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ILil r.i 1 --X: t 5 -tup WEATHER THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL B.m Wednesday, except fair .outh por- ti,n' If win. central and south portion Thur, rth portion colder. "Eianerf temperature yesterday 67 de- J Harei. Prints more want ads than any other paper of like' circulation in the world. Journal Want Ads bring results. n.. 1""" T5 1 1 1 ?OL.XXII-N0.1 ifiSss FEATURIPJETO CELEBRATE ; i L S I i : TALK DAI jeveal Uneasiness in Divergence of Views Between President and Clemenceau. u LEAGUE PROPOSED CAUSES NEW VIEWS ftilson's Speech On British Fleet Subject of Comment By French Premier. i Fan's, Dec. 3L The declaration by 'resident Wilson in his Manchester ipeech on Monday gainst the balance power among nations is regarded ,y high American quarters here a di tct rejoinder to the speech of Pre ttier Clemenceau in the chamber of leputies, in which he declared his iupport of the "balance of power" idea ind his purpose to make it the guid ng thought of peace negotiations, hther it was intended or not- The resident's speech has led to a con rast between the two declarations, as iefining two sharply opposing view wints on the subject. : London, Iec. 31. Morning news fepers give great and equal prom aence to the ' speech of Premier "emenceau before the French cham r of deputies and President Wilson's ddrtss at Manchester. By their valines and by placing in juxta icsiuon, the striking passages and by ls:r comment, the newspapers reveal i certain uneasiness in consequence of Ja apparent divergence between JI. "Imenceaa and Mr. Wilson! There is an obvious endeavor, huw tver, to avoid anything suggesting the silence of a substantial . disagree nent or promoting '.- anxiety regarding he conference. - Their desire seems naSnly to show that'M. Clemeneeau's rtanupoiat Is rtOtso-;jemdte -from -Mr; ft'Uson's as might apear at first sight mi that any differences ; that exist vfht to be arranged ; with pains and. tetience. M. Clemenceau's version of ilr. Wiison's comment on the British fleet receives much prominence. - . Wilson's Speech . The Chronicle, says: "President tTiison's speech at Manchester 'rought out what perhaps are the es sential points in a league of nations, lamely, common devotatlon to right, hat it must be world-wide and in 'luding ail i,nd that it must have con inuing machinery." Erasing anj emphasizing these !nts, the paper thinks the peace ronferenco should be regarded as the i-st session of a body which will re convene from time to time in perpe ?ty. Thus, it would, the news apers say, itself become automatic ;y a league, for unless it does so, its ork win ultimately be torn up by fesh wars." - Paris, Dec. 31. Great interest" is infested among conference dele tes and in French political circles a President Wilson's trip to Italy be jse of the importance of the sub- he is expected to discuss there. Italy Awaits Wilson, .foremost among these subjects. It a supposed, will be questions relative the Adriatic, Flume and Dalmatian ast, concerning which the Jugo- m lS and the Italiansj not in ac c!'1 The Pretensions of the Jugo cnl!! t0 FUlme and the Dalmatian wast are founded on their claim to Preponderance of their nationals in Ue Doi-.il-)):., the the '-.nuua mere. According to views of the Jugo-Slav leaders, COntrnvorci. i 1 . , r of , j uirwives ue principle th.l ,risht ot Peoples to dispose of conrr0?''tS- This 13 one of 010 A"t PrTJ,i questions of this kind that iSsi11 Wilson wU1 be "xUed on to the? ? !"istorlc claims, together with 'onP '"terest n ample protection 10 DrS " Adriatic coast, naturally al W,"'" considered. Talks by the SirafTrith Premier -Orlando and a m7t n dl Revel- an authority aa cerS pertainms to the Adriatic ei rtmanler of kalian naval for- ast -I "tcuPyinsr the Dalmatian cnc'liarn expected to clear up and ara mafy 'C the claims put for- di side. DOVT OVERLOOK UN CLE SAM WHEN YOU MAKE UP A BLDGETFOR 1919 'Sdomd h dwn of Oreater every k f.P a" th world, take th m?C?n cIti" should libmi. ar" the torch of "il0 !ny' .merIcan man or wo o thl J U,d overok hi. duty ? Thl.T9 rth Liberty Loan. th'd LJ.1iy whieh mu,t and Bood in meU w must make th eVu-i n?xt Librty Loan, if po"'b.ht;,. which rest upon it. ji CLOSED CITY fl OF 1919 Service Men to Benefit By Many "Open Houses" Throughout the City Today. COL. HUGHES WILL RECEIVE OFFICERS Five Hundred Girls Take Service Men to Movies Norwegian Hold Memorial. Pensacola will observe the dawning of 1919 with a closed city today. Stores and offices shut their doors last night until tomorrow, and city. county and federal officials will take a holiday. The busy hum