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Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
BRITISH MOVE ON TOWARD RHINE
Republican A. p. Leased WireJ

LONDON Dee. 6.-CBritish wireless service) )-The official report from Field Marshal Haig on the movement of tle army of occupation. issued by the Wal office tonight, says:
 "Our troops yesterday continued their march toward Cologne and the Rhine. In the evening they had reached the line Blankenheim, east of Schleiden and the river Erft, to south of Greven- broich.'
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
Frisco May Don Masks
Denver Epidemic Continues

Denver Dec. 6.-Cases of influenza in Denver since the outbreak of the epidemic just two months ago, passed the ten thousand mark today, when reports for the last 24 hours showed ITO new cases bringing the total to 10,- 004. For the same period 22 deaths from the disease were reported, mak- ing the total for the epidemic 719.
 Delta and Salida were the only cities in Colorado to report increases in the number of new cases of influenza to- day. Thirty-one new cases were listed in Delta Thursday and the same day r new cases and five deaths were re- ported in Salida.
 Fort Collins reported 21 new cases for Thursday against B the day pre- vious, while Pueblo reported S9 new cases and six deaths Thursday against 49 cases and 4 deaths Wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
TELLS SENATORS HOW PROPAGANDA
 MAKERS WORKED
BRITAIN MAY ASK
 FORTY BILLION AS
 PREPARATION MONEY
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LONDON, Dec. 7.-Great Britain will demand of Germany &S,000, 000,- 900 (s4O,0OO, ,000,O00) for Great Britain and her dominions as reparation for the war, according to the Daily Mall. The newspaper. says it understands that David Lloyd George, the premier, will make this announcement in | speech at Leeds today.
 This the Daily Mail adds, is what the war cost Great Britain and her dominions, and British taxpayers will be relieved G460,O0o,000 (s2,000, GOO, 000) per annum by the German pay ment.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
Holland WiU
 Yield Kaiser,
 Says Dispatch
BULLETIN

LONDON, Dec 6.-lf the allies insist on the delivery Of the for mer German emperor and crown prince to an interpational court of justice, Holland will yield. but will first urge that the allies content themselves with an undertaking by Holland to intern them for life in one of the Dutch colonies, accord ing to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Express.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
To Close Before May
Paris Home Nearly Ready

PARIS, Dec. 6.-Maison Blanche De Paris is rapidly being made ready for president and Mrs. Wilson. Scores of workmen and interior decorators, un- der the supervision of Princess Murat herself have been busy for days and now the presidents official French residence is almost ready to receive him.
 The president and Mrs. Wilson will find the place one of the most com plete and beautiful of the old world mansions, containing all modern con- Veniences. It is number 2S Rue De Monceau, in the most fashionable neighborhood of Paris.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
TAFT DECLINES BALL JOB

NEW YORK, Dec. Civilian H. Taft announced here tonight he had decided to decline the offer to become a baseball commissioner on the na- tional commission
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
REFUSE TO JOIN MOONEY STRIKE
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BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 6.--In addition to the street car employees union which refused to strike in protest against the conviction of Thomas j.. Mooney. eight other unions in Butte have declined to participate in the demonstration proposed for next Mon
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
COAST LINE TRAIN IN WRECK
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WILMINGTON. N. C. Dec. 6.-Two persons arc believed to have been killed and 20 others injured in the wreck near Elrod. N. C. tonight of an Atlantic Coast Line express train from New York to Key West
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
SAN DIEGO CLOSED
 BY ''FLU' ORDERS
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SAN DIEGO, Cal. Dec. S.-Business today was practically at a standstlll here as result of a quarantine ordin 7 ance that went into effect at midnight. All theaters. churches schools and business institutions excepting only those classed as absolutely essential were closed. Employees of restaurants, drug stores, meat markets and grocery stores. which have been classed as es- sential, were requested to wear gauge face masks.
 Frisco May Don Masks
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-San Franciscoans again will be asked to don influenza masks unless there is a marked decrease in the number of new cases within the next AS hours, Dr. William c. Hassler city health officer ~announced tonight. Five deaths and 160 new cases for the "A hours ending at , o'clock were reported tonight This was said to be an appreciable in- crease in the number of cases.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
BRITISH DELEGATION
 AT JAHDEBAY

