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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-01-02
LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Labor unrest, resulting in many
strikes, threatened to seriously ham
per the governments war preparations
early in the year but through a spirit
Of cooperation shown by both labor
and capital the danger was averted and
there was little labor trouble during
the greater part of the year.
During the early days of the yeal
disaffection appeared among the work
ers In the shipyards and by February
II the situation had assumed a serious
aspect with strikes in effect In five
yards. BY February 16 the strike had
spread still further in spite of an ad-
vance In wages announced by the la
Dor adjustment board.
On February II, President Wilson
in letter to William l.. Hutchinson,
head of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, concerning the
ship carpenters strike, denied the right
of labor to strike at that critical iunc-
ture. 'Will you cooperate or will you
obstruct?" the president asked. The
WI ltSpOlitlCu W llle ETeSlueDT y
appeal and the strike was declared off.
At the same time Secretary of Labor
Wilson announced the personnel of n
nationG! board of labor to be com
posed of representatives of both labor
and capital. On February "a this board
opened conference for the purpose of
establishing basis for the settlement
of disputes during the war. Former
President William II. Taft, chosen by
the employers, and Frank z. Walsh,
selected by the labor organizations. al
ternated as chairman. This confer
ence. on March 20, reached an agree
ment providing that all labor disputes
arising during the war should be sub
mitted to board of mediation. This
agreement was adhered to by both EN-
ployers and employees and compare
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-01-02
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Practically every phase of American
life felt the dominating influence of
war throughout the year 1918.
In the field of national legislation
woman's suffrage and nationwide pro.
hibition were urged as war measures.
The woman's suffrage amendment
was defeated in the senate October /,
after having passed the house. A
nationwide prohibition measure, to
become effective June 30, 1919. was
enacted by congress and approved by
the president November 90. On Sep
TENDER President Wilson had or
dered the manufacture of malt liquor
stopped on December l, as food
conservation measure.
The government, early in the year,
began to tighten its control over indus
try and business for the purpose of
furtherlng war efforts and protecting
the public. On January 16, to relieve a
serious coal shortage which threatened
to delay the shipment of war supplies
to France, Fuel Administrator Garfield
ordered general shutdown of indus
try and business In all states east of
the Mississippi river for a period of
five days and ten succeeding Mondays.
On February 10 the order for heatless
Mondays was rescinded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-01-02

Congress increased the safeguards
thrown about war industries by pass
ing the sabotage" bill, carrying pen
alties of $4,000 fine and 80 years i'm
prisonment for destruction of war ma
terials or interference with war indus
tries. President Wilson signed this
measure on April 20. The government
also prosecuted vigorously many per-
sons accused of violation of the espion-
age act. On August II, 100 members
of the /. w. w. were convicted of dis
loyalty in the federal court at Chicago,
after a trial lasting several months.
Government control of the railroads
was followed during this year by gov
eminent control of all telegraph and
telephone lines. Congress on July 13
authorized the president to take con-
troll Of the wires and the government
assumed control on July 81. On No
vember II, the government also took
control of all Atlantic cable lines.
The first general election since the
United States entered the war was
held on November 3. The Republicans
won both houses of congress, the SEN
ate by a majority of two and the
house by a margin of more than forty.
During September, October and No
vember the entire country was swept
by a serious epidemic of Spanish in
fiuenza. Thousands of soldiers in the
army camps and other thousands of
civilians succumbed thereto and to
pneumonia.
The country was surprised on No
vember % by the resignation of VIII
liam @. McAdoo as secretary of the
treasury and director general of the
railroads. Representative Carter Glass
of Virginia was named to succeed Mr..
McAdoo as secretary of the treasury
December 5.
On November 2S Governor Stephens
OF California committed to life impris-
onment the death sentence of Thomas
]. Mooney, convicted in connection
with the death of ten persons from a
bomb explosion in San Francisco dur
ing preparedness parade July %,
1916.
Plan for making the United States
navy second 10 that of no other coun.
try for 1925 were disclosed to congress
by Rear Admiral Badger, chairman of
the executive committee of the general
board of the navy December l..
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NEUROLOGY

