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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05
THE FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
Promulgates New Rulings About
Flour

New wheat rulings effective
September 1st, condensed in brief
form are as follows:
1st: The $3.50 rule rescinded.
End: Twenty per cent of substi-
tutes must accompany all retail
sales Of pure wheat -four.
3rd: Mixed fiours, which will
be on the market, and which con-
tains twenty per cent of substi-
tutes, can be sold without substi-
tutes.
4th: Where mixed -four, con-
tanning less than twenty per cent.
substitutes is sold, additional sub
stitutes must be sold to make up
the twenty per cent.
5th: The authorized substi-
tutes are as follows: corn meal,
corn flour, barley -four, Kaffir
-four, Milo -four, feterita -four,
rice flour, oat -four, peanut -four,
bean -four, potato -four, buck
wheat flour. The ordinary break
fast cereals, such as oat meal,
cream of wheat, oat flakes and
rolled oats, etc, are not substi-
tutes.
9th: Rye -four may be sold as
a substitute in the proportion of
two pounds of rye with three
pounds of wheat -four.
7th: Farmers certificates are
invalid after September 1st.
9Th: Bakers bread must con-
tain twenty per cent. Of substi-
tutes.
9th; Consumers may buy -four
under these rulings, with the
proper percentage of substitutes,
to meet their normal require
ments.
10th: The Food Administra-
tion has provided for mixed fours
to be mixed at the mills and dis
tributed through the regular
channels of trade. These mixed
flours will contain various substi-
tutes, conforming to the proper
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05
PUNTA GORDA FISH
Being Distributed by Government
Agents

The Tampa Tribune's Wash
ington correspondent, under date
Iof Sep. 1st, sends the following
report to that paper:
Punta Gorda and Gasparilla
are attracting the attention of the
government authorities on fish
culture.
During July there were issued,
under the joint auspices of the
food administration, the bureau
of chemistry and the bureau of
fisheries, three illustrated posters,
giving information regarding the
sea mullet, the sea catfish and the
crevalle, three fishes of which
large quantities are available for
shipment from points in the Gulf
of Mexico.
These posters, which will be fol-
lowed by others as required, were
designed especially for use in
Nashville, Louisville and Indian
apolis, communities in which the
operating government agencies
have arranged to supply fish in
carload lots, shipped under gov
ernment direction from the gulf
coast.
The bureaus representative,
who may be termed a sales agent,
is doing excellent service in these
cities and advises that it now ap-
pears that these centers will use
a minimum of eight carloads of
these fish per month. AS soon as
the market is established the work
will be transferred to other cen
ters.
Up to July "a six carloads of
government fish," as they are
locally called, were shipped to
these centers during the month,
shipments being made from Punta
Gorda and Gasparilla, Fla, A.
mong the fish which are being
shipped are mullet, red snapper,
sea catfish, pompano, grouper,
and various species of bottom fish.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

percentages, and their purchase
and sale by retailers is urged by
the Food Administration.
11th: In buying corn meal for
use in making corn bread, or 9th
er like baked products, the corn
meal should be purchased sepa-
rately and not as a substitute for
wheat flour.
18th; No greater margin of
profit will be allowed dealers in
handling mixed fours or wheat
-four under these rulings than was
allowed them under previous rul-
ings. Retailers are allowed from
$50 to $1.20 per barrel profit O.
yer cost when selling original
packages. When selling less than
original packages, the profit ex-
acted must not be over 1c per
pound.
Note Carefully.-Under these
rulings the retail dealer is not re-
quired to buy substitutes from the
wholesaler or jobber, nor is the
wholesaler or jobber required to
sell substitutes with wheat -four.
However, the retailer is held re-
sponsible for the sale of substi-
tutes with wheat -four, he having
the optional privilege of buying
these substitutes to fill his need
The Food Administration has pro-
vided that all mixed -four may be
labeled "Victory Flour" but the
constituent parts of the -four with
the proportion of wheat -four and
substitutes must be marked plain
ly on the package. For the pro.
lection of the public, the retailer
when selling broken lots, or from
the original mill package, is not
allowed to re-mix -four, or sell one
brand of -four from the container
of another brand.
Aug. 81, 1918.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

