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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Problem Not Solved

As a practical measure, the whole
question hinges on the availability of
other candidates to fill the positions
now occupied by Germans. This Ger
man population does not exceed three
per cent. of the entire population, but
it occupies conspicuous place in the
administrative activity of Russia, both
of a private and governmental ma
ture. The majority of bank and in
surance company directors, property
owners and managers are Germans.
The same is true of university pro-
fessors, lawyers, doctors, chief foresters,
exporters, importers, civil engineers,
printers and foremen in factories. Be-
fore the beginning of the war Russia
viewed this condition indispensable in
a country not yet trained to develop its
own resources to their highest eff.
cheney. The problem, therefore, which
Russia has faced since the beginning
of the war is a complicated one, for
which no practical solution has yet been
suggested. Works that prepared am
munition for war, railroads and steam
ship lines for the transportation of
troops and munitions were directed by
Germans. And most of the land firing
ing the Russian boundaries in Europe
was owned by the Germans.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
WARFARE AND WATERWAYS

The news of the demolition by fleets of the Allies
of forts guarding the entrance to the Dardanelles,
and of the mine dragging operations now proceed
ing in the straits, awakens speculation to the i'm
portance of control of this waterway by the Allies
if they are successful in their present endeavors.
BY their possession of it they could change Turkey
plans both for offense and defense in dozen and
one ways, gaining all the advantages which go with
the control of an important water passage.
Rivers, because they are considered valuable as
lines of defense and are used as such, and because
they often afford ready to strategic points,
have been important considerations in warfare.
Many have been the battles in the descriptions of
which history says rivers ran with blood. Although
engagements on river banks are not necessarily
more sanguinary than other conflicts the accounts
of streams bearing away lifeesS bodies and of
waters stained with red, most often make them
vseem so.
The Euphrates will ever be remembered for its
part in admitting the attacking Persians within
! the walls of Babylon. The Tiber performed noble
services in defending Rome. Over the Rhine no foe
ever passed unopposed Our own Delaware was
crossed by Washington in of his most cele-
hrated maneuvers. In the present war an important
place rs occupied by the Meuse, which, protected by
the Liege forts, delayed the Germans fortnight in
their onward march and during that time bore away
=, the bodies of many valiant soldiers.
The courses of rivers have decided plans of cam
paigns and the windngs of waterways have deter
m:led results of battles. The geography of war
has everything to do with the movements of
armies and lakes straits and rivers all play their
parts
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE WEATHER

With onetwo-three crack of the whip the month
of February 1915, is about to be hurled into his
tory There is nothing left of the beautiful balmy
days but "reminiscences and the representations of
the unofficial weather sharks who talk about how
severe the March weather is to be or is not to be-
Sure enough the wntry breezes were here to-day.
and for that matter, they were here yesterday
Snow flurries carried by strong wind added to
the discomfort and, incidentally, brought vivid
red color to many proboscis but that does not
necessarily indicate what the weather is going to
be during the next four weeks. We all recall the
saying about March coming in like a lion and going
out like lamb.
All because the grounding did not go back into
its hole to finish its winters sleep on February 2
many of the opinion that the weather will con-
tinue to be balmy and unreasonable le-springlike
However, besides the grounding, the woolly worm
the spring birds, the budding trees the shooting
arbutus and similar spring signs, there are other
similar things to be considered For instance, yes
terday was the last Friday of the month and since
some concede that the weather ON that day gener-
ally governs weather conditions in the next succeed
ing lunar PERIOD there are a good many persons
looking for chilly blasts and a really seasonable
March. There's Saint Patrck's Day not three
weeks off and that has been cold day in many of
the years gone by.
In the open country, where the twitter and chirp
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
IT WAS THE TURTLES FAULT

