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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24

From that waste welter OF endless
space and time. the dome of library
shuts US In to the warm little world OF
literature, charged with human
thought and feeling The good.
the true and the beautiful are some
thing real and ascertainable. -Paul
Shorey.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
Sent. %. 1914.

Germans captured Craonne.
German right turned between
Peronne and ST. Quentin.
Austrians defeated on the Drina.
Australians seized German wire.
less station on island Of Nauru.
Germans repulsed in attack on
fort In Vol district, Africa.
German submarines sank British
cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue
in North sea.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
Why Cement Walks Are .qot slippery


There is reason why cement pave,
ments are not as slippery during a
sleet-storm as bricks or paving stones
A cement sidewalk which has been
properly constructed is laid with a
considerable foundation. placed a few
inches under the crushed stone. Gin.
ders or sand. The paving is laid or
top of this. and the heat from the
earth has a chance to warm the foun.
dalton material.
The cement being a degree or two
warmer than stone or brick. and re-
ceiving the heat of the earth through
the foundation materials, ice will melt
on the surface quicker than on most
other paving materials.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
CHAPTER XIV.
Just OFF the Strand.

A week had gone by. The Nord ex-
press had brought me posthaste
across Europe from Petersburg to Ca.
lais. and ! was again in London.
1t was cold but dry November
night and sat dining with Jack Durn.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
Appropriate Remedy.

Il have so much OF that run down
feeling"
What are you doing COR III"
"Oh, every now and then l take .
nink-ms-up."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24

he may be innocent II seems as
though he we're antagonistic to their
schemes. II Leithcourt and his family
really fed from him."
And yet he was on board the Lola
Indeed, he may have helped to COM
NIT the burglary at the consulate" ]
said.
(To BE CoNTINUEDJ
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
Daily Thouoht.

Nothing but the harmony OF friend
ship soothes our sorrows; without its ;
sympathy there is no happiness ON
earth. Mozart
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
Sept. "a, 1914.

French took Peronnes
Varennes captured by Germans.
Russians again occupied Soldau.
Russian advanced guard arrived
before cracow.
Germans defeated at Subin.
British troops landed near Lao
shan, China.
Germans at Schuckmannsbera,
Africa, surrender.
Two Austrian torpedo boats and
one destroyer sunk by mines In
| Adriatic.
German cruiser Emden bonn.
barded Madras.
Anglo-French fleet bombarded
Cattaro.
canada's contingent Of $4,000
men sailed.
German aviators dropped bombs
on Ostend.
Sept. rs, 1914.
Allies attacked Germans at ST
Quentin, but were repulsed.
Germans advanced southeast Of
verdun.
Snow halted campo ien In Alsace.
Russians occupied Cxysehky ano
Felstyn.
Population Of craeow fled.
Serbs and Austrians fought bat.
tie near zvorkni.
Australian force took German
New Guinea.
kronprinz Wilhelm sank British
steamer indian Prince.
Belgian and German aviators in
duel over Brussels.
Germans again shelIed Reims
cathedral.
Formal complaint OF German
atrocities filed in Washington.
4
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24

There are over $500 women com
mercial "drummers" In the United
States.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
Russians took Wislok.

lassigny. "A
Russians took WisIok. .a
Cossacks raided Czenstochowa.
Russian cruiser Boyar sank Ger.
man cruiser and two torpedo boats.
British aviators dropped bombs
on Zeppelin plant at Dusseldorf.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
Sept. 20, 1914.

Germans bombarded verdun.
Allies advanced left wing near
lassigny. a
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
Cent. n, 1914.

Germans bombarded Antwerp
forts.
Allies took Masslges and Mesnil
between Reir,s and Argonne.
Serbs defeated Austrians at
kroupani. but evacuated semlin.
Russians took Dubiecko and sur
rounded General Dankrs army.
German cruiser Emden sank Brit
ish steamer Clan Matheson.
Japanese aviators wrecked two
forts at Tsingtau.
German official statement Of de-
struction Of Louvain issued.
French foreign office protested
to neutras on bombardment Of
Reims cathedral.
Russia issued it's Orange Book.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Sept. 20, 1914.

