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The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
TR|CXED BY A RUsE
British Cruiser, Masked. Sinks
German Submarine.
superstrueture Of Supposed Merchant
man collapses. Revealing Big Gun
by Which Submarine Is Sent
70 the Bottom.

New Nork-The latest ruse adopted
by the British navy TO sweep the seas
OF the German submarines was related
by Mr. Frank r. Boulton. who was
passenger on board the Noordam OF
the HollandAmerican line Mr. Boul
ton received his information from Cap
tain Anderson OF the Norwegian
steamship Vitalsa. who asserted that
he Witnessed the destruction OF
u.hoot by British cru ser
According 20 the Norwegian captain.
Mr. Boulton said, several of the Brit.
ish light cruisers have been disguised
as merchantmen. with false tunnels
and superstructure.
The Vitalia was IN the channel when
she saw a merchant vessel, flying the
British nag stopped short distance
from her by submarine. The subma
rine. awash. ran close to the British
vessel aud her coming tower opened
The German hailed the merchantman.
when through their glasses the Vital
las captain saw the superstructure
OF the British vessel suddenly col
lapse, revealing largo gun. The
next instant the gun was fred. blow
ing the submarines coming tower
away. and the U.boat sank IN swirl
Of frothing water. The commander OF
the submarine and one other man
were saved by the English vessel, the
Norwegian captain said
Mr. Boulton while in Holland found
out two clever schemes OF the Ger.
mans TO smuggle contraband of war
through Dutch territory. he said. Ger
man agents 81 Holland had gathered
large quantities of copper. which was
nodded into the shape Of anchors. Ger
man barges and other light craft com
ing down the Rhine 10 Dutch ports
would leave thoir iron anchors, re-
placing them with the copper impie
ments. painted black. Tho false an.
chors, hung in fun view on the cat
heads OF the German boats, would be
taken back on the return trip. This
ruse was discovered by the British
agents in Holland and reported to the
Dutch authorities. who now inspect
every anchor on German vessels.
For obtaining benzine and gasoline
the Germans had another trick A
Dutch railroad inspector. inspecting a
trainload OF cement building blocks
bound for Germany, accidentally
tapped one of the bricks with Il ham
mer. The block cracked and benzine
gushed out The blocks were hollow
= =
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
MONEY MADE A DIFFERENCE
Man Sent TO jail for Larceny Can Now
Have Best Of Lawyers to
Defend Him.

Sapulpa. Okla.--Luther Hun. who is
now serving 20 days sentence in the
Greek county Jail for larceny. has re-
ceiyed word that bachelor uncle.
named Gilmore, in Broad City, n. NJ,
has died and left him a ranch and
herd OF cattle, valued at $4,000.
When Hun was tried lawyer had
70 be appointed to defend him. but
now lawyers are fiocking to volunteer
their services TO get him out OF jail
HuH's wife. who LEFT him when he
went to Jail, is ready to live With him
again. and he IS already drawing Up
q paper 70 put money in trust for his
sons education
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
SERBIA CRUSHED
BY The TEUTONs
SMALL BALKAN KINGDOM is a
CORPSE SAYS LONDON
DISPATCHES.
BLACK RUIN COVERS LAND
Population Going Fast Before Com.
bined Forces of War, Cold and
Famine.

London.-After a fifty-one day cam
paign by the Germans. Austro-Hun-
sarians and Bulgarians. Serbia has
been crushed
The greater part Of the Serbian
solriers who were not killed OF cap
tured have fed into Montenegro
where they joined the Montenegrias.
Advices received indicated that the
attempts of the Anglo-French troops
70 save Monastir have failed.
Some reports that Monastir was
evacuated by the Bu.gars. An Athens
dispatch TO the Exchange Telegraph
company however failed to say that
Monastir had been captured by the
German allies.
Official announcement by Berlin
that the great operations of the Ger
mans in the Balkans have been
brought to a close was evidently in
tended to have strong political effect
in Bucharest and Athens as showing
that Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
victorious forces are now free for
action elsewhere.
Numerous interpretations we're put
upon the German announcement il
London and the following are among
some of the theories advanced:
l. Germany, fearing an attack by
Roumania or by Russia through Rou-
mania desired TO have an army free
Tor acton in that quarter. 1t would
be necessary for the Germans and
Anstrans to help the Bulgarians de-
fend their border so that the line OF
communication between Berlin and
Constantinople can be kept open.
2. Germany in order to prevent
the appearance of coercing Greece
Intends to keep her main Balkan army
away from the Greek border, allow
ing the Bulgarians to deal with the
situation in southern Serbia. There
IS good ground for belief, however,
that Austro-German reinforcements
have already been sent into southern
Serbia to help the Bulgars where they
are hard pressed
B. Germany, in order to prevent
useless loss of life, has decided upon
defensive tactics in central and north.
ern Serbia, being content to keep the
railway and telegraph lines between
fffe c1rff1an ana -rurETsn cabTftarv-
open.
Conditions in Serbia cannot be
compared with those In Belgium. Ser
bia is corpse. lack ruin covers the
land The ponufation 10 oo,,.x fact
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
Made the Race for Quarter Section

