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est and several famous battlefields,
one of which may be classed by future
historians as one of the decisive bat
ties of the world. We are entitled to
a vacation of a week at the end OF
each period of three months. l have
served almost six and have not had a
vacation yet, May claim two weeks
toric spots of the country. / want
especially to visit the home of Jeanne
dare, the grave of Wiley Burford
and possibly Nice. Was camped for
several weeks within about four miles
of Wiley's grave. but at the time
didn't know its location. Put a good
deal of time on French at first, but
haven't had much time for study late
ly. Am great admirer of the
French. They have faults, of course
but | think they are all in all, mighty
fine. Have collected few souvenirs
including several fragments of high
explosive shells which struck uncom-
fortably near me.
/ hope to return via England, but
am not sure that it will be possible
Would like to spend a few days in
London. Most of US will return more
or less changed. While / am decided
ly of the opinion that war is hell, as
Sherman said, still along some lines
we may have been made bigger men
We appreciate the loyal support OF
the folks at home.
With best wishes and requesting te
be remembered TO Mrs Chace,
Sincerely your friend,
w. T. Gary,
Y M q Sec,u p n 7A5
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
MEETING OF MARION
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

The Marion Baptist Association
met with the Fellowship church
church Thursday, Dec. 9Th. AS the flu
has reduced public gatherings to
minimum, the three days sessions
were crowded into one and only busi-
ness was transacted. Mr.. r. F. Rog-
ers of Ocala was elected moderator,
H. L. Griggs of Oak was made clerk
and j. T. Rawls of Dunnellon, treas.
urer. Delegates were present from
Micanopy, Williston, Inverness, Nc
Intosh and most of the neighboring
churches gathering of about two
hundred people.
The woman's meeting was held un-
der the trees, and as Florida was fur
nishing her best brand of weather,
was most delightful Mrs. E. Van
Hood of Ocala in her capacity of dis
trict superintendent, presided, with
Mrs. j. T. Rawls of Dunnellon as Sec
retary. The reports were short, full
of encouragement and showed a re-
markable increase over last year.
Mrs. Hood, who has served the asso-
citation faithfully and most acceptab-
ly for ten years, resigned to take up
state work, and Mrs. T. N. Strange of
Dunnellon was elected district super
intendent in her place. Mrs. J. T.
Rawls was reelected secretary; Mrs.
j. X. Christian of Mcintosh, was elect
ed vice superintendent; Miss Mary
Gate sof Ocala, Y. W. A. and G.. A.
leader, and Mrs. o. R. Rogers of Ok
lawaha Baptist church, Sunbeam and
R. A. leader.
The forward step of the meeting
was the enthusiastic undertaking Of
$500 memorial in the church build
ing, Hall of Fame. 1t was unanimous
~ voted by churches present and by
societies represented by letter. that
this memorial be named Louise Por-
ter Hood to honor and perpetuate as
far as possible the untiring zeal and
work of the retiring superintendent.
At noon a most bounteous picnic
dinner was served on long tables un-
der the pines, supplemented by deIic-
ious hot coffee made over a campfire.
AS Mr.. Hoover was in Europe and the
bars down on most foodstuffs, the
visitors thoroughly put to the test the
famous hospitality of the good people
of Fellowship and never was a dinner
more thoroughly enjoyed.
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every two days of four hours dura-
