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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
HOW PEOPLE OF OKLA.
HOMA COPIED RECENTLY
WITH 0NCOMING FLOOD
(By Associated Press }

Muskogee, Okla, June 11-Bank-
ers. lawyers. doctors, clerks and la
borers forming a force of 800 men,
worked day and night to keep the
waters of the Grand river at Fort
Gibson, out of the potato fields, and
won. They saved probably $4,000
acres Of the richest farming land in
the State from overflow, and in this
was included farms from which it is
expected to market 25O.OOO bushels
Of potatoes this month.
Just below the Iron Mountain
railroad bridge at Fort Gibson there
is a cutoff, which once was the
channel of the Grand. This was par
TALLY damned years ago and the
old channel is now known as Ross
Lake. When the Grand is at flood
the current sweeps back into this
old channel and in the great trian-
gle formed by this cutoff the regu-
lar channel of the Grand and the
Arkansas, are thousands of acres of
fine farms. With both streams at
flood this land is submerged.
Watchers along the Grand River
warned the people of Fort Gibson
that the flood was coming, and in
six hours the water was tapping the
top of the old dam at the head of
the cutoff. The Mayor of Fort
Gibson called meeting He or
dered all business suspended and
every able-bodied man out to the
levee. A force of 800 men was or
ganized.
1t was lark at first But the
water kept creeping up as fast as
they raised the levee, and it became
a neck-and-neck race. Reinforce
ments were called for. Bankers,
closed their banks, lawyers their Of
fees and merchants their stores.
For two days and nights they
held on. fighting desperately to keep
the levee crown above the flood
crest. Thousands of bags, shipped
/ in to sack the potato crop, were con-
fiscated, filled with sand and used
to rip-rap the levee. On the third
day at noon, with the water re-
ceding slightly, the captains of the
working crews called a halt and an
nounced the victory won. The water
was three feet below the level of the
levee and the danger was over.
Some of the business and profes-
sional men dropped in their tracks
from exhaustion.
J Fort Gibson is the great potato
market for the Arkansas River Val.
ley and the loss of a big crop, such
as is promised this year. would be q
heavy disaster to the town
AS the situation now stands ther;
is total area of less than 100 acre:
Of potatoes under, water This is il
the very low spots, and if the wstel
recedes rapidly even this part of the
crop will not be total loss.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
5 VESSELS
SUNK TODAY
BY GERMAN
SUBMARINE
ANOTHER SHIP. A BRITISH
CRUISER, WAS SENT TO THE
BOTTOM BY AN AUSTRIAN
SUBMARINE
{ BY Associated Press. }

London, June ll.-Reports from
Vienna today said that an Austrian
submarine had sunk British cruiser
described as of the type of the Liv-
erpool, light cruiser The torpedo
ing took place in the Adriatic. In
addition two British fishing smacks,
the British steamship ST. Rathar-
ren, the Russian steamship Dania,
and the Russian bark Tomasina have
been torpedoed and sunk by Ger
man submarine. No information of
the fate of the cruisers crews has
been received No loss of life Is re-
ported on the merchantmen
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
polio DOG TRAILS

Greenwich, Conn. June 1l-Dur-
ing the last two years the German
shepherd dog has made rapid prog
ross in popularity with all classes.
In honor of this popularity the
German shepherd dog club OF
America will hold its first speciality
show. They also will give an ex-
bibition of the working ability OF
Tho dogs. The judge is William
Newhdd, one of the pioneer fanciers
of the dogs. The show will receive
rating of fur points.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
SPANISH WAR VETS

New Haven, Conn, June 1.-The
annual convention o the state camp
OF Spanish War Veteras was opened
here today. Many men prominent
in military affairs in the state and
country are present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
(By Associated Press.)

