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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
JAx WANTS FLORIDA NAVAL
MILITIA ORGANIZED

An active interest is being taken
in the organization of the Florida
Naval militia in this city. and the
business men of the city have sent
petition to Governor Park Tram
nell today asking him to organize
the battalion here. This step was
taken following the announcement
that j. Clifford Foster, Adiutant Cen
eral of Florida. would not issue the
order for the organization. giving as
his reason that the law enacted by
the last session of Legislature might
be unconstitutional
It was said that Lieutenant w. Z.
Bleo had a personal interview with
Secretary of the Navy Daniels re-
Gently, and the secretary promised to
assign a good vesserto this port as
soon as the battalion is organized.
There are now enough men enlisted
in the two divisions to form four d.
visions. and have been equipped by
the United States government with
uniforms and guns
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
SEC. HOUSTON DOES NOT favor
MINbURSINC GROWERS FOR
DESTRUCTION Of CANkER Trees
(By Associated Press }

Washington, Dec. ia plea for
the appropriation of several million
dollars to eradicate canker in the
South and West was made before the
House agriculture committee today
producers A large Florida delega-
tion told the committee of the trou-
BILE with canker and their fears for
its spreading Secretary Houston
sent 4 letter recognizing the need for
work, but saying he did not favor
reimbursement for trees destroyed
in eradication work
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17

London. Dec. 17.-Mrs. Herbert
Asquith, wife of the premier, ap-
peared as plaintiff in the chancery
court today demanding an order re-
straining the Globe from the publi-
cation OF alleged libels. Her attor-
ney stated that for some time Mrs.
Asjuith had been deliberately pur-
sued by the Globe with accusations
OF disloyalty and associations with
German prisoners at bennington
Hall "She has been described as
a traitor and disgrace to her SEX"
he declared, and added that perse-
cution began year ago in another
newspaper.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
Tense SITUATION
Will NOT keep
PRESIDENT FROM
TAKING TRIP
ANOTHER NOTE WILL PROBABLY
BE SENT BY U. S. DEMANDING
COMPLIANCE WITH FIRST
NOTE
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 17.-Austria' s
reply to the Ancona note was re-
ceived at the state department dur
in9 last night and translators i'm
mediately began work on it in an
endeavor to have it ready for the
cabinet meeting at II o'clock. 1t
is about a thousand words long II
the text is like the press excerpts,
it is virtually certain that another
note will be sent demanding immedi-
ate compliance with the provisions
of the first one.
When the cabinet met the trans
lators had not finished work on the
noee, but while 1t was in session the
translation was prepared and i'm
mediately rushed to Secretary Lans-
ing.
Tha cabinet discussed the note for
an hour. Secretary Lansing said he
did not know when the text would
be made public. A few minor points
probably due to errors in transmits
sion. are to be cleared up before an
answer is sent. The situation will
not keep the president from his
honeymoon trip.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
SfRB|ANS CAPTURED 10000
INVADERS WHEN DRIVEN
OUT OF THEIR country
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
OF BUSINESS MAN

Gainesville, Dec. 17.-What has
become of E. w. O'Rrten? That is a
question many people asked Monday.
and as many times the question went
unanswered, and 1t is still unan.
swered. O'Brien was the manager OF
the Seminole Dining Room. and had
been here only short time. He had
not been making money and had ar
ranged to dispose of his business. In
fact, II 10 said part of the money had
been paid over to him and the re-
mainder was to be paid some time
between the 18th and Goth Of the
present month.
Monday morning at the usual time
he left his room at the Seminole
Hotel. over the dining room, opened
up his place, lit the stove and went
out and placed orders for the gro
ceries needed for breakfast. The
latter arrived on time, but he did not,
nor has any trace of him been found
since by the people in the dining
room.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
DESTRUCTION OF LIFE
IN TWO YEARS 10000, 900

