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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16

headlights the long line resembles a
gigantic glow worm crawling around
| tho circuit.
The route reserved to motor cars
Is divided into six sections, each
with u chief who supervises repairs
by strong crews of military road
men in places where the wear has
become excessive, and directs the DO
lice protection of the circuit. The
same commission that keeps the
route oDen and the cars moving su-
perVises the loading of supplies and
munitions at stations relatively re-
mote from the front. The drivers of
ammunition cars receive their orders
on starting-their destination is one
Of the most closely guarded secrets
for t is as important to protect the
ammunition depot at the front from
possible indiscretions as from the
enemy's aeroplane bombs. The spots
""'" 'hooSh ny expert eyes
ana solidly sheltered. On the return
trip the motor car supply wagons
bring back relieved troops, wounded
men, or damaged war material.
During the fifty days of this in.
tense circulation night and day the
movement of the cars has been so
well regulated that accidents have
been surprisingly rare. Casualties to
drivers. also, have been comparative
ly few though the circuit is not out
of range of the enemy's artillery.
The heavier transports of material
approach within few miles of The
hring line, the lighter ones much
closer while the ambulance motor
cars get right up to the fire. The
driver, of course, has contributed as
much as the organization to the re-
suits obtaineg. He is generally a
man of the auxiliary, physically in
apt for armed service, or a territor-
ial. Most of them are volunteers
men who had been given quiet berths
n the rear but who, tired of them
after a few months, wanted to get
into real action.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
MILITARY MOTORMEN
OCCUPY POST OF HONOR
(By Associated Press }

Bar-Le-Duc, France, May 16-The
post of military motor-car conductor,
much sought as a sort of safe refuge
near the front and soft berth In
the rear during the earliest period of
the war, has become a post of honor.
Many drivers are now wearing the
coveted war cross; few Of them
have earned the military modal.
Motor car transports Carrying men
and munitions did what the rail-
roads would have done had their
lines been sufficient in the battles of
Verdun. There was nothinr but a
local departmental narrow guage
railroad leading frOm the supply de-
pot behind the front to the battle
field-inadequate to bring up sup
plies alone, to say nothing of rein
forcements, cannon and ammunition.
To provision the army of Verdun it
was necessary to exploit a circuit Of
80 miles of road like a railroad with
motor cars. The motor car acquitted
itself so well that it was cited in the
orders of the day of the army Motor
lorries, motor tractors dagg'ng big
guns, motor cary-alls bringing up
reinforcements, motor ammunition
Transports, succeeded each other
around that S5-nlile circuit at %
second intervals, forming a continu-
GUS line that amounted practically to
the same thing a. a railroad train
50 miles long.
The circuit is reserved exclusive
ly for motor cars, and is exploited
by a commission at Barrie DUO that
does nothing else than see that the
route is kept free from obstruction,
protected from the enemys air craft,
and that the endless line of cars is
kept in motion. All night as we'll as
all day the line moves around the
circuit. After dark a well organized
signal service regulates the traffic
and, as they approach the front,
routing orders to different
Of cars by luminous
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
PENNSYLVANIA PRELIMINARIEs

Harrisburg, Pa, May 1G-Direct
primaries for the selection of ma
tional convention delegates are being
heId throughout Pennsylvania today
Seventy-siX delegates will be elected
TO the Republican and Dmocratie ma
tional conventions. PENNSYLVANIA
Democrats are solid for President
Wilson, but there is not so much
certainty about the plans of the Re-
publicans. Philander G. Knox has
announced himself a candidate for
the United States senatorship. Col.
Roosevelt is strong in PENNSYLVANIA
but the fighting factions are trying
to secure uninstructed delegates,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
sSED ON HIM THE FACT
III. S. ONLY SENT TROOPS
FRO MEXICO TO BREAK
UP BRIGANDAGE
)|TS DERAIL
| SUNSET EXPRESS
ssengers Injured, Three Seri.
W.; Heavy Guards toe Be
Placed Along Southern
Pacific Railway
By Associated Press }

kington, May 16. The net
|of the Ell Paso conference, ,
Scott told Secretary Baker
|Eas to convince the Carranza
Inent that the United States
other motive in going into
than to stamp out brigand-
Oregon could not understand
large a force with artillery
ht after one man, but was
Satisfied with the explanation.
Eritten agreement was ar
for Carranza to police the
district and hunt for Villa
throw ten thousand men to-
be border to run down the
By this he is to demon
bis ability to preserve order
Fhe United States troops are
|wn
americans agreed not to dis
troops in such manner as to
bss the Carranza officials. OBJ
10 agreed not to move troops
|rshing's rear prospects for
Eere causing concern.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
SAYS GRAND OPERA
SINGER "NUDGED" GIRL

