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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
How War Ruins Farming

In the current issue of "Farm and
Fireside" the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield, Ohio, David Starr
Jordan, president of Leland Stanford
University, publishes a most interesting
article entitled ''The Farmer and the
War; in which he shows how IN the
path of armies the producer becomes
helpless. He compares our peace-lov1ng
and prosperous middle Western farm
ing country with Macedonia which was
physically endowed as we'll as our mid
die West, but which unfortunately has
been for 1000 years in position where
war has constantly interrupted its de-
velopment. In the following extract
taken from his article Doctor Jordan
gives picture of Macedonia:
''There were no houses standing
along the road Everybody lived in the
villages, even though the lands were
ten miles away. And the villages were
crowded Just as closely as houses could
stand.
"And the farming was not very
good The ground was barely scratched
by the plow. Often in good Land one
would see strips covered with black
berries and wild flowers Other tracts
are overgrown with scrubby oaks and
sometimes with wild lilacs, although
not a big tree was left standing to
make a forest. The Turks once held
Macedonia, and it would seem that
they hated trees. The Chinese have "a
proverb that where armies quarter
thorns and thistles grow and armies
have quartered in Macedonia for TWEEN
ty centuries And for this reason There
can be no good farms. The cattle are
dwarfish and give but little milk. They
are used, with the primitive European
buffalo, as beasts of burden. Horses
are few and small and mostly vicious.
The sheep, the same breed they had in
.Judea in Bible times, are handsome
and active, but carrying very little
wool; a couple of pounds year would
be a big average.
There would be no use in improv-
ing the stock when the soldiers may
come any minute. And between bands
of soldiers come the bands of brigands
A brigand in Macedonia, as in Mexico
Korea, and China, is a farmer who has
quit. If he can t make living on the
farm, or if someone has seized his farm
he becomes an armed tramp.
1.-THE farmer who is rich and pros
porous to-day may have to leave the
country tomorrow on two hours no
tice. by the light of his blazing house
with whatever he can carry on his
back -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
VICTORY OF GERMANS IN
NORTH France PARTIALLY
ADMITTED BY The French

Paris, Jan. 10, 2.40 P. M.-Severe
winter weather from one end to the
other of the battle line in France him
dered military operations yesterday,
was the announcement given out this
afternoon by the French War Office.
The French artillery showed some ac-
tivity, notably near scissors and be-
tween Rheims and the Argonne, but no
decisive results were obtained. The
fighting northeast of Soissons continues
with severity. 1t is evident that large
forces of infantry have been engaged.
The French retain some of their posi-
tions, but were compelled to relinquish
others. The official announcement is as
follows:
"The unfavorable weather conditions
which have persisted along almost the
entire front have hindered operations.
In Belgium there has been sand storm
in the dunes along the coast.
I'm the region of NieupOrt and near
Ypres the French artillery directed an
effective fire on the earthworks of the
enemy.
"0n the Aisne, to the northeast of
scissors, the fighting around spur 1872
all the day of January 10. The Ger
mans brought very considerable forces
into this engagement. We maintained
our position on the crest of the hill to
the west of Spur 1872. To the east
our troops were obliged to give up
ground. The fighting here continues.
Between scissors and Berry-au- -Bac
shells from our artillery caused ex-
plosions at different points, in the midst
of batteries of the enemy.
In Champagne, from Rheims to the
Argonne, there were yesterday exceed
ing violent artillery exchanges.
''ln the region of Souain the ad-
vance position covering the block house
located to the north of Beauseiour farm
is still in our possession and we have
set up trench distant sixty wards
from the German~trench
" In the Argonne to the Moselle there
have been intermittent artillery ex.
changes. In the Vosges there have
been very heavy fall of snow
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
600 BRAVE BIC RAIN STORM
Evangelist Miller Discourses ON 'sTba
Price of Power" as Elements
Rage With Unabated Fury
Especial to the starIndependent.

