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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
GERMAN NOTE
RELATIVE TO
SUBMARINE
ACTIVITIES
RiCtlY'D
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin (Wireless), Jan. 10
Measures of reprisal corresponding
with the provocation" will be adopt
ed by Germany, 'sinasmuch as the
British government has declined to
make amends for the Baralong
case, says the German reply to the
British answer to the German memo
randum asking investigation and
punishment of the men responsible
for the ALLEGED murder of the crew
of a German submarine sunk by the
British ship, Baralong. Germany re-
fuses the British offer of jury of
American naval officers in the inves-
tigation of the Baralong case and
three other instances where German
vessels were sunk by British ships
Germany says the Arabic, mentioned
in the British note, was sunk be-
cause the submarine commander
thought the steamer was trying to
ram him. Inc dtldch Vi Oei hah
destroyer on a British submarine al
legged in Danish waters was justified
because the submarine rsjisted 9ith
gunfire. 1t is also alleged that the
British frequently attacked German
ships in neutral waters. The British
steamer Ruel's sinking was merely
the application of reprisal measures
by Germany announced in February,
1915. In no case were the Germans
seeking to sIay the helpless, but were
merely trying to destroy hostile
ships.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
JAPANESE TENNIS EXPERT
DEFEATS AN AMERICAN

New York, Jan. The defeat
of Clarence J Griffin, ranked sew
enth among the American tennis
players of 1915, by the japanese ex-
pert Kumagae in the championship
match of the Far Eastern title tour
nament at Manila, on Saturday,
Jan. s, is another illustration of the
progress being made in all branches
of sport by the Japanese. kumagae
is far from being novice with the
racquet as his victory over Griffin
demonstrates, yet there are several
other native players of Japan who
can always be counted upon to give
Kumagae a hard battle when they
meet him on the court.
AS far back as 1913 Kumagae was
making it interesting for American
tennis players although he was COM
paratiyelv new to the game at that
time. In company with three other
Japanese players he entered the Far
Eastern tournament played at. the
beginning of 1914 and succeeded in
working his way to the semi-hnal
round of the singles and with Nomu-
ra reached the final of the doubles.
The entry list included the leading
English. German and American resi-
dent players of Far Eastern coun-
tries as well as William M.
Johnston. the present American
champion, and Ella Fottrell, who
made the trip from California espec-
tally to play in the tourney.
Q that time Kumagae was stu
dent at Keio University who mad
taken ND tennis only two years be-
fore and who had played the game
with a plain rubber ball. such as
ob;ldren bounce on the sidewalks Oh
the country, up to within ie"
,or,bs of his first tournament. Not
,i.bstanding his limited experience
t.nmaqae made it decidedly interest
;. for both ]. Fottrell and John-
ston In the semi-final OF the SIM
10 :, reouired five sets of the hard-
oct Kind of play By Fottrell to de-
sao+ tho Japanese. The scores were
1-6 al. 4-6, 6-2 in favor oil
po.,-oll hut the match was carried
over day on account of darkness
I'm Eottrell led at two sets to one
.ith the fourth So games in favoi
Of Kumagae. This unfinished set was
thrown out the next day ana 'n'
r,nonese won the play over al o-f'
"a ho received credit for his over
wbeiming lead of the precedlns ua'
o,,d have undoubtedly won th'
o.oh and met Johnston in the fnal
- was Kumagae. with Nomura
:. mariner. gave Johnston anC
ra.,roI, another hard battle in th'
Ell Of the doubles although then
,noso, team work was a heavy nan
siean against the clever play OF th'
,mericans and they were dereate'
s-2. GA, 6-2.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
|CAUSE.'0F THE
~ EXPLOSION
| IS unknown
THE VESSEL WAS IN DRY DOCK
AT THE TIME; ENGINEERS
WERE TESTING BATTERIES:
DETAILS REFUSED BY OFF.
(By Associated Press. }

