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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-14
MEETING OF THE RED CROSS Ex-
EcUTIVE COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Red Cross execu'
tive committee was held in the ar.
mory rooms yesterday at II o'clock
a. m.
Those present were Mr.. L. w. Du.
val, Mr.. George MacKay. Mrs. John
H. Taylor, Mrs r. A. Burford, Mr.
Frank Harris and Mrs. and Miss Bor-
land of the Citra branch, and Rev,
E. L. Montgomery and Mrs. Hugh Pet
teys of the Mcintosh branch. In the
absence of Mr.. Chazal, Mr. Duval act
ed as chairman.
1t was stated that the knitting yarn
purchased some time before had been
returned on account of the inferior
quality, but additional yarn had beer
purchased at 60 cents per hank, and
the same would be sold to the differ
ent branches for this sum.
Resolutions were passed authoriz
ing the chairman to make purchases
in cases of emergency without calling
the executive committee together, re
porting his purchases to the commit
tee for confirmation.
Miss Borland, on the part of tn.
Citra branch, made most excellen
report, stating the number Of gar
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-14
ITALIAN DEFENSE LINE RE-
MAINS FIRM AGAINST Sc.
vEREATTACKS0 Of TEUT0N9
Prussians Cooperating With the Austri-
ans and Bohemians in Assaults of the
Most Violent Character
ONLY FOOTHOLD OF ENEMY IS STILL CONTESTED
ments that they had forwarded
headquarters.

ments that they had forwarded to
headquarters.
Mr.. Montgomery stated that the
Mcintosh branch had only been or
ganized two weeks, and was anxious
to get in line with the other branches
and was seeking instruction. 1t was
organized with twenty members, and
now numbers forty-eight.
A letter was read from Mrs. Rhein-
auer of the Lake Weir branch, asking
that the knitted articles that the chap
ter now has on hand, if any, be given
to the young men who had enlisted,
and would be sent off this week.
The matter was left in the hands OF
the chairman to do so if the rules OF
the organization permitted 1t.
1t was suggested that a Christmas
present be sent to Company A at
Camp Wheeler. Mrs Taylor, the sec
retary, suggested that a number of
boxes of oranges be sent to them.
Messrs. Duyal and Gary will try
to get fifteen or twenty boxes of or
anges donated for this purpose while
on their drive" for new members.
and if successful the chapter will pay
express charges ON the same.
Good reports were made of the con-
vention recently held in Jacksonville.
More and more the Red Cross is
making its efforts felt in field and
hospital, on sea and in the air, by
seeing that those who are battling for
the triumph of democracy shall be
warmly clad and shall be supplied
with the comfort of everything need
ed by the sick and wounded in our
hospitals.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-14

Judge Sam Barco was in Ocala for
few hours yesterday Judge Barco
has been accepted for the third Off
GERS training camp. which opens Jan
uary 5th. He will go to Greenville, S.
c. This training camp will be for
enlisted men. and for men from few
of our military colleges. Judge Barco
goes from the Bingham Military Acad-
emy at Asheville, which he attended
for number OF years.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-14
GENERAL HA|G'S FORCES
REpULSE MAoSEO
ATTACKS

Field Marshal Haig"s troops have
met and repulsed the first massed at
tacks on the western front in several
days and have inflicted heavy losses
on the Germans. The attack was
made On a front of one mile east OF
Bullecourt and between that town and
Queant, and had it succeeded might
have had a tactical effect upon the
shortened salient before Cambria.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-14
NOTICE TO STOCK MEN

The Marion County Live Stock As.
sociation will hold meeting at the
court house in Ocala on December Is.
at 2:30 p. m.
The purpose of this meeting is to
perfect permanent organization, and
to discuss tick eradication.
All live stock men, farmers and bus
mess men who have the interest OF
our eounty's development at hear, are
urged to attend this meeting.
Respectfully,
,INO. L. EDWARDS,
Temporary President.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-14
THE MAYOR. is APPREclATIvE

THE MAYOR. is APPREclATIVE
To the Voters of Ocala:
1 am most grateful for the splendid
manner in which you voiced your ap-
proval of my past administration, on
Tuesday, the 11th, and hope I may
deserve. two years hence, your con-
tniued appreciation.
ask your indulgence and co-opera.
tion during my term of Office, and
believe and trust that the next two
years hold much In store for our city
as well as the world at large.
Most faithfully,
J. EDWARD CHACE.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-14
REGISTERED TAKE NOTICE

