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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
Cows Make Good Showing Under
Test,

More interest has been taken in
COWS by our farmers who are mem
bers of the Carroll County Cow Test
ing Association, from the records
handed us by Mr.. c. S. Bollinger, sec
retary of the Association.
Each month Mr.. w. A. Pickens,
official COW tester, visits the mem
bers of the association, and takes a
statement of the COWS, and each one
producing more than As pounds Ol
butter fat or 1850 pounds of milk
during the month are placed On
record.
For tn mont, of December Robert
J. Gist heads the list with four c;'ws
registered, H. B. Getty and G. S. Boil
linger also do we'll. The records are
as follows:
Robert Gist, P B. Jersey, 93f
pound of milk, 5634 pounds of butter
fat.
Robert Gist, Graded Durham, 5
years old, 1874 pounds of milk, 54.43
pounds of butterfat.
Fl. B. Getty, Registered Guernsey
4 years old, 979 pounds of milk, 5000
pounds of butterfat.
j. H. Fritz, Registered Holstein
years old, 1905 pounds of milk, 1854
pounds of butterfat
c. S. Bollinger, Graded Jersey, 10
years old, 1917 pounds of milk, 48.72
pounds of butterfat.
c. D. Harman, Graded Holstein
years old, 1044 pounds of milk
48.O2 pounds of butterfat
Robert Gist, Jersey, 7 years old
1892 pounds Of milk, 47.47 pounds OF
butterfat.
Robert Gist, Registered Jersey, s
years old, 772 pounds of milk, 47.O9
pounds of butterfat
j. H. Devilbiss, Graded Guernsey
S58 pounds of milk, 1922 pounds OF
butterfat.
H. B. Getty. Native, years old
1901 pounds of milk, 1904 pounds OF
butterfat.
r. P Bale, Graded Guernsey, 5
years old, 1921 pounds of milk, 1884
pounds of butterfat
G. S. Bollinger, Graded Guernsey
y years old, 1928 pounds of milk
1862 pounds of butterfat
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19

Monday. January l5th.-Sarepta ),
and Grace l.. Ingham, administra-
trices CT john ". ingham, deceased
returned inventory Of personal prop
prtv. money. and received order tO
sell personal property
Esther Y. and William J. Brown
administrators of William F. Brown
deceased. returned an inventory OF
debts and money, reported sale of per
sOnal property and settled their first
ard final account
Mary {. Rakestraw received an
order to withdraw funds.
William r.. George z. and Walter
E. Allen. executors of Charles w
Alien. received an order to transfer
mortgage.
Tuesday. January 16th.-Mary J.
FIickinger, eXecutriX of Harvey G.
Flickinger, deceased, returned an in
ventOry of debts.
The sale of real estate of George
W. Caples, deceased, by Margaret E
Caples, eXecutrix, was finally rati-
fed and confirmed.
The last will and testament OF
Mark A. Aldridge, deceased, was ad-
mentary were granted to Rachel r
Aldridg4 who received warrant to
appraise and an order to notify
creditors.
Charles W, Martha M. and Hilda
G.. Arnold, administrators of Jennie
Arnold. deceased, returned an inven-
tory of personal property and re-
Ceived an order to sell same.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
Reformation Sunday to he Celebrated
Sunday.

Educational, or Reformation Sun
day. will be celebrated in Sunday
Schools of the Reformed Church
throughout the nation Sunday, with
special services emphasizing the
blessing conferred upon the world by
the Protestant Reformation.
A campaign has been launched in
the Reformed Churches for Sunday
School extension work, in connection
with which a Children's Endowment
Fund Of 100000 is being raised. Old
and young have enlisted in the cam
paign, the children collecting dimes
and nickels in their thanksgiving
boxes, while the adults are purchas-
ing tivedollar participating shares in
the fund.
Many churches will raise S100, $500
or $500 in this manner. Scores Of
Adult Bible Glasses and Sunday
School classes are taking three, five
and ten shares. The money-raising
will continue until April, when the
Sunday School Increase Campaign
comes to an end.
Religious education is the key
note Of the campaign. The day is
upon us when We should be pushing
ILL IIAC uIA1OSl NlSOI Tic mdIICE Ol
week day religious instruction." says
the Reformed Church Messenger,
which devotes an entire number to
the campaign.
Already the Methodists, Baptists,
not to speak of the Lutherans and
Episcopalians are aggressively pro-
noting this enterprise, while the Re-
formed Church one of the first to
point out the necessity and possibility
of it, is forced to sit by with idle
hands, and that at time when this
glorious opportunity for real religious
education of the young is fairly
thrusting itself upon us.
ITO think of Sunday School activity
apart from extension or missionary
work, looking toward the organization
OF new Sunday Schools and support
OF weak schools, is impossible, and
yet our efforts at this point are
most inadequate when compared with
the need Of the hour
The Rev. DR.. Rufus w. Miller, says:
81 hail with joy the establishment of
the "Children's Endowment Fund" of
100000 because it is not only a most
fitting memorial for the Four Humid
redth Anniversary of the Reformation
but it is also the right kind of pre-
paration n the part Of the church at
large to meet the religious needs of
the children"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
COURT HOUSE NEWS
Transfers Of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Transfers of Real Estate.

