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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

an agreement on Oakland as the site;
and this is right, for Oakland is not
merely town-it is. the county seat,
the place where our men come to reg
lister, be examined and entrain for
duty at home and abroad Some very
different suggestions have been made
as to the kind Of memorial to be cree
ted. Some would like a monument,
others would prefer a park, and l
heard mention made of an arch in
front of the Court House Perhaps
there may be others who would sup
port movement for band stand, a
zoo, some anti-aircraft Notifications,
or some other ornamental or useless
encumbrance in equally bad taste.
An .old-timer, who had a reputation
for knowing human nature pretty well.
once remarked that the man who can
fill the bill is the one that knows how
to combine what is useful with what
is pleasing. Here is a suggestion that
aims at meeting such test.
This idea is that of a public library
that would be open to the public and
have such regulations for the lending
of books that the people of the whole
county would have the advantage of
its shelves. 1t should be place where
county people might go when they are
in town-as many of them frequently
are-find a comfortable place to spend
any spare time they might have, and
be able to take books home with them
for convenient periods of time.
We have a start in the present col
lection of booke in our public library
and the shelves would soon be filled
by the contributions of interested cit
liens. The advantages of such an in
stitution can be appreciated only by
those who have once wanted books
badly, or have experienced the pleas
ure of having library close at hand.
A courteous and intelligent librarian
can make library doubly attractive
and helpful.
A first rate architect should be en-
ployed, or a second or third rate one
with some taste, and plans be made
for modest, convenient and arts
tic building of, | should Judge, about
the size of the front addition Just
made to the old court house for the
new high school, 1t ought to be of
some light shade of brick, or any
thing but red which is hardly beuti-
full, as rule, be we'll lighted, of pleas
ing exterior, and have over the en-
trance some such inscription in stone.
aS:-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13
National Council of Defense Head to
Continue in Office and Has Sugges-
ted a Reorganization of the State
Bodies Along Broader Lines.

To the Editor of The Republican.
You are of course thoroughly famil-
lar with the organization of the Coun-
Gil of Defense system throughout the
country. Under the Council of Ma
tional Defense in Washington, con-
sisting of the Secretaries of War, Ma
Wy, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce.
and Labor, and with Groesvenor B.
Clarkson as Director, there has been
built up under the governors of the
forty-elght states complete defense
system now consisting in addition to
the state organizations of 1000 coun-
ties, 10000 women's divisions, and
some $4,000 community and munich
pal units. This great field machinery
has represented the people of the I'm
tied States in Washington and has
carried through the smallest commu-
nifty the problems and measures of the
national government during the war.
In Washington the Council of Ma
tional Defense has created such vital
bodies as the War Industries Board,
the Aircraft Production Board, the
Commercial Economy Board, acting in
a sense as a great administrative lab
oratory; and other similar government
war agencies. The Council of Nation
al Defense has been content to build
these agencies and turn over to them
the specific problems which come
within their jurisdiction
1t had not originally been the inten-
ton to continue the state council of
defense system beyond the date of the
signing the armistice However, we
find many problems that now require
careful neutrality-suspicious. in which
the cooperation of the people of the
United States is not only desirable but
absolutely necessary There is the
problem of Americanization the prob
lem of unemployment, the transfer
ence of the $37 1000 900 900 of war risk
insurance outstanding from a war to
a peace basis-in short it is no less
imperative to meet the problems of
REIMBURSEMENT than it was to prepare
for war.
For that reason Mr.. Clarkson, Di-
rector of the Council, at the personal
request of the Secretary of War, who
is chairman of the Council, has agreed
to continue in Office and has written
the states suggesting that a special
non-partisan, non-sectarian bureau or
commission be established in each of
the states which will draw from the
council of defense system already ere
ated those dividends for peace which
the war effort of the nation has en-
titled it to receive.
You have carried in your news col
umns, and your state council has re-
ceived, an Aoutline of the Directors
suggestion to "carry on, and | am
therefore taking the liberty of asking
that you give the support of your pub
LEGATION to your own state organiza-
lions in the furtherance of this work,
which touches so intimately and in
such wholly non-partisan way the
life of practically every hamlet of the
nation.
should be very glad to receive
from you any suggestion as to the
methods by which the best possible
results could be obtained in your own
district. These suggestions will of
course be tabulated and laid before
the Council
Yours sincerely.
D. II. REYNOLDS,
Assistant to the Director.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13
THE PEOPLES FORUM.
a Letter About the Memorial.
To the Editor of The Republican.

