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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-06

maintenance of the Monroe doc
trine at a period when the Euro
pean powers were interested in
Venezuela; the recognition of
Panama as a republic, and his
treaty with Panama and the
settlement of the Pennsylvania
coal strike. For his part in end
ing the Japan-Russia conflict,
he was awarded the Nobel peace
prize in 1906.
When the European war be-
gan, Roosevelt advocated pol
icy of national preparedness,
urging universal military train
ing for the nations youth.
With the United States bel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-06
u. S. Steamship Beached
on Fire Off Havana

HAVANA. Jan. 4.-The steamship
Temple E. Dorr is reported to have
beached on fire, at Cojimar, a suburb
Of this city. about four miles east of
the harbor opening. Four men from
the ship have arrived here asking for
help.
The Temple f Dorr left New Or
leans on Dec. 80 for San Francisco.
She was a steamship of 453 tons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-06
First Skating of Year
Enjoyed at Morton Lake

Y-hoo, Skinnay. set your skates.
Morton lake is frozen over.
The first ice skating OF the year
was enjoyed today at Morton lake
where a number of boys took part in
the rare sport The ice is quite thick.
according to persons who have been
there. If weather conditions are IA
vorable, number of skating parties
will probably be formed Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-06
LAST men REMOVED
FROM US. TRANSPORT

FIRE ISLAND. n. Y, Jan 4---Re-
moval of 200 wounded, the last of the
army transport Northern Pacifics SOL
der passenger list aboard the stand
ed liner, was begun early today under
clearing skies and in an even sea
Submarine chasers and naval launches
carrying the men to the hospital ship
Solace, were expected to complete the
operation before noon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-06
French Troops Enter
Capital of Montenegro
(Bv Associated Press)

PARIS, Jan. 4.-French troops en-
tered Cettinje. the capital of Monte
negro. on Dec. %. it is announced.
They were greeted enthusiastically by
the people and found that good order
prevailed in the country Five mem
bers of the national assembly have
been charged with the management Of
tie conptry'a affairs until the union of
N.m.enesro and Serbia rrtcr the
KArs Georscvitch dyEAs.y las beel
III - al
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-06
Want Postal Truck Route
From City to Hollans5arg

Plans are being started by the post
master at williamsburg, to have a post
al truck mail route between Richmond
and williamsburg, Ohio.
Before an application can be put in
with the government an estimate of
how much mail can be hauled on these
trucks and it is expected that by next
summer the mail route will be under
way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-06

ligerent, Roosevelt endeavored
to obtain the consent of the war
department to establish an army
division in France. The neces-
sary permission for the forma-
ton of such a force was not
forthcoming, and Roosevelt was
unable to carry out his most
cherished ambition.
AS an explorer, a soldier, a
writer and a diplomat, Roosevelt
ranked high. His strenuous life
led him into many experiences,
and friends and enemies agree
that his life, his character and
his writings represented a high
type of Americanism.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-06
CZECH DELEGATION LEAVES

PARIS. Jan. 4.--The Czecho-Slovak
delegation to the peace conference will
leave Prague for Paris on Jan. s, ac-
cording to Basic dispatch today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-06
Sixty More German Planes
Accepted by Americans
(By Associated Press)

COBLENZ, Jan. 4.-Sixty more Ger
man airplanes were accepted today by
the Americans. One hundred more,
which will be turned over to the
Americans, have arrived here and are
being given trial flights by German
aviators preparatory to their accept
ance. So far all the machines offered
have been accepted. All were brand
new.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11

the vital statistics department. Before
beginning this work the agents, Jas.
C Mitchell and E. Lackey, combed
the state for reports of deaths, utiliz-
ing other avenues of information than
those at the command of the State
Board of Health.
The fact that the population of the
state is so widely scattered and that
there are so many rural communities,
only sparsely settled, has made it
particularly hard for the vital Stats
tics department to get complete re-
ports on deaths. In view of this and
OF the fact that 62 unreported deaths
would have barred Florida from the
area, it is considered significant
achievement for this state to have
been the thirty-third to standardize
its death race.
DR.. Thompson had the honor OF
assisting in placing Kansas in the
area in 1914, and declared he will
Immediately start the work of getting
Florida in the birth registration area
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
VITAL STATISTICS

