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PROPOSALS FOR A AMERICA Al IITEIl TO ALIENS WILL HAVE.

TO MOVE OUTTAKEN DY TEUTONS TARE THEM ALL

"Pusillanimous Scruples" Will NotHinder Germany's Oversea

PlansLondon (Correspondence- - of the

Associated Press). Germany mustnot be hindered by "pusillanimousscruples" in taking what she wantsfor the establishment of a colonialempire in America and elsewhereoverseas, declares the "Program" of i

the German Colonial Society as trans-lated by the British African Society.The German society believes thetreaty of peace should provide suchan empire for Germany- - in South Am-erica.

The German Colonial Society has250 branches in Germany, and isheaded by W. S. Solf, the German col-onial seeretarv . the Duke nf Mecklenburg, and Dr..Bernhard Dernburg. Its

for the German Empire. It demandsthat any peace settlement must,above all, provide Germany with ade-quate territories capable of whitecolonization. The three main pointsare:

First, an adequate outlet for Ger-man emigration and German white in-

dustrial activity;4" second, steppingstones across the Atlantic and Indianoceans, to the New Germany over-seas; third, the restoration of Ger-many's tropical and sub-tropic- al col-

onies." One of the sub-sectio- ns alsodemands "suitable strategic points inthe Pacific."

The preamble says: "Extra-Europea- n

and colonial possessions are in-dispensable, whether regarded ethnic-ally, politically, economically, or eth-ically. The German people desire tobe, as heretofore, a world-directi- ng

people, with the German Empire as agreat power.

"A colonial empire essentially Af-rican should not suffice us. Besides afleet, the military and economic' se-

curity of our foreign and colonialterritory requires the possession ofstrategic points, notably a sufficientnumber of coaling stations, submarinecables and telegraphs, v and fortifica-tions as required.

"The available coaling and cablestations on the route to South Amer-ica and the Afrjcan" colonies are thePortugese Canary Islands, the Por-tugese Cape Verde Islands, the Por-tugese islands in the bights of WestAfrica, British St. Helena, and theBritish West Indies, protecting theroute to Panama and South America.It is noted that the demands outlinedin this respect cover almost exclus-ively territories which have neverbeen under German control, andwhich, in order to meet, this program,must spell changes of sovereignty ona very large scale." But, explainsthe program, "the great needs ofGermany and her allies require tht,possession of a great colonial empire,and it means the not being handeredby pusillanimous scruples, the moreso because a favorable opportunitywill not recur for many a long day."

FELLOWSHIP

Fellowship, Nov. 5. The weatherman has brought, some cool weatherand some of the farmers are takingadvantage of it by butchering hogs.

Mr. S. J. McCully and family weredinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. HLanier of Morriston last Sunday.

Rev. Z. A. Crumpton resigned hi3pastorate at Fellowship last Sunday.Brother Crumpton has worked veryfaithully as pastor of Fellowship forthe past two years and we wish him

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Italians Fall Back in Order, to Pre-ve- nt

Repetition of Their Dis-

aster on the Isonzo

(Associated Press)The Italian ajjnies along the Tag-liamen- to

are menaced ' by anotherAustro-Germa- n stroke similar to thatwhich caused the recent great re-

treat. The Teutons have crossed theriver, and if they advanced in forcesouthward it would place the Italiansin the same position from which theyretreatedtffl',the Isonzo.

London advices indicate the Britishare again on the move on the Fland-ers front, a new attack in the vicinityof Passchendaele being reported.Meager advices received stated thatthe progress made is satisfactory. Onthe Champagne front the French

.broke into the German lines at sev-

eral points and took a few prisoners.

TALKING THRU HIS TILE

JerlinjNowT."While the trodpsoi the Central Allies were forcingtheir way across the Tagliamento theGermans at home quietly crossed tht.political Rubicon and in a space of fivedays changed from an autocracy to &

democracy," declared-- Mathias xErz-berge- r,

a leader in the centrist party,in an interview today with an Asso-ciated. Press correspondent.

. DUTY WILL BE DONE

Petrograd, Nov. 6. Russia is stilldoing her utmost to carry on the war,and will continue to do her duty.These are the views of Premier Ker-ensk- jv

whose secretary, in his name,protested today against any other in-

terpretation of his recent interviewwith the Associated Press.

CANADIANS MADE IA GOOD.'

