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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
SKIP-STOP RULE
WILL CEASE In
CITY JANUARY, [
uUEL ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES
THIS MEANS OF CONSERVATION
Is NO LONGER NECESSARY.

The skip-stop system OF operating
PENSACOLA street cars will be lifted
January I, according to an announce
iaent made last night. Fuel Admins
uator Wilmer Hayward has an
aounced that after that date, it is his
opinion that the system is no longer
hecessary as an emergency fuel saw
ing plan.
Mayor Frank Sanders announced
sone time ago that he would endeavor
nave the Pensacola Electric COM
p'uy return to the normal method OF
V9eFating cars in the city. at the earl
g %%S' possible time. It is announced by
- .i' Sanders that Manager Hanlon of
! '1s street car company will be asked
!" return to the old system of operat-
as at once.
win the restriction on fuel con-
Hplon removed by Administrator
rt,S .aS ward beginning January ], there
- no longer be valid necessity
W Inc electric company to operate
sr, on the skip-stop plan. Dozens of
sgeaiS have been made to the city
o,.s. ,,,E'8Ls in the past few weeks against
r.''Hulng to operate cars on this
a., since peace seems assured. Mr..
set. ward opinion sets at rest specu-
n.1 no" on the legality of the skip-stop
H. There seems no doubt but that
Pan VIII be given up January /.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28

where dock room has been dredged
out to make way for the new dock.
Thomas Johnson an other officials
Of the Bruce Dry Dock company an
nounced last night that the new dock
would care for merchant ships of the
largest size and many war vessels
which use this port. 1t is proposed
to construct the dock so that an adj
dition may be made to it, which would
increase its size to 1900 tons capaci-
ty.
The government finances the con-
struction OF the dock, the sum to be
repaid by the Bruce Dry Dock COM
pany in installments. Although Mobile
and New Orleans are building similar
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
HALF MILLION
|DOUCHBOYS ARE
MUSTERED OUT
MORE THAN SIXTY THOUSAND MEN
IN FOREIGN SERVICE HAVE BEEN
RETURNED TO AMERICA.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Sixty-e eight
thousand American soldiers had been
returned from overseas Devember II.
and slightly more than 100000 in this
country had been mustered out OF
service, members OF the house mill
tary committee was told today st
their weekly conference at the war
department.
Officers are being discharged at d
rapid rate, Chairman Dent said, ex-
planning that $1,000 had been released
since the armistice was signed.
Troop movements from abroad on
ships controlled by the United States
are limited to 10000 men a month.
but the department hopes to increase
this to 100000 or 100000.
War department officials also tola
members of the committee that an in
vestigation by the British OF 1900
German prisoners captured In October
in Northern France and Belgium, re-
vealed that their ages ranged from
1S to 50 years Thirty per cent or
the prisoners were youths from 10 to
20 years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
BLACKWELL CA ElLONGsHOREMEN ON
GOES TO JURY IN STRIKE IN GULF
FINAL CHI A TIE r CITY; TIE-UP O r T.

Panama City, Fla. Dec. 27.-(Spe-
cial AT the night session Of court
the attorney for the defendants, Will
and Robert Blackwell, closed his ar
gument by speaking one hour or
more. He was followed by States At
torney Ira A. Hutchinson. in a two
hour argument.
Attorney Laird made an argument
for the defendants at this afternoons
session, and John P. Stokes closed the
argument for the state soon after 8
o'clock, when Judge Jones charged
the jury and permitted them to go
to supper before being locked in the
jury room.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
RUSSIAN CAR
AND FAMILY ARE
ALIVE? Is CLAIM
HE is HIDING IN A NEUTRAL COUN-
TRY AND THE ALLIES KNOW IT,
SAYS ESCAPED EXILE.

