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The sun., 1918-07-29
VETS AND DRYS BOTH
SUPPORT BANKHEAD
Afdbar1a's Senior Senator
Thought a Sure Winner.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 2s.-A good
many United States Senators here and
there about the country, who have
pinned to their war records their whole
hope for denomination and reelection.
have their worries these days-but John
Hollis Bankhead Is not one of them.
The Bankhead war record is n known
quantity to its proprietor, and he has
SO much confidence II will do again for
him what 1t has done many a time be-
fore that he hasn't even bothered 10
come home for the formalities on the
books for August 10. On that day II Is
written that the Alabama Democracy
snail renominate John II. Bankhead
(Which OF course Is all the same as re-
electing bim) and that Capt Frank s..
White shall come to know how vain was
mis- ambition to elbow out a Grand Old
Man, who IL called upon could show
the places where three bullets went into
him.
Bankhead's record wac built TN be =
tween 1861 and 1866. The efforts Pri-
vate Bdnkhead made to get to Wash
in6ton during those four years have
kept him there thirty years since. SO
why not six years more? Senator Bank
head doesn't see why and neither, IL is
safe to saw. do a majority Of Aiaha,na
Democrats.
II is true tina, woupds ,o,r,,,,,,,,
ing Rankhead was once ho,tar co. e.,
eress nv one Richn,ord paar.o ~.
son who had cor,a hofor. a. sIa..,.
u,,,h 49, rooo.s 80 s. ny e,eo.o.a e
was al, ~ tho 10, ,a,,,.a,. a., .,.
happened was that Senator John II
Mnrnar at, Y1o,,. .oi,n .,
.',o q" ui1u Gnu 'o"'' ihoiis bahkheao
'"bp1' IT, mas
~. FRANK . Whl'e: the OPP
ponen' vi we present mas neither war
The sun., 1918-07-29
Col. Peck Cuts Food Waste Half.

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Va, July 2S.-A
new rationing system and mess inspec-
ton by commissioned officers has re-
duced the bread consumption at this
camp from $1,000 pounds to 5000
pounds day. Col. Richard Peck, camp
commander. instituted the system Men
may have second helpings. but the Off
GERS make them clean up any leavings
mo number OF waste cans OF food has
q day.
The sun., 1918-07-29
War Charges RecaIIed.

The charge Is made against Scott that
he editorially justified the sinking of the
..usitania, and Cappcr is accused of hay-
.ng withheld from the United States Dis
rict Attorney complaints of disloyalty
'odged with him as Governor against
residents in German communities. In his
aome city the Topeka State Journal Is
pupHshlng from day to day letters tend
.us 10 show that while Capper was maxi
ing war speeches he was advising Ger
mans through the State there was no
reed Tor them to invest in Liberty bonds
once they had established their outward
oydty by joining the Red Cross. The
District Attorney has been quoted as
7dytng the Governor had not fully CO.
operated with his department. To these
charges Capper has made no reply.
IN wichita, Topeka. Hutchinson and
Kansas City. thickly populated districts,
me Capper feeling is strong The Gov
'rnors supporters have the negro vote
cell in hand, and this is a big factor i'm
;ae battle. Stubs Is expected to carry
$ many counties as Cdrper, for in the
mort grass lands he has the almost
unanimous support OF stockmen and
'anchmen. But in the Capper counties
the vote is small
me Democratic leaders are counting
IN Bill" Thompsons proverbial luck
ma on their campaign slogan-"He
''ood by the President"-to reflect the
.'"dt". thompson has built up
-o'nldable organization out of Federal
patronage. The Administration has
;reated him generously and he has been
'pe 10 do much for various commune
l's In the State whose votes he NAV
.oS!caily expect as his reward
thompson Faces Trouble.
Outside the fact he must get RepubIi-
can votes to win Thompson's weakness
Ies In that faction of Kansas Demo-
'rdts VINO hold themselves independent
oI party The great political machine
ilit up by the present Senator wiped
CUT all formidable opposition Of regular
democrats on the basis OF pArty har-
i"ony' but Democrats who are in the
ant OF aligning themselves with the
Progressive wing Of the Republican
idTty protest Thompson's insistence on
IItating even local nominations.
George w. Marble, editor of the Fort
scott Tribune, has filed his nomination
papers announcing 1t is not so much
DIS wish to beat Thompson as to give
democrats in the State a chance to
voice theiT protest against machine con-
uol, Thompson's managers have no fear
az Marble in the primaries. What wor-
res them is the likelihood that the
Marble vote won't be cast for their
nan in the fall.
Inc situation as II exists In Kansas
to-day Is like that OF the Presidential
campaign, when no one expected Wilson
could swing the State IL the Kansas
republican ticket went through by as
large plurality as $4,000. It's a toss
up all around, and no guesses of i'm
pTtance are being made for publica-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
WANT 100000
PEANUT CROP
IN ESCAMb bIA
County Agent Fulford Starts
Drive to Get Farmers In
terested in Peanut. y,
BELIEVES PLAN
WILL BE SUCCESS
County Divided Into Dis
tricts and Allotment in
Bushels Made to Each.

