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THE WEATHER.
Fair Thursday, except rain In north
Portion Friday; Friday, fair, moderate
outheatt winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, 73 de
grees; lowest, 64 degrees.
The World's Greatest Story
France as She Is Today
By Geo. Randolph Chester
Now appearing in The Journal
VOL. XXL NO. 59.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
111 Hi Ml IIIMI7MII
W WW
i
TEUTOISiOIE
rOWARD THE
. CAPITAL
This Despite Germany's At
tempt to Change World's
Opinion Her Interest.
3AS SHELLS APE
USED IN ATTACK
merican Sector Reached to
Deadly Effect With the
Poisonous Explosives.
While the Herman Tmneriftl Gov
.'rnnient is trying to convince the
. 'rrld of it? disinter stediiess in Ras-
jia's future, the Teutcnic annie?
' idvance toward Fetrograd continues.'
Gorman batteries bombarded the
. American sector with gas shells and
;hrec Americans are reported to have
Jied from the effects of gas, and
" nine others suffered severely. There ;
is strong indications of a long herald- j
?d German drive along the French !
rnd British fronts impending. An
intense aerial activity is reported, to-
L-ether with raids, over a wide area
?n the fic-htin? fronts. .
PrirroH FoK 97 Henem! TTnff-
S
tiar.. commanding the German irmv"."i mricn lurpeao Doau
invaciinir Russia, said the Teuton ad- ,"4,t ats are, st.VI
--e v o'ld 'ont'-uir i'itil a trw
pece is signed, carried out along
ines laid down in German peace ,
erms
. " J
FIND I ITTI E D1FFICITLTY J
IN OCCUPYING CAPITOL i
;
London. Feb. 27- If special dis 1
pjtrhes from Fetrograd gaup-e accu-1
rately the situation then the Ger- art Castle was sunk in the Bristol "The ten known survivors got away
. rns are likely to find little difff : channel at 4 a. m. yesterday. She in the first life raft. Four got away
i i -ilv n occupying the city with was outward bound and had all her ; on the second life" raft, but two were
, trained troops. Russian soMieM lights-burning. There were no pa-j washed overboard and the other two
r-'te frankly refuse to fight and sav tients on board. ' (were dead when picked up by a Brit-
"w hav hd enough of fighting- Jf "Survivors have been landed by anjish steamer."
tS Germans "come let them take us." American torpedo boat destroyer. The navy department lator made
There is a stiffer attitude anion F.isrht boats are still adrift. Fur-' public the names of the? ten surviv
the workmen from whom, if at al!.ther information will be published as ors landed at Philadelphia. They
res:pta""e t the Gcimns must , received." are:
n-r. Even tho'ich for lack of train- According to the Exchange Tele-, Boatswain E. M. Sennott. Boston.
t- inc r resisLainc biiuuhj t
litt'e valu". thev are said to be en-
rolling with ertiuiasm m response
to the call of the Bolsheviki leaders.
REN. PERCHING T7F.PORTS
CASUALTIES IN ARMY
Washington, Feb. 27. One AmeTi
ran soldier was killed and two slight
!v wcundod in action, jnd Homer J.
Terry, of Porterdale, Geortria, were i
among the three other soldiers who
died of natural causes, General Ter
shing reported today.
GROWING STRAIN BETWEEN
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
Washington, Feb. 27- Further ev
idence of the crowing strain of rela
tions between Germany and Austria
yver the refusal of Austria to par
ticipate in a renewed attack upon
Russia i9 contained in an official
dispatch from France, which refers
to a meeting between Emperors Wil
iiam and Charles. The dispatch said
there is little doubt that a serious
ronflict has arisen between the two
aowers, which Germany has deter
ninel to settle by violent measures
f necessary. ,
IAPAN PROPOSES TO
OPERATE IN SIBERIA
Washington. Feb. 27. Criticism at
Home of a failure of Japan to plav a
larger part in the war. is said to
-ave been influential in bringing the
Japanese government inquiries to the
Entente and United States to test
the;r feelings toward a proposal"1 to
institute joint military operations in
Siberia to save vast quantities of war
upplies and it was said when the
proposition was first broached it was
,-ot wholly acceptable to America,
though changes may modify negotia
tions. GERMAN DIPLOMATIC
LETTERS READ AT TRIAL
San Francisco, Feb. 27. Intercept
?1 Grman diplomatic correspondence
nded to show how German maHi
ttion carried a band of Hindu plot
ters into private audiences of min
isters and financed their aims to
vard a revolt agaist British rule in
India, was introduced by the United
States government today in closing
it. case aeainst thirty defendants
rharced with fomenting a revolution
In India. Most of the correspond
Tice was dated at Rye. New Yok.
