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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-12
rAx ssoRs NOTICE

will be at my office in the town hall
from to 1880 a. m. daily Mch 18th to
April 80, 1914 for the purpose OF re-
ceiving returns on all taxable property,
both real and personal, within the corr
porate limits of the town Of Punta Gorda
for the year 1914
Mch. 2 1914 SCISSOR of p. G.
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Workhouse for ProIii vioIator.

The first case alleging violation OF
the prohibition laws passed on by
the supreme court since Criminal
Judge A. j. Neal began rigid enforce
ment at Nashville was that Of win
Mays. The supremeseouft affirmed
his workhOuse sentence.
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what She Wanted.

Library Attendant-A foreign look
ing woman came In today and asked
for "Cottage& Cheese" Friend Ha!
Did she think the library was a gro
Gerry store? L. A.--No: after some
questioning found out that she want
ed scottish Chiefs Boston Trans
cript.
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SPECIAL MEETING
March 8. 1914

A special meeting Of the Board of
County Commissioners for DeSoto County
held in the Office of said board at o.
clock a. m. March s. 1914. for the purpose
of canvassing the election returns of the
special election held in the Charlotte
Harbor Special Road and Bridge
district. held on the 3rd day Of
March. 1914. the following members were
present. ". w. Surrency chairman; HI.
J. Downing. John Hagan. Joseph Crews
and w. G. Welles. The vote of said e.
lection was canvassed and the results de-
clared as follows:
For Special Road and Bridge District
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Woman Senator Has Fair Rival.

Mrs. James j. Brown, survivor Of
the Titanic disaster, prominent in
Denver and Newport society. is after
Helen Ring Robinson's seat in the
Colorado senate. Herpfriends declare
she already has made plans for a
campaign for the Office next fall.
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Post Of Archivist for Widow.

Gov. b. w. Cooper. of Tennessee.
rendered the Office Of state archivist
to Mrs. r. w. Carmack, widow Of the
former senator. The position was
made vacant by the death Of Robert
Il. Quarles. 1t Is not known whether
of not Mrs. Carmack will accept.
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Conducted Funeral. Then Died.

Returning to the rectory after Of
ciating at the funeral services Of a
lifelong friend, DIR. Nathaniel r..
Cornwall, rector CT Christ Episcopal
church at Stratford, Conn, died sud
denly Of heart disease. He was for
merly pastor Of the parish church at
Stratford on Avon, England, where
Shakespeare was baptized.
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same being the most satisfactory to the
board.
1t was moved and carried the time for
receiving bids for the special Punta Gorda
Drainage District bonds be, and the same
is hereby extended to April Sth, 1914,
noon.
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colonel Has New Grandson.

A son was born to Mrs. Richard
Derby at New York, who before her
marriage was Miss Ethel Roosevelt.
A cablesram Immediately was dis
patched 10 Colonel Roosevelt in Bra
I'll.
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COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Routine Business Transacted by DeSoto
County Board at Last Regular
Meeting

