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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
LINER
IS TORPEDOED
Eighty Persons Die on Steamer
Vile De La Ci0tat.
WAS SUNK WITHOUT WARNING
No Americans on Board-Nationality
of Submarine Unknown-BeIgian
and Three British Boats
Sent to Bottom.

Paris, Dec. 29.-As climax to the
most serious revival of submarine war
fare since Germany ceased active op-
erations on this line in the North, 80
persons lost their lives when the
French liner Vile de la Ciotat was tor
pedoed by an unidentified submarine
in the Mediterranean on December "a,
according to the latest reports received
here on Monday. These reports say
there were no Americans on the ves-
sell
A British steamer of the Moss line
rescued all the passengers and mem
bers of the crew who had been able to
escape in the ships boats.
Official announcement of the attack
upon the liner was made here. 1t de-
clared the vessel was attacked with
out warning, and as only the periscope
of the submarine was seen, it was I'M
possible to determine the nationality
of the war vessel. The liner sank IN
Is minutes after the torpedo struck,
and many of the passengers and crew
went down with the stricken vessel.
The Vile de la Ciotat was one OF
the largest vessels sunk in the Med
iterranean by submarine attack. She
was of $3.50 tons. The vessel was OF
her way from Japanese ports to Mar
settles. The deaths so far reported
include one woman, a first-cabin pas
senger, a stewardess and two chill
dren.
The Italian liner Port Said was sunk
by an Austrian submarine with the
loss of siN passengers and one of the
crew. The British steamship Yeddo.
from Calcutta to Boston and New
York, was sunk in the Mediterranean
with loss estimated at $2,O0O.0OO.
Her crew is reported saved and she is
believed to have carried no passen-
gers. The Yeddo was of $500 tons.
Sinking Of the Belgian steamer Min
istre Beernaert, 1920 tons, is an
nounced. The crew was saved. The
British steamer Cottingham of 513
tons has been sunk. The crew was
saved.
The British steamship Hadley. LIT
tons gross, has been sunk. The crew
was rescued.
New York, Dec. 29.-News of the
sinking on December 10 of the big
British liner Arianza off the Russian
port of Archangel reached here.
Excepting the Lusitania and Arabic
the Arianza is the largest merchant
man reported sunk since the war be-
gan. She was only slightly smaller
than the Arabic, displacing 1850
TONS She was built in 1912 for the
Royal Mail Steam Packet company
and was Communicated by the British
government.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
FIND $750,0oo MAIL LOOT.

Postal Officials Get Stolen Stocks and
Bonds in Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington, Dec. 28-Stock certiti-
Gates of the Dupont, Atlas and Her
cules Powder companies and General
Motors company, and coupon railroad
bonds of $750,000 were stolen from a
registered mail pouch here shortly be-
fore midnight Friday while it was be-
ing transferred from the Wilmington
post office to the Pennsylvania rail-
road station. Government officials and
city detectives discovered in an old
stove at PA Orange street, the home
of the two drivers of the mail wagon,
$350,000 worth of Dupont Powder COM
pany bonds and three checks for a
total of $f50,000. Practically all the
stolen securities have now been re-
covered. Albert Johnson and Earl
Johnson, negroes, drivers of the
wagon, were arrested
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
HOW TO PRUNE FRUIT TREES
Trimming During Dormant Seasons
Tends to Wood Production--Sum-
mer Pruning Is Exhausting.

Heavy top pruning increases the
woody growth of trees. 1t may invig-
crate weak trees. 1t tends to lessen
fruit production or even check it alto
gether. It induces the production Of
water sprouts, which are practically
parasites as far as the welfare of the
.ree is concerned.
Prune weak trees relatively heavier
than strong growing ones. Prune every
year, removing small amounts of wood,
rather than removing the same aggre-
gate at longer intervals. Remove wa
ter sprouts as fast as they appear.
Root pruning lessons wood produc-
tion and is sometimes practical in case
of tree which refuses to bear fruit.
The scientific principle involved is
that vegetable growth is checked and,
as is the tendency in all growing
things, fruit is produced as mature
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Horticultural.
sagzAWI5 s.
BEST COMBINATION ON FARM
Benefited in Various Ways by
3eing Kept Together.

