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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
DR.. KREiDERGEIS JOB BACK
Former Bull Moose Candidate for Con-
gress Goes to Work Again on Hill,

DR.. j. II. Kreider, of this city, who
was the Bull Moose candidate for Con-
gresS in this district last fall, has been
reappointed to.'a clerkship in the Au-
dltor Generals Department and began
his duties this week .
When Auditor General Powell first
took office he appointed Dr. Kreider
to $4,000 job as Z clerk in the Bureau
OF Corporations, and Kreider was fixed
for four years. Last summer, when the
primary campaign opened and candi-
dates for office were making their an.
ncuncements, Dr., Kreider became a
candidate for Congress on the Washing
ton party ticket and he obtained the
nomination without much effort. When
the campaign was about to begin DR..
hrelder, knowing he would have to de-
vote his time to his canvass, resigned
his elerkship, went to work but went
down to defeat.
Since the November election his eff.
forts to be reinstated were unsuccessful
until this week when, vacancy occur.
ring, he was reappointed to his old
place.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
Three SEEK fOCHI'S PLhCE
Lively Struggle for $4,000 Water
Board Plum to Be RelinQuished by
Man Elected to Congress

The resignation of Benjamin X.
Focht, of Union, Congressman-e elect. as
member of the State Water Supply
Commission, will not be handed in un-
til March 4, when Focht takes his seat
in Congress. Focht says he does not
intend to retire until the last day left
him for doing 50, when he will notify
the Governor.
Three candidates for the place are
prominent. David Pritehard of Sc an
ton, is being backed by the state
SPortsmen 5; former Senator Walter
MeNichols, OF Scranton, who served IN
the Senate from 1911 to 1918 ami was
defeated for reelection and former
Auditor General Edward Ii. Harden.
ber9h, of Wayne, who is backed by the
political organizations OF the north
eastern part of the state. The position
pays $4,000 year and the term is
four years.
Focht was appointed more than a
year ago on the resignation of Fred ".
tleltz, OF scranton, and his appoint
ment was resented by the Lackawanna
politicians Who claimed that as File tt
was from Lackawanna the appointments a
belonged TO that county. Hence the
two scranton candidates in the field at
present.
For Hardenbergh it is claimed that
the position does not belong to any par,
tleuIar county, but to a political see
ton, and that he represents the entire
northeast. This is disputed by the
Serantonians, who say they are deter
mined that Lackawanna shall land the
pium,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
GERMANY Tells U. S. OD2
Ships SHOULD AVOID NORTH
AND wet French COASTS

Washington, Feb. 4.-Germany to
day notified the State Department that
American vessels should avoid tn.
north and west coasts of France The
State Department does not regard the
notice as a formal declaration of block.
ade by Germany of the French coast.
1t is said that the mere presence OF
German submarines OF the planting OF
German mines would not constitute q
blockade, which, according to long es-
tablished principles of the State De.
partment, requires the maintenance ef
a feet of warships sufficient to pre-
vent any intercourse with the block
AIDED port.
Therefore, the department regards
the notice as similar to one issued by
the British government and to a pre-,
ceiing notice from the German govern
ment regarding the waters of the North
sea, both of which recited that mines
had been sown within specified lin
and that the waters would be unsafe
for passage of neutral shipping except
under pilotage.
Technically, the waters on the north
and west coasts of France, therefore,
are to be regarded as WITHIN the war
zone and American mariners are sup
posed to take notice of the warning
and enter those waters at their peril.
The notification was presented by the
Berlin Foreign Office to Ambassador
Gerard who transmitted it to-day to the
State Department.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
VILLA PR0CblInS
SELF PRESIDENT
Appoints Three Minis
terS to Take Charge
of Civil Government
in Mexico
STATES REASONS
FOR ASSUMPTION
Compelled to Assume Political Author
ity On Account of Disrupted Com
munition Between Convention Gov
ernment and Division Under Him
By associated Press.

