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THE COURBET. A FRENCH
WARSHIP. IS TORPEDOED
AND SUNK BY AUSTRIANS
Berlin, Jan. 11. — (By Wireless to
Savville, L. 1.) —Vienna reported to
Berlin yesterday that the French dread
nought Courbet had been sunk follow
ing an attack by Austrian submarine
No. 12.
The Austrian report says it has been
ascertained that after the Courbet was
hit by the' Austrian submarine, the
dreadnought Jean Bart, sifter ship of
the Courbet, tried to tow her to port.
The Jean Bart, whiie maneuvering,
rammed the Courbet, and tho latter
tank. The Jean Bart afterward dock
ed at Malta.
The Vienna report states that the
French officials have been concealing
t&e news oif the lost of the Ikmrbrt and
have announced merely that the Jean
Bart was injured.
An official telegram from Vienna on
December 24 said that mrbnuyinc No.
12 had attacked on December 21 a
Freuch squadron, composed of 10 ships,
in the Otranto Channel, east of the
"heel" of Italy. The submarine tor
pedoed two battleships of the Courbet
type, it was said, but owing to the high
seas was uuable to ascertain the fata
of the torpedoed ships.
The Courbet was of 23,467 tons dis
placement and was armed wfih 12 12-
inch guns, 20 5 1-2-inch guns and 4
3 pounders. This battleship, a sister
ship of the Jean Bart, and counterpart
of the British Audacious, was the flag
ship ef tho French squadron. The
Courbet was built at Lorient and com
pleted in 1913 at a cost of $12,000,-
000. Her length was 340 feet, with
a beam of 88 1-2 feet. Her speed was
30 knots an hour and she carried 9!)8
men.
The French Mediterranean squadron
is believed to have been operating
chiefly in the Adriatic, although its ex
act location has never been disclosed.
The Austrian base is at Pola, at, the
head of the Adriatic.
HERMAN GOVERNOR'S VIEW
, OF THE IyiERCIER INCIDENT
London, Jan. 12, 4.42 A. M.—A
statement from General Von Bissing,
German 'governor general of Belgium,
dealing with the incident created by
the pastoral letter of cardinal Mercier,
primate of Belgium, is sent by the
"Daily Mail's" Rotterdam correspond
ent. The statement is dated Thursday
and says:
, "Cardinal Mercier declared to me
after my remarks on his alarming or
inciting the people bv his letter that
he had no such intention and ex.|>eefed
no sucih results fro mat. He attached
importance to it as showing the popu
lation the necessity of obedience to tho
power which occupied the land.
"In case I feared a revolt the cardi
nal said he would not insist on the
readintg or distribution of - the letter.
Thereupon I repeated my order of Jan
uary 2, prohibiting the same.
"I wish to point out clearly that it
is not the cardinal's intention to tres
pass against my orders."
Havre via Paris, Jam. 12, 5 A. M.
King Albert, of Belgium, has telegraph
ed Pope Benedict, expToseiog deep ail
miration of the conduct of Cardinal
Mercier, wlio arrest, he says, must have
given deep pain to the heart of His
Holiness.
"The cardinal," the kitty's telegram
goes on to say, '' like the glorious pre
lates of the past, has not feared to pro-,
claim truth in the face of error and to
maintain the imprescriptible rights of
a just cause in the sigh of the universal
conscience.''
4 GREAT FIRE IN BRUSSELS
IS REPORTED BV REFUGEES
Amsterdam, Via London, Jan. 12
The "Nieuws Van Den Dag" in a dis
patch says:
"Refugees who have arrived at
Bergen-Op-Zoom from Brussels report
that a great fire has broken out at tho
former Belgian capital.''
Protest to Spain Expected
London, Jan. 12.—The " Chron
icle's'-' Madrid correspondent reports
that Wilhelmstrasse will present to
King Alfonso's government a protest
against the employment of Spanish la
borers on the dockyards of Gibraltar.
