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New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Germans Guido
Own Barbarism
In Raid on Padua
Hotels, Churches and Clubs
Special Targets-Victims
Mostly Women
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ITALIAN

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ITALIAN
ARMY N NORTHERN ITALY. Dec. 30.
A large enemy feet Of airplanes par
ticipated in the air raid over the city
Of Padua and nearby towns on F'iday
night. when thirteen persons were Killed
and sixty wounded. the majority Of the
latter being women. IN Padua tne
bombs fell in public squares, near
hotels. club, and churches. and from
the manner in which the raid was car
r.cd on unusual barbarism and personal
bitterness we're shown.
A bright moonlight favored the RAID
crs. who operated over wide area en-
bracing the cities Of Treviso. Monte
bclluna. Csstolfranco and Paduai Ifis
squadron first appeared over Padda a.
u. ~. when a deafening bombsrdmen'
fairly snook the city. explosions
5.oan i'm tho suburbs and gradually
approached the centre Of the CITY
vb.yo the streets. noteis and pubic
rlacos werc Glicd Fith people. One
bomb struck in the middle OF the nam MAJ,
square. opening huge crater ana XII
ing one person and ma ming many,
Another struck a wing Of the famous
Palace Of Giustiniani, near the 81. An
tonio Church. where the body or ot.
Anthony of Psdua is buried, killing
three women. one Of whom happened
70 be Of Austrian birth, and one the
wife Of an italian officer who had JuS'
arrived in the city on a holiday leave.
The Carmolite church and seminary
also were struck, and the Oldest house
in Venetia, dating from 1160, was dam
oced one Of the main hotels near the
central square and the Anglo-Amerlcan
Club were rendered uninhabitable from
fallen plaster. Two people were hllIed
outright in front Of the club. A mem
her of one Of the foreign missions VISIT
ing the city while going TO his lGdgl9gs
stumbled over the hesdless BODY Oh
woman. H.
ONLY six soldiers were among inc
seycntv-thrce casualties. The other
cities within the raided area escaped
with little or no damage.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
October

3 British government announces
policy Of roprisals for German air
raids over England
! British develop offensive east Of
lpres. taking 5000 prisoners over
an eiEht-milc front.
o Announcement Of mutiny i'm Ger
man feet az Wilhelmshaven
. Germans disembark on Oesel Isl
and, al entrance OF Gulf Of Riga.
Don Russia.
3 Riga Bay islands completely con-
rolled by Germans.
. Trading with the enemy act put in
force by President order.
N Italy announces that forty di-
visions Of Teutonic troops have
been Withdrawn from Russia to at
tack Italy.
% French offensive north Of the
A,snc ne.s 5000 prisoners.
. Auetro- German drive against Italy
begins under ton Below with the
capture OF 10000 prisoners
d Brazil declares war on Germany.
Italian ministry resigns.
b First announcement that American
rrooIs arc iu ftont line trenches in
France. subscriptions to second
Liberty Loan Of $1,000 ,OO0 600
closed; loan oversubscribed $1,000.
900. 900
s-AustrO-GermGus invade Italian ter
ritory after capturing 100000
prisoners Orlando forms new
ltaliaE Cabinet.
p Count won Iertlinr become Ger.
Uau Chancellor.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
July

Russian army, under the persona.
leadership OF Kcrensky begins sud
ucu offensive along the Stripa front
u Galiciu. taking 10000 prisoners
II russians take Halicz. thirty miles
'rom Lcmhcrf, IN Galicia.
"a Gcorr Nich.eiIs becomes German
Chancellor American National
Guard mohilizcd by divisions.
.F E,trcmc OF Russian offensive; Rus
slams invest Iloczow and Brzczany.
Claim Go have captured $4,000 Ger
mans. AuStriens and Turks sine.
July D.
i> Icutous start counter drive against
Russians iu Galicia.
900 Beginning of the Russian disaster.
Troops mutiuy. urged by extremist
ag.'Jtol when ATTACKED by Ger
nau reinforcement kciensky be
comes Russian Premier
.t Russian General S.gN admits army
fr dcmoIa.lzcC.
D. Russian, cv. cLate Iacruowi;z. CAPT
tui OF hukowina. held by them since
juno. 1916
'l Offensive by British aud French in
Flanders begins with capture of
H.nNn prisoners.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
January

