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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
MECHANICSBURG
Many New Members Admitted to tht
Churches Yesterday

Special Correspondence.
Mechanicsburg, March 1.-The four
churches, Presbyterian, Methodist,
Evangelical and Church of God, which
were united in the recent evapgelistic
campaign resumed all there regular SER
vices yesterday and it was a very busy
and happy day for them. As re-
suit of the tabernacle services many
new members were enrolled in all de-
partments of Sunday School and church.
Baptismal services were held in the
Presbyterian and Evangelical churches.
One of the interesting meetings of yes,
terday was the Men s Union Bible Glass
which met in the Church of God. The
class was taught yesterday by w. G.
Hean, of Harrisburg. The officers OF
the class are: President, Charles Eber,
ly; vice-president, J. l.. Young; seere-
tary, R. H. Thomas, Jr.; treasurer, Ro-
bert Ross.
Mr., and Mrs. Samuel Jenkins spent
Saturday in Harrisburg.
There were eight deaths in this place
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during the month just closed and one of
our residents died in Providence, R. l
while visiting there.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Bremen spent Sat
urday and Sunday in York where they
were guests of their daughter, Mrs. S.
H. Stein, and her family.
Donald Goodyear, of Carlisle, is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. Carrie Williamson
s. Market street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyd Hall and little
son, of Harrisburg, spent yesterday in
this place, guests of Mr.. Hall s parents
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Hall, S. Washington
street.
T. D. Hummelbaugh visited his moth,
er at Mount Holly, yesterday.
Mrs. j. B. Baker, of Aberdeen, Nd,
and Miss Carrie Goodyear, of Carlisle
were guests of Mrs. D. +. Kast, and
daughters, w. Main street, on Saturday
Charles Herring, of Willamette, H.
is visiting relatives here.
This afternoon the Womans Union
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LINGLESTOWN
Miss Mabel Feeser Entertains in Honor
of Her Sister

Special Correspondence.
Linglestown, March 1.-Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Craber, of Harrisburg
Mr.. and Mrs. John Raber and daughter,
Mildred, of Penbrook, spent Sunday as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Crum,
the former being seriously afflicted
with rheumatism.
Mrs. William Hoster, of Penbrook,
on Sunday, was the guest of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hallet Hetrich.
Mrs. William Look and Mrs. George
Goss spent Friday at Harrisburg. They
visited Mrs. Fannie Backenstoe, who is
improving under the care of her daugh-
ter, Sara, trained nurse.
James Snyder will erect bungalow
with all the modern eonveniences on his
fruit farm this spring.
Prof. II. B. King visited Zion IS
school on Friday afternoon.
Miss Vera Care, of Irving College
Mechanicsburg, was the weekend guest
of her mother, Mrs. Fannie Care.
Mrs. Emma Horst, of Harrisburg
spent Sunday as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bergner.
Samuel Balthaser, of Newark, n. j.,
was the weekend guest Of his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Balthaser.
The Misses Sallie and Ellen Myers,
of O5erlin, spent Sunday is the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hallet Hetrich.
Nevin w. Meyer, teacher, of Nor.
ganza school, will be glad to receive all
information relating to the earlier years
of Linglestown, its inhabitants. their
occupation or trade, incidents connect
ed Herewith in order to make the an.
niversary of the town s one hundred
and fiftieth year to beicelebrated some
time in 1915. The deep interest Mr.,
Meyer manifests for the town of his
birth as well as many others, should
be encouraged.
Miss Mabel Feeser delightfully."- en-
tertained at her home on Saturday
evening in honor of her sister, Dor.
othy's twenty-irst birthday. Games
music and contests were features of the
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Harrisburg. He was q member of the
Lancaster county and State medical So
cieties and at the time of his death
he had large town and rural prae-
tice. He was the attending physician
at the Masonic Home and was the
prime mover in getting the Masonic
fraternity to select the site here for
the present home. His funeral was pri-
vate and was held from his late home
at l o'clock this afternoon and was in
charge of committee of Masons from
Columbia Lodge No. ass, of which he
was an active member. The interment
was in Mt. Tunnel cemetery, under Ma
sonic rites.
Senator f. f. and Mrs. Beidleman
and daughter, Katharine, of Harrisburg,
were the guests of Mrs. Beidleman s
parents, DIR. and Mrs. s. r. Nisley,
South Market street, Sunday.
The C. Wilmer livery stable out
fit and transfer lines has been purchased
by Mr.. Keefer, of Harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harvey Buch and
daughter, Mary, spent Sunday at Hum
melstown as the guests of Mrs. Bueh S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ +. Nissley.
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LEMOYNE
Firemen's Food Sale and Supper Being
Well Patronized

