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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
LONG FIGHT ON SHIP BILL.

Senate's Record Session Adjourned
After 81 Hours and 10 Minutes.
Washington, Feb. f2.-The longest
filibuster in the United States senate,
inaugurated against the presidents
ship purchase bill, achieved signal
victory Wednesday afternoon when an
adjournment was ordered by vote of
48 to 46. For "a hours and 10 min
utes the opposition to the bill held
the floor The end came when Sena-
tors Norris of Nebraska and Kenyon
of Iowa announced their intention to
return to the Republican fold. A mo-
ton to adjourn was made and adopted
by the vote given. TITO filibuster holds
first place among efforts of this char
acter. The longest hitherto in the
record of the senate was 38 hours.
The administration forces are will
ing to limit the operation of the ship
purchase bill to one year.
The majority of the Republicans are
against it and will resume the filibus-
ter should the necessity arise.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
RUSSIAN DEFEAT MOST
DISASTROUS OF WAR
10000 of Cars Men Reported Cap
tured-Austro.Ge Occupy
Capital of BukoWina.

Berlin (wireless via SayvilleJ, Feb.
17.-That the Russian defeat in East
Prussia was the most disastrous of
the war, and that it has been followed
by another complete victory of the
Russians at the other extreme of the
eastern battle front in Bukowina, are
the most significant announcements
made in Berlin on Monday.
The Overseas News agency, which
is semiofficial, gave out the announce
ment that Field Marshal Won linden
burg's third battle of the Mazurian
lakes will prove more disastrous to
the cars army than the defeat at
Tannenberg or the rout in the battles
around Allenstein earlier in the war
The number of prisoners captured is
estimated at 100000.
This was followed by publication
of dispatch from Budapest saying
the Russians have evacuated Ger
nowitz, capital of Bukowina. Austro-
German troops have entered the city
and the Russians have crossed the
Pruth river. and are in full retreat
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
Av|ATORS SHELL
SUBMARINE BASE
Allied Airships lombard Works
at OStend.
RAILROAD STATION is BURNED
German Mine SWeepers at Zeebrugge
Also Reported Hit-Claude Ora
hame-White Falls Into Sea,
Rescued by French Ship.

London, Feb. 15.-An air.land battle
in which "a aeroplanes and seaplanes
of the allies we're engaged with the
German antiaircraft squads along the
coast of Belgium, took place on Friday
over Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge and
Blankenberghe.
The official press bureau of the ad-
miralty in an official statement gives
the following vivid description of the
battle:
During the last twenty-four hours
combined aeroplane and seaplane op-
erations have been carried out by the
naval wing in the Bruges, Zeebrugge,
Blankenberghe and Ostend districts,
with a view to preventing the devel-
opment of the German submarine
bases and establishments.
Thirty-four aeroplanes and seaplanes
participated in the operations and
great damage is reported to have been
done to the Ostend railway station,
which was probably burned to the
ground. The railway station at Blank
enberghe was d-:maged and the rail-
way lines were torn up in many
places.
Bombs were dropped on the gun po-
sitions of Middlekerke, and also on the
power station and the German mine
sweepers at Zeebrugge, where the ex-
tent of the damage is unknown.
Flight Commander Claude Grahame-
White fell into the sea off Newport
and was rescued by French vessel.
Although exposed to heavy gunfire
from rifles, antiaircraft guns and
quick-fring guns, all the pilots re-
turned safely, and but two OF the ma
chimes were damaged during the raid.
The German official statement says
Of the battle:
"The enemy's airships appeared off
the western coast. Bombs dropped
over Ostend did no damage to the
military works at that place"
Other air activity of the day in
Guided an attack by five French avi-
ators on the German military aero
drome at Habsheim, an Alsacian
town on The outskirts o: Mulhausen,
and a retaliatory attack by German
aviators on the fortress of Verdun,
where, according to an official state
11ent received from Berlin, the flyers
dropped 100 bombs.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
FANNY CROSBY is DEAD.
Blind Writer of Hymns Expires in
Connecticut.

Blind Writer of Hymns Expires in
Connecticut.
Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 15.-Fanny
Crosby, well-known hymn writer, died
on Friday at her home in her ninety
fifth year. Her death was not unex-
pected, as her health had been fail
ing for some time. In spite of feeble
health, especially within the last few
months, Miss Crosby continued writ
ing hymns up to a short time before
her death.
Eight thousand hymns of Christian
worship sung in Protestant churches
through the world are the work of
Fanny Crosby. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
hundreds of tho" nds-who sang her
songs, which were translated into ev-
cry language, did not know that it
was blind woman's inspiration which
they employed to express their Chris
tian faith and hope in song.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19