The Honorable Board or County Com
missioners met in general session at their
Office in Arcadia. March End. A. D.. 1914.
The following members were present: ".
w. Surrency. j. w. Hagan, Joseph Crews.
HI. ]. Downing and w. c. Wells.
The minutes of the February meeting
were read and corrections made; same
was approved.
Petition from the citizens of Sebring
precinct praying for the establishment of
a special road and bridge district was
presented to the board and. after discus
sion. upon motion duly made and carried.
same was allowed and ordered to take
its regular legal course
Widows pension claims of Mrs. l. ].
Towns was presented to the board and
same duly approved.
1t was moved and carried that ]. A..
Harris be leased to M. G. Carlton at the
rate Of $40 per month for the remainder
OF the time of his sentence.
A motion was duly made and carried
that the County Attorney is hereby in
structed to take steps to comply with the
invalidating of the bond election OF the
Punta Gorda special road and bridge dis
trio.
Petition for establishment of road
from Lily to Brownville by way of Kinsey
was referred to Highway Engineer for
report
Petition for road running from Lily to
Limestone (Saw Grass road was refer
red to Highway Engineer.
Petition for establishing road from corn
er Of sections one and twelve In township
SO s. range 20 e. to where sail line in
tersects Arcadia and Tampa road was,
by motion. referred to Highway Engineer.
1t was moved and carried THAI the
Board of County Commissioners grant
permit to Walter Hart to construct and
operate a horrc traiEway seven feet wide
on north side of road leading from. the
head of Palmetto creek to a point at the
northwest corner of southwes. quarter
Of southeast quarter. section 20, township
80, range 2S east.
Petition to establish road from W. J.
Altman's to S. W. Conways was received
and fled, same was referred to the High
way Engineer.
The Board of County Commissioners
hereby recommend to the Governor
the appointment of William Hauptmann
TO the Office Of Justice of the Peace for
Zoifo precinct No. IL.
Resolved by the Board of County Com
nissioners. that we hereby appropriate
5000 to be added to an appropriation
by the u. S. Government of 1915 to carry
out the Farm Demonstration work in De-
Soto County.
Depl ) erif's bond Of A, Z. Withers
with Il. J.. Su9per and Geo. z. Sebring
as suretios, was presented to board and
same ras approved.
Sotsr Jord Of NV. Sturdy. with C.M.
Carrier ana A. f. Dewey as sureties. was
presented to the board and same WAS
duly approved.
II is hereby recommended to the Comp
troller to allow W. F. Britt to redeem all
land east of A. C. L. Ry. of southeast
quarter OF southwest quarter. section l.
township SS south. range "a east, at a
valuation of $780, The reason Of this re-
Quest is that the assessment of $500 is
excessive.
The time having arrived for the OPEN
ing of bids for the carload Of culvert ma
terial. the bid of the Birmingham Metal
Products Company was accepted, the
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Hanged by His Necktie.

Thomas Haddock stumbled In the
darkness at the rear of his grocery
store at Birmingham, Ala, his neck
tie catching on an iron hook, and he
was choked to death. He had been
dead an hour when found.
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1t appears, therefore. upon the face OF
the returns. that the said vote is irregu-
lar. and 1t Is not certain to the board the
manner of paying for the roads and brid-
ges in said district. Therefore. in our
opinion, the said election is insufficient
and Of no effect. and must be again sub
mitted to the people.
There being no further business the
board adjourned.
v. w. sURRENcY.
Chairman.
A. L. DURANGO,
County Clerk.
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A new newspap press and a
linotype machine to be install
ed by the Arcad B Enterprise,
which, with these EDITIONS to its
plant, will have o. ( Of the best
equipped printing offices in the
state.
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In idleness alone there is per-
petual dispair. Better keep busy.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
FIGHTING WITH
INVISIBLE ENEMY

London. Sept. 2s.-The terror OF
modern warfare in fighting with long,
ranged guns and facing fire from an
invisible enemy is yividly described
by many Of the wounded who have
reached here. A lance corporal of
the Connaught rangers told of the
troops he was with being in the line
OF battle for three days before they
saw a German. si \
"The disconcerting thing in the
present lighting with modern weap-
ons Is that you may be In action for
hours without seeing the enemy" said
the corporal. zone day we lay for
ten hours in the trenches with shells
dropping around us like rain. We
could see puffs Of smoke along the
horizon and hear the constant roar Of
the gums, but that was all. Only when
you got q bullet In the arm or leg
did you realize that you were really ia
q battle. s 4, 5Si
s 81 Though we were under fire con-
sstantly, i was three. hole days bs-
fore we actually set eyes on 8 Ger
man. After that there was plenty
of shand-to-hand fightius. 4.
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DUMDUM BULLETS
FOUND ON BRITISH

