The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-06
Ne1Us In Brief
From An Over
The Universe

New York. Feb. 5.-With 1,776
troops. the Italian steamship Duca
d'AOsta arrived here today from Mar
seilles by way of Gibraltar With the
exception of 122 casuals fro various
branches of the service, the troops are
from the middIewest.
Buenos Aires, Feb. 5.-Shippers here
tonight declared an absolute port lock-
out because the maritime workers per-
sisted in boycotting some vessels.
Every hand aboard coastwise ship
ping was dismissed tonight.
Christiana, Feb. 5.-The Norwegian
ca binet, headed by Gunnar Knudsen.
has resigned. The reason is that
Knudsen's party has ceased to main
tain its control of parliament. The
resignation has been accepted by the
king and speculation as to the new
ministry include the possibility that
II. H. Byrn. Norwegian minister at
Washington, will be named foreign
minister.
New York, Feb 5.-Pestilence caused
more deaths than war during the year
1918. according to the annual report
of the New York Life Insurance COM
pany. made public here today. While
the death losses by the company in
1918 exceeded those of the previous
year by s5,00O.O0O it was stated that
the actual numbe rof deaths was
per cent less than the expected NOR
tality.
Washington, Feb 5-The total
strength of the United States army
on November II, when the arrnistiCe
was signed and when the American
war effort was at it's peak, was 3,073,-
273 officers and men including the
marine corps on duty with the army
in Europe. statistical table made
public today by the war department
gives these figures.
Seattle. Feb. 5.-Sailing OF the
French wooden ship General Pau
from Puget Sount tomorrow will mark
the departure of the last of AZ vessels
built for the French government at
Tacoma, Portland, and Seattle yards.
The fleet will be used in the French
coastal trade or as co1liers between
England and France.
Memphis. Tenn, Feb. s. Elias
Lowenstein, pioneer merchant of this
city and widely known throughout the
south died at his home here today
Washington. Feb. 5-Without
dissenting vote the house today adopt
ed a report of its elections committee,
holding that Thomas A. Chandler. re-
publican. was elected in 1916 from the
first Oklahoma district.
Washington, Feb. 5-Urging the
house rules committee today to give
the right OF. way for passage of legis-
lation prohibiting immigration for
four years. Frank Morrison. secretary
of the American Federation of Labor.
said that 100000 men in the United
States were now without employment.
Madrid, Feb. 5.-Fermin Calberton
Planchon. minister of finance in the
Spanish cabinet, is dead.
Washington. Feb. 5.-A bill by Sen
ator Culberson, providing an additional
federal judge for the northern Texas
district, was passed today by the sen
ate.
London, Feb. 5.-ReportS from vari-
Gus sources that .the members of the
Sim Fein who had been interned in
England We're to be released We're set
at naught today by statement issued
from the office of the secretary for
{ ireland. The statement declared that
Sim Fein prisoners were not to be
J released under the present circum-
stances"
Newl York. Feb. 5.-The American
Smeitfng Sc Refining company today
reduced its dividends on the common
stock from to per cent basis de-
claring a quarterly dividend of l Il
per cent payable March Is. The stock
has been paying IL per cent quar-
terly since December Is, 1916.
Washington, Feb. 5.-President Will
son, in cablegram received today by
Representative Padgett of Tennessee,
chairman of the house naval commit
tee, reaffirmed his approval of a sec
ond three-year naval building pro-
gram.