2
f" the
said one of the greatest thinkers
ticklish job to do that need a chew of PICNIC to
"whet" brain and hand, to a cutting tdge without any
dulling after effect."
You can take chew' 1 after chew of PICNIC and get
all the uplift without that after effect of
heavy, dark tobacco.
Only the mild mellow part of the leaf
goes into this soft, convenient twist. That's
the secret of its sweet, flavor and
its extraordinary mildness.
PicNicTVisia
CHEWING TOBACCO
" The Thinkers of the Country Arcthe Tobocco
You can also jjot PICNIC TWIST in freshness
preserving drums of 11 twists.
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liETTYMH Rli (OLI.EtiE WEEK
Program Is Announced for Events to
Be Held June ID
Getry»h-.trg. Max 27.—The eighty
third annua! commencement will ho held
June 4-9. That the festivities will he
intensely interesting is evident from
the program. Several speakers of na
tional reputation will be heard. Nu
merous scholastic and athletic contests
will be held and the usual social fea
ture* Mre a'so scheduled. An unusual
number of graduates v. il he ba>-k for
thei' class reuuions.
following are some of the events: ■
Friday evening. June 4. Pan Hellenic
reunion in Gladfelter hall.
Saturday evening. .Tune annual
by the Owl ami Nightingale Club
in "Brua chapel.
Sunday morai• Jat ■
Joctlu'/iyer
Wo LOCI ST STREET
Opposite Orpktuw • Hell 3-V>2
Ejf* Kiaminftl I.eiine* (.round
Opfi ami Saturday
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WASHINGTON
Sunday, May 30
i 1 *' The Capitol Building; Corcoran Art Gallery; Library of
Congress; Washington Monument; Botanic Garden; and
New National Museum will be open to public on this date.
V_ SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVES HAHRIBBUBG 7.05 A. M. .V
tßeturning, leavei Washington 5.45 V. M.
Pennsylvania Railroad)^
-care sermon by S'nailer Mathews. D.I
i IX. liL. L)., dean of the divinity school i i
of the University of Chicago and pres
ident of the Federal Council of the l ,
| Chur <hes of Christ in America. Sunday
evening .lohn C. Goddard, D. D., of
Salisbury, Conn., wii! deliver a dis- ;
•ourse before the college Y. M. C. A. !
Monday evening, June 7. concert by j
tiie combined musical clubs of the Coi- |
lege in Bnia chapel.
Tuesday morning. .Tune -8. annual
meeting of the hoard of trustees in
Gladfelter hall and senior class day ex
ercises on the college campus. In the
afternoon a memorial to the late Presi
i dent H. \V. MeKnight will he dedicated
and the new Alpha Tan Omega fratern- i
itv house will he open to the public for |
j inspection.
Wednesday morning. .Tune 9, gradu
ating exercises in Brua chapel. Ad-1
dresses hv Talco>tt Williams. Litt. D.. |
UJ. I)., dean of the Columbia Univer- j
sity S-iiool of Journalism, and John j
j Henry Ma Ph. D. L»L. D.. pres
ident of Lafayette College.
• 'harles Gruber. of Philadelphia, is
[ the valedictorian of the class aid John
I Henry Leader Trout, of Pittsburgh, the
[ salutatorian. At the close of the grad
uating exercises the alumni collation
will l>e served in Gladfelter hall and
last of all will be held the annual meet
ing of the Alumni Association.
Plan Big Day at Orphanage
Chamhersburg. Hay 27.—The Quincv
orphanage is making arrangements for
the annual day, Thursday of next week.
The exercises this year will include the
dedication of the Old People's home.]
•Special trains will earrv the guests from i
Harrisburg, York. Leibanon, i
and from fioints south of the Mason and !
Dixon line.
Bishop Weakley, of Parkershurg, W.J
% a., will he present and preside at the j
various functions and there will be a
large number of the United Brethren'
II clergymen, present. The superintendent, J
the Rev. H. J. Kitzmiller, will be in
charge of all the details of the exer
j cises, which will be held in a tent.
Storage Shed Burned
Waynesboro, May 27.—A small
j frame storage shed on the property of j
TTAKRTSBmRG ST ART N DEPENDENT, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1915.
| S. A. Funk, grocer, located in the rear
iof his store on North Church street,
was discovered on fire at 4.30 o'clock
I yesterday afternoon.
