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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-15
Harry Hamil, proprietor of the

Harry Hamil. proprietor of the
City Hotel, recently purchased
the Daniel A. Gilbert farm of zoe
acres east of town.
Mrs. Harry Mock and two
children and Miss Alice Snyder,
of Altoona, are visiting the ladies'
mother, Mrs. Rebecca Snyder,
East Lincoln Way.
See page 2 for full account of
Chicago Convention at which
Charles e. Hughes was nominat-
ed for president and Charles w.
Fairbanks for vice president.
Mrs. Reuben Karns, of Cum
berland, Nd, is visiting her pa
rents, Sheriff and Mrs. ]. L. Gar
land. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Hess, of Bethel township, were
guests in the Sheriff's home
Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Yearick were
called away suddenly last Satur-
day to attend the funeral of the
formers brother-in-law, Rev. DR..
Lane, who died very suddenly
while attending commencement
exercises in Lancaster.
D. E. Little and wife. P. P.
Shives and wife, Ira Diehl and
wife, and Riley Peck and his
housekeeper, helped to swell the
throng that witnessed the dedica-
ton of Zion M. E. church Thomp-
son township, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 0. Mellott,
near Saluvia, belong to our Paid
In-Advance Club Of subscribers.
They pulled into the IT notch
while in town last Friday. That
will look nice on our next honor
roll.
1t was not because of the cool
weather that Mr.. Emory Booth
brought a "Heeter" with him
from Altoona, but it was because
Mr.. Harry S. Heeter is a rafting
good fellow and friend of the
groom that he was invited to be
best man" at the wedding
Wednesday evening.
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Services Of The Lutheran Church.

Next Sunday morning the four
years anniversary service of the
present pastorate will be held in
the Lutheran church in town.
Also the annual congregational
for the election of the
new church council will be held.
All the members are asked to be
present. In the evening the an
nual Children's Day services will
be held. In the Big Cove Tan
merry church, the Children's Day
services will be held in the after
noon.
RoBT. E. PETERMAN, pastor.
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Fine New Barn.

j. Houston Johnston, near
Webster Mills, raised a fine new
barn last Friday, the dimensions
being SOx45 feet. By 1:3O the
workers had the rafters in place.
A sumptuous dinner was served
to SO people. Everything passed
off smoothly without an accident
of any kind. The work of COM
pleting the barn will be we'll un-
der way in time for the new hay
crop.
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Will Celebrate.

Brice Horton and ]. w. Gibson
of Wells Valley, ordered bills at
the News office last Tuesday for
a 4th of July celebration by the
K. G. E. of Wells Tannery. The
meeting will be held in Spang-
ler's Grove, near Wells Tannery,
and preparations have been made
for a full days fun and entertain
ment. See bills.
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Taken TO Hospital.

Mrs. Morrow M. Kendall, of
Ayr township, was taken to the
hospital at Chambersburg on
Tuesday to undergo treatment.
James H. Kendall, accompanied
by Miss Ruth Kendall, took her
to Chambersburg in his auto. 1t
will require several days time to
determine whether an operation
will be necessary.
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INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS

many ClIlLOho Va hSOoiiiiCiiouuIB 3
yesterday.
After having spent several
months in Mt Union, Adam Girls
singer returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Fore, of
Philadelphia, are visiting the
formers father, D. E. Fore, Esq.
East Lincoln Way is being i'm
proved by the application of a
layer of crushed limestone, rolled
solid.
Sheridan Ham and his daugh-
ter Miss Ettie called Tuesday
Miss Elites first visit in a print
shop.
Mrs. John Hockensmith and
baby, of Saluvia, are visiting her
uncle, VIM. Mellott near Riddles
burg.
Mrs. R. B. Campbell, of New
Grenada, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Emma Lodge. in McCon-
nellsburg.
Mrs. C.B. Stevens went to Han
over yesterday to attend the Ep-
worth League Convention. She
will return Saturday.
Mrs. T. J. Comerer and little
son Nelson went to Pittsburgh
last Friday to visit her brothers
and sisters in that vicinity.
The Damascus Sunday School
will hold their annual picnic, but
our correspondent did not say
when nor where it is to be held.
Miss Nell Mace and two nieces
Margerie and Nellie Hoover, of
Chambersburg, were guests in
the home of M. w. Mace last
week.
At a meeting of the Republi-
can County Committee in McCon-
nellsburg, Tuesday, Mr.. Ross R.
Ham, near Saluvia, was re-elect-
ed Chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Peck, and
N. H. Peck and son Harry-all
of Needmore, made a trip to Nc
Connellsburg Tuesday morning
in Thompson's automobile.
Mrs. Rush H. Jackson and son
Kenneth, of Chambersburg, and
Miss Mabel Jackson, of Tyrone,
are visiting in the home of N. H.
Roettger, McConnellsburg.
Miss Bertha Cline and Miss
Mary Kope, of Burnt Cabins,
were NEWS callers Tuesday. ].
L. Kope and son Don brought
them to town in their auto.
Ross King and his wife, in
their auto, brought R. R. Ham
and Frank Price to town Tues
day to attend a meeting of the
Republican county committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse B. Heefner
and daughter Olive, near Water
fall, were to see US on Tuesday
and as result, there will be a II
on their tab on the next honor
roll.
Associate Judge W. B. Stigers
ind wife, after Court adjourned
tuesday,, drove their car to Bed
jord to visit friends, and from
there they intend to go to Pitts
burgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. U. Mace and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Mace, mo-
tored to Chambersburg last Sat-
urday evening and witnessed the
drama "Everywoman" at the Or
pheum.
The Rehoboth M. E. Sunday
School will hold its annual picnic
and Children's Day service COM
bined, Saturday August 5th in
Prof. W. M. Scott's grove. Ev-
erybody invited to come.
Fred Lodge is spending some
time at the home before launch
Ing his boat upon the sea of COM
merce. Mr.. Lodge was gradual
ed last week from the Agricul-
tural College near Washington.
There will be a festival at John
d. Gordon's in Thompson town
ship on Saturday evening, June
l7th the proceeds to be used for
the benefit of the Zion M. E.
church. Everybody welcome.
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Runyan the Eye Man at

Buck Valley, Friday, June 16
Lashley, Saturday, June II
Needmore, Monday and Tues
day, June 10 and 20
McConnellsburg, Wednesday
and Thursday, June 81 and %
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Eyerts--.Gallagher.

Gilbert, son of Henry Everts,
of Tod township, and Miss Edna
Gallagher, of Dublin township,
were married in Hagerstown,
Wednesday evening, June ID,
1916. Our best wishes 60 with
these young people.
Mrs. Frank Van Cleve, (Belle
Hess), of Ocheyedon, Iowa., who
had been visiting her sister
wine" (Mrs. Hill in Gettys-
burg, came to this county yester-
day and is now in the home of
her son, John H. Van Cleve, near
Knobsville.
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While everything glad that
account of early and extensive purchases
patrons the benefit of old prices, which will
surprisingly low. Note the folIowing
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-15
FLOOR COVERING

assortment Floor Mattngs
Some of these goods cannot be duplicated
ing matter Our prices last year while they
last; Matings II cents to % cents mating rugs,
O cents; to A lot of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-10
RULES SUBMARINE WARFARE
FROM STANDPOINT OF ALLIES

sible to identify them and establish
their national character, whether neu-
trail or belligerent combatant or non
comba tant, and to remove the capacity
of harm inherent in the nature of such
vessels.
1T may here be said that any place
which provides submarine warship
far from it's base with an opportunity
for rest and replenishment of supplies
thereby furnishes such addition to Its
powers that the place becomes in fact
through the advantages which it gives,
base of naval operations.
I'm view Of the state of affairs thus
existing. the allied governments are or
the opinion that submarine vessels
should be excluded from the benefit or
the rules hitherto recognized by the
laws of nations regarding the admis-
sion of vessels of war. or merchant
vessels into neutral waters, roadsteads
or ports and their sojourn in them. Any
belligerent submarine entering neu-
trail port should be detained there
THE allied governments take this
opportunity to point out to the neu-
trail powers the grave danger incurred
by neutral submarines In the naviga-
ton OF regions frequented by belliger-
ent submarines.r
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ALL MARKETS
TAKE DROP ON
U-BOA T NEWS
Prices On Grain, Coffee and
Stocks Take Tumble When
Exchange Opens Following
Raid On American Coast