California youngster had been permitted to visit a
boy friend the strict condition that to leave
there at o'clock He did not arrive home until and his
mother angry The youngster insisted however
that he had obeyed her orders had not fingered un
necessarily the. way.
do you expect me to believe" said his mother "that
it took you two hours to walk quarter miller She
reached for the whip Now, sir will you tell me the
TRUTH"
Ye'es. mamma, sobbed the boy. Charlie Wilson gave
mud turtle-and I was afraid-te carry it-so I
led it home Boston Transcript.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
PEOPLES COLUMN
Tho Star-Independcnt does not
make itself responsible for opipions
expressed In this column.
A View of the Full Crew Law
tor, the Star-Independent

Editor the Star-Independent.
Dear sir: 1t is not misleading
statement when it is said that the ex-
ira or full crew man is not needed on
railroad trains
In the past or at present, without n
doubt the railroads have and would man
their trains according to the require
ments, considering the public. the em-
ployes and their property. They would
not sacrifice the value of the salary of
one man, if it was known to them that
such service was required. No one
knoYs a business proposition better
than those who handle it every day.
Full crew law or not, the railroad
companies are not assured that they are
not held responsible for transportation
of passengers or freight, and the matter
should be left to their Judgment for the
proper number of men on the crew for
each and every train dispatched.
The issue appears to be one like the
insurance protection of property. If
an investment is made in real estate Il
fire insurance policy is secured at once
for the protection of the holder. The
railroad trains are heavy investment
and the holders of the investment take
the same care and pains for its insur-
ance protection. 1t cannot be consid.
cred, by wise thinkers. that safeguards
are not thrown about railroad trains,
as is done by real estate property hold
crs, yet, the full crew law was un-
ioubtedly introduced and passed with
out first securing the merits of the
wanted and selfish imposition.
Other legislatures, like the State of
Pennsylvania, had presented such bills,
which became laws. and finding them
contrary to the progressive spirit of
the American people, they were re-
pealed, and the same law, at the pres.
ent time, is being considered in other
states for repeal,
1t is hoped that the lawmakers, who
hold the subject in their hands, will
thoroughly search for all correct facts
possible to the end that their vote may
be fair and impartial along business
lines. SHOPMAN.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 81, 1915.
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WESTERN PACIFIC RECEIVER
Application to Be Made When Railroad
Defaults Paying Interest
By Associated Press.

New York, Feb. 27,-Application
for a receiver for the Western Pacific
railway will be made after the railway
will have defaulted the interest on its
first mortgage bonds due March /, .ac.
cording to announcement made to-day
after a meeting of the directors of the
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Com
pany, which controls the Western Pa.
cifc. The proceedings, it was said, will
Ibe of friendly nature.
This method, it was said, had been
decided upon as the best course to pur-
sue in adjusting the company's finan
cial difficulties and its relations with
the Denver and Rio Grande.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Somebody Leaked

Somehow somebody leaked, and
Baker got an inkling of how he was to
be kidnapped and he didn t turn up at
the Philadelphia station when the train
moved out, and the plot TO kidnap him
failed. He remained home and has
been head over ears in work ever since
his Senatorial friends set out for the
land of perennial bloom, and whenever
he thinks of how he fooled 'em he
quietly ehuckles.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Plan to "Kidnap" Secretary

But the Senatorial trio refused to ae-
cept his deelination and decided, willy
nilly. that the genial secretary should
be compelled to take Florida rest. So
they fixed up a game on him. They got
tickets for transportation and parlor
and sleeping ear accommodations for
him without telling him anything about
1t, and then requested his presence at
the train on the morning they started
for Florida. Their intention, as Senator
MeNichol quietly confided to a few
friends, was to kidnap Secretary Baker,
get him on the train and keep him
there until they got to florida, when
he would have to take an enforced rest.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
A Tragic Coincidence

In 1855 German predicted that he
would be victim of war that would
take place in 1866. The war occurred,
but did not affect him. One day forty
two years later he was laughing at his
old time prophecy and boasting of his
good health. In his happy mood he
bought an old cottage from a friend
and straightway went to inspect it. In
the garden there was quantity of old
iron and among it shell dating from
1856. He picked it up and was exam
ining it when it exploded, and he was
killed ON the spot The prophecy had
come true.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27

