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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20
BOTH WERE DENIED
New Ford As Well As Large
BankrOll.

The Cumberland News of Tuesday
printed the following anent the visit OF
two Preston county, (W. Va.) resi-
lents to that city;
Jehu Liston is as important in Valley
Point and contiguous territory in fair
old Preston county, West Virginia, as
suspenders to q tall, thin man.
"Jehu owns the big farm just north
of the town. The town doesn't hide
much of the fertile farm either. for
outside of the general merchandise
store where moving pictures are shown
every other Saturday evening from S to
9 o clock in the auditorium on the sec
ond floor and the most profitable line is
Peruna, there is little excitement in
Valley Point Jehu has one son, Will
Ian healthy buckwheat fed youth
and a Ford, the latter Just acquired
after harvesting showed a tidy little
sum to the Liston credit in the bank.
Good old Preston county buckwheat
and sausage is mighty fine food, ac-
cording to no less an authority than
Thomas Gale, the baseball expert
who is d native of those verdant West
Virginia hills. But even the natives
tire of buckWheat ard sausage ard
moving pictures "eoow," as they say
in the classified advertisement depart
ment Jehu Liston and his son Will
liam got that tired feeling just last
Sunday. They looked over the muchly
thumbed album and read the Preston
Republican again and locked the Ford
in and it was only seven O'Clock. So
father suggested to son that they 90
to the city next day for a little trip,
on their annual trip and, gosh how
they did dread it. Yesterday they
came Il miles over the hills to Cum
be1land and paid $40, all told, in police
court and returned to Preston county
and buckwheat and sausage until an
other harvesting. They almost ruined
their new Ford what with hitting an
express wagon on Centre street and
sister Ford on Baltimore street which
cost the elder Lston SIS for damages
while William paid $25 on a state charge
of beng too bibulous to father a Ford
around these busy streets"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20

that at distance they seem to have
been much like clay in the hands of the
potter
Well, anyway, royalty of today is
outwardly respectable. Kings at least
find their rulers by their own firesides
and not, as in the interestingly wicked
days of yore, among the charming
ladies in waiting. We have no Madame
du BarrYs with power to make their
whims decide the destInies of nations.
No Aspasia usurps the inalienabe right
if the welded wife to make a fool of
her lord. We have got by the stage
where Babylonish woman can declare
war to avenge an epigram.
Let US be thankful for small favors.
The modern king may be weak from
the chin up, but at least he is sensible
enough of his connublal duties to give
exclusive rights to exploit his asininity
to his own wife.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20
The FEM&LE OF TIE SPECIES.

The average male monarch of the dav
may mt snugly into Hamlet's descrip
ton OF his uncle as king of shreds and
patches, but queens-well, queens are
different! The female of the species is
more royal than the male, if ROYALTY
consists IN talent, mounting to the
status of genius, for making trouble.
In fact, one might go so far as to point
out that the exalted gentlemen who lol
on thrones in Our half-medieval twenti-
eth century world are dangerous in ex-
act proportion to the ambition of their
wives.
Witness King Gustav of Sweden, a
mediocre man, and Queen Victoria. a
really promising intriguer. The able
queen, acting through her amiable lord
and master, has pulled wires .on behalf
OF her relatives in der Vaterland which
for time resulted in a vast amount Of
solid comfort and more or less TANGIBLE
aid for Germany. And then, woman
like, she made too good Job of it. Her
PowerBehind- the throne diplomacy set
too high standard. In reaching for
the stars of perfection she tumbled
down IN heap from her steenth story
window on the asphalt pavement of a
great failure. In other words. it was
disclosed by an unfeeling American
secretary of state that she had made
Sweden's ambassadors the lackeys for
the diplomats of the home brand of
Kultur- Frightfulness. The ieweled
hands which pulled wires to jerk her
royal manikin have ended by setting up
a commotion that is rocking a throne.
Sweden is in ugly enough mood over
the revelations to discuss a republic.
Queen Sophie, wife of Constantine of
Greece and sister of the Kaiser, plot
ted the crown off her husbands head.
The German czarina provoked the
abuses which has given the car a resi-
dence in Tobolsk. Perhaps Constan-
tine and Nicholas had something to do
with their fates, but the fact remains
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20
On tIrr
Srlprtpn Mpn

