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The New York herald., 1920-01-25

more about the conditions in Serbia and finally
came out plump and asked if l would like to
help.
Your expenses will be paid he promised,
and as for the rest, il We can't pay ourselves
off the country the British and American sol
dier have lost the fine art of war"
Just what's the game? asked
There are fifty of US and we are going
from here to Brinuisi. From there-well, from
there we'll probably go to Athens and get into
Serbia by the back door, understand? After
that all Wen have to do is to obey orders.
There'll be some fighting, good wine, plenty
of grub and money after the works done.
AN that sounded mighty good to those
days. was in for the affair from the jump,
and being of the few in the gang who
could leave booze alone when there was some
thing interesting to be done, l got to
running messages for Lewis. He would not
tell where the money was coming from
nor whom | taking these little notes,
but | soon found out there were headquarters
some sort in the parlor of the Three Swans,
which, as ] have said. public house off
Fieldgate street. Just across the street from
the pub was of those tiny parks the
British on the London City Council have al
lotted breathing spots for the sub
merged in Whitechapel and other London
sums. 1t i'm this park that l would meet
man, deliver my note. wait an answer. and
then go back to Lewis who was keeping away
from the booze and working double tides over
something.
"At last there came night when | found
Lewis sitting in the kitchen of the lodging
house. his long lean legs outstretched, and a
real grin on his face.
"Its all done, lad. except for the shouting.
he said 1--WE go aboard the Heronda at the
Albert docks tomorrow. night this time She'll
stop at Tilbury to take on a couple of pas
sengers who going with us, and then on to
Brindsi and Athens Are you ready?'
You bet am, and tired of hanging around
in this pea soup you LondoneH call air. l said.
Scotland Yard.
Charley. who was to have gone with us, had
been having fresh trouble with his eyes and
when I went to the counter to pay for my
nights lodging found a note from him asking
me to go to him at the London Ophthalmc
Hospital where he had been taken that after
noon. Not knowing whether I'd have chance
the next day decided to go right round then
and there and say goodby to the old boy. who
for all his faults was damned decent sort OF
chap. Lewis passed me l was going out and
told me that the gang was to meet the following
morning to take equipment on board.
with that / ducked into the street and on
Mile End road caught a bus. 1t past
eleven o'clock, when, having said goodby to
Charley, whose eyes were very bad, and bought
a couple of things | wanted, I got off the bus
at the entrance to the alley leading to Feldgate
street One had to walk through sort Of
news dark a pocket at that time of night
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Details Of a Great Battle at Sea,
''Heldby the Censor" "NowRevealed

<< A GERMAN submarine which at
~ tackled the American steamer Lake
~ Forest 1900 miles off Cape Henry
while she was returning from re-
cent voyage to Europe is believed to have been
sunk by the steamers guns after two hour
running fight. Details of the fight. however.
are not yet available"
That despatch was transmitted through the
Associated Press July II. 1918. The HERALD
today is able to give the details of the engage
ment-one of the most outstanding Of the many
in which the undersea German was defeated by
American gunners of ships taking munitions to
Europe. The ranking officer OF the Lake For
est. Lieutenant Commander Herbert r. o. John
ston. L. S. y. r. r., and at his suggestion Lieu
tenant II. f. Berg L. S. n. r F. were praised
by the Navy Department for their part in the
fight. The account of the action is told by
Commander Johnston as follows
Everything went well until six A. NJ. when
! awakened in haste by quarterrnaster
entering my cabin and shouting. Captain.
come up In few seconds I was on the
bridge. did not take time to put on slippers.
hut hurried sut in "a thin suit Of paiamas
There was no time to dress.
Arriving the bridge met by the
officer ON watch Ensign McNolly. who said
a submarine was reported The general alarm
was Immediately sounded for all hands to
their battle stations. and when reached the
port side Of the bridge a shell fell about twenty
feet from our port beam Then ! knew
were in real battle This minute past
six A.
Looking art saw the submarine on our
port quarter about i00r yards distant. and inn
mediatclv aftcrward saw tho flash from his
guns ordered lhc wheel hard right swinging
the Ship to bring the sub dead astern and
ordered tho uuunrrs to fire at will. At three
minutes past Sis N NJ our entire crew had
assembled az their respective battle positions,
and. our first Shot was tired at 5000 yards.
'rhi. Shot went Ncll over him, as was intended.
Wc hu-nt that by so doing We might scare
him ava, by letting him know ttus our guns
could range him. but he refused 90 give up.
wv, fhcn shortened our range. trying to
mako 4 hit The weather was unfavorable
owing ,o "a haze lying over thu horizon. making
Il difficult for ns to spot oui shots accurately
We5nauoeuvred from time TO time. keopng him
.lvals astcrn
'Wo had a 3-inch gun forward which could
,ot Dc used on him on account Of our posi-
ION The only gun We could use was the
Isl c.,bre on the after-gun platform The
.uhp artne was using two guns. Judged to be
of th.. G-tuch type. He tried hard get us
brosd-de so be could sc' bigger target
put wc alvaNs kept him 10 the same position.
nstern fIe nad the advantage Of us in every
~. as i've was moro .r,cdy. had more guns
ri We were Ji..cr uuIet Tor him than
NJ, for us AMI there was very little Of him
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The Plot Thickens.

