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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
French INDUSTRY
IS RECOVERING
Natural Tariff and Economy
Promise Rapid Progress.
EXPORT BUSINESS GROWING

Our Great Ally Possesses Rsouperatlvs
Powers Which Justify Belief that she
VIII Meet and Solve Trurnphantly
the Problems Which Confront Her
After the War
With Paris Boulevards echoing with
"vives" for American troops our inter-
est In the welfare of our ally vastly
increases, and the facts are not lack
Ing to encourage the belief that she IL
already on the road to recovery from
the blow Of invasion by q ruthless en-
emy.
One Of the most important devel-
opments is the announcement that
one OF the largest banking institutions
In America concerned with foreign
trade, the Guaranty Trust Company
Of New York, has opened a Paris
branch to handle the rapidly increas-
Ing volume Of French business.
This action may surprise many per-
sons who had thought Of France as
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08

bowed under a calamitous invasion.
The bank, however, gives figures indi-
eating that France is not only meeting
b'r military and civilian problems with
q stout heart and never falling cour-
age, but is re-establishing her export
business with this country.
In 1914. the year Of the outbreak Of
the War. imports from France to this
country totaled Sal ,44G252. This to-
tai was reduced to SIT 7,15S,74O in 1918,
but last year the value Of French i'm
ports to the United States rose to Sl02,-
077,060.
"A nation that can achieve such a
commercial recovery while her terri
tory is being ravished by the INVADER"
Gays the Trust company's statement,
possesses recuperative powers which
Justify the belief that she will emerge
from the present conflict prepared to
meet and solve triumphantly the prob
lens which confront her"
The commercial and industrial record
Of France, following past wars, indi-
Gates that she should recover quickly
from the actual physical destruction
inflicted In the present conflict. The
reconstruction of railroads, the erection
Of factories to replace those destroyed,
and the replacement of the mechanism
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08

fines by its own inhabitants and paid
off more than one year before the time
stipulated by the Germans.
The habit thus acquired has never
been forgotten by the French. and to-
day the aggregate number OF investors
purchasing the French war loans has
reached the amazing total OF 100000
individual subscribers. Perhaps no 9TH
er country, In proportion to Its popula-
tion, can make so good showing.
France Is particularly fortunate In
that her small investors prefer safe"
Investments rather than offerings which
promise high returns. Government
Rentes, In France are perpetual, and
this characteristic seems to obtain for
these government bonds increasing IA
vor In the eyes Of the French peo-
pie.
The points Of sympathy between
France and America are too many to
enumerate, but the spirit of liberty and
Its resultant democracy are, today as
always, the major ideals Of both na-
tions. Seeking no Victories but those
Of peace, no territory except their own,
no sovereignty except sovereignty over
themselves - the independence and
equal rights Of the weakest member Of
the family Of nations are to the people
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
The Production Of Pork.

'The question OF making pork
out OF the small shoats Is one that
comes to me almost daily" says
L W. Lightly, farm adviser OF the
Pennsylvania Department OF Az
ricu tore "Go d Fl ty pound
pigs sell at SIG to $18 and quite a
few farmers who have no skim
milk to feed are selling the pigs.
Oilers are asking, will 1t pay to
feed for pork?' To say: oh yes
it will pay, is foolish expression
to which feeders will not listen.
"Feeders are business men
and use the pencil IN their busi-
ness. They ind in the feeding
of small shoats they get the SAT-
est results IN feeding half corn
and half wheat mlddllngs. With
this com blpatlon we can average
with good stock about 18 pounds
OF grain for bushel OF corn and
80 pounds Of mlddlings. We
have to pay SO hundred for fine
mlddlings and the farmers ask
why they have to pay three cents
a pound for niddlings when they
get not more than two cents for
the wheat. The prices for new
corn have not been established,
but II the old prices would hold,
81 80 a bushel, the gram would
cost for feed alone nineteen cents
a pound, but we think corn will
come down to possibly a stand
ard Of 81 50a bushel and If the
mlddlings would be sold at q
just price to US we could produce
pork at a feed cost of about SIX
teen cents and the other cost un'
der good management is between
four and SIX cents. Thus we
could produce pork at a cost OF
twenty to twenty two cents a
pound.
"Tankage and corn make q
good com binatlon for larger
hoge but in many sections tank
age Is not to be had, or the price
is prohibitlve. I meet quite a
few far mers who are well ac-
quanited with these matters and
are feeding corn and other feeds
at present prices to q bunch of
hogs, feeling quite sure they
will not be paid for their labor
but are willing to contribute
this as their 'bit" to the world
IN distress.
The items of cost in pork pro-
duction are the feed, labor, risk
OF unavoidable losses in breeding
and feeding stock, inter est on IN
vestments and depreciation OF
equipment. The big bulk OF
the cost is feed and labor. This
season no man can afford to pro-
duce very heavy hogs, fattened
breeders excepted. 1t Is well
known by all feeders that the
first two hundred pounds can be
produced at considerably less
cost than the following two hun
dred and this year the wise feed
er stops somewhere about the
two hundred pounds. The wise
swine breeder will not sacrifice
his good breeding stock now as
the law Of compensation will ad-
just matters so we can continue
to produce pork and live."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
Dried Pumpkin.

