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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04
PORi DEPOSIT

The Susquehanna River has been
quite high this week. On Monday it
was about feet higher than usual.
The water was up on the wharves in
some places in some of the cellars and
back yards on the river side of the
town We still have high river, but
it has fallen off considerably.
Miss Eta Smithson has returned
tives in Litchtield. Good Hope, Smith
shire and Mansfield, Ill.
Howard B. Pugh, while out on the
baseball field at Tome Institute, last
Friday afternoon, met with quite a
painful accident. Pugh and one of the
fellows were both after a foul ball,
when they ran together, falling down
in a heap and breaking Pugh's left leg
little above the instep. At this writ
ing Pugh is doing just as nicely as
can be expected. He has been remem-
bered by quite large icrcle of friends
Of which he is verv appreciative.
Mr.. John McClenahan spent Tues
day in Baltimore.
Miss Margaret Davis was a Balti-
more visitor Monday.
Mrs, George Atkinson visited rela-
tives at the Hartford House, Havre de
Grace, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Brown, Misses
Helen and Clara Brown We're Balti-
more visitors Tuesday.
Miss Ellen Murray spent the week
end with Miss Annie keavenev in Will
mington.
Miss Ruth Oracle, who has been
spending some time with Miss Mary
Buck, has returned to her home in
Orange, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Heaps, of Balti
more, spent Sunday with Mrs. John
Taylor.
Misses Frances Hagerty and Doro-
tn Lewis, of Washington, d. c., spent
last week with Mrs. o. P. Hagerty.
Some of the Institute society of the
town have organized dancing class.
This class had its first lesson at the
Chadwick Cottage on the Hill last
Friday evening.
At the special Mothers gathering at
the Methodist Sunday school last Sun
day afternoon, which was arranged by
j. NJ. Creswell, there were about IS,
who enjoyed this occasion. A very
good program was rendered by some
of the members of the Beginners De-
partment. A very interesting talk was
given by Miss Vera knight After the
exercises were over, The mothers de-
cided to return next Sunday after
noon and organize a class with Mrs.
o. P. Hagerty and Mrs. Lille E. Jack
son as instructors.
1t was very gratifying to see about
45 of the Arlington Club gentlemen
turn out to preaching service last
Sunday evening in body. 1t is the
desire of their friends that they may
often be present
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04
Check Your April Cough

Thawing frost and April rains chill
you to the very marrow, you catch
cold-head and lungs stuffed-you are
feverish-cough continually and feel
miserable-you need DR.. Kings New
Discovery. it soothes infiamed and ir-
ritated throat and lungs, stops cough,
your head clears up, fever leaves, and
you feel fine. Mr.. j. T. Davis, of
Stickney Corner, Me-, 'was cured of
dreadful cough after doctors treat
ment and all other remedies failed"
Relief or money back. Pleasant chill
dren like it. Get bottle today soc
and 81 at your Druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all
Sores. Gdvt*
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04

der "sop". Hence, it came about that
the Bill in the House was ordered
amended by adding on $400,000.00
more, to be given to Baltimore City
for paving" making the total appro-
priation well on to seven millions.
Against this proceeding there were
cast ~ votes in the House. In the
Senate, Mr.. Williams demanded roll
call that he might be recorded against
1t, his being the only vote so cast
Mr.. Williams took the position that
he could not be regarded as influenced
by the deal given Cecil county in any
of these Bills, because no matter how
the "cat jumped" Cecil county las the
figures showed) received one of the
largest appropriations of any county
in the State. But he did want to pro-
test against any such way Of handling
a great problem like this. He did
want to protest against government
by Road Commission which is what
is meant when an enormous appro-
priation like this is put at their dis
posal without any direction or express
sion on the part of the peoples repre-
sentatives. He did want to protest
further against loading this State with
twenty millions of debt for "a sys-
tem," which is not in accord with the
Act of 1908, creating the road build
ing policy, which has been arbitrarily
adopted by the Road Commission,
which is not just to a great majority
of the citizens and tax payers Of the
State, which does not serve or pretend
to serve the agricultural interests for
which the State road building policy
was inaugurated, and which "has not
had word pleaded in its defense on
this floor except as a connected high
way system for automobiles from the
various quarters of the State to the
City of Baltimore" Mr.. Williams
concluded by saying 81 have now stat
ed my position. 1t is one for which l
find no support in this Senate, but for
which / find support from thousands
of my fellow citizens in this State. l
shall vote, even though / vote alone,
as a record Of that position and wait
quite contentedly for the coming years
to justify or condemn that record"
1t is of interest to add that when
the voting was over a number of Sen
ators said to Mr.. Williams personally:
"You will not have to wait long for
your justification we have got a lion
by the tail and can't let go, but God
only knows where we are going to
land"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04

