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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
GERMANS NEARING
LAST DEfENSES
Of PfTR0CRAD
TEUTONS TAKE ALL BEFORE
THEM; OPEN RUPTURE EX-
PECTED BETWEEN ITALY AND
TURKEY
(By Associated Press }

London, Aug 20. 0.-Petrograd is
discussing the advisability of remov-
ing the government to Moscow. The
Germans are pressing onward to the
last outlying fortresses protecting
the capital. kovno is definitely in
German hands Berlin claims the
capture of Novogeorgievsk. Mack
ensens fanking movement Is more
threatening hourly. Ut would not
be surprising if the Russians aban-
don their efforts to form new defense
lines. with Brestlitovsk as the pivot.
from Brestlitovsk to Osewetz fierce
fighting favors the invaders. The
latter place seems to be withstand
ing the assaults of the German
heavy guns better than any OF the
other fortresses. Petrograd states
that the Russian warships protect
ing Riga Gulf were compelled to
| draw close in owing to the super
iority Of the German squadron.
Italy and Turkey appear on the
brink Of open rupture. The Italian
public expects war, which will give
their forces an opportunity to COOP
crate at the Dardanelles.
On the western theater the French
hold the roads between Ions and Ar
ras, which, when the Germans held
them, formed a wedge in the allies
lines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
MOSCOW SOON TO Be MADE
CAPITAL Of RUSSIA: italy MAY
ENTER WAR ACA|NST'ITURKfY
SHIPMENTS OF PHOSPHATE
FROM TAMPA INCREASE

Tampa. Aug. 20-The phosphate
shipments out of Tampa for the first
half of August, aggregate 44,6o1
tons, or within 5000 tons of the
total for all of August, 1914, which
was 53,SO2 tons. That the last half
of the month will be fully as good as
the first half is almost certain. Five
steamers are already reported due to
get rock here before September and
two scooners are in port now and
will get away with big cargoes before
the month ends Besides these other
vessels probably will make the trip
on shorter notice to local shippers
The shipments from the Atlantic
Coast Line terminals at Port Tampa
have leaper forward with vigor
that promises big things for the
month. The same period last year
the Port T ampa shipments were
$500 tons behind the Seaboord
Terminals on Seddon Island. This
year the Coast Lines contribution
has reached nearly four times that
figure and 10000 tons ahead Of the
Seldom Island shipments, which
show creditable gain of 5000 tons
over the 1914 figures.
The Atlantic Coast Line terminal;
shipments for the first half of th'
present month totaled 27,311 tom
sent away in ten vessels. or thi
total only 6,941 went to foreig'
lports. The shipments from the Sea
board Air Line terminals for the mrs
half of this month aggregate 1884
tons, 7,127 of which went foreign.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
OF q AMERICANS ON BOARD
THE White STAR liner ARABIC
IS HAVE Been ACCOUNTED FOR
BULBS FROM BELGIUM TO U. S.
NOW COMING THROUGH

Rotterdam, Aug. 20-Announce-
ment is made that the British gov
ernment has consented to allow the
transportation of plants and bulbs
from Belgian nurseries through Hol-
land to the United States. The an
nouncement means much to the Bel
gian nurserymen, and the Chamber
OF Belgian Nurserymen has passed
resolutions expressing its gratitude
to the British government, and also
to the Dutch Gardeners Company
which was instrumental in obtain
in the concession.
With the outbreak of the war the
Belgian nursery industry began to
suffer severely and the extension OF
the British prohibition through the
autumn season would have mean.
ruin to most of the Belgian growers.
The consent of the British gov
ernment is contingent on payment
for the goods being made into a
bank in England and an agreement
through that bank that the money
will not me withdrawn while the
German occupation of Belgium con-
tinues except under license from the
British government A permit fol-
shipment from the British consular
officials in Holland will also be
necessary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
HENRY STEEL DEAD
(By Associated Fress.) }

Sheffield, Eng. Aug. 20-Henry
steel. head of the great English
steel firm af Steel. Peech and Tozer.
who has just died at his home here'
was perhaps best known OUTSIDE
trade circles as the man who laid
King Edward, then Prince OF Wales.
$4,000 to a carrot against a horse
at the EPSON races. The prince
lost and paid with a carrot formed
Of coral mounted in gold.
Mr.. Steel and his partner, Mr.
Peech, formed the greatest OF book-
makers on the English turf hfty
years ago. The fortune which they
made on the racetrack enabled them
to enter the iron and steel industry
as pioneers in 1875. Mr.. Steele
died at the age of S3.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
SEARCH FOR RUNAWAY BOY
-

