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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-09
OUR WAR LOSSES
SAID TO TOTAL
OVER $3.50. 600. 600

Washington. March S.-Claims filed by
American citizens and concerns with the
state department against Germany and
Austria Hungary total about $750,0OO.O 900
the state department announced today.
Additional claims are expected.
The claims. which run into the thou
sands are divided into two classes. those
arising from submarines atrocities. and
those due to other acts OF the Centrai
empires. The state department for sew
eral months has had a large force en-
gagged in compiling American losses.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-09
POLICY OF SOUND
PREPAREDNESS IS
ADVISED BY WOOD

New York, March S-Major General
Leonard Wood. commander of the CEN
trail department., in his first public adj
dress in many months today. warned the
American republic not to let anything.
whether the league of nations. the Hague
tribunal or an interna tional arbitrat ton
system. replace the policy of sound ra.
tional preparedness. II this county is to
remain in a state of peace.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-09
WAR DEPARTMENT
ESTIMATES MEN
HURT IN BATTLE

Washington, March S.-The present
estimates of the military authorities
put the number Of Americans disabled
in war at 100000. $4,000 of whom will
be able to return to old occupations,
leaving 10000 who need re-training
for work suited to their MANNED condi-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-09
NEW WORLD RECORD
HIGH JUMP WAS
SCORED IN GOTHAM

New York. March s-The worlds rec
ord height of five feet four and a quarter
inches for the standing high Jump was
made by Lieutenant William Taylor OF
Marietta. Ohio Y. NJ. c. A. at the ma
tional senior indoor champion of the
Amateur Athletic Union in Brooklyn to-
night. The previous record was five feet
four and an eighth inches held by Plat
Adams of New York.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-09
PAY s1.O0 WEEKLY

Clothing for Men and Women.
Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Waists,
Etc. Largest and Oldest Credit
House. Reasonable, Reliable and
Confidential. Gentry-Strickland
Co.. 26 S. PalafOx st.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-09
TwENTA-SEvENTH
DIVISION MEN HAVE

Washington. March s. = Departure OF
three transports bringing practically all
remaining units of the 9th division. was
announced today by the war department.
Among the units Of the New York divi-
sion listed as having sailed are the 104th.
Complete, the 1O2nd. supply train complete
1o2nd sanitary train and 102nd. ammu-
milton ira in.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-09

Palmaceia, professional, won the ma
tional midwinter open golf championship
which closed this afternoon over the
Palnnaceia links with score three twelve
for seventy two holes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
GOOD TIMES COMING
Secretary of Labor Wilson Pre-.
diets Big Business Boom.
Employers Are Worried That Work
men Will Combat Attempts to
Lower Wage Scale.

New York, Jan. 2S.-W. b. Wilson
secretary of labor, in an address here
predicted that the country will get
back into its normal swing" within
six months after the signing of the
armistice. He said the nation faces
eight or ten years of the greatest in
dustrial activity ever known"
Mr.. Wilson spoke at a luncheon
given in his honor and that of United
States Senator James Hamilton Lewis
of Illinois by the lawyers club on
the eve of the departure for France
of the Department of Labor's economic
mission, which will make a survey oi
that country.
While predicting prosperity, Mr.
Wilson warned his audience that la
bor has a reserve of money to resist
any attempt to force down wages un
duly. He asserted that eff we have
any large period of industrial unrest
there is no telling where the socia,
upheaval will lead u.s."
In this connection, he declared, II
would be hard to say whether it would
lead ito a revolution, such as that ol
the French or of the Bolsheviki In
Russia"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
LIVE STOCK IS NEEDED
Department of Agriculture Ap.
peaIS to Farmers.
Recommends That Plowed Up Pasture
Lands Be Reseeded to Grass and
Crops Rotated.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The depart
ment of agriculture urges American
farmers to return to sound farm prae
tice in the coming season, abandoning
certain emergency measures adopted
during the war, so as to assure ample
supplies of all kinds for Europe and
this country.
No cause for alarm as to the ability
of American agriculture to maintain
it's position in world trade during the
period of readiustment is foreseen by
the department, which declared that a
considerable demand from European
countries for foodstuffs was almost as
sured for year or more.
The signing of the armistice found
the United States with fairly large
stocks of food, but with smaller
stocks of feeds. 1t was recommended
that pasture lands, plowed up for
growing grains, and other food crops
should be reseeded to grass and tina,
regular and satisfactory rotation OF
crops be resumed.
A wise live stock program was said
to include maintaining horses and
mules without material increase, nor
NAL increase in dairy cows and beei
cattle, conservative increase in swine
until the relative shortage and high
price of feeds are overcome, an in
crease in sheep consistent with facili
ties and in poultry if a minimum ol
purchased feed is required.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
Party Leaders Believe Extra
Session viii Be Necessary
in the Spring.
SUPPLY BILLS BEHIND
House Has Passed Only Six of tho
Sixteen Regular Appropriation
Measures and the Senate
Has Acted on None.

