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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
Every State in Union Is AS
signed Definite Number to
Be Thus Preserved.
LIFE CONSERVING
PATRIOTIC DUTY
Saving of Infant Life Will
Be Only One Part of Bu-
reau's Extensive Program

Washington, Feb. 24.-Every state
in the Union today was assigned
definite quota of lives to be saved
during the Children's Year, which
will be inaugurated by the Child
ren's Bureau of the Department of
Labor on April 6, the first anniver-
sary of Americas entry into the
great war.
In seeking to prevent at least
100000 of the annual total of 300,-
900 preventable deaths of children
under five years, the Children's
Bureau with the assistance of the
5000 local committees of the Wo-
mans Committee of the Council of
National Defense will carry the cam
paign into every community to urge
conservation of life here as a patri-
otic duty in view of the unavoida
BILE wastage of men abroad incident
to war. A national weighing and
measuring test will be undertaken
first as a sort of "stock taking" to
afford basis for computing results
at the end of the year.
Saving of infant lives will be only
one part of the Bureaus extensive
program during the year. Plans are
being made also to protect 30,000,00c
ch1ldrGn unOeT Id against any -
tempt to relax safeguards of chile
life. The United States is expected
to profit by the experience of othe,
warning nations, where the impor'
tance of maintaining child labor re-
strictions and school standards is
being recognized as never before.
Assignment ofa.definite quotas tc
each state emphasizes the Bureaus
announcement that each community
must bear its full share of response
bility in{naaking the campaign sue
cess ~
"In thsNsIast analysis, every com
naunity must save its own babies il
they are to be saved at ALL" Mis-:
Julia Lathrop, chief of the bureau
said today. ''Some of the state pos
sibly have been set very high mari
| in the campaign, but that was una
voidable with the data at hand. Th'
apportionments were made on the
basis of population, rather than OF
| the infant mortality rate, because
statistics for the latter are not suf
|
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
POLITICS AN D
DRY FIGHT in
EMPIRE STATE
FIRST SKIRMIMSH TO MAKE
NEW YORK BOOZELESS WILL
OCCUR WHEN LEGISLATURE
MEETS ON TUESDAY.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 24-(SpeciaL)
The first skirmish in the fight to
put New York = the dry column
will occur here Tuesday, when the
assembly judiciary committee will
give public hearing on the Hill
McNab resolution calling for the rat
ification of the federal prohibition
amendment by the New York .legis-
lature. William j. Bryan and sew
eral other noted advocates of pro
hibition have signified their inten-
tion to attend the hearings and speak
in behalf of the ratification Of the
federal amendment.
Indications are not lacking that
the public hearings may develop into
a lively session. Recently charges
have been freely made that politics
in this state is attempting to make
Advocates of the federal prohibition
early date fixed for beginning the
public hearings before the assembly
judiciary committee. The Anti-Sa
loon League has openly charged that
Speaker Sweet, who announced the
date for the hearings has guberna-
torial ambitions, and called the hear
ing as early as possible in an attempt
to turn down the federal amendment
still leaving time to send through 6
state prohibition amendment. This
it is charged, would give the speaker
a Temperance" record against Gov
ernor Whitman, who would be ex
pected to veto any attempt to delay
ratification by referring the fedesa
amendment to the people. whereas {
state amendment resolution could g'
through without reference to him
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
WAR PROBLEMS ARE
BEFORE CONGRESS

Washington Feb. 24.-War prob
lens will be attacked with renewed
energy this week at the capitol.
Work on the amendment to the bill
to govern federal operation of rail-
roads may be resumed tomorrow by
the house with the passage within a
day or two, it is expected of the
measure which passed the senate
Friday.
Next the war finance corporation
measure is to have the right of way
construction started in the senate
and follow the railroad bill in the
house.
Other war problems promised at
tention during the week include the
labor, shipbuilding, food regulation,
coal situation, military draft of allies
and government reorganization.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
LABOR AND CAPITAL
MEET UNCLE SAM

