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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27

LIEUT.. STANLEY r. IRACHT.
Lieut. Stanley p Tracht commands
the local navy recruiting station
Lieut. TrachJ is graduate Of the
Naval academy, Annapolis. Maryland.
and has been on duty in FL Paso since
Nay 9Th, 1916.
Prom an old time square rugged
sailing ship TO a modern superdread-
rought is a far cry, but that has been
the experience Of Lieut. Tracht-
Lieut. Trachr is an ANNAPOLIS grad
nate. entering the naval academy in
1907. Among the many sorts Of train
ing given the midslipmen in his time
az the academy were cruises on diff
ferent types OF ships. The first ship
on which Lieut. Tracht. as a 'plebe'
or first year man, put TO sea was the
historic square ri-ger Severen. On her
because Of his slender build, he was
sent alofL as a royal yardsmau. a
ness when the ship rolled heavily in
q gale, and san had TO be spread and
Els subsequent cruises were made
on the old Hartford, another square
rlgger, on the superdraednouEht
Utah. the battleships Massachusetts
and Iowa. on 1dmira- Dewey's famous
flagship. the Olympia, and last on the
cruiser Galveston on the China sta
ton The itinerary OF the latter yes
sci. during Lieut. Traclt's service
abroad. included the ports OF the Ma
lay archipelago and the South Sea is
lands. cruises to japan. TO Tladivos-
-lok. Siberia. and trips Up the great
river Of Chiua-the TanE-tZe- KfauE-
10 the up river ports.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27
Hospital Corps
8th District,
Short 100 Men
Advancement Is Rapid and
Men Holding Rating
Detailed Quick

The hospital corps OF the naval SER
vice is one OF the choice branches and
az the present time there is a short-
age Of hospital corps men
In the eighth naval district there IS
need for about 100 hospital corps men
and men who can qualify for this ser
vice may enlist. depending upon their
qualification. as hospital apprentice
first or second class
The ages Tor enrolment as second
class are Is 10 50 ard the applicant
VIII be examined IN arithmetic, spell
ing, writing geography and history OF
the United States.
Registered or graduate pharmacists
may enrol as first class upon passing
a mental examination. The age limits
are d to %.
Advancement is very rapid IN the
hospital branch and men in this rat
ing win be detailed for duty either at
one Of the naval hospitals or naval
stations IN this country, or aboard q
ship OF the navy or at one Of the
navy's bases abroad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27

ever. afte. they have filled out their
questionnaires, they viii not be given
the opportunity 20 enlist by their
local boards. unless they are not
within the current quota. but between
now and such time as they shall have
been classified an men who regis
tered on June may obtain a state
meuc that they are not within the
current quota
There has never been a time that
registered men could not enlist in the
naval reserve. as all registrants were
given this privilege. except those. OF
course. who were within the current
quotas Of their boards.
Apply to Local BOard.
ANY registrant who may wish 20
enter the naval service need only
apply 20 his local board II he Is
given q statement that he IS not
within the current quota. any enrol
ing officer viii be authorized TO en-
rol him fin the naval reserve force
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27

for greater efforts 20 qualify while
anxious 10 get aboard a battleship.
And now for the advancement part
Competitive examinations are held
yearly on board ship and at the train
ing stations 10 determine which OF
the youngsters in me service shall
have the privilege OF entering Anuap-
oils The secretary Of the navy Is
authorized TO send yearly 100 men to
the naval academy. and any man with
one year in the service, who is under
% ears OF age, may compete for APP
pointment by the secretary
officer Material school.
At each naval station is an officer
material school The navy's need for
officers increases daily. as each new
ship is launched, and the command
ants OF the stations keep a sharp
watch on the recruits under rfeir
command. with a view 20 deciding
their fitness for officers. After a
few months Of probation, II sea
man second class is believed 10 have
the qualifications. educational and
personal which would make him q
leader Of men, he is placed in the
officer material school for instruction
in those jects-navigati steam
engineering, electrical engineering,
wireless telegraphys seaman-nip, ord
nance and gunnery etc.-which must
be shown by a naval officer.
Graduates OF these officer material
schools are given an intensive post
graduate course at the naTe' academy
which is usually Of s weeks duration
They are then given commissions as
ensigns temporary in the navy.
This rank corresponds with second
lieutenant in the army, and the salary
is $500 per year
For the seaman Cecond class who
has not had the education and train
ing necessary to enter an officer ma
terial school, there are many ratings
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27
LOtUIySeaman, SecondCLass
LsAU-I77pOrtant To heNaUy

