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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
EVERY BRITISH SOLDIER
HAS A JACKKNIFE
(By Associated Press.)

Behind British Lines in France,
June 6.-Every soldier in the British
army in France is provided by the
government as part of his overseas
kit, with a jack-knife.
The military jack-knife is built for
service. 1t has only three parts,--
u big blade of Sheffield steel, cam
opener, and "marlin-spike." The
whole thing clasps into a solid steel
or bone handle four inches long,
which is provided with ring so that
ii can be hung to the belt.
The can-opener is an Indispensable
part of the provision for a soldiers
well-being at the front. Several i'm
portant items of his daily menu are
supplied to him in sealed cans.
The Sheffield blade has numerous
uses too obvious to need mention,
but it is noticeable that Tommy At
kins frequently uses it for purposes
of eating in preference to the table
knife in his kit.
The knife-blade is also used con-
stantly as a wood-cutter. In the
trenches the lightning of brazier
is frequently difficult operation ow-
ing to the vital necessity of avoiding
smoke. The Germans have a strong
antipathy to smoke, and the sight Of
ii rising from the British trenches
arouses in them disturbing evidences
of envy, hatred, malice and unchar-
itableness. II is we'll, therefore, to
avoid smoke. So the wood for the
brazier must be split up into thin
sticks and shavings, and for this pur-
pose the official jack.knife is the ideal
instrument.
The marlinspike attachment is
useful for prying open wooden boxes,
for cleaning stones and mud out of
the horses hoofs, for adjusting belts
and harness Braziers for the
trench are made from biscuit tins
punched full of holes to admit
draught.
The Germans were, for a long time,
greatly puzzled by the marlin-spike
/ a tta nbp,ont ,yhiob tboy fouud on av-
cry British prisoners jack-knife.
They made great capital out Of a
story that it was used to gouge out
the eyes of German wounded. In the
official report of the British Prison
! ers of War Commission, several in
stances of this fable are recorded.
Captain Beaman testified before
the commission that he was berated
by a German Colonel for permitting
his men to use their marlinspikes on
the eyes of German wounded. Cap
tain Browne told the commission of
listening to a Uhlan major who was
giving a lecture and who exhibited
British jack-knife, showing the
marlinspike attachment and describ-
ing it as used for torturing German
prisoners. The story appears to
have been deliberately cooked up by
! the German military authorities for
the consumption of their troops.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
40 Americans Held
Ground Against
Twice Their
Number
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 6.-The story of
how an American patrol of forty men,
outnumbered two to one, held their
ground in Lorraine the night OF June
|2 for three-quarters of an hour and
retired only when their ammunition
was exhausted, was told in contin-
uation of Pershing's communique re-
|ceived today
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
LAFOLLETE BRANDS
CHARGES As
Frivolous
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 6.-In a supple
mental brief filed today with the Sen
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tions, LaFollette brands the charges
growing out of his st. Paul speech as
frivolous" and much ado about
nothing" The committee was asked
to dismiss the charges.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06

retaries to home cantonments and
camps To house this force in suit
able quarters for Y. M. G.. A. work,
538 huts we're built in training camps
in this country at cost of s3,943,-
4S1.75 for construction and equip
ment, with an operating expense OF
4,333, ,38567 In the war zone sos cen
ters had been built or leased of Paris
while twelve buildings were used in
the French capital, five of them ho-
tells or hotel annexes.
Secretaries for overseas work are
being recruited at the rate of abou;
1000 a month, it was announced. The
2,9S9 workers in American camps are
divided as follows: Physical work
541, building secretaries 472, religious
433, educational 239, camp general
secretaries 112, assistant secretaries
1.105 miscellaneous secretaries 81.
In addition to the large amount Of
motion picture accessories sent to the
war zone, the Y. NJ. G. A. circulat
ed at least 100000 feet of film q
week, in camps in America, makini
approximately 1880 presentations {
week to audiences totalling at leas
100000 men. More than 100000
Testaments were distributed, and il
all 100000 pieces of religious lit
erature
Educational work on huge seal,
is being done by the organization
with English classes for illiterate
and non-English speaking soldiers
and French classes for officers AM
men. The English classes have al
estimated monthly attendance of 900,
900 while the French classes have al
enrolment of $4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06

peal to rooming house proprietors.
hotel men and owners of rental prop
critics, declaring that owing to the
scarcity of quarters for shipyard
workers and others engaged in war
work the situation in this city is be-
coming alarming.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
$l6,0O0,000 ASKED OF
CONGRESS TO ESTABLISH
STATIONS TO GUARD us.
AGAINST SUBMARINES
AND ENEMY AIR RAIDS
FEW DRINKS, ESPIONAGE,
JAIL-AND INTO ARMY

