Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 17, 1914, Page 1

HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM S ——————— mericans ured By ex. Bullets P ILIAN AND FOUR AVALRYMEN ell Across The Borders h Battle At Naco Sonora ly Associated Press.) bot. 17.—One civilian and 4 States cavalrymen were today by Mexican bullets ross the border in the bat- ro, Sonora. DN To Be Held In Cuba Nov. 2 y Associated Press) b, Oct. 17.—Elections will h Cuba on Nov. 2 for half pership of the House of atives and certain munici- provincial ~ councilmen. is is not of itself an impor- jon it may serve as a sig- preliminary to the cam- election of a new presi- t year. President Menocal ord as inflexibly against ac- renomination, and the of who his successor will be vy becoming an interesting ba. esent factional complica- be never been equalled here. a broad sense there are parties, the Conservatives Liberals, at the same time e numerous nominally inde- groups whose affiliations defined. There is, for in- ne important offshoot of the ral party made up of the ard” of the administration flent Jose Miguel Gomez, ognized hien as their chief b will doubtless do their ut- place him in the presiden- jir again. are the Machadistas, and course, irreconcilably op- o the wing of the Liberal d by Zayas, the traditional pf Gomez. flent Menocal In addition to plute stand not to accept a ation, declares that during painder of his term he wllli ut his own policies in his! y and not defer to this or oup or faction which offer as the price of presidential nd that he will endeavor to ate soon a ‘‘National party” amalgamation of all that is the Liberal and Conservative tions. 5 certain that whoever the onservative or National presi- candidate may be he will formidable arrival in Gomez. ‘mer president has just re- to Havana to occupy his new oa the Prado and his candi- i be officially declared soon he November elections. He en begin active work to rally ¢ united Liberal party which him in 1908. There is no P that the genmeral enjoys a Popuiarity in the island, and heve every sdvantage that alth can bestow 1n conduct- campaiga, T probable candidates men- this early are General Car- cla Velez, minister to Great U, and General- Emilio Ninez, "2y appear in the lists with cking of the veteran element. S rr—— ARING ON RATE CASE iswick, Ga., ©ct. 17.—A | bearing will be given here “’Y the interstate commerce Sion on the appeal filed by (Brunswick Board of Trade t the Southern Railway on 'es for fresh fish from this ° Now York. ———— .0‘ " will be mo services at the Plic churen tomorrow, but the U2 Sunday, Qet. 25, will be Sular time for the semi- ¥ service. SR PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. Pennant Winning Teams Of The United States (By Associated Press) New York, Oct, I7T.—With the world’s basebal] championship almost all the pennant r, major and minor lea the baseball season passed into history, Many of the events which occurred during the playing season, as well as those which immediately preceded the de- parture of the various teams to their training camps, were of a sensation- al character. The invasion of the major league circuit by a new ors nization, its stubborn fight for rec- and aces in the 2ues decided, of 1914 has ognition, the enforced extraordinary advance in the salaries of prominent players, the legal battles fought for the retention or subjugation of sey- eral alleged contract hreakers, kept the bascball world in a ferment for months. The around-the-world trip of the foremost diamond stars, which was, both financially and in- structively, a huge success, was a biz step toward making the great American game universally under- stecod. Taken altogether the season just finished has marked an epoch in baseball and furnished probably the most interesting chapters in the long and varied records of cvents on the diamond. In addition to the American and Federal Leagues, there were nearly forty organiza- tions of professional baschall clubs in operation in the United and Canada during the past and the appended list shows pennant winners for 1914: World's championship, Boston. National League, Boston. American Leazue, Philadelphia. Faderal League, 'Indianapolis. International League, Providence. Pacific Coast League, —— American-Association, Milwaukee. Western Association, Oklahoma City. Western League, Sioux City. Central Association, Waterloo. Eastern Association, New Lon- don. Western toon . Canadian League, Ottawa. Texas League, Houston. The Kitty League, Cairo. Atlantic League, Poughkeepsie. Tri-State League, Harrisburg. Nebraska