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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-19
DAUGHTER OF NOTED GENERAL DIES IN
 PARIS; AIDED SERBS

Paris, July 1S-11:40 a. m.)-Elea- nor Sherman Thackara, wife of Alex ander M. Thackara. American consul general at Paris, died early today. She had been working hard. especially for Servian relief for six months until taken suddenly i'll three months ago.
 A letter of appreciation and thanks from the King of Servia reached hero after Mrs. Thackara fell i'll as also did decoration from the Red Cross, Mrs. Thackara had given much aid and sympathy 10 needy Americans In ev- cry place where her husband has been stationed in Havre, Berlin and Paris.
 Mrs. Thackara was a daughter of Gen. w. T. Sherman.
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was said exporters were doing fair business for immediate shipment. or forward business, there was none
 As the result of the cleaning out of the weaker short interest and the re- placing of 1t by a long interest the market this week probably will not be in the strong technical position 1t oc- cupied at the first of last week. Bulls claim crop news Is not as favorable as it was. The character of weather news and reports from the belt proba- bly, will determine the trend of senti- ment.
 It is expected that a considerable number of new bales will be heard from this week and they may have send- mental effect on the market. owing to the difficulties which promise to con front the marketing of the growing crop. The trade as a whole appears to feel easier regarding the political situa- tion. but both sides know that new de- velopments of a political nature may at any time completely change the situa- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-19
$1, ,OO0,OOO TO BE
 RAISED B YALUMNI

Ann Arbor, Mich, July 1S.-Announce- ment was made at the University of Michigan today of campaign to he started in October among the 35,ooo alumni of the institution to raise S1 ,000,0 900 for a building for the Mich igan union--an organization composed of students attending the university.
 The announcement said the purpose of the student union was Ito democrat lze the undergraduates, to give them chances for self education by minglir. g with one another and to develop the community spirit among the students" |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-19
TWO INJURED IN
 SELMA ACCIDENT

Selma, July 1S.-(Specal.)-Two persons were seriously injured. severly slightly, at Beloit this afternoon when the steering gear on car driven by Joe Degarmo of Uniontown became dsarranged, sending the car down an embankment into the railroad track.
 Mrs. Desarmo received serious wounds about the scalp; Louis Wise leg broken and other injuries. The was occupied by Mir and Mrs. Degarmo. MT. and Mrs. W. l.. Wise and Mir and Mrs Louis Wise.
 The accident came at the end of four hours trouble with the car, according to w. L. Wise. The injured were brought to Selma for medical attention.
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you can turn over to our press com mittee if you think worth while.
 The entertainment has been grand First. an auto ride through the city, then Chinatown, the famous Golden Gate park, the Presidio and so on; Sat urday excursion and receptions at the exposition and yesterday cruise around the harbor, showing all points of interest.
 T am especially indebted to David Van Gelder president of the Califor- mia division.
 T sail tomorrow morning by steamer Great Northern for Portland, having spent six very pleasant and profit able days here. l don't refer in de- tail to the exposition. It Is grand be- yond conception expression.
 With regards to all the boys, l am, yours sincerely.
 HI E. SHROPSHIRE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-19
POSSE IS SEARCHING
 FOR MEXICAN BANDITS

Corpus Christi, Tex, July 1S.-Posses searching for Mexican bandits who for several weeks have terrorized Texas towns in the lower Rio Grande valley to- night reported that they nad round no trace of the men. Yesterday the Mexi- cans raided a ranch near Raymonds- vile and killed one of the ranch em- oloyes. Previous reports that state ranger had been killed were incorrect, 1t was stated tonight.
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zen, is being discussed seriously. The possibility of a further retreat, how !. ever, is considered calmly in Russia, where the old theory that the further the enemy is down into the country tho worse it Is for him, buoys up their hopes of final victory.
 For the present Berlin Is the only cap ital celebrating and again Field Marshal Non Hindenburg, whose success in the Przesnysz district Is the cause of 1t. is lauded
 With the enormous number of Ger mans being used in the east-the great est movement of the kind undertake Il in the history of war-military critics here do not look for important events in the west for sometime Today's of ficial reports show that thus far To important movement has been under taken by either side. There have been artillery engagements and few infan- try attacks but they were infinitessimal in comparison with operations in the east
 Unofficial reports continue to refer to the fighting on the Gallipoli penin- sula, but they are not confirmed by tho headquarters concerned. News from that district is awaited anxiously, as tie efforts to clear the peninsula of Turks
 is about due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-19
RUSSIANS REPORT ADMITS PROGRESS
 OF THE GERMANS
According to Report Ger mans Are Advancing On Riga-COssacks Alt
 tack Austrians

