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P The Lakeland Evening Telegram t . r ' i ' .1 jl 1 ED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE BUSH BOOST REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOW ,UJIE V. LAKELAND. FLORIDA, TUESDAY, OCT. 31, 1916 No. 199 . jtimi ft s ill mil i Ht rKUfl RAKINA; SHIP SANK III 10 MINUTES AFTER BEING TORPEDOED tniiiimiav IV linill all mat BY TORPEDO STATE LIVESTOCK ASSTT TO MEET IN GAINESVILLE bllON MOST SERIOUS SINCE V at TrtflTrt TIW hjSES TO CUJttMJSMT Ufl liUi LsE (By Associatetd Press.) kndn Oct. 31. The missing tbe British steamer Marina has reduced to thirteen, according telegram from Consul Frost at knstown to the American em ir here. mity-iwo survivors landed at Castletown . less than thirty-six Americans aboard, of whom sixteen were led at Crookhaven and there lably will be some American fa- ties, Frost said. Frost is obtain- affidavits. The American consul Glasgow wired the embassy that Marina sailed from there on Oct. or Newport News with fifty ricans aboard. ie Marina sank within ten min- after being torpedoed, Consul it reported to the American em iy. He said survivors stated the lei was torpedoed without warn- in a heavy sea. pie Marina was struck amidships. first explosion was on the star- rd side. The second torpedo ok the bow and the ' steamer bin two. It was reported that m men were killed while attempt- to enter the boats . The sailors the wake of the Torpedo, accord to advices received here. IT! SOHLAND LEFT FOR I). 8. ON UD TRIP (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 31. It is be lieved in quarters here which should know that the German merchant sub marine Deutschland has left on her second voyage to the United States. Jacksonville, Oct. 31. The State Livestock Association will hold its next meetings at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Jan. 16 to 19. The meeting place was decided upon at a session of the executive commit tee in Jacksonville, Oct. 18. The time of meeting is especially convenient to livestock men since it will be followed immediately by the Livestock Institute at the University. The Citrus Seminar was originated to take care of the citrus people and the 'Livestock Seminar has in view a similar purpose for the stock grow ers. The Livestock Institute has been extended one day It was formerly scheduled for three days but owing to the greater interest stockmen have shown, it will cover four days, Jan uary 16 to 19 Inclusive. John W. Scott, animal industrial ist to the Experiment Station, will have charge of the program. He will have a tentative plan of the meeting ready within the next few weeks. Tick eradication Is one of the most important and interesting subjects before livestock raisers at present and it will receive considerable at tention during the institute. Forage crops will be another im portant topic for discussion. It is well known that better feeds will be supplied when ticks have been driv en out. Better animals will be raised, and stockmen realize that It will be to their interest to provide better grades of feed. Other topics of timely interest will be discussed. Some oi tne Desi livestock men of the State and na tion will attend the meeting and give lectures. These men will be in position to give valuable suggestions. and no stockman can afford to miss the meeting, since in no other way will he be able to obtain or command such information. FAITHFUL DOG'S WORK IS RECOGNIZED BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL WITHHOLDS COMMEN Washington, Oct. 31. The faith ful work of "Sam," a sturdy dog which has assumed the task of guarding bags of mail at Mount Car mel, Pa., was officially recognized re cently by the postoffice department. Within the next day or so, the dog will have locked upon his neck a heavily brass studded collar bearing a plate engraved with the words, "U. S. Mail: Presented to Uncle Sam's faithful friend, by Albert S. Burle son, postmaster general, Oct. 25, 1916." Sam's special self-assigned task is the guarding of a parcel post wagon while the carrier is delivering. He never misses a trip . An admirer wrote the department suggesting that as Sam is nobody's dog, recog nition such as might insure him more consideration should be accorded. ARRENDONDO NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR STATEMENTS IDE (By Associated Press ) Washington, Oct. 31. Elisao Arrendondo called on Secretary Lans ing and disclaimed responsibility for the statement attributed to Luis Ca brera assailing American officials for their alleged laxity in suppressing anti-Carranza agitators along the border. The incident is rin.oH WOMAN ORATOR SERIOUSLY HURT tllAtIS WIN RUMA ETORY OVER TEUTONS IN TRANSYLVANIA (By Associatetd Press.) Bucharest, Oct. 31. Rumanians won further victories over the Teu tons on the Transylvanian front, said the war office and are pursuing the Teutons in the Jiut valley. Heavy fighting continues east of Alt. FLORIDA BAND GAVE CONCERT T THE SITUATION 'By Associatetd Press.) 