Harry x. Oursler and wife TO Jas
G. Crawford, convey 1850 square
feet of land, for SlO.
David r. and Bernard l.. Rlnehart
executors. to Helen NJ Rinehart, con
vey 60 square roods, for $4,000.
Meadow Branch Congregation tt
William E Frock and wife, conVe!
40 square perches, for $500.
Emma G. Vogelsong ct al. to Chas
/. Horrick and wife, convey one acre
of land, for $500.
Rebecca Loats to Charles M. Masen
heimer, conveys 2 rs acres, fol
$3.50.
George E. Roop and Edith l. Main
executors, to William H. Main, con
yev 1897 acres, for $3.50.
Theodore J. Killer and wife to Chas
J. Velnosky and wife, convey 10 acres
for S.
Charles j. Velnosky and wife t.
Theodore G. Killer and wife, conVe!
1910 square feet, for s..
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Clarke, of
Baltimore, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Theodore Keeney Clarke, to Mr.. j.
Hampton Baumgardner, formerly OF
this city. The date OF the wedding
will be announced later
William Mcmillan and wife, Roy
Dell and wife, Bessie Rill, Hattie
Rill, Grace Rill, Esther Dell, Russell
Dell, Walter Dell, Raymond Dell,
Granville Abbott, Bertha Weaver,
Ruth Mcmillan and Roland Dell
visited Mrs. George Mcmillan, or
Patapsco! ..
Mr.. John L. Schweigart, who had
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and MRS.
John S. Schweigart, West Main street,
left Wednesday for Balboa Heights
Panama, where he is employed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
Marriage Licenses.

Harry I. Bond New Windsor, and
Evelyn T. Jones, Eastview.
James o. Ridgely, Howard county,
and Josephine W. Warf1eld, Sykes
Vile.
Benjamin r. Dingle and Edith May
kurtz, both Of keymar.
Elgie Deberry, Detour, and Carrie
l.. Grimm, New Midway.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
NEW BANKING INSTITUTION

Oscar D. Gilbert, Geo. P. Panebaker,
Joseph n Shriver, Francs c. Sharrer,
Edward o. Weant and Robert S. Shriv-
er. Frank C. Sharrer, president; Os-
car d. Gilbert, vice-president, and
John H. Cunningham, cashier.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
County Commissioners.

The board met and transacted the
following business on Monday
A special pension of S. was grant
ed Clara Lennon, Of Myers district.
Milton Ingham, of Hampstead dis
trict. was rdered to the Springfield
State Hospital for treatment, at the
expense of the county.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
Salem Lutheran Charge.

st. John's-Sunday school a. IN.
Preaching 10 a. m. st. Benjamin s
Sunday school l p. m. Preaching 2 p.
m. Stephen Travers, pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
DingIe-KurtZ.

Benjamin r. Dingle and Edith May
Kurtz, both of Keymar, were married
Wednesday evening at the Lutheran
parsonage, Taneytown, by the pastor,
Rev. L. B. Hafer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19
WEDDINGS. .
Deberry-Grimm.

