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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
NUMBER OF BR|T|SHAND GERMAN
WARSH|PS AND CRUISERS SUNK
IN ALL NIGHT NAVAL BATTLE
BIG HARVEST PREDICTIONS
IN GERMANY COME TRUE
(By Associated Press. }

Berlin, May 30.-The pre-harvest
predictions of an unusually big
yield of wine in Germany have been
more than borne out by results. The
official report just issued gives a
production of 737,9O5 hectoliters of
must in 1915. the greatest produc-
tion of any year since the introduc-
tion Tin 1902) of the present wine
law. In those thirteen years the pro-
duction sank as low as 21S,264 hec-
toliters in 1918. and the famous
year of 1911 brought but 537,I97
rectoliters of must.
The wine market, however, con-
tinue0 good, absorbing all offerings
readily.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
over $500 MEN
CARRIED BY Three
of LARGEST BRITISH
SHIPS sunk
BRITISH LOSSES HEAVIEST Al
THOUGH GERMANS LOST TWO
BATTLE CRUISERS; BRITISH
LOST FIVE BkTTLESHIPS
(By Associated Press. }

Herlin, June 2.-Germany's high
e Meet met the main British fleet in
NJ north Sea Wednesday. The en-
nosment lasted all night. The Ad-
ilraIty reports one British Dread
aunht Warspite, battle cruisers
lueun Mary and interchangeable, two
rgaoeed cruisers, and large number
7 smaller warships were sunk. Sew
ras other British battIeships were
annaned, including the Marlborough
hIch torpedo struck. More than
800 men were carried by the three
raest ships sunk. The German
sses are announced as one battle
Iip Pommern, torpedoed; cruiser
eishaden, sunk by gunfire. The pro-
cted cruiser Frauenlob is missing,
ID several Torpedo Boats are unac-
united for. The Germans rescued
number of British.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
u POLK COUNTY BOYS
m TO GRADUATE FROM
m STATE UNIVERSITY

Asinesville, May 31.-rFive men
d Polk county will be graduated
q the University of Florida this
not of a class of almost fifty
Ia good showing and If al! the
r counties of the State would do
veil the school would be filed to
.clty.
l.. Holland of Barlow will fin
his work in the College 0f law
. good record. He has taken an
V part in athletics, and played
footb and baseball. Mr.. liol-
is a member of the John Mar
| Debating Society and was one
ie team that was victor lous over
ne University in recent de-
lother Barlow student who is
Known throuehout the State, is
D. Hamilton, known among his
W Students as Pug" Mr.. Ham
will be graduated from the Col
of Engineering. During his col
career he has been leader of the
ersLty Band, which he helped or
70 in 1911. He and his gang"
emembered wherever they have
ID.
X. Oliphant is another Barlow
who will be graduated from the
ge Of Law
I'd. Terry, of Lakeland, will be
lated from the Teachers Col
and is one of the few married
n6s In the University. Mr.. Ter
a familiar figure on his motor
to all students living on the
is.
,ther student from the Teach
olege who will receive a degree
ear is C. ]. Hollingsworth of
Meade. Last year he was a
er Of the University Glee Club.
Sc Of sickness he was unable to
school until late in the first
ser Of this year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
BOND ISSUE CARRIED BY OVERWHELMING
MAJORITY OF over Z TO |: POLK NOW TO
LEAD ENTIRE SOUTH IN ROAD BUILDING
MAJORITY


Polk county yesterday took the
most important forward step in her
history, when, by an overwhelming
majority, she voted to bond in the
sum of one and one-half million
dollars, for the construction of a
system of 217 miles of sheet asphalt
roads. The vote complete, with the
exception Of the small precincts of
Green Pond, Branchboro, Florida,
Hammock Pond, Tilghman and Bo-
reah, give majority of 1,54O for the
bonds, 2,745 being recorded in favor
of the proposition, and 1,205 against
the majority being considerably
over to L. The precincts missing.
involve only a very small number of
votes, and the returns from them
will not noticeably affect the result
as given.
Lakeland showed up handsomely
in the count, all three precincts reg
istering majority in favor of the
bonds Precinct No. 10 and West
Lakeland gave heavy majorities-
vote in the former being nearly 5
to i and in the latter about to /
All the big, progressive communities
in the county gave handsome major
tiles for the proposition.
The vote by precincts, so far as as
certained at the hour OF going to
press, follows:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
BRITISH HEROICALLY
DEFEND EL-DUEIDAR AGAINST
A TURKISH HORDE
(By Associated Press. }