'timston. Opt 31 Soprotnrv is declined to discuss the Ma- se. He said the reports are incomplete to permit the drawing "elusions or discussion of the fuuer reports with affidavits re survivors was ordered by ca- TOday'g news riisnntnVioa oavlr r some of the Lurvivon, saw the do's wake and that the shin was Wee added to the gravity of "Nation. Officials noted how- that the British admiralty was Spared to say the Marina was oed and that Consul Frost's re- Wsterday saia the shiD wa8 de N by gunfire. Offiicals said no usions could be drawn until the stances are cleared and evl- f 's Placed in legal form. The admittedly viewed as the serious since the Sussex cases. $473,000,000 WORTH OF CLOTHES FOR WOMEN MAN UFACTURED IN 1914 (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 31. Four hun dred and seventy-three million dol lars' worth of women's clothes was the output of American manufactur ers in 1914, the Census Bureau an nounces in its latest summary. That does not include the output of dress makers. The industries engased in their manufacture employed lOS.CSo persons. Capital invested was $ 15 549,000 in 5,564 establishments. SHIPS ENTERING N. MANNED BY SOLDIERS SOlflC SHIPS AVE DUTCH HARBORS (B7 Associated l. 'merman ana Austrian TPs that had been laid up In w lrbor3 since the beginning of f.have put to sea In the past ft0ths, 15 of them leaving In atl of September alone. Cling-tb- coast, all would seem to ti. fe'e'y to home ports, and a , cf heae ships have probably J a in the German services K 'narian Ports. Only twelve ami iv ... urw Austrian steam- reoali, in Dutch harbors. from . - - ur internet uerman Barge Crowd Turned Out to Hear Initial Concert on Jarvis Plaza by Peninsula State "Tooters." Despite the chill that pervaded the atmosphere last evening, there was a large crowd at Jarvis Plaza to hear the concert given by the Sec ond Florida Regiment Band, and as this was the initial open-air concert by this organization since the ar rival of the Peninsular State boys In camp here, naturally there was much interest attached to that first appearance. A variegated program of selections was rendered last evening ano tne various selections were given in a manner that elicited the approval and appreciation of the large crowd. Like the other musical organizations which are a part of the 'Ninth infan try and the Second and Fourth Mis souri infantry regiments, the Flor ida band will give concerts at inter vals in the future. As the First New Hampshire Regiment band ar rived here a day or two ago from their home mobilization camp, i.a redo will also soon hear some music from that band . There are now five military bands located in this city. Laredo Times. FINAL WEEK OF CAMPAIGN NOW IN FULL SWAY Jacksonville, Oct. 30. The final week of the campaign has opened up with speakers for the 'Democratic ticket actively engaged in all sec tions of the State. W. V. Knott. Democratic nominee for Governor, arrived in the city last evening from a tour along the southwestern coast and remained over until this afternoon for a conference with the campaign committee. He will leave this evening, accompanied by W. B. Ton nin ro f. uia fln.i . His first meeting will be held in St. Augustine tonieht. The Duval County Democratic Club has arranged for a big Democratic rally here tonight. Former Con gressman C. M. Gooper, Robt. Mc- tsamee and several other prominent Democrats will discuss the issues of the campaign. The Democratic club of this county which was recently or ganized, now has a membership of several hundred. The active leaders of the organization are confident that they will be able to give the Democratic ticket including Hon. W v. K.nott, nominee for governor, a majority of at least 2,000 in Duval county. A big 'Democratic rally is being ar ranged for next Wednesday at Quincy. There will be a number of speakers whose names are to be an nounced later. Mr. W. T. Cowles Sr. begins his last week's speaking tour at Hast ings this evening. Former Governor Albert W. Gilchrist and Adrian .Tor dan will cover De Soto county dur ing the present week. G. W. Butler has arranged to speak in St. Lucie county at several different points during the present week. The Democrats of St. Lucie are well organized and are