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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

Paris. tBy MaiD According to
prominent manufacturer at Maubeuge
, who escaped before the Germans oc-
cupied the town but who Says he has
{ received news through underground
channels, the population is in sore
straits. those OF limited means be.
ing unable to pay the prices the Ger
mans demand for provisions; some
even being reduced to taking remains
OF the soldiers repasts.
The curfew rings at six o'clock;
anyone found out after this is con-
sidered as spying
SIX hostages are required to in
sure special police service and
serve as Intermediates. Thege
hostages are changed each week and
are warned il they do not render ex-
act justice to the Germans they viii
be shot
There is neither salt nor burning
oil in the town and coal is becoming
scarce Beans cost tse equivalent Of
twenty cents pint. Half pound o.
bread is served to each Of the inhab
itants each day; other provisions be-
ing reserved to the Germans except
ing certain things the army sells to
the population at extraordinary prie-
es.
The cafes and tobacco s2ops have
been taken over by the military au-
thorities and clerks brought from
Germany TO run them.
Taxes are regularly collected By
German fiscal agents, part OF the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

Hon. A L. Welch is one officia
/, who has made an official record o
! which he may well feel proud. Al
pointed to office by the governor
within sixteen months he had reyo
lutionized the work OF the state in
surance office. On this record nt
went before the people in field o
strong men and was nominated By
big majority In the genera
election he was one of the top liners
Welch knows insurance like a book
and is conducting his office in q
busniess-like way.
His recommendation to the legis-
lature in his 1914 report are pecn-
liarly sane and fitting.
Mr.. Welch says:
believe that the legislature
should pass law to protect the
public against the unscrupulous pro-
moter who attempts to sell stock ry
making unreasonable representations
as to its actual and probable value
4 am also ambitious to see law
passed that will make the insurance
commissioner receiver, without ex-
pense to policy holders. for insolyent
companies, to the end that all the
assets Of company that may get
into this unfortunate condition may
be conserved for the liquidation o.
is just debts and uninterested par
les be prevented from reaping a,
,rofit out of such a contingency,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

L ~
i During the year 1918 there were
4 seventy-two foreign and domestic
| fire insurance companies, and one
domestic hail insurance company,
operating in Oklahoma OF these,
three withdrew. i. e:.-North River,
Reliance and Williamsburg City
In addition to these there were
seven domestic farm mutuals organ
ized and licensed during 1918 and
1914, as indicated by the directory
of companies admitted, contained on
another page.
These foreign fire companies re-
ceiyed during 1912, s3,764.5s464 net
premiums and paid losses of 81 !121,
711.S4. Their losses incurred were
81. .6eS, 7S1S7. The domestic COM
panies received in net premiums
$121 .n5903; paid losses of SAT 6S2.lV
and incurred losses of s45,6l9.SS.
The total premium receipts Of all
fire and hail companies was $3,ss5,-
643.67 total losses paid s1,769,394.5a; \
incurred $1.7os, 40I 25-indicating that
the total experience in the state dur
ing the year was very much more
favorable than any years since state-
hood. While the above condition, II
continued, will be certain to result mi
a reduction in fire insurance rates,
the afct that in 1912 our loss ratio
was 500 ieer cent; in 1s11--645 peri
cent: in rslC--54.7 per cent, and in
1909--59.2 per cent must be remem-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28
SPECIALIST EXPLAINS CAUSE OF
STOMACH TROUBLE
VALUABLE ADVICE 70 SUFFERERS

There are many different forms Of
stomach trouble said yeii-kn1wn
specialist recently ''but practically al
are traceable 70 excessive aeidiis and
food fermentation That Is why the re-
suits obtained from the use 81 drugs are
casually 50 Disappointing Admitting
fermentation aud consequent acidity 81
the food contents 10 be the urder3yif =
cause of most forms OF indigestion. &,
naturally follows that the use Of re-
lsable antaei1. such as the pure bisuIaied
inaepexia which is 80 frequently pre-
sfriDed by physicians. will produce bet
ter restls than any known drug or
combination of drug,t Accordingly al
most invariably advise those who COM
plain 81 digestive trouble 70 get some
lisorated magnesla (noie the name care .
fully. as other forms are unsuh able for
this pur.csz) from their druggist and
seke from one 70 two teaspoonftlls OF the
poNder. OF two grain compressed tab
cts with a little water after meals.
Tbs h4 iuimedlNfei neutrailzng the
ncld and stopping The frrmenta len. re-
floNek the caa6e n all the froute and
insnfes uornial and healthy dieeslion.'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28
Why the Discrepancy