ince the summer . residence of the
Grenr.an Embassy.
LT. S. MAY REHABILITATE
SPAIN'S RAILROAD SYSTEM
Washington, Feb. 27. Rehabilita
tion of the Spanish railroad system
s planned by the United States to
nake possible the shipment of large
quantities of supplies from Spain to
General Pershing's forces. Spain has
mbargoed goods to France and all
allies because her railroads have
INDEFINITE, RESPITE
BEEN GRANTED FIVE
CONVICTED TROOPERS
Washington, Feb. 27. An in
definite respite has been granted
five negro Boldiers of the 24th
infantry, . sentenced by court
martial to be hanged for partici
pation in the Houston riots. The
number and character of appeals
for clemency reaching the presi
dent from clergymen and negro
orgaizations caused the respite.
The president has notified the
war department that he will sus
'pend action on the cases until he
has received the record of the
court martial proceedings in the
cases of over thirty other mem
bers of the regiment now being
tried at San Antonio. Thirteen
of the rioters already have been
hanged and a' large number are
servig prison terms.
HOSPITAL SHIP
ic nnru nr.r. t iSteamshiP Rescues Ten of
1 S P R E Y F 0 R A ! Crew f FVt severai
SEA SLINKER! erDyingli
STEAMER SENT DOWN BUT FOR-'
TITXT 1 T17I If 1 Tt .-..-. n w Tm
iuii.iir,iii. hau rsuTstu iiui
mrw nnnn ifit np whom
thLW ABOARD, 161 OI WHOM
ARE MISSING
. ,
4 .
Msociatea i
L,onaon, reb. 2i. The British hos-
piw" niP .lenart Castle was sunk
Psterda-V in, the Bristol channel, it
"".uuncc omciauy. mere were
no parents on ooara. burvivors were
J ne uienart castle, b bu tons gross
fn( 4.40 Ion,? was built at Bel-
fstn 1?06- She was owned in
bouthampton. ,
The Bristol channel is an arm o?
the Atlantic extending into the south-J
colcl" var Vl oreai, rrix,am De-
tween Jnirland and Wales.
The official report follows:
"The British hospital ship Glen-!
L'rapn company 101 persons are 1
missing from the Glenart Castle.
THIRTY-FOUR SURVIVORS
. ARE LANDED AT SWANSEA
Swansea, Wales, Feb. 27. Thirty
four survivors of the Clenart Castle
have been landed here. The number
of persons on board is said to have
been 200.
WAS FORMER LUCKENBACK i
STEAMER BEFORE THE WARi
New York, Feb. J27. The tug
Cherokee, formerly wa known as the
Edgar F. Luckenbach land was requi
sitioned by the Unitei States navy
in October 1917. She was built in
1891 at Camden, N. J.J and register
ed 273 tons gross. The tug prior to
being taken over for government use
was engaged in towing barges be
tween North Atlantic Coast ports.
Two. of the eleven members of the
Cherokee's crew died soon after
being taken aboard a British tank
steamer which responded to the sink
ing ship's S. O- S. call, according to
officers of an American steamship
which arrived here today. The of
ficers said they picked up the Chero
kee's distress signal early vesterday
and headed toward the northeast end
lightship of the Delaware capes
where they sighted the. British tank
er. Officers aboard the British ves
sel signalled that they had picked up
eleven men, a part of the Chero
kee's crew, whom they had found on
a raft an hour previously.