DRIVE

London, Nov. 6. Canadian forcesin an offensive today have establish-ed themselves 100 yards beyond thevillage of Passchendaele, according toReuter's correspondent in a dispatchfrom headquarters in France.

BERLIN'S BULLETIN

Berlin, Nov. 6. The Italian line onthe Tagliamento has been won by theTeutons, it is officially announced bythe, German general staff. It wasstated that the Italians evacuated theentire line on the river to the Adriat-ic coast. '

CHANGES IN SLAV CABINET

Petrograd, Nov. 6. Minister" ofWar Verkhovsky has been relief ofhis office. . General Manikovsky hasbeen appoitned acting war minister,with the department still under thegeneral supervision of Premier Ker--

', ARE GOING AHEAD

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London, Nov. 6. The British at-

tacked this morning -- on the Flandersfront in the neighborhood of Passch-endaele. The war office reports sat-isfactory progress being made.

IRVINE

Irvine, Nov. 5. Mrs. L. K." Ed-

wards is spending several days thisweek with her mother, Mrs. J. C.Mathews of Flemington.

- Mr. Josh Dantzler of Flemington,passe dth'rough our burg Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Irvine and Mr.Kingcade Ircine of Orange Lake,were here Wednesday. Mrs. Irvinewas the guest of Mrs. J. L. Davis.

Mr. J. L." Edwards of Ocala spentThursday with his brother, Mr. L. K.Edwards. -

Mr. J. K. Harrison Jr., of Fleming-to- n,

passe dthrough our burg Thurs-day.. ..

Mr. F. E. Smoak of Flemington. wasa visitor Thursday.

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson ofReddick were Thursday callers.

, Messrs. Elbert Millsv and RoscoeMathews of Flemington were herThursday.

Mr. Charles Bennicker of Fernandina and Mr. Drew Mathews of Jack-sonville, passed through Friday ontheir way to see Mrs. J. C. Mathews,who is Very low.

Mr. G,oree Blitch and sister, MissVerena Blitch of Blitchton, were thiguests of Mr. and Mrs. George BlitchFriday. -

Mr. L. K. Edwards motored to

TO COME

T AMERICA

Many Passengers Aboard First Scan-dinavian Passenger tSeamer to

Dock in Monthsi

(Associated Press)An Atlantic Port, Nov. 6. The first

Scandinavian passenger steamer toreach America from Norway in several months, arrived today with 1207 J

passengers.

SEVEN Million PLEDGE

CARDS SIGHED

It is Believed the Number Will bTen Million When AH

Returns are In

(Associated Press)Washington, Nov. 6. Belated re-

turns to the food administration yes-terday raised the total number ofpledges received in last week's inten-sive food pledge card campaign towell above 7,000,000.

Complete reports are expected tosend the total to 10,000,000, the foodadministration's goal for the week.California still leads all except NewYork with 446,562. From New Yorkcity 451,988 have been reported.

COLD AND DRY FOR COTTON

(Associated Press)Washington, Nov. 6. The govern-

ment crop bulletin reported the tem-perature two to six .

degrees belownormal in the cotton belt during October and the rainfall considerablyless than normal.

WORK AND NEEDS -OF THE RED CROSS

The war council of the AmericanRed Cross has appropriated $31,212to buy seventy-fiv- e tons of food forAmerican prisoners in Germany. Thefood is to be forwarded to the RedCross warehouse at Berne, Switzer-land, pending its need by Americanprisoners. At present the number ofAmerican prisoners in German pris-on camps consists only of about 100seamen. Twenty-fiv- e tons of foodfor their relief, enough to sustainthis number of men for three months,have been sent to Berne up to thistime, and this authorized order forseventy-fiv- e tons will insure their sus-tenance for an additional nine monthsor will suffice for a larger number fora shorter period.' Soldiers and sailors captured by

the Central Powers are not providedby their captors with sufficient foodto keep them in. good health, nor withsufficient clothing, so these necessi-ties must e provided from home, andin view of this condition, the Amer-ican Red Cross, and the United Statesgovernment is preparing to feed allAmerican soldiers and sailors whomay be taken prisoners by Germanyduring the war. A complete schemefor sustaining prisoners is how beingworked out jointly by the war andnavy departments and the AmericanRed Cross, which will be the agencythrough which the American prison-ers will be reached.

