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BATTLE 1S RAGING: RIVE_AUSTRIANS JONFORTIFIED POSTTIONS VEN BACK FROM S, AND HAVE PRO' 'WAR CORRESPOND- DM GOING TO THE ociated Press.) iFeb. 8.—It is reported perate fighting is pro. the Carpathians in Ga- Hungary the Rucsians d several towns and a 'is raging in Bukowina. s have prohibited war Ints from going to the Austrians are reported _beyond the Moladava rians Defeated “Associated Press.) Feb. 8.—A Russian fement today says that g continues in the Car. with important Russian s The Austrians are re- ted at three fortified §nd are retreating. The ok more than 2,000 pris- f claim they have driven s from the Uzsco pass imountain positions. The im minor victories in and northern Poland. Drive Austrians Back Assoclated Press.) eb. 8.—Austrian troops d the Rumanlan border vern, says a Nish news The Austrians fired on r zuards who tried to stop a furious fight followed. ans were later driven imany were wounded. The guards were strongly re- This happened several the dispatch says, and the has not been followed up by i Action May Be Taken Associated Press.) B, Feb. 8.—News of the Ve arrival in Liverpool un - merican flag is given much the English papers today. g popular feeling, the inel ne of great importance. It Epected that the overnment action unless Wiashington an explanation. interest is centered today t. Tremendous efforts by continue there without Despite the des- | results. ture of the fighting in Warsaw, it 1s belleved here action developing in the ns {8 more critical. It is that & Russian reveree will ise the new campaign op- inst Hungary. minor German attacks on the western battle lines ly had a quiet week end. OF GASPARILLA WEEK he benefit of those who wish in the Gasparilla festivities , we publish the following he Tampa Tribune, which e program for each day: y afternoon the Spaniards, and cigar manufacturers heir floats will form at the of Seventh avenue and n gtreet, and will leave there clock. They will meet 5,000 children who will have on Zack street east nue, and preceded by the rs will continue to Plant here the Landing of DeSoto depicted. y night the maskers will it the intersection of Hillsbor- eet and Florida avenue at 7 and march south to Lafayette where they will counter- until all are in the dancing hen the masked open -air ball gin. The fife and drum will lead this procession. rday the military parade will he intersection of Franklin and Seventh avenue at 2:30 The Shriners, 800 strong, oats, wiil join this procession er stroet. The parade will up at Plant Field where the rs will drill and a sham bat- d military maneuvers will be ted . arday night the wonderful il- ated automobile at the intersection of Twenty - street and-Seventh a&vemue. parade will start 8t 7 o'clock of Flor.| parade will | LIVE OAK WOMAN TALKS FOR GOOD ROADS iLive Oak, Feb. 8.—Good roads day was observed ha Live Oak Satur- day afternoon. The meeting was held at the Dreamland theater, and the house was crowded to capacity with people from all parts of the county. The meeting lasted from 1:30 to 2:50, and there was not a dull moment. The crowd showed its desire for good roads by the ut- most enthusiasm. A short address of wclcome was delivered by Mayor Joe Hinely, after which he intro- duced Mrs, O. Brownell, who spoke in the interestg of good roads. Her remarks were along the lines of the advantage of good roads to women. She stated statistics showing com! parative literacy and illiteracy, and compared school attendance with non attendance in the States that are noted for good roads and S!nu‘sl ! where roads have not been provided. In discussing the relation of good roads to schools she showed by sta tistics that where they have bad ,roads the attendance is only 59 per cent of the enrollment and in States where the roads are good the at. tendance is 80 per cent. In con- cluding she referred to the canning club and other work of the federa! tion, which will be greatly aided when roads are built. She spoke for fitteen minutes and her remarks { were well received @s shown by the 1 loud applause. l ' MAKING IT MIGHTY HOT FOR HARDWICK Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 8. —Never In recent yearg has an act of a Georgia fenator or congressman so| stirred up his constituents at home as has the stubborn opposition of Senator "l‘homng W. Hardwick to the ship. ping bill which is designed to aid ln:e South perhaps more than any other section of the country. South. ern cotton is piled high on the docks, { European nations are offering high prices for it, and only the passage of the Wilson shipping bill will pro - vide vessels by which it may be safely transported. Yet Hardwick, along among Democratic senators from this section, has bolted his par ty and is holding out against the bill, says his colleagues. S BL'S FAT 5 STL HANGNG N THE BALAKE (By Associated Prees.) Washington, Feb. 8.