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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-19
Town Council Proceedings

The Commissioners Of Cambridge
met in regular bushes session We'd
nesday evening, Mayor Orem and
Commissioners Brohawn, Lake and
Jackson, present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Following building application up
for second reading and granted: L..
w. Bell, to build porch and raise
kitchen, No. 10 Water street.
Bills amounting to $4S.9S passed
and ordered paid.
Mr.. Matthews, representing Cam
bridge Gas & Electric Co, was before
the Board in regard to boys breaking
the bulbs in the electric street lights.
The Chief of Police was instructed to
make every effort to discover who is
breaking these bulbs and prosecute
to the full extent of the law.
A permit to take down the trees
on Academy ST. eet, from Muir to
Muse street, was received from the
State Board of Forestry, and read to
the Board.
A letter was received and read to
the Board from the Dorchester Wa
ter Co., asking that the contract with
them to furnish the town with water,
expiring December 81, 1913, be rails
ed from $1,000 to $500 per annum.
Adjourned.
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CAPTAIN WRITES OF
YOUNG DAIL'S DEATH
Mrs. Clara DaiI Receives Letter of
sympathy From Sons Officer, Capt
Charles +. johnson.

The following letter has been re-
ceived by Mrs. Clara Dali in refer
ence TO her son, the late Charles Ed
ward Dali, who died recently of in
fluenza, while in training at the Bliss
Electrical School:
December 6, 1918.
My dear Mrs. Dali:
With the deepest regrets l am
prompted to address you in your sor-
row this day. Any expression of
sympathy on my part will not tend
to, in any way, lessen the shock OF
such great loss, yet a few honest
words in praise of your sons sterl-
ing and upright qualities will, "
know, be appreciated by his love
ones.
Charles has proved himself to be
a soldier, an exemplary soldier. AS
such he died in the service of his
country, for the great cause for free
dom for mankind, and, above all, for
God.
Please accept my most profound
and heartfelt sympathy in your be-
reavement.
CHAS. F. JOHNSON,
Captain, Infantry. U. S. A, Com
manding Detachment.
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Mrs. Lambert H. James

Mrs. Lambert II. James died at her
home near Cambridge yesterday ev-
ening, at $50 o'clock, after an ill
ness of about ten days, of pneumo-
MIA, following influenza.
Mrs. James was thirty-fiye years
old, and, before her marriage, was
Miss Thresa Leonard. Besides her
husband, she leaves five children, who
are: John, Nellie, Lambert, Jr., Levi
and Woodrow James. She is also
survived by one sister, Mrs. Walter
Slacum, and five brothers, Messrs.
VIM. H., Levi b, Geo. W., j. Thos.
and Calvert Leonard, all of this city.
Funeral services (priyate) were
held from he ~late home near Cam
bridge this afternoon at four o'clock.
with interment in Greenlawn Gene
terry.
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Mrs. William D. Albers

Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Albers, wild
ow of William D. Albers, died at her
home on Muir street this morning
about quarter to ten O'Clock, after
an illness of eight weeks, with
Bright's disease. Mrs. Aibers had
been a sufferer with the disease for a
long time, but was not confined to
her room until about the middle of
October.
Funeral services will be held from
her late home Saturday morning,
with interment in the cemetery at
Taylor's Island.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-19
BARRET PRAISES
DORCHESTER SOLDIERS

Commanding officer of Dorchester
Men Sends Message to Their Rela-
tives And Speaks i'll Terms of
Highest Commendation of Their
Bravery, Moral Character And Sol
dierly ConduCt-knew Many of
Them Personally.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-19
The DAILY BANNER
Published Daily Except Sunday
CAMBRIDGE. MD. DEC 10. 1918
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

