WEST FLORIDA HAS
THE WEATHER.
MANY
ATTRACTION
Fair Saturday, :probably rain and colder
Sunday; moderate nouth winds, becoming
west Sunday.
Y-sterday'8 temperature: Highest, 62
degrees; lowest. 45 degree.
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HOMi,
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SEEKER
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL. XXI. NO. 26.
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Interestng Information De
velops in Publication of
Confidential Testimony.
GEN. WOOD WANTED
BY LLOYD-GEORGE
Would Have Him Appointed
American .Military Rep
resentative Abroad.
'V . :
Associated Press.
Washington. Jan. 25. Interesting
disclosures raard1 th American
army Affairs at home and abroad were
mad today through the publication
of con fidentlel testimony before the
military committee recently. Repre
sentative (MoCormick, Just back from
a visit to the allied battle fronts, told
the committee allied officials were ap
prehensive regarding- the coordination
of American war management; and
that Lloyd-George earnestly suggested
Major Leonard Wood's appointment as
American military representative
abroad.
High officials In Pershing's com
mand urged that General Crozier,
chief of odnanee, and Quartermaster
General Sharpe, be superceded. In the
confidential testimony of General
Sharpe he defended a, decision to send
Pershing's expedition to Prance sooner
than provided for. He said he knew
and had formally notified Secretary
Baker that a clothing- shortage would
result, but even with the sacrifice of
mmi lives, and many men ae possible
should be summonder for the effect to
be had on Germans.
Representatives McCormJck is shown
to have told senators that the allied
opinion developed "some apprehension
over the American aid. and that offi
cials of both the British and French
governments in October cabled Colonel
House, urging him to come over for
the purpose of securing a better.; coordination-
McCormick asserted; "pos
itively that France could not supply
the ordnance needs for Amerjcan
forces.
READY TO REGISTER
ALL ALIEN ENEMIES
Postmaster Ben. S. Hancock, who is
in charge of the registration of all
German alien enemies in towns In the
Northern District of Florida as less
than 6,000 population, received infor
mation from the postmaster general
yesterday morning that all blanks and
literature with reference to the regis
tration of alien enemies will be sent
to the postmasters in the various com
munities directly, and not through
Mr. Hancock. '
ns-.rtvlnr In readiness for the
Jt . J L. a. " .
registration of alien enemies, and the
work will be started on etruary n,
ind end on the 9th.
GOVERNOR LEAVES
FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 25. Governor
Catts leaves here tomorrow for San
ford where he will preach both morn
ing and evening sermons Sunday at
First Baptist church. Monday after
noon he will meet other members of
the board of state institutions at OcaU
to accept for the state a building Just
completed for the Girl's Industrial
School there.
OUST I. W. W. FROM
MINERS ORGANIZATION
Indianapolis, Jan. 25. The United
mine workers took steps today 10 nar
Industrial Workers of the World from
membership In the miners organiza
tion and favored government control
coal mines. They asked no special
privileges In operation of the selec
tive draft, and adopted a resolution
approving President Wilson's state
ment of war alms.
WAR LIKE SPEECH, NOT
ONE INVITING PEACE.
London. Jan- 25. Chancellor Hert
ling's speech is characterized by Lord
Robert Cecil, minister of blockade as
very warlike, and certainly not a
peace speech.
PORTUGUESE TROOPS JUST
BEEN LANDED IN FRANCE
Paris, Jan. 23. A new contingent of
Portuguese troops has Just been landed
In France.
GERMANY
IT
TO RELINQUISH
WOFPCE
Imperial Chancellor Con
tended Was Teuton Ter
ritory by Right.
TAKEN BY IORCE,
ASSERTS IN SPEECH
Says Position of European
Countries After War Will
SoJve Armament Question
Berlin, via London, Jan- 25. Count
von Hertllng, the imperial German
chancellor, in his address before the
main committee of the relchstag to
day said the question of the limita
tion of armaments was quite open vo
discussion. The chancellor added that
the final position of all European
countries after the war would probably
operate most effectively for the solu
tion of this problem.
Count von Hertling contended that
Alsace-Lorraine was almost purely
German territory which had been sev
ered from Germany by violence. When
German, in 1870 claimed the land
"thus criminarlly wrung from her,"
it was not the conquest of alien ter
ritory, the chancellor declared, bu
what today is called dis-annexation.
The chancellor declared that Ger
many did not wish annexations b:'
violence but that the question of
Northern France could be discussed
only by France and Germany.
He asserted there could be no talk
of the cession of Alsace-Lorraine.
