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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN

Report of a Villa victory at Chihua-
hua causes the Joint Commission at
New London TO mark time"
An official account Of villas raid on
Chihuahua City from Brig. Gen. Bell
at FL Paso, says the bandit chief cap
tured some Of Carranza's artillery and
sixteen automobile loads Of arms and
ammunition. liberated 200 prisoners
from the penitentiary and made off
after being Joined by from loo 10
1900 soldiers Of the Carranza gar
rison.
National Guardsmen and regulars
26, 900 Of than IN dust stained khaki
swung through the streets of FL Paso
and past d reviewing stand at Fort
Bliss in the first parade and review
Of an infantry division al full war
strength ever held in the United
States.
Private William johnson Of Battery
2, Second Field Artillery, died in camp
in Texas. from an internal hemorrh-
age due 10 the kick Of a horse
The War Department sem orders 10
General Funston TO return regiments
OF the National Guard now on the Dor
der in exact ratio Of one regiment to
return for each new regiment sent
down.
Twenty-Five thousand militiamen are
to he released from duty at the Mex
can border.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
happenings That Caused A Stir
Briefly ChronicIed.
SITUATION AT WASHINGTON
Executive Acts at the capltal-vlo-
tories and Defeats Of the Great
War-Doinas in the Forty
Eight States Recorded.
War Bulletins

Captain Boelke, Germany's most ia
NOUS AVIATOR. brought down two En-
terte aeroplanss. This feat brings
bis record to twenty-eight machines
disposed Of during the war.
In the Dobrudja district, southeast
ern Rumania, the Bulgar-German
forces under Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen have been decisively defeated
BY the Rumanian-Russian army, and
sss retreating toward Bulgaria.
Tanks impress Germans as cruel
and effective engines of war" Off
GERS instruct men to use every means
possible to counteract new British
trmored motored cars.
Turkish troops, captailed and equip
ped by Prussians, have appeared
against the Russians on the Riga
front. The Ottomans have not before
been seen fighting so far north.
The Bulgarian descent into Greece
on the western end Of the Macedonia
front has been checked and a con-
centration of French, Russian and
Serbian troops is driving them back
In disorder across the frontier.
General Brusiloff renews his violent
campaign against Halicz in an effort
TO reach the Prussians in Lemberg.
Russians are drawing their lines
csoser around Helicz having dislodged
the Prussiaas on the Zlota Lipa, and
are attacking along the railway.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
BITTINGER.
500 .sas1aso.s.,sDss,sa.s,. co

There having been no new develop
ments in the recent infantile paralysis
scare in this section, our public schools
re-opened this Monday morning, with
Prof. Jasper Fike and Miss Lillian
Cutter IN charge.
Mrs Catharine Brennemau, who was
critically i'll all last week, is now much
improved.
Austin BIttInger has earned the title
of Champion Hoss Snapper, he hav-
ing made four trades IN two days, last
week
Attendance officer B. H. Wiley and
Assistant Postmaster, George Rode
HEAVIER. of Oakland, spent Sunday in
this village
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Bitner. of Mt,
Lake Park, motored to this place last
week, and they in company with Mr..
and Mrs. MeIchor Hetrick, spent Thurs
day and Friday of last week at the
Meyersdale Fair.
Miss Jennie Stanton is spending some
time visiting her brothers, Messrs.
Gustavus and Thomas Stanton, and
their families.
John Walburn moved his family and
household effects from Jennings to this
place last Saturday, and we welcome
these excellent Young people into our
community.
Farmers in this nelghborhood report
generally very scantY potato crop.
The abundant crop of apples is making
a good fall business for the owners Of
cider and apple butter factories.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
road system is increased.

