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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17
Observe Mothers Day.

Last Sunday evening an elaborate pro-
gram was renderedin Mt. Tabor Reform
ed church at Rocky Ridge by children of
that community in commemoration of
Mothers Day. Music was furnished by
the local choir and the choir from the
Reformed church at Creagerstown. A
special selection was sang by Misses
Helen Creager, of Thurmont, and Fern
Shook, of Rocky Ridge. The church was
crowded, and all seemed very much pleas
ed with that which they saw and heard
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17

"Chamberlains Tablets Have Done
Wonders For Me-"
81 have been sufferer from stomach
trouble for a number of years. and al
though have used great number of
remedies recommended for this COM
plant, Chamberlain Tablets is the first
medicine that has given me positive and
lasting relief" writes Mrs. Ann Kadin,
Spencerport, N. Y. chamberlain s
Tablets have done wonders for me and
value them very highly" Obtainable
everywhere.
Advertisement
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17
twenty-five Bills Drafted
For Consideration At Extra
Session of Legislature.

The State Councilof Defense, of which
Mr.. Carl R. Gray is chairman, made pub
lie last Friday the tentative program it
has prepared to put Maryland on a war
basis and which is to be submitted to the
extra session of the Legislature.
The summary of the bills proposed has
been made by Attorney General Richie
and sent to all members of the Legisla-
ture and all newspapers in the state.
In the statement accompanying the
summary Chairman Gray said:
1.-The Council has carefully considered
certain measures which should properly
be submitted to an extra session of the
Legislature, as directly representing war
measures.
AT the request of this Council, the
Acknowledgement has drafted tentative
bills covering these suggestions, and a
digest of those which have been prepar-
ed, or are being considered, is contained
in phamphlet which, inclosed herewith.
1.-The Council and the Attorney-General
wish particularly to emphasize that they
will preserve an open mind with respect
to any or all of these measures. Before
the extra session convenes it expects to
make to the Governor its specific and
defnate recommendations
"A copy of the pamphlet has been pro-
vided to each member of the Legislature
and to the press. sufficiently in advance
for full and frank discussion of the
merits, or demerits, of any or all of the
proposed measures which has been con-
sidered"
The following are the subjects of some
of these bills:
Authorizing the Governor to organize
the Maryland State Guard. If the num-
bcr of volunteers is not sufficient, there
will be draft, and the Guard will be
subject to all regulations governing the
National Guard.
The Governor is given authority to
create State Constabulary. These to
be under a superintendent and subject
to the same physical tests as are requir-
ed of applicants for appointment on the
Baltimore police force.
A bill authorizing the firemen of the
counties and county town to organize
themselves into County or Town Guards.
A bill amending the military laws and
providing additional penalty for refusing
to answer questions relating to military
enrolment or for giving false answers;
providing penalty of not enrolling on or
der issued by the Governor; giving ex-
press authority to classify all persons
enrolled with respect to age, marriage,
dependents, training, occupation, and to
draft from any such classes as he may
direct.
By proclamation, the Governor may re-
quire every citizen above ID years of age
of any country with which the United
States Is at war to register, and provide
a fine for not 80 doing.
in conformity with recommendation
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17
Navy Recruits Wanted.
Splendid Opportunities For
Young Men In This Service.


