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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
1870 Names On
Casualty List
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 1.-THE casual
ty list numbers 1870 names: Killed in
action, 26; died of wounds, 3; died by
accident and other causes, 3; died of
disease, 7; wounded severely, As;
wounded in degree undetermined
40. Southerners included: Lieut..
James J. Lawrence, of Atlanta; Cor
pcral Gilbert Ward, of McDavid, Fla. !;
Private Charles G. Hardee. of Loris,
s. c., wounded severely; Corporal
Talmage W. Gerald of Galivants
Ferry, S. c., killed in action; Privates
Jarvis W. Moore and Melbourn J.
Smith, of Macon, Ga, and William G..
Pope, of Toccoa, Ca, wounded in ac,
tion in degree undetermined,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
NAMING DOBBIN KAISER
GETS OWNER IN TROUBLE

Oakland, Cal, June 11.-Namine
his horse Kaiser" caused John Men
donca, of this city, considerable trou
BILE. John was talking rather loudly
to the animal when he was over
heard by his neighbor, Hans Peter
son.
Hans got the idea that John was
referring to him, loyal American, as
Kaiser" He pulled Mendonca of
his wagon, beat him and knocked him
into the gutter. The injured man
had his assailant arrested on a
charge of battery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
''htR AIR MAIL ROUTES
SOUGHT BY AERO GLIB

fork' June 1.-THE executive
9''llltiee of the Aero Club of Amer
~, mas written to Secretary Baker
D., ~ Assistant Postmaster General
=, ''eger endorsing the plan to extend
'eI'al mail service and urging the
", ,"s'on of the service from New
|r,. In TO Washington to Pittsburgh and
- s'eland, and from New York tc Bos-
N. e'ao authorities point out that
~. .sS's have shown the absolute ne
~. s.S Of giving more extensive cross
|s,i.. nylng training to military
auon students and point out that
A'ending the aerial mail service
b.. Students will have different
H. % cover which they can cover
|s,o.,, su and thereby gain extensive
'en'e in cross-country fiying.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
SUICIDES ON THE
DECLINE In ENGLAND

London, June II. The British Med
lcal Journal finds that the war has
caused a marked decline in the pre-
portion of suicides to the population
Among males the rate per million liv-
ing was 157 in the ten years ending
1910, 151 in 1914 and 105 in 1915. In
1915 it was little higher-11!.
The rate of suicide among women
showed a fall from AZ in the years
l9Ol-1O to 45 in 1914 and 1915, and IS
in 1916 The greatest reduction
among men was at the ages of As to
%, whereas for women of later mid
dle-age the rate had not fallen at
once.
The reason for this, according to
the Journal, is the increased employr
ment opened up by the war. Fresh
interests and diversions have given
the mind a new outlook on life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
PROSPEROUS ALASkANS
SACRIFICE ALL FOR WAR

Denver, Colo. June 11.-To 'mush'
l21 miles over fields of ice and snow.
travel thousands of miles by foot,
rail and water and give up a $4,000
a year business that he and sixty of
his companions might get in the big
game on the other side, is the ex-
perience and sacrifice of Howard
Pattern, who has reached Denver
from Alaska Pattern came home to
enlist in the Signal Corps. He was
conducting confectionery store at
AchOrage, Alaska when he and sixty
other young business men of the
town decided to enlist.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
Atlantic To Gulf Canal Urged
By Governor of Georgia
(By Associated Press.)

St Marys, Ga, June IL Governor
Dorsey, of Georgia addressing an
Atlantic to Gulf Canal" conference
held under the auspices of the Geor-
gia Council of Defense, declared it
would in effect be a continuation of
the Mississippi river to the ocean by
means Of protected inland route
from the northern coast of the Gulf
and would be the greatest transporta-
ti0n development of recent years. CON
sidered from a national standpoint.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
OF ALIENS
WHO WANT TO ENLIST

