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Middletown transcript., 1915-07-10
BIG POWDER EXPLOSION.
Two Men Blown To Death and 7 wo
Hurt Near Annapolis.

Annapolis, Md. = Sixty thousa nd
pounds of powder, being crushed for
fertilizing purposes on the NaYal
Academy farm, at Gambrill, about IL
miles from here. exploded, killing t Wo
men and badly injuring two others. a
spark, caused by friction when tIhe
crushed powder was being raked ano
shoveled into a pile. 1t Is believed BY
Naval Academy authorities, was tine
direct canse Of the explosion.
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-10
STORM KILLS SEVEN.
Oklahoma and Colorado Swept BY Tor.
nadoes--22 Injured.

Muskogee. Okla.-Five were report
ed killed in storm which swept
through Northeastern Oklahoma, in
the vicinity Of Ottawa county. Cliff
ford Boyd, a farmer, was killed by
lightning near Miami. Two deaths at
Commerce, a mining town, were at
tributed to the storm, while two un-
identified bodies were reported buried
under the ruins OF wall near Miami.
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SWISS FRONTIER REoPENED.
But Germans Make Passport Rules
More Stringent.

Paris.-"After 10 days interruption
the German Swiss frontier has been
reopened, although the German au-
thorities have increased the severity
of the regulations regarding passports
for strangers" says the Berne
(Switzerland) correspondent Of The
Temps. Military necessity Is the
only explanation given the Swiss lGov-
ernInent for the cessation of traffic be-
tween Germany and Switzerland"
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ARMENIAN REPORT DELAYED.
Statement On Torpedoed Ship BY Con-
sui GarbIed.

sui GarbIed.
Washington.-The State Department
has not received any complete or com
prehensive report concerning the de-
struction of the British steamer Ar
menian, with loss of several Ameri-
can. lives. The delay was understood
to have been due to the garbling in
transmission of a long report forward
ed by Consul Armstrong at Bristol,
who interviewed the survivors.
Oficials at the State Department
directed that this message be repeated
at its place of origin. Such details as
were understood, it was said, seemed
to- bear out press dispatches that the
vessel failed to heed the warning shots
Of the German submarine and made
repeated efforts to escape.
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JURY SCORES GEORGIA MOB.
Indicts IS Men Charged With Riotlns
Near sIaton's Home.

Atlanta. A special presentment
condemning 1.-The recent manifesto.
tions of mob violence" in Atlanta and
Fulton county and declaring it the
duty of the courts to be "active and
unrelenting against the offenders and
punish them to the limit" was sub
mitted to Judge Hill, in the Superior
Court, by the county grand jury.
Judge Hill, after hearing the pre-
sentiment read, stated he concurred in
it heartily.
No date has been set for the trial
Of the rs men indicted several days
ago on charges of rioting near the sub.
urban home of former Governor
SlatOn.
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-10
PoRFIRIo DIAz DIES IN PARIS.
Former President OF Mexico Had a
Remarkable Career.

Paris.-Gen. Porfrio Diaz, former
president of Mexico. died at his resi-
dence here. General Diaz's wife,
Sonora Carmen Romero Rubio Diaz,
and their son, Porfrio Diaz, Jr., and
the latter's wife were at the bedside
when the end came.
General Diaz began to fail rapidly
about three weeks ago, and while his
death was not unexpected, owing to
his advanced age and recent failing
health, the crisis came suddenly.
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-10
MURDER REPORTED ON SHIP.
Former U. S. Navy Man Alleged slay.
er On British Steamer.

Bridgetown, Barbados.-On the ar
rival here of the British steamship
Tennyson from Rio Janeiro for New
York the ships officers reported that
Caesar Bravo. formerly of the United
States Navy, had shot and killed Harry
Coney, an American, on board the
Tennyson, and had then turned the
weapon on himself. Bravo was taken
to the hospital in a dying condition.
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BOMB AIMED AT POLICE.
Detective Bureau At New York Police
Headquarters Wrecked.

New York.-Anarchists gave de-
fance to the detective force when they
attempted to blow up police head
quarters by exploding dynamite bomb
beneath the offices of Inspector Joseph
Faurot in the Detective Bureau. Dyna-
mite in a gas pipe containing a time
fuse and concealed in a cheap suitcase
was placed in the floor of basement
areaway on the Centre street side
about 20 feet from Grand street and
the cornerstone of the building.
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MARSHALL IGNORES THREATS.
Vlee-President Got Dozen Letters
Threatening Death.

