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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
Paris Admits Loss.

Paris.-German troops made an at
tack on French positions on the Yer
dun front east Of the Meuse near the
Haudremout quarry and obtained a
footing in one Of the French trenches,
the World Office announced
East Of Cumieres to the west Of
the Meuse the French made some
progress in hand-grenade lighting
Activity on the part Of the artillery
was particularly severe i'm the vicinity
of Hi 3O4 and from Dead Mans HiH
10 Cumieres.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
RANGERS KILL TWO, is REPORT,
Mexican Prisoners Alleged To Have
Tried To Escape.

Brownsville, Texas Reports that
Col, Louis NORM and Victoriano Ponce,
alleged Mexican outlaws, had been kill
ed by Texas Rangers 75 miles north
Of Brownsville, Shen the Mexicans at
tempted to escape from custody, are
siill without official confirmation. The
sheriffs OF Kleberg and Willacy coun-
ties reported they had not seen NORM
or Ponce since they we're turned over
TO Rangers presumably to be brought
to Brownsville, where murder charges
have been placed against them
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
U. S. NAVY AVIATOR KILLED.
Lieut.. RoekweIrs Children See Him
Fall 10 Death.

Pensacola, Fla.--Lieut James Vim
cent Rockwell, civil engineer in the
United States Navy, who was in train.
ing as an aviator here, was killed when
a navy aeroplane he was plotting diyed
l5O feet into the Gulf The machine
was badly damaged. The accident oc.
Cured just as Lieutenant Rockwell
was ending trial flight His three
little children saw him fall
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
Candidates File Expense.

Expense accounts were filed by II. l.
Ackerman, candidate for Democratic
delegate-at-large. showing that he had
spent $50, and by w. Il. Rice, candi-
date for Republican delegate-at.large,
certifying to $77. Candidates filing ac-
counts for less than $50 were Justice
+. A. Walling, S. B. Philson, candidates
for Democratic nomination for State
Treasurer and T. A. H. Hoy, Alba b.
Johnson and John W. Ford.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
Little Fighting In Russia.

Petrograd (Vla London) The War
Once communication issued says
Southwest Of Dalen Island the Ger.
mans attempted an attack on our
trenches, but we're repulsed with heavy
losses
In the region Of Dachliki, north Of
Oyka Station, our scouts were attack
cd by an Austrian outpost, but launch
ed couuterattack aud forced the
enemy to fee
"On the remainder of the front the
situation is unchanged
"ln the Catcasus region there is
nothing 10 report"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
NO EXTRA LEAVE FOR CAMP.
Government Clerks viii Not Receive
Pay For Time.

Washington. Government clerks
cannot be granted extra leave on pay
to attend military training camps,
under rui;ug handed down by the
Comptroller oS The Treasury. The
question was submitted by Secretary
McAdoo in behalf Of several Treasury
Department employees who wished to
attend the Plattsburg instruction
camp
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
State Insurance Head.

Among the stories floating about the
Capitol was one that the Governor
name Speaker Charles A. Amber for
insurance commissioner to succeed
Charles Johnson who is a resident OF
Montgomery county, The Speaker
could not be named until after Noyem-
ber, as he is still member of the Leg
islature
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
2 TO AGAINST PEACE BY JAN. /.
London Underwriters Charge Sitter
Rate For Insurance.

London. The underwriters charged
so per cent 10 insure against declara-
tion of peace between Great Britain
and Germany before January J. The
rate indicates that in the underwriters
opinion the prospects for an early
peace are better than two months ago,
when the rate for the same risk was
only 80 per cent
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
H. S. Frederick succeeds Drake.

Harvey S Frederick, of Souderton.
was appointed Prothonotary of Mont
gomery county. by Governor Brum-
baugh, vice S. II Drake, resigned. Mr..
Frederick is Republican County Com
mitteeman from Souderton and was a
supporter of Speaker Amber in the
authorship campaign. He now is audi
tor for the Soudertou borough and
school district
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
Months Advance Small.

Inspection made by military authori-
ties Of maps Of the verdun region
shows that within the last month Ger.
man gains on the west bank Of the
Meuse from Cumieres to Avocour.
average a depth Of 300 metres (about
onesiXth mile). The line eastward
from the river is substantially the
same as lt was a month ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
PROTEST AGAINST
SEIZURES OF MAIL
Note To Allies as Vigorous as
That Sent 10 Berlin.
OBJECTS TO The METHODS
sritain's Practice OF Taking Ships To
Port For Search Gives No
Right To open Neu-
tral Parcels.

Washington - Vigorous language,
equd'ing almost that employed in the
last communications to Germany on
the submarine issue, is understood 10
characterize the notes delivered TO the
British and French Embassies here
protesting against interference with
neutral mails on the high seas.
Outlines Of these communications
have been cabled 70 London and Paris
by the Embassies, and the full text
will be forwarded by mail This is
taken to mean that replies will be
framed only upon mature considera-
ton.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
TO RECESS FOR CONVENTIONS.
Senate Leaders Agree Upon Three.Day
Adjournments.

