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Milford chronicle., 1915-03-05
MILFORD GRANGE.

The topic for March 9th, Boost
under subdivisions (a) Silo as a farm
booster Charles Groves, j. H. Skewis.
(b) Legumes our greatest boosters /;
Wallace Handy, Medford Jones. (c)
How may we boost Agriculture ; William
Riggs, 7. A. Rudell. How may we boost
the Grange, w. r. Robinson, H. R.
Lemex. Time limit of five minutes to
each speaker. Solo by S. P. Griffith.
Topic, March 18th, Dairying by H. H.
Hayward, of Delaware College. One
who has attended many Young Patriots
Day, in Milford Grange said I'VE had
the finest entertainment we have ever
had on that day. Mrs. Charles POstles
was in charge of the program.
Recitation. MY Country's Flag" VIM. Fisher, Jr
Recitation. Coming Men "........... Paul Skewis
Recitation. Our Flag, "............ Donald Peet
On Washington's Birthday" Charles POstles. Jr..
Ruth Peet.
truthful George, ........... Mrs. Kari Bunstein
AcrOstic washington Ten girls and Inn march By
Recitation. .......... Emily Geiger. Myrtle Harris
" Tis Splendid To Live So Grandly." Guy Lemex
J ohm Henry Jones. James Postles
s rareWell Address. Felix Short
nag Drill. Eight Girl
aieElea .s..s..s. .Grange
Ice cream and cake in abundance were
then served to all closing this delight
full day.
1t is not given many to see such beauty
as appears on the Grange Hall platform |
IN Tuescay, March 9th, when our ''Old
Maids" Return from Oklahoma" to
ell of their success in their matrimonial
ventures. 1t will be worth the price of
admission to see and hear the Worthy
President, Mrs. Malaprop or the step
mother and her fancy family of eight
hildren. Admission25 cents. Tickets
N sale by Grange sisters.
Milford chronicle., 1915-03-05
BASKETBALL SATURDAY MIGHT.

The Company B boys will play the
strong Camden All Stars at Armory Hall
tomorrow (Saturday) evening at 8.15
o'clock. The game promises to be fast
Milford chronicle., 1915-03-05

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clifton spent
SUNDAY and Monday in Dover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
Official War Bulletins
WESTERN FRONT.

PARIS ISSUED Zeppelin ahp bombarded Calais this
1t dropped projeces which killed belonging
the civil population and material damage
Our batteries demolished position near Lo-
bar Between the s and the Ae been effective practice
by artillery, which dispersed a bivouac convoy.
The violently bOmarded Rheims Sunday night and Monday The
the for their defeats the last
line
taking Ang heavy the
AgOnne artillery infantry superiority,
particularly Fontane Cm Marie Th6rese, well
Cheppy has extended consolidated
By fresh Les have continued gain ground We
hold almost the whole of the positions at Com southeast Of
Eparges, which thus under
At BiBouche south of Les German has been
pulsed At the trench
Asace the the village Of Stossweier
Of which held only the outskirts yesterday.
enemy yesterday Of
cessfu
In Champagne comparative The
fifteen officers and than 1000 The losses Of the
have been extraordinarily high.
The unsuccessful attack positions the east
In the Vosge by
after short Otherwise nothing of Importance occurred
During the clearing operations the northwest Of Grodno
the
commanding
machine guns the actual number of which has
battle
additions has been increased
which
the lakes LOetzen and the Widmr Eight
albre dug pulled of the
The Tenth Russian under General Baron Sever considered
having been destroyed.
be developing Grodo
as well az thoe at Pr taking their regular
There is from Poland the south of the Visu River
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
SITUATION TENSE
in NETHERLANDS
Germany's Failure to Re-
ply to Dutch Note
Resented.

The Hague (via London, Feb. ga
tense undercurrent OF feeling has been
running through all classes in Holland
for the last two or three days. This i'
attributed to public concern owing 20
Germany's action in not replying to the
Dutch note OF protest concerning the
North Sea war zone, and nervousness
as TO what might result from the Ger
man blockade and submarine activity
which possibly might produce an IN
toward incident at any moment.
Although vessels belonging to other
neutral states have suffered, Dutcn
ships up TO the present have escaped
damage, but many seamen are demand
ing increased wages owing TO the risks;
Some of the men decline TO sail and
have left their ships, especially those
bound for England. Numbers OF pas
sengers for the Dutch East Indies have
decided to pass through Germany 10
Genoa in order to take ship there.
Even the Dutch fishing boats, by
governmental order, are to be painted
in the national colors, while their
crews have been advised to carry with
them evidences of their nationality.
The continued movements OF troops
toward the various frontier points and
the constant work OF military engi-
neers on inundation wor ks have in
creased the uneasiness Of the people
The newspapers generally refrain from
commenting upon the situation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
LINER TOOK NO CHANCES
Rotterdam in with Name
Painted Six Times on Sides.