road system is increased.
The Mountain Lake Hotel will be
open until the 18th of October. possibly
longer. Why not? This is the time to
see this mountain region in Its beauty
grandeur.
Mrs. Schrock's house is headquarters
for weekend visitors from Baltimore
city and they are many.
The weather permitting. the State
road to G street of the Park, will be
completed next week. Next will be
the Improvement of E street. 1t is
hoped to have this work completed
this fall
The Methodist preacher last Sabbath
reported everything paid up in full,
benevolent collections, salary, etc.
That sounds good. With such record
there is no question of his being re-
turned to this charge for another year.
That is Pastor Flanigan's way of doing
things
The weather of the past week has
been ideal-no better to be found any,
where. Garrett county leads the world
as summer resort region.
The remains of Mrs. Bell, wife of
telegraph operator Bell. of this place,
were taken to Grafton. W. Va. last
Saturday for burial. The death of Mrs.
Bell was greatly regretted She was a
good neighbor, loyal friend and great
ly loved in the home circle.
Mr.. Harrison Arnold, of Clarksburg,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Arnold.
Master James Jarboe, who spent the
summer with his grand. parents. Mr..
and Mrs. f. P. Arnold, left Mt Lake
with his mother, Mrs. Winona Jarboe,
to enter school in Pittsburgh, Pa.
A few guests are still enjoying their
stay at the Arnold cottage.
The outlook for 1917 is very promis-
ing. Dates are being fixed for conven-
tons that will take up about eight
weeks. Applications have been receiv-
ed for meetings that will take up four
weeks more. The season will open
early in June and continue late in Sep
TENDER.
During the past week a number of
apple parties were held, visits being
made to apple orchards and many bu-
shells Of apples gathered and brought
home.
Plans are being prepared for consider
able improvements to the Allegany
House before its opening in 1917. Mrs.
Martin has very successfully conducted
this house during the past several years
and in purchasing it the Park is assur-
ed of tirst-class boarding house.
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Sporting

Hal Chase is increasing his bat
ting lead. He is wei nigh certain to
top the National League humping list
this season.
Thomas W Murphy drives Napoleon
Direct and s.. Frisco for Ed Geers.
who in in hospital and wins with
both horses at the Grand Circuit meet
ing in Columbus.
Fred Mitchell, noted Harvard base
ball coach, has signed d three-year
contract as coach for the Boston
Nationals.
Napoleon LAjoie is considering an
offer which will end his big league
career and make him d magnate and
manager in the class AA minors II he
accepts it. The Salt Lake City ball
club in the Pacific Coast League has
offered Lajoie the place as playing
manager with an option on a big
block OF stock in the club
The Indiana Society Of Chicago
feted Charles Evans, Jr., national open
and amateur golf champion at a ban
quet set on table equipped with a
miniature golf course. George AIDE
author, president of the society, was
POSTMASTER
In an effort to enhance the batting
strength Of the Pirates, Jimmy"
callahan has assigned Hans" Wagner
10 first base and Bill Smith Mon
treal recruit, to shortstop. The veter-
an is giving the initial sack a splendid
Dlay
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Boston has decided to postpone the
opening of the public schools there
from September 25 TO October 2, ow.
ing to prevalence of infantile paraly-
sis, dispatches said. The date previ'
ously had been changed from Sep
TENDER II.
William James Calhoun, exMinister
to China, is dead.
NJ G. Roberts. of Rupert, VT, was
killed at Shawnee, Okla, in a fall
Of 1900 feet in an aeroplane.
Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft will
meet and shake hands for the first
time since 1910 at a reception to Mr..
Hughes at the Union League Club on
October 8.
Mrs. Amy e. Archer Gilligan is IN
dicted for murder in the first degree
on five counts, the alleged victims,
one of whom was her husband, hav'
ing lived at her home for the aged
in Windsor, Conn.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, IN secret session at Chat.
tanooga, Tenn, selected Louisville,
Ky, for the 1917 meeting.
Bert Dudley, charged with the muir
der Of Henry Muller. and his wife,
was taken from the Johnson County
jail at Olathe. Kan. by mob, and
hanged.
A commission Of i've naval Officers
headed by Rear Admiral Helm began
studying the question of whether adj
ditional navy yards or stations are
needed on the Pacific coast and on
the Atlantic south of Cape Hatteras.
The first snow Of the season In
Maine fell IN the Rangeley Lakes re-
gion
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MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.

