The Weather
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VOL. XXI NO. 299.
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Enemy Line Is Being Forced
Back on All Important Sa
lients of Attack.
HIRSON IS
OBJECTIVE
American Naval Gunners -With
1 6-1 nch Guns Driving for
Tivotal Point.
i: The Associated Press)
: i.e 'irrmans In Belgium and Franca
-Li 1 slubbornly resisting the at
E.i.pLs of the entente allied forces to
M':vk through their lines and effect
;im:e.'!!ate collapse of their defensive
5'c?ituris.
Nevertheless, on all salient positions
:.:,!! attack, the enemy line is gradu
i; b-.'ins forced backward.
n t!t" northern Italian front, be
.vf n tho Brenta and Piave rivers, th-3
.-i!i.ins being put to test in a new
;!..rk I British, French and Italians,
in Mesopotamia. the Britisn have
;f-u;ii-il the offensive against the
Turks and at last aeounts were mak
roiisiderab'.e progress.
R tween the Oise and Serre Rivers,
American naval gunners with ifc-lncU
r, liae joined lhe French in aa
tT.irl to hammer their way north
eastward towards Hirson, the pivotal
! f.inl.
:s the allied forces in Belgium and
frfir.ee continue successfully to storm
Vie stubbornly defended German line?,.
' '-.ii.in troops on the tlah'an northern
f ont havft begun an offensive against
t'i- Autrians. " "
Hi-it'.sh troops today are .smashing
! :(-;ir wav .eastward on the sector ne-
ve n Valenciennes and Le Quesnoy,
v "uVhTs ki at to Ihft'security of Valen
c'nni'?. Further south', the French
vho liavt been gradually forcing the
enemy from the pocket between the
"::se and the Serre. have resumed their
T-ressure and are reported to have en-i-red
Yiliers le ifec and suri'ounded La
! rt'
American forces have made further
i. cast and west of the Meuse d--t'ite
strong enemy resistance. The
-:ns on the western end of the lin
(' reported to be preparing towith
i' ";iw northward from Grand Pre Where
! positions are outflanked by the
! ,rneh east of Vouziers. .
'ienera! Diaz, in his new offensive,1 is
P'-rtd to have driven the Austrians
;' important heights north and west
! M interrappa, between the Piave and
i Brenta. In the Piave the Italians
!;v. e raptured two islands.
in fierce fighting the British - con
fine to beat back the Germans from
jigh ground between Valenciennes
"".I Leqifsnoy, further increasing the
?cf to the German hold on both
: .ef important points. In Belgium anj
n'-rth of Valenciennes the allies main
lined their pressure but the opera
i ns are of minor importance, as the
h'aiion on the north depends upon
British success around' Yalen
Ri -fines. East of Le Cateau, the Brit
" i are before the Mormal forest,
v-h,!e south along the. Oise - and the
Sfre, the French are pressing hard
t'.tinst the Germans.
incf. Wednesday morning the Brit
' :rrr,ies fighting forward from I a
c-.v mii-s north of Valenciennes to
p-v of r,o Cateau have taken 8,400 pris
rs and 100 guns.
Fifld Marshal Halg, his troops hav
cached the western edge of the
f'''3! forest, apparently -is -striving
"utnank that natural barrier on
north by advancing through Le
fsroy :owotd Mons and Maubeuge.
Germans are lighting stiffly to
P"''vpp.: this, resulting In desperate
p-r.bJts in the villages and other van-J1-'
ro.nls south . of Valenciennes.
t-" r.-ilitV. fc. :
f'fidiiy ahMd -and have taken Maing
nt .'-na'fp-nies.
FLUENZA ON WANE
IN ARMY CAMPS
shntttun Oct. 25. Three army
lmi,s did not report a single new
influenza today and only two
T''cr;fl(1 more than a hundred, cases.
r,-'taI "etv cases in all camps was
r-n!!imonIa, &00; deaths, 241
r-ONZALEZ HOLDS
SCHOOL TAX MEET
cntnusiastice meeting, was' held
, .Gonzaiez agricultural- sciool
--h-.sht in support of the proposed
f3x amendment -to the state
.utioa. General discussioa of the
'I f c as held and It was -unanl-"'U!,,y
approved.
uions- those who addressed tha
I'i-l n- Tre A- S' Edwards, j. T.