Petrograd, July 15.-(via London, July IS, $40 n. m.)-Tonights hend- quarters statement said,
 "on the Goldingen- -Mournvievo front the enemy retaiped his positions on the right banks of the Rivers Windau and Venta and continued his advance i'm the direction of Tekum (near the Gulf of Riga, 3s miles west of the city of RigaD, and Autx.
 The enemys infantry were repulsed in the Popelinay district.
 Fierce fighting continued July 15. on the extension of the front on the right bank of the Orzyc Three enemy regi- ments captured Podosse, They crossed the river. capturing five of our guns. The enemy was attacked. however, by our troops with bayonets and suffered severely. The guns were recaptured and the enemy was driven out of the village Siberian attachments from Turkestan. fighting against enemy forces double their number, showed high courage
 Northwest of Radon, brigade of Cossa cks attacked the Austrian van guard near the village of Morksetz,
 
 three machine guns.
 We retired south of 1eekunoff in the direction of Mlawa, when large enemy endorsements came up.
 'The enemy assumed a general of . fensive between the Vistula and the Bug rivers on the night of the | 9th Enemy attacks at Podlifz, Wilkolas ard Bikhova (east of Krasnik) were re- pulsed
 "On the left bank of the Vieprz the enemy advanced after desperate fight ing. Our troops held their ground on the evening of the 16th on the Isdevno- krasnestav front (south of Lublin) Enemy attacks on Volitza on the right bank of the Niepsz were repulsed.
 East of Grabovetz Friday night and the following day the enemy penetrated our wire entanglement several times but was repulsed on each occasion by our fire and bayonet attacks. South of Grabovetz between Gosheva and the Bug, the enemy is obstinately attack ing the front Medelin -Maclomenone. We district
 Attacks on the Bug near Krltcv Sokol and kolossov were repulsed and hundreds of prisoners taken by us.
 Between the Dniester and the Bug in the vicinity of the Dniester fighting continues without substantial change.
 Our submarine, the Nerpa, sank coal steamer in the Black sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-19

Partsinn beauties and Oriental dancers Grand theatre this week. Ham, Ion and Dixon spnr every night. Pop ular prices. Three shows daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-19
Weather Conditions

Summary of observation made at Unit ed States weather bureau stations during the "A hours ending D. m., 18th meridian tine July 1S1g15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-19
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, July 18.-Weather fore cast for Alabama and Mississippi: Gen. orally fair Monday and Tuesday.
 Georgia: Fair Monday; Tuesday probably thundershowers.
 Tennessee: Thundershowers and somewhat lower temperature Monday, Tuesday partly cloudy.
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Local Data For the "A hours ending at p. m.,
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Stations and Weather at s p. m.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-15
To Work On Highways

Chester county. Pa, is going to
make the most of Good Roads Day.,
May 26. In seven townships. Willis
ton. Uwchian, West and East Brad
ford. Pocopson, Birmingham and Elk,
arrangements have been made to give
work to thousands of citizens who
have pledged one days efforts toward
improving the road conditions in their
respective neighborhoods.
Dig in With Us" is the slogan of
.he movement in Chester county,
which, by the way, has more State
highways than any other county in
Pennsylvania.
Literature has been sent to every
citizen requesting his cooperation in
the work. and road supervisors have
been instructed to direct the efforts of
any willing persons.
Thomas R. Mcdowell, in charge of
State Roads in Chester county, has
agreed to furnish uwchlan township
with 20 tons of crushed limestone for
the Whiteand road if the citizens will
use it on Good Roads Day. The offer
was eagerly accepted.
In the other townships interest in
the idea has gained much favor. and
the days work will doubtless be of
much benefit generally throughout the
county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-15
THAT ENGLISH NAVY

WE share with all mankind the
sorrow and the horror that have come
from the awful loss of life in the sink
ing of the Lusitania. We have no
disposition to add a single word to
the tumultuous debate that has arisen
over Germany's conduct in this mat
ter. But we have very strong dis
position to EXPRESS our disgust with
England's Admiralty. :ioasting her
self the "mistres of the Seas. pos
sessing a fleet with which the fleet of
no other nation can compare. regard
ing her island home as secure against
the world by reason of her "peerless
navy, it is yet pitiabe ard puzzl-
ing fact that German submarines have
been permitted to torpedo many Eng
lish ships of commerce right, on the
English coast. One cannot help but
wonder at the showing Of the Eng
lish navy in this conflict One cannot
HEN but wonder why she has spent
such enormous sums on the construc-
ton Of such a mighty navy. if it is to
prove nothing but painted ships upon
a painted sea-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-15
Dupont Boulevard To Be Constructed