Jacksonville, Oct. 11.-Eforts of
the vital statistics department of the
State Board of Health extending
over two years were crowned with
success this week, when a wire reach
ed DR.. Stewart C.. Thompson, vital
statistician, from Samuel Rogers, d.
rector of the United States Bureau of
Census, stating that Florida has been
admitted to the death registration
area. A state is admitted to the area
when it can show at least 80 per cent
OF the deaths reported.
Admission to the area gives Florida
the honor of being the ninth southern
state and the thirty-third state in the
Union to win this distinction. She
precedes Georgia in entering the
death area. She is also the third
largest state IN point of territory to
enter the area.
To determine Florida's right of ad-
mission to the area, the United States
Bureau of Census sent two agents to
Jacksonville a month ago to make a
check of the death records on file in
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11

The Times Union takes a slam at
both the war department and Gov.
Cats, anent the latter's attempt to
blame Senator Fletcher for Florida
troops being scattered before they
were sent abroad. Cats attack on
Fletcher is simply ridiculous, as any
soldier knows, but what's the differ
ence? When was Cats ever fair to
an opponent? 1t seems to US, how
ever, that the First Florida Regiment
was badly broken up before Cats
came into office, altho if he had left it
in the hands of the national guard Of
ficers of proved merit it could have
been reassembled as soon as war
broke out with Germany. If Secretary
Baker says the Second Florida Taft
erward the 124th) Infantry, went to
Europe intact, he is talking thru his
hat. Nine-tenths of the men were
transferred to other organizations be-
fore the regiment went over, and
when the command lined up for it's
first parade in France there were
probably less than 200 Florida men in
it. The others. highly trained men,
were transferred as fast as needed
into other commands, and it is a COM
pliment to their efficiency that they
were so transferred. AS for the
Times-Union's assertion that the
regular army politicians" made a
whole lot of changes and transfers in
order to break up the national guard
that is just one of its brainstorms. Its
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
TAKES A WHACK AT
THE BLITCHTON ROAD

Blitchton, Oct. love have been
your correspondent for many years
but not being constitutionally per-
mitted to vote, have not discussed
the good and bad highways in our
county. l have repeatedly Travelled
roads in other sections and find good
roads leading to all the important
communities made of other material
than clay, thereby not being affected
by rains. l find good roads connect,
ing the main lines, barring Blitchtor
and Romeo. Our road leading to
Ocala is an important road, but in the
rainy season it is practically impass.
able. 1t is partly surfaced with clay
and three miles is not surfaced. Why
not give US a square deal?
Mrs. Sue Zetrouer of Jacksonville
is visiting at Fellowship, after spend.
ing two weeks here.
Mrs. r. B. FAINT has been i'll for g
week.
Miss Rowena Hammons enjoyed g
visit at Cedar Keys last week with
Miss Opal Bitch.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Sanders are or
the sick list this week.
Mr.. Goree Bitch has accepted q
position in Ocala.
Mr.. Landis Bitch left this after.
noon for Jacksonville to meet Mrs. S
H. Bitch, en- route home from q
months stay in North and South
Carolina.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Domestic
ADVERTISING RATES

Display: Plate 1Oc. per inch for con-
secutiVe insertions. AlternG1e inser-
ttons Is per cent additional. Compost
ton charged on ads. that run less than
six times sc. per inch. Special position
20 per cent additional. Rates based on
4-inch minimum 1 IS than four inches
will take higher rate, which will be
furnished on application.
Reading Notices: SC. per line for frst
Insertion; &c. per line for each subse-
quent insertion. One change a week
allowed on readers without extra COM
position charges
will be made for mounting.
Legal advertisements at legal rates.
Electros must be mounted, or charge
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11

Saw an advertisement of one of
Ocala's famous bars being reopened
and right afterwards we read a won
derful narrative in the T.-U. under an
Ocala date line about an old horse
going on spree and eating his mas
ter Even in Ocala's palmiest days
no more wonderful dream stuff was
ever handed across the bar.-Lees-
burg Commercial.
May have been under an Ocala
dateline, but not under an Ocala date
tree. Event occurred forty miles
from Ocala.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11

