Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 5, 1914, Page 1

HE LLAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE m w Currency! stem Soon | Operation DETAILS BEING OUND UP TODAY. Thought That Twelve Re- Banks Will be Ready For Business By Oct. 1 (By Associated Press.) hington, Sept. 5.—The fed- pserve board today pressed the of final details for the inaugu- of the new curréncy system. fbelieved that twelve reserve will be ready for business six weeks, possibly by Octo- ' HOSPITAL SHIP SAILS York City, Sept. 5.—For rst time in the history of this jry a ship leaves these shores with every soul on hoard a e born American. Her seamen American, commanded by offi- of the U. S. navy, and she as passengers 130 Red Cross and thirty surgeons. For she carries hospital supplies, include instruments, band- drugs, and comfort for fhe ided. The ship will stop at ish, and French ports, leaving hospital units—twenty-four s, six surgeons and supplies at j port; and nurses for Germany, a and Belgium will be disem- pd at Rotterdam, while those Bervia will be sent to Italy. jld the war last, a second hos- ship will be sent. TONARY ENGINEERS CONVENE waukee, Mis., Sept. 5.—One e largest gatherings which has to Milwaukee within the year pesent today to attend the an- convention of the National As- jftion of Stationary Engineers. meeting commenées its ses- Monday morning, and will ude with a reception on the ng of Sept. 11. In cornection . the convention, an exhibition eing held, and it is estimated the worth of these exhibits is less than $75,000. They con- P hiefly of steam npecialties, plant equipments and ma- y in general, including elec- engineering. Practical dem- $ations will be given the dele- . The State branch of the as- ftion is holding its convention N rently with the national asso- BE SENATOR mpa, Sept. 4.—If United 5 Senator Bryan is appointed to ircuit Court of Appeals by dent Wilson, and if the senator 's in time, South Florida will ) two candidates in the field tu ged him in the primaries, which proceed the ge@leral election in pmber. Ex-Govrnor Gilchrist unced here yesterday that he be a candidate for the zeat that appears will be made vacant Benator Bryan. The entiy of Ex- gernor Gilchrist into the race will e two candidates from South ida. Governor Trammell has punced that he will probably be- e a candi date. INGLAND CALLS DESERTERS tawa, Ont., Sept. 4.—A dis- h ecived from the British war in London announced that all ers who were in a state of de- fion on Aug. 5 will receive par- 3 providing they surrender mselves in the United Kingdom bre today, Sept. 4, or at any ion where there are regular es before Oct. 4. Deserters the army also were notified in dispatch that they may enlist ny colonial corps which may e been or may be placed at the osal of the government, and at expiration of their period of en- jment they will not only receive a don for having deserted, but 1 not be claimed for further ser- e in the regular forces. ? ! BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATA N STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. MAY TAX MOVIES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS —_— (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Sept. 5.—A tax on moxing picture films was urged to- day before the House ways and means committee to raise war rev- enue. A tax on tobacco and cigars seems assured. Objections are made to taxing railroad tickets and gaso- line B as.e:uv..,mnfl:.; o Standing of the Clvbs Won lost Pet. .667 .500 500 .333 Lakeland Tampa St. Petersburc Fort Meade Results Yesterday Lakeland 2, St. Petersburg 1. Tampa 4, Fort Meade 3 Where They Play Today Tampa at Fort Meade. St. Petersburg at Lakeland. 1 1 1 2 Lakeland Takes Fast Game From St. Petersburg In cne of the most evenly divid- ed contests played here the locals defeated St. Petersburg on the home grounds yesterday afternoon to the tune of two to one, thereby taking the top position in the league. It was one of those thrilling contests that keeps one on edde all ‘the time. Watson started in the box for the home team, but his arm weakened in the first half of the fourth and Alvarez took the mound. Burleson was picked to do the twirling for the Saints, and he held the locals down to three hits, but two of those same hits were costly, cach one scoring a man. Two bases on balls and a single gave Lakeland a run in the fifth, and a base on balls, a sacrifice and a two bagger one in the sixth. Alvarez pitched an excellent game keeping the hits well scattered and mixing ‘em up fit for a king. "Brazier and Van were the only Lakelandites able to connect with Burleson and each one of their hits brought a man home. The feature of the game