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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-27
RECRUITING BEING RUSHED
IN SOUTH CAROI.INA

COLUMBIA, S. c.. June 26.-Mobiliza-
ton OF the National Guard of South
Carolina called upon for border duty
was completed to-day with the arrival
AZ the State camp near here of ma
chine gun company. The troops con-
SYST OF two infantry regiments and a
troop OF cavalry. Governor Manning
who yesterday Issued a call for 1000
volunteers, visited the camp again 10.
Gay Recruiting is being rushed to
hFlnr all the companies to wal
strength.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-27
ORDERS TO TUE,lNo
II III: II.NL ISL &,

It was pointed out however. tina,
Secretary Lansins's note did not found
its dcma nds upon statcmcn, that tho
Mexicans precipitatcd the nSh, An.
parentiy the question has no direct COW
nection with tho rursc President VII
son is pursuing Tho Mox.e.n note
saying General Carranza personals
directed that General TTtv!ro resist
any movement Of American troops ia
Mexico, except ia rctiremcu, toward
the border, is the real issue.
The Washington gov,rrn,cn, con.
s,rue. this action as a formal ayowal
of deliberately hostile action II de-
mands that If this ~ Carrauzas plr.
pose. nc 50 state through regular
diplomatic channels Aside from TIN
diplomatic iinpTupriely 81 making >
subordinate military officer . MEDIUM
Of communicated the Stat" Depart.
mcnt recalled numerous Instances
where the acts Of military commanders
have~been later d!saNowed by til. ds
facto government, IL IS known tina,
many OF Carramza'S commanders arc
not fully under his control
President Wilson arranged last nigh
for possible joint session OF IN,
Hnuse and senate later TIN. wee.
which hc may address after the car
ranza reply Ia recolNcd. Chairman
Stone. OF the senate Foreign Relation
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-27

Committee; Senator Lodge. ranking Re-
publican member, and Chairman Flood,
Of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs conferred for more than an
hour with the President, and after
,he!- call Senator Stone said: I'VE will
neve: have peace down there until we
use force enough 10 compel it,
LARGE FORCES o TMIIITIA
SOON on WAY TO BORDER
Large forces OF militia, sworn in as
United states regulars, will bc Oh their
"ay 20 the border within two days.
army officers said to-day, and these will
60 ON steadily in increasing numbers
as the week progresses. BY Friday or
Saturday the United States will be in
much bette! position TO strike. II It is
decided THIS * the only course open to
solve the dispute with Mexico
The return TO General pershing's line
o: Captain Lewis sydney Morey. com
maUder OF Troop *, which participased
IL me CaTri@al fight. and his story OF
how the NexicanS started the firing
mere caused rejoicing in official circles
captain Norcy's report strengthened
the American governments attitude
mat II mas sought TO avoid classic s
with troops OF the Mexican de facto
government
The presence of several high army
on!cers at the War Department until
long after midnight last night gave
rise 10 some speculation. but it was
sa!d afterwards. however. that they
had remained 20 study Captain Morcy's
report These officers included Cen
era scott, chief Of staff: General Blisy,
assistant chief Of staN: Judge AdNo-
ca'e-Gcneral Crowtlcr and Lieutcnant-
colonel Baker assistant quartermastcr-
general
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
FOOD SCARCE FOR
THE BUDAPEST zoo

Budapest, Hungary. Feb. Rats
are being bred for the Budapest Zoo
in order to save the scant ration Of
horsefiesh for the lions and tigers,
whose constant roaring shows the
extent they suffer from the general
shortage of food. Eagles, vultures
and the wild birds are fed exclusive
ly on rats. At times when horse meat
has been unobtainable, goats and the
less valuable animals have been sac
rificed to save the lives of the beasts
that once ruled the jungle.
But the herbivorous animals have
also gone through hard times, as
wild chestnuts have been substituted
for expensive hay. They have small
liking for chestnuts. A herd of ten
seals had to be killed, as no fish
could be obtained for them. The seal
meat went to feed the wild beasts.
Two polar bears were shot-one be-
cause he refused to eat war food and
the other because he grew so weary
on the new diet 1t was deemed a
mercy to finish him off. The bears
added to the zoos revenue in another
way, as the privilege of shooting
them was auctioned off to local
sportsmen, one of whom paid $50 for
the honor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
WARM WELCOME FOR
STATE SHERIFFS IN TAMPA

