Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 14, 1914, Page 1

I'HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM 1 picious ening Of ity Schools NUMBER QF PA- NS ATTENDED ENING EXER- CISES By Prominent Men the Occasion; Schools i Under Most Fav- fble Circumstances eland schools opened this § with the largest first-day ® in their history, and Jre numerous gathering of trons and friends of the An has ever been present ing heretofore. ore the hour appointed embling of the throngs in grium the building was ith pupils and visitors, nspecting with great in- arrangements in the new ) description of which has hed in this paper. While ovement over last year's as been effected, it was all that even with the reased room made possi- "addition, this one build- e inadequate to properly B9 army of children of in Lakeland, and it was tion that the friends of this city reflected that . nificent school building jeompletion, and that the congested conditions of ino longer prevail. @'clock the pupils in and #fifth grades were mar- ) the auditorium. Prob- fisitors also were seated ditorium, which was overflowing, standing "at a premium, although e the children in the Pades had been excused ing the exercises. jymn had been sung, de- cises were conducted of the Baptist church. his on invitation of Su- Jones, instructive and ks were made by Rev. f the Methodist chureh, Patterson of the First church, Rev. Wear. Baptist church, Rev. the Cumberland Presby- h, Rev. Pugh of the hurch, Rev. A. M. ling representative of ge; Mr. H. D. Bassett, school board; Mr. J. fchairman of the county ; Mr. M. F. Hether- or of the Evening Tele- r. John F. Cox. The ere all splendid and ev- lem is worthy of publica- ispace available to print 8 pupils could not fail to d with the sp'endid and Pds of encouragement and , and doubtless the con- ny of them throughout year will be influenced y counsel of these men, the religious, educa- business interests of the the conclusion of these Principal Jones spoke and eloquently of the fore him, bespeaking there- poperation of the parents, Int to his successful ef- nding the immense fent, there was evident al- presence of a spirit of 'ganization, as there was ck of confusion, and it that in a few days Jones and his splendid istants will have every- Ing like clock work. Most k will be devoted to the n of new pupils, and of ditioned in one or more in itself being a heavy next Monday morning, is likely that every- be systematized. and the Irly launched on what 0 be the most successful e educational history of PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE - BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATA N STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. 3 s S S Bl T R Standing of the Clubs Won Lost Pct. .625 .600 .400 .375 Tampa Lakeland Fort Meade St. Petersburg .... Results Saturday Tampa 3, St. Petersburg 3. Fort Meade 1, Lakeland 0. Where They Play Today No games scheduled. Locals Shut Qut In A Great Battle (By C. Green.) Simpson, the pitcher off of whom the locals got fifteen hits at Fort Meade one day, proved to be a veri- table mountain of strength in the gdme on the Athletic Field Satur- day afternoon, and the lucals bit the dust to the tune of one to noth- ing. He was hit freely but not safely and his work in the pinches was of air-tight order, especially in the ninth, when with three on bases and two out, he fanned Cabrera. Hall was touched up for ten hits, but kept them well scattered, ex- cepting in the fifth inning when an infleld hit, an out at firsc and a single gave the visitors their lone tally. For the visitors, Powers (?) repeated his brilliant work of Fri- day, flelding the first base sack in sensational style. The feature of the locals was the sensational field- ing of Van, his running catches in the first and fourth being of the hair-raising kind. The score by innings: First Inning For Fort Meade—Mills singled, Brown sacrificed, Powers sacrificed, Dix fanned. For Lakeland—Nan walked, Erie popped to catcher, Branch hit to short, double play, Brown to Fries to Powers. No runs. Second Inning For Fort Meade--Rive outl at first, Steveng out at first, Fries singled, Brack singled, Simpson.inield hit, Mills fanned. For Lakeland—Eubanks walked, Chambers sacrificed, Ginter and \\'atson_out at first. No runs. Third Inning For Fort Meade—Brown flied to center, Powers singled, Dix forced Powers, Rive singled and Dix was out at the