RECEPTIONS, PARTIES, WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES
BOY'S JAW BROKEN
BY HORSE'S KICK
Justice of Peace Lemuel Snive
ly Celebrates Eighty-Second
Birthday at Greencastle
PARTY FoiT VISITORS
Young Folks Will Spend Ten
Days Camping at Spring
Road
By Special Correspondence
Greencastle, Pa., July 22.—Lemuel
Snlvely celebrated his eighty-second
birthday on Wednesday at his home in
East Baltimore street. Mr. Snively is
still actively engaged as a Justice of
the peace. Miles Wagner, 12-year
old son of William Wagner, was pain
fully injured Tuesday while working
at a stone crusher. One of the large
horses kicked him in the face. His
jaw was broken, and all of his teeth
knocked out. Miss Helen Lesher en
tertained at a porch party on Wednes
day evening at her home in South
Washington street, in honor of her
house guest. Miss Eleanor Sharp, of
York. Miss Jessie Garman was the
hostess of a lawn party Saturday
evening at her country home. Miss
Margaret Bishop, of Charlestown, W.
Va_, is the guest of Mrs. E. O. Mc-
Lanahan. Miss Isabel Cooper spent
the week at Baltimore. Miss Eliza
beth Bren4!e gave a croquet party
Friday evening in honor of her guest.
Master Frank Crow, of Uniontown. —
Miss Elizabeth McCarter. of Brown's
Mills, X. J., Is a visitor in the home
of Mrs. Gertrude Philips.
80-Horsepower Tractor and
Big Truck Move Boiler
MUlersburst, Pa., July 22.—It re
quired a large tractor of 80 horse
power and a Peipher line truck to
remove the new boiler purchased by
the Johnson-Baillie Shoe Company
from the freight station to the factory.
Harrisburg contractors did the work.
William Zimmerman who was op
erated on for appendicitis several
weeks ago at the Harrisburg Hospital,
is rapidly improving and is expected
home soon. Walter B. Franke and
son, Carl Franke, of Steelton, were
entertained by his brothers. C. E. and
J. A. Franke. Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Steever are spending their vacation at
Ocean Grove. Mrs. Norman Matter
and son. of Lowell. Mass.. are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Holmes. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F.
Sponsler and daughter went to Doyles
town on Wednesday in their automo
bile. They will remain for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hoffman are
guests of Mr. Hoffman's brother at
Millheim, Center county. Clark
Cooper who had charge of the Mid-
land Pennsylvania railroad at this
Rlace for several years has moved his
family to Philadelphia.—Harry Keim.
the first day of his employment on
the Pennsylvania railroad work train,
while endeavoring to get aboard the
moving train, slipped and had a foot
badly crushed. It Is feared that am
putation will be necessary. He was
taken to the Harrisburg Hospital.
RUS3 GAIN 15
MILES ON LIPA
Capture Verben, Seize Cross
ings of Styr and 1,600 Prison
ers; Battle Raging
340,000 Germans Rushed
to Somme in 3 Weeks
London. July 22.—A Rotterdam
dispatch to the Daily News says:
Germany is preparing for a su
preme effort on the western front,
and according to reliable informa
tion has drafted to the Somme
t'ront in the last three weeks 340.-
-000 men. One hundred thousand
are from depots, but the remainder
are seasoned men who have been
slightly wounded and are now
thoroughly cured.
The cavalry is being sent west
also, my informant declares. He
personally saw regiments of
dragoons, hussars, uhlans and
mounted jaegers passing through
Duesseldorf on their way west.
It is certilin that even at the risk
of continual small retreats on the
eastern fronts the Germans are de
termined to throw everything into
the west.
London. July 22. The left wing of
the Russian army along the Lower
Lipa river swung forward yesterday
for the second greatest Russian gain
of the month. Fighting with almost
reckless fury the troops of General
Brusiloff swept through the enemy's
defenses as if they were chaff, and at
the end of the day had won an ad
vance at this vital point of nearly fif
teen miles.
The Teutonic forces under Von Lin
singan were thrust away from the Lipa
and the Styr, their most powerful
means of defense between Lutsk and
the old Galician frontier, and the Rus
sians captured the town of Verben,
seized the important crossings of the
Styr and bagged in the day's desperate
engagements more than 1,800 prison
ers.
