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UNCLE HARRY TELLS ABOUT THE WAR UP TO DATE
"la the war in Europe anywhere
near ended," asked Joe.
"Boys, I told you the other night—
you will remember —that if there was
anything about the daily news that
you didn 'J understand ami would ask
me, I'd try to answer your question,
but I'm fraid you have asked me too
big a question this time,'' said Uncle
Harry.
'"Doesn't anyone know the answer!"
inquired Jimmy.
"No, I don't believe there is a per
son on this earth who could give you
am altogether satisfactory answer,"
added Uncle Harry. "If you could talk
to Kaiser William, the ruler of Ger
many, or his general Van Handenberg,
who is in command of the soldiers tlhat
are fighting the Russians in Poland
and tlhat part of Austria called Galicia,
or some of the German generals in (Bel
gium and France, you might learn
■whether the wax was nearing an end.
Or you might get some general in
formation if you talked with General
Joffre, who is in command of the
French army, of Lord Kitciener, who is
directing Che British troops.''
"Well, can you tell us which side
is ahead I'' asked Joe.
"That is also difficult to answer,"
replied Uncle Harry. "As I told you
• Short time ago, boys, the Govern
ments of the nations that are at war
are very careful about all the -war
news tihat is sent to America or any
of the other countries. Consequently
we have to take what news we cam
and make the most of that"
"Then tell us what has happened
educe the war began and maybe that
will give us some idea of where tho
two sides stand," said Jimmy.
"Even that is a big day's work,"
said Unde Harry, "but IH try and
give it to you as briefly and clearly as
I can. The war started nine months
ago—on August 2, 1914. The German
army took the aggressive step and be
gan its campaign toward Paris, the
capital of France. Th* Belgian army
met the German army and although
King Albert and his Belgian troops
were defeated they succeeded in check
ing the German army until France
and England could get their troops on
the inarch. The advance guard of the
German army got witihin about twenty
five or thirty miles of Paris, but the
main army was stopped at an even
greater distance from the French cap
ital. Since that tiime, which was a few
weeks after the war started, the Ger
man army has been pushed back a short
distance. But it is still on French and
GIRL ELOPES WITH HUSBAND
Mrs. Chane, 14, Adds Another Knot in
Tangled Ohio Case
Findlay, Ohio, May 7.—Disguised
as a woman of thirty, with a long
dress, Airs. Roland Chane, formerly
Ellen Gilmore, 14, has tied another
knot into a kinky case, by eloping with
her own husband, Boland Chane, 19.
The girl wa« in the detention home
last December when it was quarantined
for scarlet fever, but managed to elude
the officers and escape over a high
board fence to her sweetheart on the
outside.
The two went to Monroe, Mich.,
■where they married. When they re
turned the girl was taken in charge
by her parents, and the juvenile court
sentenced the youthful husband to the
workhouse for nine months.
The common pleas court ruled
against this proceeding and liberated
them both. Then the father of the
bride filed action to have the marriage
annulled, and the girl was sent to the
detention home again. Her second es
cape from that institution has chagrined
the officials.
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Belgium soil and the soldiers of the
two sides are stretched out in a long
battle line that extends along the east
ern border of 'France from Switzerland
up into ißelgium. If you will look at
the map of Europe in your geographies
you 'll see exactly where the armies are
and wht>*e the battles are being
fought."
"How about the wax in Poland and
Austriaf" asked Jimmy.
"Both aides 'have won big victories,"
said Uncle Harry, "'but the Austrians,
who aire the allies of Germany, have
suffered the worst defeats.''
i "Have there Ibeen many ihattles
during the winterl" asked Joe.
"Not so many as were fought last
fall, and as will be fought this spring,"
said Uncle Harry. "The cold weather
witih the winter snows and ice made
it difficult for the soldiers to travel.
So the war (moved very slowly during
December, January and February. But
now with the coming of spring both
sides are decidedly more active. Sonne
people believe that the war will be end
ed before summer is over, and I cer
tainly hope so.''
"How about the navies; have there
been any big fights between the war
ships!" inquired Joe.
