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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18

a few words which were full of emo.
tion presented to DR.. Stephens with
a gold wrist watch similar to the one
which had been presented to Mr.. Ga
ry. In response DIR. Stephens express
ed his appreciation for all the kind
words said by the speakers of the ev-
ening, and thanked the people for the
manifestation of their interest in him
and his work. He gave brief sketch
of the correspondence that had been
had with reference to his taking up
the Y. M. C. A. work, and the reasons
he had in accepting the same. He
asked that all who have relatives or
friends who will be going to Camp
Johnston would write him so that he
might get in touch with them and rem
der them all the service in his power.
After singing "How Firm a Foun-
dation," and concluding with the
Lords Prayer by the entire congre-
CATION, the congregation dispersed,
feeling the full solemnity of the oc-
casion. DIR. Stephens and Mr.. Gary
will go to their work feeling that the
whole community looks upon them as
its representatives in doing the work
of the Lord for the soldier boys, and
the prayers of all the people will con-
tinually ascend on their behalf.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
HUNS ARE LEAVING
THEIR HOMES
Twenty Three Air Raids by the Allies
Making the Border Too
Hot for BOches
ASSOCIATED Press)

Geneva, Thursday, March Are
ports reaching here from Germany
say that panics have been brought
about by the British aerial attacks on
German towns. At Coblentz, accord
ing to Basel dispatches, there were
several outbreaks of fire in the south
ern portion of the town and an am.
munition factory was blown up. The
railway station at Fribourg was again
badly damaged. Swiss travellers re-
port that in the principal Rhine cities
many houses and apartments are va
cant, numbers of persons moving to
central Germany and Switzerland.
They say opinion is growing against
continuation of German air raids.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
OF INTEREST TO DRAFTED MEN
A School for Radio Operators at the
Florida University

In compliance with request from
the u. S. Signal Corps to many
schools of the United States the
University of Florida has arranged to
train conscripted men for service as
radio operators in the army or navy.
There is no charge whatsoever for
this instruction. Students coming to
the University of Florida for it can
get board and furnished room In the
university dormitories at S. per
week.
1t is possible to enter at any time
by being placed in a group with
others entering about the same time.
The nature of the instruction is SIM
liar to that of telegraph operator
and the purpose is to attain speed
of 20 words per minute In sending
and receiving the radio code. 1t takes
about 200 hours of practice to attain
this speed.
For further information, address
J. r. Benton, dean of the College of
Engineering, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
SPY WAS
BUSY NEAR TOUL
Seen, Shot at and Routed, Though
Not Captured, by an Amer
lean Sentry
ASSOCIATED Press)

With the American rmy, France,
Sunday, March 17.-American intelli-
gence officers report evidence leading
to the conclusion that possibly Ger
man spy has been at work within the
American lines near Toul. Early this
morning an American sentry saw
flashes of a signal light from a win,
dow facing in the direction of the
German lines. He fired through the
window and dashed into the house,
but failed to find any one. Four hours
earlier some important telephone
wires within the American lines were
found to have been cut.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
ENEMY WILL AWAIT
ALLIED ATTACK
American War Department No Longer
Impressed by Threat of
TeutOn Offensive
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, March 18-Germany's
threat of great spring offensive on
the western front no longer i'm
presses American military men. In
it's weekly review today the war de-
partment records the conclusion that
the enemy in spite of vast prepara-
tions will not take the offensive un-
less forced to. This confirms the
opinion many officers. have expressed
for weeks. The nature of the infor-
nation upon which this opinion is
based was not disclosed. Most of the
statement is devoted to the activities
of American troops now engaged on
five separate fronts, one of the sec
tors lying close to the Swiss border.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
A 1OO-TO-1 SHOT

