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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Announce Program For
43rd Anniversary at
Centenary U. B. Church

Plans for the forty-third anniver-
sary celebration in the Centenary
United Brethren Church and for the
reopening and dedication of the new
extension to the main building have
been completed by the committee in
charge. The program for the cele-
bration which will continue eight days,
beginning next Sundays, follows in
part:
Sunday-Dedication in morning, in
charge of the Rev. DR.. d. d. Lowery,
superintendent of the East Pennsyl-
vania Conference; address in the even
ing by DR.. Lowery. Monday-"Church
Night: address by the Rev. DIR. J. A.
Lyter, of Derry Street Church., Har-
risburg, on THE Christian Church"
Tuesday-Sunday School night; adj
dress by w. d. Reel, superintendent
Pennsylvania Sunday School Associa-
tion. Wednesday, night;
address by the Rev. George NJ.
Richter, CoatesVille, on Missionary
Problems and Present Opportunities"
hursday-Christiap Endeavor night;
burgh, secretary of Pennsylvania
Christian Endeavor Union. Friday
Mems night; address by the Rev. F.
Berry Plummer. of Carlisle. Satur-
day-lntermediate Fellowship night,
with addresses by local pastors. sun
day, January 9-Prayer and praise
service at Q o'clock. conducted by II. j.
Sanders; sermon at 10 o'clock by the
Rev I. +. Runk. of Scottdale; annual
Sunday School rally at o'clock an
nUal &. L. rally at $50: sermon at
I:SO by the Rev. Mr.. Runk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Lloyd-George Makes
FerUent Appeal to Labor

London, Dec. 27. - David Lloyd
George, Minister of Munitions, ad-
dressing a meeting of 1000 union off,
cials and workshop stewards at Glas-
gov yesterday, made one of the most
eloquent appeals of his career.
What we are experiencing Is not
passing shower" he said, 1T is the
deiuge; it is. q CONFUSION of nature;
it is o. cyclone which is tearing up by
its roots the ornamental plants OF
modern society and wrecking some
Of the ilimsy trestIe bridges or
modern civilization. 1t is an earth
quake which is upheaving TIE very
rocks OF European life; it Is one Of
chose seismic disturbances in which
nations leap forward or fall back
ward generations in a single bound.
"All this chatterins about relax
ing a rule and susrending n custom
is out OF place. You cannot haggle
with an earthquake, and 1 beg the
skilled workmen of this country, in
whose keeping are the doctrines of
labor, to lift up their eyes above the
mists Of distrust and suspicion and
ascend to the height of the greatest
opportunity that ever opened before
their class. and by So doing, re-
emerge after this war that future
hope which the great leaders of
democracy OF all ages have pictured
in their dreams"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Steelton Snapshots

To Give Entertainmcnt.-The Croa-
tian Sokol will give an entertainment
this evening in the hall at Second and
Washington streets.
Collect S141 For OTphannge.-Th
congregation of the Centenary United
Brethren Church, contributed SLABS
last night for the Quincy Orphanage.
at Quincy. All attendance records were
broken by the big crowd present last
night.
Funk-Boughter Wedding. Miss
Eva Amelia Funk and Charles Samuel
Boughter were married at the parson-
age of the Main Street Church of God
by the Rev. G. w. GetZ. Mr.. Boughter
played centerfield on the Steelton team
of the Central Pennsylvania League
during the 1915 season. The couple
will reside in Steelton.
To Admit Members.-New members
will be admitted with impressive cere-
monies this evening at the meeting of
Carthage Lodge, knights of Pythias.
League 10 Meet. - The monthly
meeting of the Municipal League will
be held this evening
Funeral of j. \. BraEdt,-Funeral
services for j. A. Brandt, Second and
Pine streets, were held this afternoon,
the Rev. w. c. Sanderson officiating.
Burial was made at Middletown.
Services For Mrs. Wolf,-Funeral
services for Mrs. Harry Wolf, of $50
North Front street, We're held this aft
ernoon, the Rev. H. W. Germer Off
eating. Burial was made at Oberlln.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
CrRa1 rON 00lDDLerOWn chlebsplRe8
Na49La0aR0aAhI
MIDDLETOWN HAS
BIG CELEBRATION
Hundreds at Christmas Tree
Events; Music and Entertain
ments in Many Churches

