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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13

DCRAD IS
Il FOR THIS
RUSSKY
= 1rAKE PROGRESS. BUT
EFFECTIVE POINT UN-
!; LLOYD GEORGE SAYS
D MUST INCREASE HER
J IF SHE WINS
fEI Associated Press. ]

I161 II Sept 13. The Austro-
Goru1m U1nies on the eastern front
are nn1El1e progress everywhere ex-
cept a. ne Galician frontier where
the Ru1n1ans report another success
In the North the Russian line has
teen ntraightened by the withdrawal
Of Soma A&issian forces. Here Hin
denberg b directing violent drive
towards DNinsk and one crossing of
the Dvina. In the center Crown
Prince Leopold has forced the war
over into Belsinanka and is attack
ing II the vicinity of Skidol. In the
South Msokenson, on both sides of
the Pinsk railroad, is pressing east
ward towards Pinsk. These move
ments have resulted in the capture
Of several thousand Russians. The
hnAl o6jective of the invaders is still
: matter of conjecture. but General
Russky. commanding the Russian
northern army, stated positively that
PstFograd would not fall this year.
on ne other fronts there is little
e rsport
Drltish papers give much space to
the announcement of Lloyd George
that nmgland must greatly increase
her efforts II victory of the entente
y 70 b assured.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
AGENTS DEPT.
JUSTICE TO
CONFER With
ARCHIBALD
ON HIS ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK;
OPINION ENTERTAINED THAT
HE MAY HAVE VIOLATED FED
ERAL LAW

Washington, Sept. 1S.-Acting g
under instructions from the White
House agents of the department of
justice will meet James Archibald,
the American correspondent in
volved in the case of Doctor Dumba,
the Austrian ambassador. when he
arrives in New York from Holland.
Officials are maintaining strict 81
lence on the Archibald case, but are
reported to be acting under the idea
that possibly Archibald violated a
federal law. The question of wheth
er he knew what the papers con-
tanned has an important bearing on
the matter. There are no indications
OF any further move in the case of
Captain Won Papen, for whom Archi-
bald also carried letter. The cap
tain is military attache to the Ger
man embassy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
CONVALESCENT HOME
FOR AVIATCRS III PARIS
(By Associated Press. }

Paris, Sept. 13 Wounded ayia-
tors have just been provided with
convalescent home In the pretty
chateau du Pied de Fer d'Aiguemont
at Viry-Chatillon Mademoiselle
Marguerite Vinci. the well known
artist, conceived the idea and was
aided in carrying It out by Monsieur
Deutsch, president OF the Aero Club
and the builder of military flying
machines. Doctor Mougin, who owns
the chauteau, Is the medical direc-
tor. Among the airmen recovering
there are Captain Olivier and six
other pilots and observers, all wear
ing the military medal. The magni-
ficent gardens of the chateau, laid
out after plans by Lenotre, overlook
the aerodrome at Juvisy where some
OF the wounded aviators took their
first flight. Forty beds are already
installed and forty more are to be
added. Georges Carpenter, the box
er-aviator, was recently wounded in
q fall In the Vosges, where the fliers
often find lighting difffcult. He Is at
the hospital of Bruyere and hopes to
return to service without passing
through the convalescent home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
HUGE FLA. LAND SALE RE.
QUIREs $4,000 REVENUE STAMPS

Jacksonville, Sept. 13-The larg-
est sale of war revenue stamps re-
corded in this State to any one par
ty covering any one transaction
since their requirement by the gov
ernment took place today when Rev.
enue Collector Hayes Lewis disposed
OF approximately $4,000 worth to
one man to cover one transaction
which has just been closed in West
Florida.
The deal just closed involves the
exchange of several hundred thou
sand acres of good timber lands and
several million dollars in cash, the
purchasers Being Wisconsin finan-
ciers. 1t is stated that it is the pur-
pose of the Wisconsin capitalists to
develop the property by erecting saw
mills of great capacity and by the
building of railroads The land
purchased is located in Calhoun and
Liberty counties, 1t is understood,
and the deal involving it is said to
be the largest that has taken place
in this State since the outbreak of
the war
To make up for deficit in the
falling off of customs receipts
caused by the war, the government
has required that war revenue
stamps be placed on all deeds, mort
cages, etc, upon the closing OF
transactions involving real estate
and other property. A 2-cent stamp
is required for every 500 in
volved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
WOMAN FACES DEATH
IN N. G. CHAIR SEPT. "a

Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 13-If the
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
now sitting for its fall term, affirms
the decision of the Forsyth County
Court in the famous Muddy Creek
murder case. Ida Ball Warren will
be the first woman to die by elec-
trocution in this State. Convicted
at the same time was Samuel Pres
ton Christy. Both were sentenced to
be electrocuted in Raleigh on Sep
tember "a. At the same time Cliff
ford StoneBtreet was convicted Of
being an accessory and sentenced to
three years on the roads. All ap-
pealed, after motions to set aside the
verdicts had been overruled by Judge
Cline.
The murdered man was G. J.War-
rem, Ida Ball Warren's husband.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
IMPERIAL PAVILION NOW
HOUSES MOVING PICTURE SHOW
(By Associated Press. J

Peking, Sept. 13.-The spirits Of
China's dead emperors must shiver
as they pass over the Forbidden City
between the hours of eight and mid
night in the evening. An extensive
section Of the city has been opened
as a public park, in the center OF
which stands an imperial pavilion
which has been given over to a mod
ern moving picture show. Any coolie
who will pay the price of admission
a few cents, may sit beneath the
caves of the pavilion which in recent
years contained a throne. The deco
rations of the great, heavy-roofed
building are continued in the style
o. the late dynasty, dragons forming
a conspicuous part.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
EFFORT BEING MADE
| TO GET AUSTRALIAN RECRUITS
(By Associated Press. }

Melbourne, Australia, Sept. 10
Everything possible is now beinG
done to get more recruits in Aus
tralia-everything short of conscrip-
tion itself. There are, after a year
of the war. 10000 Australians under
arms, either in the firing line at the
Dardanelles or in training camps,
but instead of there being any let
up in the call for man, the demand
for them grows more and more in
sistent.
Although the ministry of defense
denies that it looks to conscription.
census of unmarried men has just
been taken by the police of the va
rious States to determine the fight
ing strength. The result of this has
not been made public. The campaign
to enlist volunteers, however, takes
on new vigor each day. There are
, speeches by civil and military au-
thorities; there are newspaper ap-
thiop thtio h"top ouNSi sioih .
posters, there are parades, and there
is even the display of wounded SOL
d!ers-all to the same end. In this
state (Victoria) recruiting cam
paign covering the last three weeks
OF July resulted in more than $4,000
enlistments, number which, it is
pointed out, equals the strength of
! the entire Australian force which
was sent to Egypt last November.
I he fact that New South Wales is
is virtually all things a rival OF
/ Victorian some ways jealously SO
/ figures to a certain extent in "A re
c1uiting campaign which is now in
progress there.
Business houses all over Australia
are making IL easier for young men
in their employ to enlist by keeping
up their pay or promising them their
old places If they return; and to in
duce men-even with dependents
to join the colors, the press is by re-
quest of the military authorities
printing almost daily the liberal
rates of pay for Australians on ac'
tive service and the pensions which
will be paid the disabled and the
relatives of such officers and privates
as may be killed.
But the chief appeal is to patriot
ism, and never have theAn tipode;
seen such a widespread and arden,
use as nowadays of the Union JacF
of the empire and the Southern Cross
of the young Australian Federation
The government will have compare
lively little trouble in clothing the
creatly augmented number of yolun.
teers, but it will have considerable
difficulty in arming them 1t is not
improbable that 1t will have to have
the assistance of the Imperial gov
ernment in this respect
Meanwhile wounded men are be.
ginning to be brought back all tht
way from the Gallipoli peninsula in
fair numbers. BY November it is
likely that with cooler weather In
the Red Sea many more will be re.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
NO TRACE OF
BURNING SHIP.
santa anna
YET found
WAS REPORTED AFRIE LAST
NIGHT WITH 1,6U0 ITALIAN RE-
SERVISTS, BOUND FROM NEW
YORK TO NAPLES ABOARD
(By Associated Press. J

