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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
TWO GERMAN DESTROYERS
SUNK BY BRITISH SHIP

London, April 22.-The admiralty
announces that two German destroy
ers, possibly three, have been sunk in
the course of a German raid near
Dover.
Five German destroyers took part in
the Dover raid. They were engaged by
two Doyer patrol vessels. The British
suffered no material damage.
The British casualties were slight in
comparison with the results obtained.
One hundred and five Germans were
saved. -
The announcement follows:
eThe vice admiral at Dover reports
that on the night of April 20 five
German destroyers attempted raid
on Dover. The raid resulted in their
firing number of rounds into plow-
ed field a few miles from Dover. The
enemy appears to have steered in the
direction of some of our shipping, pos
sibly with the intention of attacking,
but was met by two vessels of the
Dover patrol.
SIN five minutes these two vessels
engaged and sank at lease two, posi-
bly, three, out of the five enemy boats,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
SCHOOL EXHIBIT
IN CLEARWATER
MUCH ADMIRED

A general outline of the years work
was placed on exhibit in the Clear
water schools yesterday and which
showed remarkable progress made by
the different grades during the term.
The display in the north school, of
which Miss Mary Moore is principa!
and teacher, of the first and second
grades, was excellent; and in Miss
Moore's room the free hand drawings
by the beginners were excellent. The
third grade room, Miss Ola Allen,
teacher, the language work was su-
preme. In the room of Miss Jose
phine Thompson, teacher of the fourth
and fifth grades, especially interesting
were free hand drawings illustrative of
hygiene.
Each visitor was given a souvenir
in each, room-and refreshing punch
was served by the pupils in the hall
way: After going away from the
north-end school, the work was by
each visitor pronounced most excel
lent.
AS the people of Clearwater entered
the school buildings in the South
Clearwater school they found no less
better work on display here than ir
the north school.
Especial mention might be made OF
domestic science display. Also the
high school work in the laboratory.
In the manual training department
prizes were given by Mr.. P. G.
Frazier, the manual training teacher
to two in each grade having made the
best bird house. In the sixth ant
seventh grades the first prize went
to Gambler Coachman; second to Ralph
Troutman; in the eighth grade The
first prize went to Newton McCung.
In the second high, Tom Clark wal
awarded first prize and Wilbur Hager
second. r.
In the general contest the first an,
second prizes went to Tom Clark ant
Wilbur Hagen, respectively. TIL
prizes in the general contest wer
given by the Liberty Bird club. Al
first prizes were two dollars and al
second prizes one dollar,
Punch was served b. the pupils !:
the domestic science room during tn
afternoon. In the primary building
each visitor was given a souvenir, re
ceived by fish hook in the hallway
Clearwater Sun.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
Fierce Artillers FIRE
Sweeps German Trenches
Allies Continue Advance
BRITISH AND FRENCH TAKE $4,000
PRISONERS AND $50 GUNS

While the artilleries of the French
and British armies continue to huri
thousands of projectiles into the Ger
man lines from Lens to east of Aubef-
i've, in Champagne, the entente forces
have repulsed counter attacks and
made progress at some points.
The artillery activity is reported
most intense near Arras, south of St.
Quentin, and on the Aisne and Cham
payne fronts in the regions of Scissors
and Rheims. German guns are reply
ing to the entente fire at some points.
During the two weeks of the Anglo
French offensive on the northern and
southern sectors of the center of the
battle line in France, the Germans lost
more than $4,000 prisoners and $50
guns larger than machine guns.
Monday of each of the last two
weeks has been the beginning-of a new
offensive by one of the entente armies
and the heavy artillery duels of the
last two days may be the forerunner
of new thrust against the battered
German lines.
Gradually the French advanced to-
ward the Chemin Des DANES, the road
from Fort Malmaison to Hurtebise and
Iparalleling the Aisne, and on Saturday
they made. progress north of Sancy,
near the western end of the road.
French barrage fire broke up four
German attempts to attack north of
Braye En- Laonnois, east of Sancy, and
south of the Chemin Des Danes. In
Champagne only artillery activity is
reported.
/; British artillery also repulsed a Ger
man attempt to recapture the village
of Councillor, southwest of Cambria,
taken by the British Friday night
Northwest of Lens the British pushed
forward and east of Fampoux along
the north bank Of the Scrape, the Ger
mans were driven back.
/ Washington announces the safe ar.
rival of Arthur ]. Balfour, the British
foreign secretary, and the other mem
bers of the British mission to the Unit
ed States.
Two Belgian relief steamers, the
Norwegian steamer Kongsli and the
Ringhorn, have Been sunk. The Kong
sli carried six thousand tons of wheat.
French Continue Advance.
Pushing steadily here, storming with
great dash there, defeating terrific
German counter attacks and taking
thousands of prisoners, the French
carried their victorious forward move
farther today along the entire front
from Scissors to Auberive. Hundreds
of thousands of men face each other
in this latest battle wherein skillful at
tacks is met by desperate defense.
AS the Associated Press correspond
ent today observed section of the
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23

