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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
The French Operations.

Paris. - The official communication
issued by the War Office reads:
Northeast of Scissors and on the
Chemin des Danes the artillery fight
ing was intermittent, except in the
sector OF La Royere and north Of
Braye en- Laonnois, where the two
artillerles displayed great activity.
1--WE carried out detailed operations
which proved of value to us. North
of Sancy particularly we captured an
enemy trench system and took about
80 prisoners. In the sector OF Chev-
reux the Germans attempted anew to
drive us from the trenches which we
gained on May s; their attacks We're
broken by our barrage and machine
gunfire.
"Our batteries caught under their
fire and dispersed enemy troops con
centrating in that region. Quite
spirited artillery actions occurred
south Of Moronvilliers. Northwest OF
Prosnes we made appreciable progress
and took about 80 prisoners"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
WAS A MAGNANIM0US PAGAN
SaIadln, conquerer Of Jerusalem, Did
Not Shed Drop Of Christian Blood
When City Fell.

It was in 1893 that S,lladln died In
Damascus, leaving behind him a repu-
tation for magnanimlty unique in that
age, and only exceeded by his fame as
a warrior.
1t was only six years before his
death that Saladin defeated Guy de
Lusignan, the Christian king of Jeru-
salem, and obtained possession Of the
sacred city, which had been captured
by the Crusaders SS years before. The
golden cross was pulled down and
dragged through the streets Of the
city, and the Mosque of Omar, which
had been consecrated to Christ was re-
stored to the worship of Mohammed.
But not drop Of Christian blood was
shed after the capltulation. Instead Of
butcherlng thousands of the inhabi-
tants, as the Christians had done after
conquering the city, Saladin ordered
that none should be harmed. The
weeping queen was treated with great
consideration, and Saladin was so
moved by her misery that he is said to
have shed tears of sympathy. Later,
during the third crusade, the Chris
tians under Richard Occur de Lion be-
headed in cold blood 5000 Saracen
hostages, and Saladln revenged himself
upon Christians in his power. On the
whole, however, he was vastly better
than most Of the rulers Of his time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17

been perfected in commercial expedi-
tions to Vera Cruz and / think he told
me his father once hired an English
man to be private tutor for winter
on the plantation. He had spent half
his youth with an older brother, hunt
ing horses in Texas; and, in u word, to
him UNITED States" was scarcely a
reality. Yet he had been fed by Unit
ed States" for all the years since he
had been in the army. He had sworn
on his faith as n Christian to be true to
Omitted States" 1t was United
States" which gave him the uniform he
wore, and the sword by his side. Nay,
my poor Nolan, 1t was only because
"United States" had picked you out
first as one of her own confidential
men of honor, that "a. Burr" cared
for you a straw more than for the fiat
boat men who sailed his ark for him.
do not excuse Nolan; | only explain
to the reader why he damned his coun.
try, and wished he might never hear
her name again.
He never did hear her name but once
again. From that moment, Septem
ber %, 1897, till the day he died, May
II, 1868, he never heard her name
again. For that half century anC
more he was a man without coun
try.
Old Morgan, as l said, was terribl!
shocked. If Nolan had compared
George Washington to Benedict Ar
mold, or had cried, God save Kint
George" Morgan would not have fel
worse. He called the court into hi
private room, and returned in flfteer
minutes, with face like u sheet, t
say:
prisoner, hear the sentence of tn
court. The court decides, subject t
the approval of the president, that yo'
never hear the name of the Unite'
States again."
Nolan laughed. But nobody els
laughed. Old Morgan was to
solemn, and the whole room wa
hushed dead as night for a minute
Even Nolan lost his swagger in inc
ment. Then Morgan added: MI
Marshal, take the prisoner to Orlean
in an armed boat, and deliver him t
the naval commander there"
The marshal gave his orders, an
the prisoner was taken out of court.
"Mr. Marshal" continued old Mo
gan, "see that no one mentions IN
United States to the prisoner. M
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
BILLION DOLLARS
AMERICAN SHIPS
Measure Contemplating the Con-
struction of 100000 Tonnage
MAY COMMANDER PLANTS
Under the Bill Which Will Give the
President Sweeping Powers All Other
Steel Construction May Be Re-
duced To Actual Necessity.

