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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

Mrs. Walter Wilson yesterday re
flVed a letter from her son. John
Fllson, who is a member of Com
|any D, and who wrote that he was
hospital in France, not wounded
|ut quite ill. The reason for his
mess was due to the fact that in a
|ard battle his company was three
|ays without food-going too fast
|uflng that time for the kitchen to
|stch up with them. The morning
the third day food reached them
/ nd they over ate of the meat, which
Pas not as good as it should have
Peen, and all of his comrades were
Immediately taken i'll. They were
POVed to a hospital, where they were
Fnen he wrote. It is not known how
many OF Lakeland men were with the
|Oung man, but only two others were
Flth him when a former letter was
received. He said he had only re-
|elVed one letter from home since ne
|aad been in France, and that one was
written in June and he received 1t in
Eeptember.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22
BRIAN O. JEFFCOTT.
MR.. AND MRS. c. WHITE

We doubt if there are many instr
buttons working under the haudicaps
suffered the past week by the Evening
Telegram would have given IT'S pa
irons the service this paper has. We
always keep our troubles to onrseli'
and do not mention them unless by
NOV of necessary explanation; ana We
can cope with nearly any SITUATION eA
ent that which arises from sickness
We have had some of our best nell
arc ont of the Office because CT li''
ness. and at this time we have nine
carrier bows unable to report for duIV
Co if your paper is late or II inc
substitute carrier boy misses you tr'
to be as good-natured as you car sa
sbout it. and the situation viii De I'M
rroved as soon as Providence per
o,ts OF course there are all kinu,
- neopIe in the world, and now AM
mn we encounter a Crouch but {"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

up fine, being made mostly CT con
crete. They evidently expected tG
stay here for quite while. Sevral Of
the dugouts had electric lights in
them. We found all kinds of articles
in them and as usual l have about q
ton or 80 of souvenirs. will send
you some as soon as | can get back
to a postoffice where l can get some
stamps.
l must tell you laughable Incl
dent that happened to two Of us.
Fritz" sent over about a dozen big
shells which tore up the ground about
400 yards from where we were stand
ing. After it was over, we decided to
60 over and see the damage to the
road. We half way expected the fun
to start again and so were just lit
tie nervous. First thing we know We
heard "whoosh" and both of us
ducked behind the first barrier at
hand. The shell burst way short. We
both looked around and let out loud
guffaw., ge We had ducked behind a
dump of high explosive shells.
We all begin to feel the strain OF
being constantly under fire. Most Of
the fellows eyes are beginning tc
look sunken and unconsciously we all
have one ear always cooked up to de-
termine where that shell is going &c
hit.
Oh, yes almost forgot to tell you
During this melee I was appointed
second lieutenant, Corps of Engineers
and assigned temporarily to e Com
rany. Ny rank started from July 9
So everything came out all right af
ter all.
Please send this letter on to mon
and pop.
Your loving brother,
, FRED d. MENDENHALL,
Second Lieutenant, G.. of E., Co. e
t 7th U. s. Engrs. American +. F.
France.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22
NOTICE

Lakeland, Fla. Oct. 81. 1918.
TO the Public:
Until you are otherwise notified, the
previous order to prevent all public
meetings within doors is hereby in
definitely extended, as the conditions
do not warrant any modification Of
the first order. Churches, theaters,
lodges, moving picture shows, tuner
ais. etc, are herein included.
5000 E. C. FLANAGAN, Mayor
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22
ALL COOL DRINK FOUNTAINS
MUST STERILIZE UTENSILS

Effective Wednesday morning at s
a. M, all public soda fountains, and
all public places serving refresh
ments are requested by the City au-
thorities and the local health officer,
either to stop serving drinks, or to
furnish Individual drinking cups, or
to use a standard sterilizer for all
containers or glasses In which same
are served. This is done to prevent
the spread of the influenza, and youi
cooperation Herewith is expected In
this important matter.
E. G. FLANAGAN,
1897 Mayor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22
Birthday Surprise

