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THE PALATKA NEWS, PALATKA, FLA.,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER i lg
Severe Fighting At J Teuton Invaders
Florida's Road
Near Bucharest
development
Chihuahua City
PAGE NO. TWO.
Ten Thousand Miles Improved
Highways
$13,000,000 EXPENDED
This Does Not In Jink' the Expendi
tures of Money Raised bv Direct
Taxation Tor Road Purposes Good
Work Will Continue.
DRY'S BIO VICTORIES.
Ai-mnlini: tit lii:nivs minimm-i'i hy
thr statr l'o.id ilci;in ini'iit ;it Tallu-
llMSSIV. I'li'l'ilhl 1 1 1 1 v boasts (if no liss
1 it lu.ii'in miles of i 1 1 1 1 i i - -il IMf-'h-w.iys.
No less than 1 :!.titili,(t(lll li.-is
ln'cn siclil in t lie last few years
t li ! i i 1 1 tin- issuance of liomls. Tliin
(lees not ineluile the expenilit ui'es ol
money raised by direct taxation and
iqioiit for road purposes.
Tin- road department figures that
if 1ii,imO.(HWl raised by bond issues by
the various counties will lie spent in
the next two years, and that in addi
tion to this another $ 1.1100,000 raised
liy direct taxation by the state as a
whole will be expended on mad itn
firnvi'iueni. In other words, in Flor
ida will be siient duniii; the year 1 01 T
not less than !?". 000. 000 and the
tame amount will be spent in tlie year
following.
This sum added to the moneys
Tvhich will be antlioriy.i d dnriny the
years 1010. 1!l''( and 101M. by bond
Issues for road work, and also with
the .SslO.ooo in federal appropria
tions allotted to T'lorida. and which
will be matched dollar for dollar by
the state or counties iluriiif:' the next
five years, will put Florida in the front
ranks, if not the leader, in road im
provement expenditures.
Only 355 Counties Lett Wet in United
States.
The recent eh el ion brought tin
most sweeping victories for the anti
saloon cause in the history of tht
movement.
Four states, containini; a popula
tion of .1,-100.1(10 and area of ."L'ti.
11 J square miles, eipialinu' more than
one-twelfth of the area of the Foiled
Stales, went from wet to dry.
If the L'.ol.'! counties in the Vniteil
States. 2,017 were dry, either by
statute or local option, before the elee.
tion November 7. when 101 more
counties wi re added, leaving only .'!.")."
wet counties in the entire nation.
The siirnilioniit trenj of the times
is (lie turn of bitr industrial cities
against the saloon. Kansas City, vot
ing on state-wide prohibition, which
failed: Cram Itapids, Seattle. Spo
kane. Tacoma, all pivc decisive dry
majorities.
Bandits and Soldiers
In Battle
ROBS PETER TO PAY PAUL.
Alleged Alan Obtained Half Million by
Crime.
Irwin I. Thai l;er. styled the master
former of America, who is nllejred to
have obtained almost half a million
dollars through crime, is held in jail
at Cliieiijio on a charge of stealinj; au
tomobiles. He is said to have con
fessed and to have declared that Hie
proceeds were beinr devoted to repay
ing $-10,000 which he obtained from' a
company which had uiven him a posi
tion of trust.
Thacker tied last sprint: with the
money and was arrested at Karba
does on a ship bound for South
America. He said lie already had paid
hack .$:i.ooo.
VILLA HAS CLOSE CALL
Automobile Is Wrecked As Villa Was
Watching Attack on Chihuahua
City City Still Held by Carraiua
Troops.
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FLORIDA'S TOTAL VOTE.
Official Returns From the Secretary
of State.
Complete otlicial returns fr
secretarv of state's ollice nivcs
lowing vote for governor:
Total number of votes polh
70. Sidncv J. Catts received
W. V. Knott received 1 0. .;.",:!. C. C.
Allen received L. 100. Noel A. Mit
chell received 101. Majority for
Calts. !V-'11.
In the .lone primary. Sidney ,T.
Catts received .'id.O'.l'J votes, as com
pared wi'h the above it will bo seen
that he made a u'ain of 0.-101 over the
vote in .Tune.
