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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-01
ZEPPELINS. ATTACK
LONDON, a PEOPLE
KILLED BY BOMBS
Several Millions of LOndOners Slept
Peacefully Through Raid, Unaware Of
The Approach OF Giant Airships.


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SIX KILLED At DAl LAS WHEN
BIG AUTO TRUCK TURNED nvtR

Dallas, Texas. June All except
Mrs. Roscoe Hamilton are expected 70
recover among the fourteen injured
here last night when hig auto truck
overturned, killing ~iN men, women
and children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-01
Arehduks Euaene cpmmants psfsnss

lhs ArautiHlth EIt~>i
hrt-cia ltiiy, June 1T ls believed
here that ihe Archduke Eugene has as
Huned per onal command W the Au5tnans
defending Trent
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Anti-Fraternity Law is Upheld.


Washington. ID. G.. June 1.-The supreme
court upholds the constltutionalIty Of the
Mississippi anti-traternity law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-01
Bigger Jap Army and Navy Favored

Toxic. Iapane, June 1.-The Japanese
diet today adopted a bill for bigger army
and navy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-01


London. June 1.-The Russian bark
Montross was sunk by mine in the North
Sea last night The crew was saved.
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The following local weather cbser-
vations. covering the 2i-hour period
ending at a. m. today, are furnished
by the United States weather bureau
station, Brownsville:
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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-26
SYNOPSIS.

The morning after the finding Of WI
Fangs body and Kennedy's disappear
ance, a submarine appears on the bay.
Marcus Del Mar plunges overheard from
it and swirns ashore. His mission Is to
obtain information OF Kennedy and re-
cover the lost torpedo At the Dodge
Elaine. Later she is warned by little
old man to be careful Of Del Mar just in
time to prevent Del Mar from carrying
out his plans. Del Mar at last succeeds
destroyed by the little old man. jameson
Is captured by Del Mars men while on
his way to mail letter to the u. 8. Sc
fse serXoe Elaine gd hs him
sor Arnold, attend a party given at the
Dodge home, where. unknowingly.. Del
Mar drops note which gives Elaine a
clue. In her attempt to prevent his cut
ting the Atlantic cable she is discovered
and made a prisoner on the boat, which
afterwards Is wrecked by Woodward and
Arnold. Jameson. in a hydro-aeroplane.
saves Elaine from drowning. Elaine. dis
guised as a man, discovers the entrance
OF Del Mars wireless cave at almost the
same time Arnold. by radio detective"
Elaine's discovery nearly proves fatal:
she is saved by Jameson. both aid Arnold
and Woodward in destroying the wireless
station, but Del Mar escapes. In a de-
serted hotel in the woods, he directs the
making of number of gas bombs. Elaine
discovers Del Mars man at work, is cap
tured, but escapes. When the hotel is
later attacked the men retreat to the
woods. where they explode the gas bombs.
nearly causing the death of Lieutenant
Woodward and his attacking party.
Elaine receives a package which contains
q new searchlight gun from an unknown
friend. Jameson and Elaine prove the ac-
curacy of the new weapon. While motor
ing. with Jameson. Elaine discovers a
bomb placed there by one of Del Mars
men for safe-keeping. They take 1t to
Lieutenant Woodward who sends them to
Professor Arnold's yacht. They are at
searchlight gun saves Elaine and jane
son who reach the yacht safely. Del Mar
appears on the bay with submarine and
destroys the yacht with a torpedo, only
to find that Professor Arnold and his
party have escaped.
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As she entered, quickly she selected

