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NEWS IN GENERAL
The British and the Russians in
Mesopotamia and the Caucasus, res-
pectively are pressing the Turks
hard. The army of King George, com-
ing northward from the Persian Gulf
to the relief of the British forces,
have driven the Turks backward.
The Russians, in their drive along the
front of nearly 100 miles in the Cau
casus, have won additional points of
vantage.
Beset on the north, east and west
by Austro-Hungarian armies and with
all lines of retreat cut off, except into
Albania, where hostile tribesmen
must be faced, Montenegro has ask-
ed Austro-Hungary for peace and her
reqquest will be granted. The uncon-
ditional laying down of arms by Mon-
tenegro was made the basis of the on-
ening of peace negotiations. This is
the first withdrawal of any bellig-
erent from either of the alliances
that have been fighting with each
other since August 1914.
Samuel D. Haynes, of Highland Park
Detroit has erected a two-family brick
flat costing approximately $10,000 and
containing billiard rooms, sun parlors,
beamed ceilings and tiled bathrooms.
This item of every day news is remov-
0 BERLIN
Almost every family in Berlin has
one or more cases of grip in it. Twenty
five pupils were absent from the High
‘School in one day this week as a re-
sult of the grip. From 10 to 15 pupils
are ‘absent from each room of the pub-
lic school from the same cause.
There are several cases of measles
in the town and a few cases of typhoid
fever. The measles cases, is thought,
wre brought from Macdonaldton,
where there are scores of cases. Con-
siderable typhoid fever has also de-
veloped at Macdonaldton and a for-
eign woman died there a few days ago
from the malady.
Joh Lennox, editor of the Berlin
was ill for the past few days with
pneumonia.
E. H. Miller was a Confluence visi.
tor recently.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Norman Johnson
entertained on Wednesday evening
at a “500” party at their home on
Main street.
The First National Bank and the
Philson Bank reorganized with the
following officers and employes: First
National—President, Fred Groff; Vice
President, G. B. Masters; Cashier, G.
A. Hoffman; Assistant Cashier, H. B.
Landis; Bookkeeper, H. E. Landis;
ed from ‘the real estate news by the
fact that this particular house is the
realization of a dream that came to
Haynes in a cell in the state prison at
Thomeston, Me., where he spent 39
years. Mr. Ford gave him a chance
when Haynes was pardoned and he is
more than making good.
Cupid has been making such alarm-
ing inroads upon the crops of female
teachers in the public schools of
Washinton County, Maryland, recent-
ly that the Board of School Commis- |
gioners has been compelled to take
notice. Nine young women already
this year have quit teaching to become
brides, while the little god of love has
pierced the heart of another with his
shafts, and she will soon join the
ranks of her married sisters. When
and where this matrimonial epidemic
will stop is giving the school author
ities much concerp. There is already
a'aéarth of temale teachers in the
county.
No American who has not seen an
actual copy of an official German cas-
ualty list can have tthe slightest com-
prehension of the frightful -toll ef
Directors: Fred Groff, G. B. Masters,
E. L. Knepper, C. F. Swope, Allen
Hay, Lewis Berkley, J. J. Reiman, H
Gary ‘and C. O, Hay. A dividend of
ten per cent was paid during the year.
Philson Bank—President, S. 2. Fhil-
| son; Vice President, TI. 3. Philson:
vashier, J. P. Mer(Cahe, Assistant
Cashier, Samuel Philscn. Directors—
Johr O. Ream, W. i. Philson, H. RH.
Philson, S. B. Philsor, J ¢. Philson.
H. P. Hwy, Robert McLuckie, W. P.
Shaw and C. A. Floto.
Rey. Edward Thomas is conduct-
ing evangelistic services in the Meth-
odist church.
Howard Brown, have returned ffom
Dunbar, where they attended the fun-
eral of a relative.
Dr. R. J. Heffley, of Manasqua, N.
J, has wrrived here and will occupy
the ‘Zien Reforiged parsonage.
Dr. and Mrs.” W. P. Shaw enter-
tained the folowing guests at an elab-
orate turkey dinner Friday evening:
Mr. and Mrs. Phil. Shaffer, Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Dallam, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Brubaker, Emma and Minnie
life which Germany is paying for her
conquests east and west. It comprises
the -most awful death roll in 'the
world’s history. The Kaiser’s military
missions, suffered a loss in less than
three weeks of 176,760 officers end
men; or an average of 9304 every 24
hours. The total for the war, until
last November, aggregates the hid-
eous sum of 3,691,440, or an average
of about 250,000 a month. It is said the
ranks have been decimafted at a rate
which even the world’s record of pest-
ilence does not surpass.
