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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
SEEKING SOURCE OF AID
BACKING GERMAN PRESS
Raids on More Alien Newspapers Are
Likely to be Made Throughout
the Country.

More raids on the German press
throughout the country are expected
soon, and they will probably continue
until the department of justice has
run down the source of the German
money that is known to be behind the
seditious anti-American and pro-Ger-
man propaganda with which the coun-
try is being flooded.
1t has been known to federal Off
Gals for long time that a fund of
German money existed in this country
for the support and dissemination of
this propaganda. Just where this fund
was deposited the government has not
yet been able to determine.
The theory is that it is a general
fund open to any one who is interested
in the success of Germany or even
negatively interested in German sue
cess to the extent of being willing to
hamper the efforts of this government
for victory.
It is not believed, however, that tho
German press will be found to be more
than subsidiary to the main organi
zation, means of distribution, but il
itsssasral a besssficiafs Of the fund
Il Z K =
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
Your Uncle Wants You To Lend
Him Your Money; He Will Pay
U Four Per Cent Interest On 1t
Both Of Your Banks Are Anxious to Serve For
Liberty Bond Today Others Give Their Lives, You
Are Asked Only to Lend Your Money And Get
Good interest On It.

President Wilson, in behalf of the
liberty loan issued a proclamation set
ting aside October "a as Liberty
Day" and urging the people of the ma,
ton to assemble in their respective
communities and pledge to one anoth-
er and to the government that repre-
sents them the fullest measure OF
support.
s'Let the result be so impressive
and emphatic" the president urges;
"that it will echo throughout the en-
pire of our enemy as an index of what
America intends to do to bring this
war to a victorious conclusion"
The Presidents proclamation fol
lows:
@By the President of the United
States of America.
"a proclamation.
"The second liberty loan gives the
people of the United States another
opportunity to lend their funds te
their government to sustain their
country at war. The might of the
United States is being modified and
organized to strike a mortal blow a.
autocracy in defense of outraged
American rights and of the cause OF
-. q y
liberty. Billions of dollars are re-
quired to arm, feed and clothe the
brave men who are going forth te
fight our countyr's battles and to as
sist the nations with whom we are
making common cause against 9
common foe.
ITO subscribe to the liberty loan is
to perform a service of patriotism.
"Now, therefore, l, Woodrow VIII,
son, President of the United States
of America, do appoint Wednesday
the twenty-fourth of October, as Lib
ierly Day, and urge and advlse tn
people to assemble in their respect.
i've communities and pledge to one an.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15

Washington, Oct. 15.-Samples of
the insurance policy which the gov
eminent will write for its soldiers and
sailors have been made public by the
War Risk Insurance bureau of the
treasury department. Plans for plac-
ing the policies into effect immediate
ly will be outlined in Washington at
conference of treasury officials with
representatives of the navy and off
GERS and enlisted men at the thirty
two environments.
Details of the policy disclose that
risks will be written upon the lives
of men and women between the ages
of fifteen and sixty-five in all branches
of the army, navy, marine corps,
coast guard, naval reserve, national
naval volunteers "and any other
branches Of the United States service
serving with the army and navy"
Announcement was also made that
crates at ages higher or lower win be
given upon request"
Premiums computed on monthly
basis. vary between sixty-three cents
per $1,000 at the age of fifteen to
1925 per thousand at the age of sixty
five. Between twenty-one and thirty
one years the following monthly pre-
miums will be charged per $1,000 of
insurance 1.-THE limit being 100000:
Twenty-one to twenty-three, in
elusive, sixty-five cents; twenty-four
to twenty-five, sixty-eight cents;
twenty-six to twenty-seven, sixty-sev-
en- cents; twenty-eight, sixty-eight
cents; twenty-nine and thirty, sixty
nine cents; thirty-one, seventy cents.
During the periods of total disabH-
Iity, the insurance will be paid, not in
one lump sum, but monthly for TWEEN
ty years, should the disability con-
tinue for that period. Should death
occur before twenty years the remain
der of the policy will be paid at once
to the beneficiary. At the age of
twenty-five monthly installments for
the twenty-year period would be S5.75
|per $1,000 of insurance.
Provision is made for family allow
ances for re-education of wounded
and cripples, for compensation in case
of death or injury without cost and
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15