Why the Discrepancy?
Editor Leader: Has Mayor Nissley
reached the point where he is try
ing to openly deceive the people? my
attention has been called to the last
issue of the little Bulletin that the
mayor issues occasionally to boost
his salary graft. On page s at the
bottom / find this: "19l4-t5 x year,
Nissley Commission Government,
S2siiS5 .OC /" Turning back to page Z
at the bottom find this: Total ex-
penses Of Nissley com. govt for six
months ending Dec 13, 1913, s55,esS.-
Al There's only difference Of
$2s. .p53 Al Now how much does MIS-
sleyism cost Guthrie every six
months? win the statisticians please
sharpen their pencils. And this. also
has not been explained. why Guth-
rie should pay more for water than
any other town In the west The rate
here is 25c per one thorsand gallons.
In other places the average is i0c per
thousand gallons.-s. T. Jackson.
Raps the Crouch.
Editor Leader In The Leader,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28
Women Of sedentary Habits,

Women who get but little exercise
are likely to be troubled with con
stipation and indigestion and will find
Chamberlain's Tablets highly Dene-
ficial. Not so good as a three or four
mile walk every day but very much
better than to allow the bowels to
remain in conStipated condition.
They are easy and pleasant to take
and most agreeable in effect. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28
The Gist Of It.

fLast December | had a very se-
we're cold and was nearly down SICK
in bed. | bought two bottles OF
Chamberlain Cough Remedy and i
was only a very few days until ! was
completely restored to health writes
% j. Metcalf, Weatherby, Mo. II you
would know the value of this remedy,
ask any one who has it. CDtainable
everywhere.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

! / bered and every effort made to re
duce the firs waste otherwise N
can not hope for such results, as
loss ratio OF anything over SIS pc
cent is certain to cause loss to in
surance companies, over which the,
have no control
The regulation Of fire insurane,
rates is necessarily left In the handl
Of the people.
| In q state where they allow ar
excessive amount Of property to pt
destroyed Ssy fire, insurance rates
will certainly be increased but where
the cause OF Fire Prevention re.
ceives attention and good building
laws are enforced causing poorly
constructed buildings to be replaced
by good ones. the rates will just as
certainly be found to decrease.
] The best proof that is found In the
United States supporting these
statements is the experience Of the
l'District Of lColumbia. Their aver
Iage rate for fire insurance for thirty
four years, from 1880 to 1918, was
SOC, and their loss ration was 36.7I
per cent.
The record Of Oklahoma compares
favorahly, however, with that Of a
majority of the other states, regard
less Of reports circulated to the con
trary. The average rate in this state
for 1918 was $1.23 and the loss ratiol
50.4 per cent for the sixty-nine for
eign and domestic companies issuing
fire, marine. tornado and hail poll
cies
There were only IS states whose
average rate was below ours, while III
20 states it was higher. Our loss
ratio was lower, also, than the aver
age in 50 states, while only Is states
enjoyed lower average than ours.
If we analyze this last statement
a little closer, we find an unusual
in 10 Of the Is states whosel
average rate was lower than ours.
Missouri suffered the highest loss
ratio OF these states during 1915. Her
records shows that eighty cents j
(SOc) of every dollar collected for
fire insurance premiums was pale
back to policy holders in losses, !
while New Jersey-the next highest
state above Oklahoma, experienced q
oss ratio of 50 per cent. IE Illinois,
indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland,i !.
Massachusetts, Michigan and Me-
,raska, the average loss was between
he states above mentioned.
\ The unusual condition referred to
n these states, consists in the ao-
ormal increase In their loss ratio =
Turing the year 1913 alone. For q
ong period of thirty-two years, the
verage loss ratio in these states was !
Glow that Of 191S-consequently,
here must ite some reason for its z
udden increase. d
The further fact that majority OF Z
lese states are in the central and i
liddle west, adjoining each other, 4
nd on opposite sides OF the Missis- :
ppi river furnishes an additional 4
Jason for inquiring as to why such 4
sstruction Of property by fire should A
cur, in this group Of states, within \
, short period as twelve months. a
Notwithstanding the heavy loss q
Ito which was suffered by these A
ates, we are able to congratulate
lrseIves upon the fact that Okiaho- 4
a, an adjoining state, not only de- 4
.eased her loss ratio during the
ar 1913, but that in past history \
e never suffered such an extreme
ss ratio as Missouri incurred dur
& the past year. d
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