The building, which was about 15x ,
,20 feet, was practically burned down. I
j It is not known how the tire originated. 1
• ( rockery, etc.. was stored in the build-
I ing-
I Announce Conway Honor Men
Carlisle, May 27.—Announcement of j
the honor men for the Conway hall i
commencement exorcises to be held
next Wednesday evening was made yes
terday. George Hupp, of Shiremans
' town, has secured the valedictory rat
j ing, and honor orations have been as
signed to the following: Joseph Hill
j hush. Newville; Ira Pimm. Cntuden, N.
j J.: Robert Reiner, Muir; Clyde Shea'ffer.
| Shirenianstown, and Kenneth Steek.
j Carlisle.
Marned at Hagerstown
Hagerstowa, Md., May 27.—Penn
sylvania pairs married in Hagerstown
include s. 'Omer Layton, Dott, Miss
Connie Hess. Sideling" Hill; Robert W.
Monath, Miss Jeanette M. Forbes,
Chamhersburg; Harry shartzer, Miss
Grace E. Dietz. Piketown.
Boy. Seized With Cramps, Drowns
Cumberland. Md., Mav 27.—Harold
Jackson, 14. only child of H. S. Jack
son. manager of the Northern Natural
Gas Company. at Oakland, was drowned
in the Yough river, in the suburbs of
Oakland, yesterday, having been seized
with cramps while 'bathing.
WILSON WELCOMES CHINESE
Deep Interest Expressed by President
in Welfare of Mongolians
By Associated Press,
j \\ ashiirgton. May 27.—Deep interest
, in the future of China wa> expressed
I by President Wilson yesterday in wel
i coming the commission of Chinese busi
ness men touring the United States to
study the commercial methods. The
j President told them the interest of the
peqfde of the United .States in China
was not merely a commercial or a pro
-1 fessional interest. <
j Headed by the Chinese minister, the
I delegation was received iu the blue
| room of the White House.
J Spokesmen for the commission told
the President they brought greetings
j from the Chinese republic to the
President and people of the United
J States ami that they would endeavor to
| make their republic a real sister.
Former School Teacher Dies
Rohrerstowu, May 27. —Mrs. Sam
| uel Shepp, (JO years old, died vester
j day morning from a complication of
j diseases. She had in earlier life been
| a teacher in the schools. Sho was a
I member of the Mennonite church for
! many years. Besidea the husband, there
j survive two children and her aged
mother.
Pastor Accepts Call to New York
Little Britain, May i2'7.—The Rev.
Alexander Thompson, paxtor of the Lit
tle Britain Presbyterian church, has
accepted the call extended him to be
come the pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Westfield, X. Y. He is a grad
uate of Princeton University and was
]>astor here for six and a half years.
ANQTBER BRITISH WARSHIP
IS SUNK IN DARDANELLES
London, May 27.—The British hat
tleship Triumph hus beeu torpedoed and
sunk in the Dardanelles. A majority of
the crew wore saved. The announce
ment was made last evening by the Ad
miralty through the Official Press Bu
reau. Complete details are lacking.
The Admiralty's announcement follows:
"While operating yesterday in sup
port of the Australian and .New Zea
land troops on the tiallipoli Peninsula,
H. M. 8. Triumph, Captain Maurice
Pitr.-Maurice, was torpedoed by a sub
marine and sauk shortly afterward. A
majority of the officers and nmn are re
ported to have been saved, including
the captain and commander.
"The submarine which Hre t l the tor
pedo was chased by destroyers aud pa
trolling craft until dark.''
The Triumph is the fourth great
British battleship to be lost in the bom
bardment of the Turkish forts at the
Dardanelles. The French have lost one
battleship, tin- Bouvet, which makes a
total of tivo Hrst class warships sent to
the bottom since the attempt to clear
the way to Constantinople was begun,
in addition to the loss of at least three
submarines, and the serious damage of
several other battleships, cruisers, de
stroyers and transports.
Berlin, May 27 (Thursday).—A
Constantinople dispateh to the <4Tage
blatt says that the British battleship
Triumph was sunk by a single torpedo
and that she disappeared in seven min
utes.
