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VOL. 7. ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Americans Prepare To Enter Germany
Officers Called Back to Coblenz; 900 Motor Trucks Moving
Last Tuesday; Are Being Distributed
Among Vantage Points on Rhine
; Coblenz, Wednesday, May 21.
♦(By The Associated Press.) —
Lieutenant General Liggett, com
mander of the army of occupa
tion, and Major General Hines,
commander of the Third army
corps, who were en route to Lis
bon today, have been recalled to
Coblenz by orders from American
General Headquarters.
Germany Wants Joint Committees
London, May 22.—1 t is apparent
from the forecasts in the German
press that one of the principal points
in the German reply to the peace
terms will be a proposal to institute
a joint committee composed of repre
sentatives of both sides, presided over
Americans Warns Germans to be Gtfod
Coblenz, May 22.—(8y The Associ
ated Press.)—On account of increased
indications of friction between Ger
man civilians and the soldiers through
It May Yet Be “On To Bering'
■ .Unrepentant, burning with hatred to
their conquerors, liars, sniveling hypo
crites as ever, the German people,
through their insolent, ill-bred repre
sentatives at the peace conference, are
demonstrating that the world must
deal with the same spirit, the same
bully when in power, the same liar and
hypocrite when conquered, that Ger
many has ever been.
From the reports that come from
Berlin and from Paris we can see more
clearly than ever before that nothin*
less than the flags of the allies and of
America floating over the palaces of
the whole Potsdam gang will ever con
vince the German people that civiliza
tion has conquered barbarism. These
flags should float there and never be
hauled down until a repentant, regen
erate, re-educated Germany has in
sackcloth and ashes redeemed its soul
from the devil to whom it was gladly
sold for the promise of world domin
ion.
Germany murdered millions, wound
ed and maimed and blinded millions
more, outraged womanhood and child
U.S., England and
France Send
Note To Italy
Paris, May 22.—(8y The Associated
Press.) —It is learned in trustworthy
quarters that Great Britain, France,
and the United States have united in
sending a note to Italy requesting an
explanation of # the landing of Italian
forces in Turkey.
Premier Orlando is said to have
made a reply to the council of four,
after a sharp personal incident during
which he objected to the presence of
Premier Venizelos of Greece. The
latter retired from the meeting.
The Italians landed forces at Adalia,
Budrum and Makri during the period
when Premier Orlando and Foreign
Minister Sonnino had withdrawn from
the peace conference. The landings
were made without notice to the al
lies.
The nature of the Italian reply and
whether or not it was acceptable to
the senders o fthe note was not known
this morning.
F. Dannenmann, of Wall Springs,
- was in the city this morning for a few
hours.
THE EVENING LEADER
Nine hundred motor trucks be
gan to move Tuesday night from
west of the Rhine to the bridge
head area*. The trucks are being
distributed at various points of
advantage among the troops hold
ing the zone east of the Rhine, to
be ready for service should occa
sion arise for the Americans to
start an advance.
by a representative of some neutral
state, to decide on economic questions
affecting the peace settlement. The
Germans also will ask the appoint
ment of a similar commjftee to deter
mine the damage done in Belgium and
France.
, out the area of occupation, American
officers today warned German o&cials
that they would be held responsible
for any violence or attempts & de
struction of American army prwerty.
' hood, sacked cities, looted machinery,
cut down even the fruit trees, in order
to conquer and rob and rule the world.
No possible punishment can ever
one-tenth cover the fearful crime of
this war. Punishment to the extreme
of individuals and of the nation is the
supreme duty of civilization, to God
and to man, and even the peace terms
as now submitted, drastic as they may
seem to he, are not equal to what
justice demands.
Therefore, let there be no possible
weakening in enforcing these terms,
and if Germany refuses to sign and
fulfill them, then let the order ring
out clear and strong:
“ON TO BERLlN!”—Manufactur
ers Record.
•
The above are our sentiments, and
we believe the sentiments of all true
Americans. If possible, we would
wipe off the face of the earth every
semblance of German 'government or
German organization, scattering these
people over the face of the earth,
thereby allowing the nations to absorb
them so they wquld be no more.
Senator Hale
Declares for
Woman Voters
j Washington, May 22.—The woman
; suffrage constitutional amendment
; resolution, which passed the house
i yesterday, gained another vote in the
senate today with the announcement
by Senator Hale, republican, of
j Maine, that he would support it. Hale
j voted against the resolution at the last
| session.
