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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
OPEN LETTERS.
The Following Letters Published as Ad.
vsrtisiug Matter are Self
Explanatory.

To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
1t has been reported that |, G..
L. McAfee, was furnishing mon-
ey to d. A. Black Candidate for
Associate judge to secure his
election in order to have a wet"
judge in the interest of the Ha-
gerstown Brewing Co., and my
benefit.
want to say to the public at
large that any such statement is
a libel, pure and simple.
Any one wishing to contest
this statement need only make
public his announcement and |
will meet him at any Magistrates
or Notary Public's office.
(Signed) G. L. MCAFEE,
Dealer in Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
&c., hancock, Md.
To THE VOTERS OF FULTON Co. {:
Gentlemen:-There is a report
current over the County to the
effect that | am a rich man; that
/ own coal mines and coal prop
critics; that | own stock and have
a vast income. In answer to this
report, | wish to state that it is a
malicious and libelous lie, pure
and simple. | do not now have,
nor did / ever have, one dollar or
any other amount invested in
coal mines, coal properties, or
coal stocks. Neither have | ever
been directly or indirectly inter-
ested financially in coal mines or
coal properties, beyond the CON-
pensation | received for services
rendered as miner, mine fore
man, or mine superintendent
and that was years ago. Furth-
er. | wish to state that | have no
interests or financial investments
other than agriculture, and to
this statement | am willing to be
qualified.
D. A. BLACK,
p Waterfall, Pa.
Octoher 90 1917
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
L.ochman...MOck.

The Editor acknowledges the
receipt of card from Fred B.
Mock, of Pittsburgh, announc-
ing the marriage Of his sister
Minnie E. Mock at Columbus, o.,
to Mr.. John Lochman, of Pitts
burgh. On October 1st they
were at home" to their friends
at Brentwood, Pa.
The bride is a native of this
county and a sister of George B.
Mock, of town. She was FORM
erly a successful teacher in the
schools of this county and also
in the eastern part Of the State.
During the last few years, she
has been employed in Pittsburgh.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
Definition Of The Auto.

Some newspaper has given
this definition of an automobile:
The automobile is a large iron
and rubber contrivance for trans
forming gasoline into speed lux
ury, excitement and obituaries.
1t consists of handsome leather
upholstered carriage body mount
ed on fat rubber tired wheels
and containing a gizzard full of
machinery suffering from various
complications and ailments. 1t
has run over 100 miles and ten
thousand people. 1t can trans
port seven people from the porch
to the police station, the bank
ruptcy court or the golden gate
in less time than any other known
method
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
Demand for Corn Meal.

All corn meal and buckwheat
flour seems to be of the self
rising" variety, if one may judge
from the price. The little 10-lb.
sacks that we nsed to get for 20
cents are now costing 48 and the
buckwheat flour that formerly
came to US at fifty cents for a
24.lb sack, now sells for $1.50-
right in McConnellsburg. SO
great has become the demand for
corn meal, with the scrapple
season almost at its height in
Berks county, that the price of
meal has gone up to level with
flour, and it is hardly a conser-
walton movement now to use
corn bread and mush. Corn
meal and flour both sell at 6
cents a pound. Thousands of
pounds of scrapple are being
made, and the price has advanc-
ed this year from 6 to 10 cents. a
pound.
The Berks county millers say
that they have never before ex-
perienced such demands as are
being made for corn meal. The
millers are paying So a bushel
for old corn, the same price as
wheat while much new corn is
being bought for December
shipment, at $1.3 a bushel. Last
year the miller paid 81. II a BUSH
ell for new corn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
"0yer There"

Judge Morton received three
letters Tuesday from his son
Newton who is somewhere over
there" Newt is a member of
the 10th regiment, and the last
word they had from him was
when he landed in Southampton.
The letters were written at diff
ferent times but had evidently
been held up by the censor.
Newt said he had a grand trip
going across the pond-seasick
but two days and that he never
was in finer physical condition
than now. The last of the three
letters was written on the 18th
of October, and said they were
leaving Southampton that day
for, presumably, somewhere in
France.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
SCHOOL LESSON ON WAR.
How Money Is Spent on AirpIanes Told
ia Simple Manner for Children.