ITALIAN SOLDIERS, ON TO
FRONT. SINE NATIVE SONGS
TXdine, Via Paris, May 26, 11.10 P.
M.—The passage through Udine of
Italian soldiers of various nationalities,
most of thorn singing the songs of their
native birth, tends to heighten the al
ready great enthusiasm of the popula
tion. One cannot but note as these
i.appy, singing soldiers pass the vast
difference between the.ni and the rigid,
taciturn Austro-Uerman soldiers.
Roth the military and the civilians
of I'dine have joined in their welcome
of Lieutenant.General Count Cadoma,
the Italian commander-in-chief, who by
reason of his extreme vigor and de
spite his 64 years seems to imbue ev
erybody with perfect faith in his leader
ship of the Italian forces. Much faith
also is placed by the populace iu Ca
dorna's chief assistant. General Perro,
who is cold, calculating and mechanical
in hi> military work, but is declared to
be a great leader of men.
POPE BENEDICT ABHORS THE
TERRIBLE WAR, NOW IN ITALY
Rome, May 26, Via Paris, May 27,
9.10 A. M.—"The hour which we are
traversing is painful, but our prayers
will go out more frequently aud more
fervently than ever to those who have
in their hands the fate of nations," is
a declaration made by Pope Benedict in
a letter to Cardinal Vannutteli, pub
lished in the "Osservatore Romano,"
the Vatican organ.
The pontiff recalls his first encyclical,
in which he urged the belligerent na
tions to make peace, but points that
hiN voice was unheeded and the war
continued until the "terrible conflagra
tion has extended to our beloved
Italy."
BI(> DIVIDEND DECLARED
Dupont Powder Company Breaks Record
in Distribution of Profits
Wilmington, Del., May 27.—Yester
day the Dupont Power-Company direc
tors declared the biggest dividend in
its history, except when 'it was com
pelled by the Government to divide
into three companies ami distributed
stock aud cash in that way.
The quarterly dividend declared yes
terday was 2 per cent., the regular divi
dend: an additional 2 per cent, in cash
and 5 per cent, special, payable in pre
i ferred stock of the Atlas Powder Com
pany. The Dupont Company has held
the preferred stock of the Atlas since
i the company was dissolved aud the At
las was formed.
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Screens
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Yon can get lumber
from us made purposely
for window screens.
These screens can be
fastened to the window
frames in such a manner
that they can easily be put
in aud taken out.
They will also work in
dependent of the sash.
No trouble to make them
with this lumber.
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MAIN OFFICE
Forster and Cowden Street*
I
EMMANUEL, READ DF ARMY.
ISSUES EDICT TO SOLDIERS
ltomo May 26. Via Paris, May 27,
8.15 A. M.—King Victor Emmanuel
upon taking supreme command of the
Italian army and uavy issued tbo fol
lowing order
' ''Soldiers on hind and sea: The
solemn hour of the nation's claims has
struck. Following the example of my
grandfather, 1 take to-day supreme
command of Italy's forces on land and
sea with the aaaurance of victory,
which your bravery, self abnegation
and diseiplino will obtain.
"The enemy you are preparing to
light is hardened to war and worthy
of you. Favored by the nature of the
ground and skillful worka, he will resist
tenaciously, but your unsubdued ardor
will surely vanquish him.
"Soldiers, to you has come the glory
of unfurling Italy's colors on the sacred
lands which nature has given as the
frontiers of our country. To you has
come the glory of finally accomplishing
the work undertaken with so much
heroism by our fathers."
R. R. JUNCTION OBJECT OF
ATTACK BY AUSTRIAN SHIPS
Milan, May 26, Via Taris. May 27.
—Destruction of the railroad junction
evidently was the object of the bom
bardment of Ancona by an Austrian
squadron which raided the Italian coast
Monday, according to additional details
which have been received here. The
warships appeared off Aneona about
midnight, accompanied by two aero
planes, which tlew over the city.
'Phe bombardment began at 3
o'clock and continued two hours. Shells
of all sizes were tired. The guns were
trained not only upon the railroad
yards, but upon the military hospital,
the Bank of Italy and two barracks.
