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WEATHER FORECAST Fair Friday -m.I Saturday, moderate northeast winds. Yesterday's temperature: Highest ' degrees; lowest, 4 desrees. VOL. XIX. NO. 287. lUUB Berlin Contends Rumanians Are Retreating Along En- tire Transylvania Front. SERBIANS TAKE VILLAGE OF BROD French and Germans En gaged in Handto-Hand Fighting. BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. London, Oct. 12. The Italians have made additional gains toward Triest, capturing a thousand seven hundred jpeventy-one prisoners, south of Gori- xia. In this region, about sixteen mile3 northwest of Triest and in the Julian Alps, the Italians from August 6 to the present, report they, have captur ed 50,881 Austrians. On the Carso plateau the counter attacks against the Italian positions have been repulsed. Berlin contends that the Rumah lans are retreating along the entire Transylvania front, while Bucharest says the attacks at various points on this front have been repulsed. British troops have reached the outskirts of Seres, Macedonia, London reporting that the town is strongly held by the Teutons. The Serbians have captured the village of Brod, southeast of Monis- tlr, Serbia. Both Berlin and Sofia report the repulse of attacks along the Coma rfrer. The British have gained additional ground north of Thiepval, west of Safllysaillisel. '., The French on the Somme ; have made further advance. In the town of Ablaincourt, south of the Somme, the French and Germans are engaged in hand-to-hand fighting. ONE KILLED, SCORE WOUNDED IN BATTLE POLICE AND STRIKERS Bavonne. N. J Oct. 12. One was killed. Isidor Natilsky, a lawyer who wag running from the rioting, and a score wounded in a battle between the police and Standard Oil strikers late today. There is considerable burning and looting. The situation is so serious that Bayonne merchants have closed their stores. ' GEORGIA TROOPS TO LEAVE FOR EL PASO EARLY NEXT WEEK Macon, Ga., Oct. 12. -Three regi ments of infantry, a squadron of eav- airy and the field hospital, about 3,500, constituting all the troops left in the Georgia mobilization camp, were ordered to El Faso tonight. , The railroads expect to have equip- v ment to begin the movement the first of next week. ALABAMA TROOPS ARE ORDERED TO BORDER Montgomery, Oct. 12. The Ala bama troops are ordered to El Taso, the movement to begin Wednesday and get away by Friday. A regiment of cavalry and the field hospital remains here. . it CAPTURED BY ITALIANS EPISCOPALIANS CHEER BISHOP OF ALGOMA BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. St. Louis, Oct. 12. The Bishop of Algoma, Ontario, Most Reverend George Thornloe, of the Episcopal Phurch of Canada, brought cheers from the general convention of the Protestant Episcopal church here to day when he mentioned the canon of the Canadian church forbidding cler gymen to remarry a divorced person Whose former partner is living. The' canon corresponds to the one FIRST PHOTOGRAPH ill . . . " f) Illlir 1 T)DAV10 The first photo of the German submarine, the U-53, which, with looked in the harbor of Newport, R. was a monster compared to the United States submarine D-2 which was nearby.; The U-5, entirely unheralded, bobbed up at Newport Saturday, dispatched a message to the Ger man embassy at Washington and departed, without. asking for repairs or taking on a pound of supplies. Shortly afterward reports were received of -the sinking of ships and other reports that followed quickly showed a raid was on that probably would be the most extensive and destructive of the entire wat; " TALKS SECTHSM Wilson Replies to Republi can Charge Against the Democratic Party :? v BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. . Indianapolis, Oct. 12. President Wilson today replied to the republi can charge that the democratic party is a sectional party with the state ment that "Any man who revives the issue of sectionalism in this country is unworthy of the confidence of the nation. The president came here to address the meetings of the Good. Roads ad vocates and farmers and to review the automobile parade. Crowds greet ed him, In his first speech he told what good roads had done to prevent sectional ism. He said the man who revives sec tionalism is provincial . and does not know the various sections of his coun try. "That is the depth of anti-pa triotic feeling," he said. . " ' ' Mr. Wilson did not mention Judge