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The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

Tuesday, December %, 1915.
Astrologers find this to be an unim-
portant day. SO far as the sway Of
Uranus and Neptune are all strongly
adverse.
1t is a day in which bankers and all
who handle money should be cautious.
A run on some financial institution is
indicated in one of the large cities.
Brokers should be careful. The new
year will bring many sensational days
on Change and the death of men of
world power in finance is prognosti-
Gated.
Foreign loans should be watched.
the seers declare, for they believe that
the war will be prolonged at least two
years and they predict a startling
condition in the world OF money as
well as the world of war.
Women should beware of the bland
ishments of men. while this conflgura-
tion prevails. The stars are said to
make even the greatest peculiarly
susceptible and unreliable.
This is an unlucky time for ocean
voyages. Wrecks are indicated and
severe weather will increase horrors
on the high seas
While many predictions are gloomy
at the end of the year of the most
terrible war in all history. there IL
n brighter side, for a remarkable
spiritual awakening and new ideals of
life are foretold.
The recognition Of . new leader of
thought is prognosticated for 1916.
Women come under a rule that Is
exceedingly important for the future.
They will attain an unexpected
equality" in burden bearing. the seers
declare.
Russia has the forecast Of a series of
terrible losses In the next few months.
Great financial troubles menace
Great Britain before the end of the
new year. the seers believe.
Certain districts of the West come
under a sway that indicates prosper
ity and growth. Montana and Idaho
should benefit from this astral gov
ernment.
Persons whose birthdate II is have
the augury Of possible quarreis and
litigation. Travel and change are bad
iy aspected. Money should be safe
guarded.
Children born on this day may be
headstrong and ick-tempered. These
subjects of Capricorn are often reck-
less In business affairs.
ICopynsht. ms
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
Postal Rush L Over.

Tired but cheerful. 80 high school boys
and college students left the post office
building yesterday. their work as extra
employees done for this Christmas sea
son. 1t has been by far the biggest rush
ever handled by the Washington office
but comparisons for the last few days
are not available. First class or letter
mail il still heavy but the package rush
has slackened. so that the regular force
can handle II.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
GUSTS GERMANS FROM CHINA.
Order In Council Eradieates Them
from Commercial Inauence.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London. Dec. :1.-An order-in-council,
having for its object the complete eradi-
cation Of German financial and CONNER
cial influence from China. will so into
effect next Saturday.
1t provides that the majority Of the
directors OF the China company shall be
British subjects resident within British
Jurisdiction. China company" means a
company limited by shares or by guaran-
tee incorporated under the companies
ordinance in 1911. Of the colony Of Hong
kong and the operations Of which are
directed and controlled from some place
within the limits OF the order
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

Philadelphia. Dec. 27.-The grip cpl
demic in this city continues with few
signs of abatement. More than 100 new
cases, together with sixty-two Of pneu-
monia, were reported by the hospitals
today. Last week SA persons died in
this city. 800 more than during the same
period last year. OF this total IS deaths
were due to grin.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
AUGUsTERFER QUITS SERVICE.
Chief Engineer of Agricultural De-
partnent Accepts Bixser Position.

<sNS~FsD DAooCH
Raymond Augusterfer. chief engineer
Of the Department Of Agriculture, has
rendered his resignation. to take effect
January !. Mr.. Augusterfer, who has
been connected with the department for
ten years. leaves the government serv-
ice for a broader field and q larger COM
pensation.
He has accepted the position Of con-
sulting engineer with several railroads
In the South. and will also act in a SINH
lar capacity with the Lehigh Paper Mills
at Pittston. Pa. of which concern n. A.
Merritt. former postmaster Of this city.
Is treasurer.
Mr.. Augusterfer came to Washington
in 1906 from Palm Beach, Fla. where
he had been chief engineer for the Flori-
da East Coast Hotel Company, to ac-
cept a subordinate position In the Agrt-
cultural Department. Mr.. Augusterfer's
ability soon was recognized and he was
rapidly promoted. being appointed to the
place he is about to relinouish by az
executive order Of President Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
IN EVER POPULAR SERGE,

IN EVER POPULAR SERGE.
This pleasing design Is carried out in
serge in the new Boiling green shade
The skirt is plated at the front and
trimmed with deep band Of black
velvet Wide tucks trim the front Of
the waist, which has square shoulder
yoke Of self-material and q v-shaped
neck filled with vest Of soft silk. In
medium size the dress requires 4 yards
54-inch serge and Y yard velvet.
Pictorial Review Costume No. 1888.
Sizes. 80 to 46 inches bust. Price, Is
cents.
Pictorial Review Patterns
On Sale at
S. KANN. SONS &. co.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
TOMORROW'S MENU.

