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V M UTILATC D j : : : THE WEATHER Local thundermhowers Sunday and Monday, except fair Monday northwest portion. Gentle to mocerate south winds. Highest temperaturt yesterday, 87 de grees; lowest, 68 degrees. WEST FLORIDA ML'ST FEED ITSELF! VOL. XX. NO. 190. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1917. PRICE 5 CENTS. RUSSIANS TO'HIS TO SHE JEHT 1 BIG Sf POISE General Bursseloff Reported Leading Men Into Most Violent Fighting. TORCH APPLIED BY THE GERMANS British Have Again Made Another Forward Thrust in Belgium District. Associated Press Summary. General Burssiloff seems to have been arranging a surprise on the Russian front, judging from the re- ports from Petrograd today of vio- i lent fighting in progress in the Pinsk I district Apparently the Auatro-German at tention has been centered on the IGalician district, where Brussisoff's offensive opened last Sunday. There has been no mention in any if the official statements recently of rny especial activity anywhere along Che Russian line except in Galicia and the sectors immediately adjac ent on north and south- The reports from Tinsk, 150 miles north of the Galician border therefore has the ele ment of surprise. finsk, which has been in German ?and3 since the tide of the great in vasion of 1915 swept Grand Duke jS'icholas' armies far back into Rus sian territory, is reported in flrjmes. e city lies within a pronojneed lient in the line. On the Franco-Belgian front the ritish have again made another for ward thrust, slightly advancing their line east of Wytschaeto, in the Bel- it J Menvl im -Che Gmtubbs 'Havr-xar-1 ried out another air raid on London, I - possibly the greatest they have at tempted over the metropolitan area. The raiders numbering about twenty, dropped bombs for a quarter of an hour in various parts of London. It was officially announced that 37 persons were killed and 141 injured in the raid. Four German machines apparently were brought down. Tell-Tale Letter in Hands of Allies Canadian Headquarters in France, via London, July 7. Fosse Five, the pithead whioli overlooked out out posts in Avion, disappeared on Thurs day in a cloud of dust and fire- It had been for some time a mark for our heavy artillery, but whether the destruction was caused by our shells or by the Germans themselves is not known- If they anticipated a fur ther immediate advance of our men, they may have blown up the mining m worKS memsei vet, iul n it, men yvi I icv to leave behind them nothing t(hat would aid in speedy resumption f mining operations in this import it coal area. Much evidence of the lowering of the German morsale continues to be discovered in captured trenches and raided houses- A remarkable letter was found re- ently which had been written to a bavarian at the front three weeks :o. The letter said: "One can well understand that you are sick of this horrible business. believe that the climax has been eached for now one hears nothing ut complaints. The German social emocrats have announced that if a inele shot is fired in August rev lution will follow. The situation is longer good- They are on the rack of the German kaiser, too, and f it lasts much longer, it will be the nd of Prussia for the Prussians and he English are the masters. These tw( o alone are carrying on the war. The others are merely in their hands." , Canadian casual ities have been very light during the past two weeks. Austria Favors France. London. July 7. - According to the Dailv Express, a personal friend of the empress Zita, of Austria inform ed certain members of the house of commons that the empress is exert ing herself strtrongly in the interests of France. She is credited with suffi cient influence over Emperor Charles to induce him to try to withdraw from the Austro-Hungarian alliance with Germany as soon as Austria-Hnu-gary is enabled to take such action. French Loses Submarine. Paris. Julv 7 The submarine Uriane was torpedoes and sunk by a Jerman U-boat m the lueauerran- in June 19, according to an omciai knouncement of the ministry ot ma- lie- All the officers and part of the few perished. Nine men were saved- The normal completment of the Ariane before the war was Zi. Reports Heavy Fighting. Taris, July 7. Heavy artillery (Continued on Tage Ten.) BE REQUESTED TO LEAVE U.S. Aliens Formerly Connected With- Embassy or Many Consulates Are Affected. THEIR PRESENCE IS UNDESIRABLE Not Suspected