Death and Obituary DIED. Kl'NKßL—John C. Kunkel, on Thurs day morning. December 3. 1914. Private funeral services will be held at the home. No. 11 S. Front .St.. Sat urday. December 5. 1914, at 2 p. m. MILLIGAN—On Wednesday evening. Elizabeth R. Milllgan. wife of Samuel A. Mtlligan and daughter of the late Frederick Gastrock. aged 44 years. Funeral on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from her late residence, 108 Conoy street. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend without further no tice. Interment in Harrisourp ceme tery. Rev. R. L. Meisenhelder, of Trin ity Lutheran church, will officiate. CARD OF THANKS The family of A. C. McKee extend to tlie Central High School class of 1902 their sincere appreciation for the heau tiful emblem of sympathy in their re cent bereavement. Mr. Edward Brink, of 317 Hummel street, wishes to thank his neighbors and friends for their kindness shown him at the death of his wife. Su*an Brink. Miscellaneous 'i. FURNITURE PACKINQ PACKING—A. H. SHRENK. 1906 North Sixth street, first class packer of fur niture, china and bricabrac. Pell phone mw. W.J. WENRICH. 33» Hamilton street— Furniture, china and piano packing, fchipmenu looked after at both ends. Also all kinds of hauling. Belt pbon* >t27W. STORAGE. HARRISBURG STORAGE CO. Two new eight-story brick warehouses, one absolutely lireproot, divided into tlreproof private rooms ot various sizes tor tile storage of household goods; tile other warenouse of the most approved type of lire reiardant con struction for general mei cnandise. They .qaii.peu will) two large electric lreight elevators and spiral chute for the quick and safe handling of house hold goods and all kinds of merchan dise. Low storage rales. South Second street, near Paxton. OH the tracks of fenna. R. R. FINANCIAL. MONEY TO LOA.t upon real estate se curities in any amounts and upon any terms tu suit the ooriuwer. ) ■ 17 4. _ MONEY TO LOAN LOANS—S« to S2OO KJI honest working people without bank credit at less than legal rates; pa> able in install ments to suit borrowers convenience. . CO-OPERATIVE Loan and Investment Co., iiu4 Cnsstnut at ALL KINDS OF HAULING ALL kinds of hauling; large two-ten truck; furniture, pianos, freight, la the city and suburbs. Prices reason note. Picnic and pleasure trips, day or evening. WM. H. DARE, 1453 Vernon Lost and Found £UUiNI). FOUND—Don't go anv further, for the right place is at EGGERT'S Steam Dyeing and French Cleaning Works, 1245 Market St. We deliver and call promptly. Both phones. LOST. LOST OR STRAYED—Gray Angora cat, in neighborhood of Court and Cherry streets; answers to name "Fluffy." Lib eral reward if returned to Hotel Hursh, Court and Cherry Sts. ——— mmtm mm^ Sale and Exchange I i FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Light delivery automobile, with delivery body, top and back seat, which converts car into a 5-pas senger machine; just completelv over hauled, almost new tires. First SIOO takes this machine. If you are looking for a real bargain, investigate at once. KEYSTONE CYCLE CO., 814 N. Third street. FOR SALE-—Corbin Roadster, model 1912—4-cyllnder; sold cheap if dis posed of Friday or Saturday or Mon day; half its value. COMSTOCK'S GARAGE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. FOR SALE—IOI.-5 CAI.EXDARS Orders promptly tilled; 20,000 samples at a bargain. MYERS MFG. CO., Third and Cumberland, above Miller's Shoe Store. OV ERCOATS FOR SALE—Slightly used all in first class condition, from $1 up. Also $2.50 felt boots for $1.95. Men's $1.50 Arctics for 95c. Come and look them over. Open evenings. S MICLTZEK, 513 Walnut St. FOR SALE—Pair good beagle hounds; well broke. Inquire of RAYMOND C. BREHM. 