"A few, but not as many as were
expected when the war started," said
Uncile Harry. ' • England and France
'have so many worships that Germany
has not thought it wise up to tihe pres
ent time to risk sending many of her
battleships and cruisers out to meet the
ships of the allies. The German sub
marines, howe>ver, have been very suc
cessful and have destroyed a number of
British and French ships.
"The Turks are still holding Con
stantinople against the attacks of the
British and the French ships in the
Straits of the Dardanelles and there
has been no fighting of any kind in
the Far East, since Japan captured
the one German fort in China.
"So you see, boys, tihe war situation
right now is something like a pair of
weig'hing scales, with a one pound
■weight on one side and a pound of
sugar on the other side—tJhey are bal
ancing. A teaspoonful of sugar or an
ounce weight would turn the scales
either way. The war news during the
next few months is expected to be very
important. Germany may add the tea
spoonful of sugar and tip the scales
ih her favor or the allies may add the
ounfe weight and tip the scales in their
favor. I'll try to keep posted on the
really developments of the
war and tell you fellows about t'hem.
Copyright 1915 by The M-C Syndicate.
REV. STAMETS MADE CHAPLAIN
Augsburg Lutheran Pastor Elected to
Position by Belly Hose Company
At a regular monthly meeting of the
Reily Hose Company last night the
Rev. Amos M. Stamets, pastor of the
Augsburg Lutheran church, was elected
chaplain of the company. Shortly after
the Rev. Mr. Stamets accepted the
honor a gold service badge was pre
sented him by the company.
Recently a baseball team has been
organized by the company known as
"Reily Hose No. 10," with H. B.
Hanlen, as manager. The first gamd will
be played at Fourth and Seneca streets,
with the Hope Fire Company, Saturday
afternoon. The team is anxious to se
cure games at home or out of the city.
Communications should be sent to the
manager in care of the Reily Hose.
Mrs. Roosevelt Out of Hospital
New York, May 7.—Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt was at her home in Oyster
Bay yesterday after spending three
weeks in Roosevelt hospital, where she
underwent an operation. Apparently in
the best of health, she left the insti
tution, walked unaided to an automo
bile and drove to her home.
iIARRISBT'ita STAK-IM UXif&N DEJNT, FKIJJAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1915.
I a R
STOVES AS ESSAY PRIZES
Offered to Winners of Contests in the
Lykens, Wiconisco and Williams
town High Schools
Three gas stoves, or the equivalent
in cash, it was announced to-day, are to
be given as prizes, one each to the
student in the Lykens, Wiconisco and
Williamstown high schools under a com
petitive essay writing contest to be ar
ranged by Professor Frank E. Sham
baugh, County Superintendent of
Schools, under the auspices of the Wil
liamstown Gas Company.
The contests are to be held in the
school rooms of the respective dis
tricts on the afternoon of May 14. The
students are to confine their writings
to discussing the process of gas manu
facture, for what purposes gas may be
utilized and its advantages, if any,
over other lighting and heating pro
cesses.
Professor Shambaugh also announced
to-day his schedules showing when and
where examinations will be conducted
by himself for the benefit of those
school teachers who desire provisional,
professional, permanent state ami spe
cial certificates. For the provisional cer
tificates the testa will be held as fol
lows: Susquehanna township High
school, June 3 and 4; Halifax, June 7;
Elizabethville, June 10; Grand Jury
room, Court House, Harrisburg, June
24.
For professional certificates exami
nations will be held in the Grand Jury
room in the Court House on June 29
and 30 beginning at 9 a. m. Examina
tions will be held in Harrisburg on
August 5 and 6 for permanent state
certificates and on June 29 and 30 and
August 24 and 25 for special certifi
cates.
SUES FOR WAGES WIFE KEPT
Man Sayß She Saved SIO,OOO and In
tends to Leave Him Nothing
New York, May 7.—After having
turned over his jay envelope to his
wife for twenty-seven years Jeppe Nel
son, of Perth Amboy, yesterday asked
Vice Chancellor Stevenson in the Jer
sey City Ohani'Ary Court to order a
partition of funds saved bv the wife.
