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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD
OFFERED BY THE PROHIBTONSTS FOR PROOF OF ANY CASE
OF BRIBERY OR ILLEGAL VOTING IN THE WET
OR DRY ELECTION

signed JOHN J MoBLEY
Marion Protective Association.
By.....................?
WHO MoBLEY is
obey negro
receipt signed by ocaa
the STAR friendship refrains
PAYING POLL TAXES
many
paid course paid
large number began to come in by mail
envelopes containing
addressed in only three handwrng and had other marks of
other parties than the polls they
polls they polls by mail
paid had
paying. Some of the whose polls
dead, others have left the county.
STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST THE SALOONS
ccpting. He also olds-a long list of" suspects"
BUSINESS FOR THE GRAND JURY
be pays
poll who poll paid for him by another
conviction
PRoHIBTIoNIsTs UPHOLD ENFORCE THE s.
challenged and if they voting the collector win
tie evidence he holds to the grand
- THE LAW is PLAIN
Following law plainly any gives
ora accepts a s liable to punishment:
LAW RELATING TO POLL TAXES
Chapter oo 5sAn Making
Corporation to Pay the Poll Tax OF Any Other Person Furnish the
Money Collector of Poll Taxes
Other Than the Person Whose Poll Tax Being Paid and
Fixing Penalty the Violation Thereof
Be 1t Enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the State of Florida;
corporation
y y inns inns h @ - @ s M f @ tb - @ @ @ f having uh @ other Or any other per
collector the of poll taxes
other than the whose poll tax being paid except
the poll tax of another provided the person pay
eongfng to the whose poll is being paid
the conviction of corporation for the
this Act fine of than five hundred dollars or i'm
the county jail for not more than SIX months shall De I'M
POSED
ILLEGAL BALLOTS
Section 1880 (N 27soCastng Illegal
election in this state held according to law shall
punished the prison not exceeding six months
| or by fine exceeding one hundred dollars
(No Aiding Abetting Amy
violation of the preceding section shall be
punished in like as the principal offender
PERSONS DISQUALIFIED TO VOTE
Chapter 17 who been
convict of felony by court of record
Fifth Persons may
interested In bet or wager the result Oh "n sna oepena
that shall hereafter fight duel send knowingly
party challenge acceptance;
dabiy shall until after trial and conviction
by due form of law
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD
other mems offering
giving bb to voters breaking the law set ort
prohibition committee Marion county win One Hundred
Dollars.
For evidence
other of bbe whether whisky
voting illegally In the election the prohibition
executive viii Fifty Dollars Reward
RESULT ELECTION MAKE DIFFERENCE
These pushed goes
determined do all their break
corrupt election practices in Marion county
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
FIGHT fierce:
LY! IN HOPE OF
d. SAVING ARMIES
But Germans With Fresh Troops
are Moving Forward Their
Encircling Movement.
Won MAcKENsEN SWEEPING ON
German Staff Evidently Plans to
Maintain Attack Till the Rus
slams are Crushed.
Won MACKENsEN SWEEPING ON

London, Aug. 1.-The anniver-
sary of the wars outbreak was pass
ed without the Germans occupying
Warsaw, which was understood to
be part of their programme.
However, news of this climax to
the Austro-German offensive in the
east, which was begun in the early
days of May, is hourly expected, for
what little information is allowed
to leak through is to the effect that
the Russians for several days have
been withdrawing to the Brest line,
leaving small forces to fight rear
guard actions, so the main armies
might make good their retreat.
These actions have developed at
many places into fairly large bat
ties, as the Russians, whose steadi-
ness has been phenomenal in the
face of defeat, are offering stubborn
resistance and delivering powerful
dttuShS vi thCy
have prevented Won Hindenburg
throwing more of his troops across
the Narew; repulsed German attacks
to the northwest of Warsaw and
driven back to the river some of the
invading troops who crossed the Wis.,
,ula to the south of Warsaw.
In the southeast field Won Mack |
ensen continues his victorious adj
,ance. He has swept aside the re-
istance of the Russians and forced |
hem to retreat along both banks of |
he Bug. The Germans have already
passed through Chelm in pursuit.
thus, on this front the retirement
# the Warsaw armies is seriously
threatened. During July, Berlin
avs, the Germans captured more
han $4,000 Russians between the
'ilica river and the Baltic alone.
The Russians, according to Petro- !
rad, have stopped Won Buelow's adj
ance in Kovno province, toward
he Vilna-Petrograd railway. If
rand Duke Nicholas is to hold the {
rest line after his retirement from
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
REMOVE MURDER
PLATE FROM COFFIN

