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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

from the allegiance with Germany.
Even though his intentions may have
been good, he lacked the strength and
holiness which were absolutely ne
cessary to break away from the reac-
tionary elements that are surrounding
him on all sides.
Even while he talked of peace and
of his independence from Berlin he
was taking the necessary steps to
make Austria more than even depend
ent on the will of Berlin. Hundreds
of thousands of well-trained German
troops were at his invitation sent to
Austria Hungary. Two hundred and
fifty thousand of these are scattered
throughout various garrisons of Hun
gary for the purpose of suppressing
any signs Of revolt and of terrorizing
the nationalities that are always on
the verge of an outbreak. On the
Prussian front alone there are $50 d.
visions of German troops. All of the
important centers and railway lines
of the dual monarchy are today pa
trolled by troops sent from the Ger
man empire. On every Austrian front
the troops are so disposed that the
front lines are occupied by Austrian
soldiers, the second line by Hungarian
troops, and the reserve consists of
German troops. These last serve not
only for purposes of offense but also
for the purpose of keeping guard over
those elements of the Austro-Hunga-
,rian army which can~no longer be re-
lied upon.
Thus the monarchy is entirely sub
servient to Germany, not only in a po-
litical but also in a military sense as
well. There is no us eof talking about
a separate peace with Austria for Aus
tria is no longer an independent state,
but only vassal of Germany. One
may truthfully say, as was said by
certain Czech deputy in the Austrian
reichsrath, that Emperor Charles is
only a receiver of the bankrupt cor
poration of Austria.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

There seems to be very general
call in some of the states for a return
to the old Blue Back Speller" in the
schools. and in some OF the printing
offices. 1t is the concensus Of opinion
that the present generation is proving
more inefficient spoilers than the
graduates from the log school houses
and that the matter should engage
the very serious attention OF those in
charge of what is now termed the
higher education" A great many
seem to think that the "Blue Back
Speiler" is the simplest, yet the most
complete comprehensive authority on
photography ever used in our Ameri-
can schools.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

AS nearly as it is possible to obtain
the figures with any degree of accu-
racy, it appears that there are 100000
Germans in the three southern Brazil
ian states. In the city of Panama one
in every three of the inhabitants is
German or of immediate German ex-
traction. Brazil has as little to fear
from the German element of its popu-
lation in an open conflict as has the
United States. But in Brazil, as in
the United States, the disloyal Ger
man element is fighting neither open
ly nor honorably
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23
WHO RULES AUSTRIA TooAY7

To all of those who believed that
the succession of Emperor Charles
would bring about change in the in
ternal and external policies of the
dual monarchy, and that a separate
peace with Austria-Hungary was a
mere matter of time and diplomacy,
the recent joint offensive of the Aus
tro-German armies on the Italian
fronts ought to serve as sufficient
answer. 1t was also believed at the
time that the sympathies of Empress
Zita would form one of the determin-
ing factors in the drive for an early
and separate peace with Austria.
For time the hopes of those who be-
lieyed that a skillful handling of the
situation may result in a conclusion
of separate peace with Austria seem
ed on the point of realization. The
Austrian parliament, which had not
been in session for almost three years,
was finally summoned. Political pris-
oners, hundreds of whom were cast
into prison during the first two years
of the war, and thousands of whom
had been driven into internment
camps, were pardoned and permitted
to return home. A commission was
appointed for the purpose of drafting
a new constitution for Austria, con.
stitution which would grant more ex-
tensive rights TO the numerous ma
tionalities included in the Hapsburg
domains. A vigorous peace propa-
ganda was started in neutral and even
some of the allied countries for the
purpose of convincing the allied pub.
lie that an era of liberalism had ocm.
menced in Austria-Hungary. Numer.
Gus peace feelers were sent out broad
cast, and no opportunity was left I'M
used without first emphasizing the
supposed independence of Austria.
Hungary.
1t is true enough that Austria-Hun
gary was ready to enter peace nego
tiations. Threatened by powerful en-
emies on all sides, faced by disintegra
tion from within and being ON the
verge OF economic bankruptcy, its
statesmen realized the urgency of an
early peace, and SO stacked their
cards accordingly. But even at that
Austria was not ready and in fact
was unable to renounce its allegiance
to Germany. Surrounded by an auto
cratic clique which had in the course
iof previous years become entirely sub
servient to pan-German interests, and
being blinded by the ancient tradi
tons OF the house Of Hapsburg. the
young emperor was unable to initiate
any real reforms and to break away
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23
NEARLY TEN MILLION LIBERTY
BOND SUBSCRIBERS