The Orlando Reporter-Stae OBJ
serves that the editor of an Iii
nois exchange is a public benefac-
tor and when he dies the people of
this county ought to erect mon
ument to his memory. He has
discovered a new way to get rid
of mosquitoes. He tells yen sim
ply to rub alum on your face and
ands. When the mosquito takes
a bite it Fuckers his gazoople so
it can't sting. Then it sets down
in damp place, tries % dig the
pucker loose, catches IT'S death of
cold and dies of pneumonia. :
Plant City Courier.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05
HAIG HARRIES HUNS
BRITISH TAKE LENS
Driving the Enemy Back Towards
Berlin
FRANCO AMERICAN FORCES
Also Doing Grand Work. Allies
Win Victory After Victory
Thousands of Germans Taken
Prisoners.

Prisoners.
The British and French armies
on the northern sector of the bat
tle-line in France and Belgium
continue to press forward, driv-
ing the Germans back, strewing
the ground with enemy corpses
and capturing great numbers of
prisoners and guns and large
quantities of ammunition and 9TH
er supplies. Peronne, Bapaume,
Lens and many other places of
great strategic value have been
taken, and the British have
smashed the famous Hindenburg
line in several places. The Brit
ish captured the city of Lens on
Tuesday. The town of Queant al
so has been taken.
Lens was evacuated by the Ger
mans and the British moved in.
In their push beyond the Dro-
court-Queant line, the British
have advanced to a point just
west of BUSY, mile and half
beyond Queant, and have occu-
pied Peronneville, a mile and a
half southwest of Queant.
More than 10000 prisoners
were taken by the British Mon
day. Additional prisoners were
taken Tuesday, :,
The British also hold Doignies
Velu and Bertincourt and Roc
quigny, representing an advance
Ito maximum depth of four
miles on a 20-mile front.
The sensational breaking of the
Drocourt-Q -Queant switch line after
a series of important allied ad-
vances, with captures of much ma
terial and prisoners, has caused
considerable enthusiasm in Lon
don. While not too optimistic,
the people believe that the pres
ent rate of advance can be CON
tinued, despite the most strenuous
enemy efforts to stop the advance.
the most important of the whole
war. r
The Drocourt-Queant switch is
believed to be the main system of
the German defense and that
there is nothing stronger or even
as strong behind it. Consequent
ly, its loss, if it becomes final, will
open the doors to further ad-
vances.
The entire Soissons plateau is
now in the hands of the Franco
alnder Gen. Mangin.
Near Vauxaillon, where late re-
ports stated that the Germans
were burning ammunition dumps,
a further retirement, probably,
to the Chemin des Danes, is NOM
expected. The Chemin
des Danes line, however, is also
and it is not probable
that the Germans will remain
there long.
Allied forces on the western
front have taken a total of 128,-
3O2 prisoners since July Is, it was
announced in an official state
ment. In the same period 2,O69
guns. 1874 mine throwers and
1873 machine guns were cap
tured.
The text says: "In the course
of their operations from July IS,
the allies have taken 128,302 pris-
oners including $500 officers and
captured 1875 mine throwers 49,
1888 machine guns and a consider
able quantity of munitions, sup
plies and materials of all kinds.
On the French front 81 500 pris-
oners and 5000 guns have been
captured by the French since
August s.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

Plans are now forming for that
wonderful Florida crop of vege-
tables and soon the growers will
be busily at work setting out their
seed beds. 1t will take 10000
cars to haul the product to mar
ket, but Uncle Sam will find them.
Florida Grower.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

The marmalade and other fruit
products company at Orlando will
enlarge its plant as a means of in
creasing the factory's output.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

Jefferson county will harvest
100000 pounds of watermelon
seed this season.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-09-05

Tourists rates are assured. and
the crowds will come to Florida as
usual .-Times-Union.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