Allies captured souain.
Belaians retook Lanaeken.
Germans brought big siege guns
up to Antwerp.
Russians took Jaroslav and be.
Gan bombardment Of fortress OF
Przemysl.
General Hlrdenburs began move
nent against Grodno, Russian Pc.
land
Germans defeated by Russians
near Sandomierz.
Serbs defeated Austrisns near
Novi-Bazar.
German cruiser koenigsberg dis
abled British cruiser Pegasus In
Zanzibar harbor.
Six British ships taken by Ger
man cruiser Emden.
Austrian torpedo boat sunk at
PoIa.
German merchant cruiser Cap
Trafalgar sunk by the Carmania.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
WOULD-BE ROBDER ADMITS
HIS IDENTITY TO THE Police
Continued From First Page.

would-be robbers tried to escape that
way, and found one man beside sky
light He believed he had been shot
through and through by bullet and
the shock of that made him deathly
sick and he dropped on the roof to die,
rs he thought. His companion made
good his escape through an alley, run
ming into Fourth street from the rear
of the hotel.
The loaded revolver was found in
the alley this morning and the over
coat was picked up in the rear of Zion
Lutheran church. The police believe
the coat belonged to the man who es-
capped. and who discarded it because it
hampered his movements.
When arraigned before Chief of Po'
lice Hutchson last night the man gave
his name as "Charles johnson, but re-
fused anv other information about him
self. He said he was riding on a
freight train and met the fellow with
whom ne tried to enter the hotel. Nei'
ther of them had any money, he said
and they thought they would GO
through the rooms at the hotel IN an
effort to find some. The bullet from
Policeman Larsen's revolver took the
skin off his side, but did not draw
even drop of blood. The shock of IT
made the man deathly sick and, he
said. he thought he was bored through
and through. He was terribly pale
when taken to police headquarters. but
when the wound proved to be so slight
he recovered Immediately.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Eight Separate Investi-
cations by State. City
and Traction 0 fiji
Gals Under Way
IT VICTIMS STILL
IN THE HOSPITALS
Death List Remains at One and No
More Fatalities Are Expected
More Than ZOO Men and Women in
the Panic
By Associated Press.

New York, Jan. 7.-Seventy.seve
victims of yesterdays SUBWAY accident
were still in hospitals to-day recovering
from their injuries. Most of them were
men; some were women who had been
mauled in the stampede for the street.
All suffered from the effects of smoke
or bruises or cuts. They were the ones
who had Jared worse from the panic.
Meme was expected to die; all. it was
thought, would be discharged within a
day or two.
The death list of what was first be
heved to be a great disaster remained
at one. How many persons were car
ried unconscious from the smoke-tlled
tube to the streets probably will never
be definitely established, as some of the
victims did not 60 to hospitals and
their names were not recorded There
were more than 700 men and women
in the panic.
Traffic in all subway lines, halted for
hours after the accident and resumed
10 some extent last night, was again
normal at the morning rush hour to-day.
In the aftermath of the accident the
usual machinery of investigation was
set in motion. Eight separate investl-
cations. conducted by State. city and
traction officials, were under way to-
day.
In an autopsy performed this aft
eruoou the coroner'S physician found
that Miss Ellen q Grady, the sole vic
tim of the accident, died of asphyxi'
alton by smoke. There were no bruises
on her body.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
BOYS HAVE LIVELY DEBATE
Philonian Society Discusses Merits of
Diamond and Track

The Philonian Debating Society of
the Central High school met last night
at the home of Kenneth Patterson. 20S
South Thirteenth street. The subj,ct
was, Resolved, That Baseball Should
Athletic Board to Take the Place of
Athletic Board to Take the Place of
Track Athletics. - After an exciting
debate the judges decided in favor of
the negative The affirmative as sup
ported by Anson DeVout, Clarence
Cooper, Samuel Handler, Paul Walters
and Richard Hamer. The negative was
upheld by Edward Roth, Frederick Ly-
ter, Jesse Wells, Jonathan Black and
Leroy Smucker.
The rest of the members present act
ed as Judges. Refreshments were served
at late hour.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
wheat NEAR 81 A BUSHEL I?