League, Grand Island. Colonial League, Fall River. New England League, Lawrence. New York State League, Elmira. Northern League, Duluth. Northwestern League, Vancouver. “Three 1 League, Davenport. Michigan State League, Muske- gon. Wisconsin-llinois League, Oskosh. North Carolina League, Winston- Salem. Central League, Dayton. Georgia-Alabama League, Selma. Interstate League, first season, Jamestown. Interstate League, second season, Bradford. Georgia State League, first sea- son, Thomasville. Georgia State League, second sea- son, Americus. Middle Texas Leagup, first sea- son, Temple. Middle Texas League, second sea- son, Belton. Texas-Oklahoma League, first sea- son, Texarkana. Texas-Oklahoma season, Paris. South Atlantic League, first sea- son, Savannah. South Atlantic season, Albany. virginia League, 'Norfolk. Virginia Norfolk. Ohio State League, first Chillicothe. Ohio State League, second season, Charleston. South Michigan League, first sea- son, Bay City. National, States vear, the (Canada League, Saska- League, second League, second first season, League, second season, season, —————————— BEVERIDGE IN INDIANA U Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 17.—One of the biggest political meetings in the State is being held here today, with men from many of the sur- rounding towns present, to hear ex. Senator Albert J. Beveridge speak, in the interest of the Progressive ticket. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, OCT. 17, 1914. Germans Cut Off Allies, Occupy Ostend and Now FIGHTING AS FAR Cost Doesn't Count As Ge Berlin was (Wireless), Oct. 17.—1t today that German vicinity ot Ostend have reached the North Sea. Fight- ing s progressing as tar west as Dunkirk. The allies are reported cut off on all sides. announced troors in the “ON TO BOULOGNE" IS THE CRY OF THE GERMANS (By Associated Press.) London, wet. 17.-—With . in their pessession the Germans are crying “On to Boutogne.” What prozress the Germans have made |since entering Ostend is u nknown. Dunkirk is their apparent objective, Ostond may be of strategic value as a submarine base. FRENCH CLAIM GERMANS ARE DISCONCERTED (By Associated Press.) Paris, Oct. 17.-—The joining of the allies barrier between the coast and Ypres to that of the existing front through northeastern France has made it impossible, according to French military experts, to turn the Anglo-French lines and it will be necessary for the Germans to at- tack in front. It has been thought that this would take place between Ostend and Ghent, but reports today declare that significant develop- ments are occurring near Lille, The brevity of recent official communica- tions is being commented on in Paris today. The fact that fighting is in progress is making people ask Sugar Cane Being Planted In Cuba Instead of Tobacco (By Associated Preta) Havana, Oct. 17.—Distress in | | ! the tobacco-growing regions of Ha- vana and Pinar del Rio has become so acute that the government is at a loss to find means for relief. Many tracts, once of enormous value for the cultivation of the finest tobacco and fit for little else nave been abandoned, or partly utilized for sugar or vegetableg for the Havana market . Numerous causes are ascriljed, the fogemost being that the world has decreased its demand for the once unrivaled Cuban leaf. This has been the case particularly ag concerns Europe and the p resent war has served to make conditions worge. Much of the last two crops remain unsold. A governmental commission is now working in India and the Phil- ippines in the hope of finding some crops which may be grown with a reasonable profit on the abandoned tobacco plantations of Cuba. ——————— OBJECT TO FRENCH SEARCH OF METAPAN — against the f orcible search of the American steamer Metapan by the French cruiser Conde in Caribbean waters was filed in the Senate today by Senator Thomas, who asked for speedy investigation. — GOVERNORS CONFER OVER COTTON SITUATION (1y Associated Press.) Memphis, Oct. 17.—The govern- ors of four Southern States are here today for a conference with Gov- ernor Hayes of Arkansas, called to consider the cotton situation. They are Hayes, Hall, of Louisiana, Brew- er of Mississipoi and Blease of South v (By Assoclated Press.) wWashington, Oct. 17.