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Evening journal., 1915-02-27
american ships
MAY BE plotted
IN DEATH ZONE
German Commanders Will
Exercise Care Toward u.
S. Shipping
EMBARGO ON ALL
FOOD Still DISCUSSED
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Whne ad-
ministration today cloaked their Eu-
ropean diplomatic with extreme Sc
crecy. some admitted that published
English adyices did not lend optimism
to the situation.
Secretary of State Bryan and other
authorities maintained early today
that they are not advised fully of the
English and German sentiment to-
ward Americas latest proposals in
the death zone and hunger war prob
lens. Newspaper reports indicated
TO them, however. that while Ger.
many is amenable to most of the
American suggestions. Great Britain
and her allies are determined to wage
unrelenting war on Germany.
Some officials said that. while they
are still hopeful OF a successful out
come to negotiations, the latest trend
of events has thoroughly indicated
that the American proposals cannot
be more partially successful.
The administration is now convinc-
ed that mines constitute an even
greater danger TO American COM
merce. than Germany's "untersee
/ boote."
Adyices TO the State Department show
that while mines are supposed To be
come harmless certain period afte
being foated. or else to be planted 81
securely that they cannot float. thu
delicate mechanism is not always 50 ad
iustcd as to make this possible.
For this reason, mines still set for ac
tion, frequently float in steamers paths
That there will be no intentional de
struction of American ships by subma
rines is the strong belief in administra
tion circles
One high official disclaimed knowledyi
of any secret German agreement 20 pro
/ tect American commerce from German
care will be exercised by German com
manders and he held that there will b
10 difficulty, except al night, IN recog
nizing American ships
He pointed out, too. that recent shil
destruction by mines had not beer
more frequent since than before th'
death zone was created though publ,
attention focused on naval warfare
and emphasized the Importance ol
such cases.
Talk of an American foodstuffs en-
barge to bring England and Germany
TO terms still continued today. That
the subject may have come up for cab
met consideration informally was in
dicated today by reticence of one Off
cial, who under ordinary circum-
stances. would issue a denial if nc
such discussion had occurred. Tha'
the subject has not crystallized. how
ever, and there were strong indica.
tions that the step will not be taken
except in extreme emergency.
Evening journal., 1915-02-27
FEAST OF PURIM -NEARS.

The Jewish festival of Purim will
begin at sunset tonight and continue
for week This festival. which is
preceded by a fast. celebrates the
victory of Mordccsi over Haman. the
Grand Vizier of King Ahasuerus. in
Persia, in the fifth century. b. c..
as narrated i'm the Book of Esther.
Purim is a time of great fcstivity
among the Jews and is made the oc-
casion, especially this year, of max
ing gifts to the poor.
Evening journal., 1915-02-27
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
ATHENS. Feb. 27-Two Turkish
forts. inside the Dardanelles. are be-
ing heavily shelled by Vice-Admiral
Gardens fleet and part of one of the
land batteries has been destroyed. ac-
cording TO dispatches received here
today Several vessels in the allied
fleet have suffered slight damage The
Turkish shells, however. are badly
aimed. and despite the short range
at which the engagement is occurring
the forts have been unable to force
the warships to retire. The latest
dispatches received here said that the
cannonading continued and was grow
ing more violent. The two forts un-
der fire are the first Turkish dofensos
inside the strait. tho outer forts hav-
ing been demolished.
The people OF Constantinople know
nothing Of the attempt TO force the
Dardanelles, according TO advicos re.
ccived here. Members OF leadinl
fsmuiea and Of the nobility have beer
i.iisfornet sl3owevef. and havc mad
all preparations to flee to Asiati,
Evening journal., 1915-02-27
Russian Artillery Spreads Death
on Gemanys Battle Front

Around stanislau. the Austriang
whose advance northward toward
Halitz was halted by the Russians, at
tempted a new offensive west OF Stan
islau. Their object was to cut the
line OF communication of tho Rus
sian army operating south Of Tuchla
and itself threatening to cut the Aus
trians off from the railroad leading
TO Munkacs, and TO advance on Lem
bers over the Stanislau-Lemborg rail-
way.
Fighting along a ten-milc battle
front northwest of Krasna was of
violent nature Tho Austrians dis
played more daring in infantry
charges than in any OF tho recent
Continued on Page H.
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IN WESTERN BATTLE THEATRE
FRENCH FIRE AGAIN RAKES VERDUN
Rv Tho Initial pross

