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1,036 OF OHIO S BEST YOUNG FARMERS TOUR EAST
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LAPIES' CONCERT OANP flhtvit
One thousand and thirty-six of Ohio's best young farmers have been on a tour of the East and have been
seeing: the sights of New York, Philadelphia and Washington. The tour was provided for them by the Agricultural
Commission of Ohio because of their proficiency in agricultural pursuits and domestic science, which means making
bread, pie and beds. When the party reached New York they were led from the railroad station to the hotel by a
more than ordinary attractive group of .musicians, who compose the Ladies' Concert Band, of Rising Sun, Ohio.
Along the route the girl musicinns found themselves attracting as much attention as the long line of prize winning
farmers and domestic scientists strung out behind and marching to their music. Chief interest in the party centred in
Arnett P. Rose, seventeen years old. who grew more corn on a single acre than any other of those who composed
the party. His yield was 153 bushels and 47 pounds to spare on the same acre that won him first place in Inst year's
competition with n yield of 131.7 bushels. His parents' farm is in Allen county, Ohio. Merrill May, who was second,
' 'nested 143 bushels this year from his prize winning acre.
TURKS CLAIMING VICTORY
OVER BRITISH NEAR BATUM
Constantinople, Dec. B.—Defeat of
>a British lauding force and an advance
to within 12 miles of Batumi are claim
ed in an official statement issued yes
terday.
"A British landing force, between
the Tigris and Siwava, which attempt
ed to take the Turkish position, was
repulsed with heavy loss," the state
ment asserts. '' Our troops captured a
maichine gun and considerable ammuni
tion. ''
The Tigris river flows into the
Euphrates, about 90 miles from the
Persian Gulf, but Suvaya is not men
tioned on the standard maps of Tur
key in Asia. The British would have
Bice ess to Turkey via the Persian Gulf
from t'heir Indian possessions.
An earlier communication says:
'' We have occupied Keda, an im
portant point 12 miles east of Batuan,
in Transcaucasia. Bv a daring coup our
troops rendered inoperable the electric
works at Batiim. Three hundred Rus
sians, who were sent from Bitum to
retake tho bridge occupied by the
Turks, were ambushed and completely
destroyed.''
887 BRITISH OFFICERS I>EAl>:
106 MET DEATH IX SEVEN DAYS
London, Nov. 23. —*A list of officers'
casualties for the week ended November
23 shows particularly heavy losses
timoug British officers for these seven
jlays. The total is 395, which com
prises 106 killed, 23S wounded and 51
missing.
- Added to the previous totals this
la test list shows that all told up to
{late Great Britain has lost in the war
SS7 officers killed, 1,777 wounded, 549
missing, or a total of officers' casual
ties of 3,213 men.
Christmas Ship at Genoa
Genoa, Italy, Dee. B.—The United
States naval collier Jason arrived here
yesterday from 'Marseilles to unload
some of the presents this "Christmas
.Ship" brought for tihe children of the
warring States.
Greater
Than Krupp's
Sixty-five thousand men are now working day and night in the big Krupp
gun works in Germany, turning out guns to dcstvoy the greatest number of
human Jives.
Greater and better by far is the work of the thousand employes of the
big Postum Cereal Pure Food Factories—
Now making the sturdy wheat and barley food—
Grape-Nuts
For building human
Strength and Energy
Since the war started shipments of Grape-Nuts food to Europe have in
creased bv leaps and bounds, but iu spite of the extra demand the price has
not advanced.
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a good food to light on in business or war!
Anyone can prove by trial
"There's a Reason" for GRAPE-NUTS
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SERVIANS DRIVE AUSTRIAN
WINC TO KOLUBARA RIVER
Paris, Dec. B.—A dispatch from
Nish, Servia, to the Havas Agency re
ports that the Servians, since Decem
ber 3, have resumed a vigorous offen
sive. The Servian troops on Friday, the
dispatch says, pursued the enemy 'a
right wing as far as the Kodubara river
and it was there that the Austrians
abandoned four Oif their batteries.