For dyspepsia, our national aiiment,
use Burdock Blood Bitters. Recon-
mended for strengthening digestion,
purifying the blood At II drug
stores. sl.00 . bottle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

In the head office of the sucz
canal at Port Said, is a model OF the
canal, showing the exact position o..
every ship moving through It.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

Some attorneys practice law 9th
ers m rely show willingness to
do so
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

A few men are looking for work
The others are looking for an argu-
mcnt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

Last season the average wheat
yield in western Australia was III
bushels. which was lis bushels more
than the average for the ten seasons
ending in 1912.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

A housencld remeay IN America for
Is yesrs-Dr. Thomas Electric Oil.
For cuts. sprains. burns. scalds.
bruises. 25c and soc. At all drug
stores.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28
NJ n wmmm ~ ~ ~ m 10 m III 70 u "a
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81 NJ ii ~ mM ~ " M u xx " u

fThe Leader is not responsible for con-
tribu.ions appearing under this head.
Anonymous Communications VIII not be
printed. The real name Of the contrinute
Rlst be given)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28
This is certain. Advertising does I

The debt Of gratitude probably is
the hardest to collect.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

The worlds cocoanut products for
1912 are valued at s35o,oo0,000. white
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

From 1876 to the end Of 1914 South
Dakota has produced $lSo,224000 IN
gold. Cripple Creek, Colo, to the end
Of 1914 has produced s259,0o0, 900 in
gold.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

The kaiser seems determined to get
England in this war before next May.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

the production of gold for the same
year was less than $5O0,OU0,OOO.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

For making ribbons for typewriters
and adding machines as they are
needed is the purpose Of a new ma
chine intended for offices in which
ribbons are used in quantities.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

Al Cleveland woodworker has
mounted a work bench on wheels and
tows it behind his automobile, using
the power of the auto to drive a
band saw and other tools.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

Have The Leader delivered, 45c mo.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

A rancher has applied for rental OF
$50 acres of the Pike national forest,
Colorado, to be used in connection
with private land for raising elk as a
commercial venture.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

An automatic cutoff that will shut
the current from electric motors used
in mines if deadly fire damp be pres
ent has been invented by two English
electricians.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-28

Editor Leader IN The Leader
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
SabiIIasyiIIe News.

Mr.. Walter Moorehead has purcha sed
the property formerly owned by the late
Hiram Miller.
Miss Hazel Eyler spent several days
last week with friends in Frederick.
A large number of our people attended
the Frederick County school celebration
in Frederick on Friday.
Mrs. Reuben Willard who had been a
patient in the Frederick Hospital, had
sufficiently recovered to return home on
Sunday.
Rev. M. L. Firor who has been in the
above named hospital for several weeks
is slowly convalescing. He is expected
to return home early in June.
Rev. Chas. Reinewald of Emmitsburg,
and pastor of St. Marks Lutheran church
here, is also patient in the City hospital.
Mrs. M. l.. Firor took charge of the
service at St. Stephen Reformed Church
on Sunday evening. A large congrega-
ton was present. Miss Ida B. Everett,
a wellknown singerof Baltimore was the
soloist.
Mr.. Morris Harbaugh, who lost fin
ger some time ago by the explosion of a
dynamite cap, has regained the use of
his hand.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
peffiest Girl In State.

