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late WAR news SUMMARY
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heved in London to threaten the Ger
man forces in Central Poland.
The Russian general staff is con-
WINGED that the Germans west and
southwest of Warsaw have determined
on general offensive movement Fur.
ther south German troops have rein
forced the Austrians for a drive at the
Russians, designed to relieve Bukowina
and northern Hungary from danger of
further invasion.
Fighting during the last few days,
while violent at times, has been of a
local character. The Austrian War
Office reports that in violent artillery
combat along the Dunajre river, in Ga
hcia, several Russian batteries were 81
fenced.
On the western battlefields the allies
and the Germans are concentrating their
efforts in the Aisne region. Following
their defeat near scissors, the French
have fallen back to new positions and
are struggling to stay the German adj
vance.
The Turkish military authorities are
reported to have decided to attempt an
invasion of Egypt. Such IN expedition
will be most hazardous one, on ac-
count of the sandy wastes which the
invading army will have to cross.
British forces have again invaded
German territory in Africa. They cap
tured Swakopmund German Southwest
Africa.
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sixteen VETERANS OF
POST 5S Died IN Year
Annual Memorial Services Will Be Held
at G. A. r. Rooms Next Friday
Evening, When DR.. L. G. Nudge
Will Speak

Post So, G. A. R., will hold its an.
hual memorial services for comrades
VINO dled during the past year on Fri
DAY evening of next week at the G.. A
IL. hall, 26 North Third street. The
names of sixteen comrades who died
during 1914 will be read and sixteen
vacant chairs will represent them.
The program will be opened bv the
Assembly, by Irene Wagner, followed
by prayer, by the Rev. DR.. Silas G.
swallow; a reading, by William Huc-
gins, and music, by the ladies', ct
of Epworth Methodist church. The
address will be given by the Rev. Dir,
Lewis 9. Nudge, pastor of Pine Street
presbyterian church There will fol
low solo, "The Vacant Chair by
Miss Heicher.; the calling of the roll
OF deceased members, by Adiutant N
"A. Walmer; the strewing of roses, by
Mabel Maulfair and Mae F. Pugh, ac.
companied by a recitation, by Miss
Parthemore, and the singing of
America The Taps will be sounded
by Miss Wagner
ii. w. Newman is post commander
and F. H. Hoy, ST., chairman memor-
ial committee, will preside. The meet
ing will be open TO the public, and
friends and relatives of the deceased
comrades are especially invited to be
present.
The roll of the dead, with dates of
death, follows.
F. M. Clendennin, January 9; Dan.
lel Riege, January 6; George Heiges.
January l6; Rankin C. Potts, January
16; William II. Crook, January II;
John Olewine, March 8; William D.
Lucas, March 20; Robert Atkins, April
3; Daniel Sweigard, April 81 Patrick
Burns, August H. Henry Friedman,
August 16; Henry Musser, August 26 {;
George NJ. Croft, August 20; Charles
Palmer, August 80; George v. Corl,
November 4, and Dallas II. Peters, De-
cember 20.
There were two other deaths in De-
cember after the record had been made
cut, and will be included in next year S
list
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Gerberich, Henderson Gilbert, John P.
Gohl, s. o. Goho, Joseph Goldsmith, D.
II. Grissinger, Thomas B. Gardner,
Joshua Gross, Charles S. Grubb, Earl
E. Graeff, DR.. John G. Groome, Thomas
G. George, J. w. Gass, j. NJ. Heagy, DIR.
S. f. Hassler, John A. Herman, II. l..
Holmes, William t. Hildrup, Harry f.
Holler, A. Boyd Hamilton, Harry
Handshaw.
DR.. w. s. Hurlock, William M. Har-
gest, George Harry, George R. Kelsey,
Edwin S! Herman, Daniel C. Herr, Ross
A. Hiekok, R. Wilson Hoffman, Edwin
NJ. Horstick, Frank J. Harro, "A. NJ.
Kinds, Edward NJ. Householder, DR..
M. l.. Hershey, w. Homer, f. NJ. Her
shey, W. w. Jennings, Walter A.
kiester, George w. Karmany, Dr. c. E.
l.. Keene, Augustus II. Kreidler, John
l.. l.. Kuhn, William II. Killinger, Sam
uel Kunkle, G. M. Keefer, DR.. Paul G.
kochenour, Albert Koenig, c. A, Knoll,
j. Herman Knisely, B. F. s. Keen. Dan
iel 1. Keister, Clarence NJ. Letter, Lew
IS II. Lickel, William j. Lescure f. N.
Lebo, DR.. John H. Lehr, William II.
Lynch, T. Loudermilch.
James E. Lentz, Theodore II. Lrbo.
w. Il. Musser, Walter l.. Montgomery,
william *. Meyers, Alex S. Miller, Ed
ward Marks, DR.. A. Leslie Marshall,
Charles II. Mauk, DR., E. S. Meals,
Philip T. Meredith, Charles A. Miller,
Luther Minter, Paul Moog, Mark A..
M,Iumma, Frank c. Nicely, Christian
Nauss, John B. Nicholas, John c. MIS-
siey, Thomas J. Nelly, B. Frank Ober,
Frank Oenslager, John r. Olmsted.
Frederick NJ. OFT, II. F. Owes, DR.. w. H.
Painter, Milton H. Plank, William
Pearson, DR.. G. R. Philips, E. R. Pierce.
Charles w. Poulton, Joseph Pyne
Charles L. Pass, William Pavord,
Thomas J. McEntee.
DR.. NJ. 0. Putt, Augustus Ringland.
=. b. Rickenbach, Ross Rhoads, j. V.
W. Reynders, Robert NJ. Rutherford,
George w. Reilly, Samuel B. Rambo.
A. NJ. Rickert, c. Vernon Rettew.
Harry c. Ross, Frank J. Roth, John Fl.
Rudy, Isaiah Reese, DR.. Howard Rab.
ter, W. Scott Stroh, j. C. Shumberger,
Harry Smith, Frank V. Sellers, DR..
harvey L. Smith, Benjamin Strouse,
Paul &. Smith, j. l.. Shearer, Jr.,
joshua W. Swartz, Frank P. Snodgrass,
atrich oWeeny, ). ii. Shlomberg, Jacob
Smith, Frank A. Smith, A. Carson
Stamm, DR.. w. NJ. Shull, DR.. "A. Lin.
coin ShoPe, George W. Shreiner. H. B.
SSshLreiner, 81 Mercer B. Tate, George D.
Thorn, David E. Tracey.
Montgomery Trace, A. B. Tack, Ed
WIN F. Tausig, Z. Bruce Taylor, Daniel
A: Teats, Samuel C. Todd, j. H. Troup.
Albert A. Thumma, NJ. Harvey TAYLOR.
ia 9. Thompson, Ed C. Townsend, B. F.
Umberger, E. B! vanNewkirk, DR.. II.
;. Vastine, Augustus Wildman, Samuel
Wlttenmeyer, Frank G. Wickersham,
Lockwood Worden, DR.. H. B. Walter.
John 5. Weaver, Ralph Westbrook.
John G. Wensel, Harry G. Wilson. S.
f. Weston, Richard Williams. Charles
r. Walter, James T. Walters, George
G. Young.
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DIR. SLOUGH UNABLE TO SPEAK
Miss Palmer Took His Place at Last
Nights Altoona Meeting

