Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 24, 1915, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM OLUME IV USTRIA D “DECLARED JUSTRIANSTTODAY ATTACKEDZTTALIN ARSENALS AT VENICE q1s WAS THE FIRST BLOW. SEV- ERAL CLASHES BETWEEN THE FRONTIER PATROLS OCCURRED TODAY, BUT NO OTHER FIGHT- ING IS REPORTED (By Associated Press) London, May 24.—After having been virtually in a state of war for everal days with Austria and Ger- pany, Italy today has ratified that ondition by a formal declaration of hostilities directed against Austria- ungary. A general mobilization bt the Italian army is said to have been completed and a state of war has been declared throughout the horthern provinces of Italy. On the ustrian side the line of martial law has been declared at Trentino. The ge limit for military service has been raised to fifty years. Although not confirmed from any pfiicial source, reports have been published here that Germany, faced ith Italy as a new foe, will have o shorten her western battle line nd that consequently she is prepar. ng to withdraw from her advanced ine in Flanders. The reported vacution of Bruges is said to be a part of that movement. The latest Russian officlal announcement indi- ates a pause in the Austro-German dvance along the San. It is claimed hat the Russians have adopted a ounter offensive with some success. Italian Arsenals Attacked (By Associated Press.) Rome, May 24.—The first blow vas struck today in the war be. ween Italy and Austria. The Ital- an official announcement says Aus- rian aeroplanes attacked the Italian rsenals at Venice and also visited everal other cities along the eastern ltalian coast. The announcement the aeroplanes were driven off. cept for clashes between frontier patrols, no other fighting has yet been reported . War Loan Soon to Be Floated (By Associated Press) Rome, May 24.—The details con- erning Italy’s declaration of war pon Austria late yesterday was given out by Foreign Minister Son- nino at a three-hour cabinet council. Diplomatic relations between the [Vatican and belligerents was also ussed. Sonnino believed Germarn would declare war as soon as offi- cially informed of Italy’s action. The council did not consider any military questions as these have foeen entrusted entirely to a milita aff which will work in harmony ith the allies. Rigid censorship has been established similar to those of other belligerents. A war loan Wil probably be floated soon. Germany Declares War on Italy (By Associated Press) London, May 24.—The Exchange elegraph Co. says the Wolf agency bis announced that Germany has re- rade tomor GERMANY HAS WAR ON ITALY called Prince von Buelow, the Ger- man ambassador at Rome. War Ships Driven 0Off (By Associated Press.) Paris, M 24.—A Havas dispatch says an Italian official announcement from Rome says that the Austrian warships which aided aeroplanes in the attack on cities on the eastern Italian coast have been driven off. GERMANS DISCOVER POWDER SECRET (By Associated Press.) Havre, May 24.—News has been received from Holland to the effect that the Germans have discovered the secret of the manufacture of a special powder produced at the Cau- telle factory near the Dutch border in Belgium and keeping the works going night and day. When the Beleians evacuated the region they flooded the powder magazines instead of blowing them up. The Germans reopened the factory imme- diately on occupying the region but the employes refused to work and were expelled into Holland. are The laboratories had been walled | up and secret underground vaults containing plans and archives en- closed in heavy masonry and then covered with earth. The Germans explored the ground continually and finally unearthed the secret. They are said to have succeeded in drying thirty tons of powder that had been flooded. The powder manufactured there was of a special kind used in cartridges made at the national arms factory at Herbsthal near Liege. KENTUCKY HANDICAP Louisville, Ky., Kentucky handicap will be run at Douglas Park today and there s much speculation as to the result and a large contingent of racing men are present to witness the event which ranks second to the Kentucky Derby CHAMBER OF COMMERCE T0 MOVE 10 THE SHIPPER BUILDING The Lakeland Chamber of merce will remove its headquarters from the City Hall to the building and will oceupy a suite over the postoffice. Through the courtesy of the City Commissioners the or ization has enjoyed the of room in the City Hall, but owing to the of its activities sinee May 24.