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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
isis Soldier
Feels No Paiu

London. Nov. 22-Medical men are
puzzled by the strange case OF a sol
der in Aldcrshot military hospi-
tai. He is described as mentally
alive but physically dead" He is
above the average in intelligence and
talks wei, but can feel no pain, cold
or heat, has no sense Of taste or
smell, apparently does not know what
fatigue means and is emotionless.
Captain E. H. Roberts, describing
him, says:
His body is covered with the scars
Of wounds and burns which he mas
inflicted upon himself either to WIN
bets or to astonish onlookers. l have
seen him hold a burning match to his
arm for Is seconds. Blows on the
head and placing his fingers in hot
waters produced no effect, and if the
patient had his eyes shut he was cot
even conscious Of them"
His war. experience is not respon-
sible for his condition. the soldier
says. He has been that WAC" ever
since he. had scarlet fever when "a
child he states.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
Watson, Parker & Reese Co
The Weather

Compiled for the Journal by the
Weather Bureau Office.)
Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 90, 1918.
Sunrise, Cpl; sunset, 4:50.
Moonrise, 1929 p. m; moonsek
ITO a. m.
Next phrase of the moon, last quar-
ter o5th.
High tide, s:39 a. m; low toe,
II ~ -. 49,
Yesterdays Weather.
Temperature-7 a. M, 81; Z p. m,
Be; highest, 81; lowest, 81; mean, SO;
normal, So; mean same date last yea
80; accumulated deficiency this year
to date, 1876: highest Of ratot
November, 81 degrees; lowest of reo-
ord for November, - deg ,.rs
Rainfall-For "a hours ending p.
M, 10; total for this month 70 p.
M, 0.46; normal for November. IA
inches; accumulated excess this year
to date. 691.
Humidity a. m, %; noon, 90;
p. m, 95.
Barometer a. m. 3012: p. m,
3012.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
British Try
Out Discharge
By FREDERICK M. KERRY.
n. e. A. Staff Correspondent.

n. e. A. Staff Correspondent.
New York. Nov. 22.-Details of the
biggest dress rehearsal in history, in
which thousands of British soldiers
participated in trial disqualification,
have just been brought here. The
English experience is to be made
available to our government. ~
The scheme was prepared by the
British war office and the ministry of
labor. 1t was rehearsed by troops in
camp near London, the demobiliza-
ton taking twenty-four hours. 1t was
closely watched by militay observers,
including U. s officers, for any
flaws.
rehearsal one-half was assumed TO
have just. arrived from France; the
other half was assumed to be from
a collecting place in che United King
dom. All were theoretically bound for
homes in a certain specified district
If they had come rofm the train hum
ry they would have been fed and, if
they had been in need of sleep, would
have been housed.
A dispersal station, under the plan
worked out. viii have these comforts
ready, though they may not always
be wanted
IHG IHeH participating as actors
in the dress rehearsal We're in full
equipment. On arrival, they entered
an improvised Office, where each man
received a sandbag. In this he plac-
ed his private belongings. Then he
handed over his rifle, steel helmet, gas
mask (if he was assumed to have
just come from France) and other
equipment If any important article
was missing, the man was sent to an
other desk o give an explanation
Here the officer in charge was called
in to corroborate or comment on the
mans story. A satisfactory explana-
ton ended the matter. Otherwise, the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
l9CHAEO LOG|ST
lid To BRITISH
N. e. A. Special to The JournaI)


u. z. A. Special to The Journal)
London, England
One of the most romantic careers
NJ the war is that of Col. T. E. Law
renee one of the geniuses of the Pal
estine victory.
After leaving Oxford young Law
renee went TO Syria to dig for his
toricaI remains at Calchemish. Arch
aeology had fascination for him. In
order to carry out his work more sue
cessfully he virtually became an Arab.
He lived as an Arab, dressed as an
Arab talked Arabic.
Working in the streets of Syria,
with its half buritd cities and an alcnt
monuments, studying the people and
their history, and going into places
where few white men had ever planted
foot. he gained wonderful stores of
information.
And his knowledge and experience.
it will become evident when the fun
story is told, had much to do with the
success of the Palestine operations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
REBUILDING Of
RHEIMS BEGINS
BY EDWARD N. THIERRY.
v. e. A. Staff Correspondent.


