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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
TOUCHED THEM ALL
Grim Men of War Affected by Pa
thetic Scene.
Only the Passing of Little Coffin on Its
Way to the Cemetery, but fer a
Time 1t Held Up Traffic IN
Channel Port.

There was some noise along the
jetty and yet more noise in the wide
and narrow streets of the town
changing street cars, whip-craeking
faeres. yelling newsboys, honking
taxiS, and soldiers and sailors tramp
ing the pavements. Noise enough and
Of the kind betting a channel port
in war time; but for a time at least
we heard the noise let down and the
hustle softened.
In a wide street Of shops appeared
white-haired priest with white
erucifx held high before him. Be
hind hiin was another priest reading
from a book Of prayer. Two laymen
came next, bearing a little white paint
ed table with a little white cofin-a
cheap board coffin-resting on it. There
was a canopy of plain white boards
over the little coffin. There We're a
few white blossoms on the canopy and
beside the coffin few lilies-of-the-val-
ley-only a few.
Two other laymen followed the cof-
fin-boarers. All the men were bare
headed. Three women-young wom-
en- and young mothers to look at
followed the two men. One Of the
young women was in deep black. a
group of little girls followed the young
woman. Two very old women came
last. No more than that, walking
through "A crowded street at two o'clock
of n bright day
1t was on us almost before we saw
it. Men took off their hats as it pass
times mems lips murmured short
prayer, always the women did The
soldiers and sailors. when they were
French, saluted nearly always; The
British sometimes. The officers. If
anything, saluted more profoundly
than the enlisted men and, when they
did not stop dead still. held a hand
to their caps for eight or ten PAGES in
passing.
Two soldiers were talking with two
girls of the streets. One of the sol
diers took off his cap. One of the
girls stopped talking 10 say a little
word of prayer. Both soldiers faced
about and all four gaZed in silence for
long after the little cortege had pass
ed on. Then the first soldier put on
his cap. all faced about and resumed
their talk. but more slowly and not
quite so loudly as before.
An English Tommy was driving q
street cara swearing Tommy that
you could hear block away. lie
came on the mourners from behind
He was In a hurry, and by changing his
bell he could have crowded by. But
he held the car In check, nursing IT
so as not to frighten the two old wom-
en- In the rear-until they came to
wide square. Here there was room.
He changed his bell, not too loudly.
turned on the juice. and hurried 10
make up for lost time.
Men are being killed by the mil-
lions over here, and other men who
have been there-these very men on
these streets-will tell you that they
hardly turn their heads To see one
more killed. But Il child is different
James b. Connolly, in Golfers.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
Mud sneeial.st.

of famous bootblack in Paris who is
known as the mud specialist The
individual can tell every soldier client
what section of the trenches he halls
from merely by examining the mud on
his feet. II is said that he rarely
makes Il mistake, aud can spot n mans
battle station anywhere between
Ypres and yerdun with marvellous &C.
curacy. apparently each section Of the
long line having lis characteristic
brand of mud.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
Notice

10 the ministers, members
and constituents oil the Last Mt
Olive Baptist association, you
viii please note the mistake IN
our program as to date. The
Association convenes aug to II,
1913 instead OF the date carried
by the program.
Please note the mistake and
govern yourselves accordingly
and oblige the Undersigned.
w. P. Washington
Moderator.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
The only way for any ente

The only way for any enter
prise TO succeed is to have both
moral and financial support oithe
friends OF the race Our slogan
is to have 1000 subscribers by
Iune. Reader will you help to
reach this goal by sending in your
neighbours name with 81 5o1 We
pay the postage. Help to make
a greater Metropolis Gazette. We
have just received several font
OF new type and have Others OF
the way. Try our Job Depart
ment for your next job. We can
serve you satisfactorily. To those
who live out of town send US a
lob to day, and we will mail it out
the first mail the next day. Spec
ial attention given'to this class of
work. We know what you need
and our % years OF experience
enables US to please you.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
why she Could No. Think.

A little girl was told by her nurss
that II she did not think so much by
day she would dream less at night
sHut | can't help thinking" she said.
ana added patheticaliy. Il earnot
make my mind sit down"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
citv and VILLAGE pelinauen,s.

