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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-28

1NTfT German airship was plu1g-
-- outward through the icy dark
y. 1855 that shrouded the North Sea.
On t-r lett near enough to be dis
,-s1 .-.... glass had It been daylight,
q Der-.-.. Oh her right seven hundred miles
mlea e: water, and beyond, the shores
Cs----- Interest foe. Her destination
| z nigh. iast February we never may
ro7; 5u. O.. Ter misfortune we might not
ave heard even Of her existence, much less of
n lozeiy eight
In the forward gondols, mere speck be
,sh The immense canopy of the cig3r-shaped
as cLaulc-. stood the commander. HIS
g,zous gas rested upon a falling barometer
he stars which studded the sky when the
ZEPPELIN starred from her hangar somewhere
% The Jul1-d coast were hidden now and the
yai from the west carried an unnistakable
arsat But the captain did not change his
iOuse H. had manGuvred his ship in many
dna Of weather and found it true.
he barometer kept falling and the anemom-
Esr beside il showed that the wind was fast
5stoving a le All at once the captain real
led that the churning waves that had CLEANED
'aosphoresccntly far below were no longer In
-ght With hasty fingers he slid back one OF
a' thick gl7ss Danes, In rushed the air, heavy
nth a slee, that clung and froze. "A sharp
r:sr to the man at the wheel The huge
''so,-pcinted cylinder in its rigid metal frame
hung majestcslly In a quarter circle and
'adsd du, east The ship had barely straight
asd on, or her homeward fight when she was
'rng through a white smother. The sleet
I'd turned TO snow. The haven she sought
- less than two hours journey, but within
al an hour the accumulation of snow and ice
the gas bag had weighted the Zeppelin down
Cd her cabins swept the crests of the tallest
rN,s
'HR GABLE ROOF OF THE LATEST GERMAN
AIRSHIPs.
he newest types Of German airships have
upper planes OF their gas chambers sloPed
~' gable roof and covered with smooth,
~ substance from which dry snow readily
ICES but this is no protection against sleet
al freezes as it strikes End soft, wet snow
a 'hngs 1t is estimated that on the cnor-
>'S top surface Of Zeppelin half an inch of
y" snow weighs four tons, and four tons is
S'ush to bring down the most powerful OF
'e machines unless special provision is made
v such extra weight
'ae LA had not expected snow and had
sue no such provision. In fact she was
''''d to capacity with fuel, with men and
~ and bombs, fully equipped for war. She
- 'aere Is little doubt, raider, perhaps one
heet Of raiders bound for the English
ssst When her crew felt the hand Of Boreas
sung remorselessly upon them they dropped
-. O0mos into the sea, ripped the guns from
II mornings and tumbled them overheard,
y" everything movable. even their coats
0oots but the dead weight of sleet and
-" increased so fast that these sacrifices
'su only for short time. Had the storm
SUI them few miles further out to sea we
an never have known just how they met
" fortunately for them, when they real
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-28
THE EIFFEL TOWER WIRELESS STATION NOW
SPEAKS IN A STRANGE TONGUE.

But the ether has carried no weather warnings
from the tip of the Eiffel Tower since France and
Germany went to war, except in code that no
German could understand And, excepting posi-
bly, by secret code, no British or French ships
any longer report the weather a. their daily sta
tions. Commercial shipping has felt the depriva-
ton. but the French and English governments
considered this Of small importance beside the
dangers of system that would have given the
enemy's warshps exact information of the loca-
ton Of their merchant craft and, moreover, en-
abled the German wireless stations on land TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-28