Special Correspondence.
Lemoyne, March Mrs. Snyder
and Miss Klinefelter, of York, visited
their sister, Mrs. David Smith, of West
Herman avenue.
Miss Fisher. of Goldsboro, was a
guest of Mrs. Harry Shank last week.
The firemen's food sale and supper
now being held in the Firemen s hsll,
West Herman avenue, is very success
full.
Mrs. Minnie Kimmel and daughter,
Beatrice. of Beaver Station, are visit
ing relatives in this place, their form
er home.
Leslie Kennedy is recovering from
a severe abscess in his head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Strayer are vis-
iting relatives in York county.
Mrs. Albert Fuller is i'll.
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ELIZABETHTOWN
DR.. A. @. Treichler Dies After Weeks 5
Illness

Special Correspondence
Elizabethtown, March 1.-Dr. Abra-
ham c. Treiehler, aged 10 years, one
of the Oldest physicians Of the borough.
died on Saturday evening at his resi-
denee on South Market street after an
illness of week following stroke of
apoplexy. He is survived by a wife
and the following children: Mrs.
Frank Senseman, Camp Hill; Annie
Treichler, nurse, New York City; Wal.
lace Treichler, Rock Island, Ill.,; Mrs.
Walter H. Engle, Miss Ray Treichler
and DR.. Vene Treichler, all of town.
The decedent was member of st. Eliz-
abeth chapel of the Episcopal church,
of this place. He was also a member
of Elizabethtown Lodge No. 12S, 1. o.
o. F.; Cyrene Commandery, Knights
Templar of Masons, at Columbia, and
Zembo Temple. A. A. N. N. NJ. s.. of
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SUBURBAN
NEWPORT
Jr. O. U. A. M. to Hold Annual Ban
ouet Next wednesday

Special Correspondence
Newport, March 1.-Joseph W.thun.
or. first deputy commissioner OF the
State Highway Department, delivered
lecture with illustrations ON Thurs
day evening in the Men s Association
rooms.
The Newport Council No. 614, Jr.
%. U. A. NJ, will hold their annual ban
quet Wednesday.
On the evening of March 10, Stan
lev l.. Krebs, the noted lecturer will de-
liver his lecture 1.-TWO Snakes IN
Eden = in the Reformed church.
Mr.. and Ms. G. w. Myers attended
the Billy Sunday meeting in Philadei-
phia on Thursday.
G. NJ. Hoffman was in town Thurs
day evening.
Elias and Samuel Leiby, of Marys-
vile, spent part of last week with their
brother. James B. Leiby, who is sick
in this place.
H. Stewart Potter, foreman and as
sociate editor of the Halifax "Ga-
zette,'' formerly of this place, was in
town on Thursday.
The Rev. R. NJ. Ramsey was in Phila-
delphia last week attending the Billy
Sunday meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. W. Brimmer spent
Wednesday in Philadelphia.
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evening. Prizes were awarded to Miss
Marion Smith, Robert Hoke, William
Hoy and Frank Balsbaugh. Refresh
ments were served to Misses Verna
Juillard, Dorothy Feeser, Anna Feeser,
Marion Smith, Huda Longenecker,
Mabel Feeser. William Hoy, Frank
Balsbau2h, Robert Hoke, Andrew Het-
eel, Mrs. Mary Feeser and Mrs. Carrie
Feeser.
Mrs. Reaves and two daughters, of
Harrisburg, spent Sunday as the guests
of the former s father, John Tobias.
The Rev. Lewis Reiter, of Hainton,
on Sunday was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Hicks.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Harry Orris spent Sat
urday and Sunday with friends at Har-
risburp
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DIVER WILL SEEK $500. 600
Gets Permit to Go After Gold in
Long -Sunken Ship

Port Townsend, WASH, March Id
F. Stagger, marine diver, received a
official permit from the War Depar,
ment to salve the Russian sloop of wa
Neva, wrecked off Cape Bdgecomb,
near Sitka, Alaska, about 60 year
ago.
The Neva was en- route to Sitka witt
about 100000 in gold to pay TIL
crews of the Government vessels std
toned at Sitka and other GovernmerI 1
officers. After striking the reef sh
was abandoned and later slid into dee
water.
The Russian Government tried to OIL
tain the gold, but abandoned the effoI
for lack of a proper wrecking outf
Stagger win begin work about Mayso
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LABoRING MEN DEFRAUDED
Five Hundred Pay so Cents Each to d
tain Employment