London, Dec. B.—A Salonika dis
patch to the "Morning Post" says:
"A letter received from a member
of one of the foreign KMJjro<s mis
sions in Servia paints a gloomy pic
ture of conditions in Nish, the present
capital. The town is crowded with
wounded. Fresh batches .are still pour
ing iu and tobacco factories are being
utilized for their reception. There is
a serious shortage of dressings and
other appliances. At one hospital vis
ited by the writer the attendants were
merely putting on bandages, the sup
ply of proper dressings having been
exhausted. The number of surgeons
and other workers, desipite the arrival
of the foreign missions, is still too
small to deal with tho enormous num
ber of wounded.
The Servians are meeting their dif
ficulties with the greatest courage and
cheerfulness, but the situation is ex
tremolv grave, awl further assistance
in the shape of personal service, money
and stores is urgently required."
Pope Asks Yuletide Truce
Rome, Dec. B.—Pope Benedict is
urging that an understanding be ar
ranged between tho warring nations
under which a truce will be possible
during the Christmas holidays. It is
said, however, that the Pope lias little
hope for the success of his efforts.
General Killed By Aviator
London, Dee. S.—A Berne dispatch
to the "Morning Post" says the Ba
varian press reports that Major Gen
eral von Meyer while entering a motor
car was killed by am arrow shot by a
hostile aviator.
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 8. 1914.
BLAMES CROWNED HEADS
FOR BIC EUROPEAN WAR
Hazleton, Pa., I)etj. 8. —That the big
bosses of Europe were at the bottom
of the great war in Europe was the
statement of Dr. John Harris, president
of Bucknell University, before the
teachers of Hazleton county, who are
attending the institute here. He was
in Europe when th<* war began.
He declares that the people of Ger
many were opposed to hostilities, es
pecially the women and the older sol
diers. He says the causes of the war
lay deeper than the assassination of
the Archduke of Austria.
One of the bosses, he said, was the
Czar of Kussia. He alluded to the Kai
ser of Germany as another and the Em
peror of Austria as the third. He sees
a new European ascendancy at the close
of the war and a united continent. He
predicted the breaking down of racial
and linguistic barriers and forecasts
that New York will oventually be the
commercial center of the world.
That America is the dumping ground
of Europe and that it is the duty of tho
United States to take the foreigner in
hand and educate him was the declara
tion made by D.r. Nathan C. Schaeffer,
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, iu hi? address to the teachers.
Germans Repairing Goeben
London, Dec. B.—A "'Morning
Post" dispatch from Petrograd says:
"The German-Turkish 'battle cruiser
Goe'ben is now undergoing repairs at
Fzniid iu the sea of Marmora, workmen
ha\ iug been sent from Germany for the
purpose. The Turks are confident that
the Goeben will be ready within two
weeks to take an active part in Black
Sea operations.''
Substitute for Saltpeter
London, Dei-. B.—A dispatch from
Berne, Switzerland, to the "Morning
Post" says that while Germany admits
she cannot import Chilian saltpeter,
she professes to uiave found a chemictl
substitute which answers excellently
for her ammunition purposes, although
more expensive than natural saltpeter.
Germany has now forbidden the export
of soda.
Discolored, Wrinkled
Skin Easily Removed
Since brown or yellow, over-red or
blotchy complexions are decidedly not
the fashion, I cannot understand why
so ntany continue to wear them. Sure
ly every woman has heard of mercoltz
ed wax. This 1 know-r-from my own
and others' experiences—will positively
banish every unsightly tint. The wax
really takes oft a bad complexion. It
gradually, harmlessly, absorbs the thin
layer of surface skin, with all Its de
fects. as chaps, liver spots, pimples,
freckles, blackheads. Just as gradu
ally the discarded skin is replaced by
the clear, white, youthful skin under
neath. Mercollzed wax. procurable at
any dru* store, Is applied nightly like
cold cream and erased mornings with
warm water. One ounce will produce
the loveliest girlish complexion In less
than a fortnight.
I can't understand, either, why folks
will be bothered with wrinkles, since
the famous saxollte formula has be
come public property. One ounce of
powdered saxollte dissolved in a half
pint witch hazel, makes a wash lotion
that will quickly efface every line, even
the deepest.—Julia Orff In Social Mir-
adv.