Secretary Daniels asks sl2.000.00o
to increase tho capacity Of ship
yards.
Announcement Of Allied peace
terms. including restitution, rep
aration and future security.
Greece accepts the terms i'm
posed by the ultimatum Of the En-
tlute powers.
Appearance of Portuguese White
Bool containing reasons for her
declaration 60 war against Ger
many
President Wilson's speech in the
senate ON Peace without Vic
tory"
First defence bill. providing that
100000 he spent ON coast forti-
dcations passes the House.
Washington receives the German
note recalling al D-boat pledges
and declaring for Unrestricted war
fare ou shipping.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

t.... .......... .. rI N........ lff.i
BEHIND TIT british LINES rs
FRANCE. Dec r- Thcr. . htuily
nothing lef' of soc ones lotdIy city Of
Ynres except tosp. Of dust aud broken
.,,nc-. N.torrh ruI within tho
range of Ga.man artillery, the 'y
may b. visited Foo comparative safety.
a. i, 's too .al behind tsc lines 20
a9c a certain target fog continuous
lombard 7cnt
Yrr,. . COO veal. old. a.l carried
with 10 before thc var ;hc impress oi
an honorable r.st. in the Middle Age,
Vhsa the Flemish merchants "ere iho
great trader. of Europe, tho '';y Ras
fabulouslv wealthy. being for many
wears the centre OF the wool trade.
After it, pro spcr.ty pas cd 30 would
have become obscure but for -hc Ca
tEedral and Cloth Hall. whore 'ar WOOL
merchant once hsd met. Ife.c Two
monuments were remarkable example,
Of the architecture of their tmc. ana
for hundred years had made lprea
known and visited b. th, "ofio.
II remained for Germany 10 turn 10
ashes what had been "a place OF beauty
FOR 500 wears. The hIst bombardmcnt
Of Yprcs came on November J, 1877 J..
The town was then full Of wounded
soldiers and peasant refugees from the
surrounding country. They were crowd
,6 principally IN the Cathedral and the
Church OF St. Nicholas. IN the vain he
lief that these sauctuaries at least
would be spared by the invader
Centre Guns on tho City
The battle on the hills around lprcs
ended seventeen days later. The Ger
mans failed to break through the Brlt-
ish line. but the bombardment OF inc
town. instead of waning, grew more M
tense. The Germans. foiled IN their at
tempt TO capture Ipres, determined 20
destroy it. For long period heavy
shells fell into the town at the rate OF
fifteen a minute. The sound Of the con
tinuous destruction could be heard
fftv miles away.
The inhabitants Of the town mostly
fed soon after the bombardmen'
started. When il was over, they re-
turned TO find the beauty Of their town
we'll nigh gone. The famous Cloth Han
still stood. but IL was rooiiess skeie-
ton; only It's cellars were intact inc
Great Square in front Of il was heaped
with broken stones and charred wood.
and nearby lay the broken bells. The
famous bells of Ipres, which for oVo
wears had sounded every hour across
the level fields Of Belgium.
A for the Cathedral, one could stand
inside and look up at a roof which was
like sieve, while the interior was
filed with stones. fragments Of marble
statues from the tombs. charred wood
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
German Air Fleet
In West Crippled

LONDON. Dec. 5O.---A dispatch to
Reuters from British headquarters
says the Germans are experiencing diff
fculty in maintaining efficiency in
their air seryice on the Western front.
The correspondent says prisoners are
unanimous in saying that the output
OF new machines is very limited, and
that this fact is compelling the en-
plovment Of old typos Of airctaft.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Shipping Board Asks
$4,000, 600 to House
Workers at Shipyards

WASHINGTON. Dec 30 rhirty-fvc
million dollars 10 provide housing IA
clites for shipyard workers is asked
" Congress in memorandum on the
housing situation sent By the Shipping
Board ~ lay to the Senate Commerce
nmittsA
In its investigation Of the progress
of shipbuilding the committee has in
quircd particularly into the housing
conditions.
The Shipping Board. the memoran-
dun sets forth. il working with the
War and Navy departments on gen.
eral housing programme for workmeG
engaged in war work. The two dc.
partments will require large sums in
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

addition 20 the Shipping Boards pro.
posed appropriation. A bin unifying
the requirements o. all three ia being
prepared now by the housing commit
ice Of the Council Of National Dsfsnes
Construction Ci houses FOR workmsa
has been started already by the Ship.
ping Board at places where the need
appeared 20 be greatest.
II is likely that Congress will BE-
asked to establish an independent
housing commission % supervise the
construction Of housing for all branehs,
o. the government.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Financial Aid to Upbuild
Palestine Is Promised
By Federated Zionists

