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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17
NEED STRONGER FORCES
By .1ssoeiated Prcts

Ithaca, \. Y, June 17.-That strong
er military forces alone cannot insure
the rights of the United States in a
national crisis. was the opinion ex-
pressed here at the opening of the con-
ference of international relations by
Norman Angel. noted English peace
advocate and author.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17
BRITISH SHIP AGROUND, REPORT
By Assoeiated Prctt

Amsterdam. via London, June II
1895 A. MA dispatch has been re-
ceived here from Constantinople saw
ing that according to official announce
ment Turkish aviator reports having
observed a British warship of the
Agamenon type aground in Keefala
bay, Island of Imbros
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17
DIFFERENCES SETTLED
By Associated Prsss

Copenhagen, June 16, via London.
June II, 2.53 A M.-The long stand
ing differences between Iceland and
Denmark regarding the flag and con-
stitution of Iceland have been settled
by the cabinets of the two countries.
The agreement involves no concessions
TO Iceland from Denmark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17
MUNICIPAL BAND TO PLAY
AT RESERVOIR TOMORROW

The Municipal Band will give a two
part program at the concert IN
Reservoir Park tomorrow evening. A
number of popular classic and march
selections have been chosen. The
concert will be directed by Frank
Blumenstein
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17
TEUTONSARE WINNING
SUCCESSES ALL ALONG
EASTERN BATTLE LINE

Germans Concentrating Offensive Efforts in Violent At
tack on Russian Poland; Pushing Enemy Back in
Baltic Provinces and in Galicia; Occupy Villages
Near Shawl; Italians Gaining in Territory Which
Leads to Trent; Turks Rush Trenches on GalIipoIi
Peninsula; British Warship Reported Aground
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17
-ROCKVILLE sCEOOLEoUsE coLLAPsEs

................
ROCKVILLE ScFooLHoUsE coLLAPSEs s
F0ekVlle-John MeGFegor boarding at 2z2 Chestnut
street Harrisburg resident OF Lancaster was killed and
J0nn AcDans ''4 Primrose street Harrisburg and Win
ford Zimmerman brother OF Policeman Zimmerman of
Harrisburg were injured when the old schoohouse which
they were helping to tear away collapsed at this place this
afternoon McGregor, who worked for M G. Grossman,
contractor, Of WornIoysburg taxing down the osts
supporting the roof when the whole gave way and fell on
him, pnioning his head floor and crushing it. Nc
Daniels and Zimmerman who were erag1oved bv Amos
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17
Two More British Ships
Sunk by Submarines

London, June 17.-u2:09 n. my
The British steamer Trafford of 234
tons has been torpedoed and sunk by
a German submarine. The crew was
saved. The attack took place in st.
Georges channel.
San Francisco, June 1.-THE oil
tank steamer Desabla, under charter
of the British government, was sunk
by a German submarine OF the coast
of North Scotland Monday, according
to q cablegram received today by
Robert Mitchell, treasurer OF the Gem
eraI Petroleum company from AM
drew Weir, British oil financier.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17
CONTINUED on Page IL
CENTRAL COMMENCEMENT

The commencement exercises of the
Central High school will be held at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
Majestic theater.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-17

[Continued on Page IL
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
Read And The Sufragists.

The fine hand of Senator Read,
who so willingly introduced Public
Service Corporation bills "by re-
quest" is again seen in the present
mix-up over the suffrage election
law AS time passes and the great
amount of bungling done by the re-
cent legislature is brought to light
the criticisms made by Governor
Fielder regarding the recent legis-
lature, particularly the House, which
the governor declares twas the most
incompetent, Indifferent and ineffi-
Gent body that l have ever known in
my long career in public life," are
more and more justified.
After spending fourteen weeks in
an effort to carry out the wishes of
the people and to legislate for the
welfare of the state, it is now found
that an extra session is necessary in
order to straighten out the special
election situation SO that the consti-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
YOUR NEIGHBOURS CHICKENS

