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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
CHAPTER III.
The Ladies, Aid.

Now, this really was crisis in the
life of the parsonage family. The girls
had met. separately, every member of
the Ladies' Aid. But this was their
first combined movement upon the par
SOnage, and Prudence and Fairy real
ICED that much depended on the sue
cess of the day. As girls. the whole
Methodist church pronounced the
young STAIRS charming. But as par
sonage peopIe-weu. they were obliged
TO reserve judgment And as for Pru-
dence having entire charge of the
household. 1t must be acknowledged
that every individual Lady looked
forward to this meeting with eager
ness-they wanted to "size up" the sit
pation. They were coming TO see for
themselves, Yes. il was undouhtedly
q crisis.
''There1l be a crowd. of course. said
Fairy. 'wcIl just leave the doors
between the front rooms open"
Eyes, but Wen close the dining room
doors. Then Wen have the refresh
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13

ments afl out on the table, and when
we are ready we'll just fling back the
doors carelessly and-there you are 70
So the table was PRETTY decorated
with flowers. and great plates of sand
wiches and cake were placed upon II
In the center was an enormous punch
bowl, borrowed from the Averys, full
of lemonade. Glasses were properly
arranged on the trays, and piles of
nicely home-laundered napkins were
scattered here and there. The girls
felt that the dining room was credit
TO them, and to the Methodist church
entire.
FROM every nook and corner Of the
house they hunted out chairs and
stools, anticipating a real run upon the
parsonage. Nor were they disappoint-
ed. The twins and Connie were not
even arrayed in their plain little ging-
hams, clean, before the first arrivals
were ushered up into the front bed
ROOM ordinarily occupied by Prudence
and Fairy.
There's Mrs. Adams and Mrs.
Prentiss, and Mrs." began Connie,
listening intently to the voices in the
next room.
"Yes," whispered Carol, peek
through the keyhole, Lark, and see if
Mrs. Prentiss is looking under the bed
for dust. They say She"
you'd better not let Prudence catch
you repeating"
There's Mrs. Stone, and Mrs. Davis,
and"
'"rhey say Mrs. Davis only belongs
to the Ladies' Aid for the sake of the
refreshments, and"
Carol! Prudence will punish YOU"
''Well, don't believe it," protested
Carol. I'm just telling you what I've
heard other people say"
'"We aren't allowed to repeat gos-
SIP" urged Lark.
mo, and l think it's shame, too,
for it's awfully funny Minnie Drake
told me that Miss Varne joined the,
Methodist church as soon as she heard
the new minister was widower, SC
She"
"Carol y
Carol whirled around sharply, and
flushed. ard swallowed hard. For Pru.
dence was just behind her.
"I-I-I-" but she could get no fur
Their.
Upon occasion Prudence was quite
terrible. $50 heard" she said dryly,
but her eyes we're hard. "Now run up
stairs and out to the field, or to the
barn, and play. And, Carol, be sure
and remind me of that speech tonight.
/ might forget 10"
The girls ran quickly out, Carol well
in the lead.
mo wedding fee for me-" she
mumbled bitterly. Somehow / just
can't help repeating"
rYou don't want to-" said Lark, not
without sympathy. 'You think it's
such. fun, you know"
"Well, anyhow, Pm sure I won't get
any cake tonight. 1t seems to me Pru-
dence is very-harsh sometimes"
"You can appeal to father. if you
like"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
Remedy for Hiccouqhs

Several cures for hiccoughs will be
welcomed by many mothers. Have the
patient suck lump Of sugar having a
few drops of vinegar on 1t. Drink a
glass OF water upside down. That
doesn't mean to stand on your head,
though 1t certainly sounds rather like
IL. Hold the glass of water in one
hand. lean forward and bend over the
glass. fitting it away from you. and
drink from the further edge.
Another genedy is to stand facing
the person hiccoughing. grasp her
Aands firmly. look steadily at her and
get her to breathe evenly. keeping time
with you. or have her hold her breath
and count 90. Or take nine gulps OF
cold water very slowly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
! nj AR X e 7 S
Milwaukee, Feb. G. 1917

