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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
YESTERDAYS FIGHTING BRIEFLY RELATED

fcult to believe that the allied counter
offensive, when it comes, will be
launched in this sector.
The southern end of the battlefront
in France has shared in the quiet that
has enveloped other sectors of the line.
Only raiding operations and artillery
duels are reported there.
An interesting dispatch tells of the
moving of Italian troops to France.
This would point to one of two devel-
opments. Either the Italian front is
in no particula danger-at the present
moment or else General Foch is call
ing ever yavailable man to swell the
army that he will hurl at the foe when
the moment for battle arrives. 1t is
probable, however, that the force of
EItalians en- route to the French front
bis comparatively small.
The German torpedo boat fotilla has
been active along the. coast sector of
the battleline and has shelled Belgian
positions there. This may foreshadow
La German attempt to drive westward
Through Newport.
The Turks are continuing their adj
vance in Caucasia and are approach
ing their advance in Caucasia and are
approaching Kars, the leading city Of
one Of the districts given to Turkey
by the Rrest-Litovsk treaty.
In Italy, Macedonia, Palestine and
Mesopotamia no recent fighting has
been reported.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20

Over the battlefields of France and
Flanders where terrific struggles have
been waged almost without intermis-
sion since March 81, there has come
what appears to be hull.
Official reports tell little of actlal
conditions. They say that the situa-
ton is unchanged, which may indicate
that both sides are exhausted by their
exertions in the engagements thai
have been fought or that they are too
busy bringing up artillery and fresh
troops to renew the struggle.
Correspondents at the front tell of
miserable weather-cold, rain and
sleet-to add to the already known
bad conditions of the lowlands, which
are virtually quagmires.
The opposing armies have been fight
ing in a fiat, marshy country since
April and this ground, difficult
enoughunder normal conditions, has
been made still more nearly impassa-
BILE by rains and the tempest Of, high
explosive shells.
h 1t appears, however, that the Ger
mans have not repeated their thrusts
along the line running north of Be-
thune where they met with sanguin-
airy repulse. They employed about
$4,000 men along line variously es-
timated to be from six to ten miles
in length but gained little or no
ground The LaBasse canal front is
still in British hands and bridges flung
acros sit by the Teutons have been
swept away by the allied artillery.
The blow aimed by the French at
the very apex of the German lines in
Picardy, in front Of Amiens, APPARENT
ly has not been followed up. 1t is diff
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
The Cootie River Alive With Fish;
Powell Says: "A Wonderful Week"

boat when they began to sing the
"Star-Spangled Banner" Mr.. Davis
says this mean sthat the war will be
over before next Christmas.
Mr.. Fox, manager of the Peninsular
Telephone company for the west coast,
comes here quite frequently on BUSH
ness. He says he is not much of q
fish-liar but he is up on telephone
matters, which is the same thing.
"Once upo a time," said he, 81 lived
on the Illinois river and during a
spring flood we were all down at the
shoreline watching houses, barns,
chicken coops, logs, and live stock
float down on the flood tide. When q
promising frame house hove in sight
we made arrangements to salvage it.
We were successful and tied it snugly
to the bank and when the water went
down, what do you think we found ?"
No one had an idea of the find, and
Fox continued
"Why, we found sixty bushels of pc,
tatoes in the cellar"
Stevens, of Providence, who had
fished in these waters for five continu-
Gus months, caught rattlesnake on
his line the last day before he left
for home, which reminded him of
story of trained rattlesnake he had
back home.
Il thought a whole lot of this snake
an dhe was a favorite with the chill
dren in the neighborhood. We used
him the same as one would bulldog
and when he guarded the house we
felt secure fro mintruders. However,
oness day, an intrepid burglar, not
knowing about sthe snake, broke in
while we were out at the beach, and
bless my soul if that snake did not
wind itself about the burglar, drew
him to the window and stuck his tail
out of the window and ratified for a
cop"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