He pares his apple that will clean
ly feed."-Herbert.
BREAKFAST.
Apples.
Cereal and Cream.
Chopped Meat on Toast.
Date Munins- Cotee.
LUNCHEON OR SUPPER.
Cream Spinach Soup.
Bread and Butter Sspdwichr.
Canned Peaches Gingerbread.
DINNER.
Corn Sour
Lamb Stew.
Lima Beans
Boiled Rice.
Fruit Salad.
Charlotte Russe.
Date mullins: Cream a quarter of a
cupful OF sugar with the same amount
of butter and add three-quarters of a
cupful of milk, alternately with two
cupfuls Of flour sifted with half a
teaspoonful of salt and three tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder. Then add
q cupful of chopped dates. and bake
in muffin pans.
Cream spinach soup: Put a cupful
OF spinach through vegetable
chopper. Mix it with half a cupful Of
water in which 1t was boiled. II that
has been retained. Add a quart of
milk. Rub together q tablespoonful
of butter with the same amount of
flour and thicken the soup with this.
Season with pepper and salt and serve
very hot.
Charlotte Russo: Moisten small
sponge cakes with sherry or maras-
chino cherry Juice. and cover with
whipped cream.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

A French scientist has invented .
microscope using X-rays
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
Tuesday, December 2s, 1915.

The stars incline. but do not compel.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
HOROSCOPE.

tOop5nght, lSiA)
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

He pares his apple that will clean
1y feed."-Herbert.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

Miss Sarah Walker. daughter of the late
Rear Admiral John G. Walker. has ar
rived from Boston with Mrs. w. s.
Monks. of the same city. and Is stopping
at the Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Hemmick went
to Baltimore yesterday and this after
noon will attend the presentation OF Mrs.
Hemmick's ballet. ''L'Ecole en- Crinoline,"
to be given in that city after the perfor-
nance OF Madame Butterfly" Mrs.
Hemmick will have a party Of Washing
ton guests with her today.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

Charlotte Russo: Moisten small
sponge cakes with sherry or maras-
chino cherry juice. and cover with
whipped cream.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ Tb pmpson re-
ceired yesterday afternoon. Their daugh-
ter. Mrs. s. II. p. Pell. OF New York. who
is their guest for the holidays. presided
at the tea tabls.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

Mrs. James r. Mann was hostess at a
luncheon yesterday at her apartment in
the Highlands in compliment to Mrs
Thomas B. Dunn.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
Grin Epidemic Continues.

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The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Gibson en-
tertained about thirty guests at a
supper and dance last evening for their
daughter. Miss Mary Duncan Gibson.
who is home for the holidays from
Sharon Hill. Pa. where she attends
school. The drawing room was elabo-
rately decorated with christmas greens,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
Hope Still Entertained
For CoaIdale Miners

Pottsville. Pa, Sept. 90. - Hope for
the nine entombed men in No. Ii
mine of the Lehigh Coal and Naviga-
tion Company at Coaldale has not
been entirely abandoned, even though
the rescuers have been unable to Sc
cure any trace of them. After a night
of feverish activity, during which
great rocks weighing tons were en-
countered and removed the officials
believe that they will be able to get
through and reach the imprisoned men
some time during the day. The
rescuers heard faint sounds during the
night which they believe may have
been the rapping of the imprisoned
men.
The rescue corps working to re-
lease the men entomhcd to-day
reached the point where the two res
cued men, William wilkins and
George Hollywood. were ~ tho time
of the fall. hut eoil~@ .Nn' - ,,ors" ge
from there ~ ~ -.ad
The rescucrs '-' - the
fall in which 81" ctrg we're
caught and wrecked and have some
hope that the men arc behind this.
superintendent Whildin. in charge of
the operations, TO-DAY expressed doubt
over the rescue of the men alive. He
says the rescuers have heard no tap
ping, and the men If not reached to-
day will probably become the victims
of hunger before reached
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
$4,000 LOST BY
CARLISLE WOMAN
Infatuation For Philadelphia
Man Leads Her to Give Him
Large Sums of Money
Special to The Telegraph