was the running catch in the third inning of Williams off of Ginter’s linc fly to center, which saved a score. The score by innings: First Inning Petersburg—Hicks out at ; Hodge flied to McCall For St. first, Bates singled, left, Burke two bagged it, popped to first. For Lakeland—Brazier and Gin- ter out at first, Bramch popped to short. No runms. Second Inning For St. Petersburg--Burleson out at first, Nance singled, McRae flied to center, Nance caught off first. For Lakeland—Chambers got hit, Van safe on first’s error, Eu- banks fanned, Sawyer fopped to short, Cabrera flied to center. No runs. Third Inning For St. Petersburg—Willianis singled and was caught off first, Hicks flied to right, Bates out at first. For Lakeland—Watson fanned, Brazier got a two bagger, Ginter flied to center and Brazier could not get back to second, double play. No runs. Fourth Inning For St. Petersburg—Hodge got a two bagger, Burke flied to left, Al- varez now pitching fanned McCall, Burleson singled and Hodge scored, Nance fanned. One run. For Lakeland—Branch out at first, Chambers popped to short, Van popped to first. No runms. Fifth Inning For St. Petersburg—McRae sin- gled, Williams sacrificed, Hicks popped to third, Bates out at first. For Lakeland—Eubanks fanned, Sawyer out at first, Cabrera and Al- varez walked, Brazier singled scor- ing Cabrera, Ginter out at first. One run. Sixth For St. Petersburg—Hodge sin- gled, Burke sacrificed, McCall flied to center, Burleson fanned. For Lakeland—Branch walked, Chambers sacrificed, Van got a two (Continued on Page 4.) LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY. SEPT. 5. 1914. Outpost Forts of Paris Already in Pbssession Of Invading GERMAN TROOPS PRESS N TROPOLIS, THOUGH' H German Army EARER TO FRENCH ME- ELD IN CHECK BY FRENCH TROOPS IN LORARINE AND VOSGES SECTIONS German Losses Estimated at 200,000; Allies’ Placed at 40,000 Russians Capture Austrian Cities of Lemberg and Halicz—32,- 000 Austrian Killed in Battle of Jadar—Mighty Force of Russians to Be Launched Against Germans \ GERMANS DRAW NEAR TO PARIS (By Associated Press) London, Sept. &5.—The arrow- head of the German army which is forcing its way through the Anglo- French armies toward Paris has made further progress, acccrding to a German official report today, and has driven the allies behind Conde. The report says the Germans cap- tured Lafere without resistance and with the exception of an unnamed place, which is being attacked, and Maubeuge, the outpost forts are now in the hands of the invaders. The French appear to be holding their own in Lorraine and the Vosges regions. German advices indicate that the Germans are capturing a half circuit around Antwerp. GERMAN LOSSES 200,000; ALLIES 40,000 (By Associated Press.) \ London, Sept. 5.—The Mail's correspondent at (iisors, France, es- timates the losscs of the allies at 40,000 and losses of the Cermans at 200,000, and says a moderate es- timate of the German losses place them at twenty per cent.. RUSSIANS CAPTURE 2 AUSTRIAN CITIES (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 5.—A Kome dis- patch to the Exchange Telegraph Agency says it is officially admitted in Vienna that the Russianc have captured Lemberg and_Ha:h'.z. 32,000 AUSTRIANS KILLED AT JADAR (By Associated Press.) Nish, Servia, Sept. 5.—Accord- ing to the official organ, Srpski No- vine, it is estimated that between thirty and thirty-two thousand Aus- trians were killed in the battle of Jadar. General Yovanovitch cays that he alone had 10,009 Austrians buried. X o RUSSIAN HORDES TO OVERWHELM AUSTRIA; (By Associated Press) London, Sept. patch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. contains a Petrograd dispatch quoting a high Russian military of- ficial as saying _ that Russia has twenty army v(‘)s ready to launch against the Germans, Ten corps mow can hold the Austrians, he claims. ITALY MAY MOBOLIZE TROOPS TODAY (By Associated Press.) 5 Paris, Sept. 5.—A Rome dispatch to Midi says that at the time of tele- graphing the order for general mob- ilization of the Italian troops was not signed but was expected today. | BUYING HORSES FOR FRANCE Lafayette, Ind., Sept. 5.—Mem- bers of a local stock firm are secur- ing horses which are to he shipped to France for use of the allied army. The order came from the French Government, the firm announces, and requires 15,000 of the animals. Wheat flour consumption an- nually to each inhabitant is esti- mated at 202.7 pounds in Germany 580 pounds in France, and 650.7 in the United States. German con- sumption of rye flour is about as ‘much as that of what flour. MONTENEGRINS OCCUPY DALMATIAN COAST (By Associated Press.) Rome, Sept. 5—A telegram from San Giovanni, Albania, says the Montenegran troops have occupied the Dalmatian coast between Anti- vari and Cattgro. GERMAN STAFF MOVED TO MONS (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 5.