LONDON. Dec. 7-The British bat tleship Hercules, with a naval delega- tion aboard escorted by five torpedo boat destroyers arrived. in Jahdebay Thursday, says a dispatch to the Ex- change Telegraph from Copenhagen.
 Jahdebay is the port of the German naval station at Wilhelmshaven.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
RIGHT OF WAY FUR
 MAR REVENUE BILL;
 ID DEBATE TUESDAY
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-In report ing the war revenue bill to the senate today Chairman Simmons of the fi- nance committee, arranged for begin ming of debate next Tuesday, with eX- elusive right of way given the measure. Filing of committee reports on the bill was deferred until next week Sen ator Simmons will present the ma7 ioritv report, and Senator PenrOse of Pennsylvania will file a minority re- port. attacking especially the plan of fixing 1920 rates. Senators Smooth of Utah and La Toilette of Wisconsin. republicans, gave motive that they would file separate reports to present their individual views.
 As revised by the senate committee to meet peace time conditions, the measure is designed to raise S5,934.- 4S6, 6,Ot0, as against sS,200,OO0,0O0, which would have been yielded by the house draft passed September 20.
 Following are estimates of senate committee experts of comparative yields from the revised bill and the original house draft:
 Senat bill House bill Special tax 13,S66,0OO 165,OO0,O0O Incomes ..S2. .0O7, ,OOO,OO $2,376,1S6, 900 War excess
 profits .. 2,40O,OOO,OOO 3,2oO,OO0, ,OOO ! Estimates
 of inher-
 itanceS... I5,OO0,OOO 1lO,OOOOOu l Transport
 atiOn and
 insurance 229,OOO,OOO 192, $50 OOC Beverages 450,0O0, 900 1137 500, 00C Tobaccos.. 24O,6OOO 900 341, ,204, O0i Admmision
 l and dues 54,000,000 09,O0O, 00t ! Excise tax 123,O0O,O00 516,3O5, ,OO( 1 Stamp tax 31,00OOOO 32.OO0,O0 ] Miscellaneous -- 2,63S,00(
 Gncluded 1T l Floor taxes 70,000,000 other sec.l
 Total estimated revenue:
 Senate, $5,933, ,466,0O0; House, $S,1S2,- I 492,0 900.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
PRESIDENT NEARING AZORES LS.; GETS
 NEWS BY WIRELESS
CrOnn Prince Quits, Reports
 Wolff Bureau

PARIS, Dec. 6.-(5:25 p. m.)- (By The Associated Press)-Crown Prince Frederick William has re- nounced his riqht to the German throne.
 A dispatch received in Basel from the semi official Wolff Bu- reau quotes the crown prince in re- nouncing the throne as having said;
 "I renounce formally and defi- nitely all rights to the crown of which would have fallen to me by the renunciation of the emperor king or for other reasons.
 "GiVen by my authority and signed by my hand. Done at Wier- inqen, December 1, 1918.
 (Signedl Wilhelm"
 In an interview with a corre- spondent of the Associated Press on the island of Wieringen, received in New York December 3, which bore no evidence of delay and pre- sumably was given not earlier than December 2, Frederick William said:
 'l have not renounced anything, and have not signed any docu- ment whatever"
 He added that should the Ger man government desire to form republic he would be content to re- turn to Germany as a simple citi- zen, ready to do anything to assist his country-eVen to work as a la borer in factory.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
eRIrIsH TRooPs IN CoLooNE

AMSTERDAM. Dec 7-British troops entered Cologne at o'clock Friday afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
Jap Menace Hun Card.

Among the American newspaper correspondents to go to Germany in 1915. MT. Bielaski said, was Edward l.. Fox, writer who, he said, had been . employed by Dernberg. On his yeturn
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07
Considered Buying New York Sun

MT. Bielaski also produced copy of message relating to Dr. Hale Soing to Germany for the Hearst newspapers which, he said, was sent by Won Bern storff to Berlin June ?, 1916. through Buenos Aires and Stockholm. Dr. Hale. the witness said, was on the German embassy payroll at s15.000 a year and also received $500 a weekess a writer for the Hearst papers. William Ran dolph Hearst, he said. did not know that Dr. Hale was in the pay of the German government.
 Won Bernstorff's message asked pref ereptial treatment of Hale because he was employed by the Hearst organi- Zatinn
Arizona republican., 1918-12-07

Floor taxes 70,000,000 other sec.) Total estimated revenue:
 Senate, $5,933, ,466,OOO; House. $S,1S2,- 492,0OO
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-11-29

Miss Hope Taylor. who is a
student trained nurse at ST.
Vincent's Hospital Little Rock,
returned Saturday to resume
her duties. after a visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Taylor. at Hilleman.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-11-29

Coupons, bonds Of the
Fourth Liberty Loan have
been received by us and are
NOW ready for delivery. All
who subscribed to this issue
are urged to call at ONCE and
receive their bonds.
BANK OF McCRORY.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-11-29
SALARIES.