Nopeclal TO the ar-Independent)
Mechanicsburg, Jan. 13.-At a few
minutes after 730 last evening, with
the rain storm which had been prevail.
ing all day increasing in violence and
the rain pouring from tie sky in tor
rents, about coo people gathered in the
tabernacle and began the evening meet.
ing with song service, which included
Somewhere the Sup Is Shining, -
Sunshine and Rain" and "Let a Lot
of Sunshine In.
The spirit of earnestness was even
more marked throughout the congrega.
tion than on Sunday evening, as Evan
gelist Miller preached ON "The Price
of Power" from the text in Matthew
28:1S, 10, GAN power is given unto
me in heaven and in earth. Go We.
therefore, and teach all nations. He
showed that the church of to-day, while
not lacking In numbers, is lacking in
power, because many of her members
are not willing to pay the price.
"Power is not influence, nor education,
nor culture, nor wealth, but something
better than all of these; the life of
power must be the life of love,'' he
said.
The special music included song by
Eugene Miller, duet by Miss Cree and
Prof. Hohgatt and selection by the
male quartet. Mr.. Miller's subject for
this evening will be "Weighed and
Found Wanting.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
U. s. REFUSED TO BUY HIGH
EXPLOSIVE SHELLS that
REDUCED BELGIUM FORTS

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 13.-Louis
Gathman, who claims to be the Ameri
can inventor of the high explosive shells
Germany is using in her monster. guns
which swept away the costly defenses
of Liege and Antwerp, told a minority
Of the Senate Committee on Expendi-
lures in the War Department to-day
he had been endeavoring to interest the
ordinance officers Of the American War
Department for many years, aud had
made no effort to give his invention TO
foreign governments until it had been
repeatedly refused by American army
Officers. lie charged that the facts had
been suppressed by the ordnance bu-
reau.
Gathman said that in tests in 1897
before American ordnance officers his
shell had blown to pieces six and ten
inch armor plates when merely leaned
against the steel and exr loded The
whole theory of shell FIRE had been so
changed by the adoption of high ex-
plosives in place of armor-piercing pro-
jectiles, he said, that the coast defenses
of tine United States virtually were use
less because they still used the latter
- ~ VI pipJSClliS'
Officers of the German navy, he said
had informed him that rmor-piercing
shells had been displaced upon German
war vessels years ago and that the
Germans relied upon high explosives to
destroy ship on which their guns
were turned. 1t had been demonstrated
he said that armor-piereing shells had
never sunk a ship. He cited the case
of the Maria Theresa, one of the Span
ish ships beached when she took fire
after her fight from Santiago. Two
twelve-inch armor piercing shells had
struck the ship and exploded in her, ne
said, yet it was possible to raise her
and send her to the United States. Navy
officers had testified, he said, that had
high explosive shell struck the YES
sci, "the whole stern would have been
torn off. -
Gathman also attacked the coast de-
tense mortars on which the United
States, he said, had expended $780,
100000. These, he said, have a range
of only six miles, use only armor- pier
elng shells and cannot pierce armor at
a mile as majority of the blows
would be glaneing. Equipped with high
explosive shells, he said, their fire would
be deadly
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
MORE BANK BOARDS CHOSEN
Financial institutions in and Near City
Elect Their Directors

Directors chosen by the stockhold-
ers of the Mechanics Trust Company
yesterday are: B. F. Burns, Henry c..
Claster, George E. Etter, john E. Fox,
David Kaufman, Charles A. Kunkel,
Samuel Kunkel, ]. H. Troup, Christian
l.. Long, Walter Montgomery, John
c. Motter, Ross Oenslager, Fraak
Payne, William Pearson and P. c..
Romberger. Officers electer by the
directors are: Charles A. Kunkel.
president; John i. Fox, vice presi-
dent; John C. Motter, secretary and
treasurer, and John +. Sweeney, trust
officer.
Stockholders of the Security Trust
Company elected the following direc-
tors: A. B. Gardner, Joseph Davis,
A. H. Kreidler, ]. X. Bowman, E. +.
Doehne, Samuel Gardner, W. F. Reed,
H. B. Bair, j. 4. Garner, George A..
Gorgas, j. Q. S. Poorman and H. C.
Claster.
The regular annual election was held
at the Penbrook National Bank yester-
day and the following directors were
chosen for one year: John H. Allwine,
Derry Church; Amos c. Buck, Lingles-
town; Charles S. Boil, Harrisburg; Sol.
C. Buck, Penbrook; E. NJ. Crum, Pen
brook; John A. Ebersole, Penbrook; :;
John A. Fackler, Linglestown; o. E.
Good, Progress; I. d. Horstick, Pen
brook; Fl. S. Plank, Penbrook; I. B.
Swartz, Penbrook, and w. II. Wolf,
Penbrook.
The board organized as follows:
President, W. H. Wolf; vice president,
John A. Ebersole; cashier, w. B. Faust;
teller, A. E. Aungst; clerk, John H.
Shertzer.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
ELLEN TERRY COMING
Famous Characters of Shakespeare to
Be Given by English Actress

