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Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
LONGEVITY IS ON INCREASE
Eifteen Years Greater in United States
Than IS Years Ago, Says Or.
Victor c. Vaughn.

St. Louis.-The average length OF
life in the United States is Is years
greater now than 1t was IS years ago,
according to a statement made by Dr.
victor v. Vaughn of the University OF
Michigan, president Of the American
Medical Association, In an address ne-
fore the City Club here.
Crime he characterized as a disease
due to hereditary and environment ana
the way to eradicate crime was TO
treat it as q disease and to disinfect
its breeding places.
DR.. Vaughn said the death rate from
tuberculosis had decreased 81 per cent
since 1880.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19

cred this in telegraphing news from
London to his paper IN Italy. At the
beginning Of the war he used Italian.
Then when all languages excepting.
lish and French were forbidden he
took French. Later, finding that
French. though accepted by the post
office, seemed to cause delay, he
changed to English. and to his sur
prise he fnds that. he Is saving quite
q lot Of money in telegraph fees owing
to the. superior brevity OF the Eng
fish language as compared with
French or Italian.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19

the compound as separate words. But
IN international telegraphing there is
= word length limit Tor, a. the Ger
mans would print a wordlengthlimit)
Ten letters Is the maximum allowed
for q single word. Any word longer
than that counts a. two: or as three
~ II pets beyond the second ten, as
some German words do.
when Il comes to counting letters
or making mn ineligible t~elesraphese.
English. II seems. Is the tersest Ian.
guaea ~. europe. An italian news
naner correspondent has lately discov.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
3 GERMAN CRUISERS SUNK
Kaisers Pacific Squadron Put Out o
Commission by eritish-Fl9ht ~
South Atlantic.

London.-A British squadron under
Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Stufdse.
chief Of the war staff, engaye11As Ger
man SQUADRON under Admiral Celnt
o Spse OF the Falkland Islands Y
the South Atlantic and won q victory
which is being acclaimed throughout
England.
The armored cruisers Scharnhorst
and G~neisenau and the protected cfuis.
er Leipzig. three of the German war
ships that had menaced British saip.
ping and part Of the squadron tnA'
sank the British cruisers Good hope
and Monmouth In the Pacific ON NO
yember /. were destroyed, while inc
cruisers Dresden and Numbers. tne
two other vessels comprising the Ger
man squadron, made Of, and. accofu'
Ing to latest accounts. are being puI'
sued. Two GOLFERS were captured.
The announcement Of this Ncsosy.
which was the most important nave
enlargement Of the war except that ON
Heigoland last August, wal msas ~
statement by the admiralty Of 'sss
than 100 words.
The following official announcemen'
was issued by the official informa1'on
bureau:
AT 1880 am, on the sth OF Decem'
ber. the s~charnhorst, G%neisenau. NUN
berg, Leipzig and Dresden were SYM
ed near Falkland Islands By . brltisu
squadron under Vice Admiral Sir FREQ
> erick Sturdee.
/. IAN action followed, in tho course O
\ which the Sclarnhorst, flying the M!
of Admiral Count Won Spec, the dnea
I sensu and the Leipzig were sunk. I'M
Dresden and Nurnberg made on dui
ing the action and are being pursued
1.-TWO GOLFERS also were captured.
- "The vice admiral reports tnat N
British casualties are very few In nun
q Der. 2
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
CoNsIDERTHAWCAs
Oral Arguments for and Against ex'
tradition Heard by Supreme Court.
Justices Ask Questions.

Washfngton.-The request OF the
state Of New York for extradition OF
Harry X. Thaw from New Hampshire
to answer an indictment charging con-
spiracy to obstruct justice by escaping
from Matteawan asylum was taken
under consideration by the supreme
court after oral arguments. The cas-
came up on appeal from Justice Al
drich's decision in the federal district
court Of New Hampshire releasing
Thaw on habeas corpus proceedings
from extradition.
Members Of the court asked Thaw's
attorneys many questions about vari'
GUS points in their contentious. They
did not interrupt William Travers Jer-
ONE. however, during his argument
that Thaw was q fugitive from justice,
not challenge the argument OF Frank
Kennedy, deputy encouragement OF
New York, that the law under which
Thaw was committed to Matteawan
after the killing Of Stanford White was
constitutional.
Chief Justice White asked his nrs'
question when Philander G. Knox, for
mer secretary Of state, appearing fol
Thaw. argued that only those who had
committed crimes could be extraditee
and that New York courts had held IL
five decisions that Thaw had commit
ted no crime because he was insane
The chief justice suggested tina q nal
might be declared insane one day ant
sane the next. Mr. Knox replied tina
the presumption was that ThaW re
NAMED insane.
William A. Stone, former governo
of Pennsylvania, was interrogate
closely by most Of the judges durin'
his argument that the indictment Q
Thaw for conspiracy was not vaie
The questions led Mr.. Stone to the pt
sition that the Indictment stated THAI
!. was insane, showing on its face tina
he could not commit a crime.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
DRESDEN IS SURROUNDED
British Ships Win Fierce Sea eatt's'
Cruiser Nuremberg Sent to tho
Bottom Of Sea.

