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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02
The Water Question Again.

The water sheds surrounding one of
the main sources of supply of Fred
erick's water system are rapidly be-
/ ing cleared of timber by J. E. Thropp,
who is operating barrel stave fac
tory on the old Catoctin furnace prop
erty. This was reported Monday by
the special meeting of the board of
aldermen by Alderman Lloyd C. Gull
Ter. Alderman Cutler declared that
one OF the largest springs, supplying
one OF the branches of Fishing creek
is located in that section of Catoctin
mountain. The City Engineer, Mr.
Crum and City Attorney Smith were
instructed to start proceedings to
purchase the sheds Immediately sur
rounding the spring.
"Thropp is cutting all timber that
will make stave," declared Alder
man Cutler. He said that unless
something was done to stop the cut
ting of the timber that the source of
supply in that section might be SER
iously affected.
William II. Boardman, hydraulic en-
gineer of Philadelphia, is expected in
Frederick today to make final arrange
ments for the digging of the test holes
for the estimate on the storage reser-
voir. This work has been held up be-
cause water has been running in fast
er than it could be pumped out of the
test holes.
That the streets of Frederick, call
OF Them" need complete overhaul
ing and that some Of them are a dis
grace to the community, was the op-
lnion OF Alderman Elmer Nee. Phe-
bus last night. Il want it understood"
said Alderman Phebus, that the street
committee was not on the job" 1--WE
red to the fact that it was intimated
at previous meeting that the street
committee was not 90 nthe job" 1--WE
have made a thorough inspection of
the streets of the city and find them
to be in bad shape. The 10O-tons of
stone voted for street repairs, has put
but one square in shape. Mayor Fra
ey reported that Madison street had
not been improved since it was opened
years ago.
Inc mayor took shot at the oiling
OF streets. Recently he made an in
spectlon tour of the city and declared
that the housewives could not open
windows of their homes because of the
dust. 81 couldn't see across the
street at one place." said the mayor.
The board of aldermen instructed
City Engineer Crum that the Swastika
Realty Company, according to the
agreement accepting the property.
would be compelled to put down
water bound macadam street, with
top edrssing of Ugite as a finishing
coat. The company asked the engin-
eer What sort of street would be re-
CURED in the development of the prop
erty.
Carroll bridge was reported to be
badly in need of repairs. The bridge
committee will investigate and order
the necessary repairs.
The water committee was authoriz-
ed to lease the peach and apple or
chards acquired by the city in the
purchase of the water sheds.
An expense account of $4,000 in
Cured by the State Board of Forestry
in making a Typographical survey of
the water sheds of the city and MAX
ing recommendation for fire protec-
ton was ordered paid.
A carload of Mack bricks was or
dered last night for street repair work.
The bricks ordered are under size.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

The price of THE CITIZEN is. Sl.0O the
year, strictly in advance.
THE CITIZEN is first of all political
newspaper, and the recognized organ of
the Democratic party in Frederick County.
1t also aims to give all the important local
news and selected miscellaneous reading
matter of interest to all members of the
family.
Communications ON interesting subjects,
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Sign name in full for confidence and
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If any of our readers do not get their
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

Mr.. Louis G. Etchison. of Jefferson
District, announced last week in The
CITIZEN that he was candidate for
Judge Of the Orphans Court. and asks
his friends to do whatever they can to
assist him in his campaign. Two years
ago Mr.. Ethchison was a candidate for
Sheriff, and made very active canvass.
and received complimentary vote, He
always been very ardent worker in the
ranks of the Democratic party, and is
very well known and popular. He is
the son Of the late John G. Etchison, of
Jefferson. and was engaged for many
years in the undertaking business, which
later he sold out to his brother, M. r..
Etchison. He received a public school
education. Mr.. Etchison Esther was a
Republican, and SO was his older broth
er, but young Etchison voted first in
1877 for the Democratic ticket, and has
since been strong adherent of its prin-
ciples He has been member of the
Democratic Central Committee of his
district for the last twenty FIVE years. In
1911 he was defeated for Judge of the
Orphans Court by very small margin,
and now asks the party to name him as
one of the candidates for this position
MIR. Etchison is painter by trade, and
is engaged at present in this work. He
is a member Of the Elks and Knights of
Pythias.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02
G. III. BAUGHMAN ~ son.
Editors and PrOprietors.

