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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
THREE AMERICANS
BADLY INJURED BY
BOMB FROM AIRPL ANE:

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Dec. 1.--(Hy Th" Associated
Press)-A bomb dropped oy German
aviator during a recent Hight at night
struck in tho stree: IT :, town through
which two An,eyirsn aviation urchan-
ssctans, ono from p"tT";;. Michigan. and
tho other from Kuttal". Missouri. were
passing. Tho pctr"!: u!an was wound
&c In the shoulder aud the NtsS"urians
nose was broken md he received other
Injuries 60 che face. \; The same tune
nm ambulance driver from Hannibal
Missouri. WAS struck on the back ny q
1yinS brick The three men are IL
base hospital ard their condition IL re-
ported as not serious.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

WASHINGTON. DC '.-PreSldenl
Wilson sent 10 th> encouragement OF
Canada today an expression Ut sympathy
OF thu people OF tho tni'"d States be-
caus;., o: IN. disaster NJ Halifax.
Ills telegram follows:
In the 3rGs"nc" at the awful disaster
n Nali:nx n. p"-it" Of tho tntted
states offer {" their noble brethren II
IN. dn,n;:.ou t!."tr heartfelt sympathy
:,:G :r!c:. as * :!',LnS ut this tim" %h"n
-, ,..s e.: Nla<Hlp. II unity 81 speech and
,,...r;2l Interests arc added thc strong
i,rrG. vi vn.,u IN In" common canS" Oh
deviation ~ ;he supreme duties OF nation
~ existence.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
RAGING BLIZZARD
(cont1nued From Page one.)

sahe fields. II" said nc saw woman
strollIos. apparently dazed alors the
railroad track With one hand she led
small child On the other arm She
bore the hcadieSs body OF mn infant
Another arrival said :hA; IN 4 school
a, Richmond Gao children had met
death.
r. g. Msv$h reported hartnS seen
mother standing in the street calisn&
FOR help that was not 70 he had tor hel
husband and four children imprisoned
In their burning home. Il was itn1SS-
vtble even ~ approach III" house. I'm
another house 10 which no made IT'S
-@vay m sn ercr. 20 b. ct aid Marsh
found four bodies piled one on the other
by a freak OF tho explosion
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08
Sy1nrathy Expressed.

CONCORD. NV Hampshire. Dec. -
Governor Henry w. reyes to-day t"l"-
.;ranu.: :" n" mayor IT Halifax. aSHT-
,,..; hin, %: N"w tEamnshir"'S Sympath!
Tor H. stricken city and offering aid
Ev direction Of tho governor S"cre-
i.;~.. N:iita;v !. Ahcarn "f the state ooard
-: charities and c.r:"rti"nS. mas lSt' tof
ir,il..y 70 Investigate" conditions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

LONDON. l".c 1.--~Thrre is Il profound
divergence OF "r'~Inn among tn" Russian
armies IN EuIInnir r"gnrding the at;i.
tad. thy shAi! TAX" coward the BolSIe-
'ikI gov rH;yI.ui. says a dispatch 10 the
Fines from: iu;u;l!:..t Headquarters dated
Sunday Cuwrn!''".'~ has" been formed
consisting mostly OF interested Germans
who have sUrCcrd"d.!n getting hold on
N" rank and file. Tho correspondent
afr rrnrrrinG sign: Of dlsintcGration
snyS ~" i"ish"vlki are gaining the up
u"r !in,,,i along h" whole front General
Euvussn. commander Of the fourth army
has been arrested by order Of the SOL
diers' committee" III TINT army.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

FETEriHAn. Thursday. Dec. 6:--Fit-
t.ru Hundred l}olshevik! troops arc re-
;,h,i,h :" hnv" arrived in NlHdivostnh
Til" ahu"" report. II true. possibly
would inii"ai" tha; III" Rolshcviki gov
.r..I:"n: j. now In control Of Tho trans
siberian railway. which runs from PHtro-
l-rnrl. distance Of 6.I@l miles. tn Fladi-
cosr"h. i!uS*a's principal seaport on the
I'Hriiir
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Soveral
special trains provided by the
New York Central railroad were
speeding from here toward Hall
fax tonight with every facility for
supplying aid to tho stricken city.
They carried son men. together
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

