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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04
Rooms l2l-I2s Majestic Wet ssvsn.y.,s.pa
Street 1890

NEW YORK. Oct i-Thc other af-
ternoon | strollcd by a large New York
high school with my new white gloves
and rosewood silver handled stick on
my way 10 tea, felt foolish and
looked it,
As passed the school one young
man nudged his companions and said
We'll. as live and breathe. it is none
other than our dashinE hero Robert
billiard And second whispered so
YOU could hear him in Hong Kong:
We'll. well. II it amt out again"
And a third shouted. Somebody
ought To step on tit is suffering"
Just then friend came along and
picked me UP IN his car and my face
was burning red and was against
The higher education
| told my friend what had happened
and he grew Indignant with me and we
wondered what was going 10 happeu
when the coming generation grew m
and started out in life insulting their
elders. We harked back to The way
Hc had been brought up.
And then we got to laughing at the
fun We had when we were young and
full Of hope and stonebruiscs. Ye-
called how fastened the walnuts on
thc cats feet and then tossed her INTO
Widow kolers home where there was
no carpet and she almost died Of fright
and my friend recalled how he had
stretched rope across the sidewalk
10 trip up harmless old man who
always wore silk hat
We drove back around by the high
school and the bows ypllpd again r.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04
four WEEKS
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Brown Finally Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Cleveland, Ohio. =" For years suf-
fered so sometimes it seemed as though
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04
Binocular sights are used in aim
ing sporting rifle that an Ohio man
has invented.

More than 10000 japanese mako
their home in Hawaii.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04

! could not stand
it any longer. 1t
was all in my lower
organs. At times l
could hardly walk,
for if l stepped on a
little stone / would
almost faint. One
day l did faint and
m y husband was
sent for and the doc
tor came. l was ta-
ken to the hospital
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04
EAST END

Two frame cottages; one 3-rooms. an
one rooms, on lot G6 2-3 by 1909 fee
Price $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04

The towers of the Panama cathe-
:dral are rooted with pearl shells,
which reflect the sunlight so that
they can be seen far out at sea.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04
BROAD OAKS

On paved street, near street car line:
Io-ro"m house, bath, finished in oak; all
modern improvements: lot 40x141 feet.
$500 One-half cash, balance on easy pay
mentS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04

Pop" the bin drhinoceros. has
Just been transferred from his sum
mcr to his winter quarters at the
Bronx 200. And Pop" by the way, Is
the fastest thing on legs at the zoo.
lie has been blind for ten years and
once an operation was decided upon.
The surgeons came TO remove the cat
aracts which cover his eyes, but once
Pop got snifG of chloroform he
almost ran amuck.
Finally it was decided to abandon
the operation. The other animals are
also being removed to the winter quar-
tiers and il is quite a risky job. Ami
mails do not like to be moved and
they generally resist all the efforts
OF the keepers with a show of fight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04

on the theory that white surround
ings in operating rooms shock pa
tients and affect the vision OF sur
geons. a San Francisco doctor has
finished room in green and buff.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04
YES WE ALWAYS HAVE BARGAINS
CARLISLE COURT

Eight room frame dwelling, bath, cellar,
attic, finished in oak, q fire places, bricl;
$500. =
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
Sporting

Brick Eldrick, star center fielder OF
the Seattle club of the Northwestern
League, was sold to the Chicago Amer.
leans.
Bobby Jones, third baseman for the
San Francisco club. has been sold to
the Detroit Americans.
Umpire batting in the National
League which has been one OF the
popular outdoor sports of the season
Till be stopped if the officials live up
to a resolution passed by the club
presidents.
The Brooklyn Nationals have a new
shortstop, but he will not be avail
able until after the close of the Yves.
tern League season in September. His
name is Kelleher and he is % years
old and now playing with the Denver
club. kelleher is hitting the ball al
a 399 clip.
Chester Thomas, the Boston Am.
orleans catcher. and Jimmy Austin,
third baseman of the St. Louis Ameri,
cans, we're indefinitely suspended by
President Johnson for their partici'
patton in a fist fight at st. Louis. The
suspension Of Thomas Is considered a
blow to the Red Sox in their crucial
series.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
FOREIGN

