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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-08
CONTENTS

PAGE 4. Editorials, "Pork-Barrel''
Pensi0ns,-Crop Time, - Great
Men.-Christian Endeavor Con-
ventiOn.-State News. - United
States News.-World and War
News.
PAGE a Go TO Church Because.--
Temperance. international
Sunday School Lesson.
PAGE 3. Mountain Agriculture
Suggestions on Corn Growing
Berea Clubs Meeting-Making
the Little Farm Pay.-Come on
People, Clean Up the Town at
Once.-Doctor Sounds Alarm for
All.
PAGE L. Local News Items.
PAGE 5.-College and Other New'
Of Interest.
PAGE 6. Serial, The Story of Wait
still Baxter.-'rhe Empty Sleeve.
PAGE7. In the Home.-lf you Hope
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-08
Great Men

Great OF various kinds
There great inventors great speakers, great dis
coverers great generals, great business men,
Probably the greatest peculiarty OF great men is
that two alike.
Berea has been visited by two great menthe past
week DR.. David Paulson Of Hinsdae Illinois, is a
full OF force enthusiasm and earnest love for his
fellowmen and he has the gift of making the truth plain
and piercing Every one who heard his talk Sunday
night will be a better Christian and every who
heard his talk Monday night will be moved to take bet
ter of his health.
George w. Gable, who addressed the faculty and
college students in the Library Tuesday night and gave
readings from his famous works in the Chapel We'd
nesday night is another full of enthusiasm and love
for his iellowmen but altogether different type. In
him the finished artist He is besides great his
torca character-one OF the men whose life is bound up
with the progress OF his country
Berea students will tell their children and their
grand children that they heard Dr. Paulson and George
w. Cable.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-08
"Pork-barrel" Pensions

The Worlds Work" for March tells how pensions
have been mismanaged and abused in this Country.
The United States army and pensions together cost
more than the German army and all its pensions.
No such would be necessary to make comforta-
bic all such old soldiers need but the laws have
been amended from time to time to let in people
who have need II people who the army and
many people who deserted from the army and were simply
bounty Jumpers" and pension hunters ("
In 1866 we paid SIS 100000 year to needy soldiers
In ISoS S86oooooo to needy soldiers and others-much
of TO others In 1872 laws passed by which
girls who married old soldiers could get pensions. The
first bad laws for pensions passed by Republicans,
but there Democratic Congressman who
trying to extend the pension system still more.
We believe in pensioning the patriotic and needy,
but this has been and is robbery OF the people.
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Hi HEl H0I

Our seventy-nve bicycle boys are
enlisting TO make a charge on the
non-subscribers of The Citizen. They
will make terms OF peace with old
subscribers as well as new ones for
any number OF years. We may as
well surrender, as the boys will get
us.
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Neutrality Law Violation Exposed
New York Base of Supplies
for British Cruiser

New York. April 6.-That British
warships doing duty on Sandy Hook
are using New York as base of sup
plies has been pretty well established
by Collector OF the Port Dudley Field
Malone, and as a result OF long investi-
cations that he has made II is prob
able that some tugboat owners, cap
tains and ~others will be indicted by
the federal grand jury and later have
to stand trial.
The collector has evidence that the
principal operatives OF a private de-
tectiye agency. well known throughout
the country, are involved with the
agents OF this organization.
These tugs, which belong In New
York. Philadelphia and New England.
have been carrying foodstuffs, fresh
vegetables coal and other supplies.
Continued on page rwo.l
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Chicago MsyorsIty Contest Most Bitter
In Many Years.