Chicago, May 16.-"Ach, more
bothering around" exclaimed Octaya
Qua, the grand opera singer, when
he was ordered to appear in court
today to answer charges made
against him by Miss Ethel Deegan,
daushter of a motorcycle policeman.
qua Is accused of having "nudged"
the young lady in a moving picture
theater. Qua was placed on trial
last month, but the jury was unable
to reach decision, despite the fact
that the membes argued the case all
night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
BIG DAY FOR SUFFs
IN WASHINGTON

washington, May 1e
things were doing in suffrage rsn,,s a,se
To-Day They began with wh,to
luncheon held at the Union stat,o,,
restaurant in honor of the ratn~n 90
the ENJOYS who have been tonn,,,
.ne west on the Suffrage specia, /.
All guests wore white and carried
Il mowers On the east front of tho
capitol steps this afternoon a. f,.o
Q CLOCK the Congressional rrion
stages the Grand finale of the swina
through the West, with the sufyr,,o
ENJOYS and members of Congros,
the leading actors. The occasion
marks the formal presentation %
Congress of resolutions passed bv tho
voting women, asking for the immo
date passage of the national suffrago
amendment. The ENJOYS went as far
west as Portland. Ore, on their trim
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
TANT DEVELOPMENTS
EAST OF THE FORTRESS ARE
EXPECTED SOON; NEWS OF
GERMAN FLEET AWAITED
WITH INTEREST
RUSSIA EXPECTS
GERMAN AGGRESSIVE
Powerful Onslaught Believed Will
Soon Take Place on the Riga
Dvinsk Front
(By Associated Press d,

London. May 16-German activ-
tiles on the Verdun front have con-
tinued energetically west of the
Meuse, where the French positions
have been subjected to incess mt
Dombardment. A hint of importart
developments east of fortress w.tn
heavy shelling of Franch positions
there are being reported. No impor-
tant infantry movements are noted.
The news is awaited of further
movements of the German fleet re-
ported to have left Keil last night
for Riga.
Petrograd recently indicated the
expectation of Ii powerful German Of
fensive on the Riga-Dvinsk front.
Italy is following the example of
France in prohibiting importation of
bulky articles and luxuries that they
may have more freight room for goy-
ernment service
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
Ten Killed
When Building
Collapsed At
Akron, Ohio
(By Associated Press.) }

Akron, May l6.-No more bodies
have been found in the ruins of the
Crystal restaurant which collapsed
last night "a a result of a nearby
dynamite charge. All injured are
alive. Several Investigations have
been started.
Ten persons were killed when the
restaurant collapsed The dead are
William c. Lawson, Akrin
w. H. Raney, Akron.
Rev. D. S. Thomas, Cumberland,
Md.
Blanche Kline, Mansfield, Ohio
e. A. Tom&&p-kins, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Mis- Dorothy Kenyon, Akron, o.
Mary Lawson, Akron, o.
Mrs Ed Gallup, Cambridge, o.
Two girls, unidentified, believed to
be mattresses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
BE KIND TO THE ANIMALS

New York, May G.-As as added
feature of Humane Weeks" which
is being celebrated throughout the
United States this week, the Ameri
can Humane Association is featuring
its report which shows that cases Of
cruelty INVOLVING 212,215 children
and 2,394,721 animals were handled
by various humane societies in the
United States during the past year.
Work-horse parades and animal
shows are being held in several
States Of the Union as extra Humane
Week features.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
GOOD WEATHER
PREVAILS At
BIRMINGHAM;
REUNIONS MAY
Be CONFINED
(By Associated Press. }

