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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
COLD WAVE To send The
MERCURY TO 5 DEGREES
Warnings Fluttered Throughout the
East To-day Forecasting Big Drop
in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. May
Freeze for Second Time This Winter

Cold wave warnings were flashed
about the eastern part of the country
this morning presaging the arrival OF
extreme low temperatures. The Wealth
er Bureau here to-day forecasted drop
of twentyfour degrees over the mini
mum temperature of last night to a
mark of s degrees for tonight. This
will be lowest mark reached here since
December 81, when the mercury touch
cd the one degree mark
With its arrival, of course, will come
fair weather, which will continue for a
= days with low temperatures. Its
effect here may be the closing of the
SusQuehanna river for the second time
this winter. The river first closed De-
cember 10, when the mercury went to
4 degrees. The river is now falling
from the mouth to its source and will
continue to fall. h. R. Demaiu issued
the following river forecast this morn
ing:
"The main branches and their trib-
utaries and probably portions of the
main river are likely to become frozen
in the next forty eight hours,
The river stage here is ga feet and
the increased flow may serve to keep a
channel open. However, Wildwood lake
may be frozen as result of the cold
snap and the skaters can again bring
out the steel which has been laid away
since the early January thaw. This
prediction was issued from the Wash.
ington office of the Weather Bureau:
"The cold wave now covers the
great central valleys and the upper
Lake region. The lowest temperature
reported was 5S degrees below zero at
White River. Canada. The cold wealth
er will continue east, reaching the At
lantic coast tonight and continuing
Friday. In the interior, cold weather
tonight will be followed by rising tenn
peratures Friday. Cold wave warning.
have been ordered in New Jersey and
Eastern Pennsylvania.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
TAKES A PIC TO Capitol
Representative Adams Says He Will
Introduce It to w-makers-Has
No Reference to Pork Barrel

Representative Adams. of Luzerne
county, is the pOssessOr of real live
pig, and he took it up to the Capitol
this morning.
The Capitol has often seen exhibi-
tions of live things aside from the hui
man species, especially when Professor
Surface has snakes, humble bees and
other things sent to him. Game Com
missioner Kalbfus receives consign-
ments of live quail; few squirrels
sneak into the departments in quest Of
food and an owl once In a while in
vades the Supreme Court room and
perches on the chair of the Chief Jus,
tice, but never before has live pig
gotten within the sacred precincts OF
the Capitol building.
Last night Representative Adams
went to local theatre which gives
away prizes to its patrons, and held
the lucky number that drew a small
pig. The veteran of the Philippine
war did not, shrink from annexing the
porker, but boldly took it under his
arm and marched off, congratulating
himself on his luck.
This morning he took the small pig
up TO the Capitol and confined it in a
box in the House postoffice. 1t is said
that if the pig does not escape before
Monday night Mr.. Adams will introduce
it to the members of the House when
the original resolutions are introduced
The pig attracts much attention and
has become quite pet among those
legislators who did not go home fol
the weekend One CT them remarked
to-day that his pigship has nothing to
do with the pork barrel.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
Late WAR news SUMMARY

The official reports of the war to-day
are in such complete conflict that the
outcome of recent hostihties, particu-
larly in the west, is left in doubt. In
Upper Alsace brisk lighting has been re-
sumed, and the battle at Craonne con-
tinues with undiminished severity.
The French War Office statement an.
nounces that every German attack was
repulsed and that every French attack
made progress. It estimates German
losses in the last three days at $4,000
and asserts that ground was won by the
allies in Upper Alsaee and near Craonne.
The German statement says that the
French were defeated in Upper Alsace,
heeing in disorder at two points and
that at Craonne another long section of
trenches Of the allies was captured.
Concerning the war with Russia, the
Berlin War Office says, that German
troops won the advantage in two unim-
portant engagements.
Severe fighting is in progress in the
trans-Caucasus, where the Turks, not
withstanding their reported defeat re-
Gently, are admitted by the Russian
military authorities to have assumed
again an energetic offensive. An official
commune alton from Petrograd saws
that the Turks made a series of attacks
but were thrown back with heavy
losses. Other Turkish defeats are an
nounced in fighting in Northern Persia.
An Official announcement from Con-
stantinople. however. says that the
Continued On sexenfh PAGE
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
CHARGES ISLANDER: ASKS 81, 900
Insurance Agent Files Suit Against
Steelton Church Member