Altoona, Jan. 16-The Rev. DR..
Henry w. Slough, the evangelist, was
confined to his rooms by illness yestcr-
day and was unable to attend the meet
ings held in the big tabernacle. This,
however, was not permitted to inter
fere with the work of the evangelistic
campaign now in progress in the city,
and last night after a most earnest and
eloquent discourse by Miss Sara S. Pal
mer, one of the members of the Stough
party, 109 persons hit the sawdust
trail.
DR.. Stough has been suffering with
cold which affected his throat. He
preached on Thursday evening under
the greatest difficulty and yesterday
despite treatment by his physician, it
became apparent that he would not be
able to attend the meetings, his ply
sician advising him not to go to the
tabernacle if he wished to be in con.
dition to address the meeting for wom-
en- only this afternoon and for the task
of speaking at three meetings on Sun
day.
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Selling TAMPICO OIL WELLS
Carranza Warned That Serious Conse-
quences Might Follow If Threats
Are Carried Out

Washington, Jan. 16.-Administra.
tion officials were hopeful to-day that
the foreign owned oil well around
Tampieo, Mex, would not be confscat.
ed by Carranza officials as they had
threatened. The chief of the consti.
tutionalists has been warned by the
Washington government that serious
consequences might follow should
threats of confscation be carried out
Officials saw a solution of the problem
IN victory for the Villa forces in the
battle, which is imminent, on .Ae out.
skirts of Tampico, in view of previous
assurances given by Villa Gptierrez of
ficials in that district.
The American government realizes
fully the seriousness of the situation.
Not only does the British fleet depend
for much of its fuel on the Tampico
oil wells, but much of the product is
shipped to Texas for railroad use.
Some American oil companies, it is
said, have already been compelled to
shut down their plants because of a
decree by the Carranza government
which makes it meossible for them to
operate without the consent of the
Mexican authorities and forces them to
pay heavy tax.
Secretary Bryans warning to the
constitutionalists to retain from inter
ference with the oil producing plants
near Tampico, Mex, caused a futter in
the local Mexican agencies.
At Carranza headquarters it was con-
tended that the foreign producers in
the Tampico district had involved
themselves in trouble because about
two months ago they had withheld the
taxes on production they had been pay
ing to the Carranza government in the
belief that Villa would soon be in pos
session of the place.
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both GUILTY IN
bad CHECK Case


