Sater hema i _- A ¢ A Te Veer me mpm oe Meyersaale Lommereial. <egistered ut the +ostofhee at Meyersdale. Pa, as Second-Ciass Mail Matter.) THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL. A. M. SCHAFFNER, tditor and Yroprietor. waplished €very Tharsday in the Year at £1.80 Per Year Cash Somerset County and Economy Phones. 110-112 Centre Street. THURSDAY. AUGUST 20 1914 JAPAN seems ready to plunge into the bloody maelstrom which is crimeoning the East, and it is believed by many that she is going far out of her way to get mixed up in this war She sends an ultimatum to Germany which is as rollows; “Pirst—To withdraw immediately from Japanese waters Ger- man men-o-war and armed vessels of = kinds and to disarm at 5 nnot at once be so withdrawn i ote i deliver on a date not later than Sept. 15 to the imperial Japanese duthoroties without condition or compensation the entire leased territory of Kiau- Chau with the view of the even- ration of the same to Ch'na.”’ Ta I if an answer is not received by August 23, signifying an unconditional acceptance, Japan will be compelled to take action as em necessary. he een humiliation on the part of Germany, or a declara- t'on of war by Japan. Humanity seems to have lost its balance, The humane is being crushed and che brutal is holding sway in the twentieth century civilization. . AFTER several decades of international and national debate, wi h over half a billion extended for its earlier failure and final suc- cess, ne great commercial water highway, joining the Atlantic and Pacitic, tae Panama Canal was form: «lly opened on last Saturday. Tue vessel having tas consummating so ‘wonderful an engineering feat which many declared could not be done, was the Ancon, .arrying oa its deck Gov. Geothels, Pres. Porras of Panama, and 300 officials and newspaper men. What, in the last analysis, was the real motive for its construct- jon? You answer that thousands of miles of ocean sailing might the same vessels plying between eastern Asia and the western shore of the United States, with the eastern part of the latter country. That is true. But it should now follow that those commodities coming or going in either direction should be made cheaper to the consumer, See whether transportation companies will not make this basic idea abortive. The Panama Canal ought to make living I. Gs is, indeed, gratifying at this time when the world itself, is almost turned upside down with the devastation of war, that thig NHAC LI D2 IN ENR Vg In artificial strait is dedicated to the arts of peace, and that no war | panoplied craft shall desecrate its waters by passing therethrough. Were this an avenue which is to lessen the distance from the mid- dle Pacific to the middle Atlantic to be the means whereby combai- ants might get at each other’s throats the quicker, better, we say, had never a spadeful of its scil been overturned for the Panama Canal. THE war in Eurove has apparently not fully gotten under way. The armies are moving together, forming a line anywhere from fif- ty to a hundred and fifty miles in length and when the real test takes place it will be a batile such as the world never heard before. The German Emperor has been severely criticised in the early stages, probably he deserved much that he received, but it is now beginning to look as if there was to be a European, and in part Asiatic coalition against the Kaiser. With all that, it takes good fighting to defeat the armies of the Kaiser. Defeat might have a goad effect for the future peace of the world, but in war the de- feated have to pay not only their own war expenses, but help pay the expenses of the victors. France in the Franco-Prussian war, had to pay Germany many millions of dollais and in addition sur rendered her rich provinces of Alsaes and Loraine. The danger in this war in case the coalition will be successful, and it seems to be, is- that Germany may .be dismembered and instead of being the great, powerful and progressive nation, she will be but a helpless and hopeless country, surrounded by hostile peoples interfeering- with her progress. That would be a calamity not only to the Ger- mans but to the world. The spirit