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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11
PROMOTING FOREIGN TRADE

Summarizing the work of the last
year in promoting foreign trade, Mr..
Redfield, in his report, says:
''The United States is one of the
three foremost commercial nations.
1t is essential to it's prosperity that
it should be inferior to no other coun-
try in it's governmental system for
the fostering and protection of it's
trade, both domestic and foreign.
Such system is now firmly estab-
lished. In foreign countries the adj
mirable acknowledgment work
which the consular officers OF the de-
partment of state carry on is now to
be supplemented through the service
of corps of commercial attaches,
which will fill a gap heretofore exist
ing in our organization as compared
with that of other nations. These,
with the group of special travelling in
vestigators or commercial agents who
continue the valuable technical stud
les of markets abroad, constitute for
the first time in the foreign field a
complete and well5balanced system
of federal aid to trade in foreign
lands.
"The special fund for promoting
commerce in Central and South
America, of which eighty per cent. is
allotted to field investigation and the
remainder in Washington, should be
continued and supplemented, as a per-
manent occupation of Latin-American
markets is the only wise policy for
our government to support"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

With a cotton crop which ordinarily
would have been worth $1,000,000,-
600. and which during the first three
months of the cotton-moving season
would have brought into this section
not less than $500, 100000 or $600,000,-
900 of money from abroad and from
New England, the south at the begin
ming of the war suddenly found it.
self in a situation which has no prece-
dent in history. Never before had
cotton been unstable. 1t has annu-
ally brought to the south $500, 900
or more of foreign money, and thus
maintained the financial strength of
the nation. 1t had been the boast of
bankers as we'll as of growers that
cotton was always salable under any
conditions; that neither war nor pan
&c prevented it's being one of the
worlds best assets for quick realiza-
ton and ready money. 1t ought not.
therefore, to have surprised the bust
ness interests of this country that,
when the south suddenly confronted
the situation of this staple, heretofore
regarded as good as gold itself in all
the markets of the world, being abso-
lntely unstable at any price, there
should have been sudden stopping
of the wheels of trade.-Baltimore
Manufacturers Record.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11
TWO SIDES TO EVERY sToav

There are always to side e -
cry question. and when the mlslfsNl
Of a household complains tat -
cannot keep a servant n e. ~ a
ways the fault Of the aerTant
A ehambermaid In one - ~ t
city hotels held three positions -
fore joining the hotel helpers. So
asked why she preferred wofkiaH =
a hotel instead 81 a prifais iaN.'f
she Is reported 20 have sid
cause for a Boz q things. neeaass
don't set interfeFed wifh uhen ] -
trying 90 cook or clean. neoanse
don't have 20 make 'lns' fishes -
all the nne things iefl oul neesass
get my work done some tine. 49,
have a sood room. good feod 80
wages. and good good times ~lia g
other girls when Ne are %
III every woman knea coekinG -
housework and ala noi have - -
and such be meals -
fancy table linen and silver ana
glass, she wouldn't need esFtsaiI
only some strong womaa - eisan -
wash"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Both the State and Dixie pay
high tribute to Rivers H. Buford.
The Estate" does not hesitate to say
that he is the finest prosecuting attor-
ney in the state. Not that he is so
"savigrous" but rather because he is
so impartial, and acts with so much
judgment and discretion. Mr.. Bu-
ford has prepared bill which will be
submitted to the next legislature
which has for it's purpose the crea-
ton of an assistant circuit court of
Florida, and providing for the APP
pointment and compensation of the
judge of said court The bill of Mr..
Buford will if enacted, prove a great
blessing to Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11
THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCES
INTERVIEW