As she entered, quickly she selected
one Of the trunks whose contents were
more smart than the rest, and laid the
gowns out most fetchingly about the
room.
In the Office Of the hotel a few mo-
ments later the naturalist entered. He
looked about curiously, then went over
to the desk and glanced over the reg
lister. At the name Madame Larenz,
Paris, Room o." he paused.
For some seconds he stood thinking.
Then he deliberately walked over to a
leather chair and took a prominent
seat near by in the lobby. He had dis
carded his net, but still had the case,
which now he had showed into his
pocket. From table he picked up a
newspaper.
It was not long before Del Mar
pulled up before the hotel and entered
in his usual swagger manner. He
had returned to the bungalow, read
the note, and hurried over to the st.
German.
He crossed the lobby, back to the
Office. AS he did so the naturalist had
his face hidden deeply in the open
newspaper. But no sooner had Del
Mar passed than the newspaper fell
unappreciated, and he gazed after him,
as he left the lobby by the back way.
It was only few minutes after she
had completed arranging her small
stock SO that it looked quite impress
sive, that Madame Larenz heard a
knock at the door and recognized Del
Mars secret code. She opened the
door and he strobe in.
II got your note" he said, briefly.
coming directly to business and tell
ing her just what he wanted done.
LET me see," he concluded, glancing
at his watch. 1T is after three now.
She ought to be here any minute"
Outside, Elaine drove up to the
rather garish entrance of the st. Ger
main, and one of the boys in uni
form ran forward to open the door
and take charge of the car. She, too,
crossed the lobby without seeing the
old naturalist, though nothing escaped
him.
AS she passed he started to rise and
cross toward her, then appeared to
change his mind.
Elaine went on out through the back
of the lobby, directed by a boy, and
mounted a flight of stairs in prefer
ence to taking the lift to the second,
or sort of mezzanine floor. Down
along the corridor she went, hunting
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They looked about carefully. There
was no one on that side of the hotel
just at the moment.
Ready" responded one. "Quick!"
Together Del Mar and Madame
Larenz passed Elaine, Intellectually
struggling, out of the window. The
men seized her and placed her in the
bottom of the car, which was covered.
Then they shot away. taking back
road up the hill.
.
Hurriedly the naturalist went
through the lobby in the direction
Elaine had gone, and moment later
reached the corridor above.
Down it, he could hear someone
coming out of room %. He slid into
an angle and hid.
It was Del Mar and the woman he
had seen at the bungalow. They
passed by without discovering him,
nor could he make out anything that
they said. What mischief was afoot?
Where was Elaine?
He ran to the door and tried it. It
was locked. Quickly he took from his
pocket a skeleton key and unlocked
it. There was Elaine's hat and dress
lying in a heap on the bed. But she
was not there. He was now thor
oughly alarmed.
She could not have passed him in
the hall. Therefore she must have
gone or been taken out through the
window. That would never have been
voluntary, especially leaving her
things there.
The window was still open. He
ran to it. One glance out was enough.
He leaped to the ground. Sure
enough there were automobile tracks
in the dust.
"Del Mars carl" he muttered to
himself. studying them.
He fairly ran around the side Of the
hotel. There he came suddenly upon
Elaine's car standing alone, and rec.
ognized it.
There was no time for delay. He
jumped into it and let the swift little
racer out as he turned and gathered
momentum to shoot up the hill on
high speed.
Meanwhile, I had been Jogging along
through the country, lonely and dis
consulate. I don't know how it hap
pened, but I suppose it was by some
subconscious desire. At any rate, I
found myself at the road that came
out across one leading to the st.
German, and it occurred to me that
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for number twenty-five. At last she
found it at the end and knocked.
Del Mar and Madame Larenz were
still talking in low tones when they
heard light tap on the door.
There she is now" whispered
Larenz.
"All right; let her in," answered Del
Mar, leaping quietly to a closet. I'll
hide here until I get the signal. Do
just as I told you
Outside, at the same time, accord
ing to his carefully concocted plans,
Del Mars car had driven up and
stopped close to the side of the hotel,
which was on slight hill that
far below the second story windows.
Three of his most trusted men were in
the car.
Madame Larenz opened the door.
"Oh, I'm so glad you came" she rat
tied on to Elaine. "You see, I've got
to get started. Not a customer yet.
But If you'll only take a few gowns,
other people will come to me. I'll let
you have them cheaply. too. Just look
at this one"
She held up one filmy, creamy crea-
ton that looked like a delicate flower.
I'D like to try it on" cried Elaine,
lingering it rapturously.
"By all means!" agreed madame.
1--WE are alone. Do So"
With deft fingers, Larenz helped her
take of her own very pretty dress.
AS Elaine slipped the soft gown over
her head, with her head and arms en-
gagged in its multitudinous folds,
Madame Larenz, a powerful woman,
seized her. Elaine was effectually
gagged and bound in the gown itself.
Instantly Del Mar flung himself
from the closet, Disgusting his voice.
Together they wrapped the dress
about Elaine even more tightly to pre-
vent her screaming.
Madame Larenz seized a blanket
and threw hat over Elaine's head
also, whine Del Mar ran to the win.
dow. There were his men in the car,
waiting below.
"Are you ready?" he called softly to
them.
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Elaine might by this time have pur-
chased enough frocks to clothe her
for a year. At any rate I quickened
my pace in the hope of seeing her.
Suddenly my horse SHE'D, and IA
miliar little car flashed past me. But
the driver, was not familiar. 1t was
Elaine's roadster. In it was stran-
ger-a man who looked like 'bugol-
ogist," as nearly as I can describe
him. Was he running off with her car
while she was waiting inside the no.
tel?
I galloped after him.
Del Mars automobile, with Elaine
bound and gagged in it, drove rapidly
by back and unfrequented ways into
the country until at last it pulled up
before an empty two-story house in a
sort of grove Of trees.
The men leaped out, lifted Elaine,
and carried her bodily into the house,
taking her upstairs and into an upper
room. She had tainted when they laid
her down and loosened the dress from
about her face so that she could
breathe. There they left her, on the
floor, her hands and feet bound, and
went out.
How long she lay there she never
knew; but at last the air revived her
and she regained consciousness and
sat up. Her muscles were sore and
her head ached. But she set her teeth
and began struggling with the cords
that bound her, managing at last to
pull the dress over herself at least.
In Elaine's car the naturalist drove
slowly at times, following the track
of the automobile ahead. At last,
however, he came to place where he
saw that the tracks went up lonely
road. To approach in car was to
warn whoever was there. He ran the
car up alongside the road In the
bushes and jumped out, leaving it
and following the tracks up the side
roadway.
Stealthily the naturalist crept
around, still hiding, until he was clos
er to the house on the other side.
At last he worked his way around
to the rear door. He tried 1t. 1t
was bolted, and even the skeleton
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-26
THIRTY-THIRD EPISODE
THE LURE OF THE MODESTO.

