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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
RUSSIANS IN FULL RETREAT
IN HUNGARY, BUDAPEST SAYS

Budapest (via London).-An officia
issued here says;
The enemy who entered the
counties OF Saros and Miemp.in
in Hungary are everywhere In full
retreat. Our troops are already
in Gallcian territory at several
points. Only two or three COM
munities in Hungarian territory
are in the hands OF the enemy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

Mrs. Ellen Reichard and nc, tbe
year-old daughter were taken " from
hospital at Easton unconsclous, nseu
some unknown cause. They nar . wife
staying with James Price ana n'' came
at an apartment. When rrlOo Linz in
home from work he heard moan, .n me
his apartment and bursting VsS po aoor
door found his wife lying on tns s Tu and
unconscious and Mrs. keicu"v vas Q
her daughter on a bed. There bu'
strong smell of gas, Price sS,'l hum.
the only gas jet in the room N%1 %s1ospItI
ing when he arrived. At the nUSsh Sslch.
It was said the condition oil '"0
ards Is critical.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
TWO SAVED FROM HANGING.
Negroes Were Ready for Execution
When Stay Arrived.

Starkville, Miss; Two negroes.
Henry Seals and Peter Behlen, con-
vlcted of murder, were saved from
hanging here few minutes before
the hour set for the execution. when
a stay on an appeal bond subscribed
by white citizens, reached the sher-
If. A big crowd had gathered TO see
the hanging, the negroes had put on
black robes, cofiins had been brought
up before the gallows and the sheriff
was forming the procession TO the
scaffold when the stay was received.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
MARINES BADLY ARMED.
Barnett Says His Men Went To Vera
Cruz Poorly Equipped.

Washington d. C.-Maj. Gen. George
Barnett, head of the Marine Corps, ad
mitted to the House Naval Committee
that his marines had not sufficient
arms and munitions when they went
into Vera Cruz. II was necessary to
make rush purchase Of 1.o00 rifles
and ammunition.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
10000 HORSES FOR GERMANY.
Dallas Also Hears $4,000 Mules Are
Negotiated For

Dallas, Texas.--Negotlations for the
purchase OF 10000 horses and 10000
mules, which II is said are to be sent
to Germany, are under way In Texas,
according to an announcement here
II was stated that the animals are to
be shipped from this State to Genoa,
Italy, but local dealers expressed the
belief that they would be forwarded
from there to Germany. 1t was said
European agents would spend $4,000.
600 for Texas horses and mules.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
BELGIAN REsERVsTs CALLED.
consuls Throughout United States
Issue Summons.

st. Louis.-All Belgian reservists in
st. Louis belonging to the classes OF
1899 to 1913, inclusive, were called to
the colors by the Belgian Consul here.
Similar calls are being sent out by
Belgian consuls in every American
city. Those belonging to the class OF
1914. which is comprised of youths
now 1s years old, also were instructed
10 communicate with the Consul. The
Consul has further asked that all Bel
gians in this district between the ages
Of Is and 80 communicate with him al
soon as possible.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
ADMIRAL Won spec GOES DOWN
WITH FLAGSHIP WHEN FLEET IS
TRAPPED OFF SOUTH AMERICA
German Undersea Boats Ike Attack in the Dark the Admiralty
Harbo Dover England and Are Rpeed Fire From All the Forts
KAISER'S ARMIES CLOSE IN ON WARSAW

