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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-14

According to a report by tho
American consul at Geneva, Swiss
livestock quotations near the end ~
1917 were; Oxen, each $3.50; bulls
$40; COWS, $3.50; calves, $50; young
pigs, S14; fat hogs, per pound. %
cents. 80 uy1,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-14
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER
. GREAT LETTER WRITERS

GREAT LETTER WRITER'S
The American boy in camp is
great little letter writer, according
to statement just made public by
tte National War Work Council Of
the Y. M. c. A.
In the Central Military Department
alone a total of 3,672.7O1 letters were
written during the last month, in the
% training camps and naval stations.
With over 100000 enlisted men sta
toned within the department, the
average would be close to one dozen
letters to each man.
The great majority of these letters
are written in Y. M. c. A. huts and
on Y. NJ. c. A. stationery. Paper and
envelopes, pens and ink are fur
nished to enlisted men free Of
charge. The Red Triangle buildings
are fitted with desks running their
full length, hundreds of men use
them at the same time.
All the Y. NJ. c. A. huts in camp
arc placarded with such signs as:
Don't Forget to Write Home" and
Remember Mothers Letter First"
which has a great influence for
good. Likewise, the receipt of letters
from home does more than anything
else to keep a soldier boy happy and
contented.
new poster is going up in the
huts this week Write to Father"
Sunday, Feb. 10, has been set apart
for this purpose. Army Y. M. c. A.
secretaries found that the boys were
continually urged to write to mother,
and did so. AT the end of the letter,
they frequently say: Remember me
to father" or "Tell dad so and So"
Write to Father" day will help to
really get the sons into writing to
their fathers. The week of February
10th to II is national "Father-and-
Son" week.
Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy says: Nothing will do more
to keep our soldiers straight and
Clean than the right sort of home
ties. The plan of the Association for
a national 'Father-and- week
will help to serve the spiritual in
terests of our enlisted men.
In these days of stress and sacri-
flee, when our sons are being called
upon in great numbers to carry on
lor us the battle for freedom acrosa
tie seas, it is especially important
ttat the ties hold them to their
homes and to an intimate and sympa-
thetic relation with their fathers"
vi "Father-and-Son" week, New
ton ID. Baker, secretary of war. saws
The stress of international circum-
stances, and the call upon all of II,
10 defend what we have long held
dear, adds another to the reasons
which have always existed for max
ing 'Father-and. Scr week an ooco
SloH TIC which every one nigh. rem
der cooperation and participation in
ungfudging measure"
Entertainments, lectures. athletic
contests and retreatlonal games nm
der Y, NJ. c. A. auspices serve tbo
Noys in their leisure moments and
NFep them from getting homesick An
ehectlve work is being done, The 20
port says, for the men in the boSr;
tais' The secretaries read to tbosa
VINO cannot do so for themselves and
write letters for those who arc too
Ill to write. They also organize edu-
oauonal classes and conduct ro,ioi
o"s services for the men in the hos
,pitals.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-14

property owners in Suwannee
county are beginning to urge the
proposition of voting bonds for more
good roads.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
LOSES P: N. WARDURG
Four.Year Term Of New York
Banker and Financier a.
Member Ends Today.

The term of Paul NJ. warburg. New
York banker and financier. as mem
Der of the Federal Reserve Bard. end
ed today. His retirement makes
second vacancy to be filled by nomi-
nation of the President, since Fred
eric A. Delano recently resigned to
enter the Army.
Mr.. warburg has served four years
as member of the board. recently as
vice governor. He was one of the
original members when the reserve
system was established in 1914.
Mr.. warburg has been a strong ad-
vocate of more extensive use by
bankers of trade acceptances and OF
the concentration of gold reserves In
federal reserve banks. He Is a stu
dent of international and domestic
financial problems, and has been q
constant adviser of the Treasury In
connection with difficult questions
arising out of war financing.
As chairman Of the reserve boards
capital issues committee. now re-
placed by a separate body. he was
largely responsible for development
of the idea that the government
should prevent f1otation of stocks and
bonds for purposes not contributing
directly to the wars prosecution. and
of a popular campaign for conserva-
tion of credit. Formerly Mr.. War
burg was a member of the banking
firm of Kuhn, Loeb & CO.. New York.
President Wilson Is not expected to
name a successor until after Secretary
McAdoo returns next week.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
PRIVATE RIGHTS OF RAILROADS
SAFECUARDED IN CONTRACT
Attorneys and u. S. Administration Off,
cials Reach Agreement Which May
: Tend to Increase Compensation.

