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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
FRENCH SUFFER HEAVY LOSS
Berlin Says Teutons Captured Enc
my's Positions Extending Over
Width Of About $500 Meters.

Berlin wireless via London), July
Sherman army headquarters gave
out the following statement:
In the western theater-An English
attack north of Ypres. on the road
from Pilken, and French attack
against Souchez were repulsed with
sanguinary losses.
. ION both sides of the Croix.des-
'Carmes, on the western border OF LIE
iPretre woods, the German troops
stormed and captured enemy positions
extending over a width of about l.
500 meters and penetrated through
maze of trenches about four hundred
meters. The French defended them
selves desperately and were forced to
evacuate trench after trench with
heavy losses. leaving In our hands
about a thousand uninjured prisoners.
including the staff officers Of one bat
talon. We captured also two field
cannon. four machine guns. three light
.mine-throwers and four heavy mine
throwers.
"A surprise attack, which also sue
ceeded, was carried out at the same
time against French blockhouse po-
sition near Haut de Rieupt. south OF
Nerroy, on the Moselle. The block
house. which was In course OF con-
struction, was blown up with its gar
rison and fighting implements. We
afterward evacuated the position In
accordance with our plans.
in the southeastern theater-The
iAustro-German armies under General
won Llnsingen have reached the Zlota
II,ipa along the entire front. The west
ern bank has been cleared OF all Rus.
SLAMS.
After a fourteen day battle. our
army forced a crossing over the Dnies-
ter in the face OF strong Russian OPP
position and drove the defeated Rus
SLAMS before it from position to posi-
ton.
AT Krylow the Russians blew up
a bridgehead during the night.
= Between the Bug and Vistula, the
Russians were again defeated yester-
day at 'Plonka, Turobin, Tarnawka
and krasnk."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
NOT DIFFICULT TO
RAISE CELERY CROP
Plants May Be Set Out Early in
July in North-PIant Re-
quireS Attention.

Celery plants may be set out early
in July In the North and in the milder
climates planting is carried on up to
the first OF August II Is not as diff
cult to raise celery as people believe.
although the crop requires more at
tention than the average garden
plants. The best way is to raise your
own plants for seed. The planting
OF the seed should be done very early
IN the spring and after the plants
have attained a good growth the real
cultivation begins
Ground that has borne a crop OF
peas makes good celery soil, pro-
vided the crop was thoroughly fertil-
ICED and cultivated The burrows
should be about three feet apart for
the self banching celery and about
five feet for those kinds that are TO
be blanched by banking with earth.
If boards are to be used, the rows
need not be more than three feet
apart The burrows should be made
at least foot deep and about three
inches o. we'll rotted manure placed
In the bottom Scraplngs from the
barnyard with a little soil mixed In
makes a good fertilizer for celery.
The fertilizer should be worked In
and well smoothed and the plants set
In n perfectly straight line about six
inches apart in the row.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
GENERAL ATTACK ON
ALLIED FORCES SHELL DARDA-
, NELLEs FROM LAND AND SEA.
Constantlnople Prepares for Siege
Turks Gust Persons Unable to
Assist In Defense Of Capital.

Athens, July ga dispatch from
Mitylene states that a general land
and sea attack against the Darda-
nelles straits was opened by the al
lied forces.
Constantinople dispatch says that
two warships of the allies have bonn
barded towns In the Gulf of Adramyti.
firing 157 projectiles. The Turks
claim that the bombardment was in
effective and there were no casualties.
Preparations are being made in Con-
stantinope for siege of the town,
which is expected soon. Useless"
persons-those who are unable to par
ticipate in the military defense Of the
city-have been ordered to quit the
capital. All Christians also have been
ordered to evacuate Constantinople,
while the Mohammedans actually In
the capital are to be sent TO Asia
Minor.
Scutari, city on the Asiatic coast
of the Bosphorus. also has been evac.
uated by the civil population.
The Turks have mounted guns at
such positions as to be able to de-
,stroy the great mosque of Sainte So.
phia, as soon as the allies enter Con-
stantinople.
Amsterdam, July 6.-The following
Turkish official statement has been
received from Constantinople by way
of Berlin:
'On July 2, the enemy at Seddel.
,Bahr wasted q great quantity of am
'munition in preparing for an attack
by their left wing forces, against
which we have been preparing an ad-
vance. The enemys efforts were unsuc-
cessful, and we advanced in spite of
his fire until we arrived close to his
trenches and were able to fire at short
rifle range
"On the center, the situation has
been relatively quiet.
'On our left wing, infantry and ar
tillery fire has been exchanged at in
tervals, while many bombs also have
been thrown.
Our Anatolian batteries bombarded
ships OF the enemy which were at
tempting to land re-enforcements near
Sedd-elBahr, and compelled them to
retire. The enemy's losses were serl-
ously. Our batteries also bombarded
the enemy camp at Sedd-el-Bahr and
at TakiBurnu.
"On the other fronts there is moth
ing to report"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
DR.. MEYER-GERHARD SAYS
US. is NOT HOSTILE
Asserts America and Germany Mis-
understand Each Other Two
Countries Should Be Friends.

