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NEWS OF STBELTON
BOROUGH CHURCH SERVICES
INTERESTED MANY SUNDAY
Men's Mass Meeting 4 in Main Street
Church of God Was Enlivened by
the Singing of Miss Minnie Shay,
of Baltimore—Auditorium Crowded
Services in the 'borough churches
yesterday offered more tha 11 the usual
attraction to devotees of some of the
local places of worship. A prominent
feature of these attractions was the big
mass meeting for men held in the 'Main
Street Church of God, which was crowd
ed during the entire service. Miss Min
nie Shay, of Baltimore, who was spend
ing the" week-end with friends iu the
'borough, entertained the men with a
soprano solo, magnificently rendered.
The Rev. G. W. Uetz, pastor, delivered
the address, using the subject, "Do and
Know."
The Rev. Bertram Shay, of Philadel
phia, proved to be quite an attraction
at the First Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday, and last evening the large
Auditorium was crowded, many of the
congregation remaining at the close of
the service to offer congratulations to
.t'he speaker, who was a former Steelton
boy.
One hundred members of Washington
Camp, Patriotic Order Sons of America,
attended services last night in t.'enten
«ry United Brethren church. Heades
by the standard bearer of the camp
carrying a big silk American flag the
members marched to the church. An in
teresting patriotic sermon was deliv
ered by the Rev. A. K. Wier.
SERIOUSLY HURT BY FIRE
Mrs. John Atticks Is Confined to Bed
by Serious Burns
'Mrs. John Atticks is confined to her
bed ak her home, 640 North Second
street, suffering from severe burns o»
tie body, sustained while attending to
the furnace iu the cellar. It is supposed
that a live coal ivpm the firebox in some
manner ignited her clothing and in a
few seconds her garments were ablaze.
The accident occurred Saturday aft
ernoon and the unfortunate woman's
life was only saved 'by the prompt ap
ipearance of .Mrs. A. B. Smith, a daugh
ter, who resides iu the same house, and
who went in search of her mother a*
soon as she missed her. The latter was
lying on the cellar floor when found
and Mrs. Smith received painful 'burns
of both hands before the flames were
extinguished.
Mrs. Atticks is aged 76 years and
ihas resided in the borough over forty
years. While her burns are serious, it
is not believed they will terminate
fatally.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kauffman, New
Cumberland, spent yesterday as guests
of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Shelley, North
Front street.
Mrs. I. !M. Durnbaugh and her moth
er, Mrs. Margaret Baldwin, North
Front street, left to-day for Lancaster,
where they will attend the funeral of
Mrs. Baldwin's brother, Prank
to-morrow.
F. W. Yoder, North Front street, has
returned from a Sunday visit to friends
at Wernersville and Reading.
W. S. Greenawalt, of Monessen, was
the guest Saturday of friends iu the
borough.
William I. Reed, of Pa:merfon. N.
J., is the guest of his parents on Lin
coln street.
H. A. Weaver. Pittsburgh, spent the
week-end at his home here.
The Silent Plea
Immediately after his admittance to
the liar, .101111 Aldrich tells Marie Car
son the good news and confesses his
love. She is obliged to tell her good
friend that she does not love him and
announces her engagement to Phil Car
son. John, concealing his sorrow, goes
abroad on business. Shortly after her
marriage to Phil, the latter is killed by
1111 automobile and Marie moves to the
city to seek work. The dramatic man
ner of her life and its happy elimax is
beautifully told 111 motion pictures at
the Standard Theatre to night.—Adv.*
A Splendid Show at the
Standard Theatre To-night
The Silent Plea in 3 reels. Broadway
star feature. Featuring Miss Edith
Storey and Harrv Morey.
The Exploits of Elaine. Episode No. B.
Two reels.
Henry Stanley, the Lion Killer. .Feat
uring Sidney Drew and Ethel Lloyd.
Two reels.
REAL ESTATE FOB RENT.
FOR RENT—Houses with all inmprove
ments, on S. Fourth St.. Steelton. No,
tie, $12.00; No. 322, 111.00; Nos. 353 and
SaS. 19.00 per month. Apply 3U &
Fourth SU. Steelton.