Wy AooOCldtCu ICoS.J
Washington. June 1O.-The text
of the American rejoinder to the
German note on the sinking of the
Lusitania is as follows:
The Secretary of State ad interim
to the American ambassador at Ber-
lin: You are instructed to deliver
textually the following note to the
minister or foreign affairs:
I'm compliance with your Excel
lency's request, | did not fail to
transmit to my government immedi-
ately upon their receipt your note Of
May % in reply to my note Of May
Is, and your supplementary note Of
June 1, setting forth the conclusions
SO far as reached by the Imperial
German government concerning the
attacks on the American steamers
Cushing and Gulflight. I am now in
structed by my government to COM
municate the following in reply:
THE government of the United
States notes with qualification the
full recognition by the Imperial Ger
man government, in discussing the
cases of the Cushing and the Gulf
light, OF the principle of the free
dom of all parts of the open sea to
neutral ships, and the frank will
ingness of the imperial German gov
ernment to acknowledge and meet
it's liability where the fact of attack
upon neutral sRips-which have
not been guilty of any hostile act
by German aircraft or vessels of war
is satisfactorily established, and the
government of the United States will
in due course lay before the Imper-
ial German government, as it re-
quests, full information concerning
the attack on the steamer Cushing
with regard to the sinking OF
the steamer Falaba, by which an
American citizen lost his life, the
government of the United States i.
surprised to find the Imperial Ger
man government contending that ar
effort on the part of a merchantmen
to escape capture and secure assist
ance alters the obligation of the Of
| ficer seeking to make the capture
| in respect of the safety of the live'
of those on board the merchantmen
although the vessel had ceased he
attempt to escape when torpedoed
These are not new circumstances
They have been in the minds o
statesmen and Of international jur
lists throughout the development o
naval warfare, and the governmen
of the United States does not under
stand that they have ever been he'll
to alter the principles Of humanit
upon which it is insisted. Nothin
but actual, forcible resistance o
continued efforts to escape by fiigh
when ordered to stop for the pur
lpose of visit on the part of the mel
chantman has ever been held to fol
l'feit the lives of her passengers o
crew The government of the Unit
ed States, however, does not under
stand that the Imperial German GOV
ernment is seeking in this case to re
rlieve itself of the liability. but onl
tends to set forth the circumstance
which led the commander Of the sui
marine to allow himself to be hui
, ried into the course which he took
"Your Excellency's note. in di'
: cussing the loss of American live
resulting from the sinking Of I'll
steamship Lusitania. adverts at SON
length to certain information whiC
the Imperial German government h;
: received with regard to the chara
ter and outfit of that vessel. ar
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11

Your Excellency expresses the fear
that this information may not have
been brought to the attention Of the
government of the Unied States. 1t
is stated in the note that the Lusi-
tania was undoubtedly equipped
with masked guns, supplied with
trained gunners and special ammu-
milton, transporting troops from
Canada carrying cargo not per-
mitted under the laws of the United
States to vessel also carrying pas
sengers, and serving, in virtual ef-
feet. as an auxiliary to the naval
forces Of Great Britain. Fortunately
these are matters concerning which
the government Of the United States
is in a position to give the Imperial
German government official informa-
tion. OF the facts alleged in Your
Excellency's note, If true, the gov
ernment of the United States would
have been bound to take official cog
, nizance in performing it's recognized
duty as a neutral power and In en-
forcing it's national laws 1t was its
duty to see to 1t that the Lusitania
was not armed for offensive action.
that she was not serving as a trans
port, that she did not carry cargo
prohibited by the statutes of the
United States, and that if, in fact,
she was a naval vessel OF Great
Britain, she should not receive clear
ance as merchantman; and 1t per-
formed that duty and enforced its
statutes with scrupulous vigilance
through its regularly constituted Of
! ficials 1t is able. therefore, to as
sure the Imperial German govern
ment that it has been misinformed :.
II the Imperial German government
should deem itself to be in posses
sion of convincing evidence that the
officials of the government of the
United tates did not perform these
duties with thoroughness, the gov.
ernment OF the United States sin.
cerely hopes that it will submit tina,
evidence for consideration
| Whatever may be the contentious
of the Imperial German government
regarding the carriage Of contraband
of war on board the Lusitania or re-
garding the explosion of that mater
ial by the torpedo, it need only b
said that in the view Of this govern
ment these contentious are irrele
want to the question of the legalit!
of the methods used by the German
naval authorities in sinking the YES
sci.
: But the sinking of passenge
ships involves principles of humanit,
which throw into the BACKGROUND
any special circumstances Of detail
that may be thought to affect tn
cases, principles which lift 1t, as tn
: Imperial German government will
: no doubt, be quick to recognize an
: acknowledge, out of the class of OF
: binary subjects of diplomatic dis
: cussion or international controversy
Whatever be the other facts re
: garding the Lusitania, the principe
: fact is that a great steamer. primar
lily and chiefly a conveyance for pas
5 sengers, and carrying more than
: thousand souls who had no part Q
: lot in the conduct Of the war. wa
torpedoed and sunk without so niue
: as a challenge or warning, an
S that men, women and children wer
e sent to their death in circumstance
e unparalleled in modern warfare
b The fact that more than one hundre
s American citizens were among tho.
: who perished made it the duty of ii
d government of the United States
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
SOCIALIST CONVENTION

