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Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-22
AUSTRIAN SEVERITY
AGAINST SERVIANS
(By an International News Service
Correspondent

Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec. IL
The Austrians were, until driven out.
CARRYING on their warfare against the
Servians with a severity probably not
matched in any Of the other theatres
of war. according to q letter received
here by woman whose husband was
in Servia as an observer. From Vale
jevo he writes:
Austro Hungary Is waging against
little Servia a war of determination
of people Everything l see proves
it; orders to kill civilians. the burning
Of villages, explosive bullets, bonn
bardment of open towns, bombardment
with grapeshot / have had proofs of
all this on the spot by my eyes and
by documents.
| have already described the eXplo-
sive bullets, whose cartridges bear the
double eagle and stamp of the govern
ment munitions factory at WellerS
dorf, near Vienna. They are called
"einschusspatronen," and they We're
unknown before the war The bullets
contain a charge of powder, capsule
Of a fuliiinate. and a pointer deto-
nator-exactly as for elephant shoot
ingi They are supposed to be used
to rectify the range; because the bull
let when striking an object eXplodes
and makes smoke. which permits the
shooter to see the point he has hit
if he has a good telescope A single
army surgeon in Valejevo has III
men frightfully wounded 10y those
range finders dying on his hands.
To-Day ] send you extracts from a
little circular or folder distributed to
The Austro- Hungarian troops by their
officers The original document is be-
fore me; l translate it textually. The
folder has seven pages Of printed text,
and the following heading: II. u X. 8
Korpkommando. Instructions of Con
duct Toward the Population of Ser
ia"
Tney begin thus: "The war leads US
into a hostile country. inhabited by
population animated with frantic
latred toward US; a land where as
sassination is considered was
proved by the catastrophe of Sara
ievo-a permissible act, even by the
superior classes, to be celebrated aS
a kind of herOism.
with respect to such a population
I'll humanity and pity of heart arc
completely out Of place; they are even
harmful. because such considerations.
sometimes possible in time Of war,
would here work danger to our own
troops.
q order, consequently. that during
the entire military operation the
greatest severity, the greatest hard
ness and suspicion, be applied to the
entire population.
ITO begin, ! will not suffer that
any person whatsoever in possession
Of an arm, but not in uniform, wheth-
CT found in groups or isolated, shall
be made prisoner All such shoulC
be executed, at once"
Yet the Austrians are perfect!
aware that all Servian soldiers Of th'
third ban. corresponding to the S%is.
,andsturm. for 36 TO 81 years, an'
called out to defend the hearth. wea
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-22

their civilian peasant clothes, having
no others. The order also makes nc
distinction between men and women
1t continues:
Any soldier of ours found guilty
of clemency will be punished with Sc
verest penalties"
Here follow instructions for the oc-
cupation Of towns and villages;
"In passing through a village: Ii
the time be short, and if the troops
are only passing through, you will
penetrate rapidly. bayonet fixed. pre-
pared to fire. In every case take
hostages Immediately (priests, rabbis
schoolmasters and wealthiest citizens).
Quitting the town, you will carry
them with you until you are five miles
out, and you will Kill them without
mercy If q single shot is fired from
the town or village.
Notify the population at once to
give up all their arms and that per
quisitions will be made. Evf> house
in which an arm is found md .des-
troyed." (What constitutes In arm is
not specified, but is left to the inter
probation of common soldiers, who are
at the same time ordered to show the
greatest hardness. severity and sus
picion. Consequently the family cary
ing knife in the kitchen dresser may
cause the house to be burned)
If the inhabitants (of such a
kouseD cannot be found you will lay
hands on the first person you happen
to meet in the street, who could an
doubtedly give information respecting
the absent. and if he refuses to do SC
Immediately execute him.
In cantoning in village: Assem-
lie the population and announce: The
slightest hostility, even that of d sin
gle Individual" (the language, inten-
tionally ambiguous. permits the infer
ence that it includes women and chill
Gren) will decide the fate of the vii
tage and the hostages Not more thar
three men may stand together in the
street at any time, and after sundowr
none may quit the house Every house
must be kept lit all night.
Both officers and men must bc
continually OH the lookout not to per
nit any inhabitant to walk or stans
with their hands in their pockets, be
cause they undoubtedly contain
armsCD. In general it is ordered t,
act with the greatest severity anc
hardness.
Further: Every inhabitant" (se,
or age left OPEN met with outside
Of tewn or village must be consid
cred to he member Of band whC
has hidden his arms somewhere oi
other and we have not time to search
for such hidden arms. All such pris
CHers, if there be the slightest doub
Of their intentions, should be immedi
4tely executed"
+ As 'the greatest severity, hardnes
and suspicion" are ordered, such doub
of intentions Is equivalent to an orde
for the determination Of the entir
peasant farmer population. peaceful
ana unarmed, outside of towns
l could add citations, but will con
dude with the resume, in fat type, o.
the last page of ehe folder:
yet, once more, brothers and sol
diers, discipline, dignity, but also tn
greatest severity and the creates
hardness"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-22
Visitors TO III Centric.

