Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 25, 1915, Page 1

e IV e WHICH TOOK PLACE RDAY, WAS SATISFAC- g7 TEST OF BRITISH NAVAL ms: ENGLISH NO LONGER AIR RAIDS, BEING D BY TRIUMPH OF giR BIG GUNS | (By Associated Press.) | mdon, Jan. 25.—News of the mitle between dreadnaughts in yorth Sea yesterday aroused b cnthusiasm among the British i than the fights off Helgo- or Falkland Island. To the jsh it means triumph of their dence in the big gumns of their and calms the fears resulting the German raid at Hartles- and Scarborough . important developments of fighting on either side have reported in London. Wieather ement in the west resulted in derable activity, though it has produced notable achievements. jiish and Germans Each Lose (By Associated Press) plin, Jan. 25.—Official an. ment today regarding thef h Sea naval battle yesterday the German armored cruiser pler and an unknown British cruise were sunk. It says German armored cruisers Seyd- Deerflinger, Meltke and Bluch-; vith four smaller cruisers and fotillas of Torpedo boats, made Mvance in the North Sea and: ed five British battle cruisers,' smaller cruisers and twenty- ! destroyers. The British re<: fed after three hours, and all n ships but the Blucher re. d safely . Germans Repulse Attacks (By Associated Press.) brlin, Jan. 25 .—Sanguinary ling continues in Alsace on the | m end of the battle line ex.} oz from the North Sea to Swit- nd, according to a German offi. | statement . The Germans to have repulsed attacks, 1g that the French lost heav~ fean Consular Service to Be Resumed in Belgium | (By Association Press.) bington, Jan. 25.—The willingness German military authorities in o control of Belgian territory, tontinuance of American con= ®rvice there. JR OF PRISONERS RIS (By Associated Press.) N, Jan, 25.—The Taeglische bau publishes what it claims fact data on the numbers of s held by the various goV- s now at war with her, con- the reports from English that 604,200 German and Hunzarian soldiers are held Allies, and that the latter only 575,000 men as pris- o war to Germany and Aus- ‘Wgary , the article in question the t may be comstructed: D Josses in prisoners of Red by France, 115,000 men; “l by Germany, 44,000. Wed by Russia, 133,000 men; “l by Germany 26,000. Bed by England, 23,000 men; "l by Germany, 9,000. d by Japam, 3,000 l by Germany, 3,000. tlaimed, 274,000 men; con- Germany, 82,000. Paper concedes that Germany " 2bout 250,000 men Who Peventeq from answering the i'ms, and many of whom interned in the countries Yhom the two empires are at men; losses of Austrig~Hungary " Surrender are given, at the 8 120,000 men to the and 60,000 men to the a2d Montenegrins, making 13 bk 3 ¢ ISH ENTHUS FADNAUGHT BATTL NANY AND ENGLA ST ONE BATTLER INNORTH SEA: of the sovereignty of Belgium, to lrnnge;advlged in the premises do find from are not sustained.” THE VARIOUS THE LAKELAND EVENI PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWNIN THE BEST PART oF THE BEST STATE — ——— D OWF E WHEN ND EACH e e s el HTTORER Ak Fo AN LY THAL OF FRAM A (By Associated Press. Washington, Jan, Frank's attorneys today filed ) ; a mo- jtion in the supreme court for an early hearing of his appeal from the habeas corpus decision of the fed - eral court in Georgia. The motion stated that the attorney general and Georgia had agreed that the inter- ‘ests of Frank and tne public demand a speedy settlement of the case. i PREMIUN LIST POLK C0. FAIR NOW READY FOR DISTRIBUTION The premium lists for the Polk QCounty Fair are being issued from 'the presses of the Lakeland Evening Telegram, and all persons desiring a copy can be supplied in the next day or two by applying to the office of the secretary in the *“Brighten- TUp Shop.” The premiums offered are very liberal, covering exhibits in the va. rious lines of agriculture, horticul- ture, live stock, poultry, canned goods, domestic products, needle- work, ete. The list is comprised in a handsome booklet of over one hundred pages, which contains all information relative to