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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-10
Married Life, Third Year
BY MABEL HERBERT uRNER

under long clok. But last night it
turned piercingly cold Flakes of
snow were in the air and the wind
was cutting
1t was much too cold for the chif-
fon. The only thing that seemed suit
able was her mauve-colored velvet,
which needed cleaning badly She OK
amined 1T critically and decided to dip
it in gasoline.
Helen kept gallon can Just for
gasoline and now she sent Maggie to
the paint store to have it refiIled. She
emptied the whole gallon in big
dishpan, placed the pan in the wash
tub as the safest place in case of &c
cident and dipepd in the velvet dress.
With ruber gloves to protect her
hands. she swished the dress about,
finally shook it out and hung it drip
ping on the shower ring over the tub.
By eleven o'clock her dress had dried,
looking as though it has come from
the cleaners
But the Smell.
Didn't it clean well?" she demand
ed Of Maggie, who was now washing
up the bathroom.
1T certainly did, ma'am-like new.
But it smells right strong. You
reckon that'll get out before you
start?"
"I'll hang it in my room on the
chandelier and open the windows"
But the velvet was thick and held
the odor Every little while Helen
would go in and sniff over it anxious
ly A gale of cold air was blowing
through, but the gasoline was still
diStressingly strong She had cleaned
gowns before and worn them the same
evening, but they had been of chiffon
or thin silk and the smell had soon
blown out.
BY four o'clock Helen was in de-
spair The odor seemed almost as
strong as ever, yet there was nothing
else she could wear.
why, you're not going to wear this
dress, are you, ma'am?" exclaimed
! Maggie, when she called her to hook
| it up.
LII have to-" desperately. Il have
not another thing But I'll keep my
coat off and maybe it'll evaporate be-
| fore l get there"
Although it was now freeZingly cold
Helen walked to the car, carrying her
coat. When she reached the station,
Warren was not there. He had no
faith in her promptness and always
told her at least ten minutes ahead CT
time.
At four miutes of five she saw him
running down the steps. He waved to
her and hurried over to get the
tickets.
Here, this way! We've only three
minutes. What are you carrying that
coat for? Put it onl Don't you know
it's cold?"
Yes, dear, but / cleaned this in
gasoline" Helen explained breathless-
ly, as he rushed her out Of the gate
and down the platform, land 1 want it
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-10

..vow be there promptly-Pennsyl-
,.nia station at ten minutes of five.
Retfsr meet right by the ticket win
GoW. Now don't fool around and be
late and Warren hurried off.
They were going out to Trenton to
Jina with the Merwins. and would re-
lmrn on the 10 80 train. Helen has
,onded through her morning household
antics. and then began looking over
her clothes.
To dress for a dinner and at the
same time to look properly gowned
,or the train, is always difficult. She
had planned to wear her gray chiffon
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-10

world. Two drops of "Gets-It'' on any
corn or caIlus dries at once. The corn
finally loosens off from the toe. so that
you can peel it off with your fingers in
one piece, painlessly, like peeling a
banana. Great stuff, wish I'd done that
before" There's only one corn peeler-
"Gets-It.' Toes wrapped up big with
tape and bandages, toes squirrning from
irritating salves, it's all a barbarity.
Toes wounded by razors and knives,
that's butchery, ridiculous, unnecessary,
dangerous. Use "GetS-It,'' the liberty
way-simple, painless, always sure. Take
no chances Get 'Gets-It."
"Gets-It," the guaranteed. money back
n-remover, the only sure way, costs
but a trifle at any drug store. MID by
r. Lawrence & Co, Chicago, Ill. Sold in
Pensacola and recommended as the
worlds best corn remedy by the Crystal
Pharmacy, Hargis Pharmacy. D'Alem-
berte's Pharmacy.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-10
Why Futter With
COrnS? Use "GetS-It'
Common-Sense, Simple, Never
Fails.

You can tear out your corns and suf-
Ter or YOU can peel off your cornS and
mile The joy peeling way is the Gets
IT, way It is the only happy, PAINLESS
way. 1t is the only painless was in the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
FIGHT AGAINST TURKS
ARMENlANS AND GEORGIANS
FORM ARMY FOR DEFENSE.
Russian Warships In fiarbor of
Batoum Seized and Taken Into
the Black Sea.

