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

Last week. James A. Stewart,
of Licking Creek township, wrote
an article for the NEWS calling
attention to the demand from
Europe Tor fruit in dried form,
so as to avoid all leakage and
breakage in the difficult route to
the trenches. For the benefit of
any who have forgotten. we will
again describe the commercial
fruit driers used by the thous-
ands up in New York state where
most of our finest dried fruits
come from. 1t is as follows:
A pit not over eight feet square
is dug in the ground exactly as a
cellar for a house. The little
house that is built over it is not
'weatherboarded, but the four
sides are closed with shallow
drawers with bottoms made of
fine wire screen. A stove is
placed in the pit with pipe run
ming out at the ground and up
outside of the building. The
shallow drawers are filled with
prepared fruit and the heat
turned on-not enough to cook
the fruit, but just enough to dry
it quickly. The attendant must
change the upper drawers to the
lower and the lower to the upper
part in order that all be treated
alike. For this reason all draw
ers must be same size. This
method makes perfection products
that bring top-notch prices be-
cause they are not discolored or
in any degree affected by dust,
light or insects. The drier must
have ventilation at the top or
caves.
Do you know tn at forty
five of the counties of Pennsyl-
vania have farm bureaus and
county agents? These trained
man are, with few exceptions,
binding the farmers together so
that they are a big powerful busi-
ness firm able to cope with COM
petition. The State pays about
two-thirds of the cost, the county
paying the balance. County
Commissioners are by law enabl-
ed to appropriate the county's
share. 1t is thought that by 1919
1.-TWO years in the future) all
but one or two counties will be
organized. Wonder what two
counties they will be?
About a month ago, two or
three bankers in Lewistown met |
and agreed to meet the county's
cost of a County Agent if the
County Commissioners couldn't |
see it. ;" Result was a demand |
by the taxpayers, that an agent
be secured and that ended the
they got their agent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
Ayars s..-CrOmwell.

The marriage of Arthur D.
Ayars, of Bridgeton, N. j., and
Miss Mary j. Cromwell, of Wild
wood, N, j., took place an April
81, 1917. After spending their
honeymoon in New York, Mr..
and Mrs. Ayars have returned to
Wildwood and will open tn e
Cromwell for the season.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob S. Hill and
family of Needmore, R. R. 2.
motored to Greencastle last Sun
day and took dinner in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller.
Mr.. Miller has been quite i'll for
two weeks.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17

Cans and jars for preserving
fruit will be scarce this year.
We feel that we can do a little
bit" for the cause by persist
emily recommending drying pro-
cess this summer. Happy will
be she who, next fall, has lots of
dried corn, apples, peaches, and
berries to sell. And happier
still will be the poor creatures in
the trenches whose feverish hard
ships are somewhat allayed by a
handful of these necessities.
They cannot be sent to the bat.
tie fields in canned form-too
heavy, bulky and liable to de-
struction.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17

Even the whales in the North
Sea have turned against the
Kaiser and are cheerfully giving
their lives by the score in the in
terest of the Allies. The mon-
sters have been humping into the
mines planted there by the Ger
mans, exploding them and there
by rennering them harmless to
the enemies of the German
rulers. Here is an idea-why
not train a school of whales to
"whale-it-to" the German SUBJ
marines?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17

Do you remember what the
little lady said at the entertain
ment last winter? Sooner or
later abug will get you." That
Civic Club bug is showing won
derful signs of activity toward
dirty alleys and lots. When a
woman will she will-that's all's
to it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17

Mrs. Sarah E. Souders is away
on a trip visiting friends in Mer-
cersburg, Harrisburg and Hagers-
town, she will visit her daughter
Mrs. Chas. McCurdy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17

Comparatively few white car
nations were in evidence last
Sunday, which was Mothers day.
The supply in Chambersburg
was exhausted by orders placed
many weeks ago,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17

Postmaster Blair, of Shippens-
burg, has asked the State for
200 rifles to be used in drilling
young men of that town and vi
cinity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Nh Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
ANNIE E. SHEETS.