Grand opera House tonight.
Mr.. Albanus Phillips, Jr., who is a
student at the Tome School. Port
Deposit is at home for the Christ
MAS holidays.
| Private Thomas B. Leonard, Co.
A, 313th Inf, is visiting his parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ivy L. Leonard, at their
home on High street, this city.
Miss Florence Phillips, of Ogontz
College, is spending the Christmas
holidays with her parents. Capt. and
Mrs. Levi B. Phillips. at their home
on Mill street.
Corp. Oliver E. Meredith who has
| recently been discharged from SER
vice, is spending the Xmas holidays
with his mother. Mrs. P, W. Mere
dith. this city.
Former County Treasurer James
! Magnolia, is spending sometime with
| his family, at their home on Glasgow
street.
Sergt. Harry Rosetta, 4th Div, Co.
A, Supply Train, arrived in Cam
bridge this morning to spend the
Xmas holidays with his family at
800 Hayward street.
Lieut.. Edward Robbins, I. S. NJ.
Corps, stationed at Paris Island, S.
c., is spending q short furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Z.
Robbins, at their home on Oakley
street, this city.
Wallace Reid the favorite film
hero of millions, will be shown at
the Grand Opera House tonight in
Believe Me, Nantippe," and it is
just teeming with swift action. The
Lions Claw" is an extra attraction
tonight.
Miss Alma Phillips, who is stu
dent at the Ogontz School for young
ladies, near Philadelphia, has arriv-
ed home to spend the Christmas holt
days with her parents, Col. and Mrs.
Albanus Phillips, at their home on
Mill street.
DR.. E. E. Wolff, Local Health Ply
stefan for this city, reports that
from noon yesterday until noon to-
day, five new cases of influenza have
been reported to him. The total
number of cases in Cambridge is not
exactly known, but from the reports
it would seem that there are from
sixty to seventy.
Funeral services over the remains
of Mr.. John G. Hurley, who died
about eight o'clock yesterday morn
ing, will be held from his late home
on Locust street, Friday afternoon,
at o'clock, and will be private, on
account of sickness in the family.
Interment will be in the Cambridge
cemetery.
An automobile driven by Roland
Nichols, colored, ran into the open
space of the draw in the bridge over
Cambridge creek last night, about
six o'clock, upsetting the machine
and throwing the occupants into the
water Those in the machine were
w. E. Wright, white, of Federals-
burg, and Roland Nichols, George
Ricketts, and Norman Nichols, col
ored, also of fredericksburg. All Of
the men escaped with slight bruises.
Messrs. Edward H Barnett, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Barnett,
High street; Reginald Hopkins, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Hopkins, Lo-
Gust street, and Frank Henry, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Henry, Will
lis street, who have been in training
at the Students Military Training
School, ST. Johns College, Annapolis,
have arrived home, having received
their honorable discharge from the
service.
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NOTICE.

Am back home, and located over
Cambridge Restaurant, opposite Hur
ley G Williams store. Pictures
made all sizes, from Ping Pong to
highest grade work. Give us a call.
Thanking the public for past patro-
mage. c. E. FINLEY,
ADV. 18-2w. R. 20-2w. Photographer
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Card OF Thanks.

We deeply appreciate and feel
thankful to our many friends and
during our sickness. We also thank
the doctors, especially DR.. Mace and
Dr. Goldsborough.-Mr. and Mrs. w.
T Vincent
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IN NIEMORIAM.

In sad, but loving, remembrance OF
our dear mother and grandmother,
Margaret Phillips, who departed this
life one year ago today
Loved in life; in death, remem-
bered.
By her Son and Family.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-12-19
Cambridge Grange Notice.

The regular meeting of Cambridge
Grange will be held at the Grange
Hall Saturday night, Dec. 21st. at
80 p. M. The annual election of
officers will be held and a full atten-
desired.-Albert H. Smith, Master;
T. Harry Hopkins, Sec.-Adv.
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Omen Until Christmas.

From now until Christmas, our
stores will be open every night.
(Signed) Hurley e Williams, Har-
rington & Bayly, Edgar Harrington
G Co.. Cornwell, Bowdle & Co-Adv.
17-3t.
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NOTICE,

The party who took large clothes
basket from Cambridge Laundry dur
ing Thanksgiving week, is requested
to return same at once, as we are
badly in need Of it-Lea Fong.-
Adv. 1927
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Annapolis, Nd Dec. -
Mr. p. Watson Webb,
Editor DAILY Banner
NJ! dear SIT:
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a reception given the Flsltlhg 1oNeT-
nors by Governor ana MIS-. Harrlhs-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Veteran Eddie Plank Will
Oppose Jeff Tesreau in
Red Cross Game Saturday

