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The Detroit times., 1917-10-19
OESpE:NDS
MILLIONS TO
BUY PRESS
rOpag ganda Work
Goes On Unstinted
In Neutral States
Bv WEBB c. MILLER.

fafhN Y ~ '"fVffHNftf tftft''t f''o
LONDON. oct. 10 Germany 10
day is pouring vast amounts o.,
money into neutral countries for pre-
paganda designed 10 sway public
opinion According 10 authoritative
information here expenditures for
This work viii total more chan $50
GOO 600 on the present scale of las.
ishncss
Much of the money Is spent n
subsidizing and influencing ucN pW
pers In number of cases Cor
mans bought newspaper outright
and managed them from behind thc
scenes Large amounts ara also BE-
ing paid agents 10 keep peace aeita-
iion going
II was learned today tha 0u one
occasion the German minister Co
Mexico. Won Ecbhafdt Sub 3zpd
q Mexican neWepap,f by aW mnE
H news print paper lud rrs for
DO. tolls FREQ. Tho turw com-
muaique and other German made
news"
IN return. thls new pars WIS fo
feature the Germ ca.lI'.r41 ol
the FIRST ptge and 90 bury ftc Ni.eG
official REPORT incon- ..e.HHti ~
an inside pIrc Geure-a la eoHn
rials were also 90 De rri.d
in the year before Chua m.erta
The war authuritsiife information i.
hat Germany spent S-01n0al in
that country thru her agents. .,.t
Ing 10 inhucnce the Chinre pu0lc
against Japan and Ibo Aihe. Oaa
1f the mistake made waE ihC biua
dering translation into Chinese of BE-
pamphlet do igncd to prOmofg ant
Alv feeling Tho cluuat uprdlnE
OF the pamphlet aroused indignation
of the Chinese
The Detroit times., 1917-10-19
TRAINS RUNNING
IN ARGENTINA
Railroads Operating For First
Time In Twenty -four
DAYS
IN CHlRLLS \ sTEWAhT.

stan Correspondent United Press
BUENOS AIRES. oct i9. For
the first time in IS DAYS. traint
were running in Argentina toda},
marking The government succcss
u step in combating the general
strike All those in operation todat
were under strong military guard.
Even n the present paralysis of bus
mess on account Of the strike is
aricliorated. leaders predict another
fmilar movement about the first OF
fhe wear.
Presumably the government, hay.
irg started trains running viii now
turn its attention to other industries
ted up By the strike.
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u-PIRATES LOOT FOOD SHIPS,
THEN DROWN THEIR CREWS
CARGO carrying SUBMARINES FILL
UP WITH VICTIMS CARGO; Then SINK
SHIP AND BUTCHER CAPTURED CREW

the same way you have goi TO hght
with your money hose ot Won who
can't serve in The trenches Any man
who fails 10 purchase Liberty bond
is just as much Stacker as the
able-bodied fellow You meet on the
street who ought to be over there
lighting"
Capt Steuart said that the casual
les are nov per cent a. against
40 per cent al the beginning Of the
war All because the soldiers OF the
Allies are better equipped
Both speakers received an ova
tion at tho hands OF the statesmen
Sales Chairman Inrncd announced
that 10 returned Canadian soldiers
would be available from now on for
work eh the various teams
W Colburn Standish. OF team y.
made the best report of any OF the
tEfrirfs m II tll3tttFi + Hit4l-
I ..=dspI raPnrtirlE s5.tzs.sl hzettbtlun ttif
a total Of toT2.T51. The team .waS
accorded The customary hCuors the
long rell and song entitled.
There's he Bunch That Got The
I Money Among tuU stlbecript
included I Tins total were $2l $500
from 3,125 employees OF Morgan a
Wright $2lo.eoo from 1929 employ
as OF the Continental Motor com
pany %iG0,000 each FROM Che Paige
| Detroit Motor Car company and The
pcnnsulGr Stove Works and $780,
coo from the Detroit Scrcw Works.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-19
CO-EDS GIVE
UP ALL SUGAR

