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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-03
SHORT TALKS

The Lakeland Telegram tells about
man who set his clocks ahead an
hour a day last week, and as he was
the only one in the house that knew
it, it caused some comment and
mixed things up considerably for the
family. The general changing,
ing, however that will occur be-
tween Sunday night and Mon
day morning will cause little or no
inconvenience, because the clocks
will be the same everywhere one
goes and people with regular hours
need not lose any sleep. And the
Florida folks who start on trip to
New York will find 1t necessary, just
as before, to set their watches uI
an hour the first day out, whether by
rail or boat-Jacksonville Times-Un
ion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-03
College Girls Organizing Agricultural
Units To Aid In Harvesting Crops

Boston, April Hundreds of New
England college girls, eager to help
Uncle am win the war, are organic
ing agricultural units to aid in cul-
tivating and harvesting the record
crops that are planned for this Sec
ton of the country this year. The
movement is in charge of the Farm
Association in cooperation with the
state board of agriculture.
At Wellesley College squads Of
young women, twenty to squad, will
see through the crops on an adjacent
farm from planting to harvesting
time. Miss Catherine Hughes,
daughter of Charles E. Hughes, Re-
publican candidate for president in
the last national election, is a men,
Der Of one squad The land which
the Wellesley girls will till comprises
about seventy acres and is located
near the college. From the volun-
teers for farm service work a num-
Der of young women will be selected
to maintain one of the smaller build
ings on the college grounds where
they and the tillers of the soil will
live during the summer.
Smith College has organized a
large farm unit, under the direction
of Miss Josephine A. Clarke, head
librarian. Fifty undergraduates and
alumnae of the last three classes
will, make up the unit 1t will be
named after the 'E1ill Top, Miss
Clarke's fifty acre place at Chester
! field where the crops will be raised
Radcliffe College too will have a
farm unit A committee on student
volunteers. of which Miss Priscilla
Ring is chairman, is working out or
ganization plans. These include the
leasing of a nearby farm. In prepa
alton for the summers work many OF
the Radcliffe students are taking a
free course on vegetable raising.
Scores of young women students in
other New England institutions OF
learning are making ready to lead
the advance guard of women back
to the farms, many Of them to take
the places of men called to the
colors. All these prospective girl
farmers are taking emergency wal
courses on agriculture.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-03
German Propaganda
After The War

campaign for the conversion Of Am
erica to Germanism. She intends to
use the German-American societies,
the German language newspapers,
the German churches, the American
schools as she has used them in the
past II she can, she intends to split
the American people into German
American and other Americans, 30
that, when she wants to strike at US
again, we may be weakened by d.
vision within.
Those things Germany intends.
Let the American people consider
this. Especially let that part Of the
American people which is of Ger
man origin consider it. Germany has
used them in the past for her own
selfish ends. Germany intends to use
them again in the future.
Are German-Americans willing to
let Germany consider them mere
pawns in her game of world domin-
ion?
Germany does not love them. The
German government wishes to use
them That is all
Are they willing to sacrifice the
trust and confidence Of their Ameri-
can neighbors for the privilege of be-
ing a German Junker's tool?
That is one of the questions which
the German Americans may have to
answer after the War. They will do
we'll to be thinking it over mean,
while.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-03
FLORIDA PORK TO BE EXPORTED
Relaxation of Rules Welcome TO

HeIaxdtiOh OF .huleS WELCOME 10
Florida Hog-Raising Business
The bars have been let down for
the shipment of Florida pork pro-
ducts to Latin-American countries.
Several prominent Tampans have
been in Washington within the last
few months endeavoring to get from
the war trade board licenses for ship
ping pork products and lard to South
American countries. II these men
will take prompt action now and can
complete their transaction within 60
days they have no hindrance to fear
from the government.
These licenses will be valid for 60
days. Care should be taken by the
exporter that, in case he is unable to
complete his shipments within the
60-day period, a new application is
promptly filed, for no extensions will
be granted. Where applications
have been refused for these products
in the past, new applications should
be filed, but where applications are
still under consideration, prompt &C
ton may be expected.
AS to the French and British colo
MES in the West Indies, for which al
lotments have been figured, and from
which import permits are required
before export licenses are granted
the governors of these possession'
have been notified that their allot
ments have been increased and con
sequently they will issue import Ii
censes for pork and pork products ae
cordingly.-Tampa Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-03
WAR SPOONS