Paris. Nov. 22.-The work of re-
construction ahas began at Rheims.
The citf is known around the world
as supreme victim of Hun atrocity.
The moment shells ceased falling
the population streamed back and be-
gan work under the direction Of DR..
Langlet, mayor Of Rheims.
An eye witness says the final bonn
bardmentS were more terrible rnan
any the city had endured before.
Only wreckage remains. The famous
cathedral is a desoiate ruin. The
scorched, blackened and shell-pitted
towers that will stand, if by miracle,
are In peril of falling.
The towers were swept by flames
as the retreating Hun welded his fl
nal firebrand Etatues surrounding
the cathedral are only charred ruins.
A gigantic task lies ahead Of DR..
Langlet. But he has formed plans
of reconstruction after reorganizing
the municipal government of Rheims.
Restoration of homes was first. It
will be years before the great cathed-
raj can be restored-if it ever is. A
decision has not been reacred yet.
Many French papers are urging that
it be left, as suggested by Lord Derby
British ambassador to France as
temple Of ruins-a perpetual memoir
ial to the world-scourge the Huns
would have wreaked if the world had
not risen to stop them.
The very last she'll thrown into
Rheims by the retreating HUNS hit
the cathedral. 1t tore a few more
stones from an old breach in one OF
the arches of the ceiling
Another ancient church in Rheims
that was destroyed was the Church
of Saint Rernl. Tt was the oldest in
the city. begun in the sixth century
and restored early in. the eleventh
century.
Few high explosive shells fell in
Saint Remi Shorter range incendi-
airy shells. however, Quilted the old
Now nothing remains but
the blackened walls and the tombs
Of Queen Gerberge and Kings Carlo
man, Louis " and Lothaire.
Before the war Rheims, the largest
French city destroyed by the Ger
mans, had population of 10000
While il has been she'lad continually
till this fall. not HUN has put
foot inside the city since 1914, when
the French routed the Germans in the
first battle of the Marine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
lining GERMAN TROOPS
FAVOR NATIONAL ASSEMBI Y

,s..'P enhagen Nov. pa Berlin dis
T.. " dated Thursday saws that a
n,, Vote among the returning Ger
,,,,;. troops indicates prevailing
s., "ff'i''nt in favor of a national as
.pE' \ Bavarian reserve division
ao1.ssIeu against an attemnt of Tho
-" soldiers and Worknnor,s
y to interfere 49, the pres
VI. Eovernment's purpose in lvorLin,,
t'nnent -" u representative gov
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
ON
NORMAL BASIS

Washington, Nov. 22.-The ship
ping board, is imposing such resiric-
tons on shipbuilders and is cancelling
such contracts as will bring the ship
building industry back to a normal
basis Charles Piez, vice-president OF
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, an
nounced today in reply to Senator
IIa"ding,S resolution demanding
statement as to the shipbuilding pro-
gram
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
MILLION DOLLARS
FIRE DESTROYS
BALTIMORE DOCKS

Baltimore, Nov. 22.-Fire which
threatened at one time to wreck the
entire Canton waterfront Of this city,
broke out today at the oil loading
docks of the Standard Oil Company.
destroying the company'S piers and
badly damaging a large oil tanker
loaded with gasoline. The total. loss
is estimated to reach a million dol
lars.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
SUBMARINE SINKS ON WAY
TO SURRENDER TO BRITISH.

London. Nov. 22.-Twenty more
German submarines surrendered to
Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt off
Harwich this morning, making fifty
nine surrendered to date. There
would havt been tweDty-one surrend-
cred toay but one sunk during the
night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23
LUXEMBOURG WELCOMES
AMERICAN TROOPS

Luxembourg, Nov. 22.-Incidental to
the reception of the American forces.
the Luxembourg National Union, one
OF the political parties, posted proc
lamation addressed, ITO our deliver
ers, glorious troops Of the entente and
America" and processing Eternal
gratitude" for deIiverance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23

DR.. Mortensen, Denmark scientist in
deep sea researches, recently return
ed from an expedition in tropical seas,
proposes the establishment of Scan-
dinavian station for deep-sea re-
searches in the Fiji islands.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-23

