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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
CHARGES OF SEDITIOUs TALK
IL. W. Terpenny Will Be Turned Over
to Federal Officers

st. Petersburg, April 5.-H, W. Ter
penny, a local barber, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sher-
iff Sloat and officer Lindsey ON a
charge of making pro-German utter
ances. The man will be taken to Tam
pa this morning by Deputy Sloat to
be turned over to federal officers.
Terpenny, it is alleged, made slight
ing remarks about President Wilson
and said the United States wilfully
provoked the sinking of the Lusi-
tania. Affidavits signed by four men,
according to the police substantiate
the charges, all of which Terpenny
denies. Among other thingS4t is al
legged that he said the United States
deliberately armed the Lusitania SO
that the Germans would sink 1t, thus
giving this country groun6s 10 de.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
THAT THE NAVY DOES FOR A BOY

d" Tampa, Fla, April 5-The boy who
ms away from home at Is years OF
ge, takes up the sea and roams
Ubout the world, is not usually one
no should be held UP for an example
ar American youths. But when the
1lnaway boys, some IL years later,
scomes the first graduate of a gov
: inment school of navigation, it is a
fferent matter. W. E. Jones, 27
,sars old, a native of Pennsylvania
Hit resident of Sebring, Fla, up to
IS admission to the U. S. Shipping
boards school the latter part Of Feb
larry. is the first Of 80 students to
-ialify for examination by the in,
,ectors Of the U. s. Steamboat In
= lection Service, preliminary to the
' sue OF an officers license.
Urgent need exists for men who
Ave had Experience at sea, as had
'r. Jones. and are ready to study
lvigation in order that they may
teke the ships to sea for Uncle Sam
ID do their bit in carrying men, mu-
'S tions and supplies across the Allan
-, for the armies in France. Six
seks is the ordinary length of the
urse, for which no tuition is
arged, but Mr.. Jones, having q
actical knowledge of much of the
,rk, finished it in little more than
: II that lime. When s. L. Larche
anklin Square building, Tampa
a, who passes on applicants fol
mission, has gone over his final
animation papers, he will be as
med to service in the new mer
ant marine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
ANCIENT FOREST FONTAINE.
BLEAU PROBABLY DOOMED
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, April 5.-Will the forest OF
Fontainebleau have to be sacrificed to
military purposes? That question is
agitating French historical, artistic
and literary circles. There is little of
these questions in the practical mill>
tary mind and it is believed probable
that before long the ancient forest
will resemble a lumber camp on the
Ottawa or the st. Maurice rivers.
The drain Of lumber during the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
THE TAMIAMI TRAIL
AND IT'S ROUTE

The Dixie Highway Magazine says
picture an impenetrable jungle; a
thick, matted swamp, fathoms deep in
mud and muck, overgrown with a
tangled vegetation of twisted, luxuri-
ant, tropical plants, vines, trees, and
mosses. With this as background
miles and miles of this, with the only
variation that of thicker mud, denser
vegetation-fill in the details Of the
picture. Through S5 miles Of this
country are only Seminole Indians,
who can live where other human be-
ings would die rather than to make
the struggle necessary for existence.
"And now turn the mental leaf in
another picture; companion to this
enc, See the fertile fields, the grass
lands, the canals, lined with palms
and tropical ferns. Between two of
these canals note the roadway; u
smooth surfaced, wide thoroughfare
over which countless automobiles and
trucks are being driven daily.
You would say that there is no
connection between the two; and yet
this very transformation is taking
place in Southern Florida. Men who
can look beyond the days work, who
refuse to be discouraged by the thou
sands Of handicaps encountered hour
ly, are building just such highway
as that one seen in the second imag-
mary picture, from Marco to Miami
through the Great Everglades.
The Tamiami Trail will extend
from Tampa to Miami. Manatee coun-
ty has practically finished her section
OF this great cross-state highway
This means that from Tampa to Pun
ia Gorda one can travel with COM
parative east. Just north of Punta
Gorda the great Charlotte = Harbor
needed to be bridged. The bridge
should be completed early in the sum.
mer of 1918, despite the fact that the
United States government has com.
mandeered great deal of the crushed
rock and other material which was
intended for this work.
THE road from Punta Gorda in De.
Soto county to Fort Myers in Lee
county, is in fair condition. 1t is O
we'll graded and wide thoroughfare
surfaced or in process of being sur.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05

present war has been very great. With
the difficulty in transportation grow
ing more and more acute the supply
Of timber has had to be obtained from
local tracts instead of from the vir,
gin forests of Northern Canada.
There is pang of regret in artistic
circles but it is remembered that Eng
land has sacrificed without murmur
the beautiful trees in the Royal Park
OF Windsor, and it is believed that un-
less lumber can be obtained elsewhere
under as favorable conditions, Fon-
ltainebleau is doomed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
(By Associated Press.)