Albany, N. Y, June 6.-J0hn Dis
en-, twenty-seven, Lithunian, will
keep away from saloons for some time
to come. Olsen came here from Chi
cago. He had a drink or two and
said, ito hell with the United States!
l hope they get licked good and plen-
ty!" A policeman saved him
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
WORK THE Y. M. &. A.
IS DOING FOR OUR BOYS
(By Associated Press.)

New York, June 6.-That 1885,
500 cigarettes, 9,913,OO0 cigars, 2,0OO,-
600 packages of chewing gum and
3G,00O,O00 cans of preserved fruit, as
well as proportionately large quanti
ties of other American staple had been
shipped by the Y M. G.. A. for dis
tribution among the American Expe-
dictionary Forces was detailed in the
financial statement submitted this
week, to the National War Work
Council of the Y. M. C. AS of the
United States. The Council met at
the Bankers Club, No. 120 Broadway
During the period covered by the
statement May 1, 1917, to March 81,
191S-the organization has built or
leased more than a thousand build
ings-enough to make fair-sized
town,-in the European war zone and
in American cantonments.
The financial statement announced
that the collected subscriptions from
the two drives made by the Y. M. G.
A last year amounted on March 31st,
l91S, to $37,577 ,69197.
OF the overseas expenditures Of
$40, 1853, ,710.01, the largest item was
that of $500, ,702.30 on the work with
the American Expeditionary Forces
in England and France. Expendi-
lures for work in the French army
amounted to 81 ,197,592.99, while those
with the Russian army were $131,500,
and those among the prisoners of war
$23S914.72. The total expenditures
for the period ending March 81 were
0,OS6, ,37S.S7.
In addition to the enormous quan-
titles of cigars, cigarettes, and
canned fruits sent to France the con-
stantly expanding needs of the Amer
lean overseas forces had dictated up
to March 81 the shipment by the Y.
M. G.. A. of 2,578 cases of biscuits,
230,724 pounds of cocoa, 374,6O5
pounds of coffee, 446, ,20S cans of con-
densed milk, 193,4S3 sacks of -four,
and 80 cases of cough drops. IN ad-
dition to shipping across 331, ,44G
pounds of chocolate, the Y M. c. A.
takes the entire output of three fac
tories in France, an average of 1000
tons of bar chocolate a month.
Athletic goods by the ton were sent
over, among the principal items beins
'1271 cases of materials, including
baseballs, basket balls, indoor base
balls, boxing gloves, footballs, base
ball gloves, masks and pads, medicine
balls, soccer balls, volley balls, play
ground balls and punching bags.
To provide soldiers with writing
material for the letters home the Y.
NJ. c. A. in this period shipped 800,
00O 900 sheets of writing paper and
envelopes to France. The varying
needs of the soldiers were reflected in
.he shipments of 34,760 cans Of jams
, S295,735 pounds of sugar, 274 chest.
of tea. 21,OOO phonograph records, S5(
talking machines, 621,212 pounds o.
chewing tobacco, $4,000 pounds o.
smoking tobacco and 2O4,4S0 tubes o
, tooth paste.
Up to March 31st this year, the Y
5 NJ. C. A. had sent 2,13S men and 90
: -oss $3.50 sunu!odde Ng UsA sB quo
lBM eQl III ELoM LoJ sessIsAo u9mol
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
Indians AND
NEGROES IN
OKLAHOMA
NOW QUIET
(By Associated Press.

