Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 8, 1914, Page 1

HE LAKELAND E . Troops t Remain eraCruz DT LEAVE UNTIL JFUL CODITIONS EXIST old Silliman U. S. Recognize Only a Gov’'t Acceptable All Factions Associated Press.) jton, Oct. 8.—pPresident Md Consul John R. Silli- f that until a new govern- poaptable to all factions, is in Mexico, the United not consider recognition ps will not leave Verd Silliman will return to tonight. PARING TO AT ACROSS ERICAN BORDERS P Associated Press.) lexico, Oct. 8.—Governor i has reopened his attack D Carranza garrison. His J accurate and General $dently preparing to re- B8 the American border. (@UBAN POLITICS 3 Cuba, Oct. 8.—The gov- Cuba is apparently fac- ficial crisis, due to~Tecent ptrigues,. An extra ses- gress is convened today, President Monocal, but op- . his._poficies have so far quorum, and it is gen- eved there will be none ess convenes in regular 1 session in November. protest is over the pro- Pnal loan of $15,000,000 organization of the Cu- -both of which propos:- ,; been approved by the ptes. The political situa- y resembles that which Fing the administration of Estrada-Palma, which astrously for his party, e intervention of the 8. E TO GEN. KEARNY on, D. C., Oct. 8.— be dedicated today, in on cemetery, with appro- emonies, an equestrian ¢ Major General Phillip hero of the Mexican and The statue, which has d by the State of New he first equestrian statue tted in the national ound of our heroes. Sec- ison gave his appreval £ exceptional conditions in 00 Announces jtton Exports Are Increasin Associated Press.) on, Oct. 8. —Secretary gnnounced today that the cotton continuc to in- 'E A FARMERS’ CLUB ®, Ind., Oct. 8.—The iClub, newly constructed, dicated today with elab- nonies. This is the first its kind in the middle- ely for the convenience of the farmers who to do thelr trading, and taken great interest in ing. There is an assembly farmers' meetings, rest f both men and women, set apart for children, in i a woman who will take e little ones while- taeir do their city shopping. lunch rooms and other ees, and from the hearty nt so far received from farmers, the Club e a great success. PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE ‘NING TELEGRAM BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATA N STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. STATE DAUGHTERS ~ AND SONS MEET Waterbury, Conn., Oct. 8.—The annual convention of the Interna- tional Order of the Kings Daughters and Sonsg today began its two davs’ session here. The guests of honor at this meeting are Miss Annie M. Brown of Toronto, Can., first vice president of the Order of the Kings Daughters and Sons; Miss Clara Morehouse, general secretary; Mrs. C. Herbert Horton, New York State president; and Mrs. Eschenbrenner, membership secretary of the Na- tional child labor committee. FIRE PREVENTON DAY New York, Oct. 8—With author- ity from Governor Glynn, today has been appointed ‘"‘Fire Prevention Day,” and Fire Marshal Ahearn has urged observance be given it in all parts of the city. He suggested that inflammable rubbish should be picked up, chimneys cleaned, fire es- capes cleared, and fire drills held in the public schools and factories. Various Road Materials To " Be Tried Out Bartow, Oct. 8.—The regular meeting of the Governors of the Polk County Good Roads Assaciation was held in Bartow on Monday last and was one of the most impor- tant meetings yet held. A good at- tendance was present and much good work done and reported. The map committee reported with a composite map made up from the individual maps which had been gone over by the representatives of the various districts and all the out- lines of the different roads consid- ered to be necessary in a county- wide system brought togzether in one large map. The total mileage indicated is about 320 miles, a good deal of which will doubtless have to be cut out. The map and report was accepted and ehanges will be made from time to time on the former as may be suggested by any taxpayer or necessary when it comes to final adoption. A number of Bartow and Winter Haven taxpayers asked for a joint meeting with the committee ap- pointed at the last meeting to get data together and make some re- ports on cost of various types of roads, looking to a demonstration of some of these types for the purpose of letting the taxpayers see what could be done with the various ma- terials. The committee of the board had been unable to get any definite information up to this time though the gecretary is in corre- spondence with several contractors and others. The proposition of the Bartow- Winter Haven people was to have a demonstration made of perhaps two or three types of road in connection with repairs necessary to be made at once on the road between Bartow and Winter Haven. This whole work was estimated to cost in the neizhborhood of $7,000 and the proposition was for these taxpayers to finance the work until the coun- ty commissioners should be able to pay for it, on account of the desir- ability of having the work done im- mediately. Mr. Durrance of Fort Meade asked that the committee recommend the courty commission- ers to make five demonstrations, one in each commissioner’s district, provided each district should care to finance its own proposition, and on the same general plan. A committee, chosen from the joint committee as above, was ap- pointed to go before the county commissioners and lay this matter before them and ask for their ap- proval and co-operation. This mat- ter was presented to the commis- sioners by Mr. C. H. Walker and they asked the committee to wait on them for a reply on Puesday morn- ing. On Tuesday morning the com- mittee waited on the commissioners and were asked to make a complete plan of just what they wanted, how many different types of road, the amount of road in each demonstra- tion, where each demonstration should be made, who would finance the matter and all particulars re- garding same and present this mat- LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCT. 8, 1914. 