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cepted a position with ShrlVer g.
Bro for the summer months.
( Mrs. Willard Weer and son, James
are visiting in Frederick county.
Miss May Carter, daughter Of MT.
and Mrs. r. w. Carter was taken to
the Maryland University Hospital,
Baltimore last Thursday and was
operated on Saturday. Miss Carter
is doing very nicely.
DR.. and Mrs. John Morris, Miss
Mary Morris and Miss Nellie Kelly
motored to Atlantic City Monday
where they will spend ten days.
Mr.. John Wilson bought the home
and warehouse OF his sister, Mrs.
Mollie Wilson, who recently moved
to Washington.
Mrs. Thomas Roberts, Of laurel, Is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Roy Warner is quite sick with
mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Holmon, OF
Howard county have moved into the
house lately occupied by MIR. Wm.
Bush, who has moved his family to
Montgomery county.
Mr. VIM. Hobbs is critically Ill and
all his children are home. Miss
Emma and Miss Grace Hobbs, of Bal
timore, Lawrence and Nathan Of the
Navy and Willie Hobbs, Of Washing
ton.
Mrs. Jesse Devilbiss and little
daughter, Helen are visiting Mr.
Devilbiss' mother, Mrs. Mamie Devil
bliss in Sykesvil1e.
Mrs. Katie Buckingham, of Phila-
delphia, is visiting her brother, MT
Irwin Buckingham.
Mr. Herbert DeVries had a very
valuable mule to brake his leg Mon
day.
Miss Ruth Bennett visited in Balti-
more for several days last week.
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of the Argonne Forest, the motion
was made and carried that the name
Of the Argonne Post be changed to
that Of 1.-THE Molleville Farm Post OF
Veterans Of Foreign Service.
At our meeting Sunday afternoon,
June 22nd, we had the pleasure OF
taking in four new members: Lieut..
IL. II. Elderdice, Sgt Jesse Myers, Sgt
Charles Arnold, Sgt. George Bell.
The next meeting is scheduled Tor
July 9TH, at the Westminster Armory.
Every man who, has ever served III
Foreign service of any branch OF the
service, army, navy and marine corps,
is cordially invited to attend ana
become members Of our Post.
e. +. REIFSNIDER, Adjutant.
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CARROLLTON.

Marion, oldest son OF Mrs. Jane
Taylor, of Bethel Heights, who served
in the 313th Infantry in France for
recently, was given a welcome sur
prise by his mother and brothers ON
last Saturday evening. A large
crowd was present. After spenulng
some time in amusements all enjoy ed
refreshments.
Mrs. Annie Houck, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Devilbiss and family, of Clearfeld
has returned home.
Mrs. Sue Keller, Of Westminster, is
visiting friends of this place.
Mrs. Bowman, of Middleburg, spent
the weeks end with, her daughter and
family, Mrs. w. H.SCrouse.
Miss Elizabeth Mckinney, of Mid
dleburg, was also a guest or Mrs
Grouse last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Menchy and Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Evans spent Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j
Il. Evans.
The Ladies' Aid will meet ON July
s at the home of Mrs. John Cressler.
A good attendance is desired.
Martin, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Long, who has been on the sick list
Is out again.
The Missionary Society will hold a
musical in the Bethel on Sunday
evening beginning at SIS. A silver
offering will be lifted at the close OF
the service. Don't miss it.
Mr.. Jacob Arbaugh and son, Her
man, of Baltimore spent the weeks
end with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rill, of Houcks-
vile, spent Sunday with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hughes
and family.
Lewis Green and Harry Baker have
purchased automobiles.
Sunday school in the Bethel at $50
on Sunday morning. Preaching
10.45. Musical 8.15 p. I'M.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. Don't miss
these services.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Burk and
family entertained during the past
week Miss Bernice Parks, Of Padonia
Miss Rachel Chalk, of Hamilton; Mrs.
Turk, Miss Alese Chalk and Mr..
Stephen Cockey, of Green Spring Val
ley; Mr. and Mrs Marion Lester, Mrs
John Burk and son, Raymond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Burk and family.
Due notice of the Aid Society sup
per will be given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Raver and fam
lily spent Sunday with Mrs. Howell
Taylor and family, of Reisterstown.
Mrs. Dora Zepp, Of Baltimore, visit
ed relatives in this vicinity last week.
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MO. 51s0 EQUITY.