New York, Aug. 2.-The police, il
was announced last night, had re-
moved from the coffin of Charles
Becker the silver plate placed there
by his widow on which was inscrib-
ed the charge that the former police
lieutenant electrocuted at Sing Sing
prison Friday, was murdered by
Governor Whitman" After a police
conference attended by representa-
tives of the district attorneys Office,
Inspector Faurot went to the Beck
er home and informed Mrs. Becker
the inscription was a criminal libel
on the governor and prevailed upon
her to permit it's removal.
At the rectory of the church at
which the funeral services for Beck
er will be held today, it was stated
last night the coffin would not be
received unless the plate in it's pres
ent form was removed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
THREE MORE
BODIES FOUND

Chicago, Aug. 2.-While jnvesti-
cation of the capsizing Of the steam
er Eastland rested over Sunday div
ers yesterday recovered three more
bodies, making the total known dead
1899. Coroner Peter NJ. Hoffman last
night said there were probably few
more bodies in the river, although
the missing list of the Western Elec-
trio company remained at 142.
Secretary of Commerce William c.
Redfield and Solicitor A. L. Thur
man spent Sunday in a suburb, but
promised to proceed with the inves-
tigation of steamboat inspectors to-
day according to legal requirements,
despite the order of Federal Judge
Lands, that witnesses desired by
the federal grand jury could not be
heard before other investigators,
and the adverse criticism that has
been voiced against Secretary Red
fields inquiry. A federal grand
jury, instructed by Judge Lands to
dig into every detail of the Eastland,
will resume it's examination of wit
nesses today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03

Warsaw, it is absolutely necessary
that Won Buelow's offensive should
be arrested, for should he reach the
railway he would seriously interfere
with the Russian communications.
1t is not yet certain whether the
Russian armies can make good their
retirement from Warsaw. The Aus
tro-Germans have moved up very
strong reinforcements to hasten
their encircling movement. The ap-
pearance of fresh troops also sug-
gests that the German staff will not
be satisfied with the capture of the
city, or even the destruction of part
of the Russian army, but, should
this be accomplished, will attack the
Brest line and endeavor finally to
crush the entire Russian forces.
Meanwhile the Germans, who ap-
pear to have an inexhaustible sup
ply of munitions, are fighting des-
perately to retain every position
which they hold along the western
front. They have recaptured part
of the trenches which they lost to
the British near HODGE, and are
making an effort to regain what
they lost to the French in the
region of Alsace.
An unconfrmed report comes from
Rome last night that the Austrians
are preparing for the evacuation of
Trieste, and have already removed
The machinery of the munitions fac
,ories.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
PANIC ON BOARD
PASSENGER BOAT
False Cry of Fire Results in Rush
For Life Boats.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE steamer
Grand Republic from Rockaway for
New York, put in at Coney island
last night where several hundred
passengers left the vessel following
a panic which started with a false
cry of fire. Before the crew sue
ceeded in reassuring the passengers
many women and children had been
knocked down and slightly injured
in mad rush for life preservers and
boats. The Grand Republic is the
sister ship of the General Slocum,
thousand lives several years ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
MILITIA GOES TO
QUELL STRIKERS
Three Companies Sent to Aluminium
Company's Plant.

