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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-27

Ell dueho del Hotel, senior de la Pc
ha, no se haila actualnlente en- Ssr
Antonio, y al frente del estableci.
Pasa q Ia ga. Col. So.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
How 70 Avoid Visits BY Burglars.

Housewives who are anxious TO avoid
the attention Of providers and sneak
thieves would do well 10 hee the adj
vice Of a detective OF many years ex-
pericnce. Walter Whitsett OF Kansas
City. who in police service and in pri-
vate practice has learned much OF
thieves and their ways. gives the fol
lowing counsel:
II you leave the house vacant for
more than day arrange to have the
daily papers taken off the doorstep.
Don't lock the doors and forget to
lock the windows
Don't let the postman leave mail at
your house when you are out of the city
Don't leave notes 10 delivery men
saying you will not return until GER
tain hour
Don't leave keys under doormats.
Don't leave yaluaDles in the house IL
you intend TO he gone from the city
many days. a safe deposit box is the
safest place for them
If you carry burglar insurance you
will be doub.y protected against thieves.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
FURNISH 22i
Gratiot's Draft Qua.a Is Placed At
pa.

Glatiot countys share OF the Sc
lective army, which is to be drawn
pa men. but fifty enlistments from
the county hive cut the number of
men 20 lie drafted down to 224.
CT late there has been considerable
discussion about the draft and it has
been said in congress that the draft
imposes a harder burden on the north
than on the south. In figuring the
population for the draft, aliens have
been counted in the population, while
not subject to military duty. 1t is
well known that the north has many
more such men than the south, which.
naturally increases the burden Of the
north in the makeup Of the selective
army. Michigan has had her popula-
ton boosted greatly, but has made no
protest on the war department fig
ures, and will furnish the men called
for, rather than register protest.
1t is expected that those numbers
drawn will be made public in the daily
papers rot later than Saturday, and
possibly Friday night, as the draft
takes place Friday morning at 1000
a. m.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
RESTAURANT OPENED
Big Republic Restaurant Was Opened
s. ednesda..

The much talked o. Republic truck
restaurant in plant one, which many
have seemed to think was only a myth,
was shown to be a thing of fact when
it was opened Wednesday for the first
time. A banquet to the Republic
dealers. who were here for the CONVEX
ton, was the occasion Of the opening.
The restaurant is of the latest and
most approved kind, being up to the
minute in every respect, and promises
TO be thing of great benefit for the
employees Of the entire plant, as they
may obtain everything or anything
that they desire at cost. as this res
taurant is for the benefit of the men
rather than business for which to
grind out coin for the stockholders of
the Republic.
The restaurant is one OF the largest,
if not the larger in this section Of the
state having 4 seating capacity for
four hundred and fifty workmen and
one hundred and twenty girls at one
time
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
EARLY SPRING GARDENING.
How TO Cultivate M;snonette and Por
tuaca


No garden is quite complete without
mignonette and portulaca. Either re-
Quires only ordinary care and cult
walton ana thrives in most any soil
Naturally the richer and deeper the soil
and better the care they receive the
better the results will lie in the guam
tity and size Of the flowers
Mignonctte is usually treated as an
annual. the seeds soWn every YEAR but
if the plants are preserved in pots over
winter in a few years the stem will
become woody and shrubby plant
result
The scent o. nigaonctte is Always
strongest when it is grown III li-at.
sandy soil WHEN grown ~ rich loan
ii is inclined to lose It's fragrance
For early Towering plaMts seed cam
&c sown even Before AWil For Gce
ini@uonctte. aS The plants afe called
when they become slrubhy iasc !,
strong April scediI@. pm il separately
ana nip or the Hover Buds as fast VS.
they appear. cutting OF an the lower
side sloets in TIE autumn giving tie
plant the appearance OF small tree.
At that time transfer 10 larger POT
with fresh soil ana keep it growing ii
a warm Place al winter. repeating tie
operation the following autumn 10
not permit the plant 70 bloom until the
third season after which it VIII flower
every summer for Il number Of years
If seeds are started now and an
other lot started III April ana May the
plants will produce IA succession OF
bloom
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
Why the Hair Turns Gray With Age.

Hal. which is dark has a good deal
OF pigment iii H. and HIGHT hair has but
little Of that substance. which Is Sc
crcted 10y the body. When the shade
Of Il persons hair begins 10 turn gray
It means that the body Is not produc-
ing The amount 81 pigment needed to
maintain the usual color vs. old age
comes OF and The supply grows less
and less the hair gradually turns white
Worry ana pain. which reduce the vi
tai forces also are frequent causes Of
graynCsS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
How 20 Make a crocus Ball Of Bloom.