CAPTURE Of LODZ CALLED
WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT
London, Doc. B.—The success of the
Germans in occupying Lodz, largely be
cause of what preceded it, is regard
ed *by military experts here jis a re
markablo achievemewt. Less than a
fortnight ago the army to which this
victory has fallen was suTrounded by
Russians and cut its way out only at the
last moment, losing great numbers of
men and many guns. Yet it was able
within a few days to reorganize, take
the offensive and defeat the Russians
defending Ladz.
This was made 'possible toy the won
derful network of strategic railways
on the German side of the frontier,
over whieih reinforcements can be gent
where they arc most needed. The Rus
sians, on the other hand, vigorously
attacked both wings, were unable to
semi fresh men to stiffen their centre
to meet the German wedge, and were
compelled to fall back.
There will undoubtedly 'be much moro
fighting before the campaign in this
district is concluded. Lodz was won
only after hand to hand fighting in the
suburbs of the city, and the whole Rus
sian line, from north to south, is now
straightened out and will contest every
foot of ground' with the invaders.
DELAYED RUSSIAN REPORT
TELLS OF GERMAN REPULSE
Petrograd, Dec. 6 (Delayed in Trans
mission) —An official communication
issued by the General Staff says:
'' esterday's fighting passed with
out change. The essential engagements
are continuing ami the German attacks
'have been repulsed."
(The word yesterday in the foregoing
dispatch refers to Saturday, December
5, before the capture of Lodz was re
ported from Berlin.)
VOX SPEfc'S FIEET RETIRES
BEFORE SUPERIOR FORCE
Buenos Aires, Dec. B.—Authentic in
formation has been received hero that
the German fleet under Admiral von
Spec hits left for South African waters.
It is said that the German ships fled
owing to their being outnumbered by
British and Japanese men-o'-war, the
Japanese coining arouml 'by the Pa
vitic.
Germans in Buenos Aires assert that
tho Britis'h broug'h't great pressure to
be«T on Japan n'ho, it is said, agreed
reluctantly to send thips to these wa
ters.
Now Canadian Warship Very Fast
Halifax, N. 8., Dec. B.—The latest
addition to t'he Canadian navy, H. 'M.
S. Tuna, is makiug her 'headquarters
at the navy dock yard here. She is said
to be one of the fastest boats of the
British fleet. The Tuna was formerly
known as the Tarantula.
Date for Nobel Peace Nomination
W athiugton, Dec, 8. —Secretary
Bryan sent to the Senate, yesterday a
circular from the Nobel Committee of
the Norwegian Parliament saying that
nomination* for the Notbel feace prize
to be awarded in 1915 must be form
ally presented to the committee before
February 15 of that year.
Horse Frightens at Auto
Terre Hill, Dec. B.—While Dr. J. M.
Wenger was returning Sunday evening
from seeing a patient on the Bowmans
ville road, he met an automobile driven
by the Weber brothers. His horse
frightened and ran over a 10-foot em
bankment, throwing him out and de
molishing the buggy. The doctor es
caped with a few bruises, but the Web
er brothers, who, through tM> accident,
lost control of the machine, were bad
ly hurt when it upset.
21 Head of Cattle Killed
Drumore, Dec, ,8. —Twenty-one fiue
head of cattle were killed yesterday
for Joseph Marks and buried in a huge
trench. The mouth and hoof disease
has broken out in a number of places
the nast few days in the county. On
the Engle farm, near Marietta, "it was
discovered in some of the young cattle.
Allen Brubaker, of Mount Hope, will
lose 20 head.
Family Down With Diphtheria
Marieta, Deo. B.'—The family of
Harry Aker, of (Jtrasburg township, is
a'/iicted with -diphtheria, a daughter re
ocvering last week and a son becoming
afflicted yesterday. To add to the mis
fortune, the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board has found his cattle infected
with aphthous fever and the premises
are quarantined under doubled istress.
Incendiary Fire Destroys Barn
East Drumore, Dec. S.—Fire of in
cendiary origin destroyed the hand
some bank barn on the Ephraim Black
burn property, entailing a loss of sev
eral thousand dollars. Nearly all the
live "stock perished in the flames, to
gether with the farming implements, as
help was not at hand when the flames
were discovered shortly before daylight.
