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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
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TP J . IT IS GERMANY'S MOVE.
HET ALATKA- EWSj Ja hig note to the German Impe
and Advertiser. ; rial government of April 18th, 1916,
' President Wilson used this language: '
Entered at the Palatka pos -.office as j
mailable matter of the second class. :
Published at Palatka, Florida, on j
Fridays by I
RUSSELL & VICKERS. j
$1.00 Per Year in Advance ;
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South Second St. Phor.e
Wm.A. RUSSELL, Editor.
195. :
MAY MEAN WAR.
On Wednesday of !a:t week the
German ambassador at W ashii'-gton ;
handed to the secretary of State a
memorandum which in effc-ct ar.- j
nounced that the German government !
would after Feb. 1st. seek to prevent j
bv submarine warfare, within a zor.e j
around Great Britain. France. Italy I rr.uch. cuibbling. gave her n.-omise not
and in the eastern Mediterranean ell
navigation, that of neutrals included,
from and to England and from and
to France, etc., and that all ships
met within that zone would be sunk.
If it is still the purpose of the
Imperial Government to prose
cute relentless and indiscriminate
warfare against vessels of com
merce by the use of submarines
without regard to what the Gov
ernment of the United States
must consider the sacred and in
disputable rules of international
law and the universally recogniz
ed dictates of humanity, the Gov
ernment of the United States is
at last forced to the conclusion
that there is hut one course it
can pursue. Unless the Imperial
Government should now immedi
ately declare and effect an aban
donment of its present methods of
submarine warfare aeainst pas
senger and freight carrying ves
sels, the Government of te Unit
ed States can have no cboire but
to serve diplomatic relations with
the German Empire altogether.
Germany grudgingly and after
On Saturday, after mature deliber
ation and consultation with men high
in the government, President Wilson
appeared before the congress and. af
ter rooitatir.g the fact . said:
"I think that you will agree with
me, that, in view of this declaration,
which suddenly and withou. prior in-
:d deliberately
f.mation of ar.y
withdraws the so'.err.r. sssursr.ee give
in the imperial government's note of
the fourth of May, V'. this govern
ment ha; no alternative consistent
with the dignity ar.r' honor of the
United States but to take the course
which, in it" note of the 1 St h of Apr::.
1916. it announced that it would take ;
in tho event that the German gov- ;
err.mer.t did not declare and effect an
abandonment of method- of subrr.a- j
rir.e warfare which it was then em
ploying ard to which it now purposes ,
again to resort. i
"I have, therefore, directed the sec- '
retarv of state to announce to his ex- ,
celler.cv tho German ambassador that j
all diplomatic relations between the
United States and the German em- :
pine are severed and that the Ameri-
can amrjas
diately be
ar.ee with
exeeH:-r.cy
Pacspor:
to attack ocean liners without warn
ing and due provision for the safety
of passengers ard crew.
Now, on January 31st. 1917. Ger
many withdraws that nromise and
serves notice that i "will after Feb.
1st, seek to prevent by submarine
warfare" within certain zone?, "all
navigation, that of neutrals included,
and that all shins met within the
zone will be sunk."
In severing diplomatic relations
with the Ge-man Im.ie-ial govern-
i n-es;,er.t nr. wt c?rnea
Itim-t'im of April ls:h. 1916.
have d're n more he cou'd
e no less. The next move
mer.t i
rut hi-
e cu
have do
Germany's.
Tis a "old week thtt doe-n't s" a
few proclamations issue frm Tr.lla
' hassee.
i The
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ds" owe a v-te of
ks to Gov. Catt? for h:? nroelama-guara-te-in
g their safety.
Gov. Catf sent his regret5 to the
P.otariar. Press Breakfast in Tamna
Tuesday he couldn't leave Tallahas
see on account of the serious ir.err.a
tior.al situation. A'.! patriotic F'ori
dians will prav that our governor may
be given strength, to hold up under
his awful strain.
I Clearance Sale of Homefurnishing
AFTER inventory we find that we are overstocked on many items of our line, and also we have
vacate the building that we now occupy at 305 Lemon Street and haven't room at c
other store to care for the stocks we now have on hand.