Tn the same primary, William V.
Knott received 27.7'JO lirst choice
votes and in the election just closed
in received ..(t."42. or a ir.-iin of .".(IL'J.
The total number of votes account
on" for in the June primary was K."i.
572. Total number accounted for in
general election, nl'.sT'n or a decrease
of !)." votes in the general election.
The total number of qualified Dem
ocrats in the state is given at l.n5,-000.
MADE BIO HAUL.
Good for Constipation.
Chamberlain's Tablets are excellent
for constipation. They are pleasant
to take and mild and gentle in effect.
Obtainable evenvhere.
Nickel and Bismuth.
Nickel and bismuth botli have the
peculiar property of expanding as they
become cool.
Bandits Oct $40,000 From Express
Ccmpanv at Chattanooga.
Forty tl sand nine hundred dol
lars was estimated to have been
stolen from a Southern Kxpress com
pany transfer wagon in the Western
and Atlantic railroad yards at Chatta
nooga by two white men who held up
the lone driver. Fred Corneilsoti, who
claims the bandits forced him to un
lock a box containing approximately
$100,000 in currency.
The robbery took place in the heart
of the business district, less than a
block from the local ollices of the
Southern Kxpress company. Tht
money was. in packages made up for
shipment from various Chattanooga
banks to several southern cities.
Francisco Villa's automobile, which
was being used by him to direct bin
campaigns against the Carran.a
troops, was struck by shell life ami
was abandoned near Fresno, south
west of Chihuahua City.
The shell holes and bullet marks
were plainly seen on the sides of the
big automobile when it was found on
the battlelield after Villa abandoned
It ami rode away on horseback.
The battle (Saturday) started soon
after the telegraphic communication
with Juarez was cut. The wire went
down at 10 o'clock a. m. and the bat
tle was raging by ll:.-j0 a. tn. The
bandits' attack covered the entire
southern frout. with flanking opera
tions to the east and west. The most
desperate fighting occurred at Zarco
avenue, within the city. The bandies
threw their best equipped forces
against the entrenchments which had
been thrown up across this street, and
street fighting followed.
The de facto infantry met these
charges with counter-charges, and the
battle waged back and forth in this
narrow street until the Villa bandits
were driven out of the mouth of the
avenue onto the plains, where they
were raked with machine gun tire
from the housetops and the artillery
fire, which had supported effectively
the infantry efforts.
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Adamson EigbtHour Law Being
Fought in Courts.
The Adamson tight-hour law was
held iiiicoiiwt it lit ional at Kansas City
by Judge William C. Hook in the
T'nited States district court.
Judge Hook directed the receivers
of the Missouri. Oklahoma and Cnlf
railroad, who brought the original ac
tion in Ibis case, to enjoin the law
from going into effect, to assist the
government in expediting the case to
the supreme court for linal decision
and to invite the attorneys of every
railroad in this country to p.ii:icipati'
in the hearings before the siipreni'i
court.
Roumanians Reported In
. Flight
BURNING THEIR TOWNS
i'nn Mnrkensen's Troons Have Crossed
Swollen Danube and Are in Touch
Near Alexandria With Forces of
Von Falkenhayn Advancing From
Craiova.
ANSWER TO HUGHES.
CONCEDES ELECTION.
Hughes Send.-. Congratulations to
Wilson.
Charles K. Hughes, ltepubliean can
didate for president in the recent elec
tion, has sent to President Wilson a
telegram congratulating him upon his
re-election.
In his telegram, Mr. Hughes said:
'Tiecans,. of the closeness of the
vote I have awaited the otlicial count
in California an-l now that it has
virtually been completed, permit me to
extend to you my congratulations upon
your re-election. I desire also to ex
press my best wishes for a successfuJ
ndmiulstrat.ii
President Acknowledges Congratula
tory Message.
President Wilson sent, a telegram to
Charles K. Hughes, acknowledging liis
message of -congratulation.
The president's telegram read:
"I iim sincerely obliged to you for
your message of congratulation. Al
low nit- to assure you of my good
wishes for the years to come."
