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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
GERMAN PRISONERS
AT Fl. MCPHERSON
SAWWAYT0ubERTY
N|PPED IN THE BUD
(By Associated Press.)

Atlanta, May 4.-The apparent at
tempt of wholesale delivery Of Ger
man prisoners at Fort Mcpherson
was frustrated late yesterday when
the guards discovered a fifty-foot
tunnel leading from one Of the bar
racks toward the double wire fence.
The discovery of the passage followed
an investigation Of fighting among the
prisoners.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
Increase On Sugar
Rates Approved
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, May Increases of
about ten per cent carload commod-
ty rates on sugar from New Orleans
tn points in Georgia, were approved
today by the Interstate Commission.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
IS Names On
Casualty List;
Douglas, Ga,
Man Injured
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, May 4.-The casualty
list contained So names: Killed in
action, 3; died of wounds, s; died of
accident, 4; died of disease, s; died
from other causes, 1; wounded Sc
verely IA; wounded slightly, so;
missing in action one. The list in
cludes Private Eddie B. Henderson,
OF Douglas, Ca, slightly wounded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
N[TK0DiSTS
ENDORSE. THE
PRESIDENTS
WAR COURSE
(By Associated Press.)

Atlanta, May 4.-The Presidents
course In the war was strongly en-
dorsed and the support of two and q
quarter million Methodists was
pledged him in a resolution enthusi-
astically adopted by today's session
Of the General Conference. The reso-
ution was Immediately telegraphed
the White House.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
FAIR WEATHER
NEXT week
(By Associated Press !

(By Associated Press.)
washington, May 4.-Generally fair
weather without any temperature
changes Of consequence was the fore
cast for the South Atlantic States the
coming week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04

The West Palm Beach Lodge Of
Elks is negotiating for the purchase
o: the Gables Hotel property, which
will be used eventually for the erec-
ton Of a handsome Elks' home in the
event of its purchase. It Is expected
that definite report will be fled by
tho committee in charge Of the mat
ter at the next lodge meeting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
BOMB FOUND ON TRAIN

Mt. Sterling, ILL.,, May "a conduc-
tor on Wabash train picked up
bundle left by stranger who got on
at Bluffs Upon investigation he
found 1t to be bomb containing
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
Passport Bill
Passed By
The House
(By AssOci2ted Press ,

Washington, May 4.-The House to-
day passed the Administration Pass
port bill requiring all persons enter
ing the United States to have a gov
ornment permit, giving the President
broad powers in restricting entrance
to and exit from American ports.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
Peace Talk in the Air
(By Associated Press.)

London, May Am emissary OF
Germany's new peace offensive is al
ready in England, according to Cen
kral News dispatch to The Dutch FL
hancier. Another agent is believed
to be on the way the news agency
Bays.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
One Of Germans Long Range
Guns Put Out Of Action
Today By French Guns
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, May 4.-News has just been
eceived from the front that French
gun has made a direct hit on one OF
the German long range cannon, and
put 1t out of action.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04

enough explosive to blow the train to
atoms. The train was crowded. No
clue has been found as to the iden-
tity of the owner The bomb was
turned over to authorities at Keokuk,
iowa
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1915
NEW York GOES
"OVER THE TOP
With BIG over
SUBSCRIPTION
(By Associated Press J

NDy An5UCIdtVu FTIyS.J
New York, May 4.-With the sub.
scriptions still pouring in, New York
went "over the top" in the loan cam
paign at noon today. The minimum
quota Of $so0,OOo,ooo had then been
exceeded. Millions are still 70 he tab
ulated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04

tlon. are running In two groups, as
follows: ]. M. Keen, L. W. Bloom,
and A. J. Morgan as group one, and
W. o. Williams, Malcolm G. waring,
and Alton B. Carter in group two. One
man is to be elected from each group
and each voter has a vote for 1st and
End choice out Of each group.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
EMPEROR CALLS
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Of AUSTRIAN
PARLIAMENT
(By Associated Press !

