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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-05
ZEPPELINS LOST
In THE NORTH SEA
British Trawler Captain Finds Ger
mans Hanging to Envelope and
Leaves Them to Perish.
DUTCH GUNS BRING DOWN CRAFT

A Zeppelin airship and probably
all its crew has been lost in the
North Sea. and II Is possible that
IL met it's fate through the fire Of
Dutch anti-aircraft guns.
An English trawler reaching
Grimsby reports having seen in the
North Sea the Zeppelin Lie, partly
submerged and with seven to twenty
men clinging to its gas envelope. Aid
was refused the Germans, because
they outnumbered the crew of the
trawler.
Fifty shots Fired.
Fifty shots, some OF which Il is
believed hit II were fired at Yep
pelin Wednesday morning as 1t flew
low in fog over the island Of Anne
land, off the coast Of Holland. This
airship. according to an Amsterdam
report, finally disappeared north
ward, course which would have
taken Il out into the North Sea.
The Zeppelin was the Lib It probably
was disabled by the Dutch coast artii-
lery, which fired on Il while II was
attempting TO return to Germany after
raid on England over Dutch territory.
Leaves Them 20 Drown.
GRIAfSBY Feb. 4-skipper william
Martin Of the trawler King stephen, who
hns arrived here. reports that early We'd
nesday morning In the North Sea. he saw
I the Zeppelin Lib with Its boats and a
portion OF its envelope Submerged. lie
noticed from seventeen 10 twenty mem
bers OF tho craw clingIng to the envelope.
They asked 10 be taken off. but az
the men on the Zeppelin outnumbed the
trawlers crew the skipper declined 10
Rccede to the request. Instead he came
straight into Grimsby and reported the
matter to the admiralty authorities.
One OF the crew of the King Stephen
gives the following account of the
wrecked Zeppelin:
Just before daybrcak wednesday tho
iookouta attention was attracted b.
lights flashing at a distance They ap
peared to be signals 9roreeding from
steamer IN distress. but on going close
to investigRteewe discovered huge mas
Of wrechhge on the water. We stood b
until daylight, when we found that IN
wFsukaxe was that OF large GermaI
airship bearing identification marks Ls-lI
'The cabins OF the Zeppelin wore un
der water and part Of the envelope wa
also submerged. but there was larg
portion above water stlli floating with
J good deal OF buoyAncy. on raise
platform on top Of the envelope wer
seven or eight OF tha airship'a crew. VIII
hailed us In broken English. saying:
Save ual Save us We win give 70
plenty Of money.
TrawIern Grew OutnMmheFed.
THE group on the platform soon IL
creased. as a number OF other men cam
up the companionway leading 10 IN
platform. We counted twenty-five Gel
mans and we heard sounds as OF han
nering proceeding from the interior I
the airshlp.
I'VE carried Grew OF only nine an
had no weapons. The skipper felt tbs
II would be injudicious 20 take the ere
OF the Zeppelin aboard. as the German
/, outnumbered us and he feared that the
!. would take possession OF the trawler an
: bring It as a prize 70 Germany. w
: therefore. left It as. wreckake and pr
\ ceeded IN search OF British naval shi
10 which we told OF the occurrence.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-05
OFFICE HELD BY L0MAx
TEMPORARILY ABOLISHED

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. &C. NJ. Lcvey
general manager Of the Western Pacific
railway, announced TO-DAY that the posi-
ton of passenger traffic manager, left
vacant by the recent death OF f. L. Lo-
max, had been abolished temporarily.
The duties OF the office will be per-
formed by Bode X. Smith. assistant gem
eral passenger agent. reporting to the
general manager The position held by
Mr. Lomax viii be exercised by Mr..
Bevey.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
BEAUTIFUL SERVICES
BY THE CHILDREN