Early one morning very handsome
woman of the adventures type ar
rived with several trunks at the big
summer hotel just outside the town,
the St. German.
Among the many fashionable people
at the watering place, however, she
attracted no great attention, and in the
forenoon she quietly went in her mo-
tor for ride.
It was Madame Larenz, one of Del
Mars secret agents, who, up to this
time, had been engaged in spying on
wealthy and impressionable American
manufacturers.
Her airing brought her finally to
the bungalow of Del Mar, and there
she was admitted in a; manner that
showed that Del Mar trusted her
highly.
Now" he instructed, after few
minutes chat, Il want you to get &C
quainted with Miss Dodge. She's quite
human. Pretty gowns appeal to her.
Get her to the st. German. Then
I'll tell you what to do"
IN her car, so rapidly driven that no
one would recognize her.
It was early in the afternoon that
Aunt Josephine was sitting on the
veranda when an automobile drove up
and very stylishly gowned and bon
neted woman stepped out.
Good afternoon" she greeted Aunt
Josephine ingratiatingly, as she ap-
preached the house. II am Madame
Larenz of New York and Paris. Per-
haps you have heard of my shops on
Fifth avenue and the Rue de la Paix."
Aunt Josephine had heard the name,
though she did not know that this
woman had assumed it without being
in any way connected with the places
she mentioned.
I'm establishing new sort of sum-
mer service at the better resorts" the
woman explained. You see, my peo-
pie find it annoying to go into the city
for gowns. So I am bringing the lat
est Paris models out to them. Is Miss
Dodge at home?"
Il think she is playing tennis re-
turned Aunt Josephine.
'Oh, yes, see her, thank you" the
woman murmured. moving toward the
tennis court back of the house.
Elaine and / had agreed to play a
couple of games, and were tossing
racks for position.
Very well.' laughed Elaine, as she
khN
1t was a cool day, and I felt in
good spirits. Just to see whether
could do it still, / jumped over the
net.
Our game had scarcely started when
we were interrupted by the approach
OF a stunning looking woman.
Miss Dodge?" she greeted. "Will
you excuse me a moment"
Elaine paused in serving the ball
and the woman handed her q card
from her delicate gold mesh bag. It
read simply:
NINE. LARENZ
PARIS
Gowns.
Elaine looked at the card a moment
while the woman repeated what she
: had already told Aunt Josephine.
You have them here, then?"
Queried Elaine, interested.
Yes, I have some very exclusive
models which / am showing at my
suite in the st. German.
"Oh, how Iovelyi" exclaimed Elaine.
sT must see them"
They talked few minutes, while
waited patiently for Elaine to start
ths game again. The gasuss however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
MASONS OF COUNTY
 WILL MEET TODAY
Semi-Annual Conference to Be in Session Through
 Thursday