of Industrial plants will cease for one day, at least, and practically every employer has de creed a day off In order that New Years will be properly celebrated. At the Naval Air Station and the army posts as many men as can be spared will " be given leave and city streets will be a swarm with soldiers, sailors and marines off on furlough. Col. J. I Hughes, of Fort Barran cas, commandant of the post, and Mrs. Hughes, will greet the officers and their wives at a New Year's celebra tlon, in accordance with the ancient observance of the day. . Tonight the enlisted men of the barracks will hold a dance as a jolly way of ushering in New Year's. This afternoon BOO . girls will be "hosts" for an equal number of ser vice men at a movie party. They will meet them at the Army . and Navy Club and escort them to a theatre. In memory of the 1.000 Norwegians who were killed by German submar ines and the 700 missing ones, the Norwegian Seamen's church will hold a iNew Year's memo lal service today at eleven o'clock.: - The Salvation Army held a watch service 1 last night at. headquarters, whlelr blasted ; until ''after, "midnight. Prayers were" offered for the new year and 'the blessings ; which have come with peace. Theatres Entertain. Johnny Jones, local representative of the Saenger Amusement company, entertained 40 employes of the Lais and Bonita theatres at the San Carlos hotel last, night at a. New Year's party. Mayor Frank Sanders and At torney George "Wentworth, of the company, who acted as toastmaster, were honorary guests. Music by the orchestra of the theatres was a fea ture. The af air was held in Parlor A. A dinner was served at a watch party given by Manager D. P. Hop good, of the Pastime theatre, to the theatrical troupes playing at the Lib erty and Pastime theatres ' and em ployes of these two show houses. Tables were placed on the f spacious stage of the Pastime theatre and cov ers for 45. guests were laid. Catering by Hugheys restaurant. W. ALLEN KINDELL TAKES UP DUTIES WITH THE JOURNAL "W. Allen Kindell, formerly business manager of the Columbia, (S. C.) Re cord, has been appointed advertising manager of the Pensacol Journal, and enters upon his new duties today. , Mr. Kindell comes to Pensacola up on the reoemmendation of N. Buckner, well known to the business and pro fessional men of Pensacola, Mr. Buckner having been associated with advertising work in Pensacola, before going to Ashevllle, N. C, where he is secretary of the Board of Trade. Mr. Kindell comes highly recom mended by Mr. Buckner, and by the Columbia. Record, with which he has been associated for the past two and a half years, first as advertising man ager and later as business manager.' Mr. Kindell is a newspaper man of long experience, although he is com paratively young in years. For nine years he' was connected with the Nashville Banner, first as advertising man and later as circulation manager. From Nashville he went to Ashevllle, where he was, for eleven years, con nected with the Ashevllle Citizen as circulation manager and secretary pf the company. The Columbia Record, which speaks in high praise of Mr. Kindell and his work, says: 1 "During his stay in Co lumbia, Mr. Kindell has made many friends, especially among the business men, who will regret . his departure. The Pensacola Journal, T of which he becomes advertising manager, is the morning paper of Pensacola, and Is a progressive publication, s Mr. Kindell is accompanied to Pensacola by his wife and family.'' - SCOUTS WILL MEET THURSDAY NIGHT Troop numbeir two - of the .Boy Scouts . will . meet Thursday night - at the Y. 1 M. C. A. Instead of the usual Friday session, according to an j an nouncement made last night by As sistant Scout Master C "Wills, i of the Naval Air Station. The scout are to plan ; a hike for ' Saturday and a full attendance is desired at Thurs day's meetins. , ' PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1919. I MAY HIS WEAPON PROVE AS WORTHY AS THE SWORD I 1 . ' . : 1 lpw&9m wao J ysbI'mIS .AMI I . a-. i.. : . 's if rancor . -' - 1 iysii If " L . . r- y . .