The Navy recruiting authorities OF
Maryland are loud in their praise
for the excellent personnel of the
young men applying for the naval
service, both in the recent drive"
for 500 recruits in response to the
Presidents first call for volunteers
and the "follow-up" campaign that
is being made since the close of the
period in which Maryland raised the
quota assigned it by the Bureau OF
Navigation.
1t SEEMS" said Lieut.. P. L. Will
son, Maryland's Navy Recruiting
Officer, THAT the very best type of
men in the State are Offering their
service in this critical time and this
is indeed great satisfaction to the
Navy Department officials"
Never before in the history OF
Americas aquatic arm of defense
were better opportunities offered for
young men going into this branch OF
the service.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
announced that in the future 100
bright young men will be picked each
year from the enlisted personnel to
be sent to the Naval Academy and
trained as officers. This in addition
to the increased opportunities for ad-
vancemcnt to the warrant rank in
which commissioned chiefs receive
after II years the pay, allowances
and privileges Of senior lieutenant
in the Navy.
With the country in state OF war
with the Teutonic powers and the
fire OF patriotism burning keenly in
the breast Of every young man in the
State, the men who have served long
in the Navy and know its advantages
over the opportunities in CIVILIAN life
are firm in the conviction that Mary
land-with the enviable record OF be-
ing the only State in the Eastern
Naval Division to raise its quota ir
the prescribed time-will be among
the first States in the Union supply
ing men to bring up the Navy to $780,
600. A bill authorizing this increase
has already received favorable actor
in the House of Representatives.
No young man in the State need
have any doubts about the exception
al advantages of the Navy. All he
needs do is ask any man who ha:
served honorably in this branch O.
the service and he will be advised tt
60 into the Navy with the intention
of making it his permanent avocation
Minors desiring to apply must oh.
tain the written consent of their par
cnts or legal guardian, forms fo1
which purpose may be procured from
the postmasters of the various towns
and cities of the State, or directly
from the Navy Recruiting stations.
Full particulars on Navy enlist
ment can be obtained from the near
est postmaster; directly from the
Navy Recruiting Station, Calvert anc
Lexington streets, Baltimore, or from
the recruiting substations at Cumber
land and Hagerstown.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17
Will Attend Church.

Jason Damuth Post No. 80, G. A R.
of this place, will attend services in the
Lutheran church, Sunday morning next
at 10. 80 o'clock. All old soldiers are cor
daily invited to join the Post in this SER
vice. At this time the membership of
the Post is 20.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17
Cold Weather.

The temperature the past week has
been low, frosts occurring in this vicinity.
From Cumberland and other mountain
sections SHOWS have fallen at various
times. A change to warmer is now due.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17
Rheumatism.

If you are troubled with chronic or
muscular rheumatism give Chamberlain
Liniment trial. The relief from pain
which it affords is alone worth many
times its cost. 0btainabie everywhere.
Advertisement.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17
LeaGue Anniversary.

On Sunday evening last the Epworth
League of the Methodist Episcopal church
held it's anniversary service. AN excel
lent program was rendered to large and
appreciative audience.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17
DEATHS.

Obituaries, poetry and resolutions,
charged for at the rate of five cents per
line. The regular death notices publish
ed free.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-05-17
For County Com missioner.

For County Commissioner.
At the solicitation of my many friends,
I hereby announce myself as candidate
for the flee of County Commissioner
for Fred scick county, saoj,:t to the de-
cision of the Republican Primaries, and
respectfully solicit your support.
VERNON G.. SMITH,
inch 29tp Lewistown District.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03
Beautiful Bennington
CBy George b. sears)

10y GeorSe u. SehIs)
Beautiful hills and mountains grand,
Beautiful valleys and fertile land,
Beautiful streams that fishermen
know,
Beautiful landscapes where'er you go.
Sparkling springs from the hillsides
flow,
Beautiful sunsets with golden glow
Beautiful meadows and pastures green,
Beautiful flowers as ever were seen.
Beautiful trees the homes OF the birds,
Beautiful shades for focks and herds
Beautiful bells that call us to prayer
Beautiful visions of the ''Home over
there
Beautiful friendships that sweeter
grow,
As the shadows lengthen with heaven
ly glow,
Beautiful thoughts of the sweet bye
and byes,
Where joys supersede the tears and
the signs.
Beautiful monument towering high,
In honor of patriots asleep near by,
Most beautiful region under the sun.
Beautiful, beautiful Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03

Mr.Dater is a firm friend of "Fruit-a-
tives". He believes in the healing and
restoring powers of these wonderful
tablets made from fruit juices. He
knows-because he tried "Fruit-a-tives"
when he was i'll and suffering, and is in
a position to speak with authority.
sos FIRST AVE-, Troy, NY.
April Goth. 1916
s'I have been a sufferer for years
with kidney Trouble and Const.Pa-
ton. l tried ;'Fruit-a-tives" about a
month ago, and with almost immediate
results. The Kidney Trouble has disap-
peared and the Constipation is fast
leaving me'' HENRY DATER.
'sFruit-a,tivesn is thegreatest Kidney
Remedy in the world, and is equally
effective in relieving Constipation.
5Oc "a box, 6 for $50, trial size 2bc. AT
all dealers or sent on receipt OF price
by Fruit-a-tiyes Limited, OGDENS-
BURG. NEW YORK,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03
FRAlL HUMANITY.
Here and There and Everywhere VIII
the Personal Equation.

