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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-28
RED CROSS RULES
For Sending Christmas Packages
from Marion County to Sol
oilers in France

diers in France
First. No person will be permitted
to send a parcel to a soldier overseas
unless he or she has received from
such soldier abroad, a Red Cross
Christmas label on which will be
printed the soldiers name and ad-
dress
Second. The parcel container will
be 3x4x9 inches and is not to weigh
more than two pounds and fifteen
ounces unwrapped.
Third Containers will be mailed to
the American Red Cross branches as
soon as received at Ocala, which
should be about November 1st.
The following articles are not mail
able in Christmas packages:
/. All spiritnous, vinous, matted,
fermented or other intoxicating hq-
uors.
2. All kinds of poison and all ar
ticles and compositions containing
poison.
3. Explosives of all kinds.
A. Inflammable materials, including
friction matches.
s. Internal machines and mechani,
cal, chemical or other devices of COM
position which may ignite or explode.
Note: Under this classification
would come cigarette lighters, etc.
6: Liquids or liquefiable articles,
fragile articles, and other admissible
matter when not packed in accord
ance with the requirements OF the
postal laws and regulations.
All other articles which may kill
or in any wise hurt, harm of injure
another or damage or deface or 9TH
erwise injure the mails or other prop
erty.
Fourth. Only one parcel can be
sent to each man overseas.
Fifth. When the parcel has been
packed, the sender will please present
same to the secretary of the local
Red Cross branch where it will be
inspected and mailed to Ocala for
final inspection and mailing. The
sender will please place the Christ
mas label inside the parcel and en-
close twenty cents in stamps or cam
for mailing. Seven cents postage will
be required to mail the package 10
Ocala The Christmas label will oe
attached to the package after it has
been finally inspected at Ocala.
Sixth. 1t is important that the
package shall not bulge or shall no
weigh more than two pounds and fiji
teen ounces unwrapped If the PACK
age should weigh more than two
pounds and fifteen ounces and some
thing is not taken out to reduce the
weight to comply with the postal reg
ulations, it will be necessary to COM
ply with this rule, therefore, it. it hop
ed, that each sender will be extremely
careful in weighing package.
Seventh. No written word is per
m1CLeQ 10 We 6uClOScU VI WIltlcu Ou
the parcel None will be needed, how
ever, for the donor will be known TO
the receiver by the mere fact OF the
labels being used.
Eighth. These rules were not made
by the local chapter, but were made
by an agreement between the Amerf
can Red Cross and the postal authori
ties, therefore, it is highly important
that the rules be strictly adhered
to and this chapter bespeaks the CO.
operation of all along this line.
Ninth. ALI packages must be In
the Ocala chapters hands not later
than November 18th, as no parcels
can be mailed after that date.
Tenth. Anyone wishing further in
formation may obtain same by com
funicating with the local branch sec
rotary or communicating with the
Ocala chapter.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-28

On November 9Th the state votes
on state wide prohibition. Be sure and
vote DRY by making your cross (X)
mark before YES under Section XIX
ADV. 24-u
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Prompt delivery o. prescriptions Is
the watchword here. Tell your physic-
ian to leave them with US. We allow
no substitution. The Court Pharmacy
Phone 284. If
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Let's go "over the top" in voting
the state dry on November 9Th. Vote
for the Constitutional Amendment to
Section XIX-Adv. 24-tf
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Sales ladies wanted. Apply to Nc.
Crorey's and 10c store. 23-6t*
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w. K Lane, Nj. D., Physician and
Surgeon, specialist Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat, Law Library Building, Ocala,
Florida. II
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Let US supply your TOILET Ar
TICLES. Otr line is complete, and
the prices always reasonable The
Court Pharmacy. Phone 284. If
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The "Easeall" Shoe, perfect arch
protecting shoe, at Titles Shoe Par
lor. 24-tf
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Guava jelly package of 2 lbs. IA o..
80 cents. Just in at the Main Street
Market. Phone 108. ct
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Guava paste 65 cents per package
of / Il pounds. Main Street Market.
Phone 108. q ct
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Take care of your feet. If they are
giving you trouble, have them ex-
amined by M. NJ. Little, the only foot
specialist in Ocala. No cost to you If
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Paper Drinking Cups, 25 to pack
age, ten cents at Gerig's Drugstore. I"
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Paper Drinking Cups, 25 to pack
age, ten cents at Gerig's Drugstore. :
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New cane syrup. 40 cents a quart.
Main Street Market. Phone 1O8. st
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A 1917 model Ford touring car for
sale at the Maxwell Agency, Ocala. ct
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Paper Drinking Cups. 25 to pack
age, ten cents at Gerig's Drugstore.
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Do you read the want ads?
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Who will the Victory Boys be? ct
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Continued Tomorrow
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
FOUR MEMPHIANS GET
COMMISSIONS IN WEEK

