THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK nm Feb. 28, 1918. Germans advanced west of the Vosges, forcing French back four miles. French took many German trenches in Champagne. Russians continued successful at- tack along whole western front. Turks evacuated Sinal peniasuia. German embassy at Washington denied Stegler's stories. March 1, 1878, Two German corps defeated at Przasnysz. Ossowetx mans. Turkish forces Pasha massed on Asiatic Dardanelles. Norwegian steamer rammed off English coast. Premier Asquith ammounced al lies would cut off Germany from all trade with rest of the world. Hamburg-American Hine officials in New York indicted for censpir- ing against U. 8. bombarded by Ger under Essad side of Su March 2, 1915. British gained ground near La Bassee, Russians won Dukk pass and took 10,000 Germans near Przas nysz. Austrians were defeated near Stanislaw but gained in the Car pathians, Russians shelled Czemmowitz, American Red Cross sent sup plies and nurses to Serbia and Ger many. March 3, 1915. Russians advanced from the Nie men and the Dniester. Austro-Germans drivea back Galicia. Germans demolished two Osso wetx forts. Russians defeated Turks in the Caucasus. Allied fleet silenced three inner forts of Dardanelles. Germany modified relief rules. Heavy fighting near Basra, on Persian gulf. in ship March 4, 1915. Hard fighting in the Vosges. In Melancourt woeds Germans spr&yed French with burning oil and chemicals. Russians checked Austrian drive in Bukowina, German submarine U8 sunk by British destroyers. Allies began landing st Seddu! Bahr, Dardanelles. March §, 1915. Germans were checked at Reims. German armies in north split up by Russian advances. Turks abandoned against Egypt. Allied fleet bombarded Smyrna. Germans sunk French ammuni- tion ship at Ostend Zeppelin raid over Calais failed. Zeppelin L-8 wrecked near Tire mont. campaign — March 6, 1916, Russians attacked im center of eastern line and gained in North Poland, Austrians gave ground in East Galicia. British warships battered Dar danelles forts, destreying one. Asia Minor ports ahelied by al lies, Smyrna forts being silenced. Allies’ landing party om Dar daneiles suffered seversly. Shipping Pigs in Baskets. The lot of domestic animals in the Bast is not enviable, particularly when enduring transport frem one place to another. Fowls are always sent to market with their legs tied. so that it is Impossible for them to move. Live pigs are transported in the Straits Bettlements by steamer or barge, shipped singly in wicker work baskets Just large enough to take a single pig. In this cramped and uncomfortable po- sition, for the animal's legs are tied, making it nothing more than a living log, it is often shipped long distances Water is thrown over the animals and occasionally they are allowed to drink, but nothing is given them to eat. — Popular Science Monthly, Banana Flour in United States. Banana flour now i» being made on a large scale and ie imported to the United States from Porto Rice. It hag added much to the wealth of the sland as well as giving the United States a new product forthe table, Worst Kind of Dust. Dust is everywhere, but the worst kind of dust is that which ls confined within the four walls of a room. The dust Is always germ-ladem, because it ie infested with effete matter thrown off by human bodies, SUNDAY SAYS MIGHTY CONCOURSE A ct ————— Preaches to 52,000 Cheering Enthusiasts at Three Meetings. EVANGELIST AT HIS BEST Welcomed By the Governor — Hurls Mighty Blows At Sin and De- clares Baltimore's Greet. ing Superb. Baltimore.~—Fifty-two thousand men and women and youths Bunday heard Billy Sunday on the opening day of his aix weeks’ evangelistic campaign in this eity. The at night first-night records in the the campaigng, according to Mr. Sun day. Twenty thousand people ware packed in the tabernacle at Twenty ninth street and Creenmount avenue, and between 4.000 5,000 were turned away broke all history of altendance and Swept By Enthusiasm. and saw and con He launched the campaign at Sunday quered. came 10.30 o'clock In the forenoon, when he ented te an audience of about Governor Har Was Dre 15,000 by rington, who offic o'clock eave At 2 he sin, whic the Enthusia in afternoon i even the most members of the scarcely hoped Thi ¢ ajority of sanguine local committee for, swept all thre nd en oe { of ; of large substantial business men, of