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Smyrna times., 1919-01-01

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent paper
devoted to the welfare of the town it repre-
sents and the State of wtieh it is a part. 1t
also gives the items of importance of the East
ern Shore of Maryland.
ADVERTISEMENTS-TH SMYRNA TINES is the
business medium not only for the town it rep
resents, but for the outlying district of which it
is the centre, embracing the towns of Clay ton,
KentOn, CheswOld, Townsend, Leipsic, &c.
rate of 50 cents an inch for first insertion and
% cents for each subsequent insertion will be
charged for transient advertising. Locals and
Reading Notices, 10 cents per line per issue.
A special discount on all semi-annual and
yearly advertisements.
OFFICE:-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
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I Boar Hog, good stock. Brood
Sow and 7 Shoats.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS &c

Three Farm Wagons. Deering Binders. one
good as new Deering Mower, Ontario Wheat
Drill, good as new; New Way Corn Planter,
Mccormick Corn Binder. 3 Riding Cutivators,
Tomato Body, Springs and Baskets, Randall
Harrows. tOngless 75-Tooth Iron Frame Drag
Harrow. 2 No. Sc Syracuse Plows. No. 55 Syr-
acuse Plow. one-horse Plow. Double Disc Plow,
Hand Cultivator, Hay Loader. Hay Rake, Side
Rake, Hay Riggings, Sled Corn Cutters
Seed Sower. Grain Fans, Corn Shelter, Plat
form Scales, Farm Bell. Grindstone, Pea and
Beams, lot of Grain Sacks, lot of Phosphate
Sacks, Bag Box, American Cream Separator.
Davis Swing Churn, Dearborn and Pole.
Family Carriage. 8 York Carriage Set of Car
riage Harness, Lot of Wagon Harness. Lot of
Plow Harness, Collars and Brides Forks,
Hoes. Snovels. Chains. Single and Double
Trees Milk Cans, and many other things.
Some Household Goods. Lot of Chicken
COOps. Lot of Hay by the Ton. Corn on the
Cob.
TERMS-All sums of $50 and under, cash
will be required; over that amount a credit of
10 months will be given by purchaser giving
judgment note with approved security. No
property to be removed until terms are COM
piled with.
Mrs. Rosa L. Vane,
Widow of Jesse S. Vane.
d. P. Hutchison. Auctioneer.
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R. W. Slaughter. Auctioneer.
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A COW owned by William Harter,
residing on the State road, about four
miles from Dover, horned a mule at
his farm recently and Mr.. Harter was
compelled to have the mule killed.
Smyrna times., 1919-01-01
The Times wishes its many readers
a happy and prosperous New Year.

L. Roy Clark, who was wounded in
action in France and has been sta
toned at Station Island, N. Y, is
spending the holidays with his par
ents, in Dover.
Smyrna times., 1919-01-01

SIG Mogul Kerosene Tractor, with plow and
steering device. all complete, in good running
order Knickerbocker Attachmen for Ford
Car. been used very little, good as new any
one wishing light tractor better see this one !;
John Deere Binder, 7-foot cut, frst-class Or
der; New Ideal Manure Spreader. has only
spread about three acres of ground Thomas
Drill, 11-spout, in good order Randall Har-
row, double cutter Hay Tedder, been used
very little; Seed SOwer. Dearborn, GrindstOne
Drag Harrow, 50-tooth. storm front, new
Two. Three and FOur-Horse Trees all kinds
of Saws, Tomato Racks, holds 80 baskets near
capacity Farm Wagon, Mccormick Mower,
Corn Planter Sleigh and Bells, York Carriage,
chatham Grain Fan, with bagger attachment
Corn Shelter, large enough for small engine
Hay Riggn. Emerson foot-lift Sulky Cultiva-
tor. Hand Cultivators, Two-Horse Plow, Gas
oline Tank holds go gallons Set of Wagon
Harness, sets of Plow Harness. Set Carriage
Harness, lot of Brides and Collars, Hand
Trucks. Bag Holder. Economy King Cream
Separator, 5000 pound capacity, used one sum-
mer Cold Water Separator. Barrel Churn.
new, can be run with engine; Milk Cans,
| Butter Prints, Lot of Baskets, lot of other
things to numerous to mention.
IL Horse Power GASOLINE ENGINE
with Hand Truck. equipped with Webster Mag.
netO, also has back gear attachment for
running slow speed machines.
BELTS. one Pinch, 40 feet long. the other
4-iRch, so feet long. This Belt has been
used but very little and is a very good
| one.
About Tons of Glover and Timothy HAY
{ mostly clover. Half Interest in 60 Acres o
| Wheat.
TERMS-All sums of $40 and under, casl
will be required over that amount credit o
10 months will be given by purchaser givinl
judgment note with approved security. NJ
property to be removed until terms are com
piled with.
". ROLAND FORD
r. W. Slaughter. Auctioneer.
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NOTICE.