Christmas at Middletown this year
was more widely celebrated than ever
before in the history OF this thriving
borough
The Community Christmas Tree
celebration Saturday evening. followed
by early morning services yesterday
and the Christmas entertainments and
exercises during the day, brought to a
close, a complete observance of the
season.
Christmas morning services in some
OF the churches, opened the celebra
ton, and the program at the three in
the evening was the big event of the
day. Hundreds of people, young and
old, crowded around the lighted tree
for the short exercises.
Entertainments were given last
evening in the Royalton United Breth-
rem Church; the local Church of God.
and the First United Brethren
Churches. Christmas music was the
feature of services in the other
churches. Tonight the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Presbyterian Church.
will resent Christmas at the Pole
a playlet on the discovery of the North
Pole,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
BRITISH REPULSE
TURKS WITH LOSS

TContinued From First PRRe,1
paper correspondent, NJ. Gournaris de-
clared the policy Of Greece was un-
be dragged into the war but he could
not commit himself as to what Greece
might do should Bulgarian troops en-
ter Greek territory.
Teutons 10 Advance
Conflicting reports continue to reach
London from the scene OF the Near
East campaign. Statements from
some sources make Ii appear the Teu-
tonic allies are preparing steadily FOR
an offensive movement in conjunc-
tion with the Bulgarians and Turks.
Other advices, however, are that the
Bulgarians fear to attack less they be
caught between two fires in the strip
of territory from the Salonil0-Doiran
to the Saloniki Gievgoi railroads.
The central powers are still nego-
tiating with Greece. An interview with
Premier Skoulodous forecasts failure
of the efforts to prevent an invasion OF
Grecian Macedonia. 1t Is estimated
that IL an invasion is undertaken the
Athens government will devote its ef-
forts toward obtaining guarantees of
the evacuation of Greek territory I'M
mediately following the completion OF
military operations.
Along the western front. Paris re-
ports successful artillery actions by
the French in the Champagne and
Nosges. Berlin says operations are
restricted by incessant rain.
Persians Driven Back
Petrograd reports victory for the
Russians in Persia against a we'll
armed force that included several
thousand Persian insurgent gedarmes.
The insurgent army fled after 1t had
suffered heavy losses 1t is declared.
On the Riga-Dvinsk front in Russia
the Germans have resumed their
activity according to Petrograd, but
without any gain of ground being re-
corded. Gas was employed in some
of the German attacks, the Russian
report states. Berlin declares that
nothing worth reporting has occur
red on the eastern front.
On the front in France neither Ber-
lin nor Paris reports operations of
note, the activity being confined TO
artillery play and mine explosions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
GERMAN SINGERS
TO GIVECONCERT
Include Folk Songs and Carols
in Program; Celebration TO
Close Friday

German residents of Steelton have
almost completed plans for the pro-
gram to be given Wednesday evening
at the Community Christmas Tree
celebration on the High school cam
pus. German singers in a large chorus
will give carols and folk songs which
will be the feature of the evening.
The opening OF the celebration on
Friday night was the biggest Christ
mas event held in the borough in
many years. New Years eve, the same
choruses of hundreds of school chill
dren, will again take part in the pro-
gram. Christmas was widely observed
in the churches also, entertainments
and musical programs including can
tatas featuring the observance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
MICHAEL IL. SMITH

1922 North Front street, will take
place tomorrow afternoon. Services
will be conducted at the home, by the
Rev. ]. Bradley MarlIward, pastor of
Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Burial
will be made in East Harrisburg ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Smith was retired passenger
conductor of the Philadelphia division
of the Pennsylvania railroad, and was
so years of age. He died Thursday
after a short illness. The survivors
are one son, Lewis W., this city. three
daughters, Mrs. Theada Bertner. and
Mrs. Alice Green, Baltimore, and Mrs
Sylvia Loffer, Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
RUSSIANS IN DIRE WANT

