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CERMANY'SPEACE TERMS TO
GERMANY ADISMAL FAILURE
At CAMP
JOHNSTON NEARING
COMPLETION

Jacksonville. Jan. 2.-The A. Bent
ley 6 Sons Co, OF Toledo, Ohio who
are constructing the cantonment at
Camp Joseph e. Johnston. near jack
sonville, have about So per cent. fin
ished their work.
The large amount OF work done, the
materials used, and the absence of Ia
Dor trouble speak volumes for the
management.
Black Point, the site, was a beauti-
full park that was decided to the state
of Florida for a state camp grounds,
and is mostly covered with a dense
growth OF tropical trees. Great
swamps had to be overcome and the
lands drained, and within total of
forty-nine working days. we see a won
der city.
The plans provided for SOS build
ings, 40.016 feet Of water line, 1929
feet of sewer construction, pumping
SbktLiOt4Ss = SCNA sc ts1AnS W AtA q SeARS1S-
ity of 100000 gallons, 8 miles Of
Standard guage railroad, II miles of
pole lines, miles of st-sers and
roads, and 6 miles of fences.
Twenty-one million feet OF lumDer
was required. which was used at the
rate of 100000 feet per day while con-
structi0n was at it's height.
The largest number of men employ
ed at any one time was SAG, which in
cluded carpenters, plumbers, electri-
clans, masons. laborers, cooks, wait
ers. sanitary forces. hospital and bunk
house employees, most of whom are
the heads of families
There was paid in wages approx
mately $1,623,000 Jacksonville had
been through depression starting
with the outbreak of the war, but
since WORK started at Camp Johnston
here is scarcely q vacant store or
house in the city.
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PASSENGER TRAINS MUST GIVE
WAY TO FREIGHT MOVEMENT

Washington, Jan. 1.-Orders went
to eastern railroads today from Direct
or General McAdoo to cellar up freight
congestion regardless of previous gov
ernment priority regulations, passen-
ger schedules and any hampered
practices under the old copetitive sys-
TEN, and to pay especial attention to
the movement cs coal and food.
Lines of the west and south were
notified that soon they might be called
on to furnish locomotives and other
equipment to help nght9h the traffic
burden in the east, and atcommittee of
government officials was created to
work., out a plan for diyerting export
freight fer ports south of New York.
Quantities Of coal actually were
started moving to New England to re-
lieve the serious shortage here and
priority orders were suspended for
roads east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio rivers to the extent
necessary to clear up ongestion.
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Allies are Determined That Any Propo
sition to be Considered Shall be Made
Direct to Entente Powers
ALLOWANCES FORALL OCCURRENCEsNPE7

Americans is well known, and he is
not deceiying anyone. despite his de-
malls that he is influenced strongly
by Germans. AS a matter of fact, Lee
nine, leader of the Bolshevfki rule, is
constantuI guarded by two men who
speak German only
The Russian Christmas, which is
two weeks later than the yuletide of
the outside world, brings no peace to
the people. Thep are hoping for it,
although they are becoming less
hopeful as their suspicious of the Ger
mans grow. Russia is hungry and she
needs to have free hand to culti-
vate her crops. There is no country
with more wealth of natural resourc-
es, and none so handicapped in the
use of them.
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SPECIAL mEErINe OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Ocala, Fla. { Dec. 27, 1917.

OCdld, fId. Dec. Z(5 1916.
The board of county commissioners
met pursuant to the call of the chair
man, with Commissioners earn, Davis,
Fort and Luffman present.
Advertisement was ordered made
for bids for clearing right of way and
hard surfacing road from Lake coun-
ty line to gate of Geo. DeVault,. bids
to be submitted at February meeting,
1918.
The Ocala National Bank of ocala
presented agreement, with securities
for $4,000. which wer4 approved by
the board. The board also approved
surety bond of said bank, given in
United States Fidelity Guaranty Co.,
of Baltimore, to the an. unt of $4,000,
on telegram from surety company that
such bond had been mailed.
w. D. CARN, Chairman.
P. r. NUGENT, Clerk.
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MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