To the Editor of The Republican.
There has lately been good deal
of discussion, in and out of the pa
pers, about a memorial to the soldiers
and sailors of Garrett county who
have served during the great war.
Are our boys to have a memorial or
not? Is there to be an enduring pub
lie testimonial to the splendid spirit
of these men, or are their names and
example gradually to be lost from the
minds of a majority of their fellow
citizens? If the ayes have it, now is
the time to act, and the committee in
charge should push the matter before
the sight of uniforms with service,
wound and honorable discharge chew
rons become unusual and the golden
stars that now shine with heroic bril-
lance, begin to fade save where they
are FURNISHED with a mothers tears.
Taking it for granted that the talk
about memorial is straigh talk, root
ed IN patriotic admiration for the men
who were ready in the Nations need,
and not sentimental slush productive
of nothing more substantial than an
unmarketable kind of natural gas and
greater vacuum in the minds which
produce it, where and what is this
memorial to be? There seems to be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13
MRS. DELLA NJ. CODDINGTON

Died, at Friendsville, January oath,
1919, Della NJ. Coddington, wife of
Mr.. Calvin Coddington, aged 40 years,
3 months and 16 days. Besides her
husband, there remains to mourn her
taking away II children: nine boys
and three girls, two children having
preceded her to the spirit world Her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gibbs, of Friendsville, also survive
her. She was the fourth mother from
our town and close vicinity to be bur-
led in the White cemetery within the
past few weeks.
Yesterday, the fifth mother, Mrs.
Milton Lytle, was laid to rest there.
All OF the deceased ones left fami-
lies of small children.
A. L. DONACHY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13
Garrett County Memorial Library
to the
Soldiers & Sailors of the Great War
1917-1919

On the exterior wall in a central
position, should be tablet with the
names of those whom the building is
erected to commemorate. This, |
think, would be fitting and lasting
memorial which future generations, as
we'll as the present, could not fail to
appreciate.
Do you think it would fill the bill {?
J. S. MARTIN.
Oakland, Feb. 7, 1919.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13
Repair Department to be Re-Opened

Treacy's Garage will reopen its re-
pair department, which has been clos
ed since last April, on Monday, Feb
10th. Uncle Sam needed our repair
men, which caused us to close at that
time. Mr.. Ola Sterling will be with
us again after an absence of nine
months as an instructor in one of the
Governments big repair shops. Bring
your car in and have it tuned up for
early spring. .
We are agents for Hudson, Dodge
and New Essex Cars. This new car
has record of crossing Uniontown
Hill with full load at forty miles.
Also see our 21a ton Dodge Truck,
which is the wonder of the year, and
our Ford attachment with shaft drive,
one ton capacity.
TREACY'S GARAGE,
j. P. Treacy, Prop'r.
Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

parently, has not seen fit to adopt re-
pressive measures. 1t is not clear that
the demand is for the restoration of
King Charles, but if Charles is not
wanted the monarchists are doubt
less appraising the qualifications of
other members Of the Hapsburg fam
lily.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

English married women in public
life are agitating to retain their
maiden names. British husbands who
want credit for anything have to earn
it themselves.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

The British will not put the pro-
posed embargo on American shoes.
Probably because American sentiment
in the matter puts its foot down.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

