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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26
LAKELAND U. CT.
AND ITS OFFICERS
ARE Live WIRES
ny WIN. N. Robson, Fort Pitt, No. III

. Wv L ~, 4NO. 1
wherever travel / find some new
reason for being glad l am a U. T. G.
Lakeland, Fla, is far away from
Flttsburg, Pennsylvania, in miles Int
not IN spirit when you wear the
sample case and the crescent ON
your lapel
l recently made an automobile tour
OF the army environments in the East.
ern part of the United States start.
Ing from Pittsburgh with National hi.
rector John H. Risbeck of the Loyal
order of Moose. In nearly eyery
motel in which we stopped l saw the
caru we learn to look for giving the
Y. 7, c. welcome and telling us where
the local council held it's meetings.
1t remained however for the Earth
est South" which with the possible
exception OF Tampa and Miami, Lake
land is, to find the heartiest welcome
and the cleverest U. T. c. stunt | en-
countered on the trip.
W, F. Malcolm, Past Senior Coun-
cllor OF Lakeland Council No. 5S7
sells Remington typewriters and he
Is one of those fellows who impress
you as being on the job twenty-four
hours day. Never too tired to smile
and never too absorbed in his own af-
falrs to stop minute and give YOU
his good wishes and inquire after
your welfare
The Kibler Hotel is the principal
hotel of that thriving town and the
one where you will find all the trav-
elllng men. Brother Malcolm has a
typewriter desk in the corner of the
lobby and on it keeps his best sam
pie. Over it on the wall is a tele-
graph blank, which in itself would
make you look twice, and this is what
it says, you can use this machine all
you wish, without taking it out of
the hotel" To the average patron of
the hotel this may not be so very sig
nificant, but to the average U. C. T.
who comes in in the evening pretty
well tired out, with reports and cor
respondence that look like a week s
work staring him in the face, this
kindly offer of the use of a fine new
typewriter just warns the cookies of
his heart so that he would like to hug
someone. This is certainly practic,
al evidence of the truths we learn at
the altar. Here is a brother who be.
lieves in doing things as well as talk
ing of them and God speed the day
when we can say that every u. c. T.
we meet is putting these principles of
helping the other fellow into his daily
life. One thing all of us loyal U. G.
It's are thankful for is that such evi
dences are found oftener among the
U. T. c. than among many similar
bodies of men who are engaged in the
same line of work and therefore es
!; pecially able to give each other that
little boost now and then that makes
the load lighter,
Lakeland has one of the Invest
councils in the South and every mem
Der Of the council is booster. The
officers are besides Brother Past Sen
Tor Councillor Malcolm, Senior Coun
cilor A. G. Cracker" Jones, who is
Florida Cracker" and also sells
crackers for the National Biscuit
Company; Junior Councillor H. D
Moore, selling hardware, and selling
it too; Conductor F. H. Thompson
the crack ritualist of this part Of the
state who sells mine and mill supplies
Continued on page 81
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

A large and appreciative audience
,srd Dr.. Kerr Boyce Upper deliver
s lecture "a Saloonless Nation In
|sO' at the First Baptist church last
|ght. Dr.. Tupper's lectures always
law crowd and his views on this
engaging topic were heard with
|eat interest.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

Wertenbaker, Of Norfolk, Va,
with her bright young son, is
|ng the winter in Lakeland at
|me Of Mrs. ]. M. Holland, has
b information to the effect
er husband, who is an officer
navy, is improving from his
severe illness. Admiral Sims
Mrs, Wertenbaker from the
ne early in January that her
was critically ill of pneu-
and the report that he is re,
IS matter of much graft
10 her and her numerous
here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

rs. ]. D. Griffin expects to leave
he next week or two for Hot
ngs, Ark, where she will go for
benefit of her health. DR.. Griffin.
is lieutenant in the Medical
Is, is now stationed in New York,
lis expecting to leave shortly for
|Ce
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

the heart of your town, Il afterwards
learned its name was Mirror Lake,
| decided to have a closer look.
walked out on the left side of the lake
from town.
There were number of little ne
gro novels which looked bad, though
/ didn't mind passing them especial,
ly | even got by several old stables
and number of scavenger wagons
drawn up on either side of the road.
But when | smelled the most UNI
speakable odor that | ever smelled
in my life | stopped in my tracks.
Right here on the public highway,
within two blocks of your principal
street was COW pen containing
twenty or thirty cows jammed up to.
gether with scarcely standing room.
After making good my retreat |
talked with several citizens, who
said on windy days this COW stable
could be smelled for blocks.
! don't know who own the cows,
Mr.. Editor, or anything at all about
your sanitation laws but | do know
that since my little walk | am hest
tating about bringing my family to
Lakeland. ..'
Yours truly,
RORT. BRUCE ARMSTRONG.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