What are your eyes worth
Just think how much you use
them every day. If they were
in danger, you would give every
cent you have to save them.
An army needs its eyes even
more than you do, because you
are among friends. 1t is there
fore important that an army have
eyes, good eyes. Ithas frequent
ly happened in the past that an
army has been defeated just be-
cause it could not see what the
enemy was preparing to do. 1t
was in this way that Washing
ton surprised the British at Tren-
ton and won great victory.
The cavalry formerly served
as the eyes of the army. But
horses, even the swiftest of them
are too slow for the preseut war.
And, of course, horses never
could assist the ships at sea.
So the airplane has come into
use in many ways: First, because
they can travel so fast. Our
airplanes will rise to q height of
10, 600 feet in about ten minutes
and then fly away at the rate of
over 100 miles per hour. They
will fly over the German lines
and discover the location Of the
big guns and the movements of
the trools. The discovery of
these plans vill enable our lead
ers to meet tha.n.
The German submarines have
been sinking passenger vessels.
A submarine is very difficult to
notice because it can submerge,
and then becomes invisible. But
an airplane several hundred feet
in the air can see a submarine a
hundred feet under water. For
this reason they are valuable sea
scouts.
The President feels that the
army which is equipped with the
greatest number of first-class
airplanes will win the war. For
this reason he, last July, signed
bill for the construction of TO-
600 airplanes, to cost $40. .0O0,-
600. This vast sum of money
would mean about $40O for each
man, woman and child in the
City of Philadelphia, and every
dollar means money well invest
ed.
To train young men to oper-
ate these planes "a flying schools
are to be established in our coun.
try. Here the brightest and
bravest of our young men will
be prepared for the dangerous
work of flying over sea and land,
far beyond the enemy lines. All
honor to our fighters! The best
is none too good for them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
Many Horses Destroyed.

Millions of horses are being
destroyed in the present war.
Since the beginning of the war
about 100000 have been sent
from the United States to Europe
and reports show a decrease of
about $4,000 in the number of
horses in this country for the
year 1916 and 1917.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01

Estimates on the State sweet
potato crop are steadily grow
ing and it is now figured that
the crop will reach la, 600 BUSH
els as compared with 100, 900
bushels last year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
xoOdcOc -Denisar.

| Joseph E. Woodcock, of
',.Gs ana Mary Elizabeth Deni-
II 1. v, wells Tannery, were mar
/. inree Springs, Saturday.
r'.Nl, 1917 by Rev. Frown-
VI the M. E. church.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01

The pear crop for 1917 is esti-
mated at 499, 600 bushels as COM
pared with 100000 bushels last
year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
RECORD OF DEATHS.
4 Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
DANIEL G. ELvEY.

Daniel Gillis Elvey died sud-
nly at his home near Bethle-
h church, Saturday. October
1917, aged SO years, 6months
a 7 days. His funeral took
hce on the following Tuesday,
rvices being conducted by Rev.
wi Benson, of the U. B. church
h interment was made in the
met ter ry at the Bethlehem
urch.
On Saturday morning, in his
bal health, Mr.. Elvey went
\ to the field, husked corn un-
dinner time, came in. ate his
bner and went out te the pen
feed the hogs. In less than a
IN hour later his grandson Don
ible found him lying near the
podhouse-dead.
Mr. Elvey was married twice.
Is first wife was Miss Anna
vans, of Licking Creek town.
ip and of this union two sons
RIVE: Charles Elvey, of White
bud, Mich. and Oliver Elvey,
bledo, O. His second wife who
vives, was Miss Rebecca Jane
svis, Of Clearville, Pa. Of this
biOn, five children snrvive:
byd, McConnellsburg; Harry,
toOna; Roy, Tod township, this
pnty; Walter, farming tn e
ue place, and Daisy, wife of
hn While, residing in Licking
eek township There are two
pthers living John in Altoona
d George, Freeport, Ill.,, also
e sister, Mary, wife Of William
ivan, near Me cersburg. There
twenty gran l-children living.
hr. Eiyey wa the oldest men,
Of the Be rhelehem u. B.
urch, he having united with
Pt class 45 years ago. He was
excellent neighbor, a loyal
ilen and will be greatly missed
the community.
MRS. ANDREW ]. FRAKER.
Elizabeth, wife of Andrew ].
hker, died at their home at
r Ridge, this county, on
esday, October %, 1917, aged
years, s months and IA days.
funeral took place on Friday
services being conducted by
G. B. M. Reidell, of Hus-
town, and interment was
De at Clear Ridge.
irs. Fraker was a daughter of
late Michael Gamble, of Path
ley, and she was married to
Ffaker about fifty years ago.
fhls union were born six chill
two of whom are living,
nely, Teresa, wife of Jesse
'Heefner, near Gracey, and
erVa, widow of the late Geo.
er, at home. Sheis also sur
by her husband and two
ndchildren, Glenn O. Miller
Olive Heefner.
nile she had been in declin-
health for some time, she
really confined to her room
days. Mrs. Fraker h a d
nurtured in the Presbyter-
lalth, but belonged to the
aodlSt Church for forty years
When health permitted she
always found in her place
puOllc worship. She was a
yam OF most exemplary char
f'Ald was held in high esteem
only by her immediate fami-
Usoy the entire community.
JOHN KRUGa.
Paa Krugh, one of Hunting
wunty's best citizens, died
aS home near Decorum on
" night of last week aged
4'Oo years. The funeral took
sunday and interment was
at Backlog church. The
'sed ~ IS survived by his wife
ulae Children, three of whom
'afrled ant the rest. are at
M00dCOC .Denisar
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01