Women want to be represented in
the Peace Conference. So far as
known nobody objected to their desire
to be represented in war.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13
SOLDIERS LETTERS
TO HOME FOLK

Postmaster Joseph C. Rathbun. of
Mountain Lake Park. was in receipt
of the letter following from mis- son,
Joseph, who is now and has been for
some months past with the United
States Marines doing overseas duty.
The young soldier is with the Army of
Occupation and at the time the let
ter was written he was stationed at
Altwied, Germany, with his company.
The letter follows and it's reading will
be greatly enjoyed, we know, by the
many young friends and acquain-
tances of the writer, for he was a
great favorite among the youths of
Oakland and the Park:
Dear Father:-Just an answer to
your Fathers Day Letter" Was
unable to write on that day, for we
were on the move, as usual. Believe
though, that l have already told you
this, but it won't hurt to repeat.
You folks have not had anything on
us in the matter of good weather.
have never seen weather like we are
having now-that is, in January. 1t
has showed only once since l have
been in Germany, and that was on
Christmas Day. .
Have been receiving the two maya
zines regularly; received my Christ
mas package yesterday. Everything
was fine but the chocolate, and some
big-footed S. o. S. soldier had stepped
on that, making it resemble other
things besides chocolate. Give my
thanks to all who contributed.
Those papers you have been read
ing are misleading you. The war is
not over by long way. 1t isn't fight
ing that makes war. It's the darn
hiking and lack of grub, to say moth
ing of the coolies and other affection
ate PEOPLE. Don't IVORY about my
coming home soon. | enlisted for the
term of four years, and it looks like
the Government was going to make
me live up to my contract. This is
the only job / ever had in my life that
/ could hold, and anyhow, l am afraid
that if | did come home | would have
to go to work. That work law of
Maryland makes me ashamed of my
home state. The law takes in US mil
lionaires' sons, too, don't it?
Guess Ed. Lewis thought | was a
goner, didn't he? Rather a nice let
ter he wrote, though, don't you think
Guess he is having fine time now
among the "spicks." l think the Ger
mans are the better of the two races.
Guess | had better close and go to
supper. The type writer is getting
hot and burning blisterson my fin
gers. Don't fail to write soon. If |
come home and find no huckleberrypie
I'll start riot, so you had better
guard youself Give my love to moth
er, Fred, Frank, Hellice, Emma, Fran
ces, Duke and his adopted child, the
kitten. Your son,
JOE, Jr.
ltuiad Garnnanu Lon z 1910
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

Since seeing our punch, Mexico is
showing less inclination to start a
ruction. .....
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

Congress, seemingly cares neither
how it spends public money nor how it
exacts it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

Prussian pomp doesn't mind the
sons that were lost in tine war. It's
the blow in the pride that hurts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

If dogs growled like men when
things go wrong. what state of
staccato the world would be in.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

The Hinebaugh restaurant and din
ing rooms, located on Second street.
in Oakland, has a new proprietor in
the person of Mr.. Guy Hinebaugh, who
was recently discharged from the ser
vice after spending several months in
training at Camp Meade, he having
recently purchased the business from
his father, Mr.. VIM. G.. Hinebaugh,
and taking possession on the 1st inst
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13

+ Money to L0an-On first mortgage
real estate. Fred A. Thayer, Attor-
ney.-Advertisement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13
Were life without worries, what a
stupid affair it would be!

Cement the League of Nations and
shatter the league of profteers!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-02-13
Altwied, Germany, Jan. 7, 1919.

