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v The Lakeland Evening Telegram JSLlSHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BE8T STATE BOOST REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BE CAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN LAKELAND, FLORIDA. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 191$ No. 131 mVit: AOTIUITV AM flPUTIMP U II ILL HUIIV1I I UN 1 1UII I I11U LAST NIGHT; RUSSIA n 11S ..95 TO BE TRA1 ffilY OF 1000 M MB PLANS TO ARM THE NAllUN Ml' lershing Given Grand Gross Order Leopold a million and a half men not Inferior in power and equipment to the Ger m.ans or the Japanese, Assistant Sec rotary of War Podvoisky declared to day, at a conference here of various military deDartment heads. This will be the first step in arming the whole Russian nation. He reported progress iu enlistments for the Red Army. 5CH TAKE SOME PRISONERS INJ GUHS BUT ON THE WHOLE 3.1P?BONT THERE WAS LITTLE ONE IN FIGHTING LINE LAST CTIOV J1.95 ilGHT HISTORIC BATTLEGROUND SELECTED BY II, S. FOR AR TILLERY AND RIFLE RANGE i (By Associated Press.) ndon, April 4. There was little lvity in the battle area last night, h the exception of hostile artillery f at various points, the, war office lounces.' A few prisoners were en by British parties. fj I rshlng Given Grand I'ross of order Leopold ' s (By Associated Press.) Vashlngton, April 4. Pershing has m awarded the Belgian grand cross fhe Order of Leopold, it is reported e. ' .:-y-:f- WATCHMAN I AT OFFICE OF PUB. IN AT MCAPITOl, INFORM THIRTY GERMAN OADtO WITH TROOPS FOUND DEAD (By Associated Press.) REACH HAnGOw (By Associated Press.) Petrograd, Wednesday, April 3.' (Delayed) Thirty German transports with troops have arrived at Hangow, wasmngton, April '4.-james mng, th southern coast of Finland, night watchman of offices of the Com-1 0lltheast of Helsingfors, it is re ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS TAKE PLACE IN IURKESTAn raittee of Public Information, was ported. found dead this morning with a bullet noie tnrougn ms neaa. examinations b collected in this city, and an of King's pistol indicated that he tried -., hfl made to all St. Louis to fire, but cartridges failed to ex- aaa aarv mi nt tohi nnH Plode. Nothing has been found to k,, he waste oes lnto the official show that the offices have been ran-' .hQa nan Tim orion win ho m (By Associated Press.) Moscow, Tuesday, April 3. (De layed) Anti-Jewish riots have oc curred in Turkestan. In Mokand three hundred persons were killed and much property destroyed. In Kiev, the Semitic agitation is assuming acute form. When that city was captured by tre Ukrainians most of the Inhabi tants they shot were Jews. sacked. Police later arrested a ne gro employed at the office, saying King and the negro had quarreled. GREASE AND GLYCERINE TO BE EXTRACTETD FROM GARBAGE IN ST. LOUIS i'rench Take Prisoners and Guns ?' i (By Associated Press.) JarUtApril 4. Heavy artillery Jtlng occurred last night on tho sennit-:1 nt at North Montdidier, the war IU at ce announces, in rams in cnam Henrjne, on, "the Verdun Iront, the i(1 iuch took some prisoners and two utjnglchtne guns. I that' ' Russia to rorm an Army (By Associated Press.) . Charlotte. N. C. April 4. After one hundred and thirty-eight years peace and quiet the historic Kings Mountain battleground, where the he roes fought and died that America might be freed of British rule Is again awakened by the roar of artillery and rifle firing. It has been brought about by the of flcJals representing the United States government selecting this site as artillery and rifle range and soldiers in training at Camp Greene will be trained there in the use of heavy field artillery using the face of the moun tain as a background. A plot of 2,700 acres has been leased for this purpose and a camp to accommodate 2,500 men and 1,200 horses has been erected near the site. An odd feature is the fact that American soldiers are being partly tutored by British army officers sent to this country for instructing the de scendants of sons of those men who fought against their forefathers on& hundred and thirty-eight years ago. , (By