soldier was debited on his dispersa]
certificate with an amount cores
ponding to the deficiency.
Wear Uniforms % Days.
A man left the shed in his uniform,
and carrying only his great-coat and
sandbag containing his private be-
longings. IN, real rehabilitation, SOL
diers will be allowed to keep their
uniforms, but the greatcoats must be
erturned on conclusion of their fur
loughs. The men will be permitted
to wear their uniforms for twenty
eight days after dispersal, and there
after on special occasions only
Then follows the 'dOcumention"
process. Each man got an out-of-
work insurance policy, securing him,
in the event of unemployment,
weekly sum, to be determined later
In exchange for his dispersal certi-
fcate he received a protection certi-
cate for use during his four weeks
furlough. 1t entitled him to advance
pay for the period A label for the
return of his greatcoat at the end of
his furlough was issued to him; his
military service papers and a railway
warrant for his journey were put in.o
an envelope marked with the nun!<.A
of his railway group. This number
indicated to him those of his COM
rades who were going home the
same way. =
Is Taken to Station.
: The men were warned of the time
of the train departure, and finally
taken to the station and seen off.
The soldier was a last demobilized.
The clerks entered earnestly into the
spirit of the rehearsal.
The full scheme contemplates the
establishment of eighteen dispersal
ceners. The rate of demobilizatfon
will be controlled by the labor min
istry, and no man will be sent back
home until there is a job awaiting
him.
A similar plan. differing in details
only, will undoubtedly be worked out
by our own War Department, in CO.
operation with the Department OF
Labor Employment Service, using the
British experience as a basis
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soldier was debited on his dispersal
certificate with an amount cores
ponding to the deficiency
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
DUTCH SHIPS WILL BE
SEIZED BY THE ALLIES
Holland Notified by Britain and the
United States That Plan Goes Into
Effect at Once.

Washington March 19.-HOlland sub
nitted to the United States govern
ment compromise proposal regarding
the use Of Dutch shipping by the al
lies 1t was not satisfactory. The
ships will be taken over today.
The Hague, March 19.-The Dutch
government has accepted the allies
conditions for the use of ships to carry
war munitions, Notwithstanding the
fact that the chamber of deputies is
not in accord with this action.
Washington, March Is. - After
months of delay and unsuccessful ne
gOtiatiOn with the Netherlands, the
United States and Great Britain have
decided to take over on March Is for
the allies use all Dutch ships in the
allies ports, unless the Netherlands
government accepts an agreement to
that purpose before that time.
This will bring practically a mil
lion tons of ships to the aid Of the
allies at time when they are sOrely
needed
In addition to being recompensed
for the loss of any of the ships, the
Dutch are to receive liberal compensa-
tons in export privileges of bread
stuffs, which they need badly.
German pressure is expected to de-
ter the Netherlands government from
accepting the offer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
U. S. STEAMER SINKS DIVER
American Tanker Hats After Being
Pursued and Sends Submarine v
to Bottom With Shell.

An Atlantic Port, March 1S.-At the
end of an hours battle between q Ger
man submarine and an American tank
steamship, the Paulsboro of the
Vacuum Oil company, which arrived
here, the U-boat was sunk, according
TO officers Of the American vessel One
of the crew on the tanker was wound
ed by shell fired by the submarine.
The fight took place in the Bristol
channel on February "A. The tanker
tried to escape and was pursued.
The tanker halted and gave battle.
The officers said the shrapnel shells
fred by the American gun crew either
fell short or passed over the U-boat
for a time, but finally one struck the
submarine fairly in the center and she
disappeared Immediately.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
RUSSIANS SIGN PEACE PACT
Turkestan Natives Battle Bolsheviki
Peasants in PoIotsk Wage Guer-
riIIa Warfare Against Huns.

London, March 16.-Fierce battles
between soviet adherents and natives
have occurred in Turkestan, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Petrograd under Wednesdays
date. More than 10000 casualties are
reported to have resulted.
Petrograd, March 16.-The peasants
in the Polotsk district are conducting
guerrilla warfare against the Ger
mans. (Polotsk is in the district be-
tween Dvinsk and Vitebsk ON the
Dvina river). @ ts~4
Berlin, March 16.-Military opera
tons are continuing in the Ukraine,
where the town of Bachmach, about
100 miles northeast of Kiev, has been
occupied, the war Office announced.
Petrograd, March 16.-The all-Rus-
sian congrass of soviets, meeting at
Moscow, by vote Of 453 to 80, de-
cided to ratify the peace treaty with
the central powers. .
By the peace terms Russia must
give up Poland, Coufland, Livonia,
Esthonia, and the Ukraine. In Asia
Minor the Russians are compelled to
retire from Armenia and to cede to
the Turks the Russian districts Of
Batoum. Kars and Erivan.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
SIGNS DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL
80
President Approves Measure Which
. Puts Clocks Forward One Hour
on March 81.