New York, Jan. Is The United
States submarine E-2 was blown up
|and partially destroyed today in the
New York navy yards. The body Of
IA man killed was recovered. The
Brooklyn police heard that seven
others were dead. A report from the
|navy yard said that thirty-two were
injured, twelve seriously. The cause
|of the internal explosion was not
determined. Gas fumes baked the
'rescuers. Several officers lowered
Into the vessel were pulled out un-
conscious. Details of the disaster
|were refused by the officials. 1t is
reported that the engineers were
Resting the new Edison batteries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
!. S. SUBMARINE E-2
BLOWN Up: I REPORTED
DEAD: ONE KNOWN K|IIFD
ANDl32 REPORTED INjIjRFD
KING GEORGES CORONATION
GIFT TO EMPEROR YOSHIH1To

loklo' Jan. Is king Georges
coronation gift to Emperor Yoshihito
is beautiful bay horse which ar
rived few days ago at the imperial
STABLES from India The horse is
Fraaconi by Hippodrome out of
Royal Hampton Some of the best
English racing blood runs in his
veins, and as three -year-old he.
himself, won race at Doncaster
Taken to India for racing, he was
purchased at high price by the In
dian government for stud purposes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15

Several States have fallen into
line with favorite sons seeking, or
reported to be seeking the presiden-
tial nomination next year. Illinois
has c. s. Senator Sherman; Ohio
has U. S. Senator Burton; New
York has ex-U. S. Senator Elihu
Root and Governor Whitman; Cali
fornia has Governor Johnson; Mis-
souri, has ex-Governr Hadley; Iowa
has U. S. Senator Albert S. Cum
Minis. Alabama has Senator Oscar
Underwood, and New Jersey has, Of
course. President Wilson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
ORLANDO BOY GOES TO
JOIN BRITISH ARMY

Orlando. Jan. 15--Joe Patrick,
|well-known Orlando young man, mas
Joined the British army and VIII
Soon be in the trenches fighting tne
|reutonic forces. The Information
was conveyed in a message received
from him by his sister, Mrs FloSu
Byrd.
Joe Patrick is the nineteen-year-oiu
old son of Jesse Patrick ana was
raised in the Patrick settlement d
few miles west of the city. he mas
always been fond of adventure anu
this led him to take his latest step
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
KING OR AMERICAN HOBOS
REACHES FLORIDA

Jacksonville, Jan. 15-Jeff Davis
King of the Hoboes," known in
every city and hamlet in the United
States and many foreign countries,
planted his hat in one of the local
feeding places today for short stay
in the city and Florida. JEFF states
that he is on one Of his pet mis-
sions--that of pleasing grieved
mother over the loss of her boy and
now has Russell Jones, of Dayton,
Ohio, trailed to Florida, and says
that he will spend his time finding
the wandering son.
Prosperity everywhere" is Jeff's
slogan and 1t is ten to one shot
that the Kaiser" of the Weary Will
lies knows whereof he speaks. He
states that he has just completed a
trip from San Frisco to New York
and everywhere things appear to be
rounding to and nothing but pros
perity is in waiting for those who
want to get their share. THE boys
can all have work now IL they want
it and those who don't want to
work, don't deserve any considera-
tion," states the nomad.
King" Davis is well known nat
ionally as being the proprietor OF
hobo hotels and feeding places. He
was proprietor of the famous Hotel
De Glnk in New York City last win
ter. During his eighteen years of
hoboing over the country Davis has
travelled 10000 miles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
AN ORDER FOR
TEN MILLION
SHELLS ALSO
TO Be PLACED.
CONTRACT ALREADY SIGNED
CALLS FOR $4,000 MACHINE
GUNS
(By Associated Press }

New To,k, Jan. Is Russia has
purchased thirty-two ;Iiion dollars
worth of machine guns in the Unit
ed States from four companies, it
was announced after the departure
for Russia of General Germonius,
heal of the commission The con-
tracts call for thirty-two thousand
guns. 1t is stated that Russia is en-
deavoring to purchase ten million
high explosive shells in the United
States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15

plans of the young desperadoes. un-
til severe castigation administered
by Mr.. Combs caused the younger
Combs to change his mind. He re-
vealed the intention Of the trio. and
declared they intended to hide in
the Everglades until they thought
the police were of their guard.
As young Williams drove the car.
he has been arrested and is now in
the county jail awaiting an investi-
cation by the courts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
APPLICATION Of
c. OF c, RY.
APPROVED
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 15-The appli-
cation of the Central of Georgia
railroad to restrain the ownership
and operations of the Savannah line
of steamships between Boston, New
York and Savannah, despite the Pan
anna Canal act, was approved by the
interstate commerce con mission.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
(By Associated Press. }