London, Dec. 17.-'The total
destruction of life during two years
of war will reach 20,0OO,O00 per-
sons" declared Professor Louis c.
Parles, of the government health
service, at the annual meeting of
the Royal Institute of Sanitarians.
Just concluded here
The speaker expressed the hope.
however, that this loss of life
might somehow prove a blessing in
disguise, resulting eventually in a
distinct improvement in European
civilization.
"lr the past ages" said Prof
Parkes. evolution of higher types
in animal and vegetable life has
generally resulted from cataclysmic
changes and great destruction by
plague. pestilence. and famine has
led to an advance in civilization. Go
ii is Iossible that this Armageddon
may be of ultimate benefit to hui
manity."
Touching on the lowering birth J..
rate in Great Britain, the speaker
declared that every country in Eu-
rope has shown a decreasing birth
rate during the past decade, with the
exception of Bulgaria, EImania and
Ireland
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
AUTHOR AND HERO TO BE WE'D

London, Dec. fitzpatrick Nc
Gill, who began life as a laborer,
came into fame as the author Of
Children of the Dead End and late
ly distinguished himself by his brav-
cry at Loos, will have wedding at
London that many aristocrats would
envy Among the guests invited to
the luncheon that follows the Gre
mony are the Duke and Duchess of
Hamilton, Viscount Esher Lady St.
Heller and Canon and Lady Dalton,
with his publisher, Mr.. Herbert
Jenkins, as his best man.
McGill is known as the "navvy
poet, the word navy" meaning
locally road labOrer. When the
war broke out, he enlisted in the
London Irish When wounded at
Loos, he was rescuirg under fire
some of his companions who had
been shot down. On another Occa-
sion. shell burst above his head
and killed or wounded every man in
his section without giving him a
scratch His own wound in the
fleshy part of the arm will soon be
healed, when he will return to the
firing line. The authors bride is
Miss Margaret Gibbons, a grand
niece of the Cardinal and herself a
writer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
HIS TRUNK EXPLODED

Vienna, Dec. 17.@Dr. Edward
w. Ryan, chief of the American Red
Cross mission in Serbia. has arrived
here from Belgrade, with five ply
sicians and eleven nurses who had
remained on duty until, with the
taking of Belgrade by the Germans
and Austrians, the work of the
Americans came to an end. There
were still some two hundred patients
in the hospital when the mission
was abandoned, but Dr. Ryan did not
care to remain under the altered
conditions.
AT the beginning of the lombard
ment preceding the taking of the
city. a number of shells fell near the
hospital. Dr. Ryan Immediately sent
a strongly worded protest against
this, pointing out that the buildings
occupied by his mission occupied a
prominent location plainly visible
from the artillery positions. After
that no shells fell near enough to
be uncomfortable.
DR.. Ryan's most exciting expert
ence came in Budapest, where he
stopped for day on the way to vi
emma. He was dining in hotel
when some Hungarian officials en-
tered the room, asked if he was DR..
Ryan and, being assured of his iden-
tity, informed him that he was un-
der arrest He asked for explana-
tions.
"Your trunk has exploded. injur-
ing a number of people at the rail-
way station" was ,he answer.
The doctor went under escort to
the station. There he learned that
when his trunk was unloaded from
the baggage car and dropped on the
platform, there was a heavy explo-
sion which had injured three men,
one of them having a leg so badly
lacerated that he had to be removed
to a hospital The station was filled
at the time and a panic ensued, in
which several persons were thrown
dowr in the mad rush to get out OF
the building. FRAGMENTS of the
trunk and its contents were scat
tered all about the platform and 9th
er pieces of baggage and a trunk
had been more or less damaged
DR.. Ryan was informed hat fine
of thirty thousand crowns had been
imposed on him. AMI that he must
also satisfy the personal damage
claims of the three baggaeemen in
iured There began series of nego-
tiotions which lasted three days.
during which Ryan found himself
alternately in the hands OF the civil
and military power. The fine was
gradually reduced TO less than two
hundred crowns, and the damage
claims took the same course. Finally
the fine was completely cancelled
and settlement was effected with the
three victims of the explosion for
about three hundred crowns.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
NO WORK IN CALIFORNIA.