Though no work has so far been
done ore the du Pont boulevard, oper-
ations upon which were abandoned
more than a year ago by General 7.
Coleman dupont, there is every rea-
son to believe that work will be re-
sumed within a short time and that
General du Pont will again put on a
large force of men ard run the risk of
work being stopped by an injunction,
as it was previously.
Nothing has been done so far be-
cause General du Pont has been in
California recovering from an opera
ton performed at Rochester, Mimi,
Just before Christmas He is so much
better that he is virtually well, and
having disposed of his powder hold
ings he now feels that he has more
time for other tasks, and it is believed
that ne will at once attack the road
problem and will build it.
At the recent session of the Legisla-
ture counsel for the General asked
that certain amendments to the road
laws be passed, but the Legislature
refused. At the same time some one
offered a bill to refund the 1000
which had been posted for security
that the road would be built. but Gen
eral du Pont indicated that he did not
want the law passed. and the money
was returned. The road proposition
therefore stands in the original shape
and While any one interested could
stop it by injunction pl oceedings. it is
not believed that any one will do so.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-15
STATES ATTORNEY.

hereby announce my candidacy for the
nomination of States Attorney for Cecil
County, subject to the decision Of the Demo-
cratic primaries. HENRY L. CONSTABLE.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-15

Mrs. A. l.. Duyckinck, $780, Gereld II. Effng,
50 Miss f. f. Ewing. So John A. Fox. So
Norman s. Fryer, So W. r. Fryer, $50; c. II.
Gatchell. $3.50; James Gayley, Sl0O; o. c.
Gayley. 500: Jos SGitford, $40; Louisa R.
Gillespie. SO; II. l.. G!ackin, S25 S. Lena
kimbe, IS; Charles Mearns. So: Mabel E.
MearnS S25; Sleanor j. Moore, So w. T..
Morrison. NJ. D.. So; Mrs. 5. d. Mccullough,
SIS Jumes McCush, SO; John j. McCush, S25 {;
Anna Mcclure. 81; Eleanor Nesbitt, So; Ed
win o. Nesbitt 81; Hannah j. Nickle, So b.
=. Nichols, $25 Walter +. Patten, S25: John
F. Pierce, $25 VIM. NJ. Pogue S25 j. Harry
Poist, SlO H. r. Porter. $50 Charles S. Pyle,
$50 S. c. Raglan. So; s. w. Rowland $50; M.
c. Reeder, $40; NJ. c. Reeder. $40; |. Wayne
Reynolds, 500: |. Wayne Reynolds, S25 Chas.
NJ. Resler, So; VIM. NJ. Reynolds, $50; Mr..
and Mrs. f. C. Reeder, SO; Mrs f. A. Rey-
nolds. So; Eli r. Reynolds. S25: Mary f.
Reynolds. ST. David 7, Reed. So; j. T. Rich
ards, Jr. S25 T. c. Riley, $50; DR.. Ernest
Rowland, S25: r. j. Rowland, $25; John w.
Sebold, IS w. Arnot Shaw. $50; Frank Shep-
pard. 500; John r. Sheppard. $50: John r.
Sheppard. $75: Jos. d. SINNERS So; w. T.
Slicer, $25 j. Wilson Squier, $40: j. NJ. Ster-
rctt, $50; Mrs. j. Harvey Gray, 81; Samuel
r. Haines, $25 d. d. Hanna, $50; j. j. Hanna,
500: J. j. Hanna, 500; T. N. Hite. $40
Margaret j. Hogg, $50; w. T. Jenness, $50
Freedus +. Johnson, $40; Haines Job, SO
Haines Job, So; Mrs. H. d. Keen, Sl0 H. H.
Kirk $25; Elan d. Krauss. $50 Annie +.
Lumm, So Fred H. Letter. 50: George j. Lid
dell. S25; Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Lynch, S25
Thomas Mahan, So Lewis +. Martindae. S25
J. Harry Maxwell, S25 Jas. II. Maxwell. 500
Virginia c. Maxwell, 50; Elmer Mayberry &
Bro. 500 Rosetta Woodrow, S25 Mrs. Pierce
YocLm, 81 Isaac Yocum, $40; Sunday colec-
tions, Sl9.jl; Interest. S6.02 c. II. Cameron,
$25; j. Frank Reynolds. S25; Slater b. Tosh.
$50: Conrad II. Kalb, $25 H. T. Davis, $40
James NJ. rosh. SO Samuel Kelley, 50 Mag
gle Rowland. 81; Clara Bones, 81 ; Robert H.
Aiken, $25: j. T. c. Hopkins, Jr.. SO: Mrs.
S. ID. Fryer, SIS; S. d. Mccullough, 500: T.
\. Ewing, So; AIDA Tosh Scott, S25; NJ. f.
Coale, 50 Hagerty & Bond. SO; K. b. Mar
shall. So c. S. Abrahams. So; NJ. Acker. 80
DR.. G. H. Grapp. S. f. NJ. Smith, 81; Celia
Marshall, 81; j. o. Carson, 81 Geo. II. Buck,
So: Miss l., c. Boynton So w. H. Holm, 81
V. Bradley, $3.50: j. Frank Foster, So j.
RoySton Green So John s. Green. S. Mary
L. Clendenin, IS; C. c. Baderston, So E. w.
jackson, So Harvey j. Reynolds, IS; J. w.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-15
Real Estate Transfers

