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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12
BANDITS SH0OT4
IN MOTOR PARTY
Brother of "CranberTy King
Slain and Himself Desper-
ateiy Wounded
$1,000 IN CAR MISSED
Heroine Notifies Authorities of TRACE.
dy and Starts Hunt for Murderers
Chauffeur Hit by Seven Bull
let's, Returning Shots.

HammontOn, n. J.-Five masked
bandits shot and killed Henry Rider
of Howell, Mich, and seriously wound.
ed A. j. Rider, one of the wealthiest
cranberry growers in the State, his
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Smathers, and
]. NJ, Rigby a chauffeur, in an at.
tempted holdup. The bandits ran
roll for which they held up the auto
mobile in which the four were riding.
A. ]. Rider, with his brother
Henry, who was paying him a visit
Mrs. Smathers and the chauffeur were
on their way to Hampton Park, the
cranberry boys, owned by Mr.. Rider,
to pay off the pickers. Mrs. Smathers
was driving the car. At a lonely spot
near Atsion, ten miles from Harmon
ton, five men, believed to be Italians
sprang into the road in front Of the
car brandishing revolvers.
Give us that bag of money" shout.
ed the leader Instead of stopping
Mrs. Smathers drove straight at the
bandits. As the car whizzed by the
bandits opened fire. Henry Rider was
hit in the head, and all the other
occupents were shot. Although shot
through the legs Mrs. Smathers drove
the car several hundred yards beyond
the bandits before stopping.
When the men opened fire, Righy
stood up in the car and fired back
He was shot seven times. He hit one
of the bandits. The others picked
him up and carried him off the scene
After she had learned Of her uncle's
death and assured herself that her
father was not mOrtally hurt and the
chauffeur was still alive Mrs Smath.
ers, apparently unmindful Of the three
bullets still in fleshy parts Of her body.
hurried to a nearby farmhouse
There she telephOned first to a doc.
tor and then TO Sheriff Stecher De.
tective Parker and Prosecutor KELSEY
While she returned to the bullet.
riddled auto an alarm was sent out
by the officials for a bandit hunt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12
WASHINGTON


The Navy Department awarded con
tracts for 5000 tons OF structural steel
to the Carnegie Steel Co. OF Pitts
burgh.
Commander Emmanuel Aubin De
Pianpre has been appointed naval at
tache OF French Embassy at Wash
ington.
The Navy Department announced
that proposals for constructing by
contract four battle cruisers will be
received at the Department until noon
Dec. 8, when they Will be opened
Secretary Of State Lansing annOunc-
ed that the French Government was
sending a separate note on mail seiz-
ures and that it was now enrOute to
the United States.
The Department of Commerce re
ceived from ConsulGeneral Skinner
in London, notification that the Brit
ish Government has revoked the EN-
barge on importation into England OF
oranges from the United States.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion issued notice to carriers that 1t
would investigate and later hold hear
ings as to the question of railway mail
pay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12

The German submarine U-53, aided,
it is believed, by another submersi2le
which did not enter Newport, torpe.
does and sinks six steamships off Nan.
tucket hghtship, four of the vessels
being British, one Dutch and one Nor.
wegian.
A carload of No l hard wheat sold
for S1.S1 a bushel at the Equity Co.
operative Grand Exchange. st. Paul,
MINI. This was said to be the high
est price paid for wheat in the North.
west in recent years.
Eighteen new cases of typhoid fever
were reported to the Health Depart,
ment at Harrisburg, Pa.
A bid has been made of $4,000 for
a membership of the New York Coffee
& Sugar Exchange.
Frank Mcdonald confessed he and
his brother wrecked a Michigan Cen
trail train at Bridgeport, Ontario, on
May 80, 1911, killing the fireman and
engineer and severely injuring sew
eral others.
Former United States Senator Will
lam Warner died at his home at Kan
sas City
Fire destroyed the five-story boot
and shoe factory OF Arid & Sons, at
Montreal, Que.
Announcements OF gifts totaling
$4,000 were made by President w,
P. Few. of Trinity College.
Kentucky and Tennessee coal opera
tors are of the opinion that the coun-
try will face the most serious coal fam
inc in its history before Jan. l, unless
relief is obtained from the pres emit
car shortage.
E. B. Taylor was elected president
of the Lorain, Ashland & Southern
Railroad.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN

A French ranchman named Flotte
and a Mexican boy were killed on
the Flotte ranch, Is miles from
Lajitas, in trying to repel a band OF
Mexican cattle thieves attempting to
raid the ranch. The MeXicans crossed
to the American side near San Carlos
and later recrossed near the same
point
EHsco Arredondo, Ambassador
Designate to the United States, left
for Washington accompanied by Colo
mel Darrigan, chief of staff to General
Carranza.
The Mexican conference at Atlantic
City is waiting for some definite word
from Carranza as to whether he will
accede to the proposals advanced by
Secretary Lane as head OF the Am
erican Commissioners. Ii he will au-
thorize his representatives TO adopt
the course recommended it is prob
able that an agreement satisfactory
TO both sides can be reached The
greatest secrecy has been thrown
around the conference.
Major-General Frederick Funston
praised the condition and the spirit
Of State troops on duty in the Browns
vile district, following his return from
the first inspection trip to the border.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FOREI

NEWPORT, r. There is evidence
accepted seriously by some naval men
that Two German submarines are opor
ating of the coast
WASHINGTON. - Inventors and
manufacturers throughout the country
were invited to submit completed ma
chine guns as soon as possible TO the
board appointed by Secretary Baker TO
investigate this type Oh gun for the
United States army.
BURGH.-Demands for sew.
en- hour day will be made by coal min
ers of the country at the coming wage
conference, according to John r.
White.
LONDON.-Famine is at the doors
OF Belgium because OF the acquisitions
Of the Germans on the conquered pop.
ulatton, according to the Times cor
respondent at Lausanne. Meat is
practically unobtainable, he says, and
butter very scarce. Potatoes have not
been seen for some time
WESTINGHOUSE new town has
been erected in the Arctic Circle by
Imperial decree OF the Russian Car.
The town has been named Thurman
and it is TO be an ice-free port for the
shipment OF supplies during the war.
1t is situated at the terminus OF the
Thurman Railway in Russia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12
General

The will OF Thomas L. James Post
master-General under President Gar
field was admitted to probate at Hack
ensack n j. He left an estate valued
at S1,000,000
John Reid, Sr., known as the father
of golf in America, died at his home
at Yonkers, n. Y.
The Rev. Thomas F. Myhan, pastor
of the Roman Catholic Church OF the
Blessed Sacrament, Broadway and
Seventy-first street, died suddenly in
New York after having been stricken
while in a taxicab on his way TO
preach the golden jubilee sermon for
Mgr, John Edwards.
The American Game Protective As
sociaton decided to urge the Charm
berlain-Hayden bill, now befor, Con
gress, to protect big game in the
West.
Employees OF five more factories in
the cigar industry at Tampa, Fla,
went on strike.
Thirty new cases of infantile paraIy-
sis were reported to the New Jersey
Health Department.
Gold imported into the United
States from Jan. l to Sept %,
amounted to 1884, $50, 900.
The tenth annual meeting of the
Ohio Valley Historical Association
opened at Indianapolis.
Copper production OF the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. in September
amounted to 29,4OO,0OO pounds.
Lieut.. Gen. Count Seiki Terauchi
has been appointed premier of Japan
to succeed Count Okuma
Daniel G. Reid, resigned as vice
president and director of the Second
National Bank of Richmond, Ind.
The steamship Honolulan was sold
for $2,000,0O0 to Norwegian interests
by the American-Hawaiian Line.
Thirty-fve men employed in the
paraffin department OF the Standard
OIL Works in Bayonne, n j., went
on strike.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12
Sporting


The victory OF Miss Alexa Stirling
in the womens national golf cham
poinship at Belmont Springs; the
great exhibition that Miss Mildred
Caverly OF Philadelphia gave as run
ner-up, and the fine fight that Miss
Elaine Rosenthal made against the
ultimate winner-these are the her
aids Of better things, the dawn Of a
new day in the world OF women's golf
in this country.
Miss Alexa W Stirling, nineteen
years of age, and Miss Mildred Claver
ly, twenty-three, probably are the
youngest pair who ever have survived
in tournament for national women )
golf championship.
Emma Mcgowan won the Lexington
stake, the eldest two year old trotting
race.
Miss Constance Vauclain led all ex-
hibitors at Brockton horse show, win
ming twenty blue ribbons and three
championships.
Pitcher James Middleton, who will
be a Giant next year won tweIty-one
games and lost nine as the Louisville
teams mainstay this year
Beals Becker led the American AS.
ISOLATION IN stickwork wi an aver
age of BAL this season.
Bill Clymers Louisvilles have won
the American Association pennant
Clymer has managed numerous cham
pionship teams in the minors and may
secure a major berth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12
FOREIGN