The chancellor demanded that the
leaders of the nations at war with
Germany set forth new proposals- The
terms outlined by President .Wilson
and Premier Lloyd-GeoTge contained
certain principles which could be ac
cepted by Germany, he said, but the
concrete proposals wer unsatisfac
tory. , There is no difference between Ger
many and President Wilson regarding
the freedom of the seas. Count von
Hertling said. He added that the
thorough freedom of navigation dur-
Inir th timet rf urt,T. aa well as in
ramnama main '
mands, it being eminently important
for future free navigation that Eng
land should be made to relinquish, her
strongly fortified points of support on
international sailing routes such as
Gibraltar, Aden, Hong Kong, and the
Falkland Islands. t
Reading points 9, 10 "and 11 in Pres
ident Wilson's terms. Count von Hert
llng said he must leave the answer in
the first place to Austria but that
where German interests were concern
edhtey would be denied energetically.
REFERS TO LATE NEGOTIATIONS
WITH RUSSIA AT BREST-LITOVSK
Amsterdam, Jan. 25. In his address
before the relchstag main committee
yesterday. Chancellor von Hertllng re
ferred to the negotiations with the
Russians at Brest-Ldtovsk, saying he
held fast to the hope that a good con
clusion would be arrived at. 'He con
tinued: "Our negotiations with the Ukrain
ian representatives are in a more fav
orable position. Here too difficulties
have yet to be overcome but the pros
pects are favorable. We. hope short
ly to reach conclusions which will be
economically Advantageous.
"One result, gentlemen, might be
recorded as you all know. The Rus
sian's last month proposed to issue an
invitation to all the belligerents to
participate in the negotiations. Russia
submitted certain proposals of a very
general character. At that time we
accepted the proposal to the belli
gerents to take part in the negoti
tlons on the condition, however that
the proposal should have a definite
period for its acceptance. At 10
o'clock on the evening of January 4
the period expired. No answer had
come and as a result we were no long
er under obligations and had a free
hand for. separate peace negotiations
wit-h Russia. Neither were we longer
bound, of course, by the general peace
proposals sumbitted to us by the Rus sian
delegation."
AUSTRIA CONTINUES TO
NEGOTIATE WITH RUSSIA
London, Jan. 35. Austria has de -cided
to continue peace negotiations
with Russia on the basis of no annex
ations and no indemnities, according to
the Exchange Telegraph Company,
quoting from Count Czernln's address
before the reichstrath.
"1 demand from Ruseia not a metre
of territory not a centime of indemn
ity," the foreign minister is quote!
as having said, "and peace can be
obtained if Russia maintains the same
standpoint as she evidently intends to
do."
"It is obvious to me, said Count
Ci?rnin. "that an exchange of views
Continued on Page Two.)
American Marines In Traiainihg
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, S ' -s - V - -
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A division of American marines
Juan Hill, where Colonel Roosevelt
making exceptional headway. Colonel
the new gruns.
TWO CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE AGREE ON
PLAN CO-OPERATION
A cooperative arrangement
which is expected to be of mutual
benefit to both associations has
been completed by the Pensacola
Chamber of Commerce, and the
Chamber of Commerce for Santa
Rosa county.
Interest of the two counties are
very similar, particularly since
the war has caused great develop
ment in shipbuilding there and at
Pensacola.
Both bodies believe that by com
bining efforts greater achievement
is possible than working toward
the same end separately. h x
TONS OF BOMBS
RAINED ON DECK
OF THE 'GOEBEN'
THE FORMER GERMAN CRUISER,
STRANDED IN DARDENELLES,
BOMBARDED BY AIRMEN DUR
ING A 48-HOUR PERIOD.
Associated Press.
London, Jan. 25. During the last
forty-eight hours, seven tons of bombs
have been dropped on and around the
former German Cruiser Goeben,
stranded in the rardenelles, and upon
the Galata airdome, it is officially announced-
Several of the direct hits
observed.
GERMAN DESTROYERS ARE
SUNK BY TEUTON BOMBS.
Copenhagen, Jan. 25. The mine fiel l
responsible for the sinking on Sunday
of the German destroyers A-73 and
A-"9 was of German origin. The sev
teen men from the crew of the A-79,
the onlp tsurvlvors from the two ves
sels, suffered greatly for four days in
the open sea. It was from these sur
vivors, it was learned, that the mine
was German.
SPIRITED ARTILLERY
ACTIONS ARE
REPORTED
Paris, Jan. 25. The official state
ment issued by the war office today
says: '"' t
Thre have been spirited arunery
actions In the region of Maisons,
Champagne and on a sector or tnu
Avocourt front.
"Eastern front. January 23: Ther
is nothing important to report.
