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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07

"Gaul darn emil" was the vigorous
answer.
Very well; it shall be divorced"
Aunt Roxy, as the wife was now
old enough to be called, had made
her bluff and her hand had been
called. She must either back down
or 60 ahead. 1t didn't take her .
minute to decide. Showing back
from the table, she said:
"Wel, as l am to be divorced
will leave the dishes for you to
wash"
"All right"
She got dressed to 90 down to her
sisters. three miles away, and as she
was departing she said to her hus-
band:
Adam, l set emptings last night
and you'd better take look at them
pretty soon. They may sour on you"
He sat on the doorstep and watched
her go down the road. and when she
could not longer be seen he went into
| the house and went to bed and slept
the day through till shutdown.
Whats the matter?" asked Aunt
Roxy's sister when the house was
reached.
| DIVORCED" was the brief reply.
For what?"
Adams broke away at last"
"Shoo! You don't say!"
II said I'd have the teeth or . d.
vorce, and he said gaul darn the
teeth"
well, II it's come, then it's come
Did you leave him with clean sheets
and piller-cases?"
Il was going to change 'em today
Better 20 back the first thing in the
morning. l knowed a woman WHIT
failed to win a divorce because sh'
left the house with the bed al
tousled up"
After a rest Aunt Roxy went on t
the next farmhouse to tell the news.
Going to git divorce, eh!" 81
claimed the woman.
"Yes; I'm drove to It."
"What driv ye?"
Adam gaul darned my teeth"
STARS and garters! Well, I've fel
for the last four weeks as II some
l thing was going to happen. Did yo
notice what time it was when h
> gaul darned your"
Bout eight o'clock, I guess"
r mot exactly"
"Then you may lose your case.
a woman has got to swear to the yer
: minute when she's been sworn a
You ought to have got up and stoppe
I the clock"
q Aunt Roxy passed on to the ne,
|. house, which was occupied by ia
mer, who was also a blacksmit
, When the wife was told that
I vorce was to be applied for, 81
asked:
| Ibid you offer to kiss Adam WHIT
| you came away?"
| mo"
| "Then you'll git beat. The Fami
Almanac says that the wife must she
1 q readiness to make up"
4 "But the husband ought to, too"
| "He was probably too overcon
j Wait till call Henry In
The mer-blacksmith came In a
heard the news, and. after looki
4 wise for a time, he asked Au
Il Roxy:
II Ibid Adam gaul darn your eyes?"
4 mo; my teeth"
4 1.-THE false teeth you were to gel
a EYES,"
\ "Then you've no case. Under
II law you've got to gaul darn liv
II object, and false teeth are not ali
II Better give It up"
4 It was candle light when Al
4 Roxy opened the gate and walked
q the path. Adam sat in the doorw
4 hungry and lonely and wonderi
! She sat down beside him and his a
j ! stole around her.
II don't want divorce" she said.
"And gaul darn my bones, I'm
Do. ing to work in earnest in the mornin
Copyright, 1912. by the Mcclure Me-
paper Syndicate)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07

Popular Russian Dsvsraea
a popular drink among the peae
ents Of Russia n called quass. u -
made By pouring warm water over
re or barley meal. It 10 . fermsntsd
liquor and e very sour. but has Seen
used for years by these poverty
stricken people
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07

A teacher In . Woodland sxe1.s
knhool asked the other day: Hev
nany kinds Of flowers are thsreI
Fhree pupils held up their hands sns
hose one TO reply. well, ino0Is.
how many kinds of nowers are thsrsI
rbree. teacher" Indeed? And Wnaa
are theyr~ wild, tame an collie
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07
Where the Luck In.

Luck won take de place Of hard
work." said Uncle Eben. But dat
doesn't mean dat dar ain no sech
thing as luck. A man Is lucky to be
able to work hard"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07