that "Baby Week" will bring to us at
least $4,000.
(! THIRD: 1t takes an endless lot Of
clothes, shoes, stockings, underwear,
hats, kerchiefs, ribbons, ties and a
world of provisions, canned goods,
vegetables, preserves, jellies, syrup
and meats to clothe and feed our con-
stantly increasing family. We hope
for 500 boxes and barrels of clothes,
provisions, ETC., during "Baby Week"
NOW LISTEN: We want someone
in every city, town and hamlet to
START the "BABY WEEK CAM
PAIGN"-to get every pastor in Flor
ida to preach special sermon on
babies and children and possibly to
take up a special eollection-to make
an appeal for good homes for our
homeless babies and older children
and to speak of our great undenomi-
national work for every child in need
in Florida.
| We want someone to urge every
school, every church, Sunday school,
woman's club, lodge and other organ
izations to secure a special collection
or offering for us, and as many indi-
vidual contributions as possible.
We want someone to urge these
same organizations to get up box or
barrel of clothes, provisions, meats,
preserves, ETC., for us.
Will YOU be that person in YOUR
city, town, village, church, lodge,
school, club or other organization
PLEASE DO-and don't wait for
someone else to do it. We will gladly
furnish coin cards, coin envelopes, lit
erature and all information. Decide to
do it NOW-and write us.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANY BET
] Continued on page four.)
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
EXCERPT FROM LETTER
FROM ENGLAND'S PREMIER

II have been endeavoring to form
some sort of notion of the worlds sup
plies of food both this season and next,
and have come to the conclusion that
| if the American people will continue to
help the world to get through this time
of great stress and strain by ~
growing as much food as possible and
(2) themselves consuming no more
than absolutely essential, the world
will weather through, although the
margin of safety will be very slender,
Would it be possible for the ladies of
America to start an economy cam
paign for the benefit of the women and
children, not of Belgium only but prac~
tically of the entire world, for it is evr-
ident that many poor family will not
be able to buy food in the coming
twelve or eighteen months in conse-
quence of its dearness and scarcity I'M
less those women who can afford to
pay high prices voluntarily deny them
selves and share the food which Provi-
dence provides with their poorer sis
tiers? If they do this, then the heart
of the world will beat with that moth
er-love which is all powerful for good
and which will prevent the recurrence
of such a disaster as that now threat
ening the human race.
"The need of humanity is great.
'The heart of America is also
great"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERS
ARE WANTED

New York, April 23.--(special. -
A nationwide appeal to the electrical
industry was issued today by DIR.
Schuyler S. Wheeler, past president of
the, American Institute of Electrical
Engineers, in which he called upon
everyone from the highest executive
to the least important employee to
make every effort to assist the presi-
dent in the successful prosecution of
the war. In addition, he voices the
general belief that the United States
will, by the employment of new cleo
trical inventions, take the lead in
bringing the war to an end.
Never before in the history of this
country" DR.. Wheeler said, "has the
electrical industry been called upon
for greater service. Germany has
made this war of steel and iron, 4
mechanical war; the United States will
make it an electrical war. Every man
connected with the electrical industry
is vitality interested in the war and the
United States expects the electricali i, :
ventors and engineers to carry the
Stars and Stripes to victory.
This country leads the world in the
application of electricity to the arts u
peace-now it must lead in applying
that great force to war. Here we
have thousands of the best trained and
most active brains in the world en-
gagged in the electrical industry;
thousands of. universally used cleo
.trical devices were invented here. Let
those brains grapple with the prof.
lens of war and it is likely that we
shall see the appliance developed that
will end the war;
1--WE. are starting our warlike pre-
narations for war years after the 9th
|er .belligerents-let US make speed and
through our inventiveness bring about
an early peace. The most deadly weap-
|ons of the war, such as the airplane
and submarine, are American inven-
tions-let US make history repeat it.
self now that we are facing. the vital
necessity. One invention may save the
lives of millions Of men who are sorely
needed to do the worlds work. Let all
American electricians, from the high
est to the lowest, concentrate on aid
ing the government, now that the
United States has been forced into
the world war"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
LAKELAND MAN
KILLS WIFE AND
W|FE'S MOTHER