Washington, Jan. 28.-In the view
of both Democratic and Republican
leaders, an extra session of congress
next spring now seems certain.
Managers of both parties said they
did not believe it would be possible
to pass all pressing legislation before
the expiration of this congress on
March A. Most leaders believe the new
session will begin in May.
With but 81 working days of the
present session remaining, appropia
tion bills are to be rushed this week
Only six of the l6 regular supply bills
have been passed by the house and
none by the senate. Besides the regu
lar appropriation measures several
special money bills, including the new
deficiency measure and the $750,000,
600 request of the railroad administra
ton, await action
Measures on Peace.
Much general legislation also is or
the calendars, with the railroad, un
employment, naval program and other
questions being pressed for solution
international affairs also are receiving
much attention in the senate and ad
ditional addresses on matters connect
ed with the peace conference are
planned this week. Speakers will in
clude Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
chairman of the foreign relations com
mittee in favor of league of nations
Legislation to validate war contracts
aggregating about $2,750,000,000 will
be taken by the senate, with a lively
dispute in prospect over the house bill
and the substitute framed by the mill
tary committee. The annual postoffice
and rivers and harbors bills will be
reported and their consideration is ex
pected to follow passage of the wal
contract legislation.
In the house, the agriculture appro
priation bill is to be taken up, to be
followed by the deficiency measure ap
propriating $2S5, 100000 and providing
for reductions of about Sic, 900 600, ,0OO
in war authorizations.
Final legislative action is expected
early in the week on the administra
tion bill, appropriating 100000 900 fol-
food relief in Europe and the Near
East, which is now in conference.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
Peace Conference Approves Res
oIutions Providing Method for
Its Foundation.
WILSON IS CHAIRMAN
Are On Commission Appointed
to Frame Constitution for
Later Consideration.

Paris, Jan. 28.-The peace confer
ence unanimously adopted resolution
providing for the organization of
league of nations by international CO.
operation.
M. Clemenceau, permanent chair
man of the conference, read the reso-
lutions formulated by the Supreme
War council. Following the reading
of the resolutions President Wilson
addressed the conference ON the
league of nations, followed by Pre-
mier Lloyd George of Great Britain
and Premier Orlando of Italy.
The purpose of the league, accord
ing to the resolution, is to make Sc
cure international obligations and
safeguard the nations against war.
The league is to form an integral
part of the peace treaty and be open
to all civilized nations favoring its
aims.
To Draw Constitution.
A commission representing the as
, sociated governments was appointed
to elaborate constitution for the
league, including its prerogatives.
President Wilson and Colonel House
are the American members of the
commission. President Wilson will
be chairman.
The conference afterward made
public the draft of the preliminary
resolutions adopted, looking to the
creation of the league.
The draft calls for the appoint.
ment of a commission composed OF
two Representatives each of the five
great powers and five representatives
of the other powers to inquire and re-
port on the responsibility of the All.
thors of the war.
This commission also shall inquire
into breaches of laws and customs OF
war committed by Germany and her
allies on land and sea and In the air
during the war as well as the degree
of responsibility for these offenses at
taching to particular members of the
enemy forces including members ot
the general stats and Others" how
ever highly placed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
WILSON VISITS FRONT
Makes Trip to Chateau Thierry,
BeIleau Wood and Rheims.
No One Can Put into Words His I'm.
pressions Received Amongst Ruins,
President Says.

