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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20
THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER

A most interesting account of the
battle of the crater" between the
Confederate and Federal armies be-
fore Petersburg, Va, July 80, 1864,
(half a century ago. written by
Major t. D. Lancaster of this city.
appears in the Times-Union of Sun
day This battle followed the blow
ing UP of a fort in the Confederate
lines by the Federa1s about sun-up.
The explosion was a complete sur
prise, and had it been followed up
with vigor would have broken Lees
lines and likely caused the capture of
Petersburg, which was recognized as
the back door" of Richmond. When
the mine exploded, it blew up a re-
doubt in the Confederate lines, Ieav-
ing an immense hole, which was ap-
propriate1y dubbed 1.-THE crater.
Immediately, every gun along the
Federal lines opened fire, and an en-
tire army corps charged at the gap.
Why this did not go on thru can only
be attributed to lack of leadership by
subordinate officers. Instead of Wig
orously attacking the momentari1y
demoralized Confederates, the Fed
erals crowded into the crater and
tried to use the mounds of earth
thrown up by the explosion for
breastworks. The Confederates soon
rallied and opened a hot fire from
several batteries into the mass of
men crowded in the crater. After
some minutes of this, the Federals
sent forward one of their negro d.
visions. The black troops went thru
the gap with steadiness and courage,
but were met with a whitening mus
kerry fire, that sent them Keeling
back into the crater. After Smelling
them for awhile, the Confederate in
fantry made a rush and after one of
the fiercest hand to hand struggles
of the war drove the Federals back
and re-estab1ished the line. The
southerners lost heavily in this bat
tie, and the northern loss was awful.
The main credit of the recapture of
the crater has always been given to
Mahone's Virginia and Wright S
Georgia brigades, but Major Lancas-
ter says Wilcox's Alabama brigade,
of which he was a member, made the
final and effective rush. major Lam
caster was right general guide for
the brigade, and says Col. John NJ
Martin, Oca1a's ranking Confeder-
/ ate veteran, can bear him out in the
assertion. Major Lancaster hopes tC
! attend the celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the battle in Peters
burg Ju'yl30. He is one of our mos
distinguished veterans, and while We
call him Major" for short, he is en-
titled to be called General" as hi
!, attained that rank in the Florid;
troops, and was commanding Office
of the state encampment in Ocala il
1898.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20
MUSCULAR METHODS
Sometimes Produce SObriety When
No Other Arguments Will
Succeed

The following is an actual occur
renee, and it happened in Ocala with
in the past few months A young
woman, child in years, but large
and strong of body, married a man
much older than herself He drank
heavily and would frequently come
home ''bilin' drunk" She admonish-
ed and pleaded with him and stood it
as long as she could. One night he
came in in a particularly bad plight
and the girl, whose patience was all
gone, lit into him and gave him the
whaling Of his life, and literally beat
the fumes Of liquor out of his body.
He then left his happy home and
they separated. We do not know
whether the remedy lasted or not, but
it was certainly effective for the
time.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

1t was the wrong season of the
year for snipe hunting, so the jolly
boys at the state encampment, Fri
day night, provided badger fights be-
tween FLORIDA white badger" and
a bull dog. Capt. McCrory of Jack
sonviIIe and Lieut.. Mason Smith of
Milton were the gallant officers who
pulled the badger" The account Of
the affair, as given in Sundays
Times-U Union, is enough to cause the
blood to boil in the veins of every
opponent of cruelty to animals, and
if the officers and men of the F. S. T.
do not receive some severe roastings
we shall be much surprised.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20
HERBERT l.. ANDERSON
Big Bull Moose of the Florida Herd,
Writes the Star Letter


