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,, Saturday and Sunday, except local
Fa!.r5hower9 Sunday on the Peninsula,
ijei wjrn you GO ior ine iioerty
Loan today be- dedicated to the memory
of the mothers of Europe who have seen
their children slaughtered and their hus
bands with bound 'hands driven away to
a fate unknown, that the mothers here
may not see similar processions In their
own streets.
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VOL. XXI. NO. 278.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Tffll ASK S
HUES FOR
PEACE PARLEY
Requests Holland to Open Nego
tiations With All Bellig
erent Nations.
LANSING NOT YET
ADVISED OF MOVE
Appointment of Prince Max
milian as German Chancellor
Believed a Ruse.
(By The Associated Press)
Amsterdam, Oct. 4. Austria-Hungary
has' requested Holland to invite
the belligerents to take part in peace
negotiations, says the Vienna corre
spondent of the Berlin Tageblatt.
The correspondent adds that Ho--,
land has already sent out invitations.
Lansing Not Advised.
Washington, Oct. 4; Secretary
Lansing tonight authorized a State
ment that the American government
has received no information from
Austria-Hungary to take part in
peace negotiations as outlined in the
Amsterdam dispatch.
NEW PEACE OFFER EXPEC".D.
Washington, Oct. 4. A desperate ef
fort by the kaiser and his advisers to
hoodwink the allies and the German
people into a belief in democratiza
tion of Germany i.s seen by observers
here in the appointment of Prince
Maximilian, as imperial chancellor, and
of Scheidmaon, socialist,' and Groeber,
Centrist, as members without port
folios. It is suspectd Germany is about to
make a new peace proposal under a
most attractive democratic program.
GERMANY MUST BE PUNISHED.
Paris, Oct. 4. The French govern
ment has issued a solemn warning to
Germany and her allies, that they will
be punished inexorably for the devas
tation of French territory.
The warning says Germans who
share in the crimes must bear the
consequences, penalty, and pecuniar
ily. They will- be held rigidly respon
sible. France will discuss with her
allies the steps to be taken.
AMERICANS ADVANCE NEAR
VERDUN, CAPTURING VILLAGES
(By -Associated Press)
With the American Army Northwest
of Yrrdun, Oct. 4. The Americans re
sumed their attack this morning north
vest of Verdun and advanced 2 to 5
kilometers. A number of villages
were captured.
EXPLOSION IN
MUNITIONS PLANT
KILLS 100 WORKERS
Perth Amboy, Oct. 4. A dozen ex
plosions at the big T. A. Gillespie shell
loading plant at Morean. near here.
have been heard. Between 5,000 and
6,000
persons, many of them women.
are employed there. All availabl doc
tors and ambulances were rushed to
-Morgan. Fires have broken out in the
Plant, which is one of the largest in
the United States. Scores are re
Ported injured and several killed.
Two ambulance loads of injured
"ve arrived here. The victims were
jaken to the City Hospital. They
orought reports of more than 100
workmen believed to have been kill
ea m the explosion.
RESERVES FAIL TO
CHECK ALLIES
aris. Oct. 4. Germany 13 now
throwing general reserves into the
cattle on the St. Quentin front. This
accounts for the stiffening resistance
were and along the German left flank
& marks the beginning of the lail
Phase of the great battle,
notwithstanding violent counter
'tacks by tne enemy tne allies con
jee to make gains which, although
cal, are none the less important as
ev have a cumulative effect on the
enter of the line.
R"itish armies commanded by Gen-
a. Ryng. and General Rawlinson
ontinue to press the enemy hard,
-ey have captured Le Ctaelet. Gen
"i Debeney, east of St. Quentin is
i0y pushing the Germans back.
GERMANY TO LOSE
FLANDERS COAST
(By The Associated Press)
,0nrion Oct. 4 Thora ,.rv In,
.iavM0n' accordinff to authoritative
Sources, of early abandonment
lift Cl&rm - r . .
v., .nana ui m enure iian-
v coast.
in-' fv, Germans already are remov
kas h SrunS' The Eelgian coast
Ut een under heavy bombardment
the Past two. days.
