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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
NORTHPOLE VICTIMS

10 sIbsist on seal meat, as did the
dogs. Their sled is built SO as to be
convertible into a boat for crossing
streams of open water in the ice.
The gasoline schooner Polar Bear
subsequently went as far east as
Banks Land, skirting the ice and
blowing her whistle continuously. but
failed to find any trace of the three
men.
Andrew Norman of the Stefansson
expedition was lost for two days last
May and was found by searching par.
ties. He became demented as a result
Of his sufferings while lost and CON-
mitted suicide by shooting. This is the
first fatality in the expedition as far
as known.
The story of how Ernest De Koven
Lefiingwell. the arctic explorer. and
Capt Otto Nahems, q former member
Of the Stefansson party. had travelled
from F1axman island to Point Barrow
in a dory was brought here from the
arctic. The perilous journey of the
pair took 80 days. Both are on the
steam schooner jeanette. which left
Point Barrow for San Francisco Au-
gust 81.
Sprague Brooks. an ornithologist
from Harvard university, was reported
aboard the revenue cutter Bear. He
was q member of the Stefansson
party and was picked up at Point Bar
row, where he had been taken from
Demarcation point on the schooner
Anna Olga.
The four-masted schooner Holmes
went ashore on Sea Horse island. near
Point Barrow. but was pulled OF by
the Bear and taken to Point Barrow
August 25. The gasoline schooner
North Star has been purchased and
added to the Canadian exploring fleet.
Doctor Anderson sailed from Herschel
island August Is. with the vessels
Mary Sachs, North Star and Alaska.
The Mary sacH 5 will go to Banks
Land direct. and the North Star and
Alaska, with Doctor Anderson, will 60
to the Coppermine river in Union
straits. 500 miles east Of Herschel
island.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
WHALES SWEPT
IN BY BIG TIDE
Resort Visitors See Mother and
Calf Carried Ashore at
Long Beach.
TAKEN FOR WARSHIPS
Pair Battle valiantIy In Vain Struggle
Against the Waves, lashing Water
Into Foam-NaturaI History Museum
Gets Bodies.

New York.-"There she blows!
Whales in the ofing!"
A young man, bareheaded, with stem
torian lungs and wearing a proper
bathing suit, raced down the board
walk at mean high tide at Long Beach
the other morning. While his oft-re-
peated cries might not have aroused
the placid Inhabitants of New Bedford.
1t did stir up a sensation at Long
Beach.
He was terribly in earnest, and to
passers by he explained as best he
could that there was the sight Of their
lives Awaiting those who had conf
dence enough in his word to 60 up
the beach a short distance beyond the
boardwalk.
Whales coming ashore" was enough
to bring the bathers out of the way Of
possible danger, and as soon as wraps
could be donned there was a rush for
the rolling chairs In order to get
sight at the unusual visitors who had
dared to disturb the serenity of Long
Beach.
Such unwonted excitement had
changed the cry of whales into q yarn
that the objects OF shore were a cou-
pie of German cruisers chasing Brit
ish ship in shore for refuge. Glasses
that some Of the crowd had reduced
the cruisers to submarines. when the
owners Of the glasses described the
two black objects that were creating
very much of a hubbub in the waters
as they splashed their flukes and sent
the spray skyward in something like
miniature waterspouts.
Those who were earliest to reach
the spot where later the visitors land
ed were sure that the strangers were
nothing more than huge porpoises. An
extremely long and exciting half hour
solved the mystery. for there was then
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

can trick of permitting a bull to toss
q heavy horse about on its horns until
1t Is tired out was soon spotted by the
American beholders. They saw that
each valiant" matador. just before the
final thrust, was facing, not a wild.
ferocious bull. but q pitifully exhaust
ed and weak wreck that could harm
no one.
The film showed the sixth bull en-.
tering the ring, to be faced by the
great Spanish sghter. Fuentes. And
all of a sudden the picture stopped
several printed lines were thrown on
the screen. explaining that the next
view would show how Fuentes had
been terribly injured by the bull. All
odd murmur ran through the audience.
1t was pay night and many soldiers
were in the crowd. The picture was
renewed. The bull approached the
matador; the matador slipped; the
bull caught him in the stomach with
his horns; it ran about the ring. shak-
ing the hero" like rag.
Some one in the rear clapped. Some
one near him joined him. In q minute
The clapping was general. Three
cheers for the bull" yelled an army
captain. There were so cheers.
Suddenly soldier grabbed a Mexi
can by the nape of the neck. stood him
on his feet and then knocked him
down. The son of gun was kissing
the BULL" he explained to a comrade
as the lights went on.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
Lieutenant Sedoff Dies in the
Arctic Region.
stefansson, With Only Two compan-
ions, Starts on Two Years jour-
ney Into Depths Of Ice-eound
Country Of the North.