Berlin, July DIR. Anton Meyer
Gerhard, special envoy of Count Bern
storff to the kaiser. published an ar
ticle In Der Tag on Tuesday explain
ing the views of the United States
regarding the Lusitania case.
Germany and the United States
misunderstood each other" That Is
the gist OF the article.
Doctor Gerhard adds that German
efficiency is making friends for the
fatherland in the United States every
day"
1T is true" says Doctor Meyer-Ger.
hard, that the American press, with
some laudable exceptions, especially
the German-American papers, have
not succeeded in remaining neutral,
but the influence Of the press upon
public opinion is sometimes greatly
overestimated. Doubtless large sec
lions of the American people are
friendly toward Germany, whose efd-
cient organization is daily winning
friends and arousing interest in things
German.
One excellent effect OF the war Is
upon German-Americans. who. with.
out sacrifice Of their loyalty to their
adopted country. have shown strong
remembrance Of their descent, Eheir
education and their culture. Beside
them on the other side Of the ocean.
there are wide circles who sympathize
with Germany"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
NINETEEN AMERICANS DIE
ON TORPEDOED STEAMER
British Liner Armenian Sunk by Ger
man Submarne-Carried Cargo
Of Mules for England

Washington, July 2.-The British
owned steamship Armenia Of the
Leyland line was torpedoed and sunk
by the German submarine U-3S 20
miles west Of TrevOse head, Cornwall
England, on Tuesday night. and a
number of Americans were lost. The
information came In dispatches to the
state depar .ment.
The official count says that 20 men
were lost and ten injured and give a
list Of American citizens, white and
colored. who were crossing with the
ship.
The Armenian sailed from Newport
News June II with a cargo of mules
of England, for the English army.
The facts in the case as obtained
from Consul Armstrong at Bristol and
all the information obtainable here as
to the character :" the vessel were
telegraphed to the president at Corn
ish. N. II.
State department officials do not re-
gard the information now at hand as
sufficient on which to express an opin-
ion and especially on which to make
intelligent representation to Germany.
The department therefore cabled to
Ambassador Page to send on at once
all the details he could secure.
The main point in the case Of the
Armenian Is whether she Is an actual
member Of the British navy as troop
ship or a horse ship. She could be
such, either by having been taken
over by the government itself for that
purpose or by the government Itself
having chartered the ship, and there
fore making 1t a warship subject to
attack on sight by German war YES
sells.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
D|Az
DIES IN PARIS
Former Dictator of Mexico Dead
at Age of Eighty-Five.
EXILED FROM NATIVE LAND
Ex-President Ruled Republic for Thir-
ty.Five Years - Fought
Against the United
States.
ExILED FROM NATIVE LAND