Pittsburgh, March 1.-The dream
of employment of 800 persons who hal
paid 80 cents dues to join unid
which entitled them to "iob'' in
$2,000,O00 steel-rail plant, to be bull
in Mckee s Rocks, were shattered Wild
the "agent" for the company val
ished.
The baggage of the agent, who rel
istered as ''Mr. Walter Riggs col
tanned a few pieces of Old closhinI
Riggs said he represented a big Eas|
ern corporation which was looking forI
site.
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Bible Glass held very interestin
study hour The meetings this mont
VIII be held in Grace Evangelica
church, Miss Leile George is the teach
er.
The Woman's Home and Foreigl
Missionary Society of Trinity Lutheral
church held meeting this afternooi
at the home of Mrs. S. A. Ort, E. Mai
street.
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Washington, Pa, where they will make
their future home,
Miss Nora Myers is i'll at tn home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Myers, of Water street, Royalton.
w. G. Bailey is spending several
days at Baltimore, Nd, as the guest
of relatives.
Frank Wagner, of Wilson street,
who had attack of appendicitis, is i'm
proving.
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Hensel Funeral Tomorrow

Lancaster, Pa, March 1.-The bod
of ex-Attorney General w. U. Hense
who died in Savannah, Ca, on Saturda
morning, arrived home last night. III
funeral will be held tomorrow afte
noon at 8 o'clock in the First Presb]
terian church, this city.
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Complete Assortment of
Black Dress Silks Are a
Feature of This March Sale

36-inch Black Dress Chiffon
Taffeta, at 5Sc from 75c;
7Sc from $1.00; SSc from
$1.19; CSC from $1.25;
$1.1S from $3.50; $1.4S
from $1.75; $1.9S from
$3.50; also 40-inch at So. AS,
from $500.
35-inch Black Satin Mesa
line, at 7Sc from $1.00; also
36-inch, at SSc from $1.19;
Csc from 1925; $1.1S from
$3.50; 81. .4S from $1.75.
36-inch Satin De Luxe, at
$1.5S, from $1.75; $1.9S
from 1925.
36-inch Black Faille, at
$1.4S from $1.69; 44-inch
at $2.9S from $3.50.
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36-inch Satin Imperial, at
$1.5S from $1.75.
44-inch Satin Duchesse, at
$2.1S from $3.50.
44-inch Black Moire at
$2.9S from $3.50.
36-inch Black Peau de Sole,
at $50 from $1.19; $1.1S
from $1.25.
36-inch Double Faced Peau
de Sole, at S1.4S from $1.75.
36-inch Black Bengaline, at
$1.4S from $1.75.
40-inch Black Crepe de
Chine, at $1.1S from $1.39;
$1.4 from $1.69.
40-inch Black Satin Char
meuse, at SSc from $1.39.
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Silk Poplins = regularly
soc; 24 inches wide; perfect
shades of sand, Rocky Noun
tain blue, wistaria, Battleship
grey, navy, Russian green
and black, yard, .39c
Messaline Striped Suitings
regularly $l.00; 80 inches
wide; in Oregon green, wis
taria, navy, black and Bel
gian, yard, .SSc
Striped Taffeta Suitings
regularly $1.25; 36 inches
wide; triple stripes of white
in black and navy; yard,
CSC
Pussy Willow Taffeta-
regularly $3.50; 40 inches
wide; in navy only, yard,
$1.SS
Crepe de Chines-regular-
ly $3.50; 40 inches wide; in
ivory, yard, .$1.9S
Chiffon Taffetas-regular-
ly $1.50; SO inches wide; all
street and evening shades;
yard, ............. .S1.3S
Checkered Taffetas - 26
inches wide; overplaid of
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Wash Habutai-regularly
Soc; SO inches wide; white
only, yard, :. :. $50
Silk Gros DeLondres-reg-
ularly $500; 36 inches wide;
in Oregon green, sand, Ari-
zona silver and navy, yard,
$1.SS
Wash Silk Waistings-reg-
ularly 1925; 30 inches wide;
satin Roman stripes in white;
also used as shirtings, yard,
CSC
Silk Serge Suitings-r
larly $3.50; 36 inches wide;
pin stripes i'll navy, Copen-
hagen and sand, yard, .9Sc
Merry Widow Taffeta-
regularly $3.50; 40 inches
wide; Arizona silver, yard,
$1.SS
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02

A colonel and two majors were sen- fenced to death by courtmartial at Sofia Bulgaria, on a charge of mutiny for surrendering two Bulgarian regi- ments during the Rumanian invasion in 1913.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02
UNITED STATES MAY
 PROTEST ACTION OF ALLIES
On the Ground That It is Violation
 of international Custom.

