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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19

Justice the prisoner-the accused
person-is in nearly all cases re-
sarded and treated as a criminal.
though the law clearly and expressly
declares him innocent until proved
guilty. 1t must be remembered,
also, that the judge who tries the
case has-without warrant of law
or reason-assumed the right TO
reat witnesses as menials subject to
lis dictation.
Ihe lawyer knows, therefore, that
the judge and the sheriff and all the
power of the machinery of Justice"
IRE back of him and disposed to
'rotect him. The prisoner and wit
nessare clay in the potter's hands.
they are afraid, perplexed, cowed, l.,
nervous. They are strangers in a
strange land, while the lawyer treads
paths he has worn smooth.
1 cannot, therefore. escape the con-
viction that the lawyer who hides
behind the authority of the court and
from that vantage snarls at folks
whom unkind circumstances has for
the moment made inferior to him in
power, is contemplate and coward
ly cur, altogether unfit to associate
with men who have standards Of
honor.
In moments of extreme sympa-
thetic irritation have often thought
that the insulted brow beaten wit
necc would be justified in procuring
shot gun after the trial and filing
the lawyers hide so full of lead 1t
would be necessary to haul his coffin
on trucks.
Not that / approve Of private ven-
geance. / believe the law should
take Its course-when II has a course
But justice is fundamental, and when
law gives one man an Unfair ad-
vantage, who shall say that the other
man has not the right to amend the
law? Is a statute passed by a few
lawyers the word or the Lord of
Hosts-infallable and infinitely wise
and just? How absurd to maintain
chat law passed by a dozen ordinary
mortals may or Of q right ought to
govern dozen others, unless the
second dozen wish to be governed,
Law Is to be respected SO long as
II Is respectable; no longer. Courts
are to be honored SO long as they
are honorable; no longer. Democ-
racy Is democracy only so long as IL
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
MY CHIICH

what makes church my church?
Not the mere use of the possessiva
prohoun-though that is helpful.
Something is wrong when a parishion-
er says your" church instead of
my church. But the trouble is
usually deeper than a misuse of pro-
nouns, Possession implies some sort
or investment. Possession cannot be
given; it must be acquired. l NAV
give my friend a book or a picture
or love, but he is not truly richer mn
I'll he makes use of the gift A book
on the shelf, picture on the wall
love vouchafed is not real possession
until 1t is actually possessed by the
soul OF the recipient. Motherhood
means possession because the mother
has done so much for her child be-
fore she holds ii in her arms. But n
child does not possess mother
1t only has" a mother until it be-
gins to claim her. The mother saws
My child" the child says only
mother" The sacred pronoun of
possession is deferred until the child
begins to possess" it's mother.
So with church To write or saw
of church, my church." is at first
an ideal only. To make the ideal be-
come sober fact involves things done
for the church and it's Lord. Meas
uring the words thus, what do YOU
mean when you call this your
church," How much is it yours ?"
What OF you is in it? Merely to sit
in its congregation once a week. or
to buy tickets for it's entertainments.
or to use its envelopes is not enough
to lend thrill to ones use of the per-
sonal pronoun. Is the church on
your ahert? Is the churchrofSS
your heart? Is it in your prayers and
your plans? Are yon helping to give
II life In the community? How much
more Of a church is 1t because you are
a member of It? What do you mean
when you say my church. George
Clarke Peck.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19

Probably nine in ten laws placed
on the statute books in this and 9th
er States are written and passed by
professional lawyers. In this and
other States lawyers are a balance
OF power If not majority Iu the
law making body.
This condition must not be ac-
cepted as proof that men who prac-
tice law are the only ones capable
OF making law. Such Is not the
case, nor do the people, as whole,
regard lawyers as the mental and
moral superiors Of other men.
Lawyers outnumber men of other
callings in legislative bodies merely
because lawyers rush in where 9TH
ers haven't time to tread. A young
lawyer offers for the legislture as
an advertisement-and he gets his
moneys worth. The older lawyer
may have a less worthy motive, or
he may actually be patriotic. No mat
ter what the motive that prompts
them, lawyers take to politics as nat
urally and inevitably as duck
takes to water. And since lawyers
can hold public Office without great
ly neglecting their private business
es. and since able men of other call
ings cannot. lawyers offer their SER
vices, divide the jobs among them
selves and pass the laws to regulate
other trades and caiiings.
Naturally enough, few II any laws
are passed that will tend to reduce
the fees or interfere with the priv
ileges of lawyers.
Some day. however, there will
come revulsion of feeling, and men
of other trades will hold the balance
Of law making power.
When that day comes, the first
law passed will be one designed to
protect witnesses and prisoners from
bullying lawyers.
Some lawyers, OF course, are gen.
tlemen. But In a rather varied
newspaper career that has required
my attendance at many sessions OF
court for the purpose OF getting
facts, can recall but few lawyers
who were decent enough to be
courteous to unfortunates in o court
room. 4
In order clearly to understand how
very contemptible q bullying law
yer Is, 1t must be remembered that
In our present terrible system of
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19