(By Eugene Blake of The Vigilantes)
At breakfast In a small hotel a
travelling man noticed that the guests
in the dining-room we're averaging
about two spoonsful of sugar to the
cup of coffee, though the sugar was
low lin the bowl.
In the dining-room of the railroad
station where he got his lunch, the
sugar bowl was empty. Nobody was
grumbling about the scarcity of sugar
or anything else, because the country
was at war. But a man wearing
spectacles did lift big spoon out OF
the bowl where the sugar would have
been.
Wonder why it is customary for
us Americans to shovel sugar instead
of dipping it," he asked friend
That night, at hotel in the city,
the drummer had dipped about four
times with the after-dinner coffee
spoon he found in the sugar before he
got half as much sugar as he usually
took. He looked at the negro waiter
opposite and smiled,
Eyes, sub, mister" that black dig
nitary grinned, that's whut we calls
the little war spoon. The boss, he
says it helps people to remember;
and they don't use much more'n hall
as much sugar since he put 1t in the
sugar dish"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-03
Germany Planning More Vigorous
Campaign for the Spread of Ger
manism in America
fBy Herman Hagedorn of The
Vigilantes)


(Mr. Hagedorn is an American citi.
zen Of German blood, the author of
Where do You Stand?", a call to his
race In America. The son of Ger
tman parents, he has himself lived In
Germany, and speaks with an authori-
~ NAich cannot be questioned-with
ian insight and prophecy for which
every loyal American should be
gratefully
The Germans are far-sighted peo-
ple. They have way Of keeping
Just about two jumps ahead of the
procession. Here we are just begin
tninG to understand their tricks OF
war Propaganda, and, 10 and behold,
Sthey are already talking solemnly OF
,|the Propaganda they intend to con-
duct as soon as peace is signed!
Zone of Germany's most important
tasks, after the war, will be the ma
tional education of the rising gener-
alton Of Germans in foreign countries,
(which must be much more influenced
from Germany than has been the case
hitherto"
That sentiment appeared in the
course of an article on the German
intelligence service in a magazine
published in Germany and called
t'Das neue Deutschland 1t is am
biguously phrased. What does the
writer mean by national education?'
TO whom exactly does he refer in
speaking of "the rising generation OF
Germans in foreign countries?" Is
he thinking of the sons and daugh
ters OF German citizens in foreign
parts? Or is he thinking of the chill
dren OF citizens of other nations who
happen to be of German origin?
The writer's phrasing is vague. Bu
it is not hard to discern his meaning
There must be more National Ger
man-American Alliances, for thu
furtherance of Teutonism, he means
there must be more wandering lee
lures preaching the glories Of Kul
ture; there must be more German
language newspapers and-he say
it frankly-"German newspapers edi
ted In the native language of tn
country"
There we have the pleasant pros
pect.
When this war is over the German
government intends to resume he
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-03
(By Associated Press.)

Mexico City, April 3.-Captain Ron
aid True, formerly Of the Royal Fly
ing Corps of Great Britain, recently
aviation instructor at the Texas train
ing camps, has arrived here to teach
flying to the students at the Mexican
National Aviation School. Captain
True saw active service in Flanders,
Palestine and the Dardanelles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-03
TO ALAN SEEGER

(By George O'Neil of The Vigilantes)
II, who have seen the lettering stars
at dawn,
Die in a splendid wonderment of
light,
Counting it little loss when they had
gone,
And day grew like a flower from
the night
Have sometimes thought; there is a
godly thing
That will not see the loneliness in
youth
Of any single beauty perishing
| Unless its death gives freedom to a
truth;
And you who stood exultant in the
flame
OF glowing life, enamoured of the
! sun,
And sang of love, and never spoke
I to blame,
Flung all your other dreams away
for one!
Oh know that what you sought in Il
is yours;
And from the beauty Of it, truth en-
dures!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-03