PATRON'S DAY HERE IN MAY
Specimens of Work Done in Local
Schools to Be on Display
May 13 and 14 have 'been set apart
as Patrons' Day 'by Hie public schools
of the borough. On the first of the two
days named exhibits of the work done
by the pupils will 'be displayed in their
rooms and special exercises, to whieh
t'he patrons of tihe schools will be in
vited. will be held.
On the afternoon of May 14 the
■buildings will be opened and the teach
ers will visit the school rooms to see
the exhibits.
AUTO AND CYCLE COLLIDE
Foreigner Is Lacerated on Hands and
Face by Glass
In a collision between an automobile
owned by W. J. Martin, of Pine street,
and a foreigner riding a bicycle on that
thoroughfare yesterday, the cyclist was
thrown against the wind shield of the
auto and had his face and hands lacer
ated by fragments of broken glass.
The bicycle was demolished by the
larger machine and the auto was
slightly damaged. The mixup is al
leged to have occurred when the cyclist
attempted to cross the street ahead of
the auto.
STEELTON NOTES
The weeklv rehearsal of the Steelton
Glee Club will be held this evening at
172 South Second street.
W. M. Henderson, of the frog and
switch department of the Pennsylvania
St«el Company, has returned from San
Francisco, where he set up the exhibit
of the steel company in the Panama
' Pacific Exposition. E. N. Nibro is now
in charge of the exhibit of the local
company.
The Young Men's Soelai Club will
hold its first spring dance in Orpheum
hall Wednesday night. An orchestra
of eight pieces will play the dance mu
sic.
Committees from Steelton Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, and the Associated
Charities will meet to-night in the
Steedton Trust Company building to
make arrangements for the charity
show, which will take place in the
High school auditorium April 6.
Mrs. George Richards sang the offer
tory solo in Trinity Episcopal church
yesterday morning. Mrs. Richards
sang "He Was Despised and itejected,"
from Handel's "Messiah." The ac-
I cclhpaniment was played by Miss Azal
j ea Wigfield.
TO PROBE GERMAN VESSEL
HALTED BY SHOTS AS SHE
WAS LEAVING PORTO RICO
Washington, March 22.—The Ham
burg-American liner Odenwald, stopped
from leaving San Juan, Porto Rico,
yesterday by shots across her bow, is
being held under the recent congress
ional resolution empowering the Presi
dent to prevent supplies going from
American ports to ships of the Euro
pean belligerents at sea. Secretary
Garrison is making a thorough investi
gation of the Odenwald case in connec
tion with Treasury Department officials
and the White House.
Under the resolution the President
was authorized to direct collectors of
customs under the jurisdiction of the
United States to withhold clearance
from any vessel which he had reason
able cause to believe to be about to
carry supplies to any warship of a bel
ligerent nation. Officiate would not .dis
close what grounds they had for be
lieving that the Odenwald came under
the terms of the resolution. This report
was received to-day from Lieut. Uol
onel Burnham, commanding the Porto
Ricau regiment:
'' Ham'burg-American commercial
steamer Odenwald attempted to leave
this port about 3 this afternoon,
(March 21), without clearance papers.
At request of collector of customs to
prevent departure and in Compliance
with instructions in your telegram
March 19, warning shots were fired
with machine guns and one shot across
her bows with five inch rifle from El
Morro. Ship then came to anchor un
der El Morro. None was injured. Ship
returned to her anchorage in the har
bor. In presence of collector of cus
toms March 19, I personally informed
and warned German consul and com
mander of Odenwaid that force would
be ueed if necessary to prevent the
vessel leaving without clearance."
Was Probably Serious
"I'd like to know," said the boat
swain, "whether she was stringing me
or not."
"Who?" inquired the mate.
"The young woman who asked me
awhile ago if we ever hitched sea
horses to the captain 'a gig."—St.
.Louis Post-Dispatch.
HARRISBtTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1915
HOFTH
FOSTSWASAWFDL
Frightful Disaster to
Allied Fleet in Dar
danelles a
Correspondent
LAND BATTERIES
SANK THE SHIPS
Attack of Modern Marine Artillery
Upon Strong Land Forts Presented
An Interesting and Terrifying Spec
tacle—Turk Marksmanship Good
'Berlin, March 22, via London, 11.33
A. M.—The correspondent at Constan
tinople of the Wolff Bureau telegraphed
to-day a description'of the fighting at
the Dardanelles on Thursday, iXlarch 18,
in which t'he French battleship Bouvet
and two British battleships were sent to
the bottom. There follows an abridgment,
of the correspondent's story of this en
gagement.
The efforts of tJj. allies to force tlie
straits of the Dardanelles reached their
climax in uu artillery duj>l on 'ihurs
day, March 18, which lasted seven
hours. The entire atmosphere around
the Turkish forts was darkened by
clouds of smoke from exploding shells
and quantities of earth thrown into tlie
air'bv the projectiles of the Trench and
British warships. The earth trembled
for miles around.
Climax of Engagement
The allies entered the straits at
11.30 in the morning and shelled the
town of Ohank Kale. Four French and
five British warships took part in the
beginning. This engagement reached its
climax at 1.30 when the fire of the
allies was concentrated upon HamiUieii I
and t.hc adjacent fortified towns.
The attack of modern marine artil-1
lery upon strong land forts presented an j
interesting as well as terrifying spec
tacle. At times the forts were com
pletely enveloped in smoke. At 2.!
o'clock the allies changed their tac
tical and concentrated their fire upon
individual batteries, but it was evident
that they found difficulty in getting
t'he ranges. Many of their shells fell
short, casting up pillars of water, or
went over the forts to explode in tlifc
town.
Sinking of the Bouvet
At 3.15 when the bombardment was
at its hottest, the French battleship
liouvet. was seen to be sinking at the
stern. A moment later her bows swung
clear of the water and she was going
down. Roaring cheers from the Turk
ish garrisons and forts greeted this
sight. Torpedo boats and other craft
of the allies hurried to the rescue but
they were successful in saving only a
few men.
Beside having been struck by a
mine the Bouvet was severely damaged
above the water line by shell fire. One
projectile struck her forward deck. A
ma9t also was shot away and hung
overboard. It could be seen that the
Bouvet when she sunk was endeavoring
to gain the mouth of the straits. This,
however, was difficult owing apparent
ly to the fact that her machinery bad
been damaged.
British Vessels Succumb Next
Shortly after the sinking of the
Boilvet a British ship was struck on
the deck squarely amidships and' com
pelled to withdraw from the fight. Then
another British vessel was badly dam
aged and at a quarter before four was
seen to retire under a terrificffit.r t . from
the Turkish battery. This vessel ran
in toward the shore. For a full hour
the allies tried to protect her with
their guns but it was apparent that she
was destined for destruction. Eight
effective hits showed the hopelessness
of the situation for this vessel. She
then withdrew towards the mouth of
the Dardanelles which she reached in a
few minutes under a hail of shells.
The forts continued firing until the al
lies were out of range.
Turkish Marksmanship Excellent
This was the first day when the war
ships attacking the Dardanelles kept
within range of the Turkish torts for
any considerable length of time. The
results from them were terrible, owing
to the excellent marksmanship from
the Turkish barracks. On this day 2,-
000 shells were silencing one shore
battery. The result have inspired the
Turks with confidence aud they are
looking forward to further engage
ments with calm assurance.
ZEPPELIN RAID ON PARIS
SCARES WOMAN TO DEATH
Paris, March 22, 5.05 A. IM.—'While
no one was killed directly by the Zep
pelin bombs which were dropped In
Paris and its euvirons early yesterday,
they resulted in one death —that of
Mine. Charles Pesson, who lived in the
Kue Des Dames. The aged woman was
so frightened by the explosion of a
bomb in that street that she died soon
afterward.
After Public Prosecutor Lescove and
his staff had visited all the places where
'bombs exploded and examined several
witnesses he drew up a report to which
will be annexed reports made of pre
vious airship raids upon the city.
A city analyst who spent the day
collecting bomibs which did not ex
plode and fragments of those which did
took them to his laboratory for a cnem
ical analysis. Prom an examination he
found that most of the missiles dropped
were incendiary, containing a mixture
of phosphorus tar and 'benzine provided
with a lighting contrivance consisting
of a wick soaked in petroleum.
