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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
RED CROSS NEEDS 5000
NURSES BETWEEN NOW
AND THE FIRST OF JUNE

Washington, March S.-A call for
5000 nurses between now and June
l for service in military hospitals at
home and abroad has been made upon
the Red Cross by Surgeon-G General
Gorgas, of the army. Nearly 1000
nurses have been supplied by the Red
Cross, but the need for more grows
imperative daily. OF the eighty or
ninety thousand registered nurses in
the United States. General Gorgas es-
Inmates that approximately 10000 will
be needed for service in the army hos
pitfalls during this year.
Miss Jane A. Delano, Red Cross di-
rector of nursing, today issued an ap-
peal to the country's nurses to vol
un;eer. She pointed out that such
nurses would be eligible to partici-
pate in the army and navy insurance
at nominal rates.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
ANNUAL MEET OF BARRACKS
APRIL 12, IN ORLANDO, FLA.

Jacksonville, March S.-The follow
ing letter going out from the Office
Of J. c. Lanier, president of the Flor
ida Baraca- -Philathea Union, to all of
the classes in the State calling to
their attention the sixth annual con-
vention of he union to be held in Or
lando, April IL, 13 and IA. Encour-
ing reports are coming from all parts
of the State from the classes that
they are going to send delegates to
the convention:
Dear Co-Workers: This letter is
to remind you that our sixth annual
convention will be held in Orlando,
April IL, 13 and IA. If you have not
already done so we want you to take
the matter up with your clossimme-
diately and arrange to send delegates
to the convention
1--WE hope to make this a record
breaking convention in many ways
and to make 1t over the top with
500 delegates in attendance Our
opportunities for service at this time
are great. Our country has called so
many of our Baracas into the service,
decreasing labors in the field for our
Masters, when the harvest is greater
and bigger than ever. We need to
put forth our best efforts to continue
cur great work in promoting Gods
kingdom on earth.
1--WE will have with us at this con.
vention our founder and worldwide
president Mr.. Marshall A. Hudson,
who has wonderful message for the
Philatheas and Baracas, and we feel
very fortunate in being able to have
him with us again. We will also
have on our program some able
speakers from the State on topics OF
of interest and help in our great
work.
"0n account of the government con.
trolling the railroads we cannot Sc
cure a special rate to the convention
this year, and the regular fare will
have to be used. However, where
parties of ten or more can be made
up from one place at one time, 2C
per mile party rate can be had. This
will make a good saving over the
straight individual fares.
"Our entertainment this year viii
be on the Harvard plan, that is room
and breakfast free; the other two
meals to be paid for by the delegate
This is the first time that we hay'
had to use the Harvard plan at on
conventions, but he number Of dele
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
ONE CAR OF GRANULATED
SUGAR BEGGING FOR BUYER
IN ST. PETERSBURG

st. Petersburg March 7.-If st.
Petersburg experiences 3 sugar short
age this summer and the people have
to do without this commodity that is
regarded as necessity it will be be-
cause an opportunity to buy one car
load of granulated sugar was not
grasped The Atlantic City Candy
company, with shop in this city, has
a chance to buy one carload of sugar,
containing about 175 barrels of stand
ard granulated sugar. The candy
company does not want the sugar, as
it has plenty for it's use during the
remainder of the season. The sugar
has been offered to several grocers
here but they do not feel justified in
buying so large an amount Of sugar
at the close of the tourist season.
1t was suggested this morning that
the city buy the sugar and sell 1t at
cost to the people, but there is no
fund from which to draw for this
purpose and the city officials cannot
find any authority for engaging in the
sugar business Mayor Lang says his
duties are certainly varied, but he
does not believe that they include
selling sugar.
Local grocers have sugar enough to
last through the tourist season and
are getting in small shipments Of SUI
gar from time to time. Three gro
GERS here bought carload Of sugar
several weeks since and have some Of
that left. st. Petersburg has had
more sugar than any town in Florida
and more than most towns in the
country. The Atlantic City Candy
company bought a carload Of sugar
and sold it in unlimited amounts to
anybody who wanted it, disposing OF
rs tons of sugar at 10 cents pound,
doing this merely to accommodate the
public and advertise the company's
business here, there being practically
no profit on the sugar,
An effort likely will be made to
have all the grocers in st. Peters
burg combine and buy this carload of
sugar, which is in New Orleans, so
that st. Petersburg will not lose it.
In this way every grocer would have
plenty of sugar and there would be
plenty to last this city many months,
even If no new supply was received.
The candy company says that it has
been offered three carloads of sugar
this winter and has bought one, all
it needed, and now has a chance to
buy another, but it is not in the sugar
business,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
TAMIAMI TRAIL Is ASSURED
THROUGH TO FORT MYERS

