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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
Uncle Sans Advice
to Flu Victims

wide prevalence OF the disease.
Past epidemics have been char
actsrized by profound prostration
out Of all proportion to the inten-
sity of the disease: hence 1t IS not
improbable that the disease has
impaired for the time the efficiency
of the German army as reportea.
The present outbreak appears to
be. characterized by. q. peculiarly
sudden onset, the victim being
struck down with dizziness. weak
ness and pains In various parts OF
the hody, while on duty or in the
street There is a sharp rise of
temperature to t03 and i04 de-
grecs, complaints Of headache.
pains in the back and photopho-
bia. The throat feels sore, there is
a congestion OF the pharynx. and in
some instances laryngitis and bron-
chitis. Something also similar to
trench fever Is sometime found in
the influenza patient.
The fever generally falls in three
or four days and the patien. re-
covers rapidly. Few fatalities are
reported. When there IS dealt. it
is usually from acute bronchitis,
with terminal failure of the riSn.
heart
There was an epidemic Of this
oisease in 1889 and 1898 in Great
britain.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
|. s. CANVASS
FOR HOUSING
STARTS SOON
Liberty Loan Workers Under
Mrs. Walter Kehoe To Make
Both Campaigns in City
EDWARDS URGES
HOUSFsr.- .,o.'s so & 8
2 s.sssv ssv
Puts On D, Accommoda.
tions in City Homes For War
Workers-Wants Rooms

Canvassing of the homes OF pensa-
cola is to begin at once, to secure
list of rooms which will be opened TO
war workers here. The women who
will make the Liberty Loan canvass
of city homes under the direction of
Mrs. J. Walter Kefloe will also carry
With them cards on which they will
list information concerning accomoda-
tions which Pensacolians may offer
war workers.
This announcement was made last
night by r.. G. Edwards of Washing
ton, D. c., who is directing the cam
paign here to increase rooming ac-
comodations available for workers
here.
Ii materials arrive which are await
ed for both the Fourth Liberty Loan
and the housing campaigns. the cam
vass of the city will be started today.
In any event the work Is to be started
lat the earliest possible time and Mr.
Edwards expresses a hope that Pensa-
colians will come to the rescue or war
workers and offer many additional
rooms.
"The greatest lack OF Accommodations
has been for married men who are
stationed here in war work" said Mr.
Edwards last night. This is not right
and efforts will be made to get Pen
sacola people to open their homes to
families where thry feel thy can do so
Patriotic Duty.
whether or not they will take IN
visitors should not be considered
merely from the matter of convent
ence. 1t is the patriotic duty Of every
householder to assist in this campaign
just as in the w. S. S. and Liberty
Loan drives.
THE drive for better homes is CO.
incident with the campaign for better
moral conditions in the city, in this
case, for the government knows that II
men may have their own home sur
lroundings, moral conditions are boun6
to be better. The drive in Pensacola
is similar to those being put on il
every southern city where war wort
is on. l will have charge of cam
paigns in IL other cities of the south
when we have completed the work II
Pensacola" said Mr.. Edwards.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
SINCE FOUNDING OF CITY IN 1859
SALE OF BOOZE HAS BEEN OPEN
JANUARY 1.

Today is the last day for booze in
Pensacola. Ever since the city was
founded, way back in 1859 by Don
Tristram de Luna, the Spanish, French
and Americans, who have in turn held
the city. have thought liquor a neces-
sity. After tonight the sales of all in
toxicating liquor will stop with the
voluntary closing of Pensacola's sa-
looms.
Because of the end of the fiscal year
for saloon licenses which comes today,
saloon keepers determined not to re-
new the licenses, since the federal
edict closing all saloons within a re-
stricted zone about army and naval
camps will go into effect January 1
next. Since the city has made no Of
fers to renew the licenses for short
er period than one year, saloon keep
ers had not taken out new licenses up
to Saturday night.
Advocates of the high license have
little to say regarding the change
since most of the territory for miles
around will be dry" from now on
Advocates of prohibition see in the
closing of Pensacola's saloons a move
for the betterment of the city and
maintain that the change marks one
OF J1e HlOSL important sI4HS posts ID
the 400 years of Pensacola's history.
What Do You Mean Dry?
Anyway the city is going to be dry
so far as the legitimate sales of liquor
are concerned, and the recent moves OF
the city, county, state and federal Of
ficials to clean up vice, in Pensacola
will serve to reduce Illicit sales to q
minimum. To the pessimist the city
is going to the dogs. The optimist
points to the new city well. and says
what do you mean .dry'?"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30

