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BS3B 'BKar:B3BBEBSGI 9 19 1 FLORIDA FORECAST. Local thundershowers Sat urday and Sunday with gentle to moderate south winds. 8 The Pensacola Journal 8 Pensacola's Only Sunday 3 Newspaper J IS VOL. XXII. NO. 184. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS AA II I l I 11 I J III I II I II fl ill II W vvw 1 TRIAL COURT FORHEARINGTHE CASE OF FOB KAISER BEING RAPIDLY ARRANGED IN LONDON Lord Summer is Slated to Preside At Court of Five "Judges Representing the United States, Great Brit ain, France, Italy and Japan. r.T)U A T DDTTATM PAT TPTTHD nTTMT7T? A T . IS SLATED AS High Dutch Government Authority Has Intimated That Strong Protest May Be Made Against the Extradi tion of Former German Emperor From That Coun try for Trial. London, July 4. Lord Sumner will preside over the five judges representing; the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan at the trial of the former emperor, according to the Evening News. Sir Gordon Hewart, solicitor general of Great Britain, will lead for the prosecution. William Hohenzollern, it is said,, will be defended by German counsel, assisted by British law yers, is he wishes them. Amsterdam, July 4. The Dutch government intends to ad here strictly to the judicial point of view in deciding whether the former German emperor will be turned over to the allies, accord ing to a high government authority at the Hague, quoted by a Telegraaf correspondent. It is doubtful whether extradition will be permitted, an official is quoted as saying. Paris, July 4. Premier Lloyd-George's statement in the house of commons yesterday regarding the trial of the former German emperor came as a surprise to the members of the Ameri can peace delegation and to the conference members generally. It -was freelv said in these circles nothing had been communicated - . - - to tnem regarding any decision details of the place of trial and British nremier. Nothincr was was declared, further than what the peace treaty.-,? .-.-,. Amsterdam.' July 4. Serloas spar taclst rioting- took place at Dormund, Prussia, yesterday, and food shops were plundered. Government troops have entered Dormund. Versailles, July 4. Members of the Turkish delegation will leave hero tomorrow. The council of four last week sent them a note saying: noth ing: could be Rained by their longer stay as the Turks raised ' questions concerning: international affair 3 which wouldn't be decided quickly. Berlin. July 4. It is expected that all German prisoners of war will be n the way home in a few days. Paris. July 4. The allies Intend to take adequate measures without de lay to insure speedy execution of the Polish treaty terms, according to the Temps. Premier Clemenceau con ferred today with Andre Tardieu. president of the commission for the execution of territorial and political clauses, and Tardieu has called a ses sion of that commission for tomor row. Leaden skies dimmed the color, but fftt the enthusiasm of . Independence pay in Paris which was celebrated today as never before in history. In deed, with all the French public of fices and schools closed for the day, trire was every sign that the French ifeople had cheerfully adopted the "Glorious Fourth' as an extra holiday of their own. The celebration started as early as 9 o'clock thU morning when the vast pace of the Place de la Concorde wa packed with people to watch the pa rade and review French and American picked troops, marines and bluejack ets. Thousands of the uniformed Americans, brought 'from the various centers in motor trucks to the Espla nade des Invalides, came marching across the Alexandre bridge Into the Place de la Concorde, which was elab orately decorated. Each city repre sented there by a status had sent flowers to deck its memorial. Headed by an American band. French and American troops led by dcucriait x nvi, ivminnuer oi .rans. marched past President Poincare and the chief French and American offi cials. General Pershing stood at the right of Marshal Foch, with Rear Ad miral Harry S. Knapp, U. S. N af his left. As the columns swung by, the crowds cheered the marching men. The decorations for the celebration of the signing of the peace .treaty were in place and these were rein forced for today's occasion by thous ands of American flags., A solemn note was given the brilliancy of the ttcene by the appearance of the old standards of French regiments which fousht with the American forces In the war for independence. These ere brought from the Hotel des In valided and were assembled, with a guard of h"nir, at the entrance of the ';"--nos Elyseec. r, CHIEF PROSECUTOR At 1 . 