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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
1000 DEAD IN
FOREST FIRES
OF NORTHWEST
Flames Now Being Brought
Under Control After Max
ing $4,000 Homeless
Or Destitute.
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international News Service:
DULUTH. Mimi, oct 1.-THE
forest fires which have taken
death toll i'm northern Minnesota
and Wisconsin estimated at over a
thousand persons, making destitute
1900 more and homeless another
10000. are receding in their fierce
mes, today, last reports being that
everywhere they are being brought
under control
In the Moose Lake district alone.
fatalities are estimated at 400. while
i'm other devastated sections figures
bling the total 10 more than thou
sand. Property loss is roughly placed
at SlOO.OOO,OOO
Nearly 200 bodies have already
,een brought 10 this city. which
has been made the objective OF
thousands OF fleeing refugees. Res
cue parties and companies Of home
guards lighting the flames. report
that charred bodies are strewn all
along the roads leading through the
devastated regions
Destroys tf Towns.
separate fires which were raging
.u the two states includes the total
destruction of "a towns. among
them CIoquet. Brockston, Brevator.
Corona. AdolTh, Thompson. Arnold.
Moose Lake. Kettle River. Twig and
Rice Lake. In the ashes of these
towns. many bodies have been re-
covered
The area burned over by the
flames is estimated at so by 100
miles and through this region to-
day Adit Gen w r. Rhinow OF ST.
Paul. in charge OF rescue and relief
work. has ordered motor truck com
panies 20 search for bodies The
general has also ordered hundreds
Of cottins shipped to Moose Lake.
from which destroyed town he is
directing his operations.
Duluth is the scene today OF thou
sands OF homeless persons seeking
aid and comfort. Hundreds were
brought in during the night by trains
and automobiles. while hundreds of
others. forced TO abandon their autos
and wagons on the road came into
IIlt CRY 0i A0OA- AAA~A u AAAt AFA p Nt5
are women and children. many of
the former carrying babies i'm arms
and tugging after them frightened.
weary toddlers.
Duluth Is Now safe.
Duluth itself is believed safe
from destruction. although several
buildings were destroyed. Property
damage I'm the vicinity is placed at
many hundred thousand dollars
worth of damage The wind which
was driving the fire on the city has
died down and the lire is under
control
Superior is also reported out of
danger The ship yards OF this city
were threatened earlier.
Details OF the horrors accompany
INK the hurricane-like torrent OF the
flames which drove the unprepared
thousands from their homes. are
being brought 20 the city by the
refugees Stories OF women throw
ing themselves into lakes and rivers
EN- route. TO escape the torture OF
the fire arm are among the details
told
Many ~ those who themselves
escaped. are seeking in vain for
their families
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14
GERMANS ORDER
CIVILIANS FROM
ALSACE CITIES
SerbianS Take 10000 Pris-
OnerS During Past Months
Activity in the Balkans.
British Make Gains.
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International News Service:
ROME, Oct. 14.-Germany
has ordered the evacuation OF
the inha bitants OF over 40 Alsa-
tian towns between the Swiss
frontier and Colmar. il was re-
ported by correspondents on the
Swiss Alsatian border today
Among the towns which the
civil population IS TO abandon
are Mulhausen, Colmar and Alt
kirch
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14

American troops are facing
the Germans on the Alsatian
frontier.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-14

CONTINUED o. PAGE 1O)
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CONTINUED on PAGE 100
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
THE WHITE STAR LINER
JUS1|C|A IS TORPEDOED
AND SUNK OFF IRELAND
London Reports $4,000 Ton Transport
of United States as Lost on 22nd Instant
With Eleven Men of Her Grew Killed
.Inlernatlonal New. serglssl

London. July 24-The White star
liner Justicia says a Belfast dispatch
today vas sunk on the North Irish
coast on Saturday morning last
Thv news of ihc sinking Of the jus
ticia vas announced by the Belfast
Evening Telegraph The liner was
torpedoed the newspaper states
One Of the crew Of the Justicia i
quoted by the newspaper az asserting
that ten torpedoes we're discharged az
tn jasticia -Four Of the approaching
missiles, be added. were exploded BY
gunfire from the ship
New YORK. July - The Justlcla.
reported sunk apparently somewhere
of the coast Of ireland. was returning
to an American port after delivering
large contingent Of American troops.
il was learned here
The Jasticia mad troop carrying
capacity of between seven thousand
and eight thousand men Her crew
numbered about five hundred
The Justicia was formerly the
Dutch Statendam. which vas taken
over 10y the British government on the
stocks al Belfast when she was near.
ing completion She vas vessel q
q .234 tons gross
The Justioia carried crew of be
tween SIX hundred and seven hundred
Eleven members 81 the crew are dead
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26

