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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23
MAY DRAFT NEUTRALs.
Germany con5ldcrs Calling On Those
Living Five Years In country.

Living Five Years In Country.
London.--The Exchange Telegraph's
Amsterdam correspondent reported
that Germany is considering pressing
into rervice all neutrals who have lived
in Germany continuously for Ave
years. A census of these neutrals is
being taken, the dispatch said. and they
probably will be forced to do garrison
duty.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

Oscar A. Neff, of Slatington, has
petitioned State Highway Commission
er Cunningham for the extension
Of the improved State road from
Schnecksville to Lehigh Gap. This
would give Lehigh county a trunk line
its entire length.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

Howard L. Baker, fer some time
member of the faculty Of the Amber
High School, has been ordained
minister of the Evangelical Church and
has been assigned to charge in Read
ing. He will continue as a member OF
the faculty until the end of the pres
ent school year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

The flve volunteer fire companies Of
Bethlehem, elected the following dis
trict chiefs: Central, John DillinGer;
Monocacy. George EclIhardt; Reliance,
Clarence Werst; Fairview, Edwin
Feist: Lehigh, John G. Fetter
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

Orlando A. Richards, dean OF work.
Ing printers in the Lehigh Valley, hav-
ing been working at the trade for half
a century, fell dead of stroke OF
apoplexy at his home in bethlehem.
He was seventy-three years old.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23
j. s.. TROOPS
ENTER MEXICO
General Pershing Leads hain
Force of 1000 Men.
MEXICANS JOIN IN PURSUIT
Artillery Taken Alono-Expedltlon,
Ordered To overtake and Wipe Out
Villa and His Organization, Is
Prepared To Co Anywhere.

San Antonio, Texas. - Brig.-Gen.
John ]. Jershlng, with more than 1000
roops, began the pursuit in Mexico OF
Francisco villa, whose raid across the
border caused President Wilson and
his Cabinet to decide to use the United
States Army to run him down.
General Pershing's report that he
and his command had crossed the In
,ernational boundary line just south
Of Columbus reached Gen. Frederick
Funston, in charge here of general
operations.
His report served to dlsDel TO great
oxtent fears that had been entertained
in some quarters that resistance would
be offered by the troops Of the de facto
government. Colonel Bertani. the
commanding officer Of the Carranza
Garrison at Palomas, on the south side
Of the dividing line, promptly Joined
General Pershing.
Colonel Bertani's force was only
,ome 400 men, but they we're reported
o have displayed willingness and even
nagerness to join in the chase. AS a
body, the Mexican troops will remain
under their own commander, but
number of them are being employed as
scouts by General Pershing.
Reports of progress in the country
where the search has been begun will
Se made by General Pershing to Cen
'ral Funston, but 1t is not anticipated
hat these will be frequent or deal with
my but the more important develop
ments.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23
To End When Villa 10 Taken.

General Pershing has gone into
Mexico with orders to overtake and
wipe out villa and his band. Unless
orders to the contrary are received
from those higher in authority than
General Funston, the campaign just
begun will continue until villa is cap
tured or killed. This, 1t was said at
General Funston's headquarters, is the
idea of General Pershing which he car
ried with him across the line.
No limits have been placed on the
field OF operations. After the cam
paign is well under way, it was pointed
out, circumstances may cause restric-
tions, but just now the troops are pre-
pared to go anywhere to carry out the
Presidents orders.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23
Funston Withholds News.

The actual news coming from the
forces somewhere in Northern Mex
leo" was unexciting and unilluminative
as to Villas exact whereabouts, but
not even his news was made public by
General Funston. He is consistently
ndtering to his policy Of not permit
ting the details Of the expedition to be-
come common knowledge.
For no reason asce-tainable there
prevails a belief that an encounter
with villa is not probable for some
days. Tis exact whereabouts is not
known, but he Is believed by most
persons 20 be In the mountains not
far from Casas Grandes district, to.
ward which the Americans are moving
and against which the Carranza col.
umns are said to be directed from
other directions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

Because of the rush of business dur
Ing the past two months. ascribed by
some to the influence of leap year, 1t
has been decided to devote special
office in the Cumberland County Court
House to the Marriage License Bureau.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

Orders have been issued by the State
Department of Agriculture for the
prosecution Of any persons or firm en-
gaging in the process Of bleaching
flour or selling -four so treated in this
State.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

As John Murphy, construction foro-
man Of the Shamobin- -Edgewocd Troll
ley Company, was assisting in clean
ing the track of snow on top of the
Treverton Mountain. he fell forty feet
into a ravine. He probably will die
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23
DOdd Leads Second Column.

