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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
AMERICAN GUNNERsI
TAKEN BY U-BOAT
U. S. Captain and Four Of Crew
Captured From Tanker.
GERMANS MAY HANG MASTER
Yankees Taken From Standard oil
Steamer campanla, Which Was
Sent to the Bottom, Says
Navy Department.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Sinking Of
the American steamer Campania, a
Standard Oil tanker, with the prob
able capture of her captain and four
members of the naval guard by the
attacking German submarine, was an
nounced by the navy department.
Oil Tanker Sunk.
The department issued this state
ment:
1.-The Standard Oil tanker Cam
.pania, American steamer, was sunk by
a submarine on the morning of August
% 143 miles west of lie de Re. Forty
seven survivors reached land In safe
ty. 1t is believed that the captain of
the steamer and four of the guards
are prisoners on board the German
submarine"
officials fear thatfthe Germans will
mete out the same fate to the Cam
pania captain as they did to Captain
Fryatt.
Capt. Charles Fryatt, master of the
British liner Brussels, who was cap
tured by the Germans on March %,
1915, charged with attempting to ram
the Teuton submarine U-33, was tried
condemned and shot to death the aft
ernoon of July q of last year.
Was Formerly Dunholme.
New York, Aug. 13.-The Campania
was formerly the steamship Dunholme
She was built in 1901 at West Hartle-
pool, England, and was registered al
1913 tons gross, 2,133 tons net. She
was 335 feet long, with beam of Al
feet.
Sink Another U-Boat.
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 13.--Another
German submarine has been sunk by
the guns of u merchantmen, if the gun,
ners of British freighter which ar.
rived here are correct I'm their as.
sumption that three shots, which struck
an undersea boat off Brest, France
sent her to the bottom. The Britisher
encountered the submarine on her last
outward trip from this port. ..r
One shot destroyed the periscope
The second and third were followed by
an explosion and the submarine dis
appeared The gunners We're confident
that the submarine went down invol
unfairly.
Seven Of U. S. Crew Safe.
The captain and six members of the
crew of the American schooner Johr
Hays Hammond, victim of a German
submarine July y, while on a voyage
from England to Iceland, arrived here
on an American steamship. Cable dis
patches telling of the loss of the
schooner had said nothing Of the fate
Of the crew.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
Held On Serious Charge.

c. r. Sullivan of Des Moines was
arrested in Charlton upon informa-
ton filed at Harvey charging him with
attempted assault upon the person of
Mrs. Mietma. AT preliminary trial
held at Harvey he was placed under
bonds of $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
Secure Appointn,ent to AnnapoIis.

Phillip. Miller Of Abba has secured
the appointment to Annapolis and will
enter the military school next spring.
He will go to Marion. Alabama in Sep.
TENDER to attend a preparatory school.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
May Lose Your r. =. D.

The postoffice department has de-
cided to cut out large number of rur-
al routes in the next few months to
reduce expenses. Inspectors will go
through the country in the next few
months and examine all roads which
the rural carriers travel, and when
ever the condition OF the roads is
found bad routes will be discontinued.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
Bundy Arrested In Cleveland.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 14.-Dr. Leroy
N. Bundy, thirty-four, a negro wanted
In East St Louis in connection with
the murder of two persons during the
recent race riots there, was arrested
by police here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
Corn is cominn Zine.

Weather this week has not been ov-
erly favorable for corn development
but the crop is depeloping rapidly,
Most of the crop fields in Mahaska
county are now in full tassel.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
Ordered to Support Wife.

In the district court at Newton Alva
Hanke was ordered to supply his wife
with s35 month and two quarts of
milk daily. Hanke was brought up on
an old CHARGE of non-support.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
HE Forsythe Reunion.

The Forsythe reunion will be held
this year at the home of DIR. and Mrs
M. Forsythe in Fremont on next Wed.
nesday. A large number of relatives
are expected from distant points.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
A|RNEN
RAID GERMANY
Bombs Dropped on Frankfort-on-
the-Main Says Paris.
I'm REPRlsAL FOR ATTACK
Germans Bombarded Nancy and Re-
son Near Paris--Twenty Teuton
Airplanes Raid Southeast
Coast Of England.

