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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30

An Ordinance Creating the Office OF city man,
aper and defining the duties, powers anu
character of the office; o.nn, On
pE TT ORDAINEDI BY THE BOAkDI oF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
LAKELAND, FLORIDA.
Section |. That tne 0rnce OF city manager
i hereby created. to have such emolument
incident thereto as the board OF commission
ers NAV determine in any particular instance;
Section 9 The incumbent of said offce snail
he selected by the board OF commissioners
| from available applicants ana ne snaii
bold office during such period as tne Doard
- commissioners may then or thereafter des-
ignate. IN !. ,o,.oa
section 8, The said officer shall be vested
with the powers and charged with the duties
IN the city of Lakeland, Florida, as herein
| after defined: ,,. u.u
| lal To occupy an office in the City Hall.
hi To require the enforcement OF the laws
and ordinances.
| &c, To exercise control of all the officers
and employees Of the city, and to prescribe and
| direct their activities.
id To employ and dismiss officers and
employees of tn city, provided, that before
employing or dsmissing any department head
the manager shall receive a favorable opinion
on his contemplated action from at least
three of the city commissioners.
| (e) To superintend the works OF construc-
tion in all respects in which the city may have
| jurisdiction
| (f) To attend the meetings Of the board
OF commissioners.
(g) To advise the board Of commissioners
az regular meeting Of the financial condition
Of the city.
TO make at appropriate times reports Of
any phase Of city activity.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30

| am authorized to loan money
on dwellings, and business property
in Lakeland for a term Of years, re-
payment of the loan to be made in
small monthly payments. See me for
particulars. H. J. DRANE, Drane
building. 1882
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30
NOTICE

This is to notify the public that
the three local banks will close at
IL o'clock every Thursday beginning
May IA, 1914, until further notice.
STATE BANK.
AMERICAN STATE BANK.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30
The Professions.
THE EGYPTIAN SANITARlUM
OF CHRONIC DISEASES

2OS 1-2 E. Pine St Opposite Depot
Phone sc Blue
Electricity, X-Ray, Light, heat
Hydrotherapy, Turkish Baths, Phys
ical Culture, Massage, oletetlcs'
Etc.
You can get here what you get ID
Battle Creek and Hot Springs ano
save time and expense.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30
TO THE PEOPLE OF LAKELAND

Mr.. D. F. Mcleod has assumed
his duties as manager of municipal
affairs for the City of Lakeland, and
has full authority to act in all mat
ters wherein the people have deal
ings with the municipality. Com
plants and other matters of a sim
liar nature that have heretofore been
handled by the commissioners,
should be taken up with the man
ager direct. His Office will be in the
office of the mayor at the City Hall,
telephone 401.
By order of the commissioners OF
the City of Lakeland.
O. NJ. EATON,
250S Chairman.
>A A.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30

WANTED-Electric revolving fan.
Theo Apostala, Main street.
2619
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30
NOTICE
PUBLIC STENOGRAFHER- Work
done neatly and promptly. Room
200, Drane Bldg. Phone s 1867

If you want to build a home In
one of the most beautiful sections of
Lakeland, with building, and other
restrictions, where neither pains,
or expense will be spared to make 1t
one of the most desirable residence
sections of this city, noted as 1t is
for lovely home sites, buy lot in
Sloan Park. We are back of prom
lie to make this one of the most de-
sirable residence suburbs in South
Florida. D. H. SLOAN, Owner.
FOR FIRE, accident, liability, and
steam boiler insurance. see D, H.
Sloan. 1857
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30

HAVE THREE CARS for public
service at any and all hours. MY
machines are Caddilacs and | am
therefore fully equipped to give
my patrons the best service OBJ
tainable. Day phone No. 50;
night, 313 Black. Fern ROGUE
more. 1919
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30

BEST OF TABLE BOARD-Lake
View House. los North Florida
avenue 1924
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-30