CHICAGO. Dec. Financial assist
snee for the upbuldng Of Palestine
was pledged a. the convention Of th"
Federated Zionist Societies Of the Mid
die West. which opened here to-day.
Nathan S,raus. Of New York, in "a
speech promised to do everything IN
his rowcr 70 assist the movement.
Justice Louis H. Brandeis, Of the
United States Supreme Court, said:
"The time has come for practical action
and in the future our slogan should be
Men. money and discipline
Action on a large number Of reso!u-
tions dealing with the capture Of Jeru-
-alom by the British, the Russian sltua-
tion ard the future action Of the Zion
ist will come uD at to-morrow's session.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Through Freigh viii Be
Sent Around Chicago

CHICAGO. Dec 3O.-In compliance
with the orders Of Secretary McAdoo.
Director General Of Railroads, the
heads Of all roads entering Chicago
will meet tomorrow to take the nee
essary steps toward routing through
freight around Chicago, instead Of
through the city. II is expected that
this will cut down ,he time Of coast
to-coast service between ten days and
two weeks.
Railroads entering Chicago have al
ready done much 20 increase efficiency
under government operation. Local
passenger trains in many cases have
been taken of, their work being done
By through trains. Rail officials said
tonight that extra fare trains will
not be taken off for the present. at
least
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. B,o - ne oDld ssso ns
orsrsprpsi Eastern dirhcs saiurssy nisfA ga
Attended by tho lowest ,sri1-rs'urs recorded ire
~, wea,her Bureau orserrsiions begsn At We,
Y1rf Bos;on and oth-r poirts m Nes Eoashs.
10 Middle Atf.afc cost districts so'i'h n N~s
York .hc coid vas The .vsrrst or4irrins N Dsc-.-
tcr sine 1850 y les 'ovsrs n ~, SUN thaa
has occurred IN rrcr.ous Decemb~A
W-s, of tho Mississippi there has hem rashe.
able moderation srd return n 'is isnrp.u,gf-
N normal conditions 'or tte 'esson. r. Essfhs
n Fsse-u districts h.s bool fur snd cod. bgi !.
nc Mississippi yaiiry norfh Of T.nness.e and slsa
IN me western portion n ue Lake fegion. ac~ aa
,st in ui'h temperatures from 10 % Is degr- sbs',
Tlsre bas be-u .afrr rain i1 ~ N0r'hsrn PGzss
coast staies and the N0-'hsm Plsfesn rsnoH sne~
is INDICTED sor tho Ohio VALLEY and fhe Lsss 70
slou Monday s1d n .I- N'dds Ananifs STATS nad
Ii- 20 ,Srpsf,,a;v ir Eis,fn district, VII nei~r,
below ne seasonal aysras.. .1ine rain siih hirh.,
states ml renrss.eo ni'slsJ
Forecast, fo- Special Lsoallu-.-Nofthsn Nee
FnNsrd-Fs,r sni continued coli Mordsy fNesisJ
npIersilns slightly. wiu sn0s.
Ssu'heu Sow Lnsiind-Fur snd ooo'inv~i ooia
Monday. probably snow NCuiA llghi Or Tesdg
nth fsIrg 'snr.f1fIfo
Tssf.rr Now YorkaFsir N1ndw ~ dIits =
COLI b5 nirhf. probably lglt slru h0ndg night
rrfsdsy
Nr.v Irrreg-Ftir lfo1dsy. -trept s-0~ N nqra
3, risrr. Utes4ar fair AID EW qlrN 81 cnd,
TasfTu aur.Sfruif--fsr NculST, probtst
snrw r n,gn ~ Ui Tucdsy. n1' qhis - odd
We>isu Pensyiyalia anl Western Nv lg,t-
sn12 Monday s4l 9f0ba'Y Tuesday. af' qu's -
cc'd.
Lsesl Omela nsserd. Tie ionoEing oNdd re-
ord rom tis wealhof Bureau shows ns'orrsiufss
during mo last twenty four lgu-. IN oompsriso-
,rtfh fhe core .rsrfinE llie ~ last year
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Official Statements
West
BRITISH