LIBERTY THEATRE
TO OPEN MARCH 1
On Monday, March 4th. the Liberty
Theatre will open at 1S-20- West In
tendencia street in the building form
erly occupied by the Empress. In
opening his new vaudeville and picture
house it is announced that it will be
under the management of James Ar
nold, who has had twenty-five years
of experience in this business. Mr.
Arnold promises Pensacola theatre
goers clean production in a modern
hojse.
Carpenters and decorators have been
at work on the building for some time
remodeling and renovating it, and
when opened to the public next week
it is expected to at once prove popu
lar. ALIEN SLACKER
BILL IS PASSED
Wasnlngton, Feb. 27. The so
called alien slacker bill, authorizing
the deportation of aliens of draft age'
claiming itiuiwry exemption ana au
thorizing the drafting of any aliens
for agricultural of manufacturing
work was passed by the house to
night. It is applicable for citizens of
countries at war with Germany, and
provides they be forever barred from
citizenship.
THIRTY ill
LOSTOSTTEiPTIlie
Si!
QIC SHIPTO BLA
Tug Cherokee, Formerly
Luckenbach Steamer,
Founders in Storm.
SURVIVORS ARE
BROUGHT TO, PORT
J Washington, Feb. 27 Thirty of-
I ficers and enlisted men of the naval
?u c,herokee are believed to have
been lost when the vessel foundered
fieruay morning in a fierce gale
ff Fe"wi jsland liffhtship 22 miles
from the Delaware capse.
I Ten s"rvvors who got away on the
j first -life raft were safely landed;
our other men got away on another
.raft, but two were washed overboard
-- A. 1 . .
ana drowned and the other twn AoA
probably of exposure. The four
bodies were taken into Philadelphia.
The Cherokee, formerly was a tug
oi me uctcenbach steamship line and
not long ago was
ivii was requisitioned Dy
me Euvernmem.
The navr department made
this
announcement:
"The navy department is advised
that the U. S. S. Cherokee, a navy
tug, foundered yesterdav mornine off
the Atlantic coast. Of the forty
aboard five officers and C5 enlisted
men, ten naa been landed at last ac-
counts, these having been taken to
Philadelphia. Four dead were picked
un bv steamshins
1,. I'. Arkernian. seaman.
H. P. Povnter, fireman.
R. H. Hall, seaman
C. E. Barker, chief machinist'3
mate.
R. A. Kozeck, fireman.
P. H. Warmack. fireman.
A. A- Wailim, oiler.
E. L. Gudsret. fireman.
B.
F. Brumfield. radio electrician,
ARRIVING STEAMER
BRINGS IN SURVIVORS
An Atlantic Tort. Feb. 27. A
British steamship which arrived here
today signalled the quarantine sta
tion that she had aboard ten surviv
ors and the bodies of ten of the crew
of the Cherokee.
Later the navv department was ad
vised that incoming shins were car
rying four bodies to Philadelphia and
that the ten survivors previously re
ferred to were the only, ones known
out of the complement of five offi
cers and thirty-five enlisted men.
A wireless station yesterdav morn
ing picked up a call for help from
the Cherokee, then about fifteen miles
off the coast. Immediately a naval
coast patrol crew manned a small
cutter and started out in a fifty mile
gale to search for the distressed tug
After an all day hunt the crew re
turned last night and reported that
nothing had been found. It is sup
posed passing vessels had picked up
the survivors and the dead before
the cutter reached the scene.
The Cherokee was 120 feet long.
The captain of the ship which res
cued the survivors said he picked up
yesterday morning the Cherokee's
call for help. No trace of the tug
culd be found but a life raft to which
12 men -were lasted was sighted.
When the men wer finallv taken on
board, he said, all of them were
either unconscious or partly so. The
crew worked over them for hours and
ten were restored to consciousness.
Two died.
