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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11
DRAFTED MEN TO FAVE A
CHANCE IN OFFICERS SCHOOL

Washington, Jan. 5-The selected
II an of the national army is to have
his opportunity to become a commits
stoned officer The training school for
officers in which the larger part of the
student body will be drawn from the
ranks of the division, open today for
period of three months. The course
OF training will be similar, but even
more thorough than that given at the
first and second series of camps in va
lious parts of the country The third
series Of officers training camps will
lie attended by 10000 enlisted men
and 2490 graduates and undergradu-
ates OF approved colleges and military
schools. All graduates of the approx
Cd educational institutions will be ELI
gible for commissions as second lieu
tenants, and following their course
viii be commissioned as rapidly as va
Cancies occur. Enlisted men will be
considered on detached service while
students. They will receive the pay
and allowances of their grades while
taking the training course They will
be selected for training on the basis
Of their efficiency records as reported
~ special examining boards organiz-l
cd for the purpose. On completion of
the course they will be eligible for ap-
lontment as second lieutenants. The
rev camps will be held at the sixteen
army cantonments, the six
-een national guard camps and the
regular army concentration points at
Fort Bliss and Fort Sam Houston
Texas, and Chicamauga. Except for
1olege graduates and undergradu-
ties. civilians will be wholly excluded
rom the camps
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A VALUABLE PUBLICATION

One of the best publications that we
have yet seen concerning Florida is
a little book containing 115 pages BY
Mr.. J. II. Reese, which he sends out
Under the name of Florida Flash.
Lights"
Mr.. Reese never does anything un.
less he does it well. and this publica-
tion is one of his best efforts.
1t is packed down and running over
with useful information concerning
cur state.
There is scarcely an historical in
cident that is not given in its pages.
and some that are not historical but
none the less interesting. as they in
wade the field of poetry and romance
in which Florida richly abounds.
DR.. Murphree. Mr.. Kirk Monroe and
other competent critics speak of it
in most eulOgistic terms.
Ia word it presents the history OF
Florida in condensed form, and the
great mass of data is collected and
presented in excellent shape.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11
. OLUME 81, NUMBER 2
NEW YEAR FOR ALLIES MARKS
CRITICAL PERIOD IN THE WAR
Comparing Relative Strength of Fight
ing Forces, New York Worlds
London Corresponds Gives
Summary of What We
May Expect
VICTORY CANNOT BE WON BY
DEFENSE ALONE

MIR. James II. Tuohy, the New York
Worlds London staff correspondent.
gives the following summary OF what
we may expect comparing the relative
strength Of the fighting forces for the
year 1918:
The New Year marks Tor the allies,
especially Great Britain, critical pc
riod in the war The detection Of
Russia not only enables Germany to
increase the strength of her forces in
the west, but materially simpIfies her
military situation. The western allies
have not merely to hold the line un-
til Americas troops arrive in force;
they must prepare to take the Offen-
siVe with vigor alongside their trans
Atlantic comrades.
Victory cannot be won by mere de-
tense Great Britain must bear the
bulk of the burden Italy needs sup
port How Britain stands for means
Of prosecuting the war is . question
hut there is general information from
which thinking persons can draw their
own conclusions. What Britain with
population of $4,000, 900 has done in
the way of raising and maintaining
armies compares favorably with
what Germany with 70,00o,000 and
forty-fve years preparation has
achieved Britain's forces in the iield
may be roughly put at 5000. .00o
against 100000 OF Germany's. But
these Germans are working altogether
on interior lines. while Britains forces
are fighting in France. Italy. Greece,
Palestine .Mesopotamia and East At
RIGA, as we'll as providing a large force
for home defense. Germany has sift-
ed her population to the dregs, has
taken lads of eighteen to men of for
ty-five while Britain takes them only
from nineteen to fOrty-one-ages bet
ter able TO stand the strain of war
What Britain Can Count Upon
At the moment Britain can count on
q years contingent. while Australia.
although rejecting conscription. is
pledged 10 keep her army up to fight
ing strength. Then freer utilization
for home defense of the national vol
unteers. a force not included in the
above total, releases a large contin-
gent of new armies for service over
seas. The national volunteers after
three years training. are now as good
as the German Landwehr.
Further, there is drastic combing
out process 10 be applied TO the muni-
ti0ns industry and other specially eX-
empted occupations. such as coal min
ing, the places of those taken being
supplied as far as possible b. retSgn-
ed soldiers and women. who also take
over clerical work in the administra-
tive department army now being per
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11
EX-COV. TERRELL'S
BROTHER GIVES
TESTIMONY
That's What John Bunyon Johnson.
the Well-Known Automobile
Salesman, Says of Martins
Liver Medicine