County Commissioners of Bscambia
County have issued an order for an
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
Crown Prince Drives
On Twenty Mile Front

Crown Prince Rupprecht was contin-
uing his northern offensive today on the
entire twenty mile front from the La
Basse canal to the Yprcs-oomines can
al.
In making this announcement, Field
Marshal Haig reported there was par
ticularly severe fighting along the Lave
and Lys rivers, from Lestrem to Ar
mentieres Lestrem is on the Lave about
a mile south of its confluence with the
Lys and is nine miles southwest of Ar
mentieres.
Armentieres, which is only a pile of
stone and brick and of no strategic con
sequence has been abandoned before its
position at the apex of dangerous sa-
lient. Haig said the city was gas filled
when the British withdrew.
North of Armentieres heavy fighting
continued until late hour last night,
Haig said, in the neighborhood of Ploeg
steert, Messines and Wytschaete.
These three towns constitute a five
milo front, midway between Armentieres
and Ypres.
The drive on this front has become
within the last two days equal in i'm
portance to the original offensive far
ther to the south which began on the
fifty mile front from Arras to LaFere.
The particular objective of this new
offensive is now believed to be the
splitting of the British line along the
Lys river, with the rolling back Of the
northern portion of Haig IS forces on the
North sea and the capture of the chan
mel ports. The main objective-division
of the allied forees-eoincides with that
of the southern, but the latter had for
its additional aim the taking of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
Many Amendments to Present
Law Suggested to Meet
Emergency
DRAFT AGE LIMIT
PROPOSED AT 40 YEARS
Three Million Active Men In
France Needed Declares
Representative

Washington, April 11.-With the al
lies appealing for more men, the house
today plunged into one of the greatest
legislative battles of the session to re-
move the last obstacle to the second
draft plans.
The storm center was the draft quo-
ia bill, basing the allotments Of men
the various districts must send on tho
number Of men in class one, instead of
the population as was done in the first
draft, Other amendments to give the
president power to call skilled work
ers from any class and to disregard vol
unteer enlistmRnts in fixing quiet quo
tas for the present, brought sharp
skirmishes.
Representative Julius Kahn, ranking
republican on the military committee
who will lead the fight for the amend
ments, is ready to make the issue an
Endorsement of the operation Of the
draft thus far. Opponents of the plan
have been working for weeks lining
up information to show injustice they
claim the new plans will bring and al
so members, particularly from the
south.
Representative Shallenbcrger Of Me-
braska, one Of the most vigorous oppo-
ncnts of the draft originally, win urge
that the draft age be raised to 40.
"We must have 100000 men in
hFrance and to do that we must have
100000 under arms, " he said.
Shallenberger s amendment to give
credit for volunteer enlistments prob
ably will prevail, as President Wilson,
is understood to favor it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
AMERICA MUST ACT.
By william Philip sinms

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Armies in France,
April 10.-Whatever cards America has
up her sleeve she must be prepared to
show down within few months.
Hindenburg undoubtedly intends to
play fast and furious to end the war
as soon as possible. Avowedly he is
aiming for annihilation of both the
British and French. He is prepared to
concentrate against either, shifting his
drive first against one then the other,
according to conditions.
Present indications point toward con-
eentration against the British. Checked
from Arras southwark, the Germans
took advantage of their exceptional
transportation and quickly sent up di-
visions between Armentieres and La
Basse, striking the Portuguese and
British. They were stopped by the stiff
fest hand to hand fighting, notably by
the Fifty Fifth division holding Gil
venehy hill, which commands the line
as far as Armentieres.
Slipping to one side, the enemy struck
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
Places Industries In Their
7rdar Of Relative Import
ancs to the War