With the American Army in
France, June 1.-THE attitude of
thousands of aliens in the United
States who have taken out their first
naturalization papers so as to vol
unteer in the American army proba
bly, is defined in a letter written by
an enlisted man in the American Air
Service to his relative in a Swiss
city where this new American was
born.
Was it not my duty to aid in this
crisis?' he said. There can be only
one answer for me. The world
would not be worth living in if the
Germans should be conquerors."
Friends in Switzerland of this vol
unteer had endeavored to induce him
to leave the American army and had
enlisted the influence of the Swiss
diplomatic service to obtain his dis
charge, Learning of this, the volun-
teer wrote to a Swiss diplomat, say
ing:
Since | have been in the service,
j have become firmly convinced that
| have done the best thing | could
and ! have no intention of availing
myself of your offer" Ito obtain a
discharge). Expressing to his Swiss
friend his convictions concerning his
resolution to fight for America the
volunteer wrote:
81 feel that the United States is
fighting for a good cause in opposing
the INSCRIPTIONS methods of warfare
of the Germans, Up to a short time
ago felt, while sympathizing with
the Americans, it was not my war or
my business to take an active part,
Ever since my arrival in this
country (America) | have been well
treated, | have had the benefit of all
the chances offered me and was con.
considered as the equal of everybody
Was it therefore,, not my duty to lend
my aid in this crisis; if it was my in
tentiOn to remain permanently in
this country; having thought that I
vas fighting for good cause
There must be something to be
said on each side, but one comes to
this question: Whom would you like
to have win? There can be only one
answer for me. And, to judge by the
manner in which the Germans have
conducted the war UP to the present
time, one can say and believe that
the world is not worth living in If
they should be the conquerors.
I'm the opinion of the people of
this country and in my opinion. Ger
many is governed by clan pos
sessed of an uncomfortable desire to
conquer, or to put it better, to gov
ern the world, and in order to attain
this object its people will stop at
They violate the neutrali-
ty of countries like Belgium, they
massacre the nOn-combatants, they
conduct the most barbarous subma-
rine warfare, sink unarmed mer-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
HE "HlkES"
113 MILES RIGHT INTO NAVY

Elkins. w. Va, June l1,-Tom
Binns, twenty-five miner, says
mine" is lucky for him, Eight times
he tried to get into the United States
military service but failed because OF
fiat feet The ninth time carried him
over. He is now member of the
Naval Reserves To prove that he
was able to hike with the best OF
them Binns walked 119 miles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
"ohEN SHY ON NEEDLES
SPEND MONEY FOR HATS

seattle, Wash, June 11.-Because a
wi n'dh submarine destroyed a mer-
"aht vessel on the cargo of which
vas big consignment of millinery
"ee'IeS American women will have to
'''' Ior some time before they can
'''e me latest creations in headgear,
s,O'ulhg to c. W. Thorn, represen-
1--WE OF Minneapolis millinery
.'"'erh He also declared American
o"'eh are buying more hats than
@ ~, oe'ore and factories are swamped
With orders.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
ONLY MEN OF GOOD
CHARACTER WANTED IN
ARMY AND NAVY

Jacksonville, June 11-Men who
have been sentenced by courts for
crimes, and whose sentences have
been suspended upon promises that
they will join the army or the navy,
are not wanted by either branch of
service.
A man walked into the recruiting
station of the United States marine
corps yesterday and stated that he
had to join the marine corps.
"Why have you got to get in the
marine corps?' asked Sergeant
Schwab, in charge of the Office.
81 was tried and the judge sus-
pended my sentence on condition that
| join the colors and go to war.
think would like the marines the
best, so ! guess | will join"
Il am very sorry said Sergeant
Schwab, but the marine corps does
not want you do not know what
you were tried for and for all know
you may be a perfectly good fellow.
But the service does not want men
who are forced to join in such
manner Also, the service does not
want men who must either become
an enlisted man or serve a term In
a Jail or penitentiary We want
men Of good moral standing. As
say, you may be good fellow, and
so far as | know you may have been
even innocent of the charge brought
against you, but under a condition, as
you have presented, you are not elig-
ible to become soldier"
So, the young man could not com.
ply with the sentence imposed upon
him by Judge.
T. Kyle, chief quartermaster in
charge of the regular navy recruit
ing station, stated yesterday that at
one time a man came to him under
similar circumstances.
He had been sentenced by the
Judge Of some court and the SEN
tence had been suspended after he
had promised to join the navy Mr..
Kyle refused to enlist the man in the
navy and his decision was backed up
by higher authorities
"We admit that just because man
is tried and sentenced he may not be
a terrible criminal We do not know
but that he may be in many ways a
very worthy unfortunate, but we can
not enlist him.
The regular United States army,
and other branches of the army
forces, have taken the same stand.
In recent issue of a magazine which
is the official literary organ of the
navy, there appeared strong editor.
ial protesting against thA action of
judges who, it seems, have in many
cases-and evidently thought they
were doing good-suspended sen.
tence on condition that men would
enter the service as a sailor or a
soldier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11