The Clayton Bank
Clayton. Del. Jan. 1, 1919.
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
this bank for the election of Directors TO
serve for the ensuing year will be held at the
banking house on Wednesday. January the Sthr
-'-'' - 7. c. GRAHAM. Cashier.
Smyrna times., 1919-01-01
For Rent

Two fve-room houses on lower Main
street, $500 per month, each. Posses
sion March 1st. Apply to MRS. NJ
E. VOSHELL, Smyrna, Del.
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THE SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA, DELAWARE
Every Wednesday Afternoon, by
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.

ROBERT ID. HOtFECk Elk, frOprletOr
Founded by Robert d. HOhecker, July D. 1854
Editor and Proprietor until February 10, 1907
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Delaware
as Second class matter
Subscription price $3.50 per year strictly in ad
vance.
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u Head of Cows Ea
and HeiferS -lN.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS. &c

Six of these milking. Yearling Heif-
| ers. BULLS, Guernsey stock, one l year
old the other months old
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
CAPITAL RENTALS ARE HIGH
Sum Paid by President Washington
for Residence Would Not Be Con-
sidered Extravaeant Today.

Rentals of $500 to $4,000 year
are not remarkable. There are hun
dreds of apartments in this city which
rent for more, great deal more, and
it is likely that the new constructions
in the best apartment-house sections
contain no suites as cheap as $500.
When New York was the capital of
the nation and Washington the chief
executive there were few who paid as
high as $1,000 year for homes. Rec
ords show that George Washington
paid $4,000 year for the use of the
McComb mansion on Broadway while
president of the United States. AS
first citizen of the country it was al
lowable that he should pay so high
rental, but only the president paid
anything like that amount. He got
good deal more for his money than
the man who pays $4,000 for an apart
ment today.
The McComb house was one of the
finest homes in the capital. 1t was
built by the best architect in the
colonies and great care and no small
amount of money were spent in the
construction of the house, which was
large and had many splendid rooms.
1t had beautifully laid out grounds
and from a business standpoint was
ideal because it was only a short dis
lance from Federal hall at the north
east corner of Wall and Nassau
streets, now the subtreasury. Wash
ington extended himself when he paid
this rental, although one of the rich
est men in the colonies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
EBERT GROUP WINS
ON FULL RETURNS
Majority Socialists Elect 1864;
Democrats ~
CHRISTIAN PARTY GETS SO
Premier Ebert And Scheidemann Go
To Weimar To superintend Reno
walton OF Theatre In Which
Assembly 10 To Meet.

