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of History IVIalIng: Happenings.
BANGING THE
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TIioii-Ii lit 1 lt h liciinl uhmit It In cniiipsirison with tlm iihim tons liiiiin-iiiiij;s Hint fliilly nrrur on tlic wcstori.
uud piistcni fronts, mi Imiiortnnt plmsi of tin- wtir Is lioltr,' .o-idurtcil In M.'sootiiinlii. A I'.riiisli nniiy Is Nioudlly
liatiKliiK awny lit tlx- Turks, (lrlvint; Hu-ni fnrllHT nnd fnrilicr into tin' los.it. While tlu Toiiinilcs Illillnu' In the
Himw iuii rolil on tlio wosicin front limy onvy tholr (.:iir:nlos In tin- Kiiplinitos-Tlart vtillcy. the inrii llhtln In
tho (Icsi'tt lire not liavlnjr " pii'iiU-. Tln-y lisivi more lu:it tliiin they mil stnml; tho nrlil (Irs.-ii Is InloliTiil.l.' to white
men. Yet they nro keepln lit It, titnl this I!rltih olllrlnl plio!om:ipli shows one oi" their IpIk lielil pl.res, Just us It
whs llri'rt, imikliii; the Turks step lively neross '''J
FRENCH TROOPS WITH MITRAILLEUSE DRIVING BASK GERMANS
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The Fieni h nillrnilleiise lins proveil ery effretive in ilrivliiK Imek the Ceriimn troops, utiil lins tn.iweil down ninny
mi ndviineliit; line. This photounipli kIiows I'renrh Noldiers in u eiiptured trench llrin a mitrailleuse at the foe.
HAD HONEYMOON TRIP
I.lent. Lawrence I'. Sperry and wife (fonnerly MIsk Winifred Allen), who
were the first to experience a honeymoon above the clouds. Tho newly mar
ried couplo left (iovernor's Island and nlrplnnod their way to Mtissapeqtm,
I.. I., the Sperry homo, In "4 minutes. They claim this Is tho only wny to
rifidly enjoy a wedding trip.
TURK IN THE MESOPOTAMIAN DESERT
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German war bread and soap
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Kepntrlated I'.iltlsh soldiers who
have returned to Fngland to recuper
ate have brought home numerous
souvenirs from (ierman detention
camps, some of which give an Idea of
the treatment accorded enemy troops.
The photograph shows Sergeant S pon
der, a Lewis gunner, with his dally
ration of (ierman sawdust war bread
and a piece of (ierman soap made
chielly from sand.
About the Only Danger They Face.
"Heard anything of the kaiser's sons
lately
"No."
"Iteuiarkahle how well they keep In
the great war, Isn't It?"
"Yes. Tney seei'n to bo rather well
protected. The only thing the kaiser
has to fear for them is t tint one nf
them might get up In the dark and
drink out of the wroti bottle."
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A STREET IN PARIS AFTER THE VISIT OF
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one of the streets In Paris showing the dniimxo caused by a I'fX) pound lorpedo dropped from a raidinit (Jot ha
on the nlKbt of Jnnuary .'!0. (Jreut holes many feet deep were made by tin; torpedoes, and tho building In the back
ground were badly Injured.
RED CROSS LINER FLORIZEL WRECKED ON REEFS OFF CAPE RACE
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Fi.rly-f.mr sun Ivors, nil li.. were left of the ship i-n. ' K'ii. v i-:';en fr..i" this lll-faled I ted .Cross
liner Flo'rizel. which struck a reef north of Ca.e Kace. N. F., during a tcrrillc bll.znrd. The sunivors were lakeo
off by the crew of the I'rospero. which was sent by the go verimieni to the scene with special live-saving apparatus.
The I'lorizcl Is shown here as nn lee breaker In New York h.'irlior.
AN UNUSUAL BILLET
r.illets for soldiers who light on the
western front can bo anywhere. Iiut
the strung"-; I'laco that any lighter
bad to put up for the night on the
lighting lilies Is shown in this Urltish
olllclnl photograph. A great concrete
tank which turned over In n bom
bardment Is being utilized by the Tom
mies and Ihey have made n real cozy
I to of the huge cylinder. They are
shown here going In for n rest. The
picture Is nn excellent reminder of
tlm old lady who lived In u shoo with
her Immense family. I'bls home Is
Just ns different from the average hnh
ilntion ns tho shoe, and the family of
Tommies who lodge hero Is equally
immense.
Early Use of Coal In Britain.
Some say that coal was used by the
undent r.iitons; at all events, It was
nn article of household consumption to
some extent during the Anglo-Saxon
period as early ns SH'J A. D. H cer
tainly was known there In tho thir
teenth century, as Is evidenced by a
charter given In VJM by KI"K H'ry
HI to the Inhabitants of Nowcastle-on-Tvno
for the winning of the numerous
coal mines In that region. It was,
however, not until 17(1!) that tho Paris
Ian K"t l'"K,lsh ,,ml fr"m N,'Wrl,s"1'
Subsequent coal mines were discover
ed In various parts of France, notably
.i the departments of I'lis-lo-Calals
nud the Loin'. 1,1 America the depos
its near Itlchiuond, Va., were discover
ed In l"l. and mining was begun In
1701, while anthracite was first pro
duced In lT'JU.
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WINE FOR THE POILUS AT THE FRONT
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Wine Is an Important part of
soldiers. The above photograph show
car which has Just arrived from the
barrel. of wine are then sent forward
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These American soldiers are weaving the marvelous new gas mask
adopted by our army. Fach man In the group sent home a copy of tho
photograph, Just to show how our lighters have sunk their Individuality la
the combined fight for human Justice and liberty. 1
May Journey
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the daily rations served to the French
soldiers tilling barrels from tUe tank
wine regions in southern France. Tho
to the men In the trenches.