The government wanted $4,000, 000,-
600 on its second liberty loan offering,
and would take half of an oversub-
scription up to the amount of $4,000
100000, which was suggested for SEN
timental effect. 1t has been offered
$4,617, 532 900, and by 100000 sub
scribers. This is an oversubscription
of "a per cent, against one of so per
cent on the first loan of $4,000, 200, 900.
But the number of subscribers has
been more than doubled and within
four months of the first loan.
This huge number of subscribers is
the big fact of the second loan. Great
Britains' supreme effort of last win
ter produced little more money, but
it was a year and half in prepare
ton. 1t brought out 5,29O,0OO sub
scribers, but these included over s.
100000 who had taken small war-say-
ings certificates. Not one of our 81
100000 subscribers is down for less
than $50 bond.
These considerations fairly make of
our second loan not only the greatest
but the most widely distributed of any
nation at war and of any nation in all
time. If there had been more time
from the first loan and if bonds had
been offered down to $40, even these
figures would be small.
The great majority of our 940O. 900
subscribers are unquestionably new
to any direct investment on their own
account or to any savings investment
at all. They represent vast uncov-
ering of new sources of capital which
even now are far from comprehensive
of the country's possibilities in this
respect. From a people VIGOROUSLY
wasteful and careless of the morrow,
there is here signifed an advance of
extraordinary rapidity into people
OF thrift and forethought and vital in
terest in the stability of their free in
stitutions-World
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LaFoLLErrEs BIG sLuNDER

May we say: Uneasy lie other
heads than those that wear q CROWN
If Shakespeare were living in our
day he might have included the above
in his famous epigram.
One of those uncrowned heads that
is not now lying so softly is that OF
Mr.. Robert LaFollette, the Wisconsin
senator.
Every loyal and patriotic newspaper
in the country, perhaps, has comment
ed with as much severity upon the
senator's attitude in the present var
against the imperial German govern
ment as the senator's home paper,
yet the senator has singled out the
Madison wis., Democrat against
which to institute civil suit for dam
ages.
If the senator were to institute
suits against all the newspapers in
the country that have gone as far as
the Madison Democrat in saying that
he had given aid and comfort to Ger
many in the present struggle he would
not have money enough to pay attOr-
neys fees, and would not live long
enough to see the end of his legal bat
ties.
But the Democrat has only to read
a number of the speeches delivered in
congress by the senator's colleagues
to make him regret ever having insti-
tuted legal proceedings.
Unless we mistake the temper of
the average Wisconsin citizen who
will be placed upon the witness stand,
the average ability and forcefulness
of the average Wisconsin lawyer and
the average loyalty and honesty of
the average Wisconsin juryman, wei
have an abiding faith that the SENATOR
will be so perforated with shots from
his own speeches that he will be-
heard calling upon the very rocks to-
fall upon him and hide him from
view.
In this connection it is little re-
markable that while Senator LaFol-
lette is of French extraction, and is
permeated from head to toe with SYM
pathy and sentiments favorable tol
Germany, Mr.. Brandenburg, editor of
the Wisconsin Democrat, whose
name indicates that he is a German,
is intensely American in his sympa-
this and editorial utterances.
With Shakespeare we may well ask:
whats in a name?''
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

The Sanford Herald says that San.
ford is not going to stand for mendi-
cants on the streets there this win
ter. This is something that Ocala
should not tolerate either. There are
plenty OF institutions in the country
where unfortunates can be cared for
and no community should be forced
to have them appealing to the people
from the sidewalks.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

The seizure of the Russian govern,
ment by the Bolshevikicrats Is not en-.
tirely unlike the seizure of the gov
eminent Of Florida by the Catocrats
IN Russia as In Florida democracy
has been turned into nightmare. So
don't blame the Russians too much
The retention OF Galloway in Office in
this county and the reinstatement Of
Bowling in Duval 10 something like .
return to sanity. So mote It be.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Austrians employed in coal mines
principally in Ohio districts hereafter
can obtain explosives for mining pur.
poses only under great restrictions,
according to late ruling of Secretary
Lane, when the new licensing law
that provides for the possession of ex.
plosives by subjects of countries al.
lied against the United States goes
into effect
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

General Sherman may not have said
it, but more than any of the civil war
participants his name is the most fire.
qnently quoted. More than anyone
else at that time he seemed to realize
what war really is.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Pope Benedict has appointed the
Rev. John Mark Cannon to be auxil-
larry bishop of the diocese of Erie as
tituiar bishop of Minneapolis. The
Rev. Cannon is rector of the parish
of st. Bridget's OF Nashville.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