Four prominent Memphians will COM
plete their courses at the officers train
Ing school, field artillery, Camp Zach
ary Taylor, near Louisville, KY, within
n week, and receive commissions as
second lieutenants in the reserve army.
They are:
w. Lytle Mckee, of Sternberger, Nc
Kee & Co., and president of the Mem
phis Cotton exchange: Hal Howard, of
Pioneer Pole and Shaft company; Geo
Gunther, of NJ. H. Gunther & Co., and
Harry Thomson. confidential clerk Of
w. A. Gage & Co,
This information was brought to
Memphis by W. Meacham Stewart, of
Meacham Stewart G. Co., cotton buyers,
who has just returned from Camp Tay-
lor, where he received honorable dis
charge after two months of intensive
training
Leo G, Carter, W. A. Blckford, s.
Gordon Brent, Carl Zimmerman, Chas.
Wells and Joe Fleece, all Of Memphis,
have either left Camp Zachary Taylor
for this city or will do so within. the
next day or two, according to Stewart,
before completing the course.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
AT SEA"
OVERPRESIDENT'S +,
PLANS FOR PEACE
Address of Wilson Before Con-
greSS Leaves Nation Still
Without knowledge as to
Exact Views OF Executive.
BY FRANK u. sIMONns.

The News StImttar's Military Expert
NEW YORK, Dec. at would pe
impossible to assert that in his al.
dress to congress yesterday President
Wilson. in any slightest degree, in-
creased the sum Of the nations knowl-
edge Of his plans ana purposes In his
European journey. lie has left con-
gress and the country where they
were before he spoke-with ono mev-
table consequences In the peace con-
gress America will be represented BY
the president, but neither the preFi-
dent nor his associates can speak for
America with any evidence, public OF
personal that the country or congress
agree with the views they present,
Mr. Wilson u going 70 Versailles to
express his own views ~ to peace
terms These views, in the broadcast
and vaEueSt terms, have been set forth
in the various addresses Of Mr., Wilson
on and after Jan s. But in no address
has he made clear what he means ex.
actly with respect to any controversial
point. OuI associates have rejected
lis statement nf the freedom OF the
seas" our British friends have clearly
demonstrated that in this matter, vital
to them, they viii necessarily consult
their own interests. which are matters
lsh colonies have publicly affirmed their
determination not to return German
colonies, conquered by their arms, after
serving as bases foI attack,
We Ito not know what MIR, Wilson
means to demand OF Great Britain,
either concerning her own naval power
or her policy with regard to German
Continued on Page. IL. Column t)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
PROOF Of HEALTH
/. BEFORE MARRIAGE
TO Be DEMANDED
Medical Society Considers
Proposed Legislation Re-
quiring Certificates Before
License Is Issued.