Warsaw, Dec. 27.-(By the Associ-
ated Press. )-"There is no doubt that
the czar and his entire family ara
alive am positive Of this" was
the declaration made to the cores
pondent today by Michael de Tchiha-
tche, nephew Of General Skoropad-
ski, and who has just returned from
the Ukraine after a recent trip to Pet
rograd, Dvinsk, Wilma and Revno.
II cannot reveal where the czar is
because he does not wish it," he ad-
ded "He does not care to be both
cred and he wants to be left alone"
His whereabouts is known to an al
country. Accounts Of his murder at
Ekaterinburg were manufactured by
Trotzky and Lenine for propaganda
purposes.
1T took much money and time and
also the lives Of many officers to ac-
complish his escape. Among the Of
ficers killed was Count Tatichev, the
cars former personal military at
tache who was shot instead Of tho
czar. Documents describing the
cars escape were in the hands OF
German Consul Koenig, at PetroTad,
who forwarded them to Berlin
M. de Tchihatchef said the allies
should send an army Of occupation in
to Russia to re-estabiish a stabl,
government and business conditions.
He said the cost OF living in Russia
was appalling, pound Of butter cost
ing t20 rubles and pair OF trousers
1 600 rubles Frequently there was
no food obtainable at any price.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28

dry docks from private capital, the
local dock will offer facilities which
assure the pre-eminence Of this port
on the gulf.
The shipping board was the final
authority of whom consent was nee
essary before the dock could be au-
thorized. Pensacolians, among whom
are Mr. Johnson, w. Watson. E. f..
Reese, Frank WeIles and C. Sweeney,
have been active for many months in
the attempt to get the dock here, as
have other officers and members of
the Chamber Of Commerce and city
officials. Complete details on the
construction of the dock are expected
to be released at once.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
IT. 8. COURT MEETS
MONDAY; POSTPONE
TODAY'S SESSIONS

The session Of the u. S. court,
which was to have been held begin
ming today, has been postponed until
Monday, Dec. 80, in order to allow
several attorneys interested in cases to
come up, in time to return to Pensa-
cola after the holidays The call for
the petit jurors has therefore also
been changed, according TO informa-
ton given out at the office of the
clerk Of the court Judge Sheppard
is already here for the session.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
FLETCHER TELLS
SENATE SOUTH DID
NOT GET TOO MUCH

Washington, Dec. 27. Senator
Fletcher of Florida, speaking in the
senate today, declared unwarranted
claims that the south had been unduly
favored in awarding war contracts.
Considering all that has been
granted" he said, that section re-
ceived only a small portion" For the
quartermaster's department alone.
Fletcher said, only seven per cent OF
contracts went to southern concerns,
while one Pennsylvania concern re-
ceived more than all the awards CIV
en- southern concerns.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28

Gulfport, Miss, Dec. 27.-Shipping
was practically at standstill here to-
day because of a strike by 40 union
longshoremen. The men quit their
work because their demands for in
creased wages equal to amounts paid
at Mobile and Pascagoula were refus-
ed. Government lumber shipments
are affected. About $50 additional
dock employees will quit unless a set
tIement is arranged before night, it
is stated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
BAKER WILL NOT
RESCIND CHEVRON
ORDER TO TROOPS

Washington, Dec. 27.-There has
been criticism Of the war department
order regarding the wearing Of sill
yer chevrons to denote service only at
home, Secretary Baker said today, but
there is no disposition on the par OF
the war department to change II. The
secretary said, I'm a few years the
United States army will be composed
OF two parts. Those who served in
this war and those who did not
Cheyrons denoting service abroad and
at home will become increasingly yal-
Luable."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
FOR EIGN NATIONS
WANT TOPURCHASE
U. S. SUB CHASERS

Washington, Dec. 27.-Several Euro
pean countries have expressed a wish
to purchase some of the no foot
American submarine cnaSers now in
European waters. Secretary Daniels
said today the boats are being sent
to various ports in order that they
might be inspected, and while the ma
wy department was not particularly
anxious to sell them, it would be will
ing to dispose of quite a number.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TO MEET THIS MORNING

A meeting OF the county commits
sioners will be held this morning In
the courthouse, when the payroll for
the reservation Pensacola road work
will be allowed Clerk James Macgib-
bon announced last night that nothing
but routine business was to come up
at the meeting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
SPANISH v EFT S TO
START FIRST CL u B
IN CITY MONDAY