FL Paso, Tex, Feb. 4--Francisco
Villa has proclaimed himself in charge
of the presidency of Mexico. This was
announced in a telegram from General
Villa received last night by his agents
here. Villa appointed three ministers
to take charge Of the civil govern,
ment.
Villa gave as his reason for assuming
the office that his forces had been sep
arated from the convention government
headed by Rogue Gonzalez Garza as
provisional president who left with the
hapata forces when they departed south
from Mexico City, at its occupation re-
Gently by Obregon 5 Cauanza troops.
Nlla te.egrdphed from Aguas Calentes
under date OF yesterday the following:
Names of His Ministers
"On account of communications hav,
ing been cut Off between the con
venuon government and the division
under my command and as public serv.
ice cannot be interrupted on the eX,en.
slve zone which | control | find myself
compelled to assume the political au.
thority creating three political admin
Continued on Thirteenth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
4 killed IN indian NUTIEY
Twenty Others Wounded When Yaquis
Rebel Against Supporting Retreat
ing Column of Villa Soldiers

San Diego, oah, Feb. -Four pes
sons were killed aud twenty were
wounded, including two officers, when
1000 Yaqui Indians mutinied at Quay
mas yesterday, according to wireless
advices received to-day by Rear Ad-
miral Howard, on board the flagship
san Diego, now in the harbor.
The mutiny occurred while the In
dians were being sent to support a re-
treating column of Villa soldiers which
had evacuated Navajoa, Sonora. No
foreigners were injured.
The Villa troops sailed for Ybaros
aboard the steamer Bonita and the
schooner Leonore. The latter vessel
was compelled to return to Guaymas on
account of bad weather.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
DOCTOR shot dead BY Posse
Georgia Physician Charged With As
saulting Young Married Woman,
Daughter of Prominent Citizen
By associated Press.

Augusta. Ca, Feb 4.-Dr. A. n.
Culberson, a physician of Evans, Ca.
was shot dead to-day by a posse of citi-
zens which had been searching for him
since last night, according to reports
received here.
Culberson was charged with assault
ing young married woman, the daugh-
ter of prominent citizen of Martinez.
Dir. Culberson was killed at farm
house near Evans. in Columbia county
II miles from Augusta. The assault
with which he was charged was com
mitted early yesterday. Sheriff PUNK
EFT, of Richmond county, with three
deputies, started for MARTINEZ at mid
night to arrest the physician who was
reported TO be in hiding there. Afte,
several hours futile search. Plunket.
and his deputies returned to Augusta.
\ posse of citizens, however, con
tinued the hunt and found CulberSor
early to-day in the farm house. The
physician was ordered to come out
Then, it is reported, Cuberson drew g
revolver and tried to escape, but the
posse fired and he fell with his body
riddled with bullets.
Culberson went to Evans about tvs
years ago. He came to Georgia from
Culberson, n. c. He was married but il
was said he and his wife had not been
living together for some time.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
MERCER TO ASK NEW TRIAL
He and LeBrun, Who Tried to Swindle
Banks to Be Heard Again Feb. is

Before H. r. Mercer and Fred lie
Brun, swindlers, who were convicted by
a criminal court jury on charges of for.
gerry and false pretense, are called for
sentence, the Court viii hear argument
on their attorneys motion for a new
trial and an arrest of Judgment.
The defendants counsel contend that
the Court erred in not permitting Mer-
cer S alleged confession, made to the
District Attorney, to be read in its en-
tirety to the jury. They also claim that
sufficient evidence to warrant a convic-
tion on the technical charge of Gutter.
ing and publishing forged check, y
was not produced by the Common
wealth. The cases probably will be
argued ON February ..
Mercer and DeBrun are the pair who
deposited two fake clerks for $1,000
each in Harrisburg banks and were ar
rested when they tried to draw against
the deposits
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
WALL STREET CLOSING