John W. Baughman was Editor and Pro-
prietor OF THE CITIZEN from 1874 until
1874. l.. Victor Baughmsn and J. William
Baughman, trading as Baughman Broth
ers, WERE Editors and Proprietors from
1871 until 1855 when charIeslH. Baugh-
man came into the firm. After the death
OF L. Victor Baughman in.toOo-the firm Of
Baughman Brothers was dissolved and was
succeeded by {. II. Baughman & son. with
{. II. Baughman and {. Francis Baughman
as members. {. H. Baughman was Editor
inioiJ.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

as"Permanent Democratic Headquar-
tiers have been established in Frederick
in the second story of the Williamson
Building, opposite THE CITIZEN office on
Court street, between Church and Patrick
streets, where all members OF the party
will be welcome at all times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

sDHThe Preferential Primaries,
at which the candidates for Office
on both the Democratic and Re-
publican tickets will be selected
this year, will be held in every
district and precinct in Frederick
county on Wednesday, the 18TH
day of September.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

The Wells Fargo Express Company
has inaugurated five days service be-
tween New York and San Francisco
and the first train started from the
Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast
passed through Brunswick over the
Baltimore and Ohio road yesterday
morning shortly after 3 o'clock.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-04-02

VIM. E. Burdett, %, near Kemptown
and Alice Virginia Clay, q, near Fonn.
tain Mills.
James R. Barger, %, Weverton. and
Goldie E. Mulligan, %, Hagerstown
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
SEIZE CANADA WHEAT CROP
Failure to Force D%adaneIIes compeIs
Allies to Look to Canada for
Food Supplies.

Ottawa, Ontario.-The Canadian
government has Communicated 12,-
600, 900 to $4,000, 900 bushels of high
grade wheat in elevators from Fort
Williams on Lake Superior to the
Atlantic coast.
A considerable amount is the prop
erty Of American grain dealers.
The action was taken under the
special war act by the Canadian grain
commission. The wheat seized was
of grades one hard, and one, two and
three Northern.
That taken is all which on Satur.
day night vas in public elevators at
Fort Williams, Port Arthur, Midland,
Tiffin, Collingwood, Goderich, King
ston, Port Colborne, Prescott, Quebec
st. John, Montreal and Halifax.
Had the D~ardanelles been forced
the surplus of Russian wheat woult
hade made the present action unnec
essary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
PREFERS STORM TO U-BOAT
Boats Lowered by Passengers
Against Orders Are SWamped
In the Mediterranean.

Paris, France. - The ministry OF
marines in a communication made
public says that the French steamer
Tafna was shelled by a submarine
in the Western Mediterranean.
The captain steered his vessel into
the teeth of the gale and the subma-
rine, unable to keep up the speed
against the head seas, relinquished
the chase after firing three shells.
The communication adds that some
of the passengers, aided by a few of
the crew, Notwithstanding the express
orders of the captain to the contrary,
lowered boats, which were immedi-
ately swamped. The Tafna has ar
rived safely at Marseilles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
WON'T DIE FOR NATIVE LAND
stowaway Held at Ellis Island, Says
Father and Brother Gave
Lives for Kaiser.

New York, N. Y.-Heinie Schultz,
who says he deserted from the Ger
man army, is held at Ellis Island
immigration station for inquiry as to
whether he shall be given refuge in
America. Schultz, a stowAway in the
Dutch steamer Noorderdyk. said he
hal fought at Liege and Antwerp and
in the battle Of the Marine, and was
in the division at the Marine that
was first to be ordered to retreat
"Most of them were killed." he
said. mostly l was in little engage
ments when l fought. We could not
make out what we were fighting for.
I hadn't anything against the French
None of US did in the trenches. Then
/ got a card that my father and
brother had been killed. They died
for their country, If you like, but /
don't want to do that"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
immigration Down to Zero.

