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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
Washington Bureau
The Pensacola journal
BY GEORGE r.. MANNING.

Washington. - G., Jan. 12.--Au ap-
peal for AN increase in pay for officers
Of the United States Army. whose
salaries are scarcely enough TO live
on and have stood still while the pa
IF the enlisted men has been doubled
in the las, year is made by Joseph
Letter. President Of the Army League
in Il statement issued today.
The former Chicago Wheat Ming"
who has taken deep interest in
army matters. saws that vh-le the pay
OF the enlisted men has been doubled
md the wagcS Of all other workers in
creased, the pay Of army oTncels mas
actually been reduced through the
failure OF the government 10 furnish
quarters or allowances for them.
This matter has been the subject
of much adverse criticism in recent
months II has been charged that
men who have entered the Officers Re-
serve Corps have been led to believe
they would receive none OF these at
Iowances.
MANY weIl-educated. capable and
successful young business men have
gone through the officers training
camps and won commissions as lieu
tenants and captains only to find that
after they paid for their food. uniforms
and equipment, which they had be-
iievad the government would pay for,
they a re much worse off than the cor
porals and sergea nts-
The rates Of pay of the non commits
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
VOLUNTEERS IN
RUSSIA Ar M Y
ARE DESIRED
BOLSHEVIkFS COMMANDER-IN
CHIEF SETS FORTH REASONS
WHY FORCE SHOULD BE RAISED
AND ORGANIZED FOR DEFENSE
(Rv Associated Press.l

London, Jan. 12.-The call OF En-
sign KryIAnko. the Bolsheviki COM
mander- in chief for volunteers for Il
Russian army, according to the Boil
sheviki telegraph agency at Petro -
grad, was issued in the form Of an
appeal to the soldiers and workThen
as a reply to the Germon peace pro
posals. The appeal refers to Germany ;
rejection Of the proposals framed pre-
viousIy and their open talk of annex
ations. In the evena of Il separate
peace, the call declares that the Rus
sian republic and it's councils will be
surrounded on all sides by enemies.
american and French financiers,' -
he continues, ARE lending money to
provide war material for Kaledines.
The German I5ourgeoisie are quite
prepared to use them as all allies for
sitting the Russian revolution. These
are conditions which raise for tha
Russian peasants and wor<men the
whole question of the defense of TIL"
conquest achieved by the revoluuon
and of the holy war against the Bour-
geoisie, not only of Russia, but of Ger
many. France. and Great Britain.
Krylenko explains that the old army
Is exhausted and that a new one must
be created with the Red Guard as
nucleus and it must be subject to rig
orous revolutionary discipline.
Comrades" he says, the peoples
Of Spain, FrainCe. Austria, and Swift
erland watch you with hope and await
the cali TO battle against their bour-
geolsie. The British soldiers will not
march against revolutionary Russia.
Enroll yourself in the ranks of thu
peoples guard and safeguard the revo-
luton and socialism
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
Striving for Separate Peace
Yet, She Tells German
Diplomats Who Inquire.
CENTRAL POWERS
AND BOLSHEVIKI
Trotzky Demands That Con
ference Be Transferred
to Neutral Soil.
(Asaoeiated Press Summary

Russia will continue negotiations at
Brest-Litovsk for n separate peace.
This is her answer to the German
demand that the conference remain
there and the declaration of the Cen
trail Powers that the peace proposals
of December 25th, insofar as they af-
fected Russia's allies. had been with
drawn.
The decision Of the Bolsheviki gov
ernment to continue the negotiations
with the Central powers was an
nounced by Leon Trotzky the foreign
minister when he replied on Friday
10 the German declaration after he
had obtained an adjournment To con-
suit with his colleagues. 1t was
Trotzzy who demanded that the con-
ference be transferred to neutral soil
to get away from the German en-
vironment at Brest-Litovsk.
Ensign Krylenko, the BoIsheviki
commander in chief, has begun a cam
paign to raise a volunteer army. The
new force, he says, will be used not
only against the bourgeois of Russia
and against the Germans. it negOtia-
tions fail but also to liberate the pro-
letariat of other continental European
countries. Bofsheviki troops have de-
IeaIeu IN Ine province ~ 1GHtl IiSoN
by the Ukrainians after severe fight
ing. but have occupied railway sta
tions in South Central Russia.
France will not join in the peace
conference at Brest-LitoVsq, Steph-
son Plchon, foreign minister has an
nounced She also will have no peace
negotiations with the enemy until
they make direct proposals The
French government has refused to is
sue passports so that French socialists
might go to Petrograd.
There has been no break in the
monotony on the lighting front in the
west Raids have taken place south
uf Ypres and in Champagne and the
artillery activity has been most marked
in the Npres and st. Quentin areas.
ON the Italian Northern front the ar
tiIlery fire has been most intense be
tween the Brenta and the Piave riv-
crs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
REBEKAHS INSTALL
OFFICERS MONDAY