New York, Feb. There was re-
current selling o. leading stocks in the
afternoon and Bethlehem Steel reached
a point or denial of dividend rumors.
Specialties also declined on proft-tak-
ing sales after which trading laps nto
dullness. The extreme dullness of the
afternoon was followed by further sell
ing in the final dealings The closing
was irregular. Mixed price movements
were the chief characteristic feature of
to-day's stock market. Dividend issues
were under pressure, with advances in
some of the specialties.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
Scott to Be Sentenced Monday

Robert F. Scott, city patrolman, con-
victed by crimlnai court jury on a
charge of murder in the second degree.
growing out of the fatal shooting Of
Nathan Banks, viii be called for sem
tence at the regular motion court TO
be held next Monday morning. so Dis.
triet Attorney VI. +. Stroup said to-
day. Half dozen defendants, now in
Jail awaiting the action of the Grand
Jury on various criminal charges. to-
day decided to plead guilty and they,
too, will be called for sentence on Mon
dav.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
KAlSER'S SON RECOVERING
FROM MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT

Amsterdam, Via London, Feb. 4,
4.06 A. M.-Prince August Wilhelm
fourth son of Emperor William, is re-
covering from a double splintered frac-
ture of the lower part of the thigh and
several broken bones In his left foot,
the Lokal Anzieger' states The
nature of the fracture was disclosed
only recently by an X-ray photograph.
The Prince is convalescing slowly,
but is allowed to take short trips in a
specially built motor car He was in
iured in a motoring accident late in
November while making a military
tour.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04

In the most spectacular daylight fire
Shat has occurred in recent wears in
Harrisburg, the big three-story brick
building Of the Ford Motor Sales Com
psny. No. 145 South Cameron street.
close to the 100000 Mulberry street.
viaduct. was wiped out in twenty min
utes this afternoon.
At 1850 o'clock the first alarm was
sounded and at 1850 the whole struc-
ture except small sections of the walls
Of the first story. came to the ground
with a crash.
Along with the building were de
s,royei thirty-four Ford automobiles
that were in the second and third floors.
Twenty-four of these were brand new
and the remaining ten had been sent Of
their Harrisburg owners to the buiding
for repairs.
Every pieye of fire lighting apparatus
in the city was called to the scene by
Fire Chief h1ndler. Patrick Driseoh'
manager of the Ford business in this
city, said that tAe thirtv,four destroyed
autos averaged 1925 apiece in value.
Ihey Were ali restueed to junk Mr..
I'TlS'oH places the total loss including
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"'-'''' anu "' ~ ''i'eli' "h' hau oeen
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F''"i III ''e ioi''e ambulance
-'e i''''i'eH ." 'ne iOoI OF 'Ae black
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
Not Enough Workers TO Remove Snow

New York, Feb. Although New
York City is said TO have tens of thou
sands of men out of employment, the
street cleaning department announced
to-day that it had been unable to OBJ.
tain enough workers to remove the re.
cent light snow.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
I h e ir Positions Are
Again Scene of Fierce
Assaults at Hands Of
Germans
|BAYONETS USED
BY BOTH SIDES
Aaiser's Troops, After Preparatory
Bombardment by Artillery, Make
Repeated but Unsuccessful Attacks
on Important Belgian Trenches


