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New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Says Age for Drafting British
Here Will Cause Surnr;se

BOSTON, Jan &c. The age limits for
drafting Canadian and other Britis h
subjects in the United States will cause
surprise. Captain Kenneth A. Marlatt,
of the Canadian British recruiting mis-
sion, said at a rally last night, in an
nouncing that the United States and
her allies had reached an agreement
for the drafting Of aliens.
"That is all am allowed TO savn bo
added. Captain Marlatt stated that 4bo
otficial announcement would be madc
shortly '''""0
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Liberty Bond Gift to MaIone

Employees OF the Office Of the Col
lector Of the Port gave their ;ormer r
chief. Dudley Field Malone, a 81 900
Liberty bond and gold chime watch
and fob yesterday. The presentation
was made when Mr.. Malone opened his
new law office in the Heckscher Build
ing. Forty-second Street and Broad
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

With tho filing out Of draft question:
nairss, Justice John J. Frezchi, sitting
rs committing magistrate in Special
Ssssions, yesterday held Max f. Brooke.
% notary. who Is clerl Of Local Board
i1J, for trial on $500 bail. Brooke
was accused OF delegat!ng his notarial
powers 70 Max Becker, with permission
to uro his name and seal.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
f FEDERAL Food Boards
Daily Price List

Heta" 0roceTs' associations here hevs
e0'ee" not TO charge more than the p,1ses
se!o,c. on q cosl.-dnd-carry basis. The n,I-..
are suggested BY the Federal Food Board
an" persons compelled to pay higher prices
oro ached to report TO the Federal Food
Socrd' 20 West Fifty-sercn.h Street; t<le.
phone Circle 500.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Presidents Cold Better

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-president
Wilson's cold showed somo improve
ment to-day, but he remained indoors
and no engagements were made for
him.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
Pledge All to the Cause

"Appreciating to the utmost
the supreme, unselfish sacrifice OF
our American manhood which IS
Offering its very life upon the al
tar of freedom for the world, we,
the members Of the South Florida
Press Association, in semi-annual
session assembled, do hereby.
"Resolve, That in this crisis
and as long as life shall last, we W,
dedicate all that we are and all
that we have to the support Oh
our glorious nation, our righteous
cause, and, our illustrious govern
ment. And be it further
Resolved, That every newspa-
per holding membership in this
association display this resolu tlon
in bold type at the masthead OF
its editorial page throughout the
month of August, and that copies
be sent to the president and our
representatives in congress.
Done in the city of Wauchula
state of Florida, this 18th day Of
July, 1872
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
-W.S,S.'

One of st. Clouds two drug
stores having been closed by the
sheriff, Editor Triplett OF The
Herald, urges the establishment OF
another drug store to take the
place of the one that failed, say
ing that it certainly will require
two drug stores to accommodate
the winter population of that vii
lage," although the health of the
town sis superior to that OF any
other place in America. "
If St. Cloud is that healthy, 1t
does not need any drug store at
all, FOR a graveyard, either.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

We eve hearing much these
DAYS about aeroplanes, but PuntH
Gorda has a terraplane in opera
ton. It is run by B. B. Cannon
and it carries ice from the factory
to the fish boats at the railroad
dock. Sometimes. IN the case OF
horses, it becomes a terror-plane.
People often mistake the sound OF
it's propeller for that of an aero
plane.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
Tons of Sweets for Our Soldiers

Every Southern mother fondles
the circumference of how her boy
made her life miserable hunting
down her hiding place. for the
family cookie jar.
Looking in retrospect, the boys
across seas coddle the dream of
the cookie jar in the same light,
for they are nothing but boys
grown-up, and the National War
Work Council of the Y. M. G. A,
realizing this too, has placed an
order for more than a billion
cookies for distribution to the A
merican troops in France.
This gives an insight into the
magnitude of the service rendered
by the Red Triangle organization.
A small realization of the little
comforts our fighters crave and
the amount they can consume is
reflected in the Y. M. c. AS or
ders for S40,000,000 cookies, rep,
resenting $50 carloads, 93,750,00C
sticks of gum, 112,500,000 Jars OF
jam and marmalade. These goods
have been contracted for and will
be exhausted before Christmas.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

