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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
INDIANA G. O. P. LOVE FEAST

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 29.-The
Republican statewide love feast
of fayorite sons which Indiana has
celebrated here today is of more than
usual interest because of the number
to enter the presidential race next
year. Sentiment is growing in favor
of Former Vice President Fairbanks
The meeting is the largest that has
been held in recent years and Tom
linson Hall is crowded with dele
gates from many counties. The love
fnast gives Republican workers all
over the state good chance to meet
on friendly terms and also enables
the state candidates to meet many
uc the workers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
VICTORY FOR LIBERTY
OF THOUGHT

,Lcndon, Dec. %. A victory for
liberty of thought was achieved
when the Stafford Council by a three
to one majority refused to counten-
ance an attack made on teacher in
the technical school, named Hudson.
1t was held that the teachers pri-
vate views did not in the least in
terfcre with the efficient discharge
of his duties even if his views, as an
extreme pacificist, were unpopular.
IF he were a 1at-earther, COM
ments the Manchester Guardian, we
could understand people wanting to
get him out of secondary school,
for that heresy might infect the
quality of his scientific teaching; we
cannot see, however. why his views
on conscription should, or for that
matter how they could
1t was not charged that Mr. Hud-
son preached against conscription
before his pupils. Hudson also de-
MED that he had conducted any pro
paganda AGAINST recruiting. His
own opinions were based on religious
and conscientious grounds
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
BACCHUS PARTLY CHAINED
BY TOMORROW NIGHT

Ne'y York, Dec %. The Minis
ters of the city are patting them
selves on the back because Bacchus
will be partly chained up tomorrow
night Instead of remaining open all
night, Mayor Mitchell has ordered
the Iobstcrias and places where
liou:i rcfreshment is dispensed in
great quantity to close at , a. m.
New Years morning. which is only
ono hour beyond the usual closing
time. Tho pronunciamento has, Of
course. caused hnariachos among the
hotci and restaurant Keepers. bnt the
time in which drinks may be sold
will he sufficient for thousands Of
good American dollars to be wasted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
AGAINST AUSTR|ANS
ASSUMES PROPORTIONS
BURIED AFTER As YEARS
(By Associated Press. !

Bazeilles. France. Dec. % In
this little village which, in 1871,
furnished inspiration for the famous
painting, The Last Cartridge" the
Germans have taken up 'peace-time"
labors.
They found, greatly to their sur
prise, that the bones Of the dead Ger
man and French soldiers of IS years
ago still lay, unburied, in vault in
the local cemetery, which was in
consequence veritahle catacomb.
The most the French had done was
to separate the French from the Ger
man skeletons.
The Germans began overhaulins
the cemetery at once, striving frs
of al, TO weed out from the confusion
of bones such as We're not human
| The skeletons of former soldiers wer,
then divided into groups, and burie,
on the left hand side of the centra
cemetery building. Fitting and i'm
posing monuments then were erecte,
about the tardy graves, which toda
only serve to heighten the contras
between the eventual fate of the Ger
man and the French soldiers of 1877
and 1871. The French skeletons Ii
in confusion exactly opposite tn
German tombstones. About fifty @
them have been thrown together il
each division or compartment of tn
catacombs, and mixed in with ther
are plainly discernible bones of AM
mals---for the most part horses VIII
perished as did their riders.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
THE SALOON QUESTION
IN BRITISH POLITICS
Cry Associated Press

London. Dec - One of the
sideshows in British politics has been
the violation of the political truce
by candidate contosting a seat in
parliament on the single issue OF the
open aloon Reginald KNIGHT,
whose defeat was early forcseen. did
not fight so much as champion of the
open saloon as for the liberties which
loon Liberty, freedom, self-respect,
self-reliance and the right of the so
cial habits OF the people to live, were
his catchwords Even the beer and
distilling trade was not responsible
for knights candidacy II did not
even endorse him. Knight himself
had the name of being a sincere and
rather simple hearted man, with a
sooti record for usefulness in public
life
When the board of control cur
tailed the liquor hours Of the CleYe-
land parliamentary division in York
shire. the miners were inclined to
take i; as a personal affront. Some
Of thc union officials denounced it as
class LEGISLATION KNIGHT was quick
to take advantage of this discomfort
and announced himself as candidate
for tho seat. which chanced to be
1870 s4ararF AZ this time
/ Opposing Knight was Herbert Sam
uel. NJ. p. the postmaster general,
who under the compromise made be-
tween the regular parties when the
coalition cabinet was formed, should
have retained his place without
contest. Samuel's gict0ry was easy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
Indicted MEN
| NOW ON WAY
| TO new YORK
(By Associated Press. J

