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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
WILSON AND BRYAN CONFER
Still Awaiting Details Of Sinking OF
Evelyn.

Washington, Feb. 23-President
Wilson conferred with Secretary Bry.
ar concerning the destruction of the
American steamer Evelyn off the
coast of Germany Friday, but, in the
absence of definite information as to
the cause of the wreck, no course OF
action beyond diplomatic inquiriea
was decided upon.
Having learned unofficially that q
part of the Evelyn's crew, when cast
adrift from the sinking vessel, headed
for the coast of Holland. Secretary
Bryan cabled to American Minister
Henry Van Dyke at The Hague the
same message he previously had sent
to Ambassadors Page and Gerard ct
London and Berlin, asking that every
care be extended to the crew and an
investigation of the facts of the &C.
,currence be made through all avail
able agencies.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
Cars Forces Out Of
East Prussia.
GERMANS TAKE MORE
THAN 100000 men
Numerous Cannon and Other War
Material Also Captured.

| Berlin, Feb. 3.-The German official
statement announces that the cap
lures in the battle of the Mazurian
lakes district of East Prussia have
been increased to seven generals and
more than 100000 men. The pieces
of cannon taken numbered $50. The
text of the statement reads:
another hostile trench was taken
by us to the east of Ypres Tin Bel.
gium). The enemy's counter attacks
on the captured positions remained
unsuccessful.
'In the Champagne district there
was comparative quiet. The mum.
her of prisoners taken by us during
the last battles in this region has
been increased to fifteen officers and
more than 1000 men. The sanguinary
losses of the enemy have been ex.
traordinarily high.
'In the Vosges the villages of Hoch.
rad and Stossweier were taken by US
after a short engagement. Other.
wise nothing of importance occurred.
{, In the Eastern rheater.
'The pursuit after the winter battle
in the Mazurian district has come to
an end. During the clearing up Of
operations to the northwest Of Grod.
no and in the battles reported during
the last few days in the. Bobr and
Maven district one commanding gen.
eral and four other generals have
been taken prisoner up to the pres.
ent. Seventy-five cannon and some
machine guns, the actual number of
which has not been ascertained, and
much other war material has been
captured.
1.-THE total booty taken in the win.
tel. battle in the Mazurian district a.
a result Of these additions has been
increased to date to seven generals,
more than 100000 men. upwards Of
$50 cannon and quantities Of other
material of all descriptions, the
amount OF which cannot yet be ap-
proximately estimated.
THE Tenth Russian army under
General Baron Sievers Is considered
as having been destroyed"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
AIasHIP BomBARos CALAIS
Five Civilians Killed and Some Prop.
erty DAMAGED,

Paris, Feb. ga Zeppelin airship
bambarded Calais, according to an
oficial statement issued. It .dropped
projectiles which killed I'VE persons.
all civilians. and caused some unim.
portant property damage.
A dispatch to the Havas agency
says that . German dirigible airship
dropped number of bombs, which
did slight damage to the St. Omer.
Hazebrouck and Dunkirk railroad line
in the vicinity of the railroad station
of Fontinettes. Train service over
tho line was Immediately re-establish-
ed.
Two incendiary. bombs damaged
several dwellings in the village.
Fontinettes is little over milo
south of st. Omer. which lies twenty
miles southeast of Calais.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
TWO CONFLICTING VERSIONS
British Papers Print Stories Of Rus.
sian Defeat.

London. Feb. 23.-The British news.
papers print two conflicting versions
of the recent battles by which the
Germans drove the Russians back
over the East Prussian frontier, but.
naturally. they are inclined to accept
the Russian version that the Russians
fell back in orderly fashion, fighting
an effective rear guard action.
As against this the Germans claim
100000 prisoners and staggering ar
ray of captured munitions. 1t is noted.
however, that Berlin says: The pur.
suit has come to an end" and British
observers say this means that an
other costly German rush has fallen
short. 1t will take the battles now
developing on Russian soil to demon
strate whether this view is correct.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
MAKE SMALL GAINS
British Observer Comments on West.
ern Situation.

ern Situation.
London, Feb. pa British military
observer stationed with the French
army in the field describes the advan.
tages gained in the last few months
by the French forces in statement
given out by the official information
bureau as follows:
''Since the repulse of the Germans
by allied forces in Flanders no battle
OF great Importance has been fought
II the gain in the smaller engage
ments which have taken place Is
measured only by the amount Of
ground won the results are indeed
small. A few hundred yards to tho
north Of Arras. village or two be.
tween Arras and the corner Of the
line nearest Paris, a belt varying
from a mile and half to two hun.
dred yards in breadth to the east Of
Rheims and a few miles of what was
German territory in Alsace-these
acres are all that have been gained.
The enemy's hold on Belgium and
Northeastern France is as strong Is
ever"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
n0LlANDERs ARE NERVOUS
Seamen Are Deserving Ships Bound
for England.