hllhdQhSS, H6O. u 4S1t-
Butter - Creamery, extra, 39c:
prints, 4oc; firsts. 36@37c; seconds.
33Q35c; process, 30QS1c! dairy. fan
cy. S5@36c.
Cheese-American, full cream twins.
21k @22c; daidies. 22Q2215c; Young
Americas, 22@224c; longhorns, 22@
221ac; limburger. fancy. 2 lbs. 249
241ac; brick, fancy, 21RQ22c.
Eggs-Current. RECEIPTS. fresh as to
quality, S8@41c: dirties, 2SQ30c;
checks and cracks. 26c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, fancy, 19c;
rosters. old, 12c; fancy springers.
zoe.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, 1.73@1.7S;
No. 2 northern, 1.6SQ1.74; No. 3 nor
thern, 1.40Q1.6O; No. hard. 1870
1.74.
Corn-No. yellow, sS@9S1hc.
Oats-No. white, 53h@54c:
standard. 54@541zc; no. 4. white. $50
531ac.
Barley-No. 3. 1.2s@125: No. 4. 1.12
Obj; rejected. lib.
Rye-No. 2, LAO; No. ), 1S9.
Hay = Choice timothy, 15.50@16.00;
No. l timothy 15,O0@15.25: No. 2 tim.
othy, 13.00Q14.00; rye straw. 5000
9.25.
Potatoes-Homegrown or Michigan.
out of store, 200@215.
Hogs-Prime. heavy butchers, 1915
@12.35; fair to prime light. 1850
11.90; pigs, 9.50@10.00.
Cattle-Steers, 6.75@10.50: feeders.
5.00@6.50; cows, 5.25@7.25; heifers.
5.00Q7.25; calves, 12.50@13.50.
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Baltimore.-Four foreign steamships
sailed from Baltimore, bat only one OF
them was expected to proceed to her
destination direct This was the Brit
ish freighter Ramsay, for Gibraltar for
orders
Captain Sangelein Of the Belgian
steamship President Bunge. which
cleared for Calais. France, went out.
They have to be fed over there" he
said, land / do not believe there is go
ing TO be a bit more danger on this
trip than on any other" There Is much
shipping in the harbor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13

London-"The king has appointed
he Duke OF Connaught 10 be colonel
m-chief Of the volunteer force" The
Duke Of Connaught retired from the
governor generalship OF Canada last
October.
Baltimore-Dr. Pearce Knitting, who
introduced the carbolic acid treatment
FOR lockjaw in this city, and author of
number of medical text books. died
acre aged So.
Cape Haitien-A vessel believed to
be the German raider is reported to
have been cruising Of Monte Christi,
IN the north coast OF Santo Domingo.
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Cannot Believe Germany
viii Carry Out Threats.

Notwithstanding this unexpected
action of the German government,
this sudden and deeply deplored re-
nunciatiOn of it's assurances, given
this government at one of the most
critical moments of tension in the re-
lations of the two governments, re-
fuse to believe that 1t is the intention
of the German authorities to do in
fact what they have warned US they
will feel at liberty to do. cannot
bring myself to believe that they will
indeed pay no regard to the ancient
friendship between their people, and
our own or to the solemn obligations
Rhich have been exchanged between
them and destroy American ships and
take the lives of American citizens
in the willful prosecution of the ruth
less naval program they have an
actual overt acts on their part can
make me believe it even now.
''If this inveterate confidence on my
part in the sobriety and prudent fore
sight of their purpose should unhappily
prove unfcunded; if American ships
and American lives should in fact be
sacrificed by their naval commanders
in needless contravention of the just
and reasonable understandings Of in
ternational law and the obvious die
tates of humanity, shall take the lib
erty of coming again before the con-
gress, to ask that authority be given
me to use any means that may be nee
essary for protection of our seamen
and our people in the prosecution OF
their peaceful and legitimate errands
on the high seas. l can do nothing
less. l take it for granted that all
neutral governments will take the same
course.
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Coal Rations In Nor,nax.

Christiania. via London--The regu-
lar daily mail and passenger service
between Norway and England was
stopped The Norwegian post Office
declines to accept mail for the United
States, as both the direct route and
that by way Of England are closed
The shortage OF coal has reached a
serious stage. The municipal commits
sion Of Christiania has Communicated
all fuel and has put the inhabitants
OF the capital on rations-
Public opinion Is divided in this
country over the blockade.
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Expee. to Do Immense Damage.

Berlin, Feb. l, via acknowledgements
lions expressed in unofficial circles here
that. as q result of the unrestricted
submarine campaign, the amount OF
tonnage sunk each month can be in
creased TO about l.00s00O tons, are
based upon available figures showing
the total amount IF British tonnage
which is estimated % 100000 TO r.
100000 tons. This is believed here to
be the gross registered tonnage upon
which England can count for the i'm
port of necessary supplies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
South American Opinions Differ.

Buenos Aires South America is far
from being un. al viewing Germany's
notice of new sea war. Not more
than four of the great South Ameri-
can republics are openly opposed TO
Geraany's institution of barred
zone" AT least FIVE republics appear
frankly TO sympathize with Germany's
action.
In Argentina the mixture of nation
alities makes newspapers proceed care
fully In expressing any editorial views
on the new situation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
Ancardina 70 Growth.