London.--The British Admiralty an.
nounced that the German cruiser
squadron under Vice-Admiral Count
Won Spec, which sank the cruisers
Good Hope and Monmouth off the
Chilean coast on November /, was de-
feated by a British feet under Rear
Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee off the
Falkland Islands in the South Allan
tic. Three German vessels, the flag
ship Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau and
the Leipzig. were sent to the bottom
The Admiralty report follows:
At 1880 a. M, on the 8th OF De-
cember, the Scharnhorst, Gneise-
nau, Nurnberg, Leipzig and Dres-
den were sighted off the Falkland
islands by a British squadron
under Rear Admiral Sir Frederick
Sturdee.
An action followed. in the
course Of which the Scharnhorst,
flying the flag Of Admiral Count
Won Spec, the Gneisenau and the
Leipzig were sunk.
The Dresden and the Nurnberg
made off, following the action.
Two colliers we're also captured.
Rear Admiral Sturdee reports
that the British casualties were
very few in number and that some
survivors were rescued from the
Gneisenau and the Leipzig.
The fight was a replica Of the meet
ing off the Chilean coast when Sil
Christopher Cradock led his squadron
into disaster and went down with the
Monmouth and the Good Hope, with
the exception that on this occasion the
British guns outranged the German.
The statement makes reference tc
some survivors rescued from the Gnel
senau and the Leipzig, but no mention
is made OF any Of the crew OF the
Scharnhorst, which was the flagship oi
the German admiral, being saved, anc
1t Is thus presumed that Count vor
Spec, his officers and men went down
fighting.
The engagement, one OF the Creates
that has ever been fought between
modern warships, lasted only five
hours. The Scharnhorst went dowr
at the end of three hours and tbs
Gneisenau followed Admiral vor
Specs flagship went to the bottom two
hours later. The fighting began a
1908 o'clock in the morning and by
1880 the dangerous units Of the Ger
man squadron had been disposed of
That left an afternoon Of daylight fol
the British light cruisers to chase thu
the Leipzig, the Nurnberg and th'
Dresden.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
SEVENTEEN HURT IN WRECK.
Passenger Train Deralled Near Joplin,
Missouri.

Joplin, Mo.-Spreadlng rails caused
the wreck Of st. Louis and San Fran.
cisco passenger train No 9 near here,
according to statements by railroad
officials. OF the II persons injured,
three, Mrs. Sarah Jackson, Sidell, ILL.,;
J. c. Glover, Meridian, Okla, and I. X.
Reynolds, of Coffeyville Kan, are In
a local hospital in critical condition,
None of the others was injured SO
seriously as to be detained here.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
FOURTH GERMAN CRUISER SUNK.

London.-The German cruiser Nurn-
berg, which withdrew from the naval
battle off the Falkland Islands and at
tempted to make her escape in COM
pany with the cruiser Dresden, was
sunk the same day.
While the British warships under
Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Boveton
Sturdee we're sinking the cruisers
Scharnhorst. Gneisenau and Leipzig
detached units of the English fleet
hunted down the fleeing cruisers and
sent the Nurnberg to the bottom.
This information was contained in a
statement of the British Official Press
Bureau.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
INDIVIDUAL SUFFRAGE WORK.
Plans For Campaign In Four States
Are Worked Out.

New York.-In the campaign next
year for votes for women in the States
OF Pennsylvania, New York, New Jer-
sey and Massachusetts, the work will
be carried on along individual lines ex.
cept for an interchange Of speakers.
This decision was reached at a con-
ference OF suffrage workers from the
four States. The delegates said they
felt sure that the question OF suffrage
would be submitted to the people next
year in each of the four campaign
States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
TURKS REPORT SUCCESSES.
Say They Have Occupied Important
Russian Point.

Constantinople, via London. - An
official statement says:
Near Adjara we have gained new
successes over the Russians, capturing
cannon and ammunition.
"The Russian attacks east Of Lake
Van (Kurdistan) have been unsuccses
full. Our troops advancing from
Revanduz have occupied Soujbulak an
important Russian point Of support In
the Province OF Azerbaljan."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
Berlin Encouraged.

Berlin. - An army headquarters
statement says:
In Northern Poland the Ger
man troops are closely pursuing
the retreating enemy to the east
and to the south of Lodz. Besides
the extraordinarily large and san
culinary losses reported, the Rus
SLAMS have lost about 1900 pris'
oners and sixteen cannon with
ammunition carts.
Much encouragement has been de-
rived here from the recent Russian
reports, which are considered much
less confident in tone than formerly
II an investment of Warsaw should
result from the present operations
military men say it will deprive Rus
sia Of a most important centre OF rail
way communications and place the
Russians in q serious position.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
To Admi, Cattle only For Food

The State Live Stock Sanitary . pOa.
has issued an order that no % cav.
from points outside OF Pennsy,'ns ,so
will be permitted to enter any Oh ," snS
counties of the State EXCEPT lot i"',y ",
date slaughter This Appeals "
counties whether they are in qua'"
tine or not.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
KING PETER GOES TO FRONT.
Led BY Him, Servlans Take Flrmsr
Stand Against Austrians.