King Constantine OF Greece, person
ally called at the home OF Dionys-s
5tephanou and asked the aged states
men, who is Ill abed, to form d Cabinet.
Figures compiled by the British
Board OF Trade for the month OF Sep
tember show that imports Increased
$4,000 600
Since the beginning OF the war 30
600 military and naval inventions have
been submitted to British Government
The new Japanese Cabinet is con
stltuted, with Count Terauchi as
Premier and Minister of Finance and
Baron Ichiro Motono as Minister OF
Foreign Affairs.
Flavelles Limited, one of the larg-
est produce and cold storage plants
in Canada, was destroyed by fire at d
loss of over 100000
The Chamber of Deputies adopted
a resolution calling upon all French
people to make good the damage
caused by the war in eastern France.
Owing TO the risks OF North Sea
traffic the Dutch Batavier Line has
suspended its regular sailing between
London and Rotterdam.
The weekly statement of the Bank
Of France shows an increase of T.,
$4,000 francs in gold and a decrease
or 1735,O0O francs in silver.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan. Reed. of Blooming
ton, were here recently.
Mr.. James Lockridge, of this place,
was taken to the Western Maryland
Hospital last Monday suffering with
typhoid fever. He was accompanied
by Joseph Myers and H. L. Barnard.
Mr.. Stephen Titchneu, who is an
electrician at the West Virginia Pulp
and Paper Mill at Luke, was visiting
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12
100000 LOAN TO CHINA
Scope of the American international
Concession Is Explained.

Scope of the American international
Concession Is Explained.
Washington.-The SG0000.00O loan
for railroad construction in China will
be advanced by American interests
Picking dispatches announced the con
clusion of the agreement. The new
loan is twice the size of any previous
similar loan to the Oriental republic.
It will increase the railroad mileage OF
China SO per cent.
The negotiations in China were con
Quoted by W. F. Carey OF the Stems
Carey Railway q Canal Company
The American International Corpora.
ton issued statement in which il an.
nounced that as a preliminary to be.
ginning work on the railroads in China
the organization had loaned the Chi
ese Government 100000 for the cost
of investigation and surveying and mi.
itial expenses.
Concerning the contract the state.
ment says:
The railroad lines TO be construct
ed have not yet been decided upon,
but will be located by an American
chief engineer. TO be appointed by the
Chinese Government on the recon-
mendatiOn of the American Interna.
tional Corporation. The contract pro.
gides for the construction of roads be.
tween points to be agreed upon after
investigation. When the line to he
first constructed has been agreed upon,
the road will be built by contractors
on a percentage basis"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12
CHESTNUT GROVE

The farmers have about finished
digging their potatoes and picking
apples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mycle O'Haiven, of
Westernport, were visiting Mrs. Henry
Barnard Sunday last.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-10-12

relatives in town recently.
Mrs. Ohio Warwick, of Bloomington,
is visiting her father Bawse Warwick
at this writing.
Miss Della Titchnell and brother
Steward were visiting friends at North
Glade the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Barnard were
visiting the sick at Albert Wilson'S
Sunday.
Our school is progressing nicely under
the skilIful management of Miss
Margaret AtheY.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

novelties with some misgtvings, but
Griftth's work spelled success, never
theless. and before long he was the
Biograph's chief director.
\ year and a half ago he went over
to the Mutual Film Company as di-
reCtOr-in- chief, with carte blanche
contract. Today he is one Of the
most famous men IN the notion
picture world and he is one Of the
three great producers who form the
Triangle Film Corporation
In Grifhth's The Birth OF a Ma
ton there were over 10000 feet of
film when the cameras finished their
work in the West and the South, but
the process OF selection. which plays
such a telling part in these produc-
tions, has reduced this to about $4,000
feet, The spectacle as It stands now,
takes about two and three quarters
hours TO present The first presenta-
tions was given in Los Angeles. The
pictures now are TO be seen in a num-
Der of the leading cities of the United
States and at every theater in which
the spectacle may be seen there are
'crowds at each presentation.
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THEATRICAL BRIEFS.