TT GatcTIITIU BUatUs
St. Louis.-Thomas R. Marshall,
Vice-President of the United States, in
a statement to newspaper reporters
said that he had been threatened with
death in more than dozen anonymous
letters which he has received during
the last six weeks. II presume l re-
ceived more than dozen threatening
letteraAwhile In Washington. Some Of
thea ERre signed. but most were
an threw all OF them
-
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cLuNo TO STUMP FIVE HOURS.
York Publisher Saved From Probable
Drowning.

Drowning.
York, Pa-Charles P. Anstadt, a
York publisher, was rescued from
drawing in the susquehanna river,
after he had clung to the stump Of 4
tree for ave hours to prevent bel
swept over the dam of the York HavS
Power Company. He went too ne
the breast Of the dam while fishiI
and his boat was caught in the CT
rentl Hs .grabbed the stump just
he Eept over the dam
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MAxrMILlAN's GRANDSON WEEDS.
Daughter OF BrisadIer-o General Kear-
ney Hls Bride.

Washington.-Augustine de Ytur-
bide, adopted heir and grandson Of
Macmillan, for a brief time Emperor
of Mexico, was married at st. Mat
thew's Catholic Church to Miss Mary
Louise Kearney, of this city. The
bride, who is the daughter Of the late
Brig Gen. James Kearney. is 20 years
old, and Yturbide's age as given to the
license clerk is 50 years OF age.
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NINE FIREMEN INJURED.
Autobus Taking Party To Haoerstown
Turns Turtle.

Turns Turtle.
Frederick, Md.-An automobile bus
with rs members OF the Brunswick
Volunteer Fire Department skidded on
South Mountain, while going to the
Hagerstown celebration. and upset, in
turing nine of the occupants, four of
whom were brought to the City Hos
pital for treatment The car was
driven and owned by Theodore W. l.
Warner, of Lovettsville, Va.
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ss,sss LOST IN DARDANELLEs.
Tells Commons OF British
Casualties.

London. - Premier Asquith an
nounced in the House of Commons
- he British naval and military
N killed, wounded and missing
operations against the Darda-
up to May 81. aggregate 1885
and men.
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BRYAN TALKS AS EDITOR.
Would Make Publishers Show Finan-
eIaI Interest In Policies.

San Francisco.-Passage of a law
to compel editors to show their 1inan-
cial interest in policies they advocate
was recommended by William Jen-
nings Bryan in an address before the
International Press Congress at the
Panama Pacific Exposition. Mr.. Bryan
put peace and politics aside and ap-
peared as a journalist
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-10
$3.50 TURKS REPORTED KILLED.
London says $1,000 Defenders Were
Wounded In Dardanelles.

London.-The total Turkish casual
ties in the Dardanelles operation be-
tween June % and July were $3.50
men killed and $1,000 wounded. accord
ing to announcement made by the Brit
ish official press bureau.
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-10
MISS PAGE 20 WE Ar PALACE.

King PLACES Royal Chapel At Ambas.
sador's Disposal.
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GERMANS HOLD UP OIL sHIp.
Was Detained BY British, BIT Re-
leased For Sweden.

Berlin, via London.-The Am erican
consular agent at Swinemunde, Prus-
sia, reports that the American steam
ship Platuria, from New York, with
cargo of petroleum consigned to q
swedish port, had been held up by a
German warship and brought into
Swinemunde.
Middletown transcript., 1915-07-10

in Bavaria have found
cad school children eat
pdition q their teeth.
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George. it was an
led the Chapel Royal
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16

and ne has been known ever the BOY Of
He made sergeant
me officer United
His service the attention
president him
West Point 1874 he in he
1890 lieutenant
1 AaiNss
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16
MOST VALUABLE AS
GARDEN Fertilizer
Save Every Ounce of Hen Ma
nure and Put Where 1t viii
Do Most Good.

