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pptsorting Them G er man
Renew Their Efforts to Reacli French Po
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PENSACOLA WEATHEI
p.,. Sunday and Monday I Yesterday's Temperature;
F , , J Highest, 70 degrees, low-
moderate Northwest wind I est, 51 degrees.
PENSACOLA
Is tve Natural Gulf Gateway for the
Great South American Trade of the
near future.
VOL. XVII. NO. 305.
PENSACOLA. FLORIDA. SUNDAY MORNING, NO VEMBER 1, 1914.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
THUNDER F -GREAT
CONS 1ITISE-IM
FIGHTING IS OF THE FIERCEST CHARACTER
WITH THE WARSHIPS BOMBARDING
LINES OF INVADING ARMY.
RUSSIAN FLEET HAS ENGAGED THE
TURKISH FLEET IN THE BLACK SEA
FOUR RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOATS HAVE BEEN
SUNK GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS AN
OTHER BRITISH CRUSIER TURKEY FOR
MALLY ANNEXES EGYPT RUSSIANS
CLAIM VICTORIES OVER THE AUSTRIANS
AND GERMANS.
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
London, Oct. 31. A Berlin official statement by
wireless says Turkey -has tormallv annexed Eervtt.
London, Oct. 31. Rested and with fresh reinforce
ments suDDOrtmsr them the
efforts to reach the French
nel. The fish tin? there and
Woevre district has been of
thundering of the British warship's guns can be heard on
the Enehsh coast.
It was officially announced that a German submarine
had sunk the British lieht cruiser Hermes in the Straits
of Dover. Most of the officers and crew were saved.
As the result of the Turkish warships attack on the
Russian Black Sea ports. Russia has instructed the Am-
bassador to leave Constantinople. Both Russia and Ens:-
land have demanded an explanation from the Porte, and
are awaiting- a repiy. oome
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troved a number ot vessels ot
stantinonle reports that the
Turkish fleet in the Back Sea
A Constantinople dispatch says that a cruiser has
bombarded Sebastopol. A Berlin dispatch to Amsterdam
. . . -1 i J
says tnat a Constantinople uispatcn says tne xurKisn neet
sunk four Russian Torpedo boats and one gunboat m the
Black Sea.
Russia officialfy claims
the Russian center in the Bakalarzewo resrion was re
pulsed after five days of fighting. Russia also claims pro-
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There is a serious ministerial crisis at Rome. " Minis
ter Rubini resigned today and a Reuter's. dispatch from
Rome tonight says the entire cabinet has resigned.
WAR DECLARED AT CONSTANTINOPLE
BETWEE N
Washington, Oct. 31. War has been declared at Constantinople between
Turkey and Russia, accorcrng to private message transmitted today through
counteay of the American embassy. The American ambassador has not
advised Washington of the declaration of war, but the officials tonight
thought his message either had been delayed or ha is waiting official notifi
cation by the Ottoman government.
The ambassador reported today that the Russian ambassador had been
instructed early yesterday to demand his passports. The Grand Vizier
could not be seen. The Turkish finance minister had previously told the
French ambassador the bombardment of Odessa was without official sanc
tion or knowledge of the Turkish government.
On tne authority of a prominent diplomat it Is learned that A. Rustem
Bey, the Turkish ambassador, before he left Washington recently stated that
Turkey would Join Germany within a month In attacking Russia on the Cau
casian frontier and England in Egypt. ''-
GENERAL ADVANCE OF THE
ALLIED FORCES IS ORDERED
London, Oct. 81. -The impression
Seated here by the latest war news la
at a general advance of the allied
'woes in Ftance and Belgium has been
frflere.1 so main Interest , Is centered
i;i the cockpit covering 30 or 40 miles
f"vm the seaboard.
The- freneral trend of the movemvus
cf ith the German and the alhVI
miics ig for the moment accordl
t0 K-th British and French official
n, ,ements in a northerly and nortli
fas:.r;y direction which Is In accor-
with the desires of the allied
C( inlanders, but that Germany has
sumod her hammer blows with
jftrr energy than ever is attested
'no British official information ' -
rc" ti.
!i iplte of these atubborn counter
COAST
uermans have renewed their
norts on the English Chan
in the Arp-bnne reVibn and
the fierest character. The
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m , , .
x urKisn warsnips nave aes-
A.
the Kussian navv. L,on-
Kussian fleet has attacked the
off the Crimean coast.