but it's no use thinking of success.
am going to leave you"
SHOOT"
Yes, going to get a divorce"
But what have done?"
ITS laziness. I'll get a divorce
and work out again"
Tears came to Adams eyes and he
made promises. 1t hadn't been the
square thing for him to loaf around
the way he had, and he would do bet
ter. He would begin that very min
ute, and he went out and fed the hogs
and shut the hen-house door to prove
that Q great change had suddenly
came over him. Next morning he
built the breakfast fire for the first
time in two years, and for half day
he welded the hoe with great vigor.
Then his wife came down to the corn
field and found him asleep.
It had been discovered, however,
that any talk of divorce scared
Adam, and the wife planned to use
the weapon. About once a month for
year the matter came up. Now 1t
would be that her sister advised her
again it would be what the tin ped
died said-then what she had con-
cluded. Those talks" were always
| good to push Adam along for week
but as the years went on and the
talks" went on they lost their force
and got to be an old story. And. too
the wife made a mistake by not con
filming them to laziness alone. II
got SO at last that when she wanted
q new pair of shoes, for instance. she
would threaten a divorce to get them
The weapon wore out at last, as she
might have anticipated. At break
fast one morning the wife quietly
asked:
Adam, what about my teeth?"
"Got 'em, hain't your" he replied.
i've got to have false plate"
Cows git along mighty well will
only one set"
81 shall 60 to the village tomorre
and get that the plate or q divorce!
Want a divorce, do your"
81 do"
Then you kin have It'll"
The rope had broken at last. AM
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07
e....eh.OA Sermon.

SaWS6lCT Sefh'UH'
When q young widow takes . youns
man into her confidence. he 10 up
asaiust the worst kind Of confidence
rame.-Indianapolis News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07

Youth comes but once b . hfsd0A
therefore, let us 30 enjoy It a. to -
still young when we are old,-Lonsfsa-
low
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07

Coed management is better than Q
pod income
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07
We ceoauersd Nature.

Yes. gentlemen" said the geoio-
gist, "ths ground We walk on was
once under water" WELL" replied
the patriotic young man Of the party.
1T simply goes to show that you
can't hold this country down."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-07

but It's no use thinking of success.
l am going to leave you"
00h0aSU
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
TO SELL ALL
lis Stock is the Globe Depart
ment Store, a New Con-
Germ in This City.

The Globe department store at
327 West Main street, formerly
Lockwood's location, must sell all to
satisfy bligations incurred by the
new firm all due to a backward sea-
son. Having started just three
months ago. everything contained N
this modern storeroom is brand new,
and all placed or sale at rtdtculousy
low prices to make them move more
lively for ten days. A representative
of the Telegram interviewed the man
ager, Mr.. Nachman, who made the
following broad and candid state
ment:
Having started about four months
ago with the finest and highest grade
of wearing apparel that can be found
in any department store, we are now
forced to sell all at greatly reduced
prices to satisfy our large obligations
to realize ready money, partly due 80
a backward season. We have further
decided to sacrifice every dollar 9
worth of the high grade stock.
Particular attention is called TO
tho double page advertisement In to-
days Telegram on pages 8 ana 9,
but to convince one of the genuine
ness of the sale, one must see the as
play in the show windows OF the con-
Germ, where every article is marked
with bold card bearing the lowest
price ever offered for zimmerman
disc. The store is being completely
inside and all VIII os
ready at 9 o'clock Friday morning 10
handle large crowds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
TOWN NEAR WARSAW
is TAKEN BY GERMANS
az AsseelAr.p enEss,

BERLIN, July 15.-Przasnysz, =
town of Russian Poland. fifty mites
north of Warsaw, has been captured
by the German forces. according to
the Official statement given out by the
German army headquarters STAFF to-
day The Germans also announce
that they have captured the village OF
Konsya, to the south of Kolno, and
have stormed the heights of Olzauka
to the northeast of Suwalki.
The statement continues:
."The -ssench made repeated at
tempts Wednesday, which lasted into
the night, to recapture the positions
we took from them in the forest of
Argonne Notwithstanding the en-
ployment of large quantities of am
n snition and strong forces recently
6l5ught up their attacks broke down.
IN many places there was bitter fight
ing with hand grenades and encount-
ers at close quarters. The enemy paid
for its unsuccessful effort with extra
ordinarily heavy losses. The number
of French prisoners has been in
creased to sixty-eight officers and
1858 men. The success of our troops
was all the more remarkable. as, &C
cording to statements made by pris-
oners. the French had prepared a
great attack against our positions on
the Argonne front on July IA, their
national festival day."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
With I SO, 900 Men Already Re-
fusing to Work is Threaten
ed at This Time.
tsv A.soe,ArrD paEss,