Those who fear too many immi-
grants are rushing into Missouri and
that their cheap labor will reduce the
wages of the native born working men
and women Of the state may see q
ray of hope in q bulletin just issued
by the bureau of laboor statistics
which states that during the months
of July, August and September, 1915,
only 372 alien men, women and chill
dren entered seaports of the United
States with Missouri as their direct
destination. For these three months
this only means an average influx of
124 each month, compared to an aver
age monthly arrival of about LOO
immigrants during the ten years pre-
ceding July l, 1915.
The direct immigration into Mis-
souri, of the last fiscal year, 2,743
aliens, when compared with the high
water mark OF the preceding nine
years. the year 1906. when 1850 men,
women and children arrived in this
country with the intention OF settling
In Missouri, shows a tremendous fall
ing off. Had Germans, Austrians,
English, Irishy Belgians and French
been able to leave their countries af.
ter the outbreak Of the war as before,
the fiscal year Just closed might have
broken all records hitherto shown.
1t is certain that after the war Is
over that such stringent regulations
will be placed on movers at both ends
of the journey that it will be some
time before the tide eve rises to itt
earlier volume.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
AMMUNITION, S84,2s7,36l
SALE OF EXPLOSIVES HAS
REACHED HUGE SUM.
England Is Best Customer, With
France a Close Second and
Italy Third.

Washington, D. C.-War sup.
plies for thex allies continue to fill
Uncle Sans pockets with gold. The
latest government figures, covering
the shipments for September, and the
nine months ending with that period
show increasingly heavy exports Of
all kinds of materials.
Explosives lead the list for Sep
TENDER with $~1S,3S5,457, firearms,
$1,O47.727 automobiles, $1O,711,133;
copper, S9,566,S36; horses, $685.
467; mules, $1,996,195; barbed wire
and other wire, $2,943,761; aero
planes, $246,436.
From January 1 to October 1, the
shipments have shown the following
totals:
Explosives, 1874, 1897, 1853; automo-
biles, $74,563,1SS; copper, $79,118,-
351; horses, $74,966, 232; mules, $751;
752,517; barbed wire, SIT, 796, 634;
aeroplanes, $3,S92,663.
England was the heaviest buyer in
all supplies, with France a close sec
ond. In the last two months Italy
has become a large purchaser.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
FREIGHT BLOCKS TERMINALS
Shipments for Export So Large, Traf.
fic Delays From Blizzard Would
Threaten Food Famine.

New York, N. Y.-The land and
water transportation lines leading
into New York are facing the greatest
congestion in their history. Fifty
thousand loaded freight cars are on
sidings.
The situation is so serious that il
New York should be visited with
even SO brief a blizzard as the one
of 1905, the city would be near a
food famine.
An avalanche Of freight for export
is pouring into New York's terminals
and piers. Consequently the supply
of staple foodstuffs for local Gus
toners is at a very low point.
At the present time there is five
times as much freight ready for ex
port in the port of New York as the
waiting ships can take.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
IN bomb CONSPIRACY
AMERICAN IN FRISCO BELIEVED
IMPLICATED.
Has Been Traiiad for Months by U.
S. Secret Service Men-Former
Railroad Man.

San Francisco, California-Charged
with implication in the pro-German
bomb conspiracy for which Robert
Fay and several others we're recently
indicted in New York, G. G. Crowley
was arrested here by federal officers.
Crowley at present is a private de-
tectiye for District Attorney Ffckert
of San Francisco. Formerly he was
head of the Southern Pacific Rail
roads secret service.
Federal officials declared they had
evidence Crowley travelled throughout
the country arranging the placing Of
bombs in munition factories and
aboard ships engaged in supplying
the allies.
Crowley TraiIed for Months.
Crowley was also charged with at
tempting to foment strikes among
munition workers. Officials intimated
they had information of bomb plots
on ships leaving San Francisco.
For months secret service men as
signed by Washington trailed Crowley
on mysterious trips about the coun'
try.
Officials had Crowley under the
third dgree" yesterday, trying tc
learn who the higher ups" were IL
the alleged conspiracy.
Crowley was suspected Of being
connected with the recent bomb ex
plosion on a munition barge In
Seattle, the planting of bombs or
ships in New York harbor, and witt
incendiary fires and explosions in
eastern munitions factories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
HIDEOUs BUTCHERY
CHARGED TO TURKS
BABIES THROWN INTO FIRE
AND MOTHERS ARE
BURNED.
MADE TO DIG OWN GRAVES
vlscount Bryce Relates Story Of
Horrors at Tifils-Men Mutilated
and Women Attacked -
Many Driven insane.