An explosion OF ammunition which
was about to be shipped from Koenigs-
berg, caused the death OF 30 men and
twenty women.
Tom Mccormick, former welter
weight champion OF Great Britain, was
killed in action at the French front
Japan's naval plans for six battle
cruisers and eight super-dreadnaught
by 1928.
Germany has prohibited the impor
tation of raw tobacco.
A personal letter from President
Wilson to the Kaiser on conditions IN
Poland, was delivered to Secretary Won
Jagow by Ambassador Gerard
American traders in Holland have
decided to protest to Great Britain
against England's imposition of in.
creased difficulties on commerce be
tween Holland and the United States
The Mexican government accepted
an invitation to participate in the nat.
ural products exposition in Texas.
General William C. Gorgas, U. S. A..
head of the Yellow Fever Commission
of the Rockefeller Foundation, arriv.
ed at Bogota, Colombia, with his staff
to consult with the Government on
sanitary conditions.
The total German casualties in the
war are 2,911,367.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
Order Nisi.

GilmOr ;. Hamill, Assignee VS. william
Frederick, Jr., and wife.
In the Circuit Court for Garrett County
Maryland. No. POS Equity.
1t Is Ordered, this 3lth day of July
nineteen hundred and sixteen, by the Circuit
Court for Garrett County. sitting in equity.
these proceedings. as made and reported by
Gilmor :, Hamill, Assignee OF mortgage for
the purpose Of foreclosure, be ratified and
confirmed unless cause to the contrary there
of be shown on or before the 3lSt day OF
August, 1916 provided copy Of this order
be published in some newspaper published
in Garrett county once a week for three
successive weeks before the 18th day OF
August, 1915.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$4,000.
f. Z. TOWER, Clerk.
True copy, Test:
L. L. TOWER. Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
WASHINGTON

President Wilson signed a bill pro
viding further funds for the use OF
the public health service in fighting
the growing epidemic of infantile par.
alysis.
Commander Leigh C. Palmer has
been nominated by President Wilson
to be chief of the Bureau Of Naviga.
ton, with rank of rear admiral
A bill to create a bureau of labor
safety in the Department of Labor
was reported favorably by the Senate
committee on education and labor
The House judiciary committee or.
dered a favorable report on a bill in.
troduced by Representative Webb,
chairman of the judiciary committee,
permitting American manufacturers to
maintain joint selling agencies
abroad.
The treaty by which the United
States would acquire the Danish West
indies for $25,OO0,000, signed by Secre-
tary Lansing and Danish Minister
Brun, now is before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
Republicans Of the Senate, in con.
ference, declined to accept the legis-
lative program submitted by the Dem
ocrats' steering committee with a
view to adjournment of Congress be-
Tore Sept. l.
When Republican Leader Mann re.
minded the House that Speaker Clarke
had just passed his thirty-third ami
versary as a member of Congress,
Republicans and Democrats rose and
cheered the Speaker for several min
utes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
What the World Is Daing Told
In Condensed Form.
MOVES IN THE GREAT WAR
/. Battles In Europe's Gigantic Struggle
-Affalrs at the Nations Capital
-Happenlngs in All Corners
of the Country.
War Bulletins

King Victor Emanuel and his cousin
the Duke of Aosta entered Gorilla at
the head Of the Third Army when the
city fell. Rome announces that more
than 10000 prisoners were taken in
the offensive.
Great Britain has reached an agree.
ment with Germany for the exchange
Of all interned civilians over As years
OF age.
Northeast of Verdun, the Germans
are again in possession Of virtually all
the bitterly-fought Thiaumont Re
doubt.
A squadron of twenty-nine Austrian
seroplanes has dropped a large mum.
Der Of bombs on Venice, causing mum.
erous fires in the historic city.
The Austrians in md around Lem.
berg, capital of Galicia, have been
reinforced by 100000 Turks from the
Macedonian front, according to advic.
es to London.
For two days in succession, wave
after wave of the Kaiser's troops has
been vainly sent against the Pozieres
plateau, possession of which, a Ger.
man order admits, is a precious ad'
vantage" to the British.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
SWANTON