Recently the Journal Of Delinquency
declared that in one state the villages
rather than the cities furnished larg-
eT propoltionate share OF delinquentA
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
Eaex 20 Pronounce

The easiest word II pronounce In
the English language Is said - be
"murmur." 1t is simply an expulsion
Of the breath repeated
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
DUQUO1N
Notice.
Duquoin, H., July i. 1913.
Dear Editor

Due oOlbt H. ~
Dear Editor
Please allow space in your pa
per to say to the brethren OF the
Mt Olive Baptist district Assoei-
alton Of Southern Illinois that /
will visit each church in this dis
trict before the sitting OF the As
ISOLATION in the interest OF the
work.
Please notify your people OF
the same.
S. II Pruitt,
President OF the NJ. and d. Union
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
Article 2 Membership

Sec l. This Organization
shall be composed Of Missionary
Baptist Ministers furnishing bon
it'd membership N any regular
Missionary Baptist Chui Oh. tc-
gether sit. his good standing
where he now pastors. or where
n last pastoreo. or the church
where he Wotship with neither
he ever pastored or not
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13
Article g. Authority

Sec / This org anizati o n
shall have the power 10 receive
TO. or drop from its fellowship
any Minister or Ministers whom
it deems worthy or unworthy OF
fellowship.
Sec , This Constitution by
laws or regulations shall by no
means cclict with the rules and
regulations OF the two Associa-
tons namely Mt. Olive and East
Mt. Olive.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-13

Officers of Ministers Alliance.
resident; ....-.. 800. .--.-----.-... Eloel
C w. Norment. Carbonate
Vice President..--...-.-....-.........-..-----
w P. Washington, Mt Vernon
Recording Secretary...-.........-....-...-.
II b. McCrary. Metropolis
Corresponding Secretary .---..-..-
....................-J ID. Davis, ~olp
Treasurer -...........-..--.-...--- .-------'.--.
III. c. Armstead. Pulaski
Vlgilant Committee
Elder VIM. .-...... Young. Joppa
d. Parrish, Md. City
S. H. Pruitt. Duquoin
+. Bomar, Cairo
P. B. French. Sparta
Thos. Morris Metropolis
A. ]. Bowers. Dewmane
Rev. Berry Thomas Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
FOUR THOUSAND ACRES
ADDED TO THE SPUD CROP

Hastings, March 2O.-The recent
rains in this section have given the
potato crop boost valued at thou
sands of dollars in value in bringing
the spuds along to maturity.
There have been added to the po-
tate farms in this section about four
thousand acres planted for the first
tine this year. These have not as
yet been irrigated, and the owners
were in such haste to get them plant
ed that they have been entirely de-
pendent upon the rains. The drought
has done some damage, but it !s be-
,jeyed this will be overcome by the
rains of the last few days. Had the
drought continued it would have cost
the new farms at least $50 per acre
The irrigated farms are we'll advanced
and this years potato crop is expect
ed to even surpass that of last year.
both in quality and yield.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

very useful to the City of Lakeland,
ant thus to the citizens Of the City,
and each and every voter should be
sure that he Is present on Tuesday,
March rs, 1918, and vote for the pas.
sage of this amendment.
AS to the amendment giving the
City the right to open and close
streets, and the control of Its streets,
this should by all means be passed,
and there is no real reason for oppo-
sition to 1t. The City of Lakeland for
merly had this power, but inadvert-
emily when the new charter was
passed by the Legislature in 1911,
tn" provision Incorporating into the
City Charter the provisions of the
General Laws of the State of Florida
was not included; therefore, there Is
some question as to whether or not
the City Of Lakeland has the author
ity to control Its streets, and to open
and close streets as 1t shall deem nee,
tessary. This proposed amendment Is
for the purpose of giving that author
ity to the City OF Lakeland beyond
anr question. Practically all the
towns and cities of the State of Flor
ida. incorporated under special char
ter. have such authority, and all cities
and towns incorporated under the
General Laws of the State are given
this authority by the General Statutes
of the State of Florida. The question
oil the control of opening and closing,
ard maintaining, streets and alleys in
city is purely a question for the
City government to deal with, and no
one who stops to think or 1t in this
light would have any opposition to
this amendment.
Each and every voter, therefore, is
urged to investigate this proposed
amendment and to be present on
Tuesday, March 26th, 1918, and vote
for ito give the City this necessary
authority.
Both sections and 2 of the pro-
posed amendment to the charter reIa-
tive to increase in the pay of the City
Commissioners and the increase OF
their work should be passed.
Section 1 of said proposed amend
ment provides that the City Commits
(Continued on page 81
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