A war savings certificate and lib
erty bond.
The trouble with the German drive
is that they hold salient; it is like
very hot potato; too hot to have i'm
mediate value and likely to burn.
The Columbia Record says: eve
will say this for the car and the
grand duke, they had better looking
whiskers than the .Bolsheviki."
sgsSbe. SerpEails ssfe -t1 y3;lg to take vi
my ridge from the Canadians, but we
haven't any idea that German infan-
try viii ever march over that top.
We know of some people who are
still keeping their watches on the old
schedule. Why not just make your
plans according to different hours?
Don't be discourag ed about the war
in Europe. The fighting end of it isn't
ia your hands. You can do your part,
however, by buying a liberty bond.
We were more than glad when DAY.
id Lloyd George took charge in Great
Britain. His manner of carrying on
the war has justified that confidence.
President Wilson pledges our entire
strength to beating the kaiser. The
job must be thoroughly done, or there
is no justification for US ever starting
in it.
We would like to see somebody or
ganize a gift campaign to the govern
ment, and pile up billion dollars as
a present to Uncle Sam. We believe
it can be done.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
SOWING THE SEED.

The revival meetings at the Taber-
,nacle which have been in progress
for the past two weeks, will close Sun
DAY night. ANY who have failed to
attend these meetings will have miss
ed treat and should avail themselves
of the remaining opportunities-to-
night, Sunday morning and night. The
evangelist, Dr. Ray, and the singer,
Mr.. Martin, are doing the Lords work
in a most effective manner and they
go from this field to another where
they continue their labors.
The meetings at Tarpon Springs do
mot seem to have been financial sue
cess as we count dollars and cents,
but the seed they have sown will bear
good fruit for years to come and many
things will date back to 'the time of
the revival in the tabernacle" for this
time will never be forgotten by the
people of Tarpon Springs.
The lateness of the season and the
unheard of cold weather worked
against the success of the meetings
and it seems sad to think that they
cannot be continued longer, as in real
ity they have only been in progress
for one week and it takes that long
to get well under way.
DR.. Ray and Mr.. Martin are leav'
ing many warm and true friends ane
we trust they will be able to, return
at some future time to witness the
growth of the good seed and reap
part of the harvest they have labored
to plant.
DR.. Ray has been outspoken in his
denunciation of evils and has prac'
ticed "free speech" which reminds US
that there is tonic in the things that
men do not love to hear; and damna-
ton in the things wicked men do love
, to hear. Free speech is to a great
people what the winds are to a mala.
rial section-it watts away the ele'
ments of disease and brings new ele-
ments of health; and we feel that DR.
Ray has brought to us the elements
of more healthy growth than Tar
pon Springs has enjoyed in the past.
We join with his friends and admir-
ers in wishing him a hearty Goo
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
Food Man Says Potatoes Should
Sell at IS and SO Cents a Peck
Everyone Who Eats Should Read the Following LeersPo
tato Week Begins April 29 Wheatless Week Same Time
Orlando, Fla, April 10, 1918

Orlando, Fla, April 18, 1918.
Mr.. A. Linn,
Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Dear Mr.. Linn:
Answering yours of the 18th inst,
would say that phoned Orlando this
afternoon and received confirmation
of my ruling that the pound for pound
still holds good. The two-for-one is
local agreement of the Tampa job
bers.
Would it be possible for you to do
anything in Tarpon about the potato
week? am trying to make it sue
cess here and hope for that week to
have the merchants sell new potatoes
at so cents per peck and the old at
35 cents.
enclose the official bulletin and
shall appreciate anything you can do.
l forgot to say that with regard to
the selling of two for one, l suppose
a merchant has the right to do as he
pleases so long as he does not go I'M
der the pound for pound rule.
Yours truly,
A. NORWOOD.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20