OF the spring birds during the last fortnight was as
regular, perhaps, as the break Of day, all of the
feathered creatures to-day seemed to have gone into
hiding. They had been silenced no doubt, by the
sudden change of temperature. Now that practi-
eally all of the weather signs have proved to be
little or nothing than subjects for arguments,
there is nothing left to do but to await the daily
predictions of the official weather man.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
CHORUS TO MEET MONDAY
Singers Will Make Arrangements to &c
to Lancaster Tabernacle

Arrangements will be made finally
for the excursion to the Slough taber-
nacle at Lancaster by the Harrisburg
evangelistic chorus at its regular month
ly meeting on Monday night at 7.3O
o clock in the chapel of Grace Metho-
dist church. The excursion will be
held on Tuesday evening, March 16.
There are now over a thousand
members of the chorus. The members
of the orchestra, under the direction of
c. A. Stouffer, will be well represented
at Monday nights meeting.
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direction of w. Fl Kautz. Familiar
hymns will be sung. The management
extends cordial invitation for all men
to be present, young and old. All will
be given chance to take part in this
meeting in the way of prayer and tes.
timony. Doors will open at clock.
Strangers in the city, commercial trav-
elers in particular, are cordially invited
to meet with the association men.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
ASK TO RETAIN DIR. FOX
Members of Grace Church Request Bish
op to Reappoint Pastor

At the meeting of the fourth quar-
terly conference of Grace Methodist
Episcopal church, held Thursday even.
ing, the following resolution was passed
unanimously:
Resolved, That a cordial invitation
is hereby extended to the Rev. J. D.
Fox to return to Grace church as its
pastor for the ensuing conference year
and that the presiding Bishop, the Rev
William Burt, D. D., is kindly requested
to reappoint DIR. Fox to our church, and
that the district superintendent, the
Rev. A. S. Fasick, D. D., is hereby re-
quested to use his influence to effect the
reappointment.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
SCR0FULA and ALI
hUMORS Give WAY

There are many things learned from
experience and observation that the
older geners-tion should impress upon
the younger. Among them is the fact
that scroful and other humors are most
successfully treated with Hoods Sar.
saparilla. This great medicine is a
peculiar combination of remarkably eff.
fective blood-purifying and health Civ
ing roots, barks and herbs. and has been
tested for. forty years. Get it to-day.
Adv
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Y. NJ. c. A. MEMS MEETING
Praise, Prayer and Testimony Service
Tomorrow Afternoon

An old-fashioned praise, PRAYER and
testimony service will be held to-mor-
row afternoon at $50 clock under
the direction of the Young Men s
Christian Association, Second and Lo-
Gust streets. The musical attraction
will be the male quartet, a favorite
company of singers with the men who
attend these gatherings. They will
render some new evangehstic selections
tomorrow.
The praise service will be under the
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
GIGGLERs BAN1sH GLOOM

In condemnation of the practice of gggling a
clergyman in another state complained the other
day that the followers of his profession are ex-
pected to preach to girls as beautiful angels and
silly as geese. Young women answering that
description cannot help it that they good-look-
ing, perhaps that they giggle Being good-lookng
is no fault in itself, in any circumstances Giggng
is crime, although at church service it is GER
tainly out of place and should be controlled.
Little outbreaks of merriment in churches have
been explained by psychologists the consequences
of some sort of spontaneous resistance to serious
ness which affects young persons while hymns are
being sung and sermons preached and when they
should, according to conventions, view things
sOberly. Such outbreaks must be annoying GER
tainly. to clergymen trying to deliver discourses
fOrcefully from their pulpits, no less than they
would be to teachers and lecturers There is a
time not for fun as well as time for it, and that
distinction is what needs to be better understood
by young persons inclined to gigge.
let gigglng surely is not in itself bad. 1t is not
as pleasant to hear, perhaps hearty laughter
inspired by something really funny, but if it is the
best that the silly as geese girls do in the
way of expressing merriment, it must be tolerated,
perhaps even encouraged If prolonged it may
become titesome but in moderation grlish giggling
in the proper place never hurt anybody except un-
popular persons against whom it may occasionally
have been directed
Angelic gigglers Danish gloom surely, and in that
capacity very useful to the human race They
may be out of place in church aulitoriums school
and lecture halls but elsewhere they do more
good than harm.
Gloomy girls out of fashion and gggling girls
are in Perhaps the former never did exist in over
whelming numbers. At any rate, the latter are the
more human.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
YOUNG PROPERTY SOLD
Sale of Other Real Estate Postponed
for Lack of Sufficient Bid

