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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
GREAT MASS OF PROOF
Reports of $4,000 Gases of Kidney
Trouble, Some of Them
Punta Gorda Gases

Each of Some 5000 newspapers
of the United States is publishing
from week to week, names of peo-
pie in its particular neighborhood,
who have used and recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney
backache, weak kidneys, bladder
troubles and urinary disorders.
This mass of proof includes over
$4,000 recommendations. Punta
Gorda is no exception. Here is
one of the Punta Gorda cases.
W. d. Speck, carpenter, Olym-
pia Ave, E., says: "My back of
ten gave out on me while working
at my trade where | have to do a
lot Of STOPPING and lifting. 1t
wasn't long after | began taking
Doan s Kidney Pills that the back
ache left me and | haven t had a
return of the trouble for about
four years. | have every reason
to speak highly Of Doan s Kidney
Pills.
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Speck had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
(adv).
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

power to prevent recurrence of
the same. 'We are glad to learn
that the majority of our visiting
soldiers did not attend that show
last Sunday, but that most of
those in town attended some
place of Christian worship that
evening.
Respectfully submitted,
c. t. BLANCHET, Up. E. oh. J
d. A. COLE, IN. E. ch.)
T. R. WOODSON, { Bapt. oh. J
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
HOOVER AND BEACHAM
Make Special Appeal to Florida
Producers.

United States Food Administra-
tor Herbert Hoover has urged the
Federal Food Administrators of
the various states to make a spec
ial appeal 10 all farmers and stock
growers, poultry growers and gar
denerS, to give greater effort than
ever toward producing food sup
plies.
In calling attention of people of
Florida to this most important
work, as Federal Food Admins
traitor, ! strongly upge and for tn
TRAITOR, strongly urge compliance
with Mr.. Hoover's suggestions. I
want to impress upon all, whether
they have farm or merely a small
garden, that they should at this
time determine to plant quickly
and as extensively as is possible,
combining their crops to the most
essential food products, such as
potatoes, corn, beans and other
staple crops which can be de-
pended on to maintain quality and
wholesomeness for the longest
period Of time without expensive
preservatives.
Growers of cattle and hogs
should go in for raising just as
many animals as they can proper
ly feed and rear to maturity. No
young animals should be slaughter
ed. Herds should be increased. No
productive hens should be killed
Egg production should be stimu-
lated.
Home gardeners who so nobly
responded to the call for "war
garden work" should add, if pos
sible, to their efforts of the past
year. Every successful home
garden means much in the matter
of food supply. Home gardening
should be devoted to raising not
only perishablo vegetables, but es-
pecially potatoes and beans, which
can be easily and inexpensively
preserved In every community
where home garden committees
have been appointed, new and
more strenuous campaign of edu-
cation and effort should be i'm
mediately inaugurated as the
planting season is at hand. Where
this work has not been developed
steps should be taken to institute
home garden activity.
Every foot of band converted
into food producing capicity, is
that much aid to the country.
Every ounce of vegetable or ami
NAL food produced, helps to make
us independent of other states, and
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

also helps to Tighten the burdens
of transportation Plant early,
and plant as much as you can. Do
it now or as soon as seasonable
weather conditions prevail.
Raise and consume as much
fresh produce as possible, and pre-
serve your surplus. - Braxton
Beacham, Federal Food Admins
traitor, Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Prominent citizens of Sebring
have started a movement for fur
ther identifying that progressive
town. Plans have been prepared
and palms and other ornamentals
are being planted.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
An Enormous Waste

