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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
Special Announcements 0f Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church.

ON Wednesday, February 14th, the
Sunday school will hold ita annual
Recognition Day exercises. Parents
and friends of the school are es-
pecially invited.
Friday and Saturday, March End
and 3rd, Epworth League will hold q
chicken and waffle supper for the
benefit or the Choir Fund.
The week from Sunday, March 4th,
t0 March llth, Will be devoted to
revival services. Rev. John M, Baker,
OF Baltimore, IL expected to- b. pres
emit tO assist during part Of the time.
The entire membership, all friends
and contributors to- the church are
invited to meet in the Social Hall,
Friday, March 18th, at $50 p. M,
when supper will be served, and full
review and reports Df all financial
affairs for the year will be made.
This is expected ITO become an annual
affair and is held to acquaint the en-
tire church family with the business
0f the church. NO charge will he
made for the supper
Sunday afternoon March 18th. the
Every Member Canvass will To- made
Annual Conference convenes We'd
nesday, March 18th, IN Wa1breok
Church, Baltimore, Bishop Bristol
presiding.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
PINEY CREEK.

MIR. Charles Sauerwein, who some
weeks ago fell from a crowded street
car in Wilmington, Del, and severely
cut and bruised his head and face, ii
now able to be up and about his room.
Miss Catherine SaueFwein il on an
extended visit among relatives and
friends in Frederick county.
Mrs. John @. Sauerwein and SON,
James, and Mr. Edgar Sauerwein and
sister, Miss Catherine, attended the
funeral Of Miss Grace Shipley, at
Frederick, on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Gerrick, of
near here, entertained last Sunday at
I'm elegant dinner about 40 guests in
honor of their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs Samuel Wagner.
We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Brown, Of Silver Run, who were re-
Gently married. Mrs. Brown, pre-
vious To her marriage, was Miss
Elsie Rohrbaugh, of Humps.
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Meeting of the Westminster Cemetery
Company.

AT a meeting of the lot owners OF
the Westminster Cemetery Company
held Tuesday evening last at the
First National Bank, the following
officers were elected: George R.
Gehr, president; John D. Reese
secretary treasurer; Theodore $,
Mitten, superintendent Board oi
Managers, Messrs. Frank X Herr,
John Bernstein, Charles G. Gorsuch,
Upton L. Reaver, John L Reifsnider
Jr., and John y. Reese.
John A. zahn acted a. temporary
president and Denton 81 Gehr, Geo.
"a. Miller and I. Scott Jordan, Judges
of Election
The $ecretary-TreaSurer submitted
his annual report as follows: Re
Iceipts, $S77,02; disbursements. $720.-
IS7, leaving IA balance in bank OF
s156.15, and an invested fund of
$3, 900.
The Presidents report was a. fol-
lows:
Westminster, Maryland,
February V, 1917.
To the Lot Owners of the Westmins-
ter Cemetery Company:
a. President of the Company and
in accordance with the custom / sub
init IA report OF the Westminster
Cemetery Company for the current
year.
| The remains of thirty persons
have been inferred during the year
two more than reported last year
Fourteen from Westminster, [three
less than last year) ten from Balti-
more city, four from Carroll county
one from OWings Mills, Md, and
One from Union Bridge, Md Ages
from infancy to ninety-three years
Six in the seventies, two in the eigh-
ties and one In the nineties The
Superintendent has been faithful in
the discharge OF his duties and KEPT
the Cemetery Grounds III excellent
lcondition. The hearty cooperation
and valuable assistance 0f our EN-
Gent Secretary and Treasurer X
gratefully acknowledged. The Com
pany funds are invested as follows
Bonds or the Corporation Of
Westminster $4,000
State of Maryland Bond N 700
1t Is the intention or the Board oi
Managers during the coming year
\ tO locate "a number Of particularly
desirable lots Those who are no,
ALREADY provided will have oppor-
tunity to make advantageous pur-
chases. | again urge the Lot Own.
ers to make provision for the per.
petual care Of their lots, and in thir
way provide a fund, the income from
which will b. large enough to PAL
all necessary expenses. When thil
! Is accomplished the grounds can b.
still further improved and heautified
Full particulars can be obtained N1
application to the secretary. Th,
receipts for the year amount x
$S77 :O2 and the disbursements $72O.B7
leaving balance Ia the hands OF th,
Treasures $156.15-
eSpectGUlly submitted,
Georgs r. Gehr, Presidenf.
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w Orphans Court.