Paris, Aug. 13.-Two French avia-
tors dropped bombs On Frankfort-on-
the-Main, one of the most important
cities of the German empire, having u
population of more than, 100000. A
French official statement announcing
The raid says II was In retaliation for
the German aerial bombardment OF
Nancy and the region north of Paris.
Both French machines returned I'M
damaged. The text of the announce
ment reads:
"In reprisal for the German bonn
bardments of Nancy and the region
north OF Paris, two of our machines,
piloted by Lieutenant Mezergues and
Sublieutenant Beaumont, dropped
bombs on Frankfort-on-theM Main. Both
machines returned unchanged.
ut is confirmed that German avia-
ror was brought down August on
the Belgian front. On Saturday Ger
ns machine was shot down by ma
chine gun fire northeast of Vauxail-
Ion"
rdIu Quasi VI
London, Aug. 13.-About twenty
German airplanes raided the southeast
coast of England In the evening. An
official statement says that some
bombs were dropped In the neighbor-
hood Of South End, 40 miles east OF
London, and ON the seashore resort OF
Mafgate, 80 miles southeast of the
capital.
No reports of damage or casualties
have been received. British ayiators
pursued the raiders ont to sea.
Text of Statement.
The text of the official statement
says. ..' .#.'t
about 5 10 o'clock in the afternoon
a squadron of about twenty enemy air
planes were reported off Felixstowe
lin Suffolk. They skirted the coast
to Clacton( Essex, where they appar-
emily divided. part going south to
Margate lin KENT.
"The remainder crossed the coast
and went southwest toward Wexford
near which place they turned south,
east and dropped bombs In the neigh
borhood of South End Tin Essex
Some bombs also We're dropped on
Margate. q n
."No reports Of damage or casual
ties have yet been received. Our owl
aircraft were very quickly in the all
and they pursued the enemy out tC
sea-"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
CHINA TO WAR ON TEUToNs
Picking Government viii Make Formal
Declaration Tuesday, Tokyo
Hears.

Tokyo, Aug. 14.-Chlna will declare
war on Germany and Austria today,
1t was sepliofiicially stated here
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-08-30
Horse Beaten Jailed.

Harold Billy, the former New
Hope baseball player, and recently
known To fame as the first man
drafted IN Trenton, * nov resting
in the Hurterdon County jail at
Pennington for ninety days. as the re-
sult Of an escapade at the Delaware
river bridge al LambertriIle late
Monday night. Blby was beating
z horse he was driving, in IN m
merciful manner. and when remon-
strated with indulged in snch vile
language that Night Policeman VII
liam Morse was hastily summoned.
The officer attempted 10 use persua-
hon, but BiIby attacked him and
Morse finally had TO use his night
stick TO subdue the man.
When arraigned before Justice Of
the Peace c. c. B. John Tuesday be
was charged with drunk and disor-
DERBY conduct and resisting an Off
Ger, for which he was sentenced To
ninety days. Officer Morse took
him haDdcufed 10 Pennington.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-08-30

Professor HalHr (Concertmeister) .
Of the Royal Opera, Barhn-court
violinist.
Miss Gisch appeared abroad with
Scharwenka, Saint-Saens. Ysay z,
Nordica and Kutcherra.
Jenie Caeser Rice is an artist Of
great attainment. She began the
study Of the piano as g child Of five
and was the youngest successful
contestant for 3 medal awarded for
proficiency il piano playing at the
Chicago Worlds Fair. Later she
became 2 pupil Of the celebrated
Chicago pianist and teacher, William
H. Sherwood. Musical critics have
accorded Jenie Caeser Rice the dis
tincton Of being one Of the very
few who has mastered the highly es-
sential but difficult art Of accom-
panying.
This trio will sing for the soldier
boys throughout the country this
Fail.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-08-30
May Free Turnpike.