Washington. March All commer- cia1 intercourse by sea between Ger many and the outside world was today declared prohibited by Great Britain and France. Identical notes presented by the French and British ambassa- dors here informed the United States government of this drastic step by the allies in reply to Germany's war zone proclamation.
 If this policy is enforced, it will no longer be possible to ship cotton, man. ufactured articles and commodities hitherto of a non-contraband character from the United States to Germany, directly or indirectly, and from the latter country the supply of dyestuffs and other merchandise for consump- tion in this country will be cut off
 The impression was general in off, cial quarters tonight that a strong protest would be made against the ac- tion of the allies, which was regarded as an unprecedented and novel step. Officials pointed out that in the re- prisals which the belligerents were making toward each other there was a singular forgetfulness of the fact that, whatever might be the violations of international custom as between those countries at war. this could not affect the status of international rules as between the United States and coun- tries with which she was at peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02
COMBINED FLEETS OF ALLIES
 TO BLOCKADE ENEMIES.
Premier Asqquith Says Action is Forced as Measure of Self Defense.

London, March 1, 1910 p. m.-If the combined fleets of Great Britain and France can prevent it, no commodities of any kind except those now on the seas shall henceforth, until the cessa- ton of the war, reach or leave the shores of Germany.
 This is Eng1and's answer to Ger many's submarine blockade and it is to be effective forthwith
 Premier Asquith, reading from a prepared statement, made the state ment in the house of commons this afternoon at a session which will be historic. Studiously avoiding the terms ''blockade'' and "contraband"- for these words occur nowhere in the prepared statement-the premier ex- plained that after this day the allies considered themselves justified in at tempting and would attempt to "de, tain and take into port ships carrying goods of presumed enemy destination, ownership or origin
 The premier emphasized, however, that vessels and cargoes so seized were not necessarily liable to confiscation and begged the patience of neutral countries in the face of a step through which they were likely to suffer. He added that in making such 9 step the allies had done so in self defence.
 We are quite prepared he went on ito submit to the arbitrament of neu- tral opinion and still more to the yer dict of impartial history, that in the circumstances we have been placed we have been moderate: we have been restrained; we have abstained from things that we were provoked and tempted to do and we have adopted a policy which commands itself to req son, to common sense and to Justice
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02
FARM LOAN PLAN IN
 AGRICULTURAL BILL
Generally Accepted as Having Sane
 ton of the Administration,

Washington, March IA farm loan plan was written into the agricultural appropriation bill by the house tonight after long and vigorous fight. The rural credits amendment reported by the agricultural committed and gener- ally accepted as having the sanction of the administration. was revised by a series of amendments which revolu- uonized the proposal.
 As framed in the house, the plan would provide for a system of farm loan associations formed in individual communities to make loans on farm mortgage notes at not more than six per cent. These associations would form federal land banks in districts corresponding to the present federal reserve districts for the purpose of dealing in the mortgages held by the association and loaning to the associa- ton upon those mortgages. In the banks the government would have & supervising and under certain circum- stances a stockholding interest They would be authorized to issue bonds based on their farm mortgage securi- ty.
 The crux of the fight in the house came on an amendment to authorize the secretary of the treasury to issue Panama canal or other government bonds to the amount of s5O,00O,0OO a year to take over the bonds of these land banks. The amendment was adopted in committee of the whole by vote of 157 to A
 The administration proposal was a substitute for the McCumber direct loans of rural credits plan incorpor- ated in the bill in the senate. It pro- posed series of farm loan associa- tonS with a Sy stem of land banks un- der private ownership and control to handle the loans. through the sale of bonds to the public.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02
WOMEN ACTIVE IN
 BELGIAN RELIEF WORK
Concerted Movement Has Been Be-
 gun in New York State.

