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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
NITRATE OF SODA

I have received orders for Is tons
of nitrate of soda to date but feel that
this is not enough to cover the real
needs of this county. Remember that
the government is selling this at cost
to the farmers and it will be impos-
sible to buy it for as low price from
any other source.
/ do not know when will be noti-
fed to stop booking orders and it be-
hooves the farmers to act quickly.
The price will be around $75 ton Z.
o. b. dock and tits necessary that the
money be paid over at the dock. Ar
rangements will be made with one of
the banks to handle the money and
look after that end. All / want is to
get the farmers t5 tell me how much
they want and / will tell them whom
to pay the money to and when.
r. w. Blackjack,
County Agent, Marion County.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
AMERICANS SENDING
LETTERS ABROAD
Should Take Good Care Their Com
munications are Adequately
Addressed
ASSOCIATED Press)

London-Americans who write let
ters to friends abroad should take
special pains to address the letters
adequately. If an exact address cam
not be obtained, and it is necessary for
any reason to address the letter "cars
of the American embassy in London ?
all possible details regarding the per-
son addressed should be given on the
face of the envelope for the assistance
of the embassy authorities.
There are now lying at the Amer
lean embassy here hundreds of letters,
which have been addressed casually
"care American embassy" and which
the embassy officials have no way of
delivering. If the senders had even
indicated whether the person address
ed was in the army, the navy, the avi-
alton corps, or the nature of his busi-
ness in London, there might have been,
chance of the letter finding its way,
but without any such particulars, the
likelihood of it's reaching its destina-
tion is rather remote.
Some people at home seem to think
that the American embassy in London
is a small compact office where is kept
a card index of all Americans abroad
AS matter of fact, the American en-
bassy in London has expanded since
the war until it occupies half-dozen
scattered buildings and employs sew
eral hundred clerks and secretaries
Americans who call at the embassy
usually have business with only one
department and the clerks who have
charge of the casual mail are ex-
tremely unlikely to hear their names
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
THEM sALUTEs

1t was at one of the new national
army cantonments A recruit passed a
self-important second lieutenant who
had just received his commission at
one of the officers reserve training
camps. The rookie" failed to salute
The lieutenant wheeled and said:
"You there, haiti Don't you know
enough to salute an officer?"
The "rookie" gazed at him dumbly
at loss for satisfactory explana
ton.
"Now, you stand there and salute
me fifty times" ordered the lieuten-
ant
The rookie" obeyed. A major pass
ing, stopped to watch the perform
ance. At its completion he said:
whats this ?"
The lieutenant explained.
"Don't you know that an officer
must return the salute of private %
inquired the major. Return the fifty
And he did.-Judge.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
ALSACE-LORRAINE
FRENCH IN SENTIMENT

Petrograd-( Correspondence of the
Associated Press 1.-THE Alsace-Lor-
raine situation from a natives point
of view is laid before the Russian pub
lie here by the Alsace delegates,
George Veil.
81 myself am walking example of
our peoples attitude" he says. 81 am
a social democrat and therefore in
principle opposed to war.
Before the war | was one of the
many Alsace-Lorraine politicians who
were content to limit our national
program to an autonomy within the
boundaries of the German empire.
From this is must not be forgotten
From this is must not be gathered
that we had forgotten that in 1871
our right as a nation to lf-dehnition
had been violated by Bismark No,
we were willing to limit our demands
for the sake of peace, and that was
all. We knew that we could be re-
united to France only at the price Of
war and we wished to avoid that"
He further explains the reason why
the people of Alsace-Lorra.ne do not
wish to and cannot become Germans.
"Our national culture is French, not
German" he says. "The Germans
state that by descent, in language and
in history we are Germans. This,
however, is untrue, or only partly
true.
Admitted that the great majority
of our population is mixture of Ger.
man and Celtic races, as is also the
case of good part of the population
of north and west France; admitted
also, that considerable part of the
population speaks in the Alsacian dia-
lect, which is branch of the German
language. Nevertheless, our history
has removed US far from the German
root and has made US French.
During the sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries we were utterly sep
arated from Germany and took no
part in the formation Of the new Ger
many which was forming under the
banner of Prussia. The new Germany
became stranger to us, while France
drew nearer and nearer to us.
"The great French revolution final
ly decided our national character. The
entire population of Alsace-Lorraine
was caught by the revolutionary
movement. The Marseilleise was writ
ten in Strassburg and sung for the
first time by Roude de Lille at the
house of the mayor of Strassburg."
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
CORN AND CANE