Remove the rind and cut the
pumpkin in small pieces. Cook
it very slowly without adding
my water until it is reduced to a
pulp. Continue the cooking un-
ill much of the moisture has been
evaporated and the mass is fair
" thick; then spread it on trays
to dry it. For serving, soak it
over night in a very small amount
of water and prepare it as usual
for the table.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
Advertisement.
CLEAR RIDGE.

Miss Emma r. Grove spent
Monday at Saltlllo.
Miss Mary Jane Fields spent a
day recently with Mrs. Mary E
Fleming.
Joseph H. Mower and son
John Of Mowersvllle, spent FRI
day night in the home Of Mrs.
Mary s. Mower in this place
Albert White Of Johnstown Is
rust:catlng among his old time
friends here, who are always glad
to see him.
Oh! our people have been slay'
ing the bunnies; some got their
limit; some, q few, and some
didn't get any.
Revival services IN the M. E.
church are being continued this
week.
Miss Ethel Sipes and mother
OF Hiram, were in our vicinity
last Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Gelvln, of Fort
Littleton, spent Sunday night in
the home of Misses Maude and
Mayme Fields.
Mrs. Norman L McClain and
son Robert, of Robertsdale,
spent ne past week in the home
of her ather John A. Henry.
Glen o. Miller and Scott Car
mack spent last Sunday In their
parental homes in this place.
Howard A. Kerlln and son
Lloyd of Pittsburgh, spent the
past week with Howard's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Kerln, and
on Saturday, Howard returned
home, but Lloyd renamed for q
longer visit.
Nevin Fraker who had spent
some time at home returned to
Harrisburg last Monday.
Clarence R. Shore, Of McCon
nellsburg was a week end visitor
IN the home of his uncle W, r
Fields.
Vernon Kerlin went to Pitts
burgh the first of this week
where he expects employment
for the winter.
Robert j. Fleming Of McCon.
nellsburg called on friends here
the first Of the week.
Mr.. A. J. Fraker and daugh
ters Mrs. Minerva Miller, spent
last Friday shopping at the
County Seat.
James M. Brown Is here doing
. little cunning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon CHIP
plnger, and their son Frank
Chpplnger and wife of Fannetts
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Sc
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
Fields of McConnellsburg, spent
last Sunday In the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Winegardner.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
NASTY ONE.

She (after tiff)-I presume you
would like your ring back?
He-Never mind; keep it. No
other girl I know could use that
ring unless she wore it on her
thumb. - Boston Evening Tran
script.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
Daniel Webster's Warning.

The last hopes Of mankind, there
fore, rest with us; and II 1t should be
proclaimed that our example had be-
come an argument against the expert
mcnt, the knell of popular liberty
would be sounded throughout the
carth.-Daniel Webster.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
Protect Your Buildings IRON Il

Use Gould's Fire hS''
PANT in all coIors. tpIe''
beauties, and wears as ~
longer-and Is cheaper, u,
other standard lalnts' Va
surface a gallon will c"'I
square feet two cOS''' D.,
paint, too, IN all co'O'"
Sale by IA
G.. w. REIsNER R"I
6 IA tt. McConneii''1
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
DR.. Fab RN Ey
HAGERsToWN, MD.
DIAGNOSTICIAN

Only chronic diseases. Send me
your name and address and will
send you a mailing case and question
blank. Don't use dope for chronic
troubles, get cured. It Is a salts
faction to know what the cause is.
CONSULTATION FREE.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
Damascus an Ancient City.