—The bat- tle over the administration ship pur- chase bill was resumed in the Sen. ate today, with Democratic leaders pinning their hopes on Senator Gore's motion to discharge the com- merce committee from further con- sideration of the substitute bill he introduced last week. The bill's fate still hangs in the balance. EXTRA SESSION MAY BE CALLED (By Assocfated Prese.) ‘Washington, Feb. 8. —Speaker Clark and Representatives Under- wood and Kitchin conferred today over the legislative situation. They agreed that if the Senate congestion continues @ weck longer an extra ’nulon is virtually certain. bridge passing in front of the re. viewing stand. Krewe Lands Monday Monday afternoon, following the fanding of the Gasparilla Grewe at 8 o'clock, the parade of the Krewe, the Seminole Heights Indians, and the D. 0. K. K.’s will leave Hyde Park at 3:30 o'clock. Besides the Gasparilla Krewe in its numerous | and beautiful floats there will be ten Seminole Heights floats, 250 march- |ing Indians and several hundred D. 10. K. K.'s. Tuesday afternoon will come the imarvelonely brilliant allegorical, historical, and flower parade. This feature will form in Hyde Park and will begin its march at 1 o’clock. Passing in front of the reviewing stand it will proceed to Franklin street, thence north to Seventh ave-l nue, thence east to Florida avenue.! thence north to Palm avenue, thence east to Twenty first street, thence south to Seventh avenue, themce LAKELAND EVENING PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN TRE BEST PRT OF THE BEST STATE LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, FEB. 8, 1915. TELEGRAM BOOST-REMENBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL RE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TONN ATTCAK THROUGH WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS One of the spirited encounters of the war in northern France, where the French, after shelling a German trench, charged the enemy, making their way with difficulty through the maze of wire entanglements erected by the Germans. BRITISH CASUALTIES | T0 DATE AMOUNT 10 104000 MEN (By Assoclated Press.) London, Feb. §.—Premier As. quith, speaking in the Flouse of Commons today, said that Britich casualtieg in all ranks in the west. ern arena of war from the beginning of hostilities to Feb. 4 amounted ap - proximately to 104,000 men. This includes killed, wounded and miss. ing. MEMPHIS BANKER PLEADS GUILTY 10 MISUSE OF MAILS (By Associated Press.) Memphis, Feb. 8.—C. H. Raine, president of the Mercantile Bank, which closed a year ago, pleaded | guilty in the federal court today to the charge of misuse of mails. Sen. tence was deferred until Wednesday. ANOTHER LONG DISTANCE MARQUS OF LONDONDERRY DIES OF PAEUMONIA (By Ascociated Press.) London, Feb. 8.—The Marquis of Londonderry, the Ulster leader, member of the British bar and one of England’s greatest noblemen, died of pneumonia today, aged sixty-two. CAMPAIGN TO WIPE OUT CITRUS CANKER IN SIX MONTHS Miami, Feb. 8.—Assurance from [the Florida Growers and Shippers’ |®reat grand parents of 4 children. 0480804043 | ToENNY BREAKS INTO FLORIDA League that a combined government Official Weather Reporti SPPEPIPBDDDBBEPED PP DDIIPS fTampa, Feb. 8.—Tampa and vi- Jack:onville, Feb, 8.—To travel 16,000 miles on foot within fifteen and State fund of $5,000 per month would be available for citrus canker work in Dade county resulted in the decision of the Dade County Grow- cinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday. Years, an average of three miles per ers and Truckers’ Association to in- Frost tonight with minimum tem \dny, and during that time to visit 8ugurate a whirlpool perature about 40. For Florida: Fair tonight and Tuesday; frost in north and central portions tonight. Wiinds for the East Gulf and South Atlantic: Light to moderate; vari. able. General Weather Conditions The low pressure area which was over the lower lake region Saturday morning has moved slowly castward and is central off the New Eugland coast this morning. It has caused snow during the past twenty four hours over the northeastern States. Elsewhere over the entire country falr weather has prevailed except on the middle Pacific coast, where rain has fallen. An extensive area of high pressure covers the interior or the country, with crests over Min. nesota and Arkansas. Low pressure prevails over the Pacific coast. Temperatures have fallen sine: Saturday over the eastern half of the country. The freezing line this morning runs through central Geor- gla, central Alabama, cen‘ral Arkan sas and southern Oklahoma. Ligh frost was reported at Jackaonville with minimum of 38 degrees; ntl Pensacola with 42; at Bartow with 34; at Orlando with 40, and at Tam- pa with 46, Miami reported a mini- mum of 42 degrees but no frost. Tndications are for fair weather in the vicinity of Tampa tonight and Tuesday, with frost tonight. Mini. mum temperature will be about 40 degrees. WILHELMINA'S CARGO every country of the globe and in. terview the people of each country, is the task which Monsieur Oarlos Juan Paris, of Buenos Ayres, Argen tine Rppuhllt‘, South America, un- dertook Sept. 7, 1911, to win a purse of $50,000. While