Petrograd, April 3.-Fierce fighting
has broken out in the districts of
Batoum, Kars and Arabian, in the
Caucasus. The Armeniars and Geor-
gans have formed large army for the
defense Of the territory against the
Turks, who have begun military occu-
patton of the three districts by virtue
of the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty.
The Georgians have seized most of
the Russian warships in the harbor of
Batoum and have taken them into the
Black sea. The entire population of
Georgia has been modified to oppose
the invaders.
London, April 3.-Former Grand
Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, brother
of the former emperor, has been ar
rested and imprisoned at Perm by or
der of the Perm council of worgmen'S
and soldiers delegates, says an FIX
change Telegraph dispatch from Pc
tlograd.
Rear Admiral Sablin has been elect
ed commander in chief of the Black sea
fleet.
General Payoff, who has been APP
pointed commander of the Moscow mil
itary district, says a Reuter- dispatch,
has announced that he expects 10
form an army of 100000 men within
two months.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
DIVER SINKS MUNlTION SHIP
German Submarine Sends British
Steamer to Bottom on
Homeward Trip.

Boston, April 3.-Sinlling of the
British steamer Carlisle Castle, pre-
sumably by a German submarine
while on voyage from this country
for foreign port, was reported in
shipping circles here. The ship was
under charter to the Cunard line and
carried war supplies.
New York, April 3.-The Carlisle
Castle steel screw steamship Of
1926 gross tons, left an Atlantic port
January % and was torpedoed Febru-
airy 10 in the English channel, accord
ing to officials of the Union Castle
Mail Steamship company, its owners.
The ship carried a crew of 80, all of
whom were saved except the fourth
engineer, who was killed at his post.
The Italian steamship Alessendra, a
vessel of 2,432 tons gross tonnage, has
been sunk by German submarine off
the Island of Madeira. according TO
advices received in marine circles
here. The crew was landed at Fun
chal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
SPIES IN FACTORIES
GAS MASKS RUINED BY AGENTS
OF GERMANY.
Senator Thomas Declares That Out OF
5000 Headpieces $500 Were
Found to Be Defective.

Washington, April 3.-Charges that
German spies are interfering with the
manufacture of gas masks intended
for Use in France We're made in the
senate by Senator Thomas of Color
ado, who said that In one factory o
900 out of 5000 masks were found de-
fective. Even after the defective ones
had been discarded some later were
found packed with those that had
passed inspection.
Senator Thomas declared the masks
had been damaged by small perfora-
lions and asserted the work was done
by persons in the factory. He said
this is only a sample of the work that
is being done by German agents in
this country.
Senator Thomas declared the United
States now faced "A serious situation.
The German drive, he declared. has
not ended.
rs there any significance i'm the fact
that these labor conditions exist now
or is it only coincidencef" the Col
oradO senator asked, referring to the
reports of strikes in various parts of the
country, He added he believed them
to be part of German propaganda.
II contend that the man who incites
strikes at this time is an enemy of the
United States, and should be treated as
such" Senator Thomas continued.
"That is equally true of our prof
iteers."
Declaring that union labor is re-
sponsible for the Kansas City labor
trouble, Senator Reed of Missouri said
It will be "a very dark day for organ
lied labor" if it interferes with war
industry.
Denouncing the l. w W., Senator
Pomerene of Ohio said they were
fertile field" for professional agita-
tors.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
YANKEES TRICK THE GERMANS
Americans Tap System of Telephone
Communication in Advance Sup
port Positions.

With the American Army In France,
April 3.-The American forces obtain
ed accurate information that the work
of their intelligence department has
been so effective that the German sys.
tenn Of telephone communication in
advance support positions Is practi-
cally useless
The Boche positions are tapped" by
ground sets, by means of which the
Americans listen in, and phone com
munication is useless for a depth of
almost two miles. The Germans are
obliged to rely exclusively on runners
or dogs. Great numbers of the war
dogs are observable in the vicinity of
German listening and observation
posts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
FLOUR MILLS AT STANDSTILL
Textile Factories Cut From LOO to
20; Shoe Shops, t,4o0
to 800.

