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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12
RUBBER "ONIONS" AND COTTON HIDDEN
BY FLOUR FOUND BY BLOCKADERS
Hundreds of Clever Devices Used by Blockade Runners
Get Needed Supplies to Germany, but All Fail Before
EternalVigilance of British Navy
written Specially for the Evcnino LEDGER
By ELLEN ADAJR
PORTSMOUTH. Juno 22.-"Running

PORTSMOUTH, Juno 22.-"Running the
blockade" Is popular game at present.
So the watchful Portsmouth patrols inform
me. You'd never guess some Of the clever
devices employed by neutral merchantmen
to get rubber into Germany" said sun
burnt sailor who spends his days-and
nights, too-"policing' the waters of the
war zone But hard experience has taught
our patrol service not to accept things as
being just what they seem--no matter how
guileless they may appear"
AS he spoke he handed me pretty lit
tie spring onion, fresh and juicy looking
Drop that the ground and see what
happens" he said, smiling l did so. Won
der of wonders, the onion bounced back
with remarkable agility into my hand
Rubber" said the sailor laconically
"Clever trick isn't It? We caught a whole
cargo of onions steamng blithely for Ger
many via n neutral port Blest II you can
ever make sure you've cverhauled the ships
properly unless you open the mouths Of the
crew and look down their throats with
telescope -
looked at the apparently innocent little
onion and marvcled at its clever compost
tion. II seemed a succulent morsel natu-
rally destined for the family soup dish.
But It was rubber. sure enough. They'd
tons of these sacks on board" said the
sailor, with a few real onions on top to
makeour eyes water bit. The crew stood
by as innocent as lambs while we SearChed.
would you ever suspect rich, juicy-look-
ing honeycombs, with honey fairly drop
ping from them, as being anything else than
well, just honeyCombs?" he continued.
mo. neither would l. But I've got a clever
pal who's even sharper at the patrol game
than / am. We were searching neutral
boat that was carrying part cargo of
honey. he and !. Blowed If he didn't pull
out one of the little square boxes from
case labeled pure honey and jerk the comb
from the box The honey was pouring out
and he licked at 1t with his tongue--a long
tongued chap he is. 80 he got good dose.
'Gorblime,' he says, choking and splitting,
this aint 'oncy, it's eln With that he
dropped the honeyComb on the deck and II
bounced back high in the air. like the rub
Der goods that II was "A smart trick says
he. but 1t amt worked right this time
Believe me, every one of those honey
combs was made of rubber and filled with
smeary, honey-colored liquid to make it
look like the genuine article. A clever idea
for getting rubber into Germany, though it
failed"
The Portsmouth patrol men say that hun
dreds of devices are employed by neutral
merchantmen desirous of getting rubber
through the blockade. It poses as rusty iron
hoops, spongcs, toys and even inside filings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12
U-BOAT SHELLS y
ON COAST G. AND
Woman Killed in Night Attack
on Seaham Harbor, County
of Durham

LONDON, July 12.--The English coast
town of Seaham Harbor county OF Dur
ham. was bombarded during the night by
an enemy submarine, the War Office an
nounced this afternoon. One woman was
killed.
The statement issued by the War Office
folows
At 1890 o'clock last night German
submarine appeared off the small, un-
defended port of Seaham harbor 1t
approached within hundred yards of
the town and opened fire. Some thirty
rounds of shrapncl were fired from n
S.inch gun. Twenty rounds fell in the
direction of Daltonedate and dozen
around the Seaham colliery.
A woman walking in the colllery
yard was seriously injured and died
this morning. A she'll struck house.
There were no further casualties or
damage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12

years--is practically an impossiblity The
patrol scheme moves with a clocl-woflt
precision dictated by the officer IN com
curacy
The patrol ship must be in certain po-
sltion at certain time. change her course
so many points. steam FIVE hours on this
line, then swing back to the old line. She
is on the outer patrol one day, on the
inner the next But every ship keeps her
appointed place in the great scheme, and
perpetual watchfulness" is her motto.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12
FORCE SAFE WITH CROWBARs
Morris Wheeler & Co.. Foundry Office
Broken Into-Thieves Get Nothing
of Value

An old safe in the store of Morris
Wheeler & Co, at 1908 Market street. deal
ers In iron and steel, was almost demolished
by thieves today who entered the place by
forcing open the steel door. The safe con-
tained nothing valuable.
Policeman Connor, of the goth and But
tonwood streets station, while passing the
place found the store door open He noti-
fed the Detective Bureau, The door of
the safe was forced open with two crow
bars. which the burglars left behind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12
PATROL BOATS SWIFT.