—An Amster- dam dispatch to the Central News Agency says the German general staff has been moved from Brussels to Mons. Another Amsterdam dis- patch reports that Termonde, six- teen miles southeast of Ghent, has been hastily destroyed and railway communication interrupted. {GERMNS MEETING RUSSIAN ADVANCE (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 5.-—A Ccoenhagen dispatch of Friday says that Berlin dispatches indicate that the Ger- imang are throwing troops back east- ward to meet the Russians advance. GERMAN TROOPS AT VISTULA RIVER (By Associated Press.) Paris, Sept. ©5H.—Five German army corps have arrived at the Vis- tula river, according to the Rome correspondent of Matin. These corps are mostly from Belgium and Northern France and are brought to oppose the Russian advance. (By Associated Press) Paris, Sept. 5.—An official an- nonuncement says the enemy is pur- suing his wide (word omitted) movement and continues to leave his entrenched camp, with Paris on his right, marching in a southeast- ern direction. BELGIAN KING IS SLIGHTLY WOUNDED (y Associated Press.) London, Sept. 5.—A Central Newsg dispatch from Amsterdam says that King Albert, of Belgium, was slightly wounded while heading the retreat of the Belgian troops. NO PEACE UNLESS UNLESS THREE NATIONS CONSENT (By Associat:d Press.) London, Sept. 5—Russia, France and Great Britain today signed an agreement that none of tnhe three i wag to make peace without the con- i{sent of all three. !GERMANS ARE MAKING i A TURN 5.—A Rome dis-! (By Associated Press) Paris, Sept. 5.—Observers here say that evidently the Germans do not intend to engage the armies sent to meet them northwest of Paris. The enemy is evidently making an extended turning movement. UNIVERSAL FRATERNAL DAY } Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 5. Throughout each city and State, from pulpits of all classes and creeds, tomorrow will be recognized ias ,'Fraternal Sunday,” and the bur- den of each message delivered will be the real brotherhood of man. While this idea has been preached for centuries past, it has remained for the workers of this century to take really forward steps toward this great goal of true Christianity and that it has become a world- movement in almost every sense of the word is now recognized. The City Commission of 1 g s Florida: Gentlemen— 1. The following is a summary of the routine work of the city man- Ne. 246 Fla. Scenes To | Be Shown At . Exposition | THIS IS PLAN NOW UNDER DISCUSSION. (By Associated Press.) McAlester, Okla., Sept. .—Res- cuers today are endeavoring to reach thirteen miners entombed by a cave-in at the Union Coal Co. 'a! mine at Adamson, late vesterday. Thirty feet of coal and rock will have to be dug out. There is no sound from the entombed mnen. HELLO GIRLS' MINIMUM WAGE Olympia, Wash., Sept. 5.—The minimum wage rate of $9 a week, adopted by the State wage commis- sion, goes into effect Monday, Sept. 7. This is the fourth minimum wage adopted by this commission, the others dealing with mercantile, factory, laundry, and due workers. ROOSEVELT AT NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, La., Sept. Great preparations are being made l- Secretary Holworthy Returns From Jacksonville Meeting Of Which He Talks Interestingly. Secretary A. J. Holworthy, the Board of Trade. re- b3 theiloyal. Bulll Micners ina=the turned this morning from Jackson- ville, where he went to attend a admirers of Theodore Roosevelt, for et ot o E his expected arrival on Labor Day. | Sl R R hl-\lo‘com- the Panama Exposition. 2 i 'mission of It is expected that he will spend Bl : Rt L 1Of the proposition of a Florida ex- some few days in 3 Inlnt Secretary Holworthy says: this St mx nnd 4 ? ? L . splendid opportunity for a big pub- in the city. ili_(*lly campaign or shall she back down and out weakly asserting that she cannot measure up to the call - & TJ:‘\‘lwln::' made upon her at this time 3 __w4&J|to participate in the Panama Pacific | International Exposition to be held Report To Clty {in California next February. This seemed to be the questicn which CommlSSIOIleI'S called a few active business men, representatives of ccmmercial bodies, boards of trade and the railroads together at a mecting held in Jacksonville yesterday. Unfor- tunately, the State, as a whole, was by no means represented. Only the Boards of Trade of Jacksonville, Pa- latka, Gainesville, Bartow and Lake- land were represented, bui, after a thorough discussion of the plans outlined by the commission, it was unanimously decided