Slight damage to the railroad was
caused by shell tire between Porto Re
canati and Porto Civitanova. The
Austrian'warships retired from Ancona
when an Italian fleet appeared.
Because of reports that the Austrian
squadron had been signaled from an
Ancona brewery, all Germans employed
there were arrested as spies.
11.000 ITALIAN WOMEN ARK
ENROLLED IN POLICE FORCE
Paris, May 2".—The Rome cor
respondent of the "Temps" telegraphs
that nearly 11,000 women have en
rolled in a female, police force author
ized by the Italian Government.
These women belong for the most,
part to the middle classes. They will
undergo special physical training and
wear uniforms.
Turkish Envoy Remains in Home
Italian frontier, May 27.—Contrary
to published reports, the Turkish Am
bassador to Italy, Naby Bey, is still iu
Rome. Apparently he has made, no prep
pa rat ions to depart.
No Dutch Note on Lusitania
The Hague, May 2 7.—There is no in
tention <ju the part of Holland to send
a protest to Germany with reference
to the sinking of the Uusitania, accprd
iug to statements made yesterday by
highest officials here. There is no di
rect evidence that any Dutch subjects
lost their lives in the catastrophe.
PAINT COMPANY TO EXPAND
Waynesboro Concern Will Add Five
Buildings to Its Plant
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Waynesboro, Pa.,. May 27.—An
architect now is preparing plans for
five new buildings that lire to be erect
t ed here by the Wayne Paiut Company.
They will cost $ 10,000.
One building will be 60 by 250 feet;
another 50 bv 250 feet, and the other
j three each will bo 40 liv 90 feet.
: With these buildings completed the
company will have enlarged it> plant
live hundred per cent. Officers of the
'• ampany say the improvements are
I made to take care of the "increased
j business.''
Lebanon Pair, 70, Marry at Pottsville
Pottsville, May 27.—.Frank Iteber,
I a widower, 70 years old. of Lebanon,
and Mrs. Salacia Meek, a widow, from
the same city, and the same aye :is
Reber, met here yesterday and decided
to get married. County Register Selt
zer issued the necessary license and
the ceremony was immediately per
formed. Neither looks old and both re
i eeived congratulation* with blushes.
Injured In Fall From Porch
Marietta. May 27. —Mrs. William
; Appley, residing near town, while cn
i gaged in doing some household duties
yesterday afternoon, fell from a high
porch and was badly injured. She lay
; unconscious for some time until found
; by her husband. Her left arm was
| broken at the elbow and she i hurt iu
| tcinaily.
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THE hat of the
hour that grows
more popular
' every day, is the cool, ;
comfortable Poulton
"straw." Ourenormous
variety enables its to
please every taste and
style idea. Surely you'll
want a new one for Deco
ra tion Day. The prices
are easv.
$1 50 to $4
Panamas and Leghorns at
?5.00
POULTOTM
M. SN. THIRD ST. i.
"Where the Styles Originate"
"The Quality Store"
MATGHLESS BARGAINS
FOR FRIDAY'S SELLING ONLY
Ladles' and Misses' Palm Beach 50c Princess and Bib Aprons
Suits right up to minute in made of good percale in neat figures
style-—exceptional valuta at $lO. —also of fast color apron gingham—
Special for Friday at $7.50 b,b and P°cltet. Special for
Ladies' White P. K. Skirts—all . .
Qftw goods—Just in—worth 9iM. short leilgths of "BATES" and
Special for Friday at SI.OO "TOILE DU NORD" Ginghams in a
largo variety of style?—sell every-
EXCEPTIONAL Ladies' Crepo where for lu'ijc. Special for Fri
de Chine Waists lu white, flesh, day at, per yard
green, salmon, sand and black—
these waists are positively worth , w
Special for Friday at . T oc Pillow Tubing, 15
c»-l no inchos wide—a nice soft medium
JpL.Jo weight muslin. Special for Friday
at, por yard | s; j,
Ladies' Figured Lawn Dresses in "*
blue and pink ligures—are slightly _ ... . , , ,
mussed but nevertheless good mer- * c * }! F . n '. inches
chandise—worth #1.25. Special for de ' a «Plendld soft cloth with even
Fridav at threads. Special tor Friday at, per
House Dresses made of a fine qual- . _ ~ 1 _
ity of gingham and percale—short . c Serpentine Crepe in Roman
sloeves and low neck—very pretty stirpes. Special for Friday at, per
style?—regularly $1.25. Special for yal " 10(*
Friday at
2-1-inch Silk Crepes In navy and
A Bag or a Suit Case for your Mahogany only—a regular 50c value.
