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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-24

J. $. Floyd, junior member Of the
insurance firm Of King & Floyd, IS
spending the day in wauchula on
combined business and pleasure trip,
J. y. Kelly, a popular attachc "t
the Arcadia Garage, left this after
noon for few days pleasure trip to
Tampa. He went through the coun-
try in his automobile.
r. 7. BurbauR,. after spending the
past two weeks I'm Arcadia as the
guest If his daughter, Mrs. Z. b..
Sampoy left this morning for his
home.
Grover Lan.ford. II Avon Park, was
visitor 90 Arcadia yesterday f"r a
fow hour, before leaving FOR no Biz
Cypress on a weeks hunt, Mr.. Oct
wilcr. II Lakeland, accompanied MI.
Langford on the hunting trip.
Dr. u. o. Mork and son, Of Wor'
tlhnrton MINI. arrived in this city
yesterday. Or. Mork owns con'idcro-
bic land I'm this ciunty and he came
down 10 look after his interests.
The News is glad to report that
Mrs. !. w. Nichols. who has been
confined 10 her bed on account of So
rious illness for the past three weeks.
E., able h. be ont on the streets again.
Mr. and Mrs T. II. Jones and baby
left last night Tor Lakeland 10 attend
the bcd>irc Of Mrs. Jones sister, Miss
Bryant, who is seriously III In hat
city.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. g. &. Bennett. II
pothan. Ga. and Mrs. !, r. Capcl
of Louisville. Ala, arrived in Area.
dia hi, morning. while here they
will be- the guest, Of their sister, Mrs
W. g. Appling.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-24

4. l., Murphy, a diamond merchant
"f Sumucryil'c, Ga. after spending
several day, in this city on business
matters lort this morning for Geor-
gia.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-24

Marshall McCray. who has been
working In the orange industry in thi,
CITY for the last three months, left
last night for Miami and other east
coast points.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-24

Miss Clara holland, who is attend
ins the teachers training department
II the DeSoto high school. left this
afternoon TO SPEND the weekend with
her parents IN Fort ogden.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-24

Mrs. j. J.. IIal,tinc. Of Atlanta,
Ga.. /, visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. \. Mills. i'm this city.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-24

Attorney Wilbur Whitehurst, Of
Wauchula is well known visitor to
Arcadia today. He is here on legal
business.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-24

\. FILTER, Of Lcavenworth, Kan.
sas, who has been going over the land
situation in this county for the past
week, left this morning for his home.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
BRITAIN THREATENS MEXICO
IF GERMAN SUBMARINES IN
GULF ARE GIVEN ANY AID
HARTFORD MAN WAS ON
SHIP SUNK BY U-B0AT
Marine Engineer Has Thrill
ling Experience Aboard
British Freighter.

New York, Nov. CT have been
a marine engineer since 1881, but
never had I gone through an ordeal
like the one that a German submarine
put up on us few weeks ago. de-
clared Frederick Smith, of Hartford
Conn, who arrived here last night
from Liverpool on the American line
steamship st. Louis
Smith stated that he was induced
to sign a third engineer on the British
freight steamship Midland by promise
of good pay and assurances that the
vessel was bound for China and would
not enter the European war zone.
When off st. Lucia he learned that
the ship was bound for Vladivostock
After leaving the Siberian port we
went to Australia, where we loaded
grain for Havre" said Mr.. Smith, in
telling his story.
AT $50 p. m. on October 20 we
were halted by seven shots. None hit
us, but we found they had come from
submarine which had come to the
surface few hundred yards away.
1--WE had a. crew Of thirty-three,
eight of us white men and the others
LaScarS. L was the only American on
board.
1--WE were ordered into life boats.
We were ordered to approach the sub
marine and the German commander
forced us to come aboard. He put
some Of his crew into our boats and
they went out to the Midland and
sank her. After explosions we saw
her roll over and go down.
1.-The Germans used only one eng
lish expression when they returned to
the submarine after sinking the Mid
land. That was get OUT
I'VE drifted all night until we were
picked up. Later We were taken into
st. Mark.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
CHILD VICTIM DIES
John NelIo of Cherry Street, -Four
Years Old, was struck by DR.. e. II.
Fromen's Car Saturday.