226 S. Fifteenth St. PRIVATE PARTY, forced to sell, will sacrifice 40 shares International Ed ucational Publishing Co. preferred stock at s2o per share. Also 40 shares common stock of ttie same company at $lO per share. Address 3995. care Star- Independent. AUTO—A Jackson 30-horsepower 5- passenger, good condition; at a sac rifice price if sold now. Cash or pay xneiits. Call 214 Crescent St. I*OR SALE Cheap Addressograph foot-power machine with cabinet ' HARRISBURG SHOE MFG. CO.. Harrls burg, Pa. FOR SALE—AT GABLE'S. 113, 115 and 117 S. Second St.. 5,000 gallons New Era ready-mixed paint. Acme quality. f 1 ""iii . - 1 * FOR SALE BUSINESS PROPERTY 6 DWELLIN 111 NEW CUMBERLAND 'ilia "C'olion" property located on 1 South Market street, just below Third street, New Cumberland. A splendid location for an im plement depot, or to continue the livery, or make a combination of the two lines of business. Miller Bros. & Neefe 3EAL ESTATE Fire Insurance Surety Bonds hoentt and Court Streets ' ~ -IT ~ - * ' i --- ■ Wants '*■ • I HELP WANTED—MALE. ARMY OK UNITED STATES. MEN WANTED: Ablebodled unmarried men 1 between uses of IS and 35; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habit.", who can speak, read and write the English language. For [ information apply to Recruiting: Officer. , Berjrner Building. 3d & Market sts.. • Hurrisburg, 48 N. Queen St.. Lancaster. 353 Pine at.. Wllllamsport. or 37 VV. ; | Market St.. York. Pa. ' ) WANTED—By Baltimore manufactur ing house, a competent salesman; one who has had experience either In coffee or wholesale grocery business preferred. , Give full particulars as to your experi ence. etc. Address 3403, care Star-Inde pendent. | AUTO TRANSPORTATION SCHOOL i | The oldest, best and most reliable au ; | tomobile school in the country. A full . I course of practical instructions for $35, including long driving .and repairing | lessons. Hundreds of good-paying po . j sitions are open for competent men. 1 : Stake application now. Easy payments, i Open day and evenings, a N. Cameron i , Sr. Hell phone 1710. SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE. WANTED —A middle-aged man desires ! a position as watchman or janitor; I can give good reference. Address R. J. ; NICKIiE, 1825 Rriggs St. J A JOB of any kind wanted by a col ored man. Call or address WILLIAM SKILLMAN, 1336 N. Seventh St.. Har risburg, Pa. FIRST CLASS BARBER would like a position anywhere in city. Applv 32 S. Third St. COLORED man is looking for work of any kind; private family or janitor; can do most any kind of work. Apply I*2l Sarah Ave., Harrlsburg, Pa. PAINTER wishes position with paper liangtr, to learn-imsiness. Call 473J, Bell phone. WANTED—General housework or wait er in private family, or janitor at hotel or club house. Apply 405 Bailey St.. Steelton, Pa. ANTED—Work of any kind. Address I WM. BRESSLER. U24 Market St.. I City._ _ WANTED—German boy, IS years of I age, wants work In a restaurant. Can I speak English. Address 1236 Herr St. A MIDDLE-AGED MAN desires u po sition as stationary engineer or any | kind of electrical work or pipe titting; ;;o years experience. Call or address 162K Swatara St., City. TWO young men, 20 and 22 respec tively, want positions as grocery clerks or work of any kind. Address or call MR. HARRY RALPH, West | Fair view. Pa. WANTED—Position as janitor, porter or general housework. Address or call 123 Liberty St. WANTED—Cooking; short order. Ad —— 1 - a H__3lo Currant Ave. _ 1 HELP WANTED—MALE AND FE- MALE j WANTED—Amateur actors and actress- I es for Saturday night amateurs. • ARENA theatre. Third and Delaware I Sts. App 1 y at_Box URice. HELr- WANTED. ! BECOME Railway Malt Clerks. $75.00 j month; examinations coming. Sam pie questions free. Franklin Institute, i HELP WANTED—FEMALE. WANTED Experienced skiver and closer on women's slippers and chil dren's shoes. Apply Harrlsburg Shoe Mfg. Co. eral housework; good wages to rigiit party. Call at 1908 Market St. WANTED—At once; white woman cook. Cresson Sanitarium. Apply Koom 184, Capitol, Thursday. VN ANTED Girls 16 years of age and over. Apply Harris burg Cigar Company. SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE. WANTED A young white woman wishes housekeeping or work of any kind. Apply 111 l Cowden St. ! WANTED Cooking, housework or dishwashing by colored woman. Ad -1 less or call 1412 N. Seventh St. WHITE WOMAN desires washing and ironing to do at her home. Call 130 i Cranberry. WANTED—Day's work. Call 436 Cum ; berland St. or Bell phofte 4S2R. \\ ANTED—By young colored woman, «ork by tne day. Call or address i'2l Sarah avenue. I WANTED—Washing and ironing to do at home. Call 2971J, or 1320 Hunter I street. COLORED WOMAN wishes day's work or offices to clean. Call or address A. Z., 107 Filbert street. MIDDLE-AGED woman desires