—A protest Cry, “On To Boulogne!” GERMANS HAVE REACHED NORTH SEA AND ARE WEST AS DUNKIRK; FRENCH DECLARE GERMANS ARE DIS- CONCERTED England Declares She Hasn't Began To Fight Yet, and That many Will Have To Pay In Territory As Well As Money if the present comparative silence is not the lull preceding the storm. The strength of the allies’ position mear Lille in face of repeated un- suecesstul attacks by the Germans, give them great encourazement. Military experts see in the German change of front an admpission of in- creasing embarrassment, infiirutinu‘ that the German generais them- selves are ‘completely disconcerted. ENGLAND HASN'T GOT STARTED GOOD YET (By Associated Press. ) London, Oct. 17.—The Times military correspondent replying to the Frankfurter Zietung's statement that England is unable to raise more than gix hundred thousand men, says England has double that num- ber now in the army and 1s steadily increasing that number. ingland hag merely sent an advance guard to France When the allies need the rest Enzland will be ready to wage real war. The cost doesn’t count, since the Germans will have to pay in territory as well as money. FIGHTING CONTINUES ALONG WHOLE BATTLE FRONT (By Associated Press.) Vienna, Oct. 17.—It is officially announced that fighting continued Thursd ay along the entire battle front from Stry and Sambor to the riouth of the River San. The Aus- trians occupied Palia, Russians re- tiring to the Valley of Black Bis- trica. The Austrians pursued the Russians to Ziolina. iGov’t Files Decree Of Dissolution Against 4 Roads ] | | ] \ (By Associat2a Press.) + New York, Oct. 17.—A dissolu- tion decree the government asked against the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rallroad Co. was filed in the federal district court to- day. The decree is against the New Haven and New England NNavigation Co.; the Boston Railroad Co.; the Providence Railway Co., and the Boston and Maine Railroad Co. Three setg of trustees were named to acquire the New Haven, Boaton and Maine holdings, and trolley holdings in Connecticut and Rhode Island, and operate them until sold. HAVANA, CUBA, HAVING TROUBLE WITH SEWERAGE CONTRACT —_— (By Assoclated Press.) i Havana, Oct. 17.—The commis- |sion appointed by the government to |examine into the charges of Inferior work in the carrying out of the con- tract for the sewers and paving in Havana, and the charges against Chief Engineer Brosius, appointed to watch the interests of the Cuban government, has nearly completed iiu work. It is alleged that a pre- liminary {investigation developed upwards of one hundred complaints against Brosius of various derelic- tions of duty and it is aileged by officials of the government that Bro- sius permitted the payment of $2,- 000,000 worth of vouchers in ex_ cess of what the work actually done called for. It is alleged that gross frauds were committed by gzreatly lessening the amount of asvhalt and concrete called for in the specifica- tiong of the contract. W Sparkman To i Get To Work OnR. &H. Bill (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 17.—(Special) ~——The failure cf Congress to pass a rivers and harbors bill at the pres- ent gession has brought the members of the rivers and harbors commit- tee face to face with a sericus situ- ation and they are now discussing with great interest the pros and cons cf a river and harbor bill dur- ing the short session which bhegins on the first Monday in Representative Sparkman of Florida, chairman of the committee, told the correspondents the other day that it the intenticn of his associates to get to work, immediately after the reassembling of on a bill and have it reported before the Christmas holidays. *“Failnre to do this may mean another defeat, and that, in my judsment, would put back the cause of waterway im- provements ten years,” said Mr. Sparkman. “Our growing commerce femmands that we develop our rivers and decpen cur harbors and if we don't do it the peonle will send oth- er persons to do it in our places.” December. C‘ongress, HOW HARVEY AND WILSON BURIED THE HATCHET (By Associated Pregs) Washington, Oct. 17.—There are those who would have given a pret- ty sum to have been within hearing distance while Col. George Harvey, the b rilliant editor of Harper's Weekly and President Woodrow Wilson were renewing old fellow- ships and burying the hatchet on’ “Peace’’ Sunday. It will be recalled that there was a “falling out” be- tween the president and Colonel Harvey shortly after the Baltimore convention and the two ‘‘didn’t speak as they passed by.” Mutual friends, however, got busy and on Peace Sunday the hatchet-burying scene was pulled off at the White House. While official etiquette forbids the divulgence of presidential conversa- tions, a little bird is responsible for thig recital of what happened. Mark Twain’s name came up in some connection when Colonel Har- wvey remarked casually that there were persons still