chicago. June 1.-The Natlonai
Socialist Party convention has peeh
set for this date one year hence :
Nominations will be made be refer-
endum. leaving the resolutions aho
other matters to the convention
There will be certain changes in the
narty's constitution which VIII Ot
worked out within the year. There
will be specific resolutions deaiins
with the European war. Inc oocia,, :,
-, convention will antedate al
other conventions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
THE GREEK PLAYERS

Princeton, N. j.. June ll-'ran-
v;,,e parker's Greek players who
have been so successfully received In
the different college cities will pre-
cont their "Trojan Woman" here to-
night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
CLYDE STOvER HANGED
At PA[ATkA TODAY
FOR MURDER OF
GARDNER BROTHERS
(By Associated Press)

Palatka, Fla, June 11.-Clyde
Slower, a negro, was hanged here to-
day for the murder near Welaka,
last January. of Alonzo G. Gardner,
of Baltimore, and Horace B. Gard
ner, OF Springfield, Mass. The Gard
ners were on a hunting trip at the
time. Slower, their guide, con-
fessed that he shot both from am
bush for the purpose of robbery.
and the, ancient friendship of the
German nation.
"The government of the United
States cannot admit that the procla-
nation of a war zone from which
neutral ships have been warned to
keep away may be made to operate
in any degree in abbreviation of the
rights either of American shipmas-
ters or of American citizens bound
on lawful errands as passengers on
merchant ships of belligerent ma
tionality. 1t does not understand
the Imperial German government tc
| question those rights. 1t under
stands it, also, to accept as estab'
lished beyond question the principle
that the lives of noncombatant:
cannot lawfully or rightfully be pui
in jeopardy by the capture or de
struction of an unresisting mer
chantman, and to recognize the OBJ
legation to take sufficient precautior
to ascertain whether suspected
merchantmen Is in fact of belliger
ent nationality or is in fact carry
ing contraband OF war under a neu
trail flag.
THE government of the Unite'
States thereforae deems it reason
able to expect that the Imperia
German government will adopt tn
measures necessary to put thes
principles into practice in respect 0
the safeguarding of American live
and American ships. and asks for as
surances that this will be done.
(Signature)
ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary of State Ad Interim"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11

The Ginelle lock on the Seine is
so constructed that one man can
open or shut it by simply touching
an electric button as he sits in his
office.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
Editorial Comment by German
Press

(By Associated Press.)
Perlin, June II. 1.-Ambassador
Fard presented the American note
The Verman foreign Office this af-
poon. None Of the morning pa
; refer in any way to the COM
plcation or the fact that it had
\ received for presentation
afternoon papers printed the
erican note in a prominent posi-
but made no editorial COM
ht thereon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11

Six or eight months time ana an
~nanse of $4,000 involved in re-
naintins the Brooklyn bridge
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-11
(By Associated Press)

Fashington, June 11.-Former
Fetary Bryan today issued a state
~ expressing his qualifications
what he termed a change in the
OF the press regarding the
erican note to Germany.
something has been gained If
warrior journalists at last real
mat the country does not want
said Bryan. This was the
statement he has issued since
ring as secretary Of state.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
DIXON'S LUBRICANTS
ARE Being EXPLAINED
OldheId and Other Famous Auto
Racers Laud 1t Because of Safety
1t Assures Them.