New York, october s.--The stock market
was demorallzed at today's opening
standard issues as well as war stocks en-
tirely breaking 8, 10 and even z points at
the outset on enormous liquidation. The
break was attributed to the German sub
marine activities and their possible conse-
quences.
The foremost feature was United States
Steel on an offering of $4,000 shares at
Il to loo representing loss over the
weekend of slightly more than seven
points.
The Mercantile Marine isues, common
and preferred, worked lower by ~ to IL
points. Distinctive munitions, such as
New York Airbrake, Baldwin Locomotive
Industrial Alcohol, Westinghouse, Cruel
BILE Steel. Studebaker and Pressed Steel
Car, yielded also 3 TO points.
Even standard railway stocks, such as
Union Pacific, were subjected to tremend-
Gus selling pressure, Union losing almost
s points, with declines of to in others
of that group
Secondary prices showed no improve
ment over initial offerings, in some in
stances lower levels being reached.
Recoveries ranged from to Q points,
while Republic Steel virtually regained its
1s-point decline
Sales in the first hour reached the IN
precedented total of approximately 9o0,-
900 shares
Among the factors that helped to read
just prices was the reasoning of some
traders that a more tense international
situation would be likely to rebound 20
the greater advantage of war stocks
The initial decline was accelerated by
the wiping out of many weak bull ac-
counts.
After the most exciting half hour seen
in the stock market since the panic of 1907.
the tide of liquidation was stemmed by
heavy volume of buying orders reported
TO have been sent to the market by
important banking interests
Trading during the balance of the morn
ing continued extremely active and un-
certain, the enormous dealings being ac-
companied by confusing rallies and de-
clines. Brokers with out-of-town con-
tracts reported heavy selling. which was
counter balanced by further buying. Bar
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J.ondon. october 9.--The text OF the
memorandum recently sent by the en-
ten.e allies to neutral governments
respecting the admission of belligerent
submarines into neutral waters or ports
is as follows:
.In view of the development of sub
marine navigation and by reason OF
acts. which in the present circum-
stances may be unfortunately expect
"a from enemy submarines, the allied
governments consider it necessary. in
order not only to safeguard their bell
lirerent rights and liberty of CONNER
cial navigation. but to avoid risks OF
dispute. to urge neutral governments
10 take effective measures, II they
have not already zone SO. with view
to preventing belligerent submarine
vessels whatever the purpose to which
they are put. from making use of neu-
trail waters, foadsteads and ports.
eJn the case of submarine vessels
the application OF the principle Of the
laws of nations is affected by special
and novel conditions. First, by the fact
that the vessels can navigate and re-
main at sea submerged and can thus
escape all control and observations;
second. BY the fact that u is impos-
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is concerning herself with means OF
war, ignoring the plans for peace.
Therefore, it is proper to say the dip
lomat's visit has to do more with the
war and the possibility of our becom-
ing involved than it has to deal with
peace through our agency.
1t is. of course, true that the ambas-
sador has received ae communication
from the Kaiser and the members OF
the German government on the sub
ject of ending the war, but these are
all indefinite and formulated in plans
lacking any immediate act. On the
other hand. am able to state that the
real purpose of the ambassadors jour
ney is to present to the administra-
ton in concrete form what every in
telligent visitor to Germany recent
ly has been impressed by the sure and
rapid weakening of German position
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Park before his engagement to see the
President and remained for a brief time
at an oceanside hotel. He would not
discuss the situation.
II is said the ambassador came here
to deliver a personal letter from the
German Emperor on the Polish relief
The President declined to discuss with
him the submarine attacks off the
Am ercan coast.
Count Won Bernstorff foil wing his
talk with President Wilson, declared that
from information in his possession all tine
attacks on vessels off the American coast
By German submarines had been con-
Quoted in accordance with cruiser war
fare
Germany has promised to observe the
rules of cruiser warfare" the German
ambassador said. land Germany always
keeps her promises"
After the ambassadors call, admins
tration officials said that peace had not
been discussed but that the President
had brought UP the submarine attacks
yesterday off the Atlantic coast. 1t was
stated that Count Won Betrnstorff told
the President he had no information
from his government on the question
but was certain that the promises al
ready made would be kept.
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Will Wait Until All Evidence Is In Be
fore Expressing Opinion On Sub
marine Attacks On Coast