Spanish war veterans of Pensacola
will establish their first club quar-
ters in their history at the armory
hall Monday night
There will be a card room and 9TH
er features. Before the opening of the
club a business meeting with the an
nual election of officers will take
place.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
aPOKIN UP THE FIRE"
RESULTS IN ALARMS

"Pokin' up the fire" because Of the
cool spell resulted in two blazes yes
terday One at Wright and Alcaniz
streets at ii sd O'Clock caused slight
damage to the roof of Leslie Williams
home The other at 3:08 o'clock re-
suited In a similar manner at 14i3
East DeSoto street, where Mrs. NJ
Richards resides.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
BRITISH w A RS HIP
TAKES BOLSHEVIKI
RAIDERS IN BALTIC

London, Dec. 27.-The British war
ship CALYPSO has captured two Bolshe-
vik destroyers in the eastern Baltic,
according to an official report of the
admiralty today. One of the Destroy
ers was engaged in bombarding light
houses in the vicinity of Reveal. The
officers and men of the destroyers
were made prisoner. There were no
casualties.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
ALLIES GUARD HUN
p RIS ON; INMATES
ARE ALLIED TROOPS

Zurich, Dec. 27.-lHavas.)-A bat
talon of infantry has occupied Mann
helm, by order of Marshal Foch, in
order to watch the prison camp near
there where 10000 allied prisoners
await liberation. according to the Ra-
dische Landes Zeitung. The paper adds
that this step was taken because OF
the bad treatment of the prisoners,
several Of whom were murdered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
''UI,lNG ABOUT LOCAL
TIERS COMPLETED, DREDGE
r., RETURNING TO MOBILE

|sar,i.., .,'"&d piers Of the port OF PEN
shjr.' can accommodate the greatest
|sor,S, piEng in gulf ports, due to the
lths -. ylon OF dredge operation at
Fyta L.n x N. and c., F. & A. docks.
ina h,,S4Sive opening OF the waters has
.R0 q, zen completes. and the drege
C, f+ fg'y tender Marion are now ready
'1e return trip to Mobile.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS

Washington, Dec. 27.-An appropri-
alton or at least a, half million dol
lars for the food administrations
grain corporation, which will be
charged to the carrying out of the
governments wheat price guarantee
for the 1919 crop, will be provided in
bill to be introduced in congress
early next month.
Press. AS result of today's de-
liberations it is believed in some
quarters the majority socialists will
retire from the cabinet and leave the
independents in full control of the
government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28

London, Dec. 27-A court circular
tonight announces that the king has
gladly consented to the betrothal OF
Princess Patricia Of Connaught to
Commander Alexander Ramsey, heir
to Earl Dalhousie. The, princess who
is affectionately known in Canada as
Princess pat is the daughter of the
Duke of Connaught, and a cousin to
King George
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
The Weather.

For FIortda: Cloudy Saturday; SUM-
day, afir, little change In temperature,
Gentle northwest to north winds.
Highest temperature yesterday 45 de-
crees; lowest, 10 degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28

Warsaw, Dec. 27-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The polish government has
isued an ultimatum to Germany de-
manding the right of passage by Po-
lish troops over German held railways
to Wilma, which city is threatened by
the Bolsheyiki.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL

Prints more want ads than any other
paper of like circulation in the world.
Journal Want Ads bring results.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28

Washington, Dec. 27-German pres
reports reaching the state department
today said that the manufacturers O
ammunition in Germany should sto
December 81
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-28

Paris, Dec. 27.-President Wilson's
program after his return to Paris on
New Years Day. has been revised 1t
now provides that he will leave for
Italy twenty -four hours after return
ing to Paris, as there will be an in
terval between his return from Eng
land and the preliminaries to the
inter allied conference.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
SONORA MINES
PAY IN SILVER
Paper Money of the United
States May Also Be Used,
Gov. Gales Decides.

