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PENSACOLA WEATHER
PENSACOLA
Fair In north and prob
ably local ahowera Sat
urday and Sunday.
-rjrituras
Highest, 84 degree; low
eat, 69 degree.
The Ideal Summer Resort
BATHING, BOATING, FISHING
VOL. XIX NO. 161.
PENSACOLA, FLA., SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1916
PRICE. 5 CENTS.
HUGHES HIS
AHEAD OF ALL
01 2 BALLOTS
Roosevelt Increases His
Vote Slightly on the
Second.
MANY FAVORITE
SONS IN RACE
JT Hughes Has 328 Votes
But Needs 495 For
Nomination.
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago, June 9. Following are
the results of the first two ballots of
the republican convention, the figures
folio each name representing the
vote on the first and second ballots,
respectively:
First.
Hughes 253
Root 0
Burton 77
Cummins ......... 85
Roosevelt 65
Weeks 105
Dupont .. 12
Sherman 65
Fairbanks 74
Second.
328
98
76
85
81
79
13
5
88
25
0
0
36
0
1
0
1
1
5
LaFollette .
Brumbaugh
Ford
Knox ... .,
Borah ... .
Willis ... .
McCail... .
Wood
Harding ...
Wanamaker
25
29
32
86
2
4
14
0
0
0
FIRST BALLOT: Not voting, 2.
Total votes cast, 987. Necessary for
nomination, 495.
SECOND BALLOT: Not voting, 2.
Total, 987.
After the second ballot the conven
tion adjourned until 11 o'clock tomor
' row.
TEDDY GETS RECORD
CHEER FR03I REPUBLICANS
Chicago, June 9. Hughes led the
field on the first ballot tonight and
gained much strength in the second.
His followers are confident of his
nomination on the third ballot and re
sisted adjournment, but the delegates
were worn out and were glad to quit
, until tomorrow. This is the first
time since 1888 that the republicans
have taken more than one ballot to
nominate a presidential candidate.
Hughes, Roosevelt and Fairbanks
are the only candidates among eigh
teen who gained votes on the second
ballot. According to reports, Roose
velt took personal charge over the
telephone from Oyster Bay, tonight
of the progresive situation, but his
attitude on the possibility of his nonv
ination tomorrow has not been made
public. The fact that conferees met
again late tonight led to the belief
that he sanctioned another attempt at
harmony.
The demonstration for Roosevelt
when his name was put in nomination
at the republican convention today,
pasted forty-one minutes, a record for
this convention, but the leaders
agreed it was largely a gallery dem
onstration.
Fairbanks and Burton got prolong-
-"ed cheers from their followers.
The republican convention moved
smoothly to balloting tonight.
Michigan turned thirty of the Ford
votes over to Hughes on the second
ballot, and two to Roosevelt.
Lodge, who had nominated Weeks,
turned his vote to Roosevelt. W. Mur
ray Crane announced for Hughes and
Missouri gave Hughes twenty-two out
of thirty-six.
FRENCH LEADER IS
IN LONDON TODAY
London, June 9. General Joffre
French commander-in-chief, is in
London. He attended an important
conference at the foreicm office to-
day with Paul Cambon, the French
y ambassador; Sir Edward Grey, the
!' foreign secretary, and the members
of the war council.
STRIKE OF PACIFIC
LONGSHOREMEN ENDS
San Francisco, June 9. The strike
of the Pacific Coast longshoremen is
ended. Approximately 9,000 men who
walked out June 1, in an effort to
obtain higher wages and closed shop
policy, thus tieing up shipping on the
coast, returned to work today, all
their demands having been tempor
arily granted.
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ASCERTAIN
MR U.S.
PREPARED
Idea Back of Pnsacola s
Preparedness Parade
Most Novel. '
The object of the "preparedness"
parade on the Fourth of July, as
planned by the Carnival Committee,
is not only to show a patriotic spirit,
but to accomplish some good for the
cause of preparedness, and to ascer
tain if possible the results obtained
by citizen soldiery when called sud
denly to arms. - ' .
As planned, the parade will be su
pervised by United States army offi
cers, who will determine exactly what
reliance can be placed in volunteer
organizations suddenly confronted
rsT.. : . . j. : " i
w i tu war. sjmy uiKaiubiiiun uicuia
can be tested out, for actual war con-
ditions could not be created. ' ,
The plan is probably the most novel
wmch has yet been suggested for a
preparedness demonstration.