The Panama exposition at San
Francisco is thing of the past. Good
management made it financial sue
cess notwithstanding the European
war. Dull times follow it's demise.
New Orleans was fortunate in not
securing the location. although the
most appropriate place.
When the Panama canal is made
success which all hope it may be.
the Gulf of Mexico cities of the
United States will relatively. derive
more benefit from it than any Of our
Pacific coast cities.
From San Francisco comes warn
ing to the unemployed to stay away
from California. issued by the state
commission on immigration and
housing Of people.
"If you are looking for work or
charity you will not find the former
in California and you will find the
latter through only hard labor on the
roads or rock pile" says an official
statement.
Forty-four of the largest cities in
the state have agreed not to pass
on the destitute to other communi-
ties. according to an announcement
by George Belt. executive officer of
the commission Southwark, rather
than westward, the tide of travel
takes, il way.-Jackskon (Mich.)
Patriot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
sscAMBIA'S ROAD BOND
ELECTION PosTPoNso

Pensacola, Dec. 17.-The sI'oo'oV0
bond election for permanent hish'
ways will not be held on Feb / ds
stated in the call of the boaru u
ounty commissioners issued sever :"
weeks ago. The board last night US
eassed the matter at length ana az
eiied it would be best for all inter,
est to postpone the election. i,iS
vas finally decided upon ana ''
late set for the second TUESDAY :"
November, at which time the gehei
al election will be held. This wiz
give ample time for all plans 10 -
properly considered and at the sam
time avoid the extra expense u
special election. The county a'.oi
ey Judge Avery, was instructed =
draw the necessary resolutions Whion
will be passed annulling the loine-
action and calling the eleeuoh i
the second Tuesday in Novemoef'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17

Friends of Ex-Cnited States SEN
ator Root Of New York. who is said
20 be candidate for the presiden-
ial nomination on the Republican
+,ctet next year. are said to fear the
oc,;vi,ies of Colonel Roosevelt
oeoi,st their candidate. 1t has been
ranorrsT on good authority that MI
r-rolt /. 50 opposed to the nomi-
,otiop Of Mr.. Riot that in case ne
= chosen anyway the Colonel VIII
r.r,,o the third party adventure.
r,at i 70 say. he will re-elect Pres
idenf Wilson
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
tBy Associated press.)

London, Dec. l7--A striking feature
of war news today is a report from
Marseilles that the Serbians, when
being driven out of their country,
captured more than forty thousand
of the invaders The Marseilles dis
patch says that number arrived
there enroute to the concentration
camps. :
Further particulars regarding the
ltalion force sent 20 Albania with
the presumed purpose of co-operat-
ing in Balkan operations, state that
the Eumber already landed at AL
vona had reached thirty thousand, !,
Landing these troops presages ope-
rations on q large scale, the military
correspondents believe.
OF the large force of Greeks sta
toned at Saloniki only one regiment
of artillery and one Of engineers
now remain. The Greek army head
quarters have been moved to Kos
hani. fifty-five miles southeast of
Monastir.
The Cettenje war office admits the
further retreat Of Montenegran
troops in the Sanjak region where
they have been resisting the Aus
trian advance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
AUSTRIAN REPLY RECEIVED
BUT ITS TEXT NOT GIVEN 0l)T
Unsatisfactory WORDING
may Be DUE TO errors
OF UNIvER.
SlTY OF BERLIN

Berlin, Dec. l7.-At the Uniyer-
sity OF Berlin the roll of honor of
lts students and professors who have
fallen in the present war already
covers three large blackboards.
whlcf are surrounded by laurel
wreaths, in the main lobby of the
central building. These tablets con-
tain the names of professors and
lecturers, one official, and not less
than 24l students Among the lat
ter are 32 students of theology, so
of law, q of medicine, and 1913 Of
various branches OF the philosophi-
cal department.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
PROSPECT OF MATRlMoNY
oUEERED HIS MEMORY

Houston. Tex, Dec. I'D. ).
Saunders of Covington, La, reported
at the mayors Office here yesterday
that he had just recovered from
tbree weeks loss of memory. He
said he left Covington November 22
for New Orleans to get married that
he recalls nothing about his disap-
pearance or events since and that ne
wants to return to New Orleans to
claim his bride. Saunders was a
member of the Covington city council
and city authorities there have been
searching for him. fearing he had met
with accicdnet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
WOMEN IN JAIL CHARGED
WITH KILLING HUSBAND