Back-to-the- Land movements are
always sure of a hearing in the great
cities, and now is the time when the
SeIf-appointed champions of these
movements festoon their rainbows to
hest advantage. II would be ulkind
to ca. their rhapsodies spring mad
less. yet there is so much of thin-spun
poesy in their discourse that the
charge is justified.
In one recent expression there
somehow crept bit of shrewd philo-
sophy that is a veritable destroying
reef to the major theme that so long
as there is land to farm every man
may make a living on it. This is the
little phrase modestly hidden beneath
placid waters:
No man can wreSt a living from
the soil without an education relating
to the soil. Competent instruction, as
well as Drawn and capital, is requir-
ed"
In other words, farming is a bust
ness and not bucolc pastime.
George J. West and wife to John w.
Mitchell, "a acre property in Sixth
district, $500 and other considera-
tions.
William Sterling Evans and wife
to STANDBY Evans, one-half interest
in property on Bridge street, Elkton,
81 and other considerations.
Eleanor Catherine Good and John
E. Good, her husband, of Pennsylvania
to William f. Boyd, property at Per-
ryville. $4,000.
William S. Mars to James E. Alex
ander, of Virginia, 3 acre property in
Ninth district, $1,000.
William S. Evans, Assignee. to E.
Kirk Brown and Charles P. BARLEY,
62 acre property in Fifth district $500.
Elizabeth A. Craig and George w.
Craig, her husband. to Everett L. Jan
ney, property on Main street. North
East, $40 and other considerations.
}. Harvey Gray and wife to Jane
E. Brumfield and Clara c. Brumfield,
two lots of land at Colora, 1915.
w. T. B. R. Robertson and wife to
Eleanor f. Hunter, lot of land at Ris-
ING Sun, So and other considerations
Henry h McFadden and others to
Margaret =. McFadden, interest in
property at Andora, So ard other CON
sideratiOns
joseph H Holman and wife to Cor
relius b. Short, property at northeast
corner of Blue Ball road and West
High street, Elkton. 5000.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-15
OUR PRESIDENT.

NOT since the beginning of the aw-
full war across the water have our
American people been so agitated as
during the week just passed. The
sinking of the Lusitania by a German
submarine, stirred the great deep of
public feeling. Storm waves of indig-
nation and angry protest beat upon
the White House doors. We have
found much in the Presidents admir-
istration which has seemed to us nei-
ther admirable nof wise. We find
nothing but what is both. in his atti-
tude, his spirit and his words during
all these late days of wild passion
and thoughtless clamor. We cannot
approve many of the Presidents gov
ernmental policies; but we can pay OR
little need of praise to the might of
his manhood, the moral grandeur of
his character. And it is this "stuff
O. the man., we think, that has given
him such splendid pose, such exemp-
larry self-control, such calm spiritual
vision, during all the tumult and the
shouting of the week. The Jingoes
have clamored for a declaration of
war, and above the clamor rises that
high-spoken word of the Presidents
IlldueIpllld SpSEtIl-
"The example of America must
be an example, not of peace, be-
cause it will not fight, but of peace
because peace is the healing and
elevating influence of the world,
and strife is not.
"There is such a thing as a
man being too proud to fight.
There SSuch a thing as a nation
being so right that it does not
need to convince others by force
that it is right"
Some of US were answering the cry
for war with poser, what then ?"
And it is poser. What could de-
claraton of war against Germany
mean--eXcept declaration, "only that
and nothing more" Germany wouldn't
come to US to fight and we couldn't go
TO her, and there you are. All of
which served to somewhat silence the
lingo, but left him sullen. The Presi-
dents great spiritual word does far
more and better than silence hint
uplifts him; takes him up on to that
mountain side whittier the King of
men summons His disciples for al!
time to learn the lesson of high con-
duct in an octave of Beautitudes. 1t
was done like Christian leader and
Christian American will respond to
the high summons. We reverently
thank God that in these days of anxi-
ETY. and testing. our Chief Executive
looks out upon turbulent world
through a soul that is possessed of
Christ.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-15
West Nottingham College Fund