. i . i rr i . n .
that the Germans offensive on
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RUSSIA AND TURKEY
the coast south of Ostend Is Imminent
strokes It Is claimed that all the move
ments of the Triune forces are in
forward direction towards the line still
held by Germans In force and stretch
ing from Bruges to Thourout, Roulers,
Iseghem and Courtarl Whether from
Bruges this line extends to Ostend or
Zeebrugge is a moot point, there be;.ng
up to the present no official confirma
tion of the reported re-occupation of
Ostend by the allies. Definite con
firmation of the reported evacuation
of Ldlle by the Germans also is lack
ing. RETIREMENT EXPECTED.
Although the official communication
do not spread much light on the sit
uation in West Flanders other o
l.orts emanating from Holland Indi
cate""that a German retirement frjm
(Continued on Last ?age.)
Widow of Napoleon III Gives Her
Congratulations to the founded
ki; via .. w
S J 'tlx
TZZZjav-' jyK t-, 0m
Empuiss Eugenie Cheering V Patient.
II. I. M. Empress Eugenie, widow of
Napoleon III, went ' to congratulate
wounded British soldiers convalescing
at her beautiful -homei: 'Farnborouh,
Chislehurst. Engrland. - hich .ws con
verted ,into a, military"'" hcspltal. The
exilfcd- empress lias mahy 'vlclsal-
tudes in her life. She became the
bride ot Napoleon III, on January 30
NEW GOVERNMENT IS
ADOPTED
FOR
BELGIAN KING ASKS
AMERICANS TO AS- 4
SIST HIS PEOPLE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. ;
London, Oct.- 31. King Albert,
Belgium, has asked all American
people to help feed his starving
people during the winter. . His,
message was writte.t under, fire in:
the battle before Dunkirk, and was
transmitted to the American com
mission here.
H. C. Hoover, commission chair
man, issued an appeal to all
American newspapers to open their,
columns to subscriptions lie says
seven ' million people are still in;
Belgium, and the cost will be from'
four to five" millions monthly to
keep them from starving.1 . ;
Italian Navy Is
In Possession of
Island of Saztio
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
London, Oct. 31. A Stefan! agency
dispatch from Romc says:
A semi-official note has been issued
stating that the Island of Sazno was
occupied yesterday by Admiral Patris
of the Italian navy, who disembarked
one "battery and a company of infantry.
The ownership of this island,, which
commands the entrance to the harbor
of Alvona, Albania, has long been a
matter if dispute between Greece and
Albania."
Paris. Oct. 31. 8:60 a. ra-A. dis
patch from Home to the Havas agency
reports that the Island of Sazno, in the
gulf of Avlona and near Albanian
port of Avlona, has been occupied by
the Italians. Admiral "Pairls the dis
patch' adds has landed a battery and
a company of marines. . , , -
' Advlce3 from Home, under 'date of
October 27 stated that the port of Av-.
lona itself was occripSfd the day pre
viously by Italian navy forces. The
expedition, it was said, was in the na
ture of a, relief and sanitary organiza
tion to aid the large - population
which had taken refuge in the city to
escape the persecution of . the insur
gents. Everything . was done .to re
move from the expedition anything
savoring cf political 'or territorial oc
cupation. - .
L
1S&3. Five years later,, on January 4,
1858, Orsini attempted to assassinate
the ruler :.cf .-.France by flinging two
bombs into the carriage conveying him
-and the. Empress Fnnrenle o the opera.
NtlthXfr--.'was'i.''-aevcreIy " injured.7 The
greatest ctJ in,-fRr lile xvox the
"ffektlToirthe eilfett Napoleon at Chisle
hurst, her home in England, ' January
9, 1873; 'hi .V',:-'-' '":-
Plan is Adopted - Providing
, for '' a Government . Similar
to the Commission Form
' Carranza is Demoted.
, BTt ASSOCIATED PRESS.
; El Paso, Tex, Oct. .31. FuU power
to reorganize Mexico's civil '. affairs
was gi ven to a provisional present and
the present body chieft.ns my. the plan
of Aguas Calicntea, as adopted yester
day, by the national convention at
Aguas Callentes. . ..
The plan stipulates in It a new pro
visional president shall be elected and
shall nbt be ' either ' Carranza, or Villa.