Under the proposed plan of feeding American prisoners in Germany,each prisoner is to receive, in thecourse of every two weeks, three ten-pou- nd

packages, containing properand sufficient ratiQns to keep him ingood health for that length of time.It is expected that sufficient food tosustain a considerable number ofmen for several months will havebeen accumulated in Berne before theAmerican troops begin active serviceon the fighting front.

Already the navy department hasshipped 100 outfits of clothing for theinterned seamen in Germany, and thequartermaster general's department,85 cases of clothing for soldiers andinterned civilians. Foodstuffs, so farprovided, have been purchased by theAmerican Red Cross, but the furnishing of necessary rations is to be at-tended to by the government as soonas detailed plans for prisoner reliefwork are perfected.

Under existing arrangements withthe German government food andclothing for American prisoners aresent in bulk to a neutral country andthere repacked by agents of the Am-erican Red Cross in standard containers. In charge of this work at Berneis Ellis L. Dresel, who, before thewar, was attached to the Americanembassy at Berlin. He is now amember of the staff of the Americanlegation at Berne, and his experiencehas well qualified him for the superintending of prisoner relief work forthe American Red Ctos3.

GERMAN PEACE

Due to be Made by the Central Pow-

ers Before the First ofDecember

(Associated Press)London, Nov. 6. Wild rumors that

the Central Powers will make peace J

offers before December 1st in theshape of a proposal for a preparatoryconference at Berne, were current onthe Amsterdam Bourse yesterday, ac-

cording to the Exchange Telegraphcompany's correspondent. The rumorsstated each belligerent would be ask-ed to send two delegates. ,

HEW YORK CITY

ELECT! RETIIKr

If They are Receivedin Time thisEvening, the Star Will Spread

Them Over the City

The Star has requested the Asso-ciated Press to send it the result ofthe New York city election if they areascertained before the telegraph of-

fice closes this evening.If we receive the dispatch before

bedtime, we will telephone it "to asmany of our friends as we can, andeach person who 'received such a mes-sage is requested" to in turn phone itto as many others as possible, as wecan't possibly call up more than twen-ty or twenty-fiv- e. -

CHRISTMAS PACKETS FORSOLDIERS AND SAILORS

One million of these packets willprobably be required. The numberallotted to your chapter is 250. This,allotment is based to some extent ohthe number of members in yourchapter. .

Chapters will be requested to turnover these packets to the divisionsupply warehouses . for distributionrather than direct to any' particularcamp or cantonment or company ofmen. A" scheme will be worked outunder which the various divisionbranch warehouses will re-sh- ip thesepackets:

1. To certain points for foreignshipment to naval vessels.,

2. To camps and other naval stations in other sections of the countrywhere chapters are not so numerous.

3. To nearby camps, cantonmentsand naval stations.

These . shipments are to be in pro-portion, to be determined in good timebefore the packets are being receivedat the division warehouses. Pleasesee that approximately one-thir- d ofyour allotment is in the divisionwarehouse not later than Noc. 15th soas to give time to ship them abroad.

We sincerely hope that you willsee that this matter is immediatelybrought before your chapter as timeis short and we want EVERY BOYIN THE SERVICE to receive aChristmas packet and we don't wanta single one overlooked. "VVfe realizethis is short notice but we ask your

to make this a success., Guy E. Snavely, ,

Director, Bureau of Development ofSouthern Division A. R. C.

The Marion County Chapter, Am-erican Red Cross, will appreciate con-tributions of packets or parts of apacket. Please send same to MissAlice Bullock, the chairman of thegeneral supply committee, beforeNovember 15th.

MEETING OF VETERANS

Marion Camp No 56, U. C. V., metNovember 6th, 1917, with CommanderW. E. McGahagin in the chair.

Prayer by Chaplain Folks.The following comrades answered

to roll call: Alfred Ayer, J. L. Beck,M. P. Frink, W. J. Folks, B. I. Frey-ermut- h,

L. M. Graham, M. T. W.Christian, W. E. McGahagin, JohnPasteur, George Pasteur, D. H. Ir-vine, H. R. Shaw and W. M. Richard-son.

Minutes of last meeting read andadopted.

Comrades F. E. Harris, D. H. Ir-vine and Alfred Ayer were appointeda committee to write a memorial ofour late Comrades H. N. Knoblockand Joe Shuford and a page of ourminutes will be inscribed to theirmemory. .