BY Tho United Press
BERLIN. BY Wireless to London,
Feb. 27--New Russian forces have ap-
peared along the Przasnysz-Lomza-
Augustof battle front In Poland and
have begun a general offensive move
ment against Won Hindenburg's
armies, it was officially admitted To-
day.
Northwest of Lomza the Slavs in
great numbers have begun a series of
violent attacks ON the villages of
Skroda. south Of Kolno. The Germans
have repulsed several OF these on
slaughts and have taken 1.100 prison.
ers. but the enemy continues des-
perate charges against the German
entrenchments around the town.
Northwest of Grodno. another large
Evening journal., 1915-02-27

body of Russians is battling with The
Germans in the swamps ten miles
east Of Augustof. The enemy is also
on the offensive in the Przasnysz re-
gion Dispatches from the front ex-
pressed the belief that the series OF
attacks by the Russians was an at
tempt 10 halt further advances by the
Germans rather than serious at
tempt TO press Won Hindenburg back
TO the frontier.
In the western battle theatre, tho
fighting around Verdun and near
Perthes continues. For the seventh
successive day the French have as
saulted the German positions near
Perthes. The Crown Princes army is
assaulting the French positions north
of Ncrdun.
Evening journal., 1915-02-27
state FRUIT CROP
SAFE At This Time

Fruit growers throughout the State
report that the changeabde weather
of the past week, which ranged from
summer-like weather to that Of mid
winter, has not damaged the fruit
crops, the buds not having advanced
far enough
Growers of peaches, apples and
other fruit saw that the real danger
from a freeze will not be experienced
until the latter part of March or early
in April. The indications from Delmar
and Milford are that the crop this
year will be a bumper one.
Evening journal., 1915-02-27
TO ASH FOR CARRIAGE BIDS.

The Board OF Health is n8ging
specifications printed for the di, ~.eai
of garbage and bids for the work viii
be asked for vithinsa short time. A.
special meeting carly this week the
board went over the proposals and IL
was decided to ask for bids for the
work SO that in case the bill at Dover
providing that the work be done by
the street and Sewer Department
fails TO pass, the city will be in a po-
sition to have the refuse matter col
lected.
Evening journal., 1915-02-27
Bx The United Press.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 27.-Repuls or
the Germans at Przasnysz and defeat
of a new Austrian movement toward
Lemberg were claimed IN dispatches
received here today.
German assaults upon the fortified
Russian positions at Przasnysz we're
beaten OFF. The Germans threw sew
eral regiments into the attack. They
swarmed on toward the town in the
face Of a hot machine gun fire. suffer-
ing enormous losses. Russian heavy
artillery caused still heavier casual
ties and the enemy was forced TO re-
tire. II was admitted that the Cars
troops also lost heavily in the battle,
which continued for twenty-four
hours.
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FLASHES FROM THE WAR
sEKNAN TrnRo.AEKoY1GwTs
PATDOE rH EEsIIsE cgAs'

eERNAN HTDRO.AEK0FTAEEs
fATEOE rHH EEsITsE COAST
By The Uaitsd PRESS.
LONDON. Fob g7.-ssrmso strategy hes devised
use for cir cJan To saasrfnee IN their attacks
Brtsh merchantmen and craft TIE Germans have or
dered Taubes ane hJdsesopfaass TO paoi uners coast
waters and hunt ou, enemy vssssfs.
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ernsavs srRrSE1E FREScB VIII IIQrm frRt,

uARs Fob g7cernsa troops threw iiTuid Gre into the
advanced French trenches soeslancour' SVeec tas
Azonne snd tho sseuss WITH terrible EJECT announced
ia oispateh~s from the front today.
Several hundred Frca eoasrs were burned by the Gam
a- liquid sprnhea By eersu bombs Their eiotans vas
set Aires and they ran screening the trenches IN ascpy
The french s-oud rrps immediately advanced counter at
tack and forced the csrrs to abandon s ground tAsy had
taken By the bomb attack
French gunnsrs again ssve Demonstrated ssSf su7sTT,
over The German artrerymea Near ST. Husert IN the Ar
ropas German aruHunitos dscot ~'ss blown up.
Evening journal., 1915-02-27
NEW RUSSIAN FORCES BEGIN
OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT AGAINST
Won HINDENBURG In PRUSSIA