London.-Klng Peter of Servia, who
has been Ill for many months, has
assumed command Of the Servian
Army and. according to Nish report,
has checked the advance of the Aus.
trians. inficting heavy losses on them.
The Austrian reply to this is that "the
occupation OF Belgrade necessitates
tie regrouping of our troops"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
Want, Unclaimed Deposits publIs.

Suit to require the State baun'us
Commissioner to require tho puoloS
ton annually OF lists OF uncIalm.u
bank deposits has been started IN VI,
Dauphin County Court In oehau 81
Mary G. Brackney, of Pittsburgh "
is contended that the institutions o,y w
not comply with an act passed IN i''
requiring such publication.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
HANS SCHMIDT ASKS NEW TRIAL.
Doctors Now Declare Anna Aumuller
Died OF Operation.

New York.--As basis for motion
Hans Schmidt, the priest who mur
dered Anna Aumuller and then threw
her dsmembered body into the Hud
son river his attorney presented to
the Supreme Court affidavits signed by
physicians, which set forth that the
girl was killed by an operation and
not by cutting her throat, as Schmidt
said was the case. The atfidavits
were those OF DR.. Henry T. Cattell,
OF the Presbyterian Hospital OF Phila-
delphia. and DR.. Justin Herold, pro-
fessor Of medical Jurisprudence at
Fordham University. Decision on the
motion was reserved.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
st,sos, 1928 FOR ACCIDENTS.
This Amount Paid Out In Five Years
BY Government.

Washington, d. CA total OF 81
sO3 ,923 has been paid out by the Fed
eral Government during the past five
years to more than $4,000 Of its en-
ployes who met with accidents in the
course Of their employment under the
Federal Compensation act OF 1908. ac-
cording to a report by the Bureau OF
Labor Statistics. The act embraces at
the present time approximately $4,000
persons, Of somewhat less than one
fourth OF the civilian employees Of tho
United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
GOLD MEDAL TO WILSON.
President Remembered For Aid To
"Buy-a.Bale" Cause.

Washington, d. C.-To President
Wilson was presented a gold medal
inscribed, Neutrality and Humanity"
in recognition OF his recent donation
to the Red Cross bazaar in New York
OF bale OF cotton which he bought
to forward the "buy.a.bale Of cotton"
movement. The medal was presented
by Edward P. V. Ritter, OF New York.
on behalf Of committee including
Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia; Gov
ernor Glynn and Mayor Mitchell OF New
York city.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
NO CHRISTMAS WAR TRUCE.

Russia Declines to Accept Plan Pro-
posed by the Pope.
Berlin, (5y wireless TO Sayville, N.
Y).-The proposal OF Pope Benedict
for a truce among the warning nations
during the Christmas holidays is said
by the Omcial Press Bureau to have
been declined by Russia.
The Press Bureau previously an
nounced that Germany was willing to
agree to Christmas truce, provided
the other nations at war gave their
assent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
mus.er In N G. p. Hospital.

The adiutant generals depaTtmsomS, s.S
announced that field hospital NO. c,.ra -.
been mustered into the National uud .,"i0,
at Tacony, Philadelphia py @ an.
Frank d. Beary, deputy adlutan,, -, 90
eral. 1t will be commanded Dy w."
Elmor e. Keiser, Medical Corps
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
phlIadeIphlan Heads Railway Men.

The Pennsylvania Street Railway
Association finished It's annual con
vention here and elected officers as
follows:
President, c. l.. S. Tlngley, Phlla
delphia; vice-president, Thomas A.
Wright, Wilkes-Barre; secretary, Df
Henry NJ. Stine, Harrisburg; ExeCu
tive Committee, Thomas A. Wright
Gordon Campbell, York; Thomas
Cooper. Pittsburgh; II. J. Crowley
Pittsburgh, and 7. II. Jones, OF Phila'
delphla.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
AUSTRIA WINNING IN eALlclA.
Report Success In Operation Asalns
RUSSIANS.

