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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

The pres'dert asks every patriotic
american citizen who is able to do so
10 plant g-rden. Have you planted
one? If MT, get busy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

A close estimate shows that Fifteen
hundred acres in Citrus county have
been plantnI--to cotton. and the We'd
promises to be excellent.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

Badges Of the Stars and Stripes
and Stars and Bars are worn on the
lapels of the same coat. There is
patriotic intermingling of the two
One is worn as a memory, the other
as a sign of loyalty and devotion
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

Miss Kate Clements came up from
her home on Lake Weir to attend the
marriage of Miss Bette McIver and
Mr.. W. J. Frink.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

Because Of the world shortage of
food it is scarcely possible that tie
production OF staple crops by the
farmer Of the United States can be
too great this year.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

The supreme need Of our natien
and the nations with which we are CO.
operating is an abundance OF supplies,
and especially of foodstuffs Wood
row Wilson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

J. Ogden Armour, packer, suggests
that the people of the United States
inaugurate meatless days for the con-
servation of the food supply.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

children-Mr. Earl V. Mark of Jack
sonville. Mrs. Harry Lapham of Full.
ford. and Mrs. George Hardy of Jack
sonville.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

more than ninety per cent of the
"es'i'n OF the world and the terri
.ory OF the world are now embraced
IN the war sone.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

An urgent call is extend ID to all
farmers to increase product o., and
TO housewives to avoid all waste Of
food.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

To produce milk at a profit one
must have good producing cows. That
is the first and most important consid-
Grafton
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

The American flag is giving inspira.
ton and new birth of freedom b
the nations of the earth.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

Peruna, Tanlac and Andes are booze
DISCUSSES, &nd under the bone.dry
measure are TO be rooted out.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

Children can do 1heir part in the
war. They can help in the plant a
garden" movement.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

Hindenberg's strategy seems to be
in putting TO the front the heaviest
artillery.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

The citrus canker bill has not vet
been disposed of by the legislative
solons
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

The United States flag was neve,
so popular as it is today.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

The nation is as dependent on her
farmers as on her soldiers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

Those who favor the volunteer svs.
tenn do not always set the example.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

A compilation In Washington esti-
mates the number OF men killed In
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

Arkansas. it is reported, will have
more peaches than the yield Of last
year.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

The possibilities of the peanut are
widening.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-27

Mr.. Bryan says that the Unitef
States wants no slackers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
AN AMAZING VICTORY

TNIIE national Endorsement Of the selcc
Il tive army draft is a stunning blow at
the Prussian military clique's attempt to
belittle the effectiveness of democratic
nation in n crisis. Berlin had every reason
to believe, from n reading of American his
tory, that we would cling to volunteerism
for many months. The autocracy had
guessed wrong about the psychology of
all its foes but none of its guesses was
so wild as those about America
Democracy was on trial II had be.
come a byword for muddling. Ingrained
in our nature. habit Of thought and
training is deep respect for a personal
initiative that scorns any suggestion Of
coercion. a trait, indeed that explained
our war for independence and all our
free institutions This very freedom Of
speech and action had permitted loud.
mouthed neutrals and even proGermans
to create the impression that the people
were not taking the world war and the
plight of civilization seriously But after
n few days of debate and discussion this
whole cloud of doubt has been swept
away.
The victory--for & is as much a vic
tory as a triumph in the field or on the
sea-was expected by only a narrow mar.
gin The sensational ten.to.one and
twenty.to.one majorties prove that Sen
ators and Representatives recognized a
great popular demand for the measure,
The leaders of the volunteer party, in.
cluding such astute politicians as Speaker
Clark, who predicted the defeat of selec.
ton, made no attempt to conceal their
surprise. Their mistake can only be eX.
planned by the fact that it was not Con.
gressmen who decided the issue but the
people back of them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
THAT BRIDGE OF BOATS"

