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RMANY

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BERLIN, Oct. %. Via London.)-
General Won Linsingen's forces, near
the southern extremity Of tho Ger
mans eastern line have captured
Rudka, Russia, west Of czartorysk.
the war office reported today.
PLENTY OF FOOD.
BERLIN, (via SayviIIe wireIess)
Oct. 2s-Germany has enough food,
It was agreed at a meeting between
Chancellor setthmann-HolIweg and
representatives Of all parties In the
Prussian diet today, but as the qhIan-
tity Of certain commodities Is admit
tedly less than In peace times, the
oonferees were unanimous that price
regulation is necessary to Insure
equal distribution. Potato prices must
be fixed again. it was decided, they
are so plentiful.
ADVANCES ON ALL FRONTS.
BERLIN, (via SayvlIIe wreIess)
Oct. 2e.-"German advances on all
fronts" was the caption over today's
war office report.
Continued progress in Serbia was
announced. General Won Gallwitz
was said to have captured two thou
sand Serbs since October %.
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 2S.-J.
q Cara Carranzista consul, denied
today that Mexicans wounded In the
battle with American soldiers at OJe
De Qua had been taken to Matamoras
for treatment Rumors have been cur
rent that members Of the bandit gang
were taken there and to Reynosa.
A clash between Mexican soldiers
and U. s. customs officials stationed at
the International bridge was narrowly
averted late yesterday. Mexican
soldier repeatedly pointed his rifle at
the American officials and cursed
them. He was forced into the Mexi-
can customs office by other soldiers
several times but broke away each
time and repeated his threatening &C
tions. The Americans finally ordered
the woman customs inspector on this
side TO leave that they might have
more freedom of action in case OF
trouble. When the flre-eating soldier
saw the woman depart, he boarded a
street car and went to Matamoros.
Americans and MeXicans engaged
in three street fights during the fun
eral Of Private Herman Moore, killed
in the fight near here Sunday. His
body was shipped to Crystal, Indiana.
Did Not Aek for Troops.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-That Gov.
ernor Ferguson of Texas had not
asked for additional federal troops in
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The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

his telegram to the president today,
but instead had asked the president
to urge General Carranza to use ev-
cry power in his possession to stop
further raids across the border by
Mexican bandits. was explained at the
white house this afternoon when it
was admitted the other statement had
been made through unintentional er-
ror.
II Governor Ferguson of Texas.
wishes additional troops for the Mexi-
can border, he must apply direct to
General Funston, it was made clear
at the war department.
1t was pointed out that General
Funston has been given rull author
ity along the border and instructed
that If he needed aid, every resource
Of the government will be placed at
his disposal. Governor Ferguson has
been informed Of this.
More Troops Requested.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-President
Wilson received wire today from
Governor Ferguson of Texas, asking
that he send additional troops to the
border.
Ferguson reported that the situa-
ton in the vicinity of Brownsville,
where the Mexican raids had been
most frequent and devastating, is
very serious and suggested that addi.
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NEW YORK, Oct 28.-The sudden
caplnet crisis in France may be the
beginning of the end Of the war. II
Is an acknowledgement Of Frances
dissatisfaction with the progress OF
events and is final effort to put
things to rights before the end is
reached. II new ministry cannot
Drins about radical improvements In
the military and diplomatic situations
France must then begin to consider
terms OF peace.
.rys loss OF prestige, is the defeat OF
tne allies diplomats in the balkans.
su,, deeper than this, is the growing
aespondency over the inability Of the
army either to drive the Germans out
OIL France or to press forward In
Aisace and Lorraine. With the war
N SO unsatisfactory state at home,
FRENCH public opinion does not ap.
prove OF the dispatch OF an expedition
ary force to the Balkans. The viyiani
cabinet has laid itself open to serious
criticism because Of the Balkan ex-
petition.
Inc French people unQuestionably
oeleve Great Britain ought to take
over the responsibility Of checking
the Germans in the near east and
mere is too, an undoubted feeling thac
NJ Viviani has not got as much ef-
.ective assistance from the British as
ne ought. Criticism Of Great Britain
mas lately become but thinly yelled in
france. French statesmen are now
intimating that the British are guilty
OF hesitation and Incompetence. The
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AUSTRIA

