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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-05
MRS. CATHERINE II. NORRIS
Lincal Descendant of John Harris
Dcnl nt DoXcr Dol Nnnd OF

Dead at Dover. Del, Aged 81
Newsc was received in Harrisburg
to-day of the death of Mrs. Catherine
II. Morris, last Friday at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. c. S. Tame
will, at Dover. Del, aged 81 years.
Mrs, Morris was the second daughter
of the late George Washington Har-
ris, of Harrisburg, and was a direct
descendant of John Harris.
The only living relative on her
fathers side residing here is Miss Sal
lie Harris of South Front street. Mrs.
Morris was the wife of a grandson of
Robert Morris, and one of her sons.
Charles Norris, is cashier of the First
National Bank of Dover, Del.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-05
MRS. CHARLES sLoTHoWER

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles
Slothower, who died in Philadelphia
Saturday, will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at Park Street United Evan
gelical Church. The Rev. A. e.
Hangen, pastor, will officiate. Burial
will be made in Paxtang Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-05
aNTERNED SHIPS DAMAGED

Manila, Feb. 5. Customs officers.
aided by navy experts, have discovered
that every one of the IL German ships
anchored here have been extensively
damaged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
Belgians Planning
Monument for Men !
Who Fought at User

Pariss Feb. "A monument OF
rather original conception, designed
by Corporal George Hendrick, OF
Brussels, and erected by the Belgian
army on the battlefield of the User
will commemorate the heroism of the
Belgian soldiers who fell there in de-
Tense Of the last little corner of free
Belgium.
A massive wall, symbolical of the
rampant that opposed the German
advance in Flanders will rise from
the center of the semi-circle of para
pets so arranged as to- recall the
trench life on the User front. Thirty
forul small columns will be erected at
the base Of the ramparts to bear the
engraved names of men who died on
the User.
A block of uncut stone bearing on
one face the verses that the late poet
Verhaeren consecrated to the young
Belgians who have died for their
country will be placed in the front OF
the wall.
The location of thv monument will
probably not be given out for publ
cation until all danger of lombard
ments has passed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
THE HOPE OF BOHEMIA.


Bohemians ON this side of the, At
Nlantic have been greatly encouraged
by the reported release from prison
Of Dr. Kramarch, chief spokesman
Of the Bohemian nationalist in the
Austrian Reichsrath, and hailed as
one of the greatest of Czech patriots.
1t was highly fortunate that DR..
Kramarch died when he did, as the
Bohemian statesman was under sem
tence of death, and all the efforts to
secure a communication Of sentence at
the hands of the late emperor had
failed When the young Emperor
assembled the throne he Immediately
took the Kramarch case under con-
sideration and the result of his inves-
tigation was the granting of free
and unrestricted pardon to the Bo-
hemian patriot.
Dr. Kramarch and several of his
political associates Of the Young
Czech party were arrested on the
charge of treason. The evidence
against the Bohemian leader consisted
of a letter which was definitely
shown to be forgery. The prosecu-
ton was dropped for a time, but was
later resumed, and DR.. Kramarch
was convicted and sentenced to death
in spite of the previous evidence as
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
WAR CONDITIONS
FORCING SECRETS
FROM COMPLAINTS
English Government Com
polling Revelations Of I'm
violable" Information.

London, Feb. 2-There are no Sc
crets from the State in wartime.
Lawyers, doctors, priests in the con-
fessionaI--all are included in the
phrase s'person or persons of any class
or description" who must tell on de-
mand, under the British Defense OF
the Realm Act.
The issue has been pointedly raised
In Ireland, where the military author.
titles have arrested a, lawyer, HI. o.
Moran, and his client, James Ryan,
for refusing to state how certain doc
uments read in a Limerick law case
came into their possession.
In statement justifying the posi-
ton of Parliament in abolishing the
hitherto inviolable secrecy which sur
rounded the relations of lawyer and
client, doctor and patient. or priest
and parishiloner, Sir William Bull, one
Of the leading legal lights of the
House of Commons, says:
1.-THE safety and defense of the
Realm override everything. There
can be no question of privileges or
customs intervening in a matter es-
sential to the welfare of the state.
Doctors and priests are under exactly
the same obligations as lawyers, to
give Information to the competent
military authority who demands it,
MANY prominent people have al
ready discovered how very extensive
are the powers of the executive au-
thorfties under the wartime laws.
Nothing has appeared in the newspa-
pers, or could appear, about certain
occurrences, of which sensational sto-
ries may perhaps be told after the
war. People have been called upon
to reveal all sorts of things which
they never expected to have to ac-
count for
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
MONITOR LEAVES
.HARB0R TO FILL
BUNkERS in N. \.
Amphitrite Finds Coal Here
Too High and Will Go tt
Navy Yard.