Tampa, Feb. 4.-When the sher-
iffs or the State arrive here for the
convention Feb. 10, they will walk
into the warmest kind of a reeep-
tion that Sheriff Will Spencer, OF
Hillsborough county knows how to
tender. No set program has been ar
ranged for their meetings, which
will probably open with an informal
assembly shortly after all these at
tending have registered at the sher-
iff's office in the court house, and lat
er in the day the business session
will be held for the discussion of
matters of interest to the sheriffs
and the election of officers and of
delegates to the national association
of chiefs Of police and sheriffs.
That night, Thursday, the sher-
iffs will be the guests of Hillsbor-
ough's administrative officers at a
Spanish banquet at the Ell Pasaje,
which will hold the boards from
about $40 o'clock to IL o'clock. A
feast of the finest that Ell Pasaje
knows how to set before a gathering
of the kind. in the way of food and
drink as well, is promised
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
|SIX DEAD AS RESULT Of
FIRE WHICH DESTROYED
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT BLDG
LEIPZIG "MEssE," BUSINESS FA1F
(By Associated Press)

Leipzig, Feb. 4 4.-The opening of
the annual spring business fair or
"Messe," in peace times one of the
biggest institutions of its kind in
Europe, has been set for Monday,
March 6, this year. A year ago the
number of exhibitors fell from 1000
to $500 because of the war. This
years prospect is that the number
will be more nearly normal than in
1915.
Already there are assured a large
number of exhibitors of glass and
metal ware, wood, paper, leather,
rubber, basketware and toys. The
peace-time exhibitors from Russia,
France and England, as we'll as the
buyers from those countries, will
again be missing, of course, but it is
anticipated that they will in part at
least be replaced by Germans.
The authorities are arranging to
facilitate as far as possible the free
movements Of all who wish to go to
the fair. so that exhibitors, buyers
and others shall have minimum of
difficulty about passes, which now
are necessary for everyone who trav-
els in Germany.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
FIRE ATTRIBUTED
TO BOMB; LOSS
OYER S6,O00,OO0
PARLIAMENT WAS IN SESSION AT
THE TIME; MANY HAD MAR.
ROW ESCAPES; SEVERAL HAD
SEVERE BURNS
(By Associated Press. }

Ottawa, Feb. AT least six are
dead and marry hurt by the fire
which destroyed the Canadian par
lament building here last night and
early today. The fire is attributed
to a bomb. Parliament was in ses-
sion at the time and many members
had narrow escapes. William G.
Loggie, member from Northumber-
land, New Brunswick, is reported
missing. Frederick F. Pardee,
chief Liberal whip, was reported
missing last night. but it is learned
that he went to Sarnia, Ontario,
yesterday and could not have re-
turned before the fire. 1t is diff
cult to estimate the financial loss.
The building cost over six million
dollars and its contents were of
great value. Martin Burrell, min
lister of agriculture, was burned
about the head.
The officials said there was no evil
dence of incendiarism Mr.. Loggie,
reported missing, Is now believed to
have escaped. The library building
was saved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
IS NEW $4,000 JAX
JAIL PERFECTLY WORTHLESS :

Jacksonville, Feb. 4.-Much con.
Germ is being expressed today on the
part of the board of county commits.
sioners over the attempted Jail de-
livery of yesterday, and which may
cause the condemnation of the new
building, and its refusal from the
contractors until remedied.
A thorough inspection of the in
terror of the Jail and the various
cells was made this morning by
Chairman l.. L. Meggs, of the COM
nissioners. accompanied by Sheriff
". II. Bowling and other interested
parties and the concensus of opinion
is that the Jail is absolutely insecure,
and should not be held as a safe
place of confinement.
After witnessing the drill holes
bored through the steel bathroom
wall. where the prisoners attempted
to make their getaway. and other
avenues of escape, pointed out by
the four prisoners, engaged in pre-
pairing for an exit, Chairman Meggs
had the following to say:
The whole proposition is deplor-
able. The conditions, as l see them,
are bad, and to think that Duval
county has agreed to pay $4,000
for such an insecure home for pris-
oners Is even worse. / will immedi-
ately take the matter up with the
board to see if something can be
fairs. am satisfied that prisoners
with a little assistance can get out
of the new Jail. / am sure the coun-
ty has not received the building from
the contractors; at least, the pres
ent board has not. The place
should be condemned, for it is not
safe for the holding of prisoners.
Prisoners w. R. Phillips, Harry
Hultz, E. w. Westman and ]. w.
Staten. the four men who attempted
the delivery yesterday, talked freely
of the affair this morning and re-
iterated their statements that they
could get out of the Jail within an
hour time if given the proper tools.
They state that the steel is not case
hardened, and will yield to the saw
and other methods of making an es-
capa. All four of the men made a
proposition to the county officials to
demonstrate how easily an exit
could be made If the tools were fur
nished them. They set time limit
in which they would be on the out
side. under the very eyes of the au-
thorities. One of the men stated that
he believed that he could get out
with a can opener.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
WOMEN DOING ALL KINDS
:. OF WORK IN AUSTRIA