LONDON, July 15-out of the
various Manifestations Of unrest IN
the British labor field shown since
the outbreak of the war there devel-
oped today what may prove, unless an
early solution IS found. one of the
most serious strikes In the history of
the country More than 10000
men have already laid down their
tools thereby shutting down virtu-
ally all the mines in the WEIGH coal
fields, which supply steaming coal
for the British navy.
The British government using for
the first time the authority granted
by the so-calIed munitions measure
ruled that the miners must not strike.
a royal proclamation habing been Is
sued yesterday. The miners answer
to this proclamation was to strike.
Though subject to a heavy daily hne
for striking and though Urged by
their leaders to. allow their demands
for higher pay to be arbitrated the
miners threw aside all adbice and to-
day refused to take up their picks,
thus not only stopping the mines but
leaving idle the mine railways.
Theoretically the government IS
empowered to check the strike forth
with but 1t Is puzzling problem how
the fines are to be enforced. No re
oting In the strike district has been
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
BIG STRIKE
AT the Krupp Works at Essen,
Germany, for Better Wages
is Threatened Now.

GENEVA, via Paris, July ia re-
port has reached Basel that e big
strike is threatened at the krupp
works at Essen, Germany, the move
Metallurgical Workers and the Assoc
iation of Mechanics: They, demand
higher wages because of the cost OF
living and shorter hours because OF
the great strain under which they
work, the report says.
adytces, are in an angry mood and
threaten the, destruction of machinery
unless their demands are granted I'M
mediately as they have been put Oh
for three months with promises.
The advices add that several htgn.
works in an effort to calm the work
men ana that Bertha Krupp Is expect
ed tovisit the plant and use her great
influence with the workers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
GERMANY Apologies
For Torpedoing. the Me- raskan.
and Stands Ready Now to j
Make Reparation.
az a.soe,A4rp ps1ss,

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Ger-
today from Berlin by
Am bassador Gerard, admits that the
american steamer, Nebraskan. was
torpedoed by a submarine, expresses
regret and readiness to maze repara-
ton and assures the United States
that the attack was mot meant for
the American flag, but is to be con-
sidered an unfortunate accident. !"
Secretary Lansing made public the
German memorandum. which disposes
of the question whether the Nebras-
kan was struck by torpedo or by a
mine. The German memorandum
closes the incident, it was said, ex-
cept as to the payment Of damages.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
Russians Retire to Their Second
Line Between the Niemen
and VistuIl Rievrs.
FRENcH CLAIM ADVANCE
In the Western District But This
Claim Counters to the Ger
man Report.
q, ASSOCIATES parsE

LONDON, July 15.-From Athens
comes a report OF substantial advance
made by the Anglo French forces
against the Krithia Aqhi Baba line but
since SO many wild rumors have or
tginated in the Grecian capital this IS
received with reserve until officially
confirmed.
The latest Paris communication
counters to the claim of German sue
cess in the Argonne region with the
report that the French had set foot
at several points in the German
trenches on the road in Marie Theresa
and that the French are making prog
ress in their attacks beyond the Ger
con road to the west Of the forest OF
Argonne.
ON the eastern front nothing APP
preaching a decisive action has been
reported in fortnight. The Germans.
however, again are showing activity
in the region between the rivers. Me
men and the Vistula. where they have
attacked In force, making an advance
along one section from which the Rus-
slams retired to their second line.
All these signs point toward Ger
man drive toward Warsaw from the
East Prussian frontier, but 1t is be-
lieved by military observers there that
the Russians have sufficient forces IN
this direction to oppose Formidable re-
sistance.
It is expected that the period OF
oufesecence in southern Poland Will
he ended by an attack on the Austro-
Germans toward the river Bug.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
7HAVII' CASE
Will Not Be Passed on by Jus
tice Hendrick until Some
Time Friday.
~ lrnrrr,

y
NEW YORK. July 15.J ustls 81
Hendrick, who yesterday heard the
Jury he had called to advise him. de-
clare that Harry Thaw was sane. to-
day conferred with the lawyers CT
both sides as to the form the Qr4se
he expects to issue tomorrow
take. No! announcement was ma
after the conference.
On his way to the court room 2 hg
was accosted by q former wealthy
member Of the state senate, who
dressesd him as my boy and oRete
to go on his bond for any sum up
million dollars. Thaw reeliedl th4
he thought he would have no difncu1
In raising $40. 900. which he said
would be reQuirVa l40ii
JuasA se HendFick release him ana
state appeal Z Ehssws II Il sal
be emit to 50 amy v iaTe SlRe p
UNI bail bond.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
DOLLAR DIPL OMACY
BACK INTO ITS OWN