New York, Sept. 13. 3.-Although
the seas have been searched by wire
less for several hours, after the first
report that the steamer Santa Anna,
bearing 1000 Italian reservists from
New York to Naples. was afire. moth
ing has been heard this morning. A
brief message last night said the
vessel was three or four days from
the nearest port. A member of the
firm acting as agents of the Fabre
line, which owns the ship, said sew
eral Fabre vessels were set afire re-
Gently and they took extraordinary
precautions when the vessel was
loading to prevent Internal machines
or bombs from being taken aboard.
The vessel carried no war munitions.
the officials said.
Nothing more has been heard from
the Santa Anna up to noon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
WANT A KISS? TRY A
PAT PAT!" IT'S GREAT

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Sept. l3-
DR.. e. W. Grover, president of the
Board of Health here, has an
rounced that kissing must stop be-
cause 1t spreads disease DR.. Grover
advocates the pat pat as a sub
stitute. This method of greeting
was originated in the republic Of
Dominica, where campaign against
the kiss was waged.
To apply the pat pat, the doctor
explains, a couple should approach
each other within handshaking dis
tance, pat each other lightly on the
cheek and smile.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
WOMEN USE COSMETICS TO
COVER WORRY LINES
tBy Associated Press. }

London, Sept. 13-War is driving
women to cosmetics. The authority
for this statement is a London CO.'S
metic manufacturer, who says rouge
is now used freely by ladies who
looked on makeup of any kind as in
bad taste a year ago. His explanation
is that the present stress and worry
tell on looks, and women have been
driven to the use of rouge and pain;
to hide the marks left on their faces
by their emotions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
VICTORY FOR ENGLAND
MUST COME THROUGH
HER TRAINED MEN
(By Associated Press. }

Oxford, England, Sept. 13.-That
highlands only hope of winning the
war lies in her finding new leaders.
both for the army and for the state,
from among her young college men,
is the conclusion of DR.. Spencer
Wilkinson, professor of Military
History at Oxford University, in a
review of the war work of oxford
men. His review, is a forcible in
dicctment Of old-fogyism and red
tape, as exempllfied by the present
system" Of the British War Office.
~ have been amazed" writes Prof.
WilkersOn, through all these
months of the war, to see that the
army is unable to distinguish be-
tween men of various capabilities
and possibilities who are granted
officers commissions. 1t makes them
all second lieutenants ana grades
them according to the dates when
they joined, SO that very often tho
youngest rank above their elders,
the pupils above their teachers, the
incapable above the capable.
"By far the best of my pupils in
the officers Training classes since
the war began have been the young
college tutors, the pick of the uni
versity graduates. When the gov
ernment awakes to its responsible
ties, means will be found to dis
cover these men and give them op.
portunities of leading in proportion
to their powers. But the govern
ment is still tied up in the red tape
of thirty years ago, and will never
throw it away except in Difference 20
some strong expression of the nat
ional will for efficiency"
Prof Wilkerson has been in
close touch with UNDERGRADUATE life
at Oxford for six years, and he de-
olares that until this war came, the
college men who planned % enter
! the army were far from being the
/ best class of undergraduates. The
war has given the British army for
the first time the really fines, man
hood of the country.
after a year or two of work al
oxford as Professor of Military HIS
tory" explains DR.. Wilkerson. Il
came to the conclusion that the
army was not taking any of the best
men from Oxford. Officers' commits
sions were given to men below the
average of intelligence and training
such a war as | believed 20 be com
irgI had discussed it in a volume
written just before coming to Ok
ford as a teacher-the army would
need leaders of the highest stamp
men of the same intelligence as is ex'
lIected of those who are about tC
make a mark in the learned profes
sions. The best soldiers at the Wal
Office agreed with me, but no def
rite action was taken.
"Then came the war. Immediate
ly the whole of young Oxford JOINED
the army. becoming officers either IL
the Territorials or in the new Reg
ular regiments. Each term a elias.
of these new candidates attended m,
lectures. They worked with a iea
without precedent in my experiences
and quickly mastered the elements
Even in these classes, noticed
the difference in powers. Their
were among them men whose abiIit.
stamped itself upon all that the.
did, men who after eight weeks wer'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
FRESH WATER RACES
AT ATLANTIC CITY