Aix-la-Chapelle. Sept. "a The
head of the Red Cross division in
Rhileland today showed American
correspondents dumdum bullets, 1000
of which, he said, had been found on
British soldiers taken at Maubeuge.
The end of these bullets was uniacket-
ed and tipped with lead which con-
tanned Il copper core. 1t was a As
caliber make, similar to cartridges
used for big game. These soft-nosed
bullets had caused ugly injuries to
the German wounded which ne had
personally treate |. said the Red Cross
chief.
The officer spoil, without animus
and only gave evidence which. he said,
he had personally gathered. The
French bullets were uniformly good,
he declared. made small wounds and
did not spread.
According to the officials story, he
had treated German wounded who
had been shot with British buckshot.
The Red Cross chief said he had
>seen a Red Cross automobile fired on
at Battieste by Belgian civilians. At
Dahlen, the Red Cross officials said,
they had been fired on bv Belgians at
midnight, after being kindly treated
by them during the day.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
GERMAN SHELLS
INTO HOSPITAL

Bordeaux, Sept. 23.-Madame Paul
head of the French Woman's Ampu-
lance corps, has sent q report to the
government from. Etain. in the de-
partment Of Meuse, in which she de-
scribes the bombardment Of hospi-
tai at that place by the Germans on
August "a.
The first shot from the German ar
tillery, Madame Paul declares
brought down the Red Cross. flag on
the roof Of the building, and frag-
ment Of this same shell shattered 9
basin at the side Of a table upon
which DR.. Proust Of Paris was ,operat-
ing on serious case.
The doctor then moved into room
in another wing OF the building, IN
which there were five wounded Ger
man soldiers. The shells began to
fall faster. and finally this section oi
the building had to be abandoned.
Tho wounded were moved to Verdun,
twelve miles away.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
WESTERN RIDERS
TO j()II| CORPS
Canada Authorizes organi-
zation of Company of
Cracks.

Winnipeg, Man, Sept. 2s.-Colonel
Sam Hughes, minister of militia, to-
day authorized Colonel James Mac
the mounted corps in British Column
.bia for service iliftS1 luce.
NJ 4 .'7Ea Ef efps witty s5sst@>of nothing
but expert riders faAd crack shots.
and will be largely fecrulted in the
interior of British Columbia, Idaho
and Montana. Already MacDonell re-
ceived many applications for enlist
ment, each man undertaking to fur
nish his own horse. Many applica-
tions are from Idaho and Montana
COW boys and rough riders. Equip
mcnt for the regiment will be provid-
ed for by private subscriptions, most
ly from the citizens Of British Colum-
.Dia~
S".- The regiment will be equipped with
machine guns, which have already
been donated by prominent citizens of
Vancouver.
The regiment will be ready for SER
vice in November
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Paris, Sept. 23.-In a furious night
attack opened by the allies simultan-
eously along the whole line between
the Aisne and the Disc rivers at
o'clock Tuesday morning, the Ger
mans were surprised in their trenches
and driven out at several points on
the German right. both sides suffer-
ing very heavy losses.
Soon after the attack opened the
Germans directed an attack against
the allies lines further to the east,
hand-to-hand encounter, in which
line after line clashed in terrific bay
onet charges in the dark:
During yesterday severe fighting
occurred along the entire battle line,
which has narrowed to about 30
miles. About o'clock in the after
noon a lull was perceptible, the Ger
mans being exhausted from the re-
peated counter-a attacks directed
against the French and British, who
invariably repulsed them, generally
with gains to the allies.
Allies Attack With Fury.
During the early part of the night
the engagement had narrowed to ac-
tivity of the heavy guns and the fire
was desultory. But at 2 o'clock in
the morning preconcerted attack by
the allies opened with unprecedented
fury. Artillery, rapid firing guns and
small arms crashed forth as II at a
given signal and the fire was over
whelming.
On the allies left the onslaught
was conducted with the greatest vigor,
for here the attacking French and
British had made the greatest ad-
vances and the troops were buoyed
up by the full enthusiasm of their
triumphs.
The French gunners had the range
and raked the German trenches with
CALLING fire. Under cover of this
and the rapid frers which swept the
top Of the line of trenches, the Brit
ish and French cavalry and infantry
advanced and stormed them.
Germans Taken by Surprise.
The energy of the attack took the
Germans by surprise and after q
fierce struggle at the trenches the
Germans were driven back. The Ger
man resistance was desperate. It was
not until they were overwhelmed by
numerically stronger forces that they
were swept from their position.
Fresh troops, hitherto not In action,
,were brought up by the French to de-
eide the battle further to the east. y
# Tho vigor with which this engage
ment was fought rivAlled that OF the
clash against the German right. Here
the German counter-attack opened
the fray and the impetus Of the Of
fensivo movement seemed to hold
them closer to the attack. Bayonsta
u l
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WARS EFFECT
:. is Worldwide
/ NO place FREE
Reports Received From Mis-
sion Workers Show Dis
asters of Warfare.
WESTERN AFRICA
HAS HARD FUTURE
Persia is EnguIfcd in Chaotic 'condi-
ditions-Ilven Half Slave Tribes of
Chill and Wandering Indian Tribes
Arc Affected.

