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New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
Three KnownDead,
Homes Wrecked by
Storm Upstate
Utica Region Suffers Dam
age from Heaviest Rain
in Is Years

Utica, n. Y, June 11.-Three known
dead. much livestock lost, three rail-
roads tied up and great property loss
was the toll completed tonight of this
sections greatest rainstorm in twenty
five years. Manufacturing plants were
hard hit and homes and other buildings
were washed from their foundations.
The storm started about 2 o'clock
this morning, ragged for four hours and
for most of to-day heavy rain fell.
Late this afternoon the downpour
ceased.
Of clear weather.
The most violent phases Of the storm
were experienced in Orskany Falls and
vicinity, due to the breaking OF dams
at Solsville and the Fisk and Lyons
ponds. Horsemen rode ahead OF the
torrent, warning the people in its path
to flee.
Mrs. Judson Huson lived in bunga-
low at Oriskany Falls. directly in the
path of the food which left the course
of Oriskany Creek to take a short cut
through the village. Her house was
body was found near the railroad sta
ticn, a mile away. Albert Parlynski,
a section hand, who had entered tool
house near the Oriskany Falls station
of the Ontario e. Western Railroad,
was swept away with the small build
ing. Earl Rohrer of Pratt's Hollow,
near Oneida, was on small dam en-
deavoring to strengthen it, when 1t
collapsed beneath him and he was
drowned.
Two bridges used by the Ontario &
Western Railroad were carried away
near Oriskany Falls, and the roadbed
for miles in that section was destroyed.
The Delaware, Lackawanna e. Western
Railroad suffered in the Sauquoit Val
lev. Just south of Utica, and train.
have been unable to use that road IN
this vicinity.
The Montreal Express of the New
York Central system. running from
New York to Montreal, was marooned
near Holland Patent all day, due to
culvert going out just after the train
crossed. and another being swept away
lust before it reached it. Nearly one
hundred passengers spent the day IN
the village.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
Anarchist Heads
Led Draft Fight,
Prisoner Asserts
Berkman-Coldman Meeting
Gave Orders, Conspiracy
Defendant Testihes

Morris Becker, testifying in his own
defence to a charge of conspiracy
against the United States in planning
to block registration for the draft. yes
terday declared that in distributing
anti-draft circulars at Madison Square
Garden he was acting under instruc-
tions received at meeting of the No
Conscription League, held at 20 East
125th Street.
The No-Conscription League is the
Alexander Berkman-Emma Goldman or
ganization, and its headquarters are the
publication offices of Mother Earth"
the anarchist organ.
At this meeting, Becker said, there
were fifty-fve persons present. These
discussed the conscription law and ways
in which it should be combated, and
detailed him and Louis Kramer, one Of
his co-defendants. to distribute circu-
lars at the Madison Square meeting,
where he was arrested.
Defends Anarchist Leanings
This testimony was elected by Judge
Mayer after Becker, on direct and
cross-examination by Assistant District
Attorney Content. had declared himself
an anarchist and defended his actions
on orthodox anarchist grounds.
Becker, Kramer, Joseph Walker and
Louis Sternberg are the four defend
ants who were placed on trial before
Judge Levy VI. Mayer in the Federal
Court yesterday morning A jury was
quickly selected after Judge Mayer
had made it clear that the views of pro-
spective iurymen on conscription were
not material. Questions as to their at
titude on the war were also ruled out.
Henry Weinberger. counsel for the de-
PENDANTS, was allowed TO ask If any
were prejudiced against paciists. lie
found none.
After the jury had been selected
Weinberger moved the dismissal OF the
indictment on the ground that the draft
law is unconstitutional; that it means
slavery and establishes class privileges.
He was overruled. and Detective Ser
geant James j. Finnan was called as the
first witness. He repeated his story,
told before the United States Commls-
sioner, of receiving antl-draft circulars
from Kramer and seeing Becker dlstrlb-
ute some. Kramer, he said, advised
him not to register.
Said Wilson Ought To BE Dead
Sergeant James Silverman. of the
Eighth District Coast Defence COM
mand. testified TO arresting Kramer
after hearing him advise several not
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
Yanczi Dolly Sues
Harry Fox for Divorce
Dancer, in Complaint, Ac'
cuses Husband of Miscon-
duct with Several Women

