Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 28, 1915, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM VOLUME IV BACK BEFORE ONCOMING RUSSIANS LATTER WIN VICTORY ON RIVER SAN; URUMIAH, PERSIA, HAS BEEN OCCUPIED BY RUSSIANS; 20,000 TURKS ARE REPORTED DEAD (By Associated Press) Berlin, May 28.—A German war office statement today concedes vic- tory to the Russians in a clash along the River San. The Germans were «compelled to fall back. (By Associated Press.) ‘Petrograd, May 28.—Urumiah, Persia, has been occupied by the Russians after an engagement with the Turks, in the direction of Dil- man, and near Bachkala, according to a statement issued by the general staff of the army of the Caucasus. Urumiah has a population of about fifty thousand, and is a center of missionary activity. For weeks Mis- sionaries Stationed there as well Syrian Christians, have becn re- ported in grave danger from attacks of the Kurds and Turks. Between fifteen and seventeen thousand na- tives have been under protection of the American Presbyterian mission. At least twelve thousand took refuge in the Caucasus. It is estimated that twenty thousand are dead or missing. ASSOCIATION ORGAN- IZED TO PROTECT FAMILIES OF DEAD SOLDIERS (By Associated Press.) Paris, May 28—One outgrowth of the movement called “Orphans of the War” is a national French As- PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART GERMANS FALL GERMANY'S THE BEST STATE ANSWER 10 BE DELIVE TOMORRO IT WILL ASK UNITED STATES IF LUSITANIA CARRIED WAR MU- NITIONS FOR THE ALLIES (By Associated Press.) London, May 28.—Reports to London by way of The Hague say Germany's answer to the American note will be delivered tomorrow and that it will ask the United States whether ammunition for the allies was aboard the Lusitania. —— TOOTH BRUSH DRILL New York, May 28.—The seven hundred thousand pupils of tte schools here are today celebrating “tooth brush" day They will be shown the new scientific way to brush their teeth, including the ma- nipulation of the brush. Dr C. Ward Crampton, director of physical train- ing in the public schools is the di- rector of ceremonies. Beginning last Monday there have been daily talks on the hygiene of the teeth and the pupils have been prepared for today's drill. Some 150 to 200 lectures have been delivered to the children and their parents, and some twenty- five to thirty parenty and some twenty-five to thirty parents’ asso- ciations will give their aid to the cause today. It is said there are at least two million decayed teeth in the mouths of the children. BRITISH SHIP SUNK; CREW sociation for ‘“Protection of Famil- fes of Those Who Have Died for Plcm “P Their Country.” One section of this Association is called ‘“Protec- tion of the [Fireside,” and in this section another Association has de- veloped under the name of “The (By Assoclated Press.) Penzance, England, May 28—The British steamship ‘‘Cadeby,” was Fraternal Union of Children of the Great War.” This Association invites every child in France belonging to a fam- fly in easy circumstances to adopt as brother or sister a little hoy or girl of the same agg_ and if possible having the same Christian name, whose father has been killed in f of the enemy. 'The object of this adoption is not to separate the child from its mother, but to provide means to aid the mother in the prop- er bringing up and education of the child, while at the same time sur- rounding it with all the security and comfort of family life This patriotic movement is under the direction of Monsieur Fluerens, former minister of foreign affairs. 1§, CRUSER NORTH CARLI COES ACROUND (By Associated Press.) ‘Washington, D. C., May 28 United States Cruiser North Caro- lina is aground in the outer harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, according to a navy department report toda).z The ship's commander, Captain Oman, said the ship is not damaged. Efforts are being made to float her. P FRENCH LINER GOES ASHORE; PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN OFF (By Associated Press.) Nates, France, May 28.—The steamship ~ Lachampagn§ of !hf‘ French Trans-Atlantic line, I8 ashore near St. Nazaire. She 1 badly damaged. Nine hundred per- sons who were aboard have bf@n taken off, and landed at St. Nazaire Officials of the French line sav the ) here sunk yesterday oc Sicily island by a German submarine. The crew of xteen and four passengers took to the small boats, and later were picked up by a fishing smack. British Ship Attacked LAKELAND, FLORIDA. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1915. BOOST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN AEROPLANES AID WARSHIPS IN THE DARDANELLES This photograph, taken in the Dardanelles, shows the return of a seaplane to a cruiser after making a flight over the Turkish fortifications, being taken in tow by a cutter. One of the wings was perforated by the rifle fire of the Turks. The seaplane is EIGHT INSURANCE BLS PASSED BY THE HoLsE Tallahassee,Fla,, May .8.—The Senate consumed the entire morning in an effort to provide a satisfactory law to arrange for county deposi- tories, made necessary by the abol- ishment of the county treasurers of the State. Up to noon no agreement had been reached when adjournment was taken. After an hour of pathetic oratory on the part of Forrest Lake of Sem- inole, ‘the House passed this morning a bill providing for the appointment of a commission to confer with the Legislatures of other States in an effort to rewrite the history of the South. Although the bill had re- ceived an unfavorable report, Mr. Lake brought the matter before the House in such g forcible manner trat there was but few votes against the measure. Immediately after passing this bill the House took up the bunch of in- surance measures and at noon had passed eight of them. GREENWICH VILLAGERS IN CITY’S HEART 2 i New York, May 28.—The Green- By Assoclated Press) | wich Village Carnival which tho Liverpool May 28.—The British| .. .. icn district citizens will hold steamship Argyleshire, which left Sydney, Australia, April 16th, out a wireless today for help, say- ing she had been attacked by a Ger- man submarine. The Argyllshire later reached port but is not stated. sent where $10,000,000 WAR ORDER . in commemoration of memories of | Bethlehemy, Pa., May 28-AD- {0 g0 o yore, There will be a | munition and ordnance Contracts . .o, 4o enewfangled” recrea- given to the Bethlehem Steel Works |, = io0 vhat will be attended by by the British government have just been increased by orders for a great quantity of lyddite shells, which make the total of contracts receiv- ed since the war more than $10,000,000, The the been raised to about 83,- began output of works has 000 shells a day The Bethlehem Steel Company is now supplying to the allies about (00 shrapnel shells and 50,000 one-pounders a day, but the demand | has been so urgent that it has been found desirable to sublet a part of All the one-pounders are here besides about 12,- 000 shrapnel shells a day, but the remainder of the shrapnel order which has recently been increased the work. being made for three days today, does not take into consideration or notice the fact that this district is now one of the centers of lower New York, whereas within the life of the old inhabitants its separate entity is recalled. of the curios will be a horse car of the 1850 which will hauled through the streets. will be a sacred concert in the vintage of be k two thousand villagers. On Monday there will be a marathon through the winding streets of the old village. There will be a country fair with variations brought down to date by this declininging bunch of hercog ous posterity and their living forefa- |the times of a century ago, and whose greatest enjoyment is the {were cnveloped and literally swal- |lowed by the Vesuvius of Greater { New York CHARRY CARNIVAL S 08 o! May 28—That from 33,000 to 34,000 a day, s now san Leandro, Cal > lay ; S 4 out by sub-contractors, |this is the heart of the American being turned o 8 % cherry district no one would deny the largest of Which is the lmldmvm Locomotive \Works of Philadelphia Several successful tests of a new style lyddite shell have been made by Captain Scott of the British army, .dvlailed for that work 5.‘\..1: herded a mile and a half n and all were a single cows were from a testing cannol killed by the explosion of shell. | so powerful is the b that the steel shell does not burst \vnt to fragments, but breaks into bits new explosive vessel was mot torpedoed. A plot t0 blow up the Lachampagne was re-| Ported last February in a Madrid dispatch. Although the suspect IS said to have been arrested there were no later developments and 1o definite conlrmation. Representa- tives of the line‘express the belief that the stranding was accidntal. n- large machine shop in the eas! | (luding the Carpenter Steel plant at |, roying grounds, the Bethlehen com- ing: the Ingersoll at Eastoh:|,.; pag established a fuse factory. Read I gio at Pittsburgh, and & Ticro the shells are loaded. About i '(arnflh'l'l ts in New England. 