work of any kind by the day. Call or ad dress 3 46 Muench St., seeond floor, rear. ! WANTED—General housework, by a j young colored lady. Apply uojj N ; i Seventh street. | LADY wants washing to do at home or day s work. Call at 1617 Wallace ! street. , WANTED—General housework, by col j ored lady. Address or call 122'> Cur. I rant Ave. j COLORED GIRL would like to do gen- i | eral housework or dish washing Ad- I | Iress 713 Cowden St. WANTED—By a colored lady, general' housework. Aduress or call 331 ('al der street, f VVANTKD—CoIored woman wants work as cook or general housework, AD- I Ply 1412 N. Seventh street. ; WANTED—By a middle-aged lady truthful and honest; position as housekeeper. Address P. O. Box 7ti j Harrlsburg. • j | _ mm \ ; Business Opportunities | BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. i CONFECTIONERY STORE FOR SALE, | on account of ill health; first-class j equipment; stock in good condition; de- I sirable business location. Get particu lars at once. BELL REALTY CO., Berg ner Building. The Harrisburg Polyclinic Dispensary i will be open daily except Sunday at I 3 p. in., at its now location, Front" and : Harris streets, for the free treatment | of the worthy poor. ' Artistic Printing at Star-Independent. TTAKftTSBTTRCi STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1914. Real Estate REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. WILL exchange for city property, a two-acre farm in Cumberland county; all necessary buildings; close to R. K.; 12 miles from city. Price. 11,700. H. G. S. Thirteenth 9t. MR. MOTORCYCLE RlDEß—Special for this week—Mobile oil, 40 cents per gallon. Leggings and putties at cost. KEYSTONE CYCLE CO.. Sl4 N. Third street. MR. BICYCLE RIDER—2S pairs of mud guards for this week only—put on your wheel complete, at SI.OO per pah. These are the regular $1.50 kind. Come quick at this price. KEYSTONE CYCLE CO., 814 N. Third street. WHAT IS YOUR OFFER on IGOS Wal uut St., a store room and three living rooms? H. G. PEDLOW, No. 110 S. Thir teenth street. BUY A FINE new home on Second or Third streets, Riverside, for a Christ mas present for your wife. All Im provements; easy terms. E. Moesleln. 424 State street; W. E. Moesleln, 612 Boas; John J. Hare, 1136 Jonestown road; Lewis M. NeifEer, 222 Market. FOR SALE—New store and dwelling. located in fast growing community; doing good business; retiring from bus iness reason for selling. Apply Elder Real Estate Co., 23rd and Derry Sts. FOR SALE— 4S Acres—one mile north of Linglestown; frame buildings; water in every Held; variety of fruit. Price 94,500. BRINTON-PACKER CO., Second and Walnut Sts. FOR SALE—24I7 Reel St.; 2%-story brick; 7 rooms and bath; frpnt and rear porch; furnace. BRINTON-PACK ER CO.. Second and Walnut Sts. NEW HOUSE FOR SALE at Riverside; now vacant; large porches; slate roofs, electric lights, steam heat, gran olithic walks. Price $2,500. Terms easy. BELL REALTY CO., Bergner Building. VACANT HOUSE; brick construction; 7 rooms, bath, gas, electric light; porch, cemented cellar, furnace. Price, J1.900, on easy payments; SIOO cash and S2O monthly. BELL REALTY CO., Bergner Building. HOTEL for sale; one of the best stands in city. Write Box 3402, care Star- Independent. >li SALE— House No. 1831 N. Sixth St. Remodeled throughout; all improve ments. Apply GEORGE W. OKTiI. 423 ■? St. UNFURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT FOR RENT—Two third floor unfur nished rooms for light housekeeping. Call at No. 626 Camp St. FOR light housekeeping, with and with out kitchenettes; all rooms strictly private; nicely papered; stoves furnish ed tree; laundry, phone and bath room privileges; basement lockers for sur plus furniture. Inquire office. 