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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
STILL COUNT BoNI MUST WAIT
No Decision Yet in Suit to Annul Gould
MARRIAGE

Rome, Jan. 1.-The Rota tribunal
met to take up the suit brought by
Count Boni de Castellane to annul his
marriage to Anna Gould, now the
Duchess de Talleyrand.
A decision in the case, which was ex.
pected at this session, was again post
poned pending further inquiry.
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U. S. TROOP QUITS COLORADO
Gradual Withdrawal Of Federal Forces
From Strike Zone Begins

washington, Jan. 1.-Orders have
been issued at the War Department for
the Withdrawal of Troop l., Twelfth
United States cavalry, from Routt coun-
ty, Colorado, to its station at Fort
Meade, South Dakota.
This is the beginning of a gradual
withdrawal of Federal forces from the
Colorado strike zone.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
MARRIED AT 0BERLIN
Ceremony Performed by the Rev @. E.
Boughter, of the U. B. Church

A pretty wedding was solemnized at
the Neidig Memorial IT, B. parsonage at
Oberlin early yesterday morning, when
Miss Ida S. Livingston, of Enhaut, be-
came the wife of Hiram f. Bishop. of
swatara township. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. C. Il. Boughter,
pastor of the church There were no
attendants and Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop left on
an eastern wedding trip.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob F. Livingston, Front street,
Enhaut.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Mrs. George Reidinger Dies

Marietta, Jan. Mrs. George Reid
niger, "a years old, died yesterday
from a complication of diseases. She
was a Brenner before marriage, and
her aged mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bren-
ner, her husband, five children, and
three brothers, survive. She was men,
her of the Lutheran church for many
years.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Blochsr.Gibhons Wedding

East Lampeter, Jan. I.-Miss Lucy
A. Gibbons, of this place, was married
yesterday to Elmer L. Blocher, of New
ark, Del, by the Rev. Il. A. Bawden,
pastor of the First Methodist Episco-
pal church, Lancaster, at the parson-
age The couple was unattended.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Tunnel Pierces Pyrenees

Paris, Jan. 1.-The Folk tunnel
through the Pyrenees was pierced We'd
nesday. 1t is part of a new line of
railroad communication between Paris
and Barcelona, by way of Toulouse.
The last link in this line from Aix-les-
Thermes to Ripoli, Spain, is now in
course of construction.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Woman Bequeaths $500 to Church

Neffsville, Jan. In the will of EN-
ma F. Stoner admitted to probate yes
terday the sum of $500 is bequeathed
to the trustees of the Lutheran church,
at East Petersburg. There are num-
Der of other bequests.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Lebanon Marriage Licenses

Lebanon, Jan. Marriage Clerk
John d. Boyer up to noon yesterday
had issued to aspiring couples 494 mar
riage licenses for the year, 1914. In
1913, 40 licenses were issued with
1913 leading off for the the three
years, with total of 523 licenses.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
probst-Kunkle Wedding

Marietta, Jan. Miss Stella Kuu-
kle, of Edan township, was married last
evening TO Amos 'PIobst, of Bart, by
the Rev. Mr.. Barden, The attendants
were Miss Bertha Kunkle and Earl
Kunkle, brother and sister of the bride.
A reception followed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
why is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Better Than the Ordinary Quinihe.

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE will be
found better than the ordinary Quinine
for any purpose for which Qulnine is
used. Does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in the head. Remember the full
name and look for the signature of t.
w. GROVE on boy. Price 25c.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Hair Dressing

Little Julia mother had just re-
turned from visit to the hairdresser
with her hair all fluffy.
"Oh, mamma" cried Julia, "who
fricasseed your hair Chicago News.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
WHALEN GOES TO OMAHA
Shortstop of Local Team Fourth to Go
Since Season Closed

p1HCe oeHS0n CIOSeu
Fenton Whalen, better known as
Cred" shortstop Of last year S cham
piouship Tri-State team, has been sold
to Omaha. The price paid for the former
American Association player was not
made public by the local owners.
Whalen is the fourth player on last
years team to be sold since the close
of the season.
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State hospital. Weruersville.

