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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
HEAVY BOMBS
TO BE TRIED
ON WARSHIP
BY AIRFLEET
Assaults on the Ostfriest-
land Yesterday With
900 Pound NJ i S sill S
Failed to Sink or Ma
terially Damage t h e
Veteran War Graft
Many Duds Among
the Explosive Shells.

On Board the Destroyer Lpary off
the Virginia Capes. July 2l.-The
army and navy aviators were pre-
pared to resume their attack today on
he former German warship Ostfries-
land. anchored off the Virginia Capes,
using heavier bombs in place of the
500 pound and lighter bombs which
yesterday they failed to sink or ma
terially damage the gunboat.
Plans were changed materially for
a first attack with HOO Founders by
Martin bombers from Langley Field,
Virginia. and navy Martins and NC's
from Hampton Roads.
If the battleship's side and deck
armor withstand the attack of these
bombs the attack was to be continued
with 1000 Founders.
In yesterdays attack which marked
the final phase of the joint army and
navy bombing tests to determine the
effect of the airplane attacks on cap
ital and other types of warships, navy,
army and marine corps aviators
scored 13 hits out of total of SO
bombs launched. Only four of the
bombs landing on board exploded,
however, including 6ne of 600 pounds.
which was said to have caused the
greatest damage Although this bomb
tore big hole in the deck in passing
through, the protective deck under
meath was declared to be undamaged.
Included in the live" bombs was
$40 FOUNDER which tore through the
deck and did some minor damage
through the superstructure.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
COTTON LOANS
PROMISED BY
FEDERAL BOARD
Existing Machinery of Government
to Be Used to Assist In Market
ing Cotton

Washington, July 81 Existing
credit machinery of the government
will be used for the present in max
ing of cotton loans, treasury officials
said today, without the creation of
supplementary cotton loan funds by
private organizations. In announcing
last night that further credit will be
extended for the harvesting and mar
keting of the coming cotton crop in
whatever amount is legitimately re-
quired, the federal reserve system
said credit would be issued directly
through member banks or indirectly
through non-member banks.
The conference of governors of the
five federal reserve banks in the cot
ton growing sections of the country
yesterday with the federal reserve
board, Gov. Strong. of the New York
bank and representatives of New
York member banks, told the board
that establishment of cotton loan
fund by commercial banks throughout
the country was considered at this
time to be unnecessary and inadvis-
able. The New York bankers de-
clared however, that if the facilities
of the federal reserve system and the
war finance corporation should prove
inadequate they would cooperate in
the formation of cotton loan fund
to whatever amount thought neces-
sary.. The policy of the federal re-
serve system on cotton loans during
the approaching maketing season was
| decided at the conference and state
ment issued which gave assurance of
ample credit for the orderly market
ing of the crop.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
HOMESEEKERS In VIENNA
ORGANIZING TO GET THEM

Vienna, July 20.-The many thous-
ands of seekers for homes in Vienna
has organized to get them. Complain
ing that the government bureau Gre
ated for this purpose is impotent. the
members of the society have appoint
ed agents to find all vacant premises
and all residential property not con-
tanning the maximum number of oc-
cupants and threaten to use force to
secure lodgings. They have published
list of such places and demand they
be handed over Among them is the
in which she lives alone. Many sim
liar instances are cited.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
DEPORTED REDS
EAGER TO GET
BACK TO u. S. A
Trickling Back Across the Frontier
With Tales Of Woe and Trying
to Get Passage

Riga. Latvia. July 20.-Little groups
of observation-disclosures. who were de-
ported or volunteered to go from
America to Soviet Russia, are trick
ling back across the Latvian frontier
from the land of the Bolsheviki very
frequently. these days. all with the
hope of getting back to the United
States.
These emigrants, according to Am
erican consular officials, who hear
their stories and have to tell them
there is not much chance for them TO
get back, are greatly disappointed
with what they found in the Prom
ised Land"
They tell of starvation and long
rides in trains so packed with people
that there is scarcely room to breathe.
Besides those who have succeeded
in getting to Latvia, there are many
others who have written friends in
Riga asking for money from America
The Moscow correspondent of the
Riga Rundschau writes as follows
about the Russian-Americans inside
the country:
THE numbers of Russian Commun
lists expelled from America, who will
wry faces are selling their last good!
AID chattels on the Moscow marke
place, are increasing every day.
"The Soviet government is doing tl
utmost to keep these people above
water by giving them even whole fac
tories to run and to manage. But al
these factories are very much rui
down, even American spirit and en-
ergy is not sufficiently strong to Sc
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
WILL
SEND SOLDIERS
TO SILESIA TO
PROTECT RIGHTS
Declare That the M EN-
There Must Be D e =
Tended Against Both
the Poles and G err
mans Whether Eng
land Consents to Re-
inforcements or Not.