Basic. Switzerland. Reports from
all the q electoral districts in Ger
many, returning the full number OF
z21 members of the National Assem-
bly,, show the Majority Socialists HAY
ing plurality in the assembly, with
1874 votes. The next highest number
was returned by the Christian Peoples
party, the former Centrists. who will
have SO members. The distribution OF
the members by parties is as follows:
Majority Socialists, 1874; Christian
Peoples party, S8; Democrats, II;
German National party, "a; Minority
Socialists, "a; German Peoples party,
%; Guelfs, a; Bavarian Peasants
League, A; Wurttemberg Bourgeois
party, 2; Peasants and Workmen's
Democratic League, total, AL.
Premier Ebert and Phillip Scheide-
mann have gone to Weimer to super
intend the making over of the Count
Theatre there, in which the National
Assembly is to meet
Kurt Eisner, the Bayarian premier
failed to win a seat in the German Ma.
tional Assembly in amy of the constitu
encies where he was a candidate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
kRUPPs WORKING FOR U. S.
Making Parts For 70 Incomplete Can
non Turned over BY Huns.

Coblenz.-The Krupp plant at Els
sen began working for the United
States Government Tuesday. The task
undertaken BY the Krupps consists of
making part for 72 incomplete can
non, rejected by the American authori-
ties as part of the war material Of
fered by the Germans under the terms
of the armisIice.
The German commission, which has
been in Berlin considering the ques-
ton of the heavy guns turned down
by the American authorities, has ar
rived at Coblenz and reported that 80
cannon have been shipped to the head
quarters of the American Army of Oc-
cupation to replace big guns which
failed to meet requirements. With
the delivery Of the parts Tor the 72
cannon and the arrival of the other
80. the delivery of heavy artillery to
the Americans will have been COM
pleted. The American allotment called
for 152 heavy guns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
ASSEMBLY MEETS FEB. 6.

Berlin.-The German National AS
senrbly which will convene at Weimei
February 6 is expected to be in session
about two months. The first business
before the assembly will be tae selec-
ton of provisional government, be-
cause the present government consid-
ers its existence ait an end with the
converting of a constituent assembly.
The assembly will then take UP the
adoption of a constitution. The pres
ent government, as such. will not pre-
sent any proposal, and the draft drawn
up by the ministry of the interior will
be submitted merely as preliminary
suggestion to form the basis of dis
cussion.
The obligatory task of the constit-
nent assembly will be finished with
the adoption of a constitution, but it
has the right to make of itself con-
stituted instead of a constituting body
and this probably will be done. In
that case the assembly will be obliged
to regulate tax and financial questions
by legislation.
The peace question probably will not
be considered, as it DIS not expected
that the Germans will be admitted to
the Peace Conference before the ad-
journment of the assembly.
The matter of lodging the 5000
persons who are expected to attend
the convention is a serious one, be-
cause Weimar is a small city with linn
tied accommodations The municipal
authorities there are considering the
question of tbilleting the delegates and
journalists with private families if nee
essary and in adjacent cities. Tele-
graph, telephone and postal commun-
cations will be enlarged and train serv-
dee also will be increased. Work in
this direction already is under way.
The constituent assemblies of the
various German states will not con-
yene until after the National Assembly
has completed its work
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31

a master criminal as a barrier behind
which he might hide and beat back his
pursuers. But American boys and
English boys and French boys broke
down that barrier, and they have to-
day arraigned that criminal at the
worlds bar Of justice, where he is be-
ing tried for his crimes. The Ameri-
can people are part of the jury that
is trying him, and / have tried to pre-
sent but small fraction of the evil
dence against him.
1t is safe to say that the verdict may
be left with the American people, with
the French people, with the English
people, with the Belgian people, and
that they will sentence the Boche to
pay and pay and pay for several gen.
erations until there has been bred out
of him and his children that idea that
might is right and that he can over
throw the civilization and the free
dom of the world to crafty his own
selfish purposes.
The crime is greater than the Boche
can ever pay for. 1t is really greater
than the world will ever know, and the
items in the long account of the crimi-
nal record of Germany will never all
be recorded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
WASHINGTON