Discussing a recently published
interview with the shell fish com
missioner of Florida the Bidde.
ford Journal says:
"F,lorida's shell fish commits
sioner, Mr.. j. A. Williams, is cred
tied with a statement to the effect
that birds living along the Florida
coast destroy edible fish to the
value of more than 100000 day ;
that the wading birds eat more
fish than are taken by fishermen.
AS remedy, Mr.. Williams advises
that half these birds be deliberate
+ y destroyed, and to do this he
calls for both state and federal as
sistance. At this distance, how
ever, it looks like purely local
problem. Florida is the breeding
ground of most of the birds under
indictment, and she has a perfect
right to protect her fishing inter
ests. If these birds are as de-
structive as Mr.. Williams says
they are, it would appear that they
have been protected to such de-
gree as to endanger natures bal
ance.
The state of Florida might pre-
vent the multiplication of de-
structive species of birds if there
were no interference from the out
side. We believe Mr.. Williams
really wishes federal non-inter-
ference rather than federal assist
ance. The government maintains
bird reservations and if in doing
so it regulates the destruction of
birds instead Of preventing it no
one would object. No one wishes
to exterminate any species of bird
that is in any way useful or beau
tiful, but a number of species are
multiplying so rapidly as to be ap-
pallingly destructive.
If some of the eggs of these
birds were destroyed, leaving only
enough to preserve the species
from extinction, the result would
be the saving for human use of a
large amount of food that is now
destroyed. The statement that
nine hundred thousand dollars
worth of fish are destroyed day |
in Florida waters is astonishing |
but we know no man who is better
posted than Mr. Williams or who !
is more careful of what he says.
Florida waters TEEN with fish
but the loss of nine hundred thous-
and dollars worth a day would |
amount to more than three hun
dred million dollars worth year.
This wastage bill would doubly
pay the food bill of the entire state
for year, and if it is to continue
the fish supply of the state is
threatened with destruction.
The Audubon societies of the u
nited States have done a measure
of good work and would do better
if they did not go to extremes.
They exist all over the country
and exert a national influence.
They protect as songsters some
birds in the South that never ut
tered note in the South. If
these societies protected the help
full birds and merely prevented the
extinction of species that are de-
they would do only good,
but their protection goes so far as
to be waSteful of other forms of
life.-Times-Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Pinellas county is claiming lead
ership for the state in the sale OF
War Savings Stamps, the total
sales to March 9th being 1888, 1925
As, or $1.57 per capita.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
Weather Forecast

Forecast for the period April l
to 6, inclusive.
South Atlantic and East Gulf
Satisfactorily Monday South At
lantic States otherwise generally
fair with nearly normal tempera-
tureS.-FRANKENF
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
BUY LAND AND BUILD A HOME
IN PUNTA GoRDA

city famous for its location on Charlotte Har-
Dor at the mouth of Peace river Largest Shielded
Pineapple Farms in America. Fine ArteSan Wells
Produces the most profitable winter vegetables for
market Perfect health, good schools and churches
Has fine sewer and water works systems, municipal
electric lights and large investment in other i'm
provements Sea-wall and fill entire distance of the
city on waterfront recently completed. Asphalt
paved streets miles and miles of cement sidewalks
Now is the time to buy and build home | have
for sale several hundred lots located both within the
city limits and beyond. Will sell at reasonable
prices. Terms $40 cash and $40 per month.
c. G. MORGAN,
Fort Ogden Florida
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15

"A. new reorganization of the army
general staff, giving Maj. Gen.
George w. Goethals wider powers,
was announced by Maj. Gen. Peyton
c. March, acting chief of staff.
The division CT storage and traffic
of which General Goethals was head.
and the division of purchases and
supplies, of which Brig. Gen. Palm
err E. Pierce was the head, are con-
solidated. Gen. Goethsls Is placed in
charge of the merged division, which
will be known as the division of pur-
chase, storage and traffic. Gen.
Pierce is eliminated as staff divi-
sion head.
Under the reorganization plan,
General Goethals will be made the
driving force behind all the army
supplies activities. He will have sup
ervision of the clothing and equip
ment supply, tho artillery, rifle. and
ammunition supply. and the trans
portatior of the army from camp on
this side to port of debarkation in
Europe.
The changes made were forecast
Feb. IS. A board was then appoint
ed to work out plan of reorganiza-
ton that would give General Goeth-
ais duties commensurate with his
acknowledged abilities, end end the
anomalous situation arising from
the fact the. under the then exist
ing plan General Goethals was given
\ routine post. second in Importance
to the division CT purchases and sup
plies, of which General Pierce, his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
WELL,D0N'T Be!
People Notice It. Drive Them OFF
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A pimply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get a package of Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the BLOOD, the bowels and the liver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sue
cessful substitute for calomel; there's never
any sickness or pain after taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as effectively.
but their action is gentle and safe instead
Of severe and irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets is
ever cursed with "a dark brown taste"
. bad breath, . dull. istless, mo good
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition or pimply face.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
. purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil; you viii know them
By their olive color.
AZ Dr.. Edwards spent years among pa.
tents afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints, and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result.
Take one or two nightly for week.
See how much better you feel and look.
70c and Csc per box. All druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
MUNICH NOW SEVENTH CITY.
War Produces Remarkable Changes
In Population in Germany.