Any Christmas shopper who spends
$1,000 or more in my store will
have their fare refunded from any
part Of the valley.
L. R. HANSEN q CO., JEWELLERS
In Rumsey's Department Store, El
Centro.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-22

Eldredge Cotton Co., Cotton Buyers.
Always in the market. Phone 293.
Cal Main street, e Centre Cal.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-22

Grand Ball, Masonic Temple, Xmas
Night, $50 sharp.-Adv. 20
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-22

Warm your bedroom, sit
ting room or bathrooms with
a gas heater. Our new heat
ers have arrived. Call and
see them.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30
HOODS MILL.
Q. Q. Riddlemoser was in Fred

@. O. Riddlemoser was in Frederick
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Harry Lorentz, who underwent
an operation at the Maryland Univer-
sity Hospital, Baltimore, has return
ed home, and is much improved.
T.. J. Hammond. OF Dickinson, who
had been visiting friends here, has
returned home.
w. L. Hammond was in Frederick
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. c. G. Riddlemoser visited Miss
Ella Hood Tuesday.
MIR. Rufus Hood, Harry @. Valuable
and Joshua Trayer visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Trayer on Sunday.
The mill Of W. L. Hammond which
was damaged by Baltimore and
Ohio freight train wreck several
weeks ago, has been overhauled, and
is running again.
Miss Ella Hood was In Sykesville
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis, Of Bal
timore, visited the formers parents
here last week.
Mrs. Erman Shoemaker and sister
Mrs. Frazier, Of Sykesville, visited
Mrs Lynn Trayer Wednesday.
Mrs. Lynn Trayer visited Mrs. j. r
Hood Wednesday evening.
w. L. Hammond butchered hog
Tuesday that weighed 554 pounds
Trayer brothers butchered one Mon.
day that weighed sos pounds.
William Beck, OF near here, has
purchased the Augustus Riggs farm
and expects to move there in the
spring.
Harry c. Venable, of Fort Royal
va, has taken the position Of miller
| in w. r.. Hammond's mill.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30
PLEASANT VALLEY.

At a special business meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor Society held al
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Law
yer on Tuesday evening, January IN
the officers for the current term were
elected as follows: President, J. Roy
Myers; vice-president, Edward Zepp;
treasurer, and corresponding secre-
tary, Bessie Logue; recording secre-
tary, Ruth Hahn; assistant secretary
Margaret Yingling; organist, Nancy
Roach; assistant organist, Upton Il
Myers.
Mr.. E. G. Yingling is spending some
time in Baltimore.
Mr.. George Devilbiss and Mr.. Archie
Myers spent a few days last week in
Baltimore.
Little Joseph Edward, on OF Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence II. Yingling was
badly scalded about the head by hot
soap being spilled over him. He is
no better at this writing.
Sunday school at 8 a. m. Holy Com
munion at 10 a. m. Preparatory ser
vice on Saturday afternoon previous,
BY Rev. Luther Hoffman.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30