working (actively for the sucsess of the regu (lar ticket. They have agreed to pay i BAD WEATHER ITS 111 HAVING 1$ ON ALL WAR rRONTS;FRENCH MAHE PROGRESS f . (By Associated Press.) Peking, Oct. 31. Miss Chiang. the daughter of n Tso-ping, a member of the Chinese general staff, was dangerously in jured In an aeroplane accident at the first public exhibition of the army aviation corps recently held :it Nan yuan near Peking. She made the f.isht with Pilot Yao, one of the best aeronauts in the Chinese annv . Adverse air curents interfere.! with the manipulation of the machine, which dropped from a height of sev eral hundred feet within sicht of thousands of spectators who attend ed the exhibition. The pilot wore a heavy safety helmet, and escaped with slight injuries, but Miss Chiang wore no helmet and sustained con cussion of the brain. The aviation meet continued for two days, and attracted immense crowds from all over North China. Ten army aeroplanes participated. Flights were made both in biplanes and monoplanes by Chinese aviators. who showed great skill. Most of the aeroplanes used were built by the Chinese under the direction French mechanics. Tom Gun, American-born Chinese, who gained considerable fame as iieronaut, has been engaged as an in structor in the Chinese army avia tion school. The Nanyuan aviation ground is located about ten miles from Peking. During the meet aeroplanes Hew over the Chinese capital every morning and every afternoon, attracting much attention and causing not a Jittle uneasiness among superstition coolies, who regarded them as evii omens. of an has an FAILED TO IMPROVE TREATMENT OF GERMAN PRISONERS THIS IS BECAUSE THE RUSSIANS HAVE FAILED TO IMPROVE TRE ATMENT OF GERMAN PRISONERS (Hy Associatetd Press.) London, Oct. 31. iltad weather hampered military operations on va rious war areas. On tie Somme front in northern France, only artillery fighting is reported. Paris reported progess in Macedonia. The Bulgar ians annonnced a Serbian defeat in the Cerna region. Berlin announced a Russian attack in Galicia which re sulted favorable to the Germans. Turkish troops captured several Rus sian positions southeast of Leniberg, said Berlin. Rumanian efforts to re capture positions along the Transyl- vanian frontier failed, according to Berlin. Petrograd announced the Russians in Volhynian have taken the Teutonic first line trenches. A semi-official Berlin announcement said that Germany had ordered re prisals on Russian prisoners because the Russians failed to improve the treatment of German prisoners. PROBLEM OF HOUSING REFUGEES A SERIOUS QNK I! NEWS AGENTS FINED FOR SELLING PAPERS WITH LiaUOR ADVERTISEMENTS (By Associated Press. 1 New York, Oct. 31. British mer chant ships entering and leaving the port of New York are being manned almost entirely by Englishmen who have already served in war and have been honorably discharged, accord ing to the ship-visiting report of The American Seamen's Friend Society. This report, which was made public today by Dr. George Sidney Web ster, secretary, shows that in four months the ship-visiting staff of the Society was in personal touch with practically 12,000 sailors attached to si different shins representing 12 steamship lines. Although a very large number of the sailors in port are English sub iects. there are also a great many from other lands. These men, ac cording to the report, are largely either deserters from military serv ice or are avoiding service by coming to this country. Many of these men are Greeks who eontract for re turn voyage to British ports and de sert their ship en this side without dt. This, according to Dr. Wlebster, I i. n. reason for the noticeable to $11 a shortage in the supply of seamen This is the highest price ever com which many ships have suffered from manded by flour in the history of To- when preparing for the return trip . ledo mercnanw Jackson, Miss., Oct. 31. Earl Williams and John Martz, news agents, were fined $50 each in police court here for selling copies of a Chicago newspaper containing a liquor advertisement. Fines were re mitted on the promise of the agents that in the future they would delete such advertisements before offering the papers for sale. FLOUR $11 PES BARREL Toledo, O., Oct. 1. Flour went barrel on the local market. the expenses of all speakers sent to that county by the campaign com- paign committee. United States Sen ator N. P. Bryan and Judge If. II. Wtills will address the voters of Es cambia county either Thursday or Friday night of this week. LACE INDUSTRY IN PHIL- Ry Associated Press. Manila, Oct. 31. The European war and the consequent closing of the