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Two dollars a
huShel for wheat, the dream that only
enthusiasts ever expected to come true,
was within half cent of being real.
lty to-day on one grade of wheat, if
the cost of delivery TO Europe might
be counted as part of the price 1t is
fact that Il car load of the kind of
wheat known as Durum was sold to-
day to 90 to Italy on a basis that fig.
ured delivered at destination, S1.99 IL
Il bushel.
Such price breaks all records for
Durum wheat. The supply of that va
riety in the United States is said to be
virtually exhausted for this season.
Rapid upturns were witnessed in the
speculative market after period of
waverlng during the early hours. News
that France and Italy had purchased
100000 bushels or more at the sea.
board made the prices of options here
leap higher than at any time since the
beginning of the European war and
reach levels that before had not been
equalled since the celebrated ATTEMPT
at worldwide squeeze by Joseph
Letter.
May wheat, the chief speculative de-
livery, went to S1SS SIS, as against
sl.S6 at the finish last night. Among
the purchasers of the Nav option was
the Rockefeller Foundation which
wanted to make sure of charity supplies
for Belgium, and had been unable to
get satisfactory terms on wheat for
spot cash.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
BELGIAN RESERVISl'S Wife
and 3 CHILDREN STRANCLED

Montreal. Jan. Mrs. Robert
Van Looy, wife of Belgian reservist
and her three children were found
strangled to death at their home here
to-day. The police this afternoon had
no clew to the murderer. Mrs. Van
Looy 5 husband joined the first con-
timSent of Belgian reServists who left
Canada to fight for their country.
Nelsihbors, alarmed because there
mad been no sign of life for two DAYS
at the Van Loov home, notified the po,
lee who broke in the doors of the
house and found the woman and her
children in bed. Apparently they had
been dead for two days. There was
every indication that they had been
strangled and the police thought, the
attack had been made upon them as
they slept. There were few signs of a
struggle.
The children, two girls and boy,
were aged 9 and : years, and is
months.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
SIX REALTY PARCELS SOLD
Sheriff Disposes of Properties in the
City and County

Half a dozen parcels of Dauphin
county real estate were sold at the
court house by Sheriff Wells this after,
noon. An equal number of scheduled
sales either were stayed or settled.
The sales resulted as follows: Two
and-one-half story frame house of 5.
IT. Slime, Elizabethville, to NJ. Z. Stroup
for S2,500; sixty-seven Lawnton lots
in Swatara township, property of H. B.
Harris, to C. H. Backenstoe, 81 1000;
dwelling at 643 Calder street, of Ralph
D. Houston, to j. E. Patterson, SS5.3S;
two Middle Paxton township houses of
Mary E. Schen, to Samuel 5. thinner
man, S342.21; J. j. Koons, house at
1924 Regina street, to Harry NJ
Bretz, $4,000; Florence S. Kaufman
house at 631 Harris street, to Samuel
Fishman, LOO.
These prices do not include the
amounts of the membranes against
the properties.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
german OFFICIALS DENY
Cardinal MERCIER WAS
Arrested AT BRUSSELS


authorities in Belgium, an arrest which
the German authorities have categor
ically denied have been printed in
pamphlet form in london. They are
as follow:
II consider it an obligation of my
pastoral charge to define your duties
of conscience towards the power which
has invaded our soil and which at this
moment occupies greater pert CT it..
That power has no euthorty in law. In
the sanctuary of your soul you owe
neither esteem nor attachment nor
Obedience. The so,e legal power in Bsl-
gium is that which is derived from cur
king, our government and the repre-
sentatives of the nation. This aloae
for us represents authority; this alono
has right to the affections of ous
hearts and to our submission.
"of themselves the acts cf those in
occupation are without force; but the
/ legal acthority iatifies tactily tho Q
acts which are iuSt;tiet in the general
interest aud from this ratification alone
they derive all their judicial worth.
The occupied provinces of Belgium
are not conquered provinces. Belgium
/ Is no more German province than Ga.
llela IS Russian province. Neverthe
less the occupied part OF our country is
confronted by situat on to which Il
must submit. The greater number of
our towns have been handed over to
the enemy; they mus. respect the con
ditious cf their surrender.
"'tr5m the beginning of military op
eratlonS the civil authorities have m.
SiStently recommended that private per
sons abstain from acts of hostility.
against the armei enemy. These res.
concentrations are stN in force. Our
army alone is charged with the duty
of oar natioaal defence Let us know
now to await at its hands the final de
| hverance, let us comfort ourselves a,
tine general interest demands. Let us
respect the regulations they (the Ger
mans) impose on Us so long as they do
not attack our liberty of christian
conscience or the dignity Of our pa
/ triotism.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
DEEP DIVING NOT DANGEROUS
So Reports Officer Who Conducted
Navy Departments Experiments

