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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMER
ICAN CAPITAL IN INDIA
iBy Associated Press.

New York, Dec. 5. Trade condi-
tions and opportunities Tor investing
American capital in India were out
lineQ last night to the International
Trade Conference, Icing held here
under the auspices OF the National
Association OF manufacturers, by
Ausserwanjee Maneckshaw Marshall,
"a merchant Of BOMBAY
MIR. Marshall pointed out the dlf-
ficultieS he had encountered IN ms
business OF exporting from tnls coun-
try to India Present obstacles, he
said. were the want OF direct snip
ping facilities; the high productive
cost of American mad goods and the
fact that the general buyer IN lndla
is a moor man. Exorbitant freight
rates. Mr.. Marshal! said he had
found. resulted from the lack OF
Ame,ican-owned nr reliant vessels
This. he declared, rlght not aHtct
sales in India ii the manufacturer
was willing to take small profit
India. the speaker said, Is open
freely TO all outside markets and the
merchant who can sell his goods
cheaper gains control Of the 7usi-
ness in India. Credit facilities also
are lacking. said Mr. Marshall, VINO
suggested conferences between Inc
Amor can manufa aturers. bankers
and business men and foreign Dusi-
ness men as means to establishing
betIer financial ARRANGEMENTS.
As India is tin -ranary OF the
orian; Mr.. MarsalI stated. tAere
is a market there Tor asrIclilural
inn, ,nents. He urzed establishment
of snail museums OF American I'M
n1ouen,s as the best means OF ad'er-
ftsing them in india. tardware and
other iron goods and machinery
mich, he drawn 10 ra" ar n'ioA oil
the ,adian farmer ip the same way
he added
aIndia. the speaker said :
yasr country 1t is rich IN na'ui''
reso,rces. in fora and fauna in MIN,
erals and geological formations Al
tbss- resources haze not been eS'
ploitcd as yet. To do this require,
avncrt capital and organization
mink if the sources for investment
and rusiness conditions in inolo
were carefully investigated you VII
End ample opportunities for bushes,
particularly I think there is a gfea.
noes for banking facilities IN M
country If you establish a en-
sanr with several branches IN M
~..ntry both your cOuntrymen d
~ - mine will De benefited
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
INTERNED CIVILIANS
GIVEN MUCH FREEDOM

Budapest, llun2ary, Dec. S.-ln-
termed civilians in many parts Of
Hum airy are treated so leniently as
to Justify the recent statement that
,, their internment is little more than
formal Most of the foreigners who
remained in hungary after the first
month or two of war were of long
standing in their communities and
are not even regarded as in any way
menace to the welfare of the the
community. Although actually
forced to live in formally assigned
inte.nment camps, the trusted aliens
are c;vcn leave whenever they have
a GOOD reason to assign. For exam
: pie. recently the entire population
! (only 24)-of an internment camp
ncal budapest, were given week
leave to attend the races at Vienna
The "Ilirlap" tells why they were
compelled to return before their
leave was up:
"A party of visiting neutral jour
nalistS was being shown the capital
! a few days ago, and they asked II
il would he possible for them to
visit one of the hungarian intern
men, camps. Application was made
to the minister of the interior, ana
he Immediately designated the camp
at Alag, a village near the capital
where twenty-four enemy aliens are
interned.
i 1.-TWO days before the date fixed
for the visit the official in charge or
internment camp rang up his Mag
subordinate in order to advise MIN
that visitors were coming and thal
ne should put the colony in order.
The following conversation lol'
lowed:
See that everything is in order
at your camp, as a dozen neutral
NEWSPAPER men are coming to In
spcct your prisoners.
"'Whcn are they coming?'
Tuesday at noon
! "'But that's impossible.
'Why?'
"'Because the prisoners are not
at home
".Whcrc are they, them
"'They went to Vienna to the
horse races.
".Well, then, the newspapermen
will have to put up with those who
remain suggested the Budapest or
fetal.
"'Yes, indeed came the reply
but none Of them are at home
They even took their women folH
with them You see one cannot very
well give permission to four or hv'
and ignore the rest had to let al
, of them go.
THE Budapest official scratched
+, his head a minute and then ordere'
), teleerams sent to the prisoners II
Vienna asking them to return a
once, with his apologies for disturb
; ing their holiday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
Full STRENGTH OF TEUTON
ARMIES IN THE FIELD

