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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
BAN TO GO ON COTTON.
State Department Learns Allies viii
Make II contraband.

Washington Allies intention
TO declare cotton contraband has been
communicated unoficially but author
itatively to the State Department. The
departments advices are that the de.
cision has been reached and the de.
lay in making an announcement is due
TO the necessity Of arranging uniform
treatment OF the subject by all the
Allies
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
OIL CONCERN RAISES WAGES.
All Employees Of Atlantic Refining
Company To Benefit.

Franklin, pam increase in the
wages of all employees of the Atlantic
Refining Company, once a subsidiary
of the Standard Oil Company, was
announced Employees at the Franklin,
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia plants are
affected, the base being an advance of
IN cents an hour for laborers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
NEW EXPRESS RATES ALLOWED.
West Virginia Commission Permits
Higher Schedules.

Charleston. w. va.-The Public
Service Commission issued an order
permitting all express companies in
West Virginia 10 file new schedules
providing for an increase in rates OF
from / to cents on small packages
Of the first class and rs per cent. OF
that increase on second-class pack
ages up md including 90 pounds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
OWED INTO EMPTY TANK.
Cornell Sophomore Dead or A Broken
Neck.

Utica, N. Y.-Donald Crawford, of
Laporte Ind, aged 21 years, sopho
more at Cornell University, died at a
hospital here from broken neck
Crawford dived headlong in the dark
Saturday night to the cement bottom
OF a swimming tank which had been
drained for cleaning.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
BOARDWALK CROWD SEES FIRE.
Riddle Block And Offices In Allan.
tic City Burned.

Atlantic City.-Visitors to this re-
sort were treated to the spectacle of
fire on the Boardwalk. The Riddle
block, a frame structure, between
North Carolina and Pennsylvania ave-
nues, was burned the flames having
started in the kitchen of the Quaker
Inn, on the Pennsylvania avenue side
of the building. Several shops and
brokerage Offices were destroyed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
ITALY At WAR
WITH TURKEY
will Now Aid In Forcing The
Dardanelles.
ARMY OF $4,000 READY

Germany Alone OF the Austro- Ger
man-Turklsh Alliance Is Not Open.
ly At War With Italy, Though Such
a Declaration is Considered Prob.
able-Italy Blsmes Her Action On
the Support Given BY Turkey To
Revolt In LIbya and Prevention OF
the Departure OF the Italians.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26

London.-The White Star liner
Arabic, bound from Liverpool for New
York with $50 passengers, 26 OF whom
were American citizens, and a crew
Of 243, was torpedoed without warn.
ing by a German submarine of Fast
net Light and sank within II minutes
Three hundred and ninety-one sur.
vivors have been landed at Queens
town and other ports. The remaining
32 are believed to have been lost Not
more than six Of them, it is reported,
were passengers.
It has not yet been determined
whether any American lives we're lost
In the first official lists Of survivors
compiled the names Of 10 Americans
known to have been aboard as pas
sengers fail to appear
Great Hole Torn In Ship.
The torpedo struck the liner on the
starboard side, about 100 feet from the
stern. 1t tore a great gap in the ships
side, making the water-tight compart-
ments useless. The scene Of the tor
pedoing was about 40 miles from Old
Head of Kinsale, the grave Of the
Lusitania,
The White Star Line issued an Off.
cial statement containing the state
ment Of Captain Finch Of the Arabic,
in which he asserts that the liner was
torpedoed without warning.
In view of the fact that the vessel
was westbound, and that she carried
neither guns nor ammunition, London
received with stupefaction the news Of
the attack It was hardly believed
possible here, considering the tension
between the United States and Ger.
many over previous submarine attacks
that Berlin would give deliberate prov.
ocation to the United States Govern.
ment,
Official London tonight finds it dif
fcult TO conceive a motive for the at
tack. Although the Arabic has been
in the arms-carrying trade since the
beginning Of the war she had unload
ed the cargo of war supplies and was
bound for New York with a general
cargo Of merchandise.
Reports are prevalent that the yes
sci carried a large consignment o.
American securities which had beer
sold by English investors against de
livery in New York The amount o
these securities is not known, but re
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
MEDAL TO GENERAL BLUE.
Get American Medicine Award For
1914.

