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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14
GEN. PERSHING'S AIDS
BUSY AT BIG JOB OF
MAKING AN ARMY

way all over the camp today, French
bread is no longer necessary, and SO
every part of the ration is wholly
American. In huge quartermaster's
stores, opened the other day at divi-
sional headquarters, the only commod-
ity on sale that has not been brought
across the Atlantic is French chocolate
and candy.
Another problem that will find
speedy solution is the care of the
wounded. What with the superabun-
dance of first class American medical
men now in France, the splendid hos
pital accommodations provided by the
! French and the experience being ac-
quired daily by the American hospital
units on the British front, Uncle Sans
casualties, according to staff medical
officers with whom | talked today, are
likely to get Better treatment than
those of any other belligerent. So
comprehensive are the arrangements
made, as a result of which fully man
ned and equipped United States Army
hospital units are in complete working
order, that it has been decided to loan
the Roosevelt hospital unit from New
York to the French for the time being.
Thus the Rooseveltians will move, in
a day or so, from the base they have
been occupying to hospital centre
far away from the American zone.
Having had practically nothing to do
where they are now, doctors, nurses,
and enlisted men, alike, welcome the
change.
For obvious reasons, little can be
said about what the future will bring
with regard to artillery and engineer
ing formations. Doubtless, some en-
cheering regiments will be attached
to Gen. Pershings' force as soon as
they are needed. Artillery instruc-
ton centers are in full swing and the
officers attending them report speedy
progress in acquiring knowledge about
French guns and up-to-the- minute
gunnery tactics. By the time the gun
crews are reauy Iu ne trarneu, rrrerc
will be enough American officers
grounded in all the details of their
craft to provide an adequate supply of
instructors.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14
Board Accepts
Thirty-Eight In
First Ninety-Five

Following is a list of those accepted
by the examining board in Clearwater
yesterday. These men were in the
first 95 called. The second list, also
of 95, is being examined today. Of the
first list 38 were accepted and 25 re
jected. Thirty-two failed to respond
being either absent from the county
or had received permission to be ex-
amined elsewhere. The names of those
passed follows: -
258 George Washington Brown
337 Edward Mardis
GIG w. w. Blackburn
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564 Lester w. Lambert
945 Laurence Bates
SOC Frank Steven Weaver
1867 William Thomas Reaves
54S Elder Jordan, Jr.
1875 Eddie Peoples
T84 John William Sanders
755 Sam Moultry
GIG Sherman Morris Renney
1876 Ruther Hays
1866 James Ries
IT'S Shem Reece
486 Jesse Austin
SO James Williams
437 Paul Amos Beach
1924 Charles Pendleton
|1548 Pearl William Woodbury.
1866 Bronson Gushing Skinner
|1178 Hamilton Bruce Pickerel
1045 NJ Mackey
1882 Merle Ward Barnum
1923 Thomas Albert Pendleton
797 Harrison Turner
140 Hall Bishop Smith
10 Robert Joseph Drew, Jr.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14
MONEY TROUBLE
IS VERY SERIOUS
NOW FOR MEXICO

NewYork, Aug. 12.-Conditions in
Mexico make it problematical where
the next days cash to run the govern
ment is to come from, according to
a statement here today by Henry
Bruere, former chamberlain of New
York city, just returned from Mexico,
where he has been serving as financial
and administrative adviser of the gov
ernment, recognizing the country's fl
nancial system.
For 1918 military expenditure
alone" he said, sis estimated at 127..
100000 pesos. The total expenditures
of the government in 1928, the
year of Madero's administration, was
110,O0O,0OO pesos.
Congress has authorized the presi-
dent to borrow 150,00O,0O0 pesos, but
it is not specified how or where.
Too many Of the ADLER Mexicans
are still lamenting the loss of former
opportunities and possessions.
"Mexico needs help, but her saliva
ton will come from within. The
government must be placed upon a
basis of honesty and efficiency.
"As an American have experienced
the unique opportunity of studying
the government of Mexico. Men are
again working "A the fields, cities are
resuming their normal appearance.
"The country has gone through ex-
cesses, there have been ruthless out
RACES committed, but they are not the
common rule in Mexico today. There
is apparently no popular dislike of
Americans as such. AS the president
said to me: The American people
are all right; the trouble has been a
trouble of governments
Ambassador Fletcher has done re-
markable work in improving the re-
lations of the two countries. If the
great mining, oil aAd orher foreign in
dustrisl interests find basis of Co
believe they can't the leaders Of
Mexican public opinion and the mill
tary devotee returns to patriotic SER
vice, Mexico will come through"
To remedy financial defects, Mr..
Bruere submitted various recommen-
dations, which the government pro-
poses to put in force, he said, includ-
ing modern accounting system.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14
Attitude Of Red Cross
Toward Wounded Huns