Peace Talk Revived in
Germany Following Failure
to Win Battle on West Front

use coaling stations.
Sixth. the colonial question is 10 be
settled On the basis Of the status
quo
The Vorwaerts considers this very
reasonable peace program
The term status quo applied III
the foregoing 10 the German colonial
question was doubtless used as an alb
breviation Of the term status QUO ante
bellum"
Germany's position heretofore, as
indicated by her leading statesmen.
has been one Of 1nsistence upon the
return Of her colonies, and there has
been nothing in the recent utterances
Of the German leaders tending to show
that this attitude changed. II was
even indicated that the pawn" held
by German in the shape Of Belgium
was intended to be used to secure the
giving back of her former colonial
possessions.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
CATTLE INDUSTRY DECLINES
WHILE FOOD DEMAND CLIMBS

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Washington, July Significant
figures are furnished by the govern.
ment showing that while the popuia
tion of the United States has increas.
ed about is per cent during the last
ten years, the supply OF cattle N the
country has decreased 20 per cen.
The rast plains which afforded graz.
ing for herds Of cattle and sbee7 arr
being fenced in and cultivated eithor
by irrigation or by dIy farmitf meth
DDS The country has continued fo
grow and rs Industries are stll ~
pandiDg The increase ia the cost u
living indicates food scarcity IN
comparison with the past which
might have been expected ID YieW of
the divergence retween the popula.
tion and the meat supply Il IS
tendency, experts say which may be
counteracted to some extent, bot
which cannot be checked
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
PLANTERS AN
SIsT ON GOVERNMENT AID
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tIuI6IudDOudl news service
Washington, July 24-The insist
ence Of the southern cotton growers
for pr &c fixing that would keep the
price oI the staple up, il IL feared VIII
cause the government some embar
rassment unless some kind Of a com-
promise is reached Planters from
the south are bringing strong pressure
on the federal authorities to stabilize
the price Of cotton. To conciliate the
divergent elements, a committee of ten
has been proposed Bankers, growers
and mill owners VIII be represented
on the committee, which is expected
to be appointed SO that il can meet
in New York within the next few
days and work out a practical pro
gram for hadling the large carryover
The southern growers in their heht
for price fixing, are getting aid and
backing from some mill representa-.
tives who fear that a drop in cotton
would prove harmful to their interests
and also from certain bankers Who
claim that price stabilization would
make cotton a safer collateral for
banks to loan on.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26

New YORK, July p The League TO
enforce Peace has tossed its nat into
the political ring. although lis officers
take pains to state that the campaign
IS absolutely nonpaItism
The league mas addressed q letter
to Democratic and Republican leaders
Ia Florida, beginning with the Nation
al Committeeman and state Chairman
and including the members OF the State
Executive Committee ana the County
Chairman This letter urges tnat the
political conventions held this sum
mer anG ian pay attention not only 10
winning the war and making The
world safe, out TO keeping the world
safe by sbaokhng German military
depOtisIn forever. 1t urges the lnser-
tiOD il every convention platform Of
plank favoring the entrance Of the
United States into a"League Of Ma
tions to safeguard the Fruits Of VIC
tory
". r. Boyd, Jr, the young Texan
who recently came to New York 10 be
the leagues national campaign man
ageT, pointed out today that the Leag-
ue OF Nations movement is far TOO big
to be partisan because il is the one
great statesmanlike program Of politi-
cal world reconstruction TO which
practically every important Allied
leader is committed. Its leading ex.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
MIDDLE FLORIDA COTTON
GROWERS CONVENTION
Organization Perfected at Large Meeting
Held at Surnmerfeld on the 22nd Inst
Fine Membership Roll.