Birthday Surprise
In the course of her extremely busy
ife. especially at this time, Miss
Maggie Hanna, Supt. of the Lake
View Sanitarium, was much sur
nrised on Saturday when she entered
The diningroom of the Sanitarium to
find luncheon especially prepared
IN her honor. the occasion being heI
birthday and the happy surprise be
ing arranged by the nurses. Orange
and white was the color scheme, ant
the entire affair was an appreciated
surprise to the honoree.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

ccording to the City Health Officer
lie are about the same number of
cases of influenza today as here
|re-about 25, and only three cas-
bre at all seriously i'll. Dr.. SUI
IN states that he believes the dis.
er week, and we will all be re
hing the even tenor of our way
|fraid of disease and pestilence, al
been the case always since Lake
/ was town.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22
NOTICE
TO My Patrons:

To Ny Patrons:
In leaving Lakeland for army serv
ice am pleased to announce that DR..
j. b. s. Holiness. upon solicitation
Of many, has taken up general prac-
tice of medicine, and that he will
look after my professional work. /
can heartily commend DR.. Holmes as
an experienced and skillful physician
and surgeon and am sure he will rem
der faithful and efficient service.
1899 DIR. B. III. MAYNARD.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

Mr.. Alonzo Trueblood, one of the
|legram's valuable linotype operat-
/, felt the call of patriotism so
EMILY that, although in a deferred
PSsifcation, he would not take ad-
|ntage Of this circumstance and re-
htly enlisted. Meantime, however
sister became very i'll, and the Ex-
option Board held that for the pres
/ his duty should hold him here
+ will, therefore, not leave at pres
7, but stands in readiness to answer
|e call whenever his country needs
|m.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

6 Florence Wilson is another of
volunteers, who will begin nurs-
At the City Hospital this evening.
Wilson offered her services
, time ago, but was unable to go
york until now, various business
ers preventing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

Irs. Guy Wilson, who is in charge
the work Of making influenza
bks. wishes to state that the rea-
the workers are now making tho
side of the mask P black Is in or
for the wearer to make no mis-
|e as to which side goes next the
b. Otherwise, the wrong side
kit be used and germs collected
|reon would do more harm than If
mask had been worn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

IN Augusta, Ca, paper has the fol-
Eing to say Of Don Dale, a former
keland boy, which will be of in
lest to the young mans many Lake
ID friends: Musician Dale is re-
wing congratulations from the boys
bn the discovery Of two stripes OH
right arm. OF course he'll have
get used to the added weight in
lnipulating the slide on the from
he.'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

Mr.. W, A. Bunch left this after
pom over the Coast Line for Lake
lty s., c., in response to tele-
Fan announcing the serious Illness
Mrs. Bunch, who left Orlando sew
fal days ago to visit her sister. Mrs.
NJ. Rollins, at that place-0rlando
eporter-Star. Mr.. and Mrs. Bunch
Re former Lakeland residents. 1t is
be hoped that Mrs. Bunch's con
ltion will soon begin to improve.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many friends
who came forward so generously to
our assistance during the illness and
after the death of our dear wife ana
daughter. In these times OF stress
when almost everyone has burdens
of their own that require atten
ton, the kindness shown to US in our
time of sorrow was so marked as &c
make an impression that will be re
membered as long as life lasts, anc
we wish to express to all our appre
citation for their kindly offices ant
for the many beautiful floral offer
ings.
ppTAN n JEFFCOTT.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

iss Evelyn Cowdery has returned
a pleasant summer spent in Co.
bus. Ga, where she was the guest
or uncle's family. She is now en-
ID in volunteer nursing at the
rell Memorial Hospital.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

Il the assignments of lessons for
|5upils of the Lakeland schools for
week will be found in this paper
L. part of them on Page 9 and
remainder on Pages.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22
ORDER No. 43

Owing to the Mayors orders re-
garding no open air meetings, there
vii be no Home Guard drill this
evening.
CHAS. M. JONES,
Captain B Company Home Guards
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

F. D. Jacobs. piano tuner. Is in
the city. Leave orders for tuning at
L. NJ. Futch's. All work guarsn-
teed. 1881
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