The chieftains will serve aa a sort of
congress. ' The Flan does not provide
for the elections until after all ar
rangement of all civil rtf orms. The
plan Ib like a. commission form of gov
ernment. '.'- - ; . . " V; '
Carranza was demoted to the posi
tion of general of the . division, while
Villa and all other commanders of the
constitutional army will be placed un
der the orders of the secrtary of war,
who would 5e 5 named under .the new
arrangement. . '
Bodies are Being
Washed up I rom
t Wrecked Sh ip
BY. ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Whitby,'. Eng., Oct. 3L (Via Lon
don.) Fifty more . were i saved this
morning from the wreck of the Brit
ish hospital-ship Rohilla, which ran
on the rocks of the Yokshlre Coast
near here early: yesterday.
, Bearing physicians, nurses and hos
pital upplles. tho Rohllla-was on her
way t a Belrian or a French pon to
succor the wounded when she was
driven ashore. It is understood that
all the women on boart were saved.
The total number, of irons on
board the ship is not definitely known
but some estimates pUe XI at 200.
There are said : to be still about 60
persons en the. vessel.. 4 ' w
Several men this mornlDg, in re
BPt nse.to" signals from the shore, de
cided to take the risk of swimming. A
few of them reached, the land wifely,
but others were drowned, tjodies are
now being washed up on the beach.
MEXICO
m 5,0 00 JUDGMEN1
V VOf!
W
TOURISTS WILL
BE INVITED TO
Special Committee of Cham
ber of Commerce Will
Work Systematically in
Telling Outsiders How
They Can Enjoy the
Winter Here.
In an effort to draw to Pensacoia a
las ger portion of the tourist travel
which yearly comes south, a commit
tee of local business men has been ap
pointed by tho Chamtber of Commerce
for the purpose of advertising Pensa
coia as a resort.
The committee' has ' enlisted the
hearty support of the L. & N. railroad,
who will this year devote consider
able space , in - their resort booklet, to
Pensacoia; and the committee is now
actively engaged", in th w!c!Uiig of
funds for. he proper- advertising of
Pepsacola.. . Th anoney collet ted js -to
bj5;experi$td"lrt -.'the' i preparatteri and
distribution . of a desnrlptix'e pamphlet
6r folder of Pensacoia, In advertising
In several" of the northern papers auci
It' sending out personal letters to north
em people setting forth the desirabil
ity of Pensacoia as a winter - resort
and . urging them to investigate the
many, advantages of this city Defore
making plans for thir winter trip.
The committee la enthusiastic in the
belief that Pensacoia offers attractions
and ".facilities 'equal and In tome re
spects superior to other gulf cities,
but " In order to attract tourist travel
It Is. ahsolutely necessary that these
points, so 'familiar to native Pensa
colians, be brought to the attention of
prospective tourists hrough lit medium
of proper advertising.
In order that this program may be
successfully carried out the committee
urgently requests the financial as well
as moral support of all those who have
the welfare of this city at heart. It
should be borne in mind that contri
butions to this fund are in the nature
of a." "wise investment from which the
yield should be far in excess of what
could be expected from the same
amount of money expendtd In any oth
er way. . The benefits derived from
tourist business are not confined, to
anyone class, but are wespread, af
fecting almost every" individual Jn the
city, thereby . Increasing our general
prosperity. ,
No time .could be more -propitious for
the launching of this movement than
the - present. . The . "ree America
First', movement is now brought forci
bly ' home to the American travelling
public and the usual European . visitoi
is now turning his eyes to Florida.
To summarize, v the ourist traffic
is a profitable business. We want
our. share. In order to obtain it we
must put Pensacoia on the tour!
map. There Is no way to do so except
by a comprehensive, aggressive cam.
palgn such as outlined. This required
money and this money , must come
from those who are to e benefited
this means you! The time to-act is
the present. Give the committee your
support.
The cmirolttee is made up of Thos.
TV. Brent, chairman, Dr. Clarence
Hutchinson, M. L. Bear, R. W. Good
hart, Geo. H. Hervey, " Br. M. . E.
Quina, J. Frank Taylor and T. J.
Honlon, Jr.
CANADA DEFINES
CONTRABAND ITEMS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. -Ottawa,
Oct. 31. The Canadian 'gov
ernment , today, placed an embargo on
the exportation to any country at war
with- Great Britain, of any articles
which will be of use to them In -the
prosecuting the- war.