(By ASSOIlatcu PT6sa
Amsterdam, May 4. Emperor
Charles has empowered the Austrian
premier to adjourn Parliament and
forthwith inaugurate measures to
render impossible resumption of its
activities, Vienna dispatch says.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
British Have
Lost 100000 Men
Since March q
BRITISH IMPROVED THEIR Posi-.
TIONS TODAY; GREAT FIGHT.
ING ACTIVITY IS REPORTED
ALONG THE FRONT
(By Associated Press.)

London, May Am intense bonn
|bardment was opened by the Germans
early this morning on the Flanders
front from locre to South Ypres.
There is great activity also in the
sector between the forest Of Nippe
land Meteren, the war office announc-
les. The British slightly improved
their position in a minor operation
near Hinges on the southerly side of
|Lys Salient, while on the northern
front the French carried out a local
attack in which prisoners were taken
iI the Locre sector.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
British Losses Are 250,00O
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, May 4..-British losses
in killed, wounded, missing and cap
tured on the western front since the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
Liberty Loan
OverSubScribed
$6,888,9O0
(By Associated Prens.)

(By Associated Prens.)
Washington, May 4.-The Third
Liberty Loan has already been over
subscribed ss,SSS,sOO, the treasury re-
ported today.
JACKSONVILLE BOY IN FRANCE
WRITES OF GERMAN ADVANCE
Jacksonville, Fla, May 4.-Sergt.-
Maj. Neils R. A. Becker, OF the Ameri-
can Medical corps now stationed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
GERMANS launch ANOTHER
TERRIFIC OFFENSIVE ON THE
FLANDERS front: FIGHTING
ALSO ;5 N I|P|( PRj(CRES$|' ;}E{;|'(H On
THE italian FRONT
German offensive began March 21st
was estimated by the British military
mission here at nearly q quarter Of
a million.
Spirited Artillery
(By Associated Press.,

Paris, May 4.-Spirited artillery
lighting along the Avre river south
east of Amiens was reported In to-
days official statement.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04

Heavy Fighting on Italian Front
(By Associated Press.)
Vienna, Friday, May 3.-(Delayed)
Heavy fighting along the whole
Italian front between the Adriatic
and the Giudicaria valley in the
north was reported in today's official
statement.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04

There is phrase In everyone's
mouth. 1t rings from the pulpit and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-04
265 Trains of German Wounded

Amsterdam, May 4.-Two hundred
and sixty-five trains of wounded Ger
mans returning from the battlefronts
|pf Picardy and Flanders were count
led in the daytime of April 9th to 18th
|pn the Namur Liege railway, says Les
Neuvelles of The Hague.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
WHAT 1T HAS COST.

Henry Clews: The tragic struggle
just ended cost the world a price
utterly beyond comprehension. Debts
incurred by the various belligerents
amount to somewhere near s1a0.O0O..
100000. of which s33 200, 600 900 be-
long to Great Britain, S2S 600, 000, 600
to Germany, SIG, 900 ,OO0, 900 to
France, $4,000, 100000 to Russia. and
$4,000 100000 to the United States.
about half of the latter representing
loans to our allies. To these sums
must be added the heavy amount
paid out of current expenses, and
from direct taxation, which in the
case of the United States and Great
Britain amounted to about one-third
of their newly acquired debts. The
loss Of property in the war zones of
France, Belgium and elsewhere runs
up into tremendous figures: so does
the allied and neutral shipping de-
stroyed by submarines. Other items
must also be taken into account.
such as crops wasted, crops not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
"kULTUR" CULTURE IN IOWA