Treatment-Rest in bed. warmth.
fresh air, abundant food, DOver's
powders for the relief OF pain.
The convalescent requires careful
nursing TO avoid serious conse-
quences-
Sources OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF the throat and nose passages.
conveyed on handkerchiefs. towels.
cups and messgear or other meth
DDS. Infected persons should be
kept separate as much as possible
from those not infected. Beds
should be screened. There is no
practical quarantine, and disinfec-
tion can be only general. Attend
ing nurses may wear gauze
mask. During tie epidemic, per-
sons should avoid crowded as
semi iages, such as street cars and
working places. Treat as bad
cold
BY the United States Public Health
Service.
No other communicable disease
which assumes epidemic proper
tions spreads so rapidly or attacks
indiscriminately so large a pro-
portion of the population as oues
Spanish influenza; therefore, while
statements that eight million per
sons have been attacked in Spain
alone may be exaggeration, it Is
probably true there has been a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
LIBERTY DRIVE LAST DAY OF
WELL PLANNED LIQUOR SALE
FOR THIS WEEK in PENSACOLA
MANY ORGANIZATIONS PLEDGE
SUPPORT TO FOURTH LOAN CAM
PAIGN IN CITY-THREE WEEKS
CAMPAIGN BEGINS WELL.

Buy a Fourth Liberty Bond today.
Pensacolas Fourth Liberty Loan
drive will continue today, with all or
CARNATIONS ready and every ready for
complete canvass of the territory
within the next three weeks.
Pensacola has an opportunity to
have one of the 10 big ships which
the government is building named aft
er her, for the 10 cities of over 5000
population in the United States which
secure the largest percentage of sub
scribers per population based on the
1910 census will be accorded this
honor.
Monday and Saturday the Rotary
club is to work throughout the city
in its part of the big drive. For the
rest of the week the members will
work in districts assigned to them.
Other organizations of the city have
lined up in the drive, and many lodges
such as the K of c., Seaman's, labor
locals and colored organizations having
pledged their aid and outlined their
campaign.
The opening speech for the loan was
made yesterday at the Community
sing in Elks' Place, when w. A. Blount.
Jr., gave a four minute talk on the
necessity of supporting the loan. other
speeches are planned and soldiers and
sailors are expected to participate
with sporting events destined to at
tract attention to the necessity OF
buying bonds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
HIGHER REMUNERATION ELSE
WHERE CAUSES RESERVATIONS
EFFORTS TO SUPPLY COUNTY
FAIL.

Many rural schools of Escambia
county have not yet been supplied
with teachers. In spite of the fact
that the Superintendent of Public IN
struction, A. S. Edwards, and the
Board of Education have been untir-
ing in their efforts to secure teachers
for the rural districts many educators
have taken UP more remu aerative en-
ployment. Because of this number
of the country districts and small
towns will not be able to open at the
appointed time.
Among those which are short of
their quota, or entirely without supply
are: Brent, no principal; Olive, neither
principal nor assistant; Bluff Springs,
no principal; Byrneville, no assistant; ;
Century. principal. no teachers. Flo
maton, Poplar DELL Mobley. Pine For
est. McKinnonville, Enon, Highlands
and Fillinghinlville, have no teachers.
The last named schools will be un-
able to open at all today, having been
unable to secure even one teacher,
which is their allotment. Brent and
Bluff Springs will not open. owing to
lack OF principals. The other schools
will open but class work will be great
ly hampered until the necessary teach
ers can be obtained.
City Well Supplied
Mr.. Edwards said last night that
the situation in the city is fairly sat
isfactory, though there have been a
number of designations recently. Ow-
ing to the increase in the population it
has been possible to relieve the short
age in the city, by employing women
who have recently moved to Pensacola
and who wish to remain while rela-
tiveS are engaged in government work
here.
The Pensacola High School will op-
en- with it's recognized quota of teach
ers in all branches, and the organized
work of the past two weeks indicates
that the opening day will be charac-
terized by orderliness and dispatch.
j. NJ. Collier. principal. and the men,
bers of his faculty have worked out a
systematic schedule designed to alien
ate the confusion of the opening days
of school.
The Clubbs Grammar school, Miss
Pauline Reese, principal, and the j.
B. Jockey school. Mrs. w. H. Craw-
ford. principal, will open with a good
enrolment. The organization of the
schools is in excellent order, as the
principals and teachers have been in
conference for days, working out their
problems and meeting students for
CLASSIFICATION and examinations.
For weeks the primary principals
and their corps of assistants have been
getting in readiness for the opening
term. outlining work for the scholastic
year and making plans for the various
school activities.
The primary principals are: E. J.
Wilson school, Miss Evezyn Thornton;
n. B. Cook, Miss Ethel Suter; No 6;
Miss Florence Higgins, No. z: Miss
Annie Mcmillan; No. 8, Miss Susie
Nell Patterson; No. 8, Miss Eunice
Clopton; No. 10, Miss Eva Waters
No. II. Miss Allie Yniestra.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
BELGIUM RELIEF
GOODS NEEDED AT
RED CROSS TO-DAY