London, June 1.-The defence by
the British at the Egyptian desert
post at El-Dueidar during the Turk
ish raid of April 23 deserves to be
chronicled as among the memorable
incidents of the war, according to
Reuters special correspondent at the
general headquarters of the Egyptian
Expeditionary force. On that Sunday
| $50 British soldiers held a position
far too extended for such a small
garrison against a force of Turks
and Arabs six times their own num-
ber, says the correspondent.
The location of defence is a small
oasis in a depression in the sandy
waste about 13 miles east of the
Suez Canal. The British had erected
two redoubts and several small iso-
lated posts in the vicinity of a grove
of date palms. These defense7 were
not completed at the time of the
raid.
In a mist so thick that the defend
ers were barely able to discern the
barbed wire fifty feet in advance of
| their redoubts, the attack began at
8 o'clock in the morning. Rife fire
beat back the first assault very
quickly, according to the correspond
ent, the Turks retiring to reform
Capt. Roberts of the Royal Scots
Fusiliers was in command. In the
absence Of communication trenches,
he was unable, after the mist lifted
at 9 O'Clock to send reinforcements,
ammunition and messages to the iso-
lated posts, as the attackers rife and
machine gun fire swept the interven-
ing spaces. One post was held by
eight men, three of whom were
wounded early in the engagement.
To the extreme right, some of the
British lay out in the open and
fought of the enemy's attempts to
reach the rear of the defenses.
Returning to the attack, the en-
emy brought up a mountain gun and
with it fiercely shelled the oasis, but,
according to the correspondent, the
aim was wretched and little aamdge
was done From a ridge to the left
machine gun raked the eastern
range of the oasis.
The attacking force numbered 12O
Turkish camel corps and about $50
Arabs, together with two mountain
suns and so artillerymen. The Brit
ish, after holding their positions
throughout the day, resisted the fin
al and most desperate attack which
began at Z o'clock at night, this as
sault consisting of three rushes.
When it had been beaten off. most of
the enemy were found within fifty
yards. of the British trench, one Turk
being found within twenty yards.
The defenders had suffered a great
many casualties.
Meanwhile news Of the attack had
reached brigade headquarters, seven
miles away. and two companies Of in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
(By Associated Press. J

st. Louis, June 2.-The sub-com-
mittee on arrangements of the Dem
ocratic national committee is meet
ing here to elect a temporary chair
man of the convention and consider
apportionment of seats to delegates.
Martin Glyn, Of New York, and SEN
ator Stone are being considered for
temporary chairman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02

Members of the Peking govern
ment who are confident that a COM
promise will be reached in a short
time, say the re-organized Chinese
national assembly will probably be
convened in September. An earlier
date is not believed to be possible
because of the delay necessary to
hold elections in the various prov
inces in accordance with the original
provisional constitution Of the Chi
nese republic.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02

fantry had been sent to the garrison,
which they reached about 8, o'clock
after trying march through deep
sand. The officer commanding these
fresh troops had orders to take the
offensive at the first opportunity and
drive off the enemy but found that
the latter was too strong, and fur
ther infantry reinforcements were
dispatched fom brigade headquar-
ters, while two squadrons of Austria
lian Light Horse hurried up from a
place eighteen miles away.
Before the arrival of these last re-
Inducements, however, the Turks
and Arabs began to fall back, and
British counter-attack drove off the
rearguard, twelve of the enemy be-
ing captured The Australian Light
Horse assisted in the full retreat but
were unable to overtake the camels
on which the enemy were mounted
The Turks and Arabs lost 70 dead,
one wounded and 81 prisoners, ac-
cording to the correspondent, who
does not state the British casualties.
The latter included Capt. A. C. A
Brace, of the Army Service Corps
the only officers of the original gar.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
JAMES
MAY BE MADE
CHAIRMAN OF
dem. CONVENTION
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, June President
Wilson and Fred B. Lynch, chairman
of the executive committee Demo-
cratic national committee will confer
late today on campaign plans and
are expected to select a permanent
chairman to the St. Louis conven-
tion. Senator James, of Kentucky,
is most prominently considered
Stone, of Missouri, and Kern, of In
diana, also considered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
the meeting in 1917.

the meeting in 1917.
1t was announced at the meeting
yesterday morning that the Epworth
League Conference was just little
in the lead of the Florida Methodist
Conference in placing its entertain.
ment on a business basis. paying for
the entertainment of its members in
stead of depending upon free enter
tainment as has been the custom.
The experiment of the conference
meeting under one roof has been SO
pleasing to the conference that in all
probability this plan will be adhered
to In future.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
TORNADO BLOWS
VIC. &Sf.L,TRAIN
OFF THE TRACKS:
Is INJURED
{ By Associated Press. }

