davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
.COL. REP|NGTON IN
 SERIOUS TROUBLE
Violates Defense of Realm Act by Publication of
 Uncensored Article

London, February 1s-Andrew Bonar nounced today in the House of Commons that action would be taken under the defense of the realm act against Col onel Repington the military correspond ent of the Morning Post, for an article which appeared in the Post on Monday. The article complained of was submitted to the censor, who refused his permission to publish 1t. The article afterward was published in a different form without being submitted to the censor
 Mir. Bonar Law announced that action would also be taken aganist the editor of the Morning Post
 Lieut.. Col Charles ACourt Repington resigned from Lord Northcliffe's London Times on January 21, after 15 years ser vice on that paper as military corre- spondent and joined the stan of the Morning Post In explanation of his resignation Colonel Repington said:
 The government has lost the conh- dence not only of labor, but of the ma jority of the people, and if existing meth ods are allowed to continue will succeed in wrecking both the military and naval service. The great crime of the (Brit- ish) government is that it will not tell the nation the truth.
 The editor of the Morning Post, against whom Chancellor Bonar Law announced action also would be taken, is II. X. Gwynne. In an interview with Lieuten- ant-Colonel Repington, cabled to the United States last month, the military critic said:
 T have the honor of thanking Lady Bathurst, proprietor, and MT. H. A. Gwynne. proprietor. and Mir. H. A. the fact that I am no longer muzzled, and that I now can tell the British pub lie and the American public the truth about our armies in France. They have done a public service in enabling me to tell the truth and I may say that Mir. Gwynne risked his personal liberty in so doing. Under the defense of the realm act you can lock man up for nearly anything and if our war cabinet did not know that the case presented on Thurs day (January 2D was fairly stated make no doubt of ft that both Mir. Gwynne and myself would be in jail already"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
WEATHER AID ID
 IRON AND STEEL
Recovery For Week Has TOtalled From 10 to p
 Per Cent

Cleveland, O.. February fS.-(Special) The Iron Trade Review today says:
 A few days of moderate weather con ditions have done more to recou2 iron and steel production than any drastic exercising of government authority. In Pittsburg and valley zone this recovery has amounted to from 10 to 25 per cent. Open hearth operations in that territory last week were at S4 per cent, com pared with 59 per cent in the storm pe- riod. Blast furnaces are regaining ground more slowly, the output having been 65 per cent against 66 per cent previously.
 Bessemer plants ran 6l per cent full, and by-product coke works at % per cent compared with e6 per cent preced- ing week. Conditions in Connellsville coke region are pronounced the best in two months .Flood dangers at Pitts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
TUSCALOOSA

Tuscaloosa. February 12-(Speciai) The civil jury term of the circuit court is in session here this week, with large number of cases on the docket. The grand jury, which will serve during the next six months. was also organized this week, and is at present considering number of cases.
 An epidemic of smallpox in Tuscaloosa is feared and the local board of health has issued a warning to all mill opera tors and other employers of large num- bers of men, advising them to have their employees vaccinated at once. Although so far there has been no smallpox re- ported within the city limits. there are numerous cases at Holt, Coker and kel- lerman, andS.it is feared that it. will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
Planning Extra Trains

Decatur. February 15.--(Special.) It is understood that the Southern railroad is considering the operation of late afternoon train from Shelf field and an early morning. train to Sheffield, so that many visitors thet may come to Decatur, where they can get ample hotel accommodations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
All Selectmen Re-Examined

Anniston, February 13.-(Special) The local board of Calhoun county makes the announcement that all so- lectmen previously examined and placed in Class A will be re-examined at once in order to comply with the provisions of the latest draft regula- tions. Several hundred men will be effected by the ruling and the board will be one of the busiest places in the county until the work of examin- ation is finished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
Mrs. Pope Buried Wednesday

Anniston, February l3.-( (Special) ) The remains of Mrs Catherine Pope, wife of the Rev. A. Pope, were laid to rest in the family cemetery at De- Armanville Wednesday morning foi- lowing services at the Methodist church. Besides her husband. the de- ceased is survived by several grown sons and daughters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
Collecting Income Tax

Decatur, February Especially Dr. James and K. B. Phagan, in come tax representatives for the Uni- ted States government, are working day and night collecting income tax from the citizens of this county. On all average they are collecting 5000 q day. They will be here until Thurs day of this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
only . matter of time before the disease shows itself in Tuscaloosa.

