Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 22, 1914, Page 1

BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATA N STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN TH " THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM E BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE HOME TOWN. VOLUME I President Goesto N.J. ToCast Vote STATE OFFICERS AND CONGRESSMAN TO BE CHOSEN Massachusetts Is Also Selecting State Officers and Con- gressmen (By Associated Press.} \Washington, Sept. 22.—Fresident wilson today left for Princeton, N. J., to vote in the State primary for the selection of candidates for Comn- <ress, Legislature and minor offices. (By Associated Press.) poston, Sept. 22.—The voters of Massachusetts today are balloting tor the selection of candidates for (ongress and State office. Candidates tor governor of the Progressives, Democrats and Republicans have no opposition. Gevernor Welch will be nominated by the Democrats, Sam- uel W. McCall by the Republicans, and Joseph Walter by the Progres- sives. ——— HERE'S A TIP FOR FLORIDA CANDIDATES Muskegon, Mich., Sept. 22.—The somewhat unusual spectacle of a can- didate for a political office appear- ing before a gathering of ministers and asking the prayers of the as- sembled divines was witnessed yes- terday morning when Lauren D. Dickinson, Republican candidate for the office of lieutenant governor, ad- dressed the Michigan conference of the M. E. church. “In my public carecr so far,” he said, “God has always been the one to whom I have turned most often for guidance, and if I am elected He | will be the one I shall consult. T want your prayers, assuring you that if T am elected y~n will ncver have | to apologize for tiic way | conduct myself in the officc of lieutenant governor.* NOTICE TO LIGHT AND WATER CONSUMERS Within three days the l'izht and water connections of delinquent sub- scribers will be discontinued unless the dues are paid wthin this time. Those in arrears should bear this in mind and pay up. T00 HORRIBLE FOR AN AUDIENCE TO SEE New York, Sept. 22.—Thousands of feet of moving pictures taken on the battlefields of Europe have ar- rived in New York, but no public andience will ever see them. Mr. S. l.ubin, of Philadelphia, onc of the mportant figures in the motion pic- ture business, who is at the Astor lotel, said yesterday that to show any of the filma roceived —vonld o to incite riots. He also toid ot the irmored cabinets in which photo- hers have taken chances with ir own lives in many places where rifle bullets and shrapnel still re flying. The pictures are all too horrible,” said. “They show for the most rt mere heaps of slain men and in many cases revealing htful wounds and disfizurement “nd broken cannon. -Even where Lere is battle action it is too dis- “nt and indistinet to be valuable. I any of these films were shown ¢ uniforms of the slain might, and Probably would, start expressions of ‘mpathy or applause among audi- 's of ignorant persons and rows vould certainly follow. In any event e scenes are too shocking for cx- J on. “Getting pictures of actual fight- iu2 was practlcally impossible. Some- imes the cameras, fitted with elec- ric batteries, were placed in trees end clsewhere on spots where it “med likely there would be 2 1zzle, Wires were carried to dis- ant protected points, whence the erators could start and stop the '™ revolutions. That was mere £ioss work and Y have seen nothing worth while come of it.” \ rses, —_— WORLD’S SERIES TO OPEN OCTOBER 8 (By Associated Press) Chicago, Sept. 22.—The world’s championship baseball series will probably start Oct. 8, according to President Johnson of the American League. FILIBUSTERS' WON VICTOR YIN SENATE (By associated Press.) Washington, Sept. ate filibusters' victory —The Sen- against the rivers and harbors bill bore fruit to- day. The commerce commission reporting a new is measure providing that $20,000,000 be spent by army ngineers. The and means committee reported the war revenue bill today, all Republicans voting against it. A tentative agreement was reached with the Republicans for a vote Friday. ways Detectives Return $50,000 Pendant To Mrs. Flagler (By Associated Press.) Asheville, N. (., Detectives today returned to Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, of New York, the $50,000 black pearl diamond pendant, which was either lost or stolen. No arrests were made. GEORGIA MULE LOOMS GRANDLY IN EUROPEAN WAR Atlanta, Sept. well represented in the Kuropean war by several thousand faithful soldiers, fighting with the allies and the dual alliance. The @eorgia soldier is the Georgia mule, an in- dispensable adjunct to every army. I Dispatches frem the front tell of one incident where heavy siege guns wefe stalled in the mud and neither horses nor motor tzucks could pull them out. An ordnance officer sent to the rear team or two of Ameican mules, and when they threw their weight into tne collar the guns came out of the mud. = broke out the been going up, despite the difficulty in making ship- ments. It has been the same in all wars. The zreat Boer-English con- flict took thousands of long-cared plow-pullers out of Georgia cottou fields. The mule hag one great advintage in war time. He does not bother his mulish head about noise or smoke.i He goes where he is told, \\'hllo“I horses are driven half mad by the excitement and the smell of powder and blood. The kaiser should save} a few of his Tron Crosses for his| most dependable troops, the Amer- ican mule, 22 —Georgia is for a Feop ginan tha o nrices of mrles huy CARPENTERS’ OLD- AGE FENSIONS Ind., Sept. 22.