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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-30
GERMANY ATTACKED
BY BATTLESH|PS
British Flyers Shell War Craft
at CuXhaven.
SEPPELINS AID IN FIGHT
Most Spectacular Battle in History Of
Warfare Occurs Near Elbe
RiVer-AViator Lost and
Three Vessels Hit

London, Dec. 2S.-The most spectac-
Olar battle in the history of warfare,
IN which land batteries. wsrships, sub
marine boats. aeroplanes, hydroplanes
and Zeppelins were engaged, is de-
Scribed in an official announcement
given out by the admiralty
The battle is that which resulted
when the combined British sea and
air fleets attacked the German naval
station at Cuxhaven, On the south bank
OF the Elbe's mouth, across from the
entrance to the Kiel canal
The statement follows:
On Friday, December rs, German
Warships lying in Schillig roads, off
Cuxhaven, were attacked by seven
naval aerOplanes.
The attack was delivered at day
light, starting from point in the
vicinity of Helgoland
ZeppeIins Attack Ships.
The British seaplanes were escort
ed by light cruiser and a torpedo
boat destroyer force, with submarines.
As soon as these ships were seen
ey the Germans at Helgoland two
Eeppelins and three or four hostile
seaplanes. acting in conjunction with
several hostile submarines, attacked
them.
"A naval combat ensued between
most modem cruisers on the one hand
and the enemy's air craft and sub
marines on the other.
by swift maneuvering the enemy's
submarines were avoided, and the Yep
pelins were easily put to fight by the
guns of the Undaunted and the
Arethusa- ..s
THE enemy's Zeppelins dropped
bombs near our ships without hitting
any of them.
THE British ships remained for
three hours off the enemy's coast, un-
molested by any of the surface YES
sells and safely re-embarked three of
the airmen with their machines.
Three other air pilots were picked
up later, according TO arrangement. by
arrangement.
Three other air pilots were picked
up later, according to arrangement, by
ing by, their machines being sunk.
: One p{iOt, Flight Commander Hew-
lit, is missing. His machine was seen
wrecked about ieght miles from Hell
gOland, and his fate is at present un-
known.
The extent of the damage done by
the British airmens bombs cannot be
III ~,
discharged on points Of military sig
nificance.
Eerlin Issues Statement.
Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, L.
/. Dec. 2S.-An attack by British
cruisers. destreyers, and hydroplanes
on the German, naval base, in he North
sea, of which Wilhelmshaven and Cux
haven are important centers, is re-
ported in a statement from the admir-
atty here. The attacks were made
December %.
The admiralty reports that on De-
eember 25 eight British ships made
dash into German bay. HydrOplanes
conveyed by them advanced against
the mouths of the German rivers and
hurled bombs at the anchored ships
there and a gas tank near Cuxhaven.
without hitting them or doing any
damage. The hydroplanes were fired
upon and withdrew to the west.
German airships and aeroplanes re-
cOnnOitered against the British forces
and hit with bombs two British de-
stroyers and one convoy. Fire started
OF the latter. Fog prevented a con-
ginuation of the fighting"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-30
Husband end Wife Woundad.

Hanover, II. H., Dec. 28.-Walter d.
Laramie, young farmer, and his wife
of Enfield, were brought to a hospital
here suffering from bullet wounds that
are likely to be fatal Laramie is
charged with the shooting. The pair
was out driving at night, when, accord
ing to The police, there was a quarrel
due to the jealousy of the husband.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-30
PLANT TO RUN FULL TIME''
Shoe Factory in New Hampshire t
Resume-SeVen Thousand En-
ployees Affected.

Manchester, \. H., Dec. 2S.-No-
tees announcing resumption Of full
time in all departments were posted
in the factories of tire w. H. McElwain
Shoe Manufacturing company here.
Seven thousand employees in the local
shops will be affected. Only part OF
the plant has been running recently,
end not on IuIl time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-30
JOSEPH E. IVEY
nnto Breaks Mans Neck.

Shelbyville, Ind, Dec. 14.-Charles
McCabe, ffty-six years old, farmer
and stock buyer, was killed on the
Michigan pike east of here by a small
automobile driven by Andrew Tho
mann, blacksmith. McCabe's neck
was broken.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-30
HAGENBECKS DIE IN BATTLE
Two Brothers, Well Known Menagere
Owners of Germany, Are Re-
ported Killed.

