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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
CONCERNING THE COWS

Mr.. w. F. McAteer:
Dear Sir: Reading your letter TO
the Star about the impounding of cat
tie prompts me to have something to
write about, too. / most heartily
agree with your idea of it as far as
you go, but l think you could easily
have gone bit farther.
The farmers living near town dare
not have cattle because of the con-
tinual trouble and expense of getting
them out of the pound. 1t in turn in
jures the town because it makes a
farmer buy land further away ana
naturally do his trading and spend
his money at some other place more
than if he were near town. 1t makes
it harder for a land owner to sell land
near town. Therefore, it is my opins
ion, that it in an indirect way to some
extent, and in direct way to some
extent, operates against the good of
the town financially as well as pre-
venting the best feeling existing be-
tween our town and out of town
Ineighbors.
You mention a cow being injured
| by being run and whipped. | have
seen the present pound man (Mr. Hoi-
loway) numerically run and beat
cows in driving them. saw him in
driving a cow belonging TO A. A..
Mathews run and whip her very cruel
ly and just as the cow was entering
the pen he threw rock, hitting her
in the side, as hard as he could throw.
/ certainly agree that we are TAX
ing advantage of the law to do our
out of town neighbors an injustice,
and l trust that our city council VIII
come to look at it as you and | do.
Very truly, Baxter earn.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
Circle of the Allied Line Steadily Closing
Around the City
SHARP ATTACKS BY BRITISH AND FRENCH ON ON POSITIONS LAST NIGHT ATTENDED
WITH CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS

The British and French renewed
their attack in Northern France and
Belgium last night. Preliminary re-
ports Indicate that they won consid-
cradle success. The principal blow
was struck by the British on a front
1000 yards from the northwestern
outskirts of Lens to Bois Hugo, north
east of Loos. General Haig reports
that the British carried the first lines
of the enemy at all points and made
satisfactory progress. Hill No. 70,
which dominates Lens, is reported
to have been captured by a Canadian
detachment. Since the beginning of
the attack on the northern end of the
western line, the Canadians have been
making steady progress about Lens,
The new attack Immediately north of
Lens evidently is designed to close
around the city from the north. If
the allies are successful they might
force the Germans to evacuate the
city without a difficult and costly
frontal attack.
The French made gains near the
coast in the vicinity of Dixmude.
The Germans are still active with
their artillery on the Aisne front, but
did not renew the infantry attack
last night, however.
Two more ships of Norway's dimin-
ishing merchant fleet have been sunk.
Petrograd reports the Teutons took
a height west of the Rumanian town
of Ocna, in southwestern Moldavia.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
GROWERS OF
SWEET POTATOES

Senator Duncan U. Fletcher desires
to call the attention of growers of
sweet potatoes in Florida to the fact
that the department of agriculture re-
Gently issued Farmers Bulletin No.
548 on storing and marketing sweet
potatoes, and Farmers Bulletin No.
SAT on potato storage and storage
houses, which bulletins may be OBJ
tanned free, while they last, by ad-
dressing him, or the division of publi-
cations of the department of agricul-
ture, Washington, D. c. In view Of
the large acreage planted to sweet po-
tatoes this year, it would be we'll for
Florida growers to acquaint themsel-
YES with the information contained in
these publications.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
Food Corporation Formed in
Washington Today
HOOVER WILL Be CHAIRMAN WITH SIX PROMINENT business
MEN To ASSIST HIM
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, Aug. 15.-With the
approval of President Wilson, the
new food administration announces
the formation of a corporation to
take over control of the country's
grain supply. Seven executive offic-
ers were named, with Herbert Hoover,
chairman. The personnel of the wheat
price fixing commission includes Chas.
j. Barrett, of Georgia, president of
the National Farmers Union; R.
Goodwin Rhett, of Charleston, pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States. Twelve men were
named to represent the grain division
at terminals. Milling interests have
named a committee to cooperate in
negotiating voluntary regulations for
the milling industry.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
CITRA

