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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-03

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New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Washington, D. C., Dec. 20.-'War- fare is commonplace in the crag- framed valley of the Struma River, down whose course the Bulgarians are struggling against the French and English; for the river flows through the heart of the district, in which the Bulgarians, Servians and Greek prop agandists fought for ten bitter years among themselves before uniting in the purpose of driving the Turk from here in 1912" begins a statement just issued by the National Geographic Society.
 "The Struma valley has been E, ore or less of a continuous battlefield since the beginning of the twentieth con- tury, when the idea gained certainty that the Turk must soon lose his Macedonian provinces and all of the Balkan nations began a wrestling for inheritance. Schools, churches pDli- ticians and brigand bands strove with one another in Macedonia for tha con version of the natives to their cause, for the development of Bulgarians, Greeks and Serbs in the Turkish State; and the tactics of the struggle often proved fatal to the subjects for conversion.
 "It is a peculiarly wild and desolate segenent of the Balkan peninsula that borders the Struman's course. Its wildness Is that if Nature piled with mountains, scared with broken rocks. and torn with gorges and rag ged cuts. Its desolation is the fruit of ten years of propaganda strife, heightened by the efforts of the Otto man as tax collector through 800 years and by his methods of punish ing the people as means for the sup pression of the foreign bands. Bulgarian Greek and Servian arn- bitions met and clashed along the muddy Struma. Down its course it rises just below the Bulgarian capital
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
BRYAN'S INDIA.

Now comes Rustom Rustomjee. editor of the Oriental Review, and places the fair name of William Jennings Bryan in the list of those eligible for full membership in the Ananias Club. The reason for this is because of MT. Bryan's recent pamphlet setting forth conditions in India. In dire contrast to what MT. Bryan holds true the Hon. Rustomjee contends that the people of India are loyal to the British Empire. One thing seems certain. Editor Rustomjee ordinarily should be counted upon as knowing more about India than Bryan. The editor has this much to say about the Commoner's trip through the Orient: "He fitted through India in three weeks, ana with our population of 300,00O,O0O he polished off a hundred million week." But then that Is practically nothing to William Jennings Bryan. A mere bagatelle. Look what he did to Wilson.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
Hardy Connecticut Statesmen.
(BridgepOrt Farmer.\


 Col. William H. Hall of Wilmington, who has served some eight or nine terms in the general assembly, and is better known as Hank Hall, made the trip from Wilmington to Hartford, Tuesday, leaving at 9:30 and arriving at 5:30 D. m. Chains broke again and again. Col. Hall shoveled while the chains were repaired, and so beat most of the trolley cars and all the trains to destination.
 States Attorney Hugh M. Alcor,1 left Hartford for Suffield by train reached Windsor Locks and from thence took an automobile, which stalled in the drifts; then hired a team which failed and so walked the balance of the way.
 Which proves that the blood of the forefathers continues to circulate n the veins of Connecticut statesmen.
 One regrets that Former Governor Simeon B. Baldwin did not elect to make a trip from New Haven to Hart l ford. This sturdy statesman could walk the distance if he saw fit, with no thanks to any form of conveyance but shapk's mare
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
Five Gents Not Enough.
Providence Journal)

Disappearance of the jitneys in many cities is explained by the fact that under ordinary conditions a five cent fare is not enough to cover in- terest, repairs oil, gasoline and wages. Risk of accident was another factor: the extraordinary repairs necessitat- ed by one collision might easily cost more than the gross receipts of a week or a month.
 Anybody familiar with depreciation and maintenance charges will have no difficulty in showing that with fares limited to a nickel the jitncy driver is in no danger of being hit by the income tax.
 The experience of Fitchburg, which decided that the jitney needed regu- lation, and then found that the rules were useless because the jitney had passed out of existence, is not un- usual. But 1t has not yet been dem onstrated that a special jitney service at ten or fifteen cents is unremunera- tive. Is it not practicable to lay out Jltney routes which offer new facili- ties, and get fares that will give the operators comforta ble living besides affording people the advantages of the f1exibility of the gasoline driven l conveyances?
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
DO IT NOW.

