Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 5, 1915, Page 1

ATHER FORECAST| ain Tonight nd Wednes_ ay . PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BE HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM LOCAL 2p.m., 69 Past 24 hours Mamimum 72 Minimum 5% ST PART OF THE BEST STATE BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME T OWN. UME IV hambers ets Two U. S.Exports To Allies Years In Approved _’llle Pen ByGermans {CHAIRMAN FLOOD DECLARED THAT BERLIN HAD MADE IT PLAIN THAT EXPORTS SHOULD CONTINUE [MBERS WAS PROMOTOR OF [E CHAMBERS LAND CO. OR- D TO SELL EVERGLADE D NEAR MIAMI (By Associated Press) ! (By Associateq Press) sas City, Jan. 5.—B. C. ! Washington, Jan. bers who was yesterday refused ;P‘luo(l of the House foreign affairs trial on the charge of iraudlpi(-unvminuu today told proponents se of the mails, was toda) sen. of legislation prohibiting exports or d to two years in prison and'war materials that Germany, $6,000 in the federal court. |through the Berlin foreizn office a promoter of the Chambers ' had made it plain that it did not ex— Company, organized to sell pect the United States to stop such a Everglades land. exports. L. Russell of Miami, who | ced to one year in prison, wa bd a new trial on all but one | Chambers ad Russell ap | and were released under re- of old bond. 5.-—Chairman was | PEACE CONFERENCE New York, Jan. 5.—Prof. {Donaldson Jankinus, Ph. D. Inwr profes; 5 Hester » for or of history in Constan_ tinople College, will lecture here to S HE IS THE tnight under the auspices of the GERMAN KAISER!\\'om.m‘s Department of the New [York Peace Society. The most prom « inent women in the city are mem- bers of the society. PO IR $6,000,000 Corporation Goes Into Bankruptcy (By Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 5.—The Ameri- can Round Bale Press Company of New York, a corporation with $6, . 000,000 capital, filed a volJuntary petition in bankruptey today. Lia bilities of nearly a million dollars are given. Assets are fifty-nine gin_ ning plants in the South of value unestimated . cross, Ga., Jan. b-—Just how Brown is going to be taken a lunacy jury next week for a problem that confronts Pittman. Brown developed g case of insanity a week ago he was lodged in jail pending gation into recent robberies ght carg and stores. He had n shirts and carried two pair s under his coat, besides nu. suits of underwear. One day crazy’’ on the subject of war, ng he is the German Kaiser, t he thinks he is leading a hounds and barks as near as is possible. There is a that worrying over his ar constant war talk hag Brown to lost his mind tem- . To look at him and hear s the worst subject the pad - of the county jail has en- l in years. BURE HE HAS ROVED FRANK INNOCENT RICH CORSET MAKER WHITE SLAVER? a, Ga., Jan. 5.—Five pt L:eorgmns’rccvml,\ joined er to Berry Benson, a well- ugustan, who had made a ng investigation and anal- pe Frank case, asking him to his conclusjons. understand,” they have taken a large inter - Frank case, that you spent s in Atlanta investigating hat you believe Frank to be We would be glad if you us your reasons for this Chicago, Jan. 5.—Julius Heilner, of New York, president of the Prin- cess Corset Co., who waived extra dition, will in court today charged with violation of the Mann White Slave ace He was arrested on the complaint of the mother of pretty Florence Giddens, an employe of a Chicago store to which he sold and has been held in $10,000 n appear wrote, 200 bail . S i How Florida Products Are Selling In New York New York, Jan. 5.—Owing to the recent cold weather, many ship - ments of Florida beans were frozen on arrival and receivers have been forced to either refuse to accept them or sacrifice them for just enough to cover express charges. Beans were in very heavy receipt, however, and prices lower. Strictly fancy offerings sold at $3.50 to $4 per basket, but the average grades brought anywhere from $1 to $3 per basket . Lettuce is arriving in much bet- ter condition and while there are v heavy supplies, prices are gen- erally higher. Some sales have been reported as hiz for extra choice stock, but the aver- 2 per enson responded in a long which he presented facts pfore brought out, which he ed beyond question that was innocent of the death J Phagan. LROAD NOTES d Illinois railroads want to heir rates for the present ailroads operating in In preparing to appeal to the to repeal the 2.cent fare bstitute for it a law pro- a fare of 21 2 cents per prt time the Carolina, At. Western, which is affili- the Seaboard Air Line, ady to operate trains in Carleston, S. C., an ex— ving been built under the he Charleston Northern ws, S. C., to Charleston, new lighterage charges ut New York city by all fis operating in westbound flic have been suspended $2.50 per basket age sales were made at $1 to } : ; and the condition ic service commission of ike the Pennsyl_ partly decided against the entral in favor of th 'who attacked a proposec and a curtailment heretofore enjoined industrial commission »d that railroads employes subject to n's compensation act engaged entirely in in- merce . peas have been very scarce one in that are on oW poor is that while oped and hardly i rat as sold at 50 to 50 per egeplants W practically uncha d this j Receipts were liberal and prices | steady es were made all the ?