Washington, Jan. T." Deep diving
is practical procedure and not attend
ed by great danger when the proper
precautions are observed,' is the re-
port today Of the officer vino conduct
ed the navy departments 5 experiments
in deep diving without the use of spe-
cial apparatus other than that which
can be readily supplied with the div
ING outfits in use ON all naval vessels.
In Z statement the Navy Department
says that the results of these expert
mentS are considered remarkable and
depths have been reached far in excess
of any it has ever heard of. Chief Gun
uer's Mate DrelliSha, L. 5. n, descend
ed TO a depth of Pa feet without dis
comfort, according to the department,
and it is believed that divers can reach
depth of at least 500 feet without
danger.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
MRS. ISABELLE WISE DIES
She Was so Years Old and Is Survived
By Three Children

Especial to the ar-IndependentD
Middletown, Pa, Jan. After an
illness of three years, Miss Isabelle
Wise, 80 years old, died at the home
of her son, Pike street merchant, mere
last evening at O'Clock Death was
due to infrmities of old age.
Mrs. Wise had lived in Middletown
the greater part of her life. Her sur
vivors include three children. Edward
Wise, of Mi6dletown; Mrs. NJ. H. Hart.
man, of Penorook. and Mrs. d. l.. Gun
kle, of Goldsboro; three stepchildren.
John Wise, of Harrisburg; James Wise.
of Middletown. and Mrs. Lewis, of
Goldsboro; also two sisters, Miss Sarah
Lantz, of Middletown, and Mrs. Cath
crime Karl, of Penbrook, and one broth
er, Isaac Lantz, OF Paxtang. Funeral
arrangements have not yet been an
nounced.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Afraid of Austrian Submarines

Berlin, Jan. I, by Wireless to Lon.
don, 5.4o P. M.-The German press bu.
reau this afternoon gave out a state.
ment to the effect that the activity of
austrian submarines apparently has
compelled the French admiral in the
Adrlatic sea to withdraw his ships from
the Strait of Otranto, at the entrance
of the Adriatie The French appear.
the statement goes on, to have post.
poned their attack on Cattaro, the Aus.
trian seaport in Dalmatia, until next
spring.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
VERBEKE DOSEN'T like HIS
JOB EVEN At S125 A Year

known to Verbeke by the County Com
missioners, he says, in face of advice
from the Jury Commissioners to task
for an increase. y This is what Yer
beke says about it:
"When Jury Commissioner Dapp in
formed me of the cut in the salary the
County Commissioners proposed, told
him ! would not serve and advised him
tc get someone else. Yesterday he ask.
ed me what / intended to do. Some
times | think | ought to serve, even if
| don t get cent, just to be accom-
modating.'
Ver6eke said he did not believe the
Jury Commissioners told the County
Commissioners that the job is not worth
more than $100.
81 don t know anything about
that, he said, ''In fact | cannot imag-
inc which one would suggest that. Both
Tay.or and Dapp advised me to put in
salary claim for s165. Then l looked
up the county records. found that
George McIlhenv, the former clerk,
was paid at the rate of SIPS year,
and that is all | asked for.
81 m not stuck on the job. | lost
another job that would have paid me
three times what this does Freeman
Geroerick,- Of Dauphin. is after the
Job and Ross Seaman, the assistant
city clerk, is after it. >
"Will You serve at the drawing of
jury next week. - Verbeke was asked,
If they don't have anyone else, /
VIII. | won t let them stick.
Verbeke also stated that he first in.
tended resigning the elerkship in July,
1914, but reconsidered. In October
1914, he did send in his quit notice but
was induced by the Jury Commission.
erS to continue to serve.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
To Probe Rogers Poison Case
80 Assocloted PreSs.