Thorn, the wag of the Palm
Beach Post, keeps fussing about
the misuse of the word "quite. "
Now, if he is going to reform
newspaper writers, we hope he
will teach them where to put the
word Comfy" in 9 sentence, to
quit speaking Of "Uuiet" we'd
dings, to leave out four-fifths OF
the capital letters with which
they delugc their writings, to sup
ply themselves with peck or two
of commas and use them properly,
to use only one chat" in a COM
pound sentence and to abandon
the ridiculous practice OF abbre-
waiting the names Of the days of
the week. When he has done all
those things, we hope he will set
to work and convince the women
that the word "little" is utterly
worn out and the use of it should
be discontinued. In place of it,
they can use the BostOnese word
"diminutive" with rare effect.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
Mss

Railroad officials are urging all
manufacturers and all private cit
liens to lay in now all the supplies
of every kind that they will need
during the coming winter. The
railroads are now able to trans
port these supplies, but during
the winter their facilities are like
.ly to be so overtaxed that they
will be unable to make prompt de
liveries. Get and store your fuel
and other necessities right now.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
Germany Should Pay Damages

While it is too early to discuss
terms of peace, and though 1t
might seem presumptuous in VII
lage weekly to make any suggeS-
tons in this behalf, still we feel
impelled to thrust little unsollc-
tied advice upon the Unlteo
States and our European allies.
Not that we haven't the utmost
confidence in the wisdom, sense OF
Justice and patriotism of the
great leaders on both sides OF the
Atlantic who are directing the
war against Germany, but we
have some little fear that, when
Germany is beaten, they may per-
NIT feelings of pity and mercy to
sway them from the imposition OF
penalties richly deserved.
With due apologies, therefore,
we beg to urge that Germany be
made to pay for all the damage
and deviltry her armies did IN
Belgium and Serbia, for all the
churches and private property
destroyed by her soldiers any
where in Europe and for all the
merchant ships and all privately
owned other vessels sunk by her
submarines. These d m n q
should take precedence over all
other requirements.
Next, the kaiser should be de-
posed and banishcd to Devils Is
land or some other similar place
and his sons and warlords should
be distributed in perpetual exile
amongst the remote islands IN the
South Seas. All of them ought
to be hung as common criminals
but we think that Punishment OF
Imprisonment for life would salts
fv the ends Of merciful justice.
Other details Of the neace set
Element, we are sure, will be han
died wisely by tho Entente Allle'
and the United States. But frs
let us maui Germany until sh'
fairly screams TO" peace on an,
terms.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
-W.S.S.'

When we read last week s JAS
per News, we were tempted to
strike that excellent paper from
The Herald s exchange list, be-
cause Editor Ben M. Caldwell OF
the News threatened, if we did so,
to move to Punta Gorda. Now,
that is just what we would have
him do, for any town would be
fortunate to have him for a citi-
zen. But we reflected that, if he
left Jasper, we would not have the
pleasure of readino his bright and
entertaining editorials, and so we
decided to continue sending him
The Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
--W.S.S.

1t is a singular fact that the T.
nited States and our European al
lies are now fighting for one of
the principles for which the
Southern States fought during the
SOS, viz: government by self
determination as expounded by
President Wilson in application to
the oppressed small countries OF
Europe.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
me unexplained

Through some unexplained
cause, the Tampa Tribune of Mon
day morning failed to come to
'P,lnta Gorda on the noon train,
and many people who eagerly
wait at the post office to get the
latest war news as given by that
great newspaper, were grievously
disappointed.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

The Rinaldi Printing Co. of
Tampa went into voluntary bank
ruptcy last week; liabilities $685.
9O1, assets 100000 Printers out
side of Tampa residing within the
territory of the South Florida
Press Association will feel no SYM
patty for the bankrupt, H. Clyde
Rinaldi, for he was notorious for
his price-cutting, which was
doubtless the real cause of his
failure. By his reckless price
cutting, he took much business a.
way from the country printers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
W.S.S.'