All organizations or individuals who
are collecting garments or materials
for relief of conditions in Belgium and
France are urged to send their contri-
buttons to Red Cross headquarters
promptly today.
If not possible to attend personally,
contributors should notify Mrs. Ste
phen Lee. over the Red Cross phone,
$50, or phone Hargis Pharmacy, and
they will be called for.
Mrs. Lee said yesterday afternoon:
'It is most urgent that the contri-
buttons reach the Red Cross today as
the box must be shipped from Pensa-
cola Tuesday. All organizations and
individuals should feel it their duty
to meet Pensacola's allotment prompt
ly and should not fail to get articles
to Red Cross headquarters on time
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
T OVOTE ON BUDGET
AT MEETING TODAY

The city budget and passage of the
millage ordinance are among the i'm
portant measures which will be given
attention by the city commissioners at
their meeting today. The millage or
dinance increases the funds for the
operation of the city by raising the
number of mills per thousand dollars
of valuation which property may be
taxed for.
the anti-vice campaign instituted at
the suggestion OF Lieutenant Christen-
sen of the War Department will also
come up for reading. This is the regu-
lar Monday meeting of the city COM
missioners.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
sBLlMP' DROPS|RURAL SCHOOLS
LOAN POSTERS SHORT; NEED IA
OVER SINGERS|MORE TEACHERS
BIG tcoMMuNiTY SING TURNED
INTO BOOST FOR FOURTH LIB
ERTY LOAN DRIVE.

A solo by a former Italian opera
singer, now sailor on an Italian ship.
the visit of dirigible from the Naval
Air Station which distributed litera-
ture, and speeches for the Fourth Lib
erty Loan and War Saving drive were
features of the Community Sing, yes
terday afternoon. Thousands attended,
entering with will into the singing
led by e. A. Boyer. He was assisted
by the Liberty orchestra OF eight
pieces, directed by Mrs. Sarah Trick
Weimer.
The great crowd entered with spirit
into the program. which had been
chosen with regard to popularity.
A violin solo. by Miss Elizabeth
Harding. and the singing Of Send
Me A Rose From Home," by Mrs.
Boyer, were greeted with enthusiasm.
The song is one which has been sung
with success by Madame Schumann-
Heinck, and was received with appre-
citation by the men of the service.
It was a dramatic moment when the
dirigible sailed overhead and from its
basket was tossed hundreds OF pages
of the original song, THE Fighting
Fourth Drive" written by Mr.. Boyer
especially for the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign in Pensacola. The great
croWQ entering lHLO Inc Swing oI liz
tune and the spirit of the words.
w. c. Jones spoke briefly on the
value of War Savings Stamps and then
introduced w. A. Blount, Jr., who made
a stirring four minute talk on the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
w. A. Biount, Jr, Speaks
Mr.. Blount brought out the fact that
the material wealth and the entire
earning power of the nation is back
of the government loan and that it is
today the best security on the face OF
the earth. He pointed out, however
that this fact should be secondary
and the government loan should be
shortening the period of the war.
THE country needs the money al
this time" he said when billions are
being expended by the government in
training. transportation, equipment
and maintaining of millions OF men at
the front.
This loan is twice as large as any
previous loan, so the response must
be twice as large. Therefore lend
without stint and limit. Pensacola
has a reputation TO sustain 1t loub-
led it's quota in all previous Liberty
Loan Campaigns and in all othtr pa
triotic drives.
1--WE cannot afford now to fall
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
GERMANS FACE MOST
CRITICAL TIME YET