as Spies But Loyalty to Kaiser Prompts Uncle Sain to Act. RT ASSOriATFn PRESS. Washington, Julv 7. All Germans, i former! v connected cither with the embassv or anv one of the manv ; consulates in America have been re- i quested to leave the United States. Notification that their presence in ; Amripa i 1 1 rrlr o i riVilft riot? Koft r ent I to them by the state department They were not told that they were suspected of being spies, but the in ference of their loyaltv to the kaiser might make it difficult for them to j remain in this country without at- j tempting to send information of a military character to their govern ment was made clear. Among the first to go will be Hein- rich Schaafhausen, formerly attach ed to the German embassv, but left behind by Count von Bernstorff. and since attached to the department of German interests at the Swill lega tion. In addition to Schaafhausen there is a long train of clerks and servants at least thev have served in such capacities in this country although the government has no means of knowing definitely what the exact status of most of them is with the German government. There is ground for belief that some of them rre rermTs of TTtorrr tmpirrtance to the German intelligence system- Dr- George Barthelme, the author of the much discussed dispatch to lomatic relations were severed, still I is in Washington, but is required to report to certain government offi cials in person twice a week- Al- though the bulk of the German and Austrian embassy staffs denarted with their ambassadors, two of Ger many's allies still have their repre sentatives here. There are many indications that the government is takinc steps to tighten the spy net and make even Lit hut t-'v lit t dim i n a r.tr t-trn . - difficult the getting of military nations to procure secret treaties be mation to Germany. twe?n the German. empire and those more inform Whpn iho crvfrm-nfnf u frrrpH in i allow the transfer of manv former I revolutionary plots, and m connection German employes to the Swiss lega- w.lth wh.,ch the hundred and thirty tion and consulates there was no nme indictments were returned today, state of war between the United States and Germany- But the decla ration of war and the knowledge that Germany maintains an efficient spy system here have changed the government's attitude. The cleaning out of former Ger man officials here is but the first step in a systematic attempt to up root the spy in this country. State department officials sav that an iron bound censorship will be established on all outgoing cables at the earliest hour that the machinery can be built up- They also are most urgently urging a mail censorship, beginning at first with all countries not now (Continued on Page Four.) RECONSIDER BONE DRY f DTE SENATE DIRECTS THE PRESI DENT TO SEIZE AND PAY FOR STOCKS OF DISTILLED BEVERAGES- BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Washington, July 7. In a final vote on prohibition the senate by 45 to oi, substituted for the bone dry- section of the house the food control bill as a substitute by Robinson, of Arkansas, and as enlarged by Smoot s amendment, prohibiting the manufac ture and importation of distilled bev erages only during wax, and directing the president to take over and pay for any existing stocks of distilled beverages in bond. Immediately after the senate's ac tion on prohibition and which elimi nates distilled beverages as a rev- enue source Chairman Simmons, of the finance committee, had the sen ate to recommit to that committee for further revision the billion, six hundred and seventy million dollar tax bill. New taxes, he said, must be laid to meet the expected revenue deficit. WITNESSES WHO TRY T$ ESTABLISH ALIB, OR1 CHARGE -OF ELKS THRONG BOSTON TODAY IIUNDREDS GATHER AT THE HUB TO TAKE PART IN THE GREAT CONVENTION OPENING MONDAY. Boston, Mass., July 7. Boston is swathed in bunting of purple and white in honor of visiting members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks who arrived in the city by hundreds today from every sec tion of the, country. While the gath ering does not have its formal open ing until tomorrow, when the dele- a!e?t wil attfnd religious services at Trinity church, the reunion activities 1avc alreadv begun- Delegations from tne 'dffes of Grer.tir Boston .n he.ir white suits w ever' '"coming: ,tra,n and escorted tne arrivals to the HOtC .S The program for the reunion will follow those established by the cus tom of previous years, with the ex- ception that the annual convention PJade. "i,I11be eliminated. The $10,- i , . - i UU.V" onginaiiy ai uuien ior mis nxture will be donated to patriotic funds. In place of the parade it has been de cided to hold a mammoth military' procession, to be followed by a pa triotic demonstration on Boston Com mon. Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois has been selected to de liver the patriotic oration. TELTOML TLOTS AND INTRI CUE BARED WHEN INDICT MENTS RETURNED BY THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY- BY ASSOCIATED PRKSS. San Francisco, July 7. Enemy agents were sent to China and Japan j t0 attempt to bribe the press of those according to a statement tonight by j John Preston, United States district attorney. In regard to the Hindu plot Preston said there were one hun dred and fifty men involved. For more than a year prior to out break of European war Hindu in San Francisco and German agents were preparing openly for war with Eng land. Socialists Oppose to War With Germans Chicago, July 7 Members of so cialist party in United states have approved overwhelmingly the state ment of the party's opposition to war with Germany as submitted by the majority committee on war as ap pointed at the St- Louis convention (Cotninued on Page Four) DM DEEDS DRAFT CARDS DF GERMANS IN DUPLICATE Navy Bird men Here Are Expert Bomb Droppers Though in planning for a great air fleet with which to drive Ger many from the skies, experts con sider bomb dropping of secondary importance, recent experiments in Pensacola show the value of this work, and the immense possibilities for its use. While it has occupied a position of little prominence in official maneuv ers, some tests have been made by aviators here, with exceptional re sults, and some remarkable hits have been made. As the work of the local school is primarily oqe of instruc tion, there is no need for the devel opment along specialized lines, though when the aero rookies are taught to fly. the next step is to learn to fight and fly at the same time. Aside from the thrilling air battles when a machine, or squadron of air planes clashes with enemy craft, the work of the airplanes in the war has been confined to scouting and bomb dropping. Of the two, scouting is ' usually considered of greater import ance, for without the air scouts, the armies are blind, and liable to sur prise attacks- With the present plan, however, for more planes, fast, lisht machines capable of a hundred miles an hour, their destructive ability by bomb O RED FLAG OE RUSSIA WAVED MONSTER DEMONSTRATION IN NEW YORK IN HONOR OF RUS SIAN AMBASSADOR FLAG OF THE JEWS ALSO SHOWN. BT ASSOCIATED FItX! New York, July 7. The blood red flag of Russian revolution was waved in wild enthusiasm when more than ten thousand people packed Madi son square garden tonight to attend a mass meeting given by friends of i Russian freedom in honor of Ambas sador Boris Bakhnieteff. and mem bers of the mission, and its estimated the proceeds will amount to twenty thousand dollars which will be used : t :.. f ii : : r .. rru 1 .C. M . ' : L 7 in rpi't'i 01 i r smip s n v:ir. mi' j ia- ui iitc .itn, t oiuu on wtWLU t;iA ,,.;n, 1,1 u:-u .r t,..:,i was given a conspicious place There were great demonstration when the ambassador and party arrived. ! It is generally regarded as prob- able the house will accent the son-! ate's change after the fight- The' senate provision to limit the - con-! sumption to stocks in the retainer s ' hands or withdrawn before the law t goes into effect. Stocks in bond are estimated at nearly three hundred million gallons. The estimate cost to purchase will be between three hun dred million dollars and one billion. CLERK OF LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARD COMPLETES LARGE AND TEDIOUS JOB. All registration cards for the selec tive draft have been duplicated by the clerk of the local exemution board, and the serial numbering haS been started Monday at ten o'clock in the county court house the ex emption board will hold its first ses sion, to organize and start work in specting the cards. The regulations prescribing the duties of the boards which have been; issued, stress the necessity of each , the political frame-up of which the card having a serial number, with no1 prisoners claim they are the victims, two cards alike, nor shall any num-jthe defense will make a mighty