There being no further business be-

fore the camp, the camp adjourned.? Alfred Ayer, Adjutant.

Conserve food! v Preserve cleanli-ness! Observe clean-u- p week!

Help your state clean up, Nor. 5th;toj.0th.

JAPAN AGREE

Misunderstandings Between TwoGreat Nations Removed to Prob-

ably Return No More

(Associated Press)Washington, Nov. 6. Japan and

the United States have reached a complete agreement in regard to China,and at the same time arrived at aclear understanding as to the econom-ic, military and naval inthe war against Germany. SecretaryLansing announced the momentousdevelopment today in making, publicnotes exchanged by him and ViscountIshii. The agreement recognizes thatJapan has special interest in China,but pledging the independence andterritorial integrity of that republic,reaffirms the "open door" doctrine, f

WILSON IS SATISFIED

Trenton, N. J., Nov. 6. PresidentWilson would not authorize any an-nouncement of the details of thetreaty with Japan, but after conferr-ing with the president, Secretary Tu--(multy said: "When the text of thepact is read the president is confidentthe country will be very much enlightened." "

THE TRUCK FUND

Confederate Veterans and OtherFriends of Company A Have

Taken the Matter Up

We had become very pessimisticabout the Company A truck fund, butwe are glad to say it is looking up alittle now. Some energetic folks intown are helping, and the movementis spreading in the country.

Mr. Buford Leitner went before themeeting of the Confederate Veteransthis morning, and Commander Mc-Gaha- gin

and several other of thostbrave old men promised to help out.We hear other country friends are interested, and if they will help it won'ttake long to raise the less than fourhundred dollars needed.

Mr, Jack Camp, who has alreadychipped in every time the hat waspassed, told us yesterday to put himdown for a five-spo- t.

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SEMINOLE MOTOR CO.HAS NEW MAXWELL IN

Manager Harry Lee EnthusiasticOver Business Prospects

The new 1918 Maxwells have arrived and are now on display at theSeminole Motor Company's showrooms on Mam street. The cars artsimply wonderful, and Harry Lee, themanager of the company, is delightedwith them. They have new and moreattractive body lines, and the springsare longer and of the underslungtype, which give them an exceptionalease for riding.

The wheel base is six inches longer,and a new device has been addedwhich makes it impossible to engagethe starter while the engine is run-ning, which .adds much to the car'sfine qualities. "With these new feat-ures the car is one of the most attrac-tic- e

on the market today. ManagerHarry Lee is enthusiastic over themand says that there will be more newMaxwells about now than ever before.

Florida Metropolis, 4th. I

Mr. L. E. Yonce, of the Ocala Maxwell--

Chalmers agency, went to Jack-sonville Sunday night and drove oneof the new cars through Monday aft-ernoon. The Ocala agency has anumber of the-car- s en route, directfrom Detroit to Ocala.

GREAT EXPENSE FOR GAS

Paris (Correspondence of the Associated Press). Discussion of extravagance and wastage in war ex- -penaitures, auring tne recent debateon. the appropriations for the fourthquarter of this year in the rhamberof deputies developed the fact thatFrance is paying the equivalent of$100,000,000 a year for gasoline. Theup-ke- ep of cars placed at the dispo-sition of the military authorities outside the war zone amounted to about$500,000 a month , during the year1916.

DOLLAR SUBSCRIPTIONSWANTED FOR RED CROSS

The finance committee of the stecial 200 Red Cross fund, state to theStar todav that thev nrefer 200 Sim - - at tcontributions to the fund, ' ratherthan a fewer number of larger onesAny one wishing to contribute a dollar to this fund can leave it at Gene'sDrug Store. Dollar subscriptions arewanted, remember.

Riley's poems, 60c. Limited supply.THE BOOK SHOP. 3t

Hardship to Hundreds of ThousandsWill Result from Lawless

Deeds of the IIiuis

(Associated Press)New York, Nov. 6. As a result of

the many fires that have occurred onthe Brooklyn water front and in othercoast cities, local federal officials expect an order to be issued in a fewdays declaring all the territory with-in a hundred miles of the., coast lineof the United States as a barredzone. It is estimated that 600,000aliens will be affected.

A COIIOIIiOD FOREST

Growing on a Farm Out on the .SilverSprings Road

There is a tree known as the Cot-

tonwood which grows extensively inthe south and west, tho we don't be-

lieve any of them, are seen furthersouth than Savannah, so Marion coun-ty doesn't know what it looks like.

