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THE WEATHER
Lacal rains Thursday, colder In north
rHday ovf rcart colder In penln
SS! t'sronfl shifting wind becoming
P0HlBhest" temperature yesterday, 69 de
grees; lowest 65 degrees.
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VOL. XXII. NO. 2.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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DANIELS TELLS NAVAL
C0MM1
TTEE OF TWO CHIEF
STATIONSJN THE U. S.
The Only Other Main Station for Costal Air De
fense in the' United States Will Be Located
at San Diego on the Pacific Coast.
ENTIRE EASTERN COAST AIR DEFENSE
SYSTEM WELL PIVOT ON PENSACOLA
Appropriation of 35,000,000 Has Been Recom
mended for Experimental Work on Mechani
cal and Equipmental Improvements for Planes
Pensacola will be one of two great coastal air defense stations
maintained in this country, according to the report of Secretary
Daniels, made to the house naval committee yesterday. The other
will be at San Diego, California.
An appropriation of $35,000,000 will be made for aviation
and with Pensacola serving as the base for both the Atlantic and
gulf coasts, it is probable that a goodly amount of this will be
spent here. No extension of navy yard facilities is considered
necessary, Secretary Daniels made known in Washington yester
day, and this seems to imply that immense sums will be spent in
ilr craft production, with the planes assigned to the local yard
increased far beyond the present limit. The greater part of the
ippropriation will be spent in experimental work on machines
and equipment. .' rj-- - -..vv-. ; :-
All doubts as ta thet future of thejocal station were dispelled
when the news came from Washington last night of the determin
ation of Secretary. Daniels to make Pensacola the main aviation
base for the entire eastern and southern section of the country.
The local naval air station became, during the war, the largest
in America, and probably in the world. That it will maintain
this place is attested by the decision of the navy department to
recognize the superior port facilities and the great land-locked
harbor capable of accommodating the combined navies of the
world.
Washington, Jan. 1. (By Asoclated
Press.) By next summer the navy
will be equally divided Into two great
fleets to be known formally as the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Secre
kry Daniels described the program
today to tiie house naval committee,
explaining that approval of it by Ad-
D-jubua, cmer or operations,
was received last night from Europe.
"It is the prime aim, of course, to
ep the navy fit," declared Mr. Dan
e's, "and the only way to keep It on
M toes is to have competition bet
n fleets. We will In effect hava
ar between the Atlantic and Pacific
fts. which will so stimulate the
fenuess tllai it will make the men
they are in actual war.
-M extension of navy yard facilities
L?ecessa!7 the secretary said.' He
inn.j aiso tnat exjstjng coastal air
nse stations will be continued in
"ice, two main stations being main
wna, one at Pensacola, Fla., and the
at San Diego. Cal.
on I?1- offic, rs. he said, will be kept
pr Weir ships at least two years. The
ji ' i.rei, tr.e secretary explained
' J"s tins been smaller than t.hA At-
UtlC'.afnd dllrin.the war all import-
" l's wunarawn tne pacirm
tc a i . ,he war zone- In the past
a'ltied, naval officers have disliked
lenm- nt to the Pacific fleet, but the
fee!?. was exPected to remove this
Heport Strength or Japan.
'-poit showing the strength of
C H?:5e nav' was submitted by
il ,erttary to fill out The reports or
;?pturative strength of the na
hioH . six other larSQ Powei.
6h1 fave Monday. it shows
r r ; i avui
cruises; sixteen
33 s,xieen "S1" crulser9,
iv'a!l "lure building or projected;
Hs ;Iiri0r!d coast defence vessels;
8;-r;'.,5dnstroyers and tvventy
N trrr i s or Projected; sixteen
I nMn V . "w, ciftni secona-ciass
C nts; sixteen submarines and
I'M hTn-u?mi,dir and Projected.