Certificates Of health as an absolutely
necessary requisite for license to wed
VIII become necessary In Tennessee II
legislation under consideration by the
Memphis and Shelby County Medical
society results in enactment of law
to that effect
Discussion OF the proposed law will
be participated in by members of the
society at the annual business meeting
called for Tuesday night at the court
house, when Judge Israel PercS, chair
man Of the committee to draw up the
proposed act, and Judge Mckinney Bar
ton viii explain the results Of their in
vestigations on the subject from both
legal and social standpOlnts,
THE idea Is not one strictly along
eugeniC lines declared Judge Barton,
although It may be said to come under
that classification, While nothing dett-
rite has been reached in the scope and
provisions of the proposed legislation
the consensus Of opinion Is that Certif-
icates OF health should be demanded
from both sexes before any license to
wed Is issued
Many of the states already have leg
lslation Of this character aud II is rea-
sonable to presume that the results are
all that science and society could de-
mand,
'Such a law would tend to reduce to
q inlniIluIU luf great anu tN'l -il''i 'teN-
Ing prevalence Of communicable dis
eases and its effeCtl on one generation
after another, In many individual IN
stances presence of the disease is en-
tirely unsupported and the victim may
60 through lite innoCently ignorant OF
his menace to society and his family.
Medical records are fun of cases
where defective mentality and diseases
of the nervous system are directly
traceable perhaps two or three genera
tions back, to diseases Of their sort.
The insane asylums aud institutions OF
every sort are crowded with patients
who are inuocently hereditary victims
OF these sU-Called social diseases
"Thnk what 1t will mean to society
in general, If by the simple eXpedient
of proving physical fitness before mar
riage the detectives are barred by stat
ute. from further endangering the hu-
man race. 1t will mean, in the course
OF time, the practical cleaning out Of
insane asylums and institutions of like
character. II will mean stuidier and
lsIonger-llyed generators and the ending
| of untold misery and suffering which
is n9w being visited on the heads OF
| the innocent
Judge Barton became interested III
the question at the request OF the wal
departments director of camp actlvi-
ties, the government having taken the
initiative In the schooling Of its soldiers
on this subject as part OF their reg
ular camp training
The Shelby delegation Is to be asked
to introduce the health certificate reso-
luton at the January session OF the
state legislature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
BREAK|NG-UP Of
AUSTRIAN NATION
OCCURS RAPIDLY

VIENNA, Dec. 3. cay the Ass4eiated
Press THE disinteRration of Tie for
mer Austro. Hungarian empire goes on
apace and Ia accompanied by fighting
here and there and the depredations
Of tnarauding bands Meanwhile the
food situation In Vienna becomes more
perlous each day
Czech Soyat forces are reported to
have NocCupied Bodenbach, near the
German frontier. thereby cutting Oft
from Vienna large stores Of provisions
belonging Il the German Austrian rc3
public II had been Planned to send
these stores to Vienna by way or
Munich.
The CzeCho- -Slovaks have garrisoned
the larger part OF German Bohemia and
are said to be pressing toward the
frontiers OF Upper Austria. The rapid-
ity OF the CzeChO- SloVaK advance Is IL
lustrated by the report of woman OF
Vienna who went TO ltaab, so miles
southeast, recently, and found the town
occupied by the C2ecrs.
In the south the JugoSlavs have oc-
Cupied Marhurg, which claims to be a
German city. Their forces also have
entered the provinces of Carinthia and
Styria
In the northeast the Poles continue
their fight with the UiIrainans and are
advancing over the Carpathlans
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
NEW j. s. PLANE X
RECORD BREAKER
Wonderful Performance of
Monoplane surpasses Euro
pean Combat Ship.

WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-Develop-
ment of new American type of two
seated nnonoplane @Mas announced to-
day by the, war department In a state
fhent disclosing that In a recent test
at Dayton, Ohio, the machine attained
speed of 145 miles an hour with full
military load, and an altitude Of $4,000
feet with two passengers In remark
able time, exceeding the record Of any
European single-seater combat ma
chine,
The plane, known as the Looming, is
American designed and American built
and q eiE embodies new and an original ideas;
for service and is driven by a 300
horsepower motor, Its fuel capacity Is
sufficient for three and a half hours
flight and 1t carries four machine guns.
The statement says the machine was
designed and built by Grover Cleve-
land Looming, of Long Island City. n.
Y, an aeronautical engineer and author
of a number of textbooks used by
American air service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
REPUBLICANS
NOT TOHARASS
WILSON Mann
G. 0. P. Leader in House De-
CIareS Party Will Not Seek
to EmbarraSS President, But
Sherman RapS Course.

WASHINGTON, Dec. BIN state,
ment today declaring factional strife
should not be permitted to interfere
with President Wilson's mission abroad,
Representative Mann, of Illinois. Re-
publican leader in the house, said there
would be no concerted effort on the
part of house Republicans to embarrass
the president, and that he did not be-
licve the American people would "tol-
crate any meddlng in that which so
vitality concerns them"
Senator Sherman. of Illinois, Repub
fcan, introduced today his resolution
proposing that the office of president
be declared vacant upon President VIII
sons departure for Europe, and that
the vice president assume the eXecu-
tive's duties. He was given unanimous
consent for an address criticzing the
presidents course.
Postponement until after the peace
conference of questions regarding form
ing of a league of nations and any
sweeping changes" in ancient inter
national laws of freedom of the seas
Is proposed in a resolution introduced
today by Senator Knox, of Pennsyl-
yania, Republican, former secretary of
state.
President Wilson is expected to leave
Washington this evening for New York,
from which port he and the other
American representatives to the peace
conference will sail on the liner George
Washington for Europe. Official an
nouncement as to the time of the presi-
dents departure was not forthcoming
today 1t was understood that the reg
uar Tuesday cabinet meeting was held
departure Of the president before eve
ming.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
ALLIES DETERMINED
TO SECURE KAISER

