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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Many Guns Are Freed
(Ry Associated Press

London, Aug. 6.-With Osse-
wetz captured the invaders of Rus
sia are rapidly gaining the whole
triangular railroad system with its
apex at Bialystok, which also serves
Grodno and Ossewetz. A mass of
heavy artillery was freed by the fall
of Ossewetz and Kovno and is now
being brought against Brest Litovsk
end Gradno with great difficulty.
Hereafter field maneuvering viii!
count more than artillery against
fortresses and open field movements
may be checked when the Russians
dig themselves in their new line. Nc
further advance is reported on Rigs
Koyno line, but the Teutons are rap
idly getting within range of Brest
Litovsk despite the swamps. No hin
that the Russians fear being trapped
is given.
The near East continues to pre-
sent the appearance Of a precariou
balance between the warning groups
The central powers claim diplo
matte victory in the form of tn
1urco- Bulgarian agreement. The al
lies apparently are bringing Serbi
tc their view, but concessions wi
be necessary to procure Bulgaria
adhesion to the reformed Balks
League.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
MATTER HAS
Been ADJUSTED
SATISFACTORILY
WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS
BREATHE EASY SINCE LATER
INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBJ
TANNED
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, Aug. 26.-The Associated
Press is in position to state on
the best authority that the Arabic
incident may be considered eliminat-
ed as a source of discord between the
United States and Germany, or at
least the German government SO re-
CARDS it Moreover, Germany in her
desire to continue friendly, had
adopted, before the Arabic sinking.
. policy designed to settle complete
ly the whole submarine problem as
affecting America, on a basis Of good
will and mutual understanding.
This is shown conclusively by last
nights statement which the chan
cellor gave the Associated Press,
particularly the concluding remark
that until the circumstances were
learned it would be impossible to tell
whether the submarine commander
| had exceeded his instructions. The
chancellor referred twice to the in
structions given the submarines. He
did not outline them definitely, but
| it may be said that they are designed
/ to prevent Lusitania repetition.
Ample reparation will be offered II
the submarine commander Is at
fault.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
GREAT WESLEY FEDERATION
TO BE HELD IN ORLANDO

Orlando, Fla, Aug. ga great
Wesley Glass Federation Is to be held
in the city Of Orlando on the 26th
and 9th of October. when prom,-
nent speakers from abroad will COM
bine with leading workers at home
to render a program that will afford
unusual inspiration to all workers
in the Sunday school, especially
those in the organized classe move
ment.
There are at the present time two
hundred and thirty-seven organized
adult Wesley Bible Glasses In Flor
ida. and those who have the matter
Immediately in hand are hoping that
this number will be increased to
least three hundred by the end OF
the year.
Florida will be third in the line
OF conference federating their Or
ranized classes, only two others hav-
ing gone ahead of the Land or
Flowers-South Carolina, wnicn
federated In 1918, and the Centrai
Texas Conference this year. North
, Carolina is expected to be next IN
line after Florida. the date OF tine
federation of classes in the Tar Heel
' state being fixed for February OF
: rext year.
: The principal speakers and work.
: ers from outside the State who VIII
D take part in the work at ORLANDO
! will be Bishop James Atkins, known
e as the Sunday school bishop; DR.. Y
d D. Bulla, superintendent Of Adui
Wesley Bible Glasses, Of Nashville
t Tenn; Mr.. ]. NJ. Way. secretar.
,r of the Atlantic Division. extendin'
t, from Maryland to Florida; and MIS-
D. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Sunda
is school specialist of note, from cor
is inth, Miss.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
HOLLAND HAS FOREIGN
LEGION SECOND TO NONE
(By Associated Press