Nogales, ARK, jan 26--Amerlcan
mining companies operating in
Sonora will be permitted to pay their
employees and nquidate all state OBJ
legations in United States silver coin.
silver certificates or federal reserve
notes, It was announced yesterday By
military governor Gen. P. Elias Gales
and acting governor c. G. Soriana-
This IS the outcome OF q confer
ence here between Sonora officials
and American mining company rep
.resentatives. It applies 70 me
Cananea Consolidated Copper COM
pany. the 8Ioctezuma Copper company.
the Democratic Mining company and
the FL Tigre 5Iining company.
Three weeks ago the United States
government notified mining eompan-
ies they would not be allowed to take
gold across the international line for
purposes other than to pay import du-
ties and Mexican federal taxes Pre-
viOusly they had been permitted TO
take into Mexico enough gold 20
meet their payrolls and to purchase
supplies.
BY the agreement with the Sonora
officials they now will meet their
payrolls with silver and paper money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
BUSINESS IN WOOL
MARKET BELOW NORMAL

Boston. Mass, Jan. 26.-The Com
mercial Bulletin says: Business in
the wool market this week was slow
with a disposition on the part Of buy
ers TO await the colonial wool auc.
tons Thursday and Friday. Possibly
100000 pounds OF various classes
and grades Of wool were sold through
the week privs tely. At the auction
prices on Merino woods were of
about percent, according to the gen
eral consensus Of opinion. The open
ing Of staple worsteds for next fan
by the leading factories was an ad-
vantage"
Secured basis: Texas fine, IL
months, 1-6S to L.12: fine, months.
1.55 to LEO.
Territory: Fine staple. 1-S5 TO $50:
half blood combing. 10 to LIS: three
eighth blood combing, las to I5O:
fine clothing. 1.6O to LES; fine me-
dium. 1.55 to 1.6O. Pulled extra, $50
10 1.S5;. "A, L7O to LSO; A supers,
1.60 TO 1.65.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
.RICH STRIKE
IN IRON CAP
Already More Than 100
Cars of Ore Shipped
to Ell Paso.

Globe. Ariz-. Jan. 2s.-The Iron Cap
strike is a district sensation. Cross
cutting on the ore body found IN cut
ting a station on the 1000 Iron Cap
shaft level has progressed 80 feet
without finding country rock The
ore hoisted samples over Il per cent
copper, with 10 ounces Of silver TO the
ton, but there IS much richer bornite
on the hanging wall. with even the
tale assaying Is per cent copper The
same ore body on the 800 level is i
feet wide and is feet on the 500.
II is expected the shaft viii strike
the ore body on the incline a short
distance below the 1000 station and
viii remain in ore for considerable
depth.
100 Carloads Sent to FL PasO.
Over 100 carloads have been shipped
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
RICH MINES Of SOUTHWEST MAKE
FL PASO BIC MINING METROPOLIS
Great Copper, Silver Gold and Lead Mines of Arizona
New Mexico and West Texas Contribute to the
Growth and Prosperity of FL Paso; Equipment
for Many Mines Is Bought in Ell Paso.

Tx the year 1914 an i'll wind blew
over the civilized world, but It has
= been blowing toward FL Paso at
the rate OF several millions q year
ever since The war demand for
metal is making fortunes for South
western mine owners. drawing on
local mining 5obbers for large bills of
mining supplies. and doubling and
tripling the capacity Of the big FL
Daso Emelter
The Il Paso mining territory
stretches from the Pecos valley in
Texas 70 the west line OF Arizona.
II also includes the rich fields in Chi
huahuas Durango and Sonora which
nay soon be in full operation Pros
perity Tor mining men in this big
territory. according to experts who
are well informed in the progress of
events, g. a thing that is sure to en-
durc for years 70 come. old proper
ties that have lain unWOrked for
years, because the price OF metal did
no. Justify working them, are now
in FILL operation and in many cases
extensive Investment is being made
IN Concentrations in order to handle
the ore economically.
Lead zinc, gold and tungsten as
wen as copper, for which the demand
Is greatest have been receiving IN
precedented attention, owing to the
general mining boom, and veins Of
these metals that were not worth
working before the war are now be-
ing worked 20 capacity. The coal and
coke mines are receiving their share
q the general stimulus because OF
the demand for them in smelling and
reduction.
The Phelps-Dodge interests are the
most active agency in the opening Of
new districts, having recently taken
over the old Bennett-Stevenson group
q copper mines in the organ noun
fainss east Of Las Cruces. a concen-
tratiOn mill is under construction on
this field and work Is being pushed
on every inch OF the holdings. This
syndicate has also purchased the Ty-
rome and Leopold groups Of copper
mines near Silver City, since the be-
ginning OF the European war, and a
great mining community has sprung
up A great concentration will also
be installed in that region, it is said.
Tombstone District Revived.
The Tombstone district OF Arizona
Is another field OF development under
the hand Of the Phelps-Dodge people.
Al Of this section in Arizona has ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
three Big Quicksilver Mines.