fight bers be skipped. to re-introduce it just as soon as the After all cards have been inspected) myrterious snuff man can be located, and numbered, the board must make j Accused Have Innings. a list of the name; with their serial! numbers, and the list must be posted in some conspicuous place. All per-; sons who were required to register j on June 5 are urged to inspect the' lists to ascertain whether or not ! their name appears thereon, with it proper number. The local board is composed of Sheriff Van Pelt, who under the rules governing the boards, will be elected chairman, and Clerk of the Circuit Court James Macgibbon, and County Physician W. L. Andress. ing is being considered. With a sufficient number of machines it is believed that a successful aid raid could be made on the great Krupp works at Essen, 150 miles behind the German lines, with the result that Germany's supply of war material would be cut short Owing to the necessity for flying at a great height, the markmanship of the pilots must be exceptional in order to score a hit. It is for this reason, if for no other, that recent tents at the station here are of un usual interest. The accuracy of the pilots was demonstrated here for the first time several weeks ago, whert flying at a great altitude one of the officers dropped a small sand bag, within six feet of a small shed on Baylen street wharf, which from the height he was flying appeared but a speck- Allow ing for the movement of the machine, and the distance the aim is consid ered remarkable- The second case occurred last week, when a pilot in a seaplane was bombing a dummy submarine in the harbor. Of six "bombs" dropped, one hit in the top of the periscope, while the others landed within a rad ius of 25 feet, at least three of which would have been effective. Ittft IMCti. vto4xa Vt uvai ijm t3 ull PERJURY Sensation Heaped Upon Sen sation in Murder Trial of the BlackweUs. DEFENDANTS HAVE BAD DAY TO BEGIN Witness for Defense Swears Will Blackwell Was Fur nished Handcuff Key. R Thomas Ewtng Dabney j Crestview, July 7. Sensation was! heaped upon sensation at today's pro ceedings of the Blackwell trial, and I then after it seemed that the emo- tional gamut had been run. th j greatest sensation of all was sprung after court adjourned, in the arrest,! on a charge of perjury, of the two ! witnesses who had apparently estab- i hshed perfect alibis for both Will and i Hob, the two brothers W'io are I charged with thp murder of Bud and ,x , . ancy navis o.i tne nignt o March v i 101" -1 1 1 IJad start for BlackweUs. Tne (laV started badly for the brothers, the suspicious circumstances attending Bob's coming to Crestview tne nipht before the murder, his leap ',1to. tne dark, trying apparently to avoid recognition, were described by. ' ' - nutn. n on; tnen came tne j terrible testimony of the marshal of j Tallassee, Ala., the man who ar- r ted Bob in that place, to which he acknowledged having fled from .viaeautra unaer an assumed name, later askintr if "they caught, the wo man" in the Davis murder case. A Ray of Light. When the prosecution rested, the defense by the testimony of VV. X. Hartgrove tried to prove that Will's motives in visiting the neighborhood of the Davis murder in February and ;warcn or inn, ear were not 10 re- conno.tre the prem:ses of the doomed ! couple, but had a political signifi- March of this year were not to re ranee. Hartgrove gave straightfor ward - tPftimony, declaring that he and Will were trying to crystallize sentiment into contesting the Novem ber elections, in which both he and the accused were didatcs. unsuccessful can- Sensation by the Defense. Then the defense sprung its first big sensation. By T. J. Martin, of Opp, Ala., but formerly of Holt, and originally summoned by the prosecu tion, it sought to prove that Bob Blackwell had picked up a handcuff key under his. chair during the last sational cetav,av that night, and that it was Detective Moore who furnished him the means- Another Moore now enters into the drama, a snuff drum ! mer of Fensacola, for whom a suh- j poena has been issued and who should furnish one of the thrills Monday The testimony was ordered st-icken. but, in order to establish motive for Followed various witnesses whose testimony favored the accused infer - entially not definite, but of psycho- logical importance and then th de - fense introduced Mrs. Erin Settles and A. J. Melvin. the former of whom j declared that Will Blackwell was at her house in Crestview between 7 i and 8 o'clock on the night, of March ! 