New York, Sept 23.-Belated re-
ports from outposts of missions estab-
lished throughout the world by the
Presbyterian church. made public
here today, tell Of worldwide condi-
tions unparalleled in the history OF
the church.
There is no spot under the sun, ac-
cording to these reports. where the
European war has failed to strike 4
blow at commerce.; no inhabitant OF
the civilized world. even to the half
slave Indians of Chill and the wander
ing tribes of Syria. who has failed tc
feel it's effects in some degree.
The situation in West Africa is
critical. Syria is engulfed by uttei
hopelessness; Persia is in a chaotic
condition and the missionaries in In.
dla are shut off from the outside
financial aid. In many other places
conditions are critical
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dent occurred while his majesty was
making tour of inspection of the
Belgian forts. He, noticed that his
chauffeur was taking him near the
German lines and ordered him to
stop. Instead, the chauffeur put on
fun speed and headed straight for the
enemy.
King Albert drew his revolver and
shot the chauffeur dead.
Papers were found on his body
showing that the Germans had prom
ised him 100000 If he was success
full in delivering the king into their
hands,
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CAR SENDS HIS
THANKS TO ARMY

Petrograd (via London), Sept 23.-
The commander-in-chief Of the Rus
sian army has sent the following tele-
gram to General Ivanoff: ~
"The emperor has ordered me to
transmit to the gallant armies in, the
southwest his warm thanks for the
splendid prowess shown by the Rus
sion troops. I am happy to carry out
the will OF his majesty"
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lunged and struck and the two lines
swayed back and forth in Titanic
struggle until there arrived the rein
forcements to the support Of the
French line. These were Immediate
ly hurled into the front line and their
energy turned the tide Of the battle.
The Germans were hurled back, but
the allies gain in ground was not con-
siderable.
Nowhere were the allies forced
back-the steel wall" held
General Joffre Optimistic.
Although Minister of War Miller
and today declared that the Battle
of Two Rivers" Aisne and the Disc,
probably would last for some days.
the report he received from General
Joffre, in supreme command Of the
allied forces, was very optimistic.
General Joffre's report says: '.The
, turning movement of the allies' left
continues. General Won Kluck's ar
my is retiring, and the Indications are
that the German center has reached
the high tide Of its resistance and
also will soon be forced to retire to
a new position"
THE completion of the allies lines
opposite the German center from Al.
SAGE to the Argonnes effectively de-
prives the German forces of any great
scope of movement.
Auc rTeuCA Ou1Clal report issued IN
the afternoon, from which the mid
night report declared there had been
no change, stated the Germans had
been forced to give ground before the
French advance on the right bank Of
the Oise.
Long-range bombardment by the
Germans marked the extent Of their
activities between the Disc ana the
Atsne up to the time Of the night IT..
tack. 'sl s.
In the stretch from Rheims to SOU.
ain the Germans had tried to press
forward. but had been repulsed.
while some progress had been made
east Of Souain toward the Argonnes.
Right Wing Of Allies Holds.
Violent attacks by the German left
against the positions held by the IL:
lies right wing in an effort to RainR
the heights of the river Meuse alone
the line from Treeauvaux to Heudi.
court. intersectng viEneulles, were
repulsed In the Woevre district 81
the French, the enemy being unahio
to secure a foothold on. the coyoNed.
positions. a rs 80 .s
Tho enemy has croased the frrnfiaa
again On the French right and hss -.
occupied DomesEro. to the south u,
BlAm0nt. while on September - aAd
II the French made IN impot4aaNS
capture of twenty commissariaf mo-
tors with their crews ana cApfur00!
number Of German prisoners " tAoA
Pruaian Bavarian LAndWehr - -; -
ssrvs corpa ss|ss
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EGYPT, STORY is
CHARGED TO GERMAN

