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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
NEW GERMAN OFFENSIVE.
Teutons to Make Desperate Bid For
Victory.

That the German militorv o,d
naval stats are preparing great de-
fensive' both against the combined
Anglo-French army on the continent
ana the fleets on the coast of Great
Britain in a last desperate bid for VIC
tory. is the conclusion arrived at nv
Major de Civrieux, the Mathis mill
tary critic, after close study Of
the military factors of the situation
The simultaneous occurrence, he
said, of Zeppelin raids. the risky
North sea naval expedition and the
unexpected outbreaks in Dublin are
not mere condolences. AT the same
time, he points out, the Swiss from
tier has been closed for three weeks.
while on the French front in Lor.
raine and in the Yosges the Germans
are renewing partial demonstration
In the hope of dividing the attention
of the French staff.
There is one principle that the Ger
man staff will never abandon, Major
C1vrleuX concludes, unless under absO-
lutte necessity, and that is the reten-
ton OF the strategic limitations. 1t is
aware of the allies common designs
and is eXerting all its energies to
fOrestall them.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
WhOOping Cough.

when my daughter had whooping
cough she coughed so hard at one
time that she had hemorrhage of the
lungs. | was terribly alarmed about
her condition. Seeing Chamberlin's
Cough Remedy so highly recommend
ed, l got her a bottle and it relieved
the cough at once. Before she had
finished two bottles of this remedy
she was entirely WE'LL" writes Mrs.
S. F. Grimes, Crooksville, Ohio. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
THE MODERN TORPEDO.
How It Travels and Its Effect Upon
Striking a Vessel.


The present day torpedo Is very
different sort of weapon from that used
half century ago. 1t is shaped some
thing like cigar and IS about twenty.
three feet long and twenty -one inches
in diameter. 1t weighs considerably
more than ton. and its construction
costs from $1,000 to double that sum.
1t is made to travel In a certain dl.
rectlon in fixed time and to explode
when it strikes some solid object, such
as a ships bottom. A torpedo Of the
largest and most modern type will
tear gaping hole in the stanchest ship
ever built. The nose or explosive
head" of torpedo contains the deadly
charge Of high explosives, nitroglycerin
and guncotton being oftenest used.
When the torpedo strikes its target
tremendous detonation follows in
stantly, driving in both the outer and
inner skins" of vessel. The hole it
makes in a ships bottom varies in
size but is seldom less than ten by
thirty feet. The torpedo travels to-
ward its victim at the rate, roughly, of
about a thousand yards minute. The
distance and rate Of speed have to be
calculated to nicely before the tor
pedo is discharged. 1t is kept to its
destined course by perpendicular rud-
ders in its tail.
The modern "dirigible" torpedo was
first used in naval war during the
Chilean revolution of a quarter of a
century ago.-New York World.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
[JT0SDEAL BLOW y
10 RUSSIAN FRONT
Five Thousand Pris.
oners Taken
[JATI0N AT VERDUN
Explosions and Aerial Actions
Y Reported From the British Sec
v of the Front-Turks Defeat
ftish in Mes0p0tamia.

the Russian front the Germans
tcaptured Russian positions south
hrocz lake and taken 5000 pris-
4. including four staff officers, to-
In with one cannon, % machine
and 10 mine throwers. Rus
efforts to reclaim the lost ground
defeated.
Ie situation about Verdun has not
rsone any change Of note. Paris
ts the failure of a German attack,
|ed with the help Of flaming
hs, near the Thiaumont farm,
|of the Mense, and the checking
[German attempt to assault the
ch lines west of the Meuse near
\ 304. Berlin announces that
eh attacks at Dead Mans Hill
hearby were repulsed.
ke notable series of attacks by the
Hans on the British lines in north
France and Belgium seems to have
something in the nature of a
bng out" process, as it was not
ediatcly followed up. Mine eX-
bns and aerial actions are the
activities reported from the
Biz section of the front.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
WALKING FERNS.
These Curious Plants Travel About In
Novel Manner.