Col. George A. Dodd, heading a
smaller column that entered Mexico
some distance west Of Columbus, also
is moving in a southerly direction and
these two forces should be within
touch of each other before the end OF
the week.
BY that time II is expected an In
fantry support will hold the lines OF
communication along which motor
trucks for the transportation OF am
munition and supplies will be oper-
ated
There are believed to be about 1900
troops under Colonel Dodd's command.
Although the censorship imposed by
General Funston was relaxed, efforts
still we're made to keep secret the de-
tails of the plan of campaign, the exact
number of men engaged and their
actual locations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

The smallest payment Of State tax
made in many months was received at
the State Treasury the other day. II
amounted to one cent and was bal'
ance due OH some bank stock tax by
savings bank.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23
nadd Nearlnn Min Eoree.

San Antonio, Texas.-CaIculations
nt army headquarters here indicated
that General Pershing soon would be
in a position to redivide his forces and
from near the heart Of the region
where Villa has been operating and
begin a systematic search for the
Mexican bandit Official reports to
General Funston gave assurances that
there had been no clash between Emerl.
cans and Mexicans.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

Walter C. Shaw, Of Ridgeway, was
appointed an assistant surgeon and
6rst lieutenant in the National Guard
Medical Corps, and assigned to the
Sixteenth Infantry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

The costs in the case in which G. 7.
Taggart, Of Savannah, Ca, charged Or,
Ludlum and associates Of the Glad
wyne Colony with conspiracy, but
which the jury found was not we'll
founded, were imposed on the doctors,
amounting to 1922. They will appeal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

The Peque Fishing Club. which soma
time ago lost its clubhouse by fire. has
under construction finer and more
c6mmodious building. the cost to be
nearly $4,000. 1t is along the banks
Of the Susquehanna, and terrace will
be erected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
REDUCING TAXES.

To reduce taxes is a laudaLble ambi-
ton when taxes are too high. but to
destroy a useful and valuable public
institution and then find that the
taxes have not been reduced would be
an act for the blind and the foohardy
but that is what is being proposed all
over Iowa today.
Abolish the highway commission is
the cry. Taxes are too high. No
taxes are ever used for the highway
commission except per cent Of the
auto license money. SO abolishing the
highway commission could not pos
sibly reduce taxes upon land. 1t
would increase them in fact for the
expert work of the highway commits
sion has brought the cost Of concrete
bridges down to almost half what was
paid before we had state engineers
We are getting several millions more
for our money every year in bridges
than we would have obtained without
state engineers. The records will
show that this Is true Abolish the
highway commission and we will not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
THE MUSCLES.

The muscles are neat, restless rub
Der bands concealed within the legs,
arms, and jaw of man. The jaw
muscles of the average man are some
what under-developed, as rule, as he
Is usually kept in a cowed state and
not allowed to mingle in the CONVEX
sation in the gay, jubilant and unre-
strained manner peculiar to the
feminine gender. Specialists in dis
eases of the jaw bone tell us that if
man were permitted to use these
muscles more his general health would
be improved and his teeth would last
longer.
Muscles are not bestowed upon man
for ornamental purposes, but in order
to secure practical results. Men who
live in the great city and do office
work would have more muscle if they
would take little interest in house
work and help turn the wringer or
lug thirty-two- pound baby around
in the small hours Of the night, in
stead of allowing their wives to take
on all the muscle in the family. Such
men are under a heavy handicap when
the time comes that they want to as
sert their authority, for then they are
confronted with a bristling wife with
an unrepentant air and muscles that
would make old Hercules biceps look
like a shoestring.
The muscles should be used every
day, else they will deteriorate and be-
come as liStless as a fat boy at a
temperance lecture. The most heavily
muscled animal in existence is a blind
mule on a treadmilL which uses his
muscles oftener with fewer opportuni-
ties TO take a full breath than anybody
else unless it is the man who is try
ing to feed genuine creamery butter
to a family Of nine children on s12
a week. The muscles can be over
worked In which event they will play
out like a decrepit suspender, but
cases IF this kind re- about as scarce
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
only not reduce taxes but we will lose