Washington, Sept. 2s.-The British
embassy today received the follow
ing dispatch from Its foreign officer:
Germans are spreading reports
that the British commander in Egypt
has seized reserve funds Of Egyptian
dette publique and cash funds of na-r
tional bank and minister of finance,
and has sent them to London, Issuing
equivalent amount of notes. This story
is a pure invention"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
THEIR DUTY TO
ACCEPT .1IIIIEI; I'll | Ian
J Wilson M'afiasaiirs; 5; 'c Coal Up
orators Should Take
Federal Basis.

Washington, Sept 23.-President
wilson to-day told President Welborn
OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany that he believed it the duty of
the operators to accept the basis for
the settlement OF the strike. as pro-
posed by the federal nlediarors.
Mr. Weloorn replied the operators
objected to several points of the nlan
but President Wilson asked that they
reconsider the question.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
FLEET ORDERED TO
CLEAR SOUTHERN SEA

4 New York, Sept. 23.-There is a
persistent report In shipping circles
that six Of the feet Of British cruis-
ers which have been patrolling north
Atlantic waters have been ordered to
steam south ct full speed to clear the
South Atlantic Of German cruisers,
recently active there. It is said they
will make special effort to capture the
Karlsruhe and the North German
Lloyd liner, Kronptinz Wilhelm.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
MORE ARRIVE

New Arrivals from European War
Zone Reach United States.
New York, Sept. 23-The White
Star liner Olympic arrived today from
Liverpool with 2.055 passengers.
many Of them Americans who escap-
ed from the war zone. Other ships
are due late today.
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ARE RE-NOMINATED.

Eleven Con%ressmcn Succeed i'm pri-
mary Election.
Trenton, N. j., Sept. 23.-Late re-
turns from yesterdays primary ,elec-
Iion show the domination of eleven
New jersey congressman who were
candidates for denomination.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23

Thomas w. Hardwick, who for
the past twelve years has been one
of Georgia's representatives in the
lower nouse of congress, has just
been nominated by the Democrats
of his state to fill out the unexpired
term of the late Senator Bacon. The
nomination is equivalent to an cleo
tion. The seat is, nowheld by w. s.
West, who was appointed by the
governor to fill the .acancy until an
election could be held. Mr.. Hard
wick will be q senator until March
3, 1919.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
Sensational Aerial Raid Made
On German Zeppelin Center;
Drop Bombs on Great Hangers

Antwerp, GA squadron
anre HANGERS Eonr point
trouble He succeeded however landing Belgiu
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
ALLIES MAKE FURIOUS NIGHT ATTACK ON GERMANS
May PROSECUTE FOR
VIOLATION or U. S..
NEUIRAL.ITY IN WAR

Washington. scs,e. a3.-Action
on the ALLEGED violation of neu-
tlaiity by the Siaseollsett wire
less station in acccDting mes
sage from a British cruiser, to-
day awaited the outcome of the
conference besWccn Secretary
Daniels and Officials of the de-
partinents of state and Justice.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
virginia ADDED
TO DRY COLUMN
Prohibition Election Results
in Voting Saloons Out
Of Another City,

Richmond, va,s Sept. 2s.-while
complete returns from the statewide
prohibition election are still lacking,
figures today showed the voters had
placed Virginia in the dry column
by a majority of $3.50.
The result means that after Novem-
'ber, 1916, Virginia will be "dry."
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
Austrian Cruisers Damaged

Austrian Cruisers Damaged.
London, Sept. 23.-In dispatch
from Rome the correspondent OF the
Central News says travellers who ar
rived at the italian capital, from Sc
benico, in Dalmatia. declare the Aus
trian cruisers, Maria Theresa and Ad-
miral sStaun, have put into that port
badly DAMAGED.