Mrs. Nelson, "her husband says, has
saved SIO,OOO from his earnings and
intends to cut hiim. off in her will. Both
parties to the suit are aibout 7>, years
old.
They were married ill 18S3 and sep
arated in 1910, when Mrs. Nelson made
a will Which gives $4,000 to her daugh
ter, $3,000 to a son and SI,OOO and
a mortgage to the other son. The chil
dren are married. Two inheritances
of his, the husband asserts, were put
into mortgages by Us wife.
Mrs. Nelson said her husband gave
her the money to do with as ahe liked.
"I often asked him for one kind
word," she said. "'When I got back
from Europe in 1910 with my daughter
my "husband was standing in the front
door. I kissed him and asked him if
he wasn't glad to see me back. 'Cer
tainly not,' he said. 'You ought to
have stayed where you were.' " The
children corroborated tiheir mother.
Vice Chancellor Stevenson reserved de
cision.
MAN WAS RAISED AS GtKL
Strange Case of Dual Personality
Found in West Virginia
Marlington, W. Va., May 7.—A
strange case of dual personality was re
vealed in the conviction of Max Curry,
a merchant, on the charge of setting
fire to his store for the purpose of col
lecting the insurance. He was sen
tenced to six years in the penitentiary.
The tire is said to have been but one of
many in which Curry figured.
Curry, who is well connected, was
brought up in Lincoln county as a girl
and was known as "Mattie" Curry.
As "Mattie'' Curry he went to school
at Hamilton and after he was grown
he taught school, associated with wom
en as one of them and excited no sus
picion. After teaching school for sev
eral years "Mattie" Curry went away
and after spending some "time in the
West returned to Hamilton. Hut the in
dividual who went away in skirts and
corsets came back in trousers and as
•Max Curry, and he declared he should
never have worn anything else.
Summer House Destroyed by Fire
Lebanon, May 7. —Fire broke out
in the summer house of Morris Slouch,
a tenant on the Michael EJby farm,
about a mile south of Campbelltown,
this county, yesterday afternoon de
stroyed the structure before the flames
could be put out. The family had fin
ished their washing and it is thought
the blaze started from a small fire
which had been built during washing
time and which was thought to have
been extinguished after the washing
had been concluded. Through the ef
forts of the bucket brigade, the main
building was saved.
American War Nurse Weds in Paris
Paris, May 7.—Miss Emily Laubach,
of Wooster, 0., and Benjamin Johnson,
of St. Paul, Minn., were mitrried in this
city yesterday. Mrs. Johnson has been
in Paris for some time, engaged in hos
pital work with the American ambu
lance.
Hurt In Two Wrecked Autos
Malianov City, Pa., May 7.—ln a
head-on collision between automobiles
driven by A. A. Hodgson, of Shenan
doah, and Division Superintendent
Boyle at the Mahanoy storago yard,
both cars were wrecked and the occu
pants br.dlv bruised and shaken up.
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SOCIAL
PERSONAL
ENOLA ALUMNI BANQUET
High School Students Present and Past
Enjoy Annual Celebration at
Y. M. C. A. of Enola
The Enola High School Alumni Asso
ciation held its annual banquet in the
P. B. B. Y. 'M. C. A. at Enola on Wed
nesday evening. Those present were:
Miss Esther Jauss, Miss Helen Knaby,
iMiss Ada 'Morgan, Miss May Byrem,
Miss Keoka Gaull, iMdss Helen Markel,
Miss Catherine Silver, Miss Clara Sny
der, Miss Yerna Stone, 'Miss Esther
Shuey, Miss IMary Seipie, -Miss Thelina
Barnhart, IMiss Catharine Famous, Miss
Miriam Shuman, Miss Claire Dyer,
Miss Rhae Gutsliall, Miss Catharine
Davis, Miss May ■Cadell, 'Miss Ruth lin
ger, George Bloser, John Campbell, Roy
Walter, Kaiph Webster, Mr. Kinter,
Paul Heckert, Mr. Hay, Prof. Harry
Stonebraker, Glen iihover, Walter Meek,
R. Neid'hammer, C. Kennedy, George
Sinee. Howard Neidig, Walter ißurk
holder, Philip Fordney, Paul Blosser
and Zeamer Detweiler.