OF the sincerity Of the German
Crown Prince in the interview which
he gave Karl H. Won Wiegand there
can be no question, but If he hoped
by it to strengthen sentiment in this
country in behalf of Germany's cause
he made very great mistake. He is
quoted as saying that undoubtedly
this is the most stupid, senseless and
unnecessary war of modern times"
If he had stopped there the greater
part of the world would have agreed
with him, but he insisted that cit is
a war not wanted by Germany, l can
assure you, but it was forced on US"
In other parts of the interview he
said that nothing would convince the
German people that the war wasn't
engineered solely and wholly with the
view of crushing Germany"
1t may be that it is the purpose of
the allies now to crush Germany.
They certainly appear to be trying
their best to do it, and they may have
started out to do it when war became
inevitable, but there is very great
difference of opinion as to who start
ed the war and whether it was in
augurated to crush Germany. The
mistake that the Crown Prince made
was in giving out the interview at
all because it afforded those in this
country who dissent from the German
view, and they seem to be in the
majority, the opportunity to reiterate
the statements on which they base
the opinion that the German Emperor
could easily have prevented the war.
The interview gave new impetus
to the discussion of the question as
to who is responsible for the war, a
question in which the interest was
becoming less intense.
1t is expected, of course, that no
one of the belligerents will admit re-
sponsibility for the war. The Ger
mans and Austrians place it upon the
allies and the allies place it upon
Germany and Austria 1t would be
nonsense to expect otherwise.
So when one of the belligerents
puts out a white book or a yellow
| book or book of any other color
| dealing with the question no great
amount of comment is excited, but a
statement from the German Crown
Prince offered a shining mark for
comment and the opponents of Ger
many in this country promptly seized
upon it. Hence, it is a fair statement
that the Crown Prince made a mis-.
| take in giving out an interview, if his
purpose was to make friends for Ger
many in this country. The German
| Imperial Chancellor on the occasion
of the opening of the Reichstag on
Wednesday placed the responsibility
for the war on England, but his state.
ment will not cause such an amount
of comment as did that of the Crown
Prince-Savannah News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

If the war in Europe lasts as long
as Lord Kitchener predicts, it will
leave Europe in a sad plight-worse
than the most foresignted can con-
ceive. The merchant marine of the
contending nations will be almost de-
stroyed. Fifteen millions of men now
out of useful or producing employ
ment and depending for food and raj
ment upon the few left behind, tells
its own story. The United States
must quickly build up a merchant ma
rine and bend every sinew to produce
what Europe needs and must buy.
The United States must be inspired
to make conquest of the trade of
the world. We must profit by the
folly of the warning nations. We
must emphasize in big, startling let
ters the truth of the statement that
peace hath her victories no less pro-
nounced than war"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

The tax assessors of Texas are
meeting today. Their principal bus
mess is to discuss the best way of
arriving at just way of assessing
personal property-money in bank,
stocks, bonds, notes, mortgages, etc.
Whether or not person living in
one place and owning personal prop
erty in another place is subject to as
sessment of the same in the city of
his residence, and whether the mort
gagor as well as the mortgage
ought not to be assessed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11
WAY THINGS 30 NOT rs...
FITTiN.

Since this paper. . feu -.
ago. charged The FefriHsraiar -.
destroying the natural laasa -.
flavor Of a.eats, fsh. poultry aas 90.
foods, the newspapers had ma .
say on the subject and az q -
have accused Editor Frank llar.s +.
the ocala Banner o. being re go.
OF the charge. This. doabtieaa -.
because he was the first editor - =.
that. since the enactment % lha -.
food laws. nothing tastes as,s.
The Herald undertook 70 explain -,
IL Is not the pure food las. Ia s.
that causes the trouble
Now coffes Editor Frank Nass. 4
the Pensacola Journal. and nnss..
that Il Is not ice; that refrieesasss
foods do retain their natural aae.&
that the trouble with the editors 4
this paper and the Ocala nsaaer
that their tastes have changed. 80
is the result % the wear and tsas s.
fiicted by passing years upon -
tongues. Here il what brother Nnsm
says:
Does not Brother Harris resnn
that he is getting old Ditto nssA.,
Jordan? DO not both q them knoa
that nothing tastes a. ~atien- a.
did when they were boysf
Your tobacco hasn't the nssm
your liquor hasn't the twang. an.
pie is not as enticing the odor ~ ~
pines Is not IS pnngent. the ardor e
early love Is not az eager-in fnei.
nothing is or tastes a. "atien~ g.
did in the days long and past
''The fact Is you two Old fellows Are
getting old and you don't know L
Forty or fifty years from nov. uhea
Lambright and get a. Old e. -
are. probably we shall be eompialnlns
too. But neither Of us. Ne trust ~
have the presumption 20 lag q mlo
the Ice man or the pure food Law"
We readily admit that we are sros.
ing old. but we do not admit that nsn
has inspired the sensltiveness q or
tongue. Brother Mayes does "a
chew tobacco. nor drink whiskey. 80
eat apple pies; consequently, he b
no Judge OF such things. and. ffum
what he says In the above quotaflos.
we infer that he has never eaten a'a
ner luncheon. as modern upstairs
call it) at a farm house far onf u ~
country. where he was served sils
homemade roast pork and chiekta.
fried ham and eggs. hack-bone and
spare-ribs and sweet potato cusiarls
II he win only come down 20 ocan
and let Editor Harris take him -
to one OF the hne Marion counts
farms where such dinners are ealaa
every day. and partake Of the rep4st
he will realize that he never IN aii Ne
life tasted such finely lavored meau
and poultry. And they have that -
cellent flavor because Il has 90 hers
frozen out ~ them.
In other words. the fresh meats 80
poultry served on the table Of = rfHe
porous South FLORIDA farmer iasis
nine hundred per cent better than iae
cold-storage meats and poultry.
Further. Il Editor Mayes ain eoa&
20 DeSot0 county. camp for = c.
days beside one % our loFsiy r'nt
land lakes. catch some % TIE beaaN
ful trout and Dream that dispoft fnsfa
In. cook try them as soon as Fps
sible after being caught. eat az
wishes OF them. then 50 - some elF
hotel and eat the coldstoraee -
served there. he win admit that e.
latter are not "htten" and thai -
Soto fish have the finest nataF
any that he has ever eater. --faalA
G0rda Herald
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11
THE CROWN PRINCE ON THE
WAR


