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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
AMERICANS in FRANCE
(By Associated Press.)

Tours, Central France, Sept. 23.-
The supply of clothing for American
soldiers in France Is maintained here
on a prodigious scale, for soldier
service is hard on clothes and shoes
and besides the million outfits always
on hand there is the continual renew
al and up-keep. This up-keep for q
single month for the American force
now in France is 100000 service
coats, 100000 pairs of trousers, 2OO,-
600 overseas caps, 100000 pairs ol
puttees, 100000 pairs of socks, and
1000 pairs of field shoes, or about
three million articles monthly oi
these six essentials, with long list
of lesser articles.
more is coming all the time" said
one of the officers Of the Quarter
masters Department, but IL nothing
more was sent, we would be In good
shape to look after all requirements
for the next three months.
"A considerable part of the big re-
serve stock must be kept at the hos,
pitals, where the calls come suddenly
and cannot wait. The wounded come
in with clothing blood-soaked and
muddy and most of 1t has to be re-
rewed. So that at 10,000-bed hos
pital, there are 10000 complete out
fits. besides a reserve of 10000 more
Sizes and weights also greatly in
crease the requirements. There are
some 10 sizes of army shoes carried
One soldier called for a 13 IL AA,
which was so beyond anything in the
millions OF shoes on hand that ne
Rad to be sent to an orthopedic hos
pital. It is estimated that about
four pairs of shoes per man are re-
ouired for a year, which for an army
Of a million men means 100000
pairs of shoes.
In underclothes, wool and cotton,
light and heavy are carried, but the
soldiers seem to prefer wool even for
summer time.
Looking ahead to the winter, It Is
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23

ceding the name of the village near
which the plant is located. The
town" is one of the busiest centers
Of activity in Ireland now that the
increased ocean tonnage is making
possible a regular shipment Of air.
planes. Here the machines are be-
ing assembled.
Considerable work was necessary ia
lay out the station. A part Of hill
that slopes down to the water had to
be cut away to make room for some
Of the great hangers and everything
excepting power plant had to be
constructed or installed. A power
plant that had been used by the Brit
ish is no wdoing duty. Virtually al!
the material had to be brought from
the United States and the officers had
to contend with labor insufficient in
quantity and quality.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
VILLA MEN MAKE
RAID ON RAILROAD TRAIN
(By Associated Press.)

Laredo, Texas, Sept. 2s.-General
Justine Cotero and thirty other pas
sengers on a train were killed sew
onteen wounded, and other soldiers
and passengers taken prisoners in
recent raid by Villa men on a rail-
road train in Chihuahua, according to
reports published in Mexico City pa
pers received here. The attack was
made upon a train between Bachimba
and Horacasitas.
A shipment of 10000 pesos, the val
uables of all the passengers and the
contents Of the express car were in
cluded in the bandits booty.
Eleven women we're among the
killed and several are known to be
among the prisoners carried away bv
the robbers, who are said to have
been led by Villa in person.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
Kaiser Tells His Troops
French and, Americans
Shall Not Pass; Has
Another Think Coming

calculated that $4,000 stoves will BE-
needed to keep the troops warm
through the four or five months OF
cold weather, and some 10000 wood
cutters will be required to produce
the wood for heating There are al
ready $1,000 foresters at work, but as
their product is being used largely for
buildings, more will be put on for
the wood-cutting and the total Of en-
listed foresters may reach $4,000.
Wood is the chief dependence for
warming as the 175,OOO tons Of coal
brought in from England every month
is used chiefly by the railroads and
constructive works. French forests
are proving the main source Of sup
ply, but Spain and Switzerland are
also furnishing large supplies Of lum-
ber.
Every day a table Is made up to
show the exact state of all the sup
plies required by this big army. This
table is sort of barometer which
gives warning of any shortage But
there is no shortage, and on the
contrary all the articles considerably
oyer-run the provision for three
months stock always ahead. Flour,
for instance, is on hand much beyond
the three months limit. and 81 are
beans and tobacco.
1t is known each day, too, whether
the advance zone has its required
minimum of fifteen days of reserve
stores, the intermediate thirty days,
and the base ports forty-flve days
in all three months OF reserve sup
plies constantly on hand and con-
stantly moving forward as they come
from America on the way to the
fighting front.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
MARRIAGE AFTER AUG. s NO GOOD
VIII Not Constitute Ground for Ex-
emptiOn, General Cr0wder
Orders

