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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-03
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-03
For Sale or Exchange.

High Grade PIANO for sale cheap on easy terms
or viii. exchange for a building lot, small house
and lot or small farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
HUSBAND-SLAYER FREE.
Mrs. Cobb Looks Forward to Christ
mas With Daughter.

tiAETFORD. Conn, December 10
Mrs. Katharine Cobb. granted a pardon.
YESTERDAY. after serving thirty-five
ears i'll state prison for the murder of
her husband. was taken to the home
of friends of Warden Garner, this aft
crpoou. to be cared for until daugh-
ter, who lives in Lebanon, comes for
her
Mrs Cobb looks forward with joy TO
spending Christmas with her children
q nd grandchildren She did not sleep
last night, and could not eat break =
]My JOY was too great, she said.
amid tears. She did not want to recall
the past 1T is all too horrible" she
said.
Mrs Cobb. although in a cell near
Wesley Bishop, who was convicted
with her for poisoning Mr.. Cobb and
Mrs Bishop, never saw him during her
term. When Bishop was dying a few
years ago Mrs. Cobb refused to see
him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
BIG REQUEST FOR HARVARD.
Left $15o,O0o by Widow of Late
Prof. Henry Draper.

neouests of upward of 100000 were
r,,de in the will of the late Mary Anna
palmer Draper. widow of Prof. Henry
Dra ner of HARVARD University, made pub
liz TODAY. The will disposes of an estate
estimated at more than s1.00o,o0O Har-
yard University is left $4,000 in mem
ory of her husband
The New York Public Library is the
chief public beneficiary. being left $4,000
as trust fund to be used for the hene-
fit of the library employees. John S.
billings. formerly a director of the
library, is left 5000, GEO in trust for the
purchase of books for the library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
P0LICE-BURGLAR PACT.
Convict Charges Collision in Chicago
and Other Big Cities.

CHICAGO. December 1s.-Another
confession, penned by a convicted law
breaker. was made public today by
States Attorney Hoyne, who recently
caused the indictment of several police
officers for alleged collision with con-
edence men and other law breakers.
The latest confession was from Isadore
wexler. now a convict in the peni-
,eptiarv on a sentence for burglary.
wexler, according to the states at
torney. told of ring of burglars who
stole goods in Chicago valued at more
enual amount. The prosecutor said he
named four detectives VINO were
formerly on the detective bureau at
the Chicago central police station.
Wexler i; said to have declared that
poston and Omaha were the only cities
In which the police did not protect the
band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
RAILROAD MERGER OPPOSED.
Stakeholder Regards Proposed Con-
solidation as Against Laws.

EWBURGH. n. Y. December 10
Argument was heard here today before
Supreme Court Justice Tompkins on
the application of j. Aspinwall Hodge
of New York for injunction to re-
strain the New Yor-. Central railroad
from issuing $50. 100000 in bonds and
from consolidating with the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railroad
He made the application on behalf of
the Continental Securities Company.
The court reserved decision.
Mr.. Hodge declared that the pro-
posed consolidation is a violation of
the Sherman antitrust law, and that
the proceeding to complete the merger
was a breach of the penal CODE A. H.
Harris. for the defendant company,
said the action had been inspired by
the personal spite of one man who
owned five shares of stock. He held
that there was no valid argument
against the consolidation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
GERMANS MAKE ANSWER
TO ENGLISH NAVY TAUNTS

EERLiN. via London, December 20.
Zl0 ANA semi official news agency
issues Il statement contradicting the al
legation that III the bomba rdment of
the east coast of England the German
warships attacked unfortified towns,
Smelling churches, hotels and private
houses exclusively, contrary to The
Hague convention. The statement
points out that Scarborough Is fortified
and that al Whitby the Germans shelled
only the coast guard and wireless sta
tiOns.
Answering the taunt that the Ger
mans saved themselves only by SUI
perior speed. the statement saws that
the German cruisers crossed the full
breadth Of the North sea four times in
six weeks, and that no blame therefore
attaches to Germany If the British
feet missed an opportunity, especially
as Germany has shown a disposition 10
save Winston Spencer Churchill, first
lord of the admiralty. the necessity of
digging the rates from the hole"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20