The Holand-America liner Rotter-
dam arrived here last night from Rot
terdam with her name in large letters
painted in six different places on her
sides.
On the windows screening the prom
enade deck, about fifty feet above the
water line, Rotterdam" was displayed
on the glass. Nine alternating windows
were used for this purpose, each hav-
ing a backing or case equipped with
electric lights.
Below this electric night display was
the ships name, painted on the black
plates amidships in white letters eight
feet high, and ten feet below this the
word was similarly painted, but in
smaller letters.
Rotterdam appeared in three places
on the port and starboard sides. A
special set Of bunch lights we're trained
upon the hull at night in the English
Channel, and according TO the ships
officers the identity of the Rotterdam
could be made out easily eight miles
away with the aid of glasses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
BRITISH ADVISED
EVELYN'S ROUTE
Continued from page l

The Evelyn had been so insured, and
her owners will be paid for her hull
and the cargo owners for the cotton she
carried as soon as the policy can be
"proved up" II is alleged that the
cotton carried by her was worth APP
proximately $350,000. The vessel is
said 70 have been worth less than
5000, 900. II will then be up TO the
federal War Risk Bureau TO collect the
damages by civil action in the German
courts If il Is shown that the Germans
are 10 blame for the Evelyn's loss.
While grstifed that the Evelyn was
DESTROYED under such c &C instances as
not TO add to the international compli-
cation occasioned by Germany's dec
laration Of the war zone and the criti-
cism of that declaration contained in
the American note of protest, admin
istration officials are relaxing none of
their attention TO the major question at
issue. The sinking of the Evelyn brings
more forcibly than before 20 them the
grave dangers which surround Ameri-
can shipping and American cargoes
near or in the war zone. The utter
ances in the American note OF protest,
il is felt, were by no means ambiguous,
and the situation remains, just as be
fore the Evelyn disaster, exceedingly
grave, il is said.
May Send Memorandum on Mines.
Since the American note went for
ward and since the German war zone
proclamation became effective. ell ex-
cept one Of the disasters TO neutral
shipping in the war zone have been
caused by mines. In the American note
Of protest attention was specifically di-
rected 70 the activities Of submarines.
The mine menace was not discussed,
and therefore il is said 20 be the in
tention OF the State Department 10 fol-
low up the note of protest with q
memorandum stating the position of
the United States in the matter Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
PROF. STEIN HOPES
u. S. WILL BE FAIR
Says American Nation Is Built
on Principle of Justice
Criticises Wilson.
[By Cable 10 ne Tribune ]

London, Feb. 22.-Professor Ludwig
Stein, writing in the "Vossische Zei-
tung," says: "The sense of justice Is In
the blood Of Americans, who are COM
posed of Quakers, Shakers, Jewelers.
and Puritans, in their best specimens.
Without this cement this predominant
idea of justice in Americans would
never have succeeded in forming the
national mosaic out of the thousand
and one pieces Of various colors and
forms. The homogeneous American ns'
ton is the greatest and most mlrscu'
lous creation Of history. Yet the pres
ent American government no longer
applies that old, strict justice, that Oh
principle of suo cuique, on which in
predecessors acted, for instance, IN
l870-T1."
Professor Stein quotes the Morgan
loans, the supply of war material 70
the Allies and the presence Of British
warships in the "neighborhood" OF New
York, and comes to the conclusion thar
President Wilson's administration
measuring with two measures" and
shifting the limits OF neutrality TO our
disadvantage" There is still time,
he declares. "The cloud Of suspicion
can easily be dispersed" and he hopes
President Wilson will yet return TO ne
eternal principle Of justice on WHEN
the American commonwealth Is built
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
[Ry Csbls 70 The Tribune. J