WAS FORMER LUCKENBACH
TAKE OVER SMALL TOWN
Fetrograd. Feb. 27. Nevo Tcher
kask, capital of the territory of Don
Cossacks, was captured by revolu
tionary troops, it is officially an
nounced. STORM WARNINGS
ARE HOISTED AT
PENSACOLA TODAY
Washington, Feb. 27.
Storm warnings were or
dered displayed tonight on
the Gulf coast, from Pen
sacola to Brownsville,
Texas, the weather bu
reau announced.
GUILTY
ill
J. W. Cook, Atlanta, Real
Estate Man, Sentence
to Year in Fen.
MAYOR CANDLER
v WAS PROSECUTOR
Woman in Case. Be Tried
Tomorrow for Her Alleged
Connection With Affair.
Atlanta, Feb. 27. J. W.
Atlanta real estate man.
victed of attempting to
Asa G- Candler, the
Cook, the!
was con
blackmail millionaire
IT ... . .
i AUa3 or oi Atlanta, and sentenced to
year in the penitentiary and fined
(one thousand dollars, which i3 maxi-
j mum penalty for the charge.
The trial -was one of the speediest
in the history of local courts. A rob-
tion for a new trial was made( and
March Ifith wa fn- , a a..
'""""n aigumciiis n niie VOOK s oona
was lived at three thousand dollars
The case acrainst Mrs. Mare-arpt
Hirsch, indicted pointly with Cook,
will be called Friday.
Because of the prominent parties
interested, crowds . thronged the
courtroom. Mayor Candler's testi
mony was largely a repetition of a
statement he gave to the grandjury,
denying he had ever tak3n liberties
with Mrs. Hirsch.
The defense depended solely upon
a brief statement of Cook.
In response to questions by Attor-
iney Reuben
K. Arnold, associate
the prosecution. Mr.
counsel ior
Candler- said he became acquainted
with Mrs, Hirsch in the summer of
1917 when she came to his office In
the city hall accompanied bv another
woman. She was interested in sell
ing an automobile by tickets for the
benefit of the Red Cross. She was
in doubt as to whether the city ordi
nances would permit, this plan. Sev
eral days later the. mayor testified
Mrs. Hirsch came to see him he be
lieve it was in his office in the
Car er building to request his as
sistance in handling some tickets on
the automobile at a dinner to be
given in honor of Brigadier General
Eben Swift.
Here Attorney Arnold"" asked the
mayor some questions that were ruled
out bv Judee Hill on the ground of
irrelevancy. Arnold then took up the
Mavor Candler. General Swift and
Mrs. Hirsch.
"I had nothing to do with the ar
rangement of that gTOup," said
Mayor Candler. "The photographer
selected the people he wanted in the
picture and I simply consented to
his arrangement. My recollection is
fcnf about a dozen people were., in
the snapshot, although, only three pf
us appeared in the newspaper repro
duction." .
Continuing his account of his ac
quaintance with Mrs. Hirsch. the
mavor said:
"Mrs. Hirsch call! on me a time
or two later m mv onice in xne
Candler building- The conversation
all the time was about tickets for
the automobile. She did nothing that
indicated she was not a. lady. . She
visited me once in my office in the
city hall. I think that was last Jan
uarv. She was interested then in se
curing enforcement of the laws
agaist cruelty to animals. She asked
that a new humane officer be as
signed to this work. , .
t Vier acrain' on Februarv 4
on Forsyth street, on my way from
the citv hall to the Candler building.
She asked me for a conference that
afternoon in my office in the Cand
ler buildig. I told her it would be
impossible, but I wouM see her on
Wednedav afternoon, Februarv 6 at
4 o'clock in my office in the Candler
building ' She d'd not state the mat
ter she -wished to discuss with me,
although she made mention of the
Humane society.
' On Wednesday afternoon. Febru
arv she came to mv office in the
Candler . building. She removed her
coat and at down beside the table.
The door from mv private office into
the hall was locked on the outside,
as it alwavs 13. " .
"She had hardly seated herself, be
fore she sprang up and . exclaimed
that she saw a man outside the win
dow. I remarked that it was proba
blv a window washer and turned
around to look, but saw nobody. Mrs.