The White House made public sev
eral thousand telegrams of congratu
lations from cabinet members, gov
ernors of states, Democratic leaders
and from presidents of several Latin
American republics. No messages
were received from any of the belli
gerent nations.
JACK LONDON DIES.
American Author Passes Away Sud
denly at His Ranch.
Jack London, regard'.,! as one of
America's greatest novelists, is dead
nt his ranch at Clcti Kllcn. Cal.. :if"V
an illness of only a few hours. !!
was found unconscious in his room.
His malady was declared uremic poi
soning. London was 40 years of age. He
achieved his lirst fame as a writer
when "The Call of the Wild" wis pub
lished in 100.'!. lie has witten some
forty books, manv of which are re
garded as distinctly valuable addi
tions to American literature.
FABULOUS FIGURES.
Total Foreign Trade of United States
$7,463,000,000.
Foreign trade, as shown in a de
partment of commerce statement, is
sued at Washington, reached a total
of .S7,4;.",. OOil.O'.lO in the year end
ing Novenibc.' 1. a billion and a half
dollars increase over 1:11.1. and two
and one-halt' billions over 1011.
Carnegie's 81st Birthday.
Andrew Carnegie celebrated his
Slst birthday tpiielly in New York at
his home in Fast Ninety-second
street. The condition of the aged
financier's health is such that nothing
elaborate was permitted. Scores of
telegrams from all parts of the coun
try poured into the home during the
day.
"For delicious hot Biscuits use Juba
Self Rising Flour at all Grocers."
"For delicious hot Biscuits use Juba
Self Rising Flour at all Grocers."
9-15-tf
His Reference.
Young Lady (with hopes) What do
you think ia the fashionable color for
a bride?
Male Floorwalker Tastes differ, but
I should prefer a white one. Penn
sylvania Punch Bowl.
"Use Juba Self Rising Flour for
delicious hot Biscuits at all Gro
cers." 9-15-tf.
Periodio Comets.
There are only eleven periodic com
ets of which the return has been ob
served by scientists.
MRS. SLACK'S LETTER
To Mothers of Delicate Children
Palmyra, Pa. "My little girl had a
chronic cough and was so thin you could
count her ribs, and she had no appetite.
Nothing wo gave her seemed to help her,
until one day Mrs. Neibert asked me to
try Vinol, and now she is hungry all the
time, her cough is gone, she ia stouter
and has a more healthy color. I wish
every mother who has a delicate child
would try Vinol." Mrs. Alfred Slack.
We guarantee Vinol, our non-Becret
tonic, to make delicate children
healthy and strong.
Ackerman-Stewart Drug Co.. Palatka.
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Pullman or Freight ?
With armies of the Teutonic Allies
advancing toward it, both from the
west and southwest, Uneharest, the
capital of ltumatiia, apparently is in
peril.
Field Marshal von Mackcnscn's
troops have crossed the Danube from
ltulgarian territory to Zimnitza and
are in touch near Alexandria. 47 miles
southwest of rileharest. with tin
forces of (icneral von I'alkenhayn's
army from Craiova. All along tht
front on the Wallachian plains east of
the Alt river the Hnnianians are in
flight, burning towns behind them,
says lierlin.
To the north, on the heights of Cur-tea-Dearges,
in the region of Drago
slavele, northeast of Campulting. and
iu western Moldavia, near Oituz. the
Itumanians ate offering strong resist
ance to the southward advance of the
Teutons. (Mi all these sectors at
tempts by the Austro-Cernians to ad
vance have been held back by the
Rumanians.
As yet there has been no indication
of the arrival of Russian reinforce
ments to aid the Rumanians on the
Wallachian plains, but the Russo-Ru-maiiian
troops in Dobrud.jn are active,
possibly in an endeavor to push back
the invaders to the Teherinivotla-Con-stanza
railway line.
Sotia reports that this reinforced
army intended a general attack along
the entire front, but has been com
pelled to confine itself to partial at
tacks. In the Macedonian theater bad
weather prevails and there has been
no infantry action except on the left
wing of the entente allies' line, where
the Italians have made further prog
ress toward Trnova, near the Motia-stir-Rresba
lake road, according to
I'aris.