Kansas City, April P.-ofcials of
the Underwriters Association today
placed the loss growing out of a fire
which swept three city blocks in tho
wholesale district last night at from
three to five millions. Reports of in
cendiary origin are being investi-
gated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
LIBERTY loan
CAMPAIGN
WILL Be ON
TOMORROW IN
full BLAST
100, 900 BONDS WILL BE IN READI.
NESS AND THOUSANDS MORE
WILL BE TURNED OUT RAPIDLY
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, April 5.-Final prepar-
atoms for the opening tomorrow OF
the third Liberty Loan campaign are
being rushed today. Directors have
announced that forty thousand Of the
bonds have already been turned out.
It is estimated by the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing that one hun
dred thousand will be ready tomor-
row.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
N0RWAY'S SHIPPING
LOSSES THROUGH
GERMAN SUBS
IN MARCH were
10 SHIPS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, April 5.-Norway' s
shipping losses through German sub
rlne ruthlessness and other war op.
erations in March were 10 ships OF
$4,000 tons and the lives of A sea-
men, according to cablegrams to the
Norwegian legation here. Twenty
more men are missing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
To Protest Against Such Action
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, April 5.-Attorney
General Gregory took to the cabinet
meeting today report of the lynch
ing of Prayer at Collinsville, Ills,
last night for discussion with the
President. The government is expect
ed to denounce the mob's action and
express the hope that there will be
no repetition.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
HOLD
Their line IN
IT'S entirety
.EJTISH HAVE ALSO REPULSED
HEAVY ATTACKS OVER WIDE
AREA AND HAVE SITUATION
WELL In HAND
(Bv Associated Press. }

Paris, April 5.-The Germans con-
|inued their attacks last night the
war office reports, but, despite their
reckless expenditure of forces the
teutons were unable to reach their
objective, which was the railway
rom Amiens to Clermont. The French
Maintained their line in it's entirety
Ind conquered the greater part OF
klpinette Wood, and North Orvillers
Eorel and captured Staignan Farm
Boutheast Of Grivesnes, they threw
hack the Germans from Arriere CouI
Wood.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
n SECOND BIG OFFENSIVE
TEUT0NS FAILED TO GAIN
THEIR DETECTIVES AND WERE
REFUSED With HEAVY LOSSES
TELEPHONE GIRLS AWARDED
BADGE OF HONOR
(By Associated Press.)

London, April 5.-Telephone girls
who volunteered for service during
recent London air-raids have been
awarded special badge of honor by
the government. 1t is a round badge
surmounted by a crown and bears the
words London Telephone Service.
Air Raids" followed by Latin motto
meaning Love of country leads
them"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
400 Photographers
Desired For
Air Service
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, April 5.-A call for
four hundred photographers, regis
tered in the draft, to mobilize at Mad
ison barracks, Sacketts Harvor, N. Y,
April Is, was sent out to fifteen States
today by the office of Provost Marshall
General. They will be put in the air
service.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
TO INVESTIGATE
FREIGHT RATES
ON PETROLEUM
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, April 5.-A general
investigation Of railroad rates on pc
troleum and petroleum products was
ordered today by the Interstate Com
mission because of the wide differ
ence in the amounts and percentages
of recent rate increases sought by the
roads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
Cunard Liner
Valeria Sunk
By Submarine
(By Associated Press.)

New York, April 5.-The Cunard
liner Valeria, a vessel of fifty-eight
hundred tons, has been sunk in the
Irish sea, according to word received
here by insurance interests.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
TO INVESTIGATE
VALUATION OF
TELEGRAPH
COMPANIES
sBy Associated Press.)

