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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18
OUT OF TOWN HAPPENINGS
A Variety of Interesting Paragraphs
for Republican Readers.

Ex-senator Henry G. Davis observed
his 92nd birthday, at his home at FL
king, last Tuesday.
W. j. Cover, of Steyer, has moved
his saw mill on the Idleman land near
Schell, and is now ready to begin job
of numbering that will last for some
time.
A B. & o. force of 60 men reached
Swanton Monday, and are quartered in
the Mankis store building. 1t is said
that they are to be employed in widen
ing the track bed
Mrs. H. j. Speicher and two oldest
sons and Mrs. William and Mrs. Ed
ward Speicher of Accident, motored to
Meyersdale Sunday afternoon in Sena-
tor Ii. J. Speicher's car to visit Mrs. H.
Us parents, Ed. and Mrs. Joel Gnagey.
The Rally Day at Keyser, W. Va,
last Thursday was great. 1t rained,
but the parade of twenty-five hundred
of Mineral County's wide awake boys
and girls went right on. Rain did not
quence the ardent spirits of joyous and
eXpectant youth.
Preliminary estimates of crop produc-
ton and prices for the State of Mary
land are as follows: Corn, 24.20O, 600, at
.98; Wheat, 10, 208, 600, at SLOT; Oats,
1880, 900, at so; Potatoes, 4,4OO, 600, at
SO; Apples, 800, 600 at $1.85.
Squire Friend, of Friendsville, last
Saturday issued several license to Pitts
burgh, Pa. sportsmen, who came in on
the train with their dogs and ammunition
to shoot something. Garrett county
may lose some game but the commits
sioners fund will be increased nearly
$4,000,
During the past several days there
has been an epidemic of poisoning in
the vicinity of Detmold Mountain near
Homecoming. Three fine cattle, the
property of John Dodds, and one horse
were poisoned. Also two fine pointer
dogs belonging to Edward Doyle, of
Homecoming. were found dead on bet
moldiMountain. The deaths were also
due to poisoning.
The steering machinery of DR.. Light
foot's Buick car as he was going to
Cumberland last Saturday, got out of
fix, near Paugh's on the State road and
the doctor lost control of his car and
ran into barb wire fence No harm
was done but the doctor was delayed in
his trip and had some work to do in ex-
Treating his car from the fencing.
Speaking of buckwheat, Garrett
County, Md, boasts the largest crop in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

the history of the county. The Oak
land Republican reports 400 bushels
shipped recently from Deer Park and
Grantsdille to New York City, to be
sent from their to Europe to feed the
soldiers of the Allies. With Garrett
county buckwheat cakes behind the
British, Belgian and French bayonets,
the Teutons will haye to scratch gravel.
Republican, Meyersdale, Pa.
What do our Garrett county farmers
think about this Kansas farm? "He
may think we enlarged little on the
size of wheat fields here. If so, let him
write to o. B. Jewett, of Dighton,
Kansas, and he will find that Mr..
levitt has 3, 100 acre wheat field upon
which he raised fifty-five thousand
bushels of wheat this year. Five
tractor plows have taken away the
burden of work from the horses on this
farm. The farm" consisting of SO
sections of $40 acres, or %, 04O acres and
quite good crop of wheat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

THE Maryland Suffrage News, of last
week, speaking of the recent state
election, said:
1t was great election in many ways.
The chief significance of an election is
an index to the trend of popular senti-
ment, and summing up the general
situation, this must be regarded as most
gratifying.
In our own State we see the outstand-
ing personality of MIR. Weller reduce
the Democratic utilization of 40, 900 70 a
majority of less than 1000. We see
Smith and German lose in their own
counties, and, wonder of wonders, a Re-
publican Senator from Baltimore
county.
Perhaps the most gratifying result of
the great election of November the End,
was the defeat of State Senator Car
vile D. Benson of Baltimore county in
his candidacy for reelection.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

