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Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31

THE CONDITION OF The dUhmON1
BANK, AT THURMoNT, IN THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, AT THE CLOSE
OF BUSINESS.
AUGUST 81, 1918.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts. ........ $195, 763 81
Overdrafts, secured and unse-
cured. ed................. 700 o.
Stocks, bonds, securities, etc: S65, ,b7l 80
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures, ............... 1S,VVV w
Mortgages and Judgments OF ~
Due from National, State and
Private Banks and Bankers
and Trust Companies. other nm
than reserve, ............ 96S ~
Checks and other cash items, 1896 ID
Due from approved Reserve rrro
LawfsSa assniss Money Reserve in 0''s' 70
U. S. Currency and Ma
tional Bank notes. 6,52l.0O
Gold Coin. ........ $4,000
Silver Coin. 62O.10
NlckleS ana CenCs li4.oV
Total, 1871 ,?SB II
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in, ......$ 25, 900 90
Surplus FUND, ............... l|,ooV w
penses and taxes paid, 80. 2,565 20 |
Contingent Interest, 1876 &c
War Loan Deposit. ........... 21,2OO 90
Subject to check. 81, ,lSl 0s
Certified checks.... 2l3
standing, ..,,..,, 293 SO 7,476 81 |
Savings and Special, ......... Z l67 A.
Bills payable, including Certif-
borrowed, ........ ..... $4,000 90
Total. '73l, ,2s6 II
STATE OF MARYLAND, COUNTY OF FRED
ERICK, %:
I, Jno. G. Jones, Cashier of tn above
named bank, do solemnly swear that The
above statement is true to the best OF my
~A' ~ JNo. G. JONES,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of Sept, 1918.
Frank R. Martin,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
n M: /: = csnsaHs. snaaHs. Directors.
PETER N. HAMMAKER,
C. & P. Phone-Thurmont A-W
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31
Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Wallace Wiseman and
daughter have returned to their home IN
Staunton, Virginia.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31
September 28th.

ocplCuiuCi So'h.
Just at present suppose the newspa-
pers look very bright. The excitement
has started, and our advance message
center is moving forward SO fast that we
are now far in the rear, and in fact have
not been able to locate them. Our boys
are in the midst of the fight and moving
forward very fast. We have had very
few reports since the drive began on the
morning of the 26th, so this is the reason
that am not very busy at present.
Under present circumstances likely we
will move very much further front when
we locate our advance party. | never
saw so many German prisoners. They
are bringing them to the rear by thou
sands and putting them in huge wire
cages like birds. You should have heard
the battle when it commenced. The din
was something fierce and started very
| close to US.
The big gun that has been shelling our
town at night and causing midnight
charges for the dugouts, has been cap
1
tured and ! feel much better. Our cas-
ualties have not come in yet, so don't
know how our boys Jared. am alto
gether in charge of the casualty file, so
you see may be very busy very soon.
The boche ars very tired of the war,
as they are dropping propaganda from
aeroplanes which appeals to the men at
the front to appeal to their commanders
to stop the war so that the men may re-
turn home, and whole lot of junk which
is very pathetic. One of these bundles
containing at least 100 copies fell close
to me the other evening while walking
along the mountain where the drive
started. The country is nothing but
wood, but where the artillery moved over
you cannot find piece of wood mucf
larger than your arm.
Have received all my mail up to date
and your last letter reached me in q
days which is excellent time. Hope
mine is reaching you all as quickly.
Just received Hospital report ant
+ must get busy. Love to all.
Lloyd.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31
Notice.

There will be morning services at the
Methodist, Lutheran and Reformed
Churches Sunday morning next at the
usual hour. This agreement was reach
ed bv the pastors early this week. II
the ban on public gatherings is lifted
the service will be as usual, if not the
half hour service will be adhered to.
At present it is thought wise not to have
Sunday School.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31

April showers at this time of the year
don't bring pretty flowers.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31
Letters From France.
Interesting Letters Received
From Pvt. Lloyd Mackley.

