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Volume XXXI Number 41.
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918.
Five Cents a Copy; $1.50 a Year
PUNTA GORDA TRIES
TO GO OVER THE TOP
In
Subscriptions to the
Liberty Loan
Fourth
PATRIOTIC PEOPLE PLEDGE
Men's and Women's Committees
Working Daily and Enrolling
Many Subscribers. List Up to
Saturday Night Given. '
Though handicapped at the
start by the want of the necessary
application blanks and other
printed matter, the men's and wo
men s committees canvassing for
subscriptions to the Fourth Liber
ty Loan met with considerable
success last week and they feel
confident that, during this and
next week, they will succeed in
selling the entire $34,000.00 worth
of bonds allotted to Punta Gorda
Many people have been eager,
and practically every body has
been willing to invest in these
splendid government securities
Both patriotism and self-interest
are moving our people. They
know that the bonds are in the na
ture of a savings bank of the
safest kind.. If they put their
money imthe bonds, it is even
safer than in a savings bank, for
the government is back of the
bonds and it pays a good interest.
Now add patriotism to this con
sideration. Indeed, patriotism
should be the leading motive, for
every man, woman and child liv
ing in the United States should do
all that is possible' to help win this
war against the German murder
ers and thieves and establish
peace, justice and humanity
throughout the 'world.
Our colored people are invest
ing in the bonds to the full extent
of their ability. Their patriotism
and business judgment are be
vond auestion. The names of
those of them, ' who have sub
scribed for bonds are indicated in
the list by (c) placed after them.
The list of subscriptions taken
up to Saturday night, as handed
in by Chairman E. W. Rountree,
is as follows. Additions made to
the list this week will appear in
next Week's Herald:
Mra. Nellie Schuerrlke, $100.00; W. B.
Kerton, $50.00; Jaa. J. Jones, $50.00; Mr.
Mary D. Price. $1,000.00; Mrs. J. E. Skip
rer. $50.00; Miss Anna Mae Sikes, $60.00;
Mrs. Julia A. Meadows, $50.00; Mrs. Vic
toria Koon, $50.00; Miss Mary Jackson
Price, $500.00; Mrs. Mary L. ' Sandlln,
. $60.00; Mrs. Laura Seward, $50.00; R.
Kirby Soward. $50.00; Miss Martha B.
Waltmire, $50.00; Mrs. Francis B. Hewitt,
$50.00; Mrs. W. E. Mobley, $50.00; Mrs.
'J. F. Gleason, $100.00; Mrs. E. A. Lowe,
$50.00: Mr. Max Chas. Price, $3,000.00;
Mrs. Norma W. McClelland, $60.00; Gus
Lawrence, $50.00; Joseph Pinkney, $50.00;
Mrs. Flu8ser Manning Glover, $100.00;
Ethel Evans, $50.00; Sam C. McCulloujrh.
$50.00; Robert T. Williams, $50.00; Willie
Brown (c), $50.00; Mrs. Evelyn M. Hed
rick, $50.00; Jordon Roberts, $50.00; James
Roberts, $60.00; Petiro Retteni, $100.00;
Abraham Arnold.. $60.00; Lewis Roberts,
$100.00; T. C. Crosland, $500.00; E. W.
Rountree, $100.00; Jan. K. McClelland,
$50.00; Mrs. Laura W. Reed, $600.00;
Clarence G. Brown, $50.00; T. W. Turner,
$50.00; Mrs. Clara V. Davis. $100.00: Mrs.
Mary Rogers, $50.00; William M. Whltten.
$500.00; Miss Maive A. McCann, $60.00;
Mrs. Nettie Johns, $50.00; Miss Elise E.
Blount. $60.00; Mrs. J. E. Brodie, $100.00;
C". C. Cleveland, $100.00; R. S. Windham,
$200.00; C. M. Carrier, $300.00: Jas. S.
Ooff, $50.00; Jas. C. Goff, $60.(10; A. J.
Kinsel, $50.00,- Paul G. Rasch, $50.00; Vrs.
Stella Kinsel, $50.00; J. T. Gray, $50.00;
Dorsey Washington (c). $50.00; Henry W.
Walker (c), $60.00; Victorie Andrews (c),
$50.00; Elizer McGuire (c), $50.00; Will
Fleming (c), $50.00; Hester A. Fulford
fc), $60.00; Archie Bailey (c), $50.00;
Henry Mobley (c), $50. 00. Total, $8,950.00.
Of the above subscriptions, the
amounts secured by the ladies,
committee are as follows:
By Mrs. N. C. Hewitt, $3,550.00.
By, Miss Martha Waltmire,
$1,800.00.
By Mrs. C. W. Hewitt. $650.00.
By Mrs. II. C. Goldstein, $700.00
. Amongst the genuinely patriot
ic concerns oi DeSoto county, the
Nocatee Crate Co. is conspicuous,
as is shown by a big advertise
ment boosting Liberty Bonds ap
pearing in this paper. The com
pany which owns one of the big
gest crate mills in the state, not
only urges people to buy Liberty
Bonds, but itself has bought a
large amount of them.