Washington, April 10.-The govern
ment s policy toward the nations 5 in
dustries was established today with
the completion Of new priorties or
der by the war industries board.
The purpose of the order which pro-
vides for conservation of fuel and raw
materials by placing industries in their
order of relative Importance is aimed
to prevent conflict Of interests among
the various departments in the war
government and speed up production
and transportation.
Automobile and candy manufacture
ers are hit by the new ruling, no pro-
vision being made in the priorities list
for either industry to receive fuel and
transportation facilities until vital
needs have been supplied
This ruling does not apply, however,
to those portions of the plant engaged
on special work for which fuel proyis
ions are made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
.NILITAR Y CRITIC
THINKS HINDENBUC
PLAN TOO COSTLY
Believes German Commander
Will Be Unable to Break
Allied Lines
By ]. W. T. Mason
(written for the united Press

written for the United Press)
New York, April Ito permit Hin.
denburg to wear out Germany 3 man
power in persistent offensives along
the west front is more and more being
demonstrated as the best strategy the
allies can adopt while waiting for Am
erica IS full battle strength to arrive in
France.
Every major attack such as the ore
Hindenburg is now developing in the
Armentieres sector is playing Americ IS
game better than anything else the Ger
mans could do. AS long as the allied line
is not broken in the west, Hiadenburg g
slaughter of his men will make Ameri-
ca IS task the less difficult when at
last General Pershing is fully prepared
to strike.
So long as the German people do not
openly revolt against Hindenbrrg s
man-killing policy, just SO long is the
cause of the allies being served. 1t is
becoming increasingly apparent Hin
denburg and the Hohenzollerns will not
stop of their own accord, for to do so
would admit defeat. Two to three
months more of the present self-slaying
of Germans may be necessary before the
futility of the task becomes fully i'm.
pressed upon the German people.
During this period preceding the dis
illusionment any temptation whereby
Hindenburg is persuaded to continue his
assaults such as the evacuation of Ar
mentieres, may be matter of military
strategy favoring the aIfies.
The participation of American troops
in the fighting along the British front
will probably be on a defensive scale,
for this reason. 1t is not to be expected
that the arrival of the Americans in
the battle line will mean the quick as
sumption Of a major offensive by the
allies. The chief military value to the
Americans of their new activity will
be the post graduate training, partic-
ularly for the higher Officers, in CON
ditions of intense warfare. The Amer
lean officers now beginning to fight
offensively against the Germans are
picking up the tricks Of Hindenburg's
trade for use against the kaiser when
America s own offensive begins.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES
NEW SYSTEM or PRIORITIES

The government . action practically
places the country s business under
federal control.
Recently musical instrument manu-
faeturers agreed to a reduction of 80
per cent in the production Of such in
struments Conferences between tho
war industries board and other manu-
facturers have been going on for some
time to bring about a general reduc-
tion in all output in order to give war
work the right Of way.
No distinction is made, it was off
eially stated today, between any OK
the Industries and plants which are in
eluded in the list and no significance
Is to be attached to the order in which
the industries appear on the list.
Tho list follows:
Aireraft-plants engaged exclusive
ly in manufacturing aircraft or sup
plies and equipment therefor.
Ammunition-plants engaged IN the
manufacture of ammunition for tAS
United States government and the al
lies.
Army aud navy eantonments and
camps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
Am NERlCANS NOW
IN ALLIED FRONT
OPPOSING GERMANS
Entire Reserve of Pershing's S
Army In France Absorbed
In Front Line
By Can D. Groat
nlted Press staff correspondentl

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, April 11.-Shifting of
the main American reserve into the
west front battle is about complete.
News that small portion of this
army of freedom has been dissolved
in the brave and hard pressed British
battalions was followed by informa
tion that others will soon be doing
their part in withstanding the boche.
The men already fed into the British
front are well seasoned and have been
tested by the Teuton fire. Their rec
ord has been splendid. The others com
ing in are of the same type-the kind
America can count on for valiant SER
vice.
Before long, the men who have not
had the same test of battle will be go
ing in, too, brigaded with the veteran
Britishers. Whether the first contin-
gent was placed on the new battle
front or in the Picandy salient is not
revealed here, but it is assumed that
if the battle develops on the present
lines, Americans will quickly be plung-
ed into the northern sector.
The western battle had q new, di-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
Heavy Casually Lists May Be
Expected Now Boys Are
In Fight