Long Branch, N. J.. October 9-Pres-
dent Wilson announced today as result
of the German submarine attacks on
vessels off the American coast That the
German government will be held to the
complete fulfillment of it's promises to
the government of the United States
He added that he had no right now
to question Germany's willingness to
fulfill the promises.
Just before Ambassador Won Bern
storff called on the President this aft
ernoon. Mr.. Wilson issued the follow
ing statement
This government will, of course, first
inform itself as to all the facts that
there may be no doubt or mistake as
far as they are concerned.
The country may rest assured that the
German government will be held to the
complete fulfillment of it's promise to the
government of the United States. l have
no right now to question its willingness
to fulfill them
The President was represented as being
deeply concerned, although iie had no
information from official circles indcat-
ing that the promises of the German
government had been violated.
Count Won Bernstorff came to Asbury
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-10
FORECAST FARM
PRODUCTION FOR
WHOLE COUNTRY

Washington. October 9.-Forecasts Of
production of the country's principal
farm crops based on conditions October
/ and issued today BY the department Of
agriculture are:
Spring wheat, 152.S5i.Cro bushels: all
wheat, so7,5s7. 900; corn. 2,Il7, 932. 900; oats,
1,22s, 49,, 900; barley, lss5ss,ooo buckwheat
13,942 OC0; white potatoes. 800. 5S3 O00
sweet potatoes. 67,794.0oo; flax, 15.411 COO.
rice ss.16oOOo; tobacco, l.2Os077. 900; pears,
lu,19sOoo; apples 6s,1e9.000; sugar beets
$4,000; kaffrs, rs ls5. Ooo: beans, 1894, 900.
Other details of the report follow:
Spring wheat, indicated acre yield, sc
bushels; corn, condition, 7l.5 per cent of
a normal acre yield, % bushels; oats,
Yield 800; barley, yield. 2s.s; buckwheat,
condition. $40 yield ITO; white potatoes,
condition 62.6, yield S2S; sweet potatoes
condition 921; flax, condition S7.2. yiel,
81 rice, condition 9l6, yield 3z6; to-
bacco. condition S5,6. yield s6o.4; hay
yield l.64s' sugar beets, condition s6.3
yield SIS: kaffirs. condition Csc. yield
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Summary Of the News

GENERAL. NEWS
l-Crewx Of ships of undersea war
riors being searched for.
Much depends ON Wilson's decision
Ruthless warfare planned.
Markets drop U-boat news.
No hnsty action by Wilson.
Ship Insurance jumps sky high.
United States Steel cnse to come
before court this term.
Postal receipts show increase Mt
Bessemer.
LOCAL NEWS
5-ThOuxands attend State Fair.
Citizens back commissioners In
Green Springs golf course.
Meeting today of farm bank COM
7-Fire prevention day observed.
FEATURES
0-SOcial and Dolly Dalrymple.
reports.
SPORTS
S-B0stOn Red SOx win second game
from BROOKLYN.
s-World series to be continued In
Brooklyn today.
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SHIP INSURANCE
JUMPS SKY-HIGH
Local Agent In New Orleans Reports
That War Risks Are No Longer
Taken Unless Approved

New York, October 9.-Marine insur-
ance rates from American to English
ports today jumped per cent to per
cent in consequence of the German sub
marine operations. Rates to Havre and
Bordeaux increased from 5s and y of 1
per cent to per cent.
Some brokers were asking for trans
atlantic insurance as high as 10 per cent.
and others refused to quote rates at ALL
To South America and the Panama
canal the rates advanced from a and "
of per cent to 2 per cent
The quotations marked the biggest adj
vance since that which followed the
news of the operations of the German
raider Moewe in the South Atlantic when
they advanced from Il Of ! per cent TO
per cent.
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A. P. MAKES new
RECORD HANDLING
NEWS OF BASEBALL