European sources or production of embroideries and laces has given a tremendous impetus to this industry in the Philippines. Before the war it had already reached large propor tions in Manila and the provinces, the public schools were giving it their attention in an effort to train girls in the art of producing fabrics which would meet commercial need.i. and American commercial interests "has established agencies here. The war has increased this busi ness to such an extent that it is seemingly impossible to meet the de mand. At present more than 20,000 women In Manila alone are employed in shops and homes on fine embroid ery and laces and the monthly pay roll is in excess of $100,000 a month. P.ST 4 IRE 414,202 (By Associated Presi ) London, Oct. 31. British casual ties reported in October in all war areas were: Officers, 4,331; men, 102,702. October losses bring the total of British casualties for four months of the Somme offensive to 4 14,202. Weather Report Tampa, Fla., Oct. 31. For Tam pa and vicinity: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday. For Florida: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday. Winds for 3U hours ending 7 p. m. Wednesday: For East Gulf, gentle to moderate northeast. General Weather Conditions Pressure continues low over south ern Florida and the Bahamas, and cloudy, unsettled weather lias pre vailed, with scattered rains. Rain has also fallen in North Carolina. (By Associated rress.) Petrograd, Oct. 31. The housing problem in Petrograd has become more and more serious, as rafugees have poured In, overcrowding the ho tels, tilling all available lodgings, and producing a state of congestion throughout the city, it has proved particularly perplexing to thousands of university students. At present there is hardly an unowtipiod apart ment in the city, nor a vacant room in any of the houses which ordinar ily let rooms. Private families in comfortable circumstances without the slightest need of eking out an iu come hy taking in ledgers, have in many cases generously yielded to the tremendous demand for rooms, and disposed of them at high prices to 1 panicky public which filled thein with the celerity and eagerness of persons confronted with the prospect of sleeping in the parks. The predicament of the student class, which bavin- little money to spend, has naturally been unable to compete in the scramble fur rooms with doubled or trebled prices, had been the subject of spveral confer ences of the. university faculties which have made appeals to the city authorities to take Immediate meas ures to provide for the large number u,iao oti.HonU Manv of these Ul HUJJIfH-iia ... - students are now sleeping on park benches, or spending the night In walking the streets, while the more fortunate ones are sharing rooms which as many as five or six have taken together. One proposal is that hotel proprie ALBION COLLEGE GETS $100,000 BEQUEST FROM GENT. EDUCATION BOARD New York, Oct. 31. The general education board announces appro priations to colleges totalling $410, 000,000, of which the Georze Pea body college for teachers, Nashville, Tenn.. receives $200,000; Albion col lege Albion, Mich., and Kamllne uni versity. St. Paul, Minn.. $100,000 -.vi. v ruihnun Colored school, rihoun. Ala., and Fish university. -valley.. Nashville, Tenn.. $5,000 each. L-i.u hr east nf the Mississippi, generally fair weather has prevailed. , (ors i,e compelled to give a cihi Pressure relatively high over Newinlinlbcr of rooms at a low rate to England and over the Gulf States, 'students. Another is that some of An area of low pressure appears over tne moving picture theaters be con Lake Superior and another, of great- 'verted into lodging-houses, and that er intensity, over western Canada. tne idle steamboats on the Neva be Rain has fallen in northern Minne- J requisitioned. sola and over the North Pacific ! Evidence of the present shortage states Pressure is high over Kan- of lodgings occurs daily in the adver r i and Nebraska, and over the Pa- tising columns of the newspapers in ci'fic coast, and generally fair weath- ome advertisements it is stated that erhas prevailed over the plains, as much as five hundred roubles two Rocky Mountain and Plateau regions, hundred and fifty dollars) will be L 0Jver the southwest. jpa,das a" i sliehtly cooler this mornms regular remai - - j twoi.i i4inr tn the lease 01 a over the Atlantic riaie. a-" u"" "-, has been a more decided drop in tem- 'able apartment. perature over me r - desir- 8v lley TeZratures do not differ weather ,n the vicinity of Tampa to greatly from normal this morning in (night and Wednesday. , '5 V. r. "Jl V, I s