Steelton's Steel League team will
have splendid chance to get back
at Bethlehem for former defeats
curing the season when the clubs
meet Saturday afternoon on Cottage
Hill in big Red Cross game. To be
sure, Eddie Plank will do the twirl-
ing for the local bunch. and declares
he Will wallop the big plant team
for the defeat at Bethlehem several
weeks ago. Pitted against Plang
VIII be TeSreau, who is pitching a
wonderful game of ball. and in all
probability the game will be one OF
the fastest staged here this season.
The game will not be figured i'll
the league standing, both teams hav-
ing an open date. the Saturday game
having been played on July 4.
Red Cross workers who have
charge of arrangements declared
this morning that they are placing
i've thousand tickets on sale and ex-
pect to dispose of every one. The
tickets were distributed among girls
and super!ntendents of the various
departments in the works. Not only
will patrons be given a chance to see
ball game that will equal any in
the major league. but they will have
the opportunity to hear the Steeltcn
Band in a patriotic concert. The
concert will be given before tile
same and the band will play between
innings. Play will be called at $50
o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
SteeIton Mems
Try TOCHECk
BOOTLEGGING
Campaign Against Lawbreak-
ers Giving Liquor to
Men in Uniform

Admitting that bootleggers were
operating in the borough with a
free hand. Chief of Police Grove this
morning declared that drastic meas
ures would be taken TO break up
this practice.
The chief said that the law break
ers will be run down and turned over
TO the government authorities. As
near as could be ascertained the
chief said, the liquor was being fur
nished to soldiers by negroes. The
negroes, the chief believed are not
aware of the fact that they are
violating the law in giving uniformed
men Intoxicating liquors.
Chief Grove declared that the
matter must be taken up with the
dealers. In the opinion OF author
tiles liquor should not be sold in
bottles unless the consumer is known
by the clerk. If an iron clad rule
prohibiting the sale of liquor in
bottles to purchasers unknown to
the dealers, the bootlegging will be
broken up authorities believe.
Another problem confronting the
department is breaking up the oper-
alton of houses where liquor is sold
unlawfully. Several districts are
under the surveillance of local
authorities and arrests in whole
sale lots are expected in a short
time.
Two uniformed men and negro
were taken into custody by the local
police last evening supposed to be
implicated in bootlegging but were
released because of lack of evidence
The authorities claimed that they
were unable to get sufficient evil
dence on the negro and he was re-
leased
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
RAILROAD RUMBLES
FRANCE GRIDIRONED
By "TOY RAILROADS.
MIDGET ENGINES BUSY

Announcement that all French en-
gines in service in the United States
had been recalled and would be sent
to France. has caused much gossip
in railroad circles. Every day the
big mongles originally intended for
service abroad are passing through
Harrisburg. Railroad men wonder
what they will do with all the en-
gines abroad. There is work for
every locomotive and according to re-
ports the supply over there is short.
Railroads have been a big factor
in the victories of the Allies. Four
track systems have been built as
close to the front as possible and con-
Meeting with the big lines and run
ming almost to the trenches are hum
dreds OF narrow guage roads. TOY
roads" is the way some of the Yankee
boys put il when they write home.
Here is an interesting story about
railroads. recently sent out from
Washington, D. c.:
Toy Railroads
Uncle Sans most useful playthinG
in this war is his toy railroad. 1t
isn't too much TO say that the defeat
of Germany hangs upon the skill and
efficiency with which he operates it.
Every moment OF the day and night
A" and drawing miniature cars over
tiny tracks. pun their way along our
hattlelines in France. piling up bit
by bit the material by which the
American army lives and fights Jerky
little things, with none of the smooth
rhythm of the great locomotives that
whirl us from city to city over here.
they nevertheless get through an
enormous amount of work on the
same plan of multiplied effort the
ants adopted several aeons ago.
No army to-day could exist with
out its light railroads. They are the
immediate and necessary blood ves-
sells which throb just below the skin
of war and feed the surface of the
lighting front. Easily operated and
quickly laid. they follow the flag with
the very pertinacity that George Ade
in the bad old days once ascribed to
the cocktail. And wherever their
bumpy cadence is heard the listener
may be sure the foremost trench
frontier is just around the corner. So
death curves" are as frequent on
this railroad system as telegraph
poles on the lines at home.
Light Railways
It was soon found this wouldn't
work. The front was far too i'm
permanent works of peace time rail-
surface, for the cumbersome and
permanent works of peacettime rail-
roading. So the standard, or broad
gauge systems, retreated from
trenches, as it were. to make way
for the nimbler and more serviceable
light railways
Now. back of the entire Allied bat
tleline, there is zone from four
to five miles wide within which a
perfect network of light railways.
running over two-foot tracks, per-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
BROWN STANDS
PAT ON OPINION
Says Building and Loan Asso-
Citations Cannot Buy Bonds
With Surplus Funds