~ $4,000 peanut crop in Escanbia
this season is the slogan Of the dr-ivss
being carried on by c. a f'ulford.
county farm demonstration agent and
from the pledges and Cooperation he
has received from every section he
stated yesterday that the success OF
the movement is assured.
Mr.. F'ulford stated that he instituted
the drive some time ago and the
first step was a division Of the entire
county. and the compilation os data.
showing the minimum amount that
should be raised in each to net the
total desired.
All Of these preliminary steps have
been taken. Mr.. Fulford stated yester-
DAY, and already farmers Of the coun-
ty have agreed to ,co-operate by plant
ing the amount required FOR their dis
trict.
are being held throughout the county,
one last night at Gonzalez, one to he
held Saturday at Olive, and another
Tuesday at Highlands Planting paa-
nuts has been stressed by the govern
nent for some time, as n measure or
progressive farming. IL has n high
food value, and is being particularly
urged during war times. Escanabia
5eounty soil is particularly adapTed ~
the cultivation OF peanuts and the
farmers s.yiYeze zertsr into tie drive vii:
MFR F'aiford will probably reap a large
gain.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
GERMAN DEMANDS
STOP POSSIBILITY
OF SEPARATE PEACE

Petrograd, Jan. 2-Chances of sep
arate peace between Russia and tire
central powers seems remote because
OF what are regarded rs Gernlany's un-
reasonable demands. Leon Trotzky,
the Bolsheviki foreign minister ant
his associates take the stand that thu
Baltic povinces are in realty under
military pressure while they continuS
TO be occupied by Germany.
new republic has been set up in
the Black Sea territory with Novo-
rossysk as the capital. a coalition
cabinet, including constitutional Dem
acrats has been formed.
Delegates from Ukraine to the con-
sistent assembly will arrive in Pet
roCrad tomorrow No effort was made
to open the assembly today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03

Washington, Jan. 2.-Governmen,
purchese Of and the sale of consum-
ers Of all sugar used In the United
states. control OF amounts Of food to
be served in public eating places is
advocated to meet the abnormal war
conditions, by Food Administrator
Hoover today IN his testimony before
the Senate committee investigating
sugar.
He said that additional legislation
co,ferr.ne upon the food administra-
tion such powers should be enacted
by Congress.
"A few days after arrived from
Europe. the state department asked
me TO see what could be done 60 set
tie labor troubles IN Cuba the food
administrator said. AT my sugges-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
Americas Part In Supreme
War Council Told by House


oy
allied
speeding OF
q summary OF the result Of ence
to
countries associated with them war;.
by
That fighting
following
"a of the
on Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
Navy Patrols Norfolk as
u. S. Hunts Alien Enemies

of persons unable to give satisfactory
accounts OF themselves were arrested
Many were released but others are
held for examination.
From the time the first fire broke
out at day brake yesterday In the
old CRANKY theatre, until flames ap-
peared In the Monticello hotel and
later in the Lenox building, firemer
were hampered by the bitter cold,
which made 1t necessary to build fires
around hydrants and almost para
lived the men themselves. Sailors and
marines We're quickly called out and
Joined In the work Of rescue and hre
fighting.
Reports began coming in that boinos
were causing the fire to spread and
that persons had been seen setting
building afire While no confirmation
OF these reports developed. they lei
to extra precautions being taken. and
a large part OF the business district
was surrounded by a Gordon OF ma
rfnes and sailors, who would allow
no one to enter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
TEN TON VESSEL WHICH DIsAP-
PEARED FROM EAST PASS WITH
CATCH OF FISH CANNOT BE Lo-
GATED.
.Es-.

port had been received of the lotion
auxilIiary schooner Brilliant, which
was reported stolen from East Pass
Monday night. According to the re-
the vessel. he and the crew went
ashore. leaving the boat in charge Or
a seventeen-year-old boy named Earl
Brasheer. who is believed TO have
stolen the boat. It is believed that
the schooner is headed for some guilt
port and that Rrashear will attempt
to sell the three thousand pound catca
OF fish which was aboard the boat
when it disappeared.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
TO U. S. QUITS POST
By Associated Press.