We have to dispose of a lot of these goods before we can vacate, and have made such
ductions in the prices that we are sure we shall not be delayed long in moving.
If you contemplate buying any Furniture soon, you should not fail to take advantage
this opportunity to SAVE FROM TEX TO FIFTY PER CENT, on your purchases.
Exceptional bargains h CHIFFONIERS. CHIFFEROBES. LADIES" DESKS, DRESSING TABL
DRESSERS, BRASS BEDSTEADS. BOX SPRINGS, ROCKING CHAIRS and LIBRARY SUITES.
J. H .Yelver Ion , Jr.
Palatka, Florida.
ador at Eer'.in will irr.rr.e-
r.:s pasportr.
have since
Patriotism? Did you ever serious
!v consider what it reallv means?
to hand to his i Here is a definition given by Philip
IE. Hubbard: "It is apparent to the
been handed : mear.ect ir.te.iiger.ee tnat terver.t p--
to Count von Berr.storff: Ambassador j triotism is a distinctive mark o. tnose
Gerard with all his staff and all Am-1 whose age. infirmities or social posi
erican consuls have beer, ordered out;r- renders them ineligible for mili-
of Germany. American diplomatic j tar' service
interests in Berlin have been turned The Metkoist people in Orlando
over to Spain; German diplomatic -1 ra:;ed Ji9.46l.30 by way of reducing
teres-- :r. tr.e Lr.::eo states nave
beer, taken over by Switzerland.
Every agency of the American gov-
swer; he calls the editor of The New; ' Be Temperate
ernment has teen
protect rhe count
their church debt last Sunday morn
ing. Rev. Mr. Ley preached on "Man
and hi; Maker." and at the close of
his se: rr.or. asked the congregation
for "2C.W0. with the result that he
got all but $335.50 of the amount
asked for. And. mind you. this was
s-r-ei- rbe rHsntrous
set :n motion to
The country against ats of
German sympathizers.
Thecie move? are of necessity being
kept secret.
With the notice of severance of re
lations the United State; sent to Ber
lin a demand for the immediate re
lease -,' sixty-four Americans taken
-rr.Tv, ?v:DS captured bv German raid- j the first column of the third page of
ers in the South Atlantic. jhi Free Press of February 1st, and!
Does this move on the part of Pres
i tr.e morning after
freeze.
If some of Putnam county's desci
ples of "Billy" Parke- will turn to
a liar, which, considering that "Bil
ly" is in Chicago, is a perfectly safe
thing to do. This editor does ret
care to engage in a controversy with
any mar. whose idea of argument con
sists entirely of ar. ability to use
billingsgate or whose highest concep
tion of service to mankind consists
in his power to stir religious preju
dice to a point where neighbor will be
against neighbor and hell on earth
shall be the portion of all.
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- WHAT LEADING STATE -f
EDITORS ARE SAYING.
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; Christian Endeavor
! Tallahassee Record: Adj. General
1 Christian is trying his best to moove
the arsenal to Tallahassee. That's
! what we call a Christian Endeavor.
Orlando Reporter-Star: Sir.ce the
United State; has severed relations
with Germany it becomes more than
ever the especial care of American
citizens to conduct themselves with
the same "honor and dignity" which
the government asserted in cutting
the diplomatic tie.
There are German-Americans in vir
tually every community in the United
t te oorr.e i m:mi
will have to give its consent to a ref
erendum vote of the people of the
interested counties. The news is not
afraid of losing any of Putnam county.
Break your Cold or LaGrippe with
few doses of 666.
APRIL 2-JUNE 1
Writ for catalog and fu
John B. Stetson I
DeLAND, FLOS
.na; tr.ey nave given no or
i-re entitled to consideration,
and deeds that might be ca!
wound or orTer.d should be
against. In this connect ior
proper to commend the Ge:
bassador von Berr.torff for
r.er :n wmch be has
le ginning of the wa
break b
Iween Germa
er.se &r.i
Words
ulated to '
guarded :
it seems
man am-
the man-
performed hi-ta-!-:s
sir.ce the
r. When the
y and the L'r.it- '
ed
:a.es gov
ar.K.v tnat
eft for this
expressed hi
arTairs. Thi
exrressior.s ?:
ernment came, r
there was r.oth
government to
sorrow at the
is hardly the
:e would expect
ider.t Wilson me a
are
war? The chances
hat it does, but not necessarily.