Atlantic City, n. j., Sept. IL
The Aquatic Club house on Lake Le-
nape, a short distance from Allan
tic City, is today filled with expert
swimmers who will participate in
swimming race open to all. The dis
tance Is a mile and a half in still.
fresh water, and the prizes to be
contested for are thirteen in number,
consisting of cups and medals. Be-
sides the mile and a half event, there
will be an obstacle race, novel inner
tube race. canoe tug of war, and ca
noe fitting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
HOLY NAME PARADE

Watertown, n. Y, Sept. H.
Tomorrow the first parade of its
kind ever held by the Holy Name
Society in this district will take
place. All of the Catholic churches
in Lewis and Jefferson counties will
be represented and they will march
through the city to the city park.
where an open air service will be
held and where the Benediction oe
the Blessed Sacrament will be pro-
nounced
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13

turned home. Elaborate preparations
have been made for the care and the
treatment of these soldiers. In order
to raise funds for this, July 80 was
chosen as Australia Day and every
conceivable method of obtaining and
soliciting contributions was en-
ployed on that date from one end OF
the Commonwealth TO the other.
Melbourne and sydney resemblee
nothing so much as huge county
fairs. The result OF the patriotic
charity was sum which at this
writing-with the returns not yet In
from many sections-amounts 70
nearly s4,000,00O
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
NO DECISION As
WHETHER ARABIC
CASE WILL Be
ARB|IRATED
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Sept. 13-Secretary
Lansing announced after a confer
ence with President Wilson that no
decision had been reached on Ger
many's proposal to arbitrate the
Arabic question. 1t is indicated in
official quarters that both Germany
and the United States agree that to
arbitrate the indemnity question in
Wolves arbitrating, justification and
the facts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
POPE WILL MAKE
No EFFORT TOWARDS
PEACE NOW
(By Associated Press. }

Rome, Sept. "a newspaper IN
Rome often considered inspired BY
the Vatican, says the Pope has no
idea of Offering mediation to the bel
ligerents now as it would not be ac-
cepted by the Quadruple entente. in
discussing Cardinal Gibbons visit to
President Wilson the paper says the
Pope was trying to influence public
opinion in favor of peace.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
.FINANCIERS GATHER
IN \. Y; May FLOAT
(By Associated Press)

New York, Sept. 13. 3.-Financiers
from the West and Northwest, head
ed by James ]. Hill, arrived here to-
day to confer with the emissaries of
England and France seeking a huge
loan from the United States. Mr..
Hill said the fiotation of such loan
was Of the greatest Importance to
the United States and the two coun-
tries interested as it allowed prompt
payment for all commodities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
ONE AMERICAN
KILLED: TWO
INJURED BY
MEX. BANDITS
ATTACKED SMALL CAVALRY PA.
troll SEVERAL MILES UP THE
RIO GRANDE FROM BROWNS.
WILLIE
(By Associated Press. }

Brownsville, Sept. 13.-One
American trooper was killed and two
hurt, one probably fatally, when
Mexican bandits estimated at the
number of forty attacked a small
cavalry patrol guarding d pumping
plant several miles up the Rio
Grande. The Mexicans are believed
10 have crossed to Mexico. Other
cavalrymen heard the shooting and
rushed to the scene, but too late
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13

writing orders as we'll as any gen
eral in the army. There were other
men of only average powers. All
alike were interested in their work,
diliggent and keen. and all learned
quickly. They have now held their
commissions for several months.
have been sure from the beginning
that these men do their drty we'll.
and that the best Of them would
make splendid officers. AS for the
men OF special talent. OF University
distinction. free field and no favor
would soon bring them to the head
of any profession.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
{ BY Associated Press. J

Brownsville. Texas, Sept. 13 -
Mexicans attacked a patrol of Amer
ican cavalry two miles up the Rio
Grande at daylight. Two troopers
were wounded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13

lincoln, Neb., Sept. 1.-THE
Denmtiona1 driving Of Barney Old
Held has been the principal drawing
card at the big automobile show
which closes tonight. The show has
sttracted crowds of automobilists
from ali parts of the State. The 1915
models shown attracted great inter-
erf. indicating a good season.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
Generates Own Power