Attack Northwest of Lomza RepuIsed With Loss of
100 of Cars Men, Although Armies Are Holding
The Foe in Check Elsewhere. Object of Fresh
Attacks is TO Drive the Kaisefs Troops Back TO The
Frontier
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WEATHER

Fair tonight; Sunday partly
cloudy. continued cold; fresh
northwest winds.
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SUN AND TIDES.
Mouth Of Christian

Uioh water ... lO.l5A.M. 1925 \. VI.
I ov water - 5.2O 4. NJ. 6.30 p. NJ.
Reedy Island, high and low water one
hour earlier.
Evening journal., 1915-02-27

"Poard of Public Education, Will
mington. Del
Gentlemen: Complying with your
request for a statement as to the
amount Of your purchases from us of
school books and supplies for the
wears July ]. 1909 to June 80, 1910;
July I. 1910. TO June 30. 1e and July
j. 1911. to juno 30. 1912 ye are pleas
CONTINUED on Page I'D
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EDUCATORS To TALK
BEFORE DIRECTORS
Branch of State Educational As
sOciatiOn Will Hold Two-day
Session Here

j. George Becht, secretary State
Board of Education; C. S. Fees, super
lntendent of the Reading schools: DR.,
Samuel Hamilton, of Allegheny coun-
" and 5. j. NJ. McCarrell associate
law judge of Dauphin county are
among the speakers listed for the two
day session of the school directors OF
the Pennsylvania State Educational
Association which convenes in this CITY
FEBRUARY and 5 in the Technical and
Central high auditoriums
Devotional exervises will be lead by
the Rev. Il. L. Curtis, pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church. af-
ter which Judge McCarreIl will make
the address of welcome. J. Newton
Rhoads, of Reading, will make the re-
sponse. Superintendent Fees, of Read
ing, VIII give an address on What is
lne Matter With the Public Schools ~
After a short discussion committees
VIII be appointed and resolutions pre-
sented
The afternoon session will be taken
up with an address by Harry A. Bov-
er, president of the Harrisburg school
board, an illustrated talk by Mr.
Becht, state secretary, and an address
ny DR.. Charles Albert, of Reading. The
report of the legislative committee will
then be presented. Two addresses by
Dr. j. z. McCaskey, of Lancaster, and
py Il. ID. Fess, congressman from Ohio
mark the closing of the first days ses-
sion.
The second day DR.. Samuel Hamil-
ton, superintendent of the Allegheny
county schools, will make his annual
address to the students. The directors
Will adjourn after all reports are read
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-29

tors if there was anything / could
take to help me and they said there
was nothing that they knew of. l am
thankful for such good medicine and
will always give it the highest praise. "
Mrs. C. H. GRIFFITH, 1868 Constant
St., Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pa.-"I suffered from fe-
male trouble and the pains were so bad
at times that l could not sit down. The
doctor advised a severe operation but
my husband got me Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and I experienced
great relief in a short time. Now feel
like a new person and can do hard
days work and not mind it. What joy
and happiness it is to be we'll once more.
] am always ready and willing to speak
= good word for the Compound" Mrs.
ADA WILT, 303 WalnutSt., Hanover, Pa.
II there arc any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia L.
Pinkham Medicine Go. (cOnildentiaD
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will he opened,
read and answered by a woman and
held in strict confidence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-29
(By The Religious RambIcr.)