Miss Angland, Superintendent of
brell Memorial Hospital, wishes to
tress her thanks on behalf of the
h of Lakeland and patients at the
Initial for donations of beautiful
|Eers from the Flower Department
| the W. c. T. U.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

frs. Ernie Adamson and two chill.
n who are enjoying a pleasant
h with Mrs. Adamson's mother,
i L. W. Cowdery, expect to leave
hit Feb. LIST for Washington, where
h will remain with Mr.. Adamson
h he is called to France, and will
badly accompany him there if they
secure passage across.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

Will F. Wider returned today
Orlando, where he left the par
the Lakeland Elks who were
ping from West Palm Beach.
Wider says he had the most en-
e trip of his life and takes off
bt to Mr.. Eaton and party as
lest entertainers of Lakeland
lorida,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

], A. Johnson and a party of
DIS returned to Barlow yesterday
noon from a. hunt in the Ever
Is, and report having killed eight
land 16 turkeys.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26

Miss Marion Dorothy Hobbs, of
newark, N. j., is a visitor to the
Inv the attractive guest Of her
lint Mrs. G. l. Bailey, Jr.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26
Yours truly,
ROBT. BRUCE ARMSTRONG.

Work is being rapidly pushed on
the big aviation camp-at Arcadia and
contractors promise that 1t will be
completed on schedule time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26
Lakeland
LdcOnics

Mr.. Will F. Wider leaves today for
pesburg on business, to be gone a
week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-26
a GOOD PICTURE Program

Admission Ten and twenty-five Cents
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
Notre Dame NewS

Liberty and Discovery day at
Notre Dame was observed Saturday
by cessation Of class work and mill
tary drill The entire forenoon was
taken up. however, by the :. A. +.
G. i'm taking measurements for uni
forms. The uniforms are already on
hand and will be distributed as soon
as possible.
Tuesdays and Fridays from now
on will be induction days for all ad-
ditional men who have passed their
physical examination and have their
transfers from their local boards.
These local boards continue TO give
considerable trouble, by their DELAYS
in sending transfers. and sometimes
by sending them to the wrong
places.
An order Of considerable interest
which went into effect Saturday, is
that prohibiting smoking in any of
the barracks Under university rule,
smoking i'm dOrmitories was always
prohibited. Whether the order is a
concession TO the university disci-
plinc or has been issued for military
reasons has not been stated, but it
was issued on the authority of Capt.
Murray through his adjutant, Lieut..
Daniel II. Young.
The Turkish Empire and its
subject Peoples" was the subject of
the first lecture of the year delivered
i'm Washington hall Saturday night
10y Rev. George Salmone. a Greek
priest of Alexandra, Egypt now
with over 200 slides illustrating Tur-
key. Syria, Armenia and Egypt.
The Dardanelles, COnstantinOple,
Beirut. Damascus and other places
of particular war interest were
shown. and illustrations Of Armen-
ian massacres, some Of them made
from photographs, were shown.
The lecturer emphasized the edu-
cational work of American educa-
tional ns buttons i'm these countries.
and attributed 10 them principally
the modern ization of these countries
now coing on. Freedom for oriental
women. 20 percent of whom arc now
literate i'm the larger cities is due
the lecturer held. TO these educa-
tional influences. Twenty years ago
not more than one woman i'm 10000
could read in an the Turkish en-
pire
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
USE AIRPLANES TO AID
SOLDIERS over THERE