REFUGEES
ii .iim.iwwi- ,H inn ! rf '
French refugees returning to
been recaptured from the Germans
GERMANY FACES
CRISES ON ALL
BATTLE FRONTS
ENEMY STILL - LYOSING GROUND
IX FLANDERS, FRANCE, ITALY,
ALBANIA AND TURKEY; UNABLE
TO STEM TIDE OF DEFEAT,
(By The Associated Press)
Xowhere are the armies of the Teu
ton Allies permitted rest. . On the
fronts in Flanders, France, Italy, Al
bania and Turkey, the enemy con
tinues to lose ground or is compell
ed to throw strong reinforcements in
to the battle line to hold back the ag
gressors. The enemy are swiftly
evacuating the salient between Ar
mentieres and Lens and the British
stand scant six miles southwest of
Lille, having gained a position
astride the Lens-Lille Railroad.
Xotwithstanding violent counter
attacks the British have pressed east
ward between St. Quentin and Cam
brai and the last named town is near
its fall.
A crisis seems near, for the Ger
mans in this region.
The French have further extended
thlr gains about Rheims, where they'
are all along the Aisne Canal.
The Americans in Champagne have
taken the important height positions.
Blanc Mont - and Modiah Farm, and
have pressed further northward.
LILLE THREATENED BY ALLIES
(By Th Associated Press)
With British Forces, France, Oct. 4
The r retreat of the - Germans be
tween Armentieres and Lens
reached a depth of six' miles,
enemy Is still retiring slowly,
allies are within 6 miles of Lille.
has
The
The
The
British made progress in the neigh
borhood of Fresnoy Le Grand, north
east of St. Quentin. The country be
hind the German lines in Flanders is
ablaze, virtually everywhere. Meri
court, southeast of Lens, has been
captured by Haig's men.
GERMANY HOPES NEW
CHANCELLOR MAY AVERT CRISIS
(By Associated Press)
London, Thursday, Oct. 4.-There is
little room for doubt that the solution
of the German governmental crisis
will be found in the shape of a coali
tion government under the chancel -lorship
of Prince Mazmillian of Bad
en. Prince Maxmilian is related to the
emperor by marriage and is popular
at court. Although credited with dem
ocratic tendencies it is understood
that he has been recommended by
Frederich von Papen. who will remain
as vice chancellor in the new govern
ment.
It is understood that the new gov
ernment will be considered a collect
ive hnrfv Ail the secretaries will par
ticipate in its decisions, but the chan
cellor, vice-chancelor and two secre
taries without portfolio, Philip
Scheidemann and a centrist deputy
will form the inner committee.
TO BANISH TURK FOREVER
SAYS ALLIED COMMANDER
Saloniki, Oct. 4. "We will soon di
rect our blow at (fconstantinople and
the vanquished Turk, will be thrown
once and for all into Asia," declared
General Franchet d'Esperey, the al
lied commander-in-chief on the Mace
donian front ' in replying to a demon
stration today.
their village homse which have
on'a small army railroad truck.
CLOSING ORDER
ONLYCHECKFOR
INFLUENZA
surgeon; general blue says
all public institutions
should close wherever epi
demic is prevalent. -
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Oct. 4. The only way
to stop the spread of Spanish influen
za is to close churches, schools, thea
tres and public institutions In every
community where the malady has de
veloped is the opinion of - Surgeon
General Blue of the Public Health
service.
There is no way to put a nationwide
closing order into effect, said Mr. Blue
today, "as this is a matter , which is
up to the individual communities., I
hope that thos having the proper au
thority will close all public gathering
places if their community is threat
ened with the epidemic. This will do
much toward checking the . spread of
the disease.
Dr. Blue said that Delaware which
yesterday was recorded - among the
three, eastern states free from the dis
ease has now reported an epidemic.
All public gatherings have been for
bidden there and the schools, thea
tres and churches ordered closed.
"Our call for physicians has been
generously answered,"-Dr.. Blue said,
"but it will be necessary .for us to
extend that call " to : localities r far re
moved from the districts in which the
disease is - raging. The call - will be
extended as' soon as it is: necessary
for us to -. have the services of more
physicians."
Senator King of Utah Is the first
senate member reported a victim of
the epidemic. He has been confined
since last Sunday, but' his condition
is not serious. . .