EVANSTON. M. oct. le.-lts ah
over che war is won
Goods az Northwestern university
have gone and done b.
"WWe've cut out an fudge partcf
and ice cream socials 20 save toe
sugar supply and win the war" sWi
Miss katherine Edwards. OF Dies
Moincs. la. today No more sugar
In our coffee and tea. and we've put
candy on tho blacklist" declare.
Mas obera Crow. ~ Hutchinson.
kas.
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Il. S. Bares New Sys-
tenn of "Spurlas Ver-
senkt" Warfare
PIRACY REDUCED
TO A SYSTEM
Germans Desperately
Strive To Increase
Food Supply

WASHINGTON, Oct. i9.-Ger-
manys giant pirate U-boRts are now
rahbing food ships of their tArE1sa.
slowing these within the subma-
rine hold and then sinking the un-
fortunate victims, ''spurlos yer.
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MAYOR REFUSES
TO SEAL LIPS
Declines To Take Secrecy Oath
In COnnOlly's Jury
Probe

Mayor Marx was witness before
Judge Connolly. sitting as grand
Jury, Thursday afte noon The may
or refused to take the oath Of Sc
crccy regarding affairs discussed in
the grand jury room lie took the
usual oath to tell the truth hut he
would not permit his lips TO be
sealed by taking an oath not 10 dis
cuss matters Judge Connolly might
Cuiz him about
After his Qulzzlng which was
short. Mayor Marx declared that nc
would not hesitate 10 appear before
Judge Connolly or any other grand
jury Investigation AZ any time, but
he felt that no person had right
10 pledge him not 10 talk with the
people OF Detroit about the vital
matters OF the city.
IL is believed that Mayor Marx
testified as TO his knowledge OF the
transactions looking 90 the purchase
Of sewer pumping station site on
Connors creek After the council
had authorized the purchase OF
property for S9S.000 the mayor We
toed it when he learned that the
price Was about $4,000 more than
the owners OF the land valued 80 az.
Judge Edgar O Durfee was anoth-
or witness Tie is believed to have
testified concerning alleged election
ffauds in the last election AS he
loft tho grand jury room hc turned
and addressed Judge Connolly
shouting I'D Jail every last one
" them. that's what rd do lt Is
presumed that be- referred r0 eiec-
tion crooks
cthor Witnesses who appeared be-
.orr judge Connolly wcro Gorge a
Walter police cretary Horace
b. p0dse Nher' rlsHt. probate court
register, Julius Elng police n
spector. benjamin F Quincy, of the
water board and several other
Arthur Barts. the fife policeman ~
Nsodward-avc. and Safest. nn-
tH rn r.arr riEr Ted
Than usual Friday THE arrival %
nirnr UsHud N 1u The Cftrrrs
nome WAS the reason.
Colonial. Wsodwsrd a sIhIey Great
sat or all vaudeville. ib-25- .--Ad.
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Family Wnshlur- &c per N. Mas
snchusetts Laundry Co. Main 3nu3 -
Adv.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-19

HOTEL. CADILLAC
Wanda Howell Giri Revue. souc
showf Rene dance with Drfzcs. fun
sud frolic.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-19

scsrab Clan open 40 puriIe sat, =
go Q. Addison Hofci.--Adv.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-19

Colonial. Woodward a sIhler-Grcat-
cot OF all vaudeville. ib-e5- 3s-50c.-Ad.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-19
Singing Lesson by Uncle Sam

The instrumental part is all important in
patriotic singing.
Never try to sing America unless accom-
panied by Liberty bond
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Sunday School Class Organized.

g~n Tuesday evening last the mem
bers of the pastors class of st. PauPs
reformed Church met at the Darson-
age, at which time a permanent Or
SANITATION was effected. The officers
or the new class are as follows: Pres
ldent, Mr.. O. nj. Grouse; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. S. Nusbaum; secretary, Mr..
j. d. Whitmore; treasurer, Mrs. O. M.
Grouse, and Rev. G.. w. Walck, teach
er. Several committees were appoint
ed among which was one consisting
or all the lady members Of the class
10 select class motto, and another
committee to select a class name
AFTER the business was finished a So
claI hour began and the most enioy-
able time was had, interspersed with
vocal and instrumental music. The
next meeting of the class will be held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. M
rouse, the first Tuesday in February,
dC O'Clock p. m. A full attendance
vi tne class is earnestly requested.
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Dance i'm Honor of Miss Helen Frey
man.