WAY u il lh1' man isn't ashamed
I" do n 10; Of things he would be
ashamed ~ b." caught doing
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pounds Of handnG".. iH6 co.'s ana
carload OF ircd:;uti>.
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s;n"rrnr size. to carry nat M independent
military policy.
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TO AID or HALIFAX
(CoutiSued From Page Ons.)
More Relief Trains.

war began It IL not believed that
any will be necessary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
Lightning Strikes HonSe.

Last Saturday night, at about
midnight, lightning struck the
residence of ex-Judge Peter Nor
ton, east of town. The slate at
the ewes of the roof on two dag
onal corners of the house were
badly broken. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morton were sleeping in the cor
ner room over which the greater
damage was done. From the bed
to the eyes the distance was
about twelve feet, but they ex-
perienced no serious shock.
Next morning it was discover
ed that the slate were broken
and the boxing at the ewes splin-
tered on the corner of the house
diagonally opposite from where
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton slept. No
trace of how the fluid reached the
ground could be found. State
Forester and Mrs. T. Roy Morton
of Petersburg, Pa, are home on q
visit and were sleeping in the
corner room directly under the
splintered woodwork, but they
too, experienced no hard shock.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
Experiments with Manure.

Few farmers have sufficient
manure to cover their farms as
abundantly as they desire. Re-
suits as shown below emphasize
the Importance Of using q manu-
re spreader and spreading thinly
rather than leave some acres to
be cultivated without manure.
Careful experiments at State
College covering a long series of
crops proved that six tons of
manure spread on each of ten
acres was more profitable than
ten tons of manure spread on
each Of six acres.
However, the foregoing does
not disprove the superior value
of small, highly fertile farms as
compared with farms of many
acres of very poor land.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
CleysDger...Tritle NuptialS.

A very pretty wedding occur
red at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin P. Tritle near McConnells-
burg on Wednesday evening,
June q, 1917, when their daugh-
ter Ursa Virginia became the
bride Of Mr.. Calvin Edward, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ahimaaz eleven
ger. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. c. F. Jacobs of the
Lutheran church in the presence
of the members of the immedi-
ate families and q number of in
vited guests - Mrs. J. c. McQuade
playing the wedding march. The
parlors were beautifully decorat-
ed with ferns and roses. The
bride, gowned in white crepe de
chine, looked very pretty as she
carried a bouquet of white roses.
The bridesmaids, Misses Mildred
Hixson and Caroline Tritle, were
dressed in pink and carried bou-
quets of pink roses. Benjamin
Miller, OF Mercersburg, was best
man. After congratulations and
the serving Of delightful refresh
ments. the brides brother Edgar
took the happy couple to Cham
bersburg in his automobile where
they boarded a train on the c.
V. railroad for a honeymoon trip.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28

er Richards, 100; Frank Smith,
25 cents; Henry Ham, 200; J.
H. Johnston, 100; Henry Car
baugh, 500; Mrs, Samuel Mellott
25 90; John F. Kendall, 1000;
Mrs. E, j. Johnston, 1000; w.
H. Mellott, LOO; Tobias Glazier,
500; Duffy Bros, 1000; D. E..
Grouse, 100; Leonard Bivens,
500.
The American Red Cross So
ciety is raising $l00, 10000 as
a war fund to be used for the
care of our soldiers and sailors
who have been wounded on the
battle field in our war against
Germany. The following is a
list of those who have contributed
to that fund thru the Fulton
County Charter of the Red Cross
Society.
Many of our Fulton County
boys will soon be in France fight
ing for us-would you want to
think of their lying on the battle
field suffering and perhaps dying
because we had withheld the
money necessary to equip the Red
Cross so it could properly care for
them. DO your Bit"
At the permanent organization
of the local chapter, the follow
ing officers were elected: Chair
man, John P. Sipes; Vice Chair
man, B. w. Peck; Secretary,
Mrs. B. Frank Henry, an d
Treasurer H. U,Nace. The Ex-
ecutive Committe, is composed
of the following Geo. W. Refs
ner, D. H. Patterson, DR.. j. w.
Mosser, A. D. Holman, and B.
G. Lamberson.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
Objections Answered.

