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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
THE NUMBER OF OFFICES

Reports were received from 81, 745 of
fees. The total number of offices in
operation at the beginning of the period
covered by the count was 56,974; this
number varied somewhat from week
to week by reason OF the establishment
Of some new Offices and the discontinue
ance of other offices.
OF the Offices failing to report only s
are in cities having a population of 100, =
600 or more. The largest and most
important office that refused to give
the committee the information request
ed was that at Washington, D. c.,
where the postmaster, instead of CIV
ing the desired information, wrote to
, g, ~ ~ "a Z a..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
RUSSIANS PUSH AHEAD

Drive Into Carpathians Goes Success
fully Forward-Bosphorus 5omkarded
London, NIarcA oU.-Ihe ~ 4
drive through the CaIpaLnIans ~ ;
hungary is progressing satisfactorily,
according 10 all dispatches.
Despite the opposition OF the Aus
trians and the German forces the
wedge which was driven south
through Duk.a pass to Bartleld and
beyond is Icing showed forward wnile
the battle lines running east through
Lupkow and Uzokow are recording
steady gains.
Military observers declare that the
TeutCn allies see now the menace OF
the Carpalnlan campaign and the Ger
mans are starting out to make demon
STATIONS along the entire eastern
front in order TO prevent the sending
of any more reinforcements by the
Russians.
Berlin reports that it's forces are
driving the Russians back or holding
them in check north of the Niemen,
which is no more than series OF
relatively small engagements. Petro-
grad declares that all the men they
had in the raid upon Memel were
1000 territorials. They went there
to obtain certain data and they Oh
tanned it along with letters written
by German soldiers, who bemoaned
their heavy losses and hoped for the
end Of the war.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
Attack Begun on 6osphorus Forts.

London, March 80. long
promised attacks on the Bosphorus
forts by til Russian Black sea fleet
was begun.
This Russian "ttack is intended to
supplement the attack which is being
made on the Dardanelles from the
Aegean by the Anglo-French fleet,
thus placing a hostile fleet at each Of
the two sea doors of Constantinople.
The Black sea, mouth OF the Bos
phorus, now under fire, is only
eighteen miles from the city.
In a statement issued by the Rus
sian general stan it said large hos
tile ship, which was trying to set into
the L9sphcrus from seawasd, was
boabwIad. She finally heeled over
and blew up.
While no mention is made in the
raH..-el I'spaleLc5 of the make Up
Of the Ru ian feet, it is pro5ab,
Lat tho ,.rae new drcaanoushts
which have been building at MEX
oIacy have been been completed and
gre now r-. p the older vessels OF the
Black sea feet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
Drink ENGLAND'S
Greatest ENEMY
Worse Foe Than G5nali3 H.
lies, Says L..ju,1sH.3
PROHIBITION IS H.HTcD At

Shipbuilding Employers Federation
Urges That Sale Of intoxicant5 Be
Stopped Since 1t Interferes WITH
War Work-Cartaiing of Saloon
Hours ADDS Only to Drinking, 1t Is
Claimed.
London, March 30.-"We are fighting
Germany, Austria and drink, ana SO
lar as | can see the greatest OF these
three deadly Toes is drink" SAID Da-
VIC Lloyd-George, chancellor OF Tie
eXchequcf, replying TO a deIutation OF
the SMgJvld.ng Employers fedora
ton, the members OF winch We're ulan-
imOus in urging that in order 10 meet
the national requirements at the pres.
ent time there should be d total pro-
hibition during the period of the war
of the sale OF intoxicating liquors.
This should apply not only to pubic
houses but also to private clubs, 50
as to operate equally Will all classes,
they declared.
The success of the war, the chan
cellor said, is now purely question
of munitions and equipment. This, he
said, was not only his own convic-
ton but that Of Sir john French and,
he believed, OF Lord Kitchener. He
added that King George received him
in audience and that the king was
very deeply concerned with the drink
question. The kings concern, Mr..
Lloyd-George said, certainly was
shared by his subjects.
The fedeTation's representatives de-
clared that partial prohibition is use
less and that the consensus Of Opln.
ion among the workers themselves
favored total prohibition. Notwith-
standing the fact that work is carried
on Sundays and there is other over
time, they said the output actually is
less than il was before the war and
in many cases the workmen work
fewer hours.
Eighty per cent of this, the deputa-
ton said, can be attributed to drink
1t is admitted there are many AMI
strenuous exceptions, but the efforts
OF these are overbalanced by the idle.
ness Of others. The receipts of the
saloons near the yards, they con-
tinued, showed convncingly the in
crease of drinking. The drinkers not
only drink more during the curtaileI
saloon hours but buy bottled spirits
and drink elsewhere.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
SIGNIFICANT FACTS