LONDON REPORTS MUCH
ACTIVITY HOSTILE ARTILLERY
Ti.nn. Jan. 25. The hostile artil
lery was active yesterday evening and
in the early part of the nignt west
La Vacquerie and in the neighbor
hood of Passchendaele," says today's
official statement. "Otherwise there
was nothing: of special interest."
CANNOT MAKE UP
TIME LOST MONDAYS
Washington, Jan. 25 Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield, today announced tha:
any increase by Industrial establish
ments, after the usual working time,
on other days of weeks than Monday
for the purpose of making up the time
lost Mondays, will be considered an
evasion of the Monday closing order,
and a violation of the spirit of the de-creel
are now undergoing intensiVer training
made his famous charge.- ThesClroops are
Shaw is in command-TThe raiijn this
BAKER ASKS "A
CHANGE REPLY
FOR WAR DEPT
SECRETARY OF WAR REQUESTS
THAT OCCASION BE ARRANGED
WHEN DEFENSE OF DEPART
MENT EXPECTED.
Washington' Jan. 25. Secretary
Baker today asked Senator Chamber
lain to arrange an ioccafiion, at 1 which,
all member- oV'Xbrigreas-disposed to
attend may do so and hear a statement
in reply to the senator's charges of
inefficiency in the army.
Secretary Uaker sent the following
letter to the senator:
"My Dear Senator Chamberlain:
"The questions which have arisen
with regard to the conduct of the war
require an explicit statement from me
for the information of your committee
and generally for the information ci
congress and the country.
"I feel that in Justice I owe such a
statement to the splendid officers and
men of the army who have forgotten
themselves and labored with self-
sacrifice and, as I think success in the
building of a great army.
It is due also to the great number
of men of business and of affairs who
have accepted the invitation of tho
war. department to come to Washing
ton and brought their business experi
ence, their talents and their Judgment
to the work in hand. And, I think the
people of the countrj- are entitled to
have at large a summary of what has
been done by America in the war.
"I, therefore, respectfully request
that your committee arrange an op
portunity for me to make such a state
ment and that the time and place be
fixed as to enable all members of thi
senate and the house of representa
tives who are so disposed to attend.
"If this request can be complied with
I shall be happy to be advised at your
earliest convenience of the time and
place."
AN IMPORTANT
ASSIGNMENT TO
SEN. TRAMMEL
FLORIDA SENATOR NAMED ON
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILD
INGS AND GROUNDS IN POSI
TION TO HELP STATE-
Washington Bureau
The Pensacoia Journal
BY GEORGE H. MANNING.
Washington, Jan. 25. Senator Park
Trammell, of Florida, haa been ap
pointed on the state committee on
public buildings and grounds.
The existing agreement not to make
appropriations for public buildings
during the war minimizes the import
ance of this committee now but In or
dinary times It Is one of the most
desirable committee places in congress.
When the war la over there will be
& big demand for public building con
struction because there has been no
public building built for three years.
Senator Trammell will , then have an
important place and will be in good
position to insure Florida obtaining
liberal appropriation for federal build
ing work. With Congressman Frank
Clark, of Florida, chairman of the
house public buildings committee and
Senator Trammell on the senate com
mittee, Florida is In a g-XMl position to
I obtain liberal treatment-
at San: Juan Hill
!
on an ideal field In Cuba, ear San
favored by fine weather and are
picture are learning to operate
SEVERAL SHOTS ON
DOCKS CAUSE SOME
LITTLE EXCITEMENT
Xhree tf five shots which rang
out at 3:55 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon -caused some consterna
tion in the vicinity of the G. V. &
A. terminals, and several Inquiries
were made of officers as to the
reason for. the said disturbance.
As military guards were on duty
there, all kinds of surmises were
drawn, but later Officer Chustnut
. made an investigation and report
ed that guards had been responsi
ble for the firing, but that the re
lief were Just belnK" put through
certain evolutions, and the mat-
-,;tter rated there,' .- . '
MUCH UNREST
INGERMANNAVY
IS REPORTED
LIEUTENANT WHO DESERTED RE
COUNTS SEVERAL ENCOUNTERS
EVIDENCING STATE OF DISSAT-
EVIDENCING STATE OF DISSA
ISFACTION AMONG SAILOR8.
(By Associated Press )
London, Jan. 25. A German naval
engineer with the rank of lieutenant
who has deserted from Kiel, according
to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Dally
Express states that dissatisfaction
among the men of the German fleet
is much more serious than in the
army. He asserts there have been im
portant revolts, generally among the
crews of mine, sweepers.