ST. Louis. Dec. 2S.--Word that Lor-
en- and Henry Hagenbeck, the we'll
known menagerie owners of Germany,
have been killed in battle was received
0y George Dieckman, president of the
St. Louis Geological society.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-30
Try our Job Printing.
Tenants for Centuries.

Two remarkable cases of Unbroken
succession Of tenancy were mentioned
at the sale of part of Sir David Delves
Broughtons Cheshire estate at Crewe,
England. It was stated that the Bar
ton family had been tenants on the
estate over two hundred years, while
the Cooke family had been tenants in
unbroken succession for 267 years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-30
Summons,

state of Wisconsin,,
Circuit Court Grant County.
James Ii. Brees, Plaintiff
VS.
Marv J. Brees. Defendant
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the said
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after service of this
summons. exclusive of the day Of service,
ana defend the above entitled action in the
court fore aid. and in case of yGur failure
so to do judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the COM
plant.
GEO. b. CLEMENTSON,
Plain iff'S Attorney,
P.O. Address. Lancaster, Grant Co., Wis
1St ms Dec I6 last ms. 20 Jan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-30
Summons
Plaintiff.

GTATE OF WISCONSIN-In Circuit Ceart
y for Grant County.
Nicholas S. Adams.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
False Economy

Farmers and feeders make a great
mistake when they cut down on the
amount Of grain food that they feed
their fattening animals during the
winter There may be some animals
on the farm which can be carried
along through the winter on moderate
rations, but fattening stock and dairy
cows do not belong to that class.
The farm teams that are not being
worked do not require a full ration
Of grain food during the winter but it
is costly economy to rough them
during the winter on short rations.
The horse that Is allowed to run down
in flesh condition during the winter
cannot do as efficient service during
the springs work as he could II he
were fed we'll during the winter. No
man ever made money feeding live
stock just enough to keep them alive.
In feeding fattening stock and dairy
cows, gain and profit come in proper
ton to the amount of food the ami
mails put to good use. The fattenlnS
animals and dairy cows should have
no setbacks; and the best feeders are
the ones who know when to feed high
priced grains and are not afraid to
feed full rations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31

AS the authors Of primary injury TO
the seed, they very frequently cause
serious damage to manufactured Prou-
ucts and to grain that has suHereu
first from the attacks of the WeeVlis
or grain moth and has been Kept lot
length of time in storage.
Nearly all of the grain-feedlng spe-
cies known in the United States nave
been distributed by commerce to all
quarters of the earth, no insect being
more easily carried from one land 70
another, since they breed continuously
for years in the same grain and are
unknowingly transported when In an
immature state in the kernels Most
Of our indoor insects are indigenous
to the tropics and do not thrive in the
cold climate of our extreme northern
states, but in the south they have be-
come acclimated and there do their
greatest damage
All the various species OF insects
that attack stored grain are lndls-
criminately called weevels, but the
only true grain weevils are the gran
ary weevil and rice weevl. These two
insects resemble each other in struc-
ture as well as in habit. They are
small, flattened, brown snout beetles
Neither is more than sixth OF an 1nch
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
COST OF A CREAMERY.

The cost of building and equipplng
a creamery will vary with the kind OF
material used, the size of the building
and the distance the building mate
rails must be transported. Prices or
building materials also vary, when
makes it very hard to give accurate
figures as to cost, hence only general
data can be given in this line.
A small creamery building con-
structed Of brick or cement, with ce-
ment floors. will cost from $1,000 to
$4,000, medium sized building $5,0oo
to $4,000, and large one from $I,ooO
to $4,000. These prices secure good
substantial buildings, constructed so
that they are sanitary and practically
frost proof, and that is the cheapest
building to put up where dalrylng
has come to stay. There are no doubt
places where lumber is cheap ana
dairying in it's infancy, where 1t may
be advisable to build a frame build
ing, and in such places building can
possibly be putIup for about half what
it costs to build more substantial
one.-James Sorenson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
BY w. L. McAtee.