Jacksonville, Aug. 20-A search
for Coin Coy, a sixteen-year-old boy
who has lived at the Industrial home
of the Salvation Army for about six
months, is being made by Capt.. c.
]. Hickey. The last Capt. Hickey
heard of the boy was by a postal
card he received Tuesday, dated
Monday, Z a. m, and postmarked
in this city twelve hours later. stat
ing that he was leaving for Suther-
land, Fla on a bicycle belonging to
the home, SIG west Church street.
The boy is blonde and some-
,ynat stoop-shouldered, and at the
time Of his disappearance wore short
blue serge trousers, but no coat, ana
had cap. He was in the home IN
tho care of Capt. Hickey, who was
looking after the boy at the request
OF the mother Of young Coy, who re-
sides In another State During the
greater part of the time he was with
Can't. Hickey. He had been idle Tor
several weeks, and on the day he left
he was to go to work. the captain
having secured the boy position,
It is requested by Capt. Hickey
that anyone who sees the boy any 7.
where in the State please notify the
In ndustrial Home, on West Church
stret, Immediately.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
STRANGE WILL MADE
BY ARMY OFFICER
tBy Associated Press.)

Paris, Aug. 20-A French soldler
fighting in the Argonne has just IN
berited an estate valued at $4,000
from an eccentric retired army OFF,
Ger who lived in the soldiers native
village. The only condition at
tached to the legacy is that the
soldier must from time to time visit
the grave of his benefactor and re-
late there some of his war expert
ences The will says:
being without family. ] leave the
whole of my fortunte to Paul CAM
hon. farmer. | desire thus to show
my gratitude to him for having for
many years listened patiently and
with every air of interest to the
stories used to tell of the war OF
1870. trust that he will be spared
to return to his village after the
present war, and my only request to
him is that he come occasionally to
my tomb and there relate some OF
his own war experiences.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
RUSSIAN PEASANTS
EAGER FOR NEWS
(By Associated Press. ,

Petrograd, Aug. 2O-"So intense
is the interest in the war among the
Russian peasants" says a writer In
the Novoe Vremya. that every train
stopping at a wayside station is be-
sieged by peasants Of both sexes and
all ages stretching their hands to
the passengers and crying Give me e
paper
Before the war the Russian peas
ant looked upon a newspaper as ma
terial for rolling up cigarette. NOW
he reads it from beginning to end
Every bit of an old newspaper is re-
ceiyed as crust of bread by
starving beggar.
This prompts the writer to urge
the establishment of great "Peo-
ple's Newspaper" to be run by the
, state, not only as a newspaper Tor
! the masses but also as a means oi
popular education.
Russia" he says, "has never de
veloped systematically All hei
d, ogress has been sudden and by
huge strides. Peter the Grea'
started reforming his mobiles not b!
trimming theor patriarchial boards
by by shaving them off all at once
"The Russian people stopped
drinking not gradually as result
systematic temperament movement
but as a result of drastic govern
nent measure. Why should not
great State newspaper for the peo
pie. circulated by the millions
educate our people in the shortes
time. instead of a slow process
elementary school educationF
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
PROPOSALS OF SUFFRAGE
IN DANISH WEST INDIES
tBy Associated Press. }

Copenhagen, Aug. 2O-Proposals
have recently been made looking to
the granting of universal suffrage
to the negro population of the Dan
ish West Indies, but no action In the
matter will be taken until report
is received from commission to be
appointed to consider the results OF
universal suffrage among the negro
population in the southern states of
the United States.
The negroes in the Danish West
Indies largely outnumber the whites
end the granting Of the vote to the
black is therefore regarded as a
proposition of considerable move
ment. The Danish Minister OF FL
nance. DR.. Edward Brandes, is one
of the leaders of the movement for
opening the electoral privilege to the
negro.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
MOST FAMOUS MARE IN
THE WORLD IS DEAD

Lexington, KY, Aug 2o-Nan'y
Hanks the worlds champion trot.ei
from 1892 to 1904, with record oi
2.o4 died Sunday night at the age
of twenty-nine years at hamouis
place stock farm of John Z. Mau-
den. which had been her home lot
many years. Mr.. MADDEN uiu nv nv
huv her until long after the Close
~ her turf career and after she hao
caased to breed, he WISHING sinip,'
10 see that she was made comioi.
ab,e in her declining years Inc oiu
mare was laid to rest in STONE M .oD
built for her in the Hamburg riaee @
horse cemetery beside HAMBURG
Re,le 2:o1 IL; Major Deina
1.5e 1-2; the Thoroughbred mar. .
INN and other turf celebrities. =
monument, inscribed with hef .e
nrd ord will be placed over the gfass "
and surmounted with mih,a.ua, m a,
statue M of her in bronze when "a'
| made before her death.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
JAPAN TO CEASE HANDLING
GOODS OF TEUT0Ns
(By Associated Press.)