Some plants when they get the wan
derlust and want to travel send out
their seed children fastened to tiny air
ships or winged kites. Others shoot
their seeds like bullets from guns. This
one reaches out his foot, takes long
step and travels just like you do when
you visit the woods. That's why we
call him the walking fern.
His fronds are green and heart shap-
ed. They taper at the ends, and at
each tip bud forms. From this bud
a cluster of small fronds and roots
develop, dangling from the end Of the
frond like weight on the end of
spring.
AS the cluster grows and gets heavier
the top Of the frond bends toward the
earth. The weight of the rain and dew
helps bend until finally the tip touches
the earth. There the partially devel-
oped roots take hold and start a new
plant.
So the fern keeps on walking. send
ing out new fronds. bending them to
the earth and starting new plants. The
plants are linked together by the fine.
threadlike fronds until instead of one
walking fern they have a whole pa
rade
Unfortunately this interesting plant
Is more or less rare, although it is
native of the eastern United States.
1t doesn't thrive well as a. cultivated
plant, or perhaps we would see more
of it.-Philadelphia North American.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
SEVERE PUNISHMENT
OF Mrs. Chappell, Of Five Years
Standing, Relieved by Cardui.

Mt. Airy, N. C.-Mrs. Sarah M. Chaps
pell of this town, says: 81 suffered fol
five years with Womanly troubles, alsa
stomach troubles, and my punishment
was more than any one could tell.
tried most every kind Of medicine,
but none did me any good.
read one day about Cardui, tfe wo-
mans tonic, and decided TO try it. ]
had not taken but about six bottles until
| was almost cured. II did me more
good than all the other medicines ] had
tried, put together.
My friends began asking me why |
looked so well, and | told them about
Cardui. Several are now taking it."
Do you, lady reader, suffer from any
of the ailments due to womaniy trouble,
such as headache, backache, sdeache,
sleeplessness, and that everlastingly tired
feeling?
fso, LET us urge you TO give Cardui a
trial, We feel confident it will help you,
lust as il has million other women in
the past half century.
Begin taking Cardui to-day. You
WON'T regret it. All druggists.
Wrihs 10: Chattanooga Medicine Co. LAdies
ldvisory Dept Chattanooga, Tenn, for SlfffSi
E.,fys<fi,ss on your case and e4-pags book, Home
Treatment far wsmsn In nlaiB -rapper. NJ iAA
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
736 SHIPS LOST.
British Estimates of Wars Toll of
Merchant Vessels,

WeTCHaHt vessels.
British estimates of the European
wars toll Of merchant ships. given at
Washington, in figures published by
the department of commerce. nut the
number at 136 with tonnage of more
than two million. Allied vessels lost
number 53S and neutral 19S.
The estimates made by a british
admiral, give British losses as 40
ships; French. 80; Russian, 35;
Italian, 81; Belgian, 10, and Jap
anese, 3. This does not include the
loss Of 237 trawlers by the British,
seven by the French and two by the
Bclgians.
Norway, with eighty-one vessels
destroyed, leads the neutral nations in
losses. Sweden, with forty. is. sec
ond, and Denmark, with twenty-eigh
third. Holland has lost twenty-four
and the United States seven.
British losses amount to per cent
Of the total number in service, and
g per cent of the tonnage. French
losses are 4 per cent in number and
Z per cent in tonnage. Despite these
losses, it is declared, the aggregate Of
ships owned by the allies is being
steadily increased through building.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
FLIGHT OF THE ALBATROSS.
Wing Movements That Chance Snap
With Camera Revealed.

During the voyage of vessel from
British Columbia to San Francisco the
Photographic test was applied to a
long disputed point in natural history.
A large albatross had been following
the steamer and keeping pace with it
for several hours. and the wonder grew
among the watchers on board the ship
how the bird was able to fly so swiftly
while apparently keeping it's wings eX-
tended without tapping them. AS this
Is a common method of flight with the
albatross, the explanation used to be
offered that the bird took advantage of
slight winds and air currents, and was
so able to glide upon what might be
called atmospheric slopes.
As the albatross sailed alongside the
ship, about fifteen feet away, the natu-
ralist snapped his camera at it and OBJ
tanned photograph that astonished
him and his fellow passengers.
The photograph revealed, what no
eye had caught, the wings Of the alba
tross, each some five feet long, in the
act of making a downward stroke.
The explanation naturally suggested
was that more or less frequently the
bird must have made a stroke Of this
kind with its wings, although the eye
could not detect the motion, and that
the camera chanced to be snapped at
precisely the right moment.-New York
Post,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
ANSWER EXPECTED SOON.
Kaiser May Yield to U. S. and Qualify
Act.
A Washington dispatch says