Vienna, Feb. 4 4.-Not a week
passes in Austria without women ap-
pearing in some new occupation I.
Women teamsters are now to be seen
on the streets, often performing la
borious work. The big dairies are
employing them to deliver milk to
the retail branches, and they are
also driving ice wagons. A choco--
late factory is sending out neatly
uniformed women wagon drivers
Business motor wagons are being
driven by women chauffeurs.
In the big petroleum works wom-
en- are doing all kinds of work, fill
ing cans, loading them on the wag-
ons, and then going with the drivers
and delivering the cans at houses,
and collecting the bills.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
s. CRISIS HAS ARISEN I'M
MIA CASE::CERMANY TELLS
hot TO PUSH DEMANDS
FAR: WILL NOT ADMIT
g CD Of SHIP SHIP VAS VAS ILLEGAL IDjSi
HOW ORLANDO RALLIES TO
HER COMMERCE CHAMBER

Jacksonville, Feb. 4..-"The big
boosting meeting of the Orlando
Board of Trade Monday night was
the most enthusiastic thing of its
character | ever attended," declared
George E. Leonard, secretary Jack
sonv'lle Chamber of Commerce, yes
terday, on his return home after ad-
dressing an audience there. He had
been invited to make an address on
the general needs of a commerce
body and what such an organiza-
tion should mean for any city or
town that expects to grow.
'in getting new members the
chamber of commerce in Orlando has
broken n ational record. The fig
ures show that there are now over
10 per cent of the population there
members of the organization There
is no city in the United States that
can boast of such record. Besides
this the new members Joined for a
period of three years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
By Associated Press. J

Palestine, Texas, Feb. 4.-The
project to build a railway from Pal
estine, Texas, northwest to Corsi-
cana, thence to Dallas, about 220
miles long, has been revived by a
number of business men of Palestine,
headed by w. H. Mitchell. Con-
struction of such line has been un-
der consideration for several years
and II was reported that consider
able grading has been done on the
section between Palestine and Cor
sicana. 1t is said that the present
promoters have procured the neces-
sary capital to carry out the work
and that the line will be built dur
ing the present year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
YOUNG CoUNTERFEITER CAUGHT

Atlanta. Ca, Feb. 4.-If il had
not heen for the charcoal bucket
smoking, young Mr.. P. Stringfel-
low. aged 22 years, and. according
to his landlady, "as nice a hammered
young man as one would want to
meet" might still be pursuing his
's'l dies in chemistry" undisturbed
in the privacy Of his room at 4S Car
negie Way.
But the charcoal bucket smoked,
and the neighbors smelt the odor
thereof, and the folks in the house
got suspicious and called the police,
with the result that Stringfellow is
now held for the federal authorities
on charge of making quarters and
halves and dollars out of lead and
compositions Of other base metals.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
COLLECTING POETRY
OF THE WAR

Kiel, Feb. 4.-The University of
Kiel has begun the collection of all
the poetry Of the war which has
more than mediocre merit. Requests
have gone out to all poets of repu-
tation, to all newspapers, magazines
and publishers, to forward to the
university anything that may seem
to them to be worthy of a place in
the collection. including prose skits,
songs with or without music, novels
and dramas.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
OF FOoDSTUFFs
(By Associated Press. j