Birmingham May l6.-Heavy
rain during the night made the teE-
perature more pleasant for the Con
federate Veterans, in reunion here
The Bijou theater was packed for
the opening session and the crowd
enlivened by Southern airs. When
lively jig started two women of
seventy invited two old soldiers to
join them in a breakdown,
A suggestion that this will be tie
last reunion met with a protest on
all sides. 1t seems unlikely this
movement will meet with success.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
PROMINENT SWEDE
ACKNOWLEDGES
ATROCIOUS CRIME

stockholm, Sweden, May 16-Leon
ard Rudolph Alexander Gallenpalm, a
member of one of the oldest families
III Sweden-a family knighted in the
seventeenth century and registered in
the "Riddarhus" or Swedish House
of Nobles-has confessed to the
double murder which recently oc.
Cured in one of the branch banks
of Stockholm, and which stirred all
Sweden because of the brutality and
mystery of the crime. The manager
of the bank was found with a hatchet
in his skull and a woman clerk was
shot dead
y The chance capture of Gyllenpalm
and his own cold -blooded story of the
crime have made thrilling reading for
the Swedish people. His Nemesis
worked in the person of a young
Swedish woman with a good memory
for faces. She had seen the noble
man emerge from the bank, and
though she did not then know of any
murder having been committed, she
noticed there was something strange
about his manner. When she herself
had entered the bank she found the
bodies OF the manager and the wom-
an clerk, and then realized that the
man she had seen hurrying from the
place must have been the murderer
She described the man to the police
as best she could, but the detectives
made absolutely no headway until,
more than a fortnight afterward, the
same young lady passer the murderer
on the street. She thought she rec
Ognized him but was not sure. With
a girl companion she followed the
man several blocks until they fell in
with policeman to whom the girl
told her suspicious. and the officer
decided to arrest him.
The nobleman at first denied all
Of the crime, but after he
mad been held for two days an ana |
lysis OF some spots on his clothes and |
shoes established that they were
stains of human blood and when con-
fronted with this evidence, Gyllen-
palm confessed. He said he was in
desperate need of money and had
planned the crime weeks ahead. He
only intended. however to kill the .
branch manager, thinking no one else
would be at the bank a. the time. He
carried the hatchet in a leather port
folio, or lawyers brief case. He was
to see the woman clerk and
followed his first impulse to shoot. y
Having committed the double murder,
ne became alarmed and fed without :,
securing any money whatever.
Direct from the scene he went to
restaurant a few blocks away and
oined party of friends at a midday
eating a hearty meal and !
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
CORN PLANTING IN FULL BLAST

Canton S. D., May 16.-Farmers
in this section of the Northwest are
anticipating one of the largest crops
in their history tbs year. The
ground is reported from all districts
to be in fine condition for gran and
corn planting gets into full blast to-
day. Large quantities of wheat and
oats will be sown also
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
VILLA RECOVERED,
IS TRYING TO
ORGANIZE A
new Army
(By Associated Press.)

Field Headquarters, May 16 -
Villa has recovered from his wounds
and for some weeks has been at
tempting to raise new army in Du-
range state, according to Mexican
who has been captured. One of three
Mexicans killed by foraging party
yesterday wore certain clothes which
indicated he had been in the Colum-
bus raid.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
Great THRONCS
ATTENDING TRIAL Of
SIRROCER EASEMENT
(By Associated Press. }

London, May l6 6.-A great crowd
stood for hours before the Bow
street police court awaiting the op-
ening of the second day of the pre-
liminary hearing of Sir Roger Case
ment, charged with high treason in
connection with the Irish revolt.
The little court was crowded in FIVE
minutes after the door was opened
and hundreds could not get in.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
pr WILLIAMS
PREPARED DINNER FOR
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
by Associated Press }

Py Associated Press.)
Nay l6.-Through the for
war one of the chefs, the
Preciated by Emperor Will
lAe Crown Prince in recent
the delegates to the con-
the allies recently held in
was loaned to President
Oy Jules Cambon who
nm pack to Paris from Ber-
ne mad frequently had the
cooking for the Emperor.
|tsident decided at the out
nefe should be no men apt
r.! duty sheltered at the
'us the war. Every man
a''e age went to the front,
tue chef and a considerable
other valuable servants.
uents table, which had
Fgely in reputation since
Of Monsieur Poincare.
consequence. The diff
-O' serious during the first
,He war, since no official
'anquets were given. The
distinguished represen-
the allied powers, how
a great deal of anxiety
S'eur Cambon proposed his
-'an who had tickled the
''e was considered srf-
+aiilled and allowed to
historical banquet of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
IN REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
(By Associated Press. J