Thomas A. Wise is to star as FaIstaT
next season in The Merry Wives OF
Windsor"
Bernard Granville is to be with ,he
next edition of the "FOllies.'
Dave Marion win open his summer run
at the Columbia, Chicago, May %
Cincinnati Is at work on the plans and
specifications for a Shakespearean pa
geant, to be held at Music Hall next
fall.
A German company is soon to he
formed to present only comic opera in
New York next winter.
George Lederer is said to have aban-
doned the object of reviving The Belle
of New York" since Edna May refused
to sing the leading role and there Is 70
other person in this country suitable for
the part.
Josie Collins has not been uuappreci-
ated in her own country. Immediately on
her return to London she was engaged
to sing the leading role in the new musI-
cal play at the Gaiety Th"ater.
New Ziegfeld "FolIics"
f. H. Sothern's revival of "1f l Were
King for the benefit Of the Actors Fund.
at the Shubert Theater New York. is
proving so successful that his engage
ment will be extended two weeks
General Manager Thatcher has ar
ranged for a souvenir matinee next Tues
day afternoon. when the Poll patrons Of
that afternoon will be presented with
copies OF a new song written by Mr.
Thatcher, entitled Back Home"
Marie Tempest, in "A Lady's Name, "
will open at Maxine Elliott's Theater.
New York, tomorrow evening, and not
as has formerly been announced, at the
Comedy Theater, on May 3. Come to
Bohemia" which has been at Maxine
EIliotrs Theater terminated its engage
ment last night.
In order to fulfill 4 previous motion
picture engagement in California. Lou
TeIegen terminated his performance in
The King Of Nowhere" at the Thirty
ninth Street Theater, New York, last
night.
George NJ Rosener has written a satire
on an up-to-date dramatic story, called
What Happened to Ruth The sketch
has been making a tremendous hit in
vaudeville.
The management of the Theater Fran
cais has leased for twenty years the
properties at 2l1-215 West Forty-ffth
street, New York, and will erect thea
ter to house French drama. The theater
will cost about $500, coo and will have a
seating capacity of about 700.
Fanny Brice has been engaged for the
1916 version of the "Ziegfeld Follies."
Norman Trevor has written a play deal
ing with the Mexican situation in coIlabo-
ration with Capt. Smart, a British army
officer.
Albert Chevelier tmpersonated Eccles in
a revival OF Caste" in London recently
Sir James Barrie has written new
sketch entitled shakespeare Legacy"
for a charity performance in London
Gerald du Maurier and Lille Elsie will
have the leading parts.
Tyrone Power is to appear in a stock
production of The Servant in the House"
at Los Angeles
The Birmingham Enslanb Repertory
Theater will present i've shskespearean
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

David W. Griffith, creator OF the
first 50 Aim show. The Birth of a
Nation" now at the National Theater,
has given in that masterpiece the only
theatrical representation Of the sur
render of Gen. Lee to Gen. Grant. The
picture shows Grant and Lee in the
WilmerMcLeaR house at Appomattox.
Grant is seen in fatigue dress, travel
stained. and Lee is in full dress. ready
as il were. for the historical painter.
Gen. Lee" runs the story. signed
the papers by means of quill and ink
stand he had borrowed from a young
officers kit, for. as it happened, there
were no writing materials in the
Wilmer-McLean home" This histori-
cal fact is for the first time brought
out biy Griffith in his play, Lee then
handed the document to an aide, who
placed II in Grants hand. The two
generals thereupon arose, met in the
center of the room and shook hands.
There have been several paintings Of
the historic scene, but never, 1t is be-
lieved. had a stage representation Of
the living figures and action been made
before Griffths putting it into the
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

turned to the newspaper field and
wrote several short stories for the
Sunday supplement OF one of the New
York dailies The editor suggested to
Griffith that some of his offerings
would make good scenarios for the
movies" Griffith was Impressed at
the suggestion. ratified off" few
photo-plays and waited for results
By the time Two OF them were ac.
cepted he was nearly on his uppers,
and so the Biograph people, who were
to produce the plays, gave the author
a Job at s. week, acting before the
camera. This $5-H-week job was the
making OF Griffith, for by and by one
OF the Biograph directors fell sick
and Griffith took the sick mans place
Forthwith Griffith began to submit
new ideas. He introduced the "close
up or enlarged portrait OF the prin-
cipal character in each scene-and you
will see much OF this in The Birth
of a Nation" He brought out the
cut back or insert" which visual
ICES the thoughts of the characters He
specialized in the reproduction of
classic stories The company met the
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