Amsterdam, April "a leading Ger
man manufacturer. writing In the
Norddeutsche Allegemeine Zeitung,
says:
"Out of LOO spinning and weaving
mills only 20 are still running at high
pressure, while in the boot and shoe
industry 1,400 factories have been
amalgamated into 300 In the oil in
dustry - factories working at high
pressure have been formed out of 720
works previously existing. In the silk
industry the number of spindles has
been reduced from $4,000 to $500"
Commenting on this letter. the Tage-
blatt remarks:
'"This shows for the first time in sta
tistics the great extent to which the
closing down of factories has taken
place in Germany.
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100000 GERMANS
FALL IN BATTLE
French Say That Kaiser Is Send
ina Wounded Soldiers to
Belgium.
TRIES TO HIDE Big LOSSES
Prussian Guard Suffered Heaviest Cas-
uaIties--Huns Used 100 Divisions
in Vain Attempt to Break Al
lies Front.

Washington, April "a French ON
cial estimate of the German losses III
the great battle on the western front
puts their total casualties at between
275,000 and 100000 men. The Ger
mans are sending most of their wound
ed TO Belgium, it is declared, to con
ceal from the German people their
heavy sacrifices.
1t has been possible to Identify, The
dispatch says, nearly 100 German III
visions, more than ten of which were
twice engaged. Some of the divlslons'
il is declared, had to be relieved at
the end Of the first day after losing
more than half their men.
The dispatch follows:
After an eleven-days' offensive,
during which the Germans have reck-
lessly pushed forward their attacking
waves, one may gather a fairly accu-
rate estimate of their losses.
''ln the first place, IT has been pos
sible TO identify nearly 100 of their
divisions since the beginning OF the
offensive, and more than ten of which
were twice engaged. Some divisions
had to be relieved at the end of the
first day, having lost more than half
Of the men: such was the case Of the
Forty-fifth and the Elghty-eighth. The
latter was nearly wiped out
Among those that have suffered the
most are the Fifth, Twelfth, Twenty
eighth and One Hundred Seventh di-
visions, as well as the Second (Prus-
sian guard). the Sixteenth, the Tween
ty-6rSt and Twenty-slxth divisions of
reserves.
an the second place, an enormous
number of corpses were found on the
battle ground, and the prisoners, on
being questioned, acknowledge the eX-
tent Of their losses of their respective
units.
"To conceal from the German peo-
pie the heavy sacrifices that their Of
fensive methods required, the Ger
mans are sending most of their wound
ed to Belgium.
ut is not an exaggeration to esti-
mate the total of their losses at be-
tween 275,000 and 100000 men,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
SENATE FOR BILL
To PUNISH FOES
Would Give 0iSloyalists 20 Years
and $4,000 Fine.
is APPROVED BY COMMITTEE
Severe Penalties for Those Who Aid
German Cause Either by Word
or Deed--Many Amendments
Written Into Measure.

Washington, April BIN favorably
reporting bill to impose drastic pen
alties for disloyal acts the senate ju-
dietary committee adopted an amend
ment by Senator PoindeXter of Wash
lngton prescribing Imprisonment for
20 years and $4,000 fine for whoever
shall by word or act support or favor
the cause of the German empire or its
allies IL the present war or by word or
act oppose the cause of the United
States therein"
The committee also approved the
same penalties for persons obstructing
government war bond issues and for
willfully attempting" as we'll as
actual attempts, to obstruct recruiting
or enlistment in the army.
Bars All DisIoyal Talk.
The Polndexter amendment would
make it unlawful for any person or
persons in the presence or hearing of
others to utter any disloyal, threaten
ing, profane, scurrilous, contemptuous,
slurring, abusive or seditious language
about the government of the United
States or the Constitution of the United
States, or the president of the United
States. or the flag of the United States,
or the uniform of the army or navy of
the United States, or the good and well
fare of the United States, or any other
language calculated to bring the Unit
ed States or the United United States
government, or the president of the
United States. or the Constitution OF
the United States. or the army or
navy or soldiers or sailors of the Unit
ed States, or the flag of the United
States, or the good and welfare of the
United States into contempt, scorn,
contumely, or disrepute."
The same amendment would also
make it unlawful TO use "any language
calculated to incite or inflame resist
ance to any duly constituted federal
or state authority in connection with
the prosecution of war; or threaten
the good or welfare of the United
States or the United States govern
iiifni VI W uuNlSts III St VI iutllt any
curtailment of production in this coun-
try or anything or things, product or
products necessary or essential to the
prosecution of the war in which the
United States may be engaged, with
intent by such curtailment 10 cripple
or hinder the United States in the
prosecution of such war"
The committee was unanimous in its
action.
Other amendments written into the
bin by the committee, with the same
drastic penalties provided, prohibit dis
loyal or abusive utterances or any acts
tending to curtail production of essen
tial war products, or 'to advocate,
teach, favor or defend" such acts.
Senator Jones of New Mexico intro
duced a resolution calling for the dis
missal of any government employee
who performs any disloyal act, utters
any seditious language against the
president or speaks disrespectful'v of
the flag.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
BIG STRIKE AT NAVY YARDS
Carpenters Quit Government Job in
Hampton Roads District-De-
mand More Money.