A letter written from Clarmecy,
France, under date of January 9TH, to
his father, Mr.. Richard Ream, of near
Mountain Lake Park, Corporal James
Robert Ream, who sailed for France
with other American troops early in
the fall, says:
| will write you a few lines to let
you know | am well, fat and sassy.
weigh 1875 pounds; am going to school
and getting plenty to eat, but
would like to have some buckwheat
cakes and some sausage l had chick
en- for Christmas dinner Gilbert Muir
ply is well and getting along nicely
He and | were out horseback riding on
Christmas day. When | get home next
summer | intend to make my car
make up for lost time since | have
been gone, and believe | would rath-
er run car than to run the Germans.
Some of the boys are sitting here
now fighting the battle over that was
fought as far back as the 29th of last
September, and there is some argu-
ment on, believe me.
Have you had much snow over there
this winter. Here we have had moth
my DuI ram. L trust all are well. L
read in the paper that more died of
the flu in the states than were killed
in the war over here. ROBERT.
Robert Rhodes, with the Goth Co.,
Y. S. M. c., stationed somewhere in
France, under date of the oath of No
vember last, writing to his mother at
Swanton, this county, said:
| will write you few lines to let
you know am getting along finely.
am able to walk again and will be out
in month or two. 1t took the last
fight to get me. | am glad the war is
over, as | had five months of real hard
fighting, and hope to never again see
another war. Ny job is done in France
and think | will get back to the good
old U. S. A. soon. A nurse wrote you
when | was wounded which took place
on November LIST. l hope these lines
will find you we'll l wish you all
very Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year. ROBERT.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-05
You Do More Work.

You arc more ambitious and you get more
enjoyment out of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities in
the blood have very depressing effect on
the system, causing weakness, laziness,
nervousness and sickness.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and EnrichinG the Blood. When you feel
its strengthening, invigoratine effect, see
how it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite. you will then
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GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
is not patent medicine, it is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
SO pleasant even children like it. The
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The SrenGth-Creating Power of GROVES
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More than thirty-five years ago, folks
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store. G0c per bottle. =,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-05

able prelate welcomed them affection
ately and hailed the king as zone of
the most inspiring heroes Of ancient
or modern times"
The royal special train, which has
carried the Belgian party more than
5000 miles, will complete its service
at Old Point Comfort at 8 o'clock to-
morrow. It will be sidetracked for
several hours at some quiet spot SO
the passengers will be refreshed for
their last hours in this country. Be-
fore cmbarking on the George Wash
ington the Belgians will witness the
flooding Of two new dry docks at the
Norfolk navy yard destroyer will
carry the part yto Norfolk.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-05
IT'S NOT YOUR HEART
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS

Kidney disease IL no respecter of per-
sons. A. majority Of tho Ills afIlicting
kidney trouble,
Tho kidneys are tho most important
organs Of the9 BODY They are the
hlterers, tho p&riflers, of your blood.
Kidney disea&eAs usually indicated by
weariness. sBeblessness, nervousness,
despondeney. Ebackache, stomach trou-
bic, pain in loins and lower abdomen,
gall stones. gravel. rheumatism, sciatica.
and lumbago.
All these arrangements are natures
signals to warn you that tho kidneys
mood help. You should uae GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules imme.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-05

diately. The soothing. healing oil st!m-
ulates the kidneys, relieves innamma-
have caused 1t. Do not walt until to-
morrow. Go to your druggist today and
insist on GOLD MEDAL. HARLEM OIL
Capsules. In twenty-four hours you
should fool health and vigor returning
and will bless tho day you first heard
OF GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil.
yourself. continue to take ono or two
capsules each day, so as to keep in
1rst- class condition and ward of the
danger Of other attacks.
Ask for the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Three sizes. Money re-
funded * they do not help you.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-05
BIFF;!
Stop jolting Liver and Bowels
with violent drugs, but
take "Cascarets."