New York, Dec. 30 Most of the
eight men indicted by the federal
grand jury for conspiracy to cause
strikes in war munitions plants
through Labor's National Peace
Council, are here or on the way to
appear before the United States Com
missioner. Frank S. Monott, former
Ohio attorney general, left Colum-
bus yesterday for New York He is
said to have been chairman of the
resolutions committee of the council.
Details of the part he is alleged to
have played are withheld. John c.
Taylor, president of the Council, is
said to have notified the other in
dicted officers to come here at once.
Whether Representative Frank Bu-
chanan can claim immunity is a
question. The law states that Con
treason, felony or breach of the
peace during the session OF Congress.
1t was learned today that the work
of the government is incomplete,
and new grand jury will meet next
week
David Lamar and Jacob Taylor
have surrendered and one other man
indicted is in the city and one on the
way Warrants will be sent to Wash
ington for the others unless assur-
ances are received today that they
will come here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
SOLVING TIE QUESTION
OF FOOD SUPPLY

Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. %.
All efforts to prevent the cNtortion
ate prices of foodstuffs in Hungary
having so far failed, the government
has now determined to prohibit en-
tirely the export, even to Austria, of
any articles of food which are scarce,
and has also fixed maximum prices
that are to be imposed throughout
Hungary, according to reliable ad-
vices received here. Local authori-
ties are to be empowered to seize
with military force all stocks OF
grain and other provisions that are
being kept back for higher prices.
Although Hungary is essentially
an agricultural country, the prices
of -four and daily products, as well
as meat, are much higher than in
industrial Germany. The land-Own-
ers and farmers who control the par
lament in Budapest, have used their
utmost influence to prevent the i'm
iportation of cheap foods from
abroad, prior to the war by insist
ing upon the maintenance of the
high protective duty.
Undeterred by fines and even i'm
prisonment Hungarian producers
and dealers have been charging eY-
orbitant prices, until the patience OF
the government, press, and public
alike have become exhausted Under
the new arrangement, every possible
effort will be made to bring in live
stock meat and fodder from abroad,
while the export of these, together
with eggs and dairy products, will be
stopped Nothing will be left un-
done to increase the producing ca
gsacity Of the country. Manufac-
tories, such as distillcries, brcwerie-.
sugar and oil rcfinerlcs. whose by
products yield cattle foods. must now
be run SO as to produce the utmost
quantity Of products,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
LINGUISTIC DIFFICULTIES
IN DIPLOMATIC BUSINESS BE-
TWEEN PARIS AND LONDON
by Associated Press

Berlin. Dec % English short
eomines in the matter Of linguistic
ability are the subject of an anus
ing editorial in the Frankturter
Zeitung. In Flanders it says the
English general star and the Eng
lisl, commanding officers have as lit
tie knowledge of French as the
French generals have o. English
II adds
"At a recent conference of allied
ministers in Paris, this barrier OF
language caused the greatest difficult
ty. The dictionary played the chief
mar, il the conference. since the
four English ministers who went to
Par;s Asquith. Lloyd-Geerse Bal
four and Grey-only the first i in
nosition to speak few French words
in q hardly ineligible English ae-
cent Mr.. LIoyd-George's ignorance
of French is natural and pardonable
Mr. BaIfour can manage at need 70
read some French without being ahle
IN inter a single French word intel
ligiflv Sir Edward Grey is much
too proud to learn any other Ian
guagcs than his own So in all thf
s;,i,,,otic business between Paris
and London the Anglo-French die
tionsrv plays the leading role
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
CONGRESS IN THE AIR ON
WAR PREPARATION