The Hague, Netherlands, Aug. ~.
The constant departure OF detach-
ments of troops to fill UP gaps IN
the Dutch Colonial army In Dutch
East India calls attention to the fac.
that Holland possesses Foreign
Legion whose military record does
not take second place even to that
OF the better-known Foreign beeion
of France. Every year nine or ten
attachments of varying strength
leave this country-the annual total
ranging from 1000 to 1000 men
The elements of this legion are the
same as those of the French corps
| except that Dutchmen serve side py
side with foreigners and natives; II
has existed a much greater length OF
time and its fighting qualities have
been proven and are still neins
nroved on many occasions. This i
shown by reports Just to hand IRON
Borneo. Celebes, Macassar and Ce
ram. where expeditions against re
fractory natives are now In progress
involving constant bush fighting ah'
considerable number of casualties
Originally the Dutch coionia
; army was formed by Van Dieman II
1897 when he was governor-genera
of the Dutch East Indies under tn
: old East India Co. The force the
t was small, but It has increased con
s stantly ever since until now 1t te
= tails some 10000 men. 1t comprise
!, 900 white soldiers, OF wno'
k about so per cent are Dutchmei
p speeially enlisted or yoiuntarfl
/, transferred from the home army
d The remainder Of the white trooi
e consists of approximately 1000 Ge
n mans. and about 1000 Danes be
J. gians, Frenchmen and other natiol
u alities. interspersed with few bri
It ons and Americans who nave tak'
,e service out Of love Of adventure.
The term of enlistment for q
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
DEVELOPING BOsT0N'S PORT

Boston, Aug. 26.-This city mas
had its plans approved for the com
prehensive developing of the port.
Both the State legislature and city
have approved the plans and 1t re-
mained only for the national gov
ernment to give its stamp of approx
al for work to proceed. Long deep
piers will be built that will accom-
modate the ocean liners with the
heaviest draught. The States lane
IN east Boston will be developed
The comprehensive plan of the por
provides for wholesale markets 10
receiving and distributing fish, fruit
vegetables, milk and other food pro
ducts. A lumber storage yard !
also planned for south Boston. Thi
will enable the traffic from the Pa
cific coast, now impossible becaus
of the absence of such a yard an
the poor handling facilities OF Tn
port.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
ONE ARREST IN
MURDER CASE
At GARY, IND.
(By Associated Press }

Gary, Ind, George Schneider,
member Of the Gary Saxon-Versin,
has been arrested in connection with
the murder of Rev. Edmund Kayser
of Tolleston, Tuesday. The police
announced they had virtually aoan-
doned the theory that Kayser was
killed because of pro-German utter
ances. Schneider was a member o:
Kaysers congregation but is said to
have been his enemy.
Some women told the police they
heard another woman and four mel
in the cemetery Tuesday plotting the
death of Kayser. They hipped
coin to settle some questions. The
police say the woman alleged to bt
in the plot has disappeared.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
ANCIENT CITY LANDS BIG
BIG NATIONAL CONVENTION

St. Augustine, Aug. 26-Another
big national convention has been
landed for the Ancient City. The
following is an Associated Press
dispatch of Saturdays date from
Salt Lake City, Utah:
1.-The first annual convention OF
the atioual Association OF State
Auditors and Comptrollers ended to-
day with the election of ocers and
selection of St. Augustine for the
next convention in December. 1916
A. w. Powell. auditor general o
Pennsylvania, was elected president
The convention adopted resolutions
declaring in favor of an exact bud
get system.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
SINKING OF ARABIC WILL
CAUSE NO D|SCORD BETWEEN
UNITED STATES AND GERMANY
IMPORTANT FRAUD HEARING

New York, Aug. 26.-Philip c.
Wadsworth of Texas City, Texas,
charged in a federal indictment with
promoting the sale of stock of a
S5O,0O0,0O0 corporation known as
the Cotton Growers Cooperative
Society of Alabama. Wadsworth
halls from Texas City, Texas. He
has been out under $4,000 bond. 1t
is charged that in the sale of the
stock of the society Wadsworth
falsely represented that the corpor-
alton was in good faith Offering val
liable stocks that it was formed te
create system for marketing Amer
lean cotton crop so as to obtain fol
grower a reasonable price by q
plan of cooperation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
GOVERNORS AND PUBLIC ,,rrr
oo' SERVICE MEN MEL

poston. Aug. 26.-Joint mee'inss
eo po the Governors convention
oe." s the mass public service commits IS
sion will be held today prssusn rso cover,
s,JI es,l of Governor Walsh, The s.s,S goser, nn
Daa, nor SAYS he sees new emphasis api. ooun' on
puD',, . nd has felt for some time .n'
NY ot am need for training men for pun
great -n,ce n He welcomes the oppor'
unity TN therefore to call 1T tine ,sa, r0,f Mas
ence, so.ts e.t was desirous of promot
saehts .se work. None of the COVER
ing ing 'ts have expressed themselves .,, q
,nn nors nA that the war will force mill
..rism upon the United S'1''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
EsCAMBIA COUNTY SAFE FOR
BOOZE FOR A YEAR