HARD times and panics may sweep
over the land, strewing the path of life
with the corpses of the commercial
wrecks, but the farmer moves steadily
onward and is the last man on earth to
feel the pinch of want. His crops con-
tinue to grow and thrive, his stock fat.
tens and becomes meat for his table,
his fields and his gardens furnish him
the sustenance of life, and he feels. as
he is, the one man on all this earth who
is absolutely independent of all other
men or combinations of men.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

THE Democratic party mig hit retrieve
Its los reputation for candor and hon
esty If it should go before the people in
1916 on the following brief but truthful
platform:
Resolved that the national democratic
party IN convention assembled, oppose,
traverses and denounces the various
principles, and repudiates and ignores
the several pledges to which it was
committed by the platform of 1912.
What else can democracy do in 1916.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

THE Hon. William Howard Taft is
reported in the press as having declined
to speak on national preparedness at a
recent dinner, declaring that 1--WE are
not justified in rushing into mllitarism.
The spirit of the people is certainly at
variance with the spirit of militarism. !"
Mr.. Taft made it plain that he is op-
posed to the administration program.
Mr.. Roosevelt is all for huge army
and navy and military reserve. So
there you are.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

THE bank statements published in
another column of this paper is
splendid reading. They are a great
advertisement of Garrett county. Not
withstanding the number of new farm
houses, barns and silos built this year
and the number of automobiles purchas-
ed, the individual bank deposits have
grown to a most encouraging and
creditable amount. This is one reason
why we of Garrett county should thank
fully observe Thanksgiving day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

GRAFTON SENTINEL: 1t is reported
from Washington that there is to be a
sweeping investigation of the civil ser
vic when Congress meets. AS the
civil service has been pretty we'll swept
out by the Wilson administration we
hardly believe there are enough Re-
publicans left IN it to make it worth
while for Democratic Congress to
trou BILE itself about them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

The eighty-ninth annual report of
the B. & o. Railroad company was sub.
mitted to the stockholders Monday last.
The report is very encouraging one,
considering the condition of the country.
The company will pay dividend of So
per cent. The earnings of the road for
the year was $91, 815, 1874 a decrease
of ST. 348, 212.63 over that of 1914. The
company during the year carried 90,
581, 9z2 passengers which was 2,166. O76
less than last year. June 3d. 1915, the
company had 1899 locomotives, 1851
passenger cars and 5000 freight cars
in use.
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For Sale or Rent.

A nine room house on one and one
half acres Of land in the eastern sub
urbs of Oakland; good cellar, excellent
well of water; house equipped for gas;
chicken yards and fine garden plot.
Located opposite Highland Park.
Terms liberal and price reasonable.
Apply to
JAS D. HAMILL,
Adv. 37-4t Oakland, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

three years.or even one year ago and
note the many new things he has on
his floors or shelves. new things that
are the product of inventive genius or
of changing fashions. He keeps abreast
of the market changes but all his
customers do not, hence they do not
know what he has to SELL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

Mr.. BRYAN has commenced his ex-
pected campaign against President Will
son, and just what it will amount to
is one of the important question marks
of present politics. Mr. Bryan's ex-
IRENE peace views will hardly build
very wide foundations for a National
campaign, but they may easily be
strong enough to weaken Mr. Wilson 5
CHI ances of reelection.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

hAVING enjoyed the hospitality and the
= = beauties Of Garrett County last summer
and personally interviwed a great number of
Republicans there who pledged to me their
support for the Republican nomination for
Congress at the primary election next May |
take this early opportunity to publicly thank
them.
1t Is my purpose to continue my pleasant
relations with the people Of Garrett and try
to come into closer and closer contact with
them and thus to ascertain their wishes so
that may the better and more fully repre-
sent them in Congress if elected
believe in Protective Tariff Reasonable
Preparations for National Defense and intend
to conserve and increase business and try and
distribute its benefits as much as possible |
am convinced that labor and capital, factory
and farm, bond-hoder and wage Garner have
mutual interests and believe that increased
business, properly distributed, mean higher
wages and regular employment and that every
legitimate increase in wages is the greatest
help to labor and direct benefit to every
community.
Very truly yours,
GlST BLAIR.
teal advertiser thorze dfvG Bair1
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18
ORDER NISI.