Henryetta, Okla, June 6.-The fear
OF a possible uprising among the In
dians and negroes and those Of mixed
blood in the Old Hickory stamping
grounds was dispelled today when
the Henryetta Company Of Home
Guards returned here with word that
the malcontents had promised to dis
perse and not attempt trouble.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
Blow to Be Aimed at Americans
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 6.-Demonstra-
tions in force against new portions OF
the western front are anticipated by
the War Department officials now that
the German third drive has been
slowed down in the west. South OF
Scissors it is regarded as entirely
possible that the encreased enemy ac-
tivity OH the front of the American
sector northwest of Toul NAV indi-
cate an impending blow there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
EMO CHILDREN ALLOWED,
RULE PLACED UNDER BAN

Seattle, Wash, June 6.-"No Chill
dren Allowed" signs must be removed
by Seattle landlords from their prop
critics, according to j. W. Spangler,
vice president of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce He has issued an ap-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
IS STATIONS
on ATLANTIC
3 ON GULF
THIS IS PROPOSITION AS OUT.
LINED BY WAR DEPARTMENT
AND PRESENTED TO CONGRESS-
(By Associated Press).

Washington, D. c., June 6.-An
of $16,OO0,000 for
establishing balloon and seaplane sta
tions to guard the United States
against submarines and air raids was
asked of Congress today by the War
Department. 1t is desired to estab-
lish sixteen stations, thirteen on the
Atlantic and three on the Gulf coast
The defense plan submitted also calls
for mobile Notifications.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918
5 NEW REGIMENTS
OF R'Y Engineers
ORGANIZED TO Be
SENT TO france
(By Associated Press).

Washington, June 6.-The organi-
zation of five new regiments Of nine
teen battalions Of railway engineers
for service in France Is about COM
pleted. They will add fifty thousand
to those already engaged in FHrance,
said the War Department announce
ment today
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06

the closing order was received there.
She was ordered back into port i'm
mediately by wireless. The steamer
Arapahoe was due to sail south from
the Carolina port for Jacksonville
late in the afternoon. Her sailing al
so was cancelled.
Officials Of the steamship lines here
stated last night that the closing or
der is effective until further orders
from the navy department Jack
sonvil1e Times-Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 6.-Announce-
ment of Michie's death came as n
shock to War Department army cir
cles. He formerly was chief aide to
General Hugh l.. Scott, former chief
of staff. AS brigadier general he
commanded the Fifty-third brigade at
Camp Wadsworth, S. C. He was a
native of Virginia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
Enemy Repulsed
(By Associated Press

London, June 6.-The Germans last
night repeated attempts to raid Brit
ish positions in the Morancourt re-
gion east of Amiens, but were re-
pulsed, it is officially announced
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
Germans Cross Oise But Are Driven
Back
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, June 6.-German forces last
night crossed the river Disc in the
vicinity of Campigny, but were driven
back by the French, the war office an
nounced. North of Aisne the French
improved their positions in the neigh
borhood of Hautebraye. There is
heavy artillery fighting in the neigh
bcrhood of veuilly La Poterie (where
American troops have been in ac'
tom
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06

Cowpeas are now being urged as
an army ration. They are every bit
as good as the navy bean. The COW
pea is rich in all the elements of &
perfect food and does not cost a
much as the bean to produce.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
Schooner Edward R. Baird,
Jacksonville To New York,
Sunk By Submarine
(By Associated Press.)

Atlantic Port, June 6.-The schoon
er Edward R. Baird, Jacksonville to
New York, was sunk by submarine
Is miles off Cape Charles Tuesday
morning. Captain Couldman and q
crew of six were landed here today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06

More than 1000 motorists VINO
failed to stop, look and listen were
killed at railroad grade crossings IN
1916. and many more were injured
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
"a Names On
Casualty List
(By Associated Press.

Washington, June 6.-The casualty
list contains "a names: Killed in ac-
ton, 7; died of wounds, 8; died by
accident, 3; died of disease, 4; wound
ed severely IL; wounded in degree
unknown, l; wounded slightly, 81;
missing in action, l. Private Walter
Green, of Homerville, Ga, died of dis
ease; Private Jewell Reid, of La
Grange, Ca, died of accident.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
Heavy Troop Movements
~ A,oaaio$od Drooc

With the American Army in France,
June extraordinarily heavy rail-
road train movements from the north
east to the westward in the rear OF
the enemy's lines northwest OF Toul
was reported this morning by Ameri-
can patrols.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
No Activities Reported
(By Associated PresS.)

Atlantic Port, June 6.-The arriv-
al today of several ships from South
ein Atlantic waters brought no fur.
ther news of submarine operations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-06
GEN. INCHES
DIES SUDDENLY
N France
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, June General Robert e.
l.. Niche, of the American army died
suddenly on railroad train near
Rouen yesterday.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
AUSTRALIANS RAID TRENCHES.
French Break Through Three German
lInes In Surprise Attack.

