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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-13

Napoleon l.aioic. who viii manage the
year, viii not he forgotten hy the Amer
ican league, with which he played for
many years President Johnson in
formed Lajoie that he had arranged
with the Toronto club for n special dsy
on which to honor the big trenchmnn
one Of the American league teams viii
play an exhibition game with the To.
rontos on that occasion and Lhloie will
receive n handsome present. i'om the
cub owners In Johnson's circuit In re-
cogntion of his past serviceb lsjoie
wound up hls major league career last
fan after playing Fl consecutive years
In fast COMPANY
Pitcher Carl MAYS NJ the Rcd Sox
wrote presiden, trasee from his home
out on the Pacific coast that he would
rn to Hot Springs and there talk over
the matter ~ signing his contract
President Frazee wired an answer that
there WAS no rule of baseball preventing
MAYS going to Hot SpVinss or 10 Tim
huctoo. but he would have TO make the
trip AT his own expense unless his
signed contract was received In time for
the forwarding Of transportation. And
So Mays has to 'lsn, II seems
Hot Springs Is supposed tosbe just the
place TO cure rheumHtism, hut Manager
Milbert Robinson NJ the Brooklyn Dodg.
ers is coppering the bet He " 20 badly
afflicted that he has postponed his trip
and viii not he with his players In camp
before March at the earliest according
to present plans Jack Coombs viii he
In charge ~ the Dodgers until Robinson
arrives on the scene
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-13

have 9s percent tho best of the dope.
Thsy are top heavy fAyortcs Bu' the
peppNry pastIme is repete with tauRles
between April AMI October
Mr. Darcy s evidently the author n
that popular ballad. II Didn't Raise 81
Fists To BE Soldier"
The Reason.
MANI are ckled
Hut few are chosen,
Ard the answer IN
Their feet arc frozen
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-13

n things go as they have bern Of late
seasons. why don't the Reds and Cardl-
nails strrt a flihustcr around the mldile
ever coming 10 a vote It's quite a Srs-
tom. II YOU can get away with IT, Any
system Ia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-13

ever coming 10 a vote It's quite a Srs-
tom, II YOU can get away with IT, Any
system Ia
Jennings hopes to develop a pair ~
good young pitcherr And they won't
have 10 he very good, AZ that. with the
curtain Of fire sent at each start 10
their defense. The Tigers made enough
runs 'ast season TO win a pennant
world series and then have ton or fifteen
games LEFT over for tho 1917 race.
No man has won an amateur golf
championship two years in succession
since Jerry TrHvers turned the trick ~
1918 Travers won In 1913. Oulmet In
1914, Gardner In 1915 and Evans In 1916
Competition has become too keen for any
! great chance TO repeat. The same n
| true Of the tennis situation McL0urh
J lin won In 1919. Williams In 1914. John
! ston I'm 1915 and Williams IN 1915 Win
! ming n golf or = tennis championship 'wc
wears I'm succession from the high clIss
| fields developed for these occasions Is
somethng of an undertaking Something
! plus
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
ALLIES CONSOLIDATE FORCES
AND BEAT OFF COUNTER
ATTACKS; HEAVY rains Make
Mod OF BATTLE FIELD
CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST
GENERAL WHO WANTED MEX.
Ico TO BREAK WITH GERMANY
(By Associated Press !

Mexico City, Aug. Charges of
preach OF discipline of the army and
VI conduct tending to embarrass tho
foreign policy of Mexico have heon
made against General Juan Merigo
IN connection with statement said
TO have been made by him which was
puoiished in local paper and in
winch he was alleged to have adyo-
Gated that Mexico break with Ger.
many and join the allies.
General Merigo asserts in reply to
the charges that at the time the
statement was made he had resigned
from the army and his resignation
had been accepted, and that he con-
sidered his utterances patriotic rath-
er than likely to involve Mexico to
her detriment.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01

would leave it in flames, and kept
his word
Condemned to death for that act
of incendiarism, he hid ten mcnths
in the Rue Saint Maur, manufactur--
ing jewelry meanwhile. Denounced
by his partner, he escaped to Swift
zerland BY way Of Mulhausen and
settled at Chaux de Fonds where he
was employed for forty-four years by
the same firm making watches.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
TOD GiLLETT SAILED
FOR FRANCE SATURDAY