Washington, March 18.-There is a
hundred times as much German prop
erty in the United States as Ameri-
can property in Germany, according
to estimates presented recently to the
Senate by A. Mitchell Palmer, alien
property custodian. The greater part
of the American property there is
represented by Standard Oil inter-
ests.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
BAKMET|EFF KEEPS
Up THE BATTLE
AlthO Deserted by His Country, the
Russian Ambassador Stays
with the Allies
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, March 1S.-Russia' IS
acceptance of the German peace is de-
nounced by Boris Bakhmetieff, Rus
sian ambassador who last November
formally repudiated the Bolsheviki
government. Bakmetieff said the con-
ditions imposed by Germany threaten
the existence and independence of the
country He declares the embassy
will continue to advocate cooperation
wit hthe Allies in war on Germany.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
ANOTHER GRAVE
FOR OXFORD
Sumter COunty's Patriotic Little
Town Loses a Gallant
Son
(Assoclated Press)

Chattanooga, March 18.-Reuben
c. Hyatt, cadet at Camp Mclean,
died in the base hospital at Fort
Oglethorpe last night of pneumonia.
The body was sent to Oxford, Fla,
Hyatt's home.
BOSTON BOY KILLED AT MIAMI
Miami, March 81-Francis Elliott
Langdon, of Boston, student OBJ
server at the naval aeronautical sta
tion here, died this morning as the
result of injuries received Saturday
when his seaplane fell into the bay,
breaking his back.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
We SHOULD WORRY
Over TeutOn Threat to COnfiscate
German Property of
Americans
(Associated Press)

London, March 18.-The Spanish
and Swiss ambassadors at Berlin
have been directed by the German
foreign Office to notify the American
government that Germany will pro-
ceed against American property in
Germany in the same proportion that
action is taken against German prop
erty in the United States, Reuters
Amsterdam correspondent reports.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
CONCRETE CRAFT
Unless Calculations Fail Will Soon be
Flowing the Seas
CAssocfated Press)

Boston, March 18.-In connection
with the launching on the Pacific
coast of a concrete ship, the Liberty
Shipbuilding Co. here announced to-
day that the keel for the first of ten,
30OO-ton concrete ships has been laid
at Brunswick, Ga. The contract calls
for delivery of the first ship within
three months, and the balance at the
rate of one per week thereafter.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
RATES ARE JUSTIFIED

Washington, March 18.-Proposed
increases in commodity rates on sugar
from New Orleans to Georgia, Ten
nessee and other points were today
found justified in tentative opinion
submitted by Interstate Commerce
Commission examiners.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
IMPORTANT MEASURES UP

Washington, March 18.-The ad-
ministration's war finance corporation
bill, passed by the Senate, is before
the House again today. Party leaders
are confident of bringing the measure
to final vote this week.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
WATER POWER MEASURES

Washington, March 18.-An open
hearing on water power legislation
which will afford an opportunity for
full explanation of the administra-
tion's proposed bill was begun today
by the House interstate commerce
committee
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
To Be OPENED
Southern Commercial Congress to
Make a Special Effort to In
crease Output of Ships
ASSOCIATED Press)

Baltimore, March 18.-The South
ern Commercial Congress, which held
meeting here today, will launch an
active campaign to increase the out
put of southern and eastern ship
yards. Delegates are attending from
all southern states. The meeting will
close tonight.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
BERLIN's BRAG

Berlin, March 18.-Twenty-two En-
tente airplanes were brought down
yesterday by the Germans on the
Franco Belgian front, army head
quarters announced today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18

We make a speciality of complicated
troubles in all makes of automobiles.
Williams & Fox. Auto Service Sta
ton, Camp Heights. 1-6t
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w. 8. !