manded roll call as cline up for or
against the proposition to have the
State enter into partnership with the
gambling race tracks" In that roll
call the vote was 16 for and IL against
those voting against being Senators
Archer, Beck, Emert, Harper, Jones,
Matthias, Milbourne, Shepherd, Snader,
Speicher and Williams. This prob
ably ends the chance of the Williams
anti-gambling Bill going through at
all, as also any chance of the plan to
establish a Statewide Racing Com
mission, with the State in partnership.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04
WOODLAND

The Us will hold a "Mysterious
Tea in the hall about the 18th.
Mr.. Arthur SINNERS left for New
Freedom, Pa, Tuesday, where he will
remain until November.
Rev. C. n. Jones left for Confer
ence Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with
Mrs. John Cullen, Thursday after
noon.
The w. c. T. U. met with Mrs. c.
L. Thompson Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Annie SINNERS is staying
with her sister, Mrs. E. C. Gisriel, of
Baltimore, while her husband attends
Conference.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-03
DEFIES BRITISH 1:
navy TO COMBAT
German Critic says Country
Will Fight British Peace
Terms to Finish.
(By karl H. Won WieKaud. :,


"a. Berlin, via The Hague, Oct. g.
THE German naval policy ls Of ne
cessity a waiting one. If England Ia
dissatisfied, she has her redress. She
has the men and she has tho ships.
And she knows exactly where our fleet
is." ...,
That was the declaration made to
me today by Count Ernst zu Revent-
low. !Germany's greatest naval critic,
who has Just returned from visit to
the German naval base, in explaining
why there has not been a naval bat
tie Of magnitude to date.
1T Is not up to our fleet-About
half the. size Of the British heet-to
attack and give battle on their own
ground" continued the count. THE
British fleet. has ehown7zo, disposition
to court: battle. When our destroyers
ana submarines seek them. We nnd
them close to their own coast line.
Believes Naval Quality Equal.
ship for ship, our fleet is the equal
of the British. believe that. what
ever may happen to our fleet, 1t will
give an account of itself that, when
the battle is over, there will be Erave
doubt whether the British are still
the greatest naval power in the world.
And believe absolutely that the Brit
ish themselves take such an outcome
into int consideration and have been
waiting in the hope that we will at
tack them in their waters, where
everything is. in their favor. They
sunk the Koenigin Luise almost in the
very mouth. Of the Thames"
How long do you think the war
will last?' the count was asked.
May Be Long Struggle.
II don't know. The British say
that it will be a long war and that
their advantage will increase with its
Duration" replied the count. at NAV
develop into long, bitter struggle be-
tween Germany and Great Britain af-
ter France and Russia are exhausted.
Britain can be expected to seek to die
tate a peace against which Germany
Will fight to the last ditch. In its ef-
forts to crush Germany. Britain has
called upon the yellow, hordes Of Asia
ana France upon Africa. Thereby
they have brought the future struggle
tor the mastery OF the world. much
nearer. believe that America viii
be the first to feel this. Anyhow Ger,
many has at the present time no rea-
son for depression"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-03

to permit tn. continuance Of com

to permit the continuance Of COM
merce with Germany Is q matter to
be determined. It is tho contention
Of this government that those powers
which have command Of the sea can
offer no valid objection. Neutrals have
the right to continue during war to
trade with belligerents, subject to the
law relating to contraband and block
ade.
Moreover, the British government
has accepted that article Of the decla-
ration Of London. which declares
specifically that raw materials Of the
textile industries, phosphates, paint
and colors, and some others needed
by American manufacturers may not
be declared contraband Of war"
The allies may feel that the money
paid for these materials will be help
full to Germany in enabling her to
not be In sums that will be Of much
importance in view Of the enormous
expense to which the Berlin govern
mont is being put to maintain its
armies In the field.
Senate Stars British Quiz.
The question Of obtaining materials
from Germany is only one of many
that are troubling the government.
The Herald has been discussing the
oSS4oi " oSAlASu II1SusOAs"dT III Cdps
turing vessels conveying American
foodstutts, copper and other supplies
to Holland. which 1t is claimed are
really intended for Germany. At the
instance of Senator Smoot Of Utah,
the senate adopted today a resolution
calling on the secretary Of state to
advise It whether the British govern
mont is interfering with shipments OF
copper from the United States to
Rotterdam in neutral vessels, with the
reasons for such action.
The state. department will answer
the senate resolution In few days.
1t then will be disclosed that the mat
ter has been taken up vigorously with
the British government, and that the
United States has insisted that its
trade with Holland shall not be inter-
ferred with.
Solicitor johnson. Of the state de-
partment warned the business men in
the conference that; there was danger
OF complications If they sent copper
to Holland. for it was now known
that British warships We're "detain-
Ing" Dutch steamers carrying such
cargoes, on the theory that they were
intended for consumption BY Ger
many. He pointed out the Importance
OF copper in modern warfare
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-03
HOW THE french
GAINED VICTORY
Terrific Fire Poured into the
Germans, Caught in well
Laid Trap.