Freddie was told by his father TO find
out the prices of seats for the circus.
Freddie soon returned, breathless from
haste, and announced: twenty-five
cents for children. and ffty GEMS for
oyer~rown people
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Immense Chestnut Tree.

The largest Spanish chestnut tree in
the world grows in forest on the
slopes of Mount Etna- II is said that
1ea soldiers and their horses once
found shelter beneath 1t from the rain.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FLOUR-Spring wheat, special brands,
In wood, SO 40 per bbl.: hard spring wheat
patents. So per cent grade. in 3ute, $40:
straight, in export bags. $50; first clears.
81 So in jute: second clears, $6.00l650; low
grades, SIS. 5005 so; fancy soft winter wheat
patents, In 5ute. $50; standard soft win
ter wheat patents. $3.50 in jute; fancy
hard winter wheat patents. $50 in jute;
standard hard winter wheat patents. $3.50.
In jute; first clears. S7.Sc3750 in jute; sec
ond clears, in jute, $6.00Q6.50; pure white
rye -four, $7.45, in jute: pure dark rye, 800
In jute.
HAY-Market steady: choice timothy.
SIC. 506D17.O0; No / timothy, $15.00916.00; No.
2 timothy, $14.00014.50; No. red top and
grassy mixed timothy, s130OQ1400; light
clover mixed $1350G1450; heavy clover
mixed, $13.OO414.O0; threshed timothy, $3.50
$1,000; Kansas and Oklahoma. choice,
sl5.OO915.5o; No. /, $l40OQ1450; No. 2, $3.50
Q1350.
BUT-TER-Creamery, extras. 3S1SGSec;
extra firsts, S71z@3sc: firsts. 34Q57c; Sec
onds. 32@S3c; packing stock, 261aQ27Ac; la
dies, 2S129c: process. SO@S1c.
EGGS-Firsts. 44Q41sc: ordinary frsts.
l2643c; miscellaneous lots, cases included,
1O844c: cases returned, 391a@4315c; extras
l815Oc; checks, S6Q3Sc; dirties. S7QSSc; re-
frigerators, flrsts, 391kc.
LIVE POULTRY-Turl6eys. 2Sc: fowls.
1e02o1kc; spring chickens. &c; ROSTERS
l5c; ducks, 1920: geese, 15Q16c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys, 2S93lc;
fowls 006201ac; springs, 22Q221ac: ROSTERS,
b0l6c; ducks, 10000; geese, 15g17c.
Potatoes White, Minnesota, 5000
40. Wisconsin, $1,000 10; Michigan, $1,000
2.15; western. $2.106225.
SWEET POTATOES Bbls., IllinoiA
A5Oa5. 50: hampers, Illinois, $1.5O0175; Jer-
seys 81 &C; DELAYS re, $1.7501so.
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CATTLE-Market active, &c higher;
prime steers, 81. o0a11-75: shipping steers.
50 0Oa1O.5 so; butcher grades. H25q10.50;
heifers $6.oo6e. $50: cows. $5.00GS.50; bulls.
8. ooGeoo; feders s5.0Ga775; mich cows
and springers. $50. 00ql0O.oo
CALVES-Market active, 800 higher:
Gull to choice, s5.00@1550
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market active.
eOc higher; choice lambs. s14.75415.0o; Gull
to fair, Sl0.00d74.25; yearlings. Sl200q12 Is;
sheep, S5o09u.7@ -
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Live Stock.

chicago; req. o..
CATTLE-Good to choice steers. 10000
- Ok. warnings. good to choice, s1o.50Q11. 80;
fair to good steers. sSOcq1O.25; stockers
and feeders, $7.Oo@S25: fair to good cows,
Sc OO6IS. so: good to choice heifers, $1,000
s75. Gamers, $45o05.25; cutters. $5ooa6.Oo
bologna bulls. $s.75@7.75; butcher bulls.
81 5O9s. 50; good to prime calves, sl3oOG
AGO.
HOGS-Prime light butcl ~ $11,S5@1225;
fair to fancy light. s1L75%-.A-20; medium
weight butchers. 2Oo025o lbs. 81. so@12. IS;
nrIme heavy weight butchers, 25oR40O lbs,
s11. 95a12. 10: choice heavy packing. H1609
Il. 10: rough heavy mixed packing. 81. 45Q
rs: pigs. fair to good. $10.O09lO60; stays,
sHEEP-YearlIngs s11.9oa1s75: fair to
choice ewes. sS00911O0; wethers. fair to
choice. s1oO0011.T5; western lambs. s14oo9
14.S: feeding lambs. ;l2.4o9l4,25; native
lambs, %14oo914.S3. 49,.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
Recalls Assurances Given
BY Germany.