only not reduce taxes but we will lose
efficiency in our bridge buying.
The county engineers are the use
less appendages many orators pro-
claim. Abolish them and we will re-
duce taxes, but will we? County en-
gineers with all their assistants are
now costing us farmers 1-S OF one mill
out of 40 mills levied upon our farms
for all purposes. They are paid out
of county road funds and cost us 81
on every quarter section of land.
Abolish them and we would save 81
for each farmer but then we would
need a bridge superintendent instead
and sometimes surveyor for when a
permanent concrete bridge is put in
We must put it 10 the ultimate grade
line. We couldn't save all OF that
dollar to each farm, perhaps not any
of it. ..
So. we have it that We might save
s1 TO each farm in our taxes If we
abolish county engineers but 1t costs
81 to Join a taxpayers league. We
might save 5 per cent Of our auto tax
if we abolish the highway commission
but that couldn't be saved for the tax
payer. He would have to pay It Just
the same. The money would be sent
back to the counties and sunk in the
mud and then we would get fewer
bridges for our real tax money with
out expert bridge engineers on the
job.
What is wrong with our taxes then!
Temporizing, hand mouth eXpendi-
ture. Out of $4,000 spent upon
dirt roads last year 100000 went
into temporary work and was washed
away. This is a loss twelve tunes
greater than the total cost OF all our
engineers. state and county combined
Each quarter section in Iowa now
paws upon an average 50 for county
roads, s12 for township roads, Slo LOT
bridges and 50 for the license on
Ford car. Out of the Ford license
money the state highway commission
gets As cents and out OF the 50 tor
county roads and the SIS for bridges
the county engineers get 81.
What can we save 10y aboiishing the
highway commission except to lose its
own efficiency and that is worth NIL
lions in value TO us?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
WHO KILLED SUFFRAGE.

Six counties containing the six wet
cities Of Davenport, Clinton, Dubuque,
Burlington. Cedar Rapids and Iowa
City defeated woman's suffrage. The
cause lost by 10000 votes and 1890
majority was cast against it in these
six counties.
II is interesting to note the vote in
those counties in which the saloons
were ousted by majority sentiment
from other large cities before the
mulct law was repealed. In Wapello
where Ottumwa went dry by petition
the majority against woman's suffrage
was only 500 in spite Of all the coal
mining population whereabouts. In
Mahaska, Marshall, Blackhawk and
Cerro Gordo, where the saloons were
ousIed from Oskaloosa, Marshalltown,
town, Waterloo and Mason City, the
vote showed majorities for woman s
suffrage of $50, 500. $50, and 900 re-
spectively.
Even in the two river cities Of Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Sioux City on the west
boundary the dry sentiment is grow
ing as evidenced by majorties against
it in Pottawattamie and Woodbury. Of
only 100 in each Of those counties.
Turning again TO small rural coun-
ties such as Bremen and Carroll, peo-
pied by Germans and wet on the sa-
loon question, we find majorities of 900
and 500 cast against woman's suffrage
A great many votes were cast
against woman's suffrage by constitu
tional standpatters who are not wet
hut the record shows that none of the
wet votes were lost in opposition to
woman's suffrage. Those who voted
against it found themselves voting
shoulder TO shoulder with the saloon
crowd Of Davenport and Dubuque.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
Topics of the Times