!Jamn- ps ana sixty-three mis-yj-
rf -'l Tssels- Explaining the pur
: dIV:dm the fleet, Mr. Daniels
Aftr- CVA
forth ar tnere Is a tenden
tw nav to retraade. We need
Vks T0f comPetition and a few
diX, 1 deveIoped the plan for
"Ht with ki " auiir-
" Be ht enthusiastic endorse-
l-ent I j l was returned last
one or .V Cad f each fleet Will
fa wt'i1 ' Ie.be,st.adrals. an
,rUi, ,mk,(. " 01,11 lon enough to
J-eaS J13"10.11- . 1 ha directed the
V;m on their
r'n nn IK lu "live onicers
J: co-na;i uvu years,
a its Sllioa tee? the navy
tnips two years.
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The secretary announced that he
and Admiral Benson expected to visit
the Pacific coast next summer. He
said yard improvements should not be
determined until the next session of
congress after the department had had
opportunity to recommend extension
work.
The yards at the Panama Canal, at
Hawaii, and at Mare Island and Pu
get Sounxkhe said, can care amply
for all thV; ships In the new Pacific
fleet. During maneuvers botn fleets
will be on one coast.
Aviation expenditures should be
limited to experimental work on ma
chine and equipment, the secretary
declared, in recommending an appro
priation of 835,000,000 for this branch.
The proposed construction of many
additional air defense stations has
been abandoned.
Increase of the marine corps from
17,400 to 26,297 men was recommend
ed. The temporary rorce now in
cludes 50,000 men.
The marine corps must be kept to
a place that is not large, Mr. Daniel
said. It would be the worst possibla
thing to make the marines another
army.
Navy Proud of Marines.
Asked whether marines snould be
kept -off ships, as once ordered, Sec
retary Daniels said:
"Naval off-leers are as proud of tha
records of the marines as are the of
ficers and the marines themselves, a.
they would not have the Kooseveit or
der put back in effect."
The secretary recommended that the
law of selection of officers be made to
apply to all those in the marine corps
ranking as captain.
Large submarine bases are to be
maintained by the navy during peace
times at Key West. Fla.. New London,
Conn and San Diego. Cal. Secretary
Daniels told the committee during the
discusion of a proposed appropriation
of 52,500,000 for increasing the water
supply at Key West by laying a 130
mile pipe line. These bases, he said,
will afford ample protection to the
great forts from enemy attacks.
In discussing the proposed purch
ase of additional land at Newport, R.
I. Secretary Daniels said it was the
plan of the navy department to male;
Newport, Chicago and Hampton rtoaus
the sites for the Jig permanent navai
training, stations on the Atlantio coast
and Great Lakes.
HIGH NORTH WIXD ,
PREDICTED FOR CITY
' Lower temperatures - and ; a high
north wind are predicted by the II. S.
wreather bureau last ? night. Storm
warnings were ordered posted1 from
Bay St. Louis to Key West last night.
The weather man .Indicated that Ihs
temperature might be expected , to
drop to 34 degrees.
THIS GERMAN SUBMARINE REACHED LONDON BRIDGE, BUT AS
A PRISONER.
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Here you see "U-155," a German submarine, resting in the shadow of famous old London
Bridge. Only, a few months ago its commander would have been delighted to enter the Thames,
to spread destruction and misery in London. The . Uboat is' there now surrendered. . interned,
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TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDS
Mobile, Alabama, January 1.
M. H. Smith, of Holyoke, Mass.,
purchasing agent for the Mobile Ship
building company, was struck in the
back by a stray, bullet during the New
Year celebration shortly after mid
night this morning while walking, in
the busincs part of the city. It is
thought that he is fatally injured.
New Orlenans, Jan. 1. A stage of l'J
feet, or possibly slightly higher, is in
dicated in the Ouachita river at Ark
adelphia, Ark.,, tomorrow, according to
a warning issued by the district fore
caster at the weather bureau here to
day. London, Jan. 1. Ufa, capital of the
non-Boilshevik government in the
area west of the Ural mountains, was
captured on Tuesday by the Bolshe
vlki, accordjn to a Russian wireless
dispatch received here today.
Rio Janiero, Brazil, Jan. 1. At tne
invitation of the British government,
the Brazilian fleet now In European
waters will visit Great Britain.
Paris, Jan. 1. The city council has
authorized the American Red Cross
and the American Y. M. C. A. to build
wooden huts in the Champs de Mars
for the accommodation of American
soldiers on leave.