'•Air Raid on Calais Ineffective
Calais, via Paris, March 22, 5.10 A.
M.—The third Zeppelin attack on this
city timed at almost the precise hour
that the aerial raid was made upon
Paris early Sunday morning was made
ineffective l>ecause of the whirring of
the airship motore gave adequate warn
ing of their approach. The Zeppelins
came from the direction of the sea, but
received guch a vigorous 'bombardment
from French artillery that they re
treated before they reached tiie city.
It is supposed here that they intended
making another effort to drop bombs
in the harbor and on the railroad Junc
tion.
USE COGOANUT OIL
FOR WASHING- HAIR
If you want to keep your hair in
good condition, the less soap you use
the better.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries
the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and
is very harmful. Just plain mulsified
cocoanut oil (whick is pure and en
tirely greaseless), is much better
than soap or anything else you can
use for shampooing, as this can't pos
sibly injure the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with
i water and rutf it in. One or two
j teaspoonfuls will make an abundance
i of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses
the hair and scalp thoroughly. The
lather rinses out easily, and removes
every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves it
•>> end silky, bright, fluffy and
easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at most any drug store. It is very
cheap, and a few ounces is enough
*n li»st everyone in the family for
months.
CONFERENCE ACTS ON THE ~
DEATH OF DR. TOMINSON
Dr. Fox Leads in Prayer When News Is
H«ard—Greetings Beceived From
Organized Labor Union and Beplied
to by Bishop
Siiamokin, March 22. —When Con
ference henrd Saturday that Dr. T. L.
Tomkinson hsd passed away Friday
night at his home in Wilmington, Dr.
John D. Fox, paitor of the Grace Meth
odist church, led in prayer. Resolutions
of condolence w»re ordered sent to the
family by the Conference. .
Dr. Silas C Swallow wasrput upon a
commission with the Rev. M. K. Foster
and the Rev. George W. Leidy to ad
just a dispute over the ownership ef
the Flemington parsonage.
J. R. Rote, a layman and a member
of Graee Methodist, church, dlarrisburg,
was chairman of the laymen's commit
tee who brought the greetings of the
association to the Conference. George
U. Hutchison, of Warrior's Mark, em
ployed on Capitol Hill, briught the re
grets of Governor Brumbaugh, who
could not get to the Conference.
Greetings From Labor Union
A unique feature of the Conference
was the presentation, of greetings from
the organized labor union by William
Corless, representative of the -Central
Labor Union. The Bishop responded
by reading from the Discipline the de
liverance of the Methodisf Church upon
the question of laoor.
Ordination services were presided
over by a number of deacons and eld
ers. The following ministers were or
dained: Rankin S. Caldwell, Mercers
burg; Luther W. McGowen, York
Springs; John T. Williams, CoaTport.
Those made deacons were: Harry L.
Jarctt, Cross Roads; J. Karl Jacobs,
Selinsgrove; Irviu S. Hodgson, Snow
Shoe; Charles T. Himes, Millerstown;
Franklin A. Lawson, Storrstown; Adam |
Magey, Hazleton; Albert B. Harper, j
Penfield; Bltert Wilson. Joddo.
Bishop Burt, who is presiding at the
Central Pennsylvania Methodist Confer
ence, has been busy since yesterday in
! arranging the appointments. It may be
I to-morrow before the announcement will
! be made.
j Altoona Chosen For Next Conference
Altoona was chbsen for the 1916
j meeting to-day. The sessions will be
i held in the Eighth Avenue church.
The conference adopted a resolution
j offered by the Rev. H. R. Gilbert, of
I Berwick," to the effect that President
1 Wilson use his influence to have a law
i enacted which would prohibit the ship
j ping of liquor from wet. into dry ter
ritory.
! Another resolution adopted provid
| cd that Br. J. H. Morgan be chosen
I permanent president of Dickinson Col
! lege. He is at present the acting head
! of the institution.
I ' Bishop Burt, who is presiding at the
| conference will probably announce the
i appointments to-night.