The seventeenth semt-annual Mssonie meet this morning at the Masonic tenn rle and will continue in session until Thursday.
 The conference will be under the auspices Of Farrar Lodge No. s. who will entertain the delegates and wis. itors
 Attending the conference will be delegates from every lodge in the county as we'll as number of the prominent Masons of the state. Roy osburn, worshipful master of farrar ledge will preside.
 The programme for today Is as fol- lows:
 10 a. m.--Conference opened. 1nvoca ton, Rev. !. C. Persinger. welcome address. Frank w. Smith response. Hugh structors for the day; exemplifioation of opening and closing tho three lodges, eNemplification of calling off and calling on.
 12:S0 D. m-Refres eshment until l30 D. m
 ,S0 n. m.--Conference at labor
 t,40 D. m.-Exemplification of E. A. degree and lesson.
 800 D. m.--Old fashioned spelling bee
 fSO ?. m.--Exemplification of first section NJ. M. degree
 o;O0 D. m.--Refreshment until 7:30
 supper In basement from to oclock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
BIG SCARCITY OF
 POTASH EXPECTED

New York, February 15.-Prospect of q great scarcity of potash in the Uni ted States due to the embargo recently placed on its exportation by Germany was the principal subject of discussion here today at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Mining En- sineers.
 Charles H. Mcdowell. president of the Armour Fertilizer company of Chicago said Germany had been sup plying this country with about $1O.- coo. .O0O worth of potash yearly. Fer tilizer and chemical manufacturers have enough on hand. he said, |" last through the spring on restricted basis but should the war continue through next summer the situation would be- come acute.
 pr. William B. Phelps, director Of the bureau of economic geology and technology of the University of Texas, sent a paper in which he expressed the belief that potash could be obtained in paying quantities in Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
THE WAR AT A GLANCE

try by general instructions to British merchantmen to make use of the Dutch flag.
 The German ambassador al Washington has delivered a note to the United States which has been transmitted to Great Britain. in which Germany offers to recede from her plan of destroying enemy merchant ships if restrictions placed by the allies on shipments of con ditional contraband and foodstufts des- tined for the civilian population of Ger many are removed.
 Coincidentally the first lord of the British admiralty, Winston Churchill, speaking in the House of Commons, de clared that it was Great Britain's in- tention to use every means to prevent Germany from receiving food supplies from other countries.
 At the same time David Iloyd-George chancellor of the exechequer, announced that the war would cost the allies SIG = GOO 600 during the current year but declared that both Great Britains and Frances resources were equal to many years fighting at that rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
TELLS OF FIGHTING
 IN EAST PRUSSIA
Russians Unable to With stand Vigorous Onslaught
 of Germans

Berlin, February 15,-(Via London, February Is, 3:53 a. m.)-Herr Won Koschuetzlxi. war correspondent of the vossische zeitung, today gives the first comprehensive account of the war oper ations in East Prussia
 The German troops, the correspondent says, assembled northeast of Inster- berg. Beginning operations February s by advancing a number of columns from a common center which was the village of Kussen. six miles west Of Pillkallen, these columns swung east ward and then southward. The column fartherest east operated in the Szeupa valley. Crossing the Russian frontier and striking the lin-Petrograd rail- road around Wilkowiszky, 10 miles east of the frontier, the cavalry swept still farther eastward and destroyed the bridge at Wilszkow. rendering impos- sible the movement of the Russian train to the rear. Ten thousand Rus sians and 75 transportable Kitchens were captured there the night or the tenth. West of Eydtkuhne. the cores pendent says he say abundant evil dences of the Russian retreat He passed a demolished battery, of which apparently the last man and horse were slain. The Germans passed singing through the ruins of EdytlShunen.
 It was a rainy night, according to the correspondent, and the flanking movement was attended in places with the greatest of difficulties. The pro- vision and ammunition trains stuck hub deep in the snow and the provis- ions were unloaded and carried forward on slegdes The advance was partly in the teeth of the furious snowstorm, which prevented the Germans from pushing on throughout the night.
 Dr. stephen Steiner, war correspond ent of the Lokal AnZeiger, gives ad 6itional details. The Russians oi the s6th division, he says surprised by the Germans at Pillkallen and Schir- wipdt, tried to retreat to Stalluponen. but it was too late. In their east ward movement, the 56th division al most was annihilated.
 The German cavalry which de- stroyed the bridge at WilwiszsSi, pr. Steiner says was attacked by Russian cavalry under General Leonovleh, ad : vancing from Kovno, but the Russians were repulsed. While these operations were proceeding. the extreme German left movement, also began. the right wing going in the direction of Johannepurg. where the 57th Russian division was almost wiped out.
 Summarizing the East Prussian op- erations, the correspondent reports that Fl Russian divisions were defeated, adds that there now are excellent pos abilities for further developments b5- the Germans. as East Prussia has been completely cleared of Russians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
ATTACHES VISIT
 THE BATTLE FRONT