of war is a bad spirit. Germany has had her full measure of this spirit. Germany is great and mighty, and no other nstion on earth has brought a better class of people than Germany, and no people make better citizens than do the Germans. : While a spanking would doubtless be a good thing for the Kai ser’s army, the dismemberment and annihilation of Germany would be a world-wide calamity. That Kaiser Wilhelm is meeting enemies where he least suspected them, there can be no doubt. England, according to his plans, was to remain neutral, Belgium was not e x- pected to put up much opposition, Italy was counted on to render all possible assistance and the Kaiser never dreamed that Japan would think of turning against him. War is cruel and makes strange friends and strange enemies and gradually the whole of Europe is becoming a battleground, while the far East seems ready to enter the fray. America Is still free from complications and should be able to maintain her position while the war of the ages is in progress. A A AAA ~ OD Am NS CC A I rr DO CS I OS IRR AR I A A IRR AE Carload of apple butter jars’ and ntter jars, at Habel & Phillips. ad eters eerste It will pay you to buy at Bittner’s Grocery. eee enter } Environment. { “Beconomics changes man’s activi-| ies. As you change a man’s activi | Either you are necessary to provi: ties you change his way of living, | dence, and then you have-no right nd as you change his environment | to kill yourself by overwork, or you ou change his state of mind. Pre- || lare mot necessary to providence, and cept and injunction do mot perceptl-| then you have no need to kill your ly affect men; but food, water, alr, || self by overwork. I put that dilem- clothing, shelter, pictures, books, mu || ma to you in all seriousness, and sie, will and do.” your Soifes | b u As to Overwork. | leave you to escape from it if you t . | .tan.—Charles Kingsley. { in cs SEA CAO. Sailors Well Protected. The British coast is so well pro- ected with light-houses that if a ship | sailed right around England, Scotland, | and Ireland by night, only on six oc¢- gasions would it be where it could nok See the flash of a light-house lan- | tern. Dail y Thought. All but God is changing day by day. —Charles Kingsley. eee eee =a packages Corn Flake for 25 cents = T 1 ad] - : at Bittner’s.Gracery. ICKED UP IN ENNSYLVANIA Western Newspaper Union News Service Altoona.—Local hotel men were no- tified by the wholesalers that because of the European contiict bottled whis- key, which formerly sold for $10 a case, containing a dozen bottles, would hereafter be $12, and $12 whiskey would be raised to $14. No attempt will be made to increase the price on the local consumer, unless the war lasts for some time. The liquor men are evidently preparing to pay the proposed tax on whiskey, made neces- sary by the reduced revenues from the tariff. Meanwhile, it is currently re- ported that cases of wife beating are increasing and that landlords are in- creasing the rent because of the paint being eaten from the walls. Greensburg.—Five persons were in- jured in a unique automobile accident in the Pittsburg-Philadelphia pike, at irapeville. - The injured: John V. Hieber, compound fracture left arm; Mrs. John V. Hieber, bruises, suffering from shock; infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Hieber, bruises; Mrs. John Stoll, bruised, suffering from shock; John Stoll, bruised. The occupants of the car, all of Etna, were returning from ‘he Western Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemen’s association convention at Connellsviile, At Grapeville telephone 'in men were putting a cable across the pike and as the machine passed, the cable fell. It became entangled in ‘he wheels of the car and upset it. The injured, except Stoll, were brought to the Westmoreland hospital in an- cther machine. Titusville. — When Officer Smith Lasher returned to the police station he smelled smoke. He started to the women’s quarters in the second story, and when the corridor door was opened he was driven back by smoke. Officer Platt was called and the two officers found that Frank McCoy, a prisoner, by using his erutches, had pulled down clothing belonging to the police force which was hanging on a hook across the. corridor. He had made a pile of the clothes, and had then evidently placed some inflamma- «ble material on the end of his crutch and held this over an open gas light in the corridor, thus starting tha blaze. There were six other prisoners in the corridor. McCoy has been pro- nounced insane by a commission of physicians, and as soon as the papers are made out will be taken to the asylum at North Warren. Clearfield.