In way that experience was great help to
N taught me things that never would have
come near me otherwise. That lodging house
was sort of last stop the doom road for
scores of broken men. Any day or night YOU
could sit and watch the fight going forward
and backward those fellows fought for self
respect for cleanliness and for the little de-
cencies of life once more. | never real
down and outer now that | don't remember
some of the figures in that Whitechapel lodging
house.
I'm telling you all this you will get some
sort of picture of the surroundings, the mise
on scene. When first went there the lodging
house was new and clean and the grade of the
patrons comparatively high. For instance. met
the very first night chap had known in South
Africa. He'd been in the Cape Mounted Rifles
got ophthalmia and sent home for treat
ment. His uncle was one OF the famous cartoon
lists of England, knghted and all that and his
first cousin was the head of one of the great
steamship lines. All that didn't help Charley
any apparently, for he was making precariouse
living doing odd jobs for the newspapers and
striving desperately to get his head above water
he could marry girl who lived in Brompton
Charley promptly introduced me to his little
circle. Believe me- it circle. I've
called Whitechapel human catch-all. That's
just what it was. and that circle of Charleys
proved it. To begin with, there was Lewis
When he sufficiently illumined he'd insist
upon being addressed as Captain Lewis was
the main figure in what followed. He'd been in
the British ARMY in India and Africa-artillery.
He'd also in one stage of his career seen SER
vice with the French Foreign Legion and had
done time, as he confided to me one night
when more than usually lit up with the pun
ishment battalion the French maintain on
Devils Island He used to whisper strange
things about Dreyfus-strange at that time
but old story later.
Then there was Captain Goldie He'd been
with the famous Cherry Pickers, of the
crack British cavalry regiments. and you know
what that means. used to before they got
all shot to bits in the big retreat from Mons.
Gode was little. very neat and insisted, drunk
or sober, in wearing his monocle. He looked
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Whitechape has distinct aroma of its own.
stink I'll call it, said Tim.
Yes, stnks, too - Went on Elliott. 81 found
a lodging house. built by great lord some
thing other, "A charity-it paid seven per
cent on its investment I'm told-and there for
siXpence night was welcomed to sleep i'm
cubicle of an army cot. under a scanty blanket.
1t lot better, though. than trampng the
Embankment in the hope of finding some place
where tired man could creep out Of the chance
gleam OF the bobby's lantern and injunction TO
move on There a large reading room. a
larger room for eating and a big kitchen,
whore. il YOU were lucky. you could cook the
oddments you might have gathered in your
ia ilN rounds
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Nhat it's al, off Scotland Yard has nipped the
lot of them Lewis is arrested and only three
of US escaped
How he snapped back.
when told him he nodded and then turned
to the other tall man. who had remained sitting
at the table. spread out his hands with a queer
gesture and said;
Alexander is too much for us yet-too
much for us vet
You are wrong. Nckols. all wrong. We
shall triumph. Draga shall not reign another
month. you, hear me-
fit was the third figure in the party that
was speaking. and with the very first words
knew il was woman disguised as a man
she ran forward and threw herself down
before the sitting man
TIE Assassination.
BE brave. my prince, be brave Let rs
get out of this city of fog and smoke. where
we can think The knife will do for Aexan-
der and Draga what they have done to so
many | shall clear the way
Then she stopped talking in English ana
began in some harsh foreign tongue I did not
understand l know now, though what shc
said. The two men remained silent until she
finished, and then the one she had called
Nikoa-it was the who afterward be-
came Premier of Serbia-turned to me.
our plans are smashed, he said .You
better save yourself quickly. England don't
like plotters. plotters for freedom so
you'd best leave the country while you can
AS for us--you watch Serbia"
Elliott paused and looked up at the cleo
trio globe above his head We waited for him
to go on After "A time he said
II got out of England that week An old
newspaper friend helped me to post on one
of the Atlantic Transport Company's boats
the Marquette it was-and | came to New
York 1t was just three months later that we
got the news of the assassination of King Alex
ander and his Queen in Belgrade and the
crownng of Prince Peter
That was my touch of the inside of Balkan
diplomacy; and ever since l have sat on the
outside and watched the pot boiling Well are
they called the Slaughter House of Europe
and Cockpit of Europe and all the other
names that have been attached to them. The
Balkans today, after the tinkering and patch
ing of the Supreme Council. are the same
menace to the peace of the rest of the world
they have been for ages. Chip bits off Austria
and Bulgaria. if you will, and give them to
Roumania and Serbia make the bottle as hard
you please adopt as many conventions and
leagues of nation covenants as you've mind
to- the spirit of the Balkans is the spirit of
the eternal god. and we might well face
the facts"
He stood up ana shook himself
I'm talked out for tho time being" he
grinned, but when the powder magazine of
Europe blows up again. remember what told
you
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exactly like one OF the stage Englishmen you
see in a cowboy play.
Evans big and bury one-time clergy
man OF the Church of England. whose penchant
for Scotch and soda had landed him where
he was From somewhere he received a
weekly allowance of five whole pounds which
would have enabled him to live comfortably
almost anywhere in London. but he preferred
to remain in the lodging house at a sxpence
a night and spend the rest in maintaining
wonderful jag that a perfectly regular
course Tuesday he got his money. 1t used to
come on a post office money order which he
would go ou, and cash. Money in pocket, ne
would 90 TO a nttle pawnbroker's shop and
there he would resume personal possession OF
csssock bands and other clerical habiliments
he had hooked earlier in the week, From then
his bust would go according to schedule
Wednesday and Thursday and sometimes TO
Friday his money would Sast. and ne would
drink only the best BY Saturday he would be
strapped again and cadging for pennies
drinks Sunday was a hard day for him, for
it became doubly difficult for him get a
drink. and Monday he'd be the verge of the
jmmes. Tuesday his money order would ar
rive and the round would begin again.
That the gang ! got in with. and
soon as they found was ready for pretty much
anything they accepted OF them
selves. Lewis the head, the master mind
though Charley the dreamer who imagined
the things we should do.
Bubblng and Boiling.
About two weeks after joined forces with
them Lewis came to me one night and opened
up the Balkan proposal that started all this
talk. 1t at n time when the Balkan pot
was bubbling and boiling more fiercely than
usual. Bulgar, Serbian and Greek were heav-
ing and struggling to rid themselves of the
unspeakable Turk. For thirty years or more
following the Treaty of San Stefano. which
had been forced upon them by Russia the
Balkans had been groaninS hopelessly under
the heel of the Sick Man of Europe, Abdul
Hamid. Already there were symptoms of the
coming revolt that ended with the victory of
the Young Turks in 1908. but the Balkan peo-
pies could not see much hope for themselves
in that.
I'm Serbia, added to the Turkish and Aus
trian dangers the people had to deal with their
Nero like King Alexander and his unspeakable
Queen Draga Mashin, who had been his mis-
tress before he married her. He had over
thrown the constitution, forced by his father,
King Milan. which had given the Serbs some
faint semblance of liberty and opportunity. and
had rensttuted the constitution of 1858. In
Serbia all eyes turned towar0>sPrnce
Peter Kara Georgevitch, the grandson of Kara
George Petrovitch. The Prince, as you'll re-
member. had been exiled from his country for
years but now that the burden imposed by
Alexander and his Queen was becoming un-
bearable Serbia was looking to him to help.
Lewis told me all this and a great deal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-19
ALBERT I'll. MILLER