..n.,, J. M. Collier and L. S. Gil-
,A 't.lulion was adopted-calling ,up
(i man, woman and child in the
of'Cf ,1,s'rict to work 'for success
amendment.
STIFF DEFEC3S
ALLIES AGREED
US TO G
PEACE TERMS
Exchange of Opinion Between
. Entente Powers Resulted
in Understanding.
COL. HOUSE ACTS
FOR PRESIDENT
Personal Representative of Wil
son Reaches Europe to
Join Conference.
Washington. Oct. 25. Although for
mulation of terms in answer to the
request of the German government
for an armistice and. peace is regarded
as a task difficult because of its im
portance, the general opinion here -is
that little delay may be expected. That
the supreme war council already has
considered the problem is known. Ex
change of opinion between Washington
and the allied capitals has developed
a common understanding upon which
the armistice terms may be based.
It was considered not unlikely to
day that serious consideration of the1
form of the armistice to be offered
Germany already is in progress. For
that reason the details may be made
known to Germany and the world
within a comparatively short time
The ouick response1 made to the plea
of Bulgaria for an armistice by Gen
eral d-Esperey. the allied - commander
on the Balkan front, was pointed to as
probably indicating the views of the
military advisers of the. nations ar
rayed against Germany might be ex
pected as soon as the greater questions
involved would permit.
That Germany might block the. prep
aration of , armistice . plans . by a note
refusing to accept the terms' outlined
by President Wilson in his reply has
not' been disregarded.; In some quar-
that Germany has not as yet reaehed
the point in the decline of military
strength ' where she would accept an
armtlslice looking' toward peace at any
price. Increasing pressure -by the
German people to end the war befors
winter w as considered ;by - others as
daily, making it .more difficult for". the
government - to do -other -than allow
the terms of an armistice : to be laid
down, at least. 1
COL. HOL'SE REACHES
' LOXDOX FOR CONFERENCE
London, Oct., 25. Colonel ,E. M.
House, personal ' friend and adviser , of
President Wilson has arrived in France,
according to a Paris dispatch to th3
Times. . . .
HOUSE To'aCT AS .
- PRESIDENT'S REPRESENTATI"E
President Wilson's confidential, ad
viser vvas sentto Europe as the per
sonal . representative . of . the .-President
on an official mission. This announce
ment is authorized officially, but fur
ther information is withheld.
It is understood, however, that-the
visit of . Colonel House to Europe at
this time is connected with -Germany's
plea for an armistice and peace, which
now is before : the allied governments
for decision. Colonel House very prob
ably is authorized to " represent th3
president in discussions with the rep
resentatives of the allied governments.
The fact that Colonel House left for
Europe several days before President s
Wilson's final reply to Germany , was
dispatched was further j-r '-. that
every- step of the 'President's igotia
tiohs wTith Germany has been taken in
full accord with- the entente govern
ments. It is also ; taken to indicate
that decision. to transmit the German
plea to the allies under certain condi
tions was reached even before the
last note from Berlin was received.
BERLIN CROWDS
DEMAND KAISER
TO ABDICATE
Paris. Oct. . 25. An enormous crowd
assembled before the reichstag bulld
iDg in Berlin yesterday, caling for the
abdication of Emperor William and
the formation of a republic, according
to a special dispatch from Zurich to
L'Informalion.
?Dr. Karl Leibknecht. the Socialist
leader who has just been released from
prison, was applauded frantically. He
was compelled to enter a carriage fill
ed w ith flowers,ifrom which he . made
a speech, declaring that . the . time of
the -people .had arrived..,' . :
CONDITION OF W. A. BLOUNT, JR
SHOWS , SLIGHT . IMPROVEMENT
The condition of County. Solicitor W.
A. Biount. Jr., was reported last night
as ;possibly slightly more encouraging.
While still dangerously ill, latest news
of , Mr. Blount's 'eondition was that
physicians - us1 family seemed some
what, mrrs' hopeful than earlier in the
day.
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PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1918.
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hi) smm
The Place de Arrhes in Ghent, pictured when the Belgian artillery was withdrawing. They're
going back now in the great drive which is cleaning all Belgium of the enemy.
PLA1NLANGUAGE
OF WILSON NOTE
PLEASESALLIES
LONDON NEWSPAPERS SAY HE HAS
TREATED THE GERMANS , JLST AS
THEIR TRICK1NESS AND DECEIT
DEMANDED.