tion, and only two hundred were per-
mitted to go at time Well, here is
hoping / can go back to Edinburgh.
King George and Queen Mary vis-
tied the feet yesterday and received
a rousing cheer.
This morning we got under way
and went out to meet the German
fleet that was to be surrendered. We
sighed the ships about $3.50 o'clock,
and we proceeded to take up our po-
sition opposite the Hindenburg. All
the ships came to fourteen, not count
ing the smaller craft. / suppose you
have seen the names of the ships, so
won't enumerate them.
We came to anchor about 4:3o p.
m. and when the Queen Elizabeth
came by with Admiral Beatty aboard,
we manned the rail and cheered for
him. The New York's band played
"Home1ard Bound" the Texas "Over
There" we, "The Gangs All Here, y
the Wyoming "Joan of Arc" and the
Florida, "It's a Long Way to Upper
ary."
The entire grand fleet was out to-
day. In all they numbered about
eighty large ships. Tonight at d
o'clock we had divine service and
Thanksgiving. ! will go into detail
fuller next time.
Your navy son,
Edward.
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the Queen Elizabeth type holds the
the other. We are one of the fastest
squadrons over here and the British
are very jealous. The Queen Eliza
beth type ships, are fine ships, but
they haven't the range we hive, even
tho they have us little on speed.
Britain has three classes of ships
that we haven't. They are battle
cruisers, light cruisers and aeroplane
ships. The Renown and Repulse (the
British evidently got their names
from the billboards) are their best
battle cruisers, being about $50 feet
long and with speed of 35 knots,
but they have to sacrifice armor and
armament for speed.
When we got down here we were
told that we would be inspected IA a
week by Admiral Rodmap, wno has
charge of this squadron, and he is
very particular about cleanliness, 20
we began to "crumb up," as the ex.
preston is. We painted. polished and
scrubbed until you wouldn't know the
cid "ark," and finally we were ready
and were repaid for our work by the
admiral complimenting US on our
clean ship. even tho the members of
the crew did have paint spots on their
clothes where they had rubbed up
against the fresh paint.
Here is where our part in the war
proper begins. We were sent to sea
the next day to do "back up" duty
for the mine layers which were clos
ing up Skagerrak, within three miles
of Norway. We made a successful
trip and as you know we completely
bottled up the German high sea feet
in the Baltic and North Sea.
We have chain of nets and mines
between the Orkney Islands and Nor
way, one across the lower channel and
one across Skagerrak. But we couldn't
mine in the subs on account of their
submergibility, and we don't let loose
floating mines like the Germans, but
we did succeed in hampering them to
a great extent and the watchfu and
sturdy torpedoboats and cruisers did
the rest to keep them from sinking
our troop ships and keeping the sea
lanes open.
Out of the troop ships coming over,
the British conveyed 70 per cent and
the Americans 81 per cent, while the
French conveyed thre per cent.
We have to give the British credit
for their sea force, although they are
very jealous of the states.
This patrolling and mine laying
4 lrovf r
week of October, when we went up tc
Scappa Floe to hold target practice
and then we were called out and the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
OCCUPATION Of
BERLIN BY ALLIES
Is BEING CONSIDERED, ACCORD
ING TO A DISPATCH THE
COPENHAGEN LIAR
SENDS OUT
ASSOCIATED Press)