Monday, February 5th.-Letters OF
administration On the estate of Claude
WY. Gtauffer, deceased, we're granted to
Margaret Nj. Stauffer, who received
warrant tO appraise and order to mo
tify creditors.
Letters of administration on the
estate of Jefferson Morgan, deceased,
were granted tO Nellie B. Euler and
to notify creditors.
DayiG L.-Zahn, executor OF Jacob T.
zahn, deceased, reported sale Of real
estate on which TIL Court granted an
order ni si.
Lee G. Lester. executor Of Jacob p.
LGiSter, deceased, returned inventor
ieg KIN personal property, debts due
and money.
Tuesday, February 6th--James G-
Bishop, executor Of Miranda R BiSh-
op. deceased, settled his first and
final account
Letters of administration GA the 80
tate OK Ida S. Elseroad, deceased, were
granted to Carrie R Gchmirmund,
who received an order to notify credi-
tors.
Letters of administration on the
estate Of Sarah Nagle. deceased, were
granted to Albert p. and Frederick Il,
Magic, wlAD received order tD notify
creditors BHEd returned au inventory
of debts anu money.
Ilnbt@TH Of guardianship Of George
E. Hoover, infant, we're granted TO
Barbara a. Hoover.
Barbara A Hoover, administrative
of George p. II. Hoover, deceased, set
tied his first and final account.
ThU Orphans Court will be in ses-
sion on Tuesday and Wednesday OF
next week, Monday being legal holi-
day.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09

The reserve militia OF the United
States, hy which iH meant the males
aged between lis and 44 years, not in-
cluded in the organized forces
amounts tO 2O,53G, ,34T men.
The above total does not include The
men of the insnlar possessions, ex-
cept Hawaii. These could produce
another 100000 men NV military age
France is said now fD have one per
son out Of every siE Am haE popula-
ton serving LID the army or navy. II
the United States and her insuIa1
possessions ever made such an effort
taking the present population AZ 112,-
100000, the President would have al
his disposal no leAs than 1S,666,66f
men.
This il probably more men than
Germany, Austria hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey together have Id the field
today.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
BARE BRANCH.

There will be a parcel post social
given at the school house, in Pleas
ant Valley, February 22, at 7-30 ID TIA.
Proceeds for the benefit of the school.
If the weather IL unfavorable it will
Be held the following Friday night.
Everybody welcome.
Mrs. Claude Myers spent the week >
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Yingling, at Hanover, Pa.
The, ground hog surely made some
weather observations February End.
Mr.. John H. Brown, who was suf-
fering the past four weeks with "A
severe attack OF sciatic rheumatism,
is slowly improving.
Some of our folks are husily en-
gagged in filling their ice houses.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09

Il " \ " H VI w "
Besides the ships included In the
above table, there is large number
Or transports, colliers, repair ships,
torpedo depot ships and other auxil-
iary vessels.
There are vast hOrdes of fast pri-
vate motor boats and yachts In the
United States which would be
promptly taken over by the govern
ment in time OF war. No country in
the world approaches the United
States in the number Of such craft.
The government also has arrange
ments with many private shipping
firms to take over larger vessels ait
agreed prices in time OF need
To reinforce the Navy there j. to-
day NO regular reserve, although one
Is contemplated.
This force H. now organized in
I22 states, the District of Columbia
and the territory Of Hawaii, and has
a total enlistment of S,517 men,
New York has the largest number
of naval militiamen-1, ,498;; and 9TH
er leading states i'm this respect are
California, 887; Illinois, 561; Massa-
Echusetts, 74S Michigan, 49G; Mime
sofa, 439, and New Jersey, az
Available organized land forces OF
the United States amount, roughly,
to $4,000 officers and men, made up
of 125,O0O regulars ARA 100000 Ma
tional Guardsmen.
The exact figures are known only
to the War Department at Wash
ington, but recent reports give a
close idea of what the organizations
represent In fighting strength.
In his last annual report, Secretary
Of War Baker stated that the actual
strength OF the regular army on June
80, 1916, (including the Philippine
Scoutsl, was 1O7,641 officers and men
Tn the year beginning July last,
by the National Defense Act of June
3, 1916, the Army was To be in-
creased to ,897 officers and men.
National Guardsmen have been
leaving the service i'm large numbers
a. result Of the Mexican border
mobilization The figures, 100000,
i'm the lack of official statistics, are
believed to give the guard a shade the
better of it.
The strength of the Guard i'm fed
eral service on September 80 last was
143,704 officers and men.
Of the regular Army today prob
ably only $4,000 officers and men are
in the United States proper (includ-
ing the Pershing eHpeditionG, while
the other 10000 are abroad. TO show
how the forces Of the regular Army
are dispersed the geographical distri-
buttons OF June 80, 1915, the last date
for which definite figures have been
made public, are given here:
United States and Mexico, III, 1,03S;
Alaska, 1872; Philippines (regulars), 4,
1854; (scoutsl, 5,785; China, 1,274;
Porto Rico, TIA; Hawaii, S.445; Canal
Zone, 1909; miscellaneous, 610. Total,
107,641
While the present organized forces
are minute, the reserve man power
OF the United States il more vast
than that OF any white nation except
Russia.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
Strange Sights in the Heavens Look
OmfnOuS.

