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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
RIGA MAY SOON
FALL into THE
HANDS Of THE
GERMANS
THAT PORT IS ALMOST ISOLATED
AND WILL FALL IF NOT SOON
PROTECTED; FRENCH POUR
RAIN OF SHELLS ON GERMAN
TRENCHES
(By Associated Press. !

London, Sept. 1.-Germany's
Plan for driving three wedges into
the Russian defensive lines is being
, carried forward. but not with the
same speed as marked the sweep
over Poland. Riga Is almost isolat-
ed and unless Russia soon throws
heavy forces against Won Hinden.
berg's exposed flank, this port must
soon fall into the invaders hands
Although this attack seems to have
been checked for the moment the
Russians have been unable to de.
velop counter offensive in that re-
tion comparable with their activi-
ties in East Galicia, where on the
river Stripa they have inflicted Sc
rious losses on their opponentst.
Fer period Of five or six days
on the western front rain of shells
from the French guns poured on
the German trenches The object of
this unusual attack has not been
disclosed, but 1t Is not believed that
SO much ammunition would be vast
ed merely to damage the German
works.
The Balkan problem Is again to
the fore. Emphasis is placed on re-
ports that Rumania and Bulgaria are
seeking to arrive at. an understand
ing with the entente powers with
hopes Of success.
Although an agreement was
reached yesterday between tho
Welsh miners and mine owners, the
men have not thus far accepted the
1t is reported today from
South Wales that twenty-five thou
sand more miners are on strike.
The Germon troops in fighting for
Srodno are now in front Of the out
Or line of forts of that stronghold,
according to German statement.
German troops stormed the heights
If the banks of the Stipa, north Of
Sc borrow, overcoming temporary de-
ay after repulsing the enemy's re-
,istence.
Later Information says the min
,rs in South Wales have accepted
settlement of the coal strike as ar
'anged yesterday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
INVITED TO SEND DELEGATES
TO LAKELAND MEET

Jacksonville, Sept. i.--Ahnounce-
ments of two good roads meetings
enc to be held in Wlaycross and the
other in Lakeland. and invitations to
have representatives in attendance,
have been received by the Jackson
vile Chamber of Commerce and re-
ferred to Chairman J. II. Williams,
OF the good roads committee, for ac-
tion.
The announcement of the Way.
cross meeting comes from J. d.
Mitchell, clerk of the Ware county
commissioners, and sets the date of
the meeting as Sept. 2. 1t will be q
convention of the advocates of the
Georgia Short Route" of the Dixie
Highway and good roads in general.
1t is expected to have large attend
ance at this session.
l.. P. Dickie, secretary of the
Central Florida Highway Associa-
tion, writes:
What is expected to be the best
scod roads meeting ever held In the
State of Florida, is called for Thurs
day, Sept. 8, at 10 a. M, in the
city of Lakeland.
Matters of vital Importance TO
almost every county in the State
will be brought up and you should
not miss the opportunity Of having
your city or county located on i'm
portant inter-county Interstate and
national highways. Your board
should send representatives to this
and this is an invitation
md request that you do SO
Lakeland will entertain the WIS.,
tors during such time as Is left af-
er important business is taken care
If.
I'VE hope to have your county
md every commercial organization
Il the State represented and hope
hat If not before the meeting, that
before it has adjourned, you will re
/ member of the association 4"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
200 TRAVELLING LABORATORIES
ARE BEING ORGANIZED
(By Associated Press. }

Paris, Sept. Two hundred trav-
cling Pathological laboratories are
being organized by the French mill
tary authorities for use at the front.
Chemists attached to the laborator-
les will regularly visit all the posi-
tions occupied by the troops, ex-
amining the water and foodstuffs for
impurities, controlling the disinfec-
tion of the trenches, and keeping an
eye on such matters as drainage, ma
laria and flies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
ANNAMITES ARE REPLACING
FRENCH MECHANICS
(By Associated Press. }

Paris, Sept. lin order to replace
some of the mechanics who went %
the front at the beginning OF
the war few hundred Annamites
were brought to France from Indio-
China. Their services in machine
shops and factories making arms and
ammunition have been so satisfac-
tory that another contingent of COG
Annamite mechanics is being
brought to France.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
CAR SHOPS START
WITH 700 MEN

Mobile, Ala, Aug. 31.-when
the repair shops of the Mobile K
Ohio Railroad Company at whistler
resumed operations yesterday, 700
employees went on full time. The or
der placing the shops on full time
gave employment to some men who
have been out since Oct 5, 1914.
Every department will work eight
hours.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
CRUISER EMDEN
TO BE EXHIBITED
(By Associat ed Press.