Bewildered and disorganized by this
latest sudden stroke against their lines,
the Teutons are fighting a losing bat
tle on the heights near the town of
Berestechk. hardly five miles north
east of the border.
"The enemy is beginning partially to
surrender to a battalion already engag
ed in the region of Berestechk." is the
laconic but highly significant statement
issued by the Russian War office to
night.
From their position at the confluence
of the Styr and the Lipa the Russian
launched their first attacks to
™\y. Ever since last Monday, when
tht Austro-German forces were driven
behind the Lipa by Brusiloff's rapid
thrust, the heavy Russian guns had
been battering away at the enemy's
lines In this region.
When these defenses had been weak
ened sufficiently to permit of infantry
action, the Czar's men were sent for
ward in wide, massed columns at a
rapid pace. As the first lines of sol
diers reached the northern bank of the
river and plunged into the stream
waist high, they were met with a
withering fire from the few Teuton
batteries left undamaged. But the at
tackers swept on from all sides, across
hastily built ral'ts ann pontoon bridges,
swimming beside their horses or wad
ing where shallow places could be
found.
SATURDAY EVENING*
HERDS OF DEER EAT UP FIELDS
OF BUCKWHEA T IN PERRY COUNTY
Seven in Field Owned by Samuel Gutshall, Near Manassa Gap,
and Fifteen on Farm of George Kessler, Near Bull Run
By Special Correspondence
Blain, Pa, July 22.—Seven deer
were seen in the buckwheat field of
Samuel Gutshall, near Manassa Gap,
and fifteen in George Kessler's field,
near Bull Run, and they destroyed
; and ate almost the entire crop.—Sixty
three dollars were taken in at the fes
tival Saturday night at the Sandy
Hill Reformed Church.—Miss Frankie
Dimm returned from a visit to Har
risburg. Miss Pauline Johnson and
Miss Edith McVey visited at Newport
and Harrisburg. Howard Orth and
grandson, of Lewistown, visited his
father, William Orth. C. J. Kell is
attending the agricultural conference
at State College for ten days Mr
and Mrs. Ralph B. Kell visited at
Lewistown. There will be two days
Prizewinners For Carnival
Recently Held on Swatara
By Specjcl Correspondence
Hummelstown, Pa., July 22. Miss
Elizabeth Lundy has returned to
Reading after a visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lundy.
The I. T. I. Club, of Zion Lutheran
Church is enjoying a house party at
Walmer's boathhouse. The Rev.
and Mrs. John Moyer, of Reading,
are spending sometime as guests of
Miss Minnie Basom. Miss Marjorie
Xissley and Miss Lillian Gresh were
visitors at Harrisburg. Mrs. Emma
Reed, Miss Ella Reed, and Mrs. Clara
Bare, are spending several weeks at!
Island Heights, N. Y. Dr. L. Web- !
ster Fox. of Philadelphia, spent the!
week-end with his sister. Miss Mary!
Fox. Mrs. Lizzie Ettla, of Harris- |
burg, was a guest of Mrs. Barbara:
Ney on Sunday. Mrs. John Eber
sole was visiting her sister, Mrs. Kate
Urich. at Steelton. Miss Elizabeth i
Seltzer, of Middletown is visiting
Mrs. Annie Cole. Esther and (
Wrestler Bomcardner are spending
the week at Elizabethtown. G. A. !
Sweeney, of New York, is spending i
some time as the guest of Mr. and j
Mrs. William Hoover. Mrs. Harry J
Hoerner and son, Bruce, of New j
Brunswick, N. J., are visiting Mr. and |
Mrs. Milton Hoernei-. The judges of j
the Water Carnival awarded the fol- I
lowing prizes: First, James Miller, i
motorboat; second, Charles Fasnacht, |
canoe; third. Homer Strlckler, motor- !
boat; fourth, William Crader, row
boat; fifth, Edgar fhaelter, canoe;
sixth, Coyle Yingst, motorboat; sev- i
enth, D. W. Cooper, motorboat.
Samuel Allen, of Pittsburgh, is vis
iting at the home of William Harvey.
Miss Katharine Gerber, after
spending two weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gerber, left for
Philadelphia. Mrs. Earl Hickman
and daughter, Isabelle, of Reading,
are spending several days with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Laucks.