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VIENNA ga Amsterdam and Lon.
DOM Oct z3.-Austro-Germans and
Bulgarian ere closing swiftly In on
the SerF - today from three direc.
tions. S ssTeutonic front still moved
reslstl 's,' s. southwark along It's 100
grou e,n the western frontier. The
But : ans won victories In the east.
Te .iic and Bulgarian forces, com.
blneo, were consolidating their posi-.
tions in the extreme northeast, pre-.
paratory to the beginning Of supply
shipments through the conquered Ser.
bian district Of Bulgaria to the Turks.
On operations by the Austro-Ger.
mans at the center Of their main line
in the north an official report said:
Advancing on both sides Of the
Morava river, the Germans have taken
the heights south of Raea (about 35
miles south Of Semendria).
"They are now advancing in the val
ley Of the Mlawa river, "a stream
roughly paraIIelIing the Morava and
ten to twenty-five miles east Of II at
various pIaces).
The SerbIans have been repuIsed in
the vicinity Of TopoIa (forty miles
south Of Belgrade and twenty-five
miles west Of the Morava).
"From TopIIa heights they were
elected at the point Of the bayonet.
A teutonle detachment has entered
Brza PaIanka (on the Danube about
twelve miles east Of south of the
point where the Austro-Gernans and
Buigarians affected their Junction
Wednesday,.
"At kIandova in the same general
section as Brza PaIanka) besides the
twelve hes.y Serbian guns we captur-
ed, we took quantities Of ammunition
and hospital supplies.
AFTER battle fought Tuesday, the
BuIearians, according to dispatch
from Sofia, occupied knjazevac On
Serbia, fifty miles south Of the point
where the Austro-Germans and BuI-
sarians joined forces).
Bulgarians also took by storm the
Serbians Drenovagla~a position, said
to be the key to the girdIe Of forti
ficatlons around Pirot (an important
Serbian town thirty miles little east
Of south Of knjazevac).
East Of vicegrad, (on the Austrian
side Of Serbia's western frontier) be-
sides occupying the village Of Dobra.
we have captured the heights north Of
kilanovac mountain. Fighting 10 still
In progress. F"s r
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Terrible Catastrophe, Caused by Big Main Door
Which Opened Inward, When Explosion
in Basement, Started the Fire.
MORE THAN A SCORE OF LIVES LOST
Horrible Sight Met Firemen When Door was Fl
nally Opened and Corpses Could be
Removed From Ruins.

building by the side doors. In
the class rooms, perfect order
was observed. Then the little
tots stepped into the hall.
Thick, hot smoke poured to-
ward them. Flames cracked
nearby. First came cries to the
sisters, then terror, and panic.
5 Boys and girls, seeing their
teachers helpless, broke ranks.
They dashed for windows
and doors. A majority rushed
wildly for the big front door
through which they had en-
tered but a short time before:
Many Of the children were
trampled down before reaching
the door. Screams Of mites of
girls swept out Of the flaming
building as the children strug-
gled for life. Many were un-
able to reach the door, and
turning to the windows, pre-
pared to jump Immediately on
gaining the lodges.
Persons living in the neigh
borhood had flocked to the
scene. They called to the little
ones, beseeching them not to
make the leap until blankets
could be brought to catch them.
Some, crying and protesting,
waited. Others jumped. Men
rushed forward and caught
them in outstretched coats.
Hurry calls were sent to every
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
PEABODY, Mass, Oct. %
Twenty-one little children
are known to have perished
and double that number may
have lost their lives when the
St. Johns parochial school was
swept by fire here today.
Trapped on the upper, floors
Of the three story brick build
ing, or caught behind a door
which opened inward and was
jammed by the weight Of hu,
manity, the little ones were
burned or crushed to dsatl.
Twenty of the trapped chill
dren, who were finally rescued
from the school building,
which was q mass Of flames,
were seriously injured.
The bodies recovered were
those Of children ranging in
age from eight to twelve years.
Nine were 50 burned as to
make recognition impossible.
There were 672 children in
the building when the fire
broke out. They were just pre-
pairing to go to their morning
classes when one of the sisters
smelled smoke. She investigat-
ed and found the lower hall
ablaze. The flames were
spreading rapidly. The fire
alarm was sounded. The chill
dren were told to leave the
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ENGLAND
BY Ed L. Keen, United Press Stat

