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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
Hope to Sustain Record.

The Coast Artillery Corps will be
engaged in target practice, July %, IS
and 20. Lieut.. Niles hopes that the
Maine organization will be able to sus-
IAN its record. the highest in the coun-
Try, and Adjutant General George Mel
fresson has even higher hopes and
says a new record will be established
Lieut.. Niles believes that the Maine
coast Guards hold high records be-
cause Of the marked energy and eff
ciency OF the commanding officers.
Chamber Of Commerce Interested
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
Is taxing much interest in the Nation
a Guard of the State Of Maine. Dur
Ing the service practice at Portland
mis- month delegates of the Chamber
oi Commerce will visit the forts and
me organization has gone so far as to
issue invitations to officers to become
members Of the Chamber.
Opportunity for New Marksmen
An excellent opportunity for marks
men in the y. G. S. NJ. is offered in
.ne pans for Maine team to partici-
pate In the national shoot in Florida
Al october. Heretofore it has been the
custom TO send the best proved marks
men ana IN consequence a limited
Jumper of marksmen have taken part
~ "ese famous contests Of markham
snlp. The Maine team to be chosen
- Ing the Maine rife shoot to be held
september will be composed Of men
'S0n''nued on Page 14-col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

CLOUDY
Weather forecast for northern New
England: Partly cloudy Wednesday;
probably fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
FRENCH AND RUSSIAN SUCCESSES ALONG
ARGONNE AND KRASNIK FRONTS TUESDAY

Army Of German Crown Prince Forced Back in
Fierce Counter-Attack After Gaining Ground
With Asphyxiating Shells-Russians Capture
New Positions and Await Austro-G I'm
Offensive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
Table Is Proof

The following abbreviated tai Bile copied
rom the bulletin is all the proof ne
cessary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
President Telegraphs Secretary That lie Will
Return to Capitol to Consider Note with Advisers

Action Intimates Wilson Admits Threatening
Import of German Reply as Do High Officials
At Washington and That He Has Failed to Ar
rive at Decision as to Governments Policy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23

The cares of state sit lightly upon
Governor Trammell. The duties of
the governors office grow more
onerous every year as population in
creases and more complex conditions
bring harder problems to solve and
many new issues to meet, but our
stalwart young governor meets them
all with the fine residence of
sound mind in sound body. and
without any of the nervous worry
that is the curse and heavy handi-
cap of our modern life, carries his
official load without strain and is
making Florida one of the very best
governors she ever had. He was the
guest of Lakeland yesterday, and
mingling with the friends of his
boyhood and observing the remark
able growth and progress every :
where around him, he was thor
oughly pleased and evidently much
enjoyed his visit. The governor is
an incurable optimist and his excel =
lent speech at the opening of the
county fair, which we publish to-
day, is good medicine for low spir-
its and we'll worth the careful peru
sal Of all our readers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23

The Times Union insists that
there should be no discrimination
against the nonresident hunter in
the license fee fixed by law in this
State, and in.reply to some observa :
tions on the subject by the Telegram
says:
IF the game preserves were main .
tanned at public expenses and game
wardens and all expenses of taking
care of the game were met by taxa
ton, then the citizen should have
hunting rights at a nominal cost
but II the game protection system is
maintained by receipts obtained
from hunters the cost of licenses
should be the same for all, and the
licenses should be annual or. seas
onal. What other States do is no
safe rule to follow blindly."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23