London, Dec. S-There are l2O
army corps belonging to the active
armies of the two central empires,
according to the computations of
Joseph Reinach, writing in the
Morning Post. OF these fifty-fve are
in France and Belgium. forty-five in
Russia ten in Italy and ten in Ser
bia. Consequently, with an army
corps reckoned as two divisions, or
80 ,000 men, and with some deduc-
tione. Mr.. Reinach figures that there
are:
OEc million eight hundred thous-
and men against the English, Bel
gians and French.
1 One million five hundred thousand
men against the Russians.
| Three hundred and fifty thousand
against the Italians.
I Three hundred and fifty thousand
against the Serbians.
That makes total of 100000
combatants, not including Turks and
Bulrarians.
Tie 1918 class. which for long
time was kept under training as
reserves, is now entirely on the
front The men belonging to the
landstrum, including the unframed
second class, have been called In up
to 10 years of age. The depots con
tain Cnly wounded. unframed men
of tho landstrum from ! to 45, the
1915 class and the voluneers of the
1917 class.
A last revision has been made
throughout the empire to get to-
pethcr a few continents of men who
previously had been declared unit
for all service. Workers in war fac
tories have been incorporated every
where when they can be replaced by
women and children. That these lat
est interpretations are producing q
diacoUraging effect on the people u
indicated by the following extracts
from letters from home found OF
prisoners in the Champagne district
and recently published:
brunswick, Sept. %, 9l5.-Ycs
terday we had the revision of th'
lists. out of 200 men 1S0 have beer
taken, 90 per cent. You can CUES
whom they are taking: only Grip
pies have been passed over"
: 'Prunswick, Sept. "a, 1915
: There is strong feeling here. Nom
are let go. Any one who has head
arms and legs must go, whether h
can or not"
"Sent. 23.-Yeserday I was a
Sehndp. Out of $50 men who ha'
: been rejected as definitely unfit TO
service 1870 were taken"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
PROTECT WIDOWS

baf'ln, Dec. S-By common con
sent all the government measures 70
De Introduced in the Reichstag he
glnning from today will be placed
Immediately befor, the committee
ana not discussed before they are
reported. The socia! Democrats are
demanding that 100000. 200 marks
be set aside for the purpose Of
caring for widows and orphans and
other victims of the war the same
amount previously granted Tho GOV
ernment will also increase the pay
OF non-commissioned officers by 80
per cent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
: TER SHIP
REPORTED AT
ALEXANDER A
| ON monday
krsION HAS ARISEN AS TO
(HAT SHIP WAS REALLY
Xxx, GREEK BOAT ANSWER
|C CALL FOR HELP FOUND
kIY WRECKAGE
(Bv Associated Press.)

.r York. Dec. S.-The Stand
0H company, owners of the
tpan Tanker Communipaw
by a submarine in the Medi-
mean, is anXiously waiting the
Of the fate Of the crew. The
in and four engineers were
fieans and others may be Amer
Rome dispatches said the YES
Ia. sunk near Tabruk, Tripoli .
l is no information concerning g
rev. An Athens dispatch says
Eek torpedo Ioat, responding
bay TO an appeal for help from
american steamer torpedoed by
l5marine, found only wreckage
Standard officials also await q
h from the steamer Petrolite
ID by a submarine flying the
|an hag This attack was re
ID by the commander of the U
banner Des Moines at Canea, ir
i Communipaw made only nine
per hour. Company official.
she could not have been where
|ted sunk Therefore they think
:. safe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08

ndOn, Dec. S.-Lloyds has re-
dispatch from Alexan dria,
I, saying that the American
Ter COmmunipaw. reported sunk
le Tripoli coast by a submarine,
ed in Alexandria Monday. 1t is
red that some confusion has
; regarding the identity of the
sunk 1t is recalled that the
at which the Communipaw was
ted sunk corresponds closely to
Of the American tanker Petro-
when attacked Sunday.
New York dispatch from the
'll of the Communipaw, dated
'ndrla, Egypt, to the Standard
TO-, apparently confirmed Lon
LIoyds statement that she ar
at Alexandria Sunday to sail
lew York Tuesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
GERMANS TO
CONCENTRATE
ON ALLIES
IN SERBIA
NO AUTHENTIC NEWS OF OPERA
TIONS HAS SIFTED THROUGH
DURING PAST FEW DAYS
(By Associated Fress.