Associated Press.) St. Louis, Mo., April 4. Grease and glycerine are to be taken from all looted by the city and valuable parts will be taken out and the rest used as fertilizer. . This action is the result of a move ment for the conservation of garbage by the Garbage Utilization Division of the United States Food Administra tion. A canvass of the city Bhowed- that many persons here burn or bury their garbage, thus "wasting the waste." LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN TO LAST FOUR WEEKS; BEGINS SATURDAY mm mm 5 PER CENT CASH PAYMENT WITH SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE ASKED. ' ALL PLANS ARE COMPLETETED ' FOR RAISING $3,000,000,000 LOAN OF 11,500 Over 2,000 Persons Attended the Public Reception at the Elks' Home Yesterday (By Associated Press.) Milwaukee, April rf 4. The though Incomplete returns Tuesday's senatorial election Lenroot a plurality of more eleven thousand five hundred. (By Associated Press.) ,ct tbi nnairti Lhe Tc4oscow, Tuesday, April 3. (De iaracte,ed) Russia will form an army of Scarcity of cyanide is restricting the production of silver, particularly in Mexico. latest from give than O.S. REQUISITIOND insnips United use in of ad A ir. ) put , or i at Lai entiment In Nicaragua Is So Pro-German That Offenders Being Punished The Elks' reception yesterday after noon at their new Home was a won derful success, and during the re ceiving hours, it is estimated, at least 2,000 persons called and inspect ed this splendid building. It was a revelation to them all for, though they had heard much of the spacious nest; of the new Home, its elegant, furnishings and modern equipment, they all declared that the half had not been told. Many declared they had never seen a more beautiful room than the la dies' reception room and the tearoom adjoining. The library with its luxur ious furnishings, the splendid dining room, overlooking Lake Mirror, the delightful card and billiard room, with the swimming pool adjoining, the beautifully furnished bedrooms entirely too nice for just men to sleep ruit Jui' you cat1 (By Associated Press.) Janagua, April 4. Pro-German ipaganda against the United States f e been so marked in Nicaragua ' ,t President Chamorr'o has issued a RIAL ,ree prohibiting such activity, and inedii 0ffen(ier9 wm be banished to an The Be?ind jn jke Nicaragua.. The presi- -it also ordered that all firms on the -lerican blacklist be denied the use the national telegraph and teie- ne lines. PORCELAIN CANDLES FOR KEROSENE trons from out of town, wives of mem beis of Lakeland Lodge, who receives between the hours of 4 and 6, these being Mrs. J. P. Murdaugh, Mrs. It. Vf. Robnett, Mrs. J. II. Davis, Mrs. W. R. Davis, Mrs. O. G. Turner, Mrs. T. 1. Hatton, Mrs. W. B. Witherspoon, Mrs. T. W. Page and Mrs. G. II. Renfroe of Bartow; Mrs. Tom Knight, of Plant City; Mrs. W. M. Hetherington, of Dade City; Mrs. S. E. Gibson and Mrs. O. O. Hubbard, and Mrs. S. Wi Moody, of Mulberry; Mrs. Elmer E. Cline, of Auburndale, Mrs. C. J. Wilson, of Fort Meade, and Mrs. N. W. McLain, of Clearwater. For loaning palms and ferns for the occasion the Elks wish to thank Mrs. W. F. Sneed, Mrs. P. D. Goodyear, Mrs. W. T. Mcllwain, Mrs. W. S. Ir vin, Mrs. M. F. Hetherington, Mrs. II. E. Memminger, Mrs. B. F. Hlnes, (By Associated Press.) New York, April 4.-The States has requisitioned for the Entente service a number of Rus sian steamships formerly engaged in transporting supplies between Amer ica and Russia, according to authori tative information received by ship ping circles here today. '(By Associated Press.) Washington, April 4. The Third Liberty Loan campaign will last four weeks, beginning next Saturday. The banks will be given five days after the close to tabulate and report sub scriptions, the Treasury Department announced. The third Issue of Liberty Loan bonds mature in ten yearB, on Sept. 5. 