The Alaska Steamship company's big liner Alaska arrived in this port apout g o'clock this morning from Seattle eproute to Anchorage. She sailed from Seattle with a passenger list Of 126 person, S2 of whom disembarked at Ketchikan and Juneau, and eight were booked for the port of Skagway. The bal ance are enroute for Cordova, Ella mar, valdez, LaTouche, Seward, Anchorase. while MT. and Mrs. orra E. Monette and Mrs. Monette of Los Angeles, and Mrs. J. H. Proctor and Edith Proctor are making the round trip as tourists.
 The Alsaka will remain here un- til about 6:3O o'clock this evening, the time in port being required for unloading the cargo of freight con signed to this port.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
FORREST SAYS ALASKA
 MUST MARK TIME

Seattle is on the peak of it's prosperity and altho the laborers admit they can save no money by reason Of the hig cost of living, doubt if Alaska will be able to secure necessary man power until the war is oyer," is the opinion of c. F. Forrest, who returned last night accompanied by his daugh- ter.
 MT. Forrest Is returning from a trip to the Atlantic coast and re- turned by way of Mexico and Cali fornia. He says war conditions in the east are normal, there is no excitement and everywhere is a feeling of grim determination to prosecute the war to successful ending.-Dispatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
7WO. MILLION
 EVERY HOUR:

Washington. - A comparison of reports shows that American war expenses are aDout 50 per cent higher than Great Britain's owing to the shorter time that America has been in the war. The individual burden of taxation in this country is about half as much as in Eng land.
 The monthly cost of the war to the United States is about $1,5OO,l 900, 900. The cost to Great Brit ain is about a billion dollars. The United States is now spending $2'- 900, 900 hourly.
 The nations debt is now a little under $12,5OOO,OOO,OOO. Great Britain's debt is $S6, 5,OOO,OOO.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

E. A. Magel, who represents Heintze's 57 varieties of Pure Food Products, haa been in skagway for a few days calling on his trade and at the same time has put in a few hours in fishing. If he is as Buc- cessful in selling pickles and other things as he Is in fishing his house will he filled with orders as MT. Magel has landed great number of the willy trout and is an ardent ex- ponent O. Isaac Walton. MT. Ma gel left today for Juneau. .-.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
GEN. PERsHING'S BOYS TOOK PART IN DRIVE

Washington, Aug. 10.-General Pershing's communique today quotes & letter written by a German lieu tenant. who was later killed, in which he told of his experiences in the fighting in the Chateau Thierry sector, where, he said, the Ameri- cans were attacking.
 Never before had there been such strong attacks, he declared, and nobody could withstand them.
 He saj5 he believed the Germans had underestimated Genral Foch and the Americans.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

Washington, Aug. SO.-The big gest intensive roundup of illicit whiskey distillers ever undertaken by the United states government has just been completed in the southern mountain district.
 The general raid resulted in the seizure of 4S6 stills and the arrest of two hundred moonshiners. Five Of the outlaws were killed while
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
WOMEN CANNOT RUN
 FOR PARLIAMENT

London, Aug. 30.-Women are not entitled to become candidates for parliament, according to de. cision reached by the law officers of England, Scotland and Ireland, who were unanimous in their ruling Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, said in the house of commons today. This settled the controversy which arose out of ex- tending the franchise to women.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
HUNGER STONE" GIVES WARN
 ING OF WOE TO HUNS

Amsterdam.-The famous Hun gerstone," in the river Eloe, near Tetseheu, which, according to popu- lar belief in Germany, predicts fla mine whenever seen, is now visible for the first time since the begin ming of the war. The stone lies in the bed Of the river, and has never been visible save in excep- tional times.
 The stone bears the inscription, chisled in old German, When you see me ye shall weep"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

The American Army on the Alsne Vesle Front. l1:40 a. III. Friday. - Fighting of q most desperate char acter occurred between the American troops and enemy forces at Ju- Yidny. just north of SOissons this morning. The Americans were brought into the fight because the trenches in this locality are along side of the railway which runs north and south.
 French tanks supported the A mericaas iu their attack against the enemy.
 The samous Prussian guards were Orough- into the operations here and made violent counter attacks against the American positions, and although they sought time and a- again 70 eYict the Yankees by coun- ter attacks which were repeatedly launched, their efforts to regain the lost ground was in vain.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
WANTS DRf5LAN:s:
 CONTINUED