'y 550 girls, men and boys are em- number of I'a_“h,md they are ship-{ ., at the loading plant. The Alter e inston, where on its force will soon be increased to 2,000, ped to Redington, were they here today “Cherry Day Carnival,” which op- |ened today. Orchardists from far and ‘“id.- are here to learn and to cherries, and plan new ways of pro- ducing and using the fruit. The pro- ! vieing with their recent celebrations and the observance. It is con- vincinely believed by all that the old cherry cobbler of *‘grand- moth: time which will be served moters are | “raisin day” “zalmon day" which carry death 100 rards from everywhere and passed out upon the !the bursting point _ street during the carnnal‘. will win Contracts for turning the shells 'oiery vote on popularity to the yave been given to nearly every¥ g porry. — GLOUDS OF DISTRESS BREAKING \ | (By Associated Press) New York, May 28—In his ad- {dress as President of the American Iron and Steel Institute at its eigth general meeting, held today at the | Waldort Astoria, Elbert H. Gary, Chairman of the Board of the United Stats Steel Corporation, said: There has recently. been manifest- jed a disposition té blame the busi- ness men of the country for nGt openly and vigorously protesting against influences which were cal- culated to prevent the natural and reasonable progress of economic ef- fort. Men of prominence and rec- ognized ability have stated in un- | AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS ARE GROWING BETTER the general public understands and appreciates these conditions. Now the time is come when the business man, even if he represents large interests, may speak frankly and freely about any of the import- .ant questions which affect him or ithose whom he represents. When .and while our attitude and conduct are above reproach, others will be 'wllllng to heed what we say con- cerning any question in which they or we may be interested. Indeed, as heretofore suggested, the leading nwspapers of this country have been | fair and reasonable in their advocacy 1of whatever makes for the advance- measured terms that it is not only;mnnt of the economic conditions of the right but the duty of the busi- | this country and in their opposition ness men of this country to boldly to the efforts of unwise or unthink- and persistently advocate thelr | ing or vicious men to the contrary. claims and defend thelr rights, They | What followa in my remarks will be have been charged with undue um-;sn!d from the viewpoint of those who idity for neglecting to appeal to the may be directly connected with and sense and fairness of the geuorul!pm-tioulurl,\’ interested in the con- One | There | thers who cling to the traditions of | memory of bygone days before they | to witness | eat | public whenever assailed without | good cause. That there has been some ground for these criticisms will not doubted; but to this question. The business man has not been alone in his seeming cowardice. There are others large- ly responsible for the general condi- tions, and therefore under tions to work for the advancement of the public interest, who have been reluctant to express their real con- victions. Reference is made to some of the statesmen of prominence and ability. whose disposition for fair | play is unquestioned. On occasio when their voices, if heard in le { lative halls, would seem to have been obliga- {influential, they have remained sil- ent. In times gone by there have been reasons for the hesitancy of the busi- {ness man in boldly proclaiming his |rights. The conduct of business by many men (though small in num- ber compared with the total) has not always been up to the standard of propriety. This is not a new sub- ject; it has been frequently advert- ed to by many of us during the last ten years. As a consequence there has been considerable prejudice against business Interests, particul- arly. the larger ones; indeed, it has been worse than useless to speak in favor of the protection and growth of business, for the words would be ineffective. So it is not difficult to understand why, for a period of years, business men in this country isuffered in silence. A Change for the Better There is no intention at this tim | to modify or minimize anything that ! has heretofore been said by way of admission that there was need of re- |form in business methods. On the contrary, the fact should be empha- sized that we