Writes the Star Letter
Editor Star: | have read in your
issue of July 18th, an interview with
Mr. r. l.. Anderson on the subject of
the Bryan primary law and my suit
against the secretary of state.
| note that you have styled Mr.. r.
L. Anderson an old line Democrat,
but | beg leave to submit: / have
known Mr.. r. l.. Anderson for many
years and i feel constrained to de-
fend him against any such fnputa-
ton. The charge you make against
him is serious. 1t may be true, but
as an old friend and ardent admirer
want to say that during many years
of intimate acquaintance and asso-
evidence that I could ever discover
tending to- prove that he was, or is.
Democrat is the fact that the gen.
t1eman says he is a democrat. OF
course, as fine man as r. l.. Ander-
son may at some period of his life
suffer mental alteration.
It is very gratifying to find that
Mr.. r. j.. Anderson and i agree on
at least one subject. He says that the
Bryan primary law worked we'll in
the last primary election. i agree
that it worked beautffuIIy-for the
Democratic party. No other party
did or could participate in the pri-
mary election The law written for
the exact purpose of preventing any
party other than the Democratic
party participating in primary cleo
tions and consequently no minority
party can have its candidates names
printed on the election ballot at the
general election. 1t was the inten-
ton of the legislature to enact law
that would forever stamp out all OPP
position to the Democratic organiza-
tion. 1t creates political trust more
obnoxious than the Industrial combi-
nations denounced by the Democrat
| ic platform. No poor man can be-
come a candidate in Florida if this
| law is constitutional.
The real question, however, which
is involved in my suit against the
secretary of state, is not whether the
Bull Moose party is big or little, but
! whether the Bull Moose is right OF
| wrong, in it's attack on this statute
| Theoretically, government in
America is based upon free and un.
restricted right of franchise If the
Bryan primary act does not violate
the constitutions of the United State:
and of the state of Florida there viii
be no such thing as real democracy
or free government in Florida
will add, that we hope to obtain {
decision upon the merits of the bill
!, of complaint, without exposing tn,
gentlemen who have been nominal
ed for the lower house of Congress
to contests in the House based upol
features of the Bryan act, which con
the features of the Bryant act, which
conflict with the Federal and stat
} constitutions. H. L. Anderson.
Jacksonville, Fla, July Is.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

Will Knott will probably be the
next governor of Florida. Every now
and then there is a man the people
viii just elect anyway every time he
offers them an opportunity, and
Knott is one of that kind.-St. Pc
tersburg Times.
Mr. Knott is very popular in this
part of the state. and seems to have
friends everywhere. But it won't
be good campaign tactics for his
friends to take it for granted that his
election will be unanimous.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

We infer from the paragraph in
the Tarpon Springs tLeader that, oW-
ing to VIM. J. Bryan's stand on the
equal suffrage question, it will be in
order for all suffragettes to drink
grapejuice. If the Leaders sugges-
ton is carried out, and the grape
juice dealers will give Mr.. Bryan his
deserved rake-off he won't need to go
On that Chautaiqua circuit.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

Julius Brown of Ocala, came to ST.
Petersburg last night for visit with
friends and left on the 10 o'clock
train for Clearwater. Mr.. Brown is
a member of the Ocala baseball club
which arrived in Clearwater Monday
for series of games with the local
club there and various Tampa teams.
st. Petersburg Indeepndent.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20
OCAI.A NORTHERN SCHEDULE

No. 72-Leave Ocala daily 1:15
D. m. Arrive Palatka daily except
Sunday, 4:45 D. m. Arrive Palatka
Sunday, AIS p. N.
No. 71-Leave Palatka daily ex-
cept Sunday, TAO a. N. Arrive
Ocala IL q. m.
No. 73-Leave Palatka Sunday, S
a. m. Arrive Ocala, IL a. N.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

After over a week in camp at
nome Sunday night. On the train
with them was the St. Petersburg
company, and on the train ahead the
Brooksvi1Ie boys. They made a good
appearance, all alert and active young
men TO whose intelligent faces and
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

L. y. Green of Ocala, was in the
city today, leaving during the morn
ing for Tampa. Mr.. Green has been
at Clearwater with the Ocala base
ball club and tells an amusing Incl
dent which occurred there the first
of the week. A Clearwater boy whose
former home was in Ocala started to
cheer for the visitors but his cheer
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

Let us exchange Refrigerators?
Or can we fix the old one for you?
We can stop the leaks and make it
look as good as new. E. c. Jordan
& Co. 7-6-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

The Jacksonville State makes a
mistake in crediting an article head
ed the State Phosphate Industry
30 the editor of the Star. The article
was from a government report. If it
had been an original article. it
would have been on the editorial
page.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

BY the way, who was the first man
TO put the ''cal1" in recall?- Pensa-
cola News.
ChipIey and the railroad bunch
tried to put old man Wilkinson Call
in 1t in 1891, but they didn't sue
coed very well.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