We who must serve in routine ways at
home
Are somehow envious of you who go
To fit yourselvesifor war against the
foe
Who challenge the world across the
foam!
For yours is high adventure, you will
face
Great moments; you will dare the
rumbling guns,
Amid the roar tumultuous that stuns.
While men lock arms in murderous en-
brace.
You will know wars tremendous
heights of glory,
You will know wars stupendous
depths of pain,
You will take part in all the rack
and strain
Of earth's remarklng will LIVE
the story.
That we shall only READ. And while
we fret
AT humdrum tasks that have no
thrill at all.
You have answered to the nation $
call
Will do great deeds that men shall not
forget
You will fight nobly, all your hearts
afire.
With battles exalteration flaming
high,
And II grim fate DEGREES that YOU
must die
You will have known the death brave
men desire.
So We who serve in mine and farm and
mart
Wish you god speed" and envy you
your part.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20
The Ashby Reunion.

On Saturday, September 9Th, and
Monday, the 10th, members and friends
of the Ashby families met in Frank
Ashby's picnic grove near Crelln for
their first reunion. More than one hun
dred persons were present on the two
days.
Music was rendered by the Ashby
band composed of Ernest Ashby, Jesse
Ashby. Dwight Ashby, Dorsey Ashby,
Mrs. Grace Ashby Smith and Mrs.
Joseph D. Ashby.
Appropriate hymns and vocal selec-
tons were sung by Mrs. Margaret
Shaffer Knots, Mrs Grace Ashby
Smith, Costanza Ashby Blake, Ernest
Ashby, Dorsey Ashby and Jesse Ashby.
The two days were spent in social
talks, telling stories of the early
Ashby f8mihes and in looking oyer old
relics. Those attending from distance
were Thomas w. Ashby, of Elkins, ".
Va. and Joseph D. Ashby, wife and
son, of Washington, D. C.
A permanent organization was form
ed, to be known as the Ashby Clan, and
reunions are to be held each year on
the second Saturday in August. j.
Frank Ashby, of Crellin. was elected
president, and Joseph d. Ashby, of
Washington, ID. c., secretary.
The organization will endeavor to
search out and make a permanent
record of data pertaining to the early
Ashby families.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20
CHARLES B. GETTY.
Grantsville Resident Killed By
Train at Cumberland.

The Cumberland News of last Friday
morning gave the details of the tragic
death of Charles B. Getty, Of Grants
vile, who was killed in Cumberland on
Thursday when he was struck by a To-
connective while attempting to cross the
tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road at Harrison street. The News
account of Mr.. Getty's death is as fol-
lows:
Charles B. Getty, aged As years was
instantly killed late yesterday when he
was struck by Baltimore and Ohio
engine at the Harrison street crossing.
Getty attempted to cross the tracks,
it is alleged, when the engine was ap-
preaching and failed to heed the warn
ing of the flagman at the crossing. 1t
is said that when he persisted in eros
sing the track, the flagman grabbed at
him, and was himself almost drawn in
front of the engine. After the man
was struck he was dragged for dis
lance of about 80 feet under the engine.
1t required nearly an hour to extract
the body from underneath the engine.
The body was taken to the Butler
morgue In the Butler ambulance and
prepared for shipment to Grantsvile.
"Mr. Getty was thejhusband of Mrs.
Sara Roberta Getty, the we'll known
writer of GrantsvIlle. At one time he
was telegraph operator in the Frost
burg office of the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad, going from
there to Grantsville where he was oper-
ator for many years. Recently he had
been employed at Pinto, by an orchard
company. He had come to this city
yesterday with the intention of return
ing to his home in Grantsville.
He is survived by his wife and two
daughters, Mrs. Edmund Reppert, of
Hepzabie, W. Va, and Miss Margaret
at home. Alvin F. Getty, bookkeeper
IN the First Natior al Bank, of Cumber-
land, and j. o. Getty. cashier of the
State Bank at Grantsville, are brothers. 3"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20

