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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02
Germans Drop Message.

London, April 1.-The widow of
a lieutenant in the British royal flying
corps, who was killed at Saloniki. has
received a letter enclosing a copy of
message dropped from a German
aeroplane on British aerodrome.
The English aviators," the message
read, had been fighting bravely but
after five minutes their airplane drop
ped and they were killed. They died
heroes. Their bodies will be buried
with all military honors."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT
COAST GUARD STATION

Baltimore, Md, April IA bucket
brigade extinguished fire at the
buildings of the coast guard station
at Arendel Cove today, which for a
time threatened to assume serious
proportions. Harry G. Stauffer, As
years old, of this city, was detained
after an alleged visit to the station.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02
Can't Increase Passenger Rates.

Charleston, W. Va, April 1.-The
West Virginia public service commits
sion in decision made public today
refused to permit the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad to increase its, intra-
state passenger rates from two cents
mile, as now provided by law, to
az cents.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02
BRITISH THRUST GAINS
TWO MILES ADVANCE

Berlin. April (by Wireless to Say
vile, British troops, after tenacious
fighting in which they suffered heavy
losses, yesterday pushed their lines
into the German positions on the
Somme for a depth of nearly two
miles, says the official statement to-
day. The British advance was be-
tween Peronne-Gouzeaucourt and the
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tsr MORNING. soussAl srseiAL LEASED wiz.

tsY noRHiHa JOURNAL SPECIAL LRAsso wuEsi
British forces in France are grad
ually creeping up on the important
town of st. Quentin, considered one
of the German strongholds. Also
northwest of the town they are
swinging their line forward in a
Strengthening out movement that is
making good strides eastward.
Meanwhile, the French forces
under General Nivelle are keeping up
their offensive south and southeast
OF st. Quentin and again have made
good progress north and south of the
Aillette river. They have captured
several German trench systems and
organized points of support east OF
Neuville- Sur Margvil. inflicting heavy
casualties on the Germans and driv-
ing them back to the outskirts OF
Vauxaillon and Laffaux.
Three Miles From st. Quentin.
West of st. Quentin the British
have thrust their line through the
village of Savy and the wood OF
Savy and now are resting only three
miles from st. Quentin. Near Savy
the Germans resisted tenaciously but
finally were beaten Off losing heavily
in killed and wounded North of this
region the villages of Vendelles, on
the st. QuentintCroisilles road, and
Epehy and Peiziere, have been taken
by Field Marshal Haigs forces.
The German war office admits that
the German lire for a distance or
from one-quarter to two miles was
forced to give way before the British
in the region bounded by the Pc
nne-Gouzeaucourt road and the
Omignon brook, but says the British
suffered heavy losses.
Artillery duels and small operations
carried out by raiding parties con-
tinue on the remainder of the front
in France and Belgium.
Artillery Fighting Severe.
The artillery fighting is especially
severe on the Champagne and Bel
gian fronts.
Comparative quiet prevails in Rus
sla and Galicia. Near Kirlibaba, in
the southeastern Carpathians, Aus
trian troops in repeated attacks broke
into Russian trenches but later we're
rejected in a counter-attack. A Teu-
tonic 4llied attack on the Jocoeeny-
Tal-putua road on the Rumanian
iron. was put down by the Russian
ar rillery and an airship was set on
fire by Russian aeroplanes and gun
fire near Odebechd.
The London war office reports the
Illustration by the British of Turk
ish attempt to envelope the British
near Deltawah. 35 miles north of
Bagdad, and says the Turks there
are in full retreat. Turkish attacks
on the Caucasus front near Alma
northeast of Erzingan, have been put
down by the Russians.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02
IMPORTANT POSITIONS
ARE LOST BY GERMANS
AuStrians Break Into Russian
Trenches in CarpathianS but
3ter Are Elected by Fierce
C0unter-attaCk.
GERMANS ARE FIRING
CITY or ST. QUENTIN

o London, April 2 (S:4S a. MY
9 Dispatches from British corre-
@ spondents on the western front
3" report that the Germans have de-
o stroyed large part of st. Quen-
o tin by fire and explosives. They
@ add that the Germans have
o looted all the treasures from pri-
o vate houses, museums and pic
. ture galleries. 1t is believed, ac-
9 cording to these advices, that the
Q cathedral up to the present has
@ not been damaged.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02

twenty-four hours ended at 6 p. m.
yesterday follows; Maximum tenn
perature "a degrees; minimum. 20;
range, 25; temperature at p. M,
A; northwest wind; partly cloudy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02
GEORGE ELLERY HALE
IS H0N0RED BY FRANCE

Paris, April 4:4O p. m)--The
Astronomical Society of France has
conferred on George Ellery Hale, the
American astronomer, the Jansen
medal for important astronomical dis.
coveries in solar physics.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02
THE WEATHER
FORECAST.

