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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

cording to the prayer of the pa,i.
tiln.
The statutes set out rather spoci
fcally the manner in which ,bo
trees must be planted, providjn
they he planted at a distance Of
one-eighth of a mile apart afte.r
:eet back frcm the center Of ,be
road, on each side in two parallel
lines. Such shade trees shall no,
be less than three nor more than s,
inches in diameter, six inches from
the ground and not less than ton
feet high" The trees planted by the
commissioners shall serve az MAX.
ers.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

he newspapers are eternally
harping on the nuisance of the
"adver-tourists' s''-the fellow who
GENES to Florida in the winter and
makes his expenses by promoting ad-
vcrtising schemes The merchants
are blamed for patronizing these fell
lows; but the newspapers themselves
often are the chief offenders. They
so in "cahoots' with these travelling
gentry whom they turn loose on the
merchants under the papers aus
pices. Usually the travelling artist
gets the money, the newspaper gets
the cahoot, and the merchant who
patronizes the scheme gets left. Pa
pcrs which tie up with these people
ought not to complain if the mer-
chants patroniZe the winter advertis-
ing schemer, whom they are CON
stantly knocking.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

The office OF the Lakeland Cham
ber of Commerce is busy place
these days Never was there 50 many
inquiries from prospective tourists,
settlers and investors, VINO are Just
beginning II discover Florida's S larg-
est inland city through the judicious
advertising that she has received
ton. There is a big year ahead OF
US with no dull summer
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

Sometimes in even the best
equipped and most carefully conduct
ed newspaper plants an accident will
occur that makes the paper late. a
most annoying circumstance to all
concerned The Miami Metropolis
had such an experience the other
afternoon, and i'm explaining the
cause of the delay, the paper di-
crosses to comment on the courtesy
aud consideration of its patrons IN
dealing with the matter However,
1t says, 'one woman over the tele-
phone was as snappy as decidedly
ugly swapping turtle. and the person
answering her complaints has been
wondering ever since just what sort
Of a little hell she has provided for
her household with her impatience,
her unreasonableness and her un-
lovely voice . We wonder how many
women who read this paragraph
have given people listening to them
over the phone occasion for such
speculation as that SUI gested by the
Metropolis? If you have been guilty
in the past. dent do il some more.
II IS very unpretty
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

al Aviation Corps. The celebrated ac-
tcr and dancer led a flight OF seven
monoplanes over the German lines.
located Genermont and the Boville
farms for the French artillery and
brought back his aviators without an
accident As a result of the work of
he American aviator. the French
captured several salients-Ocala Ban
rer.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

II you think Florida orange grow
ers are discouraged because Cf the
late calamity" just set eut TO buy
Z grove. If you can get one cheap
or at a less price than it could b.
bought for thirty days ago cur ad-
vice is to clamp on to it. Every reas-
onably well located grove in Polk
county Will be worth from ten to
twenty-five per cent. more year
hence than it is today.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

makes it the duty II the commission
ers to grant a petition of a major
lily OF the 'freeholders residing or
CNning real estate alcng and in the
vicinity of any public road or high
way and"to have suitable shade
trees planted in regular order as
hereinafter provided. the work tic be
done at the proper season and ac-
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16
VERNON CASTLE NOT DEAD

The report that Vernon Castle was
killed in action on the battlefields in
Europe seems TO have been an error
He is alive and is still in active SER
vice. Mrs. Castle is in receipt of a
batch of letters from some of her
husbands friends telling of his brave
work as an ensign in the British Roy
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16
REPORTER.

Provision is made in the general
statutes whereby property-owners
along any public road n highway
nay secure the planting or shade
trees along the road by the county
commissioners Secti-ns Xc2-SsS
give tho county board power to
Shade and improve public roads and
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

The Winter Haven Patriot carries
the proud boast at its masthead that
it's "a paper with a purpose. Fine.
but not unique. Most papers have
a purpose, which if reduced TO the
last analysis would prove to be the
making of a living fer the publisher
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

u is significant, as evidencing the
attitude of the majority of German
Americans in this country, that the
mcsr beautiful manifestation of the
Stars and Stripes in Florida-an
electrical banner-may be seen III
Tampa floating above the property OF
a man named Mugge.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-16