Miss Clara M. McAbee, of Frederick
county, has been selected from among
nearly 900 pretty girls of the State as
the prettiest in Maryland.
Her photograph was among the large
number submitted to the Baltimore
Evening News in Beauty Contest, the
prize for which is to be trip to the
Panama-Paciic Exposition and other
points of the great West.
The photographs were of young ladies'
from throughout Baltimore city and
from all over the State.
The News secured the services OF five
prominent citizens of Baltimore as judges.
They were William F. Lucas, Jr., Fred
erick H. Gottlieb, Charles E. Ford, Ed
ward Berge and Col. John Peasants.
The judges inspected all the photo
graphs and eliminated all but 20. Invi-
tations were sent by The News to the
young ladies' 80 determined upon to tea
at the Hotel Stafford, where they met
the judges. The latter, after much de.
liberation, decided upon Miss McAbee.
She will leave for California June Bird.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
Lows Letter..

Mr.. Clarence Pittenger of Pleasant Hill
spent Thursday last with his parents.
Misses Ruth and Leah Fox of Creag-
erstown spent Thursda y last with Miss
Beulah Long.
A number of people from this place at
tended the school parade in Frederick on
Friday last.
Mrs. John Eyler of Tannery is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Hoffman.
Mrs. G. B. Smith and daughter Anna
belle of Woodsboro spent one day last
week with friends in this place.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
SANFORD |. SKATER
Licensed Real Estate Agent and Broker
THURM0NT, ND.
THIS WEEKS SPECIALS
FOR SALE.

Four Fne Building lots on Carroll St.
extended.
Several Modern Cottages in fine loca
ton.
Twenty Acre fine farm land on Grace
ham-Thurmont road.
Several Large Building Lots at wood
side."
Comfortable Home with acre ground
along State Road at edge of town.
Fifty acre farm on State Road one
mile from Thurmont.
Sixty acre farm almost in Creagers-
town. All improvements.
One building lot on Altamont ave.
Seven Room House on Walnut street
at bargain price.
Small comfortable home on East street
if bought at once.
Several Fruit and Garden Farms in
fine condition.
Severable comfortable homes in Grace
ham.
Wanted At Once.
Small but comfortable home in good
condition, in or near town. Purchaser
will invest 81, 900 or 81 200 if suited.
Call on or write
Sanford l.. Shaffer.
Phone No. 27 Lock Box rs
ThurmOnt, Maryland.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
Freight By Automobile.

Thurmont merchants are now getting
their goods purchased from wholesale
houses in Frederick City delivered at
their store doors, and better yet, even
carried in their warerooms. Two large
automobile trucks are making several
trips weekly from Frederick to Thur
mont, and also deliver to other towns in
this vicinity. This means a saving in
hauling from the depot for the merchant
and very light charges for drayage from
Frederick, but 1t also means loss OF
revenue, to the drayman In Thurmont
and to the H. & F. Trolley road,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
Parrots And AerOplanes.

In the course of the present European
war it has been noticed that parrots
work themselves into state OF intense
excitement and screech loudly on the ap-
proach of an aeroplane, even before the
latter is visible to human eyes. A num-
Der of these birds were placed on the
Eitfle Tower and other suitable points OF
observation in order to test their ability
as sentinels. Unfortunately, however,
they are unable to distinguish between
friendly and hostile aircraft.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
"IWN'TS" ISSUED TO PREVENT
FOREST FIRES.