with the sailing OF three more Ameri-
can surgeons from New York yester-
Jay the American Red Cross has in
creased Its force of skilled surgeons
ana nurses in the European war zone
10 ~ Important shipments of hospi-
Ia supplies have also been made to
England. Germany. Russia. Belgium
Austria Hungary and France.
On the steamer Dwinsk which sail
ed yesterday from New York. is being
carried for the president of the Rus
sian Red Cross at Petrograd: Two
thousand pounds of chloroform. 1000
doses of tetanus antitoxin. approxi-
mately 1000 pounds of absorbent cot
Ton. ten cases of gauze. 20 pounds of
i0dlne crystals. 20 gallons of kresol,
rel or alcohol and 100000 cigarettes.
which were donated especially for Rus
STA.
Supplies for Surgeons.
The Dwinsk is carrying, consigned to
American Red Cross Surgeon f. II.
Egbert at kiev. Russia. 200 pounds of
chioroform. number of boxes of
drugs. II dozen rubber gloves and 2
sterilizers.
Aboard the Dwinsk are Drs. John
Mann of Petersburg, Va, and T. Lyle
iazlett of Pittsburgh, Pa, bound to
JOIN the American Red Cross forces
in Russia
Aboard the steamer Potsdam, which
also sailed from New York yesterday
for Rotterdam. is DR.. P. A. Smithe Of
Enid Okla, who has been detailed by
the American Red Cross as third as
sistant to DR.. Gary A Snoddy in
Vienna. He is carrying with him a
THEOLOGICAL and sterilizing outfits and
stretchers.
American Red Cross hospital units
are now stationed in Budapest, Hun
gary: Vienna. Austria; Gleiwitz and
kosel. Germany; Belgrade. Servia
kiev, Russia; Paignton, England, and
Pau. France.
Many Additional Donations.
Recent shipments of additional sup
plies are summarized as follows: To
Belgian refugees in Holland, "a cases
of clothing for men, women and chill
dren. and 5000 blankets; to Belgian
relief committee, for use in Belgium,
1000 blankets; to France, 40 cases of
hospital garments. 40 cases of cloth
ing and special donation of 200 boxes
ment. cases of absorbent cotton and
other hospital supplies: to Germany,
II boxes of hospital supplies and cloth
ing and 20 bales of absorbent cotton;
10 England. loO DaieS or absorbent cot
ton and upward of 100 cases containing
various hospital supplies and gar
ments.
From an Englishwoman at Pau.
France. whose husband is an officer in
the French army. the American Red
Cross has received a letter in which
she speaks of the two American Red
Cross hospital units stationed at Pau.
in part, as follows:
The mayor of Pau. NJ. Alfred de
Lassence. received them with open
arms. as did the whole town of Pau,
and he gave them by far the best
building in the place-the Casino
hospital of 200 beds. The hos
pital is incomparably the best one
here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
Hot Language Used in Discus
sion by Members of House
of Representatives.
TROUBLE is OVER ITEMS
IN APPROPRIATION BILL
Legislation for Post Office Depart
ment Cause of Trouble Between
Hefin and Moon.

The House of Representatives was
all KEYED up to see pitched pattie
with fists or anything else handy yes
ierday when Representative HELM OF
Nlabama charged that some OF the
words of Representative Moon of Ten
ncssee were absolutely false" but as
in all other instances of House excite
reut dozen members rushed IN be
tween the near-com b3tants, amends
were made and the dove of peace nut
tered in her usual calm manner before
the afternoon was over. 1t was just
p battle of words.
1t came about, it is understood. be
cause Representative Moon was mad
as Il hornet Friday when the House
turned down his pet scheme to adopt a
rule to make privileged the thirty-sev-
on different Legislative provisions in
the post office appropriation bill. Some
Of this legislation cuts down salaries
of rural free delivery carriers and
takes u tremendous slice from the SAL
ares Of most pOstmastcrs. Ii is legis-
1Stion asked for by Postmaster General
Bu-ieson: hut il didn't take with the
House at all. The members of that
body have 10 appeal to the rural free
delivery carriers for votes. and the
po~tuaSters are powerful political GEN.
tiers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
MRS. GOBLET IS Welded
TO HENRY CLEWS, JR.
Couple Are Free to Marry Through
Multiple Divorce Pro-
ceedings.