London, Oct. 25. It is understood
that President Wilson's latest, note to
Germany is approved by the allies and
represents, in a general sense, their
views ot the ; situation. ' It has . been
erroneously- assumed -v that, ' the allies
tiMii V-;i-. -4cn
have been.
nesoiuiuofls-.iuj-vii usun. xiui ; deemed wise to. lift restrictions r on
as a matter, of fact, when the; central j public gatherings. . It, is fully realised
powers elected to approach one of thejtnat considerable inconvenience , and
belligerents singly, the others stood ! ?acnial ls3hhave ?een caused by the
. .. . - . , I closing of these -places of . -public as-
a&ide in - the preliminary stages of the J semblage. . but these are minor - corn
negotiations. V i pared with the suffering and loss, that
Commenting upon President Wilsons
note Ito Germany, the Daily ISews
says: ' ' ' - , -,: '
The imperial chancellor's note-': left
matters-in suspense, but the Presi
dent's takes them where they should
be. .The sincerity of . the German ; peo
ple desire for . peace : is today ' brought
to the .final test. . if the Germans ac
cept the President's terms there is no
reason' why fighting' should not end
in less than a - week. Mr. Wilson, be
yond question, -.speaks for every al
lied nation.'.
"President .Wilson must' win th?
hearty approval of plain men every
where, says ;.the telegraph. "This
sort of ; language ,. becomes ' necessary
when one has ? to deal with a peopie
who insist on being evasive and tricky
in treating with a plain issue."
The Times .says:
"If the Germans ,will not v accept 'a
peace of justice witnout violence, then
violence will - make them accept ' a
justice peace. The difference between
German i violence and the ."force with
out stint" which President Wilson pro
posed if necessary to employ .is that
German warfare is violence . in the
service of rapaoity, while the-warfare
of the allies is violence in the service
of righteousness." . -
Under the caption "The Retort Cour
teous," the- Post says : v '
- "President - Wilson's note-is a master
piece of diplomacy. It rivets the Ger
man government to an unqualified 'ac
ceptance of -his peace terms. . , .:
The Express describes Mr. Wilson's
note as the . greatest of the series of
his masterly state . papers. , .
TIME DROPS
BACK A NOTCH
TOMORROW
"Turn.back, turn back, Oh! Time-in
thy flight,''--will ' be a; reality tomorrow
morning, for , if you are awake at .;.2
o'clock Sunday morning, yoii should
turn back-the clock one hour. - This ;is
the - official time for Pensacola to . re
turn to the "old time" arid marks the
end of i the time system' adopted :last
spring -fori daylight : saving. ,
At 2 o'clock" Sunday mornings when
the official time is flashed " out ! over
the. country from the great wireless
station at Arlington,' near Washington,
D. C, all railroads of the countr- aa
well as-all other "industries will. return
to the time followed until this spring".
In bigr business i where - time is -of fit
importance,,; the change . may be ex
pected I65be made without . fail.'- mong
the rest of . the world many will doubt
less fail to make the change as they
did this spring. - Remember this when
you make -engagements for Sunday.
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Ittwi-;...,.. Kg 'SJ.
HEALTH OFFICERS
WILL NOT PERMIT
PUBLIC MEETINGS
No public places in the city will be
opened this week, without the permis
sion of Dr. Paul D. Moesman, of the
LVS. Public Health Service," or Dr.' Wl
D. pfobles, city health officer. When
asked last night if the restrictions ap
plied to churches, Dr, Mossman said :
"I have heard that a number - of
churches intend opening . tomorrow,
but if so,' they will be openedwithout
the approval of the health' authorities.
"There is nothing mandatory - about
the closing of churches, schools, - or
places of amusement. But back of it is
public opinion, and it' Is possible that
pressure might ' be brought to "bear, to
close any places which opened in op-
j position to the request .of the .public
I health service. ,i , , .
I : "While; the Influenza is on the wane,
l new cases and deaths are still -'being J
would be caused by a fresh lot of case
of f the disease, some, of wrhich ; wouid
undoubtedly prove 'fatal.-
Emergency Relief - headquarters - will
close this morning. Lee MacDonell,
chairman of the civilian relief " com
mittee of the Red Cross, -said yester
day afternoon that there seemed no
further necessity of keeping the rooms
open, ; as there were few calls for sup
plies or ; service, and., these few could
be;: met without maintaining : the, or
ganization. Mr. MacDonell said that
nursing and other- necessary .work
would be. continued whenever the ne
cessity arose-! '.