One of the latest to add his IN
qualified endorsement 10 Martins
Liver Medicine is John Bunyon
Johnson, OF Macon, Ga In letter
dated August 25, 1917. he says:
1T affords me pleasure to report
that I have taken Martins Liver
Medicine and obtained most deslr-
able results. Martins Liver Medi
cine is pleasant to the taste, does
not gripe nor inconvenience the
taker in any way. 1t acts positive y
and yet gently upon the liver and It
is my opinion that it IS superior to
any liver medicine sold"
Martins Liver Medicine is strictly
vegetable in ingredients. contains
NO poisonous calomel, is pleasant 10
take and is sold with the standing
guarantee that if it does not give
the effect desired, the empty bottle
can be returned to the drug store
and the SOC paid for it will be re-
funded. AS a medicine for constr
patton, sick headache or other liver
and stomach troubles, Martins
Liver Medicine is without 4 peer.
Sold by druggists everywhere.
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MARION COUNTY vAVAL re
cRUITS
(White

Ebert 7. Perry, Gerald Perry. HUI
bert a. TenEyck. Edward II. Rentz.
l lafayette L. Taylor. James D. Metcalf.
Percy c. Smith. Wallace E. Davis,
Frank Hyman. James f Purvis, Ed
Connor. Curtis Connor. Donald z. Kno-
block, Tena I. Forbes, Tracy #. Ped
rick. Earl L. Smith, John Metric, WAL
ter Moorhead. George Newsom, C. c.
Smith, w. Koon. James E. Brigance,
Ocala: Ernest Hooker. Chas. F. Hook
er. Clinton w Riker, Louis ]. Madden,
Sparr; William H Saunders, Marion
Z Wooten, Dunnellon; Robert V.
Thomas. Mcintosh; George C. Reeves,
Fvinston; Charles Kelly. Connor: Yer
non Hadsock. York; James +. Brown,
William d. Mulkey. Fairfield; Ernest
ri. Cordrey, Lynne: Goldie NJ MeAllis-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

Mr.. and Brs. Goldie Barnes are lust
back from an automobile trip to Mar
co, ninety-five miles below Fort Ny
ers. Mr.. Barnes says that the roaas
in south Florida are almost as smooth
as glass, and travelling over them is
a luxury. That the towns are building
up rapidly. and that oranges. avocado
pears and kindred fruits are seen on
every hand, and thousands of acres
ere being planted 20 tomatoes, pep
pers and early vegetables. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Barnes were delighted with
the country. They went down to spend
the Christmas holidays with Mrs.
Barnes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Little.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

EFFORTS OF RUSSIAN FOR
EIcN MINISTER TO CHANGE
MEETING PLACE FAILED
Official Statement From Berlin Says
German Crown CounciI After
Short Session Suspends
INTRIGUE FROM ENTENTE sMY
PATHIZERS FEARED

Russian efforts to have Germany ac-
quiesce in the transfer of the peace
negotiations from Brest Litoysk, in
German control. to the neutral city of
Stockholm, apparently have failed An
official statement issued at Berlin says
that German crown council sitting
discussed the Russian demand, after
which it wa sann0unced that the sit
tings had been temporarily suspended.
The report from German sources
that fear Of intrigue in Stockholm on
the part of the entente interests would
cn@aHger the work Of the plenipoten-
tiaries is not confirmed from Petro-
grad. Foreign Minister Trotzky went
tc Brest Litovsk in a vain attempt to
persuade the Germans to go to Stock
holm
In Germany the political situation is
much disturbed over the attitude OF
the liberal parties concerning the gov
ernments stand on the proposed
transfer. The socialists appear to be
the stumbling block. and there is dan
ger that they may desert the reich
stag majority. making it necessary for
The government TO reform the party
alignments
There have been more lively infan-
Try activities on the western front.
but no operations in strength In
Flanders. near Arras. ana southeast
q EerduH. the infantry fighting was
livelies1. but little change in position
f reported In France and on the
italian northern front the artillery fir
icg has been above normal at seyeralI
points
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11
THE IDEAL RESTAURANT CHANGES
HANDS