Miss Helen Freyman spent last week
with her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Freyman. On Saturday night they
gave a delightful dance in her honor
Music was furnished by Mr.. Charles
Wagner and son, Walter. At an early
hour the merry crowd began to arrive.
At 10 o'clock they were served with
refreshments consisting of cakes,
lemonade, root beer and peanuts.
Those present were Messrs. and
Mesdames Frank F'reyman, John l..
Freyman, William Myers, Abner Nor
wood, Marion BitZel George Stem,
Chester Myers, Misses Helen Freyman,
Almeda Lockard Viola Prick, Mildred
Arnold, Sarah Diehl, Emma Lambert
BERTHE Brown, Elvine Johns, Cleedie
Williams, Hilda Miner, Irene Goslin,
Lillian Wolf, Libith Logue, Carrie
Carr, Myrtle Hooper, Mary Shipley,
Eva Barber, Lula Gibson, Mary Ow-
ings, Ethel McQUay, Amelia McQuay,
Hilda Prough, Margie Barnes, Helen
Franklin, Eva Barber, E. B. Lindsey,
Mamie Peters and Emily Freyman;
Messrs Charlie Wagner, Walter Wag-
ner, Bayard Arnold, William o. Lock-
ard, Jr., Harry Yingling, Earl Sentz,
Leslie Barnes, II. A. heefer, Spurrler
Norwood, Robert Shipley, Anon Ship
ley, Donald Shipley, George Beard,
Vernon Beard, Truman Beard, Prescus
Lambert, Monroe Lambert, Herbert
Lindsay, William LOgue, Willie Miner,
Nolen Wilson, Tivis Buckingham, Cur
tbs Barnes, Verley Philips, Harvey
Carr Granville Carr, L. Barnes, G. w.
OWings, Chester Williams, Ferdinand
Prick. Ellis Bowers, Carvil Horton,
Wesley ShipIey, Frank Lindsay, Ber
tron Blizzard, Marion Blizzard, Harry
Bond Lewis Sentz, Edgar Mingle,
William Yohn, William Stuller, H. A.
Magin, Thomas Hooper, Roy Carr,
James Franklin, Kemp Norwood,
Harry Dull, Howard Coppersmith, Ed
die Spencer, Milton Freyman, Harold
Myers, Francis Myers, Russell Frey
man and others.
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ARMY DEFICIT $2S,4OO,OOO
GuardSmen To BE Retained I'm u. $.
Service.

Westinghouse deficiency appro-
priatiOn of $28,400000 for the Army
on account of Mexican border service
was submitted to the House by Secre-
tary Baker.
In addition, Secretary Baker sub
m.JteI a supplemental estimate of
81 90 UO to clOthe and garrison $780,
nrn men of the National Guard for a
year beginning July 1. 1t was con-
Sidcrod significant in connection with
the plans for retaining the guardsmen
in lie federal service.
Eestifying before the House Military
committee recently Quartermaster
General Sharpe said that if the Ma
tiomal Guard were retained on the
border ut strength of Is, 900 men I'M
ill June 80, 1917, the deficit would
reach q total OF $50,0OO,OO0. It was
more than $25,3OO,000 on October l.,
and has increased in excess of $4,000
nuH since that time according to the
lGUres presented today.
IJ is understood the strength of the
guard retained on the border pending
further development in the interna-
u0nal situation will be approximately
,a"hV mon, making a total force of
about lIJ,o01, including regulars, COM
Jared with 100000 there a few months
ago.
Tie supplemental estimate of S11.-
--n,0uo 10 maintain the Guard during
the fiscal year 1918 is understood to
include provision for the replacement
Nv coming and other property which
he state soldiers brought with them
D.
.." .u@ problem presented Ivy demo-
"-. Z"l."H CT 4 considerable number OF
""f.'.'...i mas seen serious one. 1t
"I"' "1,,cn tha, discharged sol
a.er> take their clothing with them.
a.". 'fe' Hhahly- the demObilized regi
..''@ All. nave to lie re-outGtted.
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SANDYXILLE.