We can't help commencing the
very sensible advertisement of the o.
K. Grocery elsewhere. Harvey Clark
realizes that the American people are
going to have to eat cornbread, and
he puts it up to them in not only a
sensible but tempting manner. Mar
ion county corn and syrup will have to
largely take the places of flour and
sugar in the next few months. Our
farmers had better plant for that
future and our people set their
mouths for it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
OUR COMPANY
WAS UNSCATHED
Suffered Only Smaller Discomforts'
in Consequence of Friday
Nights Storm

Our people being much concerned
about how Company A was affected
by the big storm at Camp Wheeler
Friday night, the Star Sunday wired
Captain Drake to find out how it was
with the boys. The following dispatch
was received this morning:
Macon, Ca, Jan. 14.-No damage
done in Co. A and none of Importance
in the regiment. There are some
smaller discomforts but all's well. It
is still cold. Drake, Captain.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an examl-
nation to be held at Ocala, Florida, on
February 23rd, 1918, as result OF
which it is expected to make certi-
fication to fill contemplated vacan-
cy in the position of fourth-class post
master at Fairfield, Florida, and other
vacancies as they may occur at that
office, unless it shall be decided in the
interests of the service to fill the va
cancy by reinstatement. The COM
pensation of the postmaster at this
office was S219 for the last fiscal year
Applicants must have reached their
twenty birthday on the date OF
the examination, with the exception
that in state where women are de.
clared by statute to be of full age fol
all purposes at eighteen years, wom-
en- eighteen years of age on the date
of the examination will be admitted.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post office
for which the examination is an.
nounced. The examination is oper
TO all citizens of the United States
who can comply with the require.
ments.
Application blanks form 1853, and
full information concerning the re.
quirements of the examination can be
secured from the postmaster at the
place of vacancy or from the United
States Civil Service Commission
Washington, d. C.
Applications should be properly ex-
ecuted and filed with the commission
at Washington, d. c., at the earliesl
practicable date.
Examination starts at IL a. m.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
BEATING THE ANTI
AIRCRAFT BARRAGE
Is an Everyday Feat of the Fighting
Aviator


Somewhere in France-(C
pondence of the Associated Press)-
The anti-aircraft barrage is today the
most dreaded enemy weapon which
the airman has to face in his flights
over the lines. In the midst of sea
of bursting shells, the airplane bobs
up and down like ship in a violent
storm. The conclusions which the
shells make in bursting produce a
swift succession of air pockets and air
bumps, and it is absolutely impossible
to keep a machine steady through.
them. Meanwhile there is the strain
of knowing always that the next in
slant one of the thousands of flying
shell splinters may reach vital spot
in either machine or pilot.
Yet it is not possible to avoid flying
through barrage at times. The lat
est type of anti-aircraft guns can
place shell as high as $4,000 feet,
and it is not practical to turn about
and try to climb over the barrage. II
takes very highly specialized scout
machine to climb $4,000 feet, and the
heavier machines cannot achieve that
altitude under any circumstances.
The longer the airman hes: :tates tG
run the barrage, the longer he is ex-
posed to the fire. Anti-aircraft gun
merry at the front has now reached a
point where the rangs is calculated to
nicely almost instantaneoysly by
processes of triangulation and, there
fore, the flyer who hesitates is lost.
The only thing he can do is to take
his chance, just as a ship at sea takes
a storm and accepts its chances Of
weathering the gale.
Next to the barrage, the most fear
ed of the ground defenses is the
cluster" This is a group of six anti
aircraft shells, sent up together, and
placed just ahead of the. machine,
with one shell aimed to burst at the
| top of the fuselage, two on each side
of it, two on each side just ahead, and
one farther and directly ahead.
The side-slip is the favorite protec-
tion against these "clusters." The
anti-aircraft gunners get their range
nowadays so accurately that the
| slightest move out of range is fairly
certain to get the machine out of
dangers way-unless the gunners
have anticipated this move, as they
sometimes do, by placing another
cluster at the most likely spot for an
expected side-slip.
The side-slip is produced by tipping
the plane down slightly, and while
flying ahead, slithering over sideways
and down, thus changing the range
without seeming to do so, for the
gunner looking up sees as much of the
machine as before and is justified in
estimating its height to be the same.
In reality the machine is a little to
one side and several feet lower as the
result of his skillful side-slip.
Below height of 5000 feet anti
aircraft guns cannot be used to ad-
vantage, but machine guns and rifles
provide equally dangerous enemies. A
machine gun playing stream of 500
bullets minute is no mean foe, even
though the bullets are not explosive.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
FLORIDA FIRST