—Albert S. Brown of Os- ceola, this county, well-known coal op- erator and a member cf the firm of Zrown, Baird & Co., and of the Mos- hanon Coal Co., was instantly killed in an autcmobile accident at Bigler, nine miles east of this place. The party were driving home from Clear- field and in attempting to cross the N. Y. C. tracks the pay train struck their car. Kittanning.—As a result of the Eu- ropean war the German 'Luthern church at Ford City is without a pas- tor. The Rev. John Bergdorf, pastor of this church, went to Germany, his native land, to spend his vacation, and while he was there war broke out. He is bound to be pressed into service, as he has not resided in the United States long enough to take out natu- ralization papers and is still a subject of the kaiser. Meanwhile his flock is worried. Altoona.—Relics and heirlooms are being received, by Mrs. S. D. King, chairman of the Blair county branch of the Woman's Suffrage association, as contributions to “self-sacrifice day.” A woman 76 years old gave a gold pin which had been an heirloom in the family man yyears. An old coin, dated 1802, has also been received. Kittanning.—Henry Jacobs, a Bur- rell township farmer, has bitten on the same old game. Two weeks ago a stranger offered him $15,000 for his farm, and left $100 to bind the bar- gain. Two days later another stran- ger appeared and offered him $20,000, and expressed greats sorrow upon hear- ing of the first bargain. A few days later stranger No. 1 appeared, and Jacobs gave him $500 to withdraw his claim. Jacobs is now waiting for the second stranger. Leechburg.—Caught under a falling derrick pole, Thomas Iseman, aged 60, a well known farmer-of Gilben town- ship, was killed almost instantly. John W. Crosby, a prominent local contractor, narrowly escaped being caught under the pole. Iseman and Crosby were cleaning out a gas well on the Iseman farm and the pole, loosened in some manner, crashed to the ground. Iseman jumped to es- cape but was caught and his back broken. He leaves a widow. Philadelphia. — Five persons were drowned in various sections of this state. Michael Dicksky was seized with a cramp while swimming at Hauto.. He seized James Melly, who went to his rescue and both lost their lives. Eleven-year-old Austin Mont- gomery slipped from a rock and was drowned at Berwick, while Michael Roski, 45, of Bethlehem met a similar fate at Wilkesbarre. Michael Komer- ick was drowned in a colliery reser- voir at Pottsville. Trenton. — Miss Hazel Hulse, a charming brunette of 18, started for Hong Kong to marry Arthur Bowman, whom she has never seen. Sure of herself and happy in her love, Miss Hazel will travel alone half around the earth. Bowman is employed in the American custom house in China. An uncle of Mr. Bowman showed him a photograph of Mies Hulse. So at- tracted by it was he that he began correspondence with her. After a few letters had passed between them an engagement ring was sent on from Hong Kong. OBSERVATIONS OF MR. C_ AND MRS. N. B. POOR- BUAGH. §:Mr.j and Mrs. *N. B. B. Poorbaugh, _of Glencoe, §Pa., who spent June and July and a part of August at Roswell, New Mexico with their son, H. A. Poorbaugh, hae gone to Lincoln, Nebr., to visit Mr. Poorbaugh’s only . living uncle, Gideon Poorbaugh, and other relatives inthat part of Nebras- ka before returning home. They will also visit at Farrar and Colfax, Ia., before starting east. & While at Roswell they visited a good portion of the famous Pecos 10,00¢ “cafloads of alfalfa are grown and shipped annually to eastern markets in addition to what is fed there. They saw immense fields of the crop in its various stage# until it reached the