I The suffragists previously had
j claimed enough votes to insure the
enactment of the resolution in the sen
ate.
I .
Wilson to Make
I Statement About
Ukrania
i Paris, May 22.—(8y The Associated
Press.) —President Wilson fs expected
i to issue a statement today on the Po
lish-Ukraiijian hostilities.
i ____—
H. E. Slauson and wife will occupy
the A. E. Loescher home.
SPRINGS -FLORIDA 4*^s
TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1919.
Council of Work
ers and Soldiers
Demand Treaty
Be Signed at Once
Rerlifi, Wednesday.—The Greater
Berlin Soldiers’ and Workers’ council
today adopted a resolution’demanding
that the peace treaty be signed and
appealing <b the proletariat of the al
lied countries.
Germany Gets
More Time
Paris, May 22.—The eight days
granted the Germans before the time
limit for submitting their reply to the
allied peace terms expires will not be
devoted exclusively to the drafting of
notes at Versailles, but will be em
ployed also at Berlin for the purpose
of quieting agitations there, according
to newspapers here.
The newspapers declare that the ex
tension granted yesterday will be the
last concession as to time made to the
enemy. If this is true it is expected
that the treaty will be signed some
time between June 12 and 16.
High Winds Hold
NC-4 Back
Washington, May 22.—High winds
! again today prevented the NC-4 leav
[ ing Ponta Delgada for Lisbon on the
i transatlantic flight. »
$750,000 FIRE IN MOBILE
Mobile, Ala., May 22.—Fire swept
| through some twenty blocks of the
| oldest section of the city late yester-
I day, destroying about 200 houses and
i half a dozen stores. The property loss
! was estimated at $750,000, and it was
• said about 1,500 persons, mostly em
: ployes in the industrial plants here,
! were left'homeless.
! STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT
WILL MEET HERE JUNE 10
Chairman Ed Scott of the state road
department has sent out notices to
effect that the department will hold
j its next regular mbnthly meeting at
i Tarpon Springs on Tuesday, June 10.
j There will be two sessions, one in the
j morning and one in the afternoon.
i SWINE GROWERS TO HOLD
BIG MEETING JUNE 4 AND 5
j The Florida State Swine Growers’
j association, now numbering around
j 225 members and comprising many
jof the leading swine growers of the
j state, will hold its next meeting and
! sale at St. Augustine and Hastings,
j Wednesday and Thursday, June 4th
land sth, 1919.
j Swine growers and those interested
I in the swine growing industry from
j all parts of the state are urged to at
tend this meeting.
BOY SCOUTS, ATTENTION!
Owing to the fact that many of the
scouts are in camp this week at Safe
ty Harbor, the regular meeting for
Friday evening will not be held.
I. W. LONGACRE,
Scoutmaster.
CLEARWATER PYTHIANS
WILL GIVE BENEFIT DANCE
The Pythian band of Clearwater will
give a benefit dance at Clearwater to
,j night, for the band. This organiza
j lion, consisting of 20 pieces, ’ will
I furnish the music, and this of itself
jis assurance of the best. It is ex
jpected that a large contingent of danc-
I ers will attend from this city, as the
j r 'ance will be open to all respectable
i people. »
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See our new stock before buying. L.
D. Vinson. 5-6-ts.
Sinn Feiners Will
Not Abide Decis
ion of Gr. Brittian
Paris, May 22.—Premier Clemen
ceau, president of the peace congress,
has received a letter from Edward de
Valera, Count Plunkett and Arthur
Griffiths, the Irish Sinn Fein leaders,
in which they declare that Ireland
will not be bound by any action of the
British delegates on the question of
peace. They ask recognition on be
half of Ireland.
Cansidering Rep
arations This P.M.
.Paris, May 22.—The council of four
this morning considered the question
of the Sarye valley, which was raised
by a recent German note. The coun
cil this afternoon will take up the
reparations question.
The New Greece
•
(Greek National Daily Atlantis.)
At the time when the fondest hopes
of the Greek nation are the
ithaiflts and gratitude of the entire
! Hellenic people g«LiP,u;at great Am
lerican citizen who first put tl& ban
| on secret treaties and the recognition
of the rights of small nations on the
victorious banners of the Great Alii-
ance.