Washington, April 5.-The inter-
state Commission today ordered the
investigation of the physical valua-
ton of forty-five telegraph and cable
companies properties, the financial
condition and similar proceedings in
connection with railroads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
British Took Germans Under Fire

(By Associated Press.)
N London, April 5.-Germans con-
entrated troops this morning near
lbert, the war Office announces. The
ritish artillery took them under fire
'hcre was active artillery fighting
rring the night.
i! (By Associated Press.)
London, April 5.-Germans this
.orning attacked the British wide
,,'ont from Pernancourt, few miles
buth Of Albert, to Moyenneville
orth Of Somme, but were repulsed
ith heavy losses except at Dernan-
,urt, where the Teutons made slight
hin, according to O. report to the Ev'
ling Standard,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
Enemy Thrown Back With Losses
(Rv Associated Press.)

London, April 5.-The British nave
zen pressed back a short distance
n the front east of Amiens to posi-
lions east Of Villers Brettonneu1, the
var Office announces. The Germans
urled large bodies of troops against
he British between Luce and the
,omme rivers but for the most part
he enemy was thrown back with
,sses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
Five Buildings of
Canning Plant
AT Rochester
Destroyed Today
(By Associated Press.)

Rochester, April 5.-Fire supposed
to be of incendiary origin, today de-
stroyed five buildings of the Osborne
canning plant, near here, involving
less of a hundred thousand.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
HURLED BACK BY ALLIES
TWO NEGRO SOLDIERS
EXECUTED At
CAMP LOGAN
(By Associated Press.)

Wy tfSoOC1HtCu fOoo'I
Houston, Texas, April 5.-Privates
John B. Mann and Walter Matthews
Nnegroes) were executed at Camp Lo>
gan this morning for the murder of
Private Ralph Foley, Company G,
130th infantry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press,)
Washington, April 5.-A meeting Of
of the cotton industry.
the price-fxing committee, and the
Wal Industries Board was called to-
day for Wednesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05

The partridge Is among the most
prolific Of birds. The hen lays from
IA to IS eggs and usually hatches
them all.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05

clare war on Germany 1t is also
that he characterized Presi-
dent Wilson as a hypocrite.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
CROPS To GROW IN ORCHARD
Ideal Metiod Is Not to Grow Any cut.
tivated Crop Between Trees
Sine Can Be Grown.

The idea method of handling the
young orchrd Is not to grow any cM-
tivated eros between the trees at All.
This will dow them to be cultivated
both ways all during summer, which
Is very dsirable. Carefully duiey
however, SINE Of the hoed crops, like
potatoes, strawberries, cabbage, ETC.,
can be groin without injuring the trees
to any great extent. These crops more
than pay Dr the expense of cultlvat-
ing the tres. Not more than three
rows Sid be placed between two
peach row. When the trees begin tc
bear fruit, these crops should be left
off entirely except possibly two or
tire rows Of peas between the peach
rows.
In no Gaze should the trees De SUM-
ed or neglected in any way by growing
crops I'm tle orchard. Such crops as
corn and gain should be left off en-
tirely MS they draw heavily on the soil
and rob tie trees OF poth 1000 ana
moisture.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
CAMP CUSTER NOTES

One day each month has been given
over entirely to athletics.
The cement road, the main road OF
the cantonment, has been closed to all
mounted men.
Military police have been instructed
to report all officers and men who fail
to salute properly.
A $4,000 club house exclusively for
soldiers is to be established i'm Battle
Creek by the war recreation commits
siono.
Homing pigeons will be supplied 70
all regiments. Commanders have de-
tailed men for instruction in handling
the birds.
Soldiers who discontinue their Lib.
erty bond allotments will be REIN
bursed the amounts already paid to
the government
w. J. Sherman, Y. M. G. A. work
er who has spent the past three years
in France, delivered series of lee
lures in "Y" buildings.
Out of its immense amount of mu-
steal talent, Camp Custer is develop
ing a 25-piece orchestra. John d.
Archer, director of community singing,
will direct the rehearsals.
There are now in the division be-
tween 600 and 700 Negro soldiers, and
Gen. Parker has issued a statement
commencing the condition Of this force
as to discipline and training.
Orders have been received from
Washington, and transmitted to the
division, that all company, troop and
battery officers, which includes all be-
low the grade OF major must be pres
ent at assembly in the morning. This
orier curtails tho privileges Of mar
ried officers who have been several
evenings a week at Tome with their
families in Battle Creek. Assembly
call is sounded at o'clock in the
morning.
Under orders from headquarters,
regular stations have been established
in the camp for iitneys. A scale Of
prices has also bean established.
When Camp Custer soldiers start
overseas each select will be ordered to
prepare postcard address to his near
est relative and to be mailed the mo
ment he arrives in France
The 33Sth infantry has chosen the
University of Michigan's batfia song
"Thc victors" as its regimenta'
march. The '340th infantry band will
no longer hear no response WIZ II
plays ION Wisconsin,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
CULTIVATE ALL FRUIT TREES
While Yourg They Should BE GiveH
as Much Attention as Any Other
Crop on the Farm.