Rome, June 1.-THE expectation
Iof diamonds, rubies, sapphires,
pearls, and 9th 9r precious stones has
been prohibited The reason for
this action is that the deprecated
value of Italian money has made it
possible for dealers in Switzerland,
France, or Spain to buy these stones
in Italy at the market price in lire
and yet get handsome bargain,
really paying for a set of diamonds
worth 100000 lire not more than co..
900 to 10000 lire. AS there has
been accumulated in Italy for many
centuries past large quantities of val
liable stones. many of which since
the war have been put on the mar.
ket by needy owners, the fear has
been expressed that Italy has been
losing much of this form of her ma.
tional wealth, through expectation,
particularly to Switzerland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
bERU. WHO GAVE QUEEN
VIOLIN LESSONS. Is HERE

Denver. Col, June 11.-Edouard
Deru. who taught Queen Elizabeth oi
Pelgium to play violin, is on a tour
of the United States in behalf os Bel
elan war sufferers. He says the Bel
gian queen was the most democratic
pupil he ever taught.
Deru was in Brussels when that
city was captured by the Germans
He was made a prisoner and then es-
eaped to Holland,
The music master says Queen Eliz-
abeth now spends virtually her entire
time among the troops.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
PUPILS PREVENT SUGAR
FAMINE BY BEET CROP

Washington State College. Pull.
man. Wash, June 1l-Boys and girls
belonging to Washington's juvenile
clubs are to be enlisted in the patri-
otic movement to raise sugar beets
this year, to be stored and set out in
the spring of 1919, to produce beet
seed for the spring of 1920. 1t is
expected in this way that the threat.
ened sugar famine may be averted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
KILLED HIMSELF WITH = SWORN
(ny Associated Press.

Toxic, June II Resorting to the
classical Japanese method of suicide
". H. Price. a Canadian, who was
employed on the staff of the American
Trading Company, killed himself yes
tcrdav at his home in Toxic by using
a sword The unhappy man commit
ted "seppuku" or "harakiri," rs it l.
more commonly known. Mr.. Price
was a constant sufferer from insom-
MIA. He came from Toronto twenty
wears ago and is survived by a widow.
who is of Japanese birth, and dangh-
ter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
GERMANS HAVE GONE IN SIX
MILES ON ALLIED lines
SINCE SATURDAY: BATTLE
ENTERS CRITICAL STAGE
KEEP PIGS IN PARLOR

lafentum, Pa, June IA certain
family here keep pigs in the parlor
according to Councilman John Rein.
ner They are cut little things" he
said' at recent meeting of the Bor-
ough council, "and go in and out Of
ene mousse at will The police are
investigating.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
COP CAFES AT MAlDEN-
MAN RUNS BY POST

Atlanta, Ga, June 11-"Why Judge,
he wasn't looking at me at all There
was a pretty girl passing and he"
w, H. Lee was explaining a charge
of running past stop signal in an
automobile, passing a street sema-
phore.
How about it?' Judge Johnson
asked Policeman Hudson, who being
honest, admitted that he was watch.
ing young lady cross the street.
The case was dismissed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
PRESIDENT URGES
LABOR TO SUPPORT
WAR MEASURES
(By Associated Press J

Washington, June 1.-THE Presi,
dent today telegraphed the American
Federation of Labor, and the Ameri
can Alliance for Labor and Democ-
racy in convention at ST Paul urg-
ing renewed efforts of labor in sup
port of the war program.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11

chant vessels and neutral vessels,
fight behind the lines of their armies
through espionage, lying and in.
trigue.
This is no way to fight and we
will show them what 'Kultur means
when given the true meaning OF
this word"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
SWEDISH SHIP
SUNK BY SUB. IN
MEDITERRANEAN
(By Associated Press.)