Thursday morning Elgie Deberry,
Of Detour, and Carrie l.. Grimm, of
New Midway, were married by Rev.
l.. B. Hafer, at the Lutheran parson-
age, Taneytown.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-19

But the automobile lacks horse
sense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
LOAN TRAITOR VIOLATES
TRUST As BOND SELLER
IN SCRANTON DISTRICT

The first instance Of any effort to thwart
the success Of the second Liberty Loan that
has been brought to light in the Philadel-
phia Federal Reserve District has been re-
ported from Scranton. Reports received
today from the Scranton Liberty Loan COM
mittee are to the effect that one OF the
supposed workers on that committee has
been found to be untrue to his trust and
TO be working against the bonds.
The name Of the man in question Is being
withheld pending his arrest, which Is ex-
pected soon, but Il Is alleged that he volun-
teered to work on the Liberty Loan COM
mittee and that after his offer of services
was accepted II was discovered that he was
circulating statements that the United
States should not be in the war, that the
bonds would never he redeemed, and that
there was no need to buy bonds, because
the Government could get all the money II
needed from the banks, and that the war
would be over before there would be any
necessity for the money.
The matter has been brought to the at
tention of United states District Attorney
John NJ. McCourt, of the Scranton district
and a vigorous prosecution Of the alleged
Stacker is expected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
STATES BANKS SHOW
BIG RESOURCE GAINS
Commissioner Lafean Reports
Gratifying Increases in Six
Months Ended Aug. 81
HARRISBURG. Oct. 90.


Great gains in the number of depositors
I'm the banks and trust companies ard in
the resources of the financial institutions of
Pennsylvania during the siX-month period
closed August 81 are shown today in the
report of State Banking Commissioner Dam
iel +. Lafean. At the same time the num-
ber of persons having savings accounts
decreased, although the resources of the
savings banks increased.
The report shows that the total increase
in resources for the three classes is $63,-
962,291.O2 and the total increase in the
number of depositors is 1928.
The number of deposit accounts in trust
companies was increased the most, The re-
port shows that on March 22 there were
1,421,545 accounts and on August 21 there
were /, 1,614,494, an increase of 1872, The
resources of the trust companies increased
S51,9sO,2S9.31 to $1,130,799 ,4s1.S6. There
are 302 trust companies.
The number of deposit accounts in State
banks increased 1900 to 707,434 in the
same period while the resources increased
$l1, $3.50, ,66O.O6 to S26S,4s0,1s7 There was
an increase OF four new banks, bringing
the total TO 202
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
EDUCATIONAL BOYCOTT
ON GERMANY PLANNED
British Schools Will Seek to Obtain
American Students After
the War

LONDON, Oct. 2O.-An educational boy.
colt will be clapped down upon Germany
by the Allies as soon as peace comes, sev'
eral large educational institutions OF Ems.
land, it became known today, are ALREADY
laying plans to compete actively with Ger
man universities and to break their mo-
nopolly of educating students from America
and other parts of the world.
The main drive of the British institution
is directed toward diverting the stream oi
American students from the Teuton schooh
into English schools. Already certain con-
cessions to American students are an.
nounced. Both oxford and Cambridge an
making changes in their curricula with
view to attracting American shcolars aiter
the war oxford has decided to grant tns
Phi. u. degree, which has never before been
conferred, for the special benefit of Amen-
can cousins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
ALL SHIPBUILDING YARDS
NOW ARE TRAINING CAMPS
Schools Conducted to Provide Officers
and Men for New Merchant
Marine

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-Every ship
building yard In the country is training
camp, a ''Plattsburg" of industry. re-
vival of the days when American clippers
were best on the seven seas is sought by
turning mechanics and laborers into expert
shipwrights while schools are teaching Of
fcers for the new American merchant ma
rine.
Under direction of the United States
Shipping Board, every yard engaged in war
work-aDd that means virtually all yards
is calling men inside the guarded premises
and giving them a course of instruction.
There is a degree Of military training, too.
"Dilution of labor" is being practiced in
the Governments shipbuilding program.
Apprentices and helpers are being scattered
among the skilled workers and trained by
them. Naval officers and inspectors watch
ing every step of the work and speeding up
the yards to overtake submarine destruc-
tion give the yards a martial atmosphere.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
Bequests Made to Charities