People in Hagerstown observed
that the moon was upside down Sat
urday evening Recalling that such
"a phenomenon occurred just before
the Civil War, they regarded it as a
bad omen.
MiddletOWners saw a strange Yep
pelin-shaped cloud across the sky at
7.30 Thursday evening, and this was
also regarded as ominous by the sup
erstitious.
The cloud was pure white and in
the centre OF the sky appeared to be
about 80 feet wide, tapering down
at each end to IA point. At the south
western point there was projection
that hung down.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
LESS Than the Dust at Opera Feb
ruary 12.

When Mary Pickford appears next
Monday at the Opera Theatre in her
newest picture play, LESS Than the
Dust 1T will mark her first engage
ment in this city since she decided to
shake OF the shackles which had re-
rstricted her development previously
and become absolutely independent
ID her productions. Much is expected
rom this radical departure. Miss
Plckford Is optimistic that her de-
clslon will result in new era in the
mOuon picture art She will mo
longer be obliged to make pictures
Dy the clock or calendar, but will
take plenty OF time To select a thor
oughly satisfactory story, make an
elaborate production ard rehearse a
company of supporting players Of
nigh and even merit. Then when the
play Is Just right it will be distributed
by AIRCRAFT Pictures CorDorotion
which was organized especially 70
present these new master productions
of the most famous little star in tha
neld or the motion picture.
Less Than the Dust the first
Artcraft release, offers ala entire even
lngs entertainment and Managers
Reese g SANTOS OF the Opera, have
gone to extra expense To obtain this
supreme attraction for their theatre.
Hector Turnbull, author of manv a
Well-known film success, wrote the
story with which Miss Pickford will
lnaugurate her new policy, crediting
his inspiration To "a poem which Lau-
renee Hope called Less Than the
Dust Miss Pickfcrd has decided to
retain this title because 1T expresses
SO well the character Of the pathetic
little heroine whom misfortune car
rled from her fine home in England
70 the slum Of a city OF modern India.
80 the mystic and picturesque charm
of the East has been retained fn tha
production for which complete CITY
was built before John Emerson. the
director, began the filming of the In-
dian scenes required by the story.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Erb, of Han
over, Pa4, spent Tuesday in this city,
Mrs. Edward Grau, Littlestown,-
=, is visiting her parents, near
TaneytOwn.
Miss Stella Brown. LittlestoWn, Pa
II IA guest of her brother, Mf- Edgar
Brown, Kump. WY
Miss Nellie Eichorn, OF Baltimore,
was the guest OF relatives and friends
in this city over Sunday.
Miss Emma zahn, East Main street,
II spending the week with Miss
Mabel Roth, at New Oxford, Pa
Mr. Bernard. Shaeffer, of Baltimores-
was guest or his brother, Mr. Will
lam Shaeffer, West Main street, Sun
day.
Rev. Albert Diefrenbach, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, is visiting his parents, Mr-
and Mrs Ferd Diefrenbach, Liberty
street.
Mrs David Franklin, Qf Columbia
y. C., spent several days bf last week
with her sister-in-Iaw, Mrs. Harry
Ditmanr of this city.
N Miss Lillian Brown, East Main
street, spent from Saturday untiL
Tuesday with friends in Baltimore
and Washington H.. C.
Mrs. William Sullivan and Children
of Baltimore, were guests Sunday at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. William
Smith, Pennsylvania avenue.
Measrs. William Eline, Samuel
Ready and Clarence Stoner, or Lit
tlestown, spent Monday with Slleriff
and Mrs. James M- Stoner.
Misses Emma Cooper and Annie l.
Beaver, McSherryRtown, r., wer@
weeks end guests OR Mr. and Mrs "
George B. Shriner, East Main street.
Mr. H. G- Dewey, of the KNAPP
Machine Works, and MIR. Smith Bill
ingslea, of Smith -Yingling Co., are
attending thu annual meeting Of tha
Gamers convention, which was held
in Cleveland, Ohio, this week.
Mrs. Lille Arnold, Or McSherrys-
town, Pa, entertained number OF
friends at dinner recently, in honor
of her daughter, Theresa, who cele-
brated her seventh birthday
Those present were MIR. and Mrs.
John Leister, MR. and Mrs. Peter
Graham and daughter Emma, Miss
Gladys Bankert, of Taneytown, and
Miss Mary White, of Keymar
A surprise dance was held at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Myers,
Oh Februar- 2, with the weather hov-
ering about zero. The guests began
to arrive at an early hour, some from
Pleasant Hill and others from Rais-
terstown, Glen Morris and good old
Carroll county. Music was furnished
by MR. Jacob Stem and friend A
very pleasant time was spent, about
40 being present. All stayed late, a.
the house felt good and warm.
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Gerard is Eeld np and Case Being Ln-
VeEtigMted.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The United
States will take immediate steps to
ascertain the reasons Tor the deten-
ton at Berlin Of Ambassador James
W. Gerard hy the Imperial German
government. The action will be
taken through the Spanish govern
ment, which haS taken over American
interests in Berlin since diplomatic
relations were severed,
Officials, while 0lRtwAaMAAly niMimiz-
ing the incident, admitted today that
if the Ambassador is being detained
hy thu imperial government the mat
ter Is a serious one, and one that
this government, under no circum-
stances will allow togo unquestlOned
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
A STUBBORN FIRE
THE RESIDENCES OF SAMUEL c. STONER
AND JOHN T. BROWN BADLY DAM
AGED NICHOLAS HILL OCCUPIED
THE BROWN HOUSE Loss CONSID-
ERABLE.

