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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
ONLY FORTY FOUR
SHIPS ARE LOST BY
THE II. S. IN THE WAR

Washington, Dec. 10.-Only forty
four vessels OF the navy, including
army and cargo transports, We're lost
from the declaration Of war on April
6, 1917, to November II, 1913, accord
ing OF supplementary report by
Secretary Daniels. made public to-
day. Only three Of the twelve ships
torpedoed were war craft Fourteen
vessels, including the collier, CycIops,
were given under a head OF miscel-
laneous sinkings. These included
three submarine chasers. two trawl-
ers, tw oyachts and two patrols, with
total loss of life Of BAG.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
AMERICANIZATION
OF ALIEN GOODS
TO BE CONTINUED

New York, Dec. t0-"the Americana
zation of enemy owned property is to
be continued until peace is proclaimed,
and possibly even longer, during the
period of liquidation declared A.
Mitchell Palmer, alien enemy proper
ty custodian, in an addres tonight un-
der the auspices of the New York City
bar association.
The policy of the Americanization,' -
he declared, would destroy the far
reaching hold that Germany has on
American industry, and assure Amer
ican manufacturers of fair competition
in their own and foreign markets.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
MOBILE ACE WRITES
FROM HUN PRISON;
PREDICTING EN- d

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 10.-Lieutenant
Paul Baer, Mobile ace, who was cap
tured several months ago by the Ger
mans, was permitted on October 8,
to send a letter to his father, A. e.
Baer past the German censor, in
which young Baer openly declared
that the war was won. Mr.. Baer for
merly lived in FIT. Wayne, Indiana
The letter was written from Grau-
denz, East Prussia and said that
things are going good on the western
front now" and the victor in the
struggle is not in doubt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
STEAMER IS RUN n
ON O Y S TER BAR
NEAR PORT ORANGE

Daytona. Fla, Dec. 10-The steamer
Sea Gull. of aytona, was car
ryfng the Royal Scotch Highfanders'
band from DaytOna to New Smyrna,
sprang a leak near Port Orange, about
ten o'clock this morning, and in a
sinking coditio was ru on a oyster
bar just notr hof the Port Orange
bridge. All members of the band
were taken off the Sea Gull and sent
to New Smyrna by motor
The Sea Gull was to have made her
initial trip to ST. Augstine tomorrow,
continuing in the Daytona, ST. Angus
tine. and New Smyrna service for the
winter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
HEARS 7 7 OLD
fD|TORS To Be
INIT ALLIES
nirected Papers to Run Editori-
ols Favoring Munition En-
bargo Against Allies.
ORDERED PEACE
CANVASS MADE
Tried TO Bring Japan Into Lime.
Light by Means of Cartoons
of Jap "Treachery"

Washington, Dec. 1o.-copies OF
Instructions teIegraphed by Wifi
liam Randolph Hearst to the eci-
tors of his papers, and other mes
ssaes received and sent by him
from Palm Beach, Florida, early
in 1917, just before the United
States enttred the wa wirth Ger
many, were read into record at
the senate committee investisat-
ina brewers and German propa-
ganda today.
They were given TO the col1-
mittee BY A. Bruce Bieiaski, chief
Of the bureau OF i1veStig alton.
Hearst directed editorials advo-
eating an embargo on the ship
meut of munitions and food to
the allies and instructed that a
referendum peace vote" be taken
in each city, where Hearst papers
wore printed, and that a cartoon
be prepared showing Germany
and the United States shaking
fists at each other, while Japan
is bending forward TO strike Uncle
Sam in the back.
In message to the New York Am
lean on February "a, 1917, MI
earst outlined instructions to b
lbled to William Bayard Hale, thel
Hearst correspondent in Berlin an
no. according TO evidence recent
reduced, was on the German pa,
III without Hearst's knowledge. MI
6cgat;nued on Page Fight)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
CONFESS SERIES
II III r. e e ARRESTED
OF B u RGL A RIES

Telafair Wade, Robert Goodlet and
Centennial McCaskill, three colored
boys, all under age, were arrested by
the police lats night and have con-
fessed to a series of burglaries, ex-
tending over a period Of several
months. In this time several hundred
dollars in groceries. fruit, razors,
flashlights, ETC., have been stolen and
sold by the trio, according to their
confession made to Captain Harper.
and Officers Hall and Touart last
night. The Consolidated Grocery
company and Garys store are among
the places the youths confessed en-
tering.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
Telegraphic Tabloids