Pursuant to call issued by Mr.
Nathan Mayo of Summerheld, there
assembled in Summerneld on Monday
afternoon, July %, 1918, between two
and three hundred prominent cotton
growers of Lake, Marion and Sumter
counties
The meeting was called to order in
the scholhouse, and Mr. r. w. Black.
lock, the governments agricultural
demonstrator for Marion county was
elected chairman, and Mr. Hamilton
f Dobbin of Altoona, was elected sec
1etary.
The chairman then introduced Mr.
Nathan Mayo, who, in wei chosen
words, iorcefully explained the object
Of the meeting, and gave q brief out,
I line of the long staple cotton situa-
ton He brought cut in detail the
cardinal points which confront he
cotton growers Of This section, to-wit,
the difficulty Of marketing the crop
SO as not to disturb the present prices
and the abnormal and precarious con
dtion OF labor He advocated d
closer cooperation Of the growers and
the fixing OF wages for the picking
of cotton to be adhered to by all. He
invited the attention of those present
tc the general movement throughout
the cotton growing states Of a plan
by which the farmers are 10 with
hold d part of their cotton and not
COngest the market by selling as fast
as picked letter from large
cotton brokerage concern Of Jackson
vile was read by Mr Mayo suggest
ing that the growers be induced to
gin two bales ont Of every three only.
holding the other TWO bales in the
seed in order NOT to have the cotton
reports show their holdings ae cot
ton Oh hand or il sight" This letter
also brought out the startling infer
MdllOh indl tueIe were over LZ,WV
bales Of long staple cotton now in the
hands Of the spiDneTs, and in excess
| OF $4,000 bales being al present held
by brokers and ginners. Mr.. Mayo
reminded the growers that this year
the government was going TO practi-
cally assume control Of all the gins
and that he had already been inform
ed that not only does the government
demand that ginner use modern ma
chinery and every means at their com
mand to gin the cotton in an efficient
and careful manner. The government
ne said also insists that the cotton
be free from dust and trash. Mr.
Mayo explained that no matter how
untiring might be the efforts of the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
Orange Growers Association
in Special Session Yesterday

Wednesday afternoon AT ine board
OF trade rooms il this city an import
ant meeting of the citrus growers ex
change was heId. There were about
forty 0r fifty present al TINS meeting
which was presided over by Mr. r
l. Carney Of this city one Of Marion
county's well known orange growers
Dr. Il Ross president Of the
Florida Citrus Exchange, was pres
en1 and made very splendid address
He sopke most hopefully Of the pros
poets of q good crop and good prices
for the coming season and be bespoke
the hearty cooperation Of every citrus
grower III the state and wanted them
especially TO sec that their fruit is
properly packed and marketed That
the talk of a probable embargo on
the shipping of citrus fruit this sea-
son is without foundation and warn
ed the growers to pay no attention to
unofficial talks Of this klna Dr Ross
said that while the crop WIZ not be
sc large as III former seasons that IL
properly handled the growers will
have nc cause for alarm about the out.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
On THE FLANKS Of THE
CROWN PRINCE FRENCH
AND j. s. MEN HAMMER
Capture Positions North of the Marne in
Pursuit of Fleeing German Forces is.
Reported in General Pershings Com
munique Today--Desperate Counter At
tacks of Enemy Without Avail
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Paris. July 24-Fresh progress was
made by the French and American
troops in the seventh distinct drive Of
General Foch's counter thrusts this
afternoon going forward for gains
that count tor much in the general
summing up of the work Sc far.
The chief momentum Of advance
continues against the apex Of the
Aisne-M Marine triangle, the south wing
OF the German right flank being
steadily, surely pressed back twords
the Dormans-F Green Tardenois- Sois-
sons line
In their push noTtbwaTd trCm Chat,
eau ThieTry the allied armies have
practically cleared the Chatelet wood,
one of the points that threatened TO
hold them in check The fighting at
this puint was at times very severe
and the resistance Of the Germans
bordeTed on the heroic, Many men
fought their positions to the bitter
end and died like heroes The clear
ing OF this point" says a French gen
eral, was a most difficult job well
done by our men and our ablest of al
lies France and America have some
thing to remember even something
to respect in the young huns who op-
posed them
The Germans continue TO put up
a most stubborn rear guard resistance
leaving in the wake Of their retire,
ment of their main forces now wide
ly scattered, swarms of machine
gunners strongly entrenched.
-Four miles northeast Of Chateau
Thierry the village Of Etleds has
been taken and the FTanco-Amer can
troops are pressing on slowly tut
steadily
AMERICAN CAVALRY WAS TO.
DAY EMPLOYED AGAINST TAE
ENEMY FOR -HE FIRST TIME ~
THls SECTOR AND THEY ARE RE
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26