Any man who has registered. and
prefers the navy, must enlist before
3 p. M, Friday, December II. TIE
Ocala navy recruiting station viii con-
tinue to enlist men from IS to p and
frcm 81 to IS. Now is the time e re-
spond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
TO CARE FOR FAMILIES
OF SEPARATE BATTALION

Relief work by the Red Cross for the
needy families of the soldiers Of the LIST
Separate Battalion. and of any and all
units of the District Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia that may be called into
service, and for civilians in the District
affected by war conditions. started today.
C. c. Glover, jr., the chairman OF the
civil relief committee of the District chap
ter of the Red Cross. opened his offices
in the Wadsworth House. 1901 Massachu-
setts avenue, this afternoon, with the CO.
operation Of a strong committee of we'll
known civic workers Of the capital.
John Dolph brings his experience as
chairman of the civic committee that con-
+r;ct soldiers were ordered to the border
TO the office of vice chairman. Milton e.
Allies is another vice chairman. Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins is chairman OF the
committee on supplies and Mr.. Dolph is
chairman of the committee on distribu-
ton
The committee has plenty of money to
meet all immediate needs. OF course,
continued contributions are necessary,
but the committee reports that the sup
port of the people has thus far been
very generous.
All the work being done by the local
Red Cross chapter is voluntary There
are no paid employees. Every cent COL
lected is spent in works. Of relief.
O.her members of the civil relief COM
mittee are:
Ross P. Andrews, Mrs. Ernest P. Bick-
nell. Miss Mabel T. Boardman. Z. C..
Brandenburg. D. ]. Callahan, John Joy
Edison, Mrs. r. n. Mclaughlin. Admiral
n T. Mason, a. Leftwich Sinclair. Col.
George Truesdell. Walter S. Cfford and
Rev Dr. John Van Schaick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
PROMISE TO COOPERATE
IN PROTECTING CAPITAL
District Commissioners Assure Sec
rotary Baker Of Desire to Aid
National Government.

Messrs. Newman and Brownlow and
Col kutz. Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, called at the War
Department today about noon and spent
about fifteen minutes in conference
with Secretary Baker At the close of
the visit Commissioner Newman was
intercepted by the newspaper men and
questioned regarding the subject of the
conference.
I'VE called said Mr.. Newman. "to
assure the Secretary of War formally
and earnestly of our desire to CO.
operate to the fullest extent with the
United States government in the pro-
lection Of the National Capital And
that is all there was to it"
In answer to specific questions. Com
missioner Newman said that the uues-
ton of the disposition of the lst Sepa-
rate Battalion in guarding the city was
not discussed nor did they go into unv
detail as to how the District authorities
would be expected to cooperate with
the federal government. Being asked
what the District government could do
in the matter of protecting the CITY.
Mr.. Newman said that they had about
500 we'll trained policemen, about half
of whom had seen military service and
from four to five hundred firemen who
could be counted on for good service
under all conditions. and in addition
there were about $500 employees in the
District service, who could be depended
on for service in an emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26

