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THE WEATHER Thundershowors "Saturday and Sunday. erlyt,e t0 tnoderate mostly south- Testerday's temperature: Highest, 88 degrees; lowest, 74 degrees. WEST FLORID. FEED ITSELl VOL. XX. NO. 189. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1917. PRICE it 5 CElL GERMANS GIVE UP ATTEMPTS OUST FRENCH Failed Disastrously in Re cent Effort to Dislodge Allies Fro mPosition. GERMANS HAVE SHIFTED POSITION Artillery Fighting Proceed ing Vigorously Along the Champagne Sectors. Aioeftd Press Summary. YTaving failed disastrously in their recent enort to drive the French from their commanding positions on the' Dhemin des Dames, on the Aisne front, the Germans are now turning wieir attention to xn& unampagne, apparently with a similar purpose. Attacks were made by the crown prince's troops last night on the French lines west of Mont Carnillet nd southeast of Tahure. The drives evidently were not of such intensity "Tin was that earlier in the week along the Aisne and the Paris official re port says they were easily repulsed. The artillery fighting is proceed ing vigorously in these and otho sectors of the Champagne. In the Verdun region also French guns are active. "With the evident effort of making the German trenches ,west and north of Hill 804 untenable. Gen eral Petain's artillery is pouring a destructive fire upon them. Appar ently the crown prince has none too secure a hold on such ground here as his troops were able to seize in their sudden rush a few days ago. London is reticent as to what is going on along the British front in France where there have been indi v cations .that some important move "Tnent was in prospect. The only ac tivity reported was a noctural raid on British posts near Bullecourt, which was repulsed. In Macedonia there is some revival of activity, but Beemingly not on a large scale. Enemy troops probably Bulgarians, launched an assault on the ridge west of Doljeli, southwest of Lake Doiran, but were compelled by a British counter attack to relin quish the footing they obtained. RUSSIANS ENGAGE ENEMY. Petrograd, July 6. Russian troops and )iewly reinforced Turkish de tachments are engaged in battle in the Bistan region of the Persian Mes opotamlan frontier, says the official statement issued today by the Rus sian war department. ITALIANS SURPRISE ENEMY. Rome, July 6. The Italians made a surprise attack northwest of Selo on the Carso on- .Wednesday night and advanced their line, the war office announced. Outposts were captured with prisoners. The gains were maintained against violent counter attacks. BERLIN REPORTS BATTLE. Berlin, July 6. An artillery bat tle of great violence yesterday be tween Zborow and Zrzezany, in east ern Galicia, says the official sttae ment issued today by the German army headquarters staff. The bom bardment diminished during the night but Increased in intensity again at daybreak today. The artillery ac tivity was also very lively at inter vals further north on he eastern front at Zwyzyn, Brody, and Smor gon. INCREASE HEAVY GUN FIRE. Petrograd, July 6 The, heavy gun fire of both the Russians and the Teutons in the region of Zlochoff, on the eastern Galician front, was increased yesterday accrding to the official statement issued today by the Kussian war department. GERMANS SHOW WHITE FLAG. Petrograd, July 6: German sold iers near Baliestchi on the Ruman ian front yesterday held up white flags and called upon the Russians to fraternize, says the official state ment given out today by the Rus sian war office. Russian artillery fired on the flags. GEN- nUGH SCOTT AND STAFF IN ROUMANIA Jassy, Roumania; July 6. Major ueneral Hugh Scott, ac other mili tary members of the American mis sion to Russia, have arrived here. They were welcomed by parliament Scott said he had reports from Rou manian staff of the needs of an army mission and w ill use " all his energy to satisfy such needs. e SITUATION IN NORTH CHINA MORE COMPLEX Shanghai, July 6. The situation in North China is reported more com plex. Several parties have arisen with an avowed purpose of displacing General Chang Hsun BODSEVELT II ADDRESS S1YS 1STH1R Must Treat Every Incite ment to Civil War as Treason, He Advises. SPEAKS TO NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER Extends Hearty Sympathy