Hen manure Is one Of the most val
farm. This statement Is made by
Charles H. Chesley. In writing to q
farm journal. In many cases, how
ever. 1t is handled the most carelessi
ly. Every ounce should be saved and
put where IL will do the most good,
I use considerable dried muck as an
absorbent to scatter on the droppinga
boards in the hen houses for the pur-
pose OF retaining the liquids: also
every bit of litter Is cleaned out In
the spring and used in the compost
heap. !
Hen manure is a valusble aid to the
gardener, but 1t is rather too strong
to use directly in contact with seeds
or young plants, For cabbage, caulis
flower and other deep-rooted vegetai
bles It Is a good plan to spread lib
eral quantity on the sod and pillow II
in. This may be done any time durl
ing the fall and winter. Whatever Of
the elements may leach out during the
~ihtcA siHh uHSStIy HUI Tue sui W
be found and appropriated by the
plants next summer.
II strawberry patch is to be set
or new garden spot taken up, this
method is advisable as tending to In,
troduce elements into the soil that will
remain for several years. On the
dairy farm. where there Is consid-
cradle amount of hen manure to be-
used, Ii is drawn directly from the
houses and spread upon the sod, either
on land to be plowed the next year or
frequently scattered simply as top
dressing. Perhaps this is one of the
most economical ways Of using the
product.
II requires but little work to collect
the manure every day or every other
day, as the case may be, put IL into
a cart and haul 1t out for Spreading
when full Every ounce o. fertiliz-
sng material goes into the scil with.
out waste.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16
LITTLE INSECT KNOWN AS LEOPARD MOTH
DESTROYS MANY TREES IN NEW ENGLAND
This Pest Which Has Recently Made Its Appearance America
Has Long Been Known Borer Into Trunks Of Various
Kinds OF Trees All Over Europe.

has done the girdling, and the branch
soon willis and dies. Though most OF
the larvae desert the branch within
two or three days after it falls, insects
in shrunken and dying condition have
been found in the branches, showing
that they cannot sustain life on the
dead wood. 1t Is also evident that
very few of those which leave the
branch are able to again find and
climb large tree.
The newly Matched larvae are great
climbers. A number were placed at
the base of fresh lilac bush and soon
commenced to climb. On reaching
the twigs. they were at once taken
of, and again placed at the base when
they would Immediately commence
climbing again. In this way four Of
those making the greatest progress
had in four hours travelled distances
varying from rs to 80 feet. Other ex-
periments showed that some newly
Matched larvae were able to crawl
from so to 100 feet on the ground,
through grass and rubbish, while
others would protect themselves by
spinning together small particles of
sticks and dirt.
In view of the protected life led by
this insect, treatment Is especially diff
f1cult. Tunneling under the bark dur
ing the greater part of its life, 1t is not
affected by arsenical or contact
sprays. The protracted period during
which 1t may appear as a moth him
ders effective action against the adult.
Isolated trees, recently infested, and
small trees with smooth bark, can be
saved by thorough inspection two or
three times year, followed by the re-
moval of infested branches and the
destruction Of larvae found, either by
the injection of carbon disulphide
(bisulphide) into their burrows or the
| insertion of a hooked wire to draw
them out. Large trees badly infested
should be cut down at once Many
| people are averse to having trees re-
moved from in front of their property
until they are very far gone, but stern
measures are necessary in preventing
the spread of the disease.
| The moths are attracted by the
electric lights, and great numbers OF
them could be secured in the flying
season by having men collect them
This method Of check is Of immense
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16

