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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
EsCAMBIA WILL VOTE ON
s5oo.oOO ROAD BOND ISSUE

Pensacola. Oct 10 The county
commissioners Of Escambia county
,riu submit proposition to the
,.o,.rs of the county within the next
stv,v 5av. TO bond the county for
s-o. 400 for -ermanent roads. II Is
~ id.a 10 build concrete driEeways
s-om pensacola north to Flomaton'
! di.,.ncr OF forty-four miles. as Wei
: h,i1a a number Of other roads
- rho trav is heavy, The De
..u,ination on the part Of the board
- .f,or a committee Of twenty
g. had appeared, representing the
l,e i,,an,har of commerce and Rotary
i,h They represented some OF 'he
,aroest taxpayers Of the county ana
- ,bat the board adopt a permah-
-. svstem OF road building ana as
~ ~ nrasent method Of constructing
onIv M temporary roads, which are al,
ravs - in need of repair They asked
- bopd Issue of half million
and the board agreed to submit 'ne
nronosition, believing that 1t VIII Oe
cbeaper in the end.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
ORLANDO WOMEN WANT
MUNICIPAL SUFFRAGE

TIE Orlando Equal Suffrage league
began its winter work most en-
Enthusiastically this morning, and with
it's usual wide-awake and progress
sive spirit, passed a resolution that
the league heartily support meas
ures to secure an amendment to the
city charter granting municipal SUI
rage to women, providing favor
able opinion is received from Attor-
nev General. Hon Thos. F. West
win whom the State President, Rev.
Mary 4. Stafford, is now in cores
nondence. Another forward step was
taken by the league when motion
was carried that application be MADE
for membership in the Florida Fed
or.iio,, oI Women Clubs. some
discussion was had as to whether d
:, rraep league would be eligible for
membership in the State Fedora
tion and the action taken by 1t III
regard 10 the Orlando League, VIII
he awaited with interest Mrs =
" Stanley, who has recently re-
,rrned from a summer trip west, pre-
.idod over the meeting, when was
tho first for the season. ana lhe
nresence of Miss Stafford gave ADDED
interest TO the discussions s.--Orlando
Reporter-Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
RUSSIA IN STATE Of WAR
With BULGARIA; IEU1ONS
HAVE MADE I LITTLE i il | PROGRESS
CHANGE OF CHINESE RE-
PUBLIC BRINGS ON DISCUSSION
(By Associated Press. }

Hong Kong, China, Oct. ID
Hong Kong papers are pessimistic in
their discussion of the proposed
change of the Chinese republic into
a constitutional monarchy, as sug-
gested by the Peace Preservation So
ciety.
The South China Press says: 1T
should be time enough, five years
hence, when the republican system
has had fair trial, to discuss 5, ,ch
Il dangerous topic. u is fully real
lied that the reforms promised By
the new administration have made
slow progress. II could not be other
wise. This has been due more TO
the feelinq of the insecurity FOLLOW =
ing a period of strife, to the magni-
Jude of the reforms themselves and
70 the Ignorance of the masses than
10 any fault of tie president ahu
Ei. loyal u,iherent, II office
mo matter how good their inten-
IlOnS-OT OtHeT w lSc--lt tdllhOl w
said that the promoters of the Peace
Preserva tion Society have selected
the most suitable time to start their
propaganda Conditions throughout
the world are so far from settled
that China caNnot expect to receive
at this time the benefit of strong
outside support for any radical
change. But apart from this. China s
| revolutions are of too recent date
for the advantages or disadvanta es
of the new system of government to
have been proven. Chinese newspa
pers, published in foreign conces-
sions. where greater liberty of ex-
preston is enjoyed, are almost en-
tirely opposed to the proposal
chiefly on the ground that they fear
ultimate dismemberinent of the re.
public and absorption by a foreign
power which has greater ambitions
in this country
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
OLD VET SEES FLA. AGAIN
AFTER FIFTY YEARS

After lapse of fift' years, during
which time United States has been
restored as a union and Jacksonville
has grown TO be a great metropolis,
Colonel O. VI. Mcdonald, of Bogota,
y Y, has returned to visit scenes
with which he hccame acquainted
duirng the turbulent days of the
great civil war He arrived yester-
day and registered at the Seminole
hotel. During the day he visited va
rious parts of the city, and last night
made comparisons of the Jackson
willie of then and now.
Colonel Mcdonald came to Florida
as a member of the Forty-seventh
New York regiment, U. S. A., during
the Civil War, and was a participant
in the battle of Olustee, which is re-
corded in history as one of the pres
ent historic spots in this common
wealth. Just fifty years ago his com
mand was ENGAGED in active duty in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
t2" Associated Press. }