OUR bridge of boats" to carry food and
" munitions to the Entente has passed
the realm of speculation. Already the
Government has awarded to a shipbuild-
ing company on the eastern coast the
contract to turn out an indefinite num-
Der of wooden merchantmen Of 5000 tons
each 1t is planned to complete the pat
tern" ship within ninety days. After that
1t will be possible to finish a new vessel
every ten days. These ships are all to
be standardized Each one will cost
$500 and will have speed of six.
teen knots an hour. The plans are said
to have been fully approved by General
Goethals.
This one shipyard is only a beginning
Great reliance is being placed on Pacific
coast timber wealth and oregon will
doubtless launch many more commerce
carriers. The work of building enough
ships TO make German victory through
submarine efforts impossible is gigantic,
but happily it is being met in a gigantic
way. When the seas are dotted, as they
must be, with handy" reasonably Capa-
cious and fairly speedy American mer.
chantmen, German U.boats seeking to
starve Entente Europe will have the
| most monumental task on record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
TAXING MOTHER EARTH

To the Editor Of the Ercning LcdDcr:
Sir-To one reading the proposed plans to
tax by vexatious and costly process every
thing in sight and to solve the food problem
by vacant-lot and backyard gardening q
feeling of sadness must come over him if
he has ever given any thought to economic
problems.
The proposed plans, however, have a
value. That value is the demonstration
that will he made to thousands, perhaps
millions. of persons that all their food,
clothing and shelter come out of the earth
and that "A very small portion of this
mother earth" can be made to produce a
very large amount of food
The Good Book teaches US that 1t is
wrong to steal. and in none of its many
verses do I find that communities or govern
ments are exempt from the prohibition in
fact, governments are especially enjoned
to take only what is theirs. Justice, moral
ity. scientific truth and even common sense
declare that every man has an equal share
in the natural gifts of land. water, air and
sunshine and that every child born into the
world has an 'unalienable right to life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness"
Given n government founded on the equal
right of all its citizens to use these natural
gifts, does any one suppose that with mil
lions of acres Of land untouched by the
hand of man, we would be even seriously
considering proposition to cultivate vacant
lots and backyard plots?
why do not our governments and lead
ing citizens" try to aCt in a sane and rea-
sonable manner when considering what may
become a very serious problem? ! am sure
don't know OLIVER MCKNIGHT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
MAY DAY

MAY DAY in recent years has come to
AsA be the signal for revolt. In all Con-
tinental capitals it sees the streets full
of soldiers. Labor demonstrations on this
day have more than once ended in blood
shed. The RED Day" comes this year at
the psychological moment" for Germany.
For days the German newspapers, have
been pleading with the workers not to go
out on general strike on May /.
Forewarned by the serious strikes of
the last fortnight, the Secret Service is
no doubt well prepared for trouble. There
has been too easy a tendency in Allied
countries to call every bread strike the
long -heralded German revolution" 1t
would prevent disappointment and en-
courage earnest endeavor among us to
forget" this German revolution. The
Prussian Government can spare several
hundred thousand troops from the needs
Of the front to put down revolt and the
impoverished and undernourished work.
ers. with none OF the big strike. funds of
peace times back Of them, would prob
11l P1gky1 IRfe s11 lon { dsx q g
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
THE HAND THAT ROCKED THE
PRESIDENT

Helen r, Martin, the author of an in
terestng series of novels about the
Mennonites, lived in Lancaster, Pa, when
she was a girl. Her mother lived in Chilli
cothe, O., when President Wilson's mother
was a resident of that town. The two
women were intimate friends. One day.
when Mrs. Martin was a girl of seventeen.
Woodrow Wilson, then an .obscure pro-
fessor at Princeton. went to Lancaster to
give course Of lectures. Mrs. Martin
and her sister returned home from the first
lecture full of enthusiasm over the bril-.
liancy, wit and charm of the unknown Iec-
turer.
why" said their mother, on learning
his name, ''he must be the son of my old
school chum, Jane Woodrow! Don't come
home from the next lecture without asking
him whether his mothers name was Jane .
So after the next lecture Mrs. Martins
sister went up timidly to the lecturer and
said MY mother told me I was not ~
come home without asking YOU whethar
your mothers name was Jane"
Mr.. Wilson laughed and said IL was
Then" continued the girl "my mother
said that should tell you that she often
rofked you 70 sleep whom you wars :
10y that n, z yoVr mothsr;o ra,ns q !
!. - y INA ~. II y 1l, 4 IS ~ q - N
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
UNPATRIOTIC YOUNG MEN