Prolonged negotiations during the
last month between: railroad attor-
neys and representatives ot the rail-
road administration have resulted in
adoption Of plans which may tend to
increase the compensation Of the
roads to some extent, and to reduce
the danger Of the governments max
ing excess charges for Improvement.
and extensions against any company's
account.
Provisions safeguarding the private
rights Of railroad companies during
government control have been insert
ed in the form Of contract now tenta-
lively agreed upon by the railroad ad-
ministration and company representa-
tives. and final adoption Of the con-
tract is expected soon after Director
General McAdoo returns from a two
month vacation trip next week.
This eliminates much of the objec.
ton formerly entered by railroad
companies. who feared that the ex.
Evening star., 1918-08-09

pense of big scale developments OF
transportation facilities, made neces-
sary by the war and ordered by the
government, might result in cutting
down actual compensation payments
to less than enough to meet ordinary
capital obligations, or to pay fair
dividends.
Security Holders Affected.
Inasmuch as the aggregate compen-
sation to be paid railroads will be nearly
billion dollars a year. the transfer Of
millions Of dollars depended on these
contract notifications. Similarly a null
titude Of railroad security holders are
affected by the new contract.
The latest draft provides more spe-
cifcally that nothing in the contract
shall be construed "as prejudicing the
future policy Of the federal government
concerning the ownership, control OF
regulation Of railroads, nor affect any
proceedings involving the acquisition Of
railroad property.
Another provision is that in case any
company and the railroad administration
fail to agree as to whether additions
and betterments are for purely war pur-
poses, and consequently are to be paid
Evening star., 1918-08-09
SYLVAN THEATER PROGRAM.
Band Concert, Singing and Film
Play to Be Enjoyed Tonight.

At the Sylvan Theater. on the south
east slope of the Washington Monu-
ment. tonight the War Camp Com
munity Service will present the fol-
lowing program:
Seven-thirty to o'clock. concert by
the Engineers Band from Washing
ton barracks: to s:45 o'clock. COM
munity singing. led by Prof. Dykema;
S:45 o'clock, moving pictures. fur
nished by the Film Mems Associa-
tion, under the direction OF Sidney B.
Lust, its president
The entertainment 10 for the bene-
fit of soldiers. sailors and government
employees in Washington and their
friendS.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
MARINES TO SHOW HOW
BAYONET IS PROTECTOR

IF you don't know how, you get
killed"
The truth Of this statement as OBJ
served on the battle front will be
demonstrated tonight at Keith's by
fourteen United States marines from
Quantico. These men will show the
audience Just how thoroughly bay
onet drill IL instilled in members of
tho Marine Corps and how the marines .
drove the Hun back At Chateau
Thierry and, Belleau wood at the
point Of the bayonet.
Maj. Cen Barnett, commandant,
and other officers from Marine Corps
headquarters. will occupy a box.
Evening star., 1918-08-09

for by the government, the question 10
to be determined by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. This commission
many other possible disputes
May Protest Directors Orders.
The director general OF railroads Is
authorized to order any improvements
or extensions deemed necessary for
proper maintenance or for war ext
gencies, but any company may pro-
test against the charging of this cost
to its account. The contract specifies.
however, that no company may claim
a loss because Of the increased cost OF
materials and labor under abnormal
conditions. This is interpreted as as
surance that the government will not
be burdened with inflated costs Of or
dinary improvements which probably
would have been made by railroads
under present control
A newly added provision that the
director general may not purchase
more locomotives or cars for road
than is necessary for its own traffic.
leaves much to the director general
in determining exactly what addi-
tional rolling stock is necessary.
The basis of compensation, the
average net operating income for the
three years ending June 80, 1917, is
specified by the railroad act, and.
consequently, only the minor policies
affecting it are involved in the con-
tract.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
RED CROSS AIDS VENICE.
co. 800 Fed, 4s2 Clothed in One
Week.