Albert H. Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey H. Miller, of Grantsville,
died at the family home early Wednes-
day morning, February 4th, after
weeks of suffering. His malady was
known as Hodgkins disease, which has
been thus far to science practically
lncurable, and, in his case, the treat
ment, both of his home physician and
skilled specialists, proved of no avail.
lie was IL years, month and 10 DAYS
of age, student in the Grantsville
nigh school and a quiet lovable bow
who had many friends. During his
last illness, when his intense suffering
made constant ministration impera-
tive, the many friends and neighbors
OF the family rendered all assistance
IN their power, both day and night. to
the distressed family, and after his
death stayed through the silent
watches of the night until he was laid
away in his last resting place. The
funeral was held at the Maple Grove
church on Friday afternoon, Rev. John
Green, pastor, officiating. Interment
was made in the adjoining cemetery.
His pail bearers were chosen from his
school mates being Oliver Bender, w.
Getty, Dalton Warwick, James STAN
ton, Christian and Everett Miller. Out
OF respect of his memory the school
was dismissed for the afternoon. The
father and mother and the following
brothers and sisters are bereaved:
William, Fred and Lewis, Akron, O.;
Mrs. Ed. Jenkins, also of Akron; Mrs.
Nettie Shoemaker, of Pittsburgh; and
Misses Clara and Guerney, at home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-19
zoe SsSOsEsSstssse tssSenSO
GORTNER