The talk at the board of trade the
other night about there being less
farming in Marion county for some
years will surprise many people, but
not the Star, which has been watch
ing conditions for years. Most of the
blame lies on the colored people, who
make up the large proportion of the
farm labor. It is a characteristic of
the colored workers out in the coun-
try, and some in town. not to work
any more than enough to make liv-
ing. Since the war began, and the
government put wages up to an un-
reasonable height. this trouble has
become more pronounced. Men can
make more wages in three days on the
railroad or the turpentine farms, than
in a week in the fields and truck
patches Now. if the men aforesaid
worked steadily, the farmer would
have no right to bick. But instead,
men who formerly worked four or five
days or maybe six in the fields, with
rather more than an occasional day
Or weeks lay off to go visiting or for
some sickness that a white man would
not stop for, or to attend a revival,
Or to go to town, or any other reason
or unreason, now work two or three
days in the week and loaf the others.
l. there was any regularity in their
irregularity it would not be so bad
but it has come to the pass that the
white farmer who puts in more land
! than he and his family can attend TO-
has no certainty that he can have his
land cultivated or his crops harvested
In the last few years hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth of crops
have gone to waste III this county be.
cause a farmer after planting for q
big crop had to let it go to waste be-
cause he could not get it cultivated Oh
| gathered. Our colored people are
strangely blind to their own interests
in this matter. Any one of them who
settles down to help a white farmer
buying a little patch of his own as
soon as he can. and improving it al
odd times, is tolerably sure of being
comfortable and independent in nj:
old days. But if he follows his pres
ent method he will keep himself {
hired hand as long as he can work ant
become a pauper when he can't work
| Such a state of affairs cannot continue
always. Either white people will en-
tirely leave the farming of this count!
to the negroes Or they will impor
Italians, Japanese or Chinese. TIL
latter alternative is more likely. L
colored men would settle down AM
work they would make the best o
labor and the sort the southern mai
likes best. When the civil war wa
over, and the South seemed ruined
the white and colored men set to worl
OH the only possible basis to rebuilt
their shattered country. The negr
worked, and the white man not onl
worked but managed, and so durini
fifty years they have put a third o
this nation back into state of pros
perity unexcelled in the world. If the
keep on working that way, they ca
find nothing better. but if they tax
other roads they will soon be anon
conditions that are far worse.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
The Ocala Rotarians held a bus

The Ocala Rotarians held a bust
ness meeting last night and laid out
plans for the years work. Among
other things they decided to try to do
was to build two swimming pools, one
for white and one for colored. This
is a most praiseworthy and necessary
enterprise, one that will be welcome
to all of our people who can't get out
to Silver Springs. We hope the town
will back up the Rotarians.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

Ocala, Lodge No. 10. Conventions
held every Monday evening at 1880
o'clock at the Castle Hall, over the G.
C. Greene Co. drugstore. A cordial
welcome to visiting brothers.
w. w. STRIPPING, c. c.
Chas. K. Sage, K. of r. & S.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
OCALA FRATERNAL ORDERS
ODD FELLOWS

Tulula Lodge No. %. 1, o. o. F.,
meets every Tuesday evening in the
Odd Fellows hall on the third floor of
the old Star Office building at 7:3O
o'clock promptly. A warm welcome al
ways extended to visiting brothers.
H. R. Huffman, N. G.
Jake Brown, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR

Ocala Chapter No. 20. o. E. S.,
meets at the Masonic hall the second
and fourth Thursday evenings of each
month at o'clock.
Mrs. Isabel Wesson, w. NJ.
Mrs. Susan Cook, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
MIRIAM REBEKAH LODGE NO. Is

Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. Is
meets the first and third Monday eve
ming in each month in the Odd Eel
lows hall at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. w. T. Whitley, N. G.
Eloise Bowler, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
INTELLIGENT SAVING