"a Ca, March 21.-On Satur-
arch 25th, the first 1918 "offi,
aiming School" for Army and
M. c. A. Secretaries will be
at Blue Ridge Association,
iountain near Asheville, North
In the heart of the beauti-
ie Ridge Mountains. It is
10 train 200 men for Red Tri-
'efVlce, either at home or
y In this first of a series of
u training courses offered by
= f''ohal War Work council Of
mg Mems Christian Associa-
the United States in the
stern Department.
hing, Associate Executive
y and Field Secretary for the
coast States Division of the
S'ern Department, represent
army and Navy Y. M. C. A,
IN charge of the training
" W. Alexander, head Of
'ueastern Department Bureau
Ounel, is conducting the re
campaign for Red Triangle
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

whole amount of said Indebtedness
has to be carried in open notes, and
falls due approximately every ninets
days. and there Is quite good deal
Of unnecessary expense and trouble
in thus carrying this Indebtedness.
Every person, therefore, who is quail
ified to vote under the above stated
regulations, is earnestly urged to be
pl esent at the City Hall on Tuesday,
March 26, 1918, and vote for the is
suance of these bonds.
Messrs C. M. Clayton, w. W. Chase
and K. T. Haynes have graciously
consented to serve as bond trustees to
handle the funds derived from the
sale of these bonds, and to serve
without any compensation. Their con-
sent to serve was obtained too late to
tave their names printed on the off,
ciaI ballots, but there are blank
spaces on the ballots in which are TO
be written by each voter the names of
the three persons whom he wishes to
vote for as bond trustees, and each
yoter is urged to write in the names
of these three gentlemen to act as
bond trustees. They will handle the
matter for the City efficiently, and
they will make no charge.
Also there will be voted on in an
other election, to be held at the same
place and at the same time, three
amendments to the Charter of the
CITY of Lakeland. All qualified voters
OF the City of Lakeland, whether
property owners or not, have the
privilege of voting at this election for
the adoption or rejection Of these
three proposed amendments. These
amendments were voted on several
months ago, and were lost. One OF
them lacked only one vote of secur-
ing the necessary two-thirds vote to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
ONE AMERICAN
OFFICER AND g.
MEN KILLED WHEN
DESTROYER HIT
BRITISH WARSH|P
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 21.-One Amer
lean officer and three men were killed
aboard an American destroyer March
10 when that vessel collided with a
British warship, the Navy Department
announced. A number of American
sailors were injured.
The explosion of depth charge on
the American destroyer Manley
caused casualties. Lieutenant Com
mander Richard Mccall Elliott, o.
New York was among the killed. The
injured included Seaman Richards
Gallman Of Troth, S. C.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
Secretary Baker Has
Closed His Inspection of
The American Zone

Tifton who has just returned from u
months stay on that island. "There
is strong feeling in Cuba among the
friends of the United States that these
spies should be summarily dealt with.
Most Cubans are pro-Americans, but
there is strong anti-American SEN
timent among the Spaniards.
Imports from the United States
have been greatly restricted. Flour
bread is rare luxury and all import,
ed foods are sold at extravagant
prices. insufficient shipping facilities
is greatly hampering Cuban indus
tries, especially sugar"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Secretaries in the Southland, aided
hv committees in each OF the seven
states of the Department-the caro-
linas. Georgia, Alabama, Florida Ten
nessee and Mississippi.
New York City national headquar-
ters announces that AZ new hed III
angle Secretaries are needed every
% hours for war work here and over
seas There are now approximately
4 5OO 'Y' Secretaries in uniform
2 900 manning the green,stalned mus
in American training camps anu
200 overseas, with 200 more ready
to sail During the next six months
200 new Secretaries must be re-
ornited and trained, $50 being the
o,,ota asked for from the Southeast
ern Department,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
7zVo Elections otlImportance
To Be Held In Lakeland On
March 26; Lucid Explanations
PROPOSITIONS Presented Herewith