library. One child will be particular
ly attracted by books of travel an
other by scientific works and so forth.
The point is that, by giving your
little ones access to such a splendid
source OF inspiration, you will have
done much to bring out their natural
aptitudes to Undue them with a real
fondness for study, and to familiar1ze
them with the joys afforded by good
books.
Lilly, l think, it was who wrote
Have thy study full of books rather
than thy purse full of money" The
parent who has at heart the best In {.
terests of his children will do well to
follow the hint in these words.
1 know parents-and so do you
who lavish on their children costly
toys and fine clothes, but never q
book. Alas, for the future of these
children.-H. Addington Bruce-Bal-
to. Star.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER.

Stand by your town newspaper.
III there is anything in your town
worth talking about, ten chances to
one your little town paper had a
hand in putting IL there, aid If there
exists any unsightly or unsavory
nuisance, twenty chances to one it
will stay there until your town editor
sees 1t or smells 1t and wipes his pen
on the town boards breeches. II
anybody beyond the walls of your
little burg ever learns that there is
such a place as Peachviile, it will be
through the town oracle.
Every village gets its moneys
worth in the village newspaper. It's
the wagon that carries all your good
things to market. 1t ought to be
Kept in good repair. In many cases
1t would pay to grease it, paint it,
keep Its running gear in shape and
shelter 1t attthe public expense.
Stand by your local newspaper.
It's the guardian and defender OF
every interest, the forerunner and
pioneer off every advance movement
and the sturdy advocate OF law and
order. Take II away, and it will not
be six months before the town would
look as IL IL had been doped. Bust
ness would drag, society yawn snd
grass wo"ld grow between the cob
bies. AK
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19

accords all men equitable treatment
and opportunity. Justice is Justice
only when it is no respecter of per-
sons.
This may sound like anarchy if
your mind happens to be fashioned
that way. But to me it is the gospel
of decent liberty, and accords with
the logic of the man VINO first said: :
1 love peace. and I'm going to have
peace If l have to fight for it
Fountain Inn Tribune.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR.

Around US on every hand are
beautiful souls altogether unknown
TO US, yet worth knowing.
Every day we walk side by side
with rare spirits making immense
sacrifices and building up a wonder
full inner life, and seldom, if ever.
do we glimpse the angel that lies
sleeping within them.
We brush elbows every day with
people of rare quality, who in the
stress and hurry of life, seem little
more than pieces of machinery, bent
on given tasks with little or nothing
% give their fellow beings.
Buried in their own affairs, or en-
trenched in deep reserve, they live
beside us. We little dream of the
beauty OF soul that lies Just below
the surface perhaps hungering for
expression.
In many instances we have but
to learn little more about life to
hnd wondrous human qualities that
make that same life a delight.
Sometimes such souls exist In our
very own families and we never
know them.
For some reason people are over
sensitive about revealing themselves
% others and have acquired the hab-
OF self-expression-o seldom let
ing their inmost thoughts and ambi-
IONS be known.
We should strive TO release the
otter spirit that lies sleeping in
every ore and to help them to get
free that they may stand revealed
1T their very best to themselves and
% as.
Life is frII Of sweet SURPRISES and
'e OF the richest is to discover a
erson beside us of whose beauty and
'"nth OF character we have never
dreamed or known.
The mills are full of inst sucb
peopIe. sc-,n Of them only waiting
y little encouragement to show
the world what they are.-Mill Life.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-19
sIrthmarks Removed by Radium.