'In reply to this declaration the i'm
perial German government gave this
government the following assurance:
The German government is pre-
pared to do it's utmost to confine the
operations of the war for the rest of
It's duration to the lighting forces of
the belligerents, thereby also assuring
the freedom of the. seas, a principle
upon which the German government
believes, now as before, to be in agree
ment with the government of the
United States.
"'The German government, guided
by this idea, notifies the government
Of the United States that the German
naval forces have received the follow
ing orders: In accordance with the
general principles of visit and search
and destruction of merchant vessels
recognized by international law, such
vessels, both within and without the
area declared as naval war zone,
declared as naval war zone, shall not
be sunk without warning and without
saving human lives, unless these ships
attempt to escape or offer resistance.
But 1t added, 'neutrals cannot
expect that Germany, forced to fight
for her existence. shall, for the sake of
neutral interests, restrict the use of an
effective weapon If her enemy is per-
mitted to continue to apply at will
methods of warfare violating the rules
of international law. Such a demand
would be incompatible with the char
acter Of neutrality, and the German
government is convinced that the gov
eminent of the United States does not
think of making such a demand,
knowing that the government of the
United States has repeatedly declared
that it is determined to restore the
principle of the freedom of the seas,
from whatever quarter 1t has been VIC
lated
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New York. Feb. e.

NeW IOIh, FtU, o
wHEAT-Higher, quiet inquiry: No. =
red, $1s2; No northern, SOS: No. hard,
S195.
COMMISSIONERS, light inquiry; No.
yellow, s1.13A: No. yellow, s112A-
OATS-Stronger, quiet inquiry: No.
white, 6SQ69c: standard, 61Q6Sc; No. j
white, 6696zc: No. white. 6sQ66c; ungrad-
ed 666D7Oc
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Minneapolis. Feb. 6. 1917.

Wheat-No. hard, 1.84@1.90; No.
northern, 1.77@1.S0; No. northern.
1.74@1.S0.
Corn-No. yellow, 97h098kc.
Oats-No. 3 white. 52H053Ac.
Rye-1.35@1.3
Flax-279@285.
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Neal Brown L. A. Pradt c. 8. GIlbert
ABSTRACTS

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thon county. We have a thoroughly
qualified abstractor, and make abb
stracts at reasonable prices. We are
responsible for all abstracts made by
US and guarantee that they show the
condition of the title properly ~ 1t
appears on record:
An abstract Of title is useful II you
desire to sell or mortgage your prop
erty. and is very valuable in ascertain
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an abstract OF the title to your prop
erty, call and see US.
Wausau Law & Land Association
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13

A., Starr, widower Method
is, minister, has been assigned
"a the congregation at Mount
Marx. iowa. He and his dau9n-
,sr Prudence-she is nineteen
and tbe eldest of five girls-haVe
came ON ahead to get the ne"
narsonaas ready for the younger
members of the family. OF
course the whole town, espe-
eiaIIy the Methodists, is very Gu
rious about the newcomers. In
diyidual members of the Ladies'
Aid society drop in upon the
family and pump" the girls for
all they're worth. But the STAIRS
rapidly adjust themselves to
their new surroundings, and the
father decides his brood is old
enough to participate in family
prayers. Little Connie has just
finished hers - much to the
amusement of her elders.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
No Alternative Consistent
With country's Honor.

Il think that you will agree with me
that, in view of this declaration, which
suddenly and without prior intimation
of any kind deliberately withdraws
the solemn assurance given in the inn
perial governments note of the fourth
Of May, 1916, this government has no
alternative consistent with the dignity
and honor of the United States, but to
take the course which, in it's note of
the eighteenth of April, 1915, it an
nounced that 1t would take In the
event that the German government did
not declare and effect an abandonment
of the methods of submarine warfare
which it was then employing and to
which it now purposes again to re-
sort.
II have, therefore, directed the sec
rotary of state to announce to his ex-
cellency the German ambassador that
all diplomatic relations between the
United States and the German empire
are severed and that the American am
bassador at Berlin will be Immediately
withdrawn, and in accordance with
this decision to hand to his excellency
his passports.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13
President Tells Congress of Sey-
erance of Diplomatic
Relations.
REclTES kAIsER'S PROMISES
Says He Refuses to Believe Subma-
rines Will Commit Overt Acts
Against American Lives
and Ships