A number of letters were recently re-
ceived hy Mr.. and Mrs. J. Irwin Mack
lev and other members of the family
from their son, Private Lloyd Mackley,
who is stenographer in 10th Div. Head
quarter A. E. F. locatedin France. This
division went from Camp Meade, and at
tached to it are many of the Tburmont
bows. In his letter dated Sept. 18th he
says:
Dear Mother and All:
Will write a very short letter, as we
are going to move again, and l DO not
have time to write much. Received your
letter No. 6, and was glad to hear from
you. am still with Tenney and from
the looks of things will continue to re-
main in this office, as stenographers are
very much needed. We are exceptional
ly busy, but it is not hard work. We
moved Sunday night and tonight we move
again.
1t is cool over here, and have worn our
coats at all times since we have been
here. This town is right on the bank OF
the Marne and from our office all you
have to do is to walk to the daor, jump,
and you take bath. Here you can buy
coffee for 2 cents bowl and dinner in
cluding chicken for Is cents. Potatoes
are very scarce in this country, but we
get lots of them canned. The town ! am
in was in German hands in 1914, and part
of it is wrecked. Have not heard Ger
man gun yet.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31

September 23rd.
Last evening went out the door of
the office and nearly ran over Lieut.. Ed
gar Eyer who was just back from the
front lines. He is temporarily attached
to our headquarters. We have quite
little excitement at times in the form of
air battles. or shells flying overithe town
and bursting on the other side. How
ever, the other night boche plane start
ed to drop bombs around the town in the
middle of the night and there was pa
rade in quick time for the dugouts. |
am beginning to enjoy it, but it is not
home by any means.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31
Local Items.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

st. Stephens P. Z. Church, Rev. e.
+. Wolfe, Rector.
500 %. m.-Service and sermon.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31
1.-The Thurmont Picture Co.
A CHANCE TO HELP
UNCLE SAM

If you cannot buy Liberty Bond Red
Cross Nurse help to make stockings for our boys
who have gone to the front to fight for
We want young ladies operate knitting machines
making these goods foi the Army
The Government is constantly urging to increase
production.
We have the machines ready for you APPLY AT
ONCE
Itis patriotic duty you Government to
help to maxi these goods in larger Quantities.
They are in urgent need of them. SPECIAL PRICES
ARE BEING PAID FOR MAKING THEM. Good wages
and steady work is therefore guaranteed.
The wages you will will be very helpful to you
through these times of high pricesand at the same time
YOU will do your "YOUR BIT" in serving the Government
and thereby help make the Soldiers more comfortable
Remember some of us have relatives and all OF us have
friends in the service.
Apply to
UNION MFG COMPANY.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31


September 18th.
suppose you have begun to think that
have forgotten you, but we have NOV
ed twice and this is the first chance l
have had to write. Just imagine me
writing under electric lights, but such is
the case, and they are quite bit better
than our last place where we used can
dies Our town is entirely filled with
soldiers and is situated in hollow be-
tween hills surrounded by forests. We
moved first by large trucks driven by
Japanese, and it was sure some wild ride
as we arrived at our last place in the
midst of the first American offensive and
could see the giant shells bursting. Up
in the air all one can see is airplanes.
and every short while everybody has to
hunt cover so as not to reveal their pres.
ence to the enemy. Air battles are com
mon here. Sunday the Germans decided
to shell our town and some of the shells
struck very close, so on Sunday night
we moved by foot to this town which is
about miles from the last plsce. Last
night we had air raid and most of the
fellows hunted the dugouts. but slept
through it all. We are situated right be-
side the mess hall and when they have
a very good meal we go back the second
time, so you see we are getting plenty to
eat. We are about ten miles from the
place where one of the longest and hard
est fought battles of the present war
took place. Jimmie Black has been sent
further on, and Weddle is still with US.
| have not been sick, and have gained
about 20 pounds. Have learned to drink
coffee, as the water is not very good, anc
! drink at least half gallon per day.
The battle line is on three sides of US,
but we are about Is miles back. Roy
kelbaugh, Troxell, Grimes, Wolfe anc
Edgar Eyler are all on the front line now
and perhaps Jimmie Black. They surely
are going after the Germans.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-10-31
REPORT
- OF -