Chicago, April 6.-With the most
bitterly contested mayoralty election
in Chicago in many years on, the party
managers, while publicly making
claims Of large majorities, privately
admit that three elements have them
guessing as they have never guessed
before in local contest. The three
elements are How will the women
vote? How viii Mayor Harrison's
followers vote? How will the unem-
ployed vote?.
The women leaders are greatly con-
cerned over the experiment of woman
suffrage on the largest scale, munich
pally. ever to be tried In this country.
and are bending every effort to get
out as many Of the 2s2.000 women reg
istered as possible. With a total reg
istration OF 7e9,12s men and women.
both sides agree that the women with
2s2, 900 hold the balance Of power.
A distinctive feature OF the Thomp-
son campaign has been the appeal to
the unemployed to vote the Republican
ticket now and in 1916 to encourage a
return OF the full dinner pail and nor
NAL conditions OF prosperitv.
United States Demands $22s,o5s.54
From Germany For Ship Destroyed.
Washington. April 6.-The United
States government has asked OF Ger
many compensation to the amount of
s22s. .05954 in the case of the American
ship, William p. Frye. sunk Jan. 2S
by the German commerce destroyer,
Prinz Eitel Friedrich. The state de-
partment has made public the text of
the announcement, which the Ameri-
can claim is presented to the German
government.
Ambassador Gerard reported that
the foreign Office at Berlin had prom
ised him an early reply to the note he
presented and stated that the legal de-
partment Of the European Office al
ready 10 at work on the case.
The foreign minister referred to the
fact that exchanges already have be-
gun between Berlin and the German
embassy at Washington.
Thirteen Put In "Dy" Column as Re-
suit Of Election.
Detroit, Mich, April 6.-Prohibition
workers won a sweeping victory in
Michigan when sixteen counties voteu
on local option. or this number thir-
teen have gone dry with the result in
the three others, Chippewa. Iron and
Grand Travers slightly favoring the
vets, but with the ultimate outcome
uncertain.
II is declared the prohibition vic
tory insures the passage OF the state
wide prohibition bill. now before the
state.
Former wet counties voting dry are
Bereyn, Kalamazoo. Oakland, Cal
houn, Tuscola. Mason, Laper. Emmett
and Alger, The victory by the drys
closes 302 saloons and several brew
cries. Some OF the larger cities af-
fected are Kalamazoo. Battle Greek,
Pontiac, Ludinston forroarlv wet
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-08
RUSSIANS GAIN
IN LUPK0W PASS
Commands Railroad Into the
Hungarian Plains.
BRITISH BATTLESHIP IS SUNK

Attack on the DardanelIes by War
ships Postponed Until Supported by
Land Foroes-German Submarines
Busy Sinking Vessels.
London, April 6.-Cisna has been
captured by the Russians, giving them
command OF the railroad through the
Lupkow pass into the Hungarian
plains. Petrograd announces the cap
ture Of twenty officers and 1.20o Aus
trian soldiers north Of Bartfeld, and
Of twenty-five officers and more than
1000 Austrian soldiers in the fight
ing between Mezo-Laborcz and the
Uzok pass. North of Czernowietz the
Russians report that the Austrians
have retreated with the loss of 1000
soldiers captured. The Turkish bat
tleships Goeben and the Breslau were
forced to retreat in a naval engage
ment In the Black sea.
The British battleship Lord Nelson
has been destroyed in the Dardanelles
straits by fire from Turk batteries.
Athens dispatches say that the Brit
ish and French admirals had decided
to postpone further action in the Oar
danelles until they are supported by
land forces.
II was announced in London that
the Russian bark Hermes and the
Glasgow steamer Olivine were sunk
by German submarines on Sunday.
No lives were lost. London heard
that two German coastwise steamers
struck mines in the Baltic a few days
ago and sank without any loss OF life.
From Rome II was reported that the
Italian steamship Luigi Parodi was
torpedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine ON about Feb. 20. Fear is felt
that the Italian steamship PIMA has
met the same fate.
The Austrian war office announces
that the Russians have been repulsed
in the northern part OF the Bukowina
and that Austrian arms are holding
their own throughout the Carpathians.
II was officially announced at Ber-
lin that French forces were repulsea
in the Argonne and that a Russian
attack in Poland was successfully
driven back
The Bulgarian irregulars who
crossed the Servian frontier and were
driven back have penetrated Greek
territory at three points and the
Greeks are massing troops along the
servian line. Bulgaria has offered
Servia full reparation for the attack
upon her border.
Captain Herail. Frenchman, is TO
be tried by court martial for the mur-
der OF his, wife. She followed him TO
the front in November. in spite OF an
army order that officers should not
entertain their wives. When she de
clined to leave Captain Herail shot
her.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-08
NOT sUPERsTITIoUs, BUT

He: Are you superstitious when
thirteen persons sit down 10 the
table at the same timer
She; Well, not superstitious, but
| am sometimes worried, il l have
'cooked only enough for ten.-March
"WOman's Home Companion.
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to Save Your Baby's Life Kill
the Death-Dealing Fly.-Young
Folks Corner.
PAGE 8. East Kentucky News
Poem, The Baby OF the Nile.
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sions and sunk Russian vessels. Jan
uary 81. II was announced at Petro-
grad that the Medjidieh. with the
Turkish cruiser Mirirh. formerly the
German cruiser Breslau. had been dis
covered near SAMSON by the Russian
fleet. but escaped after a long pursuit.
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Another Good Well