the escort of American marines. In
the second coach were the officers of
the German raider, of whom one was
the commander. Capt. Thierfelder. In
the other cars were the German sailors.
There were $40 men, sixteen warrant
officers and eight commissioned officers
comprising the personnel of the German
warship. They were guarded by a
company of seventy-two marines, with
twelve officers and commanded by Capt.
F. NJ. Wise.
There were no women on board. 1t
is understood that the wife of Capt.
Thierichen. commanding the Prinz Eitel.
with their two children. and two other
women, supposed to be wives of officers
Of the Prinz Eitel, will not be on the
second section, but will proceed sep
arately to the internment camps.
One or two of them responded in
English to inquiries, but thelr command
Of the language was small and soon
gave out. Presently. too. the order
seemed to have been passed. that they
should say nothing: and then the
windows were closed. apparently fol-
lowing further orders. None Of the
officers or men was permitted to
descend from the cars: the officers, in
their quarters. showed little interest.
and continued to read magazines and
newspapers with which they were
amply provided. Capt. Wise refused to
permit any intrusion on their privacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
LEADS ANNAPOLIS CLASS.
F. E. Haeberle, Star of Midshipmen
to Be Graduated Thursday.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, March 26.-F. T..
Haeberle of California leads the mem
bers of his class, which will be gradu-
ated next Thursday from the Naval
Academy, two months in advance of
the scheduled time, because of the i'm
mediate need of officers for the ships
of the navy.
This announcement was made at the
academy today. The other star MEM
bers of the class. in their order of
merit, are: ]. E. Ostrander. Massachu
sets: Z. f. Brady, jr., Maine: H. L.
Naples, Alabama: @. w. McIver. Cali
fornia; A. l. Mickey. Kentucky; H. r.
Oster. New York: r. z. Dees. Missis
sippi. and Colin Campbell, Kansas.
The graduation ceremonies, to be
held Thursday morning. will he linn
tied in attendance to the members of
families of midshipmen and to officers
of the service. and Secretary Daniels
Is expected to deliver the principal ad-
dress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
ROME ATTACKS INDICTMENT.
Former Policeman Accused of Black
mail Files Fourteen Objections.

Guy Rome, one of two policemen re-
Gently indicted for blackmail and ex-
tortion, in the alleged demanding and
receiving If $40 from two visitors to
the inaus Ut i ceremonies in lieu of an
arrest on u charge of violating the
Kenyon act. today filed motion to
quash the Indictment against him.
Through Attorney James A. O'Shea the
accused officer makes fourteen objec-
tons to the indictments.
He declares that the allegations are
not specific enough TO comply with the
laws of pleading and to advise him OF
the charge he has to answer. Rome also
asserts that the indictment is bad in
law. in that it joins a felony and a mis-
demeancr in charging him with a viola
ton OF the penal code and Of section
of the District code at the same time
The punishment for extortion under The
penal code Is not more than one year at
Occoquan, while blackmail may be pun
ished by a term of five years in the
penitentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
PLAN TO SUPPLY LABOR
FOR GOVERNMENT WORK
Conference Scheduled for Wednesday
as Part of Preparedness
Program.

In order 10 work out plans for getting
the government all kinds of labor for
use in time of war. officials OF the
United sNates employment service. the
civil service commission and the
American Federation of Labor are to
hold conference Wednesday morning
at IL o'clock in the office OF Secretary
Wilson of the Labor Department.
Samuel Gompers. who is chairman o.
the labor division OF the advisory COM
mission in the Council of National De-
Tense. will represent the American Fed
Grafton of Labor at the conference. and
John A. McIihenny viii represent the
civil service. Besides Secretary Wilson.
the Labor Department will be repre-
sented by Commissioner Caminetti, head
of the employment service. and T. v.
Powderly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
SHOT BY BURGLAR.
Harold E. Yarnall, Midland Valley
R. R. Treasurer. Fatally Wounded.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March 90
Harold E. Yarnall. treasurer of the
Midland Valley Railroad Company and
widely known in railroad circles. was
shot and fatally wounded by a negro
burglar, whom his wife had found in
her room at their home here last night.
Mrs. Yarnall grappled with the in
truder and her husband. who was TAX
ing a bath, hearing the commotion,
leaped from the bath tub and rushed 10
her assistance. The negro relinquished
his hold on Mrs. Yarnall and fired point
blank at her husband, the bullet enter
ing his groin and penetrating the liver.
Despite his injury Mr.. Yarnall succeed
ed in hurting the negro down stairs.
After firing another shot. which failed
to take effect. the burglar fed
Mr. Yarnall died early today at the
hospital, to which he was removed
shortly after he was shot. He was
fifty-one years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Drug Evil Increasing in New York.

NEW YORK. March 2s.-The use a,
habit forming drugs has increased TO
such an extent In this city. reports JUS
tice Cornelius +. Collins of the court of
special sessions. chairman of the COM
mittee Oh the drug evil. that at least
10 per cent of the business of that
tribunal is made up of cases of addicts
ported to Canada, Mexico and Cuba from
this country are smuggled back across
the borders and into Florida. 1t has
been established. the report says. that
some of 1t comes from Canada in the
tires Of automobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
To Avoid Duplication.

