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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14
WOODMAN MEETING

All members of Fort King Camp
No. Ii, w. o. w. are requested to be
at the meeting Friday night, Deem
Der 18th. Election of officers.
C. K. Sage, Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14
Editor Bloom Of the Lakeland Sta

Editor Bloom of the Lakeland Star,
tried for criminal libel against the
commissioners of Polk county, has
been found guilty His attorneys
have appealed the case. We haven't
approved of some of Blooms Ian
guage toward the said commission
ca; neither did we approve of the
commissioners prosecuting him. We
hope he will ultimately be cleared;
also chat Ne win somewhat moderate
his language ii future.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14

An Ocala lady says that the reason
she 10 going to get another laundress
is because her lingerie comes home
looking like it had been washed with
the dishes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14

Every orange grower in IL state
should send box or two of oranges
TO the -Flezida soldiers at Camp
Wheeler The would help keep the
boys healthy as well as happy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14

1t is hoped that the news of the
capture of Jerusalem will stimulate
raising the five-million-dolla Jewish
relief fund.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14

AS a general thing, when a grown
man gets sick enough to quit arguing
with his wife about sending for the
doctor he is sinking rapidly.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14

Our state senator, Mr.. Glenn Ter
rell, appreciates the Star. We receiv-
ed from this morning his check for
two years subscription.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14

The Bolsheviki seem to be doing
their best to aid the Teutons in put
ting an on the Slav.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14
PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTING

When you have plumbing or cleo
trical contracting, let as furnish you
estimates. No job too large and meme
too small. If 81. w. Tucker.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14

Our observation is that woman
can remember how she took her last
cold as long as man can recollect
his last drink.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14

If that Arcadia doctor who killed a
man with blow of his fist is acquit-
ted, he should challenge Jess Willard.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-14

American, British and French flags
THE BOOK SHOP. St
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The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled for the use for republication Of
nm news dispatches credited to ft or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
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Advertise in the Star.
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Gard here's to the Blue and the Gray
as one,
When we meet or the fields of
France;
May the spirit Of God be over them
all
When the sons of the flag advance. %
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24
Feeding Captive Wild Animals

Although geological gardens
have been in existence for many
years, it was not until the New
York Geological Society opened its
Zoo" at Bronx Park, New York
City, that a systematic attempt
was made to care for wild animals
in captivity in a scientific way.
Before that time captive wild
animals had been treated in more
or less hit or miss fashion. II
they lived-very good; if they died
why. no one was to blame. The
New York Geological Society how
ever, believing that an ounce of
prevention is worth more than a
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24

preservation and mixing of them,
would be very tiresome task.
These difficulties have been over.
come by preparing a concentrated
food, not unlike dog biscuit.
Hulled oats, wheat. corn and bran.
in proper proportion, are mixed
with molasses apd pressed into
cakes an inch thick and as big as a
small plate, which are then baked
hard. The cakes are each equal to
a quart or more of loose grain;
they take up little room, they keep
indefinitely, and they are free from
parasites. Six of them make a
meal for a large animal, and their
very hardness and dryness compel
the animals to chew them long and
thoroughly. With these cakesthe
animals get a certain amount of
hay in bulk, and at times bran
mash.
Most interesting of all the ami
mails are the monkeys. Closely re-
sembling man in many other par
ticulars, they are like him also in
the matter of appetite, for they
are fastidious to a degree and glut-
tons as we'll. Because they are
susceptible to tuberculosis, stom,
ach troubles and other ills of the
human animal. they are especially
hard to rear.
The monkeys get their native
food. in addition to foods foreign
to them that have been found bene-
fetal. They naturally enough re-
quire bananas, grapes, dates, ap-
plies, oranges, and perhaps pea
Inuts.--Exchange.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24

pound of cure. appointed as regu.
lar members of the Zoo staff Har-
low Brooks, M. D., as pathologist,
and w. Reid Blair, D. V. S., as
veterinarian.
These experts found that a very
large part of the diseases from
which captive wild animals suffer
is caused by their food. Too much
food causes first, fatness and then
physical degeneration; improper
methods of eating produce dys-
pepsia; parasites contained in the
food often give the animals fatal
intestinal troubles.
The most difficult animals to
handle in the matter of diet are the
big cats-the lions and tigers.
They refuse to eat cooked meat,
and they bolt their food 80 fast
they often suffer from dyspepsia.
Their daily ration is ten or twelve
pounds of raw meat. To compel
them to eat slowly, the keepers
give them bone and gristle with
the meat, and the fastest eaters get
the boniest portions. To rid them
of the parasites that they devour
with their food. parasiticides and
purgatives are administered in
their food at intervals of six weeks.
In the case of the smaller cats,
such as the leopards, pumas, lynxes
and the like, the meat is parboiled
or thoroughly steamed. That kills
all the eggs and parasites, and the
animals do not need to be drugged.
To prevent those cats that eat
only small quantity of food from
swallowing their meat in chunks,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24

