The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-16
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FL Paso. Texas, March i5.-Fighting
between Villa rebels and federals in the
vicinity of Bermejillo. short distance
north of Torreon, has interrupted train
service between FL Paso and Mexico
City Saturday and Sunday trains were
turned back at Jimenez, $50 miles
| southeast of here.
Miami, March i5-Fearing for the
safety of j. G. McCrary. of Atlanta, and
party, an airplane was today sent out
over the Miami trail across the Ever
glades in an effort to locate them. Me-
Crary is the builder of the highway
across the 'gIades and nothing has been
heard from his party for four days.
After covering i80 miles and encircl-
ing the big cypress swamp, the airplane
returned with no trace of the McCrary
jparty.
Washington, March I5-Former Gov
ernor BraXton Bragg Conner, appointed
to fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Bankhead, took the oath of Of
flee today in the senate.
| Copenhagen. March i5.-Latest un-
official figures relative to the plebis-
cite in the second zone in SchIeswig
show that i3.025 votes We're cast for
Denmark. while 1918 We're in favor Of
German control The districts Of Got
ing, Hedehusum and Utersun show
Danish majorities Results in four dis
tricts have not been learned.
! Wilmington. n c., March ia wire
! less picked up there at If 30 o'clock
reports the American steamer Mohawk,
| of the Clyde line, New York to Jack
sonville, % miles southwest of Cape
/ Lookout. with her engines dead. The
Gutter Manning. of Norfolk, is steaming
Itoward the distressed vessel. The Mo-
hawk has PA passengers aboard.
Washington, March 15.-John Barton
Payne retired today as chairman of the
shipping board and was sworn in as
secretary Of the interior, succeeding
Franklin X. Lane, who retired on
March T. Mr.. Payne was replaced on
the shipping board by Rear Admiral
| William s. Benson, retired. Admiral
Benson was appointed only as mem
ber of the board, but it is expected that
he Will be elected chairman.
Washington, March 1.-Two mem
bers of the American expeditionary
forces at Nladivostoh We're burned to
death in fire which destroyed the
/ American barracks at that place on
| March 6, and two others are missing,
| the war department was advised in
| cablegram received today from Major
General Graves. The men We're: Pri-
I1;4 III
| Ga; Merrill d. Martin, Tulsa. Okla. :
Alex V. Ladeau, Oakland Calf; Julius
w Morris. Ringford, n. J. Two bodies
We're recovered but Identification was
| impossible.
| Washington March i5.-Nathan H
/ Boswell, of Jacksonville. Fla, was re-
/ nominated today by President Wilson
| TO be United states marshal for the
southern district of Florida.
| New York, March t5.-Another de-
cline in sterling exchange marked the
opening OF the market here today. de-
mand bills being quoted at 36is4. or
pa cents. below Saturdays closing
Demand sterling rose to S365I4 in the
first half hour. Franc checks We're
| quoted at the rate of 1852 for the
q
lire checks at the rate of 1924, off 4
centimes. German marks We're quoted
at i.f2 cents each or i4-iO0 of a cent
below Saturdays final prices.
i Decatur, Miss, March t5.-Georgie
lHawie, Assyrian. formerly of Mobile.
Ala, convicted and sentenced TO be
hanged fer the murder of his sweet
heart Anne Belle Seamey. on the RAN
kin turnpike near Jackson in 1918. went
to trial here today for the second time
re-trial was granted by the state
supreme court. Among the numerous
witnesses summoned in the case are
the mother and father of the girl Vic
tim. Hawie was sentenced by the cir
cult court OF Rankin county in 1918
and the date of execution set, when
through the efforts of a brother, Assad
B. Hawie. world war hero and the re-
eipient of high American. English
French. Italian and Belgian war decor
ations. a retrial was obtained. A change
Of venue was ordered from Rankin to