"tlie Norristown Conference
Norristown,. Pa., March 22.—Mueh
routine business was disposed of at to
day's session of the Philadelphia Meth
odist Conference in preparation for
final adjournment to morrow when the
appointments will be announced.
There was much enthusiasm in the
conference when announcement was
made that Ihe Chester county court had
refused to grant 12 liquor licenses in
that jurisdiction.
Among the matters considered to
day was the report of the Social Serv
ice Commission. The report stated
that the Commission had' done good
work in suppressing unwholesome the
atrical and moving picture shows. The
report also stated that the church is
not reaching the working people as it
ought to. "It is our duty to make hous
ing conditions what they should be, to
see that corporate greed shall not grind
childhood and womanhood, and to look
after the welfare of as many as we
can," the report said.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
Allegheny College at Meadville Plans
Elaborate Program for June
By Associated Press.
Meadville, He.. March 22.—Educa
tional leaders from ail parts of the
country will gather at the centennial
celebration of the Allegheny College
here in June to discuss college matters,
among which will be a plan for the
standardization of courses of study.
The program for the. conference will be
devoted to the ideals aud achievements
of the American college, what entejs
into its curriculum, its place in educa
tion and its future. Sessions will be
gin June 22.
Among the speakers will be the Rev.
Dr. William H. Crawford, president of
Allegheny College; Abraham W. Harris,
president, of Northwestern University;
Dean Charles H. Haakins, of Harvard
University; Provost Kdgar 8. Smith, of
Pennsylvania University; John H. Fin
ley, former president of the College of
the City of New York; W. H. Paunce,
president of Brown University; P. P.
Claxton, United States Commissioner of
Education; Charles P. Thwing, presi
dent of Western Reserve University;
Prof. Alexander Meiklejohn, president
of Amherst College, and Henry C. King,
president of Oberlin College.
The Turkish Empire
The Turkish empire is composed of
many mixed races. It includes Greeks,
•Slavs, Albanians, Armenians, Jews and
'Circassians.
RAILROADS
CREWOOARD
HABBISBUBG SIDE
Philadelphia Division—lo7 crew to
go first after 3.30 p. m.: 128, 115,
116, 101, 108, 126, 119, 129, 109,
127, 117, 105.
Engineers for 108, 123, 129.
Firemen for 107, 108, 115, 116,
127. *
Conductor for 107.
Flagman for 126.
Brakemen for 115, 101, 109.
Engineers up: Henuecke, Gibbons,
Seitz, Snow, Bruebaker, Dcnnison,
Smeltzer, Supplee, Wanbaugh, Tennant,
MeCauley, Strceper, Young, Long,
Burg, Powell, Smith, Kverliart, bay
man, Madenfort, Hubler, Sellers, Buck,
Geesev, Smith, Welsh.
Firemen up: Collier, Xloffatt, Spring,
Libhart, Brenner, McNeal, Miller,
Chronister, Mc.Curdv, Whh'heilo, Yent
zer, Packer, Hhoads, Gilberg, Bleich,
Everhart, Horstiek, Oopeland, Bushey,
Myers, Cover, Penwell, Mulholm, liantz,
Shaffer.
Conductors up: Fraelick, Mehaffie.
Flagman up: Donohoe.
Brakemen up: Malseed, Dengler,
Bryson, Desch, Mumnta, Bogner, Col
lins, Moore, Albright, File, Gouse,
Brown, Hippie, Allen, Arment, Cox.
Middle Division—24 crew to go
first after 2 p. m. 18, 235, 245.
Preference: 2, 9, 3, 5, 7, 10, 4, 1,
6, 8.
Laid off: 25,
Engineers for 24, 2.
Fireman for 3.
Conductors for 5, 1.
Flagman for 3.
Brakeman for 4, (2); 10, 8.
v Engineers up: VVissler, Siinonton,
Smith, Knisley, Carman, Kugler, Clous
er, Free.
Firemen up: Fritz, Gross, Arnold,
Zeiders, Sheesly, Seagriat, Ross, Liebau,
Karstetter, Stonffer, Kuntz, Wright.
Conductors up: Patrick, Kberle,
Byrnes, Fralick, Buskins, Gant, Keys.
Flagmen up: Frank, Mumina, Bod
ley.