the fair, and is moreover a pretty good business directory, containing a fine line of jadvertisements from live firms of this section. A. C. L. WINS OUT ON FREE CUP ISSUE Tallahassee, Jjan. —An order was entered by the railroad com missioners last week dismissing the charges against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. in which it was alleced that said company had vio- lated the commissioners’ rule eleven of the passenger rules by failing to furnish on its passenger trains op- orated between Port Tampa and Jacksonville, individual or steril. jzed drinking cups for passengers as provided by said rule. In dismiss= States hag sent a formal note |ing these charges the commissioners ny, which, without discus-‘use the following language: “The \railroad commiseioners being fully the said charges ine Co. the evidence adduced at hearing that the said against the Atlantic Coast L HELD BY a total of 262,000 military prison=- ers of war for the two countrie- . It is claimed that there are at present held in Germant in men taken on the field, 224,000 French, 37,000 Belgians, 352,000 Russians, "1'000 English; by Austria-Hun- 70,000 4 150,000 Russians and gary, k & negrins, or 85 Servians and Monte ! 000 for the two countries Sl TLE POODLE HER DEAR I E PLACE OF BABY TOOK T — New Bedford, Mass., Jan. Dallas, 2 fl\orouxzhb;:dl \::.L et upon which MrE vmf:fi, I:;os'en said she had la\xfl’fed the attentions she would have zner; a child, was buried with un-xsu‘a honors for a dog, betng ?n!ennd }xln the family ot of Dr. Daniel f‘ »Asm: ley, formerly a prominent city oq‘ ci-ai. beside his body. ”i zra\'r:, ;h,, feet deep, Was dug by a i : coffin was one of expensive o with a plate suitably inscribel,"%s at the head of the grave lheix'nmur - of Dallas placed 3 wreath of D :rk and white jmmorteles with tb.e m 2 “6ur Dallas.” With 2 !mal.l;::l;;i of mourners . d the bo ?::l;hc#. After the and the body those pment o Bowen C© ):nr:home, md, was bed for some time. Mrs. Bowen y of Dallas to its rest- grave was dug of or reach- ed to her gave way llapsed aft confin: R FRST (Gh il L o R LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, JAN. 25, 1915, BY THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE RATES HAVE ADVANCED ENORMOUSL SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR RATES HAVE ADVANCED OVER 1,000 PER CENT; U. S. POWERLESS IN THE MATTER | | | | i | I | | K | central Italy. View of the ‘l?‘oruin in Rome, whose famo: SENATOR ROOT DENOUNGES (By Association Press.) Washinston, Jan. 25.—Evidence of extr: ordinary advances in trans. Atlantic frelght rateg since the out- break of the war, amounting in some instances to 900 even 1,150 per cent, was presented to the Senate today in a joint report from McAdoo and Redficld. The report stated that the United States Is without power to control or regu- late ocean rates. Secretaries ILL TREAMENT OF WOUNDED TO BE EXAMINED (By Associated Press.) Amsterdam, Jan. 25.—The Ber- tin “Vorwaerts” publishes extracts from a letter from a German military surgeon which show that in future all rumorg about the fll.treatment of wounded prisoners at the hands of Russjans must be carefully exam- ined. He writes: “In Lods 1 saw our wounded who us ruins were sadly disturbed by the earthquake that devastated all i U. S. PRIZE COLLIER, BaolTIL%SEHIAPELEM%(Yl STEAMERSFARY, HELD AT BLL SAN JUAN BY CERMANS PA&THM“ cANAl' on Nov. 23 and 24 fell into the (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Jan. 25.—Germany (By Assoclated Rress.) has notified the United States that |N@nds of the Russlans. It must be Washington, Jan. 25.—Governor [the prize collier, formerly the Brit. stated for the sake of justice that Goethals informed President Wilson [ish steamer Farm, which the Karls-|theY have been extremely well DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ON THE SHIP (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 25.