Alice Stone Blackwell publish
ed a little book in which she an
sweced many objection to woman
suffrage. To the objection that
If women vote they should fight
she says in part; IF no men
were allowed to vote except those
who were able and willing to do
military and police duty, women
might consistently be debarred
for that reason. But 30 long as
the old, the infirm, the halt, the
lame and the blind are freely ad-
mitted to the ballot box, some
better reason must be found for
excluding women than the fact
that they do not fight. All men
over forty.fve are exempt from
military service, yet they vote.
Col. 7. W. Higginson says: 1t
appears by the records of United
States Military Statistics that
out of the men examined for mil
itary duty during the Civil War,
of journalists 740 in every 1000
were found unfit; of preachers
974; of physicians, $50; of law
yers, 544.'"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
Lost Several Teeth.

Mrs. George B. Mock is re-
ceiving sympathy from many
friends for the loss of several
teeth and a piece of skin from
her nose. Last Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs. Cloyd Everhart, of
Knobsville, came to town in their
auto and were joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. Mock and the four started
for Pittsburgh where they spent
the time until next day when
they started for home. All was
going we'll until passing through
the small village of Youngstown,
when Mrs. Mock leaned to the
side Of the car to look at some
object by the roadside. At that
moment the car struck a chuck
hole and the lady was bounced"
to the top of the car. Her face
being in just the right position
to come in violent contact with
bows, she received cuts on her
nose and lips and had several
teeth broken. Nature will make
part of the repairs and the den-
tist will do the rest; hence, we
do not anticipate any permanent
injuries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
Had Novel Experience.

'N ANiit hioS Huiu llIC llCtouGl
went to Pittsburg, Kansas, tc
visit her brother, DR.. Edward
Reisner. She soon made the ac.
quaintance of the United Pres.
byterian minister and other prom.
inent members who persuaded
her to take charge Of a mission
IN that city. Although the church
owned q neat chapel built for the
mission section of the city, nc
permanent worker had been Sc
cured. Miss Reisner came home
a few days ago and last Sunday
evening, ut the Christian Endeav-
or meeting in the Presbyterian
church Of this place she describ-
ed her experience at being a
homemissionary. BY doing house
toulouse work, she built up an
attendance Of children from
a careless audience at the chapel
of less than twenty to a regular
attendance Of over seventy,
eighty-one being nigh water mark
although the membership might
be placed at about one hundred
and twenty-five.
Like all other sincere people,
Miss Reisner'g heart was touched
by what she found in the homes
of the class to which she minis
tered. If sick, she reported to
the Citv Nurse. If in need of
food or clothing, the ladies' of
the congregation, who paid her
salary, 81 7oys generously re-
sponded. 5, many mothers Of
large families 1f small children
learned to appreciate the work
done for them both spiritually
and in other ways that the speak
er said she felt herself being
drawn into q vortex of human
activities that made it harder
and harder each week to give up.
Finally, finding that an end to
the novel situation had to be
made sooner or later, she RESIGN
ed with the hope that the work
would be taken up by some one
who had more experience.
1t was interesting and instruc-
tive to get a glimpse of the
other side of life through the
eyes Of one of our own townpeo-
pie. We are inclined to think
that if an inexperienced woman
could make such headway into
the lives of the n-Christian
world, an experienced person
might make a failure of the work
as that may seem.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
Children'S Day.