Dakota, and Nebraska. 1t fills the
same place in the west that the rose
breast does in the East. and eco
nomically Is fully as important. In
stead of being regarded as an enemy
by western orchardists, the blackhead
hould be esteemed as friend. since
it is foe to the worst pests Of horti-
culture the scale insects which
compose q fourth Of its food. The
black olive scale alone constitutes a
fifth of the birds subsistence, and the
frosted scale and apricot scale also
are destroyed.
The blue grosbeaK is a small but
beautiful bird which breeds oyer the
southern two-thirds of the United
States. Blue grosbeaks do no damage
during the nesting period. and. in fact,
are of great value to any farm they
choose for q home. A tenth or
the subsistence is made up OF pur-
slane caterpillars and cotton cut
worms, enemies Of sugar beets and
cotton. Because of its effective war
fare on these pests, the blue grosbeak
is an efficient ally of the farmer and
deserves to be protected.
The gray grosbeak, parrotbill, enters
the United States only in Texas, Arl-
IONA, and New Mexico. Like the blue
grosbeak it is more fond of cater
pillars and grasshoppers than of other
insects. Weevils are next in order OF
preference. In August and Sep
TENDER seven-tenths of the gray gros-
beak's food is weed seed. five-tenths
consisting exclusively Of the seeds or
two of the most important weeds or
the South, namely, foxtail and bur
grass. SO far as known, the gray
grosbeak eats practically no beneficial
insect and damages no crop. This, IN
addition to the fact that 1t feeds upon
noxious weed and insect pests. entities
it to complete protection.
Planting wild fruit is important for
the purpose of attracting birds. Be-
sides the fruits above mentioned, the
following are valuable: Dogwoods,
hollies, juniper, bayberry, Virginia
creeper, blueberries. blackberries and
wild grapes. Not all the thickets on a
farm should be removed since they
serve to harbor birds, to protect them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
NOTES OF THE ORCHARD.

Too much care cannot BE taken IN
buying nursery stock. It's heartbreak-
ing to care for trees for four or five
years only to discover that they are
worthless.
Always get written guarantee with
your trees and be sure that the people
behind it are able to make the guar
antee good.
We do not need manure or COM
mercial fertilizer on our orchards as
much as light cultivation and perfect
care.
Beware Of the oily-voiced tree
agent. Buy Of firms of known lnteg-
rity.
Are the rabbits and mice skinning
your young trees?
Coal tar cannot be beaten for keep
ing out the peach tree borer. but 1t
will not kill him once he has become
established.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
SOME GOOD RECORDS.

Recently a Holstein COW owned by
Mr.. Gillett, of Wisconsin, produced
99s pounds Of butter fat equal TO
1900 pounds of commercial butter) IN
one year
A Jersey cow owned by Mr.. Autin,
of Illinois. produced s54 pounds OF
butter fat equal to 1922 pounds OF
commercial butter) in one year.
A Guernsey COW owned by Mr..
Ames, Of Massachusetts, produced
9O6 pounds of butter fat equal to
1858 pounds Of commercial butter) in
one year.
These results were not accidental,
luck was not the cause, peculiar ad-
vantages were not responsible.
An intelligent, persistent effort
based on the teachings of science, IS
the whole explanation.
Any man who will read and Work
can double his milk and butter yield
if it is below $50 pounds of butter tat
a year and it is possible for him to DO
it in surprisingly short time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31

preciated and soon became fovorite
food for chickens. The farmers of
Kansas and Oklahoma have given it
much attention and it is being cult
waited in these states on quite large
SCALE It's drought-reslsting qualities
have recommended it especially to
farmers living in localities too dry FOR
the best development of corn.
Like all other crops, Kafir corn
yields best on rich land. 1t responds
we'll to generous treatment. Its Gull
ture, however, is not limited to soils
Of certain classes and qualities. IL
may be grown on stiff clays and on
light sand, in river bottoms and on
poor uplands and it will yield profit
able returns on soil too poor Tor corn.
Up to this time kafir corn has been
relatively little used for human food
in this country, though long a staple
food in Africa, India and China. IN
composition and digestibility 1t diners
little from Indian corn. Its flavor IS
somewhat stronger, and while some
people like it at once, others must
acquire a taste for 1t. Mixed with
wheat flour in suitable proportions it
can be used very acceptably in great
variety Of dishes. Kaf1r meal Is now
regularly manufactured in the south
west Following are some recipes
which have been given out by the
department Of agriculture as whole
some and tastey additions to the diet.
Kafir Corn Gems.
cupful Kaf1r cornmeal.
IL cupfuls buttermilk.
u blespoonful butter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
Rice weevil larva and pupa in corn.
BREED ONE KIND OF POULTRY.