cars. Five crops are grown per season in the main portion of the valley and the yield 1s usually one ton per acre per cutting, They also saw good portion of tbe large acreage in apple orchards from which about 1,100 cars of apples were ship- ped last season. This seascn the crop will not be quite so large as last year. Before leaving they got to see the packing of several carloads of early apples. Mr. Poorbaugh also visited a num- ber of large sheep and cattle ranches in New Mexico, and soon after his arrival early in June, had the plea- sure of seeing a force of about 100 men clip the wool from a flock of about 16,000 sheep, That end of New Mexico is noted for its big sheep and cattle ranches from which hundreds of trainloads of sheep and cattle are shipped annualiy to the fattening pens and markets in the central west. On the trip west Mr. and Mrs. Poor- baugh struck Kansas just at the time that immense wheat crop was ripen- ing. Mr. Poorbaugh regarded those immense wheat fields he could see from the train window represented the most picturesque: view he had ever seen. lL lh Osakis flour is guaranteed to give satisfaction and is lower in price, try it. Habal & Phillips. ad PUBLIC SALE. E. Miles Hay will offer for sale his livery equipment, onfSaturday Aug. 29th, at 10:30 a. m., rear of the Co- lonial and Central Hotels. ad reseed. 3 bottles Pure}, Ketchup for 25 cents at Bittner’s Grocery. ad rm, POPE PIUS X DEAD. Pope Pius X died at Rome shortly before midnight Wednesday of bron over the Emopean war. For many hours before his death he bad been kept alive with oxygen. / In a brief interval last night after having been in a state of coma since noon he regained consciousness and appeared to be stronger and the Vat- icun physicans expressed their belief that the crisis had passed. Soon, bowever, he lapsed once more into un- consciousness and rapidly grew weak- er until the end came. The Pope had a sudden relapse early yesterday afternoon and received the last communion and extreme unction. The sisters of the Pope, convinced that a momentary crisis had arrived, lighted candles before the miraculous image of St. Joseph and remained prostrate in prayer for some time pre- ceding the Pope’s death. Cardinal Merry Del Val. summoned to the bedside, left quickly and sent calls to all the Cardinals out of the city to return immediately. : Several doctors were constantly at the Pope’s beside all aay and every means was taken to prolong His Holi- ness’ life by means of oxygen. During the spells of consciousness, the Pope fully realized the seriousness of his illness. The Pope’s brother was summoned to his bedside. Since the great European war be- gan in all its fury, the Pope suffered intensely from grief. He sat for hours refusing to speak to papal attaches. On many occasions he prayed for the end of the present strife and called on all to do likewise. SIX HUNDRED TONS OF DAILY OUTPUT. Blackfield is the name given a new town that has been founded by Black Bros. of Meyersdale, who have opened up a new mine thatgives employment to 100 men. The capacity of the mine is in the neighborhood of 600 tons and the product is’ used for the | coaling of the Baltimore & Ohio en- gines on the main line between Con- nellsville and Cumberland. Already 48 houses have been built and the con- tract for 20 more has been let, while the construction of a hotel and board- inghouse will also begin within a short time. The vain of coal is declared to very finest quality, The school direc; tors of Black township will have a cy by the opening of the school term the post office department open anew office there. Ms a NN Ne NI NN SNS rr chial pneumonia brought on by grief’ be seven feet in thickness and of the one-room building ready for occupan- | and an effort is being made to have | G. A. R. PICNIC AT RIVERSIDE PARK. On Thursday Auguss 27th, the M. 0. Lowry G. A. R. Post will have their annual outing at Riverside Park and will have the beansoup as usual. The post is making efforgs to have an un- usually well attended gathering. These annual outings have been avery pleasant affairs, and attract not only the old soldiers and the sons of veter- ans, but