The Kaiser is said to have under
gone an operation last Thursday and
a week must elapse before he is pro-
nounced out of danger, though Berlin
. dispatches deny all rumors of any
serious illness of their monarch. Dr,
Howell, the English doctor, who as-
sisted in the operation on the father
of Emperor William for cancer of the
throat at San Remo in 1888 is quoted
by Le Journal as saying that while
it is impossible to make any diagno-
sis in the case of the present Emper-
or, there is one outstanding fact, the
importance of which should not be
underrated. It is that several of the
emperor's descendants, both on his
father’s and his mother’s side have
died of cancer. If the emperor is re-
ally suffering from cancer of the
throat, Dr. Howell contends he might
live under the most favorable circum-
stanecs 18 months or two years. An
operation though wholly successful
céuld prolong the emperor's life only
a few months.
UNCLE SAM
WANTS STENOGRAPHERS
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an open
by its own authentic -ad-
Snyder, and Hattie Morrel of Virginia.
ROCKWOOD
The Farmers & Merchants National
Bank held their stockholders’ méeet-
ing last week and elected the follow-
ing directors: C. J. Hemminger, H.
W. Musser, Fred Groff, John Lichliter,
H. Snyder, D. F. Walker, W. B. Con
way, BE. E. Miller, J. R. Shanks and
W. M. G. Day.
The stockholders of the Co-Opera-
tive Mutual Insurance Company of
Berlin met Wednesday in the Rock-
wood House and elected the following
officers and directors: Hon. W. H.
Ruppel, president; C. A. Floto, vice
president; Fred Groff, treasurer; J. B.
| Schrock, secretary, and A. C. Miller,
assistant secretary... The directors
are Josiah Specht, 8S.
Harrison Snyder, P. J. Blough, J. B.
Davis, J. B. Gerhard. The officers re-
ported over $3,000,000 insurance in
force lat the present time,
W. B. Conway accompanied by his
wife, daughter and and his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Sarah Rhoades have gone
to Tampa, Florida, where they will
spend several weeks on account of
the ill-heatlh. of Mr. Conway.
W. H. Wolfersberger and Prof. H.
S. Wolfersberger spent Tuesday ev-
eing of last week in Somerset where
they received the first degree in Fre
Masonry.
Mrs, Jacob Bittner of Gephartsburg
was buried in the Rockwood I. O. O.
F. on January 12.
The 16 month old child of Mr. and
Mrs. George Pritts of Murdock while
playing with a penknife recently ac-
cidentally ran the blade into its eye.
The child was brought to Rockwood
where Dr. C. J. Hemminger after a
competitive examination for steno-
griaphers and typewriters on February
19. Only male applicants will be ex-|
amined in Washington. At Cumber- |
land both male and female applicants
will be examined:
The applicants must be at least 18 |
years old. The pay is $2.48 per day, |
and of stenographers and typewriters,
$3.04 and $3.28 per day.
Harry L. Sipe, President of the
Farmers’ National Bank, of Somer-
set, since its incorporation September
1, 1900, resigned at the institution’s
annual meeting Thursday evening.
Isajah Good was elected his success-
0. Mr. Sipe gives press of other busi-
ness as his reason for severing his
connection with the management of
the bank. He operates a large whole-
sale tobacco establishment.
he annual banquet of the Somer- |
set Board of Trade was held on |
January 20th in the basement of the
Christian church, Somerset.
Hess
Wag toast
Judge
jer was
through examination found that the
eyeball had not been injured beyond
recovery. 5
S.A. Swanson of Pittsburg was the
guest of his many Rockwood friends
last Thursday. s
Mrs J. D. Snyder has returned home
after spending several days recently
with friends and relatives in Pitts-
burg.
Mrs. Charles E. Swanson wha has
been the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Sullivan for the past two
weeks. has returned home at Masillon,
Ohio. .
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Secrest on Saturday even-
ing.
The annual meeting of the stock-
holders of the Hooversville First
National Bank resulted in the reten-
tion of all officers and employees as
folows:—Presirent, P. J. Blough;
Vice President, H. J. Koontz; Cashier,
H. H. Dull; Assistant, C. R. Koontz;
rectors, Daniel Shaffer, Peter Hoff-
n, Uriah Jones, W. H. Koontz, L.