21, the very time the murder was being committed: and the latter that! Bob Blackwell was on the train going to Pensacola Tuesday night, or the night before. Witnesses could not be shaken; but they were arrested immediately after court adjourned upon warrant issued by State Attor- I ney McGeachy, and charged witn perjury. They, together with the accused, were taken to DeFuniak tonight. The Settles family made a violent scene when Mrs. Erin was arrestd. Political Revelations. Besides the MAsterious Snuff man, Will Blackwell expects to go on ths stand Monday and promises to reveal the secret workings of the political steam roller which he says is drag ging two innocent men to the gallows because of enmity to one. Three Questions. The questions the people arc ask ing themselves tonight are. Can the defense prove that Detective Moore put the handcuff key under Bob Blackwell's chair a few hours before the famous leap from a flying auto mobile? Was Will Blackwell drink ing whiskey in Mrs. Erin Settles' house at the time of the murder? And was Bob Blackwell saying "Hello, Mr- Melvin, how you com ing" through the window of a chair car bound for Pensacola the night before the crime? If not, Will and Bob Blackwell will hang; if so, they will go free, Florida will still be seeking for three mur derers, and The Day's Proceedings. Following are the proceedings of the fourth day, proper, of the Black well brothers' trial on the charge of murdering Bud and Nancy Davis: T. J. Martin, of Opp, Ala., former- (Continued on Tage Nine.) B01SRIED II LONDON BY 20 AIRPLANES, Considerable Loss oi Life and Some Property Dam age Is Suffered. AIRMEN MOVED A TERRIFIC SPEED Planes Were Attacked by Artillery and Chased by English Birdmer.. BT APSOCIATKP PRF.RS. London. Julv 7. About ;vrn' enemy airplanes bombarded London today according to ;m ment bv the war offic?. ,flic:a! :ttj- The raiders were attacked by artil- j iery and a large number ii' British ! airplanes. The results were unknown at noon The raid occurred at about ::"( o'clock this morning. Thousands of persons crowded the streets, many of them women and children. The po lice and soldiers, had difficulty in noiciing tacK tne people. Mnny per sons were seen at windows Anti aircraft guns throughout the city ami British airplanes immediately 'engaged tht hostile craft and for a time the sound of exploding bombs and the vicious reply of guns wsis I deafening. Straight over the cityj flew the squadron of raiders, pursued i by bursting shrapnel. The sun was shining brightly but the sky was overcast with haze such as is so favorable to raiders. Not withstanding the haze, however, the Germans were visible plainly to the peop!e in th Rlreets ' ., The raiders appeared most, sudden ly and few persons realised that a raid was in progress until the sound of bombs began to be heard. The Germans were traveling at J-remenaous speeu. i ney appeami to be at a lower altitude than in the I last raid when they exacted such a heavy toll of life in London The following official account of the raid was given out: "Lord French reports that about 9:H0 o'clock this morning hostile air craft in considerable numbers, prob ably in two parties, appeared over the isle of Thanet and the east coast of Essex- After dropping some bombs in Thanet, the raiders pro ceeded in the direction of London. Moving roughly parallel to the north bank of the Thames, they approach !rfl London from the northeast Then cnangmg their course, they proceed ed north and west, and crossed London from the northwest to the south east. Bombs were dropped in var ious places in the metropolitan area. The number of raiding airplanes is at present uncertain, but was prob ably about twenty. They were at tacked bv artillery and by large nuin- : hers of our own airplane;?, but reports ! as to the results of the engagement.