No more beautiful sight could be
conceived than that seen at the Bap-
tist church last evening. The church
was appropriately and beautifully dec
grated with Christmas bells and red
and green hangings, and over this the
brilliant electric lights, making a set
ting for thirty happy children with
shining faces and glad voices singing
and praislng God for the birth Of Je-
SOS. The Sunbeams, the Junior organ
ization of the Womans Missionary
Society, give services each Christmas
time, and asks for a collection to send
to teachers In the foreign fields to
carry on the work among children,
thus helping in their own way to
spread the gospel OF Jesus Christ.
The following program was given
last night:
Singing. Professional, "Send the
Light" Band.
We Are Christmas sunbeams.
oCliptulet luhc 'o-lH' NiaioiiSO
Diaz.
Prayer: Band in concert, followed
by pastor.
Solo, with chorus by band, "The
Children's Hosanna:" Georgia Walton
Rock.a-Bye-Baby: Little Girls.
Questions by President.
Answers by Band.
Song: Jesus Lover Of My Soul.
Nothing To Do: BY Seven Girls.
Recitation; The Other side Of the
World: Agnes Jones.
Piano Solo: Francis Britt.
Jesus Bids Us Shine: Band.
The Birth OF Jesus.
Talk by Leader.
Prayer: Led by Mrs. Appling.
Ingathering Of Offerings.
Much credit is due to "Mother
R9in," president of the Sunbeams,
for the splendid training OF these lit
tie ones, and in these happy children
we see fine material being shaped
and trained in the Lords work for
effective service in coming years. The
Baptist church is to be congratulated
on having worker such as Mrs. Bean
to train its children for its member
ship Of tomorrow.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
RUBBER CONSIGNED TO
SWEDISH DEALER CONFISCATED

London, Dec. IA British Off.
cial statement says:
at is ascertained that fifty-flve bags
of rubber, all consigned to a well
known enemy forwarding agent in
Sweden, were removed from the par
eel post mail on board the steamship
Oscar II. The estimated weight of the
rubber seized is about 1000 pounds.
"The remainder of the mail, which
consisted of 734 bags, was handed
over to the postoffice for immediate
transmission to its destination"
The Oscar III carried the Henry
Ford peace party to Europe. On the
voyage across she was taken into
Kirlcwall by the British authorities
and detained for more than twenty
four hours while her cargo was ex-
amined. There were reports at that
time that part Of her cargo was con
traband, and that a prize court would
take the matter into consideration.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
SILVER MODEL PRE-
SCENTED TO BATTLE SHIP.

New York. Dec. 31.-The battle
ship Texas has received solid silver
model OF an ancient war ship, the gift
being from the Holland-American line
in appreciation Of the rescue of pas
sengers and crew from the steamship
Ryndham, which was in collision with
the steamship Joseph Cuneo, near
Nantucket lightship last May.
The battle ship South Carolina al
so had part in the rescue work, and
will receive a similar gift as soon as
the vessel arrives here.
The war ship model, which stands
four feet high, is that Of the Zeven
Provincien, the flagship of Admiral de
Ruyler, famed in the history Of the
seventeenth century.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
ROAD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

We have furnished several install
ments of pertinent questions and ans
wers by the Polk County Good Roads
Association. These questions and
answers have been carefully thought
out and are well worth the attention
Of all who are interested in good
roads, so we give Nos. -, 13 and IL
of the series below:
No. 10. What is the route OF the
Dixie Highway through Polk county
The route of the Dixie Highway
through Polk county is from the Os-
ccola county line through Loughman,
Davenport, Haines City, Lucerne
Park, Florence villa, Winter Haven,
Barlow, Fort Meade to Bowling Green,
connecting with the road through De
Soto county south.
No. 10. Cannot the pledge of the
commissioners to build this portion Of
the Dixie Highway be fulfilled with
out bonding the county?
The county commissioners have
pledged the completion of the Dixie
Highway through Polk county by May
90 1916, and as this road is approx
mately 30 miles IN length it cannot
be built without a bond issue.
No. II. What would be the proba-
BILE result Of a failure to carry the
bonds so far as the Dixie Highway
Is concerned?
A failure to carry the bond issue
would doubtless result in a special
road district being formed in the
north end of the county by the dis
tricts of Winter Haven and Lakeland
smm ediately after failure to carry
the countrywide bond election, and a
petition made to the Dixie Highway
Commission to accept this road to
connect with Tampa and from thence
east to Arcadia as a substitute for
the route mentioned in answer 70
question 10, and It is considered that
the north end of the county could ca
silly carry such an election.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
ANYTHING TO BEAT WILSON"