Norfolk, Va. April 3.-Government
war work in the Hampton Roads dis
trict was interrupted on Monday by a
strike of several thousand carpenters
and other workers. Plants involved
are the Hampton Roads naval base,
the army depot at Rush Bluff and the
ordnance depot at Pigs Point all near
Norfolk, and the Langley aviation field
at Hampton. The carpenters inaugu-
rated the strike for an increase in pay
and at some of the plants a sympa-
thetic strike among metal workers,
plumbers and engineers followed. The
strike started ut the naval base, where
leaders of the strikers claimed some
1900 men were out.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
1873 GERMANS IN CAMP
Pherson Internment Camp En-
laroes Number OF Aliens.

Atlanta, Ga, April 3.-Flve hundred
in Atlanta Monday night from Fort
Douglas, Arz., and were sent to the
nternment camp at Fort Mcpherson.
to be- kept for the remainder of the
war They have been in custody for
more than year Their arrival in
creased the number of war prisoners
nj the local camp 10 1873
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
elect Minister. Keen saloons.

Oshkosh Rev ". A. McHenry.
Uniyersalist pastor, has been elected
mayor OF the city Of Oshkosh for
six-year term, defeating Peter l.. Mar
dent, cement contractor, 344C to g.,
257. The city of Oshkosh decided to
retain the licensed saloon, defeating
the dry proposal Of the city ministerial
association by a plurality of more than
2 to /. the figures being Vets, 1895;
dIys, 1898
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
TO FIX WAR GOODS COST
Profiteering viii Be Stamped Out by
New System of Requirements
Board.

Washington, April "A complete
revolution of the system of buying
war supplies was announced by the
government. Revealing the intention
of the war industries board to fix
prices of all war materials, Chair
man Bernard NJ. Baruch declared that
profiteering will be stamped out and
the services of the industrial giants
of the nation will be at the disposal
of the government without ground for
criticism such as attended the old
plan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
u. S. MAY TAKE MEAT PLANTS
Drastic Action May Be Necessary TO
Supply AIlies-Commission APP.
pointed to Study Situation

Washington, April q Government
operation of the big packing houses
Of the country became strong proba-
blity on Monday
Food Administrator Hoover an.
nounced the president has approved
the appointment Of a commission t.
study the entire meat problem, md
that an immediate revolution in the
meat conservation and distribution
policy must be made. He added.
"1his change may take the form of
more definite and systematic direction
Of the larger pnckers, or even may
mean operation Of the packing house
establishments by the government"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
SECRETARY BAKER IN ROME
Will Attend American Wedding and
Call on italian Premier-Wjil
Return to Paris

Rome, April 3.-Newton d. Baker,
the American secretary of war, is ex-
pected here from the Italian front.
He will be accompanied by Ambassa-
dor Page
The secretary will attend the we'd
ding of Miss Augustus Grover of
Princeton to Hart Anderson, secretary
of the embassy, at the embassy. At
terward Secretary Baker will see Pre-
mier Orlando, Finance Minister Nftti
and General Huppelll, minister of war
Ambassador Page will give an off
clal dinner in honor of the secretary,
who will leave Rome then for Paris.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
3 AMERICANS SLAIN IN PARIS
Miss Ruth Landon Third Of Family
Killed BY Big Shell Attack on City
Is Resumed.

Paris, April 3.-The eighth lombard
ment of Paris began at 1910 o'clock,
when big gun projectile exploded.
Further identifcations show that three
instead of two members of the Ian
don family of New York were killed
on Good Friday when shell from the
long-ranged German gun struck
church. Miss Ruth Landon. as well
as her sister and mother. was killed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
BAKER TIGHTENS CENSORSHIP
Information Concerning Army Will Be
Made Public From Headquarters
of Forces in France.