One more McConnellsburg Sun
day school-the Reformed q
observe Children's Day, next
Sunday, and then all the schools
will have celebrated for the sum-
mer of 1917. These programs
are always interesting, for, so
far as life's relation to eternity,
all are children from the cradle
to the grave. Sorry that it is a
newspaper impossibility to re-
port details, for there was not a
dull part in all the churches; but
we will follow our usual custom
by giving a line Of space to the
colored choir who annually treat
the Presbyterian audience to
several Of their inimitable songs.
At the Presbyterian church
last Sunday, Thomas Franklin
Sloan, aged 30 months, twice
climbed to the platform and sa-
luted the American flag in such
soIdierly manner that he won the
applause of the audience.
The NJ. 4. Sunday school at
Cito held Children's service last
Sunday. Several autos from the
Cove were sent to the Methodist
school in McConnellsburg to con-
vey the latter in a body to Cito.
The Reformed school in town
marched to the Presbyterian
school and next Sunday the Pres
byterian school will march to the
Reformed church to witness the
work of the little folks there.
When we remember that the
children of today will compose
the church membership of tomor-
row, it would seem that the lit
tie fellows should have more
'children's days" Many are
too often neglected until after
they have passed the formative
period in their lives and the re-
suit well, look around and see.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
Many Boys Wanted.

Next to agriculture, the can
ming industry is making tn g
heaviest demand on the boys
working reserve organized by
the labor department. Mary
land Gamers have asked for
$500 boys, those in Michigan
want 1000 and those in New
York and other states have indi-
Gated that they will send in SINH
lar calls soon.
The department estimates more
than 10000 city boys already
have been sent by local branches
to the organization to work in the
country.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
LETTER FROA FRANCE.
Friend Of Mrs. 7. Men. Johnston Sends
Thrilling Account of Life on Az.
istion Field.

NtN' t'SiNs
Edgar Hamilton, OF New Cas-
tie, Pa, recently wrote a long
letter home giving a four-column
account Of the life or the field of
aviation in France. His mother
Mrs. Harriet Hamilton, sent her
friend Mrs. F. McN. Johnston a
copy from which we have taken
som e interesting quotations.
Edgar went to France in March
1916, and when he determined
to become an aviator, he was
required to enlist as a private in
the French army, but was not
required to forfeit his American
citizenship. His pay would make
Q bloated bondholder look green
with envy--it was 9 cents a day.
Before entering into a descrip-
ton Of aviation proper, he called
attention to the sacrifice Of life
BY stating If you could know
intimately as ! do the thousands
end thousands OF fine young men
who are being offered up daily az
cannon fodder, during these gi-
gantic battles or offensives as we
may now sayl There are also
many thousands yet who have q
rendezvous with death as Allen
Seeger, the American poet in
the French foreign legion put it.
Seeger died in the offensive last
July 4th. We must remember
that many of the young men who
will be sacrificed in the future
in this terrible offensive will be
Americans, and among them
there may be friends of yours or
mine"
Having discarded the large,
slow machines of several years
ago, the latest French, English
and German fiiers are light,
small bi-planes with powerful
motors anG small wing surface,
capable of moving at the rate of
l20 miles an hour and climbing
to the height of about q mile in
five minutes something un-
known less than two years ago.
These planes carry from one to |
three rapid firing guns. Often
they carry a small cannon. In |
the fast scout machines that do |
the attacking, the gun is fired |
through the propeller, and is
worked by the motor, being tim
ed so that it can't fire when the
propeller is directly in front.
In the big machines the guns
are fired by the passenger or
who also drop bombs,
operate the wireless, photographs
or signals to regulate artillery
fire. For all these purposes
planes are now available.
II am training for the scout
ing machines which have many
duties. They do regular patrol
work over the lines to prevent
hostile machines from coming
over. They escort bombing ma
chimes over the enemy's lines to
prevent their being attacked.
They attack the captive observa-
ton balloons of the enemy that
are anchored every mile along the
front about three miles back of
the lines. They dart down on
the balloons from on high and
shoot. incendiary rockets in to
them.
when ! YVES at the front
used to see the Frenchmen drop
from the balloons when a German
plane came near. They fall
about 600 feet before their par
achutes open. 1t must be some
sensation to drop 600 feet like
that and it must take nerve to
jump off. Sometimes the para
chutes do not open.
r.iahratad Q0;h Luo;varSaru
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
For Plant Lice.