A most enthusiastic and impressive
watch meeting was held at Sandy
Mount church, Sunday night from
1915 until 1905, led by Mr.. Rowland
Taylor, of Baltimore, who conducted
the service in a splendid manner. He
had lively song service and rendered
a solo, after which the topic Lessons
to Learn From the Past" was dis
cussed by a number. Verses of scrip
ture were repeated. About fifteen
young people from Finksburg c. T..
Society were present, participated III
the service and sang a hymn at the
close. All closed the year by silent
prayer.
Preaching by Rev Fields last Sun
day morning. Good attendance.
Preaching and communion service
this Sunday morning at Sandy Mount
at 1880. All are cordially invited to
attend. Make a good beginning the
first Sunday in the New Year by at
tending some church and continue all
the year.
The Willard W. c. T. L. was held
last Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Ulysses Shipley. An interesting
meeting was held. Mrs. Magee rem
derc3 solo. Ice cream and cake was
a4E,cu by Mrs. Shiplcy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Zepp gave &
dinner to their family last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Shilling enter
tanned their family and relatives Sat
urday night.
Miss Grace Yingling visited Mrs.
Paul Brown a couple days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand Caple enter
tanned the following Thursday night:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Conoway an&
daughter, Elsie, Mrs. Rash, Miss Irwin,
of West Virginia.; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Zepp, Misses jeanette, Edith ard Lily
Rash. Myrtle and LOttie Caple, Mcssr&.
Curtis Rash, James Hook and Lewis
Gorsuch
The weather was ideal during ljla
holidays and the people seemed TO
have enjoyed themselves attending
dinners, parties, maquerading and in
various ways.
Farmers are busy filling their ice
houses this week with splendid ice
from to inches.
Mr.. Rolin Taylor and friend, of Bal
timOre, and Mr.. Leslie Oursler, of
Jessups. Md, spent Sunday and Mon
day with MIR. and Mrs. Wilson Zepp.
Miss Margaret Heagy spent couple
days in Westminster last week with
her grandmother, Mrs. Evelyn Heagy,
who is seriously i'll.
A few dogs went mad in the neigh
bOrhOOd last week and were killed
later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Westaway gave a din
ner on Saturday TO a large number Of
relatives.
Mrs. Emma Tanner spent the holi-
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fl>tL. STEPS ~ VI. VI. RY. PLANS
t...t@t III TG Service Commission
For Approval.

rH'I >ieNS III carrying into effect
."o ."" EaAiZ~tlcn plans of The West
"." ~" land Railway COMPANY were
aN"n Friday when the comnonD
.tI W In the Public Service Commits
".4. "el-tlon for approval of con-
.'.'.'N " or It's lIues and issues of
''@''>d "Ad common stock. These
".''1 were formulated during October
.E ra"..~crt Carl Il. Gray. of the
..'5"lE "onoany. and We're approved
0'' -'orhHuldors on November 10
"=t
The commission fixed Wednesday
January ~, Us the date for hearing
.I"aAentS on the petition.
me lines to be consolidated arc.
'aIjin ore and Harrisburg Railway
"inr1"y, the Baltimore and Harris
tE& 1taiWaE Company, Eastern En-
."1SI"l; the Baltimore and Harris
"@EE Hallway Company. Western En-
tension; baltimore and Cumberland
valley hallway Company. the Balti-
more and cumberland Valley Railroad
"mFa&E, Georges Creek and Cum-
L"fi2nj Railroad Company. the Con
hCils"ll> and State Line Railway
omnany.
Incidentally the consolidated lines
VIII be known as Western Maryland
0hlpahy instead of the Western
Nar5ian Railway Company.
the stock issues for which an
"@oval is asked are:
StS,"00.o0o first preferred cumula-
tive seven per cent stock.
$io,0J0,0Oo second preferred non
cumulative four per cent stock.
$4,000, 600 common stock.
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made public last night.
In this city 1872 persons were killed
by automobiles, rs by trolley cars and
"A by wagons.
Never before have so many persons
been killed in this State by automo-
biles. The society believes this due
to the fact that the State does not re-
quire an automobile driver as such
to have a license. In this city 24S
children were killed III vehicular trait
fic
In New Jersey in 1916 automobiles
killed 215 persons, trOlleys IA and
wagons IS.
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Dwelling house for rent, $500 month.

