Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 15, 1914, Page 1

UME I ott(jn Pool Discussed in Washington RITS OF A $150,000,000 POOL GONE INTO - ernors of Southern States ired President and Con- gress For Federal Aid For Relief of Cot- ton Situation (By Associated Press) fashington, Oct. 15.—Secretary doo, Festus J. Wade and Geo. simmons, of St. Louis, discussed 150,000,000 cotton pool today. St. Louisians brought the prom- f New York bankers to raise 000 for the pool. ERNORS WIRE FOR RELIEF (By Associated Prees) ashington, Oct. 15.—The gov- rs of four cotton States tele- hed appeals to President Wilson Congress today for relief for the pn situation. They declare that ral aid alone will forestall dis- pus results to the cotton indus- The governors incude Slaton eorgia and Brewer of Missis- ATORS TO FIGHT FOR AMENDMENT (By Associated Press) ashington, Oct. 15.—-Southern tors today began a fight for the ndment to the war revenue bill la $250,000,000 bond issue - to hase five million bales of cot- G. 0. P. MEETING ading, Pa., Oct. 15.—The bers of the Republican county nittee have made arrangements 4 big mass meeting to be held this evening, at which the e candidates will be present and ier addresses. Dr. Brumbaugh, governor, U. S. Senator Boice ose and other notables will be ttendance. The meeting will be eded by a street parade. ace Convention Failedjto Act On anza’s Resignation (By Assoclated Press.) ashington, Oet. 15.—Consular Pt Caruthers reports that the s (‘ulientes Mexican peace con- ion adjourned without acting on anza’s resignation. They will it the arrival of Zapata dele- s and reconvene Oct. 20 to elect ANZa's successor. MOTOR BOAT —_ Oct. 15.—The motor S Baby Reliance V. and Dis- €t IV will race here today. They ‘oniest for the best three out alternate days, weather per- til the winner is decided. V' was built to challenge hampionship of the world . England, but that event off on account of the ‘h, her owner, brought the '0 America, and many ef- b since been made to match Y Daby Reliance V., which i championship of RACE icago, ve hav he speed Tica . e — ERATED COMMER- CIAL CLUBS MEET : — \ Uanapolis, na., Oet. 15.— ndiana Federation of Commer- s today began its two-day ‘2 this city, with a number 0‘20-"':"4 subjects listed for dis- 7 John A. Lapp, of Indian- Tl deliver an address on ! Education” and Luke » Indianapolis, on “Good Prof. W. K. Hatt of the ke .l'niversity Engineering iu; Wil talk on “Flood Pre- War Theodore F. Theime of ey ¥ill discuss “A Consti- wn, _CUvention,” and addresses e Possibilities’ will be ing Us. ue THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRA ' 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. e —— DIRECT LINE T0 GREECE New York, Oct. 15.—The Inter- national Mercantile Marine Co. will today inaugurate g direet py service between thig city and ports in Greece. The Kroonland, which sails today, and the Finland, both of which will be operated in this service, fly the American flag. This is the direct service between New -York and Greece by vesscls flying the emblem of the United States. ssenger SR Statistics show that oniy a little fmore than 3 per cent of the passen- ger cars turned out last ycar were of wooden construction and in a few vears those of wood will have dis- appeared entirely from the principal arteries of travel, if not from all roads. Tn the coming year al] postal cars must be of steel. Farmers Club To Meet Saturday With S.A. Sylvester A meeting of the Farmers’ Club 'which promises to be of unusual in- .terest will be held on Saturday at the home of Mr. S, A. Sy!vester on what is known as the “flat woods ?oml," in the Lake Hollingsworth neighborhood. Mr. Sylvester, a very genial and kindly host, is making preparations to entertain the mem- bers of the clyib with waole-souled hospitality, in the discussion of which there are hints of barbecued pig, sandwiches of the kind that mother used to make, and a special brand of cigar manufactured under Mr. Sylvester's direct supervision. Thig all “listens good,” and with the interesting literary program that has been prepared for the day, the occasion will be one ot pleasure wand profit for all who attend. The Farmers' ('lub has during the past eight or ten years, done much to advance the interests of the farm- ‘ers and growers, and it has been of special value to the newcomers from (other States, serving as a clearing 'house for ideas on the many prob- ilems that confront those wro are in- terested in the best and moest intel_ ‘Iigf'n( methods of wresting fortune from Florida's unreluctant soil. There are no initiation fees or mem- bership dues, and strancers and vis- itors are cordially welcomed. The only suggestion made is that all who attend bring something for the din- ner, which is spread in picnic style, all enjoying the bounty as one fam- ily. We would recommend any per- }son desiring to spend a pleuasant day LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15, 1914. \Germans Decide to Transfer | Troops From East Front For Advance on Paris WERE TO HAVE BATTLED IN RUSSIAN POLAND BUT RUSSIANS DID NOT MAKE ADVANCE AGAINST THEM, IS DECLARATION OF GERMANS AT COPENHAGEN GERMANS TO ADVANCE AGAINST PARIS Aarmies were yesterday (By Associated Press) London, Oct. 15.