Sydney Australia, Sept IA
specially organized syndicate OF
Sydney contractors which, as an
nounced by cable. has received per-
mission to salve the wreck of the
German cruiser Emden will begin
work about the middle of this
month. The wrecked sea raider lies
on the reefs of Keeling Island in the
Cocos Group in the Indian Ocean
where she was beached after the
Australian cruiser Sydney defeated
her last November in a hot running
fight. The company which will
undertake the task of preserving the
former German craft intends to use
her for show purposes. but the de.
tense department has stipulated that
later she must be sold to the Aus
tralian Government at a price to be
fixed by it.
"A novel feature of raising the
cruiser will be the use of reinforced
concrete in stopping the gaping
holes in the hull made by the Sgd
ney's terrible broadsides. When the
Emden has been fioated and pitched
up she will be towed 600 miles to
Java to be made seaworthy. In her
use as an exhibition of modern naval
warfare great care will be taken
to preserve the vessel In as nearly
as possible the condition she was In
when she was driven ashore by her
captain.
The work of the wreckers, who
will number about so all told, will
not be without its romantic phases.
Island lies somewhat apart
from the main Cocos group and is
lonely and uninhabited. 1t is cor
al atoll. and 1t and the surrounding
seas are the most tropical character.
The salvers, who will have a steam
er filled with provisions and stocked
with wrecking machinery and con
trivances, will be 1000 miles from
Sydney, 1000 miles from Ceylon and
| 500 from Frenantle, the chief port
On the West Australian coast.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
TEXANS arm, FEARING
OR0zCQ,S FOLLOWERS
may ATTEMPT TO
AVfNCf HIS DEATH
(By Associated Press.

Sierra Blanca, Texas, Sept. l.
Men Of the Big Bend country in the
vicinity of the boundary line of I'll
Paso and Culberson counties are un-
der arms today fearing reprisal by
General Pascual Orozcos organiza-
tion of "Colorados" as a result of
the killing of that noted Mexican
leader by United States soldiers and
rangers Monday. Appeal will be
made for military protection. 1T is
believed that the followers OF
Eduardo Salinas and Bosque Bonito
were connected with Orozco's plans
and might attempt to avenge his
death
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
GERMAN.AMERICAN ALLIANCE

Louisville, KY. Sept. 1.-The
Kentucky branch of the German
American Alliance met here today
for three days session. About one
hundred thousand delegates are
present. Resolutions will be adopted
with regard to developments here to-
ward the German American popula-
tion coincident with the European
war. The members were congratu-
lated upon their equanimfty dis
played under adverse criticism and
encouraging them to preserve their
attitude.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01

effect today at the postoffice. The
order further provides that insur-
ance of parcels to the value of $25
will be made on the payment of IL
fee of CENTS, parcels to the value
of $50, a fee of 10 cents will be
charged and 25 cents will cover par
cells of the value of 800.
The new order, which went into
effect today is an amendment of Sec
tion 4SS, postal laws and regula-
tiOns
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
MORE DYNAMITE TRIALS

ce Angeles, Cal. Sept. 1.-The
of Matthew Schmidt and David
Ian on a murder charge in con-
ion with hthe dynamiting Of the
es building, Oct. /, 1910, will
|n here today. COUNCIL for the
who were indicted as confed-
IS of Mcnamara did not ask for
rate trials.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
INVESTIGATION OF
FRANK LYNCh|NC
BY GRAND JURY
STARTS TODAY
(By Associated Press. }