Berlin.-An official communicated
by the admiralty r~eproduces
the statement of the British admiralty
regarding the sinking of the German
cruisers off the Falkland Island, ana
adds:
"Our losses seem to have been great.
Concerning the strength OF the enc
my, whose losses are reported to nave
been small, the English dispatches say
nothing"
Buenos Aires, Argentina.-Trappeo
in the Straits of Magellan, there seems
to be no hope for the escape OF the
German cruiser Dresden, the 0 d sur
viyor of Admiral Count Won Specs de-
tructive German squadron. After
liking the Nuremberg, following the
,attle off the Falkland ISLANDS,
scharnhorst, the Gneisenau and
Leipzig were sunk, the British pul'
sued the Dresden, already oaoly DAT
tered in the long battle.
The Dresden lay her course for n
harbor of Santa Cruz, on the cas-!
coast of Argentina and just north OF
the entrance to the Straits OF Magel'
Ian. When the Nuremberg. more Sc
verely wounded, had disappeared ID
the battle that is believed to have last
ed over a distance Of 500 miles, inc
Dresden made for the straits.
She cannot last long there, 1t Is oe'
lieyed. because a watchful Japanese
squadron is understood to be guard
ing the Pacific end Of the straits
Therefore news is expected momen'
tarily that the Dresden has gone
down.
The British naval division command
ed by Vice.Admiral Sir Freder1cs
Sturdee, who left his office AZ chie'
of the war staff to deatroy the 0sl
man naval power in the Atlantic ane
Pacific oceans, is understood here Z
have been composed of nine wazsnips
among them being several Of the mos
powerful vessels Of the British navy.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
ALLIES VICTORIOUS At YPREs
Vary Violent German Attack Reported
Repul.ed-Trenches Are Recap
tured-Advance in Argonne.

very vVOi0US .
acknowledgements Are Recap
tured-Advance in Ar9onne.
Paris.-The French official com
munication says:
I'm the region Of Ypres q very NO
lent German attack has been repulseo'
"In that same region those o. our
trenches which were reported IN tho
official communication before as nav
ing been taken by the Germans, naVe
been recaptured by US.
"Upon the rest Of the front there 10
nothing important to report"
The text of the communication loi'
lows:
"The enemy showed a certain activ'
ity in the region Of Ypres. He direct
Cd several attacks against our lines.
three of which were completely re-
nulsed. At one single point on the
front the Germans succeeded IN reach
ing one of our first line trenches. On
our side we continued to make prog
ross in the direction Of the enemyt
lines.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
.TELEeRApHEsE' BEST TO USE
Correspondent Finds English Ian
auaee to Be the Tersest IN
Europe.

Which language makes 1.-The best
telegrdphese!. At so much q word one
might hasten to say German, because
Of tic purely typographical device OF
sticking a number Of words together
to look like one compound word. we
really do exactly the same thing u
English. only Ne print tho elements q
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
Use OF FORCE TO PREVENT eoR-
DER FIRING UNFRiENDLY ACT,
HE CONSIDERS.
a.. S. RIGHTS NOT VIOLATED
Short Term President OF Mexico Oe-
mics Responsibility for Bullets
That Have Killed Persons on
American Side of Border.