pick up these messages for the benefit Of the Ger
man meteorological service. Wireless reports
received at the New York Weather Bureau dropped
Immediately from ffty-two to ten, and these ten
came from vessels flying the Stars and Stripes
This situation remained even after Germany's
cruisers and auxiliary warships had been swept
from the Atlantic The Angot Report is still
compiled but it reaches the allies Of France by
cable or land telegraph The French and English
weather experts DO the best they can with data
received from the United States and Canada, and
the science OF forecastng the weather has made
such strides Of late years that even with incom-
plete data they much better of than the Ger
man scientists, who have practically data what
ever.
PUBLICATION OF DAILY METEOROLOGICAL
MAP IS DISCONTINUED.
The dislocation Of the international service has
forced the Washington Weather Bureau to dis
continue the publication of its daily meteorologi-
cal map Of the northern hemisphere, for which the
British and French, doubt, are thankful, be-
cause these maps were comprehensive enough to
furnish German agents in this country informs-
ton Of great value. provided they could have
found means to communicate It to the meteorolo-
gica Office at home.
The Importance Of the weather reports in the
eyes of the British authorities IS evidenced by the
fact that since the began the British weather
service has been distinctly q military adjunct
The British newspapers no longer print forecasts
that might aid Germany. On August "The Lon
don Times" appeared without its daily weather
map for the first time in thirty-eight years The
Royal Meteorological Socety's Quarterly naively
suggests that this due mo doubt to all the
available space in the newspaper being urgently
required for war information; but most anyone
will agree that the omnipresence and activity Of
the German spy furnished more plausible ex-
PLANTATION. The British weather map would have
told German agent all he wanted to know about
conditions In the naval war zone around the Brit
ish Isles and revealed what weather might be ex-
pected not only in the North Sea and the English
Channel, but in Belgium. Northern France, East
Prussia and Poland, in fact, everywhere in the
European war theatre, and also in Germany It
self
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-28
GERMAN WEATHER USUALLY MANUPACT-
URED IN WEST.

While Russia also stopped sending meteoroIogl-
cal data to Berlin, this loss less serious, sim
ply because the movement of weather changes
that affect Germany is generally from the west
and northwest majority Of the centres OF low
barometrc pressure that influence European
weather are detected first in the United States
and Canada, or they develop over the Atlantic
Ocean few travel south and southeast from
Iceland and the Scandinavian Peninsula, and now
and then big European storm first shows itseH
to the meteorological station at Spitzbergen. Our
meteorology has not yet been developed to
point that enables US TO foretell unfailingly what
will become Of "low," the weather men call
It. after II sweeps over North America and into
the Atlantic; but when the European weather
sharps get track OF a storm halfway across the
ocean they know within few hours and few
leagues when and where 1t will strike and with
about what force.
Their main dependence for this information il
wireless messages from ships at sea Last sum-
mer before the war began ffty-two vessels each
day, on the average, reported to the Weather
Bureau at New York their precise position with
the barometric pressure and the force and direc-
ton Of the wind still larger number sent
similar reports to weather stations in Great Bril-
tain and France By the international system
then In vogue all these messages we're sent to
Professor Angot head Of the French weather ser
vice and redistributed by the great wireless sta
ton on the Eifel Tower for the benefit Of ships
and land stations within a radius OF some three
thousand miles. 1t was & system that saved
hundreds Of lives and property worth millions
each year. 1t would be difficult to point to
more striking example of the advantages OF In
temational cooperation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-25
Daddy; sBedt1ne
O. The Strawberry
,Of0TV- Shortcake
! Birthday Party.
In Front Of Beatrice
Was . Big Shorteake.
Birthday Party.

wild woeres and
found q
breakfast ver asked daddy
strawberry
nothing
berry shoake made Of wild strawberries heard Of little girl the
other q shoFtcake birthday
"A strawberry shostcake birthday party" repeated Evelyn
you continued daddy this little GIRL whose By the
Beatrice. fond Of wild strawberry shortcake
birthday In It would
and her mother and daddy thought they would give her birthday party
friends quite
Wild These
delicious
berry shoftcake with whipped the top
children arrived
and then they had the
chicken sewed potatoes Then
Beatrice placed
candles the wreath
The red with
beautiful foam Around
It O be different coored candles
Beartces mother
FOR will and several hard tnga
"'Oh mother2 nngT shouted Beatrice
moment Beatrice
they all did laugh when Beatrice
a white buttonl
little
little gold silver
a doll
hd But of all the party the
with
Beatrcss little friends had picked"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-25

The reason why l counted on Jim's
coming marriage was that 1t is difficult
II not impossible for two men to live
together one of whom is engaged with.
out the other knowing 1t.
Jim never told me Of his engagement
till a couple Of weeks before the wed.
ding. There had been no reason what.
eYet for the Secrecy attending the at.
ialf except such as influences young
couples In similar cases and Jim's lido
syncrasy. The girls parents wess
much pleased with the match, and
Jim's parents were not living. jim
probably would have. kept the secret
from me longer. but he wished me to
be his best man, and It was proper
that he should give me timely notice.
The evening before the wedding
carried the wedding gift I bad pro
cured to the brides home. Jim was
there, and when l opened the box In
which It was contained Jim started az
II he had been shot laughed. ex.
planned the Joke to tho bride, and w
all laughed together. But kept them
wondering for many months before
told them how I had got on to their
secret
That cured my friend Of making mys
teries out Of very small things. Evea
afterward be was frankness to perfec
ton As for his wife, l doubt II CHI
had ever been 30 troubled
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-25
not occurred to me that the document
would be now required.