@
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County
in Equity.
Mary IL. Linton, mother and next frlend'
etc. Plaintiff, vs.. Mary m. linton
widow, and others. Defendants.
Ordered by the Circuit Court for Car-
this 21st day of June, 1919, that TIE sales
of the property mentioned in these pro
ceedings, made and reported by James a.
G. Bond and Albert "A. Dorsey, Trustees
appointed BY a decree OF this Court to
make said sales, be ratified ana connrm
ed, unless cause to the contrary LnereoI
be shown ON or before the 18th Gay 81
July next; provided a copy, of tnis o rue,
printed in Carroll County, In the State
OF Maryland, once week for three sue
ccssive weeks before the 2lst DAY 81 July
1919 Mn,
The report states the amount "a th'
sales to be $4,000. r c,.-,-
True Copy-Test: 60
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John BarleycOrn Dies Tuesday From
Indications. %

The Baltimore American today
says: ..
will the wartime prohibition az
be enforced here on Tuesday next
July I, il President Wilson does mol
lift the iban?"
Ask Uncle SAM says J. blGp
Mills, counsel to the Antisaloon
League, to whom the question was
addressed yesterday.
But New York hotel and saloon
keepers are prepared to carry On
business as usual Why should Bar
timOreans in the same business close
their bars?'
Ask Uncle SAM" said Mr.. NILS.
You know that Uncle Sam Is IT,
trifier"
But it is claimed that the>1'ro-
hibition law lacks machinery ZOE ~
enforcement and carries no penaltles'
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the 18th inst, handed in the reports
of their work at the service held at
the church last Sunday morning.
The goal set for church expenses and
benevolence was not quite reached,
vet the canvass as a whole was re-
garded as a success. A large field
was covered by the canvassers, ~
many members reside long distances
from the church. There are about
thirty in Hanover.
A large force Of workmen, under
the supervision Of contractor Roy
stone, are pushing rapidly ahead the
work on the new corn-shed and dump
at the Shriver canning factory.
Last Saturday we had the pleasure
at last OF travelling over at least a
small piece (about 100 yeads) Oh
state road between Union Mills ana
Westminster, that distance being NOW
finished and open for travel. work
on the remainder of the first two
miles seems to be making good mead
way and should be completed by the
last of July.
The wheat harvest is on and most
of the crop should be on shocks Dy
July 1st. Some prophets say that the
heads of wheat are only half filled,
while others predict a good crop. L
am no prophet at all, but in this case
j am casting my lot with the latter
class. . ..
His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons,
and Bishop O'ConneH, of Baltimore,
spent last week with Robert Il. and
Miss Mary o. ShriVer.
Captain Lannenson Myer spent
several days with his uncle, b. +.
Shriver, this week, and will shortly
embark for France in the service Of
the u. 8. Army.
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EiSenhuth-Sterner.

Miss Roxie Sterner, daughter -
George Sterner, of Blooming CIV. NV
and John M. Eisenhuth, Of Mancnos
ter, Md, were married Tuesday moln
ing at the parsonage of the HanosS
Circuit United Evangelical cnui w
The ceremony was performed 10y -
Rev. G. T.. Reeser.
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POST DROPS ARGONNE.
Will BE known as MOlIeYille Farm
POst-ArgOnne Used by A New
York Post.

AT the last meeting OF the Veterans
OF Foreign Service 1t was brought TO
their attention that there IS a Post
in Brooklyn, N. y, that has adopted
the name of Argonne, thereby, max
ing it necessary to choose a new
name for the Post i'm Westminster.
As Molleville farm Is well remem-
bered BY the 18th and 18th divisions
as one Of the most important battles
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instead OF piece work. All the old
hands that worked at the overall
factory and quite number OF new
ones commenced work and all seemed
pleased. We hope the factory is here
to stay as Taneytown needs work of
that kind to furnish employment for
the young folks.
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urday proved success.
Preaching Sunday evening at 7.5o
by Rev. Justice.
Miss Mollie Abbott spent Wednes-
day with her sister, Mrs. Edw. Evans,
at Carrollton.
Mrs. Hettie Allen has returned to
Baltimore after a two weeks trip
with her father, Mr.. Walter Sh1pley.
Mrs. Algire is on the sick list.
Mrs. Carroll Shamer spent the week
in Finksburg visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gill.
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Episcopal
Centenary Methodist. EpiscVp'
Church.