Have you ever used "Alma Zada
Face Powder?" If not, try one box
and be convinced that it is as good as
the expensive imported powders. so
cent sthe box in all colors, at Gerig's
Drugstores. 2-20
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Our toilet articles are the best to be
had at any price. Try them and "buy
war savings stamps" with the saw
ings. The Court Pharmacy. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18

Buy war savings stamps to nelp
win the war, and have us fill your
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The Court Pharmacy. II
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18
SHORT SIGHTED
STATESMEN
Are Trying to Tie President Wilson's
Hands with SuperfiuOus
Amendments
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, March $50 many
amendments limiting the proposed
authority for the president in the
Overman bill to reorganize govern
ment agencies, offered today in the
Senate judiciary committee, that ad-
journment was taken until tomorrow.
TO BUY MORE ROLLING STOCK
Washington, March 18.-The pur-
chase of several hundred locomotives
and thousands of freight cars will be
one of the first acts of the railroad
administration after the president
signs the railroad bill.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18

We are located on Camp Heights
and have one of the best equipped
shops in Marion county. Williams &
Fox, Anto Service Station. 1-6t
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Star ads. are business accelerators
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-18

Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight
and Tuesday, probably local rains on
the peninsula.
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TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.

TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.
FACTORY or Garage Plot, T5xI0O, 37th
near 9th Ave. unrestricted block: attrac.
tive for tenant to alter or improve TO suit
DIMlCK ESTATE. l2a Broadway.
OFFICES. S.5 20 $50: so story building
10 West 10th Room 1908,
CORNER OFFICE, IL windows overlook
Bryant Park. ITO Westsoth. Room 1903.
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BARGE CANALS EFFECT
BEING FELT ALREADY BY
LOCAL MANUFACTURERS

enterprise Is preparing thousands Of
acres of land for the use OF factory
buildings. The plans are none too soon
because the Information Is that con-
Germs are already seeking locations on
Flushing Bay for factories, even though
the preparation of the terminal has not
been started.
The same condition Is to be found at
Hallett's Cove, Rogers street, Greenpoint,
and In the South Brooklyn section. At
the latter station the State has secured
the ownership OF about twenty acres OF
upland, which eventually will be laid out
with tall warehouses and grain elevators.
The marginal railway will connect 1t
with All the Brooklyn water front. cre-
ating at this terminal an inland traffic
centre. 1t Is planned, however. to make
this station the terminal for bulk cargoes
because II IL in the heart Of o community
OF large manufacturers. great users OF
raw material. and also an important
transatlantic shipping point. A lot OF
the grain which 10 expected to be sent
through the canal from the great grain
country Of the West will be brought to
the Gowanus Bay section.
This will be the largest OF the ter
minals. A pier is now being constructed
there which will be 1900 feet long and
$50 feet wide. with water IS feet deep
around II. This improvement Is now
about 80 per cent. completed
With material again coming to
the builders rapid work is expected
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which II was built to do. The failure OF
the Erie Canal permitted the railroads
to develop their business during the last
half century to the extent that 1t Is now
a herculean task for the competitor, the
splendid modern canal. to take away
from the railroad this business.
The fact that the Government is in
control OF the operation of both rail-
roads and canal will have a tendency
to help the canal. because business com
petition Is to be a secondary factor with
the Railroad Administration. Movement
of freight Is its sole aim. and there will
come times when factory men will be
compelled to use the waterway route.
once manufacturers get acquainted with
the canal route there is reason to believe
they will continue 10 use the waterway.
1t is estimated that 80 per cent. Of the
manufacturing centres OF the Empire
State are within five miles of the route
of the canal from New York to Buffalo.
1t is logical to suppose that the natural
drift OF business from these centres will
be to the barge route because OF the GER
tainty of movement Of goods and the low
tariff
The, greatest benefit from tn, canal
VIII come to New York and Buffalo. tbs
terminals OF the route. New York per-
falo, because there will be nine terminals
here and in widely scattered sections,
which will have the effect of bringing
manufacturing plants into the districts
which they will serve. 1t is estima ted
that within ten years the influence OF
each of these terminals will be seen for
a radius of five miles in greater num-
bers OF factories.
The time Is coming when factory men
when In this city will find it economical
to be convenient to some one of the
canal terminals because they are the
direct connection between the raw ma
terial and manufacturing markets of this
State and the middle West since the
influence of the canal will reach az far
west as the Mississippi. Preparations
are now being made by owners of land
adjacent to these terminals TO meet the
wants OF the manufacture who will wish
to gain the advantage OF the 20 per cent
differential In Flushing Bay private
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Industries Located Near criminals
!: Save Much on Freight Charges
and Are Not Han1pered
by Terminal Delays

