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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

latter was dear as The stone &;
front of the house, their ability
out depended solely on Katrina
she had seen her father in d
well covered, especially about y
she went out closing the door
her, and descended to the room
the prisoners were still hamm3
be freed.
who's there?' asked the II
tending ignorance.
your Aunt Anneke. Letue
once"
ANY one else?"
Yes; Meinheer Beekman i'll
with me-"
"Oh, auntie. what a talk /.
cause"
mo scandal at all unless you
MY keeping the secret viii /
good. You and Meinheer u
must be married"
Nonsense! There's no need =
matter getting out"
II don't want to marry Nh
Beekman, and | do want to I
WOuter Ten Brock"
There was no reply to this 70, !
time. Evidently the parties
were consulting as to whItit wG
to do. Whether the woman TetGe
marry the man or the man retze
marry the woman was never
At any rate. after a c0nfeTa
aunt returned to the attack, or s
persuasion, telling her niece Oh Z
vantages she would euJoy as u !,
Of Meinheer Beekman who vi L
largest dealer in pelts in New q
dam. a
But Katrina was not TO be y 3
ed, and her aunt was at last
to consent to her terms. No
pledge was required, f." katFl' z,
ed only TO tell the story 10 u
tongues of the town wagering a' Il
aunt and Meinhecr BceGm2n IL
AS soon as an agreement W& is
ed Katrina unlocked the d@ e
Mcinheer Beekman, telling lo r
bars to the front door stole 3
the darkness. The ucEt day u
trothal of Katrina and Wo1' i
Brock was announced
Katrina kept the secret TILL
aunt had been dead some yen hi
told it to her daughter, who WI er
to be married. The diushIe. 4
1t down. and it is preserves pp
archives of the family 10 !" 20
day.
However, the story does j"
that the Dutchmcn oil New Alp al
were in the habit of seeing In
year out and the new year H. .
watch would not have broken red
party. 10
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03
Turks Names For Greeks.

The Turks have definite names for
the Greeks who inhabit Ottoman terri
tory and for those who are their own
masters The latter are Yunan and
their country YunaulStan-namcs de-
rived from "Ionia" while the Greeks
and Turks are Rum. BY origin this is
simply Romans" and is an inheritance
from the Byzantine days, when the in.
habttants Of Constantinople, the New
Rome, We're called Romaioi. while the
provincialS were known as Helladikoi
Rum was the conquering Turks
name for the Byzantine empire. 1t sur,
wives in Roumelia while the popular
Greek language Of the present day is
still known as Romaic. But every
Greek, in Greece or in Turkey, calls
himself a Hellene.-London Chronicle
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

It may not be good form, but It
at least is customary among FLORIDA
editors, from Bob Holly down-~to
Tampa-to reproduce in their owl pa
pers some of the nice things other
editors are saying about them. Ibis
custom will be the editor of The
News excuse for venturing to pub
fish the following highly compliment
tary notice given him Ivy tha1 prince
of Florida editors, J. Hugh Reese, of
the Orlando Evening Reporter Star:
1t is a treat to peruse the Pa
latka News; each issue fairly
sparkles with the wit and wis
dom of Editor Russell. He IS
an original character and puts
individuality into his work. His
latest issue contains a descrip-
ton of the city of Palatka be-
cause a copy of that was to be
sealed in the corner stone of the
new government building and Ed
itor Russell thinks that when the
paper is disinterred it will be of
interest for the citizens of that
presumably far distant day to
read of the Palatka of the past.
1t is most breezy article, and
there are others in the same is
sue, one of local interest to Or
lando."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

Senator N. P Bryan is much
more interesting and effective speak
err when he is good and mad than
otherwise. His effort in this city
last Saturday night on the street
corner emphasized the fact that at
least one of those whom the gods had
made mad with the purpose Of des-
tloying, was at least g)irg to have
a good time during the process Of
disintegration. Senator Nat. acted
for all the world like a mali who
knew his official days were numbered
but who intended to make his enc
mics pay dearly for the numbering.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

The Orlando Reporter-Star points
out the fact that no Floridian has ev~
er been elected U. S. Senator while
occupying the office of Governor
Well, there always has to be first
time for everything. Gov. Tram
nell makes precedent; he was never
any good at just following a beaten
Dath
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