Hughes. He said he did not want to discuss politics, . but could ' not help referring to such a question., He said after the war the United States must be ready with" united force and with a single object. He reiterated his previous declarations in favor of the League of Nations, to maintain peace, but America's terms will be based on the maintenance of human liberty. The second speech was devoted to a discussion of the work of adminis tration for farmers. v EXTRA SESSION OF COTTON CONGRESS BT ASSOCIATED THESS. Columbia, S. C, Oct. 12. E. J. Watson, president of the Southern Cotton Congress, has called an extra ordinary session of that organization to be held at Norfolk December 12, the same time as the annual conven tion of the Southern Commercial Con gress. proposed in a report submitted to the convention today by, the joint com mission of matrimony headed by Jo seph B. Cheshire, of Raleigh, Bishop of North Carolina. The commission recommended, however, where the divorce was based on causes arising before marriage it would be' no bar to remarriage, the di vorce t&SR being "in fact a ree of annul! me ABOUT Pim&AEOXA. I., flying the German flag and with Facts About Here are facts about the German submarine U-53:;; ' Is 214 feet long. , - Has cruising radius of 10,000, miles on the surface.' Maximum speed is 18 knots on the surface and 10 knots sub merged. Has a cruising radius of 480 miles submerged. Carried six weeks' supplies when it left Wilhelmshaven.- Has used more than one-third of its provisions. 3 More than one-third of its oil capacity has been consumed. Has six cylinder, four cycle Diesel engines that develop jiuret'u t-i. . - ' Equipped with four. 18-inch.torneV aft. - - - - ; , -V Vv Range of its torpedoes 2,000 yards. -Has two four-inch guns, one forward and one aft. Ten torpedoes is its capacity. . - Arrived in United States with only six visible torpedoes on board. CONVICTED OF STABBING ATTORNEY Doorkeeper Georgia Legis lature ; Had Trouble With Prohibitionists Counsel BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. Atlanta, Oct 12. G. K. Vason, doorkeeper of the Georgia house of representatives, was convicted today of a misdemeanor in connection with the stabbing of Thomas B. Felder, an Atlanta attorney, in a local hotel op. August 3. - Vason was indicted for assault with intent to murder, a felony. Sentence will be passed Friday. The maximum penalty is a thousand dol lars fine and twelve months. Felder, who was counsel for the state prohibition .'forces, and Vason had an altercation in the hotel hall way. t ' Vason said at the trial,' Felder was cut with his own knife. THIRD BURGESS SCHOOL MACHINE ARRIVES The third Burgess school machine is at the aeronautical station, and will be assembled and tested as soon as the; two others which have been ordered arrive, and a demonstrator comes from the factory. , Six of this type of machine were ordered from the Burgess factory and one was placed aboard the cruiser North Carolina.' The other five have been shipped, and as stated,"three have arrived at the station here. The new -craft are slightly different from the two Burgess-Dunnes now in use at the station, and designed par ticularly for student use. They are much simpler than the big machines at the station, and will be welcome ad ditions to the station. . - Very little practice is being done at the flying school now, and as soon as more machines arrive and the new class of students is enlisted it is ex pected that the school work will go forward rapidly. BA, FRIDAY MORNING, OF THE GERMAN SUBMARINE U-53 other submarines, has brought the war' officers and crew on deck. Officers said the U-53 1,200 i-rr.two forward amVlvvo STOP SIGNAL IGNORED BY A STEAMER City of Madras is Over hauled by United States Destroyer Sterrett. BT ASSOCIATES PRESS. New York, - Oct. 12. The British steamer tny oi Madras was over hauled off Ambrose lightship tonight by the United States destroyer Ster rett and brought -back to Clifton, Staten Island, after it had ignored the destroyer's signal 'to stop. " The Madras cleared Monday for Singapore, but anchored off the quar antine fearful of submarine attacks. . As, the ship passed quarantine to night she was signalled bythe Ster rett to stop, and when she continued was chased and brought back. . Navy yard officials here disclaim all knowledge of the Sterrett's action. . 