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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
OPPOSE SURPRISE TESTS.
They Break the Health of Engineers,
Witness Tells Arbitrators.

They Break the Health of Engineers,
Witness Tells Arbitrators.
The surprise test for the vigilance
of locomotive engineers and 6remen,
to see If they are on the watch for
danger signals, was attacked at the
hearing of the Western railroad arbt
tration case. The test, 1t was asserted
was dangerous to the men, breaking
their health by useless shocks. and II
also had the effect Of the cry OF
"wolfv' leading the engineers TO lose
respect for such signals. The arbi
traitors have been asked to eliminate
the surprise test
A. Phillip. testifying for the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen. told the arbitrators that the
surprise test defeated itself In time
and that it was an unjusti6able shock
and injury to the men in the cab.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
SMOTHER BEES FOR HONEY.

Scientific Thieves Accomplish Their
Work Without Danger Of Stinss.
Scientific larceny is responsible for
the loss Of 10000 honey bees and 100
pounds of honey belonging to George
A. Beetem, near Carlisle, Pa Beetem,
% one Of the more prominent bee cui-
turists, has acquired distinction. but OF
late years has had serious mishaps
Last year thousand Of Beetem's
bees were killed by feeding in orchards
which had been sprayed by state off,
Gals. Recently honey thieves invaded
Beetem's yards and burnt -four sulphur
under the hives, suffocating more than
10000 bees. Thus the invaders cap
tured the honey without being stung.
A short time ago sixty-seven turkeys
In Beetem's yard were poisoned
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
1914 WAS A VERY
DISASTROUS YEAR
1914 Charged With Greatest War in History-Deense of
Liege-Burnng of Louvain-Germans Surprise World
bv Work of Their Submarines and Big Guns.

GernHn> suffered little damage. To
avengp this England sent out a strong
fleet. which sank four of the German
vessels. with nearly 1000 men. on the
south Atlantic coast of South America.
A short time before this battle the
German cruiser Emden. under Cap
tain Won Muller. was destroyed by an
Australian cruiser, thereby freeing the
Indian ocean OF what had proved to be
most disastrous enemy to the allies
shipping.
Everything else in Europe was side
tracked Immediately upon the opening
of hostiities. Even the Irish home
rule trouble lost it, momentum. which
otherwise might have plunged the
Catholics and Protestants of Ireland
into a great war. After a third pas
sage OF the home rule bill by the housu
of commons it became n law May %.
Plus X. Died. New Pope Elected.
Closely allied with events In Europe
since war began was the death OF
Pope Plus X on Aug 20. Although be
had been feeble. his death was not ex-
pected by the world. Ten days later
the cardinals met to elect a new pope.
choosing from their ranks Cardinal
Giacomo Della Chiesa on Sept 3. Two
days later be was crowned In Rome as
Benedict Ky.
The killing of Editor CASTOR Cal
mette of the Paris Figaro by Nine.
Caillaux, wife of the French minister
OF finance on March Is threatened to
be as sensational as the Captain Drey-
fus affair, but after a remarkable trial
she was acquitted by the jury.
On the western hemisphere the Mex.
lean affair has created the most I'm
usual news features OF the year, but
its doings have become 50 closely as
ISOLATED with ours in recent years that
it cannot be classed as news OF the
year abroad The revolutionary ont
break in Lima, Peru. is noteworthy.
This resulted In the killing OF Premier
varela and the deposition OF President
Billinghurst Moratoriums were de
clared in several Of the South Ameri
can republics because Of the European
war. and the imports and exports Of
all the republics were affected. mas
much as they relied greatly on Euro
pean trade.
Death has taken its share Of not
ables abroad this year. Most promi
nent of all the deaths, exclusive OF the
pope and the Austrian imperial pail
was that of Lord Roberts, the famou'
English fighter. who died while visit
ing the soldiers in France. LORI
Strathcona. Canadian capitalist an
statesman; Jean l. Jaures, French Sc
ciallst leader (who was assassinatedl
Joseph Chamberlain, English states
man, and King Charles of Roumani
were among those who passed away.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
WARFARE AT SEA.