Art Xxx Sec TO- provides: The Governor Secretary State Auditor
Highways
not be increased diminished during their respective terms shall
that the General Assembly provide f the
"
the
q
spite popular prejudice against increase salaries
provisions authorizing fair living salaries for the members of the
Assembly, the judicial executive officers of state
among the important reforms worked out by
the trainers of the Constitution of 1918 The old saying that THE
laborer worthy of his hire certainly applicable times like
these the executive legislative and judicial officers of Arkan
The cost of living since 1874 has increased conservave
the outbreak of the European the
the necessities of life has fully 35 cent Arkansas
needs the highest type of to fill it's responsible legislative
executive and judicial departments and it is universally
nzed that annual salaries preferable either to fees
diem allowances
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-11-29

the organization
containing complete
deficit changed but
appropriations unless provision is reyenn
This provision inevitable in working out a thoror
business system Of running the state government It's adn
will that the states business will longer on m
hazard plan The must be in sight to an aD
alton appropriation will be made The Legislature will
longer appropriation bills without limitation regard to M
ability of the treasury to meet the obligation leaving it to M
and cut down to the best of his judgment M
the dissatisfaction of all parties concerned The adoption M
SYSTEM with otherwise will enable
keep cash basis at all times it's paper from %
hawked about at disgracefu discount it's employees d
dollar all they earn maintain its credit upon hoh rn
The General Assembly will enter it's work with clear CON-
pehensve chart to guide its and shape its appropriations
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
Art Sec provides that the General Assembly shall
the
officers and STATE
regular shall
This in keeping with the policy of restricting legislation
that which is essential and eliminating protraced sessions The
people decsvely record for this reform 1918 when
they adopted by overwhelming majority initiated amend
ment limiting legislative sessions to sixty days With all
legislation prohibited it will be found that all necessary can
be enacted within that time and thousands OF dollars
the taxpayers of the state by this AS they will
serving salary there will be financial nduceent
members proong session beyond the time actually necessary
to transact business of benefit to the state
Advertisement
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-11-29
BUDGET SYSTEM.

At XVI Sec provides that before November IT, 1920 and
judiciary and the Supreme Court shall with the
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-11-29
MAJORITY VERDICTS.


Z n
o a
This is wise provision that is being adopted in many
states will be the of greatly expedng proceed
ngs without eopardzng the rights of the gants It will make
it impossible for mistria The tradi
ona safeguard of unanimous verdict retained in felony
where life and liberty at stake but in of minor import
there be valid objection offered to the principle of
majority verc already being recognized the progressive urs
prudence of the country.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-11-29
PROPOSED new CONSTITUTION
Synopsis and Comments improvements Made Over the
Constitution of 1874.
PROHIBITION.


This provision sanctioned by the Prohibition forces of the
state has been pronounced punctre It is only propos
ing to enforce at earlier date law that will be nation
wide through the ratification of the pending amendment to tbs
Federal Constitution into the Constitution principle
already In effect by statute which of local option had
made operative And yet stronger than the General AS
semby makes it, for penalties and enforcement retained to
the people their legislative capacity There is reform
thoroughly accepted throughout the nation than the legal prohibit
ton of the liquor traffic in all it's FORMS and Liberalism
not consistently insist return the days of the saloon
and it's attendant evils Prohibition advocated by President
Wilson a necessary
LOCATION OF STATE INSTITUTIONS.
located
This wise provision will prevent the constantly recurring
agitation about the removal of the University of Arkansas from
Fayetteville will make the location of the State Normal
and the four agricultural Schools with great wealth of property
interests annually increasing extent Being free political
agitation the institutions and expand without being
cpped and hampeed in their operations and impaired their
usefulness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