Hirsch claimed it was "not a window
w-rsher but a well dressed white man
standing on the ledge. I again turned
vad to look out of the window.
When I turned back to.Mrs. Hirsch J
i -removed her hat and had!
opened the door leading into the hall- j
a maa was standing in the
door and immediately enwreo me of
fice. I had never seen him or heard
of him before. He said:
"Our honorable mayor, this is
v . . - - . , . i j j ai
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OU 0
CKi
RELATIONS OF
ARM ARID RED
GROSS
P
General Orders Recently Is
sued by Secretary Baker
.Defiines Them.
LINES CLEARLY
ESTABLISHED
Until Now Two Organiza
tions Been Subject to Or
ders Commanding Gens.
Washington Bureau
The Pensacola-Journal
BY GEORGE H. MANNING.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 27 The re
lations between the Army and the
Red Cross in camps and cantonment
in the United States are clearly e-
! tablished in General Orders, ro. 1.
issued by Secretary of Wrar Baker
These relations have not heretofore
been well defined but have been sub
ject to the wishes and orders of the
commanding: generals in charge.
It is his desire, as it should be the
desire of all officers of the Army, Sec
retary F.akcr says In his order, to d
everything; possible for the comfort and
welfare of the soldiers, and in thai
connection to make- full use of the as
sistance offered by the RW. Cross.
Henry F. Davidson, chairman of the
Red Cross War Council, in a letter to
IT. B. Wallace, Director General of
Military Relief, American Red Cross,
f tates that Secretary - Baker's order
opens up a ?arg-e and important work
for the Red Cross and that in order t
to conduct ik properly the organiza
tion will imnfediately increase its per
sonnel and number of representatives
in each army camp. . ;
The proper activities of J the Red
Cross-a s d methods for carrying .them
on are outlined bj Setfetary Baker in
General Orders, Xo,'17, as follow;
1. To distribute sweaters, mufflers,
helmets, socks, comfort kits, etc., and
to receive the assistance and coopera-,
tion of all officers in making the dis
tribution fair, equal and where most'!
needed. ' !
2. To render emeryencj' relief of
everj kind upon the request or sug
gestion of an ofFVrer in charge. Ah
officers are instructed to avail them
selves of this assistance whenever, in
thei opinion, advisable.
3. :' To relieve the anxiety and t
sustain the morale of soldiers who ar
worried about their families at horns
and to promote th comfort and well
being of these families, authority is
given to th& American Red Cross to
tjuHce one or more repeentatives of
ihe Home Service Bureau of the De
partment of Civilian Relief at the ser
vice of the men of each division of
the army wherever located. The sol-:
diers should be informed through offi
cial orders of "the presence of such
representative and that the Red Cross
is able and willing to serve both sol
diers and their families when. In need
jof any helpful service.
4. To conduct canteen service sta
tions for furnit-hing: refreshments to
feoldiers when traveling through the
country, to furnish emergency relief to
the sick and wounded when en routj
and to see that they are conveyed to
a hospital when neessary and request
ed by the commanding officer.
5. A representative of the American
Red Cross may b attached to each
base hospital to furnish emergency
supplies when called upon, to com
municate with the families of patients,
to render home service to patients and
such other assistance a pertains to
Red Cross work, I
6. A Field Director of the American
Red Cross is to be in charge of th
work at each d-ivlsion headquarters.
7. Officials of the Red Cross, as
signed on duty with the -troops will
wear the regulation Red Cross uni
form and Insignia.
8. - The commanding officer at all
camps and cantonments are authorized
to furnish to the Red Cross anything
they may request, within reason; such
as warehouses, offices, light, heat, tele
phones, etc., to assist them in prop
erly carrying on their work.
FLYING CADET IS
KILLED IN PLANE DROP
Houston, ' Texas, Feb.
-Ham
mitt K. Elliott, who enlisted as a fly- j
ing cadet from Hadden Heights, New f
Jersey, was killed near here this af
ternoon when he failed to right his
airplane when essaying a tail spin-
AERO CLUB HELPS.