Bloomington, ILL.,, June "A
tornado blew Wabash Chicago and
St. Louis fast mail train No. II off
the tracks near Saunemin, ILL.,, this
morning, injuring eighteen persons,
one seriously. The accident occurred
in cut which prevented the cars
from overturning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
DESECRATOR Of
AMERICAN FLAG
GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE
AND $1,000 FINE
CBy Associated Press. }

New York, June 2.-Houck White,
pastor of the Church of the Social
Revolution, who last night partici-
pated in the burning of an American
flag and other national emblems, in
the rear of his church, was found
guilty of desecrating the American
emblem and sentenced to thirty days
in the penitentiary and fined $1,000.
The offense was for desecrating the
flag in circulars distributed recently.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
POPE CARES NOT
FROM What
SOURCE PEACE
MAY CONE
(By Associated Press. }

Annapolis, June Cardinal Gas
parri, papal secretary of state, in an
interview with the Associated Press,
declared the Pope was influenced m
his peace efforts solely by desire to
stop suicide of Europe. " Will well
come peace, no matter who inter
yenes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
MORE TESTIMONY
INTRODUCED IN
INNES TRIAL
(By Associated Press. }

Atlanta, June 2.-The prosecution
in the trial of Victor Innes, intro
duced more testimony to substanti-
ate the charge that Innes didn't in
vest money Mrs. Elois Nelms Dennis
alleged she turned over to him for
that purpose before she disappeared
two years ago. He is charged with
larceny after trust ]. Walter Le-
Craw testified he couldn't find the
record of any property bought in
Montana and Utah for Mrs. Dennis
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
10000 CARRANzA
TROOPS PREPARE
FOR CAMPAIGN
AGAINST BANDITS
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, June Funston re-
ported that about twenty thousand
Carranza troops in the vicinity of
Chihuahua City are being disposed,
apparently for campaign against
the bandits, over an area of five hun
dred miles between MADEIRA and 0jin-
aga. A reply to Carranza' s note prob
ably will not be sent for a week
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02

Telegram building, where it played
several airs, for the enjoyment of
the large crowd there gathered TO re-
ceive the returns, and in recognition
of the part played by the Telegram
in the campaign. Large crowds also
gathered at the office of the Polk
County Good Roads Association,
where Secretary A. J. Holwortny,
the one man more responsible for the
success of the proposition than any
other, received and gave ont the re-
turns.
Honor to Whom Honor Is Due
Mr.. Holworthy has worked day
and night for this great progressive
and to his superb capac-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02

a cause for reinsurance to a partisan
political convention that It win be
an occasion for congratulations to q
non-partisan organization, and this Is
as 1t should be. for the demand for
rural credits Legislation originated in
the first instance, not with a political
organization, but with the Southern
Commercial Congress.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
Five British BattIeships Sunk

(By Associated Press.)
London, June 2.-The British Ad-
raity announced a battle in the
r<s Sea between the British and
rnnan fleets. A number Of German
rships were sunk. The British bat
cruisers Queen Mary and lndefa-
able and battIeship invincible,
isers Defense and Black Prince
Ne sunk. A cruiser warrior was dis
Cd. German losses were serious.
o German battle cruisers were
K and two light cruisers disabled.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
RlAN AERoPLANE
BROUGHT DOWN

fBy Associated Press
ing. May 29.-Hsu Shih-
secretary of State, is now
lily discussed in Peking as the
do premier of the compromise
t under consideration by gov
It leaders and revolutionary
ms Tang Shao-yi, the former
7, Who is figuring prominent
the Evolutionary agitation at
Iai. Is chief directors of a life
ice company in that city, and
to remain in business rather
re-enter the government as
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02

rison killed, and Lieut.. Crawford, Of
the Royal Scots Fusiliers, wounded.
Capt. Brace met death while trying
to rescue Lieut. Crawford, who was
lying on the sand, exposed to a dead
ly fire.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02
Lakeland Celebrates Victory