No requests for the. suspension of
physical examinations of draft reg
istrants were . received . by Provost
Marshal General Crowder today,
though in Massachusetts ; and Phila
delphia the work has been stopped be
cause of the influenza epidemic It
was said today that except in locali
ties where conditions were particular
ly, bad, the examinations would be al
lowed to proceed.
The examinations upon which local
boards everywhere are now engaged
affect men between 19 and 37 years
of age, who registered -on September
12 and have been placed in class 1.
ready for immediate calls. The first
large call for men in October which
would have taken 142,000 Into canton
ments on October 9, still remains sus
pended, and the epidemic conditions
both in camps and among the popu
lation generally are not considered
sufficiently improved to allow the re
instatement of the order for the move
ment of the men.
Epidemic Continues t Spread.
The Spanish influenza epidemic
its rapid spread both among civilian
population and army camps. Reports
to the ublic health service showed the
disease epidemic in many more cities,
'while nearly 13,000 new cases were re
ported in camps. Besides Xew Eng
land, the disease has reached epidemic
proportions In New Jersey, parts of
Alabama, Virginia, Pennsylvania and
Delaware. f
There Is no record to show the
pneumonia and deaths among : civil
ians, but pneumonia cases in camps
have, nearly" doubled,' being 1,854 today
against 930 yesterdap. Deaths de
creased, being 331 against 390. i
SISe
Ensign Carl Peterson and Ma
chinist Mate D. O. McKinney
Killed in Accident.
MANY WITNESS
FATAL FALL
Chief Quartermaster Paul Reich
el, Third Occupant of Ma
chine Badly Injured.
Two aviators were killed and a third
seriously injured when an airplane fell
inio Lsi-aniDia oay near niuiai, yester
day morning.
The men who lost their lives 'were
Ensign Carl Oliver Peterson, of Carn
egie, Pennsylvania, and Machinist
Mate D. O. McKinney, St. Louis, Mis
souri. Chief Quartermaster, Paul Reichel
was badly injured and was removed to
the hospital.
The nearest of kin to the dead men
was given by the naval authorities, as
follows: D. O. McKinney, machinist
mate, nearest of kin, wife, Mrs. Ida
McKinney, 4533 Ashland avenue, &t.
Louis, Mo. Carl Oliver Peterson, en
sign, nearest of kin, Ray A. Peterson.
517 Beechwood avenue, Carnegie, Pen
nsylvania. -
The accident was witnessed by pas
sengers on the morning train from the
east and the Naval Air Station. was no
tified by phone from Gull Point: Pas
sengers on the East Hill car line saw
the speed boats rushing to the scene
and a report was quickly circulated
that five men had lost their lives.
There was also a street rumor to the
effect that two men lost their lives in
accidents later in the day. The official
announcements however,,, referreti only
to the fatality which becuredr early in
the morning. ---' :- -
The remains of "Ensign Peterson,
were last night conveyed to the resi
dence of Mrs. J. S. McGaughey, where
he made his home, to await : advices
from his nearest relative, a brother in
Pittsburg. "f
Mr. Peterson had been in Pensacola
since last January and had scores of
warm friends .here to whom his death
came as a great shock. . He was born
at Red .Creek, . N. Y., near Syracuse,
and was a graduate of Syracuse Uni
versity. He enlisted in the service
on the day war was declared and re
ceived his . preliminary training - at
Newport, R. I.
PREPARE TO OPEN HOUSING
BUREAU EARLY NEXT WEEK
It Is believed that the offices for. the
registration of Pensacola homes w
be opened by the middle of next week,
since the cards for; the conduct of 4he
office have been received by R. G.
Edwards of the U. S. Bureau of Hous
ing. The office is to be in the city
hall and the hours are to be from 11
o'clock to noon in the morning and
from 4 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Cards for the. tabulation . of rooms by
those who have them to offer may oe
gotten by calling at the city hall office.
AUTO CRASHES INTw RIG;
BUGGY IS DEMOLISHED
The police received a report that an
auto, the number of which was iar-
nished, ran into a horse and buggy in
which Annie Kastanakie, residing t
300 . North DeVHliers street and
smashed the vehicle and injured the
horse. The accident happened at
Wright and DeVilliers street.