Copenhagen, Dec. 6.-Allied and
American forces will occupy Berlin,
as exercising policy of supervision,
according to the Deutsche Algemeine
Zeitung of Berlin. which says an Am
erican wireless dispatch to this effect
has been intercepted by the Germans.
The paper says Mannheim will be
similarly .sccupied The reason for
this action on the part of the Allies
is said to be the "regrettable incident
during which the supervisor of a
prisoners camp shot three French
men,"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
|OCALA BOY SAW THE
GERMAN FLEET GIVEN UP

On bOafQ the u. >. y. Arkansas,
Firth Of Forth, Scotland, B. l. !
Mrs. C. E. Connor, Oklawaha, Fla:
My dearest Mother: At last the
censorship has been cancelled and we
can write what we want to. will be.
gin by telling what has happened
roughly.
We left Norfolk on July 18th and
Hampton Roads on the 14th. We had
on board a commission of naval rep
resentatives from Congress. A Mr..
Wilson was chairman. Captain Bull
lard, now rear admiral, was in COM
mand. We took an easterly course for
five days and then we headed north
east and. arrived at Scappa Floe, one
of the Orkney Islands, July 25th
We came over alone and nothing hap
pened of much Importance. We sight
ed convoy of twenty-eight ships on
the 9th and they were accompanied
by the ill-fated San Diego. We open
ed fire on some driftwood once or
twice to break the monotony. We
picked up our convoy of three British
torpedo boats on the Oath We an
chored about 8 O'Clock and began
coaling about ten o'clock.
Now to show you the condition of
the crew, we stood watch and watch,
that is, four hours on and four hours
off, so you see we were pretty tired
out, but duty called and we dug in.
We dig in as well as the army and by
the way the boys make the coal fly
l believe that we can beat the army
at its own game. Now these British
|colliers Commonly known as ash
|lighters) are nothing but four doomed
tramp steamers and are very incon-
venient, especially for high ships like
ours. We were forced to go slow and
were coaling for about So hours and
a more miserable time nobody ever
had. But as the saying is, there is
no rest for the wicked, and from the
rest we got for the next week you
would have thought we were the
devils brothers. We started right in
after coalmg cleaning up. This is the
hardest part of coaling. We scrub
bed and scraped for about a day and
a half and got the worst of the dirt
off, when we got orders to get under
way and proceed down here
We joined the fleet on the Both of
July and grander sight / never saw.
Britain has "some fleet" We dropped
the hook between the Wyoming and
the Delaware. We got rousing
cheer, especially from the Texas The
ships over here with the grand f1eer
are the New York (flagship), Texas,
Wyoming, Florida and Delaware Tn.
Delaware went back two days after
we came over.
| The British gave US (the sixth bat
| tie squadron of the grand f1eet}@ a
/ very important place in their battle
formation We hold one flank while
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New York suffered a hit propeller
We held practice and then came back
Ito the Forth. We had admiral's in
spection and the next week we went
into quarantine. We were in quaran-
tine for about three weeks and then
we went out to fire and came back
and started giving liberty again.
On the 18th of November you
should have seen the feet. We had
been lying here not showing a light
after dark and with everything quiet.
But on Monday. the 11th, searchlights
flashed through the sky, sirens Shrek
ed, whistles howled and. every ship
hoisted the allied flags and illuminat-
ed them. The famous Forth bridge
was all lit up. Rockets and signal
lights were fired into the air and ir
was worse than any Fourth of July l
have ever seen in the states. The
commander secured permission to
send fourth of the ships company
to Edinburgh at time. / went last
Monday. AS we came into Edin-
burgh, the sun was shining (which is
rare) and the castle and cobblestone
streets made me think of it as an an
c;cnt city. First appearances are al
ways lasting. My first opinion of
New York was that it was cold,
heatless city. because it was covered
with snow and ice when l first saw
lit; it has remained the same. The
same way with Halifax. When we
came into the harbor of Halifax on
my only trip there, the sun was shin
ing on the hillside and it looked like
clean, upright, well laid out city,
and when / think of Halifax ! think
of this scene, and not of the dirty
water front that l later became ac-
quainted with.
And so it goes with Edinburgh. My
first impression was of a medieval
i city and although l later found out
that it is fast city, both IN life and
customs, my first impression re.
mains. While there / visited Queer
Mary's castle and saw the old cata-
pults and medieval methods of de.
fense. although this is somewhat
spoiled by three-inch anti-aircraft
gun with its military crew. The castle
! is still intact and even the moat is
still filled with water. From the
tower you can see the surrounding
country. Some of the boys celebrat-
ed their liberty a little too much. but
all in all, they were orderly bunch
! We have only been getting liberty
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
WILSON SENDS WORD
BY WIRELESS
FROM HIS SHIP. FAR OUT Al
SEA TO HIS SECRETARY IN
THE WHITE HOUSE
ASSOCIATED Presso

Washington, Dec. 6.-Messages di-
recting the disposition of official bus
iness began to reach the White House
from the president aboard the trans
port George Washington today. Sec
retary Tumulty returned to his desk
today.
WILL STOP WORK
Washington, Dec. 6-Abandonment
OF construction work on fourteen pro-
jects was announced today by the
war department. including the hospi-
tai for instruction at Camp jackson,
S. C. ORDERS have been given for the
completion of the central officers
training schools at Camps Gordon
and Hancock, Ga.
STREET CAR MEN REINSTATED
Washington, Dec. 6.-Increased
wages and the reinstatement of two
was ordered by the war la
Dor board in the Atlanta street car
case today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
USEFUL CHINAWARE FOR GIFTS