Washington, Feb. 24.-Five repre-
sentatives each of capital and labor
will meet here tomorrow at the gov
ernment's call to lay down basis
of relations between capital and
labor during the war. Out OF their
conferences the government officials
hope will grow the foundation for a
national labor policy. The first aim
will be an arrangement to do away
with strikes and lockputs.
Other subjects to be dealt with in
clude basis for wage determine
ton, price fixing on piece work.
prices, elimination of restrictions on
output, and measures to prevent cut
ting the piece rate pay and rights of
workers to organize.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
Cars Belonging to DR.. No
b1es and L. G. Crosby Re-
covered and Returned.
PAUL GRAY'S CAR
IS STILL MISSING
Auto Thieves Tried to Get
Away With Capt. John Ma
loy's Car. But Failed. /

L. G. Crosby's car, which was
stolen early Saturday morning from
the garage at 801 North Twelfth
avenue, was located yesterday at or
near the west end of the Missing
Link ferry, and upon this inforrna-
tion being brought to the city. the
owner recovered his property and
brought it into Pensacola. 1t show
ed much rough usage, and had eyi-
IDENTIFY been driven a considerable
distance.
In stealing the Crosby car. the
auto thieves accepted it as second
choice, for. a car belonging to Can't.
John Maloy, at 1902 East Gadsden
street, was first tried out. A sort
of a combination key on Capt. Maloy's
car saved it from the probable fate
of Mr.. Crosby's car.
The car belonging to DR.. Mobiles,
which was stolen from in front of
the Pensacola hospital about 9:30
o'clock Saturday night, Was located
and recovered yesterday. 1t was dis
covered at the end of what is known
as the Baars road, where it had EVIL
IDENTIFY been deserted by parties who
moved it from the hospital parking
grounds, on Twelfth avenue. It is
believed that whoever took charge of
II. thus unauthorized enjoyed hours
of joy-riding and then ran the car
into the outskirts of the city, leaving
| it there to escape possible detection
should downtown trip be made.
Paul Gray, who was also a loser
of a five passenger Ford late Satur-
day night, was unable up to last
night to report success in locat-
ing his car Mr.. Gray offers re-
ward of SO in The Journal this
morning for. the recovery Of his
property, and will be very glad to
prosecute any guilty parties if they
! may be positivefv identified. This is
the car which disappeared from in
front of the Y M. G. A. building on
North Palafox street, Saturday
night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
steamer Ran Ashore in
Binding Blizzard and
Rapidly Broke Up.
|I43 MAY HAVE
WENT TO DEATH
Passenger List of 70, and
Crew of SO, All Supposed
to Have Perished
Associated A Press.

81 Johns, Feb. 24.-The Red Cross
lina steamer Florizel, bound from this
mort for Halifax and New York, with
seventy-seven passengers and a crew
oF sixtv-nine was wrecked near
Broad Cove. twenty miles north of
Cano Race today. All aboard are
-gpnoead 10 have perished. Six
tolieS were washed ashore during
;ae day.
The steamer struck early this
~orning while fighting her way
rough binding blizzard. In a
Few hours she had pounded to pieces
on the rocks, At dusk the hull had
settled until it was almost sub
merged.
Of the passengers fifty were in
t5e saloon and twenty-seven in the
storage.
Among them were John Shannon
Hunn, managing director for Bowring
brothers, Liverpool ad New York.
o"d owners OF the steamer, and Will
"sm Butler. architect, and wife. en-
t.rte to Florida.
The ship struck in Broad Cove
bout five o'clock this morning and
sent one wireless of distress, which
Was received at Cape Race saying she
was aground and in imminent danger
os destruction. Her wireless appara-
|aS worked haltingly and was soon
silent Nothing more was heard
from hcr and she was in remote and
srarselv settled district. and it was
rot until late in the afternoon that
rescue party reached the scene
Thpr d scovered the Florizel lying
.well in shore and subjected to mer-
.IlesS uounding by the heavy seas.
Small boats could not live in the
surf and efforts to escape from the
shin were hopeless. No assistance
could he given from the shore. Mer
'olld be seen on the bridge signal
7~ FOR help. Gradually under the
rUffetino, the hull disappeared from
viaw and after a few hours the YES
SCI vas almost submerged while II
t'o rigging men still signalled fran
trallv. hut hopelessly for aid.
While the watchers looked on the
rodes Of five men and one woman
rane ashore
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
NOT ONLY SILENCED GERMAN
GUNS, BUT SWEPT THE ENEMY
POSITIONS, .INFLICTING MUCH
DAMAGE.
CL,HeoiNyE PEoTo
Associated Press

