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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-25
SPANISH INFLUENZA
RAPIDLY SPREADING
PERSONS Weak and Rundown Easy
Enthusiastically Yourself Against
1t BY Taking Tanlac.

According to late reports issued by
State and Federal health authorities
the Spanish Influenza epidemic is
rapidly spreading to all parts of the
country, and it now seems that prac-
tlcally every State in the Union will
De seriously affected before it runs
las course.
1t has not only become a great and
terrifying menace to the public
health, but unless checked, 1t is apt
to seriously affect the progress of
war work in all its various depart
ments Already the Shipping oBard
has announced that ten per cent Of
its workers had been affected.
The disease has made its greatest
progress in the East where it has
claimed its victims by the thousands.
Reports from other sections, how
ever are equally alarming; and both
civil and military authorities have
warned the public to take every pre-
caution to prevent its further spread.
In many cities schools, churches and
theatres have been closed and public
gatherings of all kinds forbidden.
Medical authorities agree that peo-
pie who are weak and rundown are
the earliest victims of the Influenza
epidemic. If you find yourself tired,
weak and losing flesh, or if you are
N generally rundown condition,
or if you catch cold easily this warn
ing should be needed promptly. You
are really in great danger, because
the germ of this disease is very
catching and you are apt to fall an
easy victim if you come in contact
with the germs, People who are
well and strong are not likely TO
contract the disease because they are
liable to throw it off The common
sense way to keep from taking it IS
to fortify the system against attack
by building up the constitution.
In other words to use the old
adage, "An ounce of prevention is
worth pound of cure" And if you
are in a sub-normal condition the
proper thing to is to begin imme-
ldiately to build up your powers of
resistance. To accomplish this
nothing on earth will strengthen you
land build you up like Tanlac, the
powerful reconstructive tonic, which
contains the very elements needed
by the system to give you fighting
strength and ward If the influenza
germ
First of all Tanlac begins its action
by creating a good healthy appetite
for wholesome, nourishing food, and
assists every organ of the body tc
perform its natural functions, thus
helping to building up health ant
, strength in the natural way.
4 Tanlac is also the ideal strengthen
ing tonic for persons who are suffer
ing from the after effects Of Infiu
enza, Grippe or Bronchial troubles
and hundreds of thousands are usint
it daily with the most gratifying re
suits.
In connection with the Tanla'
l treatment, it is necessary to keep tn
bowels open by taking Tanlac Laxa
tive Tablets, samples of which ar
included with every bottle of Tanlae
1t is also important that the ever.
day rules of hygiene be observed
that is, sleep in well ventilated
rooms. get plenty of fresh air and ey
ercise and keep awap from crowds.
Tanlac is sold in Lakeland b.
Henley & Henley.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-25
FAIR RED CROSS MOTORISTS
SEEK TO BE MEcHANIcIANs
Jacksonville mes-Union)


Under the auspices of the Jackson
vile Red Cross Motor Corps, course
will be conducted to fit the motorists
to be their own mechanicians, Miss
Clarie Stringfellow being chairman nf
the committee. All those interested
in taking this practical course are re-
quested to communicate with Miss
Stringfellow at the corps headquar-
tiers, telephone 2121, or at her resi-
dence, telephone 1880
Yesterday the third day the corps
has been regularly on duty, proved
one of the busiest, but the workers
responded to every call promptly.
! Yesterday morning Mrs. Archer s.
Hubbard was in charge of headquar-
tiers, assisted by Mrs Z. W. Lane and
Mrs. ]. X. Catherwood. Among the
motorists assisting them were Mrs
Giles Wilson, Mrs. CORTLAND Buck
man, Mrs. T. B. Handy, Mrs. Had
low, Mrs. George Wolchans, Mrs. c
P. Kendall, and Mrs S. B. Hubbard
In the afternoon, Mrs. George G.
Gibbs was in charge, and the motor
lists assisting included Mrs. ]. M
NcNair, Mrs Seton Fleming, Mrs. +
y Stuart, Mrs. Caldwell Haynes and
Mrs, L. L. Young.
This morning Mrs. s. B. Hubbard
and Mrs, James Barfeld will be In
charge, and among the motorists as
sisting will be Mrs. J D. Baker, Mrs
w. w. Frazier Mrs. James Lassiter
Mrs. Cole Danley, and Mrs. G. NJ
Sandusky
This afternoon Miss Claire String
fellow will be in charge assisted by
Mrs Sarah Dutton, Mrs. Gaillart
Lockwood and Mrs. l., L. Young.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-25
RED CROSS VANISHING CREAM
WITH PERoXIDE)