Berlin, Dec. 81 (By wireless to Say
yille) ).-RepOrts from the Caucasus,
received here from Constantinople,
state that the Russian army is demor-
allied as a result of cold hunger,
typhoid and poor equipment,
says the Overseas News Agency.
Poles in the Russian army whose
homes are in districts occupied by
the Germans are deserting or begging
that they be sent home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Germans Refuse to Allow
Shells to Spoil Christmas

With The German Army In France,
Dec. -, via Lille and Berlin to Lon
don, Dec. 27.-War is no respecter
of customs Therefore there was no
cessation of activity along the line in
Northern France on Christmas eve
if possible the French artillery fire
more nearly approached the Celebrated
drum fire" of the late September Of
fensive than at any time since then.
Christmas to the average German,
however, is the most important day
of the year and the Bavarians in
Northern France refused to allow the
French artillery TO spoil their celebra-
ton. All along the line from the
most advanced trenches to the COM
munication points in the rear Christ
mas trees blazed almost as if opposi-
tion to the flare of exploding shells.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
LEVI WALTERS

Levi Walters. aged II years a re-
tired groceryman, died Christmas
morning at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. John Kobler, COZ Boas street.
The survivors including the following
children: Mrs. John Kobler, Mrs. J.
2. Maxwell. Harry Walters; five
grandchildren; eight greats -grandchil-
dren, and two brothers and two sisters
The funeral will take place Tuesday
afternoon. Services will be conducted
by the Rev. L. A. Pyles. D. D., pastor
Church, assisted by the Rev. w. w.
Hartman, pastor or Ridge Avenue NJ.
E. Church Burial will be made in
Harrisburg ceemtery. For 40 years
Mr.. Walters conducted a grocery store
at Sixth and Hamilton streets He was
a charter member of the Fifth Street
NJ. E. Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Would Develop Processes
For Taking Nitrates From
Air by Electricity For U. S.
By Associated Press

Washington, D. G, Dec. 81. - To
free the United States army from
its dependence for nitrates for the
manufacture of explosives, Brigadier
General Crozier. chief of the ordin-
ance department in his annual report
to-day says the government, If neces-
sary, should develop the electrical
processes of taking nitrogen from the
air.
The country now is dependent for
nitrates upon the Chilean fields. which
might be cut off in time of war. and
a store of sodium nitrates piled up
against sudden emergency would not
last any considerable time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
MEMORIAL SERVICES

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Dec. 27. -
Thursday evening memorial services
were held by the Col. II. I. Zinn Post
No. 415 in honor of the following COM
rades who died during the past year.
Daniel Glace, Alfred S. Martin, Adam
j. Mountz, William H. Rice. Fred T..
Myers, John G. Nesbitt, Ira d. Coover,
Jacob Zimmerman, Daniel limerick,
and Israel j. Weaver. Commander II.
S. Mohler had charge of the service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mr.; and Mrs. III. B. Hollinger. of
Royalton, entertained recently in
honor of the 21st birthday of their
son, Warren. Those present were:
Harry Heiser. Lebanon: Charles Hons.
er, Bertha Wolf, Daniel Lyons. Edna
Epdegraff. George Wolf. Fannie
Boughter, Eli Metzler, Nora Conrad.
Joseph Bryan. Ruth Conrad. John Kre-i
ser. Mrs. Kathryn Rutherford and
daughters, Sadie and Grace, Ruth
rutherford. Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Hol-
linger, sons Warren. Jacob. CIaude
daughters, Thelma and Helen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Declares 1t Is Impossible
to Gust Allies From Greece

Athens, Dec. 27.-'With our bat
teries of heavy artillery and men be-
hind them, it is impossible to oust the
allied forces from Sa;onibi," said Cen
eral Castelnau, chief of the French
staff in a statement to-day to the AS
sociated Press.
General Castelnau gave the inter-
view after being received this morn
ing by King Constantine and attend
ing a luncheon at the French lega-
ton.
The situation AT Saloniki to-day is
most excellent" the general con-
tinued. II may say also that the
position provides the most favorable
conditions for offensive as we'll as de-
fensive operations"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
THOMAS KNISELY