Mr.. Snyder OF the Wood Oil Co.
drilled good well on the Cow Greek
field recently. A number Of other
companies are at work in this field
and there are prospects for good
yield in the entire field.
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Paris. April 6.-The French war Of
nee announces that recent lombard
ment by British aviators OF German
positions In Belgium caused the do
struction OF two German submarines.
a dirigible and fits hangar. and serious
damage to the Antwerp naval con-
struction yards at Hoboken. The
source OF these. details is not divulgei.
but the war Office vouches for them.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-08

IN OUR OWN STATE UNITED STATES NEWS
-Four Lives Lost in Clay City Fire

Four Lives Lost in Clay City Fire
In recent fire in Clay City the
lives Of William Larison and his two
chilrden, Oliver and Inez, and their
housekeeper, Mrs. Florence Charles,
were burned 10 death. The building
was burned almost to the ground
before the fire was discovered. The
chared remains Of the four victims
were found in the ashes. Larson
and his two children were buried
on Hardwick's Creek. The remains
.of Mrs. Charles, who was formerly
Miss Florence Sparks Of Irvine, were
taken 10 that place for interment in
the Sparks graveyard.
Estill Circuit Court Action
The special term of Estill Circuit
Court was held by Judges Canmack
and Riddcll. The case ofJohn NJ. Webb
for murder was continued 10 the 9Th
day Of June term OF court because
of the absence OF an important
witness for the defense. On
account Of the illness of coun-
sci for the defense, the case
of Elihu Tipton, charged with vot-
ing twice was continued. The case
of Adam Riddell charged with false
Swearing was filed away.
Kentucky Peaches Killed
Reports from Lexington state that
the peach crop in Western Kentucky
has been killed. Capt. w. f. Stone,
a commissioner of pensions has been
doing some out-of-oflice work and
as result he was informed by the
fruit growers that the peach crop
for this year will be a failure in
that part of the State.
Another Good Well
Mr.. Snyder Of the Wood Oil Co.
drilled good well on the Cow Creek
field recently. A number OF other
companies are at work in this field
and there are prospects for a good
Nlelu IN tne entlFe nelu.
Railroad to Manchester
The work on the new line OF rail-
road from Barbourville TO Manohcst-
er is expected "a commence within
the next few weeks. This road il
TO he built by Pennsylvania capi-
talists, who agreed if Clay County
would secure free right OF way and
bonus of $4,000 TO be paid when
the road was completed TO Man.
chester. The right OF way has been
secured and at a meeting recently
held in Manchester, the money was
quickly made up. II is given out
that work will start up as soon as
all the right of way can be secured
through Knox County-Thousand
Sticks.
Child Drowned
On last Thursday evening, the
two-year-old son OF James Haddix
who lives on the bank Of the river
Just above the river bridge on the
o. & X. Railway. fell from the rear
end OF a boat moored 10 the shore
and sank and the body never came
TO the surface any more, according
to what the elder child who saw II
says. Though neighbors gathered
at once and dragged the river, the
body had not been found as we go
TO press.-Jackson Times.
Fine Months Work
Miss Marian Williamson, the
nurse representing the Kentucky
Commission, at present
stationed in Boyle County, reported
10 her Board recently that during
March she had made forty-flve Wis
its 10 twenty cases Of tuberculosis,
cared for by eight different physi-
clans in all parts Of the county. In
addition she gave most OF two
each week TO special in
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Knowledge 10 power and the
way 10 keep up with modsr,
knowledge 10 10 read . good
newspaper.
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Crop Time

"He that soweth bountifuly shall reap also bount-
fully" says the Scripture.
The that plans WELL works hard, and keeps
watchfu and active will have good crops fall Re
member it takes all these-pans work, watchfuness.
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Estil Circuit Court Action


heHtuChy TedCH6s hIIIeu
Reports from Lexington state that
the peach crop in Western Kentucky
has been killed. Capt. w. f. Stone,
a commissioner of pensions has been
doing some out-of-oflice work and
as result he was informed by the
fruit growers that the peach crop
for this year will be a failure in
that part of the State.
Evening journal., 1915-03-05
HIS own lawyer;
He Goes TO PRISON