Foe for the NEWS.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-01
JOHN KRUGI.

aa Krugh, one of Hunting
,"unty's best citizens, died
as home near Decorum on
" night of last week aged
% Years. The funeral took
sunday and interment was
@ Backlog church. The
'sea = Is survived by his wife
u'ue Children, three of whom
'a'fled ant the rest. are at
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
Free Flower Seed Hastings Catalogue Tells You About It

No matter whether you farm on a large scale or only plant vegetables or flowers in q small way, you need Hastings 1917 Seed Catalog It's ready now and we have a copy for you absolutely free. if you ask for it. mentioning the name of this paper.
 In addition to showing you about all the varieties of vegetables, farm grass, clover and flower seeds, this cataiog tells how you can get free five splendid varieties Of easily grown. yet beautiful flowers, with which to beau- tify your home surroundings.
 Good seeds of almost every kind are scarce this season, and you can't afford to take chances in your seed supply. Hastings Seeds are depend able seeds, the kind you can always depend on having "good luck" with.
 You are going to garden or farm this spring. Why not insure success so far as possible by starting with the right seed? Don't take chances that you do not have to.
 Write today for Hastings 1917 Catalog. It's free and will both inter- est and help you to succeed in 1917. ---H. 0. HASTINGS CO.,, seedsmen. Atlanta, Ga.-Advt-
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18

There is no ailment causing more woe and misery than Stomach Trouble. Often Gall Stones, Cancer and Ulcers of the Stomach and In testines, Constipation, Acute Indi- gestion, Auto-Intoxication, Yellow Jaundice, Appendicitis and other serious and fatal ailments result from it. Thousands of Stomach Sufferers owe their complete recov- cry to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. It is unlike any other remedy. It sweeps the poisonous bile and ca tarrhal accretions from the system Soothes and allays Chronic Inflam- nation. Many declare is has saved their lives, and prevented serious surgical operations. Try one dose today. Watch it's marvellous re- suits. Contains no alcohol-no hab- Reforming drugs. Book on Stom- ach Ailments FREE. Address Geo. H. Mayr, Mfg. Chemist, Chicago. Better yet-obtain a bottle or Mayr's Wonderful Remedy from Jaekson Drug S Furniture Co. or any reliable druggist, who will re- fund your money if it fails.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
-nGoan
NnIice fnr Pnhlicnlinn

 Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Office al Camden, Arkansas, December 2S, 1916.
 Notice IS hereby given that
 ISAAC l.. SMITH. of Nandervoort, Arkansas, who, on December tS, 1913, made a Home stead Entry. Serial No 062S9, for the NWl4 SWA, Section l5, Township i S., Range 3i w., 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of in tention to make Final Three Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Pro- bate Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 10th day of Febru- ary, 1917.
 Claimant names as witnesses: George W. Stockton, William J. Lackey, John B. Smith and Gran R. Friend, all of Vandervoort, Arkan- sas.
 R. D. Newton, Register. Adv. First pub. Jan. 4. Last pub. Feb. 1, 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
"0UT WITH U-B0ATSr" IS
 GERMAN DEPUTY'S DEMAND
Germany Must End War in Posses sion of the Flemish Coast, Dr.
 Stresemann Said at Hanover.