AFANT a mother. when her son en-
4fA rolled in the naval reserve. felt
secretly even though she didn't voice
her feelings. taat her sons un-
doubted talents should have COM
mauded more than an apprentice
seaman" job some Of the men. too.
have seemed ignorant OF the duties
performed. and the opportunities Of
Tered by this rating in the naval re-
serve force.
one young man. after enrolling as
apprentice seaman, came 20 the local
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27
DANIELS ASKS INCREASE
IN NUMBER OF MIDSHIPMEN

Secretary Daniels asked congress
TO increase the number Of midship-
men at the Annapolis academy 20
1900 by October is. that number be-
ing all that can be accommodated fin
the present buildings To bring this
about he asked that each senator and
representative be authorized 20 Jes-
ignate five candidates for admission
instead OF three as at present. while
annually j. would be appointed at
the navy. The secretary OF the navy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-27

also recommended that OFFICERS and
men Of the navy and marine corps
doing duty in Sant0 Domingo be al
lowed to receive pay from the Domi-
nican republic for extra work in adj
ditiou to their regular pay.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
BOARD OF TRADE

In spite of President Welch's elo-
quent appeal to the reserves, very few
except the old guard, and not many of
them, were present at the board of
trade meeting Friday night. MI.
Welch called the meeting, to order
and Mr.. Frederick Hooker acted as
secretary. Present and accounted
for were ]. NJ. Meffert, W. T. Gary,
C. w. Hunter, Mrs. Anna Tweedy,
Dempsey Mayo, ]. w. Hood, d. E..
McIver, Travis Collier, Max Israel
son, Banner and Star reporters.
It only took few minutes to es-
tablish the fact that the large guam
tity~ correspondence that had accu-
mulated in the absence of a secretary
called for permanent organization
before much business could be attend
ed to. President Welch having named
his board of governors, they went into
action, while the rest of the meeting
adjourned. The members of the boara
of governors are as follows: Messrs.
w. T. Gary, D.. E. McIver, C. w.
Hunter, ]. NJ Meffert and Max Is
raelson.
Mr.. D. B. Mayo was elected by the
governors as secretary of the board.
He is an excellent man for the office
and is so situated that he can attend
to the work without must interfer-
ence with his other business affairs.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
AMERICANS BRING
LUCK TO ITALY
ASSOCIATED Pressl

American Aviation Training Camp.
Southern Italy.@"Y You can't kill an
American" is the dictum of the Ital-
ian officers training the several hun
dred young aviators who have been
flying here since the end of Septem-
Der, when, by arrangement with the
Italian government, this camp was
established.
The Americans have such q repu-
tation for luck that Italian soldiers
come here SO they may touch one of
the aviators. 1T brings US good
luck, too" they explain.
The Americans fly from morning
until night virtually every day. Not
single one has been killed and bur
three have been injured at all SER
iously. One of the latter, on his third
trip alone, got into an air situation
which he did not understand, with the
result that he stopped his motor
whereupon the machine began to
plunge downwards until its fall was
checked by the telegraph wires of the
railway station of the nearby city.
Thence the machine dropped to the
ground and was smashed. The aviator
was picked up for dead, but in FIVE
days he was ready for another fly.
The prize story Of the camp con-
Germs Harry Harris of California, who
got lost, frse, in the clouds, and then
in central tIaSy. He was a couple OF
hours going away and whole week
coming back. AS he afterwards ex-
planned, he went up for an altitude
and when he got above the clouds he
was unable to discover whether he
was flying upside down or right side
up, or whether the earth was above
or below him.
Finally, after grazing few noun
tain tops of the appennines, he light
ed in the center of a village square,
beginning for something to eat. AS
he couldn't speak Italian, his explain
alton that he was Americana" didn't
satisfy the local police, who had never
heard of American ayiators in Italy
but had heard lot about those of
Austria who have the unpleasant
habit of dropping bombs on coast
towns along the Adriatic.
However, he was fed and started
campwards, after a couple of days Of
detention. He had flown nearly hun
dred and fifty miles away from camp,
and when he got back there, he was
accused of having been on a visit TO
some sweetheart.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
AMERICAN LITERATURE

