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Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
STAYS HIGHWAY
 COMMISSIONER
Charles ]. Bennett Nominated to
 Succeed Himself
FOR TERM OF FOUR YEARS
Appointed to Office by Former Gov ernor Baldwin at End Of Long Struggle to Gust commis-
 sioner James f4. Mcdonald.

Hartford Charles J Bennett, who was nominated by Governor Holcomb to succeed himself as highway com missioner for term Of four years, was born in England in 1878 but came with bis parents 10 Amsterdam, N Y.. when three years old He was edu- cated m Amsterdam and was gradu ated frmo Union College with the class of lael He began engineering work under fine city engineer of Am stefdam E lore his graduation and. after graea ion. vas employed by the Metropolitan Street Railway Company of New York ln ea3 he entered the employ cf the Nea York Central Rail road con any and in l9o5, entered the employ of iha New Haven road and waa lu hatre of che work in con nociion N#fh t elimination Of t8a Walnut tfegt HE iu this ely h 1909 be wa scure3 by the SaybgaeH Lyme HfI3ge eo sleu and was eal in charge af tbe eausiruCtios el jae bridge aeres the Connecticut River between the tgo towns lie became connected with the street department Of ihis city in 1910. serving under Frederick L. Ford when the latter went to New Haven and remained un- tn appointed highway commissioner by Governor Baldwin in 1913, his ap- pointment ending a long struggle on the part Of Governor Baldwin to oust James II. Mcdonald. then highway commissioner
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
Foreign

1t is semi-onicially estimated that the number of earthquake refugees from the stricken towns of central Italy now in Rome is approximately 20.000.
 The climate of Egypt is changing in & rem.- -rkable manner in the last few years Rain fell in torrents in Alex. andria during the celebration Of the accession of the new Sultan.
 In reply to an inquiry of the British Admiralty as to whether the stoppage of the traffic through the Panama Can al was imminent because of the cule Ora Cut, Gov Goethals states that u continuous 30-foot channel Is assured for the present
 The American collier Jason arrived al Genoa. Italy, loaded with exhibits for the Panama. Pacific Exposition, which she gathered st French Medt serranean ports.
 More than a million of the popula tion of Belgium are now absent from within its borders. according to an estimate from Amsterdam.
 General Jofre. the French comman. der-in-ehiei. discharged his war chauf feur. Boilloi. the racing driver, for ex treme recSlessness.
 Operations of the cloth tissue fac. tories of St. Nicolas. Belgium, were resumed under German control
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
General

A seat on the New York Stock Ex change was sold for s40,000. an in- crease of 5000.
 Augustus L. Thorndike was reap pointed as bank commissioner by Gov ernor Walsh of Massachusetts.
 Germany notified the United States that its assumption of control over food would not apply to American shipments.
 A total of 101.176 animals were kill ed up to the close of 1911 to stay the progress of the foot-and-mouth disease ill this country.
 A bill introduced in the Connecticut Senate authorizes the Aetna Life, which recently increased it's capital stock from $4.O00, GOO to 5000, ,000, to further increase it to $10,000,000
 According to the Interstate Com meree Commission, 605 persons were killed and 11437 injured in 3,SO6 rail road wreeks during 1914.
 Governor Dunne, of Illinois, notified the railroads that the grain and hay embargo does not effect wheat in ele- yators or in transit.
 A receiver was appointed at Mont gomery, Ala. for w Y. Bell. said to be the largest cotton planter in Ala bama.
 A resolution urging cotton growers in North Carolina to curtail their crop 50 per cent this year. was passed by the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature.
 Ward s. Snyder. son of a Pittsburgh millionaire, died in Houston from dose of poison taken after murdering his wife as she lay ill in a hospital there.
 The United States Navy perfected searchhght visible under favorable conditions for 100 miles.
 Chicago dealers shipped two car loads of butter to England by way of Canada.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
WORLDS NEWS IN
 CONDENSED FORM