Carlisle, Pa. Sept 30. - With the
arrival of investigators from a number
of companies which she represented,
it became known here to-day that Miss
Anna NJ. McCommon, for number of
years in the real estate and insurance
business here, has lost some $25. 900
from money claimed to have been ad-
vanced during the past year to William
Steale, of Philadelphia.
Miss McCommon, in a statement is
sued by her attorney, admits that her
losses were occasioned by an infatu-
alton for the man who 1t is said is a
resident of Philadelphia and claimed
10 be a stock and bond salesman. Af-
ter securing the money for the sup
posed purpose of investing it, he is
said to have written that he was a
married man and that the money is
not to be returned. He cannot be
located.
Part Of the money belonged to Miss
McCommon, the other being advanced,
1t is stated, by Mrs. Charlotte K. Frey
er, owner of the Doubling Gap Springs
Hotel, noted summer resort near
here. Miss McCommon is very we'll
known throughout this section, and
has been a leader in real estate and
insurance work for years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
FIRE AT OLMSTED
SUMMER HOME:
LOSS NOT HEAVY
Blaze Starting in Large CHM
ney Is Discovered by
Servants
LOCAL FIREMEN HELP
Hope and Friendship Motor
Tractors Rush Over to
Cedar Cliff

Fire starting this afternoon in the
big chimney in the summer home of
Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted, widow of
Congressman Olmsted. at Cedar Cliff,
two miles west OF New Cumberland.
caused damage which may reach al
most 1000.
The flames were discovered by Miss
Lucte Howell, maid. who called Miss
Catherine Wemyss, q child'S nurse.
Miss Wemyss called on the Harrisburg
fire department for aid and the Hope
engine and Friendship chemical wagon
rushed to the scene, both making the
trip in sixteen minutes. This was the
first out-of-town run for the new Hope
truck.
The blaze, it is believed, started
from an oVerheated f1ue in the big
chimney running up past the bedroom
of Mrs. OlmSted on the second floor.
The Harrisburg flremen upon their ar
rival on the scene chopped through
the woodwork in the main hall to flood
the area between the partitions to pre-
vent the flames from spreading. Much
OF the damage was caused by water
A number of the servants kept the
flames in check until help arrived.
Among these were Carrie Russell.
Maude Jones, Carrie Stevens, Paul
Wrightstone, Paul Shutzbaugh, Ed
v ard Evans and Harry Evans.
Mrs. Olmsted is in Washington at
present. but her children, Miss Jane
Olmsted, of the Seller school, and
Conway Olmsted, student at the
Harrisburg Academy, had Just re-
turned home, and they helped to re-
move some of the furniture from the
house.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
ABSENT WIFE IS
GOOD AS DEAD"
So Bigamist Explains-Weds
Twice and Gets Two
Years in "Pen"

when you applied for a marriage
license to wed the second time, you
knew. your first wife was not dead.
Why?"
She's been gone for year and a
half and to me that was being as good
as dead'
That in brief was the story of Har-
per s. Miller. charged with bigamy ex-
planned this morning to Additional
Law Judge McCarrell in September
quarter sessions.
Miller married Susan P. Miller in
October 29. 1908, and up until year
and half ago, Mrs. Miller left him
five times for varying periods. When
she left the last time a year and a
half ago Miller said he made no ef-
fort to get her back again. In the
meantime he met Elizabeth Kearney,
represented himself to be a widower,
made love just splendidly" and on
July IL, 1915, they were married.
Miller pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced to the Eastern Penitentiary for
from one to two years.
Other cases that occupied the atten-
tion of Judges Kunkel and McCarrell
to-day included: William O'Maro was
placed on trial early this afternoon to
answer TO seven charges oil felonlouS
entry; George Heckert who was in
dicted with him is a fugitive. Just
before adjournment the jury went out
to consider the charges of feloniously
entering Reservoir park golf clubhouse
preferred against Harry Cassner. He
stole golf balls, candy, tobacco and
things Streso Dimitroff was tried on
charges of stealing flour from Penn
sylvania freight cars, while Nicholas
Hoe tod ,f oh Of f1l
onious assault.
Sentences imposed included Albert
Pennington, fifteen months to two
years for criminal attack; James j.
Reigle, false pretense, six months.
Bills ignored included: Milton Kam-
merer, wantonly pointing firearms; c..
f. Messenger, and George w. Mitchell,
John Byne, assault and battery, and
Joseph, Jr., and Charles Chiara, false
pretense.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
Mass Meeting of Hill
Citizens Tomorrow to
Boost New Bridge Loan