Washington.-Pres Wilson will
ask Congress to appropriate imme-
diately $1,000, 100000 for the construc-
ton of 100000 tonnage of American
ships to defeat Germany's submarine
blockade.
The administration bill, providing
for this colossal program and vesting
in government heads sweeping powers
to make merchant shipping the most
powerful factor in winning the war,
will be introduced in both houses OF
Congress and will speedily be rushed
through.
With this appropriation great
fleet of steel and wooden vessels Will
be put into the steamer lanes within
comparatively short time to rush a
steady stream of supplies of all kinds
to the nations Allies. The entire pro-
gram outlined by the shipping board
in the proposed legislation will be
completed within 1S months or two
years at the most. The legislation
would authorize the President to di-
vert to government use the products
of every steel plant in the country and
would provide for the cancellation ol
existing contracts between those
plants and private consumers. 1t was
explained that perhaps part of the bill
lion-dollar appropriation will be used
to indemnify fully parties whose con
tracts are cancelled.
Only those steel manufacturers will
be exempt from the provisions of the
proposed law who are needed in
other ways for national defense work
Sheel mills also will be permitted to
supply the railroads with the mini
mum amount of steel products which
are shown to be absolutely necessary
to meet tho nations war needs.
Such prompt action is expected by
Congress that administration leaders
are confident that the machinery fol
turning out the ships would be set in
motion within one month. Large mum
bers of contracts have been drawn and
are ready to be signed when authorize
tion for their construction is given.
No embarrassment on account of la
Dor with which to carry on operations
upon a 24-hour basis in shipyards viii
be encountered. Assurances of the
utmost cooperation of the labor
masses has been pledged by organized
labor's authorized spokesman.
National defense heads declared
that as a war measure the diversion
of steel products to ship building
would mean the discontinuance OF the
use of structural steel in high build
ings and in bridge building except fol
military purposes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
ARMY ENGINEERS
TO GO TO FRAN
Nine Regiments of Trsi,
Railway Men.
ON COMMUNICATION lIN
Forces Will Be Volunteers An,
To Be Raised At Nine ero
Railway Centers OF
Country.

Washington. - Nine new rerr,
of army engineers, to be compO,.
clusively of highly trained nj,
men, will be the first American n,
to be sent to France. They va
"at the earliest possible moments
War Department announced, for !
on communication lines, but sod
ton as to exactly when or 10 +,
points they will be sent Is iobp|
because of the submarine men,y
The new forces will be yOv,,
raised at the nine great railvu
ters of the country. Each ned,
will be commanded by an end
colonel of the Regular Army, aps|
an adjutant. All other Officers n
railway engineers or officials.
The expedition will have , \
strength of between 1000 and n
men, each regiment being COry
of two battalions Of three cOny|
each. Every branch Of railgg \
ers necessary TO the building urI
ton of lines will be representa- 4
ranks. and the War Dcpartmr
poets a response to the call Ag |
permit a careful selection to
cised and insure a force alroadr |
ed to the minute, an army Of N |
in railway operation.
The department statement n
"The War Department has g. |
orders for the raising, as n&sI
possible, of nine additional leg,I
of engineers, which are dest,s /
proceed to France at the eahaI
sible moment for work on the ID
communication. Il is requested
press that no speculation or 4
regarding this force be carried
than that given out. All dett
garding the force will be given 4
fast as compatible with the ba
lie interests"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
MINIMUM LIBERTY
LOAN BOND IS $50
II Must Be Paid For in Four
InstallmentS.
M'ADOO ANNOUNCES DETAILS
Balance To Be Paid In Four Install
ments, Running To August 80
Bonds Will Be Dated
June is.