When the returns began coming
in last night the enthusiasm of the
people was boundless. and there was
general rejoicing. Whistles were
blown, and other jubilant noises
filled the air. The Moose Band came
out, and carried music all over town.
after making a stop in front of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02

ity for organization, his ability to
present absolute facts and figures in
convincing and unanswerable way
and his tireless energy and unfailing
enthusiasm is due the splendid VIC
tory that was won yesterday.
Mr.. Holworthy's efforts were ably
seconded by j.. Walker Pope, of Win
ter Haven, himself a dynamo of en-
ergy in the cause; Dr. j. II. Ross,
who was the principal orator for the
good roads proposition, and whose
sledge-hammer arguments carried
conviction to many who were at first
opposed to the plan; Hon. John S.
Howard, president of the Good Roads
Association; Hon. j. C. Swindel,
chairman of the Board of County
Commissioner; and many others
who did effective work.
Contracts Have Been Let
Following accurate surveys made
by the most competent engineers to
be had, the laying out of the routes,
the determining of the width Of the
various roads, the selection of ma
terial, and other preliminarie:, con-
tracts were let to the five firms MAX
inc Jha Iouoct hid, Lr,aI, G,,,, ,,,;tt
have in the neighborhood of forty
miles of road--a little over that
length, in fact--and work will be
begun and progress simultaneously
all over the county, so that the
system may be com
pleted at no distant date.
or course, matter of such maeni-
tude, and involving the expenditure
of so much money, cannot be unduly
hurried, and certain preliminaries
will have to be arranged before ac-
tual work can begin. The bonds have
not been sold, but 1t is only a mat
ter of making the most advantag-
eous sale. several bond buyers hav-
ing already signified their desire to
purchase the issue. The law will re-
quire due advertisement before a sale
is consummated, and other Legal
technicalitles will have to be com
piled with. All this will take some
time, and 1t is presumed that prob
ably ninety days will elapse before
everything can be gotten in shape
for work. After that matters will
move quickly and surely, and 1t will
be only few months until Polk will
begin to reap the benefits of the
greatest step ever taken in the line
Of progress by any county in the
South.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-02

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New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
FIRE RECORD.

10 Io-oueenseoro Bridre: trolley car: unknown.
T. VI.
i2.2y-see eth av: John Hudson; slight
l2:a5-24lt Beaumont sv. Henry Bsttsri: slight
s.to-SST W 55th St, SchlosS Bros S31 coo.
3:5s-7l Mercer ST.. DuhioW stem; trifinr
5lO-iS7th st. and Harlem River. unknown
tr1fing
5IO-is w e2d 81. Motor Mart Co; ta1ins.
5.4O-ll6 ST. Marks pL. L. krerchlo. riflinr.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

AKhlNtD.
Genoa June s-Csmpans tBr). New York: San
CristobAl. June l6-CitJ OF Colombo OBJ, Ne~
York for Wellington. etc: i7th. Tuscan Prince
(Rr) New York for Vlidivostc&. EdTsr Luol
enbsch. New York for Auckland.
Para. June i2-Atshuslpa tBrl. New fort and
Norfolk via Barbados
frshorn June iO-sicilia OtaO New York
Spczia Juns la-Napon tIiAD. New York
ST Thomas juno i6-Korons OBJ. New York for
Ioiih. june is-Hueiva CBr). New York
Bombay Jun- li-Tssmanic (sved). New York.
Hull June l6-Bsssano (Br). New York.
Fsysl. June is-Boninevydd tBr. New York for
Sharpness
barcelona June lie lope1 iopc1 tspan). New
Valparaiso June le-Ferrons (Br). Now York Via
K,rsusli. june is-Pioneer. New YORK for Cop.n
hagen: l7th. 1nyrs DAM. New York for
Bermuda. June if-Bermudian CBr). New York
Shanghai. June l6-St Bede tBrl. No1 York via
st Lucia. Port Natal. etc. FOR Vladivostns
st Vincent. V. juno l7-senta (Nor). Now York
for Fremanue
Crs,obal, June if--Ancon. New York Santa Marta
from New York). Carssona
Cape Town Juns l5-City Of ARA (Br) from
Calcutta and Colombo). Philadelphia and New
Barry. June ie-Gienooe (Br). New York.
st Vincent. { V. June l7-Arsguary tBraz), Nov
London. June iT-Msnchur.. New York
Liverpool Juno l7-Queen Margaret tBr). New
York. ST Paul. New York.
PASSED.
E1sincre. June ls-Ausnd (sved). New York Via
Kirkwsn for Mslmo.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