Paris, Jan. 2S.-President Wilson
has made his first trip to the battle
front and devastated regions, visiting
Chateau Thierry and Rheims. At the
close of a tour that took him through
a dozen razed villages and ending at
the ruins of the historic cathedral at
Rheims, he made this comment:
"No one can put into words the
impressions I have received amongst
such scenes of desolation and ruin"
! That was Mr.. Wilson's only ex.
preston of his feelings after a trip
that every Frenchman has been hop
ing he would make before he takes
part In deciding what Is to be exac4ed
from Germany for the devastation OF
Northern France.
Motor to Chateau Thierry.
Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Ad-
miral Grayson and a small party, Mr..
Wilson left the Murat residence early
yesterday morning. The party mo-
tored first to Chateau Thierry. where
lunch was taken on board a waiting
train.
The party then proceeded by motor
to Rheims, passing through many
ruined villages and along the old
fighting lines where evidences Of
combat are still to be plainly seen.
After visiting Rheims the President
and his party boarded a train, re-
turning to Paris. The hast part OF tho
motor trip was made in swirling
snowstorm.
Sees Belleau Wood.
The first fighting ground was
reached as the party neared Belleau
wood, immortalized by the gallant
fighting Of the American marines. The
motor cars turned OF the main road
and crawled through back lanes to
bring the President close to the place
where the fighting took place.
COL Edward M. Watson OF Martins
vile, Va, who commanded an artil-
lery battalion in the fight and was
later chief of stan Of the Seventy-sev-
enth division In the Argonne fighting,
stood beside President Wilson and
Brig. Gen. VIM. A. IIarts and told the
story Of the battle in detail.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
Predicts No More War.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Predicting that
when the peace conference forms a
league of nations America with her
idealistic principles will stand at the
head and the iridescent dreams of the
past will become the fact of the fu-
ture" was made by United States Sena-
tor Hitchcock OF Nebraska, chairman
of the senate foreign relations com.
mittee, in an address at luncheon
of the Republican club here. It is
almost inconceiyable that wars for con-
quest will ever come again, Senator
Hitchcock said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
New Models Being Prepared.

Washington, Jan. 28.-The Navy de-
partment has sent word to all ships
and stations that the bill providing
medals or other decorations to be
awarded officers and men for distin,
guished service during the nav, now
only awaits the Presidents signature
Designs for the second and third class
have been accepted, but the submitted
design for the medal of honor, the first
decoration, awarded only for gallantry
in action, has been disapproved and
new models are being prepared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
WANT BOYS BACK FOR FARM
Move Started To Have Farmers In
Army Discharged.

Washington, Jan. 28.-Thousands OF
protests from farmers in the middle
west against the retention in the SER
vice of men urgently needed In agri-
cultural activities are being received
by members of congress and have
awakened movement to have the
present demobilization orders modified
to include the discharge Of such men.
Spring farm activities are not far
of, and it is feared that unless plans
TOR the release of farmers materialize
shortly there will be no opportunity Of
getting back men now in France.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
Conditions Germany Must Meet
Expected to BE Settled
by That Time.
DISPOSAL OF [ OLON|ES
Question Occupies Attention of Peace
Council-England and France Re-
ported Opposed to Return of
Hun Possessions.

