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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17
THRIFT SAVINGS STAMPS
Chairmen in Each District Have
Been Appointed.

Mr.. R. Z. Singer, of Oakland, who is
the director for the sale Of Thrift and
Savings Stamps for Garrett county,
has made his appointments of chairmen
for the various Election Districts of
the county and has notified the ap-
pointees in a circular letter recently
sent out, an excerpt from which follows:
The following parties have been
selected to serve as chairmen of the
movement for the sale of Thrift Stamps
and Certificates in the various schools
of the Election Districts as designated:
E. D. No. l, Albert Baker, Swsnton; No
2, John Holman. Friendsviile; No. 8,
Walter Alexander, New Germany; No.
4, William H. Bernard, Bloomington;
No. 5. j. MahIon Speicher, Accident;
No. 6. W. Webb Dewitt, Hoyes; No. Z,
Marguerite Hart Oakland; No. 8, Con-
rad J. Hsnft, r. D Gormania, W. Va. /;
No. 9, Margaret Smith, Frostburg; No
10, Albert Enlow. Deer Park; No. II.
Clara V. Dempsey, Barton; No II,
Oscar L. Brenneman, Bittinger; No. 10,
Ernest L. Moon, Kitzmiller; No. IA, C.
Edward Bender, Oakland.
These chairmen are to make SPECIAL
efforts to see that the sales of Stamps
and Certificates show up particularly
high in their respective election dis
tricts, and to embrace all of the
schools ia their election districts.
Keep 10 touch with the chairman
in your district, and he in turn Is
TO keep in close touch with you in order
to further N every possible way the
sale Of Stamps aud Certificates. Write
to him, talk to him, and these chair
men are to write to you and to talk to
you. Make your district show up well
in the final returns. Take the 'if' out
of Thrift
Also write to me from time to time
if you wish additional information and
keep me posted as to how your cam
paign is progressing,
Yours very truly,
''R. E. SLIGER,
Director for Garrett County"
/ Oakland, Jan. Is, 1918
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17
CHURCH SERVICES.
ST. MARKS EV. LUTHERAN.
pC1r 9 u UV5C,1rD pocto,

81. MARK , EN. LII HERANs
REV. S. E WICKER, Pastor.
Bible School, $50 A. M.
Holy Communion, both morning and
evening.
Preparatory service Immediately pre-
ceeding Communion service, which will
begin at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. IN.
Luther League, $50 P. NJ.
All are invited to these services and
especially those with no church home.
ST. PAUL'S NJ. z. CHURCH.
". NJ. SHULTz, Pastor
The calendar for the week will be as
follows:
Sunday school, $3.50 a. m.
Morning service, 1915 a. m.
Epworth League, 7:l5 p. m.
Preaching service, 500 p. m. Subject
Jr. Epworth League, Wednesday
afternoon at Ais.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
at 500.
Come and worship in this "Home-like
Church"
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching services Sunday morning
at IL a. m.
Evening Service, 73O P. NJ.
Sabbath School, 2. 80 P. NJ.
All cordially welcome.
REV. j, c. ELY, Pastor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17
THE DEATH 7ECuRD.
MRS. L. J. BECKWITH.

The funeral of Mrs. L. J. Beckwith
occurred on Tuesday at 2.30 p. m. The
services were conducted in her late
home, by Drs. Ely and Shultz. The in
terment was delayed day on account
Of the severity of the weather and the
fact that a number of relatives were
on the way. but had been unable to
reach here on account of the delay in
the trains. Mrs. Beckwith was born
at Sanburn, Clearfieldkcounty, Pa. on
the 18th of March, 1855 and at her
death was 62 years, 8 months and Is
days old. She was sick but a week
Pneumonia, that dread enemy, does its
work quickly. She knew her end was
near but met it without a fear, ex-
pressing her trust in the Saviour.
She leaves her husband ond five
children; three sons and two daughters,
to mourn her departure One child in
infancy passed over to the other side.
One sister and two brothers also re-
main.
The burial, which was private, &C.
Cured at o'clock on Wednesday.
MRS. MARY E. GEORGE.
Mrs. Mary E. George, aged 81 years,
widow of the late A. F. George, Swan
ton, died yesterday afternoon at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Comp, in Piedmont, W. Va. Surviving
are the following children: Mrs. George
Lee, Mrs. E. o. Sweitzer, both of
Swanton; Mrs. Harry Comp and Nc
Comas George, both of Piedmont. The
funeral services will be held in the
Swaoton church Saturday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17

