How Joffre Fooled the Germans Strategy of the Marne
William F. Simms reports that General Joffre orchestrated a feigned retreat to lure German forces away from Paris. By moving most of the French army east of the capital and delaying public alarm, the Allies won a decisive counteroffensive at the Marne.
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Joffre
William F. Simms
United Press
New York
Marne
Paris
Bordeaux
Pelle
von Khuck
von Buelow
The
Fiest
Grand Morin
Petit Morin
Coulommiers
Courtacon
Esternany
Foch
d’Esperey
France
French Kill Non-Combatants Warned By German Report
Berlin reports a German war office statement rebutting French claims of victories at Steimbach and accusing France of bombing villages behind German lines. The German note says French attacks were repulsed and civilians suffered casualties, while German forces advance in the Argonne area north of Verdun and from Ailly to Apremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Steimbach
War Office
Argonne
Ine
Verdun
Ailly
Apremont
Young Cumberlander loses leg in eastern wreck near Lindnerville
H Earl Walker 22, son of Hugh G Walker owner of the Toy Shop, was badly injured when an eastern struck a telegraph pole on the Baltimore Pike near Lindnerville. An operation by Dr W R Hodges at Western Maryland hospital removed his leg about three inches below the knee. Walker was steering the vehicle carrying about 15 youths. others were bruised but uninjured. A young woman fainted, initially thought dead.
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Baltimore Pike
Lindnerville
H. Earl Walker
Hugh G. Walker
North Centre Street
W. R. Hodges
Western Maryland Hosital
Walker
Randall declares Prohibition stance to join House
Congressman elect Charles H. Randall from California’s Ninth District declares himself a Prohibitionist, the first of his party in Congress. He plans to introduce a sweeping ban on liquor imports, production, sale, and gifting in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles H. Randall
California
National House of Representatives
Hie
United States
Slayings in Allegheny County Sparking Capital Punishment Question
Pittsburgh report shows 128 murders in the last two years with no deaths penalty carried out. 1914 saw 56 murders and 1913 had 67. The coroner’s office notes no legal executions and mentions electrocution to occur at the State prison.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Greencastle Faces Water Shortage Amid Drought
In Greencastle near Waynesboro Pennsylvania residents endure a water famine after a prolonged drought. The water company has limited usage to two hours daily as springs feeding the reservoir drop from 150,000 gallons to 19,000.
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Waynesboro
Greencastle
Attenders at Ellen Joyce Funeral Across Several Towns
A large group from Davis, Westernport, Wheeling, Cumberland, Rowlesburg, Oakland, Baltimore, Piedmont and other towns attended the funeral of Mrs. Ellen Joyce at Terra Alta. Relatives included Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Chrystal and daughter Marguerite, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foley, Mrs. Alice Mulroy and daughter Eilen, W. F. Welch, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Joyce, Mrs. M. J. Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. John Naughton, Thomas Dunn, Joe Kerns, Miss Ethel Ward, Mrs. Owen Tracey, Thomas Sweeney, M. Mulroy, Mrs. Josephine McClain, John and Joseph Ward, James Griffin, M. Sarsfield, Miss Julia Sarsfield, and J. Healey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce
M. J. Chrystal
Marguerite
Davis
Frank Foley
Westernport
Alice Mulroy
Eilen
W. F. Welch
Wheeling
T. F. Joyce
M. J. Fleming
Cumberland
John Naughton
Thomas Dunn
Joe Kerns
Rowlesburg
Ethel Ward
Owen Tracey
Oakland
Thomas Sweeney
Baltimore
Youth Shoots Self in Face in Williamsport Area
John Ensminger, 16, son of merchant J W L Ensminger of Williamsport Md, accidentally shot himself in his attic while handling an old rifle. The 22 caliber bullet damaged his right eye including an eyelid and eyeball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
John Ensminger
J. W. L. Ensminger
Williamsport
Glass Factory Burns in Wellsburg Fire
The Wellsburg Glass Products Company plant in Wellsburg West Virginia was totally destroyed by a fire today believed to have started in the packing room. The loss is listed at $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
Wellsburg Glass Products Company
September Morn musical comedy at the Maryland Theatre
The September Morn show opens with Nat Phillips in a lively musical comedy featuring tango and waltz numbers. Hazel Shannon and Elise Baird lead a strong cast as audiences are promised a top entertainment mix. Also noted are screenings of Rip Van Winkle and Uncle Tom's Cabin with 10c to 25c admissions and Annette Kellerman in Neptune's Daughter with daily showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Phillips
Rowland & Clifford
Hazel Shannon
Chick and Charming
Elise Baird
Wm. Cameron
John Patton
Lasalle Opera House
Chicago
Maryland Theatre
Annette Kellerman
Francis F. Shaffer Rites Planned At St Patrick’s
Francis F. Shaffer, about 55, died at Allegany Hospital from asthma after a long illness. He was foreman on the Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad. Survived by wife Margaret and three sons Theodore, George, and Charles, all at home. Funeral Monday at 9 from St Patrick’s Church with burial in St Patrick’s Cemetery. Body at home on 57 South Lee Street.
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Francis F. Shaffer
Allegany Hospital
South Lee Street
Louis Stein
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
Shaffer
Georges Creek
Cumberland
Margaret Shaffer
Theodore F
George G
Charles D. Shaffer
Twins born across year end puzzle hospital records
Philadelphia observes a birthday paradox as twin sisters born at Frankford Hospital on December 31 1914 and January 1 1915 create two potential birth years. Doctors cannot determine which girl was born first or which year applies to each newborn.