Washington. Jan. 2.-1ne report
from London that Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, British ambassador to the Unit
ed States will retire from his pos,
here was confirmed, it was learned
today In official circles The arnbas-
sador arranged to see Secretary Lans-
ing this morning and 1t was under
stood he would inform the Secretary
OF the change ..
The retirement OF Ambassador
Spring Rice will not befollowed by any
change, in policy at Washington by
the British government, 1t was said.
Need Fresh Blood.
London, Jan. 2-(Associated Press)
in announcing that Sir Cecil Spring
Rice and Lord BERTHE are on the eve
of retiring from the embassies at
Washington and Paris and in reporting
the rumor that Sir George Buchanan
Is about to resign from the Petrograd
post, the Daily Chronicle pleads the
urgent need Of bringing fresh blood
into a service, which has long been
divorced from the actualities of mod
ern life" The paper does not crftf-
cize any Of the ambassadors, but
speaking broadly the prestige OF the
British ambassadorial service stands
none too high today"
It remarks that Viscount Bryce was
the most successful British ambassador
in the past decade and hopes that
Premier Lloyd George viii follow the
example then given, by appointing
new men. The Daily Chronicle con-
tinues:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03

Norfolk, Jan. 2-While department
OF Justice agents and naval patrols
continued today to round up suspic-
lous persons as a result Of yesterdays
mysterious fires in Norfolk's business
olstrlct, Portsmouth, across the Eliza
oeth river was practically placeu un-
oeF control of the naval authorities
as precautionary measure, at the re-
quest OF City Manager Bates, who
sald he wanted to prevent possible
activity OF enemy agents. Bates was
prompted in his request by a fire of 1n-
determined origin which early today
DESTROYED several dwellings,.
: Rear Admiral Mclean, commanding
this naval district, detailed naval pa
trolls for the business district of
Portsmouth and for factories, railroad.
and water front property.
Norfolk authorities seemed less In.
clined to attribute yesterdays f1r-s TO
enemy plot to destroy the city In an
attempt to cripple war activities here
but federal agents and naval patrols
did n,S ro1Ax their vigilance. A score
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
$4,000 AU 7 0
TAGS
7 R|Bu 7 Ed
Tremendous Job Completed
by Comptroller Amos at
Midnight, January /.
$1eo, 900 is
NETTED BY TAX
Eighty-Five Per Cent of
This Sum Apportioned
Among Counties.
$19O, 900 is
NETTED BY TAX
Tallahassee Bureau
The Pensacola journal

Tallahassee, Florida, Jan. 2.-24. .Oo,
applications for automobile license
tags were properly made to the comp
troller, and that many tags mailed out
before midnight of the last day of
1917, 100000 was the appropriate
amount received for these tags. This
was deposited by the. comptroller in
the various local banks, being about
equally divided among them. Comp
troiler Ernest Amos now has on hand
about $4,000 for tags which were not
delivered before the first Of the year.
but these will go out in the course
of the next day or two. AT the outset
$4,000 tags were ordered by the Comp
tro,ler and his contract called for their
delivery in the State house by the first
of December, but the first car did not
arrive till the fifth, the second on tho
tenth, and the third carload has never
shown up. In the year 1917 the var
ious tax assessors of the State located
24.1S2 automobiles in the State, and
collected from them an average of
$3.50 each. The comptroller figured
this included but little over fifty per
cent of the cars in Florida, go he or
dered $4,000 tags. and he believes he
wifi have use for practically all OF
them z
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
BUSINESS Men Placed at
Head Of Four Departments
Under General Crozier.
PLANNED AFTER
BRITISH MINISTRY
Change Anticipated by Dis
closures in Testimony Be-
fore Senate Committee.
fBy Associated Press)

washington. Jan. 2.-The general
organization of the ordnance bureau
with experienced business men az the
head OF important divisions under the
shiaf Of ordnance was announced to-
night by the war department
The new plan. under which 1t Is
rronosed to make the bureau great
working unit modelled somewhat af-
ter the British ministery OF muni-
ions, was outlined to the senate mil
itarv committee recently by Major
General Crozier, chief of ordnance
while he was being sharply questioned
eoncerning delays and deficiencies iT
The supply of rifles and cannon
II has been approved by Secretary
Baker and put into effect, 1t will be
carried on in four operating divisions
designated as procurement, production
Inspection and supply.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
Hoover Would Regulate All
Food Served In Restaurants