London, Dec S-It is reported
that the bulk of the German and
Bulgarian armies arc being concen-
tratei against the allies holding the
southeast corner of Serbia. There
has been heavy fighting there in the
last few days, but there is no con-
firmation. only hints, from various
sources.
The French have fccn forced def
nitely to abandon the positions held
since the beeinnine of the campaign.
The fall of Monastir and the south
ware progress of tho German and
BULGARIAN forces have placed the
northern wing of the French expe-
dition in a precarious situation. The
withdrawal from the angle formed
by tie Nardar and Carna rivers APP
parently has begun.
The constant arrival of French
forces and war material at Saloniki
is evidence that the allies do not in
tend to abandon their efforts.
The German task in Montenegro
is apparently harder than elsewhere
The Montcngrins continue a spirited
resistance, checking the invaders
wherever possible by sharp counter
attacks.
The Serbians appear incapable of
organized resistance in Albania
Even orderly retreat is Difficult as
the Scrbians are encountered by
numbers of civilians and prisoners
According to some reports the Al
banans have attacked them.
The latest say the French arc
bringing heavy guns into action al
StruElita, causing the Bulgarians t(
retire with heavy losses. A big bat
tie between the Bulgarian ant
French British forces appears to b'
pending.
(By Associated Press,
Paris, Dec. S.-A war Office com
munication from the Serbian from
says the Bulgarians were driver
back by an attack at Demirkapou
on the Vardar river, Dec. D..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
.LANS|NC'S REPLY
BELIEVED WILL
Be SATISFACTORY
tBy Associated Press, J

Washington Dec s. .Ambassa-
dor Bernstorff think, that Secretary
Lansing's reply to the German in
quiry of why the recalling OF Boyed
and Won Papen was asked will prob
ably he satisfactory The answer is
not expected before Saturday The
State department Ii informed that
they are personal appointees of En-
peror William He will probably is
sue the recall order
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
CRAZE FOR THE REVUE
AT LONDON'S PLAYHOUSES

London, Dec. s The craze for
the revue has extended from Lon
don variety theaters to conserva-
tive llayhouses Five of the leading
West End music halls took up the
r"u' early in the craze, leaving
only three true to Variety, and now
a well-known home of comedy,
which has brought out more success
ful light plays than any other in
London in recent years, has just an
n0unced revue, making the fourth
legitimate theater to 90 over to the
revue as against the seventeen pro-
iucing plays and musical comedies
The revue has swept all before it in
the suburban and provincial the
aters.
THO English revue is quite differ
ent from its French original. 1t
lacks the wit, political satire and
topical hits of the French and sim
ply aims to amuse an audience of
he tired business man type. In its
General scheme, ii is little more
than the conventional English mu-
sical comedy robbed of its rem
nants of plot and made frothier than
ever. Its trimmings either come
| from or are modelled on New York
4 knockabout comedian or two, a
dapper actor with good voice for
sentimental songs and a chorus OF
| girls. who appear in new costumes
at every entry, go to make the cur
rent revue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
Unity OF AMERICAN SHIP
SUNK IN DOUBT; BELIEVED NOT
% i9'HA HAVE BEEN C0NNUNIP%AIWI %II
ELECTRIC ENGINES FOR
ST. PAUL RAILROAD

~, st. Paul, Dec. >-rhe Chicago.
milwaukee and St Paul RAILWAY
-. company sent their electric locomo-
'ives '' on their trial srin over the l13
miles OF track between Three Forks
and Deer lodge, Mont. TODAY his
railway men. officials and
were passengers on the
train. '''>
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
BRITISH FLEET ORDERED T0,CHASE
oUBXAR|NE THAT SANK AMERICAN SHIP
I BY Associated Press !

Reme. Dec. S. The British au
'horltles have given orders to the
NqG1uroh OF warships at Malta and
the egyptian squadron to give chase
TO fhc submarine reported to have
sunk the Communipaw Descrip-
Tons Indicate that the submarine is
an unusually large one.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
MRS. ELLA FLAGG
/ YOUNG QUITS

Chicago. Dec. Mrs. Ella
Flag Young, for six years superin-
tcnGen: Of schools resigned today
She blames persistent discussion of
superintendency of schools in the
daily newspapers" FOR her dctermin
alton to quit. Mrs. Young, who is
20 years old, has been active in
school work since 1862, when she
begaE teaching grade schools.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
SEEK ART FOR FRISCO

" York, Dec. S.-John E. ID.
director of fine arts at the
francisco Exposition arrived
To-Day to get replacements and
Fohs to the Fine Arts Palace,
Will be kept open until May,
tie will urge artists to per-
|'aelr unsold works to remain
replace those that have been
|7lth other examples
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
ARE NOT WELL.
DID YOU KNOW IT?