Amsterdam, Dec. iO-Rhenish news
papers received here today, contain 9
dispatch describing the passage of the
forty-second American rainbow di-
vision toward Coblenz, 1t says thai
the Americans were very courteous
They only demanded the surrender OF
arms. not otherwise interfering with
the citizens. The newspapers are en-
joying full liberty in pubncation.
Copenhagen, Dec. ,O.-Adolph Joffe
former ambassador to Germany from
the Russian Bolshevik government, ad-
mits the circulation of seditious liter
ature in Germany, and makes the fur
ther declaration that a number OF
weapons were handed over to Barth,
the secretary of the Independent So
cialist.
Havana, Dec. 1O-OfIieiaI message re-
ceived this evening by Secretary Cob
ernaciDn from Camaguey announces
the signing Of an agreement by both
sides in the Cuban railWay strike. The
message saxS-4h tfafsi WI = -
sumed Immediately.
New York, Dec. iO-John A. Heydier
was elected president, secretary and
treasurer of the National Baseball
League at its annual meeting here to-
night. The three offices are combined
for the first time since 1907.
With the American Army OF Occupa-
tion, Dec. iO.-A number of Germans,
who had lived in the United States
greeted the American troops on their
arrival at COblenz.
Berlin, Dec. f0-"I will not put up
with these conditions announcer week, 1
will get out" declared Philip Schiede-
mann, member of the Hun Govern
ment, in a speech today, defending the
government and himself against the
attacks Of the Spartacus group.
Amsterdam, Dec. f0-The Deutche
Tages Zeitung says that it learns from
a reliable source that the entente pow
ers will refuse to conclude the pre-
liminary peace treaty with Germany
before a meeting of the German Ma
tional Assembly.
Berlin, via Basel, Dec. fO.-The main
body Of the French army of occupa-
tion, headed by band, has entered
Mains, one Of the principal fortresses
of Germany on the Rhine.
Washington, Dec. 10-An embargo
on hog shipments to the Union Stock
Yards, Chicago, until Thursday, was
authorized today by the railroad adj
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
5 EN-. FLETCHER
TELLS S EN- A TIE
WOODEN VESSELS
AREN'T FAILURES

Sl'nston, ID. CLBy the Asso-
Press)-Deecmber 10. = The
r,,. c'lon Of wooden ships for the
go states Merchant Marine was
s'"leo in the senate today in a
n. speech by Senator Duncan U.
SusF' chairman of the senate com
we committee
~ '4%'or Fletcher said emphatically,
sr, we wooden ships had not been
Ia 'es IS IN any sense of the word. and
ennsn.s moment to cancel the gov
ogJi = contracts for wooden ships
As great mistake.
saa III 5neir ability to keep the
|nly tb lie Florida senator claimed.
lss h, 'Iee wooden vessels have been
4, " frd ts UhHfted States during the the
en- %O sfS, n storms and one having
uck by tightening"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
VICE-PRESIDENT
PRESIDES OVER
CABINET MEETING

Washington, Dec. 10.-Vice- Presi-
dent Marshall presided over today's
cabinet meeting at the request OF
President Wilson, establishing a new
precedent in the conduct of American
executive affairs.
In taking the seat, however, he set
at rest any theories that he might
be acting for the president. He said
that he was attending the gathering
informally and impersonally. and not
undertaking to exercise any official
duty or function.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
DEBATE BEGINS IN
SENATE OVER WAR
REVENUE MEASURE

Washington, Dec 10-Debate on
the revised war revenue bill began
in the senate today with the presen-
tation of the majority and minority
reports from the finance COMMITTEES
Chairman Simmons opened the debate
presenting the majority's views, while
Senator Penrose spoke for the repub-
licans. Senator Thomas, a Colorado
democrat. presented an individual re-
port, criticizing the excess profits and
Inheritance tax features.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
AUTOMOBILE HITS
BUGGY; DRIVER is
INJURED BY FALL

j. Hammond was injured at Pala-
fox and Moreno streets at 6 80 O'Clock
last night, when his horse and buggy
was struck by an auto driven by Ed
Smith, colored. Although Ham
monds Injuries We're reported to the
police as slight, his buggy was badly
smashed in the wreck A warrant
was issued at the police station last
night for Smith, who conducts a
pressing club in the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
FOUR KILLED AND
ONE HURT WHEN
TRAIN HITS BUGGY