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-Four Clerks of Courts are to be elect
ed in Maryland this fall. George
Carey Lindsay, Clerk of the City
Court of Baltimore City, has been re-
nominated by the Democrats, and
former Congressman Charles r.
Schirm is the Republican candidate.
The counties electing Clerks are Queen
Anne's, Garrett and Charles. In
Queen Anne's Clerk William F. Wat
sons term expires, and J. Fletcher
Rolph won in the Democratic pri-
maries over two competitors. The
nomMation is equivalent to an cleo
ton, as only once has the nominee on
the regular ticket failed to win, and
that was when the late Samuel Senev
ran as an independent against
Johnnie" George, whose renomina.
ton under the old convention system
had split the party. Seney got a
heavy Democratic vote which, added to
the sparse vote in the county of the
Republicans, enabled him to beat the
boss. =" Clerk Edward z. Tower of
Garrett was again nominated by the
Republicans in a country that is as
rock-ribbed for the G. o. P. as Queen
Anne's is for the Democrats. In
Charles Joseph Hubert Howard is
the Republican nominee. Francis B.
Matthews is the incumbent, by appoint
ment of the Seventh Circuit Bench, and
is expected to be the nominee against
Howard. He ran in 1915 against the
late Conrad Posey, who beat him by
only 40 votes IN that strong Republi-
can county. Baltimore News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20
Finger Amputated.

James Sisler, of near Corinth, son of
Jacob Sisler. had the fourth finger of
his right hand so badly injured Satur-
day evening when it was caught in a
sprocket wheel of threshing machine
he was operating that amputation of
the digit was necessary, the operation
being performed by DR.. McComas Sat
urday night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20
Notice to Contractors.

The Board of Education herewith
gives notice that it will receive sealed
bids for the construction of a new
school building to be erectednear Swan
ton, Md, In the Dry Run school neigh
borhood. bids to be received until noon
of Tuesday, October 2, 1917.
The building is to be built according
to the plans and specifications on file in
this Office or copy thereof be sent to
any address upou application.
By order of the Board, Sept. Is. 1917.
F. f. RATHBUN, Secretary.
Adv. 30-2t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20

Entered at the Postoffice in Oakland |
Nd, as Second-class matter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20
Appointed Notary.

Governor Harrington has appointed
and commissioned John C. Forman no
tary public for Crellin, this county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20
Bible Reference on the War.
Pocahontas Times.

In time of war men have always
turned to the Bible for hope and COM
fort and justification. A great deal has
been said since this war started about
the prophecy IN Revelation. chapter 10,
in which it is said that the power of the
beast would continue for forty-two
months. This is the power about whom
the people ask themselves as to who is
able to make war with him? The pow
er who was given a mouth speaking
great things and blasphemies. The
walls Of wrath are poured out and the
people are all gathered together at a
place called Almegeddon, where the
good would fight against the evil and
overcome it.
Taking the Bible to have been intend
ed for all the world, the present war
is the first war the world ever saw, that
was not local in its nature. With China
coming into the war, there is not a
foot of the world in broad belt in the
northern hemisphere that is not &C
lively engaged in the war. Only in a
day of steam, telegraph and other space
killers would such war be possible,
and it is the only time that there could
be gathering together of all the world
at Armageddon.
There is no disputing the fact that
for many years certain forecasters
made abstruse calculations and preach
ed that war would commence in the
year 1914 that would engage ali the ma
tions. To our own personal recollec-
tion this was foretold twenty-odd years
before the breaking out of the war.
Under the forty-two months rule
the end of the war is predicted tor
February, 1918. This counts forty-two
months from the time that the German
Emperor threw his million of troops
into action like man starting loco
motive with lever.
Our attention has been called to an
other verse in the Bible, this time in
the Old Testament, which bears out the
forty-two months prophecy in a most
singular manner. Look at Daniel 1911.
And from the time that the daily
sacrifice shall be taken away, and the
abomination that maketh desolate set
up, there shall be thousand two hun
dred and ninety DAVIS
This places the end of the war on
February II. 1918, counting from the
date of the declaration of war against
SerVia.
Daniel was about the last of the
prophets. Commentators have never
been able to identify the time to which
he refers except that most Of them
take it for granted that he referred to
Israel. He describes it. "And there
shall be time of trouble, such as
there was since there was nation even
to that same time. It is this period OF
trouble such as never was that was to
endure the 1890 days.
The 18th verse says: Blessed is he
that waiteth, and cometh to the thous-
and three hundred and forty i've days.
BY the same reckoning, March %, 1918,
is the day that the blessing will come.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20