Observation-Disclosures OF the Amer
lean Medicine Gold Medal Award have
unanimously selected Surgeon General
Blue, of the Public Health Service, as
the American physician who has done
most for humanity in the domain Of
medicine during 1914. The 1914 gold
medal has been awarded to him for
his work in national health and santa.
tion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
WILSON'S NOTICE TO
GERMANY NOT HEEDED
May Force U. S. 10 Take
Vigorous Action.

Washlngton.-state Department on.
cials say that the gravity OF Germany's
act, so far as the United States is
concerned, cannot be determined until
1t is known definitely whether there
were Americans on board, and whether
the submarine, before making the at
tack, called upon the vessel TO stop
1t would be intensified, OF course, II
there we're loss OF American lives.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
Forty Vinegar Prosecutions

Sampling OF the States vinesl
which was made by purchases Of =
bottles in practically all of the ecu
ties fthe State, has resulted in for
prosecutions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
STATES "eREATEsT CITIZEN"
J. J. Hill Selected BY Special Min.
nesota Commission.

st. Paul, Minn.-James ]. Hill, OF
ST. Paul, capitalist and railroad build
er, was notified of his selection by
Governor Hammonds special commits
sion as "Minnesota's greatest living
citizen" to represent this State in the
Panama.Pacific Exposition Hall Of
Fame.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
Reading Officials at Capital.

Mayor Ira w. Stratton, Counclln
and officials of Reading will be que
Of Harrisburg Council for an insp
tion Of the public Improvements ma
in the last two years. Thirty'th'
men will be in the party.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
Sinking OfArablc May Determine
Relations With Germany.
NO WARNING WAS GIVEN
Eight American Citizens Be-
lieVed 10 Be Lost.
Millions In American Securities Went
Down With The Arablc-SurVlvor
All Agree That The German
Submarine Gave No Warning.

Washington.-Eig names appear
on the State Departments list Of
American passengers not found among
survivors Of the lost White Star liner
Arabic A dispatch from the consul
at Queenstown. relayed by Ambassador
Page, at London, gives the list:
Mrs. F. r. Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Burgess, j. Kellett, Mrs. Jo-
sephine L. Bruguiere, Dr.. Edward
F. Woods, James Houlihan and
Thomas Gilmore.
No decision has been reached by
President Wilson and his advisers as
TO what the course Of the government
should be In connection with the sink
ing of the Arabic, and none will be
until all the facts are at hand and
sufficient time has been given for their
thorough consideration. One OF the
main points to be determined is
whether the Arabic was under the
convoy of British warships when she
was torpedoed. II she was being con
voyed the German submarine was
within its rights in sinking her with
out warning. And this government
would not be entitled TO make an issue
OF the case with Germany.
But the State Department does not
believe that the Arabic was under con
voy This belief is based on state
ments Of survivors that they were in
small boats of the liner four and a
half hours before they were picked up
by steamers sent to their relief
According to the view Of officials OF
the department, the boats Of the Arabic
would have been picked up by the con.
voying vessels long before the expira.
ton Of that length OF time II the
Arabic had been under convoy when
she was tOrpedoed.
Several Of the American survivors
were injured.
The White Star Line officials Ia New
York figured IA passengers in all miss
ing or lost, and according to their
checking Of the list only two Of these
are Americans Mrs. Josephine L.
Bruguiere and DR.. Edmund Woods.
The American Consul at Queens.
town, Lewis c. Thompson, is supply
ing the American survivors with all
necessities. He has provided for them
documents which will enable them to
travel without being inconvenienced
by military regulations.
The attitude Of the American gov.
ernment for the moment is receptive,
snxiously awaiting accurate details
and reserving judgment as to whether
the action was deliberately unfriend.
ly." The final decision rests with
President Wilson,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
BRYAN's soN.lN.LAW AT FRONT.
mentioned In ordersr For GalIsntry
At Dardanelles.