ginDeTs and no matter what care they
might take in ginning, they could not
make the best grades Of cotton if it
was carelessly gathered and full Of
foreign substances; and thereby com,
ply with the governments request,
unless the growers exercised greatest
care and attention in having the crops
picked to avoid the possibility Of all
trash and dirt.
Mr. Raiford Simmons Of Ocala next
addressed the meeting and interested
the growers by giving them an insight
into the Yicissitudes of cotton growing
by illustrating his own personal ex-
perjence of years as cotton grower
which began when he was ten years
cid in the good old state Of Georgia
Re spoke Of his struggles and fail.
ures which we're finally followed by
a successful come bach" and making
good He urged the growers to stand
together hold their crops and not
to invite competitive bidding for each
others hands to pick Inc cotton and
thereby denoralize the already IN
usual labor difficulties. He warned
them all to remember that we were
IN great world wide war and that
it was incumbent upon each indjvid-
ual to do his bit.
The 8eC1 etary then read al interest
ing article from the Statesboro, tGa.)
Bulloch Times entitled, Farmers Are
Urged to Withhold Cotton Prices
May Be Held Up if the Farmer VIII
Exercise His Judgment in Marketing 2
The article follows:
Atlanta, Ga. JnIy S-The most
important point IN the plan outlined
by the cotton states official advisory
marketing board, at at recent New
Orleans meeting. TO
keting Of the 1915 crop. as pointed
cut by Commissioner of Agriculture
J. J. Brown. is this; The cotton pro
duceTs in each Of the cotton growing
states are 70 be urged not to market
more than 20 per cent Of their crop
il any one month and TO hGld over
for twelve months, or until such time
as the war terminated, or shipping
facilities are ample to move the sur.
Plus freely. one bale out of every
three
That is the gist Of the whole thing,
toward the success of which every
thing else is 70 contribute Every
bale OF the 1913 crop will be needed
Conditions as TO export and ether
wise, are such that it is felt steps are
necessary to bring about the proper
lCOnfiuuad on Page Eight
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
League to Enforce Peace
Enters the Political Arena

ponents of this country he said are a
democratic president aud Iepubli-
can ex-president, Mr. Talf, not to
mention former candidates for the
presidency on both democratic and
Republican tickets, Alton E Parker
and Charles T Hughes
As war platform the league asks
every convention in The state to
apodt the following:
We declare that il is the supreme
task Of the civilized world TO crush
the lnsolent attempt Of German auto
Tacy to substitute military dicta
torsh<p for self-government and the
right Of independent thought The
world must be made safe for democra-
cy by the defeat of German nlilitaT-
ism. We want no peace without vic.
tory. and We demand victory SC com
plete and conclusive that military Sm
bition will be forever silenced and a
peace secured that will put an end TO
all war. The world must be Kept safe
by the cooperation Of the major force
Of mankind, and that force should be
organized by a league of nations to
keep the peace OF the world And We
favor the entrance Of the United
States. after the war, into such a lea
que Of nations as may be adequate
to safeguard the peace that must be
Continued on Page Five)
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26

e8 oi the crop
= Stewart of Tampa. business
manager % me exchange ~ u
GIa-s of Orlando. formerly a this
city and who owns q grove IN this
county Mr. Keilum Of New York.
salesman for the exchange Mr. W J.
crosby Of Citra. one of the meet
prominent growers OF the state aud
several other orange growers made
splendid talks. all along similar lines
as those outlined by Dr Ross IN his
talk. all urging the cooperation of the
growers Of the state ia helping make
The exchange all that II stands for
The meeting was a very infoi NAL
one and vas merely a get together
meeting to discuss plans for the bet
terment fthe exchange and for tEe
citrus growers 70 disseminate among
themselves helpful ideas and 10 ex-
change views about the citrus situa-
ton The meeting was very eathas-
iastio one and will nc doubt result
in & great deal Of good 20 the growers
of this county who were present a.
this meeting.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
Capture OF New Positions