Brussels, Jan. 29.-President
Wilson will accept the invitation
of King Albert to visit Brussels,
it Is said in we'll informed circles,
but has not fixed the date for his
trip.
Paris, Jan. 2S.-When the supreme
council of the peace conference met
members.
A number of technical advisers on
colonial matters, including three
Americans, accompanied the various
delegations as they entered the for.
eign office for the session.
Question of Colonies.
One of the questions which it was
expected the supreme council would
take up was the fate of the German
colonies. France and Great Britain,
it is declared, are agreed on at least
one feature of the solution of the
problem which is that under no con-
sideration shall the colonies revert to
Germany The reasons advanced for
such a decision are various, but prom
inent among them is that it would
render it impossible for Germany to
establish submarine bases in her
colonial possessions. The American
attitude is as yet unrevealed.
A prominent official declared today
that should the Franco-British view
point prevail, the German Kamerun
will be taken over by the French, in
accordance with an agreement reached
by Great Britain and France. Belgium
lays claim to that part of the Congo
which she conquered by force of arms,
the Belgian troops having captured
Tabora and the territory lying beyond
the western slopes of Lake Victoria
Nyanza. The Belgians also desire a
strip of territory along the left bank
of the Congo, the delimitation, of
course, to be settled amicably with
Portugal, territorial compensation be-
ing given the latter.
Terms May be Ready in March.
The Council of Ten, as the French
now call the ministers of the five
great powers, has before it for consid-
Grafton among other things the ques-
tions of territorial adjustments, the
abolition of conscription and the eco
nomic reconstruction of Germany.
These questions, in accordance with
the settled method of procedure, will
be referred by the council to suitable
commissions.
There appears every prospect that
the peace conference will make rapid
progress from now on with the work
of fixing the peace terms for Ger
many. A high French diplomatic au.
thority is quoted as estimating that
the conference will have the peace
terms ready for submission for ratifi-
cation by the various national govern
ments between the middle and the
end of March. If this is accomplished,
the German delegates will be sum-
moned to Paris early in April for the
conclusion Of the peace.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
s1O,5OO,OOO FOR HOSPITALS
Public Health Service Bill Reported
Favorably to House.

Washington, Jan. 28.-A bill to ap,
propriate $10,500,Oo0 for enlarging hos
pitfalls to be conducted by the Public
Health service was reported favora.
bly, to the house by the buildings com.
mittee A minority report, presented
by Representative Kreider, Pennsyl-
vania, Mansfield, Texas, and Elliott and
Barnhart, Indiana, opposed the pro
gram as unnecessary If abandoned
army posts were converted into hos
pitals.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
GERMAN PEOPLE ARE FOOLISH
Think That No Indemnity Will Be
Demanded of Nation.

Paris, Jan. 2S.-A French general
who has just arrived from Berlin says
in the Matin:
"The German people think that
their bad times are at an end. They
do not believe that the German army
was beaten and that therefore no war
indemnity will be exacted. They Ia
Dor under illusions regarding the
feelings of the American people, es-
pecially President Wilson. There
have been seen professions passing
the Adlon hotel cheering the general
in command of the American mission
in Berlin"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
MISSION GOING TO POLAND
American Red Cross Decides to Send
Relief Party.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Henry p
Dawson, chairman of the American
Red Cross War council, advised ma.
tional headquarters here from Paris
that decision had been reached to i'm.
mediately send an American Red
Cross relief mission to Poland. The
mission VIII be headed by DR.. Walter
G. Bailey of Boston, and Major F. E.
Fronczak, health commissioner OF
Buffalo, N. ", and representative in
Paris of all Poles in America.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
POLICE AND STRIKERS CLASH
Order Restored in Ecuador After Sew
eral Are Killed and Hurt.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Jan. 2S.--Sev-
eral persons were killed and wounded
when the police fired upon a mob
here. The clash was the elimination
OF day of disorder during which
mobs attacked the plant of the news
paper Gaunte and partly destroyed
the plant of the Diario Illustrado.
The disorders were the result of q
strike. Order was restored at mid
night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
GENERALIZATION TOO RAPID
Much of Unemployment Is Voluntary
and Temporary.

New York, Jan. 2S.-A large part OF
the increasing amount of unemploy-
ment in this country is voluntary and
temporary in character declared DIR.
George w. Kirchwey, state director of
the United States employment service,
in an address here.
Discharged soldiers, he said, were
not eager to return to their old jobs
and many were walking the streets
to find work of more dignified char.
acter
He said the army was being de-
mobilized too rapidly from the point
of view of industry.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
PLANE FLIES ACROSS SEA
French Aviator Sails Over Mediter
ranean In Five Hours.