WASHINGToN.-Under an aoree ment reached, the Canadian govern. ment will settle claims growing out of the recent shooting of two Ameri. can duck hunters by Canadian militia. men by paying s10.000 to the parents of Walter Smith, who was killed. and $5,O00 to Charles Dorsch. who was wounded, in addition to all legal ex. penses.
 WASHINGTON. Announcement was made by the Department of Agri. culture that the state of Kansas had been placed under Federal quarantine on account Of the discovery there of foot-snd-mouth disease.
 GALVESTON, Tex.-The stesmshir Dacia which cleared for Rotterdam January P, sailed from here. She has in her matches 11,qo0 bales of cotton for Germany.
 WASHiNGTON-A resolution re. pealing that provision of the Under. wood tariff law that places sugar op the free list, effective May 1. 1916 was introduced by Representative Broussard of Louisiana.
 RoME-The Emigration Bureau has renewed the permit of the Ham. oarg-Americas Line 10 convey Italian emlgrants 10 America this year. thus waving the S20,000 fine imposed
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
WEEKS NEWS BY
 TICK AND FLASH
What Interests the World Chron- icled by TeIegrs 3h and Gable.
GLANCE AT FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Washington Looms Large as Center ef lnterest-Legislatu Busy in Many States-The Lights and
 Shadows of the News.
War Bulletins $

In addition to the three British steamships. Ben Cruachen, Kileoan and Linda Blanch. torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the Irish Sea. two other British merchantmen. the Tokomaru and the Icaria, have been victims of submarine raids in waters supposedly safe for British shipping.
 West of Warsaw the Germans con tinue to make sporadic attacks and near BonJimow have succeeded in talk ing a trench from the Russians
 Fifty-two noted athletes of Oxford University are serving in the British army
 Capt Claude Casimir Perier, son ot a former President of France. was made prisoner by detachment Of troops from Gen. von kluck's army, near Soissons.
 Berlin says that al Craonne, aloRs the Aisne. the Germans have captured 500 meters of French trenches and re pulsed every attack of the enemy. More than 1,5O0 French were killed and 1,1u0 captured
 Fierce fighting between the advance guards of the Turkish armies now menacing the Suez Canal and the Brit ish outposts has occurred at several points in the desert east of the water way.
 The advance guard of the Turkish army, which is undertaking an inva- sion of Egypt, reached the British out posts to the east of the Suez Canal.
 General yon Buelow. Commander-in- Chief of the second German army, was appointed field marshal general.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
Sporting

A Chicago dopester has estimated that the total losses Of i've leagues the past year have been close to sl, 0.00o
 charlie Deal, substitute Boston .htrd xaeker of tAe worlds champion Bos- ton Braves and ths hero Of the late worlds series, signed a two year con tract for Fielder Jones's s. Louis club.
 President Tener of he National League believes that the future or baseball rests soieley apon the deci- sion of Judge Lands or the ultimate conclusions deducted therefrom.
 Prineeton's aspirations for cham. pionshlp at hockey were practically killed when the Orange and Black was defeated by Yale at the St Nicholas Rink. New York. in the first game of their series by a score of 3 goals to l.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
Held for Cases Murder.

winsted--A grand jury returned a true bill against Isaac N. Williams. Of Bridgeport. and Harry Roe, of Pough- keepsie. x. Y charged with the mur- der Of County Commissioner Hubert B. Case, Al Barkhamsted on Noyembe 2S last. Arthur Pfaefflin. of Colebrook who has been under arrest on core ner's warrant. turned states evidence. He was remanded to the county jail at lAtchheld. without bail. Williams was arrested on bench warrant, charged with first degree murder. \ similar warrant was drawn against Roe. under detention at Poughkeepsie,
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
Italians Organize Company.

New Hayen,-A machine gun com, pany is to be formed here Of young Italian Americans. II will be attached to the Second Infantry Of the Conneeti. cut National Guard and win be com msnded by Captain Thomas Fl New bold, regimental eommissary. The or. ganization work Is in charge of Cap tain Arthur Phillips. sdiutant of the Second Infantry. When organization has been completed the government win furnish the new company with four machine guns
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
OisavoWed the corset.

In the nineteenth century, directly following the French revolution. when men lived and dreamed in terms of Ireemen, women expressed their desire TOT an untrammeled existence by dis avowing their corsets and adopting the long easy lines of the empire gown. The style of the corset depends on the style Of the gown. and here, again, con sessions were made to the figura, which rendered stays unnecessary.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05

hay ana Straw.
 HAY AND STR AW W-Prime timothy. s1.07is a110: No. l. s105a1.10; No. ?, gTiz o2i2; No. 3, 90d921sc; Clover. socet si.02le Oats straw, nom; Rye straw. f5c. as to quality.
 Live Stock.
 BEEN NES.-Common to good steers st sT006s.60 per 100 lbs: oxen at ss75n FPS; bulls at s5.00G7. 25: cows at 8 500 6.65. choice. s7.0067.20; hefers a ss 10 7.e5. Dressed beef in fair demand and steady.
 CALVES. to choice veals at e00d13 % per 100 lbs. culls at s70a<e $50: barnyard calves at &. %: fed at ss 30 dressed steady at hlS Tlsc
 SHEEP AND LAMBS.-Common 10 good sheep al s4ood5.75 per 100 lbs. common to prime lambs at ss00f9 25. Dressed mutton firm at sal1i2c for ewes; choice wethers 11is Gl2c.; dressed lambs at i2G14c., with hog dressed exceeding quotations; country dressed hothouse lambs al & e067 | 50 per carcass
 HOGS.-Good heavy hogs. g. 30 per 100 lbs. Country dressed hogs at 9Hl1nc. for medium to light weights
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
New York cI,r and Maine.