Damascus is the Oldest city remain
Ing in the modern world. 1t is first
in Scripture in connection
with Abraham Genesis 4:15), whose
steward was u native of the place
Q5:2).
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08

Trespass notices for sale at the
NEWS office-6 for a quarter.
Sent prepaid by mall If cash &C.
companies the order.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
EXCEPTION NOTED.

He-No one likes to show ones
hand.
She-Oh, yes, if there is an en-
gagement ring on it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
THE 1917 MODEL.

Modern Schoolboy - Teacher,
would you mind telling my chauf-
feur Pm kept in and that he'll have
to wait Puck.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
ABSENT.MIN DED.

Corporal-The men have halted
on the left of the river.
Sergeant-Well, tell them to fall
in.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08

The largest peanut crop ever
grown in this country will be
harvested within the next few
weeks.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
OF COURSE 1T WAS SAFE.

Jones-Is that taxicab stock per-
fectly safe?
Broker-Safel Why, nothing is
sure but death and taxis!
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08

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Williston graphic., 1917-08-02
CROP OUTLOOK
NOT. THE worst
WHEAT AND FLAX IN WILLIAMS
COUNTY WILL GIVE FAIR
YIELDS-PRICE HIGH

Trips over the country during the
past few days indicate that Williams
County is not going to be in as bad
shape because of short crops as was
at first believed There is no DISPOSE
tion to dodge the fact that the yield
in bushels will be less than half but
the high prices will bring the returns
from the farms up to standard in
most cases.
The writer made a trip Sunday
with S. NJ. Hyde taking in about rs
miles of territory on the Bonetraill
roads and found that things in that
section are suiting the farmers pref
ty we'll tho there will be no great
crops anywhere. Wheat will run
around 10 bushels it is believed and
fax looks now as if it would return
a good crop.
Judge A. L. Butler who gets over
good deal of territory gives his
opinion that there will be half crop
over the county. A. J. Fields of the
First Loan & Investment Company
has made wide investigation of crop
conditions and stated this week that
there would be a much better crop
than first anticipated.
Mr. and Mrs. N F. Holland, Mrs.
Tilden and Miss Vivian Carpenter left
this week for an auto tour across the
continent. They will make the Twin
Cities, Chicago and New York on the
tlip over and return by central
route which will take them through
Cincinnati and other cities in that
section. They expect to be gone six
weeks and to camp along the way !
having taken all equipment.
Williston graphic., 1917-08-02

The Missouri Ridge Farmers Club
entertained the members of the Happy
Hollow Farm and Dairy Club at din
ner at the school house Thursday of
last week. About ninety visitors
partook of the dinner which was serv-
ed under large tent which had been
pitched for the occasion and the day
being ideal everybody enjoyed it. At
ter everybody had ate to their full
capacity the tables were cleared of
their dishes and the two clubs held
joint program which had been care
fully prepared for the occasion and
which held the attention of the crowd
for fully two hours. Hon. John
Bruegger gave very interesting
talk and had figures to show what
the Williston Creamery was doing
to help the farmers and he insisted
on the farmers cooperating more
with the creamery and by so doing
making it one of the best farmers
institutions in northwestern North
Dakota. Mr.. Bruegger said for the
month of June the creamery paid out
to the farmers over $1,000. for cream.
Below is the complete program:
Song "America" which was played
on the Graphinola.
Recitation-Claude Wicks.
Song-Virginia Hilton.
Tommy's Social Day-1vy Lind.
Character Sketch of a Teacher
Miss Doris Francis.
Recitation-Lucile Blair.
Williston graphic., 1917-08-02