—Senator Root led the Republican attack on the administration ship bill in the Senate today, with a denunciation of the Democratic caucus which |that work on the canal slides did [ruscho gaptued, will interno at |'Feated and that they are all prais- made the bill a party measure. not guarantee that battleships could [San Juan, Porto Rico, with her |\n8 the Russians. It would be good —_— Dass through for the opening canal icrow, throughout the war. After her | % ““":l Pks gl e Sbgror ceremonies in March. capture the German crew took the['. WOUld comfort many whose rela- A S NiTh;%(grgEgAlDINngv RN {(to DAkt TaaT tor . provisions ::::e‘:.:re in the hands of the Rus. (By Associated Press.) ol ; ENGLAND NEEDS i Berlin, Jan. 25.—The Bavarian Official Weather Repo | MATERIAL FOR ROADS TRELESS STATION.IN war ministry, in a circular warning PREPDDDBPOPHIID | NORWAY STILL SILENT newspapers against disregarding Tampa, Fla., Jan. 25.—Cold (By Assoclated Press.) the rules of the censorship, says of particular case: “The Munich-Aug:burg Evening Gazette published in No. 325 an ar- weather over the Mississippl valley | '-ondon, Jan. 25.—England is and west Gulf States; tempernture‘hnv'"g difficulty in getting material New Orleans 30, killing frost cold for construction and repair of its | wave forecasted. For north and in- Toads, i In noxmalitimen, g¥anlts) (By Ascociated Press.) Stravagher, Norway, Jan. 25.— The trans-Atlantic wireless station ticle written by Hans Bayerl in !lerlor central Florida, heavy frost to'whk‘h forms the basis of most of the | which Norway began building here Ratisbon, entitled ‘England’s a"dllwpnty»seventh parallel if weather heavy trafic highways, is obtained |goon after direct communication France's Colored Troops,’ in which !«-Io&'lrs from Belgium and Norway. The |with the United States was cut at lorrible atrocities were reported. - Belgian supply i{s now entirely cut |the outbreak of the war, is still The official investigation has dis- off, and Norwegian imports are re-|waiting for its machinery from Lon. closed that the author is not able m:THOUGHT THEY WERE duced owing to high freight rates|don, and, according to Norwegian adduce the slightest proof for his assertions. Inasmuch as the popu.l lace is needlessly aroused by such thoughtless articles, written only for the sake of coarse sensation, the Tallahassee, Jan. 25.—An em- editors of this newspaper must be |ploye in one of the banks of the city strongly warned against giving tpace | Was very much excited Friday when to such articles hereafter.’ two strange men came into the bank While the authorities of the other |acting as if they were preparing to German states have not taken sim=-|rob it. The men did not seem to ilar action in regard to atrocity |have any other business than in- (By Assoclated Press.) set was made, only to be taken again tales, such stories have practically |spection of the situation and the| perlin, Jan. 25.—An unexpected [by the British authorities, accord- disappeared from all but a few of [young man employe of the bank be-|fish dinner was enjoyed by some of |ing to the latest reports here, to he the less responsible papers. A great |lieved that they were arranging fof .the German troops around one of [shipped to Australia. part of the credit for the saner|a later raid. The police dopg{t. the Masurian lakes in East Prussia mood now prevailing in this regard 'ment was notified of the action of | recently. The Russian batteries is given to the socialist paper Vour- these two men, and they wrre later | were shelling the German position. waerts, which from the first set out|located at the hotel. It was ad<|/Many of their shells dropped into immediately to show the ground-|mitted by the authorities that the 'the lake, where they exploded and lessness of atrocity tales. strangers had acted very pecullar gtunned or killed great numbers of but it is not believed that they had perch and plke. They rose to the gone to the bank for the purpose of gurface and were collected by the robbing it. natives in boats. and closure of-ports on the east|papers it is doubtful if it will