The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-11
THE STRICTLY AUTHENTIC
ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is doing the
very best it can to furnish the most
authentic and reliable news. 1t has
not yet assassinated the German en-
peror nor has it sunk the entire Ger
man fleet. 1t has had no battle in
the clouds with maddening aero
planes, nor has its submarines, fol-
lowing the course Of the gulf stream
creating CONSERVATION and imperil-
ing all the battleships that have not
already been sunk. The Associated
Press is doing what it can to move
along with accuracy-Banner
The Banners assertion is not war
ranted by facts, as anyone who reads
the papers can see.
The Associated Press is good
very good-but it isn't infalIible,
and it's use seems to inoculate some
of it's customers with a ''holier-than-
thou spirit which is not only phari-
saical, but ridiculous.
sassinated the German emperor, but
several have printed rumors that an
attempt had been made to- assas-
sinate him. Why shouldn't they, if
it was sent to them?
There was a report, the same day,
in the Stars service, and the Asso-
ciated Press of battle between a
French aeroplane and a German Yep
1t is true that this report did not ap-
pear in the Banners rather restrict
ed service, but it was displayed in
large type ON the first page of the
ISOLATED Press.
Reports of a great naval battle in
the North Sea were as prevalent and
persistent in the Associated Press as
any other service, is ANYBODY knows
who reads the Times-Union, Metrop-
oils and the Tampa papers.
The following appeared in the
Banner Sunday morning:
New 10TH, Aug 6dlS CdDAC
advices received here report that the
fotilla of German torpedo boats had
attacked the British warships in
Humber, a waterway to Hull, on the
English east coast, sinking four yes
sells. A number of those making the
attack were also lost
This has not been confirmed, so it
evidently didn't happen. Destruction
of four British warships differs from
the destruction of nineteen German
warships only in degree, not in kind
1t will also be observed by the fore
going dispatch that the Associated
Press takes advices from a private
cable" Chat is private message
as there are no private cables, as
assiduously as anybody else.
The Star hasn't seen anything III
any paper about submarines follow
ing the gulf stream. But speaking
of battles in the clouds, with mad
dening aeroplanes", the following i:
an Associated Press dispatch:
London, Aug. 9-The Times cor
respondent in Brussels describin!
the fighting at Liege. says, aeria
fleets were used by both Belgian
and Germans. The fighting in mid
air was desultory but deadly.
huge Zeppelin sailed over Liege dur
ing the early fighting, but was pur
sued by a Belgian aeroplanist VIII
/ risked and lost his life in destroyin
, it, After the destruction Of this Zep
l pein the Germans confined thei
l aerial activity to the use Of scoutin
( aeroplanes, several Of which wer
r destroyed by shots from the fort:
r Attempts to destroy the aeroplane
r with shells were usually unsuccesE
full, however, owing to the inabilit
to shoot high enough.
t 1.-TWO Belgian aeroplanists VIII
g were attacked by the German iel
d artillery at a moderate height WEI
n nearly rendered unconscious by
/ shell which burst just beneath then
n They reached the ground safely, hoy
h ever"
i The Associated Press and Il
g other news agencies on this side