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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03

Inscribed with the names of villages
in the Somme or Arras region where
hand to hand conflicts were waged.
German material is here in profusion,
shells of every calibre, shell cases
and basket carriers, flammenwerfers.
bombs, axes. knives, pistols. wire
cutters, and unique collection Of
trench clubs, including one with a
flexible handle and heavy steel
head positively devilish in its inge-
nifty.
Scattered through his museum
are life-size mannequins attired III
enemy raiment, One affords strik-
iIg representation of medieval
warrior even though he is clad only
in the steel armor and casque Of A.
d. 1917. Over his shoulders he car
ries a cross-bow which discharged
g"enades in the winter of 1914-15,
while behind him is British cata.
pult which saw service at Neuve-
Chapellc.
There are the German proclama-
tions on the walls, German priuts de-
picting our soldiers, enemy maps
captured on the battlefields and
sometimes stained with blood. Ger
man officers notebooks and sketcn
books. Nor chn the realistic models
Of the battlefields-nown no longer of
direct military utility, fair to en-
chain attention from the one of
Neuve-Chapelle to the latest minia-
ure
The collection is only recent un-
dcrtaking-when it comes to find a
resting place in London, it will
bring home, as thousands of pages of
history books could not, the ferocity
and the kindliness, the brutality and
poetry. the humor and tragedy and
all those thousands little unremem-
tered acts which made up for mil
lions of Britons the daily life in the
trenches and billets of France and
Flanders
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
qsznaaa Retreating in France
4 fBt Associated Press

(By A1eoctateo freoe.)
For the second time in eight
ffhs tlie Germans are retreating
aSnco. The Crown Prince re-
1 HI forces thirteen miles back,
jnf;lfum, the Hilly Chemin-Des-
1 lfne to the Ailette river which
ef6te Destroying bridges be-
31tm. The French have moved
Htetle other side Of the river and
III soports captures of 422 guns
4 130 machine guns. There is
Ming to Indicate whether the Ger
u expect voluntarily to retreat
aher hut one or two lines offer
"a positions for them.
The Italians are still at the Tag
mento river and Rome reports
~ checked the Teuton attempt to
lch the side opposite them. There
j no reports of determined effort
the ro-Germans to get across.
dss repors say the Germans are
rrying troops and guns to Tren-
o. which may mean an effort to
engthen the Austrians Or the new
We south from Trent to cut eff the
lians on the Venetian plains. The
. ss.an war office reports the Ger
M and Russians fraernizing on
front southeast of Vitna.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
BILLY SUNDAY PRAYS FOR
F., OUR VICTORY IN THE WAR

Eos Angeles, Cal. Oct. 27.-"Tha.
the flag may wave without a stain
until the iron cross is sunk fathoms
in hell" is the prayer offered today
by Rev. BILLY" Sunday, evangelist
through the United Press for use on
Sunday, proclaimed by President
Wilson day of prayer. The prayer
trilows:
Almighty God, our Heavenly Fa.
ther, We pray Thee that the war may
continue until Prussian militarism is
swept off the face of the earth, until
the snake Of autocracy is crushed
forever. until democracy is unshack-
led. until justice has fair show,
until the virtue of woman is sure OF
protection, until little children no
longer go hungry, until the Kaise.
and his cohorts have unpacked their
trunks on st. Helena's barren rocks.
And in the meantime give eacl
one of us the fighting spirit that led
the Crusaders to victory. II we do
not fight with our hands in the
TRENCHES, help us to fight with sac
rificing hearts at home.
Thou knowest, oh, Lord, we have
not entered this bloody war because
of avarice or greed and we do not
covet Germany's gold or land. We
have drawn the sword to defend our
country against the most Infamous,
blood-thirsty horde of human harpies
that ever disgraced the earth They
respect neither law nor religion;
nothing is sacred if it stands in
their path.
Lord, bless the president: give
him wisdom; bless all the councils of
state and war. Keep us a united ma
tion in fact and spirit.
"Bless the army and navy. Many
IF our brave boys already sleep
somewhere in France or beneath the
sea Bring victory to our cause be-
cause we know it is Your cause
We have joined hands and hopes and
hearts with our noble allies tina.
this world may be safe place in
which to live.
Thou knowest, Lord, that the
tidal wave of sneering unbelief that
has blghted the faith of millions
ard denied that Jesus is Thine only
begotten Son, came from the beer
mugs of that pretzel crowd across
the sea. All this. together with the
deIuge of blood is enough to make
hell laugh and heaven weep.
Lord. Thou has never forsaken
our flag. It waves without a stain.
May it lead every step of the way
unit. the iron cross is sunk fathoms
in hell and the world rests once
more bathed in the radiance Of the
Cross of Christ.
/. "All this We ask in the name OF
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Savior,
Amen"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03