Plans to avoid duplication of effort by
the civil service and the employment
service in getting workers for munitions
plants. arsenals, navy yards and all
plants furnishing supplies to the gov
eminent In war times. will be consider
cred by the conferees.
Under the laws the civil service COM
mission has general oversight over gov
eminent employment. The federal en-
ployment service has of recent years
developed to such an extent that 1t is
able to supplement the civil service
work in splendid fashion, especially in
relation to securing skilled and un-
skilled workmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
MUST DROP STEAMER LINE.
Decision by U. S. Supreme Court AT.
fecting Lehigh Valley R. z

Ia the first case brought under the
Panama canal act requiring railroads
to dispose OF their steamship interests.
the Supreme Court of the United States
today decided that the Lehigh Valley
railroad must relinquish It's great
lakes steamship transportation line
operating vessels between Buffalo and
Chicago and Milwaukee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Bad Check Cases Go to Court.

Two instances in which bad checks
have been passed are to be taken before
the Police Court this week. according 10
statement made by Charles ]. Co.
Iumbus, secretary of the Retail Mer-
chants Association, today. II is pos
sibIe that more than two checks viii be
taken before the court before the week
is ended. This is a part of the cam
paign which the organization is con-
Quoting against bad checks" and their
makers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26

completed could be manned with 81, 900
bluejackets. but there would not be a
sufficient margin to allow for the many
necessary auxiliaries as well.
The War Department has nearly
completed preparation of its appropria-
ton budget to be sent to the Capitol
on the day Congress meets. Accom-
panying the request for funds for vari-
Gus army purposes will go recon-
mendations for such legislation on
army organization as may have been
decided upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Big Reading Store Burned,

READING, Pa, March 26.-F'ire de-
stroyed the Mills department store to-
day. The loss is about s15o.oo0. A
Waterman said that the fire was due to
the collapse of the hot-water furnace In
the basement. 1t simply fell apart and
immediately thereafter the flames COM
municated to the first floor. This is the
third disastrous fire in the business
heart of the city within few weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Transfer of Appam Is Ordered.

Immediate transfer of the prize ship
Appam. at Newport News. Va, 10 the
British owners was ordered today by
the Supreme Court of the United States.
This is the last step in taking the
vessel from Lieut.. Hans Berg and the
German prize crew following the
courts recent decision that the Appafu
violated American neutrality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Toll of German U-Boats.

BERLIN. March %. by wireless to
Sayville. March e6.-The sinking of
twenty-f five more steamships. fourteen
sailing vessels and thirty-seven trawl-
ers with an aggregate gross tonnage of
$4,000 in the last few days is an
nounced by the admiralty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Work of Women in War Zone, Topic.

The work of the women in the war
zone will form the subject of an ad-
dress by Mrs. Josephine Griffith of Chi
cago at a meeting of the Dupont
Chapter Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION, this afternoon at the home
of Mrs II. L. Sanders, 1904 21st street.
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Ambassador Sharp's Report.

Ambassador Sharp at Paris sent this
report on the Wilfred:
american consular agent at Brcst re
ports sinking on 18th instant at pm.
of Norwegian steamer Wilfred from
Newport. England, TO Gibraltar with
coal. He obtained signed statements
from two Americans. Bill Southwark.
born November 3, 1895, Wayne county.
Ky. coal trimmer. bearer seamen iden-
tification certificate, and John Palmer.
born June %. 1892. Panama, sailor pa
pers lost, signed on as American. who
state that Wilfred did not carry troops
and was not armed.
German submarine was seen: allowed
crew to take to boats. Wilfred display
ed Norwegian flag and regular marks
on both sides and sunk twenty miles
from Ushant, no vessel in sight. No
other Americans on board. Crew reach
ed shore next morning; no casualties"
Description of Vessels.
NEW YORK, March 26.-hTe Choir
ley was vessel of 3.S2S tons. and was
$40 feet long. She was built in 1901.
The Wilfred registered 1,121 tons
gross, was 231 feet long and was built
in 1905.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Serbs Revolt Against Bulgars.