11 JLJLtt Dy trie council oi mree as to me other matters disclosed by the known concerning the matter, it was provided for in the terms of ,r .. . . - - SPANISH WAR VETERANS IN ANNUAL MEET State Encampment at . San Carlos This Morning Delegates Arrive From East Coast Cities. The 9th annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans of Florida will be held at the San Carlos auditorium at 9:30 o'clock this morn ing. The state encampment will be preceded by a meeting of Col. W. F. Williams Camp, Kol 9, of Pensacola, at nine o'clock, at the San Carlos. Major Thomas M. Woodruff Camp, No. 4, of Jacksonville, sent its delegates in time for the celebration yesterday. . The delegates are Pat Murphey and Jerome Campbell and they are ac companied by Department Command- er George E. Spencer, Dept. Adjutant j bamuel M. uougias ana uept. vi. ai John H. Ek. The Tampa and St. Petersburg delegations will arrive this morning. The public is cordially invited to at tend the sessions of the encampment and the following program will be car ried out: C t Address of Welcome Mayor San ders. Response CoL Bennett, of Fort Barrancas. Addresses Judge John Clay Smith and Dept. Commander Spencer. The annual business session will fol low the speaking, and adjournment is expected by 12:30 o'clock this after noon. At nine o'clock this morning the fol lowing committees are to meet: Credentials Edward W. Thomas, Jr, of Col. W. F. AVilliams Camp, Jerome Campbell and Samuel Douglas of Major Thomas M. Woodruff Camp. Legislation R. M. Cary and John Mann, of CoL W. F. Williams Camn. and Pat Murphy, of Major Thomas M.I Weodruff Camp. ' Auditing O. A. . Bailey and John I Wife of Willard Glad He's Beat. Massey. of Col. W. F. Williams Camp. Toledo, July 4. There Is one woman and Jerome Campbell, of Major Wood- in Toledo tonight happy because .Wll ruff Camp. ; lard is no longer the world's champion. xtesoiuwons ana enacimeni jonn ti . . . Ek. of Major Woodruff Camp, and William Abt, Gus Ungerer and W. L. Zachary, of Col. Williams Camp. DEMPSEY'S MOTHER OVERJOYED BY HER SON WINNING FIGHT Salt Lake City. Utah. July 4. 'Tm overjoyed", shouted Dempsey's moth er when told ber son had won. FIRST TO TRY -, This balloon with a crew of thr ee men headed by Prof. Walter II. Donaldson, started to make a trans Atlantic flight in 1873. the first ever attempted. It came to grief In a storm in Connecticut. 10 miles from its starting point. Brooklyn. It represents the height of advancement in lighter-than-air craft until the beginning of the twentieth century. Here is the balloon and Prof. Donaldson. SPEEDY ONE-SIDED BATTLE IS STAGED BY WILL ARD AND DETJPSEY Crowd in Disorder Scram ble to Shake Hands With New World - Champion Heavyweight; Wife of Willard Glad He's Beat. Toledo, July 4. By virtue of one of the speediest and most one-sided bat tles that ever decided a big fistic event, William Harrison Dempsey today be came the world's champion heavy weight boxer. To all intents and purposes he whipped huge Jesse Will ard, favorite in the meagre betting, in the first round, knocking him down five times. Dempsey thought the referee had announced him 'winner and actually left the ring bu was called back and the butchery continued for two rounds more, when Willard, sitting in his cor ner, with a bewildered look on his swollen face, failed to respond to the gong for the fourth round. "It is no use to continue," said the champion. "My strength went from me in the first round." Dempsey escaped almost unhurt. When Dempsey was proclaimed win .ner, the crowd surged onto the mat in a wild scramble to shake the hand of the new champion At times some of them toppled over onto the tele- g-raphers and reporters just below who were struggling in the mad disorder to report what had happened. Police eventually dispersed them by hustling Dempsey away. Willard was taken to an automo- bile and disappeared from view of the crowd which then itself began tho ' Handley Page originally entered by task of covering the four miles from i vice Admiral Kerr for the trans-At-the arena to the city as best they i lan tic contest, left here at four f if u could, by street car, automobile or on j tnis afternoon New York time, on an foot. While the passing of the heavy- j attempted non-stop flight U New w ight championship was one of the j York, a