Washington, March 20.-The day
light saving bill was signed on Tues
day by President Wilson. 1t puts all
clocks forward an hour on the last
Sunday in March and turns them back
again the last Sunday in October.
The daylight saving plan will go
into effect and be observed without the
slightest disorganization or impair
ment of existing conditions. Trains
will run as usual, and every feature
of daily life into which the element of
time enters will remain unchanged.
Before retiring on the last Saturday
of this month the American house
holder will set his clock an hour ahead
and then may go TO sleep and forget
entirely about daylight saving until the
last Saturday Of October. On that date
he will reverse the process, turning
back the hands of the clock an hour
and the next day the nation again will
run on ''Sun" tine.
The plans practicability and eff
cheney have been effectively demon
strated in u European countries.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
j. 5. men BLOW UP
MINE THROWERs
Troublesome German Batteries
Destroyed by Artillery.
PATROL ENTERS FOE TRENCH
Yankees and French Have Short Skin
mish With Teutons-Gas Shells
Hurled into. Chenin Des
Danes Sector.
PATROL ENTERS FOE TRENCH

With the American Army in France,
March 20.-It is now permissible to
announce that American artillery IN
the LunevilIe sector has located and
blown up battery of mine thrOWerS,
one of which a few days ago obtained
direct hit on a dugOut in which were
a number Of American soldiers, most
of them Irish descent.
The battery had been causing a
great deal of trouble for several days
and the Americans were determined
to put it out of action. 1t was To-
Gated after considerable trouble and
the artillery concentrated high ex-
plOSives on it.
A patrol of "a men, half Americans
and half French, went into the German
lines at night from an isolated portion
of the sector. 1t completed it's mis-
sion of reconnaissance bringing back
the desired information. The patrol
had a short skirmish, but obtained no
prisoners.
During the day extraordinary artil-
Iery activity developed in the Chemin
deS Danes sector, where some troops
The enemy began gas bOmbardment
late Saturday night and continued it
until Monday.
A vigorous reply was made by both
American and French batteries, which
gave the Germans about four times as
much as they sent over.
Six thousand shells were fred from
the sector in which the Americans are
stationed, large proportion of them
being gas shells.
Three Heroes Cited.
Citation of three more American
soldiers, carrying with it the French
war cross, was announced at Ameri-
can army headquarters, while on the
LuneyiIle sector six officers, six
sergeants and two privates were re-
ceiving the war cross at an impressive
ceremony just back of the fighting
line.
Among the men decorated near Lune-
vile were Col Douglas Macarthur,
Lieut. Col Matthew A. Tinly, Maj.
William ]. Donovan, Capt. Thomas
Handy, Lieut.. w. Arthur Cunningham.
Throws Self on Bomb.
Private A A. Crawford of Alabama,
Corporal Harry w. Tanning of Balti-
more and Private Bernard Black of
Baltimore were the men cited.
Private Crawford was killed when
carrying dispatches through German
barrage.
Corporal Tanning received his cross
for the following act:
During a heavy bombardment a
bomb fell on trench parapet. Cor
pOral Tanning threw himself upon it
and prevented it from falling into the
trench, thus saving his comrades by
his presence of mind and preventing a
very grave accident"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
FLYERS BOMB GERMAN TOWN
ProlectiIes Dropped by British on Bar.
racks, Factories and Rail Station
at Zweibrucken.

London, March 1S.-A British air
squadron bombed Zweibrucken (Ba-
varia), says the British official report
on aviation issued Saturday.
In the air fighting II hostile ma.
chimes were brought down and seven
others were driven down out of con-
troll. Fourteen heavy projectiles and
ten lighter bombs were dropped on
barracks, munition factories and the
railway station at Zweibrucken. Elk.
blossoms were seen all around the rail-
way station.
British aviators have downed lis
German war planes in day fighting
since March I, 1t was announced. OF
these "a were demolished and "a were
sent earthward uncontrolled.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
.fanan 10 Act in Siberia.

Tokyo, March 16.-Japanese inter-
yention in Siberia is believed merely
to be a question of time. All indica.
lions and the japanese mobilization
increase this belief, though govern.
ment officials have not disclosed their
policy toward Siberia.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-22
Oil Plant sustains Loss.