in existence who never had heard of the great humor- ist. The president found this almost incredible. “Oh, yes,” the Colonel continued,” “only yesterday here in Washington I met such an one. He was an of- fice seeker. He declared positively that he never had heard of Mark Twain. “I asked him about Tom Sawyer. No, he never had heard of him, either. Nor Huck Finn? No, never, nor Pudd’nhead Wilson? ‘Oh, Lord, yes, he ejaculated, ‘U voted for him.""” And the president’s roar of de- light did not diminish in the least when the Colonel ‘continued softly, “‘And,’ he added, wistfully, ‘that’s all the good it done me.’" OPTIMISTIC OVER R. AND H. CONGRESS PESE S (By Associated Prese) Washington, Oct. 17—Officials of (the Natlonal Rivers and Harbors Congress, which holds its eleventh annual convention in Washington Dec. 9, 10 and 11, are becoming op- timistic over the reports being re- icelved from all sections of the coun- try that rousing delegations will Qe sent to the convention with a view of emphasizing on the Federal Con gress the needs of a broad and com- prehensive policy of waterway de- velopment. New England and the Mississippi valley will be especialy well represented according to ad- vices received by S. A. Thompson, secretary of the Congress, whie the Ohio valley and the section about Lake Michigan will alse send big delegations to join in the general protest over the defeat of the riv- ers and harbors bills and the pas- saze of a make-shift bill of $20. 700,000 to tide over the situation until a bill of generous proportions can be passed. i No. 282 8 Senators Hold Balance Of Power CAN DEFEAT WAR REVE- NUE BILL IF THEY DECIDE TO DO SO Declare They Will Oppose Bill If Not Amended To Give Relief To Cotton Situation (By Associated Press) Washington, Oct. 17.—REight Southern senators announced that they would oppose the war revenue bill unless amended to give relief to the cotton situation. 'It is admitted that these votes, added (o the Re- publicans, might defeat the meas- ure. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 17.-——The Sen- ate will pass the war revenue bill today. Conferees will meet Monday and the bill will be finaly approved Tuesday, and Congress then adjourn. That is the program given the pres- ident today by Chairman Simmous of the Senate finance committee. Senator Simmons told the president that the amendment for cotton re- lief will probably fail on the vote which ig expected late this after- noon . Governor Appeals for Aid In Stamping Out Citrus Canker Tallahassee, Fla., Oct. 16.—Gov. ‘Pnrk Trammell today issued the fol- lowing appeal to the citizens of lorida for further assisiance in providing funds for carrying the campaign for the extermination of the citrus canker to a successful ‘conclusion: “State of Florida, Executive phamber, Tallahassee, Oct. 12, 1914, To the citizens of Florida: About three weeks ago I appealed to the citizens of the citrus belt especially to organize and give their moral and financial assistance to the fight to exterminate the citrus canker which had been found in a limited territory on the lower east coast. “The campaign for the eradica- tion of this disease continues to be carried on and the conditions are ‘belng rapidly improved. I am in- formed, however, that funds are badly needed, and for this reason I ,wish again to appeal to the people of the great citrus belt to form local associations and raise funds to as- 'sist in the work of preventing a wpread of thig dangerous disease to the citrus fruit trees and for the eomplete eradication of it in the small and restricted territory where it exists. “It is believed that if the funds with which to carry on the cam- paign are forthcoming, in a short while every trace of the disease will be stamped out, otherwise the dis- ease will spread and greatly injure our citrus growers. “Dr. E. W, Berger, State nursery inspector, at Gainesville, Fla., has charge of the situation for the State and can furnish any information de- sired. o “PARK TRAMMELL, ““Governor."” Dutch Steamer Grounds On The Kent Coast —_— (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 17.—The Evening News' Copenhagen correspondent says the Dutch steamer Tubantia, from Buenos Aires for Rotterdam, grounded on the Kent coast today. It is believed many passengers are aboard. For measuring the sea depths a Massachusetts doctor has invented a dynamite bomb wnich explodes on striking the bottom, the diztance be- ing estimated by measuring the time it takes the sound to reach the sur- face of the water. ,_,,,.,, s e sz TG S5 e A i A sk e T MG i Rl D AT P TS T+ e e