GilmOr S. Hamil, Assignee, vs.. George K
Fike ana wife.
In the Circuit Court for Garrett County.
Maryland. No. 2027 Equity.
1t is ordered, this 18th day of November,
915, by the Circuit Court for Garrett county,
sitting in equity, that the sale of the property
mentioned in these proceedings as made and
reported by GimOr 5. Hamill, assignee, be
ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
18th day of December, next; provided a copy
of this order be inserted in some newspaper
published in Garrett county, once in each
of three successive weeks before thel Sth day
of December, next.
$250.O0.
f. u. TOWER, Clerk
True copy. Test: f. Il. TOWER, Clerk
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

IT is but short step from chow it
happened" to "how is it going to hap
penn" The big political event of 1916
can hardly wait for the floor until the
lesser events of 1915 get out of the way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

THE war in Europe helped save the
face of the inefficient Democracy, now
they are contemplating taxing the prof
its of manufactures of munitions to
help save the treasury deficiency.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

"OUR Governor Harrington de-
clares he will pay little heed to Office
seekers, but that the office must seek
the man. Still, that won't prevent the
boys from lining up for early inspection
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

The advertising columns OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN contain very interesting and
profitable reading. Read every ad-
vertisement. They are personal letters
to you.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

NEXT Thursday is Thanksgiving day.
A day of homecoming and family re-
unions, one of the most delightful and
happy occasions of the home life. The
citizens of Garrett county have multi
piled reason to observe this great Ma
tional holiday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

"OUR Davy Lewis is up against a
stump. Senator Lee and Mr.. Bruce
will give him an energetic personal
fight in his effort to become the Demo-
cratic candidate foriUnited States SEN
ator.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18
Notice To The Public.

| have recently returned to German
and reopened my blacksmith shop where
am prepared to do all kinds of smith
ing. | invite all my old customers to
give me call. GEO. W. RIDER.
Advertisement. 34-4t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

THE principal farm crops of this sea-
son amount in money to FIVE and half
billions. No wonder they are looking
for US to feed the world.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

AN overlooking granary and an empty
treasury is the anomalous position of
the country under Democratic rule. And
it happened once before.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

THE nearer one approaches Thanks
giving day, the more should one devise
liberal things for those who have little
beside an appetite for good things.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

PROF. Boxer Washington. the noted
negro educator, died Sunday at Tus-
klegee Institute. Alabama. He was the
most prominent man of his race.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

AND President Wilson might go back
to Noah as fine example of prepared
ness or as man who had sense enough
to come in out of the rain.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18

AS the Republican candidate for
United States Senator, next fall, Mr..
Weller would prove strong candidate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1915

WE had Palmer and Buckner in 1896
and it now begins to look as if we might
have Bryan and Kitchin in 1916.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-11
GERMANS REFUSE NOTE
Does Not Concede That American
Rights Were Violated.

Germany is unyielding in her re-
fusal to concede that the sinking OF
the American ship William P. Frye
by the auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich in the South Atlantic last
January was a violation OF American
rights under the Prussian-Amerlcan
treaty or international law.
In reply to the last American rep
reservations the German foreign Of
fee, in note made public in Wash
ington Thursday night, reiterates a
previous justification Of Germany
course, reiterates her willingness TO
pay for the ship and accepts a pro.
posal, first advanced by the United
States, that the amount OF damages
be fixed by two experts, one to De
selected by each country. Such sum
the German government pledges ltsell
to pay promptly, with the stlpulatlon'
however, that the payment shall not
be viewed as a satisfaction for viola
ton of American rights.
Should that method be unsatlsfac.
tory, Germany invites the United
States to arbitration at The Hague
The unofficial view is that repara-
ton by commission Of experts prop
ably will be satisfactory to the UNIT
ed States, with the express provision
however, that it is not a waiver OF
treaty rights for which the Unlteo
States contends, but applies to tne
matter of damages.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-11
GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE
OF 3,o35,2OO RUSSIANS
Teutons Report 5000 Cannon and
5000 Maxims Captured Since
the War Started.