L1cOnics

.voae who is nursing the sick,
who need bed linen, etc, phone
BLACK, and the Boy Scouts will
Vor the articles to the address
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

the whole we find nothing but a fiue
spirit Of forbearance and sympathy
from our readers, who know we are
doing the best we can.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-22

WANTED-White or colored man or
woman waiter. Apply at once to
the Loyal Hotel. 5000
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21
The Old Rail Fence
[From the Columbus Dispatc

[From the Columbus DispatchJ
Among the once necessities of
farm life that reflected prodigality
in the use Of valuable timber was
the old rail fence. Like many other
bygones of rural life, it's place in
farm wastefulness now is well es-
tablished and yet it had its uses
for which the present straight line
wire fencing cannot qualify.
. The old rail fences serrated
stretches were the homes of small
animal life that now is rapidly dis
grew the uncultivated blackberry,
with it's sister the raspberry, and
among it's recesses there thrived the
elder whose fruit once was coveted
pie material and whose blossoms
were the foundation for elderherry
wine that matrons served of a win
ter evening when the neighbors
gathered.
The rail fences, with its invariable
underground, was the favorite pro-
lection for Bob White in winter, and
from it's top he sang in the warmer
seasons. Beneath, the little ground
squirrel purrowed. From safe re-
treat he chartered if some intruder
came near to annoy him as he was
busily engaged in gathering his store
of food for the snow time.
To the harvest hand it afforded
protection at the end of the long
row for brief respite and its cor
ners formed shaded hooks under
which the water jug might be kept.
And from what royal timber was
this old fence constructed! Black
walnut logs, chestnut logs and the
smooth lengths of the ash tree were
cleft by numerous rail splitters for
the seven high" fence that stood
the storms of decades. There was
many a black walnut rail whose tim
ber would make the manufacturer
of gun stocks chortle with satisfac-
ton had he such a present supply
of wood at his command.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21
COTTON, AT LAST
DREsIDENT WILSON has give

II RESIDENT WILSON has given
southern planters to under
stand that he means to place a
maximum price on cotton and to
regulate its sale. 1t is high time he
did so. Cotton has advanced in the
past few wears of the war from eight
cents to thirty-seven cents a pound,
and still going strong. Profiteering
in cotton has been the disgrace of the
war. Southern growers have put OF
every penny they figured the traffic
would bear. For a very long timo
cotton was freely exported without
restriction and unquestionably large
quantities Of American-grown prod
have remained at home or have gone
&c our Allies.
Northern farmers have been COM
PEELED to accept government prices
for their wheat and there is no rea-
son why the planters in the Demo-
cratic States to the South should
not be required to take government
fixed prices for cotton. And having
at last taken notice of the cotton
scandal, is il too much to hope that
the President will next turn his at
tention 10 the fact that the import
of rice has been forbidden, while
the country is sorely in need of all
the foodstuffs it can produce?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21
PennsYLDdnia'S Showing
(From the Philadelphia Inquirer,

(F'rom the Philadelphia Inquirer)
From Harrisburg comes the an
nouncement that Pennsylvania shows
a total registration in the great
man-power enrolment, on Septem-
Der IL, of 1,14S,969. This slightly
exceeds the estimated number. Phil
adelphia furnishes almost quarter
of a million of the registrants. Near
ly 500, 600 of those who enrolled are
natives of the state. 1t is a splendid
showing, and one that must give
just pride to the people of a COM
monwealth which has never failed
in its duty to the nation. The nat
ural resources of Pennsylvania have
always been source of satisfaction,
and now it has been demonstrated
that in the matter of man-power it
has no reason to be apologetic.
The result will cause no surprise
to those who are familiar with the
state and its people. From the very
outset of the war Pennsylvania has
been in the forefront. 1t was to be
expected from a state that takes
pride in the possession of Valley
Forge and Gettysburg, a state that
furnished the financiers of the Revo-
luton, the war of 1912 and the Civil
War. 1t has come to the front
with men and means whenever it
has been necessary, and the record
it has made in this war. and which
1t will continue to make until the
struggle is ended, will furnish one
of the brightest pages in the history
of the worlds greatest conflict.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21
Chances For Older Men

