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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-28
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, Dec. 2S. S.-Unconfirmed ad-
vices from Vienna, as published by
Petit Journal say that the impress
sion prevails in Austro-Hungarian
governmental circles that the forth
coming reply to the second American
note regarding the Ancona incident
will bring about diplomatic rup-
ture.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-28

five deer and one bear cub were
killed by a party OF d.eesburg and
Coleman hunters who camped for a
week in northern Lake county, about
thirty-five miles from the city
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-28
DIPLOMATIC
- : rupture IS
EXPECTED
UNOFFICIAL INFORMATION FROM
GOOD SOURCE INDICATES THAT
RELATIONS WILL BE SEVERED
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 2S.-According
to unofficial information received
from authoritative sources Austria
will not meet the demands of the
United States in her Forthcoming re-
ply to the Ancona note. Teutonic
circl,s are represented as being pre-
pared for severance of diplomatic
relations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-28
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin (Wireless) Dec. 2S.-An
offensive by the French at Hirzstin
is announced by German army head
quarters. Details are lacking.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-28
(By Associated Press. J

Paris, Dec. 2S. The war office
reports great artillery engagements
over the whole Vosges front.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-28

water And effective warfare from
the beginning days of the big indus
trv here has been made on the cat
tie tick. and will continue to be
made.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-28
Saves Merchants Money

The matter is a regulation with
Chamber of Commerce members and
man. os them have been saved nice
sums OF money thereby. One member
who has five memberships amount
ing TO S125 a year. states that he has
saved more than the price of his
memberships throu n the protection
of the organization against ad solic-
itors. Many of the schemes are moth
ing more than chari't while Others
are subscribed TO to Keep
from offending friends or customers,
and by the Chamber Of Commerce
plan q member can easily sidestep
the solicitor without a permit.
"in nine months the protection
has saved every member in business
more than the price of his dues,
said Secretary G. A. Paddock today
"Thc ad artists must get permit
and they are rarely given. When
given the solicitor must show the
Chamber of Commerce that he has
lived up to his part of the contract
before any money can be collected.
Blotter advertisers reach town, So
licit advertising AMI state that they
will place the blotters in the hotels
and prominent places They get the
money by showing one or two blot
ters and then skip town. Even il
they do place the blotters the people
! at the hotel usually turn them Upside
down and hide the ads. OF course
some of the propositions might BE-
all right, but then the chances are
that they are not.
The Chamber of Commerce II
warning. its members to keep a look
out for the program and blotter at
solicitors who usually start opera
tions about this time Of the year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-28
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STOPS
FAKE ADVERTISERS

Miami, Dec. 2S-With the influx
of winter tourists the special adver-
tisin2' men are making their ap-
pearance in Miami and several of
them have already shown up here
with different sorts of schemes. Con-
sequently the mercantile bureau of
the Chamber of Commerce, which
has complete system to handle all
such matters, is getting busy with
the hope of saving local merchants
from the gentle touch of the ad
artists.
The way the Chamber of Com
yet effective. The mercantile bureau
of that organization has secret
committee composed Of three of the
most prominent business men of the
city. Their names are kept secret
so tllat they will not be badgered
with talk or pleas from people pro-
noting the schemes. Every indirect
advertising scheme, such as adver-
tising on programs, blotters, ETC.,
mus. be submitted to the Chamber
of Commerce where il is turned over
to the secret committee which passes
on the merits of the proposition. II
decided a worthy one, permit is
issued by the secret committee and
the person operating the scheme can
take this permit when soliciting ads
from merchants. However, If a solic-
itor has no permit the mercantile
bureau has ruled that its members
cannot take advertising in any
scheme.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13