Asa D. Gambler, who endowed the
new Methodist University in Atlanta,
has made a fortune out of coca-cola.
1t is probable, therefore that each
of us in taking drink of that re-
freshing beverage has clipped in on
the worthy object of endowing a
great and useful school.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20

Ocala saloon closed this week
from lack of business. Can it be pos
sible that the departure of the ball
team had anything to do with it,
Clearwater Sun.
On the contrary, the water wagon
had an easier time while they were
gone.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20
(Don1estic)

The sixth case of bubonic plague
mas developed in New Orleans. No
need for Florida cities to be alarm
ed, but any time is good time to
kill a rat.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-20
HOUSES FOR RENT

Apply to S. H. CHRISTIAN, cor
ner of Osceola and Washington
streets. 6-28-tf
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-17
Sox Upset by Rumors Of Federal
Raids-Cubs and Feds Lose.

Hal Chase has delivered his ten
day ultimatum to President Comis-
key of the White Sox and says he
will leave the team at the expiration
of that period.
Other players are reported to be on
the River of Doubt, undecided wheth-
er they shall follow the lead of Chase.
Blackburne is one of those promi-
nently mentioned in this connection,
and is said to have told friends that
he would adopt the same tactics as
Chase.
Weaver, Scott, Benz and Russell
are also ticketed as wavering between
the organized fold and the Federals.
Scott and Weaver were approached
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-17

England regained the polo cup yes
terday by defeating the American
team at Meadowbrook, goals to 2S4.
The Britishers gained an early lead
by hard riding, and successfully re-
pulsed a belated attack by the Yam
KEGS.
The polo victory makes three wins
for the Britons in international sport
so far this year. Yankee golfers fell
in the British tournament, and the
runners from over the water were
successful in the relay games at the
University of Pennsylvania.
After the fight between Bob Moha
and Jack Dillon in Butte last night
the boxing commission ordered the
purse for Moha withheld because of
his unsatisfactory showing. Dillon
was given the decision.
Johnny Dundee Knocked out john
ny Gallant in the eighth round at
Boston Dundee put Gallant on the
defensive in round one, and held his
lead until the mill was stopped.
Georges Carpenter, French heavy
weight, may referee the Johnson
Moran fight ih Paris.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-17
SPORTS OF ALL soRTsBoxNG
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Chicago, a; Philadelphia, 10.
Detroit. 8; New York, 0.
Cleveland, 2; Washington, 1.
st. Louis, o; Boston, 2.
National League,
Boston, Z. Chicago, 5.
New York, 8; Pittsburgh, 0.
Philadelphia, 8; st. Louis, 4.
Brooklyn, 4; Cincinnati, Z.
Federal League.
Chicago, 8; Pittsburgh, 4 40 in
Kansas City, 14-8; Baltimore, 1-3.
st. Louis, 13; Brooklyn, IL az in
Indianapolis, 4; Buffalo, 1.
American Association.
Kansas City, g.; Columbus, 2.
Milwaukee, 6; Cleveland, H..
St. Paul, $40: Louisville, AZ.
Minneapolis, 8; Indianapolis, 2.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
BRITISH INVESTIGATOR SENT.
Consul Pepceval at Galveston VIII
Look Into Case.

LONDON. Feb. 2%.--The British Govern
ment has sent Charles Perceval. British
Consul at Galveston. to Juares to make
thorough inquiry into the events that
led up to the death OF William 8. Benton.
The Foreign ONCE has asked the United
States Government to communicate with
villa through the American Consul at
Juarex. and to request the rebel leader
to give assurance that the British Con-
sul's investigation will not be interfered
with In any way. Consul Perceval has
been Instructed to furnish the most com.
plete reports OF Bentons death that are
possible.
Sir Edward Grey. Foreign Secretary.
told the House OF Commons to-day Of the
instructions to Perceval and the request
made OF the United States.
Sir Edward then read a communica tion
to the British Embassy In Washington
from the State Department. The COM
munication was greeted by cheers from
the House. It read:
'"The State Department desires to ad-
wise the British Embassy that instruc-
lions have been sent heretofore to the
American Consul at Juarez to make a
most searching inquiry into the circun-
stances attending the death Of william
s. Benton.
THE Consul has been instructed to
make every effort to secure the exhuma.
ton and examination of the body Of the
deceased, to take the statements OF any
and all witnesses whom he can md. "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
CREYS COURSE ATTACKED.
"Daily Mail" Urges Two Fopeigu
Secretaries for Britain.
Special Cable DespatcA to Tus srS

