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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
TORNADO KILLS FIFTY
TERRIFIC CYCLONE SWEEPS
OVER NEW ALBANY, Ind
ONE HUNDRED HURT.
25 BODIES ARE RECOVERED
Farming District South of Carlisle,
Also Hit by Storm and Two Persons
oie-Property Loss at Both Towns
Estimated at 100000.

New Albany, Ind March 26.-Re-
tween twenty-five and fifty persons,
were killed and probably 100 or more.
| were injured by q storm which on Fri
day swept over New Albany, demolish-
Ing scores of residences and several
industrial plants. school building
was wrecked. The property damage
is estimated at 100000.
Twenty-Five bodies are known to,
have been recovered, and it is ex-
| pected this number will be materially
increased when all the debris of
| wrecked buildings have been cleared
| away.
The lighting system for the resi-
dence section of the city was put out
OF commission by the storm and the,
work of rescue is proceeding slowly
and with difficulty.
In addition TO the bodies taken to
undertaking establishments, there
were reports of others that were taken
to private homes.
The known dead are: Baby -
Deering, Charles Mccartney, Clarence
Moss, Edward Johns, Mrs. Charles
DALEY, Mrs. William Huff, Miss Elsie
Lopp, Miss May Lopp, Mrs. -
Bunch, MIR. - Peyton, Mrs. John.
DIdelot, daughter Cecilia, aged four
teen; son, six, a baby, two; Rose
HUFF, ager five years - Zurschnide.
boy, fifteen; nine unidentified.
A call was made on the governor
Tor state troops. and they arrived,
within a few hours. Plans were
formed for furnishing relief to those
whose homes had been destroyed. At
a hurriedly called mass meeting at
the city hall, q large fund was sub
scribed by citizens. and relief COM
mittee appointed.
The work of conveying the injured
to st. Edwards hospital, the only pub
lie institution of the sort in the city,
was hampered by fallen wires and I'M
rooted trees which blocked many
swept streets. The hospital soon was
filed, however, and it became neces-
sary to place later arrivals In CORR
doris.
The hospitals of Louisville were
prompt in placing their facilities at
the disposal of injured.
Carlisle, Ind, March 26.-Two per
sons were killed, three seriously in
jured and q dozen less seriously hurt
when a tornado devastated thickly
populated farming district south of
Carlisle late Friday. The storm swept
district eight miles long and one
half mide wide. Wesley Hints was
killed when his home was wrecked
and q son, four years old, was prob
ably fatally hurt. Mrs. William Nor
ris died of her injuries. The property
damage is estimated at 100000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
APPLYING THE ADAMSON LAW
Managers and 5rotherhoods Agree on
Tentative Plan at New
York

New York, March 26-Railroad
managers and representatives of the
four trainmen's bSotherhoOds have
agreed upon a tentative basis for the
application of the Adamson law, II
was announced by Elisha Lee, chair
man OF the national conference COM
mittee of railway managers. The
agreement, 1t was said, covers the
greater part of the wage schedules,
IN order that the increased wages ac-
cruing to the employees since January
1 may be paid as quickly as possible"
"a number of minor points," said
Mr.. Lee in a formal statement, "are
still to be decided. If any differences
arise they will be referred to a joint
board of eight, four from each side"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
RUSS DEFEAT TURK FORCE
SIavs Win Sixteen-Hour Battle Out
side of kerind-Another Victory
Reported Near Lake Van.

Petrograd, March 90. Russian
troops pushing west from Kermanshah,
in Persia, have reached a point less
than forty-fve miles from the Meso-
potaln1an border. The war office an
nounced that after a Turkish army
had been beaten in q 16-hour battle
outside of Kerind the Turks had re-
treated to the vicinity Of Kerind and
made another stand there. The Rus
slams have won a new success near
Lake Van, in Turkish Armenia.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
FIRST TO GIVE RECOGNITION
United States CongratuIates New Gov
eminent of Russia-Ambassador
Sees Council.

Petrograd, March 24.-The United
States is the first nation to recognize
formally the new government of Rus
STA. Ambassador Francis made a pre-
liminary call in the morning on For
eign Minister Milyoukoy Immediately
upon the receipt of instructions from
the state department at Washington.
In the afternoon, accompanied by his
staff, including the naval and military
attaches, he went to the Marinsky pal
ace, where the council Of ministers
was assembled, made the formal rec
ignition and presented congratulations
and Fluctuations on behalf Of the
United States
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
NO INDIANAPOLIS AUTO RACE
Threatening War Conditions Cause
of Decision by Speedway Officials
To Aid the Government.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 26.-The
annual 500-mile automobile race
scheduled for the indianapolis motor
speedway on Memorial day was de-
clared off on Friday by James A. AL
lison, secretary-treasurer of the COM
pany, because Of the threatening war
conditions. Mr.. Allison announced
that the big plant recently constructed
here for the manufacture of racing
cars would be turned over TO the gov
eminent for manufacturing airplane
motors,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
81 "GUILTY" OF VOTE FRAUD
Indicted Indiana Men Arraigned Be
fore Federal Judge Anderson
at Indianapolis.