n washington NlSpatcn says:
Secretary Lansing said he had NO
new dispatches from Germany bear.
ing on the submarine situation, and
that Ambassador Gerard had not re-
ported on his conference with En-.
peror William. A report from Mr..
Gerard is expected hourly and officials
think it probably will forecast the Ger.
man reply.
Information received from German
sources is to the effect that the Ber.
lin government has considered reply.
ing to the American demand for tho
immediate abandonment Of present
methods of submarine warfare with
an offer to have its submarines oper.
ate, at least temporarily, only as
cruisers against enemy merchant
ships. German officials are said to
have expressed themselves as being
favorable toward the plan. The state
department. so far as is known, has
no information on the subject.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
BRITISH REVERSES,
Cavalry Squadron AnnihiIated b>
Turks.

The British have met with reverses
both in Egypt and in Mesopotamia.
In a battle near Quatia, according
to reports from Constantinople, a
British force Of four cavalry squad.
rons has been annihilatcd by the
Turks, who captured 800 prisoners
besides intlicting heavy losses.
London announces that an ATTEMPT
to relieve the bclcaguered force of
General Townshcnd in Kut-el-Amara
failed when vessel loaded with sup.
plies grounded in the Tigris river, four
miles east Of Kut. The affair. the of
fetal statement says, was carried out
with "the utmost gallantry."
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Best Thing for a Bilious Attack.

son account of my confinement in
the printing office l have for years
been chronic sufferer from indiges-
ton and liver troubles. A few weeks
ago | had an attack that was so Sc
we're that l was not able to go to
the case for two days. Failing to
get any relief from any other treat
ment, l took three of Chamberlain's
Tablets and the next day l felt like
new man." writes H. G. Bailey,
Editor Carolina News, Chaplin, S. C.
Obtainable everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
A Curious Relic,

curious relic of Louis XVII. Is the
game of dominos' made of pieces of
the Bastille which were given to the
'?auphin before he and his parents left
Versailles forever 1t is said that
when the box containing it was
brought in the queen exclaimed to her
bedchamber woman, Nine. Campan,
What a sinister plaything to give a
child" The sinister plaything is, with
other revolutionary objects, preserved
in Paris.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Sunk Dutch Warship.

The Overseas News agency gave
out an item quoting the Dutch news
paper De Tribune as stating that the
recent war preparations in Holland
were caused by the sinking Of q
Dutch warship by British naval
forces. De Tribune, says the agency
learned from the crew Of the steamer
Breda that the crew Of the destroyed
warship was sent to India to conceal
the affair, but Holland learned of ii
and England promised to pay a full
indemnity in addition to making an
immediate apology.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
ILL-FATED CAMPAIGN.
Garrison on Tigris Surren-
dered.

III Garrison on Tigris Surren-
dered.
Iother phase of the Inflated Brit
campaign in Mesopotamia has
b with the surrender Of General
hshend and the Garrison at Kut-
hara, on the Tigris river. about
miles below Bagdad. Some 10,-
hen in all laid down their arms
Ie Turks after having destroyed
feir guns and munitions.
|e British Mesopotamian cam
i waged along the Tigris from the
hn gulf northward almost to the
{of Bagdad, and had as it's chief
Ehc capture Of that ancient city.
lvcrt Turkish forces from Gal
Ewas another object.
Hen almost at the point of
Wing its main object late last
fthe effort broke down at Ctesi-
4 eighteen miles from Bagdad,
&thc Turks, alarmed for the safe
A the town of tabled memory,
b up reinforcements, inflicted a
3 upon the British and compelled
Il retreat 40 miles down the
to Kut- Ell l-Amara. where the
4 soon had them securely bottled
leral Townshend held out for
layS. his supplies steadily grow
pwcr as he awaited the relief
u which, first under General Ayl-
lnd then under General Gorringe,
ed its way up the Tigris toward
4 This army encountered strong
|bnS Of the Turks below Kut on
sides of the river, and, although
nl of these We're carried, it has
letn able to work much closer to
flraguered garrison than a score
HoS because of the stubborn Turk
EiStance and flood conditions on
rigriS.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Naming the Aegean Sea.