cially arrived"
For entrance into the inner circle
of the elect commend to Uncle Sans
Chamorro relations a chiffonier and
they ask no more of this worlds
boons. The advent of the Americans
to the island of Guam has given the
natives there a glimpse OF American
made furniture, and their souls long
for It with the longing Of mad desire,
writes Hazel Pedlar in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
They have been content through
centuries with their woven floor mats
and their stone stoves spread out in
their lean-to kitchens. Through gen.
erations of the Chamorro people men
have been satisfied with the meager
returns from their primitive farming.
They needed money only to pay taxes.
There was little it would buy save
rice in famine times, a little sugar
now and then as luxury, and plug
Of tobacco as great extravaganza.
But the coming OF the white men,
WSdi Ih6 thC ulllloi LIE VI oASiC oaL4s
has changed all that. The introduc-
tion of goods of all classes and the inn
portation, free of duty, Of all goods
of American origin, have given the
natives new ideas and new tastes.
They need money to buy the white
mans wares.
But above all, they have seen the
household furniture of American man
ufacture, and they know no peace I'M
til they have acquired at least one sam
pie. They care not whether it be stove
or bureau, chiffonier or table. Posses
sion is the mark of aristocracy; and
ambition, which is akin to yearning,
is abroad in the picturesque little is
lands that dot the broad Pacific.
Furniture Ruling Passion.
Saving for rainy days is not a gen.
eral pastime in Guam. The farms
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or Saturday. II the bride has an un.
usually pretty gown and wishes to
make a proper display Of it she
chooses six o'clock for her marriage.
Fandangoes precede the wedding
ceremony proper and a double cele
bration fills the day before the mar
riage-one at the home Of the bride
groom and the other at the home OF
the bride. The festivities begin early
in the morning when the relatives are
hidden to breakfast. For the lunch
con hour intimate friends of the couple
join the relatives and the special
guests arrive in time for dinner and
the musical and dance, which occupy
the evening till midnight. At twelve
o'clock the party, tired with their
dancing, repair to the brides resi-
dence where they keep watch till
morning and time for the wedding.
varying their conversation with chews
OF betelnut and tobacco and gener-
Gus drinks Of gin and beer.
Neighbors contribute various sums
OF money to the bride, gifts ranging
from 81 to Sand the godmother of
the bride makes her gift one Of serv-
ice by doing a generous share OF cook,
ing for the nuptial celebration.
When the hour for the wedding ar
rires the guests march to the church.
returning after the ceremony for
breakfast and luncheon at the hsme
Of the new couple before retiring to
their own homes to sle-p.
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landlords, with ranches rented On
shares to persons of the lower classes.
Their mode of life is similar to Euro
peans and from among them the large
percentage of island officials is drawn.
The middle class citizen is care
free person whose ranch furnishes
him with a comfortable livelihood.
gold or silversmith or as cabinet max
err Many of the native Chamorros
turn out rare bits of wood work, which
is used by themselves or eagerly pur-
chased by the American families resi-
dent on the island.
marines and their officers has had its
effect on the dress of the natives. The
men of the middle class wear whites"
the coat fastened up to the neck In
military fashion, but with tails like
shirt on the outside of the loose
trousers. They wear straw hat, or
an imported felt one; and when at
home wear half-slippers without stock
ings. The wife and daughters usually
wear a trailing skirt of silk muslin
and a full, low-necked, wide-sleeved
blouse Of stiff pima cloth, over which
wide kerchief is frequently draped.
The youngest daughters are often
dressed in American fashion.
The lower classes differ in appear
ance from the higher classes, fact
which may be due to the lesser infu-
sion of foreign blood in their veins.
They are peaceful, good-natured and
law-abiding people, Industrious after
their own limited fashion and sensi-
tive and clannish to degree.
No Race Suicide Here.
The natives are homogeneous and
race suicide is a thing not to be
feared. A mother thirty-two years old
has been found with fifteen children,
two sets of twins in the number; and
large families are the rule rather than
the exception.
Wedding customs among the Cham
orros are Of unique interest. The serv-
ice is usually at 4:30 on a Wednesday
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scattered about the island yield
enough to eat and to wear and the
Chamorros take little thought of the
morrow. But saving for furniture buy
ing Is the "aristocratic" practice of
the middle and lower classes. The
millennium will come when in every
hcMe there is at least one piece of
American-made furniture.
Social classes and aristocracy in
Guam cannot be traced along the usual
lines OF demarcation. Practically all
the inhabitants are land owners. many
Of the lower classes have recognized
good blood and no family in the island
can be called wealthy. A native who
can obtain diet Of vegetables for
himself and his family. two or three
new cotton suits a year. and $50 cash
annually considers himself well OF In
deed. He is satisfied with his primi-
tive house Of woven bamboo and palm
leaves.
These are the boundaries to his ma
tive desires and station. But If he
can add to his life the glory of
walnut bureau or q nickel-trimmed
iron stove. truly the gods have been
good to him. And great, therefore,
Is his prestige
Roughly speaking, the distinction
between classes in Guam falls between
those who live from day to day aud
those who are provident and thrifty
The upper class is cultured, refined
and exclusive. They are usually large
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16

night flying birds. 1t is also believed
that sparrows sometimes feed upon
the eggs or young larvae. One writer,
however, states that the leopard moth
Is serious pest oily where the Eng
fish sparrow has driven away the
native birds. No other explanation
can be given OF the scarcity OF the
leopard moth in the country, adjacent
to infested towns. except the presence
of inseetivorous birds. While travel.
ing from one branch of the tree to an
other. q habit OF this insect, it Is ex-
posed to the attacks OF birds.
Many girdied branches in full leaf
are broken OF by storms. Nearly ali
Of thesa contain the cateroillar which
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16

value. as it is much easier to prevent
eggs being laid than to find the larvae,
which, would otherwise hatch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16
GRANDMOTHER" OF REVOLT
Nina. Catherine Rreshkovskaya.