An ingenious arrangement OF spring
bulbs is to tie twelve cTocus bulbs To II
large sponge and cover them with moss.
Place the Hat side against the sponge.
Kect the spohge wet with warm water
and hang IL in sunny window-after
a few days in the dark and ball OF
beautiful bloom will result.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
How TO De~den the Sound Of Ticking
Watch AZ Nioht.


The ticking OF watch at the bed
side Mt night is annoying TO many peo-
pie. particularly invalids and nervous
persons. II 1t is covered with thin.
plain glass tumbler u can be easily
seen, but not heard.
A Call.
The wright-Ah the audience L.
calling for the author.
Tie House Managcr-t hear en-. bui
you cun get out through the alley. aud
RI hold en- back while voc beat tt
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Do,no u Right.
but. ~, dear. II buy you th's
gown it VIII lut me so IN debt.
only So IL you are going IN dcJi
Why not 20 ~ Ike a gchtleman md
make it lTindrrd:" Flicgende B'aei
ter
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19

i j. -. :. :. :. :. :. = ;. :. = y !. =. = y
:, :.
;. HOW TO PLANT FLOWER ::
!. - SEEDS FOR FREE ::
!. BLOOM. Some plants are 50 :.
:. slow 10 gcrmlnate that they must :.
: he sown now in order TO bloom :
+ at their proper time For In :
:. stance scarlet SAGE cannot he :
). sown outdoors tin May. since the :.
:. seed are very tender. 1t would :
J. then not bloom till fall. Conse- :!
: quently YOU usually buy plants :
:. of the florist, 81 per dozen, set =
!. them ont and have them bloom :
J. from midsummer till frost. But :
!. why not be your own florist ana :
!. raise these plants yourselfT
J. The same is true Of cosmos. To :
!. get those huge, treelike plants :
4. and TO have great quantity or :
!. them for a small outlay of mon :
!. ey SOW them now. Transplant :
= and branch them often and see :
:. the result
]. Asters must be sown early in :
!. doors, and vincas, verbena. hello :
i. trope. snapdragon. stocks. wall :
/. flowers, the gay annual phlox :
!. (Drummondi), pansies, agera-. :
i. tum and candytuft These are :
I. the most important 'musts" OF :
i. indoor sowing. since they are all :
!. long in maturing. But you may :
!. sow almost anything you wish, :
i. either annual, perennial or bien- :
!. NAL, and so have earlier bloom
i. and save the large price per doz-
!. en- paid the grower.
1. 1t Is advisable to start these
I. vines in the house: Moonflow-
!. ers. coboea vine and Madeira
i. vine. They get much better
+ start in that way. Soak the
i. seeds OF the coboea vine over
4 night and be sure to plant them
!. edgewise. barely covering them.
I. 1t hastens all perennial seeds TO
1. soak them.
J.
= 1. !. i. 4 + i. + i. !. !. 1. !. 4. = i. !.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
Fatty" Arbuckle in "A Rough
House" -Idlehour soon.
CLAIMS SOME COWS

The following record of William
Scheffs COWS for the past six months
from December 18th to June 18TH,
shows what can be done in Gratiot
county
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-12

Inc next morning June SLdIL Cu OuL
for her shopping When she returned
she expected to find that something
had happened, but not even a tele-
gram greeted her. She wondered
what they were doing and thinking
at home. Well, there was nothing to
do but wait. She sat alone in her
room the entire evening and nothing
happened. The next morning as she
was starting out for more shopping
she found herself confronted by the
proprietor. Very apOlOgetically he
explained that he had orders from
police headquarters to detain her.
June after some show Of indignation,
went meekly back to her room. In
about an hour there was a knock at
her door. Was it a hOrTid policeman
or the irate and injured Mrs. Hunt?
June nerved herself to open the door.
Billy, wild-eyed and out OF breath,
confronted her.
Where is that scoundrel?" he
yelled. Are you married?"
mo" answered June. '.And he
isn't a scoUndreI."
Then Billy told how he had found
Mrs. Cliffe's note, how a good deal
had dawned upon him, how they had
never even thought of being engaged
and how furious and miserably
heart-brOken he had been.
Then" he added, 81 know - it
took an awful big jolt to find out
but knew I'd got to get you back, or
Or"
Cor make me one of the family?"
she finished
Billy took her very closely in his
arms and explained later.
Copyright, 1917, w. G. Chapman.)
-O-O-A
DAINTY GUIMPE WITH SWEATER
BY Betty Brown
In spite of the favor given to the
one-piece blouse and the coat-dress,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-12
DAINTY GUIMPE WITH sWE