Farris says he Is going Il run for
Governor again, in 1920. We believe
ne would make a good one. bu: it's a
long time before we'll be afflicted
with another primary and there will
be ample time to look over the field,
" hich promises to be a full one
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
i. S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE :
RANKS BRIDGEPORT FIRST
OF CONNECTlCUT'S CITIES

chimes, and the reducing and refining
of gold and silver. One of the most
prominent industries, for which also
no figures can be given without dis
closing the operations of Individual
establishments, is the manufacture Of
ammunition, the output of which in
creased rapidly toward the close OF
the census year.
New Haven is second in import
ance among the cities of the state, as
measured by value of manufactured
products. For this city the inereases
from 1909 to 914 IN va1ue Of pro-
ducts and in average number of wage
earners were 1876 per cent. and ga
per cent, respectively.
waterbury ranks third in value of
products among the Connections
cities. The growth of manufacturing
in this city during the f1ve-year period
1909-1914 was very slight, the in.
creases in value of products and aver
age number of wage earners amount
ing to only six-tenths of 1 per cent.
and one-tenth of 1 per cent, re-
spectively. The great industry of the
city is the manufacture of brass,
bronze, and copper products. In 1914
the value of products for this in
dustry in Waterbury amounted to
$32,624,1s7, or 64.4 per cent of the
total for all industries in the city, and
20.1 per cent of the total for the in
dustry in the entire United States
Other important industries are the
manufacture of watches, of foundry
and machineshop products, of butt
tons, of needles, pins, and hooks and
eyes, of lamps, and enameling. t@
Hartford, fourth in rank, shows,
for the period 1909-1914, increases of
5.3 per cent. in value of products and
17.2 per cent. in average number of
wage earners. The value of produets
for certain prominent industries, in
which Hartford ranks high among tha
cities Of the state-particularly the.
manufacture of typewriters, rubber
goods. dental goods, firearms, leather
betting machine screws, and nails
and spikes principally horseshoe
nails)--can not be shown separates
without disclosing the operations q
Individual eatabl e ,..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05

Bridgeport is ranked the 29th city
of the United States far value of its
manufactured products by the Bureau
of Census, Department OF Commerce,
which has just published it's findings
in a census of Connecticut industries,
for the period of 1909 to 1914.
This city is also ranked the fore
most city of the state, with New Ha.-
ven, Waterbury and Hartford follow
ing in the order named.
While the census figures show
great growth for Bridgeport industries
from 1909 to 1914, this is the five. year
period prior to the war. Since then
the growth of Bridgeport industry has
been astounding, as has New Haven
and waterbury's. The activities since
the war began do not show in the re-
port, which follows, in part:
bridgeport, the foremost city in
the city in manufacturers, shows an
Increase for the f1ve-year period 1909
1914 of 2s.7 per cent. in value of pro-
ducts and 1875 per cent. in average
number of wage earners. In value OF
products Bridgeport ranked ,29th
among the cities of the United States
in 1914-a marked gain as compared
with its rank of 3rd in 1909 and 35th
in 1914.
"In average number of wage earn
ers it ranked 2srd in 1914. and in
value added by manufacture, 25th. In
1914 the foundries and machine shops
of this city turned out products val
ued at $10,28,08o, or 15.4 per cent
of the corresponding total for the
state; the output of It's corset factor
les was $7.63s,75s, or 59.1 per cent
of the total for the state; and its es-
adjustments engaged in the manu-
facture Of electrical machinery, ap-
paratus, and supplies made products
valued at $4.284,412, or 29.9 per cent
of the total for the state.
''Other industries of Importance in
Bridgeport, but for which no figures
can be given without disclosing the
operations Of Individual establish
ments, are the manufacture of auto
mobiles. of brass goods, Of pl1ono-
phones. OF silk goods of sewing xna-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
THIEVES SMASH
STOLEN MACHINE,
One is INJURED
Speeding Auto Bowls Over
Trees In Its
Flight.