washington, Sept. 23.-Revised
selective service regulation issued
Saturday by General Crowder, says
men who married after Aug. S and
who registered Sept. 12 cannot claim
marriage as ground for exemption.
Minor changes In procedure and
methods were also made to aid the
work OF local boards.
General Crowder ordered that draft
boards stop issuing cards to belated
.registrants on Monday, thus allowing
the fixing of date for the order OF
call drawing next week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
Since SEPT. 10
S[RB|ANS HAVE
ADVANCED
40 NILES
HAVE TAKEN BETWEEN 1000 AND
10000 PRISONERS AND 1a0
GUNS
(By Associated Press.)

London, Sept. 23.-The Serbians
have cut the main railway line be-
tween Uskup and Saloniki, and are
on the western bank of the Vartar.
according to Serbian official state
ments Sunday. West of the Vardar
the Serbians have cut the railway line
to Prilep, which is the main line Of
the German communication in this
region. Prisoners and the amount OF
war materials captured increases
daily. Neighboring German and Bull
garian sectors are now feeling the
loss Of their communication lines !.
Enemy reinforcements have been
forced to retreat. Since September
10th the Serbians have advanced for
ty miles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER:
BOOKS ARE NOW OPEN

Registration books are now open in
ail the voting precincts of the county
and Supervisor of Registration P. w.
Daniels advises the electors to become
qualified for the general election in
November.
All citizens who voted in the last
general election mot primary or city
election) are already properly regis
tered for the coming general cleo
tion in November and are not re-
quired to re-register.
The registration books are being
kept open now for the convenience Of
those who have never registered for
general elections here and for thos,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
British Progress Towards st.
Quentin
(By Associated Press.)


London, Sept. 33.-The British last
night attacked the German lines be-
tween st. Quentin and Cambria, OPP
posite Legatelet, making progress IN
the vicinity of Bois farm and cap
turing a group of trenches at strong
points on the ridge northwest OF Ven
huile, it is officially announced. An
other enemy strong point near Ron
sacy-Bony road, just to the SOUTH
was also taken by the British. A sue"
cessful local attack was carried out
south of villers- -Guislain. To the
northwest of St. Quentin the Ger
mans penetrated the British line at
one point at Berthaucourt during all
attack. The position was re'estap-
Used by a counter-attack.
On the front between Arras anu
Lens, there was a continuation OF the
advance movement in the neighoor-
hood of Gavrelle. Southeast CT that
village the British progressed on Il
front of three-quarters of a mile
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
EXPERIMENTING TO
SAVE CARGO SPACE IN
SHIPPING FRESH BEEF

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Maj. Gen.
George w. Goethals, Chief of the di-
vision of purchase, storage and traffic
Of the general staff of the Army, has
commissioned Arthur A. Manner.
schlag, President of the Carnegie In.
stitute, and Lieut.. Col. J. w. McIn-
tosh, Subsistence Division, @. M. c.,
N. A., to cooperate with the Chicago
packers in experiments which may
save up to 40 per cent Of the tre.
mendous cargo space now required
for shipping fresh beef. President
4ammerschlag and Col. Mcintosh
have already reached the stock yards
and the experiments have begun.
The experiments contemplate not
only the conservation of shipping
space, but also the problem of having
the packages small enough to be
handled by the class of labor avail.
able at unloading ports overseas and
the quick and convenient issue at
supply depots in France.
They range from the mere cutting
of the carcass into more convenient
sizes and shapes to the entire bon.
ing OF the carcass to be packed in
boxes. II Is estimated that II the
plans prove practicable a saving of
from Is to 40 per cent of the room
now used in transporting the same
amount Of beef will be made posi-.
bic. Since fresh beef constitutes a
considerable part of some $50, 900 900
pounds of beef and pork products now
sent monthly to allied countries, the
saving by the new method may prove
to be considerable II found practical.
The bones and surplus fats salvaged
by the operation will be converted
into various by-products.
The chief difficulties encountered
so far have been the necessity of oh.
tanning enough labor sufficiently
skilled in this particular work and
the providing of facilities necessary
to handle the quantities required
without interfering with production
of other meat products being pre-
pared for our armies and those of our
allies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
SEVENTH AND EIGHTH TURKISH
ARMIES NO LONGER EXIST:
BRITISH ADVANCE BETWEEN
ST. QUENTIN AND CAMBRIA