Washington.-Info reached
Washington that Capt. r. e. Owen,
British Royal Engineers, son-in-law of
William Jennings Bryan, had been
mentioned in orders" by Sir Ian
Hamilton, British commander at the
Dardanelles, for distinguished gal.
lantry in action.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
GALVESTON WAS
SAVED BY SEAWALL
Reports 80 Killed and Property
Loss Over $15,000,0 900.
U. S. ARMY CAMP DESTROYED
Ten Soldiers Perish At Texas city
camp-Entire Gulf Coast DeVas-
tated, Many Towns Being
Wiped Out.

Houston, Texas.-The loss OF life
in the storms which struck the Texas
coast has reached 1S9 and the prop
erty loss is estimated at S35,OOO,OOO.
The story of the disaster was aug
mented when a Houston newspaper
man reached this city bearing the first
details OF the destruction of life and
property in Galveston. He went and
returned by steamer.
Property Loss s15,ooo,oooo.
The property loss in Galveston will
total s15,OOO,OOO, which includes 500
buildings, 1000 feet of the great sea
wall and the practical destruction Of
the s4,O00,000 causeway, which was
completed three years ago. The loss
of grain elevators and contents in
Galveston amounts to S1,5OO,OO0.
The known loss of life in Galveston
stands at 80, ffty-hve having been
lost when the barge Houston sank in
Houston Bay, to which crowds had fled
for safety. Fourteen others were lost
in attempts to reach the fremont Ho-
tel and the rest were lost in various
parts OF the town. Twenty-Five were
lost at Virginia Point. Texas City re-
ports loss of So, which includes 10
United States soldiers. Eight were
killed at Morgan's Point, seven at
Hitchcock, six at Port Arthur six at
Laporte, three at Sea Brook, two In
Houston's suburbs. Included in the
total property loss Is the ruination Of
the South and Central Texas crops.
Fifty per cent. of them were destroyed
and it means at least s1o,OOO,OOo to
the farmers.
Transport Piled On Beach.
All the city's resort bath houses and
beach amusements have been swept
away. The Murdoch, the Breakers and
the Surf, bath houses, each of which
was commodious frame structure,
were demolished and heaped upon the
boulevard in debris.
Huddled near the beach boulevard,
from Twenty-hrst street to Twenty
sixth street, was row of small shops,
booths, dancing pavllions, restaurants
and hotels. These are reported to have
been destroyed. To the west and to
the east OF this section were summer
cottages skirting the boulevard, all OF
which are said to have been total
losses.
The loss to the city port facilities
has been enormous and all kinds OF
craft have suffered. The United States
transport Mcclellan is high aground on
Pelican Island, an artificial spot north
OF Galveston just across the shiI
channel Many vessels have been CAP
sized and several are reported as de
stroyed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
KEPT UNDER WATER 70 HOURS,
Italian Submarine Reaches Port with
Tale OF Suffering.

Milan, Italy,-The Italian submarine
Nereid. which the Austrians asserted
they had sunk, has arrived safely al
a port in the Adriatic, having escaped
from the Austrian warships. Her
crew suffered a nerve-racking ordeal
through the fact that the Nereid was
compelled to remain under water for
70 hours because Of an accident to her
machinery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
TO INSIST UPON RECOGNITION.
carranza Will Remove To Mexico City
Before Answering Note.

Washington.-General Carranza, is
preparing to move from Vera Cruz to
Mexico City at once and to have his
government established in the old cap
ftal by the time his response to the
Pan-American peace appeal reaches
Washington this week
According TO all information reach.
ing here, Carranza, in replying to Sec
retary Lansing and the Latin-Ameri-
can diplomats who offered to aid in
restoring order in Mexico will reject
the peace conference proposal and
urge recognition of his government as
the surest guaranty of peace
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
WAR SHIPMENTS GROWING.
Allies Getting st5,5oo,OoO OF Supplies
From U. S. Monthly.