me- of clerks, with a sprinkling folks, and here and there a State official, a bark presi corporation official # of ministers of many denomina Rev, Dr. or of Emannuel Protestant A I women, bul chanics, of society ty and a big and The Episco the Rev, In Avenue Metho hurch, in the after Pr. H. A. Gri Church, delivered in the mor the R. J ckoff, Episcopal ( ning; of Madison dist noon, and the mer, of Franklin Square Church, in the evening Philadelphia Yields Palm Philadeliphian at rvice, his fourth Rev so through the ing se Sunday includ of a CAMPAIED, the one in his home city. "This anything 1 have eve; taker Mr. Su gomg already.” evangelist really going.” The ugh the three serv beats eon,” he said, "and the 1a Bot "en nd the ‘em pellbound thie ices except when made in his his attacks the liquor applauded “have teliing point excoriation n and on cor i woliticians and then board { » until the rberated they building reve Those sensations had thelr wishes well a those who were drawn by belief ampalgn and the benefits thereof Sunday hurled defiance at the of material and intangible and impersonal; he delivered the remarkable gestures made him famous. Climbs On the Pulpit elimbed vpon his the elimax of his when, after he had asked all who wished to enroll “Christ's grenadiers” up, greal congregation heaved itself to feet as a man “And now, let us give God 8 chau tanqua salute,” Sunday eried, and with a spring was perched upon the pulpit which he had been pounding with his fist At the word thousands of handker chiefs awave, until the mass of humanity was changed in color on the rougl who went to gel new § satisfied, as to the tabernacle the © © TUT fee religion, which He velvet topped pulpit at afternoon sermon, those present themselves as stand the is were clothes and the tint of faces to a sea of white billows. That was one of the most dramatic moments of a day that was full of the dramatic. No Trall-MHitting Yet There was no trail hitthng., That will come later, probably at the end of this week or the first of next. And as the week wears on the outside meetings will increase, with gather ings in shops, factories and and churches, stores HOPEWELL i8 INCORPORATED. Boom Munition Town To Have An Election On July 1, Richmond, Va.--—Hopewell, Va. has the boom war munitions town which, without a government for a year, hae run a course paralleling that of West ern mining towns in pioneer days, was incorporated by legislative enactment The new town will have the novelty of an election July 1. OBJECT TO BHOUR DAY. American Federation Of Labor Sends Protest To Mouse. Washington. -—— At the direction of its executive council, In sesslon here, the American Federation of Labor protested to Congress against a pend ing proposal to require Government clorks heme to work not less than eight hours a day. They now work at least seven. Representative Borland, author of the proposal, asked the executive council to reconsider its action. SEAPLANES AGAIN RAID ENGLAND Seventeen Bombs Dropped Upon Lowestoft. ————————————" CHURCH SERVICE BROKEN UP Six Bombs Dropped From a Height Of 2500 Feet Upon Walwar — An Official Admits Considerable Damage. Report London.—Four QCerman seaplanes Sunday made a raid over the east and southeast coasts of England, according total and to an official announcement. The casualties are given ns two men one boy killed and one marine ad. Considerable official communication wound material damage was done, The “NYS: “The first peared over lowestoft at raiders, two biplanes, ap 10.55 A. M. and circled over the south side of the town for bombs. In five minutes ed aboot five mi fo a great height wnighed At 11.10 A planes wore then wvanisl and drop nutes ney rose ANG geo M. the again over the town vi ard again “Altogether, 17 nall, hig were dropped Conside ed to the outht dwelling capianes went lo tw Voll and pursued the raider result Meanwhile, (we Were Ir The Knock other aking for first pass Heght we vicinity, at planes Coast. el, dropping 11.20 A. M straight for last raider wma Reach r that town at 2 50 inse than x bomb dropped =i and turned =} the east of 10 . bombs that roofs broke neighborhood. One to a church, blowir tho cone A third “Two the stroyed and * lowe ing To Deum. one civiiia “The total casuali'ens ware {wo men one boy killed and one marine wotmnded, whict the *“T'wo of our aeroplanes, irEned up from Dover, p apparently could In view