Bayonne, N J.. March 19.-The Con-
stable hook plant of the Tidewater Oil
company. sustained a $4,000 loss
when the plug of a high pressure still
was blown out.
Washington telegraph., 1918-08-30

| was not long in learning the Sc
cret. It lay in the heart Of the
mother, whose love swept in the
whole family, to its most distant
relatives, and not only these, but all
the community besides. She was a
mother to the people of st. Paul.
1t is a story that will long be told
by those who have witnessed the
scene, how on "Unclc Dawes" birth
day or her own, or at Christmas time,
the children and grandchildren would
gather at the parental home for a
great dinner, in the preparation of
which she would spend two or three
days, and the same number in the
work that was necessary afterwards.
Such gatherings are always happy
times for families who have found the
secret of congeniality, and theirs was
especially so. 1t would scarcely be
possible for loved ones to find great
er JOY in one another than did they,
from the youngest romping grand
child to Uncle Dave himself, whose
heart must often have gone up to
God in thankfulness for these dear
ones. And when the feast was done
they prepared a basket for any alb
sent member of the family and then
for each sick or needy person in the
neighborhood Their glqdness was of
the radiating sort, and it was a hap
py time for the whole countryside. To
have such childhood memories as her
children have and her grandchildren
will have, is an heritage that money
cannot buy.
She was not only the provider for
their happiness, but also the jealous
guardian of their spiritual welfare.
She never neglected the family altar
and the prayers that arose from it
were wide in their scope, embracing
Gods kingdom in far away places.
The pastor was remembered there, as
was the whole Christian ministry.
Washington telegraph., 1918-08-30

As her friend I was privileged to
know something Of her inner life; her
spirit was and is a source of power
to me. She seemed especially TO un-
derstand young people; her interest
in the young men of the community
will burn itself into the memory Of
each Of them, urging them to give
their lives to Christ, or, having once
found the new life in Him, to grow in
it daily.
An incident will illustrate her habit
Of thinking of others. 1t was her
wish to be buried in Confederate grey,
because that was the color for which
Uncle Dave had fought for four tor
turing years, the color which at one
time embodied all the idealism of the
true Southern hearts. And SO was
she dressed, in the gentlest of grey,
the grey of morning, which was fit
ting.
The great crowd Of friends gath
cred about her grave was a living
testimony of the extent to which her
bright spirit had shed its light. |
wish to add my humble testimony to
the many others-that l knew her life
to be exceptionally beautiful. know
she is in heaven, but | believe her
spirit bends low above her children
and loved ones on earth.
Her life is reflected in her children.
They are loved wherever they are
known, and the hearts of their many
friends grieve with them in their loss
and rejoice with them as they try to
rejoice in heavens gain. They are:
Jesse E. Goodlett, D. NJ. Goodlett Jr.,
Mrs. Tom Nelson and Mrs. J. f. Stu
art, of Ozan; Mrs. J. F. Price, Mrs.
S. b. Dildy and Reeder Goodlett of
Nashville, and Chas. H. Goodleett of
Gurdon Dave Irwin of Bingen was
u brother-Iler friend,
NJ. Thornburg Workman.
Washington telegraph., 1918-08-30
OBITUARY

Mrs. Matte Goodlett, wife of Capt.
d. NJ. Goodlett of Ozan, was born
June IA, 1858. On July "a, not long
after her sixtieth birthday, she was
suddenly stricken with apoplexy at
tended by cerebral heporrhage, and
in a few minutes was dead. Thus
passed one of the sweetest spirits l
have known.
Two summers ago it was my priv
ilege to help Bro. Mullins in a revival
meeting at st. Paul church, and /
stayed most Of the time with the
Goodlett's They seemed to me then
to be an unusually happy group, and
Washington telegraph., 1918-08-30

The Reverend Walter E. Bentley.
Episcopal minister of Brooklyn, N.
" motored OVER from Hope with
friends Tuesday and spsent a short
time win Misses Lou and Mary
Bouldin' Mr.. Bentley is enroute
to Australia on a six months vaca-
tion.
Washington telegraph., 1918-08-30

Mrs. Susan Beck and daughter,
Miss Ethel, returned the latter part
of last week from Texarkana, where
they spent several days swith rel
ativess.
Washington telegraph., 1918-08-30

Miss Leitha Frazier returned the
latter part Of last week from Glen
wood, where she visited relatives for
some time.
Washington telegraph., 1918-08-30

Benz. Powell of Camp Pike was
here on a brief furlough, spsending
Sunday with his parents, DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. +. Powell.
Washington telegraph., 1918-08-30

Mr.. Gent +. Bailey and family,
who have resisded at hope for the
past three years, removed to Wash
ington this week and are occupying
the Royston residence. We extend
to them a hearty welcome.