Washington, D. G., Dec. 90 -
Congress will reconvene after the
holidays with the revenue situation,
and, in fact, the entire prepared
ness" situation, very much in the
air.
Developments since Congress ad-
journed for the Christmas recess
have made two facts obvious:
/. That the number of persons
throughout the country actively en-
listed against the bigger army and
navy program is increasing every
day.
=. That Congress in all probable
ity cannot be induced by any inhu-
ence that can be brought to bear to
levy additional direct taxes on such
articles as automobiles, gasoline,
bank checks. pig iron and fabricated
steel. as suggested in the presidents $
message.
William j, Bryan's first page eX-
hortation in the COmmoner to his
supporters to 'write-write often ~
to members of Congress in opposi-
tion to the preparedness program
is bearing fruit, especially his naive
suggestion to each person whom he
addresses that the program means
additional taxes for him The mails
that arc coming to senators and rep
resentatives from all of the inter-
ior states during the holiday recess
show an active awakening of opposi-
tion to the greatet army and navy
movement The mails are getting
heavy and the writer's are insistent
that no sdch steps should be taken
The positive character of the opposi-
tion to preparedness, as well as its
extent, is proving a surprise to a
GOOD many members who are show
ing a disposition to waver in proper
tioh az their mails are becoming
heavier with this sort of correspond
encc.
There can be no doubt that the
presidents hold on Congress has be-
come weakened somewhat by the
fact that he comes up for reelection
simultaneously with the next CON
gressional elections Members who
are inclined to show their inde-
! pendence' OF the executive know he
will not have the same opportunities
to punish them, if he were SO dis
posed, that he would have in an off
year Federal patronage is practical
ly all disposed of, so far as this ad-
ministration is concerned, and that
/ ordinarily cohesive influence is not
as potential as formerly Cloak room
defiance of President Wilson is be-
cominc an eyery-da. occurrence
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
HIS GERMAN NAME
CAUSES EMBARRASSMENT
(By Associated Press. J

San Juan. Porto Rico, Dec. 30. .-
How it felt to be an Americana citi-
zen with distinctly German name
aboard one of the steamers of the
Porto Rico line recently searched by
the French cruiser Descartes was de-
scribed today by G.. d.. Schifferdeck-
er, one of the passengers on the
steamer San Juan, from which two
German passengers were taken pris-
oners
Schfferdecker was born in New
York, his father being German
American citizen and his mother
English He is a dentist and up to "a
year ago was practicing at 73 War
rem St, Boston For the past year
| he has been travelling for his health
I'VE had heard On the San Juan
that wireless message had been re-
ceived warning Capt. Evans to get
in close to shore and stay within the
three mile limit in order to avoid
being searched by French cruiser,
said Schfferdecker There were sew
eral OF us with German names
aboard and the captain laughed
when he said that in few hours we
might be prisoners of war.
when we neard cannon shot
shortly before midnight, we knew
that the wireless message was not a
Joke, and when our steamer had
stopped and a French officer and es-
cort came aboard and saw that the
sailors were armed, | commenced to
think about my name.
There was my name in the pas
sengar list with fourteen letters in
it, sticking out like a lighthouse.
Nobody could miss it. Yes, I'm an
American all right, but then there's
my name.
II think they must have regnla-
ton lot of questions they ask every
body. for after ! had told the French
officer | was an American, he asked
mo i, had my naturalization pa
prrs Then he wanted TO know ii
had my passports | asked If he
wonld have passport If he were
travelling from Paris to another town
in France Then he said, You re al
right and | didn't pay much atten-
tion to what happened after that.
do remember, though, that one of the
Germans taken off left his money be-
hind and carried his umbrella with
him And | couldn't help but think
it was funny when the officers told
the two prisoners not to worry
You'll be among friends, he
said =
Schiffcrdecker said that he had
not seen either William Gutherodt
or Fritsch Lothar the two Germans
who were taken prisoners. at any
time during the voyage from New
Orleans until Just before they were
taken prisoners by the French of
ficer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
COME HIGH. BUT SELL WELL