London, England.-It Is reported by
surviving members of the arctic expe-
dition headed by Lieutenant Seldom.
which left for the north in 1912, at
Archangel, that Lieutenant Sedoh
died in a vain attempt to reach the
north pole. The expedition win
tered in 1912 and 1913 in newly dis
covered territory and later Seldom pro-
ceeded to Franz Josef land. whence he
started for the pole, accompanied by
two sailors. The leader fell Ill on the
way and died.
Nome, Alaska.-The gasoline schoon-
er King and Winge, which arrived here
from Point Barrow, Alaska. brought
news that Vilhjalmar Stefansson. the
Canadian explorer, with two compan'
ions set out from Martin Point, east Of
the mouth of the Barter river. March
% with six dogs, a sled, two rifles and
plenty of ammunition, heading straight
north over the ice in search OF new
land. A supporting party of three
others accompanied Stefansson ~
days due north on the sea ice and then
returned. reaching shore April 16.
Before starting Stefansson left or
ders with Dr. Rudolph M. Anderson.
his lieutenant in the Canadian govern
ment expedition, to establish a camp
for him on Banks Land.
Stefansson may not be heard from
for two years, his associates say. The
three men in his party are remarkable
ice travellers and expected to be able
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
TRAPS THE TEUT0NSI
EnQIishman Delivers Germans Up
to Their Enemies.
Signals British Warship That Vessel
on Which He 10 Crossing Water 10
Carrying Reservists-Is Severe
Iy Attacked, But Wins Out.

Halifax, N. S.-More thrilling than
fiction was the story of the British bat
tleship Glory's stopping Of the Spanish
mail boat Montserrat, as told here by
members of the crew. The Montser-
rat sailed from Vera Cruz several
weeks ago and stopped at New York
en- route here. The British consul gen.
eral at New York was suspicious OF a
number of those reported on the Mont
serrat's sailing list, thinking they were
German reservists.
When the Montserrat sailed from
New York one of her passengers was
quiet little Englishman who made
plenty of acquaintance and seemed to
know a great deal about the ship. No
body paid much attention to him, how
ever, until the Glory hove in sight.
Then some of the German-speaking
men aboard became very much aware
Of his presence. They discovered the
Quiet Mr.. Beatty on the poop deck in
the shelter of one of the boats carry
ing on a vigorous wig-wag with the
Glory.
The Germans-many of whom had
been telling the sympathetic Mr.. Beat
ty all about how they had their uni
forms under their civilian clothes and
how they planned to rejoin the German
army-made a rush for the Britisher
and lively scrap ensued. The Glory
meanwhile signaled for the Montser-
rat to stop and demanded that Beatty
be protected. Captain Ferrer obeyed.
The big 12-inch guns of the British
battleship we're trained on him and he
had no alternative.
When q heavily armed boarding
party of British blue jackets came
aboard Beatty saluted their ofiicer and
made a formal detailed report Of his
Investigations.
The Germans were arrested on ar
rival here and held. Their baggage is
being searched.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
BIRD A MURD:RER'S MASCOT
Little Sparrow Comes to His Prison
Cell and Grows to Be
Familiar.

Reading. Pa.-Calogert Strazzieri.
murderer, awaiting the result of his
application for a new trial. has a
novel way of passing his time in his
cell. He has for his companion a
sparrow. which came to him a week
ago through his cell window, ard is
taken as a good omen by the pris-
oner.
During the short time the bird has
been in the mans company he has
taught 1t many tricks. When he goes
to sleep the bird will fly on the mans
bed. not content till he places it in
the pocket Of his pajamas. Here 1t
will repose till morning. 1t will climb
up his clothes. eat out of his hand at
will, and does not appear to be salts
fed unless 1t is constantly fondled.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
CALL THE BRITISH WILD MEN
Wounded and Captured Germans
Brought Into Paris Declare eayo-
net Charge Irresistible.