lsy Ed L. Keen, United Press staff
Correspondent.]
LONDON, Oct. 13. (By mall.)-Ger-
many's thrust into the Balkans Is be-
ing taken more seriously by England
than any other war phase yet develop
ed. It has made the English realize
that while, as an island people, with
the worlds biggest fleet, they are
practically immune from direct at
tack, as a colonial empire Great Brit
ain is open to Indirect assaults more
vital to her existence than an actual
landing on the English coast.
coubt no longer exists that the
ultimate end Of the Germans Balkan
campaign Is Egypt and india.
IL 10 estimated that in European and
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PAROCHIAL SCHOOL FIRE TRAGEDY
F RANCE

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PARIS, Oct. 2s.-PremIer vivlani
offered his resignation as head Of the
French cabinet today.
Aristide BRAND, who has held many
cabinet posts and was premier at one
time, was expected to succeed him.
The entire ministry was believed sure
to be recognized.
The shake-up was attributed mainly
to general dissatisfaction with the
governments foreign policy, especial
ly in connection with the German dip
Iomatc victory which brought Bull
garia into the war on the teutonic
allies side.
Official announcement Of recon-
structed cabinet was expected hourly
y. Best information was that II
would be made up as foiIows:
Briand-Premier and minister Of
foreign affairs.
Jules Cambon-GeneraI secretary.
De Freyelnet-vIce president Of
cabinet without portfolio.
Viviani-Minster Of Justice.
Gallienl-Minister Of war.
Admiral Lacaze-Mlnister Of ma
rine.
Ribot-Minister Of finance.
Doumergue-Ministe Ct colonies.
PainIeVe-Minlster Of education and
invention (the latter newly created) i.
Bourgeois combes, Denys Cochin
and Jules Guesde, ministers without
portfolios.
President Poincare held a confer
ence this morning with BRAND and
cambon- the latter formerly French
ambassador to Berlin.
VivianIs resignation followed de-
cision not to attempt reconstruction
Of the ministry himself and another
solution o. pending complications
was decided on, including a new cab
met head.
The changes, II was agreed, had un-
doubtedIy strengthened the ministry.
In France as we'll as In England,
the declaIon by Bulgaria which had
been waverinp between Joining the
allies and the central powers. to cast
It's lot with the latter, was attributed
TO diplomatic Numbering.
Foreign Minister peicasse was the
first French cabinet member to sur.
render his portfolio.
Premier Viviana took over his work.
The change proved insufficient to meet
the popular demand for = strengthen
ed ministry and today's offer by Wv
Iani to yield the premiership was the
sequel.
BRAND, who unquestIonabIy will
succeed him, is known as an excep-
tionaIly strong man, though perhaps
not more SO than viviani. who also
has always borne high reputation
for ability, energy and determination.
Cambon presumably was chosen es'
peclaIFy for his familiarity with Ger
man interests owing to his long serv-
Ice as minister at Berlin.
Vlviani's retention In the ministry
Of Justice was taken as Indicating that
circumstance rather than mIsman-
acement was blamed by his colleagues
for the events which led to his offer
to retire.
GalIieni was made military governor
Of Paris early In the war. He not
only proved an exceptionally able
ministrator, but did brilliant service
with the troops he was able t. spare
for a sally at just the psychological
moment during the struggle with Ger
many on the Rhine. Rlhot, who has
world wide reputation as a financier.
continues to hold his old office, no
change having been made In finance
ministry. Doumerae, Painlevo, 6our-
ceois and Combes-the latter another
former premier-aiI are Of moro than
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home for blankets. With these
spread as nets, score of the
tots were saved.
With flames roaring behind
them and only blank space
looming between them and the
earth, the children looked down
through tears of terror, then
gave dispairing cries and
jumped.
Many were injured as a re-
suit of the perilous leap.
There were no fire escapes
on the building.
With the main door jam
med tightly shut, the children
had either to jump or perish.
Firemen found a pitiful
sight as they finally forced
their way through the main
door. Charred, crushed bodies
|of boys and girls were jammed
against it.
Some had died Of suffoca-
tion. The lives of others had
been crushed out by the weight
Of their schoolmates who tram
pied and fell upon them.
Burning tongues of flames
had claimed others. Their faces
were burned to a crisp.
With arms extended toward
the door, cries to the sisters
and to their parents on their
lips. the little ones were vir-
tually roasted in the hall of the
building, now turned into a
roaring furnace.
Various causes were as
signed for the fire. Some per-
sons reported hearing an expo
sion, but this evidently was in
correct. --
The blaze spread so rapidly
that within fifteen minutes af-
ter the fire drill was sounded,
flames were springing through
every window of the building.
To make matters worse, fire
men had the greatest difficulty
getting water on the furnace of
flame. The pressure was so
poor that it was ten minutes
after the hose was coupled be-
fore the water was thrown on
the building. BY that time the
flames had taken their heaviest
toll of death.
Help was summoned from
Salem and Lynn in the fear
that the blaze would spread.
But after licking its way
through the wooden interior,
the fire burned out Of its own
accord. Only the gaunt, fire
SCARED walls and heaps of lit
tie bodies, greeted the rescuers
stumbling through entrances
over piles of smoking debris.
The first firemen to arrive
fought their way through the
throngs of half crazed, dazed,
partly clad little children.
Just escaped from the seeth-
ing flames, they ran about
Historically, most Of their
clothing stripped from them,
some imploring the firemen to
save their little comrades; 9th
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SCHOOL HOUSE DOOR TIGHTLY BRACED
WITH BODIES Of THE LITTLE CHILDREN
PROBABLY 60 VICTIMS.