In planning the movement the Car
nival Association stresses the neces
sity of co-operation on the part ofi
organizations in Pensacola, . both !
business and fraternal. Not only !
men, but women and children will ie
expected to take an active part in the
parade, and as large a number as pos
sible is desired. .
In placing the event urder official
supervision, an attempt will be made
to determine the value of prepared
ness and the best way in which to
carry out the policy, whether or not it
is feasible to depend entirely upon
citizens armed for the occasion, or
to maintain a large standing army.
To collect this information it will
be necessary, it is pointed out, for
the United States to detail a commit
tee to act officially in compiling the
data of time required in drilling men
into military order.
Arrangements will probably be
made to have motion picture compa
nies here to take pictures of the pa
rade if the matter can be given offi
cial sanction.
SHIP BUILDING PLANT
BE GREATLY ENLARGED
Philadelphia, June 9. The pur
chase of forty-five acres on Petty's
Island, in the Delaware river, by the
Cramp Shipbiulding company, for an
enlargement of its present plant and
the construction of a large oil refin
ery by the Crew-Levick company, was
confirmed today.
Pettys' Island is situated directly
opposite the Cramp Ship yard in this
city. The Cramp company will build
a dry dock on the island where ves
sels will be taken after launching.
The present plant will be devoted ex
clusively hull and repair work.
MAKING HISTORY IN CHICAGO
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE O PENING
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MYSTERIOUS IS THE
DISAPPEARANCE NAVY
MAN, SGT. J. B. HAGAN
TEDDY IS THE
CHOICE SE T
PROGRESSIVES
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago June 9. Nothing but a
political miracle, such as the agree
ment of progressive and republican
conferees or Roosevelt s refusal of
nomination, can prevent the nomina
tion of Roosevelt by progressives to
morrow. The leaders who think thi3
fought today to hold the progressives
in check, and had Roosevelt's approval
of the delay until the republicans bal
loted. Hughes' increased strength on the
second ballot tonight brought the as-
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Hughes would be nominated by the
republicans tomorrow. He said the
, pore conference, whi. h f was begun
tonight, would be fuiiV
AlliesHav- forced
Greece to uishand
Army of 150,000
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
London, June 9. While the Ger
mans have ceased the infantry attack
in the region of Thiaumont farm,
bombardments continue in the Chapi
tre wood, Fumin wood and south of
Damloup, infantry attacks against
Hill 304 have been repulsed by the
French.
Rome admits Italian troops were
withdrawn to new positions east of
Asiago and Camponulo valley. Aus
tria claims to have taken more than
12,000 Italian prisoners since the be
ginning of the month.
King Constantine of Greece signed
an order demobilizing twelve classes
of the Greek army, or about 150,000
men.
Paris considers this the result of
pressure by the allies, Atheas report
ing that it may bring about the
downfall of Shouloukis' ministry.
OWNER OF CLUB AND
UMPIRE HAVE SCRAP
Birmingham, Ala., June 9. Pleas
of guilty to affray being submitted
this morning in the recorder's court,
A. H. Woodward, milaonaire owner i
the Birmingham baseball "club, and
Umpire Williams, who engaged in a
fisticuff fight yesterday at the ball
grounds, were fined $15, each. Man
ager Molesworth was exonerated.
Robert Baugh, president of the
Southern League is at the golf tour
nament n Montgomery and on his re
turn may take up an investigation
into the affair.
a
OF THE G. O. P. CONVE NTION WEDNESDAY.
Search Parties Hunt For
Him Mind Deranged
From Fall.
J. B. Hagan, a sergeant of marines,
has,, been missing Tivm the Tensaeola
naval station tor tne pas; several
days, and the police are now search
ing for him. His description is on
file at the police station,
Hagan, it was explained in a tele
phone message from the naval sta
tion, several days previous to his dis
appearance, sustained a severe fall
from a motorcycle, which is thought
to have caused his temporary de
rangement. He has a good record,
it was reported, and his absence has
caused friends and comrades to be
lieve that he is either wandering aim
lessly in the city, or else may have
strayed off into the country,
are no charges against him.
There
' Mr. Hagan has been at the naval
station for the past six months. In
the past, and while stationed in the
Philippines, he had an attack of fever,
and some of his comrades are of the
opinion that this may have had some
effect, on his mind.
