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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-27

the legal hours Of public sale, 9ns' ash
to the highest and best bidder ~. N ?,
following described real estate si'u'''
county, Florida, towit: A,,s, 1usr
Lots one and two in the sog i,l,.1on a
Of section ten as per the supal''SibysS1.
Florida Development COMPANY 1narer
acres more or less in the southeas ',rsn sou
said section ten, township tVen,' ~ nnrDo,e
range twenty-seven east, for lle ,st. o.
satisfying said decree and the cO'~
sale.
April sth, 1918. .,uvsoy.
1907 Mon. Special Master IN N''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-27

IA herman mark equals DIT Iue part
of exchange 238 cents.):
Number of Amount
Subscribers (Marks)..
First loan ..1,267,235 4,4SO,OO0,00O
Second loan. 1851 900 100000, 900
Third loan ..3,966,41S 12,162,O00,OO0
Fourth loan .5,279,645 10,767,O0O,OO0
Fifth loan ..3,SO9,976 1859 900, 900
Sixth loan ..6,76S,0S2 1878, 900 900
Seventh loan 5,213,373 1922 900 900
1t will be observed that the best
German war loan, the sixth, attained
about the same percentage of sub
|scribers according to population, as
the second Liberty loan of the Uni
ted States.
Germany's population is approx
mately 100000, and about 10 per
cent of her population bought bonds.
The population of the United States
is estimated at 103,OOO,00O and slight
ly less than 10 per cent of the popu.
lation participated in the second Lib.
erty loan.
The German public debt on Octo.
Der /, 1913. was $1,165,OOO 900. In
December, 1917 the German public
debt was estimated to be $25, 4OS, 900,
OO0 The public debt of the United
States on March 81, 1917, was ST.,
POS, 100000, and on January 81, 1918
SITES, 100000.
The total wealth of the German
Empire, according to statistics pro
vided by DIR. Karl Helfferich. former
ly German minister of finance, is 80,
O0O,OOOOOO marks, of approximately
$50, 900 100000.
The wealth of the United States i.
estimated to be $25O,OOO 900 900.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-27

The New York City Consumers
League estimates that s11.7O a week
is the least upon which a woman can
live decently and healthfully in New
York.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-27

Retail dealers handling wheat flour
in the State of Florida are required
to sell wheat -four only when sales OF
wheat flour substitutes accompany the
-four pound for pound, this being the
original fifty-fifty rule, applying to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-27
NOTICE OF MASTERS SALE


Notice is hereby given that under and bv
virtue Of final decree rendered in the ohors
entitled cause on the 5th day Of April, 4 n
1918. by the Honorable John s Edwards
Judge Of the said court, in chancery sitting
in favor of la McCreight, administratriy ~
the estate OF Albert w Torrance dereased u
the undersigned, special master in chanrcr,
will, on the 9th day Of May, A. D l9Is se,i
TO the highest and best bidder for cash beforo
the South Court house door at Barlow Pail
county, Florida. between the legal hours ~
sale on the said day, the following dsScr,ho ~;
cal estate in Polk county, Florida. to-wit
Lot eleven tlll OF the Baker Suhdivisio,,
Block ifty-six 1867 of the GiImors A lS,Uii
ion to Lakeland. Florida. @AUui-
The said property is sold to satisfy the
said decree and costs u'e
H. c. PETTEwAY
D, O. ROGERS, '"' Aias'er
Solicitor for Complainant. Am
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-27

Germany has had seven war loans.
The following table shows the num-
Der of subscribers and the amount
raised, in marks during each loan.
CA German mark equals at the part
of exchange 23.S cents.):
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-27

N THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR poi 4
COUNTY. Fl0RlDA.--IN CHANCERY.-IlA
McCRElGHT, ADMINISTRATIVE. VS.. ALICE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-27
SAVE AND LEND

The very best friend that you own
Is coming, today or tomorrow,
To ask for bit Of loan
OF all you can gather and borrow.
You know what he's wanting it for;
You aren't too fond of the Kaiser;
You know he'll repay it and more
So lend it, and don't be a miser!
Your friend is your old Uncle Sam,
Who saves you from being a
martyr;
You know he's as mild as a lamb,
But when he must fight, he's a
Tartar!
There's billions that have to be spent
To make him a two-fsted hitter;
You know he'll return ever cent
Then aid him. and don't be quit
ter!
Oh, buy every bond that you can.
Don't question and haggle ant
palter!
Your Uncle's a generous man,
And safe as the Rock of Gibraltar
He's asking no more than his due;
He needs every soul for hi
hacker;
He's working and fighting for you
Then help him, and don't be
Stacker.
Arthur Guiterman in Life
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
HOSPITAL SHIP
TORPEDOED BY
GERMAN U.b0AT
Teutons Violate Pledge Given
Last September; Wounded
Are Saved, Three Mem.
berS of Crew Drown.
BULLETIN.