Long days in the stores, hurried lunches in the days, tired and Jagged out when the night time comes, no joy, all work, these are the penalties inflicted on those who keep vigil on the Christmas offerings in the various stores. And all because men and women have never learned the wis dom of doing their shopping before the rush of the last few moments,
 because they insist upon putting off until tomorrow what should be done today. This is the first day of the
 last week before the Christmas sea-
 son. Two hours spent this afternoon
 before going home from work will be
 equivalent to an entire day devoted to
 Christmas shopping later on in the
 week, because then the stores will be
 packed and damned with the late- corners, with swirling, wfirling masses
 of men and women eager to get in
 under the wire. And the consequence will be gathering-in of the left overs, an unhappy Christmas for thou sands of persons, for the merchant, the clerk, the postman, the express man, the delivery boy. Do it know, that Christmas shopping; do it early.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
Test for Trade Commission. Waterbury Republican,

The lumber investigation by the federal trade commission, which is being brought down to date at the meeting of lumbermen with the gov erning officials in Washington, is the first vital test of the new principle of talking things over. Clubbing the heads of manufacturers has been eliminated under the object of the formation of the new board.
 The eyes of all manufacturers throughout the country are now on the trade commission to see just what it's policy is to be. The lumber men took the initiative last summer in placing their troubles before the commission, so that the problems confronting the industry could be threshed out, to the end that the powers of the. commission might be enlisted in their task of working out a solution, and to establish the value of the new federal board.
 The commission has been given full sway, books were thrown open, lum- bermen from all sections testified and showed facts and figures, so that now it is believed full information is now at hand. The opposition manifested toward previous government investi cations has been cleared away, and the government agencies are for the first time working in harmony with 2 great industrXs
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
COngratlIlatcs Wilson.

Tn his straightforward stand against the pacifists,'' says an edi- torlal in the January issue of Amer 1can Defense, official organ of the American Defense Society, American Defense stands with the president We pledge ourselves to do all in our power to defeat the congressional op- position to preparedness.
 We congratulate President Wilson that he is meeting opposition from his former Secretary of State, Will liam Jennings Bryan, on the subject of preparedness. That augurs we'll.
 At the same time we do not un- derestimate the danger to adeouate national defense represented in the persons of men like Bryan and Claude Kitchin, of North Carolina.
 Ut is not the duty of a non-par tisan magazine to point out to the Democratic Party the danger which these men represent. It is obvious from the attitude of these men tbai the Democratic party may split upon the reef of defense. In the Ren,,bl;. can party feeling on the subject is not unanimous. .. -
 we stand against pacifists O, every party. We stand for defense"
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
BULLETS AND BOOKS.

Our young. girls. teaching school
 i've much with which to contend.
 Epecially is this so if they are teach
 g boys, for the. mem bers of the recl1- |ss sex are prone. to cause trouble for Re teacher one way: or another. If ley are not bringing their bean hooters into play they are putting |ck tacks on the windows. And there much annoyance caused in divers ther wit:-s. Truly the life of a teach - F is not all amber colored fluid and kitt1es. But even our girls in New England have, no complaint to regis CT like thfsyoung lady in Minnesota vho while cn her way to school every norning and on her way home in the IEternoon must run the gauntlet,
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
Log of the Oscar 2.

Dec. IF, 1915. Understand Dr. Cook intends to join our little peace party. Wonder who's trying to wreck this expedition.
 Expect to touch at Christiansand today. These towns have nice names but from preparations made for our reception I guess they don't live up to them. Have heard one of the newspapers is advertising the coming of the Great American Monsoon"
 I stood on the bridge at midnight. And even the man in the moon smiled. One would naturally expect a peace party to embark on the Pacific rather than the Atlantic.
 So the ministers of Christiania are planning a prayer meeting on our ar rival. Guess we can stand it, all right. Brothers Mcclure and Lind sey may lead in the singing of "I.ead Kindly Light"
 Not many more splinters left in this log.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