Toxic Aug. 2O-Japan has re-
uuested her various steamship COM
ranies to discontinue handling Ger
man and Austrian goods to and from
China or along the Chinese coast
Great Britain has been anxious to
have Japan's supporte in move to
cease all trading with the Germans
and Austrians in China. At first
Japan decided against the project
but has now fallen in with the plan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
Est TO CELEBRATE
HER CENTENNIAL

Nest, Aug. 2O-Very, en-
(g so far are the responses
from the invitations sent to
and civic organizations re-
them to participate in the
Rde on Centennial Day, Aug
< the first acceptances re-
fere from Captain E. E. Hay
is. Navy, Marines and Navy
ind from Captain Curtis E.
p, U. S. Army. who accepted
II of the Coast Artillery.
laval Militia, commanded by
Int Commander Geo. B.
unanimously voted to turn
(he parade and an accept.
pm the Key West Guards Ii
|tly expected as soon as they
from camp.
unions and lodges have alst
participate, and q list will
ished soon giving the nameI
organizations.
1g the week 1t is expected
(actically all the societies
md clubs of the city will hav'
their willingness to join il
event.
desired by the Woman's Clut
We the celebration in charge
|ery one Of the military an
Pdies of thecity turn out O.
Fasion and show in this man
ir patriotic spirit and appre
OF the significance of the da!
automobile section of the pa
omises to be an. exceptional
lture and every automible i
should be in line. Not moi
hours time will be taken u
parade and it is hoped ths
pwner of an automobile wi
ute that much to the celebr;
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
five RETURNS TO
CITY WITH FRANK BOOK

fonville, Aug. 20-Police De-
elarence B. Hooks arrived in
Yesterday morning from
ieans with Frank G. Book, a
Clerk of the engineering de-
nt' charged with being impli.
the theft of $109.94 worth
material.
was arrested in New Orleans
pays ago on a warrant, charg-
with grand larceny, and
We Hooks was sent to bring
jacksonville.
Gardner, foreman of the
ectrical department, was Civ
caring Monday before Justice
and held under $500 bond
eriminal Court. He furnish.
and is now at liberty await
al. 1t is stated that Gardner
nied connection with the
faihg to certain information
ueSelopments in the case ar
which involve others in thu
robbery of copper and Leaf
nas been missed from the un
ahd construction department
vase is being vigorously push
Tue electrical committee of tn
VI bond trustees with the as
Oh the police department
aecording to Chief p c
Will spare no pains in prot
anair to the bottom.
! Is said to have been traced t
.ieans by clever work on tn
'he police by his trunk an
Phce.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
NOV0CE0RC|fYSK
HAS Fallen;
""2 10000 l06IR!j IRR!Gj$s!ANs
Captured
(By Associated l'ress.)

Berlin, Aug. 20. Official an
rouncement is made of the fall or
Novogeorgievsk, important Russian
fortress. Twenty thousand men ana
large quantities of supplies were cap
tured. The emperor is going there
to thank the officers and men. Thc
resistance was stubborn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
D|SAPPROvE Of,
CONQUERED TERRITORY
Being annexed

Paris, Aug. 20. .-+Humaniti,
publishes a long manifesto against
the annexation Of conquered terri
tory by Germany. addressed to the
imperial chancellor jointly by conf
mittees Of social Democrats and the
social groupe in the Reichstag. 1t
points out that the Socialist party
Joined the struggle to defend ma
tional independence, not to make
conquests.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
LEO FRANK
~ ''iljIi BURIED THIS
'''' MORNING
(By Associated Press. ,

New York, Aug. 20.--Leo Frank
was buried in Mount Carmel ceme-
terry, Brooklyn, this morning. Au-
tomobiles at high speed carried the
funeral party in a vain effort to
eiude photographers and newspape:
men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20

Gently applied for commission In
the army, has been appointed to an
infantry regiment at present quar-
tered in the capital. His position
is that of Inspection-Lieutenant, and
he will look after the supply Of food.
bedding and other daily necessities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
ARE
M POURING
70 STRICKEN
| GALVESTON
(OAvES BREAD NOW EN-.
TO THAT CITY; DEAD
| WOUNDED BEING RE-
Associated Press.)