New York. Feb. 27. Stirred by
the increasing number of fatalities in
the United States army training
camps, patriotic New Yorkers are
, - , a -.1.
backing a plan to furnish athletic
coaches to cadet flyers and forbid
them to ascend unless - they are in
perfect physical and mental condi
tion, the Aero Club of - America an
nounced. '
NCI
I SUB-OFFICE COAST
SURVEY INSTALLED
AT NEW ORLEANS
Washington, Feb. 27. To keep
more directly in touch with ship
ping in the Gulf of Mexico and
te coast the geodetic survey
will establish a sub-office in
New Orleans March 1. Captain
J. B. Boutelle will be in charge.
The sub-office will co-operate
fully with steamship lines, yacht
club3, mariners and others so
that dangers discovered, changes
in channels and various other
kinds of information needed by
the survey for keeping its nau
tical publication up to date, shall
be made available to the public
as promptly as possible. A
complete .file of the latest edi
tions of charts and publications
will be installed at the office.
SMILEAGE BOOK
CAMPAIGNOPENS
IN CITY TODAY
NEW DRIVE LOOKING TO REACH
SOLDIERS IN CANTONMENT
AND TRAINING CAMPS IS
STARTED.
Pensacolians will be given an op
portunity "of doing, their bit to what
is known as the Smfleage Campaign,
and in ' lending co-operation to this
movement, and in purchasing one
of the Smileage books, it is a mwe
in me ngni direction, ior n is neip
ing a soldier or a sailor in the train
ing camps or cantonments. The
campaign opens in this city today.
and the books will sell at $1 each.
In the thirty-two big national army
and national camps large theatres
and tents have been put up in which
regular theatrical companies will
give regular shows, such as "Turn
to the Pvight," "Inside the Lines,"
and "Cheating Cheaters." Real vau
deville from Keith's circuit by spec
ial companies, who will play only at
the camps; the best concerts, movies
and lectures will also be given. All
this is being done urider the direc
tion ' of the - war department commis
sion on ' training camp activities.
Smileage book coupons will admit the
soldier free to these entertainments,
and it is up to those who are not in
the camps to help brighten the hours
of "the boys" there.
Beginning this morning, a drive
will be made to sell at least one
thousand books in Pensacola, at one
dollar each- It is hoped that the cam
paign will-be finished this week.
W. C. Mackey is general chairman
In charge of this local drive. He has
appointed ten sub-committeemen, as
follows: Mrs. J. W. Malone, D- B.
MacMillan, F. E. Osgood, Mrs. Max
U Bear, S. T. Mc Adams. C. F. Zeek.
Jas. A. White. George W. Howe. H.
A. Lurton and Hunter Brown. These
sub-committeemen are expected to
name ten workers.
URGE APPOINTMENT
OF ANOTHER FEDERAL
JUDGE IN FLORIDA
Washington, Feb. 27. A delega
tion from Florida, consisting of for
mer Senator Nathan Bryan, George
C. Bedell, Jacksonville; J. C. Cooper,
Jr., Jacksonville: W. H. Hunter,
Tampa, and W. W. Dewhurst, St. Au-
Sistine, appeared with Congressmen
ark, Kehoe, Sears and Drane. be
fore the house judiciary committee
todav to urge the passage of the bill
providing an additional United States
Judge for Florida. This bill, which
was introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Fletcher, and in the house by
Congressman Clark has passed the
tenate.
ANOTHER BIG PRIZE
DANCE TO BE GIVEN
Among the many enjoyable dances
given for the service men recently,
and . one, of the most successful one,
was given at the popular hall Tuesday
day evening, the service men's Grand
Priz Waltz Ball, at which one of the
local bands , furnished music The
other attractions were the gold prizes
offered for the best lady and gentle
men dancer on the floor. The lady
prize was won by Miss Ruby Norwood,
while Mr. Frank Anderson, U. S. X.,
carried off the gentlemen's prize.