The Times-U Union predicts that the
campaign now on will be the bittereSt
in the history of christianzied dem
ocracratic politics in Florida, and
holds out the hope that before the
close of the campaign great clots oil
gore will sprinkle the arena Inc
News can hardly bring itself to agree
with the Times Union regarding its
predicted murder of any of our poll
ticians. Some of EN-, we are free to
confess, are .consummate nUsanceS'
but they hardly deserve to be sho''
The worst we can wish them is that
they be sent to Jacksonville an" al
lowed to get half-shot under the mef-
ciful provisions of the Davis law
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03
Municipal Regulation of Service
Clubs

Pensacola News: The suggestion
of municipal control and regulation
seems to offer the only solution of
the Service" club abuses that have
arisen under the Davis package law.
With strict city ordinances to govern
the Service" clubs it would be posi-
BILE for part at least of the spirit of
the Davis law, which seeks to elimi-
nate social drinking and regulate the
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

The News has heard from Col. }.
Letcher McMurtry. He asks: "HaTe
YOU read of the Rape Of Lucretla
The Colonel compares it to the re-
ported sale of the Florida republican
federation to the national convention
bv Joe Lee, and others. (The Colo
mel read report in last Sundays Me-
tropolis.) He says:
"NIirable dictu-Lincom freed
the niger; who will free Flor
da? Just when Florida steps o4C
in public view, dressed in gala
attire. the sad intelligence IS
flashed over the wires that H.
800 human beings in Florida,
known as republicans have been
traded for pie. 1t is a disgrace
that affects democrats as well
as republicans, and the heiIlsn
plot should be exposed. New
NV dear Russell, is the time for
YOUR facile pen to come to the
defense of Florida, Let not the
vitrol flowing from YOUR pen IN
defense of an outraged Florida
be tempered with any fear OF
boycott" =,
Let not your heart be troubled
Colonel. We don't know anything
about this reported sale, and we care
less. The delegation to the natlohai
REPUBLICAN convention from Flomda'
represents some "human beings" with
whom we have no political matters II
common. We prefer to believe them,
however. to be good men and true to
their convictions. They have all been
convicted before the bar OF puDllc
oninion of a desire to get something
for their principles, else why should
thew mix themselves so? II the
Florida delegation to the national re-
nublican convention, have, as report
ed in the Metropolis, sold themselves
70 some representative of one OF the
ranuhlican candidates for the presl-
dencv. we trust they secured all the
Goods were worth. But we can't be-
lieve that men of the character OF Mr.
Chubb. are easily secured so early IN
the game. What these men want is
office, and it is too early in the game;
the wind bloweth where it listeth, but
no man knoweth where it isteth-
not vet.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

St. Augustine's Chamber Of Com
merce is out for the 1917 Florida
Press Association meeting. IT'S a
good town to meet in for it contains
q professional kidder. When Harry
Brown goes down to Kissimmee in
April he'll do the rest.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

Our old friend, Potash, may eX-
tract some comfort by a perusal Of
his Monday predictions. But then
Abe couldn't a got any more out Of
it had the thing gone his way. Abe
wins; he wins on the principle Of
"heads l win, tails you lose"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

Hon. G. Lopez Bailey is now a pri-
vate citizen, and not of the "privi-
legged" classes, and therefore his ac-
tivity can be charged to no greater
incentive than a desire to break even
with Howell All hail! G.. Lopez
of renewed youth. Go to it; there
are others.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

"The vote cannot be interpreted,
y'unerstan, that the charter, as such,
y'unerstan, was faulty or bad, yum
erstan; No, perish the thought; it
simply means, y'unerstan, that preju-
dice and bias, y'unerstan, had gained
a victory"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

Well, we still have Magma Charta
for a guide-post in emergencies-and
Abe Potash-to say nothing of How
ell Davis.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03
Even Break

well, did your husband succeed in
beating the carpet?"
My sporily inclined brother saws
tnat the contest was a draw."-Louis.
vile Courier-J Journal.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