Washington.-The Austro-Hungarian
Embassy received the following Off
cial statement from Vienna. No men
ton is made OF the Servian campaign
"In west Galacia our attacks are
continuing uninterrupted. Hostile at.
tacks in the neighborhood Of Petrokow
have failed. The tenacity Of the Aus
tro-Hungarian-G offensive con-
tlnues. Our troops captured 2,SOo
Russians"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
Quarantine Raised From - Counties

The State Live Stock SANITARY
Board relieved fourteen counties from
quarantine for foot and mouth disease
leaving twenty-eight still on the llst
in which any movement OF cattle Is
prohibited. The counties relieved me
Armstrong, Blair, Butler. Cambria
Clarion, Clearheld, Fayette, Green.
Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset
venango and Washington.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
FIRE DESTROYS VILLAGE.
Thre. Lives Lost In Flames In Owen.
dale, Mich.

Vassar, Mich.-Three lives were
lost in a fre which practically de.
stroyed the village of Owendale, near
here. The dead are John Noviac, his
wife and son. Their bodies were
found in the ruins Of their home. The
property loss Is estimated at $4,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
AK s2,ooo,oo More For MOth'r'

An increase of the State appIVp, ,o.s,
ton for mothers pensions by at ,''Is. lea,.
$2,OOO,OOO was favored by the ,,.ssra. %S
lative committee of the State r''
ton of Labor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

Stanley X, Weaver, Councilman Of
Bethlehem Town Council, received
word of his appointment as division
passenger agent of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, succeeding George w, Hay,
who has been made general passenger
agent
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

Alleging among other things that he
compelled her to help cut down trees
while she was Ill and thus undermined
her health TO such an extent that she
has not recovered. Emma e. Fehr, OF
Womeisdorf, instituted divorce pro
ceedings against her husband, Calvin
T. Fehr, of Heidelberg Township.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

An English railway, in 1S4s, ran the
frst smoking car.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

William Rosenberg, Of Altoona.
pleaded guilty at Chambersburg to
shooting a deer with horns less than
two inches long. He was fined 800
and the costs which amounted to
$29.s6.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
NO CHRISTMAS TRUCE.
Vatican Announces Failure or Plan.
Russia Opposed H.

Rome. - The Vatican authorities
made public a document setting forth
the efforts made by the Pope to obtain
a truce in the European war during
the Christmas season. The efforts OF
the Pontlff unfortunately failed, ac-
cording to the Vatican announcement.
"owing to the opposition Of a certain
power"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
KEYSTONE STATE
IN SHORT ORDER
LatestNewsH Happenings Gather.
ed From Here and There.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Lay Wreck Fault To Freight Crew.
Dead Mans Employers Gives $500
To Wldow-Snowslld Buries
Boys Sleeping In Bed.

Nine families are homeless as the
result of fire in the suburbs OF Mt.
Carmel, which, destroyed two double
blocks and gutted another. causing
loss of $4,000. The hre originated In
a basement occupied by Peter Bus.
cavige, and in short time, the entire
building was In flames which spread to
the residences OF Anthony Lobus and
Edward Wilson. A house. occupied
by Theodore Halcavlch and Paul
Rubick. next fell prey to the flames.
as did the hotel of Stephen Homiack.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17
NO MILITARY INVESTIGATION.
Gardner Plan Voted Down BY House
Rules Committee.