There is a cotton forest out on theSilver Springs " road, about threemiles from town, tho. Mr. DickHewitt has six acres in Sea Islandcotton out there. An acre of it is on'an old cowpen, atld the cotton makesa genuine forest. The stalks are tento twelve feet high and thick enoughto make good stovewood.

One of the plants is on exhibitionin Tydings' drugstore. It is a goodtwelve feet high and five or six yardsaround.

RAILROAD MEN MAYASK A RAISE

(Associated Press)Cleveland, O., Nov. 6. General

chairmen of the Brotherhoods of Lo- -.

comotive Firemen and Enginemen,representing a hundred roads east ofChicago, are conferring today on theadvisability of requesting wage in-

creases. -

HUGE BUILDINGS FOROFFICES AT WASHINGTON

Washington, Nov. 5. One of themanifold problems presented by thewar is that of furnishing adequateoffice accommodations for the thou-sands of addftionaf officials, clerksand other federal servants who arepouring into Washington. The gov-ernment is exercising its prerogativein this direction and has command-eered conveniently located officebuildings and apartment houses witha free hand. In addition, it is erect-ing huge temporary structures foruse as offices, and in the building ofthese contractors are breaking timerecords for construction work. Abuilding to house the six hundred of-

ficials and clerks of the Council ofNational Defense, containing morethan 100,000 square, feet . of floorspace, was erected and fully equippedin fifty-thre-e days. Similar buildingsnearby are for the use of the forcesof the food administration, fuel ad-ministration and army ordnance.Work is well under way on a mam-moth structure which will cover threecity blocks to house the overflow ofthe war and navy departments, thecontract for which calls for comple- -'

tion in four months. ,By these methods the government

keeps in advance of its actual needs.At the present rate of increase theusual 35,000 federal employees inWashington will be more than dou-bled if the war continues anotheryear. Workers of all kinds are be-

ing appointed, stenographers andtypewriters and drafts men for theservice generally, and what are knownas schedule clerks, index and catalogclerks, clerks 'qualified in statistics iaccounting, and clerks qualified inbusiness administration for the ord-nance department of the army, beingin great demand.

Representatives of the federal !vilservice commission at the postofficesin all cities are the official recruitingagents for the great civilian army, anarmy of a half million behind themen behind the guns.

Just because the war is on there iso reason why we should not "cleanP."

W. K. Lane, M. D Physician andSurgeon, specialist Eye, Ear, Nose andThroat. Law Library Building, Ocala,Florida. tf

Specials in stationery 25c. box.THE BOOK SHOP. 3t

It is too late to buy a Liberty Loanbond, but not too late to build a"bonfire." Have a celebration in yonrown back yard.

the success he so richly deserves.Mr. J. M. Smith and son of Waca-hoo- ta

came down this afternoon andMr. and Mrs. J. L. Beck and littleJames Hudgens accompanied themhome and will be their guests forseveral days.

Mrs. J. E. Crumpton of Clearwaterwas the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Z. A.Crumpton last Friday night.

Mr. H. E. Snowden of Oxford wasthe guest of his family last Sundayand attended church.

Mrs. Eliza Blitch is the guest ofher son, Mr. T. E. Carter.

Messrs. Emmett Petty and CecilClark have been discharged from thtarmy and are at home again.

Mr. Paul Rawls, who, has beenworking on the cantonment at Colum-bia, S. C, has returned home afterbeing absent several weeks. Paulsays Florida is good enough for him.

Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Noble and chil-dren came "over last Sunday. Mr.Noble returned home Tuesday, butMrs. Noble and children will remainfor the balance of the week and .bethe guests of her parents.

We are sorry to report the seriousillness of Miss Eva Mills, and wishher a speedy recovery.

Mr. Vance Seckinger is spending acouple of weeks with relatives here.

Have your prescriptions filled atCeng's by registered pharmacists, tf

)1 .Pcala Thursday.'

Mr. Clarence Collins of Evinston,was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. EddieCollins Sunday.

Mr. Clarence Chitty was real sickSunday.

Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis and MissMamie Fant attended the funeral

unday afternoon of Mrs. J. C. Mathews of Flemington.

f- - . Miss Mamie Fant visited Gaines- -ville Tuesday.

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