West penned up his fowls. But III
had waited too long. Neighbors saw
the procession of hens going down tn,
street with little oblong slips of card
board fluttering from their bills. They
read the writing on each slip.
Since then Stevens Point has beer
laughing. The story is all over tow
and West is trying to square himself
Meanwhile, Sackett, whose garden
was looted of seeds as fast as h
planted them, is enjoying the situation
quietly.
Sackett registered kick wher
Vests hens first began scratching
up his garden patch. But Wes1
scorned the idea that his chickens
were guilty. He refused to put then
in a pen. Sackett gave up trying Il
convince his neighbor by argument.
Instead he went home and care
fully sowed his truck patch with
shelled corn. Every kernel he threw
out had string attached. On the
other end of each was a slip of card.
board.
Vests chickens made their daily
appearance. They found feast pre-
pared and gobbled up the corn. Along
with it they swallowed the thread
until the cardboard reached their
bills.
They then went home.
West met them at the gate. He
examined the signs. Then he got
busy and built chicken pen.
Here are few of the inscriptions
on the cards:
81 have just been scratching in Mr..
Sac,lett's yard.
81 am a naughty chicken.
II have been trespassing.
"My owner don't feed me enough,
81 have to visit the neighbors."
So, after many generations, a
remedy has been found for the evil
presented by the hen next door, and
it seems too bad that the idea isn't
patontable, as Sackett might easily
make fortune out of it were this the
case. Perhaps, however, the knowl-
edge that he has conferred a great
boon upon the multitudes who
struggle to produce garden truck in
the face of repeated assaults from the
hens next door, will be compensation
enough.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
Hun,bug.

The easiest thing in the world to
get away with is humbug. Humbug
is the process of eXaggerating any
thing to individual profit; the method
of making others believe they are
getting something when they aren't
Men go through life as humbugs and
are not always found out. There
seems to be no way to put up a prop
against the humbug. He would push
over a stone wall with his little
finger. To be humbug, one has only
to lie and shout and put in a false
claim. That settles it. Men fall over
each other paying homage to the hum
bug. They can no more resist his art
full ways than they can fly. Barnum
said the American people like to be
humbuged. Why limit it to America :?
The world is alike in it's obeisance
to the humbug. The European war
is humbug, pure and simple The peo-
pie listened to arrant talk by the diplo-
mats, and before they knew it were
flying at each others threats like so
many hyenas. There isn't much diff
ference in humbug wherever it is
played. We find it at court, in the
village, in politics. If you say "Be-
ware of the humbug," you destroy the
peace of mind of many people.
Humbug is possessed of greater lead
ership than great general. The
general leads, the humbug makes
others follow. In church or state it
is the same. The people like it.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
The Smoking Nuisance.

That abominable nuisance, smoking
in the ferry house continues with I'M
abated fury. Notwithstanding the
large sign at the ticket window bear
ing the words, NO SMOKING there
are numbers of men who pay no atten-
ton to it whatever. Over on the New
York side the habit is also carried
on, but not so much. The polite colored
porter there sometimes asks men not
to smoke, and there is a New York
fire commissioners sign up forbid
ding smoking. 1t is getting to be
worse and worse on the Edgewater
side. Sinking cigaretters and i'll
smelling pipers have an utter disre-
gard for the presence of ladies. If
the Public Service would appoint one
OF its men on duty in the ferry house
to politely request men seen smoking
not to do so, a great favor would be
done the public.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
Germany's Killing.

There are two things that will pre-
vent any very serious trouble ovel
the torpedoing of an American ship
by the Germans: First, Germany had
warned everybody to keep out of the
war zone. Second, there was a fog
on and Germany didn't see. Also
she wouldn't have done it for the
world. 1t was all just pure accident
that's all.
And in addition to all this, Wood
row Wilson is President, and there
won't be anything to bother over. Elk
plantations will follow that are all
right, of course. And besides, all
they are doing over there is ripping
things up the back, so what's the use
of worrying.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
The Fort Lee Sentinel.

