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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22

Now you couldn't get a dog to como
around here"
The Mayor disllkes going back to the
old days of the lifted lid. when the
Mayor told the city workers to stay off
the stuff" he said, 81 got the same thing
done down here. I'm a city worker. IL
these people amt, they stay Off, anyway.
That's me. I'm good"
That the Mayor is one of the men who
lives to say he has had 5000 volts of
electricity pass through him counts nothing
with the Tar Ditchers. Neither does his
new boathouse or his new speed boat,
"62 horse making 35 miles an hour" They
count against him, he complains. But
Duck Feet" Ulrich, Chappie Regan, Jim
Merely, Gottiief Sldott of Australia, now
of Tar Ditch, and the rest are going to
suffer under any administration that isn't
run by George Washington Herrschaft,
he maintains
who's going TO take the plow and
steer the snow out of the way In winter?'
he demanded today. who's going to
keep the mud back in the bottom of the
river where It belongs? 1 chased the
pigs off the road, but they'll have to get
new man for that job now. Pigs will
be around here thick as flies this summer"
The pigs were the issue when the Mayor
ran last year Any one who could guar
antee to keep them away from the Tar
Ditch back doors was as good as elected
This year the present Mayor decided to
withdraw after a conference with Iron
Man Steel, his chief of detectives and
bodyguard.
The election, presentation of the Mayors
hat his badge, the cake baked by ladies'
of the colony and the official termination
of the prohibition rule will take UP most
of the day at Tar Ditch tomorrow. Ballots
for the new Mayor will begin to fall
at 2:30.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
Won DER GOLTZ DIES
OF TYPHUS IN TURKEY
Field Marshal and Head of
First Ottoman Army
Succumbs

bE1lNbiANs ApIll
Field Marshal Won der Goltz died of
spotted typhus on Wednesday, at the
headquarters of the Turkish army, after
an Illness of 1 days, the semioflicial news
agency announced today
LONDON, April 22.--The death of Field
Marshal von der Goltz. Commander-in-
chief of the First Turkish army and super
visor of the Sutan's military forces, will
be n severe blow to the ottoman armies,
Tnglish military men say today.
Won der Goltz died OF spotted fever at
the Turkish army headquarters.
by many military critics Won der Gotz
was regarded before tho war as Germany's
greatest soldier, despite the reverses suf-
fcred by the Turks in the Balkan wars
after he had reconstructed the Ottoman
army. He organized Germany's secret de-
fenses along the Russian border and it
was popularity believed would lead Ger
many's armies into Russia when the war
broke out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
Police Court Chronicles

The swishing waves of the Schuyllill
awakened inspiration in Joseph Joyder.
Joseph was bothered by persistent hun
ger as he sat on the bank of the river
near the Falls bridge. While he was
thinking the matter over. II suddenly
dawned upon him that there were thou
sands Of fish tapping around idly In the
lazy looking stream. Joseph figured that
the possession OF four or five fish would
aIlay the longing within. He cut a long
branch from a nearby tree and found
enough string TO complete a fishing out
1T Two pins made a durable hook and
plenty OF worms were discovered for bait
Joyder fished for several hours and
managed TO pull out an eel of ample pro-
portions An old can served as pot. JOY
der filled II with water. started fire and
dropped the eel in TO boil Whilo the eel
was cooking the fisherman decided TO take
4 swim, although bathing in public around
the Park is prohibited Policeman Slat-
tsry saw the smoke OF Joseph's camp and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
Too Far to Movie; Leaves Husband

WINDSOR, N. j., April 22.-That his
wife refused to live at Windsor because
their home was too far from a moving
picture theatre is the charge made in
afidavts made in the interest of Dr. T..
Drew Silver. who is suing his wife for
divorce on the ground of desertion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22

