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With the Churches of the
County.
Notes of Interest to Church People of
all Denominations in all Parts of
the County.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
Service Sunday 11:00 a. m. Wednes-
day 8 p. m., 93 E. High street.
This is the last week of the evangelis-
tic campaign in the U. B. church and
more than thirty persons have made de-
cisions for Christ. The congregations
are large and a splendid work is being
accomplished. Next Sunday will be the
last day of the campaign and a great
mass meeting for men and women will
be held in the afternoon. The evan-
gelist will speak on “The Selling of
Christ.” This is expected to be the
greatest gathering of the series. In the
last meeting, Sunday night, Rev. Wis-
singer’s subject will be “The March to
Calvary.”
LENTEN SERVICES.
Special services will be held during
Lent on Wednesday and Friday evenings
of each week in St. John’s Lutheran
church at 7.30 o'clock. On next Wednes-
day evening, March 15th, the Rev. John
A. Bright, of Topeka, Kansas, will preach.
Rev. Bright who is a native of Aarons-
burg served Lutheran pastorates at Nit-
tany and Jersey Shore.
——The fast Hollidaysburg Y. M. C.
A. basketball team will be the Bellefonte
Academy’s opponents on the Y. M. C. A.
gymnasium floor tomorrow evening.
Game will be called at 8.00 o'clock. Ad-
mission, 25 cents.
——John E. Dubbs has been appointed
Adams Express agent in this place to
succeed R. A. O'Hara, resigned.
Loss of Provence Greatest Disaster of
Modern Times.
The loss of more than three thousand
lives in the sinking of the French auxili-
ary cruiser Provence is the greatest ocean
disaster of modern times. Up to the
present, the largest number of lives ever
lost in one wreck was when the White
Star liner Titanic struck an iceberg off
the Newfoundland banks on April 14th,
1912, and sank with a death loss of 1,595.
The rescued numbered 743.
OTHER GREAT SEA DISASTERS.
Among the other great sea disasters,
in addition to the Titanic alreadv men-
tioned, were:
The Cunard Line steamship Lusitania,
which was torpedoed by a German sub-
marine and sunk off the head of Kinsale,
Ireland, on May 7th, 1915, with the loss
of 1,206 lives.
The burning of the excursion steamer
General Slocum in the East River, New
York, June 15th, 1904, when nearly 1,000
persons met their death.
The French Line steamsphip La Bour-
gogne, sunk in collision with the steam-
ship Cromartyshire, July 4th, 1898, with
the loss of 580 lives.
The Japanese liner Kioker Maru, sunk
off the coast of Japan, September 28th,
1912, with the loss of 1,000 lives.
The Canadian Pacific steamship Em-
press of Ireland, sunk in collision with
the Danish collier Storstad, in the St.
Lawrence River, May 29th, 1914, with
the loss of more than 1,000 lives.
The burning of the Uranium Line
steamship Volturno in mid-ocean on Oc-
tober 9th, 1913, with the loss of 136 lives.
NITTANY ITEMS.
From an old friend of the WATCHMAN
comes the following list of movings
which will take place in Nittany valley
this spring:
Mr. Kyle from the J. D. Miller farm to
the W. J. Mauck farm, Harry Mauck
moving to his own farm near Hublers-
burg; J. W. Bair to the George Good
farm near Lock Haven, Mr. Farringer to
Solomon Peck’s farm at Nittany; Nelson
Rossman to Lizarceville; J. W. Tolbert
to the William Dolan house; R. F. Alli-
son to the Winklen house; Olin Winklen
to the J. H. Beck house; Glenn Nolan to
the B. F. Schaeffer farm; Harry Tressler
to the W. H. Beck house; William Reigle
to his own house in Yankeetown; Charles
Fravel to the property he recently pur-
chased; D. A. McDonnell to his own
property; Charles Gunsallus to the house
now occupied by Harry Tressler; Charles
Emerick to the farm vacated by Mr.
Gunsallus, and Adam Fravel- to the farm
vacated by Charles Fravel.
20 Burned to Death in Prison.
Twenty persons were burned to
death and many others, all pris-
oners in the city jail at El Paso, Tex.,
probably were fatally burned as
a result of a flash of flame from a so-
lution being used in a disinfection
bath being administered to a large
number of prisoners.
The blaze was caused by a lighted
match being thrown into the fluid.
Cries and moans of the victims
were heard throughout the throng
which gathered around the building.
A short time after the flash the
fire department extinguished the
flames. -
Convicted as Scalp Bounty Forger.
After being out seven hours the
jury, at Bellefcnte, Pa., returned a
verdict of guilty of forgery against
Hayes Schenck, justice of the peace
at Howard. Schenck was charged
with issuing fraudulent probates for
scalps of noxious animals. Centre
county, it is alleged, had paid out al-
most $4000 in less than two years on
certificates issued by Schenck.