THE CONDITION OF THE THURMoNT
BANK, AT THuRMoNT, IN THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, AT THE CLOSE
OF BUSINESS.
AUGUST 81, 1918.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-06-22
Order to Examine Final Account.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF,

STATE o. f. MSTEsoFH "' coG fS8%"t or
st. LOUIS S., In Probate Court;
tin Karienberg. Decetltrt
The Petition of Ru"Icr r. Carlcn.
berg as Representative of the above
n 9;'n ac decedentt tGsethsr WITH ms
Of sa1o estate. having been filed in
this court, represen- 'ns, among other
th;9g* that he has fully sdministete1
fn estate a of that SA;d
OK mined, adjusted al lowed by the
Ccurt, and that. the CTR, make nnd
enter it's final decree CT distribution
to, and for the di-c',arg. OF the rrp-
r"srntatIve and th, s::eties on his
bond
= 1t Is Ordered. That said petition be
heard. and said final account exam
ired. adjusted, and if correct. allowed
BY the Court, at the Probate, Court
Of p.uth 'n9 c said % r" 5ne M Eay
day the 18th day of July 1918. at ten
o'clock A. NJ: and all persons inter-
e es in said hearing and in said mat
said time and place to show cause, If
not be granted.
served by publicatton in mi; Th e'I Labor or
World according to law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, June 2Otn,
BY the Court
FRANCIS A. WATKINS.
Judge 'of Probate of Carlton County.
Acting. Judge of Probate of st. Louis
County, Mimi
Attest: A. r. MORTON, -
Clerk Of Probate.
(seal Probate Court, st. Louis County,
Mimi
TT. W. TANNERS, Attorney,
June %. 20. July 6. 1918.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-06-22
ASHLAND UNION MAN TO
Be ON ARBITRATION BOARD

ASHLAND, June 20.-Amos Bon
neville, president of the Ashland
Central Labor council, has been Off
cially notified that he has been Sc
lected to represent the Top Dockers'
union of Escanba and Ashland at the
arbitration meeting to be held soon
between representatives of the rail-
ways and labor regarding the request
made by the dock workers for an in
creased scale of wages and an eight
hour day.
The three railways affected will
also select a man to represent them
and the government will also have a
representative who will act as chair
man of the board.
The top dock workers on the ore
docks at Ashland and Escanaba at
the opening of navigat ton made a re-
quest of the railways for shorter
hours and increased pay.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-06-22
FOOD NEWS NOTES

WHEAT-Very urgent that every
one who can possibly do SO, go with
out wheat entirely until the next har-
vest. Use substitutes available in
your locality.
MEAT-Strict conservation of meat
is urged once more. Eat beans,
cheese, fish, milk, nuts instead. Make
a little meat so a long way.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Consu
of all dairy products is to be encour-
aged. Use all you need. Don't let any
go to waste. See that the children
get plenty of whole milk. Milk is
good for adults, too. It can take the
place of meat. Those who can afford
it may we'll use butter and cream.
POTATOES - Particularly urged
that everybody eat the old potatoes
until they are all gone. Two reasons
for this. First, they will spoil unless
they are eaten at once. Second, they
will save the wheat. Eat them three
times a day instead Of bread.
COTTAGE CHEESE-It is strongly
urged that all skim milk be made in
to cheese in the home, and used in
stead of meat.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-06-22
BRITISH labor PARTYT0EV0[VE
A RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Repeal of War Acts, Full Adult Suffrage, Irish
Home Rule, Naturalization of Railroads and
Resources, CONSUMPTION Of Accumulated Wealth
and Control of Industries to Be Proposed.