| The reports demonstrate to a striking
the parcel post business originates
with shippers in a few large cities, and
chat the extent 10 which the system is
being utilized by farmers, residents of
small towns, and the average citizen
not engaged in a mail order bu mess is
very slight. 1t is a significant fact
that of the 81, 745 post Offices reporting
only 697 reported outgoing parcel post
/ business in excess of their incoming
business. In other words, of the Of
fees reporting, SO, Is per cent received
more parcel post matter than they sent
out, and only l.e5 per cent. dispatched
a greater number of parcels than thew
received from other Offices. Even more
Illuminating in the fact that 46. 514, sos
of the r. 539, 521 parcels dispatched
We're sent out from the two Offices -.
New York City with 1866. 4S9 mot in
GLIDING Brooklyn, which dispatched
more than 1900 COO and Chicago with
l9,8l2,2l0. The- two Offices sent out,
lae0, siX1Y per C. 1r. Of all ,1e fourth
class matter dispatched from the b.
7l5 reporting Offices during the six
weeks period ud-r consideration.
While New YORK City dispatched Z6.-
696 4S9 pieces of parcel post, it receiv-
.4 I,,t COZ t-5 t.- ......, Il ,.- ..- -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
A Card of Thanks

We extend our sincere thanks to all
our neighbours and friends for their
many kindnesses and generous atten-
ton and assistance, during the illness
of my late wife. and for the continued
services and sympathies rendered since
her taking away.
MICHAEL LEGEER.
Bittinger, March 90, 1915.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
Church Services


ST PAUL'S NJ. E.
Services next Sunday as follows:
Preaching, 1870 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school at rs p. m.
Epworth League, Monday, 700 p. m
Prayermeeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.
Everybody cordially invited to attend
these services.
ARCHIBALD MOORE, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Services next Sabbath as follows.
Sunday School at 2:30p. m.
Preaching, at 7.30 p. m.
Prayermeetng, Wednesday. 7.3O p. N.
Everyone is cordially invited.
]. C. ELY, Pastor.
ST. MATTHEW'S P. E. CHURCH.
Services next Sunday as follows:
Morning PRAYER and Sermon II .00a. m.
Sunday school $50 p. m.
Evening PRAYER and short address, 8
p. m.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend
these services.
REV VIM. w. SHEARER,
Minister in charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
SPECIAL INTERESTS.

Your officials and correspondent, the
Association itself, have claimed that
parcel post as thus far conducted has
been run for the especial benefit of the
mail order house, and that the laws
creating it have been over ridden, the
regulations controlling it, and It's gener-
al management made Of it class, a
onopoly-helping, a generally unfair
and undemocratlc function of govern.
ment. Every criticism made upon par
Gel post in this bulletin has been con-
firmed, and other evils exposed by the
report of the committee of Congress.
In substitution of this, ! submit, with
out further argument, a few quotations
from the report. and as indicative of
the fairness of this report it may be
well to note that the three senators of
the committee are, respectively, Pro-
gressive Republican, Democrat and
Regular Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
THE SYSTEM IN CONFUSION

1t is impossible TO determine the cost
of the parcel post service or the revenue
that is derived from it. Any estimate
Is merely guess. The law originally
made provision for a special stamp by
which the receipts could with some &C
curacy be obtained, but the refusal of
the department to use the special stamp
as the law provided that it sho Id and
the further merging of third and fourth
class postage has thrown the whole &C
counting system into complete confus-
ion. Hundreds of thousands of books
and pamphlets that formerly went
through the mails as third class matter
at eight cents pound are now shipped
by freight from commercial centers like
Chicago and New York City to distrib-
uting points throughout the country and
are then distributed under the low zone
rates provided in the orders the Post
master General, so that the revenue
derived from these sources has been
greatly reduced
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
Observation-Disclosures
]. Lyden White Comments on The
Report of the Investigating Com
mittee.