London. Jan. l0.-Dr. Gustave Stresemann, German national liberal deputy. in a speech at Hanover Sun day. declared that Germany must emerge from the war in possession of the Flemish coast, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Times. pr. Stresemann said that Germany, altho the second strongest economic power in the world and possessing the second strongest mer- chant fleet, had not a single naval supporting point to serve for de- fense in war time.
 This war has annihilated our world trade he is quoted as say ng We have forfeited our colonies and our cruiser squadron is lost. If, therefore, the war ended without something of our former situation altered, the consequence for us would be the collapse of our nation al economy because the German merchant would not again risk see ing all he had created collapse the day after a declaration of war by England If peace is concluded without Germany possessing the Flemish coast, England is the wn- ming and we are the losing side. A neutral Belgium is historical Im- possibility after this war"
 Dr. Streseman added that without Lhe future possibility of marching thru Belgium the Germans must fight the next war on the Rhine and not in France He said they looked for a German peace, not one under the protection of a world peace all lidnce
 In concluding. Dr. Stresemann laid emphasis on the increasing impor- tanee of submarines. The speaker drew enthusiastic applause when he exclaimed:
 Out with the U-hoatsw
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
National Forest Timber for Sale.

Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Hot Springs, Ar kansas up to and including February II. 1917. for all the merchantable dead timber standing or down and all the live timber marked or desig- mated for cutting on an area embrac- ing about 360 acres within sections 34 and B, Twp. 1 N, R, 32 w. and sections and s, Twp. i &, R., 3i w, 9th P. M.. Arkansas National Forest, Arkansas, estimated 10 be 10000 feet B. M., more or less, of short leaf pine timber. No bid of less than $500 per M feet for the timber will be considered. Deposit with bid S200 The right Go reject any and all bids reserved. Before bids are sub mitted full information concerning the timber, conditions of sale, de- pOsits and the submission of bids should be obtained from the Forest Supervisor, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Jan. fl. tS and g.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
Grundy Got Three Years.

Deputy Sheriff J. A. Johnston re- turned last Tuesday from Ashdown, where he had attended the session of Circuit court, having been sub pmnaed as q witness ia the ease of State of Arkansas Vs. Jim Grundy. who was charged with pandering. He reports that Judge Bowling had appointed an attorney for Grundy, but after an investigation of the circumstances in the case, Grundy plead guilty, and was given a sen- tence of three years in the peniten- tiary. J. D. Earnest of Potter and Robt. Hunter of Cove, were others who had been subpGnaed from Polk county as witnesses. By mistake in the name T. M Dover of Hatfield had been placed in the subpoena, when as a matter of fact, the witness wanted was Tom Dozier of Cove, Deputy Sheriff John
 ston talked to Grundy after sen
 tence had been pronounced, and he found that he had reached the con-
 elusion that he had done the wise
 thing by pleading guilty, for he
 realized that if the case had been
 contested, the jury might have given
 him sentence of ten years instead
 of three.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
-------------------fl---- OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE.
DemOnstrator Delaney Has Returned
 From Little Rock.

Charles F. Delaney, county farm demonstration, returned Thursday from Little Rock, where he had at tended the meeting and conference of county agents. which was held by Bradford Knapp of Washington, D. c., Chief of Government Exten- sion work in the South. Mir. De- laney is getting his business organ ized to go actively into the work in the county. He is stopping at the Mena Hotel and will have an office in the court house, having been as- signed to the room used by County Superintendent w. Homer pigg and County Judge A. F.. Wear, but much of his time will be spent on the farms with the farmers.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas, December if, 1916.
 NOTICE is hereby given that
 RUFUS E. WATKINS, of Yoeana, Arkansas, who, on Au- gust 20, 1913, made an adjoining farm Homestead Entry, Serial No. 06i7i, for the SEh NEA, Section g, Township 2S, Range % w, 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Tbree Year Proof to establish claim to the land above described, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas. on the 26th day of January, i9i7
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 l.. J. Lofts, H B. Weaver, Phil lip Lewis, and w. H. Barton, all of Board Camp, Arkansas.
 R. D. Newton. Register. Adv. First pub. Dec. 2i, 1916. Last pub. January i8, 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
LEGAL NOTICES
-0i859-- Notice for Publication

