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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-08-12
RUSSIAN ARMIES
ARE NOW HOLDING
TEUTONS IN CHECK
Stopped the German Advance in
Vilkomer District
WIN IN BALTIC PROVINCE
Repell Attack on Riga by Land
and by Sea, and Withstand At
tack on Kovno War Events
in Brief.

London, ng.-Teutonic pres,
sure on the eastern war front con-
tinues heavy against the Russian
positions all along the line with
STEADY retirement of Grand Duke
Nicholas troops in most of the
sectors.
Northeast Of Warsaw and up to
the Baltic provinces the Russians
are making their most determined
stand. Increasingly strong re-
sistance is indicated in this terri
tory where serious breaches would
menace the new Russian lines of
defense.
The Russians assert they have
checked German advance guards
in the Vilkomer district where the
invaders are within fifty miles of
the trunk line railroad to Petro-
grad.
At Kovno is declared that des-
perate attacks on the fortresses
have been repulsed with heavy
losses.
Although military operations in
Russian Courland have hardly
reached the decisive stage, the
.GermansAwho have been smashing
their way toward Riga have been
checked. Almost simultaneously
German warships which attempt
ed to seize the Gulf of Riga and
attain a strategic position to as
sist the troops ashore, were dis
persed and damaged.
The assemblage of German
craft was the largest of the war
thus far, with the exception of the
allied squadron at the Dardanelles.
The British advance in the vi
cinity of Hooge, although not
comparable with the tremendous
actions in Poland, marked the
most important engagement in
which the British army has figur-
ed since the Battle of Festubert in
May. The gain was small and has
to be maintained against counter
attacks.
The Balkan situation is chaotic.
Dispatches from Saloniki say that
the Austro-German plan to strike
again at Servia already has found
expression in a concentration OF
Teutonic forces along the Servian
frontier. 1t is said 100000 men
have been massed near Orzova,
Hungary, which may be the fore
runner of the predicted campaign
through Servia for the relief of
Turkey. Italy has not declared
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war on Turkey, but Athens re-
ports that Italian consuls are
leaving the Ottoman empire, en-
trusting their affairs to American
Colleagues. If this be true, it
probably means that impending
developments in the Balkans die
tated the action Of Italy.
1t has been rumored frequently
that Italy would send troops to
assist France and England in the
Gallipoli operations, but thus far
such reports have not been borne
out, and the porte and Rome
maintain surface relations Of ma
tions at peace.
For Germany's reported peace
overtures to Russia the British
press finds only sarcasm. Virtu-
ally all papers reiterate editorial
ly what officials have insisted so
often, that there can be no peace
until the allies have won. 1t is
believed generally in England
that Germany is willing to con-
clude peace as matters stand, but
the burden of all written and
spoken comment is that such sit
uation would be impossible, from
the allies standpoint.
Rome reports the capture of
some Austrian trenches in Cavallo
pass, in the Carnie region and a
similar success in the PLAYA zone.
The allies are again attacking
vigorously in the Dardanelles and
are making substantial progress.
according to news agencies dis
patches from Athens. The Rus
slams report new successes against
the Turks in the Caucasus, near
the EuphrateS river.
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The concert given at the Pres
byterian church, July S0th, consis-
ted OF one of the best programs
ever given in our little city. Each
number was rendered in a classi-
cal manner and was thoroughly
enjoyed by those present. The
ladies of the w. NJ. S. appre-
ciste the cheerful response of the
performers,
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The movement looking towards
identifying Punta Gorda and
making it "The Tropical City"
assumed the proportions of an or
ganized effort, when on Monday
evening, pursuant to call, members
of the Board of Trade, Woman S
Civic Improvement Association
and of the Junior League met up
stairs in the Sandlin & Newman
building and took the initial steps
for carrying out the plans that
have heretofore been discussed.
A temporary organization was
effected by the election of ex-May-
or B. II. Mobley as chairman and
Col. c. A. Waltmire as secretary.
At Mr., Mobley's request, ex-Gov-
ernor Gilchrist stated that the pur-
pose of the meeting was to discuss
and decide upon systematic and
effective way to carry out the
plans for beautifying the town
and vicinity as contemplated in
the proposed setting out along the
streets and highways of palms and
other ornamentals. The ex-gov-
ernor mentioned the necessity for
an organized effort If the desired
end is to be accomplished.
Mrs. Marian A. Meadow, who
has become famous as the "Orna-
mental Lady,. through her con-
tributions to the Florida Grower,
was called on for an expression of
her ideas. She is very much in
sympathy with the proposed um-
as was evidenced by her |
in the course of which she |
stressed the fact that il the effort /
is to be attended with any degree |
of success it is necessary to have |
some one regularly employed to
look after the ornamentals after
they have been set out. AS illus /.
her faith in the possibility
of accomplishing what it is pro-
posed to undertake, Mrs. Meadow
referred to what she has done in
beautifying her home place on the
waterfront Of this city,
An enthusiast upon subjects of
this kind who is qualified to speak
authoritatively is Dr. Geo. S.
Stone and when called upon he !,
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sc. A COPY; S1.50 A YEAR
Citizens Organize to
Beaufify Puf1fa GOrdo