S5o:Ig; STATE hospital, Wernersville,
$9I1,92O.43; Department of Forestry
reserves, ETC., s6,244,299.69; Feeble
Mtnded Institution, Spring City, ST.
o22,240.76; State Institution, Polk,
sl,4s9, 1853; State hospital, Danville,
$l,Gl2,21S.61; State hospital Harris
burg, 81, ,45S,032.2S; Morganza reform
school, $1,S64, ,115.79; State hospital,
Norristown, $2,12S, S,OO7. 7.09; State hos,
pltal, Rittersville, $1,751,S3O.47;
State hospital Warren, $1,9S9,43O.5S.
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Z I'm WAR ZONE

in the war the International Red Cross
committee sent request to the Red
Cross societies in the countries fnyolv-
ed in the war, asking them to con-
tribute to the support of this bureau
The German Red Cross contributed
5000 marks.
The theory of the prisoners bureau
is that each country engaged in war
will send weekly list of all the
prisoners 1t has taken during the pre-
ceding week. The prisoners bureau
is expected to receive these lists, TO
properly enter and classify them and
to send lists to the countries from
which the prisoners were taken Thus
Germany, each week. would send a list
of all the prisoners taken that week
from all of its enemy's forces The
prisoners bureau would then be ex-
pected to send to Russia a list of Rus
sian prisoners taken by Germany, to
France list of the French prisoners,
and so on
Mrs Bicknell has no idea how long.
she Will remain in Europe helping her
husband but thinks, in all proba biltty
she will be there until the war is over
as the Rockefeller Foundation feels
that Mr.. Bicknell should remain there
until that time. She will place her two
children in a school in Switzerland.
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MHH cLoIsTER THE No1zAsTEW

mass, when the celebrant blesses and
distributes the palms at the central
altar After this the traditional pro-
cession takes place. in representation
OF our Lords triumphal entry into
Jerusalem. when the multitudes waved
palm branches before him and shouted
"Hosannah to the Highest" This
service is similar to that now celebrat-
ed in Jerusalem at the Church of the
Holy Sepulcher.
In former days it was customary foi
the custodian n-chief of the holy
shrines. named the custos. to go ir
procession from the Mount of Olives
across the sbrook Kedron and through
the golden gate to the Temple place in
Jerusalem. Just inside the city wall
ne was met by the rest of the clergy
and the people and conducted to the
Basllica of the Holy Sepulcher, where
ne celebrated pontifical mass. There
IS IS sun the open air professional Palm
sunday at Jerusalem, bu: it is not car
fied out as it was of old.
After the procession round the mon
asterS church at Washington, high
mass is celebrated and the passion
sung. according to the Gospel of st.
Matthew. The singing of the passion
service is peculiar to holy week. Three
deacons sing it on four different days
falm Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
GOOD Friday according to the four
eVangelists. The three parts are sung
individually by the deacons, who take
the words. respectively, of the evan
sellst, of our Lord and of the people.
Late on Wednesday afternoon the mat
ms of Holy Thursday, commonly called
Tenebrae, are sung in the church, which
Is but dimly lighted. Beside the altar
lights is a triangular eandelabra contain
Ing fifteen candles. typifying Christ and
His followers. At different parts of The
service the lights on this are extinguish-
ed one by one, and the altar lights are
gradually put out. This represents the
desertion. one by one. Of the disciples
Finally, the topmost candle in the tri-
angle is taken away, emblematic of the
period when the Lord was lost to sight
for time. The church. now reduced TO
semi darkness, suggests the gloom of a
Christless world. The Christ candle is
presently restored. typifying the resur-
rection, and the service is completed
Holy Thursday, or Maundy Thursday.
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tie recess in the grotto. where of old
the shepherds were wont to feed their
animals. is the manger. lined with
straw, and in it lies the image Of the
Divine Infant.
At the other side of the crypt is the
Grotto of Nazareth; it is copy of the
home where Jesus was subject to His
parents and learned His trade of a car
penter. According to tradition, the
house in which the Holy Family lived
consisted of one room. 1t was built
against a natural cave. which thus
formed an apartment for domestic pur-
poses.
The Grotto of Nazareth is connected
with the Grotto of Bethlehem by a
semi-circular passage, built in sem
blance of section of the catacombs at
Rome In the center of this dimly
lighted. subterranean gallery is the
tual relics of st. Benignus, brought
from the Roman catacombs to find a
final resting place beneath the main
altar of the Church of the Holy Sepul-
cher at Washington. This tiny, cir
cular chapel, known as the martyrs
crypt. is decorated with replicas of
several of the paintings and frescoes
in the catacombs at Rome.
The Chapel of Purgatory, in this re-
gfon, is somber funeral chapel, whose
black draperies, funeral candelabra, the
skulls on the capitals of the pilasters
and the wierdly lighted panels. all
bring to remembrance the words of
Solomon, Vanity of vanities and all is
vanity" At the altar here is offered
the mass for those who die in the ad-
joining monastery.
The Easter services at Mount St Sep
ulcher actually commence a week be-
fore, for the rites of holy week are
but a preparatio for the glorious cele-
bration of Easter. They are carried
out with full detail and liturgical splen-
dor and after the manner of those at
Jerusalem. the seat 0 the actual shrines
of Christ, where the Franciscan friars
have been the custodians since 1928.
when the fervor and piety of St. Fran
els won this right for himself and his
followers
The first service of holy week takes
place Palm Sunday with the o'clock
Evening star., 1915-04-04