must be honest and ‘rair in our treatment of all ques- | tions submitted to our consideration | as T have said' |and decision. But | before more than once, |been in this country | chanze for better business methods and, tl\erprore' in the attitude of the | general public towards the men in |control. There never was any such disregard of the rights of others by | business men generally as was fre- quently charged. It has always | been the effort of the large majority to be decent; but all suffered more or less for the misconduct of a few. However, in recent years there has been little cause for complaint; an there has he : there is another side | a decided | sideration of economic questions. | The material strength and growth iul‘ the country is of high importance. Food, raiment and shelter are ab- solutely essential to the life and yhealth of the individual. This in in- !terwoven with all other questions. A nation of individuals who » are poverty stricken has little influer - throughout the world. It cannot radd much to the happiness of its citizens. If they are deprived of the necessities of life they will not list- en long to the advocate of mere mor- als, nor to the speaker on the stump who secks political preferment. It therefore bhehooves every one occu- pying a position of influence to give his best thought and endeavor to the promotion of business success in this country to the fullest extent consistent with propriety. When Peace Shall Have Returned The belligerent nations involved in the tragedy of tragedies are pass- ing through a cataclysm of destruc- tion of life and property. Their losses in both respects are beyond our knowledge and even our compre- hension. Devastation, misery. and suffering are beyond description; even those connected with the par- ticipants by ties of relationship or otherwise have slight comprehension of the suffering that is being endur- ed; and we at this distance cannot imagine the destruction, damage, pain and distress which are entailed. the guns are stacked; after the hid- eous noises of battle have ceased and i the nations now involved in desper- ate strugele are ready for settlement €they will be confronted with many "most difficult problems, the solution of which wil] require time and pa- tience, so that the natural progress towards rehabilitation will be im- pedéd. The people as distinguished from the rulers, will have a voice in bringing the war to a close and in settlements which =r he rad The cdcotrine of “the divine right of kings” will be only a recollection. It is a zood guess that many kings and kingdoms will be occupying space on the Transition Slide. But after all differences are ad- justed, the nations now or to be en- gaged in this colossal conflict though terribly ecrippled, will take a new start and in many respects a new coursq and will begin immed- fately to build on a better and firmer and more permanent basis for suc- d (Continued on Page 2.) After the swords are sheathed and ! GERMANS ARE ATTEMPTING T0 ENCRCLE PREEWSYL (By Associated Press) London, May 28.—Przemysl, garrisoned by Russians, is more threatened with investment Just as the Russians after surround- ing the fortress and starving out the Austrian defenders, forced the sur- render late in March, so the Austro- German troops are now attempting a double flanking movement from the north and southeast in an at- tempt to encircle Przemysl. Vienna declares progress is being made in both directions. Kven the British press concedes the position of Prze- mysl to be serious. It considers it to be the key to the Russian position in Galacia. Fighting along the Austro-Italian frontier is still in the development stage. There is virtually no change in position along the western battle front, On the Gallipoli peninsula the British and French admit that the Turks are so strongly entrenched that only siege warfare is possible. PARDON BOARD FAVORS HANGINGS Phoeni Ariz.,, May 28.—Five men are ’1‘00"11'(1 to death upon the gallows today despite the protests of the governor. The pardon board refused to recommend their cases to the governor for consideration or leniency, without which he cannot act, and the Governor greatly de- plores the situation, he himself not favoring capital punishment. The governor characterizes the hangings as legalized murder which harke back at savagery, and expresses hig great grief. $4:000,000 SHIP BUILDING PLANT FOR MOBILE (By Associated Press.) New York, May 28.