A new 81, 300 touring car purchased
two days before by E. W. Carpenter
was completely wrecked and one OF
the three thieves who stole it from
the owner Is believed to have beer
severely hurt on Unquowa hill, Fair
field at 11:35 last night. One Of the
thieves was carried from the scene
of the accident by his two pals, moan.
ing, and hurt SO severely that he
could not walk.
Carpenter, who is the owner of q
large machine shop in Union avenue
received the car Sunday and it hal
been run only 156s miles. He, left Il
outside the Park theatre last nigh
and on leaving the amusement houss
found his car was gone.
About 1880 last night Herber,
Batchelder, 876 Noble avenue, who
was returning to this city was passed
on the road by the machine which
was being driven so miles an hour
Knowing that the speeding machine
was about to take the sharp turn ir
the road and feeling that at the pace
the car was travelling an accidenl
would occur Batchelder turned his
machine around and started back
after the stolen car.
His fears were well grounded. hs
soon determined. The stolen auto or
reaching the curve swerved from the
road, plunged across corn field ane
became firmly we6aed between two
large trees after knocking down sew.
eral smaller ones and ploughing al
the corn field.
Batchelder then noted that one o.
the trio was being carried across tn.
cornfield by his two pals, one of whom
limped, the means of the most injured
man being plainly audible to Batchel
der. The latter immediately notified
Deputy Sheriff w. H. Gould and aftel
communicating with the .Brideepor
police Gould determined the car wa.
the one stolen from Carpenter.
Gould made a thorough search O
the scene and tried every means t,
pick up the trail of the thieves with
out avail. Physicians in the yicinit]
had not been asked to treat the in
jured man and it is thought the me,
escaped in passing auto, to which
| they may have hired
The wrecked car was towed hack I,
Bridgeport this morning and it wa
found to have suffered irrepara hi
damage. The motor and body wa
smashed, twisted and bent, and wheel
were broken
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
FIRST DIVISION
BOARD CERTIFIES
28 MORE YOUTHS
Dever G. Warner'sk Name
Among Those Who Go
tzAs
In First Quota

Dever G. Warner of 20 Linden ave-
nue., son of ID. H. Warner, was yester-
day certified for service to the Third
District Board, Connecticut, by the
local exemption board for division
number one. Mr.. Warmers name was
on a. list Of 28 sent to the higher board
yesterday by the local board and all
Of the, men will he in the first draft
quota, but will not be called into SER
vice for several weeks. The latest
certified list OF the first division fol-
lows:
Moore, Stanley O., lt9 Prospect,
Smith, Herbert, f476 Linden.
Stambo, Gust, 56 Liberty.
MCGOWAN, William r., % School
Hall, George j. Stratford.
Brand, Richard. Glendale, N. Y.
Zimmerman. VIM. Richmond Hill
L. I.
Boroso, Joseph, 1a2 Osborn.
Sburlino, Pakal, 335 John.
Macy, Stephen B., Devon.
Sarnacki, Boleslaw, 80 Austin.
Symington, Fred. s., 1928 MT. Grove.
Donnelly,a C. j., 498 South.
Gerges, Joe, 497 Bostwtck.
/ Lapierre, S.. A., Thompsonv1lle.
Lennon. David o.. sS washington.
Moore. Charles L., $50 Central.
Kravutske, Stephen T., 36s Pine.
Cglar, John A., 481 Brewster.
:. Fabian, Andrew J., New Haven.
Fransen, Flemming, 5S4 Myrtle.
Widergren, Erie E., so Prosect
Hamm. Alex, So Belmont.
Cayne, P. j., Drouve Co. Tulip st.
10th, Joseph F.. 13o tOrlansil
Tallerdy, Willard B., 327 State.
Carroll, Edw. M. NorwaIk.
Warner, DeveryC. 20 Linden.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05

The streets were filed with curious
crowds until the early hours today In
specting the damage. More bombs
appear to have fallen in the streets
than hit buildings. The Chronicle 3esti-
mates that eight or 10 raiders visited
London.
There were two separate attacks
over the London district, the second
occurring about 1 o'clock this morn
ing. Some people claim to have seen
a half dozen aeroplanes. After drop
ping bonn the raiders flew seaward.
One nlacI -. was located by search
lights at a. estimated height of 5000
feet. It WIGS severely shelled and on
lockers declare it was hit. At the
same time British aeroplanes were
seen maneuvering for attack on the
raiders
The official announcement foIlews:
Enemy aerop1anes In considerable
numbers crossed the southeastern
coast over a wide area between 1880
p. M. and a. m. last night. The
raiders seemed to have travelled sin
gly or in groups of from two to three
machines, for which reason it is diff
ficult to estimate their numbers with
accuracy, but. it is possible that as
many as 20 machines took part in the
raid
by 1920 p. M, it became evident
that enemy aeroplanes were ap-
preaching London, and at 11:45 the
first bombs were dropped in the Lon
don, district. From this time until
approximately a. m. 40 bombs were
dropped.
1.-THE total casualties reported uI
to- this time are:
KILLED IL; injured 81.
THE material damage is not exten-
sive.
zone enemy machine is reported te
have been brought down In the sea of
Sheerness.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
ITALIANS TAKE
SAN GABRIEL