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Philadelphia
Frankford Hospital
Anna McKay
Hurley Street
Mortgagee's Sale of 294 North Mechanic Street
Assignee of mortgage for Bertha Nevalbeiser to Bertha Martz announces a foreclosure sale on 294 North Mechanic Street Allegany County Maryland. The property features a six room brick house with bath cellar gas and electric lights. Cash terms. January 29 1916 to February 22 1916.
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Bertha Nevalbeiser
Bertha Martz
Allegany County
Maryland
North Mechanic Street
Louis Eppler
Property Auction Near North Mechanic Street in Cumberland
A public sale is scheduled Saturday March 23 1915 at ten o clock in the morning near the Second Na vf ground on the west side of North Mechanic Street Cumberland Allegany County Maryland. The parcel begins three feet north of the end of the Penrod to Martz deed line and runs along North Mechanic Street to a fence then toward Wills Creek and along the creek back to a point near the deed line.
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Mechanic Street
City of
Cumberland
Maryland
Allegany County
George H. Penrod
Bertha Martz
Wills Creek
Glass factories in West Virginia plan restart
Industrial activity rises in the Wheeling district as the Benwood plant of Wheeling Steel and Iron resumes full operations next week, employing over 1,000 workers. Central Glass works restarts for 500 jobs, with additional plants in Wheeling, Bellaire, Martins Ferry and Bridgeport preparing to resume. Riverside mill at Benwood, idle nine months, readies for reopening, supporting around 4,500 workers at this large facility.
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Wheeling
Benwod
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Central Glass Works
Bellaire
Martins Ferry
Bridgeport
Ohio
Riverside
United States Steel Corporation
Benwood
Watch Case Co Denied Dissolution as Trust
Philadelphia January 2 Judge Mc Pherson of the United States District Court denied the government’s petition to dissolve the Keystone Watch Case company as a trust for alleged Sherman anti trust violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
McPherson
United States District Court
Keystone Watch Case Company
Coke Workers Honor Dead Leader in Frick Company
Twenty thousand coke workers in Connellsville Pa paused work to honor Thomas Lynch of the H C Frick Coke Company whose funeral was in Greensburg Pa. Similar observances occurred among company workers in Gary West Virginia and Bunsen Illinois. Lynch led the safety first movement and welfare efforts in the coke regions.
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Connellsville
Thomas Lynch
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Greensburg
Gary
W. Va
Bunsen
Ill
Lynch
Coke Country
Fine New Year's at County Home
William E. Thompson, steward at the County Home, provided a fine New Year dinner for the inmates. The menu included roast chicken with dressing, mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, pickles, bread, butter, coffee, cocoanut cake, candy, apples, bananas and cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Thompson
Congressman Browns Drafted Bill Raises Elkins Federal Building Cost
Congressman Brown has introduced a bill to raise the federal building price at Elkins from 85000 to 135000 dollars due to an upcoming federal court term at Elkins. The move reflects a planning change for the courthouse project and affects federal funding.
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Brown
Elkins
Real Estate Transfers in Cambridge and Nearby Areas
Real estate transfers listed for Cambridge FE Wilson and wife Jo llia Brotemarkle 9 Alle gany county for 10 dollars. Finley C Hendrickson and wife to Wilbur McFlSish and Hannah B McElland three and a half miles east of Cumberland for 6 dollars. Ibara Elen Cole to Katie Tenry petty at Westernport for 10 dollars. George E B Gray and wife to Charles N Sanders on North Mechanic street for 5 dollars. Charles S Sanders and wife to George F E Gray on North Mechanic street for 65 dollars. James G Loyd and wife to Abram Laird on Lonaconing for 425 dollars. Get wise Read the book that tells you about the war Price 10 cents at The Cumberland Press office.
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Cambridge FE
Wilson
Jollia Brotemarkle
Allegany County
Finley C. Hendrickson
Wilbur McFlSish
Hannah B. McElland
Cumberland
Ibara Elen Cole
Katie Tenry
Petty
Westernport
George EB. Gray
Charles N. Sanders
North Mechanic Street
Charles S. Sanders
George FE. Gray
James G. Loyd
Abram Laird
Lonaconing
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Dh Aeer Wa Ath U
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Rvant
Longacre Theatre
Broadway
Mgen
Rip van Winkle
Neptune’s Daughter
Engss
C. A. Albright
Morgantown
Webb Blackwell
Montgagee
San
Watch Case CO
Panama
San Francisco
Buckeye
Business Personals
Hiram
Woolfe
Liberty St
Automobile Por
Glisan
C. C. den
Delzim
City Meat Market
M. L
Dr. C. Hobell
Frederick Street
Imo
O'Hara's
Arlor
Applyington Hotel
George Landwehr
Raukh
Pear and
Columbia Avenue
Pear Street Street
Bedford
Bath
Spring Street
Maryland Avenue
W. C. White
Bank Bldg
New Creek
Keyser
J. W. Snyder
Pennsylvania
N. Mechanic St
Oneton
Lee Kesner
Water St. Keyser
Fayette Street
Miller's
Sam Keat Co
People
C&p
Cumberland Prees
Agve
Detroit
Winauke Garage
George Street
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