Vera Cruz.-"If the United States
employs force to stop the firing Dy
Mexicans across the international
boundary at Naco, it will be consid-
cred an unfriendly act, notwithstand-
ing the friendly motives cloaklng the
act"
In this manner Gen. Carranza made
answer to the formal notice served oy
the United States on both Provisional
President Gutierrez and Gen. Carranza
that unless such firing ceased force
would be employed to protect Amerl'
can territory.
C~arranza's reply to the American
note, which is expected to reach Wash
ington O will repudiate RESPONSE
bility for any shots that have crossed
the line and clearly set forth that he
and his government will regard inter
yention at Naco as a hostile act.
At no time since the receipt Of Sec
rotary Bryan's note calling attention to
the repeated wounding and killing OF
residents of the American town has
Gen. Carranza appeared perturbed,
but he has had long conferences with
those close to him, and In framing his
reply. It is said, he has been careful
not to let himself remain in any un-
certain light.
"Gen. Hill, constitutionalist com
mander Of the forces at Naco, Is on the
defensive" continued Gen. Carranza,
~end since his back was to the line
It Is difficult to see how he could be
responsible for the firing. The fact IL
that Maytorena's men have been at
lacking, and therefore 1t appears rea
sonably clear that they, and only they
could hare been 70 blams.
n ( matter Of fact, ! do not know
that the rights OF American citizens
have been violated. It seems to m
that It would be well for the state de
partment to investigate this question
n order to fix the responsibility.
II remember similar instances at E
Paso. when the Maderista forces wer
attacking there. In thtt case thos
shot were for the most part the In
prudent. and curious individuals, VIII
locked to witness the fighting as
It had been a spectacular show, stage
for their benefit.
"As to the use Of force. Of whfc
MI. Bryan talks, that is something tn
gravity Of which / fear he does ne
fully appreciate. He says 1t would nj
mean an invasion Of u territory
: violation Of our national sovereign,
s s#S e would. And moreover It would ce
tainly be an act directly against tt
constitutionalists, who now hold Il
town, and in favor of the Villista
who would be left free to contin'
their operations. It would be simp
tying Cen. Hills hands and leavir
Maytorena free.
r sincerely hope that the got
friendship Of the American people I
ward the Mexican people will prove
the, contamination Of Secretary's BIZ
ans threat"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19

Wealthy women,
who have never
d o n Q settlement
work, enter into the
a n Claus spirit
and visit the alley
and tenement dis.
tricts Of the large
cities on the night
before Christmas,
t h automobiles
heavily laden with
toys, turkeys and
good things to eat.
They employ inves.
tigators to canvass
! the section in which
| they are interested
a week before the
holidays. and the
distribution ia mad
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
Horses to France.

Newport News. va.-The British
steamer Anglo.Boiivian sailed for Boz.
deaux. France, with . cargo OF l.1Vo
horses. The animals are for use OF
the allied armies in the wal zone. the
British steamer Anglo-C Colombian has
arrived here for q similar cargo.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
Three Hundred opIsonsd.

Batavia, N. Y.-Three, hundred per.
sons who attended ! chicken supper at
church here late we're under physi-
clans care. Many were in . serious
condition, but It was believed all would
recover. Their ailment was diagnosed
- ptomaine poisoning.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
. Riot over German Dirty.

Niagara Falls, Ont.-V. o. Ryckman,
general manager Of the Dominion
Chain company, and Frank Pfeiffer,
also an official Of the company, are
held BY military authorities at the ar
morv here on a secret charge.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
Peace Message to Japs.

Richmond, Va.-The final session OF
the convention of the Federal Council
NJ Churches Of America came to a
close with the adoption Of a fervent
peace message drawn by a committee
n nine members to be transmitted to
Japan "for the purposes OF welding the
friendship between the Japanese and
the people Of the United States"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
GERMANS RESIST s. 'BORNLY
ATTEMPTS TO ADVA AND
BOTH SIDES CLAM Ms.
BLoCKHousE IS BLOW : UP
Several German Trenches Sal. ~
Have Been Destroyed and IT.
Evacuation Of the West Ba <
of User Canal Forced.

Paris.-The French official bulletin
given out in Paris says French troops
now occupy the west bank of the User
canal.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
''The enemy has completed the evac-
uation of the west bank Of the User
canal to the north of the house OF
the ferryman, and we occupy this
bank.
I'm the region of Arras there have
been artillery engagements. In the
region of Nampoel our batteries have
reduced to silence the batteries of the
enemy. In the region of the Aisne
our heavy artillery silenced the field
batteries Of the Germans. At q point
northeast Of Vailly n Of their bat
teries Of howitzers was completely
destroyed.
I'm the region of Perthes and In the
vicinity of the forest of La Grurif
there have been artillery engagements
and some infantry fighting, which re
suited advantageously to US.
ION the heights Of the Meuse tht
artillery of the enemy showed little
activity. On the contrary, our artil
lery demolished at Deuxnouds. to tn
west of Observation-Disclosures
two batteries of the enemy, one com
posed of guns Of large caliber and tn
other used for firing upon aviators. II
this same region We have blown up
blockhouse and destroyed severa
trenches.
Between the Mouse and the M
selle there is nothing to report, an
IN the Vosges there have been artiller
engagements. In the region Of Sci
kones we have consolidated the pos
tons gained by US the evening before
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19