The American Red Cross in Venice
in ono week fed 2o.3oo persons. ac-
cording to reports received at head
quarters here. It also distributed
clothing and cloth to 492 persons.
Three workrooms Of the Red Cross.
employing 3s5 women, in the same
period turned out 1906 garments.
The society took care Of $50 chill
dren and 175 babies received milk at
the milk dispensaries.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
HIKE PLANNED FOR SUNDAY.
Walk Lovers to Have Outing, Be
ginning at s O'Clock P. n.

the wanderlusters Sunday afternoon
from Wisconsin avenue and Pierce
Mill road to Rock Springs. not far
from Glen Echo. William B. Handy
will lead. starting at o'clock. The
attractive feature about the walk is
in the distant views, with the climax
at a high elevation near Rock Springs
commanding a view Of the river for
i've to ten miles. at q point opposite
Little Falls.
An walk lovers are invited to par
ticipate in the outing.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
CATTLE RECEIPTS GROW.
Thirty-Fom Cities Report Increase
in Cows, Hogs and Sheep,

Increased receipts Of cattle, hogs
and sheep at thirty-four cities during
July, 1918, compared with receipts at
the Same cities in July. 1917. are
shown by the atockyards report Of the
bureau Of markets, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture.
July receipts for the two years at
the thirty-four cities which include
most of the large markets, with 1918
figures first, were: Cattle, 1,8s7,847-
1,552,573: hogs. 2.813.74S-2,395,226, and
sheep, 1,4o9, 1851 ,174,335.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
Big Mortgage on Bethlehem Steel.

NEWARK. August s.-To finance
extensions Of its operations incident
to the war and to discharge obliga-
tions already incurred. the stock
holders Of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration have voted to mortgage the
entire property Of the concern as Sc
curity for a $500. 900. 900 bond issue.
Evening star., 1918-08-09

Miss Sarah White and her brother
Robert of Warrenton, Va. were In
stantfy killed by q bolt Of lightning
Wednesday night while Frank Dow
all. Q visitor 1t the White home, was
rendered unconscious for half an
hNaA'
Evening star., 1918-08-09
Gratifying to Slavs Here.

Formation of the Slavic Legion win
Fbe hailed with joy by the Slavs of
military age. Complaint has been
made by Slavs at cantonments that
they were victims of unofficial sus-
spicion because they or their parents
were born in Austria-Hungary. and
sthat this suspicion resulted in the
Slavs being listed as casuals and as
signed to cleaning and other menial
tasks.
The campaign for recruits for the
echo-Slovak army in France, which
has been going on for some time,
will be continued, though it is ex-
pected that the majority of candf-
dates will prefer service with the
American forces, and thus provide
for their dependents by means Of al
y 1otments and insurance.
Evening star., 1918-08-09

Six hundred members of the steam
filters and plumbers unions. who
quit work early in the week at the
Old Hickory government powder
plant at Nashville, Tenn, yesterday
agreed to return to work after being
addressed by John B. Lennon, United
States labor conciliator.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
FACES OF HUN PRISONERS
SHOW GREAT DEPRESSION
Appearance Of Americans Adeld
and In the Air Is Latest
Cause for Despair.
RYE. PERCY NOEL.

Cablexfam to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright 1913.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. August s.-rhe moral
condition Of prisoners Is apt to be an
inaccurate criterion by which to
measure their comrades who have not
surrendered. but prisoners state
ments and captured documents of the
past few days, together with those OF
several days previous. constitute ir-
REPUTABLE evidence that the German
soldiers facing the British are suffer-
ing from depression. while their
friends at homo in tho crown princes
armies are even sadder.
Only to look into the faces of Ger
mans captured, such as I saw await
ing examination yesterday. was to
read the despair that Is in their
hearts. The latest cause of the enc
mys depressed spirits is in the ap-
pearance of Americans on the ground
and in the air on many sectors Of the
British front-Amerfcans, whom the
enemy finds. have been waiting for
a long time to show their aggressive
fighting abilities.
Americans Persistent Fighters.
A patrol Of American soldiers fol-
lowed up the German retirement around
Albert. the soldiers penetrating north
west Of Dernacourt, after searching
for tho enemy in that village and
finding him along the railway en-
bankment. where he opened fire.
The patrol, in order to be sure
whether 1t was an enemy patrol or
his new line, fought so persistently
that the enemy. thoroughly expecting,
in his nervous state, some surprise at
tack, awoke his artillery for q pro-
teetive barrage. On the day before
the Germans felt the strength of the
American resistance, when their raid
upon the Americans near Moyenne-
willie and farther north resulted in
heavy German losses and nothing
more.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
Frightened by Bombs.