Practically all army corps and divi-
sion commanders of the American Elk
peditionary Forces, together with the
heads of the staff departments, have
now been awarded distinguished serv-
ice medals by General Pershing for
conspicuous service.
A bill was passed by the Senate to
permit Federal Reserve Banks to ap-
ply their earnings to an increase Of
their surplus until it equals 100 per
cent. of their capital instead of 40 per
cent, the present limit.
The House passed bill providing
that reimbursement shall not be re-
quired, except in cases of fraud, for
government allowances paid but later
Cancelled to persons named as de-
pendents by enlisted men.
Sherman Allen has resigned as Sec
Rotary treasurer of the War Finance
Corporation to accept position with
a Now York bank, and will be sue
ceeded Immediately by r. Reyburn
Burklin
Preparations for a combined effort
under the Webb Act to extend the
foreign market for American textiles
were completed by the Textile ALI
ance Export Corporation of New York.
Wooden ships will continue to be
offered for charter free OF trade con-
frol huf subject To rate reeulation the
Shipping Board announced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
GERMANY MUST PAY
Cruel Marauders Destroyed Fer
tile Farms and Fruit Trees.
MANY VILLAGES WIPED OUT
Stumps of Orchards and Graves OF
Thousands Of Soldier Dead All That
Remain Of Once FIourlshing
Somme Fields.
By WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.

Can the American reader imagine
transforming the fertile fields and
prosperous villages and towns and
cities in states like New York, Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wisconsin,
Texas, or any other of the rich agri-
cultural states of the Union into an
uninhabited desert?
That Is what the Boche did to the
Somme country of France. Before
the war this section of France was
looked upon as one of the most pro-
ductive sections Of the world. 1t was
covered with fertile farms, splendid
fruit orchards, thriving villages and
towns and prosperous little cities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
PLAN
BARS GERMANY
Would Not Admit Enemy Ma
tions to League at Start
But COULD JOIN LATER
Declares Central Powers Should Be
Required To Satisfy League That
They Are Among Trustworthy
Nations OF World.

Paris-Ge Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
and Turkey cannot be admitted to the
League of Nations at the present time.
but they should be allowed to join as
soon as the league is satisfied that
they are entitled to be ranked among
the trustworthy nations OF the world.
This is the opinion expressed by
Lord Robert Cecil, who has just turned
over to the printer the British plan
for the League of Nations which Will
be submitted to the Peace Congress.
"The league should be all-embrac-
ing-for all trustworthy nations, since
it is for the good of humanity" he
said.
Asked for a definition OF trust
worthy" Lord Robert replied that in
the case of Germany one criterion
would be in the establishment of
government free from military dom
nance. This would be guarantee OF
trustworthiness 1t was obvious, he
pointed out, that Germany could not
be admitted until she had brought
order out of the present chaos and
the complexion of the new govern
ment was seen"
In Austria the situation was quite
different from that in Germany and
very difficult, since Austria has been
split up by revolution, while Germany
thus far has held together, continued
Lord Robert, and it appeared prob
able that number of separate states
would develop from the Austrian EN-
pire.
Here, as in the case of Germany"
he said, stable and trustworthy gov
ernments must be established. But
there is no reason why the various
states should not come in when they
show themselves fitted to do SO, ire
spective of the rest"
In this connection he pointed out
that Bohemia showed more signs OF
being settled than the other sections
of Austria.
AS to Turkey it was impossible to
make predictions.
aWe do not know what Turkey will
be-" explained Lord Robert. 1--WE
must await the territorial settlement
to be made by the Peace Congress"
Much the same condition obtained
with respect to Bulgaria, and the
league would want to know if Bull
garia had abandoned the idea OF
being the Prussia of the Balkans" be-
fore admitting that nation.
The decision that the league of ma
tions will be outlined and organized
by the belligerents alone is understood
to be the cause of some dissatisfac-
ton among the neutrals, who already
are Informally discussing the matter
among themselves. Whether any for
NAL action will be taken by the neu-
trails to voice their protest is not yet
known, but among some of them there
is said to be feeling that it would
be neither fair nor dignified that they
be afterwards asked to subscribe
covenant in whose making they had
not part.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
IRISH REPUBLIC
OF Sim FE|NERs
Declaration of Independence is
Read in Dublin
AUTHORITIES ARE APATHETlc
Strangest Parliament In History or
World is Held, With Full knoWI-
edge And Consent Of Field
Marshal French.