The train does not secure it's elec-
tricity from storage batteries nor
will it be necessary to install pow
er plant or third rail to supply IL
with power. Constructed after the
model used for making the most
modern trains of its kind, it will
generate its own power by the use of
gasoline machinery, which will op-
crate the dynamo and motors. Il
will be used regularly beth winte.
and summer on the Mayport branch
at sufficient speed to make the round
trip from here to Pablo Beach eve
hour and a half.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
MUNICIPAL BAND POPULAR

Baltimore. Md. Sept. 1.-THE
Municipal Band, organized about a
year ago, has made such an impres-
sion on the public and become SO
much . part of the summer life Of
the city, that the Board of Estimates
has decided on its continuance next
year. The last concert of the season
vin be held this evening in front of
the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN
RAID OVER ENGLISH
COAST LAST NIGHT
(By Associated Press. J

London, Sept. 13-There was an
other Zeppelin raid over the English
east coast last night. No casualties
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
ALL BULGARIAN
RESERV|STS CALLED
TO THE COLORS
(By Associated Press. }

Rome, Sept. 13 All Bulgarian
reservists in Italy have been called
to the colors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
FIRST ELECTRIC TRAIN BY
FLA. EAST COAST ROAD

Jacksonville, Sept. 13 The first
electric train service to be operated
in the South will be put on the Ma! :
port branch of the Florida East
Coast railway shortly after Jan. l..
1916. This was officially announced
by j. P. Beckwith, vice president of
the Flagler system, who says the
train will be run between Jackson
vile and Pablo. Atlantic Beach and
Mayport, enabling passengers to
reach the beach in thirty minutes.
The car is now under the course
of construction by the General Elec-
trio Co., in Schenectady, N. Y, and
will be ready to deliver by Jan. l..
six months being required for the
work. 1t will be put into operation
as soon as received.
The Inauguration of this service
Is more of an experiment, which, II
successful, may mean the addition
Of similar cars and the ultimate op-
Grafton Of a complete service of elec-
trio cars. This is the first beginnin. !,
Of this form of transportation in
Florida, but has proven a great sue
cess on the Pacific coast, which prob
ably has the largest system of this
kind in the world.
Expect Popularity
officials of the road expect this
service to become popular with the
tourists during the coming season
as it will give them quicker and bet
ter service than on the trains.
The electric car is longer than
the ordinary passenger or Pullman
coach and generates its own electric
ity for motive power. The. apparatus
is installed in the front part of the
car and is operated similar to a
street car. The car is luxuriously
fitted out inside and is model OF
comfort and will accommodate nine
ty passengers An additional car for
sixty people may be attached to the
rear.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
wEArnes

fair tonight and
partly cloudy on
Tuesday.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-22
Denver Women
Tire of Voting
Suffrage Fails

1t will interest the general public
to read the following telegram in the
New York Sun of last Wednesday,:
Denver, Col. May 18.-The lightest
suffrage vote ever polled in Denver
was ca st il to-day's municipal election,
when voters adopted the home rule
amendment making Denver "wet" and
which will result in endless court liti-
cation. A violent snowstorm kept a
large ercentagc OF voters from the
polls, bat even the most ardent suf-
fragists acknowledged the weather
was not the cause.
"I'll tell you what's the matter, -
said Nj s. Martha J.. Cranmer, member
of the State Board of Par'ons and a
suffra c pioneer in Colorado. "Most
of the women have become disguised
and q It voting. Only few more
electio IS and all the women in Denver
will quit voting. The women have
shown they can't stand together. They
have divided into factions and spend
their time knitting one another.
shall never vote again. Suffrage is a
failure. The facts speak for them
selves"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-22

asked the Commission to join with
us in securing such reduction by
making readjustment of the terms
o. the lease now existing between
New York City and the Ferry Com
pany. At the conclusion of this
meeting resolution was passed di-
recting the Commissioner of Docks
and Ferries to take up at once the
view of making an adjustment of
rates.
at will be seen from the above that
New York City is now receding from
its former attitude which it had as
sumed of not working in harmony
with the demand of the people of
Bergen county.
alderman Brush informs me that
a report from Mr.. Smith, Commits
sioner of Docks and Ferries, is ex-
pected very shortly"
The report was ordered received
and Embellishments Record.