/ Now, am going to add in addition
to the campaign to make this potato
Week" effective, the propaganda of a
"Wheatless Week" at the same time
| am going to ask every person in the
state of Florida to use potatoes at ev-
cry meal on every day during the
week, and use no wheat flour at any
meal on any day during the week.
Your part in this will be greatly ap-
preciated, and am going to ask you
and other wholesalers to refuse to
sell wheat flour during that week.
IL you will volunteer to take this ac-
ton, and will notify your customers
to that effect, with the additional re-
quest that no retailer sell flour dur
ing that week, you can help us to per-
feet a result that will be gratifying
to the authorities at Washington, and
will also show that we lack no degree
of patriotism in this state.
l am writing to all county food adj
mlnistrators, asking them to put this
matter right up to their people, and
I believe that if we will undertake
this campaign with the proper spirit,
! it will surpass any previous efforts
that we have made in conserving
wheat flour.
] am also going to direct letter to
each city where there is an orgeniza-
ton of wholesale dealers, asking them
to get behind the movement and push
it to a successful conclusion.
I feel assured that you will not de-
ny me your cooperation in this move
ment, and that I can depend on you
to do your full duty as you have done
in the past in helping the country to
win the war.
Very truly yours,
BRAXTON BEACHAM,
Federal Food Administrator, Florida.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
speed, good luck, over the top and at
'em again.
THAT MAN SCHWAB.

Charles NJ. Schwab who began his
work as director of the emergency
feet corporation this week, seems to
have the idea that building ships is
the function of the board, and in an
interview he said:
'The great burden of this program
falls on the people in the yards. If
the ships are built in time to bring
victory over Germany, no credit will
belong to anybody in Washington, but
to the men en- the ground.
"Our task here is to supervise, to en-
courage and to devise methods"
The ironmaster and practical ship
builder was told Of the present status
of the enormous construction program
in long conferences : with Chairman
Hurley and Vice President Piez of the
shipping board. He showed his eager
ness to get to work in discussing his
new assignment later with newspaper
men.
approval and encouragement are
neodad now more than anything else,"
Dir. Sehwab said eve must appeal
to The pride and the patriotism that is
in all good Americans to speed up
production in the yards"
Mr.. ScAwab remarked that he never
had men working "for" him, but al
WAYS with" him. "The public ought
70 know the people who are doing
WELL" Mr. Schwab remarked. "The
men who are filing their contracts
should get the credit, and they are go
ing to get the credit"
Chairman Hurley nodded his ap-
proval of the vigorous remarks of the
new director general.
"We're willing TO take orders from
Mr.. Schwab," the chairman said.
"I'm not here to give orders, but to
carry them out, Mr.. Schwab retorted.
Il know nothing about policy, and l
told Hurley I didn't want to know
, anything"
Mr.. Schwab said he thought it likely
he would spend much time at the va
rious shipyards, aiding them in work
ing out their problems and suggesting
any means possible to speed up pro-
duction. Except that he would begin
soon a tour of Atlantic, Gulf and Lake
yards, leaving the Pacific coast yards
until later date, he said he had made
no plans for establishing headquarters
here or elsewhere, or creating any Of
fee force.
I "a prodigious work has been DONE y
he said, in speaking of the enormous
building program under way.
Mr.. Schwab said he had undertaken
his new work ready to make any sac
rifice or readjustments in his business
which might be deemed advisable. He
was asked if he would sever his con-
nection with the Bethlehem Steel
properties.
II think it likely" he replied.
'I do not believe it will be necessa-
ry," Mr.. Hurley interposed.
"At any rate, shall give them nc
attention while I am connected with
the government shipbuilding pro-
gram" said Mr.. Schwab.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
THANKS LEADER

The following note of thanks was
received from the little lady who won
first prize in composition at the meet
in Clearwater last Saturday:
Dear Mr.. Lucas:
81 wish to thank you for the gift
of The Leader for one year, which you
so kindly donated to the Grammar
School meet at Clearwater.
Gratefully yours,
"MARGARET KERR"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20

West Plains, Mo.SseA pearl, said ito
be worth $500, was found In shell
in the Black river, near here, and the
county is wild with excitement, A
stranger stepped into the store of Mel
Fry few days ago and showed him
a pearl as big as hazel nut sticking
IN a shell. The two soon came to
terms.
A few days later pearl buyers made
an offer of $1,000 to Mr.. Fry for the
pearl the way 1t stood and $500 lie
1t proved perfect. It weighs 100
grains.
Fry refused to sell.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20