PEABODY, Mass, Oct. 28.-That
at least fifty children perIshed and
that twelve Of the injured will die
as the result Of the fire that swept
ST. Johns parochiaI school today,
was the opinion of firemen and
physicians on the scene at 1880 to-
day.
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-22
SOME ACTIVITY IN
THE HARD ROCK SECTION

The situation in the hard rock sec
ton of the Florida phosphate field is
looking little more encouraging.
The Southern Phosphate & Devel-
opment Company is mining at Inver-
ness and has been operating since the
middle of August. Two of the plants
of the Dunnellon Phosphate Company
are mining. Several companies are
removing overburden from their
phosphate deposits and have quite a
crew of men at work.
The Bradley people are building
one of the largest and best, If not the
best, plant in the hard rock field. II
Yis located six miles west of Floral
City. They will use power from the
great supply of the Florida Power
Company, tapping the big wire that
passes close by their plant on its way
to Brooksville.
The Bradley people will operate
each machine in and about their plant
with an individual electric motor, ar
innovation in the power problem in
phosphate mining.
Down in the pebble district OF
South Florida there is much activity
and many of the mines are running
on full time and have been for some
time.
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medicines would help me, and / found
that your coordination of remedies, sFa-
vorite Prescription and Golden Medical
Discovery. did saue me from the knife.
Also corrected my worn-out condition, my
1nstrung nerves and irregularity.
My mother found Seminole woman
in the Florida Everglades and, as she
wanted children, my mother sent and got
six bottles of the Favorite Prescription
for this woman. Since then, the Indian
woman has always taken the Preserip-
ton and Is now the mother of FIVE
healthy children. Tins. r. L. KENNoN,
436 Victoria Ave, TT. Myers, Fla.
st. Augustine, Fla This is to certify
that / have used 'Tavorite Prescription
and recommend it to be fne for troubles
peculiar to women, as it helped me and
proved all that DIR. T lerce claims it to be. .
-MRs. Z. E. FosTER, 90 King St.
DIR. Pierce's .Favorite Prescription is
o remedy that any ailing woman can
safely take because it is prepared from
roots, and is not q secret remedy for its
ingredients are printed on wrapper.
Get it to-day, either in liquid or tablet
form, or write DIR. Pierce, Invalds' Hotel,
Buffalo, N. Y, for free and confidential
medical advice.
In sickness or In health-send for the
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser.
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Luke McLuke Says:

Luke McLuke Says:
You may imagine that you are having
tough shedding, but just suppose that
you We're the son of a tight Wad and
there was Il circus in town.
This would be a fine world if you
could find other things as easily as you
can find trouble
Most of the people who pray for daily
bread have their minds on T-bone
steaks.
There are lot of men In the world
who are too honorable to steal another
mans money, but who think 1t is all
right to f1irt with another mans wife.
When a woman catches her husband
doing something wrong and he makes
up with her and she promises him that
she will forget what he has done, she
never forgets TO remind him every few
days that she has forgotten.
If the fire department had to go out
every time false alarm hit town the
poor firemen would be on the go all the
time.
The old fashioned woman who used
to hoist her skirt around her waist and
SIT u1WIl OI1 nGT pEAtiLOdb 1OH Adp a
daughter who can't do 1t because she
isn't wearing any petticoat-
We hate to be iconoclastic, but II
George Washington never told lie his
married life with Martha must have
been one long glorious battle.
Every employee knows that he is
oyerworked But. somehow or other,
you can't make the employers believe it.
Any woman can tell you that pearls
are never genuine if some other wom-
an is wearing them.
What has become of the old fashion
ed man who used to read the personal
column so he could select mail order
bride?
Try to be liberal with applause an1
stingy with knocks and when You die
the world will feel sorry.
We all have stage fright when we
are expected to boost some other man
But we are all finished orators when
re are boosting ourselves.
The difference between other unions
and the Handholders' union is that the
members Of the hitter organization get
sore unless they are permitted to work
overtime .svery night.
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BLITCHTON

Blitchton, Oct. 21.-Mrs. Jessie
Lanier of Ocala arrived Friday for
several days visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Akin.
Miss Kelsye Osteen of Tampa is
the guest of her uncles, DR.. Bitch,
Messrs. B. r. and J. NJ. Bitch.
Mr.. Jesse Lanier of Ocala was a
Monday visitor.
DR.. Bitch left Tuesday for week
on the east coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. v. Bitch and Miss
Legie Bitch spent Tuesday in Ocala
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Akin are
moving to Dunnellon this week, much
to the regret of their many friends
here.
Miss Mabel Hendrix of Morriston
is the attractive guest of her sister
Mrs. B. C. Bitch.
DR.. Bitch and Mr. J. MI. Bitch arc
having their beef cattle gathered this
week.
Mr.. ]. w. Coulter visited ocala
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Shelly and
two boys of Lynne were weekend
guests of DIR. and Mrs. S. Fl. Bitch
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DIR. r. T.. Weaver has shown the
Star a fruit or vegetable, or combina-
ton of the two, which it seems to us
IL would pay the farmers of Marion
county to try to raise. The said fruit
or vegetable grows on vine, which
for luxuriance and rapidity of growth
is hardly excelled by the velvet bean.
Its name is the Choyote pronounced
s-h-i-o-t-e) and it is, we are told,A a
native of Japan. 1t grows from a
fruit pod about the size of an avocado
pear. which is set in the ground with
the stem down. It is an excellent
vegetable for cooking, makes the best
of pies, preserves and sweet pickle,
can be fried like egg plant or baked
like squash. DIR. Weaver obtained
some of the pods last February, when
he visited the Everglades, from a
German horticulturist, who was fully
availing himself of the possibilities of
that region. The doctor brought
some of the pods home and set one of
them out in the back yard of his resi-
dence. In a few weeks it was up,
and now has covered the fence it was
planted by, the adjacent woodshed,
two trees, and has started for the
courthouse. It is splendid shade
vine, and though it is not known how
much frost it will stand, any farmer
who plants few of the pods in early
spring may be sure of much shade
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The advertisement of the O. K.
Teopot Grocery in today's paper is a
rather unique one in that the pro
prietor published one of his weekly
letters issued to his sales people. By
this method of instruction Mr.. Clark's
salesman always know Of conditions
as they exist and are in d position to
give the customer the benefit of their
knowledge, which is appreciated,
judging from his constantly increas-
ing business. He is always on the
lookout for anything that will On
prove his publicity campaign; nor is
he slow to adopt anything that tends
to the better accommodation of his
patrons. Read the announcement in
another column of /. today's Star.