not occurred to me that the document
would be now required.
When we reached a city, didn't
know what city, was taken from the
train and conducted to the headquar'
ters Of an officer who. judged BY
the respect paid bin. was Of high
rank. He received me with Q lowering
brow. read The description In my pass.
port and. looking At my wig. said what
By bis expression I judged to mean.
Take him out and shoot him."
The soldiers advanced to take me.
In a at Of desperation seised my red
wig and. throwing It On the floor,
trampled on 1t and cried out Fl an
not Z red headed man; I am an Amer.
lean citizen"
There must have been so0ethang
ridiculous In the act, for The o6lcer
burst into q laugh. Then an inter.
prefer was called, who translated my
story. Al soon a. II was understood
that I was an American and the pass
port belonged to me I was set 1t hb-
erty, with an apology. Realizing that
my train had gone on, I asked for q
permit to travel on q troop train, and
one was given me-
could not endure to travel without
my wig. 20 I retained Il During my
journey through Belgium I fell In with
Frenchman with q red head. A
soon as we passed into France he gave
me his passport which he no longer
needed. Having bad 20 much trouble
with my own passport, decided hat
possibly I might have use for the 9th
er. 20 accepted Il
While working my way south towaEA
Paris l was set upon BY a party Of
French SOY hunte1. Thinking 10 get
rid Of them without their noticing the
difference In my hair from that Md
down In my passport I ussd the one
given ma Unfortunately q keen eyed
fellow noticed how the hair Of my wig
fell on my neck and. grasping The wig.
held 1t up amid shoots from the 9th
ers, crying:
"A spyl A spyT
Again I W. taken befoss an ofacss-
this time a Brenchman. who. on re-
ceiving the report Of my captors. o.
dered me out 10 Instant execution.
stood before him with folded arms and
uncovered done aaA cried In q stem
torian vos6s:
.Je suis AnericstDr
suppose X was The absu,dity TITS
Tine - vel - bsfose that saved me.
TAs ofscsr hughsd consented 10 listen
b M, and, since I spoke French toi-
aabiy. / told my sesry, producing my
own passport
And 70 my He for ths second 49,
wss SAVED By meek hsreics. anl ]
rpeehsd Paris withouk further tssheA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-25
A WIG IN
WARTIME
By DONALD CHAMBERLAIN

In the spring Of 1914 Joined the Eu
ropean invasion Of American tourists
and made Germany my stamping
ground. Before leaving home l sent
to Washington for a passport, for,
though at the time there was not much
prospect Of using one, preferred to
be provided. The document described
me as Edward Boyer, aged thirty-one.
Ave feet eight inches high. eyes, hair
and complexion dark.
In Berlin contracted typhoid fever.
and when l recovered ny hair fell out,
leaving my skull as polished a. piece
Of ivory.
On the 2Sth Of July the bomb Of the
European war exploded and was ad-
monisbed that II I wanted to get out
Of the war zone and back home must
besur myself. I had not yet recov-
cred my strength but was due In
America on the 18th Ut August and
resolved to start at once.
The FIRST thing needed was q wig.
sailed forth 10 get one. having just
an hour before the train on which l
was to leave would start This gave
me about twenty minutes 10 procure
q hair head covering. ! found a place
where such things were sold, but un.
fortunately the only wig they had
that would 1t my head was OF an
auburn hue. There was no other place
to procure one within a dozen blocks.
I looked at my watch and saw that |
had just ten minutes to get the train.
I paid for the auburn wig clapped 1t
on my head and started for the sta
ton.
was on the last passenger train to
leave Berlin. The war was brand new
to me. but not to the Germans. who
were prepared for It Two things espe.
cially | had not considered, for had
not heard Of them-ths Germans spy
system and their methods Of detecting
their enemy's spies.
l was brought to my senses by see
ing a German oficer come through the
train examining passports. l had mine
In q hand bag, got 1t out and had 1t
ready when the man reached me. He
read the description, looked at me. and.
noticing my red wig. his expression
changed at once to oos Of 6erceness.
He said something 30 US In German
that l did not understand and. calling
some soldiers, turned me over to them
for safe keeping, then went bis way
through the train.
An American gentleman who under
stood German announced to me the un-
pleasant information that I had been
arrested as a French spy. He had
heard the officer say that the passport
/ travelled on belonged to ons having
a French name and that Il described
q black headed man, while was red
beaded man Never had there been q
more barefaced attempt to carIy tnfor-
nation out Of Germany foe the uss Of
an enemy.
Here was pretty pasA In my hnr
~ to get away I bad forgotten my
passport, OF, rather. l hsd thus far not
bsen sQulrd e shoM L. md 4 bad
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-25
Cash Sale
To turn some of my Big
Stock into money, | offer
Some Bargains