New York city has a population greater than that of the whole state of Maine New York city has as great g population as the following states combined; Maine, New Hamp- shire. Vermont. Rhode Island, Della ware, Idaho, Montana. Nevada. Ore ron. North Dakota. Utah and Wyoming.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
NEWS IN BRIEF

Charles ?. Green vas selected by President Wilson for postmaster at Bridsegort. Conn.
 six-esnt bread vas indorsed in chL cago Dy the National Association Of Master Bakers
 The seven counties compCsing south ern California RIu spend f7.9e9.9oD thls year in road construction.
 Tw~fy persons were sentenced tO Imprisonment CT heasy haes CT both .fs-Yiolafion of inc law Imposing tax on cosoYsd 0leomarzarlne. in tae Fed erai District Court af s. Louis.
 Harrards newest prodigy is Louis F Keaue. aged s. Ire amaH. et R9z- bury Kesne 5s tae only student of me s.78a maubeze es the University to gear saort tfa8ses
 prof Karl T. #sea of tsa Bs.a#s fWH.5 College H cured ss Caase. eoa maza af River Forest IT cf totaG es5as bu by meaHs q hypnotic aRg
 Masa hau aseza az ~ iaHa-ea. Hhen one az aas st aHHgasus 0zzsaa ss laBsa aafiuR gesefe aina s at Ne9 0riaaaa
 Tha arsl three da1s in 5HHe ware fixed Tor inc reunion af t1e lta.an Com feaa1ass Veterans la Richmond ag O Ger of General Bennett H. Yeans Of Loai6Fiae. Ky
 The Iowa Senate adopted a Fas9lu- ilon asking Congress to investigate tae Union Stock YaFas at Chicago and fae origin Of fbe hoof and moasa di- sease.
 Te save the He Of Naaan4 r8af ton. q patient af Fablola Itespftal Oak land. Cal. sle~~H men have each gIg 4n seven Inches Of skin from theif arms
 William N Brown. Congressman. former iieutenanfsaoxernor of Penn sylgania. died from pneumonia al tae Hotel McAlpin. New York lie Ras cs years old.
 4 small alligator arrived d Port land. Ore. by parcel post having made the trip under Uncle sams care al the way from New Orleans
 When arraiEu~,i m South Norwalk Conn. for the theft Of poultry Mrs Theresa Yolka declared that she kill cd the chicken ID sci defense. when if attacked her.
 clergymen Of Indiana were asked by Governor Halston 10 appeal to their congregations Oh Sunday. February II. for donations Tor European war sufferers
 investigation Of the financial opera. tions Of the Rock Island railroad will be resumed in Washington by the In terHtats Commerce Commission about February 10
 Charles W Peterson. Of Racine Wis, died of burns received in boiler ex- ploslon on the baltleshlp San Diego on La paz. Mexico. Ills death makes the eighth fatality.
 The Swiss Government purchased 6 large quantity of petroleum in New Orleans. 10 make up for the loss in supply eccaaioned by the suspension of importations from Russia and Ru mania.
 Unless they learn 10 swim before commencement. several Princeton Uni versity students wlll not receive their diplomas. as a rule created Tn lalL prescribing a test swim. is being en. forced
 Shipments of rosln from the United siatee to the Netherlands will hereaf. ter be passed by the British sea pa trols.
 The steamship Baltic sailed from New York for Liverpool with sixty -four war motor trucks as part of her cargo.
 The seven cotton mills of the Fall River Iron Works Go.. Fall River. Mass will resume operations on fuli time
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
Remard of Industry.

Our idea Of a nice man is an indus trious and we'll behaved young fellow thirty-feur years of age who abandons the shame and disgrace of bachelor hood and marries B widow with five chndren.-Eiouston Post.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
eooa Nature.