Canadian Officer Reported Slain
London, Jan. 12.—A dispatch from
northern France 10 the "Daily Mail"
says that Captain Denr.il Onslow Cocli
rane Newton, of "iPrincess Patricia's
Own" light infantry, of Canada, lias
been killed in the fighting in France.
30 Years for Lonsdale
London, Jan. 12.—A dispatch to the
.Exchange Telegraph Com partly from
Berlin, by way of Amsterdam, says tha
Court of Appeals has eomimiutetd" the
death sentence on Private William
Lonsdale, the English soldi en' who was
court-martialed for attacking one of
his guards at a detention camp, to 20
vgaiVjmjwisoninont.
STOMACH TROUDIE[~
DUE TO ACIDITY
SO MVS BMIM&NT SPECIALIST
So-called Htoroach troubles. Buch as
indigestion, wind, and stomach ache are
In probably ntne cases out of ten sim
ply evidence that fermentation is tak
ing .place in the food contents of the
stomach, causing the formation of gas
and acids. Wind distends the stomach
and causes that full, oppressive feeling
sometimes known as heartburn, white
the arid irritates and Inflames the deli
cate lining of the stomach. The trouble
lies entirely in the fermenting food.
Such fermentation Is unnatural, and
ac-id formation Is not only unnatural,
but may involve most serious conse
quences if not corrected. To stop or
prevent fermentation of the food con
tents of the stomach and to neutralize
the acid, and renJer it bland and harm
less, a teaspoonful of blsurated mag
nesia. probably the best and most ef
fective corrytor ot acid stomach known,
should be tmkan in a quarter of a glass
of hot or <Jold water Immediately after
eating, or whenever wind or aclditv Is
felt. This stops the fermentation and
neutrallmea the acidity in a few mo
ments. Fermentation, wind ahd acidity
are dangerous and unnecessary Stop
or prevent them by the use of a proper
antacid, such as blsurated magnesia,
which can be obtained from any drug
gist. and thus eaable the stomach to do
Its work properly without being hin
dered toy poisonous gaa and dangerous
acids.—M. V. P.—Adv.
CHILDREN HATE
PILLS. CALOMEL
AND MR OIL
If Cross, Feverish, Con
stipated, Give "Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs"
hook back at your childhood days.
Remember the "dose" mother insisted
on —castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hntod them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt i* well
founded. Their tender little "insides"
are injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious "California Syrup of Figs." Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless "fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given to-day saves a sick child to
morrow.
Ask your druggist for a 50-ecut bot
tle of "California Syrup of Figs,"
which has full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on each bottle. Beware of coun
terfeits sold here. See that it is made
by "California Pig Syrup Company."
Refuse any other hind with contempt.
—Adv.
IKUSICAL NUMBERS ADD TO
ORPHEUM DILI'S CHARM
A Romance Called "A Breath of Old
Virginia" Is Another Feature That
Helps to Make the Program Some
what Out of the Ordinary
Acts differing slightly from the us
ual run of vaudeville make up the bill
at the Orphcum theatre this week and
provide good entertainment.
A tale of an empty sleeve, billed as
A Breath of Old Virginia," deserves
the place of honor. The playlet, by
10111 Barry, based on an aftermath of
the great struggle between the North
and South, is a romance—a pretty one,
too. it is placed in Virginia after the
war. There are a pretty Southern miss
aii<| a gallant Southern gentleman as
tlft main actors. Charles Rnowlden
and Miss June Keith are clover players.
Beft Lamont and his cowboys, with
songs of the ranch and off the ranch,
featuring Mr. .Lamont, who possesses a
contra-tenor voice, provide twenty min
utes of whole-souled enjoyment, 'if the
act were rewritten, leaving out the
jokes which are time-worn, it would
help materially. The singing is unus
ually good
iola Gillette and Ned Monroe, in
an act called "a miniature operatic
revue," present an amusing jumble of
singing, joking and acting. Miss Gil
lette captivates her audience with her
sweet voice and Mr. Monroe produces
the laughs.