Mme. Catherine Hreshkovskaya.
seventy-one years old. known as the
grandmother OF the Russian revolu-
tfOn," has been exiled to Bulune. last
outpost on the Icy frontier OF the
North pole region. Only two political
exiles have been sent to Bulune, IL Ia
said. IN the last 20 years. For seven
months OF the year the hamlet Ia cut
on from communication, even by post,
from the outside world by arctic
SHOWS.
Then years ago Nine. Breshkov-
skaya visited New York and made ad-
dresses. including one at Cooper
Union. on Russian conditions. She
collected $4,000 for the revolution.
Ary cause. and II was said that that
was partly responsible for her arrest
and Imprisonment in the fortress of
81. Peter and st. Paul.
There she remained for two and a
half years before being tried with
Nicholas Tschaikovsky. another revo-
1utiOnist. Meanwhile petitions were
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16

Moth-Larvae IN 6urroW.
sufficient to kill small tree. Remain
Ing in the wood during the greater
part of it's life, 1t is rarely seen by the
casual observer. and for the same
reason no general and convenient
methods OF controlling 1t are available,
as in the case OF insects which eat the
foliage.
1t does not confine itself to elms, but
is very general feeder, being found
to some extent on nearly all decidu-
Gus trees and larger shrubs. 1t also
attacks the cherry, apple. pear and
plum trees In England, and has been
known to kill young walnut trees.
The adult moths appear during a
period extending from May to Sep
TENDER The male is much the small
er, and flies with ease, being attracted
by the electric lights. The female
flies very little, preferring IL possible,
TO lay eggs on the same tree where
she emerged from the pupa. For this
reason. high trees, isolated, and 100
Ieel Ut more away from olueFS III
jured by the leopard moth, may re-
main uninfested for years. while con-
tinuous rows of trees with branches
touching are soon infested throughout.
The eggs are inserted in crevices in
the bark, beneath plates Of bark, one
to several in place. usually in the
higher branches of the tree. They
may also be laid on the trunks of
small trees. The larvae do not enter
the branch at the place where they
hatch, but crawl some distance to the
smaller twigs. Each female may de-
posit from 400 to 500 eggs.
AS the leopard moth is pest chiefly
OF cities and towns. ii is thought that
certain birds, especially woodpeckers,
assist in checking 1t. especially in the
country districts. The habits of the
moths in flying about electric lights
would lead one to expect that many
of them would be eaten by bats and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16
ORIGINAL PETE RUSSELL

William w. Russell. who has been,
appointed minister to the Dominican,
Republic. was at one time a cadet at
the United States Naval academy at
Annapolis, where he was known as
Pete" How his fellow niddies got
Pete out OF william Ia not known, but
not only was he Pete. but such was
his fame that every boy named Rus
sell who has reported at the academy
from that day to this instantly has
been dubbed Pete. There are more
yarns In the navy among the fairly
old timers about Pete Russell than
about any other man who ever saw
academy service. Pete was pranky,
u fact that was given due attention
by the authorities. Pete also was
popular and so he remains. The tales
of his doings as a MILDLY show that
diplomacy was not then his marked
characteristic. but he Is now credit.
cd with being one OF the best OF Uncle
Sans diplomatists.
Mr.. Russell IL a Maryland man
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16
iBy w. BRITTON.)

Many of the magnificent elms that
have stood as landmarks on the
streets In New England cities for over
q century are dying with little out
ward apparent cause. And not only
are the veterans being destroyed, but
trees of all ages suffer where appar-
emily receiving sufficient food and
moisture. Dead branches may be seen
In numbers, standing above the leafy
masses In the tree tops. Each storm
brings down many branches, and Ii
the broken ends are examined, one
will notice that Just underneath the
bark the branch has been girdled.
This is the work OF an insect that has
only recently reached this country. but
which has already proved itself very
serious insect enemy Of shade trees
the leopard moth.
Since the larvae bores largely in
the sapwood and cambrium, the dam
age done by 1t is unusually severe
the work of one insect often being