The Red Gross knows no difference
and makes no distinction between any
American citizen.
Insofar. as base hospital units are
concerned, the Red Cross equips and
enlists the personnel of those to be
sent to Europe to operate not only
with our own armies but with those of
our allies. Once enlisted and muster
tered into service, these units become
part of the army of the United States,
and there is, of course, no discrimina-
ton by the Red Cross or the Ameri-
can army against any loyal American
citizen, no matter of what national
origin.
Our allies in Europe, however, have
requested the American state depart
ment not to permit persons born in
enemy countries, or of parents born in
an enemy country, to travel as civ
ilians in any of the allied countries.
Representations, however, have beer
made by the Red Cross, which it is
hoped will ultimately prove effective,
whereby loyal American citizens on
Red Cross service, may be exempted
from the operation of this rule, no
matter what the country of their or
Iigin.
/ The Red Cross wants it clearly III
|derstood that it welcomes the cooper
alton of every loyal American, and
that it does not regard that loyalty as
measured by the country Of his origin
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14

Many questions Lave arisen as to
the attitude of the American Red
Cross toward Germans wounded OF
the battlefield, and also toward Ameri-
cans of German origin affiliating
themselves with Red Cross hospital
units going abroad. To make clear
/ the attitude of the Red Cross, Henry
r. Davidson, chairman of the war
council, authorizes the following state
ment:
When war was declared between the
United States and Germany, the neu-
trality of the American Red Cross
ended automatically, of course. The
American Red Cross can cooperate on
| ly behind the lines of the armies of the
United States and its allies.
But the Red Cross knows no such
thing as the nationality of wounded
man. Any wounded enemy turned
over to the care of the American Red
Cross will receive as kindly treatment
as any friend.
The Red Cross will not only extend
every aid and comfort to the armies
of America and its allies, but it will
assist in every possible way the sick
wounded and afflicted among the civ
ilian populations among our allied
countries. This is in conformity with
the practice Of the Red Cross societs
in every country.
/ AS to the policy of tbs Red Cross il
this country toward those Of German
origin:
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14
LENS THE CENTER OF
MAIN ACTIVITY ON
THE BRITISH FRONT

