Secret War Plans Revealed By U S Officials
Washington reports reveal stored secret war plans in army and navy vaults detailing possible attack responses. Asst. Secretary Roosevelt cites need for 50 000 more naval personnel. game boards at military colleges simulate battles to guide strategy and defense.
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Burton K. Standish
United Press
Washington
Army
Navy Departments
Navy
Roosevelt
Navy War Colleges
Navy Department
United States Navy
United States
Manine
Game Board
America
Europe
New York
Fiske
Germany
Kiao Chau
Chilean
War and Navy Branches
Three Boys Held For Robbing Pool Rooms
George L Blocher Harold Carner and Charles Trennan appeared before Judge McDonald in Juvenile Court and were held in 200 bail each on Grand Jury charges of robbing the Firlie Company and John W Linn pool rooms in South Cumberland yesterday morning. They allegedly entered by rear doors took merchandise and $5 cash then attempted to pass goods at the Baltimore and Ohio Y M C but failed. Police were alerted as goods were found missing and the trio was captured later. Carner is out on bail while Blocher and Tren nan were jailed. Walter Thompson was arrested in connection but released.
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George L Blocher
Harold Carner
Charles Trennan
Cities Protest Today On Reserve Bank Locations
Rival claims of Richmond Virginia and Baltimore Maryland for financial and commercial supremacy were aired as hearings opened by the federal reserve board on the protest against locating the reserve bank at Richmond.
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Washington
Richmond
Baltimore
Federal Reserve Board
Bal
Reserve Bank
Parkersburg Garage and Seven Autos Burn
Fire at the Parkersburg Overland Company plant destroyed seven autos and damaged the garage. An open gas stove ignited a gasoline tank, causing about 6000 dollars in losses. Principal losers were C. Pratt and George McDonald, owners of the Overland property.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Parkersburg Overlann Company
C. Pratt
George McDonald
Overland Company
Fraternizing French and German Soldiers in Trenches
UPI report from Argonne describes French and German troops exchanging cigarettes and champagne across the no mans land during World War I in late 1914. A German soldier trades cigars for French cigars and the two sides share humor amid near daily clashes and occasional friendly gestures.
Elkins Coal and Coke Signs 600,000 Ton Year Contract
Morgantown announces a 20 year deal by Elkins Coal and Coke with Lehigh Coal Company to supply 600,000 tons of coal annually. The pact signals full operation of regional mines for years, though capacity limits prevented a larger contract.
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Morgantown
J. B. Hanford
Elkins Coal and Coke Company
Lehigh Coal Company
South Bethlehem
Hanford
Over 5 000 motor licenses issued in Baltimore year to date
Baltimore motor officials report about 5 200 pleasure car licenses issued so far this year, versus 4 000 at the same point last year. They expect FY receipts to total about 250,000, roughly 85 percent above last year. An issued order for arrest of owners without 1915 licenses prompted stops by street men and police, with one woman stopped seven times.
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Baltimore
Roe
War mood at Warsaw front hinges on winter and swamps
From the front near Skierniewicz the German and Russian lines show heavy fighting as winter fails to materialize. Field Marshal von Hindenburg battles bogs and swamps with long range artillery and new mine throws while both sides endure brutal trench conditions and shifting positions along a front reportedly hosting hundreds of thousands of troops.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
United Press Staff
Imperial Prussian Guard
Warsaw
Skierniewicz
Lodz
Posen
Berlin
Hague
von Hindenburg
Warsaw i
Rawka
Napoleon
von Hinderburg
Makenzen
Litzman
Hans
von Delow
Pennsylvania Railroad seeks bids for 170000 tons rails
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company on January six asked for bids on 170000 tons of steel rails for the year. Early delivery for 150000 tons. remainder later. 1914 total rails ordered was 132482 tons. Court Upholds Barber Tax.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cholera Cases Reported Among Unvaccinated Troops
A small number of cholera cases occur among troops using a certain facility as an operating room. The cases are limited to men who were not previously vaccinated with anti-cholera serum.
Meyersdale Lodge Banquet Highlights Freemason History
About 160 members attended the Meyersdale Lodge No. 554 annual banquet in the Masonic hall audience, then moved to First M. E. church social rooms for a meal prepared by the Ladies Aid. Toastmaster R H Philson introduced speakers including the Rev D W Michael on The Strength of Freemasonry and the Rev G A Neeld on Preemasonry and What It Has Done for Mankind. Glessner spoke on Ladies. Musick by Livengood’s Orchestra and Miss Havelyn Truxal sang several solos.
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Meyersdale Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
M. E. Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
R. H. Philson
D. We Michael
G. A. Neeld
K. Cleaver
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Ohio
Sec. Daniels
Treasury
McAdoo
John Skelton Williams
News Board
William Philip Simms
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Argonne
Santa Claus
Rheims
West Virginia Coal Trade
West Virginia
E. W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
State Department of Mines
Pocahontas
New River
Fairmont
Guyandotte
Kanawha
West Vir
Heussler
Morris J. Criswill
Board of Barber Examiners
William Milnes Maloy
George M. Brady
Journeymen Barbers’ Association
Court of Appeals
Watt
Edison
MAZDA
Edison Electric Ill. CO
Union St
Cumberland, Md
Meyersdale Masons Banquet
Otto
Third Nations Bank
Cumberland
L. Lazarus
Big Millinery
Baltimore Street
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