Spring is here, though we haven't
seen the blue birds.
The county roads are in such 9
condition as to make travelling very
difficult.
MIR. Herbert B. Getty, OF near New
Windsor, has been appointed one Of
the trustees of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College.
| The Western Maryland Railway
company has purchased 10 acres Of
land at Ferry Bar, Baltimore, at 81
estimated consideration OF 100000
The Keyser Bowling Club OF Balti-
more was defeated three games by
ICY" Albaugh's team on Albaugh's
alleys last night
The Carroll County Teachers A.
sociation il il session today az the
High School, and the teachers will re
ceive their salaries for the mid-w1nter
term.
For some time we have been need
ing a good correspondent at Man
chester, and are pleased to announce
that beginning with next week a
news letter will appear regularly
from that place.
Six residents of Highfield were ar
rested by w. M. r. detectives on the
charge OF shoveling about two tons Of
coal Off Western Maryland freight
Detectives are also looking for the
thieves who stole $500 worth Of brass
at Westport this week.
Mr.. Charles Weagley, of Washing
ton county, has the backing of the
Washington county regular Demo
Gratis for the appointment OF School
Commissioner to fill the unexpired
term of Mr.. Bushey, who died. Mr.
| Weagley is a brother of Messrs. An
drew and William Weagley, Of this
city.
/ Two men and a horse were badly
| hurt and a mail car and wagon
were damaged early yesterday even
| ing when the vehicles collided al
Gainesville. Neither of the men are
seriously injured, however, but near
ly the whole front vestibule Of the
mail car was demolished. The in
jured were William Smith, motorman
on the mail car Of the Towson and
Gainesville line, and John Hammond
colored, of Sykesville, driver of the
wagon. Hammond, who drives fol
A. Amos, Of Sykesvil1e, turned his
horse toward the pavement directly
in front OF the mail car. Smith
quickly threw on his emergency
brakes, but he could not stop the cal
in time to prevent it from crashing
into the side of the wagon. The driv,
er was hurled from his seat and land.
I'd on his head in the road along side
OF the smashed wagon, while the from
vestibule was torn away. Smith was
cut badly about the head, face and
hands by large pieces of flying glass
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Mr.. Elmer Kreglo, Liberty street,
who had been bartender at the Main
Court Hotel, has resigned his posi-
ton.
MIR. a. r. Hastings, formerly with
Mallilien x Curley, OF Philadelphia,
Pa, has taken a position with the
Farmers Supply Company, OF this
city.
Mr.. ]. Fred Rinehart, of this city,
formerly stationed with Doyle &
Magee, has been transferred. by the
International Harvester Company, To
the Farmers Supply Company
Ralph L. Patterson and his wife
Mary C. Patterson, have entered joint
suits for damages against DR.. a Leo
Franklin, the former for $4,000 and
the latter for $4,000 in Allegany
County Circuit Court, Cumberland
They allege that through the perform
ance Of an operation without the con-
sent and knowledge of the husband
the wife has been permanently in
iured.
George H. Messersmith, Of Glen
Rock, appeared January 23 before
John T.. Kell, United States commits
sioner of the district of Pennsylvania
in York, charged with using the United
States mail in enacting fraudulent
pretenses. The defendant waived
hearing and was held in $500 bond fol
his appearance at the session or tht
United States district court to be helc
at Harrisburg, Pa, the first Monday
in May. George Bollinger, of Gler
Rock, became his bondsman-
Two OF the literary societies o1
Western Maryland College have decid
ed to make a departure from the u
ual entertainment given by the stu
dents and have secured Mrs. Fink, ar
accomplished harpist Of the Peabody
Conservatory Of Music, and MIR. Will
lam Sterling BATHS who delighted Y
large Westminster audience by hit
impersonations OF Dickens charac
tiers at the Chautauqua last summer
to give an evening of music and char
acter sketches on February 19 IL
Alumni Hall.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30
Methodist Protestant Church.

Sunday school and Adult Glasses at
$50 a. m. Public worship at 1880 q.
ia. IA service or special interest, in
the lecture room at D. m. The
Young People; Their Work and OPP
portunity today. Go to church today!
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30