British Front in France and Bel
GUM, Aug. 13.-(By the Associated
Press. LIENS was the center of the
main activity on the British front last
might. The Germans continued to ex-
hibit signs of apprehension in heavy
commandment of the hack approaches
near Vimy and to the west and north
west of the city.
The Canadian lines have been grad
ually Tightening about this important
French mining center and the Cana
dams now hold strong positions IN the
western environs. This apparently
has been disturbing to the Germans,
who have placed high value on the
retention of Lens, because of its in
valuable position in the Pas de Calias
coal fields.
Yesterday was another big day for
the British air service. A large num-
lter of battles were fought over this
front with the honors decidedly in IA
vor of the British. At least six enemy
planes were destroyed ard nine other
machines were brought down out of
control. In last weeks fighting one
young Britisher brought down his for
ticth machine.
Infantry fighting on the Western
front, and especially in Flanders, has
not been marked during the last TWEEN
tyfour hours.
In southern Moldavia the Teuton
advance progresses.
In Flanders the Anglo. french and
German troops apparently are resting
in preparation for further infantry ac-
tivity. The Germans can hardly per-
NIT the British to hold the salient east
Of Ypres and between Pilkem and
Hollebeke without first making addi-
tional efforts to straighten out their
front. BY widening the salient, Field
Marshal Haig adds to the Insecurity
of the German line from Dixnude
g gast se the coast, as well as the front
French troops Sunday night and this
morning repulsed German attacks
south of Allies. East of the positions
the French took the offensive and sue
ceeded in making small advance.
Elsewhere on the French front the ar
tillery fighting continues violent.
The Russians and Rumanians have
been forced to give up the Rokshani-
Marasechti line and retire to the Sc
reth river. Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen has been enabled to capture
Pantzin, railway town west of Mara
sechti. By taking the town the leu
tons probably have cut the railway
line north, imperillng the Russians
and Rumanians fighting in Western
Moldavia around Ocna, as the railroad
north from Marasechti was one of
their two means of obtaining supplies
and reinforcements.
German airplanes which raided the
southeast coast of England Sunday
apparently had London as their objec-
tive, but the prompt defense by Brit
ish airplanes and anti-aircraft guns
compelled them to abandon that plan.
In the pursuit two of the raiders were
brought down by British airmen. Ber-
lin admits the loss of one machine,
and Amsterdam reports that a Ger
imam airplane was forced to land in
Dutch territory Sunday, evidently
while returning from England.
Five Americans ard fourteen others
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14

were killed when the British steamer
City of Athens struck mine last Fri
day near Cape Town, South Africa.
-Four of the Americans lost were mis-
sionaries. The American bark Chris
tiane has been sunk off the Azores by
a German submarine. The crew was
landed safely.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14

Vice President Marshall wants to
"send the wind squad in congress to
France with the aviators." Wouldn!
do. Aviators can't fly in a gale.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14

A bell boy in a New York hotel had
his automobile stolen recently. It's
time these idle rich quit leaving their
baubles around loose to tempt the GU
pidity of less fortunate folks.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14

The fellow who had vacant lot ana s
didn't cultivate it is now kicking himz
self every time he has to buy fews
wilted vegetables.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14

Troy, N. Y, has more women wage
earners than men. Must be a case of
Everybody Works but Father"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14

.1146 Horace Benjamin James
1872 Herbert B. Russell
1920 William Green
lit Elijah Moss Longmire
$50 Bud Sheffield
772 Frank Richardson =
721 Ernest Heller
1856 Max Sellet
1476 Emmanuel Oscar Hill
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14
Russians Take 800 Prisoners.

Russians TAKE 30U Prisoners.
Petrograd, ALg. 10 british Adj
Imiralty per Wireless lin repulsing q.
l'eutop attack in the valley of the
river Sloniku, western Moldavia, the.
Russians yesterday captured more
than 300 prisoners and four machine.
guns, according to the official state
ment issued today.
In the region of Gcna the Russians
and Rumanians drove the Austro-
Germans from series of heights.
In the fighting around Fokshani the
Russians and Rumanians captured 500
Austrians, but were compelled to retire
slightly.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14
Thirty-Two Killed in Air Raid.

Thirty-Two Killed in Air Raid.
London, Aug. 1S.-Thirty-two per-
sons were killed and forty-three were
injured by the bombs dropped by Ger
man raiders on southeastern coast
towns yesterday, said an official state
ment. Ten men, thirteen women and
nine children were killed. Thirteen
men, eighteen women and twelve chill
dren wer injured.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14

The girls at the bathing beaches &C
count for the scantiness of their at
tire on the ground that they are prac-
ticing economy, and Mr.. Man hasn't a
kick to register.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
origin Of Word Christmas.