Mr. and Mrs. Titus W. Fegley were
visitors at Harrisburg.—Miss Margaret
scnlossman, of Lancaster, is spending
the week with Miss Bertie Grove.—Mr
and Mrs. Omar Hummel, of Harris
burg, were visiting Mr. Hummel's par
-2S Irs - L. G. Hummel.—
Miss Eliaabeth Fox has returned from
Sargentvtlle, Maine, where she was the
guest of her sister. Mrs. John Gay.
CARRANZA PLANS
ARE ACCEPTABLE
Joint Commission to Settle In
ternational Differences Be
tween Two Countries
Washington, D. C., July 22. Ac
ceptance here of the Carranza govern
ment's proposals for a joint commis
sion to settle difficulties between the
United States and Mexico appeared
certain to-day. An announcement was
expected momentarily. The only delay
apparently was for time for a reply -
from Carranza to suggestions that the
proposals be amended somewhat.
There have been indications that !
President Wilson is for a more general
discussion of the questions involved
than is proposed in the Mexican com- 1
munication of July 11, just made pub
lic in Mexico City. The note would
hold the commission to three subjects
—withdrawal of American troops, ar
rangement of a reciprocal agreement
under which troops of either govern- I
ment might cross the border in pursuit'
of bandits, and investigation of the
source of bandit raids on American 1
towns.
The American government believes
widening the scope of discussion would
offer opportunity for evolution of a
plan of action that would rehabilitate
Mexico.
Carranza Considering
Changes in Cabinet
Mexico City, July 22. General,
Carranza is considering changes in his
cabinet to be made in the immediate
future, according to reports in official
circles here. At the offices of the
minister of foreign affairs last night
it was stated that no reply had yet
been received to the last note sent to
Washington. Referring to the pro
posed American-Mexican commission,
it was said the Mexican commission
ers have not yet been named.
SPANNELL SPIRITED AWAY
El Paso, July 22. Harry J. Span
nell, charged with the double murder
of his wife and Lieut. Col. Butler at
Alpine, was brought here last night
for safe keeping. When asked whether
he would state his motive for the kill
ing he answered sharply that he had
nothing to say. His guards pre
vented further questioning. They also
declined to say where the prisoner
would be taken.
After being led from the station
Spannell was placed in an automobile!
and driven away. The- Jail authorities
here declared that he was not put in
their charge.
STORM DAMAGE NEAR CARLISLE
Carlisle, Pa., July 22. Yesterday's
severe electrical and wind storm did ;
a great amount of damage to crops,
buildings, fences, etc., throughout the
southern section of the county, in ad
dition to the burning of the big hay
shed at the Cumberland county home.
A large smokestack at the power
plant of the Cumberland Street Rail
way tfompany at Mt. Holly Springs
was blown down and in falling it
struck and crushed one end of the
building. The high tension wires were
blown down and traffic was held up
on the line for several hours.
A bolt of lightning struck the
dwellinghouse of William Hartman.
near here, and set fire to the building,
but the flames did little damage. Fur
niture was thrown around in some of
the rooms and Mrs. Hartman was
severely shocked, but not seriously In
jured. J
I of ,the Blain annual union picnic tn
i Sherman's Park August 11 and 12.
I Mrs. Howard Kline and daughter are,
visiting her mother, Mrs. Kate Bower.
Miss Floe Smith, of Florin, is the
i guest of her uncle, W. L Smith.
| Proceeds of the festival of the Metho
dist Church amounted to $lB. Miss
} Carrie Eakin, of Wilmington, Del., and
Mrs. M. E. Rowbothan. of Philadel
phia, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Adams. Mrs. Ella Haag, of Har
j risburg, visited Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
i Hench. Mrs. Elizabeth Kline has
! returned from a vist to Illinois and
South Dakota. Abram Gusehall
arrived Friday from Los Angeles, Cat.,
to visit his brothers and sister here.
Prof, and Mrs. Newton Kerstetter
i and baby returned from a vacation to
I their old home at Richfield, Pa.
Mrs. Manning Entertains
For Her Minnesota Guest
By SpeciaJ Correspondence
Xewville, Pa., July 22. Mrs.