aaally baheld Joydsr himself nitting on
the surface Of the Schuylkin
sCome out demanded the cop.
mot on your life." said Joyder.
sIll wait" said Slattery. And he did
Ter nearly q half hour. Finally Joseph
So that the blueeoat meant business and
eFaHlsd out
he WAS allowed 70 look after the boiling
eel bat Ioyder was horrihed 10 discover
thai 4 had disappeared Where It wet
4 mystery. as the can was still IN an
upright position and the water was bub-
hlIas with much energy. 1oyder admitted.
HHsa brought before Magistrate Watson.
EHat be went On q spree about once a
monfh. Everything went wrong, he said
41 IAe 1nlsh of these campaigns
= ought 70 be . lesson 10 you" said
sae Judge What win you do II ! giys
- enancs4s
~ STICK 2 he water said the pris-
4aze
vast ao son work arr asked tbs
4et4 - E tusnoafs replied 1oTder.
4t4r q 4HzI4H1 COURSE. sad The Tag
##4= = 4zchafsaa atm. ana aont
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
steeplechase Race at St. Davids Today

Twelve or Is Of the greatest steeple-
chasing horses in this part of the country
will contend this afternoon on a 3-mile
course Happy Creek Farms at st.
David's. the estate of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Custs Harrison, for cup pre-
sented by Mrs. Harry VAIN Harrison.
The Radnor Hunt Club, with J. Stanley
Reeve as chairman of the committee, has
arranged the race, which will start at 4
o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22


Using liquid fire the Germans last night
hurled heavy forces against the French
front northwest OF Verdun. They succeed
ed i'm occupying trenches on the slopes of
lie Mort Homne (Dead Mans HID. But
were completely thrown out by the French
ccunter-attack, the War Office announced
today.
The flame projectors were brought into
play In the attack against the French
front north of Caurette wood. The Ger
mans were completely repulsed.
Violent fighting also developed on the
west bank of the Meuse, north and north
east OF Verdun, where the Germans at
tempted preparations for another assault
on Fort vaux. Following an intense bonn
bardment of the whole front, from the
Meuse eastward to Fort VauN, the Ger
mans attempted to occupy the trenches
before the fort prior to an assault on the
fort itself, which occupies a position on
stony height with preclpltous sides.
A violent fire from French guns sta
toned in Fort Vaux, and from connect
Ing works, prevented the Germans from
emerging from their trenches The artil-
fery fire was unusually effective, the Ger
mans losing heavily.
The fact that there Is no shortage in
French artillery, despite the large num-
ber of guns massed at Verdun, was DEM
onstrated by today's official communique.
The War Office reported that French artl-
lery had co-operated with the British In
the recent fighting on the British front
near Ypres and Pillicken.
The text of the official communique fol-
lows:
In Belgium our artillery conducted
an energetic bombardment in the sec
tor east of the Ypres-Pilken road dur
ing an action at this point which was
brought on by British troops.
West of the Meuse, after a violent
nrenlratiOn.
tackled during the night our positions
on the north slope of LIE Morte
Homme. The Germans, who had sue
ceeded in gaining a foothold in our
frat line, were driven out shortly aft
erward by our counter-attack which
made us masters of all the ground
previously taken by us. Another at
tnck. In which liquid fire was used,
was launched against our trenches
north of Caurettes Wood
East of the Meuse last evening, fol-
lowing violent bombardment of our
lines from the Meuse as far as Fort
Vaux, the Germans concentrated in
their trenches before the front be-
tween the pond and the fort of Vaux.
r An immediate counter-preparatlo
with our artillery upset their prepa-
rations, and inflicted heavy losses on
the enemy.
In lie Pretre forest there were some
engagements between patrol forces.
The night was quiet on the rest of
the front.
Paris military experts, analyzing the
verdun situation today, said that the
French had regained the initiative on the
Mouse but declared that the French at
tacks OF this week represented no gen.
eral counter-offensive being rather de-
signed to discourage further Teuton on
slaughts
The French defensive positions are
+ vastly stronger now than at any time
since the Crown Prince began his at
taclxs on February 81. particularly with
regard to heavy artillery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
Negroes Beat and Rob Man

Fred BislSer, of Pitman N. j.. is in
the Cooper Hospital with probable frac-
ture of the skull. as the result of being
attacked and robbed by two negroes early
today on Delaware avenue. near Market
street, Camden. BislIer said that after
club they robbed him Of $26 and gold
watch and ring
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22

YORK Pa, April 22.-Jacob Stager,
Sr., the last Mexican War survivor in
this city. died at his home here last eve
ming aged 81 years. He was born in Ger
many He was on the Gulf squadron
frigate Cumberland Commodore Perry's
flagship. He is survived by four children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
pespondent Youth Ends Life