The residences OF Samuel C. St0ner
and John III. Brown, West Main street,
were badly damaged by fire on Satur-
day afternoon
Mr. John T Roger, West Main
street was coming from his home and
noticed smoke issuing from the roof
Of MFR. Stoner's house. TIE immedi-
ately notified Mr.. Stoner, who was in
the cellar at the time, that his house
was ON fire. MIR. StOner went to the
attic door where he found a mass of
flames, and then put in an alarm of
fire.
The fire company was quickly on
the scene and Chief Ohler seeing the
danger OF the adjoining properties
taking fire, by the high wind carry
ing sparks, ordered six streams to be
run, which were soon playing on the
fire.
The mansard roof of Mr. Browns
house took fire quickly from the
Stoner house, but the firemen kept it
confined there. The lower part DIR the
house was soaked with water. The
side of the roof next to the Stoner
property and the rafters under the
roof were burned away.
Mr.. Stoner's loss will be heavy as
the building was burned to the second
story and all the contents were part
| ly burned or damaged beyond repair
by the fire and water.
One sad feature OF the fire was that
all OF Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Stoner'a
wedding gifts were burned, ~ they
were packed safely away in the attic
The Brown property was tenanted
by Mr. Nicholas Hill, who saved part
OF his household goods on the first
floor. The furniture i'm the second
story was damaged by water only.
The roof of the house Of Edward
Shriver, opposite the fire, caught sew
eral times, but was eXtinguished by y
bucket brigade.
MT. StOner's loss will amount tx
$4,000, as II was one of the most com
\ Portable houses in this city. Mr.
Browns loss will b. covered bv in-
Isurance, also Mr. HIPS.
One or the Underwriters men wa.
here and watched with satisfaction
the way our fire company handled th,
fire. and spoke IN the highest term:
lof their work. Some of the fremel
NJ looked like human icicles U1Ovin,
around, the water freezing to them u
lit splashed against them.
The following letter was receive,
by Mr.. William Weagly. Of Westmins
ter Fire Company:
III MR. Weagly, Secretary and Treas
urer Of the Westminster Fire Engin
and Hose Company, Westminster. Md
MY Dear MIR. Weagly: Please ~
tend to the w F.E. &H. Co, m
sincere thanks for the splendid worl
they performed (Tnder adverse condi
t1ons) when my house was destroye,
Dy fire on Saturday, February 8, 1917
". am herewith enclosing " checI
for $25.0O as an appreciation of thei
noble efforts, and while the amour
II small i'm comparison To the sacri
ices the boys made, yet hope it ma,
10 towards q fund that may 20 to
wards securing for I'LL an up-to-dat
auto fire truck.
Very sincerely yours,
>. @. STONER,
Co-worke1
Mr- Stoner wishes to thank the col
lege students for the good seryic
rendered by them.
! Preparations are being made by Mr
VI $tOner To rebuild
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45 Ships Sunk by the German Sub
marieS in the Past Six Days.