Asserting that slanderous remarks
made by the defendant caused him fl
nancial losses in business, that they
were the direct mems of his being de-
feated for the presidency of the Steel
ton Bulgarian church, and that his
good name and reputation had been
injured, Taschko Dundoff to-day
brought suit against Streza Kastoff, de-
manding $1,000 damages. The papers
were filed by Wickersham Metzger,
as counsel.
The plaintiff asserts the defendant,
both in his private talks with friends
and at meetings of the church council,
said that Dundoff "gave me a bad
check and fooled, me" and that she
will fool us and injure the church,
Dundoff declares the reports were
false, unwarranteds and made by the
defendant in a malicious plan to in
jure him. Dundof is an insurance
agent
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
FRENCH Claim VICTORIES
ALL ALONG THE FRONT ON
The KAISER'S BIRTHDAY

Paris, Jan. aS, s.45 P. M.-The
French official announcement given out
by the War Office this afternoon makes
claim of uninterrupted French successes
on January -.
The French were successful IN every
one of their eudeavors and they esti'
mate the German casualties during the
days of January 25, 20 and "a at NO
fewer than twenty thousand men. At
CraOnne alone they say the Germans
had losses amounting to 5000 men.
In this particular fight the French give
their losses at 500. The report follows;
January 81 was the anniversary of
the birthday of Emperor William Of
Germany. Our adversarieS announced
for this day very particular effort, but
if it was made by them it did not re
suit to their advantage.
1.-The day was a good one for us
along all the front. Every German at.
tack was repulsed. while every Freneh
attack made ptogreSs.
I'm Belgium the positions of the
enemy were shelled and several of his
trenches were demolished. To the south
of the Lys the British artillery Shelled
the roads over which the German troops
were moving, as well as the points
where they were assembling.
I'm the sectors of Arras. Albert,
Rove, Noyon and scissors there was in.
termittent eannonading and rifle firing
at various points. The infantry of the
enemy endeavored to come out OF its
trenches to attack but it was at once
driven back by 4 severe FIRE.
I'm the region OF Craonne the total
Continued on Ninth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
GERMAN BATTALIONS ARE
FORCED BACK ON VISTULA.
Says PETROCRAD REPORT