The National Retail Hardware As
ISOLATION has been the most pei sistent
and consistent of all organized parcel
post critics; Secretary Corey has been
the foremost of all retailers officials in
exposing the favortism and general I'M
fairness of the system, and l have been
roundiy abused tor my continued ham
mering at this grand iumbug. All this
being so, our members will surely find
satisfaction in the knowledge that the
entire stand of the Association, Secre-
tary Corey, and your correspondent.
has now been officially, CongressiOnally
endorsed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

In 1912 JOINT committee was Gre
ated to investigate parcel post in gener-
al. The committee did little until 1914,
practically commencing its work in
March of that year, and it has now is
sued its report. The Senate members
Of the committee are Senator Bristow
OF Kansas, Chairman; Senator Bryan of
Florida and Senator ToWnshend of
Michigan. The House members are
Congressman David J Lewis of Mary
land and Congressman David E. Finley
Of South Carolina.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-06-26
MORE OR LESS LIKE

Colonel Roosevelt, congratulated at
luncheon in New York on the last
ing success of his trace suicide
campaign, said:
eyes, it was one of my best cam
paigns. Race suicide has been re-
garded ever since as it should always
have been regarded. Married people
are now like the Smiths-more OF
less.
GARNER Smith had rocked thirteen
little Smiths in the same cradle, and
was rocking the fourteenth, a new
arrival, when one of the rockers
cracked ominously.
"'Joe,' said Mrs. Smith, "that
cradle is pretty near worn out. It's
liable to go to pieces on us at any
time
"'Right you are, Hannah said the
farmer. She's about used up
"He took out his Wallet and handeo
his wife a twenty-dollar bill.
"'Here,' he said, run in to town
on the Ford this afternoon, and get {
new one, reliable one-one that
will last"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-06-26
Palisade
Pinafore
Continued from page II

Continued from page -
paled in the spirit of his leading, and
vet unconscious of all but the merry
music of "Piafore," he swayed and
gestured till the warm evening must
have almost exhausted his energies.
The orchestra was largely factor
in giving form and aid to the en-
semble 1t was good, every piece OF
it, and we'll handled. 1t lent character
to a presentation that from its open
ing note was beautiful and we'll posed.
The utter lack of raWness so often
seen in amateur shows, was notice
able in Mr.. Tams' "Pinafore.' He
must have worked with very patient
care as we'll as diligence to bring
out the finished product with all the
rough edges smoothed away, and a
polish put on that made it have actual
Iustre. There was no opening Tor
criticism except the most favorable
kind. The chorus volume was re-
markable, and it had as an aid the
power of the orchestra with It's bass
viol. drum and trombone to give 1t
strength and the violins to lend that
touch of harmony so necessary IN
adding complete tonal character.
Training a chorus to sing in proper
kew is not so difficult as with the IN
dividual; but it was noticeable thas
the soloists in this performance were
in the proper pitch, and this was one
of the best features of the opera, be-
cause music out of key is not music:
Harmony is the soul of anything, and nd
it was lacking nowhere in "Pinafore.,
Of the characters impersonated1,
while all were good, no one VIII
dissent in placing the Josephine" OF
Mrs. Herbert Middleton in first-honor
place. Always a popular favorite in
Palisade, she quite distinguished her
self in "Pinafore," and never sang
with such exquisite charm, grace and
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-06-26
LEGAL NOTICE
BOROUGH Of CiffSide Park
BOARD OF EDUCATION
BIDS FOR FURNISHING
SCHOOL, SITppT les

SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Sealed bids for furnishing school
supplies for Cliffside Park Public
schools will be received by the Sup
ply Committee at the Boards Room,
School No. 3, on Friday, June 25, at
9 p. m. List of supplies can be OBJ
tanned from H. F. Goemann, Grant
wood, N. J. The Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
J. F. Kelly,
District Clerk.
Vol. II, No. Is. $405.
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-12
DAINTIEST COSTUME OF THE SEASON
Will Lose Ets Effect Unless the Hair
 is Pretty and Properly Dressed.