Miss Yanczi Dolly, dancer and musl-
cal comedy star, is suing Harry FOX
for divorce. The complaint was h!ed
Yesterday in the Supreme Court.
Miss Dolly may typify the poetry OF
motion in her stage dancing, but the
divorce complaint suggests neither
poetry nor eloquence. II Is just prosy
document of few and plain words. she
merely relates that she and Harry Fox
were married in 1914 IN Greenwich,
Conn. Then stepping from that period
10 the year 1917 she alleges that her
husband has misconducted himself.
She mentions by name only one OF the
several women referred 10.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
City College Stadium
Lent for Concerts
Nathan Frank to Direct Series
of Free Entertainments

Free concerts will be given for the
first time this year in the City Col.
lege Stadium by the Department oil
Parks. The college finally has con-
sented TO allow the city TO use inc
stadium. which has a seating capacity
OF 10000 persons.
Seven concerts will be given by a
band of forty-seven pieces under the
direction of Nathan Frank, formerly
Of the Metropolitan Opera Company
They will be held on Sunday after,
Moons. July and "a. August 3. II and
% and September 2 and 8. -.
Beginning next Sunday, concerts VIII
be held weekly in Central Park. Other
places in which cancerts will be gwen
throughout the summer are Hamilton
Fish Park. Seward Park, Tompkins
Square, Washington Square, Carl
Schurz Park, Mount Morris Park, Chel-
sea Park and Battery Park.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
Chinese Gable Open

Washington. June ll.-Cable comma 'rS
nication between the United states
China has been resumed. IL wss "a
here to-day that the interruptiion, 10. -
the State Departments communicate. ,sno.i.
with Peking was due 70 the intepoS;,,
tion'of the revolutionary element. ,hs
control at Ten-Tsin. through wniern nsr. Mr.
telegraph line TO Peking passes am.
ing the trouble the United states ,;oa
municated with the American Less
in Peking by wireless from Manhs
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
$4,000 to Get ST. Raise
Garment Workers Accept War
Measure Offer Of Employers

The increase of 81 q week ohe,.S
65 900 members Of the Amalgaama.ssS
Clothing Workers of America oy ,n.
manufacturers OF mems and chi'af'"..
clothing as a war measure has oeeh ,.
cepted by a referendum vote iii'..s sthV.s
$1,000 workers employed on cnl-d's" :
clothing. =,
The workers originally asked for o. g.
increase Of s. week, but the m@"-
facturers replied that conditions We. ,.
so unsettled by the war they were a.
able 70 meet this demand. II. Z; Cc;,I.s. -
sorge, president OF the American OlJ,. 20,
ing Manufacturers Association, :,
written the labor leaders offering "a
put the increase into effect on july 80
but the workers will hold a mee,'oss ~
this week 70 urge that Il be gran,eu v
July /, when the rush season begins
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
10 Miners Rescued
Half Mile Underground
Seventy-two Men Still Unac-
counted for in Butte Shaft

Butte, Mont, June 1l.-Ten miners
were found alive to-day on the 2,2OO-
foot level of the Speculator copper
mine, in which 200 were entombed Sat
urday. Seventy-two men remain unac-
counted for.
The ten miners found to-day. using
cement sacks, had hemmed themselves
in so thoroughly against gas that tools
had TO be used to break through. The
Coroner said to-day sixty-three bodies
had been recovered.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
British Army Horses
Help to Feed Paris
Five Hundred Injured Ami
mails Shipped Weekly to
Paris Slaughter Houses

Paris. May %. The British army
sends between 400 and 500 horses a
week to Paris butchers to be slaugh-
tered and put on sale in the horse meat
markets. The French army furnishes
a smaller number. The total makes
such an important contribution to the
feeding of Paris that the horse
butchers are using it as an argument
against the closing of their establish
ments two days week along with the
other butchers.
The result, they say, will be that a
great many wounded horses that are
now killed at the front. then shipped TO
Paris TO be dressed and sold, will be
buried on the spot without profit to
any one. Five thousand horses are
slaughtered each month at the Naugir-
ard stockyards.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
(H. A. Felkel)