had held Its steadf4st stroke AMIDST
the frolids and the weddings and
had welcomed in steady measure the !
visitors, ali revealed the simple his
tory Of the family. And I saw tn.
night descend upon that home. fall
ing as gently as from the wings OF
an unseen dove. and the stars gath
cred in the bending skies; the trees
thrilled with the cricket's cry, and
the restless birds carrolled their
melodies from the near by woods.
And then the father gathered the
family about him and closed the
day by q petition to the Supreme
Ruler to bless the family and the
home.
And as witnessed that scene and
thought Of the influence of that
home the memory of the great CAPT
toll faded from my mind. Forgotten
was its treasures and its splendor.
And l said surely here-here in the
homes of the people. here upon the
shoulders of our citizens is lodged
the destiny of my country, here is
its majesty and its strength.
Cleaning from the forward march
of the past, and the present condi-
tion of thrift in our State, vision
for picture Of the future, I see the
sunlight breaking in thedawn of the
most promising period in the history
of Cur splendid State. behold an
awakening Of our Floridians to
fuller realization of the immense
possibilities Of social. industrial and
political development that lie ahead
of US and within our grasp. I am
firmly convinced that Florida is des
tined at no distant date to be one of
the very greatest and most prosper
GUS Of the American States. We have
the soil, the, water supply and
power, the forest, q, the mineral de
posits, the transportation facilities
| and the geographical position which
are bound to put our State in the
front rank Of the worlds productive
and commercial centers. We have
unquestionably the finest climate
and the most inviting health condi
tions on the globe. We are famed
throughout the land for the hospi :
tality with which we welcome those
who come within our gates. The
tide Of immigration is headed this
way; capital is coming to assist in
! exploiting our resources and it
seems that the day is near at hand
when the future greatness of our
commonwealth will be present
l fact. no longer a future hope.
Blessed as you are with a beauti
full, rich and productive county,
with an earnest, progressive. en-
lightened and chivalrous citizen :.
ship. inspired by happy dreams and
fond hopes, I predict for Polk coun
ty great and glowing future.
And in conclusion I desire to as
sure you that It is my sincere wish
that the success Of this fair shall
exceed even your fondest expecta j..
lions, and that your material pros
perity, your happiness and content
ment may gather increased vigor
and new life with each passing year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
MORE THAN 10000
GROVES IN FLORIDA

We are glad to learn that the i'm
portant work Of taking a census of
the citrus fruit industry in this
State is steadily going forward and
is now about three fourths complet-
ed. This census will be a revela-
ton, not only to people not engaged
in that industry, both in Florida and
in other States, but to the growers
themselves, most of whom know
about their own groves and those Of
their neighbors, but have scant
acquaintance with the subject as a
whole in this State. The census
thus far taken shows 10000 citrus
fruit groves in Florida, a magnifi-
cent showing and a piece of real
news to all of us. The following
from the Tampa Times, bearing on
the census now in progress is in
teresting:
General Manager l.. D. Jones Of
the Florida Citrus Exchange said
this morning that inquiries came to
the exchange in the number of at
least twenty five a week asking for
information on this subject. The in
quirers were for the most part PEG =
pie from the North and West who
wanted to know what was the best
variety Of fruit to start an orchard
with in Florida and also the guam
titles of such fruit now being pro !.
duced.
This census put in pamphlet
form will do much towards intelli-
gently answering this question:" Mr..
Jones said, land will also enable a
man who is planning to start
grove know the best variety Of citrus
fruit to plant. The report will
show every grower in the State and
what he has planted" Mr.. Jones
said. ~ P..
The questions asked Of the grow
er by the exchange are the name Of
the grower. the acreage he has
planted. the variety Of fruits he
grows, his nearest shipping point,
his postoffice address and the ship
ping agency through which his
fruit is moved to market. Because
growers are working entirely in the
dark on account OF the lack of sta
tistics we are endeavoring to remedy
this defect" said Mr.. Jones.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23