Some interesting take-offs on the
Paris apache dance are given by James
Hug'es-Smith. Jim Cook and Mario
Brandon. Miss Brandon is a dainty
toe dancer.
An excellent musical offering is that
of the Moneta five in vocal and instru
mental numbers.
KING ALBERT DIG TRENCHES;
WEAKIED SOLDIERS RESTED
I/ondon, Jan. 12. The "Daily
Mail" prints a letter from a Belgian
soldier, which says, among other
things:
"We never knew how much we loved
our King. With what he has done and
is doing for us we could not help loving
him. One Sunday while he was on a
tour of inspection with his staff officers
he saw men digging trenches who
looked very tired. The King inquired
how long they had been working and
on being told sent them away to rest
while he proposed to the officers that
they and himself take the men's places.
The King could then be seen digging
trenches to relieve his soldiers.
"Can one help feeling proud to
serve under such a King! '
KOMGSBERG REPORTED SUNK;
GERMAN CRUISER TRAPPED
London, Jan. 12.—The German
cruiser Konigsberg, which was bottled
up in a river on the coast of Africa
several weeks ago, has been sunk, ac
cording to a dispatch received here yes
terday from Southend. The dispatch
says that Caiptain Willet, commander of
one of the blockading vessels, made the
announcement.
According to the dispatch, an aero
plane was sent to get the range of the
trapped vessel. This was obtained and
the blockading fleet began a bombard
ment. The fifth day after the Konigs
berg was chased up the river a shell
which struck her did vital damage.
The Konigsberg was a third class
cruiser of 3,350 tons, carrying ten 4.1-
inch guns and eight 2.1-inch guns. 'Her
speed was 23.5 knots.
41 YOUNG ITALIANS FREED;
ARRESTED AT THE FRONTIER
Anfona. Italy, Via Rome, Jan. 11,
10.20 P. M.—Forty-one young Italians,
who had been arrested while about to
cross the frontier to .join the Garibald
ian volunteers in Prance, were placed
on trial here to-day and acquittel.
When the men were arraigned tha
crown prosecutor asked that they be re
lea-vd, nwiiirtaiLning that the mere fact
tihurt they had travelled to the frontier
did not constitute a crime forbidden
by tho penal code. The court accepted
this view and tile men were released.
A Treacherous Jewel
If a faded turquoise be dampened its
color is temporarily restored. The ori
entals utilize this quality by carrying u
stone in their mouths and deftly slip
ping it into their hands to display it to
a prospective purchaser. Dealers in
Meshed giwrM against such deceptions
by retaining a stone a few days before
purchasing, as the turquoise is the most
treacherous of jewels.—Liverpool Mer
cury.
HARRISBUBG STAB-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 12, 1915.
AUSTRIA IS CRDMBLINC.
DECLARES EERIHIAH SPY
Or. Graves, Twelve Years in Secret
Service of the Kaiser, Predicts the
War Will Last Six Months More
and Russia Will Gain Most
Dr. Aiirugasird Karl Graves, for
twelve years a memiber of tahe German
secret service, and who has bean called
by the '' Ix>ndon Times" "the most
dangerous spy otf the centry,' ' is in
Uarrisburg and wiU talk a<t the Ma
jestic theatre to-night on some of the
inside facts concerning the great Euro
pean struggle.
A close alliance between Germany
and Russia if certain circumstances oe
cur, before many months have elapsed,
and the downfall of wore two
predictions made to-day by l>r. Graves,
who freely discussed the wwr situation
and told his ideas ol' the ultimate plans
and aims of the warring nations.
"Austria is going to crumble,' - said
the noted spy, "and there will be a
separate kingdom of Hungary. That
portion of Austria lying adjacent to
Germany will become a part of the
Kaiser's domain, white. Russia and
Italy will divide what is left, Italy re
ceiving a share because of her friendli
ness for Germany, which prompted her
to remain neutral, despite her enmity
for Franz Joa&ph land.