The Aegean sea is remarkable among
the seas of the world for the obscurity
in which the origin of its name is in
vOlved. Even the ancients could not
give a certain answer on the point. A
popular view was that it was named
after Aegeus, the father of Theseus,
who threw himself into 1t when his son
forgot to hoist the white sail upon his
return from Crete as signal that he
had slain the Minotaur. But others
derived the name from Aegea, queen
Of the Amazons, who also perished In
this sea; others from the town Of
Aegae. in Euboea (Negropont, and a
fourth theory traced 1t to the word
"aiges," goats, which the islands Of
the archipelago were fancifully thought
to resemble.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Memphis Sheriff Sued For 100000.

Mathew Harris, negro, living just
across the Tennessee state line in
Mississippi, has filed suit in the fed
tral court at Memphis against Sheriff
J. A. Reichman, of shelby county, for
100000 damages, claiming that the
sheriff sent officers across the state
,ine to his house several months ago
10 arrest him for no cause, and that
when he defied the officers they dyna-
nited his house, seriously injuring
lin.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
MADE SURE OF DEATH.
Georgian Takes Poison and Jumps
Into Well,

Berrien Matthews, farmer, liv.
ing seven miles from Danielsville,
Ga, committed suicide by taking car
bolic acid and jumping into a well.
His mind had been somewhat unset
tied for two or three weeks. When
the family awoke, he was missing.
After few minutes search, his body
was found in the well.
Matthews sister, Mrs. Phillips,
committed suicide few years ago in
the same manner.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Study of SYNONYMS,

Little Dulcie was asked by her teach.
er to define the word whimsical" ut
means odd" she replied. And now,"
the teacher went on, please write a
sentence containing the word properly
used.
Hesitatingly the little ten-year old
took up pen and after moments
thought wrote. "There are two kinds
Of numbers whimsical and even"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
AUTO TIRE EXPLODES.
Denver Banker Injured and His Sons
Killed.

Gordon Jones. Denver banker and
member Of the federal reserve board
of the Kansas City district, was Sc
riously injured at Denver, Colo, in
an automobile accident, in which his
son, Gordon Jones, Jr., 81, and his
son-in-law, Turner Jones. 20, were
killed.
Mrs. Gordon Jones. Sr., Mrs. Tur-
ner Jones, their daughter, and their
5-year-Old son We're also injured.
The accident was caused by tire
explosion
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Doq Carts In Holland.

Residents of Bunschoten, Holland,
make use of the little carts drawn by
dogs. which are to be seen In very
many parts of the Netherlands, and
have a fine breed of tall, yellow,
smooth haired dogs, which they some
times harness three abreast.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
A Simple Matter.

$50 you are in the market for an au-
tomobile?"
YES" said the man who likes to
attract attention.
ANY particular makeT'
mo. | merely want one that will
make people turn around and stare at
me when pass"
"Oh, you don't need special type
for that. Get an ordinary car and ex-
ceed the speed limit" Birmingham
Age-Herald
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
A Born Diplomat,

Willy-YOur friend Cannon is very
clever. Nilly-Clever? Why, he can't
take two women any place and keep
them from saying anything about the
weather or what they think Of any
other women who are better dressed
than they.-Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Snow in Texas.

FlurrieS of snow fell at San An
gelo, Tex, when the temperature
reached 40 degrees. The sudden
change resulted in the death of many
lambs on the ranges and newly shear
ed sheep also suffered.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

Another strong contingent of Rus
sian troops arrived at Marseilles, 1t
was officially announced. This is the
third body of Slav soldiers brought
TO France for service on the western
front.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

Fourteen hundred men employed In
the twine shop of the international
Harvester company plant struck at
Chicago because several workmen
were sent home charged with intoxi-
cation.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

Lame back is usually due to rheu-
matism of the muscles of the back.
Hard working people are most likely
to suffer from it. Relief may be
had by massaging the back with
Chamberlain Liniment two or three
times a day. Try it. Obtainable
everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
YOUNG GIRL ACCUSED.
Is Charged With Killing Her Mother
in North Carolina.