—Edward H. Hyde, former president of the Bath, |Mnlun. iron works, today announced | plansfor the conmstruction of one of the largest ship building plants in the United States at Mobile, Ala. A four milllon dollars organization has |been formed to undertake the pro- {ject. The concern probably will be {called the Gulf City Ship Building Dry Dock Co. It is expected to be (in operation in six months. It is un- derstood to have the backing of Bir- mingham steel interests. OPPOSITION TO INDEMNITY BILL EXPRESS VIEWS May 28-—During the discussion on the Indemnity bill, one of the government's new war measures, Count Michael Karolyl was selected, in the name of the Independence party, to express the feelings of the opposition, and to state the reasons why the party re- fuses to sanction the methods of Count Tisza and his cabinet. His speech was the boldest pronounce- ment that was made during the ses- sions of parliament. He said: “Kven in the face of the war and the present situation, we cannot give our votes for the Indemnity Bill and thereby express our confi- dence in the Government, for we never placed so little confidence in '"the Government as we do now. | ‘I must declare with the greatest ‘nmphn\ds that Hungary never want- | Budapest, ed the war, for she had no reason to do so. She had no territorial as- pirations. “Yet the whole nation was ready to support the war, for we trusted and hoped that it would create a new Hungary in which honesty would be the dominating factor; that she would be able to show, as indeed she had done already, that she is the source of power on which the monarchy rests; and would suc- ceed in gaining the confidence of her rulers and of the world. #If we cannot realize the new situation which arises out of the war, if we cannot secure substantial benefits, the soldier will justly ask himself whether it was worth while to fight for a country which does not want to acknowledge the sacri-! fices undergone for its sake. He will rather leave Hungary and migrate to America, though we want even those who migrated to return. “We cannot proceed on the same lines as we have done up to now. Militarism in its present form will have to be subdued and replaced by an army of the people. It is impos- sible that after this war diplomats and rulers should decide the ques- now l once | No. 173 TERRIC FL00D oW SWEEPIG THE ARK.VALLF PORTIONS QF KANSAS, OKLA- HOMA AND IOWA ARE ENDAK- GERED; INHABITANTS LEAV- ING THEIR HOMES (By Associated Press.) Little Rock, Ark., May 28.—The worst flood in years is sweeping the Arkansas valley. The low lands are inundated and the crops are badly damaged Many residents of the low- lands are imperilled. The crest is not yet in sight. Other States Suffer (By Associated Press.) Kansas (i )lu.', May 28.—Por- tions of Kansas, Oklahoma, western Missouri and lowa, in addition to Arkansas are in danger from serious floods. In places the inhabitants are leaving their homes. BUYS STEEL FOR SHRAPNEL New York, May 28—The Ameri- can Locomotive Company has prac- tically closed contracts with the United States Steel Corporation for 9,000 tons of steel bars to be used in manufacture of shrapnel shells. It is expected that the bars will be turned out by the mills of the Car- negie Steel Company. The locomo- tive concern is also negotiating with the steel corporation for 17,500 tons of bars for high-explosive shells. At about $40 a ton, the value of the two contracts will be in excess of $6,000,000. Bids are being called for by the New York Air Brake Company and the Westinghouse Air Brake Com- pany for forged steel for shrapmel. It is believed that the tonnage sought is practically the same as that of the American Locomotive Company. SVEN HEDIN Sven Hediv, the farous Swedish ex- plorer who, at the iuvitatior of the kalser, visited the German fighting fronts and wrote a book about what he saw. Because he favored the Ger- man cause he was deprived of his French and English honorary titles. [TALIAN AEROPLANES CUT AUSTRIAN RAILWAY LINE (By Associated Press.) Rome, May 28.—Italian troops are pushing their way steadily into Austria along the line running north of the Gulf of Trieste. Apparently there are no Austrians there, al- though further west there has been severe fighting. Italian aeroplanes are said to have successfully at- tacked the Trieste-Nabresina rail- way probably cutting the line. tion of war and peace. It is un- bearable that humanity should be at the mercy of secret agreements and be thrown into war for reasons that it is not allowed to know. z w7 g 2 B T *