Announcement was made last week by
State Engineer Williams that plans for
the first of the Queensborough barge
terminals had been approved and that
the contract would be advertised on
august Is for contractors to bid on.
This in itself Is Of little consequence. Its
greatest Importance lies in the fact
that the State Is preparing to start oon-
struction of the last of three terminals
projected for Greater New York. these
three being in Queens. For some months
the construction of terminals for the
reception of freight laden barges from
the great upstate and Western manu-
featuring centres has been In progress
and would have been completed within
the next few months but for the della
caused by restrictions the Government
placed on all construction work follow
ing the declaration of war. The i'm
portance Of the canal as a freight car
rier has resulted In the lifting of re-
strictions against terminal construc-
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and II would be no surprise to the en-
gineers II the terminal was ready for
use before the end OF the year. The de-
velopment OF the upland acres will not
be launched for time. as 1t is the plan
OF the engineers to etudy the needs which
the terminal will develop. 1t is the
general belief that since II is grain
elevator section grain elevators and
large warehouses will be built on these
acres
Even in built up Manhattan the
barge canal terminals will have a
great influence on the business charac-
ter and structural improvement Of sur
rounding areas There may be one ex-
ceptiou, and that Is at the terminal at
Piers and 6 on the East River. which
is at the lower end of the old shipping
district. This has been a canal boat
haven for many years. The increased
efficiency OF the new canal over the
old one and the influences which will
be brought TO increase the volume OF
business of the new waterway will make
this station a place Of much more I'M
portance than 1t has been for many
years. 1t win not be so much a decid-
ing factor as the other stations on
Manhattan
About eight OF tho terminals which
have been planned for the greater city
are now under construction and the
hope is to have them ready for traffic
next summer. They are not more than
rs per cent. completed. however, but
enough OF the work has been done to
permit OF the landing and handling Of
freight.
The complete terminals will be model
terminals. with travelling cranes running
along each side OF the piers and reach
ing far out over each slip. so that three
rows Of barges may tie up TO the
terminal and yet be loaded and UNI
loaded with ease. Sheds Will cover
most OF the pier area, in which will be
stored goods for forty eight hours at the
very most. The buildings will be ornate
structures of steel on the piers and brick
and steel on the upland.
1t is estimated that tho terminals will
cost 100000 to complete. The build
ing OF stations for the reception and
discharge of freight Of all kinds will
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ton and placing OF the work in the first
priority class so that II may be speeded
along that the full use of the great $780,
100000 inland waterway may be utilized
to its fullest extent.
This Is seen in the completion of the
Rogers street terminal, on the Queens
waterfront north OF the Greensboro
Bridge. and the report that the plans
for the terminals at Hallett's Cove, just
to the north of the Rogers street ter
minal. and the one at Flushing Bay will
be approved soon and advertised for
public bidding. The Rogers street ter
minal. which is to be a bulkhead ter
minal. will be ready by fail. and by next
summer 1t is the expectation that not
only the other Greensboro terminals
but all in the greater city will be COM
pleted and ready to care for the car
goes Of the $50 barges OF 500 tons each
which will be in operation on the canal
by that time.
The Government desire that the canal
be used extensively may be measured
by the low tariff which the United States
Railroad Administration has quoted for
traffic on this great inland waterway.
Tia, differential for points in the STATE
~ New York is as much as 20 per cent.
helow railroad rates and from to 10 per
cent. on freight to or from points beyond
the limits Of the State OF New York and
Al far west as Chicago and Mnneapo-
lis.
Every inducement is being given by
the State and Federal authorities TO
swing a good portion Of business from
the rails to the waterway. Not for sew
eral years. however. will the canal be
utilized to its fullest, since it Is not togi-
cal to expect the fruits OF years OF de-
velopment at great expense to railroads
10 be taken away in a matter of a year.
The railroads have sent spurs into every
industrial centre in the State and 1t Is
only natural that the manufacturer will
not turn from the railroad system to the
water over night 1t Is only when 1t
will be the greatest economy that the
water freight route will gain ascend
ance over the railway freight route.
Traffic men expect much to result
from, the differential Of 90 per cent.
which the Government has offered to
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users of the canal. This may be greatly
increased later. as the cost Of operation
and maintenance Is worked down to a
closer margin. Just now lower rate
Is not possible. The Federal authori-
ties however. have allowed sh per cent
to conSgnees or consignors for .haulase
of shipments between the factory and
the barge terminal. This Is expected to
somewhat equaiise the economical ad-
vantages CT having goods brought on
railroad cars TO the factory door.
Since the canal has been in operation,
about three and a half months, 1t has
proved TO be n rapid route and not sub
ject TO terminal conditions which have
upset railroad trafIlc. Manufacturers
also are beginning to realize that 1t n a
more direct route TO the port OF New
York or the New York markets, AMI this
Information will. without doub., spread
rapidly. But it will take at least two
years before the canal will be doing any
thing like the freight carrying business
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Great Baseball Grand Stands That Echoed With
Cries Of Fans Now PrQsaic Storage Warehouses