Major John l.. Hughes. command
ing officer of the Key West barracks,
has started a movement whereby he
will endeavor to have the Florida
East Coast Railway. the city and the
government cooperate in the matter
of securing fresh water supply for
Key West It is proposed TO build
pipe line from the mainland.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
GERMANY CAN
EQUIP IA men
FOR PRICE THAT
j. S. PAYS
FOR ONE
(By Associated Press }

Washington, Nov. Germany
is putting into the field fourteen and
three-tenths soldiers for what it
costs the United States to provide
one man. according to the calcula-
tiops Of government experts. This is
due largely to the higher pay Of
American soldiers and higher cost of
supplies here
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
some AMERICAN SOLDIERS TAKEN BY TEUTONS
Pic ET BOAT LOST
AND z Of CREW
BELIEVED DROWNED
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Nov. S.-The Navy
Department has advised that picket
boat for the American battleship
Michigan foundered on Oct 81 i'll
home waters. The crew of twelve
is missing and are believed to be
lost.
Three bodies were recovered. The
department assumes that others were
ltsi.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03

Walter l.. Greene. secretary of the
Plant City Board of Trade and cash.
ier of the First National Bank Of that
city, sold fifty-one liberty bonds in
six hours.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
LOCATE Way news
LEAKS OUT FROM
j. 5. TO GERMANY
(By Associated Press.

ElPaso, Nov. 3 By the arrest of
Ernest Lopendorff government agents
believe they have discovered the
route by which information is sent
from the United States to Mexico City
for transmission to Germany.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
FAIR AND NORMAL
WEATHER FOR
next Week
10y associated Press. J

Washington, Nov 3.-Fair wealth
er with the return of norma! tenn
peratures is indicated for the South
Atlantic and Gulf States for next
week Heavy frost Sunday morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
70 MACHINE GUNS
5 s !; ! md Az GUNS ].
!; ! !: . TAKEN BY french
'|21fh1gS FOR SECOND TIME IN
HIGHT MONTHS ARE NOW RE.
Ty1UG IN FRANCE; HAVE
WITHDRAWN 13 MILES
(By Associated Press. }

oerlIn, Nov. 3.-The War office
lalms the capture Of some North
IinsrlcaN soldiers in a reconnoitering
arusk en- the Rhine Marne Canal.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, Nov. 3.-Two hundred
-ouSand Italians were captured in
u present campaign it was officially
lnouncsd.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03

bids for state printing. to be consid-
iered December Bird. the former bids
all having been rejected.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03

The Board of Commissioners OF
State Institutions Is advertising for
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
Attacking Boat Destroyed
(By Associated Prees.1

London, Nov. 3.-.An attack was
madr today on British vessels patrol
ling the Belgian coast by an cleo
'trically controlled high-speed boat
which the British destroyed.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-03
BRITISH LOSSES,
IF ANY, NOT
REPORTED
TWO BIG NAVAL BATTLES IN THE
NORTH SEA DEVELOPED DIS.
AsTRIOUSLY FOR GERMANY
(By Associated Press. }

London, Nov. 3.-Sea fights in
both of which the Germans were
worsted, have occurred in the North
Sea. The first reports were confus~
ing and indicated there was only one
fight British destroyers sunk the
auxiliary cruiser Marie or Elensburg
with loss of thirty men and ten
German patrol boats on Cattegat.
Other British destroyers sank the
German raider Crocodile in Skagerek.
together with five armed trawlers.
'Brilish losses II any have not been
reported.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

"As his part is that goeth down
to the battle, so shall his part be
that tarrieth by the stuff"
They serve particularly in this
country that remain at home and
hustle, provide and pay out cheer
fully the money that is necessary
to send the right kind of men on
the right kind Of errand across the
ocean.
Let the United States do its mart
and be quick about 1t, and history
will record some fine day that the
Kaiser who was to conquer the
world ended his days hanging to a
limb Of a tree with neasants
around him saying. Thank God
THAT II done"
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