The Hague, Feb. ga tense under.
current of feeling has been running
through all classes in Holland for the
last two or three days. This is at.
tributed to public concern owing to
Germany's action in not replying to
the Dutch note Of protest concerning
the North sea war zone and nervous
ness as to what might result from tho
German blockade and submarine &C.
tivity, which possibly might produce
an untoward incident at any moment.
Although vessels belonging to other
neutral states have suffered Dutch
ships. up to the present. have escaped
damage, but many seamen are de-
handing increased wages owing to
the risks. Some of the men decline
to sail and have left their ships, es.
Cecially those bound for England.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
THIRTEEN men
ARE MISSING
No Trace Of Sailors From Ameri-
can Steamer Evelyn.
OFFICIALS AWAITING news

President Wilson and Secretary OF
State Bryan Discuss Destruction OF
Ship OF the German Coast, but De.
eide to Await Result Of Diplomatic
Inquiries.
The Hague, Feb. 23.-The thirteen
missing men from the American steam.
err Evelyns crew have not been re-
ported from any point in Holland.
Inquiries of the coast guard sta.
lions in North Holland have brought
the reply that nothing had been seen
or heard of those members of the crew
who were reported to have proceeded
for Holland after the steamer was
blown up.
A dense fog prevailed along the
coast.
The Dutch marine department Is
also without information concerning
the missing men of the Evelyn's crew.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
DEMOCRATS GIVE UP FIGHT

Ship Measure 10 Sent TO Conference
Until Feb. ~.
Washington, Feb. 19.-EnectuaNy
blocked in their efforts to get the
house ship purchase bill to get to a
vote Democratic senators agreed to
take up appropriation bills and sent
the shipping measure to conference
until Feb. q.
After that date 1t must take its
chances of being filibustered to its
death before March 4.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
IRISH STEAMER IS SUNK
Germans Give Crew Five Minutes 70
Take to Boats.

London, Feb. 22.-The small coast
ing steamer Downshire was sunk by
q German submarine on Calf of Man.
an island In the Irish sea. The Ger
mans gave the crew five minutes in
which to leave their ship. The crew
landed at Dundrum, County Down.
Ireland.
The submarine which sank the
Downshire was the U-12. The Ger
mans fired three shots at the steamer
before her captain hove to. After the
crew of the Downshire had taken to
the boats the Germans placed bomb
amidships of the steamer and explod-
ed it and the Downshire sank in
few minutes.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
italian Ships Attacked.

Barti, Italy. Feb. 23.-Italian fishing
boats report that they were fired upon
by Austrian torpedo boats recently
near Antivari. The Salurno, one Of
the first feet, was badly damaged. The
captain Of the Gesu said that the neet
was attacked by Austrian torpedo
boats and an aeroplane while the Ital-
Ian ships were flying their own flaxs.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
SUFFRAGE UP TO VOTERS
Resolution Passed by New York A.
sembiy 10 Signed.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 2O.-Every
legal step necessary to putting a suf-
frage amendment to the constitution
before the voters of New York next
fall now has been taken.
The last act, the signing of the res
clution to permit balloting on the pro-
posed amendment, was performed by
the secretary of state before crowd
of suffragettes.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
French General eajIa

Paris. Feb. 23.-Another Of tho
distinguished soldiers of France has
fallen on the field of battle. 1t vas
announced that General Loyzeau de-
Grand Maison had been killed In q
recent battle.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
GERMAN NINE SINKS SHIP
Founders In Baltic and All Of Its Crew
Perish.