BY Betty Brown
In spite of the favor given to the
one-piece blouse and the coat-dress,
the blouse still keeps a certain i'm
portance in every wOman's ward
robe. But this week produces an
other rival in the form of an organ
dy guimpe with collar and matching
cuff fTills.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
KAISER WOULD
TALK SAFETY OF
U.S.. LIFE At Sea
Note Suggests that Govern
ments Discuss Ways and
Means to Prevent a
Conflict.
PROPOSAL NOT SPECIFIC
Washington Asked to Indicate
Steps that Might Preserve
Peace Between Nations.
COMES VIA SWITZERLAND
Bulletin.

Bulletin.
Washington, Feb. 1o.--It is under
stood that the German suggestion
that means of avoiding hostilities
with the United States be found, is
prcdicated upon a willingness on the
part of the German government to
discuss possible measures to safe
guard the lives OF American passen-
gers on the seas.
Washington, Feb, l0.--Germany is
understood to have addressed to
United States a communication sug-
gesting that the two governments dis
cusS ways and means OF preventing
actual war between them. II infor-
nation regarding the channel through
which communication is addressed is
lacking it is probable it is being for
warded by the government of Switzer4
land.
Germany is understood to have made
il clear that although diplomatic rela-
tions have been broken it greatly de-
sires that peace be maintained. Pre-
liminary outlines regarding the COM
inunication do not indicate that II car
ries with it any suggestion that Ger
many may modify its submarine war
fare. However, the whole communi-
cation is said clearly TO invite this
government to make suggestions re-
garding steps it thinks might prevent
war.
Avoiding Damage to Ncutrals.
In connection with the coming
communication information obtained
here is to the effect that while Ger
many was arranging for its new cam
paign of unrestricted submarine war
fare, certain German diplomats in
various parts of the world were in
formed that while military neces-
sity' prevented the granting OF
period in which ncutrals might adjust
their maritime interests, every care
would be exercised so that neutral.
passenger carrying ships would not be
subjected to unwarned torpedo at
tack. 3s
When the State department was
closing for the day it was said the
communication from Germany had
not yet arrived, but the department
view was that the United States might
not wish to carry on such discussion
while ships were being sunk in viola
ton of international law,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
.U-B0ATS INCREASE
AVERAGE A TRIFLE
Submarines Account for 5000
Tons More Friday Than on
Previous Day,
FOUR STEAMERS GO DOWN
tBy Associated Proes.>

-Four steamers, aggregating 1885
tons, sunk or believed to have been
sunk, constituted the harvest Of the
German submarine campaign Satur-
day. Three of these were British, the
Mantola, 6,826 tons; the Lullington,
2,8l6 tons, and the Beechtree, LIT
tons. The fourth was the Norwegian
steamer Solbakken. 2,6l6 tons. This
is an increase of upward of 5000 tons
over the amount of tonnage destroyed
Friday.
The total number of vessels de-
stroycd in the period Of submarine
operations of February to 9, inclu-
sive, is said to be eighty-nine, OF
which twenty-one were neutral YES
sells. During that period, it is stated,
more than l,l00 vessels arrived at or
sailed unharmed from ports of the
United Kingdom.
Small Percentage Sunk.
New York, Feb. lO.-More than
LOO vessels arrived at or sailed un-
harmed from United Kingdom ports
during the first nine days of Ger
many's unrestricted submarine war
fare in British waters, according to
an announcement made here today by
persons in authoritative touch with
British admiralty officials.
Seven hundred vessels entered
United Kingdom ports safely and 4lo
departed, according to this informa
ton.
Admiralty officials are declared to
be convinced that Germanys renewed
undersea activity is failure, insofar
as it tends to bring .bout starvation
of the people Of the British isles.
Other figures declared to have been
received from admiralty sources GOV
ering the U-boat operations from
February to February 9. inclusive
show that sixteen ships escaped aftet
being attacked. The total number Of
vessels destroyed within the period
according to these figures, was eighty
nine, OF these twenty-one were
trawlers and smacks. The summary
classifes these losses as follows:
Torpedoed: British steamships.
twenty-five; entente steamships other
than British, thirteen; neutrals'
steamers, twenty-one; tra~lers and
smaeks, twenty-one.
Sunk by mines: Nine vessels, class
and nationality not stated.
:, Sinks Ten Ships.
Berlin, Feb. (By Wireless to Say
vile, Feb. 1O.-A German submarine
has returned from the Atlantic, where
it sank ten ships of an aggregate
tonnage of 10000, the Overseas News
agency says. In addition, it sank in
the North Sea a British steamship OF
about 5000 tons, the British trawlers
Shamrock and Thistle and two other
trawlers, one British and one French.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Hitchcock Blocks Move to
Raise POSTAGE on Newspapers