Berlin, Feb. 4.-The big subur.
ban city of Lichtenberg a few miles
from Berlin, whose population is al
most exclusively drawn from the
working classes, has, during the past
few months, been perfecting a sys-
tenn OF municipal ownership of food
stuffs which is perhaps the most
comprehensive in Germany.
IT has not only taken charge of
| and control over certain kinds of
foods, as other municipalities have
! done, but it has become salesman as
well, has opened municipal stores
and markets all over the city, has
done much to keep prices down with
in reach of its inhabitants and yet
has made enough profit to enable it
TO keep its stock replenished.
Where it has been found inadvis-
able for the city to sell the food it.
self, it has been distributed through
merchants who have been permitted
to charge only stipulated prices and
to make a profit no larger than the
city itself would make.
The city now maintains four stores
for the sale of meat, sausage, fats
and bacon, four egg stores, and two
potato stores. Four more of the lat
TO IN ha tn ohN
as soon as the expected increased de-
mand for potatoes comes.
The city mas been able TO make ad-
yantageous contracts with packers
for 10th meat and fats, and of late
is selling daily to about 10000 fam
lilies. Whenever a shortage has been
felt, such as was the case with fat
recently, Lichtenberg has procured
substitutes of one kind or another.
II has in its storehouses now
enough bacon to last about month,
and by that time will have received
the 1900 hogs that have been ap-
rortioned to it by military authori-
lies. A contract to slaughter them
has already been awarded.
OF late the city has added to its
stock by putting in rice, beans, peas
and Cat axes by the hundredweight
and is selling them at a small mar
gin of profit at its meat stores. I'm
I'll after Christmas the price of mu-
nicipal eggs was four cents apiece
AS compared with eight to nine
cents in other parts of Greater Ber-
now it has advanced to four
and a half cents
The city has just purchased an
enormous quantity of potatoes, half |
Of which it has stored away, and the
other half of which has been dis
tributed among regular provision |
dealers to be sold at specified prices. !
The city has also sold huge amounts |
Of fruit.
In addition to selling outright the |
things enumerated, Lichtenberg has !
local merchants with great !
quantities of noodles. condensed 1
milk, sardines, vegetables and mac
.roai. which 1t. as a wholesale buy
r, has been able to procure advan-
tageousIy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
TAYLOR COUNTY WILL TURN
OUT TO HEAR HIM

Perry, Feb. 4.-Tomorrow prom
ises to be the biggest day in the
history of the Dixie Highway work
in Taylor county.
Every farmer and business man
in Taylor county is invited and
urged to be present at the court
house, at 9 o'clock, on that date. w.
c. Gilbreath, secretary of the Dixie
Highway Association. will arrive in
Perry Friday evening, Feb. 4, and
Saturday morning a meeting will be
held for the purpose of organizing a
county council of the Highway As
ISOLATION.
Those who have charge of the ar
rangements for the occasion anti
cipate the largest gathering of rep
resentative citizens in the history of
Taylor county. A Board of Trade
committee, consisting of c.. A.
OQuinn. w. B. Davis, E. l.. Will
liams, H. c. Parkes, Jr., and R. IL.
Thompson, has the matter in hand
and is cooperating with ]. II.
Scales, county committeeman, in
preparation for the event.
Mr.. Scales and possibly others
will motor to Tallahassee to meet
Mr.. Gilbreath and an extensive mo-
tor parade will be formed at the Au-
ella river to escort the field secre-
tary into Taylor county and to Per-
ry. Those who would like to join
this party may obtain information
from Mr.. Scales.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
ACTIVITIES IN
WAR ZONE ARE
CONFINED TO
AERIAL ATTACKS
(By Associated Press. }

London, Feb 4.-Aerial activi-
ties are the chief interest in war
news. The Austrians report that
they have attacked Durazzo and Av-
Iona. Vienna reports Russian aerial
activity in Galicia. A Petrograd
newspaper hears that the Turks have
evacuated the fortress at Arzerum
Athens says second Zeppelin raid
on Saioniki was frustrated. No re-
ports of important infantry activi-
ties.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
CHILDREN PLAYING WITH
A BOMB M0RTALLY INJURED

Amsterdam, Feb. 4.-Ten chill
dren are reported to have been killed
by an aeroplane bomb explosion at
Cologne. The youngsters were play
ing in a ditch near the flying ground
when they unearthed the bomb from
a rubbish heap. A sentry near by
shouted to the children to go away
whereupon one of the boys picked
the thing up and threw it at the
man. The bomb burst infiicting
mortal injuries upon all the children
but the sentry was not hurt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
RETURN OF
APPAM IS
DEMANDED
BY BRITAIN
U. S. HAS VIRTUALLY AGREED TO
LET THE PRUSSIAN-AMERICAN
TREATY GOVERN CASE OF THE
LINER
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Feb 4.-The Brit
ish ambassador has made formal de-
mand for the return of the Appam
to its British owners.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 4.-Secretary
Lansing has indicated that the Unit
ed States has decided to hold that
the Prussian American treaty gov
erns the case of the captured liner
Appam. This is the German conten-
tion. Secretary Lansing indicated
that all remaining to be decided was
the Interpretation of the treaty's
terms as to how long the ship can
stay i'll American waters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04