London. Feb. 19.-The Norwegian
steamer Nordcap. according to the Elk
change Telegraph company's Copen-
hagen correspondent. has struck a
German mine in the Baltic sea ami
foundered. All Of the crew persisted.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-02-26
POSSE AND INDIANS FIGHT
BATTLE IN UTAH.

Durango. Colo, Feb. 23-
Five Indians and one white
man have been killed, one
white man wounded and six
Indians taken prisoners in the
battle between band Of Piute
Indians and q posse seeking
the arrest Of Use Ne-Gat, lead
er of the Indians. This infor-
nation was received here by
telephone from Bluff, Utah.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-11
When Luxuries Become
Necessities

NFTEEN the who owned automobile was looked
of great wealth and the machine as luxury
far beyond the reach of the average mortal But today
automobile has become farm necessity of
phones farm houses almost unhard more
amusement than for Piano players monographs kodaks
motorcycles electric light water under PRESSURE
other articles that provide household comforts today
only few unavailable for farm they
tainab they for the uxuoving few who would afford them
But needs often felt before they expressed and needs in
the farm home greater than the city home
provide for their homes In the cities many the comforts
city that available today for the rural
The first cost of any convenience is of course much greater for
the farm home it necessary install the operate
It, Electric lighting systems for example, require the purchase
installation Of the machine for generating the electricity storage bat
tees for the accumulation of reserve power and engine op
Grating the plant This costs money but the operating plus the
interest the investment lower than the for the
OF power supplied by large plants in most cities
1t is longer the height of folly for think making
Of Of the many devices which 90 the home more
comfortable In fact the situation is the other way around
is only the shftess who does give consideration
to modern appliances for esenng the labor and the
fort Of the home.
Every device which goes supply convenience in the farm home
and make comfortable than city flat be obtained
from advertisers farm papers, Not issue has all these ad
ersers represented but reader wants modern appliance
from an electric light plant sanitary closet septic tank water
pressure system regeang plant let him write the Editor Ore
Washngtonldaho Farmer The Injuries of yesterday the
cessie of today and there in trying to think otherwise
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-11
Selecting Cows for Efficiency

because he would not take time to
find out. That young man made the
worst mistake of his life, he didn't
have time to know his business.
The worst of it is, he will have to
take time to make up for what he
did not know. He must take care of
them for another year, and then have
only the same as his neighbor had in
one year. He put in two years to
accomplish what his neighbor ac-
complished in one year. We cannot
afford to be so busy that we cannot
take time to know our business.
Value of Record.
In one of the Southern Michigan
towns l met two young men and
talked same thing to them 10 years
ago. We went into the details of this
proposition and they started to prac-
tice 1t. was there two years ago,
and these young men were there with
record of cost and how much each
cow had paid for feed.
The records showed the first year
they got an average of 1874 pounds
of butter per COW. Some went above
200 and some only above 10O They
sold off the cows that did not pay and
got better cows. They studied how
to feed and care for them, and when
you begin to figure on this you will
look at the little things that go to
make success. Their average was 1S4
pounds of butter.
After eight years of that sort OF
work, what was their average? Three
hundred and seventy-six pounds of
butter per COW. They started with
1874 pounds and worked up to 376.
How much more profit was there in
one year to those men getting 376
pounds than when getting 1874? They
are making more clear money in one
year with 376 pounds than they made
In 10 years when getting 1874 pounds.
Consequently by knowing their busi-
ness they had multiplied that part of
their life by 10.
No investment man can make
pays him so we'll as to know his
business, and be able to multiply the
value Of his time by 10. That cow
that pays you the most for dollars
worth of feed, and at the end Of the
year makes the most profit, is the
cow that 1t pays you to keep, and
you cannot afford to keep the poor
ones.-N. P. Hull.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-11
If You Have Any News,
Get 1t to the Editor