—A Copenhag- Conflicting Reports Issued In Which Victories Are Claimed By Both Sides; Dreadnaught and Six Torpedos Damaged By Fire says the Austrian and German completely in Russian The Russians took many defeated near Warsaw Poland. en dispatch to the Times says Ger- prisoners. mans arriving there declare that the German leaders have decided to transfer masses of troops irom the cast to west fronts for an advance on Paris. This is because the Rus- sians have not made any advance against them. FIRE DESTROYS AUSTRIANS DREAD- NAUGHT (By Associated Press) London, Oct. 15.—fFire in the government arsenal at Thieste, in Austria, principal seaport on the Adriatie, virtually destroyed the dreadnaught that was being built there, says a Central News dispatch from Rome. Six torpedo’ hoat de- stroyers and the arsenal were also badly damaged. A number of work- men were arrested. | AUSTRIANS PREPARE dun FOR ATTACK (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 15.—Reuter today reccived an officiay Austrian state- ment dated Vienna, Wednesday, via IAnmord:\m. which said the siang have occupfed fortified posi- tions on the line of the railway in Galicia, and the Austrians are pre- paring to attack. GERMANS MOVING (By Associated Press.) The Hague, Oct. 15.—Traln ser- vice between Roossendaal and Ant- werp was ordercd resumcd today. The German concentration move- |ment upon Ostend is progressing HEAVY FIRING HEARD / ON BLACK SEA (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 15.—A Bucharest dispatch says heavy cannonading has been heard off Kustendje on the Black Sea. ft is believed to be the Turkish cruisers Goeben and Bres- tau escorting transports, that have been attacked by the Russian fleet. | i GERMANS REPULSE FRENCH NEAR ST. MIHIELD (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Wireless to Sayville, Oct. 15.—There has been heavy fighting east of Soissons and the River Ar- gone. French attacks near St. Mi- hield were repulsed. The Germans hold Etain twelve miles from Ver- The Russiang were defeated Schierwindt at Rus-, FRENCH CHECK GERMANS ON THEIR RIGHT WING (By Associated Press.) Paris, Oct. 15.—A French offi- cial communication this afternoon says the Germans’' reached Bruges ON OSTEND'and Thailt near Ghent last night. The Germans have evacuated the left bank of the Lys in France. The French advanced in the direction of Craonne on the center battle line. Several Geérman trenches have been taken to the northeast of the high- !to adopt this suggestion and go out ‘and the vanguard is belicved tolway from Verry Aubac to Rheims. {to Mr. Sylvester's home on Satur- } day. ‘TO ENACT BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND —— ‘Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 15 When the Pageant of Brooklyn presented beginning today and last- ing through tomorrow and Saturday, one of the principal things of inter- est will be the re-enacting of the Battle of Long Island, on the very spot where it was originally fought. A large portion of that famous bat- tleground is now en losed within the area of Prospect Park, and the ot tacles will take Hill and is creat tdoor si i place in front of Battl¢ through Battle Pass. that one of the hotts the Battle of Long Isla and here men picked from lyn’s regiments, re-enac battle. An elaborate gram has been arranged, wnich in- -;ludos music of every pf ricd. An In- dian death dance, a Dutch the minuet set in the ricturesque episode of Melrose Hall, icaving of the Fourteenth Regiment dvring the Civi] war, and their return will also be shown. All together, the pageant will emplos nearly 3,000 men, wom- en and children, ana it is expected that many hundreds of will witness the spectacle. —— McCLEAN ON CAMPAIGN Hartford, Conn., Oct. 15.—Sen- ator McClean is expe cted here short- 1y to enter the campaign, and he hfls planned to make m four to :;: (3 in dif nt ;‘:::Eh SMr, McClean has arranmi(: veral prominent > :;J:.a:: in behalf of R&?p:lblican r;arm- ciples. These include Senator Bur- ton, of Ohio, whose flibuster defeat- ed the “pork parrell’ river and har- bor bill, who will speak in this city and at New Haven soon. Brook- will t the musical pro- dance, of parts orators thousands | {have reached Brugs. A Ghent all men between the ages of fifteen and forty, and savs soldiers in uni- form will be treated as war pris- oners and soldiers in citizens’ Iclothes will be considered spies. GERMANS MEET DEFEAT NEAR (By Associated Presc.) London, Oct. dispatch to the Rome NOTED BOTANISTS' MEETING Mo., Oct. 15.