Washington Informal agreement
was reached by Senate leaders for
practical cessation of legislative
activity during the political national
conventions Threeday adjournmentS
are to be taken from June 8 TO June 20
with only perfunciory business trans.
acted on the meeting days.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
Sac rakes over HeaIth Atars.

The State Department of Health
took charge of the administration Of
health affairs in Jennertown. Cassell
man and New Baltimore, Somerset
county; Sistersville. Westmoreland
county and New Lebanon and Sheak-
leyville, Mercer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
22s MILES IN 1877 MINUTES.
Aviator and Passenger Fly From New
York To Washington.

Washington. Aeropane J. n s.
carrying Aviator Victor Carlsrom and
Alan x. Hawley as a passenger, made
the 1eht from New York TO Washing
ton in hours and Z minutes They
left sheepshead Bay at 725 o'clock
A. NJ and landed on Potomac drive az
1890 A. ". after Tying over the White
House They covered ihe 22f miles
N lai m.nates.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
MExlcANs CLOSE STORES.
Find It impossible To Do Business
Under Currency Ediet.

Brownsville. Texas. Hundreds of
small merchants in Mexico have been
forced to close their places Of business
on account of a recent edict of General
Carranza. raising The value Of Mexican
money to 10 cents when worth but two
cents American money, according to
reports received here
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
TO ORDER MEXICAN ELECTION.
carranza To Decree General Poll For
Presidency After July.

FL Paso Texas.-As the first step in
the restoration Of a constitutional gov
ernment, the Carranza administration
has prepared decree calling for
municipal elections and the establish
ment of fee municipalities, according
to a message from Mexico City re-
ceiyed by Andres Garcia, Mexican Con
sui here
After the municipal elections orders
viii be issued for State and Congress
sional elections and for the choosing
OF a President Of the republic The
first election is ordered for July
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
EMPIRE DAY OBSERVED.
British Flag Hosted over Embassy
and All consulstes.

Washington. Empire bay, for the
first time officially recognized by the
Government of Great Britain, was oh.
served Wednesday by the hosting OF
the British flag over the Embassy in
Washington. while under instructions
from the Embassy the same emblem
was displayed over every British
consular Office in the United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01

Paloma may mean either the pigeon
or TIE dove
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
ROBERT N. WILCOX DEAD.
Husband OF Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the
Writer.

New Haven, Conn Robert NJ VIII.
cox, husband Of Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
the writer, died at his summer home,
the Anchorage, at Short Beach. Death
was due to pneumonia. Mr. Wilcox
and Miss Wheeler >ere married in
1854
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
scHwAs GIVES CONCERT HALL.
Announces 100000 Donation To Town
OF Bethlehem. Pa.

Bethlehem, Pa Charles NJ. Schwab
announced sift to Bethlehem in the
form of 100000 concert hall, which
will seat $500 people and in which
future festivals, concerts, etc, will be
held
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
Auto License Receipts.

state automobile license receipts
passed the s1.s9O,OOO mark. 1t is ex-
pected to reach the S2,OOO,OOO mark In
June. The receipts to date are away
ahead of those at this time last year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
Hershberger Named Jurlst.

NJ. T. Hershberger, of Everett, was
appointed Associate Judge of the Bed
ford county courts by the Governor,
upon recommendation of former Lieu
tenant Governor John NJ. Reynolds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
RUBBER IN MAILS.
Incident Quoted AS Justification For
British interference.

London. Fourteen hundred parcels
Of rubber which we're taken from the
drstclass mails on the Dutch steamer
Gelua while EN- route from South
America to Holland, were Condemned
in the prize court here The parcels
were said to be destined for Germany
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
OFFICE BOY AND sto5t5 GONE.
}. P Morgan & Co. Call On Police To
Recover Payroll Fund.

New York p Morgan & Co. re-
uues,od the police TO search for Will
liam McMunus, an 1Syearoid office
boy on complain. that ne disap-
peercd shortly before noon. taking
Wits Linn }l0,5l5. representing the
hrr weekly payroll Another office
bog employed by The arm disappeared
ato9 the same time, She police
lca rcl.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
DESTROYER BEATS CONTRACT.
Sampson Attains Speed OF St.2 Knots
An Hour.