London.-Viscount Bryce made pub
dc the details of further Armenian
massacres, which. in a letter accom-
parying them, he says, "~surpass in
horror, if that was possible, what
has been published already"
After giving the parts of the evil
dence received from the United
States, Yiscount Bryce says that the
following extracts we're taken from
his correspondent at Tiflis:
Toward the end of May, Djevdet
Bey, the military governor, was ex-
PEELED from Van. DjeVdet fled south
war and entered Sairt with some g.
900 soldiers, whom he called butcher
battalions.'
Victims Dug Own Graves.
ION June 20, the Turks surrounded
the town Of Tiflis and cut its COM
munications with neighboring Arme-
MAN villages. Then most OF the able
bodied men were taken away from
their women by domiciliary visits.
"At Mush early in July the authori-
ties demanded arms from the Arme-
mans and a large sum in ransom Of
notables of the town. The head men
of the village were subjected to re-
voting tortures. Their finger-nais
and then their toe-naiIs were forcibly
extracted; teeth were knocked out,
and in some noses were whit.
tied down, the victims thus being
done to death under shocking, lingsr
Ing agony.
Women Attacked in Public.
"The female relatives of victims
in jublic before the very ayes OF the
mutilated men- The shrieks anG
death cries of the victims filled tbs
air, yet they did not move the Turk
ish beast.
MANY women went mad and threw
away their children. Some womer
knelt down and prayed amid the
flames which we're burning theil
bodies. Others shrieked for help. Thu
executioners grasped infants by ONT
leg and hurled them into the fire
calling out to the burning mothers
Here are your lions
when every warrior had fallen
several of the younger women WIN
were in danger of falling into tn,
hands of the Turks, threw themselves
from the rocks, many of them witt
infants in their arms"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
POPE URGES AID FOR POLES
Promises to Do All In His Power to
Alleviate Suffering and
Want.

Rome, Italy.-Everything in his
power will be done bq Pope Benedict
to alleviate the condition Of Polish
war sufferers in Russia and Austria.
This assurance was given by the
pontiff to N. D. Pietrowski, former
city attorney Of Chicago, to whom
he granted an audience.
Pietrowski, who has been travel
ing in Poland and Austria for six
months, gave a vivid description OF
the hardships which the Poles are
suffering. After hearing the recital,
Pope Benedict replied:
Il am an old friend Of the Poles
| will do all in my power, morally
and materially, for the Polish ma
ton"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
Wilson Club Granted Charter.

Secretary of Safe Roach has is
sued a charter to the Wilson Club
Organization of st. .souis.
The application fcr the charter set
out that it's purpose is the advance
ment Of those principles of govern
ment Originally promulgated by
Thomas Jefferson, as sometimes ex-
pounded by Andrew Jackson and as
now exempliied by the teachings of
Woodrow Wilson"
All persons living in st. Louis and
vicinity are eligible to membership,
Provision is made for honorary mem
bership for nonresidents.
Breckenridge Long is president.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
Not to Ask designations.

Gov. Major denied q rumor that he
contemplated asking the designations
of the members OF the Missouri public
service commission after his criticism
for Its decision in raising rates. He
said also that he had not discussed
with Chairman Atkinson the question
Of the lattsr's resignation because he
is a candidate for governor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
Auditor Gordon Acquitted.

State Auditor John P. Gordon was
acquitted of the charge Of spending
the funds OF the state without author
ity whom he drew warrants 70 pay
his own and his sons expenses to
certain conventions which we're held
in the far west during the last sum
mer. The jury wa out 80 minutes.
Gordon said be had made the trip
in the belief that It would be bene-
fetal to the state, and charged his
expenses TO the state under an old
custom in Missouri. He said he is
sued the warrant upon the strength
Of an opinion furnished him by At
torney General Barker, who had only
followed the precedsnts set BY his
predecessors.
He said state officers in the past
had variously attended similar con-
ventions, and had always charged
their travelling expenses to the state.
The examination Of the auditor by
Attorney Peters, who filed the in
formation against him, was quite rig
Orous, and the defendant stood the
ordeal in the manner of a man who
had nothing to fear.
At the conclusion Of the testimony
the jury was sent out and a demur-
rer argued as to the evidence. His
attorneys asked him If he issued the
warrant believing he had full author
ity to charge his travelling expenses
to the state, and he said that he did,
He also said that Hadley, when gov
ernor, had appointed him a delegata
to Seattle and told him that his eU
penses could be lawfully paid by the
state. This was to a prison congress
the auditor Ssaid. The jury was com
posed of six Republicans and si1
Democrats. which precludes any mis-
givings as to the nature of the yer
dict.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02