Tod F. Gillett, we'll known young
man Of this city and popular in socie-
ty circles, is presumably on his way
to France. having left an American
port last Saturday, according to COM
munications between himself and
young men Of this city.
Mr.. Gillett left Tampa several
weeks ago to enlist in the aviation
corps but was finally rejected on ac-
count of his weight. Anxious to see
service on French soil he, however,
passed the examination in the ambu'
lance corps, with a view of getting in,
to the flying service later on. He
has been corresponding with local
friends of this city, and the latest
report was to the effect that he was
to sail for France last Saturday,
Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
Z. s. ARMY OFFICER
;. DISCUSS CAMP SITES

Washington, July 31.-In defense
Of the policy of sending the National
GGardsmen of Ohio, Indiana, Colo
RADIO, Montana, Maine, New !iamp-
shire and ther northern States. or
States Of high attitudes, to National
Guard camps in the south-a policsy
that has been vigorously attacked by
Senator New, of Indiana; Senator
Hale, Of Maine; Senator Lodge of
New Hampshire, and others-Major
General Gorgas. surgeon general of
the army, has given out the follow
Ing statement:
81 am strongly in favor of sits in
the south for training camps be.
cause of health advantages to the
men, The outstanding facts is that
men trained in the south will have
weather conditions permitting their
being out Of doors practically all OF
every day. In certain regions. wise
ly chosen for our National Guard
camps. rain is scarce in the winter
when the heaviest training will be
DONE -and at night soldiers here will
sleep in quarters where there Is free
air circulation. Plnty OF fresh aiI
all the time means that any GERM:
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
|FFARF|JL HEAT IN north AND
| FAST CAUSES 80 DEATHS
AND S3l PROSTRAT|ONS::
IS MUCH SUFFERING
STATE ROAD COMMISSION
TO AID IN REPAIRING A
;. BAD PLACE IN HIGHWAY

kissimmee, Aug. 1.-The cele-
brated missing link" the twelve
miles of bad road between Kissim-
NEE and Polk county line, and for
which bond issue of 100000 was
recently voted, is again in the lime
light. Immediately after the election
C.. A. Carson took up the matter Of
obtaining aid to further finance this
road building with the State road
commission.
The result of much controversy,
Mr.. Carson, William F. Cooke, State
road commissioner, appear before =
special meeting of the Board Of
County Commissioners and made an
allotment of $4,000 of the State aid
fund for the completion of this fund.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
WHAT AMERICAN SOLDIERS ;.
WILL SEE IN FRANCE
(By Associated Press }

At the British Battle Front in
Franch, Aug. 1.-Just what is in
store for the boys in Uncle Sans
selective service army when ithey
reach the trndhes here to fight be-
side their fellows and their allies?
Just what will be their first i'm
pressions of the front? Just what
kind of soldering are they going to
run up against?
Here is what found:
A whole countryside, for miles and
miles in all directions, teeming with
industries So vast and varied you
can't grasp more than few scat
tered details.
Flashes of bridges being built.
huts being erected, roads being
graded, bitches being dug, lorries be-
ing repaired, cars being unloaded.
wires being strung.
Action, action everywhere, and
nary a stop to think.
Marvellous mushroom towns spring
ing into existence, more amazing
than the mushroom cities brought
ir to existence in America by the
war-brought industries.
The biggest boom town that ever
vas on earth; a war city scattered
over the countryside of France; an
English city, with Tommy Atkins
the name of each inhabitant!
The great offensive requires a tre-
mer dous concentration not only OF
men and munitions, but of endless
related activities. The result Is the
birth Of this mushroom city. II has
no definite location-in fact. it's
rather all over the place. After mo-
tcring up and down the front, ! have
the impression Of having sped
through miles and miles OF city
streets, alive with intense activity.
The front" then doesn't mean
Jus, a line of trenches backed up
with batteries. 1t means a vast
area Of peaceful countryside convert
ed into a thriving urban community
A Cooks tour Of the city is startling
because Of the incongruous con-
cntrasts. Take a truly rural land
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
ALLIES AWAIT
ARRIVAL
Of GUNS
1T IS BELIEVED THAT THE BAT
TIE JUST BEGUN WILL LAST
SEVERAL MONTHS
(By Associated Press. J