Washington Correspondence. Chi
cago Tribune: More revelations of
activities OF the National German
American alliance in promoting "kul-
tur'' in Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and Texas
were made today in the senate inves-
tigation of the use Of the brewers
money in the purcsase OF the Wash
ington Times by Arthur Brisbane.
Today's disclosures came in the
form of report made by Joseph
Keller, of Indianapolis, chairman of
the committee OF propaganda and or
ganization of the National German
American alliance, held at San Fran
cisco on August 81, 1916. A copy of
the report was obtained from the
brewers files and a translation was
inserted in the investigating commit
tees record today by Major E. Low
rey, counsel for the Investigators.
Regarding the activities of the
propaganda committee in Illinois,
Mr.. Keller's report states:
in this year we labor in the state
of Illinois, where the president OF
the state alliance, Mr.. Fred Schmidt,
and the state secretary. Mr.. Charles
Christman, are going with us hand In
hand in the most friendly manner. In
Illinois we found conditions similar
to those in Iowa. Particularly dis
appointing was the fact that right in
the big city of Chicago there were
unnumbered societies which had not
yet joined the national alliance.
1--WE have, however, left the build
ing I'D of the city alliance OF Chicago
completely to the excellent local
forces. We are laboring only in the
smaller cities, and 1t is true with
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
] AN AN ERlCAN.

am American.
My father belongs the Sons of the Rsvolution
My mother to the Colonial Dames
One of ancestors pitched tea overheard in Boston hax
Dor;
Another stood his ground with Warren
Another hungered with Washington Valley Forge.
My forefathers American in the making;
They spoke in her council halls;
They died her battlehelds;
They cleared her forests;
Dawns Redeemed and paled.
Staunch hearts of mine beat fast at each new star
In the nations flag.
Keen eyes of mine foresaw her greater glory;
The sweep of her
The plenty of her plains;
The manhives of her billionwred cities.
Every drop blood holds heritage of patriotism
proud of my past.
| American.
l American.
My father atom OF dust,
My mother straw in the wind
To His Serene Majesty.
my ancestors died in the mines OF Siberia;
Another crippled for life by twenty blows Of the
knout:
Another was killed defending his home during the
The history of my is a trail of blood
TO the palace of the great white car.
But when the dream came
The dream of America
in the light of a liberty torch
The of dust became
And straw the wind become
For the first time
my father pointing the flag that fluttered
"That flag of the Stars and stripes is yours;
is emblem of the promised land
1t means, my son, the hope of humanity.
Live for tide for it,
Under the open sky OF my new country do
And every drop of blood in will keep that vow.
! proud of future
/ American.
Elias Lieberman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30

gratifying results. Fourteen new al
liances were brought into life, and in
addition to this a. large number of
societies joined their respective local
alliances"
The report names sixty-six down
state towns In which meetings were
held and agitation conducted"
The conditions in Iowa referred to
were described as follows:
The first state which was taken in
hand by us was Iowa, where there
was a great but in many places dis
organized Germanism, which seemed
to have lost entirely the path of the
progress of German kultur. We sue
ceeded. however, even in the remote
parts Of Iowa, in bringing some light
and in shaking the local Germanism
out of its sleep OF indifference and
in kindling in it the pride of the Ger
man race.
"The glorious aims OF our organi-
zation had never been correctly con-
ceived, especially by the Germans of
the smaller cities Of Iowa Forum
ately we found In the German pastors
and preachers active support in our
missionary work. The noble letters,
gratifying to the German heart and
spirit, written by individual pastors,
whch came to our office, are clear
edidence thereof.
"a number of new organizations
were called into life and a great
number Of soldiers joined the ma
tonal alliance as members. And to-
day tho alliance of Iowa is one of
the best supporters Of the national
alliance"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
1T rs AN INNOVATION.

DIR. David Jayne Hill sees great and mani
fest advantages in peace negotiations conducted
in the usual way by instructed plenipotentaries
whose work must be submitted to their gov
ernments for approval. He reasons that the
president in going to Versailles by his own APP
pointnent will carry out ideas known only to
himself and this would be that secret diplom-
acy against which the first of his fourteen
principles protests.
Evidently this nation will have in him an I'M
INSTRUCTED representative free to act at his dis
cretion and to put upon his fourteen principles
or any others such Interpretation he wills
He can thus commit this country to terms of
which it knew nothing until the treaty was
made. 1t would then be laid before the senate,
and unless that body gave it perfunctory ap-
proval it would have TO discredt the nations
executive in the eyes of the world
Is this peoples war to be ended by peace
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
A MISTAKEN DECISION.