rer"oVeu " Ndu'uH'
Radium has been used successful,
during the past year at the Radium in
stitution in London for the eradication
OF birthmarks. In n report recently
issued. 1t 10 asserted that biemishes o.
this kind have been removed readily
and without leaving any noticeab
trace of the Disagreement followins
tho treatment Superficial growth.
of other characters. such as warts
which had resisted treatment by acids
have also been removed. In all, "a.
cases OF different kinds have beeI
treated at the institution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
CROWN PRINCES
ARMY REPULSED
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
Germans intend 10 resume the offensive
in the west shortly on a gigantic scale
"They now are making thorough prepR-
rations and are concentrating men and
guns In enormous force on the Allies left
wing" the correspondent says. The
tactics employed with success against the
Russians will. It is said, be repeated
''The fighting of the near future will be
a battle of guns. and victory will rest
with the side that has the biggest and
the most guns. In addition 10 the 16-inch
howitzers from Austria, the Germans for
some time have been making huge guns
at Essen. These 16-inch guns, 1t is said.
do not need concrete emplacements.
From Austria and all over Germany
guns are being concentrated at various
points for the journey to the west.
Enormous quantities OF ammunition have
been stored at Lille and other places,
and guns will be massed. not in tens but
in hundreds. The fire, according to my
information, will be concentrated at one
selected point and when. II the plan
succeeds, the defense has been para
lyzed. hordes OF infantry will dash
through the breach. These tactics will
be repeated until the enemy achieves
his object.
THE menace OF big guns has now to
be faced. The German military experts
have concluded that only guns win pre-
vail in trench warfare"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
CHANCELLOR LEAVES
WITH TEXT OF REPLY TO
us. FOR KATSER'S 0. X.
Not Mere Diplomatic Yer
biage, But a Definite An
swer to American Con-
tentions, 1t Is Stated.
Safeguarding Promised.
Rr cARL M AcKERMAN

BERLIN, July 3
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg left
today for the Raiser's headquarters in
Galicia with the completed text Of the
German reply to the second American
note. II II meets with the Bmperor's full
approval the Communication probably will
be delivered to Ambassador Gerard early
next week.
The German reply is not the mere an
ewer Of German diplomats. II may he
considered TO represent the opinion Of
the whole German people regarding her
submarine policy. During the time II
was under consideration by the Foreign
once and Marine Office several promi-
nent German editors. bankers and busl-
ness men were called in and asked to
express their views. These. I am re-
liably assured. gave full approval TO the
stand the Imperial Government takes.
A final draft, as completed last night,
one who saw the text informed me today,
saya that Germany is willing to safe
guard the lives Of neutralB crossing the
ocean even aboard belligerent ships II
such vessels do not carry ammunition
and do not misuse the American flag
Germany will not give up her subma
rine policy. But she is willing to modify
her methods to that extent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today handed down
the following decisions:

PER CURTAIN:
Petition for mendamus dismissed
commonwealth vs Dyer quarry Company.
n 9aSPsi2h 2sds%iRf 2 s5@fd Rail
p1ny: G: p psuphiR; Judgment a4lrmsa, aoL
awSnns' EHSst' jSaSment ~ S affrmsd ''' 20 -asN
Cox et a.; vs pennsylyania Railrosd Com
~ vs DsHRnn ste2n Ho g. Phsde
phla, Superior Court Decree affirmed at ap-
ptllant's costs.
BROWN. {. j.
P. Esyeita Judgment affirmed hoschslsksr,
caster. Judsmsn, reversed and record re-
manded TO court below and venire faciss de
''GS commonwsSth Ga Vs. vitale.. 70. and r., Lam
caster judgment reversed and record re-
mended 70 court below and veniro facias do
nGfH CITY "SSsS S New Castle ct al VS.. city of New
cree Ts''i aairmsa at APPELLANTS costs EiEin, j.,
LSrtSSee vs.. Title Guaranty. and Surety
vSrssd and here entered for defendant non
conmonwesith vs Baum Committee, c, p,
Northumberland. Judgment Ieversed
Badger. e p, Northampton. Appeal dis
missed at APPELLANTS costs,
p6iS. order V reversed with costs to appesnt.
Reiner vs.. AugusIlnlan College OF villa
StGiTmsd. niHTi ''0' '''a
PER CURTAIN, NJ:
Union Trust Company, OF Pittsburgh, vs.
PlttsbuFgh- Buffalo Company. Decree affirmed.
Buffalo Branch Mutual Film Corporation ct
al. VS., Breisnger ct al. G.. p. No .0, Phila-
delpha. Decree affirmed. Mosrezat ].
Commonwealth VS.. Wilkes Barre and Hazls-
ton Railway Company. c. P Dauphin. Judg-
men reversed and entered for Commonwealth.
Berks County Trust Company Vs. Lyte, ad-
ministrstrix. c. p, Lancaster Judgment re-
yersed.
CLARK ct al. vs. Lehgh and wllkes-Barre
Coal Company. C. p. Luzerne, Judgment
affirmed
Fern VS. Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
C. p northumberland. Judgment affirmed
Fox Chase Bank vs.. Wayne Junction Trust
Company, c. p. No. !, Philadelphia. Order
affirmed
Heal Estate Trust Company vs.. Majestic
Apartment House Company et al. c. p, No. /.
philadelphia Judgment affirmed.
Tugtin et al. VS.. Philadelphia and Reading
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
NAVAL MILITIAMEN LEAVE
ON TARGET PRACTICE CRUISE
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Wis
consin Join Forces.