of the & tance of 1] nearest hostile aviation recalled that a Cern recently deseribed a a seubmar rangement whereby with an acting as a which a sma’ being distance of aeropla: marine from ate, after EXPLAING BHIP SEIZURES. Portugal Says 3¢ Were Public Good. Paria The the de and Auririan me: Tagus river via publishes (arman Lisbon, Gazette which 36 chant ships cree under lying in the Portugues Lructe revry here "he has been in naval division Minieter in Berlin to explain to the German Gove the significance of the s« give assurances that the rights owners will be respected. of the AUSTRIA ASKS MORE LIGHT. U. 8. To Furnish Additional Informa. tion On Petrolite. Washington. Austria has arked the United States for additional informa tion on the protest against the attack by an Austrian submarine upon the American tanker Petrolite several weeks ago. Buch information as this government has will be furnished promptiy. ROOSEVELTS AT BARBADOS. Will Go From There To Demerara and Trinidad. Barbados, BH. W. 1L--Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevell arrived here and proceeded to Demerara, British Guiana. They will go from Demerara to Trinidad, where they will take a steamer direct to New York. Both Colonel Roosevelt and Mra Roosevelt are in good health 81 ZEPPELINS LOST? Germans Are Said To Have About Sixty In Operation. Copenhagen. Thirty-one Zeppelins have been destroyed since the begin ning of the war, according to Informa. tion reaching here The Germans have been building new dirigibles as rapidly as possible and are understood to have about 60 In action on different fronts. : A A A 5 SN 5300 JAPAN NOT TO AID RUSSIA. Foreign Minister Denes That Troops Will Be Sent. Tokio, Japan.—The Foreign Minis. tor, Baron Ishii, denied in the Diet that Japan intends to send troops to the sseistance of Russia. LMR Joys of Fire up a For Prince Albert is freed from bite Xn controlled exclusively by vs. You tobacco delight. will do for you what it has done for thousands of men, not only in the States but all over the world! It will give you a correct idea of what a pipe smoke or a home- rolled cigarette should be, You mer Bay Prince Albert sverywhere toe baece is sold : in toppy red bags, Sc; tidy red time, 10c; handsome pound and half pound tin hamidors and in that clever poured crystal. glass hemi. dor with spomge-moistener top that boswms the tobucoe in such fine shove, — 47 J cgmpimety Tonseon Co, 4 On the reverse side of this tidy rod tin you will reads “Process Patented July 20th, 18907,” which has meade three men smoke pipes where one snoked before! pleasure; you men smoke pleasure doe BRIEFLY TOL Over the State. [OLD IN SKORT PARAGRAPHS Named Secretary 25th Year. Samopel P. presiding, Ww nn of opened With Bisho Napierville, Bangor , of the seventy seventh annual ses the Enst Eva iit of the hers noinlx Penn Conferencs ngelical Association stur Krecker was ap twenty-fifth W. I. Bollman, of A 1y 71 AUEU secretary for (he CONBO YOAr Rev Allentown F. L the Heading stationed in inted to and ", $ district Drop Of Sweat Causes Explosion. =A brow of a workingman tank sweat from dropping twenty-four Pottsville drop of into a containing acid caused a Joud explosion at the Atlas Powder Company plant at Mt Waorkmen nearby narrowly when the explosion ente clouds of ameke the building. Carbon injury anda ion passed through To Enlarge Offices h Bethichem. The quick de cleion of Charlex M. Schwab to build a big addition to his large main office building here that will comprise forty five rooms and be three storfes high, indicates, @ {2 sald, the steel mag nate’s desire to centralize here many officers of the Pennsylvania Steel Company and ite fiflleen subsidiary oOnearne Sn Breeders’ Ascociation. Pitteburgh. The amalgmumation of the Pennsylvania Dreeders’ Associa tion and the Pennsylvania Dairy Union was effected at a joint mecting of the two associations here. The eonsolida. tion was authorized by 2 umanimous vole and the new organization will be known as the Pennsylvania Stale Breeders’ and Dairymen’s Association. 5 Per Cent. Wage Bonus. shenandoah. Notices were posted by the Samuel Valentine Shirt Com- pany, of this city and Ashland, that a bonus of five pow cent. will be paid on the total wages carned, to all em ployes of record December 2, 1816, provided they have boen in constant employment of the company for six months or more on that date, Weissport Postmaster. Weolseport.