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HMAJORITY OF AMERICAN SHIP- PING LINES WILL TAKE THE RISK AND CONTINUE THEIR SAILINGS, THEIR NAMES AND NATIONALITY BEING PLAINLY PAINTED ON VESSELS FOR THEIR PROTECTION (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 17.—The waters surrounding the United Kingdom coasts at midnight tonight will be. come, so far as Germany is able to make them, a war zone which ves- sels, neutral or otherwise, will pene- trate at their peril.# Some channel services will probably be curtailed, but a majority of neutral shipping lines will accept the risk and con. tinue their sailings with their names and nationality flag painted on the sides of each ship with the hope that the submarines will not sink them through mistake. It is not expected that there will be imme- diate, wide-spread activity by the German submarines. | Berlin is celebrating Von Hinden - | burg’s succesg in east Prussia, and | Germany claims officially that 50,- | 000 Russians were captured. Fight- ing in the Carpathians continues ithout decision. erman Steamer Headed For: Buenos Aires (By Assoclated Press.) Buenos Aires, Feb. 17.—It is re- ported from a creditable source that he German steamer Holger was ighted yesterday heading for Buenos Alres and carrying the crews pf several English steamers sunk by German warship, probably off the oast of Brazil. Erroneous Report (By Assoclated Press.) London, Feb. 17.—The report ast night that a British prize crew had been placed aboard the Ameri. an steamship Wilhelmina, today proved erroneous. It was stated hat a detachment sent aboard was merely & guard. | British Collier Sunk (By Associated Press.) | Havre, Feb. 17.—The British team collier Dulwich, bound from ull to Rouen, was torpedoed and | cial value. ‘the towns will operate in twenty minutes. All but two of the crew were saved. The crew saw the submarine speeding away after they had taken to the boats. NATIONAL ORANGE SHOW San Bernardino, Cal., Feb. 17.— The National Orange Show for one week opened here today, the fortieth anniversary of the birth of the Washington naval orange, and the city of Riverside, the pioneer citrus fruit district of California, has been invited by the exposition directors to properly celebrate the evening at the Orange Show and is now laying its plans. The two naval orange trees that areth e parentso f all Cal- ifornia’s millions of Washington nava trees are still alive. One of the trees is in the garden of Frank Miller’s Mission Inn, where it waas transplanted by Theodore Roose- velt when he was president. The other is at the head of the famous Magnolia avenue at Riverside. The two trees were sent by the govern. ment to L. C. Tibbetts a Riverside colonist in 1873. Then followed the development of California’s great naval orchards. The history of the orange in Caifornia dates back a century before the two Washington naval trees were planted, but the original oranges had little commer- The first trees were bought by the Franciscans on their march out of Lower California, and are shown by mission records to have been growing at the San Buena Ventura Mission in 1792. There was a grove at the San Gabriel Mission in 1804 and in 1834 Willlam Wolf. skill set out the first two acres in= tended for commercial use in Los Angeles. In 1857 L. Van Luven set out the first grove of seedlings in San Bernadino. So many Kansas towns that own their electric light and water plants desire to go into the business of making ice that the legislature has passed a law permitting the cities to vote bonds to buy or build ice plants. The plan is nearly all of the water, light and ice plants together, util-. |izing the waste steam for making ice. U. S. National Association of Re - ink by a German submarine last | hight off Cape Delaheve. She sank tail Grocers have put up $1,000 to fight trading stamps. e et a—— DOLK COUNTY FAIR 10 BE OPENED MONDAY BY GOVERNO Governor Park Trammell will for-; pally open the Polk County Fair at | p. m. on Monday at the fair| MAYORS' CONFERENCE Sorsing, N. Y., Feb. 17.—Mayor Rooslyn M. Cox, of Middletown, R TRAMMELL wossos stccss LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17, '9'5. ROUNDING BRTAI e E A WAR ] T WONIHT TORMT AT SPIRRS FOR INSLTING WOMAR (By Assoclated Press.) Tampa, Feb. 17.—A .mob at Sparrs, Fla., last night lynched John Richards, a negro, who it is alleged, insulted a white woman. The mob searched the woods, found the negro, hanged him and riddled his body with bullets. DOCTORS STUDY NAVAL SURGERY Charleston, S. C., Feb. The doctors here in attendance at the Tri-State Medical Association of the Carolinas and Virginia visited the navy yard today. They will in. spect the yard and the surgical ap- paratus of the navy. Prominem medical men from other cities are present. MICHIGAN HISTORIANS PLAN MEET Muskegon, Mich., Feb. 17.