The local board yesterday mailed nos tices to 52 additional class men, in- structing them to report for physical ex- animation Thursday morning at o'clock There were approximately 500 Tuscaloosa county registrants who did not receive their questionnaires, or who failed to return them to the locai board. Each of these men will be classified in class l at once and called for examination, ac- oording to information given out by the board yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
Roads Being Improved

Anniston, February 13.-(Special.) ) All of the roads through the goveru- ment reservation at Camp Mcclellan are being repaired and the large force of hands which have been engaged at this work during the past few weeks have made a great deal of progress
 The gutters alongside the drivevA1ys have been thoroughly cleaned out by 1cad machines and trap gutters, all lowing the free passage of water, have heen ipsta1led
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14
To Operate Gas Properties

Huntsville, February S.-(Special.--A corporation is being organized by Huntsville capitalists to operate the gas plant and properties of the Huntsville Consolidated Gas and oil company, which was recently sold for the benefit Of the bondhcldeis. Tracy w. Pratt, Lawrence Cooper, T.. c. Dillon and others are in the new corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-14

TcJ:cc, Free booklet describing LdOlCS wonderful article, indis- pensable for private use of married ladies. Relieves mind from doubt and worry. Sent sealed. Hygiene & kalol- ogy Go. Dept. B, 122 West 18th St.. New York City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
Board of Education.

The regular meeting of the Board
of Education was held Tuesday, Feb.
12. Present Messrs. Smithers and
Falls.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, and sundry
bills examined. approved and order
ed to be paid.
The following designations were
received: Miss Carrie P. Wright,
No. 5, Second; Miss Virginia Shea,
No. 6, Sixth.
The following appointments were
made and confirmed: Miss Eliza
beth Eggert, No. 5, Second; Miss
Annie Stephens, No. /, Sixth; Miss
Anna Murray, No. 6, Sixth.
State High School Supervisor
Samuel M. North submitted favor
able report on the High Schools of
the county.
A petition was received from
patrons of the North East High
School for better heating of the
school building.
A letter was received from State
Superintendent Stephens requesting
that all teachers familiarize them
selves with Maryland, My Mary
land" America" and "The Star
Spangled Banner" and that these
patriotic songs be sung in the schools
the week of February 1928.
A meeting of the. Eastern Shore
Supervisors will be held at Elkton
on February Is at 10 o'clock a. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Strong Protest Against the Repeal
Of the Law.

Baltimore city and nearly every
county in the state were represented
at hearing held in the Senate
chamber last week before the joint
Committees on Education in oppo-
sition to the 5iu introduced by SEN
ator Speicher. which repeals the Law
passed two years ago which provided
for the appointment of school super
visors and truant officers.
The delegation from Baltimore in
cluded President Chapman and
Messrs. Bibbins, Delevett and Fank-
hanel, of the School Board, and Su-
perintendent Koch and Assistant Su-
perintendent Miller. The counties
were represented by their superin-
tendents, and there were also in at
tendance delegations from all of the
civic bodies, including the Board of
Trade, Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, Builders Ex-
change, Suffrage and Anti-suffrage
Associations and, in fact, every or
ganization in Baltimore taking an
interest in the betterment of condi-
tions. The principal speeches we're
made by B. Howell Griswold and
President Chapman, who dwelt at
length on the good work accomplish
ed since the law went into effect and
both pleaded that it be given more Oh
a chance before it is repealed The
point made that it should be sus-
pended during the war was ridiculed,
and the argument advanced that this
would be shifting the burden from
the men to the children.
= Superintendent Stephens, of the
State Board of Education, who intro
duced the speakers, also made vig-
orous address, in which he demon
strated that the repeal of this law
would be step backward.
Speeches were made by Secretary
Scates, of the Builders Exchange;
Secretary Beacham, Of the M. and M.
Association; Baltimore County Su-
perintendent Cook and others.
It is more than likely that the, bill
will be uhfavorably reported
4 I . l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Engineer Killed--Nine Other Persons
Injured.