Paris, Jan. Is. 5.-Havas' Athens
dispatch says that German aero
plane squadron has again raided the
allies Saloniki camp. Bombs that
were dropped on French positions
did no damage, and the French aero
planes drove the raiders off.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Jan. "a pre-
[limiaary report to the navy depart
|men. said that ten men were known
Ito be aboard the E-2 when the eX-
|plosion occurred. Two of the in
6ured were taken out. 1t is said the
kause of the explosi n was unknown.
|The vessel was in dry dock.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
GREAT DAMAGE
WROUGHT IN
HOLLAND BY
BURSTING D|KES
(By Associated Press.

London, Jan. 15.-The damage
from food in northern Holland is
greater than at first believed, ac-
cording to Reuters Amsterdam cor
respondent. The great Zuider Zee
dikes have collapsed in several
places and the peasants have fled.
The waters have washed away great
sections of the road along the dixie,
and reports of distress come from all
parts of North Holland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
AMERICANS
REMAIN. IN MEXICO
(By Associated Press.)

Ell Paso. Texas, Jan. 15.-Inter-
est Is divided here between the
movement of Carranza commanders
to round up the bandits who MUIR
dered eighteen Americans Monday
and the efforts to bring out foreign
ers, mining men and refugees from
Mexico. 1t is estimated that thou
sand Americans are still in northern
Mexico.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15

Thousands of acres will be put into
natal hay. The entire $4,000 acres
is being fenced with 52-inch hog
proof wire, with dipping vate for
the eradication of the ticks are
placed at the proper stations.
Pure bred bulls are imported to cross
with native stock. S. E. STROBE, of
Ohio, is president. He is a practical
and up-to-date farmer. who until re-
Gently held the position as chairman
Of the state agricultural commission
rof his home state. Two hundred
men are now bending every effort to
clear 5000 acres as soon as pos
sible for this years crop.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
MRS PANKHURST
REACHES j. s.
COMES |NlNTEREST
Of SERb|ANS
(By Associated Press. }

New York, Jan. IS Mrs. En-
incline Pankhurst arrived ..are today
on the St. Paul and was held at
Ellis Island because sne served a
term in an English prison But this
was done two years ago, and she was
released She says she is here in the
interests of Serbian lief, not for
the sudragettes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
(By Associated Press.) J

Berlin (Wireless), Jan Is. The
Russian offensive has been renewed
on the Bessarabian front, according
to an Austrian statement, dated yes
terday. Five important attacks were
repulsed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15

The return of Represen'A'ss s,s
Nicholas LOngworth' of Ohio, to i. ms
- seat in Congress. is Of great
social interest to Wash lAgton. MRS. s.
sO.i1 -..rtb was Miss alice Roosevelt
before her marriage and Is .,s.., sns s
Os,' - daughter Of Former President
Roosevelt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
Is PFR'SHED
when SPANISH
SHIP STRUCK
FLOATING NINE
(By Associated Press. }

London, Jan. Is 5.-Twenty-five of
the crew of the Spanish steamer
Bayo perished. when. the. steamer
struck floating mine Thursday off
Larochelle. One man was saved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
(By Associated Press. }

Washington Jan. 15.-Secretary
Lansing promised Senator Stone to
keep the Senate constantly informed
of Mexican developments.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15
1000 men IN
WASHINGTON, PA,
IDLE BECAUSE
OF GAS SHORTAGE
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Penn, Jan. Is -
Seven thousand men are idle here on
account of gas shortage due to cold
weather The demand is greater
than the supply.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-15

The conservationists want Con-
gress to appropriate s10,o0O,000
for the purchase Of land for national
forest in the East.
The day book., 1916-12-26
81 Carl W. ACKERMAN