Gainesville, Ga. Dec. 1o-Four pels-
sons were killed and another serious
ly injured, when a south bound
freight struck an automobile near
here this afternoon. The dead are:
Mrs. Wilbur Ham, Wilbur Ham, Jr.,
four years old, Catherine ram, ten
years old, and Mrs. oh. Wright, OF
Selma, Alabama. Mrs. L. G. Hames
was seriously injured
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
GOVERNORS TELL
OF TRADE CHANGES
IN LATIN AMERICA

baltimore, Dec. f0-The Develop
nsnt OF trade with Latin American
sulntFies sa and the Improvement and
lur'ier construction of Inland water
HayS' were the leading features in a
'.ssusion~ Of after the war problems,
anI u reconstruction, by the governors
.i.i .nl mayors of western and southern
,aegS' at a meeting Of the southern
''lllerclal congress here today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
SERIOUS FIRE rs
RAGING AT NAVAL
BASE IN VIRGINIA

Newport News, Dec. 10.-A serious
fire is raging at the Hampton Roads
naval base, according to reports receiv-
ed here tonight. The reports said that
number of buildings had been de-
stroyed, and the flames, famed by a
stiff easterIy wind, were spreading
rapidly. s.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
ENGLAND TO MAKE PIANOS.

London, Dec. 10--Piano making is
to be an important industry after the
war, business leaders announce. The
British factories will aim to surpass
the German. Despite war conditions,
pianos now bring high prices in Eng
land.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
JUDGE BELLINGER ISSUES
THREE LICENSES TO MARRY

Licenses to- marry were issued to
the following couples yesterday by
County Judge Henry Beliinger: Fred
w. Lewis and Layina Brown; Aubrey
l.. Gamer and Emily Louise Davis; !;
Jesse James Peacock and Esther
Jane Peake.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11

|
ton, Dec. 9, 6 p. m.-tBy wireless to
the A. p. P.l-President Wilson stood on
the bridge of the George Washington
this afternoon and saw United
States destroyer stage a thrilling DEM
onstration of the work of repulsing
a submarine attack.
A touch of realism was gwen by the
drill Of the men on board the liner
and the conveying ships. The great
liner was gliding through the tropical
waters like a chip on a duck pond
when the bugles and alarm bells called
the men to battle stations. President
Wilson was taken to the bridge by
Captain McCauley so that he might get
a better view of the demonstration.
A destroyer which had been tagging
far astern suddenly leaped forward,
her tunnels vomiting smoke and white
spray dashing from her bow as she
tore through the water at a slip Of
thirty knots an hour. The destroyer
came abeam of the liner and dropped
depth bombs, sending great geysers
high into the air as the warship sig-
Jagged it's way through the waters be-
meath which was supposed to lurk the
enemy submarine. Each explosion
was distinctly felt on board the George
Washington. The conclusions sounds
like heavy blows being struck against
the side of the vessel. President Will
son was most interested in the demon
stration and asked questions about 1t.
going into the most minute detail.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
WILSON SEES
In
FIGHT ON SUB
EFFECTIVENESS OF HOUNDS OF THE
SEA SHOWN EXECUTIVE IN DEM
ONSTRATION OFF AZONES.

Brest, Dec. II. = The steamship
George Washington, carrying Pres
ident Wilson and the American
delegates TO the peace conference, is
reported by naval wireless to be
passing the Azores at one o'clock
this afternoon. All on board are
well after the stormy weather,
through which the liner passed.
Preparations for receiving the pres
ident here have been completed.
The French officers have arrived
from Paris to make the final ar
rangements with the local authori-
ties for the presidents landing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11
Weather

,y.dnesday, except rain northwest
F. sss ssa.. '1s %os:1sss :ss''s s:a'F
sorh Pc. tsmperature yesterday, 66 de-
ny Iowest Ga degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-11

THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL
Prints moro want ads than any other
paper Of like circulation in the world.
Journal Want Ads bring results.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-30

Stated conclave Of st. Aide
mar commandery. No. II, n.
r., Thursday evening, Jan 81
at : O'Clock. Dispatch Of busi-
ness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-30
WOMEN FOR FARM WORK.
Government Plans a National Registra
tion for Purpose.