tion a representative was sent TO Cuba
to see what could be done with the
cuban government"
Testimony showed that soon after
that time much OF the trouble was
cleared up.
Tho examination of Hoover was con-
ducted by Senator Lodge who an
nounced that Chairman Reed was un-
able to come.
when investigated the Cuban sit
uation at the invitation OF the state
department, many sugar men gave
gloomy outlook OF this years crop"
Hoover said. MY statement was
based on facts brought TO my atten-
tion then. Those hearings were In ex-
ecutiye session and that 10 why spoke
no freely. I did not wish to alarm
the country
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
NA-EpIAL
TO REBUILD HALIFAX

Halifax. n. s., Ian. 2.--Off cial an
nounreuent was made today that the
Canadian government has authoriz-
ed the con,rand doerino Of lumber, tim
Der and building material for econ
zt--s.cti5, Of thc section of. Halifax
DESTROYED necevrfer 6. The oraer
named r. IT. Fraser as comnland -
NO ageut with final authority to fix
prices which in his iudrerlent alone,
shau he fair and reasonable
Building material in anv part of
Canada NAV be sei7ed for shipment
lere. In event Of an attempt to in
crease prices, added power will be
vested in Mr.. Fraser. it wHs stated.
Reports from the hospita1s TODAY
showed six hundred wounded patients
still under treatment. Many of these
cases are serious.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
NO TRACE OF CANVASS CITY
STOLEN BOATN BIG THRIFT
Is YET FOUND STAMP DRIVE
CARDS TO BE LEFT
IN EVERY HOME AND STAMPS
WILL BE DELIVERED BY POST
MAN AS ORDERED.

Organization plans are under way
for a thorough canvass OF the city in
the interest of the War-SaVings cam
paign. Every home will be visited
by members OF the committee and the
plan explained in detail. The work
ers will leave application cards a.
each home, these cards are to be filed
cut by the prospective purchaser
stating the quantity OF war-savings
stamps or thrift stamps desired and
may be mailed to County Chairman
Hancock without postage. The letter
carrier will then deliver the desired
stamps, which are to be paid for up.
on receipt. This pay n-delivery plan
has been devised 70 facilitate the pur-
chase OF stamps by those who do not
ma it entirely, convenient to call at
the postoffice or other points where the
stamps are on sale.
In New York and other large cities,
war-saving stamps and thrift stamps
are on sale at practiclly all places OF
business, from the corner grocery to
the largest department stores and
similar ARA ngements will be made
here Ladies of the committee have
called on the business men In PEN
sacola and interested them in placing
the stamps on sale and in making at
tractive counter and window displays
Plans for promoting the campaign
were discussed at meeting OF the
committee held yesterday morning and
the ladies are arranging for vigorous
drive now that the holidays are past
It is proposed to open permanent
headquarters in the federal building,
under. the direction of the local chair
man, Mrs. C. S. Bonacker.
Pensacola has responded very lib
orally to the war savings appeal but
there are many who have not brought
stamps and quite a few who do not
fully understand the working of the
plan, which provides that savings in
any amount from 25c to $1,000 maySbe
loaned to the government to assist In
carrying on the war. The loans are
evidenced by thrift stamps OF the de-
nomination Of 25c and by war-savings
stamps of the denomination of $500.
sixteen thrift stamps, plus l2c, are
exchangeable for one war-savfngs
stamps which represents the govern
,nent's promise TO pay $500 TO the
holder at the end of Ave years. in re-
turn for the s4.12 paid now. Thus
che loan yields the lender per cent
compound interest. Another advant-
ago is that, In case Of emergency, the
holder may redeem the stamps at their
face value, plus per cent interest, at
any time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
Cice Chairman Chas. Eisen-
man of Defense Council
Contradicts Officer.
PLACES BLAME
ON QUARTERMASTER
Witness, Who Has Govern
ment Contracts, Defends
Council in Senate Probe.
tAssoeia.ed Press Summary,