including half grown daughter, then
perhaps sixteen or seventeen years
old. She was the typical country
raised girl Of the border day period,
able to ride, shoot, hunt and throw a
lasso.
Jennings conceived the idea, when
announcement of the strips opening
reached him, that this half grown
daughter should make the race for a
quarter section of land, which the
family would homestead
The race for homes when the Chero-
kee strip was opened to settlement will
go down in the history of the South
west as the greatest horse race that
was ever pulled off under the sanction
of the federal government.
Few Knew She Was a Girl.
There were several thousand choice
quarter section farms as the prizes,
and men came from all sections of the
United States to make the race and
win claim il possible. The swiftest
and most seasoned horses were select
ed wherever they were obtainable, for
all the riders knew that by the men
and animals with the best staying quail
tiles would the farms be won.
Among the riders into the Pawnee
country was the half grown Jennings
girl, and she proved her ability as a
horsewoman.
Dressed in mems clothing, with
high-heeled boots and spurs, she en-
tered the race and won a claim, a
tract of valley land lying between two
long ranges of low hills, one OF the
prettiest natural spots in the entire
strip country
Having won the claim, the family
evidently did not care for it, for before
long three-fourths Of it had been sold
to John Simmons and the other 40
acres had been given for a town site
on condition that the new town be
named Jennings. The family then left
this section OF the country, and in la
ter years it was reported that Joe Jen-
nings was living in Old Mexico.
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
Resents CHARGES AGAINST eoHed

Washington. The German embassy.
according TO Information from an au.
thoritatiye source, resents the accusa.
tions understood to have been made
against Capt Karl Boyd. German
naval attaehe here, in the trial in fed
eral court at New York. Of officials
Of the Hamburg American line. 1t
was said Ambassador Won Bsrnstorff
was preparing to fie a vigorous com
plant with the state department at
The conclusion Of the trial, asking at
least for something ia the nature Of
retraction and possibly for an apoI-
ogy.
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
GROWS IN SHAPE OF CROSS
Peculiar Plant in q Michigan Library
is Exciting Much Curl
osity.

Marquette, Mich.-In the public IL
brary building, in this city, is plant
which is growing in the shape of a
cross. Three years ago Peter Dolf
the custodian, had some clover grow.
ing in pot.
Out of this clover sprang the stalk
of a strange plant which grew upright
until this summer, when two shoots
hranched out near the top at. right
angles with the stalk and formed a
cross.
Mr. Dolf has had amateur botanists
and experts from the Northern State
Normal school examine the plant, but
nobody knows what it is. He does not
remember planting anything but
clover In the pot.
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
TRUSTFUL MAN SEES
A GENT WITH FITS
Stranger Puts Trustful Ones S63
in Sick Mans Wallet to
Show They're Honest.

Chicago o.-Joseph r. Posledsy's es
TEEN for his casual stranger compan-
ion kept rising as they strolled east
on Blue Island avenue. For instance,
his kindly courtesy to the wretched
sick man. who now speaks:
Good sirs, am an epileptic, and
want to get a car at Halsted street.
Win you help me?''
Yes sir" and the poor fellow Of
fered to throw few samples in his
line right there on the curb. He was
eager to do it. But MIR. Posledsy and
his companion restrained him, The
stranger said that he could not bear
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02

to let the epiIeptic find his way alone
to the cars.
But how" whined the titful gent,
ehow am ! to know you're honest?
carry large sum of money"
Wen put our money in your wal
let, won't we, Posledsy?" said the
genial stranger as one humors a de-
fective. Then you'll be safe"
Mr.. Posledsy's $63 was accordingly
transferred. AT the car junction the
epileptic returned Mr.. Posledsy's wal.
let.
Space is tight, and it is scarcely
worth while TO relate what the trust
ful Mr.. Posledsy found on opening his
wallet, when he reached home at. 22lE
Sawyer avenue.
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02