A special to the Tampa Tribune dat
ed Lakeland, April %, says:
This morning at $50, w. S. Wilkes,
a prominent retired citizen living on
West Lemon street, shot his wife and
her mother, Mrs. E. r. Rainey, killing
them instantly. Mrs. Rainey was shot
twice, as was Mrs. Wilkes, both being
killed at close range, their clothing
catching fire from the powder.
When found soon after the shooting,
Mrs. Rainey was dressed only in her
night gown, and Mrs. Wilkes wore her
house dress. The shooting was done
with a .32-caliber shooter. Five shots
were fired, and Immediately neighbors
were on the scene, with Mr.. Wilkes at
the front door of his home defying
everyone who made an attempt to en-
ter, except two neighbors. Even Chief
of Police Eldis was stopped, Wilkes
stating that no one else but Sheriff
Logan would be permitted to enter,
anu lie Idu UeGn HOIllieu dC DdIIOW VI
the shooting. At 7:30 Sheriff Logan
arrived and took Wilkes to Barlow at
once.
The coroner's jury, sitting today,
brought in a verdict of first degree
murder, fastening the guilt of the dou-
bile killing on Wilkes. The. evidence,
as far as could be learned, showed
that family troubles had been the
cause of the shooting, Wilkes stating
to number of persons, no later than
Saturday, that he could not live with
his wife any longer.
/. When the first neighbors were able
to get into the home, Mrs. Rainey was
still breathing and her daughter was
dead They lay in a heap on the
back porch, the body of the elder wom-
an across that of her daughter, with
blood covering their clothing. Mrs.
Rainey lay on her back. She was shot
once in the breast, the bullet passing
through her body, and the other cross
wise through her back.
Mrs. Wilkes way lying on her face.
The bullet entered her body from the
Continued on page 81
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
Important Proclamation
WILL BE OFFICIALLY CELEBRA TEI
MAY FIRST TO SIXTH.-WIIL YOU HELP US TO MAKE A
PRACTICAL SUCCESS?

We desire to call the attention of
every man, woman and child in Flor
ida-and every school, church, wom-
ans club, w. C. T. u, Y. P. S. C. E.,
lodge, Ladies' Aid society, Sunday
school and other organizations to the
fact that Governor Sidney ]. Cats has
officially set aside the week of MAY
1st to 9th as "BABY WEEK In
FLORIDA" This same week has also
been officially set aside by the govern
ment children's bureau, and will be
celebrated in every state in the Union.
The Children's Home Society of
Florida desires to make "Baby Week
in Florida" a practical success and of
fers you or your church or other or
ganization some definite suggestions
that will help in practical way the
babies and homeless and needy child
rem of our great state. They are as
follows:
FIRST: We desire to secure appli-
cations from 500 good family homes in
Florida for as many homeless, orphan
and abandoned babies and other child
rem. Our society is having an average
of practically 100 children in need re-
ferred to us each month, and we must
have good homes to place these little
ones in if our great work is to go on.
We hope for 500 good homes during
"Baby Week"
SECOND: Our society must raise
at least $500 every month to provide
for the hundreds Of children already
under our care and supervision and an
average of three new children each
day. We have no means of support
except voluntary contributions from
individuals, churches, schools, clubs,
lodges and organizations. We hope
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
EVENING LEADER
CHANGES OWNERS

The Evening Leader is now owned
by L. L. Lucas and B. c. Mayo. All
the stock owned by John X. Cheyney
has been purchased, leaving him not
one dollars worth of stock.
When we came to Tarpon Springs
about year ago to take charge of The
Evening Leader we came with the in
tention of purchasing it after making
"a thorough investigation as to the
possibility of making it paying pro-
position. The past seasonshas convinc-
Ell us chat Tadpcn Springseis bound te
grow and grow fast, and after talk
ing with many of the leading business
men about The Leader have decided
that it is good investment and have
accepted the proposition which was
made when we first came here.
To keep The Leader going through
the summer will undoubtedly take lot
of energy and we are trusting that the
business men of Tarpon Springs will
realize the benefit they and their city
derive from having a daily paper and
will continue to patronize it in the fu-
ture even more than in the past. We
feel that in few years The Evening
Leader will be worth much more than
it is today and we intend to give the
people of Tarpon Springs just as good
paper as they pay for, and often
a little better. We kindly request all
who owe the paper money to pay up
for we need all the help we can get. 3
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
Embassy Not Informed.