Death Follows Premonition
Allentown, Pa., Dec. B.—Telling his
wife lie dreaded to go to work, as he
had a premonition of trouble, David
Schuler was struck an hour later by a
heavy chain at the ice dam where he
was employed and crushed to death.
An Astronomical Theory
The moon was doing its (best to flood
Indianapolis' part of the earth with
Hjfht. l-.iit.t-le Margaret and her mother
■were looking at the moon.
"Oh, mamma, 1 ' exclaimed Margaret
"look how bright the moon is! It nuist
■be nickel plated." lndianapolis
News.
WITHDRAW PROTECTION
OF EUROPEAN STARLING
Department of Agriculture Finds Im
ported Bird Useful in Certain Par
ticulars, but Pest to Orcfeardists
and Enemy of Native Birds
Washington, D. C., Dec. B.—ln its
annual report for the last fiscaJ year,
the Bureau of Biological Survey of the
U. 8. Department of Agriculture re
ports as follows on the European star
ling:
"Introduced into the United Stat©3
nearly 25 years ago, the European
starling has gradually extended its
range from New York City, and now
it is found in the neighboring States
of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania and, Massachusetts. Dur
ing its migrations in search of food it
ranges much farther from the original
center and occurs in considerable num
bers as far south even as the District
of Columbia.
"The starling is markedly insec
tivorous, especially in summer, and
preys upon many noxious varieties. In
this respect it is to be classed among
our useful birds. So far as is known,
it has not proved destructive to grain
crops, but it is known to be very fond
of small fruits, and as it associates in
large flocks it is likely to become a
pest to the orchardist. In addition, it
prefers tree cavities, boxes, or recesses
in buildings for nesting sites and thus
is brought into direct competition with
certain of the useful native birds, more
particularly tho bluebird, purple mar
tin, white-bellied swallow, house wren
and flicker;
"Thie bird is steadily extending its
territory, and it will be wise to with
draw ail protection from it, as has al
ready been done in Connecticut, Now
Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania,
including the center of its abundance,
with a view of checking its increase
and spread. The shipment of these
birds from one State to. another has
been prohibited under heavy penalty by
act of Congress. Under ordinary circum
stances, even after all protection is
withdrawn, the bird will probably prove
to be capable of taking care of itself.
That ultimately it will spread over a
large part of the United States is
highly probable.
''ln addition to studying the star
ling, the Biological Survey studied the
economic status of many other birds,
largely through the method of analyz
ing the food in their stomachs to deter
mine whether their feeding habits were
helpful or destructive to agriculture.
As a result of this study, 11 birds were
added to the lists of bird enemies of
the boll weevil, making a total of 64
thus far discovered.
''ln the matter of the alfalfa wee
vil, 45 species of birds as well as frogs,
toads and the salamander were found
to feed upon this beetle. The most
active enemies of the weevil among the
birds are the Brewer blackbird, the
western meadowlark, the valley quail,
and the English sparrow. Of verte
brate enemies other than birds, the
Rocky Mountain toad renders good
service in destroying breeding adult in
sects in spring and larvae later in the
year.
"An examination of the stomachs
of 600 birds seems to indicate tbst
birds are of no value as enemies of the
full-grown range caterpillars. Mammals,
particularly the skunk, seem to be the
important enemies of this pest.
"In addition, the Bureau made in
vestigations of the economic relation
ships of the birds of Porto Rico and,
in co-operation with the Smithsonian
Institution, studied the birds of Pan
ama.
"Study was given also to methods
ot attracting birds and encouraging
them to build nests and live about hu
man habitations. A Farmers' Bulletin
telling how to build attractive bird
houses and attract birds in other ways,
is now in course of preparation.
"The Bureau also has given much
attention to a study of bird migration,
and is completing a bird census.
"During the year permits were is
sued for importing 475,392 birds
among which were 368,676
36,160 partridges and 4,148 pheasants.
There was a noticeable increase in the
importation of partridges, as a number
of States, including lowa and Oregon,
are experimenting in tho introduction
of these game birds for restocking pur
poses. "
Injured in Wresling Match
Marietta, Dec. B.—Elmer Zink, son
of George Zink, while engaged yester
day afternoon in a friendly bout and
wrestling match with one of the men
on the Druck farm, near town, was bad
ly injured when he was thrown down
an embankment. His right shoulder
blade was broken and lie is probably in
jured internally. Dr. George R. Reich
is attending him.