London, Sept B.A dispatch re-
reived IN London confirms the capture
Ilby the Italians Of None San Gabriel
koeetter with $50 prisoners, including
iS2 officers. The Italians now possess
khe entire chain OF mountains that
Nominate Goriiza-
Paris. Sept, 5.-The Petit Parisien
saws that zews has reached Paris that
the Italians have taken possession of
monte San Gabrielle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05

In several London streets this
morning sights were witnessed renai-
niscent of the earlier period of the
war. where zeppelins paid nocturnal
visits. Early this morning crowds
flocked to the districts that had suf-
feredi and the police had a busy time.
So far as could be seen, the damage
was not very great, and certainly
place of military importer-
fected.
Among the crowds thu
deprisals, which many be
| put an end to raids on Ell
ers insist. that the gover1
| steps to obtain supremacy s---rne air
to degree that would render raids
! impossible.
| = lCoutinuad from Page .al -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
NATIONAL ARMY
RECRUITS BEGIN
TO REACH CAMP
Selected Men From State of
Maine First to Arrive
- at Devans.

Aver, Mass, Sept. 5-The advance
guard of men selected by the draft
from New England and northern
New York for service in the new army
arrived at Camp Devans today. The
weather was inspiriting the hills of
central Massachusetts standing out
sharply against the blue sky of a
typical New England autumn day, the
coolest. of the season.
The state of Maine was the first to
have its men on the ground. Coming
from Down East on a. night train,
they arrived early in the moning and
were permitted to sleep in their cars,
shunted on siding. for several hours
before coming over to the camp.
Shortly after a.. m. little groups
of two or three men, residents of
Aver and nearby towns, presented,
themselves at headquarters. It was
expected that before night one per
cent. of the 43,438 men certified from
this section to form the 18th division
of the National Army would be in the
cantonment.
Before noon about half the mum.
Der expected at Camp Devaps had
arrived and the men soon were get.
were met at the railroad station by
newly commissioned officers from
Plattsburg assigned for duty here,
and rode to camp in motor trucks un-
der escort of detachments of the
Coast Artillery.
On arrival the men were assigned
to barracks in groups of two or three
to a company. There they underwent
physical examination, were vaccl-
mated and provided with clothing and
equipment.
The men from Maine, Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and
New Hampshire were among the first
arrivals, the only state not represent.
ed being Vermont. New York will
| send so men from Albany and nearby
cities and towns in the first contin.
gent. Among the cities represented
in the early arrivals were Springfield,
Worcester and Holyoke.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
TO Fill Vacancies In
Navy Medical Corps

Washington, Sept. discrimination
for assistant surgeons to fill 6s va
cancies in the medical corps of the
navy will be held at various points
throughout the country on Sept. IT.
Twenty-one vacancies in the navy
dental corps will be filled through ex-
aminations to be held here Sept. "a
and at Mare Island navy yard on Oct.
Is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
British Steamer
Kenmore Torpedoed

Boston, Sept 5.-The sinking of the
British steamer Kenmore, probably by
m submarine. was reported in cable
ladvices received here today by Fur
ness -withy & Co., owners. The mes
sage gave no details but 1t was said
here that the vessel was on her way
TO this country.
The Kenmore, 1919 tons gross was
built in 1919.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
CAMP NO BE sPoTLEss

= Aver, Sept. Camp Devans will
be kept scrupulously clean from the
start This was assured today when 1t
was announced that a. contract for
the removal of all garbage and waste
twice daily had been awarded to a
soap making concern. The company
will pay the government S21,600 for
the privilege for one year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
FAILS TO APPEAR FOR
TRIP TO CAMP DEvANs

Meriden, Sept. 5-Antonio Nom
tuori, one of Meriden's first two MEM
bers of the National Army ordered to-
Camp Devans in Aver, Mass, failed
to appear today at the time scheduled
for his departure, and he will be re-,
ported to the United States authori-ss
ties by the local exemption board A
third member Of Meriden,s contingent
was named in his place and the two.
men left for the training camp.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05

peroerad Sept 5-The first retgee from Riga arri ed
here yesterday gave dramatic description of their last
hours in the cy before the occupation The first
shells were direction of Usknl and fell early
sunday morning, causing numerous fires and spreading
sufocang The people rushed into the Streets
partly dressed there general panic to
reach the railroad station which seemed to be the enemys
chief target panic resulted in heavy loses according to
Vechernee vreya which declares that several thousand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
French Hold Lines
On the Champagne