Special Cable Despdfch to Tue srS.
LONDON, Feb. 25.--The Daily MaH. re-
ferring this morning to the death of
Benton in Juarez, seriously urges the ad.
visibility Of, Great Britain having two
relations Of the country with the United
States and the other to handle matters AZ.
fectins the rest Of the world.
II complains that Sir Edward Grey's
method OF handling the Benton case
amounts to treating the United States as
II It were merely a foreign instead OF 4
kindred Power employing methods Of the
same rigidity and conventionaiism which
mark British intercourse with the con-
tinental nations.
Great Britain and the United States. /"
II says. stand to each other In a special
relationship. There are special sentiments
arguments and ideals to which one can
properly appeal in the case Of the United
States which would be out Of place and
ineffective in dealings with another Power
THE reason Is that all negotiations be-
tween European Powers are based or
force as q last resort, while between
Of the employment Of force on one side
or the other has completely vanished"
The Daily Mail pleads that this 10 rcall,
a serious question. II contends that II 1.
almost impossible to find Foreign Min
lister with the hexibility of Temperament
necessary to enable him to treat a Euro
pean question In one spirit and q question
involving the United States In q total,
dissimilar spirit
That Is why" II continues. 'Britsf
diplomacy in Its dealings with the United
statea seems 10 often to be stilted. in.
elastic and mechanical. lacking In In.
sight into the character Of the American
people and the true essence Of Anglo.
American relations.
THE fact 10 too often left out Of &C.
count that moral suasion and the sympa
thetic kinsh!p Of ideals and aspirations ar,
more potent in insurinE the good will o.
Great Britain and the United States thar
any number OF masterpieces OF the ole
school OF diplomatic reasoning.
president Wilson has FORMULATED {
Mexican policy by the light Of principles
which. whether they are practical or not
are idealistic and unsclfish. We mus
base whatever case We wish to submit I,
the judgment OF the American people upo,
the same principle in order to be sure o
. cordial and attentive hearing"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
VILLA SAYS HE WILL NOT.
He Refuses TO Give Up Benton's
BOdy Now.

Ell PAso, Tex. Feb. 2l.--villa replied
officially to-day to the United States re-
quest for the surrender Of Benton's body
that he would not do 80 at present He
said that he might surrender II later. Re
garding the killing OF Benton. Gen. villa
telegraphed the following message to-day
to Elazaro de In Garha. the rebel con-
sular representative in Ell Paso:
Your telegram Of yesterday received. I
expected the scandalous American press TO
but ] did not have any other remedy to
avoid new attempts OF the foreign Huer-
tistas. who. protected by the nag Of their
country, believe that they are authorized
to commit the greatest Of crimes.
Benton was all Of his life criminal
Of the worst kind.
in the times OF Terrazas and Creel.
protected by these men. he killed more
than four men without any provocation
whatever. Then after the taking of
chihuahua. In combinat ion with the above
named individuals and according TO his
own confession. he appropriated more than
1000 head OF cattle which did not belong
to him and. furthermore, the day he came
to see me he attempted TO cowardly as
sassinate me.
Fortunately. I anticipated his move
ment and disarmed him. All these mo-
tives, and especially the last named one.
forced me to act severely against Benton
without taking into consideration the fact
that he was a foreigner. for there are
crimes which do not wish to leave un-
punished. Therefore. ne was executed
with all Justice and am disposed to give
account Of the execution to tho entire
world.
"Please make the above declaration to
Mr.. Carothefs and to the American
press"
"F'RANclsco VILLA, General In Chief"
The rebel Consul furnished a copy OF the
message to @. r. Carothers. representa-
tive of the State Department In FL Paso.
Mr.. Carothers declines to have any
thing to say about his demand for Ben
tons body or Villas reply. He says
Washington will have to do the talking.
At Chihuahua villa Is attempting to
md In the court records something to
show that Benton became q Mexican
citizen, but his cousin. William Benton, In
this city, said to-day that the ranchman
was very careful to maintain his status az
a British subject and that In number Of
legal papers he was scrupulous to have
this fact set forth.
Mrs. Benton has produced the Spanish
deed to the hacienda Los Remedies. which
was executed before q notary public In
Chihuahua and which contains this state.
ment: "Senor Benton accepts this docu-
ment. testifying that he claims his Eng
lish nationality"
MrN Benton also denies that Benton
ever held office of any kind In Mexico.
The British Consul. Charles A. Perceval
arrived here tonight from Galveston to
| Investigate the killing Of Benton.
It Is reported tonight that Secretar,
Bryan has made q demand on Villa Il
produce Gustav Bauch or tell what ha'
become Of him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
MEXICO SECURITIES STATUS.
Their Price Chaages shewn n the
Past Year.