For SALE-20 tons baled hay; also Is
tons loose hay. b. F. Moomaw, Mt
Lake Park Advertisement.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
MARX To VETO
POUND FEE CUT
Mayor Declares the Action of
the Council Is Ri.
diculOus

Mayor Marx viii veto The action
OF the common council taken Tues.
day evening reducing the impound.
ing fee for automobiles which y!o-
late the parking regulations from 81
TO ST. The mayor says that mas.
much as neariy 1000 auto drivers
violated the regulations In the last
10 months. ne believes The penalty
should be made more severe.
To ighten The penalty now sa' y
the mavor. would be- Co. invite poo.
pie not 80 observe the rulcr The
81 fee would be cheap 10 have "a
rIachine checked for the entire day
II is ridiculous and We might as
well have no parking regulations as
10 have such "a nominal fee
The mayor is nol certain he VIII
have chance 10 veto the action o.
the council ordering the abandon
ruent Of the skip stop plan and tho
re.routing plan FOR street cars Wed
nesday morning he said ho wOuld
get an opinion from tho corporation
counsel as to his richt- to 1rr.'rr
or disauprovo Of tho action n may
develon that be- has moi ihe proc .a.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
~ ERED \. FERGTHON.
~ CoIrcsponaent lnLIed -


WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-Amcri
cas- cards arc on The table
IL Germany is 90 escape heing
crushed she must as freely ana
frankly state exactly what she Is
lighting for. as President Wilson
outlined tho war aims OF the United
states
The way is open Tor the German
ruling powers 20 respond explain
90 the German people and the world
exactly what they are fighting for
or admit Americas indictment and
fight it out
The table g. likewise waiting for
Great Britain. France and the other
Entente powers to put their cards
upon &c. as President Wilson display
cd America
This 90 may Dee stated today u.s.
the official Vicw of The PRESIDENT
cpochal address before congress
u is The most powerful blow iu
ihe political offensive against Ger
many that has yet been struck lt
was addressed to thc German people
as much as th" other people of tEc
world
There DIS NO mistake in tho mean
ing OF President Wilson's outline OF
American war aims
American blood is not to bc shed
and American money is not to Doc
spent toward realization OF any self
ish aims (The president dih not
mention the restoration of of-Aieace.
Lorraine This question according
to the official view fodsv. may take
care OF Itself when Germany is
brought to The final reckoning. but
the rcaLaraLlun nl territory lost tn
years ago is not in tho category or
American aims The president said
nothing OF colonies These -ubjeCfs
are not considered among essen
tisls Of tho wal
The president asked f0l decla
ration Of war on Austria This win
be granted by congress immediate
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
DECLARATION OF WAR
AGAINST AUSTRIA is
PUT BEFORE CONGRESS

to oppose the Austrian resolution, a
poll revealed today.
Meyer London, New York CITY So
cialist tenaoiously opposed IT, But
while I must uphold Socialist pfn.
ciples 20 the last. after il Is passed
I will be for winning the war. said
London
Wisconsin Representatives Cooper
and Stafford were non-Committal
this morning They said they would
express themselves fully on the floor
when The resolution came before the
house They were expected TO op-
pose it
Thru and thru the house fabric,
however. militancy was on the ram
page Shackleford, Missouri. and
other erstwhile paciiists were solidly
aligned for war TO Tie hilt
Senate pacihsts probably will mus
ter only two votes--IaFollette and
Gronna against the war declara-
ton
A poll of senators today indicated
thar the rest are in accord with the
presidents views Neither IAFol-
lette nor Gronna would say outright
that they intend 20 vote against the
resolution.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
COAL HERE BY
THURSDAY SURE
First of rs Cars From Buffalo
VIII Arrive BY That
Time

Hard coal ls now on the way 20
Detroit The hrst of the Is cars
TO be shipped from Buffalo under
government order should reach the
city NOT later than Thursday The
relief viii come none too soon. for
a decided drop in the temperature
Tuesday night brought discomtor-
10 manv homes that arc vet without
fuel. rhe police department. IN the
meantime. Is 6llng as many orders
as possible out of the stock of coke
and soft coal placed 40 its disposal.
W. Is. Pruddcn. state fuel admins.
traitor. who had been In Washington
for several DAYS, is expected IN De
troit wednesday afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
AMERICA
CARDS NOW
ON TABLE
Germany Must Purge
Self Or Be Crushed,
Is Capital View