Petrograd. Jan. 2S.-The general
staff of the Russian army to-day gave
out communication on the progress of
the fighting with the Teutonic allies. 1t
is dated January ~ and reads as fol-
lows:
I'm East Prussia fighting has con-
tinued in the region of Malwischken
and LaSdehnen. On the right bank of
the lower ViStula there took place
again an artillery engagement and en-
counters with advance parties of the
enemy. In front Of this river, in the
neighborhood of Skempe, We were sue.
ceSSful in forcing back several German
hattalions.
The night of January 26 and the
dGy following saw no important change
On the left bank of the Vistula. The
Germans, however, delivered reiterated
attacks against our front in the vicinity
of Bolimow, but in every case they
we're driven back. During one of these
engagements some detachments of the
enemy who have been successful in
gaining our trenches were dispatched
at the point OF the bayonet.
ATTACKS made by the enemy in the
vicinity OF the villages of Rabskebuiy
and kamion also resulted in failure. In
the course of January % our artillery
bomharded with success the lines OF
the enemy and reduced to silence a
German battery located at the village
of Atlanka, which is near Sochaezew,
In Gahcia tine engagements are de.
veloping on large scale. The front
extends from Mount Dukla to Mount
WySzekow. On the right wing OF this
front we have captured one hundred
prisoners and two mac hine guns.
I'm Bukowina on January 25, in
the vicinity of Weleputne to the south.
west of Kimpolung there was an ar.
! tillery engagement.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
President Disapproves
1t Because of Litera-
cy and Other Tests
Required by Measure
REGRETS ACTION
in HIS MESSAGE
Says Proposed Law Embodies Radical
Departure From Traditional Policy
of America in Respect to Its Rela-
tions to Peoples of World
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. IS. - President
Wilson vetoed the immigration bill and
sent special message to Congress say
ing he disapproved of the measure be.
cause of the h,eracy test and other re-
strietive tests which it purposes as a
condition of admission of immigrants to
the United States. President Wilson s
message delivered to the House was as
follows:
lit is with unaffected regret that
find myself constrained by clear con-
viction to return this bill III. Il. $3.50,
an Act to Regulate the immigration of
Aliens to and the Residence of Aliens
in the United States) without my sig.
nature.
Exercise of Veto Power Serious Matter
- Not only do l feel it to be Sc
rious matter TO exercise the power of
veto in any ease, because it involves
opposing the single Judgment of the
President IL the Judgment of a majority
of both houses of the Congress-. step
which no man, who realizes his own
liability to error. can take without
great neSltdllOn, out also because lAls
bill is in SO many important respects
admirable, well conceived and desir-
able.
cts enactment into law would un-
doubtedly enhance the efficiency and
improve the methods of handling the
! important branch of the public service
to which il relates. But candor and
sense of duty with regard to the re-
sponsibility so clearly imposed upon me
by the Constitution in matters of leg
islation leave me- no choice but to dis
sent.
Bill Violates Spirit of Nation
"In two particulars of vital eonse-
quenee this bill embodies radical de-
parture from the traditional and long
established policy of this country, a
policy in which our people have con-
ceived the very character OF their gov
ernment TO be expressed. the very mis-
Continued on Ninth Page
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
WHEAT UP TO $3.50 BUSHEL
At the Outset of Trading To-day May
Delivery Touches the High
Water Mark Figure
By Associated Press.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-Wheat selling as
high here as $3.50 bushel became q
reality to-day. AT the very outset of
trading the May delivery touched that
figure, opening figures ranging from
$1.49A to. $3.50, rise of %@% to
1h@1% compared with last night.
A still higher peak was reached in
the last hour, May ascending to
$3.50 rs, but finishing unsettled at 1c
of. from the topmost level.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
U. s. STEEL DOWN TO Al
After Touching Minimum Common
Stock Rallies but Again Falls Back

New York, Jan. 2S.-United States
Steel common stock dropped to its new
minimum price of 43 at the opening OF
the Stock Exchange to-day. On the
Consolidated Exchange it sold down to
below Al.
After touching the minimum, the
stock rallied, but fell back again. A
feature in connection with the trading
in Steel was the action of the Consoli.
dated Exchange in establishing mini
mum of 40.
AT the close of the market to-day
the governors of the New York Stock
Exchange established new minimum
of 40 for United States Steel common
The stock had remained practically al
day at its previous minimum of As.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
Survivors of Two Ship.
wrecked Vessels Ar
rive in N e w York
Port To-day
TERRIFIC GALES
ENCOUNTERED
Schooner Roessner Stripped of Sails in
Storm, Her Seams Opened and She
Is Soon Waterlogg gged-Life Boats
Swamped With Crew
By Associated Press,

New York, Jan. 2S.-The Clyde Line
freight steamer Algonquin, herself dis
abled, in tow of her sister ship, the
Cherokee, brought to this port to-day
the survivors of two shipwrecked yes
sells which she picked up before she
developed propeller trouble on her triE
from Santo Domingo.
OF the eight rescued men aboard the
Algonquin, seven were the captain anc
crew of the American schooner FTeder
lex Roessner, which sailed from Jana
Ella, December 8, for Stamford, Conn.
with logwood. The eighth man wa:
the pursuer of the Norwegian steamer
Anita, bound from Halifax for Kings
ton, which wrecked on North Caico:
reef January 10.
Plight of Crew Desperate
Captain Swain, of the Roessner, sale
that after his vessel was out ten day;
she encountered terrific gales and wa:
completely disabled. The sails wer,
carried away and all the sails were
stripped off and were blown to sea. Ii
the heavy pounding the schooner I
seams were opened and she was soor
waterlogged.
The crew attempted to put to Sc;
in the boats when their plight becam,
desperate, but the boats were swamp
ed. For three days the crew clung t.
the drifting wreck. Finally they wer,
sighted by the steamer Iroquois whicl
sent boat to their relief, took then
off and landed them at Turks Island
Couffunef. ou Fifth Daua
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
Frightened When Door Of Car Refuses
to Open in Y. w. G. A. Building

