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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
MUST EIDE TIME

"The allied troops would probably have little trouble in occupying the greater part of the German front trenches Forthwith because the enemy holds these lightly But then with the ranges registered to nicety from myrads of artillery and ma chine guns such q step would be sheer suicide until the opportunity is ripe.
 A Russian correspondent writes;
 "The most severe part os winter has now begun in the Russian theatre. All raports agree that the weather this year is harder than usual It is increasingly doubtful if any serious events will occur ptil the end of January"
 Despite the weather, the duel in the Vosgcs mountains, in the western zone, continues and may prove to be one of the big operations of the war. The gains in either direction thus far have been small but the French claim progress in their effort to establish themselves on tho crest of the foothills which here dominate the plain.
 By all accounts, Saloniki is now safe. Certainly the central powers show no haste to attack the allies position. Sew enty-fve thousand Servians have re- formed at Scutari and Elossan in AL bania and the Montenegrin army which heretofore has been deterreG geographic caliy from taking any large parr in ths war is throwing itself energetlcally into the contest against the Austrians.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
Advertisement J

superiority over the accident of birth"
and a patronizIng tolerance of their
surroundings, but that is where thev
make the mistake of their lives. To
the stranger within the gates they ap-
pear contemplate, which the obliga
tons of the guest forbid to be express
ed IN words. You know them, we all
know them. They are not indigenous
to Garrett county alone. Every city,
town. village and hamlet harbors one or
more Of them. They are like the dog
that bites the hand that feeds it. But
the live wires. the loyal, Woodworking.
unseItish citizens pursue the even tenor
OF their way in spite of them, and save
their birthplace from the contumely
the grouchers heaps upon it. The
trouble is not with the town, Mr..
Knocker-the congenital weakness lies
in YOU.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
1T ISN'T YOUR TOWN-lT'S YOU

Sometimes we find in a stray piece of
poetry or homely rhyme what we often
times have thought but never have
been able to so well express. So it is
with fugitive bit of verse, originally
published in the Loudon. Virginia,
Mirror, entitled cit Isn't Your Town
It's You. " that strikes a responsive
chord in the hearts of those of US who
once in a while are afflicted with hear
ing fellow townsman berate the city
and the people There are few of
these chronic GROWERS and kickers in
Garrett county, and if they want to
know what is the matter with them
selves we invite them to peruse, ponder
and reflect on the following illuminat-
ing lines:
Ii you want to live in the kind of a
town
That's the kind Of q town you like;
You needn't slip your clothes IN a grip
And start on long, long hike,
You'n find elsewhere what you lett
behind,
For there smoothing that's really new;
It's knock at yourself when you knock
your town;
1t isn't your town-its you.
Real towns are not made by men afraid
Lest somebody else gets ahead.
When everybody works and nobody
shirks
You can raise a town from the dead.
And if while you make your personal
stake
Your neighbor can make one, too,
Your town will be what you want to
see,
1t sn't your town-it's you.
Study one Of these persons who is
always apologizing to strangers for the
imagined deficiencies of his native
town, declaring that it not even a prop
er place ito be found dead in" and
you can trace his disgruntlement to his
own failures, to his lack of efficiency
and his well earned unpopularltv
through his continual grouchlng. Such
characters think they make an impress
sion on the visitor by assuming
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
Proposals For Building Iron
or Concrete Bridge.

Notice is hereby given that the County
Commissioners ofGarrett County, Maryland,
Will receive sealed proposals until
Wednesday, September Is, 1915.
at O'Clock p. m. at their Office in tile town
Of Oakland, Maryland. for the building OF
one wrought iron or concrete bridge over
Savage River at Bloomington, MARYLAND.
Said bridge to consist of one span S. feet
long and y feet wide.
Bids will be in lump sum for either struc-
ture complete according TO plans and speci-
fCatiOnS on file.
The County Commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
BY order OF the Board.
A. G. ROSS, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
ORDER NISI.

william Henry Bitter, ct. al. vs.. Susan NJ
Roth, ct al.
No 1877 Equity in tine Circuit Court for
Garrett county. Maryland
Ordered this 10Th day of August, in the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen, by the Circuit
Court for Garrett county, sitting in equity
that the sale made and reported in the
above cause by David r. Bittner,
Trustees. be ratified and confirmed
shown on or before the 9th day of September
l9l5:provided copy of this order be publish
ed in some newspaper published in Garrett
county, once IT week for three successive
weeks before the 18th day OF September, 1915.
The report states the amount Of sale to be
$1,000
E. h. TOWER. Clerk.
True copy-Test:
F.. u. TOWER, Clerk
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
Sherif's Sale.