Able bodied men over draft age
can be made skilled workers in the
training schools now maintained in
the large factories, and thus enabled
to earn good wages while they are
rendering aid to the nation in its
time of need.
The war has proved that age is not
a bar to the attainment of efficiency
in a new trade. The men past so
have come back to renewed usefulness
in lines of work never previously
tried, and from all parts of the
country reports are proving his great
possibilities in aiding most lines or
essential industry.
At the Boardman Trade School, In
New Haven, a painter aged SO learn
ed quickly to be an adept machin.
list. A shirt ironer past As years of
age in a laundry at Bridgeport,
Conn. ran a screw machine after
three days practice and produced
twenty-five per cent. more rapidly
than the estimate made by the max
er of the machine. At the end or
a week he was taking the machine
TO pieces, and now he is earning sixty
cents an hour in regular production.
An enameler of the same age, who
was working on a machine In the
same training room, stayed month
10 qualify as foreman in screw ma
chine room. A farmer of 6S, who
bad had mechanical training in his
youth. entered the training room of
q nounition factory, and quickly
qualified for skilled productlon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21

ly moved north to enter the new
"first-line trenches"
BY late summer the army is work
ing in the Dakotas, and the Ameri-
can wheat crop has been saved.
Moving across the border about Sep
tember 1, the Canadian crop is put
out of danger. When the Canadian
wheat has been harvested the men
move south again for the American
corn crop.
Because of the constant changes in
the personnel of the army, due to the
fact that so many members can work
only for two or three weeks, it is
almost impossible to make a real
estimate of the number of men en-
gagged; but it is an army that would
make big addition to any field force
in France, and it does as effective
work as the fighting men abroad.
Next summer an even moro care
full plan of organization for the har-
vest army will be worked out. and
every effort will be made to apply
labor power to the best advantage.
And what is true of wheat is true
also of peaches, and apples, and ber-
ries, and so on. down through the
whole list of crops that must be har-
vested promptly upon ripening If
they are to be saved. All honor to
the harvest armies"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21
General Pershing's Forces
Playing For a Great Stake

" HE advance of the American
er significance than its strate-
gic importance alone would indi-
cate. The territory through which
the German forces must retreat and
yield to the Allies if the progress of
the Yanks continues is the famous
Briey basin, from which France drew
before the war the great bulk Of its
- = supply.
1t is recalled that in the Franco
Prussian War of 1870 Bismarck evil
IDENTIFY overlooked the resources of
this district, for by the peace treaty
France retained it. Its development
later for the benefit of France must
have been q matter of chagrin to the
Iron Chancellor, and one of Ger
many's first moves after war began
in 1914 was to obtain possession of
it.
Planned to Seize Metals
Germany realized that it was to
be war of science and of metals.
Her farseeing general staff, map
ping out long in advance the cam
paigns that would most nearly IN
sure victory tor her, cast their
armies one after another towards
the greatest prizes of Europe-coun-
tries and sections of nations which
held large deposits of the valuable
raw materials with production in al
stage of development which would
permit Germany, after seizure, to
continue uninterruptedly working
the deposits and thus using the pos
sessions of an enemy as the means
wherewith to defeat him.
The very first move Germany
made after the war was declared was
to launch a huge army through
Belgium. The reason given at the
time was that this route was the only
practicable cne to France. Yet it
is more probable that the real pur-
pose was, at any cost, to seize pos
session and absolute control of the
country, with its immense deposits
of iron ore, thoroughly developed
iron mines, model steel works, fac
tories suitable for the making of
cannon and shells and accumulated
stores of copper, nickel and zinc and
it's admirable railways.
Overran France
Then the German Army went over
into France, yerrunning large man.
ufacturing and agricultural districts,
obtaining for the use of the people
OF raw material, which was used, not
to prepare for peaceful trade at the
end of the war, but to prosecute the
war itself.
The costly effort to take Verdun
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21