Pensacola. Aug. 26 6.-There will
be no wet or dry election in this
county in the next twelve months
This has practically been settled ny
the board of county commissioners
permitting the prohibitionists to
withdraw their petition for an cleo
ton. at the same time giving them
until next Friday in which to pre-
sent a petition with the requisite 20
per cent of the registered voters
signed. The petitions lacked 3SA
names, the board requiring few
over 1000, and 1t is not believed
that they can secure additional sig
natures within the time permitted
especially as the wet element has
made copies OF the petition and pos
tai cards are being sent these In the
hopes of having some Of the signers
withdraw their names. This already
has resulted in a number doing this
and it will make 1t harder for the
drys to obtain the required number
The movement for wet or dry cleo
tion has been on for several months
and terminated when the prohibi
tion league, believing sufficient sig
natures had been secured. presented
II to the board with the request tina
an election be called. II they d
not meet with much encouragement
: during the next few days the move
ment will be dropped and the mat
1 ter brought to an end.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
DEVELOPING GERMAN
SOUTHWEST AFRICA
(By Associated Press. }

Capetown, Aug. 20 6.-Plans for
the development Of German South
west Africa as a part of the union
OF South Africa are going forward
rapidly. The government announced
a few days ago that it soon would
unfold scheme for sending large
Plumbers Of colonists from various
parts Of South Africa into the con-
quered territory, which contains
$4,000 square miles and is more
than six times the size of England.
In area 1t equals the size OF the
Cape and Natal provinces combined.
| Walfish bay, one of the finest
harbors in the world, in the opinion
of the shipping men here. is destined
to become a greater port than Dur
ban. 1t will be developed with a
view to making 1t the port and
health resort for johannesburg. II
already is possible to enter train
at johannesburg and embark al
Walfsh bay for Europe. This is due
to the linking up of the railwa!
from the Cape Northwest with th'
German lines.
DR.. William Macdonald, editor o
the Agricultural Journal, published
! in johannesburg, recently has mad
"a trip through Southwest Africa TO
- ,tr wi In Ir
tural possibilities. He says:
1.-THE country is made up OF thre
: agricultural zones, southern, centrf
and northern In the first the rair
fall averages seven inches. There
great variety of soil, but much
: It is of a brackish, alkaline nature
n There are nevertheless numerol
h fodder and salt bushes which stof
>. feed upon. In the Kalahari regit
n the sweet teamma melon Is found
,s 'In the second zone the rainfa
n averages Is inches, and the count
m is similar to the bush and vel
N lands of the Transvaal, being W.
n supplied with rich sweet grass a.
al valuable native bushes. The mt
|. elevated parts are excellent alike
he cattle, sheep and horses.
"a. "The third zone has about 20
nv 81 inches of rainfall. The caste
n portion consists of fiat, loamy plai
Of we'll suited for agricultural ope
vo tions, while in the east there
ng good rains and much grass, the
is gion being suited for semi-tropi
,m culture. -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
GOVERNOR GUSTS FOUR
COMMISSIONERS-FlFT QUITS

Tallahassee, Aug. 26.--Just pc
fore leaving the Office Tuesday night
Governor Trammeli signed executive
orders suspending from office County
commissioners E. A. Kicker. G. H.
Brown, j. j. Lord and j. II. fat-
terson of Duval county and accept
ed the resignation of County COM
missioner P. s. Bowen,
The main grounds set forth IN the
orders suspending were as foiio~s:
For using county convlcts anu
county teams in improving private
..onor,;es in the orders suspendine
Brown and Lord.
For failure to report and proteS'
against these illegal expenditures
though drawing per diem Tor a con
siderable part of each r1onth io'
road inspection, in the orders sus
nending each Of the four.
For approving as members Oh TN
finance committee, certain pilis =
In { Bowen, for services, When u
srcb services were rendered. wa
,ontioned In the suspension order
90 Commissioners Kicker, Brown ah
ord as was also the famous asree
mont" of these three which, IN
wording of the orders states' va
o,oar,v against public policy.
In the order suspending Mr.. 'o'
rae mentioned the three reiie' .
doris given in three different hah''
r. the same person. :.
IN the orders suspending the io'
commissioners, each is held accouh
abIa for authorizing the issuance
,onts TO Commissioner boW'
Gov full time, or s125 for April al
s195 for May, when it was W.
u pnown he was absent from the oou
Q the greater portion OF .he
: ,,onths and did not render 'ne
's ,eged services, and also LOT pay,
: tho bill of Commissioner Bowen
p road inspection on June 2 D. an,
wben in fact he was not IN 'h0 CIV
- ~ on those days
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
CHARLES MASSEY
OFFTCIATED AT MANY ARIS-
TOCRATIC WEDDINGS
(By Associated Press.