Here and There and Everywhere With
the Personal Equation.
New York has opened its first horse
meat market.
A New York burglar boarded a YES
sci at the wharf and stole monkey
valued at $1,000.
The death.rate among American min.
ers from accidents last year was the
lowest in Is years Safety first!"
A S150,000 monument to Jefferson
Davis will be erected shortly at Fair
view, KY, bis birthplace. 1t will be
$50 feet high.
/ DR. stephen Smith, dean Of New
4 York surgeons, is still busy at the age
Of "a, and says work is the best recipe
for longevity
! Over S300,0O0.009 was paid in New
York during 1916 for ice cream, which
was over twice as much as. the and
10 cent stores took in.
The falsehood still persists that the
newspapers and periodicals OF thi:
country are receiving subsidy Of $50,
000,000 year from the government.
A Kansas ranchman recently enter
tanned $500 neighhors in new $40
600 residence erected on the site o
| the log cabin built by his father 4
| years ago.
l The President of the Utah Agricu
| tural college says agricultural college
teach too much about chemistry an
not enough about child rearing an
| mcthercraftq w so
| Applications for q volume of insu
) ance totalling nearly 100000 are d
, elined every day by the life companiC
of the United States because of III
nftness of the applicants.
In ten years the New York subwa
has carried nearly three billion pa
sengers. or twice the population of Il
world and only one passenger HI
been killed in train accident.
A Brooklyn, N. Y. man. because
was penali2ed for being in AREA
with his water tax. went home al
turned two faucets on and left the
running day and night TO get eve
with the city.
A society leader and dog fancier
Burlingame, Cal, has offered her ma
sion for sale at an especially low mi
to any Chinese, Japanese or negro,
cause of local law limiting the pp
Der of dogs to a household -Lesli'
Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03
were severely injured by stones thrown
by the crowds.


We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case Of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY q Co, Toledo, O..
Wo. the undersigned. have known J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable IN ALI bnsincss
transactions and financially abla 10 carry
out any obligations made by HIS Arm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COAMERCE,
Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally.
acting directly upon the blood and riu-
cous surfaces OF The systsu, Testimonlaie
sent tree. Price IS cents ger bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. =.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03
FRANK E. HOWE. Editor and Pub
Tuesday, July 8, 1917.

The return of the Russians to ac
ton is encouraging, but too much
should not be expected of them and
the reports from Petrograd should not
be relied on without confirmation. II
VIII be remembered that during the
retreat from Poland, during which the
Russians lost million or more men
the dispatches from Petrograd claimed
a victory every day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03
SAFETY Flrst wIth couah and cold

"Oh. Just cough" today may be-
come grippe or pneumonia tomorrow.
Thousands die from neglected colds.
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery beIore
your cough becomes chronic. A few
doses check the cold by killing the
germs. The healing balsams soothe
the throat, loosen the phlegm and
clear the air passages of seoretions
which provoke coughing Contains
mildly laxative ingredients which re-
move the waste that aggravates the
cold. At your druggist 5Oca $'OO'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03
GERMANS RIOT FOR sPuDs
Police Are Injured BY Stones Thrown
by Crowd.

Amsterdam, July 1.-The Handles
blad prints a report of disturbances
over the supply Of potatoes In Amster-
dam. Hundreds of women and youths
collected in the Cruisweg, where a
few nntatoes had arrived. Only a
small portion OF the crowd could be
supplied.
Thousands of persons, the news
paper adds, beseiged dock where a
small barge with potatoes for hospitals
had been tied up. The crowd was
driven off by mounted police, but they
vented their feelings on the police
building, where all the windows were
broken. Several mounted policeme
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03

The Fourth of July is the first holt
day of the United States as nation,
but there are two states in the Union
where it is not legal holiday. In
this respect it is second to Christmas
which is'a legal holiday in every state
There are no national holidays in this
country as in many foreign lands. In
this country the matter OF legal holi
days is controlled by the severa
states.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03

All subscriptions payable In advance
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03
DONE look Jack. IOok ahead

What has gone before is not so i'm
portant as what is to come If you ap-
preclate the necessity OF looking ahead
YOU will value the service of life in
sulance. National Life 1ns. Co, Of
Vt. (Mutual) Earle S. Kinsley, Gen
eral Agent. Mead Building, Rutland
Vermont. AdV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03
- e. s-----'- - -
MRS. DE BoER WEEDS.
Widow Of j. A. DeBoer Becomes Wife
of VIM. 3. Coates of Albany.