There's movement on foot 70
free the Point Pleasant and Dan
boro turnpike, which viii be vel
come news TO local autoists and
others VINO use that road. For
some past II has been in poor
condition over most Of the route, the
township road 2 couple Of miles 10
the north, leading from Plumstead-
vile to Wismsr and Point Pleasant,
being very much better.
Since the river road from New
Hope 10 Point Pleasant was put in
good shape last year there has been
an increase IN travel over the turn
pike from the latter place. which
leads southwesterly toward Doyles-
town, and while longer route than
via Lahaska and Buckingham, Is
very picturesque.
Three tolls are collected between
Point Pleasant and DanbOro, and it
Is the aim Of the people now circp-
lating the petition To have the
county condemn the road and take
II over. II Il hoped that the legal
obstacles may be cleared I'D II time
TO have the road freed by next
Spring, al the latest.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-08-30

Graduating q Brussels Conserve
tore. under The personal tuition Of
Eagene Ns2ye, sha made Z success
ful tour Of the United States with
the New York Ladies THO
A. 3 protege e Theodore Thomas
she returned u Europe and contln-
ned her musical education under
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-08-30

blind v5olinist, r. Iaaapaign, IL.
She later studied with the concert
master Of zae celebrated Theodore
Thomas Orchestra. In Boston she
was q pupil IF julius L..>..oerg Mar
Tn I5oeH7er Boston Svr7nhorv Or
chestra and Franz kueisel thneisel
QuarteJte),
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-08-30
A NOTED MUSICAL TRIO COMING

1rtinue3 IRON frs1 page
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01

age and weight wanted by the pack
ers. In order to attain this standard,
each pig must gain nearly a pound per
day from birth to market time. This
Is a very profitable average gain for
the hogs 70 make and IL Is reasonable
10 expect such a gain when well-bred
hogs are well fed and properly cared
for In every way.
In the accompanying plan II will be
noticed that the pens are small. In
practice II has been found better not
to INST more than five or six pigs to-
gethcr. They are better In small lots,
even If the pens are made quite small.
When a house is narrow and built
with a double set Of windows, 1t is
"a sier to get the sun into every part
of the house than II Is when the house
II wider. The length, of course, makes
No difference In this respect.
The foundation of the building Is
concrete and a concrete floor Is spread
over the entire surface with proper
cutters formed along the length Of the
building on each side of the central
passage. Troughs shown on the plan
may also be built of concrete, the
forms required for their construction
being exceedingly simple. A concrete
floor In a hoghouse is almost an abso-
lutte necessity, but 1t is too cold for
hogs to sleep on. For this reason, the
nests are placed on loose, wooden
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
BY WILLIAM A. RADFORD.

Nearly every winter there are a
large number of farmers and stock
men who become convinced that the
profitable raising of swine requires a
well designed and carefully construct
ed winter hog house. The spring fol-
lowing a hard winter finds these men
planning for the construction of such
a building, which they erect during
the warm weather in readiness for the
mex winter.
Fall pigs must be carried through
the winter to get the money value out
of them. A few pigs may be left to
root around the straw stacks, but rails
ing good hogs to make money requires
careful planning to breed two filters
a year, at the right time to fit in with
the eason
The breeding plan on most well-cOn-
Quoted stock farms divides the farrow-
ing between April for spring pigs, and
October for winter pigs. October far
rowing gets young pigs along to the
shoat age during the early part of the
winter. Just when they should be
growing their best is when the ex-
tremely cold weather is coming on and
a good house Is necessary to induce
them to make proper gains i'm weight.
With a well designed and carefully
built house, any farmer can raise pure
bred stock and sell the best animals at
high prices. Hogs for f%attening should
be made to weigh from $50 to 200
pounds when they are eighs MOnths
old. This is generally the most prof
liable age and weight and II is the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
"Roperiten STRANGE Animal.

Much Of this country is still COW
cred by forests which, according to
the best-informed lumbermen, harbor
strange and dangerous animals I'M.
known to science. One of the most re-
markable Of these, says William T.
Cox. state forester of Minnesota, is the
"%roperite," which carries on the end of
its nose a sort Of running moose. In
fact, this prOlOngatiOn Of its snout
takes the form of a lasso, with which
the creature captures jackrabbits and
other prey, pursuing the latter with
enormous leaps and bounds, and ut
tering the while ferocious yells that
al be heard for miles. Even human
beings are not safe from attack by the
"roperite." Stories are told of men,
and even women, pursued by this ex-
traordinary animal, shared with its
ropelike proboscis, and dragged to
death.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01