Denver, April Il
For New Mexico
Monday generally
fair, warmer Tues
day.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02
LOCAL REPORT.

A summary OF
the weather condi-
tions here for the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02

Mr. Hale also won the Jansen
medal in 1894.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-02
British Penetrate German Lines To Miles, After Desperate Fghtng
Woods Only Three Miles From ST. Quentin Captured French Take
Important Positions From Eney Turkish Forces Are = Full Retreat

France of from $5OO,000,000 to
$1,000, 100000 Such a proposal would
receive strong support, hut there
might be enough opposition to prevent
immediate enactment of necessary
legislation.
Hundreds of kilograms poured into
the capitol today bearing on the ques-
ton of war legislation. Many spoke
against war and members in favor of
quick decisive action attributed the
flood of messages to an organized
anti-war propaganda.
Among the measures which will he
introduced as soon as the house meets
will be the army general staff bill for
compulsory military training of men
between 10 and % years old Repre-
sentative Montague of Virginia will
introduce alternate bills for a 81, ,000,-
900, 900 or a $5OO.00O,O00 gift and a
$500, 600, goo loan to France in recog-
milton of French support in revolu-
tionary days.
War Resolutions Preparing.
Representative Flood of Virginia,
ranking democrat Of the house for
eign affairs committee, has been
working several days on a resolution
declaring a state of war exists with
Germany and is expected to call a
meeting of that committee as
soon as the president has delivered
his address. The senate foreign re-
lations committee which would han
die any such resolution. is expected
to meet Monday afternoon,
Representative Gardner of Massa-
who has been a vigorous
critic of the German policy, issued a
statement tonight urging a flat dec
laration of war against Germany and
announcing that he would introduce
tomorrow a resolution of this purport.
Mr.. Gardner said the United States
should train large army for the
trenches"
Special arrangements to restrict at
tendance of visitors at the capitol dur
ing the first two days of the session
were completed today. Admission to-
morrow to the house section will be
by special card and there will be fur
ther restrictions when the president
speaks.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
DIR. Steen a Chicken Fancier.

DR.. A. M. Steen hasn't suddenly de
veloped this fancy for chickens. if.
been growing on him slowly and b,
degrees. But from now on he'll b,
an easy mark for any one who ho:
chickens with pedigree which shows
them to belong to the first chicken
families, unmiXed by any misalliancn
from the foundation of the family.
The doctor has built a series Of
chicken cottages in his back ward with
wire fence divisions into which he
Will keep apart the various varieties.
In one of these he has some eight
or ten Rhode Island Reds, with a
young cockerel which he received this
week direct from Concord, Mass. In
another is a number of pretty pure
bred Black Orpingtons; in another
three Lakenvelder's which have boon
prize winners in several Florida
chicken shows. These are very pret-
ty, and while they might be excellent
for friccassee, would be rather expen-
sive eating, as they cost more than
each. Then there is another pen
enclosing some molted Anconas, which
he secured from blooded hennerv at
Cocoa, Fla. And still another con-
tanning Silver Campine's.
The doctor will continue to buv
chickens for his table from the cold
storage; those he has in these pens
are too expensive even for a man of
lis resources.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
Will Compute the Damaoo

, The United States Department n
Agriculture, Bureau of Cron Fst; Gl
mates, is going to try and aScor+oi,, ot,,
the extent of damage done in HFI1rain FIor;i,
by the late freeze of February 9rd 3pt ''''
During the next week Mr. = VIo' p
Hare, Florida Field Agent will viii =. so =;
blanks to nearly all the citrus gronaIl Sellu
OF the State on which certain 'TmerS o',or
tlons are asked and blank snacas iIos iost
Tor answers. These questions 1@ oro ,eII lei
sWered as to date, March 18th ;t an an
ing estimated that by that tin,o ~ tI ge-
extent Ten OF damage will be known 1e 'ne
These questions when anSwo~oj Umi; -,
snow the number of young troos ecu Wi VIII
ed ed by .i the freeze, how badly cuts cut bSnl xii
ana ana Will seek expressions as - oaSk' 4l
erect on next years cron % 10 the
Mr.. Hare was in Paiatka Hi.
by Mr.. Harris A IN Nv week s.i
" Washington. They had been S' from
VISIT to the East Palatka g.n on a
9oIat2 9o1a district, and report tthtfbstings that bsIgs
11 l1elaylng the recent freeze had had b',s bIeyGnd
Ile effect on the coming cron au 80 put lit
over again. 0oiiged to plant
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
Florida's Coming Health Officer