LONDON. Dec. 80 CrAYI.- Following the
,stivity of he artillery nOrthess. Of Npres.
exported IN last nights communiqu6. the
enemy yesterday evening carried out local
attack apsiu.t our positions in the neighbor-
hood or th, Ypre--stadcn rHilway. The at
tack vas cumr'e.Cly renUIsed hy our fire.
hostile raid'ng uHr'y wss driven cf dur
ing the night north Of pGsschendaele.
tNIGHTi.-At dawn to-day the enemy
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
June

g United States mission. headed by
Flihu Root. reaches Russia.
= Sclcctivc draft registration in
cludes nearly lOO00.000 men OF
military ace.
/. King Constantine abdioa.es throne
OF Greece.
General Pershinc and st.f reach
Paris.
l--Fir>. Liberty Loan of S"oo'o0o,-
YUO is oversubsCriicd
2r-First American troops arrive IN
France
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
No Military Damage at
Mannheim, Teuton Version

AMSTERDAM. Dec. go semi-oii
ciaI communication printed in German
newspapers referring to the British
air raid on the city Of Mannheim on
December %. says that no military
damage was done.
Two pcrsons were killed and about a
dozen wounded, no soldiers oeIhg
,mo-g than. 4 number Of french war
prisoners we're injured. the communl-
cation says. and one British airpiane
was brought down in Palat'na ana the
occupants made prisoner.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Volunteers Land in France
Contingent Is Welcomed by
Civil and Military Authorities

8 PARIS. Dec. 80. \ Eiavss dispatch
dated somewhere In France says
that contingent of volunteers has
landed there.
The volunteers we're received by The
general commanding the military dis
trict. the prefect. Mayor and other
civil and military authorities.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

S Beginning Of French offensive on
twenty-fve-mile front between
Scissors and Rheims. north Of the
Aisne.
D French offensive ends with total
capture Of 10000 prisoners and re-
capture Of several square miles Of
territory.
, Congress passes the selective draft
hill
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
MAY

American destroyer fOulia. under
Admiral Sims. arrives IN British
waters for war duty.
I8-General Kornilof resigns from
command Of Petrograd garrison.
President signs bill crcating draft
army % De called in September.
c4-Italians break 1eutonic lines on
six-milc front at Castagnavizza,
east of the lsOnzo river.
2S-End Of four-dGy Italian offensive.
with total capture Of $4,000 pris-
Oners
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
November

Auslo-Fteuch reinforcemeuts reach
italian front
German abaudou first line trench
cs north OF the AIsne.
-tirst Americans captured IN Ger
man trench raid along the Rhine
1iprnr canal ne1f tho Lorraine
hofdsr
hsl.ts, ,sselt bsssks adi ia
Pstregraa.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
August

America, England. Fi0c, and italy
refuse permission fo' delegates no
attend Socialist Peace Conference
gt stockholm
Publication a. the poprs note OF
August ; appealing TO abe beiiig-
crcHts for pea 70.
Great Italian offensive east OF The
lsonzo carries enemy first line over
n 3j-mile front.
Italians advance or tlr Cnrso
- -fsst, tak.nu tootr iatr 10000
pytyopsTs in 49, asys
z5tsliant RsbesSstS HlRSS taIn sxvSs
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
April