beneficial agency no good results can
be had.
The canes Of the bushes must never
be allowed to press one another. When
this is the case good fruit is impos-
sible. Overcrowding is fatal to either
fruit or flowers.
The great object in pruning is to
open the heart of the trees or bush,
so as to admit the sunshine and air.
The thicket of young suckers should
also be removed.
To form raspberry hedge, plant
the canes a foot apart, and train on
wires. Cut out those that have borne,
and train the young canes so that
they are six inches apart.
In regard to varieties, the very large
kinds / consider very undesirable, ex-
cept, as the dealer said, when asked:
What are the utterly useless razors
you have to offer made for?" "To SELL"
These mammoth varieties look we'll.
but they lack the juice and the pecu-
liarly acid flavor Of the raspberry.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
PRUNING A RASPBERRY BUSH
Canes That Have Borne Fruit Should
Be Cut Away Soon as Possible
Overcrowding Is Fatal.
(By w. r. GILBERT.)

(By w. K. GILBERT.)
The raspberry is too often left alone
or prepared by rule of thumb methods
only.
When this is the case it is useless
to look for good crops.
The canes that have borne fruit
should always be got rid of as soon
as they performed this duty.
Choose fine weather for this opera
ton, and leave three or four young
shoots to each stool. Manure and let
them grow away until spring. Then if
they appear very crowded, let the side
shoots be shortened back before mid
summer down to about six or eight
leaves from the ground.
BY doing this the light and air will
have free play, and without their
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
$500, 900 TO AID CATTLE MEN.

Bill Introduced in House by Repre-
sentative Cooper of Wisconsin.
Washington, Feb. 16-Representa-
tive Cooper of Wisconsin introduced
in the house on Saturday bill ap-
propriating 100000 to reimburse cat
tie owners for expenditures caused by
the quarantine of cattle at the Ma
tional Dairy show in Chicago since
last November on account of the foot
and-mouth disease. The bill was re-
ferred to the agriculture committee.
No report on it is expected at this ses-
sion.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
j. s. ASKS BRITAIN
TO FREE STEAMER
Bryan's Note Says Liberate Ship
or Explain.
TO BLOCKADE TEUTON PORTS
Winston Churchill Says Allies Will
Probably Bring Full Pressure of
Combined Navies to Bear on
Germany.

Washington, Feb. 17.-"Permit the
steamship Wilhelmina to proceed at
once with her cargo to her destina-
ton, unless his majesty's government
can produce further grounds than. that
already advanced for doing other
WISE"
This is the Suggestion" forwarded
to the British foreign office by the
state department on Monday through
Ambassador Walter Hynes Page at
London.
With the new note was submitted
evidence furnished the state depart
ment by the owners of the Wilhelmina
to show that her cargo contains no
contraband of war, and that there is
no reason under international law
why Great Britain should hold up the
vessel.
In a statement to the house of COM
mons in London, Winston Spencer
Churchill first lord of the admiralty.
intimated that further action would be
taken by the allies to prevent the
importation Of foodstuffs in neutral
ships to Germany.
Mr.. Churchill, in introducing the
navy estimates, said that efficiency
was the keynote of the admiralty's
program, and that at the beginning
Of the war the supplies of ammuni-
ton, men and oil were complete.
Every ship in the navy which was fit
for service, as we'll as new ships
which were being built for foreign
governments and armed merchant
men, had been fully manned.
''The task lying before us is both
anxious and grave. We are now to be
the object of warfare never before
practiced by a civilized power. So
far we have not attempted to stop the
importation of food. We have not
prevented neutral ships from trading
directly with German ports. We have
allowed German exports in neutral
ships to pass unchallenged. But the
time is near when the enjoyment of
these immunities by state which as
a matter of deliberate policy has
placed herself outside of international
obligations must be reconsidered.
"a further declaration on the part
of the allied governments will be
made, which will have the effect of
applying for the first time the full
force of naval pressure ON the enemy"
The foreign office announced defin-
itely that if the cargo of the Ameri-
can ship Wilhelmina should be divert
ed for the relief of the distress in Bel
GUM the decision to send the cargo to
a British prize court would be recon
sidered.
Otherwise the cargo must be sub
mitted to the decision of the court.
The German government in a note
to the United States submitted to
the state department at Washington
through Ambassador Bernstorff de-
clared that Germany is willing to re-
cede from it's announced policy to at
tack British merchantmen if Great
Britain will cease interference with
shipments of foodstuffs destined for
the noncombatant population of Ger
many.
The German note asserted that the
war zone proclamation was retail
atory measure, adopted as a result of
Great Britain's departure from rules
of international law and her purpose
ton.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
AUSTRlANS TAKE RUSS STAFF.

