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UNCLE HARRY TELLS ABOUT A NEW WATER CAME
"Ever pl#v brill or nny other game
while you were m swimming, bov#!"
aaked I'ncle. •
"We h.nl a big rubber ball that we
played with in the lake where we wont
last summer on our vacation." said
Jimmy, "an.l wo hail lots of fun.
didn 't we, Joe?"
"Yes, indeed." said Joe. "What
ma le you ask. Uncle Harry; know any
new kinds of water games?"
"I know about a water game that
is going to start at New York next
week," said I'ncle Harry, "and I think
you'd like to see it. It's the biggest
water ><ame that tins ever been played."
"How big is it, I'ncle Harry f"
asked Jimmy.
"Who's taking part in it?" in
quired Joe.
"Well, the game starts at New York
with a review of all the players." said
I'ncle Harry. "President Wilson will
l)f there to 'look the players' over and
see if they are in good condition. Then
they will go out into the Atlantic ocean
and begin their game. The 'grounds'
where the big ships will be played ex
tend from Nantucket island, which is
oft' the southern coast of Massachusetts,
to M.ntauk Fomt. which is on the tip
end >if l.oug island. New York."
Joe and Jiuimv understood every
word t tat I'ncle Harrv had said and
yet they couldn't tell what he was
talking aboi.t. I'ncle Harry saw that
the boys weie.pu//led, an l began laugh
ing.
"Whats the matter, fellows?" ho
said, a moment later. "1 don't sun
pose yi u ever heard of n water game
as big as tmis one. have you! Well, I
am n <t 'making up' this story; every
word of it is true. What I've !>een
speaking of is the big 'war game' of
the I'nited State* navy. The players
ire all the warships' in the North At
lantic fleet. They include all kinds of
battleships, or dreadnoughts as they are
called nowadays; cruisers, which are
vurshr s that carry smaller guns and
can travel faster than dreadnoughts;
tor[H?do lv>.;t destroyers, submarines
and other snips that carry supplies for
the warships. Altogether there will be
about eighty ships."'
"What is the game these warships
play!" asked Jiimny.
"I suppose you might call it 'At
tacking New- York," said I'ncle Harry.
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DIVA'S FORTUNE IN GEMS
Late Mr:c. Nordics.'s Estate Includes
SiXO.OOO in Jewels
Newa:'.;, N. 1.. May IA. M.ire than
$2 50,000 worth of 'eweis. accummu
)-ited by tie at-.- M c. Nor li a. opera
s:n.;er, are included in the appraisal
of her estate, now iu progress here.
T'.-.is estimate was made by the admin
istrator. who examined the gems in the
vault of a local trust company W'd
u^s.lay.
Among the ornaments was one \al
ued at $73. 0 ! 0. and there were many
the value o" .vki.-11 ran to $15,000 and
$20,000. There was a great num >er of
medals and insignia presented to the
simjer by nearly all the crowned heads
of Europe.
Baseball Pitcher Killed
Pottsville. Pa.. May 14. Lewis Roe- j
der. of r'rackville. a well-known base-]
l>aii pitcher, was- killed on the Reading
Railway yesterday while working as a
ear runner. He was engaged in brak
ing a car when the sti.-k he was using
broke, and he fell un er the wheels.
"Duffy's A Lasting Benefit"
R" —~~TZ, * tier husband relieved
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years standing, Mrs.
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doctored with three doctors
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caii to" any
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"Will .the ships fire any shots?"
asked Joe.
"No. indeed," said I'ncle Harry.
"The warships have just finished sev
eral weeks of target practice off the
coast of Cuba, and this 'war game'j
that will start next week will consist j
of scouting and cruising and trying to j
outwit 'the enemy.' "
"Who*B ' the 'enemy?' " asked
Jimmy.
"Some of our own American ships,"!
explained I'ncle Harry. "The bigj
fleet is divided into two parts. One
part of the fleet is ordered to guard j
New York and the other part becomes
'the enemy.' It is the object of the j
'enemy' ships to get near enough to •
New York to fire shots into the city; |
and it is the object of the guarding
•fleet to discover the ships of 'the
enemy' before they get near to New
York.
"In working out the moves in the
game the oflicers of the warships on i
both sides learn many important lessons |
about handling their vessels. In a|
word, the 'war game' is what you j
might call genuine practice for our
warships. The oflicers learn many 1
things thiit would make it easier to
defend our seacoasts in case of war."!
"Is our country likely to have war
soon?" asked Joe.
