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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
JACKSONVILLE RESIDENT
TELLS OF SERVICE ON THE
EUROPEAN BATTLEFIELD

Jacksonville, Feb. l3 Charlie
teeney, "A former resident of Jack
sonville, where he was in the employ
oil the Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company, who left here
soon after the European war began
and joined the British army, is just
cut of the hospital in England, and
is again with his regiment in north
eru France.
Young Feeney, who is the son Of
w Feeney, custodian of the South
.ern Bells building here, and himself
a veteran OF the English army, was
wounded July 3, last, during the OPP
ening days Of the British drive in
tine great battle OF the Somme.
1he young soldier is a member of
the 18Th battalion, Highland Light
Infantry lie was caught under a
bursting shrapncl shell and when
picked up it was found that he had
thirteen wounds in his body. F0rtu-
nately, however, most of these were
in his legs. His eyesight, however
was affected by the bursting she'll
and for many weeks he was totally
blind.
Writing to his father here, the
young Highlander says in part
8 You will see from my photograph
| that | sent you that thanks to the
medical staff, | am again in good
shape, and it is now, as Wellington
said, Up. Guard, and at them Now
that we are in the trenches again,
/ | cannot say that there is much diff
| ference between these and the one
was carried out of last July. A lit
lie more room, perhaps. and a good
many miles nearer Berlin. OF course,
/ feel it rougher now than at first,
owing to the long time ] was in the
hospital, which was. as you said in
dear old JaX. some place.
Some times, dad, hardly believe
We fellows could stand it were 1t not
for a few of your old pals, whocheer
us up when we need it. A few of
the younger ones get fairly dissatis-
Lice at times, for il is hard to be
away from those you love and see
your old pals go down. one by one
l. I've often heard you say
that getting ready for battle wae
1.-THE worst of all. and | think il is
tue. Once in the thick of the fight
pur one impulse is to do as mucn
damage as We can, and ! am certain
~ glad TO see some real fightina
avafn ."
TO ADHERE TO
THE RESOLUTIONS
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
Wife or FRENCH MINISTER
REFORMS COURT CUSTOM
By Associated Press. }

Paris. Feb. 12.-Madame Louis J..
PaiVy. wife of the Minister of the
p'erior. Is credited with reforming
he court custom, as old a republican
nsututions in France. of calling to the
ar married woman cited as q wit
ess In court as woman Leblanc" or
woman Lebrun" as the case might
and an unmarried woman as "Girl
eorun" or Girl Leblanc"
madame Malvy. summoned as a wit
fess In the case of a burglar who
roke into her apartment, being i'll.
as unable to appear. The court
'ei' according to usage. called out
r. name three times Woman NAL
Woman Malvy, Woman Malvy,"
'aaame Malvy was shocked at this
oi difference to the wife OF cab
= minister and on her protestation,
presiding Judge of the Supreme
ouft has ordered that the title
Tor a married woman and
suioiseile" for an unmarried woman
oe substituted for the less cour-
~ utes OF Woman" and Girl"
s'he OF NJ Malvv's friends are an
slenuve that this reform of a dis
~ democratic usage may affect
Popularity.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
TOUGH LUCK

Macon, Feb. 49, For repairing Il
burst water pipe in his own home.
Fred Schillings will be tried before
Recorder Cunningham A case was
made against him by two patrolrsen
az the instance of local plumber
Who claimed Schillings had no Der
nit, and was without his rights in
making the repair. Schillings says
.he water was running his property
and running up the bill lie will
f-ht the charge. having engaged
counsel for the purpose
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
AMERICANS TELL OF WANT
by Associated Press

Rotterdam, Feb. 13. Two Amer
hns who arrived here since the Dip
matic break have been in Germany
| little more than a year and each
4d lost thirty pounds in weight.
be- dore Wurslin, an engineer of
hmaica. and New York. said the
|erman workmen are tired of war
bt are determined to hold out. New
ftheless. many earned good wages
3 said but were forced to spend all
r food The other, an American
ew York business man, came from
Frankfort and he said the food situ-
ion there was very bad. He told
'hrrowing stories of suffering 81
Pth and said the break in relations
|hc caused little excitement and
mericans are being well treated
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
WILL REBUILD BRIDGE

Niagara Falls. Ont. Feb. 13.-
The Cantilever bridge, owned by the
Michigan Central railway. is to be
rebuilt, and work has already start
ed W. T. Tuttle. an engineer from
New York. has arrived to take
charge of the work 1t will take
eight months to build the new
ridge, II is estimated, and meantime
the present bridge will be used II
was opened in 1888.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
VILLA OCCUPIES
PALMAS, A
BORDER TOWN
CBy Associated Press.

