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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
GEN. Won EMMICH DEAD.
Figured Prominently in the War and
Led Germans into Belgium.

BERLIN, Dec. %, by Sayville wire
less. = The death at Hanover of Gen,
Won Emmich, the conqueror of Liege
is announced by the Over Seas News
agency. Gen. Won Emmich figured
prominently in the early events of the
war, being in command of the German
troops which invaded Belgium. 1t was
he who issued an appeal to the Belgian
people not to resist the Germans. The
heavy loss of life of the Germans a.
Hege was said to have shattered the
confidence of the general and repor
that he had committed suicide gained
wide currency last August.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
Chapman-Alexander Meet
ings End with Audience
of Two Thousand
OFFERING OF $1,000
FOR EVANGELISTS
Choir Presents Mr.. Alexander SIS in
Gold for Use in Testament and
Hymn Book Work-Dr. Chapman Ex-
presses Thanks to Various Workers.

Hymn Book Work-Dr. Chapman Ex-
presses Thanks to Various Workers.
A remarkable demonstration Of broth
erly affection and goodwill occurred il
the tabernacle last night at the last Of
the series of evangelistic meetings bv
Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. d., and
Charles NJ. Alexander, choir leader. AMI
their assistants. An audience of 1000
persons, probably the largest that ever
attended a religious service in Brattle-
boro with the exception of the Sunday
services in the tabernacle the past few
weeks, was present and Joined heartily
| In the spirit of the meeting. and there
was everywhere manifest a sense of
closer and firmer fellowship and a feel
| ing of keen regret that the time had
come for the meetings TO close and for
| the members of the evangelistie party
to leave.
/ From the opening service on the even
ing of Nov. 26 until the end the people
who attended the meetings, which in
Guided large proportion Of the eommu-
nifty, became more and more impressed
with the fact that the evangelists
were men of large cahbre, whose mis-
sion was to preach Christ living and
able to save. Throughout the meetings
no utterances were made except with
the highest motives, the sermons were
wholly devoid of impolitic statements,
but rang with the sincerity Of man
of broad vision and high and noble
ideals. Hundreds placed their lives in
to the Divine keeping and many more
hundreds felt deepening of their spir-
itual lives and a higher sense of duty
and obligation.
From the first it was realized that
the town was small for a movement of
this extent. which required the erec-
tion of a building especially for the
meetings, but those who came and saw
the high plane on which the services
were conducted supported the move
ment literally and gave not only about
$4,000 for the local expenses but also
: $1,000 as a freewill compensation for
the evangelists, who are said to spend
each year in benevolent and philan-
thropic work more than their income
from evangelistic campaigns. DR.. Chap
, man and Mr.. Alexander feel that Brat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
CLAIM BRITISH FLED
IN GREAT DISORDER
Claim That Departure Was a Flight
and Sick and Wounded Were Left
Behind.

BERLIN, Dec. %, by Sayvile wire
less-Advices received here from Con
stantinople reiteratc the assertion that
the British forces which quit the Oar
danelles retired in great disorder. Ac-
eording to Constantinople reports the
British left their sick and wounded be
hind Their retreat, which they pre-
tend was carried out Systematically,
in reality was a head over heels
flight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
DEACON DUTToN A SUICIDE.
Prominent Citizen of Royalton Victim
of Acute Melancholia.

ROYALTON, Vt, Dec. %. = Henry
Dutton, a well-to-do citizen, aged 68,
committed suicide in his barn here
yesterday afternoon. He was found by
his son-in-law, Chester B. Dodge. The
cause was acute melancholia from
which he had been suffering several
years. He was prominent in town af
fairs and deacon in the First congre-
gational church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
FRENCH REPORT SUCCESSES.
Capture 1900 German Soldiers and En-
large Their Own Position.

PARIS. Dec. %. - Announcement
was made by the war Office today that
1900 Germans have been captured il
the operations at Hartmanns- Weller
kopf, which have enlarged the French
position to an appreciable extent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
Centre Congregational Church

The Christmas party for the children
of the Congregational church is post
poned on account of the illness of the
pastor. The presents for the Arrighl
mission in New York are to be brought
to the chapel Thursday afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22

The Dartmouth hockey team easily
defeated the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology team, to 0, last night
in Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
WEST GUILFORD.