Brother Leach, peanuts and
pindars arc one and the same
thing; but goobers," although
ground-peas, grow only one in a
pod and they very much resemble
the black-eyed white "crowder"
pea. When ripe and raw, it re-
quires good molars and a strong
law to masticate them.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
MSS

The Leesburg Commerce. II
threatens to expose the construc-
ton of a sinister political ma
chine. which it alleges that some
politicians are secretly building.
We believe that one "cog" in the
machine will be Bryan Mack for
state treasurer.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

The Lcesburg Commercial sus-
poets that several men in Florida
are pruning" themselves to run
against Senator Fletcher. "Prun-
ing" is good; in fact, it is bette,
than preening; but when those
fellows get in the race against
Fletcher, the people will do a lot
lof pruning" and the senator's
opponents will find their aspira-
tions Topped off. Darn those fell
lows Kick 'em. Leach |!
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
MSS.

Herbert Felkel, the Bromidian
of the st. Augustine Record. is
now writing pre-obitS instead of
post-obits of the eminent men Of
Florida, who thus have the rare
privilege of reading their own
obituaries before passing IN
their checks" As he says moth
ing unkind about his victims, he
may be suspected of cunning at
tempt to become a wheel in that
dark and bloody political machine
which Gilbert Leach of the Lees
burg Commercial, has discovered.
Nothing like winning influential
friends by giving them the praise
they deserve.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
-W.S.S.

A foriculturiSt of New Jersey
has chosen a spot near Fort Myers
as ideal for the propagation of
dahlia bulbs. An investigator in
Dade county has discovered that
the Everglades is adapted to the
culture of the hcorice root. Step
by step the wonderful resourceful-
pess of Florida soil is being devel-
dped. The imagination fails tc
picture the infinite variety of rev.
enue crops which will be produced
in Florida within the next decade.
Palm Beach Post.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
W.S.S.-

In the matter of taste, the king
of England and the editor OF The
Herald agree in at least one pas.
ticular. A newspaper, telling OF
the kings characteristics, says,
"He hates classical music and
likes sprightly melodies" Me,
tool God save the king!
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
MSS.

The Times-Unioo of last Satur-
day INDUCED in some deserved
sarcasm on professional ethics, -
The expression should be changed
to professional nonsense" for
that is what it is-and the Times
Union proved it.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08
.W.S.S.

The government has taken over
most everything now but newspa-
pers Is this a silent admission
that it doesn It know how to run a
paper?-Tampa Tribune evil
IDENTIFY is, for the publicity fellows
who are sending tons of stuff to
the newspapers for free publica-
ton show that they know precious
little about the requirements and
limitations of the papers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

The navy recruiting office in
Tampa is no longer limited and
can now enlist as marv eligible
men as apply.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

A newspaper correspondent,
calls the lady manager of a hotel
= chatelaine. Go for HIM,
Thorn
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

Seminole county rolled up a
vote of approximately nine to one
in favor of compulsory dipping Of
cattle at their election last week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

Subscribers desiring THE HERALD dis
Continued should notify the office ia
writing on date of expiration, other
wise it will be continued at the regular
rate of subscription until notice TO stop
is received.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

~ he made by check postal money odr r or r eg1ouns
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

:. oraaring change of address, please
~ give old as well as new address. SUP up
scribers falling to get any issue OF Uni
naper that may get lost in mails VIII
be supplied with extra copy on reque''
for same.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

6vertising rates-Display run OF papeT'
M matter nat tr' to be set, 20 cents per single
column inch each insertion; preferred
position 10 to 20 per cent; ,lslaho pc
s 81 notices 10 cents per line. six words
Counting &C. a line. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING;
{ cents per line of six words. Legal
Advertising at legal rates.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-08

Copy for change advertising should Dc III @ no ra charge fol
Tuesday noon of each week. AT ABOVE f"'eS " '' o
changing at monthly intervals
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Rats Steal EIatiron.