TaTllahassee, April 2S.-Col. A. II.
Blanding. formerly of Wauchula now
of Barlow, will be retired as Colonel
of the Second florida Regiment by
Monday night unless he demands q
court martial and is exonerated by
such a trial. II is understood here
that two officers were today detailed
to proceed to regimental hcadquart-
ers ar Lakeland and receive all State
property now in Blanding's care.
1t was reported yesterday that
Lieutenant Colonel S. ]. Wolfe. of
Key West would also be checked out
and removed. but this is denied here
today. BlGndings commission reads
"at the pleasure of the Governor"
Tic Governors Secretary A. v.
Burke admits that charges have been
filed and ere pending against Colonel
Blanding. 1t is understood the i'm
prisonment of Biggers by Blanding
for writing articles criticizing officers
on the border is one charge against
Blanding.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28

has decided that Germans employed
on the railways must surrender their
positions. because of the close con-
ncction of transportation with any
possible war operations. In the Gus
toms service II will not be so easy to
discharge the German employees be-
cause OF the treaties in which neu-
trails are just as much interested as
belligerents. II is quite likely that
Germans holding responsible posi-
tions will be asked to leave the Gus
toms service. while those having
merely clerical places will be retained
for the time being.
The International Affairs commits
sion is devoting much time to the dis
cussion Of the conditions expected to
exist after the war and is moving
with great caution.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
Col. Blanding To Be Removed By
Cats by Monday Night Unless
He Demands Court Martial
MAIN CHARGE AGAINST BL ANDNG is THE FACT THAT HE
HAD BGGERS IMPRISONED 70 WRITING ARTICLES CRITK
ING THE OFFICERS ON THE BORDER
(II, A. Felkel)

Tallahassee, April 2S.-F.agler
County was created from st. Johns
and Volusia with Bunnell as the coun
ty seat, and the bill was signed by
Governor this morning
In executive session this afternoon
the Senate confirmed ell five of Tram
mells apopintees as state road com
missioners and appointed committee
TO investigate the suspension by Cats
of B. B. Johnson, Hamilton County
Judge
BY motion of Wells. the Citrus
Canker. College Appropriations, Pen
sions, and other appropriation meas
ures will be held up till May LIST by
a resolution and we're made special
order for May 4th and continuing or
dors till disposed Of The House yes
terday passed the itrus Canker Bill.
The House adjourned last night till
four O'Clock Monday. as did the Sen
ate today. All members invited to
supper to night at the Women's Col
lege
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
NATIVE REVCLTS GIVE
TURKS TROUBLE
(By Associated Press

Cairo, Egypt, April 28.-Native re-
volts are causing the Turks great
deal of trouble in the Ansairi Noun
tains. in Syria.
The revolts started as aresult OF
the Turkish governments action in
sending a Turkish battalion to the
Ansairi district. ostensibly to hunt for
deserters, but really for taking over
the new harvest The conduct OF the
troops provoked the natives to revolt,
and battle ensued in which the
Turkish force was defeated with 200
casualties, while the Ansairi lost few
er than 20 men.
The Turks retreated after burning
five villages. Later the remnant OF
the troops was ordered back to Hama
to await reinforcements, then to re-
turn to the mountains with a noun
tain battery to punish the revolters.
The pnitive expedition had to be
abandoned, however, owing to the re-
ceipt of news that the Druses OF the
Hauran had also refused to give up
their crops to the Turkish force
which had been sent for the purpose.
AS a result of this refusal. a fifteen
days battle took place between fve
Turkish battalions and the Druses.
The Turks were again DEBATED, thanks
to reinforcements received by the
Druses from neighboring Arab tribes.
One of the Druses chieftians who
was captured ythe Turks was con-
demned to death by crucifixtion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
COMMISSION FORMED FOR
ADVISORY PURPOSES

Peking, April 2S.-Since the break.
ing off of diplomatic relations with
Germany, an Information Affairs com.
mission has been created to advise the
Premier and the President upon inter.
national questions of moment. This
committee at present consits of III.
teen members, practically all of
whom are elderly men with wide ex.
perience in official affairs. Premier
Tuan Chi-jui is chairman of the com.
mite. Mr.. WI Ting-fang, the minis.
ter of foreign affairs; Lu Cheng.
hsian, former minister OF foreign AZ.
fairs. are among the prominent mem
bers Of the commission.
AT the suggestion OF the premier.
subcommittee have been appointed
and the various men In the commits.
sion will deal specially with matters
in which they have had wide exper.
ience.
AS a result of the severance OF Ger.
man relations, many changes must be
made in the personnel Of the railway
and custom staff. The commission
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
Senate Bill
Affecting Use
OF Liquor
Is Amended
MAKES 1T UNLAWFUL TO GIVE
OR SELL LIQUOR TO ANY PER-
SON IN THE EMPLOY OF THE
ARMY
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, April 2S.-The ad-
ninistration forces oyerthrew the
opponents of the administration ;
.elective conscription bill in the
House on the first vote. They struck
out the volunteer amendments by a
vote of 279 to 9S. The vote came
on motion by Representative Kahn.
It assured the passage of the bill as
drawn by army experts.
The Senate amended the army bill,
making 1t unlawful to sell or give
intoxicants to any person in uniform
In tho United States, or knowingly
furnish liquor to any persons in the
employ Of the army.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
Frantic Appeals
Being Made
To Avert Strike
HEAVY FIGHTING IN PROGRESS:
FRENCH HAVE TAKEN IFS
CANNON; 4l2 MACHINE GUNS.
ll9 TRENCH MORTARS, AND
2O,7j9 PRISONERS
tBy Associated Press.)