NEW YORK, December 19-Mrs.
Robert Goelet was married today at
her home here to Henry Clews, jr.,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Dr. Patton OF Wayne, Pa. the
brides former home.
Mrs. Goelot, whose maiden name was
Elsie Whelen. some time ago obtained
a divorce in Rhode Island from Robert
Goelet, a New York society man and
multi-millionairc. The Wedding WAS
private. only the members of the I'M
mediate families of the bride and
groom being present.
Mr.. Clews was divorced in 1910 from
his first wife, the former MISS Louise
Hollineworth Morris of Baltimore.
who had been divorced from her first
husband, Frederick Gerhard of New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
SNOW SWITZEELkND'S SAFETY.
Nation Now Feels Frontiers Are Sc
cure From Invasion Until Spring.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
GENEVA, Switzerland. via London.
December with the winter SHOWS
in full possession of the border
districts, Switzerland begins TO feel
that her frontiers are safe from viola
ton until spring
orders already have been issued for
the rehabilitation of three divisions Of
the frontier guard. and several more di-
visions will be sent to their homes be-
fore the new year. leaving only a small
guard on picket duty along the boun-
Diary lines. None OF the Alpine passes
which are important from d tactical
point of view is regarded as passa BILE
after the first heavy snowfall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
EX-SENATOR KENNEY PLEADS.
Answers Not Guilty to Charge Of
Fir Insurance Conspiracy,

WILMINGTON. Del. December ls.-
The six men indicted by the federal
grand jury here this week on tho
charge of conspiring to secure money
through the sale of policies in al
legged questionable fire insurance COM
panies pleaded not guilty today and
were held in bail.
The accused are Richard r. Kenney,
former United States senator from
Delaware; Daniel NJ. Ridgely and Rom
aid f. Brennan of Dover, Del: +. w.
and C. w. Anthony of Brooklyn. n. V.
and H. A. Woodcock of New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
Canada Sends Food to Belgians.

HALIFAX, y. s. December l9.-Load-
ID with food aud supplies for the Bel
CLANS. the steamer Calcutta sailed to-
day. She is the third relief ship to be
sent out by Canada. The bulk of her
cargo which included 1900 bushels
nt wheat and 100 cases of clothing
came from Montreal just before she
sailed the Nova Scotia relief commit
tee sent aboard thousand cases of
condensed milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
FOR BENEFIT OF BELGIANS.
Vaudeville Entertainment Planned
for January 9 at the p1avhouse

For the benefit of the Belgian relief
fund. Mason Wright, one of the stage
directors of the Mask and Wig Club
Of the University of Pennsylvania, and
Robert W. Bell are arranging a vaude-
vile performance, to be given at the
Playhouse Saturday. January .. at
$3.50 o'clock. The entertainment will be
followed by dancing.
Among the patronesses are Nine.
Havenith Mrs. Paul Bartlett. Mrs.
Montgomery Blair, Mrs. Alexander
Graham Bell. Mrs. Fahnestock, Mrs.
Hemmick. Mrs. lockwood Hoar Mrs.
Joseph Letter. Mrs. McClintock, Mrs.
Parmelee. Mrs. Tremont-Smith Mrs.
CorCoran Thorn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20

IS the report from Amsterdam.
The Germans keep up violent coun-
ter-attacks, and by these and the use
of mines have in some cases succeed
ed in preventing the allies from fol-
lowing up their advantage.
Similar tactics are being adopted by
both sides along the rest of the front.
with gains and losses which are
marked in fractions of miles. The
allies have brought up an enormous
weight of artillery, which they are
using to clear the way for the in
fantry.
Germans Digging New Trenches.
In message from Antwerp to the
Amsterdam Telegram 1t is stated that
the Germans. in preparation for a
possible retirement. are constructing
a line of defense across Belgium, from
the Scheldt along the Dendre river to
Maubeuge, on the French frontier
This, if true. might be considered only
a measure of precaution.
While the motor section of the
South African defense force is gath
ering in the remainder of the scat
tered rebels. the main army is forming
on the German South African frontier,
where the advance guards are in
touch.
BERLIN. December 10. by wireless
telegraph to Sayville. l.. lin view OF
the conservative chara cter of the Ger
man official reports issued today the
announcement made Friday that the
situation in the region of Newport
Belgium. continues favorable gives rise
to the general expectation that the
next news of Importance may come
from that direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
FOUND WITH THROAT CUT.
Belief That Fisherman Was Murder
ed Leads to Arrest.