London, Feb. 22.-Certain Americans
here with shipping interests assert
that they have received reports from
America alleging that German cruisers
in the South Atlantic are enabled to
evade capture as the result of reeeiv..
ing messages via the Mexican cable at
Galveston and South American ports:
The Tribune representative was IN
formed to-day that an elaborate sys'
tenn was conceived by German agents
in the United States and South Amer
lea by which German cruisers can learn
the whereabouts of British merchant
men, as we'll as enemy warships.
The latest achievement of the Ger
man auxiliary cruiser KronprinS Will
helm in sinking five merchantmen Is
attributed in part to secret channels
of information.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
Russians Expect to Drive
Austrians Out of Bukowina
Try Cnhle 20 The Tribune ]

London. Feb. 23.-"The Daily Chron-
;ele" publishes the following dispatch
from its correspondent with the Rus
sian army in BukOwina, dated February
20 and sent from the village Of Bowan'
on the Rumsnian frontier:
To-day. thanks TO the special faeili-
.Ie. allowed me, / was able 70 cross the
Pruth and visit Russian headquarters
hohind the line Of the Pruth. Over a
hottie Of rose-colored lemonade a gem
eral discussed with me the situation,
which no considered excellent He
hoped very soon 70 send the Austrians
avinr from Bukowina. The general is
an old warrior who has seen much
fighting. but his name the censor for
bids me 70 mention. He received me
with true Russian hospitality. but l
must admit. however, that, brave and
unconeerned as he undoubtedly was, as
we talked he looked with wry face at
the lemonade, the only beverage now
obtainable on this side OF the Pruth.
con the other side OF the river the
Austrians had two guns in position,
with which they bombarded the Rus
slan position. For three hours ! sat on
the edge Of the duck pond, which at
Mamornitza separates Hungary from
Rumapia, and watched with interest the
Austrian gunners, who. sheltered be-
hind a garden wall. kept blazing away
al tbe Russians concealed in the brush
wood on the banks Of the Pruth. The
Russians replied with some machine
guns. but after some time the firing on
both sides became quieter and finally
ceased.
"An Austrian battery commander
came 10 the Hungarian edge Of the
duck pond, and learned from him that
one OF his gunners, who to-day had
been serving redhot shells against the
Russians, had formerly been a waiter
AZ the Troeadero, in London. The Aus
trisn officer and myself exchanged the
latest news, and he was surprised 20
learn that London was still unburned
and the inhabitants not yet starving
He asked me for some cigarettes, and
] threw him some packets, for which he
thanked me. lie invited me TO his side
Of the pond for a chat. hut ( at ] de-
clined, deciding for the aoment that
had best remain on Rumaaian soil"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
WAR COSTS LIVES
OF HIGH OFFICERS

Amsterdam, Feb. ga dispatch
from Berlin to the Amsterdam "Tele,
graf" says that Lieutenant Geners'
Won Wrochem, commander OF Ger
man army division, who recently wa.
awarded the Iron Cross, Is dead 81
the German capital. o.,
According to the same telegram Lieu
tenant Count Won Bassewitz-Levetzow'
a son of the Premier Of Mecklenburg.
Schwerin and brother-in-law OF Prince
Oscar, fifth son Of Emperor William,
has been killed In the eastern thes'rs
of the war.
Paris, Feb. GIT was announce
to-day that General Loyzeau de Crane
Maison, a distinguished French soldier
had been killed In a recent battle, =,
The death in battle on Sunday, OF "a;
Chevillon, member Of the Chamber o.
Deputies for observation-disclosures, VS. VS..
announced in the Chamber to-day. hs
was serving as. a lieutenant OF lnIsh'
try in Eastern France.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
SEIZURE OF COPPER
BEFORE PRIZE COURT
British Won't Guarantee Net TO
Use Metal Before Case
Is Settled.

London, Feb. 22-The seizure OF a
considerable quantity of unwrought
copper for Sweden, which was brought
over in two neutral and three British
ships, came up before the prize court
to-day. The counsel for n Swedish
company said he was authorized by the
Swedish Minister to say that the cop
per was urgently needed in Sweden in
order to I'll government contracts. He
asked for an assurance by the British
government, which had requisitioned
the copper, that it would not use the
metal before legal settlement was
reached.
The Attorney General said the gov
eminent, while prepared to act reason
ably, could not give such a pledge. If
the Swedish Minister desired to make
any representations he added, he must
do so through the Foreign Office. The
case was adjourned on the application
of the Attorney General.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
GERMAN CRUISER
REPORTED IN GULF
British Ships Refuse to
Leave Galveston-Se-
Cret News Channels.
lBy Telegraph TO The TrbunsI