Bequests Of $500 TO the Home for Aged
and Inhrm Colored Persons and 5000 each
10 the Mercy Hospital and School OF Nurses.
st. Mlchael's and All-Angels' Mission, 6l2
North Forty-third street, and Bethany Mis-
sion. 1897 Brandywine street, are included
IN the will OF William A. Wilmer 1906
Berks street, which. as probated today, dis
noses of effects valued at $500 Other
Wills probated include those Of Martin Berg
1928 North Thirty-third street. which In
private bequests disposes Of property worth
s5O.iOO; Thomas NJ. Roberts, Camden, N
T.. SIS, 900 Wilhelmina G. Wagner, 2106
North Fifteenth street, $1,000; G. Allen
smith. 44is Baitimore avenue, $4,000. and
Kate I. 3. koenig, 14l9 Poplar street
gig0o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
FUTURE DRAFTS
BY NEW SYSTEM
General Crowder Divides
Remaining Registrants
Into Five Glasses
LOCAL WORK SIMPLIFIED
Assignment of Each Man Will
Depend Upon Economic Worth
Compared With His Fellows
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20
A new system of choosing men for future
drafts was announced this afternoon by
Provost Marshal General Crowder. II
divides the remainder of the reglstrants
not included among the first $4,000 sent to
cantonments into five classes. It reduces the
work Of local boards and provides In a de.
tailed QUESTIONABLE the personal history
Of each man on which his classification is
based.
The QUESTIONABLE will be mailed TO
every registered man not yet in the service
on date to be fixed, Seven days is given
each man to fill in and return the sheet.
The local board then assigns each man to
one of the five classes. Those in class one
are called up for physical examination
first; those in class two, second. etc
The class TO which a man is assigned
will depend upon his economic worth as
compared with his elow-registrants," said
the announcement.
The questionable, which is probably des-
tined to become famous. is known as "num-
ber 1000"
It's invention reduces tho local board,
work by so per cent. In the first draft now
being finished the boards used 1872 forms
The new system will require about twenty
''The classification" said Crowder. "wi
be based upon every conceivable condi
tion from the family or occupationa
standpoint that should probably be ad
vanced by a man desiring to be excused
from military duty
Every opportunity for appeal from such
classification by the local board has beer
retained and perfected, but proceedings have
been greatly simplfed"
The classfcations main purpose is eco
nomlc, IL was informally stated In class
will naturally fall those men who can Civ,
no good reason against being sent to camp
Glass will be composed of the first lint
of married men who have no real depend
ents. In class the highly skilled will bt
placed, as they may be necessary for wal
industries. In the fourth class will com,
the married men with many children, anC
i'm the fifth class men who might be called
"discards," unfit for military service excep
in an emergency.
The order number drawn for each mar
in the great lottery here last July will
determine the turn in the class in which
each man is called In that class.
"The man who can least be spared either
as the head of n family or the head Of a
business necessary TO the defense of the
nation will be the last to GO" stated the
announcement.
This, 1t was informally explained, an
piled to exemptions in each class
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
SAMMEES INSPIRE
FRENCH STATESMAN
Former Prime Minister I'M
pressed With Bearing and
Purpose Of u. S. Men
ADAPTATION REMARKABLE
By SEN, GEORGES CLEMENCEAU


,,,- Former Prime Minister Of France.
tWriucn for the International News ServiceO
PARIS, oct CBy mail to New York;
oct. 90.
7 wanted to sec the Americans and
visited their camp. It was not idle Curios-
fly that led me to their quarters during my
recent trip to the front The traditional
French sympathy for the United States and
its wonderful people, deepened by the ac-
tive renewal Of a common alliance Of
thought that has endured for 14O years and
resulted in the armed Intervention OF the
great Republic and the presence of its
troops within the fighting lines, all COM
bincd TO draw me to the American camp
60 present the salutatlons Of a French
friend to the young men who have come out
of the west to give battle TO the barbarians
to drive them back under the intcrtwned
flags Of America and France.
And then--why not admit il frankly?-I
wanted TO see, as much as the men whose
reputation for audaCity and intrepidity is
worldwide, their organization and how they
are adapting themselves in tho shortest
possible time to conditions Of warfare that
found oven the oldest armies Of Europe
unprcparcd
Above ALL I was struck by the morale
that this rtce from across the sea inspired
in presenting itself before us as the dis
. interested champion Of right without any
thought Of conquest gain.
1t was 4 Sunday morning when I arrived
and a sabbath stiffness pervaded the entire
camp. number Of soldiers were stretched
out in the fields while others were perched
on piled-up stones, which they seemed to
find easy seats Many were mingling with
the inhabitants of the village, talking to
them in sign language of their own inven-
| tiOn.
There were r number Of women and chill
drcn among them. a little later the GEN
eral in command told me 1t was astonsh-
ing how quickly real friendships have sprung
up between the Americans and the villagers,
the latter showing even more hospitality
toward the Americans than toward their
own soldiers.
When I was presented to the general
he greeted me with the simple directnesS
which is the charm of their existence and
l at once felt at liberty to get right to
the purpose of my business. ! started upon
my problem Of American preparedness,
nointing out successfully the weak spots
| in the organization and what has been done
| to remedy them.
In conclusion the general said to me {:
| understand, we have not come to France
| TO treat the people to military parades and
| spectacles We have a clearly defined
| object known TO every citizen Of the Repub-
| lie and set forth i'm plain, clear English
| by our President with the appreciation of
! the entire country. We are here to lend
! all our efforts toward the crushing of the
| barbarians who have made the world un-
| safe"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
PEACE TERMS DRAWN
BY STOCKHOLM BODY
Free Ireland and Restoration of
AL Conquered Lands Com
prise Conditions