D0than, Ala, Dec 17.-Mrs. Debby
Blan Of Old Alaga,. twenty miles
east Of Dothan, is in the county Jail
here charged with murder in con-
nectiOn with the death of her hus-
band, thought to have been poisoned.
Gid Blan. who was acquitted of
an arson charge some time ago, was
taken violently i'll Sunday morning
at an early hour, and died soon af-
terwards.
Justice of the Peace w. Z. Nc.
Eachern of Gordon, empaneled
corners jury, which after examining
the case. returned verdict that the
mans death was caused by poison
Under the direction of Dr. c. C.
Box. and perhaps others, the stom-
ach of Blan was taken out Monday
morning, and sent to Auburn 50 that
the contents may be searched for
signs of any poison while the corpse
was given to a relative. who lives
miles south of Donaldsonville, Ca,
where the man will be buried
A warrant was issued Monday
morning at the instance of Sheriff
John A. May. charging Mrs. Cid Blan
with murder. The woman was
brought to Dothan at las o'clock this
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff. Ross
fIornsby and Alvin North. and locked
in the county Jail.
The woman was calm. according
TO one of the arresting officers al
though she is said to have manifested
some excitement when she heard that
her husbands stomach was going to
be examined. the wife declaring that
the body be buried intact. according
to reports.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
READING AND RECREATION
BUILDINGS FOR PRISONERS

Berlin, Dec. 17-Through the
generosity of Americans, eleven
reading rooms and recreation halls
for prisoners of war have been erect
ed in camps throughout Germany.
The average cost of these buildings
has been 5000 marks ($1,500) but
in many cases camp commanders
have added large sums from their
personal fortunes in order that the
TIE conditions governing the gifts
from the Americans have without
exception been such that none of the
money might be expended for books.
and IL has been the task therefore of
the Committee for the Erection of
Soldiers Homes in the East and
Southeast" to gather literature of
all kinds and send 1t. not only to
the eleven halls, but also to the most
extended trenches.
On the German eide at least the
war has drawn in men from every
walk of life, including students,
teachers and others of very high
degree of education. The literary
demands from the front therefore
have been put to 1t to lay their
hands on technical works and other
volumes.
Between France, England and
Germany there has existed for some
time a sort of working agreement by
when books in the three languages
are exchanged for the benefit of the
prisoners of war in the three coun-
tries. Negotiations along the same
line are now being conducted with
Russia. and a shipment of 5000 vol
umes in Russian from the Univer-
sty Of Warsaw Is soon to be distrib-
uted among Russian prisoners OF
war.
| The committee already has the
names and addresses of $4,000 Ger
man soldiers on the various fronts
with whom correspondence has been
opened pertaining - special books
that are desired AS fast as it is
possible to obtain the volumes they
are forwarded to the trenches
| A feature of the work is so-called
wandering Libraries, containing
books of all sorts for both officers
and men, which are sent to one COM
pany, read, and sent to another.
There are also number of so-called
field gray books, which have gray
paper covers and are adaptable TO
use in the trenches.
The paper which goes into the
literature for the front costs alone
| 10000 marks per shipment, and the
postage amounts to another 5000
marks The distribution is aided in
part by wagons from the Emperor s
stables, twenty of which carry loads
of 500 volumes from point to point.
| Two Americans. Conrad Hoffman,
and James f Springer. are active
ly ENGAGED in the work of supplying
reading for prisoners Of war and for
soldiers They formerly were active
in English camps and then came
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
(By Associated Press

Paris, Dec. 17.-The newspaper
Figaro says that Austria's reply to
the United States is a barely dis
guised refusal and says it would be
astonished if the American ambas
sador at Vienna did not ask for his
passports.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17

The spirit of the British empire
~ be partially erasped from the
fact that in the antipodean posses
-;o,. .Australia day" recently net
"a millions of pounds for war re-
lief funds. when tin whistle
h-o,obt s11O. box of writing paper
go and kisses sold by blushing
Ids varying and unreported sums.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17

over to Germany to continue their
work
The efforts of the committee to
erect soldiers homes has resulted in
the construction Of IS buildings, at
a cost of from three to five thou
sand marks apiece, where thousands
Of soldiers are cared for and given
some of the creature comforts of
home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
GRAND SON OF VICTOR
HUGO DECORATED

Paris. Dec l7.-George victor
uupo grandson of the great writer
has teen decorated for distinguished
service in the fighting at Navarih'
,..,horn France He is a sub-lieu-
tenant in the French infantry
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17