This statement, as regards the gain,
is contradicted by the Sotia war otlice,
which says an Italian attack here was
repulsed and that the attackers lost
n large quantity of war materials. So
fia also denies a recent French report
that the French had captured the town
of Dobromir, saying the Iiulgarians
are fully in control there.
The French front also is experienc
ing another spell of inclement weath
er, ami except for small attacks nt
various points, little activity has been
displayed by either side.
There has been considerable artil
lery fighting along the eastern front
at various places from the Riga re
gion to the Carpathians with the Ger
mans the aggressors and also on the
Austro-Italian front with the Aus
trians on the initiative.
AIR YACHT NEXT.
Schedule Trips P.;-twecn Ncw v..
and Plorida. '
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jut- .in .icii i uas conn, f',i.
stoned by the Aaero club of
a gigantic air-watei
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Mrs. Hugh Cook, Scottsville, N. Y.,
says: "About five years r.go when
we were living in Garbutt, N. Y., I
doctored two of my children suffering
from colds with Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and found it just r.s repre
sented in every way. It promptly
checked their coughing and cured
their colds quicker than anything I
ever used." Obtainable everywhere.
PEACE TALK FUTILE.
Impossible at Present. Savs Lord Rob
ert Cecil.
Rumors that there was a possibility
for some definite negotiations toward
peace were discounted by Lord Robert
Cecil, minister of war trade, and who
told the Associated Press that "in
view of the ltelgian deportations and
the sinking of hospital ships, any talk
of peace at the present time must be
futile."
Lord Robert continued :
"We have not yet had in the case
of either the V.ritaniiic or the Rros
mar Castle any otlicial report as to
whether the ships were torpedoed or
mined, but the proximity of the dis
asters inevitably leads one to bcllova
that a submarine must have been responsible."
BLEEDING BELGIUM
No one would think of riding in a
freight car if he could enjoy the
comfort of a big, comfortable easy
riding Pullman parlor car.
So with automobiles. Most of the
popular priced cars ride like
freight cars. This is due to the
old fashioned type of spring.
Many manufacturers still continue
to use them.
The Overland does not. The 75 B
Overland has the latest type of
cantilever shock absorbing
springs. As a result it is one of
the easiest riding cars in the world.
One demonstration will prove this.
$ 635 f. o. b. Toledo.
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Palatka Auto & Supply Co., Dealers
Second St., Palatka, Fla., Phone 152.
The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
"Made in U.S.A."
Germany Increases Levy Upon Con.
quered Country.
The Ceiiuan levy on i'.elgiuni has
1 " increased from 10.(100.0(10 francs
a month to ."lO.ooo.OOO. according to
a Renter's Amsterdam dispatch quot
ing The F.cho P.elgo.
The dispatch says the new order
was issued by the governor general of
Relgium and was signed by the Hiikt
of Wiirtteniburg and (icneral Fried
rich von FalUenliausen. It states
that the levy is tn pay the cost of
maintenance of the Orman army o
occupation and the Gorman adminis
tration of the occupied territory.
"Use Juba Self Rising Flour for
delicious hot Biscuits at all Gro
cers" . 9-15-tf.
July and the President.
July has been n fatal month for pres
idents of the United States. Six of
them have died lu that month.
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and the Rornnnbis whenever u-i,
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water conditions are i spci.j.,iv
pituous. At a recent ,n:,i (.,',v
sengers were easily carried.
The machine is the last word !
luxury. H.v cabin is ,.k,,,,, jn
hoguny. and Iter furniture is vW;.
upholsteerd. She h-is :,! i.
buttons necessary o summm, ,,.
refreshment .service, as ,s
trie searchli"ht and elect rh- starter '
The Curtiss conman.v huili l,,.'n
yacht for the American Tniii!tiH,,
oompany. of which Rud'nan Xm
maker is president.
A speed of sixt y miles an l,r WJ
demanded in the spoeilh ati,iiKih
meaning a medium going for , (
with passengers.
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