other and to the government that repre-
sents them the fullest measure of f.
nancial support. On the afternoon of
that day request that patriotic meet
ings be held in every city, town and
hamlet throughout the land, under the
general direction of the secretary of
the treasury and the immediate direc-
ton of the Liberty Loan committees,
which have been organized by the
Federal Reserve banks. The people
responded nobly to the call of the
first liberty loan with an oversubscrip-
ton of more than so per cent. Let
the response to the second loan be
even greater and let the amount be so
large that it will serve as an assur-
Iance of unequalled support to hearten
the men who are to face the fire of
battle for-us. Let the result be so i'm
Ipressive and emphatic that it will echo
throughout the empire of our enemy
as an index of what America intends
! to do to bring this war to victorious
conclusion.
For the purpose of participating in
Liberty Day celebrations all employees
| of the Federal government through
out the country whose services can
be spared, may be excused at IL
O'Clock Wednesday, the twenty-fourth
of October.
sIn witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
"Done in the District of Columbia,
this twelfth day of October, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and seventeen, and of the in
dependence of the United States Of
America, the one hundred and forty
second.
l1Signsd "WOODROW WILSON,
By the President: ~
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING,
| Secretary of State"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
RED CROSS ELEIFs OFFICERS
MUCH WORK l|As BEEN DONE

In compliance with instructions from
headquarters the local chapter Ameri-
can Red Cross held meeting last Fri
day and elected the following officers
Chairman, Harry Shaw.
Vice Chairman, Mrs. G. E. Noblit.
Secretary, DIR. H. B. Pattishall.
Treasurer, A. M. Lowe.
The only change in officers was the
election of DR.. Pattishall as secretary
to succeed Mrs: Pattishall.
Executive committee-Mrs. L. S.
Fernald, chairman; Mrs. Ada Fernald,
Mrs. w. S. Fulton.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
THIRD OF AUSTRIAN
ISONZo ARMY LOST
All Machine Guns, Toe,
Gone, Official Advices from Rome
to Washington Say

Washington, Oct. 10 Austria S
losses in killed, wounded and prison
ers during the recent Italian offensive
on the Isonzo front amounted to one
third of the force engaged, according
to semi-oficial advices from Rome,
saying:
"a great Austrian war council has
taken place on the Isonzo front. The
commanders of the different sectors
and Gen. Conrad were present.
According to advices reaching
Italy, there was discussed at the coun-
Gil the question of how to face the
Italian offensive, and what forces
might be brought up to reinforce
the Austrian lines, especially along
the threatened road to Lubiano.
at was ascertained that the Austri-
an losses on the Isonzo front amounted
to one-third of the whole Austro-Hun-
garian army there. The machine guns
which Austria had at the beginning of
the war, and which Austria has built
since the war and used on the Isonzo
front, have practically all fallen into
the hands of the Italians.
at is not known what decisions were
taken at the council, but it is ascer-
tanned that the German and Austro-
Hungarian commands now consider
the Italian front the most dangerous"
The situation on the Isonzo front has
become so serious that Austria is not
able to cope with it alone, and is urg,
ing Germany to send additional troops
to supplement those already furnished
by the Berlin war Office, an Italian
military critic said.
"Our 'front.'" he continued, sis de-
cidedly the most important in the re-
fspect that it offers on opportunity to
reach an earlier military decision.
But this claim does not in the least
diminish the Importance of the Anglo
French efforts, because the Italian
front could not be what it is today
without the Anglo French offensives
"The greatest effort, however, will
eventually, in our belief, be directed
on the Italian front, where the wal
can soonest be brought to a success
full end"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
PLAYS CARDS BETTER
THAN HE DID POLITICS