Terrific German counter attacks
on the British have ended. and tho
i'ritish again are advancing. Their
progress is slow. There are many
signs, however, of the resumption OF
hEhting on more terrific scale soon.
Not the least Of these are the frantic
appeals and threats Of the German
leaders and the press to avert gen.
eral strike throughout Germany, a.
the result OF the seething discomfort
among the workers. The Arbeiter
Teitung. the organ OF the Austrian
Socialists. takes it for granted
strike throughout Austria-Hungary
will be called for May /, and urges
all to limite to one day.
Germany appears divided into
three great factions and with a feel
ing of growing bitterness Old junk
ers still talk of victory, annexations.
and indemnities. The socialist ma
jority seeks to force the government
to declare it desires neither annexa-
tiuEs, or indemnities. The third
faction is led by the radical Social
lists composed of an unknown but
considerable number of workers,
which seems to want peace immedi-
ately at whatever cost.
Another smashing British drive
has begun north of the River Scarpe
on an extended front. Good progress
is already reported, and the attack Is
continuing. Heavy fighting has de-
velcped as the Germans have thrown
n fresh division in. Every gain in
this attack is making the German
position between Gavrelle and Lens
more difficult. Meanwhile the French
are continuing their heavy artillery
fire south from st. Quentin all
around the curve in line into
Champagne. The French announced
they had captured IT'S cannon, all
calibers. Alp machine guns. 119
trench mortars. and 2O.7S9 prisoners
since April l6,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28

big representation OF growers
frcm Jackson and adjoining counties
net recently at Mariana to devise
ways and means whereby they might
do their part 10 meet the national
emergency presented by the shortage
OF foodstuffs II is expected that
the crop acreage in that section will
he considerably increased as result
OF the movement.
Work Of Installing machinery for
the Plant City canning plant has
been under way for some days and
II was expected that the plant would
open UP for business during the pres
ent week
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
POLITICAL
AND BUSINESS
AFFAIRS IN BETTER
EVER BEFORE
(By Associated press.)

Petrograd. April 81 Minister of
Justice Kerensky gave the Associat-
ed Press a clear representation OF
the political and economic affairs Of
the Russians and said the army Is
ready and willing to fight and is bet
ter prepared and the factories are
making more munitions than ever
before. He said that Russia wants
peace on the terms President Wilson
proposed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28

The West Coast Electric Railway
Company, recently organized at Tam
pa and granted charter, proposes
the construction of an electric rail-
way from Tampa to Sarasota. and
ultimately on to Miami via the Tam
iami Trial
Contract for the erection OF
building about 80 by so feet in size
has been let by the Crystal Springs
Lumber and Manufacturing Com
pany. The building will house the
boiler. engine and saw. and other
buildings viii be erected as needed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
WHY BRITISH REJECTED
MANY FILMS

London, April 2S.-The British
Board OF Film Censors last year re-
jected 500 out OF $500 films submitted
to them for inspection. Among the
grounds for the rejection OF films are
the following:
Impersonation OF the King; scenes
holding up the Kings uniform to con-
tempt.
Incidents tending TO disparage Eng
lands allies or to disturb friendly re-
lations with them.
Propaganda films 0. German ori'
Gin. Incidents calculated to afford In
formation to the enemy; scenes de
picting too realistic horrors OF war
fare.
Irreverent treatment of death; ma
fertilization of the conventional figure
of Christ.
References to controversial or In
formational politics; scenes tending
to disparage public characters and 70
create public alarm, antagonistic re
lations of capital and labor.
Nude figures; scenes purporung 70
illustrate might life; vampire WON
en-; the drug habit; white slave traf'
fic: excessively passionate love
scenes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
WILL NOT ADOPT METRIC
SYSTEM AFTER THE WAR