bn, Texas, Aug. 2o-several
injured, mostly from coast
Ire in hospitals here as the
the recent storm. Fifty in
! |diers from Texas City ar
ks morning. Fifty thousand
! bread have been started to
b, and fifty barrels of other
1 and twenty thousand
h bread are expected from
hid San Antonio. Wallace
the east side of Galveston
1 help. Only three houses
lin that town of a thousand
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
FAMILY EARLY WIPED OUT
INV Associated Press.1

psrlin, Aug. 2o-The colonel o.
DE- ,.nant stationed in the West Is
s,,es an appeal for assistance .,s,~ 70
mother who had suffered .e.i.v,5 and
,"-. ','o she war. He nine sons anu
: son-in-law went to the fr0n.. MT a .,
S. ,sa sons are dead. and three OF "
:. -. and the son-in-law are severely
wounded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
q PERSONS
BELIEVED TO
HAVE DROWNED
TWO AMERICANS. DR.. WOOD OF
GAINESVILLE. WIS. AND MRS.
BRUGIERE ARE AMONG MISS
ING
{ By Associated Press. J

Queenstown, Aug. 20. United
States Consul Thompson stated this
morning that there were twenty-one
Americans among the Arabic passen-
gers. Sixteen are accounted for
here
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
White STAR
Liner bOv|C
SUNK Today
tRy Associated preSs)

New York. Aug. 20.-Advices
here today report that the White
Star Liner Bowie, in the Australian
service, has been sunk by Alderman
submarine
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.
Berlin, Aug. 20.-The left wing
of Mackensen's army has driven the
Russians behind Kotorkakulva.
southeast of Brest-Litovsk, says an
official dispatch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
8 Podies in Morgue
Il Associated Press, J

kton. Aug. 20.-Thirteen
|re in local morgues-tOll of
|m-seven identified. Two
living from Beaumont say
Z twenty-seven dead at V.r-
Pint.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-20
FORMER MAYOR OF
ROME HAS ENLISTED
(By Associated Press.)

Rome, Aug. 2o-Signor Ernest Ma
than, former Mayor Of Rome, who re-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-15
PLANTERS WARNED
OF WEEVIL DANGER
Cotton Growers in Six Southern
States Cautioned to Take Pre-
ventive Measures.

Washington, Oct. 13 Cotton
planters in Alabama, Mississippi.
Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma and
Texas were warned in a department
OF agriculture statement tonight
of widespread movement of the boil
weevil, and advised to take immed-
late steps to kill off the pest this win
ter to prevent threatened heavy loss.
es to next Yeas crop.
Unless immediate measures are
taken IN Oklahoma, northwestern
Texas, Tennessee and Mississippi, the
statement says, the boil weevil will
cause damage next year.
The department urges planters in
Oklahoma and in the infested sections
or Texas and Tennessee to begin i'm
mediately to pick their cotton and
destroy the plants, either blowing
them under the soil or burning them.
An active campaign against the wee
VII Is suggested for other States.
Unusual storms last August re-
suited in tremendous movement of
the weevil into northwestern Texas
and Oklahoma. The movement as
yet has not been entirely mapped out
by the department but information
SHOWS that more than half of Okla
homa, all of Mississippi, McNairy and
Hardin Counties, Tenn, all of Ala
pama excepting four or five counties
In the mountainous sections. and
more than 30 counties in western
Georgia already are infested In Tex
as the weevil has reached Vernon
Wilbarger county.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-15
PEARY IN PERILOUS FLIGHT.
DIDN'T Know, Though, That Machine
Was i'm Trouble.