Fruit tSees respond as readily aRd
definitely 10 cultivation as do garden
vegetables and grain crops, and, while
young, theE should ne cultivated WIZ
as much q re as any other crop. hK-
rerimepts by agricultural scientists
have MsGn that fruits breathe, and
that cold storage delays their ripensRs
by causinI them to breathe more slor-
~ than wlcn warm. If an orchard Is
given as rluch care as grain and other
crops--if p be carefully pruned asd
sprayed snd the ground properly cul-t
tivated, especially the first year. there
will be NJ disappointment as TO Yield
both in Quantity and quality.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
Custer Has Over 1000 Aliens.

Although the Eighty-flfth division at
Camp Custer has in its make up more
than 1000 aliens. the question Of their
disposition is causing Major-General
Parker no worry.
He is convinced that they will make
proficient loyal soldiers.
The alien question has been deli
cate and trying one in some divisions,
and hundreds of men have been in
termed for the duration of the war
because it was believed they would
be unsafe.
Foreigners come to this country
because they are dissatisfied with
conditions in Europe said the gen
eral. AT time like this, when they
adopt America, they often incur the
enmity of fends at home. Neverthe-
make the strongest patriots.
"One-third of the signers OF the
declaration of the independence were
foreign-born. In the Indian war We
had no hesitation in employing scouts
10 fight against their own tribe. We
did the same thing in the Philippines
and these scouts fought their own
people more fiercely and were more
cruel than our own people.
1T is foolish to naturalize men
whom we cannot trust. or course.
there will be exceptions. We will at
tend to any such in this division.
cannot say what we will do with them.
That is up to the department at Wash
ington. Many have been interned.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
A, Beetle; b, Larva; Q, Pupa; d, Bios
som End Of Scale-lnfested Pear,
Showing Beetles and Their Lava
Feeding Upon the Scales.

lacbna borealis Fabr., known as the
squash lady beetle, all lady beetles Oc-
curing in Connecticut are carnivorous
and predatory, feeding on the smaller
insects maF of which are pests Of cuI-,
tivated plants. Hence we call them
beneficial. DIR. s. A. Forbes exam
ined the stomach contents of 80 speci-
mems, and found that one-fourth OF
their food was composed of plant lice !,
though they ate some vegetable food
such as pollen and spores Of fungi, q
greater portion of their food consisted
of insects.
Though many persons are more or
Less familiar with lady beetles, some
ere not acquainted with their habits
W 'ifs hiss''fies, and do not, therefore,
recognize them as friends.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
Horticultural
POINTS
'''ssa mAElkqaS;5yRRs' 49,
@0g@ Ga
SOME COMMON LADY BEETLES
Bugs Are Among Best Friends Of PianS
Grower as They Fead Upon vari-
GUS Noxious Insects.

tBy w. e. BRITTON. Connecticut State
Entomologist)
The beetles commonly known as lully
beetles, '1ady birds" LADY bugs" Cr
plant-louse beetles are among the best
friends of the farmer or plant grower,
because they feed In both farval and
adult stages upon plant lice, scale I'm
sects and the small larva and eggs Oe
other and larger noxious insects. With
the exception of one species, Epi-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
the 337th
lot brigade,
order which

cannot attend military clas-
lerwise mingle with those
organizations. 1t is stated
ision surgeon that the dis
brought into camp by men
from Jefferson Barracks,
Gus to the arrival of these
had been but four cases.
had resulted, one man found
'rier had been isolated and
ing two patients were on
recovery.
ess than two weeks after
ners were given quarters,
.ew cases developed. slow
and then rapidly Wednes-
ealth report showed six
when Thursdays report an
hree more was received at
RS. the quarantine order
lately issued.
eously with the issuance OF
a search was begun in the
lizations where cases have
FOR possible meningitis car
re are fortunately infallible
hese will be given 10 every
three commands.
quarantine had not been
4 will not be favored. The
iers the old method of con-
he place, all those exposed
lnicable disease to be little
rbarous. The men will
e permitted on their drill
usual and will carry on
in the vicinity of their bar
" will have the freedom of
VI. c. A. and X. of G.. build
will be set aside for their
their work and pleasures
not be disturbed to any
extent.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
|. Predicted.