The German Peace Proffer is Rejected
At the beginning of this week,
Prince Maximilian, the new Ger
man chancellor, requested the
Swiss government to transmit the
following peace offer to President
Wilson ;
"The German government re
quests the president of the United
States to take in, hand the restora
tion of peace, acquaint all the bel
ligerent states of this request and
invite them to send plenipoten
tiaries for the purpose of opening
negotiations.
"It accepts the program set
forth by the president of the
United States in his message on
January 8, and in his later pro
nouncements.especially his speech
of September 27, as a basis for
peace negotiations.
'fWith a view to avoiding
further bloodshed, the German
government requests the immedi
ate conclusion of an armistice
on land and water and in the air."
Public sentiment as expressed
by the leading newspapers and
statesmen of England, France
and the United States is decidedly
against accepting the above sug
gestion. Most of them demand of
Germany "unconditional sur
render," as was the case with
Bulgaria.
The general view of Allied
statesmen and journalists is that
Germany's proposition is merely
a diplomatic trick designed to se
cure delay to enable Germany and
Austria to have a breathing spell,
to rest, to re-organize and re
equip their shattered armies;, to
foment discord amongst the Al
lies, and to discourage subscrip
tions to the Fourth Liberty Loan.
In a word, the spokesmen of the
United States and of the Entente
Allies have no faith in the sinceri
ty of the present rulers of, Ger
many and they propose to treat
with. the German war-lords only
on the oasis oi "unconditional
surrender."
for the people of the United States
to go on with the present plans
and devote all their financial re
sources to the common cause.
Buy Liberty Bonds and let the
fight go on.
Some Facts Regarding the New Epidemic
The Herald today prints, a bul
letin from the Board of Health re
garding" Spanish influenza," that
new anddread dis
ease which is mak
ing such "havoc in
the army camps
and the thickly
populated ci t i e s.
Our readers should
read this bulletin,
which appears on
this page of The
Herald, and act
accordingly. Ev
ery means of pre
vention should be
used and every ef
fort made to
stamp" out the dis
ease in its incip
iency. The theatres
and other places
of amu s e m e n t,
churches and
schools in Mem
phis, Tenn.h and
Shelby county of
t.h e same state,
have been ordered
closed on account
of the prevalence
of the influenza.
Camp Hancock, at Augusta,Ga.,
has 507 new cases after some 400
cases nave been discharged
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BULLETIN ON SPANISH INFLUENZA
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....The Surgeon Gen. of the U. S. Public Health Ser
vice has just issued a publication dealing with Span
ish Influenza, which contains all known available in
formation regarding this disease. Simple methods rel
ative to its prevention, manner of spread, and care of
patients, are also given. Readers may obtain copies
of this pamphlet free of charge by writing to the
"Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service,
Washington, D. O."
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The Punta Gorda Herald has ordered 200 copies of
this bulletin sent to Dr. H. A. Boyle, who, as soon as
they are received, will send them out to all who w?,.v
want them.
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Reports to the board' of " health cured. Twenty-five deaths have
show that there are between 3,000 been attributed, either directly or
and 4,000 cases in that county. , indirectly, to this disease
Sixteen of the recent deaths have
been attributed to it.
In Nashville, Tenn., all places of
public amusement have been clos
ed to prevent a further spread of
this disease. Davidson county, in
cluding Nashville and the old
Hickory powder
plant, has about
4,000 cases.
There are more
than 500 cases of
influenza in Char
leston, S. C, and
influence is being
brought to bear to
close up all places
of amusement and
.the public schools.
There have been
several deaths in
the city and more
at Camp Jackson,
near there.
These. are only
a few instances of
the prevalence of
the disease and
the measures that
are being taken to
prevent its spread
and we hope that
our readers will
do all in their
power to prevent
its coming here.
Should it come it
will mean the clos
ing of our schools, churches and
places of amusement and the city
may, perhaps, be quarantined
against visitors, which would be
a calamity, indeed.
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FIVE CROPS YEARLY
POSSIBLE IN FLORIDA
It's a Common Thing, to Make
Three Crops
OTHER STATES CAN'T DO IT
Ocular Demonstration to be Made
at the State Fair. -Vegetables,
Fruits, Staple Farm Crops and
Live Stocjc Flourish.
INFLUENZA WHAT TO DO
Board of Health Tells How
Prevent and Cure Disease
to
Because of the great seriousness
of Spanish Influenza throughout
the United States, many requests
have come to the State Board of
Health for literature on this dis
ease or suggestions as to control
and treatment.
Not much is known as to this
form of influenza, but it is be
lieved that there is but little dif
ference in it from la grippe, which
appeared in pandemic form in
1889. All evidence points to hu
man contact as being the means
of 'spread, and from the local
symptoms it has been . assumed
that the nose and throat have
been the points of egress of the
virus and the points of inocula
tion. There is nothing to show
that the lower animals have any
part in carrying this disease.
The most dangerous form of hu
man contact in epidemic influenza
is, in all probability, that with
coughers and sneezers. Coughing
and sneezing, except behind hand
kerchiefs, is as great insanitary
offense as promiscuous spitting,
and should be equally condemned.