London, Gct -. The reciprocal
declarations of war between Bull
earia and Great Britain and Serbia,
together with King Ferdinand's
Bulgaria's cause and intentions.
mark another phase of the Balkan
situation. Greece's decision not to
aid Serbia "at present. although
causing disappointment. was at least
announced in words permitting no
further doubt of the immediate posi-
tion of affairs. which circumstances
might alter at any moment.
Rumania is still silent. Bucharest
dispatches to Paris say she will
maintain strict neutrality. This is
not taken as a definite answer here.
Mackensen' camraign AGAINST
Serbia is developing slowly and this
is gratifying to the allies. The Teu-
tons have obtained no definite result.
The first Bulgarian army is at
tacking Serbia northeast of Nish,
occupying mountain passes. Nish
dispatches say that unless the Ger
mans are reinforced the Serbians
will hold their own.
Chief activity on the western front
is on the French line. German gains
overshadow the French The Ger
mans claim to have gained on the
British front. but this is denied.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
FIRST TURKOS TROOPER TO
GET LE0HON OF HONOR
tby Associated Press. ,

Paris. Oct. l6 The first and
only trooper of the Turkos, or
French black troops from Senegal
and Algeria to receive the Legion of
is thick-set. coal-black, middle
aged infantryman who went through
one of the queer experiences of the
war. While operations were active
at the front a short time ago, it was
determined to fall back from given
point, and this TurkO was given the
small steel safe containing $4,000
francs in government funds to carry
back to the new position. He was
given a donkey and started off with
the safe and treasure. Suddenly,
however. all the plans of removal
were interrupted by a German raid,
which swept the TurkOs and all 9TH
er troops, with their horses and sup
plies, into the utmost confusion
Many were killed and the whole
force was badly scattered ut was
taken for granted that the Turko
with the safe and treasure was GER
tainly lost. as even those not bur-
dened with heavy loads had been
swept away i'm the impetuOus raid
Some days later the French out
posts were astonished to have the
, TurkO. with the safe on his back,
trudge into camp His donkey had
been killed, and for three days he
had been inside the German lines
carrying a steel safe on his back
TIe never let go of the safe When
the Turko lines were swept into con-
fusion by the machine gun fire, he
| first lost his donkey, and then with
his safe crept under some bushes
The German lines rushed past his
hiding place and he was left behind
the German lines. He kept con-
cealed during the day, and at night,
with the safe on his back. picked his
way forward through the German
rear guard to some new hiding place.
This was kept up until at last he
trudged into the French camp and
laid down the safe and treasure be-
= fore the astonished French colonel
! They gave him the Legion OF
Honor, and the whole regiment was
drawn up as he received it from the
representative of the government
who gave him the acolade or kiss OF
honor on his coal-black face
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
VOLT WHEN
MIA ORDERED
| ONE Of HIS
MEN SHOT
DEFINITE NEWS AS TO VII
las FATE HAS COME THROUGH
700 TROOPS REvOLTED AT
|Is ACTION
Associated Press. }

b Paso, Texas, Oct. 16 A re-
that Villa was killed was
hight here by Mexican from
bs Grandes. He said that Villa
shot in a fight yesterday when
In thousand out of nine thou
h troops revolted. Another report
hight by an American PASSENGER
that Villa was being court-mar-
ed on Friday. The trial was still
when the train left Casas
|ndes
fhc Mexican said that Villa de-
hded forced loan from one of
comrades. The man refused and
! ordered shot. The troops then
blted The Villa garrison at
|rez last night was said to be
Billy disturbed. Exact conditions
ID not be learned, as residents
Ped to cross the international
ge.
&eports current here for twelve
RS that Villa had been arrested
| his own men at Casas Grandes,
condemned to death, could not
confirmed here. Messages in Viii
private code were received at
rez at 4 o'clock yesterday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
(By Associated Press }