Marietta Ca, Superior Judge
Patterson charged the grand jury
of the Blue Ridge circuit to inves-
tigate recent lynching in this
county" The charge was extempo-
raneous and did not mention the
name of the victim, Frank. The
jury will begin work on the case
late today. Thirty-five witnesses
were called, according to the sher-
ifs Office. The Judge told the jury
he. did not want them to be private
detectives or secret service men but
to ferret out any crime brought to
their attention.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
NEW FORESTRY SCHOOL

|racuse, N. Y, Sept. 1.-The
school for forestry of the New
/ State College of Forestry will
pmpleted in few days and open
the opening of the fall session.
|ents are entering from all parts
le State and country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
COAL HIGH AT PANAMA

Balboa, Panama, Sept. Coal
prices have been raised because of
the scarcity of colliers, and the price
has been raised to six per cent at
Colon on the eastern end of the Ca
nal and seven here on the Pacific
side.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
NEW GRAIN RATES IN MO.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The Bal
timore & Ohio railroad was today
ordered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to stop the charging OF
higher rates in Missouri for inter-
state service than the interstate
rates contemporaneously charged for
the same service. The merchants
exchangeg in St. Louis made the
complaint.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
SPECIAL RATES CANCELLED

Austin, Texas, Sept. 1.-The spe-
cial rates of IS per carload granted
in carloads to points 20 miles inland
was cancelled, because discrimina-
tory, by the railroad commission to-
day
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
ROYAL ARCH MASONS

San Francisco, Sept. 1.-The tri-
ennial assembly of the General Chap
ter Royal Arch Masons of the Unit
ed States was opened here today
There is a larger attendance than
usual.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
MOP. REORGANIZATION

New York, Sept 1.-The time for
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
security holders favoring reorganiza-
tion to deposite their securities has
been extended from today until Oct.
l5. 1t is hoped to make the receiver
ship of short duration
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01

HAVE LOST
100000 men
since MAY z
IN ADDITION TO THIS NUMBER
OVER ONE MILLION HAVE
BEEN CAPTURED BY THE GER.
MANS
lBy Associated Press.)

Berlin. Sept. IAN official re-
visw Of the eastern campaign given
out by the Overseas Agency esti-
mates that since May the Russians
have lost three hundred thousand
men killed and wounded, and one
million one hundred thousand cap.
tured by the Germans.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
PRESIDENT DISCUSSES
nation DEFENSE
WITH T|LLMAN
(By Associated Press J

Washington, Sept. / Chairman
lillman Of the Senate naval COM
mfttee, discussed national defense
today with President Wilson. Later
he said he favored a reasonable in
crease in the navy and would sup
port the presidents recommenda.
tions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
NEW PHONE RATES

Trenton, n. j., Sept. 1.-The
Board OF Public Utility Commission
ers today put into effect the new
schedule Of rates adopted by the New
York Telephone Co. The new rates
provide for a substantial reduction
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
LEGISLATURE TAKES OUTING

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 1.-The
members of the State legislature who
have been working hard to frame
the laws of the State went on an out
ing today Many personages of i'm
portance are on the toast list.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
FOURTH CLASS PARCELS MAY
NOW BE INSURED

Jacksonville. Sept. 1.-That
fourth-class parcels shall not be reg
istered, but may be insured against
loss in an amount equivalent to the
actual value, not to exceed $5 in any
one case, on payment of a fee of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
ENGLISH MONEY
TOOK ANOTHER
DROP Today
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Sept. 1.-English
Ircney took. another drop today.
pounds selling down to and Ia
cents. The drop caused the graves.
anxiety as tc its effect on American
exports.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
ONLY TWO SPORTS PAID

Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-0niy two
sports at the University of Pennsyl-
vania football and basketball paid
expenses for the year
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01

A gasoline operated tamping ma
chine takes the place of a number
OF workmen and does the work just
as we'll
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
wrArHEa