Washington, Jan Sensational regis
tration of women available for work on
farms is planned by the department of
labor as one of the advance steps in a
campaign to secure sufiiciency of farm
labor for every section of the country
during the coming season.
A. l.. Berkman, chief of the division of
farm service, announced last night that
every effort would be made to meet the
expected shortage of farm labor by a
plan to mobilize the available men and
women in every community in the coun-
try. Heavy SHOWS in the Middle West,
he said, should mean large wheat crop,
and if favorable weather continued, one
of the biggest yields on record may be
expected.
Women, Mr.. Berkman said, will be
needed for truck gardening, fruit gather
ing. dairying and other light forms of
labor. but they will not be called upon
for the heavy work so long as men are
available.
The college girls and the women of
the leisure classes who are ready to re-
spond to a call for workers as a matter
Of patriotic service" NJ. Berkman said.
must be depended upon chiefly for the
labor that will be needed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-30

Mrs. c. p Pitkin; secretary, NJ. w. Dew.
ey; treasurer, DIR. f. A. Cotton. The or
ganization voted to appropriate S. 900
from its treasury for the purchase of
Liberty bonds. No gifts were received
during the year.
Since State Treasurer w. +. Scott was
authorized to commence paying the sol
diers from Vermont who have volun-
teered in the federal service, the figures
show that $l40,440Sl has been expended
for that purpose up to and including last
Friday. There was a considerable sum
spent in the last three days. The sol
diers who were originally members of
the lst Vermont regiment and trans
ferred to France, and their assgnees,
were paid $4,000 on Jan. Is, as state
pay.
Gov. Fl. f. Graham has designated r.
w. Simonds, who was recently appointed
state director of the United States pub
lie service reserve, as the delegate from
Vermont to attend conference in Wash
ington, d. c.. Friday and Saturday of
this week. The conference is relative to
shipbuilding work, the campaign on
which starts in February. Mr.. Simonds
will probably bring home great deal of
information relative to the manner in
which the work will be conducted. Yer
mont's quota is 800 men.
The drive in Montpelier for the X of
c. drive passed the $1,000 mark to-day,
and the campaigners expect to reach
the quota of $500.
Fred Mclaughlin of Barre has applied
to the navy recruiting Office and if he
gets his teeth fixed will be passed by
the local officer.
The embargo which has existed at |
White River Junction held by the Bos- |
ton and Maine railroad against freight |
going from the Central Vermont has
been removed, at least temporarily The |
was because of the congested |
conditions of the Boston and Maine lines
south of White River Junction.
G. E. Booth, who has been several
years in the cigar business on Main
street, has closed out his stock of goods
and is to be employed by the Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Co.
Linemen of the New England Tele
phone company found Tuesday that the
man hole near the French block on Main
street was frozen full of ice. The city
-hawing machine was used and this
morning it was found that water was
coming into the hole from the bottom
hat all of the branches lines in the ca
Die in the conduit were frozen so that
several districts in the city are being
handled with temporary cable. The
iamage can not be estimated yet, but it
nay be high.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-30
NO GOLD BEING MINTED.
But Philadelphia Is Turning Out Vast
Quantities of Smaller Coins.

Philadelphia, JAN 80. = Uncle Sans
largest money factory, the Philadelphia
mint, is working these days as it never
worked before in the history of the coun-
try. This is in the natural order of
things, because the war has created an
unprecedented demand for coins of all
denominations. No gold is being minted
at present, but halves, quarters, dimes,
nickels and pennies are being turned out
by the million. A double force of work
men keep the mint going l6 hours day,
and more men are employed now than
ever before.
In peaceful times, much coming was
done here for foreign governments, prin-
eipally South America. but since the
United States entered the war the spec
ial work has been stopped. The last job
of this sort was for Cuba. the entire coin
age of the island having been made here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-30
ADOPT HONOR SYSTEM.
Wealthy Women in New York Plan to
Save Food.