and Hope for Mighty New Russia. BT ASSOCIATED rRESS. New York, July 6.) Win the war, treat every incitement to Civil War as treason to humanity; and bend your every energy to the overthrow of the German armies, was the ad vice of Theodore Roosevelt given to Amliassador Boris A. Bakhmetieff and the other members of the Rus sian War Commission in an address which he delivered in Carnegie Hall tonight on the occasion of New York City s official welcome to the com mission. The meeting was held un der the auspices of the American Friends of New Russia acting in con- Junction with the mayor's committee or welcome. Mr. Roosevelt said: "I am sure that I express the feel ings of my fellow countrymen when I say that it is a matter of heart felt rejoicing anions: all the people of the United States to greet and to welcome this deputation from the new Russia, the great Russian de mocracy. As a nation we have for many years felt a peculiar sympathy wnn and admiration' for the mighty Slav people of the forest and the steppe, for the young giant among nations, which as yet has half de veloped its tremendous strength. "In the past ardent sympathy with and hope for the Russian peo ple in America has had to struggle with a shocked disbelief in auto cracy and with the whole policy of reaction and obscurantism- "We held as our ideal the hope that ultimately the mighty Russian empire might stand as here we at least try to stand, so that Jew and Catholic and Protestant might feel their consciences as free as the con science of the orthodox, and a self- governing Finland or the Caucasus or Armenia enjoy within the empire the liberty that New York and Texas enjoy within this Union. "Therefore, we hail you, man and women of the new Russia, with heart felt rejoicing. Now at last we can wish all success to Russia without any misgiving or mental reserva tions. Now we feel that the Mighty Slav republic has blazed the trail of freedom and has won in legitimate fashion the right to stand in the forefront of the onward movement of mankind. Now we have the right to expect that you will grant the men of other races and other creeds the rights to governmental, intellec tual and religious liberty which you so justly demand for yourselves. Congratulates Russia. "In congratulating you and earn estly wishing "you God speed on the path of national greatness, I do not underestimate the grave dangers that rise before and besides you. No liberty can be permanently secure unless it rests on a founda tion of order. No people can per manently escape control from with out unless they pracice control from within, and civil strife within a na tion invites and ultimately ensures ag gression from some other nation. Self control is the surest safeguard against alien control. It is because we Americans so deeply desire the permanent triumph of democracy in Russia that with all our hearts we hope for moderation in the use of your victory. , "All of us who love Russia are thankful beyond measure for the re fusal of the Russian people to avenge past wrongs by the commission dt present wrongs: we honor them for the steadfast turning away from that course of action which would stain the hands of liberty with blood. We must earnestly hope that Russia has by daring and courage achieved she will now preserve by cool-headed wisdom, by moderation, and by practical recognition of the fact that liberty without order mav prove as great a curse as order with out liberty." Women Are Urged To Aid In Conservation of Food BT ASSOCIATED PRF.SS. Chautauqua, N. Y., July 6 Women were urged by Mrs. Percy V- Penny backer, of Austin, Texas, formerly president of the American Federation of Womens Clubs, in an address she delivered today at th Speakers' Training Camp for Education in Patriotic Service, to. aid in the war by conserving food. " If we do our duty by our allies and the neutral countries over the WITNESS SWEARS BLACKWELL ADMITTED HAVING AIDED IN MURDER OF "OLD MAN DAVIS" Ill II RT DENIES El TRIAL MOTION FOR RE-HEARING OF CASE OF HOLLAND VS. THF SEABOARD AIR LINE PASSED ON UNFAVORABLY. Motion for a nw trial in the case of Cora Lee Hodand, as adminis tratrix of the estate of Charles Har ris, deceased, vs- The Seaboard Air line Railway was denied by Judge Sheppard in the federal court yester dav morning- The case was brought for trial be fore Judge Shepkrd at the adjourn ed term in .