Has any one an answer to the in
quiries set forth in the following
letter? Is there any one in authority
who has the information sought by
| this Miamian? When men are or.
dered to get "out" of non-essential
industry, just what is the procedure
for them to get lin" on the essential
work?
| This letter undoubtedly expresses
the questionings of thousands of loyal
men in all sections of the United
States, and should most assuredly
bring some satisfactory answer from
, the War Industry Board. The writ.
er states that even the local Govern
ment Employment Bureau has no in
formation to give out ON the subject
men in non-essential industries are
merely asked to get out of such in.
dustries, but are given no directions
whatever about how to get into the
essential industries.
In the hope that its publication
may bring light upon the subject
from some direction, The Metropolis
gives the letter here.
Miami, Fla, Aug. 2Sth, 1918.
Editor Metropolis: II
mot only myself but a number Of
my friends are somewhat concerned
over the announcement as published
In The Metropolis of last Saturday.
and again elucidated upon in your
editorial of Tuesday, regarding the
intention of the Government to com.
pei men engaged in non-essential in.
dustries to secure work in essential
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
" productive lines.

/ At first blush the order would not
seem to be so drastic, for as mat
ter OF fact, the process of getting
out" of the non-essential lines is sim.
pie enough. But have the authori.
ties anticipated or formulated any
method of our getting in" whatever
the essential or productive lines Of
endeavor may be? So far as | have
been able to find out, even from the
local Government Employment Blu.
reau the only emphatic part Of the
order is that we must get out" and
get in,' and the man who all his
life has done nothing but sell auto.
mobiles, cuffs and collars, drugs
horses and mules, and a thousand
other things under the list of non-es-
sentials, faces new and perplexing
situation However eager man
may be to make any sacrifice looking
toward helping to win the war, 1t
seems fool-hardy and wasteful to
spend hundred or more dollars on
railroad fare in a hap-hazard hop
and-skip program of going from one
town to another looking for the "es.
sential job that is waiting for him
there-perhaps.
According to the list as published,
there Is information a plenty as to
what we may NOT do, but there is
certainly dearth of direction as what
TO do and how to go about it. ANY
information you may feel inclined to
furnish through your columns will be
appreciated.
Very respectfully,
IS. B. ALEXANDER.
1921 18th Street, Miami, Fla"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
Maize Dairy
Phone 1923 Red

Phone 1923 Red
MAKES changes in prices of milk &C.
cording to the Food Administrators
ruling as follows:
TO all ,Dairymen, Dealers in Milk and
the Lakeland public in general.
On and after September 1st next
the price of sweet milk in Lakeland
has been established by the County
Food Administration as follows:
Milk, on cash and carry system,
10 cents per quart
For milk delivered on the tickat
system the price will be six quart
tickets for one dollar.
For credit and delivery service the
price shall be Is cents per quart
The above are maximum prices
Approved August 90, 1918.
A. ], HoLWoRTHY,
Deputy County Food Administrator
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
SUGAR RECORDS

Dealers must use care in keeping
sales records of sugar Record ey
cry sale, give date, name of custom
er, number in family, and pounds
purchased If purchaser is not res
ident of your town, give address on
record and report such sale to your
local Food Administrator. THIS is
IMPORTANT. Dealers not comply
ing will be refused further certifi.
Gates.
Keep an accurate account of ey.
cry sugar sale for which you do not
receive certificates. Hereafter. all su.
gar certificates on hand will be
ciassed as sugar on hand. Certificates
for Home Canning purposes will be
issued to those applying to the local
Food Administrators. Dealers will
direct their customers to the proper
authorities.
Food administration matters should
be taken up with the local Food AID.
mlnistrator. All correspondence ad.
dressed to the Federal Food Admin.
lstrator Orlando, is referred back TO
this office. You can save time by ad.
dressing the local Food Administra.
tor who will take it up with the prop.
err department.
Deputy Food Administrators:
A. ]. Holworthy. Lakeland.
T. t. Hatton, Barlow.
N. J. Patterson, Fort Meade.
j, B, Briggs, Lake Wales.
A. S. McKillop, Mulberry.
R, W. Cogsdille. Winter Haven
]. WALKER POPE,
County Food Administrator,
Winter Haven.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
Effective September list, 1918