Montpelier, July Word has been
received In the city of the marriage OF
Mrs. Augusta c. DeBoer OF Montpelier,
widow of the late Joseph A. DeBoer,
to William b. Coates of Albany, n u
the ceremony having occurred at st
Peters church, Albany, June 2s. Mr.
and Mrs. Coates are on a brief wed
ding trip and viii be at home after
August / at oxford Road, Albany, n
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-03
WOMEN ACT AS MAGISTRATES
They Take Charge of Social Welfare
Work in Berlin.

r,-lin. via London. July 1.-The
first women eleated to the Berlin mag
lstracy have received their appoint
mentG.
They have been assigned to take
charge OF public social welfare work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11

cations are toward further reduc-
ton in the output during the first
half Of the current year. 1t does
not matter to the United States if
less gold is produced, but the case of
silver is different. Canada has pro-
duced 100000 ounces less, and the
Mexican mines yield only one-half
the normal total. With the demand
for silver at the present level, this
situation Is certain to result in
very large advance in silver values.
Efforts are being made at present
to reopen the silver mines in the
United States that were abandoned
when silver went down to the level
of about 80 to 60 cents. The unfort-
innate experience of the past is act
ing as a deterrent to people taking
a serious interest in silver mines.
Even NOW there is no confidence in
the prospect of silver remaining at
or near the present prices. When
there is some sort of an assurance
that prices will remain high we are
certain to see an unusual measure
CT activity in silver mining in the
United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
Bank Elections

Additional bank elections yesterday
resulted in the following changes:
Coal and Iron National Bank: Retir-
ing directors we're reelected and John
F. Birmingham, president Of the Della
ware, Lackawsna & Western Coal Co.,
William NJ. Hsger, assistant to the
president and director OF the American
Car & Foundry Company, and STANLEY
p. Jadwin, o. II. Jsdwin & Sons, were
added to the board
Broadway Central Bank: Charlie. B.
Toole was elected director to succeed
II. W. Armstrong, jr., resigned. Francis
Crave, formerly cashier. was elected
vice-president and cashier. J. NJ.
Lotsch was elected assistant cashier to
fiji a vacancy.
Public Bank: William d. Walker,
president Of the American Thermos
Bottle Company, was elected to the
board All retiring directors were
reelected.
National City Company: Charles s.
Wall was elected secretary, succeeding
Thomas A. Reynolds, who has been
elected cashier OF the National City
Bank.
Franklin Trust Company: Herbert l..
Pratt and Robert G.. Hutchins, jr, have
been elected new directors to fill
vacancies.
Metropolitan Savings Bank: Robert
d. Andrews has been elected president,
succeeding A. S. Hutchins, resigned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
Life Insurance
Versus War Costs

Resources exceeding Ss66.OOO'OOo
were shown by the New York Life In
surance Company in the seventy-sec-
ond annual report issued yesterday. In
a table of comparisons drawn by OAR
win p. Kingsley, president, it is point
ed out that this huge sum represents
less than ten days cost Of the Euro
pean war.
The amount Of insurance in force IN
the company Mt the end Of 1916 was
over $500. OO0,0 900, slightly less than
tho monthly increase of Europe's war
debts in that year.
New business Of the company TOT
1916 OF more than $263,0OO, 900, OF
which approximately s24o,ooo'OOQ was
socurod in the United States, would
nav the wars costs for less than three
days.
The company's statement showed re-
auctions in the mortality and expense
rates and increases in the interest
rate and new business. Total income
for the year aggregated Sl38.559'S96'
OF which S10,241 ,497 was derived from
new business and SS2,s43,Ol5 from re-
newal Of premiums.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
S80,000,O00 LOSS
IN OIL FIELDS
OF RUMANIA
Leading German Electrical
Companies Report Big
Gain in Earnings
BY ERNST KAHN
fBy wireless To The Trpuns Ma ssyrill,l