Gayle Burlingame yesterday con
tracted with Miss Ellen Terry, the
famous English Shakesperean actress.
for all the time of her eastern tour
in her famous "Scenes in Shakespeare. -
Miss Terry appears but twice week,
so great is the tax upon her in por-
traying so many leading scenes and
roles in one night. She viii appear
under the direction of Mr.. Burlingame
in the Majestic theatre, this city, on
Wednesday evening, January 27
Among the famous characters of
Shakespeare which she will present will
be that of Portia, Juliet, Desdemona,
Ophelia, Cordelia, Cleopatra, Imogen
and Beatrice. This will be the first
Shakesperean attraction of this magni-
tude and merit to appear in this city
within the past four seasons and is
the only one so far booked for this sea-
son. A>capacity audience should greet
this effort of Mr.. Burlingame in pre-
senting such an attraction to the city
of Harrisburg. Adv#
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
ARTILLERY GUNS
What the Terms ''Quick Firer,"
"Inch'' Guns and "Pounders" Mean

To the average man such phrases
as three Founders and "six inch
guns are familiar, but he nearly AL
ways reads them without fully under
standing their meanings.
A pound gun is cannon which re-
ceives its name from the, weight Of
the shell it fires. Thus gun known
as "three pounder' is so called be-
cause it fires a shell which weighs
three pounds, and a gun firing a five
pound shell would be called a Five
FOUNDER. - The size of most small
guns is still described by the ''pound, "
but the majority of large guns made
to-day are "inch' weapons. In this
case the size of the gun is obtained
from the Aize of its bore, ten inch
gun having bore of ten inches in
diameter and twelve inch weapon a
twelve inch bore.
The largest British naval guns in use
at present are the fifteen inch weap
ons They fire projectile weighing
almost ton. Next to these comes the
1876 gun and then the most popular
weapon of all-the twelve inch, which
fires an $50 pound she'll
There are several smaller kinds of
guns now in use-mostly of the quick
firing type. These weapons are inch
guns. The six inch, the Al inch and
the four inch are adj quick frers and
throw shells weighing 100 pounds, for
ty-fve pounds and thirty-one pounds
respectively.
Quite lot of people misunderstood
the term "qnick frer. " They imagine
a quick firing gun to be weapon
which pours out a stream of shot with
enormous speed after the style Of a
Maxim. Instead, however, it is just
an ordinary breechloading gun, which
is fitted with such vastly improved
methods of loading and aiming that it
can be fred far more rapidly than a.
weapon without those fittings. gun
that fires a number of shots auto
matically in rapid succession, as the
Maxium, is not called quick firer. The
name given to it is" machine gun. -
There are large range of these
weapons of all sizes and firing from
1900 right down to forty rounds of
ammunition a minute.
The gun which generally accompa-
nies a column into the field on active
service fires shell of sixty pounds
and is known as the Hfive inch, or, to
use the old term, a "sixty FOUNDER, -
Pearson s Weekly. fr
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
HAGERSTOWN WEDDINGS
Pennsylvania Couples Recently Mar
ried in Maryland City

Hagerstown, Nd, Jan. 13.-The fol
lowing Pennsylvania couples Were mar
ried in this city:
Miss Ruth Wilt and William D.
Gutshall, both of Baline, Pa, at the par
sonage of the First Baptist church, by
the Rev. E. X. Thomas.
Miss Lula B. Whitman, of Middle
town, and Edward C. Pagan, of Har-
risburg, at the parsonage of the Trim
ity Lutheran church, by the Rev. DR..
j. S. Simon.
Miss Lillian Mary Young and Clair
Brown, both of Altoona, at the par
sonage of the First Christian church,
by the Rev. Mr.. Townsend.
Miss Blanche Miller, of Indian Head,
and Roy Homer White, of White, by
the Rev. Mr.. Thomas.
Miss Myrtle Whiteman and Thomas
Eggeson, both of Johnstown, by the
Rev. Mr. Thomas.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Grade Crossing Refused