above was tightly closed. yet both
the windows to the right we're
smashed In. sash and all. leaving a
wide opening. ! crept forward. and
endeavored to peer through. but the
darkness within was opaque. was
wet through. chilled TO the bone. my
uniform clinging to me like soaked
paper. AT least the inside promised
shelter from the storm. a chance for
a fire, and possibly fragments OF food
And ] had nothing to fear but dark.
ness.
My revolver was under the nap OF
my cavalry jacket. dry and ready for
use. ! brought It forward. within
easy grip, and stepped over the sill
My feet touched carpet. Uttered with
broken glass. and | felt about eau.
tiously, My recollection OF the int.
rior OF the house was vague and indis.
tinct, but | knew a wide hallway led
straight through from front door to
back. bisected only by a broad stair.
way leading TO the upper story. [
CROPPED along the inside wall, found
the door at last, standing wide
open. and emerged into the hall.
The way was clearer here, and there
came into my mind the recollection OF
a bracket lamp. on the wall at the foot
OF the stairs. My remembrance OF the
position OF the lamp was extremely
vague, yet my fingers found II at last
and lifted II from the bracket. The
globe contained oil. and. In another
moment, the light revealed my imme
date surroundings.
The total desertion OF the place was
evident; the destruction which had
been wrought was plainly the work OF
cowardly vandals. who had broken in
after the Harwoods left. Convinced
OF this truth, ! proceeded fearlessly 10
explore, seeking merely the warmth OF
a fire and food. The library, a large
room. the walls lined with bookcases
afforded no encouragement but |
stopped In amazement at the door O,
We dining wom-the light Of my lamu
ealing a table at which someone
lately eaten, apparently alone.
e Was a single plate. a cup aad
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13

presence. A Few log hUts appeared
along tie clrving road. the one near
est me Ia ruins. while a gaunt chin
ney beside a broad stream unbridged
was all that remained OF a former mill
Beyond this. In midst Of a grove oil
noble trees, a large house. painted
white, was the only conspicuous feat
ture In the landscape. | recognized
II at once as the residence OF Major
Harwood.
My gaze rested IN II, as memory
OF the man, and his fate, surged fresh.
ly back into mind. The place had
been spared destruction; 1t remained
unchanged-but from that distance II
had the appearance OF desertion. This
condition was no particular surprise.
for Harwood's daughter. scarcely more
than a girl to my remembrance, would
doubtless be with friends. either In
Lewisburg or Charleston; and that
the mansion. thus deserted. still re.
NAMED undestroyed was, after all, not
80 strange, for the majors standing
throughout that section would protect
his property.
moved on down the steep descent,
losing sight OF the house as the road
twisted about the hill. although mem
DRY OF Il did not desert my mind. Some
odd inclination seemed to impel me to
turn aside and study the situation
there more closely. Possibly some
key to the mystery Of Harwood's muir.
der-some connection between him
and old Ned Cowan-might be re.
vealed In q search Of the deserted
home. Fox had said that his party
halted Il the house on their march
east toward Hot Springs. Some scrap
Of paper might have been left behind
In the hurry OF departure. which would
yield me a clue. II not this. then
there might be other papers stored
there relating to military affairs In
this section OF value to the Confed.
eracy. Harwood was the undoubted
leader of the Union sympathizers
throughout the entire region; he
would have lists Of names. and memo
randa OF meetings. containing infor.
nation which would help me greatly
In my quest. An exploration could
not be a matter Of any great danger.
and might yield me the very knowl.
edge I sought.
The great house doomed before me
black and silent. II | had ever ques.
toned Its desertion It's appearance
lulled every such suspicion. Nor had
II escaped unscathed from the despo.
liation OF war. At a distance. gazing
from the side OF the mountain. | could
perceive no change. But now. close, at
hand, even the intense darkness could
not hide the scars left by vandals.
The front steps were broken. the door
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13

s,,.., , half loaf Of bread with .
s,,ce cut. part OF a ham bone WIN
considerable meat remaining VI.
,o,,ohod and a small china teapot
For an instant the unexpected sign.
~ ,hose articles fascinated me. D
then my eyes caught a dull glow III
the ereplace at the opposite end OF
the room-the red CLEAN OF a i've
ember.
The shock OF this discovery was SC
sudden as to give me q strange
baupted feeling. The house a
seemed SO completely deserted. so
desolate. wrapped in silence and dark
ness that the very conception tina
someone else was hiding there came
upon me like a blow. Who could the
perso be? Well. I would find out
Thus far the advantage was NINE TOT
I knew OF another presence, while the
fellow. whoever he might prove 10 De-
In all probability possessed no know'
edge OF my entrance.
NV heart beat fast, but from excite
mept. not fear. With cooked revolver
in one hand, the lamp In the other,
silently opened door after door. peer.
ing into vacant apartments, half
thinking every shadow to be a skulk'
ing figure. The search revealed moth
ing: not even further evidence OF any
sen In the house. The kitchen
FIRE vas cold. the cooking utensils
clean, and In their proper places.
Satisfied already that the mysteri'
Gus invader had departed, yet sternly
determined now to explore the whole
house, and have done with the bust
ness. | mounted the back stairway. q
strip Of rag carpet rendering my steps
silent, and, with head above the land
ing, flashed my light cautiously along
the upper hall. There vert doors on
either side. the most OF them open,
but the third to the left was closed.
There was no transom over II. but the
door was far enough away from the
radius Of my lamp so as to reveal Q
faint glow OF light at the floor line.
set the lamp down on the landing. eud
crept no~iselessly forward to assure
myself; II was true. a light was burn
Ing within the closed door.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13