Among the teachers of the State,
particularly those affiliated with the
Florida Educational Association,
there is a general desire for the sue
cess of DR.. J. L. Kelley, who is max
ing the race for State Superintendent
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03
y xxxX X X X X X X X \ X u r
*
Y WHATLEADING STATE
y EDITORS ARE SAYING.
Y Y X X X X X X X X X y; X y; y. Y \: \
Need to be Improved


Need to be Improved
Lakeland Telegram: Disguised at
the failure of the Davis package Ia"
inishing the evils of the liquor habit
the Punta Gorda Herald again de,
nounces legislatures as frauds and
recommends that they be abolished.
No, they are not frauds, nor are they
failures except in comparative
sense; but like many other human IN.
situations, they fall short OF perfect
efficiency, and the remedy is not ~, 70
abolish, but to improve them me
Davis package law was wen hlea aa
and looked efficient on the surface;
It's defects could only be discovered
BY it's practical application, and the
same was true of most other mechan-
isms now in successful use, on their
trial trip.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

It is unfortunate that Abe fotasi'
Of the Morning Postem Serial mas
raised the point that money was cor
,untlv used to defeat the proposed
Palatka charter on Tuesday we
are not prepared to deny the charge
In fact we are more than inclined TO
agree with Abe, particularly as II
has hoen limited from another source
that tile socialists of the city raised
fund estimated at $4,000 for the
charters defeat This is a retlec-
ton on our citizens generally 1of II
is impossible to trace TINS money,
# is undcniablc that the friends OF
the charter developed unexpected
strength, especially in the oecohu'
Sixth and Seventh wards, and 1t may
be that opponents of the great tome,
along toward the end of the day, useu
undue influence. Unfortunate! HAD
tho custodians of this fund onl?
clipped off Abe" we might nave
been spared this disgrace!
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

When men are rightly occapH
amusement grows ont OF lu'
as the color petals OF. o. 'HS
flower -Ruskln.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

F. A, Wood of st. Petersburg, VINO
10 ambitious to sit in the executive
chair at Tallahassee and initiate his
cornoreitv with dignity and his chest
with hot air, had his pin-feathefs
scorched one day last week at Bush
nell, where there was bit Of JOINT
discussion in which he and Mr.. Knott
were the principles. Wood stated
that he introduced and secured the
passage of the bill in the 1915 legls-
Iature doing away with the office oil
county treasurer. He should have
known better than to make such a
statement. and so he would were he
man of gube1natorial size. MI.
Knott didn't tell Wood what he
thought of him; no, he simply cor
rected the error; told that the concur
rent resolution submitting an amend
ment to the people to do away with
the office was passed by the 1919,
and not the 1915 legislaturc-tw2
wears before Wood had been heard Of
in a legislative capacity. 1t was
the people who did away with the Of
flee of county treasures-not the leg
iSlature.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

IT'S now generally conceded among
lawyers that Sidney J. Cats is eligi-
BILE to the office of Governor of
Florida. There's lots of US eligible;
eligibility is the least of our troubles.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

"The contest yesterday was some
what of an uneven one said Abe
Potash in Wednesday mornings Pos
TEN.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03
Viz iictive Anin'8'''

VIZ llCilNC N'''
The camel, like the e'epD,,
q good memory for injuries
1t, and often takes re'ens'
assailant in an unexpected l''
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03

The U. S. Department OF Agrlcui-
+,,re issued on February 18th last, q
namphlet of 50 pages entitled SOL
Survey of Putnam County, FLORIDA
The pamphlet is a complete SYLLABUS
or brief. concerning the various sous
of the county and their adaptablllty
70 cultivation of various crops. Ihere
is 2 large map showing the various
coils in colors. 1t looks to an Office
farmer like the editor of The News
&C if if was most valuable BOOK
particularly for those about to select
. farm site with the design OF max
mo living. The pamphlet is the
,ronartv of the Palatka Board OIL
Trade whose secretary, Mr.. E. W. FL
lott called our attention to it. II
ya were going to engage in farming
in Putnam county we would certain
" write to Milton Whitney, chief OF
the Bureau of Soils and ask him to
send us one Of these pu0llcatlohS'
We have a good government, a gen.
erous government; it gives these
hooks out free for the asking.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-03
and Advertiser.

lat South Second St. Phone 1875.
VIM. A. RUSSELL. Editor.
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tenn.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
CAPTIVE SUBMARINE
ON VIEW IN LONDON
Boat Was Capable OF Placing
Twelve Mines.