Yesterday, in addition to enlisting
the aid of the police department in
trying to locate hxm, several men on j
motorcycles, from the yard, were
scouring the city and suburbs. It was ;
suggested that he may have been tak-
en ill, and was t unable to tell his !
name ; he was attired in ' civilian
clothes when last seen, it was said.
Wilson Writing
the Democratic
Party's Platform
BT ASSOCIATED PRES3.
w.evvfft Tw o i,e
cabinet meeting before the St. Louis
convention the democratic platform
was discussed today. Pres-dent Wil
cn dra't will be flnlsiftd tomorrow,
and while it is said it wi'l not be
forced on the convenMon, .t s as
sumed that it will be adopted as the
president wrote it. CaVtn:t members
said they considered -ho republi an
platform "inocuous," and the demo
cratic platform win be more progres
sive. The selection of Chairman Mc
Combs for the national committee has
not yet been determined.
FLAG DAY IS JUNE 14
ARE YOU GOING TO
CELEBRATE?
'5
GERMANS ARE
DRIVEN BACK
EE! MILES
Russian Furious Offensive.
Also Capture 65,000
Prisoners.
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. .
Petrograd, June 9. Five days of
furious offensive by the Russians un
der General Brussiloff have broken
the Teutonic line from the Kovelsarny
railroad to Bukowina, driving them
back an average of fifteen miles. In
the Lutsk sector the Russians have
broken completely through, turning
the left flank of the Austrians and
the right flank of the Germans ani
capturing Lutsk, a connecting link
between the northern and southern
regions. The victories are attributed
largely to heavy gun fire. In some
places the Russian barrier of fire cut
off large bodies, of enemy troops,
which surrendered. It , is . officially
announced that the Russians have
captured thus far more than 65,000
prisoners.
EXPORTS OF UNITED
STATES INCREASED
Washington, June 9. Exports of
the United States in April wre
$399,000,000 and imports $217,000,-
000, as compared with exports in
April, 1915, of $294,000,000, and im
ports of $160,000,000 the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce an
nounced today.
Manufactured articles exported
ready for consumption amounted to
$197,000,000 in April, compared with
$90,000,000 in the Bame month last
year. Foodstuffs and meats exported
were $36,000,000. reduction fmm
AAA Ann 1 x r t
,wu,w uu,i year, viram msienais
import amounted to $95,000,000 in
April, 1916, and $61,000,000 in April,
1915. Most other imports showed only
slight increases.
MEXICANS TO REGISTER
WHO. LIVE IN STATES
New York, June 9. Mexicans liv
ing in New York, New Jersey , and
New England states, are requested by
the Mexican consul general here to
register at the nearest Mexican con
sular office, m a notice issued to
day. It is stated that the Mexican
government has directed its consular
offices everywhere to take the same
action. Juan T. Burns, the consul
general here, said this was merely
to put into effect a Mexican regit
lation which has long been in force
and that there was no military reason
for it.
TWO VILLA FOLLOWERS
ARE DULY EXECUTED
Deming, N. M June 9. Francisco
Alvarez and Juan Sanchez, two Villa
followers captured during the raid on
Columbus, N. M., March 9, were hang -
ea at o.ou mis morning, vine men
were hanged singly.
SAUFLEY, BREAKING HIS
Oil RECORD
HIS DEATH
Instructor of Aviation atNavy Yard
Yard and One of World's
Foremost Birdmen
HELD WORLD'S
AND END URANCE RECORDS
Fell From 50 Feet
Tail Mechanism Snapped;
Leaves a Wife
The funeral of Lieutenant R. C. Saufley, aviation in
structor at the navy yard, and
airmen, who was dashed to death yesterday on Santa Rosa
Island, has not yet been decided upon.
The unfortunate man's
brother are expected to reach
His parents have also been notified.
There will, of course, be a military funeral in Pensa
cola, to be announced later,
mains will be shipped for interment is not known.
Seeking to break his own world-
record for sustained hydroaeroplane
flight, made only last Tuesday, Lieu
tenant Richard C. Saufley took the
air yesterday morning at half past
four and soared over Santa Rosa
Sound and Island.
The air, he had found on his prev
ious flight, was exceptionally still
and smooth there.
The day was ideal for flights, and
all was going -well. To the watchers
CATTSHAS
LEAST LEAD
But Second Choice Fore
casts Concede Fighting
Chance To Knott.