To the Editor Of the Euening Ledger:
Sir-Are we a dead nation? 1t almost
makes me weep to see and hear the un-
American actions and sayings that / see
and hear daily.
I said to bright-lookng young man
whom I picked for a thoroughbred Ameri-
can the other day, Young man, do you
think America is worth fighting for?' He
said: mo. I do not owe America any,
thing. | work and pay for everything
get, and if we want to fight send the Wall
street bunch and President Wilson and
Congress. They did not ask me. This is
their war not mine
This is invariably the answer I have
been given by young men whom I picked
out in the crowds as good, stanch Ameri-
cans. Men are enlstins, to be sure, but
not as We would like them to enlist
Where there Is one there ought TO be 500.
In 1861 the recruiting offices were crowded.
thousands were turned away, but we do not
see this today.
Why? Who is responsible for this shame
full condition? ! think the young mans
home life is to blame, and also these cop
perheads, or pacifsts.
This nation is full today of towards,
who, If they had their just dues, would be
strung up by the thumbs.
To my mind a pacifst is more of viper
than German submarine.
Young men of America, may I ask
where would you be today if the men of 81
had talked peace at any price? Would
you be enjoying the freedom you have
today? Would this nation be the mighty
nation she Is If our mothers had sung
in those days, II Didn't Raise My Boy to
Be soldier! BOY OF 81.
Philadelphia, April &c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
TWENTY-FOUR DAYS OF WAR

NTE HAVE had twenty-four days of
w war. Most Americans do not yet
realize that we are in the conflict" is a
phrase on many lips. Our rondness for
self-criticism is salutary, but this attitude
should not blind us to the really i'm.
mense amount of accomplishment on the
part of the National Government Uncle
Sam is fully aware that we are at war.
and taking stock of what he has done
may stimulate that sense of realization
which we accuse ourselves of lacking
Thus the record runs:
We have seized nearly hundred Ger.
man ships.
Our navy has rep.aced the British and
French patrols along our coasts.
Our sincerity of purpose has won us
Cuba as an active ally.
Congress has passed $1,000, 900 900
loan bill.
Industrial and agricultural organiza.
ton has been speeded through the ener.
gies of the Council Of National Defense
and other potent influences.
The Shipping Board has already set to
work on the construction of wooden mer.
chantmen.
Important conferences with British
and French commissioners have been
held.
Conscription has been indorsed by both
houses of Congress.
Certainly in all these things there is a
wide extent of achievement even if the
Mongolia's Parthian shot at a German
periscope represents our sole authentl
Gated encounter with the foe.
When all these important inaugural
seeds begin fully to bear fruit, not boast
fulness but simple truth will proclaim
the last three weeks and three days as
among the most busily belligerent in
American history.
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WHY THE NEGRO SHOULD FIGHT

10 thc EuUOf OF tHe EUeNthD LCdDer:
Sir-Some time ago | read an article
in your paper headed THE Negro in Peace
and in War" written by genuine negro"
This article told us that in the time of
peace the negro Is forgotten, but in the
time of war he is called upon to defend the
Stars ard Stripes. The writer also states
that on all sides he hears the remark,
The negro has no country" Indirectly he
asks What has the negro to fight for ?"
This is the question that thousands and
asking themselves.
ami a youth of nineteen summers and a
Southerner by birth. My home is Rich
mond, Va. l realize that ] haven't the
same opportunity that the white boy ha 8,
/ realize that my rights are cramped and
that the negroes political status Is crushed
but regardless of this l contend that we
have something to fight for What have
we to fight for? For the sons and daueh
ters of those who sacrificed their lives that
we might have liberty, to those brave Feds"
who now are lying in their last resting
place.
The better class OF white people In this
country has proved that it loves the negro,
and even the lower class is realizing more
each day the true worth of his blacl,
brother. Now that our country (for breathes
there a man with soul so dead who never
to himself hath said This is my own. NV
native land"?) has been forced into a war
that has superseded all other chronicled
wars II is our duty as loyal Americans
TO sacrifice our life's blood If necessary
to hold up the coors that have never
trailed the dust. ROBERT ii. SMITH.
Coatesville. Pa, April Is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
BIRTH MONTHS AND THE
PRESIDENCY