After having used the flag OF truce
to decoy Americans within range once
or twice the NeXicans will learn that
they needn't use it and that the
Americans will come without calling.
Marshalltown never entertained a
guest with whom it was better content
or a crowd that seemed better salts
field than the men and women of the
encampment.
The Des Moines presbytery OF the
L. P. church followed the lead OF the
Methodists and declared Harding S
e,ection would be "a menace to good
igoyernment" and Endorsed Meredith.
There seems no doubt that the disgust
Of the church people over Harding
nomination will play very important
i. part in the fall elections.
About the best thing to do is TO send
Wood down to take care of the organi-
cation and turn little old Fred Funston
loose.
The Young fellow who didn't take
time to look out Of the window at
cut and dried preparedness parade is
often first a the recruiting office When
the call for his services is a real one
Americans are not strong on parad-
ing but we never failed 10 raise VIC
torious army when we had TO have 1t.
This argument that the cannonad-
ing in Europe is responsible for the
we, weather would account for local
snowstorm after rabbit hunt.
No democratic candidate-unless II
was Boies-ever received from re-
publican papers the open and silent
compliments Meredith is getting. And
as showing how soon time fug!ts and
mutanturs the position of the two
party candidates on the LIQUOR ques-
ton is reversed, changed end for end
upside down, etc.
! The main difference between the
good roads bunch and the reaction
aries is that one wants Sl2.ooc,oo
worth Of good roads and the others
are willing TO be put off with $4,000
| 600 worth OF mud.
| Looking over the names OF enlisted
men in the regulars the impression
forces itself that if the hyphen were
mustered out we wouldn'a have mucn
left but our colored troops.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
OUR TASK HAS BEGUN.

The situation in Mexico has culmi-
mated in the expected. It means inter-
vention and occupation Of Mexico by
the United States, All eventuality fore
casted from the beginning of the i'm
broglio and forced by circumstances.
With the blood OF American soldiers,
betrayed by q truce flag, staining the
soil the United States can not go back,
while the clanor behind the Mexican
leaders will force them forward along
the lines Of their own inclination. 4
situation acute from the beginning and
managed with utter lack of determine
ton and diplomatic good judgment has
resulted in war. For there can be little
doubt that the clash is the prelude 10
formal declaration of hostilities.
It is logical result. Perhaps it was
not TO have been evaded, however
skillfully and determinedly the nego-
tiation with Mexico had been carried
on. Mexico is in process of evolu-
ton and the processes of that evolu-
ton involve this continent. We can
not escape from our neighbors and our
responsibilities TO the neighborhood.
There have been things to do. inter-
national reforms to accomplish, OPP
pressed to relieve, order to be restored
thru the strong hand since society was
born and governments inaugurated.
And that responsibility rests more
heavily today upon the elder brothers
OF nations than at any previous period.
We have been patient with the sue
cession Of pseudo patriots and presi-
dents Of Mexico-more than patient,
we have been weak and vacillating.
We have attempted to evade RESPONSE
bility and endeavored to avoid facing
the facts of the Affections Of that I'M
happy and divided country, all in the
effort to dodge a real responsibility
Now we must do our duty: and our
duty is TO restore law and order in
own citizens, dismount the man or
horse hack and give the common peo-
| pie Of Mexico the chance of which the
commoners Of Cuba have so vel
{ awaited themselves
When the United States goes into
{ Mexico in strength and with dctermi-
nation the war-if it is to be so classl.
| fed and termed-will be more for the
Mexicans than for the United States
We shall go in as a police patrol tc
| establish peace and stable government
TO save Mexico from herself and in de.
Tense of our own borders 1t is oul
task and one from which there is nc
| escape. And we shall do it well.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
FLoATED OVER MEXICO CITY.
General SCOTS Famous Flag Was
Found in Washington Home.

