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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10
Public Caught Mapping.

This special interest bill could not
have passed If the press and the public
mind had not been absorbed by the in
ternational crises. Neither could it
have passed il the administration had
opposed its passage. The crises in our
foreign affairs just when the discus
sion Of the bill was at it's height pre-
vented popular knowledge of the raid
on public property. If the people had
known about it they would have
stopped 1t. The administration could
have stopped it at any time, but failed
to do SO. 1t must now bear its share
Of responsibility for the most serious
attack upon conservation since the ef-
fort to turn Alaska over to the Gug-
genheims was blocked in 1910"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10
Villas Threats Against Americans.

Later. as we approached the border
from Boca Grande. these same officers
told me that Nilla-his rage growing as
he neared the boundary-had declared
he would make torches of every woman
and child, as well as every man in Co.
lumbus.
HE intended they said, to kill
everybody in the United States, and
would be helped by Japan and Ger
many.
lat Boca Grande / saw evidence of
their determination. l did not see the
three American cowboys named McKfn-
ney, Corbett and ONeill slain, but l
saw officers wearing their clothing.
That was after Villa had sent out
twenty men to break up the Palomas
cattle roundup and supply the hungry
column with meat.
II did see another American killed
He appeared in the road just ahead of
the column. and a squad took out after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10
If Money Talks.

From the Boston Transcript
PA. what is Ave ct Vale'?"
about all my salary ever says to me,
my son."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10
American Woman Is Held
Nine Days: Husband Shot;
Baby Is Given to Mexicans

COLUMBUS. n. NJ. March 1o.-Mrs.
Maud Hawk Wright. an American wom
an. who said she was held captive by
Villa for nine days and was liberated
in the midst of yesterdays raid. de-
clared that Villa announced March l his
intention to attack Columbus, and pro-
ceeded north under forced marches to
carry out his purpose.
Tuesday. Mrs. Wright related, Villa
bandits attacked employees of the Palo-
mas Cattle Company, engaged in round
ing up cattle. killing four Americans.
Mrs Wright said her husband. Ed
ward John Wright. formerly of Hous-
ton. Tex. and Frank Hayden. youth,
employed at the La Booker sawmill,
were taken from the Wright ranch
March / and presumably killed. When
she was taken prisoner and forced to
ride away with a detachment of Villas
men under Col. Nicholas Servantes, she
said a bandit ordered hen to give her
baby to Mexican family.
Mrs. Wright was cared for at the
home of Mrs. Slocum. wife of Col. Slo-
cum There she told the story of her
capture and experiences from the time
she was taken from the ranch at Col
ona Hernandez. west of Pearson. where
the de facto Mexican government was
reported to have maintained heavy
garrison for the protection of Amer
icanS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10

Where the soil is suitab BILE the United
States government will reforest light
house reservations with a view to hav-
ing timber available for spar buoys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10
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has bombarded certain conveys of the
enemy moving along the road from
Montfaucon to Avocourt.
There has been no change in the sit
uation west or east of the River Meuse.
The night passed without the enemy
making any infantry attack against
our positions. The bombardment. how
ever, has continued. both sides taking
part along our front. 1t has been vio-
lent on the left and right banks of the
River Mouse and intermittent in the
Woevre district.
Demolish Teuton Trenches.
I'm Alsace our batteries have demol-
ished the German trenches at hill No
42o. which is east of Thanh.
The night passed quietly on the re-
mainder of the front.
During the day of March French
aviators showed themselves particu-
larly active. French airmen delivered
number of attacks, most of them over
the lines of the enemy. During one of
these engagements at ErienneS fifteen
German airmen were forced to flee.
later ten of them We're seen to be de-
scending vertically in the direction
of their own lines. In addition to this
information has been received that
two German aviators. one in a Fokker
machine. had been overcome in the
Champa gne district, and three others
vanquished in the region of Nerdun.
The machinesA of these five aviators
came to the ground within the German
lines.
Statement of Last Night.
The text Of last nights communication
reads:
"Tn Belgium our artillery has displaye
activity against the enemy's positions to
the south OF Lombaertzyde.
'In Champagne we effectively bombed
the defensive organizations of the enemy
to the west Of Navarin,s to the east OF
the Butte Du Mesnil and in the region
OF Massiges.
ITO the west of the Mouse our troops
continued to make progress during the
beaux. almost the whole of which we hold
Furious Assaults Repulsed.
mans directed several attacks against our
front from Douaumont as far as Vaux.
At the outskirts of the village Of Douau-
mont an attack was broken by our infan-
try and artillery fire Furious assaults
against the village of Vaux likewise were
repulsed with heavy losses fo:' the enemy.
against our trenches bordering the
foot of the slopes of the ridge domi-
mating Fort VauX violent attacks in
solid formations. WHICH were driven
back, the Germans suffering enormous
Josses from our curtain of fire.
THE artillery attack to the east and
west Of the Meuse has been very vio-
lent on both sides.
THE bombardment in the Woevre
has been intermittent.
I'm upper Alsace we carried, after
grenade fighting. one section Of an
enemy trench in the region Of Entrel-
argues. east of Seppois"
The Belgian official communica ton
reads There have been reciprocal ar
tillery actions, especially in the region
of DiXmUde and further to the north"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10
Baby Is Taken From Her.

