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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19
Bayshore Line Service
Under Fire of Many,
Continued from Page One,

be done right away; that the open
cars would have to be dispensed with
in the approach of cold weather and
that these things would have to be
done right away.
The suggestion was offered that
some of the saw mills in this section
had unused locomotives on their
hands. and that these might be pro-
cured to haul the cars. This sugges-
ton followed an admission that the
motive power here was almost made
quate to handle the traffic Manager
Hanlon then told If having taken the
matter up with the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad Company of trying to
get hold of one of the lighter locomo-
tives which were not being used, but
had been informed that the engines
would not be allowed him. 1t was
then resolved that a committee go to
Mr.. Saltmarsh, the district superin-
tendent, with the request.
Upon receipt of a written protest
from workmen at the naval station,
Captain Bennett wrote the city COM
missioners as follows:
Letter from Capt. Bennett
"Gentlemen-I send herewith let
ter just received from the nachinists
employed at this station regarding I'M
satisfactory. transportation services to
and from work.
During about eight months since
have been in my present position 1
have had several complaints from diff
ferent workmen or committees repre-
senting workmen, and have had
much correspondence with the railway
mana cement on this subject. Consid-
cradle Improvement has been made in
the car service. but this station is
growing rapidly and transportation IA
cilities are not growing with it.
81 feel sure that the grievances COM
planned of in the letter herewith exist
practically as stated. The civilian
employees certainly undergo genuine
hardship in travelling back and forth
on the electric line. and they deserve
better treatment because they are
working long hours for the govern
ment on work of the utmost military
Importance in the prosecution of the
war.
This is a matter that concerns the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19
u. S. Troops Go Over
the Top With a Cheer
Continued from Page one,

during the night east of Hebuterne.
We carried out a successful raid to
the south of this village and drove of
a hostile raiding party south OF BUG
Quoy.
Hostile artillery showed consider
able activity during the night north
Of Nanteuil la Fosse in the region
southwest of Rheims. A heavy Ger
man attack was crushed, while an as
sault by guard regiments north of
Prosner, east of Rheims, was broken
by the Allies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19
FUNERAL OF YOUNG
RALPH VON'S HELD

In the presence of number OF boys
and girls with whom he had attended
school during the last term. the re-
mains OF the late Ralph voYis, who
died Wednesday morning at the PEN
sacola hospital. were inferred yester-
day afternoon in St. Michaers ceme-
terry. The casket was borne from the
home at sos North Alcaniz street at
O'Clock TO st. Michaers, church
where impressive ceremonies were
held, after which the. cortexe moved
to the cemetery OF the same name.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19

city Of Pensacola so vitality that It
seems the proper course for me to
refer It to your honorable body in
stead OF taking 1t up direct with the
railway officials as I have done in all
previous complaints OF inadequate
service. The city officials and Cham
Der Of Commerce together can. I be-
lieve. effect an Improvement without
much delay If you will give the prob
lem the attention its seriousness de-
serves.
Il assure you that I recognize the
situation as serious. because these
workmen can not be expected to con-
tinue indefinitely submitting to the
discomforts they are now subject to
At the latest it will become intoler-
able when open cars for summer use
have to be withdrawn with the adven,
Of cold weather. If these men are
driven by these conditions to find en-
ployment elsewhere, the activities Of
this station, now the largest aeronau-
tic station in the country and l believe
the largest in the world. will be much
reduced or will stop, and your city will
suffer a permanent loss. for the gov
eminent will have to maintain at least
one large air station even after the
war comes to an end"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19
Takes carboIie Acid

Early yesterday morning a white
woman registering as Mrs. w. d. Dam
iels. from Eufaula, Ala. was found in
her room at the san Carlos suffering
from a draught Of earbolic acid which
she is said TO have taken. DR.. Mobiles.
the city physician, was hurriediy sum
moned and the woman was pronounced
out of danger.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19
FINED FOR BEING
CRUEL TO ANIMAL

Charlie Poe. colored, on charge OF
cruelty to animals. was fined 81 and
costs in the city court yesterday
morning. The evidence tended to show
that Poe, who is drayman, had used
a wagon spoke and another heavy
stick on his horse a couple of days
before.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19
KEU CkUSS VANISHING CKEAhl
WITH pEQ0xlORl