II was while overlooking an unused
portion Of the residence of the COM
mandant at the marine barracks at
Washington that Mrs. Barnett, wifi of
Maj.-Gen. George Barnett. discovered
in box in an unused storage room an
old framed flag whose yellow silken
folds crumbled to the touch.
Believing it to he a valuable relic,
she sent for an expert, who proved
it to be none other than the flag car
ried by the marine corps battalion at
tached to the army OF occupation
under the command OF Nal.
Winfield Scott in its march from Vera
Cruz to the City Of Mexico in 1841.
The highly elaborate decoration up
on the old banner is painted on in oil.
The painter of this device was Joseph
Bush, an artist, who lived in Boston In
the early forties, giving the date OF
the flag to be 1s43.
It bears the legitimate insignia OF
the marines. by Land, by Sea-, Dur
the motto, From Tripoli to the Halls
Of Montezuma," was painted upon the
flag at a later date. Both OF these
legends are employed in the stirring
present-day Marines Hymn" the
first verse of which is as follows:
From the halls of Montezuma
To the shores Of Tripoli,
We fight our country's battles
On the land and on the sea:
Admiration OF the nation,
We're the finest ever seen,
And we glory in the title OF
United States marine.
That TINS was too VaiuaSi5
memento to be kept in privacy was the
decree of Commandant Barnett, OF the
marine corps, and he has had 1t placed
in the bandroom Of the marine par
racks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
Masonic Meetings.
Visitors always welcome.

SPECIAL coMMUNlcATIoN-Mar-
shall lodge No. los, a. F. & A. NJ. WORK
in first degree Friday, June %, 1880 p.
m. John w. Wells, secretary; G. O.
Frazey, w. NJ.
SiGNET CHAPTER. Nc. SO. r. A. M.
Special convocation Monday evening,
June rs. Work in the Mark Masters
Degree. Carl Schaffner, H. p; John
". Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Council No. 20. r. & S NJ. Mon
day. June 10, regular business. !. L.
day, July Il, regular business. I. 7.
Forces. Recorder, George Gregory. I. NJ.
SPECIAL coNCLAVE, St Aldemar
Commandery No. 80, X. T, Tuesday,
June IT, s p. m, for work. L. /.
Forbes eRcorder; H. c. Mueller, Com
mander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. {.
ESPECIAL Meeting Wednesday, June
IS, school OF instruction at 2:30 p, m.
Dinner a $50, work al 5. p. m. Eliza
s. Battin. secretary; Cora N. Mellow
ell, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22

are capable of when the elastic has
not been lost out of them. The neck
of the pugilist is also well supplied
with muscles. but these do not run
very far up into the head. We should
all aim to be muscular without becom-
ing growthy, for we may encounter
a second wife who refuses to do all
Of the work. The man with bullying
muscles like a champion wrestler in
evening dress is respected and feared.
both at home and abroad. There
would be more male bosses of the
family hearthstone il every husband
would swing Indian clubs and toss
iron dumbells two hours a day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
The Onjv Time.

Dickie, who had been reading indus
triously for an hour, suddenly encoun-
trd a phrase in his book that fmmedi-
ately aroused his thirst for knowledge.
Pop" said he, when ID the freedom
of the city given to a MANI"
Father hesitated not in impart!ns the
desired information.
when his wife goes to the country
for the summer ne said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22

re,
argue the but shoe the worthless wight away II
you your business win. you'll hire the be-
hind grim who finds pleasure in his work and strives
Ito be the You have teamwork in your
shop you will object drop. and can't work
that splendid scheme unless all hands full Of steam
One lazy crouch place. frost with gloom
upon kicker who is always will give his
microbes to a score. by his anarchist harangue will
chill spirits the So when he makes his maudlin
moan lust take by him gently
from your door. and tell him to return
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Dubuque Times Journal is con-
WINGED from the way the suffrage bal
lots were handled in some of the city
precincts the election officials gave a
pretty good demonstration OF the need
Of equal suffrage which has dealt old
line politics and the handling Of cleo.
tons by political benehciaries knock
out punch"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
Good japanese Custom.

pcslte Japanese never have the grip
becUuoe they commit Xxi no hiki, {"
that n drawing In their breath sharp
II. saiuiArys custom which o1e doc
Tor has declared Incompatible as :
neans o. grip prevention, the idea be.
NJ inst Japanese are careful rs to
where and on whom they breathe and
. keep the percentage Of germ dis
tribst3ca ct . rather respectable low
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22
Mak.s silk Of Oil.

A process for making artificial SILK
which, it is claimed, more nearly re-
sembles pure silk in luster than any
now on the market. has been invented
by Japanese. He uses chrysaiis OIL