As showing the consensus of opin
ion in these United States Tr.e News
in this ir.star.ee does not propose to
give its own opinion. Instead it is
going to a man of an opposite politi
cal faith; a mar. than whom no other
stands higher for patriotism in all
this country: one who suffered defeat
for the presidency at the hand? of
the man whom he is now pledging the
American people to follow William
Howard Taft.
In ar. address in Washington last
Friday night before the League to
Enforce Peace. Mr. Taft said:
"In her campaign against her ene
mies. Germany proposed ruthlessly to
wage war upon the property and lives
of neutrals in flagrant violation of
:he began with Bel-
includes
. , . ... . .u lc' :
react tnat ueiter irora me u-..:. i... ,
which denounces God, the Bible and all I
Christian teachings, a letter that its
author acknowledged he had never. !
through repeated efforts, been able ;
to get published before, it is just pos- j
sible that they will have sufficient ;
self-respect left to abandon their de- !
cipleship before it is everlastingly too '
late. The letter In question is the
most blatantly blaspremous diatribe
this editor has ever seen reduced to ;
Safer to Raise Stock in Dade
Miami Metropolis: There will be a
number of lessons to draw from the
cold weather that has done Florida
such financial injury one of the
wisest of which is the warning it
enemy
der -
avoid
is well
e state :
ing else
do and
tur-n of;
kind of
from ar.
ir.t we trust that the D-esi-ehef
in Ge-many's desire to
: :r.vas:or. of American rights
founded.
. Still in the Ring
Lakeland Telegram:
gives to farmers not to put a.! tr.eir . to the citrus fru:t m
efforts and money into one crop, and present cold snap car.r
the argument it offers for the estab- curately estimated. b
lishment of stock farms in the sec-
The damage
o.e. out not sutr.c-.er.t to ca
discouragement or. the ran
engaged in citrus growing. The sta
pie crocs of other States corn, wheat
eats frequently meet with greate
disaster, through flood, drought
other clima'ic conditions, than
carnage to Fior:da's citrus cron bv the
cold. Yet no one ever thinks of
fbandor.irg the growing of these cron
because of such advers::e I- Pa'.
ia very few years nass without
Gov. Catts paper projects wou.d j more or less :n;urv to the citrus crop
shorten the voyage from the Gulf to . bv cold: but the Califomiar.s stick to
the Atlantic by a thousand miles. the game. and. taken yesr in and vear
The Ocala Star." which has a habit of j ut. it cays. The curtailment of next
turning the pitiless light of fact on
such ill-considered statements, says
the canal would r.-.t shorten the voy
age more than 150 miles, and cites
the map to prove its contention. As
-he Manufacturers' Record estimate
tions of Florida where Ganger
freezes are most risky.
rom
ot yet be ac
is considera-
;ndu
t h o s f-
their rights. :
gium. She now
-1
Ou
offer.se
indefensible
ing of more
cent Ame: ic;
cordoned in v
a repetition,
withdrawn a
pose
atior.a: eor.scier
'Billy" Parker in his Free Press of
last week "answered'' an attack on
himself and his un-American methods
which appeared in The Palatka News i
several weeks ago under the caption
"A Sower of Discord." The Free :
Press publishes the Palatka News
editorial in its entirety, for which
... .Vo-l. T. :r- J.iatf a v.f-
; ficer.t refutation of his own "answer."
: However, there is at least one state-
prone
state-;
of
or
the
hem all
?e is vo:u o
Her cruel an
withou". warn- to "our ignorance of history," which
hundred ir.no- ; should not go unnoticed. The New;
Lusitani
mer.t of fact which "Biliv" attributes
Catts" Paper Project
Lakeland Telegram: How
are Deocle to make off-hand
ments that will not stand the te
the most cursory investigation. The
statement has been made that the
Are You Thinking of AIarriai
TART your wedded life right. The young man wh;
templatmg matrimony should bank his
he has furn'shed his home he should have s:i::c'-
aside for possible adversitv. Wedded life -.ean
responsibility for him. The prospective bridegroom s."
a bank account today. It nreans happiness in the f'-re
gladly explain our banking system.