Because coal dealers in this city
would charge him from $3.50 to $40 q
ton for coal, Capt. Frudendorf OF the
monitor Amphritite decided to go to
Brooklyn where he can get the neces-
sary 200 tons for $3.40 ton at the
Brooklyn Navy yard. The Amphri-
tite will 1ail at 8 o'clock Saturday
morning. While in Brooklyn it will
be stocked with provisions and sew
eral necessary repairs will be made
and the ship put in excellent con-
dition for it's work among the Con.
necticut Naval militia next SUMNER
Unless crisis arises and other or
ders are given the Amphritite will re.
turn to Bridgeport within the month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
Zinc Coating Upon
Iron Money Prevents
+ Rust Deterioration

London, Feb. THE number in
which iron money is made in Austria
is thus described in the annual bull
lion circular Of Messrs. Samuel Mon
tague and Co.
THE problem of protecting the
pieces from rust has been solved by
super-imposing a slight layer of zinc
The discs Of metal together with
some zinc powder, are placed in a
vessel, and heated for certain time
at a temperature somewhat below
that Of the melting point of zinc,
whereupCn surface is formed upon
the discs, which not only preserves
the pieces of rust, but also enables
the die ito be impressed without
cracking the surface of the metal
This zinc-platcd iron money hardly
differs either in aspect of weight from
that formed of Nickel
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
OLD WAR POSTER SAVED.

Paris, Feb. "A glass plate has
been mysteriously and artistica11y at
tached to the wall of the building OF
No. 1 Rue Royale, covering one of the
mobilization posters Of August 1
1914. The purpose of it obviously is
to preserve the poster in the position
in which it was placed two and a half
years ago, as a souvenir Of the pro-
foundry moving days of the outbreak
of the war. The poster had resisted
all inclemencies Of the weather and is
to-day as good as the day 1t was post
ed upon the wall. The persons who
took the initiative and the worlxmen
who executed the job are still an
onymous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
Suspect Germans Of
Buying Works of Art
In English Galleries

London. Feb. 1.-The huge
amount OF money which seems to be
available for the purchase Of works
Of art in England at the present time,
is attracting the attention Of Treas
ury officials. Competition for works
of first, secondary and minor masters
is keen with values soaring in price.
A large proportion of the purchases
are known to have been made on be-
half of America, but in expert quar-
tiers it is believed that quite proper
ton Of the buying is being done on
German account. Belief is expressed
that from funds remaining In neur
trail lands, and even in this country
Germans are anxious to make an IN
vestment in works Of art which can
remain here for realization after the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
Urge Statesmen of
Britain to Acquire
Foreign Languages

London, Feb. 2.-The London news
papers are again urging British poll
ticians and lawmakers to learn to
speak few foreign languages It
is remarked that one serious disquali-
fication of premier Lloyd-George at
the Rome Conference was his inability
to speak French.
ut is simply necessity for British
statesmen and diplomats to extend
their linguistic attainments,' says the
Globe. ''It has been made painfully
evident that as a nation we are not
educated up to the Continental stand
ard In this matter. knowledge of
tongues will become increasingly nee
essary if we are to take our proper
place in the affairs Of the Continent
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
Complete Agricultural
Survey Of British Isles