The petition Of the CORNWALL and
Lebanon Railroad Company for the APP
proval of crossing at grade of Will
low street, in the city OF Lebanon, has
been refused by the Public Service
Commission. The city was opposed to
the crossing and the evidence was to
the effect that there was no public
necessity for it, The view of the Com
mission was that it would not be justi-
fed in approving a grade crossing over
one of the most extensively travelled
streets of the city when the city itself
protested that the accommodation and
convenience of the public could not be
attained.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Business Steadily Improves, Says Fahey
Bu Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Business con
ditions in the United States are stead
lily improving, President Wilson was
told to-day by John II. Fahey, president
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States. Mr.. Fahey said that
some business still was depressed, but
that general confidence had been re.
stored and undoubtedly was having a
good effect. Mr.. Fahey has been men
toned for the new Trade Commission
and he would not deny to-day that he
had been offered one of the places. He
said, however, that under no circum-
stances could he accept the appoint
ment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Report Says Constitu-
|: tionalist Leader Will
f Enter Mexico City
in Few Days
VILLA SENDING
|; TROOPS NORTH
Hapata s Forces Evacuating the City in
|. Consequence of Defeat at the
| Hands of General Obregon at San
| Martin Yesterday
By Associated Press.

Vera Cruz, Jan. 13.-That General
Carranza army will be in Mexico City
within few days is the optimistic as
sertion made here to-day by followers
of Carranza and for which there seem
kngly is reason for belief. Unofficial
as well as official, reports coming into
kera Cruz indicate that General Villa
has been sending north trainload after
trainload of soldiers and that once more
Mexico City is to be evacuated, except,
perhaps, by the garrison of Emiliano
Zapata IS men.
1t was asserted that the States of
&Puebla and Taxcala were taken to-day
in brisk but not difficult fighting Re
ports received from Tampico indicate
continued CarranZa successes at Vie
toria and other points west of that
port.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The Carranza
agency here to-day issued the follow
|ing statement:
ga report from Vera Cruz dated to-
day says dispatch received there last
hight from Puebla announced that
Mexico City was being evacuated by the
kapata troops in consequence of vic
tor ywon by General Obregon yesterday
at San Martin and also as a result of
Constitutionalist forces under General
Sanchez now advancing into the State
of Morelos.
"'The Zapata force defeated at San
Martin numbered about 5000 and was
commanded by Generals Aguilas and
Arguedo, Their loss was heavy and
large amount of arms and ammuni-
|tion, including several cannon and ma
chine guns, were captured. San Mar
Tin is about half way between Puebla
and Mexico City. Reports from Vera
Cruz and elsewhere show the enemy was
3lefeated at Victoria and Wales. Gen
eral Angeles is being driven toward
ITorreon. General Herrera is reassem-
bling 5000 reinforcements at Monte
|Fey.'
Monterey has been evacuated by all
|Carranza troops and there are no mill
harry forces in the town, although 1t IS
Expected Villas troops will arrive
there soon, according to a dispatch to
|the State department from Monterey
dated Yesterday. Villa has left Chi
|huahua for Agues Calientes.
Two oil companies, the Aguilar/Pe-
kroleum Company and the Penn7Mex OIL
COMPANY, have been closed down, it
|was reported from Tampico, in accord
|hnce with the terms of the Carranza
s1ecree preventing further developments
or operation of oil lands without per-
mission of the Constitutional admins
&ration
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
DEATH OF MRS. MARY NELLY
Funeral Services Will Be Held at Home
on Friday Morning

Mrs. Mary Emma Daugherty Nicely,
wife of DR.. Edgar c. Neely, died at her
ate home, 1011 North Second street,
yesterday morning at 8 O'Clock. She
/ 8 survived by her husband. one sister,
Miss Alberta Daugherty, with whom
She lived, and two brothers, Frank H.,
|of this city, and Harry l.. Daugherty,
|Of Altoona.
Services will be held at the home
Friday morning at IL o'clock, the Rev.
Floyd Appleton, of st. Paul's Episcoapl
church, officiating. Interment in Har-
Eisburg cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Hearing Is Postponed

The hearing of William Heiney, Will
liam Kelley, Charles Long and William
Allen, charged with feloniously enter
ing the West End Democratic Club and
taking cigars, cigarettes and crackers,
was postponed until Friday afternoon
at clock because no prosecutor made
his appearance in police>cour this aft
ernoon. The men were released on bail.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
commerce Committed Meeting

George S. Reinoehl, J. A. Brandt,
George A. Hall, c. M. Kaltwasser and
l.. S. Williams, committee of the Har-
risburg Chamber of Commerce on print
ing circular on Harrisburg's advan-
tages, met at noon to-day at the Har-
risburg Club. Preliminary plans were
discussed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Court Order Affecting Foresters