Paris. Mo.-Some plastcriny fell
from the ceiling Of the linen room n,
the Glenn house recently, and Harland
Kay u a ladder und climbed nm
70 knock down the loose plaster re.
manning. He discovered n rats nest
n in 1t were three ladies' silk stock.
!ngS, two perfume bottles and u fiat.
iron. besides other th,nrs
not mentioned in this inventory. How
the rats got the iron there remains Il
mystery.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
4 q
FEW o
S2pI!i,;|Yg
1..iuAni - iwE1 - I 1ilASS6a2in EsE3iS21x -
PEDioREED.

Hashrod was establishing a pigeon
coop of his own, emu'ating his neigh
for, Bill Hite. In arranging the finan-
cial promotion Of his venture he went
to his mother.
Mother" he said. II want Il dol
lar to buy 4 pigeon"
Mother thought Il dollar 4 rather
high price for Il pigeon, with common
birds averaging ten cents.
But, mother" BushrOti said. earn
e>tly, you don't understand. This is
4 p%cdigreed pigeon. With its pedi-
gree lis cheap ut II dollar"
l:uS!lrod finally wheeGlcd his moth
er out of the dollar and left to buy his
blooded bird. He returned with the
pigeon and a scrap Of %crumpleh paper
In his pocket.
'M0ther." he said. this is the pedi-
gree"
Or the crumpled scrap of paper
vas written:
~"Grandfatller unknown. G%randmOth-
CT. unknown. Father, unknown. Moth
er, Bill Hite's pigeon"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
The AMERICAN ARMY NOW 100000
HUMBLE PRUNE TAKES
THE PLACE OF SUGAR

Derby. Coan. The sometimes
despisel altl often ridicnlel
nfunc has come into lis nyn
here. When tho sugar famine.
struck the town someone discoy-
cred that the sugar in Il dried
prnne was sufficient to give a
scmblance of swectcning to n
cupful OF tea or coffee. The
prunc dropped in Il cupful of cot.
fee is soon rendered soft BY the
heat and the sugar and sweet is
extracted in Il short time. II is
claimed that the caffeine in the
coffee offsets the taste Of The
pruae so that the process is not
Objectionable in any way. II is
being extensively tried here Dy
many persons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Poker Pot for Fines.

Columbus, OFF there is anything
IN the pot when a gambling place is
raided it may be applied on the costs
and fines Of the owners of the money.
Attorney General McGhee OF this state
rules in effect. He holds that o
taken by the authorities In gambling
raids cannot be turned Over to police
relief funds or city treasures unless
n year elapses In which the owner
does not claim 1t.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
An interesting Tonic.

Junior" is an only child and natur-
any appreciates liz attention bestowed
Q him. But his mother had hoped
he was innoce1tly unconscious Of his
popularity until n evening when IL
ileighbor had happened In for a chat.
junior had gone to bed, but present
~ his shrill little pipe broke into their
conversation:
Mother"
YES, Junior"
Talking bout me?"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
All Off.

f1ance-fes, dearest. l have loved
before, but let's not talk Of the mast.
She-Oh. all right, then; If you
don't want to talk Of the past, we
won't talk of the future, either.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
One Resemblance.

"Her you have scattered bullets All
over the range. Thought you said you
were like lightning with a rifle"
well. l never hit twice in the same
place.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Hubby Loses.

Mrs. Dobbs-My husband lost his
umbrella the other day. but it gave
him an idea for Il joke which he wrote
and sent Off.
Mrs. Wobbs-Then he came on
about even?
Mrs. Enthusiastically the joke came
back, but the umbrella didn't.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
The Idea.

Mrs. Al want you to keep your
Jog out Of my house. It's full OF fieas.
Mrs. B.-Your house is2 Mercy! !
won't let Fido go in there again.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Charged.