— The biennial convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America was opened here today and will remain in ses- A aumber nl| will fndianapolis, cion for two weeks come he- them wporiant fore the convention, among being that of old-age pensions, the establishment of home for the azed and » sanitarium for members af- fected with tuberculosis. The need for ¢ and for homes for | azed members has been felt for some time, and it is believed these mat- ters will rceive the favoreble con- sideration of the delegates. questions pension RESPONSIBILITY Few situations will stir partisan spectators to a fever heat like a close, hot ball game, such 2s Thurs- day's—and especially when the um- pire seems patently raw. But nev- ertheless, nothing whatscever will excuse men being anything less than sentlemen in the presence of ladies. Such rowdyism as was ghown last Thursday, not onl¥ around the zame but in the grand stand, will abso- lutely ruin any hope of successful baseball in St. Petersbur3s. The management alone is respon- sible after the first experience. Of- ficers of the law are at their dis- posal, and if anything persistently occurs repugnant to the spectators it is their fault . —St. Petersburg Times. = = LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1914. Battle Lines Of Both Sides Near Exhaustion; Have Made Little Progress INTENSE STRUGGLE IN DIMINISHED; ALLIES W OVER G FRONT OF RHEIMS HAS IN SLIGHT ADVANTAGE ERMANS Three British Battleships Sunk Each Ship Carried Crew of 755 By Ships Nearby; 200 Brit Near German's BOTH SIDES ARE NEARLY EXHAUSTED (By Associated Press) Paris, Sept. 22.—Late reports in- dicate that the intensity of the struggle between the Germans and allies in front of the city of Rheims has diminished and it is believed that the battle lines on hoth sides along the Aisne river are near ex- haustion. Military experts here say that the positions now heid by the allies threaten the German line of retreat and communications. BATTLE LINE PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED (By Assoclated Press) London, Sept. 22.—The battle line is practically unchanged after weeks of fighting. The effort of the allies to drive the Germans from France continues. Paris says the al- lies are making progress between Rheims and Argonne. Berlin de- clares that German counter attacks have resulted in the capture of a strong position at Caronne, also suc- cessful attacks were made on the forts south of Verdun. Petrograd reports the Austrians still in flight. Vienna denies it, saying the Aus- trian armies are reorganizing to take the offensive. GERMANS ACTIVE BUT PARISH CLAIMS THEY DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE (By Assoclated Press.) Paris, Sept. 22.—An official an- nouncement says that along the en- tire front from the river Oise to Woevere the Germans manifested yesterday a certain activity without, however, obtaining appreciable re- sults. THREE BRITISH WARSHIPS SUNK BY SUBMARINES sy Associated Press.) London, Sept. 22.—The British warships Aboukir, Togue end Cres- ¢y have been sunk in the North sea by submarines it was officially an- nounced this afternoon. Other war- ships saved considerable numbers of the vessels' erews. The Ahoukir was wnodoed first, and the Hogue and Today By Submarines Some of Whom Were Rescued ish Battleships Lined Up Naval Base Crescy drew in close to save the crew when they also were torpedoed. Thesc vesscls were armored cruisers of 12,000 tons each, 440 feet long and seventy wide. Each had a com- plement of 755 men. The loss of life will probably be heavy. POPE BENEDICT PROTEST AT DESTUC- TION OF CATHEDRAL (By Associated Press) ®London, Sept. 22.—A Rome dis- patch to the Central News Agency says Pope Benedict has telegraphed the German emperor protesting against the destruction of Rheims cathedral. 22 DROWNED WHEN BRITISH STEAMER SANK (By Associated Press.) Trebizond, Asia Minor, Sept. 22. Twenty-two persons were drowned in the sinking of the British steamer Belgian King yesterday, near Cape , Kurell out of 120 passengers and the ‘crew aboard. A Russian steamer res- cued ninety-eight. It is surmised the accident was due to a mine, FRENCH ATTACKS REPULSED DECLARE GERMANS (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 22.