-. and as to damage and rasua!iti?3 have not yet been received, Damage w;is done in the heart of , London bv the raid which was one of the greatest if not th-v- greatest ever attempted by the Germans over the metropolis The raiders came from the north and left by way of the south. The j glass in some of the streets resemhler. that in the streets of New York "ol lowing the explosion on Black Tom Island last July. The West end and fashionable northwestern residential suburbs had a superb view of the approach. From the further northern fringes of the city the raiders swept onward in close formation, more than a score in number The squadron which had been fly ing high then began a swift tobog gan, its speed increasing tremendous ly and the planes soon reaching a level evidently less than a thousand yards in their swoop toward the cen tral objectives. Meanwhile from all directions anti aircraft batteries were working like machine guns. Bursting shrapnel dotted the air around the raiders with snarling, vicious black puffs of smoke. It seemed impossible for the raiders completely to escape from the atmosphere of curtain fire surround ing them. The raiders, however, pursued their course, holding their (Continued on Tage Ten.) NEW OFFICERS BE ASSIGNED TO COMMAND FROM THEIR HOME STATE BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. Washington, July 7- Men chosen from the officer's train ing camps for commissions in new army will be assigned to command troops from their own states, it is announced. This is done to obtain the greatest possi ble team work among the half a million men son to be put in the field. DIVIDEND T DEPOSITORS 1ST Total of $95,000 Will Be Dis tributed by Receiver Mur ray During the Week. MAKING A TOTAL OF 70 PER CENT, Notices Being Mailed to Out of Town People. Convey ing Glad Tidings. : and At i t. la Tuesday m he; the nvoivcrr of the First !;,.,;- vj!i ,;.y ;l divident vf ' yr-cv', mnkinir ;t total of 7n ncrn-nt v.h.ich 1 ; -i paid since tin u- t :t u! ion c ?ri i.i doors in 111-1- C'hecks for the dividends wi'l ho issuer! at tin former offices of tho receiver J't Eleven West Intendencia street. this is liein done for tho convenience of the depositors, and will obviate a trip to the present officer in the American National bank build ing. The following notices h.nve been mailed to out of town depositors and checks will be mailed m accordance therewith : The comptroller of the currency has declared a A percent dividend to the creditors of the First National bank of Pensacola, Fla., upon the claims proven and allowed; said div idend being payable at the office of the receiver. A receipt for the dividend is en closed herewith for your signature, and, after being signed, must be re turned to the receiver, together with the receiver's certificate, heretofore issued to you, in order that the divi dend may be endorsed (hereon, after which the receiver's certificate, to gether with a check of the comptrol ler of the currency drawn on t'm treasurer of the United States for the dividend will be forwarded to you. Positively no dividend will be paid except upon presentation of the re ceiver's certificate and receipt duly signed. II. G. M I'URA Y, Receiver. COUNTY FARM AGENT IN AUTO ACCIDENT Saturday morning ;it eleven o'clock" automobile Xo. 20 rtero station and driven by Mr. ( oraii, hal r, he:nl on collision with ;i car driven !y Coun ty Farm Demonstration Agent (' K. Fulford, near Kobert?. ."dr. 1'ulfnr.l.? car w;is badly damaged though both men escaped witlnmt injury. Tim axle and radius rods on tioth cars were bent, while the motor in Mr. rulfr.rd's was tv: ted. honi bent, fenders trvn off, the machine general v broke.-. s- 1 ;t ii-;- i poss bi" to u iv it. RETURN OF YACHT CLIO II AND PARTY .'.Tax L. H is r and his quests. Dr. i t iaience Hutchinson, Dan Shoppai'i I and V. A. Leonard, returned yestcr ! day aboard Mr. Bear's magnificent I v stent 'li. "nil fr..m Vlit.iv; 1iv- where the repr-.. enter! the pensa cola Yacht Club at th; regatta hel-i during the past week. The party reports having a on derful trip both going and returning, and while at Biloxi were tie recip ients of every possible courtesy and attention at the hands of the Biloxi achtsmen. MAKING A SUCCESS OF HUCKLEBERRIES Garden huckleberries iiie being grown with much success by Frank Williams, of 820 East Gregory street, and at present he has twelve bushes which are loaded with fruit and which appear to grow in the produc tive line from season to season. He proudly displayed several bunches to friends yesterday, taken at random from one of his bushes and inform ed a Journal man that he has every reason to believe that these may be cultivated with much success in this are obtained from "ew York, and the success of the Pensa cola man may lead to the introduc tion of quite an industry in this city and county, for the berries are ex cellent for pies and rave .hus far found a very ready sale ITIOIUL f I