Atlantic Port, June IL A Swedish
steamship, new Sweden passenger
and freight vessel of $500 tons wa
Summarized May 80 in the Mediterrau.
can, it was learned today from mem
hers OF the crew arriving on a French
vessel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
British Ship
Sinks Sub Off
British Port
(By Associated Press J

Atlantic Port, June 11-A Ger.
man submarine was attacked and APP
parently sunk by British steamship
a week ago Sunday off British
port, according to passengers on the
vessel, arriving today A United
State army officer who say the single
sfot fired at the tI-boat, expressed the
opinion that it was a clean hit
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
BRITISH SHIP
BROUGHT INTO
ATLANTIC PORT
BY SEA PLANE
fBy Associated Press J

Atlantic Port, June IA British
passenger liner which arrived today
was escorted into port by a scout sea-
plane which met the ship some dis
tance at sea. Some of the 176 pas
sengers said that nothing of an alarm
ing nature had been seen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
British Made Gains
tBy Associated Press)

, London, June 1.-THE British last
n'gnt carried out an operation in the
region east of Amiens and advanced
'nelf line south of Morlan Court
nail mile on front of mile and
falt it is officially announced. 2SO
prisoners were taken.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
PERSHING SENDS 200
SOLDIERS BACK TO L. :,

Washington, June 11-During the
week ending May 81, 1874 sick and
wounded soldiers of the American ex-
peditionary forces were landed in this
country For the week ending May
"a sixteen arrived. The soldiers have
bcen sent to various army hospitals
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
RUSSIA CALLS
ON AMERICA
T0HE[P REPEL
GERMAN
INVADERS
RUSSIAN EMBASSY TRANSMITTED
REQUEST TO THE STATE DE.
PARTMENT TODAY
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 11.-An appeal
for the United States and allies to
send an expeditionary force to Rus
sia to repel German invaders, from
Ithe central committee of Cadet party
in Russia, was transmitted to the
State Department by the Russian en-
bassy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
Z KILLED AND
9 WOUNDED
WHEN PARIS
BONBARDED
YESTERDAY
(By Associated Press)

Paris. June 1.-THE long range
bombardment of Paris was resumed
this morning. Two persons were
killed and nine wounded in yester-
days bombardment, according to the
Exclair
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1918
PORTO RIGA AND
HAWAII CALLED
ON FOR $4,000
DRAFT REC|STRANTS
By Associated Press.)

washington, June Porto Rico
and Hawaii were called on today by
Crowder to furnish $4,000 draft regis.
trants for the National Army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-15
DRAFTEES
LEAVE FOR TUFTS
Another Delegation from Windham
County Escorted to Train
This Morning.

Fifteen more draftees from Windham
county, their immediate destination the
technical training school at Tufts col
lege, Medford, Mass, left this morning
on the 11.35 train to which they were
escorted by representative delegation
of local friends and well wishers.
The parade passed down Main street
at Ills. 1t was headed by the select
men behind whom came the Brattleboro
Military band playing the appropriate
selection, ere Going Over. Behind
the band followed delegation of Boy
Scouts and Grand Army veterans. Next
came the eolors of the United Staues
and her allies, carried by F. L. Well
man, f. Fl. Chapman, A. B. Wallace,
+. B. Smith and Fred Cressy, and then
the draftees themselves behind whom
followed a delegation of the Red Cross
canteen service and a delegation of cit
izens carrying large American flag.
All of the draftees were provided
with comfort kits by the local Red
Cross chapter, and lunches by the local
canteen service, and cigarettes by the
board of trade. The list follows:
Alfred NJ Peterson, Brattleboro.
Ralph L. Burditt, Pntney.
Alvin I. Bowman, Brattleboro.
Normand L. Hunt, South Londonderry
Oscar f. Crandall, Jamaica.
Everett f. Starks. Chester
Leon ". Cheney, Jamaica.
Herbert ] Benson, Townshend.
Richard Mather, Chicopee Falls, Mass
(Reg. Bellows Falls.)
Hugh b. Houghton, Westminster West
Albert G. Johnson, Greenfield, Mass
reg. Brattleboro)
Fred T. Clark. Brattleboro.
Richard G. Gallup, Brattleboro.
Rensler A. Jones, Vernon.
Edmund j Haus, Bratteboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-15
MANY SURVIVORS
ARE LANDED TO-DAY
Twenty-Five from Penistone at a Cape
Cod Port and Others at Nantucket
-Four Badly Burned.