“ay from $2 to $3.25 per box, ae- cording to quality Tomatoes are still very scarce and in demand at $2 to $3.25 per box. Peppers are arriving in excellent condition and the market is firm at $3 to $4 per box. are week . for Robert Wixson, of Gainesville, who disappeared, still con - put result. All sur- untry is being carefully ; LAKELAND, , FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JAN. 5, 1915. e OPRCRREE o i e RN RN L DN SO T ) WINTRY WEATHER IN THE BRITISH TRENCHES British officers, privates and Red 18 being prepared. HOW RAINS, FLOODS AND COLD WEATHER AFFECT THE MEN IN THE TRENCHES (By Associated Press) London, Jan. 5.-—The following account of life at the front is from a correspondent who volunteered for service at the beginning of the wir and has since Leen promoted to the rank of officer. “During the latter part of Novem- ber the army in the trenches was well night perishing with cold, anu during December it was victim persistent rain and flood. ight after night whole companies were flooded out of their trenches, while a re-ar- rangement of the forces made it im- possible to give the men their former weekly three days of rest in the vil. ligeg behind the lines. All the ad- vanced forces will remain in their trenches now for eighteen days; then they hope to have a brief re lief “It is difficult to give an idea of what rain means in the trenches. The lines under frosty c onditicng seem such an orderly, and town like series of cubby holes that when they all start to melt away and cave in under the influ- ence of thaw and rain, it is as il one were trying to travel throuzh a pitch dark London in ruins. Officers who were glorying in fine new dug outs equipped with all the trench comforts, suddenly found themselves burieq in a masg of collapsed earth of the consistency and quality of thick paint. “Since the rains and floods came, the communication trenches have largely oozed away. Some of them of | permanent, | Cross men in the trenches trying to ke Il i signalled ‘A miss; left.” A second shot came, and he signalled ‘A miss; right.” The enemy profited by his advice, and the third shot passed I'straight through his head. | “There are the strictest order-! azainst men exposing themselves; but some of the careless ones are surprisingly disregardful of their safety. Yesterday a private who ! was dragging a sack of coal walked slowly along the top of a communi cating trench for a considerable dis- tance in full view of the enemy, merely because the bottom of the trench wag muddy and traveling down there in safety would have been 80 much more laborious than on the firm soil above. A hail of jlmllvtn missed him, but he even, "stoppeq .to light his pipe behind an * | eighteen inch willow before he de- Ilihorn'vly climbed back down into |the trench withhisload. | | | “The whole army is very tired of "willow trees and poplars. It would a relief to know that we would never have to see them in. Wil. low stumps are particularly annoy- ing because in the dark they exactly like a crouching soldier, with perhaps a stray limb resem bling a leveled gun. be look “l was out scouting two nichts ago, and went farther aheaq than |1 had intended. 1 had no rifle with | me. About forty yards from the enemy’s trench I suddenly saw what I thought was a German crouching, down with levelled gun. My heart' | | Should Vote ep warm around a fire while their food | R. L. Gevernor French Make Wonderful Progress; Now In Less ThanThirty Miles of Rhine VILLA AND SCOTT CONFER TOMORROW RELATIVE TO FIRING ACROSS BORDER (By Associated Press.) ‘Washington, Jan. 5.-—Adminis. tration offtcials are much interested in the conference between General Scott, United States chief of staff, and General Villa, commanding the Gutierrez government forces in Mex. ico, on the border tomorrow. The conference will probably be held on the bridze over the Rio Grande at E1 Paso, &8 both their way there. generals are on They will try to reach an agreement to prevent fur. ther firing into the United States from Mexican territory. PRES. RETICENT ABOUT EXTRA SESSION (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 5.