FOR SALE-9 choice milk cows. ].
M Wells, 2614
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
JAPAN ISSUES WAR DECREE
Kaiser's Disregard of Utimatum Brings Immediate
Action at Expiration of Time Limit---Mlkado
Issues Order for Land and Sea Attack
on Germany--Will Strike at
Colony Fort.

cepting their advice. 1t is with pro
found regret that we, in spite of our
ardent devotion to the cause of peace.
are thus compelled to declare war. y
U. S. Is Reassured.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 24.-The
Japanese embassy here announced
that a state of war has existed be-
tween Japan and Germany since noon
on Sunday, Japanese time). and that
a declaration of war was Issued at 9
O'Clock this morning
Assurances recently given by the
British government TO the United
States that Japans activity would be
confined to the China seas and east
ern Asia were repeated by Viscount
Chinda.
The position of the United States
as set forth in Secretary Bryan's note
of three days ago has met with the
approval of Japan. In that communi-
cation the United States noted with
satisfaction" that Japan promises TO
maintain the integrity of China, that
Japan sought no additional territory
and had pledged herself in pursuance
of the AngloJapanese alliance to the
maintenance of the principle OF the
"open door" In China and equal OPP
portunity for the commercial inter-
ests Of all powers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
ENGLISH PUBLIC ALARMED
German Success Brings Realization Of
Serious Nature of the
Great Conflict.

London, Aug. 21.-Dispstches
from the front make 1t perfectly
clear that the first great battle o:
the war has commenced. There have
been encounters reported from Bel
fast in the south to Diest in the
north, and in the next few days the
first stage Of the war will have beea
settled definitely.
The public is alarmed because
news which seems to point to Ger
man successes in the north still ar.
rives. We learn today that the main
Belgian army is falling back upon
Antwerp. We learn further that
masses of Germans are pouring
across the Meuse between Namur and
Liege.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
RUSSIAN BATTLE FRONT
NOW IS $50 MILES LONG

London, Aug. 22.--Russia has be-
gun an aggressive campaign against
both the German and Austrian from
tiers, taking the city Of Lyck, eigh-
teen miles west OF the east Prussian
frontier, and moving steadily for
ward at many points along line
$50 mics in extent.
This movement was put under way
a fortnight before the Germans ex-
pected 1t.
The Central News correspondent
in Rome says an official dispatch from
St Petersburg asserts that a Russian
army composed OF twenty army corps
will carry out the invasion of Prus-
sla under the direction of Grand Duke
Nicholas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

5000 BelRians $500 Italians. 1900
RussiGns. 1000 Swiss 1000 Span
lards 600 RoJmaniaH7, 325 IaAen-
5urglans and t25 Americans
All these volunteers were obliged
to wait until the completion OF the
mobilization OF the French reg llar
forces, which was accomplished yes
tcrday In the meantime 10000 for
iguers, resident in France, have in
scribed their names Professionally on
the rolls OF a committee calling itself
the friends of France"
Only those volunteers resident IN
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Paris Ready for Siege.

Paris, Aug. 21.--Paris continues to
make preparations for all EVENTUAL
ties. 1t is the base for the third line
of defense, and the third army of res
eryists is being modified round the
city. Great supplies of provisions and
materials are being centralized in
Paris. The racecourses of Long
champs and Auteil provide accommo-
datons for thousands of cattle. Parts
of the Boise de Boulogne and the park
OF st. Cloud have beer inclosed for
this purpose, the latter space contain
ing 10000 oxen. Preparations are be
ing made to convert city parks for the
same purpose, and In few days they
will be sheep pens.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
BRITISH WILL HAVE
HUGE ARMY OF WOMEN

London. England is going to have
regiments of women. They may have
as their generals such women as
Queen Amelie of Portugal, the duchess
Of Marlborough. and Mrs Pankhurst.
Lady Cook Is the originator CT the
man. She has launched stirring cam
paipn to nut woman's army In readi-
ness for battle. she hopes to have
$50 600 women In the army.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
BY BRUNO LESSlNG.
international News Service.