--06859--
 Notice for Publication. Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas, December 2S, 1916.
 Notice is hereby given that
 WILLIAM F. STEPHENS, of Opal. Arkansas. who. on March 10, 1911, made a Homestead Entry, Serial No. 0is59 for the Nl5 NEK and the SEA NEA, Section 25, Township 2 $, Range 2S w., 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described. before the Probate Clerk of Polk County. at Mena, Arkansas. on the sth day of February, 1917.
 Claimant names as witnesses: James II. Stephens. of Nunley. Ar kansas; Joseph II. Reynolds, Aaron NJ. Ferguson, and stephen A. Lof- tis, of Alder. Arkansas.
 R, D, Newton, Register. Adv. First pub. Jan. f. Last pub. Feb. f. i9i7.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
TWICE-TOLD TESTIMONY.
Mena People Are Doing All They
 Can for FeIlow-Sulrerers.

Mena testimony has been pub- lished to prove the merit of Doan's Kidney Pills to others in Mena who suffer from bad backs and kidney ills Lest any sufferer doubt thls ev- idence of merit, we produce con- firmed proof-stateme from Mena people who again endorse Doan's Kidney Pills confirm their former testimony. Here's Mena case:
 Samuel Hopp. 606 Seventh st., Mena, says; "Lumrago and kidney complaint, came on me without warning and the pains in my back wer so bad that I could hardly stand them. couldn't stand up straight or bend over. A box and half of Doan's Kidney Pills fixed me up all right" Statement given March Fist, f9iD.
 NEARLY THREE YEARS LATER, MT. Hopp said: q take Doan's Kid ney Pills off and on now as sort of a kidney tonic. My former endorse ment still holds good"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney pills-the same that MT. Hopp has twice publicly recommended. Foster Milburn Co, Props, Buffalo, N Y. tAdvl.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
MOVE FOR PENNY POSTAGE IS LOST
House Also Rejects Recommendation for Zone System Increasing Post al Rates on Newspapers and
 Magazines.

Washington, Jan. postoflice Department recommendation for q zone system increasing postal rates on newspapers and magazines, for penny post on local deliveries, and for curtailment of the pneumatic tube mail service in cities were Stricken out of the annual postofllce bill by the house in committee of the whole. It is expected another vote on the provisions will be de- manded when the measure comes up for passage next week and if they again are rejected they will be 'reintroduced in the form of separ- ate bills.
 The postoflice bill, carrying ap- propriations of S322,000,000, was completed yesterday in the commit tee of the whole and house leaders expect to pass it Tuesday Other provisions stricken out included a Si00,000 appropriation for an experi- mental airplane service, and pro- posal for bonding guaranty system for postal employees. Repeated ef- forts to put into the bill section authorizing government ownership of telegraph and telephone lines were blocked by points of order.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18
SUITS" PICKET
 THE WHITE HOUSE
Women Lay Silent Siege, With Plan to Increase Number to 5000 Order of the Day"
 Is Issued.

Washington, Jan. l0.-An idea of the earnestness with which the Con- gressional Union for Woman Suf- frage intends to go into its siege of the White House came this after noon when it was announced that the silent sentnels already on duty would be increased until 5000 will be surrounding the executive man. sion grounds by. inauguration day, March 5.
 Congressional Union women pick cts carried their fight to the gates of the White House this morning and took positions at the east and west entrances to the grounds.
 At i0:30 President Wilson re- turned from his morning golf game and ran the gauntlet at the west gate. The suffragettes were so sur prised that they did not recognize the White House car until it had passed He smiled and his car rushed between the lines. When notified of the action of the women, the police department sent officers to guard against law violations, but it was stated that no definite action might be taken further than telling the women on the grounds that no banners containing advertising could be displayed in that district. The suffragettes have orders to keep silent so that all passers-by can see the yellow banner on which is inscribed in black, Mir President, what will you do for woman suf- 1 frage?n
 The following "order of the day. was issued by Miss Alice Paul. com Imandant, as the guard met at Con gressional barracks:
 Stand at either side of the two eates. your back to inc wall. If the police interfere step from your place on the sidewalk in front of the gate, If the police further press you, step further into the street and stand there If they press you still further move your lines into the gutter If they won't allow you to remain there get in parade forma- tion march around the grounds, eo- ing from gate to gate