Paris February f5-(6:so D. m.)-Mii- itary attaches of neutral countries among them Mai Spencer Cosby and Mai. James A. Logan, Jr.. L. $. A, last week visited the French aud Brit ish battle line. They report the health of the troops was remarkable.
 Dr. Gaston Cagnaird, after five months at the front declares that all former records have been upset by the present war, the number of deaths from illness being less than from wounds, contrary to previous experiences.
 Seventy seven per cent of injuries are from shell fire, as compared with , per cent in the b'ranco-Prussiau war. Many wounds that have the appear ance of being caused by dumdum bull lets. according to Dr. Cagniard, are due to the wabbling of the German bull lets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16
TO PROBE ALLEGED SINISTER c A U $ ES
 BELIEVED BEHIND
 SHIP BILL ACTION
tContinued from Page One)

against a bill on which senators of any party had attempted to bind senators in caucus.
 The House democratic caucus went into session tonight with Representative Webb of North Carolina in charge of the fight for the special rule to consider the ship purchase bill and Representative Page of North Carolina leading the opposi- ton.
 Throughout the day conferences had been held continuously by both sides and the administration leaders made vigorous. but unavailing efforts to win over Representative Kitchen of North Carolina. leader of the next house.
 Late in the day Secretary Daniels of the navy, who is from Representative Kitchens home state, made trip to the capitol. He was closeted with Rep resentative Kitchen for nearly an hour, but when he left the latter reiterated his determination to vote against the bill and to keep aloff from active par ticipation in the fight.
 Administration leaders on the House side were declaring tonight that if the ship purchase bill were passed by the House and sent to the Senate. an extra session of Congress could be avoided. There was considerable discussion of a report in circulation that it was planned  ing in the Senate regardless of whether the ship bill passes. Those discussing the report argued that money would be saved by passing a joint resolution con- tinuing the current appropriations.
 Delayed by a late session of the House the democratic caucus on the ship bill did not convene until after 9 o'clock. Then an hour and half was lost in debate over procedure. Various pro- posals were offered. but finally, at Speaker Clarks suggestion. all were withdrawn and the bill was read for amendment under the regular House five minute speech rule.
 The speaker made a speech supporting the measure. but said he did not favor any proposition that would ram the bill down the throat of the caucus.
 Speaker Clarls plea for harmony seemed to quiet down any threatened outbreak and after reading of the bill for amendments was begun, discussion was more tranquil.
 The first amendment proposed was presented by Representative Page of North Carolina leading the opposition to the measure. It would terminate gov ernment activities in the shipping busi- ness two years after the conclusion of the European war.
 Discussion of the amendment continued for two hours. On vote 1t was de- feated 11S to 3S.
 This vote. it was thought, showed the full strength of the opposition. The reading of the bill for amendment was continued.
 Speaker Clark pleaded with his col leagues to stand by the leaders, declar- ing the pcrty had wandered in the wilder ness for 16 years and that the only way 10 keep progress was to uphold the standard bearer. in this particular is- sue the President of the United States. Representative Fitzgerald of New York vigorously opposed the bill He said he was against any form of government ownership. and insisted that the ship ping project was a dangerous experi- ment.