429 Broad street, or Janltress, room 6, same building. ROOMS AND BOARDING WANTED—Room in respectable family by boy IS years old; price not over one dollar per week. Address at once, care Star-Independent. FOR RENT FOR RENT—Big room, 105x32 ft., on Market St., in main business section; for any kind of business; opens front and back. All improvements; cellar; reasonable rent. Address 3405, care Star-Independent. REAL ESTATE FOR RENT. HOUSE FOR RENT— 24O Hamilton St.; H rooms and bath. Call Bell phone No. 3102 R. tO_R RENT—I7I3 Apricot St., between State and Walnut Sts.; new six-room brick house, all conveniences; rent sls per month. Apply H. W. NORRIS, 307 Market St. Bell phone 274 W. FOR RENT—I 637 Apricot; 6 rooms and batli. $15.00; 1813 Briggs, 7 rooms and bath, $16.00; 72 N. 17th. 8 rooms and bath. $26.00. H. G. PEDLOW, 110" S Thirteenth. St. FOR RENT—NEW HOUSES 2131 Derry St., steam heat 523.n-i 2133 Derry St., steam heat 28.u0 2135 Derry St.. steam heat, LS.uO Inquire P. VANDERLOO, 2119 Derry St. Or Masonic Temple, Third and State. FOli RENT—AII improve ments— -1614 Catherine, $16.00 535 8. Sixteenth, ... .$17.00 539 S. Fifteenth, ... .$16.00 Apply Kuhn & Hershey, 18 South Third street. FOR RENT—6SO Emerald St.; corner house; front and rear porches; eight rooms and bath, all improvements; hot land cold water in collar; rent reason- rignt party. Inquire B. S. HOFF MAN, 221*8 Sixth St.. or phone 2466. FOR RENT—New brick garage, No. 227 Sassafras Ave. Inquire 1114 Green St. : FOR RENT—Houses with all improve ments, at moderate rentals. J. E. GIPPLE, 1251 Market St. FOR RENT—NO. 1443 Berryhill St.. s22.i>o. Dwelling, store room and stable; together or separately; No. 2021 ;N. Cameron St. JOHN H. MALONEY, i No. 1619 Green St. FOR RENT—Four 8-roorn houses; de sirable location; rent $17.50 per month. Apply to WITTENMYER Lum ber Co.. 7th and Schuylkill Sts. FOR RENT—6IB Geary St.; SIB.OO per month; 8 rooms and bath; cemented cellar, with hut and cold water; wide tront and back porches and balcony; ! granolithic steps and pavements, vesti uule and open stairway. Fine new aome. Apply titiO Briggs street, or 620 : Geary street. I " FURNISHED ROOMS WANTED WANTED—Three furnished rooms, for light housekeeping; with all conven | iences, for a family with two well-be haved and raised children, 7 and 10 years old. Address 3101, care of Star liHiependent. APARTMENTS FOR RENT ONE of the Kelster apartments, Fifth and Market streets, live rooms and , bath. Apply H. KEISTER, ground floor. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT HOUSES FOR RENT and -story dwelling houses for sale. Elder Real Estate Co.. 24th and Derry Sts. His Company Mark Twain, meeting Charles Guth rie, a prominent British lawyer, in | Vienna asked him if he smoked. "Sometimes when I am in bad com pany,'' was the reply. After a pause came a second ques tion. "You're a lawyer, aren't you, Mr. Guthrie 1" "I am, Mr. Clemens." "Ah, then, Mr. Guthrie, you must be a very heavy smoker" IT PAYS TO USE STAR INDEPENDENT WANT ADS. AMUSEMENTS | AMUBLMENTS ORPHEUM COLOW/IL~| High t'l«M Vaudeville, !■» and N. 13 Vaudeville and Picture*, a.13, 7 A 9 CAPT. SORCHO 4 KEITH ACTS la Hla Deep Sea Dlrlag ExhlbHloa Headed By NEXT week DePLACE OPERA CO. Pekin Hlntiriis ' A Spleadld Mimical OfferiaK. Free A Wonderful Art of Illusion and Daarla* Leaaona Thla Afternoon and Magic Danrln* Context Thla Evening. majestic rarer' TO-NIGHT—LAST TIME Beef Trust Billy Watson's Orientals The Joy I.lne of Ilurlesque With ' Kuta Kuta Koo (ilrla PRICES, 10c, 2«e, Me, 30c. 7Be The Harrisburp Polyclinic Dispensary I will be open daily except Sunday at ! 3 p. m., at its new location, Front and ' Harris streets, for the free treatment I of the worthy poor. Artistic Printing at Star-Independent.' FARM FOR SALE The farm known as the "Isaac Mwmma Farm," situated near the \ cemetery, Highspire, Pa., J owned by Frank Armstrong, of | Steelton, will be sold at PUBLIC SALE Thursday, Dec. 10,1914 At 2.30 P. M. r~ Legal fc— L To Samuel. G. Hunter, late of No. 1916 Catharine str*>et, Philadelphia, and latterly at No. 215 Walnut street, Harrisburg, Penna.: You are hereby notified that a final rule for divorce has been granted against you at the suit o£ Eva Hunter, your wife, which will be heard in the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Phila delphia county, of December Term, 1913, No. 94, on Monday, the 21st day of December. A. D. 1914, on which day you will appear and show cause, if any you have, why such divorce should not be granted against you. JONATHAN R. SMITH. Attorney for Libellantj 324 Perry Building. NOTICE OF APPMCATION FOR CHARTBL Notice is hereby given that an appli cation will be made to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania* on Monday, the 14th day of December, 1914, by Troy B. Wildermuth, James B. | Mersereau, Isaac W. Matter and H. J. Wildermuth, three of whom are citi zens of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl ...a, under im provisions of an Act ' <"* -f — 1 .