"My husband was taken out to the
gate of the ranch yard and tied there
with Hayden. | went out with the
baby to see him. and saw that they had
also made a prisoner of the Mexican
who had been working about the place
Mexican soldier ordered my husband
not to talk. I said to my husband, 1
am sure they intend to kill you
THE soldier told me to shut up, and
NV husband said he thought everything
would be all right, IL l went into the
house He said it was topcold for the
baby outside. So / went into the house.
and said my husband wanted to see me.
When | went out he told me to leave
the baby with the wife of the Mexican.
who had also been taken prisoner.
did that. The soldier and l went out
together after he told ME that my hus-
band was at the top of hill short
distance away.
'The soldier told me to mount behind
on his horse. When / refused he put
me on one of the pack mules taken
from my husband. l was suspicious
and said SO. / did not see my husband.
When / called he did not answer. then
l said, L am going back to my baby
The soldier replied: We nave given
your baby to Mexican family" That
made me frantic and l cried: 1 am go
ing back to my baby whereupon the
Soldier drew his sword and declared
that If did he would kill me. dis
mounted from the mule, but he forced
me back, and l knew then l was
prisoner.
I'VE rode all that night and reached
JimineZ, where we made camp for three
hours. Three hours was the longest we
ever stopped in any twenty-four until
we reached the Boca Grande river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10

him. He was trampled down by the
horses of score of men. Then Serv-
antes dragged the American past the
company with which | was marching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10
Told of Intended Raid.

Just before she and her husband were
taken prisoners with the Hayden boy,
Mrs Wright said. the Villa men told
her they had raided Colonia Juarez, an
American Mormon settlement west of
Pearson. looted all the stores and had
killed some of the foreigners.
"Seryantes. with twelve men. came
to the ranch the night of March L. Mrs
Wright said. "They pretended to be
Carranza soldiers. and asked me if
had any food to sell. My husband and
Frank Hayden were at Pearson buying
supplies. l told them we had only a
little flour and meal-just enough for
can employe. i was cooking. in eXpec-
tation' of my husbands arrival home.
and Servantes asked if he might buy
food for some of his men. | told him /
would give him and his men something
TO eat.
1T was just about dark then, and my
husband came into the yard with two
pack mules, which he unloaded. As
soon as that was done some of the
MeXicans caught and saddled the ami
mails My husband came into the house
and said. That looks bad / said we
would have to put up with it and do
the best we could.
"Servantes became impatient. and de-
manded to see our stores of flour and
meal. AS soon as l opened the store
room he ordered some of his men to
Ike all our supplies. Then they called
nv husband outside. The next | saw
Of him his hands had been tied behind
his hack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10
Desperate Fight in Wood.

road. against the Germans in Cumieres
wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-10
TRY to Storm Trenches.
French Communication.