spoke at length, mentioning ef-
forts that he has been making TO
get together a collection of plants
land shrubs for the very purpose
land saying that at this time he
has ordered from various parts of
the world seeds and plants to the
number of thousands that are a.
Imong the rarest and most beauti-
| full specimens suited to purposes
of this kind. He invited those in
attendance upon the meeting to
visit his gardens southwest of the
city and see what he is doing. The
doctor gave assurance of his will
ingness to lend his every effort to-
wards making Plmta Gorda the
most beautiful town in Florida,
and he said also that in his capac-
Iity as mayor of the city he pro-
posed to make it the cleanest town
in the state.
! Mrs. r. r. Laubach, Mrs. f. M.
Cooper, Mrs. II. M, Reid, Mrs. j.
~. McCann, Senator f. NJ. Cooper,
j. f. Gleason and others who were
among those attending the meet
ing spoke briefly upon what it is
planned to do and indicated a
willingness to cooperate as far as
possible towards carrying out the
undertaking.
Senator Cooper proposed that
permanent organization be effect
ed by the election of nine direc-
tors, six ladies and three men, and
these to elect from their number
a president, vice. e-president, a sec
retary and treasurer and gener-
al manager. This was put in the
form of a motion, which was duly
seconded and carried
Accordingly, Mrs. Marian A.
Mrs. j. H. Hancock,
Mrs. Sadie B. Harrington. Mrs f.
NJ. Cooper, Mrs. A. p Jordan,
Miss Nell Linquish, j. j, McCann,
A. B. Tucker and DIR. Geo. S.
Stone were elected directors.
Following then upon the adj
journment Of the joint meeting.
the directors organized by electing
Mre A. p. Jordan, president; Mrs
Sadie b. Harrington, vice-presi-
dent; j. j. McCann, secretary and
DIR. Geo. S. Stone, gen.
eral manager.
A name for the organization
will be proposed at the next meet
ing which will be held at the call
of the president and definite plans
will be laid out for the work that
is to be undertaken. Meantime,
attention is being given the young
palms and other ornamentals that
are already growing along the
streets.
Ex-Governor Gilchrist, ever
ready to aid materially in any
movement that he conscientiously
believes to be for the good Of the
community, placed at the disposal
OF the organization six pounds of
royal palm seed that he had
bought with the very idea in view
that is now to be worked out.
There is no doubt but that Pun
ia Gorda, situated as it is and
with the climatic conditions that
prevail here, can by systematic
effort such as is proposed, be made
one of the prettiest places in the
whole country. Every encourage
ment should be given those taking
the lead in this work and ere many
years this viii be in reality 5fThe
Tropical City"
The concert given at the Pres
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construction Oh f0auS ana Dfldg
in special road and bridge dis
trict No. /, the following compan-
les filed bids, to-wit; w. H. Kin
dricz, Hamilton Johnson, Bis
eayne Construction Co., Southern
Clay and Manufacturing Co, Ed
wards Construction Company, and
Alabama Paving Company
All bids for the construction OF
bridges in special road and bridge
district No, l, were rejected.
The Laten Bridge Co., York, Pa.
agreed to draw detailed plans and
specifications for certain bridges
and place the same on file
with the county commissioners to-
gether with a guaranteed cost fol
construction of same, at 10 cost
or obligation and that said board
shall not be precluded from ac,
cepting other plans.
All bids on hard-surfaced roads
from roads No. l to No. 10 inclu-
Isive wereGejected.
Clerk instructed to have pub
Ilished additional advertisements
for bids on clearing and grubbing
roads No. Is to No. % inclusive,
excepting road No. 16 in special
road and bridge district No.
Bid of Alabama Paving Co. as
submitted in the bids on Roads
No. 11-12-13-14 was accepted.
1t was moved and carried that
the clerk advertise for the pur-
chase of three centerpede or cater
pillar traction engines by the
board of county commissioners,
bids to be received until 2 o clock
p. m, Tuesday, September 7th,
1915, the board to reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
The clerk was instructed to ad-
yertise for bids for the purchase
Of one Ford car or automobile for
road district No. l, said bids to be
received until 2:30 p. m. Sept. 7,
1915.
The following resolution was
passed:
Resolved, That Road No. 18 of
special road and bridge district
No. l be constructed on line re-
ported by the engineer and de-
scribed in the specifications of
said road No. Is A.
Offer of j. G. Mayer & Co. to
furnish Autographed bonds and
coupons for special road and
bridge district No. at a total
cost not to exceed $400 was ac
cepted
Justice of the peace bond of Lee
A. Stillwell was approved.
Clerk was directed to advertise
for bids on one carload of CORFU
gated galvanized culvert material
to be delivered at Wauchula, Fla.
1T was moved, seconded and car
ried that the petition of John A.
Welch and others asking that the
bridge across Shell creek on Di-
vision No. Z of Punta Gorda spec
lal road and bridge district be
constructed on the line dividing
70 and 27, section 40 south, range
z4 east, as per original petition
Tor said road, be granted; and
mat the written consent of Robert
W. Wilkins, contractor, for clear
ing and grubbing said road, that
change be made and that said con
tractor will clear and grub said
road without any extra compensa-
hon, is hereby approved; and that
me written agreement of j. w.
Addison, F. 0. Wilkins, John A.
W Welch, Joel Bishop, +. T. Perkins
md ii. L. Blakeley, bondsmen of
said contractor, that said change
'e made without in any way af-
-ectlng their responsibility on the
'ond of such contractor, be and
ne same is accepted and approx
I'd.
Petition of the citizens of Polk
CONTINUED on last page)
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VOLUME xxIII-NUMBER 36
Transactions Board of
County Commissioners