A greaseless cream of snowy wilderness.
Delightfully."- perfumed. A day cream
for oily skins. Softens the hard lines
Of the face. Protects it from sunburns,
winds, tans and cold weather. Affords
an excellent foundation for applying
hmrico Beauty Face Powder. This and
more than one hundred other Red Cross
Remedies and Toilet preparations sold
and guaranteed only by
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-25
MAN LOSES HOPE

For 10 years | suffered severely
from stomach trouble. The doctors
said | had cancer of the stomach and
nothing would do but an operation
| took my last round of Mayr's Won
derful Remedy 21-2 years ago. Since
then | sleep we'll, eat what | want
and feel fine" 1t is simple, harm
less preparation that removes the ca
tarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the inflammation
which causes practically all stomach
liver and intestinal ailments, includ
ing appendicitis. One dose will con
vince or money refunded.
Henley & Henley.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-25
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that special meet
ing Of the stockholders of the NICHOLS MER-
CAMILLE COMPANY will be held at the Of
fee of said company at Nichols. Polk county
Florida on Thursday, the 31st day Of October,
A. D. 1918, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
for the purpose Of voting upon the question
of the increase Of capital stock Of said COM
pany from fifteen thousand dollars ($l5,O0O.0o )
as II now is, to twenty-five thousand dollars
(S25, 600 00), and for taking such action In
with said increase. II favorably
voted upon, as may be considered necessary
and In accordance with law
Dated at Nichols Florida, this LIST day OF
October, A. d. 1918.
T. H. FULLER,
President, Nichols Mercantile Company.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-25

DR.. John j. Bridges, prominent
Episcopal minister of Orlando, died
Monday of the influenza.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-25

The packing house at Keysville
was burned a few days ago. All of
'ne machinery and large amount of
material was totally consumed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-25

The Moeller Realty Company Is
living in Jacksonville, has grown q
sweet potato this year that tips the
beam at nine pounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04
Richmond Pastors Hold Services
at Camp Lee Huts Sunday Nights
Virginia Work Council of the Y. NJ c. A Is Behind
Religious Work for Soldiers at Virginia Camps1OO0OO 900
Copies Printed for Men in the Service

ting, Iasa four weeks. Short talks ON
the wsrr are being given in several of
the huts by military officers and
t.hapIaius. The y. NJ. G. A. has
opened three additional units nj Camp
Ice for the accommodation of the
colored troops There are about 5000
,,oiors>d soldiers in camp now and they
have four vs."
Discussing the enormous orders for
supplies just placed by the y. NJ c. A.
for distribution to the American
troops in France, Chairman Caring
ton said: They give some idea of
the magnitude OF the service rendered
also provide some realization of the
little comforts our fighters crave and
the amount they can consume,
Cookies to the number. of $40. 900
and 1850, 900 900 cigarettes were in
Guided in the orders, together with
a3. $50. 900 sticks of gum. 1I2.5OO, 900
bars of chocolate and .,500,00O jars
OF jam and marmalade. These goods
have been contracted for and will be
exhausted before Christmas. ITO
keep orr soldiers in smokes" said the
chairman. 1.-The American Y. NJ. c. A.
canteens in France must be supplied
with COO 900 900 cigarettes and A,5OO,-
900 cigars monthly. The entertaining
Of men in France has been officially
detailed to the Y. NJ. c. A. by General
Pershing and there are now 110 pro-
fessionals giving vaudeville PERFORM
anccs, concerts and entertainments
overseas often the entertainments
are given under silellfirc.-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04
Scene of Fight
Between Lumber
Jacks And Huns
Dead Were StiH Jnburicd wounded
Were SIN About--W ork OF
Mercy Was Beginning.
icy correspondent