AUGUST.
6. British cruiser Amphion sunk by
German mine: 1871 men drowned.
n. German auxiliary cruiser Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse sunk by British
cruiser Highfyer off the coast Of
Africa
q. British fleet destroyed German war
ships off Helgoland.
SEPTEMBER
Z. British cruiser Pathfinder sunk by
German submarine in North sea.
Il British auxiliary cruiser Carmania
sunk the German cruiser Cap Trafal-
gar off South America.
q German submarine U-9 sunk the Brit
ish armored cruisers Aboukir. Cressy
and Hogue by torpedoes in the North
sea.
OCTOBER
IL. Russian cruiser Pallada sunk in the
Baltic by a German submarine.
Is. British cruiser Hawke sunk In the
North sea by German submarine Us
II. British cruiser Undaunted, with four
destroyers, sank four German Destroy
ers off the Dutch coast.
Is. British submarine E-3 sunk by Ger
man wsrship in the North sea-
n. British battleship Audacious wrecked
OH tne COdSI VI lEeidHbt tht AVN"
sea, by contact with German sub
marine mine.
q. German cruiser Emden sank the Rus
sian cruiser Jemtchug and a French
DESTROYER at Penang. British Straits
settlement.
q. Turkish warships Goeben and Breslau
sank two Russian warships in the
Black sea: Turkish Srpedo boats
raided harbor Of Odessa and sank
Russian gunboat, and Turkish cruis-
er bombarded Sebastopol
a German submarine sank the British
cruiser Hermes in the strait OF Dover
NOVEMBER.
1. Battle of Chile between the German
cruisers Scharnhorst. Gueisenau. Leip.
zig and Dresden and the British Good
Hope Monmouth and Glasgow. Good
Hope and Monmouth destroyed.
& British submarine Do sunk by Ger
man mine in the North sea-
L German cruiser Yorck sunk by
| British mine in Jade bay. North sea.
q German cruiser Emden destroyed
| Cocos islands, Indian ocean, by Bit
| ish cruiser Sydney.
II. German submarine Sank British tqL
pedo boat Niger on Deal. England
Japanese torpedo boat % sunk BY
mine in Kiauchau bay. China
| Il German submarine sunk by Frenci
torpedo boat on Westende. Belgiai
coast
| u German submarine U-is sunk by Bit
ish warship OF Scotland.
| a. British 1900 ton .battleship Bulwari
sunk by explosion at Sheerness, Eng
land: about 500 lives lost
| DECEMBER.
: In action on Falkland ISLANDS, in th'
Atlantic. sturdee's British squadron
| defeated Specs German squadron
sinking the cruisers Scharnhorst
Gneisenau. Leipzig and Nurnberg. witt
a loss Of i.ss5 to the vanqudished feet
IL British submarine Bill torpedoec
Turkish battleship Messudieh in tbs
Dardanelles.
is German warships sheiied SCARBOROUGH
| and Hartlepool on the coast OF Eng
land.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
NEW SPECl \
U. S. v
Added Attention @
Tobacco and Certa

New lines of work int
the public service OF Il
general and for various Sc
country in particular have,
gurated by the weather bur\
the past year. and other spet
ices are now in course of pre-
Among the new lines OF work NJ
sued are the following:
A special service given to orchat
and raisers of tobacco. oranges, G. \
berries and certain other crops b
been rendered by means Of frost war;
ings issued In spring and autumn Close
attention Is paid by the forecasters to
the needs Of these crops at critical Pc
RODS, and the growers are kept fully
advised as to the dangers Of frost and
are warned of the necessity of resort
ing to measures of protection through
artificial heating and smudging.
The establishment of "cattle region
SERVICE" through which bulletins con-
tanning statements Of weather condi-
lions over the stock ranges Of the Tex
as Panhandle and adjacent regions are
issued.
Another opportunity for service has
been found In the timbered regions Of
the west during periods of unusual
drought. This has been taken advan'
tage of through the issue of special
forecasts Of hot. dry winds. which are
disseminated directly to the officials of
the fire patrol of the forest service and
other similar organizations, placing
them on their guard at times of IN
usual danger Of fire inception
A special investigation Of orchard
conditions in western North Carolina,I
where systematic observations are bel
ing carried on in number Of orchards
BY the weather bureau in cooperation
with the state experiment station. prom1
ises to give valuable results. These
studies have in view the establishment
Of the influence Of topography on local
climate. the ultimate object being to-
difrerentiate the safe and unsafe loca
lions for orchards In such regions.
Explorations Of the upper air and
studies of solar radiation were contin.
ued by the bureau during the year. Ac.
tive field work of this character was
transferred during the year from Mount
Weather. Va. to Fort Omaha, Neb.,
where more favorable conditions for
atmospheric exploration exist
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by Great Britain as a war measure,
Germany reported that she held as pris-
oners Of war 5.40l officers. including q
generals. and 29l 1858 men.
26 Second revolt Of the Beers in South
Africa against British rule. Former
Boer generals, De Wet and Beyers.
appeared at the head Of this move
ment.
y Turkish government severed commu-
nication with Great Britain: also de-
4 clared war on Russia.
6. France and Great Britain declared
war on Turkey.
z. Japanese captured Tsingtao. China,
after the siege of IS days; German
loss, $500 prisoners.
g. Turkish troops crossed the frontier
into Egypt.
q. British aerial squadron dropped bombs
on a Zeppelin factory at Friederichs-
haven.
DECEMBER.
3 Allied airship dropped bombs upon the
famous Krupp gunworks at Essen
Germany.
Austrians captured Belgrade. capital OF
Servia, after siege of 126 day
A. Servians recaptured Belgrade from
Austrians.
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BELGIUM AND FRANCE.