With the American Army in
France, Saturday, Feb. 23.-In the
American sector northwest of Toul
today, Germans tried tactics of con-
centrating artillery fire on one of
the American positions, apparently
with the purpose of obliterating it..
American guns Immediately punish
ed the German batteries with doub-
ly heavy retaliatory fire, and then
swept the enemy lines with vicious
barrage, undoubtedly inflicting con-
siderable damage. German guns
promptly ceased fire.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
LOAN MAN TO ANSWER
CHARGES OF USURY

A. j. Sneed, loan man, is under
bond for his appearance one day this
week to answer a charge of usury,
and the case has excited the greatest
degree of interest from the fact that
this is the first case of this nature
brought up for prosecution in some
time. 1t is alleged, in an affidavit
made by a negro woman named
Maxwell. that Sneed had collected
money far in excess of legal rates
of interest upon a loan of about S12.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH
RJJMANIA ARE LAUNCHED

London, Feb. 24.-Informal peace
negotiations with Roumania were
begun yesterday at Castle Bufftea,
near Bucharest, according to advices
reaching diplomatic circles at The
Hague as transmitted in an ex-
change dispatch from there. Terms
of Central powers are said to include
territorial acquisitions for Bulgaria
and economic preferences for Ger
MANY and Austria.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
ARMY
CAPTAIN GETS DOSE

New York, Feb. 24-Captain
David A. Henkes, of the Sixteenth
infantry. United States army, was
sentenced to dismissal from the ser
vice and confinement at hard labor
for twenty-five years by general
courtmartial at Governors Island.
Henkes is of German descent. en-
deavored to resign his commission.
saving he didn't care to fight against
his relatives and friends.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
7LEETING HOPE OF SAVING
PASSENGERS ABANDONED

New York. Feb. PA fleeting
'cpe for a few of those aboard the
7Sted and battered steamship Flori-
e was virtually abandoned tonight.
avail gunners who went to the res
H5 on a relief train from st. John
NJ rockets and line aboard shortly
'ftore . o'clock, but no response
ana.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
RECEIVED IN NEW
YORK GIVES LITTLE HOPE

New York. Feb. PA message
I'D at st Johns at 7:30 tonight. re-
eeved at the office here to Bowring
ave hope that those aboard
the Florizel might still be alive 1t
as signed by a representative of
.7e line no had just arrived at the
rene Of the disaster, and said a
eht was seen on the wrecked steam
nip.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
RUSSIANS RESIS'H
ADVANCE OF INVADERS

Berlin, Feb. 24.-At some points
Russians are resisting the Germans,
the war office reports. The German
advance is said to have been contln-
ued successfully yesterday. They
are approaching the port OF Reval,
and have captured several towns,
taking about two thousand prison
,erS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
''EASE COMMANDMENT
me-. OF AMERICAN SECTOR

Fan Sne American Armies in
is,, 't5, r. FEB. 24.-Last night and to-
-sr ne German bombardment on
.i7.s Is points within the American
fysbi,. northwest Of Toul was consid-
more intense than usual
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
HEINKES WAS IN TOUCH
WITH GERMAN AGENTS

Washington, Feb. 24.-Evidence
that in spite of his commission in the
United States army, he was in touch
with German agents, contributing to
Bernstorff's propaganda funds and
worlSig for peace at any price be-
fore America went to war, was
largely responsible for the heavy
punishment imposed on Captain
Henkes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
REVOLUTION DOWN
IN NICARAGUA NOW

San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua. Feb.
PA revolution is in progress in
Costa Rica. 1t is known the towns
of Ala Juela, San Mateo and Heredia
are in the hands of the revolution
lists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
NEW GENERAL STRIKE
IN GERMANY FOMENTED

Amsterdam, Feb. 81 24.-There are
numerous indications in Germany of
. systematic campaign to promote a
new general strike. says Berlin
dispatch to the Weser Zeitung. at
Bremen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-25
THE WEATHER.