Washington, July 24.-Continued
pursuit Of the retreating enemy south
Of the river Ourcq is reported in Gen
eTal Persings communique for yes
terday, received today at the war de
partment The capture Of positions
north Of the Marine also is reported
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
Raids by British

London, July 24-Raids were car
ried out by the British troops last
night in the region south of Busquoy
and northeast Of Albert, says todays
war office report. A few prisoners
were taken A German raid on the
British lines northeast of Betbune on
the Flanders front was repulsed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
FAMOUS STARS I'm Red
CROSS GOLF TOURNEY
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Galesburg, H., July 24-Ihe con
testants in the Red Cross exhibition
match at the Soangetha Country club
arranged here today are Cbas. Evans,
Jr.. and Kenneth P. Edwards, paired
against Jack Hutchinson and Frank
Adams AS The event closely pre-
cedes Inc cluts annual invitation
tournament an unusually large crowd
has gathered to witness tie contest
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
SEPTEMBER e 70 OCTOBER 's
FCuPT4 LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE

International Nee- aerUesl
astinron 1ug II The foufth
utou loan Date thar has been Die.
oussed and tentatively agreed r. has
been sef ior me period between sep.
iemteI lsfh and October 18Th. TIE
official announcement confirming this
~ expected within the next fea days
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
PORTED TO FAVE DELIVERED
ONE OF TIE MOST TELLING
SLOWS AND COMPLETELY ROUT.
ING TIE ENEMY.
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Paris, July 24.-Tbe French, the
British and the Americans are stin
hammering the flanks Of the crown
princes army. The Germans are
known 70 have brought up fresh sup,
port forces at some point, hut the al
lies report the situation as favorable
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26
RRiTisH STEAMER LEAsowE
CASTLE SUNK MAY 2sTfs


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London, July "a 1t was given cot
by the admiralty today that the Brit.
ish steamer LeasoWe Castle Nas tor.
pedoed and sunk on the night Of Nay
.Sth SO statement a. Go the casual
tise
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-07-26

Continued on Page Eight
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-30

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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-30

a jehO tv&fe jsem poznavai,
lie myslf tato sloya do opravdy
q ze schopen jest hrozbu svoJi
vykonati pri nejmensim mem
hnutf.
"Radim vam," pravil jsem
rovn9z klidne, "abyste drive,
'nez Sc k cinu odhodlate, pfece
I'll 81 nekolik psanych fadek kite
re mann u sebe."
Tento mij navrh vzbudil je
no zvedavost. Pc malem pfemy
$leni pokynul hlavou. Vynal
jsem nyni z tobolky listek, kite
|rym professor Peska byl mi po-
|tvrdil, ze dostal posledni me
|psanf. Pedal jsem listek hrabe-
til a uchylil Sc opet ma sve pre-
|deSle miStO.
Hrabe cetl hlasite: "Tvdj
list byl mi odevzdan. Nespa-
tfim-li te do udane DOLBY, ote-
yru list uderenim deyate ho-
diny."
Jinemu Hov9ku bylo by tre-
|ba obsah iistku obSirneji w.
svetlovati, avsak u hrabete by
10 to zbytecne. Jedine precte-
mi tohoto listku jej poucilo, ze
|pripravil jsem sc ma nejhorsi,
drive net do jeho domu jsem
vstoupn a ze ucinil jsem who'd.
ne opatfeni, aby po pffpadS
mole snnrt byla nalezite pomste
Ba. Jeho tvaf nabyla lined nu.
Gene vlidneho vyrazu a pravice
|pfirazila zasuvku, v nfz ulo.
Zen byl revolver.
"JeSt9 nepravim pane Hart
|righte, "ze odejdete odsud beg
pohromy," pravil. "Avsak jsem
i naproti dhlavnimu svemu ne
|priteli spravedlivym a vyzna.
vam, ze jste chytfejsim, neil
jsem myslil. Tedy k v6ci, mily
pane, zadate neceho tedy ode
|mne
PUkr&covaDf.