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 22.-Rumors
that a German cruiser has been in the
Gulf several days are current mere
Two British steamers loaded with
wheat and cotton scheduled TO sail on
Saturday night, were held at the wharf,
About a dozen British steamers are
loading now.
The Mexican cable has reported
nothing hore, and If cruiser has been
ordered to an American port, no word
has been received here Steamers from
Mexican ports report sighting the fun
mel OF war vessel in the Gulf last
week, without discovering her nation
atty. ,,,
Heinrich Won Eskardt. German Min
ister to Mexico, arrived here to-day
from Vera Cruz. He came on a Nor
wegian steamer. and refused to discuss
his mission TO America. lie would not
discuss the location Of German war
ships nor deny that some are In the
Gulf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23

GERMANY'S VIEW OF THE WAR
Germany has won the war on land
and the recent war zone decree is her
method Of combating Great Britain
and her allies In the effort, born OF
desperation, to stsrve out the Ieutonlc
allies by deliberate misconstruction
and misinterpretation OF the imperial
expropriation decree regarding the DO
nestle supply Of foodstuffs within the
German Empire. :,
This IS the view of the situation in
the European war taken by German
diplomats in Washington.
In substantistion of their claim that
Germany has won the war on land
these diplomats point out that with the
war in progress for nearly seven
months there have been no incursions
of foreign foes on the soil of the
Faith eriand worthy Of serious consid-
Grafton. Here are series OF points
advanced by the Germans TO uphold
their position:
The Allies have been unable TO drive
the Germans out Of Belgium.
The allied armies have been unable
20 drive the German armies of French
soil.
The Russian advances in East Prus.
sia and in Galicia have been repulsed
with regularity, and the situation in
tho eastern theatre of the war is bet
ter for Germany to-day than in many
months.
Germany Is amply supplied with mu-
nitions and arms for her armies. Her
armies themselves have suffered in
battle far less than have the armies Of
the Allies. The food supply of Ger
many, although Of necessity under
government surveillance and restric.
lions, is ample for long continued
drain. The spirit Of the people is un-
daunted and the support Of the war
has not tagged or the enthusiasm
diminished In any respect.
Germany is ready for peace to-day,
but peace on her own terms. She will
relinquish not one 1.-THE Of her own
territory, and, on the other hand, she
will make no demands for territory
which she now holds either in France
or Belgium. She is ready for peace,
but only in an infnitesimal degree
less than she is ready for continued
war. The imperial government views
the outlook without apprehension as
10 ultimate German victory with honor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
HOW IT LOOKS TO BRITAIN.

Germany has been held in check on
land and driven from the high seas,
and the German war zone proclamation
was the first sign Of the breaking down
of the great German war machine
through the advance threat OF starva-
ton.
This Is the opinion Of the European
war situation held in British diplomatic
circles in Washington. The expropria-
ton decree was quickly followed as
retaliation for Great Britain's activities
against German bound commerce oy
the war zone decree, and both DEGREES
are evidences of desperation, the Brit
ons hold.
The British point out that despite
the fact that there have been no great
successes since the repulse of the Ger
man armies at the Marine, there have
been no German advances worthy o,
more than passing consideration, ana
they believe that to-day the Kaiser's
armies have been stopped.
Meanwhile Great Britain's new army
is slowly whipping itself into shape for
the spring rush against the Germans.
Already there are 100000 fresh British
troops on French soil still undergoing
drill and man9uvres who have never
smelled powder. Within the British
Isles 100000 more soldiers are in train
ing and will be ready to take the field
before Easter.
The British feel that with this vast
army smashing against the already ex-
hausted forces of the Kaiser gains
against the German lines will follow
quickly. There will result hurry call
for troops now operating against the
Russians in the east, with consequent
depletion of the forces there, and out
of Germany's enforced operations
against foes on two sides will come the
wearing down predicted by military ex-
perts of the Allies from the day Of the
declaration of war.
Great Britain is convinced that the
size of Germany's food supply has been
vastly overestimated. Also she is con-
WINGED that the wastage of foodstutfs
has far exceeded the most liberal cal
culRtions.
The British refuse to hazard guess
as to the duration of the war, but in
sist that there will be an end of fight
ing before October /. and that the war
will end with Germany accepting the
Allies terms of settlement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
RUMANIA OBTAINED
LOAN IN AUSTRIA
Said to Have Been Arranged
Before S25,O0O,OOO Deal
with Bank of London.