—President Wilson deotined to say specifically today that he would call an extra Thinkswomeni For Pfgsidentl DECLARES IT IS IN THE INTER- EST OF PLAIN JUSTICE AND SOUND POLITICAL PRI«CIPLES | (By Association Press. ) Providence, R. 1., Jan. 5. '}ov—' ernor Beckman, of Rhode Island, in his inaugural address today, advo cated giving women the right to vote for president. He said it was tn the interest of plain justice and lsound political principles. \CITRUS MOVEMENT THIS SEASON THUS FAR AMOUNTS TO 10,778 CARS Jacksonville, Fla., aJn. —The total citrus fruit movement this sea~ son, Sept. 15 to Dec, 26, was 10,788 The movement last year dur. 10,321 or yeq The only 47 cars of cars. ing the same period was 167 cars less than thi movement last week was cars of grapefruit and oranges of 394 cars ag compared to 1 cars the week previous. A majority of the packing houses throughout the State which Dee. 19, will resume operations next week or as soon thereafter con ble, all dependiny ions of the markets closed ay sidered advis upon the condi thronghout the country. The demand for oranges has been are like rivers; others are knee-deep stopped, and 1 hastily siznalleq for active, but grapefruit is drageing. with pasty mud of e xactly the same consistency baker's dough. A reziment which passed through one such trench a day or two ago left three men behind and had to send a relief party back to dig them out. “Under such circumstances, the labor of brincing wup ammunition and rations from the rear is terrific, and the men assigned to this labor reach their destination in a state of utter fatigue; nevertheless they have to take their turn at sentry duty later in the night. “The enemy is very business like and misses no chance to shoot any man who exposes himself. Recently, for instance, an English soldier was up in a willow tree cutting withes. A shot pasgeq him, and he sportively as the rifle of & man behind me, only to find it not loaded. Then 1 looked again and found the German was only a willow stump. | “On my way back, crawling cau tiously, for these turnips ecrackle ymost alarmingly under foot—sud- denly up went one of their ‘rockets, which make the neighbor hood light as day for a mile around. I dropped down. To my horror, | discovered that my face was close .alongside a German corpse that had lain there since their last unsuccess- ful infantry attack six weeks ago. | ‘Another and another rocket went ’up. and it was many minutes before I could get away from that ghastly 'object. I brought back his helmet and rifle as souvenirs."” star e ————————————————————— ——————————— COAST ARTILLERY OFF T0 HAWAII The is San Francisco, Jan. itary garrison at Hawaii d as rapidly an be arra The of coast artillery Jackson Barracks for Fort Kamehame mil being strengthenc om modaticns islands ninety-firsst company which has been at La., sailed today PENNSYLVANIA 100 DAYS LEGISLATURE Pa which Jan convened The today Harrisburg, legislature promise time over the local option, with chances azainst its adoption. The session will be short becanse of Re- publican strength and well defined polier. It is expected a large ap. propriation will be made for the port at Philadelphia as the ocean termin- al of the State. Sentiment favors submitting to the people he question of woman suffrage. gives of having a lively zed upon the | CRIME HAS DECREASED SINCE WAR STARTED ! ‘London, Jan. 5. —The diminution in erime in London since the out. break of war is again testified to by | police records giving the total of all 'offenses for the past quarter . The weekly compared 41 riod decres verage for the The most cases of is with same last rked burglary pe vear ma and hous nz, which have almost entire cased NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE I o has made itself so felt airo, Bgypt -Tt in E Jan war that be new sources of | found revenue must lexandria, for instance, is going ~afes, picture to levy heavy taxes azainst all !cafe concerts, and moving shows. Many cities will reinstate the old octroi duties—customs du- ties on goods brought into the city, which were abolished in Cairo and Alexandria in 1903. It that the grapefruit crop this year will reach 4,000,000 boxeg and to date only one fourth of the crop has been shipped, and about 50 of the orange crop. Growers and shippers are not wor rying about not getting a fair price for their oranges h ut the immense crop of grapefruit to be marketed is another proposition. Many shippers believe that there would be an in- creased demand for grapefruit if selling prices to the consumer in all markets were reduced. The public seemg to have the idea that grapefruit is an expensive lux ury and that only the wealthy can enjoy it This opinion is general throughout the country because first class hotels and dining cars charge high prices for it. The sooner the Florida growers and shippers make provision for general advertising campaign to let the public know that there is an abundance of zrapefruit is estimated per cent a at reasonable prices to he had this year, the wider will be the distribu- tion and better the ¢ and and con . sequently bettor priee There arcs markets t where thousands of new n out the country the consnmer n or three They w | | eir groce wr e fruit stand, believing, as usual, | | | at the | price is beyond their reach people | through the country [hfll‘ they can have grapefruit on their breakfast table at a reasonable fig- ure, the consumption will be much | greater, the demand steadier and the prices for the Florida grower bet- ter. soon as thousands of realize sesslon of Congress if the ship pur. chase bill falled this session. Visit- ors were impressed with his deter- mination to pass the measure. It is ington March 5 for Panama Exposi~ tion at San Francisco, — NATIONAL BANKS CALLED ON FOR STATEMENT [l (By Associated Press ) Washington, Jan. 5.