\ regular meeting of tho Naomi
Rebekah lodge Will he held Monday
eEenin- at ) o'clock, in the J. -. .. =.
hall. corner Of Baylen and belmont
streets. and all members are urged To
he on hand at this -:me for the in
stallatiun of officers. Following are
those who have been elected, and who
AviI be formally installed:
Noble grand. Miss Claudia coker;
vice grand. Miss Nellie Busey: record
ing secretary, Miss Margaret Way.
financial secretary, Miss Daisy Perkins.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
Washington Bureau
The Pensacola Journal
BY GEORGE n. MANNING.

Washington, y. c. Jan. 12-Thc
Federal Food Administration is highly
eratifed over the saving that has beca
made in consumption of foodstuffs in
the American homes since the food
conservation campaign was begun
about Ave months ago.
Although no figures are available
showing the actual saving and the food
administration realizes il would be an
impossible task to even approximate
the saving that has heen effected in
eatables. yet the fact that every month
in the United States has been amply.
filled and that we have been able from
our surplus to supply every demand
made by our European allies satisfies
4Ae Food Administration officials that
the saving would reach millions and
millions OF pounds OF food.
The facts most pleasing To the food
administration as expressed by 4 nigh
official OF that bureau today are:
/. That over 1900. 600 housewives
signed cards issued by the Food Ad
rlinistration pledging themselves %
econonaize on all foods as much as
possible, especially in meat and wheat.
the article Of food OF which our allies
have the greatest shortage.
2. Reports from every large city
show that the amount OF fats in gar
bage has been steadily on the decrease,
indicating that less food is being vast
ed each day
8 such Iadge savings have been
made n consumption OF foods. es-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
BOY BURNED WHEN
HE USED GASOLINE
TO HURRY UP BLAZE

Disobeying instructions Of a eau
tiOnary nature, Walter Hines. a white
boy employed at the Whites Phar-
macy, last night at $50 o'clock started
to build up fire in the stove in the
rear of the store named, and used
gasoline 70 urge the blaze TO burn
more freely and more rapidly In
both Of such endeavors he was emf
nently successful, but the explosion
which followed when he poured a
quantity of gasoline on the smouldel-
ing fire burned him badly but he was
given immediate attention. and the
pain was stopped as soon as possible
He was seriously burned about the
face and hands, it was reported.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
Increased Pay For Army
Officers Is No1O Being Urged

stoned officers and the lieutenants and
captains are such that many aergeants
and corporals qualified for commits
sions prefer to stay in the ranks be-
cause they cannot stand the financial
sacrifice.
Very Justly. the pay OF enlisted men
has been Increased hundred percent
for the duration OF the war, but this
pay of officers should not be reduced"
says Mr.. Letter.
Taking into consideration what is
required to qualify man to command
troops in the field, my officers are
the poorest paid employees OF the
government" ne said. AS indicated
in the cables, General Pershing is de-
mandinG the highest physical ana
mental standard for officers in his
comma nd. Hundreds OF efficient Off
GERS with long terms of service In tbs
regular army are being relieved from
the army in France because they ara
physically unable TO meet the exactins
and rigorous requirements of servics
in the trenches. The highest typs
Of physical and intellectual manhood
will be required for officers in the En-
ropean conflict.
There appears 70 be a popular mis-
aprehepnsion as 70 the pay Of ohicers
in the army. From the discussion OF
military legisla ton members of Cons
gress seem 70 assume that the govSrn@
ment furnishes the officers with uni
forms and equipment as II does thu
enlisted man But such is not thu
case"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
COLD AFFECTS THE
LOCAL POLICE WORK