-." t : DANIELS ASKS I rmmmc ,(ajsr PROPOSE NEW PERSONNEL OF NAVYINGREASE SECRETARY ASKS HOUSE NAVAL COMMITTEE TODAY FOR 250,000 MORE MEN JULY. Washington, Dec 31. Secretary Daniels asked the house naval com mittee today to provide for a tem porary increased naval personnel of 250,000 men for the year beginning next July,; leaving the question of .a permanent peace time personnel to be determined after a detailed study of complements for ships to be made during the summer. ; He also sought authority to transfer one thousand of ficers from - the reserve force to the permanent naval establishment. The reserve officers proposed, for transfer would rank - from Ensign to Lieutenant ' and ' their addition, with 460 ensitrns to be eraduted from the Annapolis academy next June and 600 in June, i 1920. will provide the 2,000 additional officers necessary in the permanent , establishment by July, 1929. v Asks More Pay. Mr. Daniels also -asked the com mittee to write into the new appro priation bill a provision making per manent the . wartime - pay increases for enlisted men. This would give in creases of 6 to $15 a month over the pre-war . scale, making their pay nnra frnm tSS tO $51 & month. , ' "Without this, it ; would be difficult to keep 250,000 men to man the navy," explained the secretary. "The ship ping - board and outside merchant ships pay about $75 a month. Before the war the navy men were the worst underpaid in the world." . Fourteen battleships and ten cruis ers have been converted into trans-: ports to return soldiers from over seas. Twenty thousand men, the sec retary : said, would ' be brought back monthly by these vessels. While these vessels are not as comfortable as transports, the secretary said, their utilization kept many soldiers from waiting six weeks for other shipping facilities. The cost for the navy in returning ; these is $25 a man as jempared with S35 for their return on other ships, ! the secretary said. MoNEIR ISSUES CALL FOR NAVY YARD MEN -Peace has not brought with it any lessening ( of the demand . for labor at the Naval Air Station and officials have senthurry-up calls for - workers to W. V McNelr, of the Federal-Employment ureau. The navy yard needs an unlimited number of ma chinists. 10 electricians, four plumb ers, two pipe coverers and 200 labor ore., - ' - . - ' esses & im, v 'tsswajasBo, Paris. Deo. 31. Th8 plans for the departure of President Wilson for Rome on Wednesday night will not be affected by the Crisis in the Italian cabinet. The cabinet . situation la Rome is said to be purely political, and outside the. range of the presi dent's visit to Italy. ; "Copenhagen, Dec. 30. The -cruiser which arrived here yesterday with the American- destroyers Wicks and Ayln wan left today for Danzig, the port or German ' Poland. The destroyers have gone , to Lubeck, also a German Baltic port. : The warships will take on board sick Americans. London, Dec. 31. Field Marshal von Hindenburg has telegraphed to Ger man industrial magnates, saying n would support British occupation of Berlin, according to a Berlin dispatch to the Mail, under date of Saturday. London. Dec. 31 King George - lias presented a magnificently bound r and illustrated history of -Windsor Castle to President Wilson as a birthray gift, according to the Mall. ; Rome, - Dec. 31 The supreme' corn; mand of the Italian army has announ ced that Italian5 losses on all fronts during the iwar, totalled 400,000 dead. Of this number, . 16,362 were officer, of the 947.000 wounded 33,347 were of ficers. - The number of men actually -incapacitated by wounds and disease .is estimated at 500,000. NEW AUTO TAGS READY; SHERIFF RECEIVES SUPPLY Delayed appl!cation , blanks for au tomobile licenses . reached the office of Sheriff ; Van Pelt yesterday, r Al-1 , ready .100 have applied v' ana a con tlnued steady demand is expected. I . Tal'ahaooeo - Tpr . 31. Tf pverv auto owner is . not supplied with a license tag for his car by January. ' 1, when , the old tags are of no more use, it will not be the fault of Comptroller Amos- and ' his clerks, - who are working every minute to rush the license . tag plates as soon as ; application and money are received. The, 1919 tags are much more attractive than the 1918 ones. The numbers and letters are embossed in black on - a background of orange, emblematic of the range state. ; - Approximately $335,000 was col- , lected this year for automobile licenses. This " ysar Comptr h.kt Amos estimates that the revei. will reach 1375,000. DEMURRAGE ON BUNKER COAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASKS .-VIEWS-OF. THOSE AFFECTED ON NEW REGULATIONS PROPOSED. - All parties interested in the pro posed change in demurrage charges on cars " containing bitumlnious bunker coal for trans-shipment, or use by vesels, are requested to communicate at once with the Chamoer or uom merce. Secretary Beck must return objections to the proposed change within fifteen days. Under the new ruling, cars contain ing bitumlnious coal or coke for the use of . vessels are to be stored ror tne use of vessels, when held for or. by consignors or-consignees for unload ing, forwarding directions or for any other purpose, are to. be charged de murrage at the rate of S3 per day, af ter three days from notiflcatoin in writing to parties interested, at the point of arrival. Exception to the rule Is to be made for cars consigned or reshipped for rail delivery or to another, rail desti nation. These will be subject to the car service and demurrage charges of the" lines over which they will travel, fixed by the Interstate Commerce commission." Allows Three Days. An average of three days free time per car is to be allowed under the new ruling. Notice of arrival is to be sent in writing to . consignee. Time will be computed from the . first 7 a. m. after, the day on which notice of arrival is sent. Legal, state and mun icipal holidays are to be excepted, fiui not half holidays. . ' " A car will be considered released at the time the vessel registers for the cargo or fuel supply of v which the Coal or coke dumped into such vessel Is a part, except that when cars are undoaded beforo the vessel registers. Continued on page- two MILITARY UNITS MAY SELL GOODS AND DIVIDE FUND Washington, Dec. 31. Under a gen eral order issued today by . the t war department property owned by mili tary units, such as" pianos, -.phonographs, libraries, athletic goods cu such articles, may be disposed of or the organization and - the funds there by derived to i be added to- the s unt fund. Should, the property be dispos ed of after the unit has disbanded tne .. :"inaer may sen iue fjruiiciijr au ttW'-i the money among the; enlisted .er. , . ;,i HA ECU DIES n PLiiE DHOPS II BAY Trygve Johann Polnas, Athens, Georgia, Killed; J. J. Ward Gets Minor Injuries. FAIL TO RIGHT TAIL SPIN FALL Drop Into Bay From Over 1000 Feet Near Santa Rosa Island Near Naval Station. ' One man was killed and another In jured in a hydroplane accident whicn occurred at 11:30 o'clock yesterday morning, at the Naval Air Station. Trygve Johann Polnas, ensign, was killed and his body was recovered from the waters of the bay yesterday afternoon. James J. Ward, electrician. third class, received minor injuries when the plane dropped, and Is expeo- ted to recover. Polnas hales from Brunswick. Ga. Ward's address was not given by th naval authorities. The plane wen Into a tail spin at a helghth of over 1,000 feet shortly before noon yester day, in which Polnas was unsuccess ful In attempting to right the ma chine. Just before the big flyer struck the water the engine came loose and swung around, crushing Polnas skull, according to a report given out last night. A speed boat which was nearby res cued Ward from the waters of the bay almost immediately after the accident the plane dropping into the bay near Santa Rosa island, across from tne Naval Air Station. Polnas' body was recovered before night by workers from the air station. The machine was badly damaged" by the fall. TELEGRAPH OFFICE EMPLOYEES TO GET SALARY INCREASES Local employees of the Western Union will receive a New Year's present in the shape of a padded en velope. Thirty-five, including the manager, will be benefitted by the new order from Postmaster General Burleson, director of the consolidated telephone and telegraph companies. Every worker on the Western Union pay rolls is included, except messen gers, who are on a commission basis. Manager Cole, of the Postal, stated last night that he had received no no tification of an increase in salaries. From Washington the" following glad news came for-employees: In creased wages effective tomorrow for employees of all departments of tele graph systems under government con trol except employees at "non-funo-tional" offices and messengers, were announced today by Postmaster Gen eral Burleson. Employees In service more than a year and a half get an Increase of 10 per cent, and those employed less than a year and a half, 5 per cent. FAMOUS BOXER IS KILLED; BLOWS IN FALL ARE FATAL : New York, Dec. 31. "Terry Mc Govern," of Philadelphia a boxer, known in private life as Frank til Leo, injured in a match last nighi with Frank Britt, of New' Beiford, died at the city hospital today. His 6kuU was fractured by hitting the floor when he was felled by his op ponent in the sixth round. Britt was arrested early today at his home in New Bedford, and was brought tj this city for arraignment. SIMS WILL HEAD NAVAL COLLEGE DANIELS REPORT Washington, Dec. 31.