'Three weeks ago ' a squadron of
mine sweeping trawlers entered Ham
burg after an expedition, in which
three men were lost in an encounter
with the British and one of the traw
lers -was damaged. Before the men
were permitted to go ashore, accord
ing to this account they were notified
that they must report back for duty
within an hour. They asked time for
rest- The Hamburg commandant re
fused, whereupon 150 men declined to
obey the order.
An hour later a lieutenant named
Wagner arrived and ordered the men
to return to their boats. They re
fused. The lieutenant swore at the
men and struck two of them the dis
patch continues. He was then tin own
into the water and left to drown. The
commandant who had watched The
mutiny dispatched a motor boat car
rying two machine guns which fired
Into the crowd of eailors killed 44 and
wounded 73. The others were arrested
and sentenced to terms of imprison
ment varying from five to twenty
years.
WORKMEN RETURN TO
FACTORIES IN VIENNA
Berlin, Jan- 25. via London. A
Vienna telegram under date of Wed
nesday to the German press says:
"Work was resumed today in aff
factories without exception. Reports
from the provinces state that the
workers almost everywhere have re
turned to work.
PRESIDENT CANCELS ALL
AFTERNOON ENGAGEMENTS.
Washington, Jan. 25. President Wil
son cancelled all his engagements for
this afternoon, - including the cabinet
meeting and remained in the White
House steady at work. There were no
outward Indications of what the In
ternational situation or the attacks on
the war department in congress were
engaging the president's attention.
ALLEGE TOTAL
83 SLACKERS
List Posted at Vernon, the
County Scat of Washing
ton, Gives Many Names.
CHARGE EVASION
MILITARY DRAFT
t Rewad Fifty Dollars Each
I Offered by. Federal Author
I ties fo Any Above Named
Eighty three additional names are
posted at Vernon, the county seat of
Washington county, as slackers, and
evaders of the military draft, and a
reward of fifty dollars each is offered
by the federal authorities for the ar
rest and delivery of any. person whose
name is posted, at the nearst military
post.
Following is the list:
The Posted List.
Chipley Henry Hodges. Willie Rob
nnn. Robert Msrvin Dixon, Iemon
Green. Cyrus W. McKorie, Tyman Wal
ter Bass, General Jackson Morris, am
Willlahs J. "L.. Kent, Spurgeon O.
Bryant. Pat Cutchlns, Key Milton,
Irving Sheppard. Geo- S. Newton, Wil
liam Shaw, Roran Karris, Dana J.
Jones, BenJ. Franklin Thomas.
Bonifay Peter H. Smith, FTeeman
Scott, John Griffin.
Oreenhead Aaron Barnes. Marlon
Thornton, Lewis Stephen Benjamin
Wynn. -
Blakely, Ga George Stafford.
t;hro Henry Dawson. General O.
Potter, Ernest Smith, Wm. J. Skipper,
Jesse Bush, Henry Davis. James .
Riley. ,
Vernon Lewis .Powell, Joseph Bak
er, iosev Montgomery, Ira 'Robinson,
Wm. L Holland, Peter Oree. Julius
Reed. ,
Wausau Clem Holston. Charley
Gainer, Henry Plex Cranberry, Henry
Massolene, Wm. Henry Curlee. Alon20
Johnson. Wm. Jackson Taylor.
Xorum Walter C. Padgett. David
Brown.
Caryville Henry Shines. Aaron
Childs. Peter Hall. Arthur McAfee,
John Rodgers. Willie Wilson Lewis.
Henry Clemmons, James Young, Rea
son Barnes. Colonel McGee, Emanuel
Brown, Kdward Linson, Buster David,
Amos James. Douglas McKinnon I'ate,
Robert Tolllver, David Austin, James
. t.i n.Iai- Tlrai KhaoVrl-
! liuason, xja.iuvi Diuji -
ford. Wm. Allen Cantline. Wm. Karly
OOd, ViUS wnviiiutj . - "
Steve Calvin. Arthur Wilson, Will
Rogers, Ernest Smith. Cleve Williams,
Tom Manley, Jesse Griffin, John Rob
ert Johnson, Will Bowls, John Miller.
Ruby Williams. Wiley Godwin.
WOULD ABOLISH
THE LEGISLATURE
Jackson. Miss., Jan. 25. Chairman
Hewill of the house committee on con
stitution, today presented to the house
four concurrent resolutions, propos
ing abolishment of the legislature, ami
the creation of a commission plan of
government instead.
HEAVY LOSS LIFE IN
AUSTRALIAN CYCLONE
Sydney, Xew South Wales. Jan. 25y
The town of Mackay. in Queensland,
has been overwhelmed by a cyclone
Trhich produced a tltad wave and
flood conditions. A heavy loss of life
is feared. ' Fourteen bodies have been
recovered and property damage is
heavy.