PENTON. Miss, December I9.-After
he had been missing "A week. the body
of John Fritz, fifty-five years old. was
found along the levee today by a party
of negro woodcutters. The mans
throat had been cut and there was a
gaping wound in the head.
Fritz was well known fisherman
and was not known to have any enc
mics One man. whose name is UNI
known. was arrested in connection
with the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20

Allies Aviators Drop Bombs.
Two of the allies aeroplanes flew
over, Saarburg, Lorraine. at midnight
Thursday and dropped ten bombs,
which killed uhlan corporal and a
cavalryman and severely wounded a
servant girl. The material damage
done in the town was considera BILE.
The aviators also threw two bombs at
the railroad station at Rieding and two
bombs at the village of Heming.
Soldiers Driven Insane.
SOUTHAMPTON, December 19.-In-
sanity and nervous prostrations are
claiming large numbers of the allies
who have lain for weeks under Ger
man fire in the trenches about Ypres
The insanity wards in the big govern
overlooking, and all the hospitals in
the south of England have many pa
TENTS who suffered absolute nervous
collapse and have been sent back to
England for treatment.
Renal Accepts Egyptian Sultanate.
CAIRO. Egypt, December 19-Prince
Hussein Renal has accepted the offer
of England. becoming Sultan of Egypt
under British protection. He is the
uncle of the former khedive. France
has, recognized the protectorate and
England has recognized the French
protectorate over Morocco. King
George has cabled letter of con-
graduation and promises support.
France Has Big War Chest.
T'ARIS, December I9.-Minister of
Finance Ribct today announced that
France has all the cash and credit nee
essary to wage d prolonged war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
ARTIST CRANES WIFE SUICIDE.
Found Dead Beside Tracks of Rail-
road in England.

LONDON. December 90. 1:55 am
Mrs. Mary Frances Crane. wife of wal
ter Crane, the noted painter. designer
md writer. was found dead beside the
railway tracks AT kingsnorth in Kent
~ the COronerS verdict the death is
ecOrded "a case Of suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
GERMANS PREPARING TRENCHES
FOR RETREAT, IS DUTCH REPORT
Allies Gaining in Flanders and in France
London Says, but Berlin Declares
Conditions Favor Them.

LONDON, December 10, 1890 p.m.-Wih Germans
strongly ntrenched the ground bad condition.
of the allies in Belgium and France making
progress At several however, the French official
capture trenches The offensive being
considerable Flanders from Belgian
River Disc, where the line
building trenches in Belgium for possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
French Academy Thanks U. S.

FAHIS. December 70. pm-The
Academy of Moral and Political Science
expressed its thanks today to its
hTerican associate correspondents for
their subscriptions to the academy's
charitable undertakings in connection
with the war. II was announced that
III eodore Roosevelt was the first of the
-Aplerican correspondents to subscribe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
INQUIRY Into Ocean Rates.

Secretary Redfield has begun an in
quiry into ocean transportation rates
to determine how far they have been
advanced since July I, 1914. His action
is based upon Senate resolution
which asks for any facts relating to
ocean transportation which adversely
affect or injure American commerce."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
RED CROSS SENDS MORE
SURGEONS TO WAR ZONE
Important Shipments of Hospital
Supplies Made to European
Nations.

The Star will. receive, ackvov,.
edge and trapsmit to the Amer,-
csn Red Cross contribution from
the public toward the work to be
undertaken by that organization.
In connection VITA the war
abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
Contributions to Fund.