John Nello Of Cherry street, four
years old, died at the New Britain
General hospital this morning as a,
result of injuries received Saturday
afternoon when he was run down
near his home by a car owned by DR..
E. T. F'romen and driven by Herbert
White Of 48 Main street. The childs
relatives are grief stricken and his
mother is almost crazed, as she has
been since the fatal accident. I'M
NJ ediate1y following the accident the
child's mother made an insane assault
Upon Mr.. White. She was aided by
some Of her neighbors and the unfor-
tunate chauffeur's collar was torn
from has throat. 1t was necessary for
him to be protected by Officer John j.
King.
According to information in the
hands Of the police, the fatality was
accidental. Mr.. White reported i'm
mediately following the accident and
said he was driving along the street
rear Lilac street when the little boy
started to cross the street, stopped
when a playmate shouted at him, and
then lodged back directly in front of
the oncoming machine
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
q. S. Urges Mexico to Use Caution,

Washington, Nov 6.-The American
government has Informed the de facto
government of Mexico that precau-
t1ons should be a taken to prevent any
violation Of MexicCs neutrality by
operation of belligerent submarines
within its territorial waters or the
establishment of a submarine base on
the Mexican coast. The information
was conveyed, a state department
official said today, in a wholly friend
1y spirit and not at the suggestion Of
any of the Entente powers.
State department officials realized
that if Germany began a widespread
campaign of commerce raiding, as
was believed possible at the tie of the
submarine attack off the New Eng
land coast, it might be extended to
Mexico Then great oil fields there,
the principal source Of fuel Oil for
British war vessels, it was thought,
ght attract German submarines.
nc was said today the Mexican go
"ernment is without sufficient means
to insure protection of it's neutrality
and that it might be comparatively
easy for a foreign power to establish
q submarine base at some point along
the coast. Serious complications be-
tween Mexico~and Great Britain or
France might ensue, to the embar rass-
ment of the de facto government,
which might bring the United States
into the controversy.
Denial was made at the departm ent
that any protest had been submitted
to Mexico City from Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, the British ambassador here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
DROPS DEAD AS SHE
PREPARES FOR BATH
Mrs. Emma j. Smith of Winter street
Died Suddenly Last Night. Body
Found Today

Mrs. Emma J. Smith wife of AM
brose G. Smith Of 81 Winter street,
dropped dead in the bathroom of her
home last night and her lifeless body
was found by her husband this NOR
ming. The funeral will be held from
her late home Wednesday afternoon
at 1880 o'clock. Rev. Warren F.
Cook, pastor Of the Methodist church,
will off1ciate and interment will be in
Thomaston.
Mrs. Smith was "a years of age and
had not been i'll previous to her fatal
attack. After her husband had re-
tired Mrs. Smith lighted the hot water
heater in the kitchen and then went
to the bathroom to take a bath. 1t is
presumed that she dropped dead
shortly after entering the bathroom
as when her lifelssS body was found
this morning it was CARRIED in the
kimona Mrs. Smith wore just previous
to entering the room, and the water
was running over. The light in the
kitchen heater was also burning
brightly.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Smith
leaves her father, Nathaniel Ward Of
York state, and two brothers, V. H.
and r. r. Ward, both Of California
She was a member of the Methodist
church. the Stanley Woman's Relief
CORDS and the Sons of Veterans Auxil-
larry.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
STREMLAU REPLIES
President Of State Federation of
Labor Says He Is Interested in
Campaign Only as Private Citizen.


In reply to a statement given out to
the press today by President Philip
Calmbach and Secretary Glabau of the
Central Labor Union informing labor
ing men that the democratic rally at
Bardeck's hall this evening is I'M
authirized by that body and that the
local body does not countenance the
methods of President Julius Strem-
lau of the Connecticut Federation Of
Labor, Sol sontheimer of Hartford or
M. T. Kerwin of this city during the
mast cau1Daign, Mr.. Stremlau this
a afternoon stated to a Herald reporter
that he was speaking in this cam
pign as a citizen and a labor man
rather than an officer Of the state
federation He positively declared
that he had not entered into the local
campaign and did not intend to.
The statement issued by Messrs.
Calmbach and Glabau follows
New Britain, Nov. g. '16.
TO ORGANIZED Labor of This City.
We, the officers Of the Central La
Dor Union of New Britain, wish to
inform the local laboring men that
the mass meeting advertised for this
evening at Bardecks hall is not given
with the authorization of this body.
II is strictly a democratic gathering
to aid inin f1uencing the voters Of this
CITY in the interest of one candidate
The local Central Labor Union does
rot countenance the methods of
Messrs StremIau, Sontheimer and
\erWin in their methods employed in
this CITY during the past campaign.
PHILIP CALM BACH
Presidents;
WILLIAM GLARAU.
Secretary.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
Citizens Resist Invasion BY
Water of Disturbers-Sol-
diers Held Ready for Any
Eventually.