There are all manner Of police boats" on
patrol within the war zone. Some are of
fighting Importance some are not But
all are swift To dodge through this cur.
tain of moving ships-trawlers, auxiliary
cruisers, destroyers, scouts and "obsolete"
warships of each and every type turned
out by the builders during the last 20
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12

cargo OF flour the other day" said young
naval officer The sailors opened about 100
sacks for my inspection, and, sure enough,
they were fllled with -four. But happened
to give one Of them n kick-the sacks, not
the sailors-and no dust flew out Stranger
l thought. IT feels like a pillow Would
you believe it! I found that the whole cen.
tire part was stuffed with cotton And
every other sack of that immense cargo
was the same. Flour at the top, -four at
tho bottom and contraband in the middle i"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12

This is the biggest money-saving opPortu-
nifty of the year for Philadelphia piano buyers.
The saving is two-fold: Being large manu-
facturers, we produce thousands of instru-
ments yearly and place them direct in the
homes with only one small profit.
At our annual sales you can make a saving
on even our regular low prices-the lowest
in Philadelphia-in America. You gain an
additional saving of from $40 to 5 100 on
practically new pianos, and SIS to $50 on
Player-Pianos. While strictly speaking these
instruments are not new, they have only been
used as wareroom samples and for demon
strations; they look and play like new and
for all practical purposes they are new
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12

The used and rebuilt Ludwig Pianos come
from some of Philadelphia foremost homes.
having been exchanged for new Ludwig
Pianos and Player-Pianos. The savings on
these instruments run from one-third to one
half of their original prices.
This is Phiadelphia's only exclusive piano
sale. Every instrument offered is Ludwig
made and Ludwig guaranteed, just the same
as new Ludwig Pianos. A goodly number of
the best bargains remain, but the wise buyer
will call at once and have the widest selection
to choose from.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12
RIFLES BENEATH DECKS.

Sometimes we land huge stocks of rifles
hidden beneath the decks, and so carefully
placed that discovery seems well.ngh i'm.
possible. Double bottoms are, of course, an
old device, and we have 10 be constantly
on the watch for them Hollow masts filled
with petrol are fairly common finds. In
one innocent.looking old trader hollow fur.
niture and hunks had hundreds of hidey.
holes crammed with contraband."
The authorities tell me that since cotton
became contraband any number of clever
schemes have been set on foot by various
neutral merchantmen to get II through the
blockade II was running my eye over
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12

to broom handles Cargoes Of meat cans
are frequently illed with rubbish. But
though in the early days of the blockade
some Of these fakes" were quite successful
they stand little chance Of getting through
now.
Germany is badly In need Of copper. too
and various people are always trying to
supply her with It. mot long ago we found
huge cargo of copper clamped TO the
bottom of a vessel on the outside below the
water line" said the officer of a brisk lit
tie police boat. Apparently the consigners
thought that the vigilance of the British
navy would begin and end with the interior
Of the ship. But 1t didn't. Sometimes we
discover great quantities Of the same metal
fixed along the keel and In all kirds of
queer places. Then we run the vessel into
harbor and confiscate the contraband
goods
"On another occasion" he continued. "wc
noticed that the bulkheads of a certain
ship were abnormally thick We ripped
them open. Inside was quite a big ar.
senal Rifles and ammunition galore were
hidden there"
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U. S. warshlps at Yera Cruz

VERA CRUZ, July 10. - The United
States nlvarships Nebraska, Chester and
Salem, With the transport Hancock and the
collier Vulcan, are outside the harbor OF
Vera Cruz today.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
INSECTS HIBERNATE IN TRASH
Much May Be Done to Destroy Bugs
If Rubbish In Vineyards Be Raked
Together and Burned.

