIM

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. June I7.-The Germans
captured an American soldier in their
attack on Xivray today but he did not
remain a prisoner very long.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
TURKS OCCUPY
PERSIAN CITY

London. June f7.-Turkish troops
have occupied Tabriz. the second
largest city Of Persia, according to a
Turkish official statement on June IA.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
MAY EXTEND ARMY
DRAFT FROM 1S TO IS


WASHINGTON, June l7.-Support
for Provost Marshal General Crow
der's proposal to extend the army
draft to men between Is and As years
was given toda yby Senator Chamber
lain OF Oregon, chairman of the SEN
ate military committee at hearings on
the s12 100000. 900 appropriation bill.
'T have always advocated having it
apply TO men OF those ages" said Sem
ator Chamberlain. IAN dthink we will
vet come TO It There are lots of men
over 80 who really are doing nothing
and ought to be reached"
Unanimous approval OF the house
provision authorizing the president to
cali all men OF draft age who can be
trained and equipped was votedp by
the military Subcommittee consider
ing the appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON. June 17.-There are
no American combatant troops in Italy
now. with the exception OF "observ-
ing MISSIONS" Secretary Baker said
today H.. reply to questions he said
no announcement would be made of
Americas decision TO send troops to
italy, OF the composition of such an
expedition or OF its strength or COM
mander until the forces had safely
landed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18

Most of the raids We're made in the
east. a large proportion being in New
England. Only offices of firms sus-
pected OF having entered into contin-
gent agreements were visited
It is officially announced that four
OF the indicted men were detected in
negotiations by B. A. Bittan. president
of the Quaker City Raincoat Company,
Philadelphia, who worked with the
in gathering the evidence.
They were arrested and released under
bond. The government will make theirs
a test case, and meanwhile is taking
action against others suspected, az
contracts run into the
hundreds of millions. II proceeds of a
large number OF the shared contingent
fee mean the amount of commissions
can be imagined. commission agents
may be prosecuted under the conspir-
acy statutes. and all contracts made by
them or with their aid subject to an
nuIment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
CONSPIRACY TO
DEFRAUD u. S. HAS
A LOCAL TINGLE

Washington, June t7.-A nation
wide conspiracy between manufac-
turers and contractors agents in
Washington to solicit government
war orders under an agreement to
pay commissions illegally to agents
was disclosed today by the depart
ment OF justice. simultaneously at
o'clock eastern time this after
noon raids We're made of hundreds
Of manufacturers business offices
throughout the United States and
search made of papers showing the
scope of an illegal practice Prac-
tically every large city was involved
in this raid, including Norfolk, Pen
sacoia and Savannah, simultaneous
with raids in Washington.
The grand jury indicted four
Boston men, John Fleming. John
T. Cavanaugh, Eugene Sullivan and
Joseph Kopn, agents, who claimed
to have intimate relations with
army and navy officers, and en-
powered to let contracts and max
ing it necessary to negotiate
through them. No definite indica-
tion OF the officers knowing was
involved. but both Secretary Baker
and Secretary Daniels are making
Investigations in cooperation with
the department of Justice
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18
DO NOT FORGET

THAT WAR SAVINGS STAMPS ARE
NOT FOR CHILDREN ONLY. MOST
OF THE soUANDERING Is DONE BY
GRowN-UPS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-18

Fair Tuesday and Wednesday, sxeep
local thundershowers In north portion
PenInsuiar, light, variable winds.
Highest Temperature yesterday, % de
arees; lowest 90 dearees.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
Cosmos,

Mr.. Thor, whoever he may be, has
provided a genuine and an enjoyable
novelty in Here Comes Eva" the
headline attraction at the Cosmos The :
ater this week, which presents Eva
La Rue. an eccentric comedienne. at
the head of a company of ten pretty
girls, who have been equipped not
only with unique and attractive cos
tunes. but with pretty music inter-
polated with laughable lines. Emily
Smiley and company also have an in
teresting one-act playlet called THE
Circus Girl which employs a dream
for a tense contrast to a happy end
ing. Munford and Thompson. after
making their audiences laugh their
fill over bit of nonsense about "A
Nickel Is a Nickel" astonish them
with well sung and effective songs,
both men having exceptional voices.
The Wilson Aubrey acrobatic comiques
open with the usual horizontal bar
act and close with laughable trav-
esty of a modern wrestling match
Ann Suter entertains with dashing
songs and daring costumes. and Faye
and Jack Smith have a pleasing sing
ing and comedy number. The matinee
photoplay presents William 8. Hart in
"The Bandit and the Preacher" and in
addition a lively Sunshine comedy
and the Hearst-Pathe News are
shown.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
National.