| Officials of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, Company, as well as Coroner
H. D. Litzenburg of Elkton, Cecil
county, have completed an investi-
cation into the train wreck at Port
Deposit Saturday night, when an
engineer was killed and nine other
persons were injured in head-on
collision between freight and passen-
ger trains.
The scene of the accident was at
the quarries above Rock Run, and as
far as can be learned from the men
in charge of the Investigations the
train crash was due to confusion
of signals on the part of the engineer
who lost his life in the wreck, which
occurred about 1880 o'clock. Freight
train No. 4156, with Howard r.
Miller as engineer, pulled into the
siding to await passenger train No.
4543, which was due there at about
that time. The freight was bound
for Harrisburg, while the passenger
train was speeding toward Perryville.
The latter train, however, was
late, and Engineer Miller started his
train out on the track just as the
passenger train hove into sight, and
crash ensued. Both engines were
damaged badly.
Miller was pinned between his
brake and the side of his cab. His
chest was crushed.
H. M. Snyder, fireman on the
freight, was thrown in the river, but
clung to the ice until rescued.
The other injured were:
NORMAN STRICKLAND, engineer
of the passenger train; face cut
and ankle sprained.
~. H. SAY, fireman on the express;
shock.
H. SMITH, brakeman, badly hurt on
= body.
j. S. MILLER, conductor; several
teeth knocked out and decorations
! on face.
j. CAMRBELL, baggagema Ter;
shock and several teeth knocked
out.
MRS. ARTHUR HAYES, passenger;
cut on face.
EVERETT HAYES, 8 years old;
bruises on body and lacerations.
MRS. CHARLES RETTOIRA, pas
senger; injured on head.
All of the injured were treated by
physicians summoned from Port De-
posit. None was hurt seriously.
Howard F. Miller, who lost his
life, had been an engineer on the
railroad for many>years. He is sur
vived by widow, Mrs. May Miller,
and a SON, Vernon Miller. His
home was in Baltimore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
Thompson

At Locust Lawn Farm, the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Cullen. near Rising
Sun, was solemnized very pretty we'd
ding at two o'clock Wednesday after
noon, aoth inst. when their daughter,
Miss Helen Elizabeth Cullen. was united
in marriage with Mr.. Ralph Luther
Thompson. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Thompson, of Woodlaun. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. l S.
Whitaker. of Hopeweli M. E. church. in
the presence of about eighty relatives
and close friends of the contracting par
ties.
Mrs. Wilmer Jackson, of Akin, played
the Wedding March. There were no at
tendants. The bride was gowned In
white messaline and carried a bouquet Of
bride roses.
The rooms were decorated with potted
plants and evergreen, presenting a very
pretty appearance. Following the cere-
mony refreshments were served TO. the
assembled guests.
Cut glass. china. silyerware. checks.
linen, etc, were among the presents re-
ceived by the bride.
The newly-weds lefi feE trip South
and will be at home near Rising Sun
after April I.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
Prohibition State Convention.


Charles r. Woods, State Chair
man, has called a convention of the
Prohibitionists Of Maryland for Fri
day, Feb. 20, at 10:30 a. M, at Odd
Fellows Temple, Cathedral and
Saratoga Sts., Baltimore. Every
party Prohibitionist, male or female,
will be seated as delegate. Shall
the Prohibition party abandon its
individual entity and merge into the
proposed National Party? The Ma
tional Prohibition Committee has
called National Prohibition Party
Convention at Chicago March 5th,
1918, to decide this vital question,
and has asked the States to send
delegates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
INCOME TAX OFFICE ALMOST.
SWANIPED.s
Returns Coming I'm BY Thousands
Each Day-The Worst Is Yet

On the second floor of the Custom
House, in Baltimore, where are
located the offices of the Internal
Revenue Collector, something is
liable to happen unless some sort of
relief is brought to those who are
engaged in the work of handling the
thousands of income-tax blanks that
are pouring into the office with in
creasing colume each day.
Deputy Collector Senator Mil
bourne is at his wits end to figure
his way out of the avalanche of mail
that is reaching his Office every day.
He said there are more than 1900 of
the return blanks being received
daily, but added that only about 20,-
900 of the 100000 blanks that will
be sent in had been received up to
Friday OF last week.
You can see by that" he said,
what we may expect in the latter
days Of the month when all the
blanks must be in the Office or on
their way there"
From what could be gathered IN
the various Offices connected with the
income-tax returns, it was apparent
that there were others in distress
over the bulk of mail besides the
clerks themselves. The postman,
for instance, it was learned, comes
each day almost broken down by the
heavy load of mail and within few
days it will require several postmen
to do the service, or perhaps, said
Mr.. Milbourne, the Postmaster will
send it around in wagon. The
elevator men are also affected by the
rush and have scarcely a. moments
rest during the day carrying people
to the second floor.
Mr.. Milbourne said there were but
IL more working days in which the
80 900 blanks must be sent In and he
suggested that by the end of the
present week they may be coming In
at the rate of 10000 day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
sixty.Five slides.