The allies in Flanders are consoli-
dating ground and beating off coun-
ter attacks in wide territory.
They gained yesterday while tor
rental rain hampers operations. The
new line is from two to two and a
half miles from the head of the old
positions and includes ten towns.
The logical supposition is the battle
will be continued as soon as heavy
guns are brought up. The allied cap
ftals believe it may last weeks or
months. 1t is believed the plan ia
an attempt to drive a wedge deep
enough into the German lines to
force the retirement Of large
front. This will threaten the sub
marine bases on the Belgian coast.
It's Importance is reflected in the des-
peration Of the furious counter at
taoks Of the Teutons. The Germans
attacked in France between Avo-
court and Hill 304 but were stopped
when they reached some advanced
elements.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
French PREMIER
LAUGHS TO SC0RN
german VERSION
Of PEACE TERMS
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, Aug. Premier PibOt'G 6
reply to an interview of the German
chancellor stated the German version
was full of inaccuracies and lies :.
"Who will now dare say to the
world we desire annexation" de-
claled Ribot. "Such manuevers are
too crude to DECEIVE any one. He Is
trying to hide his embarrassment
which he feels in defining Germany's
object of war and conditions where
on she would make peace.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01

which may be about are kept on the
move and are given slight chance to
increase. Fresh air and health are
synonymous in military as we'll as in
civil life.
There is, of course, a military ad-
vantage involved beyond the funda-
mental gain of having soldiers ply
slcally fit for their work. 1t is OBJ
vioLs that men in training should
have the maximum hours per day
and days per week for drill and ex-
ercise. And there is no doubt that
soldier gets more out of a given
time put into training under good
weather conditions than from the
same amount of training in sur.
roundings of physical discomfort in
cuced by severe cold, for such dis
comfort teids to distract the SOL
dier's attention from his work.
"Mhuc of the time which is not
taken up by drill and other definite
ly military work will be available
fer recreation. The commission on
training camp activities has under
taken to provide coach and direct
or OF recreational work for each
camp. Outdoor games, field sports,
ETC., should be an important con-
tribution to the ideal physical per-
rection set for the soldiers. Outdoor
games and contests also have value
in attaining the mental alertness
which is quite in opposition to the
slnegishness that is apt to result
from the indoor life nedessitated by
a harsher climate.
"The few weeks Of summer wealth
er which soldiers in the south may
ercountr will be morr than offset by
the long autumn and mild winter.
during which the troops will under
go the larger part Of their training. +"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
American Ship Motano Sunk
By Submarine; J Lost; Sailed
From New York July 2

scape, preserve all its distinctive
features, such as country roads, ave-
nues of trees, woods, fields, pastures
and hills and streams, but graft on
top of it an up-to-date city, buzzing
with all the conflicting activities of
a regular American city: and you
have a picture of the British front
as 1t first impresses the visitor.
Struggling suburbs of the city run
into the devastated area, up close to
the firing line. Ruined villages are
embraced by it. 1t is on French soil.
but it is all English. And in all its
vast extent, there's hardly struc-
ture standing worthy the name Of
building"
Take a motor trip through the
town. cat this point passage has
been deleted by the censor.) At the
principle corners stand traffic cops,
with red armlets labeled traffic. ;"
They keep the conflicting currents Of
meters and lorries and wagons and
cycles and mules more or less un-
tangled.
Here comes-honestly- motor
bus, full of passengers. 1t is painted
sort of battleship gray, and it's
passengers are Australian soldiers.
There's drainage system, water
supply with miles and miles of pine.
public watering troughs and drink
Ing fountains, and wooden sidewalks.
Tommy has named some OF the
streets, and stuck up signs t. en-
Tighten transients. In various sec
tions he has given this city a great
number of Leicester-sqs, and at
least AZ Piccadillys. When you get
over there will probably also be
Broadways and Fifth-avenues.
There are plenty of more useful
street signs, too. They read: Walk
ing Wounded This Way" prison
ers This Way" Road Closed to Lor-
ries," "Ambulances Only" ITO the
Baths" "This Way to the Cinema,
"This Bridge Takes Field Guns,
warning! Road Under Shell Fire.
"Driye Slow to Avoid Raising Dust,
Next Turning for the Y. NJ. c. A.
Remember this was all empty
country a year ago, or was some
where behind the German lines
This struggling boom town mas
sprung by magic out of country neids
and upon the ruins Of wrecked VII
Iages. With all the permanent, tnriv-
ing activities of city life. It's loca-
tion is ephemeral. 1t doesn't stay
still long. It's a one-way town-al-
way- moving forward. And its uiti'
mate destination, Tommy and sam
my hope. is to substitute ITSELF for
the suburbs OF Berlin,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, AUG. l, 1917
LABOR LEADER
Of !. v. W'S
TAKEN OUT
AND LYNCHED
(By Associated Press.)