Citra, Aug. 14.-Mrs. E. L. Wart-
mann who has been quite sick, is re-
ported a little better this morning.
She is being attended by an Ocala
physician, besides the local physician
Mrs. Wartmann's daughter, Mrs.
Eugene Cox of Atlanta, arrived Sun
day and also her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Allison Wartmann
from Eustis.
Mrs. Partridge is visiting her
daughter in Tampa.
Mrs. Burleson left Sunday to visit
her daughter Eta, who is teaching
school in Bradford county.
Mr.. Spurgeon Ausley has gone to
Jacksonville, where he will join the
naval reserve corps. This makes the
fifth Citra boy to enter the service of
his country.
Mrs. Stevens came up Sunday from
Ocala to nurse Mrs. E. L. Wartmann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johns of Brooker.
spent last week with DR.. and Mrs.
Lamb.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
CLEANLINESS

Cheerfulness is always prominent
trait of good soldiers. Here again
Americans may be counted upon to
make splendid showing, even in the
face of any unexpected hardships or
difficulties that may be ahead of US.
There are numerous episodes in Am
erican military history to justify this
confidence.
In January, 1863, the Union army
lay in camp at Falmouth, Va. About
a month before had occurred the dis
astrous and bloody defeat of Fred
ericksburg. In the North it was the
darkest hour of the war. Everywhere
outside the army there was depres-
sion and fear. On January p, the
commanding general ordered the
troops to break camp and move for
ward. At the same time "a cold driz-
zllng rain set in; the ground speedily
became like a sea Of glue; everything
upon wheels sunk into the bottomless
mud; it took twenty horses to start
single caisson; hundreds of them
died in harness; but still the general
persisted. But the rain persisted also,
and it soon became a simple impossi-
bility to go forward" After two days
Of effort it was necessary to have the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
INTELLIGENCE

Intelligence does not necessarily
mean education, but rather quick OBJ
servation and willingness to learn.
There is plenty of need for intelli-
gence in modern warfare. The Nation
al Army will be forced to absorb
within few months training which
would ordinarily extend over a period
of two or three years. Those who in
tend to fit themselves for promotion
should study thoroughly the manuals
and the drill regulations which affect
their duties. In time they should
learn something about map-making
and map-reading, the construction of
field entertainments, training and care
of horses, signalling, the handling of
complex pieces of machinery, and
many other subjects.
Any practical knowledge that you
may now possess will surely be USE
full and helpful to you in the army.
Capt. Ian Hay Beth, of the English
army, points out that in the first
British forces of the present war the
previous trade or training of every
soldier was sooner or later utilized.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
PEACE PROPOSALS
OF THE POPE
to English Opinion Had
Their Origin in
Austria
ASSOCIATED Press)

Rome, Aug. 15.-The pope's peace
proposals were written by his own
hand after a conference with his ec-
clesiastical advisers, dispatched to
European capitals by courier and
sent to England for cabling to Wash
ington and Toxic.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
ORIGINATED IN AUSTRIA

London, Aug. 15.-Some morning
papers refrained from commenting
on the pope's peace proposals. Those
them base their Genesis
in Austria. The advice the govern
ment to either reject them absolutely
or indicate by official text to show
they are unacceptable.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GAVE THE OUTLINE
Of the POpe's Peace Proposals, which
Washington has Not Yet
Received
(Associated Press)

washington, Aug. 15.-The pope's
peace proposal has not yet been re-
ceived by the government. Secretary
Lansing said the Associated Press
summary was substantially the same
as the unofficial outline he had. There
is no change in the first impression
that the Allies will reject and prob,
ably refuse to consider the proposals.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
CROWDS
TEASE THE WOMEN
Prominent Suffragets Given a Fore.
taste of What They May
Expect in Politics
(Associated Press)

Washington, Aug. 15.-Tearing the
banners they carried from suffrage
pickets at the White House and at
tacks on the woman's party headquar-
ters at Lafayette Park continued to-
day. Good-natured but determined
crowds seized the banners as rapidly
as they appeared.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
SENT TO SIBERIA
Emperor Nicholas will Travel the
Road Worn Smooth by Feet
of Many Exiles
ASSOCIATED Press)