GERMAN POISON GAS
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Lsalielle. Held up by three thlevei,
Harry Bush, Reading railway station
agent at sahu'.le, was robbed oT a
smnll amount of cash, and then his
Hlster, Miss Kyelyn Hush, who hastily,
concealed $2no of tho company's cash
in her room upstairs, drove the rob
bers away at the polut of a revolver.
Easmn. Knocked Into the river by
a lingo block of Ice while he was
standing along the shore drinking, a
cow belonging to the Alpha farms
xwarn the Delaware below Eaaton,
and succeeded In getting across
through the masses of floating Ico.
Heaillnfr The recently organized
Huguenot ''Society of Pennsylvania
will hold its first convention In Retd
lug April 13, the anniversary (if the
Issue of the Edict of Nantes, In 1T.98.
Easton. Easton Enisles not only
are paying the dues of members In
service, but have created a fund to
pay IIimio to the family of any mem
ber killed.
Klttauning. Charles Flair, aged
twelve, son of Lawren"e Dalr, a ma
chinist In the Faucus machine shops,
In Ford City, died almost Instantly
when struck by a northbound Penn
sylvania passenger train near his
home.
Oil City. Twenty-one residents of
OH. City are now at the flgtiting front
with the American, English or Cana
dian forces, and one Oil City woman
Is at a cantonment Just behind the-
lighting lines, according to an An
nouncement made by the linme serv
ice section of the American Red Cross
The woman Is Miss Lois Mrundred, a
Red Cross worker.
Wllllnmsport. -A huge water tank
on the roof of the four-story factory
of the Wllliamsport Furniture om-
pany coHapsed. releasing several
thousand gallons of water Into th
building and forcing one of the stile
rlrk walls to give way. The damage
Is estimated at $.10,nnn to machinery
and stock.
Indiana. Albert Marura, aged twen
ty four, who was shot during an al
tercation at Mclntyro recently, died
In the Indiana hospital. He was to
leave for camp soon.
Sharon. Members of the FarreU
Commercial club voted agnlnt an
after-war trade boycott on Germany
;inles there Is a disarmament. The
members decided that It 'was a matter
for the government to handle.
Rellefonte. Every accused man
pleaded guilty In Centre county court,
and juries had no criminal case to
try.
Shaniokln. Mrs. Rcs-I-' 'Woodllnjr
nnd Miss Anette McArthur have been
put In charge of two dangerous Penn
sy crossings.
Cri onsburg. MnrWeton Sanlt.irirm,
nenr here, has hnen taken over by thw
government to he used for Injured
soldier. returning from France.
Ilarrlslmrg. The borough of P'y
mouth, Laurel Run, Sugar Notch snl
Luzerne filed complaint agiint the j
Increases of fare by the Wilke-i-njrre
Hallway company.
firecnsbiirg. Teter Dorzuk, an Aus
trian shoemaker, Is sorely disappoint
ed lhat he, was sent hack home from
Camp Lee because of physical dis
ability. Shamckln. Hurrying to prepa-e
breakfast for hor husband and son,
Mrs. Pntrlck Mahnney tripped and fell
against the rail of her bed, breaking
several ribs.
Fount'in Springs. Thomis Walsh
hns died at tlie Miners' hosnltal from
rheumatism contracted while he Rorv.
ed with General Pershing In the Mexi
can Invasion.
Lehlghton. Extensive electrifica
tion plan of anthracite coal com
panies In the T'lilgh field hav- h on
postponed until the end of tin wir,
owing to the scarcity of materials and
labor.
Ilarrlsburg. The riauphln roun'y
court has granted a decree rf ouster
from charter privileges at the Instance
of the attorney general's department
against the Mngnesla Covering com
pany, Ambler.
Ilnzleton. Two fata', accident. at
collieries In this district the past four
dnys made eleven children orpli?n
nine more than during the entire ymr
of 191 7 In tho Sixteenth an'l:rac!t
district.
lwlstown. High winds unroofed
the county prison.
Tioga. Charles Cornelius has been
appointed law clerk of the public serv
ice commission.
Rangor. For refusing to send his
children to school, Matthew Mongoura,'
was sent to Jail,
Rellefonte In most parts of Cenfe
county the wheat stnnd Is even,
though short, and the outlook for a
good average crop Is firm.
Mllestiurg. Four young men were
each fined $lo and cists for fishing In
Paid Eagle rrerk, a trout stream, wlfh
dlp-nV..
Rangor. Two strangers tnklnir
notes In the Pfyory Manufacturing
company's munition plant fled when
the police were notified.
Itorkwood. Melancholy from wor
rying over the national army draft.
C. C. De Haven, twenty four shot him
self and committed suicide at Ms '
home.
Lebanon. Levi W. Henry, aged
eighty, a retired business man, has
died at tho home of his son, Phnmo
kln, from effects of a fall on nn Icy
sidewalk.
Ilarrlsburg. Edward Ralley, presi
dent of (he Ilarrlsburg Trust company
for wenty five years, hns reslgnel and
Is succeeded by Oeorge W. Roily, vice
president.
Indolent Geniua.
Indolence has produced a good many
Works of genius. James Thomson not
only wrote his famous "Seasons," but
also a very characteristic poem called
"The Castle of Indolence." Ho waa
himself one of the most Indolent of
men. It Is said that he wns too lazy
to stretch out a hand to pick a pencil
from the wall, but simply stopped and
pecked nt It where It hung. But wheth
er that Is a libel or the truth. It Is
certain that most of his poetry was
composed la a recumbent position. lie
always wrote b"' bed 1