A greaseless cream Of snowy whieoness.
Delightfully."- perfumsd. A day cream
for oily skins. Softens the hard lines
OF the face. Protects Il from sunhuYns,
winds, tans and cold weather. Affords
Amrico Beauty Face Powder. Tl3s and
more than one hundred other Red Gross
Remedies and Toilet preparations sold
and guaranteed only by
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-19

CAR FRESH WATERMELONS
from Quintette. Inquire at w.
R. Taylor & Co. warehouse this
morning. Melons be sold from
car. Barrineau Bros.
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.sBLUE RIBBON TALKS.

Blu Ribbon Vanilla represents all that
Blue Ribbon stands for-drst quality
the very best.
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Go be continued)
The Washington times., 1918-01-25
Letters Read in Senate
By Chamberlain

Among the letters from relatives {
,oldiers read yesterday by Senate
to support his conter
ion that troops are not receivin
proper attention at army hospital
we're the following:
las you know, have recently
lost a sen with spinal meningitis
at -.
Through friends entirely in
dependent of the army officers
end the medical staff, l learned
of my sons sickness after he had
been IN the hospital for six days.
with my wife / went Immediate
ly to he camp. arriving there the
morning OF - / found my son
in the meningitis ward Of the
base hospital. 1t was the eighth
day of his sickness. His mother
and /, and -, were permitted
to see him through . window at
the head of his bed. The small
room in which he was lying con-
tanned one other bed on which was
a patient; q stove in which there
appeared to be no fire. The room
was not simply unsanitary; II
was filthy, beggaring description.
The bed on which my son was
lying was even more filthy than
the room. cannot describe to
you the condition of my sons
body. Except to say that neither
his hands nor face had been wash
ed for eight days. (The attendant
admitted this to me. The reason
given Tor his being in this condi-
'etfon vas that he, the attendant,
had but enc helper in the ward
and there were eighteen cases there
at that time. / asked II ! might
put a nurse in there to take care
of him and the physician said that
could not be allowed.
81 then asked IL l myself might
go in and clean him up and take
care OF him. The physician said
that il could not be. then asked
IL I would bring clean clothes for
him il they would clean him up
and put them on him so that his
mother might see him again, and
not have to remember him in the
plight she had just seen him.
They said they would gladly do SO.
got clean clothes and when 1 re-
turned they had made some effort
to wash his face and hands, al
though they were still grimy and
black.
His mother did not see him
again, The next morning early
his father-in-law went to the
ward. and while the mercury was
down about zero there was no fire
in the room. the bedding was on
the floor. the boy lay on the bed
naked with the exception of a
thin nightshirt that was up
around his neck.
About ; o'clock that afternoon
! found him in the same condi-
ton and the room without hre.
Il went direct to the chief OF
the medical stan and told him the
situation and asked TO be per-
mitted to go and attend my boy.
He Immediately gave orders that
The Washington times., 1918-01-25
Senator Chamberlain's Speech
On Munitions in Brief

President Wilson doesn't know the truth about the War Depart
ment do!
openly charge that the hundreds and thousands Of deaths in the
training due necency in the War Department
fear neither God the devil when it to telling
the truth.
Practically in the country has single trench
mortar, machine howizer large caliber cannon
America stands today far ordnance concerned
1t question between the President and myselfit
question of America
The Secretary Of War tells have nine of these machne)
adopdnne the millions of Germany
Germany knows about what America doing today than
connected with America would be better
off if she out in the spotlight.
full responsibility the speech This address
York last Saturday, printed
God young will write home and tell of conditions
they Patriotism but stimulate in
direction.
The Washington times., 1918-01-25