ments Of the strawberry growers, and
unless there is more rain soon the
prospects for fair-sized berry acre
age will not he good. Nearly all the
growers have decided to plant less,
but in some cases those who have
never failed to produce some berries
VIII not plant at all, owing to dry
weather killing off their plants
There will, however, be a number Of
new growers-that is, people who
have not planted berries heretofore
which will partly make up for the
dropping out of the old-timers.
Indications point to only about half
Of last years acreage, but in nearly
every case the growers will prepare
to cover their plants, therefore, will
approach the frosty season with less
fear of loss than ever Plant City
Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
COMPULSORY SAVINGS
SYSTEM FOR YOUTHS OF
ALSACE AND LORRAINE
(Bv Associated PresS'

Now York, Sept. 23.-Workers Oh
,,soce and Lorraine under eighteen
roors :, Of age may receive only "a
marks a week Of their earnings h',
nrvtbing over the prescribed amoun'
ronst he deposited in savings oahA
= =, ~ cannot be drawn during the war
,,,c orcsnt with the consent of the mayor
of tbe municipalities in Wnicn 'ne'
live. .,,,, mart NJ
.r.tem of compulsory saving de,
..,.oa for the young of Alsace and
orraipe and made mandatory OS a a
soorae ,lo issued by the commander IN
S,of uS of the army group OF Duke Al
t,,Cl Srecbt Of wurtemburg' according 10
tbs Cologne Gazette.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
CONSTRUCTION OF AN
IRISH AVIATION STATION
(By Associated Press.)

An Irish Port, Sept. 23.--The ma
val aviation station at one of the de-
stroyer bases in Ireland is locally
known both as "Timber-town" and
"Tin-town." 1t is located on the site
Of some old British barracks. The
British had used metal sheets in con
structing their buildings and the
Americans, who disliked metal struc-
lures, dubbed the place "Tin-town. :"
When the American wooden buildings
began to appear the Britishers re-
taliated by calling it Timber town"
and both names have clung and be-
come known to the extent of super
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
lBy Associated Press.l

Amsterdam, Sept. 23.-"We will
never let the French and Americans
through here" was the promise given
by the kaiser to his troops when he
visited the Alsace-Lorraine front on
Sept. 10Th and goth, according TO
Carl Rosner, the emperor's chronicler.
in the Lokal Anzeiger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
SFRb|ANS HAVE CUT THE
RAILROAD WHICH IS
GERMANS MAIN LINE
Of COMMUNICATION

who may have become Of age since
the last general election.
1t is necessary for those desiring
to vote to pay their poll taxes for the
past two years, also.
All prospective voters are urged to
see to 1t that they are registered for
general elections as we'll as primar-
les and local elections. The general
election registration is entirely sep
arate from all others.
The registration books will close on
the evening Of October 18th Bar
tow Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
Raid of Americans Successful
(By Associated Press.)

With the American Army in France
Sept. 90. American troops raldeu
the enemy lines in the neighoorhoou
Of Saumont village last night ana
captured twenty-five prisoners. on0
unit attacked Haumont, itself taxing
twenty prisoners and killing ano
wounding forty more Germans inc
prisoners are members of the Jaeger
battalion which formerly was sta'
toned at Metz.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
10 PER CENT OF
Liberty LOAN
REQUIRED ON
APPLICATION
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Sept. 23.-Ter per
cent of the Fourth Liberty Loan sub
scriptions will be required on appli-
cation instead of five per cent as for
past loans, the treasury announced
today. Twenty per cent will be due
Nov. 21st, twenty per cent Dec. 10,
twenty per cent Jan. 16, thirty per
cent Jan. 30. The amount of the
Fourth Loan and redemption terms
will probably be announced tonight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
SAVE FRUIT PITS

Boy Scouts and others are urged
by the State Food Administration TO
save nut hulls and fruit seed to be
used to make carbon to hll gas
masks for use by American soldiers.
1t has been found that carbon made
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23

by burning nut shells and fruit pits
makes the best substance yet found
for gas mask filters. An organized
effort on a national scale Is being
made to collect the seeds. The Red
Cross is cooperating and hotel and
restaurant owners are also helning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
French Encircling st. Quentin
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, Sept. 23.-The French yes
terday and last night made notaple
progress in the encirclement OF 81
Quentin. They pushed in far on tne
south and captured Eaillage and Fer'-
Vendusl, close to Disc, and nine miles
southeast of st. Quentin, it is Official
ly announced. From Vendul' Ihe
French pushed on to the river. Nor'u
of Ly Fontaine they penetrated the
wood in the direction of Hinacourt'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
ARCH BISHOP
OF IRELAND IN
CRITICAL STATE
(By Associated Press.)