the foundation Of government, and
the only assurance of the perma
nency Of our personal happiness and
the preservation of our public in
stitutons.
How true the words that 1.-THE
economical life of a nation finds its
development and conservation in the
sweat of the man yonder in the open
field where the bread stuffs and the
raiment Of the world are produced.
Those who accumulate vast estates
in other ways than as first hand pro.
ducers may or may not be the ma :
tons benefactors; but, the man
who tills the soil, he who takes the
wealth from the unfriendly soil and
creates what was not, It'll his act Of
creation brought it forth, is the
worlds greatest and noblest bene-
factor" It has well been said tina,
the man who kindles the fire upon
the hearthstone Of an honest and
righteous home burns the best in :
cense to liberty. Our nation may
look to the barracks of its STANDING
armies with it's fiuttering flags and
throbbing drums for protection and
security. but the citizen standing in
the doorway of his home, content on
his threshold with his family gath q.
cred around him as the day is
closed in scenes that are dearest,
shall save the republic when the
drum is silent and the barracks fay
in ruins. Underlying every indus
trial enterprise should be the object
Of building up happy and prosperous
homes.
1t has been we'll said:
ell fares the land, to fastening ills
prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men
decay.
Princes and lords may flourish or
may fade;
A breath can make them. as u
breath has made.
But farmers, their countrys Iride,
When once destroyed can never be
supplied"
Some months ago l visited our
national capital. Standing upon a
hill in that historic city MY heart
thrilled as looked upon the tower
ing marble Of ny country's capitol,
and mist gathered in my eyes, DIS
standing there / thought "a it's tire
mendous Significance. o. the Lower
there assembled and the responsible
, ity there centered--its president. its
congress, its courts, its armies, Its
navy, its gathered treasures and its
millions Of citizens. And I felt that
II wisdom and justice and honor
abided there, the world would stand
/ indebted to the temple upon whicl.
my eyes rested, and in which the
ark Of my covenant was lodged fol-
its final uplifting and regeneration
However. few days later in our
State visited a country home, q
modest quiet house, sheltered by
great trees and set in circle OF
field and meadow, rich with the
promise of harvest. Inside the
house, thrift, comfort, the books and
the papers and the old clock which
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23

Frank James. the former bandit,
went wrong during his youth be-
cause Of an unfortunate environ
ment which made the life he led al
most inevitable; but he was never
the cruel hearted monster Of crime
he was pictdrsd. and for the last
thirty years he led cleaner and
more decent life than good many
people who have escaped convict
stripes by money and luck combined
and have had nothing but evil to
speak of him since he died the other
day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

From the same office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS,
A weekly newspaper giving a resume
of local matters, crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for s1.00 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
CHANGES Of PRlHl =
PlEA%S CONTESTANTS
IN MAJESTIC CONTEST
(By Contest Manager.)

Yesterday the management of the
Majestic theater popularity contest
decided to change the first prize
from a four cylinder Buick car to
the Buick Six Cylinder car, valued at
$1,75O. This is the car that Great
ed such favorable comment when
shown on the streets of Lakeland
by Mr.. Dean, the local agent for
Buick automobiles.
We wish to advise contestants and
their friends that the special offer
of five thousand extra votes on every
dollar paid in on accounts, expires
on Feb. 25th, and that immediate
advantage should be taken of this
liberal offer.
Regarding the rules of the Males
tic theater contest, we wish to call
the attention of those who did not
read our first announcement.
We will not allow the purchase of
coupons, by contestants. under any
circumstances. This means that
you are not allowed to deliberately
buy them from anyone, in any man.
ner. shape or form. The place to
secure them is from merchants in
contest by special offers, from the
sale Of subscriptions to the Evening
Telegram, or from your trends.
Any contestant discovered volat :
ing this rule will be barred from the
contest.
Below we give standing Of con
testants to date:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
Special 0ffer-(5,000.)

The contest department will issue
five votes on every dollar paid in on
accounts at the different business
houses, participating in the Majes-
tic theater contest. If You owe an
account, or have friends who do, at
these stores, now is the time to pay
it, and thus secure five thousand ex-
ira vote coupons with every dollar
paid in. This offer expires Feb. rs.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-20