With the present fall of snow cover
ing every inch of the country, excellent
coasting is afforded all who delight in
that pastime with the result that the
hills and streets about town are filled to
capacity every evening with happy
parties OF old and young. Last night
the first accident of serious nature
occurred 10 mar the pleasure OF the
coasters when a bobsled containing q
dozen or more young men and women
upset at the First National Bank cor
ner. AS the sled went over Miss
Virginia White was caught beneath the
runner and her ankle was badly sprain-
ed and bruised Another accident oc.
Cured when Townshend Naylor collid-
ed headon with sled preceding that
upon which ne was riding and he suffer
ed cut in the forehead.
For more than q month the Their.
mometer has not registered above the
freezing point except upon one or two
occasions, with the result that the earth
is frozen to depth of three or foul
feet, seriously mountaineering many
whose source of water supply is tur.
nished through the service pipes of the
town and which have become frozen.
In addition to the extreme cold which
has prevailed a number of severe wine
and snow storms have struck the entire
county. Tuesday of this week was per
haps the stormiest day experienced by
any other than the oldest inhabitant. ,
The snow was blown with fury in ever,
direction, roads were piled full and com
pletely blocked for all traffic. Will,
the rural and star route mail men start
ed on their trips they were forced bacl
by the impassability of the roads
Railroads were also hampered in tn,
mountains as well as upon the lowe
l..-c-. --aC4y reache-
Oakland some twelve hours late whilt
other trains ran far behind the scheGul,
time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17

Mr.. George Loar, of Grafton, was in
Oakland over Sunday with relatives.
The whole problem of business sim
mers down to two words, MAKE
SAVE.
Mr.. ". R Stull, of Wilkes Barre, Pa,
is spending the week in Oakland on
business.
@Dr. G. C. Keller will be at Friends
vile, Md, Friday, January 18Th, and
remain two weeks. Adv. 1922
Mr.. Merritt Wilson, of WGdell, West
Va, spent last night in Oakland on
business.
Mr.. Harold Harmed returned home
Monday from week end visit to friends
in Cumberland.
MIR. James A. Sincell, of Grafton,
spent Friday and part of Saturday in
Oakland with relatives.
LosT-A bunch of KEYS. Return to
this office.
A pat on the back is worth six on the
nose except in extreme cases-such as
murder, flee, burglary, etc.
Extravaganza, always a folly, in
these days becomes a crime; thirst, al
rays virtue, in these DAYS, becomes
national duty.
Morning Worship, 1915 A. NJ. Sub
ject: His Own"
Mrs. James Kershner, of Henry,
West Va, was the guest, on Sunday
and Monday, of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Helblg adjoining Oakland.
There's always one way TO acquire
wisdom, but when it comes to making
a fool of yourself you have your choice
of million different methods.
WANTED About dozen Pullets anc
one COckrel thoroughbred S. <. Brown
Leghorn chickens-Address E. j. Peter
sheim, Oakland, Nd, R. D. 2.
Advertisement 47-2
Mr.. E. H. Sincell returned to Oak
land Monday morning from a visit tt
Camp Meade where his son Milton
Sincell is located as a member of tht
National Army.
Money to loan on Real Estate. E
K. Jones, Attorney. Advertisement.
Mr.. R. E. Sliger of the First Nationa
Bank went to Cumberland Tuesday
evening to attend meeting and ban
quet of the bankers of Allegany ant
Garrett counties held at the Fort Cum
berland hotel in that city.
Mr.. Hiram TAYLOR, of Wheeling
West Va, who occupied Mrs. Scott T
Jones' residence on Second street las
summer, spent several days in Oakland
recently and rented for occupancy mex
summer the residence of Mr.. Harr'
Helbig.
WANTED One good sound saddle ant
buggy morse; mare preferred; weigh
about 1850 pounds; must be gentle AM
afraid Of nothing. w. G. WHEELED
Deer Park. Adv. 44-4t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17
School Closed.