Seattle, Nov. Six men are dead
bullet wounds as the result of a battle
yesterday at Everett, Washington,
thirty miles north of Seattle, when
ESQ memb ers of the Industrial Work
ers of the World attempted to land
from the steamer Verona, which had
carried them from Seattle. The boat
Snohomish county and a posse. The
sheriff forbade the men to land. A
shot fired from the Verona, according
to the boats officers, was followed
Immediately by firing from both
sides. The steamer has started back
to Seattle with the dead and wounded.
One member Of the Everett citizens
posse, c. o. Courts, formerly second
lieutenant in the Washington Ma
tonal Guard, was killed and nineteen
others wounded.
Including the wounded, there are
294 men and three women under ar
rest here. Forty-one men were taken
from a second steamer which failed to
reach Everett The women were
taken from a motor bus which had
conveyed them from the northern
J. oundaTy of Seattle.
The fight was a result of long con-
test between the Industrial Workers
and the citizens Of Everett over the
right to hold street meetings in that
city.
/ The National Guard and Naval
Militia at Everett and in Seattle are
under orders today to meet any
| emergency.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
Strict Censorship of
Wireless Demanded
in Stiff Note Through
u. S. State Dept.
AGUILAR SUGGESTS
ENGLAND GET BUSY
Advises That Submarines Be Prevent
ed From Leaving Base by Fleet as
Prevention Rather Than Cure
Country Offended by Presentation
of Message, Which Came Through
Office of Secretary Lansing.
Office of Secretary Lansing.

Mexico City, Nov. 6.-The govern
ment has been notified by the British
ambassador at Washington of the
presence Of German submarines in
the Gulf of Mexico and has been
warned that the allies will take ''dras-
tic measures" if the undersea craft
receive aid from Mexican ports or
sources. This information was made
public last night by Foreign Minister
Aguilar, who issued the text of a note
received of the British AMBASSADOR
through United States Secretary of
State and Charge d'Affaires Charles
B. Parker.
The British note demands a strict
censorship of the Mexican wireless
and says that any failure to main
tain Mexican neutrality will be at
tended by disastrous results. In his
reply, addressed to Mr.. Parker, Senior
Aguilar says that it seems strange to
the Mexican government that Great
Britain should use the United States
state department as an intermediary
on point concerning Mexico alone
especially when Great Britain has an
accredited representative to Mexico.
The reply says that the Mexican gov
eminent, will for this time, answer
the representations of the British
government through Mr.. Parker. ..
Foreign Minister AgTilar states that
the Mexican government feels it I'M
just for the allies to hold Mexico re-
sponsible for submarine activities in
the Gulf of Mexico when the same
submarines arrived in American ports
and sank ships in American territorial
waters without causing conflict or
difficulties between Germany and the
United States. He adds that Mexico
desires to retain cordial relations
with Great Britain and to this end
suggests that the English fleet pre-
vent the German submarines from
leaving their base, thus obviating to
the Mexican government disagreed BILE
incidents caused by the European
conflict. If such measures by Eng
land are not efficacious, the foreign
minister concluded, the Mexican gov
eminent will take such measures as
the circumstances requires should
German submarines enter Mexican
waters.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
SIX KILLED, SO WOUNDED, IN
BATTLE AGAINST THE |. w. w.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT
TO ROB DENTISTS
F.. L. Beardsley Reports Theft of 500
Worth of GOId-FOur Other :.
Offices Entered.