OF the many different lines of agri-
cultural interests, poult1 raising, fruit
growing and bee keeping can be COM
bined to the best advantage. Poultry,
fruit and bees are directly benefited
by being kept together. Three essen
tial crops, meat, fruit and honey, can
be grown on the same ground at one
time, each contributing to the success
of the other In various ways.
Fruit trees afford the shade and
protection necessary for fowls and
bees. They yield food in blossoms,
insects and fallen fruits and in return
are benefited by losing all that is so
eagerly devoured by the Industrious
beneficiaries of their beauty. Fowls
not only decrease the insect pests in
the orchard, but they deposit rich
nourishment unsurpassed in quality
for soil. The majority of farmhouses
and suburban residences have Or
chards or plots of ground that with
very little preparation can be made
into ideal poultry runs. Where begin
ners are planning plot to set out in
fruit, future growth should be consid-
cred, standard apple trees should be
planted 35 or 40 feet apart each way,
as the trees do not get large enough
to bear under ten years, nor attain full
growth under twenty years. Many de-
sirable crops can be secured in the
meantime by setting out two peach
or plum trees or rows Of pear and
cherry trees between the apple trees.
This leaves ample room for bush fruit
or berries to be raised and cultivated.
1t is best to put early baby chicks in
the young fresh-planted trees and
bushes to prevent damage to tender
roots from scratching. Baby chicks
thrive best among bushes and vines.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
JUDGE LEWIS PASSES AWAY
Was Former U. S. District Attorney
and Served as Bankruptcy
Referee Since 1898.

Madison.-Judge H. M. Lewis, IS.
veteran member of the bar at Madison,
and since 1898 federal referee in bank
ruptcy in the western district of Wis
cOnsin, died at his home here.
Judge Lewis was born in Cornwall.
VT, Sept. 7, 1880. At the age of IS he
with his parents, moved to Dane coun-
ty, Wis.
He was admitted to the bar after
completing his education and in 1855
was appointed to the bench in the SUI
preme court of the state of Wisconsin
Judge Lewis served as district at
torney from 1851 to 1853. Later he
was made collector of internal revenue
of the western district of Wisconsin
in which capacity he served from 1867
to 1875.
In 1878 he was appointed United
States district attorney and held that
office until 1885.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
;NDicTs ALLEGED PLOTTERS.
Koenig and Aids Charged With HE.
GAL Acts.

gal Acts.
New York, Dec. 27.-Three indict-
ments against alleged German plOtters
were returned on Thursday by the fed
eral grand jury. Paul Koenig, chief
detective of the Hamburg
line, and Richard Leyendecker, an an
tique dealer, are charged with con-
spring to dynamite the Welland canal.
Edumnd Justice, a Hamburg-Ameri
can line Waterman, is charged with
conspiring in the United States to Sc
cure military information regarding
Canadian munitions for the German
government. Koenig also is named in
the Justice charge. Koenig, Leyen-
decker and Justice were held in bonds
of $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 respect
lively. The bail was furnished by the
Hamburg American line through sur
ETY. company The prisoners were re-
leased
The maximum penalty for the charge
is three years Imprisonment and 3d.
900 fine.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
UNITED STATES MAN ON
SUNKEN JAPANESE LINER
Yasaka Maru Torpedoed in Mediterra-
mean Without Warning-AIi on
Board Vessel Saved.