'Bombs and Bullets Rain from German Air Craft and Guns on Ant.werp City ANTWERP AUTHORITIES ACKNOWLEDGE SITUA- TION TO BE VERY GRAVE; GERMANY'S SEC- OND LARGEST GUNS NOW FIRING ON THE CITY Belgian Gov’'t Removed From Antwerp to Ostend Many Aantwerp Forts Go Down Before German 100,000 Antwerp Refugees Onslaught; Have Fled to Holland; Ant- werp Present Scenes Of Great Desolation and Dis GERMANS SHELLS FALLING ON ANTWERP (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 8.—The Star’s cor- respondent at Ghent telegraphs that Antwerp was furiously bombarded last night and shells from the Ger- man sixteen inch guns were falling this morning. SITUATION ACKNOW- LEDGED TO BE GRAVE AT ANTWERP (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 8.—An Antwerp news dispatch says the authorities think the situation is grave. The great guns of Germany have tola the tale of its Krupps agairst men. The Germans second largest guns now can reach the city. Another dispatch says there is confidence that the city will not be taken as many forts are still resisting. They declare that the threat of bombard- ment i{s a maneuver to force the forts to surrender to save the city. GERMANS LAY ANTWERP FORTS IN RUINS (By Associated Prets) London, Oct. 8.—The Cologne Volks Zeitung’s correspordent tele- graphing on the Antwerp siege, says the forts at Waelhem, Wavre and St. Catherine are completely de- stfoyed. In attempts to cross the River Nethe, the Germans destroyed the fort between Senne and Scheldt. BELGIAN CAPITAL MOVED FROM ANT- WERP TO OSTEND (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 8.—An official cablegram to the Belgian legation says the Belgian government has been removed from Antwerp to Os- tend. STATE DEMOCRATIC MEETING Prividence, R. T., Oct. & —The Democratic State convention is be- ing held in this city today. The three congressional conventions will follow immediately after this meet- ing. ter again at the next meeting of the board. The commissioners ex- pressed themselves as heartily in favor of doing all they possibly could to co-operate with the Asso- ciation in this matter. The people of Haines City having invited the association to meet there it was decided to accept tne invita- tion and hold the next meeting at Haineg City, the date and particu- lars to be announced later. The Association is getting in some good work right now and has made a splendid showing for the short time they have been in existence. Their efforts should meet with more hearty co-operation and financial assistance from those who will be benefitted by the results of this movement, and this assistance can be materially given by sending a check for five dollars—one year's membership fees in the association, to the secretary, A. J. Holworthy, at Lakeland, and by attending all the meetings they possibly can. pair 100,000 ANTWERP REFUGEES IN HOLLOND (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 8.—The Times cor- respondent confirms the news that there are 100,000 Antwef) refugees in Holland. Another dispatch de- scribes the terrible scenes of descla- tion and despair. GERMANS ZEPPELINS DROP BOMBS ON ANTWER (By Associated Press) Antwerp, Oct. 8.—Panic among the people increased when German aircraft appeared over the city this morning and yesterday afternoon, dropping bombs. Seven houses were wrecked and a score of people were killed. BOMBS DROPPED ON PARIS (By Associated Press) Paris, Oct. 8.—A German aero- plane flying over Paris thig morning dropped two bombs. One wounded three persons, the other did no dam- age. FRENCH RETAKE POSITIONS NEAR ROYE (By Associated Press.) Paris, Oct. 8.—An official an- nouncement this afternoon says the French have retaken the major parts of the positions they were forced to abandon between the Riv- ers Somme and Oise, near Roye. {The Germans still hold St. Michiel. !The German violent attacks in the Woevre district failed. (By Associated Press.) London, Oct, 8.—It is announced that the (‘anadian troops arrived in British waters today. FELL FOR THE PREACHER'S GUN Jacksonville, Oct. 8.—Captured red-handed by Rev. W. A. Hobson, pastor of the First Baptist church, and held at the point of the preach- er's shotgun while Mrs. Hobson tied his hands and feet with a rope, a burly negro six feet tall, who was taken 'into custody by the police Tuesday night, will be tried on a charge of chicken stealing by Judge R. E. McDowell. S A EDUCATORS' MEETING Houghton, Mich., Oct. 8.—The annual convention of the Upper Peninsula Educational Association is being held today in this city, commencing today and continuing through tomorrow. During the last year a research committee aas been securing from laymen ali over the upper penninsula opinions regard- ing the needs of the schoo's, ard at this convention the reports of this committee will be discussed. The principal speakers will be Governor Ferris and Booker T. Washington. Nuremburg, the famous toy town, is idle and there will ®e a scarcity of Christmas novelties this year. METHODIST PREACHERS IN CONFERENCE New York, Oct. 8.—In the Old John Street church, the first Metho- dist church’ in America, there will be opened this evening the annual conference of the National Associa- tion of Local Preachers, which will continue until the 11th, inclusive. Several well known men will de- liver short addresses of welcome, among them Mayor Mitchell and Dr. Frank B, Upham. This associa- tion maintains Taylor University at Upland, Ind., and is acquiring a fund for the retief of aged local preachers. The local, or lay preacher, is one of the peculiar in- stitutions of Methodism. They are licensed to preach by the local church with the consent of the dis- trict superintendent and may be or- dained as local deacons or local eld- ers at the annual ministerial con- ferences. Methodism owes its rapid spread of a century to the pioneer local preacher. Missions Discussed At Convention of Disciples oi Christ (By Assoclated Press) Atlanta, Oct. 8.