Cold weather seemed TO have had
noticeable effect in police circles, for
there were but four cases docketed
in the recorders court yesterday
morning. one defendant was charged
with being drunk to which charge he
pleaded guilty later in the day. having
been too intoxicated to appear a the
regular court hour. Another defend
ant. charged with gambling, entered
plea of guilty. Two other defend
ants were charged with violating traf-
fiC regulations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
Food Saving Gratifying
to Food A administrator

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
SHORT OF MONEY WAS
REASON FOR BLOODY DEED

Camp Funston, Kas. Jan. 12.-Kear-
ney Wornau of Kansas City, the only
survivor of five men who were in the
army bank here last night when the
institution was robbed. today told the
authorities the rObber was an army
captain he reCogniZe,G it was announc-
ed this afternoon. 1t is understood he
gave the officers name.
The murders We're committed by q
captain" Wornall is said to have told
the authorities. He wore no mask
He came into the bank and said he
was short of money and had to do it.
The mans face is familiar to me.
Winters was well acquainted with
him."
The dead are:
c. Fuller Winters. vice president
of the National Reserve Bank of Kan
sas City. Mo.
John W. Jewell, of Springfield. Mo,
editor of the Camp Funston Trench
and Camp and associate owner with
his father, II. :. Jewell of the Spring
field, (Mo) Leader.
Carl Ohleson. 10, son Of Andrew
Ohleson, contractor of Kansas City.
Mo.
- Hill, clerk in the bank
Kearney Wornau, cashier of the ar
my D3lh, was seriously wounded.
When the murders and robbery was
discovered Wornall was the only one
of the five victims of conscious. hut
he has not been able to give a lucid
story OF the occurrence.
The robbery and murders occurred
it is believed. shortly after 7:30 last
night. \ half hour later a sentry
heard groans and investigated. Mr.
Winters was still alive. He was re-
moved TO the camp hospital. where
he died early today
immediately a guard was thrown
about the camp and all military passes
were revoked. No one could go about
the camp without being challenged
and taken to the guard house. That
fate hefell several newspaper COR
respondents. it is reported, who at
tempted to obtain details.
Early today il was reported that an
army officer with a police dog that
is being trained for war work had
followed n trail some distance 10 an
inJerurban car line. \ man was said
to have stated that he had seen fo1I-
men. one carrying a heavy suit case.
board 4 car at that point early last
night. That apparently was the only
clue
The army bank. a branch Of the
National Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
No, is situated in the center of the
huge Cantoument. 1t is housed in Il
small frame building and Mr. Winters
tContinued on Page TEMP
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
PRESIDING ELDER
TO PREACH TODAY

Rev r. A Moody, presiding elder
for the Pensacola diestrict, will preach
at II o'clock this morning at the FRS
Methodist church, and at the evening
service, which viii be under the aus
pices of the Epworth League. the men
Of the service will conduct the meet
ing. At both of the services a gooc
attendance is urged by the pastor and
church officers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
ON TICKET
SALES ACCOUNT STORM

Washington, Jan 12.--The Penn f.
sNIvania railroad tonight placed an
embars" on the sale of tickets To al
points on its main line between Pitts
bflrgh and Chicago, because Of the
severe storm in the, central West.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13

Whistler killed himself by firing two
bullets from an army rifle into his
head His death came after Wornall
had recovered consciousness and told
the questioning army officers the
story of the tragedy in which the cap
tain had killed with an aN four men
including {. Fuller Winters. president
of the Kansas City Federal Reserve
Bank, and intimate friend of Whist
Ter
a note was founu with the body,
written to a woman whose name the
authorities refused to diVulge, and
said: Il have been thinking of com
mitting suicide for a long time, but
never had any good reason. Tester-
day 1 went out, and made myself
reason"
The room in which Whistler's bodv
was found was smeared with blood
spots Two blood soaked towels were
found in the room, and the table was
spotted with il. Whistler borrowed
two hatchets from the Supply Com
pany yesterday, the officials stated
Army officials tonight declined to
say whether any money which the
robber is supposed to have obtained.
was found i'll Whistlers room.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
THREE LARGE OCEAN
VESSELS ON BEACH.