- ~zA-N=N&-
Mrs. Campbell spent the past week at
Norfolk, Va. In few days she will re-
turn to Oklahoma for the winter.
Mrs Charles Wilson and children, Of
Washington. D. C., spent the first part
of the week with Mrs Wilson'S mother
and sister in the Park, Her mother,
Mrs. McLain and Miss Kate, will close
their cottage and return to Wheeling
tomorrow.
Mrs. Johns, wife of Baker Johns, who
spent the past month in the Park. has
returned to her home at Bridgeport,
Ohio.
Quite number of persons came to
the Park last week to spend, some of
them a few.days, others two weeks.
Several of.tour boarding houses will
remain open until the 18th of October.
Never before in the history of the Park
have there been as many people at the
Park through September.
The price of property has advanced
and several pieces of property have
been sold. Everybody seems hopeful
and predict very successful season for
1917. A number of capitalists have
visited:thekPark the past few weeks
with view of investment. They re-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28

turned to their homes delighted. True
we have some Rockers and they are
knocking, but Notwithstanding their
knocks, the Park closes the season
under most cheerful and promising con
ditions.
There is nolquestion that the compile
ton of the State road to Loeb Lynn
will attract manyiautomobile parties to
Garrett county and scatter hundreds of
dollars among our citizens.
Many people visited Mountain Lake
Park for.the first time this summer they
have returned to their homes charmed
with Garrett county. While here they
planned for trips to many parts of the
county and at times they could not get
automobier to take them on the con-
templated trip. Grantsville, the Cove,
Accident, Deer Park and other places
were visited and during the winter
months while seated around the COM
Portable fire place they will talk about
the places visited in Garrett county.
On the 18th of October one hundred
people will motor from Baltimore to
Mountain Lake Park and spend the
night here, The electric light plant
will be kept in operation until after that
date. These people will be Garrett
county boosters on and after October
a. May the number of such excursions
multiply, and they will as the good
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
FOrei0n

In the tank" fight on the Somme
front Canadian casualties were 400
killed 1000 wounded and 300 missing
This brings the total Canadian cas-
lalties 10 about 10000.
Nearly a million people have been
made homeless IN China by one OF the
greatest foods in 90 years.
Ministry OF Munitions at London
announced that the total casualties in
recent explosion In factory max
ing munitions for the British army
were killed and 70 injured
Canadian naples are to be planted
around the graves Of the Dominion's
soldiers in France.
A meeting OF German and Austro,
Hungarian members of Parliament
will be held at Salsburg, 156 miles
from Vienna to discuss political ques
tons.
A further investigation of the recent
embezzlement from the Panama treas
ary is said to have disclosed irregu
Earities in customs administration.
Millions Of tons Of potash have been
discovered near Motembo, on the Dor
der line between Matanzas and Santa
Clara provinces, Cuba.
Charles William Reginald Dun
comDe, second Earl of Feversham, was
killed in action in France.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
General

An eight-hour day for trains crews
and switch engine crews in the Pana-
ma canal zone has been established
by Gov. Goethals by executive order.
100000 memorial to the late Dr..
John D. Murphy, the noted surgeon,
Is to be erected in Chicago,
Canned fruit prices will soar by
next spring, wholesalers declare.
Master bakers demand an embargo
on -four exports to keep down the
price OF bread.
A spectacular street parade was .
feature OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows convention at Chat.
tanooga.
United States authorities have OBJ
jected TO ncapacitated Canadian sol
diers and British and French reseT-
visits landing at New York en- route
TO Canada.
Wright Huntington, an actor and
stock company manager dropped dead
In Cincinnati.
The Whitaker-Glessner Co, will
build by-product coke plant at Ports
mouth. O., at cost of S2,o00,000
Accused Of sending threatening let
ters to President Wilson, Morris Dia-
nond. of Bay City, Mich, was arrested
at Pittsburgh and held for examina.
ton into his sanity.
The ninety-third session of the Sow
eretgn Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
was held ct Chattanooga, Tenn.
Gross earnings of the Minneapolis
et. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Co.. for the year ending June 30, total
he'd $35,010.oe4.
A special prosecutor will be named
IN New York to handle the cases OF
bakers who have violated the weight
law in making bread.
Arthur Curtiss Jam IS has been de-
signated a Chsveher of the Crown Of
italy in recognition of his generosity
IN building the 100000 school for
italian children in New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
100000 CHINESE HOMELESS
Flood Destroys Crops and People Are
Dependent on Charity.