London, Aug. 25.-Charles Mai
sey. who has just retired from pub
lie life as parish clerk of st. Georges
church in Hanover Square, has prob
ably officiated at more aristocratic
weddings than any other man In the
history Of Great Britain.
st. Georges is the church OF all
others where the Londoner OF wealth
or title goes to be welded, and Mr.
Massey as parish clerk has taken an
official part in every marriage there
for nearly forty years. On an aver
age 800 marriages are celebrated at
St. Georges every year.
The squat old church, located lit
tie more than stones throw from
the heart Of the fashionable shop
ping district, has been a great place
of pilgrimage for American travellers
since Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt anu
Miss Edith Kermit Carow we're mar
ried there. Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t is re-
lated, walked in from Browns ho-
tel in a bowler hat, with Sir Cecil
Spring Rice as his best man, and was
married with the minimum OF core
mony." The page in the register In
which he described himself as
"ranchman" Ia now almost dOgearet
from the attentions of numerous Wis
, itors, who have even been accused
of trying to chip off small pieces .
the old table on which the register
rests.
l Since the time of the Roosevelt
/ Carow wedding, many American
4 lhave been married at st. George
t but the list of English weddings out
e shines them from the point Of vie'
y of the social column. Mr.. Massey
e most cherished possession is ptec
Of silverware presented him as a tos
# en- of gratitude for his share In tn
d wedding of the Duchess OF Marlbol
|e ough to Lord william Beresford. A
'r one of his weddings the register WI
l. signed by two kings and two queen
at another by four prime ministers
&c The former occasion was the ma
ai riage Of Lady Mary Acheson to Ro
u ert Ward, at which the signers we
the present king and queen (th'
u Prince and Princess of Wales) Xii
= Edward and Queen Alexandra. T
u" occasion was the marriage Of M
= Asouith and Miss Tenant, and t
four prime ministers were the brio
N groom himself, Mr.. Gladstone, N
Balfour and Lord Roseberry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
RREST.- -[ITOVSK fallen:
TFUT0NS REINFORCED With
MASS Of CAPTURED GUNS
MAKING ADVANCE IN POLAND
PENSACOLIANS PROBABLY
LOST IN THE STORM

Peisacola, Aug. 26-Fears are
entertained here by relatives of Mrs.
W. P. Jones that both she and her
daughter werelost in the hurricane,
which last week swept the Gulf .
Theye were passengers on the Unit
ed Fruit Company steamer Marrow
line, en- route back to the United
States from a visit to Consul Ewing
at one of the South American ports
The Marowijne is long past due, and
il is believed that she was lost in
the storm
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
DOPE CUT OFF FROM F1ENDS
WORRIES ATLANTA

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 26-What is
Atlanta going to do with the dope
fends that have been turned loose
like wild beasts on the town De-
cause they can't get their favorite
| prescription?
The campaign waged by the local
authorities of the federal govern
ment to enforce the anti-narcotic
law has been so effective that
veritiable horde of drug victims are
in violent and pathetic predica-
ment.
The situation has become so acute
that Acting Mayor Ragsdale mas
called the government authorities In
conference to discuss ways ana
means of taking care of the un-
fortunates until they can be grad
ually taught by degrees how to I'VE
without the drug to which they nave
become accustomed.
The health officers of the city nave
informed the acting mayor that uh'
less steps are promptly taken y
supply the victims with small dose
of their drug, there is very iikei'
to be a wave of crime.
Already a plot has been discovered
among twenty or more comm iie'
DRUG users to raid a wholesale dru'
store in order to supply themsei'e
with the drugs they crave ana at
apparently obliged to have to hee
body and soul together.
When drug victims are coming on
from under the influence of the na'
.otic they crave, according to c''
Physician Hall, they will comm. d
most any crime to get what tne
want. They are wholly irresponsi0
DR.. Hall declares the young orO
users. on whom the awful habit u
BOT yet firmly fixed itself, can
Permanently cured if they are tax
hold of in time, and for this purpo
ne advocates the estdoii
secial ward in one of the city ~
pitals.
Meanwhile, the government :
thorities are slowly but surely SUI
ting of the sources of supply a
as narcotics become harder a
harder to get, the victims oeoo'
more and more violent and oans'
Gus.
They are now making q census
drug victims in Atlanta ana .
that morphine and cocaine are
Principal drugs used here a
cent census taken in Jacksons,
disclosed a total of 1,l5o hho
arug fends in that city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