Without President Wilson the chanc
es of Greece in winnin grecognition
of her just claims were in many in
stances obscured by the arrangements
made previously between the Euro
pean members of the alliance, and the
| old school diplomacy had things so
well in hand that one cannot see how
jit would be ever possible to satisfy
Hellas at the expense of the stronger
nations who had gotten in the fight
before Greece and who had played by
far a more important role in the set
tlement of the great armed enterprise
for freedom and democracy.
America’s intervention, America’s
great sacrifice of blood and treasure,
America’s idealism, more than any
thing else have helped Greece to win
what is her greatest victory at the
peace conference. We Americans of
Greek blood have no illustions about
the powers and ability of a small
country to do a big thing. But at
the same time we kniw also that all
the power of Hellenism, and all its
effort could not have brought about
the present results, had it not been
for the olfty idealism of President
Wilson, who took the cudgel in fa
vor of Hellas, because he saw that
what the Hellenic race had claimed
at the peace table was based on
Right alone.
President Wilson has studied the
history of Greece very well to know
that whenever Hellas held power,
she used it for the liberation of the
oppressed, and the progress of man
kind. The Hellenic democrat that
built a Parthenon. The Hellenic
empire that for one thousand years
held back the barbarous forces of the
East, are the best proof of what the
Greeks will do when they are strong.
Hellenic nationalism triumphs to
day after rive centuries in the Near
East. Democracy again is establish
ing the Greek bulwark against the
dark forces that are advancing from
the North to overwhelm the peoples
of the Mediterranean,.
And Greece once more taking her
place of yore in the Levant unites
in blessing the name of the great
American president and the power
ful republic he represents, and grate
fully acknowledges its debt of grati
tude to the triumphing democracies of
Great Britain and France, while ex
tending a friendly hand to the neigh
boring Italian people, in whose name
the government of Rome has just ae
complisred an act of justice for which
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
NO GOD,- NO CHURCH, NO NATION
Oldsmar, Fla., May 19.—The citi
zens of Oldsmar took their stand
against bolshevism and anarchy at a
big public meeting held in Assembly
hall. The dangers of I. W. W. and
other movements were pointed out in
ab'e speeches by Hon Chas. H. Brown
and Frank Whitman of Tampa, and by
Rev. L. H. Shumate and James H.
Thompson, of Oldsmar.
In introducing Mr. Brown, Chairman
Thompson called him the mayor of
Tampa, and added that Mr. Brown
was president of the Tampa board of
trade, president of the. Tampa & Gull
Coast railway, president of the Olds
mar Turpentine Products Co., and
president of the Presidents’ associa
tion. President Brown made a very
happy address in which he said: •
“I consider it a rare privilege and
pleasure to be asked to address the
inhabitants of this progressive solony,
who have demonstrated the beneficial
results of perseevrance, industry and
cooperation; I doubt if there exists
anywhere in this great state of Flori
da a community representing a more
cosmopolitan citizenship than Olds
mar. You have accomplished remark
able improvefents, splendid develop
ment and your progressive and prac
tical methods of farming have been a
revelation to us old timers. We ad
mire your thrift and appreciate your
intelligence. We welcome you and are
proud to be able to call you neighbors.
May each of you continue to prosper
and may Oldsmar become a beehive of
industry, exceeding the* fondest
dreams of its founders.
• “It is imperative' that we adopt
harsh and effective means to combat
the insidious propaganda and anarch
istic instructions promoted by the I.
W. W. I would insult your intelli
gence if I eevn asked your opinion re
garding the recent conspiracy to mur-.
der some twenty-five of our nationally
prominent citizens by means of infer
nal machines mailed to them, one of
which did kill an innocent servant girl
and blasted both hands off of the
wife of an intended victim.
“Imagine, if you can, a mind so per
verted as to entertain such a diaboli
cal, treacherous and inhuman concep
tion of justice. Then draw upon your
fertile imagination and conceive an
i BIGGEST SHOW OF
I THE SEASON TONIGHT
1
i The Royal theatre will show the
greatest aggregation of high-priced
’actors and actresses on the screen to
night at that popular house that has
ever been brought to this city. Man
ager Pitman has arranged for 11 reels
of the very best pictures for his show
tonight and it is expected that the
theatre will be crowded. Mary Pick
ford, than whom there is none better,
will appear in Captain Kidd, Jr>. a
| most remarkable drama of 5 reels,
which is alone o first-class entertain
ment. It is an Artcraft picture that
has no lack of star parts and every
actor is' a star. •
Then there will be Francis X. Bush
man and Beverly Bayne in Social
Quicksands, another 5-reel picture of
more than ordinary merit. 'Last, but
Viot least, there will be the invincible
Charlie Chaplin who will send you
away with sore sides after you have
seen him in “The Hotel Mixup.” Char
lie is simply immense in this role.