plate. For Lakeland—Cabrera popped to short, Hall out at first, Van got hit, Erie singled, Van going to third, Van out stealing home. No runs. Fourth Inning For Fort Meade—Stevens popped to first, Fries out to Jeft, Brack flied to center. — For. Lakeland—Branch fanned, Eubanks out at first, Chambers fanned. No runs. Fifth Inning For Fort Meade—Simpson infield hit, Mills out at first, Brown singled scoring Simpson, Brown out going to second, Powers walked, Powers out going second. One run. For Lakeland—Ginterp opped to second, Watson singled, Cabrera and Hall out at first. No runs. Sixth Inning For Fort Meade—Dix singled, Rive popped to third, Stevens and Fries fanned. For Lakeland—Van flied to cen- ter, Erie safe at first on Dix wild throw, Erie out stealing second, Branch popped to second. No runs. Seventh Inning For Fort Meade—Braclk: fanned, Simpson and Mills out at first. For Lakeland—Eubanks flied to left, Chambers and Ginter out at first. No runms. Eighth Inning For Fort Meade—Brown singled, Powers sacrificed, Dix and Rive fanned. - For Lakeland—Watson out at first, Cabrera infield hit, Hall forced Cabrera, Van got a two bagger, Erie out at first. No runs. Ninth Inning For Fort Meade—Stevens got hit, Fries sacrificed, Stevens caught off second, Brack out at first. For Lakeland—Branch singled, Eubanks flied to right, Chambers walked, Alvarez hitting for Ginter flied to left, Watson walked, Ca- brera fanned. No runms. (Continued on Page 5.) , LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, SEPT. 14, 1914. Allies Push Germans Back, But Supreme MAIN BODY OF GERMAN A MORE DESPERATE FIG THIS Llash Yet to Come in Battle of Marne RMY YET INTACT AND HTING IS ANTICIPATED WEEK Austrian Armie_s Reported Captured; Vienna Panic Stricken Belgians and Russians Claim Defeat of Russians at Prince’s Army SUPREME CLASH IS YET TO COME (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 14.—The first stage of the battle of the Marne ap- pears to have been won by the al- lies, but the main German army 1s still intact and the supreme clash is coming. More desperate engage- ments are expected this week. A chain of forts from Metz to Dieden- hofen forms a strong pivot for the German left, while river courses and dense forests on the frontier give the retreating Germans an op- portunity for defense. MAJORITY OF AUSTRIES ARMIES HAVE BEEN CAUTURED sy Associated Press.) London, Sept. 14.—A Paris dis- patch to Reuter says that a Petro- grad telegram to Matin states that persistent rumors are current in Petrograd that a majority of the Austrian armies were cantured yes- terday. N —_— 10,000 RUSSIANS CAPTURED BY GERMANS (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Wireless to Associated Press via Sayville, Sept. 14.—Army headquarters official report says that General Hindenberg has de- feated the Russians on the frontier and captured 10,000 prisoners, eighty guns and some aeroplanes. The Antwerp garrison repulsed. The Crown Prince's army attacking the forts between Verdun and Toul. RETREAT OF GERMANS CONTINUE RAPIDLY (By Associated Press. i Paris, Sept. 14.—The retreat of the German armies from France continues with considerable rapid- ity. Official accounts say the al- lies’ forces in pursuit have crossed the river Aisne. The exact where- abouts of the Germans was not re- vealed in the announcement today. SERVIANS CONTINUE SUCCESSFUL (By Associated Press.) Nish, Sept. 14.—The Servian of- fensive continues successfully on the left bank of the River Save. INDIANA PROGRESSIVES BEGIN WORK | Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 14.— The campaign of the Progressive party in the State of Indiana will be opened today when Albert J. Beveridge, candidate for the United States Senate, will be the feature ape:gxer in a rally. Campaign op- eners are scheduled in at least a half dozen cities. EXPOSITION FOR THE MISSOURI PRESS St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 14.—The Missouri Press Association, compris- ing over four hundred of the most ~ progressive newspaper men of the State, will hold a Printing and Ad- vertising Exposition, which is ex- pected to open today and continue throughout the week. The hun-| dreds of progressive printers and | publishers in the Missouri terri- tory—Kansas, Colorado, !'\'ebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louls- jana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennes- see and Illinois—have not hereto- Harass Germans Forces—Germans Frontier—German Crown Driven Back RUSSIANS ARE IN BELGIUM (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 14.