"Not otu 1 chance in a thousand,''!
said I'ncle Harry, "and I hope there
ne\er will lie another war anywhere."
"Then why do the ships play this j
i'war game?'" asked Jimmy.
"For the same reason that the city ,
liiwmen a.e trained and given tests in
fighting tiros." explained Uncle Harry.
"The purpose of a lire engine is to pre
vent small fires from growing into big
lires. But if the firemen weren't
trained and experienced, the tire engines |
aud hook and ladders wouliln't be worth |
the steel and wood they are made of.
The purpose of the United States nav_\
is to protect our country in case of
trouble. But if the sailors, gunners
and oflicers are not trained and experi
enced. all the warships in the navy
wouldn't be worth their weight in scrap
iron. Our -ountry doesn't want to, j
aud woudn't have any right to, go out
and start a real war. just to get train
ing for its navy. So target practice i
and the 'war game' are the only ways
that the sailors and oflicers can get any
thing like genuine experiet.ee.''
Copyright 15*15 by The M-C Syndicate.:
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! ALLIES SHELLS LOST IN FIRE
Material For 6,000 Missiles Destroyed
When Factory Burns
New ('astle. Pa., May 14. —A thou
sand or more steel shells destined for i
use by the uHies were destroyed yes
terday afternoou when fire swept the
plant of the Standard Steel Car Com
iny here. The fire started in the un
der frame department from a furnace
and the entire depurtment was prac
tit-ally destroyed.
The company has a big order for
shells for the allies and materials suf
ficient to turn out 6,000 six-inch shells
was recently taken into the plant.
Four hundred men have been at work
on this order. Much of the material not
vet made into shells was destroyed.
The damage to the- plant is estimated
. at $150,000.
Shamokin Seeks Elks' Convention
Shamokin. May 14.—The Shamokin
Lodge of Klks yesterday launched a
movement to have the ISI6 State con
vention of the order held here. Lodges
throughout the State will be asked to
: support this movement.
HARRISBTTRO STAR-INDEPENDENT. FRTDAYtiVEOTNOMAT 14, 1915.
IICKING BURNING
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~CT V. NEWS
TO STOP ILLEGAL FISHING
Four Men Arrested in Gettysburg on
Charge of Gigging
Gettysburg, Pa., May 14.—Acting
under instructions of the State authori
j ties, Chief of Police Emmons has
started to patrol the streams in this
j vicinity in an effort to stop the prae
, tice of seining and gigging game fish
out of season and at night.
Wednesday night in the vicinity of
j the borough water works, along Marsh j
Creek. Emmons captured four young j
i men of Cumberland township in the act j
l of gigging. They are Paul Redding, !
Raymond Redding and Clement Red- j
ding, sons of J. C. Redding, and Ber- :
nard Redding, a son of J. ,T. Redding. '
| Charges of gigging out of seasou have j
been preferred against the four.
Against Bernard Redding there is an
additional charge of having two bass iu
li is possession.
Mrs. Catharine Faire Dies
Carlisle, May 14.—After a week's
illness. Mrs. Catharine Faire, an aged,
resident of Mt. Holly Springs, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Gleini. of Baltimore avenue, that place.
Death was due to a general break
down brought about b\ old ago. She
was 77 years, 3 months and 11 davs
| old.
Beside? her daughter, the follow
ing brothers and sisters survive; Mrs.
illiam Motter. Mrs. Charles Karns
and Wilbert Stoner, all of Carlisle;
i Mrs. Rebecca Morgenthau, of Harris
burg, and Charles Stoner, of the West.
The funeral will be held Saturday!
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home
lof her daughter. Mrs. Gleim, of 'Bal !
i timnre avenue.
Installed as Pastor
Chambers burg. May 14. —Services
and installation were held in the Sec
ond Lutheran church last evening, !
when the Rev. T. B. Thomas was of- I
ticiallv declared pastor of the church 1
which he has been the successful act
ing minister since September 1. 1914.
The services were in charge of the
Rev. John Jay Hill, of Uttlestown.
president of the West Pennsylvania
Synod of the Lutheran church. The
Rev. Dr. O. C. Roth, of th e First Lu
theran church and the Rev. W. A.
Kump, of Trinity Lutheran church, of
town, assisted.
Observe Memorial Day on Saturday
Newville, May 14.—Memorial Dav i
in XewvilJe will be celebrated on Sat
urday. May -9. the Rev. Paul H. Ket
terman, York, who recently conducted
a series'of meetings at Mount Hollv ,
, will be the orator. The Lovsville anil !
Knola bands will furnish music.