This is not Gods war; it is mans
war. So long as there are armies
and so long as nations prepare there
will be war.
So spoke Anton Lang, "Christus"
in OberammergaU's world famous
passion play, today-on the saddest
Yuletide the little BaVarian village
has ever known. Of her 1900 pOpu-
Iation, OberammergaU has given $50
to the army, including Alfred Bier
ling, the Saint John of the play, who
is now an artiIleryman' in the Ger
man army. =,
'I have never been to the front"
said this bearded man whose face
most nearly resembles the features
of the Saviour. 81 am still alive.
Please tell my many American
friends that for me.
Fifty of our people have fallen,
Lang continued, sadly. 'How shall 1t
end? I see no end. l see another
spring of fighting, bloodier than ever.
And if neither side is defeated-then
more fighting, with millions being
killed and millions of others working
so other millions shall be killed, with
some of those millions becoming rich
in the war.
81 recall Christ's words: Who
takes the sword shall perish by the
sword That doesn't mean Europe
shall perish by the sword, but 1 in
terpret the phrase to mean that he
who starts war shall perish.
81 would be glad if there were no
miIitarism in any land. Shall poison
always be used to destroy poison?
Isn't there another methOd?"
Lang was told how some of Ru-
mania's soldiers said they did not be-
lieve in God anymore, because God
wouldn't permit such murder as the
great war has brought about
Lang replied slowly:
The day book., 1916-12-26
"MANs WAR, NOT GODS" SAYS CHRIsTUs OF
OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY

IulS Is uOI COu war, IL ID Llctll . Val.
Nowhere in the bible are nations told
to murder-on the contrary the bible
says Thou shalt not kill But l
know how the feeling is growing
among soldiers and I fear the wars
bad effect on religion.
81 hope America is never threat
ened by such a war. AS long as there
are armies and as long as nations
prepare, there will be war. Until all
unite and agree to limit their armies
and navies to mere police force, so
wars will continue. Fifty or sixty
years after this war ends, there may
be another.
"That is the saddest thought to-
day. Why has England the largest
navy? Why has Germany the largest
army? Because of world trade.
."How sad it is to see Christmas
and no end to war"
Lang was dressed in his Red Cross
uniform and had just returned when
interviewed from cemetery where
he had buried an officer. The face
of the famous ChristUs was placid
a picture of patience his words
revealed his own suffering.
-O-O-
FRENCH SOLDIERS EXPECT
PEACE NEXT CHRISTMAS. .
With the French Armies in Alsace-
Lorraine, Dec. IS, via Belfort and
Frances soldiers celebrated
Christmas with the absolute cOnvic-
ton they will spend Dec. rs, 1917,
at home. They were all certain the
victories along the Somme and at
Verdun have established such an as
cendancy over the enemy that
France and her allies will make
peace on earth, good will toward
men" a reality.
Hundreds of regimental letter car
riers became veritable- and heroic
Santa Clauses. They worked all
Christmas eve and Christmas day,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-04
Artificial Remedies

II the vocferous element of the population
would cease demanding artificial remedies for ev-
cry evil and would turn its attention to more nat
ura, il less obvious, remedies real progress would
be made. Embargoes will not reduce the cost
of living. On the contrary, they will reduce the
purchasing power of the American people.
There are two ways Of meeting the high cost
OF living One is by individual effort, devoted to
economies in purchasing foodstuffs and in house
hold management Another way is for the gov
eminent itself to evolve policies which will bring
about economics in manufacture and agriculture
Those who are advocating an embargo on
foodstuffs apparently overlook the fact that the
short crops are more OF factor than the in
creased demand from Europe There is suffi-
Gent land available for an immense increase in
the crops of the nation. Moreover, if the United
States were producing much per acre as most
Of the foreign countries, the supply of foodstuffs
in this country would be greatly beyond any pos
sble demand Instead OF discussing embargoes
congress should be directing its attention toward
increasing the quality and quantity of production.
No good can come from the movement to
check the natural flow of trade. Whenever that
experiment was tried in the past it failed wholly
III its object There is no reason to suppose that
this country con be independent of foreign sales
at the present time when considerable portion
of the nations prosperity is based upon the S.
000000000 export trade.
There is every reason to believe that President
Wilson's leadership will prevent the establish
ment OF any false economic policy which would
lead to the undermining Of prosperity
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-04
Limit the Grfst of Bills.