To the Editor Of the Euening Ledger:
Sir--I wonder If the birth months of a
man have anything to do with his chances
of reaching the presidency? Here is the
birth record by months of our Presidents:
January, two-Fillmore, Mckinley.
February, three-Washington, Lincoln,
W III. Harrison.
March, four-Madison, Jackson, Tyler,
Cleveland
April four-Jefferson Monroe, Buchanan,
Grant.
May, none
June, none
July, one-John Quincy Adams
August. one-Benjamin Harrison.
September. one-Taft.
October, four-John Adams, Hayes, Ar
thur Roosevelt.
November, four-Taylor, Polk, Pierce,
Garfield
December, three-Van Buren,, johnson,
Wilson. r. r.
Reading, April 9.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
Tom Daly's Column
RILEY RECRUITS

r,f,aIoC;AG ,Gf,HIC;AGo, April 2s.-Iom Riley. Of West
nR snton street. aes was tod sst az the recruit
too. TOO old to fight. although he begged for an
Il the interval nre mors than @ tweny.fSs @ % hus, nu
cruited' by cong To in' ,si snsns they were re-
' Sundays Ledger.
Here, Uncle Sam, see the bunch I'm pre-
StnuH ye--
Riley Recruits
Take en- or Pare 'cm; there's nothin'
prcrintin' ne
Cdnntn' the brutcs.
I'm not the tcdn to sec beauty at all IN
thin,
Atthcr the ,coy ruc bi,. poIin an mdulin'
thin;
They're mn otcn maxim an that's tchy
I'm caHin' thin
Riley Recruits"
Hdrk to me, no,o, an IN tell DC the rea-
son for
Rilcvs Recruits.
This, as nc kno,o, Is the rombunctious
season for
Fightin' oalooty
NC for the drmy!" sce /. en- they snccr
at me-.
Back TO the old Mem 4spiu,r, :" then
jccr at me-
GobS! IN the end It's fhc7qsclrcs hatll
cheer, at me
Riley Recruits.
out IN the street ,rid hts cvc tun O. hre
now
RilcU recruits,
DirrH substitute helper hc'd hirc no,o,
Goin' cdhoots.
All be himself an his hshts that are
situated 1cid
hnucklcS Hbc knobs, an uid muscles
rcd-bloodcd; tcid
HdU day'S effort the place Is soon
foodcd aid
Rucy Recruits!
Lookh all orcr for t,co,hstcd dghtin'
men,
RHey recruits.
An TO be sure o. the 1rrong an the rioht
in men.
Punches their snoots.
"Fut mp per mitts! II ye're got m ould
Nick in ye.
Let il como out an 1ohin hare done
HcbM' Dc
Mcbbc the armyH be choosbi' an pick
IN ne
RilcU Recruits"
Thors how il started an sHR I'm pur-
sum thint
Riley Recruits.
Sorc for mashed noses an eyes black an
blue IN fhin
All o. thent's bcduts!
This isn't all Of Il; hnrE TO the pledge ]
meant.
Here wid this fsht. that's as good as n
slcd0c. / meant
shortly TO bring yc the fuH Of rcoi-
ment-
Riley Recruits
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
Press Censorship

w. NJ RAJ Strict military cenS
ship such as is in force in European
ligerent countries will not be adopted
this country, according to the announ
policy of the Censorship" committee
pointed by President Wilson. The
Of the board-the Committee on PuA,
Observation-Disclosures that it's function NJ
be that of publicity more than of ce
sorship, although it is empowered to fof
mulate regulations for the restriction d
publication of facts that might have valu
for the enemy. tb) George ,Creel, chair
man of the committee, is a newspaper maj
and magazine writer on political AM
sociological subjects. He Is ex-director o
the Public Safety Department of Denvel
and in the 1916 presidential campaign wa
publicity agent for the Democratic ma
tional committee. Secretary of State Ian
sing. Secretary of War Baker and Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels members OF tn
committee. may appoint subordinates to &C
in their stead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
Riley Recruits.