Sally Bryson, 14-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Robert Bryson, has been
placed in Jail at Sylvia, N. c., charged
with the murder of her mother.
The mother is said to have whipped
her daughter because the latter made
frequent visits to girl friends home
to meet her sweetheart. Mrs. Bryson,
it is alleged, was sitting in her kitchen
when the girl came in and fired at her
with a shotgun.
Fourteen children survive the dead
woman.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Suits Some; Death to Others.

Iron may be good for the blood of
some," remarked the worm as the an
gler threaded the hook through him
gently, but fear it will be the death
of me-"
And yet the fish that swallowed the
iron a little later was quite carried
away with it.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Venice of Brazil.

Pernambuco is called the Venice of
Brazil on account Of its numerous
lakes, rivers, waterways and an i'm
mense coral reef with which nature
has completely encircled the city and
inside Of which all but the very larg-
est ocean vessels anchor.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Doubtful Optimist.

Are you an Optimist?"
"Yes. think the world is getting
better every day, although l must ad-
nit it looks like an exceedingly pain
full convalescence."- Washington Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
He Hit Il.

Professor - What three words are
used most among college students?
Weary Fresh-I don't know. Profes-
sor-Correct-University Of Michigan
Awgwan.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Some Do Il For Nothinu.

What did you say your business
was?"
Il am critic"
"You critiCiSe people?"
"You might say so, yes"
And do you mean to tell me you get
paid for thatT' - Louisville Courier
Journal
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
British BattIeship Sunk.

il,000-ton British battleshir
iI' the flagship of the Mediter.
? iieet, has been sunk in the
efranean by a mine, with the
I ia lives, it was officially an.
ed by the admiralty. The Rus.
'aS an old ship, having been in
lsSfon for fifteen years.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

~ would get so weak at times that
p'er | began to take Lydia E.
ahm S Vegetable Compound, and
IS later | could eat and it did not
~ stomach. l have taken the
Pc ever since and | feel like a
soman. now weigh 127 pounds
can see what it has done for me
y My husband says he knows
s S"SdlClne e has saved my life. -
o BARLOW, 1924 South 4th ST.,
ebus, Ohio.
T. Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
contains just the virtues of roots
ros needed to restore health and
~ n, TO The. weakened organs of the
mat is why Mrs. Barlow, a
~ Invalid, recovered so completely.
vs. lor women suffering from any
q SSi'nents n. to insist upon having
L. finkhsm's Vegetable Com.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
The Keener OPTIC,

How did you get such a bruised
eye, RastusF"
well, boss, | was out a-lookin' for
trouble, an dis yere eye was de fust
to find it."-Boston Transcript
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
tier SIX YEARS
| Of SUFFERING
man a. Made Well byLydia
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
- I'm BUS, ohio.-'1 had almost given
"a mad been sick for six wears with

| female troubles and
nervousness. l had
a pain in my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out hur ting m y
stomach. / could
not drink cold water
at all nor eat any
kind of raw fruit,
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From 17S
rNp,1,,Ig T -o~4 -
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
u. S. WAR EXPORTS.
BeIligerents Have Spent $35O,000,O0O
in This Country.

III THIS IOuHtTy.
Since the beginning of the wal
more than S35O.O00,O00 worth of
horses, automobiles and automobile
accessories have been exported from
the United States, according to a
statement issued by the foreign trade
department of the National City bank,
of New York.
The number of horses exported was
about 100000, and Of mules 100000
In the seven months ended in January
last France alone received $4,000
horses and mules, while Great Britain
bought $4,000.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
No. 666

This is prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHitlS 4 FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
il taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. II acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not eripe nr sicken. 2sc
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Dehned.

Knicker-What is a will? Bocker-A
process giving what you can't use to
somebody whom somebody else doesn't
wish to have it.-New York Sun.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
Daily Thought.

Times of general calamity and con-
fusion have ever been productive Of
the greatest minds --Tolton
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05

Small service Is true service while 1,
lasts.-Wordsworth