We are glad to announce that the
contributions toward the fund of
$4,000 necessary to secure the College
for West Nottingham have reached
the sum of 81, 900 The committee in
charge is extremely DESTROYS to secure
the remaining $4,000 by June 10. 1915.
We have adopted this plan to ask any
one who may be friendly to this cause
to send a subscription toward it to
Charles S. Pyle, Rising Sun, Md. who
is Treasurer of the Fund Subscrip-
tons llay be made payable July /,
August /, or September l. Subscrip-
tons large or small toward this wor-
thy cause are urgently solicited. The
persons whose names follow have
kindly contributed the sum following
their respective names.
j. NJ Atkinson, $4,000: Elwood Balderston,
$1,000; w. II. Balderston, $500; G. c. Barrett.
SO; Walter Black. IS; j. Frank Blake, s25
w. A. Brickley, S25; r. S. Brookngs, $500
Elmer f. Brown, $40; Margery E. Brown, $40
Calvin Brumfeld, 81; Jerome f. Brumfield,
$50; Jerome +. Brumfeld SO; L. r. Bufiing-
ton & Sons, $50: Walter NJ. Cameron. S25
Elesn0r NJ. Cameron, $50 Jesse T. Cameron,
S25 VIM r. Cameron 500; Sadie Cavanaugh,
S25 Mary L. Child, 50: f. A. Clcndenin $50
d. +. Clendenin, $50; Clifford Cook, S25; w e.
CoaIe, $40; John G. Conner, 500; Roman r.
Crothers. $751; Emerson r. Crothers, S25
Omar D. Crotherg. s25; Ernest T. Cullen, IS
John S. Cullen, SIS; DR.. Goe. S. Dare. $50
A. L. Duyckinck, 500; A. L. Duyckinck, 500
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-05-15

Der Of the Legislature ineligible to ap-
pointment to any Office created by that
Legislature the court held that the
position of attorney to the commission
was not an "office," and that therefore
either Beck or Hammond was eligible.
Under the decision the commission
may appoint either of the Senators as
its attorney at such salary, that he
may employ the other as his assistant
if not officially, then personally.
The case originated in the protest
of Judge Oscar Lesser, member of the
commission, addressed to Comptroller
Harrington, against the payment of
salaries to Senators Beck and Ham,
mond, on the ground that their APP
pointment was illegal. Both are men,
bers of the Legislature that created
the Tax Commission, both were men,
bers of the committee that amended
the original bill so that the members
of the commission were named in the
bill instead of left to the Governor to
appoint, and both were influential in
the selection of the members. AS soon
as the commission organized the two
Senators were appointed as attorneys
for the commission against the protest
VI u uuSe LeSSG, WIN SoliIcHuSu IHdt io
attorney was needed; certainly not
two. When the first allowance for sal
aries came up Mr.. Lesser protested to
the Comptroller. who referred the
matter to Attorney-G General Poe. He
sustained the contentious in the Lesser
protest and the Comptroller refused
to pay the salaries, which had been
fixed at $500 year each.
A mandamus proceeding was insti-
tuted in the Circuit Court of Anne
Arundel County to compel the Comp
tro.ler to pay the salaries, the COM
mission employing Isaac Lobe Straus
to conduct the case. The lower court
sustained the Comptroller and on APP
peal the higher court sustains him on
one of the two questions at issue.
The opinion of the Court of Appeals
was prepared by Judge John R. Pat
tison and the conclusions reached were
unanimous.
The court says that the most gen
eral Obstruction of a public office is
that it embraces the performance by
the incumbent of public function del
egated to him as part of the sover
eighty of the State. An attorney APP
pointed as counsel is simply an agent
or employe and not a holder of an
office.