RoNane Graham and Whole Wheat Flour pkgs for 35f
Sugar, Best GRADUATED, Is pounds 81 90
Swts Premium Hams, per pound ............... 1876
Flour Buy Quick Before 1t Goes Higher, pound 45c
Flour, "a pound Sweet Rose, Self Rising =. ..... SOC
Flour, % pounds Sweet Rose Self Rising So so
Flour, "a pounds Shows Hobby . :. ......... soc
Fluor, ~ pounds High Grade. Plain ............ 80
Flour, % pounds, High Grade Plain ....... .$3 so
Meal and Gris pounds for 25c
Cracker Boy and T. M. Coffee Soc
Arbucke Coffee pounds for 45c
Green Coffee, cd Grade, pounds for 81 90
Rumord Baking Powder, pound cans 2OC
Royal Baking Powder. pound cans ..,,,.. 4Ot
Compound Lard 49,, ,.....,,,,,,... ;. 1Of
Snowdrift Lard 10 pound bucket .... -. 90
Soap Lenox, Il bars soc, Al for .$ 81 90
Grandma Washing Powders, IS for ..,... SOC
Pet or Van Camp Cream large per dozen 05f
Pet or Van Camp Cream baby, per dozen 45f
Rice, Blue Rose, Head " pounds 81 90
Tomatoes pound SIZE per dozen SOC
Arpo Salmon ner can ..-. 16f
nc tall Salmon Der can io@
csc Catsups, Burt Olney and Van Camps ...... zoe
California Table Peaches High Grade, zoe
Guava and Apple jelly glasses Zoe
Asparagus tips, I5c cans Tor 1Of
Evaporated Apples, pound packages for 25f
Can Corn, Good Grade No. 2 size, for ......... 25t
Can Corn Fancy Maine No. SIZE for 500. go. 25f
Can Corn Fancy New York No. size 3 for ...... 35c
Can Peas Fancy Violet Brand for ..... 35t
Can Peas, Good Grade (Victory) .............. LOG
Libby and Campbell Pork and Beans No. size. 1Of
1oc Favoring Extracts, pure for LOG
Eddys Mustards, I5c kind lOc
Heinz Sweet and Sour pickles ...... ....... 15t
Ripe Olives, 35c jars 25t, 60, jars SOC
Bulk Oatmeal, per pound ........ ............ O4f
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-03

Acting under instructions
from Mayor Bryan, Chief OF
Police Gideon Chauvin on Tues
day ordered the "Why-not?'
closed. Proprietor John Starr
complied with the request under
protest.
From time to time there have
been numerous complaints
about this place and these com
plants have became so pro
nounced that that the closing
order was given. In acting
in this manner the Mayor and
Police Department will have the
backing of all citizens who be-
lieve in law and order.
There seems to be a few peo'
pie in this city who still believe
Washburn should be run as il
was twenty years ago and these
people have another guess com.
ing. Things have changed dur.
ing the past few years and peo'
pie will not stand for the things
that were pulled off when Wash.
burn was in it's younger days.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-03
The Black Bear.