—The Com- Skipper an- use a enlarged - sebpe the larger quarters are found necessary The ation, overlooking the Park, situated, will make reorganization, new and centrally ideal quarters for the commerc ial or- ganization and the cha will greatly facilitate its workings — K. T. GRAND CONCLAVE Philadelphia, a., May 24.—The JGrand Conclave of the F plar began here today and there ;.(.. 000 Knights present with their wives and families. An eve nt will be thenic drill by the little girl he Elkins Masonic Or- will be a grand pa- a cal | orphans of t phanage. There row. declared war on Italy and has THIS SHELL DID NOT EXPLODE Pra 2 Of the 12nch Austrian shells that fell 198 ce, and failed to explode, as was > ~ s+ Tt ,Hl‘l'flfl"llm ide the fortress of Troyon, the case of many of them. ghts Tem- PUBLISHED IN ThE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE LY DECLARES WAR ON \ I | {in his message to States, SUNK; 1,400 ARE (By the Associated Press.) Berlin, May - 24.—The Overseas ‘A'e\\'s Agency today announced that it had received a Bucharest dispatch that the Russian armored man-of- war Winstel Simon, has been sunk With 1,400 men in the Black Sea. It is believed that the Bucharest dispatch refers to the Russian battle- ship Panteleimon as no Winstel Sim- on is listed on naval registers. MR. DENSLOW'S BODY SHIPPED T0 NEW YORK CITY The body of Mr. W. S. Denslow who died Saturday afternoon at 1:3 at his home south of town, was shipped on the noon train today to New York city, accompanied by Mr. Chase and Mr. Richardson, both of New York, the former being Mr. Denslo general manager and the latter his attorney. Mr. Denslow came to Lakeland last August, at which time he en- gazed in the chicken business on a arge scale, establishing the Hill Top Poultry Farm on South Florida ave- nue. He was a man of great wealth and it is a matter of more than pass- ing note to the community to know that the extensive operations which he has begun are to be carried on, Messrs. Chase and Richardson giving orders that his holdings here be con- ducted on the same scale as begun by the deceased gentleman . A fine, progressive citizen has *d away and his is indeed a great loss to the community. Those who knew him speak in highest terms of him and his employes declare he was one of the best men to work for they had ever known. PROMOTING THE CATTLE INDUSTRY. Recognizing the fact that Florida has great possibilities as a cattle raising country, Governor Trammell the legislature said: “One of the large industries of this State is cattle raising, and we have the possibilities for making Florida the greatest cattle and stock raising state east of the Mississippi River. A menace to the cattle is the cow tick. To eradicate this pest some effort has been made by the Federal government and also by our State through the State Board of Health, It is my opinion, however, | that more extended efforts should be | made, and to this end 1 recommend that an appropriation of fifteen thousand dollars be annually ap- to carry on a campaign for cow tick extermination.” The State should act promptly in matter of providing means for of the cow tick. This has kept cattlemen from goine cattle production more extensively, and has kept down the industry in Florida, when it should propriated the the eradication pest into Imave been going ahead. have a Bureau of Animal Industry. There great possibilities for the development of the production of livestock in this State, and the cow tick isnt only hindrance to the progress of the in- dustry. There are others, less ser- jous, pehaps, but obstacles just the same. A measure creating Live- stock Bureau, or Bureau of Animal Industry, to be placed in the hands of a commissioner who is a recog- nized authority on livestock, with an appropriation sufficiently large to enable him to engage in extensive invest tons and the applcation of remedies and laws for the protec- tion of the stockraiser against all pests, diseases and obstacles to the erowth of a great livestock interest in the State, would do a great deal to put Florida far ahead as a live- stock producing State. This State imports most of its meats, both fresh and cured. 1t should be a large exporter of meats. Florida should feed half a dozen well as supplying the needs of her own people. A Live- stock Bureau with an experienced, man at its head would be a great benefit to the State—Jack- conville Metropolis Florida should are a scientific | TATOES B | \CREAGE IN EARLY PO ON ATLANTIC SEABOARD FROM EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA TO FLORIDA | The truck €rop ecialist Bureau of Crop Es following report upon the acreage in early potatoes along the Atlantic Coast section The early potato crop of the At- lantic Coast begins to move from Florida about the middle of March, the second week in June, fully 90 per REPORTED LOST of the; mates mokes the' LAKELAND, FLOREDA, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1916 RUSSIAN BATTLESHP BOOST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOW N SWEEPING UP DARDANELLES MINES An English mine sweeper at work Dardanelles. off Sedd-ul-Bahr at the approach of the SENATE PASSES BILL ALLOWING CITIES T0 CHANGE THEIR CHARTERS; BILL TO ABOLISH CONVICT RELEASE SYSTEM PASSED BY HOUSE Tallahassee, Fla., May 24.