New York The United States Is
now shipping war supplies to the Allies
at the rate Of s15, 100000 a month, or
S1S6, 100000 a year, according to hg-
ures made public in custom house
manifests. This total, however, does
not include the exports by rail via
Canada to England and Russia. II IS
intimated that these American muni.
tions Of war amount to enough to bring
the grand total of exports to 1926, ,0OO,-
600 year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26

To start Two steelton Furnaces
The Pennsylvania Steel COmpal
has started No. blast furnace
Steelton and is preparing another
early starting.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26
May Be esrmany,s Reply.

Not an Official in Washington willing
to give his private views on the sub
ject doubts that II any American lives
were lost by reason Of the submarines
failure to observe the accepted rules
Of naval warfare, for which this Gov
eminent has contended the affair will
lead TO serious consequences, the least
Of which would be a severance OF dip
lomatic relations. Many contend, in
view Of the language used in the last
Lusitania note of this Government,
that the mere presence of Americans
aboard, II these rules were violated,
would force the United States to take
vigorous action The last Lusltania
note has never been replied to by the
German Foreign Office automatically.
Not few among the officials Of this
Government fear that the attack on the
Arabic is intended as Germanys reply.
t6 Americans Known Saved.
Vice.Consul Thompson at Queens
town cabled the State Department the
names Of l6 American survivors Of the
Arabic.
The Yice-Consurs message said
According TO survivors the ship was
torpedoed without warning and sank
in IL minutes. Excellent discipline
prevailed, p boats we're lowered and
apparently all except those that were
empty were picked up by rescue yes.
sells
In its last note to Germany on the
subject Of neutral rights TINS Govern
ment summarized the principles which
1t insisted must be observed They
were:
That the high seas are free; that the
character and cargo Of a merchantman
must first be ascertained before she
can lawfully be seized OF destroyed,
and that the lives Of noncombatants
may, in no case be put in jeopardy
unless the vessel resists or seeks to
escape after being summoned to sub.
init TO examination.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-26

ports set It at from 100000 to sew.
eral millions. There are also reports
that the Arabic carried consignment
OF gold, but this is not credited.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
TAX NOTICE.

Amounts assessed for all purposes for
fiscal year 1915.
State tax, mills; County tax, ~
mills; Constitutional school tax, 3 mills.
District Nc. l, 2 mills; District No.
2, 3 mills; District No. 3, 6 mills; Dis
trict No. S. mills; Distric No. I, 4
mills; District No. 9, mills; District
No. 10, mills; District No. II, Q mills;
District No Is, 4 mills; District No. II,
6 mills; District No. Is, 8mills; District
No. l6, 8 mills; District 10. II, mills;
District No. Is, 2 mills; District No. 10,
mills; District No. 20, 8 mills; District
No. 81, 6 mills; District No. %, 4 mills;
District No. "a, mills; District No.
26. 8 mills; District No. q, 6 mills; Dis
trict No. %, 8 mills; District No. %, 4
mills: District No..5o,. 6 mills; District
No. 81, 2 mills; District No. 81, 4 mills;
District No. 80, mills.
School Bonds District mills; School
bonds district No. 8, 3-4 mills; School
bonds district No. Is, IL mills; School
bonds di: :trict M. 10, mills; School
bonds district No. 20. 2 mills; School
bonds district No. %, 2 mills.
Books for the collection OF taxes will
open on the 18th. instant: Cashier or
certified checks will be taken in pay
ment of taxes. &: L. L WELLS,
County Treasurer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
&lways i3lnds. True.

Always Rings, True.
Behind Joy and laughter there may
be a temperament coarse, hard and
callous. But behind SORROW there is
always sorrow.-Oscar Wilde.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
FARM FOR SALE.

120 acres of land with. good
dwelling, out buildings, tenant
houses, and one new tobacco
barn. This farm is desirably 10.
Gated, in a fine community, pro-
duces corn, cotton, tobacco,s setc.
Location: / 1.2 from Silver: 8
miles from Summerton; conven-
lent to schools and churches.
This is a fine farm, 100 acres of
which is in fine state of cultiva-
tien.
For further information write
B. W. DEsCHAMPS,
Executor.
Pinewood, S. G. :,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
Strong And Well as Ever.