LONDON, Dec. "A demand for the
surrender of william Hohenzollern will
he submitted TO the Netherlands gov
ernmont In the name Of the allied cahl-
nets, according to the Express The
views OF France and Italy" have been
fully communicated to the British gov
ernment and President Wilson has
made suggestions HelatNe to procedure
In the case.
Authority is claimed by the Express
for the statement that although there
are some little differences AS to points
Of law among allied iurists, Mondays
conference In Downing street revealed
unanimity relative to the bringing of
the former German emperor to answer
for his crimes,
The opinion Is held that Holland will
not he disposed to put obstacles IN the
way, She will not he asked to deliver
Herr Hohcnzollern under the ordinary
eXtradition laws but his status will he
considered analogous to that Of a pirate
or slave trader who Is not regarded as
entitled to sanctuary In any country
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
~---s=--~----s-a-- -
1900 YANK CAPTIVES
OF HUN IN GOOD SHAPE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3r-Twenty-
three hundred American prisoners Of
war at Camp Rastatt, Germany. were
reported well organized, well clothed
and. morale excellent" In a cahegram
today 10 the american Red cross rom
section, who has just visited Rsstatt
The German authorities, Mr. Levy
reported, are willing to release the
prisoners at once under charge Of ~
American officers to be transferred
from the prison at Karlsruhe, and he
recommended that II train be ordered
sent for them at once.
This message from Mr.. Levy brought
the first definite news received on this
side Of the situation at the big Rastatt
camp since the signing Of the armstIre
It's favorable nature was regarded as
particularly gratifying in view of vary
ing reports concerning the treatment
accorded prisoners by the Germans,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
NITRATE PLANT STRIKE
NOW INVOLVES 1000

SHEFFIELD, Ala. Dec 3-The
striking electr clans and boilermakers
at United States Nitrate Plant No, 2
were Joined yesterday afternoon by the
plumbers and steam filters, increasing
the number Of men on the walk out
from about 500 to approximately / 900
II is understood the electricians are
striking for an increase from 87lh cents
per hour to ST per hour. and the steam
filters and plumbers are asking for an
Increase from 81 per hour to SIPS.
The enforcement of the eight hour
day, giving the men 48 hours per week
only, has materially reduced the earn
ings of these men, and they are ask
ing the increase because of this fact.
1t is understood that the national
councils of the bodies involved have
refused their sanction to the strike at
Muscle Shoals, and officials of the plant
seem to feel little or no concern over
the action of the workers, and so far
as can be learned they are making no
effort to settle the difficulty
Orders were received Immediately
after the signing of the armlstice to cut
the force at Nitrate Plant No. 9 bv
about 5000 men, reducing the total
working force to slightly more than
1000 men.
These orders have been carried out
and officials state that the plant can
be completed by the reduced force
within the next 60 DAYS regardless Of
whether the dissatisfied workers return
to work.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
CASUALTY LIST.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.--Two army
casualty lists together with II marine
corps list Of 1876 names, made public
here today contain a total Of 1885
Killed in action, 1o9; died from
wounds, SS, died accident and other
causes, II; died. airpIane accident, six
died of disease, 3lS wounded severely,
$40, wounded, degree undetermined,
2NS; wounded slightly, 1873; missing In
action, 2Si; prisoners, four,
Included in the three lists;
TENNESSEE. .....
Killed In action; Corporal William l..
Barcroft, e2at South Nillet St, Mems
phis, fttVates 5eorge Staufield, faTis,
Sam B. kennerlN Il, +, y, /, Deehard.
Died from wounds: i'riVatos lavator
L. Allen, h, f.. d, II, Sevlerville; John
W, Haynes, Altonparki Jesse Sims,
Athens.
Died of disease Sergeant Edward Il,
Steele Cmarine) Chattanooga; Prvates
Charles W Hamilton, X. +. D. |, VIII
Transport; Johnny Hodges, Il. f. y, 8,
Westmoreland; George Cathey. Dover
John II. Ledhetter Il, u, D, /, Parsons,
Manus, H. L, y, /, overall Walter r,
Nesbitt, 1874 Deupree st, Jackson
Charles f. Roe, ElEabethton Jim Ray,
r. +. y. 3, Clifton; Benjamin +. Rut-
ledge, r. f. ID. |, Unionville; Shelby
Sanders, II. F. ID. 4, Hartsville; John
G, Shelley, Dickson; John f, Upton.
Soddy.
Wounded severely; Privates Clarence
Barnett, Wisevllle; Robert E Eaves
Chattanooga; Walter Cole, K. F. y, 4.
Union city; John II, Daniel, Il, =, D,
!, Lobelvile; Willie Ball, nMoshelm; ;
Frank Polly, H, T.. d. 3, AdnMre Oscar
c. Wood, X. f. d. |, Chesterfield,
Wounded, degree undetermined: Ser
geant Robert b Pickett, Trimble Pri-
Yates Condia Lynch, Pruden, Robine f.
Cooke. lawrenceburg
Missing in action Lieut., Louis l..
Caruthers, 4G south Second St. Mem
phis Privates Leonard l., Atkinson,
Trenton; Ernest M, Goode, Covington, ,
Josh Lee, r. +, ~ 4, Paris; Robert T.
MCAnaIly, Bolivar; James W. Rocker.
(marinel, II, +. y, Z, Murfreesboro; ;
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 80
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
WOUNDED YANKS
TO BE NEAR HOME