"The boches' airplanes come every
night and throw their bombs in our
fields. How they frighten me!
perhaps we shall go farther away.
in the center of France.
"The season is now at its most
beautiful days. 1t is a pity to see 1t
SO troubled by this terrible war. We
hear the cannon thunder and roar
However, dear Mademoiselle,. we
hope that with your splendid help
we shall find liberty for our beau
tiful France and better days"
Evening star., 1918-08-09
ANOTHER ONE TO TRY.

Friend Hushand-Tve bean r>a6sns
about the recent action Of the Pm
sian Diet.
MrA Heevys3des6Ten me aboue n
Ooee reduce you Wttheuk 0eaeV4n0
: I06 AnaE1l =. - -.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
Men Must Prove Loyalty.

Men enlisted in the legion will be
required to furnish proof Of their
loyalty to the United States and of
their desire to fight the empire of
:. which they and their people have
sbeen unwilling subjects.
A countrywide recruiting cam
paign for the legion will be started
asoon by leaders Of the Slavic races
in America The plan Of voluntary
enlistment at the Regular Army re-
J. cruiting stations will be followed, ex-
i. cept that no recruiting will be done
| in the mining districts.
The available Czecho-S1ovaks prob
i.ably Will not exceed 5000, it is said,
rsince most of these men had taken
out naturalization papers shortly
after arriving in this country, and
,:were cared for in tho draft. while
sanother large group enlisted i'm
.1mediately after the United States en-
X tered the war. There will be many
Athousands of the other nationalities.
Evening star., 1918-08-09

!. NAL GEN. WILLIAM .. GRAVES
Maj. Gen William 8. Graves, who
Is to command tho American forces
in Siberia in aid Of Czecho-Slovaks
was given his confidential instructions
in person by Secretary of War Baker
/. at Q conference in Kansas City last
Thursday Gen. Graves journeyed
from Camp Fremont, Cal. to meet the
Secretary of War.
Announcement of this meeting was
/, made by Secretary Baker upon his
return to the capital
/! The Secretary said he assumed that
- Japanese oflcer would be the rank
| ing officer of the interallied forces
I sent to Siberia, and would preside at
any conference Of the various COM
+, manders- No step toward the selec-
/, tion Of q commander for the entire
army has been taken, he added.
Japan to Send Lieutenant General.
Information now available indi-
+! Gates that the Japanese will send a
lieutenant general in command of the
Japanese forces. which probably will
exceed slightly in numbers the
American contingent. The Ameri-
can forces probably will number less
than 10000 under present plans.
1t originally was planned that Gen.
Baron Uyehara, chief of staff of the
Japanese army, would head Japan's
force as senior officer of the expedi-
tion. Owing to the smallness of the
force to be sent at first this idea was
abandoned. The total number OF
troops. it is estimated. here. will
number approximately $4,000 at the
beginning of the operations.
Evening star., 1918-08-09
CAPITAL IN TWO WEEKS
GIVES FOR 50 ORPHANS
Subscriptions for French Children
Sent by Committee as Bastile
Day Offering.

Subscriptions % take care of fifty
French orphans will be sent tc
France as Washington's "Bastile day"
offering from the local committee of
the Fatherless Children of France.
The fifty orphans were subscribed
for during the past two weeks.
Miss Harriet Winslow. treasurer of
the Washington committee. has an
nounced that the committee has re-
ceived donations amounting to $4,000
during the last month. There are
now 100000 fatherless children in
France, and 100000 of these. it is
stated. are in actual need.
Washington Is now helping 1000
at the rate of $36.50 per child. Names
of children will be given to any new
subscriber by Miss Winslow. 1711
18th street.
Letter From Little Girl.
The following letter, written by a
little girl in the Marne district. dated
June IS. has been received:
please excuse me for delaying to
answer your letter. 1t is because of
all that is now happening, which
worries us very much.
eve are living in very trying days,
because we expect to be among those
who have the sad fate of leaving
their homes to escape from the enemy
hands.
How sad it is to see these poor
people who save themselves by going,
leaving their dear homes!
Some take their cows and horses.
but those who have no means Of
transport bring simply little pack
age in their hands 1t Is very sad
to see them, and it distresses me very
we shall have to abandon everything.
linen, furniture and all that is dear
to us.
These days are unforgettable. for
I have seen too much suffering!
"I must not talk to you any longer
of these dreadful things, which arc
SO touching. 1 fear to give you too
much pain.
1--WE have had no school for two
weeks because the teacher was
afraid and has gone away. We have
been more brave and have stayed
and today the news is a little better.
"I have been able to appreciate the
vigor of your fine young soldiers.
who are SO welcome in the ranks of
our brave poilus: Every day 1 see
them go by. and some of them can
understand US. -
brother, and especially to give him
a good bed to sleep in.
Frightened by Bombs.
THE boches' airplanes come every
night and throw their bombs in our
fields. How they frighten me!
Perhaps we shall go farther away.
in the center of France.
'The season is now at its most
H. Ar n - IN
Evening star., 1918-08-09
Plans of League in United States.