|
Congoleum soc So yard.
Lanterns 4Sc each.
Mems heavy fleece lined underwear
39c.
boxes Snow Boy washing powder
Csc.
! SOC KOw Kure 39c can
$1.00 KoW Kure 75c can.
Parlor Stands CSC.
Kitchen Cupboards $S9S.
Kitchen Safes $3.50
| Bullets $11.39.
Round Pedestal tables $3.50.
! Wood Beds $685.
Round Back Kitchen Chairs $5.98 set.
Dining Chairs $6.98 set
Iron Beds $29S.
Mems Work Coats $1.4S each.
soc packs Federal Stock Food for 29c.
Cameo carbide $3.50 per drum.
Union carbide $3.50 per drum.
aluminium ware free with sales tickets
Job lot of mems and boys pants 79c
pair.
Glass Lamps sc each.
Reed Rockers 1898.
Wood Rockers S219.
Kitchen Tables $1.4S.
Valentine Gap Cure 19c box.
75c box Sal Vet for zoe.
$1.25 box Sal Vet for $115.
1926 box Sal Vet for s21O.
$500 key Sal Vet for $3.50.
Heavy inch Breeding $3.50 set.
Heavy 4 inch lead harness $4.39 set.
Plow lines 39c pair
10 lb. pals fish 55c pail.
Fresh dried sliced beef 45c pound.
8 Id. cans Clipped beef S1.9S.
Horse collars S1.25.
Ladies dresses CSC each.
6 bars Rabbit Soap for 25c.
6 bars Fels Naptha Soap for Csc.
6 bars Circus Soap for 25c.
% pound box dynamite $685..
% lb. bag fine salt soc.
Sc pound bags fine Salt soc.
Bushel bag coarse salt 45c
40 pound bags coarse Salt 85c.
Rock Salt 1c pound
5 h. bag fine salt for &C.
10 Id. bag fine salt for 10c
Cement SOC cotton bag.
Ground cement for cement work $500
ton.
bars Sunny Monday soap for 25c.
boxes Octagon Soap Powder 25c.
Celery sc bunch.
% short cartridges zoe box.
Boys School Suits $1.69.
$1.O0 fountain pens 69c.
25 lb bags calf meal SIC bag.
so ID bags calf meal 1888 bag.
5 gallon milk cans $2.75.
Z gallon milk cans 1926
10 gallon milk cans $3.50.
complete with name plate and can
get them ready in a few hours.
Lancaster bingham 10c yard.
Best calico &c yard.
Wide bleached sheeting 35c yard.
Wide unbleached sheeting 35c yard.
Turkish toweling 18c yard
Medford special cigars $3.50 per 100.
Medford Blum cigars $3.50 per 100.
On Duty cigars $3.50 per 100.
Florence Reed cigars $3.50 per 100.
day clocks $1.98 each.
Sanitary strainer cloths 45c box,
Feather holsters CSC each.
Spring Garden Dairy Feed $3.50 Der
100 Id. bag.
Crack corn $2.15 per 100 pounds.
Scratch feed $2.95 per 100 pounds.
Bran $1.70 100 1b. bag.
White middlings $2.10 100 lb. bag.
Succrene Dairy Feed $1.75 100 lib bag.
Leather soles 12c pair.
Coal buckets 24c each.
Good bed comforts $198 pair.
Good bed blankets $19S each.
Good horse blankets $1.98.
Quilting cotton lie pound bat.
MndSo.H -s-oa1r1 H@-c@ |
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=
OF these a fourth, or G,3OO.O 900 are
dead
rms IS rough appr0XimatiOn. Only
NreaL ETitain and Germany give nut
H"tS OF losses. and the German lists
are alW2y= many months in arrears.
Ite figures for Tie British losses are
most reliable. tbs Russian a1G
AUS 'o~liungarian casualties arc
%n" N only in very vague way. but
ne arc certainly enormous.
berlin recently estimated that loss
e. SINCE June l last for all belliger-
ents had been at the ~ate OF a million
men month or 100000 The cas-
ualty rate s certainly rising as the war
goes on, because Of the larger masses
OF men and the better weapons involv-
ed.
The number of men killed in other
wars is as follows: American Civil
war, 100000; Crimean, 4S5, 900:
tTanco-Prussian, 100000: Spanish
American, 1910; Boer, 10000; Russo
Japanese, 555, 900.
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days with friends in Westminster.
Mrs. Orphia Young visited her sis
ter, at Medford, several days last
week.
Miss Amelia Rotheage, of Baltimore,
spent New Years with Mrs. Henry
Meckley.
Very rainy day at this writing.
A Happy and Prosperous New Year
IN all
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milton A. SULLIVAN
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
FARMS FOR SALE.