bordeaux, Oct. 3.-The defeat of
1900 Prussian guards who attacked
the French centre on Sept. 26 Ia de-
scribed today in the Petite Gironde.
AS soon az news Of the German ad-
vance was received French cavalry
was sent to head the enemy at Auber-
i've. department Of WArne, to give the
artillery and infantry time to come up
from Souain. a place near :Auberive.
But while tho French dragons were
gTepaEing for the defence Of Auberive
brisade OF DEATHS Head Hussars.
avoiding the village. came across the
vineyards and fields with the intention
OF surprising the French artillery on
the march.
1t was critical moment. The
French dragons were two miles
ahead and the infantry two miles be-
hind the gunners who were in danger
OF being sabred across their guns. The
Huesars were only three-quarters Of a
mile away, galloping furtously. In
two minutes the guns were unlimber-
ed and lined up along the road. The
enemy then was only 500 yards away.
Death at Close Quarters.
When they were zoo yards away
was a dash Of fire. Through the blue
smoke the artillerymen could see the
enemy's horses rearing and officers
trying vainly to rally the broken lines,
A second time the battery vonaited
death into the doomed brigade. A
great silence succeeded the thunder
Of hoofs and the shouting Of men.
Two thousand horsemen lay al II
struck by lightning. Here and there a
wounded horse struggled to shake
himself clear from the heaped dead.
But the artillerymen did not want
to gaze long on this scene Of carnage.
They limbered up the guns and rat
tied of to aid the dragons. who were
hard pressed and falling back along
the highway. This time the struggle
was more even. The German quick
f1rers returned the fire with interest,
but the French infantry arrived and
deployed. among the vines. a bugle
rang out and their bayonets flashed
in the sun as they dashed forward.
Without cavalry to aid 1t the Prus-
sian guard was obliged to fall back.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-03
AND-LA|D Waste
TO Save ANTWERP
Destruction by Belgians Es-
timated at $4,000, 1000
Devastation by Germans

London, Oct. 3.-cutting Of forests,
destruction Of houses and flooding of
lowlands around Antwerp as precau-
ttons against attack have cost the Bel.
gtans b0,o00.000 is the estimate Of ].
H.. Whitehouse, member OF parliament
from Lanarkshire, who has returned
from visiting Belgium to assist in re-
lief measures.
Mr.. Whttehouse. made the Journey
outside; Antwerp with two military
cars. attended by Belgian officials. In
describing the damage which he says
the Belsians had to infiict upon, them
selves to supplement- the defenses of
Antwerp, he said:: -
Hundreds Of thousands Of trees
had been cut down. so that at some
points Of our journey I'VE had the inn
preston Of passing through a wilder
ness Of roots. The tree trunks had
been removed 80 as to afford no cover
to the enemy.
In the villages all ordinary life was
halted. Women and children were
standing or sitting, dumb and: patient,
by the roadside. Half way to Ter
monde we could hear plainly the
booming Of guns and saw many evi-
dences Of the battle.
Termonde an Utter Waste.
II had read Newspaper accounts OF
the destruction Of Termonde and had
seen photographs, but they had not
conveyed to my mind any realization
Of the horror Of what actually hap
pened. -Termonde few weeks ago
was a beautiful city of about 10000
inhabitants. So:
Il went through street after street.
house destroyed with all its. contents
It was not the result Of bomhardment;
It was systematic destruction. In
each house a separate bomb had been
placed, which had blown up the in
terror and set. fre to the, contents. All
that remained in every case were por-
tions Of the outer walls, which were
constantly falling.
"of the population I thought that
not = soul remained. was wrong,
for as we turned into a square where
the most beautiful Of Gothic churches
met my eyes a blind woman and her
daughter groped among the ruins.
They were the sole living creatures in
the whole town. Shops, factories,
churches and houses Of the wealthy
all were destroyed similarly.
Threatened With Starvation.
THE whole life Of the nation has
been arrested. Food supplies: which
ordinarily would reach the civilian
population are being taken by the
German troops for their own support.
The peasants and poor are without the
necessities Of life, and conditions Of
starvation grow more acute every day.
THE completeness of the destruc-
tion in each individual case was ex-
planned to me later by the Belgian
minister. who described numerous ap-
=pNances.. whieh4sthe German soldiers
carried for destroying property. Not
only were hand bombs Of various sizes
and descriptions carried, but each SOL
dier was supplied with quantity Of
small black discs, a little bigger than
6-penny piece. When lighted they
burn brilliantly for few minutes and
are sufficient to start whatever nre Is
necessary after the explosion Of a
bomb.''
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-03
Be. sure TO GET
REAL RESNOL