A far-reaching contraband of war
order adopted yesterday by - the Do
minion cabinet also prohibits the ex
portation of contraband to any neu
tral country which would In turn re
export the materials to Great Britain's
enemies. 1
Among the articles specifically men
tioned aa contraband are nickel, nickel
ore, woolen goods, . food, explosives,
horses, fodder, leather, coal, copper,
petroleum," aeroplanes and barbed
wire.
LIFE
1TI
S PENSACQLA
WEB
DEE! EM
Well Known Chief Engineer
of the Goulding Fertiliz
er Works, Suicides While
Lying in Bed.
Henry Von "Worder, chief engineer
of the Goulding Fertilizer Works, nd
one of the best known stationary en
gineers in this section, suicided yes
terday morning shortly before 7
o'clock by shooting himself. The deed
was committed while he lay in bed,
and the only cause which can be con
ceived Is that he feared he was break
ing in health.. He was about 67 years
of age, had been chief engineer of the
Goulding works since the establish
ment of the plant north of Pensacoia
and was highly esteemed, both by his
employers and fellow workmen. The
only message he left was of three
words, "Bye, bye love," written on a
scratch pad and was ror his wife.
Mr. Von Werder had lived for years
at Goulding. so as to be near his
work, and it was there that he killed
himself. He did not arite yesterday
morning at his usual hour, but re
mained in bed. His young wife, whom
he married only a few weeks ago. was
In the kitchen . preparing breakfast
when she heard the report of the re
volver and rushed to the room to find
her husband unconscious. He had placed
the muzzle of the revolver about an
Inch behind the right ear and pulled
the trigger. The bullet did not pays
through the head, only a , portion of It
coming out near the back of the head.
Seemingly the bullet split and moat
of It remained in the head.
Physicians were hastily Bumraone 3,
but zould do nothing to. save, the life
of the well : known engineer, and he
died shortly before 10 o'clock without
ever regaining consciousness. Coroner
Johnson went out ana after hearing
statements deemed an inquest unneces
sary. That he believed b!s . health was
failing and became despondent over
this fact is the only known cause f
the rash act. For the past several
months Mr. Von Werder complained
of not feeling as weil as usual, Out
his friends thought it only a matter "t
small moment and assured him his
usual good health would return in a
short time.
FUNERAL IN MILTON.
The funeral of Mr. Von Werder will
be held In Milton. On a special train,
which will leave here at 10 o'clock
Monday morning, the . remains, in
charge of the Masons, will be taken
to Milton, where the interment will
be made. Immediately upon the ur
rival of the train, the body will be
conveyed to the Baptist church. Tiie
entire services will be in charge of
the Masonic fraternity.
Deceased was a member of the Ma
sons, In which he stood high in tne
degrees; and was also a member of .hc
Knights of Pythias and the National
Association of Stationary . Engineers.
He Is survived by his wife and step
daughters, by his first wife, who are
Mrs. C. D. Craft and Mrs. B. L. Bar
clay, both of Pensacoia. He was born
In Germany nearly 67 years ago, hav
ing come to this country when a mere
lad, having worked for years for the
Louisville & Nashville railroad com
pany as machinist, as well as marine
engineer. He had served as chief en
gineer of the Goulding plant about
twenty-five years, having Installed the
machinery there after the burning t
the old plant.
, He was beloved by all who knew
him, and many friends were shocked
when they learned of his death.
'Japs and English
Squadrons Pull
Off Bombardment
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
. , Tokio. . Oct. Oil. 2: 20 p. . m. The
navy department announces that the
Japanese squadron aetisted by Eng
lish warships and masked by a mist,
approached and vigorously and effec
tively ;rprribaided the forts at Tsing,
Tau on October 29. Some of the de
fense works were destroyed and on the
next day the bombardment was re
reated. Only the Kaiser northeast
fort replied to the bombardment. .
i GERMAN ADVICES DO NOT
MENTION LAND ATTACK
Peking. Oct. 31. A wireless mes
sage received in German circles here
from .Tsing Tau declares that the
naval bombardment of the German
position In Kiao Chow began today,
but makes no mention of a land at
tack. On the other hand a Japanese
report declares that both a naval and
land attack are now being pushed
a gain t toe German pofition.
r
Jury in Case of Mrs. Annie
Floyd Against Pensacoia
Ice Co. Gives Verdict
CASE CONSUMED
FIVE DAYS IN TRIAL
Went to the Jury Shortly
After 7 O'Clock Last
Night and the Verdict;
Was Returned About 11
Plaintiff Sued On Account
of Husband's Death.