Brooksville Argus: Dr.. Cox has
been practicing his profession for over
twenty-five years. His work has been
IN Hernando county, Suwanee coun-
ty and for several years in Alabama.
His training in the medical college
and his many years of active practice
give him the experience necessary Tor
the position of Health Officer.
DR.. Cox is big man with big ideas.
He possesses executive ability to a
marked degree and a good, keen iudg-
ment. He will make plans for his de-
partment and will see that they are
carried out by the able assistants that
ne will secure for his department.
Or. Cox proposes to make some
changes, which he and a number of
members of the State Press have ad
vocated for some time. These
changes will be made in the interests
OF better health for Florida people.
A thorough educational campaign is
being planned. Various county
health officers will be required to lec-
ture to all the school children of their
respective counties, something that is
supposed to be in practice at the pres
ent time.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
Bank Swindler Invades PaIatka

W. Edw. Wattles who runs the lit.
tie Gem City Printery" down fernist
the Post building, has habit
of running over to John Mallem's oc.
casionally when business is good and
indulging in the luxury of coco-cola
He did this last week one day, leav-
ing his office door open. The desk
stands near the door, and piled on the
desk is his check book and other val
uables. While Wattles was out some
one went in and tore the back page
out of this check book. His checks
are numbered with a stamp.
One of these checks came back to
Palatka yesterday, coming to The
Putnam National through its Jackson
vile correspondent. 1t was a forged
check purported to be signed by Mr..
Wattles, and had his business card at
one end. Made payable to Perry E.
Lewis, or order, for $4,000 and was
certified with a rubber stamp which
the forger had had made by some one
and which read as follows: Certified,
State Bank of Palatka, Palatka, Fla,
c. E. O'Connor, Cashier" On the
back of the check was the endorse
ment of Perry E. Lewis, which was
also guaranteed by some one, possibly
his landlord. The check was paid by
a West Palm Beach bank, and had
come home, only to be rejected As
there were several of Mr.. Wattles'
checks taken at the same time, others
may follow, though the bankers of
Florida have been notified to watch
out for them.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
When in Washin gtOn.

A good many Floridians will atten
the Inauguration ceremonies in Wash
ngton next Monday, others will be
visiting the nations capital frequent
ly. They should remember that
The Florida Society invite all Flor
ldlans visiting Washington, during
the inauguration, to call and register
at the headquarters of Mrs. Martin
Wesley Stoner. Hotel Ebbitt. Four
teenth and F. Streets, N. w. There
Will be one or more members of the
society there at all hours of the day
to extend hearty welcome and fur
nish desired information regarding
rooms, points of interest, etc. The
officers of the society are Senator D,
U. Fletcher, president; Major VIM. c.
Harllee, vice president; Mrs. Daniel
n. Fowler, secretary, and Ross E. Pol
lcck, treasurer.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
Another Blind Tiger.

Sheriff Hagan and Judge Calhoun
are still making good their campaign
pledges to GO after the "blind tigers
with a view to their suppression.
When the sheriff captures one Of
these he sees to it that he also gets
the evidence to convict. And when
Judge Calhoun imposes sentence it is
with the view to convincing the c-l-
prit OF the error of their ways.
Bessie Green, black in heart and
feature was captured by Hagan last
Monday. She plead guilty before
Judge Calhoun, which made her case
easy. She was given a sentence of
500 and costs and thirty days in Jail,
or in event she failed to come across
with the money, four months extra
IN jail. She of course failed to PRO
duce the money, and will work it out.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

In the death of U. J. White at his
home on Anastasia Island last week,
there passes another of the great
Florida developers of generation
ago. 1t was Mr.. White who built the
first railroad out of St. Augustine,
connecting the ancient city with the
river traffic at Tocoi. He also built
the logging road from Rolleston to the
Tomoka river, and was one of the pio-
neer developers Of Ormond, Hastings
and Dupont, and was the first to dem
onstrate the value of the soil about
Hastings for growing Irish potatoes.
U. }. White was a keen business man
and as developer of the wonderful
resources of this country has had no
equal He retired from active life in
1912.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

