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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1914
Page
9
London reports an interview with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in which he argues Germany is England's natural ally and foe to be replaced by the United States as Britain’s future partner. He asserts a century of sentiment favored Germany over all others and condemns the 1914 actions as cowardly treachery.
The Western Maryland Railway held its second operating department conference yesterday in the office of General Superintendent S Ennes with about 40 attendees including train masters, dispatchers, yard masters and department heads. The meetings, started a month ago by Ennes, will be held monthly due to positive results. Attendees David Hershiser and D McC Carl attended, returning with John Reichard in Crawford automobile after a two hour fifty two minute trip.
Paria reports a new Allied victory with German night and day assaults on the left wing repulsed. It cites progress between the Argonne and Meuse, heavy bombardments at Cham pagne and east of Argonne, and captures including prisoners from German corps seventh tenth twelfth fifteenth and nineteenth.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, famed English actress, has husband George Cornwall Western?, son Allen Campbell, and son in law Mervyn Beach serving with the British Expeditionary Force in France. She will tour America to perform and donate earnings to the English Red Cross, saying she cannot sit idly in London while fears rise.
Berlin reports a mass meeting of leading financiers pledging to ensure Germany has funds to end the war. Meanwhile French bombardment of Cattaro is said unsuccessful. Austrian forts reportedly sink one French cruiser and damage two others. Austrian charges claim Russian looting at Lemberg and transfer of library assets to Petrograd.
The Health Department and Police will monitor Wills Creek to stop dumping. Residents along the creek previously used it as a garbage dump and face strict action for future violations. Miss M E Stallings tuberculosis nurse will continue work with the Civic Club after October 1 in cooperation with the health department.
Ersal D. Davey son of J W Davey Paeastreet has been made a corporal in the U S Marines at Norfolk Va He expects a two year cruise on a South Atlantic station in a battleship He and others sent to Fort Slo Cum recruit depot include John E Root Thurmont Md and John M Brineat Baltimore in the cavalry while Charles F Woolford Martinsburg W Va Kenneth W MecCurley Jacksonville Ill and Henry Anglin Rockford W Va join the infantry.
The funeral for Peter E. Dawson will be held tomorrow at 10 from the Methodist Episcopal Church in Hancock. Burial will follow in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.
Berlin reports that Belgian forces during a sortie from Antwerp occupied Linden near Louvain and found a castle owned by the Blankenhagen family. The Dutch family turned the castle into a temporary Red Cross hospital with flags flying on the roof. Inside 40 Belgian soldiers receive treatment.
The will of Edward C. Flaccus a Wheeling West Virginia millionaire packer and canner who owned orchards and canning factories valued at 30000 was filed for probate. Flaccus was killed in an automobile accident near Wheeling and his estate is left to his widow.
Four year old Austin Paxton, son of Mr and Mrs Zane Paxton of 252 Bedford Street, died last night from scarlet fever. Funeral services were held at 4 this afternoon with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
The Ideal Fish Market led by William Graham and David A. Leonard will open Thursday at 88 North Mealers street selling fish, oysters, butter, eggs and poultry. The renovated shop offers modern sanitary equipment and will run a market wagon for deliveries across the city.
City code prohibits underage operation and intoxicated driving, requires locking unattended vehicles, and sets speed limits with caution for horses and pedestrians. It bans throwing objects at vehicles, mandates reporting accidents, and requires signaling devices while sharing streets with horse drawn vehicles.
The notice outlines daily car departures from Frostburg to Westernport Lonaconing and other stops with times from 5 30 a m to 11 00 p m last car to Westernport and 12 00 midnight to Lonaconing arrival. All east and west trains connect at Frostburg. J E Taylor Superintendent.
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