London, Dec. 27.-The new Japanese
liner Yasaka Maru, which was sunk in
the eastern Mediterranean Tuesday
by submarine while the steamer was
on it's way from London to Japan
with 120 passengers and crew of 100
aboard, was sent to the bottom with
out warning, according to report re-
reived from Port Said from the agents
of the owners.
All of those on board the ship, in
GLIDING one American passenger, w. j.
Leigh, were saved. The nationality
Of the submarine is not mentioned by
the agents, and previous reports re-
ferred to the sinking of the ship as
done by either an Austrian or Ger
man submersible
w. J. Leigh is an American citizen,
although born in China. His father
was Californian.
Mr.. Leigh was returning to China
on the Yasaka Maru to take posi-
ton with business house.
A French gunboat picked up the
passengers and crew at midnight and
landed them at Port Said Wednesday
morning The company provided ho-
tel accommodations for them and is
arranging to forward them to their
destinations. On the passenger list
were 81 men, 81 women and Is chill
dren, most of whom were British sub
jects.
The Daily Telegraph states that the
sinking of the Yasaka Maru has re-
suited in the biggest war loss that has
fallen on the market since the war be-
gan. The paper expressed the belief
that $5,000,00O is likely estimate of
the value of the ship and it's cargo.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
BASEBALL MEN ELIMINATE
THE BIG OUTLAW LEAGUE
Weeahman Gets the Chicago Cubs
When Magnates Sign a Peace
Pact at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Dec. 24.-Representa
tives of the Federal, American and
National leagues signed an agreement
which eliminated the third circuit
from the baseball map Of the country.
AS soon as the signatures had been
appended, it was announced on Wed
nesday that Charles H. Weeghman,
president of the Whales, had acquired
the Cubs and the West side team will
be moved to the North side. Joe
mixer will be manager and the best
players on both teams will be re.
tanned.
Second in Importance to the trans
fer of the Cubs was the purchase of
the Browns by Phil Ball, deal which
was also made official
Outside of these two every Federal
league owner is out Of the game, and
as q playing organization the third
league is now only memory.
The players of the independent cir
cult will be controlled by the clubs
themselves, which will probably mean
that all outside C ne Whales and the
Terriers will be pooled to be sold to
the highest bidders. Hardly had the
official announcement been made be-
fore scramble started for the stars
of the defunct organization. President
Hampstead of the Giants started nego-
tiations for the services of Benny
Kauff, while Captain Huston of the
Yankees began angling for Lee Magee.
Mordecai Brown will be retained as
a star members Of the Cubs.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
BADGER STATE IS PRAISED
Pays Tribute to States Advance
in Health Administration.

Neutrality-suspicious. is one of less
than a half dozen states employing
full-time health officers. The annual
report of the United States Public
Health service, just received, pays
tribute to this states advance in
health administration. 1t concludes
that the two great sanitary needs
of the nation are the employ
ment of properly qualified, full-time
health officers for every community,
and appropriations sufficiently large to
conduct efficient health work. Officers
of the service maintain that 2 per cent
of the public revenue should be spent
for public health work.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
In Ministry 62 Years.

New London-After sixty-twO years
as a minister of the Christian denomi-
nation, the Rev. William Stewart, "a,
passed away at his home near here.
He retired last August after officiat-
ing at more than 1000 funerals and
about as many weddings. He was born
in Wayne county, N. Y, and for many
years served as a missionary pastor
His later years have been spent as
pastor of the Maple Creek church near
here. One son, William Stewart, sur
wives.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31

Young Peach Trees Not Headed Back
and viii Break With First Good
Crop of Fruit.
stage of growth is reached. Root prun-
ing long continued is likely to perma-
nentIy weaken the tree.
Pruning during dormant seasons
tends to wood production and, during
the growing season, to fruit produc-
ton. This does not mean, however,
that summer pruning is advisable, for
it is exhausting and if continued re-
duces the vigor of the tree. 1t should
be resorted to only under special con-
ditions. Winter pruning, If properly
practiced, is not Objectionable from
the standpoint of fruit production.
Trees properly pruned from planting
time to fruit bearing need compare
lively little pruning thereby. This
practice also gives better formed trees
and better results thar if the young
trees are neglected, necessitating later
the removal of large branches.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
SIX PERSONS DIE
IN 9O-M|LE GALE
New York Swept by Freak
Storm.
MANY SAVED FROM SHIPS
Heavy Damage to Property by RAIN
Hail, Snow, Lightning and Wind
- Several Barges Loaded
With Autos Lost.

New York, Dec. 28.-One of the
weirdest storms the East has seen in
many years-rain, hail and snow &C
companied by thunder and lightning
and gale that reached a maximum
velocity of 80 miles an hour-descend-
ed from the northwest.
1t indirectly caused six deaths in
this city, carried down telegraph
wires, damaged shipping, crippled traf.
fic and caused considerable property
damage.
The gale continued throughout the
day, blowing in hundreds of plate
glass windows, hurting signs to the
street and demolishing several partly
built structures.
Seven barges loaded with automo-
oiles sank in the East river here.
twenty-five persons aboard Is canal
boats, driven ashore off Sandy Hook,
were rescued by the coast guard crew
at that point.
The captain of one of the boats was
knocked into the sea by flying board
and drowned. a
Scores of persons were more or less
seriously injured.
A crowded tenement house in Pas
sale, N. j., was unroofed, as was
church in Brooklyn just before the
morning service began.
A barge in tow of the tug Seneca
from Norfolk for New England ports
sprang leak and sank II miles east
Of Ambrose lightship.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Primary Object In Pruning.