—Sen- ator Farris’ bill to permit cities to change their charter by a vote of the tax payers without obtaining special action of the Legislature, which bill occupied more than half of the day Saturday in debate, passed Senate this morning by a "vote of 14 to 8. This bill will save the cities of the State thousands of dollars, since 90 per cent of the bills at this session have been local charter change bills. NEW LUMBER (0. ORGANLZED BY THREE LIVE WIRES Another business institution importance has been organized in Lakeland, the Lakeland Lumber & Supply Co., publishing its articles of incorporation in today’s issue of the Evening Telegram. The incorpora- tors are W. H. Harrison, E. L. Cor- dery and E. H. Garland, all well- known and prominent business men of Lakeland. The latter two have been identified with the lumber and building interests of the city tor years, and their ability and practi= of cal experience undoubtedly will con-! tribute largely to the success of the business. Mr. Harrison, the presi- dent of the concern, is the proprictor of the Tremont hotel and s connect- ed with various other business en- terprises. The company’s plant and offices are located on East Rose street on the site formerly occupied by the Builders' Lumber and Supply Co. A general lumber and manufacturing business will conducted, and building materials of all kinds will be building have already been secured, and the concern starts out with ex. cellent prospects for a splendid busi- ness. The capital stock of the company is $10,000. W. H. Harrison is president E. L. and treasurer and general manager. cent, of the crop going to market in fort and Charleston counties, South Carolina, is usvally ready for mar- and, as the acreage in these locali- ties is moderate, the way is cleared for the heavy crop from the Eastern Shore and Norfolk districts of Vir- ginia and the northeastern counties of North Carolina. There is a small movement of potatoes from Chat- ham county, Georgia, which begins about the first week in May while the movement from Florida is still heavy. Northeastern North Caro- lina is practicaly a part of the Nor- folk district as to the date ot move. ment. The acreages in the several dis- tricts referred to for 1915 are esti- mated as follows: State and District. Acres | Florida: 12,00 4,400 East Coast .... C-ntral and West U |3nnth Carolina: st. . H 1,800 7,500 Beauford County Charleston County | North Carolina: | Northeastern Coast Southeastern Coast | Virginia: Eastern Shore ... .....100,000 Norfolk District .!...... 26,500 In the State of Florida the acre- age in early potatoes is estimated at 116,400, a decrease of less than one per cent as compared with the pre- |ceding year. Nearly 73 per cent of | the total acreage is grown upon the East Coast and about 50 per cent. 'ot the total acreage is grown in St. movement continuing until the Johns county where acreage is about the same as last year. be handled. Some large contracts for | Cordery, secretary | April and May. The crop from Bf’fl!l-l ket zbout the second week in May, | The compulsory education bill passed the Senate this morning with amendments and has been sent to the House for concurrence in amend- ments since the bill passed the House several days ago. The House passed a bill to provide for establishing a detention home for girls to be located somewhere in middle Florida. The bill to abolish the convict lease system passed the House. GERMAN AEROPLANE DROPS BOMBS ON PARIS SUBURB (By Associated Press) Paris, May 24.