III TOpuldJlOH Ill uCIhIduy.
Amsterdam, March 1S.-War has
produced some remarkable changes
in the population and relative i'm
portance of big German cities. The
five principal centers Of the NUM-
ton industries have suddenly
mounted to places among the nine
lorgest cities in Germany. Before
the war Munich was the third larg-
est city in Germany ranking i'm
mediately after Berlin and Ham
burg Munich has now dropped into
seventh place, and Bochum, in West
phalian Prussia, has risen to third
place.
Bochum is the seat of great coal,
iron and steel industries. In 1900 it
had a scant $4,000 inhabitants. Now
it boasts of more than $4,000.
Dresden and Breslau, which were
formerly the fourth and fifth cities
in Germany. have fallen well behind
Dortmund and Essen.
An official tabulation of the chief
population centers of Germany
gives them in the following order:
Berlin, 3,3S6,624; Hamburg, l.
014,654; Bochum, 764,774; Leip-
zig, 763,6s9; Cologne. 671,2 20;
Duisburg. 619,soO; Munich, 6os,-
1924; Dorsmund, 56S,O55 Essen,
562,507; Dresden, 531.697; Bres-
lau, 514,947; Dusseldorf, 449,643;
Recklinghausen, 444. 100; Frank
fort, 414,57s; Konigshutte, 413,7S6,
Hanover, 4O7,S00: Kiel, 37O,35S;
Chemnitz, 35S,7S6; Nuremberg,
357,141; Stuttgart, 340,554; Fiber
field, 339,40O; Bremen, 299,526.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
Chin. Now supplying Hair Nets.

China Now Supplying Hair Nets
The war has added celestial touch
to woman's browning glory. Milady's
Invisible hair nets are now made In
China. Already the hand Of the Hun
has been removed from the heads OF
our women. All these nets used to Be
''made In Germany"
The made in Germany" is in quotas
ton because, as a matter Of fact, the
nets were made in China and only nm.
ished up in German and Austrian vilI
lagos. The war has knocked out this
traffic and the nets now come direce
from the province of Shantung. China,
where labor Is cheap and human hais
plentiful The traffic last year amountS
ed to S334,OOO.
The division Of woman's war worh
of the committee on public INFORMED
ton responsible for this information1
does not say from what kind Of Chi4
nese person. male female. live or dead@
the hair comes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
How Ships Sink.

Nearly every class or design Of vesS1
sci Is said to sink in a particular way>3
For instance, the old type Of singie-bot.1
tom steamer. with few or no bulkheadst1
almost invariably founders on moref]
or less Of an even keel, which means!
that they sink level.
The case Of modern vessel. which
is built with numerous subdivisionsI,
founders with her bow or stern highi
out OF the water; or with heavy ltse
to one side. The bulkheads prevene
the water which enters the vessel from
finding the level; consequently. when
one particular portion OF the ship 10
full Of water while the remainder is
practically water-tight. that part which
Is water-laden sinks first.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
Goethals G;uen Entire Charge of Supplies

head is by far the most important.
Gen. Goethals will have supervision
over the purchase and production OF
all munitions and other supplies re-
CURED for the army. He will deter
> mine manufacturing priorities be-
tween the supply bureaus and will
have the supervision and/coordina-
ton of all appropriations, estimates,
and requirements relating to the
purchase of munitions and supplies.
This will be in addition to the work
he has had in charge of transporta-
ton of troops and munitions by rail
and sea and the storage of munitions
and supplies. He will retain also his
duties as acting quartermaster gen
eral.
Although this office has been
abolished Assistant Secretary Stet-
tinius will continue the work he had
undertaken of accelerating war sup
plies and mobilizing industry for
war needs. General Cocktails and Mr..
Stettinius will cooserate.
So fas as is known there was no
clash between General Goethals and
General Pierce.
General March also announced
that the first of the staff Officers
from France assigned to duty in the
war department are Ell route. Gen.
Pershing has selected officers with
experience in staff work at the
front and with experience in quar-
termaster and aviation branches. A
corresponding number Of officers
from the general staff and the staff
bureaus are en- route to France.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15

character and alleviate the fear that
conquest rather than protection was
intended.
However, the bolsheviki have not
a great deal os faith in the British
Accordilg'::-, it seems to have been
deemed best TO sandwich in few
Americans with the Japanese and
the English that they might con-
vince the Russians there were no de-
signs on their far eastern provinces.
AS a lot of munitions stacked up
in Vladivostock came from this
country and were paid for with mon
ey loaned to Russia by the United
States, there is reasonable ground
for insuring their protection.
The landing does not mean this
country has changed her policy to-
ward the recently proposed Japan-
ese Intervention in Siberia, 1t was
stated officially today.
No word of the landing had
reached the state or navy depart
ments today.
Press dispatches from Moscow say
bolshevik officials were not so fear
full now as at first that the Japan
csc incident would lead to an adj
vance in Siberia.
Officials would not say today
whether instructions had been is
sued to the commander of the Am
erican Asiatic fleet to land the mar
ines.
1t Is anticipated the landing may
be seized upon by Lenine and his
pro-German agents to inflame the
Russian people, but an American
statement as to the necessity for the
action probably would offset this.
Anarchy has been rife at Vladivos-
tok and it is assumed the Ameri cans
were actuated by extreme necessity.
News of the Americaps landing at
the Siberian seaport was given in an
Associated Press dispatch from HarI
bin, Manchuria, last night. The dis
patch states the American forces are
in addition to the japanese and
British troops sent to guard the cit".
The Americans are in control CT
the docks, the dispatch says, while
the japanese are guarding the rail-
way and ammunition depots.
Since the attitude of the United
States is credited with having stayed
the proposal for real japanese inter-
vention in Siberia to check German
influence, participation by Ameri-
cans is counted upon to emphasize
the purely local character of an op-
Grafton taken to protect life and
property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15