He said that the emergency relief
committee, while it felt that the epi
demic, was over would give its support
to - whatever the public health service
felt was best for the : community. ;
At a -meeting of th e , sch ool board of
Escambia county which - was held lat
the - offlee of . A.- S. - Edwards, superin
tendent of public instruction fast night
it was decided that the aboard would
comply with the request of the public
health omcers, and that city schools
would; be closed for one week longer.
U S. NAVY GUNS
POUNDING HUNS
GREAT GUNS DESIGNED A FOR BAT
TLE ' CRL1SERS ARE ' HAMMERING
. -!- - . - - - . , '. ..
GERMAN RAILWAY CENTERS BACK
i. , , . .
OF SORRE-OISE FRONT
Washington, Oct. : 25 Details of the
achievement ' of the Xayy Department
in making ..available' the use Ton ; the
western front of gret naval - guns,
which rare reported ? hammering Ger-r
aim railway centers back-of the orro-
Oie front, Were made public -tonight
by. Secretary ; Daniels. J - T-.f ' f:
The ' guns were - originally vintended
for 'new battle cruisers but changes' in
the designs ; of - those vessels ' left5 them
un available for' that use.' .
The guns are mannea ana operatea
by, officers and men v of the United
States. NaT. :' V - t '- vih1
, xhe organization to man : one gun
requires an entire train, including, the
gun . car itself, ammunition . car, and
others. . . -"-'. "" -
The guns are said to throw' a' heavier
projectile and have greater muzzle ve
locity than any weapon ever placed on
.i mobile land mounting. ,In point of
destructive force they are incompara-Lle.
ON WEST
FRONT
BRIGHT FUTURE
IS PREDICTED
FOR THIS PORT
PENSACOLA HAS OPPORTUNITY TO
HANDLE LARGEST FOREIGN LUM
BER SHIPMENTS IN HISTORY WHEN
PEACE IS DECLARED.
Plans - looking toward making PD
sacola a leading shipping port among
gulf cities ' after the. war were 'dis
cussed at the meeting of the Southern
Commercial Congress at Atlanta, this
-week. -This information -was received
by ' the : Chamber of Commerce yeater
shipping aapremacy..for Pensacola,' If
business men here will grasp ".the op
portunity. ;
Pensacola' has always .been a great
port for the shipment of lumber. With
southern wood- being considered a
the source . of lumber for; the rebuild
ing of France after the war, Florida
pine - forests will of .necessity figure
largely." in-:. this' trade. In this way
lumber shipping from : Pensacola will
probably assume proportions never
known here, before, when peace-time
commerce again starts merchant ships
from this port. - ''.'"'
: This trade will be thrown to other
ports - than Pensacola, : the report says,
unless business men who are back
of the shipping interests here are, pre
pared to make tise of return cargoes.
This point emphasized to the Chamber
of Commerce, means that the government-will
foster' shipping to such ports
as . prepare to- handle : such return car
goes as copra and jute.
Loaded Ships Both Ways
This plan contemplates a double pur
pose : that of furnishing - a . load for
returning' ships to? obviate empty bot
toms and the establishment .of fac
tories near gulf ports to care for these
cargoes. . The importation of copra
would enable mills . located in the
south to crush oil the year) round and
furnish a means of employment and
wealth. The importation of jute would
enable the establishment of" factories
for making : fertilizer.' bags and meal
sacks.
Pensacola' shippers are urged in the
report to investigate the proposition
and plan to get a share of the after-
war commerce for this port. Govern
ment speakersat the ; congress .indi
cated that the, ports which first make
-1 plans to handle" such , commerce would
be. the cities to receive commercial
recognitibnfrom" the .government. The
plan of necessity , would mean a con
siderable . increase; in -.. incomes to Pen
sacola workers -and employers, as well
as big - investments. . : '
GERMANS AWAIT
PEACE TERMS
London, Oct. 25i President Wilson's
note was: received; in' Berlin in" the
course' of Thursday's sitting of the
reichstag,- which immediately- adjourn
ed, according to' an . Exchange Tele
graph dispatch ' from Copenhagen. ;
i Discussion of the note wa.v taken up
in sectional ''meetings of the reichstag
members.- , ; : :
1 Basel. Oct. 25. (By ..The..' Associated
Press) The German war cabinet con
sidered .President .Wilson's reply at a
Jengttiy session yesterday, according to
the Frankfort1- Zeitung', it decided not
to answer at the present time, but wait
until it learned: what the entente s
armistice1 conditions may be.