The Christmas tree and exercises will
be held Friday night instead of Sat
.urday night as announced.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22

Toronto last year collected $10,473,-
600 in taxes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
Unitarian Church
Unitarian Literature Free.

Leaflets describing the Unitarian belief
may be obtained on application to Mrs.
James NJ Adams, Cedar st.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
MACHINIsT TRIES SUICIDE.
Carl Newman of Greenfield Mains
Himself With Bread Knife.

Greenfield, Dec. %. Carl New
man, 38, a machinist employed in one
of the big factories here, attempted to
commit suicide yesterday by manning 9
himself with large bread knife. Dr..
d. ]. Mcconnell had Newman taken to
the Franklin County hospital, where an
operation was performed which may
save his life. For the past two weeks
he has been suffering from an acute
inflammation. Newman is married and
has two children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
THE WEATHER.

Partly Cloudy Tonight and Thursday-
Shows in Northern Vermont.
WASHINGTON, Dec. -. The
weather forecast: Partly cloudy and
warmer tonight and Thursday, except
probably local SHOWS in Northern Yer
mont. Moderate, variable winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22

The password to the Tower of Lon
don is changed every three months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
In Odd Fellows Hall

Annual meeting of Canton Palestine
Thursday, Dec 80 Election of officers.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
CHARLES L. YOUNT Is DEAD
Prominent Mason and Secretary of the
Blough Manufacturing Co.

Charles Il. Nount, secretary of the
Blou2h Manufacturing Company, died
in the Hartman hospital, Third and
Briggs streets, this morning after a
long illness from heart disease. Mr.,
Yount, who was 81 years old, was
taken i'll Just before Christmas, and
about week ago was removed from his
home, 1902 Green street, to the hos
| pita1. His death was not unexpected,
as he gradually sank during the past
two days.
Mr.. Yount came to Harrisburg from
|Littlestown, Adams county, about twen-
ty-five years ago and established re-
| tail dry goods store on Broad street,
conducting it successfully until he as
|sumed the presidency of the Sun Man
|ufacturing Company. About nine years
|agO he became connected with the
Blough Company as its secretary and in
charge of one of the stock rooms. He
was considered most valuable attache.
Mr.. Yount was prominent in the
Masonic fraternity, being member of
Robert Burns lodge, of Pilgrim Com
nandery of Knights Templar, Zembo
Temple of Shriners, and of the Harris
burg Consistory of Scottish Rite
Masons He is survived by a widow
md two daughters, Elsie and Marie.
Funeral services will be held on Tues.
lay afternoon at o'clock at his late
nome, the Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler,
bf the Second Reformed church, of
which Mr.. Yount was a member, Off
-iating. The burial will be private, serv-
ces at the grave being conducted by
Pilgrim Commandery of Knights Tenn
XIlar
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
wide Rance OF OPINION
ON Coal WHARF PROPOSAL
Continued From First Page

wharf plans. He added that nothing
official will be done by that body until
the City Commissioners act finally on
the ordinance, now pending before
them, which grants the light company
permission to lease part of the island.
lie did say, however, that whatever
tentative action the Planning Commits
sion may take it likely will have some
Influence with the City Commission
when the latter body considers the
Commissioners fail finally to approve
the ordinance, it is contended, its pro-
visions will become null and void.
One Planning Commissioner does not
like the idea of establishing a prece-
dent which may lead to other concerns
asking the city to build coal wharves
or to attempt to crowd objectional
things on the island.
j. Fl. Thomas, New York engineer
engaged by the light company, said
that. while the Harrisburg company is
not endeavoring to force its plan
through, the company has found 1T nee
cssary to provide modern and econom-
ical means of taking coal from the riV-
cr, and something must be done at
once, even if portable wharf has to
DE provided on fiat.
4 point raised at the meeting of tine
Planning Commissioners was that the
coal wharf would be unsightly and de-
stroy the beauty of the view from tine
city 5 water front. Mr.. Manning said
in his opinion such objection easily
coul be overcome and he added that
in his belief the wharf win not be as
conspicuous as many suppose.
He suggested to the Planning Com
mssiGners and representatives OF the
Harrisburg Light y Power Company a
plan whereby coal hopper and steam
crane could he screened by monolythic
concrete arches
Since some objection has been raised
to the Light Company's plan, and as
one City Commissioner put it, cit is a
very serious and important question to
deal with there is every indication
that the City Commissioners will not
act finally on the ordinance when it is
callol up next Tuesday. In fact some
are OF the belief that it will not be
passed for several weeks, id at all.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
HOMELESS men MOVE into
new warehouse NIGHT
Watchman at son-Brantingham
Building Loses Patience and Calls
Police-Weary Willies Move Out
and One Is Later Arrested