Columbus, Feb l3--The occupa-
ton of Palomas, Mexico, six miles
south cf here by villa forces is in
terpreted as a political rather than
a military move. Officers do not an
ticipate a border attack 1t is said
iC Villa forces are undisturbed az
Palomas other border towns Will be
seized
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
2 LINERS REACH
\. Y. IN SAFETY;
RAIDER NOEWf
IS REPORTED
= - CAPTURED
(By Associated Press. }

Two British passenger liners. the
Laconia from Liverpool and the AS
cania from London arrived today and
reported passing the submarine zone
without being stopped. Passengers
on the Ascania said 1t was rumored
in London that the German raider
Moe-we had been captured and TAX
en- to London.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
Others viii Now Assist Belgians
tBy Associated Press.l

New York, Feb. 13-Herbert c.
|ooyer, chairman of the American
commission for Relief in Belgium,
|eclared no immediate hardship
Fould be caused the ten million
|ersons fed by commission as result
4 withdrawal Of Americans, recent
ordered by Germany. The Com
ssion plans to transfer control Of
fiief 70 another neutral organl2a-
bon.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
PASSENGERS
LEAVE TOMORROW
ON SHIP WITH
BfRNSTORFF
(By Associated Press }

New York, Feb I3.-About loo
passengers have been booked to sail
On the Scandinavian liner Frederik
the Eighth tomorrow, which conveys
Ambassador Won Bernstorff ami suite
With assurances of safety from sub
marines.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
Ry Associated Preee J

Queenstown, Feb. 13.-James
Feygard. one of three American
|remen aboard the British steamer
|aTonia when she was submar q
fst Wednesday is reported injured
y shell splinter. He is in a hos
|ital here.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
Reward Offered

In connection with the other steps
that have been taken. Greenleaf "
Crosby has offered a reward Of ST.
400 for information that will lead to
tie recovery Of the valuables.
II is said that the necklaces were
particularly fine, containing stones
Ct great beauty. It is the opinion OF
local detectives that the robbers are
cr..oks of the cleverest character and
foreigners in the State, who careful
ry MANNED the venture before they
acted.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
THIS IS NEW YORk'S
COOLEST DAY IN
3 YEARS; MERCURY
Went TO ZERO
BY Associated Press. }

New York. Feb Is This is New
york's coldest day in exactly three
years. The temperature dropped
to the zero mark for the
first time since Feb. l3. 1914, rising
temperatures are predicted
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
Surprisingly Bold.

The beldness of the robbery is sur
rfisinE. II is reported that the two
iacn entered the jewelry store and
pletendd to desire TO make extensive
purchases They managed TO get
possession Of the splendid necklaces
ana escaped with them
II is thought that the two Nor
NAV have left Palm Beach in an au-
tonobile. because on the nigh OF
.he robbery an Overland automobile,
carrying Miami city license numbers,
disappeared from Palm Beach
Officers of the law everywhere in
this state have been asked to keep
on the lookout for such an automo-
bile. and to arrest the parties in
whose possession the car is found L.
The firm of Greenleaf & Crosby has
let II be known that no expense VIII
he shared in attempting to recover
the necklaces.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
Cuba Offered
Munitions
By US.
lRv Associated Press. }

Havana. Feb at is officially
announced that the United States
has offered FIVE thousand rifles and
Eve million cartridges to the Cuban
r, -ernment. An encounter occurred
n the Mattazas province between
government troops and rebels. The
= rels we're reported as defeated
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
WHITE STAR Liner
AFRICA, OF 1889
(By Associated Press. }