Sheriff Harry Irvine, of Allegany
county, will offer at public auction at
Corllss, Allegany county, on Saturday,
August 2Sth, an Ajax saw mill and en-
CINE, one log carrier and two four foot
saws, taken under a writ of execution
to satisfy judgment of the First State
Bank of Grantsville against ]. B Hum
nell and George NJ. Hummell. The
property is in good repair and anyone
seeking bargain will find one at this
sale. Adv 24.2t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
Election District Number Seven

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
Supervisors Notice
Of Appointments
OF
Judges z Clerks
of Election
OFFICE OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF EIEC- Z
TON FOR GARRETT COUNTY,

VI TIL = Ut
The BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELEC-
TION FOR GARRETT COUNTY,
OAKLAND, MD, August 10. 1915.
The Board of Supervisors Of Election
for Garrett County, Maryland, having
selected the following named persons to
be Judges of Election and Clerks Of
Election in and for the several election
districts Of said county in accordance
with the provisions of Section : of Ar
ticle 80, of the Code of Public General
Laws Of the State Of Maryland hereby
give notice Of the name and postoffice
address Of each person so selected and
also the political party which the Board
Of Supervisors Of Elections intends
each Of said persons to represent, re
spectively.
The law makes it the duty of the
Board to examine promptly into any
complaints which may be made to them
in writing and r-move all such ap-
pointees whom upon inquiry they find to
be unfit or incapable TO discharge the
duties incumbent upon them as election
officials
Election District Number One
Swanton.
Herman Steiding, Republican, Judge
of Election, Swanton.
A. R. Barnard, Republican, Clerk of
Election, Swanton.
Geo. H. Beckman, Democrat, Judge
OF Election, Swanton.
John L. McRobie, Democrat, Clerk
Of Election, Swanton.
Election District Number Two
FriendsYille.
Chas. T Frantz, Republican, Judge
of Election. Friendsville.
Richard f. Liston, Republican, Clerk
Of Election, Guard.
Vim. F Hone, Democrat, Judge of
Election, Selbysport.
Dorsey Guard, Democrat, Clerk Of
Election, Guard
Election District Number Thee
Grantsville.
John Yourkin, Republican, Judge of
Election, Grantsvine.
Simon Oreudorf, Republican, Clerk
of Election, Jennings
Chas. Warwick, Democrat, Judge Of
Election, Grantsville.
D. H. Kurtz, Democrat, Clerk Of
Election, Grantsville.
Election District Number Four
Bloomington.
Edward Warwick, Republican, Judge
of Election, Bloomington
Porter Michael, Republican, Clerk of
Election, Westernport.
P. r. Tichnell, Democrat, Judge of
Election, Bloomington
Vernon H. Broadwater, Democrat,
Clerk of Election, Westernport.
Election District Number Five
Accident.
EDWARD h. Margrotf, Republican,
Judge OF Election, Accident.
j. Arthur Dewitt Republican, Clerk
Of Election, Hoyes.
Jas. E. McGettigan, Democrat, Judge
Of Election, Accident.
Adam Richter, Democrat, Clerk of
Election, Accident.
Election District Number Six
Sang Run.
Nelson Brennenan, Republican, Judge
Of Election, McHenry.
M. H. Frankhouser, Republican,
Clerk of Election, GAINESVILLE, W. Va.
Josiah Wolfe, Democrat, Judge of
Election, CranesYille, W. Va.
W. G. Browning, Democrat, Clerk
of Election, Hoyes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
NOTICE.

Having sold my stock of merchandise
in Deer Park, Md, l must insist upon
all our customers calling and settling
their store accounts either by cash or
note, at once. do not want to have
to place your accounts with an attorney
for collection and cause you trouble and
expense. Please call and we will settle
on friendly terms.
EMMA F. SPECHT, Ext'r.
Feb. 10, 1915. Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
GORTNER


Miss Efie Wamsley has returned
from months camping trip near
Kingwood. W. Va, in company with
Rev. and Mrs. Bremen, Of Oakland.
She viii spend several weeks with her
parents at Gortner before returning to
Oakland where she will enter school
for the. coming winter.
Master Ralph Smouse went to Fair
mont Monday where he will visit rela-
tives for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Welch, anG Mr.
and Mrs. ". F. Sanders and three
little sons motored to Keyser Tuesday
morning, returning nome the same day.
Mrs. Tena Murphy returned to Clarks-
burg Sunday after several week s visit
with her sisters. Mrs. ?. P. Gortner
and Mrs. }. NJ. Conneway.
Miss Addie Wamsley is staying with
Mrs. Walter Speigel at Aurora a few
weeks.
Master j. Paul Bowman returned to
his home in Keyser Tuesday after spend
ing the summer with his grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Sanders.
Lee Allen and mother, of Keyser,
visited relatives at Gortner part of the
past week.
The Swan Meadow school has been
assigned to VIM. Kolb, of Accident, for
the coming school term.
Rev. DysiDger, of Wheeling, and
Chas. Winters, Of Hauser, were
callers at Gortner recently.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26