ATLANTA FIRMS BARRED
FROM SELLING ; SUGAR
Atlanta, Oct. 27. Seven hundred of
the 2,000 'establishments which sell
sugar In Atlanta and : Fulton, county
were barred -from . disposing - of any
more,sugar until December I by ord?r
of county-Food Administrator '-Ew ins
today. , - -
SCHOOL 6 DAYS
IfEIlTOiAKEFOil BIG 1R
UP LOST TIE IfJORK DRIVE
"... i . .
Plan Decided to Cover Period
Lost Daring Influenza
Epidemic.
NOT TO RE-OPEN
BEFORE NOV. 4
School Board Endorses Proposed
10.Mil! Tax Levy
Amendment.
City schools. will be opened six days
a week, for a period long enough to
offset the time lost in closing the
schools during the influenza epidemic.
Op a vote taken at a meeting of tn
board of education last night, held at
the office of County Superintendent
Edwards, it was decided on the open
ing of the schools, which will be as
soon as the public health authorities
think safe, a. six day term will be
maintained up to the holidays, and
after, until the lost time has been
made up by the pupils.
The question of the payment of sal
aries of teachers came before the
board, and it was decided that by hav
ing a. six day school both pupils and
teachers would benefit, as it is not in
the power . of the board to pay the
salaries until the teachers have per
formed their duties.
The teachers are receiving no pay
for the time during which the schools
are closed, and the . sooner the lost
time is made up. the earlier the teach
ers, will cover the deficiency in their
incomes which the influenza epidemic
has caused. '
' Closed Another Week.
'. The board ; unanimously votd ' to
comply with the request of lhe,pubUJ
rheatth v-setiee, th"Tf T?ard to - closing
the schools for the next week, in the
city. - ): ',
At the suggestion of L. S. Gilmore,
of Bluff Springs the opening of thfe
rural ; schools will be left to the op
tion, of; the , supervisors, -where no
cases of influenza among the pupils or
teachers have been reported for one
week.
Mr. - Gilmore pointed' out that the
rural schools ; have -not the same
length of term as the city, and that
unless it is absolutely necessary to
kep the schools closed, it works a
hardship on the students, many of
whom are called to leave school in
February or March, in order to help
with spring crops. -
Board Endorses Tax Levy.
W. B. Wright proposed " the follow
ing resolution which was seconded by
L. S. Gilmorf and unanimously passed:
Whereas, the Legislature- of 1917
submitted to the voters of the Stale of
Florida an amendment to Section 8
Article 12 of the Constitution increas
ing school millage from 7 to 10 mills
and.
Whereas." the schools of Escambia
County - are being greatly hampered
from Jack of sufficient funds for op
eration and
Whereas, it is a sound democratic
principle of self-governrrient to give
to the people the privilege, of deter
mining the . amount of money Ihey
will give to the support of their Pub
lie Schools, therefore be it
Resolved, by the Board of Public In
struction of Escambia County. Flor
ida, that .this Board hereby endorses
this amendment and the voters of Es-
(Continued on Page,Thre.)
HOUSE AND BENSON
CLEAR WAY FOR
DELIBERATIONS
Washington, ' Oct. 25. The arrival
in France of Colonel House, the Pres
ident's personal, representative, and
Admiral Benson, the highest ranking
officer of the American navy, has clear
ed the way for beginning such deliber
ations of the ; supreme war council at
Versailles as - may be necessary to
frame a .draft' Of armistice to be sub
mitted to Germany.
- .Cor. 'House' .will not be a member of
the council,.at:least for the present, it
was said,'-bat is simply the eye and
ears of the president in Europe, charg
ed .with ascertaining the state of pub
lic feeling , in regard to all matters
connected -with the war.
Later, "Col House may take a place
at ithe council table If, the president
so' desires." -
- The president has a vole in the coun
oil In' the disposition of political mat
ters and it is regarded possible that
he: may- delegate that power to Col.