Syracuse, N. Y, Aug. 2.-Three
companies of state militia have been
ordered to Massena, st. Lawrence
county, where a strike is in progress
at the plant of the Aluminium Com
pany of America. Strikers and dep
uties clashed Saturday night, and
one man was shot.
Strikers hold bridge leading in
to the plant and are said to be arm
ed. Sheriff Thaddeus P. Day, fear
ing serious trouble, last night ap-
pealed to Governor Whitman for aid.
ertown and Ogdensburg were order
ed to the scene.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
YOUNG BOY AC-
C|DfNTLY KILLED
Lads Were Trying to Dislodge Shell
and One Pulled Trigger.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Aug. 2.-Arth-
ur Oslegard, aged 16, of Omaha, was
shot and killed in this city about G
o'clock yesterday morning. Young
Oslegard, with Robert Wendt, Wal
ter Bartram, Harry Schral and
James Dayne, boys of about the same
age, were camped on the Missouri
river bottom in Dodge park for an
over Sunday hunting and fishing
outing. They were we'll supplied
with guns and revolvers.
A shell in young Oslegard's gun
stuck and he and Wendt were trying
to dislodge it. Oslegard stepped in
front of the gun just as Wendt pull
ed the trigger, the charge entering
Oslegard's chest and killing him al
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
Judge Kamrar on City Manager Plan

Eds. Freeman Tribune: l have all
my life been a standpatter on the
policies of protective tariff, honest
money, obedience to law and the
constitution of the state and nation
and believed that no good ever came
to an individual from the use or traf-
fic in Intoxicating liquors as a bev
erage. l have for many years been
progressive and outspoken advO-
cate and believer in smaller legisla
tive bodies from town councils to the
congress of the United States. /
have not stood for these things from
selfish motives, but have made sac
rifices rather than abandon them,
because l believed in them. / could
write pages giving my personal rea-
sons for advocating the city mana
ger plan for the best city as well as
one of the best governed cities l
know of out side of cities having the
plan and should I ever do
so you will not find one word that |
could be construed into an effort on
my part to have Webster City adopt |
it for the purpose of furnishing any
)ne. l realize that time and space
would not permit me to 60 into my
personal reasons at length, so l am
quite content to quote from so emf
lent authority as the Literary Di-
yest under the caption OF "a Good
Word for the City Manager Plan"
The outstanding fact about the
mmission-manager plan of city
government, as the Chicago Tribune
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
GERMANY IS
ABLE TO FIGHT
A LONG TIME
Secretary of Imperial Treasury De-
clares Nation Produces Enough
Of All Supplies.
TRIBUTE TO ORGANIZATION
Plenty Of Money, Food and Raw Ma
terials in Empire Despite
Its Isolation.
TRIBUTE TO ORGANIZATION

Berlin, Aug. DIR. Karl Helf-
rinch, secretary of the imperial
treasury, has prepared for The Asso-
ciated Press a signed statement on
German economic and financial af-
fairs as he views them at the end of
the first year of war. His statement
follows:
First, the British starvation war
has failed. Once and for all it has
been proven that our domestic pro-
duction of foodstuffs, bread card sys-
tenn and maximum prices assure ev-
en- to the poorest the necessary sup
ply of food and that at prices lower
than prevailing in Great Britain.
"Second-Nor can we be starved
out in raw materials. The difficult
ties cast in the way of the importa-
ton of raw materials, in violation of
international law, are unpleasant
for US, but are not fatal. We have
in our own country an ample sup
ply of the most important raw ma
terials-coal and iron-and others
we have on hand, manufactured
O. manufactured, great supplies,
which with the economical employ
ment thereof insured by our meth
DDS of organization, are virtually
inexhaustible.
"Third-The spectre OF unemploy-
ment has been banished. There is
more work than workers. The war
has proved itself to be greater en-
ployer of labor than our export trade
was.
"Fourth-So far as finances are
concerned, Germany will carry the
war through for an unlimited time.
We produce in our country practic-
ally everything needed for war.
Thus expenditures for war purposes
resolve themselves into savings.
These again are at the empires dis
position, as payments on the war
loans and deposits are flowing into
the banks and savings institutions
more plentifully than in times of
peace. The total deposits today, af-
ter over 100000 have been
paid on war loans, is higher than at
the outbreak of the war. The gold
reserve of the Reichbank has almost
doubled since the war began. Notes
and deposits in the Reichsbank COW
cred by gold are 3312 per cent as
compared with 26.7 per cent in the
bank of France and PIT in the bank
of England.
"Fifth-The confidence of the
German people in our financial
strength is as unbounded as their
confidence in our military superior
ity. After twelve months of war, i'm
perial 3's are quoted at 20, which is
8 points below the quotation in
March, 1914; the minimum price of
British consuls, IS, is II per cent
below the quotation in March, 1914; |
3 per cent French rentes at 60 are
10 per cent below March, 1914.
Work, skill, discipline, organza-
ton, economy and last, but not least,
the categorical imperative of patri-
otism, have upheld Germany in the
will help US further to win the war"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
$30,000,000
HE|RESS MARR|ES
Miss Catherine Barker WEEDS Howard
H. Spaulding, Jr., of
Chicago.