New York World: The announced
determination of the president to go
abroad for the peace conference will
be generally regretted throughout
the country. That he should go as an
equal participant in the conference
with the delegates from other coun-
tries has clearly been given up. and
for obvious reasons. The evident
purpose is to place himself in posi-
ton where his views can the more
readily be impressed upon the con-
ference, whether in the shaping of its
peace treaties or in forwarding his
own cherished ideal of league of
nations.
But where In Europe can there be
found rostrum for such expression
equal to that of the hall of the house
at Washington, in the immediate
presence of the representatives of
100,00O,o00 people? 1t certainly can
not be found in the secluded locality
of Versailles, where the conference is
likely to sit. or at Brussels or else
where should its place of meeting be
changed. Nor can 1t be found in
London or some other European CEN
ter without denying to the argument
its whole force of close propinquity
to the conference
President Wilson's great and won
derful Leadership of the world in re-
spect to war aims and peace terms
and league of nations to make
future wars impossible was gained
and, held in all of its outward express
sions from that rostrum at Washing
ton. He cannot find one in all Europe
from which his voice will carry fur
Their or sound with greater power
around the world
We cannot but feel that the presi-
dent is making grave mistake from
any point of view in deciding finally
to remove himself so far from the
seat of the government he is charged
with administering, in still critical
time, for purposes which can better
be served where he is.
New York Evening Post: There is
no suggestion that the vice presi-
dent temporarily discharge some of
the duties of the presidency. For
that there would be neither constitu.
tional warrant nor precedent. II
ever a president suffered from "in-
ability" it was Garfield after being
shot in 1881, when he lay HELPLESS
and dying for weeks. Yet there was
then no thought of calling upon Vice
President Arthur to act as chief
executive. Congress has never de-
lined the constitutional inability tn
discharge the powers and dutieso of
he presidency. What Judge Story
pointed out long ago remains the fact
-oday, namely: mo provision has as
yet been made for the case of the
inability of the president to perform
he duties of his Office. nor has anv
node of proof been prescribed TO
ascertain the fact of inability or what
hall be deemed an inability" n ia
highly probable. therefore, that the
absence will be regarded
egally and officially as not essen
tally different from the absence Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
Start Tomorrow
and Keep 1t Up
Every Morning
Get In the habit Of drinking /,
glass Of hot water before
breakfast.

i We're not here long, so let's max
our stay agreeable. Let us live we'll
eat well. digest well, work we'll ses5
well, and look well. What glorioaj
condition to attain, and yet, how YER
easy it is if one will only adopt It'd
morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to fed
dull and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from a cold
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stOuI
ach. can, instead, feel as fresh as i
daisy by opening the sluices of ths|
system each morning and flushing oul|
stagnant matter.
Everyone. whether ailing, sick OIL
well, should, each morning. befon|
breakfast, drink a glass of real hG|
water with teaspoonful of limestol;|
phosphate in 1t to wash from ths|
stomach, liver and bowels the preyt
GUS days indigestible waste, soul
bile and poisonous toxins; thu|
cleansing. sweetening and purifying
the entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach
The action of hot water and lime
stone phosphate on an empty stom
ach is wonderfully invigorating II
cleans out all the sour fermentations
gases, waste and acidity and glva
one splendid appetite for break
fast. While you are enjoying you
breakfast the water and phosphate y
quietly extracting large volume 0
water from the blood and getunl
ready for a thorough flushing OF
the inside organs.
The millions of people who, an
bothered with constipation, billoui
spells. stomach trouble; others Whe
have sallow skins, blood disorder
and sickly compilations are urged u
get a quarter pound Of limestons|
phosphate from the drug store. ins
will cost very little, but is suf1cieal
to make anyone pronounced cram
on the subject Of inside-bathing %
fore breakfast.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30