London, Feb. 1.AgriculturaI stat
istics for 1915 relating to England
and Wales have just been issued by
the Board Of Agriculture. They show
why, apart from the growing difficult
ty Of obtaining supplies from over
seas, special attention is devoted to
increasing the home production of
Certain food staples, more particular
~ wheat, potatoes and pigs.
The area under wheat in 1916
amounted toy 1,912,208 acres, being
E257,962 acres, or about IL per cent.
less than in the previous year. The
area under potatoes last year was
427, 946. acres, 35,451 acres below that
Of 1915. The total number of pigs
raised was 2,167,941, decline of
252,086, or nearly TO- per cent, as
compared with the preceding year.
On the other hand the total num-
Der of cattle returned last year was
6,215,781, the largest number record
ed since returns were collected and
showing an increase Of 1927 over
the total of 1915. English people are
the greatest consumers of mutton in
the world and it is satisfactory to note
that the total number last year was
17,951,123, an increase Of 428,546 as
compared with the preceding year.
The total number of horses on agri-
cultural holdings was 1,359,566, an
increase of five and a half per cent.
The total area Of land in England
and Wales Is 37,137,564 acres. OF this
11,051,101 were returned as arabic
land, 16,022,983 acres as permanent
grass, and 3.816,08S acres as noun
tain and heath land used for grazing
last year. These figures indicate an
increase of 85,39 acres of arabic land
and a decrease of 64,41O in perman-
emit grass, while rough cravings in
creased by 51,377 acres. The total
area returned as bare fallow in 1915
was 421,886 acres, or 112,247 acres in
excess of 1915.
1t is to the large area of land now
devoted to permanent grass that Eng
land must look for the means of any
considerable increase in her food
products. Meanwhile everybody is
urged to raise potatoes, pigs or poul-
try in his back yard. r.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
the chicks before Matching.

the chicks before Matching.
The survival of chickens after they
Matched was Is per cent. higher than
among chicks from non-alcoholized
eggs.
It was found that too much alcohol
vapor was more harmful than none at
all. There was, however, this very
practical difference-unless enough
vapor was used to kill the enbryos in
all the eggs the killing was selective,
since the higher the death rate before
Matching the lower was the mortality
after the eggs Matched.
This, says Prof. Pearl, is contrary
to the usual experience Of pou1trymen
with ordinary untreated eggs, which
is, that If lot of eggs hatch badly,
many dying during incubation, rela-
lively high mortality among the chicks
after Matching also will occur.
He believes, therefore, that the al
cohol yapor experiments on eggs may
point the way to increasing the net
incubator yield by killing the weak
lings, leaving the strong to survive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
DUTCH HONOR WOMAN.

The Hague, Netherlands; Feb. L.
The appointment Of Hollands first
woman professor is just announced in
the official Gazette. DR.. Johnna Wes-
terdyk, the 33-year- daughter OF
an Amsterdam physician. becomes ex-
traordinary professor of plant parto-
logy at the University Of Utrecht. She
is not unknown in America, for 1t was
only in 1914 that she travelled across
the United States with some fellow
phytopthalagists, lecturing at differ
ent American universities on the sub
ject OF plant diseases in Java and
Holland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
Canadian Wheat In
France Successful

Paris, Feb 2. ~ Manitoba bread
has just made a successful debut in
France, that Is to say, bread made
from wheat grown in France from
seed brought from Manitoba. The
Canadian grain, whether sown in san
dy, clayey or calcereous soil, gave
good crops everywhere. Prof. Scri-
bauX Of the Agricultural Institute,
who has investigated the matter re-
ports that all the farmers that sowed
the Manitoba grain are satisfied with
the experiment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
Coal Diggers of
Great Capacity
Are Adopted Here

New coal diggers of one ton and
one and one-half tons capacity have
recently been set UP at several of the
coal yards and factories about Bridge
port. The Ira Gregory Coal Co. has
just set up one ton digger at their
yards, the American Tube e. Stamping
Co., hot mills, at Black Rock and the
American Brass Co., with docks on
the Housatonic river in Stratford,
have each recently set in place dig
gers of one and ofla-half ton capacity
The Bridgeport Gas Co., at it's docks
at Black Rock, is another firm to erect
ton digger. The equipment at
each of these concerns Is the most
modern type known for q coal yard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
French Farmers to IL
Cultivate Artichoke
Upon a Larger Scale