RETURNS INDICATE
KEHOE AS WINNER
Second Choice Votes Are
Cause of Slowness of
Returns.
With official returns coming in
very slowly, enough Is known to
forecast a first choice majority for
Catts of 4,000 to 5,000.
What the second choice will be can
not be estimated with anything ap
proaching accuracy.
In Hillsboro and Duval counties,
however, it is well known that' the
second choice will be strongly in
Knott's favor, and there were prob
ably 7,000 second choice votes cast in
these counties, of which Knott should
get 85 or 90 per cent, according to
estimates of politicians in a position
to know.
From all appearances, therefore,
Knott still has a chance to overcome
Catt's lead, big as it is.
The race for senator is conceded to
be Trammell's by a landslide in first
choice votes.
Kehoe Winning.
Only five of the Third Congression-
(Continued on Page Three.)
CLDIAX IS REACHED
IN ORPET MURDER TRIAL
Waukegan, I1L, June 9. The trial
of Will H. Orpet, charged with the
murder of Marion Lambert, his for
mer sweetheart, moved to one of its
compelling climaxes today, when
Frank Lambert, father of the girl,
was called as a witness for the state.
Mr. Lambert's recital of the trag
edy, which lasted for several hours,
described the finding of his daugh
tera body in the snow of Helm's woods
hast Februarv. and th ewit UaAin
j Up to meeting of the University of
Wisconsin student and Marion that
AT
OF
4,000 II
day.
FALLS TO
SLAID
ATTITUDE
Elevation When
one of the world's foremost
brother, and Mrs. Saufley's
Pensacola this morning.
but whether or not the re
on earth, it was merely a matter of
routine. Saufley, one of the world's
masters of aeronautics, had said ho
was going to break his record of eight
hours and five minutes sustained
flight, and it was simply a mstter
of letting the clock go round. The
regular drone of the enp'ue told he
was not having the engine troubls
that Jrove him b?lck to earth the last
time.
Suddenly the machine took a
plunge.," ' Saufley was soaring n. a
height of five hundred fctit at the
time, the watchers knew there was
no reason for this maneuver. In the
flash of a second the flight became
incredibly but a sigh of relief went .
up as the plane straightened out on
an even keel again.
Then suddenly it cropped head
long, spinning, and crumpled to trash
on Santa Rosa Island, opposite the
station.
Two physicians were rushed tc the
spot in aeroplanes, and found Saufley
buried beneath the wreckage. Death
had been instantaneous.
If Saufley beat his former record
it was by a few seconds, as he fell at
about one o'clock.
The Cause.
An investigating committee, con
sisting of Lieutenant Kenneth Whit
ing, and Junior Lieutenants P. N.
Bellinger and Earl W. Spencer, was
immediately appointed to ascertain if
possible, the cause of the disaster.
Their findings are not made public,
but are for the navy department
alone.
The machine was of a modern type,
had been prepared especially for the
endurance flight, and was in good
condition. Judging from the way the
machine behaved, a broken tail was
the cause of the acicdent.
The second and fatal drop was from
a distance of probably fifty feet. Had
the machine been over the water,
Saufley's life might have been saved.
Sanfley's Career.
Lieutenant R. C. Saufley, a native
of Kentucky, entered the naval acid-
emy in Annapolis, in 1904, and grad
uated in 1908, with high honors. Tn
was promoted to ensign in 1910; to
Junior ieutenant in 1913. He held the
world's altitude record, over 16,000
feet, or more than three miles, and
also the endurance record for hydro
aeroplanes. He was recognized ev
erywhere as one of the most skilled
aviators.
Lieutenant Saufley was a young
man, in the late wnties; he is sur
vived by a wife, but no children.
Aviation is suspended until after
the funeral.
Naval Aviators Killed.
Lieutenant Saufley's death, the
second within fifteen days, is the
fourth aviation tragedy in Pensacola,
and the fifth connected with the
navy.
The full list of the dead: .
At Annapolis.
Lt. BiHingsley, 1,600 ft. fall; 1913.
At Pensacola.
Lt. J. M. Murrey, 200 feet, Feb. 16,
1914.
Lt. M. L. Stolz, 100 feet, May 8,
1915.
Lt. Jas. V. Rockwell, 200 feet, May
24, 1916.
Lt. R. C. Saufley, 50 feet, June 9,
1916.
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