Sunday services q. mL, 80 80
bath school. 1890 a. TO-, m llhin,
worship. 500 70. mn, evening Wors Dst.
Wednesday 500 %. m, prayer -
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UNION MILLS.

The fifty men who made the every
member canvass Of St. Marys Re
formed congregation, Silver Run, OF
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EMORY.

The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
at the church on Thursday, July 3.
All are invited.
Harvesting is in progress.
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PATAPSCO.

Children's day service will be held
i'm Patapsco Methodist Episcopal
church July 6.
The festival which was held Sat
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HAIGHT.

Oakland Methodist Episcopal
church will hold it's annual picnic On
July i'm Haight's grove in the after
noon and evening. There will be
music and other features as usual.
Marshall Oursler, son OF Mr. ana
Mrs. E. B.Oursler cut his leg severity
with a cradle scythe one day last
week and three stitches were required
to close it up. He is much improved
at this writing.
An egg with three yolks was found
among others by Miss Katharine
Phillips a few days ago.
Mr.. c. w. Melville lost a fine COW
from pneumonia a few days ago.
Wheat harvest began here on last
Saturday and at this time consider
able grain is cut, the rain however on
Wednesday delayed work generally.
Oakland Mills began work last
week and is now on night work also.
1t will take some time to repair the
damage done, although sufficient pro-
gress has been made to resume work.
We haven't seen the machinery to
build the new road but we are told
it is coming.
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THE WASHBURN TIMES, WASHBURN. WIS.

dangerous as that was. Che most
dangerous one came after the mine
field had been completed. 1t was an
attempt to draw the German fleet out
into the North sea where we were to
engage it, so that the British fleet
could get in behind the enemy to de-
stroy it by gunfire or drive it into the
mine field.
"On October % last the British gov
eminent made it known to the German
naval authorities through Its agents
in Germany that we were engaged In
mining operations. We were ordered
to lay about as though busy at the
task, to act as decoy for the Ger
man fleet. We did it, but in doing II
we faced positive destruction our
selves.
~ want to hand it to those new
navy lads. There were about 4,5OO OF
them and $50 officers on the ships, ana
while we waited through that fearrui
day which we never expected for a
moment to see the end of alive, they
went about their duties. laughed, sang
and stood to their guns as only Amer
lean lads can do such things.
'.Well, all that day we WORKED
along calmly, watching and waiting
for the sight Of the Germans that
meant certain death.
"The Germans never came out after
us, and so here I am
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YANKS PERFORM
AMAZING FEAT

Fort Monroe, Va.-Lying at anchor
In Hampton roads off Old Point Com
fort is the United States mining cruis-
er squadron whose commanders and
crews performed what is now termed
by naval authorities the world over
as the greatest naval offensive of the
war;"
The feat which these men achieved
was the mining of the entrance to the
North sea from Scotland to the coast
of Norway, distance of 240 miles. 1t
was an undertaking unprecedented in
naval history.
1t was Americas solution of the
German submarine problem, solu-
lion so thorough and effective that it
rendered the German submarines al
most impotent.
The British previously had mined
the English channel, but the enemy
submarines came out from the bases
at Ostend and Zeebrugge and into the
North sea- there to work their havoc.
Invite Yankee Aid.
The British naval authorities, realiz-
ing late in 1917 that the North sea
would have to be blocked, invited the
American naval authorities to attempt
to lay the barrier. The American
navy, having just at that time COM
pleted with success experiments on
mining apparatus far more dangerous.
delicate, and powerful than any here
tofore used, took up the task.
For that purpose the mining cruiser
squadron was organized in December,
1917. This squadron is made up Of ten
vessels and is under the command Of
Capt. r. r. Belknap, q. s. N. One Of
the officers told graphic but brief
story of the desperately dangerous job
to which he and his squadron mates
were assigned.
"Navy men now call it the greatest
offensive of the war;" he said. 'It
solved the submarine problem and it
might have been the agency for the
destruction of the German navy SOON
er or later had not the war ended
when 1t did. We mined almost direct
ly across from Bergen on the coast of
Norway to the coast of Scotland. The
length of the mine field was 240 miles,
and we made it 25 miles wide. 1t
was so complete that no ship could
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pass either over or under it without
absolute destruction.
.'We have a record of about twenty
submarines that we know were de-
stroyed, and often in running parallel
with the field we came upon the bodies
of dead German sailors, so probably
many more than we actually figured
on were destroyed.
sour men, in fact the entire fleet,
faced a constant danger Of being
blown off the face of the seas, for we
carried on the ships 100000 pounds
of T. N. T., which is the most power
full explosive known.
Despite oil this, we kept at the
task, and at the end of about five
months had completed it. We stayed
constantly on the inside of the field,
that is. on the side nearest Germany.
We left only narrow passageway
near Pentland Firth between the Ork-
ney islands and Scotland for our own
passage out.
"Our most dangerous task strange
~ was not the laying of the mines, as
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BIC GUNS BROKE
GERMANS HEART