We wish to congratulate Manager
Pitman for his successful efl’orts to
bring nothing but first-class shows to
this city.
Dayton Cassidy, formerly of this
city, now traveling out of Tampa, was
in the city today interviewing the
trade.
the shadows of Mazzini and Santa
Rosa will be glad.
Hellas in the Near East aspires at
nothing 'than to become once more
worthy of her great past and of her
best traditions. That is the only
promise the Helelnic people can give
today to the allied democracies of the
world and to mankind jn general.
FIRST IN THE LOCAL FIELD
All the local, county, and state
news—that is news—while it is
news. Boosting Tarpon Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid
unfortunate country ruled by such de
genei-ates. As you believe, as somo
do, that hell is on earth, why tha(
it. Picture your real and person!
property; the wife of your boso?
your daughter and yourself forced i a
the tender mercies of these debased
denizens of debauchery.
“If one takes an occasional bath,
or through thrift and industry ac
quires property, as you good people
have here at Oldsmar, you belong to
the gentle people, and have no rights;
or very little.
“Your holdings are susceptible to
confiscation for the benefit of any ex
convk't or unwashed hobo who hap
pens to posses, a nature so debased
that he can furder and pi'lage without
I conscientious scruples.”
| Frank Whitman, of the editorial
j staff of the Florida Grower, is devel
oping into a finished orator. He sur-
{ prised and pleased his best friends by
! the impressive manner in which he
| handled the danger to democracy
which is threatened by the advocates
of the outlaw style of doing business.
Mr. Whitman drew u moving picture
of sacrifices which have been made by
the United States mothers and fath
ers in the great world war, and asked
if this was done in vain—if ignorant
foreign agitators should be allowed'to
j nullify the accomplished work of mak-.
jing the world safe for uom..„.acy.
I Kaiserism was overthrown, but if boi
* sfiewsin should come out on top, it
j would be a worse dictatorship and a
I more cruel autocracy than the kaiser
i ever dreamed of.
I Mr. Russell Kay, advertising mana
j ger of the Florida Grower, was called
i on unexpectedly T>y .Chairman Thomp
) son, and proved himself to be a won
derful extemporaneous speaker, deliv
; ering one of the most interesting ad
dresses of the evening, in which he
gave high praise to Mayor Ole Olson
; of Seattle, who broke up a threatened
' bolshevistic movement in that city by
j a wide-awake policy which received
‘ the support of a great mapority of the
j people who had not yet gone crazy.
Rev. Pr. L. H. Shumate, pastor of
j the First M. E. church of Oldsmar,
j told how the I. W. W. and bolshevjsm
j threatened religion, law and order,'
i their acknowledge slogan being: “No
j God, no church, no nation.” In other
: words, it is. a band of infidels bent
; upon destroying religion and over
| turning national governments. Dr.
i Shumate told of one instance in Rus
|sia where a bolshevist jabbed a paint
-1 in gos the Savior in the mouth and
1 stuck a cigarette in the mouth of the
painting. Dr. Shumate called upon all
sane people to be aetive in stopping
bolshevism right where it is.
Mrs. Russel! Kay delighted the au
dience with two artistically played
niano solos, and the program closvd
with a stirring rendition of the pa
triotic song, “My Own United Stated”,
Sung by Mrs. J. C. Martin, Tom Mar
tin and Bob Martin.
The American Defense society of
New York city has taken this anti
bolshevistic movement in hand and
has organized branches in many of
the large cities and towns of the Unit
ed States to handle the situation. They
do not propose to let a few bolshe
vists run amuck in the United Spates,
seeking to destroy the best form 0 f
government the world has ever had
for the people at large. Under the
laws of the country the majority
rules. The bolshevists are a very ex
tremely small minority but they make
as much noise as a bass drum does
compared to a hundred violins.
METEOROLOGICAL
Sun
Rises, 6:37; sets, 8:16.
Moon
Rises, 1:24 a.m.; sets 1:11 p.m
Tides
High, 8:22 a.m.; 6:52 p.m.
Low, 1:54 a.m.; 1:66 p.m.
Forecast
Fair tonight Friday.
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