There a very real value for American IN the
combining the spent for useless things one
could purchase something really worth while.
And that is all there is to intelligent saving.
hoarding-not mserlness-but wise judgment about
every cent that spent. full moneys worth; give up
foolish present expenditures order obtain the future
really substantial luxury.
Right such intelligent saving is more than mere
thrift; promoter of personal family efficiency
your Government in helping it to meet
obligations will convert these savings
into Thrift and W. S. such time really need
the cash.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11

our opinion that the regular army
men have just as much genuine de-
sire to serve their country as any
body else.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
AT THE CHURCHES TOMORROW
Baptist

Next Sunday morning at the Bap-
fist church there will be roll call of
the entire membership of the church.
This is done with view of revising
and correcting the roll.
The associational year comes to a
close this month and it is very much
desired to get the membership of the
church revised up to date in order
that fair report may be sent to the
Marion association which convenes
next month. To this end the pastor
, urges full attendance Sunday morn
ing. This duty will probably require
the whole of the morning hour.
Come to the Sunday school at 9:45
and remain through the IL o'clock
hour.
Remember the evening services
have been moved up an hour:
B. Y. P. u. at $50.
Evening sermon at 1880.
C. M. Britain, Pastor.
Methodist
Duval, superintendent.
You are invited.
IL a. m.-Preaching by Bishop H.
c. Morrison. d. d. Don't miss hear
ing Bishop Morrison, as he is one Of
the greatest preachers in the country.
GAS p. m.-Epworth League. Let
al! members and young people be
present.
7:30 p. m.-Preaching.
Subject, Coming to Christ"
1880 p. m.-Wednesday, prayer
meeting. If you will come you will be
blessed.
AS your pastor I urge every mem
Der of our church and all friends and
strangers to hear Bishop Morrison
preach tomorrow.
Remember our revival services be-
gin on Oct. 10Th. Rev. C. M. Duna-
way will do the preaching and Mr.
P M. Boyd will lead the singing
Christians of all churches are request
ed to pray for the success of the
meeting that souls may be saved and
ali churches of our town blessed.
| Smith Hardin, Pastor.
Presbyterian
GAS a. m.-Sunday school. L. NJ
Murray, superintendent.
} IL a. m.-Sermon by Rev. E. B
Welsh.
Il p. m.-Sermon by Rev. E. B
Welsh.
Grace Episcopal
Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity
8 a. m.-Holy communion.
GAS a. m.-Sunday school.
IL a. m.-Morning prayer and ser
mon. Subject, Banished from Home.
7:30 p. m.-Meeting of parish com
mittee in the "Nation- Wide Church
Awakening"
Il st. Philips Catholic
Mass at 10 q. m. every Sunday ex
cept the first SuEdoy of each month
which is a special communion Sunday
when mass is said at 9 o'clock. Mas.
, every day during the week at z a. m
*%&
Christian Science Society
10 a. m.-Sunday school.
IL a. m.-Sundav service
8 p. m.-Wednesday.
Reading room in Commercial Banl
building, second floor, open daily ex
!cept Sunday, from to p. m.
Tent Meetings
Services will be held at the Hender
son tent. corner May and Main streets
every night at 1880 and a specia
service for young people Sunday aft
ernoon at $3.50.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

Fort King Camp No. IA meets at
K. of P. hall at 7:30 p. m. every Sec
ond and fourth Friday. Visiting SOW
ereigns are always welcome.
w. W. STRIPPING, c. c.
Chas. K. Sage, Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled for the use for republication Of
all news dispatches credited to 1t or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein. All rights OF republication of
special dispatches herein are also re-
served.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
MARIoN-DUNN MASONIC LODGE

Marion-Dunn Lodge No. 10. F. & A.
M, meets on the first and third
Thursday evenings of each month at
8 o'clock until further notice.
H. o. Cole, w. M.
Jake Brown, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11

The Editor is dreaming of Heaven,
where Subscribers pay on Time, and
Advertisers are early with their Copy,
and Everybody phones In News, and
Much Money accumulates, and the Ed
itor rides TO his Marble Mansion on
the Hill at the End of Perfect Day
I'm his new Limousine.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-10-11
r. A. Nj. CHAPTER No. ID