Miami, March S.-Completion of the
Tamiami trial from Miami to Fort
Myers is assured!
A telegram received this noon by
Capt ]. f. Jaudon from F. e. Har-
rison, of Fort Myers, conveyed that
information.
The completion of the missing link
in Lee county is made possible by the
formation of a corporation to take
over the State lands offered to Lee
county by the State, the money Sc
cured in this way to be used in fin
ishing Lee county's part of the high
way
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
(By Associated Press.

With the American Army in
France, Wednesday, March TIDE
American patrol Of five
men three nights ago outfought an
enemy patrol of ten men. They met in
No Mans land and the Americans op-
ened fire. There was lively skirmish
of three minutes wherf the enemy re-
treated leaving, two, dead, and two
wounded Bavarians who were made
prisoners. The American patrol re-
turned to their own lines withou. re-
cciving a scratch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
ER 1.S AMERICAN SHIPS
BEING BUILT ALONG DELAWARE

Philadelphia, March 5.-More than
third of the war vessels and mer-
Int ships called for by the program
the United States government are
Hiding in shipyards along the Della
re river, according to figures which
be just been made public with the
Emission of the Emergency Fleet
fporation. The tonnage contract
for, according to government Off
lis, has transformed the Delaware
liey into the greatest shipbuilding
hter in the world.
w. B. Ferguson "a representative OF
& Emergency Fleet Corporation, es-
hates that an army of about S5,OOO
Xipworkers will be required to COM
lIete the 272 ships, including war
&ssels, contracted for by the eleven
Aipbuilding plants between Trenton
ia delaware City.
Work on 120 cargo-carriers at the
&w government yard at Hog lsland
progressing and this plant is en-"
aging to turn out 100000 addition
tons in 1918. More than 2,25O,OOV
ms will be the Delaware Rivers frst
=hota in the fleet which Uncle Sam
plies on to help win the war.
At the new shipyard at Bristol, Pa
brty ships are contracted for. Here
Bore than 5000 men are at work ana
! is expected that 10000 more Will
1e necessary to complete the vessels
m schedule.
Ten vessels are being constructed
u another new yard at CornWells'
Pa The force there of 500 men Will
Re increased to 1000. At a we'll
known Philadelphia shipbuildlng
plant more than 60 ships are to De
burned out. Most of these are govern
bent craft on which more than 5.OOO
Pnen are engaged. Another thousand
3 needed.
In the big yard at Camden, N d.
across the river from Philadelphia
| T,2CO men are building twenty-four
ships. More workers are needed here
also.
Two yards at Gloeester, N. j. are
turning out sixteen ships with force
of about 5000 men. Twice this num-
her Of shipworkers is needed.
Two large plants, one new one
at Chester, Pa, have contracted lot
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
KEEP THE CANDY AND
END GUNS, HE SAYS

Washington, March 8.-"Don't take
good space up with sweets that should
be used for needed ammunition. Can,
dy and cakes taste fine, but they
won't do much good when the Hun
starts his offensive, so don't do any
thing to hinder the United States"
That is the spirit of the American
soldiers in France, as expressed by a
trooper in letter to his mother, Mrs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08

eichteen and twenty-six ships re-
spectively. One plant has only 1,7Oo
men on the payroll and requires at
least 5000 more, according to the gov
ernment figures. The other yard is
emnloving 1000 men whereas at least
5000 are necessary to complete its
contracts.
The plant at Hog Island is now en-
r,oying about 10000 workers and Of
sciaIs there estimate that at least
$4,000 are needed.
Work in one plant at Wilmington
Della. is progressing on thirteen ships
on which $500 men are employed.
This company is in the market for an
other 1000 workers. At another plant
in that city eight ships are being built
bv a force Of 1000 men and officials
require 1900 more.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
Five Americans 0ufought
Ten Teutons, Killing z And
Wounding z; Americans
Receiving Not A Scratch

