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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
MUST REGISTER
men IS To 46
Arrangements Made For Carry
ing Out the New Draft
Law in Worcester
REGISTER SEPT. II

In accord with the Proclamation Of
President Wilson, the Local Draft
Board of Worcester County has given
notice that all men resident of Wor-
cester county who shall have attained
their 18th birthday and who shall
not have attained their 46th birth
day shall register in the district in
which they reside on Thursday, the
18th day of September, and the fol-
lowing persons have been named as
Registrars:
District /. Precinct John W.
Ennis, Chief Registrar: Homer l..
Hughes. c. w. Moddox.
District /. Precinct flames M.
Crockett, Chief Registrar; w. U.
Schoolfield, Allen p Schoolfield.
District Edwin II. Guthrie,
Chief Registrar; James NJ. Wilson,
J. 0. Byrd, Chas. L. Boehm.
District 3. Precinct Harry +.
Palmer, Chief Registrar; Chas. G.
Mumford, James Bratten.
District 3, Precinct 2.-Irving S.
Mumford, Chief Registrar; II. H.
Richardson.
District i.-Francis +. Collins.
Chief Registrar; Charles W. Mumford.
District 5.-Edward A. Collins,
Chief Registrar; Harry 2. Law.
District 6.--William NJ. Sirman,
Chief Registrar; Handy b. Truitt.
District Edgar w. McMaster.
Chief Registrar; Edward NJ. Conley.
District s, Precinct 1.-J.W. Peyton,
Chief Registrar; Leon Clifton.
District s. Precinct Arthur I.
Hudson. Chief Registrar; w. Miller
McCann.
District 9.-Alger II. Abbott, Chief
Registrar; Milton NJ. Dale, Harry F.
Fooks, Il. w. Powell
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
Graduate Nurses
You Are Needed

While nurses in the service are
meeting the situation heroically, many
of them are overworked and we must
send help at the earliest possible
moment.
State registration is no longer a
requirement of the Red Cross and the
application OF every woman who holds
n diploma from an accredited school
and who wishes to serve her country
is carefully considered.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
JOHN w. STATION. Solicitor.
Trustees Sale
Or VALUABLE
Real Estate
AT OCEAN CITY

BY virtue of the power contained
in a mortgage from Susan VI. Mason
and Rosalie J. Barnes to John l..
Johnson dated January 81, 1917. re-
corded among the land records of
Worcester County in Libcr O. y. G.
No. 26, folio 50i, default having oc-
CURED therein, the undersigned. truS-
tee named in said mortgage, will sell
at public auction to the highest bid
der in front of the Atlantic Hotel in
the town Of Berlin. Worcester County.
Maryland,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
NOTICE

All men, residents of Worcester
County. Maryland, natives, aliens or
naturalized, who shall have attained
their 18th birthday, and who shall not
have attained their 10th birthday on
or before the 18th day of September,
1918. except persons who have here
tofore registered; officers and enlisted
men of the Regular Army; officers
appointed. and men of the forces
drafted; officers and enlisted men of
the National Guard while in the SER
vice of the United States; officers of
the Officers Reserve Corps and en-
listed men in the Enlisted Reserve
Corps while in the service of the Uni
ted States; officers and enlisted men
Of the Navy and Marine Corps; and
officers and enlisted and enrolled men
Of the Naval Reserve Force and Mar
inc Corps Reserve while in the SER
vice of the United States, will be re-
quired to register at the place of reg
istration in the several precincts and
election districts of Worcester Coun-
", on the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
wM. F. JOHNSON. Att'y-at-Law
Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court for Worcester County. Maryland.
letters Testamentary on the personal
estate Of
ELLEN A. ROBINS.
late Of Worcester County. deceased.
All persons having claims against the
deceased. are hereby warned TO exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof, to
the subscriber. on or before the llth
day Of March. 1919. They may other
wise by law be excluded from all bene-
fits Of the said estate. All persons in
debted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment. Given un-
der my hand this 3lst day of August,
1918.
WILLIAM L. ROBINS,
Executor.
Test:--ASBURY C. RILEY
Register Of Wills.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
UPSHUR & UPSHUR, Atty Law
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the
subscriber has obtained from Il Or
phans' Court for Worcester County,
Maryland, letters Testamentary on
the personal estate of
JAMES d. HACK.
late of Worcester County. deceased.
All persons having claims against
the deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber, on or be-
fore the 1lth day of March. 1919.
They may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefits Of the said
estate. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make imme-
diate payment. Given under my hand
this 3lst day Of August. 1918.
CLARA G. HACK,
ExecutriX.
Test:-ASBURY C. RILEY,
Register OF Wills.
Write cheerful letters TO our sol
diess and sailors.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
Presbyterian Church