'WATCH YOUR STEP FRIDAY, 13th ; Look at the date. Friday, the Thirteenth. . , ; 4 -;. : r" But, our fingers are crossed, and superstition the 1 black .goblin vf passes by. Why they should pick out' poor little Friday, of all the days of the week, to hang an old super stition on, is beyond reason.. It is not her fault, nor yet the. calendar's, and it wast such an unlucky day for the original, and only undiluted Friday, who found himself a home and a pretty good job, on that day, even if he "did have to associate with Old Man Crusoe. - ; . And there is Thirteen; its only one more than 12, and had the reputation of being very - valuable before the price of bread rose, and there , was such a thing as a baker's dozen. But alackaday, it must be so, for the cal endar says it is. And so well trem ble in our boots, until midnight ushers the fatal day out. yWty WW OCTOBER 13, 1916. to the coast of the United States. the U-boat is one. of .the largest Sinking of Steamer Bound F rom One Neutral Port , .. -, . - '-"'to Another CiaifVrcd- - ' BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. Washington, Oct. 12. Although the investigation of the recent submarine activities has apparently eased the minds of officials here, it is said au thoritatively .that should the situa tion develop a prolonged paralysis of American trade, the broad issue might be raised of transcending spe cific questions of international law in connection with the submarine raids. Dislocation of shipping along the Atlantic seaboard, increases in marine insurance rates and the possibility of serious freight congestion are ques tions which may largely determine the government's policy. . . The sinking of the' Dutch steamer Bloomersdyk, bound from one neutral port to another, is being considered. What measures uermany is con templating against neutral trade from American ports is a matter of specu lation. , . . CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS OF WEST FLORIDA TO MEET IN PENSACOLA On October 20-22 there will be a meeting ftt Pensacola that will be of special interest to Christian Endeav orers and to all those interested in Christian work: for young people." . The convention is a part of the only interdenominational Young "People's society ',in the- churches.- - Ifc has a membership numbering over ,4,000,000, has 87 denominations in its fellow-! ship and is found in- every country on the, globe. " e " ' .Duncan B. Curry, ' of J Jacksonville, president of the Florida Christian En deavor Union, and Karl Lehman, field secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, Boston, r Mass., will be among the speakers. Mr. Leh man has a national reputation as an entertaining and forceful speaker. ; "Possessed of that personal magne tism that holds an audience, and with a wit that played over the surface of sound thought, he made an agreeable and abiding impression upon his hear ers." Herald and News, Randolph, Vt., November 5, 1911. "Karl Lehman, field secretary, bright, breezy, witty and western, skipped from. state to state telling of the - grand work they are doing." Christian Endeavor World. " It is expected that all Christian Endeavor societies will send repre sentatives and that all others inter ested will attend. If RAISE A BHOAD ISSUE she of the German war submersibles It EW PROMISE Will Make Every Effort to . Minimize Delay in Ex-, aihlnatioriifc!;' Mails. 1 BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. Washington, Oct. 12. Identical memorandums from Great Britain and France replying to the American protest against mail seizures were delivered to the state department to day. The text was not made known, but the allies are understood to have given renewed promises that 'every effort will be made to minimize the delay caused xby examination, but - insist upon certain legal rights 'in regard to mail which the United States has denied. The principal American contention is that vessels have been diverted from the high seas intoBritish ports to give the British censors jurisdic tion.' i- " . There is no indication that the new memorandum makes any concessions of principle on this point. .The United States' note of August 24 characterized the allies' treatment of the mails as a "lawless practice OKLAHOMA RIFLE TEAM PASSES THROUGH HERE En route " to the , State Camp Grounds, the Oklahoma rifle team, consisting of about twenty-five officers and men and representing the entire state ; of Oklahoma, passed through Pensacola yesterday afternoon