II you want toaget rid Of eczema,
pimples. or other distressing skin
eruption. you Will accept no 'substi.
tute" tor Resinoi &c Ontments similar
n name OF appearance are NOT 'just
the same as Reslnpl. Although a
FEW Inscriptions dealers may Offer
often crudely 1naAe,. Of little. healing
power, and soma may even be dang:
erous to use. Every dru8giat keeps
genuine Resinol 8because doctors pre-
scribe 1t resularlX: 20 i1. you buy in
the original Blue package you win
be safe from substitution. For sample,
free. write to Dept 4l.R, Resinoi.
Baitamors.9 Nd. -s4dy. hi
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-03
HOLLAND PEEVED
BY BRITISH ACTION
Searching. Of Ships by Allies
for Contraband of War
Causes Ill Feeling.

Rotterdam, Oct. 3.-There is .
growing bitterness Of feeling through
out Holland against England because
of its interference with Dutch ship
ping and her holding UP Of cargoes OF
foodstuffs and needed supplies, such
as copper. This feeling Is not pro-
German, but it is frankly anti-Brittsh.
Although it is reported that an ar
rangement has been made between
England, the United States and Hol-
land whereby foodstuffs are no longer
to be held up; Hollanders generally
resent the concessions their govern
ment was compelled to make ana es.
pecially the fact that they were COM
pelled to place themselves under obli.
cations to England in order to prevent
complete paralysis Of the Dutch trade.
Every Ship Ransacked.
Every ship that sails to or from
Holland is being held up by the Brit
ish and French fleets and ransacked
from stem to stern. Charges are
made that the international mails are
interfered with, although up to the
present these allegations have not
been officially Endorsed by the Dutch
government. While the queen and
court circles. have been inclined to
sympathize with the German cause,
the plain Dutch burghers have been
and still are frankly anti-German.
They look upon Belgium's fate as
what can be expected for Holland II
Germany wins the war. But England's
action in carrying the right to
search" to the present extreme has
absolutely annihilated all sympathy
with her in Holland.
Hint American Complications.
All the facts Of the holding UP of
the Holland-American liners en- route
from New York and Philadelphia are
only becoming known here now. The
Dutch national pride has been badly
hurt by learning that when a British
commander took possession Of the
Noordam and took that vessel into
Queenstown harbor. he ordered the
captain down from his own bridge.
Even Englishmen here declare that
this was Conspicuous example Of
disregard for ethics and tactlessness.
There is much wonder here as to
what will be the result when similar
tactics are followed by British war;
ship commanders toward American
merchantmen who are to be put into
the service between here and New
York.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-03
WHEN 1MMIGRATIoN BEGINS,

New York World. For the three
months ending Aug. FL, only 133;429
immigrant reached New York against
347.672 last year. For August alone,
immigration was but twenty-seven
per cent of last years figures ana in
the meantime many thousands OF re-
serv1sts have sailed for Europe.
OF. what will happen when the war
is over. the past gives us warming
Tho two years after. the Franco
,Prussian war, brought us a. record
breaking total. Two years after the
so-Japanese war; 1s06-7, brought
$4,000 immigrants from Russia
fore the war, 1sU1-s, had sent but
328,0OO.
These were wars Of two nations on
ly What will happen after the close
OF the war Of the eight nations, when
In the home lands. Of hundreds Of
millions Of people industry lies pros
trate, when property to the value Of
billions has been destroyed and when
financial resources ehrunken by the
war are no longer adequate to eui-
ploy labor? We gSt our greatest i'm
migration now from regions that are
undercapttalixsd. After the war all
Europe will be undercapttaNzed, ana
II We do not then feel the most tre-
mendous pressure Of immigration in
our history. precedent Is blind
When that pressure comes. the
United States must be ready to direct
it.. to utilize It, ana where necessary
to restrict It: 70,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-03
.FRENCH..;SC||,0||uj'T| IS:
SHOT BY GERMANS
British Take Letters From
Aliens Telling. of Deeds
ofWar.