The big buildiag at Tenth and Mar
ket streets belonging to the Emerson
Brantingham Co., distributors of farm
machinery, las now been made un-
healthy for the homeless men who
moved in during the chilling blasts for
nights lodging, such as the building,
which is in course of construction, af-
forded
The night watchman could do moth
ing with the weary willies who insisted
on sleeping in the building and last
night, when his patience gave out, he
asked the assistance of the police. Ser
geant Page picked up Patrolmen Kep-
ford and Zimmerman and they started
through the building at 10 O'Clock.
The men were grouped on the third
floor around small furnaces, which were
glowing with embers, drying out con-
crete floor recently laid. Wet straw was
atop the concrete, but dry boards had
been placed over this to afford dry
footing. On these boards the men were
sleeping. The policemen rounded up
forty of them and sent them on their
way. The night Waterman accompa-
MED the policemen and picked out the
men who were employed at the build
ing. These were allowed to remain.
Some of the fellows had taken
their shoes and stockings off and were
fast asleep on the narrow boards, from
which a slight roll would have dropped
them into the wet straw. The men dis
appeared into the night and were not
heard of, except for one who called
himself George Brown. He was arrest
ed by Policemen Parsons and Murphy
for being drunk and panhandling, ac
cording to the night report. He was
recognized as one of the men who had
been chased out of the building
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
DO DELAY ON THE P0STOFFICE
Postmaster Believes Contractors Re-
ceivership Will Not Halt Work Here

The statement that the firm of A. II.
Pennock & Co., of Philadelphia, con
tractors for the building of the addi-
ton to the Harrisburg postoiiice, has
gone into the hands of receiver, has
aroused interest as to whether ihe work
here will be continued by the receiver.
The contracting firm is under bond to
carry out its work, and if the receiver
fails it is understood that the bonding
company will have to complete it.
Postmaster Sites has no information
concerning the matter outside of what
he has seen in the newspapers.
~ have no knowledge at all of the
receivership, said the Postmaster to.
day, "and we in Harrisburg do not
know anything about it. Whether the
contractors will finish the work | am
not able to say, but they are under
bond to complete the work, the contract
price for which l do not know. The
whole matter is in the hands of the
United States Treasury Department,
which has not yet notified me. l don t,
however, think that there will be any
stoppage of the work"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
LITTLE SNOW LEFT In STATE
Rainfails and High Temperatures Have
Greatly Reduced the Amount

The State Water Supply Commission
reported to-day that there has been Il
decided decrease in the amount of ac-
cumulated snow in the watersheds of
Pennsylvania during the last ten days,
owing to the excessive rainfalls and
high temperatures which prevailed dur
ing the early part of the month. The
western and northern extrefnities of the
Susquehanna watershed are under a
snow cover from three to ten inches,
decreasing to trace at the southern
boundary of the State, while over the
southeastern part of the State the guam
tity of snow on the ground is very
small.
The low temperature which pre-
vailed during the last few nights has
caused ice to form on nearly all of the
streams, most of which are now flowing
with their surface covered with drift
ice. .as
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
Tells unknown HISTORY
OF LINCOLN VISIT here
Continued From First Page