London, Jan. 9.--The hospital ship
Rewa as torpedoed and sunk in the
Bristol channel on January 4 while
on its way from Gibraltar. it is an
nounced officially. All the wounded
were saved. There were three casual
ties among the crew.
His Majesty's hospital ship Rewa
was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol
channel at about midnight on January
4 on it's way home from Gibraltar. All
the wounded we're safely. transferred
to patrol vessels. There were only
three casualties among the crew.
Three Lascars being missing.
1T was displaying all the lights and
markings required by The Hague con-
vcntion.
After making several charges Of
THE misuse of hospital ships, which
were denied specifically by the en-
tente governments concerned, the
Germans last year suspended the i'm
munity of these vessels in the English
channel and certain other waters. The
British discontinued special mark.
ings of hospital ships, on the ground
that they were merely rendered con
spicuous thereby and were more liable
to attack. Last September King Al
fonso of Spain intervened and sue
ceeded in obtaining an agreement
from the bellgerents for the free
movement of hospital ships within
specified areas.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
BANDITS RUN
WILD IN THE
RUSS CAPITAL

London, Jan. ,9.-The situation in
Petrograd is depicted in the most
gloomy colors by the correspondent
of the Times, who in a telegram dated
Monday, the Russian Christmas, says
that no Christmas in 800 years has
been celebrated in such tragic circum-
stances. Petrograd, he adds, is full Of
dirt, disorder and crime and there is
no~police or other authority to which
to appeal.
The food situation is very critical,
and starvation appears to be staring
the people in the face.
The wretched conditions of ex-
istence have been aggravated by
binding snowstorms drifted by vio-
lent winds for three days and nights
with the temperature at IA degrees
Fahrenheit.
The correspondent of the Times
thus sums up the general position Of
the country:
Russian affairs have become so
desperate. that only the Intervention
of the allies or the Germans can pre-
vent catastrophe. As this can no
longer be expected from the allies, the
disheartened Russian looks to the
Germans to put an end to the awful
chaos in which the country now is
involved"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
SUPPRESS NAVY
MUTINOUS MOVE
LISBON HARBOR

Lisbon, Jan. "a mutinous out
break on the Portuguese battleshlp
Vasco De Cana was checked by ar
tillery fire from fort in Lisbon har-
Dor, after the warship had fired few
shots at the land battery, according
TO a government announcement to-
day.
The crew in part was landed and
disarmed, surrendering to the army
and the republican guard. and gov
ernment forces later gained posses
sion of the battleship.>
Measures taken to insure the main
tenance of order are declared to have
been effective. The statement issued
by the government reads:
"The Vasco De Cana is already in
the Santos docks against the govern
ment's formal orders, and having TAX
en- a position in the middle Tagus be-
fore Fort St. George, battery in the
fort opened fire on the cruiser, which
replied with a few shots and then
hosted the white flag. Parts Of crews
of other ships landed some men from
the cruiser, who, after being disarmed,
surrendered to the republican guard
and the army on Commerce square
and at the nava arsenal.
THE Vasco De Cana is alreadyy in
the governments hands"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
I. ". W. Decides that
Life in Army is Better
Than Prison Bondage

Jack St. Clair decided he would
much rather fight for liberty in the
army than to endure bondage in
prison. He sent word from the
county Jail to the federal officers
Wednesday Of his decision.
Jack was one of the men arrested
in a aid on local Industrial Work
es of the World headquarters two
months ago. He has had two
months in jail to learn what fine
thing liberty is.
Deputy United States Attorney
Saxton called Sergeant Joiner of
the local British recruiting mis-.
sion to his Office. Sergeant Joiner
interviewed St. Clair, who is a
British subject. St Clair renounced
all Industrial Workers of the
World sentiments and Sergeant
Joiner escorted him to the recruit
ing office to make him a soldier.
Otto Olson was also released.
He had $50 in cash. "IuAt thing
I'm going to do is to get square
meal" said Olson.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
ChapIains Declare Morals
of Sammies Abroad Excellent