The beautiful weather we have been
enjoying for the past few weeks, was
succeeded on Sunday by genuine Feb
ruary blizzard, and with the exception
of the Sunday school. which turned out
in full attendance the square was
pretty we'll deserted.
Mrs. c. T. Sanders is at Underwood
at this writing helping care for her son
Clarence, who is suffering with a case
of pneumonia.
Mrs. Anna Bittinger returned home
Wednesday from short visit to friends
in Cumberland.
Mr.. l.. M. Beachy is visiting friends
at Meyersdale at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lee and daughter
Miss Bertha, attended the funeral of
Mrs. Lees brother, Mr.. Lemuel Nor
land, near German, on Saturday.
Mrs. John Huff and Elwood Schloss.
nagle went to Terra Alta on Saturday
where they purchased new Oakland
car.
MIR. j. c. Petersheim and daughter
Miss Susie. and Mrs. F. S. Irwin were
callers at Mr.. Noah Lichtys Monday
afternoon.
M. c. l.. Wamslev, is confined to his
room with an attack of the grip. Mrs.
w. H. Smouse and Mrs. Chas. Eggers,
who were victims of the same disease
have recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sanders and child
rem, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sanders near Oakland recently.
Mr.. Roy Lichty, who spent the past
three weeks in Keyser. returned home
Saturday.
Miss Emma Burkholder spent Thurs
day with Miss Cora Burkholder.
Messrs. Ray WamsleY and Dayton
Teats. who are employed in a glass
factory at Grafton, spent Saturday and
Sunday with home folks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-19
MRS. ELVIRA FRAZEE.

Died at her home in Friendsville,
Feb. II, 1920, Mrs. Elvira Frazee.
(relict of the late T. r. Frazee.) in the
72nd year of her life.
She was a daughter of Sylvester
Ryland, deceased, she was woman of
strong character and kind disposition.
For many years was a member of the
M. E. Church, and died in the faith of
the Lord Jesus Christ. The writer was
acquainted with her for more than 20
years, and never had more faithful
friend. aside from his own mother.
Not having any children of their own,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazee, in the early DAYS
of their married life, took into their
hearts and home two orphan children,
and reared them to manhood and woman
hood, giving them all the advantages
that parents could give their children.
Mrs. Frazee was a good neighbor.
always ready to extend a helping hand
in time of trouble, nor did she confine
her kindness to friends land neighbors
alone, for she was noted for her kind
ness to the domestic animals about the
home and barn.
She leaves one sister, Mrs. Kelly, of
W. Va. and many nephews and nieces,
and host of friends to mourn her loss.
A. l.. D.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-19
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1920.
THE SALARY PROBLEM AGAIN