General Mangin, the famous French
commander in that sector, himself
credits Rear Admiral Plunkett and his
naval gunners with the taking of Laon,
The big 14-inch guns pounded the for.
tress to pieces and hurled giant shells
on railroad lines communicating with
the city. When the guns got into &C.
ton they were fired every three min
utes, a speed which the Germans con-
sidered impossible in handling such
monsters. It was this which gave rise
to the belief of the Germans that there
were 80 instead of five Of the guns in
action. 8
There were six more Of the giant
cannon on the way to France when
the fighting ended. They were Of the
same bore, but were far more mobile
as the five in action could only be
used from a pit when they had to be
fired at an angle Of more than 10 de.
grees in long-ralfge boinbardments
Gee, IL the war hadn't quit we
would have shown those Germans
something about handling big guns,
sighed John Mason Of 1924 Mason ave.
nue., Chicago, "but we showed them
plenty as it was"
Three Of the five guns, the naval
gunners said, were in the American
sector in the Argonne and the other
two were with the French. One was
at scissors. They had range slightly
in excess of 80 miles. Each shell fired
weighed 1,400 pounds and 1t took 47C
pounds of T. N. T. to send 1t on it's
path of destruction back Of the Ger
man lines. When the shell hit and ex.
ploded it opened crater in the earth
in which a large-sized American rail
way box car could be buried.
Amazed the PoiIu.
On the American sector the three
big guns were mounted within zoe
yards of one another and were always
fred in rapid succession. The concus-
sion was terrific.
The gunners told story of a French
soldier who happened to be standing
too near the giant cannon when they
were fired. When the first one was
fired the conclusion hurled him vio-
lently to the earth. He staggered to
his feet just as the second one let go
and down he went again. Up he
climbed again, only to be dashed to the
ground for the third time as the third
gun roared.
He got up, pale but excited. crying
in French what in American would
mean:
sThis will end the war. This will
finish the Germans"
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SMUGGLING BY AIR

Laredo, Text is the firm convic-
ton of Mexican customs officials on
the lower Rio Grande border that
systematic smuggling by means of
powerful airplanes is being conducted
between that country and the United
States. The American authorities on
this side of the international boun-
dairy are not yet convinced that con-
traband goods are being carried in
this manner from one country to the
other, although they freely admit that
it is possible If not very probable that
this is being done.
If evasion Of the export and import
duties by this means is not already
being carried on it is only question
of time when the airplane will be
brought into service for that purpose,
it is predicted by custom officials here
and at other places on the Mexican
border.
It is with considerable circumstan-
tial detail that the story is told of
the aerial traffic by professional
smugglers. Jose Longoria, Mexican
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New York.-That the capture Of
the great fortress of Laon was
due to American naval guns mount
ed on fiat cars and manned by
naval gunners and that the navy
men would have blasted the Ger
man frontier to pieces If the war had
continued, was the assertion of naval
railway battery men who arrived here
recently on the transport Henderson.
Mangin Gives Y. S. Credit.
The appearance of the big naval
guns of the 14-inch type on the west
front was one of the most unpleasant
surprises the Germans got throughout
the whole war, they declared. There
were only FIVE Of them in action, but
they were handled with such rapidity
that the bewildered Teutons believed
there were 30 of them in France.
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Good Price For Cradle
The Family Relic Brings 500 for the
Red Cross Fund in
Kansas.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan.-It is not
every man who has the satisfaction Of
seeing the old-fashioned cradle in
which he was lulled to sleep more than
forty years ago sell at an auction sale
for the Red Cross for 500 cash by
way of finishing up its days Of useful
ness.
This, however, was the experience
of e. G. and A. Z. Croker of this
county, extensive cattle men and large
land owners, the latter state senator
of this district.
At the public auction of A. L. Fent,
a hatfield farmer, the much-used and
old-fashioned cradle, which had done
service for the Croker brothers, was
offered for sale. 1t was bid in many
times and was finally sold and retained
by N. Gosler. cashier of the hatfield
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Captures German Who
Was Former Neighbor