—Emi- nen: hotanical scientists of the Unit- od States and Canada are today at- tending the celebration for the | twenty-fifth anniversary of the Mis- isouri Botanical Garden. Papers on I scientific subjects relating to botany will be read and an interesting pro- gram carried out today and tomor- row. A great many noted men from ‘Europo and Asia were expected, but many of them had to cancel their Iarrangemonts on account of the Eu- ropean strife. Of those who are present, the following are upon the program: Dr. Arthur W. Hill, as- sistant director of the Royal Bo- tanical Gardens, in New England. Prof. N. Wille, University of Chris- tiana, Norway, Dr. Vladimir I. Lip- sky, of St. Petersburg, Russia, Dr. J. Briquet of the Botanical Garden, lGeneva Switzerland, and Prof. | Frederick Czapek, an Austrian bo- tanist. During the celebration a new department, which will deal with the diseases of trees and plants and causes of diseases, will be op- ened. St. Louis, Judge E. H. Gary of the ‘Steel Trust, is sald to be relinquishing his 15.—A Petrograd ‘since Oct. Messagero |the Germans. l 1 l | l German |The French repulsed the German at- !proclamation thirty miles north of |tack and advanced near Verdun. demands the registration of | The German offensive on the French right wing was checked. BATTLE IN RUSSIAN POLAND EAVORABLE TO GERMANS (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Wireless to Sayville, Oct. WARSAW ! 15.—It is officially announced that the battle raging in Russian Poland 4 continues favorable to e e . ettt NOTED SPEAKERS FOR PILGRIMS Baltimore, Md., Oct. 15.-—The Methodist pilgrimage to the birth- place of Methodism in America will be made today, and a number of no- ted men will accompany the party. Among those who will deliver ad- dresses are Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, Bishop Earl Cran- ston and Bishop Joseph D. Berry, Governor Edwin Warfield and for- mer Mayor Thomas G. Hayes. The pilgrimage is being held under the anspices of the Methodist Episcopal, the Methodist Protestant and the Methodist Episcopal Church South. RAILROADS HOPE FOR HIGHER RATE Washington, Oct. 15.—The hear- ing on the petition of the railroad companies for permission to increase their freight rates in the districts north of the Ohio and west of the Mississippi rivers wll begin today before the interstate commerce com- mission. The railroads believe they can present a convincing case to the commission, while the effort to advance rates on commodities will be bitterly fought by the manufac- in east Prussia, and- |were also repulsed south of Warsaw. POSSIBILITY OF EX- CHANGE OPENING New York, Oct. 15.—Further steps in clearing up the conditions in the securities market resulting from the war in Europe are being taken, and each few days sces things placed in a better way. in many quarters it is expectged that if the federal reserve board gets into op- eration by the beginning of the com- ing month the exchange may open very shortly after. The Stock Ex- change committee rules that mem- bers wishing to buy or sell unlisted stocks must submit their proposed transactions to the committee on unlisted stocks and act in accord- ance with its regulations. The com- mittee has asked the co-operation of non-member brokers. Ministers Approve Ratification Of Treaty With U. S. (By Assoclated Press.) Madrid, Oct. 15.—The council of ministers has approved the rati- fication of the treaty of arbitration between the United States and Spain. MUST MAKE OATH TO GET HUNTER'S LICENSE Gainesville, Oct. 16—The cost of hunting this fall will be just a little higher than heretofore, E. Z. Jones, State game and fish commissioner, having issued instructions that pur- chasers of hunters’ licenses be re- quired to make application under oath, and unless there is a low rate fixed for such servic: it is probable that this decree will prove very un- popular, and may, in time, tend to cause general disapproval of the present game law. Capt. A. R. El- more, justice of the peace, has re- ceived a communication from Com- migsioner Jones which rcads, in part, as follows: ' “Mr. A. R. Elmore, Gainesville, Fla., Dear Sir—All purchasers of hunters’ licenses in future will be required to make application under oath. To save inconvenience to ap- plicants, I am sending you rome ap- plication blanks to make applica- tions for h unters' licenses. When an application is properly signed and fee collected by you, send both to your county judge, giving appli- cant receipt for his money.” PARENT-TEACHERS CONVENE Worcester, Mass., Oct. i5.