Joshua Rutherford and children, of
Paxtang, are visiting the former's sis
ters, the Misses McCachran. Orrie
C. Strohm and daughters, of Phila
delphia, spent Sunday with the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Strohm. The little girls will remain
for several weeks.—Miss Ella Hackett
has returned from a visit to relatives
at Baltimore and Harrisburg. Mies
, Mary Ker has returned from a trip
;to Philadelphia. Mrs. Edgar M. Mc
| Coy and son, Milton, of Philadelphia,
t are visiting Mrs. Annie McCoy. —Mrs.
j Frank Bechtel of Vermont, Is spend
ing some time with her aunts. the
Misses Brown. Misses Agnes and
Mary McCleaf, of Harrisburg, spent
several days with their aunt, Mrs.
Clara Lindsay. Misses Eva and
Marian Randatl are visiting their
niece at Waynesboro. Mrs. Geo.
Hilbresh, daughter, Harriet, and son,
wll iam, are visiting relatives In New
Berlin, Lnion county. Mrs. James
Hurley and children, and Miss Flor
ence Kyle, are visiting friends in
lamaqua. Pa. Miss Blanche Boyles
of Punxsutawney, is spending her va
cation with her father, William Boyles
, s ' st er, Miss Jennie. Mrs.
r lack and son, of Pittsburgh, are the
guests of the Misses Sharpe in West
Main street. Mrs. Raymond Myers
and children, of New York City, are
xisiting the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Harlan—Mrs. Ed. Manning
entertained a number of friends at
her home in Big Spring avenue on
Friday afternoon to meet Mrs. Philleo
and Mrs. McElhtnney of St. Paul,
M » nn - Miss Isabel Graeey entertain
ed a number of friends at her home
in Parsonage street on Thursday eve
ning The Union service for this
Sunday evening will be held in Zion
Lutheran church. The Willing
Workers of the M. E. Church will hold
home of Mrs. Harvey
Miller In West Main street this eve
ning. Mrs. Mamie C. Hartzell and
son, Frank, have gone to Minnetonka
Lake, Minn., to remain some time.
LONG FIGHT OVER
BIGGER NAVY BILL
[Continued From First Page]
After rejecting the smaller touild
lng program of the House, the Senate,
by a vote of 71 to 8, passed the naval
appropriation bill. Every effort of
both Democratic and Republican
little navy" Senators to reduce the
enormous measure the amount of
appropriations being $515,826,843
failed by overwhelming votes.
The Senate refused, by a vote of 65
' to acce Pt the building program
of the House bill, and in every instance
stood back of the big program recom
mended by the Senate Naval Affairs
Committee.
On the final rollcall two Demo
crats—Vardaman, of Mississippi and
Thomas of Colorado and six Re
publicans—Clapp of Minnesota; Curtis
of Kansas; Gronna of North Dakota;
La Follette, of Wisconsin; Works of
California, and Norris, of Nebraska
voted against the Senate measure.
The bill now goes to conference and
Senator Tillman, chairman of the
Senate committee, anticipates a lively
fight with Chairman Padgett and
other small navy advocates on the
House committee. Final agreement
upon the naval bill will be sought at
an early date because of Senator
Tillman's health, but it is believed the
bill will be in conference for at least
two weeks. Majority Leader Kitchin
already has announced his intention
to fight the Senate bill.
The bill as it passed the Senate yes
terday authorizes the construction of
157 warships, ranging from dread
naughty and modern battle cruisers
down to submarines, within the next
three years. The cost of constructing
those sWps will be $588,180,576, but
during the next year the expenditure
will amount to but $110,726,576. Dur
ing the next two years Congress will
be forced to appropriate for ship con
struction alone $488,192,027.
Sixteen Capital Ships in Three Years
Ten dreadnaughts and six battle
cruisers are to be built within the next
three years, according to the provis
ions of the bill. Four of the dread
naughts and four or the battle cruis
ers are to be built as soon as possible.
Each of the dreadnaughts will cost
approximately $18,000,000 and the
battle cruisers $20,000,000 each.
With the first rollcall on an amend
ment proposing a reduction of the un
precedented building program recom
mended by the Senate Naval Commit
tee, it was apparent that the Senate
would vote overwhelmingly against
any decrease. Senator Cummins, of
lowa, first offered an amendment that
the building program of the next
three years be fixed at two dread
naughts and four battle cruisers. That
failed by a vote of 60 to 14.
The next attempt to cut the bill was
made by Senator Townsend, of Michi
gan. He proposed that only four
battleships be built during the next
year, and that amendment was re
jected, 58 to 15. Senator Kenyon, of
lowa, offered an amendment increas
ing the Townsend amendment by two,
making the number of dreadnaughts
to be built in the next three years six
and the number of battle cruisers to
be built this year two Instead of four.