Peace with its blessings and war
with its horrors are blended with ,.
tense and beautiful love story in D.
w. Griff1th's Hearts of the World"
which was shown at the National last
night on a return engagement to
Washington.
That no mistake was made in
bringing. the film back SO soon after
its two-week run at Polls was indi-
Gated by the size of the audience and
the enthusiasm which greeted the pro-
duction.
For this notable film Mr.. Griffith
took the old theme of boy and girl
in love, but with characteristic style
he built up a drama with a background
Of war scenes as spectacular as those
which made his Birth of a Nation" a
success. Realistic views of devas-
tated French homes and wounded
French women and children drew the
tears, while the daring charges of the
allied troops stirred the audience to
almost hysterical applause.
British tanks, liquid flame. poison
gas and other instruments of destruc-
tion are graphically shown. Bayonet
attacks, scouting in mo mans land"
and numerous other daring exploits
of the modern soldier are visualtzed
on large scale.
Lillian Gish as the girl and Robert
Harron as the boy are the outstanding
characters, supported by Dorothy
Gish. Josephine Crowell, Kate Bruce,
Robert Anderson and Jack Cosgrave
Little Ben Alexander. as the baby
brother of the boy, is one of the hu-
man touches of the film.
Music to accompany the picture wa
re:Hered by symphony orchestra of
thirty.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
B. Z. Keith,s

One Of the most realistic, convincing
and effective wartime sketches recently
presented here is being shown this
week at Keith's. under the title OF
Where Things Happen" The sketch is
by Richard Madden and is given under
the direction Of Emily Ann Wellnan and
Jack Morris, who. however, do not ap-
pear in it. Very little scenery Is used.
the effect being obtained through the
clever use OF spotlights. which throw the
characters into view and with q dark
ened background leave the rest to the
Imagination. The sketch opens with two
privates in mo mans land" afer a raid
on the enemy trenches. one being wound
ed and the other doing his best to drag
him back to safety. Then comes the
Hun, crawling along, and, although call
ing out Hammered" Is discovered in
time to be successfully grappled with
The Germans clothing is searched. i'm
portant papers discovered and with tbsm
q gas bomb which explodes, rendering
the Yanks senseless. They finally reyive'
crawl back through the wire entanrie.
ments and eventually find themselves in
. hospital Both are rewarded with pre-
motion and medals. Jim insisting upon
geing "Afty-hfty' on the lattar. which
are bestowed By the French for the cap
~ thA psnssas EutKinsa Ia the
Evening star., 1918-07-02

conversation of the pair is a pretty love
story, both being in love with the same
girl, who turns up as member OF the
Red Cross, and nurses them back to
health. The little company is strong in
acting ability. Scott Moore, as Private
Jim Bradley. Is especially worthy OF
commentator.
T. Roy Barnes and Bessie Crawford re-
turn with new jokes and songs done up
in "A Package of Smiles and made the
laughing hit of the evening. Percy Bron-
son and Winnie Baldwin ran them a
close second in securing the most laughs.
1.-The Wonder Workers." Leon and Com
pany, made hit with mechanical tricks.
''fire and. water" effort bordering on the
marvellous. Nine. Chilson- Ohrman,
prima donna soprano, sang several num-
bers. demonstrating her ability, and two
popular ballads to please the audience.
Other good numbers embrace Van and
Belle, boomerang throwers; Lew Haw-
kins. in a monologue; Moon and Morris.
clever dancers, and the Hearst-Pathe
pictures.