be admitted and be given every
facility for caring for my son.
/ went at once. but / was too late.
as he died about fifteen minutes
after got into the ward and be-
fore / was permitted to do any
thing for him."
Another letter reads:
81 requested the attendant to
give my son a drink OF water.
He went out and brought in a
small bowl OF water, and tried to
get son to drink from IL, but he
could not. He said / guess l had
better get a funnel. (The boy
was lying on his back with his
mouth open.) He came back IN a
moment with a funnel made OF a
piece OF newspaper, and putting
II in my sons mouth, was in the
act Of pouring the bowl OF water
into my sons throat when 1
stopped him. He said, What
shall / dor I said get a spoon.
The poor fellow had not thought
OF that Ny son died in q few
moments.
II at once hastened to- the ad-
jutant and asked for the body.
then FASTENED back to the ward
where my son died to see how the
body was being prepared for bur
ial, and, as had my pass into the
building did not stop to knock,
but opened the door to enter when
It struck something that would
not let IL open further. / looked
and saw that II was my sons
body lying on the floor OF the hail,
and II was his head that-I struck
with the door,"
Still another letter reads:
"In behalf OF a heart-brokSn
family "a father. mother, two sis
tiers, and MYSELF / wish to regis
ter a complaint for the manner in
which the case of my brother,
-, was handled at the base
hospital,
From the meager information
my folks received. it appears thai
brother was stricken with a
slight illness on Monday. Deem
Der 10, and on Wednesday, the
18th, he was taken to base hos
pitAl at -- with cerebro spinal
meningitis. and on Tuesday, De-
cember IS, 1920 a. M, he passed
away.
ceived was Friday, December "a.
A neiEhbor lady received a letter
from her son, a comrade of my
brother, advising he had seen
brother fall out of ranks at drill
and was carried on a stretche! to
hospital
My sister wired an officer "a
friend OF our family in Co. -. in
fantry, at noon Friday, December
IA. to spare no expense. and to
wire, collect. details. Saturday
morning. December 10, received a
reply from the officer to the ef-
feet brother sent to base hospital
with spinal meningitis, but condi-
ton favorable for recovery.
Upon receipt OF latter teIe-
gram, sister wired a doctor in
Co. =, infantry. to wire details.
Sister also on December Is. Sat
urday, wrote three special de-
livery letters to the officer. doc
tor, and a comrade, respectively.
for particulars, but received no
more Information until Tuesday
evening, Q o'clock, a wire from
the company officer that brother
passed away 1920 a. m, Decen-
Der Is.
Brothers body was shipped
with our instructions to his home.
-, Kans.. for burial. had
the casket opened for identIfica-
ton purposes, and was mortified
beyond expression to find that.
although brother died for his
country. he was not placed in a
uniform. He was not even
clothed, being wrapped only in
cotton and tied up in a sheet"
The Washington times., 1918-01-25
TELL THE TRUTH
AT ALL TIMES,
7. K. DEMANDS

right and faithful servant In Con-
gress will act
Il quote from the then college pro-
fessor-Woodrow Wilson.
There has been a fine disregard
OF partisanship in Congress since the
war began. and almost no attempt to
interfere with the Administration in
It's conduct OF the war Senator
stones strongly partisan speech the
other day Is the only notable excep-
tion. II was q mendacious and often
sive speech-perhaps not wholly I'M
characteristics. II was an attack on
the interests OF the United States.
working For hslser.
"rhis is the same senator Stone
who a year and half ago was en-
gagged in defending himself from the
revelations OF Bernard Ridder In his
anti-American a--ivitisx 20. gain the
German vote and has always done
and is now working In the interests
of the Kaiser"
He praised Chairman Hurley. OF
the Shipping Board. for The manner
in which he took the Senatorial in
yestigatiOn OF his organization.
submarines are Sill destroying
more tonnage than we are turning
out" he continued. @and Unless our
shipping program Is spceded both
our allies and our armies IN France
are facing disaster.
an the last forty-eight hours I
have learned OF ships being sent
abroad Without manifests because
the armyN officers suddenly given
something to do. did not know about
manifests; OF a ship sent over with
steel rails returning with these steel
rafIa for ha1loaf Of
and not unloaded. and OF ships seized
by one department when needed By
another.
Instead OF having three or four
organizations fighting each other. we
should have a real shipping expert,
with centralized authority. In order
that all may night Germany.
EmpIOyes-SOIdIers-
"In the building OF ships and the
turning out OF munitions and war
supplies. both employer and employo
should be held equally responsible
Put the employee under the same
status as the soldier. Honor him with
medals and bonuses II he does his
work we'll Court-martial him IL he
shirks.
"Put a ban on profiteering. Super
wise the employers and see that the
men are given q square deal Allow
only such q profit as will make the
business worth while.
"But, above all things emphasizes
the need OF speed In getting into the
war in order that it may end as soon
as possible"
In conclusion he advocated the tell
ing of the truth at all times, no mat
ter whom il hurts-not with the idea
OF harmfng any one, but in order that
conditions such as have caused the
deaths by pneumonia In the army
camps may be remedied and such dis
astrous occurrence prevented
The Washington times., 1918-01-25