ent rector is Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith.
st. Johns was the first building to
be erected on Lafayette square after
the White House, which was completed
In 1900, the Christian Herald observes.
The presidents of the United States
who wOrshiped here we're John Quincy
Adams, Madison, Monroe, Van Buren,,
William Henry Harrison, Tyler, Taylor,
Fillmore and Arthur, and In more re-
cent times the White House was repre-
scented by Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs.
Taft, who made st. Johns church their
church home.
Other prominent people were regu-
larry seen in the congregation, includ-
ing Stephen Decatur, Henry Clay,
John c. Calhoun, Chief Justice Fuller,
Salmon p. Chase, Benjamin F. Butler.
Lewis Cass, George Bancroft, Winfield
Scott and George Dewey. Its rectOrs
Officiated at nearly all of the early
White House weddings. many notable
ones having taken place within its
sacred walls.
The denominations have been pretty
well represented In the presidency.
Grant attended the Metropolitan Meth
Odist church, Mckinley the Foundry
Methodist church; Benjamin Harrison
and Cleveland attended the Presby-
terrain church; Wilson is a Presby-
terrain and. like Cleveland, the son of a
Presbyterian minister; Garfield was a
member Of the Disciples church and
Roosevelt attended the Dutch Re-
formed church.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
}GEEsECEQ
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Floor Plan.

floors which may be moved about for
cleaning. These floors are about half
the size of the pens. There should be
a ridge around the edge of each floor
to hold the bedding.
The upper windows are pivoted so
any number Of them may be pulled
open for ventilation. With five shoats
In each pen. the house will be warm
enough to have some of the windows
open most of the time. OF course,
hogs need ventilation just as much as
any other animal In order that they
may maintain their good health.
The pens are divided with solidly
constructed fencing, space between
boards being suficient to allow a free
circulation Of air. Strong gates with
sliding bolt locks are placed at the
corner Of each pen next to the central
passage. The remainder of the front
of each pen is taken up with the
trough. above which a swinging gate
is hinged { swing into the pen, a slid
Ing rod stop being dropped down
against the inside edge of the trough
to hold the gate open while the trough
Is being filed The same slide rod
locks the gate shut when Ii Is dropped
down against the outside edge of the
trough.
This building is framed In a simple
vet rigid manner The roof Is SID
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
CARE FOR BRAKES
Factory Manager Makes Sugges.
tions to Car Owners.
AFTER IT PERSONALLY
Get Acquainted With Automobile by
Studying Its Characteristics
Cleanliness Always Is Of
First Importance.

The average owner Is too often In
the habit of allowing his car to take
care Of itself. He accepts the word
Of the salesman, has his demOnstra-
lions, finds out how to go ahead, stop
and back up, and then lets 1t 90 at
that.
A factory manager who has had a
lot of experience and is rated among
the most successful In his business
recently sent out these words to own
ers:
"Get acquainted with the inside Of
your car. Study its characteristics.
Get yourself into the habit of looking
after 1t personally as much as posi-
BILE. BY so doing you will get the most
out Of your automobile, also you will
find a new satisfaction In owning a
car"
Then he made an odd comparison
between an automobile and a driving
horse. In the days when men had
their sleek roadsters they were wont
to study the horse until they knew
all Of his characteristics. This enabled
them to get more out Of him, to enjoy
riding more because the horse was
comfortable in his way and doing the
very best that was in him.
But when the same men shifted
from the horse to the automobile they
did not take the pains to become ac-
quainted with their new vehicles. The
grooming, feeding. caring and other
attention paid to the horse was passed
into the discard. At the same time
the automobile Is a thing that de-
mandS a share Of attention in spite
Of all Of the engineering skill which
permits Of its wonderful achieve
mentS.
Brakes Call for Attention.
Whether the mOtOrist is brand rev
or has been driving for some time,
there Is one thing that demands his
attention. The brakes are of utmost
Importance to the car, and everything
should be learned about them.
Cleanliness is Of first Importance,
for 1t Is all too common a thing to see
brakes which have been allowed to
become caked with mud and grease,
layer on layer. Much of this never
will find its way into the business
part of the brakes, but some of it
may, and at least such accumulatiOns
prevent proper inspection of the parts.
The two ordinary attentions needed
by the braking system are washing
and oiling, the last named of which
should be done carefully and with
thorough understanding.
Modern braking systems are of two
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
DEATH CLEARS UP
FAMOUS ABDUCTION
For Nineteen Years Mystery Sur
rounded the kidnapping Of
Gerald Lapiner.