AUGUST.
German troops crossed the Belgian
border.
French troops invaded German prov
ince of Alsace.
Germans occupied Liege. Belgium
:. Belgian capital removed from Bi is
sells to Antwerp Battles in Lorraine.
!. Germans occupied Brussels and at
tackled Namur. Belgium.
!. Germans captured Namur and at
tackled Mons.
/ British and French retreated from
Cambria, France. after battle
!. City of Louvan. Belgium. sacked and
burned by Germans.
SEPTEMBER
B French government transferred from
Paris to Bordeaux.
T. Rheims occupied by German troops.
Germans Is miles from Paris on the
north and 20 on the east
German right wing. commanded by
Gen. Won Kluck, attacked on the
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
Excellent for Stomach Trouble.

"Chamberlain's Tablets are just fine
for stomach trouble" writes Mrs. G..
C. Dunn, Arnold, Pa. 81 was both
cred with this complaint for some
time and frequently had bilious at
tacks. Chamberlain's Tablets af-
forded me great relief from the first,
and since taking one bottle of them
feel like a different person" For
sale by all dealers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
Electric Trap For Thieves.

war against chicken thieves was Do
clared In Alton. Ill. By Mrs Eiia
HAYES, whose poultry stock has been
diminished by recent depredadona 10
prevent further invasions Mrs Hayes
has erected barbed wire entanglements'
electrically charged. modelled after
those used by the armies OF Europe
Tbese defenses surround the chicken
house and are so arranged at night that
any attempt to break through them
viii ring cowben alarm erected ct the
side Of Mrs. Hayes bed
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z Action began on the Aisne between
British and Germans around Scissors
where Won Kluck's retiring Germans
faced about
a. Rheims reoccuped by the allies.
10 German artillery bombarded Rheims
D. Germans laid siege TO Antwerp. Bel
GUMS temporary capital
OCTOBER
T. Germans began oombardment OF Ant
werp shells reaching various parts
OF the city
9 CAPTURE Of Antwerp by the Germans
IS Germans took possession Of Ostend.
sO Belgian troops flooded the German
lines on User river by cutting the
bikes and compelled the Germans to
retreat
NOVEMBER.
To- Germans captured Dixmude, Belgium.
u Germans crossed the Ypres canal at
two points. defeating the allies.
L. Germans forced back north or User
canal.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