Blongh, H. J. Koontz and Jonas
Mrs. Gillian Hoffm@n and nepliew,
C. Hartley, |
TO WARD OFF THE GRIP,
be highly appreciated during the pre-
vailing epidemic. The recipe is fur-
Then I took two pills
kind of plasteron my chest, another
kind on my back and a third kind un-
der each arm.
“Thanks to my governor's advice, I
plaster on my stomach also and to
sleep with red hot bricks at my feet.
“An old lady brought me a bottle of
goose oil showing me how to take it:
you suck it, you know through a quill.
My uncle from the country turned up
with a bundle of herbs, these herbs
made a tea that I took a cup every
half hour. On a cousin’s advice I got
outside an enormous dose of salts.
“My wife got me to take three pills
of her own make—they were brown,
bitter and about the size of eggs.
They did me god too.
“The crisis was now reached and I
retired to my bedroom. There after
tossing off a pint of tar balsam, 1 tal-
lowed my nose, steamed my legs in
an alcohol bath and took large doses
of hot rum, spearmint tea and castor
oil. which w.re severally recommen
ed me by a sea captain, my minister
and my grocer. Ehen I took seven dif-
ferent kinds of pills, wrapped round
The following information ought to :
nished by a man who tried it.Hesays |
“I boiled a quart of wormwood and
horehound together and drank it hot. |
and put one |
had sense enough to clap a mustard |
my neck an old stocking of my wife's
soaked in hot vinegar and salt and
got into bed.
“As 1 dozed off they burned feath-
ers on a shovel before me. |
“That completed the cure. I am well |
and recommend this simple cure to
all grip sufferers. 3
TRAIN RUNS WILD
DOWN MOUNTAIN.
One man was killed and six others
injured, several seriously, when a run
away timber train dashed down a
steep grade on the timber road of
the McFarland Lumber Company near
Jones Mill, Indian Creek valley, late
Wednesday evening.of last week. The
train ran one mile before:dit jumped
the track and buried the fireman un
der a 'pile of timber in ‘a éveek.
‘As the result; Ralph ‘Spafks, 26
years old, married fireman on engine,
is dead.
The injured are.,
C. B. Walcott, engineer.
William Edrow, 25 years old;
Charles Johnson, conductormay die;
Herman Kalp, loader;
James Prits, loader;
Jacob Hess loader.
vertical engine and two cars loaded
with timber. As it started down ‘the
mountain side the brakes failed to
work due to the slippery condition of
the rails, and the train rapidly gaintd
momentum.
The train crew and loaders worked
with thebrakes and finally got them
set, but the train was running at such
a high speed : that the locked wheels
slid over the rails. As the train rush-
‘ed down the mountainside several of
the loaders jumped and sustained only
‘minor injuries.
When the train left the rails there
were only three men on the train, the
crew. Sparks had left the engine and
went back over the cars when the
‘train left the tracks. He was hurled
‘into a creek and buried beneath a pile
of logs thrown from the train.
CONFLUENCE
Postmaster T. K. Pullin who has
been very ill for several days is slight-
ly improved.
At a meeting of council H. L. Hos-
teller was appointed to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of J. T.
Reynolds.
E. H. Miller of Berlin was calling on
friends here this week.
L. ‘M. Lancaster of Connellsville
was greeting friends in town.
At a meeting of council Harvey Tis-
sue was appointed burgess in the
place of N. M. Phillipi who resigned
recently.
J. L. Burnworth of Johnson Chapel
had his hand painfully injured a few
days ago while at work at his saw-
mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Burnworth at-
tended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Brick-
man at Rockwod.
Louis Ream of Somerset was a re-
cent visitor here with his jarents for
several days.
Hon. J. W. Endsley of Somerfield
wias in town transacting business re-
3 cently.
Silas Porterfield who has been work-
ing in McKeesport - is spendng a few
days here with his family.
John Wilkins of Beachley, Pa., was
here on his way to Connellsville on
business.
Mrs. J. C. Younkin has gone to Pitts-
{ burg, where she will visit her son
Alfred and other relatives for a few
days.
Robert A. Stoughton of Listonburg,
was here on business connected with
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a firm of the Tistonbhure Coal .
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