London, Feb. l3.-Lloyds an
nounces that the White Star Liner
Africa of 1899 tons. has been sunk
A part OF the crew landed. The
ship was reported as leaving ape
town ON Dee. 3
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13

up the entente. II is ex-
pected that Japan will place the res
olutions in operation by adopting
regulations framed to meet her par
ticular commercial situation
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
TO ADHERE TO
THE RESOLUTIONS
nv Associated Press. }

Toxic, Feb. 12.-Japan has Off
clally informed France of her adher-
ence to the resolutions adopted at
the economic conference at Paris
last summer, held by the powers
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
DETECTIVES TRYING
TO LOCATE $4,000 WORTH
OF DIAMONDS

Jacksonville, Feb. IS Detec-
tives from a national private agency
lett here yesterday for Palm Beach
to investigate the theft of two dia-
ntond necklaces. each valued al
$4,000. which were stolen from the
branch establishment of Greenleaf 4
Crosby in that city on Saturday
might
Members Of the local firm Of jew
elers have asked officers of the law
throughout Florida and in other see
tions of the country to make every
effort to arrest the thieves and to
recover the stolen Jewels
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
Local Police Advised

The local police department yes
tcrday received a communication
from the authorities in Palm Beach
telling of the robbery and asking
that every effort be made to locate
the thieves and the missing proper
ty, as it is thought the robbers
might be headed this way
According to the message received
by the local police, two white men
committed the robbery. One of them
is described as being about 30 years
Of age, six feet in height. weighin :
about 40 pounds and cleanly shay
len. He is said to be medium
blonde. and at the time of the rob
lbety was wearing blue suit
The ether man is said to be about
five feet and eight inches in height
and weighs about los pounds. His
hair is black and his nose is promi
lrent. lie was dressed in brown and
carried a walking cane at the time
Of the robbery
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13

Tampa is to have a Morris plan
hank in the near future.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
Mot a Word Master.

Sir William Grant, the learned mas
ter Of the rolls, was a native OF the
county OF Banff and for considerable
time represented that county In par
lament. Though a forcible and easy
speaker, scarcely inferior to any Of his
time at the bar or In parliament, he
was a remarkably silent man, says the
Farm and Home. He was the most
patient Of judges. The story is well
known of his hearing an elaborate ar
gument for two days on the meaning
of an act Of parliament and when the
counsel finished simply saying, Gen
tlemen, the act is repealed" On one of
his visits to Banff he rode out few
miles into the country. accompanied by
a few friends. The only observation
that escaped from him was In passing
a field of peas. Very fine peasf'
Next day he rode out with the same
cortege and was equally silent, but on
passing the same spot he muttered.
And very finely podded tooi'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30

a man In middle life recalls the slang
of his boyhood with some such tndul-
gent wonder as that with which an el
derby woman looks at the fashion plates
of her early youth-"snide," cheese
It," straw Katy" ''spoony," chest
nut" or even those of more recent coin
age-"snap," "skiddoo," twenty three,
80 cents" They were artificially
charged with meaning, and their erer-
vescence is irretrievably gone. Lem
on and lobster" are nearly as fiat.
With disappearance of a certain kind
of early Victorian prudery has gone
the vogue Of such terms as 'fnexpressi-
bles'' for trousers. Du Maurier's once
famous novel has almost reached the
vanishing point in the perspective OF
time. and we no longer speak of feet
as "Trilbys." 1t Is not safe, however
to prophesy that because a word comes
from a proper name it will fade as
fades the fame or notoriety Of the per
son. We have forgotten what Edgar
ism" is, but "Fletcherize" may yet
make Fletcher immortal, even as der.
rick" preserves In the dictionaries the
name Of q once famous hangman.-
Robert P. Utter In Harpers Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
Historic WsIklno Canes.