That failed by a vote of 58 to 17.
The next fight of the "little navy"
men was an amendment by Senator
Thomas, of Colorado, to accept the
building program carried in the bill
as it passed the House, providing five
battle cruisers and no dreadnaughts
this year. That received lass votes
than any of the other "economy"
amendments. It lost by a vote of 65
to 12.
The outstanding features of the bill
aa it passed the Senate are:
A reduction of two years on the
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Daniel Ott, Snyder County's
Grand Old Man, Dies at 96
reMfeMMMaflMB UIW
DANIEL OTT
By Special Correspondence
SeUnsgrove, Pa., July 22.—Daniel
Ott, aged 96 years, Snyder county's
grand old man, oldest citizen and the
last of the buffalo hunters, died' on
AVednesday morning: here at his home
on Penn's Creek, two miles above
here. His death was caused by in
firmities due to his advanced age.
Born at what was then known as the
"Black Horse Tavern," near here, on
May 27, 1820, Mr. Ott passed many
of his early days in the West. While
in Texas he hunted buffalo and other
big game and had on exhibition at his
homa the mounted head of an im
mense buffalo he killed there. In 1870
he returned to his home and pur
chased a farm along Penn's Creek,
where he has resided ever since.
Colonel Henry W. Shoemaker, the
noted historian of Central Pennsyl
vania, Interviewed him on several oc
casions and secured much informa
tion concerning the early history of
Central Pennsylvania.
When asked recently what he
prized most highly in his long life,
Mr. Ott replied that he was proud of
the fact that his neighbors hold him
in some esteem. "I prize most highly
my reputation and the fact that at
my birthdays, when my friends come
to see me by the score, that' they all
f«L .. me I have lived an upright
life, said he. The above picture was
taken about two months ago.
1.000 STEELWORKERS EMPLOYED
By Special Correspondence
Ix-Wigtown, Pa., July 22.—Hassen
Aikey, of Akron, Ohio, called on
friends here. Leeds Clarkson and
family, of Philadelphia, are stopping
at the Boulders in Lewistown Nar
™w,s - ~ Mrs. James Mac Donald, of
1 huadclphia, is spending the summer
here.—Miss Grace Arnold has returned
from a trip to Berlin.—Lester Burlew
of Missouri, will visit his old home
here.—Dr. and Mrs. J. A. C. Clarkson
have returned from a trip to Phila
delphia.—The Standard Steel Works
near this place, is employing 4 000
men.—Miss Mary Miller, of Ottumwa,
lowa, has been calling on Dr Baker
and family here.—Mrs. W. H. Hooper,
of North Andover, Mass., is visiting
her mother. Mrs. A. T. Hamilton.
TOULOUSE CEESE
Great not only in size, but In its
popularity and extensive breeding, the
Toulouse Goose, all authorities agre<?.,
originated in the Haute Garonne De
partment of France, of which Toulouse
is the capital.
The Toulouse Goose is a wonderful
ly good layer of very large white eggs.
It seems that the female rarely be
comes broody, and therefore other
.means of incubating the eggs must be
found, either chicken hens or common
, geese. On large farms making the
rearing of geese for the market a
specialty, specially constructed incu
bators arrf in operation for the hatch
ing of the eggs. The goslings are com
paratively easy to rear, provided they
have good grazing land. They require
' fectlon SraSS t0 Sr ° W them t0 per "
A flock of geese, preferably a va
i rlety such as the Toulouse, is a profit
building program, making the limit
I three years.
j Authorization of 157 new ships, 66
of them to be begun as soon as prac
ticable.
Eight of the capital ships to be be
■ gun during the next 12 months, four
to be battleships and four battle
cruisers.
Three million three hundred thou
sand dollars authorized for batteries
for merchant auxiliaries; of the
amount, $1,650,000 available this year.
Enlisted strength of the navy in
creased to 74,000 and in time of war
or national emergency the President
is authorized to increase the strength
to 87,000 men, and the Marine Corps
to 17,400 men.
Xaval Militia placed on the same
equality as the Xational Guard.
Co-operation of the coast guard and
lighthouse services with the navy in
time of war. Provides for two new
cutters for coast guard service.
Increases the number of aviation
stations and $3,500,000 is appropriat
ed for the aviation service.
Appropriates $19,485,500 for am
munition, which provides for all ships
to be built in the next two years.