—The State convention of the parent- teacher association, whose interest is child welfare, is being held here, commencing today and holding over until the 17th. Plans and methods for making the co-operation of the school and home more effective will |be discussed. Among the speakers will be Harry Stiles Bradley, D. Rev. Dr. Allen, King Foster and Mrs. Frederic Schoff of Philadel- phia, the national president. Mayor George M. Wright welcomed the guests. D., ATLANTA MAYOR ADJUDICATES DELICATE WAR QUESTION Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 12.—Mayor Woodward and Superintendent of ‘Schools Willilam M. Slaton are in- volved in a little war over the war. It started because a delepation of German citizens was mad over the superintendent’s instructions to city teachers to discuss the European war with pupils and advised them to get the news out of the papers. When the German-Americans read this letter, exhibitea by a woman teacher of German descent, they went to the mayor in a hurry and showed the missive to the official. Mayor Woodward at once addressed a letter to the superintendent advis- ing him that in view of President Wilson’s proclamation of neutrality it would be well to refrain from dis- cussing such questions in the pub- lic schools. The Illinois Central Co. has been particularly active in its campaign to obtain new industries along its line and the last year hag been one FROOSSeS S London is Darkened At Night ONLY SUFFICIENT LIGHT FOR TRAFFIC IS AL- LOWED Theaters, Restaurants and Sa- loons Nearly Out Of Bus- iness; Only 22 Theaters Now Running in the City (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 15.—Not since the electric light supplanted gas has TLondon been so sombre at night as at present, when the German Zep- pelin fleet is not an unlikely visitor. The illuminated signs of Piccadilly Circus, the lamp-studded cafe fronts of Leicester Square have been extin- guished. No more light is allowed 'than is necessary to traffic. Along the main ways of London, Thread- needle and Fleet streets, the Strand, Regent and Oxford streets, compris- ing the principal financial and shop district, only every third street arc lamp is in use, and the upper halves of these are masked with black paint so as to throw down a cone of light on the roadway. Tt is on these lines that the Bank of England, St. Paul’'s Cathedral, Trafalgar monu- 'ment, the National gallery and the British museum lie. The suburbs; where the restrictions are easier, are now the brightest parts of Lon- don. The war has put a damper on (London’s gayety in other respects. The “pubs,” or saloons, must shyt doors at 11 o'clock at night, instead of 12:30 as formerly. The liquor 'regulation has also practically end- ed the theater supper business of the hotels. The restaurant habit hag declined in general. There are still twenty-two theaters running,’ ‘whose business depends not on the state of the weather, but on how the war news goes. Good news means good business, while a bad reverse to the allies leaves stalls and gal- lery empty. 3 ‘The people are not nervous and trust to the search lights which play over London at night to save them from the Zeppelins. JOKE PLAYED ON OFFICER \ (By Assoclated Press.) ] London, Oct. 15—A rogue with a sense of humor has played a double trick on a military officer and on the landlord of a workingmen’s hos- tel at Sheffield, which has made both men the laughing stock of York- shire. The officer in command at the Sheffield barracks received one day recently an invitation by telephone to billet 300 recruits at a new work- ingmen’s hostel owned by a promi- nent citizen, The offer was, of course, accepted. The manager of the hostel wag then called up by the samo voice and ordered tc prepare quarters as well as supper for 300 recruits under His Majesty’s trans- port officer Ridley. The men arrived and so did the mysterious “Trans- port Officer Ridley” who thereupon chose one recruit to shave him, an- other to clean his boots while a third was placed as sentry at the door with orders to keep absolute quiet in the hall while the comman- der slept. Ridley’s next order was 'to post this notice: ' “This is a military instituton, and the men are under the authority of Mr. Ridley, transport officer. It he calls upon any man to perform any action he is bound to do so, else he will be guilty of a crime against military law, for which hc will be punished by the military authori- ties."” Transport Officer Ridley remained several days in unquestioned com- mand, when he became 111. As he re- fused to have a doctor, the manager of the hostel telephoned to the bar- racks. A real officer appeared, and to enlighten him, Ridley produced a note purporting to bear 3 captain's signature. The officer left for fur- ther investigation, whereupon Rid- ley left the hostel and disappeared. (By Assoclated Precs) Washington, Oct. 15.—The war department announced today the appointment of Dan Chappell, of Americus, Ga., as alternate to West