New York, Jan. 14.-The United
States battleship Florida has been
awarded the American Defence So
c;ety cup for making the highest score
during 1917 at short range target
practice for battleships. Annual pre-.
sentation of the cup has been the oc-
casion heretofore of a celebration for
the purpose of increasing public inter-
est in the navy. Because of the war,
the celebration has been abandoned
this year.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
CLIFFORD rs COMING

Billy Clifford's famous and favorite
musical comedy, "Over There" will
be at the Temple Wednesday evening.
It is a very bright and interesting
production. Tickets are now on sale
at the Court Pharmacy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
ON THE OKLAWAHA

In spite of the bitter weather, the.
Daylight Line has been doing fairly
well. The Wekiwa carries some half
dozen passengers on each trip, and
Friday it took eleven. AS soon as the
blizzards stop blizzing, and the yam
KEGS can get thru the snowdrifts to the
trains, there viii probably be rush
of tourists and all three of the boats
will be kept busy the remainder or
the season.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
WE FELLOWS WHO STAY AT
HOME MUST DO OUR PART

If we do not realize the situation,
it is high time that we were getting
at it.
From the papers you saw that we
are to part with 90,O00,000 bushels Of
our wheat. The wheat which we had
to spare was gone the middle of last
December.
Now here is where we can do "just
a little bit" of our part. We must eat
corn instead of wheat, and we can do
it; furthermore, we can do without
wheat altogether if it comes to 8
SHOWDOWN.
For breakfast, there is nothing to
compare with cornmeal cakes; and
for dinner, egg bread (made with
cornmeaD is fit for a king.
Send US your order today for IL
pound bag of Chazal's famous Old
Fashion Cornmeal and begin to dc
your part. The price is 60c., or Be
per pound.
2t o. x. TEAPOT GROCERY.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
PEOPLE MUSTN'T FREEZE

The requisitioning of coal of CEN
tain industries for distribution to
householders is under consideration
by the fuel administration today to
relieve conditions in the east.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
CLEMMoNs-HALL

Mr.. Harry z. Clemmons and Miss
Sarah Sasanette Hall, of Citra, were
married yesterday by Rev. John R.
Herndon at the Presbyterian manse
n this city. The wedding party came
down in automobiles and returned to
Citra after the ceremony, where they
bride and groom viii go to housekeep-
ing in the near future.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
BOARD OF TRADE

The stormy weather interfered with
the attendance at the regular meet
ng of the board of trade Friday eve
ming, so it was decided to postpone
the election of president and other
business until tonight, at 7:30. All
members of the board and others in
terested are urged to be present.
w. T. Gary, President.
j. ]. Gerig,
Chmn. Board of Governors.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
SEA ISLAND COTTON SEED