Washington, Feb. l0.--The pro-
vision in the postal bill increasing
postage on newspapers and period
icals and reducing to cent the rate
on drop letters in cities, towns and
on rural routes, was thrown out to-
day in the senate on point of order
made by Senator Hitchcock (dem.)
Senator Bryan (dem.), for the conf
mittee, gave notice that on Monday
he would move to change the senate
rules 10 permit such legislation on
appropriation bills and then would
again offer the provision as an
amendment
A provision forbidding the carrying
by the mails OF papers containing liq-
uor advertisements into territory
where such publication is illegal was
stricken out on point OF order by
Senator Hughes.
Senator Jones gave notice he would
move Monday to suspend the rules
and then move to have. the provision
inserted. A two-thirds vote is re-
quired to suspend the rules. A sepa-
rate bill to accomplish the same end
already has passed the senate, but not
the house.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Despondent Farmer Shoots
Himself Dead in His Field

Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 1O.-(Special
Telegram. )-Randolph Schell, 81
years OF age, committed suicide last
night in cornheld near his home two
miles northwest Of Cortland by shoot
ing himself through the head with a
small rife.
Mr.. Schell left home last night and
when he failed to return searching
parties were organized, 200 farmers
with a pair of bloodhounds form this
city joining in the search. The BODY
was found this afternoon in the field.
Mr.. Schell was an old resident of
Gage county. He leaves widow and
several children. He had $3.50 on his
person. Dependency is supposed to
have been the cause for his act.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Bill to Tax Dogs Meets
Opposition of FancierS

Fremont, Neb., Feb. l0.-(Special.)
Through the Fremont Kennel club,
which has been instrumental in pro-
noting the largest dog shows heN
in this section of the country in thu
last five years, heroic efforts will be
made to defeat the bill introduced to
tax owners of dogs to make an I'm
surance fund for sheep owners as
Secretary Otto Pohl of the Kennel
club put it, Mr.. Pohl. with other
Fremont dog fanciers, will go to Lin
coin, Tuesday, to present when the
bill is presented. The bill is known
as House Roll No. All, by J. A. Oils
Of Valley county. 1t is said to have
the backing Of the sheep raisers of
the state. Mr.. Pohl contends that is
the bill becomes.a law it will cost $l2
year to keep a dog. He denounces
the measure as an injustice to dog
breeders.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Woman Run Over
When Auto Turns
To Avoid Crash

Trying to avoid collision with an
other auto, Fl. o. Friedrichs, 3l15
Davenport street, drove his car up on
the sidewalk at Seventeenth street
and St. Mary's avenue. The machine
struck down and ran over Miss Bar
bara Bulin, aged % years, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, who was on her way from
the City National Bank building,
where she works, to the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association building.
Mr.. Friedrichs took Miss Bulin to
the Ford hospital. Her face and
hands are badly lacerated and her
legs were bruised. But she suffered
no injuries that might prove fatal,
doctors report. The police are inves-
tigating the case and seeking to de-
termine who drove the car that Freid-
richs sought to avoid.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
-Four Million Dollar Fire
In Former Shell Factory

Pittsburgh, Feb. l0.-The machine
shop building OF the Union Switch
and Signal company, the largest plant
for the manufacture OF switch signals
in the United States and until re-
Gently engaged in filing munition
orders for the European governments.
located at Swissvale, suburb, was
destroyed by fire early tonight, with
loss estimated at S4,000,000, ..."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Grand Jury Will Probe
Rise in Price of Paper

Washington. Feb. 10-It was stated
today at the Department OF Justice
that the federal grand jury in New
York is about to begin investigating
whether there is criminal conspir-
acy in restraint of trade in the news
print paper situation. Bainbridge
Colby and Mark Hyman will repre-
sent the government as special as
sistants to the attorney general.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Teutons Moving Food and
Fuel from Roumania

Berlin, Feb. l0.--(By Wireless to
)-Enormous amounts of sup
plies captured in Roumania are now
being transported to Germany, Aus
tria and Hungary, says the Overseas
News agency. More than 400 steam
ships and 200 tugs are carrying corn,
wood, leather and other raw materials
up the Danube. The steamers tow
ten barges each, carrying as much
freight as $50 railroad cars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Early Settler of Logan
Dies at Rock Island, III,