- George Arner, a Joeal Domocrat, has been notified of his ap pointment as postmaster, to sucoeed Joseph Fenner, who has held the offiee twenty years. He will take charge of the office this week. He in twenty nine yours old. The appointinent carries a salary of $1,200, Takes Over Powder Kitianning Company, w Company. The Fort Pitt Powe ith general offices hers and and Soott plants at Putneyville was to the Ata Company, Wilmington, £300000. The Fort Pitt plants capacily of 1.000 kegs of powder dally and cover 238 acres wold OF $350,000 For Home. Lanemster hare A $360,000 Indigent elderly and thelr wive on hie provided for Peanock, and prog danly last men fann in Lancaster county, of J aux b 1 manufacturer in the will wealthy B10 inent clubman, who d week at Miami, Fla Confess To Robbery. Allentown Clever Weiss od in the arrest of Warren Mizxson and Joha Heltzman, who confessed robbed Quakertown Silk Min 5008 yards of ribbon, worth and the recovery of all the work Ie and Btoneback by resuit leclive they the of goods, Trale Kis Ex-Newspaper Owner. Berwick David Haven, forty-five years proprietor of the atterly a In Ferrell, of old, Nanticoke rmer near here, was killed former slrock by a le & W train B., Sohool Teacher 30 Years Dies. Bowth Minn Campbell, years Clara old, Belhlehem. savenly five for i $ i oe in the tronkde Death Follows Auto Cranking. Poltarville.—~Harry K. Downing, » blacksmith, died as the result of being siroek a violent blow on the head by the crank of an asctomobile which he was Uying to start. Downing was & Spamish-American War veteran, Explosion Kills Two Men. Emporium { i { | ! ] i { : i ARE CHARTERED Three Concerns To Operate In Cam bria County and One, Of Phila deliphians, In Berks. 1eTE Weare Hupanies ofDoes al anies 1h are e in Troxel nies mipany, pany ang A Power pany was riner, RR H of Philadel to operale hip, Berks Juniy Other charters iss Henry J ued were: Building and Loan Assogia Philadelphia, $1000 006; Magazines eerie capital treasurer, Louis Haskell E & Supply Philadelphia, capital $10. treasurer, F. M. Haskell Bicycle & Auto Specialty Co. Phils capital $10,000; {(reasurer, Smith, Domestic Talking Machine Philadelphia, capital, $206 000: urer, Joseph IE. Barnett, Latrobe Eddystone Really & Improvement Chester, capital $10.000: treas Applefeid, Chester Ca., boxes, ete, Lamp x pany, iphia, James Foster Co, treas Ertel Bros. paper urer, Samuel Ertel Firet Xational Mortgage Co.. Phila delphia, capital $10,000; treasurer, Louis BR. Thibault. Interstate Realty Syndicate, Ches ter, capital $5,000; treasurer, Richard Eppes, Philadelphia Show Case Co.. Phils delphia, capital $10,000; treasurer, Harry 8 Valentine. Quaker City Waste phia, capital $10,000: Philadel Hy- Co, treasurer, Wilkes $10,000 Royer Bros. & Co. Ine, insurance, capital Mill, of the Aetna Explosive Com pany, exploded, Dies Of Grief. Sowlh Nethlehem.—Just one year to the day from the time her son Patrick Maroney was killed at the Bethlehem Steel Works, Mrs. Daniel Maroney died The mother's death was partly doe to grief over her son's death. Bangor Tax Rate Reduced. Bangor.—Council has fixed the tax mie for the ensuing year of 71.10 mills, a slight reduction. Mill Starts Double Shift Ondnsnnqoa.—The management of the Nryden Horseshoe Works an- nounced that No. 2 mill would start on a Geuble shift basis al once Only Six Dogs In Telford. Yolford. — Assessor Lenford Knipe reports that be is not able to find over six dogs sesossable in the entire bor 5 s | Ville de Paris, clothing, Philadel phia, capital $20,000; treasurer, Sarah Sehmalzbach The Colonial Towel Manufacturing Co., Clifton Heights, capital 310.000: treasuir, Thomas McGowan, Oskview, Delaware county. Mcintire & Co, printing, Philadel phia, capital $5000; treasurer, Allyn B. McIntire, Ardmore Zerrer, Bradley Co. clothing. Phila delphia, capital $30,000; treasurer, 8 T. Zerrer. The Paul Grocery Company, Wash ington, capital $35,000; treasurer, Lewis M. Paul D. & MH. Ordered To Improve Station in decisions written by Comm Sesion. er Magee, the Public Service Commis sion directs the Delaware & Hudeon Raflroad Company to improve station facilities at Archbald and dismisses complaints made by the borough of Tamaqua against the bids filed for electric service by the Eastern Penn aylvania Light, Heat & Power Com pany.
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