Of sulphur claims.
Three Big Quicksilver Mines.
Brewster county quicksilver mines
are shipping their product in car lots,
three properties in Brewster being
worked and their output making
Texas the most important quicksilver
three quicksilver mines are located
near Terlingua. For many years
quicksilver has been mined in the Big
Send country on a small scale, but
within the past two years the demand
for the product OF the cinnebar ore
has encouraged the opening of new
properties and the operating Of them
upon an extensive scale.
Rich Silver Mines.
Near Boquillas, in the same county,
are important silver mines, while
across the river on the Mexican side
are some Of the richest silver mines
OF the border country, the metal from
them being hauled to Maria for ship
ment
FL PasO the Center.
In the whole of this vast mining
territory. FL Paso's mining machinery
concerns, hardware men, assayers, en-
gineers, railroad yards and smelter
play an important role. There is not
a mining venture in the whole south
west section that does not affect FL
PasO in some particular. Daily, the
hotel lQbbies Of Ell Paso see gather
inSs Of mining promoters. The blow
and buster have vanished from the
mining game in late months, and it
has become one of the solid industries
OF n Paso's growing wealth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
RAY HERCULES
HAS MUCH ORE
Has Developed $500, 1000
Tons of Straight Sui
phide Ore.

Ray. Ariz.. Jan. 2e.-Ray Hercules,
according to the annual report Of
manager c. E. Adams, has developed
$500. 900 tons Of straight suIphide ore,
averaging LII per cent copper. It is
understood that practically negligi-
bic quantities OF carbonates we're
found in the overburden or in de-
velopment, thus assuring simplicity
in mill treatment and a high per
centage OF metal saving. 1t is ex-
planned that the average given fails
TO include much comparatively high
grade ore that has been cut in the
new main haulage tunnel and in the
radial haulage drifts.
No date has been set on the opera
ton Of the 1900 ton mill at Belgravia,
but II is likely that at least four
months more will be consumed in
building the necessary railroad con-
nectfons and in the installation and
testing Of the mill machinery At
the mine all will be in readiness soon
required.
Changes in Hayden Mill.
Ray Consolidated has been making
radical changes in its Hayden mill,
particularly in the flotation end, de-
signed to better the percentage of
ore day have been handled of late,
with notably efficient delivery
through the betterment OF the haul
age system and shafts at Ray. Cop
per costs for the past year ran about
l3 cents a pound. The company was
notably fortunate in that continuous
operation was not affected BY labor
troubles OF any sort
High grade lead-silver ore is being
shipped from the Silver Dip mine,
about four miles from Ray, toward
superior. Parallel with the lead vein
has been developed one carrying good
value in vanadium.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

Eight Are Sentenced
For Selling Liquor To
Soldiers At Camp Codu

Santa Fe, y. NJ, Jan. 2e.-Eight
bootleggers were sentenced today by
federal judge Colin Neblett from ten
to y months. with a promise OF even
more severe sentences il convicted a
second time All eight were charged
with smuggling intOXicants within the
forbidden zone at Camp Cody Judge
Nsblett was severe in denouncing
those who il was shown. had sold
white Mule" or denatured alcohol.
ANY man who would sell such vile
poison to one Of Uncle Sans boys in
khaki is a greater enemy to the ma
ton than the German in the Belgian
trenches" he declared
Judge Neblett instructed the United
States attorney to gather the neces-
sary evidence to bring to court the
druggists who may have aided the
bootleggers in procuring the liquor
and said the cour twould not leave
anything undone TO stamp out boot
Logging around encampments in New
Mexico.