Preaching Sunday morning at 10 80.
Sunday School at II. 30. No evening
service.
All cordially invited to these services.
REV. w. S. KREGER. Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
HIS CHOICE.

rs your husband working or fight
ing. Emily"
Hes working, ma'am."
"l'm glad to hear that. At what
is he working?"
Anybody he can, ma'am."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
WARD QUESTIONS PATRIOTISM
OF SENATOR FROM DORCHESTER
Somerset Man Recalls Secret Meeting Held By Ger
mans Before Last Election, At Which Senator
Andrews Was Star Orator. German Spirit Ran
High While "The Watch on the Rhine" Was Sung


represent patriotic
Maryland District
Republican
following letter Saturday last:
Cisfeld. Md, 3lst,
William n. Andrews
Cambridge. Md,
Dear Sir
my county you person
challenge
of the Shore, Republican of the
District might patriotism and decide which
This challenge
refused TO
% wclabishcd
Dorchester
candidate the which elected
choice settlement Of that
this German settlement held which the
speaker and the high while they their
"Thc Watch the Rhine and other German
this preach the
spirit displayed
have made them for they their
undivided the general election.
public the election But be we'll
would like discuss with
the Eastern Shore let the Republican the Dis
decide which best be the loyal
citizenship Of the District Congress Only loyal should
lie on guard n these perious
challenge which
this week debate each the Dis
let decide shall
the liberty Of furnishing the the District and Baltimore
this challenge after had ample
Awaiting reply beg remain
Very respectfully
AUGUSTUS WARD
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
ONE RESIlIr

"Has your son had any success with
this aviation experiment."
"Oh, yes: he has succeeded in max
ing my money fiy."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
18th Day of September, 1918

between the hours of Z o'clock a. m,
and 9 o'clock p. m.. in accordance
with the Act of Congress and of the
provisions of the Proclamation of the
President of the United States, and
of the Rules and Regulations per-
tanning to the draft of men for mill
tary service in the armies of the
United States.
LOCAL BOARD OF THE
COUNTY OF WORCESTER
STATE OF MARYLAND.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
JOHN W. STATION. Attorney-at La,
Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court for Worcester County. Maryland.
letters Testamentary on the personal
estate of
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07

All American troops being gradually withdrawn
French and British armies and attached the First American
Field Army They did magnificent when they could help
the great by merging themselves foreign divisions
and serving under foreign commanders Now is evident that
they render the greatest parts great American
field force which will go through the German lines like
ter through ENHANCEMENT Probably will the
left flank of the Germans and strike in through Asace
OF plans revealed but that when that
Field Army is turned loose it will do great things.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
PEOPLE PROTEST AGAINST
SUSPENDING BOAT TRAFFIC
Railway Administration Contemplate Suspen-
sion of M. D., & V. and B., c. & A. Rail
way Lines to Eastern Shore-Business Men
Make Protest Against Such Action.

Mr. William c. Powell of prominent business
ceived telegram Thursday morning announcing that the Rail
road Administration contemplated the suspension of the NJ D.
w. and the B. c. A. Railway service to the Eastern Shore and
that the Merchants and Manufacturers Association going to
protest against such suspension.
Immediately Mr.. Powell canvSSed the and learned that
the business community greatly alarmed at the contem
plated action which resulted the following signed by
every business who could be reached
m Maryland earnestly protest
Baltimore,
line
railroad Claiborne highly
mbercd
png
marketing the products named
particularly dependent upon
handling freight both Baltimore this line
the congestion of freight the Pennsylvania Railroad
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07
JAMES II. PORTER.

late of Worcester County. deceased.
All persons having claims against the
deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof, to
the subscriber. on or before the 25th
day of February. 1919. They may other
wise by law be excluded from all
benefits of the said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment Given under
my hand this oath day of August, 1918.
HARRY T. PORTER,
Executor
Test:-ASBURY C. RILEY.
Register of Wills.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07