The German war minister furnish
es in connection with the first. ami
versary Of the war interesting hg-
ures relating to the successes OF the
Central powers, says the Overseas
News agency. The statement fol-
lowsi
stPrisoners Of war taken in Galicia
now in German camps and hospitals,
or employed as workers, total, $685.
S69; men captured in the campaign
last week and on their way to camp
numba. 10000; prisoners in Aus
tria-Hungary, 636,543, making a
grand total Of 1,695,412.
"Prisoners taken in Russia and
now in Germany total 5000 officers
and 100000 non-commissioned Off
GERS and privates; in Austria, 3,l9O
officers and 100000 non-commission-
ed officers and privates; total, S,790
officers and 100000 men.
German collecting stations re-
ceived up to the middle Of June o.
S43 captured field guns and 1886
machine guns. Many field pieces were
not delivered to these stations, but
were kept with the troops and are
being used against their former own
ers. While exact figures are not
available, it is estimated that nearly
5000 guns and 5000 machine guns
have been captured"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-11
AMERICA FILES, PROTEST
WITH FRANCE OVER DACIA
State Issue Whether United States
Had Right TO Register For
mer German Vessel.

Announcement from Paris that a
French prize court had confirmed tne
seizure Of the American steamer Da-
cia as fair prize found the state de-
partment preparing to protest the de-
cision, which carries with it forfel-
ture Of the vessel. 1t is planned 10
make this a test case OF the right OF
a neutral to grant registry to bel
-ligerent owned merchant ship.
The Dacia's cotton cargo IS not IN
volved. The British government be-
fore. the Dacia sailed from Galveston
last spring for Rotterdam, announc-
ed that the cargo, consigned to Bre-
men, would not be detained, the an
nouncement being binding upon
France. The French government
purchased the cotton.
The issue in the Dacia case is the
right Of the United States to permit
registry under its flag Of a vessel for
merly owned by a German corpora
ton, but declared sold to an Amerl-
can citizen. Great Britain has sane
toned such transfers in wartime ana
could not consistently seize the Da-
cia. France has always held that the
transfer Of a merchant ship to a neu-
trail power must have been erected
at least thirty days before the out
break OF hostilities.
At the beginning Of the war, the
United States served notice on the
belligerents that as they had not con-
sented to observe the unratifed dec
la-ations Of London as a whole. this
government would not be bound by
them, but would stand on the generai
principles Of international law.
The protest against condemnation
Of the Dacia will rest on these prln-
cipleS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-11
BIT BY RATTLESNAKE;
GIRL DIES In "a HOURS
WATERFORD Tot of Two Years Bitten
BY Male Rather That Struck
Without Warning.

The two-year-old daughter Of Mrs.
Annie Garris of Round, Colleton
Colleton county, met with a horrible
death Monday, the result Of rattle
snake bite on Sunday. The child, 1t
seems, was going down a patch in
some weeds and the snake apparent
ly was lying across the path, the child
stepping on it. The strike was fair,
hitting the child in the large toe, and
making a deep wound, from which
blood was pouring when assistance
came.
The leg was corded, prolonging the
life of the child for twenty-four
hours. Had this not been done, the
doctors state, death would have re-
suited in ten minutes. The snake
was a male, and the male rattlesnake,
unlike the female, has no rattles, thus
giving no warning of its deadly
strike.
When it was attempted to kill the
snake it put up a fierce fight, and two
men were required to kill it, and
then with considerable danger to
themselves. This is the first fatality
of it's kind in the county for several
years, and the age of the child makes
it the more sad.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-11
PEACE CARRIED TO HAITI
WHEN U. s. MARINES LANDED
Leader Of Successful Revolution An
nounces His Forces Will
Disarm Themselves.