2 Tho Pre-, dent asks Coaefcs. 70 de-
clare war.
q Tinted States declares war on Ger
mhrN.
+ Cubs declares wsr on Germany
n % Ertt.h lrafff. .fr thr rurn. 'irf f-
af .IfS- 4. huuHs.n France, tsb
a. s,eee Tv,rsHsys As htst ask
sks leyebo tss sSssss.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

miles on the Bainsizza Plateau, in
creasing prisoners 20 $4,000 IN Eve
days.
President Wilson answers the
Popc's peace plea.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
TIFFANY & Go.
.JFWELRY. SILVERWARE, CLOCKS
WATCHES. CHINA. STATIONERY
Murder of Chinaman Discloses
Existence Of Tong Feuds Here

peared in the old days side by SIDE WIN
advertisements OF lost property ana
other harmless bits Of community gos-
sip.
Didn't Fear Threats
T. il assumed that, true to the code,
the Hip Sing Tong which posted that
portentous notice likewise sent copy
10 George Gee. n u did and II George
Gee read IL. an insurance lawyer might
almost argue that George Gee was
guilty of contrbutory negligence IN tne
tragedy which ensued. For the HIP
Sing Tong in the notice formally de-
clared that George Gee had been .ex-
pelled from the tong and that his fur
ther adventures were matter or no
concern 70 its members.
The notice was published, Mr.. Stan
ton learned, after a vigilance com init
tee. which purported TO represent an
other tong. had called upon HIP sing
leaders with irrefutabc proof OF
George Gees perfdy and with stern
nronhecies of the fate that would over
take him. Already George Gee knew
that a price of $500 had been put upon
bis head. but on December II, several
dsvs after the Hip Sing notice had been
nosted he was cooking an opium phi
in his laundry--all alone, for his wni'e
vile had gone to visit relatives. .
The hatchet man struck first and ei-
iciently; the razor man drew his blade
neatly across the throat Of George Gee;
The dagger man plunged his weapon
tbroo times TO the heart of George Gee
and then carved q cross in the flesh be-
side side the three punctures. Then they
departed. leaving their weapons beside
their handiwork. where the peanut OIL
lamp smoked and futtered, setting
feeble. wavering shadows to dancing on
the walls.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
GERMAN

BERLIN. Dec. 80 DAY. In tire Irres
bead south of 'he Scsrpc and ou the eastern
bank of the Mcu-c the-e was AZ time ~ in
crease IN artillery activity Small recon-
roitring engarements took plac" on he Brit
-h front and in tire Arg0nne. . s-a
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Italian Front
GERMAN

BERLIN. Dec 30 on the front oi Tomba
RiI0e and I'm the Piave sector on both sides
n Pcdcrobha. violent artillery and mine
fsrrOOn.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

made powerful local attacks on to'ai ifohl '
- go .y,n mills against our position on the
srur Known As Welsh Ridge. south Of Cam
brai. In the centre the enemy was ropu.-e''
but ON the right. 10 Tho north of ia vac
oueric. and ON the leit. 70 the sou'h oi
Narcoinc. his troops succeeded Don cHeri'nH ID
lodgment in two small salients m out hne.;
0nr counter attacks have elected the
src,,v from a uortion of uIese positions and
We have taken number oi prisoners The
fighting is continuing in both localities.
FarS this M ring ho.'ila rsid,rg parties
which attacked our positions in the NEIGH
borhood of Conneleu were repuised with ''.-.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

I, investigating the sudden and
yengeful death that overlook George
Gee as he cooked pill Of opium IN
his laundry At j1i Rogers Avenue,
brooklyn on December Il, Edwin VI.
Stanton. Assistant United States At
torney. has discovered that bit Of
unrcgeneratc Chinatown still fingers
~ the warren whose ostensible run
way are Pell. Nett and Doyers streets.
Forces still exist there powerful
enough % deal with any who slolate
the unwritten code That has been hand
ed down since the days Of the first
tongs and the first hatchet men. The
proof lies six feet under ground, with
never streamer above the grave TO
frightcn away the evil spirits nor 80
much as n bowl OF rice to propitiate
the more daring demons. for George
Gee WAS not only an outlaw under
the statutes OF Pell Street and Of Mott,
hut he was also mission Chinese"
and was buried with tho rites OF the
church of which he was an apostste
member.
Had Aided Federal Agents
He was an outlaw because he had
given assistance TO Federal agents in
the suppression Of the Illicit opium
trade. and because the only assistance
which Chinese can give to the gov
crnment IN such matters is sheer trea-
son 70 his furtive, ShUffiing, self-con-
tanned brethren, George Gee died the
death Of traitor. A ten-inch dagger,
a hatchet and a razor, which have sup
planted the ceremonial wooden collar
and headsman's sword in matters
where the honor Of a tong is at stake,
are in Mr. Stanton's possession.
They were the implements with
which hatchct men, cmissaries. Mr.
Stanton is convinced, Of tong which
was once nghting clan of the huddled
warren TO the east Of Mulberry Bend.
but long considered law-abiding body
Of merchants. did George Gee 20 death
ss he lay in his bunk contemplating
the pill that was almost ready for the
pipe.
For George Gee had ignored a fut-
terlne bit Of paper, scrawled up ana
down with such hieroglyphics as deco
rated the old-time pack Of iirecrackers
That scrap Of paper had appeared one
night, Mr.. Stanton learned. on the bill
board near the old Chinese Theatre.
where challenges. taunts. insults ap.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