Why Allison Hill believes the con-
struction of the proposed new bridge
across the Pennsy tracks at Walnut
street will be beneficial, not only to the
east end of the city. but to the section
lying west of the tracks as well, will
re discussed by numerous speakers to-
morrow evening at a mass meeting of
citizens in Swab Hall. Thirteenth and
Market streets.
The meeting will begin at o'clock
and has been called by the recently
organized Walnut Street Bridge Asso-
citation. Half a dozen or more speak
ers from other parts of the city as we'll
as the Hill districts have been invited
to talk. Details for the meeting were
discussed last evening at a meeting of
the finance committee. when ways and
means for financing the campaign
were threshed out.
The Firemen's Union went on record
last evening at the regular meeting in
endorsement of the proposed $500, 900
loan to provide the bridge. Following
general discussion of the needs of the
bridge, especially wherein II applies
beneficially to the firemen. the Union
adopted resolutions voicing approval
OF the movement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
5000 CONVERSIONS
IN CONFERENCE YEAR
Great Strides in All Districts
Because of EUangeliStic
Campaigns; Most Notable
Gains Where DR.. Slough
Exhorted Sinners; to Ex-
tend Work in Philadel-
phia; Bishop Weekley Pre-
sides

Asserting that several of the old
fashioned "campmeetings' of the East
Pennsylvania Conference of the United
Brethren Church have outlived their
usefulness and are not bringing in re-
suits, the Rev. DR.. D. D. Lowery, con-
ference superintendent declared that
they should be dispensed with, at the
session of the one hundred and six
teenth annual conference this after
noon in the Sixth Street United Breth-
rem Church.
DIR. Lowery said that some of the
camp meetings have become unneces-
sary, he believes. and that the confer
ence delegates should take action on
the matter Strong comment for and
against the proposal of abandoning
the meetings arose on all sides, sever
al OF the pastors urging the retention
of the campmeetings, and other claim
ing that they had become big re
ceptions" instead of evangelistic cam
paigns.
The Rev. DIR. Lowery said that he
hoped that something would be done.
Action on the matter was deferred un-
til the subject can be fully discussed.
The suggestion itself came as a big
surprise to many present, particularly
thise from churches close to camp
meeting sites.
Urges Uniform Financial System.
DR.. Lowery praised the Young Peo-
pies Society rallies and Sunday school
work. He advocated a uniform finan-
cial system universally operative, and
asked the conference members to take
action on a resolution to be present.
ed later demanding a compulsory indi-
Nidual member canvass and weekly
budget fund to be raised by each
church. The conference superinten-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
Perseverance Lodge to
Conduct Services at
Masonic Home Sunday

Perseverance Lodge, No. 81, Masons,
will be in charge of the religious SER
vices at the Masonic home at Eliza
bethtown Sunday afternoon.
The Rev. J. T. Spangler pastor of
the First United Brethren Church, a
member of the lodge, will deliver the
address at the exercises which will be-
gin at $50 o'clock. The Hayden Quar-
tet, including r. F.. Steever, J. M.
Hamilton, Howard Fl. Fraim, and New
in n. Seltzer will sing. solo will be
given by Miss Hazel FIaini.
The train on which the lodge will
go to the Home leaves the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad station at 2.55 o'clock and
returning leaves Elizabethtown at
$50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
Pickax Necessary to
Remove Man From Bed
Sfseial % The relerrnhh

Frankford. Del. Sept. 29.-It took
a pickaX TO arouse James Watson
from his bed yesterday morning at
Bayard, for he had slept in a bed of
concrete and it had hardened more or
less during the night.
1t was late in the evening. after the
rest OF the people at Bayard had re-
tired. that Watson sauntered home
ward. A new cement pavement had
Just been laid in front of the home Of
Captain w. P. Wilgus but Watson
knew nothing about it and landed on
it with both feet. Finding that he was
sinking up to his shoetops in the soft
concrete, Watson laid down and both
cred about it no more. 1t was morn
ing when the workmen found him, fast
asleep, and also fast in the concrete.
which had hardened during the night.
A new pavement is being laid.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
Three Penna. Steel Co.
Sales Managers Go Up