The word Christmas is of compara-
lively late origin. The word was first
used in 1893, it's form then being
Christes-Maesse, the mass of Christ.
Origen, an early father of the church,
said that In the Scriptures it was the
sinners alone, not the saints, who eel
brated their birthdays. Another early
writer referred to the fact that the
birthdays Of the pagan gods were kept
by the people. The very first evidence
Of feast having been held In honor
or the birth of Christ was in Egypt
about the year 200. Clement Of Alex
andria said, Certain Egyptian theolo.
gians over-curiously assign not the
year alone, but the day Of Christ's
birth, placing it on May g." Another
date assigned to the event was March
2a.-Exchange.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
NOTE OF HOPE AND HAPPINESS
Celebration of Savlour's Birth Com.
mands Attention of All Nations
Regardless Of Ravaces Of War.

On the great feast of the Nativity,
christmas. as 1t is popularity known,
there Is always note of hope and
cheer. even when many lands are
drenChed in blood. It was 1917 years
ago that Christ was born, but the mes,
sage he brought Is as fresh and COM
polling as 1t was In, the years long ago
Over the little town of Bethlehem the
heavenly choir sang GLORIA in En-
celSis Deo"-"Glory be to God on high.
and ON earth peace to men of good
will" or, us some renderings of the
Latin text have it, "and on earth peace
ana good will towards men," That
blessed proclamation will go sounding
down the centuries to come until time
shall be no more.
Processing Christmas welcome today
as one of peculiar JOY and gladness.
The liturgical churches celebrate it
with impressive services but all God
fearing people, whether they be con-
mected with the Christian body or that,
can but find a thrill and lifting up
OF the soul in meditating upon the
birth OF Jesus and the mighty work
the redeener came to accomplish.
Christmas comes to US with its hal
lowed greeting and with an inspira-
ton for higher purposes and true
Christian charity. May this be truly
a happy Christmas for one and all.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
Peace to Men
ofGood viii
By CHARLES f. TT4WlNG

The angels song, "On Earth Peace,
Good VIII Toward Men," can also be
translated "peace to men of good
WILL" This version is timely, as well
as correct for the Greek. For peace
can and shall come to men of good
will, and it cannot come to men Of
bad will.
Who is the man of good will? 1t
is he who has a choice of happiness,
of righteousness, of goodness for all
men. It Is he who desires that men
may be blessed, and who tries to
make the desire effective. The man
of good will does not hate. Neither
does he incarnate hate in any weapon
offensive or defensive. He is free from
revenge, and Is full of forgiveness
for the penitent. He may not forget
injuries, but, what is more important,
he is eager to make injury the occa-
sion for helping the offender to over
come the evil within the heart or
will out Of which the injury sprung.
He is capable Of mighty indignations,
but he does not suffer himself to be
conquered by them. Without being
impassive, he Is calm in the face Of
wrong, and he is very patient, be-
ling more willing to be the victim than
the agent Of evil. His hatred of all
sin and his love for the man who,
despite his manhood, is guilty Of SIM
are alike strong and lasting. He is
free from suspicion, he thinketh no
evil. He loves his neighbor, not only
as himself, but even more, being more
eager to do justice than to receive
justice.
The qualities and elements which
constitute the man Of good will also
constitute the commonwealth of good
will.
Such a commonwealth is a common
wealth peace. Willing good to 9TH
.ers, others will good also to it. Arm
aments In such condition have no long
er any function to play, and they melt
away. The battlef1ags are furled.
Wars cease and rumors Of wars are
not heard. Men become brothers in
mutual service and happiness, as they
are brothers in origin and destiny.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
Christmas
and Old Loves
By LAURA JEAN LLBREY