Can’t Wed by Proxy in Boston.
Marriage by proxy doesn’t go in
ultra-conservative Boston. Pretty
little Miss Dutra, from Portugal, will
have to be married all over again to
her sweetheart who was “represent-
ed” at the wedding by a friend.
Puddlers Get Increase.
Following the announcement of the
Reading Iron company of an increase
in wages for puddlers, the Brooke
Iron company in Birdsboro, Pa. has
increased the wages of its puddlers
twenty-five cents per ton.
|the commerce
Lays Submarine Views
Before United States.
Says German Navy Will Observe In.
ternational Law if Allies Do—Eng-
land May Disarm Ships in Atlantic.
The imperial German government,
through Count von Rernstorff, the am-
bassador, laid its casc in its recently
declared submarine warfare against
merchant ships before the govern-
ment of the United States.
In a memorandum which the ambas-
sador presented to Secretary of State
Lansing, Germany conceded that as it
at present constituted, international
law makes no provision for the use
of submarines, and professes a will
ingness to operate its undersea boats
in accordance with international law
prevailing before the war, provided
that Great Britain, on its side, does
not violate the same law. No other
conditions under which the German
campaign will be altered are men-
tioned.
The submarine- war against mer.
chantmen, it is argued, is being used
in retaliation for :the blockade by
which, the memorandum alleges,
Great Britain and her allies hope to
starve. the peaceful population of the
central European powers.
Governments of the entente, the
memorandum says, have ordered arm-
ed merchantmen to attack submarines,
and it adds that the refusal of the
United States to warn its citizens
off armament-carrying vessels is !e-
ing taken advantage of by the allizs
to make such attacks and then claim
immunity under the protection of the
American flag.
Notes which the Washington gov-
ernment has sent to Great Britain,
protesting against interference with
of neiitral countries
and against the seizures of mail be-
tween the United States and neutral
countries in Europe, are quoted in
support of the German contentions as
to the illegality of the British block-
ade.
Secretary Lansing now has before
him the appendices to the announce-
ment of the new German submarine
campaign, which Germany contends
prove that British merchant ships,
armed for defense, have been using
their guns offensively against the
| submarines.
That an agreement speedily will be
reached which will preserve all the
rights of the United States under in-
ternational! law, and at the same time
end the so-called submarine contro-
versy was broadly hinted in official
quarters.
It was stated that Great Britain
within the next few days will deliver
to this government her promise that
none of her vessels traversing the At-
lantic will be armed. Only such ves-
sels as traverse the Mediterranean
will carry guns, and they will be
specifically pledged to "=e such ar-
mament only in defense.
President Wilson authorized Rep-
resentative Pou, Democrat, of North
Carolina, to deny, as “utterly foolish,”
a rumor which had reached the house
that the president had changed his
mind and was preparing to issue a
warning against Americans taking
passage on armed merchantmen. Mr.
Pou denied the report on the floor of
the house.
BLUEJACKETS IN BRAWL
U. S. Sailors Clash With Germans in
Constantinople.
A Reuter’s despatch from Athens
says:
“Private advices from Constantin-
ople report several brawls between
Germans and blue jackets of the
American guard ship. The latter are
now only rarely permitted to land, on
condition that they do not enter places
of amusement frequented by Ger-
mans,
“Great animosity is said to exist in
Constantinople against the Germans
who, according to travelers, continue
to hold their own by main force. The
Turkish soldier, however, keeps on
good terms with his German com-
rades.”
Find Woman's Bruised Body.
The body of a handsome woman
of thirty-five, terribly bruised, was
found in the apartment of Dr. Ben-
Jamin Searing, 55 West Eleventh
street, New York. Dr. Searing
was taken to police headquarters, but
was in such a dazed conditicn he
could not talk coherently. The wo-
man is believed to be Miss Theresa
Keenan, a nurse.
Noted Surgeon Diees.
Dd. William L. Rodman, president
of the American Medical association
and professor of surgery at the Medi-
¢o-Chi college, died suddenly. He had
been ill with pleurisy a few days only.
The end came at 2106 Walnut street,
Philadelphia, his home.
13,821 German Captives in England.
" The British under secretary of war,
H. J. Tennant, stated in parliament
that there were 13,821 German mili-
tary prisoners in England. The aliens
interned total 32,181.
Think Zeppelin Was Hit.
Portions of a Zeppelin propeller
were picked up in Kent, England,
and turned over to the military
authorities. The latter believe the
German airship was hit by gun fire
during a recent raid.
Portuguese Seize 4 More Vessels.
Four German steamers which had
taken refuge in the port of Lourenco
Marquez, Portuguese East Africa,
have been seized and the Portuguese
flag hoisted on them. The crews on
the vessels were interned.