PARIS, sept. %. Correspondence
-Airplanes and tanks are being
used by volunteer chaplains and
field secretaries with the Knights Of
Columbus, to serve the American
soldiers over here.
Two chaplains, the Rev. John
Moran Of Eugene. Ore, and the Rev
John Sullivan Of Tuckahoe. y. Y.
were the first priests TO make their
rounds by the air route. The Rev.
Mr.. Sullivan uses airplanes several
times a week and thus is able to
visit field hospitals within a radius
Of 200 miles Of his camp.
Airplane transportation was used
By the Rev. Mr. Moran for the first
time when ne Received two calls to
say field masses one Sunday morn
ing The call came from villages so
miles apart where troops were bill
leted. An aviation pilot solved the
problem for Chaplain Moran by Of
fering 20 take him TO both places.
and he went. The result was a field
mass at one village at o'clock in
the morning and at another
village so miles further on at
1880 a m.
The Rev. Edwin C'Hara, rector OF
The cathedral at Portland. a volun-
teer chaplain for the Knights of Co
lumbus. used a tank to fulfill an en-
ga gement to say mass TO distant
troops. and secretary went with
him to supply the soldiers with box
ing gloves and baseball material for
use after the services
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
SAVE MY PANTS, SAYS
BOY ON OPERATION TABLE

Parsley MaiL)-For a time
there was a shortage Of breaches i'm
this mans army" as the Ameri
cans call their own Not that any
one ever went without, seriously.
but il was one of the items short
IN "a number Of company stores. The
best of breeChes 80 TO pieces quick
IN IN trench and patrol work. So
most soldiers. whatever their condi-
ton. are careful about losing this
valuable bit Of uniform. The SEN
timent persists even in The badly
wounded
a boy whose leg was so complete
lv shattered that IL is doubtful
whether he viii ever walk again.
was brought into "A Paris hospital
the other day The first thing the
doctor did was 20 seize a pair OF
scissors and start ripping away the
torn and bloody breaches. The ac-
ton brought the wounded man
promptly TO consciousness. But he
didn't groan. What he said was
this:
Hey. doc. have a heart, Don't
YOU know how hard IL is 90 get
pants I'm this mans army"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
URGES CONVERSION OF
FOUR PERCENT LIBERTY
BONDS IN THIRD ISSUE

The War Loan Reveille says.
Liberty bond owners holding the
four percent issues have failed 10 re-
notification that the privilege of con
verting their securities into the four
and one-fourth percent issue ex-
p:res Nov 9. and government Off
Gals fear that thousands of invest
ors Will be deprived Of the addi-
tional interest over periods of %
and 30 years through ignorance or
neglect
The bond department OF the fed
eral reserve bank of Chicago re-
ports that only $4,000 900 of four
percent Liberty bonds have been
converted into four and one-fourth
percent bonds OF this amount
$12.O00,0OO are four percent bonds
of the first issue converted and $S3,-
100000 are second tours. There
were issued i'm this district a total of
SSS,OOO,O 900 first converted fours
and $527, 900. 600 second tours
1T appears. therefore. that only
about One-seventh OF these holders
of four percent bonds have taken
advantage of the opportunity 70 Sc
cure four and one-fourth percent on
their investment. The four and
One-fourth percent conversion bonds
are now available for prompt de
livery i'm coupon form.
THE conversion privilege on four
percent bonds of both the first and
second Liberty loans expires on
Nov Q. 1918. and they cannot be
converted into subsequent issues of
United States bonds which might
come out at a higher rate. There
fore holders of four percent Lib
ertv loan bonds should i'm every
case present them for conversion.
BY converting these bonds they will
not only receive one-fourth of one
percent additional interest but aft
err the conversion period has eX-
pired CNov. @. 1919, there Will un-
doubtedly DE several points differ
ence i'm the market price of the four
percent and four and one-fourth
percent bonds
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
POTATO YIELD GOES UP
SO PERCENT IN 20 YEARS

The WELD or potatoes per acre IS
gradually increasing I'm this coun-
try. as shown by the records Of the
bureau OF crop estimates Of the
United States department Of agri-
culture. During 1S66-1S74 the aver
age annual yield per acre was Of
bushels. but the average markedly
declined 10 T1.3 bushels in 1885
1894. Perceptible recovery was
made in the following ten-year pc
riod and a much larger recovery
rising 20 q new high water mark
was reached in 1905-1914. with its
average yield Of 81 bushels per
acre.
In 90 years the productivity Of
the average potato acre increased
SO per cent. This increase is due
20 various causes, among which are
greater specialization OF prOduc-
ton. more intensive treatment. and
higher fertility OF the soil The
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
WAR SECRETARY
/. BACK FROM FRONT
SeC'y Baker Arrives Home
With Message That Loan
Must go Over"