Barney Oldfeld. in a Stutz, was the
first American driver and car to finish
, in the fourth annual 500-mile Interna-
tional Sweepstakes Race at Indian
apolis, May 80, 1914, taking NTH place
and prize money. Rene Thomas, the
Flying Frenchman," won In the pow
erful Delage, covering the i've cen
turtles upon the brick track in six
hours, three minutes, and fOrty-five
seconds, maintaining an average speed
of S2.47 miles an hour. Arthur Duray,
in n baby Peugeot, was second; Albert
Guyot, in a twin car to that of the
winner, third, and Jules Goux, il an
other Peugeot. fourth. All these crossed
the finish line in better time than that
made by the winner of any previous
race.
Only eight other cars finished be-
hind the smoke of Oldfeld, five of
them receiving prize money. One thing
that interested automobile experts and
engineers, makers and owners of mo-
tor cars was the fact that forty of
the forty-five entrants. twenty-five of
the thirty who qualified and nine of
the ten winners of this famous race
used graphite lubricants.
In every case it was DiXons graph
lite automobile lubricant, about which
Barney OldfieId remarked mat he Lad
never experienced the sense of safety
and fabrication surety that he had felt
that day. W. Shulman. of the Joseph
Dixon Crucible Company, is now in
Washington assisting Barber & Ross,
Rudolph & West. and the automobile
department of the National Electric
supply Company in demonstrating to
local motorists the many advantages
of the use of these lubricants.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
Observation-Disclosures
SALES At SHOW
TOTALED 100000
New "Six-46" Hot Favorite and Glen
wood 80" Played I'm
portant Part.

More than 100000 worth of Paige
motorcars were sold at the Chicago
Automobile Show last week. This is
not only far in excess of the record
made by the Paige at the New York
show, but, Paige officials believe, it
is the best record yet made by any
company in bonafde sales at any
motorcar show.
One of the astonishing features OF
this significant recognition of Paige
quality and value is the fact that 263
Paige cars were sold at the Chicago
show exclusively by the Bird-Sykes
Company, Paige distributors for Chi
cago, and of these 263 cars ninety
three were sold at retail directly from
the floor. Added to the sales by the
Bird-Sykes Company were large or
ders taken in Chicago by other Paige
dealers and distributors who were
present, and the total value of all
orders was thus well over $5OO,00O
for the weeks business
While the new Paige "Six-46" was
a hot favorite and its quality and dis
tinction won for it wide popularity
and immediate orders, the Paige
Glenwood "36" also played an impor-
tant part in achieving this remarkable
Paige record.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
DETACHABLE TOPS
STUDY OF DEALERS
Much Improvement in This Factor to
Comfortable Driving Accomplished
in Briggs-Detroiter.

Having solved the chief problem OF
winter driving by perfecting electrical
engine starting apparatus, automobile
engineers have been devoting a great
deal OF attention to making winter driv-
ing more comfortable, the detachable
sedan top being the most noteworthy
achievement in this line" says Claude s.
Briggs, president of the Briggs-Detroiter
Company of Detroit
side curtains afford ample protection
from rain and snow, but at the best. they
are bound to be draughty affairs in cold
weather. The detachable sedan top Is
comparatively new, but remarkable prog
ress has been achieved by the manufac-
turers in making them more practical
and slightly. The first deta chable winter
tops were crude affairs that looked like
a number eight hat on a number six
head, besides being ugly of line and pro-
life of noise.
In the most recent detachable sedan
tops brought out by the Briggs-Detroiter
Company and other motorcar builders
the early crudities have been eliminated.
The Detroiter sedan top has been de-
signed to conform with the European
stream-line effect in Detroiter body de-
sign, and, installed. looks as though built
integral with the body.
These tops. which can be put on and
taken on in a few minutes, are abso-
lutely weather tight, and give the owner
all the comforts and much Of the style
of high-priced closed cars"
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR THIS SUMMER
J. V. Hall. OIds Sales Manager. Tells
Why He Expects Record
Season
Season.