Reported by
The Sykesville Lumber Coal a. Grain Co..
January 20, 1914.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30

sYKEsvILLE MARKET.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30

Farmers OF Southeastern Wisconsin
have organized to protect themselves
against ruthless hunters who take
what are deemed to be great liberties
on the strength of their possession of
hunting licenses. The Farmers Pro-
tective Association has been incorpOr-
ated as a voluntary association, with
out capital stock, proposing to obtain
legislation protective of the rights Of
Wisconsin farmers in the way of cor
recting what are believed to be errors
in the State hunting license law, to
make the law of trespass more eff
Gent a. protecting rights Of landown-
era; and also to obtain legislation to
guard farmers against damage to their
property or theft by hunters. Would it
not be good idea for the farmers of
Carroll to do likewise?
Me6ford, the small town in Carroll
county, which suddenly leaped Into
the Presidential postoffice class and
for which President Wilson named J..
Howell Taylor as postmaster, may
tumble back into the fourth class by
the next quarter, according to post
Office officials. Several years 40 "a
small mail order tobacco factory was
opened at Medford. The owner was
an extensive advertiser. His business
grew by leaps and bounds. Incident
ally the postal receipts Of the post
office jumped from $3.50 to $1,4OO q
year. The tobacco firm recently put
travelling statesmen on the road to take
orders, and as a result the postal
business began to slump. AS soon as
the receipts are less than $1,000 the
Office will become rourth-class one.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-29
Night Riders Are Driving Away the
the Negroes.
insurance

Hickman, Ky, Jan. 24.-Large
land owners here are greatly wor-
ried because the night riders are
operating again. This time the trou-
BILE is not over the 'Reelfoot lake
fishing rights, but against the ne
groes who work on the plantations
in that section. The night riders
shot up the home of Elmer Curtis
and family, the family slipping out
the back way and under the cover
of darkness making their way safely
to the woods, where. they stayed
while and then went to the home
Of another negro tenant on another
plantation.
Curtis moved about two weeks
ago from S. L. Dodd's farm just this
side of the Kentucky line, to Sabe
Choate's plantation. Both planters
reside in this city. Mr.. Choate's
farm is iust over the Tennessee line,
and day or so after moving there
two white men, unknown to the ne
gro Curtis, rode up, to his house
and told him that he would have
to get out, that they couldn't come
over the Tennessee line and stay
there and make crops. The negroes
were warned to leave Immediately.
But the negro family did not
think there would be anything fur
ther, and did not move. They heard
nothing more until the band of
men, all white, came to the house
and began shooting into the house,
firing some thirty or forty shots.
None of the family were injured, and
all fed to the woods. These cotton
plantations could not be run with
out the negro labor, and extensive
land owners here are greatly wor-
ried..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-29
CONVICT UNAPPRECIATIVE.
Promised to Work for Farmer if His
Fine Was Paid.

: Greenville, Jan. 22.-Mr. D. L..
Boozer, a wealthy planter of Lau-
rens county, is probably minus s19
as the result of a transaction nego-
tiated yesterday in which he paid
the fine and sheriff's cost of Green
vile county convict in order to Sc
cure the services of this convict on
his plantation in Laurens county;
for after the compromise was effect
ed the convict would not consent to
work for MIR. Boozer.
The convict, who is negro by the
name of Leland, had fifteen days of
3O-day sentence yet to serve, but
by the payment of fine of $40 and
SO costs, which was furnished by
Mr.. Boozer, the negro was released.
After the discharge papers had been
drawn, the negro steadfastly refus-
ed to go with Mr.. Boozer, and now
the question has arisen whether or
not the prisoner legally can be re-
incarcerated and the money as fines
refunded Mr.. Boozer. The prisoner
has been detained until an investi-
cation can be made.
Mr.. Boozer did not solicit the
help of the negro, it is stated, until
after the negro had at first called
upon him for assistance, statlns
that he wanted to work for him pro
vided his fine was paid.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-29
Getting Even With the Bull.

Gov. Glynn, of New York, tells a
story concerning one Casey, a hod-
carrier, who during the summer was
employed at country place in West
chester county. In order to reach
the railway station to take the train
home it was necessary for Casey to
cross an extensive field.
One evening there was bull in
this field, and it gave Casey terri
BILE chase. He sprinted for about
half mile and only escaped by a
wonderful leap over flve-foot
fence.
Next evening on his homeward
journey, Casey carried a hod with
him to serve as a weapon should he
again encounter the bull. This time,
however, the bull was absent. Only
playful, harmless calf was in sight.
Approaching it, the vindictive Casey
gave it sharp blow with his hod,
at the same time eXclaiming excited
ly:
Take that, and tell your father
Patrick Casey done it!'-Lippin-
colts Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-29
She Led Gay Life and Now is Cri-
minaI.