TB, Wireless 10 The Trpuns va ssyVillel
Berlin, Jan. 10.-The destruction
of property in the Rumanian oil
fields by retreating enemy forces has
proven considerably heavier than ex-
pected, the loss amounting to APP
proximately $8O,O00,OOO A special
corps of English engineers under
took to destroy producing property
throughout the entire district to pre-
vent its falling into German hands.
The attempt was not entirely sue
cessful, however, as large stocks of
oil were found intact and uninjured.
The principal losses from property
destroyed by the enemy have fallen
on Rumanian and foreign oil COM
panies.
Twenty leading German electrical
manufacturing works reported earn
ings of 04,000,000 marks last year,
after the deduction of charges
amounting 10 100000 marks, COM
pared with 100000 marks earned
in the last peace year, after deduc-
tions of 28,0OO,OOO marks.
The number of failures in Ger
many last year was 2,279, compared
with 1854 in 1915, 1879 in 1914 and
9,725 in 1913. The sharp decrease
has been due largely to protecting
war legislation.
After twenty-nine months without
stock quotations, price list Of lead
ing securities has been published.
Compared with pre-war levels, most
stocks show surprising advances.
The exceptions are the securities of
brewing concerns, cement works and
steamship companies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
LONDON WAITING
FOR NEW LOAN
Forthcoming War Bonds
Expected to Yield Over
5 Per Cent
BY FRANCIS W. HIRST
tBy Cable 10 The Tribune

London, Jan. 10.-Little definite in
formation as to the terms of the
new loan has been disclosed, either
officially or semi-officially. Bonar
Law has consulted many experts,
and the impression is that there will
be various lines for investors.
The only important points gener-
ally accepted are that the lean will
yield more than 5 per cent and that
rich folk who fear for the socialis-
tic future will be allowed to sub
scribe to be free of the income tax
loan.
The pride of Scotland has been
outraged on past occasions by the ar
rival Of war loan prospectuses in
Glasgow and Edinburgh a day later
than in London. Thi1 time, thanks
to a slight postponement, the pro-
spectuses Will be issued simultane-
ously in London, Edinburgh and
Dublin.
DEGREES restricting the output Of
beer and confectionery are still ex-
pected.
After conference Of Journal
lists, a well known London editor
said TO me: This is a war Of
stomachs, rather than purses" In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11
ORDERS
AT NEW HIGH
WATER MARK
Buying of Railroad Equip
ment Is Reflected in
December Increase

Untitled orders on the books OF the
United States Steel Corporation at the
close of business December 81 amount
ed TO 11,547,2s6 tons, or 4s8,744 tons
more than the high record set in No
vember, during which month a gain Of
,282 tons was reported.
A slowing up OF trade during the
holiday season and the inability OF
the mills to accept many orders. ex-
cept for distant delivery. were given
as the reasons for the smaller increase
in the December tonnage statement, as
compared with the previous month.
Shipments of the corporation last
month were estimated at Approximate
ly 100000 tons, against 1,375,00O tons,
the record reached earlier in the year.
The December activity was attributed
largely to buying of railroad equip
ment, orders for which aggregated over
$4,000 cars and about 500 locomotives,
the largest monthly total on record.
Much of this equipment business was
for export.
The record Of the Steel Corporations
untitled orders at the end Of each
month since the beginning Of the Eu-
ropean war follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-11

The seriousness of the economic
crisis in Argentina has apparently
been exaggerated. That, at least, is
what is indicated by the latest re-
ports from that country. Prices of
foodstuffs are high for the same rea-
son that they are high all over the
INDEPENDENTLY because demand
has been greater than ever and last
year proved bad year for crops al
most everywhere. 1t is true that ex-
ports to the Allied countries have
depleted Argentina's supplies to a
considerable extent, but there is no
real shortage. There is not likely
to be. The fear that the country will
BE- left bare of food is apparently un-
warranted, though poor crop next
year might bring about real food
crisis. In spite of the prohibition by
the government of the export Of
foodstuffs, there are no signs Of a
diminution in the volume Of grain
shipments. Evidently the government
has made no effort TO see that its de-
cree is obeyed.