Several grape insects winter among
the fallen grape leaves in trash in
vineyards, and much may be done to
destroy them If the trash be raked
together and burned. Such work will
be of value against the grape-berry
moth and the grape leaf-folder, which
hibernate in the pupal condition in
the fallen grape leaves. The grape
vine fleabeetle and the grape leaf
hopper spend the winter as adults un-
der trash of all kinds in and about
vineyards, and the destruction of trash
as indicated will expose them to ad-
verse climatic conditions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
FEATURES OF
new FASHIONS
Paris Insists on Detached Trains
of Velvet for the FroCkS for
Evening Wear.
AGAIN THE PLATED SKIRT
10 a Favorite Worn With Long-Waisted
Straight Bodice of Metal Embroid-
cred Net-Draped Collars Will
Be Largely Worn This
Winter-F ootWear.

New York.-All the French clothes
of Importance have arrived. From
now on, the decision for failure or sue
cess will be left to the public.
The new gowns have detached
trains of embroidered velvet lined with
a contrasting color Of satin, and some
times partly lined with fur, in medic
val fashion. Douillet has an immense
ty attractive evening frock of oXidized
gray net, heavily embroidered with
furnished silver roses dropped over
flesh pink satin, with a part of the
bodice and the sides and back of the
skirt which extends into long train
made of dahlia red velvet.
The balance of dignity in the new
fashions is thrown on the side of the
long evening skirt with the train, but
remnant Of the present fashion is
In short line across the exact front
Of the skirt. No French designer
seems to have considered whether the
skirt was long or moderately short,
however, in placing train on it. When
there is so much uniformity Of opinion
among the French houses as is shown
In this, it is only fair to believe that
America will accept skirts with trains.
Skirts Laid in Fine PIaits.
Not only Callot, but several others of
the designers have Endorsed with en-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
SWAMP ROOT FOR
KIDNEY DISEASES

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a remedy for
diseases of the kidneys, liver and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of even the most distress
ing cases. Swamp-Root, physicians pre-
scription for special diseases, makes friends
quickly because its mild and immediate eff
feet is soon realized in most cases. 1t is
a gentle, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all drug
stores in bottles of two sizes-6fty cents
and one dollar.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17

thusiasm the gown with the finely
ed, straight bodice made Of metal-em-
broidered net.
One of the best models built in this
manner Is Of pearl gray satin cloth,
the entire skirt Of which is laid in
eight-inch plaits and a glittering cui-
rass bodice made of gray net, heavily
embroidered in silver threads and gray
silk floss.
Nine. Paquin has herself created an
exceedingly good-looking street suit
of velour, in that rich, warm tone once
known as dregs of wine. The skirt Is
laid In two-inch plaits with a fatty
ornamented hem, and the jacket Is
nipped in sharply in two places at the
back to allow the material to sag over
it; the wide right front Is carried well
across the figure at neck and waist.
This coat does not extend more than
three or four inches below the normal
waistline, and the top of it is finished
with one of those new collars that
wrap around the neck like a muller ;
1t is made of a bright, warm tone of
red velvet edged with gray rabbit.
The New Draped Collars.
This story of clothes is too far adj
vanced to go deeply into the subject
of the draped collars Of the hour, but
just a word to put you on the sharp
lookout for them. The American de-
signers call them Guardsmen's capes
the French designers name them after
the Revolution, but on neither CONT
nent have they ever been worn as they
will be worn this winter. They will
10 longer remain over the shoulders
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17