men is six years, but many serve two
or even three terms. The soldiers
are comparatively we'll paid and az
ter twelve years service In the trop-
les (where each year is counted two
are entitled to pensions for life. In
all the smaller towns and many
agricultural districts of Holland
numbers of these pensioners reside
when they retire, which they are Of
ten enabled to do when only about
thirty years old in case they enlist
when very young.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

nate of medicine of the Vanderbilt
university. sailed today with his
bride formerly Miss Henrietta sper-
~ of Nashville, for Huchow, China
., do missionary work. The work
at Huchow has been carried on up
n this time by DIR. Fred P. Manget,
who single handed has handled
some $4,000 patients per year. the
work will be consolidated this year
|, with the work of the Northern Bap-
lists in the same city. DE-. Nelson
made a fine record at Vanderbilt
University, and was also one OF tne
most popular men In the school.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
NO MORE PLAYER SALES

New York, Aug. 26.-The sale or
release of the service OF a player oy
a National Association club is pro-
bibited after today. The sale OF
n,ayer or release within 20 days OF
the season also prohibited.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Tension Not 80 High
(By Associated Press.) J

Washington, Aug. 26.--German
Ambassador Bernstorff conferred for
an hour with Secretary Lansing.
Both refused to talk, but 1t Is under
stood that Bernstorff reiterated his
declaration that Germany did not
intend to kill any Americans on the
Arabic. There is a notable relaxa-
tion OF tension in the State depart
ment and the White House. The
course of President Wilson Will not
be decided until all information has
been received.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
CUBA TO JOIN KEY WEST
IN CENTENNIAL

Kew West, August 26-The Gu
han government has signified its in
tention Of sending representation
70 Key West to participate in the
Centennial Day celebration. This
will include Presi-
dent Menocal and one hundred dis
tinguished patriots of the Island
Republic.
In the announcement of the COM
ing of thisdelegation. DR.. Juan u
rarrill. a prominent patriot OF Gu
ba now holding an important post
under the Cuban government says.
"The Cubans realize that but for the
assistance rendered them in Key
West during the struggle for In
dependence they would not have sue
| cocdad in winning a republic OF theil
own II was in Key West that th'
revolution had its birth and wa
sostered. Therefore, Key West VIII
no dear to Cubans and we deem
La duty as well as a great pieasur
to he able to participate In the cen
Itennial ceremonies"
| A Cuban warship will bring Tn
distinguished visitors to the isian
City. -,
Kew West will appear in tn
moving pictures again, according
advices received by ecretary A. II
NcInnes, of the Board of Trade. WI
had been notified that Richard
uovt. photographer for the Mutu'
Weekly, would arrive in Key we
on August 25 and would make pi
Itures of the parade and other seen
during the big celebration on Au
Iusa %.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

Some economists accept as fact
the statement that the war will IN
cvitably increase wages, especially
in the countries which are in arms.
Shortages in labor supply after nine
teentb century wars led to great
outbursts of invention along lines OF
labor machinery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

CONSCR|PTION
soon TO Be
wi iNA0CURATED
INV Associated Press. }

London, Aug. 26.-The Earl OF
selbourne, president Of the board OF
agriculture, in a speech today to a
deputation Of agricultural land own
ers. intimated that conscriptlon
would be inaugurated soon to get
men for the army.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
NEGRO FARMERS

San Francisco. Aug. 26.-The
National Congress of Negro Farmers
and Rural Teachers met today and
will remain In session until the 29th.
Prominent persons interested in the
negro In all parts Of the country
are present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
CHURCH 140 YEARS OLD

Canonburg, Pa. Aug. 26.-The
CHARTERS. one of the Oldest reiig-
ious organizations in western Penn
sylyania. is celebrating its l4otn
birthday today. Among the invited
guest was President Wilson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
TURKEY THREATENS
PEACE UNLESS
GERMANY DECLARES
WAR ON ITALY
{By Associated Press. !;

Paris, Aug. 26.-The morning
papers specials say that rumors are
current in Athens that Turkey has
threatened to sign separate peace
unless Germany declares war on
Italy.