Facts are being brought almost
daily into the limelight of the press
that emphasizes the seriousness of the
teacher shortage. 1t is disturbing to
any school board member or superin-
tendent to read that eighteen hundred
teachers in New York City resigned
last year to enter other occupations,
to note that hundreds of rural schools
are being closed in many of the states
because the teachers are not to be
found, and to learn of the low atten-
dance in university schools of educa-
ton and normal schools, despite the
great increase in enrollments in all
higher schools.
At the risk of becoming eternally
tiresome, it must be repeated here
that school boards must face the sal
airy problem fearlessly and strain
every resource to grant teachers and
principals the well deserved increases
IN pay which they ask. 1t is idle to
hope that the present shortage in pro-
duction of necessities and luxuries
will be overcome in year or two.
and that the certain decline in bust
ness will reestablish the equilibrium
OF supply of teachers. The men. and
especially the women, who leave the
classroom for business or industrial
occupations, are lost for all time to
the cause of education and the DAMAGE
due to unprepared and inferior teach
ers will reflect itself in the entire ris-
ing generation. The present teachers
must be held, no matter how high tax
limits are raised and public funds de-
pleted.
The schools as public institution
must be able to compete for their
stats with the professions and indus
tries. Unless we are ready to saw
that education is of minor concern. the
schools must pay the teacher as much
as is paid by the merchant and manu-
facturer to the operative, the sales
man, the stenographer; the teachers
income must measure up with that of
the lawyer, the doctor and the archi-
tect. 1t is time that the idle talk of
living wage as applied to the teacher
be stopped. Her very work entities
her to more than that. 1t entities her
to an amount in proportion to her
preparation, ability and experience
and in direct relation to her service
to the community.
School boards have solemn duty
to perform in initiating salary in
creases during the coming spring
months and to give every support to
worthy movements which make for
the stability of the teaching and su-
pervisory Offices of the schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-19
MRS. CATHERINE ENGLE.

Mrs. Catherine Engle, aged 95 years,
died at the home of her son, Ralph
Engle, of Englewood, near Grantsville,
Md, on her birthday. Feb. 5th, her
death being due to infirmities incident
to her advanced years.
Mrs. Engle was born on Feb. 5th,
1925. and was twice married, her first
marriage, early In life being to William
Ridgley who died several years later.
To this union was born one son who is
also dead. In 1865 she welded Samuel
Engle who, number of years ago, pre-
ceded her to the spirit world. Two
children from this union survive-Mrs.
Ida Lee, of Mt. Lake Park, and Ralph
Engle. with whom she has made her
home for number of years. Fifteen
grandchildren also survive.
Mrs. Engle was the Oldest lady in the
community and probably in the county.
She was a member of the Methodist
church and until very recent years
drove out with her son and his family
to each service. Her health was ex-
cellent, her faculties unimpalred, and
her life of almost a century was one of
usefulness in the home, church and
community. She was charming con-
versationalist and kept up interest in
all problems and topics of the day.
About a week previous to the death
she contracted heavy cold and took
to her bed and on her ninety-fifth
birthday passed quietly away.
Her many frieds, following a Gus
tom of years, had planned letter and
postal shower for her natal day, but
most Of The missives arrived after her
deatl occurred. Rev. NJ. D. Swan
conducted the burial service, which
was held at the home on Saturday
afternoon, large circle of friends
being present. Many floral offerings
were sent by friends Interment was
made in the family burial lot near
the home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-19
X. of p. Notes of Interest.

On last Friday evening the rank of
Knight was conferred upon two candi-
dates in the presence of a goodly
number of the members of the order.
Several interesting and important
matters were also taken up and con-
sidered by the lodge.
Upon report of the banquet COM
mittee it was determined to postpone
the banquet, originally set for the
9th, until later date on account of
the considerable amount of sickness
now prevalent and other obstacles
which seemed to be in the way. A
new date will later be set, but it is not
expected now to hold the banquet un-
til some time in April.
On next Friday evening, February
goth, the first section of the Rennin-
ger class will be given the rank of
Page. Sixteen candidates are expected
to take the rank at that time. Re-
freshments will be served during the
evening and all brothers are most cor
daily requested to be present and add
to the interest and enjoyment of the
occasion.
A number of applications are now
coming in and the order is making
decided progress along all lines. A
good attendance has been had at the
recent sessions, but it is hoped that
an even greater number of the breth-
rem will be in attendance at the future
meetings.
Recently Brother Frank E. Rathbun
gave most interesting and instruc-
tive lecture on the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park and it is proposed to have
other lectures from time to time BY
other members of the order.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.