are now establishing branches In
South America and other parts OF the
world to handle American business
and that the European war has re-
suited In the expensive substitution OF
American dollar exchange for English
pound sterling exchange In interna-
tional transaction. He estimated tat
the total loass or american money
and credit to Europe to date during
the war totalled 5000. O00. 900 and sug-
gested that the putting out of large
sums OF money In Europe was an
economic fallacy:
One OF the features of the meeting
was expected to be the introduction
OF resolution urging the adoption Of
q constitutional amendment to permit
the classification of West NirginiA
property for taxat don resident vi
W. Cha prse ed NJ the - Ions
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
YOUNG WOMAN DIES
Miss Lavinia limerick of Hun
dred, Succumbs at Sisters
Home Here.

Miss Layina Airner1ick, of Hun
dred, died at $3.50 O'Clock Thursday
morning, at the home OF her sister,
Mrs. o. q. Davis, at Arbutus park, aft
ter tel i lingering Illness Of liver disease.
Miss Himmerlick, who was % years
old, came to this city from her home
at Hundred to receive treatment and
for a time it was thought that she
would recover. but several days ago
her condition changed for the worse
and she gradually grew weaker until
she passed away this morning.
The deceased girl is survived by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Him
erlick. of Hundred and by brother
and two sisters. The brother Is
Arch limerick. of GrasselIi The
sisters are Mrs. Emil F1unardy. of
Hundred and Mrs. o. G. paws. of Ar
butus park.
The body was prepared for burial
and will be taken to her home at Hun
dred, where the funeral services and
burial will be held.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
of Natives and Great Desoia
ton and Devastation Are &
Wrought by Waters.
Big FIRE SWEPT AREA
thousands of Horses Are
Burned in City of Canton,
Says Consul.
o. AaanelArrn .arn., !.


HONG KONG. China; July 6S.
Tens of thousands of natives are estt=
mated to have been drowned by the
flood In the Chinese provinces oe
Kwangtung, Kwangsi and KianGzI
and the desolation in the devastatea
districts is terrible, according to the
latest reports reaching here.
A fire swept.area OF one mile and
raging floods are handicapping the
work of rescue in Canton. The city
was in darkness last night, the water
having inundated the machinery OF
the electric light plant.
Missionaries have arrived here
seeking the assistance Of the Untteds
States gunboat, Callao, to aid In the
work OF rescue. The last report re-
ceived here from Canton before com
munfcation was cut on said that the
Christian quarter was "A danger from
fire.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
I)ROPSY
Causes Death of Isaac Letter,
An Aged Resident of
the City.

Isaac LETTER, an aged resident, OF
Baltimore street, died Wednesday
evening after long Hines OF dropsy.
The deceased man is survived by his
widow, four sons three daughters. two
brothers and sister. The sons are
William ]. Lefi1er, who resides in Flor
ida; Edward Lefler. who resides In
and Gilbert and Mans
ual Letter, of this city. The daugh-
ters are Mrs. Verna Rebrook, Mrs.
Clara Edington and Mrs. Rose Wllaley.
all of this city. The brothers are
Charles sLefH&r, of Connellsville, Pa,
and p. H. Letter. of Ashville o. The
sister lie Mrs Mary Zimmerman, OF
this city.
No funeral arrangements have been
made as vet
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
POSSE WITH HOUNDS !.
GOES AFTER NEGRO
But Fugitive EIudes the Officers
on the Hills South Of
Grasseili.

After a chase with bloodhounds
across hills southeast of the city
deputy sner1ffs have failed to capture
Richard Wilbur. negro, VINO IS
wanted in Marion county, under q
charge of theft at Warrington and
who was sighted by officers late
Wednesday afternoon in a street OF
this city.
From the court house, Wilbur was
pointed out to Deputy Snerin George
w. Conley by Andrew Fee, negro
of Warrington, who followed Wilbur
to Clarksburg, and who mao cnari O
him with stealing notes Hld clothing
valued at $500 two days ago there.
Hatless and coatless, the deputy wen
across the street after Wilbur. put
when the latter told him that ne was
wanted he broke and ran eastward on
West Main street hotly pursued by
the deputy. Wilbur turned south on
second street, turned westward on
Mechanic and fed up Tnird street
across Lowndes's hill.
Wilbur soon outdistanced the dep
uty, who returned to the courthouse
and enlisted the aid of other depu-
ties. who took along the county blood
hounds and resumed the chase. The
negro was then trailed to a hill
southeast of Grasselli. where all
trace OF him was lost.
Andrew Fee, the negro who came
here after Wilbur, declares that the
latter broke into his shanty at Man
nington two days ago and stole four
suits of clothing valued at 500, a
pair of shoes and two suit cases. val
ued at is. and notes, valued by him
at S515
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
AUSTRIA PROTESTS
AGAINST Americas Export of So
MANY War Munitions to the
Warning Nations.