- June, but a verdict was directed for the defendant on the ground that the evidence in the case did not show that the car which killed Harris was in Interstate commerce. The suit, whicl 'js for $30,000 dam ages, grew out of an accident which occurred at Tampa, when Harris, who was working under "a railroad car, was killed by the "car running over him, when another car struck it on a siding. WANT WORKMEN AT FORT BARRANCAS Accoring to notice publicly post ed, workmen in various lfcies are wanted at Fort Barrancas. At least the quartermaster announces that it is in need of the names and address es of men capable of filling the fol lowing positions: Civile-engineers, superintendent of. construction, fore men, mechanics, plumbers, painters, carpenters, laborers, teamsters, chauf fers. Names of those who would take any work in either of these lines should furnish name and ad dress to the quartermaster, Fort Bar rancas. HOLLAND'S SENTENCE REDUCED TO 9 DAYS An order was issued yesterday morning by Judge William B. Shep pard of the federal court reducing the sentence of Jesse Holland from six months to nine days. Holland was convicted at the adjourned term of the court, just closed, of selling liquor to members of the military forces of the United States while in uniform. He was sentenced on June 26 to serve sixty days in the Escam bia county jail, but this has been changed by the present order to nine days The order stated in explanation that it had been shown to the court i that the health of the prisoner would not perm his incarceration for the longer period, and that the ends of justice would be as well served by the short imprisonment. DECISION IN SERVICE CLUB CASE HELD UP In the cases against Messrs. Wil kins and Reed, which were called in the recorder's court yesterday morn ing, Judge Semmes very promptly quashed the affidavit in the case made against Mr. Reed, and heard evidence in the case against Mr. Wilkins, withholding a decision until, Monday morning of next week. I Testimony was taken from police . or: i j ... V -;.. Inf. I ouicers ami uiruty pucihio, uic lat ter claiming that the captain in charge of the police force had "tip ped them off" to the alleged fact that liquor was being sold after 10 o'clock Saturday night. Captain Gil more was in charge of the watch at that hour, and very promptly denied that he had informed the deputies of any such thing. TY COBB FAIL TO GET SINGLE BINGLE Detroit, July 6. Ty Cobb failed to hit safely today with Chicago, break ing a streak of thirty-five consecutive times which he hit safely- seas, there will be this fall a serious lack of meat, potatoes and white flour," said Mrs. Pennybacker. "In this dilemma the government makes a direct appeal to women." "First, it asks that we help the men to produce more." "Second, that we eliminate waste," "Third, the government asks thai women substitute the cheaper foods (Cotuirued on Page Four) Severe Denunciation of Will and Bob Blackwell by Mrs. Eliza Atwell. SON AND DAUGHTER TELL OF KILLING Dramatic Recital of Inci dents Following Return of Children to Home. By Thomas Ewing Dabney. CrUtview, July 6. "Will said he'd killed old man Davis, and I said, You didn't do it. He said, No, I didn't but the boys did." v--,.. With these i-UJJFAIrsEliza At well prefaced" her denunciation of Will and Bob Blackwell, and the mys terious stranger from Alabama, charging them with the murder of Bud and Nancy Davis on the night of March 21, 1917. Blackwells Identified. "In height, build, and ail," de clared Harrison Davis, son of the murdered man, the prisoners at the bar compare "exactly" with the two men, apparently negroes, who were seen at the Davis home a few min utes before the murder; he stated the belief that identification would be positive if their faces were smutted now as then. Fixing Witnesses. The third sensation of the day was sprung by Mrs. Eliza Atwell when she declared that in the Pensacola jail, Will Blackwell had named one of the attorneys for the defense who would tell three men in Crestview, whom he named, what to swear in order to bolster the alibi which the woman stated, he had coerced her into swearing for him at the-" coro ner's inquest. This recalls the open ing sensation of the trial proper