Look over our selection of China.
ware purchased especially for the hol-
iday trade. No matter who you desire
to remember. we have the article that
will just fill the bill. A partial list:
Tea and Chocolate Sets, Bureau Sets
Bullion Cups, Mayonaise Bowls, Fish
Services, Bread Trays, Meat Platters
Ice and Salad Bowls, Pickle and Gel
cry Dishes, Cracker and Mustard
Jars, Tea Strainers, Flower Vases
Candlesticks and many odd pieces. We
call especial attention to a line OF
Hand Painted Dinner. Breakfast and
Desert Sets. THE BOOK SHOP. 81
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
RAINBOW DIVISION
WILL REMAIN
Experienced Soldiers Now in Europe
Will Make Up the Army of
Occupation
(Associated Press)

Washington, Dec 6.-Secretary
Baker gave it as his personal opinion
yesterday that none of the veteran
divisions of the American army in
France will return home before peace
is formally declared. He indicated
that the tried fighting men will COM
pose the bulk of the force kept in
Europe for the present. Heretofore
the. understanding has been that the
Rainbow division and two or three
other famous units would be brought
home soon. Several fighting divisions
assigned to the American Army of
Occupation are marching into Ger
many.
MARCH, HAD THEIR NUMBER
Army progress of eighty divisions
in France by June 80, 1919. was en-
barked upon with complete confidence
that Germany would be defeated dur
ing 1919. if the project was carried
out, Chief of Staff March declares in
his annual report to Secretary Baker,
made public yesterday. His convic-
ton was based on a comprehensive
study of the whole war situation, and
was ordered by March when he bet
came head of the army last March.
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GOVERNMENT LET'S THEM GO
Ships of Well Known Lines May Re
sumo C0astwise Service
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, Dec. 6.-The Clyde,
Mallory, Merchants & Miners and
Southern Steamship companies were
lelinquished from federal control last
night by order of Director General
McAdoo. The steamship companies
owned by railroads will be retained
under the management of the rail
DAD administration
The four lines returned to private
management were taken over by the
government April 18th, and their op-
ertion consolidated with lines under
The railroad administration.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS

Our line of books was never more
complete than at present. whether you
want the popular authors Of the pres
ent or past. For the boys we have the
"Tom Swift" series, "Rover Boys
series, "Tom Slade" series and "Told
by Uncle Remus." For the younger
children we have Mother Goose, /"
"Tuck- -Me-In," "Bobbsy Twins" the
Sleepy Twins" and Fairy Tales. The
BOOK SHOP, Main stret, Ocala. 3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
HALE WAS HIRED
BY THE HUNS
A LITERARY BENEDICT ARNOLD
WHO SOLD OUT TO THE ENE-
MES OF AMERICA
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, Dec 6.-In telling the
story of German propaganda in Am
erica, A. Bruce Bielaski, chief Of the
bureau of investigation of the de-
partment of justice, laid before the
Senate committee investigating the
breweries and German propaganda,
cablegrams exchanged between Am
bassador Bernstorf and the Berli1f
foreign Office in 1916. Bernstorff
urged that special favor be shown
William Bayard Hale, because he was
employed by the Hearst organs,
which the message said, placed them
selves outspokenly on the German
side.
WAS HEARST A DUPE?
Bielaski said that Heart paid Hale
$500 weekly and that Hale also drew
$4,000 a year from publicity or
ganization formed in this country by
DR.. Dernberg. Suggesting that in
June, 1916, was the time favorable to
"get Hearst to send first rate jour-
nalist to Berlin" Bernstorff told the
foreign Office Hale had been selected;
that Hale had been the confidential
agent of the embassy since the begin
ming of the war. Bernstorf said,
Hearst was pot aware that Hale was
our agent"
OVER ESTIMATED
Bielaski said that Hale was paid by
the Gerpan government to visit Ru-
mania and if possible to prevent that
country's entrance into the war.
A DISHONORABLE EXCEPTION
Bielaski said that Germany never
succeeded in seducing an American
official eff we except Congressman
Buchanan of Illinois, who got mixed
up with Won Rintolen in the labor
peace council"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
EUROPE IN DANGER
OE ANARCHY
PRESIDENT WILSON URGED TO
HASTEN BY SWISS COMMIT
TEE FOR "A DURABLE
PEACE
tAssociated Press)