Paul comiskey, 21 years old. committed
suicide late last night by shooting him.
self at his home. 2709 East Ontario street.
The police say that he had been despon-
dent as a result OF i'll health.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
LOW DEATH RATE FOR 1916
Only 500 Died This Week-Same
Week Last Year Showed
GA

Deaths from all causes throughout the
city during the week totaled 522 as com.
pared with 5i5 last week. and ga dur.
ing the corresponding week last year. This
is a new low rate for any one week in
1916.
The deaths were divided as follows:
Males, 271 females, 251 boys, 70, and
girls. 81. The causes of deaths were:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
Baby scaIded when Kettle Upsets

Two-year-old Ferdinand Dominic. of
TIC Manton street, is in the Pennsylvania
Hospital in a serious condition as a result
of severe burns received when he upset
a kettle of scalding water over himself
last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
New Vein of Coal Found

HAZLETON, April ga new vein of
coal has been found at the Gowen opera
tions of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company
southwest of Nuremberg 1t is said a
new breaker will be built and that
hundreds of men and boys will be given
employment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
FRENCH RETAKE
LE MORT HOMME
LINE IN ATTACK
Germans Fail to Hold
Gains Made in Liquid
Fire Assault
HURLED BACK AT vAUx
Violent Fire of Guns Prevents
Teutons From Max
ing Dash

BERLIN, April %. = Admission
that the British troops have recap
tured trenches which they had lost to
the Germans near Ypres and Lange-
marek on Monday last, was made in
an official statement issued by the
German War Office this afternoon. 1t
was also admitted that the French
were successful in an attack at Cau-
rette wood. At lie Mort Homme,
however, French attack was re-
pulsed by the Germans, who inflicted
heavy losses on their adversaries, the
report stated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-22
Died while Workinp in Garden

John States, % years old, of Byberry.
fell dead while at work in his garden
late yesterday. He was one of the oldest
residents of the Northeast, and most Of his
life he had spent operating truck patch
I'm that section.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16
FARMERS WILL BE INVITED
TO ATTEND THE FAIR

When the National Farmers Union
meets in Palatka in November, a
large delegation from the Marion
county board of trade will go to that
city and extend an invitation to the
members of the union to attend the
Marion county fair, which opens here
Immediately upon the close of the
meeting in Palatka. The delegation
from the board of trade will be named
at the next meeting of the organiza-
ton.
President Rogers told the members
of the board of trade last night that
he was authorized by Mr.. S. P. Holm
rake, superintendent of the Ockia-
waha Valley railroad, to say that
special rates would be established for
the purpose of bringing the members
of the farmers union to Ocala. The
Ocklawaha Valley will run special
train, and will issue coupon tickets
carrying admission to the fai1
grounds. The special train will be run
direct from Palatka to the fail
grounds here.
The members of the farmers unior
come from all over the United States
and include some of the biggest plant
ers in the country. 1t is believed thai
they will want to see something Of
Florida while here, and the Marion
county board of trade believes tina
they should by all means see Marion
county, conceded to. be the best agri
cultural county in the state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16
OCALA WILL WELCOME
APOSTLES OF EXTENSION

The Marion county board of trade
will extend welcome to the members
of Tampa's trade extension touring
party when they reach this city next
month. L. R. Trammell, secretary of
the board of trade, will inform L. P.
Dickie, secretary of the Tampa board
of trade, that the tour will be well
coined to Ocala, for the purpose of
getting acquainted and of talking
over the trade matters which concern
both cities.
1t was pointed out last night that,
while Tampa and Jacksonville had al
ways pulled against Ocala, which is
half way between the two cities, there
was certainly much to be gained by a
friendly get together meeting. Tampa,
it was said, has been better disposed
toward Ocala than Jacksonville.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16
wed Lucy went