Decoratiou Day trip—genuine cow- Special tor Friday at, per yd., 25<^
hide Bag or Suit Case of the latest -
style—the kinds that are made to :M« inch Satine. black with white
wear—values SO.OO. Special for Fri- conventional designs a splendid
day at, each, §5.00 dress material—;!."c quality. Special
for Friday at, per yard 25^
Just received another shipment of
Rubber Stair Treads—they are sani- Ladies' good quality Cambric
tary noiseless inexpensive and Skirts—lace trimmed with ribbon
easy to take care of. Special for Fri- and dust ruffle—were $1.25. Spe
day only— cial for Friday at, each, .... 70^
oxlß inches, at, each, . . .
7xlß inches, at, each, 12V, . Ladies' Crepe Gowns, low neck I
»xIK inches, at, each 1 ftv, and Fho " beeves—lace trimmed—
good value at SI.OO. Special for
Friday at, each, 7 ( W«
Imitation Linen for slip covers—
porch chairs and cushions—large se- T T.-.- I
lection—excellent quality—regular , . Lisle Vests low neck and
price lOc per yard. Special for Fri- S2SI f* w t, ro >c- s P ec "ial for
day at, per yard, Fliday atl each 17^
The celebrated Komi Porch Cur- F 9 ® Corsets —specially priced for
tain—guaranteed absolutely fade- lux __ ,
less. Special for Friday— AU * IOO st y les at •• • • 75<*
oxß l'eet, at, each $2.00 AU f'- 50 styles at ...
Bxß feet, at, each 52.50 AU st y les at JRI 40
All sit.OO styles at ... ,<R2 2 s *
10c White Check Muslin suitable
for underwear and pajamas. Special mi™ j DJ n „
for Friday at. per yard k, SU £ Ho , Se ~' cegu "
i lar ,>Oc quality—black—white and a
few colors. Special for Friday at
50c Wash Petticoats made of best pr- ' a prs SI 00
quality Amoskeag seersucker—neat v
stripes—cut full width. Special for **■-„>„ u..„v «»,->. OJ n.
Fridav at parh Mens black fibre Silk Hose—"—were
inaay at, each 28e. Special for Friday at J7 J.
p cr pr., ;{ pr s . ( 50c.
02-inch full bleached Table
Damask, all pure linen and in a good Men's 25c Wash Four-in-Hands—
range of patterns to select from, silk, linen and woven colors—pretty
Special for Friday at, per yd., 4Q/. patterns. Special for Fridav at.
each J9^
10c printed Crepe Cloth in neat
floral patterns with fight back Stationery—special for Friday,
grounds. Special for Friday at, per I lb. English cambric writing paper,
yard 2 packs envelopes—a 15c value at
25c White Lima Lawn. 15 inches
wide, a tine sheer cloth for summer Large size cake Broadway Bath
waists aud dresses. Special for Fri- Soap and a rubber wash cloth, worth
day at, per yard ~" >c • s P® cial fov Friday at ..
L. W. COOK
LITTLE HEROINE CR
WHILE RELIE VINO THIRS T Y SOLDIERS
Bp
Relieving the grim picture of suffering and death in Gallcla is the story
, of little ltosn Zcnoch, eleven years old, sister of one of tlie Austrian soldiers
| defending her home town, who did not understand why tlie big guns spoke iu
such terrible tones, but did know that soldiers were thirsty and must have
water. Disregarding her mother's instructions to go iuto tlie cellar and hide.
Rosa ran to the well, filled a large earthen jug and carried It to her brother
!a;id liia companions who were defending the town. She made several trips to
the well and back again without misfortune overtaking her. Then a shrapnel
•hell burst, screaming, behind her and she fell wounded. Lying in her little
cut in the hrwpital, ttiib lier right leg amputated above the knee, Rosa often
asks about the toldlera and why they figlit with guns.