FOUR SOLDIERS DIE AT
CAMP OF PNEUMONIA
Atlanta, Jan. 85. Privates Harri
son Feggerson and Ellen-Wood Oclas,
of Copeland, Lyons county; Charlee
Cummlngs, of Washington, and James
Sapp of Pavo, all Jn Georgia, died at
Camp Gordon today of pneumonia,
ENEMY DRIVEN OFF ON
LAND AND IN THE AIR.
(A. P. Summary.)
In the Lagmrlna valley and between
Bretna, and Palve rivers, ou the Italian
front, Italian batteries have effective
ly answered hostile guns which have
showed more activity, while on the
northern (ummit of Monte MeHa;
and on Monte Asolone, Austrian p-
trols were dispersed.
Considerable hostile aerial activity
is reported from Adige to Brenta and
along the Plave, but enemy machines
were driven off.
RIOfilEGOURIT!
GOAL FAILS TO
ARRIVE RERE
DURING DAK
None Reached Pensacola
Friday and Little, If Any,
is Expected Today.
j
MODERATE WEATHER)
HELPS SITUATION
Though Immediate Need is
Less Pressing, Strictest
Economy is Urged.
No coal arrived in Pensacola yes
terday, and none Is expected todtv
The moderate weather of yesterday
and the day before relieved the situ
ation considerably, which threatened
to become serious if the cold weather
continued.
Though the Immediate need Is less
pressing, the fuel administrator here
urges that there be no relaxation in
strict economy, and that the use of
wood be continued as far as possible.
Being a terminal, Pensacola rannot
obtain coal save that which i shipped
here directly, and is permitted to pas
by cities between Tensscola and the
coal fields. For this reason it has
been impossible to receive coal hers,
aa Montgomery and intermediate
points commandeer all available,' cut
ting off Pensajoala's supply. This ac
tion has been referred to the state ad
ministrator, who jrromltes speedy re
lief. "
PRICES FOR WOOD ARE
FIXED BY ADMINISTRATOR
At a meeting1 of the local fuel torn
mlttee held yesterday morning In the
office of Wilmer llayward, chairman,
price for wood were fixed, and w'.ll
effective Monday, January 2- v
In establishing the schedule of rate
the price of wood waa advanced slight
ly to encourage wQodmen living In th
county to offer their product for sale
in Pensacola, , This is considered es
pecially necessary because of the at
tempt to cause an artificial shortage
by rumors that ell wood would be
seized by. the federal authorities.
Violation of the price regulation
carries a heavy nenaltr. and any con
sumer who is forced to pay above the
price fixed Is requested to cooperate
with the administrator, . and notify (
Mr. Hayward, or the local federal au
thorities.
Following are the new prices:
One elngle load, or one-eighth cord
$1.60. - . ,
One double load, or one-fourth cord
The above apply from the dealer
to the consumer
From the woodsmen to the dealer
the following prices were fixed:
Cord wood In four foot lengths. F.
O. B. cars, dealers' yard, 14 00 per ton.
F. O. B. wharves, $3.50 per cord.
LAUNDRIES MAY OPERATE
ON MONDAYS HEREAFTER
Laundries are exempt from elostng
on heatless Mondays under an Inter
pretation of the fuel order received
yesterday fbjl - Local Administrator
Wilmer Hayward from State Admin
istrator Williams.
Because of the rapid congestion of
business in a laundry, and the fart
that Monday ! traditional "wash day,"
It was decided to relieve the situation
by exempting them from observing the
order on Mondays.
Following are the telegrams:
Williams:
Please wire Immediately If laundrlea
now exempt and If they may operate
on Mondays.
HATWARD.
Hayward:
Laundries are exempt from order
and may operate on Mondays. .
WILLIAMS.
JAP. DELEGATES ARE
HEARD IN GOOD REPORT
1
Toklo, Jan,- 22,e-Vlscount Morton,
the Japanese .foralfn minister, in a
speech tonight to parliament, announc
ed that members of the Japanese mis
sion who were recently sent to Aineri
ca, had after a fcrank exchange of
views, established a full and mutual
accord between Japan and the United
Statea regarding" mflltarw cooperation
lathe war. -
i- . . i : . :
PUBLICITY DIRECTOR
THIRD ULERTY LOAN
Washington, Jan- 18. Frank P Wil
son, who 1 now assistant secretary to
the federal farm loan board, fcaa been
chosen publicity director for the third
liberty loan campaign.