Flood Destroys Crops and People Are
Dependent on Charity.
Washington-Nearly a million peo-
pie have been made homeless by one
Of the greatest foods or record in
that section OF China where the Am.
erican Red Cross already has spsnt
100000 for food protection
Reports 70 the STATE Department
from the American Consul al Naakin
said the Hwat River had inundated
an area Of about 1000 square miles
IN Anhui Province Appeals sor aid
have BEEN sent out for the HON eless.
who virtually are entirely dependent
on charity, as all the autumn crops
were destroyed
The State Department in summing
up its dispatches announced:
The flood extended throughout
eight districts In northern Anhui
There are ten cities OF considerable
size in these eight districts With a total
population estimated at from 500 600
TO 1000 900 people The total pOpula-
ton OF the flooded region is approx
mately $500. 900 people"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
Washington

Government files appeal in Lehlgh
Valley coal trust" suit in Supreme
Court.
The United States Army acquires a
hand grenade Of the size and form
OF a baseball which can be thrown
Tar with deadly accuracy
Contracts for the big gun projec-
tiles for the United States Army ap-
proximaung 100000, were awarded
to the Washington Shell and ord
nance Co. Of Washington
The German Governu eut has in
formed the State Department that II
will consider null ana old any loan
TO Belgium while Belgium is occupied
by German military authorities. The
statement TO The Department was
made by Ambassador Won Bernstein
Major General Albert L. Mills, chief
Of division OF militia affairs and faith
er OF the federalized militia died sud,
denly in Washington.
Tie War Department is preparing
to authorize the holding OF examina-
tons in the various military depart
msnts OF the country for officers re-
serve corps, created by the last Con
gress.
General Henry B. Sharpe was pro
NOTED to Quarterma ster-General OF
the army with the rank Of Major
General.
Secretary of Navy Daniels announ-
ced that plans have been made for
the building Of the worlds greatest
hospital ship at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard
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Subscribe for The Republican.
Notice of Appointments of
Substitute Election
Officials.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing have been appointed substitute
election officials for Garrett county
said appointments to take effect from
date of qualifying of the appolntees for
the term of one year:
Wade H. Lohr, whose postoffice ad-
dress is Swanton, appointed Democratic
clerk of Election District No. l, in the
place and stead Of F. r. Sharpless, who
has been excused from service on &C
count Of his health
Columbus F. Broadwater, whose
postoffice address is New Germany, ap-
pointed Democratic Judge of Election
for District No. 3, in the place and the
stead of Charles Warwick, removed
from the State.
By order of the Board this 18th day
of September, 1916.
]. M. STANTON, Pres.
H A. RASCHE, Clerk 30-2t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
NEW cARRANzA BANK DECREE

Institutions Must Increase Reserve
70 Cover Paper Money
Gen. Carranza issued a decree regu.
Iating banks and the issue OF bank
notes. The decree provides that banks
shall increase their reserves until they
are sufficient to cover all paper money
already issued.
The decree also takes away the mo-
uopoly of issuing bank bills from
banks as the Government is preparing
to open a bank for the issuance of
this form OF money.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-28
ALLIES To MAKE
MUNITIONS IN US.
AngIO-Russian Commission AC-
Quires Stock of Eddystone
Corporation
NEWS CREATES SENSATION
Several Million Dollars Are Invested
in the Enterprise Which Gives EN-
ployment to More Than 5000 Men
Locomotive Works Subsidiary.

Philadelphia. - The Anglo-Russian
Commission has bought a controlling
interest in the stock of the Eddystone
Ammunition Company. the huge sub
sidiary of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works which has been making mu-
nitions for the Allies.
Announcement OF the sole was made
by the Baldwin company. The En-
tente agents will continue the corpora
ton in its present name, but will elect
their own directors and manufacture
shells only for Great Britain and Rus
STA.
The Eddystone Ammunition Com
pany was formed about fifteen months
ago. built a plant at Eddystone. Pa.
which has kept 5000 men steadily
employed, and has handled some OF
the largest munttion contracts that
have come TO the United States. II
is understood TO hold a contract with
the Russian government, not yet com
pleted. for $500, 900 shells at an aver
age cost OF SIS.
In financial circles II was rumored
that the business was taken over by
the AngloRussian Commission be-
cause OF the failure OF the corporation
TO meet this contract II also was
said that the Russian government had
advanced the corporation large sums
Of money and was not entirely salts
fed with what Il had received in
return.
On good authority Il was said that
high officials OF the British and Rus
sian governments would be included
in the directorate Of the corporation.