london nok ~1. 49,. -
ira uon; rin en;so1cs Ges o. S-Serman .s tales OF
s,;aI ~. 1sooes ~ "a ~ tGs war were IS.
n;~h+ oS The Sne s4as; UtaItaf press bureau last
q hno, naiiag s9'tes ..r Msle taaen iroH,
vi;et, HoA No, eastea aateas hrlegs ;CnronlK,
Ensiish "11 nants nS.@eo t9oh a!'ens enter1ns
Tha n yp,,,nss pae s,4
+ha h,,nonu uiie o. cGn1s1sts' according 10
trM.tunrYhn, tr puhu, lpar.iy .ol a Mghly un,
nant,,, Cnionlcie ot the war ana
frnn+" " soiu'etsa; 1etters from the
"a. sh,,,;, -
+homsh. enoMns ~ tn :,the metnods OF
causiGa sn, Garoh,o ~ .ne enshy tnese iasl nave
reaH ~ pie :, Satue,, cohtinuea I tne pu-
~ ~. ta, ~ !s MoL sAs truth or fa4slty
ui.nae ~ rae' Salss M s .hat matters put the ap-
.,ritass prdsv @.tu ssl;Gea!s faluiation or the
snd ,,a,t.; ~, !sIs g&i gIoss treachery
~ ,he.s - 10y Sksa4 81 E4eReMe peeh done
o' ''eT1nSsssss TaSsss % &s;c, 4&;Ia,aes.
.:rh - aasaS : ~ ~ 49, tate. -,
m tbn a-tass.sise.s ass, afefliery omcsr
Saa. Hm .He :, e, eAlaaon I;.,n oi belgian vi
iaSs. S elsen Out 10Y 1he bureau tol-
to"1. ..I,ho .,x.,,- ~, -.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-03
WOMAN ORDERED
/. SHOT AS A SPY
+. - 2. y IS
Grand Opera Singer Tells of
12 Days Between Battling
Armies in Alsace.

New York, Oct. s.-Mlle. Jennie
Dpfau, grand opera singer. arrived IN
New York yesterday direct from tne
Alsatian front Of the great European
war, where for IL days she was be.
tween fires of two big armies and AT
one time was held prisoner by the
Germans and was lined up to be shot
as a spy Two days she spent on the
battlefield relieving the distress OF the
wounded and dying.
II went to Europe In July" said
Mile, Dufau, ito visit my father. my
sisters and my brothers in the village
of Saulxuera, in q valley in Alsace.
one hours ride from the French bor-
der,
"All was peaceful in our little place
until August -, when the French
suddenly appeared and took posses
sion. Germans seen on the hills to
the east began to shell the town that
afternoon. The French moved out
to capture the German position and
were almost wiped out. The French
withdrew to the hills and the Ger
mans came down.
Town Blown to Pieces.
7 '"The next day the French, who had
been reinforced. shelled the town and
drove the Germans back to the hills.
Then more reinforcements came up
on both sides. A perfect hail Of shells
whtzzed over US day and night.
"As soon as the bombardment be-
gan we took to the cellars.
'"They blew the town to pieces over
our. heads. At intervals there would
be q lull in the firing and we would
go out to gather. the wounded and
help bury the dead.
For several days we had 10 wound
ed French officers in our cellar.
zone evening. French officers and
soldiers came and, hurried them away
Soon after the Germans swarmed into
the town.. The French had retreated
to the hills.
Lined Up to be Shot.
"A squad of German soldiers under
q minor officer entered our house. He
found traces of the French wounded
but we would tell him nothing. Then
he accused us Of being spies. We were
actually backed up against wall and
told we would be shot.
II believe they would have shot us
but a German colonel heard our cries
and drove of the minor officer.
'The next day the French drove the
Germans out. Then there were two
days of comparative calm. during
which my sister and'I went out among
the wounded on the slope OF the val.
ley, The only care the wounded got
we gave them. took the dying mes
sages of a score Of soldiers and have
sent to their people the little memen,
toes they gave me.
ION August "a the Germans cap.
tured the town. and held it. The
French retired to the border and be-
yond. On a two-wheeled. cart drawr
by oxen. my father, my sister and
fed with the army. We made oul
way.to Switzerland and my father anG
sister =are still 'there."..;2,.:~:: - ?:.