Quoting from ''the then college pro-
lessor Woodrow Wilson that Con-
gress should have every means Of
controlling the acts OF It's adminis-
trative agents and that unless It did
the Government must remain in en-
barrassing and crlpplIRg Ignorance.
Theodore Roosevelt in his speech at
the National Press Club yesterday
defended the "war cabinet" bill and
the activities Of Congregational Com
mittees which have Investigated
charges OF Inethciency in the War
Department.
In a scathing reply to Senator
stones charges he declared that the
latter did all he could to serve Ger
many and win the German vote in
this country by preventing the entry
Of the United States into the war, and
now Is doing all he can to help the
Kaiser by making the United States
Inefficient In the war.
In defense OF his criticism OF the
Administration he stated that he had
made the same adverse reports on
the Cuban campaign, in which he took
army was not annihiiated was be-
cause We were up against a less
competent foe.
Boosts Chamberlain Bill.
"The Chamberlain bill. creating a
war cabinet and a munitions depart
ment." he said, means that at least
q proper scheme OF administration
will be adopted by the Government
II would, OF course, then be necessary
to put in the right men In Washing
ton we have too many star players
and not enough teamwork
mo public servant or private ctti-
zen has at this time any right to
consider partisan politics In any way.
eff conditions are good tell the
truth. II they are bad tell the truth.
II they have been bad and become
good tell the truth.
up until the LIST OF October the
Navy Department was poor-so
poor that IL we had not had the Brit
ish navy to protect US disaster
would nave been Inevitable. But from
that time a wonderful change has
come over IT until today Il stands as
a model of efficiency for the War
Department to shoot at.
1.-THE only criticism I have for II IL
that Secretary Daniels should punish
the man he has had a quarrel with
instead OF stopping the knitting OF
sweaters for the sailors and thereby
furnishing them
Congregational Control
Regarding Congressional control Of
governmental administration will
quote from another. Unless Congress
have and use every means of ac-
quainting itself with the acts and
disposition of the administrative
agents Of the Government the coun-
try must be helpless to learn how
II is being served, and unless Con-
gress both scrutinize these things
and sift them by every form OF dis
cussion the country must remain in
embarrassing and Gripping ignorance
OF every force which. 1t is most i'm
portant that 1t should understand and
direct.
1.-The only well self-governing peo-
pie Is that people which discusses
and interrogates its administration.
1t is the principle on which I snail
act and upon which hope every up
The Washington times., 1918-01-25
V|RG|NIAN IS
SELECTED TO
G|VEREPLYT TO
CHAMBERLAIN