of outside helpers are now engaged in
work over there, but they are trained
and experienced in relief work. I re-
fer to doctors. nurses and others Of
similar professions"
Concerning charges of atrocities made
against the soldiers, Mrs. Bicknell said
she had not heard of any. always at
a time of warfare like this there are
acts OF extreme cruelty, I presume, but
] believe they are sporadic.
The Germans, / understand. have
been most kind where they have occu-
pied towns. Germany will not sell
particle of food to go into Poland. but
Is generously helping them with money,
so that they can purchase food from
Rumania. They cannot afford to let
any food go out of their own territory.
Conditions in Switzerland are pretty
bad. too, I understand. Mr.. Bicknell
In the army.
THOSE remaining at home have no
source of income whatever. Formerly
1hey made a livelihood in large manu-
homemade products to tourists The
majority of the manufacturing plants
are now closed. and tourists no longer
visit there: so they are thrown out Of
employment entirely.
We Americans little realized how
much we figured In the support of for
eigners until the recent war. Tourists
had been in the habit of purchasing
large supplies of lace and other hand
made articles from Switzerland and
land are obliged to borrow tremen-
dously large amounts of money for the
upkeep of their army.
HOLLAND has more outside children to
take care Of than their own, because
SO many little ones bsesMs ssRsfa&sG
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nKN NohAsTERYANDC CHURCH Or to1x SEpu1cl4RE