Washington, D. C.-Representative
Gardners demand for hearing on his
resolution for an investigation into the
military preparedness Of the country
was voted down by the House Rules
Committee by straight party vote OF
Ave to three. All the Democrats voted
against It.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

Employees of the Diamond mine OF
the Lackawanna Company, at Scran'
ton, into which thirteen miners were
hurled 300 feet to death from lift in
which they were descending TO work,
declared that the mine carriage had
been defective for some time, and that
the floor fell out because Of this de-
fectlve condition. They minced no
words in laying the accident to the
negligence of company employees
whose duty 1t was to keep the lift IN
repair.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

Because the drinking water OF Nor
ristown has had coal tar taste ana
nauseating odor, probably three-fourths
OF the 10000 people there refrain from
drinking It. Many Of those who did
indulge are Ill.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

That the entire crew Of the freight
train we're not minding their business
and are equally responsible for the ac-
cident was the text OF n statement OF
Superintendent w. II. Keffer, Of the
Reading Railway, following thorough
investigation of the wreck at Rogers
ford, which caused the deaths OF two
engineers and seriously injured two
nremen.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

As result Of discussion OF the
war in Europe between John Slvotich,
a Russian, and stephen Horwath, an
Austrian. both OF South Bethlehem,
Slivotich is nursing stabbed arm.
Horwath Is in the county jail await
ing the result OF the Russians IN
juries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

At the annual reorganization meet
ing OF the Phoenlxville School Board,
1t was decided after bitter contest
that dancing would be permitted in the
auditorium OF the new high school at
proper school functions until ten
o'clock. This determination was
reached only after one OF the most
exciting sessions OF the board, which
also resulted in the resignation of John
S. Winchester as secretary of the
board.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

A check for FIVE hundred dollars
came as an acceptable Christmas pres
ent to Mrs. Annie May Saul, of Allen
town, widow of George Saul, who died
last week and left her with Ave small
children. Mr.. Saul was employed by
a silk dyeing company, which for the
benefit of its fifteen hundred employees
last summer took out the largest In
surance policy ever issued, for $780,
900, every one to share in It as soon
as his name got on the pay roll.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

Nicholas Demidlo. wealthy con.
tractor, OF Mlnersville, was shot four
times by his wife In their bedroom and
instantly killed. She says he came
home after having been drinking and
shot at her three times as she lay in
bed. She seized pistol she had taken
from him Monday when he threatened
TO shoot her and fred four shots.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

Raymond and Robert Laubach. OF
Emaus, had the experience OF being
showed under while asleep at their
home. A miniature snowslide that fell
from the roof of the home Of John II.
Frankenfleld, neighbor, poured
through second floor window OF the
Laubach home and covered the bed.
II was only after considerable diff
Guilty that the lads were able to dig
themselves out.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

The Allentown Chamber OF Com
merce, at It's annual meeting elected
the following officers: President,
Edgar J. Lumley; vice-presidents. A.
Samuels, L. II. Yeager. James r.
Hunsicker, George F. Breining; secre-
tary, Harry I. Koch; treasurer, Harvey
r. Bonner; trustees, Max Hess, John
N. Lawfer, John f. Frey, George T.
Hersh, Lewis l.. Anewalt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

Robert Argher, eight years. OF
Treverton, was going on an errand
when he noticed telephone wire that
had been blown down by the storm
suspended over q high voltage trolley
wire. The boy picked 1t up and 500
volt current shot through his body,
burning his hand to crisp. He was
removed in a critical condition to the
State Hospital at Shamokin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
OIL TRUST MEN
INDICTED AGAIN
John D.. ArchboId and Others
Charged With Conspiracy to
Break Up Competition.

DALLAS. TEXAS. Aug. So-Promi-
nent members of the Standard Oil Com
pany, including John D. Archbold anc
other men in the oil business. have beer
indicted by the Federal grand jury here
for conspiring to break up the Pierce
Fordyce Oil association in Texas. an
independent concern. The indictments
were brought under the criminal sec
lions of the Sherman law.
The Standard OIL Company of New
York and the Standard OIL Company OF
New Jersey and the Magnolia Petro-
lium Company of Texas are the COM
panies named in the true bills. The
individual defendants are John D. Arch -
bold and Henry c. Fogler. Jr.. of New
York; John Sealey, Of Galveston. and
w. c. Teagle. of Plainfeld, N. j. They
are accused also of maintaining q mo-
nopoly.
The government prosecutors here say
that the indictments followed a careful
investigation of oil matters in the state
and that the prosecution will be pushed
vigorously.