Provides $11,000,000 for an armor
plate factory.
Four navy yards to be enlarged so
as to be able to build capital ships.
Drydock to be enlarged and new
ones built to accommodate the largest
ships.
Reorganizes the personnel of the
SAW BIG BLACKSNAKE TRYING
TO SWALLOW LITTLE GARTER
Farmer Shoots Sheep - Killing Dog; Horse Breaks Adams
County Man's Leg; New Wheat Being Stored
By Special Correspondence
Gettysburg, Pa., July 22. J. By
ron Horner has gone to Plattsburg,
New York, where he will remain a
month In the military training camp.
Mr. Horner is in the senior division
of the camp. Samuel Knox left sev
eral days ago for Plattsburg and is in
the Junior division of the citizen-sol
diers' camp. New wheat is being
hauled to the local warehouses, but
due to some earlier wet weather is
not in the best condition. In order
to stop two horses from fighting W.
Harry Spangler, of Cumberland town
ship, went Into his srcable to put a pole
between the horsee when one of the
animals kicked him between the knee
and ankle and broke his leg. Miss
Alice Miller has been elected a teacher
In the public schools to fill the vac
ancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Rachel Scott, who had taught
the first grade for twelve years.
Robert H. Patterson, who recently
moved from Adams county to Em
mittsburg, has passed his eighty-fifth
birthday and has never seen a base
Blind Man Falls Down
Stairs and Strikes Boarder
Mt. Union, Pa.. July 22. A num
ber of small fires occurred during the
week In the cotton dry rooms of the
powder plant. The directors of the
Newton-Hamilton Camp Association
met during the week to make plans
for the opening' of camp in August.
Word has been received that the body
of John Awkerman, a United States
marine, killed at Monte Christi, San
Domingo, will be forwarded to Mt.
Union on Monday, July 24. The
Mt. Union band has been engaged for
the Tuscarora Valley picnic at Neely
ton. Saturday, June 29th. The Rev.
C. W. Todd, the Rev. S. S. Carnell
and Dr. C. E. Culver, of Mt. Union
will deliver addresses. Elmer Laird
and family of Atlanta, Ga., who are
on their way to a new home in New
York City, stopped here for a week
to visit relatives. The W. C. T. U.
held a meeting at the home of Mrs.
Delia Hudson on Monday evening.
Russel S. Bell, of the Central Bank,
has returned from Sulphur Springs
where he was spending his vacation.
Work on the new school building
is going slowly, it is feared the build
ing will not be ready for the opening
of the school year m September.
Prof. J. A. Myers, or Juniata College,
will deliver a sermon at the Presby
terian Church. Sunday evening.
Ed. Hammel. is now recovering from
a broken arm and a sprained back.
Mr. Hammel is blind and in going
from the bathroom fell down the
stairs. In falling Mr. Hammel struck
one of the boarders and he too fell
down the steps and was badly hurt.
Harry Bell, of Pottstown, with his
little son, is spending his vacation
wtih his parents her«. Mrs. H. R.
Griest and little son, have returned to
theij summer home at Ebensburg,
after having spent several weeks with
Dr. and Mrs. C. A. R. McClain.
The street curbing in West Shirley
street is almost completed. The road
will be blockaded until the bricks ar
rive.
able adjunct to any farm. They 'are
comparatively easy to handle, in sum-1
mer requiring no shelter of any kind.
Ofttlmes the- sntire flock settles down
for the night in one corner of the pas
ture under the lee of a fence or clump
of bushes. In the winter simple sheds
or "lean-tos" appear to afford ample
protection. It is best to have hun
ning water or a pond of some kind
within easy access, and plenty of
j food should be provided.
I Geese are heavy eaters, consume
i a large amount of grain, but they con
j vert it rapidly into flesh and bone,
j They are especially salable at Christ
i mas time, and before killing are con
i fined to coops for two weeks and
1 heavily fed on a ration calculated to
lay on fat quickly; goose not being
considered especially best for the ta
ble unless the flesh is heavily streaked
with fat.
navy.
Provides for a naval reserve force.
Provides for a Marine Corps re
serve.
One million five hundred thousand
dollars appropriated for an experi
i mental and research laboratory, to be
i located in Washington, as recommend
j ed by Thomas A. Edison and 22 other
I scientists.