The woman who looks to clothes for her charm and attractiveness is likely to find her most expensive outfit @ fail ure if she has thin, faded or lifeless hair The most beautiful evening gown will appear dowdy and out of style unless crowned with a head of pretty hair, soft, fluffy and lUstrous.
 Beautiful hair does not just happen to be so, but is always 8 matter Of care and proper nourishment Of the hair roots. No matter how unsightly the hair, how badly it is falling, or how much dandruff, Parisian Sage, an inexpensive tonic. well rubbed into the scalp, is all that is ever needed. The hair roots are noUrished and stimulat- ed to grow new hair. Even dandruff is entirely removed with one applica- ton, and itching scalp and falling hair cease; the hair will be bright, vigorous, soft and fluffy.
 If the hair is oily, dry, brittle, or you have dandruff, Partisan Sage inn mediately removes the cause, and by toning up the scalp quickly restores the hair to it's original briiliancy and vigor.
 Parisian Sage can be had from The Lee & Osgood Co.,, or any drug or toilet counter. It is a delightful and harmless treatment that never fails to act as real and lasting benefit to the hair and scalp.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-12
AMERICAN COMMENT
 ON BRITISH REPLY.
Read With Great interest by British
 Officials.

London, Jan. II. 7.05 ?. u---Amer- Ican comment on the British preIim- mary reply to President Wilson's pro- test against the detention of American shipping by British warships was read with great interest by British officials, who today expressed much pleasure at the repeated evidences of the friendly spirit with which the negotiations are proceeding.
 The British foreign office, it was pointed out by officials there. never maintained that the partial statistics concerning American trade with European neutrals were conclusive but, on the other hand, that they were merely suggestive.
 Great Britain, one prominent official said, fully realized that Germany made 4eavy purchases of copper and other metals useful iR war from her Eupo- pean neighbors, preceding hostilities and that consequently a large supply of copper is required by these neutrals for domestic Use. Cases have been established, it is added, however where copper has been imported from Anlerica and then forwarded to Ger many, which makes caution on the part of Great Britain necessary
 A large shipment of crude rubber for the United Statees will be released shortly under an agreement reached hy the British government and .Aneri- can manufacturers, the products c1 which material are not to be shipped TO any port where they may reach Great Britains enemies
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-12
COLONIAL THEATRE.
St. Elmo" the Season's Strongest si1
 Reel Speetaeuiar Film.

Not since the memorable picture of The Christian has a drama of such inn portance and beauty been seen at the Colonial and strange to say this picture St. Elmo, the six-reel feature for to- day at the Colonial. has bearing upon the minds Of the spectators not unlike The Christian. the sublime visions of the Saviour being some of the won der-momentS of the drama. The story is a deep one and the characters are all selected for their characteristics that apply to the part in which they appear. 4 good man goes wrong be- cause he trusts his friend and finds him untrue. then an evil spirit pos sesses him and he becomes as bad as he was good, until in the purity of a
 little girl he sees the error of his way, and listening to the voice of his conscience, portrayed by the supreme ly beautiful vision of the Master mends his way, finds the path that leads to happiness and the church. whence his feet had strayed. The photogra phy is superb, being produced by the manufacturers of The Pictures Beautiful and hence every scene is one of great beauty. This picture re- mains for today only and no one can afford to miss it. Matinee at 2.30, Ice and SC. Evenings at z and S.30, 10c.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-12
NOT NOTIFIED THAT
 LICENSE IS REVOKED
Nathan F. Hall Has Not Heard from
 Secretary of State.