County Commissioners met IN
Arcadia End day of August, 1915,
Present, w. G. Welles, John Ha-
gan and w. M. Whitten. ". q.
Welles was chosen to act as chair
man pro tenn, in the absence OF H.
W. Whitehurst.
Minutes of the July meeting
were read and after few minor
corrections were duly approved.
Notary bond Of j. G. McNeal
approved. -
Moved and seconded and carri-
ed that the clerk of this board for
ward direct to A. B. Tucker, sec
retary Of board Of bond trustees
all warrants drawn on the Punta
Gorda special road and bridge
district.
i. w. Whitehurst and ID. L.
Skipper arrived at 3 p. m. Mr..
Whitehurst resumed the chair
1t was moved and carried that
the tax collector be allowed two
days of grace from and after the
first Monday of each month in
which to file his report of collec-
tions.
A road petition signed by j. H.
Walker, M. L. Rich and others
was submitted to the board and
the same duly approved.
Pension claim Of Zebiah Cassels
approved
The hour for the opening of
bids for purchase of bonds of
special road and bridge district
No. l having arrived it was found
that four companies had SUBMIT
ed bids, to-wit Biscayne Con-
Construction Company, Heard
National Bank, j. G. May er & Co.
and Sidney Splitter & Co. After
due consideration on motion by
w. G. Welles and seconded by d.
L., Skipper the bid Of j. G. Mayer
& Go. was accepted.
Road petition Of the citizens of
Bermont was presented to the
board asking for the establishing
of a public road through township
40, range 26 east. Commissioner
w. M. Whitten made the follow
ing motion which was duly sec
onded and carried: Moved. that
the petition of Jennie Y. Keith,
NJ. d., and thirty-two others, ask
ing for a road across township 40
south, range 26 east, on the north
line of sections 19-20-21-22-2 1924.
be granted with the understand
ing that it will be impossible at
present to expend public funds to
open said road, but that the road
be established of a width of not
less than forty feet, and that Ed
gar A. Stoll, Geo. w Gatewood
and l.. G. Hoffman. be appointed
to view and mark out said road
and report to this board at the
September term, 1915.
1t was moved and carried that
the road petition presented by
Joshua Mizell and others be re-
ferred back to the petitioners
with the suggestion that thirty
feet is not sufficient width on
which to make a road through the
character of land over which this
road would run.
The petition of Il. L. Martin and
others asking for
a public highway was laid on the
table for future consideration.
Bond Of Z. F. Bostick as bond
trustee for the special road and
bridge district No. 1 was approv-iI
ed.
Mrs. Nellie McClelland was
placed on the pauper list at $1OI
per month.
Blazers report of j. L. Martin,
Daniel Child and M. S. Roberts
was presented to board and same
duly approved. Notice mailed to
Daniel Child, Murdock, Florida.
The hour having arrived for re-
ceiving and opening bids for the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-04