G. B. NJ. Friend, Republican. Judge
of Election, Oakland.
John W. Maroney, Republican, Clerk
of Election, Oakland.
Zacharlah C. Gibson. Democrat, Judge
OF Election, Mt. Lake Park.
John F. Hart, Democrat, Clerk of
Election, Oakland
Election District Number Eight
Ryan's Glade. Ist Precinct
James NJ. Wilson, Republican, Judge
Of Election, Gormania, W. Va.
Jos. NJ. Conneway, Republican. Clerk
of Election, Oakland.
Jacob Pope, Democrat, Judge of
Election, Gormania, W. Va.
N. G. Williams Democrat, Clerk Of
Election, Gormania. W Va.
Second Precinct.
Silas Arnold, Republican. Judge of
Election, Dobbin, W Va.
P. F. Brenninger, Republican. Clerk
of Election, Oakland.
H. a. Hauser, Democrat. Judge of
Election, Oakland.
Hurley Blamble, Democrat, Clerk of
Election, Oakland.
Election District Number Nine
johnson 5.
Jacob Steinla, Republican, Judge of
Election, Finzel
William A. Brown, Republican, Clerk
of Election, Finzei.
Urias Mckenzie. Democrat. Judge of
Election, Finzel
Thomas J. Johnson, Democrat, Clerk
of Election, Frostburg.
Election District Number Ten
Deer Park.
H. H. Calderwood, Republican, Judge
of Election, Deer Park.
Otto Filsingar, Republican, Clerk of
Election. Deer Park
Frank Dewitt, Democrat. Judge of
Election, Deer Park.
Zalmon West, Democrat, Clerk of
Election, Deer Park.
Election District Number Eleven.
The Elbow.
Norman Z. Jacobs, Republican. Judge |
of Election. Homecoming.
Walter H. Weir. Republican, Clerk
of Election, Homecoming.
Nimrod Gregg, Democrat. Judge of
Election, Merrill
Wade H. Broadwater, Democrat,
Clerk Of Election, Merrill.
Election District Number Twelve
BIttinger.
John KIotz, Republican. Judge of
Election, Accident
Clark Brenneman, Republican, Clerk
of Election, Bittinger
Donald Simpson. Democrat, Judge of
Election, New Germany.
DIN Warwick, Democrat, Clerk of
Election, New Germany.
Election District Number Thirteen
Kitzmiller.
Victor G. Pew, Republican, Judge of
Election, KItzmiller.
Albert L. Lee, Republican, Clerk of
Election, Kitzmiller.
Geo. J. Pool, Democrat, Judge of
Election, Kitzmiller.
L. c. Hudson, Democrat, Clerk of
Election, Kitzmiller.
Election District Number Fourteen
Oakland
Austin Brown, Republican, Judge of
Election, Oakland
J. l. Sollars, Republican, Clerk of
Election. Oakland
John A. Hughes, Democrat, Judge of
Election, Getaway.
Chas. F. White, Democrat, Clerk of
Election, Oakland.
D. E. BOLDEN, Pres,
GEO. D. BROWNING,
]. M, STANTON.
Board of Supervisors of Election for
Garrett county.
BENZ. II. SINCFII- Clerk
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26

LosT-On Saturday, on the State
road near the VIM. Casteel lane, one
new BOX 8 Firestone automobile tire;
had never been used. Reward if re-
turned to this office. Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26


