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The citizen., 1915-04-09
BUSINESS is BETTER.
Secretary Redtieid Tells Cabinet That
Reports Show This.

Washington Business conditions
throughout the country show steady
improvement, according to reports
made by Secretary Redfeld at the
Cabinet meeting. The Secretary pre-.
sented extracts from various reports
rejecting better conditions in many
lines.
The citizen., 1915-04-09
GERMAN SHIP SUNK BY NINE.
Steamer Crete Hemsoth Goes Down
With Crew In Baltic.

London.--A Reuter- dispatch from
Stockholm says the German steamer
Crete Hemsoth has struck mine in
the Baltic and sunk, and that rs mem
bers OF her crew were drowned. TIE
Crete Hemsoth was vessel OF 1864
tons. She was engaged in traffic be
tween Sweden and Germany.
The citizen., 1915-04-09
TO VOICE coMMoN-sENsE PEACE
Hence German Socialist Refused II
Vote For Budget.

London -Eduard Bernstein a So
cialist member OF the Reichstag who
refused to vote tor the budget, al
though he did not vote against. has
written to the Leipsic Volks-Zeitung
an explanation OF his attitude.
A Copenhagen dispatch TO the Ex-
change Telegraph Company says that
Herr Bernstein refused to approve the
budget because it was necessary that
voice be heard crying for CON-
nonsense peace"
"If Germany made beginning
Herr Bernstein wrote. followers of
the movement in other countries
would soon be heard"
The citizen., 1915-04-09
AUSTRIA NEARs END.
One More Defeat and Country Will Sue
For Peace, Says High Authority.

LOndon.-An Evening News dispatch
from Bucharest says:
"A high parsonage, moving in the
highest military and political circles in
Vienna, has expressed the opinion that
after her Dext big defeat Austria will
capitulate- The general public in Aus
tria is quite Unconscious of the state
to which Austrian resources have been
reduced. Inner military and political
leaders are aware that the country is
near the end Of its tether"
The citizen., 1915-04-09
$4,000 ON WATER WAGON"
All Glasses In England Turning
Against "Dsmon Rum"

London Temperate leaders esti-
mated that at least $4,000 persona,
ranging in station from the lowliest
of laborers to men Of the peerage,
have foresworn the use Of alcoholic
beverages during the remainder Of the
war. as result Of King Georges let
ter promising to bar intoyicants from
the royal palaces.
Not only men but women are
swearing off," although the recent
protests against hard drinking were
based on the ground that intoxicatioD
was hampering the output Of the
arseDals and ammunition factories.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

William Swarner 80 years old, Of
Cumberland. former conductor on
the Connellsville division of the West
ern Maryland Railway was struck on
the head by his brother-in-law, Dallas
Murray. and killed. The assault, ii is
said, followed Swsrnef's attempt to
beat his wife.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

Fire destroyed the sawmill OF the
farm Of Miss Katie Renper, near
Boonsboro. entailing loss Of about
$4,000 In addition TO a sawInill, the
building destroyed contained a plan
ing machine, shingie machine and a
machine for saving lumber for peach
crates
The citizen., 1915-04-09
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
Latest DoIngS in Various Paris
of the State.
PREPAREDF DFORQUICKREADiNG

Joseph Walling. SO years old, started
on horseback from Frederick 10 ride
scross Continent to San Francisco
The citizen., 1915-04-09
German Submarine Sinks Norwegian
Bark.

LOndon.-Another neutral ship has
fallen victim to a German submarine
A dispatch received from Amsterdam
stated that Norwegian bark had
been torpedoed and sunk in the North
Sea. Eleven members of her crew
said the dispatches, were landed at
The Hook Of Holland by Norwegian
steamer that had picked them up.
A second dispatch from Amsterdam
identified the Norwegian bark sunk
by German submarine as the Nor. q
vessel of 591 tons; hailing from Stav
angar. and commanded by Capt o.
Olsen. The boat that sank her was
the U21. The Norwegian steamer
Unita picked up the sailors Of the Nor.
While the German submarines are
continuing their activities on the
English coast and sinking ships at
the rate of one day, as evidenced
by the destruction of the French
steamer Emma on Wednesday and
the British steamer Seven Seas Oh
Thursday. with a total loss of 80 lives,
a dispatch received from Lisbon
brought news that they had extended
their activities as far as the Spanish
coast on the Atlantic.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