mo power on EARTH" says the Ger
man crown prince, twill ever be able
to convince our people that this war
was not engineered solely and Who'll
ly with a view to crushing the Ger
man people, their government, their
institutions and all that they hold
dear"
That the German people believe
this, that they are practically unani-
nous in this belief, is apparent to
anybody who has come in contact di-
rectly or indirectly with German pub
lie sentiment. But who engineered
this war to destroy Germany, this war
which the crown prince himself de-
scribes as the most stupid, senseless
and unnecessary war of modern
times?"
At the beginning of the conflict Rus
STA was pictured throughout Germany
as the evil genius. France and Great
Britain were described as the delud-
ed instruments of Russian duplicity.
Suddenly the Russian scapegoat was
abandoned and England became the
head devil. All the concentrated ha-
tired of the empire is now directed
against the English, who are repre-
ser ted everywhere as arch-conspira-
tors who are using France, Russia
and Belgium in cunningly conceived
plot to crush Germany for the COM
mercial and political profit of Great
Britain. Nobody in Germany seems
,, to inquire why, if Great Britain want
ed war, Sir Edward Gray should have
exerted himself to the utmost to pre-
vent war, and should have offered to
abandon Russia and France if they
refused to agree to a peaceful settle
ment of the issued raised by the Aus
trial ultimatum.
The crown prince may be quite sim
cere when he says the war was fore
ed upon u.s." but would there have
been war if Austria and Germany had
desired to prevent war?
Would there have been war at all If
Berlin and Vienna could have fore
seen the events of the last four
months?
Would the Austrian government
have rejected Servia's request for me-
diation if Vienna could have known
what the condition of the Austrian
army would be after four months of
conflict?
Would the kaiser have declared war
against Russia on August 1 if all Ger.
many had known that the German
army could reach neither Paris nor
ST. Petersburg, and that December 1
would find it on the defensive along
two frontiers?
If Germany and Austria, in the light
of their acquired military experience,
could turn the clock of history back
five months, would they again choose
the path they then chose?
That is the test of whether war
came from the outside or the inside.
No nation is every really fighting for
its existence unless it is prepared to
! say in advance, as John Adams said
in urging the adoption of the Declara-
ton of independence, "Sink or swim,
live or die, survive or perish, 1 give
my hand and my heart to this vote"
World
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