The Fort Lee Sentinel" has i'm
proved so much recently in its general
make up and evidence of real life that
''The Palisadian" must offer it's con-
gratulations. Not only is Editor Race
to be felicitated upon the rejuvena-
ton of his paper, but the entire bor-
ough has right to be proud of the
enlarged Sentinel" Perhaps the
growth of Palisade had something to
do with the change, because hereto
fore neglected altogether, the "Sen-
tinel'' found at last that the souh end
of the borough was really some pump
kins. At any rate, good newspaper
is valuable asset to any community.
and "The Sentinel" is now something
worth while, even if it had to come
to Palisade for its new ambition.
Good for Brother Race!
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
Whose Honor?

Ii the ferry fares at Edgewater
should be finally reduced to meet the
long crying public demand, it looks
as though there would be several
claimants for the honor. Freebooter
Bender lays claim already in behalf
of himself and the Board of Free
holders, while at least a few others
over the county will no doubt rise
up and say 81 am the man." Well,
of course, the movement had an origin
Some one man originated the idea,
and maybe he lives in Palisade
Maybe it was the editor. Maybe it
was Vincent B. Kelly, or Arthur Car
son. At least if it wasn't him it
wasn't his fault Perhaps he is too
mo lest to put in a plea.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08

tutional amendments may be legally
voted upon this fall as was planned
1t seems that as the law relating tc
the proposed election went through
the legislature it became greatly
confused, largely through the work
of Senator Read, who attempted tc
incorporate in the bill certain feat
ures contained in the bill of Assem-
blyman Peacock. The result was a
general mix-up, which, to use the
words of the governor, "is most de-
plorable."
The name of Senator Read has
been prominently mentioned in some
quarters as a probable candidate for
governor on the Republican ticket
particularly should North Jersey
man be that party's candidate for
United States senator. With his
record in regard to the Public Utility
measures so fresh in the minds of
the people and his further juggling
with the suffrage amendment, Sena-
tor Read has laid fine foundation
for his appeal to the people as a
candidate for governor.
Personally, the Camden senator
may be fine fellow and may possess
the ability of making friends easily,
but he cannot expect that this adj
vantage, as important as it is, will
always carry him through. 1t may
go in Camden county, but it is a
different matter when the entire
state is to be Observation-Disclosures.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08

The subject of chickens and their
depredations has been subject for
neighborhood disorder for many gen
erations. Complaints seldom fail tc
come in communities that permit the
raising of this valuable home-bred
fowl. That chickens are both useful
and bothersome is easily proven by
their common history, for the history
of one chicken is that of all. Men
have long used the chicken as a term
of contempt. To call a woman an
"old hen" is the last word of feminine
disfavor, but to say that man has
"as little sense as chicken" is reduc-
ing ones opinion to very shallow
depths.
The Hilltop section is no exception
to the rest of the world on the chicken
question. Grantwood has had her
town council take up the chicken is
sue, and every effort has been made
to urge people to keep their chickens
at home. Palisade, with many restric-
tions on its property, has established
sort of unwritten law against the
hen and her brood, albeit some few
have been around, some in cellars.
others in chicken houses. But of
course, the chicken loves its freedom,
hence the worldwide problem of deal
ing with it as an abstruse PROPOSE
ton. Many communities like Grant
wood have passed solemn anti-chicken
ordinances, but somehow or other the
chickens won't obey the ordinances.
and there are no exceptions to the
rule, perhaps.
However, story comes to us from
up in Wisconsin that seems to SIM
plify the problem.
The hero of this far-reaching cpl
sode is F. M. Sackett, of Stevens
Point, Wis, and the victim, the man
who owned the hens that destroyed
Sackett's garden, is H. K. West. The
two are neighbors, and Sackett had
insisted that the hens destroying his
gardens belonged to West, but this
was denied by the latter. Thus a
lively controversy went on until
Sackett furnished proof of his con-
tention, and West had to plead guilty.
This was when the hens belonging to
West came home, each bearing a neat
ly penned label descriptive of the
mischief it had been up to. Then
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
The SUat.