Regular convocations of the Ocala
Chapter No. 13, R. A. NJ. on the first
Friday in every month at p. m.
C. E. Common, H. P.
Jake Brown, Secretary.
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1919-02-04

WANTED-6irl at the Liberty
Lunch.-adv.
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1919-02-04

were standing to attention in about
two feet Of snow. Some of the men
fell out with exhaustion, and were
then led away to their beds, which
consisted Of straw and one sack and
two blankets. II was a shame to see
Englishmen treated in such a way.
"When better weather came we were
sent to a place called Munster. | was
only there IL days when was sent to
farm where | worked for Sd. a day
and lived on my own parcels from
England.
"They would give you plenty Of SCUM
their main food in Germany-soup
with nothing In K.
"a was there just over 1s months and
had a few words with the farmer
because was not doing enough work
for him he reported me to Munster,
and lgot sent there six days later on
On one occasion refused to work,
and was beaten by two German sem
tries till could not stand.
The Armistlce
"a went back to Munster. stayed
there from March till July, and then
got sent to work for gardner up till
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1919-02-04
DOG ARMY IS
A BIG help

Eneland's dog army rendered gal
liant service in the war. Many sold
Ter owes his life to some poor uncared
for stray dog. For nearly two years,
were employed by the British as mes
sensers, as sentries and as guards.
Early in 1912 war dog school of
instruction was established by the
British war office and Lieutenant
Colonel Richardson, who has devoted
his life to training dogs for military
and police purposes, was appointed
commandant o. the school. Game
keepers, hunt servants and shepherds
were called up from the army to as
sist in the work Of instruction.
After thorough training in Eng
gland, the dogs were sent to France,
and on the battlefieIds, their skill,
courage and tenacIty amazed the army
Often wounded in the performance of
their duties, they never faltered while
strength remained to carry on. The
official record of their heroic work
tells Of successful message-carrying
through darkness, mist. rain and shell
fire over the most difficult ground.
In a few minutes time dogs have
brought messages over ground that
would take a soldier runner hours to
cross.
During the great German advance
last spring part Of the British line in
front Of the famous French town was
cut off by severe enemy barraee. A
messenger do awas released with an
urgent appeal for reinforcements. 1t
ran two miles in ten minutes. The
result was that a French colonial d.
vision was sent up and prevented
disaster. The messenger was a High
land sheep dog.
Another dog with message ran
nearly four miles in twenty minutes,
and still another in the same time
carried back from the front map
of an important captured position,
when a man would have taken an hour
and half to bring it in.
The dogs which have been found
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1919-02-04
BRITISH PRISONER
TELL EXPERIENCE
IN GERMAN CAMP

The following is taken from the
London Times of recent date, which
gives the story Of the crualty Of the
German accorded their prisoners Of
war. Stanley Pritchard tells the story
eof his experience as follows:
"a was a soldier before the war, ser
wing with that famous regiment, the
Grenadier Guards, which went to the
front in August, 1914. was captur-
ed by the Germans on the 26th Of
October the same year, and taken to
Germany in some big trucks. There
were something like 80 men In the
truck with me, and we did not get
bit Of anything to eat for four days
and four nights until we landed at a
place called Gottinsen, in Hanover.
There we were given a bowl Of soup.
consisting of carrots and water, and
one piece Of bread day. This went
on for about five months till we were
nearly too weak to walk about.
1.-THE Prussian Guards were doing
sentry 60 in the camp, and always
carried big stick. Every time they
saw an Englishman waiting within 20
yards of them, hewouId be beaten like
a dog. was beaten awfully by a
German sentry for trying to get some
extra soup; | was kicked and beaten
with rifle, rolled in the snow and
bruised nearly all over. There was
also a large number of Russians in
this camp, and they were dying 20 and
80 every day with starvation.
The First Parcel
al kept myself going by eating po-
tato rind and other stuff-pie food
up to April when received my first
parcel from Bristol which was sent by
my own people. It was God-sent, !
can assure you, and after fe wrecks
my regiment was also sending me
parcels. There were only 20 Grena-
diers in that camp saw one fellow
tied to a pole and beaten terribly by
the Germans.
"one day, in the dead Of winter, we