Death took a heavy toll among men
and women prominent in public life
during the year 1918. The list in.
cludes the following:
January 13, United States Senator
James H. Brady Of Idaho; January IA,
Mai. A. p. Gardner, former congress
man from Massachusetts. who re-
signed to enter the army; January 30
United States Senator William Hughes
of New Jersey.
February ., John l.. Sullivan, former
heavyweight champion. at West Abing
ton Mass; February 10 Abdul Hamid,
former sultan of Turkey; FEBRUARY
A. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, former Brit.
ish ambassador to America.
March 6, John Redmond, Irish Ma.
tionalist leader, at London; March 0,
George Won L. Meyer. former catinet
member and diplomat. at Boston.
April u, United States Senator
r. F. Broussard of louisiana: April IA
United States Senator William joel
Stone of Missouri.
May IA, James Gordon Bennett, pro
prietor of the New York Herald, at
Paris.
June 3, Ramon NJ. Valdez, president
Of Panama; June 4. Charles Warren
Fairbanks, former vice president, at
Indianapolis.
July 3, Mohammed V, sultan of Tur.
key; ViscOunt Rhondda British food
controller, and United States Senator
Benjamin r. Tillman of South Caro-
lima; July 81 Gustav Kobbe, American
author and critic.
August s, Max Rosenthal, famous
artist, at Philadelphia August IL,
Anna Held. famous actress. at New
York August II. United States Sena-
tor Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire; August %, United States Sena-
tor Ollie NJ James of Kentucky.
September II, Cardinal John NJ. Far
ley. archbishop of New York Septem-
Der 25. John Ireland. Catholic arch
bishop of st. Paul.
October %. Charles Lecocq, French
composer.
NONeihoei r. MI D RuSSell sage, VIII
ow of famous financier, al New York;
Or. Andrew White, noted educator and
diplomat; November s, Robert J. Col
Her, editor and publisher; November
Is. Gen. ~. c. King, soldier and au-
thor, in New York; November 10. Dr.
c. X. Van Hise, president of University
of Wisconsin; Joseph F. Smith, presi.
dent of Mormon church.
December .. Edmond Rostand. ia
nous French playwright and poet.
Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndlcate.l
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lively few strikes occurred during the
remainder of the year.
DISASTERS

Fires, railroad accidents and explO-
sions took heavy toll of human life
on land during the year 1918 while the
elements combined with the tOrpedoes
of the German U-boats to send thou
sands Of innocent persons. including
women and children, to their death at
| sea.
| Fifty-twO children met death in
| fire which destroyed a convent at Mon
treal, Canada. February IA. February
"a the liner Florizel bound from st.
Johns, n. F., to New York, was
wrecked by blizzard near Cape Race
and 90 lives were lost.
Seventy inmates of an insane asylum
at Norman, Okla, were killed in a fire
which destroyed that institution April
| IL.
On May l the Savannah liner City of
Athens was sunk in collision with
| French cruiser off the Delaware coast
and sc lives were lost. On May IS
nearly hundred persons were killed
| by explosions in the Aetna Chemical
plant near Pittsburgh. Pa.
SiXty-three persons. including we'll
known circus performers, persisted
when circus train was wrecked at
Gary, Ind, June %. Fifty persons were
killed by the collapse of a building at
Sioux City. Ia, June 20.
A small factory explosion ia England
killed 30 persons July l and on the fol-
lowing day an explosion in munitions
plant near Syracuse. n. Y, killed Is.
Eighty-five merrymakers persisted
when an excursion boat sank in the
Illinois river July 5. A hundred per-
sons were killed in a collision between
two trains near Nashville, Tenn,
July 0.
A tornado swept n part of Minnesota
August 81, killing 80 persons at Tyler
and Connors.
On October 6 the United States trans
| port Otranto was sunk In collision off
| the Irish coast and $50 persons lost
their lives. Four hundred were lost
! when the British mail boat Leinster
was torpedOed and sunk October 10.
A series of terrific explosions In
shell-loading plant at Morgan, ~ j.,
on October killed "a persons and de-
stroyed vast amount of property. A
severe earthquake which caused the
! death of $50 persons was reported in
| Porto Rico October II. Great forest
! fires ragged in northeastern Minnesota
| during October. Many towns were de.
| stroyed and about l 900 lives were lost.
On October % the steamship Princess
| Sophia was wrecked on the Alaskan
| coast and 343 were lost.
Ninety-eight persons were killed No
vember l in a wreck on the Brooklyn
| Rapid Transit lines. On November 81,
about 1900 persons were reported
killed by the explosion of German mu-
milton trains en- route from Belgium to
Germany.
One of the most unusual cases IN
maritime history was that of the
| United States navy collier Cyclops,
which disappeared at sea while bound
| from the West Indies to an American
Atlantic port. Announcement was
made April IA that the boat. with 293
/ persons on board, was a month over
| due. Not single trace of the boat
| or Its passengers and crew was ever
! found. and the fate of the vessel is q
| complete mystery
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-01-02
BY DONALD r. BIGGS.