The annual meeting of the Marion
County Fair Association stockholders,
as fixed by the constitution, win be
held Wednesday, January 9th, 1918, at
three p. m, at the board of trade
rooms, Ocala, Fla.
The important issue to come before
this meeting for discussion and action,
will be the question as to whether the
fair vii continue in the future, or be
discontinued. Let every stockholder,
every farmer and every business man,
who has the good of Marion county at
heart, be present
Article s of the constitution reads:
Representatives of a majority of the
stock issued shall constitute quo
rum" Stockholders may be represent
ed by proxy.
w. D. CARN, President.
A. TWEEDY, Secretary 1-1-3tdw1t
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-04
ocALA AN IDEAL LOCATION
FOR CoNVALEScENT HOSPITAL

The inspector for the location of
the convalescent hospital, in the per-
son OF Capt. Brooks Price, came TO
Ocala Monday night. and on Tuesday
morning the special committee of the
board of trade, consisting Of Mayor ].
E. Chace, T. T. Munroe. w. D. earn.
w. T. Gary and R. u. Rogers, took
Captain Price to the fair grounds,
where he carefully inspected all the
buildings and grounds; then to the
hospital, where he viewed the beauti-
full landscape; then out on the Silver
Springs and Fort King roads, where
he was very much impressed with the
topography of the land, and the beau
tiful sites for the location of the hos
pital on the Thomas lands. north of
the Silver Spriass road, sad the Car 4
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-04
GERMANY TO HAVE TASTE
OF HER OWN MEDICINE

London, Jan. f.--Allied air raids
ever Germany are awakening the peo-
pie to a recognition of their rulers
mistaken air ruthlessness, according
to the Amsterdam correspondent of
the Times. There is great nervousness
throughout Germany. especially in the
more exposed parts, he says, owing to
the reported intention of the Ameri-
cans to invade Germany by air. The
object is discussed universally though
efforts are made to calm an@51ty by
declarations about :'s.sT'. bluff .
The frequent in muni-
tions factor = 2ndent
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-04

lands south of the road. He was then
taken to Silver Springs, where the
captain viewed the beautiful scenery
through the glass-bottom boat: thence
back to Ocala, where he inspected the
OcaIa House.
Captain Price expressed an indi-
vidual opinion of being delighted
with the peculiar fitness of the
grounds inspected for a convalescent
hospital, on account of the elevation,
drained by natures hand. and sani-
tary.
The committee impressed the cap
tain that Congressman Sears had
Jacksonville, the gateway to the state.
in his district, with the ship building
yards, and Camp Johnson; also the
aviation school at Miami. That Con-
gressman Drane had the two aviation
camps at Arcadia, and the ship build
ing yards at Tampa, with a hope that
Tampa would be made naval base,
while Congressman Kehoe had the
navy yard and aviation school at PEN
sacola. That Congressman Clark rep
resented the agricultural district of
the state, and had received no recog-
nitioR from the war department for
any part of his district, therefore
Ocala was justly entitled to the CON
valescent hospital.
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NOT EVEN CHILLY lrs FLORIDA
AS COMPARED WITH ALASKA

Dawson, Yukon Territory. Jan. IL
Eighty-six below zero is the record for
this season for the recent cold which
began several weeks ago. This was
at the mouth of Pelly river, $50 miles
up the Yukon river from here. AT
White Horse, " below has been regis.
tered. a
Thermometers in Dawson have reg
istered between fifty and sixty degrees
below for month. Hospitals are
crowded with pneumonia cases and
many deaths have occurred. No fu.
nerals are possible until the weather
moderates.
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w. D. CARN, President.
A. TWEEDY, Secretary. 1-1-3tdw1t

Miss Jeanette Rankin, our sole con
gresswoman, has her own ideas abouI
the manner in which newspapers
should be conducted. She says that
ench community should have news,
PAPER board similar to 3 school board; !;
then every article should be written
by some responsible person well
known in the community, and signed:
every article approved by the newspa-
per hoard and the n fspapsrs should
be distributed free.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-04