Washington, April IL. :. American
homes must prepare for the shock which
will follow large scale participation of
General Pershing's forces in the heavy
west front fighting.
War department officials warned to-
day that heneeforth the casualty lists
will swell commensurately with the ex-
tent of Americas s participation. The
big lists probably will not begin com
ing in, it is believed, for some days.
Today another casualty list was to
be given out--and owing to the heavy
fire some of the American forces have
been sustaining on portions of the front
during recent days, it may be somewhat
larger than usual.
Germans Driven Off.
With the American Army in France,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
German Efficiency Has Been
Backed OF Boards,
Reports Indicate
WOMEN TAKE PLACES
OF SOLDIERS AT HOME
Food and Factory Production
Shows Wonderful Increase
During War

New York, April 11.-British eff
ciency-little advertised-is backing
the German brand off the boards ac-
cording to official statistics received
here today.
With the war we'll into its fourth
year, Britishers are preparing to out
stick the Hun. In food production,
Great Britain last year increased &C.
reals by $4,000 tons and potato pro-
duction five million tons The culti-
waited area was increased one million
acres. 40 estimates have been made
for the coming year.
While S20,645 men were taken from
the industrial organizations and plac-
ed in the army in 1917, the war office
replaced them with $4,000 women
and increased production of aircraft
1850 per cent; guns 80 per cent and
fbuilt l,165,000 tons shipping.
Standardization is the keynote Ar
Irangements are being made for sup
plying standardized civilian clothing
rat standardized prices. Already pro-
visions have been made for the manu-.
ffacture Of 100000 men 5 suits, 500,.
1000 mems overcoats and 250,00O boys
rsuits. Thus far, no attempt has been
tmade to turn out standardized wo'
fmen q wearing apparel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
By William Philip Simms,
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent,


With the British Armies In France, April 1.-THE
Germans have reached the neghborhood of Steenwerk
(four and half miles west of Anenteres and two miles
north of the Lys rver) it is reported this is cabed
The enemy also is reported to have reached the edge
of Estaires four miles and half south and west OF
Steenwerc and to be in the eastern half of Poegseer
wood just outside the ruins OF the villages OF Messnes
and Wytschaete.
Wednesdays fighting continued throughout the night
in the new salient north of the St Muir bridgehead
General Won Quasi enlarged his gains
Around Messines and Wytschaete the fighting yester
day was particularly heavy These places taken
and retaken several times in hand to hand struggles.
Steenwerck and La Creche the scenes of similar
fighting.
On the southern part of the battle front the fighting
desultory =.
At four o'clock this morning German artillery began
shelng Martinsan and Engebelmer.
Wednesdays fighting continued throughout the night
salient from north of the St Maur brdgehead to
Van Quasi enlarged the enemys gains. Once they
cupied La Creche, Nieppe, Ploegsteer Messines and
Wytschaete but the British counter attacked heavily,
driving them out Of La Creche Neppe Messines Wyt-
schaete and retaking the west half of Poegsteert.
Simms' dispatch shows that the British after evacuat
ing Armenteres--ofically announced by Hag-retired
at least four miles and half northwestward. Their
counter attack threw the Germans back portion of this
distance.
La Creche is four miles and half northwest of ATnen-
there's the Bailleul-ATmenteres highway SteenWerck
is the same distance from ArmenteTes and mile and
half south of La Creche Nieppe is midway between La
highway Messines is four miles due north of Armen-
there's and Wytschaete is two miles north of Messnes
Ploegsteert is midway between Messines and Arnen
there's.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-11
oregon on Honor Roll

Portland, Or, April IL. = Oregon
claimed today the honor of being the
first state to pass it's quota-$18, 1885,
000-in the liberty loan drive.
Oregon will now work for a decisive
over subscription on a million day
basis.
The speedy work of Oregon is at
tributed both to patriotism and eff
'cient organization. Portland also pass
'ed its quota.