International News SERVICE.
New York-Bruno Leasing, who was
in Austria when war was declared
and who arrived here on the Nleu"
Amsterdam, gives the following &C.
count of his experiences:
The observations Of passengers
aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam form as
clear a description of the outbreak OF
the great war as will probably ever
be told.
BY piecing together the pictures
obtained from persons who were In
Carlsbad and Marienbad, in Austria,
with the scenes in Wiesbaden. Ham
burg, Nauheim and Baden, in Ger
many, the Tyrol and the Rhenish
provinces, you obtain panorama that
gives some idea of the shock. the be-
wilderment and the panic that fell
upon Europe within 4S hours.
In Marienbad the band was play
ing. The promenade and streets were
thronged with foreigners and villagers
were in holiday mood-beautiful wom-
en- from the four quarters Of the globe.
| The theater, the concert halls, and the
moving picture shows were crowded.
The next morning the town arose
stunned The order to mobilize had
gone forth in the night. The walters,
the cooks. the porters, the hack driv.
ers and In some cases even the pro-
prietor and the whole Office force had
left to assemble with the army corps
| on the German frontier.
Many guests hastily packed their
trunks and left town. Around every
bulletin board we're groups OF women,
red-eyed with weeping, wringing their
| hands
One woman whose husband kept a
grocery had husband and four sons
called to the colors. In that one little
town you could have multiplied this
incident hundredfold,
Every newspaper was compelled to
submit a copy of its issue to the mil
itary commandant three hours before
it's distribution When the censor was
through with it most Of the news had
been taken out.
Rush for Their Money.
People fastened to the banks tC
draw out their money They were as
sured that their money was safe, but
were turned away empty handed. One
by one the stores were closed. Wis
itors who made purchases counter
manded their orders.
Wherever inquired, in Austria ant
in Germany, the answer was the same
Russia wants war" said the Ger
mans; Germany wants war;" said thu
Austrians, land we are drawn into 1t
The officers of the army are crazy t
fight. The young folks cheer for thu
flag But we must pay the price. M.
business is ruined. | am a patriot
God help my family"
The railway service to Russia hat
been suspended. At midnight train
were run to the frontiers Of Russi;
and Germany for foreigners VIII
wished to leave--after that the rail
roads would be turned over to tn
military. The scramble develope,
quickly into panic.
Every vehicle was quickly pile
high with baggage. Women wit
push carts trundled trunks to the sta
ton. Many visitors carried trunks o.
their shoulders. The railroad station
, was jammed When finally the gate
were opened a rush for seats an
standing room took lace. No condut
, tor came to inspect tickets; the ser,
, ice was completely demoralized. Fv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
1900 ALIEN VOLUNTEERS
WILL FIGHT FOR FRANCE

Paris, Aug. 22.-The great square
fronting the Invaiides in Paris pre-
scented a striking spectacle today
when 1900 foreign volunteers as
sembled IN orderly formation under
the faes OF their various nations to
be mustered l.l
There were $500 Jews f:om al
coun lies who desired 10 serve as q
separate command there were also
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Observation-Disclosures
! MARKET REPORTS =.

Milwaukee, Aug. 25, 1914.