New York.-Tne Communicating
OF Canadian wheat by the Canadian
government was interpreted here BY
grain exporters as possibly the frs
step by England not merely to take
over al Canadian grain, but tc
smash ocean freight rates by requis
iuoning the Atlantic freighters. Ex
porters regarded the situation as un
doubtedly serious from their poin
OF view. Julius Barnes, one of the
leading exporters on the New Yorl
produce exchange, asserted that the
British government could virtually
drive the American grain exporters
out of business il il chose.
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02

Quincy, Iif-T'he engineer and fire.
man Of Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy PASSENGER train were drowned
when the engine toppled into the Mis-
sissippi river through an open draw
bridge here. The coaches stopped at
the edge of the draw The train was
passenger No. Is. from st. Louis to
st, Paul The passengers owe their
lives to the heroism OF Engineer Can
non. whose last act. performed as he
felt the great locomotive sinking un-
der him. was to apply the air brakes.
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
SNAKES IN SCHOOL LOCKER
Scare Girls, Who Now Pick Steps Be-
cause Some Of the Reptiles
Escaped.

La Crosse, Wis.-Normal school
maidens, are walking circumspectly
since the discovery OF a nest Of So
called water moccasins. deposited in
locker by a reptilian mother evident
Iy anxious to obtain education for her
family.
There was ealrexcitement when the
nest of small reptiles was discovered.
With the opening OF the locker the
snakes darted out and about the moor
and there WAS scramble Some OF
the snakes met violent deaths, but
several wriggIed into holes Of safety
Hence the circumspectioD
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
Had Many Books.

Elkhart, indA. II. Brown. admin.
istrator OF the estate OF Jonathan
Dpstman, who lived here as a reeluse
forty years under the alias John Cor
don. found that Dustmans collection
Of books aggregated 1000, OF which
only 500 are regarded OF market value
the remainder being antiquafed text
books or pamphlets and other paper
bound books.
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02

Honlulu.- What is said to be a
record In radio transmission was es.
tablished when an operator for the
Federal Wireless Telegraph company
picked up messages being transmit
ted to Tuckerton, N. J., from Nauen.
Prussia, approximately 5000 miles
away. The German operator was
sending war dispatches and the dots
and dashes registered SO clearly In
the radio station here that the caves
dropper had no difficulty in Copying
the report"
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02

Camden, N. IA baby girl. weigh
Ing $ pounds and having three per-
fectly formed arms, two heads and
four legs. was born to Mrs. Dranxy
zaneski Of this city. 1t died within
few hours.
The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
GIRL WINS LAND
BY GREAT RIDE
Beats Men in Famous Race for
Homes at Oklahoma
Opening.
RECALLED BY FESTIVAL
Twenty-Second Birthday of Town of
Jennings Brings Back to Memory
Of Old Timers Thrilling Story
of Early Days.

Jennings Okla-Not for Al Jen-
nings OF Beating Back" fame, but for
Joe Jennings, an early day character
in this section of the Southwest, cow
boy, horse trader and general rousta-
bout, was the town of Jennings named,
according to Col. George McElroy, the
last of the cowmen still in the business
in this part of Oklahoma.
The original townsite of forty acres
was given by Joe Jennings upon re-
ceiving a promise that the town would
be given his name, McElroy says.
The Pawnee Indian country, includ-
ing the old Oklahoma triangle, in the
center of which is Jennings, was
opened to settlement along with the
old Cherokee strip in September, 1893,
just twenty-five years ago. A number
of the towns within the strip have just
been celebrating the event of their
twenty-second birthday with appropri-
ate ceremonies,
The strip extended westward from
the western boundary of the Cherokee
nation, about thirty miles east of Jen-
nings, to the Colorado and New Mexico
border, including at one time, it is
said, the famous No Mans Land, which
is now divided into the counties of
Cimarroni Texas, and Beaver.
Chose Daughter for Race.
The story OF how Jennings was
homesteaded and named is interesting,
therefore, at this time, when the twen-
ty-second birthday of the town has
just been observed.
Joe Jennings had been resident of
this part of the Indian country for
some time, according to Colonel Nc
Elroy, and had raised family here,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
kmAKA1RORS/
NEW SAFETY ORDER
ON MIDDLE DIVISION
Greater Care to Be Followed in
Handling Passenger Cars;
Must Couple Air Hose