Assessing damages at 515,000 with
interest at the rate of eight per cent
from the date of suit, tho Jury in tha
case of Mrs. Annie Floyd against tho
Pensacoia Ice Company, returned :i
verdict last night about 11 o'clock,
after deliberating for a period of four
hours. The damages are about t.i
heaviest ever assessed in the circuit
court and came at the conclusion cf
a trial of five days.
Mrs. Floyd sued on account of tha
death of her husband, who wss am
engineer in the employ of the loo com
pany. He was killea wnen an am
monia tank exploded at tho plant mora
than a year ago and at the name tim
three others were killed, or died after
wards from the Injuries they received.
The point around which the cnitn
hir.ged was whether t Iif explosion w.in
due to the alleged carcleswne.i. of ihr
engineers in charge of tho plant or to
some defect in tho machinery. Kn
glneers and authorities on ice ma
chinery v.crc brought here from vari
ous cities and gave export testimony,
both for the plaintiff and defense.
The cr.se commenced last Tueii.ty,
when the plaintiff began tho Intro
duction of testimony and It wan lot
until Friday that the defense lcg-n
the'1 presentation- of ita evidence. All
of - yesterday was consurnfd In .iu
metits, Jno. P. Stokes, It. Pope H .,
Fred W. Marsh and W. L. Zachary
appearing for the plaintiff, and l;oui)t
& Blount & Carter and J. J. .Sullivan
for the defense.
The court in charging the jury in
structed the latter to eliminate 'io.n
the case the Southern Utilities (Jo. ai.d
S. T. McAdam.s, -who were made par
ties to the fciilt. The Jury was com
posed of W. II. Tlowman, K. H. Walt,
John Dieckman, Geo. W. Dunn, Henry
Garrett and Ed. It. Bowmm.
7o Explain Why
American Ship Is
Being Detained
RY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
"Washington. Oct. 31.--Tno tHt- j
partment today formally protested ti
the British government galrt tho de
tention of he American voy.f-r laden
seamer Kroonland at !1 rnlttr. Tha
British authorities ?ie :iHl;ed to ex
plain why the vessel has n.H eltl.T
been released or front to a prj.fl court.
Tho protest also stated that front
Information that this jLovernrnent nan
there tet'ms to be no warrant for Uiot
further detention of tho ship which i
bound to Italy and Greece. It la
probable that protect against the 1
teiitlon of other csfcli ly Great
Britain will be made later.
The vess-1 carries a'.jout J ,20 pas
sengers and a cargo of copper bound
from New York to ports it Italy uvA
Greece. The Rritish tjevernment -wUl
be called upon to say whether the ves
sel has be-n detained on account of
the nature of her carfo, or because
reservists of Germany and Austria, aro
iu-Jluded among the p?Kscn&ets.
eMnM
TWO ITALIAN STEAMERS
NOW BEING DETAINED
Gibraltar, Spain, Oct. 31. 1 p. m.
The Italian steamer Tteglna d italia
and San Giovanni were seized by tha
BrltiHh navy as prizes Gwin;? to tho
fact that parts of their onrjeoen con
sisted of -war material. It Is stated. Tim
vessels will be held pending a uVcUinn
of a prize court.
The Reglna cl'Iia'.ia anJ the Sin
Giovanni "were bound frr-m Am. ricm
ports to Italy with carv'S f . npp r.
Their seizire by the l'rltish hror.r.ht
a protest to the state department it
Washington on Udo3er Vi from rt pr
sentatives of four copper :onpfni s In
New York.
Xo information of the seizure had
been received by the state department
at that time.
CRIMINAL INDICTMENT
AGAINST STANDARD OIL CO.
Jersey City, N. J, Oct. 31. It
reported here today that criminal In
dictments had been voted by the Hud
son county grand Jury against tha
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
and the Gulf Refining Company, whir
have been engaged in a rate war r-n
gatollne In Hudson and Ei-sex coun
ties -within th part few month.