Milan, Oct l6. Secolios dis
patches from Sofia, via Bucharest,
say the Bulgarian government was
Obliged to resort to measures of re-
preston as the result of unrest
among the people. Many pro-Rus-
sian officers have retired from the
army Reprisals on quadruple enten-
te subjects are beginning.
Secolio's Athens dispatch says fif-
ty thousand Bulgarians attacked the
Serbians Oct IA in the ValadovO re-
gion, near the Greek frontier. Des-
perate fighting is proceeding.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
NY VETS WILL ATTEND
UNWILLING AT JAX

Jacksonville, Oct. 16-Many are
Confederate Veterans who are
eCted to arrive in Jacksonville,
4sday October 26, the date set
the unveiling of the monument to
women of the Cenfederacy
Ihis monument has been erected
Confederate park, this city, and
date for the unveiling, October
was selected, as it precedes by
day the annual reunion of the
fida division, U. c. ", which will
year be held in Ocala October
2S and 20.
ost of the veterans who plan to
fnd the reunion will arrange to
fh Jacksonville the morning of
bhcr &c to attend the unveiling
lie en- route to Ocala. Others,
h of Ocala, will get their special
! tickets to Ocala and come on
there to attend the unveiling
he monument here and then re-
to Ocala to participate in the re-
bn.
|ohn A. Rosborough, of Gaines
general commanding the Flor
division, L. V. c., states that a
pal round trip rate of sl.50 from
pa to Jacksonville will be grant
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
ALL QUIET At
CHARLESTON; SIX
MEN ARRESTED
tBy Associated Press. !

quiet here this morning A company
of militia is on duty and a battalion
is in the armory ready in the event
of disorder. No more trouble is eN-
pected The Democratic executive
committee expect to canvass the re-
turns from the municipal primary to-
day under military guard, lust be-
fore the meeting yesterday in the
shooting in the committee rooms,
Sidney j Cohen, reporter, was
killed, and four were wounded. Six
men have been arrested.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
STORE FLORIDA FRUIT IN CAVE

A dispatch from Ilaines City to
the Times Union says:
y. w Sample, accompanied by j.
b. Briggs. of Lake Wales, will leave
Sunday for Kentucky to investigate
a cave formerly owned by Captain
J. b. Briggs. of Russellville, KY,
with a view to storing quite guam
tity of fruit for distribution next
summer This cave is said to main
tain a year around temperature of
forty-eight degrees, the atmosphere
being perfectly dry. 1t is anticipat-
ed that this cave will serve a long
felt want for the citrus fruit grow
ers of Florida. as the matured fruit
may be stored there at any time dur
ing the winter and taken out at any
time the following summer, when
the best prices will prevail This
matter was brought before the Flor
fda Citrus Exchange about two years
ago, with view to storing fruit un-
til such time as it would bring a sat
isfactory price in the market, but no
action was taken by them. Tt is an
ticipated that they will consider this
matter in the near future. 1t has
been demonstrated that this cave has
had lemons stored in it for a period
of two years. after which time they
were taken out in perfect condition.
Mr.. Sample expects to return to
Haincs City within a week, at which
time he will make a full report of his
findings
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
JAX PLANS WELCOME FOR
DIXIE HIGHWAY TOURISTS

Jacksonville, Oct. l6.-To plan for
the welcome and entertainment of
the Dixie Highway officials who are
making a tour from Chicago to Mi
ami over the route, and will arrive
in this city the evening of the 10Th,
the Duval county council of the
Dixie Highway Association, and the
good roads committee of the Jack
sonville Chamber of Commerce, will
hold a joint meeting in the organi-
zation's rooms this afternoon. begin
ninp a 3:30 O'Clock IL IS planned
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
CHINESE ARE IN THROES
OF CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT
(By Associated Press }