Washington, April s. Cnder orders
cabled to the war department Secre-
tary Baker has directed that in future
all information concerning American
forces in France will be made public
from the headquarters of the expedl-
tiouary forces. Information about
troops ut home will be given out by the
war department as i'm the past.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
U. s. BUYS Y jap Sims.

Washlngton March 30. Formal an.
nouucement ON Thursday by the war
trade board OF the new shipping ar
mngement between the United States
and Japan shows that Japan is to turn
over TO the American fleet Immediately
twelve big steamers OF 100000 tons
dcad weight capacity, in return FOR
steel supplies. Negotiations are pro
cceding for the transfer Of 100000 tons
Of new construction on the same
basis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
important DiscoNerv

1t has been discovered that large
quantities OF the dust that accumulates
in certain portions of the apparatus
used In making pig iron from iron
ores--that is. in the blast furnaces
contains appreciate quantities of pot
ash. The amount found depends on
the kind of ore used In the bIast-fur-
mace charge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
AFTER TWO THOUSAND YEARS
Skeletons OF Four Of the Victims Of
the Destruction Of Pompeii Found
In the Ruins.

After lapse of close upon 1000
years since the destruction Of Pompeil
the skeletons of four of the victims
have been discovered IN the actual
positions In which they were over.
taken by the catastrophe.
Two Of the victims. apparently
man and wife belonging TO the upper
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
QUITS THE FOUR MINUTE MEN
Missouri Chairman Defends Man
Charged With Disloyalty-At-
tempt5 Paliate Actions.

st. Louis, Mo-, April Sc. NJ. Gross
man has resigned as chairman of the
Four-Minute Men of Missouri state
council Of defense. Grossman as the
attorney for man charged with dis
loyalty is said TO have attempted to
palIiate the actions of his client, an
attitude which his colleagues resented
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
WAR FINANCE BILL is PASSED
Act Makes Possible Organization Of
S50o0oooo0 Corporation With
Power to Issue Bonds.

Washington April 3-Congress dis
posed Of the war finance corporation
hill when the house adopted the con
ference report agreed to by the senate
on Monday. II makes possible the or
ganization Of u S500,0000OO corpora
lion. with power to issue S30OO,00O0
of bonds with the secretary Of the
treasury and four others rs incorpora-
tors
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
Pro-German Spies Executed

Athens, April 3.-Lieutenants Cal
amaras and Hodjopoulos, who came to
Greece recently on q German suhma-
rine as agents of former King Constan-
tine, We're condemned to death by
court-martial and the sentence was
carried out today
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
NOTABLE DATES IN CONGRESSIONAL WAR RECORD


" session
April congress presidents summons
4-Senate va
Immediately
April Liberty bonds and loans to
May French mission by
elves
May 5-Brish mission
May 1S-Presden draft law
b-President
B-Present deficiency bill time
the largest appropriation bin in the world
July &-President signs $6D00G0 aircraft bill
control bills
deficiency
6-Conges until December
railroads during the
outlining O
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04

there were two gold rings still on
the fingers
A third skeleton was that OF a
youth huddled with his face TO hole
IN the garden wall. The last OF the
group. a full-slzed man, bent almost
double under the weight of the suifo-
eating debris had on finger of the
right hand an iron ring inset with
prettily engraved cornelian.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
CAPTAIN koeniu a Prisoner.

An Atlantic Port, April 3.-Captain
Koenig, commander of the German
merchant submarine Deutschland, is a
prisoner in British port according
TO the captain of British ship arriv-
Ing here. He also claimed that the
Deutschland was captured by the Brit
ish.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
Worth While Quotation.

Some people seem 10 take up all
the sorrows Of the past. 10 them they
add the burdens Of the present. then
they look ahead and anticipate great
many more trials than they viii ever
experience in the future"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04

should be light and airy, and be so dec
grated and furnished as TO be informal
and honey. The ideal is to have
guestroom little detached from the
rooms which are occupied by the fam
lily. The bed should be the most com
Portable bed procurable. If possible
have twin beds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04

London, April 3,-'rhe British armed
boarding steamer Tithonus was tor
pedoed and sunk by German sub.
marine March -, according 10 an of.
fetal statement issued by the admir-.
atty. one mercantile officer was lost.