The Ideal Restaurant. which has
been operated in this city Tor some
time by $. Demetre changed hands
Monday the stock. fixtures. etc, hav-
ing been purchased by Mr.. Nashri.
who has been living near this city
for some time.
Mr.. Nashri is Mexican and came
e Ocala some time ago, and purchas-
ed 1hc Adams farm on the Shady
Cove road
The new owner of the Ideal expects
to put in large stock ot groceries,
and will continue to occupy The pres
ent stand of the Ideal in the I5erig
and Lloyd block.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Draught Relieved.

Meadorsyilie. Ky.-Nrs. Pearl Pat.
rick, Of this place. rriees: 7 was
very constipated had sour stomach
nj was 50 'IncoD. Portable. I went to
he doctor He gave ne some pills.
They weakened ME a0d seemed to
tear up my disestio.-. They would
grippe ne and afterwards It seemed
was more constipated than before.
] heard of pIack- Draught and de-.
'ided to try II. found it just what 7
eeded. It was AZ easy laxative. and
.ot bad 70 swallow. Ny digestion soon
Eploved got well Of tie sour ston-
Eh. my bowels soon seemed normal,
more gripping, and / would take a
&c now and then, ard was IN good
lpe.
cannot say too much for Black.
.ught for it is the finest laxative
can use
ledtord'S Black k-DraEght has for
!, ny years been found of great value
l4e treatment of stomach, liver and
htl troubles. Easy to take, gentle
aireliable in its action, leaving no
oAfter-effects, it has won the praise
{ u 2usanos Of people who have used
|, Il NC-135
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11
U. S. DISTRICT COURT

Hon. Fl. s. Phillips. [. ; district at
torney passed through Ocala Mon
day and stated 10 It representative of
this paper that the United States dis
trict court for the southern district of
Florida would meet in Ocala Monday,
January u. and that there would be
business enough before it 10 keep it
busy about a week.
Mr.. Phillips is looking fine. and is
in the enjoyment of excellent health.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

formed by men OF military age. while
9 large additional contingent of capa-
BILE officers will be provided by pairing
down the headquarters and other
staffs. both at home and abroad. which
are now declared to have reached un-
wieldly proportions. No official totals
of casualties are obtainable, but Pre-.
nier Lloyd George gave a line on
their most important element when he
said that Great Britain's permanent
disablemenu were less than one-fifth
those OF Germany, and Germany's
have been estimated at 3.500,000.
More than 8 per cent return to tine
firing line, but men who have been Sc,
riously wounted will not in future be
sent again to the front.
Great Britain has to provide for
Wastage during the coming year Then
her full munitions productivity will
only be reacha during 1918.
Gigantic funitions Increase
The shell an gun output. already
colossal, will thn have reached stu.
pendOus proportions. For example,
the total numbe Of 1S-pounder shells
turned out in the first year Of the war
could be produce in January, 1917. in
thirteen days. ae produced now in
eight days, and 1918 in four days
The quantity OF rojectiles for field
hOwitzers which previously took a
year to make cannow be supplied in
five days, while erly this year the
number of proecths for heavy guns
and howitzers turnd out in twenty
four hours equalle the total output
OF the first year ofthe war
| The production heavy artillery.
which had been muiDlied 425 times
! up to November, 196. is now multi
piled many times mre and Will be
further greatly incresed next wear
These increases are ypical of what
has been and is bein done in muni-
tions production. Te destruction
rate is no wvery near equal to Ger.
many's maximum outgt Of sabma-.
rines and will shortly xceed it. from
which moment U-boatwarfare will
have been completely pstered.
Mighty Fleets of urcraft
Another vital directic in which
Britain is utilizing all lr vast re-
sources is in the expansu of her air
service. Two Of her nuerous train
ing schools are the latest in the
world training more pills and OBJ
servers, equipped with me- and fast
er and more powerful mnines than
in any airdome in German The ma
val air service alone has own from
a personnel of 1900 to 1900. while
the growth of the military r service
is on vastly larger scale d is still
rapidly expanding.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11
Judge Bareo in camp