Washington, April 22.-The Turk
ish embassy here early had no infor-
nation today regarding the reported
severance Of diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and the Con.
stantinople government. Such action,
by Turkey, however, has been expect
ed, and officials of the embassy ex-
pressed no surprise when informed OF
the nature of the dispatch from Basel
The Bulgarian legation also was
without advices defining the attitude
of Bulgaria toward the United States.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
BOARD OF TRADE
MEETING TONIGHT

s
In relation to the following telegram
received from Hon. H. j. Drane today,
L. D. Vinson, president, has called a
meeting of the board of trade tonight
at z o'clock sharp to discuss the mat
ter set forth in the telegram, as fol-
lows:
Washington, D.. c., April, %.
L. D. Vinson, Tarpon Springs.
Please investigate carefully, and
wire me, my expense, the real senti-
ment of the best people in your COM
munity as to whether they desire tenn
porary continuation volunteer system,
as recommended by majority commit
tee of military affairs, or immediate
enforcement of CONSUMPTION as recon-
mended by the president.
H. ]. Drane, NJ C.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23

enings of amusement that has been
staged by the pupils of our schools
during the present term. The enter
tainment was given under the direc-
ton of Miss Nell Stewart. The fol-
lowing is the program:
Cast of Characters.
Fred Parker, a wholesale dry goods
merchant ........ Adelbert Wallis
William Terrence, his partner -.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Willard Cause
jeremiah Grower, a retired bust
ness man ......... Lyman Hoadley
James Jones ........ Gilbert Wrenn
Mr.. Harrison, a capitalist 1890.
................, George Edwards
DR.. Rogers ....... Raymond Boyer
Police Sergeant Ripley .......
.............. Laudius Thompson
Otto, waiter ........ Thomas Craig
Vivian, Parker's wife ........
................ Dorothy Whitney
Mildred Green, her maiden aunt q.
................. Helen Petersen
Hebe, Growers niece ......
............. Lula Belle McCarroI1
Cora, maid at Parker's J. Ruth Smith
Act |. Parker's cottage at Tarpon
Springs.
Act II. Lawn in front Of Hotel Linn
at Anclote.
Act III. Fred Parker's room at
Hotel Linn.
Act ~. Same as Act II.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
time in constantinople. The ambassa-
doris condition has shown some inn
lprovement.
Backs Up It's Ally.

Basel, Switzerland, April %, via
Paris.-A dispatch from Constantine
pie today, says the Ottoman govern
ment has notified the American en-
Ibassy that, following the example of
its ally, Austria Hungary, it has
broken diplomatic relations with the
United States.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23

The American commission for relief
in Belgium saved many lives in that
desolated country. It is not surprising
that the people hated to see Herbert
C. Hoover and his associates. leave.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
Madole Hotel

MadOle Hotel
Miss Cooall, Washington, D. c.; c.
A. Hanson, Jr., Bath, Maine; Mrs. F. L.
Pippen, Enfield, N. c.; A. R. Brown,
Atlanta; 7. A. Vincent, Chicago; S. M.
johnson, Elfers, Fla; Ned Harris,
Tampa; Chas. E. Straton, Jackson
vile; Mrs. F. H. Brown, Rochester, N.
Y; Mrs. P. P. Moore, Brockport, N.
Y; James Lardrum, Sutherland
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
TURKEY BREAKS WITH
THE UNITED STATES

London, April %. The Turkish gov
eminent, on Friday evening, officially
informed the American embassy thar
diplomatic relations with the United
States had been broken off, according
to Berlin dispatch, forwarded by
Reuters correspondent at Amsterdam.
American Ambassador Elkus, who is
suffering from typhus fever, the re-
port adds, will have to remain some
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
Rupture Announced.