—The Michigan Pioneer and Historical so. ciety met here today. At the open- ing Lawton T. Hemans, of Mason, State commissioner and member of the State historical commission read a paper on ‘“‘Steven T. Mason."” Mrs. Munger, president of Michigan Audobon society, will dis- cuss “Birds of Michigan.” Indians from Oceana county will give pio. neer reminiscenses and exhibit pro- ducts of their tribe’s handiwork. HOME ROBBED OF $5,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY Jacksonville, Feb. 17.—Thus far, local detectives have failed to get any trace of the thief who robbed the residence of Philip Tischler, 116 West Second street, early last night to the extent of $5,- 000 worth of jewelry, although no trick in the game of the sleuth is being overlooked in an attempt to apprehend the robber. It is be. lieved by the police that the rob- bery had been previously planned by clever crooks and at a time when the occupants of the house. would not be aware of their presence. The thiet &ained entrance through a bedroom window from the alley after spread- ing the bars which protected the window. The jewelry, consisting of valuable diamonds and solid gold ornaments, was taken from a bu- reau drawer, the drawer even being appropriated with the valuables. At the time of the robbery, Mr. and Nrs. Tischler, who occupy a lower apartment in the building, were in another room and did not hear the entrance of the thief.' The drawer containing the' fewelry was found later at the intersection of the street and the alley. T FERRY IN OPERATION Jacksonville, Feb. 17.—As a re- sult of the establishment of the di~ rect freight service via the Henry ounds on North Florida avenue. |president of the New York State|m. plagler, the largest freight ferry t ig very fitting that the fair should e opened by our most distinguished ' itizen, and the governor will be! resent to perform this important nction. In addition to the splen-' id array of :oducts, there will be pany frec attractions daily such as plendid music, balloon ascensions, ild west shows, etc. Johnny Jones arnival will also give daily exhibi - ions . No feature of the Polk County | air will present more attractions jhan the poultry department undvr} hich may be grouped the leading arieties of all kinds of chickens, | rkeys and water fowls. Here mn)’; seen all spectes of American eeds such as Plymouth Rocks, | Rhode Island Reds, Wyandottes, c.; of Asiatic, including Brahmas, ngshans and Cochins; of Mediter-| neans, embracing Leghorns, Mi-| orcas, Andalusians, Spanish and ncon: of English, as Orpingtons nd Dorkings; of Polish, Crested| Bearded, Golden, Silver and White, | well as non-bearded; of Dutch, | nder which may be mentioned | Hamburgs of all varieties; French| Houdans; Games and Game Ban- ams, and Oriental Games and Ban~ S, together with a miscellaneous Mayors’ Conference, visited this city today on his tour through the cities of the Southern Tier to meet the city officials and prominent citizens of the several municipalities to dis- cuss plang for the proposed State Bureau of Municipal Tnformation which was sugzested at the Mayors’ Conference attended by Mayor Lat- tin in Auburn last spring. Mayor Cox will visit all citles in the State | before the mext Mayor's Conference in Troy in the spring. In a number of cities visited by Mayor Cox the officials arranged informal sub- seription dinners as ‘“‘get together” dinners for municipal officers, where practical matters are taken up. SAM ON TRAIL i OF JACK JOHNSON Chicago, Feb. 17.—Jack Johnson, the neero pueilist, who fled the country after being sentenced to a vear in the Federal penitentiary for -\'Iolnnnn of the Mann act, will be extradited from Mexico, according to a statement today by Federal Dis- trict Attorney Clyne. “The offense for wh said, “is not extraditable, but ollection such as peafowls, guineas There are also special tents offered for boys and girls, Pash premiums to be the awards. In addition to the cash prizes the Ir offers specia] premiums of beau- iful silyer loving cups, Which have ver been surpassed by any poultry mociation. All entries for the poultry depart- et must be in prior to Monday S0 " o enable the secretary to make be proper classification and thus oid confusion . supreme court of the United States recently has held that conspiracy to violate the United States laws Johnson is not returned through !ln' of our various plans, either