Mr., C. W. Burk spent Sunday with
his family at this place.
Mrs. J. D. Ashenfeter and Mrs. Lucy
McRobie are on the sick list. We hope
they will soon be about again.
Arrived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo. George, Wednesday, a son.
Mrs. Truman Mosser entertained sew
eral of his friends Thursday at birth
day party. Those out of town who at
tended were, Miss Alice Wolfe, of Oak
land, Mrs. H. " Leighton and Mrs. C..
S. May, of Mt. Lake Park and Mrs.
Feely of Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Gates made fly
ing trip to Cumberland Wednesday.
Mrs. Truman Mosser is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Means, at Conneaut
Lake.
Mr.. j. A. Enlow, of Mt. Lake Park,
was seen in our town one day last week
Miss Grace Friend entertained sever
al of her friends on her birthday.
Mrs. A. G. Ross, OF Oak land, was Wis
iting relatives here Sunday.
Miss Florence Beckman, of Fairmont,
is visiting relatives at this place.
Miss Josephine Burk is visiting rela-
tiyes at Elk Garden.
The Ladies Aid of this place will hold
an all-day picnic in the grove at Painter
School House, Saturday, Aug 10. There
will be speaking and all kinds of re-
freshments on TIE ground. Benefits to
90 to M. F.. church.
A great many people of this place at
tended the dedication services at Nc
Henry Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Ashenfelter, of KeYser,
was visiting relatives here last week.
Miss Alice Wolfe, of Oakland, is here
making arrangements about her school.
We are glad she is going to be with us
this winter.
IJ-NO-ME
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

Hearings by the new farm loan
board preparatory to dividing coun-
try into districts and locating the
twelve farm loan banks will begin at
Portland, Me.
James Gerrigan, one-time racing
near San Antonio, Texas, while speed
ing his automobile at a terrific rate
up a hill to have his picture taken
in action
Preliminary steps we're taken by the
War Department for organization OF
the engineering section of the officers
and enlisted reserve corps Of the army
authorized in the National Defense
Act, which became effective July l.
1t is thought probable that more
than 100000 children and teachers
in the New York metropolitan area
will have their vacations prolonged
on account of the infantile paralysis.
OF the IL cases of infantile paraly-
sis in Rhode Island the records show
seven deaths.
A thousand delegates, representing
10000 members Of the National Rural
Carriers Association, at their annual
convention at Chicago, advocated de.
livery of mail by automobiles fur.
nfshed by the government.
Three sailors of German cruisers
interned at Norfolk, Va, who escap-
ed by swimming across a creek
separating the German quarters from
the United States marine exercising
grounds, have been captured.
Net revenues of SO large railroads
Of the United States for the year end
ing with June showed an increase over
the same period of 1915 of almost
s19O,OOO,0OO.
Twenty thousand employees of the
Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountain Rail.
road have received an increase in
wages of 6 per cent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
General

A campaign for Improvement in
the Chamber of Commerce of New
York.
Dr. M. c. Dunn, president Of the
Henderson School Board OF Hender.
son, KY, was shot dead by Charles
III. Wyne, a carriage worker.
Kittredge Haskins, former repre-
sentative in Congress from the Second
Vermont district, is dead.
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen-
OF the 1923, Jos votes cast 124,S32 were
In favor of a strike and 4,276 were op.
posed.
Thirty children are undergoing the
Pasteur treatment in Buffalo because
of dog bites.
The Rockefeller Foundation has an
nounced that an appropriation OF $685.
eS5.7S has been made to assist in
carrying on the work of the China
Medical Board
Robert Wacker, third basemen Of
local semi-pro baseball club, at Mil
waukee, Wis, died from injuries re-
ceived when he was hit on the head
with a pitched ball.
Property loss exceeding S1,000,000
was caused by cloudburst that swept
down Cabin Creek Valley at Hunting
don, W. Va.
Ex-senator John M. Thurston, of
Omaha, Neb 10 dead.
Two brothers, Alton and Edward
Hollub, of New York, met for the
first time in five years when they
greeted each others in the Tombs,
where they are prisoners.
The Dutch steamship Oldambt, of
252 tons register one of the smallest
freighters that have ever attempted
the crossing Of the Atlantic, is on
her return voyage to Rotterdam, with
a cargo of SO tons Of American to
bacco
While attempting to close a window
in her home, Mrs. Ann D. Riley Of
Gloucester Mass, was struck by a
lightning bolt and killed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
GORTNER