He was a black and white shepherd
dog, fat and apparently prosperous, but
very, very tired. He stopped in the mid
die of the flag pavement Of 1910 Chestnut
street, turned around three times and lay
down. He closed his eyes at once and
stretched himself full length. The Sat.
urday afternoon crowd surged along on
both sides Of him, but didn't disturb him
a bit. His forty winks took him about an
hour, and at the fortieth he arose, yawned,
stretched and went his way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
Answers TO Saturdays Quiz

L. The amount of the first American loan 4
Great Britain was 5000, 900 900. "
:. An Administration bill in Congress is e
proposed or supported by the President e
MS Subcrdinates who make up the exec
tive branch of the Government.
g. Trawiers are deep-sea fishing vessels
Mhich large nets or travis are used A.
british utilize them as patrol boats. nh
sWeepers, etc.
y. war chest * an accumulation Il
money by IL Government for the prQso1I
tfon OF war. II exists In several for
without actually being in a chest.
D. WinnDeg, capital Of the province Of NJ
t0ba, Canada. has IL population Of ab1
100000 persons.
O. Army service uniform. o. D." meane|
uniform of Oliye-drab cloth which 10 G.
by the United states army.
!. Aluyial soil Is made up OF sand and q
deposited by river currents.
y. The New York National League base(
team is called the Giants. At one 4
most of the players were eXceptisn
large men, whence the name.
d. Andrew jackson, seventh President Of
United states, and "StOnewall' Jach1
Confederate general. were noted Amef>
military men.
10. BENJAMIN Eranklin's autobiography ID
most widely read autobiography wri1|
by an American.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30

hour. Petain himself refused the post OF
French Generalissimo because he was de-
MED control of Allied forces as well. 1t
is hard for us in America to Judge of the
wisdom Of his original request. This
much, however, is certain: the Allies seem
no longer afraid to sacrifice anything
either men or pride--to achieve victory.
If Petain is honestly thought great
enough for the task, he should, and prob
ably WILL be given the chance to prove
himself worthy. The time for cuddling
regulations is past.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30

war precautiOn:
:. Where are Tuscany and Umbria, regln1
recently visited by an earthquake?
s. Who was Mrs. Bixby. whose case ReuNI
sentative Kahn. of California. cited
an argument against the volunteer r.
TEN of raising army? 81
!. Why IL It expected that there may be lsh
riots In Germany on May Day, PARTED
D. What and where are the Catacombss
IT, What recent policy of the British Govefn
newspapers?
.. What Is the meaning of the expression. ~
c0rtinG to HOyle," and how did II orie
mate?
~ of what country is Berne the capitaif ~
" who WAS Charles lIarteI and why Il n
semetlmes referred to 1.-THE defeu1sl
of Cbristepdom'?
io' war reports mention Senegalese troops n
me French army taking part In bat
ties. Who are the SenegaIese? = III
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30

Gales of unexplained laughter"
says the New York Times. greeted Pen
roses vote for an anti.liquor amendment
to the army bill in the Senate. Prom
inent distillers who contribute to Organ
ization campaign funds will want a very
prompt explanation, difficult as it may
be to produce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30
MOslem Crescent

s. 1.-THE crescent originally was not the
emblem of Mohammedanism. Mohammed
did not live TO see It used as such. II was
the ancient device OF the Christian city Of
Constantinople. founded by the Roman En-
peror Constantine When the Mohammedan
Turks captured the city they adopted the
crescent as their symbol The crescent v
to the Moslem what the cross is to tne
Christian, N
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The old feeling that one mind shoul

The old feeling that one mind should
control the grand operations on the west.
ern front will not down. Rumors are
current that General Philippe Petain,
who has just been made chief of STAFF
Of the French forces. may be given
euprsme command Of the British. French
and Belgian armies. Haig and Nivelle
would be thus outranked. and the grow
~ suspicion that the new offensive has
G( come up to expectations would be
Tpod Clearly the French are in
~ - respsct previous regulations
)& 1l4dprr Joffre won the Marne,
~ x that victory was i'm
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Pan-Americanism has become more
than union. 1t Is a fraternity. Guate-
mala has now Joined it by severing rela.
tions with Germany Her act not only
aids the progress of civilizations victory
over barbarism, but it tightens the links
of American brotherhood and Western
World peace that nobly help to justify
our entrance into the great war.