/ When I think on the happy days
! l spent with you, my little dearie,
Now what lands between US lie,
How can ! but be eerie?
A 5 yuletide draws near, q mans
~ mind is very apt to revert to
~ happy Christmas times that
have gone before. There is
most always q woman connected with
mans happy times and pleasant day
dreams. The man who left the farm
to make his fortune in the great city
and who has become rich, bachelor
boarding at fashionable hotel or club,
can usually recall some particularly
happy Christmas in the long ago-a
Christmas dinner in the old home,
taking his first sweetheart Christmas
! eve to ball in the town hall the de-
/ light Of taking her home-a mile
! through snow drifts on q winter night.
! He had written to her few times aft
, er leaving home, then the excitement
OF city life had crowded her out of his
I memory and his life. AS Christmas
/ draws nigh again, thoughts carry him
was young with him. On the impulse
OF the moment he dashes off q letter
! to her. He does not know whether
/ she will receive it. She may be mar
ried or she may have moved away.
The old folks at home had been care
full never to mention her even In an
swer to his inquiries.
How strange 1t is that the same
thought can fill two different minds at
the same time. The girl of long ago,
still single, knowing he has not wed,
| picks up courage to send Christmas
card to the boy grown old now who
took her to her first ball on Christmas
eve. The letter and card cross each
other as each flies to its goal. The
bachelor finds it In his Christmas mail.
The lonely woman standing by q win
dow In a. far-off farmhouse has O let
ter handed to her by q nelghboring
farmer who kindly fetched it to her
from the post Office Christmas morn
| Ing. simultaneously there is a warm
glow In two hearts widely severed.
And yet there are people who won
der that there are rOmances which are
revived at yuletide when men and
women no longer young sigh for love
and home cheer, If they sit alone and
lonely listening to the chimes Of the
Christmas bells.
Christmas day is the time to light
the sacred fire upon the altar of old
hopes and loves and make the longing
and dreams realities. Sending a little
Christmas card with well-chosen
iskindly verse is sure to find an echo In
a lonely mans heart at this time of
all others. One should not check the
kindly resolve to send one. It can do
no harm and 1t may bring much happi-
ness. TO whom are you going to send,
your MERRY Christmas" card in this
year Of our Lord 1917? Perhaps I'll
find one in my stocking. I'll hang it
up and-see. ! take this occasion to
send each and every one of my readers
a Merry Christmas, together with the
wish that the coming year may be the.
most successful one of their lives.
| (Copyrlght)
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14
A Christmas Prayer


Most gracious Lord, forbid the sword
And dull each cleaning blade;
Be 1t thy will, tonight, to still
Each deadly cannonade.
The straying sheep seek out and keep,
The blacklist ones retrieve,
That he may kneel, for peace appeal,
Upon this Christmas Eve
The winter frost, DEFENDERS ghost,
Its spangled robe has spread
Across the mead, each shrub and weed
Now~lies suppressed and dead.
From out the gloom hollow boom
The seasons message tells,
From metal threats, where hatred gloats,
Instead Of Christmas bells
The sentry's boon. the full white moon,
Which clouds anon conceal,
Rebukes the blight, with silver light
OF each stern gun of steel.
1t clothes the plain. where lie the slain,
Contorted yet serene,
In garments rare that spirits wear,
Translucent sheets of sheen.
For deaf the ears of kings and peers
To sorrow and despair,
And men still pray in pits Of clay,
Entrapped, like beasts in LARS.
While over earth the Saviour's birth
Is heralded once more,
From placid lea to stormy sea,
From scared to sheltered shore.
Though peace on earth reigned at his birth
In David's city then,
And vale and hill sang of good will
From Him toward all men,
Tonight the breath of hate and death
Is breathed from many a soul;
Each watchful group and soldier troop
Has slaughter for its goal.
With appraised arm, still each alarm
Which shall ascend above,
Bid thou the age Of wars fell rage
Give way to brothers love;
And in thy might forbid the fight
That wages day by day
And lead each race with radiant face
And firm clasped hands, away.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-14

Are you willing to remember the
weakness and loneliness of people who
are growing old; to stop asking how
much your friends love you, and ask
yourself whether you love them
enough; to bear ia mind the things
that other people have to bear on their
hearts; to try to understand the peo-
pie who live in the same house with
you? Then you can keep Christmas.
Henry van Dyke.