London. July 21.-The German sub
marine mine layer of the U-35 class,
which is one of the latest prizes OF the
British navy, was seen to-day prior TO
its being placed on public exhibition IN
the Thames.
The prize, flying the German naval
ensign surmounted by the British en-
sign, lay in a naval dockyard on the
east coast. The vessel is designed
purely for mine laying. The entire
forward part is composed Of wells, SIX
in number, each containing two power
ful mines which can be released by
levers. The ship. which is only 100
feet long, has no torpedo TUBES or
other armament except small arms 1or
the crew. ~
Thirteen bluejackets and five officers
comprised the crew. According to one
of the seamen, she made. prior to her
capture. nineteen trips from her base
in Germany to the British coast ana
laid more than two hundred mines IN
routes frequented by merchant vessels
She was on her twentieth trip when she
was captured by British patrol boat
The sailors said that when the SUD-
marine was sighted the crew tired 20
get rid Of her remaining mines, but
rad not sufficient time. Seeing that
capture was inevitable. the officers or
dered the abandonment Of the snip, De,
stroyed the log and other records ana
virtually demolished the engines.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
GEN. HUGHES INNOCENT
OF MUNITIONS CHARGES
Did Not Know About Profits on
Contracts, Board Finds.

Ottawa. July 21.-Sir Sam Hughes,
Minister of Militia, is held by the
Meredith-Duff Royal Commission inno-
cent of responsibility for the negotia-
tion of government fuse contracts with
American munition manufacturers,
from which they were alleged 70 have
unduly profted. The findings OF the
commission were announced to-day.
The contracts in question were let by
the Canadian Shell Committee TO the
American Ammunition Company and
the international Arms and Fuse Com
pany. and the investigation Of them
followed charges in the House Of Com
mons by G. w. Kyle. NJ. p, who alleged
that large profits were allowed, with
the approval of Sir Sam Hughes.
The commission finds that Colonel j.
Wesley Allison. friend Of the Minis
ter of Militia, and alleged to have been
one of those who divided the profits,
"was instrumental in bringing about a
contract in which he was pecuniarily
interested" The judgment holds that
this he did while processing to be
acting as a friend of General Hughes
and "solely out of friendship for him,
but finds that he had no expectation
nor intention of receiving any remu-
neration for his services"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22

enemy Yesterday, as was expected prs..
pared to deliver main blow, but ~
failed. After the strongest hre prep
aration over a front of about t9t.y
kilometres (about twenty-seven miies :
attacks we're made from south ol
Pozieres to west Of Vermandovilieis'
More than seventeen divisions, Win
more than 100000 men, participated
in the attacks.
The result for the enemy is that the
first line of the German division along
a front of about three Kilometres
south of Hardecourt was pressed PACK
from its foremost trenches INTO the
next trenches. lying 800 metres behind,
and enemy divisions penetrated INTO
the salient of the little wood OF Ner-
mandovillers.
On the entire remaining front the
wild onsets broke to pieces against
the death defying loyalty OF our
troops. with extraordinary losses LOT
the enemy. Up to the present II
officers and 1,2O0 men have been cap
tured.
On the remainder of the front there
is nothing special TO report. Inc ar
tillery and mine throwing activity
south of La Bassee Canal and north-
vest of Lens, as well as in the Argonhe
and on both sides Of the Meuse, IN
creased at intervals. North OF ven,
drosse, in the Aisne region, smail
French detachments advanced after an
cxplosion which was without result
but were repulsed and the crater was
occupied by us.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
ELOpERS SLIDE INTO
CITY BY TRUNK CHUTE
Elude Irate Father at Dock
Taxi Race Follows.