An attractive calendar LOT ovn
room and a hatpin holder are snld.
in the picture above. The ha'plp ,obs
err is merely a small %pasteboaru ,,0,
covered with MORE ribbon WIN y,
brass buckles, handle and straps ",r
narrow ribbon. II Stimulates a 30" .,,ct
and a hatpin initiating a sOh
goes with It. -,..,lar
The calendar consists OF a cll ons
piece having two small feet "n,oId,
edge, cut from a sheet OF lons.
Two small oblong openings on1 me
or than the other, are cut opp''
feet, IA deco
The face OF the calendar urssta
rated with a painted hon'
and gilt lettering within IT, :, q
Two smaller circles sw,ns With
pivot back of the calendars laoo and
the names OF the months on otbsr.
numerals from / TO 81 on .n' ,Ss lst
The tiny pivot is concealed
tering. IKE sn
The calendar is supported "s me
easel by a strip fastened
back.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13

Certain patterns in Cretonne are
suited to dresser scarfs. pin-cushion
c. 7ers. slipper bags, candle shades
and other little furnishings that are
required for mems rooms. In the pic.
ture q dresser set Is shown. including
a scarf. pincushion and candle shade.
The cretonne shows a red rose and
green foliage against a black and
white striped ground. SO decided q
pattern is to be most sparingly
used. and the scarf is therefore only
bordered with the cretonne. A
square pincushior Is covered first on
n side with a small square of the
cretonne sewed smoothly over Il. For
the other side @ considerably larger
square is hemmed about the edges and
pinned over the cushion.
The candle shade 10 made over n
wire frame and consists Of a circu.
lar piece stretched over the ton and
sewed to place. A hemmed strip hanes
from the edge of the frame to which
It is sewed.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13
He Beat the Clock,

u once conceived the beautiful
idea." says Philadelphia school
teacher. of requiring that my pupils
should write for their day exercise .
brief account OF a baseball game.
One boy sat through the period
seemingly wrapped In thought, while
the others worked hard and turned In
their narratives After school ap
preached the desk OF the laggard
"I1l give you five minutes TO writs
that description ! said sternly. III 1,
is not done by that time | shall pun
ish you
The lad promptly concentrated nj,
his attention upon the theme At last
with joyful eagerness. he scratched a
line on his tablet and handed II n
me. II read:
"Rain-no game Philadelphia
Inquirer
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13

A record for phone calls is a con.
v%enience that every man will appre-
ciate and a gift that will last indef-
nitely. The details for making a phone
list are shown In the picture above.
The cover is made Of heavy. un.
bleached linen. cut In a strip about
six inches wide and twelve long. This
is edged with %buttonhole stitching In
black embroidery silk. Four eyelet
holes are worked near the center as
shown in the picture. A small spray
Of red flowers, with green foliage Is
embroidered In n corner and a Dor
der, scroll and Phone Calls" are done
in outline stitch in black.
This linen cover encloses a tablet
on which names and numbers are writ
ten. Narrow red ribbon strung through
the eyelets holds cover and tablet to.
gether and forms hangers for suspend
Ing the record.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13
i CO1rN2NCHT
1<.cNeGUpC zoo
SYNOPSIS.
-

Confederate Sergeant wyatt OF the
staunton artillery IL sent as n spy to his
native county on the Green Brlar by Cen
eral Jackson. wyatt meets a mountaineer
named lem Taylor. They ride together to
a house beyond Hot Springs. In the house
wyatt and Taylor meet Major Harwood,
rather OF Noreen and an Did neighbor OF
wyatt. who is sent TO bed while the two
other men talk. wyatt becomes suspi-
eious, and finds that Taylor has murdered
iihrwood and escaped. Wyatt changes to
we ", =. cavalry uniform he has with
MIN and rides away In the night, running
INTO a detachment of Federal cavalry, to
wnom ne IDENTIFIES himself as Lieutenant
OF papers with which he has been pro-
vidsd Captain Fox finds Harwood's body
ana follows Taylor's trail.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13
No italian Anthem.

