Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 26, 1914, Page 1

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. -7OLUME III Carranza Prepares To Battle MEANTIME VILLA'S MEN ASK HIM TO LAY DOWN ARMS State of Anarchy Exists and American Troops Will Be Held at Vera Cruz Until Peaceful Conditions Exist IN (By Associated Press.) Naco, Sonora, Sept. 26.—Under Carranza's orders General Hill is mobilizing troops here today to make another stand against Gover- or Maytorena, who defeated him vesterday at Santa Bara. Hill says none of the soldiers were killed in battle, but fugitives declare 200 were left dead. (By Associated Press.) El Paso, Texas, sept. 26.—Gen- aral Villa who has announced his hostility to General Carranza, today eceived an appeal from his brothers n arms at Mexico City to lay aside his differences with Carranza and thus prevent another revolution. he Mexican consular agent here transmitted the message to Villa at hihuahua. [MEXICO IN STATE OF ANARCHY (By Associated Press.) New York, Sept. 26.—Alexandre De’Stalegsky, Russian minister to Texico, before sailing today en oute to Petrograd, said Mexico was practically in a state of anarchy and hat the United States should not withdraw the trodps at Vera Vruz. SPECIAL SUBJECT Tomorrow night at the First Methodist church Mr. Ley will de- iver the third in his series of ser- mon-lectures on Life’'s Highways. ! Bubtopic, The Highway of the' ome. He will discuss, The llomel a Business copartnership, a So- ial Unit, a Political Party, a hurch. There will be something aying worth while for home lovers nd home builders. Tampa Plays Here Monday Tampa plays here twice next eek, on Monday and Friday, the ames Leing called at 3 p. m. hese will be great exhibitions and erc's hoping Lakeland takes both ames . George E. Southard and son, eorge E. Southard, Jr., of Lake- nd, were visitors here the first of ¢ week. Mr. Southard has charge f the drilling of the oil well near ssimmee nar's which iz heine ek ‘the Pennsylvania 0il Co.—Os- ola Gazette, COLONEL IN INDIANA Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 1. Theodore Roosevelt, mnow on S western tour, will deliver an ad- ©ss here today in behalf of the diana State Progressive party. T. Roosevelt has quite a number speeches planned for this trip, and €ms to have entirely recovered Om the throat affliction from hich he suffered upon his return om South America. 26.— ST VIRGINIA PUB- LISHERS MEET Parkersburg, W. Va., Sept. 26. A mweeting of the publishers of all Wspapers in the State of West Vir- Dia has been called for teday and morrow, and nearly all are repre- nted at the meeting, which opened Teé today. C. E. Meredith and F. Ehret, editors of weekly papers Salam, called the meeting for the Tpose of effecting a State organmi- tion. Such a plan will probably well met, and it is sure to result great benefits to the publishers. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 1914. R Lo s R NS ng of the Clubs Won Lost Pet. L7338 .625 375 .294 Lakeland St. Petersburg Fort Meade Results Yesterday Tampa 2, Fort Meade 0. Lakeland 4, St. Petersburg 3. Locals Defeat St. Pete in Well Balanced Contest By C. Green, The Champs added another viec- tory to their credit yesterday after- noon when they attached the scalps of the Sunshine City lads to their belts, after a nine-inning battle. The teams were evenly matched in every department, Watkins perhaps being a trifle wilder than Alvarez. Each hurler fanned three and al- lowed five hits, but Watkins walked five to Alvarez’s three. Each side made two bobbles. Nothing sensa- tional happened and Short Stop Erie was the bright spot, getting four assists and three put outs, two of them being red hot line flies. St. Pete got two in the opening stanza, when Stewart walked, Hicks walked, Hodge singled, Betts flied to left fo. an out. A. Burleson hit a long fly to center for an out, Stewart scor- ing, Eubanks let one of Alvarez's fast ones get through him and Hicke scored, Cy Burleson out at first. An- other tally came in the fifth on ‘Hicks' single and Hodge's two bag- ger. Lakeland got one in the first when Van got to first on an error, Erie sacrificed, Branch singled and Van scored. Three more were added in the third when Erie walked, Branch walked, Spivey forced Erie out at the plate, Meharg singled, scoring Bubanks and Chambers. The same teams will play here today. The summary: Lak-land AB R Van, cf .. Brie, ss Branch, 1b .... Spivey, 1If Eubanks, ¢ .... { Chambers, 3b. .. Meharg, 2b .... Sawyer, rf . Alvarez, p SCoomMOo~o M St. Petersburg AB R H PO Stewart, 2b ... 0 Hicks, ss | Hodge, 3b .... 2 Pitts, rf 0 A. Burleson, 1b 1 'Cy Burleson, Vance, ¢ Watkins, p .... Williams, cf ... 