TVERYTHING else that has hap
II pened abroad during the year
is completely overshadowed by
the disastrous war which has
0vertaken Europe. Since that memoir
able day. July %, 1914. when Austria
made her demands upon Servia for
PREPARATION for the assassination of the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his
wife and for her anti Austrian agita.
ton, TO which demands Servia con-
scented with but one exception, the
world has been kept on edge by one
big shock after the other, After Ser
Was reply proved unsatisfactory to
Austria and Germany declared her In
tention of supporting Austria. when
Russian Diplomacy interfered. Austria
on the 18th of July declared war on
her little neighbor Then followed En-
peror Williams demands On Russia to
rease mohilizing. prWlaiming martial
law throughout the German empire
On Aug. Germany declared war
on Russia. and France ordered mobili
20 ton
Then followed the terrible period of
suspense which was to show the way
the other powers would act. Europe
had been divided into groups for the
purpose of maintaining the balance OF
power Germany, Austria and Italy
formed the triple alliance on one side
while Russia. France and England
were pledged In triple entente on the
other.
Italy Backs Out.
But Italy soon showed her disinclina
ton to be brought into the fight and
announced that the alliance called for
defense entirely France and Russia
were as tightly Doun1 as Germany ana
Austria. but England had more free
dom of choice She hesitated only five
days and then declared war on Ger
many, announcing it to be in protec-
ton of Belgium's neutrality, which
| had been invaded after permission tn
| German troops to cross through Bel
| GUM into France had been refused
About this time began that now his
toric attack on Liege. which withstood
the German hosts SO brayely until the
giant ~ centimeter guns were used.
Montenegro allied herself with Ser
via, and Japan declared war against
Germany and Austria and set out to
capture Tsingtae. the German port In
China. This was accomplished by Nov
~ Germany entered Brussels without
any resistance on her way toward
Paris, and the Belgian government fec
to Antwerp
After this came the terrible. never 4
be forgotten burning of Louvain b.
the kaiser's army because. Berli1
claims. the citizens ired Y ION the in
vaders after the city had -renderec
Belgium Left In & q.
By forced marches the GeSmans aC
: vanced through Belgium, leafing rui
and desolation in their wake. Manu-
Dinant. Mons. Termonde and other hi'
toric ciues fell So quickly came th
! Germans, in fact, that the allied al
mics were unable TO mustef their force
In sufficient strength TO fake any al
preciable stand against them. Th
hastily organized British forces whic
had landed at Havre. France. found
necessary to retreat and Won Kluck'
army entered upon French territory
where 1t was met by the crown prince
detachment. which had entered throug
the duchy Of Luxembourg. another net
trail state. capturing the French fort
fed city Of Longwy. This combine
strength crept forward until a mont
after the war was declared II wa
almost at the gates OF Paris. The city
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

JUNE.
o. Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to
the Austrian throne. and his morga-
natic wife, Duchess Of Hohenberg.
assassinated by Gavrio Prinzip, a
Bosnian student. while public guests
at Sarajevo. Bosnia.
AUGUST.
L. Japan demanded that Germany evac-
uate Kiauchau, China.
g. Austria declared war on Japan. Yep
pelin airships dropped bombs on Ant
werp.
30 German aviator dropped bombs on
Paris
SEPTEMBER.
z Japanese landed at Lungkow, China.
to attack the Germans at Kiauchau.
OCTOBER.
Japanese bombarded Tsingtao, German
seaport of Kiauchau, China.
g. British losses reported from Sept. II
to Oct. showed that SCI officers and
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
SUMMARY OF
WORLDS WAR
movements and Battles of Great Armies and Navies
Events in France, Belgium and Along the
Russian Frontier.

nuIu the forts IT PrzemysI. GaIIcra,
against the Russian besiegers.
NOVEMBER.
2 Battles on the Russian-Turkish from
tier
8. Cossacks crossed the German frontier
into Posen.
Is. Continuous battle in East Prussia.
Germans repulsed Russians around
Soldau.
II. Germans defeated the Russians south
OF Kutno Poland.
DECEMBER
Q. Russians captured Flock. on the Wis.,
tula. in Poland.
2 Fierce and decisive attack on Lode,
Poland. by Germans.
6 Russians abandoned LODI. Poland. 20
the Germans.
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THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER.

AUGUST.
Russians invaded East Prussia.
a Germans invaded Russian Poland.
SEPTEMBER
4 Germans defeated Russian invaders
at Allenstein and Tannenoers' East
Prussia, capturing many PRISONERS,
2 Austrians abandoned Lemners' Sa-
licia, 10 the Russians
OCTOBER
g Tha prolonged battle Of the vistula.
IN Galicia, ended in Russian success:
, German troops within ten miles OF
warsaw. Poland, retreated.
/ Austro-Geryuan forces continued TO
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
DELAYS WEDDING YEARS.
Man With License 10 Rewarded After
"Watchfui Waitina"

"Watchfui Waiting"
Thomas J. Harris. aged 6fty-seven.
Of Berkeley. Cal. pursued a course OF
watchfui waiting for seven long years
to be sure that the woman be had
chosen for his bride was really 'the
right one" During the even years
the marriage license W. gathering
dust In the recorders pbA waiting
for Harris
Harris concluded bis pn& wtit and
took Miss Annie Black aged fifty
three. TO Judge Robert Edgarl and
they were married Hb nrst question
asked the Judge was whether the doc
ument had been invalidzted becauss of
Its age. The Judge said no.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

R,W0 men had fai-
len in the battles
In France. chiefly
on the Marne-
Aisne line.
eppelin airships
dropped bombs on
Paris.
Beers in South
Africa rebelled
against British
rule and started
a new republic.
The United States
demanded the re-
lease of the Stand
ard Oil company
steamer John ID.
Rockefeller. which
had hean ReiZAd
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
Illinois River.