e(l T is not enough for live COM
] munity that advertising should
be correctly used to stimulate busi-
ness and to promote general prosper
ity. The home newspaper is a social
and intellectual thing as well as
medium Of business One cannot
serve the community better than by
seeing that interesting items get to
the editor. The editor is no mind
reader; call him up and tell him. To
do so is the neighborly thing, the
kindly thing-a courtesy not to the
publisher alone but to everyone in
the district who might be interested
in your little item"
Whenever Eric w. Allen, head of
the department of journalism at the
University of Oregon, speaks in
town, he urges the citizens to get be-
hind their home paper in both bust
ness and a news way on the ground
that the newspaper can be made
wonderful agency for building up a
community. By a successful COM
munity," Mr.. Allen means not merely
the community whose business men
are prospering, and whose laborers
are all at work, but the community
that is real social and intellectual
center He looks to the home paper
as the most powerful means within
reach of bringing about this kind of
Success"
"lf you can once get all your peo-
pie into the way of voluntarily pour
ing these interesting scraps of news
into the weekly paper, you will add
immensely to the general friendliness
Of the community" says Mr.. Allen.
You will be helping to make your
town the kind of place where people
want to stay and to which former
residents will want to come back.
$50 try to get ideas into the paper.
Write little for it once in a while.
Don't let the editor do all the think
ing for the town. If you publish
ideas, you start others to thinking,
and you raise by just so much the
general level of intelligence.
Encourage the home paper to be
business, social and intellectual CEN
ter of the community. 1t will richly
repay"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-11
Double the Wheat and 0at Crops

Money must be made by better farming; it is
common sense to see grain drilled only inches
apart, not inches or 7 inches between rows
means much better seed distribution better sur
face covering with crop less wasted land better
saving of moisture, crowding out the weeds and
many other advantages; one maker of 3-inch
drills guarantees 259o or better increase or no
pay for the machines Fetzer & Co., Of Spring
field, ILL.,. claim i'll dry year the yield has been
increased four times more per acre, besides MAX
ing good stand of clover where the clover with
wheat was dried out with 7-inch rows. Write
today for the proof and guarantee and free
printed matter.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-11

In Kentucky they cultivate the al
falfa field Just after cutting till "it
looks like a cornfield prepared for
planting" They use either spring
tOothed harrow or double disc culti-
vator.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
FEDS MAY GIVE
UP GHOST AFTER
TODAY'S CONFAB

The baseball spotlight temporarily
moved 10 Indianapolis today where
Federal league magnates, a dozen or
- strong, are meeting to find out
what they have and why Chey have
II Having fond cut ,ney undOubt-
edly win move on 70 French Lick.
or 20 Chicago 10 play tag with the
peace chicken.
\ report on tho outlook for ces.
sttion OF hostiliies, OF which bo,h
sides freely anowledred then.
selves sickenea, VII De niaae II, the
olive branch commlttre-Pre,ide
Gilmore. Charley Weezhmau am
Harry Sinclair. TVS trio has npld
pow-wow- with The enemy during
The last two months. whaf they
learned or did not learn thay lapt
10 themselves Maybe IL VIII 5e
spilled to-day. PrcsiHeut Ttgo. OF
the National leaFIa. Gerry rI.-r
: mann. OF the "eH known Va lonal
; Commish ard Ciale- j.. Tat own
er. ii Is alleged Of tae Chicago
] Cubs, all hsy figured m .hese peace
talks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
But Owners Are AS
Happy AS If They
Owned Peter Scott

Although the pastime stable
horses did not win fortune In
Grand Circuit events last season,
the 'owners of such equine stars az
Lee Axworthy, Volga, Rusticoat,
Leonor Mckinney and Bacelli are
extremely well pleased with the
manner In which their. trotters
raced. This quintet won s23, S05. 10,
but the Pastime stable owners are
as we'll pleased with their successes
as II the amount had been 800. 900.
To see Lee Axworthy beat Peter
volo In that $1,000 match race at
North Randall last summer was
worth a lot more than $4,000 to
the sportsmen who own that great
i-yearold. That Volga should win
five races, every one she started In,
ard wind up the campaign by es-
tablishing worlds record for two
consecutive heats and tie another.
went a long way toward making the
FASTENERS forget the aisappoint-
ments caused by the failures with
wilmering, Sir Thomas Upton and
one or two other prize lemons that
were purchased by them In former
years.
The tabulated Pastime winnings
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
M0RIARTY
RELEASED
Tiger Infielder Is Made
Free Agent BY
Navin