the keepers grind the meat inte
Hamburg steak. Some of the cats
they feed with small fishes, which,
although not cooked. are carefully
cleaned.
: Like the cats, the dogs, includ-
ing foxes, wolves and similar ami.
mails, usually eat too fast; and, like
the larger cats, they do not like
cooked meat. They get their meat
raw, and they have to take occa-
sional doses of parasiticides. For
the most part, however. they are
fed on kind of a dog biscuit
compressed cakes composed OF
blood, beef, bran and grains, hard
ened by baking. That food cannot
be eaten without complete mastica-
ton, and it supplies the elements
that have been found necessary for
these animals.
The problem of finding a proper
food for the herbivoroas or hoofed
animals, such as the elephants,
rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, elk,
deer and the like, is more serious.
The handling of the enormous
amount of native foods-grass,
hay, grain and vegetables-that
these animals require; the storage,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24
By "Bobbss'.

and Vos. did the rest Of the. dam
age. Five runs. = - aea.
In the sixth the visitors scored
one on Madden's single through
short, followed by East.'s heave to
center field and a tumble of an in-
field grounder. One run.
Not to be outdone, the locals
scored another in their half on
Wells single to right and Mad
den's bad return of the ball, fol-
lowed by Brad g single to center.
One run.
The visitors manufactured a
brace of tallies in the seventh on
Jurgen's double TO center, Caves
single. past third, and Lindstrom's
single to left plus q couple of
errors.
The locals tried to maintain their
advantage and added a tally in the
attempt on Lewis single past third,
an error, and Vos'. single to left.
In the sixth inning the visitors
withdrew Foster from the box and
sent in Cave to replace him. This
young man did very we'll after he
got thoroughly warmed up and in
the eighth inning retired our bat
ters three in a row on strikes.
The absence of any real hard
roofing was noticeable although
the home team was winning. That
is, it was noticeable until the game
was about half over when Joe. the
barber, put in delayed appearance
with a shout of There he is, there's
Clar-eece!" From then on there
was an incessant din near the
home bench. Joe was asked where
be had been. but was non-cnmmital,
saying, That's all right where
I've been. The point is that I'm
here now and we're going to win!"
Gee whiz, Joe, we wouldn't be-
lieve there were SO many balloons,
bones. boxcars and brewery wagons
in the world unless you had been
right there to tell us about 'em.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24

best, life is an uphill game and
you need every advantage to get to
the top. So get into the game,
play the game we'll and be deter
mined to do your best every day,
and show it by your effort. Have
no fear Of defeat, think only in
terms of victory. You should play
the game with the enthusiasm OF
youth, and when you fail. 90 at it
again, to make the training OF
your youth bring victory.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24
Baseball Notes

The Cubs have finally been stop
ped. The PhiIlies turned the
trick on Friday and again on Sat-
urday though it was by a one run
margin both times and Saturdays
game went to extra innings.
The Phillies are gradually gain
ing ON the Giants and, we think,
will soon be on even terms with
McGraw's men. To date these
two are the strongest of the east
ern four, and they will go west
this week on about an even footing.
The Boston Red Sox still main-
tain a fair lead on their swing
through the west. and unless the
Browns play them to a standstill
will come home comfortably settled
in first place.
Z Indianapolis is making rum
away race in the American Asso-
citation. It will require some tall
playing to head the Hoosiers. The
Twin City teams thus far continue
to be the easy marks for the others.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24
How Did He Live?
So be died for his faith! That's fine!
More than most of us do.

So be died for his faith! That's fine!
More than most of us do.
But stay! Can you add to that line
That he lived for it, toop
In his death he bore witness at last
As martyr of truth.
Did his life do the same in the past
From the day of his youth?
1t is easy to die. Men have died
For wish or whim;
From bravado passion. or pride.
Was it hard for him?
But to live every day: to live out
All the truth that he dreamt,
While his friends met his conduct with doubt
And the world with contempt.
Was it thus that be plodded ahead,
Never turning aside?
Then we'll talk of the life that he lived;
Never mind how he died.
-B1NDERY Talk.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24

SUMMARY Left on bases-M. & St. L. 9,
Nd. S. P.s 6. First on errors-M. & St. l..
8, M. S. P.s 4. Stolen bases-Juhnson,
Haas, Brad, Lew, Har. Sacrifice hits
Johnson. Two base hits-JurSens, Della I.
East. Three base hits-Brad. Double
plays Bran, Brad, Della. Innings pitched
by Foster S. Hits eff Foster IA. Struck
out by Foster Z, by Cave Shy Wells IL.
Bases on balls-by Wells1. Hit by pitcher
by Foster (Bran., Lew, Della. J, by Wells
lHolubar). fine of game 2:05. Umpire
Tolen.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24
BE A GOOD SPORTSMAN
Get in the Game-and Stick, Regardless of
Momentary Defeat
By Mr.. J. l.. ".