"This mighty struggle is not going
to end for the next six months,'' Dr.
Graves continued, "and there wiil be
no decisive outcome. Neitbeir Germany
nor England nor France is going to be
come supreme in Europe. The war will
continue in its present more or less
deadlocked condition until the nations
come to amicable terms. England and
Germany will bury the hatchet, but
there will be no permanent peace be
tween these two nations. The natural
rivaly for supremacy ibetweon the great
European nations preclude any such
possibility.
"So far as I can foresee, there will
be no radical changes in the present
map of Europe, with the exception of
the disintegration of Austria, which is
a foregone conclusion. I do not think
that Germany will annex Belgium, but
1 do believe" that France will regain
possession of Al»a.i;e-Loraine. Just what
England will gain is hard to determine.
"What caused this mighty war, is
the often asked question. Few can
upon whether it was Germany, or
England or France, but in the shuffle,
all seem to have overlooked tihe real
potent cause of the conflict—Russia.
Muscovite ambition is what actually
precipitated more than half of Europe
into strife, and Russia, mark my words,
will ibe the chietf gainer. The Czar
wants to expand, especially in the Bal
kan country, and you will find that
when it is all over Russia will be
Wrongly entrenched along the Bosphor
us."
In this talk here ttois evening, Dr.
Graves will give his Ideas of the in
ti ijrue and underlying causes wihich pre
cipitated the war, and of the part the
secret service played in bringing about
the general hostilities.
MURDERER SENT TO OHAIR
Andreas Plewka, Who Killed Two,
Sentenced at Doylestown
Doylestown, Pa., .Tan. 12.—Andreas
Plewka, who was convicted on Septem
ber 22 of the nvurder of Mate James
McLaughlin, of the barge Independence,
in the Delaware river above Bristol on
December 27, 1913, was sentenced by
Judge R.vaji here yesterday to be elec
trocuted" for the crime.
I Plewka, who is a saiJor, hailing from
Rotterdaan, is a double murderer. Ho
I shot and killed Captain Edward V. Ly
ons and Mate McLaughlin, of the In
dependence, at the same time. Ftor the
former killing he was convicted of mur
der in the second degree. Plewka shot
his victims because of their alleged re
fusal to pay him a few dollars in
wages which he claimed were due him.
ERRING POSTMASTERS FREED
Pay Shortages, Disclaim Criminal In
tent, and Gain Clemency
Sun'bur.v, Pa., Jan. 12.—Jmlge Wit
mer was lenient with two postmasters
in Federal Court 'here yesterday. Frank
D. Schnure, of Laurelton, accused of
making fake returns of the number of
postage stamps he canceled and ob
t&iniing $118.91 went free upon resti
tution, as recommended by Rogers L
Burnett, District Attorney.
J. Frank Reifsmyder, ox-postmaster
at Orrstown, Franklin county, pleadel
guilty to embezzling money order and
postal funds totaling $113.45. He o'C
nied all knowledge of crime, declaring
that a'l'l he knew was when he went to
balance his accounts they were short.
Sentence was suspended after it was
explainer! by the District Attorney that
the shortage had been paid.
WANTS SKIRTS A FOOT HIGH
Fashion Show Judge Says Clearance
of 7 Inches in Imperative
Chicago, Jan. 12.—Skirts should fee
12 inches from the floor and must be at
least seven. Mine. A. H. Flanders, who
will be one of the judges at the Fash
ion Show to be given next month by
the Garment Manufacturers' Associ
ation, announced yesterday.
And shoes, Mine. Flanders said, must
be high enough to meet the gikirt—or
else very, very low and extremely fa.ii
ev. Skirte, she said, should be full
also at the waist line, and large.