Dublin. The Sim Fem Assembly
met at the Mansion House.
The assembly stood while declara-
ton of independence was read an
nouncing the establishment of an Irish
republic and demanding the evacua-
ton of Ireland by the British garrison.
The first business of the assembly
was the election of chairman, after
which prayers were said by the Rev.
Father O'Flanagan, of Roscommon.
The declaration of independence was
then read.
Dublin Probably no country except
Ireland could present an episode as
remarkable as the assembly OF the
Dali Eireann, which is Irish Gaelic
for Irish Parliament, called to order
in DubNnis ancient mansion house
this afternoon to proclaim Ireland an
independent republic. Perhaps no
writer except an Irishman like George
Bernard Shaw could do justice to the
paradoxical nature of the proceedings.
About half the Sim Feiners elect
ed to membership in the British Par
lament will participate, the other
half being in various English pris-
ons, charged with sedition or merely
held on suspicion, under the spacious
and elastic provisions of the Defense
of the Realm Act. The Sim Feiners
will meet under the shadow of Dub
lin Castle, where presides Field Mar.
shall Viscount French, the first vice
roy in many years to give Ireland
purely military government. They
will meet with his full knowledge
and tacit consent to take measures
which are purely seditious and in
direct violation of explicit law.
The government has revoked the
order made last July requiring Off
cial authorization for public meetings
and professions IL Ireland. This order
has been suspended for some time.
This is one paradox Another is
that these Sim Feiners, elected by
about half of the voters in Ireland on
platform of independence from the
British Empire, were chosen mem
bers of the British Parliament, but
specifically refused to recognize that
body and to call themselves members
Of the British Parliament They &C.
cupy the Mansion House by the per
mission of the Lord Mayor of Dub
lin, who himself is home ruler. but
not SO much of a separatist that he
does not expect to accept what most
of his predecessors have accepted
a knighthood from the British Gov
eminent
In the shabby Sim Fein headquar-
tiers, situated in a decayed old house
which was at one time one of Dub
Inns finest mansions, courteous young
women secretaries gave cards of ad-
mission to the meeting quite impair
TALLY to friend and foe; to supporters
of the Sim Fem and to correspond
ents of English newspapers which
hold the Sim Fein and all its works
anathema.
Cardinal Newman had his residence
in this house during his unhappy in
cumbency of his high ecclesiastical
post in Dublin, concerning which he
was reported to have said afterward
that his days in Dublin should be
subtracted from his term tx purga-
tory, sentiment which Americans,
who always find Dublin one of the
most delightful cities in Europe can
hardly indorse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
yardstick to ascertain the exact place
of cutting.
WHY Germany Should paw.

of cutting.
Why Germany Should Pay.
Think of what it would mean should
the Boche go through any one of our
own agricultural states and commit
the same terrible depredations. Would
we not say that he should pay? And
can we afford to say anything less for
the farmer Of France than we would
say for the farmer of America? No.
the American ideals of today, the
ideals which the stricken peoples OF
Europe are striving TO make their
ideals, demand justice for all wherever
and whoever they may be, and Amer
lea can do no less than demand the
same reparation for the French farm
er that she would demand for the
American farmer under such circum-
stances.
There is :lothing living today on
those Somme fields. There is nothing
but stumps and the battered and torn
remains of what were once prosperous
towns and cities. These and the
graves Of almost countless thousands
of soldier dead-some of them Ameri-
can soldier dead-are all that is left
to indicate that man ever passed that
way; all that is left to indicate that
this great valley was ever more than
the desert it now appears.
Boche Must Pay and Pay.
Along the edge !, the Somme valley
runs what is left of the Hindenburg
line, designed with all the cunning Of