So much elated over the success of
Tuesday evening dance, the entertain
ment committee has promised another
enjoyable dance for this evening, a
feature of this being the Jazz band
and cash prizes for both lady and gen
tlemen dancers.
BREEZY TESTIMONY AT
PROBE OF PACKERS
Chicago, Feb. 27. Letters setting
forth a desire that John Eversman,
recently assistant secretary of the
Republican national committee, to
represent packers at Washington, and
of his employment by the Wilson
Company as its Washington represen
tative, enlivened the hearing today
of the federal trade commission's in
guiry into ha rQ,lf '""trvJ.
SKIPPER HELD
FO
BRING
ALiEypy
Captain of Dutch Schooner
Taken in Custody at In
stance District Attorney.
UNDER BOND FOR
. HIS PRELIMINARY
Government Claims Brought
German Citizen Into
the United States.
Cantaln T? Xxr-r.A-.
Dutch schooner Hoogaiand I was ar
rested, at tflA 1iMM.lA T -A I
States , District Attorney John L.
Neelev vesterriav tft.n. - iv
tl8 of TOlating' the "trading
with the enemy act- by bringing
Robert Rerlrof .r. -iu- -l Tli
the United States. JI was released
m oona, ana jus nearmg is mat for
this mnrninir Kcfnyo f .
Sullivan.
Robert Trlry 4V.
the government alleges was brought
to this rounfcrv kv rUm.j. tu-
man, surrendered to the, federal au
thorities Monday, statinsr.that Ha had
registered on the ship aa a Dane, but
that he was afraid of beinr --
ered and shot aa a spy. He formerly
lived m Tensacola and left here last
April, after the declaration of war
stating that he liable for military
dutv in Cermantr. a d. ... -
of Berlin.
T Trifle? tti 4.Mjt-. ixt.
wbuujk who ine
enemy act," all intercourse with the
ciicinjr ia uroiaaen except when per
mission is given by the . war trada
board.'
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port or attempt to transport, into or
xiwiit me u ru lcu oiates, or ior any
owner mait nv .-
charge of a vessel of American reg-
lony tu innnpon, or attempt to
trainsport from any place to any
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with knowledge or reasonable cause
to believe that the person transport,
ed or attempted to be transported in
buvu buujcci. or citizen.
COOPER CHARGED WITH
MAKING FALSE STATEMENT
Paul Cooner was arrested bv
United States Deputy Harshal C. P.
McMillan yesterday afternoon on a
warrant charging him with violation
or the selective service act by mak
ing a false statement as to his lia
bility for military duty. . ; .
It is . specifically charred that
Cooper stated on his ouestionaire
that his wife was solely and entirely
dependant upon him . for support,
whereas the government allege, she
holds a position paying a salary upon
which she could live.
Cooper is employed at the air sta- "
tion and the government alleges that
the dependency of his wife is Pot
true, and that it is ot ground for ex
emption, or deferred classification.
BALFOUR REPLIES TO
GBRMAN CHANCELLOR
London, Feb. 27 Foreism Secre
tary Balfour, replying today to '
speech of the Germn Imperial Chan
cel or, regarding the doctrine of bal
ance of power, said until German mil
itarism had been abandoned and
there existed a hall or court armed
with executive powers makinar the
weak as safe as the strong, it would
never be possible to ignore the prin
ciples of an underlying struggle for
the balance of power.
Balfour told the house of commons
he was unable to find in the Chancel-
ors, speech any basis for af ruitful
conversation of any hope for peace.
He said the Chancellor s attitude con
cerning Belgium was completely un
satisfactory and his lip service to
President Wilson's propositions were
not exemplified in German practice.
EIGHTEEN BRITISH ;
SHIPS TORPEDOED
London, Feb. 27 Eighteen
British merchantmen were sunk
by mine or submarine last week
the British admiralty report.
Fourteen of these were more
than 1,600 tons- Seven fishing
vessels were also sunk.
Base losses for last week
show a considerable increase over
the previous week when fifteen,
vessels were destroyed.