London, Jan. 2.-If Germany plan
ed coup d'etat in offering her peace
3tervus to Germany, she failed dismal
because the allies have determin-
Z that if a peace offer is rendered, it
halE not be through Russia, but to the
allies direct through neutral govern
ment. And, although no one knows
when peace will come, it is certain
that the German people are longing
for it more and more. The food ques-
tion is said to be helping to bring
things to a crisis in Berlin, The diff
ferences are so grave between the va
rious political parties that it is almost
impossible to reconcile them, and
when parties squabble the people get
chance to know what is going on
and improve their chances of assert
ing the popular win The embarrass-
ment of the Berlin government is
manifest and the position of Won Wal
4dow is precarious-
& In contradistinction to the German
attitude, the French people have
shown a new spiri of heroism. In
stead of having bread cards introduc-
ed this week as planned, the people
of France have begun voluntary con-
servation. Appreciable results are al
ready in evidence, and if things con-
tinue as at present, the issuance of
bread cards will not be necessary.
The economic advantage possessed
by the powers of the entente over
I their enemiese is incalculable Ger
many's policy of peaceful penetra-
ton" left her dependent on foreign
sources for the main supply of indis-
4 pensable raw materials Germany
had established an almost complete
monopoly over many important met
ais produced by sthe British empire.
More than half the German imports
1 of tungsten ores so indispensable in
the manufacture Of steel came from
the British empire. If American stood
with the allies in an economic block
Jade of Germany after the war, in or
Ader 10 secure the allied war aims, the
CENTRE cotton trade of Germany could
Sbe held up, as the allies control the en-
tire output of cotton fiber
The Russians are not helping their
2eause any by their attitude toward
KAmericans in Petrograd, but as the
Bolsheviki is said to be growing
Aweaker and weaker, the United States.
EEngland understand, is making due al
1owances for present occurrences. AS
IA whole the Russian people are looking
kon America as a great help IN their
struggle. They regard the Bolsheviki
S5yith growing ,aisfsvor and are only
waiting for the separate peace as an
occasion for repudiating the Trotzky-
Lenine factions. TTotzky's dislike Of
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-01-04
RIGHT SORT or STUFF TO
MAKE A GOOD soLDf

Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 1.-Uu
Sans fighting forces probably will
one man stronger as the result
fall near here yesterday by VIII
Morren Morrell, who had beer sa
and dumb for fifteen years, VI
his way to town to fiji out a que
naire when he stumbled and fell.
shock of the fall restored both fas
ties. MorreIi continued his iourn
to the judges oifsce, where he an
out the papers, and refused to c,
military exemption. although
married.
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adds. are causing the German military
authorities much anxiety, not only be-
cause of the interference with the
supply of munitions, but also because
of unrest in the districts where the
explosions occur
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
COMPANY AT ST. JOSEPH
BEING ORGANIZED TO
DEVELOP THE LEAD
]. B. BERRY IS PROMOTER
Old Shaft Abandoned Years Ago
Is Though to Contain Rich
Deposits Of Zinc and
Lead Ore

J. z. Berry and associates Of St.
Joseph, Mo-, have secured lease on
something near 10 acres of groknd
in this city about 4 blocks down
the branch from the old Newhouse
mine. Their lease includes the C. B.
Berry apd R. c. Wear properties.
Near the dividing line Of the two
places is an old shaft, with its dump
covered with grass and weeds. An
investigation of their dump revealed
the fact that it contained what is be-
lieved by experienced miners to be q
paying quantity Of zinc ore Of high
grade.
There is an interesting bit of his
tory connected with this old shaft, ac-
cording to one of the old citizens who
was on the city council at that time.
1t was about 40 years ago, or about
the time Galena was having its first
great boom. The city council of Bax-
ter decided to boost the city by start
ing the mining industry here, and
this was the spot chosen to sink the
first shaft. The contract was let for
100 feet and the work progressed to q
depth of ninety-six feet when the con-
tractor suddenly encountered strong
vein Of water, which made it impos-
sible to proceed, so with modern bus
mess genious the contractor built the
dirt up around the top of the shaft to
make their required 100 feet, thus fill
ling the contract.
Lead was struck but the water was
too strong for the pumps of that
time. They payed little or no atten-
ton to jack or zinc ore as it had no
market value, it only was thought Of
as being good indications of lead
hearing dirt. 1t is believed by those
familiar with present mining in this
district that the strong vein Of water
was one of those water coursse that
has proved so rich with ore in this
district.
J. E. Berry is the son of C. B. Berry
of this city and was in the Joplin min
ing district but now lives at st. JOS
cph, Mo.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
vISUALIZING A DOLLAR SAVED