but will be pulled up to the brim Of
the hat in the back, and up and across
the chin in front.
To see just such a collar at a smart
fashion opening is like regarding a
lightning change artist. 1t hangs to
the waist, it mounts to the crown of
the head, it is thrown around the neck
twice like a muller, and it is Sharply
pointed at each ear and sedately
drawn across the breast to form kerr
chief.
Winter Footwear.
The shops are well supplied with
footwear and, on the whole, it is
most satisfactory sort of stock that
is shown. 1t is not very much different
from that of last year. The better
sort of shoe dealers is not showing
freakish models and there are few of
the eccentricities, such as back lacings
and Openwork over the instep, that
marked some of last winters footwear.
On the whole, though, those oddities
did not find favor with the better
dressed woman. For her, there is not
much change in the footwear outlook.
High boots, between seven and eight
inches high, and about the same in
height as those Of last year, will be
used for street wear although pumps
and spats will be worn to some ex-
tent. The high boots will be largely
buttoned, for dress wear, but, of
course, for skating and other sports
laced boots will be the rule.
The Flat Heel.
There is a new heel, and, although
high heels for dress will be usual, the
new heel, which is only little over
an inch high, is used on many street
shoes. 1t is an admirable heel for
walking and doubtless we have the
rage for sports clothes to thank for it's
appearance. 1t is used on shoes dain-
tily cut, so that now it is no longer
necessary to wear rough, huge boot
if we would get low, straight heel.
Just as sweaters are now made of silk
and sports frocks of chiffon, so
straight, low heels are put on boots
with dainty toes and ankles. -
AS for the high heels, the in
curved Louise heel to which we have
become so accustomed, is used on all
evening shoes and slippers, and on
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
ERADICATION OF RED MITES
All Night Pests Fill Their Bodies With
Blood From Fowls and Then
Hide in Daytime.

The red mite is the worst enemy
the pOultryman has to contend with,
and the very hardest one to fight
This pest is very small and normally
Is graylsh in color, but, more often,
it presents a deep red color, be-
cause of the blood with which it Is
filed.
Unless very numerous, the mites are
seldom found on the hens. The pests
work on the hens at night, filling their
bodies with blood, and hide beneath
the perches and in cracks and crew
Ices near the roosting quarters during
the day.
Whitewash is not very effective in
fighting the red mite. A better spray
Ing material is coal oil emulsion. This
Is made by dissolving half bar Of
laundry soap in hot water and adding
half gallon of coal oil. This mixture
water. The emulsion is best applied
with a spray-pump, for the reason
that the pump will put the fluid in
cracks and crevices that could not be
reached with brush.
The job Of spraying must be very
thoroughly done. Some of the mites
will likely escape the first spraying,
and for this reason it is advisable to
repeat the spraying in a few days, and
again in a week. to destroy the mites
that hatch from eggs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
POULTRY
FATS
COLD STORAGE is EFFICIENT
Recommended by Expert of Kansas
Agricultural College as Best Way
of Keeping Eggs.

Cold storage is the best way to pre-
serve eggs, in the opinion of f. E.
Mussehl, instructor in poultry hus-
bandry in the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college.
"Many preparations are used for
preserving eggs" says Mr.. Mussehl,
but none are as efficient as cold stor-
age. Some persons use sodium sill
cate, commonly known as water glass;
while others use lard or one of the
many commercial preparations to pre-
serve eggs.
"These methods of storing eggs pre-
vent decomposition by bacterial action,
but do not stop engine action. The
engines are always present in the egg
and are active at ordinary tempera-
lures. With good fresh eggs kept at
the proper storage temperature 81
or 80 degrees acknowledgements &C.
ton as well as bacterial action is pre-
vented. Three months is long time
to keep eggs at room temperature yet
this is what the poultry department
has DONE"
In order to prove the superiority Of
Infertile eggs over fertile ones in keep
Ing quality, Mr.. Mussehl kept dozen
eggs in his office for three months.
When examined at the end Of the
period they showed no signs of decom-
position other than slight thinning
Of the white and yolk, and faint
odor. These changes were due to the
action of engines within the egg.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
Buffalo Tree Hopper.

come bark-bound, stunted and warped
out of shape. The harm is greatest in
young trees. One of them badly at
tackled even for a single year becomes
bark-bound and stunted, so that it
never RECEIVERS. Where the hoppers
gain a foothold in nurseries the trees
are rendered unstable.
The fact that the young nymphs
must find tender vegetation at com
paratively short distance from the
tree in which they are Matched makes
it possible to starve them out by fol-
lowing the practice of clean culture In
the nursery or orchard during the
summer months.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
COVERING FOR GRAPEvINEs
In Colder Sections of Country Artifi
ciaI Protection Should Be
Given in Winter.