Berne, Thursday. Dec. 5-Presidenl
Wilson is urged to do his utmost to
have the peace conference held at the
earliest possible date, in.a cablegram
sent today to Washington by the
Swiss committee for a durable peace.
The cablegram points out that pro-
longation of the present situation
threatens Europe with anarchy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
CONNECTION ON
THE PACIFIC COAST
City Of Vancouver Agitated by Seis
mic Shocks
(Associated Press)

Vancouver, Dec. 6.-This city was
shaken violently by an earth tremor
at 12:45 this morning. The tremors
were felt for two minutes and dis
tinct rumbling was noticeable. Oc-
cupants of tall buildings especially
were frightened. many being seized
with nausea. Shaking furniture and
tumbling dishes in dwelling houses
awakened persons in all parts Of the
city.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06

A Victrola would make an excellent
Christmas present for anybody, and
the holidays will be made more joyous
by its presence. We carry the most
complete line of records in the state
and our catalogue of late productions
can always be had for the asking. The
BOOK SHOP. Main street, Ocala. st
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
IMPERIAL AND ROYAL
RUFFIANS MUST ANSWER
Utterances of Lloyd George May
Make Bill H0henzollern
Uncomfortable
fAssociated Press)

London, Dec. 6.-In his election
speech last night, Premier Lloyd
George declared that the men respon-
sible for the war cannot escape be-
cause their heads were crowned, but
must be tried by an international
court. The premie ralso declared in
favor Of the expulsion and exclusion
of all enemy aliens.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
BOLS RAGE IN BERLIN

London, Dec 6.-Serious disorders
nave arisen in Berlin and considerable
firing has occurred in the principal
streets, according to reports reaching
the Dutch frontier, says an Amster-
dam dispatch. The trouble is said to
have been caused by the German Boil
sheviki.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06
AMERICAN COMMISSION
GOING TO EUROPE
(AssociatA Press)

Atlantic City, Dec. 6.-Organized
business men of the United States
through a reconstruction congress
and war service committees today de-
cided to send commission to Europe
to be available to the American peace
delegates in the event they need as
sistance on economic problems.
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HOSPITAL SHIP COMFORT
FOUND THE WEATHER HEAVY
(Associated Press,

New York, Dec. 6.-Army authori-
ties here announced that they have
been unable to get in touch with the
United States hospital ship Comfort
since yesterday afternoon. The last
from her reported the vessel
delayed by heavy storm but she was
not in distress.
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STORM SWEEPING UP
THE ATLANTIC COAST
fAssociated Pressl

IAssoclated Press)
Washington, Dec. 6.-Warning of
northwest storm today and tonight
along the coast from Norfolk to Bos-
ton, reaching gale force north of the
Delaware capes, was issued by the
weather bureau.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06

DIR. Eddison's Cushion Sole Shoe for
tired and tender feet, at Little's Shoe
Parlor 24-6
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ATTENTION, w. o. w.

All Woodmen are requested to at
tend the regular quarterly meeting of
the Marion County Woodmen Associa-
ticn this evening, Dec. 9Th, at 7:30
o'clock c. X. Sage, Secretary.
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COMING ACROSS
THE CONTINENT
OCALA MAY LOOK FOR AIR
PLANES FROM CALIFORNIA
FOR ARCADIA
tAssociated Press)

Washington, Dec. "a squadron of
five airplanes which left San Diego,
: Calf, Wednesday, have been author
lied to continue their flight to Ar
cadia, Florida, if possible.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-06

Paper Drinking Cups, Is to pack
age, ten cents at Gerig's Drugstore.
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AIR TRAVEL ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC
is CONTEMPLATED BY THE GER
MANS, ACCORDING TO A
STORY IN THE LONDON
EXPRESS
1Associated Press)

London, Dec. 6.-The Germans are
building an airplane and Zeppelin,
in which they will try to cross the
Atlantic, the Express correspondent
ronorfS
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Y. NJ. C. A. Sec'y., A. P. o. 745.