Write cheerful letters to our sol
diess and sailors.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-07

AUGUSTUS WARD.
The sun., 1918-10-13
TINT at Morgan No Menace
To City, Says Hudson Maxim
If All Went Off it Would Break Much Glass, He Shows but
Would Not Inure Sideways Buildings

10000 volumes of gases at 5000 degrees,
so that one cubic foot of INT In the act
of explosion will push away about 10000
cubic feet of air and occupy its space. |
have made no account here of the cooling
effect on the gases in displacing the air.
When the gases of this body of explo-
sive were expanded to fill space twice
the original diameter the volume would
be increased eight times, and when the
diameter had again doubled the volume
would be sixty-four times as great, and
when again the space occupied by the
sixty-fOur volumes should have doubled in
diameter it would require 512 times the
original volume of the explosive to fill the
space, so, that it will be seen that when
the gases were expanded to fill a space
only eight times the diameter of the orig
inal volume of explosive the gases would
be capable of exertinR a pressure less
than five-hundredth part of their initial
pressure at the instant of defamation.
The atmospheric wave set up by an ex-
plosion soon becomes an enormous sound
wave, and travels exactly at the speed of
sound, and as this sound wave moves out
from the sest of the explosion it gets
thinner and thinner directly as the square
of the distance, so that it does not have
to travel far before it gets very thin.
Such wave, although it may break glass
at considerable distance. is incapable of
injuriously affecting the massive walls of
buildings.
II will be seen that window glass broken
by distant explosion generally falls ous-
ward into the street This is because the
wave of compression puts the glass under
tension, bending it inward; then the wave
Of compression being quickly followed by
q partial vacuum, the glass, bending out
ward to fill the void, breaks and falls into
the street.
The same law holds good with regard
to earth waves. Earth waves, however,
have very much less amplitude than air
waves. Sound travels very much faster
through earth and water than it does
through air The vibration is more rapid
and the shock, although it may be some
what severe in intensity, is necessarily
The sun., 1918-10-13
By HUDSON MAXIM.

THE statement was made that the sub
l. ways in New York were closed for
a while because of the supposed danger TO
Shem from the possible explosion of $4,000
pounds of INT at Morgan, n. j., sit
aated ut distance of more than twenty
miles on an air line from the lower end
of Manhattan. The question naturally
arises whether such drastic action was nee
essary or if it may not have been some
what hysterical.
While tenth of that quantity of INT
exploded above ground at Morgan might
break some window glass on Manhattan
Island, still ten times $4,000 pounds, or
100000 pounds, or even hundred times
$4,000 pounds, or 100000 pounds of
INT exploded so far away as Morgan
could not by any possibility transmit
through the earth such a shock as to en-
danger the New York subways.
Enormous quantities of glass might be
broken at distance of 100 miles or more
by the air wave, but there would not be
mass enough or force enough In the air
wave to destroy buildings as far away as
New York city. While the earth shock
might be very severe, yet it would not have
amplitude enough materially to injure
either the subway or the overground build
ings in New York.
The air wave set up by an explosive blast
has knockdown effect on buildings only
SD far as the air is pushed forward bod
lily as a projectile from the seat of the
blast, and the elastic atmosphere is of
such character that this distance is very
limited. In order to see how very limited
is the projectile effect, let us assume, for
instance, that cubic foot of INT should
be detonated while suspended in the air
at a height of say fifty feet above the
ground.
At the instant of defamation tie gases
of the INT would have a tension suff-
Gent to exert pressure of about 100000
pounds to the square inch in all directions,
and the temperature would probably be
about 5000 degrees f. One volume of
INT would produce on explosion about
The sun., 1918-10-13