Pains and Achat
Disappear Lika Majic
Begy's Mustarine Greatest Remedy en
Earth for Headache, Earache,
Backache and Neuralgia
Look after that cold in your chest
and just rub on BEGY'S MIJBTARINE
and get rid of it to-night. If you don't
to-morrow may bring pneumonia.
It will not blister; will not soil, but
it will surely and quickly stop the pain
of rheumatism and reduce the swelling.
It is simply wonderful how quickly it
arts on strains, sprains, lameness, soro
muscles, stiff neck, sore throat, coughs
and pleurisy.
It is equally good to speedily draw
the soreness from inflamed feet, corns,
bunions and callouses and for frosted
feet and chilblains. It gives instant re
lief.
Get a big 25-cent box to-day. Ask
for BEGY'S MUSTARINE, the real
mustard preparation in the yellow box.
Substitutes won't do.—Adv.
r *
Uneeda
Biscuit
Tempt the appetite,
please the taste and
nourish the "body.
Crisp, clean and fresh.
5 cents.
Baronet Biscuit
Round, thin, tender—
with a delightful flavor
—appropriate for lunch
eon, tea and dinner.
10 cents.
GRAHAM
CRACKERS
Made of the finest
ingredients. Baked
to perfection. The
national strength
food. 10 cents.
Buy biscuit baked by
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
Always look for that Name.
FIHE AT JHILLGRSVILLK
! Mother and Daughter Seriously Burned
by Gasoline Explosion
Millersville, Jan. 12.—Mrs. Amos
Charles and her daughter, .Vlis3 Myrtle
Charles, wore badly burned yesterday
by gasoline. The daughter, with a
lantern, wont to a carriage house where
a i'au ciC gasoline was stored. Sudden
ly there was a terrific explosion, eaust'i
by the fumes of the gasoline, and the
girl was enveloped in tlaiucs.
The mother hastened to the scene
and ludkily extinguished the flames of
her daughter's dress, but not before the
latter was burned about the hands and
face. The carriage house and content!
ware destroyed. The adjoining build
ings were saved only by heroic work
of the neighbors and firemen.
SLAYER DEMURS AT "MURDER"
Cope, Who Killed Niece, Finally Sign
ed Counsel Application
Dovlcstown, Pa., Jan. 12. —The sec
ond slayer to appear before Judge Ryan
yesterday was Jo'hn A. Cope, who s'hot
and killed his niece, Florence V. Cope,
of Buckingham Valley. He was ar
raigned to have counsel appointed for
his defense at the next term of Crim
inal Court.
When called 'before Clerk Kelly to
I sign an affidavit that lie was destitute,
j Cope looked over the legal paper, ami,
| pointing to a line, remarked: "I don't
| like to sign that; it refers to me as a
murderer."
District Attorney ißoyer assured him
that, it merely referred to the charge
against him, wfaen 'he quietly signed 'his
name in two 'places.
Arthur <M. Eastern and William LM.
Sattert'hwaite, Jr., were appointed by
Judge Ryan as counsel.
i In Antwerp During Bombardment
Marietta, Jan. 12.—Mr. and Mrs.
1 Reginald Kauffman have returned from
| Scarborough, England, to spend several
months in this section, they being resi
dents of Columbia. Their experience
in the war zone was not very pleasant,
and Mr. Kauffman, who is a writer of
note, is about to finish a book on the
European war. They were in the bom
bardment of a number of towns along
the North sea by the Germans, and in
Antwerp 3G hours during its bombard
ment.
Escapes Undertaker, But Not Jail
Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 12.—(found un
conscious on a road, Andrew Downs
was carried into a oearbv barn and an
undertaker summoned. Then it was dis
covered 'be wasn't dead that way, and
he 'was brought here singing and jailed
for sixty days for drunkenness.
Oldest Woman at Sporting Hill Dies
Sporting Hill, Jan. 12.—'Mrs. Susan
Worley, 91 years old, the oldest, woman
in this sectioii, died Sunday from the
infirmities of age. She was a Miss
Arndt befoie marriage. Her daughter,
one son and a brother survive. Four
grandchildren and one great-grandchild
also survive.