The qlialele is fiddle that Won tuid
7 =, ole tlil it toodles ." M
Like q rhIlylooloo feeding on a platter
nu' lts rather more aesthetic in i+s
HI nature and appeal '1
lave you ever lamped a lily singing
foucels to an eel? 's :
The ukalcle has treble like > robh,0
o When it tootles, pe00ie
VI daffodillian ditty when tbo fo;n
b., ness ness of its footles: viz i''''i
"u' II S rather more exotic in ;+s oso
teric phases III i'S ESQ
u tb; you ever hear a throstle when ifs
'nlrst fared into blazes? VIGIL ''S
Inc hIl ukalele ale has werble that will b,,r-
l.. pie till it sobbles, VIII Our-
oI Ime gastronomic guinea who is
But gthIumphy tha as he gobbies, WIN Is
" nn me meaning of its occult. like 70
Bavdp pSychlcs s, when they sizzN '"' ~
you ever looked at wizards sbow
ing lizards how to wiz? '
New York Sun.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
Putnam County MarlD
Bv hitting the bul

BY hitting the bull;
ring skill from the 81 5;
or Sitting position, Id
of Orange Mills, TIL;
come a marksman
States Marine Corps
official bulletin from
c. -.
This keen-eyed yoa,l
his preliminary inSIE-II
at the Marines. Por;
station, where the S9.|
are drilled for their d, d,
sea. When but Ii..; ~;
novice with the nlo''
rifle his splendid : :to.'
rapid" fire gained 10. D,
ton. Hereafter 55sl
badge of markmansn'''
increase of pay. 81,
"Henty." who is o.., q y
garet Millican Of IrI.+ Or...
ed in the United S'',[, y
at its Chattanooga 4
station on Sept. Is :,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
oolored Ball Teams Coming

Two seml-professional colored base-
o"li .; teams have been booked to NAV
IN IN PaIatka on the 21st and 22d insts S
bont 1ntSe cubs are said to be the worlds
GeSt negro clubs and are known &C
ti me Lincoln Giants of New York and
i Lne american Giants of Chicago Thew
nav nave Deen playing at Palm Beach dnr,
n@ c,,1o,tn tns winter for the delectation of
EutSo5 poi at the Breakers and the Roval
pointi pointiSha Hotels, and are to stop in
raIatka on their way north. p III
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
Farmers Meeting Today.

This afternoon at the court bouso
'he people are invited to hear address.
eS by President Barrett of the Nation
al al Farmers Union and Presidont
Shepard of the Florids State r,Io,,' Trn;or
together with Congressman Rboda,
OF Tennessee, who is also sometbinG
OF Farmers Union enthusiast Tboo
local farmers union will meet in ovoc-
utlve session at 10 a. m., but the nnot nt
ing IN the afternoon is open n al
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

Under the new pension system to
go in force in the Protestant Episco-
pal church this week, all clergymen
who have reached the age of GS will
be eligible to retirement on a mini
mum pension of 5000 per annum. Wild
ows of clergymen will receive one-half
that amount, while dependent orphans
of deceased clergymen will receive at
the rate of 500 a year for each child
under 7 years, and 5000 a year for
each child between the ages of 7 and
ID
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

Ocala Star: It's the Stars opin-
ion that the liquor interests that are
hoping to reopen saloons in Ocala be-
cause of the alleged Irregularities in
the wet or dry election of Dec. 7, 1915,
are building their hopes on the shift
ing sands. We are not at liberty to
tell the methods to be used, but we
know that the dry people are prepar-
ed to fight any move by the vets to
the last ditch, and then on beyond.
The case would be carried clear to
the supreme court, and before it
could be .cided it would be time to
hold another election. The dry peo-
pie are not afraid of another cleo
ton. They would win by a much lar
ger majority than in 1915. The
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

So it seems the urbane and sleek Won
Bernstein, ambassador extraordinary
from the Imperial German Empire,
was plotting against the United
States and that the president had "the
goods" on him before giving him a
ticket-of-l leave! Really, it seems as
if this plotting was in itself an act
of war on the part of Germany.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

weight of public sentiment against
saloons is much heavier than it was
two years ago, and the element in
favor of them is considerably less.
The vets may as well give Marion
county up as hopeless. The saloon
will never flourish in it's borders
again.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
: WHAT LEADING STATE
EDITORS ARE SAYING.
q
*XX X X X X Y x Y Y X Y X Y X