Toxic, Oct. l6 The possibility
of a coup deaf" in China whereby
Yuan Shi-kai would proclaim him
self emperor is eagerly discussed
throughout Japan. The official view
as expressed is that as long as any
political change is not accompanied
by disorder which endaneers the
material interests of the Japanese in
China the government of Japan is
not greatly concerned about whether
China remains republic or Presi-
dent Yuan or someone else becomes
emperor. If disturbances do arise
the policy of the Japanese govern
ment in any case will have to be
formulated at that time.
The press is for the most part op-
posed to return to a monarchy be-
lieving ensuing disorders would pref
udice the interests of Japan. On the
whole, however, the feeling is that
Japan will have no cause to com
plain if President Yuan becomes en-
peror, lust as Japan had no cause to
complain when China became re-
public although protests were sent
to China owing to damage done to
japanese interests by the revolution.
Mr.. Hioki. the Japanese minister
to Peking, who has arrived here on
leave, is quoted as predicting that
the imperial regime will be resus-
citated As to the choice for the
new EMPEROR, he finds that some pre-
fer Emperor Hsuan Tung, or the des-
cen dant of Confuscius, while others
favor scion of the Ming dynasty
However, the minister thinks that
public opinion is generally hostile to
the restoration of the Emperor Hsu-
an Tung because ii is believed that
this would restore the influence OF
the Manchus. to get rid of which was
the chief object of the revolution +.
So far as the Confucian or MING
nominees are concerned, the Chinese
generally consider them unworthy OF
consideration
Coming down to Yuan Shi-kai
Minister Hioki said: Representative
Chinese eX press the conviction thai
not entirely faultless as his past ad
ministration has been, President
Yuan Ehi-kai is the greatest of Chi
nese statesmen and exercises sucf
ability and influence as render hin
The most eligible candidate for tb'
throne. To the presidents acces
sion to the throne none Of the pres
ent high officials of the Peking gov
eminent can have any insuperahl'
ohicction since they were officers o
the former imperial government AM
therefore would be in their elemen
under an imperial regime. Some o
the military commanders at mrs
took exception to the imperial res
toration. but not after they under
stood the presidents real intention
The minister concluded; "Th
question is being officially discusse
of the creation in China of peerag
of five degrees The opponents G
monarchism are particularly watch
full of this since they regard it as
preparatory step towards the declal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
KNOWS CALIFORNIA WELL
AND PREFERS FLORIDA

When man has been thar, he
is in position to pass an opinion,
and in the case of S. +. Tucker, one
of the leading citizens OF Avon Park.
an expression of his impressions of
Florida and California comes in a
manner that smacks of truth, and it
is with a degree of pleasure that We
give space to a few lines from him,
not that we have anything against
California, but that we think Flor
ida, especially the DeSoto county
Part of it. which includes the beau
tiful Avon Park, is the finest country
on earth.
After making his comparisons,
Mr. Tucker goes on to give some ad-
vice that is good and sound, and 1t
will do well for iFloridians to heed
this. But there is one thing sure,
F. Tucker is on the right road, hard
road, good road, when he says we
should look well to the building OF
good roads. But. we are going to
submit his article to you, and let you
read what he says, as follows:
"lf some facts and part of the truth
only, was given straight, about all
the year round conditions in Cali
fornia and Florida, California would
get left high and dry. After six
years spent in different sections of
southern California and four years
in Florida. | belicye | am fairly well
qualified to compare conditions.
Eight months of continuous sun
shine, not drop of rain in the sum
mcr. the thermometer over 100, and
/ not lake on the map, electric, wind
and dust storms often, with -four
/ winter months cold and disa ereeable,
and only eight to fifteen inches OF
rain for the year-that's the weather
| conditions in California. The noun
/ tain ranges are majestic and grand
sure. The deserts and valleys are
beautiful, viewed from distance
with good elevations.
/ The beautiful clear lakes of Flor
/ ida are just as attractive, and it is
| safe to prowl around in the tall tim
ber here, than on California desert
with the thermometer l2O in the
| shade, and no shade or water in
sight,
California advertises for all she
is worth, and some more, but her fine
roads. finest trolley systems, up-to
date equipment and service on steam
roads, gets the tourists and his mon
ey. One can travel in all directions
there, and travel fast. That is tbs
idea. California has just expended
twenty. million dollars on a roat
from San Diego to San Francisco
500 miles Every city and county i
bonded to the limit for roads. Their
are $4,000 autos in Los Angeles. ant
she is bonded for millions for fin
roads for these autos, and it is a pay
ing investment.
The fifty thousand dollar PROPOSE
tion to advertise Florida is all right
but first get the good roads to ge
interest on the investment
Get busy, build roads like Califor
mia, and then advertise Florida. an
everything will come our way.-Ar
cadia News
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
is KILLED; 40
INJURED IN
TRAIN WRECK
(By Associated Press. }