Sneak thieves again raided several
local dentists offices about the center
of the city sometime between mid
night Saturday and this morning,
to the several dental Offices in the Ma
tional bank building that were looted
several months ago. Nothing Of value
was reported stolen, however, except
from the office of DR.. F. J.. Beardsley,
located in the building owned by M.
P. Leghorn at the corner of Main and
Comm ercial streets. DR.. Beardsley
reports a quantity of gold, some
teeth and other articles, aggregating
500 in value, stolen.
In the National bank building en-
trance was either gained or an at
tempt was made to force and -en
trance into the offices and laboratories
Of DR.. A. B. Johnson, DR.. Charles F..
Egan, DR.. w. E. Norton and DR..
f. B. Forrest. DR.. Henry Martins
office was not molested. In no in
stance was anything Of value taken
as most of the dentists keep their gold
in their safes. On DR.. Egan's office,
a desk was pried open and a pen
knife stolen.
In each case the doors were forced
in the same manner. The thief evil
IDENTIFY used a thin screw driver which
he forced between the edge of the
door and the door casing, prying back
the flexible bolt. When these offices
were burglarized several months ago
entrance was effected by rem owing the
los a f,-nra he
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
ALLIES FORCED BACK
British and French Give Ground Be-
fore German Assaults on Somme
F'ront-Rumanian Victory Reported

Neither the British nor the French
were able to retain in it's entirety the
ground won by them from the Ger
mans on the Somme front during
Saturdays fighting
Heavy counter attacks were deliv-
cred by German troops last night on
the new British positions in the
neighborhood of Butte toward War
terncourt, south Of the Albert Ba-
paume road, and London today an
nounces that the British were COM
PEELED to give up portions Of them.
Similarly the French lines were at
tackled, and Paris states that while
the Germans were held off on the line
between Sailly-Saillizel and St. Pierre
WAIST WOd they were able to recap
ture some positions in the wood and
in the village of Saillizel, just to the
north.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
TRAIN RUNS AWAY
Sixty Cars Dash Down Ten Mile
Grade and Smash Into Engine,
Killing -Four Railroad Men.

Altoona. Pa, Nov. 6.-Dashing I'M
controlled down the ten mile grade OF
the New Portage branch Of the
Penna railroad near HollldayspurS'
today, a coal train of sixty cars
crashed into four light engines
standing near New Portage junction
with the result that four railroad men
were killed. two are missing ana
three were injured, one of them serl-
ously>
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
STANLEY WORKS UNOPPOSED

Permission to Concern to String
Wires From Pennington River.
Hartford, Nov. 6.-There was prac-
tically no opposition before the utili-
ties commission today to the method
Of construction of the transmission
system from the plant of the Farm
ington River Electric Light and
Power company through the towns Of
Bloomfield, West Hartford and
Pennington to the plant of the STAN
lev Works in New Britain.
The matter was brought before the
commission on the petition of the
Pennington River Electric Light and
Power company and the Stanley
Works. The question Of the right of
the latter company to construct the
system was raised at a previous hear
ing but the commission decided that
its jurisdiction was limited to the
passing on the method Of construc-
ton. In the discussion today the
plans for the erection Of poles and the
strjnging of the wires were explained.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
Somebody VIII Be DisappoinI

New Haven, Nov. with Dol
publican and democratic state IL
claiming Connecticut for their RI
tive candidates by comfortable M
tiles, the party workers today
their final appeals to the voters.
night neither chairman j.
Rorabaok of the republican con
tee nor David E. Fitzgerald
man of the democratic comm
saw any reason for changing TN
Inmates previously announced.
former claimed between l5,
10000 for Hughes, while the
nredicted Wilson would carry
state by between 10000 and Is, d
The closing hours Of campaigrI
no let up in. the activity of the Y
ors and every effort was being
forth to assure a large attenc
at the polls tomorrow.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
WILSON FAvORS CIVIL SERVICE.

New York, Nov. 6.-President Will
son declared himself as favoring le-
gislation providing for the appoint
ment of postm asters of all classes
through competitive civil service exa-
mlnation, in letter to the National
Civil Sevrice Reform League, which
was made public today. Last week
Charles E. Hughes, republican noml-
nee for president, endorsed such legis-
latiOn.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
Work Up to Last Moment in

Boston, Nov. 6.-Both repuH
and democratic party mand
planned today to carry their
paign activities to the last pos
moment before the election. ca
nor Samuel w. Mccall, who 4
reelection, and his democratic|
ponent, Frederick w. Mansfield, 4
their final pleas on the stump inl
city and rallies, many Of them in
open air, were arranged for all
of the state.
Republican leaders remained
in their estimates of victory tot
CONTINUED On Eleventh Pagel
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
Both Rest WhileW,
ers In All Parts
Country Strive |
perately For Wet
PARTY CHAIRMEN
REPEAT Force.
Mccormick Says President viii
1854 Votes in Electoral Cole
Wilcox Is Equally Emphatic
p. Candidate Will Have
Plurality-Doubtful States
Combed for Last Votes.