HEADQUARTERS
EPIDEMIC RELIEF
TO OPEN TODAY
Headquarters of the Pensacola Em
ergency Relief Committee will be op
ened this morning at 125 South Pala
fox street, in the headquarters of the
Liberty Loan Committee, in the store
formerly occupied by Monk, and Eley,
just north ' of Intendencia street. ' Tele
phone, 40.
All checks should be made payable to
Emergency Relief fund, and will be en
dorsed by Miss Sadie Ginszerg, secre
tary of the Red Cross. These checks
should be paid to the central commit
tee ' at Emergency headquarters.
Volunteers are asked to communicate
at once with chairmen in their district,
either by phone or personally, offering
their services. "
Those with automobiles are asked to
volunteer the use of their machines,
phoning 40.
Boys with wheels are asked to vol
unteer their services. "
Boys, whether members of the Boy
Scouts or not, are asked to be at Lib
erty headquarters promptly this morn
ing to offer their assistance to the vol
unteer motor corps, which has enlisted
to help the drug stores get medicines
to patients. The boys are wanted In
order that the ladies and others who;
will drive the cars may not have to
leave the machines. . , - j
SAFE EXPEDIENTS IN HOME
TREAT3MDE3NT OF INFLUENZA
f .ry .q ' oiSuiqsnAV ian, AssistairtSurgeon, United States
I ; :w;.iuo aS lsuggests the following; as an aid to
curbing the epidemic of influenza which is prevalent through
out the country:
: 1. REST IN BED.- Going to bed when you get sick and
staying there till you are really able to get up will hasten re
covery and shorten convalescence.
2. Keep bowels open. Take full . tablespoonful of
Epsom salts or castor oil and repeat as of ten as necessary.
; 3. Keep doors and windows open. . Fresh air prevents,
pneumonia and lessens danger of contagion.
4. Drink hot drinks, hot soups, etc., to increase perspi
ration and bring down the fever.
5. Leave the patent. medicines alone. This does not
mean that a doctor is unnecessary, but follow these rules
first, and your doctor will thank you if you save him one trip
per person. Remember, he must sleep some in order to do
his work.
Thank you,
FAUI D. MOSSMAN,
Assistant Surgeon,
U- S. PH. S.
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EPIDEMIC HALTS
ACTIVITIES OF
LIBERTY LOAN
WITH MANY WORKERS ILL, COUNTY
CHAIRMAN BIULDON) BELIEVES
SOLICITING CAMPAIGN WILL BE
: DELAYED; SEVERAL DAYS
The Liberty Loan campaign was at
a standstill yesterday. Evgry commit
tee working in the interest of the
loan is short of men, owing to the ill
ness : of workers , themselves, their
families or employes, and the situation
is such as to make the soliciting of
subscriptions practically useless. .
J. H. Muldon, county, chairman, stat
ed yesterday afternoon that -there is
so much illness among the . men on
the . convassing commrttee that it will
probably -be days - before any aotiye
work can be carried on.
Mrs.- C. W. Lamar was unable " to
be at the headquarters of the Wom
an's Committee yesterday, owing . to
the illness of Mr. Lamar, but a com
mittee - of ;workers were at their post
all day, in spite of the fact that baies
were -very short owing, to the influen
za epidemic. The committee for the
day . comprised Mrs. ; C. W. Oliver,
Miss "Anna Orr, Miss Annie ' Chapin
McLane, Mrs. Harriet Saunders Mcll
awine, Mrs. J. B. -McNeill, Mrs. ' R. F.
Mitchell. v
SUNDAY GAS BAN
MAY BE LIFTED
Washington, Oct.- 4. While turning
down New England's petition for im
mediate repeal of the Sunday gasoline
ban on account of Spanish influenza,
Piel Administrator GarfVeld ha out
prospects of lifting the ban within tne"
next few weeks.
A plan is. being worked out, be said,
whereby ' it is hoped to substitute a
rationing plan : so that gasoline con
servation will fall on no one day in
the week, meanwhile the public must
accept the situation patiently.