gates are becoming so large that we
cannot ask any more of our conven-
tion city. All conventions of similar
nature are now using the Harvard
plan of entertainment, and it has
proven very satisfactory.
Your class should be preparing a
good report to send by your delegates
Looking to you to help us make this
the best yet convention in our State.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08

Minnie F. Malloy, of Asheville, N. G.
Postmaster General Burleson, to
whom the mother wrote, quoting her
sons letter, declared today that such
a sentiment expressed the American
spirit that would win the war.
Complaints of delay to the soldiers
mail usually are followed by letters
stating later advices show mail is be-
ins promptly delivered, said Mr.. Bur-
leson.
"It is seldom that anything like a
complaining spirit is shown hy the
boys in France whose letters do not
come so speedily as desired" said he
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
(By Associated Press.)

Rome, March S.-The Oldest officer
in the Italian army is Count Frances
60 Pais-Serra who, on the celebration
Of his eightieth birth recently, was by
royal decree promoted to the rank Of
colonel Count Pais-Serra served as
a volunteer with Garibaldi in 1S66-67,
during the first war for a greater
Italy, and later in 1901 when he
was colonel He Joined the present
war as a volunteer lieutenant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
TO Be DECIDED
IF FARMER GETS
MORE OR THE
CONSUMER
PAYS LESS
(By Associated Press.

Washington, March 8.-Tentative
steps to reduce the "extortionate" diff
ferential in the price of corn paid by
the consumer and that received by
the producer, has been taken by the
food administration. Officials refused
to indicate whether they had in mind
assuring the farmer of more money
or the public of a lower price.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08

sci went down. They were without
food and their hunger and thirst be-
came so intense that they chewed
boot leather and drank salt water.
Several of them died from exposure
and two became temporarily insane.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08

in his power for the nation in this
day Of trial. He will not only labor
to produce the necessary foodstuffs
hut will also generously contribute OF
his means to make 1t possible for the
men at the front to achieve victory, I
am confident that the farmers Of the
land will not permit any other class
to take the leadership in supporting
the government in this crisis, finan-
cially or otherwise"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
Favorable Report
On Alien Draft
Treaties
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March S.-By unani>
nous vote a favorable report on the
Administration bill, to give effect to
alien draft treaties which may here
after be negotiated, including those
with great Britain Canada already
having signed), by authorizing the
President to order resignation Of such
aliens, was ordered today by the SEN
ate military committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
FIFTH SON
MAY Be MADE
new RULER
Of FINLAND
(By Associated Press. }

London, March S.-The Finnish
government has asked the German
emperor to appoint Prince Oscar, his
fifth son, as king of Finland, the AZ
ton Tidningen reports, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
10000 CANE FIELD
LAb0RERS ON
STRIKE IN
PORTO RIGA
(By Associated Press.)

San Juan, Porto Rico, March s.
Ten thousand cane field laborers in
the eastern end of the island are on
strike, causing the closing down OF
three centrals. The men declared
they are tired waiting for the action
by labor officials in Washington.
which is to determine whether q gen.
eral strike will be called.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
AMERICAN
CONSUL AND
20ANFR|CANS
HAVE LEFT
HElS|NCF0RS
MANY OTHER AMERICAN REFU.
GEES ARE AT ABO AND BJORNS.
BORG
(By Associated Press.)

Stockholm, Thursday, March T.
Delayed The American consul at
Helsingfors, Thornwell Haynes, ad-
v..sed the American legation here
that he would be leaving the Finnish
capital Friday with twenty American
residents. Many American refugees
are at Abo and Bjornsborg.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
ban And China
Jay Join Forces
In One War
CIAI REPORT RECEIVED
LAT JAMBURG HAD BEEN OC.
PIED BY GERMANS
(By Associated Press.)

ndon. March S.-Eleven persons
killed and forty-six wounded in
nights airplane raid over Lon
according to the latest police re-
i says an official announcement.
feared there are six additional
Is in the ruins of houses. Six or
planes participated in the raid,
of them reaching London, where
ropped bombs in the northwest
southwest districts of the city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
Condition of
Geo. Won L. Meyer
More Serious Today
BY Associated Press.)