must ever keep dcdging bullets from the rifles of nearby hunters. After having been shot at several times in the one day this little lady who pre- sides over a class in the red school house on the hill devised this fashion to protect her from the rain of shot and shell. She dresses in 8 chrome yellow waist with large black spots, a red and white striped skirt, snow white felt hat with feather of robins egg blue. a black silver spangled belt, magenta gloves, gray suede shoes, } parasol of sea green bound With mauve ribbon, and black fox huff with lavender ribbon neck support. In addition to all this she carries a bell which she rings when approaching dangerous zones. Ordinarily any school boy would figure her costume loud enough without the gong.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

their responsibility by printing them. They were classed among those words that gentlemen would not Fnt- ter in the presence of ladies. But finally the respectable journals. en- couraged and aided by the ethical teachers and learned grammarians of the schools, felt that they owed q duty to society. And when an ernin- | ently respectable journal, professor, or mere person feels that he owes duty to society he will go the limit in performing it. So these uphold CTS of the language did. They re- solved to print.
 With what humiliation must one observe" wrote an editor, that the glorious word calico has been si- most banished from the tongues of irreverent youths who use, instead the slangy, if not ribald, word 'wo- man. A gentleman of undoukted veracity reports that in a crowded street car the other day he heard q forward young guy (probably he would have applied to himself the disgusting word hoy )--heard this young guy call venerable geezer . 'man!' It is even not uncommonl that when groups of young chickens are assembled in parties or are on their way to school young guys of respectable percentage will refer to them as girls. The harmless boobs and mutts and ginks, even the dubs and boneheads--all of whom should excite the compassionate respect of all classes-even they have been thel victims of a colloquial levity. Such street terms as fnnocents,' ka1f- wits 'dullards' have been atta .hcd to them. Easy marks and sore heads have been insulted as 2 pod hearted persons And so one uitghtI extend the list almost indefinitely.
 ''ft will not do." concluded the alarmed editor. ito say that languaga2 is life: that what new fashions pq speech are really slangy and vapidZ will soon pass. and that whats ofI these are enduring sh ould be endur1 ing because life has need of them To a limited extent there may bs truth in that. But think of calling an old geezer a man and a chicker a 'girl!' The line must be drawI somewheress
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
The Struma Valley,
 Oldfin1e BaffIetieId

Sofia the Bulgarian bands poured into Macedonia, while the Greeks came from Saloniki .n the west and followed it's course northward. The paths that follow the river are rough, and often dizzy, going narrow roads running along mountain and hillside ledges and now and then falling sharply to lowland nearer the river Wayside guard stations, survivals of the days of Turkish administration, are perched on the heights beside the stream, while the roads that cross here are mostly lords. The ancient bridges that crossed Byzantium's Strum. fell into decay under Ottoman rule and vanished to the last vestige. Alto gether, this persistent theater of war is as an unlikely 8 field for military operations as would be remote and savage Albania should the Alliance and Entente Powers carry their trouble there"
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
). MCMILLAN sSo-9ol -2Os MAIN STREF
A Patriotic Utterance. Waterbury Democrat.)

ITO me neither German Americans nor Irish, Scotch, French, Italian Or Russian Anne mericans appeal. If we tolerated the growth of any unnatur- al division, we would encourage dis sensions that might eventually lead to most disastrous results in any conflict that might arise between our country and foreign nations. Let us therefore prepare to abolish all dis tinction that may lead to ill-feeling and call ourselves before the whole world, Americans first, last and. s'I the time. Let preparedness be our watchw word-preparedness against any and every foreign foe, so that TO power on earth may ever succeed in overthrowing our republic or in re- stricting it's growth and development. But let preparedness also be our watchword against the visible and in- visible domestic foe. I am speaking of the thick-and-thin partisan. the shouter whose ardent appeals for patriotism are used as a cloak for the promotion of his personal ad- vantage and that of his fellowp par tisans, to the undoing and at the ex- pense of his fellow-countrymen en-" These are plain and honest Ameri- can words. They were spoken by Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg of Philadelphia, at a banquet of the Pennsylvania society in New York. They were addressed to an audience composed largely of citizens of the German race, by. a man who himself was born in Germany. And they provoked tremendous applause. It's just another proof that there are plenty of American citizens of Ter
 man origin whose loyalty is limited by no hyphen, in spite of the evil dence of certain "shouters'' to the contrary.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Could it be possible that the nomination? Or are reports of the now famous Gary dinner exaggerated No one can readily believe that the hero of San Juan Hill is going to throw his hat in the ring. He is having too much fun lambasting the Germans and Wilson and Bryan to give thought to such trif1es. And yet our old friend and colleague Prof. Muensterberg may have had it right Politics, My F'riend.''
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