Musicians will doubtless wish to
add an Italian national anthem to
their repertoire. They cannot find IL.
Italy has many patriotic songs. as the
Royal March" and "GaribaldIs
Hymn" but no recognized national
anthem. though the sst,named song
has almost come to the supremacy.
In this respect Italy is at tho same
disadvantage as Turkey. After the
revolution the Young Turks offered
a prize for a national anthem, but 30
far the poet OF patriotism has not
come forward to claim Il.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13
ENTIRELY A STATE OF MIND
So Just Feel Sure You Have the Sc
eret Of Longevity and the Years
Are Yours.

Centenarians all know why they
have been blessed with long years. II
is because they never drank. or be-
cause they did drink: because they
never smoked, swore. %quarreled. wor-
ried. sat up late Of nights, or because
they did all these things, yet counter
acted the evil effects with diets Of
milk, mush. c%ornbread. or an apple .
day. Neighbors and relatives and doc
tors may wonder why the tooth Of
time has proved incapable. But the
subjects of their wonder have never
any doubts, They know exactly why
they and death keep apart.
An intimate study Of the character
Of centenarians might reveal the true
formula for long life. These tenacious
old folk all have one thing in com.
mon. and that is perfect confidence.
They are g troubled with misgiv.
ings. never afnicted with self-ques
tionins. II a person is absolutely Ger.
tain that he is going to defeat time,
perhaps that 10 as efectual as Il 10
with the man who Is absolutely GER
tain that he is going to defeat a case
OF typhoid. Confidence may be q
good anodyne for sleeplessness. q
worthy aid to digestion. q protector
against accident.
The records indicate that II does
matter so greatly that the can,
didate for a hundred be abstemious
or moderately in%dulgent. careful with
his food or reckless. as that he feel
sure that he has the secret OF Ion
gevity. So, II would seem. the frs,
duty OF a~spirants is to cultivate 9
dogmatic set OF opinions.-Toledo
Blade.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13
Value Of Expert TestImo,v.

The value Of insanity experts and
handwriting specialists grows OF less
and less value the more they are
used in the courts. II a mar doesn I
demonstrate his mental ~incapaclty
4 the extent that II is Observable
to the Judge and the jury there isn't
nue. use 10 attempt I prove MIN
crazy ~ expert testimony. The old
QuG. : Woo said; They are ali crazy
except thee and me and thee are .
little queer spoke a near truIn.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13

Gauze bags. made to hold individ'
ual powder pun balls. are among nv
popular new fads that make ioVey
Christmas gifts. They are mace y
chiffon. silk muslin DR. gauze, gatnefe'
over a silk-covered embroidery hoop
Hangers OF light satin ribbon Nv
fastened at each side OF the hoop w'u
a rosette.
The balls, Of absorbent cotton. a'
finished with tiny bows OF baby I'D
bon matching the hangers In Color
As soon as used they are thrown
away.
Flowered silk muslin makes pretV
bags. with ribbon hangers matcn'ns
the flowers In color. The little DOVE
are sewed to the balls. The bags nans
at the side Of the dressing case ''
the convenience Of guests.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13

Quaker collar and Gun sets Of ~.
candle are easily made and among tbs
most fashionable of dress accessorie.
They make charming Christmas gii,s,
and may be made at small cost.
Sheer materials. in cotton or lipea
are used to make them. with hem.
stitching, narrow lingerie laces Or
embroidery in small sprays forming
the decorative features. A quaker &c,
edged with cluny lace is shown In tho
picture.
American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-11-13

Cretonne is the most effective of
inexpensive materials for making
beautiful gifts, 1t is at its best in
furnishings for the bedroom.
A pillow cover of cretonne and a
dresser scarf OF scrim bordered with
II are shown in the picture. The oil,
low cover is finished with a hem all
around, and bound with black braid
about the edges. The open end fas.
tens with snap fasteners.
The dresser scarf suggests The way
IN which these strong. brilliant mar.
terms should be used. A band of This
cretonne is stitched along each side
leaving most OF the surface white. as
a background for the ~pincushion or
Other articles that may be cover
WIZ the cretonne.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24

Tor further information apply, to H..
P. Everett, LEGAL Agent, Americus,
Ga; =. w. Small, Div. Pass, Agt.,
liavs nnak, Ca, G. B. &yaas G.. P. A..
Norfolk. Va 49,
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
HURTING
RUSSIAN PAWN SHOPS
(By Associated Press.)