distance of a thousana iad most dramatic events of modern ring seventy-five miles history, it was lacking entirely in high j , class boxing. With the exception of! Fortwayne, Ind.. July 4. Secretary the first three snappy left jabs with I Daniels speaking here today said tho which Willard opened the contest the ' nation could no more draw into its combat was simnlv a series of terrific ! Shell and permit the fires of Bolshe- drives and smashes, virtually all of : which were delivered by Dempsey The arena, built for eight thousand, was not more than half full. Specta tors lost heavily, reselling tickets five ' to fifteen dollars under the gate prices. The thermometer registered a hundred a hundred and ten when the fght ers entered the ring. t-1 i i i j . i . She is his wife, who came unannounced : from Lawrence. Kansas, and unknown to anybody except Willard and his at- torney occupied a fifty dollar seat in the arena. "I'm sorry Jesse was beat en. But I can truthfully say I'm hap py he is no longer champion, she said, she added he will no longer be a pub lic man and can stay with her and children. She was waiting at home here for him and sat bathing his eye. Willard said he had had his flins at i it and wished Dempsey all the luck and rrchex in the world. OCEAN FLIGHT n m as NEWS IN BRIEF a H 8 FROM ALL OVER iirl-w UNIVERSE K! 3S 3C Florence, July 4. Serious riots oc curred here today in protest against the high cost of living. Rioters held up merchants and fixed their own prices for products. Henley, July 4. Major Paul Whit Ington, U. S. A. was defeated today for the Kingswood sculls in the Hen ley regatta by Lieutenant T. M. Nus sey, of the British army. Buenos Aires, Thursday, July 4. A serious epidemic of Spanish influ enza has broken out here. The disease is taking a dangerous form and there are over eight hundred case in the local hospitals. Savannah, Ga July 4. With a speed of nearly 80 miles an hour, Lawrence O'Neal, won two motorcycle races here today. His time for the ten mile race was on in 29 minutes, 42 secorQs. Bad roads compelled him to .stop twice. J. Williams was second. Paris, July 4. Georges Leygues. ! French minister of marine, presided j at a dinner in honor of General Per- i shing. Hear Admiral Knapp and fifty American generals and field officers ' 1st evening. Marshals Foch and Retail and Generals Dubail. Weigand and j Berthelot were also guests. j 1 Harbor Grace. N. ., July 4. ine vism or anarchy to destroy the world than man could think of his own safe ty as he heard the cries of children in a burning building across the street UNITED STATES IN POSITION TO GRASP MOST GOLD Washington, July 4. Already pos sessed of the greatest single stock of gold in history, the L'liitedj States could lay claim today to most of the rem-'nlng free gold of the world in payment of its favorable merchan dise balance, the federal reserve bul ' tn will say in its July issue. Tho balance appropriated $9,000,000. 000 fn the last three years and bids fair to continue at the same rate this year, affording a problem to ar- range payments without bankrupting debtor nations and still further en- J hanclng the cost of living here through the importation of -more metal. ARMY-NAVY-CIVILIANS CELEBRATION AT FORT BARRANCAS ON TODAY SOUTHERN YACHT CLUB RACES NEW ORLEANS TO PENSACOLA UNDER WAY; BOATS ARRIVE 9-12 Winners in Long Distance Race Will Be Announced By ' Captain Roberts at Banquet Tonight At San Carlos Hotel Given By Pensacola Yacht Club ; Visiting Yachtmen Expected to Remain Over Sunday. The long distance race of the Southern Yacht Club, which was post poned 24 hours, owing to the storm, was started at West End. New Or leans, at 5 o'clock yesterday after noon. The slower craft will reach Pensacola about 9 o'clock this morn- m ing. The faster craft, which started this morning at daybreak, should reach Pensacola about noon. Capt. Roberts, representing the race committee of . the Southern Yacht Club, arrived here Friday morning accompanied by Mrs. Roberts, and they are guests at the San Carlos ho-.el during their stay. Capt. Rob erts is the official timer for the long distance race and will be assisted by the local regatta committee of the Pensacola Yacht Club. His decisions will be rendered as to the winners at the banquet of the Pensacola Yacht Club to be . held at the San Carlos hotel at 9 o'clock this evening. at which banquet all members of the Pensacola Yacht Club and the visiting yachtsmen will be -present. It Is