To obtain the cooperation of the
public in preventing forest fires which
are doing a great deal of damage in
the east this spring, the L. 5. forest
service has prepared ten "Don'ts' to
be observed in the woods. 1t is hoped
that these rules may have a beneficial
effect during the fire season OF the
southern Appalachians, which is not
yet over, and that of the north woods,
which is just beginning and which,
from present indications, promises to
be unusually severe.
The "Don'ts' follow:
Don't throw your match away UNI
til you are sure it is out.
Don't drop cigarette or cigar butts
until the glow is extinguished.
Don't knock out your pipe ashes
while hot or where they will fall into
dry leaves or other inhammable
material.
Don't build a camp fire any larger
than is absolutely necessary.
Don't build fire against a tree, a
log, or a stump, or anywhere but on
bare soil.
Don't leave fire until you are
sure it is out; if necessary smother it
with earth or water.
Don't burn brush or refuse in or
near the woods if there is any chance
that the fire may spread beyond your
control, or that the wind may carry
sparks where they would start new
fire.
Don't be any more careless with
fire in the woods than you with fire
in your own home.
Don't be idle when you discover a
fire in the woods; if you can't put it
out yourself, get help. Where a
forest guard, ranger, or State fire
warden can be reached, call him up
on the nearest telephone you can find.
Don't forget that human thought
lessness and negligence are the causes
of more than half of the forest fires
in this country, and that the small
est spark may start conhagration
that will result in loss of life and de-
struction of timber and young growth
valuable not only for lumber but for
their influence in helping to prevent
flood, erosion, and drought.
Many thousands of acres of forest
and suburban woodland from Maine
to Florida, and from the Atlantic
coast as far west as Arkansas, have
been burned over already this spring
by fires which started for the most
part from preventable causes. On
the national forest purchase areas
alone, 40 fires occurred in March,
burning over more than $500 acres,
while A fires starting on private land
near or within government bounda-
ries damaged nearly $500 acres.
Fires in April were even more num-
erous and severe, but rains in the
latter part of the month helped the
situation somewhat. Fire statistics
for April are not yet available.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
SnOWstOrm at POcOnO Lake.

Allentown, Pa, May 16.-Automobile
parties returning this evening from Po-
como Lake, Monroe county, report a
heavy snowstorm there early this morn
ing, which continued for more than an
hour.
The ground was covered when the
snow turned to sleet, which fell the
greater part of the day. Ice half inch
in thickness formed.
Natives say that it was the first snow
storm that visited that section so late in
May in many years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
Memorial DAY Services.

Memorial Day will be observed in
Thurmont on Saturday, May Goth. Jason
Damuth G. A. r. has about completed
all arrangements and announce Rev. j,
Wynne Jones, Past Chaplain-in-Chief OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, as
speaker for the occasion. The fraterna|
organizations will join with the veteran
soldiers as in former years. The public
is invited to participate in these services.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1918.
CreaqerstoWn Letter.

Mrs. Ellen Ogle of Westminster spent
several days last week with friends and
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Speak are spend
ing some time with his parents.
Rev. Chas. Shilke pastor of the Luth-
eran church will conduct regular preach
ing services Sunday at 10 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elroy Whitmore of Utica
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Ham and child
rem of Frederick were guests OF Mr..
Geo. Ham Sunday last.
Mrs. Franklin Miller of Kennedyville
was the guest of Mrs. Lewis Miller last
week.
The Monocacy Valley Band has quite
a number of engagements booked for
the coming season, also the Imperial Or
chestra has few engagements yet.
Mrs. Owney Dorsey spent several days
last week with her parents.
Miss Annie Pryor of Graceham was
the guest of Mrs. Harvey Stambaugh
last week.
Mr.. Walter Dorsey is constructing a
cement wall upon which he will build a
large new bank barn. The old one hav-
ing been destroyed by fire.
The Society of Faithful Workers OF
the Lutheran church will hold their annual
Whitsuntde Supper at the home of Mrs.
Mary 4. Black one quarter of mile
south of Creagerstown on the road lead
ing to Utica on Monday, May "a. Every
body invited to attend.
Mrs. Hamilton Geisbert succumbed to
heart failure on Monday evening, May
II, at her home.
Miss Annie Flock of Middletown was
the guest of Mrs. Russell Long last week.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-20
Will Present Flag.

Friday afternoon of this week Column
bia Council No. 52, Jr. O. u. A. M. OF
Thurmont, will present bible and large
American flag to the public school at
Catoctin Furnace. Prof. H. ID. Beachley
of the Thurmont High School, will make
the presentation address. Mr.. Pryor is
principal of the Catoctin school.
The bible and flag formerly at this
school were burned several years ago to-
gether with the schoolhouse.