Cars General Surrenders and Ends
His Life.
) Berlin wireless via Sayville), Feb.
16.-According to the Budapest Daily
Azest, the Austro-Hungarian troops
entered Radautz, Bukowina, so unex-
pectedly that they captured the entire
Russian general staff for the Buko-
wilma campaign. The commanding gen.
eral of the Russians committed sui
eide.
The official statement issued here
says of operations in the eastern the
alter of war:
'Tn Poland, on the right bank of the
Vistula, our troops are making prog
ress in the direction of Racionz."
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
Fuel Scarce in Paris.

Paris, Feb. 16.-Paris is still feeling
the lack of fuel. There is said to be
plenty of English coal, but it comes in
great blocks and there is not enough
help to break it up at Rouen, the coal
port of Paris, so as to make it avail
able for the retail trade.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
N. c. pouaherty Asks Pardon.

Joliet. H., Feb 17.-An application
for pardon for Newton c. Dougher-
ty. former superintendent of public
schools of Peoria, convicted of defal-
cation of public money, was made TO
the state board of pardons.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
Manila Rioters Arraiqned.

Manila, Feb. 17.-Eight men charged
with participation in the abortive up
rising in the suburbs of Manila on the
night of December % were arraigned
and pleaded not guilty. Their. trial
has been set for March.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
FIRST U. s. PEERLESS is DEAD.

Baroness Abinger, American Born,
Succumts In England.
London, Feb. 16.-Helen, Baroness
Abinger, widow of the third Baron Abb
niger, and said to have been the first
British peerless of American birth, is
dead. She was daughter of Comma
dore George Allan Magruder, U. S. N,
and was married to Baron Abinger in
1868. The baron died in 1892.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
AppIes In STORAGE,

II the apples in the cellar are not
keeping well, carefully sort out every
one that has the slightest speck of
decay or broken skin, wrap the
sound ones in paper, pack loosely
in boxes and barrels and keep them
in a cool place.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
Canal Jury Fails to Agree.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 16.-The jury
was unable to agree in the trial of
S. Wetmore, D. K. Bullens, Henry
Lutz and David j. Simpson, charged
with conspiracy to defraud the gov
crnment on Panama canal contracts.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
MAY HIRE FRANCIS 3. SAYRE.

Son-in-Law of President May Come to
University of Wisconsin.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 16.-Francis B.
Sayre of Williamstown, Mass, son-in-
law of President Wilson, is under con-
sideration by the manager of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin to succeed DR..
H. c. Bumpus, now president of Tufts
college.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
CARGO of Copper Is Seized.

Copenhagen, Feb. IA large ship
ment of copper labeled sugar" and put
aboard the steamship Carmen was
seized here The copper was con-
signed to a German firm. The ship
per and captain were arrested.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
Nav Give Food to eeIoians.

London, Feb. 16.-The cargo of
foodstuffs on the American steamship
Wilhelmina now in Falmouth harSor
NAV not go through prize court, but
will be sold to the American commits
sion for relief in Belgium.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
three Are KILLED in Iowa.

Menlo, Ia, Feb. 17.-Three men
were instantly killed by boiler ex-
plosion in an electric light plant here
on Monday. The dead are: Erma
Wiley, NJ. A. Beaman and Frank Fay.
All lived In this city.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
NEGRO Murderer Is HANGED.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 17.-Wesley
Robinson. negro, was hanged for the
murder of his wife and stepdaughter
Robinson served prison term for
killing his first wife in the same man
ner in st. Louis in 1895.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
MORE TROOPS FROM CANADA.

Thirtieth Battalion to Be Carried by
Passenger Boats.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 16.-The Thir-
tieth Overseas battalion of 1000 Cana
dian troops, which has been in train
ing at the Willows camp near Vic
toria, B. c., is on the way to England
by special trains over the Canadian
Pacific railroad.
Canada's second contingent will not
cross the ocean in transports con-
voyed by warships like the first con-
tingent, but will go a few hundred
men at a time on regular passenger
ships. This is at Lord Kitcheners ex-
press wish.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19

Buffalo. N. Y, Feb. 1.-THE East
Buffalo live stock yards were placed
under complete quarantine by order
Of Federal Inspector Bernard
Wende, and shipments of cattle can
not be received here for a week.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
Second Year Pruning.

Pruning the young tree the second
season after setting consists primarily
In removing the superfuous branches
and in shortening the new growth.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
ENVOY CAUSES U. 9. ACTION.
Gerard Told to Object to Treatment
of Van Dyke.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin was instructed by the
state department on Friday to make a
strong protest to the German govern
ment against the action of the Ger
man military authorities in Luxem-
burg in holding up the diplomatic cor.
respondence of Henry Van Dyke,
American minister to The Hague and
to the grand duchy of Luxembourg.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
113 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK.
Hamburg Vessel Owners Deny Reports
From ENGLAND.

from England.
Berlin, Feb. 15.-Among the state
ments 81 N out for publication by the
Overseas News agency on Friday was
the following item: Contrary to Brit
ish reports that since the beginning of
the war only one per cent of the Brit
ish merchant ships have been sunk,
Hamburg ship owners state that 113
ships of 30S,000 tons, or about four
per cent of the British commercial
navy, have been destroyed"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-19
HEAD OF SOLDIERS HOME OUT.