When was young l used 10 say good nsgared things and nobody lis- tened 10 me. Now that l am ola l say ill-natared things end everybody iis- Samuel Rogers.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
Watch Our Show Windows Byron D. Bugbee Watch Our Show Windows

The Senate passed a resolution call ing upon the Secretary of Commerce for information relating to conditions in the dyestuff industry.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
Does Work of Manu Men

At the Church of the Sacred uaar, in Paris 20-ton bell is tol,ad by eleetsleity A choir boy does the work which formerly required the services of five men.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
Terraeed citv

The town oi Simla. India. is built on the side of a steep hill and the roof of one house is often on a level with the foundation of one on the next ter. race.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
Seek to Revive Industry

The government of the Bahama islands Is trying to revive the prodne. eon or sea island cotton. once a flour. ishing industry there.
Putnam patriot., 1915-02-05
THE MARKETS
,,Lnnle.als PrIces.s

fNey~ yo-s Wholesale Priees-g MILK Official figures have peth @osA- fshed and t is impossible to ElFe correct .srtr.rs -fr5reS
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
BRITISH ARMY USING 90. 600
SEPARATE KINDS OF ARTICLES

London, Feb. Am Eyewitness
at the British general army headuuar.
ters in France pays a tribute. in an
artiele given out yesterday by the OF
elal Press Bureau, to the excellent work
OF the army supply departments, men
tioning particularly that of the ord
nance department, which supplies all
clothing, equipment tools and machin,
cry, as well as arms and ammunition.
The ordnance department is a mill
tary universal provider,'' saws the
writer. 1T is difficult to say which is
the more striking-the actual mass of
material handed or the bewildering va
riety of articles stocked.
The vastness of the work of main
tanning modern army may be gagged
by the fact that during the past month
the supplies furnished included 450
miles of telephone wire, $4,000 sand
bags and 10000 pounds of shoe black.
ing, while in 10 days the ordnance de-
partment supplied 10000 fur waist
coats and 100000 flannel belts. The
average weekly issue of ointment for
feet is five tons.
"The complexity of the work is il.
lustrated by the fact that the index of
the stores include $4,000 separate kinds
Of articles. Most of these still are OBJ
tanned from England, but some are
manufactured by the ordnance depart
ment in France The problems of dis.
tribution and accounting require sur
prisingly large staff
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Double ATTACK PREDICTED
AGAINST C0NSTANTINOPLE

London, Feb. 9.-English refugees
from Constantinople declare that the
former battle cruiser Goeben, now
owned by Turkey, was so badly dam
aged by striking Turkish mine that
it would be impossible to repair her at
tonstantinople. The loss of the services
Of the Goeben would reduce the Turkish
fleet to inferiority to the Russian Black
Sea fleet, which is about to be strength
ened with new dreadnought, con-
structed at Sebastopol.
1t is believed that when this ship
Joins the fleet Russia will attack the
Bosphorous end of the Black Sea while
the allied fleets attempt to force the
Dardanelles.
-Four torpedoboats of the allied feet
have bombarded the TurkishI forts in
the Dardanelles, according to an Athens
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company. One hundred and seventy.
four shells were discharged and two
ammunition depots were set on fire,
says the dispatch
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
UNCLE SAM WANTS. HELP
Civil Service Examinations to Be Held
in This City

Tho United States Civil Service Com
mission announces the following open
competitive examinations to be held in
Harrisburg, Pa. Persons who meet the
requirements AMI desire any of the eX-
aminations should at once apply to the
secretary, third civil service district,
Philadelphia, or the local secretary in
this city:
March 2-Geolog.st, male, $4,000;
medical ms. ostor and surgeon, male,
$4,000; specialist in mental and nervous
diseases, male, $500: sbacteriologist
and pathologist, male, $4,000, $4,000;
inorganic chemist, male, $1,000, ST.
$50; organic chemist, male, $1,000,
s2.250; ward supervisor, male, 81, 200;
sanitary inspector, male, $2,1OO.
March S-Myco.ogist, male, s1,70O;
assistant chemist in chemical met
allurgy. male, $1,000, s1,620; chief of
the training school, female, $1,000.
March 9-F'iles lace maker, female,
5000.
March 17-Trained nurse, female
$50 per month; field natron, $500 to
s720.
Laboratory helper. which was an
nouneed to be held February "a, has
been cancelled. All persons vino have
fled applications for this examination
may have their applications changed to
apply for any pending examination for
which tdey may be eligible and for
which application form 1912 is re.
quiroi, upon advising the commission
without delay of the same of the ex.
animation desired.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
# KIDNEYS ACT
BAD TAKE salts
Says Backache Is Sign You Have
Been Eating Too Much Meat,
Which Forms Uric Acid