New York. Dec. - 1T las been
several years since the diamond mer-
chants Of Maiden tane-hte iewelry
cen Of the country have heen 50
busy as they are tnis year There
seems to be an almost unprecedent-
ed demand for diamonds. DESPITE the
fact that they have increased in
nricn Were it not that the jewellers
had ,Aa foresight greatly to increase
their imports of cut and uncut stones
in recent months, they would have
been hard put to meet the unexpect-
ed demand The surest sign Of pros
porous times is the public buying
jewels.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
HOW MICHIGAN SAVES HER
GAME BIRDS FROM EXTINCTION

| Lansing, Dec 29=The State of
! Michigan has gone into the bird
fecdlne business. as part of the plan
on game conservation which has
been taken up lately by the public
domain commission. and orders have
gone out to the deputy game com
missiOners throughout the State to
see hat the quail ale properly fed
this winter.
David X. Jones. special assistant
to Game Commissioner VIM r.
Oates, sent out the following letter
yesterday to the deputies throughout
The State, urging their cooperation
and the cooperation of farmers:
The campaign to save quail and
prairic chickens should be actively
taken up at once, and you are re-
quested to interview as many farm
"rs as possible at their homes and
in towns and villages. with view
of enlisting their cooperation in
this work
lie believe the average farmer
will gladly give so much of his
time and sufficient suitable grain
food as is necessary to save such
coveys of quail and prairie chickens
as may be found about his farm
buildings or on his premises during
the winter If, in carrying out this
work you find conditions that, in
your Judgment, warrant the pur-
chase of wheat screenings, rape.
vctc'i seed or other suitable food,
silc hrlaims will be allowed and paid
by this department.
All claims Tor sraiu or seed pnr-
ehased or furnished for feeding
quail or other game birds in your
district must be approved by you.
and We urge You to see to it that we
get value received for all money ex-
pended in this work of saving these
cheerful friends Of the farmer in
'Iiehifan'
AaGitor General o. b. Fuller says
le will approve claims against the
state for quail feed, as he thinks
the plan one of the best which has
been adopted in long time
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
(NNCE DONATES COPPER
ROOF TO WAR FUND

Stuttgart, Germany. Dec. 20. -
bother instance of how highly the
fnan emperor is regarded by his
tbiects is given in the case of
taCe Fuerstenberg, an intimate
Ind of the Kaiser, who has adopt
"a novel method OF enlarging the
eEs of copper in the hands of the
ny authorities He has ordered
et the copper roofs of his castle
Donaueschingen he removed and
metal sold to the government.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
DIE TAX TROUBLES
IN ENGLAND

Fidon, Dec. 29.-The intricate
sns created by the income tax
which no onc seems able to
siand. have brought forth
3 Of peculiar cases. The lat
hat of a naval officer who has
Informed that the new law
states that the income OF a
g woman living with her hus-
8 deemed to be the husband 5
refers to his case, although
been afioat since 1914. The
has written q letter of pro-
The government in which he
* that all the authorities IN
@id will never induce him to
nat his wife is living with
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
Kashan Occupied
(By Associated Press !

London, Dec. 29.-Russian troops
have occupied the important Persian
town of kashan, according to Reut-
er's Teheran correspondent, and are
marching toward lspahan.
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. %. The Eleventh
bulgarian infantry. stationed at
Gumuldzina in Bulgaria, has mu-
tined, according to information
reaching the Petit Journals Athens
correspondent
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, Dec. - The Russians
made eight attacks against the Aus
trians on the Bessarabian border
since Christmas, according to the
CzOrnowitz correspondent of Tage-
blatt, and all were repulsed The
Russians maintained gunfire for
twenty-five hours.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
NOVEL ADVERTISEMENT

A'w York, Dec. 29.-New York
|1e greatest town for advertising
|ae United States. One of the most
fO-date advertisements has ap-
Etd during the past few days on
stand of a Greek fruit merchant.
ays When you swear off on
Years Day, don't forget that
Il often feel like taking drink
T. Then eat an apple. You II be
Fflsed to see how it takes the
Of the old stuff :"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
rs RAW THINGS
=. ABOUT DEBUTANTES

New York, Dec. 29.-That most
pens of hypnotists, DR.. John
Quackenbos is quoted as say
that the girls of today are
arse and immodest and unfit for
friage. The doc" also says that
drink habit is growing among
(ner. Cocktails and highballs are
fywhere," he says. Then he tells
debutantes being brought to his
h suffering from alcoholism and
b fingers stained with nicotine,
fdds that girls OF good families
n painted faces, mix openly in
Garden and cabaret with np-to-
hacchantes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
MORE TIME TO PAY $1,600.000

Now York, dee % The loan Of
the Chicago. Rock Island and Pa
cifc Railway Company due today,
has teen extended and more time
will be given to pay the sl,Go0,00O
due. It is expected that the $1,000
ora receivers certificates which fall
due next Monday will also be extend
ed fer ninety days, although it is ex-
pected that the s2,230,OOO interest
maturing Jan on various Obliga-
,;ons will be paid
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
heavy PROPERTY
| DAMAGE At
| BIRMINGHAM
oNLY ONE TELEPHONE LINE
INTO MONTGOMERY; ATLANTA
HAS OVER FOUR INCHES OF
RAIN
(By Associated Press.)