Amsterdam, April %, via London
Semi-official advices from CONSTANT
nople today announce that Turkey has
broken off relations with the United
States. ~
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23

i. 4 !. !. !. ! i. !. + !. i. X i. :. i. i. !
II HOTEL ARRIVALS \
X + 4 :. !. !. i. i. \ i. + :. !. !. = !. /
Ferns Hotel
John 0. Wyatt, Clearwater; S. H.
Wirdland, Tampa; Mrs. Geo. Hunt,
Chicago; Mrs. S. S. Ballard, Montpel-
Ter, VT; Mrs. E. c. Bowes, Syracuse,
N. Y; D. B. Collier, Dunedin; G. A.
Corrigan, Tampa; John B. Seckinger,
Tampa; Mrs. G. NJ. Hoyt, Mason,
Mich; Miss Allie Stribling, Westmin-
ster, S. c.; Mrs. Dora R. Barnes, Nor
garfield, KY; John Ripino, Greece.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23

What has become of the boy who led
his class ten or fifteen years ago.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23

the remainder making off at high
speed during the short engagement,
Escaping in the darkness.
"Our vessels suffered no material
damage and our casualties were ex-
lceedinglv slight in comparison with
the result obtained. Our patrol yes
Esels were handled with remarkable
fgallantry and dash and the tactics
pursued were avery fine example Of
destroyer work. We were fortunate n
being able to save the lives of ten Ger
man officers and 1Os men from the
vessels sunk.
Attempted Spectacular Coup.
London, April 22.-The Central
News says:
'"The suggestion has been made that
the German destroyers which came to
grief in the Straits of Dover last night
hoped to bring off spectacular COUP
by interrupting Premier Lloyd
Georges channel crossing on his re-
turn from the continent.
ut was quite possible the premier
would cross last night, though as a
matter of fact he did not return until
Itoday."
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-23
WHAT BECAME OF PARKER"
NO LONGER A MYSTERY

The entertainment given by the high
school last Friday evening was well at
tended by the citizens of the city and
proved one of the most delightful ev-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-09
600, 900 CHRISTMAS
GIFTS OFF ON TIME

New York. December s.-To all those
home folks who mailed Christmas gifts
to their soldier boys abroad before De-
cenbsr ]. official assurance has just
been given that except for unforeseen
and unlikely mishaps OF war. all these
remembrances will be delivered to them
at the ighting front on Christmas day.
This splendid accomplishment was
due to the puhlic's general response to
the appeals for early mailing. The
various departments OF the railroads
war board throughout the country. in
pursuance of their campaign to relieve
trafffc congested. by every possible
means. posted plocards in depots, wait
ing rooms and other public places.
warning that parcels mailed after De-
Gem Der /. or too late to reach New
York harbor later than December 5,
would not be likely to reach the front
in France in time.
The enormous total of 500 900 sepa
rate Christmas parcels were shipped
before the Anal date set. December 5,
so generally did the soldiers friends
and relatives heed the appeal ship
early" The bulk OF this immense ton
mage sailed long before the time limit
expired and the unprecedented task
was handled with the utmost dispatch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-09

we'll equipped in this line Of oppor-
tunfty to become right comfortable
within few years. Keen people soc
IL There are many keen minded pee-
pie who realize this, and are entering
Tho Richmond Virginians Grand
Prize Distribution They also realize
that an opportunity now exists for
them to use their spare time to profit
to themselves.
II your locality In not now repre-
sented by an enterprising candidate.
I'LL out the nomination blank which
appears in another page of this issue.
You can nominate yourself or some
friend. We. in turn, will mail the
person nominated a full set OF supplies
so that they may start working i'm
mediately.
Readsover the special offers as out
lined In the advertisement appearing
In this Issue and make sure that you
understand them thoroughly. The bet
ter understanding one has OF this
proposition the better they can ex-
plain It to their prospective SUBJ
scribers.
II there are any points not entirely
clear to you do not hesitate to call
Randolph AL. call or write the Man
aGcr Grand Prize Distribution. The
Rtchmond vlFginiens S,ssslss3s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-09
Associated Charities Asks
Funds For Constructive Work

Following it's making only public funds
which
cessfuly
in
follows:
voluntary contributions
We in
sick and distressed home do not suffer While
needs soldiers
ones at
o. IT.
o he thosene needy ones
Chairman;
MILTON
Make rettanes G. c. Chaplin Box sss Richmond
Richmond. Va @