God bless the flag! Let it float and
I'LL
The sky with its beauty; our heart
strings thrill
To the low, sweet chant of its wind
swept bars,
And the chorus of all its clustered
stars.
Embrace it, o mothers! and heroes
shall grow,
While its colors blush warm on your
bosom of snow.
Defend 1t o fathers; there's no sweet
er death
Than to float it's fair folds with sol
dier's last breath!
And love it, o children! be true to
the sires
Who wove it in plain by the old camp
fires.
Samuel L. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Many of the workmen of the Vene-
fian glass factories lose their sight
soon after their fortieth year, as the
result of exposure to the heat and
glare OF the furnaces.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Michigan's new senate will contain
% republicans and democrats. The
democrats lose two seats as COM
pared with the last senate, while the
Bull Moosers who has six seats in the
last senate have disappeared entirely
Gov. Ferrie is quoted as saying that
he wants a simple inaugural.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Gov.-elect Martin G. Braumbaug OF
PENNSYLVANIA is a member of the So
ciety of Dunkards, strictly religious
body whose principles have given the
state much of it's stability.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Harry Floyd, who has won his way
to fame by the force of his genius,
continues to write illuminatingly and
interestingly for several Florida news
papers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

At the same time, there uas =
In the sale Of meats. eroceries. -
ing. dry eoods and house furnishes.
These remain only now 90
elsewhere the revenue Whlch. ~
the present time. has ben eaHir'N
uted By vodka. There has bees lai'"
dueed IN the Duma q bili oieFieN
solution Of this question. TIE -
Of this bin a. not the ereatlaa
taxes or an Increase IN tie cree
taxes. bat an Effort e. Fen4ef -
government domains and pessesNApE*
more productive
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

The king of England is the first
cousin of both the kaiser and the
car, of Russia The mother of the
car, the empress Dagmar, is a Sis
ter of Dowager Queen Alexandra,
while the mother of the German
kaiser was sister of the late King
Edward VII, father of King George.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Employees of the Baltimore e Ohio
roiIroad in the general offices in Bal
timore, Nd, have organized a glee
club.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Hamburg, Germany, is the second
seaport in the world, it's total foreign
commerce being only $6,0OO,O0O under
that of New York in 1918. The total
foreign commerce of the port is ST.
100000. 1t exceeds that of London
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Fifty women have taken the places
of London policemen who have gone
TO the war.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Dixie says that Editor Stovall's
tribute to his brother does him in
finite credit. The sentiments express
ed were beautiful and tender.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

The last issue of the Eustis Lake
Region prints picture of the beau
tiful Carnegie library, which was re-
Gently built at a cost of only $4,000.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

workmen's compensation law be-
comes operative in Ontario on Janu-
AIRY 1.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

A pulp and paper course has been
inaugurated at the University OF
Maine.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Now is the time to push our mer
chant marine.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

The New York Sun says that bus
mess once more is finding itself upon
firm ground.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

The onion market is booming in
New York.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at ocala, Fla, under
acts Of congress regulating second
sIass matter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-11

Washington, D. c. has 2s7 saloons.
The evening world., 1914-04-23

that tAs Drsssost q rsai service was
too strong for him 70 resist.
NohammsA AL Q Persian. who has
seen service IN the army q that coun-
try, was an applicant for enlistment
In the United States Army to-day.
Very Few Of ne applicants fdf en-
Hstment in the Marine Corps at the
Brooklyn barracks come up to the
standard required. Lieut.. II. n. Rlt-
ter. who has charge Of the recruiting
office there. said to-day that out Of
l45 men who have appeared since
Sunday. inspired by the stir Of war
news, only hfteer have been accepted.
Defective teeth and fiat feet are the
usual causes for rejection.
She requirements are that boy Of
seventeen years shall be Ave feet. two
inches tall and weigh one hundred and
twelve pounds. As the age goes up.
bipger frames are demanded. A man
Of twenty-five must be tfSe feet six
inches In height and weigh one hum
dred and thirty pounds.
The marine detachments OF the New
The evening world., 1914-04-23
HUSKY FIGHTERS
RAISE STANDARD
OF WAR RECRUITS
Rigid Examination of Appli.
cantS for Enlistment Brings
Better Glass Of Men.
ARMY TAKES THE MOST.
Nmety-five Enlisted for Land
Service as Against Twenty
two in Navy.
ARMY TAKES THE MOST.