Paris, July 21.-France, it was de-
c!ared in official circles this morning,
will send reinforcement to Upper si-
lesia whether Great Britain joins or
not in the suggestion made by France.
The movement, it is declared, is made
to insure the safety of the 10000
French soldiers already on the
ground there News received here to-
day from Oppeln was far from reas-
suring. The attitude of the German
press as interpreted in French dis
patches was increasingly provocative.
France, it is declared, recognizes that
danger exists on the side of the Poles,
as wei as the German side, making it
doubly necessary, in the French view,
to reinforce the allied troops.
Pyecaution first, decisions after
ward, probably will remain the
French view, it is indicated, unless
there are unforeseen developments.
See Crisis
Paris, July 21-French official cir
cles received distinct shock froll.
the British reply to the French sug-
gestion that allied reinforcements be
sent to Upper Silesia and in some
quarters today Anglo-French rela-
tions are described as critical as a re
suit.
The French government was said to
lie unprepared for the severity and
unyielding tone that this mornings S
newspapers indicate characteriZes
the British communication.
Editorial comment suggested that
the British prime minister acted en-
tirely too hastily in refusing to agree
with the French views. The com
menters also declare he failed to in :
form himself fully as to the necessity
for prompt allied action, and add that
had he waited a few hours longer he
would have had before him a unani-
nous report from the allied high COM
missioners at Oppeln in which it is
urged that immediate reinforcements
he sent.
While most newspapers agree that
the present disagreement brings An
glo-French relations to a delicate
point, LIE Journale says the situation
is not insoluable and in its final ana
lysis, not of nature to seriously
trouble the comfy of allied relations
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
CONVICT'S PLANE
DESTROYED. BY
SUDDEN STORMS
Model Built by Inmate Of Sing Sing
Dashed Against Wall and
Ruined

Ossining, N. Y, july y THE
wreckage of a model airship. built in
the shops of Sing Sing by Count
Max Lynar Loudon, sentenced for
forgery, was found in the priscn yard
yesterday where the craft had been
taken for Il test. High winds that
came with storm dashed the model
against the building walls and com
pletely demolished it. Loudon worked
year on the model and keepers said
he appeared greatly detected when he
saw it in splinters. saying he con
sidered it unlikely that he would
build another.
When the model, which was pat
ented by the inventor, was only 40
feet long, the inventor planned to use
it's design in the construction of a
craft 1000 feet long and capable. he
declared. of carrying 1000 per4ons
across the ocean. He said he had
spent $1,000 in building the mrodel
Loudon had attracted considerable
attention in the United States espeCi-
ally prior to and during the war,
when he was suspected of being Il
German spy. He was first arrested
in 1915, on a charge of bigamy. At
ter making his escape and being re-
captured. he entered a plea of guilty
to the bigamy charge and revealed
plot of German reservists to enter
Canada. He was later charged with
hatching a plot to kidnap President
Wilson. In 1919 he was sentenced
to three years in Sing Sing for for
gerry and since becoming convict
he has spent most OF his time in the
shops working out various inven-
tinnS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
RUSSIAN MONK
HEADING A new
CHURCH REVOLT
Former Associate Of Rasputin Re.
Gently Unfrocked Is Again In
the Limelight

Riga, Latvia, July 20.-The monk
Illiodor (Herliodorus), former precep-
tor and afterward antagonist of the
notorious Rasputin, is again attract
ing attention in Russia by announcing
his purpose to start revolution in
the Orthodox Russian church. He'll
iodorus fled from Russia after his
break with Rasputin in the early part
of the war but returned after the Boil
sheviki gained control. He was .un-
frocked by the church.
His temperance in public in Rus
"The Soviet power has no intention
to compel anyone by forcible means
to leave off the services of profession
al darkness, but the Communist par
ty as whole has a right and is bound
to demand from its responsible mem
bers that they not only should not
take part in religious ceremonies and
services but should try by example
and explanation to others to over
come all religious superstition. Ev
cry member of the party directly and
openly should recognize and strength
en- by the example of his own conduct
the truth that religion and scientific
Communism are absolutely incompati
ble."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
THE WEATHER