London, Oct. 15.-According to a
Petrograd dispatch, Nicholas Roman
off, the deposed Russian emperor,
passes a great deal of his time in
playing whist, of which he is very
fond. In pre-war times, whist was one
of the most popular court diversions
in Russia and the emperor had spe-
cial de luxe card which was made for
his exclusive use. Over 1900 packs
of these imperial cards were used ev-
cry year, and they cost the Russian
government about ST pack, being
made of the finest linen rags with
waternark of the imperial crown
and eagle.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
NINETY Hun NARSH|PS COVER
LANDING ON RUSS. ISL; OF QEsEL
Russians Are Demoralized- Quiet On West Front
Flanders Vast Bog Because Of Deluge Of Rain

Petrograd, Oct. 15.-The German
forces which landed on Oesel island,
in the Gulf Of Riga, on Friday, under
the cover Of ninety war vessels, had
occupied up to 10 o'clock Saturday
morning the whole northern and east
ern part of the island and were with
in twelve versts of Arensburg, on the
southern shore, the Russian naval
general staff announced today. The
Russians still occupy Serel point and
the Svorb peninsula on the southwest
ern coast.
1t now develops that the Germans
did not occupy Dago island, north of
Oesel, and at the head of the Gulf
of Finland, but contented themselves
with making demonstration against
it. Premier Kerensky in an urgent
appeal to the Baltic feet, Sin this hour
of trial." divulged the fact that the
garrison of Kronstadt, the chief for
tress and military port of Russia and
the station of the Baltic fleet, twenty
miles west of Petrograd, by it's atti-
tude already has weakened the de-
fensive resources of the fortress.
Eight dreadnaughts, a dozen light
cruisers, forty torpedo boats and thir-
ty mine sweepers participated in the
German landing on Oesel island. The
people Of Petrograd received the news
calmly. The newspapers publish in
terviews with some of the cabinet
members and others, who agree that,
while the operation seriously affects
Russia's strategic position, it does not
constitute an immediate menace to the
Russian capital.
Premier Kerensky today sent a tele-
gram to the commander-in-chief of
the northern armies in which he said:
Tell the redoubtable Baltic feet
fhat Ne heur If trial hes arrised.
Russia expects for her safety val
liant effort by the navy and /, as gen
eralissimo. demand that the sailors
make sacrifices.
Let all remember that the father
land will not forgive criminal levity.
Let the abominable crimes of the bat
tleship Petropavlovsky be redeemed.
Let the feet repulse the enemy under
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15

The local chapter has done great
deal of work since its organizations
and has great deal more in progress.
A complete report of this work in de-
tail has not been given The Leader,
but no doubt it will soon be ready for
publication.
There are some ladies who have
gone into the work full of enthusiasm
and their names are almost always
among those who were at the rooms
working each day.
There is still great deal of work to
be done and the ladies are urged to
come to the hall in greater numbers.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
Terms And Conditions OF Insurance
For Soldiers Is Made Public Today
FOR FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS AND
FOR MAINTENANCE OF DISABLED
SOLDIERS


for the additional protection of in
surance at very small cost.
in cases of partial disability the
amount of compensation is determined
by a schedule to be based upon the
extent of the impairment of earning
capacity. Total disability payments
are to be increased above the figures
named in the policy where the insured
has dependents.
"Where the injury or disease is
caused by wilful misconduct of the
man." the policy reads, "compensa-
ton will not be paid"
No policy will be less than $1,000.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
SLAUGHTERING
THE GREEKS