Rev George S. Rairgh. 81 years old,
Of Caroline county, died in Denton of
tuberculosis
The citizen., 1915-04-09

Discovering several cases Of scarlet
fever among the pupils Of the Preston
Public School. Health Officer Downes
has ordered il closed
The citizen., 1915-04-09

The board OF Washington County
Commissioners decided TO ht up a de
partment at Bellevue. the county
home where persons addicted to the
dope habit may be given treatment.
Or. r. n HOifmeier. physician to Bel
levue will have charge of the patients.
The county has recently sent six per
sons 10 institutions for treatment
The citizen., 1915-04-09

Judges Thomas and BEashears. OF
the Howard County Circuit Court, fled
an opinion sustaining the bill OF com
plant Of commuters. asking that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
be enjoined from diseontinuing sale Of
communication tickets.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

Capt Charles I. Dallam, prominent
in business and militia circles. Gied al
his home in Clermont Mills. Hartford
county
The citizen., 1915-04-09

Franklin G. Boswell farmer Of
Glen, Montgomery county. who was
tried before Judges Urner and Worth
ington at Rockville on an indictment
charging him with the murder Of
Aaron r, Hewitt, was found guilty Of
manslaughter and was sentenced by
Judge Urner to one year in Jail An
appeal was noted and Boswell was re-
leased OF $500 bail
The citizen., 1915-04-09
ANNAPOLIS NEWS
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
At inspection Just Ended Only AZ HER
Were Absent

were AOSCul
Gen. Charles d. Gather called alten-
tion 10 the remarkable showing made
National Guard at the inspection just
completed with the assistance Of the
officers Of the United States regular
army who were detailed 10 Maryland
for ,ha. work.
For years the strength of the Mary
land National Guard has been about
1000 men. Ten years ago at the first
inspection conducted with the assistance
of the regular army officers the attend
ance was 1.120 and the absentees $50,
both figures including both officers and
men. AT the inspection Juet completed
there were only AZ absentees in the
whole brigade. One of these was All
officer and the other 46 were enlisted
men.
Shows Progress Made.
IT is an extremely gratifying show
ing" said General Gather. 'partieu-
larry al this time when there IL SO
much interest in the National Guard.
IL SHOWS the progress we nave mace
with the assistance OF the regular srmy
officers"
The Hist OF absentees has been gradU-
ally decreasing since the National
Guard became an adjunct of the reg
ular army 10 years ago. In 1909 the
number OF absentees was S30.
The regular army officers who as
sisted the officers of the Maryland mi
litia in making the inspection were
Capt G. A. Hadsell. Ljeuts. Edmund
G. Wa6dell and w. II. Bell.
The records made by the various
commands We're
First Regiment. full strength, z2s
men; absent, one officer and q men.
Fourth Regiment, full strength, b9l;
present, SIS.
Fifth Regiment, fun strength GA;
present, 619.
Troop A, full strength. 5S men; pres
ent, 81.
Hospital Corps, full strength, IS
men: present. IS.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

Amsterdam - The Austro-German
forces In the Austrian Fortress OF
Cracow are. making preparations for
a siege by the Russians, according TO
dispatches received from Prague, and
the defenders intend TO fight the Cars
troops to the bitter end, this being
indicated by the preparations for
street fighting, in the event that the
Russians succeed in forcing an en-
try into the city.
Very strong barricades have been
thrown up in the streets. built in a
way calculated to cause heavy losses
for attackers. Furthermore, bags Of
sand have been placed in the doors
and windows of public buildings, con.
verting these places into veritat
fortresses.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

Carol StonesifeT, aged years, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stonesifer. Of
Union Mills, was burned 20 death while
IN his home with a baby sister
The citizen., 1915-04-09

John KurtG, 80 years old, q farmer
and stock dealer OF Orrstown. died
suddenly while driving in tWO-horse
wagon 10 Shippensburg. Some time
ago be ran rusty nail into mis- foot
and tetanus developed He did not
give the wound much attention and
as he WAS driving along the road ne
was taken i'll. He turned his horses
around and started home, but died on
the way. The horses continued home
and relatives found KurtG dead in the
wagon. ..
The citizen., 1915-04-09