Amsterdam. via London. Feb A. a.33
A. M-Tbe Rs,oi,p rositions an tbs
>''' ''''' "'' 'S''" nave ''e"
the scene OF horee attacks by the Ger
mans in which the bayonet was used
by the troops on both sides of the
trenches the ,.Teloor,,f,, sto4os - ,
l;s,,4.t e.,a -. a..
80 .' '' y 't'''''''"''
'' WI mans IL ''F 'ie usual PrePaF"'
rory homoardment by artillery, the cor
respondent says. made repeated but un-
successful attacks an ,ov,r,l ;,,,or+,r+
Rerr;sr .ron,bos rho la.a,.,., aa4,
oes ~. e.,..
- ''' i'''s' '"o '"Es -
i"o''"'eu oy the large convoys OF
wounded being sent to Germany.
80" 1A.'"'Ns "' ot1AcS hepulsea
IN, co. = nl "lre'eSs 10 say
~ nv announcement ON the prog
'"' war - en OUT to''"y oy the
W., ~ ~ w a. I''' S'FS cue OeFmans,
80 .I'' 80 "'''' oe'" sueeeSsIui
w. ''' ''"'i,' occupying 'helr posi-
0' ''o'' 'ii"n ''ile ana the cap
'"'''S V' o''F oVV men, Ihey clam
''','''''Ss :, III '"o hsnVlnS on Skhs IN
'"e = osS'9'
AZ ''s e"S'e'h area 'i Ine war no nm
PVF'"hV engagements seem to have oe-
CURED German, Austrian and Hun
s'i''I' s''0ierS are described as hSht-
'"s SueeeS'luiIF sl'e by side IN the Car
l"'h'"hS' E'Se"here IN the cast the
"eIHi'h report cla'mS success. The
S''''e'l'''' Is "S lo'Io"S'
'''''''l So" "o'n'nS more than
c1 g. 'l''''S 'ls"Ss'"'"'' on the 'front.'
from the North Sea as far as Rheims.
Further French attacks near Perthes
were repulsed with losses to the enemy.
''German forces vester5oy dol;,oroa
o4t,.t.. -. -. ...l
"' t''','9 "U' 4" ana northwest
Oh -HhSSlEeS ana 10 the northwest of st.
Menchould. They stomed three lines
of French trenches. one behind the
other and occnnied tbo nrincinoI E,on.h
,,o.it;an. fan IT, t'' ,"I"
po9is'o"S i1i " Instance OF Two k'io-
''e''eS u 10 l'i''es)' All the French
counter attacks which were continued
during the night were repulsed. We
took prisoners seven officers and 6o1
soldiois a,5 49,. .on+,na1 q .L;..
o,,na -: l'", GU "''I.'i"o
guns "i"e o'He' guns ol ShalIer callore
ana mueh war material,
Germans on Skis Successful
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
30 Days for Bridge wrecker

Yanceboro, Me-, Feb. 4.-Werner
Horn was to-day sentenced to thirty
days in the county Jail on conviction of
having damaged property in this town
by the explosion of dynamite under the
international railroad bridge.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
Russians Drop Bombs on Germans

Petrograd, Feb. 4.-Russian aviators
on February 2 successfully dropped
bombs on the modified reserves and
trains of the Germans at Bawa, Zar-
zecze and Boguszyc. about fifty miles
southwest of Warsaw, according to an
official announcement issued here to-
day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
FLAMES SWEEP FORD AUTO BUILDING;
3-STORY BRICK STRUCTURE APSES;
81 CARS LOST; 5 men LEAP FOR LIFE

Pillar of Fire Rises 4
Times as High as the
Mulberry Street Via
duct When All Four
Walls Fau at Same
Instant During Dan
gerouS Ca m e r 0 n
Street Blaze-Fre-
queIt EXplo sion S
MakeF Firemen'S S Task
Most PerilouS
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
Rear Admiral Howard
Reports the Asama
Breaking Up in the
Pacific Ocean
FATE OF THE CREW
AS YET UNKNOWN N
No Further Details of the Disaster to
Big japanese Warship Were Con-
tanned in Dispatch From Command
er of U. s. Pacific Fleet
By associated Press.