r-;- Monday and Tuesday, continued
x.-m ght west winds.
v.sterday's temperature: highest %
Ices, lowest, 55 degrees
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
Americans Retake
TOlUn of MuscOurt
Continued from Page One

and destroyed the last of the machine
guns and provoked the seasoned Prus-
sian fighters or what was left of
them, to retake themselves down hill
to the low-lying land along the Aisne.
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32d Division Wins
Title "Les TerribLeS'
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from Page One
the material that he couldn't take
away he also destroyed.
Along the road into Fismes one
may see an interestoing example or
German work. 1t had q good line or
telegraph poles. Each one of these
was sawed off three feet six inches
above the ground, and then as II by
an after thought each fallen pole was
sawed In two. each being cut at the
same point Nothing COULD be more
complete or methodical.
One hears that the Germans are
preparing to use a new gas, which, in
place of the temporary blindness
caused by mustard gas, would result
in permanent blindness, but as yet
/ have heard no positive proof of the
use of such gas. The Germans might
do we'll to remember that we have
copied their mustard gas and now are
turning it out in larger quantities
than they can. We can probably
match any gas they turn out, since
the unavoidable percentage OF "duds
is certain to give US the secret OF II.
This report calls to mind the fact that
in the last ten months the boche has
tried seven new gasses, but none or
the new brands has proved worth
while.
incidentally, the Germans are
having trouble in supplying troops
with masks because of the rubber
shortage. Leather as substitute for
rubber in face Of the mask is not
good.
Prisoners taken by Americans in the
Toul sector tell of threatened revolts
among troops ordered to move from
quiet sectors into the battle raging
in the west.
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LUDENDORFF REACHES
LINE OF RESISTANCE
By the Associated Press

London, Sept. 9.-The statement in
German communique that I'VE are
everywhere in our new positions" is
Interpreted here as implying that Gen.
eral Ludendorff Is Of the belief that
the German retirement is now ended
and that 1t Is his intention to try to
make stand on the present line.
1t Is reported from Paris that the
German artillery yesterday was thun.
dering along the whole battlefront as
it had not done for several weeks and
the general indications are that the
German counter-attacks and other &C
tivity confirm General Ludendorff's
supposed intention.
No belief, however, is expressed
here but that the Allies are still hold
ing the initiative and will compel the
enemy to continue his retirement. II
is pointed out that although the Ger
mans are still holding the Messines
ridge forming the northern bulwari
of their line. the French seem to bt
steadily maneuvering them from be
fore the Laon-La Fere positions ant
St. Gobain Forest, which form thu
southern buttress of the Hindenburf
line. and there are no indications o.
any cessation Of this pressure.
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FRENCH REACH GATES OF La FERE;
NEW GAINS BY ARMIES OF BRITISH
RoURMeso

Hindenburg line last autumn.
ance in this region. The Germans ap.
pear to be manning the original Bri-
tish defenses between Canal-du-Nord
and Gouzeaucourt, possibly with the
intention of trying to hold them in.
stead of the Hindenburg line immedi-
ately behind. The artillery fire has
increased IN this area.
South Of Gouzeaucourt our advance
court was taken after very little
fighting, and Saulcourt, south of it.
was found unoccupied. Between these
two villages the enemy retired to the
Epehy line, which is a little over a
mile from his Hindenburg trench
works. We are more than half way
between Villers-Faucon and Ronssoy
the front embraced St. Emile yes
terday morning-and have crossed the
Cologne River east of Roisel. Sharp
resistance was encountered when Bri'
tsh patrols tried to enter Roisel and
fighting is reported in that vicinity.
Below Roisel, however, our advance
has been accelerated. Vendelles and
Soyecourt were abandoned by the Ger
mans before the British patrols were
in contact, and the wooded area east
of Caulaincourt was cleared, bringing
our line into an open country before
Holmon Wood, the last obstacle or
this side of the Hindenburg trenche:
around st. Quentin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
FRENCH ABOVE AISNE
IN 1917 TRENCHES

By the Associated Press
With the French Army in France.
Sept. 9.-The troops of General Mangin
between the Aisne and the Oise rivers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-09
RUSH US. TROOPS,
MILNER ADVISES
Western Successes Do Not
Lessen Urgency, Says Brit
ish War Minister
MUSTN'T ABATE ENERGY
Unceasing Pressure Weakens
German Civilian and Mill.
tary Morale
BY the United Press
Iopdou. Sent,