Washington, Aug. SO.-senator Sheppard introduced an amend ment to the bill providing for na- tional prohibition to take effect June 30, 1919 providing for pro hioition to continue until the army is demobilized.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
GERMAN LOSSES.
 ARE STAGGERING

Paris, Aug. 30.-The totad Ger man losses from the beginning of the war 10 the end of July 1918, are understood to be 6,000,000.
 One million four hundred thous- and were killed up to the begin ming of the German offensive.
 From March 27 to June 17 the Germans are said to have lost 12S,- 900 killed alone.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

With the British Army in France, Friday, 2:35 p. m. - The German armies have been driven behind the river Somme everywhere along the British front. The whole western bank is now in the possession of General Haig's troops and at one place just south of Chapellette, 6 British force has crossed to the east bank,
 Fires on the northern end of the German line opposing the Brit ish ia taken as an indication of the withdrawal of the enemy to positions farther east. Especially is this evidenced in the Lys salient. As the fires burn their way thru the buildings many explosions are noted behind the enemy lines, which shows that the Germans are de- stroying large stores of explosives.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
A|RNEN SUPPLY GROUND FIGHTERS:|II
 ADVANCE POSITIONS WITH AMMUNITION

Paris. Friday. - Americans hola- Ing Ihe positions in the Soissons region as Campien Wood and Erches and other points south of Nesle have had 8 fierce engagement with the enemy who sought to bar the French advances eastward. The German rear guards fought to the last man, and died rather than be captured.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

Miss Myrtle Record and Miss Ruth Reed, two pioneers of Anchor age, are passengers on the Alaska bound for home, after a vacation in California and other Pacific coast points.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
CASU ALTIES REPORTED

Washington, Aug. 3O.-The list of casualties as reported today from the iron contains the names Of 25O men. Of these lS2 were kill ed and 65 severely wounded.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
SPECIAL MEETING OF EAGLES CALLED TONIGHT

There will De 8 special meeting of skagway Aerie No. 25, Fra ternal Order Of Eagles tonight, (Friday) at 8:3O o'clock for the purpose of disposing of special matters If bushes which will come before the meeting.
 J. M. Keller, W. P.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

Paris, Friday. - French and American troops attacking north of Soissons are rapidly approaching the westward side of the Soissons table land.
 Ten fresh German divisions have been rushed up 10 oppose this ad- vance which threatens the whole western portion of the enemies Aisne-Yesle line.
 Beyond Noyon the French are pushing toward Guiscard and Chau- ny. Here the Germans are offering conclusive resistance in the heights southwest and northwest of Noyon and along the Crozat canal.
 In the Ailette region the French forces have reached the border Of Coucy forest which merges into the sf Gobisn forest, and is known Q De one Of the greatest defens- i've positions on the western front,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
BATTLES AND DEAL ARE
 RENON1NATED POSTMAsTERs

Washington, Aug. 3O.-President Wilson renominated Edgar Bat ties at Seattle and T. H. Deal at FairDanks for the postmastership of their respective towns
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
MANY. M00NsHINERss ROUNDED !. !. I)P|N HILLS 0E:OLD7 KENTUCKY

resisting arrest, and two of the sheriff.s were killed before the out laws were finally rounded up. A large number of government men assisting the sheriffs in the raid were wounded as were also a number of the liquor makers.
 It is believed that this cleanup will result in general cessation of the Illicit distilling of the moon shine.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
BIG BATCH OF MAIL
 RECEIVED BY SOLDIERS

London, Aug. 30.-In the house of commons Postmaster General A. H. Illingworth sadi that 1O,OO0,0OO letters and S5O,OOO parcels were sent to the army weekly. Letters to prisoners of war numbered 116,- 900 a week, and parcels 126,000.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

Vosges last night the Germans were driven of Dy the Americans gun fire.
 The German artillery fire in the Woeyre district increased material ly during the night and an enemy aeroplane was shot down after it had attacked several American ob- seryation balloons east of St. Mi hiel.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