Paris, July 5.-Gen. Portirio Diaz.
former president of Mexico died here
on Friday. General Diaz' wife, Sonora
Carmen Romero Rubio Diaz, and their
son, Porfirio Diaz, Jr,, and the latter's
wife were at the bedside.
About three weeks ago General
Diaz began to fail rapidly and while
his death was not unexpected, owing
to his advanced age and recent fail
ing health, the crisis came suddenly
Friday afternoon. Colonel Diaz, Jr.,
in announcing the death of his father.
said that he was unable to state the
nature of malady, but expressed the
opinion that the cause was compiled
ton Of diseases due to advanced age.
Portirio Diaz was Mexico when
there was Mexico. When on May
81. 1911. he fled the western hemi-
sphere In the face of Francisco |.
Madero's rising revolution, Mexico
started on the wild orgy of disinte-
grafton that now is spending itself
In anarchy. Loosed from the iron
huiiu,thC HdllOH DleW up.
Before Theodore Roosevelt was born
Diaz was an apostle of the Big Stick
and its effective accompaniment Of
the soft voice. For 35 years he ruled
Mexico, all Of that time with the ex-
ception of four years, as its president.
Under his dominance the country was
an inviting spot for American capital,
an invasion which he encouraged with
the wisdom of a statesman and true
economist.
His military career. however. had
begun when he took up arms against
the United States. Diaz was born at
Oaxaca. September Is, 1880. His
mother was an Indian and his father
was Of old Spanish lineage. The IA
Their died when Porf1rio was three
years old and he was educated at the
expense of the bishop Of Oaxaca. He
intended to become q priest, but
when the war with the United States
broke out he enlisted, at the age OF
sixteen.
At time when defeat meant death
young Diaz cast his lot with Juarez
in the revolution which In 1854
brought about the downfall Of Santa
Ana, the one-legged dictator.
His study of military science stood
him well, and his campaigns were a
succession Of victories until, In 1876
he marched into the City Of Mexico
at the head Of 10000 men and was
elected president Of the republic al
most unanimously.
Assuming the presidency again In
1884, he remained in office until his
resignation in 1911.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
MEXICO CITY At
LOOTERS' MERCY
President Wilson Studies Dis
patches on Situation.
U. S. INTERVENTION NEAR
Capitals Plight Renews Talk Of Us.
Ing Force to Save Foreigners
and Avert Starvation-Zapata
General Killed.

Washington, July 3.-Fighting for
Mexico City has been going on in the
suburbs for fifteen days. Zapatas
army and armed civilians are fiercely
resisting the Carranza army's en-
trance. Gen. Raphael Pacheco Of the
Zapata forces has been killed. In the
capital there is footing. All business
houses have been barricaded. The
bread line Is filled daily with 100000
poor. Food is scarce. Diplomats are
trying to protect foreigners. A train
is held ready to take away officials Of
the Zapata government.
President Wilson has determined to
end the anarchy which prevails in
Mexico.
The policy of "watchful waiting"
which was modified a month ago when
the president threatened to act unless
the leaders of the several factions in
the neighboring country got together,
has definitely come to an end.
The new policy of the president con-
templates forcible Intervention if such
an extreme step proves necessary
The state department has advised
the president of the terrible condi-
lions prevailing in the Mexican capt.
tai and Of the difficulties placed in the
way of the transmission of informa-
ton Of the situation OF the diplomats
and foreigners there.
Most important from the viewpoint
OF the United States, European gov
ernments again are inquiring If the
president intends to take measures
for the protection of European life and
property.
The administration fears 1t will
have to re-occupy Vera Cruz once
more and perhaps march on Mexico
City.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
BLAST IN U. s. CAPITOL.
Explosion Caused Slight Damage In
Receptlon Room Of tho Senate.

Washington, July 5.-An explosion
on Friday night caused slight damage
In the public reception room OF the
senate wing OF the capitol building,
The defamation could be heard for
many blocks and the shock threw F.
C. Jones, Waterman at the northeast
entrance OF the building. from the
chair In which he was sitting. The
damage, which Is confined almost ex-
clusively to the reception room, was
estimated by Superintendent Woods
of the capitol at about six hundred dol
lars Among the details Of the dam
age we're a smashed large plate glass
mirror, a part OF the handsome chan
delier in the reception room and two
wrecked telephone booths. No one
was hurt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
SOME ADVANTAGES
IN STACKING GRAIN
Practice Improves Quality and
Permits Early Flowing for
Crop of Ensuing Year.