LONDON. March 26.-Reuter's Corfu
says the Serbian press
bureau has issued a statement to Inc
effect that the Inhabitants of eastern
Serbia are revolving against the Bull
garians and are organizing bands which
are operating in the mountains and
forests. The bureaus statement says
the action of the Serbians Is due to
forced recruiting. wholesale requisi-
tons and iuhuman treatment by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Rowland r. Murdoch. Artist. Dead

PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 26.-Pow
land Fl Murdoch, aged forty-one, wide
~ known as an artist and newspsner
man. is dead here following an illness
OF ten weeks. He gained a reputation
as an artist by his sketches at the time
OF the San Francisco earthquake and
curing the Russo-Japanese war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Bibles Presented to Midshipmen.

Antlcipat ting their hurried graduation to
help meet tie nations war crisis IFS
midshipmen at Annapolis were formally
presented with Bibles in Bancroft Hall
last night. This followed a custom of
many years at the Naval Academy The
presentations were made by DIR. George S.
Webster. secretary of the American Sea-
mems Friend Society of New York
One hundred and AftyStwo Of the mid
shipmen received the American revised
version and twenty-Bix receive ed the Douai
version. W. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Charles ]. Fenner Under CHARGES

Charles j. Fenner, who was employed
as clerk in the office of an insurance
company in the Southern building, is
under arrest i'll Chicago. according TO
a message received at the Department
OF Justice last night. Fenner is charged
in this city with the grand larceny of
trunk containing several suits of
clothes Agents of the Department of
Justice are taking part in an investi-
cation of Fenners trip from this city
to Chicago,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26

deep wells at Naco. there are prac-
tfcaliy no other weiYS in the Bisbee
district. A charge OF explosive of SUI
f1cient size to have caused this dam
age would not necessarily have been
large A satchel fun of dynamite
thrown in the midst of the huge pumps
would have done the trick.
This was fully realized and precau
tions We're taken accordingly. No one
was permitted to approach the plant
unless he could give good account Of
himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
Full Confidence in Army.

PETROGRAD. March IS. via London.
March o6.-The news that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg was planning a
campaign against Petrograd was re-
ceived at the capital with surprisingly
little CONSERVATION. evoking rather a
spirit of calm and unsuitable confidence
in the loyalty of the troops and the
ability of the army to protect the city
from the new danger. If German cal
culations are based upon the supposed
Generalization of the soldiery or more
than transient detection of the troops
at the front from their usual discipline
and loyalty to their commanders these
calculations are plainly in error.
1t is undeniable that during the first
days following the revolution the ex-
treme radical and socialist element
aimed at taking advantage of the over
throw of the authority by sowing fur
Their discomfort among the working
men and soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
A. F. of L. Valuable Factor.

The conference is planned looking
toward the harmonizing of the powers
of these two governmental agencies, in
cooperation with the Federation of
Labor. The latter. through the bust
ness managers of its labor unions
throughout the country. can supply the
government with lists OF surplus
workers available in emergency At the
call of the government.
1t IS pointed out that the combination
of the efforts of the government
services with the Federation of Labor
will give equal opportunity for union
and non-union workers to secure posi-
lions in the government works In case
of call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
RUSSIANS REPULSE
GERMAN ASSAULT
Petrograd Confident Army Will
Be Able to Protect
the Capital.
SUPPORT is PLEDGED DUMA

by the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, March Is. via London.
Els pm. British admiralty. per Wire
less Press).-After the discharge of four
gas waves the Germans yesterday at
tempted to make an advance near Pos
tavy, on the northern part of the Rus
sian front below Dvinsk. The war
renelled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-26
seek to try it out on the District OF
Columbia.
Labor Unions Aid Strikers.

At meeting of the Columbia Typo
graphical Union yesterday resolutions
were passed pled& : moral and tinan-
cial support of tn, street car strikers,
and indorsing the boycott of the Wash :
ington Railway and Electric Company
by organized labor in the District.
Announcement was made at union
headquarters that the Paperhangers'
Union also passed resolutions condemn
ing the bringing of strikebreakers into
Washington and placing a fine of $40
on any member caught riding on the
cars of the company.
The police are Investigating a COM
plant made by two strikers of alleged
annoyances on the part of strikebreak-
ers The men first called on Commits
sioner Rrownlow ana were referred by
him to Inspector Grant, chief of detec-
tiNeS.