Petrograd, Aug. 15.-A semi-offi-
cial news agency says that former
Emperor Nicholas and family have
been taken from the palace. 1t is re-
ported that they were transported to
Tobolsk, Siberia.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
STRIKE THREATENED IN
FOUR NORTHWESTERN STATES
ASSOCIATED Press)

Spokane, Aug. 15.-Unless specific
demands are granted by August 20,
there will be a general strike of In
dustrial Workers of the World in
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana, the district secretary of the
organization announces.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
ASSOCIATED Press)
SOLDIERS liked TO
SILVER SPRINGS
Members of Company A Stood UP
Well Under their First
Practice March

Company A had a strenuous day to-
day. The men were out early, man.
euvering on the golf links, which have
been patrioticany put at the service
of the company by Mr.. Clarence
Camp, and which it is hardly neces-
sary to say form fine field for man.
euvers.
Hike to the Springs
At 10 o'clock, the men came in,
broke ranks and had an hours rest.
Then they lined up again for their
hike to Silver Springs. About sew
enty were in light marching order,
that is, they carried their arms and
canteens. These were the border men,
and the best trained of the rockies.
Besides these were some thirty odd
new men, who haven't received their
guns yet. Altogether there were over
hundred men in line.
1t looked like it was going to be a
strenuous experience. The midday
August sun was blazing down with
full power, and civilian who got out
of the shade thought he would melt.
However, the little column swung off
with jaunty step. Captain Drake
and the veterans led, and Lieut..
Campbell with the new men brought
up the rear. The border men had
been on many a sitter march, but it
was the first hike of the rockies.
The company reached the springs
in just two hours, including ten min
utes rest at the end of the first hour.
The men were in good shape. None
fell out, but one had a stumped toe,
and he and another will ride in this
afternoon.
After reaching the springs, the men
had cold but substantial dinner, and
hot coffee. Then they rested. A
phone message from Captain Drake
said they were having a good time
at 3 o'clock, resting and many of the
men in swimming
The company will start on it's re-
turn march at o'clock, and will be
in between 6 and $50. The veterans
could make the march in an hour and
a half, but it is the company's first
hike of the campaign, and the captain
desires to make it easy on his new
men.
Pleased at Blanding's Promotion
The officers and men of Company A
are well pleased at the promotion of
their colonel. He is a soldier of q
years building-a military man from
the ground floor up, as he has proven
by his rise from private in the old
Gainesville Guards, which he joined
in 1896, to brigadier-general.
Colonel Blanding's rise, while not
sensational, has been steady and bas-
ed upon merit. He was commission
ed captain of his company in 1899
following the war with Spain, having
reached this rank step by step. In
1906 he was made major of the First
Battalion and three years later was
advanced to lieutenant-colonel. The
next year he succeeded Colonel Schuy-
ler as commander of the regiment.
On the border, last summer, Col
onel Blanding was recognized by reg.
ular army officers as one of the most
efficient commanders, and when a
post at which the Second Florida was
located was left without a general of.
ficer, it was always Colonel Blandine
whom the brigade commander denot.
ed as "senior colonel"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
FORD WITH A STARTER

A good Ford touring car, equipped
with Gray & Davis starter, brand new
times, one man top, seat covers, etc.
for sale cheap. The Maxwell Agency
Ocala, Fla. 13-f
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
DID THE BAND PLAY
YANKEE DOODLE?
AMERICAN TROOPS IN LONDON TO-DAY GREETED
WITH WILD ENTHUSIASM
(Associated Press)

Crowds lined the streets and a
meeting of the cabinet adjourned so
Premier Lloyd-George and his col
leagues might pay their compliments
10 the Americans. The troops were
reviewed by Ambassador Page and
later by King George at Buckingham
Palace.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15