Brakemen lip: Kissinger, Reese, Hen
derson, Stahl, Me Henry, Troy, Bolan,
Frank, Myers, 8011.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division—22 7 crew to
go first after 3.45 p. m.: 207, 221,
239, 206, 228, 224, 211, 204, 229
213, 216, 234, 222, 230, 242, 223,
201, 217.
Engineers for 227, 221, 237, 228
211.
Firemen for 207, 20-4.
Conductors for 216, 222, 228, 229,
235, 239.
Flagmen for 206, 213, 239, 242.
Brakemen for 204, 206, 225, 227,
239.
Conductors up - Forney, Flickinger, I
Dewees,
Flagmen up: Ford, Camp.
Brakemen up. Stimeling, Bong,!
Campbell, Twigg, Vandling, Waltman, i
Koue, Goudy Sum my, Lucz, Myers,
Shaffer, Musser, Shuler, .Jaco-bs,
Middle Division —120 crew to go
first after 1 p. m.: 114, 451, 225,
241.
Laid off: 109. 116, 107.
Engineer for 120.
Fireman for 120.
Conductor for 114.
Flagman for 114.
Yard Crews—Engineers up: Salts
man, Kuhn, Snyder, Pelton, Shaver,
Landis, Hoyler, Beck, Harter, Biever,
Blosser, Meals, Swab, Crist, Harvey.
Firemen up: Bair, Evilc, Revie,
Ulsh, Bostdiorf, Schiefer, Raueli, Wei
gle, Lackey, Cookerly, Maeyer, Ulsh,
Scholter, Snell, Bartolet, Getty, Bark
ey, Sheets.
Euginers for 1171, 130, 1820.
Firemen for 1171, 1816, 130, 1856,
I 1270, 90.
THE BEADING
P., H. & P.—After 4 p. m.: 2, 6,
3, 10, 5, 14, 12.
Eastbound—After 3.45 p. in.: 62,
65, 59, 64.
Conductors up: Philabaum, Hilton,
German, Sipes, Kline.
Engineers up: Wood, Pletz, Rich
wine, Massimorc, Middaugh, Crawford,
Bonawitz, Wireman, Tipton, Morrison,
Glass, Sweeley, Martin, Kettner, Fet
row, Woland, Fortnev.
Firemen up: Anspach, Fulton, Kel
ly, Sullivan, Snader,' Rumbaugli, An
ders, Zukoswiski, Stephens, Nye, Dow
ihower, King, Carl, Dolbbins, Bingaman.
Brakemen up: Ely, Sleutz, Haines,
Macluner, Shearer, Taylor, Page,
Grimes, Hartz, Miles, Gardener, Ware,
Zawaski, Motter, Painter, iHoover.
IT PAYS TO USE STAB
INDEPENDENT WANT ADS.
DUNBAR'S ROYAL DRAGOONS, CELEBRATED
BAND, HEAD WEEK'S BILL AT THE ORPHEUM
Bobb*< IfSsSi'*'<£!■ ■
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Ralph Dunbar's Royal Dragoons, vaudeville's celebrated singing band, will head the vaudeville V'" ®t the Orphcum
this week. It will probably be recalled that when Mr. Dunbar presented the "Nine Royal Hussars" at the Orpheum last
season, the critics of the daily newspapers declared it to be the season's best headliner. The Hussars headed the sea
son's last offering.—Adv.*
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. CHAS. E. LYTER, formerly of the City Auto Oarage, has opened
his Repair Department permanently at the
REX AUTO GARAGE
Nos. 1917-10 NORTH THIRD STREET
CLASSIC WA
Selected by J. Howard Wert
No. 22 MARCO BOZZARIS
BY fITZ-GREENE HALLECK
Never has a greater wave of sympathy for an oppressed people swept over
the civilized world than when, in 1821, Greece, famed in ancient story and song,
the land of Pericles and Plato, rebelled against the Turkish yoke. The talented
and erratic Loi;d Bvron sought to aid the Greeks with pen and sword, his martial
efforts being terminated by his untimely death when but a little more than thirty
six years of age. The halls of the American Congress rang with eulogiums of
the Greeks from the leading orators and statesmen (if the day,—Daniel Webster,
Henry Clay, and others.
