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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press, published daily except Sundays, lists advertising rates on application. Mail and carrier delivery options are available with annual prepaid prices. Address communications to The Cumberland Press at 109 Babtinge Street Cumberland Md or call the listed phone numbers for orders and service details.
Cumberland backs state effort to build an armory for Company G as Maryland expands militia facilities. The drive follows Bel air and five counties receiving armories, with twelve military organizations now active statewide. Local business leaders push for a commodious facility to match statewide progress and enhance unit readiness.
The piece argues the fear of hyphenated Americans is warped by war rhetoric. It asserts loyal, law abiding neighbors face public accusations driven by munition interests and urges treating individuals, not groups, as responsible for actions.
In Salonica a writer probes misquotation and misrepresentation by journalists and interviewees amid a kaleidoscope of races, nations, and opinions. He notes reporters distort speech for accuracy and readers distrust sensationalism as Greece, Serbia, Germany, Italy, and Allied nations weigh future moves.
The article follows Mme Molko later known as Mme Moltke, a Russian officer's wife who fought with armies. She hides her gender identity, is captured, and sent to a disinfection station with other prisoners where she balks at baths, triggering suspicion.
A vivid medieval vignette describes Europe on the eve of year 1000 with crowds praying at church doors and signs of apocalypse fading as famine, miracles, and renewed industry follow in the wake of widespread panic about the coming end. UNCLE SAM'S "LOST LEGION" OF A MILLION TRAINED MEN reports a separate note on potential military manpower in the United States, detailing numbers of guardsmen veterans and alumni across services and schools.
A whimsical collection of quips and verses from various papers. Jokes on politics, poetry, and everyday life mingle with brief local notices and humorous observations about names, idealism, and human foibles. The tone resembles a lighthearted miscellany column.
The Kansas City Star urges bold, freer action in wartime. It praises men who face cannon and barbed wire for patriotism and ideals, calling for courage, selflessness, and a moral stance despite penalties or losses.
In Detroit on December 16 Henry Ford seldom wears a hat except on formal occasions. A pretty girl and a man minding his own business are cited as the duo attracting the most favorable attention in his public appearances during this visit.
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