More history has been made in the
gear 1918 than in any year that has
passed since time began. This mo-
mentous twelve months period comes
TO close with the world at peace af-
ter more than four years of the most
sanguinary fighting of this or any
other age.
During the year great nations have
crumbled, new nations have sprung
into being, thrones have tottered and
fallen, monarchs who once ruled hun
dreds Of millions Of people with an
iron hand have fed for their lives or
have fallen victim to the wrath of peo-
piles intoxicated by their new-won
freedom.
The coming of peace finds America
and her allies strong and fully able
TO meet the responsibilities that come
with victory. On the other hand it
ands the nations responsible for the
world cataclysm exhausted and torn
by civil disorders that are born of de-
feat. 1t finds the once great empire of
Austrla-Hungary in ruins from which
there are already rising new free ma
tons. 1t finds the German empire dis
rupted and threatened with dissolu-
ton.
The end of the war finds Russia in
the throes of civil war. The world gets
only fragments of news regarding the
zeal situation In the land of the former
car, but these fragments have told a
terrible story of anarchy and class
strife in which thousands of persons
have persisted, slain in bloody riots or
ruthlessly executed by the bolshevik
leaders who control large part of the
once great empire. Peace finds the
menace Of autocratic militarism sup
planted by the menace of bolshevism,
which is attempting to extend its an
archlstic propaganda throughout the
world.
But, amid all the uncertainties that
peace has brought, the world rejoices
that the last citadel of autocracy has
ben swept away before the rising tide
OF democracy, giving assurance that
.he millions who died upon the field Of
battle did not die in vain. Brighter
days for all mankind have dawned
with the passing of the year 1918.
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HOW THE WAR WAS WON

The year opened with the opinion
generally prevailing that the world
war could not be brought to conclu-
sion In less than eighteen months. 1t
was an open secret that the German
high command was planning to make
a supreme effort on the western front,
and during the early days of 1918 1t
was known that many divisions Of
German troops, released from the Rus
sian front, were being transferred to
the west front in preparation for the
grand offensive.
Interest during these days centered
In events that were transpiring ir
Russia and in long-range peace discus
6ions in which President Wilson and
Chancellor Won He.tling figured On
January President Wilson, in an ad-
dress to congress, promulgated the
famous "14 points" which ne declared
should form the basis of world peace.
In Russia Premier LenIne and For
eign Minister Trotzky intrenched
themselves In power by dissolving the
constituent assembly which met at Pc
trograd January is. On January u
en- all-Russian congress of soviets was
convened to replace the constituent as
Gembly. There was little activity on
any front during the month. but on
January 80 it was announced officially
that American troops were holding
front-line trenches in France, occupy
ting a sector northwest of Toul.
The Americans holding this sector
received their baptism of fire when
they repulsed vigorous German raid.
The Americans lost two killed, four
wounded and one missing. On Febru-
airy the steamer Tuscania, carrying
2,170 American soldiers, was torpe-
doed and sunk, with loss of 159
lives. On February 8 the Ukraine
signed separate treaty of peace with
che central powers.
Conditions In Russia continued to
be chaotic. The bolsheviki declared
the war with Germany over but re-
fused to sign the peace treaty demand
ed by Germany. The Germans there
upon renewed hostilities against Rus
STA, capturing Reval, Russian naval
base, and advancing on Petrograd. Le-
nine and Trotzky then announced that
Russia was forced to accept the Ger
man peace terms. On March 8 the
Russian delegates at Brest-Litovsk
signed the peace treaty with Germany.
Germans Begin Great Drive.
On March 81 the ng-heralded Of
fensive of the Germans was launched.
A terrific blow was delivered against
the British lines on a front of more
than so miles, extending from the Riy-
er Disc, near La Fere, to the Sensee
river, about Croiselles. Wave after
wave of the finest German troops were
hurled ut the British lines, and in a
few days had advanced Is miles. The
British Fifth army at the point where
1t touched the French lines was rout-
ed, and for time the allies fnced dis
aster. The Germans continued 10 push
southwark. and at the end Of Is days
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-01-02
REVIEW OF YEAR THAT BROUGHT PEACE
TO WORLD AFTER FOUR YEARS Of WAR