"Dynamiting" bile out OF your sys-
tenn with calOmcl and other sickcning
Durgatives in all wrong. Salts. Oil.
and Cathartic Waters act by llooding
the bowels with the digestive juices
which are vital to the stomach. Cas-
carets are different. They act as a
tonic to the bowel muscles. which is
the only sensible way TO relieve Dill
i0us attack, sour, acid s0mach, or
constipated bowels There Is no Grip
ing or Inconvenience. You naturally
return to regularity and cheerfulncss.
Cascarets cost very little and they
work while you sleep.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-05
Beauty,

Talk as we may OF beauty as a
thing to be chiseled from marble or
wrought out on canvas; speculate as
we may upon Its colors and outlines ;
what Is 1t but an intellectual abstrac-
tiOn, after all? The heart feels a
beauty OF another kind; looking
through the outward environment, It
discovers IL deeper and more real love.
lincSS.-Whittier.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-05
Citation for Letters Of Administration
State OF South Carolina,
County OF LaurenS.


County OF LaurenS.
BY O. G. Thompson, probate Judge:
Whereas d. II. Chapman made suit
to nc to grant him Letters of Admin
istration Of the Estate and effects Of E.
G. Chapman.
These are, therefore. to cite and adj
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said lI. G. Chap
man, deceased, that they be and APP
pear before me, in the Court of Pro
bate, to be held at Laurcns Court
House, Laurcns, S. c., on the 18th day
of November, 1919, next, after publica-
ton hereof at / o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause. if any they have
why the said Administration should
not be granted.
Given under my hand this 2Sth day
Of October Ammo Domini 1919.
O. G. THOMPSON,
l5-2t-A J. p. l.. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-05
PERSHING FAYORS
ARMY OF 100000
Commander of A. Il. +. TeStiiicS Before
Military Committees OF Congress-


Washington, Oct. 3l-Dissenting in
many important respects from the
program recommended by the war de-
partmcnt and the general staff. Gen
cral Pcrshing told the military COM
mittCCS Of congress today that 800 900
men, raised entirely by voluntary en-
lstmcnt, should be the outside figure
considered for standing army
iTc favored universal military train
ing to provide ar emergency reserve,
but thought general educational work
should be combined with it and mill
tary discipline somewhat relaxed so
that tho system would be in complcec
harmony with Democratic insti!u-
tons. lie fixed six months as the
training period
The department. had recommended
an army Of moro than 100000, with q
system Of universal training not en-
bracin& The educational feature. It's
recommendation for 4 training period
was three months.
Departing again from the expressed
views Of The department.. the general
declared army purchasing should be
rcorganiHcd in a new bureau apart
from the QuartcrmaStCr corps, and Il
separate department Of the govern
mont should be organized TO CO.
ordinate and supervise military naval
and commercial acronautics. He con-
a a., cn,
23l general staff officers excessive.
and made clear his opposition to any
fort by the staff to extend its au-
thority into the details Of the depart
mont bureaus ana Of the line.
During his day OF testimonies be-
fore the two committees which open
cd Il series Of special Joint sessions
TO hear his views on peace time re-
organization OF the army. the former
commander Of the American cXpcdi-
tiOnary forces expressed several times
his unfamiiarity With The present
makeup and policy Of tho general
staff and emphasized that he was
speaking directly from his cXpcricnc
in the field. But he did not hesitate
to put into pointed language his
opinions on the abstract questions
presented by committee members.
When ono rcprcscnativc asked
whether he approved an apparent
tendency OF the staff to project its
control into details Of the line, he
brought his fist down upon The table
and snanpod.
~ ccrtoinlv do not"
IIc WAS cuuallv cmphatic when y
senator asked whether the staff ought
not 10 t,kc tho military committees
into it's confidence about the genera
situation in thc army
"T am ouito sure Of it, he quickly
rcplicd
Only once or twice did Tho question.
inc lead him INTO discussion of th(
activities Of thc American armies il
France. though that IS cXpcctcd (,
como in for moro detailed considcra
ton before he completes his tCsti
mony. He will apncnr again tomor
row and his statement which is cy
nrcicd 10 be Tho last heard hy III,
committees before they bgin iramin:
rcorraniZatiou LEGISLATION, may rur
into next week.
The gcncral said no American com
bat planes at all had been receive,
M TO thc beginning OF this ycar