Newport News. Va, Jan. 12-The
sixty mile gale which swept this coast
last night drove three ocean steamers
aground in the harbor here. tn.
ships are hard fast but none IS thought
10 be in serious danger While the
storm has ted up shipping at this
port no serious damage has been re-
ported.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
SHIP PRODUCTION
SHOWS LARGE INCREASE

washington, Jan. 12.-America's
merchant ship production in 1917 is
put at 9O1,223 tons in reports to the
shipping board. nearly doubling the
output the previous year and almost
half of the worlds production.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
CUBAN STEAMER BLOWN
ASHORE DURING GALL

Tampa. Fla. Jan. IA Peninsular
and Dccident,b steamer plying between
hero ana cuba w,ut aground on the
CIfatm coast last night ana is SUI
fest 4 steamer and u tug are stand
ing 10y. \ heavy sea is running and
officials If the company here assume
the passengers We're taken off but
haN- had ~ direct information.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
TO THE WEST STOPS.

Washington, Jan. 12.-An passenger
traffic west Of Chicago will have to
he abandoned unless the serious storm
in the west abates tonight. Director
McAdoo was told today in a report
from A. II. Smith. his assistant, in
charge of operations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DIRECTOR BE INTERNED
FOR DURATION OF WAR
(Bv Associated Press }

CINCINNATI, june l2.-Dr. ErneSf
Kunwald, former director OF the
director of the Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra, is en- route tonight to Forc
Oglethorpe. in custody of soldiers for
interment during the war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
KEY WEST
STEAMER WITH LARGE
PASSENGER LIST. ASHORE

Havana, Jan. IA Key West
to Havana steamer. with seventy
four passengers, went aground
eighteen miles from here early to
day. A cuban tug took off al the
passengers safely.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
Capt. Whistler, U. S. A,
Pointed Out as Leader
Bank Robbing Gang.
MURDEROUS AXE
USED TO SLAY 5
"Short of Money Was One
Reason Said Have Been
Given for the Crime.
(By Associated Press.)

Camp Funston, Kansas, Jan. II
Captain Lewis r. Whistler, of
Salina, Kansas. who is reported to
have been the man who robbed the
army bank at the national army
camp here last night and killed
four men and injured the fifth,
was found dead here late today.
1t is believed he killed himself.
The suicide followed an order to
all captains to report and have
their finger prints taken.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13
i n E w E A TIL Err

raIr Sunday, colder, except extreme
nortnWest portion. Monday, fair, not quite
SO Soidi gentle northwest to north winds
Tiehest temperature yesterday. 81 de
srees; lowest, fs degrees
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-13

WEST FLORIDA HAS
NJ A N Y ATTRACTIONS
F OR T H E HO M E
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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-11-17

WEEKLY lesson ISSUED L LANDAU ORGANIZER
AID SUPERVISOR FOR T-E STATE cEpAHrne.r oF tosi
CULTURE or GIRLS CLUBS iN HONE ECONOMICS and
CANNING
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
'BR|T|SH PEOPLE NOW REALIZE MAGNITUDE
 |OF AMERICAN AID

With the American Army in England,
 June 7.-(Correspondence of the Asso- ciated Press. )-America's increased flow of troops into France has brought to
 the British public a realization of the magnitude of the movement. The com
 ings and goings of force after force
 have impressed the residents of Eng
 land with the might of their new ally
 as nothing else has.
 Since the first days of May the grow | ing volume has been apparent, Wave after wave of American troops has
 moved forward from the ports of ar
 rival through the country to rest
 camps and from them on to the ports
 of authorization with only enough pause Ito get the sea wobble out Of tffe mems 1 legs
 | The numb CT of rest camps-the name that has come to be applied to what
 really are concentrating camps-has been increased, and British traffic men are finding themselves heavily taxed to maintain uninterrupted the shuttle of shipping between England and France.
 The British are doing that part of the l work and American officers have been high in their praise of the efficiency
 displayed.
 I Americans arc in command of the
 men when they land and are respon- ! sible for them in the temporary camps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14