In order to prevent passenger cars
from slipping off sidings to the main
tracks, and for the safety of passen-
gers and worKmen about stations and
yards, new airbrake order was issued
yesterday by superintendent n. w
Smith of the Pennsylvania railroad.
In the future all cars must be coupled
up and held by airbrakes. The order
follows:
To prevent injury to passengers 1t
is desired to have all airbrakes ap-
piled on all cars in passenger trains
while standing at stations or on sid
ings en- route over divisions where To-
connective or cars must be separated for
however, stop their trains and re-
lease the airbrake in accordance with
existing airbrake instructions, but
will Immediately after the release
again apply the brakes in service ap-
plication, making a 10 or 15-pound
brake pipe reduction, this to be done
before the angle cocks have been
closed or the airbrake couplings sepa-
rated
the inspectors and trainmen af-
ter taking note that the brakes have
been applied will then separate the
brake hose and couplings and proceed
to make the necessary shifting move
ment
These instructions do not apply
where cars are to be left standing de-
tached from a locomotive for an in
definite length of time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
Freight Movement Heavy;
New Record For August

Freight movement on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad for August brought ca
new record for a slow month. The
increase in traffic was greatly due to
the large shipments of coal to storage
yards.
During the month total of 175,525
cars were hauled from Altoona to
Marysville. Enola and Harrisburg
yards. This was 10,73S better than
during July. and 1897 better than
August 1914.
There were s4.227 loaded cars han
died eastward during the month. while
24.944 were hauled westward. In July
165,14 cars were moved over the di-
vision, and 10O,909 of these were load
ed. A gain of nearly 5000 loaded cars
was made in August over the pre-
ceeding month.
In August 1914, the total move-
ment amounted to 157,71S cars, 99,-
25S of them being loaded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
ADVOCATES Of PEACE
At GRANGERS' PICNIC
Mrs, Pennybacker, of Austin,
Texas, Addresses Large Audi
ence at Williams Grove

Mechanicshurg, Pa, Sept 2.-Yes-
terday crowds began to pour into Will
liams' Grove from every direction for
the Changers picnic. The grove early
in the day swarmed with people TAX
ing in the sights. Machinery and
farm implements of ell kinds to inter-
est the farmer are there on a large
scale, while there are plenty of labor
saving devices for the housewife
Cyrus 7. Fox. OF Reading. connected
with the State Department of Agricul-
ture, former secretary of the State
Horticultural Association, who has
given more than 40 years of his life
to fruit and horticultural affairs.
awarded the prizes on the display OF
fruit, vegetables and plants.
Largely through the efforts of the
cumberland Valley Peace Association.
a Peace Day" program of especial in
terest was given yesterday.
Many distinguished club women
from various sections of the State
came to hear the lectures by DIR. Jen-
kin Lloyd Jones, of Chicago. repre-
sentative of the Pennsylvania Peace
and Arbitration Society, and Mrs. Per-
cy Pennybacker of Austin, Texas.
president of the General Federation of
Women's clubs. Cease Firing was
the subject of the former who said,
Ne nave war, not because the heart
of Europe is bad, but because the head
is foolish. 1t is the accursed doctrine
| of preparedness for war that has
plunged us into this mighty war If
we want peace, we must change our
ideas and ideals-and they are chang
ing"
Mrs. Edward Biddle, of Carlisle,
who presided at the meeting, intro
duced next, Mrs. Pennybacker.
Mrs. Pennybacker said The surest
way to bring about peace sentiment is
to see that first we educate ourselves
correctly on the question and then
bring about proper instruction for our
children. To secure peace instruc-
| ton means we must have the right
! teachers; and teachers cannot be who'll
/ ~ efficient unless they have some de-
gree of permanency.
| Statistics show that the majority OF
! country teachers change their loca-
tions each year. This lack of all per-
manency impares efficiency. This
change OF location is caused largely
by lack of comfortable homes open to
the teacher. 1t has now come about
that the majority of the best homes
. in the country will no longer take the
teacher to board and she must endure
real privatons ofttimes In order to
keep her position" Mrs. Pennybacker
showed her personal investigation OF
the home conditions that face many
teachers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
PENNSYLVANIA WOMEN,
ATTENTION!
A ''Helping Hand" Extended to
the Middle Aged Woman.