The Pennsylvania Steel Company to-
day made the following appointments:
Neil 3. Salsich, district sales man
ager at Steelton, Is made assistant gen.
eral manager of sales with headquar-
ters at Philadelphia.
Robert Belknap, district sales man
ager at Chicago, is made district sales
manager at New York to succeed z.
w Gillispie, who recently was made
general manager of sales succcedinS
John c. Jay Jr., vice-president and
general manager of sales who went to
the Maxwell Motor Car Company,
Detroit.
r. W. Reed, assistant district mah-
ager of sales at New York, goes TO
Chicago, as district manager OF sales.
All appointments are effective October
first
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
City Sufragists
Will Meet the Bell

on its triumphal tour of the state
the womens liberty bell will reach the
outskirts of the city this afternoon at
$40 o'clock. 1t will be welcomed by
scores of Harrisburg women in a long
line of gaily decorated automobiles.
The bell will make its entry into
Harrisburg at Front and Division
streets. 1t will be greeted by the
suffragists and the Municipal band.
Afterward a parade will form and
after traversing the principal streets
of the city will disband in Market
Square, where big rally will be held
tonight Miss Emma l.. Mac acAlarney
and Miss Adele Potter will be the
principal speakers.
At the conclusion of a meeting at
Dauphin shortly after o'clock this
afternoon Mrs. John Oenslager city
chairman. and Mrs. Harvey F. Smith.
county chairman, assumed charge of
the truck containing the bell and es-
corted it to this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
Germans Lost 10000
Men in Recent Drive;
Fighting Continues
Bv Associated Press

Paris, Sept. 20. 2.55 P. M.-German
casualties in the recent offensive of
the French and British, including
killed, wounded and prisoners, were
given officially by the French war
office to-day as in excess of the
strength of three army corps (more
than 10000 men).
There is no interruption of the fight
ing in Champagne.
Progress of the French in the Artois
region, Northwestern France, con-
tlnues.
North of Massignes, the war Office
says, 1000 Germans surrendered. The
total number of prisoners is in excess
of $4,000 men.
Plans for the campaign are now be-
ing drawn up by the Bulgarian general
staff, the correspondent says. with the
assistance of numerous German Off
ers who have arrived in Sofia.
Bulgarian officers say no attack will
be made on Greece.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
Allies Ready to Begin
March on Berlin, Belief
of British Officer
Special to The Telegraph

Athens, Sept. 20, via Paris, 1929
a. m. - II believe we are on the eve
OF the most important operation of the
war. namely the landing of troops i'm
Macedonia to begin the march not so
much on Constantinoplc as on Ber-
lan," said an officer attached to the
General Staff of the British army on
the Gallipoli peninsula who has come
to Athens from the Dardanelles front.
'Thc two offensive forces are
gradually closing in. The Mcsopot-
amia expedition is approaching nearer
TO Bagdad, and from the SuVIa Bay
Gaba Tepe line an attack on Constan-
tlnople may begin at any moment"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29
President Stands on Spot
Where Johnson Saw Vic
torious Army Pass
10000 VETERANS MARCH
Crowds in Pennsylvania Ave
nue. Rival Those of In
auguration Times

Washington, Sept. 29.-All that re-
mains of the Union army of 100000
which fifty years ago passed in re-
view before President Johnson, march
ed up Pennsylvania avenue from the
Capitol to the White House to-day and
was reviewed by President Wilson.
Thousands banked along the line of
march cheered the G.. A. r. veterans
There were Confederate soldiers in the
crowd, and they did some hearty
cheering, too.
Scenes of patriotic enthusiasm
marked the passage of the veterans.
at President Wilson's stand. FIRE..
quently the President waved his hat
to the old soldiers. The hceering in
the reviewing stand in front of the
White House was almost constant.
AS a fife and drum corps of veter-
ans passed playing Rally Round the
Flag Boys" many in the Presidents s
stand joined in singing the chorus.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-29

Chicago. Sept. 29.-That Chicago
banks probably would not participate
in the Anglo French loan. as banks,
but that the Middle West fnanciers
as individuals would subscribe to the
foreign loan, seemed the prevailing
opinion in banking circles to-day as
the hours of the departure OF the loan
commissioners passed. Many consul
tations were held by Thomas w. La
mont, representative of j. p. Morgan
and Company, with officials of bond
houses and through the morning he
explained to them the provisions of
the proposed loan of $500, 100000 out
lined by Baron Reading, head of the
Anglo French commission last night
Twenty-Five bond houses were rep
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