are made the annual meeting place of many others. The ranks of the old soldiers are thinning and every effort should be made to pay them that honor in their declining days which is creditable to the community and the M. C, Lowry Post. ing, a warm welcome will be givn by the old soldiers and a pleasant day socially will be spent; and remember a hundred gallons of hean soup and. plenty of coffee will be furnished. ~ The Commander urges all to a bring a cup and spoon along for the soup which will be given. . STOYESTOWN A TRAVELING CENTRE. State Road Engineer A. W. Burk is completing arranpements to begin work within two weeks to resurface and oil the Pittsburg & Philadelphia State road from Stoyestown station to Ligonier. This work has already ‘ been completed from Pittsburg to Ligonier and will be pushed to com- pletion over this section as rapidly as possible. = The importance of this popular route is becoming more ap- made a section of the Lincoln Nation- al highway. From Ligonier to Bed- ford it passes through the most beau- tiful monntain section of the state with Stoyestown as a station in the valley midway between the Lauel Hill and Allegheny Mountains. Work on the Lincoln highway is being rapidly pushed in several western and central states and the time is rapidly ap- proaching when Stoyesown will be a stationalong the most popular route from ocean to ocean. 1 1b. 6 oz. Jar Peanut Butter, for 25 cents, at Bititner’s Grocery. ad New baled hay and wheat wanted, highest cash prices paid, at ad Habel & Phillips. tems ees |e and oats chop and wheat chop, at Habel & Phillips. ~ © ad mr THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD! for School. store can help you. Here you them to use at school. Prepare for Peace, not for War. Mothers and Fathers, can This is Childrens Week, their week of getting ready will your children be ready when the school bell rings ? This get things for your children to wear at school and things for The prices will please you. / The new Bulgarian Yoke No: of all-wool goods, sold elsewhe or $6.50, but here you can buy and Erasers............ Boys’ School Book Bags. . “New Dress Goods For 10c yard upward. Boys’ New School Suits "A few suits carried over will “go at haf D price. Boys’ Knickerbocker Pants at....... .... 50¢ Boys’ Blouse Waists or Shirts at... ..... aioe Boys’ lead pencils with tin caps and erasers. ..l¢ Boys’ Combination Lead Pencils, Pen” “Holders as ae 10¢ We have made ample ‘provision for Pretty Plaids and Roman Stripes, Shepherd Checks and the fadeless Bates Ginghams, all reasonably priced. ~ You will’ find very desireable fabrics a at rfolk Style made re at about $6.00 them at.. $5.00 Boys’ Shoes at.. .. ..... sas Sl 50,$2.00 and $2.25 | your choice per yard. ... Boys’ Pencil Boxes at. . e........5cand 10c Boys’ 480 page Tablets Eek ...%.. Be your choice. . Scliool, Girls RR ir wn vin School Ribbons at 10¢ Yard PLAIN RIBBONS in blue, pink, red, black and white, 3 and 4 inches wide, your choice at per yard............ MOIRE RIBBONS in pink, blue and or white, 8 and 8 3-4 inch wide, FANCY RIBBONS pink, blue, lavender and red provndy 3 and 3 1-4 inches wide Pretty School Jewel- Pretty Bar Pins and Sash Pins.......... Sterling Silver Rings. ...... Citi, 10¢ Bead Necklaces, very handsome desiges. .10¢ roves JOC I re Ne ae 10c ry Low-Priced .10¢ ion Er . 5 . Good new styles, Good new styles, Rah! Rah!! Hats for J uveniles satinlined....... . ..... 52. snlined.. .......... tes ess seen see sve Many other things for school use not mentioned herein. eisai 3bC Come and see. ALBERT S. GLESSNER, ' | Buccessor to¥Aprel & Glessner) TMEYERSDALE, oe VL PENNA. . / Se Na ~ Let as many as can attend the out-~ : Pure home ground, corn chop, corn We ro i Y peraut every day since it has been wo fon ~ Mrs. B. FF. Sunday h Mr. an spending Miss M: at Boynt Mrs. M yisitor Vv Mrs. S. _ and frien Abraha zen of B sick. Ed. O'] Md., wa riends. Mrs. A the week age, Md. “Miss L on Sunds at Ursin If you names in mercial. H. L. town on Commer: Ed. La in town subserip! Miss F ville to Thursda; Edwar Me ville, las Mrs. Patch, w one day 0. 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