Harbor Springs, Mich, Aug. o.
Miss Catherine Barker, daughter of
the late John H. Barker, and heiress
to $30,OO0,000, was married at 1920
O'Clock Saturday to Howard H.
Jr., of Chicago. The cere-
mony took place at the brides sum-
mer residence at Harbor Springs.
Hundreds of guests from all sec
lions of the United States were
present to witness the ceremony
which made one of the richest young
women in the country the wife of
the young Yale graduate.
The bridal couple will take a trip
to the Pacific expositions via Canada
and then will visit Hawaii and the
orient for a years globe trotting.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03

sees it, is its apparent success I'M
der trying conditions" Summarize
ing an article on the subject by R.
S. Childs in The National Municipal
Review, which holds out definite
hope for this interesting expert
ment," the Chicago daily notes that
it has already been taken up by
twenty-five cities and towns, and
that five states now have optional
laws for its adoption. However, it
is not SO much the growth of the
idea, The Tribune goes on to say,
that attracts the attention of the
country at large, as ''the results OBJ
tanned and the dangers that have
been exposed" in the course of oper-
alton. We read then:
speaking in the terms of eff1c-
iency, the newer plan compares most
favOrably with the financial showing
made under the old government. OPP
erating-expenses in Dayton in 1914
were $77,709 over the year before,
but the mmission-manager regime
gave $4,000 worth of new SER
vices, without taking into consider
alton that the old government had
used 100000 of a flood-prevention
bond issue for ordinary operating
expenses. In the first year Spring.
field, O., saved $4,000, a floating
debt of 100000 was wiped off the
slate, the STRENGTHENING depart
ment enlarged its activities by rs
per cent, and garbage collection was
to all houses. In La Gran
de, Ore, the town warrants had de-
preciated to such an extent that the
banks refused to take them under
any consideration. In the first year
$4,000 was paid off, and another
$4,000 was cleared away in the first
our months of 1915. In Manistee
he new government saved $4,000
rom budget of 100000, spent
$1,000 in repairing a sewer, after it
lad practically been decided to have
IN $4,000 bond issue to build an
new sewer. In Taylor, Tex,
Is per cent better showing was
made, and Cadillac, Mich, saved 10
er cent. In no instance was there
failure to register some encourag-
ng increase in efficiency"
Think Of what boost it will be
or Webster City to be the first city
n Iowa to adopt the manager plan.
lever mind about finding three
God men to serve as councilmen.
We get good men on the school
GARD and used to get fairly repre-
business men to serve as
layor and councitmen without pay
nd can do so now. 1t will be easier
} find three than seven. Public i'm
rovements here, to a great extent,
re at a stand still. Apparently
othing is being done to compel
to replace the nearly
orthless pavements on Seneca and
her streets of the city for which
ost of the people have paid the
ice Of good article.
J. L. Kamrar.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
D. s. POLICY CON
DEEMED BY GER:
MAN AMERICAN
Says This Country's Lickspittle
Course in Conflict Nause-
ates Him.
LOSING PRIDE OF COUNTRY
Nation That Prays for Peace, Then
Sells Munitions, Is Hypocritical,
He Declares.
LOSING PRIDE OF COUNTRY