cougenial companion two and prepare to sit there
quietly for while and think.
There beneath you lies the green turbulent stream
in which the roaring sideways discharging. The
great dam sits wedged between the bordering hills
Back of It is lake already IS miles long, stretching
aav in the blue distance. There is difference Of
than 100 feet in the levels above and below the
dam In another year, the difference is likely be
200 feet.
Think Of the old river that has @alternated between
raging violence and pitiful weakness" during millions
of years It has been flowing along crack in the lime
stone and shale, that was caused by some upheaval
and was later Changed by repeated eTupons long
period and turned and twisted and barred and broken
nothing could stop the river when chose to
flow.
And all that time the river vas wasting. When it
was not destructive it useless 1t had to be ham,
mering something down, washing something away
creating disturbance else sulked and refused
do anything Of service to the world 1t just about
useless and senseless river, crazy rver ever
was And that sort of thing went for millions and
millions Of years Mountains were broken down by the
waters Of its drainage and carried away to lower
stretches Great auval plains and grotesque foothills
formed its borders. The mud carried was the
waste of world Nobody seemed to know how to turn
the foolish and rampant stream to good account. It
sang song, USELESS except 1eveer of all things
higher than l."
Then came the reclamation They saw, and
they felt Their souls ilumined what their eyes per
Ceived. They proposed plan. Cooperation offered
Now, from the hill of vantage, look once more, and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-04

weeks. The home for the metropoli-
tan activities Of New Haven graduates
is 20 stories high and cost about a mil
lion dollars.
The club will have its wine cellars
but they will be on the roof. This is
because the Grand Central and New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
roads need the place where the wine
cellars naturally would be TO stable
their trains.
COnvivial undergraduates who have
tarried too long over the contents of
the wine cellars on the goth story
thus have the way back to their stu
dent lamps and their midnight oil made
easy. They have only to reach the
elevator, descend TO the depths and in
form the porters which train they
would like TO be carried on
The Yale young men had to have q
swimming pool. basement or no base
ment- So they have made the fifth
floor water tight and will splash about
there TO their hearts content
Ten floors are given up to $50 bed
rooms Another floor is the gymna-
SUM, where are to be seen two station
airy bicycles geared to a speedOmeter.
The hand OF the dial for one bicycle
is red and the other the color made
famous by a college situated in Cam
bridge, Mass. The boys can race each
other.
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N A MI
(BY II. D. S.
Short Snatches From Everywhere

It looks as if Won Tirpitz might succeed Gen
yVeyIer in American affection--COlumDus Dispatch
one fairly good argument for peace with this
country is its last report-W ashington Post
If that's a note the kaiser sincerely hopes Mr..
Wilson viii never write him letter-Boston
Transcript
Americans who contemplate a tour Of Europe might
find In safer to pass the in Mexico--ChicagO
Daily News.
You see, Germany it isn't if you wouldn't stin
have the British navyor submarines to practice
on-BOstOn Transcript
The metals have the call World demand for them
in the years is bound to exceed anything
in the past regardless Of the time OF termination OF
the war II is Of reaping the harvest both BE-
fore and after.-Bisbee tAriz) Ore
The sinking of the liner is equivalent to a naval
defeat and perhaps result Of the incident viii be
the collapse in America Of faith in England and
greater regard for the German empire--Vienna Neue
Freie Press
VINO knows anything about the booze
knows to what tremendous extent the Amer
lean custom Of setting EN- is responsible for the
intoxication Of the who has his foot on the bar
rail--Santa Fe IN NJ New Mexican.
II Germany has department Of real "intelligence'
this country. it should report the action OF the
Connecticut manufactures who, as a result OF the
Lustania disaster. determined to make all the
ammunition possible for the Alies--WaH Street
Journal
The average American city has enough idle and
vacant property it feed its population city
say so by 100 feet will If properly gardened, not
only supply the average family with vegetables for
the spring and but with enough surplus to
for the winter tme-New Orleans CLa) States
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-04