East Florida Savings S Tru
season s cr--n wi.l merelv moan hiehe'
rrlce for the oranges which are i The difference betwocn K ;k m.r. r, trio ncor m
'need, and wli not rn-.-e!a',v Vssor .... ,.
' ' I r,& I I 1 .1 iL H 1 1
ve i uiic Knew now to ave ana tne oinci v.-
amount of mcnev
State.
ugr.t into
the cos
ions, it
vear.
r.f the cro:et at ten m:i:
wlll hardlv be started this
Tha
she
tne
her pie ige agai;
it pledge is r.
vows ner r
hocking eour
said tb.e h-mn. "Lead. Kindly Light," I
was written, by a Roman Catholic.
"Billy" says it "was written by a j
protectant preacher who had been of
fered to he made a cardinal of the
If war is to come between us she ' Roman Catholic church." Now what
the
rgress-.r. are the facts? Let the Ur.iverr.al
into the Cvelocaedia decide. It says: "John
We would avoid being draw:
European vortex by every honorable Henry Newman. D. I'.. religious lea
concessioon. If she force; us into it
she will do so by her defiance of plain
principles of justice and humanity
which should obtain between civilized
nations.
"The responsibility hich now rests
on the president and congress is very
heavy; they should know and do know
that the American people will back
them to the end in their decision.
My God girt them food deliverence.'
er. b. in London in 1501; took Angli
can orders 14: was a lead
er in the propaganda of High Church
doctrines; rapidly developed hia ten
dencies toward Roman Catholicism;
In 1345 joined the Ro
man Catholic priesthood; was
made a cardinal in 18T9; died
at Birmingham in 1S90." Of course
The News cannot answer "Billy" any
farther, for there is nothing to an-
v.
An Excuse to Abandon War-
Tamna Tribune: What m
the formal severance
relations is croblema
Sees of the United St
at all points. Ur.ouestionab.y
P'esident received the pledges c
er neutral power, whose commerce is :
threatened eouallv with ours, -hat ,
thev would take the same position a ,
the' United States. This means that;
n.-mar.v wHl loe all friendly re'.a- ;
tions with every nation on earth ex
nf tKnse allied with it as beliger
er.ts
Work Begins at Hastings
Work has eorr.rr.errM st U ::,.. 1
on the three and a half mile -trefh.
;of road that is to be paved v.-ith
i brick. A gang of prisoner", u'de
ollow ' f-oad Superintendent Maddox.'i's cad-
of dinlomatic: 'r.g tr.e road and the farmers of Ha-
tical. Germany t'.r.es are r.au::ng the br.ck. Ar.th-
.e frlendlv of-1 er or road, -o-.varcs t're wet i.
te5 government -3 e'. am ma er:a! for
t is arriv.rg. ?t y.
ord.
MANN-HODGE SEED CO.
Seed and Poultry Supplies
121 S. 2nd St.
PALATKA, - FLORIDA
re Rec-'
Hastings People Ambitious.
Over at Hastings there are a number i
; o. amtiitious peop.e: they wart to i
; maice a new county ard have the town
j rise to the digT.ity of a county seat,
i With this in rr.irH ).
In truth, it will then have he . measures to swin r,; .
world against it and perhaps that Johns county and a piece of Putnam
was the obiect in view in the pro-; county, splice "em together ard make
mulgation of its latest cec:ra-..Un a new county. Thev have already
intentions. With all the powers ar-, prepared a petition to this effect So
rayed aeainst it. there would be some j far no one from Putnam county has
excuse for abandoning the war and j signed the petition, fa order to
suing for peace. 1 achieve this loneir.e, the legislature
Brok
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w.u , - Jt. M Mctved
PUTNAM PHARM
PALATKA. FLORIDA
Drugi, Chemicali, Druggist Sundrie and r
PfBSORIPTIONS OARtrULLY COMPOUND
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