With the Americans on the ourca,
Aug. , tDciayed) six hours after
the prussian guards pulled out OF
Bellevue farm just north OF ttcrepS
this morning, ! visited the scene of
the thirty~siy hour struggle between
a battalion OF American eN-iumtsr-
jacks and the kai~er's picked troops.
The dead. of course. were Stili un-
buried Even the wounded of both
sides were still about and the work
of merry was just beginning.
! was surprised to find that suCh a
desperate struggle had cost only 50
few casualties An American officer
explained that it had been IA battle,
between relatively small forces, but
that it was n battle TO the death.
American and German artillery
alternately battered the hamlet which
was formerly the headquarters OF the
German general Won WichufTs. n
few remaining houses testify that 1t
was q village a week ago. The fight
ing, however. took place mostly out
side Cierges.
Only a few Americans fell in the
course OF the gallant charge down
the slopes and through the wheat
fields into the village, In the out
skirts. especially on the north side OF
Cierges. the Prussian machine gun
ners stood ready to receive the Amer
leans. Their guns were damned by
our boys before they could break
down the attack. so the lumber
jacks leaped among the Teuons and
a frighlfuI carnage ensued. 1t Was
fighting with cold steel all the way
through. saw more bayonet
wounds among tina dead and wound
cd than ever before. Germans and
Americans lay side by side transfixed
by broken bayonets.
Several hayonets which had been
withdrawn had saw teeth filed In the
baadeA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04

Tho hayonetted Germans outnum-
berei the Americans ten TO one. cw-
ing 10 the fact that the Germans
we've serving machine gums when the
Yankees came upon them.
THE stretch between Ciegres and
bellevue farm was dotted with dead
1'rTrssian enartsneu sniped by
Americans.
The German corpsss presented
gsastiy appearance, The faces were
pinched and drawn and washed
white ny the pouring rain
bellevue farm itself was turned
into shamhie. As the German hat
talions We're forming for counter
attack there they were caught by the
American gunfre. The courtyard of
the farm is Uttered with torn and
twisted bodies. sometimes three deep,
= knot of fighting men
Between Bellevue farm and Chat
merry only "A few odd Germans caught
en- route lay dead. except on the
Dereddy farm. which became another
hurying ground for the elite Of the
katss,r's army. Prussian reserve hat
talionS here were caught by the
American gunfire and were moved
down. Even the nearby fields were
btA8s "a Will WiNjBt SlIupUtd
czsnght those trying to escape the
shelifire
In the outskirts of Cierges 7 saw
dead Pr,lssians lying beside their ma
chine gnns--one even had his car.
fridge belt ciutchcd between his an
cers--wearing the white brassard Of
the Red Cross. They had pretended
to be- ambulance drivers or strctcher-
bearers
/ saw a dead japanese soldier Of
the American army. his hand clutch
ing bayonet stretched ont toward
couple of Prussian machine gum
ners opposite him. Ills ccmades
told me they had seen the Jap knock
out German gun crew with . Ger.
man hand grenade. He had hnlf
dozen potato mashers' tied 70 hts.
waist. IL
Hill $50. of the high road beyond
Bellevue farm. was practically taken.
without n struggle, although . hand.
full OF gunncrs were bayonetted when
refusing to- surrender to the Ameg4-
cans.
III was found that the enemy haA9
withdrawn nearly all his gums. -
he was forced to abandon humdEot
of thousands Of shells and hnndxe1nf
OF machine guns and even i've AneU1t
though the animals IN nnn1 -
were sho& dad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04
Wilson, in Conference,
Opposes Military In
tervention Now.
TO GO AS FRIENDS
Will Send Force of Few
Thousand M e n to
Vladivostok to Help
Safeguard Country