In pruning fruit trees, remember the
primary object is to remove superfiu-
Gus wood and to shape the tree. Re-
member also that pruning tree dur
ing its dormant period, that is while
the leaves are off, induces wood
growth, while pruning during the
summer, or pruning while the leaves
are on the tree, retards the growth of
wood and induces fruitfulness. Prun-
ing the roots has the same effect
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
BOMBS CAUSE FIRE ON SHIP.
Blasts on British Vessel Loaded With
Sugar at BROOKLYN.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Fire, believed
to be of incendiary origin, broke forth
on the British sugar steamer Inchmoor
on Sunday as she lay moored in the
Erie basin, south of Brooklyn. The
vessel was under charter by the Eng
fish government and was to have
sailed with 3,400 tons of sugar Tues
day. The flames were put under con-
troll after a desperate fight of two
hours. AS the crew of the Inchmoor
lifted the hatch above hold No. 3 to
fight the blaze terrific explosion
shook the ship. This was followed by
several other blasts in quick success
sion. The belief is general that chem
ical bombs were responsible.
Fire Marshal Brophy and Detective
Mealie commenced an investigation.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Attack on SaIoniki Reaun.

London, Dec. 2S.-The Germans
have opened their attack on the al
lied forces in Greece with a Vigorous
bombardment of the frontier positions.
German artillery at Lake Dorian
is bombarding the allied lines,' says
an Athens dispatch to the Paris Jour-
nal. THE entente troops continue to
fortify."
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
BLAST KILLS 800 WOMEN.

Powder Factory at Muenster, West
phaIia, Destroyed by an Explosion.
London. Dec. 24.-Three hundred of
500 women employed in the powder
factory at Muenster, Westphalia. were
killed in an explosion at the plant,
according to advices to the Amster-
dam TELEGRAPH forwarded on Wednes-
day by Reuters correspondent. Great
damage was done to the town.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Body of MISSING Man Found.

Savannah. Ca, Dec. 29.-The skele-
ton of Durus Copeland, thirty-nine. a
prominent insurance man, who disap-
peared three months ago, was found i'm
the woods near here. 1t is believed
Copeland committed suicide.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Readiust Water Rates.

Madison.-The railroad commission
has announced readjustments of the
water rate for Prairie du Chen, where
a municipal water plant is operated.
1t is said other establishments are
pending which will result in an in
crease
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
EMPEROR WILLIAM is ILL.

Kaiser Has Inflammation Of Cellular
System, Is Report.
London, Dec. 24.-Emperor William
has been compelled to postpone his
trip to the western front because Of
a slight inflammation Of the cellular
system. His indisposition is slight.
The kaiser's illness is described in an
official message from Berlin as "Zell-
Notwithstanding" more frequently
called "bindegewebentzuen Rta
physicians have ordered him to remain
indoors.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Doctor Cook CROSSING Siberia.

San Francisco, Dec. 2S.-Dr Fred
erick A. Cook, who went to India to
ascend the Himalaya mountains and
was detained in India as a German
spy, is making his way across Siberia.
intending to return to New York.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Iron Works Get Contract.

Grand Rapids.-The Marshfield iron
works has contracted to turn out ten
tons of iron castings within about
three months. The order will make up
a part of a war order and will cause
the plant to put on extra men and run
additional time.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
FORD RETURNING TO U. S.?