Washington. The $4,000, 100000
issue OF Liberty Loan bonds, Secretary
McAdoo announced, will be in denoml-
nations Of from $50 to 100000, will
mature in so years and may be re-
deemed by the Government in 10; Will
be subject to payment in four Install
ments, and will carry the privilege OF
conversion into any bonds which may
be issued later during the war az a
higher rate of interest.
Two per cent. of the subscription
must be paid on application. The re-
mainder will be paid as follows:
June 2S, Is per cent; July 30, 20
per cent; August 10, 80 per cent, and
August so, 80 per cent.
The bonds will be dated June is in
stead of July /, the date previously
designated, and interest will be pay
able semi-annually on June Is and
December Is.
Bonds In Two Glasses.
Two classes Of bonds will be issued,
coupon and registered The lowest
denomination of registefed bonds will
be 500, other denominations being
$500, $1,000, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and
100000. Coupon bonds payable to
bearer viii be issued in denominations
of $50, 500, $500 and $1,000.
The present Offering, it was an
nounced, viii be limited to $4,000, ,OOO,-
600, and mo allotments will be made
in excess of that amount" This dis
poses finally of reports that Mr.. Nc
Adoo had under consideration the ad'
visibility of extending the amount OF
/ the offer to include a percentage OF
oyersubscription which apparently will
result when the subscription books are
closed June Is next.
May Be Closed Before June is.
applications must be made on OF
before June IS, 1917" reads the formal
announcement, reserving to the Secre
tary the right in his discretion to close
the subscription books at an earlier
date, The statement then gives the
terms of payment and continues:
Accrued interest will be payable
with the full and final payment
august SOY. Provision will be made
for the privilege to pay earlier the full
subscription price upon terms and
conditions determined by the Secre
tary."
In order that the various payments
required for the settlement of this
transaction bay be completed witt
the least possible disturbance o
monetary conditions. the Secretty
will avail himself of the privilege giver
him by the act to redeposit the pro
ceeds Of the bonds, in so far as it Is
practicable, with the various nationa
and state banks and trust companie:
throughout the country.
Change in the date of the bonds
from July l to June Is was made, 4
was announced, Ito avoid adding t
the heavy burden of work incident t
the July l and January settlements.
The second offering Of $2OO000,OOt
in Treasury certificates of indebted
ness, it is understood, has about beei
taken up and another offering may bt
made within 10 days. From the pro
ceeds an additional loan may be mad,
to Great Britain.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
VAWTER is AcoUITTt,
Jury At christlansburg, Va, H.i
But One Ballot

Christiansburg, Va. - Chai
Vawter, former professor at "
Polytechnic Institute, was az
by a jury in the MontgomeT 3
Circuit Court of the murder di
ton Heth, Jr.
The scene that FOLLOWED D
nouncement of the verdict vnI
fecting one. Deputy Clerk TE
ters had not finished repeia-
jury's decision when Proiesso'0
jumped from his chair and Cllf
mother in his arms. The asa7
shouted, "Oh, glory!"
Attorney r, L. Jordan, Of 4
one of Vawters counsel and 2
lawyer in the room, with
THANK God!" sank into his q
wept.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
Whales.

Whales are able to attain such an
enormous size because their bodies are
supported by the water In which they
live. A bird is limited to the weight
which its wings can bear up in the air.
A land animal, II it becomes too large,
cannot hold Its body Off the ground
or readily move about, and Is doomed
to certain destruction. But n whale
has to face none of these problems
and can grow without restraint.
Because whales live In supporting
medium their young are of enormous
size at birth, in some instances the calf
being almost half the length Of its
mother. l once took 25-foot baby
which weighed about eight tons from
an S5-foot blue whale.-Exchange.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
AMERICANS AGAIN CITED. .
Third Mention For Section /, Of Field
Ambulance.

Paris.-Section l, of the American
Field Ambulance, the oldest in the
service, has been mentioned in the dis.
patches for the third time. This sec
ton went to Dunkirk in January, 1915,
and served later in the Argonne and
the Champagne. The new citation
mentions particularly brave work at
verdun in the transportation of wound
ed under fire.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
TO GIVE NEWS OF AMERICANS.
Red Cross Announces Creation OF a
Bureau.

Washington.-Creation of bureau
to supply news of wounded, dead or
imprisoned Americans at the front,
with w. r. Castle, Jr., of Honolulu, in
charge, was announced by the Ameri-
can Red Cross. The first work of the
bureau will be to obtain from Germany
list of interned Americans in ex-
change for information about interned
Germans In this country.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
MORE PAY FOR JAcKIES.
Amendment Equalizes Navy and
Marine Corps With Army.