Paris.-The majority Of the wounded
Germans who are being brought into
the city are suffering from bayonet
wounds. They declare the British
have resorted almost exclusively to the
steel in the recent fighting. Their
methods are to shell the German
trenches at length. utilizing all of their
artillery. Then the entire British line
charges. The majority Of the Germans
admit they have been unable to with
stand the ferocity of this character of
attack. They describe the British as
wild men who refuse to be checked
even with shrapnel. Especially terrify-
ing are reported to be the Irish and
Scotch regiments. The rivalry be-
tween them Is acute and every time
a Scotch column distinguishes itself
the Irish can be depended on to at.
tempt to eclipse 1t at the next oppor-
tunity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
relief expedition has sailed for the
Mediterranean to help in the Balkans.
YANKEE lMPERILED BY SLANG
Dictionary .Discloses Beans" 10 Not
Code, So Germans Revoke Fir.
ing Squad Decree.

New York.-American slang does
not appeal to German military officers.
1t sounds too much like a secret code.
This was learned by DR.. Alexander
Becker and DR.. Eduardo San Giovanni.
both instructors in the manual train
ing high school, who arrived here from
Naples.
Doctor Becker was in Markirch,
Germany, when the war started. Doc
tor San Giovanni, who was in Vienna.
went broke" when the banks there
suspended payments, and he could
not cash his letter of credit. He did
not want his Vienna hosts to know of
his condition. so he telegraphed Doc
tor Becker in Markirch as follows:
"kale all gone. Wire 30 beans"
"A secret CODE" said the German
military telegraph operator. This
man Is a spy"
Thereupon the German army fell on
Doctor Becker and took him to head
quarters, where he was questioned all
night. He tried to tell his captors
that this was merely a message of
distress.
"kale." he explained, signified
money. Thirty beans" meant $50.
Not So" said the German military
men. tkale means the City of Kie4.
You have designs on it. We know not
what beans Is for, but this is some
kind OF vegetarian code. Call a fir
ing squad"
1t was looking serious when Doctor
Becker managed to get hold of a die
donary Of American slang. He showed
the German officers the dictionary and
explained to them that slang was a
language most used by college men on
this size of the Atlantic. They looked
grave and studied the dictionary from
cover to cover. They asked him ques-
tons for hours and studied the die
uonary more. Then they announced:
We also American slng use. We
give you IL hours to beat It."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

S mosner caied on him and he indeed
II the nopa
s WORDS precisely were used the third
oes.n 70 Dc disappointed with the
morning after the boy had
cahed the hospital and asked clear
ones had had
breakfast" = - - -
what
Information about him morning?" -
Why certainly"
ton Of an offended - -
He didn't tell any better-what was the u,e,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
The Pair Struggled Against Fate.

plainly in sight big specimen Of the
bottle-nosed whale and her calf coming
toward the shore in the sweep of the
tide in spite of all their efforts to re-
gain the safer waters of the ocean.
There she flukes!" shouted one of
the elderly chasers of the sensation
who had read many sea stories and re-
called the expression of old whalers.
"Fluke" she certainly did. for with
a swish that threw her great ponder
Gus body up in the air until her white
belly glistened in the sun. the mother
dived. She must have found shallow
bottom right there. for in less than a
minute she was back alongside her
calf and being swept to the shore by
the force of the tide. For perhaps five
minutes more the pair struggled
against fate. flashing the water into
foam and giving to the onlookers such
a sensation as is generally vouchsafed
to people at summer resorts only when
the sea serpent puts in his annual ap-
pearance. But there was no fake"
about this show.
With one unusually high and strong
sweep of the waves mother and babe
were thrown high and dry on the shore
and so far inland that no succeeding
wave was strong enough to sweep
them back into the water.
Their death struggles were not long
drawn out and so there was no neces-
sity for the use of harpoons.
When the excitement had abated.
and few tears shed by sympathizing
young women who possibly thought
that tears at such time would make
a hit with susceptible young men. word
Of the unregistered arrivals was tele-
phoned from Nassau to the Ameri.
can Museum of Natural History and
Doctor Rockwell and a couple Of mem
bers of his staff arrived at Long Beach
and were proud and happy to get pos
session Of two such admirable speci.
mems for preservation in the archives
or show cases of the museum. The
mother whale measured Is feet and 2
inches lover ALL" and the baby was
nine feet exactly
Ia = .r,faN D a 81
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
MAN SAVED By SCARED MULE
Frightened Animal Pulls lts Driver
From Seat ~ the Train smashes
the Wagon.