Berne, Jan. 1. An lnter-allied com
mission charged with xue Investiga
tion of the food situation in German
Austria, has left here for Vienna.
Berne, Jan. 1. The Swiss govern
ment has telegraphed a strong protest
to the soviet government on Russia
relative to the latter's action in pre
venting ,the departure of the Swiss le
gation and staff from Russia. Switz
erland declares she will hold Russia
responsible for all delays and demand
an immediate answer. r
Berne, Tuesday. Dec. 31. The Amer
ican legation announced here' this af
ternoon that President Wilson" regrets
the pressure of numerous other en
gagements preventing " his visiting
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FLETCHER TE LL S
REMEDY FOR FARM
HE LP SITUATION
A remedy for the shortage of farm
help in Escambia and other West
Florida counties is announced- by
Senator D. U. Fletcher, . who. has- giv
en publicity, to the fact that many
laborers are expected ;. to arrive in
Florida from the Bahama j Islands this
month. ,- . . . ' - - -'. :
jiithmiirh the immiBTation laws ore-
vent the further importation of labor?
ers, a special t dispensation ;nas oeen
granted in this case. The permit car-
th nrnvlsion ; that " the- laborers
arrive on ; or before January: 15. La-
hnrm nf thm nationAiitv: wno are n-
ready in the state, will be permitted
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RECORDS FOR
ENDURANCE AT
AIR STATION
ARE BROKEN BY
LIEUT. RODMAN
All endurance flight records for the
local naval air station were smashed
Wednesday when Lieutenant Rodman,
of Los Angeles, California, command
er of the Sixth squadron remained m
the air in one of the giant navy fly
ing boats of the H-16 type fnr eight
hours and forty minutes, actual time
and ten hours and fifty minutes ac
credited time.
Early the same day that Ensign Pol
nas met his death when he was unablo
to recover his machine from a thous
and foot fall in a tail spin, the giant
flying bot'i carrying in addition to
Lieutenant Rodman, eleven passengers
slid off the ways, and gliding swiftly
across the waters of the bay rose in
the air In its record, breaking flight.
Lieutenant Rodman performed the
almost incomparable feat of running
the machine the entire day, never once
relinquishing his pilot's seat, although
the strain from piloting one of th i
heavy types of naval air craft for a
short time without a rest is Immense.
Lieutenant Rodman was forced to
descend once during the test to obtain
gasoline and oil bu arose almost ,1m
mediately again and remained In the
air until he was finally forced to des
cend, after remaining in the air for a
an actual time total of elgnt hours
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NEW YORK TEAMS
WILL TAKE THEIR
SPRING TRAINING
IN THE NORTHERN
PART OF FLORIDA
New Pork, Jan. 1. Following the J
announcement yesteraay inai me ew j
York American ; baseball team wlP
.train in Florida this spring Instead of
'Macon. Ga.,- it was learned today that
the New York Nationals also are con
sidering changing their ' spring train
'ing Quarters from Martin Springs, Tex.
to some place in Florida. - Tbe high
cost of training . at Marlin Springs,
and prohibitive railroad rtes are said
to be the reason ' for causing . . the
: Giants to consider the cange.; -v:
j Manager Miller - ilaggins will take
the Yankees south "about March 25., The
i location for a training camp has not
yet been decided upon but- It . Is ; said
that a. resort in the Northern part
jot the state will be selected.
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TELEGRAPHICAL TABLOIDS
Paris,' Jan. 1. A homeseekcrs' bu
reau has been established by the rail
road administration to give tree In
formation about the opportunities of
the Western and Southern states for
those who wish to engage in farming,
stock raisins-, gardening and similar
occupaions. J. L. Edwards, manager
of the agricultural section of the rail
road administration, will have gen
eral charge.
Rome, Jan. 1 A New Year's message
to American given the Associated
Press today. Pope Benedict expresses
: hope that the peace' conference might
result in a new world of order, with
j the league of nations presiding ; th-J
abolition of conscription and the es
tablishment of tribunals to adjust in
ternational disputes.
London. Jan. 1. 270 sailors were
drowned today as a result of the loss
of the British steam yacht, Iolaire, on
Stornoway, Scotland.