Il IN the common idea that black
bear will hug people to death. This Is.
Of course. mistake. A bear almost In
variahly makes it's attack by striking a
stunning blow with the fore paw and
tearing with his very formidable claws.
4 large black bear can strike terrific
blow and is capable of knocking down
and mortally wounding full grown
caribou When their enemy or prey 1s
feiled to the ground they usually bite
them about the head and neck until
death ensues. They are remarkable for
the strength of their jaws and have
been known to bite through the skull
of man. Many animals that can gen
orally be counted on not to attack may
do so when come upon suddenly,
crowded. wounded or annoyed The
black bear is no exception. The more
see and study animals the more | am
impressed with the fact that there Is
no fixed rule what the same species oil
animal will do under similar circum
stances. as they seem to vary as much
In mind and temperament as the indi-
vidual. Although one might predict
with q very good average Of correct
ness, there would always be the excep
ton. big Game Fields of America
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-03
HitchinS Posts Wanted

Our attention has been call ed
to the fact that the matter OF
hitching posts for farmers teams
seems to have been overlooked
in this city. Farmers coming
to town are now compelled to
tie their teams to telephone
poles along Bayfield, street or
else take them to the livery
stables.
1t has been suggested that it
might be a good plan to have
hitching posts placed along
some side street where farmers
can tie their teams while they
are transacting business, With
the large number of automobiles
travelingBsyfeld street it is be-
comming dangerous to tie
horses along this street and
some other place should be pro.
vided for the farmers.
This is a matter that should
be taken up at the Commercial
Club meetings. The cost of in
stalling a number of hltching
posts would be but slight. Iron
posts could be driven in the
ground and chain attached
and this would prove sufficient
for a time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-03
LOCALS
Items of Interest Concerning
qour Neighbors

Mrs. N. j. Nelson IS home from
St. Paul looking after matters of
business at her e|elry store. She
expects to return to ST. Paul again
for short stay.
James Long and Morris Ryder OF
Bayfield, were visitors in the city
last Friday
Attorney Ernst Sauve of Iron
River transacted business in the
cltv the first of the week.
Ladies-Be sure and
call for the Webs er
household remedies and
get in line for the
$1,000 cont est. Fox
Brothers.
How about that 4th of July
celebration?
Lost--Ladies pocket book in knit
bag, Contained small sum OF
money and some addresses. Finder
please return to store of Amos NJ.
Hansen for reward.
Creamery Inspector Cook OF
Madison was in the city yesterday
for the purpose of making an in
spection Of the White Rose Cream
cry. Mr.. Cook found everything in
fine condition at the loo II creamery
aud placed high mark on the
quality of the butter made at the
Washburn institution.
Dining and Bedroom furniture for
sale cheap Inquire of Mrs Fahrig
opposite Court House.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-03

It is no wonder tie face of the
school boy is beginning to beam
with smiles. School will end Oh
Friday and for three whole months
he can lay aside his books and schoo
cares. Remember how you used tc
feel when you were a child.
Sol C0ris and family of Ashland
visited in the city over Sunday at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. |. w,
Mark.
Mrs. George Moore visited with
friends at Ashland Tuesday.
Miss Florence Oberts of Superior
is visiting in the city with relatives
and friends.
The Misses Kohn of Ashland visit
ed in the city over Sunday at the
Ike Berman residence.
Ralph Warden returned the latter
part of last week from the st.
Joseph hospital at Ashland where
he underwent an operation for
rupture.
Ole Dahl and family have moved
ia to the Wescott residence on 3rd
street. Mr.. Dahl recently pur-
chased this place.
A new law went into effect on the
goth Of April, requiring every board
of education or district board to
purchase and display from the flag
staff of each school house or grounds
there OF, United States flag. The
law also requires that the teacher
in charge shall cause the flag to be
properly displayed in seasonable
weather during school hours of each
days session. To inspire love of Old
Glory is one of the things that
should not be neglected among the
present generation and especially at
this time. Ashland Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-03
spain,s Arbitration Court.

1.-The most unique and interesting In
stitution for the settlement OF civil
suits in SPAIN" writes Thomas w. Pal
mer. Jr.. in Case and Comment, lis the
arbitration court All contentious or
disputes before or after the commence
ment of litigation. no matter how Tar
advanced, can be submitted to an arbi-
tration tribunal by agreement or all
the interested parties. The exceptions
to this are those suits involving polit-
zeal and civil rights, etc., or those mat
tiers in which the state is especially
concerned The arbitra tors, whose
number must not exceed FIVE. are law
yers Of twenty five or more years OF
age and in full enjoyment Of civil
rights. In some instances the arbitra-
tors may be laymen 'amigables compo-
nedores, Appeal is made from the ar,
bitration direct to the territorial appeal
court This method Of deciding claims
has proved successful and is employed
considerably"