Washington, July 31.-The gravity
of the task which faces members Of
local draft exemption boards is call
ed to their attention in solemn Ian
guage in a communication by the
war department made public by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder.
"The selected man offers his life,"
says General Crowder. 'It will
strengthen you to remember that for
every exemption or discharge that is
made for individuals convenience or
to escape personal loss of money or
property, or for favor or affection,
some other man whose time would
not otherwise have come, must incur
the risk Of losing his life.
@ Act for Government
The boards are told they are not
courts to adjust differences between
two persons in controversy. "You,
acting for the government" says the
communication, care to investigate
each case in the interests of the ma
tion, and never in the interests of an
individual" General Crowder closes
with the declaration that the nation
needs men quickly and the boards will
receive little praise and some blame.
"Your only reward" he said, "Must
be the knowledge that at great per-
sonal sacrifice you are rendering
your country an indispensable service
in a matter of the utmost moment"
President Wilson tonight issued an
executive order directing government
officials to exercise "The greatest
care" in issuing exemption affidavits
to employees in the civil executive de-
partments, emphasizing the high ma
tional Importance of carrying out
"The spirit of the selective service
act and of securing it's fullest effec-
tiveness by holding to military serv-
ice all drafted men who are not alb
solutely indispensable" to depart
ment work. He says discharges should
be reduced to the minimum number
consistent with the maintenance of
vital national interests during the
emergency Of war"
Employers Also ..s
"It is earnestly hoped, moreover"
the order concludes, "That, acting in
the spirit as the federal department
officials, all citizens who may be call
ed upon, as employers, under section
"A of the regulations, to make afi-
davits for securing the discharge of
persons deemed to be indispensable
to national industrial interests, dur
ing the emergency, will exercise the
same conscientious and scrupulous
caution, to the end that there will
appear to be no favored or r'exempted
class among the citizens called by
law to the national defense"
Williston graphic., 1917-08-02
LAST FRIDAY
HOTTEST Day
BLISTERING SUN KEEPS MER-.
Curry AT 1O6-EXTREME.
HEAT ALL DAY \

Last Friday was the hottest day
ever reported by the Williston local
weather station and reports from all
over the state indicate the same to
be true everywhere in North Dakota.
The hottest hour of the day saw the
thermometer registering 1O6 and at
all other times the mercury was far
above the usual point, the first mark
ing in the morning being II. Follow
ing is the report of Weather obser-
yer Craig for the week-and it will
be noted that very little rain is shown
on the list:
Highest temperature, l06, 9th
July.
Lowest temperature as, Aug. 1st.
Average temperature, 72.
Normal temperature, 70.
Precipitation, .08.
Normal precipitation, .35 Of an inch.
Extremes of temperature on any
of these dates in the last years:
Highest temperature, 106, July 27.
1917. s
Lowest temperature, AZ, July ~,
1913.
Greatest weekly precp'n., 1.01 inch
in 1914.
Williston graphic., 1917-08-02
ROBINSON SAYS THERE
IS NO "B0NE Dry LAW
GOES INTO DETAIL ON THE SUB
JECT IN HIS SATURDAY EVE
MING LETTER

Bismarck, N. D., July 31.-North
Dakota has no bone dry law. Justice
James E. Robinson, the most vener-
able member of the supreme court
and who last fall proved the Nom
partisan league pacemaker for Lynn
J. Frazier, is authority for this state
ment.
In his famous Saturday Evening
Letter released last week, Justice
Robinson says ~ see nothing in the
bone dry law to prevent any person
from honestly importing liquor for
his own use. He has a perfect right
to carry it into the state and to hire
any person to carry it for him. When
fairly understood, the act does not
forbid the importation of liquor by
any person for his own use. 1t for
bids only importation for illegal pur-
poses, and the act of congress forbids
importation only when it is contrary
to the laws of the state. While con-
gress has power to regulate COM
merce, it has no constitutional right
to destroy or put an embargo on
commerce between the different stat
es. By our state constitution every
person is guaranteed the right for
his own use to import, acquire and
protect property. He has also the
right to pursue and obtain safety and
happiness. Hence, this cannot be
made a crime by the most cunning
use of words or by any legislative
device"
After discussing various features
of the so-called "Bone Dry" law which
became effective July /, whose last
section he declares wholly void and
the penalties imposed grossly exces-
sive, the justice concludes with the
following statement: VI
Certain it is that any Judge sus-
tanning such statute or such pro-
ceeding should be compelled to work
on the streets and to eat grass like
an OK"
Justice Robinson reads North Da-
kota out of the prohibition ranks on
the grounds that the Bone Dry act
does not forbid importation of liquor
for personal use, but merely places
the ban on liquor imported to be used
in violation of law.
The concensus of opinion locally is
that the justice is barking up the
wrong tree. North Dakota passed
two bone dry acts at the last session
of legislature. Justice Robinson dis
poses of one of them, introduced as
Senate Bill IS, and referring more
particularly to the transportation of
intoxicants, but he has not settled
House Bill 80, introduced by Repre-
sentative Bowman and which is re-
ferred to when the bone dry law is
under consideration.
Williston graphic., 1917-08-02
W|LL|ST0N FIRMS
ARE INDICTED
GAMBLE ROBINSON AND NASH
BROS. UNDER CHARGES OF
VIOLATION OF SHERMAN LAW
BOTH PLEAD NOT GUILTY
PROSECUTION UNDER THIS LAW
FIRST OF ITS KIND IN NORTH
DAKOTA-SIXTY CASES