George Moriarty. for six wears A
Tiger. today drew his unconditional
release from the Detroit Baseball
club. Moriarty. who Is one OF the
brainiest ball players In the game.
has had several chances To manage
clubs in the major minors. and may
accept one of them. Or he may ac-
cept contract with another major
league club. President Navin. In
announcing the release. said that he
desired TO make George free
agent. In order that he would not
be hampered in any negotiations ne
might desire TO make with any
other club. Moriarfy Is now at his
home In Woodstock. III.
Moriarty came TO Detroit from
New York in 1909. Two years be
fore he had risen TO the majors
from Toledo. Until the past season.
he was the regular TIGER third base
man. and he played n brRiny. con.
sistent. loyal game. tie was hardly
a mechanical star. but VAS Smart"
enough 70 make mp for that handi-
cap. Last spring his arm got a
slow start, and that was his un.
doing. Oscar Wit was used to
plug the hole until "Morrie" round
ed into shape, AMI by the time
George had been To Bonesetter
Reese ard had his wing boiled out
Witt had demonstrated thai he was
the best hot corner performer in the
league. Witt is young, and good for
several years yet. and there was no
place left for Moriarty on the team
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
MarOOns Snare Cribs
Most Famous Family
Troupe

Detroit followers OF the gridiron
sport vii have an opportunity OF
seeing the greatest brother combina.
ton OF football. players extant next
Sunday when the famous Columbus
Pan Handles meet the Maroons at
Mack Park.
The six Nesser brothers. all OF
whom weigh better than 1870 pounds
and four Of whom are over six feet
tall. form the neucleus OF the Colum.
bus team which defeated the Mas.
sillon Tigers &c to and the Dayton
Cadets "a TO 7.
Pioneers In independent football.
the Pan Handles come here with the
reputation OF being the best club in
the country for several seasons dur
ing their Rridiron careers. During
the days when the Independent
game was new they played all OF
the college teams In the middle
west until the conference officials
put stop 10 It,
The Pan Handles for years have
ranked in the same class with Mas
silon, Canton. Cincinnati and are
con, ide-ed the best drawing card In
the country because of the presence
OF the six brothers and Is said TO be
the finest uniformed team in the
country at the present time. In ad-
dition to the Nesser brothers Picker.
ing, formerly OF the University OF
Minnesota, Is playing In the back
field
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
JOHNNY ERTLE
PLEASES GOTHAM

NEW YORK. Nov. 9.--Johnny Err
tie. Of st. Paul. had demonstrated
today that II he isn't already ban
tam champion he Is the next thing
to. it, Tor 10 rounds. Ertle batted
Abe Friedman around the ring last
night. always having his man on
the verge Of a X. o. Clever general
ship and ability to assimilate pun
ishment in large doses saved the
Ghetto boxer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
10 ROUNDS
THIS time
Bloom and DrOulliard
Meet Wednesday Over
Longer Route

The Detroit Windsor district gets
its first taste OF ten.round loxing In
some years tomorrow night, when
Phil Bloom and Patsy Droulliard 60
the regulation tango route at Eddie
Glassco fisticun parlors across the
river Zen rounds probably will be
the rule for all windup bouts Of
class at Windsor this season.
Walter Burke, who manages
Bloom, Informs us that the New
York boy has been given the great
est of horticultural care during the
past two weeks. and that he IL now
ready TO blossom out In spectacular
fashion. Phil has been training hard
for couple OF weeks, and last night
was down TO 1876 pounds and feeling
strong. He has agreed to make 1876
pounds for Drouliiard. Bloom has a
good record against tcpnotchers, car.
ries Knockout punch and sturdy
heart, and is ia the west to make a
reputation here. II Is his first fight
west OF the Alleghenies. and he
promises that 1t will be plenty for
Droplliard.
Hatsy himself has been training
faithfully. and Will be in shape. A
good trouncing in the Windsor ring
would make all the difference In the
world 10 the Frenchman. and he will
take no chance with Bloom. And IL
he should make q spectacular show
ing against the sasterner, the news
when waited To New York might
give Patsy chance to visit Broad
way. So both boys have much in
centive 10 make great bout Of Il,
and both have the skill. too.
The semi-final will see In action
Mickey Farrell and Jules Schuholtx.
both OF Detroit and the most popu-
lar preliminary lighters In these
parts. They are Windsor and smok.
CIR fixtures, and always please. Cur
ley Berger and George Markham
and Johnnie Johnson and George
Gleason will do the curtain raising
honor with four rounds each for ac-
ton.
The card will start at $3.50 o'clock,
and Billy Rocks vii be :he third man
In the ring.