Case in Court 24 Years
Lebanon, Jan. 12.—Attorney C. M.
Zorbe yesterday filed in the common
pleas court his report as master in the
damage suit of the Henry Heilman es
tate against the Lebanon and Annville
Street Railway Company, awarding the
estate $3,275.76 damages for the rail
way company's oocupaney of Heilman's
land in the construction of its Annville
line. The case has been in the local
courts for 24 years.
C.V.NEWS
HOLD RODDER COT 80 CEHTS
Isaac W. Saunders, at Point of Revol
ver Forced to Hand Out His
Change
Chambersburg„ Jan, 12—When Isaac
W. Saunders, the drayman, went to his
stable y ester Jay morning, shortly after
4 o'cilock he was met by a highway
man who demanded his money. In some
manner when the bag containing the
cash was pulled from Saunders' pocket
the money was spilled on the ground.
The highiwaymau then, with gun lev
eled, ordered him to pick it up piece
by piece which he did. After the money
had been lianidted over the highwayman
ordered Saunders to go into the stable
and remain there for several minutes.
The robber made his escape without
trouble. Saunders lost 80 cents.
785 TOOK HOLY COMMUNION
Exceptionally Large Number at Luth
eran Church Services on Sunday
Waymeeboro, Jan. 12. —At the morn
ing and evening services in the Luth
eran church on Sunday 785 members
partook of the Holy Communion and
in the morning one new member was
received into the church.
There were nine persons at the altar
in the Ottenbein United Brethren
church, Sun'day evening, at the revival
service now being conducted there by
t'he Rev. Ezra M. Funk, the pastor,
aud one conversion was made.
Eliza Gutshall Dead at 88
Carlisle, Jan. 12.—As the result of
a fall whik:h she sustained some time in
October, Mrs. Dliza Gutshall, widow of
the late Jacob Gutshall, a former resi
dent of this place, died at the home of
her son-in-law, George Swigert, of
North Bedford street, yewterday morn
ing at 8.15 o'clock. She was 88 years
oM.
She was a meonfber of the Reformed
church at Carlisle Springs. The .follow
ing children survive: Professor W. W.
Gutshall, F. A. Gutshall and Alfred Gut
shall, of Carlisle Springs; Mrs. Kmma
Myere, of Carlisle Springs; Mrs. Mary
Lutz, of Boiling Springs; Mrs. B. W.
Hosier and Mrs. George Swigert, of
Carlisle, and Mrs. W. H. Jacobs, of
Harrisbu r>g.
Death Followed Operation
Carlisle, Jan. I'2.—'Following an op
eration performed in the German hos
.pital, Philadelphia, John Wagner, a re
tired farmer, of Newville, died at that
institution Saturday at mildtaight. lie
was 59 years old. Mr. Wagner was re
moved to the hospital December 28
and last week hia condition became
•more serious.
Forty Cases of Mumps
Gettysburg, Jan. 12.—A fresh out
break otf mumps hias made its appear
ance in town. Forty cases are now list
ed and under quarantine. On Sunday
nine new sufferers were reported, five
on Saturday and several others on each
of the two preccMting days, with every
indication that a further'spread of the
disease will occur.
STOCK EPIDEMIC NEAR END
Federal Veterinarian Says Not More
Than Dozen Cases Left
'Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 12.—Dr. Town
send, the Federal veterinarian conduct
ing operations in Lancaster and adjoin
ing counties to stamp out the hoof and
mout'h disease, announced yestorday
that the epidemic is so near ended that
not more than a dozen infected herds
now exist in the State.
Suicide Due to Wife's Chiding
Kane, Pa., Jan. 12.—i)r. W. A.