Mrs. Walter Brady, of Parkersburg,
West Va, and Mrs. Charles Newman
and children. of Oakland. were the
guests Thursday of Mrs. Brady's cousin,
Mrs. R. L. Gauer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Martin and son
Derrel spent Sunday at Mrs. Martin 8
home at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Feathers, of Crel-
lin. dined with their daughter, Mrs.
Will WEIGH, Wednesday.
Jake Swartzentruber spent a short
time Sunday at the Home Sanitorium
with Charlie Sanders. We are so very
glad to note that Charles is Improving.
Miss Mabel Wamsley, who has been
at Aurora, spent few days with home
folks, and left for Piedmont, West Va,
Thursday.
Ed. Sanders and family, of Morgan
town, West Va, spent the past week
at this place visiting friends and rela-
tives.
William Spoerleln, wife and sons
spent Sunday at Mr.. Spoerlein's in
Accident.
Miss Margaret Slabaugh was visiting
her grandmother the past week.
Donald Teats was pleasant caller at
the home of c. L. Wamsley's Tuesday
evening.
A number of our folks attended the
funeral of Mr.. Simon Baker at Loeb
Lynn Sunday.
Albert and Bunnie Franklin, who have
been visiting their uncle. Mr.. c. L.
Wamsley returned to their home in
Westernport Saturday. They were ac-
companied by Seymore Wamsley.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Shaffer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Martin, Mrs. J. L. Shelter
and son Paul were the guests of Mrs.
Catherine. Slabaugh Sunday afternoon,
Mrs. F. s. Irwin and grand -daugh-
ter. Miss Ruth Irwin, spent several
days of the past week at Sunnyside, the
guests of relatives.
Cecil Thayer spent Sunday with Roy
Lichty.
Miss Lizzie Hershberger is working
at the Conneway home on the mountain
at present.
Lorenzo Fike and family were Sunday
visitors at Daniel Schrock's.
A large crowd assembled at Mr.. Will
Welch's Sunday night and had a, very
pleasant sing.
Church services Sunday morning IN
the Union church by the German Breth-
rem, at 1920 a. m. Everybody come.
Misses'..Beulah Yoder, Alma Miller
and Norman Bender, of Grantsville- are
visiting friends andreatives here a few
days.
Ernest Gortner and Miss Ruth Irwin
were out touring Sunday night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN

Eighty-thousand Carranza troops
are now patrolling the northern Dor.
der
A special train for wives of Nation
al Guard officers will leave New York
for McAllen, Texas, September /.
The Thirteenth Pennsylvania has
been called into the federal service
and ordered TO the Mexican border
to replace the Second Pennsylvania
Infantry recently reorganized into a
field artillery regiment. The transfer
is to take effect as soon as possible
With 10000 State and regular
troops encamped at El Paso, medical
reports show less than per cent OF
sickness, General George Bell, Jr.,
commanding the Ell Paso military dis
trict, announced.
The British Embassy protested to
the State Department against he i'm.
prisonmen by the Carranza Govern
ment OF a British subject named Full,
er, president of the Electric Light Co.
of Mexico City.
a board OF National Guard officers
will be named at Brownsville to in.
vestigate stories sent out by the cor
respondent OF New York paper.
Women OF the army and navy sup
ply committee of the American De.
fence Society forwarded to the 18th
Regiment, now on the border, 1900
insect bags.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
In nemOrian.
U-NO-ME.

In loving remembrance of Helen Ruth
and Woodrow Hamill, daughter and son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Earl c. Hamill, of
Kempton. Md.
Helen Ruth Hamill, born May12, 1915,
died July IT, 1916, aged one year. two
months and five days. Woodrow Ham
ill. born March 3, 1912, died July 10,
1916, aged three years, four months
and sixteen DAYS. Funeral services were
conducted at Thayerville church by the
Rev. Frank McCamic with interment in
the Thayerville cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
DlPHTAERlA RIFE IN HOSPITAL

Doctors and Nurses in Boston Instltu
ton Stricken.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at the Massa
chusetts General Hospital ere trying
to prevent the further spread of what
the superintendent. DR.. Frederick A
Washburn, described as "a small cpl
demic" OF diphtheria among resident
doctors and nurses. Twenty-seven
nurses, two house doctors, and an am.
bulance driver who we're suffering
from diphtheria have been removed to
departments of other hospitals.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
NATIONAL SURVEY
OF PARALYSIS.
Federal Government Is lnvesti-
eating the Spread of
the Scourge
CONFERENCE OF SCIENTISTS
Scourse Leaps the Mississippi and
Spreads Outside New York City,
Where There Is LuII-To Prose-
cute Quarantine Violations