Above the holy sepulcher and reached
by two flights of marble steps is the
altar of Thabor. representing the COM
monty known Mount Tabor. where The
TRANSPORTATION of Christ took place in
the presence of Moses and Elias.
To the left of the holy sepulcher, and
the altar of Tha Dor is the Chapel of ST.
Francis. The "Sweet Saint of Assist is
here represented in the figure above
the altar as receiving the embrace of
our Lord. according to the conception
of Murillo. A relief panel on either side
of the figure represents. on the right,
ST. Francis blessing St Louis, King of
France. and st. Elizabeth, Queen of
Hungary, and on the left his stigma
tization.
The three other chapels composing
the corners OF the great cross shaped
church are the Chapel of the Virgin,
the Chapel of st. Antony and the
Chapel of st. Joseph. In the center of
the church is the large canopied main
ices of the church.
The altar of Calvary, set high above
the main entrance to the church, is a,
replica Of the Greek altar at Jeru-
salem. which covers the place of the
SKULL" where the Savior of the world
gave up His life for mankind Behind
the altar is an impressive group of the
the Crucified, with the Virgin Mary
and st: John on either side. Beyond
these figures are, on either side, two
monuments. one of Mary Magdalene !;
the other known as the "Pieta" and
representing the lifeless body of
Christ in the arms of His mother after
the descent from the cross.
The distance from this representa-
tion of Mount Calvary to the holy
sepulcher. across the length Of the
great church. Is about the same as are
the originals from each other in Jeru-
salem. and the height is the same as
Mount Calvary.
Beneath the Church of the Holy Sep
ulcher is series Of underground
chambers which are true copies of sew
srai OF the sacred spots in Palestine
Ihe Grotto of the Nativity, as it exists
today in Bethlehem, is faithfully rep
resented in the crypt. In semi-circu-
lar niche between the two stairways,
IN the Church of the Nativity at Beth
iehem. known as the Latin and Creek
stairways. one sees the birthplace of
the Savior, indicated by a silver star
under the altar. To the right, in a lit
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unofficial letter, dated in Berlin, from
Mr.. Bicknell to Miss Mabel I. Board
man of the executive committee OF the
American Red Cross:
Il am delighted to find that our two
American Red Cross Hospital units in
Germany are making an extremely en-
Niable reputation. Their small hos
pitfalls are about thirty or forty miles
from the firing line in Poland. and the
result is that stream of wounded men
in all conditions of neglect pours into
their hospitals day by day. Our sur
geons have done SO well that 1t Is
now an accepted custom to send them
the most desperate cases for surgical
care. Recently DR.. Spearman. one of
successfully the removal of n bullet
from mans brain, which is regarded
as remarkable in every way.
Here in Berlin We are informed that
conditions among the population in
that part of Russian Poland which has
been overrun by fighting during the
last five months are as bad as those
in Belgium, if not worse
Poland is so far in the interior and
so distant from the ordinary sources
of war news that her story has not
to deserve. The German authorities
here express the greatest anxiety that
we shall go into Poland and see the
situation ourselves. with n view pos
slhly to undertaking some measures
of relief
We are told that the city of Lodz
and the city of Sosnowice, with its
surrounding industrial population. are
much of the time without any bread
whatever. The population of Lodz Is
about 100000 and Sosnowice and sur
roundings about 100000. The people
are living on a small supply of pota-
toes which have been given from the
surrounding farming country, and have
been able to purchase small quantities
of rye flour from the Germany army of
occupation.
Certain sections of Poland have been
crossed six times by the fighting
armies, as they have moved back and
forth with the varying tides of war.
1t seems that the country has been
swept completely clear of horses, cattle
and animals of all kinds, and has al
most been denuded of all kinds of
foodstuffs.
Il have discussed with Prof. Kimle
(secretary of the German Red Cross)
the work and needs of the prisoners
bureau, operated at Geneva by the In
ternational Red Cross committee. Early
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Cheek.