--Vlce-Admiral Sims will " be assigned to duty as president of the naval war college at Newport, R. 1 on completion of his present duty as commander of Ameri can naval forces in European waters. Secretary. Daniels made this an nouncement today, adding that the assignment was at the request of Ad miral Sims and that the navy depart ment had asked for double the current appropriation for the war. college in order to expand the work there. RED CROSS WILL BENEFIT IN GAME AT MAXENT PARK . High - school players" and football enthusiasts of the city will meet to day at three o'clock, when a benefit game : will : be played at Maxent park, the proceeds to go ' to v swell the Christmas Roll Campaign of the local Red Cross chapter. All who are In terested In the antional game - are re quested to to meet at . the Maxent fied and a good game Is promised. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LEGAL ADVICE TO BE SOUGHT fli! OLUELAIS War Camp Community Service Governing Board Names Investigating Committee NO TEST CASE IS PLANNED AT ONCE Col. Hughes Urges Men to Pmv chase Supplies Saturday Ansiey rraises 1'ress. Decision as to the Sunday operation of the Army and Navy Club canteen still hung in the balance yesterday afternoon, when :he governing board of the War Camp Community Service completed a lengthy discussion of the matter. However, the board went so far as to adopt a motion to have a com mlttee appointed to ''secure legal ad- vice and act on such advice in a way' as would best, serve the interests oC the War Camp Community Service.' P. K. Yonge, chairman, John A. Mer- rltt, vice-chairman, and Capt. L H. Aiken, chairman of the hospitality committee, compose this special com mittee. Conspicuous in the conflicting views, expressed both for and against the attitude of County Solicitor Mackey, in enforcing the "blue" laws, was that of CoL J. L. Hughes, com mander of the coast defenses, who ad vocated Sunday closing of the Army and Navy Club canteen and suggested that men of the service put in a week end supply of cigarettes over the Sab bath, and that of Dr. Louis deM. Blocker, who asked that the churches who employ organists and janiter, close also. The Rev. Dr. J. A. Ansle?, in re ferring to statements that have been made discrediting the local papers, took occasion to heartily commend the press. , U , - Aiken ..Opens-alfcj.. . fvlCiptain.,- Aiken "opened.i Mtne-tdlscus- sion by saying that the club canteen had been kept open the first Sunday after notice had been given of the intent to enforce the "blue" laws, that he had no idea at the time that the solicitor would, construe the law so far as to effect the Army and Navy Club, where only service men were construed the law that way he had oenstrued the law that way he had remonstrated with him, but that the" solicitor had declared that service men were entitled to no more con sideration than anybody else. Speaking as chairman of the hos pitality committee, under whose di rection the clubhouse is conducted, L said that disposing of fruits, candy and cigarettes, "comforts and neecs sltles.' was a good work, religiously, morally and socially. He said that the Sunday closing had met with the discomfort and disgust of service men. 1 Dr. William Ackerman, Rabbi at. Temple Beth-El, said that he be lieved that every member of the War ' Camp Community Service was a law abiding citizen, anxious to see the law enforced, but that it was not In the province of the body to interpret! the laws. - . ; "It seems to me," he continued, ''that, if we are to take a sensible view we must understand why the law was placed on the statute books. I can not believe that any legislature, confronted with the little city of Pen sacola, filled with several thousand service men, clamoring for comforts, would have made such a law. I be lieve honestly and sincerely that we will not violate the spirit of the law if we allow the canteen to run on Sunday, exclusively for service men. Advises No Test. The Rev. Dr. J. A. Ansley praised Capt. Aiken for the skillful manner in which he had handled the matter and he said, "I don't want a head-on collision with officials and an unen viable notoriety. This is a dignified body. We do not want to be anything but law-abiding . citizens. I do not Continued on page two HERE'S A CHANCE TO MEET A NICE MAN, GIRLS, WILL YOU HELP TODAY? Will you be one of 500 girls to make a soldier or a sailor happy today. ; . . . . There are 500 men in khaki or navy blue who are away from home and who have a right tS) a home-like holiday. Won't you give it to them, girls? This is the plea which -came trom the War Camp Community Service last night. It is only ne cessary to meet at the Army and Navy : Club today at 2:30 o'clock, meet the men. take one to a movie and afterwards there wilt be a re ception at the club, v Mrs. E. C Maxwell, Miss Fannie Aiken, Mrs. Max L Bear, Mrs. 1 C. Dunham, Mrs. Walker Ingra ft am, Mrs. James White and Mrs J. S. Roberts will act -as chaper ones, - t --. c s ! 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