ever coast. The heavy use of some of |get it. the 'mportant roads during the past| The masts and antennae have been few months for military transport|in position gince August. A firm in makes the need for reconstruction |London agreed that the dynamoes urgent. and other machinery would soon be shipped to Norway. A few days lat- ‘SHELLS BRING UP er the British admirality announced QUANTITIES OF FISH [it had commandeered this apparatus and shipped it to Egypt. A second BANK ROBBERS THINK THEY HAVE ONE OF THE BANK ROBBERS OVER 1,000 GERMAN LAW., YERS HAVE BEEN KILLED HERE'S S0ME BIG O sy ot 1 (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Jan. 25.—More than a Jacksonville, Jan. 25.-—Held a8 a FLORIDA RAILROAD NEWS Miami, Jan. 25.—With the ar-|thousand German lawyers had been suspect in connection with the rob- ity P‘rl!’ty l.(;ern:m:; J.I:éntle:' ;:: Jacksonville, Jan. 25.—A rail-rival today of two carloads of steel | Killed In battle up to Dec. 28. The e A e building, oast side |road from Fort Myers down the gulf ' rails, work on the street rallway [Bumber officially given in the re. the Forida b @ adams and For.|coast through by Marco bay, Na=|will be pushed as rapidly as possi-|POFts Is 1,071. Six of these jurists of Laura, e‘; b Long, a whits|ples and Everglades, thence across |ple, according to B. B. Tatum, of |Were professors of law, 236 were fote meents, o isoner in the city | the southern part of Florida direct |the Miami Traction Co. Track lay-[JudEes, stato attorneys, or otber of- man, is held [- prdml Caskin, prin-|to Miami, has been surveyed, the ling was stopped some time ago ficials of the judicial department of jail. Mrs. n‘:::. Open Air School, | right of way secured, the bonds sold | while waiting for rails, though the | SOvernment. clpal of the lod admittance to tht; and construction will begin at once, | grading gangs have kept at work. who wag den: one of the robbers, | was the statement of a man Satur-|Now, however, large crews of both REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS ey o d at the door whlle. day at the Mason hotel, who said he | graders and track layers will be o who stood on gu.: - ol"blnk were |is the representative of the financial |kept busy, rain or shine, sald Mr. (Furnshed by the Security Abstract offiefals and emp! zytha tach drawer |men of Baltimore and other cities,|Tatum. The company hopes to|- - and Title Co., Bartow, Fla.) being held ‘:’p ml‘ce station Satur-!who have financed this latest known |have cars in operation by the first Jan. 22, 1915. ified, visits :’09‘ o'clock in an en- development for southern Florida. |of next July. Tax deed to J. C. Holbrook. :ny n:or:;[nisde:llh the prisoner ag|He requested that bis name be not ‘Tax deed to Elizabeth Hooker. eavo! o "who stood watching at the |used, nor the interests back of the|syABAMA WILL GO Lake Wales Land Co. to King ol H wever, Mrs. Caskin |railroad, saying that In a short DRY ON JUNE 30 | Carpenter. bank door. I‘(,l S .l;ienilfw' the | while he will return and give out Florida Development Co. to C. A. BN ot OS yan who stood |the detalls, as well as let it be| Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 25—The |Anderson. JElvpnes W me‘_: unable to make |known who will be the contractor | Merritt bill making Alabama a pro.| Donald McCorquodale to Irene R. at the door, She Was T ecanse, as| for the work. The new road will be | nibition State after June 30 was |Frazier. a positive ‘d”'d‘ mme robber bhad a|150 miles in length, and will run|passed over Governor Henderson’s| Lake Wales Land Co. to J. B. aks shid yesen "‘th of beard on his | through one of the most delightful |yveto Saturday by more than the|Briges. e Y jsoner was clean jand fertile parts of subtropic Flor-|necessary two-thirds vote in both| Robert I. Cahoon and wife to BN WRIN N ida, and will shorten the distance |nouses of the legislature. An|J. W. Sample. EnRypus between Tampa and Miam! by more lamendment recommended by the| F®W. Oblinger and wte to C. R. than 200 miles. governor