House, v However, there will, be no
voting . in- the , ordinary sense. Mem
bers are charged to broach freely for
discussion, any subject they please.
When any line of action is deemed nec
essary, a each representative Is to no
tify his own government-of the gen
eral sense of the council and it will
be for'the home governments to give
the . necessary instructions on any
change of policy.
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL
Prints more want ads than any other
paper of like circulation in the world.
Journal Want Ads bring results. .
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PLAOS LAID
Preliminaries for the Campaign
Arranged in Conference
Yesterday ,
PENSACOLA'S
QUOTA $53,282
Co-Operation to Be Keynote of
Solicitation for Large
Fund.
T
Opening wtth the conference of ex
ecutive heads at the San Carlos yes'
terday, the United War Work Cam
palm was officially launched In Es
cambia county, and from now, until
Escambia's allotment has been raised
the workers will wage an active diiva
to place the thirteenth district on th
roll of honor.
The principal speaker at the confer-
ence of Friday was Fay Cilley, execu-
tive secretary of Rural Work, who In
succinct and interesting way, out-1
lined plans for the work and impress
ed upon the leaders the Importance of
the campaign to which they . had
pledged their support.
Task of Great Magnitude ,
Among other things, Mr. Cilley said!
"First in importance tc be considered
is the magnitude of the task before
us. At no time in our histOrj' have
the people been called upon ; for so
large a voluntary contribution. The
American people faced a stupendous
task in the Red Cross drive, when they
were called upon for $100,000,000, but
the United States War Work calls for
two and a half times as much. $250T
000,000 being the sum asked for.
"It will be seen that if this sum is
to. be raised Y people must contribute
jnaora.J,thanvJlaiibletha; umhl. wan .
contributed . to the Red Cross in- lfs
great drive. That means - that every
home in the country, must contribute
to make the campaign a success. "
"Even the boys and girls, the Vic
tory Boys and Girls, we call them, in
the Give and Barn campaign, must do
a part to carry this work through.
"We have pledged ourselves to the
unification of efforts, at the urgent re
quest of President Wilson, who .has
called upon the American people to
make a single campaign, co-operative
in effort, in order that a series of cam
paigns may not be necessary. It is
the first time since the beginning of
this great war that the people have
had the ODDOrunitv to show at from
the same spirit that the men are hoH
ing in the trench and in .the: fleld,T--a,
consecration to a common caue.
"The organizations back of 1 this.;
drive represent in a concrete way the j
spiritual life of the men who are i
fighting for freedom, whatever (the- j
faith may be. Those men who- ar'
giving their lives for liberty" do not)
stop to question as to the creed of j
their comrades, they . fight aide' by
side, under the same flage for the'
same principles, looking up to the 1
samA CinA
every Indication of going over thetop.
I have never before had the pleasure
of meeting a more enthusiastic bunch
of men, nor have Iseen an organiza
tion in better running order, en -auclW
short notice. '
Praises Pensacola tirit
"Tn spite of the fact that owing" to
conditions here, the campaign began a
little later than elsewhere, they have
presented, a complete , organization, J
earlier than 'any other district." ' j
H. R. Malone, chairman of the-hir-
teenth district-presided at the confer-
ence, and, following a prayer, led by
Dr. J. A. Ansley. pastor of the First
Baptist church, Elda . Boyer led in
the singing of America and Onward
Christian Soldiers. ;
rr. William Ackerman, Rabbi Tem-f
pie Beth-El, chairman of the Jewish i
Welfare Work, spoke briefly on the
preliminary plans of his organization,
and of the work of his people at the
front, among other things citing tht?
fact that the first religious leader kill
ed in battle was a Jewish ' Kabbi, and
that one of the last acts before his
(Continued on Page Three.)
FEWER REGISTERED
FOR ESCAMBIA VOTE
Tfie list of registered , voters for :
Escambia county is short' 300 names
of the total registered for the last
general election, two years ago. This
information was given out today by.
Registration Officer' Kirkpatrick. who:
names the drafting of men from this
county as a cause for the shortage.
The . total number of names which f
appear on the poll books of -the;
county is 3.700, of which 2,364 names'
are listed from the ctty of Pensacola
and the balance, 1,836 from the rest I
of Escambia county. The total for '
the general election two years ago'
was about 4.000 and the number of
men taken in the early drafts ii be- -
lieved to lhe reason for the short-
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