a YOUNG song writer whose Income
Is sl25.O00 year was talking In
New York about plagiarist.
The duffer was pretty cheeky to
plagiarize my song like that And then
to try and sell it to my publishing
house! Why. it's like the sign stealer
"A thief stole dry goods sign. John
Smith, dry goods and notions, 81 Pea
nut street Then the next day he turn
ed up at Smiths with the sign under
his arm and wanted to dispose of it,
i thought, Mr.. Smith, he said, that
1t would be more useful TO you than
anybody else"
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at them. A woman sews three days.
In return for which one member of her
family is supplied with one suit of
underwear made by herself. The sur
needy ones. Underwear is mostly in
demand. OF course, the soldiers are
supplied with clothes, but the non-com-
batants are in need of apparel. There
are plenty Of wristlets, necklets and
anklets on hand, but whole sets of
clothing are desired.
The women are also kept busy
knitting up the immense amount of
wool furnished them. But while the
women toll. the men in these camps,
bereft OF work. sit and play cards all
day long. AS idleness causes degen-
eracy. an attempt is being made to
keep the men busy somehow or other.
The Belgian men will not consent
to go back to their homes for two rea-
sons: First, because they believe the
country may be fought over again;
second. because they are of the opin-
ion that II Germany retains control Of
that country they will be compen-
sated for the loss Of their homes, and
they want to let them appear as bad
ly damaged as possible. And these
seem to be rather good reasons for
their objection to commence work on
the rebuilding of their homes.
Conditions in Poland are very much
worse than in Belgium. as far as food
supplies are concerned, because 1t is
almost impossible to get food into
ever, an attempt - now being mads
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is day of festival because it is the ami
versary of the institution of the Iord,s
supper. For the first time in holy week
white yestments are worm and only ona
mass is celebrated. At this mass the en-
tire monastic community Receives boi,
communion, priests as we'll as brotIferc
in one kind, as do the laity. AT this ma &c
two particles of bread are consecratai
and one is reserved for the Good Frid., y
service
After the mass at the main altar the
sacrament Is carried at the head of a
solemn and beautiful procession to the
holy sepulcher. which. Ella bora tely decor
ated with plants and candles, becomes the
repository on that day. This duplicates
another of the customs in Jerusalem Ar
The conclusion of this ceremony Two friars
kneel III alteration throughout the dav and
night until the same hour next mornin.
This devotional watch is relieved hourly
Throughout
Immediately after this ceremony the all
lars Of the church are stripped of orna- :
ments, cloths and linens and the sane
tiiary lamp, which has remained lit
throughout the year, is extinsuished
Then follows The ceremony of the wash
for the day, and gives the name of
Maundy Thursday The celebrant of
TINS ceremony, accompanied by his minis
ters, goes I" the place in the church as
signed. There he is awaited by thirteen
persons. Assisted 10y his ministers, he
washes the right foot of each of his sub
jects. dries and kisses it. which completes
the rite. conducted in memory OF Christ's
washing of his disciples feet.
Good Friday at the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher is observed with rites of unique
solemnity At the morning service of
this day no one save the celehrant re-
ceives the holy communion. No mass is
celebrated in any Catholic church on this
day. In black vestments, accompanied
by his ministers, the celebrant goes to the
altar, which is bare but for the candle
sticks and crucitiX covered with a purple
cloth. The officiant and ministers pros
trate themselves before the altor during
the singing of part of the Scriptures.
Then while kneeling a plain white linen
cloth is spread upon the bare altar, which
is now in darkness.
The passion according to st. Johns
gospel is then sung by three deacons. as
on Palm Sunday, after which the cruel
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National American Red
Commission Plans Assist Directing the Work
sns interesting Facts Concerning Conditions
Hohand-he Belgian Refugees Housed and Employed the CampPbes
Confront the Relief WoCnions in
possible Get Foodno the
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Bad [ Language.

TT iioMAS a. EDISON on his sxty-
eighth birthday said to reporter:
ne result of this war will be Ger
man republic that in fifty years will forge
ahead Of all OF u.s."
The reporter. impressed by Mr.. Edison's
war knowledge. asked:
What language do the Belgfans use
Walloon. French, German"
"Humph." said Mr.. Edison, st know
well what language I'd use if l were q
Belgian"
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m " many centuries past it has
Ia been the custom of Christians
of all denominations who could
= accomplish the journey to
Visit the spots in the Holy Land
made sacred by connection with our
Lord. At the present time pilgrims to
the number of about 10000 annually
visit Palestine. They go at all seasons.
but such as can choose their time for
This pilgrimage make it at Easter. that
they may participate in, or witness. the
wonderful series of services which
take place at the actual scenes Of the
death and resurrection of Christ. No
one who has attended the services OF
holy week and Easter at the Church Of
The Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem has
ever failed to be deeply impressed bv
the services.
Ana yet, but comparatively few peo-
PIE know that the unique services pre-
paratory to and eliminating in Easter
which take place in Jerusalem are re-
produced as faithfully as circumstances
VIII permit in one spot in our own
land-at the Franciscan monastery on
The outskirts of Washington
me franciscan order of friars has
had charge of the holy places of Pales-
Tine since early in the thirteenth cen
fury. st. Francis of Assist the found
er OF the order. was granted their Gus
tody by the Mohammedans. In Wash
ington a body Of devout monks has
created an establishment which is a
memorial of all the holy shrines Of
Palestine and reproduces the services
king place there.
;: !.
The Church Of the Holy Sepulcher.
named after the famous basilica in
Jerusalem. and its attached monastery
OF Franciscan friars are situated to the
northeast of Washington, three miles
from the United States Treasury, re-
garded as the center of the CITY. The
holy brothers were wise in their Sc
lection OF their site. when some fifteen
years ago they chose the glorious
wooded eminence now known as Mount
st. Sepulcher. overlooking miles upon
miles Of verdant Maryland on one side
and on the other the capital Of the
United States. 1t is a gracious spot
and fitting place for the reproduction
of the most sacred places of earth.
In the great church, built upon By-
zantine lines, restrained by the rule of
simplicity Of the order, in the form Of