Influenza and pneumonia are in
fectious diseases which are caused of, treatment
by certain germs. The germs are by having the patient kept in
carried in the matter which is; wen venmaiea room with uni-
sick persons or sometimes by per
sons who, while carrying the dis
ease germs in their mouths or
throats, show no signs of illness.
These germs, even if they go into
the nose or throat, are usually un
able to break through the mucup
membrane and atack a person who
is in good health. If a person is
not in good health, resistance is
lowered and the germs gain en
trance through some weak spot.
For the present, the diagnosis
must be clinical rather , than bac
teriological. , Treatment is symptomatic. On
account of weakness and prostra
tion, rest in bed should he pro
longed. Avoid exposure to cold
and guard against lung complica
tions at all times. Cases should
not be discharged too soon, or al
lowed to go out too early. There
are no recognized drugs as speci
fics, hence treatment is necessarily
symptomatic. Owing to this dis
ease causing grat prostration,
stimulants are beneficial. Aspirin
gives great relief for the headache
and pains irt the limbs and back.
Of course a nourishing diet is in
dicated. However, one is apt
to have a fairly good appetite jn
this disease. To guard against
pneumonia is one of -the most im
portant things in the whole line
This can be done
a
well ventilated room with
den changes. Only the nurse and
physician should be allowed in the
sick room. One never knows at
the beginning which ' case will
turn out to be a mild . one and
which a serious one. In all cases
a physician should be called in,
and no patent medicines or gener
al prescriptions, which are adver
tised, should be used. State
Board of Health. -
Peace Terms lo Germany
The fourteen , terms announced
by President Wilson before the A
merican congress Jan. 8, follow :
1 End of secret diplomacy.
2 Freedom of the seas.
3 Removal of trade barriers.
4 Reduction of armaments.
. 5 Settlement of colonial claims
in accordance with the interests
of the populations.
6-Evacuation -and freedom of
Russia.
7 Restoration of Belgium.
8 Evacuation of France and
return of. Alsace and Lorraine.
9 Return of Italia Irredenta.
10 Self-rule for nations held
subject by Austria-Hungary.
11 Restoration of the Balkan
states.
12 Self-rule for subject states
of Turkey.
13 'Polish independence
14 A Iaapiia hf nntinna in rya.
spit, sneezed or coughed up by J form temperature, and avoid sud-Jvent future aggression.
"Three crops were raised this
year on the same land up to Sep
tember 18 Irish .Dotatoes. com
and rice, ' ' says a news report
from Oldsmere, published in the
Times-Union a few days ago. The.
report also added that "at least
one more crop and possibly two
will be produced on the same land
before January IV a possibility
of five crops grown on Florida soil
within twelve consecutive months.
Such records as this cannot be du
plicated in any other state of the
Union, surely not in the Northern
and iWestern states, where cold
weather prohibits and makes im
possible the growing of crops
throughout the year, as is done in
Florida, and not only in the Olds
mere district, either. .
Just such records as' that above
cited is what is inciting the Flori
da state fair and exposition man
agement to the most persistent
urging of the Florida farmers and
live stock owners and raisers to
make use of , the fair and exposi
tion facilities, this year especially,
to convince the thousands of visi
tors who will come from all over
the United States and from for
eign countries of what Florida soil
and weather conditions make pos
sible, agriculturally and for the
successful and economical raising
of live stock, poultry, etc.
As a prominent Florida farmer
expressed it: " "The Florida state
fair and exposition offers an op
portunity to Floridians to add im
mensely to the production and
wealth of the state, as many are
now recognizing, by heartily co
operating with the fair associa
tion to make it tell, in their exhib
its, the storv of what Florida is
doing, and can do on a much vast
er scale. . "
"Those Floridians, myself in
cluded," continued this progress
ive farmer, "will be exhibitors at
the fair and we will also see to it
that our friends and neighbors
are aroused to their opportunity
to get great benefit from the state
fair by being among its exhibitors,
or at least its thousands of visi
tors. There they will see for "
themselves what Florida oil is
producing and what splendid
specimens of live stock are on her
farms and cattle ranches. In see
ing and in mingling with the peo
ple who. are making such splen
did records they will be anmlv
repaid for the time spent at their
own state fair and at the same .
time will be assisting it forward ,
to still greater usefulness in help
ing to make Florida the most im
portant agricultural and live
stock state in the Union.
As an all convincing, illustra
tion of the argument support of
the statement that the Florida
state fair is helping the farmers
and live stock raisers of the stato
to make more and more money,
take the matter, of encouragement
that the State Fair Association is
giving to the hog raising industry.
Better breeds, better care, and
feeding has .been urged by the
state fair management from its '
very beginning as an organiza
tion. When the hog raisers of one
section, that of which Graceville.
J ackson county, is the center, 'can
in. their local hoar market collect
$100,000 in a single season from
their hog sales, as is' estimated
they will do this year, and at 17-
1-8 cents per pound on the hoof.
too, it proves that the state fair is
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