With the American Army in France,
Jan. 9.-Chaplains of both Protestant
and Catholic faiths have just issued
reports to the government, in which
it is maintained that the morals of
the men of the American expedition
ary force are most excellent.
in performing our priestly func-
tionsg" the reports say, 1T has been
our privilege to travel considerably
among the troops and it pleases us
immensely to be able to state that we
find the moral conditions very salts
factory. The military authorities are
vigilant in removing temptation and
the result is thus far we have a clean
army.
1--WE are honestly convinced that
the men on duty in these towns in
France are in less danger morally
than they would be in the service in
Our own country"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
u. S. TROOPS
FIGHT SNOW
AND SUSH

With the American. Army in France,
Tuesday, Jan. 8.-Slippery, ice-coated
roads have upset traffic between the
camps and headquarters, General Per-
shing himself becoming a victim this
morning when his automobile stalled
between two hills and was unable to
60 forward or backward. The general
walked several miles through the
snow and slust to his destination. /
A large ward in one of the base
hospitals containing many patients,
with the doctors and nurses in at
tendance, has been quarantined be-
cause of the discovery Of a case of
scarlet fever.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
Omaha Boy Tells How Christmas
Day Was Spent at Camp Cody

trola for the patients. The people OF
Lincoln sent Us about 200 records
for it.
The Red Gross gave every one in
Camp Cody Christmas present, they
were put up by people all over the
country. got a handkerchief. two
packages of cigarets, a can of to-
baceo, a cob pipe, package of cigaret
papers, a paper bound novel. writ
ing tablet, a scrap book with comic
clippings in it and a, box of lump
sugar. They cant say every one is
not getting his share of what anyone
gives to the Red Cross or Young
Mems Christian association and that
they are not doing world Of good,
| am in a position to know and |
know better. They did lot of good
around here"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
PRESIDENT URGES
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
0NCONGRESSMEN
Promises Complete Statement
Of His Attitude Later; Lead
ers Confident Amend
ment Will Pass.

Washington, Jan. 9.-President
Wilson late today told delegation
of house leaders that he favored en-
actment OF the Susan B. Anthony fed
eral suffrage amendment and would
make clear his position in statement
to be issued tonight. y
After a 40-minute conitrHce with
The president the congressman issued
this statement:
THE committee found that the
president had not felt at liberty to
volunteer his advice to members OF
congress i'll this important matter, but
when we sought his advice he very
frankly and earnestly advised US to
vote on the amendment as an act of
right and justice to the women of the
country and of the world"
The house votes tomorrow on the
suffrage amendment resolution and
suffrage advocates, already confident,
declared the attitude of the president
made passage of the resolution by the
necessary two-thirds vote certain.
Heretofore the president has insisted
that suffrage was qeustion for the
individual states to determine.%
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10

CLIMBS 1000 FEET.A
1t was a difficult and dangerous
climb up the slippery mountain
heights to the summit of the hill
1000 feet high which Consul Carroll
assembled.
The enemy positions on Monte
Mellette, De Gallo and Monte Bade-
neche were seen to be heavily COW
cred with snow which extended down
to the Frensela valley through which
the Austrians are seeking to push
their way to the plain.
The consul visited the Bersagelieri
brigade which had borne the brunt of
the mountain fighting, finding the
men we'll conditioned and rationed,
in fine spirits and confident that they
would be able to hold any further at
tempts of the enemy to advance. The
American Red Cross had delivered
mountain hoods among the Bersa-
gelieri, who were warm in praise OF
the American action,
Nearly foot of snow fell during
Consul CAROLS visit and several Of
hcers predicted a three foot fall,
which they considered would bring
the enemy to a complete halt. A
weather report to the supreme COM
mand today shows rise in tempera-
ture with a minimum Of 80 degees
Fahrenheit.
The city OF Bassano through which
Consul Carroll passed had been part
1y evacuated. Most of the stores and
hotels were closed but remnant Of
the population was still about the
streets. Firing could be heard from
the enemy positions seven miles dis
tant, near Monte Grappa where the
enemy is now being held after the
failure Of his last effort to break
through.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
MRS. FREDERICK J. RAYUM E.
OFFICIALS PLOT
TO STEAL ARMY
STORES ON COAST
Intelligence Officers Arrest
Three Men Who Attempted
10 Sell Supplies Worth
Thousands.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 9.--Am-
munition and military stores valued
at $2S5,000 stored in the federal build
ing here were offered for sale by fed
eral officials for the purpose of start
ing a revolution in Mexico, it was an
nounced today by army intelligence
officers.
Intelligence officers. answering an
advertisement for 40 husky men" un-
earthed the plot. One man, posing
as a buyer, was led to the basement
of the federal building, according to
army officials, and showi, all the out
fit, including 10 machine guns. Three
men are now under arrest. They are
Nicholas Sem Zogg, N. A. Myles and
Joseph Collins.
N. A. Myles, who alleged he had
been held as military prisoner at
Fort Macarthur here since January 8
without warrant, was granted his lib
erty today by Judge B. F. Bledsoe in
the United States district court.
Myles had applied for release in ha-
beas corpus proceedings.
Myles walked out of the court
room and was rearrested by the army
intelligence operatives on the same
charge of havingAconspired to sell mu-
nitions in violation of the espionage
act, under which he had been held
when the writ was sought.
0fErers II, p1ot
Intelligence officers named without
reservation two federal officials who
they said arranged the plot.
The army account of the affair. in
sofar as it was available, is that the
munitions were conhscated by the
government some two years ago.
when an alleged plot to start Mexi-
can revolution in the interests Of
American land owners was frustrated.
The supplies were tucked away in the
federal building and remained there
until certain federal appointees saw a
chance for profit and were unable to
resist.
An advertisement in the newspapers.
with code signature was the means
they hit upon for concea1ing their
tracks beyond hope of discovery.
Army agents, interested in knowing
why any proper work requiring 40
husky men" could not be advertised
openly, trailed the story down.
The disclosures by the intelligence
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10