Plant lice, including green
lice" on potato leaves may be
killed by spraying with the fol-
lowing solution: Steep (not boil)
a pound of tobacco or tobacco
stems in three or four gallons of
water, squeeze and strain off the
liquid, add some soap to make it
stick to the leaves and spray.
This spray is not injurious to
plants.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
The Entertainment.

Not only was the lecturer,
Humphrey c. Deibert, pleased
with the interested attention
shown by the audience on Tues
day evening, but all were in
spired with a greater determina-
tion to make closer acquaintance
of good books.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28

From reports up to time of 60
ing to press. Fulton county is re-
spending grandly to the call of
the Red Cross. Every family in
the County will be given the op-
portunity to do a bit" in that
line.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
Pegs Attack Calves.

|a'' Sunday, a fierce commo.
B vas heard in a woods on the
'e''0n y Bros, farms just
"a Of town, Calves were
PlteOu8ly and dogs were
|ung fercely. Knowing that
4 "''feln calves valued at
in the woods, Dale
a tenant, mounted a
road rapidly to the
where he found tn e
eOrnered" by four big
Pc calves were in a
Il. 'eShaustion so complete
[,a vaS feared some of them
@' Dale's arrival was
n'sk Of time and when he
the dogs to drive them
0ns Of them attacked him
s'' dubbed off.
is great Indignation
'4mers of the Cove who
''oag stock in their out,
'1t1res. This may be
Ss i@ginning of the work
o'gs s. in that section and
Fill be kept convenient.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
RECORD or DEATHS.
a Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Mss JESSIE BARNEY.

Mss JESSIE BARNEY.
Ma, Jessie M. Barney, agct
| II years, 5 months and % days
/ dsaghter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew r.
p.roey, Of Union township, died
HI BE Allegheny hospital at
Cumberland, Md, on Thursday
1Eh Ipst. Her remains were laid
n rest in the cemetery at the
Hsrnonia Christian church on
ne following Sunday in the pres
euce of g very large assemblage
Of sorrowing friends.
She vas an active church and
Suuds sy.school worker, and in
ackuowledgment Of her faithful
,avices, her Sunday-school class
ncted as honorary pall-bearers.
II addition 70 her parents she
Il suryiyed by two sisters: Mrs.
lIyrtle Mann, Lashley, Pa, and
lIrs. Blanche Johnson, Williams
bort, ". Va, and one brother at
home,
Mrs. JOHN q. SIPEs.
Mrs. John 2. Sipes died at her
me at Clear Ridge, Tuesday,
ane Il, 1917, aged Sc years.
cause of death was tuberculosis
n the lungs. Interment was
rade at Clear Ridge on the fol-
wing Thursday. Her pastor,
Rev. Gee. B. W. Reidell conduct
D the funeral services. Mrs.
Bipes' maiden name was Kerlin
il she was twice married. Her
|rit husband's name was Eph-
bin Anderson. To this union
be son, Owen, survives, Her
econd husband, John 2. Sipes,
living. Also, the following
fttbers and sisters: John p.
pd Wilson Kerlin, of Clear
id2e; Mack Kerlin, Of Gracey;
Phoebe, wife of James Stev-
r. Of Fort Littleton.
Mrs. MARTHA A. DUGAN.
Ms. Martha A. Dugan. widow
the hte William Dugan, died
tie home OF William B. Trox
IN Bthel township, this coun-
on Sunday, June 10, 1917, |
| edH years and l month. In.
'nsnt was made at Big Pool, |
on the following Tuesday. |
) Mis-. 0. OAKMAN. |
Mrs. 0. 0akman died sudden.
heart trouble at her home
ivbr township, June 10, |
II Y aaed about 81 years. In
ment was made on the follow. |
thursday at the Green Hill |
E. Cemetery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
Plion Boards Named.

I Brumbaugh announc.
!'. ago that the fed.
prlties had approved
y in made for members
fait exemption boards
Z the counties of the
N boards were named
4 N n, county. For Full
A Sheriff nl Job L. Gar.
4, W. MOsser and Coun-
sa s'0aer ne Frank M. Lodge
n The board that will
SsnptiOn recommend.