In continuation of the literature
program for the current year, Miss
Isabel Stuart Mays viii give series
of talks on American literature. The
first of these lectures viii be given at
the Woman's Club at $3.50 p. m. We'd
nesday, January Both. All interested
club members are invited to attend
these meetings, and the regular class
members are asked to come prepared
to take notes.
The subject for the first lecture viii
be Washington Irving and below is
given a list of readings from that
authors works. Students are asked
to familiarize themselves with as
many of these selections as possible:
1. Knickerbocker History of New
York abridged edition, books 3, 4, 81
2. The Conquest of Granada.
3. Sketch Book: Rip Van Winkle,
Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Christmas
Stories, Stratford-on-Avon, West
minister Abbey, The Angler. The Al
hambra.
4. Bracebridge Hall, Introduction
to May Day, Christmas Sketches,
Dolph Hegliger, Stout Gentleman,
Annette Delabre.
5. Tales of a Traveller, Wolfert
Webber, The Bold Dragon, The Mon
ey Diggers, The Devil and Tom Wal
ker.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
UNIFORM OBSERVANCE

The state hotel representative of
the United States food administra-
Ition, Harry L. Beeman, wishes to
point cut to all hotels and restau-
rants of Florida, that there should be
a uniform Observance of "wheatless"
and "meatless" days.
Owing to some variance in notices
sent out, many hostelriesS and cafes
are not perfectly acquainted with
their duties. Therefore, Mr.. Beeman
has issued the following statement:
eMeatless days in Florida, as rec
onmended by the Hotel Mems Asso-
citation, and approved by myself after
due consideration, will be Tuesdays
and Thursdays of each week Wheat
less days will be Wednesday of each
week.
This notice should be the guide
for all places where the public is
served with meals, and should also be
followed as closely as possible in
homes.
sNo effort should be spared on the
part of hotel men in extending the OBJ
servance of these days, and bringing
about even greater conservation, If
they can do so. In other words, we
should not be classed as painless
patriots We should do everything
that we can to make our guests feel
that it is patriotic duty we are ac-
cepting, and that we are not trying to
cater to extravagant tastes or selfish
demands of the travelling public.
81 do not believe that there will be
great complaint from our guests in
observing these days, and if they are
made uniform throughout Florida, we
could consider exactly what is going
on in every city in the state at the
same time. Cards are now being de-
signed to be sent to each hotel in the
state, bearing out the uniformity of
the days I have mentioned in this
notice"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
IRVINE

Irvine, Jan. 25.-Mr. L. K. Ed
wards left Tuesday for several days
trip to Jacksonville.
Mr.. Barclay Neil of Mcintosh was
a Wednesday caller.
DR.. and Mrs. T. L. Davis and Miss
Mamie FAINT spent Thursday with
friends at BIitchton.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Mathews of
Pennington were here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Edwards and
little son and daughter, Miss Rubye,
motored to OcaIa Saturday.
Mrs. Arch McIYer of OcaIa was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. j. L. Davis
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon Irvine and Mr.
Kingcade Irvine of Orange Lake,
were Sunday afternoon callers.
DIR. David Payne Of Fairfield was in
our burg Sunday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
PATRIOTIC AND
UNPATRIOTIC HOTELS

Harry L. Beeman, hotel represen-
tative for the state of Florida, is go
ing to publish an honor roll of the
hotels and restaurants in Florida
which agree to conform to the Unit
ed States food administrator sug-
gestions as to "wheatless" and "meat-
less" days.
The first list of names will be pub
lished during the early part of Feb
ruary, and will show specifically, the
places which have voluntarily agreed
and eagerly begun to form the food
administrations program.
Mr.. Beeman has already received a
large number of letters from hotels
of Florida, prominent among these
being the Florida East Coast hotels,
everyone of which has sent word that
they are going to do their best to
help out.
Mr.. Beeman has not stated whether
he would publish the names of those
who do not conform, but he has in
his possession, information regarding
some hotels, the proprietors of which
have been so unpatriotic as to de-
clare themselves against conforming
to the food administration program.
In some sections of the United
States, black lists are being published,
but Mr.. Beeman does not believe such
a procedure will be necessary in
Florida.
However, he would like to show to
the authorities in Washington, thai
every hotel and public eating place in
this state is thoroughly in accord with
the food administration.
All hotels and restaurants are urg-
ed to send in notices of their agree
ment to adhere to the food admins
tration's "meatlessp and "wheatless"
days as set apart for this state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
oCALA'S HONOR ROLL
Navy Recruiting Station,
Room 3O1 Postoffice Building,