raised, industries ruined, new enter
prises killed. construction delayed,
capital diverted, foreign trade dis.
rupted and worldwide commercial
disorganiza ton; all of which, If com.
bined, would mount up into figures
still more staggering than those
given above. Even then such losses
are as nothing compared with the
millions OF dead, estimated at about
ten millions, and the many more mil
lions of MANNED: or with the pain
and misery of those who suffered
behind the lines; or with the setback
to civilization; or with the irrepar-
able injuries to moral standards and
the bitter hatreds which will require
generations for effacement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Cedar Rapids Republican: The re-
publicans in the new congress will
have duties and responsibilities that
are of the gravest kind. 1t will be
largely up to them to prove that the
old party Is fit to be returned to
power. It is fit, we believe, If those
who now represent it officially Will
be able to show in congress what the
republicans in the country really
stand for.
Perry Chief: The soldier vote was
about three to one for Harding The
pro- German, pacifist and foreign Ian
guage gang was unanimous in their
opposition. Governor Harding has a
right to feel good over the result.
Davenport Times: Contrast the
situation of two of the principal
figures in the great world war-king
Albert of Belgium, beloved by every
friend of liberty, acclaimed as hero.
riding into Brussels at the head of
his victorious troops; and Emperor
wilhelm, defeated, disgraced and uni
versally hated. hiding like whipped
cur in foreign land.
Dubuque Times-Journal: Lloyd
George will doubtless be endorsed,
because his appeal to Great Britain
is a broad appeal for the welfare of
the empire, not selfish appeal for
the support of a party
Iowa City Citizen: Henry Ford is
following in the footsteps of William
j. Bryan and Robert NJ. LaFollette,
both of whom achieved prominence
in special lines and attempted to
capitalize it in the form of publica-
tons which would carry their dis
tinctive views to the millions of their
fellow countrymen.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Those
German DANES who are asking Amer
lean mothers for food for starving
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30

Germany haven't rendered any SYM
pathy yet to the American mothers
whose babes went down with the
Lusitania. Let's have some fruits
meet for repentance, which has never
yet been minated anywhere in Ger
many.
Perry Chief: There are kings and
King Albert of Belgium. Some way
it doesn't seem right to class him
with the ordinary kings.
Waterloo Times-Tribune: The cable
companies want to know what on
earth Uncle Sam wants to do with
the cable companies. AS near as we
can understand it, he wants to talk
to himself.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
This will be a lonesome country with
George Creel overseas; but it will be
a good lonesome.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30

President Roosevelt and Presiden'
Taft on their trips to Panama. Ias
government will go on by itself. Con
gress will be in session; the cou,s
will be open; occasionally, 1t may w. w.
the president will take action "
cable: and all the time the omce y,
set for the enforcement OF law WIZ
be at their posts. For the uIs
being we shall be attaining the ". ~.
Massachusetts, ideal, "a governhieD
of laws and not OF men"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30

in which the people are not consulted, have no
say? 1t would seem so, 1T the president per-
ssts in the course he has planned against the
popular judgment as voiced by the press 1t
is a startling innovation; for never since soy.
ereigns claimed to be the state and as such
made treaties has a nation victorious in war
been so yoiceless in making peace
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30
The Dream vs.. the orudesry.

Washington Post: 1t Is the dres.
cf exalted souls that the peace coua
ell will develop into league Oh 10
lions, open to all honorable free 10
tions on equal terms, and power, nr
enough to compel any nation or gIv us
Of nations to keep the peace IN sp''.
of any quarrel that may ARISE. q
magnificent. glorious dream! May - n
be realized; but if the peace cou,.s
should accomplish the drudgery laa.
actually confronts it, by cieaimS
away the rubbish heaps OF tyfai"
and giving the peoples of Europe :
fair opportunity to govern tne@
selves permanently according to . u,.r
own will, 1t will have done in'
velous thing.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30

! believe every manly and beautiful generous
is eternal and makes the soul still greater and v
ms till in the land where manly and kindling souls have
lived there everywhere about the earth like
beauty like inspiration this living gift Of the dead this
soul And nations only great when they true to
Hnat SOUL Men only be great when they true to
r. best they have imagined-John MasefeId.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-30

Go often to the house of thy friend, for
weeds choke up the unused path.-Scandin-
avian Edda.