Although notice has been given out from the office of the secretary of state that the automobile license of Nathan II Hall of Preston City has been re- Voked after a hearing, Mir. Hall has as vet received no official notice of the order from the secretary of state It was stated that the license was re- voked on the grounds that he had vio- lated the automobile law by driving away without making his identity known after an accident.
 MT. Hall considers that an injus- tice has been done him by the pub- lished reports of the circumstances of the accident that have come from the records in the secretary of states of fee He says that as he came up be- hind a top buggy and was 1 or 5 rods from it he blew his horn, but the people in the buggy made no move to give him any room. He steered his automobile to pass the buggy on the left and as he did so the buggy sud denly turned in the same direction to go into private driveway but the people in the buggy gave him no sign that they were to make this turn They seemed to think they had time to get into the driveway before the automo- bile reached them.
 The driver of the buggy pulled his horse around sharp to the right and MT Hall crowded the auto still further to the left. sendine it up onto the side walk, and grazed past the forward wheel of the buggy. He didn't consid- CT there had been any collision or dam age and he kept on driving right along.
 Later he had a bill from the owner of he buggy who said a thill had been broken. The man admitted he heard the auto horn, MT. Hall says. Mir. Hall paid no attention to the claim for the broken thilI. as he did not be- iieve this was broken when the auto grazed the wheel of the wagon, but it was more likely done when the man Cramped the wheel so sharply as he pulIedw his horse around to the right.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-12
HUMOR OF THE DAY

"Eh, there! Your dog is shilling
 cry close to me" "0h h@ Sr7-er-- oT.o----l1 f7-- hut h9
 bites rarely."-Paris Le Souirre
 tshs np--m ere you ever at an af- ternoon tea?
 Grump-No. but once was In e n'acn fwIera 19 nhonoe~anbe r1ayed
 simuItaneously.-H Lampoon
 You Sc, he's the man who put 1 this town on the map?"
 That's him, stranger. He just fin .shed serving his sentence about six months ago.''-Birmingham Age Her aid.
 weary Variety Agent-And what's
 your particular claim to originality. Artist--Im the only comeu4an who has so far refrained from addressing
 the orchestra as you in the trench" London Punch.
 The Mother-I see a triangular tray to hold piece of pie Il harmed in a lunch box has been invented.
 The Boy--Dul who wCuiu harm such a little piece of pie as you cut, mamma ?-Yonkers Statesman. Crawford-Did you have any regu- lar schedule when you went on youe motoring tour? Craoshaw-Oh, no; we just nat urally stopped wherever the car hap pened to have it's breakdown.-Judgp. Who is your guest of honor?" A man from Terre Haute.' Whats he done?" Why, he's one of the few Terre Haute citizens who haven't been in- dicted for election frauds -ClevelAnd Plain Dealer
 Why are you moping there, Dick?"' I've no one to play with.'
 Well, go and fetch Freddie next door"
 "Oh, I played with him yesterday, and I don't suppose he's well enough to come out yet" London Opinion sa- dentist had just moved into Q place previously occupied by a bake when a friend called Pardon me a moment" said the dentist, while I dig off those enamel letters of 'Bakeshop'" from the front window"
 Why not merely dig off the .B' and let it go at that?'' suggested the friend.-Boston Transcript.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-12
NORWICH TOWN
Universalist Pastor and Choir at SheEtering AFms-Four Generations at D. w. LiIIibridge's Birthday Sur prise Party.

Rev. J. F. Cobb pastor of (the Church of The Good Shepherd gave a most interesting address Sunday art ernoon at the Sheltering Arms. He took for the text, Think on these things, and said in beginning, Here are a few blessed thoughts to help us all the years through. The Bible Sells of one common Father, of Gods read mess to forgive sin, to answer prayer and of Jesus as our Shepherd. We grasp the idea of God through Jesus, He says, God is love; His love IS in finite, never fails. and has no end; It is nobler and purer than any we know. Gods fatherly care is illus trated by the birds and flowers as well as in guiding each individual in his daily life The Kingdom of heaven is here and within ourselves, it IS pos sibIe for each one to enjoy a fellow ship in this kingdom. May good cheer hope love and trust be and abide with you through the New Year.
 The singing was a beautiful part of the service Miss Mary Rogers had the solo in the anthem, There is a Land of Pure Delight; Jesus Eavloour Pilot Me, was softly sung. Other hymns were, My Faith Looks up to Thee, and, Will Sing you a Song of That Beautiful Land The mem bers of the quartette were Miss Mary Rogers, Miss Ruth BeeDe, Charles Parsons and Oliver Armstrong; Miss Carrie E. Champlin was at the pia- no,