Butte, Mont, Aug. Frank
Little, a member of the executive
committee, of the Industrial Work
ers of the World and labor trouble
leader in Arizona was taken from
mis- lodging house by masked men
and hanged to trestle. He was d
forceful speaker and is understood
to have had the confidence of Will.
liam D. Haywood. On his body was
a note which read, First and last
warning; others take notice.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01

or course they are poor and have very
few luxuries but they are a thrifty
lot and make the most of what they
have. For instance they use whole
wheat bread entirely because they
get more bread from the same
amount of wheat. I have not seen
any white bread since left the boat.
They drink a great deal of wine. but
do not become intoxicated as the
wine is very mild. l have not seen
a single intoxicated person on the
81 rect since 1 came here. One or two
of our men have taken little too
rcuch. but they were promptly put
on extra duty in the kitchen So that
put it quiet on getting drunk.
Here in camp we do all o. the
work and it is divided out by rota-
tion. The kitchen men have to wash
the dishes, pots and pans and scruu
the floor so theirs is the worst JOB
of all.
Nearly every afternoon we nave
leave to 60 to the village, but mus'
he back by 9 o'clock. Then we have
To get out at $50 every morning
and answer roll-call at 5:45 80 We
cannot lie in bed few minutes anc
turn over for a little nap as W.
have to be completely dressed when
we turn out. You see we are having
regular military life"
(Passed by the censor.)
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
kENCH NOT STARVING
OR IN WANT, WRITS ST.
PETERSBURG MAN THERE

list. Petersburg Independent: Mrs.
die E. Key has resolved a second
Ter from her son Albert who is
6kh the American forces in France.
Key is with the Medical divi
- and his interesting letter is as
1ews:
I'VE have not received our mail
but when we do I hope to re
9e large amount. We are in ten-
oary quarters here near a little
6nch village. Our quarters are In
1t was formerly a school. The
hdings are large, airy, clean and
d constructed so 1t is a great i'm
Eement over our quarters on
I'D the ship.
{ The people who We have met are
<fremely nice and cordial; they
|,em to think that W have come te
sve their country and their liberty
nt this is truly a country to be
stied. and all the people seem to os
! mourning though they smile
Rightly when they greet the Amer
tans.
psssBut the people do not appear u
e poverty stricken or starving OF
ia want OF any necessities f III
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
EXILE DIES; HAD :.
REMARKABLE CAREER
(By Associated Press. }

Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, Aug
Louis Pindy. the man who set
fire to the Hotel de Willie in Paris in
May, 1871, and who was one of the
last four members of the Paris Com
mune exiled in Switzerland, has just
died at the age Of IT. The remain
ing three are Protot, who was min
lister of justice in the government of
the Commune, with Louclas and &C.
rardon, two inconspicuous members
of the Commune.
Pindy was in command at the Ho-
tel de Vile. He declared that, II
obliged to quit the building, he
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01

Among the collection of jewels re-
ported to have been sold by the Kai-
serine for the benefit of the German
war loan was a diamond necklace of
a75 stones, presented to her by the
late j. Pierpont Morgan
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
Report That US.
Ships Were
Attacked Is
COrrObOrated
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Aug. 1.-The de.
tailed report of Rear Admiral
Gieaves respecting the submarine at
tack on American transports was re-
ceived and forwarded to Chairman
Tillman of the Senate naval affairs
committee. 1t is understood 1t will
bear out the brief report Of Secre
tary Daniels that the ships were at
tackled and the submersibles beateE
off. This report is attacked as ex-
aggerated.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
(By Associated Press.)