Oakland Grammar School.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17

Miss Bessie Engle, of Kendall, New
York, spent the Christmas holidays
with her parents. Miss Engle is physi-
cal instructor in Kendall school and
enjoys her work very much.
Miss Hazel EngIe, assistant milliner
to Madam Lazarus at Cumberls nd, Md,
spent the Christmas HOLIDAYS at Engle-
wood. with her parents.
Miss Lille Gwynn, of Jennings, spent
Tuesday and Wednesday as guests of
Miss Thelma Glotfelty.
Lester Brenneman, of Frostburg, is
a guest at the Victoria Hotel.
Charles O. Keller returned to Wash
ington College, Ches.ertoD Md, after
a fortnight, with his parents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17

The Oakland High School was forced
to close yesterday morning pending the
thawlng of water pipes which supplies
the heating plant and sanitary arrange
ments of the building, which became
frozen during the past few DAYS of
extremely cold weather.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17
The Sixth and Seventh Grade
Spelling Match.

At first the sixth graders began to fall
The seventh grade thought we could not
spell at ALL
The seventh grade, SO full of pride,
Thought the good spoilers were on their
side
When at last the tide began to turn
And then their hearts began to burn;
The sixth graders began anew
And turned and beat them through and
through.
FRANKLIN GLAZE,
Sixth Grade
Oakland Grammar School.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17
Death Of a Soldier.

The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Chisholm, of FriendsviIIe, who enlisted
10 the Army some months ago, died at
Camp Wheeler on Monday of pneu-
mona. His remains were sent to Cor.
man, arriving there yesterday and the
funeral viii occur today from the home
Of his grandmother, Mrs. Mary CHS
holm
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17
Notice.

My wife. Addie Childs, has refused
my bed and board without Just cause
and | notify all that | will not stand
good for any debts she may contract.
E. j. CHILDs,
r. F. d. l, Box Al, Gormanla, W Va.
Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17
Commissioners Meeting.
Monday. February 4th. 10

The Board of County Commissioners for
Garrett County, Maryland, viii meet in their
Office III the town OF Oakland on
Monday, February 4th, 1918,
to hear appeals and make corrections on
old assessments of personal property and to
transact ganeT9l rOutir0 h0siNocs.
NO appeals viii be heard or no review VIII
be made of real estate at this meeting as
the assessment OF real estate has been defl-
nitely finished for the year 1918.
By order OF the Board.
W. q. MEYERS, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
weekly Bank Statement.

New York. Nov. 9.-The actual condition
Of clearing house banks and trust com
panies for the week Give days) shows tnat
thew hold $67 341 $50 reserve in excess OF
legal requirements. This is an increase
OF $13,1G0S2O from last week.
The statemnt follows:
ACTUAL CONDITIONS:
Loans, discounts tc. 46,2oo,Ooo, ID
crease. S21. s2S. 900.
serve banks (a), S107, 1000; increase 3D.
Reserve in federal bank of member banks,
S547, s41 600; increase, so, S97, 000
Reserve in own vaults state banks and
trust companies CO., $102S6,OOO; increase,
Reserve in depositaries. state bank and
trust companies, SS,717OOO; increase $780,
Net demand deposits, 1914, 100000: in
Net time deposit, s15o.es5,o 900; increase.
Circulation. ss5.s24 900; decrease, s274. coo.
United States deposits deducted. $685.
Aggregate reserve, 1856. s44, 600
Excess reserve, 6I,341 $50; increase, s13,-
16e. O20.
Summary Of state banks and trust COM
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans; discounts, etc.. $7SS,447, 400: de-
crease. $780,, 500.
Deposits with federal reserve bank, New
York, SOC. 7o1 300; increase. s.. z33, 800.
Total deposits, $79S, 4I4 500; decrease,
S21 692 900.
Bank cash in rault. s15S5S1
Trust companies cash. in vault, $64, 49,
200.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
MORE SEEDS NEEDED
T.. b. Kcliam Requested To Continue
Collection in Topeka.