Davenport, wfoo was found dead by his
wife, Saturday night, committed sui
cide by drinking a mixture of canbolie
acid and creosote. An enipty vial
was found in his office yesterday. Da
venport had'been chided by his wife in
the afternoon because he had been
drinking.
Teacher-Mothers Win in New York
Albany, Jan. 12.—A teacher may
not be dismissed 'because she absents
herselt .from the public schools to 'bear
a child, Commissioner John 11. IPinley,
of the State Department of Education,
decided yesterday. The decision defi
nitely determines the status of mother
teachers in the State, as, under existing
laws, there is no appeal.
Reading Woman Sent to Jail
Reading, Pa., Jan. 12,—Mrs. Ella
Lessig, a pretty and stylishly gowned
Reading woman, was sent to jait !here
yesterday for thirty days becauso she
failed to pay Ifh© costs of a case of
larceny as 'bailee of a S4O diamond
ring, in which she was convicted at last
criminal court. «ihe was also ordered
to pay a fine of $lO and to restore the
ring or its value. It 'belonged to her
'brother-in-law.
New Site for Hat Factory
Lebanon, Jan. 12.—Milton B. Maur
er, of the Lebanon Hat Manufacturing
Company, has purchased the building a 7
Willow and Forge streets, formerly the
Beainersderfer auto and bicycle" fac
tory, and will transform it into a mod
ern hat factory. The machinery is be
ing removed from the old factory to the
new plant.
YOUR
WELFARE
is at stake when you
neglect the Stoni- .
ach. Liver and
Bowels. Poor
health will soon
overtake you. Keep
up "to the mark" by
assisting these
organs in their work
with the help of
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
Tt makes the appetite
keen and aids
I digestion. Try a bottle.
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FEEDING OFJHE RABBITS
State Zoologist Says Animals Caused
Loss of Many Thousands of Dol
lars to Fruit Growers
State Zoologist H. A. Surface calls
attention to the fact that the loss by
rabbits last year to fruit growers of
Pennsylvania amounted to hundreds of
thousands of dollars, and tihis year it
will be much worse if something be
not done to prevent that loss. RaWbits
are very interesting creatures. Many
persons would like to see them a roun'rl)
the premises if it were not '.for the dam
age they do. They aro also the most
(important objects in the sport of hunt
ing in Pennsylvania because of their
great numbers; and their flesh consti
tutes an important economic item in
•the food of mankind. It is not best to
exterminate them for the mere purpose
of extermination. They have their
place i,p nature, and there is no reason
why they should not be preserved, for
economic uses, if for no other. Thev
can be kept in the orchard without in
jury to the trees, if a little attention
is given to feeding them dairimg this
time otf food scarcity, while the pro
longetf) snow prevails. Apples are so
very cheap that it means but little to
the fruit grower to throw a half busfh
el of apple culls where the rabbits will
find them and feed on them. It is «u.r
prisiug ho.w readily the raM>its take to
such food, and how effectively this
kind otf feeding protects the trees.
It was recently found that, due to
the prolonged snow, the rabbits were
commencing to eat the fruit buds of
low dwarf pear trees. To prevent
■thds .apples were scattered! under th»
trees, and there was no further trou
ble to theim.
Another means olf preventing dam
age by rabbits is to prune off tine
branches of trees that are superfluous
and could be removed by the regular
process of pruning, and throw them
on the ground near thft young trees.
While rabbits are not liable to attack
old trees, they may peel and entirely
destroy young trees. The scattering of
living branches around the trun'ks of
trees will give decidedly effective pro
laction, because tine rabbits prefer tJho
fruit-bearing 'branches and buds of old
trees to the sterna or trunks of younger
trees. I<et anyone try this, and he will
find it to be an effective means off feed
ing the rabbits and protecting the
young trees at the same time.
There is no horticultural reason why
the so called spring pruning cam not be
done nonv, or at any time during the
winter, and thus not only save time
from crowding tins work into spring,
•but also furnish branches tfbr feeding
and protecting the rabbits.