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region it
generally means you have been eating
too much meat, says well-known
authority Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to. filter it from the blood and they be-
come sort of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys got sluggish and
clog you must relieve them, like you re-
lieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste, else you have
backache, sick headache, dizzy spells;
your stomach sours, tongue is coated,
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is cloudy,
full Of sediment, channels often get
sore, water scalds and you arc obliged
to seek relief two or three times during
the night
Either consult good, reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharma-
cist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take tablespoonful in glass of
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for gen.
erations to clean and stimulate sluggish
kidneys, also to neutralize acids in the
urine so it no longer irritates, thus end
ing bladder weakness.
,Tad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters. It is inexpensive, cannot
injure and makes a delightful, effer-
vescent Whitewater drink.-Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
EIGHTH Term AS notary
H. H. Mercer Prominent Carlisle Law
yer, Celebrated Three Anniver-
saries All On One Day

Carlisle, Feb. with the receiving
yesterday of his eighth successive COM
mission as notary public, an interesting
phase of the history of H. II. Mercer,
of Mechanicsburg, one >of the county s
leading attorneys, was revealed. Mr..
Mercer has been a notary since 1884
and probably is the oldest in continuous
point of service in this section.
Not only was yesterday the thirty
first anniversary of his appointment as
public officer, but it also was his
birthday and wedding anniversary. The
new commission is among the first to
be received here bearing the signature
of Governor NJ. G. Brumbaugh. Mr..
Mercer, who took an active part in the
session of the Court of Common Pleas,
received many congratulations on his
triple anniversary.
There is probably only one other
officer In che county that has as long
a record of continuous service He is
Justice H. S. Moler, of Mechanicsburg,
who has served in this capacity for
about thirty years.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
BURIED Is DAYS. He LIVES
Survivor of the Recent italian Earth
quake Has Nerve -Wrecking
Experience in Ruins

Rome, Feb. 9.-Few men have lived
TO tell stranger tale than that OF MI
ehael Cairolo, who was extricated from
the earthquake ruins at Paterno sun
day. after having been imprisoned for
twenty-five days without food. Caarolo
is recovering from the effects of his ex-
perieuces, which he was able to de-
scribe yesterday.
''When the earthquake occurred, he
said, 81 attempted to escape but found
myself blocked within a stable by the
ruins. Beneath tine stable a. cellar was
being excavated from the rocks. made
my way into this excavation and so
avoided being crushed to death.
From the moment / entered the
cellar, saw no more light, and l be-
lieved / had become blind, as my mind
could not conceive that the ruins cover
ed the cellar so completely as to pre-
vent a single ray of light from pene-
trating through, For long time-l
cannot say how long-my despair in
creased until 1 became almost frenzied.
I shouted with all my strength until
I fell into an apathetic condition, al
most like coma. This saved my life,
for had I continued my desperate eff
forts to free myself | must have died
of exhaustion.
''By feeling about with my hands
in the darkness / found wet spot and
moistened by burning lips. This re-
vived me, and with my hands | dug a
hole in which water collected, and |
was able to drink.
"Thus ] manager to exist-how
long | know not, as I lost count of the
days-until yesterday l heard voices
above me. Said one: All are dead. ,
Another answered: Quite 50; but let
us recover what we can of our prop
erty.'
81 aroused myself to make su-
preme effort and screamed:
% l am alive, here in the cellar, Mi
chael Cairolo.
Those above me, am told, thought
it was ghost, but I continued my
cries and convinced them that living
man was imprisoned in the ruins. They
came to my rescue and in about three
hours l was Free
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
DISTANT MURDER DREAM
Sister of Slayer Recalls Details of
Weird Tragedy

York, Pa, Feb. "a story of what
seems to have been a premonition of
the Staying of Mrs. George T. Miller
here last Saturday night by her hus-
band, who later killed himself when
cornered by the police, is related by
Mrs. Anna Miller, of Baltimore, sis
ter of the slayer.
Mrs. Miller who came to York yes
terday and claimed her brothers. body,
said that last Thursday night she had
dream, which strangely worried her.
In it she saw man with revolver in
his hand, policeman and two chiliren.
After the tragedy she realized that the
man she saw in her dream was her
brother. The two children, she believes,
were Miller's daughters, who were only
saved from the same fate as their
mother by b. f. Hibner, who crawled
with them from third-story window
and along narrow ledge to neigh
Dor IS roof.
The policeman, she says, must have
been Patrolman Ziegler, at whom Miller
fired when the officer came upon him in
the home of a brother after the shoot
ing of the woman.