There has come break between
Governor Cats and his former legal
adviser, Colonel w. W. Flournoy, OF
DeFuniak Springs. The colonel tried
to make his excellency obey the con.
stitution and the laws. and his refusal
to receive and be governed by his adj
vice has brought on the severance OF
the former cordial relations.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Talk about patriotism. One win
ind it in Ocala and Marion county.
There are no slackers or Stacking
here. The subscriptions to the liberty
loans. the Red Cross and the Y. NJ. C.
A, were oversubscribed, pressed
down and running over.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Pleasant A .Stovall, United States
minister to Switzerland, nav at home
on leave, Wednesday night, in an ad-
dress before the Equal Suffrage Lea
que of Savannah. endorsed the poll
cy of votes for women"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Dispatches from France announce
that the Missouri mule has reached
the firing line. The Topeka State
Journal says that those Germans will
do well to keep in front of him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Ia appears that the time has come
when about the only way man can
take sides against the government
with safety is by getting himself elect
ed to congress.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Secretary McAdoo feels it neces-
sary to announce that the government
mas no power to confiscate the money
OF depositors in banks. So no one
need to be uneasy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Ex-President Taft says we must
face war facts, which will be relief
after facing all the war fiction with
which the fagazines have been food
ed for so long.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

AS soon as Uncle Sam gets good
and ready he is going to change the
U-boats into X-boats. He is going to
submarine the submarines.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Great Britain has abolished German
titles in England, but till she abolish
es few of the high ones in Germany
she will not accomplish much.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

God bless the nag! Let it float and
All
The sky with It's beauty; our heart
strings thrill
TO the low. sweet chant Of its wind
swept bars,
And the chorus OF all It's clustered
stars.
Embrace it, O mothers! and heroes
shall grow.
While its colors blush warm on your
bosom Of snow.
Defend Il O fathers: there's no sweet.
or death
Than to float its fair folds witt sol
dier's last BREATH
And love it, o children! be true 70
the sire6
Who wove It in plain By the old camp
samuel L. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

1t is unfortunate that the potato
crop is short in Florida. But so 1t
seems 10 be A shortage is reported
in many sections of this county. A
large acreage was planted, but the
yield is lacking.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

speaking of the enemies within,
remarks the Brooklyn Eagle, there is
the great American appetite" .
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Even with vodka banished, poor, I'M
fortunate, misguided Russia is worse
than Dantes Inferno.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

What is believed to be the first
catch of Spanish mackerel of the sea-
SON was caught of Loggerhead Key,
near Key West, this week About
twenty-five thousand pounds we're
caught
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

One dollar in cash is equal to two
dollars in property If man dies in
debt.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

The Florida railway commission
has allowed the Gainesville Telephone
Company to raise rates.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

War risk insurance taken out b.
our soldiers and sailors now amounts
to more than a half billion dollars.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

No. 1t is not pronounced can-tone.
ment. Just give it quick pronuncia-
ton as it is spelled :Cantonment
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Congressman Frank Clark. one Of
he best speakers in congress. win be
heard at the opening day OF our fair.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Germany is more in need Of refor-
nation now than in the days of Mar
tin Luther.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-23

Russia is lesson against social
ism.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-27

These amply demonstrate the frame Of mind the
average wholesome American citizens who called upon
to consider oenses allied against the nation
Naturally and inevitably the findings of uries win be in
support of the Government Jures typical crossse
tons of the population embracing of various
lions and habits of thought but when the interests
nation involved they generally be relied upon
stand for the protection and of the public
interests.
And If this the status AFFAIRS before
casualty lists have become serious, how much stronger
and controlling will patriotic feeling be when read
of losses in hundreds and thousands! American
will then be listen harsplitting arguments
regarding free speech and free assembage and will
be resolved against those atant blatherskes who try
ing to play fast and with American La
Follettes the OLearys the Townleys and the
Janus tribe of nondescrpts who but
with is to be hoped that many of this k soon
learn by experience of the patriotic voltage
ordinary American jury.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-27
THE LIBERTY LOAN RECORD.

We are making history at such rapid pace in these
strenuous days that there hardly the won
derfu progress that has been made. Campaigns pa
triotc purposes have succeeded another with such
rapidy that there is little time for the indulgence
OF little qualification tremendous achievements
There will be time enough for this when won
At present, nothing else matters much.
The full force of minds, hearts spirits and
pockets is required for the Immediately before
us-the preservation of democracy and humanity.
were not for intervention is conceded that Allied
would be in desperate straits Now the
slowly tipping in its favor under contributions
American The British Premier Lloyd George
has aptly said that mightiest helps will be
American brains think will bear out
this statement
wonderful exemplfcation of the driving force of
lean enterprise Hundreds Of fellow citizens from
active fields of business threw their ordinary
labor and jumped into the trenches SAM their
objective being to raise about twenty millions this ctys
apportionmen of the Second Liberty Loan. And mrabe
dicu this stupendous task accomplished short
of ten days. Its elimination celebrated on
Liberty day with splendid parade in which about $4,000
participated. ST. Paul. too if to cleanse
the poison of the La Toilette efuson rolled up
mendous subscription to the national fund we re-
fleet that these same activities being duplicated
throughout the length and breadth this great nation we
gain somewhat adequate conception our poten-
tales, which spell doom of the Hohenzolern
and the radiance the German popuace the vuture
preying upon it's vals.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-27
THAT la TOILETTE ~pummHE,1."