Funeral services for Thomas Knise-
ly viii be held this evening at 7.30
o'clock at the home of a sister, Mrs.
Mary Lukens, 621 South Front street
The Rev. r. L. Meisenhelder, pastor
of Trinity Lutheran Church will off,
ciate. Tomorrow morning the body
will be taken to Mexico. Juniata coun-
ty for burial. MIR. Knisely was as
years of age, and is survived by the
father, William Knisely, and two sis
ters. Mrs. Lukens, and Mrs. Maggie
Stevens.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
MISS EDNA r.. Rider

Miss Edna Elizabeth Ruder, aged IL
years, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Will
liam S. Ruder. 2126 Greenwood street.
died last night after a two weeks ill
ness with pneumonia. The funeral
will be conducted at the home at 2
o'clock by the Rev. Joseph d. w. Dea-
vor pastor of Epworth NJ f. Church.
Burial will be made in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Wilmer, Bair and Wilmer
Begin Semi-AnnuaI Sale

Wilmer. Bair & Wilmer began to-
day their semiannual preinventory
sale of women's apparel at ZOE Wal
nut street. This sale will continue to-
morrow. Wednesday and Thursday of
this week.
Through an oversight, postal card
announcements of this event stated
that the sale would take place next
week. which was an error. The event
began to-day and will close Thursday.
as will be noted in their advertisement
on another page of this paper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
We Are Making a Special Time

Some people all last week
were saying, I'VE wish our
friends coming next week
could see how our Store does
things"
Very we'll, come along. The
Great Organ and band will
play morning, noon and even
ing.
Some of the holiday decor
ations will remain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
IHMIDDLETOWN- =
MIDDLEToWN NOTES

The executive committee OF the
Evangelistic campaign will meet this
evening in the United Brethren
Church.
The school board will hold another
special meeting this evening to consider
plans for the proposed continuation
schools.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Deaths and Funerals
CHARLES \. BONGERT

After an illness of several months,
Charles A. Bongert, aged 5S years, died
at the Hamburg sanatorium yesterday.
He is survived by his mother, two sis
ters, Mrs. W. K. Byrem, and Mrs. w.
r. Zinn, and a brother, Milton P. Bon
gart, all of this city. Funeral services
will he held Wednesday afternoon at
9 o'clock from his residence 1913 Der
~ street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
MRS. RACHEL zARKER

The funeral of Mrs. Rachel Zarker.
l26 Evergreen street, took place this
morning. Services were conducted at
the home, at 1890 o'clock by the Rev.
j. Bradley Markward. pastor of Beth
iehem Lutheran Church. Burial was
made in Harrisburg cemetery. Mrs.
Zarker died suddenly at her home Fri
day. The survivors are one brother
Samuel Leighton and one sister, Mrs.
\. d. Radabaugh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
KGiser's Condition Is
RumOred Alarming
Special TO the Telegraph

London, Dec. 2. Alarming rumors
probably OF an exaggerated nature. are
being circulated In Switzerland con-
cernlng Emperor Williams Illness, ac-
cording to the Zurich correspondent of
the Exchange Telegraph Company.
The rumorS state, says the CORE
spondent, that the Emperor's condition
Is causing profound anxiety in Berlin
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
ROYALS LAST MONDAY COURT

Mayor John K. Royal this after
noon held his last Monday police
court. He had big list to look over
Most of them were Christmas and
Sunday drunks. Five panhandlers
were in the lineup. In all a total of
twenty-five prisoners were registered
on the police docket.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
CAUGHT UNDER METAL

CharIes Boughter, aged n. an em-
ploye in the b. and c. department. of
the pennsylvania Steel Company while
at work this morning was caught un-
der heavy piece of metal. receiving
a compound fracture of the left leg
ABOVE the knee. He was admitted to
the Harrisburg Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
SALE OPENED TODAY

Wilmer Bair & winners Semi
Annual Pre-Inventory Sale opened to-
day, and will continue Tuesday, Wed
nesday, Thursday. See advertisement
page 4. 202 Walnut St-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27

But no rummaging sales
here. We do not need them
with fresh stocks rightly
priced that sell themselves.
Here and there in the vari-
Gus sections of the store some
mussed and soiled pieces are
to be had, but rummage sales
henceforth belong to the
Emergency Aids.
This morning this fine
building is practically.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Mrs. NTATILDA WITHEROV