In the colder sections of the country,
wherever varieties not hardy enough
20 withstand severe winters are grown,
grapevines should be artistically pro.
tected. Under such circumstances the
vines should be pruned as soon as they
become dormant. The system of prun-
ing should be such as to easily admit
of laying down the stalk and canes for
next seasons fruit production. The
next step is to cover these parts with
as to protect them from severe or re-
peated freezing and thawing and to
leave them covered until just before
the season for growth the following
spring.
There are several species of grapes,
each adapted to particular sections Of
the country, and each responds best
to a particular method of culture, prun-
ing and training.
The vine normally produces its fruit
on shoots of the current seasons
growth, which in turn grow from buds
developed the previous season. All
pruning must, therefore, be based on
this characteristic of the plant. After
determining the system of pruning best
suited to the conditions, species, and
variety the vine should be so handled,
during it's early life, as to develop a
general framework of the type de-
sired.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17

many for afternoon. But there is
also high Cuban heel on dress boots
and shoes.
SO those who roamed the shoe shops
disconsolately last winter looking for
sensible heel will not be disappoint-
ed this year. The straight, high Cuban
and the low, straight sports heel will
both satisfy them.
CoIored Shoes.
Although the highly elaborate shoe
of last year has died a deserved death,
shoes are by no means plain. We have
grown fond of combinations of leather,
of different colors and Of novel effects
in our footgear. So, of course, we get
these things from the shoe manufac-
| turers.
The bright colors, however, are no
longer used. Brown, tan, gray, black
| and white are all much used, and they
are often strikingly combined. The
patent-leather vamp of black Is smart
ly applied to the gray or tan cloth
top. Heavy tan calves skin Is used
with washable tan kid top, and cloth
tops Of gray and tan suede tops and
buckskin tops are all used with glazed
kid vamps.
AS for the evening slippers, brocade
is to be the smartest material for
them. And its characteristic mark OF
smartness will be a silver thread run
ming through all its wealth of colors
Plain silver slippers, too, without other
color, will be used, and both black
and white satin slippers will also be
worn.
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure Newspa
| rar Gvrdioatal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
YOUNG APPLE TREES INJURED
Buffalo Tree Hopper Causes Much
Damage by Cutting Sits in Twigs
in Which to Lay Eggs.

(By s. A. BEACH, Iowa Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station.)
The Buffalo Tree Hopper is a small
bug of bright grass-green color. 1t
feeds upon all kinds of succulent
plants, especially such as are found
growing beneath trees in orchards or
groves. 1t damages young apple trees
by cutting Sits in the twigs and
smaller branches in which it lays it's
eggs. These Sits are so made that
an oval piece of bark is cut free from
the wood. Where these scars are
numerous the whole branch may be-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
Just a bubble.

"a mere quibble," said a society
leader in a discussion of the divorce
problem at Newport.
"a quibble," he continued, "as worth
less as the wife's."
"a man said, looking up from his
paper:
"'Here's another miser leaving half
a million to charity. ! wonder why all
the misers you read about are bache-
lorS?'
"'Oh, his wife answered, married
misers are so common they're not
worth mentioning
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17
Urgent.

Just as the dinner was on the table,
and the family had gathered about it,
Big Sister stepped into the hall to look
at her hair in the mirror there.
Helen was hungry, and everything
did look and smell so good and yet
she knew well that father would not
say grace until Big Sister was also in
her seat.
Hurry up, Ruth" she called Goods
waiting. New York Evening Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-17

breeds are used. and in addition to this
the floor space required for Leghorns
Is less than that required for an equal
number of larger fowls.
These birds also cost less to raise
to maturity, and all of these character
Istics will result In effecting very i'm
portant saving In the cost Of food,
labor and equipment.