—The Ghent correspondent of the Daily News Bays he has confirmed the statement the Russian troops are in Belgium. He asserts that the German army has been cut at Countenberg, be- tween Brussels and Louvain by Bel- gians reinforced by Russians. 'RUSSIANS BEFORE KOENIGSBERG (By Assoclated Press) Paris, Sept. 14.—The Petrograd correspondent of Hava's Agency says it is announced that the Rus- slans are now before Koenigsberg, Prussia. GERMANS ABANDON THEIR POSITION (By Associated Press.) Paris, Sept. 14.—It 13 officially announced that the Germans are re- treating everywhere and abandon- ing all positions- erected to cover their retreat. An official statement just fs- sued says that some detach- ments of Germans held at Amiens have retired upon Perrons and St. Quentin on the center. The Ger- mans are unable to hold the defen- sive behind Reims. In the Argonne region the Germans have retired north beyond Belnoue Forest and Triaucourt. On the right the Ger- mans are retreating generally from Nancy to the Vosges. PASSENGERS FROM G ANDED OUNDED! STEAMER (By Associated Press.) Atlantic City, Sept. 14.—Thirty- one passengers on Steamer Atlantic City which grounded near here last night, landed today. CROWN PRINCE'’S ARMY DRIVEN BACK (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 14.—An official press bureau statement this after- noon says that French hearquarters report the German Crown Prince’s army driven back. The Frince has removed his headquarters from St. Menshould to Mount Faucon. fore had the opportunity of attend- ing such an exhibition of moderrn machinery, appliances and methods for the printing and publishing trades. The object of the exposi- tion is to show members and visit- ors the advances being made in ev- ery direction, especially zlong me- chanical lines. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract and Title Company ) Sept 12, 1914 J. J. Dunne, to Arthur F. 0Od- lin. M. A. Tillis. Brewer. Gordon N. Deene to First Nation- al Bank of Fort Meade. A. B. Hull, Jr., to Phosphate Mining Co. J. A. Phillips to R. M. Stidham et al. W. Wolft. wW. T Wolff. Manila Investment Co., to L. A. Wolff. to. Mrs. C. M. T.. Whitledge to L. A. Whitledge to L. A. e FAIR WEATHER FOR MAINE ELECTION (By Associated Press) Portland, Me.,. Sept. 14.—Fair weather favored the voters in to- day's election in this State. The Progressives cast their ballots for a complete party ticket for the first time in Maine. REV. DURHAM HEADS THEOLOGICAL DEPT. OF METHODIST UNIVERSITY . (By Assoclated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 14.—Bishop Candler, chancellor, today an- nounced the faculty of the theolog- ical department of the new South- ern Methodist University, which department opens here Sept. 23. Rev. Plato T. Durham, formerly presiding elder of the Charlotte, N. C., district, was appointed dean of the department. Capture of Semlin Created a Panic (By Assdciated Press) London, Sept. 14.—A Central News dispatch from Petrograd dat- ed Sunday says Bucharest reports that a panic occurred in Vienna on receipt of the news of the capture of Semlin by the Servians. Thousands of unemployed are said to be parad- ing the streets of the capital. REUNION OF VETERANS Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 14.—The annual reunion of the Army of the Philippines, Cuba and Puerta Rico, which opened its four days' sessions in thig city, in one of the greatest gatherings of military’ organiza- tions this section has ever known. Members of the organjzation in- clude those who served in the for- eign army, navy and marlne service during the Spanish-American war, the Philippine uprising and the re- lief expedition during the Boxer up- rising in China. All told there are about 400,000 persons eligible to membership. Among the members are former President Theodore Roosevelt, Col. Geo. W. Goethals, Lieut. Col. Seibert, Col. W. C. Gorgas, and Admiral Dewey. Ad- dresses of welcome will be delivered to the members and delcgates this afternoon by Governor Tener and Mayor Armstrong. Among the im- portant business which will come before the meeting, is the proposed change in the name of the organi- zation to “Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.” OPPOSE COAL RAISE Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 14.