The Illinois river was so termed
from the Illini. tribe Of Indians on
It's banks. Another derivation is sug-
gested in Isle aux Noix. island Of nuts.
Several derivations more or less fanci-
full are suggested by the etymologists
and geographers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

march and forced
to retreat.
Battle began on
line of riv err
Marine, east Of
P aris, between
Won Kluck's COL
umn retiring east.
ward and allies.
commando ed by
Gen. Paul Pau. in
pursuit.
Germans captur-
ed Maube uge.
France. near the
Franco B elgian
border
G err m a n S retired
from Marine to-
ward the Aisne.
British army, led
by SIR J o h n
French. crossed
the Marine in pur-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01
insurance Company Presldef
Give Some Valuable Hints.
ALCoHoL's MANY VICTIMS
Actuary Bureau After investigating
100000 Cases Reports That Drink
ers, Railroad Engineers, Fat Men, So
ciai invsIids, Gluttons and Underfed
Die Too Early by Many Years.
SPAN OF HUMAN LIFE
REDUCED BY ALCOHOL.
How can you live longerI

How can you i've longerf
The Association of Life lnsar'
ance Presidents. which has In
vestigated 2.O00,0O0 cases, tells
you that
Consistent users of alcoholic
) drinks die six years younger
than they should.
One time consistent drinkers.
who reformed" before they took
out life insurance policies. die
four years younger than they
should
Railway engineers die hve
years younger than they should.
Fat men-those carrying forty
pounds or more excess hesh-die
four years earlier than the nor
NAL man.
Social diseases cut down a life
time six years.
Overeating and undertaking.
along with lack of knowledge of
the simpler diseases. also are
given as factors in shortening
life.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

An amazing record Of the extent to
which alcoholic beverages shorten the
lives of both users and sellers was pre-
scented at the eighth annual meeting
Of the Association Of Life Insurance
Presidents, In session at the Hotel AS
tor, New York, by Arthur Hunter
chairman of the central bureau. med
ico-actuariaI mortality investigation.
To support his conclusions he has
infallible figures, based upon the cases
of 100000 men and women. insured
during the past twenty-five years with
forty-three leading American and Ca
madam life insurance companies.
st is a general Impression" Mr..
Hunter said. that saloon keepers do
not live as long as persons In non
hazardous occupations, but It is not
generally known that most classes con-
nected with the sale or manufacture
of liquor have high mortality. Saloon
keepers, along with hotel proprietors
who attend the bar either occasionally
or regularly, have an extra mortality
of 70 per cent-that Ia, their lfetimes
are reduced about six years on the av-
erage on account of their occupation.
Performed" Drinkers Gain.
Mr.. Hunter pointed out that the NOR
tality of men who had at one time
used intoxicants, but who had ere
formed" prior to taking out insurance
policies was SO per cent, or a reduction
of over four years on the normal life,
a gain of 20 per cent over the saloon
and hotel proprietor class.
The men who use alcoholics daily
but not to excess, Mr.. Hunter divided
into two groups:
(A) Those who take two glasses Of
beer or one glass OF whisky day.
OBJ Those who take more than that
but are not excessive" drinkers.
The experts investigation disclosed
that the mortality in the second groul
was so per cent higher than In tn
first
"A significant result OF the investiga
tion." continued he. was the hig
mortality of railroad linen. ANON
railway engineers the mortality wa
found to be 60 per cent? equivalent t
five years reduction 10 the averag
lifetime.
Overweight has a marked effect Il
decreasing life. Amczg men fort!
pounds above the average weight the
lifetime of those who entered the com
panies at the age of forty.tive wal
about four years less than the life Of
the man Of normal weight"
A mortality Of 70 per cent or a re
ductiOn OF six years OF life, was OBJ
served to exist among the risks" sui
fering from the social diseases.
MIR Hunter pointed to the tremend
GUS loss of life due to tuberculosis.
But a well nourished man, takine
reasonable precautions against con
tagion. has little to fear from this dis
ease" he declared
if Russia carries out its intention OF
abolishtng all alcoholic beverages from
its borders, Mr. Hunter maintained
half a million lives would be saved
during the next ten years
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blnOuSneSs ana OOnshPo'toh Sufeu'
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winter 1 had an attack of indigestion
followed by biliousness and constipa-
ton. Seeing Chamberlain's Tablets
so highly recommended, bought a
bottle of them and they helped me
right away" For sale by all dealers.
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And occasionally q man has money
in bank because he doesn't own an
automobile.