New York, Jan. 3o.-This city's veal
thiest women, operating with Federal
Food Administrator Hoover, have inaug-
urated an ''honor system" for food saw
ing for voluntary rationing intended in
clusively for "the housewives of those
families which are blessed with large
share of this worlds goods" the federal
food board announced last night.
The movement began two weeks ago
at gathering of society women in the
home of Mrs. William Douglas Sloan,
when the slogan eve haven't done enough
for our country; we shall do more" was
adopted 1t is hoped to enroll 10000
women at the head of households in this
city.
1.-THE big and potent feature of this
program" statement said, SIS the moral
example New York women of well TODD
families will show to every woman
throughout the land, similarly situated"
Each member of the honor system is
pledged to accept and carry out in her
own home, a voluntary rationing pro-
gram approved by Mr.. Hoover, applying
it to every member of the household, all
to be bound by the pledge of the mistress
OF the 1amllN. lhose VINO nave seen the
rationing card drawn up by Mr.. Hoover
have asserted, it was stated, "It's stiff
Mrs F. Gray Griswold is chairman of
the executive committee, and Mrs. w. X.
jr., secretary. Others on it
are Mrs. Charles B. Alexander, Mrs. j. p
Morgan, Mrs. John ID. Rockefeller, IT.,
Mrs. E. H. Hartman, Mrs. Willard
Straight, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Joseph II. Coate. Mrs. Daniel Guggen.
helm, Mrs. James W. Gerard and Mrs.
William Douglas Sloane.
1--WE shall carry out the program with
the strictest fidelity and that eagerness
which becomes American women of every
department. of American family life
Mrs. Griswold said
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-30
THE UNION DRY GOODS COMPANY

people who, upon investigation, have beer
found unworthy. The matron at the city
farm has given good satisfaction. We
wish to recommend that as soon as the
city finances will allow that the city
build an up-to-date poor farm; also a
pest house; there are many families to-
day that could be taken care of better
and cheaper if there was accommodation
for them at the farm. We refer YOU to
the oyerseer's report for further informa :
ton. The city physician is giving good
satisfaction. We have contracted for
enough wood to keep the poor depart
ment about year This will mean quite
a saving to the city"
The report of the health committee
consists mainly of references to the
health officers report. 1t appears that
the top of the city dump has been Ieveled
off and all dry matter burned. During
the year much trouble was encountered
in preventing people from picking Nover
the dump. Says the report in this con
nection, eve have been told about sup
posedly good, respectable citizens found
earnestly engaged in this research work"
The committee goes on to recommend
that the city install an incinerator, to
burn all garbage and rubbish. The in
fantile paralysis epidemic the report
states. was a very costly affair for the
city. the health department alone paying
SS39.l9 for special police.
South Main and Granite street bridges
are unsafe, according to the report of
the city engineer, who states in addition
that a thorough inspection of all struc
lures in the city indicates that the steel
bridges need repainting. During the year
local surveys were made in Burnham's
meadow and West street, as well as in
the vicinity of Bianchi place. Surveys
were made for permanent street work on
North and South Main streets. and the
lines were furnished for 3,l29.l5 feet of
on North and South Main
streets. Inspection of the Bolster reser- |
voir damage was made and plan com
pleted for the repairs. The cost of the /
department was $l,760,22. of which ST. !
1874 was expended for salaries. the re-
mainder going for supplies
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-30
SHIPBUILDINC BOCMS
PHILADELPHIA GROWTH
1t Is Expected That $4,000 People Will
Be Added to the Population as
the Result of New Activity.

Philadelphia, Jan. 30.-Virtually every
state in the union and many distant
parts of the world now are represented
among the thousands OF shipworkers and
their families who are Fastening to this
city TO settle In the new community es-
tablished in the fortieth ward for en-
ployes of large shipbuilding corpora
ton which has established plant at
Hog island. The influx, which began
with the establishment of the plant a
short time ago, will add, according to
local officials, from $4,000 to 10000 per-
sons to Philadelphia's population.
Before the establishment of the Hog
island plant, thousands of workmen at
tracted to the Delaware river shipbuild-
ing yards had utilized all the housing
facilities in the district. This made it
necessary for the city to cooperate with
the government in planning for the re-
ception of the new army which Philadel-
phia is called upon to accommodate.
More than 10000 workers will be re.
quired to erect the houses in the com
munity which will in the future be the
homes of the new arrivals. Ii is esti-
mated, according to surveys made at the
instance of the city, that from 5000 to
I 800 dwellings will be necessary. The
cost win exceed Slo,o00,000, including
wages.
Another fortune will be required for
the construction of sewers, water facii-
ties and other sanitary arrangements in
this new section. Streets will be laid,
miles of water pipes will be installed,
md all the heating lighting and trans
1ortation accommodations of modern
,ity.
This working program is to be has
.ened with all possible speed, SO that
yorkmen who could be used on the scores
II ships contracted for by the govern
nent in Delaware river yards will be re-
eased without delay.
The city is still working on the prob |
EN- of police and fire protection for the |
Hog island colony along with other de-
ans which cannot be arranged until the |
ZONES are built.