New York, Oct. 13.-Friends of
Rear Amiral Robert E. Peary. dis
coverer of the North Pole. congrat-
ulated him today upon the fortunate
termination of his first flight in an
hydro-aeroplane which ended in a
Volplane into the water off Long
Beach, Long Island, from a height
OF 1,2OO feet after the engine had
stopped in mid-air.
Rear Admiral Peary said.
Il thought it was all part of the
game when we started to come down.
l had not the slightest idea there was
any thing wrong with the machine. I"
The explorer made the flight YES
terday with Frank H. Burnsides. The
machine rose steadily to 1900 feet
when the magnetic became disabled
and the engine stopped. Burnsides
made perfect spiral volplane to the
water and a motor boat towed the
disabled hydro-aeroplane to tho
shore.
Asked how he would like to mako
trip to the North Pole in an airship
the rear admiral replied:
THAT would be fine in the sum.
mer time
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-15
PRESIDENT HAS A
PRIVATE PHONE
VII. wilson Has Had Line Installed
Between the White House and
Mrs. GGlt's Residence.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Any linger-
ing doubt of the intensity of the pres
ldential love affair was dispelled To-
uay when 1t became known that Mr..
Wilson has had a private telephone
wire installed between the White
House and the residence of his finan-
Gee, Mrs. Norman Gait, in Twentieth
street Mrs. Gait now monopolizes
the daily official program of the chief
executive of the nation When the
PRESIDENT is not dining with Mrs. Calf
at the White House, calling on Mrs.
Gait at her residence, driving with
Mrs. Calf, golfing with Mrs. Calf or
seeing Mrs. Gait" from church or
evening entertainment he is commun-
ing with Mrs. Gait over the new pri
Vate wire.
Any one who has encountered the
Dusy signal for an hour at time
In endeavoring to telephone the res
ldence or prospective bride and the
Office of the prospective bridegroom
Will realize the burden of that mad
Vertently crossed wires of a newly en-
gagged pair will realize the value of
the precautions taken by the presi-
dent to shield his romance from the
public.
The private wire, a mile in length
runs from the dressing room of the
president to the boudoir of Mrs. Calf
AT any time. day or night, that either
is seized with the desire to talk to the
other, the wish is gratified simply nv
httlng the receiver from the hook In
terVenining between the wish and it's
realization there is no White Hopse
switchboard, no central, mo wrong
number" no busy, please call agin."
no servants carrying summons to
the phone. When the boudoir pbone
rings in Twentieth street Mrs Gait
KNOWS that the president is on the
wire. When the dressing room phone
rings at the White House the presi-
ueht answers in person for he knows
that II is not another 'life-Iong dem
ocrat asking for a job and he
KNOWS there will be no eavesdroppers
accidental or otherwise. on that par-
ticular telephone wire.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-15
Mayor Joseph Bell Found Not GuiIt,

Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 13.-Ap
piause from the crowd that packed
the courtroom greeted the verdict of
not guilty" returned here TODAY bv
the jury in the case of Mayor Joseph
e. Bell. who. with Thomas Taggart,
democratic national committeeman.
and many others, were indicted on 4
charge of election conspiracy. The
trial bad lasted five weeks.
Prosecutor A. j. Rucker said after
the acauittal that he had no state.
ment to make in regard to the dis
position of the cases OF more than
100 others indicted with the mayor
The verdict was what expected
at all times during the trial" was
Mr.. Taggart's comment.
"Jrst What every decent man in
Marion countv expected" was the
statement OF Mayor Bell.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-15
DEIOAssE HAS RESIGNED.
French Foreign Minister'S Health
Continues Bad.

Paris. October 13.-Foreign Minis
ter Delcasse resigned today. His
resignation was accepted His con
tinued i'll health has given serious
concern to his friends. raising the
question whether his strength would
permit him longer to carry the bur
dens of his position.
Premier Viviani announced the
resignation OF NJ. Delcasse and It's ac-
ceptance at meeting of the Cabine,
Council today. presided over by Pres
ident PoiDcare. II was decided that
the premier should take over the port
clio of foreign affairs, with the pres
ident of the council of ministers.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-15
DEFENSE PROGRAM
OF THE PRESIDENT
Army and Navy Estimates To-
gether Will Call for
S4OO,OOO,OOO.
lS A BIG INCREASE
approximately $14O,OOO,OOO Over
Amount Appropriated Last
Year. President Conferrinp

washington, Oct. 13.-Four hun
dred million dollars for National do
iense-an increase of approximately
Sl4o,oOO,OOO over last year-is The
amount President Wilson and his ad-
Visers at present estimate should bo
appropriated by the next Congress
tor the Army and Navy.
AS the date-Friday connie
tton OF the annual estimate draws
near, the President is giving prelimi-
nary consideration to the National
aetense burget out of which it in
"oped TO lay down stronger Naval
program than the United States ever
mas authorized in it's history. and
similarly larger provision for the
military establishment than has been
customary in time of peace.
The President has had before him
Tor several weeks the outlines of
Anitary policy of continuing char.
acter framed by Secretary Garrison
AFTER more than years study with
oihcers of the General Staff. with
IL the President is in hearty accord.
Whiie the details have not been re-
Veaied, a substantial increase in the
regular Army, probably from $1,000
10 at ieast 10000 men and the crea-
tion of a reserve of perhaps 400. .ooo
through short-term enlistment ser
wee are said to be parts Of the Army
plan.