Fred Smith, Green Bay. Wis, says;
"Foley Kidney Pills completely reliev.
ed me of all soreness and pain in the
back and now I am strong and we'll as
ever" Cold weather makes aching
Joints, sore muscles and irregular blad.
der action more unhearable. Foley
Kidney Pills help the kidneys elimi'
nate pain-causiDg poisous. Dicksons
Drug Store.-Adv.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
Coughs and Colds are Dangerous.

Few OF US realize the danger of
Coughs, and Colds. We consider them
common and harmless ailments. Eow-
ever statistics tells US every third per-
son dies of lung ailnens. Dangerous
Bronchial and Lung diseases follow a
neglected cold. AS your body strug.
giles against cold germs, no better aid
can be had than DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. It's merit has been tested by
old and young. In use over as years.
Get a bottle today Avoid the risk Of
serious Lung ailments. Druggists
Ady. =. -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
Life Without Lace.

zone can't help thinking what q
eolorless Life a man is forced to lead,
when one reflects that chiffon and
VeIetion point and hand embroidery
and Irish crochet are to him mere
empty words. Whereas woman,
whether she Is interested in babies, or
microbes, or husbands, or poetry. OF
Plato, or bridge, is fundamentally end
always interested II clothes.-Ffons
Daddy.Long Leg. by Jean Webster.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
Help Your Llve,-It Pays.

When your liver gets torpid and your
stomach acts queer. take Dr.. Kings
New Life Pills and You will find your
self feelidg better They purify the
blood, give you freedom from constlpa-
tion, biliousness, dizziness and indiges-
tion You feel 6ns-just like you want
to feel. Clear the!complexion too 25c
at druggists-Adv.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
Hla Motto.

And what is your favorite motor"
asked the reporter who was interview.
ing the candidate for congress. "'Put
yourself In big place." replied tho
candidate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties ofQUINlNE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaris, Euriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
firodamp,

Firedamp is the ordinary name for
the carbureted hydrogen which issues
from blowers or assures In coal
seams. 1t Is infammable, and when
mixed with air in certain proportions
IS highly explosive. Its ignition Is at
tended by the danger Of an explosion
Of coal dust.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
His Adventurous Life.

His Adventurous Life.
Uncle. have you had many exciting
adventures in your life?'
oh. yes. my boy. Several times I
have been caught in automobiles driy-
en- by fool friends who wanted to show
me that their cars could make sixty
miles an hour" :"-Detroit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
Desirable Property For
Sale.

I have the property below described
for sale, This is very fine piece OF
real estate and must be sold.
All that tract of land containing
sixty five 1851 acres, more or, less,
bounded North by public road, leading
to St. Paul, East by lands now or form
erly OF the estate OF Mrs. e. A., Tindal
and lands of John Parson, South by
lands of Mrs. Harvin, and West by
lands of Mrs W. Nj. Brockipton.
The said tract of land being known
as the NJ. D Wells land and lies be-
tween Summertou and ST. Paul.
For particulars apply to
A. LEVI. Attorney.
For FICKEN JORDAN & co. :
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
Money" ="

The mind makes it and under the
terms OF the CONTINENTAL MORT.
GAGE COMPANY you can secure it
at 6 per cent for any legal purpose on
approved real estate. Terms easy, tell
us your wants and we will cooperate
with you.
908-9 MUNSEY BLDG, Baltimore,
Md.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
Acsluired,

Acquired.
Wife-1t's mystery to me that I
didn't see these faults in you before
We were married. Hub-No mystery
about It my dear. didn't possess
them then.-Boston Transcript
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01

What Is called luck, good or bad, Is
only the result Of the operation o. the
law Of compensa ation.-Abany Jour-
nal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
A Native Interpretation.

Tell me-" said an inquiring English
man of an American friend, what Is
the significance Of the eagle shown on
your money!.
ut is IN emblem of its swift fight"