London. March "a number OF
successful raids were carried out by
Us on different parts OF the front, "
says the war office report. "Austral.
ian troops entered German trenches
near Warneton and after killing ut
least fifty OF the enemy and destroying
several dugouts brought back eleven
prisoners and machine gun.
Since Sunday the Germans have left
the Americans In comparative peace
on their sector near Tout. Probably
finding that their attempted forays
were TOO costly. they have failed to
launch further attacks. and even have
cut down materially their artillery
fire and gas shell bombardnients.
Again the American gunners have
worked havoc among the Germans BY
heavily Smelling n large cantonment
where troops are assembled.
British troops operating north OF
Jerusalem In Palestine have made an
advance along n front Of twelve miles
to . maximum depth OF 5000 yards
astrtde and west OF the Jerusalem
road.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
JAS. 1. HOUR suRnEo TO DEATH.
Body Of Denver Inventor Found In
Hotel Furnace.

Denver. March 2.-Tne charred
body Of James L. Houf. wealthy Den.
yer inventor and temporary engineer
Of n hotel at Twelfth and Larimer
streets. was found In the furnace Of
that hosiery Friday morning. The
body had been 80 badly burned that
II was almost beyond Identification.
An autopsy showed that Houfs
skull had been fractured by blow
from blunt instrument and that ap.
parently he had been showed into the
roaring furnace while still alive.
Plans and patent forms OF new 70
tary engine which Houf was working
on ms q war invention are reported
missing.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
Eee.. FaI, on 20 Cent. Per Dozen.

New York. March Thanks chief.
ly to the extraordinary energy display.
ed by the American hen during the
last week the wholesale price OF the
highest grade eggs known to the trade
ms fresh gathered extras" fell from
63 cents to G5 cents dozen Saturday
to AZ cents Thursday in this market
Reductions In the prices OF other
grade were equally lake.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
WATER PLANT WORTH s,s,4,s.sss
Denver Loses Twenty.vsar Fight Over
Rate Reductions.

Washington.-Th city Of Denver In
the Supreme Court lost Its fight of
twenty years duration against the
Denver Union Water Company over
consumers rates.
Injunctions restraining the city
from enforcing IN ordinance reducing
water rates 90 per cent. alleged to
be confiscatory on the ground that 1t
would take the company's property for
public use without compensation. were
sustained.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
Drop MsatIses Meal to save Flour.

Washington. to increasing
demand Of the allies for breadstuffs
and the increased necessity for con.
aervation Of wheat. the Food Admin.
istration has decided to relax volun.
tary restrictions on meat consumption
with = view to increasing further
bread conservation. To this end Food
Administrator Hoover announced that
the meatless meal each day and the
porkisss Saturday are no longer nee.
cssary. but urges the public still to
adhere 10 the bssfisss and porklsss
Tuesday.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
American Troops Keen for Action

An Atlantic Port.-Maj. Con. Pcyton
March. new chief Of staff OF thu
United States army. arrived here
after nine months abroad as chief Of
artillery Of the American expedition.
AIRY force. THE American forces are
remarkable for their morale and
health" he declared. They are keen
about tho game. Those on the battls
line now and the reserves. too. arc so
we'll trained In modern warfare tina,
they can handle themselves with On
tire credit 70 the United States"
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
ManehurIa Center Of Jap Campaign

London.-A diplomatic correspond.
ent. presumably Japanese. discussing
In the Chronicle the objects Japan
would have In taking action In Siberia.
says that Manchuria would be the bnse
OF the Japanese operations. vladivos.
tok. he points out. is regarded MS suffi.
cientiy protected BY the japanese
fleet.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
Germans Take $500 russians.

Beriin.-The Germans In their nd.
vance through Russia have captured.
according 10 the official communica.
ton from general headquarters. $500
officers and $1,000 men. 2.+00 guns. s..
900 machine guns. thousands Of motor
vehicles. 800 locomotives and thous.
ands Of trucks.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
BREsr.Lirovsk DELEGATES SIGN
TREATY WITHOUT DISCUSSING
NEW GERMAN DEMANDS.
HANG 200 BoLSHEV|KI
REPORT sLAvs ACCEPTED ALL
TERMS TO HALT TEUroN
INVASION.
Western Newspaper Union New. s.rvlc..