GERMANS PUSH NEARER VERDUN
Invaders Gain Ground Two Miles
Deep and Are Within Four Miles
of City—French Gain in Champagne.
The official German account of
the new drive at Verdun’s de-
fenses from the northewest shows
that in their sweeping advance
the armies of the crown prince cap-
tured more than seven square miles
of territory west of the Meuse.
The advance was along a front of
nearly four miles, into which the
Germans penetrated to a depth of
more than a mile and three-quarters,
their advance bringing them less than
four miles from Verdun on its north-
western front. .
In sweeping over this ground the
Germans drove through Forges and
Regneville and pushed as far as the
Cumieres woods, which they now cc-
cupy, capturing more than 3300 prs-
oners and ten cannon. Reporting on
their capture of Fresnes, in the Woe-
vre region, the Germans announce the
taking of 700 additional prisoners.
The losses of the French were
heavy, according to Berlin, which de-
clares that most of the occupants of
the captured positions in the great
drive west of the Meuse were killed
in the German attack. French troops
launched a counter attack against the
Germans in the Cumieres woods,
which was repulsed, the. assaulting
forces suffering severe casualties.
In the Woevre district the Germans
launched an attack in the vicinity of
Manheulles, which Paris declares was
checked by the French curtain of
fire.
The assault on the fortress is now
being pressed with greatest vigor from
the northwest along the four-mile
front, running from the north of Cu-
mieres, near the river, to Bethincourt,
where the Germans have already
pressed forward into the Corbeaux
woods, between le Morte Homme (the
Dead Man) and the Cote 1’'Oie (Goose
Hill), the commanding positions held
by the French in this sector.
Recent developments, however, have
indicated that no particular part of
the line is free from the possibility
of a massed assault at any time, and
the battle has been raging with in-
tensity from the Woevre southeast
of Verdun, where Fresnes was storm-
ed and taken, around the
line at Douaumont and on through
the district just to the west of the
Meuse into the. Argonne region ad-
joining. :
Even in the Champagne region, still
further west, there has been heavy
fighting but this was on the French
initiative, Paris reporting that the
trenches lost to the Germans in a sur-
prise attack on Monday had been re-
taken in part.
The situation north of Verdun in
the Douaumont sector is unchanged.
No infantry attacks were made, says
the French cfficial announcement. Ar-
tillery fighting continues.
Capture of Hill 265, south of Forges
on the western bank of the Meuse,
cost the Germans 20,000 men, includ-
ing officers, it was estimated in Paris.
A whole division (12,000 men) was
decimated and among the officers of
high rank killed was Lieutenant Gen-
eral von Graff, who fell while leading
a charge cf Bavarians. The artillery
fire of the Teutcns is described as
“unprecedented and murderous.”
THIEVES GET JEWELS
$10,000 Necklace and Other Gems
Stolen From Cromwell Residence.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Oliv-
er Eaton Cromwell, 1721 Locust street,
Philadelphia, was entered by thieves
and a necklace valued at $10,000 and
a bracelet and a ring was stolen.
The necklace was a gift of Mrs. E.
T. Stotesbury to Mrs. Cromwell, her
daughter-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell were attend-
ing the bal masque at Horticultural
hall at the time the robbery was com-
mitted. They discovered the loss of
the necklace upon returning home.
Entrance to the house was gained
by means of a s:cond-story window.
A scaffolding is outside the window
and the thieves climbed up this wood-
en structure and then jimmiel open
the window.
Find Two Miners’ Badies.
The bodies of David Jenkins and
William Swartz, cf Mahanoy City, Pa.,
were recovered after being buried
eleven days, swallowed by the earth
which engulfed a large part of an ash
bank.
curving : 61-10-3t
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DELEGATE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION.
We are authorized to announce that the Hon.
Ellis L. Orvis, of Bellefonte, Centre Sounty, is a
candidate for Delegate to the Democratic Nation-
al Convention at St. Louis, subject to the deci-
sion of the Democratic voters of the 21st Con-
gressional District, as expressed at the Spring
primaries to be held on Tuesday, May 16.
We are authorized to announce that John F.
Short, Esq., of Clearfield, Clearfield county, isa
candidate for Delegate to the Democratic Na-
tional Convention at St. Louis, subject to the de-
cision of the Democratic voters of the 21st Con-
gressional District, as expressed at the Spring
primaries to be held. His platform favors the
renomination of Woodrow Wilson and the poli-
Ges of hus Administration, to be held on Tuesday,
y 16. .
STATE COMMITTEEMAN.
We are authorized to announce Col. J. L-
Spangler, of Bellefonte, as a candidate for mem-
ber of the Democratic State Central committee
from Centre county, subject to the decision of
the Democratic voters of Centre county.