ashington, Sept. 29.-Continued and
increasing pressure by Marshal Foch
along virtually the whole western front
from verdun to the North Sea, has
brought the Germans face to face with
q most critical situation, in the opinion
OF observers here.
With the enemy main defense posi-
tion. the Hindenburg line, shattered in
several places, his secondary line to
the east OF the Krismheild position.
punctured. and his own ofIicial reports
admitting Withdrawals on all fronts.
there il a growing possibility, it is
thought Of serious disaster.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
NAIL SERVICE TO
CAMP WALTON NOW

ashington, D. c., Sept. 2e.-Lou
Edna Thompson has been commits
stoned postmaster at Canal Point Fla.
The postoffice at Marietta, Duval
county, and Tisonia, have been ordered
discontinued September so.
The following star service mail
schedule has been ordered into effect
between Crestview and Camp alton.
Florida Leave Crestview daily. ex-
cept Sunday, on receipt of mail from
eastbound train, due S:23 A. NJ, but
not later than To-: 90 A. NJ. Arrive
Camp Walton in 3 hours. Leave
Camp Walton daily except Sunday,
1:40 P. NJ, arriving Crestiew by 500
p. NJ.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
Officials Postpone School Open
ing at Suggestion of Public
Health Service
DISEASE EPIDEMIC
THROUGHOUT CITY
Street Car Service, County and
City Work Delayed-Physi-
clans Get Many Calls

The opening Of Pensacolas' schools
today has been indefinitely postponed
because of the serious epidemic of
Spanish influenza. This action was
taken by County Superintendent a. 8.
Edwards and Principal Collier OF the
high school at the suggestion OF DR..
Paul D. Mossman of the T.. S. Public
Health Service, who is in Pensacola to
aid the authorities in stamping out
the disease.
This action was taken to prevent the
spread Of the disease, which is ham
pering the street car service, the city
and county departments. civilian work
at the reservation and threatens to tie
up many industries unless checked
However, officials are confident that
the worst of the epidemic is already
passed and that If stringent rules are
observed for the coming week, the dis
ease will be well in hand.
Physicians Of the city have been ov-
ertaxed in the nast fem I---- as.
for cases of feh
every instance esE 65ss1 sFS
have been no
break so far.
Pensacola doct
100 calls per da, -~>--,<-.
Since most fatalities from the disease
result 1TOIn spneuInOHld dIb6fa sTeCQtSEX
from the influenza, according TO the
authorities. evers one : is catItiaAed
against taking cold while conyalescent.
Assistant for Mossman.
DR.. Paul D. Mossman, medical offlcer
in charge of the sanitary work which
has been instituted in Pensacola. was
joined last night by DR.. w. K. Sharp,
Jr.. sent to Pensacola by the authors
ties to assist DR.. Mossman in his CAM
paign of sanitation.
When asked last night as to the
Spanish Influenza and the methods to
be used for its prevention, DR.. Moss
man said: Influenza is a communica-
BILE disease. and the utmost caution
should be maintained. in order that it
may not make serious inroads upon
the health of the community. 1t Is Inn
possible to be too careful, and th6
! public should be impressed with the
danger Of transmission of the disease.
through sneezing and coughing, and in
drinking or eating from receptacles
which have been used by those SUI
ferng with the disesse."
| Mr.. Edwards stated that the decision
was not reached hastily, but on the
advice of many physicians beside th6
| head of the U. s. Public Health Serve
| ice 1t is probable that schools will
| be opened one week from today, but
| the opening date will be given later
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
OF
METG PEEvES HUNS

Amsterdam, sept. American
bombardment of the Fortress of Metz
is getting on the nerves of the German
people. This is emphasized by a cor
respondent of the Rhenish Westpha-
liam Gazette of Essen, who visited
Metz Thursday between September 22
and 20 The correspondent says 40
shells fell in the outskirts of the city
killing a few persons and doing dam
age to property.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
AMERICAN AviAToRs
TAKE THE INITIATIVE