What is spoken of to-day at the new
Y. W. C. A, building as quite joke,
occurred yesterday afternoon when
Miss Marshbank, the matron, took a
number OF women in the elevator car
to the second floor and was unable to
open the door at the landing place.
There was really nothing the matter
with the gate, for with sufficient
amount of persuasion it finally was
opened.
The elevator car was full of women
at the time. They were at first frighten-
ed, but when the gate swung back they
went into the assembly room and list
ened to the lecture on Mormonism,
as though nothing had happened.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
Foot Crushed under ROY

Harry Snyder, 1876 South Third
street, employed at the P. R. R. freight
station, was injured by failing box
while at work at o'clock this morn
ing. His right foot was crushed. Aft
er treatment at the Harrisburg hos
pital he was taken TO his home,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
Inspects oity's Special Schools

Superintendent Diffenderfer of the
Nanticoke schools, medical inspector
and a number of the members of the
school board of that place inspected
the open air and special schools in
Harrisburg to-day with view to open
ing similar schools in Nanticoke.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
peaItu co Elects Officers

The directors of the Harrisburg
Realty Company met yesterday after
noon and elected officers for the year
as follows: President, B. f. Umberger;
vice president, John P. Melick; secre-
tary and treasurer, Andrew c. Nc
Creath.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Press.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Prices hard
ened in the late trading, the only ex-
the convertible bonds declining 4
points. The closing was firm. Rail
way shares, as well as coppers and some
slecialties, made partial recovery to-
day from the setback caused by the
suspension of the u. s. Steel common
dividend. Steel common scarcely
moved from Its new minimum.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
Mrs. Beverlv ward Dead

Mrs. Beverly Ward, wife of the
Rev. Mr.. Ward, 1873 Balm street, died
of a complication of diseases at the
Harrisburg hospital at 9 O'Clock this
morning. She was admitted to the in
stitution yesterday morning in very
serious condition.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
Miner Killed at Altoona

by d6SOtfdJtd FTeS8.
Altoona, Jan. 2S.-By the breaking
of a haulage rope at the Delaney mines
of the Altoona Coal and Coke Company
to-day, one miner was killed and six
injured. Three of the men were se-
riously hurt.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
CARzA FLEES mexico CITY
Provisional President to Establish
Temporary Seat of Government
at Cuernavaca

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The flight
of Rogue Gonzalez Cara, acting head
of the government at Mexico City since
the departure of General Gutierrez, was
officially reported to-day to the State
Department by American Consul Silli.
man. With Cara went a number of
other officials to establish a temporary
seat of government at Cuernavaca, a
short distance south of Mexico City.
A dispatch to the Carranza agency
here from Mexico City said the Car.
rama troops were four miles outside
Mexico City and that Zapata forces
were evacuating, going toward Cuerna
vaca.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28

San Antonio, Jan. 2S.-A message
received at army headquarters last
night said former President Eulalio Gu
tierrez had been located at Monclova,
$50 miles south of Eagle Pass, with an
army of 10000 men. The report says
it was feared Gutierrez may attempt
to act independently as recent PROPOSE
tions to other leaders were said to have
been received unfavorably
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-28
WOMEN PENNED In ELEVATOR

Continued on Fifth Page.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-04-22
Nicksd Arteries.

A mick" in an artery is sometimes
more dangerous than It's complete sew.
ering. for the coats OF arteries are
formed OF muscular tissue. which con
tracts. and slight cut at once ex.
pands Into round or oval hole.
through which the hemorrhagc CON
hnues unless the artery be tied. When
an nrtery Is completely severed the cut
ends tend to turn In and close the
tube. In the case Of u small artery
this closing sometimes needs no assist
ance. In the case Of a lurger artery
the surgeon ties II at once and thus
closes II for good The New York
Medical journal reports two cnses Mt
Lincoln hospital In which hemo9 b,ges
broke out over and over again for set.
erai weeks In urteries that had only
just been nicked and that were finally
healed by being tied Just M if they
had been severed.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-04-22
Funeral Souvenirs.