The Wall street grievance against
President Wilson is like the pro-Ger-
man grievance, and there is about as
much patriotism in one as there is
in the other.
Neither OF these elements has been
able to use the president or control
his administration. Therefore both
are prepared to exert all their power
to defeat his reelection.
The pro-Germans would have been
satisfied with Mr.. Wilson il he had
warped international law sufficiently
to violate neutrality in the interests
of the kaiser. All they asked Of him
was that he disregard the established
practices OF the American Government
and the future military safety Of the
country by consenting to an embargo
on the shipment Of arms to the enc
mics of Germany.
If he had done that, there would
have been no submarine zone; no Lu-
sitania, no Arabic and no internal
conspiracy against the domestic peace
and welfare OF the United States. Mr..
Wilson would now be the idol Of all
the hyphenated Americans, and this
government would be morally the ally
Of the German empire.
The President could have won the
appreciation of Wall street even more
easily than the appreciation Of the
pro-German voters. It was necessary
only to favor Wall street at the ex-
pense Of the rest Of the country.
Like the pro-Germans, the big bus
mess interests can point to no In
stance in which the administration
has sought to prosecute them or In
timidate them. They have had JUS
tlce, but justice is not what they
want. They demand privilege, and
privilege is what they have been I'M
able to get.
The great financial and industrial
interests represented at the anything
to beat Wilson" dinner that Judge Ga
ry gave to Colonel Roosevelt are more
than prosperous. They were never
before able to face the future with
so much confidence in the financial
and economic stability Of the United
States; but that is not enough. A
widely distributed prosperity is not
their notion OF prosperity. They want
II all. No matter how much money
they have, they cannot he happy while
somebody else has money that they
cannot get away from him. And so
they are clamorous for n return to
Hannalsm. in which Wall street was
the government Of the Emitted States,
and the lords of money were the leg
islative and administrative powers of
the national government.
That is something they will never |
get while Woodrow Wilson remains
in the white house, which explains
their unyielding hostility.
A combination Of wall street. the
German vote. Theodore Roosevelt and Il
the republican machine may he able
to control the national election ~
1915. hut we doubt It. Our own belief
is that there Is still a great deal OF
disinterested patriotism in the United
States. ana that the idealism Of the
fathers has not vet hoon wholly sub
merged in hvnhens or In dollars. 49,
New York World.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
HOTEL BURNS.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 81 The
Rhea Spring Hotel, modern three
story building, and twenty cottages
adjoining were destroyed by fire ear
ly yesterday, including the furniture
and all equipment. The origin of the
fire is unknown. as the hotel had been
closed since October list. The loss is
estimated at about $4,000.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
HE'S An ANTI.

"Womcn have queer ways"
Glow nowY
"Thc styles call for manniSh hats.
So my wife bought n mannish hat for
eighteen dollars"
"Wcll?"
"She could have bought a mans
hat for four dollars. "-Louisvillo
Courier-Journal
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
}. T. YATES REPORTED ILL.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 31.-John t.
Yates, sovereign clerk Of the woodmen
of the World. is reported seriously III
Of pneumonia at his home here.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
An interesting Statement by One Of
the Big Men In the Drug Business

of Houston, Texas, says:
"If you have a muddy complexion
and dull eyes. you are constlpated, Six
glasses of water daily and one or two
Rexall Orderlies at night will correct
this condition and make you fit as a
fiddle Rexall Orderlles. I'm my opinion.
are the best laxative to be had, and oan
be taken by men. women or children"
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative. Trial size, 10 cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04
THE FARMER
OF COOPERATION
Bringing Into Closer Relations
of Soil .TiIIers and Other
Business Men Bene-
fits All.