o. D. $3.50. : 3. m....s1| 3 NV
Loc,i Omeial Forecast. -FNr i9-dV. nd qlil
SD CA r right. mo0shiy rsit .noN - =
fo-mouow uH cutie so cod W-H"iV~' 'A'A''
vi.ds Dctomirg gentle south.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

Of Bczonvaux and Nauquoi-. We took
prisoner. including an officer
Three German airplanes were brought
down Yesterday by the fire Of our special
cannon
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Brothers Arrested

Joe Ing and Lee Ing, brothers, nave
bos, arrested in connection with the
murder. and arc locked up in the Ray :
r:ond street jail in Brooklyn. Newark
is i' being combed for another member
of tbe Ing family, who, according 10
Sba information in Mr.. Stanton's pos
session. obtained work in George Gee :
laundry, blsndly protesting poverty
aitbongh he had left a thriving, laun-
dry Of which he was boss at the beheSt
This vas the man. the Federal au-
,borities believe, who betrayed the
traitor and made tho whole Incredible
execution possible. lie is said 20 have
drawn the lot which placed the re,
sporsibility upon him az meeting ot
The tong whtn the death OF George
Ce, was formally decreed and pianned.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

tugheSt temperature Jrs-cr1tf. deEfees h"'s
al ..i- D. No. l0pesf. "a 1vios 80 % A. ~.
,v.razc ( tcigy. average for sane da'e itsf year
.. average '-r sane dse lat h.iil -t'ee year
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Humidity
Baromrsr RsadIns,

Humldlty
o. r. M. ...t..tP = As.H
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
STREET CAR MEN STRIKE
(By Associated Press. ]

Rome. Feb % In an effort TO
prevent the employment of women
the male conductors and motormen
OF the municipal street cars of Rome
recently went on strike. 1t has also
been stated that the strikers hoped
bv tmhe elimination of the women 10
insure their own freedom frem mill
tarv service. Previous to strikins'
the secretary of the Roman section
of the Socialist party called on the
president OF the street car system
are demanded that the school Tor
woman conductors and motormen be
discontinued The demand was re
fused. the strike was called, out pu'
down within a day by the military
authorities.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
DIPPING WATTS SOON
TO BE BUILT FOR USE
IN ORANGE COUNTY
inspectors Who Are to Supervise the
the Work Are Now Ready to
Enter Upon Their Duties

Work on the installing OF dipping
watts will begin within the next few
weeks money for the expense which
will be incurred is now available
the different banks in Orlando which
have offered to advance the funds so
that the work can be begun immedi-
ately. which will eliminate the walt
that would be experienced If opera
tions were not started until the mon
ey which is included in the county
budget became available.
d. F. Sias is in receipt of letter
stating that the two inspectors who
will supervise the erection of the
watts are ready to take up the work
one of the inspectors will be sup
piled by the state and the other b.
the county. the cost of materials FOL
building the watts will come from thu
county funds. while the labor for tn
building. rounding up and dipping o
the cattle will be furnished by tn
owners. There will be some forty O
the watts built in Orange county.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that !,
riarried woman. residing at Lake
land. Florida, have filed a petition
in the Circuit court Of Polk county
Florida. for removal Of the disabill-
ties of marriage, and that will, on
Monday. the 18th day of March,
l1al7, apply to Hon. F. a. Whitney
iudse of said court. or his successor
in office wherever he may then De
sitting. for a license to manage, take
charge of and control my estate and
nronerty and To be a free dealer In
every respect.
CALIFORNIA STEPHENS,
Petitioner.
KELSEY BLANTON.
Attorney for Petitioner. oz-4