Washington, Feb. 4.--Rcar Admiral
Howard, commander OF the Pacific fleet,
reported to the Navy Department from
his flagship San Diego that the Japan
ese cruiser Asama, with 500 men, was
wrecked about $50 miles south of Port
Bartolome and was breaking up.
No further details were given in Ad-
miral Howard s dispatch and nothing
was said of the fate of the crew. The
Asama, sister ship of the Tokiwa, is
442 feet over all with a beam of 81
feet, and capable of making 2l IL
knots, She had 5000 horsepower and
was armored with Harvey nickel steel.
She was built in Elswiek, England. in
1898. She carries four S-mch guns, IA
six-ineh guns and - three-inch guns,
four torpedo tubes below the water and
one above. Her complement is 500 of
ficers and men. As the san Diego was
at the city of SAN Diego, Cal, to-day
navy officials assumed that the ad-
miral's message was sent from there on
Information received from an American
vessel eff Enseda.
The Japanese cruiser Asama has a
war record that dates back to the bat
tie of the sea of Japan, May 27-2S,
1905, on which occasion she received
the surrender of Rear Admiral Neboga-
toff, of the Russian navy. After this
fight she was engaged successfully with
the Russian cruiser Dmitri Donskoi and
it was from the decks of the Asama
that the Emperor of Japan reviewed
the naval parade in Japan waters the
later part of October, 1905.
More recently the Asama has been
active in the Pacific In November she
was reported as lowering outside of
Honolulu harbor, awaiting the coming
out OF German warship and in Jan
uary of this year she was steaming up
and down the coast of Peru looking
for the German cruiser, Prinz Eitel
Friedrich.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-04
TOTAL LOSS is
PUT AT $4,000

Firemen Flood Cellar
Containing Big Tanks
of Gasoline and Pre-
vent a Catastrophe
One Smoke-eater
Hurt by Falling Glass
w ater Tower Dam.
aged When the w alls
Collapse
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26
Topics Of the
Sport World
Champion Woman Golfer.

Mrs. Clarence II. Vanderbcck Of
Philadelphia who won the womens
golf championship of the United States
by beating Mrs. w. \. Gavin of Eng
nnd by up and . to play at the On
Wentsia club, Lake Forest. ILL.,. proved
her ability as Il sterling golfer. The
victory puts Mrs. Nanderbecl1 on the
same pedestal which was occupied by
Mrs. I'll. Arnold Jackson of Boston last
year. for the Philadelphia woman now
IS the holder of both the national and
eastern titles. AS the national cham
pionship is decided by match play and
the eastern championship is medal
play test, the golfer who wins them
both demonstrates her worth in both
phases of the game. Mrs. Jackson did
1T last year, and now Mrs. Eanderbeck
has followed in her footsteps.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26

With them. Their general health was
also far better than "all the children
the youths-who partoo1 Of the rich
er fare. The steward could no longer see
any reason why he should refuse Daniel.
Verses 10, 2O.-Deserved distinction.
These four able youths all acquired
the learning and wisdom" of the Chal-
DEANS which consisted largely of mag
&c, astrology, divination and ceremo-
mails OF ritualistic character, largely
memory work. Daniel and his three
companions proved superior to the 9TH
ers and were presented to the king ":lt
the end Of the days" Their decorum
and ability We're found to be satisfac-
tory by the king, who "communcd with
them in informal conversation. They
We're therefore appointed to stand "be-
fore the king as his personal attend
ants. Their unusual attainments arc
further described in verse 20. They
gave satisfactory answers when the
king ''inquire1 of them" concerning
"Wlslom and Understandings He
found them thoroughly proficient
plain living and high thinking"
Testimonies are multiplying that the
efficient life is not possible without to-
tai abstinence. Many of the accidents
III railways, factories and steel mills
nave been directly traced to the sa-
loon, and this fatal institution is 0pcn-
~ regarded as the enemy of the work.
ingnan and his employer The sad
tale of misery and distress in homes
where women and children have suffer-
Ell owing to the drink habits of hus-
bands and fathers has been repeatedly
rehearscd.
Grant us thy grace, O gracious Fa-
ther, to live on the high levels. in
thought word and deed.
Life question for class discussion"
What is the tale of intemoerancc and
how should serious people receive it?
The Lesson Hymn.
lIIymnal, No. 513. Tune, Barony.1
Courage, brother, DO not stumble.
Though thy path be dark as night:
There's a star to guide the humble.
Trust in God and do the right
Though the road be long and dreary.
And the end be out of sight,
Tread it h"aVely, strong or weary
Trust in God and do the right
Some will hate thee, some will love thee
Some will tlattcr, some will slight;
Cease from man and look above thee,
Trust in God and do the right
Simple rule and safest guiding,
Inward peace and shining light.
Star upon our path abiding,
Trust in God and do the right
Norman Macleod
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26
FAXED vENTRILoQUIsM.
The Deception Made Possible by the
Loud Speaking Telephone.