that they were followed. lucy went
fast and turned corner. The car fol-
lowed. and wIan II pursued also about
a second turn thes men on the motor
cycles no longer bad doubt that the
car was after them. They opened
up and speeded faster. Jim's foot
bore down on his accelerator. and the
car did not drop behind
Eighty the speedometer showed, and
Wendell. clinging 10 the sides of his
seat, cried Jim on He gave the car
all he had. knowing no more than that
Bob must believe that the overtaking
of Ingouf and Enloe that night was
worth Bob's life and his own. and the
riders of the motorcycles made it plain
that their errand was worth any risk
The car had begun to gain upon one
cycle, although the other still kept
ahead. The rider of the slower ma
chine. Ingouf, realized he was losing.
Look out!' Jim and Bob each cried
the warning to the other at the same
moment.
A round objeGI. metallic from its
CLINT in the moonlight as it fell and
rolled in the road. dropped or was flung
back from the motorcycle. Jim, swerv.
ing his wheels so that they would not
strike it, dashed over the object while
it was still rolling And the car was
barely over-it was not ten yards by
when an explosion rocked the air. Jim,
his arms and legs all tense, his eyes
staring ahead. held the car on its
course.
eco on!' Bob cried to him, and he
saw without looking around that Wen
dell had a revolver In his hand now
and was aiming Il. Keep on; I'm go
ing to fire.
The revolver reared twice, splitting
its smoke before Jim's face. The rush
Of the air cleared the smoke. and Wen
dell fired twice again. The car was
coming up fast upon the motorcycle
and the rider no longer tried to escape:
instead he slowed, leaped off his ma
chine and turned. metallic missile in
hand, to fling it at the car pursuing
him.
Don't slow! Go byr' Bob command
ed, firing again. and once more as the
FIRST of these shots and having fired
bis missile drew back his arm. The
pistol was fired in front of Jim and
across him. but he was by Ingouf be
fore he could see what it did. He was
still steering the car at seventy miles
an hour when he heard. behind him
again, the defamation of an explosion,
and Wendell shouting, was telling him
to stop.
He brought the car up as short as he
could: he leaped down to the ground
after Bob. who was running back be-
side the road. reloading the revolver as
he ran. The motorcycle which had
been ahead stopped far down the road;
the rider, Enloe. jumped off and stood
staring back Jim watched him, and
when he made no move Jim grabbed
steel bar from his tool box and fol
lowed Wendell He caught up with
Bob, who had stopped and crouched
fifty yards short of the spot where they
had passed Ingouf. The mans motor
cycle. lying on its side in the road
and with the engine still running.
marked the place. Ingouf had disap-
peared.
Il ought to have got him with that
last" Wendell said. and as he spoke
Jim was not ashamed that his breath
ing was coming hard. But we'd bet
ter make sure. What's Enloe doing
now"
Jim looked about. Hes riding again:
he's going away"
Then we must get IngoufP
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16

were very pale, SaltOw and bloodlesS. The
general condition svas very discouraging,
as | was in a state of nervous collapse
with exhaustion, and after trying various
physicians and not Improving l made up
my mind tC try ID. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. After taking the fifth bottle
l was so fully restored to health that ]
discontinued taxing it"-MRs. p. j
BYERLY, ia Mabhette st.
The use of DR.. sPieree's Favorite Pre-
scription makes women happy by making
them healthy. There are no more cry
ing spells. 1t ctaes inflammation and
female weakness 1t makes weak women
strong, sick wolneIl well.
Like an open back, our faces tell the
tale of health or disease. Hollow cheeks
and sunken eyes, 1istless steps, sleepless
nights-tell of wasting facilitating dis
ease some place inzthe body. 1t may be
one place or anotha, the cause is generally
uaceable to a common source.
Get the Prescription" to-day-either
in liquid or tablet sforn-if you want to
better your physical condition speedily.
Questions of Sex?-Are fully and
properly answered in The Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser. All the
knowledge youngwomaa, wife or daugh-
ter should have is contained in this big
Home Doctor Book containing 1908
pages with engravings and color plates,
and bound IN cloth By mail, prepaid
9n receipt Of 3 dime. Address DR.. Pierce.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16

The United States government is
not neutral. 1t favors the Allies.
After the murder of our people on the
Lusitania and other ships that were
torpedoed, and the Teuton plots
against neutrality in our own country,
how can Germany and Austria expect
us to favor them or even hold the
balance even. The fact of the BUSH
ness is that Germany expected to do
as she pleased in and with America.
She is lucky to get off SC lightly. II
our government had respectable
amount of spunk, it would have de-
clared war.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16