County Judge Sam Barco left Tues.
day night for GreenvilIe, s. G., where
he will join the officers training
camp. Judge Barco viii not. resign
the office of county Judge. The duties
OF that position viii be looked alter
by Clerk Holmer and an assistant.
While Judge Branning viii act for
Judge Barco in any official capacity
whenever the occasion arises Miami
Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

ter. Citra; William E. Garner, Martin;
Floyd w. McNatt, Weirsdale; Fred G..
Turner, Cater; j. A Marsh, Burbank;
A. G. Martin, Burbank; w. v. Sims,
Kendrick; Henry w. Bishop, Horace
H. Love. Clyde j. Ffidy, James W.
Lyles, Reddick; John Harley Lucius,
Summerfield; Roy E. Nettles, Fleming
ton; William s. Baskin, Anthony;
Maurice C. Jordan, Orange City.
(Colored)
Abe Lawson, Lawrence Rackard, C
L Davis, Ocala Ernest Calhoun,
York; William F. Smith, Summerfield;
Nathaniel Bagley, Sparr; Day C. Cold
ing, Orange Lake: Alfred Counts,
Summertield; James McNeaI, Morris
ton: Wesley Marion. OcaIa.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUB
Lie INSTRUCTION

Ocala, Fla. Dec. is. 1917.
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met in special
session at their office on the aobve
date with all members present, as fol
lows: G. s. Scott, chairman, A. J. Ste
phens and c. r. Veal members, and
iJ. Fl. Brinson, secretary.
Minutes of the regular session held
ON December 4th and 5th were read
and approved
The board lookup the matter of
the approval OF bonds for the deposit
tories for the school funds for the
year 1918.
Mr.. n. D. Stokes called and left
with the board $4,000 in U. S. bonds
as security for the Ocala National
Bank as depositor, to be forwarded
tc the comptroller for his approval.
Mir. 7. T. Munroe called and report
ed that the Munroe and Chambliss
Nationa, Bank had forwarded to the
comptroller $1,000 in Ocala city
bonds for security under the law as
depository. with the request that the
superintendent be wired to this effect
At this time telegram was receievd
from the comptroller acknowledging
receipt OF these bonds.
Mr.. C. W Neville called and filed a
renewal OF the bond for the Bank OIL
DunnellOn in the sum of $4,000 as de- !
I ository for the coming year.
The board also had a communica- !
tion from the Commercial Bank of
Oeala' saying that they had made ar !
rangements to have their bond renew /
ed as depository, but there was no
evidence produced of its renewal nor
ne~ bond filed with the board at this
time as required, so thare was moth
ing at hand to approve.
The secretary was further instruct
ed to forward TO the comptroller for
approval the bond OF the bank of Dun.
0ellon for $4,000. and L. S. liberty
oan bonds presented by the Ocalal
Bank III the sum of $4,000.
md the Munroe & Chambliss NationaI
%anE having deposited bonds of the
.ity OF Ocala in the sum Of SI6.0 fori
'l5,o0o bond with the COMPTROLLER
hat upon approval OF the comptroller.
be following banks will become DUAL
lied as repositories for the keeping
u Marion county schools funds for the r
ear from January /, 1919. to JANUARY ,
, 1919: The Munroe & Chambliss Ma.
lonal Bank, in the SUN Of $4,000. the +
)eaia National Bank in the sum of
5000 and the Bank OF Dunnellon in
he sum of $4,000. and it was agreed
0 keep the special tax school district
unds in the Bank of Dunnellon as h
urlng the year past Ia
The superintendent was authorized ]
D pay all teachers accounts that L
hould come in in regular form before 1
ne Christmas holidays.
No further business appearing. the II
oard adjourned to meet in regularjt
ession on Tuesday January 8, 1918.
]. II. BRINSON. Secretary. v
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11
Mr.. voGT OPENS REPAIR GARAGE