be- (or" or after his boxing match at Pnarez, he will be indicted for con spiracy, arrested wherever he may be and honght back. He may elude us and escape to Europe again, '?ut his freedom will be short-lived. Luxury manufact ers are suffering in United States owing urers and deal- business in the to hard times. the world, between Key West and Havana, twenty-five carloads of Cu- ban sugar are passing through Jacksonville daily. These ship. mentg of sugar are routed to various points in the United States over the Florida East Coast Railway. The Henry M. Flagler is the ony inter- national ferry of its kind in the world and it was predicted that its establishment between the Florida and Cuban ports would make an epoch in international shipping. The cars are loaded at various points in Cuba, run to tme docks, trans. ferred to the ferry, landed at Key west and thence carried to their des- tinations in the United States and Canada without the necessity of un- loading and reloading. The estab. lishment of such a service was the life long dream of the great railroad magnate, hence the name of the ferry. AND IT IS COMING TO0 FLORIDA, T0O Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 17.—The J"«:- ney bug has come to Atlanta nn(lI ich Johnson | soon the five-cent autos will be ply~| g4 uway and Griffin, eacn of whom was tried,”” District Attorney Clyne|ing up and down the streets a8 iIn|gonateq sixteen quarts of magnifi- g the | many other cities, it the charter I8 cont berrfes; and to Mr. C. W. Ja- granted a company organized to op-! Mayor Woodward | is. 1t | has announced that no motor com-|otherwise to,the handling of erate the line. pany can operate on regular routes |in Atlanta unlss it pays the city the | same franchise tax as that paid by the trolley company, two cents on the 40OST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN GUN FOR A BRITISH BATTLESHIP? Bi(' gua made in America and shipped on the steamship Transylvania, about whiclr there was much mystery, but which is supposed to be going to Belfast for one of England’s new dreadnaughts. o LAKELAND MADE FINE SHOWING Wre-tln;i'vlntoly from apparently inevitable defeat, after the manner * INTHE + ASPARILLA PARADE | dies mounted to their places on it, in their beautiful costumes, it was a of great generals, those in charge of lsight that any Lakeland citizen Lakeland’s |representation in the Gasparilla parade in Tampa yester- day, converted a series of untoward events into even better results than if everything had run smoothly and according to the original program. In the first place, the larger of the two floats fqlled to reach Tampa, an axle of the 'wagon on which it was being conveyed having broken, the accident occurring abqut nine miles this side of Tampa. Every effort was made to get the float to Tampa in time for the parade, but this was found to be impossible. The smaller float, representing Lakeland’s muni- cipal inferests, reached the city In good shape. The weather was so unfavorable that there was doudt as to whether there would be any attempt to carry out the parade feature., Rain de- scended moderately but constantly all forenoon, and it locked like the whole affair would have to be called off. Inquiries. made at Gasparilla headquarters brought forth no sat., disband. might well be proud of. The Lake= land Military Band formed in front of the float; the Lakeland Lodge of Elks, in their handsome white uni. forms, with purple and white para- sols, fell in line; and away marched Lakeland, in a parade all her own. The line passed up Florida avenue and turned into Franklin street, where the crowds were all lined up awaiting the return of the main pa. rade. Down Franklin street the march was cheered by the throngs, which scrambled madly for the strawberries and oranges' constantly being tossed out by the fair ocou- pants of the float. In this way the Lakeland parade really drew many times the atiention it would have done had it gone in the parade the regular way. Y Having passed out Lafayette street and crossed the bridge, the parade returned, intending to go back to the Elks' Home and there At Franklin street, how= AND OTHER AMERICAN STEAMER REPORTED SAFE (By Associated Press.) ‘New York, Feb. 17.