This provision by the exposition of
for the purpose of holding shows, but
to be a real headquarters for the
movement for the betterment of the
agriculture Of New England"
New EnaIand's Clearing House.
Primarily, the Eastern States EXPOSE
ton has provided clearing house-a
place where New England men and
women may meet for an exchange Of
experience and thus transfer the ideas
of the most progressive communities to
those not yet awake to their possibili-
ties.
An Illustration of what this means
was given in the New England Farm
and Business Conference held in
Springfield Sept 10 and 1G, under the
auspices of the Eastern States EXPOSE
ton About 200 of the foremost men
of agriculture, business and industry
in New England responded to the call.
More than so of these men spoke on
the general subjects: what is the
Matter with New England?" and
What is the Remedy for New Eng
lands Ills?'' and out of what every one
present at the close declared was the
most important gathering Of its kind
ever held in New England came the
resolution for the formation of a per-
manent New England Farm and Bust
ness Union, to work in conjunction
with the Eastern States Exposition
Committees on finance and organiza-
ton will meet in Springfield at the
time of the National Dairy Show, Oct,
- to q, on the cxpositfon's grounds.
Founded and designed to be a ben
eft to all New England, the Eastern
States Exposition is essentially a peO
pies movement. It's board of directors
is composed of men who represent the
agriculture, business and Industries Of
New England, and it's financing has
been done by the people. Scores of in
dividuals in the six states have sought
the opportunity to participate in the,
movement. The directors believe that
many others will do the same when
they understand the scope and prom
Use of the exposition as a forward un-
dertaking.
Brought Dairy Show to East.
The bringing of the 10th annual Ma
tional Dairy Show to New England is
one of several definite accomplishments
to the credit of the Eastern States for
the vpbuilding Of the agriculture and
dairying of the six states. Always
heretofore held in Chicago, the effort
to transplant to New England for
year could never have succeeded had
the directors Of the exposition not
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04

been able to show the men Of the mid
die west that New England would ap-
preciate a dairy stimulus and that
there was an organization here big
enough to f1ttingly handle the greatest
thing Of its kind in the world. Soil
fertility Is an essential to a successful
agriculture and the encouragement of
dairying Is therefore one of the chief
aims Of the new movement The dairy
show will be great force in this d.
rectiOn.
The dairy show will be given in
group Of buildings consisting of a Coli
scum 300 by 200 feet, containing an
unobstructed arena. 200 by 100 feet.
and seats for 5000 persons: a Machin-
cry Hall, 3O1 by 234 feet, horse show
and cattle buildings for 1000 head. a
beautiful new woman's building and
other structures.
The woman's building Ill this year
be used for the exhibition of the work
Of the boys and girls clubs of New
England and the North Atlantic states
The Eastern States Exposition, togeth-
er with the dairy show, created a COM
m1ttee to cooperate with the state and
local club leaders in this project.
Work of Boys and Girls.
There are 100000 boys and girls do
ing work as club members. These
boys and girls are carefully supervised
and directed, They are engaged in
one or more of ten projects: Market
gardening, canning, potato, corn, pOul-
try, pig, bread-making, garment-mak-
ing. farm and home handicraft and
dairy judging.
The United States Department of
Agriculture, through an appropriation
of $4,000. is cooperating. The State
club leaders, the county agents. MANY
volunteer workers and the extension
men of agricultural colleges have been
enthusiastic in helping along these
Boys and girls. Some Of the extension
men have sacrificed their summer va
cations for the cause. In addition to
this the government is employing
about 20 specialists to help instruct
the boys and girls how to select. nudge
and demonstrate.
The boys and girls club work is be-
ing so organized that it is federating in
the Eastern States and giving young
people an unparalleled opportunity to
achieve distinction. The reasons the
boys and girls have been leaving the
farms are principally four: Lack of an
ayocatiOn as the farm has been con
Quoted; isolation; the lack of an oppor-
tunity to satisfy their aspirations and
ambitions; lack of enjoyment. The
committee contemplates a ten-year pro
gram SO thoroughly worked out that it
will show hundreds Of thousands of
boys and girls in the Eastern States
that farming can be made a prosperous
business, that country life affords an
opportunity to satisfy their highest
ambitions.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04
COOPERATIVE SELLING.