ATTACKS NUMEROUS.
The French also made an attempt
against the enemy lines near Am
merzweiler, in Alsace, according to
Berlin, which claims the thrust was
repulsed. Paris announces the check
ing of German attempts in the region
of Mont Tetone, in Champagne.
Meanwhile the artillery duel north
east of Verdun and in the upper Al
SAGE continues active. ...
German troops in local attack east
Of Builecourt, west-northwest OF
Cambria, entered the British trenches.
but a counter attack elected the
enemy, who left Is prisoners in the
hands OF the British. Berlin reports
the failure Of British thrust on the
Boesinghe-Staden railway, northeast
of Ypres. The German artillery -
stiff active in the Ypres sector.
Artillery Busy in Italy.
Bad weather on the Italian front
has reduced infantry operations to
minimum but the artillery is busy on
the northern line between Asiago and
the Piave.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in
his review of the 1917 campaign up
to mid-November, says that the ad-
ditional strength the Germans have
gained from the Russian and Italian
failures has largely been discounted.
He declares that the ultimate destruc-
ton of the German armies has been
brought appreciably nearer. The Of
fensive campaign planned for 1917
failed Of completion. but on the west
ern front the allies gained the VIC
tories of Arras, Messines, Flanders,
Nerdun. Charrpapne and the Aisne.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10

Writing from Camp Cody, Deming,
N. NJ, E. c. Goddard, an Omaha boy.
now member OF the sanitary depart
ment, One Hundred and Twenty
seventh United States artillery, tells
his people how the soldier boys spent
Christmas. Here is what he says:
well, Christmas is over, / hope
you folks had nice time and suppose
you did. We had an awfully nice
dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes,
cranberries, celery and mince pie and
it was all very good. OF course, it
wasn't cooked or served like it would
have been had | been at home, but it
was very good and l enjoyed it.
Il was on duty in the hospital all
night the night before Christmas.
Christmas afternoon l played the VIC
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
Board of Education .
Announces Committees

President Reed of the Board of Ed
ucation announced the following COM
mittees for the year: Judiciary, Bro
gan and Wells; buildings and grounds,
Warfeld, Bekins, Johnson, Falconer
and McGilton; finance and claims,
McGilton, Burns, Eldredge, Talmage
and Clark; purchasing, Bekins, Clark.
Falconer, Eldredge and johnson;
teachers, Wells. War6eld, Brogan.
Burns and Talmage.
Z. G. McGilton, one of the new
members, succeeds President Reed, as
chairman of the finance and claims
committee. Mr.. Bekins takes the
place Of Thomas A. Fry, resigned. as
head of the purchasing committee.
Messrs. Brogan, Warheld and Wells
again retain the chairmanships Of
their respective committees.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
U. S. to Recruit Woman
Labor for War EmeruenCV