smaller in amplitude. and therefore, unlike
an earthquake shock, is incapable Of up
setting large buildings or of seriously in
juring a subway at long distances.
The wide destruction Of the plant at
Morgan and the large loss of life and the
enormous money loss naturally lead us to
inquire whether or not such destruction
is necessary concomitant of an explosion
in n large plant, and whether or not
proper precautions might not have been
taken in the laying out of the works which
would have confined the initial explosion
and prevented the explosion of the ada
cent buildings.
AS far as. am able to learn from the
reports of the explosion, the buildings in
which large quantities of explosives were
handled were about two hundred feet
apart, while some of the buildings were
two stories high, and 1 do not understand
that there was any earth mound or barri-
cade between them. While two hundred
feet may be safe distance for buildings
one story high when moderate quantities
of explosives are handled, still in order
to prevent additional explosions from be-
ing produced from flying fragments, it is
a wise precaution to build an earth barri-
cade between such buildings. These barri
cades serve both to arrest fragments and
greatly to minimize the shock upon ada
cent buildings, and serve to divert the
force of the blast upward and lessen its
action in lateral direction.
When large mass of explosives deto-
mates on the surface of the earth the gases
react Violently in all directions, blasting
large crater in the earth, and while this
blasting effect is being produced, that is
to say, while this quantity Of earth is
being displaced, the main portion Of the
gases of the explosive are hurled upward
by their own force in the form Of an in
verted cone, so that by far the largest
proportion of the energy is expended up
ward into the air and there is COMPARE
lively little effect on horizontal plane.
When 4 body of explosive material ex-
plodes in this manner the crater formed
by the blast constitutes an actual mortar.
while the mass of explosive gases con-
The sun., 1918-10-13
The Story of the Monocle

THE monocle has never had very
i strong hold on the American eye,
probahly never will become prominent
feature of the American face Americans
regard it rs one of the Identification marks
Of the stage Englishman, who bears the
same relation to the real Englishman as
the stage freshman, with green whiskers,
forever biting pieces of his clay pipe, to
the genuine son of Erin.
But the monOcle has played its shining
part in certain very respectable elements
of English society. 1t had quite vogue
at one time; then its popularity waned.
Now reports are that it seems again to be
coming to favor. 70
The sun., 1918-10-13
HUDSON MAXIM.
g 0s1.vwao6 S~tix<nrxuoC

stitutes veritable projeetilc which is
shot forward into the air with great We
locity, and although the nearby mass OF
earth may rccoil violently from the
shock, it is impossible for it to reeoil to
any great extent because the earth is too
massive and the character of earth is gen.
orally such as to be i'll fitted for trans
hitting violent shocks to long distance.
As have said, the earth becomes a NOR
tar or howitzep~and the gases of the ex-
plosion become projectile, and accord
ing to the law of ballistics, the movement
Of recoil Of gun is to the movement Of
the projectile, that is to say the velocity
of recol of the gun is to the velocity OF
the projectile rs the mass of the gun is to
the mass of the projectile.
A projectile shot from a military Shout
der rifle will strike blow equal to a foot
ton, that is TO say, equal to a ton falling
from the height Of foot, while the kick
on the shoulder from the gun is nothing
like foot ton.
Thus it will be seen that an enormous
quantity of explosive could be set off at
Morgan without in the least endangering
the subways or the overground buildings
Of Manhattan.
The sun., 1918-10-13
New Bond Buyers Seek Safe Deposit Boxes

The association will meet again this month
to consider it. 1t is proposed that the
companies shall accept Liberty Loan
bonds to the amount of 5000 from any
one depositOr for at least year without
charge.
Should the new plan be definitely
adopted the procedure would be some
what IS follows: A person desiring to
store bonds would place them in an en-
velope provided for the purpose, write
his signature thereon and receive nom
negotiable receipt from the safe deposit
company. As means of rapid and posi-
tive identification these envelopes would
no doubt be printed with blank questions
similar to those asked by savings banks
and stamped with serial numbers 50 as
to be quickly located.
Having got thus far it would be SIM
pie matter for the safe deposit company
to file thousands of these envelopes in an
ordinary commercial filing cabinet built
into one of the great steel vaults Upon
presentation Of the receipt, which would
bear the same serial number as the enve-
lOpe, together with his signature, the
owner could be readily identified.
The sun., 1918-10-13

panies were willing to enlarge their ca
pacity for smaller cases, they could not
obtain the necessary metal boxes. The
boxes are made of steel and owing to the
urgent demand for all available steel by
manufacturers engaged on Government
contracts, there is little metal left for any
other purpose. Ii is said that one manu-
faeturer of steel safe deposit boxes has
untitled orders on his books for about
100000 boxes with no hope of being able
TO deliver them until after the war.
BY far the most practical solution of
the difficulty yet proposed is the plan
brought forward at a meeting Of the New
York Safe Deposit Association recently.
1t involves the substitution of envelopes
for boxes in the ease Of persons owning
only few bonds. BY reason of the saw
ing of space made possible by the use of
envelopes instead OF boxes the safe deposit
companies could offer the privileges of
their vaults at a charge of l per cent.
year of the declared value of the deposited
securities.
The idea was approved by the associa-
ton. The details will have 10 be worked
out before the plan is actually adopted.
The sun., 1918-10-13