Ocala, Fla, Jan. 26, 1918.
David Solomon Dean, of Romeo,
who made application for the navy,
was sent to Atlanta for final exami-
nation.
Navy enlistments are for the dura.
ton of the war. Young men between
the ages of 18 and 35 may enlist.
Aviation Mechanics Wanted
Machinists, gas engine men, wood
workers, carpenters and other me
chanics wanted between the ages of
21 and 35 for aviation duty. These
men viii be sent to Pensacola for
duty.
General electricians and radio cleo
tricians are wanted for the navy.
Minimum Age for Firemen Lowered
Young men Is years of age can en-
list as firemen, with good changes of
learning to be skilled mechanics.
Registered men can volunteer for
the navy. Further information may
be obtained by calling at this Office.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
FLOW OF GOLD INTO
: BANK OF FRANCE
(Associated Press)

Paris, January 6.-The flow of
gold into the Bank of France was
given fresh impetus by the third
war loan. After reaching more than
100,000,000 francs a week during the
early stage of the campaign and
gradually declining to little over a
million, the receipts went up again
to more than two millions. The total
gain TO the banks gold reserve since
the beginning of the war now totals
2,250,000,000 fracs, bringing the re-
serve up to 5,351, 100000 million
francs without recourse to any other
persuasive measures.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
PROCLAMATION BY
THE PRESIDENT
Asking American People for Greater
Saving in Order to Help
Feed Our Allies
(Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 26.-The presi-
dent today completed his proclamation
calling on the American people for
greater food saving in order to re-
lease more food for the army and our
allies. The proclamation will be is
sued at the White House tonight for
publication in Sunday papers. For the
present the food administrations
1913 conservation program viii be ac-
companied by regulations limiting the
sale and distribution of wheat flour.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
MEN WANTED FOR
THE HOME GUARD

The government wants at once 400
men for the home guard in Florida.
Men must be between 81 and 40 years
of age and able to pass physical ex
animation. They viii be armed with
Krag rifles and drilled and paid the
same as regulars, but viii not be re
ouired, unless extraordinary emergen-
cies arise, to go outside the state. For
further particulars consult the army
recruiting officer at the postoffice.
The home guards win be used TO
guard munition works, railways,
bridges, etc. They win be under the
orders of the federal government.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
HEAVY CHARGES
FROM HEN[Y
Packing Interests. He Declares, Use
Unserupulous Methods to
Secure Profits
(Associate,l FressJ

Washington, Jan. 26-The big pack
ing interests were charged today by
Francis j. Heney, special counsel for
the Federal Trade Commissions in
fvestigation, with having attempted TO
bring influence to bear on the presi-
dent to have the investigation stopped.
Mr.. Heney told the commission he
would later show joint telegram
sent the president recently by num-
Der of Detroit bankers, protesting
that the investigation was disturbing
economic conditions and that the mes
sage had been inspired by the pack
ers.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
LIST OF REGIsTRANTs
Ordered to Report for Physical Ex-
animation Feb. 1st, 1918

ordered to Report for Physical Ez
animation Feb. 1st. 1918
Nero Leon, Oak.
Porter Lewis, Oak.
George Pondexter, Electra.
Abraham j. Mencham, Morriston.
James Graham, Sparr.
Walter Jackson, Ocala.
William Lumpkin, Ocala.
Quitman Waters, Reddick.
Thos. S. Clayton, Ocala.
Paul E. Clark, WeirsdaIe.
Fillmore Mccoy, Eyinston.
David J. Jackson, Ocala..
Hume A. Vann, Dunnellon.
Francis E. Harris Jr., 0cala.
Charles G.. Miller, 0klawaha.
VIM. Mckinley Jones, Weirsdale.
Thomas Anderson, Ocala.
George Bennett, Morriston.
William Halford, Electra.
Ernest e. Schenck, Ocala.
Johnnie Lawton, Ocala.
Allen E. Petrie, Bay Lake.
Bascom B. King, Dunnellon.
Clyde d. Jordan, Pine.
James Willis, Boardman.
Talmage Baldwin, Burbank.
Chestine Sanders, OcaIa.
Oscar Donaldson, Ocala.
Samuel Small, Ocala.
Arthur E. Colding, Williston.
Nose Waters, Reddick.
James Russell, York.
Edmon P. Jackson, Romeo.
Grover H. Grantham, Arcadia.
Robert Lawrence, Ocala.
Joe McBurney, Morriston.
Freddie Mathews, Flemington.
VIM. w. Waters, Micanopy.
Will Bryant, Weirsdale.
James w. Nichols, Summerfield.
John e. Proctor, Summerield.
Eugene Ellis, Micanopy.
Willie Bird, 0cala.
Oscar L. Johns, Ocala.
Leon NJ. Franklin, Ocala.
Bell Graham, Ocala.
Jacob Montgomery, Dunnellon.
Daniel A. Boon, Anthony.
Alex P Finley, Kendrick.
Walter Holly, Ocala.
Local Board for Marion County,
By L. R. Trammell, Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
SHORT RAT|ONS FOR
THE SAILORS
Jack Tar VIII Have Plenty More
Reason to Strafe the
Germans
(Associated Press)