1928, the Treasury Department announced, and bear interest from May 9 next, payable semi-annually, September and March. Instead of requiring two per cent cash payment with subscription as in second loan, five per cent will be asked for third loan, 20 per cent then due May 28, 35 per cent July 18, 40 per cent Aug. 15. Installment pay went dates are arranged so none fall in June when drain on country's fi nancial resources will be great on ac count of income and excess profits tax due June 15. ibc Porcelain candles are the latest de velopments in the problem of cheap lighting. These consist of a small, wh.'te, hollow cylinder in exact imita tion of a candle, filled with a few ounces of petroleum and furnisherl with a wick, which burns quite like a candle. Th.ey are much used in the Scandinavian countries. !W GERMAN WAR f -f BOOTS AND SHOES (By Associated Press.) XL JiMn8terdam, April 3.-The new Ger vj; Vtita war boots and shoes which have YVitfihentlv been on display at a public U kivinn in Tipriin. are thus de- UCII TftMbed by Vorwaerts: AjE"w;',Heavy, clumsy boots, made out ot wnoi gorta of substitute materials with :::::per uppers and wooden soles sever centimeters in thickness, the weight TIG td bulk ot them is increased by huge ls and protectors with which they i studded. The price of these mon- ClOsities Is enormously high. While teace times eood auraMe leather tots could be purchased at about 12" 5fSet irks, this war footwear for children Jing rts 17 marks, for women 22 marks, 1 for men 24 marks. Moreover, the purchaser is warned - it the soles of the war boots will ly last seven or eight weeks. As ' jfc wooden sole costs from S to 5 irks to replace, each pair of men's ' 9ts will cost the wearer at least 40 - irks every six months. Whether the Z- per will keep out the cold and wet vmore than doubtful." Disloyal Citizens And Spies Are Denounced (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 4 German 3pies, propagandists and persons making disloyal utterances were denounced in the Senate today when an effort was madewto rush through the House bill providing penalties ot twenty years' imprisonment and ten thousand dollars fine for interference with gov ernment bond sales and acts intend ing to interfere with the army draft and disloyal statements. -TfJiMtL h U fr Mil ciiffiiii lip iff 11 1: The partridge is among the most prolific of birds. Tho hen lays from 14 to 18 eggs and usually hatches them all. 30 Years In Pen And $10,000 Fine For Persons Guilty of Sabotage $500,000,000 EXPENDED PAST YEAR IN MAINTAINING CIVIL SERVICES IN GREAT BRITAIN THE HANDSOME NEW HOME OF LAKELAND LODGE NO. 1291 in and the spacious lodge aid ball Mrs. H. J. Drane, Miss Emma Rob room on the fourth floor, with roof'on, Miss Lela Galloway, Mrs. O. J. garden adding the finishing touch to the whole building, all came in for the most enthusiastic praise and ap- Pnnfi. Mrs. R. S. 'Edwards. Mrs. W. D, Wilson. Mrs. A. Biewer and Mrs. G. I. Bailey. For the loan of tables and labour ites on which to place the plants, Fielden and (By Associated Press.) London, April 4. The sum of $500,- 000,000 was expended in maintaining the Civil Services in Great Britain for the past year, says an official an nouncement. This includes tho sums spent on tho King's palaces. Immense excesses ot expenditure over the amounts originally estimated are ac counted for by war bonuses, increased cost of labor and material, and the higher cost of food. In some items there are consider able savings. Members of Parliament turned back their salaries to tho amount of $75,000. There is a saving in the estimates for prisons, due to the decrease in the number of prison ers. Reformatories and similar insti tutions, however, cost more, owing to a larger number of juvenile delin quents. There were considerable sav ings in the diplomatic and consular service due to the withdrawal of mis sions from enemy countries. Another side of war is reflected In an item for $3 for a warrant Revoking SVr Xlnppr Pnspmpnt KniirhtVinnil. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 4. Conferees of tho Senate and House today agreed on a bill providing tfTe most severe pen alties for the destruction of war ma terials and for sabotage. Penalties of thirty years' imprisonment and ten thousand dollars fine are provided for acts which actually or aro Intended to injure or destroy war materials and utilities. THE -CORPSE SIIIl- IN JAIL FOR CONCEALING FACT HE WAS BORN IN GERMANY 1 r i ! tore JFOR0- ;ath, England, claims to have the test permanent orchestra in exist ,re. It was rounaea oy oeau ut 1705. Liverpool April 3. Richard F. Al trecht, an American, is serving a six months' sentence for concealing the fact that he was born in Germany, in rtatements made to the authorities here. Albrecht was second officer or an American ship paid off at Barry and came to Liverpool to await a return steamer.. He asserted at first that he iraa hnm in Hollard. but later ad mitted that he was ot German birth. proval. TtmrTSoQiitifiiiiv trnwned women and thanks are due IMrs. C, girl? who assisted in making the af-;Mrs. Jno. Staten. fair such a wonderful success, added j The work of the ladies who decor Eieatly"t6 the charm and attractive- ,ated the building andjlie gracious as ness of the building, and all bent sistance of the ladies and girls who tbefr every effort to make each guest j received and served, is also deeply ap- feel they were glad to have them j predated by the Elks. Witnout r ne as- i i,inA.i ri nn.o ef tho larfina nnthinc ran hf? tcere. ana everyone Beemeu, muwu, Biau 0n c,.nniina Qn,i avcru ahi n,'P yA vVA ha nnnnrtnnitv of beinc ' a tuccess. and to them Is due in large i m m ' . the guests of the Elks on this auspici-j measure, tne success oi me auair ous occasion. In addition to the wives ifrom a social standpoint, wnicn maue ot the Lakeland members of the of it one long to be remembered and Lodge there were a number of ma- never to be forgotten. EGGS FIVE DOLLARS EACH (By Associated Press.) I ari3, April 3. Eggs are $5 each in the occupied portion of northeastern France, according to Eugene Motte, fcrmer mayor of Roubaix, who has just returned from that area. Meat is $4 a pound when it is obtainable at all. "The Germans have carried off (By Associated Press.) Bagdad, April 4. Nothing in the liinu of strange things strikes the Eu ropean visitor so strangely as the corpse ship." it is a huge Darge "corpse ship." It is a huge barge piled liirb with native corpses., many ot them several years old, which aro be ing carried down the river to rest in a cemetery near the whitened bonei of the Prophet. The bodies are piled on deck, packed tight in straw cases, on top of which the Arab attendants sit non chalantly and play a native game re sembling dominoes. "Some of the corpses are comparatively new, oth ers old. It all depends on how long it took the family of the deceased to srve enough money to pay tho cost of transportation. ' A HEALING SALVE FOR BURNS, CHAPPED HANDS AND SOKE NIPPLES MVMCU'AL KITCHEN'S (This money will be spent lor rooa ana IN COPENHAGEN fuel for maintaining community , kitchens; for small weekly allowances The Copenhagen city government ,to the unemployed, who are becoming has estimated that for the coming mere and more numerous, and for thw yeai the charity disbursements made relier of special cases of distress necessary by the war will cost the j Japan is now producing about whole country about $7,000,000 and i6.C00.0OO pounds of camphor annually. of machinery," he says. "The Gr- jtr.an arrogance, which had decreased, has again become more pronounced since the German successes against the Russian Bolshevik!. In spite of everything, however, the morale of the Belgian and French inhabitants continue good, and their ardent pa triotism, courage and confidence have never faltered." As a healing salve for burns, sores, sore nipples and chapped hands Chamberlain's Salve is most excellent. It allays the pain of a burn almost in stantly, and unless the injury is very severe, heals the parts without leav ing a scar. Price, 25 cents. . For sale by all druggists. CONSERVATION OF GRAIN IN YEAST MAKING Eecause the stopping of the distiller ies in Norway "has caused a shortage An electric elevator has been in-jot yeast, a company has been formed Stalled in the stairway which leads to manufacture yeast by a new pro- that approximately half of this will 'a little more than half the world's to the cupola of St. Peter's cathedral jeers that is said to use no grain as fall on the taxpayers of Copenhagen, supply. in Rome. irpw material.