New York, March IA concerted movement has been begun among the women of New York state active in Belgian relief work to obtain large contributions of food and other sup plies to be sent to Belgium on the state ships Harpalyce and St. Kenti- germ, it was announced today by Mrs. Lindon w. Bates. chairman of the wo- mans section of the commission for relief in Belgium. The Harpa1yce will sail Saturday from this port. The St. Kentigern will not sail until early in April.
 Mrs. Bates stated that the woman's section of the commission had just perfected women's county committees throughout New York state and that she had met enthusiastic response in every county, with the result that to date no less than 250 tons of food was now being loaded on the Harpalyce, with promise for a much larger ton mage for the St. Kentigern.
 It became known today that 1000 bags of flour valued at SIS, 900 consfgn- ed to the Harpalyce, sank alongside the vessel yesterday. This shipment, it was stated, will be made up from other sources
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02

The operations of the Anglo French fleet in the Dardanelles nave peell lii- terrupted again by unfavoraple Weotn- CT, but considerable progress IS lilui- t,- cated by an Athens despatch Wh1th renorts that Fort Dardanus, tWelVe miles up the straits on the Aslatlc side has been silenced.
 That an agreement which will g1Ve Russia free passage of the Dardaneles has been reached between Great Brl- tain France and Russia is the asser- tion made by a Paris newspaper.
 There also are reports Of r1otlns and panics in CoIfstantinople and un- successful attempts to asSasslnate the Turkish ministers of war ana the iil- terior.
 Details of the recent fighting in the eastern war zone are lacking, but the Russians claim to be preparing new offensive operations to follow up tnelr success in checking the German ad- vance in northern Poland. The Rus sian army of the Caucasus has occu- pied the port of Khopa, on the Black sea. which has been considered or great military importance to the Turks.
 In France and Belgium storms have htudered the operations and there is little to report.
 A statement issued by the French government, denying that the Germans have fewer men in the western war IneaCGr now IIdIl III JdIluc1y SiNCo AS iIres which indicate that there are 1sso0OO Germans on the western front and 20S0000 Germans and AuStr1anS on the eastern front.
 The American ambassador at Der lin has received Germany's reply to naval war zone. It is "an acceptance with a few notifications of the Amer zcan proposals.
 The plan of Great Britain and her allies whereby they will attempt to cut off supplies from Germany and at the same time prevent commodities from leaving German ports, has been an uouuced and communicated to the United States. This action is in re- faIiation for the declaration Of Ger many of a war zone and while details have not been made public, it is noted that no mention is made in the ofh- cial statement of a blockade of con- traband.
 1t is considered almost certain in official quarters at Washington that a protest will be made against the ac- ton of the allied nations. which is re- garded as an unprecedented and novel step and one likely to work injury to commerce between the United States and the countries with which she is at peace.
 The British parliament has voted the total sum of $1, ,S10 ,000, 900 asked for by Premier ASquith for the pros ecution of the war. covering the ex- penSes of the current year up to the end of the present month and, in his speech in the house of commons, the British prime minister. after discussing the proposed reprisals of the allies against Germany. made reference to whispers of peace,' saying that ii was not time to talk of peace-that this time would arrive only when the great purposes of the allies were ir sight of accomplishment"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02
NO EASY TASK TO
 REACH CoNSTANTlNOPLE.
Question Dominates Military Situation
 on Sea and Land.

London, March 1, 101.1o p. m.-The operations of the allied fleet in the Dardanelles, as perhaps presaging quick developments in the Balkan sit uation, dominates the military situa- ton on sea and land. The more opti- mistic minds expect Constantinople to fall. but there is a noticeable disposi- ton to realize that the ships face no easy task, notwithstanding the 20-nile range of the super-dreadnought Queen Elizabeth.
 Whether any progress has been made since the outer forts were demolished has not been made known officially, a statement issued tonight saying that a gale from the northeast is sweeping rain and mist before it, hindering the operations and mitigating against long range firing and making it extremely hazardous, if mot impossible, for aero planes to take wing from the ships for observations which are so necessary to direct the fire. The interest which the British people are taking in these operations is evidenced by the ire quent official statements. regarding them.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
 SHOW DECIDED GAIN.
February Receipts at Treasury Depart
 nent Greater Than Last Year.

Washington. March For the first time since July, government revenues for a month of the present fiscal year have beaten the pace set during the fiscal year 1914. During February the treasury department received in reve- nue from all sources $43,636, PIP, com pared with receipts in February, 1914, of $43, ,633,S57. Ordinary expenditures however, amounted to $56,137,624, leav- ing net deficit for the month of about S12,o00, coo. The excess of ordinary dis bursements for the eight months of the fiscal year which ended yesterday over receipts for that period amounted to sS3, ,356, ,622
 Customs receipts for February amounted to 4.393,395, or about $3,- 900 less than last February Inter- nal revenue receipts ran up to S24, ,625,- 639, or about s3,30O,000 more than last February. Much of this increase was due to returns from the emergency tax.
 The net balance in the treasury S general fund at the end of February was s42, 2,636,O65, and the total cash as- sets in the treasury $1,975,S59,376.