St. Louis.-W. L. Chambers, chair.
man Of the federal board Of mediation
and cancellation. will Intervene again
in the threatened strike OF trainmen
on the st. Louis Southwestern railroad.
according to. announcement OF W. 9.
Turner. one Of the union leaders.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19

Order Of Merit Awarded.
Berlin.-Emperor William has con-
ferred the order Of merit on Gen. Won
Morgan for his accomplishments In
Poland.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19

according to their reports. Oftentimes
small trees are sent to the homes
with glass balls, trimmings and candy
toys, and the donors, with the aid OF
their chauffeurs and the parents OF
the children, fix the tree while the NJ
tie tots are asleep.
Though little known, Santa Claus
work TN the slums Of the big cities
is carried on along systematic lines
to overcome any overlapping OF the
multitude of good Intentions. In days
gone by, charitably inclined women
would leave a large basket OF pro-
visions in q house in Ignorance OF
another basket hidden In the closet
And # .sas not unusual for two or
tbraa gs1fpFs to meet in the Amt
| kitchen at the one time, each bur-
dened With good things for the one
family.
This is an error of the past; for
now the Christmas giving has sheen
systematized. Settlement workers OF
the various societies and representa-
tives of the wealthy private glvers
compile a list Of those they will as
sist, and all go over their lists care
fully together.
Although the Christmas giving II
all cut and dried a few days before
the time, Santa Claus secret Is MOI
given away. Half Of the pleasure
would be gone If the families knew
that the visitors were coming VIII
food and toys in abundance. 1t Il
true that those who are visited ant
uuizzed by the private workers hav'
a shrewd suspicion, after they hav
told their tale Of woe and receive
the sympathy of the visitor. tina
something substantial is to follow
The regular settlement workers kno'
their ground pretty we'll; they kno'
which families have had a hard roa
to travel and are putting up q goo
battle against the tide Of misfortune
The settlement workers have littl
investigating to do before the hol
days; their enhance into q home
tenement is always greeted with su
prise, for they generally make 1t
, , point to go where they are least g
. pected.
"The poor are always with us"
doubly true at Christmas time. Fal
lilies who can barely exist, who
!, not know where the next days bre'
= is coming from, can certainly not
8 ford any extras for the holiday sc
y son. They consider themselves 4
tunate If they have a loaf or two
, bread and a small piece Of meat
" the Christmas dinner and coal for t
:" kitchen fire.
No one appreciates this seamy 81
OF the bright Christmas story mt
than the charity worker. She kno
that tribulations exist at Christn
time as during any other part OF I
year. Years of experience have sho
her how to use tact and good 5u
ment on her travels and where {
cannot leave good cheer, she
OF at least make the sorrows
rs troubles easier to bear. The =
%, gel Of the Settlement" kno
)r. more than any one else, that tn
OF are many cases when the W
an Merry Christmas would sound ]
70 a mockery; where the hand OF DEL
for instance, has been heavily
.se when 1t takes away the CHIEF pro
nd er Of a large family.
to She knows, also, that the Christi
oct spirit lis cherished by the poor as ,
as the wealthy. While they car
om spend the day in feastins and me
snt making. they IAN at least forget
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
,.,rn if Missionaries Held.

Learn If Missionaries Held.
washineton.-Great Britain, through
the embassy here. asked the state De
nartment II it was true British mis-
s,onaries were being held as hostages
at Beirut, Syria.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19