Quincy, Mass. The torpedo-boat de-
stroyer Sampson exceeded contract re
Quirements by attaining a speed of 81.
knots an hour during her acceptance
trials Off Rockland, Maine. according
to a radiogram received by her build
ers, the Fore River Shipbuilding Cor
poration here. 1t was stated the yes
sci developed 10000 horsepower.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01

Perhaps the only mulberry forest
In the world is to be found at Changa
Manga, near Lahore, India 1t is some
10000 acres in extent and has hitherto
been used only for fuel and timber
demonstrating that mulberry can be
prohtaby grown apart altogeiler from
its great value in providing food for
silkwogi.g
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
ON FIRE; JUMPS INTO sArHrvs.
Bedford Mans Clothes Caught When
Blow Pot Exploded.

Bedford. Val Mott Lindsay was
severely burned when a blow pot ne
was using in soldering exploded.
throwing blazing gasoline over him
His clothes were set on fire and he
probably saved his life by pluuging
into bathtub His face, arms and
body We're badly burned and his condi.
ton is critical
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
FRtNz vow FtNrELEN INDICTED.
Proceeding nssis For Obtaining His
EXtradition.

Now York Franz Won Bintelen. the
German agent who has figured in sew
ora alleged German bomb plots and Is
nov detained IN England was indicted
By The Federal grand jury as a basis
for obtaining his eXtradition to this
country The indictment charges him
with fraud in connection with The pro
curing of false American passport.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01

no t siiirulants are poiaons.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01

Paris. The German Emperor, ac-
cording TO Geneva dispatch to the
Temps, is soon to pay a visit to the
Austro-ltalian front
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
LIGHTNING KILLS FARMER.
Two Horses He Was Working Also
Struck.

Luray Va Tnonas Dlnges. en-
poyed on the p p. Long farm in this
cornty, was Killed BY lightning. He
was plowins corn at the time and the
two horses he was using also we're
killed. The storm was accompanied
in some sections by hail and high
wirds
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01

With a four.horse-power engine a
motor-driven plow Of English invention
cuts six-inch furrow at speed ex.
ceeding three miles an hour.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
LANSING WILL NOT RETIRE.
State Department Calls Rumor Part OF
Propaganda.

Washington. Fiat denial was made
Of the rumor that Secretary Of state
Robert Lansing was about TO retire
from the Cabinet because of alleged
differences between him and the Presi-
dent The State Department issued the
following statement THE story is a
part Of a propaganda the deliberate
purpose Of which is 20 create an ap-
pearance Of dissension in the Govern
ment which does not exist"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01

James d. Erwin, fifteen years old,
was hit over the heart by pitched
ball and Instantly killed while playlns
baseball at oil City.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
Methods, Not Principles.

II Is understood there is no substan-
tial difference as to principle between
the State Department and the London
and Paris Chancelleries regarding the
broad question Of inyiolabillty Of hrst-
class mails on the high seas The
American objection is based rather on
the methods employed by the allied
governments in handling these mails
The United States does not concede
the right TO even inspect first class
mails in transit on the high seas, as
suming that these do not include any
thing more than correspondence and
are not made he vehicle for the sup
ply Of contraband TO the belligerents.
Act Under compuIsion.
The fact that a neutral vessel carry
ing mails between neutral countries
is compelled to come into a belliger-
ent port, to comply with belligerent
naval rules, It IS held, does not re
move the mail matter on board from
the privileged character OF mail on the
high seas
Ambassador Page in London and
Ambassador Sharp in Paris have been
informed by cable of the delivery OF
the notes and acquainted briefly with
their nature.
Urges Warshp Mail Route.
a resolution authorizing the trans
portation of mail 10 and from neutral
ports on naval vessels and declaring
that amy interference with our mails
shall be resented by such ships with
an power Of the navy and Of the ships"
was introduced by Representative
Tapue Of Massachusetts.
II declares that Great Britain has
shown no disposition to discontinue
the practice which is a violation OF
our rights and our rights to do bust
ness with neutral countries"
The resolution was referred to com
mittee.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
cYcLcNs KILLS THREE.
Two Towns Near Birmingham HIt BY
Twister.

Birmingham Ma Three persons,
two white and one negro, are dead,
and ten or more are injured as the re.
suit OF a cyclone which struck sunny
side and Songo. ten miles south OF
Birmingham.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01
INTERESTING NOTES FOR ALL

Production Of copper in the United
States is more than % times what it
was In 1880
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01

Japan is planning to adopt an al.
pbabet of AZ letters, including most of
the Roman characters, some Russian
ard the rest original symbols.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-01

The number Of women employed in
Germany increased from January to
July l, 1915, by 100000.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-06-01

The Missouri river 10 one Of the great
drainage channels Of the Uuited States.
measuring In total length about 2.4OO
miles. 1t drains 52T. 1855 square miles.
. territory as great as that embraced
In the states Of New jersey, Pennsyl,
wanna, Ohio. Delaware. Maryland, vir-
ginia. West Virginia. Kentucky, North
Carolina. Tennessee, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Although Missouri river may never
again be utilized as a means Of COM
munication and transportation, 1t is
destined to play a large part In the
better development Of its drainage basin
by furnishing water for irrigation and
for generating power.-Geological Sur
vey.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-06-01
''''''
| PROGRAM TO Be
/. BEST lever
list Of Celebrities For Big Week In
= Logan, June II to 20