Butter-Creamery extras, oVc;
prints, BIC; firsts, 27h@2Sc; seconds
24Q26c; renovated 24@25c; dairy,
fancy. &c.
Cheese-American full cream. new
made twins, 14014hc; Young Amer
icas, 150l51ac; daisies. 14h loc;
lcnghorns, 15Q15hc; limburger, fan
cy, 1914 @13c
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality. 1S@19c; recandled, extras,
29Q24c, seconds, 14@15c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 14kc; roost-
ers Sc; broilers 19021c.
Wheat-No. l northern, 1.13; No. 2
northern, Ill; No. 3 northern, socQ
1.o4; No. l velvet, 111@1.12.
Corn-No. yellow, S3R @S4c.
Oats--No 3, white, 42c; standard,
43c.
Barley-No. 3, 66c; Wisconsin, &c.
Rye-No. /, SIC.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, S.SoW
$780, fair to best light, S.55Q9'oo;
pigs, 65O@S.O0.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 6.S5QS.6O;
stockers and feeders, 5.3507.1O; COWS
and heifers, 4.S5@6.65; calves, 10000
11.00.
Chicago, Aug. rs, 1914.
Hogs-Light, S.65@9.15; heavy,
S25@9.OO; rough, S.25@S.4o; pigs,
6.75@8.40.
Cattle-Beeves, 7.15@1050; stock
ers and feeders, 5.5O@S.20; cows and
heifers, 3.6O@92O; calves, S,25011.5O-
Minneapolis, Aug. 20, 1914.
Wheat-No. l hard lib; NO.
northern, 1.OS@1.11; No. northern
1O9.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 7Sc.
Oats-No. white, 40@41c.
Rye-No. 2, 70@73c.
Flax-1.66@1.70
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
.onoest straioht Railroad TRACY

Argentina, not New Zealand, as
often reported has the longest
stretch of straight railroad track in
the world. transcontinental rail
way In Argentina crosses l75 miles of
prairie without curve.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Princes Death Confirmed.

London, Aug. 21.--Telegraphing
from Copenhagen, the corr .sspond-
ent OF the Daily Mail says that the
third list of German casualties, ag-
gregating 900 men killed or wound
ed, mainly infantrymen. has been
published In Berlin. The corresond-
ent adds that the Cologne Gazette
confirms the report that Prince Fred
erick William of Lippe was killed at
Liege.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
HAGUE HEADQUARTERS
OF THE FATHER OF LIES

The Hague.--Tbe peaceful hague Is
rho Mace where the Father OF Lies.
his sons and daughters ana distant
relations commingle. 1t is neutral
no,nt where amazing rumors, reports
and contradictions giving one another
the lie float In from every corner OF
Europe.
Probably there never was war ~
history where the struggles OF the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

Scientists and business men are
both beginning to understand that IN
reality there Is no such thing as waste
matter The existence Of what we call
waste or refuse Is due merely 10 our
failure TO fno proper method Of
turning il into dollars and cents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

battleields were supplemented by such
campaign of mendacity, so little
chivalrous consideration for foe,
such mental barbarism and such dis.
ton ever faced so many foes, 80 com.
pletely isolated from the ear of the
world that there Is little chance Of its
side being heard or an opportunity
given to add its share Of mendacity II
nothing else.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Russians invade Prussia.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 2O.--A body of
Russian troops, according to an Off
cial communication given out on
Thursday has occupied Gumbinnen,
twenty miles from the Russian from
tier of East Prussia, capturing at the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Daily Thought.

We may build more splendid hapita-
tons fiji our rooms with paintings
and sculptures. but VIC cannot puy
with gold the old associations.--Lon4
fellow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
When Liars Are No More.

Canadian preacher thinks the
lime Is near when there viii be no
liars. When that time comes obitu
aries will be much shorter THAI they
are ow.--Toledo Blade.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

same time twelve German g'lls end
a large number of prisoner.
The war Office issued an oiilcia
statement announcing that it had con.
frmed the earlier report that the Rus.
sian army has now taken the offensive
along the entire Prussian-Austrlan
frontier
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

An English expert asserts that, al.
ter prolonged prospecting, he has dis
covered an extensive radium deposit
on a Jamaican mountain. sample
sent to the United States for analysis
las been pronounced to be satistac'
tory.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

Paris presented Themselves today.
1t will take several days to comply
with all the formalities and eXamina-
tons and make the men into any
thing like an organized body of
troops.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
College Heads variousIy Named.