st. Louis Mo-, Jan. 22.-Because
she didn't want to study French
when she was a junior in a Phila-
delphia high school, Mrs. Mary Wal
ker started on career that has end
ed in the jail at Clayton, where she
is held on a burglary and larceny
charge.
She was arrested as she left the
home of Henry Kauhfeld, Jr., a mil
lionaire yesterday. A male. burglar
fed and left her "in the lurch." Mrs.
Walker told reporter she ran away
from her Philadelphia home when
she was sixteen years old because
French was part of the curriculum in
the junior year at the high school she
attended.
She was born and reared in Cherry
street, Philadelphia, she said, never
had known of her father and had
been deprived of her mother by
death when she was sixteen years old.
Her name was Mary Held.
She is the mother of child five
years old, she said, bursting into
tears when she added she had no
idea where the boy is.
Il settled down for two years" she
said. Then I started running around
with chorus girls and living gay
life. | fiirted with a man in a thea
tire. He was Thomas Welden, the
man was with when l was arrested
Sunday morning. He told me he was
real estate man, and left my hus-
band for him. She halted when
fleeing from the Kauffeld home when
a watchman fired at her.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-29
BACK TO DILLON; IN JAIL.
Young Man Gave Check in Name of
Another, Alleged.

Dillon, January 21.-Monda8
morning early a young man of re-
spectacle appearance walked into the
Jones dry goods store here, handed
the proprietor list and asked him
if he could fill it, as he would have
to give a check for the amount and,
therefore, preferred buying all the
articles from the same place. Mr..
Jones making inquiry as to the mans
identity, ETC., was promptly informed
that he was the son of Mr.. A. c.
Thompson, of Conway, and the check
would be drawn on the National
Bank, of Conway. While the GUS
toner was being waited on two long
distance calls were put in, one for the
aforementioned bank, the other for
Mr. Thompson. The bill amounted
to about S45, and reply coming
promptly from the Conway bank that
any check from Mr.. Thompson's son
would be honored, young "Thomp-
SON. proceeded to pack the goods in
a small suit case, except a pair OF
shoes and rain coat, which he fail
ed to get in with the rest Of the
articles purchased. These, he stated,
he would call for later. He then
strapped the suit case to the rear OF:
a bicycle, which he mounted, and
took the side of the railroad towards
Hamer.
Shortly after he had gone a mes
sage came from Mr.. Thompson in
forming Mr.. Jones that he had two
sons, that one was with him and the
other off at school. Sheriff Lane,
being Immediately notified of the af-
fair, boarded Atlantic Coast Train
No. so, which was just then coming
in, and got off at Hamer, feeling
confident that he would get there
ahead of his man, which he did. Soon
the young man on the bicycle with
the suit case, just as he had left
Dillon, rode up. Mr.. Lane took
charge of him and brought him back
with team he had sent on to Hamer
before leaving Dillon, lodging him
in Jail, where he awaits trial on a
serious charge. The prisoners faith
er. a Mr.. Connor, was notified and
he arrived yesterday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-29
Body of White Man is Found.

Irmo, Jan. 24.-Saturday morning,
Sectionmaster H. w. Davis found
near the Columbia, Newberry & Lau-
rens railroad, about one-ffth of a
mile south of Irmo depot, the dead
body of a white man about 40 years
of age, lying face down and hands
folded across his breast. His face and
head were badly crushed in. On his
person was found S1.35, some time
slips on one of which was list of
plumbers material apparently
bought from Walls & Sons, Liberty,
the names, Plumber, Shields:
Helper, Carry pint whiskey bot
tie very nearly empty, and laundry
ticket from some Chinese laundry.
Not long after dark a man sup
posed to be this one applied for
lodging at the home of E. D. Young
er nearby, but was refused accommo-
dations on account of his being
drunk.
Judging from the position in which
he was found and the surroundings,
he had pulled off his coat and must
have been sitting on the end of the
crossties, probably asleep with his
elbows resting on his knees. No club
or instrument of death of any kind
was found near him, and the fact
that no fresh impression appeared on
the ground goes to show that he was
killed before the heavy rain which
fell here Friday night.
The Lexington county coroner not
being at home, Magistrate w. E. Lor-
ick summoned a jury of inquest and
proceeded to investigate the cause of
death