Seven-thirty p. m. Friday, March
the first, at the Octoraro Peoples
Church Rev. Dr. Gill will give his
famous illustrated lecture on Ben
Hur.
This lecture is made possible
through the kindness and generosity
of the Ladies Aid
There will be basket collection
taken, we hope every one can give
something and enough received to
pay expenses. but we want no little
boy or girl to stay away because they
have nothing to give.
If there is deficiency. the Ladies
Aid will make good, and if there is
a surplus, it will be turned over to
them for good purpose.
The Community Bible Class will
study the 18th chapter of Romans
this week. 1t meets at the close of
Sunday school. Hosea 4:6.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
Fire At Port Deposit.

The frame warehouse of the Toll
chester Steamboat Company, of Bal
timore, at Port Deposit, was destroy
ed by fire early Sunday morning.
The building was located on the
company's wharf along the river
front and it is supposed the fire was
caused by the electric light wires
being crossed when the building was
crushed in by the ice just an hour or
so before.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court of Cecil Coun-
ty met in regular session Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week. Pres
ent-Hon. James ]. McCauley, Chief
Judge; Hon. Milton S. Sentman and
Hon. Alexander P. Jackson, Associ-
ate Judges.
bonds Approved.-Bond of Anna
M. McCleary, Executrix of Robert j.
McCleary; bond of Gustina Suter,
Executrix of Francis X. Suter; bond
of Isabel Tunstall, Administrative c.
t. a. of Robert w. Tunstall; bond Of
George Simcoe, Administrator of
William H. Simcoe; bond of Christie
pher G. Craig, Executor of Zachariah
D. Grant.
Accounts Passed.-First and final
Account of John w. Bouchelle, Ad-
ministrator of Agustus J. Bouchelle;
first and final Account of Viola Har-
rington, Administrative of Sarah E.
Harrington; first and final Account
of Harry Beers, Administrator of
Richard Beers and distribution
struck on same; first and final Ac-
count of Edna L. Marrett, Admins
tratrix of Henry e. Gallaher, and
distribution struck on same; first
and final Account of Howard T.
Campbell, Executor of John M.
Campbell, and distribution struck on
same; third Account of Ellen M.
Armstrong, guardian of Helen G..
Armstrong, ct al,
Court adjourned to meet in regular
session March ~ next.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

C. t. Snyder, of Philada., paid
Rising Sun friends visit on Sunday
Miss Francina Kirk has returned
to Rising Sun after an extended stay
in New York.
willard Day, of Lynchburg, Va,
was a Sunday visitor at the home of
Augustus Brumfield and family
Miss Margaret Brumfield of Ham
morton, Pa, visited Rising Sun rela-
tives and friends during the week.
Miss Grace A. Wilson, who has
been seriously i'll from pneumonia
for some time past, is somewhat i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing and
daughter Shirley, of Baltimore, were
over-Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse T. Cameron.
The Red Cross will meet with Mrs.
J. Frank Tosh, at, her home on
Cherry street, Friday afternoon,
February %, at two o'clock
Ernest F. Taggart of Kelton and
Miss Sadie Bell Brown of West
Grove, were married Monday, Feb.
11th, by Franklin G. Evans of Kel-
ton, a Justice of the Peace.
Miss Irene Gary Barrett, OF Chica-
go, ILL.,, and Mr. Robert Baker Har-
vey, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Harvey, of Childs, were married
Saturday at Cherry Hill, by Rev. J.
F. Anderson.
DR.. and Mrs. R. G.. Dodson enter
tanned very delightfully."- at cards on
Thursday evening last, in honor of
Miss Edna Mayberry, whose engage
ment to Mr.. Lawrence Sadler was
recently announced.
The Five Hundred Club met with Mr..
and Mrs. H M Duyckinck, East Main
street. on Wednesday evening, when
guests to the number of four tables err.
joyed the hospitality of the host and
hostess and participated in the game,
high score honors being won by Miss
Gertrude S. Dare and M. E, Founders.
The next meeting of.the club will be with
Mr. and Mrs M E Founders.
In a general way good prices con-
tinue to prevail in the settlement of
values between the general govern
ment and the late owners of the
property taken. for the Proving
Grounds. Among the most fortunate
of these is Miss Annie Richardson,
the owner of Old Baltimore, which
was sold at the Court House door a
few years ago for about $14,500, and
now brings $4,000; and the High
House property, bought several years
ago by Judge Stump of Baltimore,
for $4,000, and now sold for
$23, 3,O00.-Agis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
Junior Red Cross.