By GOTHAM KNICKFPBOCKFR

DY GO4h AA1OAEhbOkhEh-
Brother Island lives Miss Mary Nal
lon Twice a week men from the board
of health call upon her and leave with
her about a billion germs. They intend
to keep this up for q year or more and
plant in her at least fifty billion
germs
Cruelty? Wen she doesn't like it,
but this is the famous Typhoid
Mary" whose habit Of carrying around
germs which killed members Of famil-
les employing her as q cook has caused
her to be treated in some respects like
a criminal.
So Mary has been incarcerated for
the good Of humanity and DR.. William
H. Park, head of the city's bacteriO-
logical laboratory, is trying TO fight
germs with germs.
As to Mary's own attitude toward
germs, she doesn't mind them a bit
But she doesn't think the fame OF be-
ing celebrated in the annals Of medi-
cine as the first typhoid carrier ever
discovered recompenses her for having
to spend her days on a bit Of land in
New York harbOr even IL she is a star
boarder with no board to pay. There's
such a thing as being too famous
Certainly the biggest thing Of its
kind in the world is the new Yale
club which will open up just west OF
the Grand Central Terminal in a few
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-04

consider deeply. Man has done daring thing He has
corrected the work Of the Creator He has set noun
tain barrier where the detail had been forgotten by
the Architect He thinks Of the millions Of years Of
ravage and idleness that written in the record Of
the crazy useless blind staggering, furious river, and
he laughs he looks into the future and sees the
giant chained and made to work regular hours man
works.
The engineer first brushes the river aside, and gives
It guardian In between the hills be digs hole and
from the hole ne takes gravel ano sand. From the
bordering canyon walls he blasts out rock He clears
the old rock bed of the stream by removing Of
debris feet thick and in extent He pumps the
hole dry and prepares the bed for the new barrier.
Then he brings back the material he took out Of the
hole and by his clever processes he makes It into
a mass solder than the mountains themselves The
mass rises steadily, as army wOrks-an army, note
the word An army commanded by masterful men, de-
voted to great cause
By and by the mass is finished. Three hundred feeT
it towers above the bedrock And back Of 1t the river
pushes and crowds tries this way and that, digs spite
fully under hill this side and drops shelving rock
into the lake on that side But destroy
any more, the river cannot break the barrier, or kill
green thing the bank.
The crazy giant is held fast now, and only move
when the gate is opened The weight Of the water itself
behind the dam is made to operate the gates that regu
late the river And tons of water frets itself
to sleep behind the barrier until IT is wanted when It
will 20 dutfuly to work to grow crops make homes Tor
happy people, and turn the wheels Of industry.
It is another of the victories Of peace
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-04

4 NAIL is a short stick OF steel
n with a sharp end. used to pin
= boards together. to stimulate the
automobile tire business and TO take
the place Of suspender button in an
emergency.
A nail has a head like a man 1t is
as flat a head as that Of the man who
always votes for the candidate who will
help his own interests along How
ever, the nails head is harder than the
voters and more useful You can ham
mer IL without getting into jail
It is so easy to operate a nail that a
mere legislator could do it All you
have to do is to stand it against a board
and hit IL on the temple with a ham
mer. The amateur usually uses his
thumb nail to protect the nail head but
the professional fills his mouth so full
OF nails that he looks like a hedgehog
and drives them in 10 the hilt with
three whacl1s.
Nails were originally hammered out
Of iron by a blacksmith 1t took man
a day to make a hundred nails. IN
those days people carefully saved their
old nails instead Of throwing them out
on the pavement-and yet in those days