THIEF AT BELL'S HOUSE
Man, However, Took Nothing From
Attorney General's Home
'Philadelphia, .lan. 12.—The home of
Attorney General John 0. Sell, at Rad
nor, was entered by a thief last week.
Apparently nothing was taken. About
the same time a thief stole a clock,
some silver and a few other articles
from the home of i.Miss t>arah .Yeatts,
at Radnor.
The 'Radnor township police yester
day arrested George 'Hunter Johnson,
1 of (Mount Pleasant, a settlement badk
of (Radnor. Jolhnson, the police say, had
been seen in t'he vicinity. According
to Oaptain IMulhall, the man confessed
to entering both places. He was held
in SSOO bail for court.
HINDU PAYS DEATH PENALTY
Murderer of Immigration Interpreter
Hanged at Vancouver
Vancouver, /B. C., Jan. 12.—fMewa
Si ugh, t'he m urderer of Immigration
Inspector William J. Hopkinson, was
-hanged in the provincial prison at iNew
Westminster yesterday.
Three hundrod (Hindus gathered at
the jail, 'but none was admitted to the
building or yard except the priest who
attended the condemned man. bearing
trouble, the officials lhad stationed many
guards aibout the building and grounds.
The 'Hindus attempted no demons!ra
tion, however.
DENIES 810 COAL DEAL
J. V. Thompson Admits Several Others
Are Being Considered
Uniontown, Pa., Jan. 12.—A denial
was made last night by J. V. Thomp
son that the reported sale of 20,000
acres of Greene county coal lands for
$3 4,000,000 had been completetdt. Mr.
Thompson would not say that such a
deal was in contemplation, but admit
ted that there are two other deals
which he expects to close within the
present month.
He would not state the acreage nor
the price on either of these deals. Ho
said there was no truth in the Now
York report published Sunday.
FUGITIVE BACK TO SERVE DAY
Jail Runaway Discovered Through
Shooting Officer
LiPwistown, t Pa., Jan. 12. —James
Petti, 22 years old, of New York, was
returned to the county jail to complete
a ten-day sentence for illegal train rid
ing after liberty for three months.
On October 3, with one day to serve,
Petti, walked through tthe stables to
liberty, keeping 'his wherenbouts secret
until arrested nt, 'darkens ck, X .J., for
shooting an officer.
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SUES CREAMERY FOR $8,500
Farmer Attributes Disease of Hia
Stock to Infected Milk
West Chester, Pa., Jan. 12.—Some
| weeks ago Zibe C. Martin, business
manager of the West Chester Cream
ery, was arrested on a charge of viola
tion of the laws of the Pennsylvania
Livestock Sanitary Board, that provide
for the pasteurizing otf skimmed milk
supplied by creameries, etc., to any
person for use as food for calves or
swine. Martin waived a bearing.
Among the customers of the cream
ery was Harmon C. Bond, of West
Goshen township, whose herd of cows
became affected with the foot and
mouth disease. His counsel now brings
suit against the creamery company in
an action to recover $3,500 damages.
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Accepts Call to Waynesboro Church
Union, Jan. 12. —The Kev. John W.
Lewis, pastor of the Union Presbyte
rian church, has tendered his resigna
tion, to take effect at once. He has
accepted a call to the pastorate of the
Waynesboro Presbyterian church.
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1,100 Schuylkill Liquor Licensuw
Pottsville, Pa, Jan. 12. —The court,
yesterday granted 1,100 liquor licenses
to sell liquor for the ensuing year, this
being the number of old stands to the
relicensing of which no remonstrances
had 'been made. Albout sixty old stands
liave tiheir licenses in jeopardy 'be
cause of violations of the. law alleged
by tlho 'Law and Order Society. A num
ber of women from Pottsville, Schuyl
kill Haven, Cressona and Miuersvilie
visited court ami asked Judges ißruinm,
Heehtel and Koch to take some action
to mitigate the saloon evil.