even to do ones best. But when
the game is we'll played everyone
is taught to do mis- best, no matter
what the odds are one will keep
sweet and fight for victory. We
may suffer at the hands of our
fellows who lose their temper, but
we have learned how to control
our nerves in most trying situa-
tions. and how to make our mus
cIes respond when big things are
at stake.
There is nothing like participa-
tion in healthy games to help you
think quickly and accurately in
the face of great excitement. The
eyes of the crowd upon you may
ruin your chances unless you have
been schooled in the game of
youth. The true sportsman knows
how to take defeat. Self conf
dence and will power are the, paoni-
tors of victory.
The exercise of these forces are
not always the same, the team that
was very badly defeated yesterday
may win to-day. The players 10
all appearances are the same, but
their powers are different. With
every chance to win they meet de.
feat. But if they are good sports
men they will fight the game to a
finish and take defeat like men. If
not, they will howl to beat the
band. Noise never can take the
place of real power. This the
sportsman knows. So the art of
keeping sweet has been responsible
for many victory. Lose your
head and you might as we'll hand
the other fellow the victory before
you get angry and disgrace your
self.
Fight the game to a finish but
keep your head. There is no gain
in getting angry. At such times
you cannot reason, and if the 9th
er fellow is wise he will lot try to
reason with you. To be able to
smile in the face of trial is to court
victory and usually the grit to
win.
1t is very true that he who
proves his good sportsmanship
usually makes good in life. The
development of the game stands in
good stead when the real trials of
life come.
In the game you have learned
dash and dare control, grit and
persistence. You are not afraid of
odds, they are just the things that
challenge you best. You have
even learned to smile at defeat
The jeers of the crowd have taught
you as nothing else could the need
of a cool head, a steady eye, good
judgment and a-skilled hand, and
faces life's conflicts as a tried war
rior and usually wins.
By getting in the game, you
toughened your sinews and taught
yourself physical endurance; you
are ready for anything reasonable
and fair, and with half chance
will enjoy the struggle that leads
to victory. Thus, life is just con-
tinuing the game with other rules,
a great constant struggle.
Many are the factors that make
up the staging. But if you have
mastered the game of youth you
are ready for the fuller life when
it comes. You may not be able t.,
be equally efficient every day, but
you can live up to the limit of your
daily efficiency.
You can't afford to play off.
Your reputation is worth more
than any bribe. Life is too strenu-
Gus and real to be spent in games
for effect. Habits of toying with
the game may ruin your life. You
should make every day count for
something positive ndSadd some-
thing to your worth. Because at
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24

GESg because the home team
awoke from its lethargy, made
more hits than errors, and per-
formed creditably in all depart
ments. The locals punched most
their hits in the fourth and fifth
innings, while the visitors hits
we're kept we'll scattered by Wells
who had good control. The form
shown by the locals was the best
for this season, the team work be-
ing smooth except in the first
inning.
Har. was seen for the first time
at the difficult third base position
and went after everything that
came his way in the most approved
manner. Bran, after long alb
sence with an injured wrist, re-
ported for duty at shortstop and
covered the position creditably.
Brad. led the team at both offense
and defense smashing out four hits
in six trips to the plate besides
having accepted nine fielding
chances without skip. r. Lew.
had a good afternoon with the bat,
getting three hits in four times
up. The longest hit of the day
was Brad.'s three Dagger. Della.
and East. both made nice, long
doubles.
The visitors started with a rush
and made four runs in the first in
ming on a pass, a hit batsman, one
hit and a couple of errors. johnson
walked. Holubar was hit by one
of Wells shoots. Fortune struck
out. Jurgens singled through
short scoring johnson. Foster
grounded to Har. who shot the
ball to catch Holubar. He was
run down and should have been out
but East. dropped the ball. Lind
strom grounded to Wells who tried
for Jurgens at the plate, but
the latter was safe and eluded suc-
cessfully a host of pursuers after
game of tag on the third base
line. Foster scored on Haas in
field out. Sadey struck out.
The home team came right back
in its half of this inning. Bran.
was hit in the ribs. Brad. singled
past first base. Della. was awarded
first base and both other runners
advanced by the umpire when the
visiting pitcher delivered the ball
when not in proper position in the
box. Lew. was hit, forcing Bran.
in with the first run. Fan. struck
out. Vos. hit a high slow bounder
to second which gave Brad. and
Della. time to score while he was
being thrown out. East. struck
out. Three runs.
In the third inuing Della. led off
with a double but was out trying
to make third on it. It was not
until the fourth that the real fire.
works commenced. Then East. led
off with an infield pop which Holu-
bar failed to negotiate. Har. sim
gled. Wells struck out. Bran.
singled to right scoring both rum
ners. Brad. whacked a single to
left and Bran. scored. Della. was
struck by a pitched ball. Lew.
singled to right scoring Brad. and
Della. Fan. was safe on Holubar's
tumble. Vos. out, Sadey to Haas,
Lew. scoring on the play. East.
doubled to center and Fan. scored.
IIar. struck out. Seven runs.
Again in the fifth the local allies
attacked with great force and
drove back the enemy's first line.
Wells shot a single to center. Bran.
whiffed. Brad. tried to hit one
over the farm machinery factory
but it stopped in the vicinity of
the kitchen and was good for three
bases, Wells cantering home.
Della. singled to left scoring Brad.
Successive singles BY Lew, Fan.
-~-s
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-24