The following is from letter writ
ten by a man who is interested in the
welfare of the Greeks whom the Turks
are massacreing and making slaves
of;
'The deportation and atrocious
slaughter of the Greeks in Asia Minor
the deportations to the total num-
Der of 700,000-by the Turkish au-
thorities, have been overshadowed by
massacres, larger and more appalling,
of Armenians and Syrians.
No attention was attracted by the
sack in June, 1914, of Phoc@a, Greek
city near Smyrna. The narrative by
the French archaologist, NJ. Felix lSar-
tiaux, an eyewitness, showed that this
massacre of the Greek inhabitants Of
this city by their Mohammedan neigh
bors and Turkish troops matched ev-
cry Armenian massacre in its charac-
ter, though there was less wanton
murder.
"A year later Greek deportation be-
gan on scale second only to the
great crime in Armenia. At least
one-half of the Greek population has
been deported from the cities and
hamlets on the coast of Asia Minor.
For these acts no excuse or pretext
whatever existed in rebellion, resist
ance, conspiracy or agitation against
the Ottoman empire. This Greek pop
ulation has always been free from OPP
position to the rule of the. Turkish
government. The only reason for this
atrocious crime was and is to take
support from the claim of both Greece
and Italy to the control of the littoral
of Asia Minor on the ground that It
had large Christian population. The
deportation of 100000 Greeks from
this section will not leave enoua
Christians to give body to this plea
Of Greece and italy. But this is more
than a mere diplomatic or strategic
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15

movement. Deportation means slav-
cry and death to the deported. The
victory of the allies will undoubtedly
take the Asia Minor littoral from the
Ottoman empire; but meanwhile the
need of relief for these suffering
Greeks is as urgent as for the Arme-
mans and Syrians.
"The Greeks We're the first race to
be slaughtered in the new develop
ment of the Ottoman empire. The first
of these outrages was century ago,
in 1918, and this was followed by the
Turkish massacre in Scio, in which
$4,000 were killed, $4,000 deported
and only 5000 left alive. It was this
that reused Europe to action, inspired
Byron's poems, and brought personal
activity by many Americans on behalf
of Greek independence and resulted in
the production of our own American
Powers's Greek Slave
"All these suffering nationalities
are being relieved by the American
committee for Armenian and Syrian
relief, and since it is most probable
that Oct. 20 and 81 will be designated
by the president as special days for
the consideration of the needs ofwest-
ern Asia, / venture to draw attention
to these facts and to urge contribu-
tions to the wants of the survivors of
the Greek deportations.o
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15

"There's just one more condition
I'd make before l accept the place"
said the new servant-to-be.
"And what is that? 2"
eff you have any of them midnight
lunches you'll wash the dishes in the
morning yourself" - Detroit Free
Press.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
NO EXCUSE FOR
FOOD EXTORTION

Washington, Oct. Is. With the en-
ormoIs total of nearly two hundred
and forty million cans of peas turned
out this year comes the announcement
from the food administration that
there is no excuse for the extortionate
prices being asked by some of the
markets.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
WINDOW CLEANERS STRIKE

New York, Oct. 14.-Twelve hum
bred window cleaners went on strike
here today after their employers had
refused to grant wage increase of
Sc week. The men have been re-
ceiving $18 week.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
2nd LIBERTY LOAN

We must make this loan a success
We can make it success. The failure
of a single issue of government bonds
would be worse for America than a
disaster upon the field of battle. We
msx, r.,,v. let -rat h. 90
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
ASK WOMEN NOT TO WASTE
YARN IN UNNEEDED ARTICLES

The woman's committee Of the coun-
Gil of national defense is sending out
request to the women Of America to
aid in the conservation Of wool. Miss
Hannah j. Patterson, resident iirec-
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15


tor of the committee, has given out
the following statement:
with serious worldwide need for
economy in wool and with nurses, sol
diers and sailors writing their friends
and the Red Cross and other organi-
cations for knit garments to help keep
them warm in the rigorous winter cir
mate of northern France and the
North Atlantic thousands of women
in the United States are using up
wool for their personal adornment-
Six million garments have been re-
quested of the American Red Cross,
and that organization will exert itself
to the utmost to provide that number.
"But sweaters can not be made with
out yarn. The woman's committee is
appealing to the women of the coun-
try to stop the practice of needlessly
and wastefully using yarn for them
selves. It is appealing to the spirit of
loyalty and devotion to country which
will keep any woman from using yarn
for unnecessary sweaters for herself
when our fighting forces need it."
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15