Paris, Feb 2.-French farmers and
truck gardeners are being urged to
cultivate the stopinambour" or "Jeru-
salem artichoke" on larger scale and
thus help combat the rising cost of
living. The topinambour is tuber
that grows in the poorest soil, requires
little care, always Yields well and pos
sesses excellent nutritiye qualities. It
was cultivated in France in the begin
ming as a fodder for stock; it is now
much appreciated as a table vege-
table.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
o the falsity Of the documentary EVIL

to the falsity Of the documentary evil
dence.
It is asserted by many Bohemians
familiar with the situation that the
real cause of DIR. Krafnarchs arrest
and his subsequent conviction, was the
animosity of the Germans. For years
the Bohemian statesman and publicist
had been denouncing the alliance be-
tween Austria and Germany, assert
ing that the fate of the Dual Mon
archy was thus placed in the keep
ing of the Hohenzoilerns. He fur
Their advocated a friendly under
standing between Vienna and Petro-
grad, as an anti-war measure. The
war was only few weeks old when
DR.. Kramarch and other leaders of
the party found themselves confined
in cells in a prison at Prague, charg-
ed with high treason.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02

The plan OF using. women to coax
men into enlisting in the United
States army was tried in New York
by group Of women headed by Mrs.
=. G. Gregory. wife Of Major Gregory
Of Fort Slocum; Mrs. Robert Emmett
Goolrick, wife OF Captain Goolrick, in
charge OF the recruiting station at
Forty-second street and Sixth avenue,
and Miss Adele Rowlands, an actress.
They got an army tent, a big flag, rel
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02

to sign. The idea back Of the tent
was that. as English women had
aroused some men of London into en-
listing, the same thing might work in
New York. But 1t didn't.
1--WE didn't do anything wonderful"
said Mrs. Gregory, "but, all the same,
I think it is a good idea. I think that
if women were to establish such re-
cruiting stations all over the city, it
would have a good result upon the
recruiting in New York"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02

cruiting literature and several soldiers
attached to the recruiting station and
camped in Bryant park to appeal to
men to join. the colors.
A lot of men hung around the tent
and read the recruiting appeals and
talked to patriotic women, but few of
them Joined the army. The men just
didn't seem enthusiastic over promis-
ing to carry gun for Uncle Sam, al
though the women worked hard, to
induce desirable looking young men
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
DUTCH ON RATTONS.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Feb. L.
A universal bread card system is to
come into operation on Feb. 5, next,
under which all Hollanders will be
placed on rations fixed at 400 grams
head per day, with an extra 100
grams for those engaged in hard ply
steal labor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02
India Likely to Have
Compulsory Soldering

Calcutta, Feb. 2.-The announce
ment of a scheme Of compulsory mil
itary training for India is expected
shortly. The scheme as, at first put
into effect, will apply only to Euro
peahs and Anglo-Indians
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02

The Hague, Feb. 1.-The new $50
100000 war loan of the Netherlands
has been over-subscribed to the ex-
tent Of seven millions. This is by nd
means so brilliant a showing as the
two previous war loans of $4,000
900 and $50,000,000 respectively
made, but only A per cent. interest
was four and a half and five per cent
in the two former instances. The
price oe the new loan was 81.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02

Up to date the League to Enforce
Peace has acquired three blunder-
buses and four horse pistols with
which to compel the European powers
to behave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02

Prince Ching, formerly Premier
and once Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
died at Tien-Tsin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-02

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent . WorA-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
German Ships
To Try Dash?