1928 acre Farm, Key-Mar.
l35 acre Farm, Union Mills Road.
! "a acre Farm, Mount Pleasant.
Town Property, Frizellburg.
Small Property, Fountain Valley.
81 acre Farm, Finksburg.
Small Property, Carrollton.
Loo acre Farm, mile of State Road
F16 acre Farm, near Roop's Mill.
l27 acre Farm, miles from town.
IA acre Farm, miles from town.
D acre Farm, Spring Mills.
Il acre Farm, near Stone Chapel.
Al p acre Farm, Bachman's Mill.
70 acre Farm, Spring Mills.
ZIP acre Farm, Silver Run.
$50 acre Farm, Silver Run.
219 acre Farm, Mayberry
AZ acre Farm, Avondale.
81 acre Farm, miles from town.
II acre Farm, Bachman's Mill.
~ acre Fam, Spring Mills.
AZ acre Farm, near Reese.
II acre Farm, near Reese.
~ acre Farm, Mount Pleasant.
20 acre Farm, Bachmans Mill.
2 acre Farm, Ailler's Station.
~ acre Farm, Mount Pleasant
z acre Farm, Fountain Valley.
acre Farm, Fountain Valley.
% acre Farm, Middleburg Road.
l43 acre Farm, miles from town.
10 acre Farm, Deep Run Road.
16 acre Farm, miles from town.
so acre Farm, miles from town.
90 acre Farm, 2 miles of Manchester
IS acre Farm, miles from town.
80 acre Farm, Cranberry.
Is acre Farm, Stone Road.
3612 acre Farm, Middleburg Road.
IA acre Farm, FrizelIburc.
10 acre Farm, Frizellburg.
9SR acre Farm. Taneytown.
TOWN PROPERTIES.
Town Properties, East Main street
3 Store Stands, East Main street.
2 Building Lots, East Main street.
Building Lots Fair Ground Hill.
Building Lots, Centre street.
Properties, East Green street
4 Building Lots, George street.
2 Properties, Liberty street.
3 Properties, West Main street.
Building Lots, West Main street.
Properties, Doyle avenue.
z Building Lots, Doyle avenue.
properties, Pennsylvania avenue.
l Property, Hersh avenue.
l Property, Weimert's extension.
l Building Lot, Weimert's extension
property on State road, z mile of town
1 Property on John Street.
HOUSES FOR RENT.
on State road.
SULLIFAN'S GROCERY DEPT.
Gasoline, by drum, per gal. zoe.
Coal Oil, by drum, per gal. Sc.
Automobile Tires and Accessories,
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Medford Bargain House,
Medford, Md.
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Reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias.

Mr. and Mrs. John w. Reaver gave
a reception at their home on Deem
Der 30, at p. m, in honor Of their
daughter, Barthol Eileen, who was
recently married to Mr.. Frederick
Matthias About forty friends were en-
tertained and enjoyed the occasion
very much. The bride received many
beautiful, as well as useful presents.
The following were present: Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore J. Matthias, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Hosfeld and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Shaeffer and
family Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Brown and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Harris and
family, Misses Matrone Reaver, Anna
Ray Reaver, Masters Gilbert and
John Wesley Reaver, Jr., Mr.. Brooke
Shelton, of Birdsboro, Pa, and Mrs.
Catherine LOckard.
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729 DEATHS BY AUTOS
Tears Record For New York State.
Including City, Largest Yet.

new York, Jan. 1.-Automobiles
killed last year in New York State, in
Guiding this city, 729 persons, accord
ing TO the annual report Of the Ma
tiohal Highways Protective Society