Toxic, May 16. According to the
japanese press the revolutionists of
southern China have sent canvassers
to Japan to secure the services of
Japanese naval reservists as well as
officers. Two hundred seamen left
Kobe few days ago to serve Oh
warships of the revolutionaries
Dr, kako Imai, Kobe attorney
and an authority on international
law, has been engaged by the lead
ers of the revolving provinces ana
has already started for the revolu-
tionary centers.
1t is understood that he will give
advice concerning the organization
of an independent government in
China.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
PROCRESSIVES TO
HAVE MUSIC
With THEIR
SPEECHES
(By Associated Press. J

Chicago, May l6 The time be-
tween speeches and committee re-
ports at the Progressive convention
will be filled by music Fifty musi-
clans have been engaged and several
grand opera stars are under consid-
Grafton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16

drinking several glasses of wine
lhat afternoon the newspapers were
pun OF the accounts of the mysterious
murder Gyllenpalm, however. moved
fabout among his friends without the
slightest evidence that he was more
Fthan ordinarily stirred by the news.
tie had dinner down town with a
1riend and when the meal was fin
ished he suggested walk around to
Ithe bank to see where such an atri.
c1ous murder had been comitted.
There was crowd of the morbidly
curious about the door, which was
guarded by a policeman. GyllenpaIm.
in his confession, told how while he
was standing there in the crowd
about the bank some one remarked:
ut is curious thing, but muir
derer always returns to the scene of
lhis crime"
Gyllenpalm said that upon hearing
1his he gave way at the knees and
almost sank to the sidewalk, but his
friends had thought he merely slipped,
When he recovered his equilibrium
Gyllenpalm asked the policeman IL he
thought the murderer would be caught.
Yes, replied the officer, eff he is
fool enough to try to leave the city.
We have everything watched If he
stays in town though. it will be more
81 decided to stop in town" said
Gyllenpalm in his confession.
Always fond of cafe and restaurant
life, the murderer did .not alter his
course of living in any way. But
he began to worry. for after
a week had elapsed he cabled to his
father in Russia for funds to carry
him to that country. This money
which might have enabled him to es.
cape to complete safety for the rest
Of his days arrived in Stockholm the
morning after his arrest.
By reason of his nobility of birth.
Gyllenpalm can choose that he be
put to death with the sword instead
Of the more plebian blade of the gull
otine. Such is his inalienable pre-
'ogative.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
new Army BILL
PROVIDES FOR
PEACE STRENGTH
OF $4,000 MEN
(By Associated Press)

Washington, May 16 Revised
figures of the army bill agreed upon
in. conference, shows it will provide
a maximum peace strength of 49,
600, of which 26l, ,000 will be regu-
lars and $4,000 National Guard
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16

The Norfolk and Western railroad
has ordered twenty Mallet type and
the Missouri Pacific railroad four
teen additional Santa Fe type loco
motives from the American Locomo-
tive Company
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
GREAT BRITAIN HAS REALIZED
S24.250,000 FROM SEIZED SHIPS
LRy AssncIated Press

London, May ia net gain of
s2425O.O 900 has been realized by
Great Britain from the seizure of en-
emv ships and their cargoes in the
last twenty months of the war, ac-
cording to the record of the prize
court. The government has cap
tured 157 ships which have been
disposed of after decision of the prize
court as follows:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
Pacific to Be Heavily
Guarded
! Associated Pres.)

|By Associated Pres.)
Hhtonlo, May 16. The re-
|on of troops under the new
! oeen started. 1t is planned
heayy guards at bridges and
along the Southern Pacific
|Cl Its strategic value. Army
''ers have no reports on the
Fdltlons into Mexico.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16

The results of the sales have been
approximately:
Proceeds of condemned
vessels and interest ... 26.54O
Total proceeds of sale of ships and
.cargoes s34,25O,OOO.
There are many more vessels and
a large quantity Of cargo still before
the court. Some idea of the work
already done may be gathered from
the fact that more than 1000 writs
for prizes proceedings have been is
sued.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
PITS OF A NIGHT