—The Ger~ man embassy today received the fol- lowing wireless from Berlin: Head- way was made yesterday ageinst the allied army in middle Alsace when the French attacks were rcpulsed. The Rome correspondent of the Star sayg that the Servians and Mon- tenegring have occupied Samatevo, which the Austriang abandoned af- ter an overwhelming defeat. 200 BRITISH WARSHIPS IN BATTLE LINE i1y Associated Press.) New York, Sept. 22.—Two hun- dred Tritish warships lie in hattle line off Helizoland, the German nav- al hase, according to the captain of the Rritish steamer San Torenzo, which arrived today from Tondon. The ship’s officers sav she was with the floet for six wecks asg a supply vessel . e —————————— S 0. S 2 MORE ALIENS FOR AMERICA At the armies to the Sept. 22. when the return New York, cloge of the are disbanded war, to stricken and improverished homes, a | new army of emigrants will turn to- ward this, the land of personal lib- I erty, where each citizen need not carry a soldier on his back. Tn high | taxes and jn greatly straizhtened conditions, the people must carry the costs of the war. Undoubtedly millions will invade our ports, and what shall be done with them? Many of these originally peasants, | are of_the thrifty class, and will re- main here for years. In the main their tastes are agricultural, and their wish is to own their own lit- tle farms. From the Canadian gov- ernment the agricultural depart- ments of the various States might well learn a lesson. For many years the Dominion has conducted an ad- vertising campaign of great ef- ciency peopling its agricultural provinces. The United States now has an opportunity to reach and pos- sibly influence the best farmers of Europe. By Jjudicious advertising and enterprise throughout the larg- er American cities an inflow of thrif- industrious savers, farmers with tn knowledge of intensive cultivation, I\\‘ill be secured to our less thickly Ipopulated States. When the immi- erant army is here, it will probably cek these newly established farne colonies, relieving the great conges- tion of the large cities to a consider- able extent. The result will be new wealth to this nation, not alone in ! money, but in strength and good farming abiity. ity, HOLDING GAS CONFERENCE { AU Baltimore, Md., Sept. 22.—In line with the broadened power of {the new commission, representatives !of all the zas companies of Mary- land are today attending a meeting ;nndnr the auspices of the Public | Qervice Commission, which is being held with a to establishing standards for heating capacity, pur- lity and candle power of gas. This meeting is regarded as important, in view of the fact that it will indi- rectly affect every consumer of gas throuzhout the State. view No. 260 FTTRERSRIIRATE RUSSIAN GENERAL (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 22.—One of the most successful generals on the Rus- sian side in the advance on Lemberg was General Dimitrieff, the well- known Bulgarian general who led the Third army, which formed the left wing of the Bulgarian forces in the great battle of Lule Burgas on Oct. 29 and 30, 1912. Previous to that he had won a signal victory over the Turks at KirkKilisse. After the end of the war he was sent as ambassador to St. Petersburg, that is to say, to Petrograd, where he joined the Russian armyga step for which he was cast off by Rulgaria. EERVIRR I SUCCESSFUL Mysterious Wireless Station Is Being . Searched For (By Associated Press. i Washington, Sept. .—On com- plaint of the British embassy the government ig searching for a mys- terious wireless plant supposed to be operating in the Pacific coast moun- tains. The information i3 vague, but the plant is apparently busy sending uncensored messages. 29 WATERWAYS CONVENTION New York, Sept. .~=The an- nual convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association will begin today, with delegates from nearly all the Atlantic seaports present. The convention is being held on board the steamer Bark- shire, which will sail up the Hud- son river from New York to Troy. The party will then be transferred to a special train and taken to the entrance locks of the Erie canal. The governor will receive the party when it reaches Albany. West Point, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie and Hud- son will be visited. The trip will afford the delegates a splendid op- portunity to view the improvemenis twhich are in progress and also to gee for themselves the further wors which is needed. The object of this association is to secure the im- provement of waterways within the Atlantic Coast section of tie Unitea States, and more especially to se- ‘cure the completion of a chain of Tree public waterways connecting the bays and sounds along the line of the Atlantic, Seaboard, so as to provide better protection for inland traffic. 