planned. In view of the post ponement of the long distance race, to give the visiting yachtsmen a dip in the finest surf on the gulf coast at Santa Rosa Island, and if possl- kl. ...Til Vv ni-Airn irA 1irUTl tt remain in our harbor during Sund? and start their race for Blloxi for the Werner cup early Monday morn ing. The dance at the Osceola Club has been called off owing to the fact that the banquet was necessarily postponea to Saturday night. The yacnt ciuo will be open to members and guests during Saturday and Sunday. It is very much regretted that Capt. Paul. P. Stewart was unable to pilot his fine boat, the Mercathades. in the race, owing to pressing business re- quiring his present" in Pensacela, but he is to be congratulated Vn having the ablest pilot of the Southern Yacht i XTTVTir VfYRTT TA'K'F'Q Club. Captain James R. Behrens. vJl" 1 WXVXV XAXVli(0 Club, Captain the helm. Capt. Behrens is an honor ary member of the Pensacola Yacht Club and has won two legs of the Garic cup in previous events, while Tti cfi.-.mand tf the yacht Elizabeth. It is very much regretted that Cant. Rhea, of the Southern Yacht Club will be unable to participate in the race as his fine yacht was scuttled by unknown parties during Thursdav ,iiri-kt -lust aftpr htm foftri trottn hr Inl fine. 'trim for the races. It will be remembered that Capt. Rhea was a hero in 1916 in securing everyone at the Edmundson pavilion on Santa Rosa Island in the height of the storm of that year, his being the last boat to leave the island before the seas came over tht land strip and washed away the pavilion. A number of very large bets have been wagered on this race, one'beincj for $10,000 even that the yacht Brenda will win the Garic cup. The Garic cup, which is perhaps the finest trophy being competed for, and which must be won three times suc cessively by the same boat before awarded, has been won twice on three occasions. Its status to date is as follows: 1913 Elizabeth; Mackie. 1913 Elizabeth; Mackie. 1914 Glendoveer; Jahncke. 1913 Glendoveer; Jahncke. 1916 Quicksilver; Jahncke. ALL NATIONS IN WASHINGTON IN PEACE PARADE Washington. July 4. The return of world peace was the dominating spirit of Washington's celebration of Inde pendence Day. Pageantry in which the calls of industry and other civil ian occupations to returning soldiei and sailors, were displayed and a pa. rade in which all the nations arrayeu against Germany and Austria were represented, featured the observance. Members, of the cabinet and other high government officials and thous ands of citizens tonight heard a chorus of thouaanda of voices sing na tional and patriotic songs to . the ac- companiment of the United S ta tea marine band from the steps of the j capitoL FIRST CRUISERS START AT 4 P. M. New Orleans, La., July 4. Word coming from the weather bureau at 3 p. m. today to the effect that the storm in the gulf near Pensacola was abating, the motor cruisers to make the long distance race from here to Pensacola, lined up at the starting line at at 4 p. m. were sent away on their journey. The Firefly and Nath alie left at 4 p. m., while the Violet, Tennessee and Spitfire sailed at 6 p. m. These were preceded to the rigolets by the Southern Yach Club pilot boat in charge of Chairman Gordon H. Chapman. The Au Revolr will leave here at 3:30 a. m., Saturday, and the Brenda II, Lurline II and Kuicksllver will leave at 5:30 a. m. It is expected one of these last named boats will win the race, the trophy to .the winner being the Garlc cup. JULY FOURTH IS CELEBRATED AT BREST BY FRENCH Brest, July 4. The American Na tional holiday was celebrated in Brest without the presence of American troops, all officers and enlisted men being confined to their barracks. No Americans were seen on the streets of the town with the exception of holders of passes. The buildings were . plentifully decorated with the French and American colors, but only civil j ians were allowed on the streets, the olive drab uniform being conupicluous " y it9 absence. This situation was the result of the dashes that occurred between French and American marines and soldiers last Sunday. PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID OUTRAGES New York, July 4. Public buildings. J regard to the carrying of cameras. It power houses, telegraph and telephone ; was stated that the armed guard will lines, the homes of officials who have (look well and see that none are al inxurriui tVi wrath nf radiralii and 1 lowed inside the naval