One Interesting thing about the monoce
is that the fashion of wearing it was in
PRODUCED at the Congress of Vienna. that
congress which remade the map of Eu-
rope and, in the opinion of many, laid the
mines whose explosion is the present war
Sir Horace Rumbold, in writing on the
subject of the origin of odd fashions and
customs, said that a Dutch exquisite,
Jonkheer Brecle, was the first man to
wear a monocle, and that he showed the
then brand new fad to the diplomats and
others assembled at the congress. After
that Introduction the fad spread to all
parts of Europe, but it took its deepest
hold on the English well to do classes. 90
The sun., 1918-10-13

A FEW years ago Il scarcity of safe
n deposit boxes would have been of
interest only TO comparatively few per
sons. At present, with the army Of Sc
Seurity holders swelled by the new recruits
among the 100000 subscribers to the
third Liberty Loan alone, and with that
army about to be increased by many mil
hons of subscribers TO the fourth Liberty
Loan, il becomes a problem of national
importance And such scarcity does
now exist.
How shall this shortage be met, and
what methods shall he adopted TO safe
guard the interests of the small bond
HOLDER \ study of the statistics OF the
past three Liberty Loans will show the
important part played by the small invcs-
tor in financing the war.
Dat of the 3,3I3, l23 subscriptions in the
Now York district TO the last loan 1885,
$50 were in amounts ranging from $50 TO
$4,000. These investors, classified under
the letter A by the Liberty Loan Commit
tee, subscribed $522,9l5, 100, compared
with $iil ,l0l, $50 in the second loan and
$274 ,019, $50 in the first. The wider dis
tribution of the third loan, as compared
with the two others, is shown by the fol-
lowing table:
The sun., 1918-10-13

500 were for $4,000 or over. Having
learned, then, how many individuals own
Liberty bonds at the present time, and
assuming that the number will be doubled
before the end of the present drive, 1t
can readily be seen that the safe deposit
problem is important.
Concealment Of Liberty bonds about the
house is fraught with danger because of
the ease with which stolen coupon bonds
can be converted into cash. That a good
many patriotic citizens have had their
bonds stolen is shown by the list of bonds
of the three Liberty Loans advertised by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
as either lost or stolen. The bonds of the
lower denominations Of $50 or thereabout
exceed the bonds Of larger amounts by
nearly ten TO one.
The cheapest safe deposit box obtain
able in any of the large vaults in this city
to-day costs so Il year, which is more than
the annual interest on two 800 Liberty
bonds. Some concerns do rent a limited
number Of smaller boxes at s. year, but
a canvass Of The various institutions will
show that these boxes have all been taken.
Men in the safe deposit business say
that it would be practically impossible for
any concern Ia charge less than - for
The sun., 1918-10-13

5,S6S lGS,326,2CO 3,5S2 10! 1923, 100
1897 OO.722 $50 rs u,27O,6O0
755 772,l36,75O 200 693 ,025, $50
box and come oul even. For every 1000
boxes it is necessary 10 employ trust
worthy guard at good salary. Then
there are other expenses Of various kinds
that eat up profits.
Moreover, even if de safe deposit COM
The sun., 1918-10-13

Class b
$4,000 to 10000. .4,62S 127,456,S50
Glass C
$50 ,000 TO 100000. 163 6S.562,6OO
Class E
In exccss Of 100000 $50 345.s50,5O0
The large increase in Glass A came
principally from small subscriptions,
ranging from 800 to $500 In his recent
speech at Carnegie Hall Secretary Nc
Adoo said that out of 1S,O00,OO0 suhscgip-
tons 10 the Third Liberty Loan only r.