II is easy to visualize the course Of
al dollar saved from waste and invest
ed in government bonds, Secretary w.
G. McAdoo points out in his annual
United States Treasury report. First,
the dollar goes to the government as
a loan for the war. Second, it is ex-
pended by the government for food,
clothing, and ammunition which go
directly to q gallant soldier or sailor
whose fighting strength is kept up by
the food, whose body is kept warm by
the clothing and whose enemy is hit
by the ammunition. 1t has not been
expended in the purchase Of needless
food and clothing for the man at
home, and is therefore released for
the use of the soldier. 1t is SAVED
wealth to the man at home and can
be loaned to his government at inter-
est, with resulting benefit to himself
and his government.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE
Relatives of American Soldiers
Lost on TOrpedOed Trans
ports Are Protected by
u. S. Insurance

Any American soldier lost on the
torpedoed transport were protected
by United States Government insur-
ance and Government compensation.
Those who had not applied for insur-
anre were covered by automatic in
surance which is payable to q wife,
child or widowed mother. The auto
matte insurance aggregates about
$1,000, netting $25 a month for 240
months. Insurance that had been ap-
Piled for is payable to much larger
class of benefciaries and can go as
high as $4,000, netting S57.50 a
month for 240 months.
The compensation in case Of death,
gwen by the Government without
charge and regardless Of rank or pay,
ranges from $40 to SIS a month, based
on the number of dependents. Pay
ments under the compensation feat
ere of the military and naval insur-
ance act in case of death are payable
to q widow, children, or dependent
widowed mother.
The automatic insurance ceased on
February 12, but the compensation
feature of the act is a separate pro-
vision. The scale Of compensation in
case Of death follows:
(a) For q widow alone, $25.
(b) For widow and one child, $35.
(c) For a widow and two children,
$47.5O, with $5 for each additional
child up to two.
ld) If there he no widow, then for
one child, $50.
(e) For two children, $40.
If For three children, $40, with S.
for each additional child up to two.
(g) For a widowed mother, $40.
The amount payable under this sub
division shall not be greater than a
lum which when added to the total
mount payable to the widow and
children, does not exceed $75.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
MAKING SOLDIERS
Of RAW RECRUITS
Preparation Made for. Reception
Of Men and the Change
From Civilians to
Soldiers

Hundreds of men from Kansas and
Missouri have left home the past
week for Camp Funston to begin
their service in the National army.
The men are the last fifteen per cent
of the first draft. They were expect
cd to begin arriving Friday night or
early Saturday morning. Preparations
have been made by officers in charge
Of this work, for the reception of the
men and nothing has been left undone
fol- their comfort.
The men will be unloaded from
their train mefore n large barracks
through which they will pass. Under
one roof they will be Transformed
from civilians to soldiers completely
outftted, examined and assigned to
their respective commands. Rooms
for examinations, outfitting, etc,
have been prepared. The work has
been so arranged that the least pos
sible time will be used in making the
change. Some 1924 men from Mis-
souri, and 600 men from Kansas, be-
sides other state are expected.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
4 KANSAS Stacker
GETS TWENTY YEARS
Assigned to Depot Brigade, Geo.
Yeager of Troy Refused to
Serve - Dragged He
Was an !. w. w.