on a special car., There has been a heavy movement toward the State Camp Grounds for the past' several days, and quite a number of the teams from various states have passed through Pensacola on their way to participate in the na tional rifle contests now being carried on . there. Almost every day lately two or three teams have passed through, - averaging something like twenty-five to the team. The U-53 is here shown as MAKE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED ON STEAMER ADRIATIC BT ASSOCIATED PP.ESS. New York, Oct. 12. With all lights extinguished, the White Star liner Adriatic, carrying more than three hundred passengers and eighteen thousand pounds of 'munitions, is be lieved to be tonight speeding south of this port well within the three-mile safety zone. , She left today for Liverpool, but READ THE JOURNAL For telegraph news and for local n wa in fact, for all the new Read The Journal. Five Cent Everywhere. PRICE FIVE CENTS PEWSACOLA IS Directors Chamber of Com merce Held Meeting on the Proposition. SENT WIRE TO SECRETARY McADOO Endorsement of Montgom ery is Withdrawn and Prospects Look Good. Fensacola jls the site for the dis trict federal farm loan bank, is being urged on the farm loan board, of which William G. McAdoo is chair man, and the following telegram wa sent to Secretary McAdoo last night: "We hereby request that the- fed eral farm loan bank for this district be located in Pcnsacola. . Wccordially invite your board to visit TensacoU, on. its southern trip. You-'cn leav Birmingham night, of October 28 in through Bleeper, arriving Pcnsacola early morning 2Dth and leave either that night by through deeper or at noon next day. PENSACOLA C. OF C." The plan for bringing Tensacola's claim before the board was the object of a special meeting of the board of directors of the Chamber of Com merce yesterday, at which many of the prominent business men of the city were present. The question received much discus sion at the meeting, and it was finally decided to ask the board to consider this city, while on thn trip south. The former action cf thn board is en dorsing Montgomery as the pite for f the bank was rcscEvled, as informa tion was broughi to light Thursday morning which, it is claimed, indi cated that Pensacola had an excellent opportunity of securing the bank. Additional weight was given the discussion yesterday by the fact that Jacksonville had become generally considered as being too far in one corner of the district, to afford easy access to all ports. With this belief the board decided to try to induce the farm loan board to place the bank "in Pensacola. ' Committee Appointed. Although there is little time for collecting data the board decided to leave nothing undone to make as com plete a showing of Pensacola's advan tages as possible, and to this end a committee composed of the following members was appointed ; E. R. Ma lone, T. A. Jennings, H. H. Thornton, C. E. Dobson, J. B. Terkins, R. W. Goodhart, J. E. Davis Yonge, W. A. Blount, W. C Barrineau, J. S, Reese and J. D. C. Newton. The duty of this committee consists in collecting all the available infor mation concerning Pensacola and Es cambia county, in their relation geo graphically and financially, to the re mainder of the district. The geo graphical situation is of first impor tance, as it is considered absolutely - Bsontial tftnf ttho Thn nV fnr Vio 4ie- trict be located as centrally,, other con ditions being equal, as possible. Capital at $750,000. The bank at the start will probably be capitalized at $750,000, and its chief business is in rediscounting loans of the farm loan association. The board which has been invited to visit Pensacola is composed of the fol lowing: .Secretary of the Treasury W. G. McAdoo, George W. Norris, Herbert Quick, W. S. A. Smith and Charles E. Lobdell. It is planned to have the farm loan? banks ready for business by January 1, 1917, and the importance to thn state is stressed by Senator Fletcher, who places the farm loan act over all other legislation,- in the general de velopment of the agricultural ; re source of the nation. did not follow the usual eastern route. She apparently followed the freight steamers Pannenia and Minnehaha, which left earlier in the day. . The Danish steamer Hellic Olav, which left earlier, however, took the eastern rpute. There are four American passen gers in the Adriatic's first cabin. GOING AFTER FEDERAL BJHK