From his office n the Union Trus,
Company building. L WHITE BUsBY
writes:
Dear Goodwin: Don't you think
that the plan Of Commissioner Gardi-
ner to compel pedestrians to cross
the streets in the business section of
the city at the regular corner cross
ings is = good one, 1t might do even
more than Commissioner Gardiner
predicts. II the police are there to
compel the pedestrians to cross be-
tween the white lines marked out
for them. II will be incumbent on the
police to compel the automobile
drivers to permit the pedestrians to
obey the regulations In a walk
from the Treasury to the Capitol yes
terday morning l found every, street
crossing along Pennsylvania avenue
blocked by from one to three automo-
biles, holding all the space between
the white lines, where pedestrians
are compelled to walk. It had not
occurred to those drivers that the DO
lice signals to stop meant anything
more than warnings that they should
not run over the street cars. Ap-
parently they had no thought Of the
pedestrians, and did not check their
speed until they had crossed the foot
crossing"
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

Plenty of what you see in this
picture, will hurry up the picture
to the right concerning which you
will read a few lines presently.
This is the kind Of ammunition
the United States wants, plenty Of
it, generously given, supplied and
turned over to the Government in
bond buying, in fair taxes, in vol
untary subscriptions by business
genius and enterprise in the United
States.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

The right kind Of fighting by
American soldiers and the right
kind of backing by American busi-
ness men, as shown in the picture
on the left may well add that which
you see above, to the worlds col
lection Of historical pictures.
Speed the day.
The only good Hohenzollern is a
dead one, and the world should
soon ne no other kiAd
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

You do not recognize him with
out the pointed mustache, the
military hat with the deaths head
on it, or the long cloak and big
saber. But this is the Kaiser
hanging to a tree, as he would
look if the war should end as 1t
OUGHT to end.
This may not be a very good
picture Of the scenery along the
bank Of the Rhine-we do net re-
member having seen anything ex-
city like it-but it is A VERY
GOOD PICTURE of the Kaiser as
the world would like to see him.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

A few days after COMMISSION
Err GARDINER had come out strong
for dog tags, dog muzzles and in
creased taxes, q policeman notified
RALPH SMITH, the indexer Of the
Congressional Record that he must
put a muzzle on the ferocious little
lap dog Of his
RALPH, muttering to himself,
tried to start his automobile to take
a ride downtown to the muzzle store.
The self-starter would not work
well, and the start was accomplished
with great labor. It was so great
task that RALPH decided he would
not stop the engine, but left It
chugging by the sidewalk
The muzzle cost him IS.
A policeman standing by his car
told him he was violating three reg
ulations. His car was parked In
the wrong place, lis engine was run
ming, and the machine was smoking
badly.
RALPH ar1ued that he was COM
plyin- with the dog muzzle regula-
ton, and ought to be left or from
punishment connected with the other
three.
The policeman wouldn't hear Of it;
hut after some conversation he COM
promised by graciously allowing
Ralph to deposit S. as collateral for
anv one of the three.
Which means that Palph charges
ND ali his bad luck to the dog muz-
zling ordinance.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

The hand that holds this roll Of
money holds the possibility Of ev-
erything - battleships, dynamite,
flying machines, uniforms, and
SPEED,
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

Shame on a beaten fool" the
Kaiser may well say to himself
some day, as survivors Of the peas
ants that he has murdered and
starved drag him to some tree to
be hanged.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

An anonymous friend, signing
himself IA RESIDENT READER" !"
has sent me a scathing letter on the
lack of coal, and charges that the
daily newspapers do not tell the
truth when they print stories of
"coal in plenty" He asks to have
the letter printed, and if he will send
me his name and address / would be
glad to discuss with him some Of his
bitter attacks.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

I am Informed by many poker
players that taking the first trench
il like taking the first pot in a game
Of poker. The first winner is always
the ultimate loser.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

Let Us project ourselves into the
future far enough 10 see the day ON
which the President Of the United
States takes his pen in hand and
signs the bill to tax cat owners two
dollars apiece. Previous to that
great event the House Of Represen-
tatives will have passed the measure.
the Senate will have solemnly voted
on It, the Vice President and the
Speaker will have affixed their sig
natures to the enrolled document.
Perhaps one chamber win have added
the word ~tabby" to the bill as pass
ed By the other body, which viii
necessitate q conference COMMITTEES
from the Senate meeting In deep con-
elave with q similar committee from
the House. This difference must be
straiEhtened; one house must yield
to the other, and, the difference hAy-
ing been adjusted, solemn reports
must be made to each end OF Con-
National Congress-
Great Is our Legislative system
These things having been done, a
win take the document to
the White House, where, IN the pres
ence Of the Commissioners, the great
document win be signed
Then Il will be kept forever IN the
State Department, along with the
Constitution of the United States
and the Declaration Of Independence.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