In England fire insurance originated
Immediately after the great fire of
London in 1866.
The citizen., 1915-04-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The total strength of the British
Army in India exceeds $4,000 men.
and costs sS5 100000 annually.
The citizen., 1915-04-09
AUSTR|ANS DRNF|
BACK ON HE|GH
Russians BY Almost Suns.
man Efforts Seize RaiIw,
MORSE STEAMER sui
Desperate Battle In LvnLn.,,
Reeion-Remnant OF Au,,,,.'
invaders OF sukowina Forces
To Roumanian Border

Petrograd.-By almost snns,h,.
EFFORTS, the Russians between m.
kow and uszok passes have driyss
Austrlans backward upon the hss
and have seized the railway le,s
through VIOLA Michovs and Im,
southwark into Hungary, accordiu,
dispatches received here.
The fighting was particularly bh,
near Vo!a Michova, where the Au,v
trians held strong positions in th,y
heights, protected by rows of trenche,|
on the hillsides and wire entane,s.
ments. TO the east of Vola Michova
an Austro-German force is helm,
pressed backward in the direction o.
Uszok.
The Lupkow-U szok region is nov
the scene of the most desperate fight
ing. South of the Dulka Pass, wher
the Russians are entrenched in tn
foothills, the Austrians have abar
doned their attacks. Both sides al
parently are awaiting the result Of tn
great combat for possession of tn
Lupkow and Uszok Passes.
The remnants Of the Austrian fore
that invaded Russian Bessarabit
north of Bukowins, is being force
back upon the Rumanian border, PAL
Of the Austrians having been annih
lated. There is every prospect this
the retreating Austrisns will be force
to cross into Rumania and be inferno
for the remainder Of the war.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

Stockholders Of Washington County
Water Company voted TO increase the
capital stock from 1920, 600 to $3.50. 600.
Shares will be sold and the money ex-
pended IN building an immense stor-
age reservoir on South Mountain and
IN making other improvements.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

The fruit prospect for The entire Pc
ninsula of Delaware. Maryland ana
Virginia this year, unless something
unforeseen should occur, indicates that
bumper crops will be harvested.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

That Hagerstown's municipal cleo
trio light plant, installed Is years ago
and now valued at around 3150,000. is
a profitable enterprise is shown by a
statement made by Manager j. o.
Beard TO the Street Commissioners,
who operate the plant. Manager
Beard stated that aside from lighting
the streets and alleys Of the city free,
the earnings from the plant derived
from the sale Of current to private con-
suners were sufficient TO keep the ma
chinery in repair, to redeem a $1,000
electric light bond and pay $3.50 in
4erest on the outstanding electric light
bonds. All bills have been promptly
met
The citizen., 1915-04-09

The town of Goldsboro, on the Della
ware and Chesapeake Railway, a
branch of the Delaware Railroad is
in ferment because of controversy
over right Of way between James w.
Shively, of the upper part of the
county, and the railroad authorities.
Shively interfered with the work of a
section gang in building fence on the
line claimed by the railroad on his
farm, and was arrested and brought TO
Denton by Railroad Detective George
W. Hisley. Hisley handcuffed Shively
and when he took his prisoner into
the nearby town the Goldsboro friends
and neighbors of Shively were indig.
nant. Shively took the case to the
Circuit Court, which meets this week,
and was released on a peace bond.
The citizen., 1915-04-09

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-10
Short Snatches From Everywhere

Carranza was something Of a watchful waiter him
self-NashvilIe (Tenn-) Banner
The Panama canal beats Ty Cobb when it comes to
slidng.-NashviIle CTenn) Southern Lumoernan-
The moment certainly seems highly suspicious for
Servia to issue a Blue BOOk--Columba Is c. state
Check your hyphen Ellis Island-it viii be
turned you when you go back--BOston transcript
The only thing that remains to he seen is ether
Mexico itself viii recognize Carranza--hal Clty
If the C. o. P wants a strictly uptodate ticket.
what's the matter with Cannon and FOrt--Columbia
Is. c. State
pened chance is there for Europe to go broke-
Indianapolis Star
They might just as well The Hague into
an ammunition factory and be done with it-Shreve-
port Ua) Times
Statements leaking past the censors Indicate that
bear is bullish and John iul is Learish.-
Wall Street Journal
The bonds between this country. England and
France very strong You can not get them under
9S.-MinneapOlis Journal
However we do not suppose ENGLAND will have to
cOnscriptiOn in order to fill the cabinet
again-Grand Rapids Press
During the engagement girl seldom one
But after marriage she has been known to look
around and make comparisons--New York American
No. have not the slightest objection 10 an
heritance tax Well cheerfuly pay the tax If anyone
viii leave US million or two-Fort Davis (Texas)
Post
These gains and losses Of so many yards are ant to
muddle the reader he viii know whether he Is
reading the football news the reports-Pitts-
burg Dispatch
Great Britain has great untouched resources, and,
judging from the opposition CONSUMPTION great
many OF them want TO remain permanently untouched
Chicago Herald
in the cost Of living but pet theory thar
IL is due to the closing Of the Panama canal You
remember how the opening OF the canal reduce the
(Ohio) Citizen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-10
Britain S New Problems