Watertown, N, Y, Jan. 13.-Supreme
Court Justice c. Emerson handed down
decision to-day in a test case which
affects all Foresters in the United who
Joined the order prior 1899. The
decision holds that such Foresters need
not pay extraordinary assessment levied
in 1912, which amounts to virtually
$3.50 on $1,000 of insurance. The
case is that of Henry .McCiement VS.
the Supreme Court of Foresters.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
oregon,s First Settlement

The first settlement in Oregon was
made. at Fort Clatsop, near the mouth
of the Columbia river, on the 2Sd day
of March, 1911. The men comprising
the group were prospective fur traders
sent to the Pacific coast by John Jacob
Astor They had sailed from New
York ON. board the Ship Tonquin.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Health Bureau Meets No-night

The City Bureau of Health will re-
organize for 1915 at a meeting to be
held this evening. Officers will be
elected and plans will be laid for the
new years work. The bureau will re
ceive the annual report of Health Off
Ger Raunick, which, among other things
shows that the births of 1914 were
/ 1,442 against 955 deaths.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Elmer Reed

The funeral of Elmer ELLSWORTH Reed,
81 years old, who died Friday at his
home, 120 Charles street, was held
from the home this afternoon at $50
b clock, the Rev, E. E. Rupp, pastor of
hhe Otterbein United Brethren church,
officiating. Burial was made in the East
Harrisburg cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Grade Crossings

Accidents for the Public Service Com
mission, will hold hearing in Tamaqua
tomorrow on the application of the
citizens for protection at three grade
crossings in that city. Mr.. Dohoney
and Chief Engineer Snow last night re-
turned from conference in Washing
ton with the Bureau of Standards re-
garding the Standardization of cleo
trical appliances.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Horace G. Leeser

The funeral of Horace G. Leeser,
|67 years old, who died at Scranton
Monday, was held this afternoon at 2
b clock at Scranton, where burial was
|made. Mr.. Leeser was former resi-
dent of Harrisburg and at one time
manager of the Dow Shoe Company, of
This city. He is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Gilman, 1926 Green
street, his widow, three daughters and
One son.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
BEGs TO SEE HUSBAND SHE SLEW
But States Attorney Does Not Grant
Woman s Desire

Hagerstown, Nd, Jan. 13.-Clifford
Taylor Leggett, the young man mur-
dered Sunday morning by his wife, Min
ME Leggett, of Upton, Pa, following
a quarrel at their home here, was bur
led in the Boonsboro cemetery yester-
day.
Mrs. Leggett begged the Sheriff that
she be allowed to have one last look
at the form of her husband before in
terment, but State s Attorney Wolinger
stated that he could see no useful pur-
pose that could be served by the wife
being granted this privilege.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Elizabeth Knepp

The funeral Of Elizabeth Knepp,
|73 years old, who died at her son s
home on Charles avenue, Monday, was
held this morning at 1890 O'Clock at
|the chapel of T. NJ. Mauk & Son, un-
|lertakers, the Rev. j. Bradley Mark
ward, pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran
church, officiating, Tomorrow morning
bat 11.55 o'clock the body will be taken
by Undertaken Mauk to Carlisle for
burial.
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Mrs. Emma Matchett

The funeral of Mrs. Emma J. Match
lett, widow of Samuel l.. Matchett, who
died Monday at her home, 1924 Wallace
street, of heart trouble, will be held
Friday morning at 10 O'Clock, the Rev.
Floyd Appleton, rector of st. Paul S
Protestant Episcopal church, officiating.
Burial will be at Wilhamsport. Mrs.
|Matchett is survived by one son, j. B.
|Matchett, and two daughters, Mrs.
|Mowery and Mrs. Willette, all of this
Lritv
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Tree Committee to Meet

The municipal Christmas tree COM
mittee will meet at 7.30 O'Clock Thurs
day evening at the Mayors Office to
complete the business of the last cele-
bration. 1t is expected that the com
mittee has funds enough to settle all
accounts.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Money! for New Armories

The State Armory Board, at it's
meeting yesterday, decided that it will
ask the Legislature for $750,000 for
new armories for the next two years.
The plans of Mccormick & FRINGE for
the Lebanon armory were approved,
and the contract for construction will
be let on February II, there being $780,
600 available to begin the construc-
ton
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-13
Treasury Money

In the past two days the money de-
rived from automobile licenses amount.
ed to $50, 500, which was paid into the
State Treasury.
Theodore F. Cruger, register of Sui
livan county, has paid $101,299 into
the treasury, collected as collateral in
heritance tax.