Beverly, N. IA frightened mule
saved the life of Elias Ziegenfuss. Of
this city. when a midnight eastbound
passenger train struck his wagon at
the unprotected grade crossing at
Railroad avenue and Mount Holly
road.
The driver failed to see the locomo.
tive. but the mule sensed the danger
and plunged forward so viciously that
1t stripped itself of the harness, and
Ziegenfuss. who had the lines about
his hands. half-jumped and was half.
jerked from the seat as the pilot hit
the wagon. demolishing II.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

ordered
crevce
than Hoberlk said later that
wire handle to the trick "a
available
Hoberik carrying 100 calendars. %z
know" said Hoberlik ~.
detective
endar
read" said Hoberik.
And he couldn't He thought still August ~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
Red Cross Head Is Active
Chief Of Organization, But lts
Directing Spirit.

Washington.-Miss Mabel Board
man. the head of the American Red
Cross, Is not the chief of that organiza-
ton In name only. She Is its active d.
rector and every move the Red Cross
has made to help the sick and wound
ed In the present European war has
had her personal attention. When the
war broke out she had just arrived at
Murray Bay. Quebec. to spend her
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

public questions In Z nUnpoliticar way,
VIII be utilized for this work.. --rr
q All the universities Of England win
carry on thair school WORK as usual
tins year, beginning. early ip October.
Attendsnre-wnl .be resfuced gfeatiy.xf
most Of the institutions. Stili the large
attendance OF foreign students at Eng
ltsh schools and the great number Of
students not physically qualified or too
young for war duty makes 1t impera,
i've that work be carried alonk with.
out interruption.
Cambridge and Oxford always have
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

sacation with ex-President and Mrs.
Taft. She Immediately returned to
Washington and since that time has
been working day and night. As a re-
suit the Red Cross ship Is about to
sail from New York with 125 nurses
and 80 surgeons. and about thirty car
loads Of hospital supplies. Another
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
Providence Mob Wrecked stores.

Providence, r. Ia mob of more
than 300 persons angered at the in
crease in the price of foodstuffs, es-
pecially macaroni and spaghetti, broke
into a riot at Providence. marched
through AZ BUSINESS district and
wrecked six stores. Tho trouble started
after. q large mass, meeting had been
held samong the Italian 'reddents 1t
which addresses were made W New
York and. Rostap. e1tators.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
Lime Mortar Il AseIssE

The use Of HING - tindi4e 4
for mortar ovisfndtsd In Ne -
past It4seprobable that some ~
when using limestone rocks TO e.
their ffe noticed that the stoss /:
changed by the action Of the -
passing sAowes may have 49,
lime to . 1ests, md TIM ~
that the paste was iSs60o0 40
and was . better material than N
to ali the crsvices IN Their
dwellings. From this discovHy = ~
'but = step to add sand to the -
order to prodpoo . mortar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
soldiers Ammunition.

In the United States army the in
faptry goes to battleswath '1Oo1rounds
Of ammunition on him and 100 rounds
per man in two bandoliers in wagons
not far behind him. The German. sol
der carries $50 rounds. the French
10, the Austrian 100. the British SOL
der 100. the Russian 100. the italian
1872. the Japanese $50 and the Swiss
l3o. In battalion and company carts
near at hand ne anmunitior. added
to that carried w the men brings the
supply Of cartridges mn to IN. -axaE.
age Of about ~ per rife.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
0xFoNa ssAs COURSE DN.wkK
university Lecturers ID Explain
causss os Srs;s1s Conflict on 81 4
,.ropsan ;oentlnsat.r y /

London. Eagland-Oxford univer.
sity has announced IN extensive plan
for teaching yhS csaaes- Of the present
war tAtPVGA popular lectures 10 be of.
fsrsd KtcSaES .askfosxhoat EnIiand.
The reA hskarx lsetutes;Of the
univsrsity. men trained In treating
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
Rlbs,, I4ahter ',t.rabse.sdT a..tr;.s;. >

San MafceE,s Tel. &fieffAata Allen
of san Marcos. weht rabbit huhtfhk
recently. ran q cottoutaif 'intos Hrock
fence, Esaciied, after xhat rabbit ana, q
rattleT hifhimon the Hand ,AntiduteS
Ind thu. pyompt Agriyat.0f q doctor
saved his LIFE S,.i,,si - sl,l.', ..:r
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

about him that he was resting rs
well - q man in his situation could
be expected to rest" OF course. such
thing could not happen nowadays.
but
Willie was in an Indianapolis hos
pital recently. The first morning after
slight operation his daddy tele-
phoned to ask about him. He had q
good night, has had his bath and has
eaten his breakfast" said the girl at
the other end Of the line. It was in.
deed reassuring. That afternoon the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
heur. Twins Each Hour.