Mr.. Fred Vogt, who is recognized as
d skilled mechanic in the automobile
line, has branched out for himself,
an dis now located at the corner OF
Oklawaha avenue and Main street,
where he will be ION the job to cor
rect any ailment that an automobile
is heir to. Fred's friends are hoping
that he will make q success il hts new
location.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

In renewing his subscription to the
Weekly Banner. Nj. o. A. Kirby OF
Vermillion,. South Dakota, says: Il
wins the Banner and its dear old edi.
tor, and dear old 'Marse Henry of the
Louisville Courier-Journal. a harnv
and prosperous New Year"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

Many new settlers are locating in
Walton county, and are bringing with
them some very fine stock. These
are the kind Of settlers who are the
real builders of a state.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

Mrs. Phil Robinson OF inverness.
who has been spending the holidays
IN Ocaias returned home Saturday. &C.
eompanied by her mother. Mrs. w. s.
Harreli. of Roanoke. Va, who -
been in Ocaia for the past week. a
guest at she hume OF her sister-in-,
Mrs. Clarence Cann.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

Ar. Harry Peter. formerly Of this
city. is now bockkeeper 70 rthe Kib-
.er Hotel at Lakeland.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

DJ. F. Chapman expects to leave
eooNr New Orleans. La. to attend
It eradication" convention.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-11

l. D. c. Stiles, cashier of the above
named bank, do soiemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best OF my knowledge and belief.
D. C. STILES. JR, Cashier.
COrrect-Attest:
E. A. OSBORNE.
r. S. HALL.
D. e. McIVER.
directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7th day of January. 1918.
tSeaLD H. NJ. HAMPTON,
Notary Public.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-02-01
A HORNED HORSE

One of the strongest freaks of ma
ture is the horse with horns. Such
horses are born occasionally, and have
provided a rich field of speculation for
scientists. Certainly the presence of
horns would seem to indicate that in
some far away distant period this ami
NAL was so provided by nature.
In most cases where horses have
been born with horns, the horns were
upon the forehead, and usually three
or four inches long. But a colt near
Rogersville, Tenn, belonging to DR.. J.
J. Roger, has a curved horn just be-
low the aperature of the right ear.
This is approximately the same posi-
ton from which sprout the horns of
many animals whose horns have a full
growth.
Despite this evidence of a return to
some earlier state of development, no
trace of their evidence can be found
on any of the skulls of horses which
belonged to other ages. Thousands of
these skulls have been uncovered in
many lands. The oldest goes back
just 100000 years, and is of a size to
indicate that the horse of that time
was no longer than a good-sized dog.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-02-01
THE WAY GERMANY SEES
THIS WAR AND THE NEXT

German leaders are indulging in
much senseless prattling about ulti-
mate victory. But all this comes only
from the lips, and is intended solely
to blind the non-combatant clements
of the population. In their hearts,
these leaders know that the victory
about which they bahble is impossible
in this war. Germany cannot win,
and the leaders know il. Therefore,
we have seer all the force Of the
German propaganda here IS in Europe
exerted toward peace. Not yet beaten
but fearing that she may be if the war
continues to its logical conclusion,
Germany watns peace while the situa-
ton is such that she can recover from
the war more readily than her enc
mics. Then, when the next war
comes, which Germany will provoke
when she is ready for it, the victory
which has now been deferred will then
be attained. This situation exists be-
cause the German leaders feel that
there is still hope of bringing about
the desired end. On the map she is
victorious; her enemies are war-weary
and stale; they long for the day of
peace to dawn when nations may es-
cape from the all-absorbing, all-con-
sun1ing business of war and return to
their normal life. This is all true. And
Germany, realizing its truth, is using
every means to advance the day Of
peace, so that she may avert the pend
ing crash. This will continue as long
as hope of such an adjustment of the
worlds troubles exists. But when this
hope dies, when the victories of the
entente have been so fruitful that it is
impossible even to hope, resistance
will cease.--J. B. w. Garwiner in The
Worlds Work for January.