st. Paul, Sept. 23.-Despite two
sinking spells last night Archbishop
Ireland clung to life this morning
Physicians held no hope for his liv-
ing throughout the day.
The last sacraments were admins
tered to Archbishop Ireland shortly
before noon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
Zo,OOO TURKS AND 260 GUNS TAKEN;
$4,000 MORE TURKS CANNOT ESCAPE
BRITISH DROPPED
IS TONS Of BOMBS
IN REGION OF METZ
(By Associated Press. J

London, Sept. 23.-British air
planes dropped nearly sixteen tons of
bombs on German airdromes and blast
furnaces in the Metz region Saturday
night, it was officially announced to-
day. The furnaces were at Hagen
dingon and Rombayh. Four enemy
air dromes were bombed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
Between 5000 and 10000 Prisoners
Taken
(By Associated Press }

London, Sept. 23.-(5:20 p. m.)--
The Serbians have captured between
5000 and 10000 prisoners and 100
guns, the Evening Standard reports.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
CAMP SEWER
NOW UNDER
QUARANTINE
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Greenville, s. c., Sept. 90. Camp
Sewer was placed under quarantine
today on account of the development
of the first suspected case of Spanish
influenza.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
N ENFORCEMENT
Of ST. Quentin
french MAKE
PROGRESS
GERMANS PENETRATED BRITISH
LINES AT ONE POINT BUT WERE
DRIVEN OUT BY COUNTER.AT.
TACK
(By Associated Press.)

London, Sept. 23.-(4:OO p. m.)-
Twenty-Five thousand Turkish prison
ers and 260 guns had been counted
up to yesterday evening by General
Allenby's forces pushing northward
through Palestine, it is officially an
nounced. The entire Seventh and
Eighth Turkish armies have been
captured and it is stated that these
armies virtually cease to exist.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
PLANT CITY BERRY ACREAGE
WILL BE SERIOUSLY AFFECT.
EDF DROUGHT CONTINUES

The periodical showers are oene
hefal in many ways, but the rain,a.' .
Is far too light to meet the require
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-23
$4,000 Turks Trapped
(By Associated Press.)

London, Sept. 23.-Reports from
the Palestine front indicate that none
of the Turkish force of $4,000 trapped
by the British can possibly escape.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-11

notes were issued to aid in carrying on tbs
late late war against the government OF the UnNed
n iSs inner, Tnere are now two heavy suits pending
OF these notes were issued.
The annual meeting of tho Oakwood Memorial
A as was held yes.eEday afternoon
Church The fooSne "a" eeers vere pyesent
sfereta nSI Mrs RS Turpn Also
G.. Walker. Mrs John S. Sinton and Misses Lee
Lyme and White. OF the various committees The
preSsidents report was a very full one. giving
ISOLATION. The treaBurer's report showed total
receipts to have been $2.151.3o and disburse-
m M 1 SS2a5s leaving a cash balance on hand
They took in sixty eight dogs six hogs snd Ky
mails will be sold.
:, There are thirty.one cases on the docket OF
this city next Tuesday. "
The Board OF Domestic Missions Of tho ytr.
gna Methodist Conference has been called TO
meet in the Broad Street Methodist Church next
Tuesday. The members OF the board ara: Rev
vice pr esidentI J. G. Granbery, secretary: par,
ers9n j. 4. PROCTOR, W. W. Bennett and u Jamss
81. ". Parker G. Taibott and g. b. a. p .; Lee.
lay managers.
Richardson's Virginia and North Carolina Al.
manac, tho old faVorite OF all Virginia peopie.
Ia out for next year. The old reliable was never
moro interesting.
Sherman wants yet moro soldiers to nsht tho
stroporous on the border. @"a 'A0fo OBJ
:, Chief Justice chass will leays washington on
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-11
Smashing the German War Machine