Wives, sweethearts and sisters of mem-
bers of the Naval Militia of Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are ex-
pected to be at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard this afternoon to cheer when the
battleship Kentucky leaves. On board
the vessel will be 40 officers and $50 men
of the Naval Militia, bound for the an
nual practice cruise along the Atlantic
coast.
A skeleton crew OF regular sailors is all
the battleshlp carries. The men OF the
Naval Militia are expected to fill in the
vacancies, For two weeks they will live
the life of sailors Gun practice will be
engaged in with the battleship Kearsarge
at Gardners Bay. on board the .Kear-
sarge are the militiamen of North Caro-
lima and the District of Columbia. A run
to Newport News for torpedo practice
will follow. with more target practice at
Gardner's Bay before the return here.
Commander Thomas T. Nelson is in
charge of the local militia. The Kentucky
is commanded by Commander M. C..
Twining, u. S. N.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
AUSTRO- GERMANS MAKE
RAPID GAINS IN DASH TO
CAPTURE NANGOROD
Great Russian Stronghold
on Lower Vistula Only 39
Miles From Vanguard of
Poland Invaders-Invest-
ment Certain.
AUSTRIAN HnApeuARrgRs IN GA

AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS IN GA
LIcIA, July 3.
Rapid strides by the Austro-German
forces along the vlstula River have
brought them to a point only SS miles
from fvangorod The Russian defense
appears to be growing steadily weaker
and the indications now are that the
great Russian fortress on the Vistula
will be besieged within short time.
Having captured Josefow, the Teutonlo
troops are pressing forward toward
Ramien, on the east bank OF the Vistuia,
while other forces are moving northward
on the west bank
Josefow was taken in a night attack
by the Austro- German troops, and crossed
the wyznioa fve miles from its junction
with Vistula The crossing was effected
under a heavy fre from Russian machine
guns, but when the Teuton troops cap
tured these they found that they were
manned by only q handful OF men, the
main Russian forces In that region hRv-
ing withdrawn.
That 1vangorod will fall without n
great struggle was the confident predic-
tion made today by Austrian officers Re-
ports have reached Austrian headquarters
that the Russians have withdrawn prac-
tically all their supplies from Tvangorod
and sent many OF their guns there to
Warsaw, keeping only enough to delay
the Austro-German advance while the
Cars troops are concentrated for the
defense OF Warsaw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
POPE DENIES HE IS PARTIAL
TO GERMANY; LOVES FRANCE
Pontiff, in Interview, Denies La
Liberte Story.
PARIS, July 3,