We have had good deal to say
about the Importance of swatting the
early fly, but we have not been able
to put our advice in nearly so force
full and attractive manner as does the
well-known newspaper poet, Walt
Mason. He says: "The early fy's the
one to swat. 1t comes before the
wheather's hot, and sits around and
files it's legs, and lays at least ten
million eggs, and every egg will bring
a fly to drive us crazy by and by. Oh,
every fly that skips our swatters will
have five million sons and daughters,
and countless first and second cousins,
and aunts and uncles, scores of dozens
and fifty-seven billion neices; so knock
the blamed thing all to peices. And
every neice and every aunt unless we
swat them so they can't-will lay
enough dodgasted eggs to fill up ten
five-gallon kegs, and all these eggs
ere summer HES, will bring forth
twenty trillion flies. And thus it
goes, an endless chain, so all our
swatting is in vain, unless we do
that swatting soon, in Maytime and in
early June. So, men and brothers,
let us rise, grid up your loins and swat
the flies! and sisters, leave your coy
bowers, where you have wasted golden
hours; with ardor in your souls and
eyes, roll up your sleeves and swat the
fiesn
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
A Palisadian Mistake.

"The Palisadian" last week repub-
lished an editorial comment of The
Fort Lee Centinel commencing the
Mayor and Council for making a
change in the Borough Engineer, and
added these remarks:
There has been some criticism
OF this change of engineers. Mr..
Mason was engineer of Perth Am
boy while Mayor Whites brother
was mayor of that city, and both
were rejected at the polls.
This may not mean anything,
because many good man has been
turned out of office by the voters.
Of course, Mayor Whites expert
ment may be tried out for what it
is worth. Then if it succeeds, the
critics will be disarmed."
What's the idea, Mr. Palisadian =?
Were you aiming to give Mayor
White a crack over his brothers
shoulders? If so, you were wide of
the mark. Mayor Whites brother
has never been Mayor of Perth Am
boy, and has never been Projected at
the polls" along with Engineer Mason.
Mayor Whites brother is, and has
been for six years, revenue collector
for the city Of Perth Amboy. Incl
dentally, M. Mason is still engineer
for that city. 1t may not be out of
place to suggest that critics be sure
of their facts before venturing but
ting in.-Fort Lee Sentinel.
"The Palisadian" cheerfully pub
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08

fishes the above just rebuke. 1t was
led into publishing the statement
about Mayor Whites brother at Perth
Amboy, and Engineer Mason through
telephone message from promi-
nent Fort Lee citizen whose word
there was no reason to question. Per-
haps there is no cause now for ques-
ton it, except that the printed state
ment was the result of passing
around a mere rumor, and the gossip
reached "The Palisadian" in this
manner. The lesson is a very whole
some one, however, and it will serve
to teach this paper little more sense
than it displayed in this instance.
There was no intention to "crack
Mayor White over his brothers Shout
der" and furthermore "The Palisa-
dian" is glad to set the public right
in the matter, apologizing sincerely
Tor it's blunder.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08

in an endeavor to find the cause has
failed, because no reason has been
found except that large majority
OF the population will not attend
church. That's all. The community
is well-behaved; it has no especially
bad HABITS, unless automobiling be in
that class, so that explaining why
Pallsade does not attend church is
really quite out of the question.
So far as real cause for going to
church is concerned, there are better
reasons why we need more of them,
than in most small communities. Gen
enrally in villages of like size there
are two or more churches of different
denominations, so that the church
going element is divided up. But in
Pallsade the only house for religious
| worship is a Union Church, open for
members of all other denominations
of the Christian faith, and whose
members are not required to sur
render their membership in any Other
church Thus that great curse to the
church of to-day, denominational
rivalry, is completely done away with
The ministers who have discoursed
here have not preached any one de-
nominational creed, but have taker
the Bible and the life of Jesus and
all that faith stands for as the founda-
ton for all sermons. 1t is therefore.
a strange condition indeed that forces
one to recognize the tendency not to
go to church. Some have said that
the service is prolonged. That could
readily be remedied. At any rate it
would do no harm if an awakening
of some kind could force a larger
church attendance. 1t surely il
needed, for the spirit of church going
in Palisade is sadly deficient. Per-
hars it is not unlike other commune
ties, but there is less excuse to be
male here than may be said in a
general way for other places.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
The Three Cent Fares.