STOCKHOLM, oct. 2O-A manifesto de-
claring that from the experience of the
three years war it is not wise to draw the
conclusion that there will be a victory by
neither side in 1917 or 1913, or even later,
has been drawn up by the organization COM
mittee of the peace conference. It indicates
as the general conditions under which it
considers peace should be made the COM
plete evacuation Of all occupied territorie-
in Europe and the colonies and the restora-
ton Of devastated territories by means of
an international fund. The special condt-
tions demanded by the manifesto are:
The complete political and economical
re-establishment of Belgium, with cultural
autonomy for Flanders and the restoration
of all contributions and acquisitions raised
contrary to international law, the amount of
damages TO be paid by Germany to be left
to The Hague arbitration court.
Solution of the Alsace-Lorraine ques-
ton TO be arrived at by a plebiscite.
"The restoration of Serbia, which in COM
mon with Bulgaria and Greece would have
free access to the district and port of Sal
Bulgaria to be, given eastern Macedonia
as far as the Nardar.
tricts of Austria and Germany to enjoy as
wide autonomy as possible, and the differ
ent nattonalties OF russians 70 enjoy ter
ritorial autonomy within federative re-
"The independence of Finland united to
Russia.
"Solution of the problem of Bohemia by
means of the reunion of the Czechs, in a
single federative state, with Austria
1.-THE Italian districts of Austria not
SThe political Independence OF Ireland
within the dominion OF Great Britain.
'''Fhe independence of Turkish Armenia.
'The international solution of the Jewish
problem, and personal independence for the
Jews in the districts Of Russia, Austria
Rumania and Poland, where they are
massed, together with protection for the
Jewish colony of Palestine.
"The manifesto declares in favor Of COM
pulsory arbitration, general disarmament
the suppression OF any kind of economic
warfare and the extension of parliamentary
contrOl over foreign policy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
OATS MILLERS PLEDGE
ASSISTANCE TO HOOVER
Agree to Limit Sales, Prohibit Specu-
lation and Assist in Holding
Down Price

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Resolutlons TO
limit forward sales, prohibit speculation and
assist in reducing the price of rolled oats
were passed today by the war-emergency
committee of the National Association of
oats Millers in conference with T. F. Wit
marsh and S. f. Evans, of the United States
Food Administration staff. Impending
Federal licensing was discussed as applied
to millers and distributors The associa-
ton represents virtually the entire oat
milling interests of the country.
The committee is made up of John G.
Reid, National oats Company st. Louis ;
James H. Douglas, Quaker Oats Company,
Chicago; G. NJ. Rich, Purity oats Company,
Keokuk, Ia. and +. A. Mcclellan, H-O Com
pany, Buffalo.
This committee will cooperate closely
with the food administration and the trade
for the duration of the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-20
FAKE SOLICITORS AT WORK
Naval Intelligence Office Seeking Men
Canvassing for Directory

Government officials are searching for
several men who it is alleged are seeking
advertisements from business men of this
city for publication in an alleged directory
of the United States navy. published at the
navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa" The scheme,
according to the Naval Intelligence Office,
is a fake and the solicitors for the alleged
publication should be looked upon with
suspicion"
According to the Intelligence Office, the
solicitors have been taking a deposit on
each advertisement and issuing a receipt
signed by b. II. Blair. THE solicitors are
not in uniform" an official at the navy yard
stated "and besides no directory is being
printed here. If any soliciting is to he done
by the Navy Department it will be done by
men in uniform who will be provided with
the proper credentials"