ish, but he was too weak. He fell
back, dead.
His pal had waited as long as he
dared to learn the secret. He jumped
up and ran out just as we burst into
the hiding place.
Kennedy dropped down by the dead
man and searched him, while dashed
after the other fellow.
When | returned | found Kennedy
writing hasty note.
81 couldn't follow him, Craig"
confessed.
TOO bad" frowned Craig, evidently
greatly worried by what had hap
pened, as he folded the note. wal
ter" he added, seriously, Il want you
to go ard find the fellow" He hand
ed me the note. "And if anything sep
arates us today-give this note to
Elaine"
Meanwhile, as nearly as / can now
make out, Kennedy searched the dead
man again. There was certainly no
clue to his identity On him, nor had
he the torpedo model. Craig looked
about. Suddenly he fell fat on his
stomach.
There was WI Fang himself coming
to the wharf, carrying the model of
the torpedo which had been stolen in
Washington and brought up to him by
his emissary.
Kennedy. crouching down and TAX
ing advantage of every object that
sheltered him, crawled cautiously into
an angle. Unsuspecting WI came to
the land end of the wharf
There he saw his lieutenant dead
and the smoke signal still beside him,
unlighted. He bent over in amaze
ment and examined the man.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-20

better now, was waiting. He hat
pulled a long coat over his Chinese
clothes and wore a SLOUGH hat. As
he looked at the incoming passengers
he spied the man he was waiting tor
the young crook who had been wait
ing in the shrubbery outside the ma
building when the torpedo model was
thrown out.
The man had the model carefully
wrapped up under his arm. AS his eye
travelled over the crowd he recognized
WI, but did not betray it, He walked
by, and as he passed hastily handed
WI the package containing the model
WI slipped it under his coat. Then
each went his way, in opposite direc
tions.
1t was a close race between the cal
bearing the two crooks and that which
Kennedy had impressed into service
but we kept on through the city and
out across the country, into Connecti
cut.
Time and again they almost got
away, until it became question OF
following tire tracks. Once we came
to cross roads and Kennedy stopped
and leaped out. Deeply planted in
the mud he could see the tracks OF
the car ahead leading out by the left
road. Close beside the tire tracks
were the footprints of two men going
up the right-hand road toward the
sound.
you follow the car and the driver,
decided Craid hastily indicating the
road by which it had gone. I'll fol-
low the footprints"
The secret service men jumped
back into the car and Kennedy and
went along the shore road follow
ing the two crooks.
Already the wounded crook, sup
ported by his pal, had made his way
down to the water and had come to
a long wharf. There, near the land
end, they had secret hiding place
into which they went. The other crook
drew forth smoke signal and began
to prepare it.
Kennedy and I were able. now, to
move faster than they. AS we came
in sight of the wharf, Kennedy paused.
There they are, two of them" he
indicated.
I could just make them out in their
hiding place. The fellow who had
stolen the torpedo was by this time so
weak from loss of blood that he could
hardly hold his head up, while the
other hurried to fix the smoke signal.
He happened to glance up and saw us.
Come, Red, brace up" he muttered.
They're on our trail"
The wounded man was almost too
weak to answer Il can't" he
gasped weakly. "You-go.' Then,
with a great effort, remembering the
mission on which he had been sent. he
whispered hoarsely. Il hid the Sec
ond torpedo model in the Dodge house
in the bottom Of" He tried to fin
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-20

SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims, signed
with a "clutching hand" The latest vic
tim of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president. His
daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy, the famous scientific detective, to
try to unravel the mystery What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend,
Jameson, a newspaper man. After many
fruitless attempts to put Elaine and
Craig Kennedy out of the way the Clutch
ing Hand is at last found to be Hone other
than Perry Bennett Elaine's lawyer and
the man she is engaged to marry. Ben
nett fees to the den of one of his Chi
nese criminals The Chinaman forces from
Bennett the secret of the whereabouts of
100000. Then he gives the lawyer a po-
ton which will suspend animation for
months. Kennedy reaches Benefits side
Just after he has lost consciousness.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-20