obtain small holdings or train for new
should be given to private, and that
there should be no gap between the
ton allowance and the beginning Of
his unemployment benefit, which
should approximate the combined
separation and rations allowances
made for civilian war workers as is
made for discharged soldiers.
For Repeating War Acts.
The government is reminded that it
is pledged to restore pre-war trade
union rules, conditions and customs,
ployer is guilty of any clubbing eva
sion of this pledge. That ali restric-
tive Hesitation under the munitions of
ream as acts should he cea ae9e1ss of the
on the conclusion of hostilities. but
that for full year all provisions nee
essary to enforce the restoration Of
trade UNION rules should remain OPP
conditions or customs are found inim-
zeal to production or injurious to
'other sections of workers, the govern
ment should submit other proposals
to the trade unions for discussion
Ask 1O-Year Program.
That before rehabilitation the min
istry of reconstruction should ar
range a 1o-years' program of national
and local government works and serv-
ices. including housing, railways, af-
foresta ton, ETC.. that could be put
into operation as required. in order
to prevent unemployment. That the
government subvention to trade union
out-of-work pay should be restored
and Increased; and that the state un-
employment benefit-raised to cor
respond to the increased cost of liv-
inS-should be applied to all indus
tries where objection is not taken by
trade unions.
Stand on Women's Work.
That special attention should be
paid to matters affecting women
That work or maintenance at fair
rates should be provided for all
women displaced by men return;n :
from the army or other national work
That all women employed in trades
formerly closed to them should only
continue to be SO employed at trade
union rates. That all trade unions
should be open to women who are en-
Gagel in their trades. That the policy
of equal work for equal pay should
be everywhere adopted. That women
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-06-22

LONDON, June 20.-A comprehen-
sive and far-reaching series of reso-
lutlons for social and economic re-
construction after the war will be
presented at the conference of the
British Labor party June 26 to IS.
Following is a summary of the meas
Gres:
That the military service acts and
the restrictive provisions Of the de-
Tense of the realm acts be repealed.
That the adoption Of complete adult
suffrage, equal right for both sexes,
effective provision for absent voters,
the. same civic rights for soldiers and
sailors as for officers. shorter parlia-
ments and abandonment of any at
tempt to control the peoples repre-.
sentatives by a house of lords is es-
sential to any. lasting settlement of
the question Of political reform.
Ask wish Home Rule.
The immediate passing of a home
rule bill for Ireland. based on the
lines indicated by the Irish conven-
ton. The constitution of autonomous
Wales, and even England, with the
parliament at Westminster, as a fed
eral assembly for the United King
dom, with a, federal government for
the Britannia commonwealth as q
whole.
That the nations production of use
1ul commodities and services must be
Increased, not by reducing the work.
ers' means Of subsistence nor by in
creasing their hours of work, but by
eliminating inefficiency and waste, and
by improving organizations.
To Maintain Wage Standards.
That the government must see when
peace comes that the standard rates of
wages in all trades are, relatively to
the cost Of living. fully maintained.
That. as the greatest employer OF
Ia Dor, the government in this respect
should set the example and sl1ould
check in advance any tendenr! to
lower the standard rates or conditions
of employment by stating it's intention
OF strictly observing the fair wages
clause in public contracts, and by rec
ommending every local authority to
adopt the same policy.
Provision for Soldiers.
That the provision for the demo
blization of the forces should be
worked out in detail before the war
ends. and that the government should
make arrangements to enable men to
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-06-22