London, Aug. 15.-American troops
marched through the streets of Lon
don today. The evening papers say
to find a parallel for the enthusiasm
manifest it probably would be neces-
sary to recall the return of the Brit
ish troops from the South African
war.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
MOBILIZE AT MINEOLA
Guardsman from 26 States will AS
semble at the Long Island
Camp
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, Aug. 15.-The Ma
tional Guard division going to France
and representing 26 states and the
District of Columbia will be mobilized
at Mineola, L. I.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
A GENERAL ELECTION
In Great Britain May Result if the
LabOrites Persist in Sending
Delegates to Stockholm
(Associated Press)

London, Aug. 15-The political cor
respondent of the Telegraph says if
the labor conference adheres to it's
resolution to send delegates to the
Stockholm conference, the premier
will advise the holding of a general
election.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
HOME READING COURSE
FOR SOLDIERS

Qssued by the War Department All Rights Reprint Reeed
thirty daily
getting in
in
ulation the United States which this
ductory.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
TENACITY

Spirit carries body of soldiers
forward. Tenacity is the quality that
makes them "stick." The thorough
soldier is never ready to stop fighting
until his part of the battle is won.
Tenacity was never better expressed
than in the words of John Paul Jones.
Standing among his dead and wound
ed on his sinking ship which was
"leaking like a basket" he replied to
his adversary's invitation to surren-
der, "Sir, l have not yet begun to
fight" Two hours later the battle
came to a sudden end when the coIors
OF the enemy's vessel were hauled
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
PRICES WILL BE STABILIZED

That the government will purchase
enough of The present wheat crop to
stabilize prices is forecast in the
forming of the corporation which will
be capitalized at $50,OO0,0OO. The
government will hold all the stock.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15

We fill prescriptions accurately and
deliver them promptly. You don't
have to telephone US to ask "Why
don't you send up the medicine the
doctor ordered" Try US once, and
you'll be with us always. Gerig's
Drug Store. If.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
SELF-RELIANCE

Self-reliance is characteristic of the
American, whether he is serving as a
soldier or in some civil occupation.
Much the same quality is sometimes
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15

referred to as initiative" 1t is a
quality needed more than ever before
in present-day warfare. Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood, in his intfoduc-
ton to the Field Service Regulations
of the United States Army, says:
"Officers and men of all ranks ana
grades are given a certain independ-
ence in the execution of the tasks to
which they are assigned and are ex-
pected to show initiative in meeting
the different situations as they arrive.
Every individual, from the highest
commander to the lowest private,
must always remember that inaction
and neglect of opportunities will war
rant more severe censure than an er-
ror in the choice of the means"
MAKING YOURSELF STRONGER
The nine qualities which have just
been reviewed are those which every
one of us would like to have for him
self. They ate the essentials of virile
and successful manhood, whether in
the army or out of it. Even the moral
weakling and the Stacker in their
hearts admire these qualities.
Doubtless you have developed some
of them already-perhaps all of them
to greater or less extent. Many a
man has discovered, when put to the
test, that he possessed these qualities
without having himself realized it.
But under civilian conditions it is not
easy to cultivate all of them.
In the army you will have your op-
portunity in a few months of training
to strengthen these qualities in your
self. In so doing you will learn to con-
troll yourself, to take care of yourself
under ali conditions, to meet hardship
and danger unfiinchingly, to be fear.
less and self-reliant. At the end OF
these few months of training you will
have gained immensely in vigor and
in strength.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
Nine SOldierly Qualities

The three basic qualities, Loyalty,
Obedience and Physical Fitness, were
treated in the preceding lesson. There
is another group of three soldierly
qualities that are especially needed
during the periods of training, march
ing and waiting between combats.
They are:
Intelligence,
Cleanliness,
Cheerfulness.
Although these qualities are asso>
ciated chiefly with camp life, they are,
of course, scarcely less helpful in all
other phases of military service.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15

Now is the time to take up the
matter of buying a pea huller. w. 7,
McGehee, distributor. 6
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15