Attorney General Francis Skunk
Brown yesterday refused to alter his
decision against building and loan
associations purchasing Liberty
bonds. 4 meeting was held in his
Philadelphia office. when repre-
sentatives of the Building and Loan
Association Ieague of PENNSYLVANIA
and their counsel asked Mr.. Brown
to reconsider his decision. He told
the men that he would determine
finally within a week whether the
legislative act OF 1917 permits build
ing and loan associations to buy
Liberty bonds.
Joseph H. Sundheim, of the Per-
petual Building and Loan Associa-
ton, who was the chief spokesman.
declared afterwards. We didn't
purchase any Liberty bonds during
the first two campaigns because theye
wasn't any active drive. but we
bought $4,000, 600 worth of the third
loan. We want TO make a great
drive in the next campaign and will
buy the bonds even if We have TO go
to court"
Mr.. Brown said that the interests
of the loan associations should be
protected and taken care of. II
realize that Liberty bonds should be
purchased. puL II "Oulu ulNeTI Inc
associations from their purpose, and
some hardworking man might come
along and want to borrow money TO
buy his home and find that all the
money was tied up in Liberty bonds, 4"
he said.
Mr.. Brown was informed that the
loan associations didn't intend to
make a business of buying and SELL
ing bonds but merely wanted to
help the government in a crisis. Loan
associations do not have 4 sum of
money lying idle, Mr.. Brown was
told. and borrowers have to give
notice so that the money can be OBJ
tanned
The loan association men said that
the act of July. 1917, allowing cor
porations TO invest their surplus
money in Liberty bonds included
loan associations, but Mr.. Brown did
not think so. The loan association
men thought that they had the right
to invest their money derived from
interest. fines and premiums in Lib
erty bonds They said they did not
want 10 buy bonds to use as an
opening wedge to allow them to
make indiscriminate investments
with their money.
Mr.. Brown said he would be will
ing for patriotic reasons TO allow
associations 10 purchase the bonds.
but that under the laws of Pennsyl-
Nania they are not entitled to do
so. 1T is true" he said. that the
enabling act of 1917 permits the
directors of corporations to invest a
certain amount of surplus moneys in
Liberty bonds, but that act does not
apply to building and loan associa-
tions. That is my opinion. 1t was
reached after careful thought and
study. for my only purpose is to
protect the associations"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Central Committee of
Slovak League Meets

Forty members of the Central Com
mittee OF the Slovak League are at
tending the annual meeting of the
committee in session at the Jednota
building near Highspire this after
noon. \ session was scheduled TO
be held this morning but was held
up until this afternoon. The meet
ing is for the purpose OF encourag-
ing the work OF the league, which
IS in sympathy with the policy OF the
Allies in defeating Austria-H Hungary
of which country the Slovanians are
subjects. Colonel Vladimir Hurban
OF the Czechoslovak Army in Rus
sia was the principal speaker at the
session to-day. Another session will
be held tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Plans Complete For Big
Session of 'Nonbelievers

Members of the booster committee
for the Friendship and Cooperative
Club. anticipate record attendance
at the meeting tomorrow night.
Each day this committee has been
lining up "nonbeleivers," An inter-
esting program is promised for this
big event.
Word was received to- day that
General Superintendent y. w. Smith
would he present. He expects to oe
in the east and will come to Har-
risburg for the session. Superln-
tendent ]. <. Johnson, of the Midule
division. will head a large delegation
from Altoona.
The committee on entertainment
promises a smoker and refreshments
as the closing feature. The meeting
will be held in Eagles Hall and all
railroad men are invited to attend.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