/ ra. May .16.-Jeff
Il Sonne, N. J.. middle
zoe Borrell, of Kensing-
Oeen matched to fight
here tonight.
Nay 16.-The sport
VI tonight in this city
Oul between Matt Brock
uuers. It will be a ten
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
Rnset Express Rerailed
IBy Associated Press. J

|aso, May l6. Bandits be-
p be Mexicans from across
per, removed spikes on the
Pacific near Forthancock,
|derailment of the east-bound
Express. Six were hurt, three
| Rangers and deputy sher-
on wrecking train for the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has found rates on oats and
corn reasonable on the Rock Island
and other railroads from Omaha,
South Omaha, Neb., to Douglas, Ma
co, erford, Warren and Fort Hua-
chuca, Ariz.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16

An extensive maintenance pro-
gram on all divisions of the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois railroad Is an
nounced.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16

ers this after
noon or to-
night. TOmor-
row fair.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-06
Brooklyn Blaze Does Damage
Estimated At 100000.
MANY FIREMEN ESCAPE
FROM A FALLING WALL.
Wild Excitement When Roofs
of Tenement Houses Catch
Fire-No One Killed, But the
Blaze Ragged For Hours.
Coy international News servioe)


New York, Dec. GA spectacular
fire which ragged unchecked for sew
eral hours today In the heart of tho
business district in Brooklyn wreck.
ed four large buildings and damaged
Il dozen crowded tenement houses
No oHe was killed, but many firemen
narrowly escaped death when ak
story wall toppcd over on roof on
which they we're fighting the fire.
Practically the entire flrenghting
force of Brooklyn was called out to-
battle with tho flames AT o O'Clock
the fire department reported the
flames under control The loss was
placed al between 100000 and $780,.
600 in early estimates
The fire started on the top floor
Of the ex-story warehouse of the Full
ton q f'latbush Company Spontap~
eous combustion Is believed to have
been responsible Famed by high
west wind, the flames ate down
through tho warehouse making ready
fuel of the thousands of dollars
worth of furniture IT held The FIRE
then spread to the piano factory of
r G. Smith q Company, and to the
plant OF ~ s. Scott & Company.
manufacturers of store fixtures. The
contents of both plants were highly
inlammable, and both were partly
destroyed A fourstory factory build
ing owned by w. J. Kelly was badly
damaged
The roofs of dozen tenement
houses lining Fulton and Carlton
avenues caught fire and created in
tense excitement The walls OF the
huge warehouse collapsed within an
hour after the fire started One wall
fell on an adjoining roof. where a
force Of 20 men was fighting the fire
They escaped by heeing to another
roof
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-06
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR
WILLYS-O VERLAND PLANT

About $50 O'Clock Tuesday after,
noon following No over the Bal
dmore and OHIO a special train pass
ID through Martinsburg carrying VII
lys.Oyerland distributors and agents
10 the thrce.days entertainment which
they viii enjoy as the guests of the
Willys. Overland Company at Toledo,
o In Martinsburg the delegation
winch Travelled in regal style. wap
joined by Mr. W. S Kline. represent.
ing NF S w * Miller. the local
agent Of the company who is i'll in
the King Daughters Hospital, and
Mr. Max Won Schlcgell Word from
Toledo states that the delegation is
being elegantly entertained while in
thai city
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-12-06
NlACKENSEN ENCIRCLING DEFENDERS OF BUCHAREST
Consoles May Be Cabive
Of The Mexican Bandits
tsy international News servloe)

tBy International News Servlcel
FL Paso, Dec 6 Fears were ex.
pressed in Jaurez today that General
Gonzales, commander OF the Iaurez
garrison, had fallen into the hands OF
villa bandits Gonzales left Monday
with 100 soldiers for Chihuahua City.
He WAS to have returned to the Dor
der last night A message from Chi
huahua City early today said that
he had not arrived there and that
nothing was known of his wherca.
bouts
General Trcyino, commander of
the Carran2a forces defeated by Vii
Ia al Chihua city, has been dcposcd
and supplantcd by General Murguia
Trevino may be tried for eowardice.
Carran2a Is said 10 be greatly dis.
pleased at his failure TO hold The
state capital particularly because OF
the political effect of the defeat
Preparations went on at Jaurez 10
day to resist a possible attack by Vii
ia Merchants are still shipping valu,
able stores to this city, across the
Rio Grande.