T.. B. kellam, who is in charge of
collection centers of district conserva-
ton for the gathering of fruit pits and
nut shells, has received a telegram
from Eugene Pettus, head of the dis
trict conservation committee, asking
that contributions of pits and shells
continue indefinitely. The wire is as
follows:
Chemical welfare service wires that
it is highly important that there be no
let up in the collection of fruit pits and
nut shells, regardless of the date of
the signing of the armistice. A large
number of gas masks must be manu-
featured regardless of when peace
terms are signed. Orders are received
to collect large reserve stocld of car
bon materials. All materials collected
should be assembled and shipped at
the earliest possible date, and that col
tections should continue Indefinitely
This is important"
Kellam says that in Topeka about
10000 pounds, or a carload, of the
carbon producing materials have been
collected. 1t requires six pounds to
make one mask. Topeka, therefore,
has furnished enough for $500 masks,
or enough to supply two regiments
Collections began about the middle of
September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09

resources. Kadlets doubled back east
ward and by a series of flanking move
ments, falling upon the Bolshevikf in
the night, stampeded them time after
time. In this way he pushed thru to
the relief of his countrymen at kras-
noyarsk and Irkutsk. -
Thru Forty-onc Tunnels
From Irkutsk to the southernmost
point of Lake Baikal there are forty
one tunnels. 1t was the Czechs' aim
to clear out the Bolsheviki without
giving them time to blow up these tun-
nels and to that end they started
small contingent overland to surprise
the Bolsheviki beyond the series of
tunnels. These men marched four
days under great difficulties. They
became SO pressed for food supplies
that they had to eat their horses. But
they accomplished their object. They
attacked the Boisheyiki in the middle
of the night, captured their machine
guns and started them northward in
disorder. The Bolsheviki succeeded in
blowing up one tunnel, the last one of
the series.
The Czechs and their Russian allies
now had a clear track to the southern
extremity of the lake, to a village
named Slujianka, where the blocked
tunnel presented a serious obstacle to
further progress. They dragged a few
light guns over the ridge and marched
several contingents. of troops around
the obstruction only to find the Boil
sheviki massed in force some twenty
miles beyond. The Czechs and Rus
slams suffered heavy losses in the
fighting here and were forced back to
within a few miles of the tunnel.
Meantime the Czechs had cleared
the tunnel sufficiently 20 pass troops
thru, on foot. General Gaida, who had
succeeded Colonel Kadlets in COM
mand. caused decoy messages to fall
into the enemy's hands. begging for
help and declaring that the tunnel was
hopelessly blocked and he in desperate
straits. surrounded and at the end of
his resources. The Bolsheviki there.
upon moved southwark in high spirits.
throwing aside all caution. Bands
played and their progress was in the
nature Of triumpha1 march.
A few miles from the tunnel they
ran into an ambush which completely
demoralized them. Machine guns raked
them from the hillsides and field guns
shelled them front and rear. A tat
tered remnant of the Bolshcvik army
fled porthward with the few trains
they were able to save.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
SHORT CORN CROP
Yield In State Was Only Eight
Bushels an Acre.
Second Smallest Crop in Forty
Years, Paxton Asserts.

Kansas corn yield this year was
eight bushels an acre for the 1870, $50
acres planted, according to q report
by Edward c. Paxton, field agent for
the bureau estimates of the United
States department of agriculture. The
states total corn production Is given
at 49,045.29 The crop is about one
third the normal state yield.
With the exception Of 1913. it is the
duced in more than forty years. Leav-
enworth county is credited with the
largest average yield, rs bushels. and
Jewell with the largest total produc-
ton, 2,3S0,470 bushels. In point of
production the larger producing coun-
ties rank in the following order: Jew
ell. Nemaha, Brown, Smith, Marshall,
Jackson, Phillips, Doniphan, Jefferson,
Atchison, Reno, Stafford. Leavenworth,
Shawnee, Cheyenne, Sedgwick. Butler.
Marion, and Riley. These nineteen
this years crop, or over 100000
bushels.
States Potato Crop.
Kansas potato production this year
is placed at 4.240,00O bushels. COM
pared with 4,446,OGO last year. This is
an average yield of So bushels for the
state as a whole. The average yield in
the Kaw valley commercial section is
estimated at 80 bushels per acre.
Kansas apple crop this year was al
most strictly confined to the well cared
for commercial orchard. The COM
mercial production is estimated at 35
per cent of full crop of 364, 900 bar
rels. The last years crop was 100, 900
pie crop is rated at So per cent of
normal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
Get in PICTURE!
Film for Soldiers VIII Be Made
Tomorrow.
Time and Place for Gathering
e.
Are Announced.