It Is obvious from the utterances of Premier Asquith and Chancellor Holl- veg that. the initiative for peace will not come from any of the warning countries. This is natural and logical. It is also human. It is futile to ex- pect England or Germany to sue for peace. Some influence which will get these contestants to assent simultan- eously to a proposal for peace is needed. That influence lies in the United States. It is necessary only to use this influence with wisdom. dig nifty and perseverance-and to use it immediately, before the psychological moment is past.-New York Mail.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
A Dead Language.

Once there was a people whose word for, person" was guy and whose word for woman was calico" In that dead language ''geezer," "gink" chicken" and boob" had their roots way back in---well, in whatever words do have their roots.
 But by and by the academicians and the editors and the etymolosists
 were mortified to find those good, fashioned, sober and traditional nouns being supplanted in common vocabularies, and especially in the vocabularies of the young, by such vulgarities of slang as man." "wo- man." person" boy" girl" For a long time the respectable journals refrained from calling attention to those invading monstrosities of speechx- as4 they had. .. fear to lower
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

to convince the country that we can no longer remain in our present un- armed condition without inviting dis aster on a great scale. We must, in other words, be prepared for war, as we never have been in the past, if we would enjoy peace.-Brooklyn Citi- zen.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

The day that the first real move to- ward peace is made so many Ameri- cans will lose money by the tumbling of stocks that perhaps Europe will have to excuse us for two or three weeks from giving the three cheers that the occasion will demand.-Syra- cuse Herald.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
TIMELY DISCLAIMER.


 the German government un-
 to repudiate and discla1nl
 erous lawless acts committed
 ountry by men who have the
 the Teutonic powers at heart
 a good and noble thing at a
 spicious and opportune mo-
 For even as late as last Sat-
 rests were made in New York
 Eotald tend to show that this
 Us activity of biased plotters
 on the wane, but flat it still
 some of it's old tiale vigor
 it when one Fred Molt broke nd tried to blow up the na- hpitol building at Washington.
 here may be some who will h doubts as to the sincerity German government in enter Extraordinary disclaimer, who believe that the Berlin officials Stally in ignorance of all that en done against American in-
 an1 institutions, nevertheless [e concerned will be glad to of the. German, governments
 It shows on the face of that Germany does not want or i'll feeling against the United |no more than the United States
 relation to Germany. All these two great nations have |een friendly, and it is only the Eies4 of fate that even dare in- |upon such friendliness at this Outside influences have had [o do with this. condition than hg else, things that neither na- |uld control, circumstances that yithout the bounds of limitation.
 enemies of Germany in this y have pitted themselves against dherents of the Hohenzollerns and the battle has ,oing on at P lively rate, with ,ited States of America always . the worst of 1t. Over-enthus- followers of the Kaiser have eered to aid the Fatherland and done things that paid agents
 even hesitate at performing. consequence, bombs have been
 on outgoing ships, munltlon les have been blown up, lives. ,oeent men, women and chill have been placed in jeopardy. -ith every bomb fired and every made the regard vanished for on that supposedly sent forth emissari But now the Ger comes out and de- was complicated in any of these or that it offended. in any way f the dignity of the law and or this country. There are many ent reasons why the German ,mer,t should take this action at time, that it should nee all those who. attempt to the peace and tranquility Of the ! States. And it has the right vhen 1t contends that whoever lty of conduct tending to asso- tbe German cause with lawless- if thought, suggestion, or deed, # life. property and order in the | States is in fact an enemy of -ery cause and source of em- ssment to the German govern notwithstanding anything he ol
 may believe to the con- ," And that applies as to the men who in bragg. ) fashion proclaim that there iS one nation beneath the sur san culture is the byword, as i ko those who prowl about in tht
 seeking some factory to de
 It is human nature to become diced against something whicl -ever being pounded in upo1 side. There comes a day whel man wants a change of diet. Le ver-enthusiastic friends of tn an cause hark to the messag Berlin and not be enemies t. very cause. ift&
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Not until the people have become thoroughly aroused to the fact that an army of real strength must be pro- vided will it be quite in order to en- ter upon the details of any given plan
 First of all, to repeat what has been already reiterated, the great thing is
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
Cigars for Xmas