SHOOTS UP HUSBAND;
DRAWS $25.00 PENALTY
Kathleen Prltcbett, colored, who
was arrested the first of the week for
firing ; at her husband with a pistol,
from the gallery of their home in
Guillemarde street, was fined 925 and
eral witnesses were called tn tne case,
costs in the city court yesterday. Sev-
CONVICT ESCAPES FROM
ROAD. GANG; IS RETURNED
Jake Robins, colored, was arrested
yesterday by Captain Harper, of the
police force, af ter he had escaped
from Camp No. 3 of the convict road
gang, and was returned to tne con
vict authorities. Robins was serving
time for a One of $250 and costs im
posed in February of this year. "
AMERICA SUCCEEDS IN
DEVELOPING POTASH SUPPLY
(By Associated Press)
washitiirtnn rw.t. 4. Dependent al
most wholly upon Germany for potash
at the outbreak, of the war the Unit
ed States within two years wiir be
able to; manufacture enough of the
mineral to supply the nation s needs.
Socoiiw Tons annminccd tonight re
viewing the progress made by private
concerns and the departmeni i in
terior in developing means of produc
ing . notashl The ootaeh produced
will soon reach 100.000 tons annuairy.
NO SERVICES
IN CHURCHES
TOMORROW
ALL TO CLOSE BECAUSE OF EPI
DEMIQr HEALTH SERVICE ASKS
DISCONTINUANCE OF PUBLIC GA
THEBJNGS , :':
. ... .
Cooperating' with the military and
civil authorities in the campaign to
stamp out the spread of influenza in
Pensacola, all churches in the city will
be closed on Sunday.
This includes churches of every faitn
Protestant. Roman Cothalio and Jew
ish leaders having promptly acquiesced
to the request of Dr. Paul D. Mossman
to close their churches until such time
as the situation in Pensacola has been
remedied. : Sunday schools, young peo
ple's societies and Sunday Open House
meetings, will all be postponed.
Pool rooms in the city were closed
yesterday afternoon. The closing was
decided upon, following complaints to
the Mayor that, while picture houses
had been closed, and public dancing
had been suspended, men were con
greating in large numbers in the pool
rooms about the city .
Dr. -Mossman announced last night
that the closing of soda fountains and
restaurants had not been decided up
on, as this was a matter of such im
port as to need further consideration.
Dr. - J. A. Gentry, of Atlanta. Ga
medical director of the . Southern Bell
telephone Company, is in the city in
conference, with the local management
taking preventive measures to assist in
lessening the further spread of influen-1
za among the employees. !
' Dr. Gentry said yesterday: "Like all
other, organizations in the city which
employ a number of people, the tele-
pnone company has been hard hit by
the present epidemic. At present two
thirds of the operating room employes
are ill with this disease.
"However, the company !b making
every effort to give the public the best
possible service, as it is realized that
it is necessary, more man ever on ac
count of present conditions."
While fewer business places were
closed yesterday than Thursday as a
result of the epidemic, a number of
stores were foroed to suspend busi
ness because of the illness of proprie
tors ad clerks. .
The reet railway service continued
in. a crippled condition, though sched
ules were maintained on all lines.
Deliveries were shortened or entire
ly abandond ' in many lines, but pa
trons accepted the disappointment of
delayed service good naturedly. The
express offices were congested with an
accumulation of delayed packages, but
every effort was made to deliver per
ishable goods promptly.
WnATS SHORT? DOGS OR
.TAX MONEY. PAY SLOWLY
Either there has been a big decree?
n the number of dogs now bHng kept
within the city limits, or people have
been very slew in making payments
of, their cog tax. But one tog tax
payment : has been made at the city
hall tax office yesterday. This tax
is now due.
CAMP GORDON USES MASKS
TO GUARD AGAINST "FLU"
(By Associated FVess)
Atlanta. Ga.. Oct. 4. Wearing new
gauze masks as a protection against
Spanish influenza, 20.000 Camp Gordon
troops passed in review before Camp
Commander Sage today.
RED GROSS 1
ECT LOCAL
BELIEF Mil
Volunteers Called for to Aid in
Combatting: Influenza
Epidemic
$1,075 RAISED FOR
EMERGENCY NEEDSy
Campaign "Will Bo- Under TMreos
tion of U S. Public Health
Surgeon Mossman.