reservation at J churches and synagogues were being guarded today against bomb outrages, n it t uA .m Every policeman in the city 'was on duty and in addition secret service agents state guardsmen and firemen were held in readiness in case of an emergency. A special Squad of policemen and plain clothes men was thrown around I. the Prince George hotel, headquarters of the Lusk committee investigating Bolshevism in the state of New York BIG DIRIGIBLE HEARD FROM LAST NIGHT OFF SYDNEY Sydney. Nova Scotia. July 4. The British dirigible R-34. enroute to Min eola. N. Y from East Fortune, Scot land, and the Handley-Page bombin? plp.ne which started for Mineola to day from Harbor Grace, were both about 50 miles off Sydney at 8:40 o'clock. New York time, tonight, ac cording to wireless reports here. TEMPERATURES AT MANY PLACES ON YESTERDAY HIGH Washington. July 4. Temperatures of 10 degrees in Washington, Boston. Philadelphia. Hartford, Conn., and Harrisburg. Pa, were registered to day. The official temperature at To ledo was 94. but officials said they believed it was fully 110 in the arena. FRENCH PLAN A MONUMENT TO HERO AMERICANS Paris, July 4. A monument to the American soldiers who perished in France will be erected In May of next year near the . tomb of LaFayette in the Plcpush cemetery. PROGRAM SET FOR YESTERDAY BE CARRIED OUT All of Big Doings Postponed On Account of Storm Will Be Put On in Full De tail. EVERYBODY INVITED TO ATTEND EVENTS Holiday Will Be Observed At Fort, Navy Yard and At Ship Yards- Big Crowds Are Expected. The Independence Day celebration which was planned for yesterday and postponed on account of the storm, will be held today, according to a statement Issued yesterday after a conference of officials of the naval air" station. Fort Barrancas and the Pen sacola Shipbuilding company. The storm which centered around the gulf coast did not do any great -damage to the preparations, although working parties from the army and navy were busy all day re-erecting the varloua decorations for the big celebration. With this came the announcement that the program of the intended ce!e bratlon will be run off according to the schedule originally planned and the races of speed boats, barges and cutters as well as the swimming and foot races, with the wrestling and boxing exhibitions, will take place as was Intended. It was generally understood and an nounced at the navy yard that the celebration would be deferred to Sun day until after the conference at which time it was officially announced that Saturday was the day selected and with it came the announcement that it would be a general holiday at the shipbuilding plant as well as at the navy yard and Fort Barrancas, for the civil service and civilian employes. This will give the shipbuilders a chance to bring their families and friends out to see the big event. - An announcement was also made in I the restriction of taking pictures o navy yards and military posta has not ii.r1 J been lifted. I The program will start promptly in , the morning and the same passenger J carrying facilities on the water and j by the Bayshore line will be in force. j The schedule of the sub chasers and j the quartermaster boat as previously announced will hold good. Although the service celebration was deferred, Pensacola yesterday did honor to the memory of the sign ing of the Declaration of Independ ence. Maxent Park. Bayview, Pal metto Beach and Kupfrian's Parle were the scenes of festivities and the populace crowded to these places, be sides the many other open house and smaller celebrations. The railroad brotherhoods held a picnic at Palmetto Beach and the place was overflowed with people celebrating and showing their real American spirit. Many of the acele brations were reinforced by service men and although traffic was held up on the Bayshore line all of yester day morning, the army and navy post received a share of the merrymakers, who were not aware of the postpone ment of the service festivities. A great crowd is expected at Fort Barrancas today. Arrangements are being made to take care of a record number. EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN DEFEATED IN GREAT BRITAIN London. July 4. Women's emanci pation bill, before the house of com mons for some time, was defeated to day. It was announced the government intended to introduce next week a hVll to take the place of the emancipation bill. It' would place men and women on equal terms In civil and Judicial matters. i