Contributions to the District COM
mittee for the relief of the starving
women and children of Belgium. in adj
dition to those acknowledged in The
Sunday Star, December 6, are an
nounced by Capt. Z. j. Dorm, L. S. N,
as follows: Miss Lyde Baldwin. Blue
fields: w Va, for Mrs Duy and fric.d.
Campbell Black. wife and sister. SO;
Mems Club, Christ Church parish,
Georgetown. Mrs Alexander Cato.
bridge party at the Logan. $50; Central
mander H: c. Sparrow, $50: Mrs Meme
fees pupils. Washington Girls College.
entertainment' $3.50 Peoples Drug
store; Mrs; Eugene Crow TAB.
" n: Anonymous. SIS: Emil
Frank R. squair. Mrs 4. l. Thurman.
SIS; Mrs. T. ]. Weeks. s14; White Linen
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Stone. Francis
Atwater Lewis D. Hall, Mrs Max Rose
berry. Miss E. Gray, friend from Chi
cago; Miss NJ. H. White, Mr.. Cohen of
tributors, students at The Drilery.'''
$40: District line school. Brightwood,
$500; Mrs W. II. Fuller, 81; Mary D.
Ely. Sc; Miss Madeline Brennan. $3.50;
Mansfield. sos; H. NJ. c.. William NJ.
Dougal, Brightwood: f. A. Hornady.
Mabel Colcord. c. Emily Smith (f1our).
r. W. Hicks, Wilson Row (Falls
Church,, F. r. Solger. Archibald Hop
kins. Emma S. Owen, Miss l.. b. Miller.
Louise Ross, Mrs. George Stewart for
Mrs. L. Hoxton, Miss Edna L. Stone.
w. V Schenck. L. c. McManins. T..
Kellogg. Miss Maidee. f. Slipe. r. j.
Ryland. Susan b. Keech. "a friend"
Maj. Barnum; anonymous-six contrib
utors. Mrs r. A Herbs, retired po-
liceman, Mrs r +. Downey. So; Mrs.
Menefee of the " ashington College $3.50;
Mrs. c. X. Britain. contributions box.
S:slJ; contribution box at the door,
| S3.1I; L. T. s.. Miss Moran, Mrs. G. p.
Smith, Miss NJ Thacher. st. Paul s
Lutheran sunday school. So; Margaret
| F.. Baker. Miss Andrew. $50: NJ. P.
! c. NJ Sturm, w. H. s, NJ. ]. Holland.
Andrew and Laura Lee. Z. W.. Mrs.
Strong. a friend. c. j. G., Mrs. r. c.
Jones. Louis Gielas, a friend penn
sylvania). MRS. Carver. H. G. JaIepas.
contributors, S. y. T, 81; anonymous,
SIS; anonymous. s1.03; Joe Miller
government printing officel G. H.
Hanson, J. Lawrence. Mrs. Paul +.
| Johnson. Mrs. B. r. Hill, Walter Me
Coy. MIR. Hennessey B. F. Burch, W II.
! Phillips vienna. Fairfax county. Va, B.,
| :. y. T. G. v Bowers. friend, Mrs.
l. W. Weitzler. II. NJ. p. +. B.. AN old
maid. T. 3. Rector. Mrs. NJ. =. Turner.
Miss b., anonymous-7 contributors,
| Miss Beatrice Harjes. 81; Julia Higgins,
! L.. Centerpiece, Mrs. w. II. Smith, Mrs
| H. e. FitZhuEh. chance, two little boys
| L. f.. c. various sums less than 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. December 10
Lee McClung, former treasurer Of III.
United States, died this afternoon in q
hospital in London after 4 three months
siege of typhoid fever. Il ,atives here re-
ceived information of his Gonaise 10y cable-
gram from his brother.
Mr.. McClung was a former treasurer Of
Yale University and had held responsible.
executive positions with the st. Paul and
Duluth Railroad Company and the South
ern Railway Company. He was di-
rector OF the Fhoeniz Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company CT Hartford. director Of
the Marion (Aiabama) Institute. nation
al councilman, Boy Scouts OF America,
and treasurer and director OF the Ameri-
can Association Tor Highway Construc-
ton. His body will be brought TO KNOX
willie by his brother. c. NJ. McClung. who
was at his side when he died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
Treasurer Under Taft.

Lee McClung was well known In
Washington, where he lived for num-
Der of years. He was appointed treas
urer of the United States by former
President Taft. and held that office dur
ing the Taft administration Mr.. Nc
Chung was a member of the Chevy
Chase and other clubs. and was popu-
lar in official and social Washington
He was a graduate Of Yale and whlie
in Washington served rs president OF
in Washington served as president OF
Mr. McClung was member or the
class of 1892 at Yale. and was a famous
foot ball player. As halfbacK on the
Yale team he made a great reputation
as a runner in a broken field.
Before he was appointed treasurer OF
the United States Mr.. McClung was
treasurer of Yale University. .naKiHg
a fine record there When he VAS Of
fered the position Yate he was hold
Ing an importan executive position
with the Southern .ailway-
Aided Americans In Germany.
Mr.. McClung wce,t to Europe in Juno.
and in July was al Germany, where his
friends who saw ,in there When the
war broke out. enrly IN August. he was
in Frankfort Man
He gave assistance to the consulate in
Frankfort for the aid of Americans in
that city. and worked day and night in
arranging for transportation and safe
conduct for his fellows in distress.
Finally he himself took stsame and
proceeded down the Rhine finally ar
irving in Holland.
McClung Lost to Sight.
A letter from Mr.. McClung. dated from
Amsterdam told of his experiences. and