Washington. - In approving the
House bill to increase the navy to 15O,.
900 men and the marine corps to 80
900, the Senate Naval Committee in
serted an amendment raising the pay
Of enlisted men in both services
equally with the increases in the Wai
Army bill, which gives a private moi
less than $25 per month.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
FRENCH FARMERS CALL TO U, S,
Want Troops So Home Workers Can
Be Released.

Moulins, France, - The Agricultural
Society of the Department of Allier
has asked the Minister of Agriculture
to propose to the Government of the
United States the immediate sending
to France of men to replace French
farmers who have been modified, thus
permitting the farmers to return for
urgent farm work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
FIRST lNSTALLMENT.

mo document In actual Amer
lean history conveys a more
powerful lesson Of what citizen
ship In this republic means, none
delivers more searching appeal
20 loyalty, than this fanciful re-
cltal Of the Man Without a
Country. The unhappy creature
whose living death II has graved
upon the memory Of mankind
was but a figure born Of a writ
ers Imagination. Yet, the ae.
count of his passionate outburst
and Of his dreadful cxpiatlon
stirs the dulIest soul, and will
awaken emotion In the minds
Of readers Of generations yet un-
born. There can be no more ar
resting lesson for the dlsloyal or
the needless, no more inspiring
appeal to the spirit Of true Amer
lcanism, than this memorable
work Of literary art and high
souled patrlotlsm.l
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
CHICAGO PAPERS GO TO 2 CENTS
All Expected To Have Raised Price In
Another Week.

Chicago.-Another week is expected
to see all Chicago newspapers, the
price of which for years has been one
cent, selling at two cents, owing to
the high prices of paper and all other
elements entering into their prepara-
tion, The Herald made formal an.
nouncement of the advance Tuesday
and set the date for next Monday
Other papers admitted that they had
decided on similar action.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
FLOUR MAY GO TO 500.
with Food Control II Can Be Cut
Under So, Says Hoover.

New York.-Herbert c. Hoover, who
recently came from Europe to advise
the Government on food conditions in
Europe, says that without control -four
may go to 500 barrel before the year
is over, but that with control "the pres
ent pprice of -four can be reduced 40 to
so per cent. and at the same time the
producer he treated in liberal man.
ner"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
RUSSIA TO SEND MISSION.
Early Departure OF Root For Petro-
grad Also Announced.

Washmgton.-Ofcial announcement
was made Of the coming of a commits
sion from Russia, the personnel of
which will be announced later. 1t was
announced that Elihu Root, heading
the American Commission to Russia,
will go with the distinction of being a
special ambassador The American
commission will depart very soon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
KAISER REPLIES TO 81
Invokes Aid OF Almighty
Complete Victory

London.-A dispatch 10
Telegram Company from Al'
gives the reply of Emperor WI
recent congratulations sent DID
Sultan of Turkey on the OH
the German troops, The Enf
the course of his reply, said
"All eyes are turned on R
conflict in the west vhs
enemies, superior in number'
terial, are seeking a decisloh
"Our brave troops are tle'I
plishing deeds such as ne@I
have been recorded in the y
all times and OF all peoples
Almighty also protect tn'a
future and lead them to coui
tory"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
MENoCAL IN DAN''
Plot To Assassinate the p'"I
Cuba Folled'

Havana.-An attempt va
assassinate President NC,
Cuba, by means of a bonlV J
Nine arrests were made !,
conspirators could carry Ou' :, ,
The Cuban authorities io' |.
had been investigating a F'f
to make a new attempt " !,
life of President MenocaI 4, y
disgruntled elements ol :
abortive rebellion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
TURKEY DELAYS AMERICANS.
Men OF Military Age Find Difficulty In
Leaving.

hington-American Of military
age experience difficulty in leaving
Turkey, and the Embassy at CONSTANT
nople is making recommendations
An official dispatch received by way
OF Stockholm says "a Americans got
away, May 4, but 20 men between IS
and 45 were not permitted to depart
at the last moment
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
CANADA PRoFFERs
Offers Also To Share OtnH
With United States

Washington mas
nous reserve stock OF tel.
other quartermasters' SuAi
which the United States GU
necessary for the eQuipn''I
armies. Thomas Hillard, S'.I
the Canadian War PurcO"1
mission, made the offer 70 \
cials. Shortage of tentosen1
to be a serious problem lnv
. the mobilization camps ioT
i've draft army, and the Can"1
may be found useful.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
SLAYS WHOLE FAMILY.
Kentucky Farmer Kills Parents,
Brother and Sister-in-Law.