grudges and let bygOnes be Dygones,
shake hands Nth their enemies and
wish one another good luck.
How many reunions and reconcilia'
lions take place then is known only to
these good women. The hearts OF
many men who have been separated
from their wives and families be-
come softened as the holidays draw
near, and 1t isn't uncommon for the
settlement worker to find them to-
gether when she comes with the
Christmas basket
Many prodigal sons return on
| Christmas eve. A striking case OF
this kind that occurred two years ago
was run across by q settlement work.
or In Philadelphia. She ssSid that
she had never witnessed a scene on
any stage that could equal 1t. 1t
was a real case Of where the Christ
mas prayer Of a broken-hearted moth.
er was answered by the return OF her
boy.
The son ran away from home seven
years earlier, when a youth of sixteen
years. He had q good home and the
family consisted Of his parents, an
older brother and a sister. His father
was a Woodworking man and used all
his earnings for his home. The young
or boy, being the baby Of the family.
was the pet Of all; but he had q wild
disposition. and he wanted to see
something Of life. He. decided to run
away from home and 60 West.
When he reached the ranches Of
} Arizona he found that the cowboy lit
} wasn't as bright as 1t was painted
He longed for homo many q time. bu'
t vowed that he would not return
. failure. He p~ersevered until he haa
' made good. though It took seven year
Y for him to do 1t. His f~earlessness AM
d daring attracted the attention Of tn
d owner Of the ranch, and he place.
him in charge Of another place. WheI
Q the young man had a goodly wad Q
bills accumulated he decided to n
II turn in time for Christmas.
r He reached the old house to fin
q that another family was living ther'
K and he learned from %neighbors ths
his father was. dead; that his siste
ls had grieved so over his disappearance
n that she died shortly after he had LET
10 and that his brother had been kille
ID in an accident. The mother, doubl
i. aged with grief, had been left alor
a. and was subsisting as best she coul
r. in a third-story room. The son To-
Of no time and arrived in the o ju
or after the settlement worker hs
be reached there with her basket Of pr
visions. The mother had just finish'
de- telling her story to the sympathet
re listener when this latest prodigal 1
VS. turned.
as mo one can really appreciate" sa
he a settlement worker In another eli
.n 'how happy one feels utter visiti
ig- the homes Of the poor on Christn1
he eve. The gratitude of one WON
an alone last year was enough to reco
pense me for the work ] did. II
An woman's husband vas in the penit'
VS., tiary serving an 1S.year term for m
ere der. It appears that he and a &C
,rd panion were working in the cranbel
ike bogs. They %quarreled, and In q &C
lth, fe this man stabbed his opponent.
lelt made his wife promise she wo'
rid never allow the family OF SIX to
separated. She not only kept tn
mas together by taking in washing Z
veil working until all hours OF the nil
not hut she refused to accept outside
ny. in any shape or form. There wo
old have been no Christmas ceieoras
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
Jan Naval Attsche.

Tokyo-Comdr. Kichisaburo Nomura
has been appointed naval attache to
the Japanese embassy at Washington.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19

homes of the poor and the suffering on
Christmas eve can realize the pleasure
of bringing happiness and sunshine
into these homes. Many settlement
visitors, who have given up the work
for some reason or another, but who
return to assist with the Christmas
distributions, give generously from
their own purses that the baskets may
be larger and more families aided.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19
BRINGING TIE HOLIDAY -
TO THE poor GYH4<AalEERx

+ IS a question whether the
families helped or the work
ers helping them get most
Joy out of the Christmas dis
tribution. A real settlement
worker, one imbued with the
right spirit, will tell you that
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-19

grudges and let bygones be bygones,
shake hands 9th their enemies and
wish one another good luck.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25

should be to show how this can be
done in manner that can be AFFORDED
by an ordinary individual who must
maintain his family while so doing
Such demonstration farms could sec
ondarily be used to show the residents
Of each county the important lessons
of utilizing soil according to its adap-
liability, restoring and conserving soil
fertility, saving and using soil moist
ure, planting proper varieties, the
beneficial or injurious effects of dyna-
hitting; methods and advantage of
draining, deep plowing, subsoilins,
seed testing, legume growing, pest
suppression, the use of new and mod
ern machinery, the best strains OF live
stock breeding, and other agricultural
practices that need not now be pointed
out in specific detail.
There is no doubt of great poSsi-
bilities of agriculture in q State so
richly diversified as Pennsylvania IT
Is a fact that there must be definite,
serious and efficient cooperation, first
among the corps OF apparently thou
sands of persons who are anxious to
assist the farmers, and. second, among
the farmers themselves.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-25
QUAKER HERB EXTRACT AND QUAKER OIL OF BALM
Rheumatism, Caarrt and Stomach Troubles Often
Other ThingsH

themselves have been convinced that
said medicine is proving and has
proved its powers. Ask anybody con-
nected with the drug store what re-
suits Quaker remedies are giving and
decide accordingly whether you wish
to try them or not. The Health
Teacher cheerfully answers all ques-
tions pertaining to the remedies. Suf-
ferers of rheumatism, catarrh or stom-
ach troubles should call. Read what
Mrs. John Gerwin. woman &c years
old, said this morning: II had stom-
ach troubles for over ten years, caused
by fermentation or gas ] would have
a copper taste in my mouth and my
throat always felt sore and infamed,
caused by the gas forcing itself from