Weird funeral souvenirs OF Dutch
origin were called "doed.koecks." or
dead cakes" With n small bottle Of
wine and n, pair Of gloves two OF these
were sent by way of invitation TO rcln.
tives nnd friends whom ono wanted TO
attend the funeral The original recipe
for these cakes. which II snid TO be
authentic. called for fourteen pounds
OF icur. six pounds of sugar. Ave
pounds of butter. one quart OF water
two tcGspoonfuls OF pearl ash. two
teaspoOnfuls OF snlt and one ounce
OF carnway seed. These were baked IN
four inch squares, then frosted and
marked with the initials OF the de
parted friend" Sometimes they were
eaten AZ the funeral dinner. but usu.
ally they were taken away, like we'd.
ding cakes. nS souvenirs Many bakcrs
made speciality OF "funerul cookery"
one baker IN Philadelphia advertising
the specially as recently rs lTtS.-Ncw
York Tribune,
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-04-22

Julius Caesar missed Il grent dcnl IN
not knowing the telephone or nj least
Ia NOT using It II he knew il. One can
see the telephone engineer attached to
The Roman postotlice cndenvorlng, but
without avail, to get nn Instrument In.
stalled ut the capitol aud at tho pal.
ace, II am tntrustod by the emperor
to say that he does not desire these
barbarian novelties, and 80 Thomas
Aisn Edlsonus need not cnll ugaln
with his magiclan's apparatus" A
signal blunder! We cnn imagine what
would have happened, "llcllo, i2s7
ribcr. liz Il thou. Artemidorusi |
understand thou nlngst mo up this
morning. What. Details OF II plot2
Go not 10 the senate today? Beware
Of Brutus? Go not near Casca3 Right.
and | thank thee. Artcn.dorus, viii
have an extra guard put ON Instantly
aud the conspirators arrested" And
so. although Artcmidorus was unable
to give his warning In the street. he
gave It over tho telephone, and Cue
sar's valuable life aud with II tho for.
tune OF Rome was saved.--From "if
They Had Thought Of II" In Strand
Magazine
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-04-22
Real Joy Of Farm Ownino,

l am not gentleman farmer. With
q great estate over which ! ride once
in awhile and leave all the real work
to my underlings. / cannot think there
would be great fun In this, No: like
10 take hold with my Portuguese man
and plant and spray and trim md
prunc. To he sure. he does more than
his share OF the rough work. and much
Of the year must be culuvnting other
kinds OF fields than those that grow
cabhages and turnips. hut the fun Of
Turning comes from being renl farm.
er while you are one. getting close to
the soil. becoming intimate with every
living thing. whether II he plant or
animal: loving your tomato vines and
raspberry bushes. taking real pride
In your eggplauts md your brussels
sprouts. whether you get prize for
them mt the county fair or not.-Rcv
Dr. Francis T. Clark In Countryside
Magazine and Suburban Life
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-04-22
Fixing Up an Election.

A curious incident once occurred al
Patton at an election for parliament
Sir Marx Wood. who had been one of
its mcmbars for several years, had as
his colleague In the perliamrnt OF 1872
Sr William Congreve. the inventor OF
the famous "Congreve rocket" The
latter resigned In 1916 and the baro.
net wished his own Son 10 ali the va
cancy. There were only three voters
In the constituency-Sir Mark. his sou
and hls butler named Jennlays-but
as the son was away and the butler
had Qunrreled with his muster nm op.
portunity was afforded for singular
revenge. Jennings refused 10 second
Sir Marks nonimtion Of his son and
proposed himself. and a deadlock was
avertcd only by Sir Mark coming TO
terms with the refractory butler,
whose nomination he seconded In or
der to induce him TO act as II secunder
to his son, Matters being thus put
formally In train, Sir Mark arranged
With Jennings that the formers vote
should be alone given. anil the tnal
state Of the poll at Patton'k only
Aaown contest stood thus: Wood
Toryh 1: Jennings (whigL o.-West'
Gazette.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-04-22
A Question Of Numbers.

Herbert Spencer did not agree with
the scientists who favored the metric
system. He said II is artificial and
unsatisfactory. ten being divlslfe by
only two numbers-two and fve--and
in one case the result IL tifths. which
ere practically useless In the everyday
life Of the people. The decimal system
is similarly Objectionable, he coutand-
ed. because II has an imperfect fourth
which are desirable In ordinnry trims
actions. He regarded twelve ns one of
the mnsf favorable numbers. ns II IL
easily div!slble into groups ~ units
for popular use