The following explanation of the
propositions to be voted on on March
26th was prepared by the law firm of
Peterson G Petteway for the infor-
nation of the voters, and we COM
mend its careful perusal by all our
readers:
Or Tuesday, March 26, 1913, two
important elections will be held at
:he City Hall, in the City of Lakeland,
Florida, from seven o'clock a. m, un-
H. sunset.
The first, in which only resident
electors of the City of Lakeland, who
are otherwise qualified to vote In the
general election in the City of Lake
lana, who own real estate within the
corporate limits of the said City. and
who shall have paid taxes thereon in
the year when same shall have last
been due, shall be qualified and en-
titled to vote in said election. This
election is for the purpose of issuing
bonds in the sum of Thirty Thousand
Dollars to take up the floating indebt-
einess of the City of Lakeland. which
was outstanding under date of April
%. 1917. The issuance of these bonds
viii not in any way increase the in
debtedness or liabilities of the City
OF Lakeland, but merely substitutes
bonds in the sum of thirty thousand
dollars in the place of various notes
which the City officials have to keep
renewing every ninety days and thus
make the Indebtedness of the City
more easy to handle. The issuance Of
these bonds will also so fix the IN
debtedness that It will fall due at the
rate of three thousand dollars per
year, which amounts the CITY officials
hope to be able to pay off as they be-
come due, and thus rid the City Of
this Indebtedness. At present the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
LIBERTY LOAN FLAG is WHITE

Atlanta Ga, March 1S.-The SER
vice flag Of the Third Liberty Loan
campaign will be of white, with a
blue border and three vertical blue
bars, 1t was announced at the head
quarters of the Sixth Federal Reserve
district today. Service flags from
tiny paper ones intended for home
window displays to big cotton and
wool flags for the use of towns, cities,
ETC., will be provided by the treasury
department.
Towns and counties which meet
their respective quotas in Liberty
Bond sales will be permitted to fly
the service flag from some public
place. Every investor in Liberty
Bond will be given a small flag for
home display.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
mans TODAY BEGAN HFAVY
|NbARDNENT British FRONT.
PROBABLY OPENING Of I((NG
| EXPECTED OFFENSIVE
DIFFICULTIES D OF SALyAG.
ING THE LUSITANIA

hublln, March 21.-Discussing the
dli11culties of salvaging the steamship
Lusitania, H. Ensor in an address be-
fore the Engineering and Scientific
ASSOCIATION of Ireland, said there was
. probability that by this time she had
ceased to be a ship. She was SUBJ
lected to the enormous pressure of
l4O pounds per inch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

rass, and the commissioners thought
that these amendments were perhaps
misunderstood and. therefore, num-
Der Of people voted against them for
this reason Also there were very few
voters present before, and the COM
missioners are very desirious of hav-
ing each and every qualified voter in
the City of Lakeland to vote at this
election
The Board of Trade of the City of
Lakeland, composed of Lakeland's
best business men, has investigated
each of these amendments, as 1t is
being submitted at this time, and ap-
proved each and every one of them,
and assured the commissioners that
1t will support the passage of these
amendments at this election. An in
tvestigation of these amendments In
ths order in which they come will
show any person, who stops to think,
that they are necessary and should
be adopted.
The amendment providing for addi
tianal method of collecting taxes by
ths City of Lakeland lacked only one
vote of gaining the necessary two.
thirds at the former election, and 1t
is necessary. and for the best inter-
est of the City, that this amendment
be passed. The City at present has
no adequate method of enforcing the
collection of It's taxes, and there are
something like ten thousand dollars
worth of back taxes unpaid The great
mass of the taxpayers of the City pay
their taxes, and all persons should
he compelled to do likewise. The mill
age seems to be rising from year to
year, and this rise Is probably due to
great extent to the fact that there
is large number of taxpayers who
do not pay their taxes each year. II
all the back taxes were paid and the
City had a method of collecting its
taxes regularly, 1t would place the
City In good shape financially and
would very probably lead to lessen
ing of the taxes, or would certainly,
at least, prevent any further increase
in the tax rate. This proposed amend
ment merely gives the City OF Lake
land the right to sue for unpaid taxes
should they remain unpaid on the
first Monday in June after the taxes
should have been paid, with an addi-
tional provision limiting the costs
which shall be taxable against the
property for the institution of such
suits to very small amount, beine
considerably less than half OF the
costs usually allowed in charters OF
tho various cities for the collection of
unpaid taxes by suit. The City Com
missioners placed this provision lin
fling costs in the amendment to pro-
tect the property owner. ana TO elm.
mate the objection Of some who might
ordinarily oppose such an amend
ment on the ground that the cost of
such collection would be too high
Practically all the cities and towns
have such law as this, with the ex-
ception that they allow great deal
more as costs. and this amendment f.
very necessary, and, IL passed, will be
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
AMERICANS IN
HAND TO HAND
FIGHTING NEAR
LUNERY|LLE
YESTERDAY
PENETRATED GERMAN LINES FOR
SOME DISTANCE REMAINING
FOR FORTY MINUTES
(By Associated Press. J