-—Another German acroplane visited a northern suburb of Paris today and dropped bombs. No one was injured. CONDITIONS NOT AS BAD AS PICTURED (By Assoclated Press) London, May 24—The war baby jevil has been greatly exaggerated, yaccording to the Daily News, which |huu been conducting an independent investigation in a small provincial lcl')’. where 20,000 troops were billet- yed. The investizators found that the present prospective increase over the previous records of illegitimate births was scarcely of any account. | Most of the asscrtions regarding war babies have apparently no basis of real data, but have grown hears; like most rumors in war Kach part of the country l(hinks the war babies are to be found in some other part. Never- theless, there are many authentic | instances of soldiers with unmarried wiv which has always been a fea- ture of British army life, since regu- |lations generally oppose marriages of enlisted men. This historic con- dition was suddenly brought to pub- lic notice by the inequalities of the war separation allowance, which re- lieves only the legal wives of sol- diers. To test the rumor that the pres- ence of soldiers in billets and camps has been responsible for an outbreak of immorality, a correspondent of the Daily News went to a military cen. ter, where, according to report,2,000 war babies were expected, 200 being ‘on the list of a single doctor and 50 on the list of a single nurse. The writer interviewed the mayor of the city, who scouted the report. The police inspector said he knew pensonally of only .four cases. A popular Methodist minister and his wife had never heard of a single in- stance. The adjutant of the Salva- tion Army said only seven cases had passed through its hands, and the vicar of the largest parish had heard indirectly of not more than a dozen. Neither the health officer, the work- house doctor, the dispensary doctor, nor a number of doctors giving free treatment to the poorer classes un- der national insurance act, had come in contact with a single maternity case in which the father was a sold- ier. One of the doctors said he had himself questioned his colleagues, in. cluding the man said to have 200 cases on his list, and only one knew of a sin war bahy Investigations were fcarried far- ther, but without additional results It was admitted, however, gsome ill balanced and emotional young girls had ziven the authori- 'ties some concern. al discipline was largely responsible for this. Severa] girls left the town for other places to hide their con- dition others had appealed for help, but there are in mnormal times a regular percentage of these cases among the servant and work- Apparently, this rate on time, Some ing classes that | feather F o iad Partly cloudy to- night and Tuesday ALLIES' ATTACK IN TURKEY WAS REPULSED (By the Associated Press.) Constantinople, Uay 24.—An of- ficial announcement was made here today that the attack by the French and British yesterday on Turkish po. sitions near Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli peninsula, was repulsed. The allies are said to have left two thousand dead on the field. Russians Go to Aid of Armenians (By Associated Press) Tiflis, May 24.—Transcausian- Russians have occupied Van, Asiatic Turkey, relieving the besieged Ar- menians. Van has been the scene of great persecution of Armenians by Kurds and Turks for months. LATIN AMERICAN FINANCIAL CONFERENCE Washington, from eighteen American in a Pan- called The countries Argentine, May 24.-—Delegates Latin and Central countries met here today 'rican financial confer- by Secretary McAdoo. represented include Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Cosgp Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guet- emala, Honduras, Ecuador and Cuba. The conference was authorized by aoct of Congress and it is believed it will greatly stimulate South Ameri- can trade, and special invitation was given to the ministers of finance of the respective countries to be pres- nt. Representative bankers of this country are also present for the pur- pose of arriving at plans for the bet- terment of financial relations, also for the general improvement of com- merce and commercial facilities, be- tween the respective countries and the United States. It is proposed to arrive at an adjustment upon a basis that will safeguard all nations con- cerned against embarrassments and depression incident to the general upheaval of commercial conditions. President Wilson and members of the cabinet and members of the Fed- eral Reserve Board and John Bar- rett, director general of the Pan- American Union, will also be pres- ent. After the conference the delegates will visit the principal cities and fi- nancial centers of the country prob- ably including the Panama-Pacific exposition. Congress authorized the expenditure of $50,000 for the ex- pense of the conference. PRESBTERIANS PROTEST AGTION REGARDING NAT'L PROHIBITION (By Assoclated Press.) ence Newport News, May 24.