PARIS, Dec. 5.-Premier Ger
min, OF Austria, announced his
nations peace terms as based
on recognition Of territorial in
tegrity, economic liberty. com
plete independence Il an cou7-
tries and guarantees OF free &c
velopment, according TO a Zur
ieh dispatch printed by L'lnfor.
nation today
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
|. e, G.. ASKS CONGRESS TO
CONSOLIDATE RAILROADS

ly. But as be asked that Austria
be listed among Americas enemies
ne voiced the cause OF the dual
monarchy by declaring that under
peace terms 90 which this country
can subscribe Austro-Hungary must
have free access TO the sea and
must be free OF Prussian domina-
ton
II Italy still maintains ambitions
of obtaining Istria and Dalmatia in
return for her efforts in the war
sha will not find support from this
government This would cut Aus
tria of from the Adriatic
Authorities pointed ont today the
particularly strong bid for the Aus
trian people 10 assert themselves
and throw of the curse OF Hohen-
zollernism. along with the Germans.
while a. the same time the presi-
dent sought 10 sMerxe Russia TO IN
reserved support OF the Allied
cause.
The war will be considered won
when Q peace based on justice-to
enemy and friend ahke-cRn DO
made and guaranteed by "spOke5-
men OF the German people whose
word we can believe"
II the German Teople are unable
10 respond 10 the political offensive
directed against their rulers and IT
the German government does NOT
counter the American statement OF
var aims with a declaration recant-
ing ambitions OF the past-then
American officials today see only
onged. bitter war ahead.
Ofncials sec in a Germany 40
crushed by arms that she must of
military necessity restore Belgium
and northern France. release Aus
tria, Turkey and the Balkans from
her grasp, a nation beaten 20 her
knees.
For America and the Allies this
means bloody sacrifices. il means
The welding OF every resource TO its
utmost capacity The huge appro-
priations this congress has been
asked 20 approve are indications ~
the cost i'm money Officials agreed
today that America and the Allies
will have all they can DO 10 crush
Germanys ambition OF world mill
tary domination. held before she
started the war. r. was eXpllcitly
pointed out today that President
Wilson voices only the American
viewpoint IL is hopad that the Al
lies viii fully subs ribe to this dec.
Iaration Of principles.
There has been a constantly grow
ing demand for clear-cut state.
ment OF war aims This government
had hoped that such declaration
might grow out OF the sessions Of
jhc interAlhed council and supreme
war council meeting in France. Cot
House and members Of the Amer
can mission gave the unofficial Rus
sian report their support in urging
inal "a joint statement of aims be
made. as an AID 10 Russia This
statement was not forthcoming, but
in the presidents speech of yester
oay America has again stepped tor
ward and taken Tho lead
The Detroit times., 1917-12-05
Bill Already Launched In
Senate Provides for
Federal Control

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5-The rail
road crisis was placed squarely be-
fore congress today by the Inter
state Commerce commission in a
special report recommending unih.
cation of the country's lines either
under government management or
private control
Almost simultaneously, Rep. Sa-
bath, Illinois, introduced a resolution
authorizing the commission TO take
over operation of all railroads and
coal mines for the duration OF tn
war.
The commission ief. a decision as
TO federal or private control 10 con
gress, but recommended that Il gov
ernment management is tried the
carriers be guaranteed IAN adequate
annual return for use of the prop
crty. "a the British system at pres
ent does"
Commissioner McChord. in a mi
nority report, declared that he
wholly disagreed" With the major.
ity's opinion that the unihcatiou
may be effected by the carriers
themselves
In case congress decides IN favor
OF allowing the railroads 20 combine
in one system for war efficiency. the
commission recommended that anti
trust laws and other legal barriers
be removed and that in addition the
government should give the carriers
financial assistance
Foreshadowing the granting OF
the railroads demands for freight
increases. the commission said:
"Tha carriers have the right to
demand at our hands. and 10 is our