and bounding" him. He insisted his
business transactions with the Harris
burg banks and local merchants were
legitimate and were undertaken with
good intentions.
When asked to explain why he
sought to hide bank and check books
given to him in the Dauphin Deposit
Trust Company where he deposited
one of the alleged bogus 81 900 checks,
he said he had done so onl y after Lee
Brun S check was suspected of being
bad, one.
81 then thought mine, too, prob
ably was no good, " he said.
Mercer admitted he threw the bank
book and receipts given to him by
merchants into water tank in police
headquarters. The defendant displayed
a miniature auto wheel, which he said
he had had patented, and added that he
for some time had been selling stock
issued by my company" which had
intended manufacturing that type of
wheel.
He and LeBrun each obtained a
$l,O00 check from Florida men, he
said, to whom they had sold the ri ghts
TO sell the wheel in the Florida ter
rltory. Mercer did not attempt to deny
that to the District Attorney he had
confessed to the forgery and false pre-
tense charges and later repudiated the
confession, but he said while on the
stand that his original purpose to
plead guilty was to obtain means for
getting back to New York where he
wants to testify in suit now said to
be pending against a New York law
yer.
Mercer added that he could not say
whether LeBrun had intended to plead
guilty, but he supplemented the remark
with the statement:
Il had beeen advised that if LIE.
Brun would not plead guilty, l was to
let him go to hell"
The last of the testimony was of
fered early this morning and Judge
kunkel ended his charge at 11.3O
o o'clock at which time the jury retired.
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RAIN COMING TOMORROW
Fine Weather to Disappear With Com
ing of Storm

After having delightful almost
springlike weather that even fooled the
spring birds in coming out in a spring
song, the city is in for a rainy spell
according to the doleful information ob.
tanned at the local office of the Weather
Bureau this morning. To be sure the
temperature will not tumble but rain
scheduled to make its appearance late
tonight, will fall all day tomorrow.
The river will have some trouble con-
tinuing its falling process for Weather
Bureau officials expect the rain to start
general rise in the river again. 1t
will not amount to as much as the two
previous rises have, however. A storm
of no mean energy has moved in from
the southwest and have given precipita-
tion generally over large portion of
the central valleys.
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REHEARsALs DAILY

Daily rehearsals are being held by
the cast of Papa s Daughters" the
new scintillating oreretta which is to
be given at the Majestic theatre ON
the nights of January rs and &c under
the auspices of the Ladies Auxiliary
Of the Polyelinia hospital, Front and
Harris stree,s. Everything in the
show is new and up to the minute.
New songs, new dances, new costumes,
new scenery, special light effects, new
ideas in construction broadly elaborat-
ed. One hundred and twenty-five peo.
pie in the production, sixteen principals,
thirty-one musical numbers, special
choruses. The characters are well
drawn and the comedy is clean and
wholesome.
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COURT HOUSE
INCREASE IN RELIEF ORDERS
Directors of Poor Called Upon to Aid
Many Families