Kansas City. Oct. IL. At least
fifteen were killed and forty injured
when one ear of a motor train on the
Union Pacific railroad plunged of
end of "A bridge into a swollen creek
near Randolph. Kan, today. Most
of the dead were drowned. The abut-
.nent of the bridge was washed out
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16

to send out large delegation of au-
tomobiles to meet the party, IS it
comes into the city A committee
will be named at this meeting to
take charge of this end of the work.
It is said THAI the rains during the
past week or two have damaged the
roads of the county to some extent.
and it is understood that the county
convicts are now working on thir-
teen-mile stretch of highway to the
west of the city, and about four miles
on the st. Augustine road.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
lila EITHER KILLED OR
|C0UR!MART|ALED;; REPORTS
RECEIVED ARE CONFLICTING
jAX STILL WORKING ON
STATE FAIR PROPOSITION

jacksonville. Oct. 6 The Florida
state Fair is now taking on an as
"ect resembling something perman-
eht as the action of the Board of
Nounty Commissioners this morning
VIII verify George Mason. of the
FLORIDA State Fair Association. ap-
"eared before that body this morn
ing and asked that they vote a tax
on all county of Duval for the year
1916 and 1871, to amount of one
quarter of one mill on the dollar, for
the purpose of erecting what will be
known as the County Agricultural
Building at the Florida State Fair
Mr. Mason said that at least 20 other
counties in the State were awaiting
the action of Duval before voting the
same amount. and if all come in, a
building will be erected which will
cost in the neighhorhood of $50, 900.
and which will be a great asset to
the State at large
Agricultural exhibits of all de-
riptions will be shown in this
building, and everything grown in
the respective counties will have a
booth of its own.
Last week the committee on dona-
tions of the State Fair secured be-
building material from the different
firms in the city Both of these
successes should show the pessimist
that the Florida State Fair is thing
of reality, and not dream, said
Mr.. Mason this morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16

Florida, and then went away after
the close of the war. The recollec-
tion of campaigning here and the de-
sire to again visit former scenes, this
time under more pleasant conditions.
caused Colonel Mcdonald to make
the trip
While he went about the city yes
terday looking at the mammoth COM
munity that has been built, Colonel
McDonald's mind hardened back to
the last visit when Jacksonville was
a small community located on the st.
Johns river, and one which nobody
ever thought would some day be
leading city of south. Since his de-
parture and the restoration of peace
the great fire necessitated the build
ing of second great city, so Colonel
Mcdonald is really visiting more
recent survival than that which
sprung from the ruins of war.
During today he will leave for Ba-
ker county to visit the old battle
field, where he saw service and
fought with the forebears of the men
who have reconstructed Florida
There he proposes to review the
monument erected in memory OF the
fight by the state and to seek out
positions where he was stationed
during the campaign of the SOS.
He will return to Jacksonville prob
ably tonight. and intends to leave
for his northern home some time
soon. -Times-Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
N'TfSI2 MAINTAIN IN STRICT
NEUTRALITY
MACKENSEN is MAKING SLOW
PROGRESS IN HIS CAMPAIGN
AGAINST SERBIA
(By Associated Press. }

Petrograd, Oct. l6. Russia re-
bulgaria from the moment the lat
ter attacked Serbia, according to the
foreign Office statement formal
declaration of war is awaiting the
exchange of kilograms with the en-
tente allies
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
RUSSIAN and ITALIAN
MINISTER'S PREPARE
TO LEAVE GREECE
BY Associated p. ass. J

Amsterdam. Oct. 10 According
to an Athens dispatch to the Cologne
Gazette. the Russian and Italian
Greece. Their families will probably
leave Athens today on "A warship for
Italy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
CARGO
CAPTURED BY
GERMANS
(By Associated Press. J

Stockholm, Oct. 16. A Norweg-
ian steamer loaded with cotton from
Bergen, Norway, for Copenhagen.
denmark, has been captured by Il
German warship in the Catteeat, an
arm of the North Sea, between Swed-
en- and Jutland
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
100000 TRAINED
MEN WILL MAKE
Up j. s. army
(By Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON, Oct l6. - Details OF
the administration program for ma
tional defense were made known Of
ficially tonight. They include Il six
year program to bring the army.
with the reserves, to l,2OO,0Oo
trained men. The navy is to have
sixteen capital ships. eighty-five sub
marines, fifty destroyers and fifteen
scout cruisers in five years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-16
BY Associated Press. J

Washington, Oct. 16. Favorable
ponses have been received from
participating in the
(-American conference, which
|e decided to recognize Carranza.
conference will resume Monday.