when the state summoned two wit nesses released by the defense, who declared that only that day Will Blackwell had endeavored to get them to swear to a false alibi for him, offering one a pecuniary reward Defense started staking out de fensive works in the political frame up salient today, insinuating indeed that Mrs- Atwell had been coerced by certain dark forces into repudiat ing her testimony at the coroner's inquest, and it was then that Mrs. Atwell made the statement about the defense fixing witnesses. Clothes- Today's testimony was largely sar torial. Shoes, coats, shirts, hats and pants formed the principal theme: especially important was Will's coat, still showinsr traces of smut on the collar, for Mrs. Atwell, to whom he is alleged to have given it with the request that it be cleansed of the telltale evidence, for some reason did not comply with his request- Then there was tW-question of hat. Had anybody- &4 ? - seen Will Blackwell wearing a white, or light, felt hat. Several had seen him wear ing a Panama hat in the summer time, but none such a head covering as Sophronia Holmes declares she saw on his head on the morning of the killing. The Hollow Heel. Finally the shoes- Sophronia Holmes says it was Will who wore what has become known as the hol low heel shoes the shoes with a concavity in the rubber heel that left tiny bump." in the moist sand- -telltale footprints found about the Davis home and leading back into Crestview. Mrs. Atwell declares that Will the j summer previous had a pair of tennis shoes, but no one has been found who ever saw Will Blackwell wearing rubber heeled shoes. And when he came in. at cockcrow on the momim? after the killing, says Mrs. Atwell he was barefooted. Did Will have Bob bring him these shoes from Alabama to be destroyed after they had left a false trail? Were thev in the suitcase which Will brought back from Pensacola after meeting Bob there? If so, the question arises, how could a man smart enough to think of this, be so unutterjblv stupid as to deny his brother's presence on (Continued on Page Two) PROBATION OFFICER SAYS HE IS NOT IN THE BOARDING BUSINESS. "I am thinking of opening a boarding house and would like to have a little start. Can't you help a pood widow woman out, and the Lord will bless you," was the substance of a letter which came to the office of the proba tion officer, Sam Pinney, a cou ple of days ago. "Just a little funds to get started, and I shall be all right," was the way the letter ended. "Wonder what some people take the probation officer for," was Sam's only comment. RUSHirJG WORK DRAET LIST ADDITIONAL CORPS OF CLERKS ENGAGED TO ASSIST IN COPY ING REGISTRATION CARDS OF COUNTY. An additional corps of workers in copying the registration cards for the selective draft was employed yes terday for the purpose of finishing the work today. It is understofln1 that all boards have been ordered to complete this work today and to for ward the cards to Washington im mediately. -1 Instead of hearing the exemption claims before the cards are sent, s was at first announced, the claims will be heard only in case the per son was drawn in the draft. This will obviate much work which would be wasted the other system tried. SIGNED UP ROOKIE . TURNS UP MISSING Though he had been accepted as a recruit in the army, and was sched uled to leave Pensacola for Jackson ville last night, Jenks Hinote, of Gateswood, Baldwin county, Alabama, has disappeared, and cannot be found. When last seen, he was with other successful applicants who 'were at the Merchant's hotel where they are kept until sent to Jacksonville. Late Wednesday niglit, other re-, emits who were with him stated, that he expressed retrret that he had joined the army, and wished that he naa toia nis motner, wno it appears did not know of his enlistment- As he had been in Pensacola two davs after enlisting, before he could be sent to Jacksonville, he haj ample time to make application for with drawal. No steps have as yet been taken bv army authorities to find him, though search will probably be made shortly. CITIZENS COMPLAIN OVERFLOWED STREET Citizens on East Jackson street, from Ninth to Twelfth avenues have lodged a strong complaint against the conditions of that thoroughfare, immediately following any rainfall of consequence. They claim that