'SUPPORT FLAG," SAYS HILL
, Former Pastor of Grace M. E. Church.
This City, Receives Big Ovation
At World's Court Congress
Cleveland, 0., May 14.—Delegates
| to the World Court Congress burst into i
j wild applause yesterday afternoon
when Dr. John Wesley Hill, of New
| York, in an impromptu speech, pointed
dramatically to a liuiie American flag
above his head and shouted:
"Any English-American, German-
American or other 'hyphenated Ameri
can ' who does not support that Hag in
the present situation is unworthy of
the citizenship he owns."
An orchestra in an alcove began the
strains of "Star-Spangled Banner,"
and the audience rose and joined in
singing the song. Many wept aloud.
Dr. Hill's declaration was not made
at a regular session of the congress,
but at a dinner given by the business
men of Cleveland to the delegates of
the congress. The congress has forbid
, den comment on the war situation dur
ing its meetings.
John Hays Hammond, chairman of
| the congress, yesterday announeed a
i commission of delegate's to draw np a
definite plan for a World Court of Jus
; tice. Its members are;
James Brown ' Scott, Washington,
publicist and peace advocate; Theodore
Marburg, former minister tp Belgium;
Henry Lane Wilson, ex-ambassador to
Mexico; Bainbridge Colby, New York
lawyer; Judge I). D. Wood in a usee, Cin
, cinnati; Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks, New
! York.
Lebanon Fire Company Celebrates
I Lebanon, May 14.—The Persever
, ance. Fire Comjtanv last night celebrat-'
' ed its sixteenth anniversary with a
j line program of song, addresses and
J feasting. State Senator Daniel P. Ger
erich. a tneireber of the company, was
i toastmaster.
Aged Woman Dies After Long Illness
Neffsville, May 14.—Mrs. Ephraim
j Lawrence, SO years old. died last even-
I ing of a complication of diseases after
I| a long illness. She was a member of
the I'nited Brethren church and is sur
vived by her husband, nine children,
thirteen grandchildren and seven broth
ers and risters.
INCREASE PER CAPITATAX IN
K.C.E. FROM 40 TO 54 CENTS
Greatest Leap in History of Order Due
to Growing Expenses—Plans Laid
to Care For Aged Men and Women
and Orphans
I-ebanon, May 14.—After increas
ing the per capita assessment from 40
cents to 54 cents a year, the Grand
Castle of Pennsylvania. Knights of the
Golden Eagle, brought its 39th annual
session to a close here yesterday after
noou. The increase is the greatest in
any one year in the history of the or
der, but was necessitated by growing
expeuses, the appropriations for the
coming year being $20,530.43.
Of this amount S3OO will go to the
men's home and orphanage at Hors
ham. which is supported by 22 subord
inate castles as their own enterprise.
A collection at the concluding session
added nearly S7O to the fund for the
home.
The Grand Temple, Ladies of the
Golden Eagle, brought its convention
to a close yesterday after projecting a
woman's home and orphanage similar
to that at Horsham, and the Eagles
also appropriated SIOO for this cause.
In both bodies the officers elected |
last December were installed yester
day. ami later nominations were made
for new officers as follows:
Grand Castle —Grand chief, J. B.
Brownley, Philadelphia; vice chief,
Harry A. Herbst, Bethlehem; hiijh
.priest, R. M. K. Lewis, North Wales;
master of records, Louis L. Gallagher,
Xorthwood: keeper of exchequer. Harry
Xeamand, Perkasie; sir herald, A. W.
Stemmee, Philadelphia; A. W. McGann, I
Harrisburg; F. H. S»keen, Lancaster; ]
L. C. Bishop, York; Abram Reese, New j
Providence; George F. Bierman, Birds- |
boro: Miles C. Hafflv, Reuovo; Oliver i
A. lubst, Allen town; first guardian, 11. j
11. Holmes, George H. |
Kane, West Chester; J. H. Gouch, j
Philadelphia; second guardian, Aaron j
Hin(z. Reading; George W. Walton, i
Bainbridge; Henry L. Gise, Elizabeth- |
town; Edwin L. Ely, Chalfonte; grand
trustee, Max Trankner, Philadelphia; |
.1. R. Craumer, I'aruegie; representa- |
tive to Supreme Castle, John B. Gray
bill, Lancaster.