Paris, Jan. 2S.-Lieutenant Atoget,
pilot, and Captain Cole flew across
the Mediterranean sea from Mar
seilles to Algiers. The trip, which
was made in 800 horsepower air
plane, required five hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
RECOGNIZES STATE BODIES
Director General Hines Seeks Aid OF
Rail Commissions

Kail commissions.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-Director Gen
eral Hines gave out statement say.
ing: "Now that the nations trans.
portation functions are no longer pri.
marily war functions, it is of great i'm.
portance to invoke to an increasing
extent the aid Of the state commits
sions."
He added that as soon as Max
Thelen assumes his position as head
Of the division of public service of the
railroad administration Feb. /, an ef
fort will be made to work out "a clear
and helpful understanding with the
state commissions"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
MAY REDUCE U. S. THIRD ARMY
War Department Expected To Cut
Size of Occupation Force.

SFNC VI ONOUPdtTVFT UTIE.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-That the
War Department will reduce the
American Third army-the army of
occupation-to less than the present
13 divisions, was the Interpretation
placed here on the British statement
as to occupational strength.
This statement declared the armies
would be of moderate size compared
to those now holding occupied regions
Any reduction of force, jointly, would
reduce the American representation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
LOANS TO ALLIES FALL OFF
Only $17o,ooo,ooo Forwarded by U. s.
Since January 1,

Washington, Jan. 28.-America' job
as banker for the Allies mas been
lighter this month than at any time
since the nation entered the war. Only
$170 100000 has been paid out as Allied
loans since Jan. 1, the treasury re-
ported, although payments on this ac-
count for long time ran around $400,.
600. 900 a month.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
Ever Kick a Battery to Pieces?

Of course you wouldn't do it Intentionally.
No good driver would.
But lot of experienced drivers of trucks
and passenger cars have kicked their bat
teries to pieces without even knowing it by
banging on the starting button when the
motor didn't take hold at once.
Perhaps the trouble was just thick oil.
Maybe water had accumulated in the
carburetor
Possibly connection had worked loose.
Butwhateverit was the battery had to suffer.
Iou can get far longer life from your battery, and
incidentally from your whole if you II always be
where the trouble is and correct it just
as you locate it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-28
PACIFIC SAILORS SENT EAST
Mare Island Contingent to Help Man
German TRANSPORT Ships.

Vallejo, CAL, Jan. 2S.-Fifteen hun
dred sailors at the Mare Island navy
yard have been ordered east to help
man the German ships which will be
utilized in bringing American troops
home and taking supplies abroad, it
was announced here.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-20
BAND
NEAR FABENs IS
CAUSE Of FRIGHT


Fabens Texas, June 19.-Reports
from American outpostS here this
morning stated everything was quiet
along the line and no Villa activities
had been noticed on 1.-The Island" or
near Guadalupe where seventy Villa
men were seen late yesterday. Th J
camp fires of the villa band could
be seen all night and American pa
trolls watched the border closely to
prevent a raid into the United States
by the rebels.
As soon as the villa band was re.
ported to the border patrol base here
additional troops were sent here from
Fort Bliss by motor trucks and were
put into positions along the river te
repel an invasion should the Villa men
attempt TO cross. The motor trucks
were driven down the valley with
lights out to prevent their. presence
becoming known to the Villa bands
and were placed along the boundry
by Major Roffe, commander of the
base here.
The presence of the Villa rebels op-
posite here late yesterday caused
much excitement in the neighboring
border settlements.
At Tornillo, five miles east of here
the people were much alarmed and
asked for more troops to be sent there
which was done. Tornillo is directly
opposite Guadalupe and it was feared
that the rebels would cross to rad
the stores there for supplies.
1t is believed by the military that
the Villa men were stragglers from
Villas column which was scattered
by American cavalry Monday.