When Cache Valley Chautauqua
fplks get out their program ballo,
and vote on what they must see
whether they see anything else OF
not, they are going to wind UP by
voting the straight ticket. II is a
program Of such uniform. excellence
such surprising variety bf iEteres,
that no one will want to miss sin
gle number.
Here are the orators, artists, must
clans, dramatic players and feature
attractions Of the most pretentious
ChautauQua program ever presented
in the west. Look them over.
The Comus Players are a welcome
innovation to Chautauquas who love
high class drama. They will give
one Of the best modern plays, and @
favorite selection from Shakespeare
Wood Briggs is the inimitaple plat
form entertainer from Kentucky
sparkling with a wealth OF dialect
and drollery from the old South. The
Riner Sisters, are femininity plus, Of
indescribable charm, vivacity and yer
satility. They are queens OF panto
mine mimicry and impersonation.
The Balmer Kaffir Boy Choir, Is
the biggest single novelty attraction
ever featured in a Chautauqua pro
gram in the west. They are wonder
full singers and their costumed cere
monies, antics, and war dances will
be the talk OF the town.
Alexander Won Skibinsky. the emf
nent Russian concert violinist, with
Mary WEIGH, contralto, soloist. and
Alice Wright Baker pianist and &C
companist, present an instrumental
and vocal concert Of unusual merit
The International operate Company
comprising a personnel of English
Opera stars, present an opera in cos
tune in addition to popular and elias
sic selections. The Sequoia' Male
Quartet, uphold the best traditions OF
this most popular of male voice ar
rangements. The bringing OF the
New York City Marine Band TO ives
tern Chautauquas, registers the higl
water mark in musical attractions.
The 1916 Chautauqua lecture
course Is of unusual interest as Il
includes such men as Sylvester A
Long. President of the lnternationa
yceum Associations; Lou j. Beau
champ, Honorary President Of tho
same body; DR.. Thomas E, Green
International diplomatist, and Presi
dent Of the American Peace Confer
ence; DR.. w. A. Hunsberger, Vice
President of the International Peace
Conference, in charge of Sir Douglas
Mawsons Antarctic Expedition even
ing-with the famous Mawson NOV
ing pictures taken in that region ant
Robert Parker Miles of the editoria
staff of the largest chain of newspa
pers in the world.
June IA to June 20, are the Cache
Valley Chautauqua dates.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-06-01
0,,ohsiy Rspairsd.

As the tourist walked slorg q quie'
highland road he saw a cottager chop.
ping wood with q very ancient iook'
ing az.
That's surely an old hatchet you
have there" he began.
"Ay. It IS" replied the cottager, paus-
ing In his labors "Aince It belangeo
to the great Sir william Wallace him
sell" ...... ..f..
"Indeedw exclaimed the tourist II
surprise. 81 should not have though,
II was as old as that"
"Aweel," came the cautious reply
eye ken It's had twa new heids ant
Tower new haunles sin then. Lon
don Globe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-06-01

W. A. Crockett. proprietor Of the
Crockett Poster Advertising service,
is standardizing his bill boards and
is having them constructed OF sheet
steel. standing about, fourteen feet
high. The new boards are on legs
and of the ground about fourteen
inches. They are placed at promi.
nent points, and the first company
to occupy the new boards are the
dealers OF Clear Creek and Castle
Gate coal. This is large lithograph
highly coiored poster designed espe.
cially to set forth in effectivs man
ner campaign for advertising this
particular coal. The poster was
painted by the Utah Bill Posting
Company. -....
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-06-01

Joseph Peterson OF Boise, attorney
general for Idaho, was in Logan on
Tuesday on a visit with his brother,
DR.. Z. G. Peterson, president-elect
of the Agricultural College. In speak.
ing politically, Mr.. Peterson says It
is a pretty hard matter to say who
viii get the Republican nomination
for president but his preference is
Elihu Root, of New York, white eth
er Hughes or Roosevelt will be very
acceptable as our national standard
bearer.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-06-01
Ignorant Butchers.

Mrs. Newlywed On tears) - Just
don't care! I'm going to give up
housekeeping!
Her Dearest Friend-What! When
you took a special course at college In
domestic science?
Mrs. Newlywed (sobbingD-I--I know.
but-but l can't find butcher that
dld!-EXchange.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-06-01

Elder Charles jenkins has return
ed home. Sc spent the first part
OF his mission in England and the
latter In the Missouri conference
where he acted as clerk for
the conference. He has been away
over two years. He feels fine anu
says he enjoyed his labors wnile
away. However, he like, others, are
glad to get back home among his
friends once more.