\ » vmhly of Pennsylva nia, entitled "An Act to provide for the • ;n i ovulation of eer •iin cornorations." apnroved the 29th ! day of April. A. D. 1874, and the sev- : eral supplements thereto, for the char- | ter ot an intended corporation to be ! called the "Front-Market Motor Supply Company," the character and object of which is manufacturing, buying, sell- : ing, dealing in and distributing en- i ;;!n«s, tire.", accessories, parts, supplies, j goods and articles of a similar and cognate character of every description, ] for motor vehicles, motor cycles, motor boats, aeroplanes, and other similarly I propelled vehicles, boats and flying ma- , chines, and for these purposes to have, possess and enjoy all the rights, bene fits and privileges of said Act of Assem bly and its supplements. JOHN FOX WEISS, Solicitor. 'intntr ot Mm. SiiMimnnh flerr \\ clstllng, , Deceased Letters of administration on the above estate having bi en granted to the un dersigned. all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims to present the same without delay to JOSEPH F. FERGUSON, 3004 N. Secjnd St., Or to his attorney, DANIEL. C. HERR, 16 South Second St. CONQUEST OF THE EARTH Man's Battle fro Fruitful Fields j Against Nature's Barriers Nature has set up four kinds of bar riers to man's conquest of the earth— mountains, forests, deserts, rivers. The first he cannot remove, so he bores holes through them for his railways. The second he has, most unwisely, largely cleared away altogether. The third he is beginning to treat like the forests. The fourth he is shifting to suit his purposes and to regulate their I flow at will. Man flies now over all boundaries. | He cuts through isthmuses to remove j the barriers between the seas^ Into the deserts man sends railroads, | telegraph lines, irrigation engineers. The Great American desert marked j upon the atlases of our fathers has J ceased to exist. The vast desert of northwestern Canada has become a prairie of waving wheat. The Landes of Gascognv are now much more than | half covered with pine trees. Over j 22,000 square miles of the Algerian j desert has been made fruitful by arte- ■ sian wells. Tin Australian desert is j rapidly being irrigated and turned into ! grazing land. Almost 70,000 square; miles of desert in India have been re- ! claimed. Operations are now in prog-! ress for reclaiming J9,000 square miles of the delta of the .Tigris and Euphra tes, and more than 4.000 square miles of the Gezireh plain between the Bhie and the White Nile are being trans formed into cotton plantations. Thus is man by obliterating natural | Carriers improving upon j loned in Constantinople MRS. LABAREE WRITES OF KURDS Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Fleming Tells of Horrors Enacted by Them—Some Amusing Inci dents, Too * A largely attended meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society of Market Squ'are Presbyterian church was held in the ohurch thus afternoon, at whicli a number of ma/ttors pertaining to the ivork were taken up. During the after noon Mrs. Mabel Oronise Jones read an extract from a letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Fleming, of this city, from their daugihtar, Mrs. Mary Fleming Latyaree, who, with her husband, is in the missionary field at Tabriz, Persia, showing tihat the war in Europe is even affecting faraway Persia, by reason of the Turks taking part. Mrs. Labaree's letter is as fol lows: '' Another week has brouigthit home Mr. and Mrs. Pittnuan, Miss Ijaim/mo and Miss Beaber, safely from Uruimia. It has also brought a cessation of hos tilities in Uruinia. Week before last was an anxious time for the Christians there. The Kurds swept down to the hil'l's of Ch air bach, oaly ten minutes from the city. They foug'ht their way down to Uruimia l'ast Monday and the next day would have been in the city. That very night Bussian re-enforce ments came in such nuimtbers that the Kurds saw that they could do nothing and retired on Tuesday morning, the very day thalt