London, Feb. ga letter received
by "The Morning Post" from its Buda-
pest correspondent says that Austria
Hungary made a loan of considerable
size to Rumania q short time before
Rumania arranged her s25,000,0OO loan
with the Bank of England. No news
regarding this latter loan was permit
ted to be published in Austria-Hungary,
the correspondent says.
1.-THE Hungarian agrarians," the let
ter continues, ARE much irritated over
the requsitioning of wheat and the
enforcement of maximum prices. Some
of the farmers refuse to give up their
supplies, and some have offered forci-
BILE resistance, for which several have
paid heavy penalties"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
GERMANS DENY
CRUELTY CHARGES

Berlin, Feb. % (by wireless to Say
Vile, n. Y).-An official inquiry has
been made by German judge into
charges published in England that
British prisoners of war at the camp at
Minden had been treated cruelty, says
a statement made to-day by the Over
seas News Agency.
Declarations obtained from physi-
clans and cross-examination of pris-
oners proved the absolute untruth of
these charges" the statement con-
tinues. "The evidence expressly states
that when some of the allegations of
cruelty published in England were read
to the prisoners eleven of the English
men present broke into laughter"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
EASTERN FRONT.

OF
imposby disotgng the left
proceeded Of January
Of railroads,
which
Angerapp
This gathering
February but the magnitude Of the
several days later.
concentrate on our
the
the Nemen the Bobr has followed
of the and threatened
compelled make
This
doganized succeeded
these positions the Russian
The roads being
able trains
quenl notr reaching destination. .
Reaing slowly step by corps forming wing of the
February
yENNA-Aong in and West Gala onv s
lery duels and skirmshes place 49,
repused o the
and lot Of material - ~ "
the OF
officers and 4OOO and nine and hiou machine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
BERLIN CELEBRATES
Imperial Family Attends
Thanksgiving for Victory.

Amsterdam, Feb. PA dispatch re-
ceived by the TELEGRAPH" from Berlin
says that thanksgiving services for the
liberation of East Prussia from the
Russian invaders were held in all the
Berlin churches yesterday. Emperor
William, Empress Augusta Victoria
and the Duke and Duchess of Bruns-
wick attended the service in the cathe-
dral. The Emperor and the Empress
were enthusiastically cheered on their
way to the cathedral.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
Asquith Expects Decision
on Reprisals Very Soon

London, Feb. 23.-"Within a fort
night" was the best official or semi
official estimate procurable this after
noon concerning wher Great Britain
will adopt drastic measures against
German commerce, as intimated by
Winston Spencer Churchill a week ago,
and again yesterday by Premier As
auith in Parliament, but there is evil
dence that action may come much
sooner than indicated by that reply,
possibly within two or three days. Re-
plying 20 a question in the House of
Commons this afternoon, the Premier
ssid
THE allied government, ar consid-
ering what action il would be proper
to take in the way Of repr sails against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
RUSSIA PLANS RAID
ON CONSTANTINOpLE

Copenhagen, Feb. 23.-The "Deutsche
Tages Zeitung" publishes an official dis
patch from Sofa, which says the Rus
slams are concentrating large forces at
Odessa in readiness TO ship them to
Midia, on the Black Sea, sixty miles
northwest of Constantinople, for an at
tack on Constantinople.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
SWISS USE OBSERVATORY
Plan to Watch French ana
German Territory Violations

Paris, Feb. PA Belfort dispatch "
the Havas Agency says that an ooserys.
tory has been erected on height nee,
Bonfol. in Switzerland, where ths
movements of French and German
troops can be watched. A Swiss mn,
tary balloon has also appeared IN .ns
same neighborhood, with the purpoessss,
it is presumed, of detecting possiO's
transgressions of Swiss territory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-23
Torpedoed Steamer Safely
Unloads Cargo at London

London, Feb. 90. - The Norwegian
tank steamer Belridge, which was tor
pedoed several days ago near Folke-
stone by a German submarine, is now
safely anchored in the Thames unload
ing her cargo. The Norwegian Lega-
was consigned TO the Dutch govern
ment. thus disposing Of the rumor that
it was intended for Germany.