Erection and equipment of a projec-
I tile plant, $705,610; total cost when
j completed, $1,411,000.
Twenty per cent, bonus for expedlt-
I ing construction of ships.
Capacity of the Washington gun
| factory doubled.
$530,000,0»d IX ARMY 'BFLL
Washington, D. C.. July 2 2.—The
j Senate debated to-day the army bill,
| the last of the administration's big
t national defence measures. Its advo
cates urged its adoption without
amendment, asserting increases of
j more than $148,000,000 over the House
I measure were essential. The bill now
carries a total of $330,000,000.
OXE DEAD AT HAZLETOX
Hazleton, Pa., July 22.—Hazleton re
covered to-day from the effects of one
of the worst storms that has raged
here for several years. John Culp, a
railroad brakeman, was instantly killed
by lightning at a crossing. St. Jo
; seph's Slavonian Church and many
j other buildings were struck and four
j fires occurred. Railroad and trolley
traffle waa hailed. Wire service waa
1 crlDDled.
JULY 22, 1916.
ball game. After finding: several sheep
dead in a field, having been killed by
dogs, Jacob Fldler. of Straban town
ship, armed himself with a gun and
watched for the return of the dogs
and succeeded in killing one of the
marauders. While at work on his
farm along the York pike about two
miles from New Oxford. C. K. Forry,
a dairyman, happened upon a black
snake six feet, three Inches in length,
which was in the act of devouring a
garter snake two feet, six inches in
length, having already swallowed half
its prey. Mr. Forry dispatched both
snakes. C. Bernard Hoffman has
brought suit for damages against Dr.
E. D. Hudson for on accident that
happened a little over a year ago,
when an automobile driven by Dr.
Hudson's son knocked Hoffman off a
bicycle and broke his arm. a thumb
and two fingers and partly paralyzed
the nerves,of the arm. Oran Riggs,
of this place, has been admitted to
the State Constabulary, making seven
Adams county young men in the State
Police force.
Series of Auto Accidents
at Tower City This Week
Tower Olty, Pa., July 22. Miss
Mary Dando and Miss Ruth Orner. of
Harrisburg, are enjoying their vaca
tion with relatives here. —Mrs. Kohr,
of Tremont. and Miss Evelyn Kohr, of
Philadelphia, are visiting the Keubler
family.—Mrs. John Marts and chil
dren are visiting her sister in Keffers.
—Miss Grace Kantner is spending her
vacation at Freeland.—The Rev. Mr
Felton is enjoying several days with
friends at Erie.— Miss Ethel Jones left
for a visit with her sister in Michigan.
—Mrs. Kutz and son and Miss Eliz
abeth Stauffer went to Pittman for
several days arid the Rev. Mr. Kutz
went to Perkaste. where he will attend
a convention. — Miss Vera Cooper, of
Lykens, visited Miss Searer this week.
—Miss Emma Eliza Robson, of Cres
sona. her sister. Mrs. Earn
hardt. —The annual meeting of the
Sunday school, convention of this dis
trict of the Schuylkill County Sunday
School Union was held in the United
Evangelical Church at Muir last even
ing.—Mr. Reeber of Schuylkill Haven,
is president of the league.—A number
of auto accidents occurred here during
the past few days. At the corner of
Tenth and Grand avenues two ma
chines collided. At Orwin an auto
ran into a child and dragged it a hun
dred yards before the driver was aware
of it. The child was not hurt. An
auto and a bicycle collided in front
of Hunter's barber shop on Grand
avenue and the bicycle was broken.
Its owner, Mr. Shibe. of Muir, a mute,
had his leg hurt. He requested that
the owner of the car buy him a new
bicycle. Mr. Hoffman, of Muir. while
driving his auto ran into a water plug
here and smashed the windshield. Sev
eral pieces of glass struck Mrs. Hoff
man in the face, cutting it at several
places. The Camp Fire Girls will
have a two weeks' outing at Sands
Springs, miles from here.
ASYLUM FARM
BARN BURNED
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the flames spread too quickly to save
any of the newiy-harvested crops and
machinery. An alarm was sent in
from the box at Sixteenth and Boas
streets, but the apparatus couldn't get
an effective stream on the fire because
of the distance from the plugs. The
farm is managed by Ira Smeltzer. The
total loss is estimated at $5,000.
The flagpole at the Sylvan Heights
orphanage was also struck by light
ning and broken off. A number of
trees at Cameron and State streets
were slightly damaged and the police
telephone system was put out of
order.