The religious press stands squarely
behind them.
This involves a presentation of the
case of the distinctively Christian col
lege, but also OF the necessity for
Bible study and a religious atmos-
phere in all schools.
1t calls for a standardizing of all
colleges of a distinctively Christian
purpose, and from even this step the
men in conference in Chicago did not
shrink. out of the rather chaotic
conditions In American educational
life, wherein inadequately stated. in
adequately equipped and inadequately
financed institutions in great variety
are calling themselves colleges, an eff
fort is being made to esta blish order
and regularity. The new college as
sociation requires fourteen hours
credits for entrance examinations. and
one hundred and twenty hours cred
its for graduation
In this movement for standardiza-
tion the denominational institutions
are following the example of the Car
negie Foundation The latter, with its
teachers pensions, which are denied
to colleges under church control, is a
serious factor in the situation con-
fronting these distinctively Christian
institutions.
The Presbyterians at Chicago re-
ported a rigid classification for their
colleges. which, while a severe indict-
ment of some is a stimulus to all. be-
sides being an index to the institu-
tons character for prospective givers
and students. Under the new order
of things inaugurated at Chicago one
will have something more than an in
stitutions own advertisements and
catalog to judge it by.
Colleges, Schools and the Bible
Considerable time was devoted by
the council of church boards of edu-
cation TO the consideration of an
elaborate report upon the Bible in
colleges, made by DIR. Joseph w.
Cochran, of Philadelphia. He stated
that out of one hundred and fifty in
stitutions of distinctively Christian
foundation, fifteen did not teach the
Bible at ALL while only eighty main
tanned full profeSsorships in Bible.
In addition to stressing its convic-
tion OF the need for teaching the
Bible in public schools. and giving
regular credits for work in it,. as in
other subjects, these educators had
their own direction, designed to meet
The objections to the use of the Bible
in public schools. 1t is called "Bible
Stories and Poems and is made up
exclusively of Old Testament selec-
tions with appropriate psalms follow
ing historical episodes.
THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER,
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public school, at Elton and the Royal

public school" at Eton and the Royal
Military College at Handhurst
That Lieut.. Col. Regington is by no
means exclusively literary soldier, is
proved by the facts that in the Af-
ghanistan campaign he won a service
medal with three clasps each, indicat-
ing his having taken part in a separate
and perilous expedition that he was
in the Burma campaign; that he was
brevetted Lieutenant-Colonel in the
Soudan. mentioned twice in dispatches
and won both British and Khedive' s
medals with three clasps, and that he
was mentioned twice again in dis
patches in the Boer War, won another
three-clasp medal and became Com
panion of the Order of st. Michael
and st. George.
Skilled in European as well as East
ern languages, he served from 1899 to
1902 as military attache at Brussels
and the Hague. While in Belgium he
did not neglect the opportunity to
study every square mile of the terrain,
where the most terrible battles of his
tory are now being fought.
1t is fortunate that a man who has
seen so much real campaigning should
possess the rare ability to write about
military affairs in so clear and enter
tanning a style. He is but one of the
elaborate staff of soldiers, diplomats.
correspondents, historians and ndVel-
lists whose talents are at the disposal
of the editorial board Of the London
Times History OF the War
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-29
Ship Purchase Bill Gets
First Republican Support

Washington. u. c.. Jan. 90 - The
government ship purchase bill received
its first support from the Republican
SIDE to-day. when Senator Norris. of
strongly to him. and that il two amend
ment he had offered were adopted. he
would vote for it. one amendment lie
proposed would continue the Govern
after the lines it established became
profitable.
I'VE should let the taxpayer share
any of these ventures" he added
The second amendment, Senator Nor
rts said, would provide that no bel
ligerent nation vessels should be pur-
chased unless a diplomatic understand-
ing with other belligerents had been
REACHED. which would prevent the pos
sibility of international complications.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-29
EASY TO DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
You can Bring Back Color and
Lustre with Sage Tea
and Sulphur

When you darl<en your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell,
because it's done so naturally, so
evenly. Preparing this mixture.
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. For so cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonic
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" You just dampen q
sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one
small strand at time. BY morning
all gray hair disappears, and. after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luXuriant. You will also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace, is sign of old age, and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive ap-
pearance, get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur and look
years younger-Advertise
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-29
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
Copyright, 1915, star Company