London, Feb. 7.-Germany's subma-
rine warfare is growing in intensity
During the first six days OF the ruth
less campaign against shipping in the
barred zone forty-fiVe ships, having .
total tonnage or 86,344 were destroyed
OF these, ne was an American, Is
others belonged to other ineutralsy 21
were British and four were owned by
other belhgerents than England
The number killed IL unknown. The
financial d4mage Is roughly estimated
at more than $60,000,O00.
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StOnerOFerbaugh.

Miss Helena y. Overbaugh, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Over
baugh, Of Hanover, "a, and William
MI Stoner, or this city, deputy sheriff
of Carroll county, and son Of Sheriff
James M. Stoner, we're married ON
Wednesday at GA South Ellwood
avenue, Baltimore The ceremony
was performed by Rev William Batz,
pastor OF Zion German Evangelical
Church, Canton Sheriff Stoner and
Charles Sachs officially witnessed the
marriage Deputy Sheriff and Mrs.
Stoner will reside in this city.
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u. S. HAS 226 FIGHT
ING MACHINES
AVAILABLE LAND FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES AMOUNTS TO $685.
600.

Facing this great crisis with the
Teutonic Powers, the people or the
United States find themselves today
with scarcely more military and ma
val force than before the great war
started.
Large sums have been appropriated
by Congress, but the results of their
expenditures remain to be seen
OF the two-the army and the
navy-the latter III by far the more
formidable when compared with the
armed forces of the other great pow
ers.
According I'D the latest records,
the American Navy totals 1,097 ,502
tons displacement, taking into ac-
count both ships built and building
The tonnage compares with the
following for the great powers Oh
July Il, 1914, or almost three years
ago:
Great Britain, 2,713,756; Germany
u .SO4,64O; France, 899,915; Japan,
699, ,916; Russia, 701. .253; Italy, 497,S15
and Austria-Hungary, zoos.
In the period since then these
great powers, all at war, have in
creased their navies by giant strides
They naturally have kept their naval
developments secret, but it is known
for instance, that in the first two
years of the war Great Britain
launched new navy fully equal II
size to the whole of thu United States
sea fighting forces.
The number of officers and mer
in the United States Navy on July Al
1916, was 58,039 This compared with
lpre-war strengths on July /, 1914, oi
I T15O, 500 officers and men for Great
Britain; Germany, 79,197; France, 63,-
SAG; Japan, 55.7S8; Russia, 52,46;s
Italy, 39,913, and Austria Hungary
10 ,531.
1t has been stated in newspaper
dispatches that the officers and mer
in the British navy now number
$50 900, and that round million
workers are constantly employed AK
Great Britain building new ships D
war and repairing old ones. Less II
known about Germany's nava
strength as developed under th,
lHtress of war, but she H. supposed
ltO have between 800 and 500 ne7
| submarines in commission.
4 In a nutshell, the naval forces G.
4 th@ United States today Quilt O
actually buildingl are shown by tn
following table:
Type Number Tons
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Spain willing to Serve.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 6.-Spain
gave formal notice yesterday of her
willingness to take over American
diplomatic interests in Germany
More than 200 American Consul
ates in every part OF the world have
ceased looking after German inter
ests, in addition to the Ambassadors
and Ministers previously reported.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
COURT HOUSE NEWS
Traasfers 1t Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, EEc.

E- Thornton Shoemaker to Wilher
I4 KOOntz, conveys tracts o3 land,
for 5000.
Marshall E Campbell ard wife to
John I4 Bennett, convey acres, for
s5. .
Hilda R. Thomas tn W. Frank
Thomas, conveys land, for @5.
Joshua p. Grossnickle, to John IA,
and Lnrairl HoIlenberger, conveys
1920 square feet, for $3.50.
Elyin M. Forrest ct al. to John N.
amd LOrain Hollenberger. convey 56l0
square feet for $75.
Jacob 4. Grouse and wife tO Ellis ~.
CruEhOng and vile, convey l7 acres,
Tor $3.50.
Harry i. Haines and wife to Chas.
O. Clemson, convey IA parcels, for $5,
Charles o. Clemson and wife to
Harry J. Haines and wife, convey Y
parcels 0f land fOr $5-
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BernstOrff Sails Feb. 1S.

Washington, -. C., Feb. 6.-One
week from today the whole corps or
German officials in the United States
including Count and Countess Won
Bernstorfr, the Embassy suite and
consuls from all parts Of the country
will sail from New York for Germany.
Reservations for more than 200 per-
sons have been engaged on the big
Scandinavian liner Frederik VIII
leaving New York February 13 for
ChriRtiania -