During the month of December
1914, the Directors of the Poor issued
temporary relief orders to the
amount of $1,1S0.7O. There were S97
cases attended to, in addition to those
persons regularly aided the year round
In December, 1918, orders issued
amounted to $462.20. Just PA cases
were handler. Of the relief afforde
during last December, 266 requests
were for coal. In 1913 there were / O6
Grocery orders in 1914 numbered 81;
in 1913, there were 70. The number of
requests for shoes in 1914 were "a; in
1913, there were 8.
During the half of January ending
to-day, the Directors of the Poor issued
relief to 515 persons. The total cost
OF which was 1,170.5O. Two hundred
and fifteen persons asked for coal dur.
ing the last fifteen days, costing
$5SO.5O. There were 271 REQUESTS
granted for groceries, the Associated
CHARITIES caring for about 100 others.
Twenty-nine requests for shoes were
granted.
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JURY PICKED FOR
TRIAL OF scott
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ond ward, Middletown, and Thomas
Spancake, laborer, Susquehanna town
ship. .s
Exactly forty-six of the seventy
tw0y veniremen were examined before
the jury was selected. Eight jurors
were challenged "for cause" by the
Commonwealth, either because they
have fixed opinions as to the guilt or
innocence of the defendant or are con-
scientiously opposed to death as the
penalty for first degree murder. Seven
jurors were challenged by the defense.
The Commonwealth challenged. four
peremptorily and the defense dismissed
fourteen. One juror, Solomon Farmer,
of Jackson township was excused with
out being examined, this being agreed
upon by counsel. Farmer said he is
needed next week by his employer, an
up-county lumber dealer, and added
that he cannot well afford to be away
from his work
Dare Read the Newspapers
John j. Newbaker, master mechanic
of the Merchant mill, of the Pennsyl-
vania Steel Company, was challenged
for the reason he said he feared he
would be preiudiced because he be-
heves "that within the last year there
have been fragrant abuses of police
powers
Richard l.. Dare, shoe manufactur-
er, of the Ninth ward, city, had an
opinion on the question of guilt or in
noeenee, based alone upon what he had
read in the newspapers.
I'VE all know" he began, "that
not all Is gospel in the newspapers but
l am afraid | could not set my present
opinion aside unless the evidence TO
be produced here would overbalance
the news stories.'
Besides, Dare said, he has conscien-
tious scruples against capital punish
ment and the court honored the Com
monwealth S challenge.
scott, when formally arraigned for
trial, entered plea of .'not guilty.
The patrolman s wife occupied a chair
at the side of her husband during the,
morning session, but she did not engage
IN conversation with him until after
the jury had been selected.
Bluecoats Wish Scott Luck
When court adjourned for the morn.
ing dozen or more city patrolmen,
friends of the accused, filed up the
aisle, shook his hand and "wished him
good luck"
Judge McCarrel announced that the
trial will continue until 5 O'Clock this
afternoon and that it will be resumed
on Monday morning, the opening day
of the January common pleas court.
This case will get right of way over all
civil cases. That the case will take up
three or four days is the belief of the
court officials.
The killing of Nathan Banks occur
red at the Banks home, 1119 Monroe
street, on the night of August /, after,
it is alleged, the patrolman chased
Banks for half block or more on Mon
roe street Remarks made by Banks,
while in company with companion, it
is said, led to the chase.
Banks was standing in the doorway
of his home, it is charged, when the
policeman fired the fatal shot, the bull
let passing through the neck.
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DIR. DOWNES is HCNORED
invited to Preside at Superintendents
Meeting

city superintendent Downes has
Deen honored by the Department of
Superintendence of the National Eduea.
tlonal Association He has been in.
vlted to preside at the round table dis.
cusslon for superinteBdents from cities
.ne population of which ranges from
$4,000 to 100000.
rms meeting will be held in Clncin-
natl February 21 to 26. This is qen.
orally considered the most important
branch of the national association and
the attendance is usually about 1000.
1he meeting at which DR.. Downes will
preside is usually the largest one.
uovernor,elect Brumbaugh presided at
one OF the round. table meetings last
year.
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County Directors to Meet in Hershey

Plans have been completed by Pro
fessor Frank f. Shambaugh, County
Superintendent of Schools, for the mid
winter meeting of the .Dauphin County
School Directors which will be held in
Hershey on February 12 and 13. Among
those who will address the meetings are
Professor D. NJ. Rapp, Superintendent
of the Berks county schools; A. W.
Snavely, secretary of the Derry town
ship schools, and Professor Reed b
Tietrich, Deputy State Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
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Two More to Be Electrocuted

Governor Tener to-day named the
time for the electrocutson of two muir
derers, as follows: Arthur Simons. III
oga, during the week of March %:
Rocco Tassone, Lancaster, during the
week of March 8. One date for an
electrocution remains to be fixed, that
OF Nlcolo Mondollo, Fayette, and that
will be disposed of on Monday.
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Prominent New York Lawyer Dies
Bn Associnted Press.