it is almost impossible to get in and out of their homes when the water backs up. without the undesirec" necessity j of wading in water quite above the j shoe tops. j The commissioners had the ques j tion of improving this street up for I discussion at the last regular meet- mg, and it was unaerstooo. win co operate with the electric company shortly in an endeavor to improve the after-rainfall conditions. POSTAL BUSINESS SLIGHTLY DECREASED Figures which have just been com piled by the local postal authorities showing the receipts for the month of June, reveal that the total busi ness for the month amounted to j $6,622.88, omitting the money order business. This is about $500 less than the business for May, and the decline is credited to the stopping of ! the mail order liquor business, and , . i i I me man auverusm tajnaua which had been conducted by local wholesale houses, but which were prohibited during the latter half of May. As compared with June of last year the amount is $200 short, while both April and May of 1917 topped the S7.000 mark July, however, started off with a jump, and it i3 expected : that despite the loss rtf the mail order business, the total will be wen aDove June- Instructions Sent Internal (Special to The Journal.) Jacksonville, July 6. All doctors, druggists and dentists fn the state have been notified by Collector of Internal Revenue Cathcart that they must file complete inventories of their stocks on the special blanks provided for that purpose, whether or not they have stocks of narcotics on hand- The reports must be sworn SPY BEIN QUESmOWEELET E PRDRED OFFICIALS Investigation Will Probably Result in More Strin gent Espionage. WATCH MESSAGES GOING VIA CUBA Believe Communication Goes to Berlin Frcn Spain via Wireless. T ASSOCIATED PRESS. Washintrton Jnlv fi Tf likely the spy agitation will result the Jy'f,v York Herald of Tue.ilay rel m more stringent espionage resrula-! ative to Granting permits in !;pn I ciu.ia, jwui-ujariy in regard to out-j ! - .., ,..( soinif mans ana caDies- .No general re-nwgnmem. in aetection machinery is contemplated by off cials who con sider the present system efficient. Communication to Spain will prob ably be the first investigated, as mes sages sent there via Cuba do not come under BritfJ surveillance. Germans undoubtedly are communi cating by wireless from Spain to Berlin. Cabinet member? said the spy question was not discussed at the meeting today- THE TEST f DTE . MATTER OF AMENDMENT PRO- HI BITING DISTILLED BEVER- x-rv AtiEh AND MAN LFACTURE, SHOWED RELATIVE STRENGTH BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Washington, July 6. In the first real test on strength of wets and drys, a Senate vote of fifty-two to thirty-four rejected an amendment to tne proposal for prohibiting of dis tilled beverageSj, which would also prohibit the manufacture of malt beverages. On reconsideration it was voted to retain the amendment prohibiting imports of distilled bev erages and also prohibiting the with drawal of distilled spirits in bonrt for beverage uses. Congress recessed without dispos ing of the prohibition question. Defeat of the bone dry proposal ensures that legislation prohibitina it legislation prohibitina I cture of intoxicants will I ?fmj v.., to distilled beverages.! the manufa be limited Whether the consumption as well as the manufacture of distilled spirits shall cease during the war is a new element injected at the eleventh hour, and completely disrupted the leaders' plans, and caused the recess for a conference on compromiso- The prohibition forces are elated over the possibility of stopping the consumption as well as the manufac ture of whiskey and other hard bev erages. Tomorrow the fight will center in! an effort to eliminate the amend- J ment prohibiting the importation and withdrawal of distilled liquors in : bond. The compromise amendment j jifimiriK, wiui 11 win Buuiun.t uifi president to permit the withdraw al p 1 1 1 1 . 