his income, if he wins, will be approximately $10 each day of his travels, he is to be without funds of his own dur.! ing that time and must make his way as best he can, depending en. tirely on the hospitality of the peo ple whom he visits in the countries through which he travels. He has no postal cards nor pictures to sell. He walks from country to country ) and depends upon good fortune which thus far hag never left him. He has been in Jacksonville four days and is staying at the cigar fac- tory of Gonzalez & Sanchez, East Duval street. There were seventeen contestants several of whom metwith with experiences which cost * them their lives; a number became seri- ously i1l and were disabled and the remaining men in the endurance trip around the world, under the specific conditions, gave up, so that Monsieur Paris is the only one left, and he has yet some walking to en. gage in and some experiences to en- counter. His escapes from deltht have been many and a number of ' times he was a captive of South American Indians and bandits, yet always menaged to escape, all of the details of his experiences being embodied in the five diaries already forwarded to the Sporting Club of« Buenos Ayres. 3 The traveler is able to converse in* {faith that the world would campaign against the dread disease with a view to wiping it out within six months. Great enthusiasm over the pros pect of final eradication of canker pervaded the meeting, the eupport of the government seeming to give the growers renewed courage and ultl - mately be a success. When the can . ker was finally stamped out, there will be placed in force such rigid re~ strictions on the movement of citrus stock about the State and into the State and that the citrus industry will be better protected and a safe investment than ever before in the history of the State,” sald one grow er recently. IT WILL ADVERTISE FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT, ANYWAY Miami, Feb. 8.—One solid car- load of grapefruit was pledged Sat. urday by the Cocoanut Grove Citrus Association to the Board of Trade which will send the fruit to Cin. cinnati for distribution among the delegates at the department of Su- perintendence of the National Edu cationa] Association, on Feb. 22-27, for the purpose of bringing Miami to the convention's attention as a can- didate for the 1916 meeting. “Even though we do not succeed in land- ing the 1915 convention,” sald Sec- retary ' Paddock of the Board, “we will derive unlimited advertisement from the scheme, and it will have its effect on some of the 4,000 delegates who will attend the convention. Of course, our desire is to get them to come here if possible, but failing in | four languages and is just beginning this, we are convinced that a ma | to get acquainted with English. Af-" jority of them will sit up and take 'ter touring the United States, he‘uotlre_" FOR THE BELGIANS, (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 8.—Indications to- day were that the American commis- sion for Beiglan relief would be suc. cessful in its efforts to purchase the American steamship Wilhelmina | and her food cargo which she is taking from New York to Hamburg. ZAPATA'S FORCES CLOSING IN ON MEXICO CITY (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 8.—Zapata's forces are gradually closing in on Mexico City according to today’s of - ficia]l dispatches. Apprehension over conditions there s sgrowing more acute. (By Associated Press.) Laredo, Feb. 8.—The comstitu. tionalist comsul here announced to- day that Carranza's troops had re oceed down Seventh avenue to west to Franklin street, and back to captured Monterey. Detailg are un- the point of forming where it will available on account of broken wire tn street, down Franklin to Lafayette and across the Aisband. commaunication. will walk through Canada and visit: Alaska, having at the present time not quite accomplished one-third of his journey. f | | JAS. H. SHAW Lectures at Chautausua Tomtrrow PRES. SENT REPORT OF USE OF AMERICAN' FLAC ON LLSTTANIA (By Association Press.) I London, Feb. 8.—Ambassador | Pace todav forwarded to Washing ton the report on Lusitania’s use of the American flag. The report is based on statements to members of the embassy stafl by American pas . sengers on the vessel. MAY DISCUSS MEANS OF BRINGING WORLD PEACE Washington, Feb. 8.—Senator LaFollette introduced a resolution today proposing a conference of the representatives of neutral nations to) discuss means of bringing a world peace. He would extend the offers of mediation to the warring nations. CHAUTAUQUA OPENS WITH GROWDS ATTENDING () SUSPECTED RACE TRACK SWINDLER ARRESTED St. Augustine, Feb. 8.