Last week the Monitor quoted some
figures copied from government re-
ports which have caused considerable
comment among those interested in
Vermont agriculture. These figures
show that the Vermont farmer receives
less for his products than the farmers
of New Hampshire, Maine or any other
New England state. The difference is
quite marked and in every case the
Vermont farmer gets less than his
neighbors. The Monitor asked the
question as to why this was so, and
suggested that it might be a question
of monopolization.
The Monitor quotes an editorial from
the st. Johnsbury Caledonian upon the
subject and the Caledonian suggests
cooperative selling as a possible solu-
ton to better prices for our farm prod
ucts. The Monitor believes in CO.
operative selling. The Orleans County
Farmers exchange in conjunction with
the county agricultural association has
been doing some cooperative buying,
but the Monitor is thoroughly con-
WINGED that there is as great field for
cooperative selling.
Some years ago the Monitor suggest
ed cooperative selling but there was
no organization through which the
farmers could work at that time
Now, however, Orleans county has
one of the strongest and most agrees
sive agricultural associations in the
state and the farmers have organized
their own exchange and there is great
opportunity for cooperative selling.
The Monitor understands that this
thing is being done to a certain extent
already in the matter of seed potatoes
and apples. This is good news. Buy
ers are not attracted to territory
with but a few bushels of potatoes
scattered here and there, but if there
is some central station where informa-
ton can be obtained as to the quantity
of potatoes to be had in a whole coun-
ty, he will be interested.
One of the things the Monitor would
most like to see is cooperative selling
of maple sugar. Sugar is a product
the demand for which is growing A
party told the writer not long ago of q
call from one place for 10000 gallons
of maple syrup and the price offered
for graded goods in bulk, packages fur.
nished, was very good price. Let us
see concerted effort at cooperative
maple sugar selling.
The Monitor believes the Vermont
farmers must cooperate in order to get
fair prices for some of their commodi
ties and the faster it comes the quicker
We shall see prices of Vermont hay,
beef, hogs, sugar, etc., equal to those
received in other states.
The trouble with prices now may not
be altogether because Vermont mark.
cts are too nearly monopolized and the
answer may not be altogether in CO.
operative selling, but the Monitor
thoroughly believes that here is sug
gestion that will bear the closest study
and gradual adoption.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04
A ROSE.


Blown in the morning, thou shalt
fade ere noon.
What boots life which in
such haste forsakes thee?
Thou'rt wondrous frolic, being
to die SO soon
And passing proud little col
or makes thee.
If thee thy brittle beauty so
deceives,
Know then the thing that
swells thee is thy bane,
For the same beauty doth. in
bloody leaves,
The sentence of thy early
death contain.
Some clowns coarse lungs will
poison thy sweet flower,
If by the careless plow thou
shalt be torn;
And many Herods lie in wait
each hour
To murder thee as soOn as
thou art born
Nay. force thy bud to blow
their tyrant breath
Anticipating life, to hasten
death!
Sir Richard Fanshawe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04
Curious Old Clock.

In the tower Of the town house Of
Heidelberg was an old clock so con-
structed that when the hours struck
the figure Of an old man pulled off his
hat a cock crowed and clapped its
wings and soldiers fought with one an
other. But this curious piece Of work
manship, with the castle and town,
was burned by the French in 1893.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04

In the current number of the North
American Review Col. George Harvey
comes out in a most convincing article
for Hughes for president and arraigns
Wilson and members of his cabinet in
most denouncing terms. Col. Harvey
is one of Americas most able writer's
and as political forecaster has been
very successful.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04
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