Partly cloudy To-
night and Tu0-
day
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-25

conjectured Whether storm, fee,
derelict or internal explosion wrought
her ruin is untold. The catastrophe
to her consort, the Arctic, 1S months
previously, which sank from collision
with collier off Cape Race and car
ried down with her 332 persons, can
not strictly be classed among mysteri-
Gus wrecks, but the two tragedies were
the prime cause of putting the Collins
line out of business.
The following years brought dozen
more mysteries Of the deep. 1t was
not until 1870 that the world was
again aroused to the horror of whole
sale deaths. The Inman liner City of
Boston sailed from the city bearing
her name to Halifax, arriving there
three days later and sailing again on
January %. One hundred and ninety
one human beings vanished with the
ship.
Still disappearance are not the only
form of disaster to ships. But in most
instances the rule-"women and chill
dren first"-is observed. On Febru-
airy 26, 1852, in Algoa bay, Cape Col
ony, South Africa. the troopship Birk-
enhead, carrying British soldiers and
their families, struck reef and went
down. Six hundred men died bravely,
but all the women and children were
saved. From this originated the
"Birkenhead drill" through which the
weaker are sent to safety first.
The largest loss of life recorded in
any modern sea disaster was one on
December 81, 1911, when the British
ships ST. George, Defense and Hero
were stranded during hurricane near
Jutland and 1000 lost their lives. Next
in number was the Titanic, with 1885;
the Sultana, with LOO; General Slo-
cum and the Japanese steamship
Kickemaru, with 1000 each; Princess
Alice sunk in collision in the River
Thames, 700; Norge, stranded, with
700; another steamship Of the same
name foundered in midocean with
about as many.
The Sultana horror was one Of the
greatest in inland shipping history. 1t
was obscured by the assassination of
President Lincoln, and the public,
aside from those Immediately inter
ested, paid little attention to the
catastrophe, in which LOO lost their
lives.
In all times, in all climes, the vast
depths of the sea claim their moiety
of humanity. The toll must be paid
so long as men go down to the sea-
And human ingenuity capable of the
impossible finds that its control OF the
ocean STOPS with the shore'-Nep
| tune is still king!
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-25
Harvest is On,

The hum of the binder is heard in
the land, harvest of Oklahoma's great.
est wheat crop is under way. Reports
show that the cutting of wheat has
been started in all southern Oklahoma
counties and in other sections it will be
started this week. All reports con-
firm the reports of increased acre
age and big yield which, according to
the latest government report, will to.
tai 46,000,000 bushels, Some private
estimates have placed the yield at fig.
ures exceeding these.
Damage from hail, too much moist
ure and rust will not exceed 10 or -
percent in any southern Oklahoma
county, according to reports. Lots of
the grain which was fiat on the ground
or leaning sharply following the re-
cent heavy rains has responded to
warm sunshine and again is in condi-
ton to harvest.
Average yield will run from twenty
to twenty-five bushels per acre in
southern Oklahoma counties. There
apparently are plenty of laborers to
handle the crop in every vicinity.
Oats and other small grains are re
ported in splendid condition.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-25
MAKE DOLLARS FROM DUST
Very Little Is Allowed to Remain Use
less In This Day of Scientific
knowledge.

Save the useless waste! That is
the new policy of progressive metal
and coal mining managers in the
United States; and it is based on the
theory that what is useless today may
become worth much money tomorrow.
Coal screenings, for instance must be
carefully saved in piles, which will be
handy for future use when inventors
perfect practical way of getting val
liable heat out of them.
A Pennsylvania coal mining COM
pany is applying the idea to the ex-
IRENE. From its anthracite coal mines
vast quantities of coal have been
shipped to market, but millions of tons
of screenings have accumulated for
many years. These culm piles were
considered to be worthless, and coal
ashes and other refuse were dumped
on them. At the present time, how
ever, the very small sizes of anthra-
cite, down to sixteenth of an inch
in diameter, can all be sold proftably;
so the company is digging out the
culm piles and sitting the old waste
for salable COAL
The managers know it will not be
long before even the flue dust may do
good work under boilers and sell at
fair figure; therefore the new culm
piles resulting from the present sitting
operations have been carefully
planned to be handy and in good shape
for selling whenever the inventors sue
coed in making it profitable.
Dust from the chimneys of cop
per smelter is not now of much value,
as a general rule, because there is no
economical way of recovering the cop
per, zinc silver and gold in the dust;
but great quantities of this fine dust
are collected in modern smelters, in
an attempt to prevent the smelter
fumes from bothering neighboring
farmers. The dust is useless and
gathers so fast that much money is
expended in disposing of it.
A California smelter company has
discovered just how much copper, golt
and other metals are 'arried away in
hue dust. There is enough to maxi
every ton valuable if somebody coult
invent an easy way to extract the met
als.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-25
OCEANS HEAVY TOLL
Poet Well Said, mans Control
Stops With the Shore"
Enormous Record of Disasters Shows
That Human ingenuity Has Been
PowerIess Against the Mighty
Forces of Nature.