J. Y. Han. sales manager of the Olds-
mobile. believes that the spring months
give promise OF great prosperity for au.
tumobile manufacturers. and he offers
four reasons FOR his conclusion.
First" says Hall. December is com
monty rcCardCd as the dullest month of
tie year in the automobile business, and
j.. safe gauge OF future conditions
With a large body OF manufacturers De
g mbcr, 1914 was the best December ex-
pCTieHCed in many years. 1t was found
necessary in our plant to speed up pro-
ductiOn to a considerable extent, and
even then we finished the month con-
SlGrrably behind our orders. Business in
the large cities was exceptionally good.
Cur San Francisco branch delivered
thirteen cats at retail in one day.
"SeCondly. practically all of our deal
ers are making preparations for handling
an unusually large spring trade, and
II any of them have stated that their
contract specifications will in all prob
ability be insufficient for their require
ments.
Thirdly, South American markets are
expanding rapidly l learn this not alone
from reports Of mercantile agencies, but
from the amount OF correspondence re-
CeiVvd from concerns who are willing to
consider propositions to handle Amcri-
Can-mad" automobiles.
"Fourthly, our business in the dead of
winter furnishes ample evidence that
conditions are Strengthening steadily
Cars already ordered for February will
j. cp our plants very busy during this
month. These advance orders indicate
that dealers expect the spring demand to
lie unusually strong and to set in un-
Usually carly''
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
new ROAD LINKS NY.
and NATIONAL CAPITAL
Completion of Stretch Between Prin-
cipo Furnace and North East Pro-
vides Fine Highway.

The National Capital and New York
City are at last linked together by a
good highway. The completion of the
short stretch Of road between Principle
| Furnace and North East, Md, makes it
possible, for the first time for motorists
/ to travel between the two cities over a
nearly perfect roadway. This part of the
route would have been completed last
/ year but for a relocation which was not
cOnte mDlated when the contract was first
| let Another relocation was made near
| kingSville, which materially improves
this route by the elimination Of two hills
TranScOntinentalists who plan to use a
Southern route one way Will find that a
great deal OF work has been done during
1914 and much better conditions prevail
than is generally supposed The Wash
ngtOn-RiChmond-At route is COM
pleted except for two miles of road be-
tween Pohick and Lawton and about
eight miles in Prince William County
While no State. county or Federal funds
are available to complete this road, the
automobile clubs OF Virginia are raising
,'"""; 10y private subscriptions and the
io2u will be in good condition before
summer. The United States office of
public roads has undertaken the main
tenance of this highway and has ap-
pointed three OF its engineers to advise as
to the best means for keeping this road
in good condition.
Until such time as the two links in
Virginia are completed. motorists will
probably use the Shenandoah Valley.
The valley pike between Winchester and
StauntOn has been much improved dur
ing 1914 and is now I'm better condition
than ever before. Connecting with this
pike. the stone road through Berryville
HalltOwn and Hagerstown is in splendid
shape. and there is hardly a foot of the
road from Baltimore via Frederick.
Hagerstown. Berryville to Staunton in
poor condition.
West of the Mississippi much money
has already been spent to make n South
ern route practicable. The State of Ar
kansas has let contracts for ten miles of
road to connect with the bridge Just
north Of Memphis. and eleven miles to
connect with the ferry from Trotter's
Landing to Helena. This is particularly
pleasing as that part of the Southern
national highway has always been in
very bad condition. New Mexico high
way officials are cooperating with the
load associations, and have constructed
a good highway between Lag Cruces and
Deming. This considerably shortens the
route to Phoenix. Ariz., and eliminates
the poor stretch into El Paso.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
SPY FEVER GROWS IN CANADA
Finding of Package on Bridge
Leads to Reports of Plot.

st. John. New Brunswick. Feb. 6.-Ex'
citement was caused here today by re-
ports thar an attempt had been made to
blow up the Suspension Bridge over the
St. John River between st. John and
Fairville. Since the blowing up Of the
bridge across the st. Croix River, on
the international boundry near Vance
boro. Me, feeling of nervousness has
existed over the possible presence OF
German spies in Canada.
When a watchman found a package,
believed to contain nitroglycerine at the
base Of one of the stone pillars of the
bridge early today, the report was cir
culated that an attempt had been made
to destroy the bridge, although there was
no explosion. The package contained a
substance resembling 4 bar of tar soap.
II was taken to police headquarters for
analysis.
Armed guards have been placed around
the bridge as well as around other bridges
in this section.