Grand Temple—Grand templar. Mrs. >
Harry Bixler, Ilarrisburg; vice tem- j
plar, Mrs. Cora Bostiau, Milton; priest- j
ess, Mrs. Cora V. Beattv, Pitts»bur-jrh; |
guardian of records, Mr*, .losie V. '
Walters, Philadelphia; guardian of ex- |
chequer, Mrs. Johanna Lissner, Phila- |
delphia; marshal of ceremonies, Mrs. j
Ida Friedly, Altoona; guardian of in- |
ner portal, Mrs. Kate R. Long, Orwigs- j
burg; Mrs. Emily Kerns, Mount Car- I
mel; Mrs. Hannah McCartney, Pitts- '
burgh: guardian of outer portal, Mrs. !
Sallie Miller, Philadelphia; Mrs. Emma \
Douglas, Mrs. Adelaine Haley, Mrs. j
Emma Karns, all of Pittsburgh; guar- j
dun music, Miss Jennie Buch, Akron; I
grand trustees, Mrs. Sallie Erb, Phila- I
delphia; Mrs. Elizabeth Downs and
Mrs. Mary MoCullv, Pittsburgh.
Cancer Fatal to Man on Visit
Mavtown, May 14.—Isaac P. Rees- j
er, a native of this place, died vester-1
day at Lima. Ohio, of cancer of the !
stomach, aged 58 years. He was en
gaged in the general merchandise busi- j
ness for many vears and by trade was !
n blacksmith. He was a member of the !
Knights of the Golden Eagle. Besides !
his widow, a number of brothers and
sisters survive. He was in the West on
a visit.
Boy Attacked by Pet Dog
Marietta. May 14.—Albert Lntz, Jr..;
aged 15 years, was bndlv bitten in the ;
face by his pet dog yesterday. He was !
givinjf the canine a l>ath, when the aui
niav suddenly jumped at him, lacerating !
his face considerably. It is feared the j
sight of one eye will be impaired. The ,
boy was taken to the office of Dr. Y. j
T. Rich, who cauterized the wound.
Marietta Couple Married 51 Years
Marietta, May 14. —Mr. and Mrs. j
John W. Pinkerton yesterday were mar-1
ried fifty-one years. They have spent 1
all their wedded lives in this section.!
Mr. Pinkerton is a veteran of the' Civil
uar and is a few years older than his |
wife. His health is good, but his wife j
is seriously ill. They are Hie parents of ,
teij children.
Saved From Garage Fire
York. Pa., May 14.—Trapped in his I
garage, where he had gone to prepare !
rhe car for a fishing trip yesterday,
John A. King, of West York, was ter- j
riblv burned Wednesday night when an '■
exploding gasoline, tank set a $1,200 j
fire. He escaped death by mere chance, j
as Jonas Jacobs, a ueiglibor, attracted j
by the dames, burst open the door, re-1
leasing him. His condition is critical. :
Banquet for U. S. Official
Lancaster, Pa., May 14.—Several I
hundred I/ancaster county Democrats !
will give a ■banquet next Thursday even
ing to B. F. Davis, the new Internal j
Revenue Collector. Fourth Assistant |
Postmaster General James I. Blankslee j
an l Yance C. MiK'ormick, of Harris- '
burg, will deliver addresses. Vice Pros
dent Marshall anil Secretary of State
Bryan have promised to be present.
Brothers Die in River
New Brighton, Pa.. May 14. —In an
effort to save his brother, Felix Kairis,j
5 years old, who fell from a retaining ;
wall into the Beaver river here late
yesterday, Andrew Kairis, 13, plunged
into the water and both sank beneath
the surface. Stephen Kairis, 10. wit
nessed the drowning of his brothers.
The bodies have not been recovered.
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Why Farmers Buy Automobile!
An investigation by "Farm Life,"
covering seven counties in southwestern
Indiana, shows that twice as many
cars are being sold this year, as com
pared with last, and that about 75 per
cent, of the machines going out this
season are being sold to farmers.
The investigation seems thorough j
enough to establish a basis for the
whole country. The licenses issued by
the State were first considered, run
ning about 64,000, against 36,000 for
the same' in 1914. The dealers
were interviewed, as well as more than
seven hundred farmers.
"Farm Life" declares that not only
are average farmers buying machines,
but that every fourth or fifth man in
terviewed, :f he had no car, is planning j
to buy .one—this year or next —if his |
crops and his live stock ventures turn
out according to his reasonable hopes.
Is this unu.sual investment in auto
mobiles by farmers a sign of prosper
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It is attributed by "Farm Life"
largely to the decrease in the price of
machines, and the need felt by the
farmer for a time-saring and pleasure
giving veh'clc. In no instance was it
found that the farmers neglected their
flocks and fields to go joy-riding; on
the contrary, the machine owners were
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