Through the trunk chute Of the
steamer Berkshire, in a. 1880 yesterday
morning from Albany, there came slid
ing down TO the pier a much frightened
young woman, and just behind her a
much frightened young man.
The two looked furtively about for
an instant, then dashed for taxicsb.
The cry of Gilbert, Ebert, Stop this
minute" uttered by an elderly man
waiting at the gangplank, failed
to halt them. They leaped into the
taxicab and were whisked away. The
elderly man followed in another cab.
Just as the two taxicabs were ap-
preaching Desbrosses and West streets
a policeman lifted his hand. The taxis
halted side by side. The young man
alighted and ran southward, disappear
ing in the crowd
Whereupon Stewart Morrison, an AL
bany architect, climbed into the seat
lust vacated by his son and ordered the
chauffeur to drive himself and his sons
brand new bride TO an uptown hotel.
Late Thursday Mr.. Morrison, sr,
learned that his son Ebert, twenty,
had left Albany with Miss Margaret
Stevenson, whom he intended TO marry
at Yonkers. News came too late to halt
the wedding ceremony. So Mr.. Morri-
son. sr, caught a train to New York
and was waiting when the Berkshire
arrived The bridegroom suspected
that his father would be at the dock, so
introduced his bride to Manhattan via
the trunk chute.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
RUSSIANS SEIZE
CAUCASUS TOWN
Capture of Gumuskhaneh
Marks a Notable
Advance.

Petrograd. July 21.-The capture by
Russian troops Of the town Of Gumusk-
haneh, forty-fve miles southwest OF
Trebizond, in Turkish Armenia, was an
nounced to-day by the War Office.
The capture of Gumuskhaneh marks
a notable advance for the Russian eau
casus forces under Grand Duke Nicho-
las. Gumuskhaneh is forty miles north-
west Of Baiburt, the capture OF which
was reported by the Petrograd war
ONCE on July rs. 1t is about nifty
miles directly north of Erzignan, the
objective OF the Russian army when
recently took Mamakhatun, fifty miles
to the west.
The town, which has about 5000 in.
habitants, is built on both sides OF
a ravine, and is noted for its fruit pro-
duction.
The Russian official statement says:
ain the region OF Djwizlyk we made
further progress, taking prisoaer an
officer and sixty Turks.
Between Trebizond and Erzingan,
after fight, We took the town OF
Guzuskaneh. In the region northwest
Of the town Of Kialkitschevtlf we made
prisoner thirty Turkish officers and 400
men, and captured important conveys
We repulsed an enemy offensive in the
region east of Rivandouza (region Of
MosuD."
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
SAY GERMANY ADMITS
BIG LOSSES AT YPRES
British Declare Berlin Erred in
Denying Casualty Reports.

London, July 21.-The German Official
communication, as published by the
British Press Bureau tonight, con-
;ains a contradiction Of the British
official communication of Thursday.
The British had given out statement
sent by the Poldhu wireless station,
which the Germans summarize as say
ing that the battalion Of the 1lSth
Regiment, consisting Of 1,lOO men,
lost $50 men, and two other battalions
Of the same regiment each more than
half their effective strength. To sug-
Matte such reports and tranquillize
the people at home, it may be re-
marked that its entire losses in re-
cent weeks until yesterday were, hap
PLY, slightly less than 500 men, or
only a quarter Of the English allega-
ton"
The British Press Bureau points out
that the Poldhu message mentioned the
19Oth Regiment, and not the 18th,
which is stationed on the Ypres
salient. where it has had no serious
fighting during the last four weeks.
"If in that time," the Press Bureau
continues, at lost 500 men, this is a
gratifying result The losses of the
190,h Regiment, therefore, remain un-
challenged"
New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
DENIES THE REPORTED
BIRTH OF CROKER SON
c. A. Mills Says Stories Printed
Were Untrue.

c. A Mills, an English horse breeder
Of international repute and intimate
friend of Richard Croker, who arrived
yesterday on the Baltic, denied for Mr..
Croker the recently published reports
Of the birth Of son to Mrs. Croker.
Richard Croker, Tammany leader for
many years, married Beula Benton
Edmonson, a professional singer, No
vember 26. 1914. They sailed on the
Lusitania on April 3. 1915, for Mr..
Crokor's estate in Ireland.
Colonel Noel G. L. Marshall, of To-
ronto, chairman OF the exhibit commit
tee of the Canadian Red Cross, return
ed yesterday. bearing messages from
Queen Mary, King George and Presi-
dent Poincare for the splendid assist
snce rendered by American ambulance
units along the various fronts.