indianapolis, March 23.-Before the
United States district court here adj
tourned on Wednesday 81 of 153 men
accused of violation Of the election
laws of Indiana had entered pleas Of
guilty. Seventy-nine entered pleas of
not guilty and four bonds were ordered
forfeited by Judge A. b. Anderson
when the defendants failed to appear.
The majority who pleaded guilty were
negroes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
SENTENCE GERMAN PLOTTERS
Sander and Wnnenberg Given TWO
Years in the Federal Prison
at Atlanta.

New York, March 24.-Albert o.
Sander and Charles w. Wunnenberg,
who pleaded guilty to conducting
military enterprise in this country
against Great Britain, we're sentenced
on Thursday to serve two years in the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta and to
pay fines of $500 each.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
RUSS POLICE ARREST MANY
Estimated That Between 5000 and
1000 Suspects Locked Up by
the ReVoIuticnists.

Stockholm, March 26.-It is estimat-
ed that between 5000 and 1000 ar
rests have been made in Petrograd by
the revolutionary police. Nearly as
many arrests have been made in Mos
COW, it is said. Most Of the prisoners
are confined in Tauride palace, the
Jail connected with the duma, and the
fortress Of st. Peter and St Paul.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
More Students for France.

Champaign, ILL.,, March 24.-Twenty-
one students have signed up to France
as drivers of ambulances with the
American corps. A subscription will
be raised to send the volunteers to
France.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Doubtful.

please, mister, can you help a poor
man what wants to get back 10 his
family what he amt seen in ten
years." Certainly. Just get me a
sworn statement from your family say
ing that they want you back and I'll
be glad TO help you"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
General Wood Has Faith in Aliens.

New York, March 27-Major Cen
eral Wood. in an address at the Re
publican club here, declared he did not
believe the United States would have
any trouble with She "so-calIed alien
population within our border.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Boston Harbor Is Guarded.

Boston, March 24-Navy yard Off
Gals were ordered to rush into serv-
ice high-powered navy steam launches
armed with picked men to patrol Bos-
ton harbor and the water front Of the
navy yard from sunset to sunrise.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Knew What He Would Be Likely to q,

"The most outrageous show l ever
had of getting fee," said the lawyer,
was when client came to me with
no other asset than watch without
any works in it." 81 suppose you took
the case" was the rejoinder.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Britain to Save DayIiuht.

London, March 27.-An clocks in
the United Kingdom, it is announced
officially, will be moved forward one
hour at two o'clock in the morning of
April 8, Easter. The clocks viii be
moved back again September II.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28

The Zulus are greatly given to su.
perstition, and we are told that when
the English first came there, their
witch doctors sprinkled them with
some concoction, and told them that
this would make them proof against
all bullets.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Motorists Resentment.

Have you studied economy in the
homer" YES" replied Mr.. Chuggins.
I'm tired of paying out all this money
to keep up a cooking range, instead Of
spending it for gasoline"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Germany TO Seize Grains

Berlin, March, 27.-The German gov
eminent announced on Saturday that all
grains and legumes still in the hands
of consumers above limited quantities
will be seized for the benefit of the
public.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
296 French Drowned

London March 26.-In the sinking
Of the French battleship Danton IN
the Mediterranean on March 10, says
a statement from the French admiral
ty received here on Friday, 286 men
were drowned.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
PURIFYING SWIMMING Pools.

London chemists have found that
water in swimming pool can be puri-
fed without frequent changes by the
addition of a fluid obtained by the
electrolysis of magnesia.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Hardshins Still Exist.

All these years of wonderful auto
mobile development, and still no prac
teal invention to save walking from
the sidewalk to the elevator -Milwau-
kee Journal
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Get Experience, Young Man.

The young man entering life must
not be impatient, writes Theodore Vail
in American Magazine. He must &C.
cumulate experience, he must learn
the duties Of his position by the actual
doing before he has any value to his
employer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
For the Quick Sweat.

Often the doctor advises a patient
to be given a sweat in bed The quick
est way this can be done is to wrap
two pieces of unslaked lime in wet
cloths, put them on plates and lay
them on each side of the patient.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Noted German Flyer Killed.