It costs no more to keep GOOD
straight thoroughbred stock than IL
does to keep mongrels and there IS
much more profit in 1t in the long
run. Breeding but one kind and con-
stantIy trying to improve 1t means
close approach to uniformity in the
stock and it's product. Uniformity is
a valuab BILE asset in the poultry mar
ket.
We often speak of natural meth
DDS" and following Nature. Well, Ma
ture, with mans help, makes the
thoroughbreds. If we should mix up
all varieties of chickens, isolate them
where other fowls could never get AT
them and leave them alone to breed
together indiscriminately, the first re-
suit would be stock of mongrels;
but the final outcome would be ne"
and uniform breed.
AS we now have SO many excellent
breeds already made, each potential
for as much Improvement as any one
reasona bly, can hope to make, there IS
no sense In keeping mongrels ana no
necessity for new breeds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
VALUE OF GROSBEAKS TO AGRICULTURE

from enemies, and to furnish nesting
sites. Where thickets are lacking, the
growth Of artificial ones should be
encouraged. for they are very attrac-
tive to grosbeaks. particularly to the
cardinal.
A permanent drinking and bathing
place on the farm and in the garden
is to be numbered among the most
potent attractions for birds. and with
a little ingenuity one can be prepared
in almost any locality. Winter feed
ing serves to attract the cardinal
which relishes corn, sunfower, and
other seed. and takes kindly even to
table scraps. If particular premises
prove congenial as winter home. the
bird is likely to prefer them in sum-
mer.
No efforts to attract grosbeaks will
succeed, however, unless protection Is
assured Grosbeaks are already pro-
tected by law in practically every
state, but, since the machinery for the
enforcement Of the laws Is often in
effective, statutory protection must be
supplemented by individual action,
particularly under trespass laws. Such
action has long been taken IN behalf
of game birds. and the wise land
holder will take equal precautions to
preserve the smaller insectivorous
species which he is so fortunate as to
have as tenants. Shooting and nest
robbing must. of course. be barred.
Squirrels, when allowed to become too
numerous. destroy many eggs and
young. But in the settled districts
the worst enemy Of birds is the prowl-
ing cat In certain islands, cats have
completely exterminated many birds,
including almost every kind nesting On
or near the ground, and everywhere
they levy heavy toll upon small in
sectivorous species Unquestionably,
if the number of birds is to be mate
rally increased, measures must be
taken to dispose Of rowing cats. Gros-
beakcs are usually able to defend
themselves and their nests against the
English sparrow, but for the sake or
other small birds the numbers of this
foreign pest should be materially re-
duced.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31

Seven kinds of finches, commonly
known as grosbeaks, are to be found
within the boundaries of the United
States. The majority Of these are
good friends of the farmer and de-
serve to be widely known in order
that their services may be appre-
ciated. The grosbeaks are easily dis
tinguished from other finches by their
stout form, bright plumage. massive
bills and melodious voices. All Of
these birds perform invaluable cerv-
ice to our farmers by destroying GER
tain Of our own worst insect pests.
The rose-breasted grosbeak. potato
bug bird, has an extensive range.
breeding from Kansas and the noun
tains OF Tennessee north to Canada
and north and east to the Atlantic
ocean and Newfoundland. The rose
breast has long been held In high
esteem because Of it's habit of preying
upon the potato beetle, and the name
potato bug bird suggests it's impor-
tant services In this direction. Larvae,
as we'll as adult beetles, are con-
sumed. and great many are fed to
nestlngs No less than a tenth of
the total food Of the rosebreasts eX-
amined consists of potato beetles
evidence that the bird is one of the
most i'm pOrtant enemies of the pest.
It's services in devouring other exceed
ingly harmful insects are scarcely less
valuable.
The cardinal. redbird, ranges from
southern Mexico, Lower California,
and Arizona, north to Iowa and On
tario, and east to the Atlantic coast.
1t is great enemy to the rose
chafer, cotton worm, plum or cherry
scale, and other scale insects. and at
tacks many other important insect
pests including the zebra caterpillar
Of the cabbage, the cucumber beetles,
billbugs, locust tiea-beetle, corn-ear
worm, cotton cutworm, southern fig
eater, cooling moth, and boil weevl.
In addition, it consumes a great many
seeds of injurious weeds. Thus Its
food habits entitle the bird to our
esteem, as it's brilliant coat and spirit
ed song compel our admiration.
The black-headed grosbeak, west
ern grosbeak, ranges from southern
Mexico to British Columbia. North
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31