—The General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church today adopted the partial report of the committee on bills and overtures which sus- tained a protest from the synod of Virginia against the general assem- bly’s action last year in declaring to favor national prohibition. Tt emphasized, that the church was opposed to the liquor traffic but that the support of any political organization would be a vio- lation of the church's constitution. was however, FARM MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Des Moines, lowa, May 24 “Tama Jim” Wilson, former secre- tary of agreculture, will be the prin- cipal speaker at the meeting of the lowa Farm Mortgage Association to be held here today and tomorrw. Discussion of the land title system by H. L. Beyer of Grinnell will be one o the features of the day's session . second RACING IN GERMANY Hoppegarten, Germany, May 24.-- Racing begun here today and will continue or ten days. The purses will aggregate $92,500. The racing is under the direction of the Union Club, the controlling body for horse was lracing in Germany. LACK Of PATEN - | s o has been very little exceeded. As the investigations were conducted in the city which started the war baby agi- tation, it is not likely that the prob- lem is serious, although the public from the cabinet down have been greatly concerned and agitated about it. No. 169 AMERICAN NATIONS MAY SHOW WORLD WAY T0 PEACE IS THE HOPE EXPRESSED TODAY BY PRESIDENT AT PAN AMER- ICAN FINANCIAL CONGRESS (By Associated Press) Washington, May 24.—President Wilson, speaking at the opening of the Pan American financial confer- ence here today, expressed the hope that the nations of the two Americas might show the world the path to peace. The President was loudly applauded by the delegates who rep- resented eighteen South and Central American countries. COLLECTION OF OLD METAL GOES ON (By Associated Press) Vienna, May 24.—A house to house collection is being made in Vienna for old metal for war pur- poses. The collecting work is being done by school children. The mili- tary authorities and the munition manufactories are running short of copper, brass, tin, nickel and other metals, and the public is appealed to for all kinds of worn out and broken household wares of these ma- terials. The Patriotic War Metals Collecting Fund has established storerooms with show windows in which are displayed specimens of ar- ticles desired, such as brass candle- sticks, bronze figures, copper molds, saucepans and metal plates and dishes. Some 300,000 pounds of stuff is being brought in daily. Emperor Francis Joseph has di- rected that about eight tons of old metal articles of the most miscellen- eous character should be sent from the Hofburg and the palace at Schoenbrunn, and an archaeologist is sending a large quantity of Rom- an lead, excavated at the historic camp of Carnuntum, near Pressburg, just across the Hungarian frontier. A Vienna bank has given old brass gas candelabra and petroleum lamps welghing nearly a ton, and a rubber manufactory at Bruenn, Moravia has sent half a ton of brass sheets which can be used directly for making cartridge cases. In anothr recent canvas of the city 473 big wagon loads of miscel- lancous effects, valued at $260,000, have been gathered in for the troops in the field, and for various charit- able war organizations, The wag- ons went through every street, rich and poor districts alike, on thirty- five collecting days between the mid- dle of December and the end of March. The ublic responded most generously with an extraordinary variety of gifts. Among the principal items were over two million cigarettes, and a vast store of other smoking supplies, 15,000 pounds of chocolate cakes, biscuits, butter, flour and other edi- bles, 8,000 pounds of candies and soaps, 4,700 bottles of wine, 6,000 jars of preserved fruits 2,000 boxes of canned meats, and 1,250 bottles of mineral water. There were immense quantities of warm clothing including 119,000 woolen garments, 190,000 pieces of underwear, 18,000 articles of cloth- ing, 13,000 pairs of shoes, and 3,400 hats and caps. The whole work has been carried out by a special organization com- posed largely of the women of Vi- enna. The actual collecting work was done by Boy Scouts. SR BBBPPPEPPPEPSEIIPIIEIDY fomcial Weather Report$ SLPPEBDBEBID Tampa, May 24.—For Tampa and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight nd Tuesdy. For Florida: Partly night and Tuesday . cloudy to- N. J. DAY AT SAN FRANCISCO San Franci May 24.—Today is day at the Panama-Pa- Exposition. All municipalities are represented, instead of having different days for the different cities. A large number of Jerseyites are present. New Jersey cific CABINET MEMBERS SOUTH Washington, D. C., May 24.— Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor will speak today at the zraduation exercises of the North Carolina Agricultural and Mechani- cal College.