Beginning at stake and stone pile
standing at the end of the 10Th line
of the land conveyed by Josiah H.
Gordon, Trustee, to Ira E Friend,
by deed dated April 28th, 1879, and
recorded in Liber W H T., No. 4,
folio 800, one of the Land Records
Of Garrett county, being part Of
the tract Of land called ''Yough
Manor, and running thence South
l27 punches, with an allowance of
four and one half degrees for varia-
ton, to the 18th line Of that part of
Yough Manor conveyed by the
Yough Manor Land Company to c.
w Friend, by deed dated the 3lst
day of January. 1895, and recorded
IN Liber L. z. 7. No. 30, folio 81,
one of the Land Records of Garrett
county, and running thence with
part of said line, South 522 degrees
West, 30 perches to the end Of the
Bird line of the second described
parcel of land conveyed by the
Yough Manor Land Company to c..
w. Friend by deed dated January
3lst, 1901, and recorded in Liber
L. Z. 7. No. 80, folio 3S7. one of
the Garrett county Land Records,
and running thence with with the
18th and the 5th line Of said parcel
of land extended North 305 degrees
West, q perches to a stone
pile, South 81 degrees West 200
perches to the 4th line Of
Wills Disappointment" and
thence with part Of said line and
the 9Th line of said tract, North o.
degrees East, 80 perches to the end
Of SAID line, North 10 degrees East,
80 perches to the lst line of that
part of Yough Manor conveyed by
the Yough Manor Mining Co.,
to David H. Savage, by deed dated
November 10th, 1902, and recorded
in Liber E. Z. T. No AZ, folio sos,
one of the Land Records of Garrett
part Of said line and the 2nd line Of
T%inn ls East 7s9 = 70 nercTes f. the be-
END thereof, North degrees and 3
given and last line of land conveyed
Ira E. Friend. and running thence
East ' az na , 1911 ~ The bagr5ine
containing 10 acres, more or less,
was conveyed to the Penn-Garrett
Coal Mining Company of Garrett
doed 1874 Mo- u iGaf . aud w. roc,r ~
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
TAX SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate
In Garrett County, Maryland.

Under and by virtue of the power
vested in the Treasurer of Garrett
County, Maryland, by section 81 Of
Chapter 566, of the Acts Of the General
Assembly Of Maryland for the year
1890, title Garrett County" subtitle
County Treasurer, and as amended
by the General Assembly of Maryland
for the year 1925, Chapter I44, the IN
dersigned late Treasurer in and for
Garrett County, Maryland, will, on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
WHAT IS NEEDED Au The FAIR
dGne Product Exhibits VIII Be In
Greet pemand.

Great Demand
At the Fair DEPARTMENT y should bo
largely represented Tho folln,I,ioc-
prIzes will be offered:
Department H-4Our pp0Dr-rre
~ - y y / >''
An coaliu,. ...i'!. i'fs'
no. too'.i.l- GAh4o.1s must be II place
Ga 80, ~ a,4 d. N, september 18th.
all cagae b ,,it ~ pIgsgfESe goods must IN
F,-bih;+l,,.. ,'ie i t'IC.IucI q 1912.
obasaI o-.eiiiiS borrowed or pur-
III f a, ices as IAeli own handlwork
- E+fEi't 70 participate IN
- ~''-'' -''' G v al w.
lass J. BREAD AND PASTRY.
ouperFlsor' MRS, Jas. Pollock.
= lirinIuia or - cents VIII he awarded for
Best loaf or salt-ristnz bread.
best loaf yeast bread.
Best fr'.'s.
heso nan raised biscuit, not less than ID.
Best pan Maryland biscuit. not less than 6.
Best apple pie.
BEST luM4hin .ie-
Best lemon pie.
- i,-.,r .-', 81 o,',5'
GU r,r-rr-.z
- - ~ IL MI IL
Supervisor. Mrs. =. D. Hamiu
Premium Gents
Best Jar OF peaches,
Best jar Of pears.
Best jar OF Strawberries.
Best Jar OF pluns.
Best jar of raspbeuie>.
Best jar of Cherries
D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-22
PARIS QUIET IN THE MOMENT OF VICTORY Does Not Celebrate With
 Flags and Bunting GERMANS IN COVENTA Soldiers on Streets of Brussells Are Entirely Ignored by Citizens.
 France Grateful to America
 for Aid During War
GERMANS IN COVENTA
By GEORGE puFREsNE