In the New York Historical society
in New York city is a small but choice
collection of historic walking canes.
The most valuable Of the lot Is a
stout, serviceable cane used by Ben
jamin Franklin. It afterward came
into possession Of Dr.. John W. Fran
CTS, the eminent physician OF three
quarters Of century ago.
Next In interest is one said to have
been used by Henry Clay and Abraham
Lincoln. There are also two canes
made from timber OF Commodore Oh
yer Hazard Perry's flagship at the~bat-
tie Of Lake Erie.
OF more curious nature Is Q thick
cane made from the tdsk Of q walrus
presented by Rowland Pell and Q
quantity carved cane Of hardwood
made by Mandan 1ndian.-New York
Times
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30

II you wish to be or do anything
great In this world you will find every
hour and every day an opportunity II
some way. II nothing else the lull In
routine is opportunity to study up fol
future reference and use
II your mind is full OF plans and ideas
for carrying them out you can make
almost any situation or circumstance
work In to help you.
1t Is not SO much how you go at a
thing as to get at It.
Begin by doing something Do and
think at the same time. That think
win help in the next do, and by al
ways doing what you know how to do
first, you will find the next step easier
1t is not the takers snd the arguers
who accomplish the most in this world
Try some plan while the next one is
talking about it, and you VIII be sur
prised at how easy 1t is to keep In the
front row of the Mime
apolis Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30

The dingonek is a huge, unclassifie<l
aquatic monster. It resembles In many
Of its characteristics the extinct dino
saur, a huge reptile Of the Mesozoic
period, fossils Of which have been dis
covered by paleontologists in the sand
stone strata both Of the African and
American continents.
1t lives In Lake Victoria Nyanza and
It's numerous tributaries, and there IL
no record of the monster having been
seen In any other part of the world
Whether It is descendant Of one Of
the huge prehistoric saurians that has
By process of adaptation-living as
1t does In impenetrable regions far
away from the encroachments Of civ
uised man-continued with but slight
notifications through prodigious ages
to the present time, or whether 1t Is ar
unclassified reptile or amphibian, 1t Il
equally impossible to say, as no speci
men exists either of Its bones or Of its
skin. That this monster does exist
however, there can be no particle OF
doubt, as the testimony Of authorita.
tive eyewitnesses cannot be reasonably
iscredited-Wide World.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
Barometer Paper.

Barometer paper, that changes Its
color according as the weather is wet
or dry, may be made under several
formulas, according to the color you
want. One formula is: Cobalt chloride
one part; gelatin. ten parts; water. 100
parts In this the normal color is pink.
This color changes to violet In medium
humid weather and to blue In wet
weather. Another formula that makes
yellow In dry weather calls for cupric
chloride, one part; gelatin. ten parts;
water. 100 parts Still another formu-
Ia Is cobalt chloride. one part; gelatin.
twenty parts; nickel oxide. seventy five
parts; water, 200 parts. This gives
green in dry weather. immense paper
or muslin in either soIution.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
q. canny.

Home preparedness-cans loaded with
food.
That rubber ring you put on pre-
serving jar helps you to stretch your
income.
The awful question what shah ]
have for dinnerT' Is easily answered II
your shelves are full Of bone canned
products.
Can't eat 'em all In summerT Not
enough IN winter? Home canning is
the answer.
You put a lid on waste every time
you seal preserving Jar.
Canned berries are bird proof.
Frost doesn't nip canned vegetables.
Canned green peas and yellow peaches
help fight the blues.-New York Globe
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
Camn Dix