Ottawa, O.-"Say, you look
like a Dutchman that lived down
the pike from me in Ohio ono 4
You amt brother, or so Ie-
thing, of Gus Goecke's, are yc lg'
Albert hammers, who live on
a farm near here, prodded ie of
a group of German prison IS he
had captured single-hand and
was driving toward the Ameri-
can lines a few days b fore tie
armistice was signed.
mo, AL, I'm Gus"
hammers tells of the incident
In letter just received here.
Goecke, he says, returned to Ger
many for a visit just before the
war started in 1914 and was
compelled to serve in the Ger
man army.
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$90,000,OO0 daily and Penza S22O,OOO,-
600. Not only are Bolshevist notes be-
ing issued, but also those of prerevo-
luton and Kerensky times, two Of
the latter varieties being indistin-
guishable. Whether the figures are
correct or not it is certain the Boil
shevists are flooding Russia with enor-
nous quantities of notes, the redemp-
tion of which will be most serious
problem facing the government in the
future.
These notes are forced upon the
Russian peasantry, and It is a cues
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Captures Forty Huns,
Kills TWo-Given v. C.

Seattle.-Private Walter l..
Rayfield Of this city, who enlist
ed with a Canadian regiment
soon after war broke out, today
is wearing a Victoria Cross. He
obtained this coveted award by
rushing ahead of his company
into trench occupied by Ger
mans. He bayonetted two and
captured ten. Soon after he
plunged into a group Of 80 Ger
mans and captured them all.
Then he dashed through heavy
machine-gun fire and rescued a
wounded comrade.
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ton whether any Russian government
will ever be able to repudiate even
the purely Bolshevist output.
Lenine, 1t will be remembered, tax.
ed Kerensky with establishing an6
maintaining his government on paper
money, thereby reducing the people
to hunger and want.
Along the Ural front Bolsheyist sol
diers. in addition to their ordinary
pay, receive 80 rubles an hour when
in action. while those who took part
in the capture of Ufa got 1000 rubles
apiece as bonus.
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river guard stationed at San Ignacio,
about sixty miles below Laredo, made
a report to his superior officer about
three weeks ago that while on duty
late at night he saw moving lights
pass high above him and heard the
whirr of motor. The object was
headed north and came from some
point to the south in Mexico. Similar
reports were made by other Mexicans
who asserted that they saw the
strange aerial machine go back and
forward across the Rio Grande on sew
eral different nights. Up to this time
no confederation Of the stories told by
the Mexicans have come from Ameri
can river guards.
1t is recommended by the custom
authorities of both Mexico and the
United States who are on duty along
the Rio Grande that airplane control
service be established on both sides
of the river at the earliest possible
time.
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Green State bank, after 1t had brought
in receipts totaling 500.
WILL CONTAINS 10 WORDS
Document Written on Back of Used
Envelope Disposes of Property
Worth $4,000.

New York.-Written on the back Of
a used envelope, the 13-word-long will
of Margaret A. Smythe of Elmhurst
was filed recently in the county
clerks Office at Jamaica. 1t beQueaths
her estate of $4,000 to her father,
Samuel Smythe, who petitioned for its
probate.
The woman wrote in ink:
II leave all my bank books, stamps
stocks. securities and dividends to
father" The will is dated October
%, 1918, and there were two wit
neSses.
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