Paris, June 2.-(Special )-Unlike Ber- lin, which covers itself with bunting by order of the Kaiser whenever victory is announced, Paris has received the news of all recent French successes with ab- solute equanimity. Parisians do not ex- pect decisive victories on a large scale anywhere along the front, but they are firmly convinced that nothing can go wrong and that Father Joffre' will steadily drive the Germans back with as small loss of French lives as possible
 The German prisoners arriving here in large numbers every day all express sat isfaction at their escape from the horrors of the trenches, and do not conceal that the conviction is spreading among the Ger man troops that they are fighting for a hopeless cause.
 A tall, fairheaded and bearded sergeant of the Prussian guards, with whom I had a long talk at the Paris railroad station where German prisoners arrive, said to me;
 The only satisfaction that appears to be left to us now is that the world is bound to acknowledge that we have fought well and that no other army III waAla s c4HIq ha ay %9eRs there ha
 not been a man among us who did not feel that we were doomed to ultimate de- feat, but we shall go down fighting to the last.
 Tt is the dreadful loss of officers which has crippled us. We have practically none | of our old officers left, they are dead or wounded and the men who have been | sent to replace them are of a different order. They are equally brave, I ad-
 nit. and they treat the non-commissioned officers and men with far more consider
 ation than the old did but they lack ex- perience
 | Things do not run with the clockwork- | like precision we have always been used | to. supplies of food and ammunition do
 not reach us regularly and this is bound
 to depress soldiers and make them fear l that some day they will be left helpless
 at the mercy of the enemy perhaps at 1 the critical moment.
 1 "The French artillery is marvellous our | guns are hopelessly outclassed as are our ! aviators, and once the seventy flyers get i the range of a trench, we might as well | leave it right away. Our machine guns
 are better than the French, but very | often we have none left when the French artillery ceases firing, and the infantry i attacks and those we still have left dc comparatively little harm because the | French always advance in open order and
 are masters in taking cover. It is an art l that we have never learned"
 The sergeant told me that he had beer
 exceedingly well treated from the moment he was taken prisoner. He was also | greatly delighted because he had immedi. ately been permitted to communicate witt l his wife and children in Berlin via Swift. zerland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-22

posal the spacious building of the Lycee Pasteur at Neuilly, and by September 1 the hospital contained 359 wounded sol- diers. of whom no less than 294 later re- turned to the front
 The manager of the hospital Is Frank H. Mason, the former American consul general here. At the present moment it contains 575 beds, and the number of of fioers and soldiers who have recovered
 from tber wounds there and returned t' active service is 1725. The hospital is di' vided into three sections, of which two are being conducted by French surgeons, while the third, known as La Division des Universities," Is managed by famous surgeons from American college towns. On Januery Dr. Grille of the University of Ohio and his staff took charge and in turn our wounded soldiers will be under the care of staffs of surgeons from liar vard Pennsylvania, Illinois and other universiti1
 The hosItal has branch at Jui,ly near Meaux, fohnded by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,i vho pays all expenses. and containing beds.
 The ArrtVcan motor ambulances are the most nj Rern and efficient ever seen in France, arA the number of lives these wonderful veh4les have saved cannot be estimated.d ThNfe are S4 of these splen- did motor caMs In constant use along the front fron.& nkirk to the Woevre They are exceeS yly light are able 60 pass anywhere q have so far carried more than 5000 Bounded from the firing line to the hosfS,uls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-22
Republic of Monks

From the London Tit-Bits.
 On Mount Athos called the Holy noun tain by Creeks and Slavs, there exists a republic of 6oO0 or 1000 souls. and every one of the inhabitants is a man. Not one woman has ever been there, and. even stranger still, not female ami nal of any kind is permitted within it's boundaries. It Is republic of males.
 For hundreds of years soldiers have guarded the gates that no woman might steal through and profane the clostered holiness in which the good monks live. Comprising 20 monasteries, a dozen will lages. and many score of lonely hermit ages, this monks republic governs itself after the rules of the Greek church as a true theOcracy.
 Karyas reached by boat from Saoniki. is the capital. It Is a picturesque village on the eastern slope of the holy noun tain, unaer overhanging rocks that are studdedIy with hemitages and honeycombed with lonely cells. The council chamber Is at one end of the single street.
 To the synod the monks send "A dele gates who fleet a president every four years. He, with a privy council of four, rules the tiny republic, and administers it's foreign Affairs.
 Located ins the heart of the territory so recently Hrested by Greece from Tur- key, the foi9gn relations of Athos have been completely interwoven with the Bal kan troubles and Bulgaria and Servia have conten1bd with each other for nomi- nal possessif. Yet, through all the strife of war, the Ibnely hermits and the silent monks havetot broken their daily routine of prayers Ind service. and this strange womanless 4eocracy still persists pic turesque ar2 romantic relic of the middle ages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-22
TO STARVE GERMANY FAILURE,
 DECLARES BALLOD

London, June 20.-(S:46 a. m.)-Lec- turing at Berlin recently. Professor Ballod of the University of Berlin said, according to a Times dispatch. that the shortage in Germany's food sup ply amounted to only about 12 per cent and the attempt to starve Germany had failed.
 The danger now to be averted, he said was that excessive optimisir might result in waste. If the war lasted another year, Germany would have to practice great economies. There would be sufficient bread and potatoes, but the situation with re- spect to meat was much less favorable. The authorities probably would be forced to reduce by one-half the con sumption of meat and beer. He ap- pealed for voluntary economy in all directions