question remains open. Many hold
that potatoes below mark etable size,
! shapely and sufficiently mature.
may be used without serious dete-
rloratlon, and that for economic rea-
sons their use is desirab BILE
The result of a great many tests
have uniformly indicated that small
tubers uncut can be used for seed pur-
poses without detriment to the S, c.
ceedng crop. 1t may still be urged.
however. that the choice of small
seed year after year will result in de-
generation. Although the evidence
seems fairly conclusive that small I'M
cut seed potatoes may sometimes be
used with profit we do not advise
that small tubers be selected from a
crop which has been grown from
small potatoes.
Glrard's Investigations in France
justified the usual practice of the most
prominent agriculturists and horticul-
turists in carefully selecting seed po-
tatoes. By selecting for several gem
erations average-sized tubers from the
best hills he effected a great improve
ment in productiveness. TO ascertain
the best hills by digging each is
exceedingly laborous but Girard
found that the best hills in an evenly
MANFRED field containing only one
variety were those in which the vines
were most vigorous. Selection was
thus rendered easy by means Of stakes
placed beside the luXuriant plants
American experiments indicate con-
siderable advantage in selecting seed
tubers from the most productive hills
Potatoes. Of irregular shape and in
jured tubers should always be rejected
as unfit for planting.
Many potato growers cut tubers
into pieces containing one. two, or
more eyes, laying greater stress upon
the number of eyes than the size of
the cutting. Extensive experiments
show that of the two factors, the
weight is the more important. Every
piece should contain at least one eye,
and it has been generally profitable
for it to be of such size as to contain
several eyes, but whether 1t has one
or many eyes 1t is important that the
seed piece be heavy enough to furnish
abundant nutriment to the shoots
that spring from it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31
PASTURE FOR THE HOGS.

A trip through the country will re-
veal the fact that good many of the
pig pastures on the farms are not
pastures in fact, but simply snail
runs.
This means that the pigs get little
grass or clover while it is at it's best
early in the spring and then go with
out the rest of the season.
Now. if the pigs could be given a
good big pasture where they would
have more range and all the clover
they would eat and some to spare the
profit from them would be more
Glover is very much cheaper feed for
pigs than grain and it pays to give
them all of it they will eat. Fatten-
ing hogs will make the same gain on
25 per cent less grain where they
have access to good clover PASTURE
W.T. P.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-31


Kafir Corn Gingerbread.
cupfuls Kafir cornmeal.
21s cupfuls sour milk or buttermIk.
1 tablespoonful salt
l cupful wheat flour
2 tablespoonful powdered ginger.
1 teaspoonful powdered cinnamon.
Y teaspoonful powdered cloves.
u teaspoonfuls soda.
q cupful sugar.
1 egg.
Mix thoroughly the meal butter
milk and salt in double boiler and
cook over hot water a half hour )"
longer. Stir the butter into the nlu,h
while it is still warm.
Sift together the flour, spices and
soda. When the mush is cool. ada
these ingredients. Beat thorouGhlY
and bake in a moderate oven in sha.-
low iron pans.
Doughnuts with Katir Corn.
cupfuls milk. or milk and water
Il cupfuls katir corn.
Il cupful butter.
q cupful sugar.
1 teaspoon salt. syg
eggs.
/ teaspoonful cinnamon.
teaspoons baking powder.
IA cupfuls wheat flour.
Heat the milk Kafir corn and salt
for half an hour or longer in double
boiler. Add sugar and butter and
cool. Stir together the flour. cinrn-
mon and baking powder, and add 10
the cooled mush. Add the eggs we'll
beaten. and fry as you do ot.'-f
doughnuts.