Assuming that Germany's plan is to force her way
through the Balkan countries to COnstantinope thence
through Turkey and Mesopotama to the Persian gulf
the present plight of the British empire is indeed
serious For India and Egypt, whose safety depends
on maintaining the present balance in ASA popu-
lated by tribes which have been kept in subsection by
comparatively small British forces with native auxi-
lanes, and they have infinite possibilities of internal
trouble.
The Egyptians of what is known as lower Egypt,
recent centuries though the tbesmen of upper Egypt
have stirred things up from time to time. Great
Britain has been able to keep Egypt in a state of
comparative calm, and the country not so large
so diverse but what It be effectually gaTsoned
It IS now held by large bodies of volunteer troops from
the Pacific possessions Of the empire principally. Ger
manys task in invading Egypt, with large force
OF Turks, would be exceedingly hard, especially with
British ships numerous IN the Mediterranean and Red
seas and the canal kept open by ships and land forces
But India IS populated by a large number Of very
diverse tribes many of them exceedingly warlke Some
parts of India have never brought wholly under
the British dominion, though they have submitted
strong prOtectOrate. Britain has enlisted the native
princes, and has organized native troops. These
gained forces have been entirely loyal in the present
war, and have done magnificent fighting But
the hundreds of millions IN India still an unknown
problem should outside power make strong efforts
to organize them for resistance to British rule
To bring in Japan for colonial defence would be
costly step for the British government TO take The
price to be paid would be tremendous If Britain
not easy to how she could successfully resist any
strong drive through the interior of Turkey into the
region about the Persian gulf which has been hardly
won.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-10
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
"Uncle Wiggily's Surprise"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

and down dale went Uncle Wiggily
LOngears. First he met Sammie and
Susie Littletail. the rabbit children
All, Sammie and Susie," exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily. Please hurry TO my
hollow stump bungalow as fast as
you can"
What for?" asked Sammie, who al
ways liked to ask questions 1T isn't
on fire, is it,"
Gracious no. laughed Uncle Wig
sily- But you hurry there, and I
think you'll be surprised"
"Oh. a secret, How nice" cried
Susie. blinking her nose
So she and Sammie hoped off. hold
ing paws. and Uncle Wiggily went on
through the forest of Woodland. The
rabbit gentleman met Johnnie and
Billie Bushytail. the two little squirrel
boys. They were out nutting-
Hello. Billie and Johnnie" greeted
Uncle Wiggily, with his jolly laugh
that made his nose twinkle like
diamond ring. Hurry TO my hollow
stump bungalow if you want TO see
the surpriset"
''Surprise"' cried Billie and Johnnie,
Just like twins, though they weren't
exactly that of course we want TO
see the surprise" they said, and off
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-10
Pneumatic Tire Is Buzzard In Auto Ointment
Makes Riding Easier and Also Promotes Walking

THE pneumatic tire is the turkey
buzzard in the ointment of the
automobile owner. It was invent
ed about 20 years ago by man who
thought the recording angel had
sinecure- 1t was a complete success
Within five years. the r. A. had put
nine assistants in the profanity depart
ment, had been compelled 10 install ad-
ding machines and lOose-leaf ledgers,
and was working a night shift right
through the summer.
The pneumatic tire is a hollow tube
filled with wind and is fastened TO the
wheel with the aid Of bolts. nuts
screws cable wires. hooks and glue
II makes riding easier. and is also a
great promoter Of walking. The tire
is made by the rubber trust out of
gOssamer silk. spiders webs and but
terflies' wings. II is, therefore. no
trick at all to poke a hole in it with
a nail, a rock or a bottle When this
is done, the imprisoned air at once
rushes forth and mingles with the
surrounding atmosphere so thoroughly
that il is almost impossible to get il
back intact
The occurrence IS called a puncture-
A bad puncture is accompanied by
loud Kissing rush of air on the part
of both the tire and the owner. The
latter. to fix the tire. must remove It
with the aid Of levers, crowbars,
screw drivers, derricks and blasting
powder, and must put patch on the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-10