There comes a time in every wom-
MS life when her organism undergoes
important change. This is a critical
'eriod. 1t is a time when a woman
leeds her full health and strength.
Tor your own sake you should antici-
late this turning point.
Cory, Pa-"When passing through
he experiences of a woman of forty
i've, / was in very poor health.
some other remedies were used,
out with little benefit, if any. A lady
recommended DR.. Pierce's Fayorite
Prescription because she had used it
for several purposes. / began taking
it and it helped me at once. 1t tided
me over and gave relief. I am very
glad to have others know of its very
beneficial application to such cases as
mine. ."-MRs. e. JENNIE DAY, A Brook
Street, Cory, Pa.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Presentation
has been recommended for nearly fifty
years as a tonic for women who are
about to experience 'the turn of life.''
1t is helpful in the equalization Of the
circulation of the blood and in regu-
lating the wounded functions. Nerv-
business and low spirits disappear, Hap
piness and contentment take their place.
If you are sufferer, if your daugh-
ter, mother, sister need help get DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription in
liquid or tablet form at any medicine
dealers to-day. Then address Doctor
Pierce, Inyalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y,
and get confidential medical advice
without fee. You can also obtain
book on Woman's Diseases, which is
sent free.
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets help
Nature, instead of fighting with her.
Sick and nervous headache, biliousness.
costiveness, and all arrangements of the
liver, stomach, bowels are relieved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
Alligator Now Reported
on Its Way to Lewistown
Sfeeiai to The 7eIcernhh

Lewistown, Pa, Sept. 2.-Swimming
in this vicinity is a thing of the past
as lovers of the sport have decided not
TO risk being devoured by an alligator.
1t is reported here that an alligator that
escaped from park at Berwick last
week, is coming up the Juniata river
submerged like a German submarine.
1t was last seen above Duncannon
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
Conductor BIumcnstein Has Arranged
Attractive Program

Tomorrow evenings concert at
Municipal Band as its contribution to
the summers opcn-air concert move
ment. All the numbers are requests"
which have been sent to Conductor
Frank Blumenstein. Following is the
program:
Part March. Poet and Peas
snt," NJ. L. Lake; overture, Hun
garian Comedy" Keler-Bela; sextet
from Lucia" Donizetti Valse,
Elaine" Lionel Batter; descriptive,
Cavalry Charge" G. Luder.
Part II-March. Folks Up Willow
Creek" Karl Carlton; selection. Mar
tha." +. A. Flotow; bell solo, zig
Medley" l.. F. Boos. Merlin C. Craw-
ford; tone poem, In Lovers Lane"
Arthur Pryor; selection from Car
men," Bizet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
LICENSE FOR WHITE AND BLACK
Special to The Telegraph

Waynesboro. Pa, Sept. 2,-Clerk OF
the Courts John B. Diehl, Chambers
burg, Tuesday issued a marriage
license to Daniel Harrison. a negro,
and Esther Smith, white The man is
AZ and the woman is % years of age.
They reside on the Corner" south
west of Mercersburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
TWO KILLED IN AUTO sMAsH-UP

Rochester, n. Y. Sept "A large
automobile containing party of eight
young people from Leroy and Pavilion
left the road at Skivingtons Corners.
east of Mumford, near midnight last
night, crashed through a fence and
was wrecked against a tree. Two of
the occupants were instantly killed
and the others injured, one seriously.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02

headed this way The alligator is said
to be over feet in length and weighs
about so pounds. The report that 1t
has sharp teeth and is supposed to be
very hungry has kept swimmers from
enjoying the sport here the past "a
hours
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
MRS. ELLEN GEINGRICH DIES
Special to The T'clegrab

Dauphin, Pa. Sept. Mrs. Ellen
Geingrich. aged rs. died at the home
of her son John, above Dauphin, on
Tuesday evening. She is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Clara Grunden. of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02
THE READING
MUNICIPAL BAND TOMORROW

Brakemen up: seiders. Taylor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-02

York county, three sons, John and
George, both of Dauphin, and Samuel,'
of Hershey, and ten grandchildren.
Funeral services were held to-day.