The farmer In stacking grain ought
to select "A high spot preferably en-
tirely off the field, which has natural
drainage but not far enough to make
useless hauling. Break up the sur
face and harrow 1t to a finely pow
dered mulch, to keep the ground mois-
ture out of the stack If possible, hold
the grain of the ground. giving as
much ventilation as possible. Your
own ingenuity will tell you how to do
this with the material at hand.
Start In the center with two bundles
precisely as you would build shock.
laying up the bundles against the sides
Of this shock until you have n circle
as large as the stack you wish to
build, slanting the butts from the cen
ter the heads OF each row fitting up
snugly to the heads Of preceding row.
After you have built this fiat cone.
begin the second layer from the out
side, breaking joints" by laying the
bundles 81 Ugly In the hollows of the
first layer, heads in center. The main
purpose OF the stack Is to shed water.
and this should always be kept In
mind while building the stack.
Be careful to get the first four or
I'VE layers very solid before you begin
to bulge" continuing the stack pre-
cisely as matched roof Is built Have
plenty OF pitch to your bundles, laying
them with tho short side up. always
building the middle high, but not so
high that the bundles will slide out OF
place on the outside row. Don't at
tempt to make your stacks too big or
too high, as 1t adds to the labor
Gradually draw in the stack until 1t
makes peak. placing your cap
sheayes at the top precisely the same
as you would on a shock to shed the
rain. Hold the capsheaf In place with
a strong cord or wire. weighted with
anything heavy enough to hold it down,
az protection against heavy wind.
II you prefer to build long rick
instead of stack, the principle rs
Just the same. There Is good stack
er in every neighborhood. and 1t would
be good plan for farmers clubs to
set date and help this man stack
until every man understands II thor
oughly BE sure to make your stacks
as solid and secure as possible or It
will be labor lost. A leaky stack is
worse than no stack at all.
What Is the Use Of Stackinq7
/. 1t will save grain and straw,
which might otherwise be spoiled In
the field. especially In wet weather.
2. The grain will go through com
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This Is an important factor in the re-
cent increase in the cost OF food.
The problem OF cheap and album
dant food Is fundamental one In oil
industrial development. 1t was the
abundance and cheapness of food that
made possible the marvellous progress
witnessed in this country during the
past century, During the last sixty
years we have brought into cultivation
the largest and richest body Of agr-
cultural land In the world. While this
land was new and rich the production
OF abundant crops was accomplished
at little expense and with little knowl-
edge OF the principles OF conservation
of soil fertility This period Of ex-
ploitive farming Is now past. The cost
of production is now enhanced by
low yields, or the use of expensive
methods of maintaining high yields.
Whether the era OF cheap and abun-
dant food Is past depends on our abil-
ity as a people to develop cheaper and
better means of production than now
prevail. We no longer have unlimited
undeveloped agricultural resources.
Future increase in production must
come largely from better methods
of farming Whether we, as a nation.
shall attain these improved methods
after a long period OF depression, &C
companied by slow adjustment to new
conditions, as has been the case in
older countries. or whether we shall
attack the problem resolutely and in
diligently and adopt improved meth
DDS as soon as the situation demands.
depends on the efficiency of those
agencies that in recent years have
been built up In this country with a
view to meeting the problems Of soil
conservation and agricultural readjust-
ments.
The effect of live stock on the fer
tility OF the soil needs no demonstra'
ton. 1t Is we'll known to every in
telligent farmer. Up to the present
time, at least, no system OF agricul-
ture has been permanently profitable
without the use of domestic animals
as means of maintaining the pro-
ductiveness of the soil
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
(By w. J. SPILLMAN.)

How to restore and maintain the
important phase Of the conservation
problem. We are no longer new
nation. We have deluded ourselves
with the idea that we have unlimited
resources in land, In forests, in min
eral wealth. We have been prodigal
in the utilization of these resources.
We must now pay the penalty Of this
prodigality. In many OF our older
communities soil fertility has been re-
duced below the point of profitable
production. Nationwide effort at the
present time through federal and state
agency. is directed toward the restora-
ton of fertility in these localities. 1t
Is now necessary that intelligent and
vigorous effort be made to farm cor
rectly. We must cease abusing the
soil. The domestic animal, with we'll
managed pastures and rational sys-
tens OF crop rotation, Is pre-eminently
adapted to the development Of perma-
nent systems OF profitable farming.
Ddllu O"HtTS lllusl lcdliZe tutS anu
must take steps to improve renting
methors by stocking farms with a full
complement OF domestic animals,
where the renter Is not able to do this
for himself, and by giving longer
leases, whereby the renter may reap
the reward of intelligent management.
Land owned originally by the GOV
eminent has. in the main. been wisely
given into the hands Of millions of
small owners. each of whom manages
his own holdings as an independent
proprietor. This method of disposing
of the national domain has led to the
rapid creation of well-distributed
wealth. 1t has meant conservation
by utilization on the part OF maxi
mum number of private owners. But
the very magnitude and richness Of
this heritage has led to such prodi-
gality in its use that now when the
period OF settlement is practically past
we find ourselves confronted with in
| creased demands for food. which must
be met by soils that have been de-
pleted Of much of their yielding power
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
New Wisconsin Risk Head.