the turbulent condition of things in this
country then, there being both peace
and war Democrats, Mr. Meyers said
that at the very time Lincoln was in
Harrisburg on his way to Washington
to assume the Presidency, a meeting of
Peace. Democrats was being held "not
a stone s throw from the hotel in which
Mr. Lincoln was stopping,' to use Mr..
Meyers language, Gin old Brant S
Hall, now the site of the Commonwealth
Trust Company building.'
He mentioned several prominent
Democrats in attendance at the meet
ing who were afterward prominent in
state and national affairs, among them
John Cessna, of Bedford, whose attitude
was so pleasing to the newly found Re-
publican party of that day that it
nominated and elected him to Congress,
anu ne was ever afterward identified
with the Republican party The vener-
able editor was warmly congratulated
ON his interesting address.
Among the new members elected to
the association were Governor Martin
q. Brumbaugh, City Clerk Charles A.
Miller and the Rev. DR.. Lewis Seymour
Nudge, pastor of Pine Street Presby-
teran church. George w. Parsons and
DR.. William I Bishop contributed brief
historical incidents in connection with
Lafayette's S visit to Harrisburg. and
Mrs Mabel Cronise Jones discussed
" Current Events in Pennsylvania -
jury Commissioner Edward Dapp gave
the society the old Dauphin county
jury wheel used from 1884 to 1914.
which was used to select the jurors and.
during the draft in the Civil war times,
to draw the names of men conscripted
for the army.
Theodore B. Klein, president of the
society, read Lincoln s address at Get
tysburg. The following committees
We're appointed for the coming year:
Executive committee, George w.
Parsons, Henry C. Orth, George A. Cor.
gas; publication committee, Thomas M j..
Jones, B. NJ Mead, d. Bailey Brandt, A..
Boyd Hamilton; archaeology, DR.. Fl. B.
Bashore, Henry Mccormick, the Rev.
E. NJ. Kramer: geology, William Pear
son, Abram Fortenbaugh, tine Rev. DR..
Silas G. Swallow; current history of
Pennsylvania, Mrs Thomas NJ. Jones.
Miss Annie Morgan, Mrs. Keats Peay !;
biography, Warren \. zollinger, John
p. Keller, Jr., Charles A. Kunkel; per-
manent monuments, William +. Bailey,
George F. Ross, Benjamin NJ, Mead,
George w. Parsons and DR.. Hugh Ham.
ilton.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
RUSSIAN INCURSI0N into
EAST PRUSSIA WILL fall
FLAT IS THE PREDICTION

London, Feb. IL, 1915 p. M.-The
Russian incursion into East Prussia ap-
pears, judging from dispatches reach
ing London, likely to be shortliYed, as
We're the previous Russian raids into
this same district. Germany's superb
equipment and strategic railways in this
territory have enabled her within few
days to throw immense bodies of troops
against the invaders.
In the present case the German sol
diers appear to have been rushed into
East Prussia from both Poland and in
terror points.
Bright Spot for Russians
In the Carpatblans the situation
locks favorable to the Russians, who
are pressing against the Austrian de-
fences at three of the most important
passes, and this in spite of the diff
culties interposed by snow blocked
roads. Berlin admits that the Russians
have entered Hungarian territory at
several points in the Carpathian dis
trict, but declares that those positions
| were most dearly bought in view of the
terrible casualties inflicted by Austrian
artillery and machine guns on the Rus
sian massed formations.
In Russian Poland the Germans hold
the belief that Russia is preparing to
| fall back to her second line and the
Russian trenches defences in that re-
gion will be assisted by the flooding of
great sections of the intervening coun-
try
See Consolation in German Attack
The London newspapers profess to
| believe that the submarine attack on
the steamer Loertes, flying the Dutch
flag, will precipitate more stringent
measures against German trade, which
was promised by Premier Asquit in a
speech delivered yesterday in the House
of Commons. The "Daily MALI says
it believes the government will an
nounee complete blockade of the Ger.
man coast, as a result of which all
goods to Germany by sea will be liable
| to seizure.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin re-
ports that an aeroplane, presumably
French, has dropped bombs in the harr-
Dor of Flushing, which is Dutch terri
tory, but no news of such an occur
renee has been received from Holland
The Balkan states evidenly are fur
thering their endeavors to reach an
amicable settlement Of their disagree
ment before entering the conflict. In
this adjustment it is presumed that Bull
garia will get material territorial con-
cessions from both Serbia and Ru-
mania.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEET
Mid-winter Gathering Begins This Aft.
ernoon at Hershey