Illness Forces Chief to Quit Peace
Party for America.
Copenhagen, Via London. Dec. 81
A dispatch to the National Tidende
from Christiania says that Henry Ford
left Christiania on Thursday secretly
for Bergen, where he expected to
board the Observation-Disclosures line
steamer Bergenhus to return to the
United States. The reason for Mr..
Ford's sudden departure, the dispatch
reports, was said to be that his doctor
had ordered him to rest his tired and
overworked nerves. The remainder
of the expedition. ignorant OF Mr..
Ford's departure. left for Stockholm
during the day.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Canada to ASK ssoo.ooo .ooo

Ottawa, Ont. Dec 29-Sir George
Foster, minister Of trade and com
serce. intimated in ar address at the
Peoples forum that Canadian do
mestic loan of $S00,GO0.0OO might soon
follow the recent issue of 500 600 600
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
johnson May Succeed Scott.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Alex John
son of Turtle Lake, Polk county, may
be candidate for the state senator
ship next year, to succeed the late Sen
ator George E. Scott, who died recent
ly at his home in Prairie Farm. Mr..
Johnson has been a member of TIE
assembly since 1908.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Gen. DODGE Is I'll.

Council Bluffs. Ia. Dec. 29.-Gen.
Granville NJ, Dodge, Civil war veteran,
railroad builder and banker, is seri
ously i'll at his home here, it was an
nounced Monday. He is in his eighty
fourth year.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
BRYAN HALTS PEACE TRIP.
Reservations on the Liner Rotterdam
Are Cancelled

Reservations on the Liner Rotterdam
Are Cancelled.
New York, Dec. 29.-Because Of
Henry Ford's return to the United
States, William J. Bryan, who had
planned to sail for Europe on Tuesday
on the Rotterdam, has postponed his
peace trip indefinitely. Passage which
had been reserved for himself and Mrs.
Bryan was Cancelled by Mr.. Bryan. Mr.
Ford is only slightly i'll, says a cable
received here from Stockholm
Gov. L. B. Hanna of North Dakota is
suffering from influenza and is now in
a hospital in Copenhagen. according
to a cablegram from members of the
party.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Endemic Hits GAINESVILLE.

JanesvilIe-Many stores, factories
and business houses are complaining
of lack of help owing to the spread Of
influenza, which in many cases has
developed into pneumonia. In some
homes the entire family is sick.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Gen. Huerta Seriously III.

Ell Paso, Tex. Dec. 2S.-Victoriano
Huerta, who is held here for alleged
violation of the neutrality laws of the
United States. is i'll and was removed
from the prison at Fort Elias to the
residence OF his wife.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Son of Mrs. Eddy Dies.

Lead. S. %. Dec 39.-George w.
Glover. OILY son of the late Christian
Science leader. Mary Baker Glover
Eddy. died at his home here on Mon.
day of peritonitis. aged sevea.y-six.
after . short Jllness.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Marine Corps Needs Men.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-An additional
1900 officers and men are needed by
the Marine corps for adequate per-
Torrance OF its manifold duties, in the
opinion of Maj. Gen. George Barnett
in his annual report.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
OFFICERS KILL BROTHERS.

Miners Shot to Death at FreeIanspur,
H., When They Resist Arrest.
Marion, H., Dec 2S.-Two Freelan-
spur policemen, John McDougal and
John Kimbro, on Sunday shot and
killed three brothers when they re-
sisted arrest on charge of drunken
ness. The shooting started when one
of the brothers struck Policeman Kim.
bro with a stove poker
The dead men are: John Wilkas,
twenty-six years; William Wilkas,
twenty years; Frank Wilkas, twenty
eight years old.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Take Mo Action AGAINST Shaver

Woodbury.. Ga. Dec 29.-The au-
thorities decided to make no arrests
for the killing of y4ovic Stribbling
Stribbling, after quarrel with his
rxsetheart. attacked the father of the
girl. who shot and killed him.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
nies on airthaax Anniversary.

Oconomowcc-Mr Mary j. Griffith
died at her residence in the town of
Summit, her death occurring on her
eighty-seyenth birthday anniversary.
Death was due to pneumonia
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Milwaukee Health Head m.

Milwaukee. Dec. 2S.-Doctor Rub.
land city health commissioner, who
urged residents to stop kissing during
the grippe epidemic, has fallen victim
to the grippe himself.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31

Congressman John T. Watkins of
Louisiana is chairman of the house
committee on revision of laws and
about the biggest job he will have this
session is to have stricken from the
cotton claims law the clause that pro-
vides that the claimant in order to
collect for losses during and after
the Civil war, must be able to prove
loyalty to the United States. The
Watkins bill died in the senate last
session. Il will be reintroduced.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-12-31
Cut on. Old Canes.

Cut out al old canes of the rasp.
berry and pinch back some CT the
new growth.