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. AT a
meeting yesterday preliminary to
the opening of the convention here
today of the National German-Amer-
lean alliance, the president, DR.. c. ].
HeXamer of Philadelphia criticised
the United States for supplying war
munitions to England.
Il must say l have not been proud
of my country lately" he said. "a
nation which prays for peace on Sun
days and supplies England with
arms and ammunition all the rest Of
the week is, to say the least, hypo-
critical.
II must confess that I, as ma
tive born American, am nauseated
by the lickspittle policy of our coun-
try. English ships patrol our wa
tiers, England forbids us to buy
ships, and to trade with neutral ma
tons as we would like; England
cuts the cables leading from our
shores to those of a friendly nation,
and England decides for our secre-
tary of state what news he shall i'm
part to us American citizens, who
employ and pay him. From the way
most war reports read, we might just
as we'll tear up the Declaration of
Independence and become loyal sub
jects of King George"
From all parts of the country del
egates arrived here yesterday 10 at
tend the eighth annual convention,
beginning today, OF the National
German-American alliance. In con-
nection with the convention will be
many songfests by various organize
tons affiliated with the alliance.
Intense interest is manifested by
the delegates in possible express
sion by the convention of it's attitude
toward the present relations Of the
United States and Germany. Ofic-
SIS Sdlu yeSIeIudy tudt uuOOuUtcNis
resolutions for that purpose would
be introduced, and that a strong
fight would be made to prevent &C.
ton being taken.
A reception, choral singing, pre-
liminary address by the president,
DR.. c. ]. Hexamer of Philadelphia,
and ceremony described as the
dedication of the Iron Cross" were
held at the German house, head
quarters of the convention, yester-
day afternoon.
After the formal reception a cur
tain on the platform of the hall was
raised, revealing a huge wooden rep
of an iron cross. An
was made that $4,000
nails, some of iron and others of sill
yer, would be sold, the buyers to
have the privilege of driving them
in the cross. The proceeds of the
sale will be devoted to the relief of
German war victims.
Thursday will be German day at
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
most instantly.

most instantly.
The Council Bluffs officers were
called, but seeing it was purely an
accident the boys We're permitted to
return to Omaha with the body Of
their companion.
The young men were terribly
shocked by the tragedy. All are
members of well known Omaha fam
lilies.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03

Through the columns of the Free
man-Tribune, wish to most heartily
thank the many kind friends who
have so willingly helped me during
Exposition contest conducted by the
w. E. Brown drug store. l certain
ly appreciate the kindness shown
me. lea Bearce.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03

Get your job printing done at the
Freeman Tribune office.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
METHODIST DEACONESS GETS
IRON CROSS" FOR BRAVERY
First Woman on Battle Field to Be So>Honored-Two
Lincoln Cold Plains of Poland. &c

IS true OF an increasing number 1t
the best men Of the nation.
christianity has penetrated t. the
very heart Of the nations life
through the Christian leaders [. las
produced. Of,tNe five hundred rnoaa-
pers or n and higher hpdses
~ p~arliarneHtA more than twsnH arg
Christian Tnen--2 considerable excess
over the proportion Of Christians te
the population. Among thes. are
such men as MI. Shimado. the orator
If the lower house.
Three Of the leading
in Tokyo are owned and edited by
Christian men. and the editors Of
many other papers in Japan are
Christians The general attitude Of
the japanese press toward moral and
social questions is influenced chiefly
| by Christian ideals.
I'm the Russian war three per cent
or the officers We're Christians. The
paymaSter-general Of the army is q
high type of Christian man, and in
his administration Of vast sums
amounting sometimes to a million yen
a day, there has never been a sugges
ton of graft. Every man he has
chosen for the heads of his DEPART
ment is a Christian.
christianity a completely revo-
~lutionized the relations Of the home
n has aroused a strong public sen
timent in the direction of social puri.
ty. 1t is becoming increasingly diff
hcult for men to hold positions Of
public trust who violate the Chris.
ton OF the family.
"A considerable umbe of thu
professors Of Imperial University an(
Guiding such notable men as Dr.
iNitObe."