our delegates returned from the annual meeting in Tabriz. Kurd's Attack Well Organized '' The aJtUaeJc was so open, so organ ized, so different in Its plan from the usual Kurdish attack that thoughtful ones are confident that Turkish or German brains direcited it. Of coiuirse, the mission yards in Urusnda were fill ed with refugees and their goods. There were many sad sights—wound ed in the hospital, separated fammlies and hundreds destitute. There were 'aiso some bits of food for lauglhter. "The liussian commander gave arms to the moumltain Syriaina, ordering them to give up their head dress so like the Kurds, for he feared that in the com ing fight his soldtors might mistake the Syrians (for Kurds. So these Syr ians wont a/round TTimnua begging European straws, fedoras, and derbys. One strapping mountaineer bad his gun over his boulder and on his head a woman's leghorn halt. Liaslt Sunday Miss Lewis was preaching to a group of these mountaineers who had gathor ed in the mission yard. The Aliens' goat amshed up behind and gave her a furious butt thait nearly sent her nros trate. "The Kurds, before the arrival of the Russians, had burned Seir, Mar Sargis, Manaji, A'lUvateh And Anbar. The wife and the son of our preacher were wounded. A Kurd threw one woman to the ground and held down her helad, meaning to blow out her braiins. Just as he fired she jerked her head away and the bullets struck her hand causing her to lose four finigers. Juist then help arrived and she was taken to our hospital. "Our delegates to t'he annual relig ious conference at Urumia alimcst lost their lives on the lake there. No one on board thought for a moment that they would be able to make land. Waves rushed over the dock of the tug and the keel Showed. Coan Family Marooned " When last we hoard of tihe Coan faimiWy they were marooned in Con stantinople, We h>ave to pay 28 krons for a pair of very inferior shoes for Robert. He lias plenty in our trunk at Constantinople which the (Joans were to bring us—but when we shall be able to get it now no one can say. The store s stock of many foreign articles is very, vary tow now a.nd prices are extremely hiig-h. Of course we are af fected as is every one around us bv this horrible war.' T>r. ( oan, to whose family reference made in this letter, was in Harris- Narg last winter 'and preiached in Mar kct H-quare Presbyterian dhiurch and at several other places. Many of the peo ple in Harrisburg will Member his bnlliamt sermons. He is now endeavor ing to return to his mission field but there seems at present no prospect of his being able to get there at an earlv date. J WHERE RAIN IS A NOVELTY Think of Having a Shower Only Once in Twenty-four Years! Tho Chilean provinces of Atacama Tarapaca and Tacna are in the. rain less region, or desert country west of the Andes, and are entirely devoid of vegetation. The winds in all of this region are from the east and in passing over tho elevated perpetual snows of the Andes are stripped of their mois ture and arrive on the coast perfectly dry. The last rain, a slight shower which fell in Antofagasta, in Atacama pro vince, was the first rain which had fallen in sixteen years. The last rain which fell in Iquique, in Tarapaca province, was the first in twonty-four years. With both of these showers a notable phenomenon occurred. The bare hills back of these cities assumed a green tint from a little plant which sprang up almost in a night. The query is, "Prom wher e did this plant comef " The whole of the coast presents a most dismal and discouraging appear ance from the sea, but the climate is healthy, being especially adapted to pulmonary and throat troubles from its extreme dryness ai\d freedom from germs. The heat is modified by a local sea, breeze, and the sea bathing is most invigorating, aa the water is cold. 15 NEW IIILIT A ACT IS WORKING WELL Though in Operation but a Short Period, Good Results Have Been Obtained NAVAL BUREAU CHIEF'S REPORT Commander Bassett Calls Attention to How Volunteer Arm of Service Can Be Improved by Making Number of Recommendations By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 4.