A Gift acceptable to smokers at all times. :ee* H. All the popular Brands in boxes of 12, 25 and 90, including Explorers, German Lovers, Rosedales, Mozarts, Blackstones, 7-20-4, etc.
 Prices from 85c to $2.OO.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Accidents will happen to munitions plants, but can even the most har- dened Teutonic sympathizer pretend that condolences can possibly coincide with such persistent frequency ?-- Binghamton Press.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

It is to be noticed that talk of peace does not come from the allies They have a bulldog grip on the situation and they are holding on. They are not doing anything very positive, but they are holding on-Philadelphia Star.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

German press only learned officially yesterday that the Unted States had some time since requested the with drawal from this country of Captain
 Boy-Ed and Won Papen. We, of course, are not responsible for the ig- norance of the German press, but it might be we'll for the German people to find out what else Berlin is con- cealing from them.-New York Tele- gram.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

Let the National Security league take in it's horns and fade away. We'll prepare the nation without it's assist ance. Americans need no lessons from it in the way of patriotism. Trail the hot-headed militarist to his lair and you're likely to run into a manufac- turer of bullets.-St. Louis Times.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Although it has lately been diseov- cred that the Russian people ,. love their Czar, Nicholas hasn't yet begun to take4his evening walks alone Boston Journal f
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
Fancy Chocolates

A very extensive assortment of fine quality chocolates the products of Americas leading confectioners, in fancy holiday boxes. of from k to 5 lbs. Prices from 39c to $500.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

AM of the belligerents want the kind of peace that will last. But they have not yet found a way to reform human nature by written agreement -Wilkesbarre Record.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
Perfumes

The popular creations of the worlds greatest perfumers, including Lady Mary and Lilas Arly, the seasons two popular odors and the specialties of such makers as Coty, Kerkoff, Piver, Houbigant, Colgate, Roger & Gallett and other from 25c to $500.
 Perfume Atomizers, 49c to .$3.6e
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
Shaving Requisites

Flashlights .75c to SS.5O Kodaks $5.1O and upwards Brownie Cameras. .$1.25 and upwards Books of Fiction. .25c American Music Albums. ..$1.9S Aluminium Coffee Percolators
 $1.19 and $1.45 Automobile Goggles. .49c to $1.59 Cello and Gillette Hot Water Bottles,
 $1.75 to $500 Rubber Hot Water Bottles,
 79c to $2.25 Military Brushes,
 a pair, $1.69 to $1O.79 Sternau Nickel Cooking Sets. LOO Pullman Slippers ............... .97c Shelton Vibrators. .$15 to $35
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
Stationery

A very large assortment of high-grade and up-to-dare correspondence sta tionery in white and the popular tints and in attractive holiday boxes, from 39c to $4.OO box.
 Fountain Pens .... .5Oc to $500 Pencil Sets .Z0C to $l.OO Christmas Cards and Booklets,
 2 for sc and up
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20

the PnstS Office at New Britain 5soond Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-20
BRITAIN HERALD

' (eunday excepteds at 4:15 p. m. |ald Building. ST Church St.