ATURDAY'S little old
ball game went on the
right side of the ledger
because the home team
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10

require the issuance Of exchange tickets at
reduced rates. as should be just and rea-
sonable to the companies and to the public
Under the wording OF the public service
act, the power Of the commission over this
subject has been and Is subject to grave
doubt.
IT would also establish and regulate be-
tween the street railway line. surface. sub
way or elevated operated by the municipal
ity and the line operated by a street rail-
way corporation reasonable transfer points
and at such points free transfers. or to re-
qure issuance Of exchange tickets at re-
duced rates.
Between two intersecting street railway
corporations, or an intersecting street rail-
way corporation and a line operated by a
municipality the act would compel switch
or other connections which would make pos
sible the continuous conveyance OF passen-
gers over the lines Of two or more street
railway systems without the necessity Of
transferring from the cars of one system to
the cars of another.
In discussing the act Senator Salus said
it was of the utmost Importance. in view OF
the pending negotiations between the city
and the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany, as il would give the city full power
to enter the operating field or employ an
Independent company to operate the line.
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and machine guns yet uncounted have
been captured.
At the same time British troops further
south made separate but correlated attacks
at two points, also with notable success.
As the main attack was aimed ultimately
at Douai. these two drives were toward
Cambrai and st. Quentin In each three
villages were captured and valuable
positions occupied.
The main attack is totally different from
the recent fighting south of Arras in which
the Germans were yielding up more or less
voluntarily their positions. 1t is an opera
tion like the Somme offensive last summer
by which the British are taking by sheer
force positions the Germans have held for
more than two gears.
The front of attack begins just south
of Givenchy. and the first position taken
was the famous Vimy ridge. which was
stormed by the Canadian troops. This
position had defied capture since soon after
the battle of the Marne In the same
region the British took villages, fortified
farms and trench systems which were con-
sdered almost impregnable.
Farther to the south. east of Arras.
which is, the apex of the salient formed
by the old German line and the new, the
British made their greatest progress. They
captured the villages of Neuville-Vitasse,
Tilloy les Moffiaines, st. Laurent-Blangy.
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Feuchy, the Feuchy chapel to the south and
Athies. pushing straight east along the
valley of the Scarpe toward Doua
The entire attack was completely sue
cessful as planned. Field Marshal Sir
Douglas Haig reported last night "our
troops have everywhere stormed the enemy
defenses. The British went forward sys-
tematically. capturing within a few hours
the positions of the foremost German line.
then proceeding to the capture of the sup
porting positions. The whole German first
line was taken without hitch.
The new offensive was aided by the
famous armored tanks which first appeared
on the Somme in September last These
land ships were of great assistance to the
infantry in taking strongly defended posi-.
tions. At the same time the aviators, who
have been engaged in recent days in the
greatest air fighting of history. were active
again and brought down seventeen air.
planes and two kite balloons. Ten Brit
ish machines were lost.
The next few days will show whether
or not the whole German line can be
thrown into confusion by it's piercing at
what probably is it's most vulnerable spot
From the first days progress it appears
that this Is probable. Some of the positions
Immediately southeast of Arras which were
taken yesterday are considered part of the
Hndenburg line.
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THREE IN FAMILY DIE;
YOUNG MOTHER IS ILL
Husband, Mother and Father-in-Law
of Woman Called in
Two Days

Three members of the family OF Mrs.
Mary Vert, of 1874 North Nineteenth street,
have died in the last two days--her hus-
band, her mother and her father-in-faw.
Mrs Vert herself is a patient in the North
western General Hospital. She gave birth
to son on the day her husband died.
The young mother is twenty-five years
old. She bore up bravely when told of her
triple bereavement.
The series of illnesses began on March
II when her husband, Ralph Vert. Jr.,
ruptured a blood vessel. lie was taken to
the German Hospital. within week, her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nutter. with
whom she lived. were taken i'll with pneu-
monia Her father-in-law. Ralph Vert
Sr.. a policeman. also was stricken with
pneumonia.