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A few doses will prove to you why, for the
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Beet and Cane Sugars
What beet sugar will not do is be
coming well known by now, for after
oife lias tried to mpke syrups with it
and failed or has boiled it until a blue
sediment forms around the pan it is in,
one feels as though they knew it as-well
as they wanted to.
This sugar has as good sweetening
properties as the cane or ma.plc and can
be used for everything but preserving
with the most satisfactory results.
The industry of growing sugar beets
is interesting; the soil where the beets
are grown is so greatly improved by the
crop that farmers would be well repaid
for planting them though there was no
sale for them. It is in Prance that the
industry is carried on to the best ad
vantage but America is now growing
immense crops.
The price of beet sugar should be
lower than that of cane sugar because
in the former the factory and the re
finery are all in one. while for making
cane sugar a factory is necessary to pre
pare the raw material for the refinery,
where it is made marketable. So far
there is no difference in the price nor
in many of the labels on sacks and bar
rels, so far as we know.
It is not true that sugar injures
teeth; an example that disproves this
old charge is that the negroes of the
West Indies have the fiuest teeth in the
UlfrEN 45 YEARS IN JAIL
J. H. Freyer Sentenced at Allentown
for Wholesale Robberies
Allentown, Pa., Dee. B.—Pleading
guilty to thirty-five indictments, J. 11.
Freyer, a car inspector on the Heading
railway, 27 years old, was yesterday
afternoo-n sentenced by Judge Groman
"to forty-five years in the Allentown
jail and to pay a fine of $!i,000.
Preyer, who is said to have been
born near Schwenkville, for a time
lived in Allentown, and the s*?ene of his
operations was in railroad stations,
postoffices, barns and homes along the
line of the Perkiomen railroad. All his
robberies were comparatively small. He
was eventually landed 'by a coterie of
ofiicers from Philadelphia, wiltlh the as
sistance of De'tetj'tive Ziegler, of Allen
town.
Judge Groman gave him three years
each on seven charges and one "year
each on twenty-four charges.
For several small postoflice robberies
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world and their diet is principally an
enormous quantity of sugar. It is also
disproved that sugar induces gout. lii
fact sugar is a nutritive and of itself
most wholesome.
The California Experiment Station
has made some remarkable experiments
and investigations in fruits and says
that the food value of the fruit diet is
due in a large measure to the sugars
of different sorts they contain.
Dried fruits like dates, raisins and
figs contain greater amounts of sugar
than the fresh fruit, sometimes it is
over fifty per cent. Cereals and other
cooked foods sweetened with these
evaporated fruits arc most, wholesome.
A great many statements about
glucose have been foado and parents
have been prohibiting their young folks
indulging in confections supposed to bo
made from it. The truth is that glu
cose is a syrup made from corn and en
tirely harmless, when well made. This
is called "starch" sugar. It is not
jso sweet as beet and cane sugar but it
has definite food value and is per
fectly healthful. Because of its cheap
! ness it enters into almost all candy
making processes and it is well adapted
| for this purpose.
j The corn syrups cannot compare with
!the real sorghum or cane syrup? but this
| last is difficult to secure in cities and
I does not have good keeping qualities.
|in the Perkiomen Valley Preyer is
I wanted 'by the United States authori
ties, and .Marshal McCaffrey, who was
j in court exercising the prior claim of
| tille government, took the prisoner to
Philadelphia on an early evening train.
Old Date Inscribed on Turtle
Marietta, Dec. 8. —An old turtle
bearing the date 1852 inscribed on its
shell was by James V. Ebaud .it
Unicorn while out walking yesterday.
The turtle is of good size. Where tlio
turtle was found was on the farm where
the uncle of the finder farmed in tho
year inscribed.
Apoplexy Fatal to Aged Woman
Mountville, Dec. 8. —Mrs. Elizabeth
Colin, 86 years old, the oldest woman
in this section, died yesterday from a
stroke of apoplexy. Prior to this illuess
she was seldom ill. One brother, a
daughter and two sisters survive. She
was a lifelong member of the United
Brethren church.