Local interest in the report of the
federal grand jury found new turn
when the report showed two whole
sale firms of the city indicted by the
jury. Officials from here appeared
before the jury but it was genearlly
believed that the summons had to do
with liquor violations rather than any
other matter.
Following is a press dispatch con-
tanning the business of local interest
reported by the jury: Attorneys rep
resenting the Gamble Robinson and
Nash Bros, wholesale houses, with
branches in all parts of the North
west, entered pleas of not guilty be-
fore Judge Amidon yesterday to in
dictments returned by the federal
grand jury charging violations of the.
Sherman antitrust law, and will prob
ably be brought to trial at the fall
term of the federal court here, ac-
cording to District Attorney Hill
dreth.
The indictment, which was return
ed by the grand jury yesterday, is
the first antitrust suit in North Da-
kota. 1t is alleged the firms have a
monopoly on fruit in the Northwest.
Eighteen indictments were handed
down yesterday, according to the dis
trict attorney, by the grand jury, who
said approximately sixty indictments
would be returned before the grand
jury completed its work some time
next week.
Williston graphic., 1917-08-02
UNION CHURCH SERVICES


Rev. James Hoffman Batten will
preach at the union services Of the
Methodist and Congregational church.
es next Sunday. The sermon subject
at 1890 A. M. in the Methodist
church will be "The Parable Of Life
Measurements" At 500 P. M. in.
the Congregational church the sub,
ject will be "Our Part in Winning
the World-War." This sermon will
take up some of the recommended
tions made by Herbert Hoover and
other government officials in relation
to the control and conversation of food
and other national resources. 1t wilF
also discuss the question of freedom Of
speech concerning war policies anG
what constitutes reasonable utter
ance and action.
The Sunday Schools Of the two
churches will meet at 11:45 Az NJ. in.
their usual places. A full attendance
is urged.
Following the evening service inc
the congregational Church a meeting
of the members and adherents of that
congregation will be held to take fnaT
action upon the resignation Of Mr.
Batten. AS this meeting will have
a very important bearing upon the fu
ture interests of the church, it IS
urgently requested that all Connected
with it arrange to be present.
Williston graphic., 1917-08-02
MISSOURI RIDGE FARM CLUB HOST TO NEAR 100

Song-Ivy and Myrtle Lind.
observation-disclosures Lamphier.
Recitation-Clarie Schumacher.
My Sisters Best Fellow-Madge
Petite.
Farmer John-Harvard Pettis.
War The Welcome Guest-Berdie
Clark.
The Village Blacksmith-Graph-
nola.
Recitation-Esther Rutledge.
Recitation-Mary Wagenman.
In The Clock Store-Graphnola.
On Account of The Variable
Poe.
Springtime-Frances Lamphfer.
Song-Wilma Hartman.
No Smiling Mother-Nellie McWil-
liams.
Recitation-Mary Rhodes.
Facts and Figures about The
Creamery-John Bruegger.
Recitation-Sylva Hartman.
The Man Behind The Plow-Gladys
Wicks.
Song-By six girls.
Some Funny stories that made Us
all laugh-Rev. J.. H. Batten.
Recitation, "Here After This"-
Frances Mix.
Bird Song-Graphinola.
Three things the farmer can de-
pend on: Cows, Hogs and Chickens
Attorney Converse.
Funny Story-Mr. Petty.
Anecdote-A. J. Fields.
Williston graphic., 1917-08-02
WOULD EXEMPT
FARM LABORERS

Exemption of farm labor from the
draft for the first year of the war is
favored by Carl Vrooman, assistant
secretary of agriculture, who spoke
in Fargo Saturday. II think that
farm labor exemption should be but
temporary" the official is quoted as
saying in an interview. 81 believe
the farmers will see it as their duty
to take new men, not eligible to draft
and train them to take the places Of
the young men on the farms. Per-
sonally, I am in favor of exempting
farmers sons and other help on the
farm from the first draft"