Mrs. Matilda Witherow. aged co
years, died yesterday at her home,
1926 North Fourth street. The sur
vivors are her husband, James B.; two
daughters. Miss Mary and Miss Sallie
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27

M The funeral will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at 9 o'clock. Burial
will be made in East Harrisburg ceme-
terry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
The Store That LnOites You
DECEMBER 27, 1915

asks you within four walls which
include an entire city block in the
heart of Philadelphia, covering an
area of 4SO feet long and $50 feet
wide.
Its height from sub-basement
floor to roof is 2sl feet, and its
floor space for the display and SELL
ing and movements of merchan-
disc, and the convenience of custo-
mers, is almost forty-fve acres.
1t is a building of solid stone
and steel, absolutely fireproof,
ventilated by new system that in
sures constant changing of air, and
drawing its heat, light and power
from a separate building across
Thirteenth street in another block.
Fifty passenger elevators, To-
Gated in double banks, make easy
and convenient passage from floor
to floor.
Six main stairways go from roof
to basement.
Eight brick-inclosed fire towers,
each with two staircases, lead down
to the street from all floors.
Two great FIRE walls divide the
store in three cross sections, and
the doors of these walls on each
floor are so made that they will
close automatically in case of fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27

The merchandise of the Store is
so great in volume, so extensive in
variety and so busily changing all
the time, as to form a permanent
exposition unequaled in any mar.
ket in the world.
For the convenience of visitors
there are numerous rest rooms,
picture galleries, halls of music, a
hospital, two great restaurants,
smoking rooms, writing rooms,
free checking rooms and informa-
tion bureau, corps of guides, and
a promenade on the roof giving a
view Of the whole of Philadelphia
and much of the surrounding coun-
try.
Inc store is Immediately acces-
sible from both the Pennsylvania
and the Philadelphia and Reading
Terminal stations, each a block and
a half away; by the principal troll
ley lines which pass its doors; by
the Subway-Surface and Subway
Elevated systems, which have .
station in the Store, and from New
Jersey Ferries by three minutes
ride on the subway.
1t is a Store of great mer-
chandise, great buying, great
selling, great hOspitalities and
great welcomes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27

[Continued From First Page.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
DIR. DIXON ISSUES
TOOTH ARTICLE
Health Talks Have Been Read
by Millions of People in the,
Last Two Years

State Commits
sioner of Health
Samuel G.. Dixon
has just completed
the Tooth of his
weekly health and
hygiene talks. This
series OF talks was
inaugurated by the
commissioner al
most two years ago
as a means OF
warning people to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-27
Surely Everybody Knows

that there never was since
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-14

\ big program is being shown at
the Empire theatre today The fea
ture attraction is The Vanderbilt
cup Races, as held at the Panama
racine Exposition this year This is
one al the most thrillinS races ever
mined into motion pictures Other
attractions are a Majestic Two reel
meiedFama. The Comeback fea-
turing Ralph Lewis billie West and
a strong east ia "a thrilling teat89
production A Bison two reel dras
liza, The OaklaWn Handicap tea
turing Nm CLIFFORD Marie Nal
eamp and star east aud "a Nestaf
COMEDY Just as tuHnN CAS- $40
tits 0uh Pants teaturina las i
Dillon Lee Moran aud nllAa
Rhoaea Iomnrton che Empha alll
teafarg tbe bie ulHefsal star +
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-14

THE Fairy and the Wait is be
ing shown al the Dixie theatre to-
day, and the story OF this Gdstaye
Frohman production Is sure to aR-
peal To every person in he audi
ence. The principal actors Mary
Miles Minter (knoRn the country
over as The tittleat kehel4a Per
ey Helton tthe boy nt Peter
Grimm iamel. ana Mi Archie
twhom everyone know @iHl DE-
light che children with mthos aud
humot while the rpo@a=ups Nil b.
Stripped BY the spleua.a acting aud
the interest of the plot based upan
event braueht about hN the sudden
outbreak 90 Tia present European
war nearite the gathering cloud
the thre a ot the Tors are NoNaH
toeeilsf into a haHps eadEHg 4
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+ also helms shown At tha hists -
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D. kas l4ee ESQ fesl eHHllile lie
taeihe drama fls Kite salae