American Army, France, Wednes-
day, March 20.-(Delayed)- d)-America
troops in the sector east Of Luneville
participated tonight in raid on Ger
man trenches, penetrating the enemy
lines some distance. Hand to hand
fighting followed and the raiders re-
turned after forty minutes. Further
details are unavailable at this hour
(ter o'clock. The raid was carried
out in conjunction with the French
after a brief but intense barrage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
GERMANY DEMANDS
THAT RUNAN|k
GIVE Up ALL WAR
MUNITIONS
(By Associated Press.)

Moscow, Tuesday, March 21.-Ger-
many has increased demands upon
Rumania and now asks that she sur
render to the Central Powers all her
owr. war munitions as we'll as those
left in Rumania by Entente troops.
Ali Entente ministers remain at Jas
sy but will leave if Rumania sur
renders war munitions as demanded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
100000 Tons Of Shipping
Sunk By Submarines
Since The War Began
Up To First of Year

since the war began over eleven mil
lion gross tons, while shipyards are
tGrning out only six and one-half mil
lions. Because of the addition Of en-
emy ships, however, the net loss is
reduced to a little over two and one
half million tons.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1918
TWO ENEMY
DESTROYERS AND
TWO TORPEDO
BOATS SUNK
(By Associated Press.)

London, March 21-Two enemy de-
stroyers and two enemy torpedo boats
have been sunk by force of five Brit
lsh and French destroyers, the admir-
atty announces. One British destroyer
damaged. The engagement occurred
off Dunkirk this morning. The British
casualties were slight and there were
no French casualties.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
AMERICANS FROM
JASSY REACH
MOSCOW IN
SAFETY
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, March 21.-The Amer
lean Red Cross Mission to Rumania,
which fled from Jassy to Odessa, has
arrived safely at Moscow, according
to advices at Red Cross headquarters
today. The party consists of twenty
eight members. mostly physicians and
nurses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
Firing Heard at Dover
BY Associated YreSs. }

pm, March 21.-Artillery action
west front were distinctly
Rt Dover and other towns on
It coast. The firing was the
heard in this district from
Fstance and lasted from three
h this morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 21.-The Presi-
dent today signed the bill bringing
railroads under government operation
until twenty-one months after the end
of the war.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, March 21-Secret flg-
urea of the British admiralty on SUBJ
marine losses and world ship-building
were made public today by the British
embassy. They show that on Jan.
allied and neutral shipping had lost
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
TO ESTABLISH
FINANCE CORPORATION
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, March 21.-The Ad-
ministration bill to establish war f1~
nance corporation passed the House
today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Is to Vote on Big War Credit
(By Associated Press.)
erdam, March 21.-A war cred
/ fifteen billion marks was
before the Reischstag yester-
first reading.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
Continued BOmbardment
(By Associated Press.)

March 21.-There has been
and sustained bombardment
sectors north and southeast of
as well as on the Champagne
Ahe war Office announced.