The world owes me Il living"
"Ihe world is conserving its food
supply nowadays and you'd better get
out and hustle for your meals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
z

There's n good thing about neigh.
borhood picture shows"
whats that?"
The women folks will pick up and !.
81 to them. themselves"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Spy 0UTWT1ED BY AN OLD WOMAN

Don't be seen speaking" she said.
os she passed the porter. There's q
spy in my carriage. Send the station
master to mc ut the bookstall."
When the station master came be-
hind the lady spoke into an open news
paper just as though she were reading
aloud. Don't be seen speaking with
me-" she said. There's !: spy in nv
carriage. The train stops at Mont
rose next, Ell? Well. wire Mont
rose
She paid for her bundle of papers
and walked back "a the carriage.
The spy seemed unsuspicious. sit
ting where she had left him, much
obliged for the newspaper. The
plucky old lady sat opposite to her
spy and entertained him until they
reached Montrose.
No Stranger.
Then came to their compartment u
British officer with an armed guard
and a detective, who greeted the spy
at once like a long-lost brother.
why" said he. 1--WE been searching
for you for months"
The spy looked out through the
window eastward and saw an armed
sentry waiting on the metals in case
he attempted escape. Then he looked
at the lady-the artsul old lady-and
sighed.
Later he old lady received IN Off.
communication Of warm ~conyra.1.
lation on her patriotism, courage and
high intelligence, begging her to ac-
cept the i~nclosure. mcmento of Il fine
deed done for her country.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
His Business.

THE man ! met with you he's q
very leaden style Of conversation"
"Why shouldn't he have? He's .
plumber"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Put His Foot IN II.

tie told her that she was a brick.
She left him standing there
And then there flashed upon his mind.
Thu color OF her hair.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
A Coed Name.

SOnny-Pop, whatcha call that lit.
tie. jigger on m alarm clock that
makes It stop ringing7
Pop-Oh. an anti-tocsin, I suppose.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Grows in FeW Short Months From
Force Numbering Only
10000 Men.
over 100000 ARE REGULARS
Officer Personnel Numbers More Than
8O,OOO-Equipmcnt of Men Much
More Diverse Than in Any
Previous War.

Washington.-The latest official fig
ures put the number OF enlisted men in
the armies of the United States ut L.
100000. This is the force that has
grown in eight months out Of an army
which or April ! numbered only no.
600 men.
Most of them are still in the train
ing camps. Many Of them are not yet
disciplined troops. fully equipped and
armed for battle. But there they are
100000 Of them, already one OF the
biggest factors Hindenburg is reckon
ing with for the campaign Of 1918. To
lead them there are over $1,000 Off
GERS. When the graduates of the Sec
ond training camp get. their first or
ders the number will be over 100000
as many officers as there were privates
nine months ago.
Over 100000 Regulars.
or tile new American force over 3OO,-
600 men are regulars. In all the world
only two regular armies rcmain-the
American and the Japanese. The 9TH
ers have all been swept away in the
flood Of war. Whcn the first American
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04

onslaught takes place German Land.
wehr II Landstnrin troops will find
themselves opposed to an army of pro-
fessional soldiers.
Behind the regulars are the 4OO. 900
soldiers Of the National Guard. rey,,.
lars In experience, many OF them.
thanks to our nelghbor Of the South.
After the Guard come the 100000 men
OF the new National army.
The whole military establishment.
with the marines and the auxiliary
forces thrown In, numbers a million
and a half. The expansion that has
taken place Is as II Grand Rapids had
grown in eight months to be virtually
rs big MS Philadelphia.
Diversity Of Equipment.
The first thing to be done for the
new army was to provide them with
shelter and clothing, food and
warmth. That large undertaking is
all but accomplished. Equally great
is the task OF providing arms. To arm
uA AISIAitA uIVlSlOu Ill tile ClVlI war
meant to provide as many muskets and
as many bayonets as there were men
In the command. In the present war
the job Is more complicated. There are
rifles and bayOnets to be furnished
now rs formerly, but there are also
srenades and gasmasks and helmets
and trench mortars to be seen to. Each
OF the four infantry regiments in a d.
vision must have $50 trench knives,
1872 automatic rifles md three one
FOUNDER cannon
The 76S men Of the machine gun
battalion and the 5.O68 men Of the field
artillery brigade must have machine
guns and three-inch guns In numbers
that would stagger nm artillerist even
of SO recent a period as the war with
Spain.
Two hundred and seventy-five thou
sand troops were made ready to fight
Spain in 1893. though only 10000 OF
them were actually engaged.