CATSKILL EVENING LINE
Leaves daily except Sunday. II. OF Christie
pher St, s. W. 10Th St. $50. Yonkers.
: =. NJ: for Catskill, Hudson. CoNsackie.
Tickets interchangeable with those OF Day
Line. Tel 1927 Spring.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

fere with the rights Of our clients in
executing a lawful contract with the
City Of New York.
"The contractors have applied 20 the
Building Department in Richmond Bor-
ough for permits TO construct build
;ngs according to the terms OF their
contract with the city. These permits
have been deliberately held up and
every obstruction possible has been
thrown in the way by borough officials
under the direction of the Borough
President"
In the Richmond County Supreme
Court seven guards employed by Id
ward p. Doyle. on Lake Island. began
an action against Captain John J. Tur-
lev and six astonIshcd pstrolmen OF
the Tottenvile station. False arrest and
Imprisonment are alleged, and each pa
trolmsn Is sued for sums sggregatins
sS5 900.
Ground for the action is the arrest
on MAY 2e, of the guards. while on
barge sent TO Lake Island by Doyle.
They were charged with obstructlng
navigable waters. Mr.. Doyle declared
the navigable waters were foot and
half deep, and the men were released.
Think Suit Joke.
Despite the assertion of Mr.. Kelsey
that the action by the contractors was
not "a bluff" several of the defendants
were inclined last evening TO treat 1t
as "a Joke" on the ground that no no.
tice or complaint had been filed. The
defendants are Mr.. Van Name, Mr..
Wilcox. Mr.. Doyle, Roger Doyle his
SOM, William Writ Mills, +. I. brldg-
man. William j. McDermott, Robert l..
Cone, Louis Hugot, DR.. Louis A. Drey-
<us. Edward W. Brown, Azel F. Merrell,
George W. Cole and Aiming 5. Prsll.
foreman of the Richmond County grand
Jury. Mr.. Brown, DR.. Dreyfus and Mr.
Merrell attempted two months ago to
obtain an injunction restraining the
contractors from gaining control Of a
site, but failed. go,
With the waters Of Arthur Kill still
free from garbage scows its shores
are teeming with threats OF legal &C
ton. Persons on the Jersey shore talK
of injuncN1ls and Staten islanders De
clf..e that if the plant Is ever bullt
and operated complaints will be mace
with a view TO inducing the grand jury
10 hand down indictments Of several
persons for maintaining nuisance.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18

Hifhss temperstur-. 10 degrees tat 'so .. m
lowest 81 lat 1901 a. m } average. 90; average for
corresponding date last year 10. average for COTS
spending date last thirty three years. 80.
Bsrometef Readinss.
8 m....2ss3 p. m....2ss2 p m...2ss 81
Humidity.
3 a n...... 81 p. m...... II SD. m...... s.
leeai Foreont-PArtly cloudy today and 10
morrow modorso to fresh southwest winds
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
Reduction Plant Contract
ors Accuse S. |. Vigilance
Committee of Conspiracy.
DOYLE ASKS DAMAGES
FOR GUARDS ARREST
Shores OF Arthur Kills, Still Un-
defiled, TEEN with Legal
Threats.

Staten Islanders, like small boys at
/. three-ring circus, are not without
we'll grounded apprehensions that they
are going 70 miss something. Facing
them is the stern necessity Of deciding
which one of two or three simultaneous
court hearings they will attend. Law
suits in the garbage warfare are be-
coming almost as numerous as armed
guards on the islands of Arthur Kill,
proposed site Of the reduction plant.
Two new legal actions were begun
yesterday. A summons was fled in the
New York County Clerks Office in q
suit brought by the Metropolitan By
products Company, contractors for the
building Of the reduction plant, against
Borough President Calvin D. Van
Name, William G. Wilcox. president
Of the Board of Education, and twelve
other residents Of the Borough Of Rich
mond, who as members Of the Staten
Island Vigilance Committee have been
active In the anti-garbage fight Fred
erick T. Kelsey, Of the law firm OF
Lewis & Kelsey, attorneys for the con-
tractors, said that the complaint would
demand damages Of not less than $780,
600.
Conspiracy Charged.
"We charge" he said. "that there has
been a conspiracy maliciously 10 inter
New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
BUSINESS CHANCES.
HELP WANTED.
Male

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,l-- ,se+r frads we'll and tlor0lsh2 IN -.
rlso-o'', concern. education sad 80 'yys.,e.
.,iered ApDy Mr. AHdeison' h''m -''-'
hall Building 49,
r,f,fgpfArE OPENINGS for booskse9e7s 'esl
rsr.@-. Jerks. excrguoual pt~i.4ous NV
NuefN tErchangel. Flaifon b--@-s