Pressure is high on the South At
lantiC coast and low over the North
Atlantic. Scattered showers have oc-
cured over the southeastern states
and in New England. but the weather
over Florida during the past twenty
four hours was generally fair. Tenn
peratures are slightly lower in the
east, under the influence of an area
Of high pressure which covers the
Lake region and upper Mississippi
valley.
In the west, trough OF low pres
sure extends from North Dakota to
Arizona, while on the North Pacific
coast, pressure continues high Gan-
orally fair weather has prevailed. cy-
cept in Montana where there was
light rain. Temperatures have risen
slightly over the northern plains
states. but have fallen over the North
Pacific states and Montana.
Indications are for partly cloudy
weather with thundershowers prob
able in the vicinity of Tampa tonight
and Friday.
WALTER J BENNETT.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC
THROUGH PANAMA CANAL
WAS VERY LOW In JUNE

Washington, July q Commercial
traffic through the Panama canal dur
ing June was the lowest for any
month in the last fiscal year in ton
mage, number of vessels and tolls col
lected, according to report today by
tile Panama canal office. The number
of commercial vessels was 1913 as
compared with 210 in the preceding
month while tolls collected were $751;
967 against $S35,900 in May.
Despite the falling off in the traffic
during the last three months of the
fiscal year. however the tolls for the
year amounted to $11 276,S99 against
$S,513,933 for the year preceulng.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
JAPS WILL NOT
DISCUSS YAP AND
SHANTUNC TOPICS
Will Attend Disarmament Confer.
ence But Refuse to Reopen the
Eastern Question

Toxic. July 21.-The Japanese
cabinet, the Nlchi Nichi Shimbun to-
day says, decided to participate in
the proposed Washington conference
with a general program of not dis
cussing questions affecting sovereign
rights of participants, and also not
to discuss the Shantung and Yap
questions which it is held were de-
cided by the Paris peace conference.
Members of the house of peers rep
resentlng various political parties saw
Foreign Minister Uchida today and
questioned him concerning the con-
ference, according to the Yomiuri
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS

Madrid, July 21.-The convention
between Spain and the United States
for the exchange of postal packages
was gazetted yesterday. This is the
result of negotiations carried on dur
ing the course of last years postal
congress
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
WAR FINANCE CORPORATION
ARRANGES FOR FUNDS FOR
FINANCING COTTON EXPORTS

Washington. July 21.-An agree
ment to advance $1.25O.OOO to the
federal international banking cor
poration of New Orleans to assist the
financing of $4,000 bales of cotton for
export was announced today by the
war finance corporation. 1t was also
agreed. the corporation said, to ad-
vance through the same bank up to a
total of $5,O00,000 in the aggregate, as
the business develops, covering move
ment Of approximately 100000 bales.
1t is anticipated. il the demand for
accommodation develops with the ma
turing of the new crop, that financing
done through this banking corpora
ton may be extended on an even
larger scale, the announcement said.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
ITALIAN WARsAlPs FOR TURKEY

London, July 21.--The Italian bat
tleshipu Duilio has left Italian waters
for Constantinople to reinforce the
Italian squadron in that port, says
the Central News Rome correspond
ent. Other Italian war vessels are
about to leave for the same destina-
tion, the dispatch adds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21

Shimbun. Viscount Uchida eXpound-
ed his views with relation to the con
ference and the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance, says the newspaper and added
that although questions of Shantung
and Siberia were under discussion
they had been virtually decided at
Paris
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
NO BASIS OF IRISH PEACE YET FOUND AND VALERA
RETURNS TO IRELAND TO CONSULT HIS FRIENDS
FURTHER CONFERENCE WILL Be
HELD, IT Is ANNOUNCED, WHILE
EFFORTS TO SECURE PEACE GO ON

discussion followed over a draft sat
isfactory to both before it was
drawn.
Mr.. de Valera remained with the
Premier until 1925 o'clock. The Re.
publican leader was chatting and
smiling as he came out, and it seemed
to the crowd awaiting his appearance
that he was Pleased with his inter
view.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21