New Port Richey, Fla, April 20
(SpeciaD This has been a wonder
full week for the fishermen. After a
week of cool weather the fish migrat-
ed to the Cootee river in great schools
and it was not a matter of how many
fish you could catch but what kind.
The trout are running large and quite
gamey. A party Of two on Tuesday
caught 13 trout in less than half an
hour and they weighed 81 pounds, the
largest IL pounds. A few days pre-
vious H. III. Havens caught trout
weighing a trifie over 8 pounds. As
a rule the trout is sluggish and will
only make a rise or two in resenting
the "come-on" of man behind the
reel. Therefore it is a surprise to
find them so gamey, even 70 scrap
ping priced and high~prieed rods and
breaking up new 16-thread lines.
Tom Hill, a veteran on these waters,
has also farveled at the fieetness of
the fish and the fight they are put
ting up.
"a trout" he said, "has never been
catalogued among the game fish.
When you troll for them you have to
go at a snail's pace, and when you
fish for them with live bait you do
still fishing which any game fish
would resent as a travesty on their
standing in the fish world The only
way | can account for the change in
the trout is to charge it to the gov
eminent. You see Uncle Sam and
Collins Gillett, of Tampa, have got
everybody in this neighborhood excit-
ed about raising castor beans to fur
nish fabrication oils for thef aero
planes. In consequence more than 500
acres of these beans have been plant
ed in this section, including a num-
Der of vast tracts along the Cootee
river. The trout has been feeding in
these fields quite promiscuous like and
taking in so many castor beans they
have fabricated theselves, and develt
oped their speed from the Ford class
to that of the Cadillac. Probably ]
may be wrong, but" r
| One of the winter tourists living
/ along the Cootee went north two
weeks ago and placed sign on his
dock which read in large letters: emo
Fishing" Some one among the score
who fish from the dock whenever they
choose wrote in just as big letters:
you're Damned Liar"
! A party from st. Petersburg was
4 fishing from Browns dock one day
this week. They had bucket of wa
ter on the dock where they swabbed
their hands after handling each fish.
| Shortly one of the crowd caught a
crab that was about as big as the bot
tom of the bucket. The crab was plac-
ed in the bucket. Mr.. Crab was a
fighter from Johnsullivanville. One
of the party forgot the crab was in the
washpail and after the excitement of
landing 4-pounder he came back to
wash up and divcd into the bucket.
The crab saw him first. The man re-
versed his motion, put on brakes, skid
ed, yelled "Fore," and the crab merely
nipped a finger. If he hadn't scared
the crab worse than he was scared he
would have been a fit subject for a
hospital.
S. B. Davis, veteran of the Civil
war. was fishing eff Old Port Monday,
and had baited his hook with white
fish. He soon caught red fish, and
then blue fish, and next pulled up
two star fish. He had the aggrega-
ton all lying in the bottom Of the
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
Orlando, Fla, April Is, 1918.

To all Wholesalers and Jobbers Of
Florida,
Gentlemen:
You, lie doubt have heard by this
time CT my intentions to inaugurate
in this state a Potato Week." begin
ming April 20. My object in this is
to increase the use of Irish potatoes
and thus decrease the use of wheat
flour.
We are going to have a tremendous
crop Of Irish potatoes in this state,
and unless We increase our consump-
ton, there will no doubt be a decided
drop in prices, and as a consequence,
the farmers will suffer loss.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
DANCES jig AT AGE OF 1o2'
wisconsin centenarian 10 Spryer Than
Most Men at the Age Of
Thirty.