4 great deal Of ventriloquism is not
ventriloquism at all. In fact. the mod
crn wonder in this line of pleasant and
deceptive art needs to have none of the
old time ventriloquists' ability ut all
He may-alld often does-stanl on the
opposite side Of the stage from his
manikin and puff cigar quite con-
tentedly. to the amnZement Of the au
dience The dummy answers with Il
ready line Of repartee. delivered in
stentOrian tones. Nor is that all, for he
turns and twists his head, waves his
arms. kicks up his feet and otherwise
acts in very lifelile manner.
The secret of the dummys voice is
the loud speaking telephone and Of his
actions various electro magnets. AS
may be guessed, both are operated by
some one off the stage. In order TO
produce all the desired effects the dunn
my figure is fitted inside with loud
speaking telephone receiver, with the
horn or large mouthpiece pointing to-
ward the audience. The receiver is
in an anterOOm some distance away.
An ordinary operators breast trans
mitter is also concealed in the body of
the dummy, so that whatever is said
by the ventriloquist on the stage is
transmitted to the operator in the ante
room, enabling him to speak for the
dummy at the proper time-Argonaut.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26
Won His Bets.

George Mitchell, the happy go lucky
big EngliShman who wagered large
amount OF money among his friends
that he could stand longer before
Georges Carpenter. the French cham
pion, than did Bombardier Wells. has
been killed at the front He was Il
second lieutenant Of the Black Watch.
Mitchell was good amateur boxer,
and he declared he was better than
Wells and would prove it by paying
Carpenter to meet him. Carpenter
agreed and got $500 for knocking the
big Englishman out in one minute and
thirty-tive seconds. Wells, in Il regu-
lar bout, was knocked out by the
Frenchman in seventy-five seconds.
Mitchell journeyed all the way to
Paris to get knocked out, but lie won
his bets
The Ekalaka eagle., 1915-11-26
WONDERS OF THE ALPS.
Changes Nature Wrought to UpIift
Their Towerinu Peaks


Nothing in the worlds history is more
impressive than the story of the Alps.
Ten or twelve million years ago. pos
sibly far more, a long unseen line of
weakness, Il crack of fissure in the
earth's crust, stretched away from
this line followed huge volcanic out
bursts.
Next ensued a vast slow subsidence.
which went on through geologic epochs
until where Mont Blanc now rears it's
summit 1880 feet was sea fringing
an old continent. Large rivers empticd
into it. Deposits Of mud, sand gravel
We're laid one on another as the sink
ing Went on until the layers became
10000 feet nearly ten miles, thick,
Then at last commenced great up
lifting: the struggling subterranean
forces raised huge load For ages
this went on until the rocks, crumblel.
crushed, contorted, rose above the wa-
ters and continued to rise. forming lines
of mountain chains and making Swift
zerlnnd Il tableland.
Every hour since then rain and snow,
river, glacier and avalanche have been
sculpturing into peaks and carving into
lakes and valleys that vast platform
with its recent sedimentary GOVERNS:
and primeval granite core
The result Is a land Of unequaled
grandeur.-London Telegraph.