The new city board held it's first meet ing on the first Tuesday in July. It is the purpose of the board to concentrate on war work at present. They will wait for the action of the Senate on the fed direct suffrage work.
 The officers of the new board, elected at the recent annual meeting, are Mrs.
 W. L. Murdoch. city chairman; Miss Mary Parlse London, first vice chair mani Mrs. J. D. McNeel, second vice chairman: Mrs. T. P. Byrnes. recording secretary; Mrs. Welford Leake, core spending secretary; Mrs L. J. Davids. treasurer. Mrs. Solon Jacobs. state chair man. and Mrs. H. F. Pearce, county chairman, are ex-officio members of the city board.
 Mrs Murdoch has appointed the follow ing chairmen of standing committees: Membership. Mrs. Charles Spencer; press and publicity. Miss Amelia Worthington; Consumers league Mrs. Jack Bowron, headquarters, Miss Helen Benners, finance, Mrs. Angus Taylor; literature,
 Mrs. Give Richardson; leader Precinct 37, Mrs. H. IT. Shell; leader Precinct 45.
 Mrs. W. N. Wood.
 RED CROSS UNIT The Red Cross gauge unit of the Suf- headquarters every Monday at 9S0. The
 unit has increased in number from 10 to 33. All members of the association are urged to come down and help with the work of the gauge unit. All workers are required to wear white. aprons and head coverings
 STENOGRAPHIC CLASS l Mrs. Wexford Leake, who has been do- | ing such splendid and patriotic work | in teaching the free class in stenography announces that all graduates from the class have accepted positions There are now 2S members in the class who receive !, instruction at suffrage headquarters
 three days Of every week.
 PRESS AND PUBLICITY l The press and publicity committee mei at suffrage headquarters last Wednes, ! day. Miss Worthington, chairman of the committee, made the following assign,
 ments: Miss Helen Benners, the column ! in the Labor Advocate; Mrs Richard Fell, the Weekly Call Miss Virginia Put
 man. The Sunday Age-Herald. Mss
 Walhorst and Miss Worthington will re ltain their columns in the Ledger ant
 the News, respectively. and Mrs R. F Jackson has been reappointed recorder O clippings to continue her splendid wcrl of last year. Miss Mollie Dowd vii
 again take charge of the business wom | ems column.
 ! The committee is delighted with tho large amount of material contained 1T
 the Book Of Clippings. There are foul
 books filled with clippings of suffrage news and activities. The members of ths association will find it interesting tc come to headquarters and look through l these books.
 The Suffrage Association has extended an invitation to all committees doirg Wal work to make use of headquarters. The executive board of the council of ma tional defense has accepted the invita-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-14
American Conqueror of Disease

Thomas k. Logan, in Leslie's.
 Surgeon General Gorgas will reach the retiring age of GA on october 3. next This fact has caused apprehensive dis cussion in medical circles and the fear
 has been expressed that the United States army will lose the greatest con- queror of disease this country has ever produced Although it is palpably im- possible to forecast war department plans under present conditions, it is practically a certainty that the age limit rule will be waived in the case of General Gorgas. If necessary, Pres ident Wilson would intervene for the welfare of the nation and the health of its defenders. Such step would not be based on the surgeon generals brilliant record nor be actuated by a sense of gratitude to the man who stamped out yellow fever and made possible tho building of the Panama canal. It would be merely an act of common sense. General Gorgas is building swiftly and
 surely a machine to fight disease that
 is vastly superior to any other or-
 ganization the world has known. He is receiving enthusiastic cooperation
 from the British, French and Italian governments. While the allied armies are preparing for the final offensive against Germany, Gorgas is directing double drive. Surgical. attention to Americas wounded soldiers will be no more scientific and thorough than the simultaneous war against tuberculosis, pneumonia, meningitis and venereal dis eases. Future generations will bene- fit by the fight to stamp out these four great killers" which will be vigor- ously prosecuted while the armies of civilization are hammering the Huns. General Gorgas is in the prime of life and is more active and alert than most men of 30. He is one of the few indi- viduals that America really cannot spare today. For that reason, there should be no question of retiring him next fall