can be explained only on this theory.
Verdun as a fortress was COMPARE
lively strong, but was not of such
strategic Importance as to warrant
Germany's drive, viewed superficial
ly. But possession of Verdun would
have meant for Germany further Sc
curity in the possession of the Briey
district
This district produces 80 per cent.
of all iron ore mined in France.
Since it's capture this product has
been going to Germany, to be return
ed to France as cannon and shells.
The fact that the Germans have
maintained even a repellent posi-
ton before Verdun has enabled them
to keep up the mining of ore in this
district.
Before the war the iron ore output
of Germany, chiefly from the de-
posits of the Lorraine district. was
about % million tons annually, of
which Lorraine contributed 81 mil
lion tons. Since Germany has had
possession of the Belgian, LuXem-
burg and Briey mines, Germany mas
been using 40 million tons of iron
ore each year But for that fact ex-
perts have declared Germany would
long ago have been forced to aban-
don her enterprise and the Allied ma
tions would have made short work
of her.
Great Prize at Stake
France has been seriously handi-
capped by the necessity of import
ing practically all her supply of
iron and steel since the Germans
took possession of the Briey district
mines; and ore of her objects in the
| war has become that of regainina
possession of them. 1t is believed
| that the suirendering of this dis.
| trict and of Lorraine to France will
| be made one of the conditions ot
| peace, as 1t would enable France tt
mine SO million tons of iron ore each
year. against an estimated produc.
| ton of only Z million for Germany
1t is to be expected that the re,
sistance of the German forces op.
| posing the American advances will
| be the more bitter as it progresses
| because of the great prize at stake
Success on the part of . Genera
! Pershing's troops will mean no
| only wrestling from Germany one OF
| it's chief sources of iron and of the
! coal with which to smelt it, for the
| Briey basin contains valuable Goa
mines a swell. but it will mean turn.
| ing it over to France at an oppor'
! tune time, releasing the shipping
now employed in furnishing France
with iron and coal to other work IL
| the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21

ming White asked his companion:
"How could you, little man. carry
both our packs when I, big man,
could no longer carry my own?"
And the guide drawled in reply:
well, Mr.. White. you can IL you
think you can"
That's the solution. you can if
you think you can" And we think
we can finish this war successfully,
and we can carry the prosperity of
war over into the times of peace.
Can we do it? We can If We think
We can.
We have the faith.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-21
SAVING THE CROPS

NEV ENTY Y-FIVE Harrisburg
school boys are going into the
Adams county apple belt to help
harvest the years crop. They are not
serving for pay, merely, for they
could earn far more at home. They
are doing their bit" They are part
of a great army of boys and men the
country over. When Mr.. Hoover
quieted the hunger fears of Europe
with the statement that none would
want for bread, he knew what he
was talking about.
Americas great harvest army
has performed this year a feat which
is an epic of labor, according to re-
cent reports of the Committee of
Public Information. In its smoothly
organized, efficient and almost mill
tary movement up the great Missis-
sippi basin, from Oklahoma to the
Canadian line, this great army of
workers has saved Americas wheat
crop, the loss of which might we'll
have meant the loss of the war. It's
a fact worth thinking about-the
worlds bread is safe for another
year.
Every year the great drive goes on,
but this year, because of the urgent
need and the labor shortage, special
attention was given the problem and
the work was more thoroughly or
ganized than ever.
This is an unique army-recruited
in part from migratory workers,
from college students on vacations,
and from clerks and businessmen,
who can give only two or three weeks
to the work, but do that gladly for
the Nations good and their own. AS
soon as the wheat crop is ready in
the Southern States of the wheat
belt a line of men is thrown across
Oklahoma-40 in one town, so in
another, perhaps 100 or 200 in other
communities-and the drive is on.
Every effort is made to keep the
great land army together as long as
possible. When one line has been
run, east and west, across the wheat
belt the harvest is well under way
for that district. A week later an
other line is run a little farther
north.
Week by week the land army
marches northward. BY the time the
Kansas harvest is ready the first line
in Oklahoma, for example, has I'm
tshed its work; the men are prompt