Berlin.-With the reoccupation of
Rudnik, the capture of 2,cO prison
ers, and the flight of the 'fscanty re-
mains" of Serbian army into the AL
bantam mountains, Germapy's opera
tons against Serbia have been
brought to a close, says the official
statement issued at the headquarters
of the general staff. The object Of
these operations-the opening of
communications with Bulgaria and
the Turkish empire-has been &C
complished, it is asserted.
Tribute is paid not only to the Draw
cry and endurance of the Austro-
German troops, but to the Serbians
as well. More than 10000 prisoners,
nearly so per cent Of the Serbian eff
fectives, have been captured. Ger
man losses are said to have been Tex
tremely moderate"
An enemy airship was shot down
by machine gun fire near Buschof,
southwest of JacoOstadt. 1t fell be-
tween German positions and those OF
the enemy, but was secured at night
by the erman patrols.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
NATIONAL GRANGE
0. KS LAND BANK
RECOGNIZES ADVANTAGES ACT
WILL GIVE TO STATE OF
MISSOURI.
FIRST STATE TO lake IT UP
Thorough Discussion Reveals That
Proposed scheme VIII Ne Most
Successful That Has Ever
Been consslved.
Jefferson City,

JcACIAOn OAtys
Information received by Col. Fred
D. Gardner from G. o. Raine, master
Of the Missouri state grange, who is
in Oakland, Cal, representing this
state at . convention Of the National
Oranges of America, iG to the effect
that that body has unanimously in
dorsod the Missouri land bank act.
Since Missouri Is the first state OF
the Union to propose g system Of
rural credits through which farmers
can borrow money for long terms at
low rates OF interest, the Endorsement
is q huge recognition Of 3 philan-
thropic proposition which is old for
European countries, but new in North
America.
In attendance at the convention
were representatives Of state oranges
of nearly every state in the Union,
and there was not = dissenting vote
to the resolution. In addition to the
delegates there we're present at the
convention students of rural credits,
presidents of state oranges and 9TH
ers who have given years of study
to the subject; and after q thorough
discussion it was the unanimous de-
cision of the delegates that Gardeners
land bank act wal the most practi.
cable and reasonable, and would be
the most successful system Of rural
credit that has evsr been conceived
in America. The adoption of the
resolution was strongly urged by Mr.
Raine, and he stated afterward that
the Endorsement by this representa-
tive body Of farmers from the entire
United States would undoubtedly be
a great boost for the principles Of
rural credit as e~nunciated by the
Missouri act.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
convIcts Have Pie.

More than $500 pounds Of dressed
turkeys and 1900 mince pies were
consumed at the big Thanksgiving
dinner for the $500 state conyicts.
The meal was served at 2 o'clock.
A moving picture show was run all
day in the chapel and the %convicts
were permitted to attend 1t in relays.
The items for the big dinner were
as follows: Turkey, $500 pounds;
turkey dressing and gravy; celery,
10 crates; cranberries, 10 barrels; 20
tatoes, 40 bushels; sauerkraut, three
barrels; bread; coffee; mince pies,
$500. and ginger cake.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
Union Pacific Wins Appeal.

Judge John G.. Slate in the Cole
County circuit court has sustained an
appeal of the Union Pacific from a
ruling Of the public service commits
sion, which required the company to
pay a fee upon the total amount Of
bonds issued for Improvement pur-
poses. Under the ruling Of the COM
mission the fee would have been ap-
proximately $4,000, and under the in
depreciation Of Judge Slate it will be
around $3.50.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
snIper Has Shot 91 Turks.

Sydney, Australia.-Letters from
the Gallipoli peninsula say that a
Queensland cayalryman named Sing
holds the record among the Austral-
ian troops as a sniper. Up to the
first OF September Sing had shot 81
Turks.