New Y'ork, Jan. 1. Beginning with
the new year the Associated Press
commenced sending a daily news re
port by cable to a number of leading
South American papers, wno nave re
cently been elected to membership. In
beginning relations with these new
members the Associated Press believ
es it is inaugurating an exchange of
news which will be of great Influence
in bettering existing relations between
the two continents.
Archangel, Tuesday. Dec. 31. (By
the Associated Press.) American
troops yesterday captured the vlllaga
of Radash, on the middle sector orthc
northern Rusian front, and today
pushed forward their lines a dis
tance of two miles south of the vil
lage in the direction of Vologda.
New Tork, Jan. 1. The American
transport Moccasin, with 55 officers
and soldiers and four Y. M. C. A. men
arrived here today from Brest.
Basle, Jan. 1. Strikes continue In
upper Silesia, Germania, according to
vonnta r-aar'Yiinsr hprp. At IoninA aol-
1 diera fired on a crowd and - several
persons were killed or wounded.
g'Q LS H E V I K I SAY
THEIR DOCTRI N E
IS SPREADING FAST
l Berlin, Jan. 1, (Associated Press) '
A feature of the - congress s of - the
Spartacus group today was a speech
by Kadek. head of the Bolshevlk mis
sion to Germany, who declared . the
Russians did not fear entente Invasion
because the invaders would become
Infected with the germs of Bolshevlk
lsm. ye said he welcomed French oc
cupation of Germany for the same
reason. The Vossische Zeltung warns
the government that the toleration of
Kadek will be the first step . toward
resumption at war. with the entente -
SAFE IK CITY
RIFLED
DAYLIGHT
Nearly $300 in Cash is Found
Missing When City Clerk
Returns to Office.
NO CLEW OBTAINED
YET OF ROBBERS
Safe Was Not Blown, and No
Signs of Violence Are
Found By Police.
Nearly $3C0 in city funds were
. stolen from the vault in the office
of City Clerk J. O. Walker at the
city hall shortly after noon yes
. terday by unknown parties. The
loss was discovered by Mr. Wal
ker when he returned from lunch
and the burglary wss reported to
the police. No clue to the identi
ty of the prowlers had been se
cured up to a late hour last
night.
The cash, which was made up of
funds received - Tuesday and Wednes
day in fees paid In the city, was placed
in a' cigar box within the vault be
fore City Clerk Walker left the of
fice. When he returned the vault
door was open and the funds miss
ings Mr. Walker is certain that the
door was locked when he left. No
marks were .found -on the door or, any
fcvidence td show that the " door had
been forced. " , . '
A quantity, of -checks, which were
also contained in the cash box, and
which were taken by the burglars,
were later found in a cigar box near
the north entrance to the building. Al
though .the vault presented the ap
pearance of having been thoroughly
rifled, nothing else of value is be
lieved to have been taken.
Mayor Frank Sanders sa!d last:
night that every means was being
used to trace the identity of the burg
lars and that if the men were not ap
prehended and the money recovered
the matter would be called to the at
tention of the city commissioners, and
that it was probable that Mr. Walker
or his bondsmen would be called upon
to reimburse the city.
No reflection is cast upon Mr. Wal
ker, Mr. aSnders said. In the an
nouncement by the police that the
vault door showed no evidence of
tampering with the lock. Although
Mr. Wielker feels certain that the door
was locked, it is believed that he was
mistaken and that someone took ad
vantage of the circumstances to get
the money.
When asked as to whether or not lie
thought the burglary was an "inslJle
job," Mayor Sanders said that he did
not believe that anyone in the city hill
had anything to do with the case. The
checks and other papers taken with
the money and . which were found
later, give- evidence that the thieves
were crafty enoujrh to avoid detection
taking papers by which they coiild
be traced. :
GREAT DEMANDS TO
BE MADE ON U. S.