Despite the strict censorship it is
reported that there is much dissen
sion in the ministry of Emperor
Franz Josef of Austria During the
past few weeks there is reported to
have sprung up a party that is de-
cideGIy in favor of peace and it is
this group that is causing the trou-
Bile.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
sl20,0O0,0OO
SUBSCRIBED IN
LONDON TO
FRENCH LOAN
(By Associated Press. J

Paris, Dec. II THE French f.
nance minister told the Chamber of
Deputies that 100000, 900 had been
in London to the latest
French war loan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
$4,000 LOADED
FREIGHT CARS
RELEASED when
STRIKE ENDED
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, Dec. Fifteen thou
sand loaded freight cars, tied up
here as the result of a strike of six
hundred belt railway employees, were
released today when the strikers
went back to work. .y
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
ITALIAN SHIP
SUNK; No
REPORT ON CREW
(By Associated Press)

London, Dec. II. The Italian
steamer Port Said, 5,100 tons capac-
ity, has been sunk, presumably In
the Mediterranean No report of
the crew.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17
ALSO TOOK ALONG
ESQ OFFICERS
THESE HAVE ALL BEEN TAKEN
TO THE CONCENTRATION
CAMPS AT MARSEILLES +
(By Associated Press, }

Marseilles, Dec. 17.-Seven hun
dred and fifty Bulgarian. German
and Austrian officers and 10000 SOL
diers captured In the Serbian cam
paign, arrived here today enroute to
the concentration camp.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-17

Washington, Dec. 17.-Henry T.
Fletcher was today nominated as
ambassador to Mexico
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-07-16
MAY BE TRACED TO TARIFF
American Manufacturers Who Cheat.
cd on Army contraets Got the
Habit Under Protective System.

y Those American manufacturers who
have been cheating the French gov
eminent on army contracts for shoes,
which by sample were good and on
delivery proved TO be rotten, aud for
stockings which were to be 20 per
cent wool and 80 per cent cotton and
proved to be the other way round.
are taken severely to task by the Dry
Goods Economist They are denounced
as traitors in our own camp" They
have "besmirche1 the honor Of Made
In u. 8. A. merchandise" at q time
when every effort is being made to
give the label q prestige which will
weigh in all outside markets.
There Is justice in this indignation.
There Is also an element Of injus-
Ytice. What these manufacturers have
been doing to the French army they
have been doing to the American peo-
pie time out of mind. It has become
an ingrained habit. They have been
encouraged in this by their own gov.
eminent and commonly by q majority
Of voters. The national power Of tax.
alton has been used to stimulate them
in the hidden substitution Of cotton
for wool, pasteboard for leather, shod-
dies for honest material.
This national policy in cultivation OF
manufacturing hapfulness and false
pretension has now been reversed:
yet old habits are hard to shake on.
The Dry Goods Economist is right.
IL appalled, by this noisy international
advertisement Of the tariff.fostered
'shoddy habit at 80 inopportune q
time. But does anybody suppose
American industry Is to be rid of It
through the restoration Of Q public
policy which has been responsible?
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-07-16
Notes OF the Game.

H. GRANTS batting Sunday was alright
bu. Harry, II would be better to make some
of them hits some other game, you didn't
need them all.
There was something radically wrong
with the passed ball rule at the plate. next
time the field captain ru les that way, better
have the runner make it.
B. Dennis is some catcher, but if Bass"
would show just little more pep behind
the b.. he'd sure be popular with the fans,
Immediately after the game Sunday, Doc
little signed with Bessemer.
Pero looked them over in great shape,
he sure does worry pitcher, and in turn
the pitcher worries him, that's all right you
arc young.
p The management is going to ask for bids
on the hay proposition in the field, aine
chance to make some coin.
- norwood NJ. A. C.. Sunday at Iron
wood =
Well say, did you sec the Official umpire
Sunday? Wow! we're hot kicking, under
stand, but really, in the first few innidgs it
was simply rotten, until tee fans opened
up and told him how and when an umpire
makes bulls such as in Sundays & anne.
Then he should be instructed The fans
in our village are the best in the Northwest
and you can't pull anything off on them
from either side, but that day ?????.