fAssociated Press by Federal wirelessl
NOGALES. Ariz., March 5.-Prepa-
rations are being made by the crews
of II German refugee steamers, now
in the Gulf of California. to put to sea.
Such is information received here last
night from sources believed to be most
authentic. II is known that great
quantities of supplies and provisions
have been taken on board these YES
sells, and that zoo sailors have return
cd TO them for duty, since the an
nouDcelnent OF the relentless cam,
paign..
II is believed here that the proyi-
sions are destined for submarines
which are to begin an active CAM
paign in the Pacific ocean as soon as
the supplies reach them from this
coast.
Gen. Bell. in command of this sec.
tion of the border, has issued orders
to all sentries TO shoot to kin any avi-
ators who may attempt to fly over any
Of the border Notifications.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
MARU HAS
MYSTERY IN TALE
OF STOLEN GOLD.
Local Police Are Called Upon to
Detain Trio Charged With
Stealing Millions

but for the decision of Deputy
Sheriff Asch Honolulu might have
been embroiled in an International
mystery plot that developed with the
arrival OF the Korea Maru Sunday
morning. Two Russians, claiming to
be secret service men for their govern
Taent. asked Asch to arrest three other
Iussians on the same boat who. they
alleged, had embeZzled six million
rubles. The deputy refused to do SO
because the complainants had no
papers and they all went on together.
A ruble is worth SIS cents, which
would make the amount alleged to
have been embezzled nearly 50, LOG, 600.
The story Of chase, which started
far away in Petrograd and Is still pro-
crossing towards San Francisco, is In
yolved in the tale. The deputy does
not understand what it is all about.
but he is glad today that he has no
connection with it although he adj
yanced no information about the whole
affair until questioned about IT. He
was called to the boat about an hour
before 1t cast off and had to do some
rapid work and thinking.
An attaehe of the Russian govern.
ment, with all his proper papers, was
also on board the Korea but said he
knew nothing about the alleged em.
.bezzlement and declared ii would be
cutie likely he would have been i'm
formed II there had been one. DR..
Augustus Marques, Russian consul in
Honolulu with whom Asch Immediate
ly communicated. also had no Informs.
ton regarding the affair.
The men who told me they were
secret service men also told me they
lad been advised by telegraph from
Petrograd to follow and arrest at
yiadivostock," /" explains Asch. ..the trio
who had, as. government officials. alb,
seconded with the mopay. but they
could show me no credentials, not
even the telegram they were alleged
to have received. Why they didn't
arrest the men in yladivostock or be
fore the ship sailed from the Orient.
If their story Is true, ] can not guess.
1 also do not understand why they
waited here all day until o'clock be.
fore they appealed to me or why none
of the Russian authorities know any
thing about it,"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
Wilson IN Bitter Words Criticizes
Men in Senate Who Baked His Plans
lA..osi.ted Press br rader.l wireless,

{Associated Press br Federal wirelesKl
WASHINGTON, d. c., March o.
.Deploring the filibuster in the senate
by means OF which the measure which
would have enabled him to arm Amer
lean merchantmen against the murder.
Gus attacks of German submarines
was defeated at the last minute of
the last session, President Wilson i'm
mediately after taking the oath of Of
flee in the Presidents room OF the
Capitol, issued a statement yester-
day dealing with the situation, and
hinting at an extra session of Con-
gress to deal with the International
situation. >:s=-.
II was the action of few senators,
he declared, that baked the plans of
the administration and made it impos-
sible for him to proceed with the arm
ing of merchantmen, and he added
that lie believes that the senate
should amend the rules at special
session on Monday in order TO take
the necessary action to meet the sit
uation." 49,. -.
No Disclosures Of Policy -.
He did not disclose his policy re-
garding the arminS of merchant craft.
In his statement the President said
in part: ~. ...--%. - ~. .~..
The termination OF the Sixty-fourth
Congress by constitutional limitation
disclosed a situation unparalleled in
the history of cur country, or perhaps
in the history of any government in
the history of the world. Certain ]
do not now recall such a situation in
history. .:.~. f..
The nation is in the immediate
presence of crisis fraught with the
most subtle and far-reaching possiJil-
tiles. yet Congress is unable to SO act
as to enable the government to meet
that menace. to safeguard the citizens
OF the country and to yindieate their
rights on the high seas. -....
Calls Opponents "Wiifui Men,
I'm that Congress there were more
than 500 out of the 531 members, rho
were willing and anxious that such
steps should be taken They were
ready to act; ready to give to the I'D.