Boston, March S.-The condition OF
Former Secretary of the Navy George
Won l.. Meyer was more serious this
morning and physicians say there is
littla hope of recovery. He is suffer-
ing with a tumor in his liver.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 8.-Governors
were notified today by the provost
marshal general that all students in
agricultural colleges, whose class
standing places them upon the third
Senior class, may enlist as quarter
masters, enlisted as reserve corps,
to be placed in Class five on tho
ground of military service
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
ADRIFT NINE DAYS WITHOUT
FOOD AND FRESH WATER
(By Associated Press.)

London, March S-The sufferings
of some of the seamen whose vessels
have been torpedoed by German sub.
have been revealed in the
case of some OF the sailors from the
Chesterfield, who were adrift for nine
days in an open boat after their ves-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
KILLED AND 46 INJURED
| AIR RAID OVER LONDON
LAST NIGHT; SIX OR EIGHT
A|RP[ANtS PARTICIPATED
NEW COPPER MINES
DISCOVERED IN CHINA
(By Associated Press.)

Peking, March S.-Copper mines
have been discovered in the neighbor-
hood Of Yuan Hsien in Paotingfu. A
syndicate has been formed, anG an
application has been made to the Min
istry of Commerce and Agriculture
for the privilege Of opening and de-
veloping the mines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
FOODSTUFFS TO
Be SHIPPED
VIA |RKU1SK AND
VLADVOSTOK
(By Associated Press.)

Ifarbin, Thursday, Feb. 2S.--(De-
layed)-An agreement has been
reached between the consular corps
here, the railway officials and Chinese
customs service to permit the export
of foodstuffs by way of Irkutsk and
Vladivostok, also for shipment Of
Manchurian products to Vladivostok
for export to the allies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
Soldiers Needed
On Farms Will
Be Granted
Furloughs
(By Associated Press }

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 8.--Furloughs
for farmers and other men needed in
non-military pursuits necessary to
the war, authorized in Senate bill,
today passed the house with the ap-
proval of the War Department.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
l,292,OOO,OOO Blu.
Corn, lll,OOO,OOO
Blu. Wheat And
595,OOO,OOO Bu.
Oats Available
On March lSt
(Rv Associated Press.)

Washington, March S.-Grain in
farmers hands on March l, the De-
nortment of Agriculture announced,
was. Corn, 100000 bushels;
wheat 100000 oats, 595,OOO,OOO
bushels.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
hamburg Taken
,y Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.)
bndon, March S.-The Russian
b,utionary army recaptured jam
3, sixty-eight miles from Petro-
IA the morning of March 5, accord
to an official announcement made
hrsday, and forwarded by CORE,
|ndent of the Exchange Telegraph
hpany.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FH!DAY, MARCH s, 1918
LOSSES
PAST WEEK WERE
S,343;; LOWEST
IN LONG TINE
(By Associated Press.)

London, March S.-For the first
week in March British casualties
were 3,343, the lowest of any week for
several months.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
Will Welcome China
(By Associated Press. J

(By ASSOClateu FTess.J
bndon, March S.-Japa1, accord
Ito a dispatch from Tein Tsin to
Daily Mail, is reported to have in
tied she will welcome Chinese CO.
tation in event extreme measures
necessary in iberia, thus desir-
to demonstrate her unselfishness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08
Another Spanish
Cabinet Has
Resigned

(By Associated Press.)
Madrid, March S.--The Spanish
cabinet recently reconstructed by
Premier Alhucemas, resigned today
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-06-21
U. S. TO BUILD UP BIG
RESERVE OF WHEAT
Dr. Dearm0nt Predicts Wheat
Crop Will NOtTake Off Food
Restrictions