29 UNDERWO0OD DEFINES A PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT Atlania, sept. 22.—Jusi what is a Proeressive Democrat? So many people have harped on the term and it cut such a figure in the recent Ma- con convention, that Henry R. Goet- chius of Columbus, Ga., wrote to House Leader Oscar W. Underwood to ask his interpretation of the term, saying that the writer was an admirer of Governor Slaton and be- lieved him as strong and slaunch a supporter of President Wilson any man. Mr. Underwood replied: “1 do not think there is any desire ou the part of the president of the United States to draw political line between those who supported him pefore the nomination and those who did not, but it is human nature for some of his %re-convention supporters make the most of their pesition for their personal political ad.antages, and asg the president is popular in the country, of course it is effective. “There are so many different peo- ple calling themselves Progressive Democratg that are going in differ- ent directions that T am unable to define what the average man means when he says he is a Progressive Democrat. So far asT am personal- ly concerned I have believed that the great principles of the Demo- cratic party were favorable to the masses of the people and that the man who lives up to the fundamen- tal principles of the party is sound politically and does not nesd a pre- fix to the name of Democrat of any kind to explain his political posi- tion. (Signed.) “0. W. UNDERWOOD.” un to Va, Voting On Liquor Question LOCAL OPTION LAW IS NOW IN FORCE Today's Balloting Will Decide Between Local Option and State Wide Probition (By Associatea Press.) Richmond, Va., Sept. 22.—Vot- ers today are balloting to decide whether a State-wide law shall be enacted to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors or whether the State’s policy of local option shall be retained. Richmond, Va., Sept. 22.—A special State-wide election is being held today on the question of pro- hibition. The anti-liquor forces have larried on a most extensive campaign, and their hopes for vic- tory at the polls today are high. Should the proposed measure carry it will not interfere with the man- ufacturing businesses in the State, provided all products are shipped to other States. The “wets” have used a very effective weapon in their slogan of prohibition and higher taxes, pointing out that the revenue the licenses granted the saloons and liquor houses would cease, and the rural classes will have heavier taxes to pay up the lost revenue. Both sides have fought hard, and it is expected that a record vote will be polled. Awaiting the outcome of this election, but two of the four glass bottle factories have resumed ope- rations after the usual summer re- cess. The two which have remained closed give employment to several hundred men and boys, and the ag- gregate of their weekly pay rolls runs into the thousands of doilars. STATE PRIMARIES Boston, Mass., Sept. 22.—Candi- dates for governor and other State officers will be nominated by all par- ties in this State today. The Pro- gressives have a complete State ticket. On the Republican side the largest number of candidates for a State office is for the nomination for attorney general. Five are contest- ing for this office. Samuel W. Mec- Call is expected to have 2 walkover for the nomination for governor on the Republican ticket. STATE FAIRS Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 22, —<The State fair opened here today and will remain open unti! the 3rd of uext month. Besides the usual exhibits of farm produce, the live- stock entered for this twelve days showing has a total value close to half a million dollars. KFor the first time in the history of the State the various Indian tribes and schools have given an opportunity to conerete examples of their this is probably one of the most interesting and instrue- tive exhibits. bheen present progress, and MISSIONARY WORK HELD UP New York, Sept. work all over the tern world is seriously interfered with Dby this I2uropean war. Aside from the men- lace to the misslonaries in the waz- ring countries, those elsewhere are seriously affected by the difficulty in sending funds. The exchange rates on currency bought for India have become practically prohibitive. While China and an have not yet been seriously affected, Africa is completely cut off in the matter of transmission of funds. Another se- rioug problem is the sending out of missionaries, Thoth volunteers and those who were here on furlough. Many had sailings booked for the early part of this month, but were forced to change their plans. New arrangements have had to be made and in many cases the boards of the many denominations have asked the new missionaries to make other ar- rangements for this fall and winter, ag it is probable they will not be able to sail until the spring. —Missionary