Hershey, Feb. 12.-The mid-winter
meeting of the Dauphin County School
Directors Association opened here this
afternoon. Sessions will continue to-
morrow. Directors are present from
practically every section of the county
Each will receive two dollars a day and
mileage at the rate of three cents a
mile for attending.
This afternoon program includes
an address of welcome by w. r. NJ
Murrie, president of the Hershey Choco
late Company. A response by Ira W
Hoover, president of the county direc
tors; address on "The Country School .
by Superintendent E. NJ. Rapp, OF
Berks county; address ON "Consolida
tion of Schools" by Secretary A. w
Snavely, of Derry township, and music
by the High school chorus.
This evening there will be an ad
dress by VI. s. Hershey, and motion pic
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
Nissley Ships Wireless onerator

Although not yet out of his teens
Paul H. Nissley, 2406 North Sixth
street, this city, has been appointed one
of the wireless operators on board the
steamship Jefferson, which plies the
Atlantic ocean from New York to Nor
folk, Va.
'Nissley LASH year was graduated from
the Central High school and he subse
quently completed course in the New
York Marconi School of Wireless Tele.
graph in one-third the required time
lie is Is years old.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
BIG CHORUS WILL MEET
Evangelistic Singers to Discuss Lancas.
ter THY on Monday Evening

The Harrisburg evangelstic chorus
will meet Monday evening in the
Fourth Street Church of God The sub.
ject for discussion will be the proposed
trip to Lancaster. An opportunity will
be given to the members Of the various
delegations who engaged in personal
work during this week to tell of ex,
periences.
A delegation of $50 visited the First
Baptist church last Monday night. One
hundred went to the Enola United
Evangelical church Tuesday night and
$50 last night to the First Baptist
church. New music will be tried out
at Mondays meeting.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
HYPNOTIST AT CARNIVAL
Entertain Hopes For Largest Crowd
Since Opening

Persons attending the Moose carnival
and festival in the Armory building,
Second and Foster streets, will be given
a special feature tonight, when one of
the Moose entertainers will hypnotize a
number of persons.
1t is believed by officers of the lodge
that tonight will see the largest in the
numbers attending since the carnival
opened last Monday. Dancing will be
one of the main features tonight. A
silver trophy will be awarded the best
dancing couple.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
SHOE MERCHANTS ORGANIZE
Retailers Become Affiliated With State
and National Associations

A large number of retail shoe mer-
chants met last evening and organized
local association, which will be a
branch of the Pennsylvania Retail Shoe
Merchants Association and also of the
National Shoe Retailers Association.
The new organization enrolled ma.
iority of the shoe merchants as mem
bers and elected John Kelley, presi,
dent; Joseph Slhorb, vice president;
Samuel Ellenberger, treasurer, and
Walter l.. Stern, secretary. D. P.
Jerauld, of the Jerauld Shoe Co., will
represent the local association at a
meeting of the Pennsylvania Shoe Mer-
chants Association, to be held at the
New Brunswick hotel, Lancaster, next
week
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12

1t Acquiesces in Creditors Petition for
Appointment of Receiver

By agreement with its creditors, the
Bowman, Nell & Company, manufactur-
ing chemists, doing business at Howard
and Forrest streets, this city, acqui-
esced in petition filed late yesterday
in the Dauphin county court, asking
for the appointment of receiver for
the concern on the grounds of insolv-
ency. The court at once named John
G. Orr, of this city, to take charge of
the company's business.
( The company was chartered in 1907,
with capital stock of $4,000, not
all of which was issued. w. S. Fisher
is president and the following consti-
tute the board of directors: w. G.
MacDole, NJ A. Shelter, w. H. Hamer
S. G. Jean, DR.. John Oenslager, DR.. c.
A. Fritchey and DR.. John H. Park.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
Couple Found Murdered in Home
BU Associated Press

Oakland, Cad, Feb. 12.-Jacob vo
gel, former president of the Citizens
Bank of Fruitvale, and his wife, wer,
found murdered to-day in their HON,
in Fruitvale, a suburb. They had beer
beaten to death by burglars, who frs
trussed them up with ropes and Mrs
Vogel s apron strings.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-12
steelton Man Dies in Hospital

George Kochiff, 459 Main street,
|teelton, died at $40 o clock this morn
hs at the Harrisburg hospital from a
of diseases. He was in a
|ery serious condition when admitted
Wednesday. A post-mortem examination
as made to determine the exact cause
i the death.