TOM GRANT says the Chamber Of
Commerce viii be in its new home on
Twelfth street, between F and G
northwest, By this time next week.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

"Shame on beaten King" said
the English Henry as he turned his
face to the wall 10 die.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

This letter is respectfully referred
to CONRAD SYME for an opinion:
"Since coming to Washington this
autumn / have been purchasing
fancy cakes and other confections
from one Of this city's leading ca
terers. The cakes are delicious but
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

There is a camoufage speed cop
on Connecticut avenue. He uses
runabout instead Of a bicycle.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

Jere is a Spanish war veteran.
So Is WINFIELD JONES, also sp-
pointed captain.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

In a letter to the Commissioners
THOMAS w. GILMER arrays his
strength against the proposed SO
dog license.
Mr.. Gilmer should remember that
It requires an act Of Congress 10 in
crease the dog tax IN this queerly
governed city. That is, the entire
United States Legislative machinery
must stand still while we monkey
with an extremely trivial police mat
ter.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

The Capital Traction Company
should put red danger signal on
the soHthernnost trolley pole on
Connecticut uUenUe. On rainy
niqkts it is impossible to see tkdt
pole When driving north across the
Connecticut dVenue bridge. A
light may save iuss.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

When they picked JOHN C.
LET'S to handle the business end Of
the Billy Sunday arrival and revival
they scored hit.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

We have seen small boys tempted to go swimming or
play hockey against the paterna law strike the left
shoulder with the right hand-havng been told that the
bad angel stood on the left shoulder whispering in the ear
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

It would be a strange war without
q COSTELLO in It Capt. J. A.
DAPRAY, U. s. A, adjutant general
Of the District National Guard, picks
JERE COSTELLO to be q captain
IN the new national guard organixa-
tioon now being formed.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

A headline says: Pullman 10 put
police at school to learn higher
phases Of crime"
Make your own comment.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

HoIc about remoVfng the tyollsy
poles to the side Of the street on
BladensbHrg road? OF course, it
icIu cost something, but Is hurvdn
life cheaper than money!
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

The best food suggestion ] have
seen for q month comes from ISAAC
CANS:
Don't you think It would Be :
good idea to enlist the services Of ths
domestics as long as they are the
very people who can aid In the big
drive to save ?"
! certainly do. While the house
wife Is signing the food pledge card
In the parior, the cook can be wasting
. dollars worth Of food at ons 6sll
swoop In the kitchen
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

1 wrote an that just to illustrate
the farcical form Of government un-
der which we Washingtonians now
live. And, In view Of all this hub-
dub-this Federal action necessary to
proclaim a cat license-why not start
TODAY and effect q change before
the next election?
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

Some anonymous friend, who say
he, too, used to ride on the back ..
Mister JOHNNY FERRIS Ice Wag.
on, sends me . German nag with {
skull and erossbones ON the black
stripe aud the word ~Aegrandizs-
ment" underneath.
Now that we're Al 30 friendly, why
be anonymous?
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

The first assignment as q nsws-
paper reporter / ever had was
given me by JOHN MILLER, Of the
Baltimore Sun Bureau, "to get the
news in the Department Of Agricul-
ture."
The first day / went down found
out that C. B. HARTLEY was the
expert on corn. He knew everything
that anyone new about corn. That
was a little more than nine years
ago. Mr.. HARTLEY is still there
and has added to his knowledge, and
what is better, to the knowledge Of
the world.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

am prompted to write this Be-
cause C. B. HARTLEY is quoted -
SAYING that the Boy Scouts corn
farm in Potomac Park shows the
highest aayerage per acre in the
country. .-.
The Washington times., 1917-11-11

And RUBEN ROBINSON writes:
Speaking Of Capitol Hin eelehei-
tes, how about JOHN MAR
SHALL?D
That's %. Give % . lins On him.
some one, please.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04
TO MEN RECEIVE
FRACTURES OF SKULLS

r
Two men suffered fractures Of the
skull Labor Day and numerous other
accidents occurring in this city kept
the emergency hospital attaches on
the Jump. Charles Perry, 5 stratford
avenue, fell from trolley car near
the stratford avenue barns and ,Ru-
dolph Ransez, 844 Pembroke street
fell from a jitney in Main street. Both
mems skulls were broken. They were
taken to st. Vincent's hospital.
Advised by friend when he COM
planned of a sore throat to drink
liquor, William Selepac, s21 Willard
street, after tasting alglass Of 1t, tried
to drink Bridgeport dry, with the re-
suit that he is now in st. Vincent's
hospital in a serious condition. He
collapsed yesterday afternoon in
Beardsley park
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04
YESTERDAYS ANNIVERSARIES.

Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protec-
tor of England" died on Sept. 8, 1868.
The date of his death was also the an
niversary of two of his greatest VIC
tories, for it was also on Sept. 8, 1850,
that he defeated the Scotch at Dun
bar, and on Sept. 8, 1851, that he
iained his great victory over the royal
army under Charles II, which ended
the contest for the throne. Cromwell S
life had been one of extraordinary
diversity, and he had risen on the
wave of revolution from the lowest to
the highest station. No greater mill
tary genius ever appeared In England,
and in statecraft he has had no equal
on the English throne. On this date
in the year 1853 a treaty of peace was
signed between Great Britain and the
United States at Paris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04

THE ARMY SYSTEM OF TRAINING.
(Preceding lessons: /. Your Post of
Hsnor g. Making Good as Sol
I, der. = 8. Mine So1dierly Qualities
a.. Getting Ready for Camp. 5. First
Days In Camp. 6. Cleanliness in
Camp Z. Your Health. 8. March
ing "a ana Care of Feet 8. Your
Equipment and Arms. 10. Recrea-
ton In Camp. IL. Playing the
Game. IL. Team Work in the
Army. 1s. Grouping Men into
Teauis IA. The Team Leaders. IT,
FigfMing Arms of the Service. 16.
Stair branches of the Service, I. II.
StaM Branches of Service-II. Is.
iArtny Insagnka-)
rhe average American who has
lob assagned 30 him wants to do IT
wen. He doesn't care to dawdle over
the Job and maks a mess of it. Nor
does he care to male 1t a halfway
success. He Is determined to make 1t
la FUN and complete success in the
shortest possible time.
II, is assumed that You are, starting
iyuzr Army training in thi sAmer1can
spirit. Since you are Undertaking
/! the. job Of becoming citizen soldier
/ yous intend to be a. good one You
| donH want to waste any time In the
process
More than that, IL you are ambitious
/ and possess fair ability there Is no rea-
son why you should always remain a
private %soldier. 1t is right that you
should want to advance, just as you
want to advance in civil life The
/ ARMY istanxipus to have you advance
1ustsas soon as you, are ready.
You VIII not. of course. become a
curpOrxl OF sergeant or win higher
tpromotion until after you have
! thoroughly mastered the duties of a
/ prfyzne- Nor viii all the men who
! would IKE to win advancement easily
obtain IT. There Ia only one way to
lsret ahead In the Army, aid that Is to
follow conscaentiously to the end the
| regularAsystem OF training laid out for
everybody.
Your training win be practically the
(, sannel as that through which your Of
lfcsxs have advanced in the early
stages ! OF military training. Every
man insthe Army must go through it.
Drill Formations.
First, you Will be instructed in the
infantry drill. as set forth in the In
fantry DrM Regulations. This is the
foundation of all your training. It is
divided Into close-order drill and ex-
tended-order drill
Chose order is defined in the
ReguEa&1ons as '-the FORMATION In
which the units. fn double rank, are
arranged In line or in column with
normal Intervals and distances Elk
tended order, ON the other hand Ii
.'the formation in which the units are
separated by intervals greater than II
: close order" These technical deflni-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-04

Three Thousands of
Mechanics on Strike
Through New Englal|

Boston, Sept. THE strike yesteE-
day of employees in the repair shops
and round houses of the Boston s.
Maine railroad will not have any mas
terial effect on the operation of the
road for several days, according to a
Boston & Maine official. When a To-
connective breaks down. however, 1T
will be impossible to repair it and
the road will lose its service at a
time when the equipment is taxed to
the limit in moving a great amount
of freight.
Approximately 5000 mechanils
have quit work in the various shops
throughout New England. They de-
nanded an advance in wages of eiEht
cents an hour and rejected an oSfer
of the company to increase their ~
by three eents an Aasa&