Stating 1t Well
Orlando Reporter Star: Anon We
hear that William J. Bryan is an in
dlvldual who deals only in bromidi-
oms; that he uses the thought stuff
that Tolstoi. or Victor Hugo, or Glad
stone or some other great mind mas
ticated and was done with. We've
heard great deal about William J.
Bryan, because he's the most talked
about person in the world. not ex-
cluding Kaiser Bill and T. Roosevelt.
esq. THEY'VE ripped him up and
down, hurled mud at him and shot
spitballs at him through little mouth
tubes. but William ]. always turns up
smiling, serene and with an immacu-
late shirt front. We have read a
great deal about the Everglades. have
written a great deal about that sub
iect. have been in the Everglades and
heard manv talk about it, but it re-
manned for William J. Bryan to ut
ter the best, most original and most
catching if not convincing speech re-
garding the subject In a dinner
sneech at Miami few nights ago,
where assembled legislators and news
paper men intent upon learning more
of this fertile section (which thew
needed to do) Mr. BRYAN said:
| feel ike thanking God that
the men who undertook this work
IN the BEGINNING did not realize
the magnitude of their undertake
ing. for if they had T fear thew
would not have undertaken it.
But if it takes S25.OOOOO0 that
will be only S. an acre. In the
west it costs $40 an acre to
bring water onto the dand. the
cost here to take it off will be
only one-eighth as great. When
Won leave the 'Glades it costs from
500 to 500 an acre to clear land
and get it ready for cultivation.
South of here it costs 800 an
acre to clear land. But it will
cost only one-twentieth of that
amount TO pet the voter off the
Everglades land which does not {
need to he cleared. You see
how small is the cost. {
Who could have put it more force !
1llv? Thankful that the men who {
ndertook the job didn't realize its
reat cost. or they wouldn't have
one it! True. Broward had the c
lsion to start-he looked toward the S
1nrise of achievement-he didn't a
ount the cost. hut when he asked h
apt. Rose about it, the captain sold
would take about a million for the
ain canals. Nobody knew anv more
Dout it than the captain. But the
'ptain was going some for that day, t
estimate in figures of ? million. t.
When Gov Bloxham sold four mil o
On acres of land for million dol c.
rs, and saved the states credit, he il
as going at fair rate for his day. +
e was greeted with acclaim. Sup il
'se the government had stoprnd TO 81
unit the cost of the Panama Canal. d
lDpose Flagler had stopped to count u
e cost of his Oversee railroad: it o.
arlv hankrupted him before he got O,
rough with it. But whatever the ~
nest cost, any great undertaking. is
nth the money. If it costs fftv p
I'ions honestly expended to drain p
d reclaim the Everglades the cost -;
II not be greater than the benefits. ~
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
absent. There were some good rea-
sons for retiring Sparkman, after all.

OR" McIvorTyndall, an apostle of
New Thought now appearing after
moons in the homes of certain Jack
sonville New Thought ladies, spoke
Wednesday on "Obstacles to Clear
Thinking" That kind of talk might
90 good in certain Palatka circles,
provided the doctor" could really re-
move 'em-the obstacles.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02
Woman Cures !
The men were aNs! y.

The men were avg: !:
horse was bad. a y
not "drench" in tns
called up a neighSISrI Ir
were away-but: '" :
Collie Remedy that |!
horses tongue" say =
So she came over ~, Y,
Collie Remedy on y,
and the horse was Y. w.
came home. Mora. ..,-
ic Remedy so the ". NJ
horse collie. we n
bottle on the MoIleiS
ECONOMY GRoVD
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

Wilson of Florida voted against the
measure to make Washington "dry"
city, but Wilson has about quit voting
In Washington. Frank Clark and Joe
Sears voted against the saloons, while
Sparkman of Tampa was conveniently
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

Gov. Cats made his first official
visit to st. Augustine last week, where
he was the guest of the Adiutant
General-not Foster.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

Washington will be a saloonless CITY
after Nov. 1st. following an example
set by Palatka several years ago.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

Editor Frank Harris went on that
Everglades junket. And we can af-
ford to wait the Harris impressions.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-02

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