We are now prepared to furnish
farmers with high grade Sea Island
cotton seed, either home grown or
direct from the Edisto Islands. The
supply being limited, we would sug-
gest immediate purchases for this
seasons planting.
OCALA GINNING CO.,
14-3t w. Broadway, Ocala, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
SHIP WAS SUNK BUT
CREW WAS SAVED
ANOTHER MUCH NEEDED FREIGHT BOAT AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE ATLANTIC
(Associated Press)

An Atlantic Port, Jan. 14.-Agents
of the American steamship Texas,
$4,000 tons, were advised today by the
navy department that the vessel is
sinking at sea. Other reports say the
Texan was rammed amidships in col
lision with another ship. 1t was stat
ed that the crew of 43 were taken on
Another ship is standing by.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
KILLITs IN CONTEMPT

Contempt proceedings were insti-
tuted today in the supreme court
against Judge John NJ. Killits, of
Ohio, by Attorney General Gregory,
charging that Killits with suspending
execution of judgment indefinitely
against bank embezzler.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
SPLIT THE SWITCH
Train Wreck Caused the Death of
Many Passengers Near
Houston, Tex.
(Assoclate,l rressJ

Houston, Texas, Jan Alt is re-.
ported that II 10 II were killed and
injured when the Houston q Texas
Genital northbound passenger train
spit switch at Hammond early to-
day. 1t is said that bursting steam
pipes resulting in the scalding of
passengers, accounted for the large
number of dead and injured.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
Two-cENT FARE STICKS

The Illinois Central and twenty
eight other roads, in an opinion by the
supreme court today lost their fight
to have the Illinois two-cent passen-
ger fare law set aside.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
Will AAAG OV AAS TIE W
TANNERS

Requisitioning of all American sail
ing vessels was forecast today when
the shipping board requested the de-
partment of commerce to report the
location of such vessels. Secretary
Redfeld replied that ITS sailing YES
sells with cargo carrying capacity
of $4,000 tons were now within or
adjacent to American territorial wat
ers
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
Guiding Bols the Way They
Want Them to Go
W0RD-FfST BROKEN OFF At BREsT-LITOVsK, BUT MAY Be
RESUMED LATER AT WARSAW
ASSOCIATED Press

London, Jan. 14.-Warning of q
final breach in the Russo-German
negotiations is the outstanding feat
ure of current news from Russia. In
the meantime, according to the Pet
rograd correspondent of the Daily
Mail, the armistice has been extended
until Feb. 18th and the Russian dele
cation returns to Petrograd tomor-
row, but the peace negotiations will
be resumed after an interval at War
saw.
BIG TALKS IN BERLIN
Amsterdam, Jan. 14.-Most impor-
tant conferences were held in Berlin
at the weekend, according to Ger
man newspapers. They were inaug-
urated by the emperor's reception to
the crown prince Saturday, when
Generals Hindenburg and Ludendorf
also conferred with number of
leading personages.
Sunday there were three important
meetings between higher army COM
manders and Chancellor Won Hertling,
after which the emperor held con-
ference with the chancellor and Gen.
Hindenburg. 1t is reported that As
sistant Foreign Secretary Won Rosen-
berg has been summoned hastily to
Berlin from Brest-Litovsk.
CANADIANS TOOK CAPTIvES
London, Jan. 14.-German trenches
north of Lens were raided last night
by Canadian troops who brought back
prisoners, says an official report. Near
.Mericourt, southeast of Lens, the
British were victorious in patrol en-
gagements.
PROPOSALS ON MAN POWER
London, JAM 14.-When the house
of commons reassembled today, all in
terest centered in the promised state
ment of Sir Auckland Geddes, minis
ter of national service, on govern
ment man power proposals.
A SCALY TRAITOR
Paris, Jan. 14.-Former Premier
Caillaux, under investigation in con-
nection with German propaganda In
France, was arrested this morning.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
RAN ON A ROCK

Washington, Jan. 14.-An Ameri-
can trawler operating in European
waters has been lost, according to the
report of Admiral Sims received to-
day. No details were given.
The trawler was lost by striking a
rock, Admiral Sims reported.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
HEADS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS

George A. Nash, president of the
council.
D. E. McIver, president pro tenn.
A. A. Winer, Department of Public
Safety: Police, fire, buildings and
Ftructures.
A. T. Thomas, Department of Pub
'ic Health: Sewerage, street and san
tation.
Z. A Osborne, Department of. Pub
'ic Service: Light and water.
G. A. Nash Department of Justice.
Laws and ordinances.
D. E. McIver, Department of Fl
nance: Finances and accounting.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
WILLING TO TRY IT ONCE
BIG AMOUNT FOR BARRACKS

Supplemental war appropriations Of
one hundred and eighty-five millions,
of which one hundred and fifty mill
ions are for barracks and quarters,
were submitted to Congress today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
ANARCHISTS MUST SERVE

The conviction of Emma Goldman
and Alexander Berkman, on charges
of conspiracy against the draft law
was sustained today by the supreme
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14

A full assortment. OF the famous
PAERO Seedtape. Just the thing fo:
the small fall garden, 0cala Seed
Store. Il
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14

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. tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
Consumed In a Fire at the
National Capital
LENEACY OF GOVERNMENT TOWARD SPIES B0OED TO CAUSE
EVERRECURRNG LOSSES
(Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 14.-Fire broke
out in the quartermaster department
buildings at the Washington barracks
this morning and gained such head
way that four alarms were turned in.
A quantity of army supplies, in.
Guiding a million dollars worth of
food; a limited quantity of clothing
and shoes were destroyed. The quar-
termaster warehouse was ruined ana
several other buildings were damag.
ed. The origin of the blaze was not
stated.
WILLING TO TRY 1T ONCE
Daniel Willard, chairman of the
war industries board, today testified
at the Senate military committees in
quiry, that he has. advocated the
creation of government minister of
munitions, but is now in favor of try
ing out the new war department and
other federal organizations.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14

Do yOu read the want ads7
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14

Weather Forecast: Rain and warmer
tonight and Tuesday except fair and
somewhat colder northwest portion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14
PROPOSALS ON MAN POWER
A sCALY TRAITOR

Paris, Jan. 14.-Former Premier
Caillaux, under investigation in con-
nection with German propaganda in
France, was arrested this morning.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-14

Advertise in the Star.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-28
Africa Is Interested in War;
Receives the News Every Day

The war has from the first been
brought right home to Africa. The
four German colonies, over which the
war extended, have IN area more than
four times as great as Germany; and
there has been long and hard fighting
in all Of them except Togo. Outside
and within these areas of actual war
fare live thousands of whites who are
intensely interested in the European
struggle. Many of these whites, even
in the depths of Africa, are receiving
the essence of the news every day.
Even the Sahara desert is now partly
belted by a telegraphic line, French
enterprise, with wireless extension In
Timbuktu. Thus this once mysterious
city of the Sudan Is now in touch with
the great events Of the day. The Belgian
Congo is efficiently served by the
French cable to Libreville, and the
land line to Stanley Pool, where navi-
cation of the upper Congo begins. The
news is then wired up the Congo to the
mouth Of the Congo, and then by wire
less to Stanley Falls, $50 miles above
the Kasai.
The Tomahawk., 1918-03-28
Texas Farmers Urged to
Produce Peanuts for Use
in Both Meal and Butter

That former peanut manufacturer
who said that people could exist for a
long time on nothing else but peanut
butter and crackers was doing little
gratuitous advertising for crackers,
asserts the Houston Post. There Is
no reason why Texas peanuts should
not furnish both bread and butter for
all Texas people and there might be
enough for a few favored mortals in
other states. II the food and feed
campaign which IS being conducted
should result in the planting of 1,OOO,-
coo acres in peanuts this year, Texas
farmers will be richer by some 5O,OOO,-
GOO and the food supply will contain
a plenty of one of the best foods In
the world. And then If the food ad-
ministration shall force the peanut
factories to make q reasonable proper
ton of the nuts into edible meal the
country VIII have plenty of bread ma
terial as well ~ q liberal layer Of but
ter for evey slice.