Figures given out to-day by officers
at the two principal recruiting sta
tons for the army and navy in New
York show that since Monday 100
men have applied there for enlistment. ,
These figures do not include appli.
cants who offered themselves at the
recruiting ofYices in Brooklyn, Jersey
city and Hoboken, which are within
the jurisdiction OF the New York re.
crui,ins district.
OF those who have applied at the
main navy station, No. 1853 West
Twenty-third street, since the first Of
the week, hut twenty-five have been
accepted, while at the army ONCE
No. 90 Third avenue. ninety Ave Of
'he applicants were accepted and
sent to Fort Siocum for uniforms,
equipment and first training.
At the army recruiting station the
number Of those who want to enlist
shows no sign Of diminishing. More
than fifty men were examined to- day
before the office had been opened
two hours. At the navy station. how
ever. the rush Of recruits that began
Monday has fallen Off considerably.
But the fact that yesterday eleven Of
the i45 applicants were accepted. in
comparison with the five and six ac-
cepted on Monday and Tuesday. Is
considered gratifying by the officers
n the station. who believe that a
better class Of recruits Is making ap-
plication now than was the case In
the FIRST waite Of patriotic enthusiasm.
Commander Casey 3. Morgan. in
charge Of the navy station. and Major
r. c. Cruxton. at the army office. are
expecting orders from Washington
authorizing increases in both branches
Of tho service above peace strength.
One OF those who enlisted at the
navy station day was Edmund J.
Ridinss Of No. 635 West F'ifty-ninth
street who was honorably discharged
from the navy In 1881. Rulings was
q seaman on the flagship Trenton Of
the deet which was stationed In for
eign waters during the Russian.
Turkish war. Rulings. who Is nifty
two years old, gave UP a good posi-.
ton to re-cnlist In the navy. but said
The evening world., 1914-04-23

York TEXAS ana wyoming and ised-
lnG part1eo Of oAlDors were drilled Tor
two houro on the parade ground op-
pooite the marine barracks ON Flush
Ing avenue for an hovr DAY. Their
evolutions attracted a big crowd
which watched them going through
skirmish drills.
The storing away Of great guam
titles Of ammunition continued all day
on the New York. She will be ready
to sail on sunday. the date set sew
eral months ago for her departure
from the yard. She will 90 flrst to
Newport for her torpedoes and then
will take q trip to Guantanamo to give
her engines a trying out.
The evening world., 1914-04-23
GERMAN CRUISER
ORDERED TO MEXICO.

BERLIN. April ss.-'rhs' small
German cruiser Karlsruhe. which was
recently put In commission. has been
ordered to proceed to Mexican waters
to relieve the CRUISER Dresden. She
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-11-12
COURT CONVENED MONDAY.
Several Cases Disposed of.-Grand
Jury Adjourns.

The court of general sessions coll
vened in Bamberg Monday morning,
with Judge |. w. Bowman. Of Orange
burg, presiding. Solicitor Gunter
and Stenographer Brown were in
their places, and the court got down
to work early in the morning.
The grand jury was handed oHt
many indictments by the solicitor.
These were acted on, the jury COM
pleted it's work, submitted its pre-
sentiment and adjourned Tuesday af-
ternoon. The following true bills
were handed out by the grand jury:
John Smith, grand larceny; Page
Odom, murder; w. B. Mcmillan,
breach of trust with fraudulent in
tent; Joe England, assault and bat
terry; William Brown, Irving Small
and Ed Pauls, murder; Theo CraW-
ford and Henrietta Crawford, assault
and battery with intent to kill; Char
ley Wright, murder; Ready Fielder,
assault and battery with intent to
kill; J. ]. England, assault and bat
terry; James A. Willis, drawing check
without funds; Geo. Van Dyches,
murder; John Dyches Carter. dispos-
ing of property under lien; Ben Shep-
pard. murder. No bills were return
ed against Laurie Hartzog, assault
and battery with intent to kill; John
Small, (charge not stated; Tom Dig
gins, assault and battery with intent
to kill, faction not stated; H. D..
Drawdy, disposing Of property under
lien, faction not stated.
The first case called was that of
John Gray. charged with murder. He
was found guilty of manslaughter,
and sentenced to serve seven years:
J.. J. England was acquitted of the
charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill.
w. W. Mcmillan was found guilty
of breach of trust with fraudulent
intent, and sentenced to serve six
months. A motion for new trial
was refused.
Yesterday morning the case of Geo.
Van Dyches, charged with murder
was being tried.