Fred Blanchard and Carl Hahn were Dassengers out on the City of Seattle today. The young men! will attend school this winter. Both have had positions with the ". F. & Y. Route this summer. an- .--
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

Washington, Aug. SO.-Conferees having the drafting of the new man power bill in hand have agreed to eliminate the work or fight clause from the Dill.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30

Paris, Friday. 11:4O D. m. - Re ports from the Field Headquarters received at the French war office early this morning state that in three different patrol encounters In
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
NEW MAN POWER BILL W|TH0U1::::
 ''WORKORF|GHT" CLAOSEADOPEED

The bill as amended at the con ference and presented and re- ported to the House of Representa- tiYes was adopted as per the re- port .--- -l------- ----.-
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-30
YANKEES REP||LSEI REPEATED ATTACKS
 OF PRlJSs|ANIGUARDs NEAR .s0|ssONs

Paris. Friday, 11:00 a. m.-Ger- man troops made desperate count CT attacks on the French positions between the Ailette and Aisne riT- CTS early this morning but all Of these attacks were repulsed aud the French maintained their gains east If Pasly and north of Soissons.
 London. Friday, 11:10 a. m.-Ac- cording to this noon's reports from the BrItish headquarters to the Brit ish war office, following the fall os Bapaume the British captured Combles between Bapuame and the Somme. The British forces then crossed the Somme to the south and west of Peronne, and east of the Sepsee river and made progress to- day, capturing the towns of Buiie- cour and Hendcourt and Escagni- court also Cleri-surS Somme, which is on the Somme river Nps- tween Combles and Peronne.
 British troops in advanced posi- tions on the Picardy battle front were supplied with small arm am intuition by aeroplanes which made delivery to the ground fighters hy dropping the packages of cartridges from the machines attached to parachutes.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
WASHINGTON BANKERS
WILL ELECT OFFICERS

The annual election of officers
and members of the Board of Gov
ernors of the Washington Chapter
of the American Institute of Bank
ing will take place today from 4
to s o'clock in the chapter rooms
at 1914 + street northwest
The following are the candidates:
President. Edward J. McQuade,
Liberty Savings Bank; vice-presi-
dent, Ross L. Pollock, Home Saw
ings Bank: secretary. Frederick S.
Steffens. office of the Comptroller
of the Treasury: treasurer. A. A.
+. Savage, National Savings & Trust
Company; assistant secretary. J. w.
McDonough, Commercial National
Bank; chief consul, Victor B. Dey-
ber. Board OF Governors Give to
he elected): G. o. Barnes. NJ. p.
Caskey, John DeLamater. Frank B.
Devereux, c. Louis Ecklof. r. v.
Fleming, John l.. Fugitt, c. L.
Gable. F. e. Herrell, T. Stanley HoI-
land. Richard w. Hynson. Roy l..
Neuhauser, A. NJ. Nevius, W. 7.
Robey. Beginald Rutherford, John
A. Sabotka, NJ. E. Sltndee, William
Nick. StoweII. F. J. Stryker. Harry
p. White, and G. +. Stauffer.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
broken LEG result
OF TROLLEY MISHAP
Young Man. Knocked Down. Is
Brought to Hospital.

While crossing II street. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
northwest, early yesterday afternoon.
George W. Black, . years old. lslo
II street northeast, was knocked down
by an eastbound car Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company,
receiving a fractured leg and cuts
about the head and face. He was
taken 10 the Casualty Hospital
Roller skating in the congested
downtown section almost caused Sc
rious injury TO l2-year-old Marshall
Gooding, Of ll3l Twelfth street, at I
O'Clock yesterday. The lad was skat-
ing on Pennsylvania avenue near
Fourteenth street when he was run
down by an automobile operated by
Robert Robins, Of 7eS Gresham place
northwest, sustaining light injuries
about the ankle. Robins took the boy
to the Emergency Hospital in his ma
chine
While driving his automobile in the
vicinity Of Sixteenth and / streets
northwest, yesterday afternoon. Isaac
NJ Black, 11ll Fifth street northeast.
collided with another car. Isaac's ma
chine was considerably damaged, but
the other was apparently not The
later car bore District OF Columbia
and Maryland licenses.