The text of the announcement give /
out today by the French war Office
reads:
I'm the Argonne district our artillery
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
GAIN FOR GALLOWAY
Recount of Ballots Gives Him Four
teen Votes to Adams Four

A net gain of 10 votes is claimed
for Sheriff Galloway as result of the
recount in the six precincts asked for
by him in the contest of the recent
primary race for the sheriff's Office in
this county. ]. ]. Gerig, Stephen
Jewett and Ernest Crook, the commits
sioners appointed to make the re-
count, met this morning in the court
house and recounted the votes in the
Lave Weir, Belleview, Mcintosh,
Pedro, Gambler and Geiger precincts,
and when the count was completed
shortly before noon the attorneys for
Sheriff Galloway claimed he had gain
ed Ia votes and Frank Adams, his op-
ponent, four votes. The commission
ers did not tabulate the recount. They
adjourned until Friday morning at 9
o'clock, when they will make recounts
in whatever precincts the attorneys
for Mr.. Adams ask for.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
CONCRETE ROADS

Editor Star: In the Star of last
Saturday noticed the following:
Judging from all we have heard,
there is a settled conviction among
the people of Marion county that the
best sort of roads for them to have
are roads built out of Marion county
material. 1t is certain and sure that
we have an abundance of material
and If we keep everlastingly at it we
can utilize it."
In this connection / want to give
you few facts that may be of some
help to you in the future.
For the last three years / have
been very closely connected and asso-
ciated with the concrete business and
have read quite a lot on the subject,
especially where it has been in con-
nection with concrete roads. Concrete
roads are really, when properly con-
structed, the only permanent roads.
When concrete road is laid it takes
if several years to harden to the
complete crystalized state, though it
can be used in two or three weeks
after it has been laid and seasoned.
Concrete is as permanent as solid
rock and will last just as long when
it is properly mixed and laid, so that
twenty, thirty, forty or even fifty
years will find concrete in almost as
good condition as when first laid, even
wher it has had hard use. This is no
mere guesswork as the most severe
tests by the United States govern
ment show this to be the fact.
It is usually thought that concrete
is very expensive, and in most cases
it is very expensive, but that is just
what / want to write about.
To construct a mile of concrete
road in Marion county will cost on an
average of $4,000 to $500 per mile
and maybe less in certain parts of the
county. This has been figured out by
men who have made concrete roads a
life study and know what they are
doing.
Now the most interesting part
about the concrete insofar as it con-
Germs Marion county is this: Over 85
per cent of the money spent for con-
crete roads would be spent in Marion
county, as all of the rock, the sand
and the labor would be right at hand
and would cost very little. That leaves
only the cement to be bought out of
the county and that is less than Is
per cent of the cost.
There will be no vast amount to be
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
MAXWELLs WIN ON MERIT

In Jacksonville recently company
Of keen-sighted business men put on
a taxicab service of ten cars. The
service, after a months trial, is prov
ing most successful and is doing a
good work for the public. A quick,
reliable service is maintained with
fair and reasonable charges, which
prevents extortion and graft so long
prevailing among the automobile driv-
ers of the city who, as rule, charge
strangers just twice what the horve-
drawn vehicle drivers charge.
The prcprietors of the taxicab SER
vice, after most exhaustive expert
ments, decided on Maxwell cars and
had the factory ship them, through
the local dealer, Mr.. NJ. Altmyer, ten
cars painted an orange yellow, with
taxicab body equipment.
Mr. ,Altmyer has sold the United
States postoffice at Jacksonville six
Maxwell cars, for which he is having
special bodies made by a local firm.
and in the early fall the Jacksonville
postoffice will put the cars on to de-
liver and collect the mail in the city.
When the United States govern
ment and large private interests Sc
lect Maxwell cars out of the strong
competition that exists and the many
different makes of cars that are on
the markets pushed and exploited by
the manufacturers and distributors,
one can readily feel that individuals
will make no mistake in selecting a
Maxwell for their own private use.
As far as we know, Jacksonville is
the first city to put on an automobile
delivery for the postoffice department,
though a good many rural routes in
the state, Ocala among them, are US
ing cars for this purpose.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16