A plot of ground situated at Elm
and Church streets. Penbrook, to-day
was sold at public sale, in front of the
Court House by William NJ. largest.
trustee of the estate of the late Henry
F. Young, to f. f. Miller for $500.
The sale of the houses at 506-50S
Walnut street, this city, which also
were part of the Young estate, was
postponed because of an insufficient
bid. The assessed value of the houses
is S10,5OO. The highest bid was So
500. An adjourned sale may be held
in the near future for the purpose of
disp0Sing of those houses.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27

Not drum heard, not funeral note,
AS his corpse to the rampant hurried;
Not soldier discharged his farewell shot
Der the grave where hero buried.
We buried him darky at dead of night,
The sods with bayonets turning,
By the struggling moonbeam's misty light,
And the lantern dmly burning.
No useless coffin enclosed his breast
Not in sheet in shroud wound him;
But he lay like warrior taking his rest,
With his martial cloak around him.
Few and short were the prayers said,
And spoke not word of sorrow;
But steadfastly gazed the face that was dead
And We bitterly thought of the
We thought hollow'd his narrow bed,
And smoothd down his lonely pillow.
That the foe and the stranger would his head
And we far away the billow
Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone,
And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him.
In the grave where Briton has laid him.
But half of heavy task done,
When the clock struck the hour for retiring;
And we heard the distant and random gun
That the foe was sullenly firing
From the field of his fame fresh and CORY;
We carved not line, and raised not a stone
But we left him alone with his glory
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
NOT so MUCH GINGER

Il don't think your speech full of ginger as some
of your former Efforts
Maybe it wasn't replied Senator Sorghum "The way
man has to stick to topic in these flbusterng days
makes him inclined dispense with ginger and look for
glue Washington Star.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANTED IT

Wife (complainngy)- praise me up to
anyone
Husband-'I don't Ell! You should hear me describe
you at the employment office when I'm trying to hire
cook."-Boston Transcript
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AT THE FRONT

Yes, 1 say Chawlie Chippendae at the front"
Good old Chawlie. | suppose he waving his sword
in the sunlight and shouting Come on. lads come on.''
"Well, no, he wasn't He waving a spade and veil.
ing Dig you Tommes, dig "-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
TO ADDRESS PEOPLES FORUM
G. w. Anderson Will Speak Tomorrow
at A. M T. church

Calvin w. Anderson, of Williamsport.
will address the People IS Forum at 8
o CLOCK tomorrow afternoon in Wes-
ley Union A. NJ +. church, South
street. Mr.. Anderson will use as his
theme "The Drama of Life" A mu.
sical program will precede the grafton.
A large attendance is anticipated.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27

Now that the Navy longer has use for the puekng
board it might be put to work by the Pennsylvania
omists in pluekng of the unnecessary job holders
Capitol Hill.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
PART OF THEIR pLATroRM7

do you women realize what you are doing? Suppose
got to holding oficewth your nexperience would
be ten before you would be ready pass any
WELL ask any business if that wouldn't be the best
thing that could possibly happen to the
Number of Puck.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
BETWEEN THE LINES