The agreement on the part of the
attorney, Edmund w. Wakelee and
Supt. Boland, to carry the proposition
Of a compromise measure on ferry
fares at Edgewater, is interesting to
say the least. The proposal to sell a
communication ferry ticket of fifty
fares for $3.50 per month, to be used
within the month is a good thing, as
is, also, the idea of selling a family
fifty-trip ticket good until used would
also meet popular approval. 1t is to
be hoped that some definite conclu-
sion may be reached, because the
public has long suffered from the
present exhorbitant five cent fare and
it is time now for relief. 1t has been
the shortest sighted policy imaginable
for the Public Service to maintain a
five cent ferry fare, because it has
kept hundreds of families out of
northern New Jersey. The corpora
ton may not believe this, but one of
the first things asked by the home
seeker in northern New Jersey is
about the cost of transportation.
Operating on the basis of "a bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush,"
the company has taken too much for
granted. 1t should long ago have
awakened to the fact that it is the
little things of life that make or break
for fortunes cause. The little two
cents difference in the right rate and
the wrong rate for ferry fares has
seemed unimportant to the controll-
ing powers, but they would see an
amazing difference in total receipts
and total numbers within a five year
period dating from three cent fare.
The company does actual figuring, of
course, based on looping off two
fifths of its present income from
ferry fares. 1t is true that this sum
would be heavy loss for few years.
But then the question of equalization
in the final totals would soon adjust
this. With increasing new residents the
other lines of the Public Service would
also draw large income from extra
fares over the country from families
that travel about besides doing their
daily committing. 1t is moral GER
tainty that the reduced ferry fares
would be about the best investment
the Public Service could make, rea-
soning it out from any viewpoint of
deductions from immediate loss in
totals. Those could not in the nature
of things be lasting.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
The Church Spirit.

One of the strong points brought
out by local speaker at Palisades
Tenth Anniversary celebration was
that it is moral community. This is
true. Yet in the face of this fact the
church attendance is lamentably small.
All effort at analyzing the situation
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-05-08
POOR OLD CROUCH!

Poor old crouch!
What life to lead!
Amt got nothing good to say,
Would rather die than he gay,
Always has a smile in crepe
Than to let his old sides shake
With the merriment of laughter
Seriousness to come after.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-20

Dr.. Otto Appel. a privy counsellor
of the German Empire, member of the
Imperial biological Institute for Farm
and Forest Economics in Berlin-Dah'
lem and well-known in scientific cir
cles throughout the world through his
books on botany, was loaned to the
United States government just before
the war started to help the depart
ment of agriculture officials eradicate
the disease which has ravaged the
American potato and was prevented
from returning to his country by the
inability of. the state department to
get the British government to give
him safe conduct home. After his
work was finished Doctor Appel was
forced to secure position in the agri
cultural department at Washington to
obtain money for living expenses. At
last the British embassy has given its
assurance that his return will be safe
and he is soon to leave for Berlin.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-20

Gardens Just outside
during the that place
Armenians could defend themselves number of
majority the
mission compound directed their
fight against The Turks compelled to
abandon having suffered heavy loss
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-20

Queen Elena Of Italy is the idol OF
her people and is devoting herself TO
alternating tie distress of war suffer
ers This photograph Of her was
taken as she stepped from the Rome
Red Cross special train at Florence.