ing more prevalent and is spreading
from the trenches to the back areas
is also noted in the report. The orig
inal cases were all among troops in
the trenches, but the disease is now
prevalent on various lines of COM
munication and at the bases. Even
hospital orderlies and nurses are oc-
casional victims.
The actual crux of the discussion
seems to be whether trench fever is
disease of man transmitted by the
louise, or some disease among lice
themselves which is transmissable
to men. If the latter. the cure
would seem to be the eradication Of
lice. gigantic and almost hopeless
task in war time. If the former, the
dissemination of the disease comes
down to control OF the human car
riers. and probably an easier tack,
The commission recommends ener
getic action in the direction Of great
er personal cleanliness, which will
also contribute greatly to the gener-
al comfort and health OF the troops.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
Junior in rank. Yves chief.
Statement by March.

In announcing the new reofsan-
iza,f;n General March said;
"Orders have been issued which
will consolidate me division OF
storage and traffic and the division
of purchases into one division, to Da
known as ihr IT,: sen OF purcha9e,
81, rage, and traffit
"The new division will be under
General Goethals, who will be an as
sistant chief of staff Brig. Con.
Palmer E. Pierce. who was heal oi
the division Of purchases and sup
lies. will continue on duty with the
war industries board. His successor
in supplies @crork, who will be under
Gen. Cocktails, will be Col. hugh
Johnson, formerly assistant to the
provost marshall general.
"The office of surveyor general OF
supplies. formerly held by Edward
r. Stettinius, until he became as
sistant secretary of war, has been
abolished"
-Four Staff Divisions.
There will be four divisions of the
general staff under the plan of re-
organization announced today. They
are the divisions Of war plans, I'M
der Brig. Gen. P. D.. Lochridge; OPP
erations, under Brig. Gen. Henry
Jervey: administration, under Brig.
Gen. William Graves, and the two
consolidated bureaus under Gen.
Goethals.
Of the four divisions, the one of
which Gen. Goethals is\ made the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15
ALL IN FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
Every Man, Woman and Child In the
United States IL Charged With
4 Sacred Duty.

A war machine, today. Is America.
Travelling the road Of Success, 1t Is
bound for Victory.
With the direction of the machine
we have, most Of us, little to do. We
must trust the man at the wheel OF
State to drive forward with speed and
care.
But with the condition Of the ma
chine itself we are implicitly con-
cerned. For It's effective operation we
are every one Of us responsible.
Every American is, In fact, an essen
tial part Of the mechanism which is
to carry the world forward to a new
era Of liberty.
But the motor, alas, Is not yet
"tuned up" 1t rattles badly. Loose
and imperfectly assembled; 1t knocks
aud overheats.
Why7 Because so many Of US are
still careless and confident, Indifferent
to our duty as citizens. In one week,
for instance, there were reported 537
violators of the lighting regulations in
New York. There still are proflteers,
still women who knit colored sweaters
for their own use. still persons who
repeat scandalous rumors, lettering
the Cause. Tightwads and slackers
still abound. No wonder our war ma
chine is still ineffectual. 1t needs the
regulation Of a national conscience.
How then shall we tighten up the
screws? This way: Every citizen
must see to 1t that his part Is well
done. We must stop all leaks-econo-
mize in light, coal, wheat, beef and
sugar. We must get more mileage,
give up pleasure and profit. knit, work,
inspire others insist that all obey the
law, and watch out for spies. The
motor must have fuel-subscribe to
the Liberty loan. Lubricate the ma
chinery with contributions to the Red
Cross!
There Is, In short, only one thing
upon which we must all concentrate
Success! And Success will not come
until every man, woman and child
realizes his own vital responsibility In
the prosecution of this war as great
crusade for universal democracy.
Are you doing everything IN your
power to help win the warF-helping
in every way and every day? Do you
feel that nothing matters excep. vic
tory?
If we do not Winchester!
When everyone regards his obliga-
lions as deeply as II he were an en-
listed soldier. and fights In his own
way the civic battle Of patriotism.
then, and not till then, will the Amer
lean war machine bring us to the
longed-for end-universal peace
Gelett Burgess, Of The vigiIantes.