l. Effective September list, tn
Food Administration has provide
for the preparation and marketing
by manufacturers and distributing
trades of the country of a mixet
flour, complying with the information
al policy go per cent. substitute!
and so per cent wheat, which will
be available for purchase by private
consumers or householders.
2. Where straight wheat -four is
sold retailers at the same time 2(
per cent Of other cereal -four must be
sold coincidentally.
8. All bakers bread shall contain
20 per cent. of other cereals, and
households shall mix at least 20 per
cent of substitute cereals for all
uses in the home.
4. Corn meal for the use of corn
bread should be purchased separate
ly from wheat -four, so that the sale
of corn meal for corn bread will not
measure against or be used as a COW
ering for wheat -four under the per-
centages named.
5. All mixed fiours, conforming to
the percentages named and in &C.
cordance with the following regula.
tons shall be labeled VICTORY
MIXED FLOUR" and the ingredients
in the order of their proportion and
their percentages, shall also be plain.
ly marked on original mill packages.
Such mixed flour must be milled in
accordance with the standards Of the
United States Food Administration.
8. No mixed -four Except pancake
-FOUR shall be made or manufactured
except in the exact proportion as
outlined below.
a. MIXED WHEAT AND BARLEYI
FLOUR shall be in the proportion of
four pounds Of wheat flour to one
pound Of barley -four.
b. MIXED WHEAT AND CORN
FLOUR shall contain the proportion
OF four pounds of wheat -four to one
pound Of corn flour.
c. MIXED WHEAT, BARLEY AND
CORN FLOUR shall contain the uro.
portion of eight pounds Of wheat
flour to one pound of barley and one
pound of corn -four.
d. MIXED WHEAT AND RYE
FLOUR shall contain the proportion
or three pounds of wheat -four, and
not less than two pounds of rye -four
e. WHOLEWHEAT, ENTIRE
WHEAT, OR GRAHAM FLOUR, OR
MEAL, shall contain at least 95 per
cent OF the wheat berry.
7. All of the above VICTORY
MIXED FLOURs may be sold with.
out substitutes, but at no greater
price from the miller, wholesaler. or
retailer, than is charged for standard
wheat flour.
., These regulations supersede the
$3.50 rule. The retailer selling stand.
ard wheat -four is required to carry
IN stock either barley flour. corn
meal, or corn -four, and with every
sale OF wheat flour, must sell a com.
Of some one or more Of
Lhese In proportion OF one Mound
substitutes to each four pounds of
wheat flour. 4
y. NO dealer shall force any other
SUBSTITUTE in combination upon the |
and these substitutes must
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
SUGAR STATEMENT

Sugar on hand Aug. 1st, ID
Sugar received during month,
pounds .........
Sugar ordered and not received,
pounds .........
Sugars certificates on hand, ID. -.
Sugar sold according to sales re.
ports attached
signature and address of dealer:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
OFFICIAL ORDER

All dealers in Polk County are
hereby instructed to furnish the fol.
lowing information:
Use care In filling out this state.
ment Items must be correct.
Name and address must be plainly
written or printed.
This statement covering both nour
and sugar must be in the hands OF
the local Administrator not later
than Wednesday, September 4th.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
tor with the following information:

tor with the following information:
Name of house
Proprietor ............
Rate per day, s ...................
Weekly Rate, s ..................
Single meals, $ ....................
Number average daily meals
Short order price list must be at,
tached.
All places contemplating serving
meals this season should immediate.
ly get such information to their
County Food misunderstanding
coming tourist or winter visitor must
be taken care of,-the Food Admin.
istrator needs this information at
once.
Dealers are urgently requested to
assist in getting the above informa-
ton, so that proper permits or Ger.
tificates may be issued
Dealers are not allowed to sell
Eating Houses sugar, except on per-
NIT or certificate.
Private families taking boarders
this winter will not be able to pur-
chase more than their regular family
allowance Of one-half pound per per.
son, per week, except upon special
permit from the Food Administrator.
II you expect to take boarders get
your name on the list.
Two pounds of sugar must serve
ninety meals.
Open sugar bowls are not allowed
complete records of all meals
served must be kept.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-02
FLOUR STATEMENT

Flour on hand Aug. LIST, ID.
Flour received during month. ID.
Flour sold according to attached
reports, pounds .................
Flour on hand, actual invoice at
close of business Saturday
evening, Aug 31st, 10.