London, March 24.-Another of Ger
many's best military aviators, Friz
Mannschott, has been killed In an air
fight on the western front, according
to Berlin dispatch transmitted by
the Exchange Telegraph company.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Fire DESTROYS Church and School,,

Lanesboro, MINI, March 26.-Fire
of undetermined origin, which broke
out in the new high school building
and spread to the old high school
building and the Lutheran church,
caused a loss of S150,O00
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Gust Man Who Spurns FIau.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 27.-Two
hundred German-American employees
of the Helm brewery forced one of
their fellow workmen to quit his Job
because he refused to salute the Amer
lean flag hoisted over the brewery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Record for Cake.

Often when my little cousin came to
our house my mother had ginger cake,
but one day she had an angel food
cake and Johnnie said: Gee, Aunty
Annie, this is the cleanest cake you
ever had. Exchange.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Houston. Mimi. Has Flood.

Houston, Mimi, March 26-The
Root river has overfowed it's banks
and flooded this city to depth of
from three to five feet. Sixty feet of
the Milwaukee railroad track was
washed out mile above town
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Ultra Fashionable

Willis-"What kind of a school is
your son attending" Gills-''Very
fashionable-one of these institutions
where you develop the mind without
using IT."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Which Horses Live Longest?

It has been discovered that gray
horses are usually the longest lived
and that roans come next in order
Blacks seldom live to be over twenty
years old and cream-colored rarely ex-
coed ten or fifteen years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Good Reason.

Maria, you'll never be able to drive
that nail with flat-iron. For heavens
sakes use your head" admonished Mr..
Stubkins. And then he wondered why
she would not speak to him the rest
of the day-Puck.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
True.

This thing of being so much In
love that you can't eat" observed the
man who knows, as not 1nfrequently
caused by the high price Of flowers
and theater tickets. "-WiGov
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Moewe Had 5o3 Captiyes.

Berlin, March 26.-The Moewe
brought 1913 prisoners into port, &C
cording to announcement here on Fri
day. An official statement announced
the arrival Of the Moewe at her home
port.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Ruling Spirit Strono.

THAT reformed yegg is true to his
instinct, at any rate" How so?"
why, now he's trying to break into
society."-Puck.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
French Liner Arrives Here.

New York, March 24.-The French
line steamship Espagne arrived here
from Bordeaux with 231 passengers.
She came in armed with an automatic
rapid-frer Cd her bow and large gun
aft
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
The Gentle Cynic

Few men are reformed by marriage,
although many are regulated" is the
deliberate opinion of the Milwaukee
Daily News.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
SUSPICIOUS Man.

If a man could be aroused as easily
as his suspicious are, there would't
be much of demand for alarm clocks.
-Atchinson Globe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
Would Be War of Defense.

In every sense war. if it actually
comes, will Oe a defensive war, free
from ambitions of spoils or territory
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
To Stay Near Armories.

The men will assemble in their
home armories. Those living in the
city will be allowed to stay at home
nights, the others will be provided
with cots in the armories.
According to the latest reports, it is
unlikely that the remainder of the
Badger troops will be called out until
after congress convenes in special ses-
sion on April 2.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11
RECOVERY OF
J. " fllTRFlI At

A marvellous recovery is being
made by Mr.. J. W. Futrell, who was
brought to Morrell Memorial Hoepi-
tai last Sunday and operated on for
hemorrhage of the brain by DR.. Duff
~, assisted by Miss Angland. The
operation consisted Of opening the
skull and removing a clot of blood,
and Mr.. Futrell is now taking regu-
lar nourishment and conyerses most
nationally. He remembers nothing
CT the accident which came near
costing him his life, when on last
Saturday he fell headlong down a
shaft at a phosphate mine at Tiger
Bay. striking his head on block of
wood. rendering him unconscious.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11
HltkANS, suns AND
DAUGHTERS TO
CELEBRATE ON
january 10

ianu the Cch.~
Sons of Veterans are pi G.onfederacy
great celebration of. Lees birtnua.
on Jan. 18th, at 2 p. m, when they
will at the same time do honor TO
Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jack
son.
Three speakers have been secured
for the occasion. Supt. c. NJ. Jones.
of the Lakeland schools: Col Edwin
Spencer and Prof. Gordon, who lives
south of town about two miles.
There will be appropriate music foT
the occasion and Mrs. ]. B. Hannah,
nee Miss Beulah Hooks. will give a
reading. The exercises will prob
ably be held in the Heron theater.
The local organizations have in
vited the Barlow Chapter L. D. c.
and Barlow Camp, also the Tampa
Chapters and Camps to be present on
this occasion. and the out-of-town
visitors will be given the most cor
dial treatment and reception by the
Daughters. who have been designat-
ed to arrange for refreshments for
cut-of-town guests should they come
In time fer lunch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11
In Society
MISSIONARY SERVICE
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
TOMORROW MORNING