With the American Army northwest
of verdun. Sept. 2s.-American avia-
tors again demonstrated Saturday
that they are masters OF the air on
this sector.
They engaged in 50 combats and
brought down s3 enemy mac lines with
out the loss OF one American plot
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
FRENCH TAKE 500 HUNS
IN ST. QUENTIN SECTOR

Paris, Sept. 29.-The new. Offensive
between st. Quentin and Lafere,s the
war Office announces tonight French
troops made some advance and took
500 prisoners. Troops continued prog
reSs on all other sectors.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
RENT

FAR PRICE 10 OAJlESIRABLE A TIM
ANT. ALL POSSIBLY THROUGH TIM
THAT FURNISHED aOOM-RENT Fl
WITHOUT DELAY. AND RENT II At
CLASSIFIED.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-30
The Weather

showers Monday and Tuesday except
Generally Fair Northwest portion; mod
crate shifting winds.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
How Gen. Pershing Carries On Over There.

Editors note-The boyhood pals,
friends and well wishers of Gen.
Pershing are today celebrating
Pershing Day. The center of the
celebration is. OF course, Laclede,
Mo-, where the. general was born
and grew to young manhood.)
By G. C. LYON,
(staR Correspondent of The News
paper Enterprise Association
and The washlngton Herald with
Gen. Pershing's Army, who ID
home on furiough.
Everywhere I have gone since my
return to America from France the
other day I have been asked to tell
about Gen. Pershing.
Interest in the general is especial
ly keen among the boys who are
going over there to fight under him.
After addressing a large crowd
Of our boys, who had just been
called to the colors, in one of our
training camps. one evening, Of
fered to answer any questions they
might ask about conditions over
there and instantly there came
from all parts OF the house shouts
of "Pershing."
Here is what I told those boys
about their commander-in-chie
Boys, Gen. Pershing is all wool
and a yard wide He's delivering
the goods over there. You're all
going to like him.
Gen. Pershing is not the sort of a
man who will coddle you and make
over you, but his first thought Is for
the welfare Of his men. He's as hard
as iron with those officers who are re-
sponsible for supplying the army with
food and clothing and ammunition and
he accepts no excuses>if there's fall
down anywhere along those lines. I
"Pershing is so busy most of the
time settling big matters Of general
policy that he can't look after de-
tails. He must delegate such things
to his subordinates, but he's as keen
as a fox in hunting out the weak
spots. He doubtless has a lot Of ways
Of finding out things that We know
nothing about. but let anything ko
wrong and it's only a day or two be-
fore he knows all akout 1t, even
though 1t happened two hundred miles
from his headquarters.
He keeps himself I'd perfect phys
tcal condition, and although he's 81
years old. he's able to Jstand the hard
rides from one front to another.
eNow. the boys who are already
over there are for him strong. Ifs a
whole lot better to soldier under a man
shks Pershins, even though he b
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

Laclede,, No.. July a.-Tomorrow Is
Pershing Day in this town. Elsewhere
in America 1t is only Independence
Day. This Fourth Is both Indepen-
dence Day and Pershing Day to the
folks Of General John Joseph PERISH
ing's home town.
Laclede,s Main street Is all afiutter
with flags, bunting and pictures of the
towns greatest citizeh. So are all the
dwelling houses. Many prominent men
and women will be here to celebrate
Pershing Day with the people Of La
clede and Linn County, and the gem
eral has sent some Of his veterans
back from "over there" to lend q
touch Of war to the ceremonies.
Few folks here will trust themselves
to go soundly to sleep tonight. that
anxious are they to be up with the
sun tomorrow so they won't miss a
chance to add their cheers to Johns
celebration.
For instance, there is Charley"
Spurgeon, years ago Jack Pershing's
boyhood pal, closer together than two
peas in a pod. It's worth coming all
the way to Laclede just to hear him
tell how he and 'Towhead" (they
called Jack that them Pershing raided
orchards and "chawed beef at the old
swimmin' hole.
And there's Aunt Susan Hewitt, that
kindly soul who developed in Jack
Pershing a fondness for apple pie
which Indian. Filipino. Mexican and
German wars haven't been able to get
out OF him.
The funny thing about Laclede is
that none of '.Towhead" Pershing's
boy pals ever thought he's make a
soldier. He never waved q wooden
sword and he never led a boy regi-
ment back into the woods to hunt for