Under the auspices ofiftlfemace41
Chapter American Red Oos;rsaifT-i
zation of the Pensacola Emergency"
Relief committee was effected last '
night, and. more than one thousand
dollars was pledged to relieve con-1
dltlons existing in the city at thhv
time, due to the epidemio of influenza
Relief headquarters will be opened
today in the rooms now oocopled by"
the Liberty Loan committee, where a
central committee will be at a! I. times
to give information, respond to. call,,
and keep closely and actlvelyiS'touch
with the situation.
- The central committee wnNcomjirt
Dr. Paul I. Mossman, assistant ur
gfeoii of the public health service, dl
rector; Chairman J. B. Perkins; "W,
Hyer, P. K. Yonge, J. B. McNeil, EL
Malone, Dr. Clarence Hutchinson.
uae city win De aiviaea into pre
cincts, with the following predncti
chairmen: t ' -
34 E. S. Reese, , i . ,'.
14 E. R. Malone. . '
30 J. B. McNeill. ,"
31 W. K. Hyer.
32 Sam Pasco.
.15 William Fox.
29 Ed White.
13 John Avant.
28 Rev. Herbert W. Rice.
; I4-7H, H. Thornton. ' .
" 27--3. b: Terklns.T-"'''"'-: . '
26 P. K. Yonge. . ' 1
As one of the greatest needs which
Pensacola faces at this critical time
is messenger service, in order that
prescriptions already filled may be de
livered to patients, a volunteer motor
corps was formed, the following offer
ing their cars for all, or a part of
each day, until conditions are re
lieved:
Dr. Melville E. Johnson, chairman;.
W. W. Frank, W. K. Hyer, H. L. Hen,
dricks. Wilmer Hayward, Mr. HarHU
man, Mrs. H. H. D'Alemberte, Dr. J.
A. Ansley, Mrs. Frank Iw. Tracy, J. R.
McLane, J. B. Perkins, D. S. Oppen
heimer. J. M. Muldon, Wallace Lamar, ,
Mrs. Percy S. Hayes, Mrs. F. S. MeU
len, J. B. McNeill, Mrs. Frank LJ
Mayes. i
Cash Fund. l!
At the suggestion of J. 8. Reese
(Continued on Page Eight,)
THIS DISTRICT
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I
IS FAR BEHIND
IN LOAN DRIVEi
Washington, Oct. 4. The natlen list
marching toward the six billion dollar!
Liberty Loan goal at Just a littlei
more than half the speed required to
$315,000,000. Sales officially tabnhted
amount to ?856,000,000. Oregon andJ
Montana have joined Iowa in states
over the top. Atlanta district Is fajH
behind, having $3,128,000 subscribed, -
EPIDEMIC BECOMES MORE
SERIOUS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, Oct. 4w Orders of theV
State health commissioner closing ev-f
ery saloon and place of amusement Ini
Pennsylvania was enforced today ta am
effort to check the spread of Spanish
influenza. In some sections of the
state, particularly in the 'east, the dls-
ease is seriously interfering with warj
industries. Public gatherings of all-ds-i
scriptions are also prohibited.
In Philadelphia and nearby towns,
the situation, daily is becoming mcr
serious. Thousands of employes In the
Delaware ship yards have been strick
en with influenza, the great Hog Is
land yard alone being off duty for this
reason.
FRENCH AND AMERI
CANS ADVANCE
Paris. Oct. 4. In the fightmg in
Champagne the French and Ameri
cans have advanced about two and
one-half miles north of Auberlve and
about 5 miles northeast of the fiomme.
by taking number of villages, aooord-4
ing to the French official communJca-
tion. The railroad town of Challe
range has been evacuated, but not oc
cupied by the enemy. Both artUlere
are firing upon it.
FERDINAND'S RESIGNATION
IS REPORTED
Paris. Oct. 4. King Ferdinand, of
Bulgaria,, is reported to have abdicatH
ed In favor of Crown Prince Bona wnoj
has already assumed power, aecnofl-i
ing to a Basel dispatch to the Havaai
Agency, quoting advices from. Vienna
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