Washington, Jan. 9.--Establisbment
OF a clearing house for the women
labor of the nation, under the super
vision of Secretary of Labor Wilson.
was announced here today. Mrs. Hilda
Muhlhauser Richards, named as chief
of the bureau, outlines as its principal
function the task of recruiting women
to fill the ranks of the industrial army
wherever men are released for mill
tarv duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10

With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, Jan. 8,-A new department
Of coordination, created since the
war, is fLnctioning in almost satisfac-
tory manner and is contributing ma
terially to the building up of the war
machine which General Pershing de-
sires to see running automatically.
whether or not he is present.
Since the establishment of the CO.
ordination department it has re-
moved the nccessit.5 for the general
seeing IS staff heads daily and has
cut down his necessary interviews to
about four day and has given him
greater liberty in which to plan opera-
tions.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
Suit Involving Millions
Comes Up in Supreme Court

Washington, Jan. 9.-Ihe suit instl-
tuted in 1911 by the state of Wyoming
against the state. OF Colorado to EN-
join proposed diversion in the latter
state of the Laramie river water for
the Greeley -Roudre irrigation project
was called for reargument today in
the supreme court.
Each side was allowed two days
for argument of the case, in which
the conflicting claims Of many west
ern states to waters from interstate
rivers for irrigation purposes are in
volved.
The suit directly affects the devel-
opment of l25,000 acres Of land in
Colorado and more than 100000 in
Wyoming, with property interests es-
timated between $50,000,000 and $780,
100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
New War Department Created by
Pershing in France Gets Results

This departmentpasses on and has
authority to settle questions from
other departments. An instance of its
work was shown recently when the
quartermaster's department wanted
storage plants with capacity of 90,-
600 tons of meat built.
The coordination department fig
ured that the demand was baseu on
the old army allowance of 20 ounces
of fresh 4eat daily for the troops. but
did not take into consideration that
smoked meats and fish could be sub
stituted for fresh meat on some days.
Such proved to be the case. the CO.
ordination department deciding that
storage plants with capacity of H.
900 tons would suffice.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
LithuanianS Declare
National independence

New York, Jan. ga cableeram
saying the independence Of Lithuania
from Russia was declared by the
Lithuanian landesrath- on January 9,
was received here today by P. S. Viii
mont, president Of the Lithuanian Ma
tional council of this city. The mes
sage came from DIR. John Szlupas CT
the Lithuanian relief committee at
Stockholm,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
u. S. TO CONTROL
THEOIL INDUSTRY
OF THE NATION

Washington, Jan. 9.--The govern.
ment is preparing to take control Of
the oil supply, under the fuel admins
tration. A man has been selected to
take charge and his name will be made
public with the announcement of the
governments decision.
1t is understood that the govern.
ments plans are not fully matured
and will not be until the new ap-
pointee makes an investigation.
Licensing of the oil industry from
the wells to the wholesaler is contem-
plated.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
Mercury Drops to 3 Below;
Predict Continued Cold

Temperature dropped to 8 degrees
below zero at s o'clock Wednesday
morning. The cold extends over the
plains states, but is not severe in
western Nebraska. Denver reported 26
above and Cheyenne 20 above.
Weather bureau predicts continued
cold for several days.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
Cuban Sugar Arrives to
Relieve Eastern Shortaue

Philadelphia, Jam 9.ATwo steamers
carrying cargoes of Cuban sugar ar
rived here today. One of the vessels
carried 8,960,000 pounds of raw sugar
and the other 100000 pounds. The
sugar will be refined as soon as pos
sible to relieve the sugar shortage.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
War Ordnance Subject of
Next Senate Investigation

Washington. Jan. 9.-Upon compile
ton Of its investigations Of the army
clothing situation expected today the
senate war inquiry probably will be
turned to the subject OF war ordnance
and supplies.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
Material Increases in
Railroad Rates Expected

Washington, Jan. e.-General read
justfnent of the country's complicated
rate system to fit the new noncompet-
tive situation will be one If the early
outgrowths of government operation.
it was officially indicated tday. Many
readjustments considered inevitable
involve material increases in rates.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-10
ALLIES RESUME ACTIVITY
ON WESTERN FRONT after
A LONG PERIOD OF REST
French Make Successful Attack German Lines East OF
ST. Mihiel; Capture German Machine Guns
and Prisoners; British Repulse
Attack.

French troops in the Woevre have envened the virtual
inactivity on the front by successfully completing
into the German lines east Of ST. Mihe The German
positions onemle front penetrated and 7S
Shelters the French returned TO their lines