Washington Aug. 3--Presideut Will
son has set his fnce firmly against mil
itary intervention in Russia in force
under present conditions.
The government of the United states
has. therefore, proposed to Japan III at
the two governments send a force of a
few Thousand men to Niadivostok with
the purpose of cooperating az sinGI r
force in the occupation of NiadivostoA
and In safeguarding the country 10 the
rear of the mountaineering Czecho-
slOvaks, and the Japanese government
has consented.
This. for the present, is the solution
OF the siberian and Russian question.
and i'm the hest opinion of high officials
of Washington. il is the decision OF a
true friend of the democracy of Russia.
The momertous decision was reached
after conference of half an hour Mt
the state department this afternoon,
with President Wilson, Acting Secre-
tary of state Polk. and Secretary of
War Baker present. 1t the con-
Guiding conference of long study by
these high officials of every phase of
the situation In an effort to find SO
tutfon that would make for the wei
fare of democracy in Russia. rather
than TO add further confusion. and per-
haps bring about distrust in the mind =
of the Russian people of the true OBJ
jects OF military intervention in
force. no matter how friendly might he
the objects of fhe governments whose
troops landed upon Russian soil.
President Wilson always has held
that one of the great accomplish ma n $
Of allied victory i'm the war will he
the firm establishment of democracy
In Russia. and he has never lost faith
that order will grow out of the pres
emit chaos, and that the Russian peo-
PIE. with what outside aid that can he
properly rendered them will find them
selves. and cut of the travail that has
marked the birth of many nations.
Will come one of the greatest republics
of tho world. and "A stout ally of world
dem ocrncy.
Some time after the conclusion OF
the conference at the state department
Acting Secretary of State Polk issued
the following carefully prepared and
comprehensive statement giving the
official view of this government on
American-Japane~e action In Siberia.
~In the Judgment of the Governmen nj
Of the United States-a Judgment ar
rived at after repeated and very
searching considera tious of the whole
Russia would be more likely to add TO
to cure IT. and would injnre Russia
tressen.
been most frequently proposed, even
immediate object of delivering an at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04
American Casualties On Western
Front Are Estimated at $4,000
This Includes Killed Wounded and Missing Exclusive of
Present Pershng Says Accuracy Cause of
Slowness With Which he Makes His Reports.

Washington. Aug. s-The Ameri-
can casualties on the western front
exclusive OF the present drive, are
estimated by General Pershing at
10000 in killed, wounded and missing
1t is explained the casualty lists
of recent date are mplete, owing
to the intensive character of the of
fensive operations.
In this connection General Peyton
c. March, chief of staff. said at his
regular Saturday conference with the
newspaper spondents today:
General Pershing replied to our
order TO send all casualties that the
delay in sending them in was due to
the fact that our men were serving
under the British and French as Well
as under our own commanders, but
that casualties would be cabled as
soon as they had been completely
verified.
You can well imagine how disas-
trous it would be If the casualties. were
cabled and then corrections had to
be made. The distress would be be-
yond all questions and so these lists
are going TO come in and as soon as
they do come in they viii be given
out whatever they are
General March said that General
Il ctS iiHS has III Ills OWN died as has
own troops, exclusive of those bril-
gaded with the British, more than
one million men.
The perimeter of the Asine- Marine
salient had been diminished from
seventy four miles at the start to
forty eight miles on August 2. Gene
raj March said, Eight divisions of
American troops now are engaged In
the great battle. They are the First.
Second. Third and Fourth regulars.
and the Twenty-sfxth, Twenty eighth.
Thirty second and Forty second ma
uonal guard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04

Arrangements have bcrn perfected
whereby five Richmond ministers VIII
hold services in the huts under the
auspices of the y. NJ. C. A. at Camp
Lee every sunday night, 1t was an
nounced yesterday by II. VI. Caring
ton. chairman OF the Virginia war
work council of the Y. NJ q A. Ser
VICES, which were we'll attended, were
conducted last sunday night by Rev.
Russell Cecil, ID. H.. of the Second
Presbyterian church; Rev. High Sub-
lett, of St. Johns Episcopal church:
Rev. George W. kcniper, of the Han
over Avenue Christian church; Rev.
+. G. Davis. of the Union Station
Methodist church. and Key. Nelson II.
Dame, a special representative OF the
Episcopal church.
-In this connection" said Chairman
Darlington. lit Ia interesting to note
that the \. NJ. G. A. is having 100000
copies of the New Testament. vest
pocket size and In waterproof covers.
printed for distribution in the army
and navy. The edition for the navy
is to he bound In blue and the one
for the army in green The educa-
tional department OF the Y. NJ. G. A.,
ut Camp Lee reached $4,000 men dur
ing the four weeks ending July %.
Eighty eight classes in English are
now being conducted for foreigners,
1855 classes for iiiiterates, 33 mass
French classes and SO individual
5.tnch class
During this period there were
fifty-seven lectures ON educational
topics attended by 3O,5So men. Mass
French classes arc showing =. cd re-
S,l~ snd are ra,uil, CROWN. In pop
ularity. The attendance at these
siaasps, which are being conducted In
u1ne a Sfe sY> huts, was Is, $50 .dmtuS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04
To PROVIDE FOR
100000 MEN
Lowering Ages Tells World
That L. S. Is in War to the
Last Ounce.
WILL BE IS to IS YEARS
Bakers New Man-Power Bill
Receives Attention Tomor-
row-Young Men to
Be Called First.
WILL BE IS to IS YEARS