The demand for warehouse space has
caused remodelling of many buildings
which a few years ago were considered
too antiquated TO be of any further use.
Car barns. breweres and power houses
have undergone renovation TO meet the
pressing demands. But It remained for
Brooklyn builder to introduce nov
city In supplying warehouse space Of the
first class. Louis Gold and James j.
Kelly purchased the former baseball
grounds OF the Brooklyn National
League club and Federal League club.
at Fourth avenue and Third street,
Brooklyn. and converted the former
grand stands into warehouses and made
the great concrete fence serve az wall
for numerous other buildings.
Being II practical builder. Mr.. Gold
saw in the mammoth grand stands a
basis for a big storage warehouse. lie
and his associates also recognized the
growing demand for space. and once
they secured control they lost no time in
making over the famous place. To-day
the space which was daily occupied by
thousands of baseball fans and fan
nettes and echoed to their cheering or
cries for greater endeavor Is now per-
forming the duty of carefully preserving
hundreds of thousands OF dollars worth
OF merchandise.
Built originally along the most mod
efn fireproof lines. the same method OF
construction has been followed out in
the remodeling OF the baseball plant.
and the storage space offered for rent
to-day is 80 thoroughly protected against
fire as to make for the lowest possible
insurance rates. A railroad siding is
being run into the park connecting it
with terminals only short distance
away and freight can be shipped direct
from any part of the country to the
buildings. Docking facilities are only
two blocks away, so that merchandise
received by water need only be hauled
a short distance,
The low cost of remodelling and con-
structing the buildings has made II pos
sible for the owners TO offer space at
compare bly, low rates. The structures
which will have the concrete fence for
part of their walls will soon be com
pleted and when finished the League
Storage and Warehouse Company will
have 10000 square feet Of space. or
enough to store $4,000 tons OF merchan-
disc, There are hundreds OF tons stored
there already, including general mcr-
chsrid!se stock, newsprnt steel, SC.
The second story ofthe building. which
used to be the upper tier Of the grand
stand Is now available for storage OF
canned goods, machinery. Sc, being so
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2aD STREET BUILDING SOLD.

There is reason for the belief that a
sale has been negotiated or Is pending
for the six story building at 1856 to 15s
East Twenty-third street Papers In
cooperating the 1855 East Twenty
third Street Corporation. capitalized al
100000. were filed yesterday in Albany
by II. Hertzbrun, c. A. Davidson and
A. a. Greenhoot.
Title to the building, which occupies
practically the entire plot, 1SX9s9. ad-
joining the northwest corner OF Third
avenue, is held by the Union Trust
Company. The city assesses the realty
at $4,000.