HE huge German military organization is
l being smashed to pieces along the whole
French and Belgian front under the terrific
blows Foch is delivering with irresistible
torce from the North Sea to Metz. On a
front OF more than thirty-hye miles between
Cambria and st. Quentin the famous Hin
denburg line has been broken through, and
the retreat of German troops, numbering
more than 100000, has been converted into
veritable rout, in which thousands OF pris-
oners, numerous big guns and enormous
stores OF war munitions already have been
taken. With their ranks disorganized these
troops are fleeing for life in the open far in
the rear Of the old Hindenburg line in the
direction OF the French frontier. while the
cavalry OF the allies is pressing them relent-
lessiy, taking enormous toll in dead and cap
tured Hard on the heels of the retreating
foe, infantry forces are in pursuit in a great
converging ovement, in which the COM
plete destruction of the power OF enemy re-
sistance Is the objective.
Northwest OF Rheims, the French are cut
ting more deeply into the German line. rem
dering the speedy abandonment of the ST.
Gobain maSSif and the highly important
strategic positions Of Laon and La Fere In
eritable. Further south in the Champagne
sector the advancing French and American
forces have effected junction which insures
the early passing of the Argonne forest into
Americans are driving ahead, pushing hard
at the German trunk lines of communi-
cation passing through Longwy and Sedan.
With Lille in the north and Laon to the
south, the two hinges of enemy resistance,
already under the power Of allied guns and
his center smashed, the whole German army
faces disaster. and must hastily withdraw out
of France and a good portion of Belgium
in order to establish even temporary lines
OF safety.
In brief, Foch's mastery strategy every
where is working smoothly. and with album
dant reserves at his command he may be de-
pended on to press his drives relentlessly for
every possible advantage to be gained With
the forces OF the enemy already considerably
demoralfzed and forced to retreat from his
strongest positions, this decentralization will
gather momentum as the pursuit is pressed,
and possibly result in irretrievable disaster
to his armies sooner than the most optimistic
among us dared hope week ago.
To make sure the completion of the job
as it must and shall be done, the greatest
and most splendid thing that we Americans
at home can do at this opportune time is
to increase our subscriptions for Liberty
bonds. Liberty bonds previously issued are
what is giving the power to Foch's present
blows, and this fourth loan is needed to COM
plete the victory for which the others pre-
pared the way The test of American civilian
patriotism in this crucial hour is to buy
Liberty bond, and keep on buying as long
as Jour credit holds out
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-11
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
Readers Tho TmcsDispach
Wricrs-A Daily Editorial Feature
AILENBY: GOD AND PROPHET.
ny FRANK HAMPTON FOX,
Noted Traveller and Essnyist.

hIohammcd was probably tho most
superstitious man that ever became Il
successful leader OF any considerable
portion Of tho race. Superstition has
been born and bred In tho Arab until
up, and in tho present Palestine cam
paign this weakness Is playing an I'M
portant part.
Balak. king of Moab. sent royal mes.
sengers to BALKAN, the soothsayer. OF
fering him wealth and honor IL he
would come and curse Israel With some
charm or incarnation which would
render that people powcrless to harm
Moab. The superstitious monarch be-
loved implicitly In the power OF magic
When Gideon hcsitated to attack the
Midiahites the Lord sent him by night
to listen" to a andianite soldiers
tation put on tho dream by another
soldier. This Is nothing else save the
sword Of Gideon; for into his hand hath
Gideon. knowing that panic born or
superstition would sweep the encmy's
camp the instant he blew his trumpets.
tion.
The men OF the desert are even more
daps ST Baak than ana hs ss sns 4 ns
Of Israel. Their superstition is an
aid TO General Allenby in the conquest
OIL PalcSt1ne.
Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby.
now in his nfty-eight year, Is every
atom soldier and may well inspire
awe and dread in the mind OF tho
nliterate Moslem. He entered the army
at twenty-three. serving with tho
lnniskilling Dragons for eighteen
years. He was married at the age OF
thirty-nve and has one son. He com
manded the Fifteenth Royal. Irish Lam
lso3-l905. and the Cavalry Brigade up
TO 1910. He served on the west front
In 1917 he was transferred to the
British forces In Egypt undet Sir
command of the Palestine expedition.
which began It's advance on Beersheba
In October 1917. Jafa. Jerusalem and
Jericho fell In quick succession. Then
the disasters on the west front i'm
Europe compelled him TO send nil Of
the troops no could spare to helm bear
up the Keeling fortunes Of the day on
that vital section of the battle line.
Some years ago when the German