WASHINGTON. oct. 14.-Sec'y
Baker, after a trip 10 the front in
France and a visit TO the allied cap
itals, arrived at an Atlantic port
and reached washington Sunday.
John d. Ryan. director OF air
craft, who went abroad with the
secretary. also returned. Surgeon
Gorgas, another member OF the
party. remained in France.
Sec'y Baker returned from the
western front with the message that
top" whatever the result Of peace
proposals. This was the only COM
menI the secretary would make on
the peace overtures. His own eX-
PLANTATION Of his trip shows that it
was taken 10 pave the way for war
on "a greater scale.
The army has done and is doing
all that a proud and grateful coun-
try could ask Mr.. Baker said on
reaching Washington tonight, land
the time has come for US 10 put in
every ounce of our strength TO as
sure its complete victory. The people
at home have a solemn responsi bill
ity for their share in the final re-
suit
Loan Must Go Over.
The Liberty loan must go over
the top. Its success is both our mes
sage of gratitude 10 the boys who
are Drawing wars greatest perils in
defense of our liberties and a mes
sage to Germany that our people at
home are as resolute as our soldiers
are brave.
Whatever the result Of the peace
proposals the war department must
proceed at full speed with men and
supplies. and the people must sup
port the army until the boys are
back with the fruits Of victory, safe
and assured. If every American
could have seen our boys in khaki
as they stormed the German trench
es ,assailed with shrapnel, high ex-
plosives and machine guns. he would
be eager TO subscribe his all to the
Liberty loan. the success Of which,
after all. is the measure OF our sup
port OF the cause foS which these
boys are giving their lives.
X Praises L. s. Soldiers.
The American soldier has won
his way in Europe and has helped
to cement for all time the good Will
and good feeling which unites our
countries In England, France and
Italy. the knightliness OF America
and her soldiers in this war has won
the admiration of the people and in
turn the valor and sacrifice of the
European allies. and their great
armies have been an inspiration to
Sec'y Baker could not sufficiently
praise the spirit of the American
army in France. 1t was a smiling
army. he said. that now made
France literally brown with the
Khaki of the American uniform. In
hospitals. in the trenches, wherever
he went, he found the troops smil-
ing and doing brilliant work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
LONG RANGE GUNNERS
SHIPPED HIM IN PARIS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE-(By MALTA lieu
tenant from Kansas City. Mo. who
was in Paris during one Of the re
cent commandments by the big Ber-
tina. swears that the Germans were
sniping at him with their long range
gun and offers the following in
substantiatiOn:
EARLY in the afternoon I was
staa ling at a street corner waiting
for a taxi TO come along when a
shell suddenly plunked in the street
a few rods away. knocked me up
against "a building and showered me
with dust one pedestrian was
wounded. but aside from slight
bruise I was unhurt. though frag-
meuts hit the building I was pass
ing.
a Taxi came along before the
crowd began collecting and / start
ed for a hotel just five miles away.
The taxi driver and 7 got into a row
when we reached the hotel We
were standing beside his machine
arguing over the price, ! remember.
The next thing 7 knew I was in a
bed I'm q hotel and the driver was
pm q cot in the same room. While
we were fighting over a couple of
francs along came the second shell
that had fallen that afternoon.
struck sQuarely In the street, knock
ed over the taxi and keeled us over
unconscious. I stayed in bed out OF
sight the rest OF the day and the
Germans threw no more shells into
Paris
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
SHOULD BEAR TROUBLES
CHEERFULLY SAYS CAPT.
BRO0KES OF THE S. A.

Praise Accepta bic at All Times.
was the subject of the home devo-
tional services held by Capt. Ne
hemiah Brooks, OF the Salvation
army. Sunday afternoon. In part
he said:
There is no need for experience
ing blue Sunday 10y adhering to the
closing order Of public places Of
worship. The psalmist said, L will
bless the Lord at all times. His
praise shall be continually in my
mouth. psalm SAID
WAR necessities and epidemics
that cause little unusual action
should he carefully borne by
Christians, knowing that at all
times. places and circumstances
there is access to the throne Of grace
for the renewing Of spiritual
strength.
The devotional hour may be
profta bly, spent with bible and song
books al home. A little extra time
could be speut i'm visiting the sick
and If it is not advisable T. enter
the room. the words Of cheer from
an interested one on the outside
would have its desired effect
During adverse time il is q good
thing 10 thank God that things are
not any worse.
There are thousands OF soldier
bows fighting for the worlds secur-
itv Of peace. who are disorganized
from usual service Of Sunday devo-
ton and who cheerfully adapt
themselves to new conditions under
which they worship
Whatever the cause OF the origin
OF the influenza. the sooner II is
dispelled and eXterminated the bet
ter for all concerned. Cheerfulness
along with prescription is better
than grumbling.'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14