Paris, Sept. 5-German attacks on
the Aisne and Champagne fronts last
night were repeiled by the French,
says today's official statement The
Trench made a successful attack in
the Champagne French hospitals
were again bombarded by German
avintors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05

London Sept 5The first moonlight air raid Lon
don district occurred about midnight last night and resulted
the dropping of bombs but the full extent the syet
unknown and no casualties have been reported
One bomb fell just outside hospital another smashed
through theatre and still another hit retail store in which
several girls sleeping Notwithstanding moonlight
nothing could be of the raiders although engines
could be heard overhead That they invisible
haps due to slight haze which, however, insufficient
obscure the The raiders constantly sheed
arcra guns and several British machines air to
attack them.
theatre hours The few late street that running
either put out their lights stopped from south
eastern district that apparently the
North Sea in three successive and that
sheed both arriving and returning. &s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
CoNGKE KEsSMAN HILL
INWEAK CONDITION

South Norwalls, Sept. SIT was re-
ported at the residence sof Congress-
man e. J. Hill this afternoon that he
was somewhat weaker than yesterday,
although there was not a great deal
OF change in his condition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
MAY MOVE BREEDING
STOCK FROM WEST TO EAST

Washington, Sept. 5-Secretary
Houston opened today the conference
of the United States live stock coma
mittee, called primarily to discuss the
advisabi1ity of removing breeding
stock from the west to the east and
south. where more rough food is pro-
durable.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
TWELVE CARS OF HEAVY
FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILED

Brookfield, Sept. 5-spreading
rails caused the deraiIment of II cars
Of heavy freight train between
Brookfield Junction and Haw1eyville
this morning. Tracks of both the
Highland and Berkshire divisions
were blocked several hours. No one
was injured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
GERMAN AIRCRAFT BOMB LONDON TWICE BY
MOONLIGHT, KILLING IL AND NJURING 81

Two Separate Attacks Made Over London Section
Enemy Machines Invisible, Thought to Have
Numbered Six or Eght-British Aircraft in
Pursuit Bring Down One Plane Off Sheerness
Press Indignant at Apparent Lethargy of
Government in Preparations for Defense and
for Reprisal Raids.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05

Fair tonight; Thursday rain, warm
er IN interior; moderate shifting
NRn0e boc0un1nE somthenet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
BANQUET BOSTON RECRUITS

Boston, Sept. 5.--Most of the young
men from this city and the eastern part
of the state summoned to Aver today
for training in the army cantonment
arranged to leave Boston on an after
noon train. No ceremony was PLAN
he'd to attend their departure. but
several OF the exemption board enter
tanned the men in their districts at
farewell baugVetA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05


The next night after. midnight q
zeppeldn appeared over the city and
An the rays Of its searchaights civilians
might be seen fleeing. The. zeppelin
dropped many bombs, some emitting
gases. the bombs were aimed ch1eny
at MOSCOW, q suburb of Riga Shell
ing with bdg propectiles from the di-
rection of saell was resumed early IN
the evening, one shell falling in a
moving picture place and another in
a hotel. The last train for Petrograd
was heavily shelled. A great many
buildings IN Rdga. according to the
refuEees, were destroyed.
The Russians. continuing their re-
treat along the coast of the gulf OF
Riga toward the northeast. have
crossed the Ltvondan river Aa, the war
ONCE announces.
The Russian forces operating in an
easterly direction from Riga have re-
tired to Segevold. I.emburg and Detz-
Hhubrad.
The announcement says that hostile
warshdps that have been shelling the
Riga coast were submarines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05

Berlin, Sept s, via london. .-Due11a
xnuende, on the 17Aga front, which was
evacuated yesterday by the Russaens
has been captured by German forces
rhe war once announced today. Ou-
ssnanruende lies at the mouth Of the
Dvins. northwest Of Riga) The heavy
coastal gums there fell unchanged
into the hands Of the Germans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
T0WNSPEOPLE Of
RIGA FLEE WHILE
CITY IS SHELLED

Zeppelins Hover Overhead Dropping Bombs
Which Emit Poisonous Gases as Citizens Rush
Half Dressed for Railroad Station EARLY
Refugees Already Arriving in Petrograd Give
Dramatic Account of German Occupation of
City. l