—The now militia act is working well, even though it has been in operation for a short period, according to Commander F. B. Bassett, Jr., chief of the Naval Militia Bureau, in his annual report to-day. On the whole, he says, the naval militia increased in numbers during the past year for while several divis ions were disbanded a number were organized and the increase is expectod to l>e evon more marked during the coming year owing to the enthusiasm and interest aroused by the passage of the act. . Inspectors reports showed that the naval militia, with the exception of two divisions of South Carolina, wero qualified to participate in the allot ment of federal funds. Several organi zations are top heavy with officers and petty officers, and in many cases the rank of the officers is too high. Because of the difficulty in getting relations from naval militia officers, busy with their own affairs consider able government property is not prop erly accounted for and Comma'nder Bassett recommends that at least one competent yeoman be assigned to each naval militia vessel to assist in this clerical work. He recommends also that some of the old battleships now in reserve, be assigned to a naval mil itia of certain states, the reserve of ficers and men on the ships to remain aboard while they are also occupied by the militia. The plan is for the Illi nois to be taken to Brooklyn for use by the Second Battalion ot' the New York Naval Militia; the Maine to New York for the use of the First Battalion of the New Jersey Militia, and the First Battalion of the New York Mil itia; the Alabama to be taken to Bos ton for the use of the Massachusetts Naval Militia and the Kentucky to be moored in the Delaware river for the use of the Second Battalion Now Jer sey Naval Militia and the First Bat talion Pennsylvania Militia. As the naval militia is a purely vol untary organization, made up of busi ness and working men the time they are able to devote to naval militia matters is necessarily limited and should, in the opinion of Commander Bassett, be devoted to drills and the details of the naval profession. He asserts that they should not be expect ed to spend much time scaling bilges, painting double bottoms or repairing material and he recommends a consid erable increase of the number of ship keepers to take care of this work. LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Continued From First I'nge. ill the war there were similar interrup tions of news dispatches which proved later to have been due to rigid censor ship during the progress of vital events. For several days it has been Inti mated unofficially that another great battle In Belgium and Northwestern France was pending The forces of the allies in that re gion have been strengthened and the assumption of supreme command thero by the English general, Sir John French, was believed to indicate that the new English army recently sent to the con tinent had been scattered along the Yser in Belgium and in Northern France, perhaps in preparation for a great attack. It has been assumed by some military critics that the allies on this occasion would take the offensive, since the Germans presumably were weakened by the withdrawal of troops for use in the campaign against Rus sia. Others have stated, however, that Oermany had determined to make a "last effort" to push through to the English channel. Germany has resumed the offensive in the East and is striking another blow at Russia. Although authenti cated reports pictured the situation only in vaguest outline, it was apfcjrent that the Oermans, who only a fewniays ago were fighting desperately to averfe> a calamitous defeat, are now renewing [ their efforts to sweep back the enemy. A new battle has developed southwest of Lodz, where the Germans have formed another line and are again at tempting to piece the Russian center, j The forces of Emperor William thus i are operating at a comparative advan tage with the beginning of their third assault. Their first invasion of Poland, which took them almost to Warsaw, was followed by a retreat to German territory. The second movement was checked near Lodz, but on this occa sion they succeeded in holding their main positions, so that now the attempt at a forward movement is initiated by forces already firmly nxed on Russian soil. 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