Germany and Her Allies Are Crushed and Forced to Accept Such
Terms as Winners Dictate-Unted States Supplies Power
That Turns Tide-President Wilson Joins Other Demo-
cratic Rulers of World in Great Peace Congress at
49, versaIIes-0Id Nations crumbIe and New Ones
Are Formed-Russia Torn by Disorders.
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MAYS RE|NSTATED
BY LEAGUE BOARD
Yank Pitchers Suspension Null
lifted at Special Session Of
American League Directors
JOHNSON NOT AT MEETING

So,,. yorI, ,,r a rho ,,o,,hors
of tbo boorG of dirootore 90 tho ,n,or;.
can J.ooeno rorstitnting a mo- ioritr of
tbe hoard ordorod p;+nLor >Iors of t,o
Yankees. reinst,tod at sncciaI moot
ing berc today thus nuIIifving tbo az
ton of President Ran Johnson in sus-
pendinr tbc nlover
The directors oftor ro,.;o,,.inr +no
case, adontod resolutions donIorina thnt
the "allered susnonsion wac without
authority and void and against tbn host
interests Of and detrimental r. tbo vol
fare Of baseball and fo;rhodo Iobnsnr
from taking similar notion against any
other nloycr in tbo Amoricon Ioooro
"without n hearing and m onnortrn;tv
TO he heard givon to tho nI.vnr and tho
club involvcd for onv oIIogcd offorso -
Tho resolutions also c,lIod ,,,o, +bo
nresidont of tbo Amoricon oonmo geo
suhmit fortbu;th 70 CLnrlo. ~
r,iskor oI,oirn,o &c., .r'. . 6
tho hooud nf I;aaa.. 81, ".,o o"r' VI
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.; ~. "t''"' .: -, 'i'v "'''.i'" Iron.
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tho iuM n' eI ,asn e u, '!iN'st''leh. III
g. .'h."s .i l".iu .:'c'l'u ~ III sec'loi,
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',n.I anu ~ Mn1'o .'eui' uepo"''eu' s.'ihs ~
'' '''o' ~" ''o" '"Nrrins an
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FIRST NET COURT
At NAHAN 7, MASS.
Light on Tennis History Given
by Dr.. James Dwight Through
PhiIadeIphian
NEWPORT HAS THE SECOND
BY SPICk HALL


Recently We stated that t." frs lawn
tennis court to ho built in this country
was at tho Newport Casino. A"""rdin@
to Charles Willing. of Hhiladclphia
tho first court was constructed n Nn
hant. MasS- in July, l>75. and III"
first one at Newport in lN7T. Mr..
Willing has given u~ the following lot
ter written hy lpr. James Dwight, who
for many years was president of tn"
United STATES National Lawn Tennis
Association. and i. considered the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14

ImIddleweights IN his time doesn't fear
the present champion.
The National Club will open its 1920
indoor season the night of September o. ac-
Cording to Harry Donaghy treasurer of the
club. Joe FleCter stated that plans already
card
1t now looks like Tommy Jamiscn and Joe
Welsh will battle soon. Just before IamsOn
and Nlicky Gallagher met at the National
last Friday night Promoter Critic announced
that the winner would meet Joe Welsh
Gallagher ran second. Jamison earned the
right to battle joe.
Tommy Walsh is still in the East and be-
fore departing westward hopes to clinch a
match between Charley White and either
Lew Tender. Benny Leonard or Irish Patsy
Cline. Tommy also made 1t clear that Joe
Rurman would he here in time to help make
the indoor season Il success In every way.
Pete Herman and Joe Lynch are due r.
come together in ten-round battle II
Bridgeport. Conn, on Labor Day. Joe Mul
vIhilI has signed the star bantams.
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Aug a.
NEW YORKS hopes soaked yesterday
- afternoon when Cincinnati Reds
separates playing ability
the sensational catches Fay
the although
Moran his fighting athletes half
ahead of their rivals and
purchase talent with which Nchf
purchased for the trihng $4,000
the markemcann Jean Dubucrush
which he
rooboo in the final tilt thus spreading big
two pitching to W easily
flock
Brooklyn
nothing of Sherwood
I gate performed like champions.
To looked
their
lead In the chalkd
frame and the Reds back the third three
Gonzales the and
Moran's made markers
TIE refused 70 he bcdtcn
took
TO be satisfied wih second nc 6q
seldom nfch hits
Unless they take cop
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HENDREN BROTHERS
TO ENTER MISSOURI
Johnny and Dick, Former
Northeast High athletes,
II IL Nafriculate At West-
ern College Newt Month
II I'LL Play EOOTB4LL