BOSTON. Aug. 15.-Twenty-ni
survivors of the British steamer Penis.
tone sunk by German submarine off
the Massachusetts coast Sunday, land
ed at a Cape Cod port today and re-
ported that another boat containing
members of the crew had been lost.
Four of the survivors were badly
burned and injured, which indicated
that the vessel had been attacked be-
fore the crew had chance to escape.
Navy department reports earlier in
the week did not explain how the Pen
istone had been sunk and the first ad-
vices from the cape today failed to
clear up this point. The men were in
two boats which had drifted since Sun
day. There were well nigh exhausted
from exposure and lack of food. The
injured men were engineers It was
thought here that the missing boat
might have been picked up by pass
ing boat or steamer. The number in
this boat was not stated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-15
Total Guest Day Registra-
ton Was 2,755-Much
Better Than in 1916
BASEBALL GAME WAS
SPOILED BY SHOWER
Red Cross Chapters of Dummerston
and Vernon Won Second and Third
Prizes Offered for Attendance-Great
Day for Dispensers of Ice Cream

A total registration of 2,755, with a con-
servative estimate of 800 visitors who did
not register, brings the attendance at the
Guest day festivities yesterday well ahead
of that of 1915, when the last observance
was held, and approximately that Of the
first observance in 1915. Fully 80 per
cent of those registering signifed their
intention Of attending the Valley fair.
Cash prizes offered to the Red Cross
chapter of the three towns sending the
largest delegations IN proportion to their
population were won by Guilford, Dunn
merston, and Vernon, respectively, with
Putney, Chesterfield, n H., and Brook
line closely following. The rating of Gull
lord was 26.6 per cent of the population,
and the Red Cross received SIS The
largest representation of any town In the
county also came from Guilford The
Dummerston Red Cross treasury was in
creased by $40, its representation showing
per cent OF 24.1 while Vernon showed
a rating of 224 per cent and won the s.
prize.
When the time for the baseball game
arrived at O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
the seats and bleachers at Island park
were packed and there was a grand hustle
Tor shelter when rain began falling I'm tor
rents about $50, this putting an end. in
the first inning, to the game between
teams of the West River and Ashuelot
valleys. Persons who had remained on the
street sought shelter IN stores and door
ways and large number were accommo-
dated at the board of trade office The
only attractions which were Cancelled on
account OF the storm were the ball game
and the second appearance of Ganglers
Canine Garden and Australian bear. The
slide for life by C. c. Bonette scheduled
for 430 was postponed until SIS and the
Brattleboro Military band played from the
balcony of the Brooks House until after
6 o'clock
Arrangements for lunches on the lawn
at the Hooker house and st. Michael's
Episcopal church proved a convenience.
about 200 persons being served at these
places. Many persons brought tfeir has,
ket lunches and the restaurants were filled
many people waiting their chance to oc-
cuDy the cables
While the heat interfered somewhat
with shopping the soda fountains did
heavy business in the ice cream and soda
line.
pleasing feature of the DAYS obsery-
anee was the way in which the schedule
was carried out, every event starting as
advertised until the rain interfered.
1t Is estimated that approximately 500
persons were present from outside the ter
rtory to which the invitations were sent.
but all were welcome The two most dis
tant points represented were Panama
City and Sacramento. Cal.
Prizes which had been offered for driy-
ers of vehicles bringing in the largest
single load were not awarded, as there
was no contest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-15
WOMEN IN AGAIN.
Demonstration Before White House
Broken Up by Police.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-Twenty-
nine women were arrested by the police
in Lafayette square late yesterday,
when a third attempt was made to
stage a woman's party demonstration
there against the Senate s delay in act
ing on the federal suffrage amendment.
After being taken to police head
quarters, where they were released on
their own recognizances, the women re-
turned to Lafayette square for another
demonstration. Soon after the speak
ing started for the second time, the
police intervened. but not in sufficient
force to stop the demonstration. Ad-
ditional officers soon arrived and % of
the demonstrators were placed under
arrest.
Taken to police headquarters again
the women refused to give bail and
told the police if released they would
stage another demonstration Police
officials then decided to hold the wom-
en- until the streets were cleared of the
evening crowds. The women were re.
| leased late last night