present play"
Griffith. by the way, is the son OF
Brig. Gen. Jacob Ward Griffith. who
fought on Lees side. 1t was in Louis
Vile that the foremost motion picture
director of the country was born
fifteen years after Lees surrender
The son took up acting as a profess
sion and made his debut in a Louis
willie stock company conducted by
Oscar Eagle, who is also prominent
today in the mUtion-piCture world.
Afterward Griffith went to New York
and found engagements as Juvenile"
One of these was under the manage
ment Of George Fl. Brennan, who was
a newspaper writer in Boston twenty
years ago, and who managed the COM
pany thLt appeared in the Dixon play
The CIansman." 1t was this play in
part that was used as the basis Of
The Birth Of a Nation"
But Griffith, ii seems was all the
time stralnIng to do big things He
wrote a play called "A Fool and the
GIRL which James X Hackett pro-
duced in Washington But as success
didn't come, the restless kentucklan
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PROMISED NEXT WEEK.
''OUtCast.'

AdhnrinE strictly 10 its policy OF offer
hg the latest big releases" for stock
production. the management Of Polls
Theater will next week offer "Outcast," d"
the play IN which Elsie Ferguson made a
wonderful success.
Henry Hubert Davies, the author OF
"OUtcast" is well known to American
audiences through his Cousin Kate" and
The MoIIusC." "Outcast," which ran for
over six months at the Lyceum Theater,
New York City, is IN a more serious vein.
Miriam. 4 cheerful, somewhat philo-
sophie and quite UncompIaining girl. OF
the London streets is the heroine Of the
play. Chance brings her to the door OF
GsOfrey's flat at a time when he Is busily
-7ing TO the devil with the aid Of whisky
and drugs which he had sought for con-
ISOLATION when the woman he loved
"Chucked" him for a more advantageous
match
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Feature Films.

At Noore's Strand Theater Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday Of next week the
principal attraction will be Thomas
Tnce's civilizations Child interpreted
by a company including William H.
Thompson, the eminent character actor,
Anna Lehr. Robert McKim and others
The auxiliary feature will be Fred Mace
IN Sennett's latest Ruff Knight" On
Wednesday and Thursday II. B. Warner
will be pictured in The Beggar Of Gavin
pore" a story using the Sepoy rebellion
in India as its basic theme Edmund
Rreese will hold the screen on Friday
and Saturday IN The Spell OF the
Yukon"
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Feature Films.

The attraction scheduled for presenta-
ton at CrandalIs next Sunday is a re-
turn engagement Of the Fox subject,
Sins of Men" featuring Stuart Holmes
and Dorothy Bernard. William A. Brady
Will present on Monday and Tuesday
Tangled Fates" in which his daughter,
Alice Brady, is the featured player. For
Wednesday and Thursday Of the same
week, William Farnum will be seen in
the Fox production. Battle of Hearts"
A return engagement will be given Satur-
day Of the World feature, Her Maternal
Right" in which Kitty Gordon appears
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strand-Feature Films.

Rex Beach's The Ne'er-D Do-Weu,"
with the leading roles assumed by kath-
leen Williams and Wheeler Oakman, will
constitute the stellar attraction at
MOore's Strand Theater from today until
Thursday inclusive. While Mr. Beach
has written many popular novels. The
Ne'er-D -DO-welI' is one Of his best sell
ers' and has been widely read by the
nctiOn lovers of this country. The pic
rure was made in Panama and in view
Of the recent landslides along the canal.
should prove deeply Interesting. Others
in the cast include Colin Campbell. Jack
Pickford, Guy oliver, Fred Hearn, Lillian
Harvard, Victoria FOrde and others De
Wolf Hopper well known throughout the
length and breadth Of this country for his
comedy CharaCterizations. will hold the
screen on Friday and Saturday in Sun
shine Dad" in which he assumes the
role of benevolent gentleman bent upon
spreading good cheer and happiness
among his fellowmen. Ford Sterling. in
Mack Sennett's funniest farce, The snow
Cure" will constitute the extra attrac-
ton on these days. The Strand Symphony
Orchestra will render appropriate musical
acCompaniments
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Feature Films,

Charlie Chaplin will he the chief at
traction at MoOres GarSen Theater in
his first appearance as a Mutual star in
The FlOOrwalker' from Sunday to
Wednesday OF next week. Billie Burke
will be pictured on Wednesday, Thurs
dav and Friday IN "A Perilous Love-"
story by Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Hughes.
SaIlie Fisher will also be featured on
Thursday and Friday in The Little
Shepherd Of Bargain Row" a tale OF the
underworld Of the Metropolis. On Satur-
day Marguerite Courtot will be pictured
in Reclamation"