|" York, Dec. S.-Today is
1Iosis Day in the celebration
rs'th Week throughout the
U states The National Socie-
'Ae Study and Prevention of
1!oSlS presents figures which
"at practically 100 per cent
supposedly well people of the
states over 80 years of age
Sohe physical defect or i'm
Tl' About 20 of these impair
aFe OF a more or less serious
Therefore, see your doctor
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
A BIG COMING SOUTHERN y.
MONEY CROP

Thomasville. Ga, Dec S-The
sweet potato crop is rapidly becom-
ing one of the leading industries of
the South. j. T. Clark, of the j. +.
and G. W. Clark Plant Farm, in an
interview, says:
1--WE have had % years expert
ence with sweet potatoes and we are
now saving the vines through the
winter for spring use. Several
years ago we decided to make expert
ments with sweet potatoes, as we be-
lievc.i that there were more reasons
to experiment on this commodity
than any other thing that is grown
on the farm. We began our investi
Cation by travelling through three or
four states and watching how they
selected their seed potatoes, not only
their sweet potatoes but corn, water
melons, beets, etc, and in fact all
kinds of seeds, We noticed that
they We're very particular in select
ing their seed in everything except
sweet potatoes and for this commod-
ity they selected the poorest pOta
toes they had in the banks, even
using the strings; in fact, every
thing that was not fit for anything
else was used for seed After select
in hn Good md l,pHHinU hn
ers set them out, usually selecting a
rich piece of mellow ground They
did the work when it was too wet
to do anything else. After our in
vestieation we decided there was
big room for improvement, and so
we went to work and today we have
one potato that makes No. in
As days from vines, and averaged
49O bushels to the acre last year.
We already have made two crops on
the same ground this year which
averages about 300 bushels to the
acre, and it is the poorest season
we have ever experienced. We have
another potato that we set early
that we can ship June |, If the
weather Is favorable We set 80
acres of this potato this year in July
We did not have enough rain to set
tie the dust for over two months
| yet We are digging an average OF
$40 bushels per acre. We made these
potatoes with three burrows OF
lplowins
These statements may seem ex
: agceratod hut we have witnesses
which we can furnish to verify this
, statement Now the secret Of Tho
: who'll thing is in the vines. W.
keep them growing through thu
, winter, as We stated. and can SHOW
YOU nice green vines in February al
practically eieht million for sprinl
lsc. Vines we do rot sell we kcel
for our own use. We have set abou
- acres this year and our intent
ions are to set 200 acres in 1916
These are vines from vines whicl
; bring the grade up to the same a
the grating and budding of trees
We have made five TO six times a
rlany potatoes from vines as we d.
from PLANTS and a smoother, sweeter
, hrmer and more marketable potato
"Our entire crop is sold unde
contract f. o. b. our station with re
liable dealers There are hun
drcds of other things | would like Z
, tell you about this new departure il
the sweet potato. and will be pleas
ed 10 give any sweet potato grove
the benefit of our experience if h
will write us.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
'S1.L0U|S GETS
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
NEXT JUNE
WON OUT OVER DALLAS AND
OTHER CITIES; WILSON'S RE.
NOMINATION is FAVORED
by Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. S.-St. Louis
won the Democratic national con-
ventioh last nieht, Sunc II, the date
of the convention. The meeting of
the national committee was har-
monious and favored the renomina-
tion of Wilson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
PEtRlTY RULES ON =.
6oRDER OF SWITZERLAND

w Dec. S.-"There is to be
unit for generals in the Brit
'~' says 4 statement from
asqnith He proposes. on
' hand, to displace them
r trey show signs of senilitv
'Aeir age be forty or eighty.
: not possible" remarks Mr..
L, % institute any hard and
as TO an age limit for of
= command of divisions, but
0e our aim to appoint those
|. Nuose mental and physical
atoms are most suitable.
-sn age sooner and some later
|Cthers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
BIDS FOR BROOKLYN TUNNEL

Brooklyn. N Y. Dec. THE
Public Service Commission today op-
ened bids for the construction of the
Fourteenth-street Eastern Rapid
Transit railroad. The contract calls
for the completion of the tunnel sec
tion within thirty-four months. and
the tunnel will cost millions of dol
lars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
STRIVE FOR FEWER
RURAL CHURCHES