MOSCOW, May 24.-Prohibition of
the sale of vodaka and other intoxi-
eating drinks has effected a striking
reduction of the business of the mu-
nicipal pawnshops. Notwithstanding
the high prices of foodstuffs and
clothing entailed by the war, the pop
ulation is steadily losing it's depend
ence upon these institutions, as is
shown by the following figures:
For the first quarter of 1914, the
municipal pawnshops made 204, ,453
loans, aggregating $1,222,145.
During the corresponding quarter Of
the present year, there were contract
ed 12S,010 loans, totaling $S36,857.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24

Leave Americas for Richland, At
lanta, Birmingham, Hurtsboro, Mont
gomery and points West and Northwest
3:10 p m
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
SCIENTIFIC WARFARE
WAGED BY GERMANS
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, May 24.-The use to which
German meteorologists are putting the
Belgian Royal Observatory at Uccle, a
suburb of Brussels, is told in the Ga
zette Astronomique, now published in
London by the Astronomical Society
of Antwerp.
When the Belgian army retired from
Brussels, German force took posses
sion of the observatory and put four
German scientists in charge, to take
weather observations for the informa-
tion of the army aeronautic force.
The Belgian astronomers were allowed
to remain, subject to certain restric-
tions.
The German army meteorologists
were observed filling with hydrogen
small rubber balloons to get the di-
rection and velocity Of the air cur
IehtS III INC upp0l dIlAoSpDhoAC' AZ
night the balloons carried an cleo
trio pocket lamp forming an artificial
star.
Similar observations were made at
stations at Liege, Namur and other
points in the conquered territories, be-
ing collected and collated in Berlin
for the use of commanders of Zeppe-
Inns and aeroplane units.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
TURKISH ARMY
1,322,0O0 STRONG

BUCHAREST, May "a. - The Turk
ish Ministry of War places the total
of men under arms at present at l.
$4,000.
More conservative estimates in Con-
stantinople give the number as about
100000. This includes 100000 Chris
tians who are being used for digging
trenches and building railways, roads
and bridges.
The actual fighting men are divided
into five armies. The first, encamped
at Adrianople and around CONSTANT
nople under Won der Goltz, is said to
be about 100000 strong. The second,
under Djemal Pasha, aims at Egypt
with 100000 men. The third is locat-
ed around Bagdad with $4,000. The
fourth, in the Caucasus, numbers
while the fifth, estimated at
something over 100000 is operating in
the vicinity Of the Dardanelles.
Probabl" the best equipped troops
are gathered around Constantinople,
which is also admirably defended by
concentric rings of up-to-date forti-
fications. An excellent battery has
been placed in position Immediately
below the mosque of ST. Sophia.
Although the German advisers OF
the government have taken over prac-
tical command of military affairs, they
make no attempt to meddle in police
and civil matters. The press censor
ship, for example, is under Turkish
auspices, and correspondents, even
from Germany, are handled RUTHLESS
sly. Thus the correspondents of the
Cologne Zeitung and the Deutches
Armee Zeitung have been interned at
Konia, the correspondent of the Neue
Freie Presse has been condemned to a |
years Imprisonment, and the repre-
sentative of the Berlin Tageblatt has
been expelled.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
AMER|CUS CLUB
ORGANIZES FOR
FESTAL SEASON
PRESIDENT DYKES AT HEAD OF
BARBECUE CLUB.

At meeting of that coterie of con-
genial bon vivants, the Americus Cue
club, Friday evening, the campaign for
the summer was planned and officers
elected. This season, Col. w. w.
Dykes, a past master in testing the
merits of savory cue, will be club
president, with DR. Edward Prather
as vice president, and H. B. Mashburn,
veteran in the ranks barbecurial, as
keeper of the wampum and recording
scribe. Every vacancy in the mem
bership list has been taken, with a
waiting list in reserve, and the club
will make its first attack upon Pork
opolis next Thursdaq.