—The comp- troller of the currency today called ifor a report on the condition of Na-|are tional banks at the close of busi. ness, Dec. 31. Wheat Is Jumping Goes Up 40c Barrel (By Associated Press.) (By Associated Press. ) Chicago, Jan. ©5H.—It was an- nounced today that the leading brands of flour advanced forty cents a barrel over night. (By Associated Press. ) Chicago, Jan. ~Wheat in the first trades today jumpeq two and a half cents higher than last night's close. It has advanced six cents a bushel from yesterday morning. May touched $1.37 at opening. NEGROES MET DEATH AT HANDS UNKNOWN PERSONS (By Associated Press.) Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 5.—The coroner’s jury investigating the Iynching of Ed and Will Smith, ne~ TurksT*‘ ight Hard In The Caucasus SITUATION THERE IS OF FIRST IMPORTANCE FRENCH HOLD STEINBACH AND THE HEIGHTS TO THE SOUTH- EAST AFTER A MOST STUB- BORN BATTLE [\ (By Associatea Press.) London, Jan. 5.—The right wing of the French army today less than thirty miles from the River Rhine, holding the village of Stein= bach and the heights to the south= cast after one of the most stubborn fights of the war. ‘There is little shift in the relative positions of the contending armies in Poland. The Russians continue furious intermittent attacks on the Beura Rawka line. The Turkish invaders and Russians are still ap- parently fighting in the Caucasus is ‘said he is arranging to leave Wash-|and both side claiming victory. French progress in upper Alsace is probably the most significant news from the western front in many weeks. Observers think it indi- cates the allies' future attempts to break through in that region. Swampy ground in west Flanders precludes a general advance in that localty at present. Regardless of whether the Turks exaggerating their successes, Ithey are fighting hard in the Cau- fcasus, judging from dispatches. Even Petrograd admits that the situation is becoming of first importance. Russians Occupy 8 Hungarian Townships (By Assoclated Press.) Paris, Jan. 5.—A Petrograd news dispatch today says the Rus- slans have occupied eight townships in Hungary and several Austrian di. visions have been surrounded in the Carpathians. EXPRESS COMPANY CARELESS Many Shipments of Frozen Beans Deans Deivered in New York New York, Complaine along the street was general this week against the express companies on account of the carcless manner in which shipments of Florida beans have been delivereq during the past two weeks. The weather has been very cold here and the drivers for the express companies have exercised no care whatever in making safe de- liveries but have thrown this highly perishable stock around in any old way, with the result that almost half of the beans that have come here during that time have been frozen before they were delivered. Out of a shipment of 150 packages one day this week, one firm had 90 groes, returned a verdict today that they met their death at the hands of persons unknown. They were tak- en from the Wegtompka jail Sunday night. CHICAGO NATIONALS AND PHIL. AMERICANS SIGN UP FOR FLORIDA GAMES (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 5.-—Contracts were signed today for a series of games between the Chicago Nationals and the Philadelphia Americans to be ‘played in Florida during spring training (By Associated Press.) Jan —The Federal Chicag 5. packages that were frost bitten. AUTO EXPERTS AT TIRE INFLATION Detroit, Mich., Jan. 5.—The So- ciety of Automobile Engineers met here today. The most important issue will be the “pros” and ‘‘cons” on correct tire inflation and the proper relations of tire loads and sizes and inflation pressures which have been under close scientific study. The European situation as affecting America will be discussed by A. Ludlow Clayden, the British engineer, who, through his long as= sociation with the trade will discuss the probable effect of the war upon Leazue filed a suit today against the commi the erning of baseball, asking that be decreed illegal on :round of violation of the anti_ national m, ZOV - body organized it INDIAN T ROOPS MAINSTAY OF SUEZ CANAL Port The defense of the Suez of Said, Egypt, Jan. 5 mainstay of th anal is larg Indian troops A a body volunteer also [ raised, including En Maltest, who will act as spe stables. Many of the boats belongi shipping firms or private individuals have been commandeered by the au_ thorities for use in connection with plans for the defense of the canal. defense corps is ish and al con- European trade. HOUGH WILL NOT APPEAL FROM MURDER CONVICTION | } o 5 th [ la, Jan Al 1tence, E al his s prison to the circuit idze Bullock with 1 much impress d Hough and he his life term in one of » prison camps. Hough told ige that he could give no good why sentence should not be ently from ] court | de wil jthe S the ju ! reason James Hutchinson, white, is under arrest at Jacksonville, charged with attempt to dynamite the Painter fer. tilizer plant.