Harry North. of Philadelphia, acted
as his own attorney in the Court Of
General Sessions yesterday. and was
convicted of the larceny of tools from
the Wilmington Gas Company.
Edgar Smith left a bag of tools in
the hallway of No. 7O3 Market street
while waiting for a store to open, and
North took them.
When Attorney General Wolcott
asked him whether he had not based
his defense in City Court by claim
ing that it was "contributory negli-
eence on the part of the employe of
the Gas Company in leaving the tools
i'm the doorway" he stated that he
had because he knew il would be no
use to say anything else He ad-
mitted that he had been convicted
twice before for felony in New Jersey,
where he said he lived. He was
sentenced to two vars and be whip
ped with Is lashes.
Thomas II. ODonnell. Claude Fos-
ter and Leroy Fincher, white boys
we're paroled.
John Kawasauewski, who was
charged with larceny, was paroled in
charge of John J. McGovern.
Evening journal., 1915-03-05
By ED. L. KEEN

United Press staff Correspondent.
LONDON. March 5.-Pounding away
at Forts Kilid-B Bahr and Chanak, l45
miles from Constantinople, the allied
fleet has made further progress in its
attempt TO force the Dardanclles,
Athens dispatches asserted today.
Chanak's fire has become more feeble
and Vice Admiral Garden is confident
that the Turkish stronghold will crum-
bic within as hours.
but in spite of optimistic reports
from Athens, Admiralty officials declared
today that the heaviest fighting inside
the Dardanelles is yet TO begin. Steam
ing past Kilid -Bnhr and Chanak, the al
lied fleet will meet the plunging fire
Of modern krupp guns for the final
dash upon the Ottoman capital From
high hills overlooking a waterway bare
ly more than mile in width, German
and Turkish artillerymen will hurl ton
after ton OF metal down upon Gardens
great fleet, which will be further men
aced by mine fields The Admiralty is-
sued a warning TO the British public not
20 expect the fall of the Sultan's capital
without obstinate and prolonged resist
ance.
Evening journal., 1915-03-05
today 5 MOVES
IN THE WARZONE:,
What They MEAN
BY ]. W. T. MASON.
for The United Press.

Written for The United Press.
NEW YORK, March III a. m.) ri
Descriptions of the progress of the Dar-
danelles bombardment originating in
Athens and other places in the near East
must be accepted with reserve. The
same exaggerated sense of news that ex-
lists in Petrograd prevails in Southeast
ern Europe. Whatever is greatly de-
sired is frequently declared to have been
accomplished regardless OF the evidence:
while Levantine bazaar rumors are ac.
cepted at full value and are elaborated
and sent abroad in semi-ollicial form.
The successful landing of a huge army
10 attack the Dardanelles defcnscs by
land is one of the many Arabian Nights
imprObabilities now going around the
world from some obscure near Eastern
news point The allied army is said Ia
have landed ON the Gallipoli peninsula
which forms the northern shore of the
Dardanelles and separates the water
way from the Aegean and the Gulf OF
Saros The peninsula is from four e
fourteen miles wide. making army ma
neuvcrs impossible for a large body OF
men, except in dangerously narrow anl
massed formations. A defending army
properly led, could defend the GallipOl
against an enemy four TO five times as
strong. The large number OF men re
Continued on Page Eight.
Evening journal., 1915-03-05
wheat Case ON
IN COUNTY court
Question of Whether Negro
Stole it as Al
legged
TESTIMONY
HEARD BY JURY

Detective Frank Mccoy was the
first witness called in General Ses-
sions Court today in the case of the
State VS.. Samuel Johnson, colored
Johnson is charged with the larceny
of lao bushels of wheat valued at
S1.5O a bushel. the property of John
Higgins of Delaware City.
Detective Mccoy testified lie ar
rested Johnson and he denied all
knowledge of having sold the wheat.
When Johnson was at the hearing be-
fore the magistrate he said he did
not know witness meant the wheat
with chaff in il and had stated there
was 152 bushels of wheat gone out Of
the granary. In cross-examination
witness said Johnson told him he
knew nothing about who stole the
wheat.
Harry Lester testified he knew
Johnson and remembered the day
seven bags of wheat were found along
the road. Johnson said that he sup
posed there would be $50 to 200
bushels of wheat.
"How much was that wheat worth
in the granary," asked Attorney Gen
eral Wolcott. Mr.. Ball objected.
Attorney-General Wolcott We
want to show that this was $3.50
wheat, and was sold for 90 cents a
bushel."
"Oh," said Mr.. Ball
"Mr. Higgins does not deny that
he gave johnson this chaffy, dirty
wheat. fit only to feed chickens and
millers could not make flour out of
it," said the encouragement.
The objection was overruled and an
exception was noted.
Lester explained that wheat with
smut in it was not worth as much
as clean wheat.
Samuel Lester, another Red Lion
hundred farmer, testified he threshed
the Higgins wheat and that there was
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wins HEALTH AGAIN
THROUGH PRAYER
Naomi Geisendorfer Rejects
Hospital Treatment For
AdventiStS' Blessing
WAS RACKED
WITH HYSTERIA