Fernand Laudet, Paris Journalist and
former secretary of the French Embassy
to the Vatican, contributes to the Figaro
today an account of an audience granted
to him last Sunday by Pope Benedict
XIV. His story is expected to alter in a
marked degree the impression caused by
the interview published by La Liberte,
in which the Pontiff was depicted as
favorlng Germany.
NJ Laudet says the Pope deplored the
effect OF the interview so sensationally
set forth in La Liberte, and quotes him
as follows:
"I love France dearly. A French
mother wrote me her son was dying of
hunger in Germany, and I did my best
to have certain prisoners interned in
Switzerland.
MY sole object in composing a peace
prayer was to adJure Jesus to restore
tranquility to the turbulent world. Yet
Frenchmen accuse me OF attempting to
forward Germany's plans.
"As to Rheims Cathedral, / ordered the
cardinal of Cologne to express my dis
pleasure to the Emperor and beg him to
spare religious ediices in the future.
The Emperor replied he would do what
was possible, If this promise was not
kept how can I be blamed? / have done
all can and have done a lot OF things
that France knows nothing about.
"I condemn atrocities absolutely
Everybody knows that Germany COM
mltted them, but I cannot apportion the
blame without concrete evidence. l con.
denim highly the rnartydOm of the Door
Belgian priests
II await only the occasion to convince
France Of my sympathy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

Coal and Iron Company. c. p. No. /. Phila-
delnhla, Judgment affirmed
POTTER. j.
sehuIdice vs. City of Pittsburgh ct al. c.
p, Allegheny. Decree modified and record re-
mitted for further proceedings.
Sternbergh Estate, Keppleman appellant, o,
c.. berks. IcSfeu tNefsed anu RECORD re-
M toi. ctC.
Culp vs. Reading Transit and Light Com;
pnny, I. r. berra. Judsment reversed ana
here entered for defendant,
Schoonover Estate. Franch appellant. o. Co.
Clearfeld. Decree affirmed
Carpenter Ns. City OF Lancaster. c. p, Lam
caster. Judgment affirmed
Davis VS. Malone ct al. c. P, Lancaster
Decree AFFIRMED at cost OF appellant.
Woelpper vs.. Pennsylvania Water and Power
Company. c. p, Lancaster Decree affirmed
Miles ct al vs. New York, susquehanna, etc.
Coal Company ct al. G. p, Lackawanna, De-
cree affirmed.
Weisberger VI. Western Reserve Insurance
Company. C. p, Lackawanna. Judgment re-
vorsed and entered for plaintinn.
Streater Estate EByp appellant. o. e,
Lnzerne. Decree reversed, cost to be paid by
Ds6ra ct al VS.. Lehlgh Valley Coal Com
pany. c. p, Luzerne. Judgment for plain
tin. Susie Dobra reversed. judgment for
plaintiff, George Dobra, affirmed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
TODAY'S WAR NEWS
BRIEFLY INTERPRETED

Action IN the t0sst noo makes IL
clear that the Germans are preparing
for gigantic Offensive, perhaps the
greatest offensive OF the tUar, The con-
osHtratioM Of huge guns and Udst
stores Of ommuHition along The tsst-
ert front Is declared TO DO preparatory
TO a drive on tohtoh the Germans may
stake all their hopes OF ever breakiH0
through the allied HHes 20 Parts and
Caidis. From present Indications the
Hert JeiO tUeeks promise 10 bring O
series Of engagements that iDiH kdVs
no parallel IN all history. The Ger
mans are determined 20 GppIy The
same tdchfs Ia the t0est tBhtoh proved
SO successful ia clearing GdHota OF the
RussiaHs, Fs. enormous expenditure
Of ammHHitioH iR tearing up the en-
smy's trenches AID then ruShing them
bV huge inlaHtrv attacks For the
present the attacks OF the Tsltons
seem to haze been generally rspulssd
along the eHfirs hhs What the Hsst
fetg tpseks may bring depends entirely
tpoH ths resoHroes Of the AKles iH
guns and Ammunition.
Rapid progress Of MaYshaI Maokea-
sens UaHfuQrd h0sf6ning oBaF hs
ioasfes and Biarshos Of SoutA Poland
~ h0ht array, 10 bringing fhe mehaes
81 capture neaTer 10 Warsao, ths Hlli-
mate objective Of ssUsrdf frustrated
TsafoH oBensipes 81 me east TAa Lem
BERG piofors' position, only e1 miles
southeast 81 the importaBt CITY of Lab
hsi aHd 5 8flss duC south Of ihs great
couefiag fortress Of Byesf-L Lfiou8k, fhs
Siau headquarters behiHd fhs WdFsaso
frost. tadledfo5 rear attack oa fAs
Polish capital 20 supplement fhe np-
fhfasl from fUan5oF0d oHd rae doDa-
seFd afigs from FrgaaHsss