Logan, Ia, Feb. 1U.-(Special.) y
The body of Mrs. B. F, LaPorte, one
OF the pioneers of Harrison county,
who died Thursday at Rock Island,
ILL.,, will be brought here for burial
Sunday. Mrs. LaPortc, nee Harris,
was the first school teacher in Harri-
son county, teaching in Elk Grove in
1858; the following year she was
married to B. F. LaPorte, and they
were the first couple to build a home
in Logan after the town was laid out,
and resided here until a few years
ago, when she went to live at Rock,
Island with her daughter, Nellie. The
LaPorte family had large acquaint-
ance in Harrison county.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
AMERICAN LINE
ASKS WILSONFOR
C0NvOiS OR GUNS
President Franklin Says St.
Louis and Other Ships Won't
Sail Unless Guarded by
q. S. Force.
CANNOT EQUIP VESSELS
Cannon, With Men to Man
Them, Demanded Unless
Warships Attend.
DANTE ALIGHIERI IN PORT

New York, Feb. l0.-Unless the
United States government provides
conveys or guns and gunners to pro-
tect its ships, the American Line,
owners ofthc steamships, St. Louis,
ST. Paul and other liners, will not
send them across the Atlantic, it was
announced here today by P. A. S.
Franklin president of the Interna-
tionar Mercantile Marine.
Safe arrival at Genoa last Thursday
OF the Italian steamer, Sante Alighieri,
which left this port January "a, was
announced here today in a cabiegram
received by the ships agents. 1t
carried between 400 and 500 passen-
gers.
Depends on Government.
This decision was reached after the
failure of efforts to provide their own
defensive armament, Mr.. franklin
said. "The only source of supply of
guns in this country" he added,
seems to be the United States gov
ernment. and our government seems
disinclined to afford this protection" !"
"As far as the American line is
concerned" said Mr.. Franklin, I'VE
have done our best in trying to Sc
cure the necessary guns and gun
crews, but it does not seem possible
that private corporations will be able
properly to equip their ships with de-
tensive armament.
Otherwise Can't Sail.
The American Line steamers will
not be able to sail at all unless the
government decides either to provide
conveys or put on each of our steam
ers the guns and trained gunners es-
sential to the safety of the passen-
gers and the crew"
The sailing of the Swedish-Ameri-
can lirer, Stockholm, from this port
Monday, February IL, for Gothen-
burg, has been postponed indefinitely
by instructions received today by the
lines home Office.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Nebraska Field Hospital .
Leaves Border February 18

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 10.-The
Second Wisconsin infantry left here
today for Fort Sheridan to be
mustered out.
Additional schedules announced to-
day were:
First battalion Minnesota Field ar
tillery, at Llano Grande, February II;
Fourth South Dakota infantry, at San
Benito, February, 10, and Nebraska
Field Hospital corps, at Llano
Grande, February IS. y.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
OFFERED MONEY TO
BLOW UP ARSENAL
Former Iowa Negro Lawyer
Says He Was Asked to
Form Plot.
PLANT AT ROCK ISLAND

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 10.--(Special
Telegram George Woodson of Los
Angeles, formerly of Buxton, Ia, a
negro attorney, has made affidavit
that he was offered a big sum by a
mysterious stranger if he would work
out a plot to blow up the government
arsenal at Rock Island. This was OH
November %, 1915. He told OF the
plot to Federal Judge Wade and word
was sent to the government at WASH
ington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Nebraska congressman
Attend Lincoln Memorial
(From a staff Correspondent, ,

Washington, Feb. lO.-(Special Tel
egram. )-Representatives Sloan and
Reavis were among the congressional
contingent who went to Cumberland
Gap, Tenn, today TO attend two
days Lincoln memorial celebration
at the Lincoln Memorial university
which was founded by General O. 0.
Howard for the special benefit of boys
and girls in the mountain sections Of
upper east Tennessee, southwestern
Virginia and southeastern Kentucky.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
China Will Break
With Kaiser Unless
U-Boats Called In

Peking, Feb, 9 Delayed The
Chinese cabinet has endorsed the
American action against Germany on
the submarine campaign. The cabinet
has assured the American minister,
Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, that China asso-
ciates itself firmly with the United
States.
The Chinese government has ad-
vised the German government that
China will break off diplomatic rcla-
tons if the new submarine measures
are pursued. s..s