The following chapter School Com
mittee has been appointed to organ
ize and direct Junior Red Cross work
in Cecil county:-Miss Alice e. Mil
Ter, Miss Edith Watson, Miss Olga
Raue, Miss Jean Mason of the Tome
Institute and Miss Kennedy of the
West Nottingham Academy, together
with Superintendent of Schools, Mr..
Hugh W. Caldwell, as Treasurer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-22
Fourth Quarterly Conference {
James Methodist Episcopal
Church.

The Fourth Quarterly Conference
of James Methodist Episcopal Church
was held on. Saturday, February 2,
1918. In accordance with the re-
quest of DR.. Robert Watt, the Dis
triot Superintendent, whose presence
was prevented by the illness of Mrs.
Watt, the Rev. w. G.. Koons, D. D.
presided over the session of the Con-
ference in most acceptable manner.
The reports Of those in charge OF
the different branches of work show
ed the church to be in most
+fiourishing condition with very
bright prospects for the future.
Officers and Committees for the
ensuing Conference year as confirm
ed by the Conference are as follows:
Board of Stewards: :-Thos. j. Will
son, w. T.. B. r. Robertson, J. M.
Holden. NJ c. Brown, T. X. Nc
Dowell, H. L. Shepherd, Ralph T.
Wilson, VIM. M. Pogue, E. L. Haines.
Albert M. McNamee. For Sylmar-
F. c. Sidwell. Howard Brown, Mrs.
Calvin P. Brown, Mrs, Grin Taylor,
John Reynolds.
Recording Steward-T. j. Wilson.
District Steward-N. @. Brown.
Reserve District Steward-E. L.
Haines.
Communion Stewards-E. L.
Haines and Howard r. Brown.
Board of Trustees-Thos. ]. Will
son, Edwin Hafnes, w. T, B. r.
Robertson, John L. Stephens. w.
Louis Ryan. Thos, Kirk, Thos.
Robertson. G. Ross Biles. ]. T. Cam
eron. For Sylmar-Ca Calvin P. Brown,
Orin Taylor, Howard R. Brown, F.
c. Sidwell, Walter w. Marshall, j.
Harvey Townsend.
Committees.
Foreign Missions-Mrs. N. c.
Brown, Mrs. VIM. M. Pogae. Mrs.
Ella Brown.
Home Missions and Church Exten-
sion-Edwin Hafnes. T. X. Nc
Dowell. f. G. Sfdwell.
Sunday Schools-Thos. j. Wilson,
w. Louis Ryan, w. T. B. r. Rober-
son, Mrs. Annie A. Morrison.
Tracts-Miss Edna Wilson, Miss
A. Maybe McDougal, Mrs. Mary
Whiteman.
Education Miss Mabel Reynolds,
Mrs. H. l., Shepherd, Lewis j
Brown.
Freedman's Aid Society--H. L.
Shepherd, C. P. Brown, Roland z,
Marshall.
Hospitals-Mrs. Nellie Wagner
G. M. Holden, Mrs. G. P. Brown.
Church Records-N. G. Brown, E,
L. Haines, Howard r.. Brown.
Auditing Committee-Wm. M
Pogue, Thoa. Robertson, John Reyn-
olds.
Parsonage Furniture--Thc Ladies
Aid Society.
Church Musie--E f. Haines, Miss
Pearl Ryan. Mrs, Edna Brown.
Estimating Salary-Board Of
Stewards.
Trier of Appeals-Wm. M. Pogue.