New York, Nov. Pr
Woodrow Wilson and Char1
Hughes, candidates of the do
parties for president, today a
cuperating from the labors of til.
campaign. The last word SCI
ward by them to the people
expression that each felt confd
victory.
President Wilson planned d
main quietly at shadow LawnI
and his only activity tomorroj
be a trip to Princeton to cast b.
lot. Tomorrow night, with on!
mem bers of his family about III
will receive the returns in his|
at Shadow Lawn.
Mr.. Hughes remained at his
early in the forenoon, butt
visited the national republican
quarters, chiefly, it was statd
thank the workers there for
efforts in his behalf. He inten]
take a drive through the parH
afternoon and spend the rest
day quietly at his hotel. Toni
he will vote in his home distrid
and he will get the returns
hotel rooms. Like Mr.. Wills
plans to have only immediate
bers of his family with him VIII
election returns come.
Stand by Their Prediction
Political headquarters here SIT
sented scenes Of activity today.
J reports from the political bat
were received and final instrl
sent. Both the chairmen had
Ito add to their forecasts
Saturday night. Republican
nan Wilcox then predicted T
would receive at least 10000
;ority in the electoral college.
Democratic Chairman McCt
| gave Mr.. Wilson 364 votes in
| CODY. i ne neCSSSdIy AOIhpSl ~
| to elect is 266.
The larger participation of
as voters in a presidential car
and the congressional election
matter of keen interest to poll
generally. The returns from
states in which women will vot
be anxiously scanned.
So far as congress is concer
full house of representatives
thirty-three United States SCI
will be elected. The total me
ship of the house is 345. In th|
ate the present membership is u
all 35 new senators will take
seats next March. OF these
publicans elected two at the SCI
her election in Maine. Forty-tl
the states will elect state ofncls]
morrow. Of these states 30 VIII
governors.
Fair weather and moderate
peratures is forecast generally
election day and if this pred
holds true virtually a full Vote|
expected will be cast througho9
country tomorrow.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
GERMAN DREADNOUGHT HIT
British Submarine Operating in North
Sea Reports Striking Teuton Battle
ships-Damage Is Unknown.

London, Nov. 6, Cos p. MA
British submarine operating in the
North sea reports that she fired tor
pedoes at a German battleship of
dreadnought type yesterday, making a
hit The amount of damage inflicted
is not known, the admiralty an
nounces.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06
LOADING DEUTSCHLAND
Nickel Will Act AS Substitute for
Iron Ballast.

New London, Nov. 6.-A1l day the
eighty negro stevedores have been
busy getting the cargo for the return
trip aboard the German undersea
freighter Deutschland. The nick
that is being loaded will take the
place Of the iron ballast that was
used on the trip to this country,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06

CONTINUED On Tenth rage.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-06

CONTINUED On Eleventh Page
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-20
Letters to the E ditor
Dillon and Devlin are moulding in dis
honored graves and those who uphold

Dillon and Devlin are moulding in dis
honored graves and those who uphold
them are forgotten. Men who had
pledged themselves to work for the
freedom of Ireland and take up arms
only in her defense and for that high
and holy purpose gave their lives when
they were about to be disarmed and
forced to fight for England. May God
hasten the day when 1reland's enemies
shall be utterly crushed is the prayer
of one who has never been in Ireland
but has read her history.
Brave old Ireland, that for over
seven hundred years has worked and
fought for her independence and never
gave up her nationality during that
time. By overwhelming numbers they
have been subdued but never con-
quered and never will be.
All honor to the millions of faith
full eXiled Irish in America whose
every hope, springing from the depths
of true and loving hearts, are for a
free and prosperous Ireland. Ireland,
that will rise glorious from the sor-
rows and sufferings of the past glori-
fled by the blood of her martyred he.
roes, her holy dead.
MARY M. MAHER,
Danvers, MINI.