Washington. Aug 3-The new
man power bin prepared by Score
tarv Baker and the army general
STAFF will fix the age limits of the
draft at eighteen to forty-fve years
This VIII provide an additional l6,-
100000 draft registrants.
This announcement was made to-
day after conferences between Sec
rotary Baker and the ctrairrnen OF the
senate and house military .saranitt tees
lie notice TO the whdfS World that
America intends to put every avail
able ounce OF her man-power into
the fight. 1t means. too. that with
the passage of the bill the United
states virtually Will be placed under
a. system of universal military train
ing for the period of the war at least
The measure will authorize the
president TO draft persons between
the ages OF eighteen and forty-flve
who may be liable TO military service
I'm such sequence of ages and at
such tune or times as he may pre-
scribe"
The effect of this will be that the
president may call out all the young
err men first leaving the older classes
to engage in other lines of industry
without going TO the fighting line
me bill would give the president
complete mastery of the labor stu
alton and would be in general way
a wholesale broadening OF the work
or fight order recently promulgated
by General Crowder
There are those who look upon
Secretary Bakers decision to change
the draft ages as a backing down by
the administration on this very i'm
portant matter OF policy. 1t has been
SfAtAH with what =.
thority that the president was op-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04

divisions. SO named because the units
of which it Is comprised como from
states which stretch like rainbow
across the United States from the At
lantic to the Pacific The organiza-
ton has covered Itself with glory II
is now identified as the division which
met and defeated the famous PruSsian
Guard during the present week
General March officially confirmed
the capture of scissors on the left
flank. Unable TO resist the battering
advance of the French the Germans
have retired across the Crise river, he
said During the day OF August .
the retirement covered an average
distance of from three to four miles
on an average front of thirty miles,
On the east flank the advance OF
the Americans and supporting troops
was over a four-mile front for dis
lance of about one mile. The line on
Friday night ran nearly parallel to
the valley of the. com bined Vesle and
Ardre rivers. The general advance
Is expected to continue Immediately
to what is described as a more or less
defensive position about six miles dis
tant
The definite statement was made
that the Americans and allied forces
are not lighting merely to straighten
ont their line and gain positions from
which a better defense can be made.
With undisguised pride and courage
General March described the purpose
of the offensive in this way:
The objective OF our forces is still
the enemys army"
And then to indicake the success of
advance and his confidence In uiti-
mate victory the chief of staff read a
confidential telegram telling of the
great number of guns and trernen-
dous quantities of ammunition and
stores the Germans were forced to
abandon IN tho vicinity OF Fere-en-
TEdeneiA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-04
AMERICANS NOW IN FISMES
FRANCE EATS BREAD
BY AMERICAS GRACE

Paris. Aug. 3.--'TF'rance eats
bread by the grace of American
wheat and the American spirit"
said Nice-president Chausse, of
the Paris council, at a reception
here today for Herbert c. Hoo
YER. who was hailed AZ ''the con-
troiler of The worlds food"
"AmeriCa's voluntary reduction
OF food consumption" continued
the speaker, mot only gives
France material benefit, but stiff
ems the morale and shows "A true
democracy much different from
GERMANY"
Four thousand worknen cheer
cd Mr.. Hoover ut a luncheon in
his honor at war factory.
America said the United
States food administrators, in re-
spending to the ovation, twill
soon send more bread. more SOL
diers and more munitions"