THAT man thinks am positively ugly!"
why did not hear him say anything that could pos
sbly be construed that way"
Didn't you hear him say that would need the very
best lawyer that money could possibly
Post.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
IT COST MONEY

Harry-What is the expensive education that you
know off,"
Leonard Learning the and PAST performances
of lot of race horses Brooklyn Citizen.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
WASTED ENERGY

Then YOU didn't enjoy seeing Congress in session.
''No, did not, admitted the efficiency expert. The
made so many unnecessary motions. Judge.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
WAR POEMS
Selected by j. Howard Vert
No. H. THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE
REV. CHARLES WOLFE


his
commanding
obliged the
por OF Couna
Many general has
into But
of His s languag
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Faetional differences not recognized in the Demo
cratic party when it to asking for contributions
wipe out that $4,000 deficit of the last campaign.
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FAR-REACHING SERMON

Flatbush-'When out of church OIL Sunday
found my horse fast asleep in the she'd
Bensonhurst-"Whv, he couldn't hear the from
there, could he2'-Yonkers Statesman
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27

Those overworked Legislators be sufficiently rested
after their ten days Their energy will be
in the fifteen minute session Monday night
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27

bad niekes afoat in Herndon Borough" says the
..Patrot:" Perhaps they cork limitations.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27

We beg to suggest that they tney busses to Wild
| wood park
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WEATHER FORECASTS

rEE3A WEATHER FORECASTS
:: =: : :: =: :. :: ::
/ ~sT.. A9e3 Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to-
TX VI night. Sunday partly cloudy, continued
"N&M<X | cold.
1QT | Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair tonight.
K1USST1U | Sunday partly cloudy, continued cold.
Fresh northwest winds
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, 3S; lowest, %; a m, So p. M. 81.
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Gloomy girls are out of fashion and ggging girls
are in Perhaps the former never did exist in over
whelming numbers. At any rate, the latter are the
more human.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-10
MILLION LOSS IN MUNITIoN
FACTORY FIRE

South Bethlehem, Pa, Nov. TO-
That the loss, caused by fire which
destroyed No. machine shop of the
Bethlehem Steel Co., early this
morning will total a million dollars
and probably more was believed this
afternoon.
The building, in which 2,1OO men
were employed, was used for the
manufacture of guns for this govern
ment and England.
The fire was caused by an explo-
sion following the short circuiting of
electric wires, a spark from which ig-
nited a pit of oil.
When the fire started 500 guns
were in the building, $50 of which
were ready for shipment. Some of
these were for England and her allies
and others for this government
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-10


BRITISH VESSELS ToRPEDoED
Madrid.-British cruisers sank two
German submarines off Gibraltar.
London.-British steamers CaIifor-
Man and Moorina sunk by German
submarines.
London. - British torpedo boat
Louis stranded on Eastern Mediter-
ranean coast, total wreck. Crew
saved.
London.-British steamship Clan
Macallister sunk by German subma-
rine.
Sofia, via Amsterdam and London.
5000 Serbians captured by Bulga-
rians in and around Nish.
Paris.-RepuIse of German assault
on Givenchy in Artois region re-
ported.
Berlin, via London.-"We have re-
pulsed Russians everywhere" war
office announced. Muskovite forces
had been directing fierce attacks at |
both northern and southern extremi- |
ties of Teutonic eastern line.
Berlin, via London.-Fresh forces |
of Austro-German and Bulgarian |
troops effected junction at Vlashka,
in Serbian region along Orient rail-
road.
Athens. - French recaptured the |
Southern Serbian town of Veles from |
Bulgarians today.
Athens. - Bulgaria and Greece
reached agreement Tuesday which
will keep Greece out of war, accord
ing to Athens press today.
Bulgaria, these accounts say, will
demobilize at end of it's Serbian cam
paign and promise not to cross Dol
ran-Gyevgyeli line nor to enter Mo-
nastir.
Should military operations against
Monastir become absolutely neces-
sary, it is arranged that Germany
shall conduct them without Bulgar