3 Totals Score by innings: Lakeland St. Petershurg ... Summary: Two Base Hits—Hodge. First Base on Balls—Off LI S ' 103 200 010 000 00*—14 000—3 /lvarez Struci vt Alvarez 3, Wat- king 3. Sacrifice Hits—Cy Burleson, Erie, Hicks. Sacrifice Fly—A. Stolen Jases—Stewart, Branch. Passed Balls—Eubanks 1. Batter Hits—Sawvyer, Time of Game—1:33. Umpire—Lewis. Attendance—200. ' COMMENTS ON THE GAME Wasn’t a bad game after 2ll. Burleson. Erie 2, ———t The fans were conspicuous by their absence. Out of five times up Erie sacri- ficed twice, got hit once, walked once, out at first once. MR. LEAGUE MANAGER, kindly advise us where you 2ot UMP LEWIS. Now, didnt that feller Causey cut up some in Tampa? He sure de- served to win that game. Hope he will get one of them‘an_vhow. for Lakeland’s sake. Tampa will be here Monday. Get busy, fans. IHeavy Fighting In Progress Near Paris; Germans Cross Meuse, But Gain Little WERE FORCED TO RETIRE BEFORE BELCHING GUNS | OF THE FRENCH; FOUR TEENTH CORPS SUS- TAINED HEA VY LOSSES Germans Take Over Civil Government at Cracow . Many Bavarian Troops Have Been Arrested For Having Facilli- tated The Escape Of Several thousand French Soldiers at Brussels HEAVY FIGHTING ON RIVER MEUSE (By Associated Press) Paris, Sept. 26.—An official an- nouncement this afternoon says that heavy fighting is progressing at both the east and west wings of the bat- tle line between the Germans and the allies in France, in the Woevere region. The Germans crossed the River Meuse in the vicinity of St. Mihiel, but the offensive taken by the French has already thrown the Germang back upon the river to the south of the Woevere region. The Fourteenth German army corps re- tired after suffering heavy losses. No change in the situation on the center and in the Lorraine and Vosges district. The Russians captured Rzeszew, also two fortified positions to the north and south of Przemysl. NO DECISIVE VICTORIES; WEATHER IMPROVES (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 26.—The latest official announcements at Paris, Ber- lin and London indicate no decisive successes in the western war arena. Weather conditions have improved along the western wing. Paris re- ports a battle of extra-ordinagy vio- lence in that locality. Petrograd dispatches say the Ger- mans have taken over the civil gov- ernment at Cracow. The Germans have thrown three army corps into the Cracow district to meet an im- minent Russian attack. The Balkan allies continue their attack on Bos: nia's capital. BAVARIAN TROOPS ARRESTED FOR AS- SISTING FRENCH (By Associated Press) London, Sept. 2 'he Ostend correspondent of the Exchange Tele- graph Co., says many Bavarian troops were arrested in Brussels on the charge of facilitating the escape of several thousand French prison- ers. ENGLISH AND FRENCH BOMBARD AUSTRIAN POSITIONS (By Associated Press.) Rome, Sept. 26.—The English and French fleets are today bom- barding heavily all fortified Austri- an positions in the vicinity of Cat- taro. A wireless from the French commander says the poworful Aus- trian fortress at Pelagona has been dismantled. JAPANESE DENY ILL TREATING CHINESE (By Associated Press) Washington, Sept. 26.—The Jap- anese embassy today issued a state- ment denying the stories of Chinese origin of i1l treatment of Chinese by Japanese troops before Kiao Chow. - RUSSIAN CRUISER DID NOT SINK GERMAN BOATS (By Associated Press) London, Sept. 26.—The Amster- dam correspondent of Reuter says ST. LOUIS FIRM BUYS $100,000 WORTH OF COTTON (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 26.—The Southern Commercial Congress an- nounced today that a St. Louis firm had bought $100,000 worth of cot- ton. The total purchases of St. Louis thus far in the buy a bale movement are nearly 5,000 bales. WORLD SERIES OPEN OCTOBER 9 (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Sept. 26.—The play in the series for the world’s baseball championship will begin Oct. 9, ac- cording to announcement today by President Johnson of the American League, after a telephone conversa- tion with August Harriman of Cin- cinnati, chairman of the National Baseball commission. $80,000 Worth of Cotton Caught Fire On Liner (By Associated Press) New York, Sept. 26.—Sixteen hundred bales of cotton stored in the hold of the White Star liner Cretic caught fire this morning while the vessel was at the pier and burned for many hours before the fire was controlled. Damage is un- known. NOTABLE CATHOLIC GATHERING Baltimore, Md., Sept. 26.—The convention of the American Federa- tion of Catholic Clubs, which will be opened here tomorrow and con- tinue for four days, will probably be one of the most notable events in the history of the Catholiec church in this country. Nearly 20,000 attend- ed the conventien last yeer in Mil- waukee, and as all the socleties have flourished during the past year, this convention will be even larger. Hundreds of the delegates are in the city today. A most impressive pon- that Berlin is informed on compe- ‘tificial mass will formally open the tent authority that the cruiser Bayan did not sink a German cruiser and two torpedo boats in the Baltic. (By AKssociated Presg) Washington, Sept. 26.