Berlin, Feb. According to the rec
ords of the sick insurance office of
Berlin it appears that the with
drawals of workmen from employ
ment in shops and factories for war
duty last year were far less numerous
than had been generally believed.
Especially was the reduction slight
in the youngest and the oldest classes
of men subject to military duty. Thus
workmen between II and 20 years old
represented on January 1. 1915, 15.2
per cnt of all the names on the lists,
but by October 1 they had been re-
duced only to 14.6 per cent The re-
duction for the class between Al and
As years was from SIS to rs per cent.
Even for all the classes subject to
military duty the average reduction
for the nine months was only about
3 per cent II is a remarkable fact
that even now the class of young
men between 21 and 25 is larger than
any other one in the shops and fac
tories of Berlin. constituting 15.5 per
cent Of all the names listed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
b oloAp LOADS ALL
MAINS FOR FLORIDA

|ckeootf1lo Feb. 4.-The cold
her tgpyniling in the West and
~ West during the last few days
Arday 6hpWed it's effect upon Flor
|toufist travel when trains arriv.
|a( the union passenger station
1cn1ed 70 capacity and, in many
neo6 n double sections made
ssasy % accommodate the over.
tra&lc The effect was also
oehIe IN the hotel arrivals and
leayy departures on the trains
/ south 70 East Coast and inter
sDortn.
e Dixie Flyer. which is operated
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
~ city, came filed to capacity,
1ooording to, announcement
4. F. Swicegood, city pas
1T for the Nashville, Chat
st. Louis railroad, which
trains for a part of the
d Chicago and Jackson
rival this morning will be
ons to Accommodate the
Special, operated into
Southern Railway, yes
in two sections, with one
hest loads of tourists Of
Beason. 1t was announced
b G. r. Petit, division pas
ht for the line, that the
arriving this morning
b two parts for the same
e Southland, which comes
the Atlantic Coast Line
IS in two sections, the first
Of four Pullman cars, in
the regular equipment,
cond having six Pullman
lded to its consist. This
arrive again today in two
|ccording to d. q. wilder,
passenger agent for the
4 Nashville, one OF the
hg lines
Baird, Florida passenger
the Illinois Central lines,
! night that the famous
Limited win arrive today
ge number of extra cars to
ate overflow and home
hvel to this state.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
SIX WOMEN
PERISHFD IN
fire WHICH
DESTROYED
BROOKLYN HOME
(By Associated Press. J

New York, Feb. 4.-Six women
perished when fire destroyed the
home of Mrs. Casimir Tag in Brook
lyn today. The dead are: Caroline
and Helen, daughters of the family;
Hannah E. Snaveley, a cousin; Jen-
ME Stebman, a nurse. and Anna and
Lizzie Cain, servants The fire is
attributed to defective insulation.
Caroline saved her mother and then
perished trying to save others. Caro-
line was to marry Feb. Is.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04
ID
INFUSED TO
comment ON
SITUATION
gA1Y WROUGHT MATTER
FlD 0B3 x1sED UNTIL NEW DE.
tAllb0 IRE MADE; sToUTLY
EIrF m 11GE THAT SINKING
~ N al
[ Sociated Press.)

afN@|| @/W iSoS.J
|1tII y 1b. 4 4.-Information
associated Press indi-
II 1r. no circumstances
&dmit that the sinking
81 4lA was an illegal act.
o31ons sent Ambassador
cording to this infor-
loy tn simply one phrase
he II Emulation of the pro-
q regret. The suggested
|e1I( M eight words and does
cQ0t - word illegal. 1t
- extreme limit of Ger
|J7nx 1ons in the Lusitania
~ Il4 here that one of the
B s. 6fises of the war has
- mi L Isnsitania case and it is
11 foresee the outcome.
~ the negotiations appear
Id the word "illegal I"
1 ~ Press is informed
ktS( nA authoritatively that
- t and won't designate
II ~ Milking of the liner by
Gt 1r&9. DR.. Alfred thinner
|, " tocretary of foreign af-
!, 33terview explicitly said
a had done everything
y "but there are limits
r. even friendship
b "a he thought the mat
uott I'll new demands were
~ ID by saying: "You
j hotl n1fyour demands too far.
mu1k ~ attempt to humiliate
aany =
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-04

Loadings on a number of the prin-
cipal western railroad systems,
while showing small increases over
the figures of last year at this time.
are not so heavy as they were a few
weeks past. Earnings of the roads
continue good. however The restric-
tions which the eastern roads have
been obliged to place on traffic NOV
ing ir that direction have materi-
ally decreased the grain movement.
Live stock and lumber are showing
good increases on many of the roads.
and the coal movement is. as usual
this season Of the year, exceedingly
good.