After the conference with the pre-
mier Mr.. de Valera, Robert G. Barton
and At o'Brien, who accompanied him
to Downing street, drove in motor
car to their hotel. Mr.. Barton, how
ever, accompanied by Secretary Chill
ders of the Irish delegation, imme-
diately returned to Downing street
where it required an hours further
discussion before an agreement was
reached on the text Of the commune
que issued by the press.
The Irish delegation submitted the
first draft of the communique tc
which Mr.. Lloyd George withheld his
assent His substitution failed tc
meet with the Irish opiniop and Ions
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21
LAKELAND

LAKELAND
IF there is town that's fine
IT'S Lakeland;
With flowers and birds of every kind
'Tis Lakeland
If you sit and keep on wishing
That you could just go a-6shing.
Pack your grip and take trip
ToLakeland
IF there is town to see
'Ts Lakeland;
IF there is cty-to-be-
'Tis Lakeland;
'Tis place where joys many,
Sorrows very few. if any;
Where everyone with lfe's contened-
Just Lakeland
Mrs. Jay D. Frost, Of Jacksonville
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21

Ir you're doing good work, don I
worry; somebody will find 1t out.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21

A lot of us ask the price before we
know the value.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-21

LAKELAND AND VICINITY
Partly Neloudy weather,
probably thundershowers to-.
night or Friday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
Retailers Of South, Repre-
senting l3 States, Assem-
bic Here Tomorrow.
PRESENT-DAY PROBLEMS
TO BE TOPIC DISCUSSED
Speakers of National Reputa.
lion Will Address Con-
vention Delegates.

Alvin Smith, chairman of the en-
tcrtainincnt cmomittcc OF the South
crn Retail Merchants Association. an
hounced yesterday that final prepara
tons Tor the annual convention of
the association. which will oUcn to-
morrow morning ut II O'Clock in
john Marshall High School hay.
been completed and ARRANGEMENTS
made 10 entertain one Of the lary
est gatherings Of merchants i'm the
history of She organization.
More than 500 representatives. from
thirteen States Of the South arr ox-
pectcd to attend the conference. and
many VIII be accompanied by their
wives and daughters. bringing nearly
SUI VISITORS TO Richmond for the
thrce-day conference In addition IN
the plans which have been made for
entertaining the merchants. many So
cial events have been arranged for
the members of the fair sex. iuclud
ing iuncheons, automobile trips and
thcatcr parties.
Question Bux Proves Popuinr.
y popular feature of the program
VIII be the question box. which vii,
be under LRe- direction of T.. y. Noon
OF Chicago. Question blanks have
peer mailed out TO members OF the
conference, so that many of the oues
tions can be received in advance of
the meeting. assorted and though,
given to the answers y flood nj
returned blanks is reported to have
oeeh received at headquarters. show
ing the widespread interest In this
feature.
The general theme of the discua.
sion at the convention will q Pres.
ent-Da Problems Of Retail Merchan.
uisins. This subject Will be GOV.
cred In three sections on the ,hre.
| ahSs OF meeting. There will be ad.
dresses by speakers OF national rcpu.
tation on the subjects chosen. and
further discussion by Southern mer.
chants. after which the meeting viii,
continued on Page s. Col. a.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
LASkER ISSUES REPORT
ON SEIZURE OF VESSELS S
blows LID or In Controversy with
United states Mnn Steamship
. BY United News.I

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Chairman
Albert ID. I.asker, Of the United States
Shipping Board. blew the lid off the
governments side of the controversy
with the United States Mail Steam
ship Line, with IL sensational state
ment. issued with dramatic gestures
and shouted interjcctions. at his
quarters in Il local hotel this after.
noon.
Until Lasker invited the press to
come and get the statement, the
Shipping Board had refused any
statement beyond the cour, proceed
ings in the involved legal tanglc
which followed the nocturnal seizure
OF five Of Amcrica's finest passenger
ships along the New York water
front, on July %. subsequently four
other vessels allocated to the mail
line under Shipping Board charters
also were attached.
The Laskcr statement is sum
mary OF the Shipping Boards answer
and counterclaim which is 10 be
filed in the United states District
Court here tomorrow. setting forth
why Laskcr decided to seize the
boats.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
Some Countries Demand
Armaments A Limitation
BE First Discussed.
OTHERS ASK FAR-EAST
PROBLEMS BE SETTLED
Secretary Hughes Declares
Causes of misunderstanding
Be Removed by November.
by Robert J.. Iicn,icr.