The Ocala Star denies making the
statement that Hon. Sidney J. Cats
escaped responsibility for killing ne
gro by pleading insanity. Sorry we
do not keep a file of the Star, but if
friend Benjamin will glance over his
file of about September 1st he will
find that he printed a clipping from
the Lakeland Telegram to that effect
and commented on it in a manner that
was virtually reiteration of the
kilograms observation-disclosures Jour-
nal.
The Lakeland Telegram did not
make any such an assertion, and the
Star did not reiterate such an asser-
ton. We regret ito see that Cats
extraordinary talent for misrepresen-
tation has communicated itself in a
mild form to Hugh, but if he will stop
and think and take a dose of castor
oil, he will get it out of his system be-
fore it does much harm.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16

Father Sidney ]. Cats is calling
public attention to the fact that of all
the votes recounted neither Hudson,
Wood, Cats or Farris has gained a
single vote. All the gains have been
for Knott, and yet Father Cats
thinks that is very strange coinci-
dent.-Arcadia Enterprise.
When Father Cats made that
statement he must have known that
he was uttering deliberate false
hood, for no man in Florida has kept,
through his attorneys and otherwise,
a closer tab on the recounts than this
same Cats -Palatka News.
Look out!-you'll have your eye
BACKED.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16

In regard to Cats claim that he
has not gained any second choice
votes in any OF the recounted pre-
cincts, the Palatka News pulls the
figures on him as follows:
'In Duval county Mr.. Cats lost one
first choice vote and gained four sec
ond choice votes; in Jackson county
he lost one firstschoice and gained one
second; in Leon county he gained one
second choice; in st. Lucie county
Cats lost one first choice and gained
IL second choice; in Suwanee county
he lost five first choice and gained
seven second choice. In this contest
nothing is said concerning the gains
of Farris, Hudson and Wood, for the
reason that their gains do not matter,
and yet only last week, Wednesday,
September 9th, the Florida Metropolis
of Jacksonville, a Cats organ, said
editorially that "a remarkable thing
about the recount of the gubernator-
ial vote in the various precincts of the
state is the gain for Ion L. Farris for
governor. In Duval county alone
Farris gained as many as thirty votes
on the second count in some of the
smaller precincts. There are many of
the opinion that he would have shown
larger per cent of gains on the re-
counts than any Of the other candi-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16

/ note that Marion county farmers
are going strongly into the hog bus
mess, and that all of them are buying
Hampshires. believe that Marion is
bound to succeed, and | commend that
feature which ties the farmers to one
breed. The bankers are backing up the
farmers in good shape and have them
selves invested largely in brood sows,
Boys are encouraged to buy pigs, and
the bankers are taking the boys notes
at per cent. It is expected that
there will be 1000 pure bred sows in
Marion county within the next ewelve
months.-The Lancer in the Florida
Grower. Ell
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16

We are mighty glad that the con-
nection between Ocala and the Tampa
and Jacksonville railway is being agi-
tated, even though gently, in the
board of trade meetings. Connection
with this road is one of the things the
Star has steadily advocated. 1t is
taking hundreds of thousands of dol
lars worth of business out of our
county. A moderate amount of git
up and git by Ocala business men
would bring it to Ocala.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16

dates Thus is Mr.. Cats statement
shown to be false by one of his own
organs. Mr.. Knots gain in the var
ious counties of 452 is total net gain
over Mr.. Cats, and the gain is in
about the same proportion as his
gains on second choice votes over
Cats were shown to be in the origi-
nal tally sheets. But Cats! Anything
goes with Cats"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16

At the meeting of the board of
trade Friday night, Alderman McIver
said that the Star would print any
thing" We consider Mr.. Macs as
sertion a compliment. Newspapers
which pick and choose what they say
are great aid to stagnation. At the
same time, we don't think the matter
Mr.. McIver referred to concerns the
board of trade. Mr.. Mac might dis
cuss it in council meeting, however.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-16

Those Austrians must get tired OF
falling back.-Columbia State.
They know they would attain per-
manent rest by falling forward. And
somehow permanent rest is not COW
eted, even by the most tired people.