Madison, Wis. July 1.-The Wiscon-
sin senate by unanimous vote con-
flrmed the appointment Of Attorney
Michael ]. Cleary Of Blanchardville as
state commissioner OF insurance to
succeed Commissioner H. L. Ekern,
whose term of office expired. Mr..
Cleary will assume the office for
term OF four years, and will receive a
salary of $4,000 a year.
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plete sweat, and will be superior in
quality to the grain threshed from the
shock.
3. Threshing is made considerably
easier. and nothing like the amount OF
help will be required, as In the case
OF shock threshing. 80 that the total
cost will be practically equalized.
t. There is a big crop this year. and
there are not enough threshers at
hand to thresh 1t, nor cars enough to
haul 1t for weeks or perhaps months.
and this will give you good storage
at absolutely no cost 1t will also pre-
vent the market from being glutted
at one time. as Is usually the case.
which may give you better prices for
your grain =
g. 1t Will clear your field for early
blowing, which is one OF the greatest
factors for increasing the wheat
yields. ~,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
Quloley's Condition Grave.

Rochester, N. Y, June 30.-Four
physicians held consultation at
the home OF Chief OF Police Joseph
M. Quigley, where his brother, Rt.
Rev. James e. Quigley of Chicago, lies
critically i'll. 1t was announced that
the prelate's condition is gravely seri-
Gus. Archbishop Quigley is suffering
from a nervous breakdown.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
BRITISH DESTROYER DAMAGED.
Admiralty Says Vessel Was Either
Torpedoed or Hit With Nine

London, July 3,-The admiralty an
nounced on Thursday that the British
destroyer Lightning encountered a
mine. or was torpedoed, of the east
coast of England Wednesday night,
and that one OF the crew was killed,
succeeded in reaching harbor safely
The Lightning is an old boat. dating
from 1893. She has displacement
of 200 tons and carries one 12-pound-
er. five six-pounders and two l8-inch
torpedo tubes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
SAYS SIX AMERICANS LOST.

Five Negroes and White Physician
Lose Their Lives.
Cardiff, Wales. July Six Ameri-
cans persisted when the steamer Ar
menian was struck by German sub
marine, according to Joseph Carter,
q member of the Armenian's crew,
who arrived here. He said that the
Americans who lost their lives were
five negro mueteers and a white ply
stefan who was caring for them on
shipboard.
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WAS ON ADMIRALTY MISSION.
eriton Informs Page Armenian Was
en- War Business.

en- War Business.
Washington, July 3.-The British
admiralty on Thursday informed Am.
bassador Page in London that the
steamship Armenian, sunk by Ger
man submarine with the loss Of 81
American lives. was engaged In ad'
miralty business and that she carried
no passenger. This information was
cabled by Ambassador Page to the
state department The ambassador
suggested that the Americans who
were lost with the Armenian appeared
therefore to have been members OF
her crew.
The incident being the f1rst involv.
ing American lives since the sinking
Of the Lusitan!a, created considerable
stir in official circles. but no one in
authority would say, pending receipt
Of official facts in the case. what eff.
feet 1t would have on the negotiations
between this country snd Germany.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-08
TOWER FALLS, TWELVE HU3T
Structure Sixty Feet High Collspsos
at Rock Island, ILL.,, While
Crowd Watches Aviator.

Rock Island, H., July Ga llg-t
tower 60 feet high on which scores OF
people we're perched viewing an OK
.hibition by Aviator Miles collapsed In
Exposition park causing serious IN
juries to dozen persons, none wers
fatally hurt.