Miss Naomia Geisendorfer, daugh-
ter of George A. Geisendorfer, of No.
GIL Bayard avenue. who suffered for
a long time from melancholia and
hysteria was cured by prayer in the
parsonage of the Seventh Day Adven-
lists Church. Philadelphia. according
to statement made yesterday by
the father of the young woman. The
cure was affected three weeks ago
but the facts we're not announced un-
til yesterday.
Some time ago the condition of the
young woman was such that it
was decided to take her to
Jefferson Hospital. Philadelphia, for
treatment. When that city was
reached Miss Geisendorfer suddenly
exclaimed: 81 don't want to go to
the hospital; Jesus will help me;
take me to Brother Ritchie and with
Christ's help he will. help me-"
The young womans father took her
to the parsonage where Elders
Ritchie, Washburn and Harter an
nointed her and prayed over her. Not
long after the young woman was able
to sit up and she was brought home
the next day. Miss Geisendorfer was
acquainted with Elder Ritchie and
had often talked with him at her
home here.
Her father who was formerly one
of the best known news agents here,
said this morning he expected his
daughters cure to be complete.
Evening journal., 1915-03-05
Russians RepuIse Germans in
Crucial Battle on The Dneisfer

This attempt was repulsed The Aus
iro-Germans were forced back across the
stream near Jezupol, eight miles north
of StRnislau, and within long range gun
fire OF Halitz. The enemy still holds
positions across the jezupol, but the
Rus.iuns are sufficiently massed to de-
feat another movement toward The raid
way.
From Jeznpol south, along line lead
ing east of Stanislau, and then along
the Stanislau-Nadvoma railway, the
East Galicia battle continues for twenty
miles, with the enemy being steadily
pressed back. Elsewhere in the Galicia
and Carpathian fighting the Cars
troops are ON the offensive. except south
of the Lukla Pass, where the Austrians
are making violent but unsuccessful as
saults. The bombardment Of Czcrnowitz
continues.
Only meager dispatches were received
here today from Warsaw These said
that the Germans continue TO shell o.
sowetz. but are on the defensive at every
other point in Poland
Evening journal., 1915-03-05
KiIid-Bahr and Chanak Now Under Fire-EngIish
French Ships Prepare for Attack by Modern Krupp
Guns Before Entering the MarmOra Sea for the
Final Dash Upon the Ottoman Capital
English Admiralty Expects Obstinate
Resistance by Defenders
FEARING DESTRUCTION OF FLEET
TURKS KEEP SHIPS IN HARBOR

Fort Namazieh. overlooking Kilid-
Bahr on the European side. is pour
ing a terrific shell fire in the direc-
tion of the British battleships. accord
ing to latest dispatches from Athens.
The forts modern guns. evidently
manned by Germans. are keeping the
bombarding ileet at distance OF
several thousand yards from Kilid-
Bahr, whose weaker guns are sending
shells that fall short Of the battle
ships. None of Namaz chs three
batteries has been silenced.
Both Germany and Austria have re-
fused to come to the aid OF the Sultan,
according TO Bucharest dispatches to-
day. Austria has refused Turkeys
urgent request TO send her feet TO
attack the allied warships. fearing
the destruction of her entire navy.
She has advised the Sultan TO cross
into Asia Minor If the strait Is forced.
Germany Is reported TO have refused
a request for more gunners to direct
the Krupps on the straits fortifca-
tions.
From Bucharest, Rome and Athens
today came reiterations of the stories
OF peace demonstrations in Constanti-
nople and Of reports that the Sultan
already has fled the capital.