Past Year.
90 few Mexican securities are listed IN
New York that It 10 difficult to gauge the
effects Of recent events across the South
ern border through price changes on the
Stock Exchange This 10 particularly
true Of Mexican Government bonds, which
are largely held in Europe
Only two Of tho half dozen or 40 ma
,ional loans. the United States Of Mexico
External gold IS Of 1858 and the per
cent. gold loan Of 1904. are listed In
New York. These were sold on the local
exchange during 1919. Only $4,000 par
value of the former and $4,000 Of the
latter.
The price range Of the External s.
last year was SIN low, s5h high. the
latter fgure being recorded In January
They have changed hands recently at So
but only $1,000 par value has been sold
in the local market this year. The GOLD
As ranged between II and IS In 1913
None has been sold thus far In 1914 and
the latest quotations are S5h bid. a
asked.
Two additional issues are listed In Lon
don: namely, the Mexican Internationa
Consolidated per cent. silver loan AND
the 8 per cent. ten year Treasury loan o,
1918. Recent quotations for the former
in London arc 81 bid. 80 asked. tho low
price being attributable to the redemption
in silver. The s per cent loan is quoted
| - bid. ss asked.
National Railways OF Mexico carry .
Government guarantee OF interest and arr
regarded az quasi public issue. Tn,
interference with the operations Of the
| road. which caused the deferring Of thu
| interest payment on the last coupons iI
| interest bearing script, has naturally haG
. harmful influence. The ~ per cent
| bonds sold at 9sN last year. only on,
| transaction being recorded. They are
now quoted So bid.
Tho Consolidated I per cent loan Il
the more active issue and shows . pric,
range of IS to 76h In 1913. tho latte
being recorded IN January. Tho bond
have sold recently Mt IS.
| Mexican issues. which have declined 3,
seriously In London and Paris Of late
are a miscellaneous group. including
numerous railroads. not listed or dealt II
on the local exchange: tramway com
panies. electric light power and waite
companies. cotton manufacturing. planta
tIon and cattle raising concerns, banking
and financial corporations and oil an,
mining companies.
The unsettlement in Mexico has beel
peculiarly harmful recently on tn
petroleum company shares and Paris ap
pears to have suffered more severel
through Its particular group OF Mexica,
properties than has London.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
BAUCH SET FREE. SAYS VILLA.


FL PAso, Tex. Feb. 2t.-In an inter-
view at Chihuahua Gen. Villa said to-day
that Gustav Bauch. the German American
citizen arrested at Juarex ~ . Mexican
Federal spy February Is. not only was
not executed but was actually released
last week In Juarez He added that II
Bauch had not returned to his friends
in Eel Paso II was hts own fault This
is In direct conflict with an offictal state
ment at Juares yesterday that Bauch 10
In a chihuahua prison.
Villas statement follows:
Gustav Bauch. arrested more than .
week ago under suspicion Of being spy.
was set free In Juares. He was not ex-
ecuted. as reported by an FL Paso paper
on the word Of irresponsible men,
"Neither was he brought to Chihuahua
a prisoner. Is ne has not returned to his
family In Fl Paso-I understand he has
a sister there-you may rest assured he
has taken advantage Of the opportunity
AFFORDED by the excitement incident To
the Benton case to take his departure
TO some other part Of the country.
"He 10 not In Chihuahua and he was
not executed by my men In Juares, be.
cause I myself gave the order for his
release"
The disappearance Of Bauch 10 the
big pusxle Of the border. The German.
American cannot b. located anywhere