Washington, Feb. 3.-President Will
son this afternoon addressed joint
session of congress. outlining the
events that led up to the diplomatic
break with Germany. He said:
ITO the congress, February 3, 1917.
Gentlemen Of the Congress:
''The Imperial German government
on the 31st of January announced to
this government and to the govern
ments of the other neutral nations
that on and after the LIST day of Febru-
airy, the present month, 1t would adopt
a policy with regard to the use of
submarines against all shipping seek
ing to pass through certain designated
areas Of the high seas to which it is
clearly my duty to call your attention.
Let me remind the congress that
on the 18th of April last, in view of
the sinking on the Oath of March of
the cross Channel passenger steamer
Sussex by German submarine, with
out summons or warning and the con-
sequent loss of the lives of several
citizens of the United States, who
were passengers aboard her, this gov
eminent addressed a note to the I'm
perial German government in which 1t
made the following declarations:
"If it still be the purpose of the Inn
periai government to prosecute relent-
less and indiscriminate warfare
against vessels of commerce by the
use of submarines without regard to
what the government of the United
States must consider the sacred and
indisputable rules of international law
and the universally recognized dic.
tates of humanity, the government Of
the United States is at last forced to
the conclusion that there is but one
course 1t can pursue. Unless the i'm
perial government should now and i'm
nediately declare and effect an aban-
donment of its present methods of
submarine warfare against passenger
and freight carrying vessels, the gov
eminent Of the United States can have
no choice but to sever diplomatic re-
lations with the German empire alto
gether.'
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might appear 70 he suse-.,tnn~ -
constructions. Ia olster. Ii"werer o.
avoid any possible misunderstanding
the government of the United States
notifies the imperial government thar
il cannot for moment entertain.
much less discuss a suggestion that
respect by German naval authorities
for the rights of citizens of the United
States upon the high seas should In
any way in the slightest degree be
made contingent upon the conduct of
any other government affecting the
rights of neutrals and noncombatants.
Responsibility in such matters is
single. not joint; absolute. not rela-
tive
ITO this note of the eighth of May
the imperial German government made
no reply. On the thirty-first of JanU-
airy, the Wednesday of the present
week, the German ambassador handed
to the secretary of state, along with a
formal note, a memorandum which
contains the following statements:
AHC iuIpCA llCTC-
fore, does not doubt that the govern
ment of the United States will under
stand the situation thus forced upon
Germany by the entente allies brutal
methods of war and by their determina-
ton to destroy the central, powers, and
that the government of the United
states will further realize that the
now openly disclosed intentions of the
entente allies give back to Germany
the freedom of action which she re-
served in her note addressed TO the
government of the United States on
May 4, 1916.
"'Under these circumstances Ger
many will meet the Illegal measures
of her enemies by forcibly preventing
after February 1, 1917, in q zone
around Great Britain. France, Italy
and in the eastern Mediterranean all
navigation, that of neutrals included,
from and to England and from and to
France. ETC., etc. All ships met within
the zone will be- sunk
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-02-13

The parsonage girls enter
+, tain a visiting minister,
much to his discontinue,
and Carol rides a cow
with disastrous results.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-16

The rumor was abroad this morn ing that a new naval unit was being formed in Seward under the tutor age of Admiral" Frank Cotter as he was seen with members of his crew undergoing preliminary training in the vicinity of the north side of the dock.
 There are not many naval experts in this vicinity, but it is presumed by all that the admiral was en- gagged in exercises prescribed for be- ginners by the code.
 Although the maneuvers were in the nature of a mock cruise they were very realistic, even to the point of equipment carried. The commissary and culinary departments were out fitted complete, and there were ample
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-16
FIRST DRILL OF ADMIRAL COTTER'S
 NAVAL UNIT, OR SOMETHING LIKE IT

guns and several rounds of ammuni- tion.
 The drill commenced at 7;30 o'clock this morning and lasted until 10 o'clock, during which time Admiral Cotter and "Vice Admiral" Martin Banbury labored at the oars in an eff fort to keep the ship headed toward the strong south wind which was blow ing and also to keep the heavy sea from hurling the craft upon the beach. In the meantime Chief Engi- neer Ben Swee2y labored with the en- zine, turning the wheel around and around in the manner usually em- ployed by seamen when trying to start an engine when they intenG to make a cruise away from the plac" the boat is located to some place else.
 It was thought at first the party was bound for trip, but after a couple of hours observation it was evident, that they were not. At the conclusion of the drill the boat was beaehed and an express wagon re Teved it of all cargo and equipment, which will probably be used at the