Washingtop.-The Government OF
the United States, in conjunction with
municipal, county and State health
officials in practically every common
wealth in the country, Is planning the
most colossal health survey ever IN.
dertaken.
That is the purpose of the confer
ence called in Washington.
The object of the movement, which
is comparable in magnitude to a ma,
tional census, is to throttle the cpl
demic Of infantile paralysis and to
prevent other epidemics.
Two eminent surgeons of the Pub
lie Health Service. DR.. Charles E
Banks and DR.. c. H. Lavinder, re
turned to Washington from New York
upon the telegraphed summons OF Sur
geon-General Rupert Blue.
With twenty-eight other Federal
physicians. Drs. Banks and Lavinde Ell
have been giving yeoman aid to New
York City in its fight against the
plague.
Reports of the progress of the cpl
demic show:
NEW YORK.-Totals of deaths and
new cases in Greater New York at the
present stage of the epidemic are 3,
S22 cases and 1928 deaths. These
are revised figures issued by the De
partment after dissenting few
cases which proved not to be polio
myelitis. Forty-eight new cases OF
infantile paralysis in the State out
side OF Greater New York were re
ported to the State Health Depart
ment at Albany, making a total Of
S44. Five deaths. bringing the tota,
deaths outside New York City to 70
we're reported.
PENNSYLVANIA-There are now
212 cases OF infantile paralysis in
Pennsylvania, and there have been 81
deaths there since July /, said State
Health Commissioner Dixon DR.. Dix
on said the situation is steadily i'm
proving
MASSACHUSETTS.-In Massachu
sets 1853 cases have been reported
since June l, with u deaths since
July /.
NEW JERSEY.-With so new vic
tins New Jersey cases passed the
1900 mark.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.-Four cases
one death.
NEW MEXICO-No cases; no guar
antine.
ALABAMA-F1fty cases; no deaths
MISSISSIPPI-Forty cases; three
deaths.
SOUTH CAROLINA - Thirty-fve
cases; five deaths.
IOWA-F1fty cases; three deaths
GEORGIA-Few cases; no deaths
KENTUCKY.-Twelve cases; some
deaths.
TENNESSEE.-Thirty-eight cases
one death.
MISSOURI. - Six cases; three
deaths.
TEXAS.-No epidemic, but a few
cases.
ARIZONA.-Two cases, both fatal
SOUTH DAKOTA.-Five cases; two
deaths
MINNESOTA.-Two hundred anr
forty-six cases; "a deaths.
ARKANSAS.-No cases.
MICHIGAN.-Seventy three cases
20 deaths.
ILLINOIS.-Oseh hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve cases; eight deaths.
INDIANA.-Thirty-six cases; foul
deaths.
KANSAS. - Twenty cases; foul
deaths.
Observation-Disclosures cases; two
deaths.
NORTH DAKOTA.-No cases.
OHIO-One hundred cases; no rec
ords as to deaths
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
Farm For Sale

l offer for sale my farm
of 70 acres, located on the
Swanton road three miles north
of Swanton; Fifty acres are
cleared, balance in timber; eight
room Dwelling House; water
piped into house from a never
failing spring; barn and all
other necessary outbuildings;
good range for stock. Apply
to or address.
JAMES STEARN,
Swanton, Nd.
Advertisement. "a At.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
PROCLAMATION

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON-
STIICTION OF MARYLAND CREATING
A BIZ DGET SYSTEM.
WHEREAS. at the January Session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland. held in the
year 1916, an Act was passed, to-wit: Chap
ter l59 Of said Acts. being an Act to propose
an amendment to Section 81 of Article III,
title, Legislative Department of the Con-
stltution of this State; and which said Act
is in words and figures following:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
BULGARIA iRRITATEs RuMANIA
Soldiers Charged With Breaches oa
Neutrality on the Frontier.

'NJ VT s''V IOTINIeTs
Amsterdam.-On drawing the atten.
ton of the Bulgarian Government to
recent incidents on the BulgarianRu.
manian frontier, such as the recent
attempt of Bulgarian soldiers to seize
Rumanian island in the Danube, the
Rumanian Foreign Minister, according
to semi-oficial telegram, said the in.
cidents were TOO frequent and not in
accordance with the good relat ons
between the Two countries"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

OAKLAND CASH BUYERS CO., Pay
cash for spring Pigs, Calves, Lambss
Chickens, Turkeys, Eggs, etc. L. W.
HOPKINS, w. l.. CASTEEL, J. w. DAVIS
Adv. 10 If
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21
NettletOn

The McDuffie Drug Co. had
their Spring opening Friday af-
ternoon Each caller was served
with delicious cream.
DR.. Sidney Chastain and w. G.
Francis made a business trip to
Aberdeen Wednesday.
Peter Burney's many friends
were delighted to see him at
home to spend the weekend with
his fathers family.
Mrs. Mile Phillips entertained
in honor of Mesdames Charles
Exum and Mayfeld. of Amory,
Thursday afternoon. Lovely
brick cream, with Easter chicks
as favors. was served after a
number of games of AZ" were
played.