Washington. Jan. army supply
contracts given through the supplies
committee of the council of national
defense TO concerns in which commit
tee members are interested. were In
vesttgated today by the senate milf
tary committee.
Charles EiseInann. a retired cloth
ing manufacturer and vice chairman
OF the committee, defended the com
mittees practice Of approving con-
tracts with firms OF members He said
the committee negotiated for $780,
100000 worth OF supplies for the quar-
termaster Generals office.
Statements of Quartermaster sharpe
regarding shortages OF army clothing
due to failure to receive cloth order
ed through the supplies committee
We're squareIy contradicted by Eisen-
man. He asserted that cloth supplies
were delivered on time and faster
than 1t could be manufactured by fac
tories under General Sharpe.
He also declared that the Quarter
master office Is responsible for the
shortages, by mistakes in routing
clothing to cantonments. Eisemann
told the committee that ne had recon-
i1CtiLE0 tA<ht LIE 7SIcii-
eral approved in reducing the wool
content in .overcoats. blankets and
other clothing and the substitution
Of wool substitutes, or "shoday'' say
ing that the quality was not impaired
and that as good or better garments
were secured.
Changes in specifications for cloth
ing and blankets recommended by his
fo0 icor sracf %cd1 ko1
suited in producing better material.
I'VE have not changed the weights
lie insisted emphaticaHy. explaining
that although former overcoat cloth
specifications were for rs per cent
wool and 25 per cent. cotton, the new
standards were Ca per cent. wool and
So per cent, re-worked wool.
But 1t is better than all WOOL" he
declared. I'VE are getting the best
of goods, goods fit for king"
IT have not changed the quality,
only the specifications" he declared
'If anything the fabrics coming thru
now are better than those made un-
der the original army standards.
Regarding shortage OF clothing in
Mr.. Eiseman admitted
that there had been some delinQuences
In deliveries.
but, although hate to criticize the
quartermaster generals office" he ad-
ded, there were mistakes in routing
L know of ~Cantonments- that had eight
OF nine blankets per man and others
had hardly any"
Shortage of clothing testified to by
Ouartermaster General Sharpe were
flatIy contradicted by the witness To
General Sharpe's statement that he
was short on December l. 46 per cent
of shirts, Mr.. Eiseman insisted posi-
lively that there was large surplus
of shirts in government depots.
"Our records said Btserham, are
open and complete win show wheth-
er our Job has been we'll done. l
don't say 1t could not have been bet
ter, but we have done the best we
could"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
FEAR FPEF7E WIFI.
CAUSE FOOD SHORTAGE

New York, Jan. "A pronounced
shortage of food supplies in New
lork within the next two weeks due
% the loss by freezing of thousands
o. car loads of perishable foodstuffs
ehroute to the city was predicted to-
lay by market experts. A Temporary
ise IN prices of almost all of these
pefShable goois are to be expected
as soon as the present supply be-
cores exhausted.
Ihe products which have suffered
1osV are beans. potatoes. onions. let
ece and egg plant. Consumers are
-s2ea to conserve as much food as
|poSsible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-03
GEN. SIBERT TO
HEAD DIVISION
OF SOUTHEAST
OFFICER WHO TOOK THE FIRST
REGIMENT OF ENGINEERS TO
FRANCE RELIEVES MAJOR GEN
ERAL DUvALL AT CHARLESTON
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 2.-Major General
William L. Sibert, who returned yes
terday from France where he has been
since he took over the first division
of American Regulars sent across as
the advance guard of General PERISH
ing's army, will be assigned to COM
mand the Southeastern department, it
was understood here today, relieving
Major General William p. Duyail, re-
tired.
Major General wiiliem A. Mann,
who also returned yesterday from
France, was assigned today to COM
mend the Eastern department at New
York. He relieves Major General Ell
D. Hoyle, retired officer who has been
at the head Of that department since
Major General ]. Franklin Bell was
assigned for other work
General Mann was found physical
~ unable to stand the strain Of cam
paigning after his arrival In France
and was ordered home on that account
the return of General Sibert has been
made.
1t is understood that Major Generals
Hoyle and Duvall will return to the
retired list Of the army, having been
vice in an emergency.
Other Changes.
Army orders today show numerous
changes in the assignments OF gener-
al officers. Major General James
Parker, formerly commanding tho
32nd division at Camp Macarthur, Wa
co, Texas, goes to command the s5th
division at Camp Custer, Battle Creek,
Mich; Brig. w. G. Ham, formerly
commanding the 57th field artillery
brigade, takes command OF the 32nd
division.
The orders contain also the formal
assignment of Major General Charles
H Muir, to command the fifth di-
vision regulars, at Camp Logan, Hus-
ton, Texas.