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin (via London), March A.
by reason OF the signing Of the peace
treaty with Russia" says the official
communication from headquarters last
night. military operations in Russia
have ceased"
Petrograd, March IA German air
man bombed various parts Of the city.
Three persons were killed and five
wounded.
Amsterdam, March 4.-According to
reports emanating from Poland. Leon
Trotzky. Bolshevik foreign minister.
did not return to the peace conference
at Brest-Litovsk because Germany OBJ
jected to his continuance As Russian
delegate. 1t Is stated that TrOtxkys
resignation will be forthcoming as q
result. Semi-official German and Aus
trian statements received here yes
terday set forth claims Of forward
steps toward peace between the CEN
trail powers and Rumania.
Petrograd, March FIN the fear
that argument would result In even
more onerous terms. the Russian dele
CATION at Breakdown accepted all
the German peace conditions and II
about to sign an agreement, according
to a telegram from the delegates re-
ceived yesterday at the Smolny Insti-
tute. The demands already have been
increased. they reported. The mes
sage. which was addressed to Premier
Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotsky.
follows:
AS we anticipated, deliberations on
q treaty Of peace are absolutely use
less and could only make things
worse in comparison with the ultima
tum Of Feb. II.
They might even assume the char
acter of leading to the presentation
Of another ultimatum.
"In view of this fact and in conse-
quence Of the Germans refusal to
cease military action until peace Is
signed. we have resolved to sign the
treaty without discussing its contents
and leave after we have attached our
signatures. We. therefore, have re-
Quested . train. expecting to sign to-
day and leave afterwards.
"The most serious feature Of the
new demands, compared with those Of
Feb. 81. 10 the following:
ITO detach the regions Of Kara.
bauEh. Kars and Batoum from Rus
sian territory on the pretext Of the
right Of people to DIFFERENTIATION"
London. March According to a
semi-official news agency dispatch
from Petrograd Saturday. a proclama.
tion has been issued by the Bolshevik
government under the heading 'Im-
porters OF German Kultur." asserting
that when the Germans entered VOL
mar Feb. 90. 200 persons were arrest
cd and. without any investigation.
were hanged in the market place. The
proclamation says this action resulted
from information given the Bour.
geoise. who gathered around the gal.
lows and shouted. 1.-THE same fate
awaits 500 more" The Germans have
announced that all the Bolshevik Red
Guards will be hanged or shot.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07
U. Q. order. Roundup Of Arsrehisss.

Washington. "A vigorous policy for
the suppression OF anarchists and all
who advocate sabotage and other
forms Of lawlessncss was announced
by Secretary Wilson In orders TO i'm.
migration officials In the Northwest %
procctd Immediately TO arrest aliens
guilty Of spreading such doctrines.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-03-07

To drive a tank, handle the guns, and
sweep over the enemy trenches, takes
strong nerves, good rich blood, good
stomach, liver and kidneys. When the
time comes, the man with red blood In
his veins us up and at It" He has iron
nerves for hardships-an interest In his
work grips him. That's the way you
feel when you have taken a blood and
nerve tonic, made up Of Blood root,
Golden Seal root, Stone root, Cherry
bark, and rolled Into sugarco coated
tablet and sold In sixty-cent Walls BY H.
most all druggists for past dfty years
as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. This tonic, In liquid or tablet form.
Ii Just what you need this spring to
give You vim, vigor and vitality. At the
fag end Of hard winter, no wonder
you feel rundown" blue. out Of sorts.
Try this Medical Discovery" Of Dr..
Piercs'a. Don't waitl To-day Il the
day to beginl A little pep" and you
laugh and live. rlrl -.
The best means to Oh the machinery
Of the body, put tone into the liver.
kidneys and circulatory system, u to
first practice q good house cleaning.
I know Of nothing bsttsr ~ laxative
than a vegetable pill made up of Nay.
apple, leaves Of aloe and jalap. This
Is commonly sold BY Ill druggists -
Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and
should be taken at least once week 10
clear the twenty-five feet Of intestines.
You will thus clean the system-ezpel
the poisons and keep soell Noso 10
the time to clean house. Give yourself
n spring house cleaning.-Adv.