should; have the same right as men to
enter the professions. enjoy all fran
chises and be eligible on the same
e%Se bode fGs 1srfam all
Home Rule for Cities.
Local authorities to be given freer
hand to develop their own services
and to extend their enterprises. That
take the retailing of coal and the local
supply of milk. An immediate general
election Of local, .government council
ors, and that the position should be
the payment of travelling expenses
and for time spent in public service.
Genuine naturalization of educa-
ton to bring within the reach Of every
which he is capable. A systematic re-
organization of the whole educational
system from the nursery school to the
university on the basis of social equal
ity.
National Housing Policy.
building: The government is re-
minded that unless local authorities
sites. prepare plans, ETC.. to build the
100000 new cottages, which. will be
urgently REQUIRED during the first year
of demobilization, they will not be
should be erected during the first Tvs
or three years after the war ends
The immediate abolition of the poor
law and it's organization. The re-
under county, borough, and district
councils and ministry Of health.
The appropriation of private irte:-
ests in the liquor trade and provis4 n
for local option.
Naturalization Of Roads.
Naturalization Of railroads and
canals. appropriation Of the present
stockh olders to permit of the orsani-
cation of a united national service IF
communication and transport to be
The provision by the government u
national electricity supply for the
whole kingdom.
iron mines in the same way as the
railways. And the supply of these min
erals conducted as public service.
That the state shoNld take over the
whole function of life assurance.
That the government should resume
control of the nations agricultural
land with view to the largest pos
sible production of toodstuffs 10y
holdings, municipal ENTERPRISES in ag-
riculture, and farms let under special
requirements to cooperative societies
and other tenants.
Control OF Industry.
Distribution of foodstufrs in towns
to be taken out of the hands of deal
ers and shopkeepers, and organ,zed
jointly by consumers. co operative So
cieties and local authorities.
The retention after the ar AMI the
development of the present SUSTAIN Of
organizing. controlling, and auditing
the processes. profits, ana prices OF
capitalistic industry. Continued cen
tralized purchasing of raw !nateria g..
foodstuffs. ETC.. and the ra:ionin.: Of
all establishments under a collective
control.
For Conscription IT Wealth.
The imm ediate CONSUMPTION of ac-
cHmulated wealth, with tic exemption
of fortunes below $1,000, and grad
uated scale of rates for larger totals.
Revision Of the whole system Of Ian l
taxation. The development of the posi-
office savings bank into a national
banking system for the common serv-
ice of the whole community
The ministry of reconstruction to be
responsible for the formula ton Of the
main outlines Of reconstruction policy
before the war ends. The publication
of the proposed policy as a peace book
for publ: criticism before being finally
adODted
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-06-22
CLERICAL WORK
IS IMPORTANT :!
Government Is In Urgent Need
Of Specialized Clerks for
War Work.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-Expert
clerical work has a more important
place in the governments war organi-
cation than most~people realize. We
all know that the war can, not be won
in the trenches alone: that an effec-
tive establishment at home is vital to
the success of the biggest job ever
undertaken by any nation; but the full
extent to which the specialized clerk
is needed is perhaps not generally
understood. And it is in this class of
work that women have the best OPP
portunity to be of real service to the
government at this time.
In the national capital alone the
civilian force increased from 10000
to nearly $4,000 during the first year
of our participation in the war. Nine
tenths of the new employees are" clerks
of one kind or another, and fully
three-fourths of them are women.
Eighteen thousand stenographers and
typists are at work constantly in the
government offices at Washington on
the tons of correspondence and rec
ords made necessary by war prepara-
tions on a scale such as the world has
never before known.
General clerks, that is, those with
out specially, are not difficult to
obtain even under present conditions,
but the United States Civil service
commission, charged with the duty
of recruiting the civil service to meet
war needs, is experiencing difficulty
in obtaining a sufficient number of
applications for many clerical posi-
tons which require special training or
experience. There is an urgent call
for applicants for the positions of
stenographer, typewriter, bookkeeper-
typewriter, clerk-bookkeeper, cost &C
countant, accounting and statistical
clerk, statistician, clerk qualified in
accounting, clerk qualified in business
administration, index and catalogue
clerk, schedule clerk, passenger-rate
clerk, blueprint file clerk, and assist
ant to business manager. All of these
positions are open to both men Ind
women. Representatives of the Civil
Service commission at the postoffices
in all cities are prepared to furnish
definite information and application
blanks.