—Fears for the safety of the Scandinavian- American steamship Oscar II, which left here on Feb. 4 for Copenhagen were relleved today. A cablegram announced her arrival at Kirkwall, Orkney TIslands, Sunday. Agents think she was taken there by a Brit- ish warship. SENATOR PAUL C. HUSTING Paul C. Husting, the first United States senator to be elected by the direct vote of the people of Wisconsin and the successor to “Uncle Ike” Buplun‘n after next March, was in- troduced to President Wilson recently istactory response further than that 1‘ ever, the main parade was met and | by Commisalner of Corporations Da- a parade would be had, but at what thus the spectators were treated to | Vies, also a Wisconsin Democrat. Mr. hour they were tinable to state. a parade going and coming. The The weather cleareda | ittle shortly float fell out, as the young ladles after noon, and, while the Lakeland main parade formed. this was discovered, contingent was still in doubt, lhafnlement weather, but the ban As soon as the Elks marched faithfully on un- orders were | til, far up Franklin street, they came could not remain longer in the in. and given to hurry the Lakeand float to the portion of the line of march from the stable, where it was under shelter, to the starting point. Here another vexatious delay of over an hour occurred, the float | | | getting | the Lafayette street bridge, originally designated for Lakeland. |gification hearing of the Florida |8ince appointed acting Husting is & lawyer, a bachelor, and is forty-eight years old. IMPORTANT MEET OF STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION Jacksonville, Feb. 17.—The clas. ViR TR IN EAST PRUSSIA WHEN TENTH RUSSIAN ARMY WAS DEFEAT~ ED AT EVERY POINT BY THE GERMANS; muo_ R PRES. AT BATTLE (By Assoclated Press.) Berlin, Feb.17.—The Germans captured 40,000 prisoners, many cannon, machine guns and much war materials when they defeated the Russian Tenth army in the Ma- zurian lake district in east Prussia, says a German officlal statement to- day. The Russians were declared defeated at every point. The rem— nants of the Russian army managed to reach the woods east of Suwalki and are being pursued. The German emperor was present at the center during the decisive fighting. Veteran east Prussian troops assisted by younger soldiers won the victory. 450,000 Germans To March On Servia (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 17.—An Athens dispatch says that a formidable army composed of 450,000 men, mostly Germans has been assembled for a new campaign against Servia. The Servian army in the field Is es. timated at half that size. Heavy Firing In France (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 17.—Heavy fight. ing ig progressing in France and the Germans at many points were re- pulsed, it is claimed, in their ad~ vance on Argonne. A French an- nouncement asserts that the German onslaught on Argonne was driven back. N Damaged Airship Flies Om’ Amsterdam ! (By Assocliated Press.) London, Feb, 17.—A big airship, apparently damaged by gun fire, flew over Amsterdam this morning trav- eling at a height of six hundred feet. It seemed to be unmanage- able and later drifted in the direes tion of the Zuyder Zee. a readjustment of the freight rates in Florida was brought to the at- tention of the commission some time ago by the trafic bureau of the Jackspnville Bdard of Trade, foli~ lowing varlous Investigationg by H. 8. Kealhofer, trafic manager and secretary. Here they “butted in” to the main | pajlroad commission met ye.[e\-d.y!ThO meeting is one of Statewide im< procession and returned with it to|gand has drawn a number of rallroad | Port, and it is belleved will result in goins | men and & number of those inter-|the decreasing of a number of rates stuck in the deep sand around the thence, still in line, to the EIks’|egted in the re-adjustment of freight | oW out of proportion and the in. stable. Meanwhile the big parade Home, where they disbanded, had passed wp Franklin street, and |and tired, but glowing with the con. proceeded out to Ybor City. It looked like Lakeland was left eut entirely. Those lesd, determined than the men in ch: of the matter would have abandofed the project at this juncture; but they were determined to make the best of unfavorable con« ditions, and when, at length, the float arrived in front of the Elks’ Club, Lakeland formed a parade on her own account. The float was very beautiful with its decorations of fruit, evergreens, pennants, etc., and when the nine lovely young la- STRAWBERRIES AND ORANGES DONATED BY GENEROUS CITIZENS FOR LAKELAND'S FLOAT Credit for the beautiful and excel. lent fruit which was distributed from the u&fl.nd float during the parade yesterday and which created much |ntarek among the throngs attending the Gasparilla, is due to the Lakeland Citrus Exchange, which contributed several boxes of splendid orgges and grapefrui(; the strawberr) growers of Kathlecn, ~obs, who also gave sixieen quarts of splendid berrics and contributed the fruit and getding it tc Tampa