Mrs. W. V. James. president Of
the Auxiliary to the Southern Bap-
fist Convention of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Union. will arrive in Lake
land tomorrow morning from Orlan.
do. where she has been attending the
State Baptist convention, and Will
tomorrow morning address the ladies
OF the Baptist church and the public
generally at the First BAPTIST
church, the service to begin at 10
o'clock. She will have much of in
terest to tell missionary workers.
and the members of other missionary
societies are m-st cordially invited
t. attend. Mrs. Peelman, state sec
rotary, will accompany Ms. James.
and will also make an Interesting
address.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11
A. c. [. ny HAS
Great FAITH
IN pnIK CO

Allen Maull, general advertising
and developing agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line, is in Lakeland today and
remarked to a representative of the
Evening Telegram that their higher
officials at Wilmington had always
evinced most absorbing interest in
the development of Polk county and
its progressive towns. Mr. Maull said
further: Many of them have in
vestments here and as an evidence
OF my belief in Polk county's future,
| am investing here. Our people
sesses superlative advantages as to
soil and climate. can personally
attest to its nest favorable climatic
favor, having lived in California and
spent a winter in the south of
France. and can say with truth that
the climate of Polk county is super
Tor to that Of both places. AS soon
KS the hllNN leuSe VI lHlS supreme
climate is made known as it should
he. and provisions for their accom-
modations are provided. it will have
an enormous tourist traffic. and its
year-round resident population will
bulk larger than the average man
ever dreams of.
There is not county in the
United States that is goin,, ahead in
providing those civilizing factors Of
cur modern life faster and in better
substance than Polk. II reflects more
;han anything else the intelligence
and ideals Of its people The Allan
tic Coast Line view with pride and
satisfaction every constructive thing
that is being accomplished and feels
that this great system is just as
much part and parcel of it as any
other element"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11
JUDGE WHITNEY TO RESIGN
AND MOVE TO LAKELAND

The following article frcm the Ar.
cadia News will be read with muen
interest in Lakeland, where Judge
. Whitney is pIeEarina to make his
home:
The Hon +. A. Whitney, Judge
90 the Tenth judicial circuit, will Of
fer his RESIGNATION at an early date.
and will then Immediately more TO
Lakeland, where he VIII give his
WI le time t the practice Ct law.
This announcement was made by
Judge Whitney early today to the
sGU6r Of tho Eaws. the judge saying,
as he did so, that it was source
'uf great regret that he gives up Ar
cadia as his home. lie does so, how
ever, solely because his business can
lie conducted L better advantage
frcm Lakeland as central point
than from Arcadia.
Judge Whitney would have re-
signed several months ago had he
consulted his business interests only,
but he felt that there would come a
time when he could resi2n with no
injustice u any one. That time has
now more nearly come, he thinks,
than he will find again. and he will
therefore offer his resignation as
soon as he can clear up the DeSotc
ccunty docket e some Of the impor-
tant eases now PENDING. He called
the members of the DeSoto county
bar together yesterday and request
cd that each should get all the cases
ready fer trial at the earliest possi-
bile opportunity, and how soon he
viii offer his resignation viii lie de-
termined by the length of time it
Will take to clear Up this docket.
1T has been known f : some time
that Judge Whitney would move to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11
Ladies of G. A. r.
Elect officers

At the regular meeting of the Ladies'
of the Grand Army of the Republic
which occurred Jan. G, the following
officers were installed: President, Mrs.
Ella r. Fleming Sr. Vive-President,
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald; Jr. Vice-Pres'
ident. Mrs. Edith Cleveland! Secre-
tary, Mrs. Rose Swearingen; Treas
urer. Mrs. Julia Karst; Chaplain, Mrs.
Helen Bryant; Conductor, Mrs. Marloa
Pickard Assistant Conductor, Mrs.
Eta Moon: Guard. Mrs. Daisy Freden-
burg: Assistant Guard, Mrs. Zoe
Freer; Patriotic Instructor, Mrs.
Louise Mckay Commander A. C.
Shaffer. assisted by Mrs. Louise Nc
Kay. were the installing officers.
Among the visitors were several of
the G. A. r. Post members.
Refreshments were served and a
social hour spent. 1t was decided to
meet Saturday. Jan. goth. with the
president at COS South Missouri ave-
nue., for a social and instructive hour.
All members are urged to be present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

Coburn's Minstrels played to a ca
pacity house last night and all were
pleased with the excellent production
Of this splendid aggregation of fun
makers. Charlie Gano and Tom Post
were old familiar figures whom min
strel devotees were glad to welcome
back to lakeland and they did their
usual nne work. His friends were
glad to zee Lester A. Lucas in the
role Of Interlocutor. which place he
flls In = very "grandiloquent" man.
ner. 1Gr. Coburn has gathered togeth-