The superstition that unmilitarized
nations suffer from fatty degeneration
of the heart has persisted in the forty
fourth year Of its age, at the siege Of
Liege, blown away by the heroism of
a little military nationl
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
JAIL CANNOT STOP
FORWARDS EDITOR
If Necessary Socialist Papers Win
Spread Propaganda by HandbiIls

"Who is interested in suppressing
the Jewish Daily Forward in the
middle of the municipal campaign 7"
asked Abraham Cahan, it's editor, of
the audience of $500 that attended
the socialist rally at the New Star
Casino yesterday Afternoon. The For
ward association received notice Sat-
urday to appear before the postmaster
general at Washington next Friday to
show cause why its second class mail
privileges should not be revoked.
Mitchell" shouted some one, while
"Wall Streetw came from another
section. Apparently accepting the an
swers, the speaker added:
eff Mr.. Mitchell expects to continue
to use the city hall as his bedroom
by suppressing the socialist papers,
he is mistaken. If we have to, we
will spread our propaganda by hand
bills. And if they forbid us that,
there is none here that is not willing
to go to jail for acting lawfully" 2
At the outbreak of the war, Mr.. Ca.
han said, he had bitterly attacked
Austria and Germany as the instiga
tors of it. Later, when loyal Jewish
Russians were killed BY order Of the
lczar, he said, he became anti Nicho--
las. And now he is anti Wilhelm
"But, he added, cas- an international
list, cannot approve Of this country
aentering the war until it has suffered
actual invasion. /"
s August Claessens, candidate foe
alderman in the Seventeenth district,
who was chairman, announced tina.
Profs. Dana and Cattell, recently
dropped from Columbia university
for their pacifst activities, were To-
campaign for Hillquit.-New York
World.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15

New woolens now in for made-to-
measure suits. During the month OF
October will give a sterling silver
buckle and belt free with every order
taken; make your selection now. Suits
Y order from $3.50 and fip.-Arthur
L.Johnson, ia Tarpon Ave lost.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-15
command of its officers, whose pa.
triotism is well known to all Russia. !"

SOlliladllu Va 4to OliASO1Sj WhOoS P@
triotism is well known to all Russia. !"
AS result of misunderstanding
on board the Russian battleship Pc
tropavlosky, out of the action of the
general assembly of the democratic
bodies on calling upon officers of the
army and navy in Finland to sign a
pledge of fidelity to the Russian pro-
visional government, four officers who
refused to sign the pledge were shot
at Helsingfors last months by mem
bers of the crew.
British Front in France and Bel
GUM Saturday ~ With the excep-
tion of two brief intervals of sunlight
there was a continuous hard rain to-
day on the Belgian battlefront. This
was most important news from the
new battle line, for it meant that the
low lying fields in Flanders were rap
idly being turned into that state of
liquidation which represented Elan
ders at its worst, and Flanders at it's
worst has few competitors.
Troops in the forward lines of the
opposing armies were lying out in this
wilderness of mud and water with lit
tie protection from the cold and driv-
ing rain, watching each other intently,
but making few attempts to stir from
the morass-bound positions. Desultory
fighting was continuing, for the line
come close together in many places,
and rifles and machine guns were
pour ing streams of bullets across
"No Mans Land"
The British were clinging doggedly
to the strips of territory which they
had wrested from the enemy on Fri
day. That Field Marshal Haig's men
were able to advance at all over this
almost impossible ground is still .
matter TO wonder among observers.
AS result Of Yesterdays attack,
the British greatly improved their po-
sitions, especially along the impor-
tant Passcahendaele ridge and on the
left win g of the offensive north of
Poelcapelle. In some few places they
made no advance at all, or rather were
pushed forward and then were forced
to fall beck because of the mud bar
riers they encountered.