—The annual meeting of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions was the chief event at the international conven- tion of the Disciples of Christ today. Mrs. Anna Ratwater of Indianap- olis, the president, delivered the an- nual address. Important reports were received and Dr. R. E. Speer, of New York, of the Northern Pres- byterian foreign missions board, spoke. The general convention dis- cussed denominational affairs and the executive committee’s report was received. — A CHEERING NOTE i FROM WEST FLORIDA Pensacola, Oct. 8.—That the de- mand for both lumber and timber has improved so greatly during the past ten days that mills are now running double shifts of men, is the information received here from the surrounding country. Thig applies to the largest plants in the saw mill section. A month ago the same mills were running only three days each week. The demand from the inter- for has improved greatly, while ex- porters are selling to buyers in Eng- land and other markets and ar- rangements have finally been con- summated for handling the cargoes, while charters can be had at reas- onable rates. Fdr a few days of thls week shipping in Pensacola harbor will last only a short time. How- ever, general conditions are improv- ing and business is expected to be much better than in the past two months. Dismiss Injunction of Marconi Co. Against Gov't (By Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 8.—The federal district court today ruled that it had no jurisdiction in the suit of the Marconi wireless company against Secretary Daniels and four naval censors to prevent the govern- ment closing the wireless stations at Siaconsett and Seagate. The company’s application for an in- junction was dismissed. WELLBORN YOUTH SUICIDES . IN JACKSONVILLE Jacksonville, Oct. 8.—Leaving a note in which he said he had taken four ‘“blocks” of merphine, a young white man, who registered as John A. Miller, of Wellborn, Fla., was found dead in his room at the Adams hotel, a few minutes hefore 2 o'clock yesterday, by Mrs. Keller, the proprietress. The note, which the police believe points unquestion- ably to suicide, reads as follows: “Good-bye, papa; good-bse, mam- ma; good-bye. Maude; good-bye, Jessie; I have just taken four blocks of morphine, and I hope you will all live long and be happy. Bye-bye. John A. Miller.” The dead man appears to be about 22 years of age, and nothing is known of him here. No. 274 Demand For World Series Sea_t_s_ Great SPECULATORS ASKING EX- HORBITANT PRICES FOR TICKETS First Game Between Boston Braves and Philadelphia Ath- letics To Be Pulled Off Tomorrow. (By Associated Press) Philadelphia, Oct. 8.—Hundreds of reserved seat tickets for the world series have been secured by speculators and they are asking $35 for a set of three $5 tickets; other tickets are priced in proportion. Several arrests have been made, and it is said the demand for seats s greater than ever before. Managers Mack and Stallings today expressed confidence in winning the series; all players but Smith, of Boston, are reported in the best condition. Both teams have final practice today. There is apparently little betting, with Philadelphia a favorite at long odds. WEATHER UNFAVORABLE (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Oct. 8.,—The weather predictions for the next two days are: Ciloudy with occasional light rain. If conditions are no worse than this forecast, the games will be played. The weather today is unfavorable for final practice of the Bostons and Philadelphians. PAPER EXHIBIT Green Bay, Wis., Oct. 8.--An ex- hibit of all varieties of naper, to- gether with detailed reports of the manufacture of paper, has been op- ened in this city teday, in charge of the burcau of foreign and domestic commerce of the department of com- merce at Washington. This depart- ment has recently finished an ex- haustive lot of research work and the information is contalned in the reports accompanyinig - this exhibit of papers, which will be of special interest to manufacturers and paper and to employes of paper and pulp mills. Nearly every prominent pa- per manufacturing company in the country is reprecented by an ex- hibit here and after a few days in this city the entire exhibition will be taken to another poln\and be shown. ¢ S Bankhead Favors Issuing Bonds To Purchase Cotton (By Associated Press) Washington, Oct. 8.—Senator Bankhead proposed in the Senate today that the States issue bonds to buy half of each farmer's cotton and hold it until the market is normal. He said bonds paid the farmers would be available as a basis for federal currency under the new re- serve act. REAL ESTATE MEN ORGANIZE Richmond, Va., Oct. 8.—The new organization into which the real estate dealers of Virginia have entered will be perfected today at the meeting of its members which is being held here. It has been rec- ommended that this organization publish monthly a folder giving a description of properties to be pre- sented to every inquirer and every prospective purchaser or investor and that all inquiries be referred to the agent whose advertised proper- ties meet the requirements of the prospective purchaser. It is believed that such an arrangement would work toward the benefit of all. —eee e The Arizona Corporation has is- sued a general order to the railroads authorizing free carriage household goods and pesonal effects of employes who are transferred between points in the State. a4