Elkton, Ky.-Frank Millen, young
farmer, killed his father, Charles
Millen; his mother, Mrs. Betty Millen;
his brother, Elmore, and his brothers
wife, Amy, and hanged himself. Young
Millen notified the authorities here by
telephone that he had slain the mem
bers of his family and was about to
take his own life. "The whole family
is dead but me-" he told Coroner Bart
lett over the wire, "and will be dead
when you get here"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
Not Very ReIluously.

Physlcian-'Dld your husband fol-
low my directions, taking his medicine
religlously" Wife--"I fear not, doc
tor. He swore every time l gave him
a dose."-Puck.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
AUSTRIA TO SEEN
Holland Hears "Politiela"
France.

London. = The Amste'O,.
spondent of the ExchanS,s y,
Company wires that ne a
from the best of sources ",
prominent Austrian poIYl ~,
about to leave for SwitSe's,,I M
peace proposals and that "
be given safe conduct " "a
order to discuss with the =, -
met the possibility OF ps"'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
"UNcLE JOE" CANNON 81 YEARS.
As Vigorous AS Ever and Receives
Congratulations

Washington.-Representative Joseph
G. Cannon, of Illinois, former Speaker
of the House, was 81 years old Mon.
day. Despite his years, Uncle Joe"
apparently is as vigorous and active
as ever. He received many congratu
lations from members of Congress,
Government officials and others.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
Stickjn's.

When q boy asks his mother II 1t is
wrong to play marbles for keeps, 1t is
a safe bet that he has come home with
more than he started out with.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
GERMAN FIRST
LINE AGAIN GUT
British Advance to the East
of GriCOurt.
GERMANS AGAIN COUNTERING
Gen. NivelIe's French Forces Capture
Fortified Position Near the chemin
des Danes, Fronting Laon,
Their Chief Objective.

London.-Once more the great bat
tie in the west has resolved itself teh'
porarily to a nibbling process on the
part Of the French and British ana
'incessant counter-attacks on the part
of the Germans. The latter still hold
Fresnoy village, retaken by them from
the Canadians, while in and around
Bullecourt fighting is continuous, with
constantly alternating fortunes.
Sir Douglas Haig reported further
progress by his troops near Bullecourt
and added that costly efforts of the
enemy to shake our hold on his posi-
tions" were fruitless. South of the
souchez River the British cut a new
piece out of the German first line
while they also advanced to the east
of Gricourt,
American aviators with the French
Army have brought down six German
airplanes since April 6.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
Latest official Report.

The Berlin War Office asserted that
all British and French attacks were
beaten off with heavy casualties to the
assailants and emphasized that "Fres'
noy remained entirely in our hands in
spite OF repeated British attacks"
The official report from British head
quarters in France reads:
I'VE advanced our line slightly on
the south bank of the Scarpe. Under
cover of a heavy bombardment, the
enemy renewed his attempts upon our
positions in the Hindenburg line, east
of Bullecourt. His attack was com
pletely repulsed by our troops.
Further hostile counter-attacks
near Fresnoy were equally unsuccess'
full.
"a party Of the enemy raided our
trenches southeast of Ypres; a few
of our men are missing"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17

"for the Secretary of the Navy"
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

J. Gidley of the National Museum scientist who di-
reefs the collection and assembling of the skeletons of ancient
and extinct vertebrate animals Very indeed would
be knowledge of the animals
and research of scientists who head research expeditions
put together the they find In the photo the huge
skeleton that of mastodon, discovered in plastacine
swamp deposit Wnamac Ind about years ago. All
missing bones and other parts of anatomy supplied
plaster with measurements @ scale.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14
Junk Junk

Bring in your old iron and
get $1,000 per ton for it.
We also buy old rubber,
old auto tires, inner tubes,
copper, brass, zinc, lead and
all other kinds Of junk for
which we pay highest market
prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-19

10 ACRES. nearly level, improved between
Oakland and West Point. Neb., at only
$3.50. on cas- terms. q. a. hull. Oakland