Columbus. Ohio, Dec. s-De-
nominational lines viii be eradicat-
Cd PARTIALLY in rural districts and
Zach country church will exist for a
general community instead of for
one sect. according to plans for a
naticI wide campaisn which are to
be formulated by the commission on
church and country life, which OPP
aned its national meeting here to-
day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
REPUBLICANS Will
. NOT Make PARTISAN
FIGHT ON PROGRAM
lRv Associated Press. J

Washington, Dec S Senate Re-
publicans will not make a partisan
fight on the administration defense
plans Senator Gallinger, the Repub-
lican Senate leader, told the prcsi-
dent they would not make the issue
partisan, unless the bill was drawn
hv Democratic caucus. The presi-
dent assured him he wOuldn ap-
prove making the bill party meas
urc
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
NATIONAL RIVERS AND
HARBORS MEETING

Washington, Dec. S.-The annual
convention of the National Rivers
and Harbors Commission opened
here today and will be in session un-
til Friday next. Many pew problems
facing harbor masters as we'll as
matters pertaining to the improve
ment of rivers and harbors will be
discussed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
TWO DEAD AND
TEN INJURED
IN FIRE AT
LOUISVILLE
(By Associated Press. }

Louisville, Ky, Dec. s. Two
men were burned to death and ten
injured, one seriously, when fire
partly destroyed the Seventh Avenue
hotel here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08

are held for trial here today before
the U. S. District court. They are
James L. Askerman, postmaster at
Ridgefield and John Phillips, post
master at Fairview, both in Bergen
county.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08

The South last year got 100000
900 for 15.5oO,OOO bales OF cotton !.
The South this year will get $780,
900, ,Oc0 for O,5o0.O bales Of cot
ton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
PosTMASTERS ACCUSED
OF EMBEZZLEMENT

Newark, n. J., Dec. S.-Two
postmasters indicted on charges Of
embezzling postal money order funds
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08

'Our railroads mining COM
'uu municipalities are CO.
With forestry service In
wood preservative ests.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
CONGRESS NOT
IN SESSION
Today; ADJOURNED
Until FRIDAY
CRy Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 8. Congress Is
not meeting today. 1t adjourned un-
til Friday to complete committee or
ganiZation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
(By Associated Press.)

Paris. Dec. S-A war Office com
munication from the Serbian front
says the Bulgarians were driven
back by an attack at Demirkapou
on the Vardar river, Dec. b..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-08
BIG EAST COAST
GAMBLERS ARRESTED

Palm Beach, March 8-Afer hav
ing withstood for twenty seven
years insinuations that they were
operators Of a gaming room in the
Beach Club, at this resort, John and
Edward Bradley. who live at the
Biltmore. New York. and are known
the world over as high class sports
men, are under arrest for the first
time in heir lives, charged before
the grand jury here with promot-
ing gambling. The investigation
started by Governor Trammell, of
Florida, involves as witnesses sew.
enteen other men. some Of them Of
national prominence. So quietly
was the raid made by Sherin George
B. Baker, late Saturday night that
three hundred people in the build :
ing. come there for dinner psries.
knew nothing of the ARE sts. The
Bradley brothers appeared Saturday
before County Judge d. F. Patter-
shall, in West Palm Beach, and en- :
tered a plea of not guilty. They
were represented by ex Judge I. w.
Metcalf. and no statement whatever
was made. They were released
under $4,000 bail each.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-08
u. S. SENDS A
/. STIFF NOTE Of
Warming TO
CARRANzA
POINTS OUT SERIOUS RESULTS
THAT WILL FOLLOW IF FOR
EIGNERS' RIGHTS ARE DISRE-
GARDED; BELIEVED THAT U.
s. COURSE WILL BRING RE-
SUITS
(By Association Press J

Washington, March S.-New ur.
gent representations amounting
practically to warning, have been
sent by the United States to General
Carranza demanding the improve :
ment of conditions in Mexico City.
Diplomatists familiar with the con-
tents of the note which American
Consul Silliman has oeen instructed
to present to Carranza interpret 1t as
an entire change Of policy by the
United States toward the Mexican
situation. Those who know the
contents of the communication say
1t does not threaten force and 10 noi
in the nature of an ultimatum. but
points out in explicit language the
serious consequences that might fol-
low II the welfare of foreigners con
tinued to be disregarded. 1t was
said by some officials that the note
contained the strongest representa- .
tion ever made Carranza. In diplo i.
matte quarters there were more
manifestations of concern over the
Mexican situation than at any time
since the American forces landed at
Vera Cruz. = Some declared them :
selves satisfied that the course OF
the United States would produce re :
suits.