Utica, Neb., Dec. 3.--To the Editor
Of The Bee: | am writing all mem
bers of the house. asking their CO.
operation in an effort to reduce the
vast number of bills presented to the
house for consideration.
All old members fully appreciate
the physical impossibility of consid-
ering as many bills as are usually pre-
sented. Last session about 1900 were
introduced, of which only small per
cent became laws. One member in
troduced thirty-two the writer con-
fesses with embarrassment to placing
his name on thirteen. For the benefit
of new members I will explain that
it is impossible to effectively defend
thirteen, much less thirty-two bills,
before the various committees and on
the floor.
Saturday sessions are not well at
tended, because so many members go
home. Night sessions are poorly at
tended, and the members are then
more inclined to play pranks than do
serious work. Aside from the impos-
sibility of handling so many bills
there is large expense connected
with preparing and printing the bills,
SO per cent of which no doubt will
land in the waste basket through lack
Of time to handle.
The result of this condition is that
near the close of every session the
speaker is forced to appoint a sift-
ing committee, which is forced to
slaughter bills without fear or favor
in order to clear the calendar for
adjournment
Now why could not each member
act as his own sitting committee? All
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-04
The Hair of the Dog

One Of the kind of boys that almost anyone
who has ever been boy can understand SHE'D
stone at a small girl acquaintance the other
day. By way of punishment the judge sentenced
him to throw 1000 stones at an old tin can and
the truant officer saw that the sentence was car
ried out The first forty throws were great fun,
but after that the youths interest Jagged. There
was a later progression from real work to a
sense of terrible judgment enforced The l,000th
dornic passed through space leaving behind a
penitent boy with tear-stained face and swollen
arm. He says he isn't ever going to do it any
more.
Perhaps the highest form Of wisdom consists
in this character of punishment. Deprivation of
inherent rights through Imprisonment or similar
means may be necessary, if only to protect the
liberty of others Yet if some way could be
developed to show the exceeding sinfulness of
achieved. 1t is not enough that work should
have been wrought merely by affecting the Of
fender with sense of what he has lost. If that
alone were achieved, recovered liberty would
mean merely an opportunity for fresh lawless-
ness. The habitual gambler is sorry that he has
lost his roll for he feels sure that if he had
it back he would win next time.
In some fields of the curative processes the
prescription OF the hair of the dog as a remedy
for the bite has been found to work out we'll.
The tales Of Midas illustrates the point. Some
cures for alcoholism adopt the simple expedient
the coffee, the food, the bath--unt the victim
loathes sight taste and smell of his old deceiver
Some day, too, it may be possible TO work
equal healing by resort to moral expedents sug-
gested 1000 years ago. We consider it wildly
impracticable to give the demander more than
ing Yet the injunction is: "If thine enemy hun
ger feed him. if he thirst, give him drink for
in so doing thou shalt heap Goals of fire on his
head"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-04
Farmers and Food Prices.

When the Nebraska farm congress meets in
Omaha it will have for one of its leading topics
The question OF embargo on food products Quite
naturally, the farmers are opposed to this, the
artificial restriction of the market thus brought
about will have reflex effect on the prices Of
their commodities. The point is one in which
the entire public is concerned, for the increased
cost. of food products touches everybody First
OF steps in the way OF solving the problem will
be to determine in how far the farmer is respon-
sble for the existing prices. The Bee has main
tanned that the imitation is due to manipulation
by spectators, position that is supported by
the government report, which shows that the
1916 wheat crop will return the growers $780,
100000 less than did the 1915 crop, and this in
spite of the tremendous advance in quotations at
Omaha and on other markets The same report
is authority for the statement that rs per cent Of
the 1916 wheat crop has been sold by the farm
ers at an average price OF $ll8 per bushel. As
wheat has been soaring between $1.7s and $l.95
per bushel for the last three months, it is ap-
parent the grower is not the one who is gathering
in the big profit. Nor is wheat the only food
product with which the gamblers have played An
embargo might check the present movement, but
it is not the remedy What is needed is better
system of marketing, under which the producer
will be assured of fair return and the consumer
will not be at the mercy OF INSCRIPTIONS specu-