K. OF I'. HELD BANQUET
John Harris Lodge No. 103 Degree
Team Entertained at Annual Dinner
The degree team .of Jo'hn Harris
'Lodge No. 193, Knights of Pythias,
held its annual dinner in the banquet
room of the S. S. Rutherford caie,
316 North Second street, last night.
Covers were laid for the following
guests:
J. C. Corpman, C. E. Waltz, E. E.
Ebersole, Jonas M. Rudy, C. B. Lang
letz, S. Brady Cavcny, H. D. Heel,
Charles W. Erb, Harry A. Boyer, C. B.
Shammo, E. E. Eshenour, John Bow
man, E. Burganstock, R, A. Zeiders, .W.
R. Reed, E. A. Steven, W. N. Bum
gardner, Horace StalLman, 0. C. Flick
inger, <!. A. Cornman, J. B. Colestock,
Joihn Nunemaeker, Philip Bongart, J.
A. Rudy, W. A. Walton, R. L. Hoover,
W. C. 'S. Stabler, B. E. Rice, Joseph
Caplinky and R. E. Davis.
EXTENSION COMMITTEE MET
Members of Y. W. 0. A. Meet at Home
of Dr. Doeter
Dr. Ruth A. Deeter entertained the
extension committee of the Y. W. C.
A. at the Deeter summer home at Sum
merdale, yesterday'. A 'business session
was held and the work of the past year
reviewed and that of next year out
lined. Those present were:
Miss Dorothv Morgan, Mrs. Albert
Ohesley, Miss 'Marion beib, iM'iss Jane
Kinzer, 'Miss Alice A. Gray don, M'iss
Louise Neimeyer and Br. 'Jtuth A.
Deeter.
BIBLE CLASS ENTERTAINED
Members Were Quests of Their Teacher,
Mrs. Henry McCorrnlck
The regular monthly meeting of the
Bible class of Pine street church, taught
'by Mrs. Henry MeCormiek, was held
last nigfo't at tlhtV home of the teacher,
305 North Front street.
A short business session was held,
during which it was decided to hold the
annual class meeting at "Cona," the
summer home of Mrs. McCormick, near
Bowmansdale, Juily 22. Last night's
meeting wasVthe last business meeting
until fall. A social hour was enjoyed
and 'refreshments served to albout
twenty members.
W. C. T. U. to Observe Mothers' Day
The Bast Harrisburg W. C. T. U. will
hold its regular annuail Mothers' Day
service at the Rutherford Y. M. C. A.
Sunday, May 9. The following pro
gram will 'be given: Devotional; Scrip
ture reading, Mrs. .T. A. iStahler; prayer,
IMirs. Kennedy; solo, Miss Anna Mc-
Kelvey; address, Mrs. IM. M. Steese;
reading, Mrs. Bolan; violin solo, 'Harry
Weirich; Mrs. Frank Hoover, accom
panist.
Dr. Smucker in Hospital
The Rev. Dr. Clayton Albert Smuck
er, pastor of the Stevens Memorial I.Vf.
E. church, underwent an operation at
the Harrit'burg hospital yesterday
morniug. The operation, while not a
very serious one, will force Dr. Smuck
er to remain in the hospital for several
weeks at least.
Will Present "The District School"
The (Men \s Bible class of Olivet 'Pres
byterian church will present a play,
"The District School,'' in the social
rooms of the church, Tuesday e sning.
May 11.
Balaklava Hero Dies at 80
Hi I Associated Press.
London, May 7.—Lieutenant - Gen
eral William Henry Beaumont De Hor
sey, who commanded the famous light
brigade in its charge at Balakiava,
died last night at the ago of 89 years.
He entered the army in 184 4, became
a major general in 1878 and retired
in 1883.