paid to the railroads in freight as
would be the case if brick were used.
/ think it figures something like
$4,000 in freight alone for the brick
for the mileage that should be con-
structed in the county as figured by
Mr.. earn; to say nothing of the
money for the brick being spent in
Macon, Birmingham or Chattanooga.
Then there is the upkeep for con-
crete roads, very great advantage In
their favor. S25 mile per year is
quite enough and that is necessary
only to re-point the expansion joints
where they might crack off under
heavy wear. Amy laborer that has
ever handled concrete can do the
work.
/ believe that if every farmer and
property owner in Marion county
could get the honest facts in connec-
tion with concrete roads, and figure
out the cost of building clay roads
and their upkeep, and then figure the
interest on the bonds to build perma-
nent concrete roads, looking squarely
at the fact that clay roads would
have to be built and rebuilt many
times in thirty years at practically
the same cost every time and that at
tie end of the thiry years the con-
crete roads would have cost prac-
ficoI1xr 11of1fxaov ovd -4.1I - = -. x.<z4
condition as when first built, then /
am sure every one could easily see
that il. is nothing but a soand busi-
ness proposition to bond as soon as
possible and build permanent roads in
the shape of concrete roads.
Concrete is no experiment; Illinois,
Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and prac-
tically al of the states north of the
Ohio river and some in the far west,
California, Oregon, Washington, ETC.,
have practically declared for nothing
but concrete and what roads they are
building are of concrete. Marion
county need not hesitate on account of
not being able to get the rock-bottom
facts regarding concrete roads.
So you can see from the above that
what was said in the Star Saturday is
more than correct and if the matter
is properly studied and each one given
given chance to know the true facts
as they stand, permanent roads viii
soon be built and built properly.
There is much to be said and much
to be thought of in this connection,
but 1 viii leave the above with you
in hope that it might in some way
help the good cause along.
Yours very truly, Cliff Peabody.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
$45,795.O0
PLUMBING ORDINANCE PASSED
Plumbing Inspector to be Elected al
Next Meeting and Connecting
with Sewerage System will
Prneaad

Council last night passed the plumb
ing ordinance unanimously after
striking out, upon the recommends
ton of the judiciary committee, the
Meffert amendment to allow property
owners to do their own plumbing on
their own property. The measure
now goes to the mayor. Council ex-
poets to elect a plumbing inspector at
its next meeting, and the work OF
connecting with the sewerage system
will then start. The ordinance pro-
vides that connections with the sew
ers be made within so days after no.
tice is given by the plumbing board.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
COUNCIL DECLINED
SERVICES OF CASH
Our Amateur Sherlock Holmes Must
Seek Another Engagement

Our Amateur Sherlock Holmes Must
Seek Another Engagement
Mr.. G. G.. Cash, about whom there
has been so much intention, will not
be given a place on the police force.
The special committee of council, con-
sisting of Councilmen Meffert, McIver
and Knight, have recommended that
neither Mr.. Cash, nor anyone else, be
added to the force at this time, and
the report has been adopted by coun-
Gil.
The report of the special committee
follows:
Having carefully examined the re-
corder''s docket, I'VE find that from
July II to August 8, 1916, that 21
arrests We're made by Mr.. Cash, total
fines paid in cash amounting to $4s.4
These were all for minor offenses,
such as riding bicycles on sidewalks,
bicycles turning on wrong side of
dummy police, automobiles parking
not at right angle with curb, exceed
ing speed limit, turning on wrong
side of dummy police; one for resist
ing arrest; one blind tiger case, re-
sulting in a fine of $101.4 40. No cash
has been received from this case, but
understand that the party is working
his fine out on the streets.
"While examining the recorders
docket, we find that the regular po-
lice force from July II to August 8,
1916, made 10 arrests, imposed fines
amounting to $3.50. Several more
arrests were made, which resulted in
a discharge by the recorder without
fines.
"We have been approached by
quite number of respectable citizens
not to recommend Mr.. Cash as a spe-
cial policeman, neither employ him on
the regular force, as he has been a
disturbing factor among peaceable
citizens, and showed very poor dis
cretion in the discharge of his duty,
and again it has been reported in
open council that Mr.. Cash's useful
ness on the police force was a thing
of the past, and there was no neces-
sity of employing another man on the
police force; therefore, we deem it adj
visable not to employ Mr.. Cash, or
anyone else at present, on the police
force"
Not mentioned in the report of the
committee are several blind tiger
cases in which Mr.. Cash is said to
have obtained evidence before he was
sworn in as special policeman. In
these cases the arrests were made by
| City Marshal Carter.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
EXCHANGE OF REAL ESTATE