Washington, jan 26.-The crews of
all American ships sailing from At
lantic and Gulf ports will go on a spe-
cial food administration ration Febru-
ary 1st. They will eat less beef and
pork and observe ten wheatless meals
each week.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
COMPANY H HAS LOST A MAN

Dade City, Jan. 25.-The body of
Robert C. Lyles of Greer, was brought
from Camp Wheeler to Dade City for
burial Wednesday morning. He died
Monday from meningitis. The father
did not know of his sons illness until
he received the message that he was
dead.l He was in Co. H, 124th in
fantry.
Before going into the service he
was employed in Tampa as a street
car conductor. A large number of
friends from Greer, where he was
brought up, attended the funeral.
It paws to advertise-in the Star.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
MR.. PHINNEY EXPLAINS

A Star reporter had the pleasure of
meeting Mr. Arthur G. Phinney, the
manager of Henry w. Savage'se 'tEv-
eryWoman," Thursday. Mr.. Phinney
deeply regretted caneeling Ocala's
date, and did everything in his power
to explain his situation and the rea-
son for making the decision he did.
He really was in quite dilemma
and was unable to get into commu-
nication with Mr. Savage, who is
Icruising on the east coast, and so had
to make kasty decision.
In the first place every hope was
held out to him that "Everywoman'
could be presented in st. Petersburg
Tuesday, as they burn no coal, and
the opera house managers offered to
close the other five nights in the
week. Eventually Mr.. Phinney was
wired that they had no authority to
allow the change to be made.
Mr.. Phinney gave the reporter
these among other reasons for his de.
cision: st. Petersburg is full of thou
sands of representative tourists who
are getting only few real attractions;
their theater with its fabulous invest
ment is undoubtedly Florida's great,
est theater; Mr.. Savage owns prop
kerty there, frequently makes extend
ed visits there and is greatly inter-
ested in its growth; if he gave Ocala
Gainesville's date it would throw out
every other engagement. He also saw
the Temple here and realized that its
size, etc, made it far more capable
of setting off Everywoman.
Mr.. Phinney clipped the Stars
puffs and will send them with all
other newspaper items in regard to
the matter to explain things in them
selves to Mr.. Savage, He fears that
Mr.. Savage viii be displeased, and
that he will more than square things
with the Ocala public, He even be-
lieves Mr.. Savage viii make a special
effort to bring his other magnificent
production, "Have a Heart to Ocala
this coming March.
Mr.. Phinney asked us to remember
that it is through St. Petersburg that
Ocala had the big Savage play, Sari,
and it is through that place we will
get others. In st. Petersburg Every
woman had $4,000 house.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
SUPPLIES PURCHASED
IN ENGLAND AND SPAIN
tAssoriated Press)

Washington, JAM 26.-More secret
testimony before the Senate military
committee made public today dis
closes that in December General Per-
shing was authorized to buy 100000
British uniforms for American sol
diers and 100000 blankets in Spain.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
NORTH DAKOTA
COMES NEXT
Is the Third State to Adopt the
National Prohibition
Amendment
(Associated Press)

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 26.-The
state senate with two dissenting votes
last night concurred in the house
resolution ratifyfng the federal pro-
hibition amendment.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-26
CONFIDENT SHE IS
THE COAQuEROR
And Determined ON Aggression, Ger
many Will Listen to No Peace
Terms Except Her Own
ASSOCIATED Press)

London, Jan. 26.-The view enter
tanned by majority of the morning
papers here of the speeches of Count
Czernin and Chancellor Won Hertling,
before the Austrian and German par
liaments, is that Germany regards
herself as the conqueror, that she is
determined upon aggression and pre-
pared to listen to no peace terms ex-
cept her own, therefore the war must
go on. 1t is admitted by many writ
ers that Count Czernin's tone was
more conciliatory than Won Hertling's
but this is attributed largely to the
internal conditions now prevailing In
Austria Hungary.