Birmin CHAM, Ala, Dec. 20 -
. heavy rain over central Alabama
testerday whipped into a gale be-
[Teen one and two o clock this morn
[ug. There is heavy property dam
Ire here and vicinity, but no loss of
Efe reported. Wire communication
L seriously interrupted, and only one
|plephone wire to Montgomery. The
|orm was severe there, but no great
kmage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
Storm SWEEPS ALABAMA
AND LOUISIANA; WIRES
Down BUT NO loss Of LIFE
RACING BEGINS IN BAHAMAS

Nassau, Bahamas, Dec. o9.-The
racing season began at Dunmore
track today. The track is in much
bette. condition this season than it
was last and the stakes are larger,
which gives owners greater incentive
to enter their horses for the events.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
WIPE OUT BACK
MAXWELL DIVIDENDS

New York, Doc % The 4 -
per cent back dividends on the stock
Of the Maxwell Motor Co. were
wiped out today. the stockholders re-
ceiyiuE new stock in place of the old
first preferred
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
'E'tS $4 EfSSs5{ EESeI;2. FLA:
LAST NIGHT
ssaMg AmsE@A
(By Associated Press, J

Reddick, Fla, /, Dec. % A sew
enteen- -year-old negro, name not
learned. was lynched near here last
night, after an alleged attempt to
assault white girl 1t is said the
girl identified him
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
HUERTA REPORTED
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. % Ell Paso
authorities report that General
Huerta is seriously, but not danger
ously i'll. The authorities are told to
use their own discretion as to releas-
ing the guard of which Huerta COM
planned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
Sweeps Louisiana
tBy Associated Press. J

Washington, Dec. pa storm
|yer Louisiana yesterday gained
heat intensity and moved northeast
b the Ohio valley, where it is CEN
hal this morning. General rains east
\ the Mississippi river, and indica-
hons to continue northeast. Tonight
torm warnings along the entire At
kntic coast. The most damage is to
tlegraph and telephone wires.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
YALE FOOTBALL
COACH DIED
This MORNING
(By Associated Press. }

Minneapolis, Dec. 29.-Thomas
L. Shevlin, the Minneapolis million
aire lumberman and Yale football
coach, died here this morning of
pneumonia. He contracted cold
while training the Yale squad last
fall.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
Over 4 Inches Rain in Atlanta

(By Associated Press)
Atlanta, Dec. 29-Four and four
|undredths inches of rainfall have
kllen in twenty-four hours ending
\ o'clock this morning. 1t is the
|teatest since 1886. 1t is slightly
is than four inches average all over
Brth Georgia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
Local Tsassraturs

,laximum 70
Minimum 66
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-01
VALUABLE MILL DESTROYED.
American Fire Clay Co.'S Loss Saturday
Night $4,000

Rutland. March Fire 81 unknown
origin Saturday night destroyed the en-.
tire plant of the American Fire Clsy
company located on the Cold nvcr road
n the town of North Clarendon H. boz
being estimated a. s25000. there bring
$4,000 insumnce Tho flames were die
covered bv the night watchman, ROYAL
nuau. about g.go o'cloek A. this time
tic Gre was confined 30 the section q
fhe min usod tor drying bnt vhen frst
notiefI the blaze bad broken through
tho roof and uas fact spreading toward
the main part ~ the min Mr. bnail
uas IN the boiler room with be- hus-
band at thr time and u was she vba
Hrst smefie8 smoke after preliminary
r. esfiratt1n thr Watffman rffurued -
the boiler room nni hrd BE wife and 81.
tempted a. souud nn alarm bv blowiuE
- uhisflsin tls aames -rread - rap-
flt that ~ was iprcrd 81 fer tram the
lal11nr aItfT 3 single to1f
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tarv Treaeurer Fari ~ ~feemafef aui
n 81 laird under phasr direction tbt
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