— The committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to attend the meeting of the State railroad com- mission here today, has arrived in this city, and is ready to take up its mission. They Intend vigorously to fight the proposed increase in the freight rates on coal from Birming- ham to Alabama points. The coal consumers are expected to rally to the support of the protesting com- cittee, for the proposed increase seriously affects the entire Birming- ham district. IRISH FORESTERS ° Hartford, Conn., Sept. 14.—The national convention of the Inde- pendent Order Irish National For- esters today opened its tharee-day session here. Mayor Joseph H. Lawler delivered the address of wel- come, and among other speakers are Congressman Lonergan, and Com- missioner E, T. Lyons. Business sessions will occupy the first two days, and the third will he devoted to sightseeing and pleasure. LAUNDRYMEN IN MEETING Niagara Falls, N. Y., Sept. 14. Commencing today, the National As- sociation of Laundrymen will hold their three-day convention in this city. Over twelve hundred delegates and visitors are present. Newer methods of work, with more effi- ciency and greater sntlgfacuon, will be the principal topic of general discussion. —————r . Victories Of Allies Brings Down Wheat DECLINES 4 1-2 CENTS AS OUTLOOK FOR PEACE IS ANTICIPATED Census Bureau Announces Cot- ton Conditions; Amount Consumed During August, Etc. (By Associated Press.) Chjcago, Sept. 14.—(Reports of allies’ victories accepted by traders as tending to shorten the war, caused a decline in wheat of 4 1-2 cents, sending it to $1.15 1-3 per bushel . Report On Cotton (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 14—The cen- sus bureau today announced that cotton consumed during August amounted to 384,205 bales, exclu- sive of linters, as against 432,350 last year. Consumption for the year ending Aug. 31, 5,577,864 bales against 5,483,321 last year. Supply of cotton during 1914 more than sixteen million bales; on hand end of August more than mil- lion and half bales; more cotton im- ported by United States during Aug- ust that exported; August exports, 21,210 bales; exports August last year 257,172, WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR —NOT SENATOR Tellahassee, Sept. 14..—Senhtor F. M. Hudson has made the follow- ing statement in reply to sugges- tions that he become a candidate to succeed Senator Bryan in the event of his appointment to the United States judgeship: “I greatly appreciate the interest and confidence of those friends who urged me to enter the race for the senatorship to succeed Senator Bry- an in case of a vacancy, Imt T have no intention of adopting their sug- gestion. I have already aamounced my intention to be a candidate for governor in 1916 and I see no occa- sion for a change of my plans, par- ticularly as friends from every sec- tion of the State have assured me of strong and effective support for the governorship. The ‘ender of this support having brought me into the race 1 now have no inclination to withdraw."” FLORIDA’S GRANDEST ALLIGATOR DIES WITH HIS BOOTS ON Pensacola, Sept, 14.—The larg- est alligator in West Florida and the most destructive has been killed in a lake near Red Bay, in Wash- ington county. To reach the point it is necessary to go from Pensagola in a boat up Choctawhatchee bay and then travel inland about eight- een miles. There the alligator, with numerous others, made its home. Its end was brought about by Levi Miller and Tom Ward, who received an order from a Northern firm for thirty-five alligator skins and they sought the lake, which is the center of an immense swamp. About midnight they ventured out in a boat with lights which blinded the ‘gators, which they found in immense numbers. Among those killed was the big alligator. It measured nineteen feet in length and six feet across the shoulders. There was great joy when the hunt- ers emerged the next morning with the big alligator, for the people liv- ing for miles around said they had suffered for more than twenty years because of the 'gator’s depredations. Only a week ago a $200 mare, owned by one of the residents, ven- tured into the swamp &nd was killed by the alligator, while two full grown cows had been killed the week previous. Sheep, hogs and goats that went into the swamps never returned. For years parties had attempted to kill the 'gator and its hide showed where it had been shot many times in the past. U