ChicagO.-Fnal hearing In court OF
a petition for the distribution of the
estate Of Louis Lapiner has swept
aside the mystery which for nineteen
years has surrounded the kidnapping of
Gerald Lapiner and his finding eight
months later by schoolgirl In
gainesville, Ohio.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Ingersoll, who lived
In Plainesville, was the kidnaper, ac-
cording to the story told in court. Her
only son had been taken from her
when her husband obtained n divorce
and she came to Chicago to obtain n
boy to replace him.
Unable to get one that suited her
at an Orphanage, she picked Gerald up
on the street and started for her home
with him.
On the train she met James Collins
and they fell in love and were married.
1t was months later that n schoolgirl,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01

ported by the two outside walls and
by two inside bents which define the
central passage. The extension of N
of these bents forms the wall In which
the pivoted windows are framed. A
vertical post Is set at the inner corners
Of each pen. The plate surmounting
these posts supports the rafters. Lat
eral bracing is spiked to the pOsts and
to the outer wall studs and also to the
two rows of posts Immediately beneath
the plate below the pivOted windows.
The foundation under the two rows Of
posts is not continuous. but consists
Of q concrete pier carried down to a
solid footing under each of the posts.
These piers are placed at the time Of
building the floor. One very good
method consists In embedding metal
sockets of suitable size in the soft
concrete above the piers In the exact
location of the posts which will then
be held firmly in place in the finished
building.
The floor plan Illustration also pre-
sents a suggestion for the fencing and
open pens which might be used in
connection with this building. The
open pens are formed between the
south side Of the building and the
main i~nclOsing fence, which Is II feet
from the building on this side. Nov
able fences are set up to divide off
the pens. On the opposite side OF
the building the inclOsing fence Is built
close to the wall to form a runway,
near the center of which it Is intend
ed that a dipping vat be constructed.
This illustration also shows a feed
and litter track installation. The track
is continuous through the building and
out at each end, across the Enclosure
to the gates in line with the end doors
of the building.
There are hundreds of farms where
larger animals wearing thick hairy
coats are carefully housed through the
winter, while the hogs with practically
no hair to protect them, are left with
only a loose board roof over them.
There are farmers who seem to be-
lieve that a hog is tough and that a
certain amount of abuse Is good for
them. Hogs are the most abused of
all domestic animals and yet they are
the most profitable when handled in
diligently.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01

distinct types, one having asbestos
fabric Innings and the other metal to
metal. The latter type is in the mi
nority and usually is fitted with ex-
panding shoes. These require oiling
ut regular intervals to prevent squeak
ing and excessive wear occurring in
metal surfaces. On the other hand the
friction surfaces of asbestos fabric
lined brakes ought to be kept free
from oil, as that has a tendency to
slip and SO n%eutraliZes the action of
the entire braking system.
Use Of Too Much Oil.
Frequently, the new owner, In his
desire to heed the warnings he has
received in regard to plentiful lubrica-
ton, puts too much oil In the differen-
tial housing. From this location the
excess gradually creeps into the axle
tubes and works Its way along into
the brakes. Now, owing to the crown
ing of the modern highway the car
travels with a list to the right side,
hence the rlght-hand brake drum usual
ly gets most of the excess oil from
the over-lubricated differential.
Slipping by the right brnke which
has become oily, while the left brake
is comparatively free from slipping,
sets up a dangerous condition of the
breaking system, with the sides diff
fering In their cO-efficients of friction.
Skidding is certain to result some day
when the asphalt Is covered with slush
or with moisture and grease.
Owners should make an inspection
of the brakes and their actuating sys-
TEN a regular routine duty. There IL
not much work involved, and the sense
of security gained by knowing that
the brakes are In good condition ready
to perform their service, Is ample rec
ompense for the little time and trouble.
But the knowledge of the car should
not be restricted to any one point.
Owners should have a fair idea OF
every part, the matter of brakes mere
ly being pointed out as one Of the
units worthy of attention.