Close blood relatives of two or more
boys in the service meet in the governors
office in the state house at $50 o'clock
Close blood relatives of one boy in the
service meet under or near the old cotton
wood tree close to the east steps Of the
state house at the same time.
American Red Cross workers in uniform
meet in the north rotunda Of the state
house at the same time.
Kansas state guard companies and Kan
sas national guard company meet at the
north steps of the state house at the same
time
The citizens of Topeka and Shawnee
county who are not members of the i'm
mediate families o" boy in the service meet
in front of the south steps of the state
house but on the grass.
Each group, is requested to keep separate
from the others until the word is given to
join forces.
The camera-a moving picture camera
crowd at 2:45 O'Clock. The picture is 10
be sent overseas to the boys in France.
These are the main details of the
big meeting planned for the state
house grounds tomorrow afternoon.
Every man, woman and child is urged
to be present so that each individual
in the city and county may have a
part and place in the moving picture
film.
In addition to the moving pictures
there will be many other attra ctions of
interest on the grounds. incidentally
the meeting will be the first mass
meeting of any kind held in Topeka
for the last month. The flu ban will
be lifted tonight at IL o'clock and it
is expected that the citizens of Topeka
and Shawnee county will grasp the
opportunity for the first bit of enter
tainment in a month, especially when
it is planned that the same entertain
ment be canned and packed in ships
and sent to the boys in the trenches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-09
EXPLAINS IN FULL
President Howard of United
Press Tells of Peace Story.
Given to Him Personally by
u. $. Admiral Wilson.
0nDOcnTInN MAC NIL vcn
CORRECTION WAS DELAYED
For Hours 1t Was Held While
Nation Celebrated.
Hands of United Press Clean
OF All Blame.

New York, Nov. 9.-The following
cablegram was received today from
Roy w. Howard, president of the
United Press, filed from Brest, France.
Admiral Wilson's statement tells
the whole story. The admiral gave
me personally and a Brast paper, a
bulletin stating that the armistice had
been sisne /, etc. Upon this admirals
assurah nee that the information was
official and fully authenticated, L filed
verbatim copy of this bulletin in the
regular manner at the Brest postofhce
(French postoffices are also the tele-
graph Offices for the French censors.
] learned yesterday that in the eX-
element due to the newspaper an
nouncinE the armistice my message
did not reach the censors until after
the text had been cabled to New York.
II am personally convinced that Ad-
miral Wilson was assured that his bull
letin was official and that he acted
in absolute good faith. l do not know
who was responsible for the admiral's
transformation. My own part was
that merely of d newspaper man, at
the end of a cable, receiving from the
base commanSer what l was assured
and had every reason to believe, was
stice. l made use of supposedly Off
cial information only after requesting
and receiving special permission.
Correction Was Delayed.
while the demonstrations were at
their highest, | learned that French
officers at Brest questioned the ac-
curacy COT the announcemenD L i'm
mediately sought Admiral Wilson and
found that he had received word that
his original bulletin was unofficial and
uncomfortable. l Immediately sent an
urgent cablegram of correction to New
York which should have reached there
in time for the afternoon papers, but
unfortunately this cablegram was de-
layed for hours.
THE United Press Cthe original
cable bulletin) was cabled from Brest
directly to New York. The message
contained both Simmss signature and
mine. the former because of our col
lect privileges (the right to file mes
saSes tolls collect) rests in Simmss
name. The double signature caused
erroneous impression that the matter
had been filed in Paris. Neither
Simms nor the Paris office partici-
pated
L. P.'s Hands Are Clean.
II have received cablegrams indi-
eating that interested parties are en-
deavoring to capitalize the incident
whereof the United Press was victim.
Serve notice that every action of
ficial record. Our hands are abso-
lutely clean. All officials directly
concerned have completely absolved
the United Press of responsibility.
Il will take any steps necessary to
protect our reputation at home