TUE II"ndrrn brothers. Johnny and
Dick, two "f Philadelphia greatest
scholastic foothaIl players. will cvacu-
ate the East this fall to DISPLAY their
toothaIl knowledge and prowcSs on tho
Other side of the Mississippi river.
Johnnv and lirk have decided to
attend Missouri University and will
leave this city the early part of next
month. in order that they may start
carly practice for an active campaign
on tn" gridiron. Both will be eligible
foH varsity football this year.
Both Played HaIfback
Tho IIondrcn brothers got their
start in tn" athlctir field while attend
Ing Northeast High School. Johnny
was n member of tho championshir
football team = 1914 under the can
taimry of Paul Webb and tutorShiv of
Frank Johnson. He played halfback
aud made quite reputation as Il ter :
riff" Im"- -plunger.
Following his graduation from
Northeast. Johnny went to Buckncll
II" mad" the varsity team in his fresh
man year and was hOnOrcd with the
raptain~y Of the 1917 team. He en-
tered the service and as member of
tn" Twenty eighth Division saw active
Sorvic" in France.
All Around Athlete
/ Dick is an all around athlete and
/ plays football and basketball. high
jumps and swimS. He played haIfback
at Northeast in 1916 and 1917 and
took care of the punting He entered
Allentown Prep the following year and
was given a halfback position on the
l91S All State prep school team.
At present Dick is swimming in tho
, various meets in this district as a mem
He was member of Uncle Sans
bor of the Germantown Boys Club
navy.
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TWO DUCK-PlN RECORDS

Stewart Makes Team Mark and MuI'
len Scores Individual High Total
In the keystone Duckpin League
Section \ matches on Keystone alleys
the Stewart quintet shattered all rec
ords, both team and individual. In
its third game it hung up record score
of G7S pins and had a grand total for
the series of 2296 pins.
Mullen, crack anchor. hit the pins
in the record game for 1S2 an,
totalcd 533 pins for his four games
breaking Dungan's previous record ot
15S and MacL&chlan's record Of higl
four of 506 pins.
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Record Cro,Od for Polo Grounds

TWO things worked Miraw of
= the
St swihn would ball
obtained will rat md
No
Angoras. Moran all keyed to
The and
weather furnish local
attended ball Polo Grounds
n tho
played the Giants The oftn
All of the visiting athletes
Sherwood Magcc he
caught fly ball the Sherry
nothing
ball b
the hopes
Perhaps
the principal
resumed George Cohan
when they promised o
There anda
Phladelphians, Moran at the
finish Mr. MaCk
knock Pat of
trouble.
MORAN j"ggIed his pitchers
AA should be took chances
phen the rith miss
frobe
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ANILINE IN LEAGUE
New Ball Team Replaces Texas OIL In
Delaware Circuit

Chester, Pa, Aug. 14.--The National
Aniline and Chemical Company, of
Marcus Hook, has been admitted into
the Delaware River Industrial League.
Aniine takes the place of Texas Oil,
which team drew out of the league when
decision of President William T.
Shoemaker against Texas and in favor
of Aberfoyle over a disputed game be-
tween these two teams was given.
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Beiff Makes New skating Record

Reading, Pa, Aug. 14.-Midge Reiff.
of Philadelphia, a protege of Jesse
Carey former champion speed skater.
ter mile here on the Carsonia Park
ring tonight in Al 80 seconds.
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Pitcher Clark With Indians

MaFysyille. Pa, Aug. l4.-Bobby Clark. OF
Newport. well known in local amate and
semipro ofessonal baseball circles, has been
signed by Manager Iris Speaker, of the
Cleveland Americans. and Is row with that
team on its eastern swing about the circuit
of the Junior league. Clark is n pitcher
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James Leads With 100 In Rifle Match

Caldwell. y. j., Aug. 1.-THE first stage
corps rife match for the Marine Corps Cup
was won at the navy rifle, range here, yes
United States infantry with twenty con-
Gecutive bullReyes at Geo yards, or a perfect
will be held today There are 516 entrants.
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sunbury Scores Lot OF Runs

Sunbury, Pa. Aug. 14.-Sunbury Pj r. Il
Shops won a comedy of errors in the mud
from Northumberland Shops here yesterday
by l6 10 3.