Col. NJ. J. Barger Ousted From DAN
Vile (ill.) Institution.
New York. Feb. 16-Col. M. j. Bar
ger, governor of the Old Soldiers
home at Danville, Ill, has been re-
moved from Office. Maj. ]. H. Peters
has been appointed his successor The
announcement was made here by Col.
Frederick J. Close, president of the
board of managers of the National Sol
diers' home
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-28
OBJECT TO BEING TAKEN OFF
CITY DELIVERY AND PLACED
ON RURAL
TALK MASS MEETING TO
PETITION FOR CHANGE
inspector Visits City and Order Cur
failing Service Follows Mounted
Carriers Made Footmen, and Their
Territory Is Ordered Served on Rural
Routes-couneiI May Take Hand.

What will generally he accredited as
inefficiency in the democratic adminis
tration's policy of retrenchment and
economy and what will place the
growing city of Marshalltown back to
where it was twelve years ago in the
way of mail delivery, has just been
inaugurated in the local postoffice. as
the result of report OF an inspector
or efficiency expert" who recently
visited the city.
Instead Of getting their mail as they
would in a city, twice each day, many
residents Of the outlying districts will
hereafter be served as tho they lived
IN the country. once a day. In some
cases residents Of the city who have
been receiving mail by delivery twice
a day, will now receive their usual
morning delivery late in the afternoon,
on the return trip Of a twenty five
mile drive by a rural carrier. In order
to aid in the city beautiful idea
patrons are asked to decorate the
streets with rural mail boxes, and 10
place them SO that the carrier viii not
have TO get out Of his rig.
Take OF Mounted Carriers.
The two mounted carriers OF the
local office have been made foot car
riers The government allows $500 per
year extra TO mounted carriers because
they provide their horses. II is this
cutting down of the service that bids
fair TO cause the most complaint.
Still Postal Receipts Grow.
Not long ago the T.-R- published
comparison between the business done
in the local postoffice during the last
fiscal year and that OF Fort Dodge.
The idea in the story was TO show that
Fort Dodge. boasting of so much larger
population than MarStalltown was like
ly TO show, had done less business than
Marshalltown.
AS reward for doing more business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-28

lines. People in the west part Of town
who live on streets running north and
south, are compelled to walk q few
books for their mail if they get 1t de-
livered by rural carrier On Summit
street. Summit street residents west
of the soldiers home are included in
the new rural territory There Is
good cement walk the entire distance
of the street as far west as the Size
property
The notice served to patrons Is as
follows:
Dear Sir: In order TO secure better
service in the delivery of your mail you
are requested to place box on the
curb line before the 26th of April. Be-
ginning on this date your mail Will be
delivered by rural carrier No. -.
This change has been recommended
by an efficiency expert rom the post
office department for the betterment
of the service out Of this office. When
this change is in effect you Will receive
Your mail earlier than ever eefore and
respectfully solicit your cooperation
in assisting us in making this new ar
rangement for more prompt delivery.
For the convenience of the carrier
you are requested to place your box so
that the mail can be deposited without
making it necessary for the carrier to
get out of his vehicle. Respectfully.
A. G.. johnson, postmaster of Marshall-
town"
Lack of Sidewalks Responsible.
Postmaster Johnson. when asked
about the curtailing of the service, said
that he considered the changes bet
terment of service in most cases. He
rr;a xr-op
removed at the inspectors recon-
nendation and the mail turned over to
rural carriers because there were no
continuous sidewalks in some OF the
outlying districts, Mr.. Johnson said
that as far as he had talked with the
patrons affected by the change they
appeared to be pleased over the change.
and were glad to get on rural routes.
One patron had come to him and asked
to be changed from city delivery to
rural route.
Inspector Did II.
The poStmaSt added that the
changes made were in nowise due to
his recommendation but that he was
CARRYING out the orders Of the depart
ment. An inspector had come here and.
following his inspection. the changes
were ordered by the department.
The postmaster and his assistant
had requested more help Of the de-
partment and the result Of the inspec-
tors investigation was recommends
ton to cut down on the carrier service.
May Hold Mass Meeting.
Patrons in the west part of town are
already talking of calling a mass meet
ing with the idea of discussing the best
means of bringing about cancellation
of the present new -uling. The patrons
think that a proper petition, put before
the department by Senator'S Cummins
and Kenyon and Congressman Good
may have the desired effect.
Patrons claim that the department.
claim of substituting r:lral service be-
cause of lack of sidewalks can not be
! borne out by the facts in some of the
districts affected. They also claim that
there is nothing new in the sidewalk