United News Stan Corr.su,nd.n,
ASHlNGTON. Aug li.-Thcrc iS
going TO be a conflict in and abou,
the forthcoming disarmament, confcr-
cncc here between those demanding
that armament limitation u. s.ttI,d
first and those who declare armnmcn,
limitation mus, follow settlement Of
international friction, particularly in
the Far East
Inc position of this government on
the point at issue. as stated by Sec
rttary OF state Hughes. is this:
Other Matters To Agree ON.
The prospect Of reduced arma.
ments is not "a hopeful one unless
there Is a practical effort To remove
causes Of misunderstanding and L.
seek ground for agreement as to prIn-
ciplcs and their applications"
Premier Hughes, of Australia. has
gone even further. stating that every
Pacific and Far Eastern question mus,
he settled before the problem OF dis.
armament can be considered.
Now comes Senator Borah. writing
the following warning in the curren,
issue Of Nations Business:
To say that these tnavaD building
programs shall 20 forward until al
international questions about which
nations and peoples may hold differ
ent views are settled is to say thai
there is 10 be no disarmament"
Dcmnnds Armament Limitation First
Borah demands that armament liml,
tation be the first order Of business al
the conference: that il hc disposed OF
and relief from armament TAX bur,
dens on the peace of the world cf
fectcd before the diplomats becom,
involved I'm strengthening out ques
tons of International dispute.
Any plan" he says, (which make.
the question OF disarmament sub
ordinate or incidental proposition
Continued on Page .. Col. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
BRIDEGROOM RESENTS
ANTICS OF SERENADERS
Frcderick County Mnn Calls Police,
and Three of Crowd Are
Scixcd and Fined.

WINCIIESTER. VA. Aug. IL
From Hymen's altar to the Police
Court as complainant was tho cX-
pcrience last evening of Lee T..
Rogers, who had just been married
to Miss Katharine IL. Walters, of
FREDERICK County. The young man
and his bride had just returned from
the clergyman's home, when Il party
of youths and young women came to
scrcnadc them with COW bells. tin
horns and othcr noise making de-
vices.
The racket was terrific, but the
bride and groom submitted to the an
noyancc until one of the screnaders,
broke down door and entered the
apartment Rogers ordered him out.
Cant YOU take n Jokc?" tho in
truder is alleged to have asked. Say
ing he did not regard 1t as joke.
Rogers called for the police.
While officers were on the way
several OF the crowd smashed some
window panes. Kendall. George Lii
lis. and Perry Smith were captured
and rushed on to Police Court, where
they wore heayily fined.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-15
u. S. AGENTS JUST rs
DRY" AFTER RAID ON
MARTHAS VINEYARD
Seuerni Thousand Cases OF
Rare Liquor Declared to Be
Untouched litter Search.
lHy United News. ]

fH thlteu News.
OAK RLuFFS, MARTHA'S VINE.
ARD, Aug. 1.-THE first prohibitinn
enforcement agent who ever camo IN
Martha's Vineyard took the hon,
away from the island SUNDAY after.
noon after twenty y-four-hour so.
Journ. leaving behind them several
thousand cases Of whisky. gin and
champagne brought ashore from the
good booze ship Arethusa.
DespairinG of preventing the Are
thusa from selling out beyond the
thrce-mile limit. the prohibition
forces attempted to clean up the
island when nearly all of the schoon-
crs cargo was landed. but the task
proved too great, and though sew
cral raids were made, only one WA.
successful.
1t netted twenty-four quarts ..
Scotch in private house. The agents
also threw a tremendous scare ;ntr
the island. which on Friday was prob,
ably the wettcst place in the coun
try They would have made some O.
the largest hauis on record had Tn.
prospective victims not been TIMED
off and afforded the opportunity to
move their stocks to the many mac
cessibie caches contained within tn
22a-mile area Of Martha's Vineyard