La Crosse, Wis.-Tom Edwards OF
Viola. Crawford county, who is one
hundred and two years old, can dance
jig and hurdle a chair with greater
ease than most men Of thirty. He at
tributes his longevity to the fact that
he never worries, has never drank any
thing stronger than sweet cider and
has never used tobacco. He confesses
a weakness for candy. s
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
No More Flour Paste.

hutchinson, Kan. - No more win
HUTCHINSON, or for that matter, Kan
sas, paper hangers use wheat -four In
making their paste. Strict orders
nave been issued by State Food Adj
minlstrator Walter P. Innis against
using wheat flour in making paste. He
recommends the use Of commercial
paste instead.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20

A favorable wheat crop forecast for
the fall harvest brings smiles to those
who have been willingly sacrificing
their usual bread supply.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
NY FLAG.
Hope Of the race, -
Flag Of the free,
I pledge anew
My love to thee.
THE LEADER
TARP0N SPRINGS FLORIDA
Member The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper,
md also the local news published
herein.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-04-20
Very truly yours

BRAXTON BEACHAM,
Federal Food Administrator, Florida.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-12
NEW BIRTH LAW
EFFECTIVE JAN. /
Births During 1917 Still to be Report
ed to Assessor as Before
Change Comes This
Year.

The last general assembly of Iowa
I enacted new law as to registration
of births, which law became effective
January 1, 1918. One of the provis-
ions OF the new law is that the clerk
of the district court shall inform the
people in general In his county as to
the new law. This newspaper space
has, therefore, been asked for, in or
der that the readers OF this paper may
learn of the new law, if they have
not already been informed.
All persons interested are asked to
read the following two sections Of
the law:
Section 5. That for the complete
and proper registration of births. for
legal, sanitary and statistical purposes
the clerk of the district court of each
county shall be the county registrar,
and it shall be his duty to inform all
physicians, midwives, should there be
any midwives, and the people in gon-
eral in his county that all births must
| be properly reported to the clerk OF
the district court in the manner pre-
scribed in section six co Of this act.
Sec. 6. That a certificate of birth
of the standard form adopted by the
United States census bureau shall be
made out by the physician, midwife
or other person attending the birth
of every child born in the state of
Iowa or in default of such person by
the parent, householder, superintend-
ent Of an institution, or other re-
sponsible person, and filed with the
clerk of the district court In the coun-
ty where the child is born within ten
(10) days after birth. In case the
child is not named, the clerk Of the
district court shall deliver a supple
mentary blank for report of given
name to the person filing the certifl-
cate. to be filled out and returned as
soon as the child shall be named, and
which shall be attached to the birth
certificate of the child which has been
previously reported and not named.
The difference between the new
law and the old law is principally
that under the old law births are re-
ported to the assessors and under the
new law the birth Is certified to the
clerk of the district court, within ten
days after the birth. All births dur.
ing the year, 1917, are to be reported
to the assessors as heretofore
In order to facilitate the work, it
Is desired that the child In question
be named before the certificate Is
sent In. The record will then be com
Dlete and no supplemental report will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-12
DAMAGED GOODS
TO BE REFUSED
Men at Camp Dodge Afflicted With
Black Plague VIII Be
Severely Discl-
plined.

There Is a strong probability that
soldiers Of the Eighty-eighth division
of the national army at Camp Dodge,
Infected with social diseases when
the time for the division to Ego
across" comes, will be left behind.
This is the belief of Lieutenant
Colonel J. R. Shook, division surgeon,
says the Capital, in commenting to-
day on the fight being waged by civil
and military authorities in Des
Moines and at the camp to stamp
out the diseases as far as possible.
Men suffering from acute cases
are not wanted in France" the divi-
sion surgeon said
Stringent measures have been in
voked at the camp to curb the eff
feet of these diseases. Soldiers in
capacitated for duty are deprived of
unable to do their work and entire
command is inspected twice monthly
for traces of the disease.
Strict regulations also are en-
forced relative to soldiers who have
teer exposed and disobedience re-
suits in disciplinary measures being
taken.
Conditions in Des Moines and at
the camp are good" Colonel Shook
said. But the slightest let-up on
the part Of either the military or
civil authorities will result immedi-
ately in an increase of cases."
Thus far the total number of cases
Of social diseases admitted to the
base hospital since it was opened
September 1 has been less than
1000. A large proportion Of these
men were infected before reporting
for duty, according to Colonel Shook.
For the month of December the
number admitted for this cause was
twenty-five which is considered re-
markedly low in view of the large
number Of men in training