Charles l.. Guy of the New York
Supreme Court, has come forth with a
protest against giving divorced wives
large alimonies. 1t is time some
stronge voice was raised in protest
against this reflection upon dignified
Womanhood
This subject of alimony should have
been taken up by the suffragettes long
ago, and an antialimony organization
should have been formed by them.
When a woman separates from her
husband ii is usually because she has
ceased to care for him, ceased to re-
6pect him and ceased TO feel conf
dence in his honor. How any woman
can permit man of whom she enter
tains such an opinion to pay her
money is a question for the emanci-
pated' to answer.
When such husband has left a
child TO be supported il is reasonable
and right that he should do his part
toward the maintenance of that child
but the majority of women receiving
alimony to-day seem TO be childless
women, and Judge Guy makes many
pertinent comments regarding these
women. as follows:
In fixing permanent alimony it
should be borne in mind that the
husband, although guilty of grave
misconduct is still a human being.
If he is to be made the producing
machinery for the support of the
woman who is no longer his wife
and who gives nothing in return, he
must not be assessed so heavily as
to deprive him of all incentive to go
on living and producing. He must be
accorded the means not ony to go on
living, but to find some enjoyment
and compensation in life.
IF he has not this opportunity. if
the burden placed upon him is too
grievous TO be borne. all the incentive
to labor is gone. When alimony is
excessive 1t is likely to defeat its own
object. 1t is better for the divorced
wife to be granted moderate alimony
which will be paid than excessive ali
mony which probably will be avoided.
ANY adult person who receives
benefits from another without wish
ing and trying to return full equiva-
lent, is grating, whether such person
be wife, child, husband. friend or
stranger. Grating is taking, without
giving an honest equivalent. The
women and grown children of our
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-29
UPSET?
Get At the Real Cause - Take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead of
taking tonics, or trying to patch UP a
poor digestion. they are attacking the
real cause OF the ailment--clogged liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse
the liver in a soothing. healing way.
When the liver and bowels are per-
forming their natural functions, away
goes Indigestion and stomach troubles.
If you have bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor,
lazy. don't-care feeling, no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigested food,
you should take Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief so YOU can eat what YOU like. At
10c and 95c per box All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company, Column
bus, O.-Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-29
Steamer PilOted Safely
Through Mined Waters

New York, Jan. %. - CAPTAIN Ed
ward 7. Pinchin, who piioted the
American steamer Elmonte through
mine-strewn waters safely into the
harbor of Bremen on New Years Day,
brought his ship back to this port to-
day. Although Captain Pinchin's feat
was regarded with amazement at Bre-
men, he was arrested before his shin
could discharge its cargo of 5000 bales
of cotton, questioned at length and
hnally taken before German Admiral
who cross-questioned him and released
him.
Because of the double distinction of
guiding his ship through the mine
fields and of bringing the American
flag into Bremen harbor for the first
merchant vessel, Captain Pinchin was
royalty entertained, he said. during his
stay in Bremen
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-29
AQOMen t$Sgs.l $sS lnreRe;S Us
Should Husbands Pay
Wives Alimony
Divorced

well-to do middle class furnish rather
conspicuous examples to a certain
class of off1ceholders."
And, again, he says:
while the divorced husband still
retains his right to find some enjoy
ment in life, the woman who divorced
him must not expect to go on enjoying
all the benefits that go with a happy
and successful married life. She no
longer performs any reciprocal duty.
There is no obligation resting upon
her as an equivalent for maintenance,
therefore she is not entitled to be a
luxurious charge upon the income of
the man to whom she makes no re-
turn of any kind"
The wife who has been left an in
valid through her husbands cruelty,
or vices. should be paid alimony until
such time as she is able to support
herself; and she should pray and
work for that hour of emancipation
from Il degrading dependence.
For it is an undeniable degradation
for any woman to be supported by a
man she does not love, and whose
companionship she cannot endure.
There is so much talk these days of
woman's expansion and development
and growth, and such continual de-
mand is made for an enlargement of
justified in a critical survey of her
conduct.
All about us may be seen women
who are living on the money of di-
vorced husbands. while they exploit
themselves in the society of other
men. The woman who is compelled
to accept the money of a divorced
husband in order to keep from star
walton ought to feel her position one
which demands the utmost dignity
and circumspection.
She should be ashamed to appear
in public with any man unless he is
an avowed sutor for her willing
hand; and then that hand should re-
fuse to close over another mans
money.
But we even find women fighting
for the continuance of alimony of one
husband, while planning marriage
with another.
Surely such things lower woman's
status. and render her despicable I'm
the eyes of the right thinking.
Let our suffragists take this matter
up and elevate the ideals of woman
kind.