/ to the hollow stump bungalow to see
tne surprise, and you may be sure they
all did hurry.
Nurse Jane. who stayed in the hollow
stump. met Sammie and Susie Little
tail. the rabbits. at the door first
Come right in" invited the musk
rat lady. The surprise will soon be
ready Go in there. Sammfe and Susie"
and she showed them into a room BY
themselves.
So when Johnny and Billie Bushy-
tail, the squirrels. came, they were
put in another room. and on with the
puppy dogs, the ducks. the goats, the
guinea pigs. the bears and all the
others Uncle Wiggily's hollow stump
bungalow had many rooms in il and
Nurse Jane could easily. with her
sharp teeth, gnaw a new one in a few
Finally Uncle WiggiIy came back.
Are they all here he asked the
muskrat lady, in a whisper.
Yes, every one" answered Nurse
Jane They are all in separate rooms
are here"
"GoOdr' laughed the rabbit gentle
man Then I guess we can set out
the things.
Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane were
busy for some time and then. all at
once, they called:
All ready Come on. everybody.
You may open the doors now"
Out OF the different rooms came
running, jumping. waddlinE, leaping,
flying. skipping and tumbling the lit
tie animal children-rabbits, squirrels,
ducks and so on
And in the middle OF the bungalow
dining room was a flat stump for a
table. all covered with the corn Uncle
Wiggily had popped the day before,
besides lOllypOps. ice cream cones,
pieces of cake. pie and pudding Oh.
how many good things there were on
that stump tablet
SURPRISE" cried Uncle Wiggily.
surprise party on everybody Sur
prisei SurpriseI Surpriser"
And OH how surprised every one
was, No one Except, maybe. brothers
or sisters in the same room knew any
Of their playmates We're there, and no
one thought Uncle Wiggilv was going
TO give a party But he did. and what
fun they all had, I just wish I had
been there. They played games and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-10
Ointment

Automobile tires not only have pune
lures. but blOw-outs- A blowout is a
S45 explosion with apopIexy trimmings.
Tires also have creeps, skids. burns,
blisters, slow leaks and necrosis Of the
fabric Any one OF these disorders
viii strand a $4,000 touring car full OF
S6,l00.O00 worth Of prominent citizens
10 miles from lunch In fact. an auto
mobile tire is as unhealthy as an i'm
ported pup, and the man who has to
watch over four OF them Is generally
too busy to pay much attention to
politics The genius who will invent
an automobile with only one tire will
ascend to fame and riches in a large
magnificent spiral
Tires frequently show almost super
human intelligence. A chauffeur may
get hopelessly lost, but a tire always
knows the exact spot on every road
which is farthest from a repair shop.
OF lunch counter, and does its ex-
plOding there Moreover, tires are ex-
celient judges OF time A tire will
stand sound and healthy in a garage
Tor three weeks waiting until its
owner has started for the place in a
great hurry TO take a ride. Then it
viii burst with care and thoroughness-
Automobile tires have made people
rich and happy, but not for long.
sooner or later, every man who sells
automobile tires buys an automobile
himselL-Protected by the Adams News
paper Service-)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-10

pensated for it." said s. s. Mcclure In
order TO have the leadership Of genius
we must pay and should be willing to
pay millions. They are entitled TO it
Any success that is measured by any
thing but money is a failure"
THE city Of Oakland adopted the
system Of gong signals on each street
TO avoid collisions when the fire COM
panies were rushing TO a fire" said Dr.
c. r. Wells. These EOngs sound on the
streets in advance of the fire trucks
and keep the way clear for the fire
fighting apparatus TO pass. In this way
such accidents as that Of Tuesday at
ternOOn are avoided"
THE average persons use Of ad-
jectives is limited to about five and
these are greatly Overworked." said
Miss B. N. Smith In our language
there are any number of words diff
ferinE enough so that the finest shade
Of meaning could be expressed and il
seems q pity that so many good words
should almost die from disuse while the
few that come handy are worked TO the
limit"