which 7 for g |Tymer. CARD OF THANES than 200 miles. state-wide elec!lonm.:; “prohibition | M. A. Ohlinger to F. W. Ohlin. PR ) We with to thank the neighbors and Woodmen Circle who were so kind to us during the illness and death of our sister, Mrs. Maggie | McMullen. MRS, was overwhelmingly defeated. Ala-|ger. bama was a prohibition State from D. B. Ohlinger to F. W, Ohlin=- The Britigh postmaster general {81909 to 1911, when the law was |ger. seeking to increase the use of tele-repealed after a State.wide election E. 0. Garland to Max E. Viertel. phones among the farmers of Ire-defeated the proposal to make pro.| Joe T. Merrion and wife to Mrs. land. 258 tibition a part of the conmstitution. E. J. Parker. M. MERRIWEATHER. NG TELEGRAM E= OCEAN FREIGHT THAW’S ATTYS ASK THAT HE BE SENT T0 BELLEVIEW TO TEST HIS SANITY; THAW AR. RAIGNED TODAY, CHARGED © WITH ATTEMPTING TO ES- CAPE FROM MATTEAWAN (By Association Press.) New York, Jan. 25.—A motion that Harry Thaw be sent to Bellew view hospital to determine whether he is sane, wag made by Thaw's at- torneys today when he was ar- raigned charged with conspiracy to escape from Matteawan. The court reserved its decision. STATE GOOD ROADS BUNCH PLEASED WITH SUCCESS WJacksonville, Jan, .—Upon re- turning yesterday from the success - ful good roads meeting at Leesburg, ‘ln their efforts to create sentiment in favor of a State highway depart- ment for Florida, J. P. Clarkson, secretary; Charles E. Foote, special agent, and Mrs. O. Brownell, fleld Roads Assoclation, settled down at once to work in furtherance of the campaign upon which they are now engaged. Mrs. Brownell, chairman of the good roads committee of the Florida Federation of Woman's Clubs, was 'greatly pleased with the hearty co. operation with which she met in Leesburg and from ladies present at the meeting from Ocala, Eustis and other nearby points. She was in~ troduced by Chairman B. F. Watts, of the good roads committee of the Leesburg Board of Trade, and was the first speaker. Mrs. Brownell made a most favorable impression and following the meeting quite a number of those present came for- ward and gave her thelr applications for membership in the State asso. clation. J. D. Rooney, of Ocala, secretary of the Marion County Board of Trade, who is treasurer of the Florida State Gooa Roads Asso- clation, accompanied by a party of Ocala good roadg boosters, drove over in an automobile from Ocala to Lees- wurg, a distance of forty miles, and were present at the meeting. Mr. Rooney was called on and made a stirring talk in favor of the objects ot the association. SHELLS KILL WHALE (By Assoclated Press.) Rotterdam, Jan. 25.—A dead whale which drifted ashore a few days ago on the northern part of the Dutch coast was fourd to have been killed by three.inch naval shells. Presumably it had been mistaken for a submarine by some of the pa ‘trolling warships. 25 GERMANY PROTESTS AGAINST THE SHIPAENT OF 1. S. HYDRO-AEROPLANES (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 25.—Germany, through Ambassador Bernstorff, to- day protested to the State depart= ment against the shipment of Amers ican hydro-aeroplanes to European belligerents on the ground that such aircraft are war vessels. German Gun Shoots 25 Miles (By Associated Press.) Amsterdam, Jan. 25.—A German military paper announces the crea~ tion of a new naval sixteen-inch gun, with a range of twenty~five miles. Quiet Reigns (By Assoclation Prees.) London, Jan. 25.—A Vienna offi. cial statement today says all is quiet in Bukowina since the recent Ause trian victories. In the Carpathians the Russians were driven from seve eral trenches they had pushed be= yond the passes. BRYAN'S LETTER GOES ON SENATE'S RECORD (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 25.—Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign rela. tions committee, today had incor- porated in the Senate record Secre. tary Bryan's letter defining the United States interpretation of its rights as a neutral power In the present war.