~ erlig;m 75E SsesS lhapE 10 s4GsEusqy
.dser die.' three fatai seecidsnts and
one suicide 6ccur. ahdo thsfs 10 net
Increase Of 100 M population. accord.
img to vital statistics.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
REMAINS AT Vienna HOME
Nine. Oumba, Wife Of Austrian Am.
bassador to v. s., 10 Visiting in
War-Swept Country.

Neutrality-suspicious.. Dumba, wife of
the Austrian ambassador at Washing.
ton. is still at her home near Vienna.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

rate OF half pound day He possibly the expensive %
exhibition at 40
-
adding
% o. w r#
OF late the warus attempted from the
which
which excisD
He frequently sleep with his Jaws the feeding
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

oao0s ~ Ss %
where she went early in the summer
for a short visit. The old castle,
which is her home. is called Schloss
Vestenhof and is about an hour and q
half by motor from Vienna. It was
built in the eleventh century and il
surrounded by beautiful grounds which
are; Nine. Dnmba's yspeeial Nelisht. >
,
I>~.~~~S>G~~~S
so4e on, in spite efsplaeAs.sa4d wars
and other troubles which afiicted.Eng.
land. Nevertheless: mere wSArbop-
saiaf clamor at the opening Of the war
foe the auspapsiaR, o. aosdemie;Jwfk
5hSt all Studspts might sh1iltf
- saIv1tI6ss 4tm a The Font. 40 !.
:. QuebScAFcy TIE 6fst, 1fiAs Il IL.
tual watiAre:; me sovetn&ext Is ssnd;
ing, si3:Salsatiok .Afify, Dmeers' Wit
The, CaAAdin'csati1ssAA ssS<AtStakkS.
The msasoSsrdo s(rtsaraishuashssil
and all other labor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
I||iterate Man DateIess With Many Calendar

Os ANGELES cA-In investigating Hobs 8
No. 243 East First street the
articles such ~ of Mr. In life
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
Geological Park WaIrus a Victim Of GIutha

NEW YoRKEphram the huge walus Of the New Geological
~ aicted with multitude Of hookworms
duced By the voracious appetite animal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

Among the articles was Z great ~
OF calendars. art calendars. with ~
advertising on them. such - ars ~
in the stores.
The police took up their stnfln
at the entrance to the buildinG, -
when Hoberlik returned to his roou
after the sentries had waited for ~
than i've hours. they followed til -
up the stairs. He added more b -
store, just a. the police looked thrpl11
the door.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23
Getting Cheering Information From a Hospital

INDIANAPOLIS ND-Medica sometimes tell sasu
hospital Q
had died hospital telephone girl continued tell
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

He was caught near Etah, Green
land, BY Paul Rainey, and was pre-
scented to the park four years ago. At
that time he weighed 40 pounds. but
he began eating his way to an early
death on the day he arrived. Eating
was . continuous performance with
Ephraim, both awake and asleep, un-
til he became 20 fat that 1t panied
him to move.
He weighed 500 pounds on the
day Of his death. In the last four
months his weight increased at the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-19
Keyport Opens Season With
a Minstrel Performance
Lspecial to the Evening Star. ]

KEYPORT, May 19.-Keyport's
summer season will open tonight. All
arrangements to make the event
memorable as usual have been COM
pleted and all of the business men
here have Joined in the spirit and
have worked for the furtherance of
the plan.
A minstrel performance will open
the program tonight. Many of the
popular young ladies will participate
in the entertainment Miss Lillian
V. Campbell will be the interlocutor,
and the ends will be the Misses Bar
bara Hoagland, Grace Massey, Emily
Sproul, Louise Greenawalt, Elsa Bauer,
Mamie Half, Marie Campbell and
Constance Greenawalt. Several solos
will follow. A one-act comedy, emit
tied Heirs at Law" will also be pre-
scented.