Hundreds of organizations with q
membership of thousands of persons
an the United States interested in the
rehabilitation of Russia are to be
welded into one organization, accord
Ing to plans made here at a meeting
of the executive committee of the
League to Aid Russia. In the state
fment of leaders of the league, in
fc1uding Samuel Gompers, president of
JCharies s. Barrett, president of the
Farmers Educational and Co-opera-
tive Union of America, and Senator
-IBorah of Idaho, steps will be taken
sat once. to unite all persons and or
foundations wishing to aid Russia
Unto a great single unofficial force
ITO work for friendly and permanent
common understanding between the
people Of the United States and the
people of Russia"
The league, 1t was stated, through
ian educational campaign, will call
upon all American citizens to take
Jan active interest in proving to the
Russian people the true American
Esprit OF friendship and common in
terest and desire to render all pos
4Testore their economic life and rid
their country of German and Austrian
influence.
So far as practicable, companies
fand other units will be made up of
fonembers of the same race Oficers
nof units, except field officers, will be
fappointed from the race composing
1.-THE unit, as far as practicable, and
will be selected after a course of
Etraining at the central officers train
Eng school. at Camp Lee, Va.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-12
Registering Today.

Youths of 10 and 20 years and
men between the ages of 81 and
Sc, inclusive, who registered to-
day will first be called to the
colors, and until the supply of
available fighting material in
their ranks has been exhausted,
older men will not be inducted
into service. Questionnaires
will 60 out first to registrants of
those ages and local boards will
proceed with their speedy classi.
fication so that some of them
may be called in October.
Men of 10 and 20 are eligible
to admission to the students
training corps at the 400 secon.
Diary schools with which the
war department has made con.
tracts, but this number can only
be 10000, whereas over 3,OOO,'
600 youths below 2l registered
today.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-12
Pee Dee School Sept 10Th.

The Pee Dee schools will open Mon
day, Sept. 10th at 9 o'clock. The school
committee and the parents of the chill
dren are invited to be present at the
opening of the school. Some interesting
exercises will be held on the part of the
school and visitors.
The faculty IS as follows:
Miss Juanita Williams, Principal, Mis-
ses Mary Entwistle, Emma Gray Ledbet-
ter, Elma Warburton and Lula Wicker,
assistants. An unusually good year is
expected, and parents should see to it
that children are enrolled on the first
day.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-12
SUPERIOR COURT
Civil Term Consumed All Of
Last Week, Adjourning
Late Saturday Afternoon.
Dent in Docket.

1t is the exception when a
term of court lasts a full week;
but then such is generally the
case when Judge w. J. Adams
presides. He is one judge who
stays on the job, and never cuts
proceedings or continues cases in
order to make a getaway.
The civil docket was pretty
well cleaned. In addition to the
cases reported in the Post-Dis-
patch of last week, were the fol-
lowing:
AS we went tc press last issue
the jury was out in the case of J.
c. Currie VS. J. T. Dobbins. 1t
was finally unable to agree, and
so the judge ordered a juror
withdrawn and a mistrial.
D. T. Covington VS. James Blue;
suing for damages to burned cot
ton; jury found in favor of plain
tiff recovering $402.37. .
S. ]. Henry VS. Sou. Exp. Co.
for damages sustained by falling
through defendants truck at
depot. Jury found in favor of
defendant.
L. L. Yates ct al VS. Leak, Wall
& McRae; land suit involving 80
acres; verdict favor defendant.
H. c. Norman VS. ]. c. Wright;
land suit over 123 acres, verdict
favor Norman.
Jack Goodwin VS. Bertha Good
win; uncontested divorce; divorce
granted.
Martha Gibson ct al VS. Stephen
Terry; land suit over SO acres;
verdict in favor of plaintiff.
Court adjourned Saturday af'
ternoon at five o'clock.