—The de- partment of justice today promised Russian | convention tomorrow morning, and in the evening pontifical benedic- tion will be given. Durig the busi- ness sessions of the convention, it is assured that social service, immi- gration, industrial relations, the In- dustrial Workers of the World, and temperance will be warmly dis- to investigate the charges of Repre-|cussed; and it is likely that resolu- sentative Hughes at Georgia, and Abercrombie, of Alabama, that a monopoly had cut in half the price paid Southern farmers for cotton ' tions will be passed stating the feel- ,ing of the Catholic people toward them. Many noted Catholic speak- ers will address the meetings on sced. Farmers had expected an i||»|nu-a~ and other topics which may crease in price bhecause of the war. [arise. Charge of ‘Scots nghléhder s Drives on the Germans The Scots Highlanders have lnwn’ driving Germans before them in a‘ment of the Germans who were try- among the best troops Greut Britain has sent to France. This photograph shows a part of a regiment of them charze in the operations north of pParis. They did their share in the effort to break the turning move- ing to cover the left flank of the al- lied armies. They are also among the hardiest of the troops sent to Europe. No. 264 To Provide Temporary Warehouses WILL RELIEVE STORAGE SITUATION AND FINAN- CIAL CODITIONS Railroads Authorized to Publish Tariffs Establishing Rules and Charges Gover- noring Storage of Cotton (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 26.—The in- terstate commerce commission today authorized the railroads to publish the tariffs establishing on their lines the rules, regulations and the charges governing the siorage of cotton during the cotton year end- ing the last of next August. This is for the purpose of providing tem- porary warehousing space under ar- rangements approved by the secre- tary of the treasurer and the fed- eral reserve board. This it is ex- pected will not only relieve the storage situation, but also financial conditions. Warehouse receipts will enable planters to realize at once on this cotton. “POP” GOMPERS IN POLITICS New York, Sept. 26.—Labor will play a prominent part in this fall's campaign for more than organiza- tion reasons. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federa- tion of Labor, has been designated \as a candidate for delegate at large 'to the constitutional convention on the Democratic ticket, in place of John DeWitt Warner. Mr. Warner was the candidate of the anti-Mur- 'phy Democrats and although he was popular, in this respect Samuel ‘Gompers hag many advantazes over him. The labor vote has already, announced that it will no! suppore any man for office this fall who will not make promises to carry out cer- tain reforms and work for the bet- terment of the working classes in the Empire State. EXPECTS THOUSANDS OF WIDOWS AND CRIPPLES -~ New York, September 26,—The most natural thing in the world I8 to expect as a result of the European war, New York stands in danger of being crowded with wid- ows, crippled soldiers ard other more or less helplessg persons during the poming winter. Commissioner of Immigration, Dr. F. C. Howe, says that this not only wili Increase immigration greatly, but will create a new burden as to their care. If the incomers have the sufficient amount to land and meet other re- quirements, it will be difficult to keep them out of the country. Many of them have relativeg in the Unit- cod Stateg, the majority of whom live in New. York.. The. authori- ties will find it difficult deciding t to do, since the charitable or- nizations are already declaring that the demands for stance are the in the history. with less available than in rmer vears. greatest city's funds TRI-STATE FAIR Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 26.—The tri-state fair and exposition opened here today and will continue until the 3rd of October, with numerous showings of prize cattle, farm prod- uctg and other things of interest, all tending to show the resources of the three States. With a view to stimulating the interest in improved cotton and cotton production, the South’s prineipal crop, larze premi- ums have been offered for the best shown. Arrangements have been made by which a complete post office will. be operated on the grounds during the fair, and with its parcel post exhibit this will prob- ably prove one of the most educa- tional features. Local wmerchants will co-operate by displays of stuff they send by parcel post, and show- ing how articles mailed chould be wrapped and sent. All sorts of de- vices used for sending poultry, eggs, fruits and small produce will be shown. SRR SR A