London, Aug. 1.-The American
steamship Motano was sunk by a
submarine yesterday. Twenty-seven
of the crew were landed. The ship
was of twenty-seven hundred tons
gross and sailed from New York July
for Queenstown. The crew num-
bered thirty-four.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
COTTON PRODUCTION
j. s. ESTIMATED At
ll,949,0O0 BALES
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Aug. 1.-The De-
partment of Agriculture estimated
the cotton production at 11,949,OOO
bales based on the condition July 25
OF 1873 per cent. The South Caro-
lima condition was IA, Georgia So
and Florida 80 per cent.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
THOUSANDS
''''''|ljE]NlI SPENT NIGHT
IN PARKS
prTTSBURG REPORTS THE HIGH
EST NUMBER OF DEAD, WITH
CHICAGO SECOND
(By Associated Press.)

Scores are dead and hundreds are
frustrated. The heat is continuing
north and east. Pittsburg reported
the highest number of deaths, which
was "a. Detroit reports ten white
dead. New York, Philadelphia and
Chicago added to the total. Relief
Is promised Chicago today. A shift
of wind aided Boston. There is no
relief in sight in many centers.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
r. AND n. BILL TO
CARRY 27,s2e, 900
(By Associated Press }

Washington, Aug. 1.-Conferees
on the rivers and harbors bill agreed
to the measure carrying S27,s26,O0O
The Senate provision for the Federal
Waterway commission was retained.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
Battle Ground a Sea Of Mud
(By Associated Press.)

British Front. Aug. 1.-The
heavy rain which continued since
last night transferred the Flanders
battle ground into a sea of mud.
The Germans were heavily lombard
ed from the positions they lost yes
terday. The British poured shells
into the new German lines. The
airmen were helpless in the storm :,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01

A campaign to recruit women for
farm work has been started by the
National League for Women Service
in cooperation with the Department
OF Labor at Washington.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01

Miss Ida G. Bracher Of Columbia
University, a recognized authority on
catalogring, has been named 70 sys-
tsmatize records Of American Red
Cross work In France.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
TO STRIKE OUT PROVISIONS
WAR COMMISSION
(By Associated Press. J

NDy ASSUCIdCUu FTtSS
Washington, Aug. 1.-Conferees
on the food bill agreed to strike out
the provisions for the congressional
war expenditures committee. A COM
piete agreement on the bill has been
reached.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
z DEAD AND
81 PR0SiRAT|0NS
IN new YORK
(Bv Associated Press.)

New York, Aug. 1.-The city col-
tinued to swelter in the heat wave
of two days with no relief in sight.
There were twelve deaths and thir-
ty-one prostrations in the Greater
City between and Z o'clock this
morning. Countless thousands spent
the night in parks or on beaches
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
Is DEAD, 800
| PHILADELPHIA
(Bv Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-Thirteen
Iaths and three hundred Frustrated
a Philadelphia's heat toll.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-01
s2lEDEATHS
-''''IN' N CHICAGO

(By Associated Press)
Chicago, Aug. 1.-Twenty-ohe
deaths are attributed to the neat
wave of the last twenty-four hours
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-08
ENEMY ADMITS BRITISH
FLEET CONTROLS SEA

COPENHAGEN, Denmark.-Captain
Perseus, naval expert of the Berlinel
Tageblatt, in review of the third
naval year of the war, says the su,
periority of the British fleet, despite
heavy losses, is great enough to JUS
tify its claim that it controls the seas.
The German fleet is unequal to meet
it.
The high seas fleer, in conjunction
with the coast defense guns, sub
maries, mines, etc, will undoubtedly
be able to beat off all attacks and
keep the enemy from the coast, but he
adds warningly German minds should
give no room to views of an offensive
activity of the fleet.
Captain Perseus says that every
intelligent German realizes that unre.
stricted summarizing must be conduct
ed with all energy until England
realizes it is more profitable to dis
cuss peace than to accept further
losses, but on the other hand he warns
against superoptimism for a too
speedy success in the submarine war
in view of the amount of world ton
mage and the great shipbui1ding pos,
sibilities available for the entente.