Camp Funston, Feb. 2s-George
Yeager, Troy, Kas., convicted here by
a military court on charges Of evad-
ing the draft and cursing the Presi-
dent and the United States govern
ment, must serve twenty years in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
it was announced today. Evading Of
fcers from August Is until November
2S, Yeager was captured in st. Joseph
and brought to Camp Funston.
Yeager was assigned to the 164th
Depot Brigade, but refused to serve
Us soldier. He cursed President Will
son and said there was no government
of the United States. He Dragged Of
the fact that he was an l. w. W. and
made a written statement that he
would not serve the government in
any capacity. Throughout his trial
he maintained his stubborn attitude.
Yeager's parents live in st. Joseph.
lie is 23 years old.
= A short time ago, after trial by
courtmartial, Gordon Spradlin of
Nontrose county, Colorado, was SEN
fenced to twenty-years in prison for
desertiOn and evading the draft. At
ter being caught in the mountains
Spradlin was taken to Fort Logan,
Col, where he deserted with another
soldier.
When a sheriff attempted to arrest
him Spradlin attempted to draw a re-
volver, but the officer was too quick
and disarmed the deserter. There
have been several lighter sentences
imposd on deserters and evaders in
the last few weeks.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
SOLDIERS DIARIES
FORBIDDEN OVERSEAS
Daily Record of Too Much Value
to Huns So War Depart
ment Rules-May Make
Some Feel Sad

Camp Doniphan, Ok, Feb. 2s-The
old friend, confidante and comforter
of every American soldier, the diary,
must remain in obscurity until the
war is over. The War Department has
served notice that diaries may not be
Kept overseas.
Usually, before a soldier leaves
home, his mother or ''her" presents
him with a diary, SO he may record
the days doing each night.
The diary usually contains every
thing that comes to the soldiers at
tention, such as the name Of his COM
pany, regiment division, different po-
sitiOns, the names of the friends he
meets, with their addresses, orders
issued, the part he and his regiment
played in various assaults, prisoners
captured, the amount and size of the
rations issued and many other items,
that to him appear inconsequential.
And the diary, usually written for the
eyes Of no one but the writer, always
is carried in his pocket.
Suppose q man was captured and
his diary found" an army officer said
today. "That Is just what the enemy
wants. Information can be found in
most any diary that is valuable to the
enemy, information the private never
dreamed would interest anyone except
himself or his friends. The enemy
would get information from the diary
the soldier would never tell. Thus by
keeping a diary a soldier unconscious
ly would give aid and comfort to the
enemy.
'Much information regarding the
strength of the Germans, their posi-
tons, their orders, the internal cOndi-
ton Of Germany and other infOrna-
ton has been obtained by French and
British officers from letters and
diaries taken from German prisoners
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
BANNER TO MORAN, KAS.!

The business men of Moran, Kas.,
have undertaken the work of solving
The farm labor problem for the Moran
heighborhood in the right way. They
already are organizing their forces in
order to turn the business of. running
the town over to the women so that
he men may go out on the farms and
work during the busy seasons.
Moran has found the only solution
10 the farm labor situation, and the
town has afforded an example for ev-
eIy other town in Kansas. 1t is par
ticularly' effective because Moran is
going about it in time. 1t is not
waiting for government survey" or
until the day is at hand for the need
of men. II is taking hold Of the prob
lrm in ample time so that the farmers
N the Maron territory viii know what
to depend upon.
Others have suggested such a sur
vey as Moran is making, and that the
survey be made by government offic-
.als in typical agricultural towns. But
Moran is doing this for itself. Every
town in Kansas and Missouri can do
he same thing, and should do It. Each
town must take care of its own situa-
ton, and solve its own problem, and
the way to do it is to follow the lead
of this little Kansas town
Hats OF to Moran, Kas.I It believes
in preparedness and in being prepared
at the right timS.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
DATE OF MEETING CHANGED
Members of Tax Commission to
Meet Assessors Febru-
ary %, 1918

The date of the county assessors
meeting has been changed from Feb
ruary % to Wednesday, February %,
Hugh Reed, deputy county clerk, an
nounced this week, in order to per-
nit a member of the state tax COM
to be present. The change
was made at the request of the COM
which wishes to give the as
SCISSORS some definite instructions be-
fore they start upon their work
March 1. The assessors will also re-
ceive their supplies from the cOuty
clerk at that time.