— Subscribe for the WATCHMAN
; -CASTORIA
Bears thesignature of Chas. H.Fletcher.
in use for over thirty years, and
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
New Advertisements.
ANTED A BOY to learn either the trade
of pressman or job printer. A boy who
-.. _. . really wants to learn a good trade and
will stick at it will find an excellent opportunity
by inquiring at the WATCHMAN Office. 61-10.
ARK WANTED.—We will pay the highest
price for 1916 Black Oak bark. Write,
phone or call for information.
P. B. CRIDER & SON,
61-10-6t Bellefonte, Pa.
H. P. GASOLINE ENGINE.—A practically
new 7 Horse Power International Harves-
ter Gasoline Engine, with coils, gas tanks
and all fittings in: splendid condition, can be
bought at a bargain. Call on or address’ the
WATCHMAN office, Bellefonte, Pa. 61-10-tf
Court of Centre County. In the matter
of the estate of Hannah A. Kesigle, of
Howard Boro., decd. The undersigned, an audit-
or, appointed by the aforesaid Court, to make
distribution of the funds as shown by the account
of William Weber, Trustee, in partition, to and
among those legally entitled to receive the same,
and make report to May term of Court, will sit to
perform the duties of his appointment on Friday,
March 30th, 1916, at ten o’clock in the forenoon,
at his Office Room No. 14, Crider’s Exchange,
Bellefonte, Pa., when and where all parties in-
terested may attend who see proper.
KLINE WOODRING,
Auditor.
A NOTICE.—In the Orphans’
Bowersox’s Apple Balsam
FOR—
CHAFING, CHAPPED HANDS
Face and Lips, and Beautify-
ing the Skin.
HAS NO EQUAL.
For sale at all drug stores, 15 and 25 cents.
BOWERSOX, Chemist,
Doctor in Pharmacy,
GLOBE PHARMACY,
Millheim, Pa.
61.3-tf-
OPERA HOUSE
ONE WEEK
STARTING
Monday, March 13
EVERY NIGHT.
J. M. DONAVIN
with
JACK LYNN STOCK CO.
Presenting High Class Plays
Feature Vaudeville Acts
MATINEES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
PRICES—10, 20 and 30 Cents.
CHIROPRACTIC
(PRONOUNCED)
KIRO-PRAC-TIK,
The most exact modern and marvelous science in drugless healing
or cause
removing.
I want you to know the truth about the new road to health.
I Want You to Know Who I am and What I do.
If you have tried all other methods without avail, take Chiropractic
treatments and get well.
My Charges for Spinal Adjustments are Moderate.
If you are interested in your future health, call at my office at the
Garman House, Bellefonte, Pa.
Every Sunday from 9.30 A. M. to 8.00 P. M.
and learn of the science.
It will cost you nothing for consultation
and examination or to find out whether or not there is a cure with-
in the bounds of Chiropractic adjustment fcr your case.
J. C. GALBRAITH, D. C., Ph. C.,
Spine and Nerve Specialist.
Doctor of Chiropractic.
ACUTE CHRONIC AND NERVOUS DISEASES A SPECIALTY.
JEWELRY.
F. P. BLAIR & SON,
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS
Bellefonte, Pa.
No “Drops” or Medicines Used
in testing the Eyes. All corrections
made under normal conditions.
F. P. BLAIR & SON.
59-4-tf.
FINE GROCERIES
Fruits and Confectionery.
We have a few items that you may find worth
looking after.
A small lot of those 1914 crop Mixed Nuts at toc. per 1b.
Fair sized Oranges at 15c and 25c per dozen—fine fruit.
California pillow Figs at 15¢ per pound.
Fancy Wisconsin Cheese at 22c per pound—now worth at
present market rate 25c.
New crop California Walnuts and New Nuts at 2oc per 1b.
Fine Nut Meats—Pecans, Walnuts and Almonds—all full
pieces, none broken—Try them.
California Naval Seedless Oranges—all sizes— fancy fruit.
Fancy Cranberries, 15 cents per quart—dry measure.
SECHLER & COMPANY,
Bush House Block, - - 57-1 - - - Bellefonte, Pa.
The First National Bank.
BANK ACCOUNTS
Are necessary these days. Modern
methods demand them. Put your
money in a good bank and draw
checks against it when necessary.
We think our bank is a good one.
The First National Bank
59-1-1y BELLEFONTE. PA.
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Scatter Your Dollars!
YOUTH IS PRODIGAL Frequently the young man DOESN'T
KNOW THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR.
YOUTH IS NOT EVERLASTING. The big men of the country laid
the foundation for their success by opening a bank account when they
young.
If You Hope to Amount to Anything Don’t
Delay Starting a Bank Account.
Start It Today. J
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THE CENTRE COUNTY BANK,
BELLEFONTE PA.