A relaxation of the food regula-
tions by the national food administra-
tion is not likely despite the prospect
of big wheat crop in all wheat
growing states of the country. Il his
was the prediction made yesterday
by DR.. w. S. Dearmont, county food
administrator.
DR.. Dearmont declared that in his
opinion the food administration would
build up reserve of wheat supply
this year to balance a possible crop
failure next year or at some other
future date.
At the present, he said, there was
little or no wheat supply in reserve,
and to relax the restrictions on the
use of wheat and wheat flour in view
of an abundant wheat yield in the
country, would be unwise as the next
year might see a failure of wheat.
1t has been the general belief that
with the harvesting of this years
crop, the food administration would
revoke some of the restrictions placed
on the use of wheat, said DR.. Dear
mont, but this is very unlikely.
The wheat crop of this year, he de-
clared, was not yet available at this
time for the general use, and besides
the demand on the United States by
her allies for wheat was increasing
with the increased number of soldiers
that are being sent to France and are
in training in the various camps of
the country.
The food demonstrations given un-
der the direction of the government,
he said, have taught the housewives
the way of using substitutes hereto
fore disliked by many, instead of
wheat and its products, and for that
reason the food administration would
likely continue to urge the use of
these substitutes that nave become a
favorite food in so many homes since
the beginning of the war
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-06-21
WILSON EAVES IS
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Charged With DESERVING His Wife
And Children.RecentIy Re.
Returned From Army

Wilson Eaves, whose domestic trou-
bles have been aired in tne justice of
the peace courts in this city on vari-
Gus occasions, is now being sued for
IA divorce by his wife, Mrs. Ida Eaves,
from whom he has been separated
since last February, The petition was
filed in the Common Pleas Court yes
terday afternoon by Harry E. Alex
ander, attorney for Mrs. Eaves.
The couple have two children, a
girl five years old, and son two
years old. Another boy was fatally
burned a year ago, while playing in
the back yard with his sister and
brother.
According to the petition Eaves
failed to support his family, compell-
ing his wife to seek employment in
order to make livelihood for herself
and children.
Eaves was drafted a few months
ago and sent to the training camp.
He had been placed in a deferred
class but when he left his family the
local board advanced him to Class
One A. He did not remain in camp
but short time and was sent back
home on account of physical disabil-
ity.
Eaves has been arrested repeated
ly on charges of non-support by his
wife. He was given Jail sentence,
but did not serve the sentence i'm
posed upon him by the Judge.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-06-21
TELLS OF GERMAN
INTRIGUE in U. S.
Prof. Sperry, OF Syracuse Uni.
versify, Holds Lectures At
Normal Here

A series of lectures on the German
intrigue in the United States, togeth-
er with documentary material in the
possession of the Department of JUS
tice, was started at the Normal yes
terday afternoon by Prof. Earl f
Sperry of the University of Syracuse.
He told of the annexationist senti-
ment of the German government and
the political philosophy underlying
its conduct before and after the be-
ginning of the war.
Another lecture on this subject will
be given this morning at the Normal
at 10 o'clock and again Saturday
morning at the same hour. Prof.
Sperry will tell of his personal expe-
rience in gathering proof of the in
trigue and conspiring plots of the
German government.
Mr.. Sperry is Professor of History
and librarian at the Syracuse Univer-
sity. He received his education at
American universities and then spent
one year studying French in France
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-06-21
RED STAR HAS ROAD
BOND MEET TONIGHT
NJ. E. Leming To Address Resi-.
dents Of.Suburb On Good
Roads g

The taxpayers of the Red Star Ad-
dition will mold a meeting tonight to
discuss the proposed bond issue to
build bridges and improve the roads
in this township. The meeting will be
held in the Methodist church on North
Main street.
NJ. E. Leming, chairman of the
Cape Girardeau Township Highway
Commission, has been invited to ap-
pear before the meeting and explain
the proposed bond issue. He has
agreed to address the meeting. Resi-
dents of the Red Star Addition have
appealed to Mr.. Leming for aid in
repairing the roads and bridges in
that section of the township, but as
all of the available funds have been
used to build temporary bridges over
the drainage bitches, no improvement
can be made in the Red Star Addi-
tion unless the bond issue carries.