in good shape. To all theee the com- mittee in charge of the celebration extend assurances of appreciation, every dollar of receipts, but it 18! and are certain that the people of #a1d the new'¢ohipidy 1 not willing | Lakeland generally join in the same |to do this. ‘Several private owners are operating jitney busses now, plying between Five Points and the loeorghl Terrace hotel, out Peach- tree, and they have proved s popu- lar innovation in bright weather. sentiment. The Gcn-‘ wre using steel bul- let~proof shields with much success. -~ » ¥ sclousness of duty nobly done. Notwithstanding, therefore, the sccidents and i1l luck attending the project, the real object of Lakeland’s participation—a good advertisement for the city—was splendidly accom— plished. The prineipal credit for itg success is due to Secretary A. J. Holworthy, who took time neither to eat nor sleep, so faithfully did he work for Lakeland’s credit. He was ably seconded by Messrs. O. M. Eaton and Guy Toph, and possibly one or two others. GERMANY'S REPLY T0 PROTEST OF U. 5. WILL BE FORWARDED T0 WASHINGTON TODA (By Assoclated Press.) Berlin, Feb. 17.—Germany's re~ ply to the United States protest against the proposed establishment of a naval war zone around the Brit- ish Isles, has been handed Ambassa. dor Gerard. It will probably be forwarded to Washington today. BARON WIMBORNE ELEVATED London, Feb. 17.—Baron Wim. borne, who took the victorioug Brit- ish polo team to the United States last summer, took office today as lord lientenant of Ireland in succes= sion to the Marquis of Aberdeen. To a deputation which asked him to reconsider his resignation, Lord Abgrdeen replied tnat this was im- possible. The change in the lord lieutenancy will bé welcomed in so- cial and sporting circles of Ireland, where Lord and Lady-Aberdesn, des voted much of their time to charit- able work, it is expected the new occupant and his wife will revive the social glories of Dublin Castle and give their patronage to racing and other sports. wet | rates in Florida. The importance of Creasing of others. , SEVEN INSURGENTS FURTHER > FMBARASS THE ADMINISTRATION REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract Feb. 15, 1915 Sessoms Investment Co. G. Stenger. Sessoms Investment Co. man J. Fry. Trustees of M, E. Ch. 8. toJ. D. Porter. Yearwood Naval Stores Co. to C. W.. Hancox. ‘Willis Brannon Hancox. Mary E. Ruth Cummings et al. to Gustave Schaible. T. W. Bishop and wife to H. Ja- cobs et al. Florida Development Co. bert Lutz. i H. N. Parker to Cornealla Mar. shall, et al. J. W. Kimbrough and wife Mary E. Kimbrough. C. A. Miller and wife to Mrs. Hattle Stouffer. J. W. Sample and wife to Chas. G. Somers. Chas. G. Somers and wife to May Somers. W. H. Lewis and wife to Walter D. Lee, et al. W. H. Lewis and wife to J. H. Kuhns, et al. John F. Mayes to George B. Cot- tingham. John T. VanSant and wife to J. C. Holbrook. Sessoms investment Co. to D. W. Stokes. Geo. D. Mendenhall and wife to Willjam Cliett. MARKET BUREAU DIRECTORS MEET IN OCALA Ocala, Feb. 17.—The directors of the Florida Marketing Bureaw, which maintains an office in Jack- to John to Her- Chas. W. to to Al- to (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 17.—The ad~ ministration’s compromise ship pur~ chase bill, which passed the House early this morning by a vote of 215 to 121, went to the Senate to replace the original measure blocked by the Republican filibuster. The Repube licans indicated that they would fight the new bill, Administration leaders did not ate tempt to conceal their embarrass- ment when they learned that the shipping bill the House passed would not command the support of Senat= ors Kenyon, Morris and LaFollette, Progressive Republicans on whom they counted, nor of seven Demo- cratic insurgents. .It was planned to send the bill to a conference com= mittee. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 17.—The fore tifications appropriation bill, carry ing approximately $5,000,000, ia ready to be reported to the House today. The general deficliency bilt is now the only one of fifteen ane nual supply measures still in comw mittee. ——————————— sonville, will meet tomorrow in this city, at which time a number of matters of Interest in connection with the work of the bureau will be considered. The burcau was orgae nized with a view of helping the vegetable growers of the State to market their truck to better advan= tage. At the Ocala meeting, a Poe port will be subfnittedwith refers ence to the number of growers who have recently joined the bureau, as well ag the results being obtained in the marketing of the crops of the State.