The war administration Of Secretary
Baker will be defended in the House
by Congressman Carter Glass Of Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Glass, who is one Of the keen
est and sharpest tongued of Admins
tration speakers, will take upon him.
self this task in the wake of startling
and gruesome charges Of Senator
Chamberlain against Baker and his
assistants.
Seeks Wide Publicity.
Glass may not be able TO speak to-
day, as arrangements for the defense
were completed only last night in q
secret conference between him and
Secretary Baker. Glass believes that
greater publicity can be obtained in
the heat of Congressional debate, and
he proposes to amplify statements
of Secretary Baker already made to
show that in the broadcast aspect
the nation has moved forward even
though there have been discouraging
delays and plumbers in some ways.
Preparations for the defense were
being made almost before Chamber
lain flnishd his remarkable charges
yesterday. Chairman Dent, OF the
House Military Committee. had been
to see Baker to issue an Invitation"
for him to appear tomorrow before
the committee. Baker himself appar-
emily feit it would not conform Ia
the proprieties to answer a Senator'S
speech as such. But he left no doubt
that in his sessiC n with the committee
he would answer Chamberlain
charges as such without being con-
trOversial.
COafers with Baker.
Shortly afterwards, Glass confer
red with Baker and let it be known
that he felt q reply ought to be made.
Arrangements were made for him TO
head the forensic fray, and apparent
ly this defense will be more elaborate
and thorough than any yet attempted
Suggestions were heard today that
the censorship VIII be St etched to
allow the defenders to how what
the accomplishments Rave been.
England stretched hers Oh the point
OF not publishing the sinking OF sub
marines. and this may be done now
that politics has entered the mill
tary problem.
Glass line OF defense win undoubt-
sdly be to show in a general way
how many troops nave been forward
ed already; how the enormous task
sof building cantonments AID raising
an army had been accomplished with
what the war leaders -egard as
speed: how the ordnance Srd quar-
termaster bureaus are being reor-
ganiZed: how supplies aud ordnance
are being rapidly furnished in i'm
creasing volumes.
While the Senate is resting for the
weekend. Administration Democrats
there are busying themselves devils
ing means of overcoming the Rdvan-
tage they admit Chamberlain gained
in his speech yesterday.
Secretary Baker is preparing to APP
pear tomorrow before the House
Military Affairs Committee, where he
will tell what has been accomplished
thus far and in effect speak out in
defense of what he has done.
The Washington times., 1918-01-25

case the statutes fix a specific term.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
that in the meantime all concerned
may have opportunity upon the
heat and fame of their distempers"
to Sprinkle cool patience"-if they
have it in stock.
The Washington times., 1918-01-25
DEATHS

DILLON-On "Wednesday. January %. 1878.
WALTER NJ, beloved husband OF Mary T.
Dillon and son OF Henry II. and Geneva A.
Dillon of i2l Thirteenth street northeast.
Funeral from the chapel OF W. r. Speare
Co, lsOs II street northwest. Saturday. Jan
uary g, 1915. at p. m.
Wilmington. Del. papers please copy.l Is
HARLOw-On Friday. January -. 1918. at
LIS a. m. at her residence. al Prince
strest. Alexandria. Va. SALLIE A. widow
Of George II. Harlow and mother OF Leo p
Harlow, OF Alexandria. and Mrs. Francis r.
Weller, Of Washington. ID. G.
Funeral Monday, January .. at 10 a. m.
from St. Mary's Catholic Church, AeNan-
driR, Va, Relatives and friends invited to
attend.
McMILLAN-on Friday morning. January %.
1915. at her residence, lllI Vermont avenue
MARY l.. MCMILLAN, widow OF the late
Senator Mcmillan.
Notice OF funeral service will be given
later. .
PETERS-At the home OF her daughter. sIs5
Twenty-fourth street northeast, Wednesday
January - CAROLINE BONIFANT, widow
Of the late William Peters, NJ. ID.
Funeral from the family homestead Wolf
Den, near Lay HILL Md. Saturday, Janu-
AIRY e. at : y. m. Interment In the family
burying ground on the farm. Carriages at
KensingtOn. Md, at II o'clock. Is
The Washington times., 1918-01-25

There has been a fine disregard
of partisan politics since the war
began-except for Senator Stones
recent mendaclous and Offensive
speech.
The Washington times., 1918-01-25
Glass; Administrations Speakers Defend Baker Hous
To-~~ooo What 1t

Senator Chamberlain Versus the Presden-A Great Effort in
the Senate EOquence and PahOs on the Question Of Per-
sOna Privilege Of the Presidential Campaign Of 1920
nerjected Into the Conduct Of the War-he Amageddon
Party -BurlesOn RenOminated and COn6rmed-Te Sloane
Corporations"
The Washington times., 1918-01-25

The House began considering the
Agricultural appropriation bill,
carrying s26,s4S. OOo-a mere trine
now. II deals with almost every
thing in American life, in the towns
as we'll as in the country. and assures
the Secretary Of Agriculture perhaps
ten times as much power as the
present King Of England has ever
dared to use. It will pass without
serious objection.