Illustrator Prescott pre-
shortage next summer. He
@ demands of war are rap
ing the supply OF ammonia
chief ingredients in the
of artificial ice, and that
ire going to have a hard
anywhere near a normal
his drug. The surest and
Ictory means of providing
warm weather Of 1918 Is to
store q supply Of natural
Said Mr.. Prescott.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01

5 Survey Saving to v. s.
culosis survey of the S5th
camp Custer, recently COM
I'd the government more
10.
rculosis experts examined
rs and men. or these 81
tubercular or with tuber-
iencies and ordered dis
adam government, after
has determined that a
soldier IL retained in SER
his country $5,S46. The
S 1t is said, would apply
lean army. On that basis
s would have cost the Uni
government $514,640.
! cost of conducting the ex-
ras less than 80 cents per
ned. The expenses were
senting the salaries Of the
uring the two months long
very dollar spent the gov
red SOB.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
lay Hinder Next Quota.

it is feared by the Michi-
eparedness board and 9TH
ed in raising the next quota
will interfere with furnish
n sadly needed by the ma
'nment.
DR.. r. M. DIN, secretary
board of health, is receiv-
support in his compaign to
rapidly the disease, which
sons in bed today, and 9TH
med. OF the cases in Mich
e scattered over the state.
} in Detroit. Lansing has
case.
reak is attributed by DR..
iespread mild smallpox "a
ago, which was generally
o be chicken pox. Health
o have not been as vigor-
'rcing the safeguards pro-
W, are being called on the
rapidly as complains are
4 ordered to quit monkey
down TO business"
factor in tie situation, in
of DR.. Olin, is the inroads
alth officers and inspectors
b head of the health SER
state is planning to send
n various sections Of the
nto Sanilac, Huron and st.
es. In some places school
have been ordered to re-
ion to schools to children
Vaccinated
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01
SOME SPRAYING 'DON'TS.'
pof't forget to sprny.

Dor I forget TO sprny.
Dor't spray just for the sake
of doing something! At best
spraying is only precautionary
and must be applied in advance
of the expected attack of pests.
Don't neglect the fertility of
the soil. Plants must "eat" to
live.
Don't expect the plants and
trees to take care of themselves
cultivate, prune and spray.
Trees and plants are easily
grown. and will make life
brighter.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01

Juncement to this
g nade by State Food
leo. A. Prescott. This
els, restaurants. other
4g places, and clubs, who
Ad or other bakery products
own baking.
plication for license must be made
The United States Food Administra-
.on. License Division. on forms pre-
pared by it for that purpose. which
may be obtained on request.
The State Food Administrator says
certain merchants do not appreciate
the fact that the United States is at
war and that the war must be won by
food conservation and economy of
prices. He asserts that there are GER
tain examples of actual profiteering
and warns dealers that these cases
will behandled. if necessary, with
and severity.
Any person who. without license,
or whose license shall have been re-
voked, knowingly engages In or carries
on any business for which license is
shall, upon conviction, be punished by
a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by i'm
prisonment for not more than two
years, or both.
From information received at the
Food Administration headquarters 1t
is evident that only few Michigan
hotel and cafe proprietors have APP
piled for their licenses. but they must
secure licenses if they intend to CON
tinue in business.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01

The Acknowledgements government
has been treading on thin ice for two
weeks. A great peace-demand wave
swept over the nation and more than
a million workers went on strike. the
,vsP Industries being absolutely para
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-02-01

In Finland there is growing dlsord-
er and the socialist red guards and
government militia have fought sew
eral considerable battles, notably mt
viborg and Davidstad. The red guards
are aided by Russian soldiers while
the peasants are supporting the gov
eminent forces.