London. April 2s.-The hope OF ad-
vocates Of the matric system that the
system would be legalized for the
British Empire at the present Imper-
iaI Conference has been negatived by
an official statement from the govern
ment. which says: "It is unlikely
that the Imperial Conference will be
able to consider the question OF the
adoption OF the metric system after
the war"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
JAPAN'S PREMIER CHESS
PLAYER Is THE PREMIER
(By Associated Press.)

Peking. April 2S.-Premier Tuan
Chi-jui 10 an inveterate chess player
and one of the most expert students
Of the game in the Far East. He
plays at least one game Of chess ev'
cry day, and is the champion among
all the high Chinese officials.
Japan's champion chess player
Kao-pu-tao-ping. who recently defeat
ed the most expert players In South
China, has come to Peking to meet
North China players at the request OF
the Premier. The Japanese expert
will be watched with him before ne
leaves China.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
BRITISH DELIVER SMASHING
BLOW; THREE GREAT FACTIONS
FOMfNT|NC D|SSFNS|0NS IN
GERMANY: STRIKE MAY |
CENSORSHIP OF CINEMA FILMS
(By Associated Press }

brisbane. Australia. April 2S-ln-
of an official censorship Of
cinema films is expected here short
y. Now there virtually is no CEN
sorship, although films are subject
to examination at the custom house
where the officials can refuse to pass
any which they consider morally OBJ
jec:ionable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28

Bremen. April 2S.-A bookbinder
here is using Goldfish skin as sub
stitute for leather in bookbindings.
The new material is said to give ex-
cellent results, and it has many ad-
vantages over sha-k-skin. which mas
frequently been used for deluxe Dino-
ings. The strength and durability OF
the new material have been tested
and approved by the Imperial Testing
Office. 1t is easy to work. literally
untearable. and has the beautiiui
markings of snake-skin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
JUDGE PERKINS name
WILL NOT Be SENT
10 SENATE
BY THE COY.

Tallahassee, April est was free.
ly reported this afternoon that Gov
ernor ats will send all nominees of
the party for States Attorney and
Circuit Judges to the Senate Monday
morning except Judge Jas. b. Perkins
of DeLand.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
INTERNED GERMANS FOUNND
ON MOUNTAIN SLOPES
tBy Associated Press }

Wellington. New Zealand, April %.
Several German prisoners who have
Just been interned here we're brought
from the island OF Tahiti. where they
were discovered living on the slopes
OF a mountain In a state approaching
semi-savagery. They had for some
years discarded all civilized clothes.
and onl ypartly covered themselves
with the fibre and caves OF trees.
their food consisting of nuts and
fruits Their skins were almost
black from exposure to the skin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
SPANISH SHIP
ATTACK; STRONG
PROTEST MADE
BY PREMIER
(By Associated Press.)

Madrid. April 2S. Premier Prieto
announced he had received official
confirmation that a German subma-
rine attacked the Spanish steamer
Triana He has addressed a strone.
protest To Germany.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28

At the road bond election held in
M. 4 district OF Sumter county re-
Gently, the vote was 249 to 132 in
favor OF the big bond issue to build
the main roads to connect with the
splendid Lake county system. The
total issue under this election Will be
$4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
INSURANCE POLICIES TO be
PAID IN WAR LOAN BONDS

Berlin. April 2s.-All insurance
companies in Germany have been or.
dered to pay one-half of the amount
which may become due under insur.
ance policies In war loan bonds In
stead of In cash
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY APRIL 2s, 1917
Is BODIES taken
FROM Mine; ll9
PERSONS ARE
ENI0NB[D
(By Associated Press }

Hastings Col, April IS A total
of fifteen bodies were taken from the
Hastings mine of the Victor Ameri-
can Fuel co. where an explosion
yesterday entombed 119. Mine Of
f'eials said it was feared that all had
perished.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-28
Wheat Dropped
10 Gents Today
[By Associated ress.l

Chicago, April 2S.-Wheat drop
ped ten cents after the announce
ment at Winnipeg that the Exchange
members trading without orders will
be suspended, and that Great Britain
is not buying futures.