New York, Jan. The ease of the
woman known as Mrs. Ida Rogers, the
mother of the two children of Lorlys
Elton Rogers, a New York lawyer, is
to be investigated by the Grand Jury,
according to an announcement made to-
day by District Attorney Francis Mar
tin, of the Bronx. Mr.. Martin said
that the circumstances under which
Mrs. Rogers administered poison to the
children, resulting in their deaths, and
attempted suicide herself would be
thoroughly inquired into
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
STUDENTS GAVE St51.97
Donations at Central High Procured
Food and Coal for Poor

An itemized account of the eXpen-
ditures for the Christmas entertain
ment given by the student of the Cen
trail High school to the children of the
Nursery Home was issued this morning
by Miss Saul, who had charge of the
finances.
The amount received from the stu
dents was $151.97. After the purchase
of tree, tree ornaments and gifts the
remaining money was spent for n
Christmas dinner for poor family and
for six and one half tons of coal, dis
tributed among seven different fam
lilies.
The Demosthenian Literary Society
will meet tonight at the home of Miss
Katherine Kelker, North Front street.
The Junior and senior class elections
will be held next week.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Low Quotations for Sight Drafts

New York, Jan. Sight drafts on
London were offered at asa in the To-
cal exchange market to-day. This is
ing since the panic of 1907, and under
normal conditions abroad it would
inevitably result in shipments of gold
to this country. Bankers regard the
further decline in exchange as add
tional proof of the gradual wiping out
of this country's s foreign obligations.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Would Discard Old Traditions

London, Jan. 1926 P.M.-The Royal
Common Civil Service, in its report pub.
lished to-day, recommends that some of
the old traditions in the British foreign
service be done away with and that
the service be made more democratic
One of the recommendation of tho
commission is that the time7honored
stipulation that all candidates for for
eign posts in the diplomatic corps must
have private income of at least ST.
900 be abolished.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
JOHN +. FORD DIES
Was Grandfather of Fourteen and Great
Grandfather of Two

John Franklin Ford, 6S years of
age. died this morning at 6.15 O'Clock
at his home, 912 Hemlock street, aft
er three months Illness. A comph'
cation of diseases caused DEATH.
He leaves a widow, Mrs. Annie Ford
four daughters, Clara L., Mrs. Mary b
Funk, Mrs. Nellie C. Shaffer ami Mrs
Lucy F. Thompson, one son, Thomas F..
fourteen grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on
Sunday evening at o'clock, the Rev
Mr.. Straub, pastor of the Nagle Street
Church cf God, officiating. The body
will be taken On Monday morning to
Downinetown by Undertaken Miller
where burial will be made.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Bar Fixtures Bring $3.50

The bar and fixtures of the Ann
street hotel, Middletown, for a number
of years conducted by John A.. Haas,
this morning were sold by Sheriff Wells
to Harry White, a Middletowner, for
$3.50. Haas, it is understood, will
continue to conduct the hotel until the
court passes upon Whites application
for the license transfer, which will be
made within the next few DAYS.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
More Rigid Exclusion of Chinese

Washington. Jan. More rigid ex-
clusion of Chinese was urged before
the House immigration Committee to-
day by George W. Hooper and E. NJ.
Sullivan, of Boston. and ]. A. Barkey.
of Chicago, all speaking for organized
laundry men. Hooper said the Chinese
were crowding the American laundry
men and the japanese were threaten
ING to crowd the Chinese
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Eviction stares Mines in Face

'BeIIaire, O., Jan. 7.-Announcement
was made here to-day that the
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company
the Rail and River Coal Company and
tho United States Coal Company would
next week offer employment to their
$500 striking men on an open shop
basis. Those of the miners, it was said
who would refuse to go to work would
be eyicted from the houses they have
occupied since last April without pay.
ing rent.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Ship Purchase Bill in Senate

Washington, Jan. AFTER several
days of persistent efforts by admins
tration leaders, the ship purchase bill
was placed before the Senate for dis
cussion to-day and Senator Burton
opened debate for it's opponents. "I
believe this bill will prove Intellectual
for the restoration of the American
merchant marine and that it offers seri-
Gus danger that privileged business will
be built up he said.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
James Johnson

The funeral of James johnson. 26
years odd. who died at the German hos.
pital, Philadelphia, Monday morning at
11.35 clock will be held from Hoop,
er's undertaking establishment, 604
Forster street. tomorrow afternoon at
2 clock, the Rev. Eugene Leeper of
ficiating. Burial will be in the Lin.
coin cemetery Undertaken Hooper
brought the body from Philadelphia
yesterday.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-07
Bids for Postoffice Supplies

Washington, Jan. 7.-On a proposal
TO furnish nine billion stamped enve-
lopes and newspaper wrappers to the
Postoffiee Department during four years
beginning July /, the Mercantile Cor
poration. of Dayton, Ohio. to-day bid
s9,347,SS2, and the Midwest Supply
Company, of Cleveland, bid sS,152,.
5S5. The award has not yet been
made.