Hopes for q peaceful settlement OF
disturbances in Haiti were increased
Thursday by receipt of a message
from Rear Admiral .Capterton, COM
|manding the American naval forces at
Port-au-Prince and Cape Haitien, an
nouncing that the troops of Resolve
Bobo, leader Of the successful reVo-
luton, would disarm on their arrival
at Port-au-Prince. Gen. Bobo's men
are reported en- route from Cape Hal
tien and should arrive in six days.
An abstract of Admiral Caperton's
report was given out which comment
ed on conditions as follows: "Al-
though Cape Haitien is quiet, out
breaks are reported ct Petitgoabe,
Miragoave and Jacmel. The Baitien
committee at Port-au-Prince has tele-
graphed the authorities at those
places directing them to maintain Or
der, and Admiral Caperton is of the
opinion that the order of the commit
tee will be effective"
Gen. Blot, who commanded the
military forces of the government
overthrown with the assassination OF
President Guillaume, has left the
country. Officials at Washington in
ferred from his withdrawal from the
country that he had abandoned hope
of Icing elected to the presidency.
News dispatches from Port-au-Prince
Thursday said the National Assembly
was awaiting word from Gen. Bobo as
to whether he desired the office. Ad-
vices carly Thursday from Admiral
Caperton said warning shots fired
by the survey yacht Eagle at Cape
Haitien had kept the reVolutionists
out of that city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-11
POWER HOUSE ENGULFED
WHEN QUIcKsAND SLIPS
Cement Plant Covering Three Acres
Falls Into Hole Forty
Feet Deep.

Carrying with it almost three acres
of hard clay, the immense power
plant of the KnickerbockeT Cement
company, near Hudson, N. Y, was
almost swallowed in what is suppos-
ed to be a bed Of quicksand early
Tuesday morning, sending i've men
to death and injuring several others,
Just before six o'clock, at which
hour the laboring shift is changed,
the workmen felt a rumblins under
their feet, followed by q cloud OF
dust. Almost instantly the immense
plant disappeared from sight. carry
ing with it 10000 tons OF trap-rock
stored for winter use, the weight OF
which undoubtedly served to cause
the disaster.
The plant, built four years ago at
a cost of S250,000, was situated on
an almost level piece OF land a mile
from Hudson; it employed nearly 500
men. Many of the workmen had
complained that the plant was set
Ting, but their fears were laughed
at. Tuesday night the plant, one OF
the largest of the kind in New York
state, built of brick, steel and rein
forced concrete, lay in a hole forty
feet deep, the huge power house
crumbled to dust and the heavy steel
twisted into grotesque shapes.
The buildings which vanished con-
sisted Of large power house, an so
foot concrete smokestack, an eleva--
for conveyor with another smoke
e+ack concrete storehouSe, and q
large frame barn which held three
horses and an automobile, all OF
which were buried.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-11
RIJSS MAY SAVE WARSAW
SAYS LONDON DISPATCH
Allies Increasingly Hopeful That Pol
ish Capital May Escape Its
Impending Capture.

London. Wednesday: Rearguard
fighting of the Russians to the north
west of Warsaw has proved so etec'
tive that the German tide seems te
have been held up, while to the south
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's forces
nushirg north from Lublin are being
badly batterSd.
The only Austro-German progress
on the eastern front is toward Riga
in the extreme north, and before
Iyangorod. The hope that the Pollsh
capital may yet be saved is becoming
stronger among the allies.
The German press explains tha'
with the daily lengthening OF com
munications, the problem of trans
port and reinforcements becomes
more implicated, which accounts fol
the delay. The efficacy of the Rus:
sian rearguard blows is not ignored
by the newspapers, however. Tne
German emperor and his consort, re-
ported on their way to Warsaw for .
triumphant entry, have had to post
pone the completion Of their trip.
From Warsaw itself comes the op'
tinistic prediction that if the city Is
able to endure week longer-ano
the dispatch was written four days
ago-the evacuation may be avoided
Although thousands Of civilians have
fled, conditions arc pictured as 1alrl!
normal.