field We may take IL for granted
that the allied condition viii include
q demand for tire rehabilitation OF
the German army following the
evacuation OF French. Belgian and
Russian territory and the surrender
OF Metz and Strassburg fortresscs
and with the outlying territory OF
Alsacc-LOrrainc.
Nor Is it less certain that the con-
ditions will include the occupation
OF the left hank or tire Rhine from
Holland Co Switzerland under proper
guarantees that. save for Alsacc-
Lorraine, German territory will not
be permanently annexed To ask
anything less t. TO permit the Ger
mans 90 escape from the fatal COnse-
quCncc OF their present defeats and
organize a new defense ON their side
OF the old frontier and resist there
the demands that they comply with
the terms outlined i'm the presidents
own declaration.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
FEEL MISERABLE
FROM THAT COLD?
Colds and coughs are quickly
relieved by DR.. Kings
New Discovery.

Nobody should feel perfectly mis-
srable" from cold, cough or brou-
chial attack for very long For 10
takes only "a little while 20 relieve it
ard get back on the road 20 recovery
when DR.. Kings New Discovery u.s.
Faithfully used IL soon Iooseus the
phlesm. relieves Irritation soothcs
the parcheI sore throat. brings COM
fort
Half a century old and more popu-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14

UP to the present time the German
peace proposal is nothing more than
another scrap Of paper" IL Is un-
enforceable and viii be uncnforcc-
able until we have taken proper
guarantees for German compliance
with the will OF civilized mankind.
These guarantees can be of but one
sort. Invariably the defeated nation
consents to the occupation OF terri
tory pending the fuihillmcnt treaty
obligations. German troops stayed
I'm France for two years after the
FrancO-Prussian war. At the outset
OF the present war Germany de-
manded 10 be permitted TO occupy
Verdun and Epinal "a a guarantee
or French neutrality.
We cannot negotiate with Ger
many about peace. Pres't Wilson
has sale. this. We cannot accept the
pledges Of men who have been re-
spOnsibIe for the past German
crimes. We cannot surrender the
prospects OF decisive victory in the
field for the ilhIsOry promises Of set
element around the green table. We
can receive Gcrmany's proposal for
an armistiCc. We can submit il TO
the council Of our allies. We can
thereafter put in our own answer
collectively We. the nations at war
with German., demand we make as
conditions antcccdcnt TO the dcClar-
alton OF an armistiCe.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
FINNISH GOVERNMENT
ASKS WITHDRAWAL OF
TROOPS FROM FINLAND

STOCKHOLM Oct 1.-THE Fin
nish government has asked Ger
many 20 withdraw her troops from
Finland The request was recently
delivered 10 Cen. Won der GoItz. the
German high commando on Fin
nish territory.
The republican and socialist pa
pers OF Finland have begun an agi-
-ation in favor Of an approach by
Finland 20 The entenrs. alleging that
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14

But these conditions cannot be less
than complete and unconditional
surrender "a expressed by the evacu-
alton of the territory which the Ger
mans have conquered since 1914, the
territory which the Germans and the
Austrians have stolen or wrOngfuliy
withheld from France and Italy in
the past and by the occupation of
genuinely German territory as a
surety for the fuIhllment of new oh
legations and rs a guarantee against
the transformation OF the latest Ger
man signed agreement into another
scrap OF paper"
For myself. I do not believe the
German Is acting in good faith.
while like everyone else, I recognize
that his proposal must be received
and answered l believe ne is aim
ing at W double objective. He is
seeking to divide his enemies by cs-
tabIishing the notion that the French
claim upon Alsace-LOrraiuc or the
Italian demands for Trieste are the
causes for the prolOngatiOn of the
war. by setting the president of the
United States at odds with our Eu-
rOpcan allies. At the same time nc
hopes to rally his own people to an
other effort ny demonstrating that
the enemy means 10 make them pay
the just and proper price for Ger
man crimes.