LIGHT XING HITS OIL TANK
Lancaster, Pa.. July 22.—A severe
stprm swept over North Lancaster
county yesterday afternoon, accom
panied by hail around Ephrata and
Diamond Station, which did serious
damage to corn and tobacco. One of
the 250,000-gallon oil tanks of the
i Standard Oil Company at Millway was
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YORK COUNTY'S
UNION PICNIC
Big Gathering From Sunday
Schools of All Towns at
Williams Grove
CROWDS AT CHAUTAUQUA
A. G. Eberly at Mechanicsburg
Home After Long Illness in
New York Hospital
Mechanicsburg, Pa., July 22.
Trindle Spring Lutheran Sunday
School held its annual picnic at Boil
ing Springs park on Tuesday. Dr.
Paul M. Pearson, of Swarthmore, was
in town on Monday. Dr. and Mrs.
M. M. Dougherty and 30ns. William
and Fillmore, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
DougheHy are at Washington, D. C.,
where the former was in attendance
at the Postmasters - convention.
Mrs. L. G. Firestine, Miss Martha
Morrett and Miss Ethel Wister left on
Monday to attend the Reformed
Missionary convention at Pen Mar.
They expect to remain a week. One
of the largest crowds at Chautauqua
was present on Tuesday evening to
hear Rabbi J. Leonard L<3vy, of Pitts
burgh. Miss Adda Long, who has
been spending part or her summer
vacation with her parents. Dr. and
Mrs. R. P. Long, South Market street,
left yesterday for Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Arnold and daugh
ter. Miss Alma, were visitors in town
and enjoyed Chautauqua. Miss
Ailsie Ewalt, of Silver Spring, spent
several days with Mrs. T. J. Scholl.
The Rev. L. M. Heisler and daughter.
Miss Lester, were guests this week
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brandt, South
Market street. A. G. Eberly, who
was taken suddenly ill, while on a
business trip to New York, and has
been for a number of weeks in the
Bellevue hospital in that city, returned
to his home here, accompanied by his
wife. His health has greatly improv
ed. On Thursday the annual York
county union picnic was held at Wil
liam's Grove and was largely attend
ed. Among the Sunday school repre
sented were: Bowmansdale, Lewis
berry. Lisburn, Andersontown, Mr.
Pleasant, Filey's Church, Chestnut
Grove. Miss Caroline Hutton, of
Harrisburg visited Miss Martha An
derson, West Main street. Miss
Mapilva Hayman, or Philadelphia, is
spending sometime at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Zug. Mrs. D.
W. Eberly, of Philadelphia was a vis
itor in town. Miss Ada Witmer left
for a visit to her sister at Dayton.
Ohio.
SURPRISE OX BIRTHDAY
Enders, Pa.. July 22.—At a recent
meeting of the Jackson township
schcol board these teachers were
elected: Miller's, Xathan E. Parmer;
Snyder's, Charles H. Parmer; Frank's,
Edward Sheetz; Shoop's, Marlon Fit
ting. Zimmerman, Enders, Fisher
ville and Keiter's are yet to be sup.
plied.—A birthday surprise party was
held on Tuesday evening In honor of
Miss Margaret Wenerich. Twenty-one
guests assembled and a pleasant even
ing was spent.—Lester Enders is at
tending the summer session At the
West Chester State Normal School.
struck by lightning and destroyed, the
oil burning for two hours. The smoke
was seen twenty miles away.
FIVE INCHES OF RAIN
By Associated Press
Reading, Pa., July 22. —The total
amount of rainfall during last night's
storm, which terminated this morning,
was over 5 Inches, breaking all rec
ords. Reading picnic parties compris
ing hundreds of people, who spent the
day in the country districts, were held
up by floods until midnight. In East
Reading a five-foot flow of water im
periled many lives and carried away
porches and tore up pavements. In
Nicholls street the flood was ten feet
deep. Thirty families were marooned
and rescued by boats from the second
stories of the houses. The Schuylkill
shows a rise of but about 4 feet to-day.
Several barns were destroyed in the
country district by lightning.
CUMBERLAND BARN BURNED
Carlisle, Pa., July 22. During 1
a storm yesterday afternoon a large
barn an'd hayshed at the Cumberland
county home was burned to the
ground together with a large crop of
hay.
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