They rushed out and into the conser-
vatory in time to see the crook, who
had broken away, knock out Jennings.
He sprang to his feet and darted
away.
Kennedy's mind was working rapid
ly. Had the man been after the other
model? The detectives went after
him. But Craig went for the torpedo.
AS he looked into the tank, it was
gone! He turned and followed the
crook.
/ was still in the garden with Elaine
and Aunt Josephine when | heard
sounds of struggle and moment
later a man emerged through the win
dow of the conservatory, followed by
two other men. went for him, but he
managed to elude me and dashed Tor
the wall in the back of the garden.
The secret service men fired at him,
but he kept on. A moment later Craig
came through the window
The crook by this time had reached
the top of the wall. Just as he was
about to let himself down safely on
the other side, shot struck him. he
pitched over and ran forward.
But he had just enough Of start.
In spite of the shock of the wound
he managed to pick himself up and
with tbs help of a confederate, hob
bled into a waiting car, which sped
away jast as we came over the wall.
We dropped to the ground just as
another carsapproached. Craig COM
mand aered it from it's astonished
driver, the secret service men and l
piled in and we were off in few Sec
onds in hot pursuit
Down at the terminal where trains
came in from Washington. WI, much
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-20

one. I'VE have been TO his apartment
and to the laboratory"
"I1l see," said Jennings discreetly
taking the card of one of them anc
leaving them in the drawing room.
1.-TWO gentlemen to see you, MI
Kennedy" Jennings interrupted oul
congratulations handing Craig a card
shall l tell them you are here, sir?'
Craig balanced the card. Il wonder
what that can be-" he said. turning
the card toward us.
1t was engraved:
w. r. Barnes,
U. S. Secret Service.
yes, I'll see them," he said; ther
to us, Please excuse me?"
Elaine, Aunt Josephine and
strolled off in the palms toward the
Fifth avenue side, while Jennings
went out toward the back of the house
well, gentlemen" greeted Kennedy
as he met the two detectives, what
can do for your"
The leader looked about, then leaned
over and whispered, We've just had
word, professor, that your model Of
the torpedo has been stolen from the
navy department in Washington"
"Stolen?" repeated Kennedy, staring
aghast.
Eyes. We fear that an agent of a
foreign government has found trail
tor in the department"
Rapidly Kennedy's mind pictured
what might be done with the deadly
weapon in the hands of an enemy.
"And," added the secret service
man, Eve have reason to believe that
this foreign agent is using a China.
man, WI Fang"
"But WI has been arrested" replied
Craig. Il arrested him myself. The
police have him now"
"Then you don't know of his es-
cape?"
Kennedy could only stare as they
told the story.
The crook fell back and dropped
down behind the palms. Jennings
looked about, but saw no one and
stood there puzzled. Then the crook,
fearing that he might be captured at
any moment, looked about to see
where he might hide the torpedo.
There did not seem to be any place.
Quickly he began to dig out the earth
in one Of the palm pots. He dropped
the torpedo, wrapped still in the hand
kerchief, into the hole and covered it
up.
Jennings was clearly puzzled. He
had seen someone rush in, but the
conservatory was apparently empty.
He had pust turned to go out when he
saw a palm move. There was a face!
He made a dive for it and in mo-
ment both he and the crook were roll
ing over and over.
Kennedy and the secret service men
were talking earnestly when they
heard the cry for help and the scufie.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1915-09-24
We Should Have An
Agricultural Display

The Press would like to see
Jackson county farmers bring in
some samples Of their small grains,
corn, alfalfa, koalaing and vege-
tables and deliver them to Secre-
tary A.>G. Granger Of the local
Commercial Club, TO be sent By
him to the Milwaukee people who
are intending to fit up a car and
show the same on their lines
throughout the east. 1t is absolu-
tely impossible for us to imagine
the good advertising which jack
son county would receive from hav-
ing an exhibit OF her agricultural
products on this train. We know
our farmer friends are very busy
at this time OF the year, but the
fact remains that the burden of
making a successful country out
here, is resting upon their should
ers, and if they would just take
little time off and bring in a few
samples from the big crop we now
have, it might assist in inducing
some hard working man down east
to come out and secure home
among us.
Think it over boys, and if you
feel inclined to assist the Press in
its effort to give Jackson county
good name-why bring in a sample
or two right away and deliver it to
Mr.. Granger.