Many years ago a great poet apos-
.rophized the ocean in words of flu
ent music. He bewailed mans help
lessness. "Ten thousand fleets sail
over thee in vain" Mans control
stops with the shore he wrote. And
the terrible disaster in st. Georges
channel, in which the mighty Lusi-
tania went to the oceans depths, bears
him out.
We all recall the horrors of the Ii
tanic disaster. Even the burning Of
the General Slocum in the East river,
New York, with it's 1000 victims, most
of them women and children. is still
fresh in our memories, But there are
other tragedies of the sea of the dim
mer past, about which time has
woven the glamour of romance. What
school child does not remember the
pathetic story of Theodosia Burr, who
sailed from her home in the South
land to join Aaron Burr, then in New
York? What became of her-what
her fate. To this day the deepest
mystery surrounds her last hours.
Was she captured by pirates, as gos-
sip of her day had it? Did the YES
sci bearing her go down? No one
knows.
But there are other mysterious dis
appearances chronicled in the annals
of marine disasters. On March II,
1S41, the steamship President, the
Lusitania of her day, steamed from
New York for Liverpool with 1856 pas
sengers aboard. The days passed, and
no word was received from or of her.
There were no cables and wireless in
those days, and anxiety grew by leaps
and bounds. All kinds of rumors were
rife-she had been seen-she was safe
but to this day the only clue to her
fate was a note contained in bottle
The note, written by Tyrone Power
an actor (not the comedian Of the
present era), said that the ship was
sinking.
Thirteen years later, on March l
the City of Glasgow left the Mersey
bound for Philadelphia with Ill sa
loon passengers, 1893 steerage passen
gers and a crew Of rs, total of $50
The days grew into weeks and April
arrived, but the steamship was moi
reported. On May 10 the owners re
ceived a message at Liverpool from
London that a ship Of her description
had been sighted by an arriving yes
sci some time previously, making fol
the Azores and apparently crippled
Hope arrived again, until exhaustive
inquiry disclosed that this was anoth
er hoax, and that all concerned in he
safety had been subjected to crue
and needless suspense.
Only two years later, on January %
1856, the Collins liner Pacific left Liy
erpool for New York with 345 person
on board. She was one of the cracl
flyers of her day built for the expires
purpose of capturing the record of tn
fleetest ocean greyhound, for the err
| of transatlantic racing was then dawn
ing. What luckless fate befell thi
splendid vessel, the finest triumph o
shipbuildlng to that date. can only b.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-25
Bank Deposits Increased.

An increase OF approximately $780,
900 in individual deposits in state
banks in Oklahoma in the last three
months is shown in consolidated
statement of the condition of all state
banks, which was issued by the state
banking department. The statement
is based on reports of the various
banks, showing the conditions of their
affairs at the close of business on May
Is. The report shows there were $50
state banks operating in Oklahoma
on that date. The total resources Of
all the banks is given at $57 191, 61c. Al,
with individual deposits aggregating
970,93621. The total capitalization
is given at $S,332,O5O Loans and dis
counts are given at SS4,597, O49. 46;
surplus, $1,334527,24, and undivided
profits, $1,1OS,9644O. The average re-.
serve held by the banks is 31.1 per
cent.