3 ' . i r 1 i: .1 4u ot nisinien spirits irom warenouses, 11 ne relieves 11 o tne duouc in terest. Upon disposition of the pro hibition section, leaders expect to seek an agreement for a final vote on the food bill Wednesday or Thurs day. AMERICAN STEAMER SENT DOWN BY SUB r.V ASSOCIATED PRESS. Washington, July 6 The Amer ican steamer Orleans of the Orien tal Navigation Company was torpe doed and sunk by a submarine. Four of her crew were drowned. a11 the gun guard crew were saved. Out By Revenue Collector to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. There was a general impression that reports would be reouired only from those having stocks of nar cotics, but Mr. Cathcart states that such, is not the case and warns all doctors, druggists and dentists to re turn the blanks at once to avoid the heavy penalty provided for fail ure to comply with the law. m sirs . HE IS GARRY DUT ORDERS District Attorney Refused to Discuss Merits of Her ald's Criticism. LOCAL OFFICIALS DOING THEIR DUTY Article Appeared Under Washington Date Line. Refers to Alien Enemies. ln "cussing tnp rnb.imtinn in . enemies to enter the barred jone. south of Romann street. United States District. Attorney John U Neeley said: "It must bo thorough ly understood that this office will at no time enter into a discussion of th discharge of such duties as may be imposed upon it by the head of" the department of justice. "Beyond saying that we have honestly endeavored to carry out the president's proclamations,- all acts of congress, and instructions from) Uhe attorney-general, to the, best of our ability, I do not feci jus tified in discussing the matter fur ther, other than to pay that the re sponsibilities are. of coutpp. grave, and so far as I know the local rep resentatives of every department have exerted themselves to the limit to meet them- The article which appeared in the Herald, and vhiHi wa th subject of the district attorney's statement is as follows. The case wih wich enemy alien might "play polities' in an effort to i accomplish end.- harmful to the j United States was demonstrated to- day in communications' sent to Sena tor Fletcher, of Florida, asking that the regulations forbidding aliens to reside near navy yards be modified. Senator Fletcher's letter cam from residents of remsacola. Fla., where ono of the bie: government navy yards is located and wher many ships are now binn or soon will b" constructed. The letters ask that the regulations forbidding aliens to live within a certain radius of the navy yards working a hardship and should be enforced. As is always the case when a Unit ed States senator receives a com plaint from his constituents, Mr. Fletcher went to the department of the government which had th" matter in mind th" ('cpnrtmnt of justice . " ' 7 L ,,np n '"vest.gated. Th department. Iran? iP'Tod responsibility lor tho invur into .hp Nation to the Vnit- and a.sked that the situation b t- d , .Mates district attorney at 1 en?a i cola. A senator or a representative might easily be misled by thp pleas of a constituenrv it is pointed outfi and add an official weight to a re oupst for attention to puch matters that mieht servo to hrin"1 about a situation endangering the best inter est of the trover nment. There is no indication that rules regarding resi dents near navy yard will in any way be tempered by such appeal, but the fact that some members of congress are being appealed to in an effort, to have the rules modified has Wl to a roraful ohsprvntion of con- j ciilions m j 1 .... some parts of the country. 1 prpv v- CHANCELLOR MARKS NO PEACE SPEECH London, July 6. Declarations which may serve as a bais for peace negotiations to be made "by German Oharcellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg in a speech before the Reichstag, ac cording to Gprman sources of infor mation to th Hague and quoted bv correspondents i of a changed atti tude, said to be an ountrome of the conviction that all hopes of a sep arate peace wih Russia are futile. STUPENDOUS LOAN TOTAL MADE TO OUR ALLIES Washington, July 6. An addition al war loan of one hundred million dollars was made to France, bring ing the total credit to th? country up to three hundred and ten million, the grand total to the allies being one billion, three hundred and three million. INDICTMENTS AGAINST COAL MEN DISMISSED New York, July 6. Indictments against twenty-five more Virginia and West Virginia semi-bituminous coal companies, and seven individuals charged with a violation of the Sher man anti-trust law by restraining trade and fixing prices, were dis missed by Judge Grubb of the United States district court- 1 t v-4 ' - -''. t SJ