Mr.. John NJ Graham, few days
ago, traded a farm which he owned
east of Ocala to Mr.. William Little
dale, for the residence in the first
ward which Mr.. Littledale bought a
year ago from Mr.. ]. w. Kea, who
moved to Hawthorne. Mr.. Graham
traded for the property as an invest
ment, believing as a rental PROPOSE
tion it would pay him better than the
farm. The Savage & Murray com
pany negotiated the trade.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
ANOTHER T|E-UP
OF New York Street Railways Unless
Agreement with Men is
Observed
ASSOCIATED Press)

New York, Aug. 16.-William B.
Fitzgerald today threatened to tie up
the elevated, surface and subway lines
Off New York, unless the New York
Railways company ceased an alleged
violation of the recent strike agree
ment. Fitzgerald claims the company
is discharging workers who have re-
turned to work and interfering with
the organization of carmen
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
MR.. WINNERS ADDRESS

There was not great popular up
rising to hear Mr.. Winners address
at the bandstand last night. Posi-
bly, sixty were present. The Star did
not have a reporter at the stand but
is informed by the friends of Mr..
Winner that he made an able argu-
ment from his standpoint.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
To Clean Marble.

To clean marble take two parts OF
common soda, one part of pumice
stone and one part of finely powdered
salt. Sift the mixture through a fine
sieve and mix it with water, shen rub
it well all over the marble and the
stains viii be removed. Rub the mar
BILE over with salt and water. Wash
of and wipe dry.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
ANOTHER GREAT ISLAND
FOUND IN THE ARCTIC
SIX MEMBERS OF STtfANssOHs EXPEDITION ARRIVE
At NOME
BRINGING WORD OF new FOUND LAND, WHICH THEIR LEADER
REMAINED TO EXPLORE
ASSOCIATED Pres)
CAssociated Press)

Nome, Alaska, Aug. 16.-Six MEM
sbers of Vilhjalmur Stefansson's Arc
tic expedition who arrived here yes
terday, bringing many specimens and
much valuable scientific data, said
today that Stefansson remained in
the Arctic regions to explore a newly
discovered land, which they described
as a second Greenland.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
sEABoARD WANTS IT'S scADs
Clerk Instructed by the Council to
Deliver the Coin

The city has received letter from
the chief engineer of the Seaboard
Air Line calling for the $70O which
the H. B. Masters company agreed to
contribute to the moving of the union
station. The city clerk has been in
structed to turn the $70O over to the
railroads. This is agreeable to the
Masters company. The chief engineer
Of the Seaboard in his letter says that
the legal department of his road is
working as fast as possible with a
view to making the exchange of
Ipropertles.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
A new RAILROAD
ATLANTIC COAST LINE WILL
LAY RAILS THROUGH THE
EVERGLADES
(Associated Press)

Tampa, Aug. 16.-The Atlantic
Coast Line railway company has
awarded the contract to Jackson
vile concerns for the immediate con-
struction of an extension from Sc
bring, DeSoto county, to Immokalee,
in Lee county, running eighty miles
through an undeveloped country, it
was learned today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
WEATHER BUREAU
GIVES WARNING
Of West India Hurricane Moving
Toward Mobile and New
Orleans
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, Aug. 16-The weather
bureau today sent to all gulf coast
points and all points in the south,
warning of the West Indian hurricane
which today was about $50 miles
northwest of Jamaica, moving north
westerly, and more severe than earlier
reports indicated.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
FLORIDA MAN GIVEN
IMPORTANT POSITION
r. ]. Won Engelken Nominated for
Director of the Mint
ASSOCIATED Pressl

Washington, Aug. Is. President
Wilson today nominated F. ]. Fl. Von-
Engelken, of East Palatka, as direc-
tor of the mint.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-16
DEMOCRATS VOTED
THE DOUGH
By Strict Party Vote Senate Finance
Committee Recommended
Revenue Bin
(Associated Press)

Washington, Aug. 16.-By strictly
a democratic vote the Senate finance
committee today ordered a favorable
report on the revised revenue bill cal
culated to raise sos, 600, 900 this year.