FOR RELIEF WORK
Washington, Jan. 1. Relief work is
being carried on in Northern Franco
by the commission for relief work in
Belgium, and the pitlble condition of
the million and half inhabitants : of
that section who escaped the German
invasion are described in a cablegram
received at the headquarters of ' the
commission here, from Herbert Hoov
er, in Paris. Hoover's message re
vealed the work of relief and rehabi
litation in France would fall most
heavily on the commission as has been
expected. TheN German' destruction is
so complete that the relief work must
include not only food and clothing
but housing for over a considerable
area C a large amount of second hand
barrack material has been taken over
and, navy volunteers are superintend
ing constructing barracks near ruined
villages for the Inhabitants.
SOLDIERS ABOARD
WRECKED SHIP ARE
N OT I N DANGER
New Tork. Jan. 1. Realtives ojf men
aboard the United States transport.
Northern Pacific; aground on a. sand
bar. off Fire. Island, need have nb fear
for their" safety, according to a.' wire
less message from Captain . Connelly,
commanding, received here tonirht by
the -Associated' Press. Navy officials
announced that no attempt" would be
made before tomorrow morning to re
move the ttoops. .
It
COOT GETS
OVER HALF OF
io,ooinM
Escambia Averages With the
Best in Percentage of Mem
berships in South
SOME DISTRICTS
- NOT HEARD FROM
Reports From Remote Parts of
County May Swell Total
- Perceptibly.
Escambia county has polled approx
imately 5,500 memberships in tho
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call, aci
cording to a statement made last
night by Chairman W. K. Hyer, at Wiu
close of the campaign. Of the totai
number 5,000 is credited to Pensaoo
la and 500 to the outlying districts.
Several county precincts, and the Na
val Air'-Station, -which are yet to be
heard frpm. are expected to swell the
grand total appreciably. . .
Although the county fell -down on
the 10,000 quota which had been as
feigned to it, by headquarters, its rec
ord was double that of the averagj
community in the entire southern di
vision and the interest greater, it was
stated, than anywhere alse In either
the Southern or the Gulf divisions. "
" Tuterest Was ; Slackncd. -
Siekoess-and.,bad weather- are tba
causes attributed to -the lessened " en-'
thusiasm with the coming of. . peac
perhaps the most important factor
Hn diminishing interest.
5 It will be several days before :I3
exact figures in the campaign are
known as results are expected ta
come in slowly.
Women played a big part in making
the creditable showing for Pensacola
and the street drives on Moncray and
Tuesday, when many new subscrib
ers were obtained, were conducted en
tirely by women.
" Chairman Hyer expressed himself
last night as pleased oer the, results
i as obtained. Pensacola iune up
splendidly, he stated, as did tne re
mainder of the county, and onfy an
unfortunate situation kept us from
gaining the full apportionment. h
was particularly appreciative, of the
support tendered him by The Jour
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PRESIDENT IS
ENROUTE TO ROME;
BIG FETE PLANNED
Paris, Jan. 1. President Wilson to
night is enroute to Rome whede he
will be the guest of King Victor
Emanuel duimg his stay in the Italian
capital. He will visit the Pope and
also the Methodist College, and will
continue his conferences with the
King, Premier Ohlando, and Baron
Sonnino, foerign minister. Important
results are expected from this visit,
which will be the last to allied coun
tries before beginning the peace con
ference. Rome. Jan. 1. (Associated PressJ
Preparations for the reception of
President Wilson at Rome are being
carried out actively night and day.
The road to Nazlonale ia beflagged the
whole length from the railroad station
to the Quirlnal, bunting is flying from
the flagstacs surmounted by gilded
Images of victory. The municipality
will confer on the president the title
of "citizen of Rome."
PRODUCTION OF
GOLD IN U. S. IS
AT VERY LOW EBB
Washington, Jan. 1. Gold produc
tion in the United States in 1918 was
the lowest in twenty years, and silver
eight millions, fine ounces. The small-
est record since 1913, according to a
1r!nt nrfillmlnarv fstlmate. hv dlrec-
tor of mints. Baker, and a geological
survey Issued today.
"OPEN DOOR" IS
JAP POLICY SAY
PEACE DELEGATES
New Tork, January 1. Peace and
"open door in the far east is to be
the key note of Japan's policy at the
peace oenference, according to Baron
Makino, a member of the Japanese
peace - commission, here today, en?
route to Paris. . The Japanese peace
party crossed the continent on a spe
cial train provided by the" United
States government.
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