In 1823, Marco Bozzaris, the brave Suliote leader, whilst heading a night
attack on the Turkish camp, fell, mortally wounded, in the hour of complete
victory. Of all the poetic panegyrics on this hero, none so touch the popular
heart as the vivid word painting of America's talented poet, Fitz-Greene Halleck,
l|ere presented. It is a poem that can i|ever die as long as hearts beat responsive
to the calls of patriotism.
Later, when Turkey called the Egyptians to the battleline and Greece
seemed on the point of being crushed back into hopeless slavery, England, France
and "Russia came to its aid, destroyed the Moslem fleets in the naval hattle of
Navarino, whilst French troops drove the Egyptians from the Peloponnesus.
It was Marco Bozzaris whose last words were, —"To die for liberty is a
pleasure, not a pain."
At midnight, in liis guarded tent,
The Turk was dreaming of the hour
When Greece, her knee in suppliance
Vbent,
Should tremble at his power:
In dreains, through camp and court, he
bore
The trophies of a conqueror;
In dreams his song of triumph heard;
Then wore his monarch's signet-ring;
Then pressed that monarch's throne —
a king;
his thoughts, and gay of wing,
As Eden's gurden-bird.
At midnight, in the forest shades,
Boizaris ranged his Suliote band,
True as the steel of their tried blades,
Heroes in heart and hand.
There had the Persian's thousands stood,
There had the glad earth drunk their
blood
On old Platea's day;
And now there breathed that haunted
air
The sons of sires who conquered therq
With arm to strike and soul to dare,
As quick, as far as they.
An hour passed on—the Turk awoke;
That bright dream was his last;
Fie awoke —to hear his sentry's shriek,
"To anns! they come! the Greek! the
Greek!"
He awoke —to die midst flame and
smoke,
And shout, and groan, and saber-stroke,
And death-shots falling thick and
fast
As lightnings from the mountain-cloud;
And heard, with voice as trumpet loud,
Bozzaris cheer his band:
"Strike—till the last armed foe expires;
Strike —for your altars and your fires;
Strike —for the green graves of your
sires;
God —ami your native land!"
SECRET NOTE TO BRITAIN
BEING PREPARED BY U. S.
Washington, March 2*2.—lt was
stated definitely at the White House
to-dav that a note to Great Britain
making representations ou some fea
tures of the order in council is being
framed and will be dispatched to Lon
don in a few days. The basis of the
representations were not disclosed.
Representations to Germany for
reparation for the loss of the American
jailing ship William P. Frye and her
cargo, sunk in the South Atlantic by
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They fought—like brave men, long unci
wellf
They piled that ground with Moslem
slain;
They conquered—but Bozzaris fell.
Bleeding at every vein.
His few surviving comrades saw
His smile, when rang their proud huzza,
And the red field was won;
Then saw in death his eyelids close,
Calmly as to a night's repose,
Like flowers at set of sun.
Come to the bridal chamber, Death!
Come to the mother, when she feels.
For the first time, her first-born's
breath;
Come when the blessed seals
That close the pestilence are brokev
And crowded cities wail its stroke;
Come in consumption's ghastly form.
The earthquake's shock, the ocean's
storm;
Come when the heart beats high and
warm
With banquet-song, and dance, and
wine,—
And thou art terrible!— The tear,
The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier;
And all we know, or dream, or fear,
Of agony, are thine.
But to the hero, when his sword
Has won the battle for the free,
Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word;
And in its hollow tones are heard
The thanks of millions yet to be.
Bozzaris! with the storied brave
Greece nurtured in her glory's time,
Rest thee: there is no prouder grave,
Even in her own proud clime.
We tell thy doom without a- sigh;
For thou art Freedom's now, and
Fame's, —
One of the few, the immortal names,
That were not born to die!
the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, also are being prepar
ed and will be dispatched to Berlin in
two or three days.
The representations to Great Brit
ain are expected to dwell chiefly on
Great Britain's notice that she reserv
es the right to hold up all goods sus
pected of having an enemy origin or
destination even though they are con
signed to neutral ports.
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