Come in and let me snow you a
Williams Grist Mill. w. J. McGehee,
distributor. tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
BLOODsHED AT BARCELONA

Paris, Aug. 15.-Six were killed
and nine hurt in a clash between
strikers and soldiers at Barcelona,
according to the statement of Span
ish general received by the Petit
Parisien.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15

Star ads. are business builders.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15

Engraved cards and wedding invi-
tations at Gerig's Drug Store. tt.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15

Let me figure with you on your oil
engine. W. J. McGehee, distributor. If
l have anything in the electrical
line. Ask about them. w. J. McGehee,
distributor. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
LESSON NO. 3

men struggle and founder Through
the wilderness of mud back to their
camp"
Picture the situation: Recent defeat
with heavy losses; retreat; a~cheer-
less mid-winter. camp; rain; cold;
mud; encouragement at home; a long
march under the most trying condi-
tions ending in return to the same
camping ground from which the
troops had started. A little grumbling
might reasonably have been expected.
| But the men of 1863 were too good
soldiers to draw long faces. The his
torian goes on: "The march was made
in high good humor, the soldiers
laughing and joking at their ill-luck
with that comic brightness character
! istic of Americans in difficult circum-
| stances"
THREE QUALITIES OF BATTLE
Finally, there are the three battle
| qualities Of the good soldier:
Spirit,
Tenacity,
Self-reliance.
Unless a man has these three quail
ities-even though he possesses all
| the other six in good measurable Is
| after all only a campfire soldier.
SPIRIT
Spirit-fghting spirits far from
being mere hatred of the enemy or
blind fury, on the one hand; nor is it
mere passible obedience to orders, or
the other. 1t means cool, self-con-
trolled courage-the kind of courage
which enables man to shoot as
straight on the battlefield as he does
in target practice However, it ever
goes a step beyond that point. Deci
sive victories cannot be won by mere
ly repulsing the enemy. "Only the of
fensive wins" Infantry Drill Regu,
lations, paragraph 51D.
Like all the other qualities of q
soldier, spirit can be cultivated. Ar
unframed army seldom possesses it
But it can be developed. You can anC
will develop il until it becomes al
much a part of yourself as any O:
your easy-going civilian habits are
now.
| TEN rTTU
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15
SED|T|ON IN SPAIN
Madrid an Armed Camp and Riots in
Barcelona Caused Deaths
of Many
ASSOCIATED Press)

Madrid, Aug. 15.-The city looks
like an armed camp as the result of q
general strike. Soldiers are running
the street cars, baking bread and oc.
cupied otherwise. Minister of the In.
terror Guerra said the agitation had
increased but troops were quelling
disorders.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-15

Fair tonight, Thursday scattered
showers and thunderstorms.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-11
$4,000 NEEDED TO
RUN SAPULPA A YEAR
City Will Ask County Excise
Board for Larger Amount
Than Usual.
World Creek County Rurrau.

World Greek County Bureau.
SAPULPA. Okla. July lo.-This
city will continue. as IL has for the
past several months. TO conduct its
business on a cash basis, provision
for this having been made In the
preparation OF the annual budget for
the conduct Of the various depart
ments. No refunding bonds will be
issued. as the levy will Toe sufficient
10 care for all the expenses OF city
government. fire and police protec-
ton, according to Don McMas,cIs,
commissioner Of finance.
The city is well within the estimate
compiled a year ago.
Due TO the great increase in both
labor and material the budget Is
considerably larger than that OF last
year. The city will ask for sos
5S4.l5 when the excise board meets
for the conduct OF the various offices
and departments. apportioned as foi-
lows. Mayor and commissioners.
s5.7S5; city clerk and auditor,
SG.sO0; city attorney. SS66; city on
sineer. $2.42O; police department.
$1,000 board OF health. $3.150; sewer
department. $1,000; street depart
ment, 1890; lighting department
$500: cemetery. $4,000; library
board, g.. 500; general government.
S3.l73; fire department, $11,5Od;
water department. $40 00G.