London, Sept. Q.
Urging the necessity of continuing to
rush American troops to France. Lord
Miner. British Minister of War. in reply
to an inquiry today wrote the following
letter to the United Press correspond
ent:
You toll me that in certain circles
in the United States the view is current
that our recent successes on the western
front have made the necessity less
urgent of hurrving over American troops
to France and that Americas splendid
war effort can now proceed at a more
leisurely pace.
II quite understand how this view
may be held. but I profundly disagree
with It. IT seems to me. on the con-
trary. that the moral of our recent sue
cess Is just the opposite. The remark
able achievement of the Allies since July
1S Is of first importance, for it shows
that we can win the war. But most as
suredly we will not win the war If we
get the idea that we can afford TO
slacken our effort. This applies to every
Allied nation. 1t is the duty Of the Eu-
ropean Allies to rbate nothing of their
energy. and indeed to strive as II Amer
lea were not behind them.
"Americas strength--great as 1t is
can only be relied upon to bring about
decision If 1t is added to the forces
Of the European Allies and not sub
stituted for them.
II do not think ] need name the
| the reasons why our pressure. both mill
| tary and economic. must not be abated
| for one instant. From military point
| of view the successes are of no value
| unless they are followed up. and to reap
| the fruits of them the enemy must be
| given no rest. Weakening of his civil
ian, as we'll as his military morale. de-
pends upon unceasing pressure.
again we cannot permit Germany
to recruit her strength by exploiting
her occupied territories in the east. and
the only way of preventing such re.
cruitment is to allow her no leisure
Lastly. 1t is of vital Importance to all
| Allied belligerents to bring the war tc
an end at the earliest possible date with
a view to conserving a reasonable bal
ance of resources for the work of recon
| struction.
surely every thinking man must
| agree that great effort to win an early
victory is better business than a more
languid and protracted campaign. Costs
| both in men and money will be IN
.leased and not lessened by delay
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Official War Reports
FRENCH
Paris, S,


North Of the Somme we enlarged
our progress eastward of Avesnes to-
ward Clastres. We occupied the nota-
BILE La Motto farm (southwest of
st. Quentin).
Our elements crossed the Canal Cro-
Eat opposite Liez (northwest of La
Fere).
Between the Disc and the Aisne
during the night there was violent
German artillery an; German infan-
try reaction. Two strong counter
attacks in the region Of Laffaux
(northeast of Soissons) were repulsed.
We took eighty prisoners belonging
to five different regiments.
In the Champagne the French made
raids in the region of Mont Sans
Nom. taking prisoners. West of
Auberive a German raid was unsuc-
cessful.
BRITISH
London, Sept. Q.
A hostile raiding party was sue
cessfully repulsed last night north of
ArleuX (between Cambria and DouaD.
With the exception of artillery ac-
tivity in different localities, being mu-
tual particularly in the neighborhood
of the Arras-Cambrai road and in the
La Bassee Canal and Ypres sectors,
there is nothing further to report.
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Compers Mission in Genoa

Genoa, Sept. 9.-The entire labor mis-
sion, headed by Samuel Gompers, ar
rived in Genoa Saturday and yesterday
paid a visit to the Ansallio gun works.
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AMERICAN ARTILLERY
POUNDS KEY POSITION
By the limited Press

With the American Armies in France
Sept 9.--American artillery has opened
a heavy bombardment on lie Petite
Montague, a powerfully fortified height
which rises $50 feet at the point where
the German line leaves the Aisne and
dips toward Rheims.
This height is the key position to the
enemy front in that region it Is fur
rowed with trench system, and its
slopes and crest are defended with thick
belts of barbed wire. American bat
teries, including many siX-inch guns are
hurting hundreds of shells into the slopes
and onto the crest, ripping up wire
searching out deeply indented wooded
ravnes infested with machine guns
which command the valleys on each side
battering the trenches to ruins and gen
orally making the mountain stronghold
most unhealthy for the Germans.
Washington. Sept. 9-General Per-
shng's communique for vest terday. re-
ceived at the War Department, says:
South of the Aisne our troops en-
tered the village of Missouri and
captured fifty prisoners Hostile
counter-attacks in this sector were
repulsed and our line was slightly ad-
vanced. Two strong hostile raids in
the WoeVre were beaten off. leaving
prisoners in our hands. In Alsace
successful raidng party inflicted
losses on the enemy.