WASHINGTON. JuIv Austrfa,ss
representations that Amer
ica's exports OF war munitions to the;
allies have attained, dimensions en-
dangering the neutrality OF the United
States have been under consideration
at the state department since July
and so far it has not been determined
what reply. If any. the United States
will make. The Austrian note deltyered
to Ambassador Penfield on June e
will not be given out hera
It is substantially reported, however
in last nights news dispatches from
Vienna BY way OF Amsterdam and
London. German officials have openly
declared the United States fully vii la=
its rights as neutral In selling warS
exports to the allies Austria's repre-
sensations touch different phase Of
the question.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
OBJECT OF THE PROTEST
is TO WARM AMERICA

LONDON, Jelly 15-A despatcn
from Berlin today says: ssss 81
s.The Austro-Hungarian protest 70
America is q sequel to the recent
conference at Vienna between DE-
Won Bethmann-H olwegg, the Get
man imperial CHANCELLOR and Gotkss
heb Won Jagow. the German fcreiE
minister. and Baron Won Ra5ez. the
foreign minist
The protest was sent at the reQgesE
of Germany and Turkey VIII 1oatqss
sl,it. The object is to warn Amer1c6
that a rupture OF relatio ns with Gs1.ss3
many will mean also 9 rupture WIZ
Germany,s allies.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
And Bankers Are Warned to
Prepare to Handle The Fin
anciaI End of Trade.
az AsaeelA4Ep III,

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, July
OF the United States
we're warned today that they must
prepare to handle the financial end Of
the wide American trade by DR.. p. p.
Pratt. CHIEF OF the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, in speech
before the West Virginia Bankers
here today. The develop
ment Of large export business Is now
under way, Dr.. Pratt said, and manu-
facturers and merchants will call up-
on banks for extensive services In
handling the credit export transac7
tons.
Dr.. REstt sad the Ann lean banks q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-15
cAMpAIGN STARTED
AGAINST MOTORISTS
First Case under State Law
Arises in County and Others.
Are Instituted.

The hrst fine in this county under
the state law regulating motor Teh1-
cles was imposed late Wednesday in
Magistrate William e. Starcher's
court when John Vannort, a chauffeur
of Point Comfort. employed by
Clarksburg garage, was required TO
pay $25 anc costs for exceeding the
speed limit with. an automobile on
the county road near the fair grounds.
He pleaded guilty to the charge.
paid the required sum and was re-
leased
vannort's arrest marks the instf-
tuition of campaign by residents of
the fair grounds section to put a
stop to fast and reckless motor drtv-
ing on the county road there. About
fifteen of them have appeared in
Magistrate Starcher's court and made
complaints against the practice,
which they declare, is exceedingly
dangerous both for those driving or
riding in automobiles and for pedes-
trains. Several warrants have been
issued by Magistrate Starcher against
automobile drivers and are now in
Law Disregarded.
According to testimony given in
the vannort case, automobile drivers
have been disregarding any speed
limit on certain good stretches OF
roads in the county, particularly near
the fai- grounds. Ignorance Of the
state laws regulating motor vehicles
seems to be largely responsible for
which reason Magistrate Starcher
asks the Telegram to state that the
penalty for first offense is fine
not exceeding 500, for the second
offence fine Of from $50 to 500
and jail imprisonment not exceed
ing thirty days. or both; and for g
third or subsequent offense. a fine
of from 800 to $3.50 and Jail inn
prisonment not exceeding thirty days.
mo person snail operate motor
vehicle" says the statute, ION q
public highway at rate of speed
greater than is reasonable and pro-
per. having regard to the traffic and
use of the highway, so as not to
endanger the life or limb of any per
son. or the. safety of any property;
or in any event on any public high
way where the territory contiguous
-.