The members of Company l, 311th
Infantry, are delighted at the pros
pect of receiving a player piano and
talking machine. The company is
composed in part of Camden boys, for
which reason the Camden Republi-
can Club has decided to present the
two instruments to the organization,
for use in their barracks.
The Burlington county committee
of business men which is raising funds
to purchase comforts and recreation
articles for the company, is making
progress. A number of articles for
athletic purposes already have been
sent, including foot ball and base ball
necessities. Subscriptions to news-
papers and magazines will be among
the contributions to be made to the
boys.
1t is said unofficially that when the
6 900 men are sent from here to south
ern camps, the number will include SO
from Company l, 311th Infantry
Orders from Washington were re-
ceived last week that work by me-
chanics is to be discontinued on Sun
days, and that on week days the hours
of employment cannot be greater than
ten. The workmen also were notified
that loafing while at work, which has
been VIGOROUSLY prevalent, must
cease or discharge will follow. If
necessary, the soldiers in camp will
complete all unfinished construction
work.
The first contingent of negro SOL
diers has arrived and three non-com-
missioned officers from Des Moines,
Ia, have taken up quarters in the bar
racks assigned the troops together
with six privates selected from the
negroes drafted into the National
Army from this state. Ninety-six
commissioned officers; all colored, are
expected by the first of November and
the 1880 negro drafted men from the
South will begin to arrive very short
lily.
Three young Frenchmen, direct
from the western European front, ar
lrived here on Sunday to-act with Cap
3tain Paul Condo, the first arrival, in
teaching certain lines of military tao
tics to Camp Dix soldiers. They are
Sergt. A. Boutier and SsTgt. GustAv
C. de Contouly. They all speak Eng
fish fluently. They were impressed
with the large size of the camp ground
and the excellent arrangement of the
buildings.
An officers training school will open
here on January and continue until
April 5. This will afford an oppor
tunity for 44O drafted men to obtain
commissions as second lieutenants
The indications are that there will be
a rush of applicants to enter the
school, but only those who show evil
dence of being competent for ad-
vancement will be allowed to start the
course of studies.
The men here joined on Sunday in
a remarkable observation of President
Wilson's proclamation for a day Of
prayer for the success of the arms Of
the United States in the war fol-
world freedom. Thousands of soldiers
stood with bowed head Sunday morn
ing as, at services and masses, Prot
estant and Catholic chaplains appeal
ed for divine blessing upon the cause
for which they are enlisted.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30

What we call music Is well described
as a trinity. The three components are
rhythm, melody and harmony. Rhythm
is to music what the will Is to the indi
.vidual The rhythm Of music Is its
physical side, just like the body or
flesh Of the human being. Melody in
music parallels the heart Tor blood, a
component part Of the Individual Har-
sFsE d the sosA ef sauyE just as feel
possessed * three fold nature) The
triple elements In music are represent
ed IN the history OF the world first by
the drum (rhytnm); second, by the lutte
melody), and third, by the Tyre Char
mony). Music lays its first hold ON the
human understanding by its rhythm.
All men are Influenced by 1t (even saw
ages) And every soldier with or with
out an ear for music can appreciate
the tap. tap Of drummer boys drum
and can march longer and better for 1t
Philadelphia Record
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30

a London taxi dryer had an elderly
lady as his fare the other day. On ar
irving at her home she gave him the
legal fare-one shilling along with a
food economy pamphlet headed How
to Live on Sixpence Day."
Excuse me, miss" said he, handing
back the pamphlet. 81 couldn't think
Of taking this from you, because In
the absence Of the Information it con-
tains you might be tempted to live be-
You'd your hincome."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30

FOR SALE-FARMS, CITY AND SHORE
PROPERTIES. A beautiful nronertv NJ,
A. Broad street, with all convenfences. lot
9oA i5O rect. A coy home No AZ Union street.
WI Mdt n an eonvenlences. good property No
2lO Garden street, with conveniences 7.roor,
mouse and barn No. 80 Shreve street, win
improvements. House on Rose street, Lum-
pertoh- Double house on Main street, Lum-
berton. Store and residence No. IL Mil
street, mount Holly. Rents Collected, Full
Unarge Taken Of Properties. Get in touch
WIN me ana buy yourself home l.
LIPPINCOTT, No. II Garden street, Mount
Holly. N'N
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30

From Private 70 Private Eife.
A little known episode in the career
of the dethroned czar. Nicholas H..
was his period of service In the Rus
sian army as common soldier. He
submitted to all the restrictions placed
on an ordinary private, saluting his Of
Acers and carrying his full equipment
with the rest On the regimental roll
he figured as Private Nicholas Roma
noff, Of the Orthodox faith, coming
from TsarskOe SeIo."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
Notice to Xoters

Notice is hereby given that 1, William ID.
Lippincott, Judge of the Court of Common
City Hall, in the City of Burlington, in the
County OF Burlington, on Saturday. the
third day of November 1917, from 10 O'Clock
issuing transfers to voters in the said Conn
ty of burlington who have moved from the
Election Districts in which they have regis.
tered, since the day on which they did regis
ter, TO other election Districts in said
County.
Dated October %, 1917.
VIM. ID. LIPPINCOTT,