| forms almost the whole function of
transport. Grown-up trains bring
their freight-food. equipment, muni-
tions and even men-to the rail
heads" just out of ordinary cannon
range. There the toy trains pick 1t
up and distribute 1t virtually into the
trenches themselves. jolting along
with charming sang-froid whether
Fritz's shells be breaking in twos
and threes or by the whole sky full.
Not New in France
America is not a pioneer in mill
tary light railroading. Our system
is borrowed pretty literally from
French and British. uses as we found
them when we entered the war. Here
and there. it is true, we have incor-
porated well-tested ideas developed
in our own railroad or engineering
experience, and as time passes We eN-
pect to embody other improvements.
But we are using the French 67-centi-
meter tracks and in the main we have
indulged in no "new-fangled notions"
Our light engines. though, are dis
tinctly American-American built and
brimming with what one might al
most call American personality. They
are of three sizes and two types-the
gasoline engine which coughs over
smoke would attract attention from
the enemy and the heavier steam To-
comotive which sleeps until sundown
and shunts its train around at night.
But even this monster has a weight
of only $4,000 pounds on its driving
wheels, while some of the big loco
motives on our home tracks weigh
ten times as much.
Gas Locomotives
The gas" engines are really only
big motors geared to locomotive
drive. The S0-horsepower size weighs
just four tons and the 5o-horsepower
but $4,000 pounds. They have a
queer sqquashed-together look. rath-
er suggestive of the old Philadel-
phia "stoops" that descend invariably
in three steps, but their pilots say
they are some jack rabbits" Even
the more dignified steam locomotive,
smartly enough turned out, has a
certain lean and hungry air, faint
flavor of the original Stevenson Roc
ket model. However. II has more pull
than anything else in the army.
Indeed. these engines pull virtually
every type of car. except the Pull
man. used on the standard gauge-all
built, of course. on a timer scale.
There are fiat cars and gondolas,
box cars and dumps" and tanks"
Still, tank car with a capacity of
$4,000 pounds isn't such a midget. at
that.
Such tools as these make enthu-
siastic workmen. Perhaps. if you
pin him right down to it. you can't
get an admiring engineer TO admit
point blank that the little engines
will jump through hoops or sit up
and beg. But he's perfectly willing
to issue a blanket Endorsement and
affirm that they will do anything"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Large Blast to Be Put Off
at Steel Plant Quarries

The largest blast in the history of
the local steel plant quarries will be
put off Friday or Saturday of this
week, officials of the plant announced
this morning. Officials say there
will be thirty-four tons in eighty
one holes, ignited at once. This
amount OF explosives is considerable
more than was put off earlier in the
year when a large amount of rock
was loosened in the quarries. The
blast is expected TO dislodge enough
rock for use during the remainder
of the summer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Wear Old Duds and Smile,
Order For Y.M.C.A.Picnic

Your old clothes ana smile" are
two things that must be worn at the
Y. NJ. CA. picnic. At least the COM
mittee in charge say these are "es-
sential.'
The picnic. which is to be held on
Thursday. August 90. is the first that
the Harrisburg Association has ever
conducted. Harry Anwylls farm at
Inglenook, an attractive spot on the
river near the State Y. NJ. C. A.
camp ground, has ben selected be-
cause it's big and "Anwyll wants us
TO come"
Members and friends are asked to
meet at the "Y" promptly at 1890
o'clock. Automobiles will. carry ev-
eryone to Inglenook. and get them
back to Harrisburg during the even.
ing.
Baceball. swimming, volleyball,
golf and real Maggie Phillips
dinner at $50 o'clock are some of the
Fred Rowe of the picnic committee.
things promised by John O'Neil and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

Don't buy a new brass bed,
chandelier. auto lamp. etc,
until you have learned how
satisfactorily and reasonably we
can repair and refinish your old
ones.
The quality of our work as
sures you of the utmost satis-
faction and the reasonableness
of our prices assures you OF a
saving that is we'll worth while.
Phone us or drop us a card
today and have our representa-
tive call tomorrow and give you
an estimate on replating, repol-
ishing and refinishing work that
you have to be done.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

o'clock: 2s. 72, II. IS. Is. So. 81. 81
81. is. s. "a. 6s. 90. 81, 81. 81.
Engineers for 81. So, 81. II. s. is
"a.
Firemen for 81. ss, 81. IS. II. 7s
! 73. Is. Is. 20, 81. g. %.
Flagmen for 81. II. 72. %. %.
Brakemen for 81. 81. 63. 81. 72. 15
is. 22.
Engineer up: Bruaw.
Firemen up: Lehman Bechtel. Kel-