New York, October 9.--An unprecedent-
ed feat in the telegraphic transmission
OF news was accomplished by the traffic
department of the Associated Press to-
day when one telegrapher sitting in the
stand at Braves Field in Boston was en-
ab,ed to flash over $1,000 miles of leased
wire the story of how the Boston Amer
leans beat the Brooklyn Nationals in
the second game of the worlds baseball
series.
Taking dctation from the Associated
Press representatives who were covering
the game, this telegrapher, j. A. Bates,
through the telegraph connections ar
ranged for the service. was able to send
the story to 900 Associated Press offices
and newspapers in the United States,
tick for tick. into each office simulta-
neously-as far west as San Francisco,
as far north as Duluth and as far south
as New Orleans.
The telegrapher sent the story over
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M|SS|SS|PP|ANS
TO VOTE ON LAWS
ALREADY ENACTED

jackson, Miss, October s.-The Missis-
sippi supreme court today ordered disso-
luton of the Injunction granted several
weeks ago by Chancellor Taylor on Pc
tition of the Anti-Saloon league restrain
ing the secretary of state from placing
on the ballots in the November election,
under the referendum amendment to the
constitution, the law enacted by the last
legislature limiting shipments OF liquor
into the state to one quart Of whisky
and q pints of beer every Is days 10
any one resident; the law prohibiting
liquor advertising in the state and the
act creating a fish and game warden.
The Anti-Saloon league alleged the ref
erendum amendment never had bean
legally adopted. The supreme court
held that the chancellors and other cou IS
had no jurisdiction to prevent by injunc-
ton the holding OF an election. The
court did not pass on the amendments
legality.
After announcement Of the decision. the
(Contiauea - Paxs sevsal
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gain hunters were active especially in
high-grade shares.
During the noon hour business slack
ened materially, but the undercurrent be-
came irregular with renewed heaviness
in same leading stocks Southern Pa
cihc and General Electric we're lower
than in the morning with a decline OF 14lz
points for Bethlehem Steel
Conditions were not materially changed
In thel alter dealings apart from the rela-
tive strength shown by steel and certain
other leaders. with fresh pressure against
marines and specialtes.
Only in few isolated cases were
highest prices of the forenoon rally re-
peated or improved upon The net re-
suit left many losses of 3 to 5 points
In the active group. with greater i'm
provement among speculative issues.
New York, October "A wave of SELL
ing hit the cotton market at the opening
today. causing a break of from to 50
points from Saturdays close. Fear of
difficulties in making cotton exports,
due to the presence of German subma-
rnes, was responsible.
Chicago, October 9.-Activity OF Ger
man submarines resulted today in =
downward crash of wheat values The
break right at the start amounted to SC
a bushe in some cases. December fall
ing to s1.54ta, as compared with 81 .5s1z at
Saturdays finish
Prices of corn. oats and provisions also
fell, but not to so radical a degree as in
the case of wheat.
Greatly increased difficulty in meeting
exports was the generally accepted rea-
son for the declines.
New Orleans, October 9-Excited SELL
ing greeted the news of submarine activi-
ty in American waters on the opening OF
the cotton market today and prices
sumped 4e to SIS points before the first
call was over This was drop OF about
1925 to sS.25 a bale. one OF the sharpest
slumps of this season.
Much of the selling was from holders of
long contracts who feared consequences
of the submarine activity on exports az
cotton. Prominent bullish traders were
heavy buyers at the decline. Checking
the downward movement Prices reacted
to within 10 to IS points of last weeks
close.
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New Orleans, October 9.-Local agents
of Slarine insurance companies an
nounced late today that war risks on
vessels and cargoes out of New Orleans
have been entirely suspended for the
present owing to the German submarine
activity in the North Atlantic. The
agents state no cargo insurance of any
kind will be placed without it's being APP
proved by wire or cable by the head
quarters office. Orders for this action
were taken today from London and New
York marine insurance companies. with
agencies here.
Seven British and one French yes
sci now are in port and several other
allied merchantmen have sailed within
the last few days. Local shippers as
serted that the action of the marine in
surance companies will seriously restrict
shipping from this port.