—Chief of Police Qnigley has arrested a man here giving his name as John Smith alleged to be a confidlence man working the old time race track scheme. The man was placed un.. der bond of $250 by Judge Goode for his appearance in the municipa: court for trial. The man was ar- rested on Cordova street upon the evidenee given by a stranger who reported that he had been ap- proached by the man who tried to entice him into an alleged race track wager for $1200. The prisoner wag searched and a quantity of race track dope was found on his person and it is thought that he may be a member of a gang working along the Florida coast. Mayor Corbett is backing Chief Quigley in keeping St. | Augustine free from all kinds of swindlers and aside from issuing or-' ders that no such characters shall be allowed free upon the streets of the city the mayor is also busy him . self getting inside information on all suspecious characters. MOST PROLIFIC FAMILY IN THE SOUTH Atmore, Ala., Feb., 8.—Mr. and Mrs. C. Coleman have without a doubt the largest number of des. cendants of any couple in the south. They are the parents of 14 children, the grandparents of 80, the great grandparentg of 127, and great, There are at the present time 11 living children, 60 grandchildren, and 112 great grand children and 3 great, great grandchildren. Mr. Coleman was 83 years of age Dec. 20, and Mrs. Coleman was 84 March 11. They are keeping house and seem to enjoy life with only one daughter liviig with them. DACIA SANS FRO NOPFOLK TODAY FOR ROTTERDAM (By Assoclated Press.) (Norfolk, Va., Feb. 8.—The cot . ton laden steamer Dacla took our clearance papers for Rotterdam to. day. She coaled and expected to sail this afternoon. THIS LONE CHINAMAN MUST GO BACK Pensacola, Feb. 8.—Occupying & cell at the city jall, and being held subject to the orders of the federal immigration officials, is a lone, strange Chinaman who wgame the name of Ah Ling, and who has just recovered from some injury, to which he fell a victim some time ago while he was aboard a steamer here. He will be deported as soon as the usual regulations are con- formed to. He will eave here from some point where poseibly other ce. lestials are held, subject to deporta. tion, and thence will be returned to the orient. The Chinaman came hree on a steamship some time ago, and, it was told, was injured 8o | badly on the vessel that his recov- ery was slow. Getting his strength | back, however, he was kept under survelllance, and when able to leave the institution, was conveyed to the city lock up as stated . | held on Oct. OPENING EXERCISES YESTER AFTERNOON WERE WITNESSED BY ABOUT 1,500 PERSONS; FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR TONIGHT Lakeland's Fifth Annual Chautuu= qua opened yesterday afternoon un der most auspicious circumstances, the great mass meeting being at- tended by a large crowd that tazed the seating capacity of the Auditor- ium, it being estimated that le. tween 1,200 and 1,500 persons w:re in the audience. At this session Mrs. C. Rucker Adams, as platform manager, intro - duced the speakers, Mr. H. D. Bas sett, president of the Chautauqua Association, making a short and in- teresting talk relative to the work of the Chautauqua in tne past and the gcod that it has accemplisned aud will accomplish. Rev, J. E. Wray conducted the Chautauqua vesper services and special musiz was given by the Alkahest Tavorites. Rev. Adna W. Moore delivercd an inspir~ ing, helpful e€ermon, to which the large audience gave ‘he closest ate tention. This morning the Bivla 1{our was conducted by Rev. Moore, which was followed by Supt. . Rucker Adams, who lectured on ‘How's Your Health,” giving an interesting lecture followed by practical demon=~ strations of certain exercises which ald digestion and otherwise tone up and improve the system. This afternoon the old favorites, the Rogers Goshen Band and Orches tra, 2ave a concert, such as these eplendid musicians are notel for, Miss Ethel Lee Buxton, soloist, gave several numbers and Rev. Moore lectured on “Lost Arts of Living." Tonight there will be a grand concert, opening at 8 o'clock by Rogers' Goshen Band and Orchestra, solos by Miss Buxton and a lecture by Prof. Chas. Lane, of Macon, Ga., “Lessons Not l.arned In Books." The following is tomorrow's proe gram: Mrs. Tda B. Cole, platform mane ager. 10 a. m.—Bible Horr, “The Man Who Won One,” by Rav. Adna W. Moore. 11 a. m.—Morning lecture, “Woman and Education,” Mrs. lda B. Cole, Chautauqua, N. Y. 2:45 p. m.—Prelude concert, The Alkahest Favorites. Popular 1:cture, “Lessons from the Life of Iincoln,” Jas, H. Shaw, Bloomington, I11. C. L. 8. C. Round Table, “Woman and the Femily,” Mrs. Ida B. Cole. 8 p. m.—Grand concert, full pro. eram by Mary Dennison Galley, vio~ linist; Cors LaPrade Cawthorn, reader; Elleen Beatty, soprano. STARTING IN AGAIN TO MAKE DADE DRY Miami, Feb. 8.—It is reported that several petitions to call a local option election are being circulated in various parts of the county, and already have been signed y numer. ous electors. The last election was 30, 1913. Under the State law such elections can be held not oftener than every two years, and, while the petitions are belng circulated now, an election cannot be held prior to Oct. 30, 1915. AUSTRIANS IN THE CARPATHIANS | | (By Associated Press.) | ¥ An Austrian outpost in the Carpathian mountains, only about 1,200 ineters from the Russian front NUCH INTEREST SHOWN