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FRIENDS SEE COBB FILM
"From Paducah to Popularity" Shown
at Vitagraph Theatre
New York, May 7. —Frieuds of Ir
vin Shrewsbury Cobb, friends of those
friends, and friends of their friends,
besides friends of the amateur actors
who prepared "From Paducah to Pop
ularity," the motion picture that was
shown at the Cobb dinner at the Wal
dorf April 25, and friends of those
friends, attended a friendly showing of
the picture at the Vitagrupli theatre.
One young woman, on seeing the hu
morist portrayed as a boy, exclaimed:
"Is that Mr. Cobbf I didn't think he
was so handsome."
Charles Somerville, who had played
the role, was restrained with difficulty
from leaping on the stage and bowing.
Lindsay Denison, who played Cobb
in later years, feared to attend.
CASH REGISTER FOR COOK
Housewives' League Hears of One
Method of Home Economy
New York, May 7. —Long suffering
husbands with extravagant wives sa
lute Mrs. Thctta Franks. Manu
facturers of cash registers do likewise.
Yesterday morning, in the rooms of
the National Housewives' League, Mrs.
Franks advised fifty housewives and as
many brides-to-be to keep cash regis
ters in their kitchens, so, that expend
itures could be controlled. Her subject
was "Giving the Square Deal to Hus
bands," and tho talk was on the neces
sary waste of foodstuffs and of money
due to careless housekeeping.
After tho lecture the housewives
were enthusiastic, but the brides-to-be
seemed more, interested in their lunch
eon engagements.
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Things to Remember If You Ave Lost
in the Woods
A contributor to the current issue of
"Farm and Fireside" calls attention
to the following things, which anybody
lost in the woods ought to know:
"I thought eveiy woodsman and
guide knew that by going downhill you
are sure to come up en stream of water
which will in turn lead to a settlement.
Furthermore, in our day nearly every
body depends on a watch instead of
sighting the sun.' When the hour
hand points toward the sun the point
midway between the hour hand and 1
o'clock will be due south.
"Another little woodcraft trick is
that of carrying a supply of matches in
a large-mouthed battle.' When fitted
with a tight cork the matches are sure
to be kept dry, even though you have
to swim a stream with your clothes
on.''
A Banker's Advice to Young Men
In the current issue of the Farm and
Fireside, the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield, Ohio, a banket
tells iu part as follows why he farms:
"I am president of three big banks,
and a director in other institutions
which require much of my time, yet i
find plenty of tinio.'to put in on my
farm, and at actual work too. At,the
age of fifty, and after twenty-five years
of banking and connections with
various other responsibilities, I have no
gray hairs to tell tales of worry, and
no wrinkles to betray the approach of
trme. Day after day [ have labored
over a long column of figures, discussed
the money market with my business
friends, and attend to other duties
in the office in the forenoon, then in
the afternoon I have donned a pair of
overalls and ridden the plows till sun
down.
'' \\ hat a great pity to see young men
and young women marching to the city
to be swallowed up with thousands of
other pieces of human machinery as
slaves to big business. There is no'wav
of convincing those unfortunate human
beings that they are wrong, until it is
too late. A few months awav from the
old farm, where they do not hear the
cowbells or see the great motion pic
ture of real life as pictured in the hun
dred and one things about the home,
they fall eternal victims to false life,
and are forever lost to farm life.
" Most young people go to town with
the idea of some day becoming well-to
do and retiring to the farm. I began
business life with a policy to stay on
tho farm. I live on the farm the year
round, and there'll be no retiring from
the fa;-m or to the farm.
'Can every young man and woman
do this? Not exactly. But those that
cannot may remain on the farm and
sav o themselves the cost of the awful
experiment.''
Pioneer Florist Dies at Aitoona
Altoona, Pa., May 7.—Allen S. My
ers, 05 years old, pioneer florist of Al
toona, died yesterday of Bright's dis
ease. He had been in business here
thirty-five years and maintained exton
sivo greenhouses in the suburbs. A
wife and eight children survive.
Lassen Peak in 01st Eruption
Bedding, Cal., May 7. — Lassen Peak
is in Eruption again, it became known
here yesterday. The latest eruption,
which is the ninety-first within the last
two years, occurred Wednesday night,
and was visible f|or many milea iu
every direction.