WASHINGTON Dec. 9.--Plans under
which all wounded men returning from
France will go to hospitals within 900
miles, of the homes of their nearest rela-
tives were announced today by the war
department
To this end base hospitals at train
ing camps have been turned over to the
surgeon general, providing rs hospitals
with facilities to care for ,23l men.
Fifty thousand are expected to be sent
to these institutions within the next
four months.
Use of the training camp facilities will
make it possible to return to their own
ers Immediately properties which were
to have been converted into general
hospitals. These include
State school for blind, Nashville.
Tenn; Sophie Newcomb school and Tu-
lane University building and the Elks'
hospital at New orleans.
The 70 hospitals to be employed do
not include those at the ports of de-
barkation, New York and Newport
News. There the wounded will be re-
ceived in Is institutions now ready for
them with a bed capacity Of 22,06s.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
DENY RUMOR Of
DANISH TREATY

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.--Denmart
has made no arrangements to furnish
large monthly shipments of food to
Germany, as reported recently by the
Berlin correspondent Of the Berlingske
Tidende, according to an official dis
patch today to the Danish legation from
the foreign office at Copenhagen, The
Ttdende report said as result of nego-
tiations between Denmark and Ger
many, the latter would receive each
month $4,000 tons of fats, 10000 tons
of meat and 230, 900 tons of wheat
This, the Copenhagen foreign office
cables, was due to a misunderstanding
The Berlin correspondent Of the Ber-
linske Tidende on Nov. 10 informed his
paper" the dispatch said, that the
German food administration had con
cluded an investigation of the food
conditions in Germany, and as a result
had stated that to feed the German
people through the winter it would be
necessary for Germany to import the
above mentioned quantities of food
from outside. But nothing was said Of
Denmark furnishing Germany with
these immense quantities Of food"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
TRANSPORT ALL READY
TO RECEIVE EXECUTIVE

NEW YORK, Dec 3.-The transport
George Washington, newly painted a
,battleship gray and handsomely deco
rated, has steam UP today at her dock
In Hoboken, in readiness to carry Pres
ident Wilson and the peace delegates
TO France Officials seem expectant
that the ship .wiit>get snnder way about
noon "Wednesday. s,s - ~ lss 3'A "a
One Of the principal tasks Of the spe-
cial force Of 800 workers was to inclose
the promenade deck in glass to ward
off December gales. Decorators and
filters gave particular attention to
fitting up the suite of three rooms,
which the president will occupy. Mrs.
Wilson'S quarters will be directly oppo-
site those of the president. Forty y-nine
staterooms have been prepared, for pos
sble occupants.
The dining hall, formerly the off
GERS mess hall, will accommodate 40
persons. The ships cuisine will be in
charge of a well-known hotel chef and
so assistants and walters. The, navy
yard band has been assigned to furnish
music