New York, Jan. 16.-John 4. Par
sons, prominent lawyer, who has at
different times been president of the
City Club of New York and the Cooper
Union for the advancement of science
and art, died at his home here to-day
He was sc years old.
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.ENOLA OBSERVES
tenth BIRTHDAY
Continued From First Page.

ing farm land that once was here, and
taking his audience down through the
construction of the yards and later to
the actual business done here. Classif-
cation of freight for three big railroad
Ndivisions is accomplished in Enola.
In the giving OF the presents to the
ones who made the celebration sue.
cess, Judge MeCarrell was not forgot
ten. He received from the General
Committee handsome silk umbrella
lie expected no such honor and he was
greatly pleased.
W. B. McCaleb, superintendent of the
Philadelphia division of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad, of which Enola yards
are part, responded to Judge McCar,
rell s address, praising the employees for
the way in which they aided the com
pany. The Enola yards, he said, for eff
ficiency, far exceeded the expectations
of the officials of the company
Conspicuous in the exercises were
Charles H. Andrus, the popular mas
ter mechanic of the HARRISBURG and
Enola shops; r. H. Barnes, the retiring
Y. NJ. G. A. secretary, and S. G. Hep
ford, general secretary of the Y. NJ
C. A.
Musical Entertainment
A musical entertainment, which in
cluded two numbers for the audience to
take part in, was greatly enjoyed. The
thousand voices. Joined in singing
" America and "Auld- Lang Syne, "
the latter number closing the program.
A number of singers from Harris
burg joined with Enola musicians in
the musical numbers. The Rev. NJ. s.
Sharp, pastor of the Enola Zion Lu-
theran church; the Rev. S. f. Rounds
ley, pastor of the Enola Methodist
church, and the Rev. D. NJ. Oyer, pastor
of the First United Brethren church,
took part in the ceremonies. The min
listers were in great demand for making
the presentation speeches when the
various presents were given.
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The Paxton Fire Company at a meet
ing last night prepared to take part
in the inaugural parade Tuesday. They
will have the Berrysburg band All
members are to be at the engine house
before noon Tuesday.
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Chicago Grain Market Closing

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Close.
Wheat-May, 141%; July, 1875.
Corn-lMay IN; July, 1875.
Oats-May, 55B; July, 3o3s.
Pork-January, 1885; May, 1897.
bard-January, 1905; May, 1915.
Ribs-January, 9.S5; May, 1927.
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Halifax Woman Dies in lowe

Halifax, Jan. 16.-Mrs. Lydia Lin
gle, 80 years old, died last night at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. C. B.
Loomis, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Marriage Licenses

Charles Z. Smith, Harrisburg, and
GLADYS Super, Perry county.
Lew ). Bnrkett and Mary f. Null,
Herbert A. Morrow, city, and Bes.
sic Greenwood, Wormleysburg
-. Allen L. Miller and Mabel r. Adams.
Highspire .
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Contractor Is Paid

The Maryland Casualty Company to,
day was paid $2,120.96 by CITY Treas.
urer Copelin, that money representing
the majority of the work done on the
Paxton creek Improvement job during
the month of December 1911.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-21
NOW HEADS MEnClNs
ONE or VILLAS PRINCIPAL or.
FtcERs APPOINTED.
Believed Ne Was Chssen 10 Meet
Emergency Created BY repar.
tare Of General Gutierrez.

Washington. Jan. TO, General
Rogue Gonzales Cara. one OF Gem
eral villas principal officers now h
the executive head Of that portion
of Mexican territory controlled by the
Villa and Xapata forces.
AavIcea Co this effect reached the
State Department from American Com
sui siIllman. Details pf the term ot
Garza's Office were lacking, but the
general belief Iii Mexican circles here
was that hA had been appointed tenn.
porarily to meet an emergency created
by the sudden departure Of General
EnIaiio Gutierrez and members Of his
cabinet from Mexico City.
The belief was expressed III many
quarters that the convention now iii
session In Mexico City. over which
Rogue Gonzalez Cara had been pre-
siding designated him to exercise the
executive power until q complete
agreement can be secured on the man
who II tn fiji the nnexpIred term De
Presidents Dia2 and Madaro, which
would end on Dec. All of this year.
The REASONS Ter the departure on
Gutierrez are unknown here, but the
belief prevails that hs declined To be
continued In Office under the restric.
tiona suggested by the zapatistas
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-21
STARTING IN AGRICULTURE
United States u Only i Beginner III
Farm Education. Says Federal
Department Secretary,

Minneapolis. Jan. ls.--''Tha United
States Ii Just getting started iii agri.
eeltmre and In agricultural education
and II every farmer worked bis hand
rs we'll On the average al the best al
them do now, h would work ali Indus
trial revolution Thsa was the naes
sags of the United States secretary oh
Agrlcuitnre sp members III the Civic
Rnd Commences association al d dinner
given tor him 1T Donaldaon's tea
rooms
navtd Franklin Houston. Mr. VII.
soa's cabinet member who saw and
was seen nv Minneapolis. learned Ia
bellows what added confidence
SOME III the tlangs which we're
Haid about the city . year arc when
IT. citizens we're pleading before him
Tor i federal reserve bank. lie left
convinced that this city really Ii the
center ol the surrounding country