that Florida ought to be represented in some substantial and dignified manner at the Exposition, and the plang of the commission were heartily endorsed by those present. These plans in- volve no exhibit of products because of the question of expense and or practicability, it being almost im- possible to ship our products so far and hove them nnnear in favorable comparison with those of Califor- nia, to say nothing of thc expense. Several other States are planning to participate without an exhihit, and 80 the following features have been outlined as both practicable and worth while: “First—A Florida buwiiding to compose one of the group of forty- two State buildings which are be- ing provided for. A building dis- tinctive and unique in character and of such general appearance as would compare favorably and perhaps b advantage with all ber bull:i— Ings of the very \yrpegt States. “Second_Within the Luilding, reading and writing and rest rooms, thing done to relieve the present obglan information bureau prepared and erating conditions, it wili be nec- equipped to supply accurate historic, cssary to notify the public that it fagricultual, commercial and other will be impossible to properly serve statistical data concerning the present consumers during the winter months if we are forced to carry all of our present load and make connections for all new build- ings. Our load is much greaters during the winter, which is due to the re- turn of the tourists, long evenings, and the citrus fruit packing indus- try. I consider this matter very im- portant and would like to have an expression from you in regards same as soon as possible. Yours truly, R. L. RAFFO, Superintendent. To this letter I replied as follows: Lakeland, Aug. 31, 1914. Mr. R. L. Raffo, - Supt. Lakeland W. & I.. Plant: Dear Sir—Answering your favor of the 19th regarding overloading of the electric plant of this city, I shall take up the matter with the city commission at a specia! or ad- journed meeting, to be held next Monday, the 24th. In view of the fact that there is no money available for relieving the operating conditions at the plant, and that money can not be made available soon enough to relieve conditions, even if the vote is fav- orable at the proposed election, to “Fourth—It is further considered borrowing money, I shall advise the |desirable to have an artistic illus- commission to refuse to make any |trated Florida booklet, dealing with more new connections. the State as a whole and so pre- Yours very truly, pared as to present full and com- DONALD F. McLEOD, plete information as to what has City Manager. and is being accomplished in Flor- As stated in the above let-ida and to give some idea of her (Continued on Page \5.) (Continued on Page 5) = of i Lakeland take City Manager’s sakeland ager's office for the quarter ending Aug. 31, so far as any record can be had. There have been many un- recorded telephone calls and other city business matters attended without record: Purchasing orders Letters — directly typewritten, not dictated Written reports, ete. Commission and committee meetings attended .. Bills checked up and initialed, requisitions signed . Personal inspections of sireet and sidewalk and drainage matters requiring attention. Telephone calls at office regarding ness. ..... llublnoss callg .n manager's of- to and checks 363 mllflfl},(,l‘ 8 city busi- 641 I received the following let- ter Aug. 20, in regard to the over- loading of the Lakeland Light and Water Plant: Mr. Donald F. McLeod, ity Man- ager,~ Lakeland, Florida: Dear Sir—Unless there is some~l general Florida. “Third—Also an auditorium, in which there would be in constant jcourse of presentation during the open hours of the Exposition a mov- ing picture representation of the at- tractions, products and industries of Florida, a series of pictures, in fact, arranged by the most skilful artists ohmamhlt- and designed to tell the story of Florida in an in- vlf\l'vt.tllll-’! and entertaininz way. to [This exhjbition to be eéntirely free to all visitors and to be Jdesignated “A Trip Through Florida,” the va- rious features being so scheduled that the visitor to the Florica build- ing would be able to tell that at a certain hour of the day he could see the points and facts of interest ‘concerning any special county or section of the State in which he might be interested. The presenta- tion of these pictures to be accom- panied by a descriptive lecture iIn- telligently prepared and effectively deliverd. The possibilities of this method of presenting an accurate idea of our State, its indwstries and achievements will readily suggest themselves, and the value of such advertising can scarcely be over- estimated. .