Some OF La Folettes defenders speak attack on
Wisconsins Hohenzolern emanating from New York"
which would of of ITSELF complete defense of
the dissemination of German poison gas known to
these accessories after the fact cent
the people and of the Northwest holding their
noses in disgust the following odorerous visit of
the clustering Badgere The to the malodorous
message of disloyay, coming from official had
taken solemn obligation to support defend the Com
stituton of the United States, spontaneous and well
nigh unanimous Even Towney, who presided at the St
Paul meeting who has himself despcaby in the
national crisis. could not stand the Toilette eu
son and fastened to explain Minnesota Board of
Safety that the turd turbulent had
his promise when he started talk about the
The nsinuation contained in suggestion that the
general condemnation of this insoen disoyay emanated
from New York; is of piece with Folletes own fatuous
which assumed ignorance and unlimited
creduy the part of his auditors 1t is the Dummbe-
which is frequently in combination with the
The Irish standard., 1917-10-27
TWO SIGNIFICANT TRIALS.

Two recently tried in the Minneapolis district
courts furnish Illuminating instance of the attitude
the American jury in where crime against
the nation Is charged We refer to those Of Jacob O.
Benta former Socialist candidate for governor Min
nesota and Miss Burns Minneapolis school teacher both
charged with obstruction of the CONSUMPTION law.
Benta accused Of trying to dssuade of his
employees from entering the national service by drawing
vivid pictures of the horrors Of the and suggesting
that term Of imprisonment which would be the
tive for noncompliance with the law would be the lesser
Of the evils On the witness Benta strenuously
denied the charge and ulsomey proclaimed his patriotism
and recouned many of his alleged activities support
Of the Government But the jury took stock in his
protests and returned him guilty after very short period
Of deberation.
Miss Burns (the school teacher! accused only Of
remarking to young who had been conscrpted that
he and all other conscrpts would refuse to take
ere would be As against this unpatrioc utter
it in defense that she often spoken
and participated in for the support
on and character evidence strengthen
the presumption of her innocence Under these crcu
stancesit thought that the jury would verdict
Of acquittal But instead disagreement the result
eight standing for conviction and four acuuitta She
WILL therefore, have to stand trial again for appant
remark which doubtless aggravated in its mischief
the view Of the jury because of the
from paid public servant OF whose functions Il
to nculcate love OF country in the minds Of children
The Irish standard., 1917-10-27
THE DEBATE ON THE REDMOND MOTION.

The motion of John Redmond offered in condemnation
of the policies of the Irish executive pending
the sessions of the constitutional convention
in Commons Tuesday last and elected many interesting
developments of the delicate political situation
Lloyd George reiterated without equivocaton
ton, the solemn pledge of the government
legislation without delay the plan of adopted
by the Irish convention. Sovereign independence de-
clared, could not be considered.
He charged the Sim Feiners with attempting incite
another Irish revolt and receiving money from Germany
for this 1t also charged that this party
making active efforts to defeat the purposes of
venon and the acceptance of it's decisions by
people, 1t would be playing into their hands, stated
the government provoked into the policy of max
ing arrests thus adding fuel to the flame
ton; but the government had rerained from
tributing to the inflammatory propaganda.
The undersecretary for Ireland Mr. Duke gave
ance that the convention the of solution of
the problems submitted to it's consideration. Without
plant of Mr. Redmonds motion other criticisms deve
oped in the discussion he endeavored to justify the
of the administration and referred to the convention
demonstration of the fact that if given fair chance
Irishmen could administer their affairs" Finally,
former Premier Asquh expressed qualification at the
of the speeches. and emphasized the Importance to
Ireland and Great Britain of reconciliation and mutual
derstandng and hoped for speedy announcement Of
a scheme of government for Ireland that would be
ceptabe to the great majority of the people.
The Redmond motion of defeated, but the
discussion evoked by will prove extremely helpful
the present situation If the activities of the Sim Fen
party indicated in the statements of the British
premier, then the the Irish people and the rest
Of the world learns of it, the better will be for Ieands
Iuture
is hardly conceivable that support be rallied for
another such uprising that of Easter week of 1916
deprived the country Of the leadership of of it's
aoblest spirits and most gifted ntelects Now is the
lime to foresta any such useless future holocaust Now
s the time for sanity and common to rule the de-
iberations of individuals and parties anxious to
happiness and prosperity for Ireland The attitude of
hose who merely protest in politics without offering any
affirmative policies of their is not calculated to make
or the stability and unity essential to nationhood.