Heads OF colleges In British uniyer-
sities are va,iously known as wardens,
masters, principals, rectora, proyosts,
presidents, deans and censors
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Giant Amonu Trees.

Yellow poplar, or tulip tree, the
largest broadleaf tree In America, has
been known to reach nearly zoo feet
In height and 102 feet in diameter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

Paris. Aug. 22.-xMarcus Ripper o.
San Francisco was the first foreigner
enlisted in the French army lie
f. has been attached to the general stan
as an Interpreter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

Great attention is paid by the city
of Magdeburg, Prussia. to its bicycle
roads. One can ride many miles in
the country on smooth stretches Of
rJad
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

Toxic, Aug. 24,-The imperial re-
script declaring war upon Germany
was issued Sunday night. 1t Officially
inaugurates hostilites in the far
east as a result of Germany's fail
ure to reply to the Japanese ulti-
matum. The text Of the proclama-
ton was made public simultaneous
" in Toxic. Washington and Lon
don.
The japanese government immedi-
ately ordered the beginning OF opera
tons on land and sea, handed to the
German ambassador his passports,
and notified the powers that state
OF war existed between Japan and
Germany.
German Garrison Is Prepared
Official japanese circles estimate
that three months will be required to
reduce Using Tau, the fortification at
Kiau Chau. The German garrison
is reported to be fully provisional
for siege enduring eight months.
Count Won Rex, the German am
bassador, probably will leave for
America, either on the Minnesota,
sailing Aug. 81, or the Manchuria
which departs on the 29th. George w.
Guthrie, the American ambassador,
will represent Germany.
Friendly With Austria.
No action has yet been taken rela-
tive to Austria, and the foreign office
has explained that Japan will remain
friendly to Austria, unless Austria
adopts an attitude which II regards
as offensive.
An imperial ordinance gives Ger
man merchantmen until Sept 5 to
discharge their cargoes and sail away
safely under the protection of a pass
port.
Text OF Declaration.
Following is the text of Japan
declaration OF war on Germany:
"The imperial rescript:
Issued at Toxic, Aug. 23. 6 p. m.
I'VE, by the grace OF heaven, en-
peror OF Japan. seated on the throne
occupied by the same dynasty from
time immemorial, do hereby make
the following proclamation to all our
loyal and brave subjects
I'VE hereby declare war against
Germany. and We command our army
and navy TO carry on hOstiities
against that empire with all their
strength and we also command all
our competent authorities to make
every effort In pursuance OF their
respective duties to attain the ma
tional aim by all means within the
limits Of the law of nations.
Since the outbreak of the pres
ent war in Europe, the calamitous
effects OF which we view with grave
concern. we on our part have enter
tained hopes OF preserving the peace
OF the far east by the maintenance
Of the strictest neutrality, but the
action OF Germany has at length com.
PEELED Great Britain, our ally, to open
hostilties against that country ant
Germany Is at Kiau Chau, its LEASED
territory in China, busy with warlik,
preparations, while It's armed YES
sells, cruising the seas OF eastern
Asia, are threatening our commerce
and that Of our ally, Peace Of tn,
far east is thus in jeopardy.
accordingly, our government ant
that Of his Brittanic majesty, ate
full and frank communication viii
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

London, Aug. 22.-That the Ger
mans, continuing their westward ad-
vance, have reached the second line
of the Belgian defenses and are now
bombarding Namur is stated in Off
cial news given out Friday night.
Little, however, has become known
the operations which put the Ger
man army between the Belgian forces
and their French allies and allowed
the Germans to occupy Brussels.
II is supposed the Germans must
have brought up very strong forces
behind their cavalry screens and that
a Severe battle must have been fought
to compel the Belgians to abandon
Brussels and retire on Antwerp.
Whether or not the French forces
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

II virtue we're as unusual as vice.
1t would get just as much publicity.