A Sheets, in lancaster Wed d
uesday, May 9, 1917, aged q
years and II days. Funeral was
beld last Friday at the home Of
her sister Mrs. Harvey. Harper,
nsar Mercersburg. Miss Sheets
vss the youngest daughter OF
ex.Sheriff Daniel Sheets of Ful,
ton county, but now. living in
Cbambersburg. She has been
living near Mercersburg, and
about ten days before her death
she went to visit her aunt in Lam
caster. On the way to the aunt's
home, she stopped at a restaur-
ant in that city and ate some
oysterS, and it was to these that
he physician traced ptomaine
mon which resulted in her
denth. Nothing was known of
hw illness at Mercersburg until
no1s of her death came and it
~ q great shock to her friends.
Suryiving her are her father, in
Ckombersburg and two sisters
onia brother, namely, Mildred,
xIh Of Charles Glazier, near
NGvrersburg; Nellie, wife of
HzEsey Harper, on the old Sheets
hone place near Mercersburg;
st Alvin who makes his home
xl6 his sisters.
HENRY ANDERSON.
Veteran Henry Anderson died
II his home near Knobsville,
My Il, 1917, aged 81 yerrs, 10
months and 1Sdays. Funeral was
held last Monday and interment
v1s made at the Knobsville M.
+ cemetery. Rev. w. M. Cline,
Of Fort Littleton, officiated. He
ls sufvived by his wife and seven
children; Malinda, wife of Peter
Sehedleman, Maquan, ILL.,. 4; Clara
vlieof Daniel Grouse, of Waynes-
Doro; Levina, wife of Albert
DAVIS, of Franklin county; Lottle
vlfe Of Charles Tice, of Shade
Yep; Bert, in the West; William,
otlnugh Creek, and Charlie, OF
.azyland. The deceased was a
'.luaer He was highly respect
g ~ a good citizen.
fhe draft of "a, he was
red into service on Novem-
th and served with Com
SIND Reg. Penna. Infant
y was mustered out with
mpany July 13, 1865.
NDREw L. LAMBERsoN.
Aaurew L. Lamberson, died at
oome in Ayr township, May
~ aged 50 years 2 months
days. Mr.. Lamberson
not been we'll for many
suffering from several
FOR many years he was
menu In farming circles and
an intelligent, highly re-
citizen and neighbor.
survived by his wife and
snlIdren, William. at home
a'ader, near Akersville and
wife of Charles Hammers,
percersburg. Funeral was
nst Monday, and interment
Sue In the Tonoloway Bap-
netery, Rev. j. L. Year
E,% McConnellsburg, conduct
&v. R. F. McCLA1N.
.1'n Nooert Finley McClain
- ,ncn nomein Mechanicsburg,
| iSl7' as the result of a
y paralysis about a week
| = keV, McClain was
gettysburg March 13,
tie graduated at Gettys-
Ul'ege &c in 1868 and from
On Theological Seminary
and after his ordination
Ie pastor of the Presby-
,,urch at Waynesboro and
s'' ~ pastor of the McCon-
cnurch. He did not
rafge ~' at the time of his
\. .nfee children by his
,e 's,. survive him, and his
.'le who was Elizabeth
y. Is living. Interment
IA le Yesterday at New
| Rs, SARAH PECK.
n aa' Ruby Peck died at
e Of her son Jomos -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
NUMBER IS
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their COalings and GOings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a ReStful Outing.

Geo. c. Sipes and family, of
Dickeys Mountain, shopped in
town last Saturday.
Miss Elsie Fite, of Needmore,
was shopping and calling on
friends in town last Saturday.
Miss Dora Shaal, of Cham
bersburg, was a recent guest for
several days Of Mrs. Ross Doyle.
Lewis Largent, employed in
the rifle factory at Eddystone,
came home last week for short
vacation.
Rev. Sprigs, pastor of the A.
M. E. church at Cito, is in Phil
adelphia this week attending Con-
ference.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Seylar and
son Joe motored to Gettysburg
last Sunday and returned Monday
evening.
Mrs. Hester Mellott, of Pleas
ant Ridge, visited her daughter,
Mrs. Jefferson Harris, a few
days ago.
DR.. Mosser and Grant Baker
were in Cha nbersburg last Fri
day TO see Mrs. Baker who is in
the hospital.
Jordon Deshong and family,
of Pleasant Ridge, helped swell
the throng of shoppers in town
last Saturday.
Mrs. Annie E. DeHart, of Mer-
cersburg, ST ent several days this
week with her sisters and her
mother in this place.
William OFT and daughter
Pearl spent Saturday and Sunday
in the home Of the formers son
Daniel, near Mercersburg.
District Superintendent M. E.
Swartz, of Harrisburg, preached
in the Methodist church in Nc
Connellsburg Tuesday evening.
Miss Nell Palmer, of Sipes
Mill was a recent guest in the
home of Hon. and Mrs. Peter
Morton and other friends in
town.
Miss Olive Lodge and Miss
Esther Kendall, students at
Shippensburg Normal, were week.
end guests at their respective
homes.
William P. Nelson, of Cumber-
land county, visited his parents,
Hon. and Mrs. David A. Nelson,
of Ayr township, several days
recently.
Mrs. John A. Irwin, Miss
Minnie Dickson and Miss Flora
ReXroth were guest of Mrs. J.
F. McFerren, in Chambersburg
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Scott Brant,
near Dane, were guests of their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. John While, of Cham
bersburg. last Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs. John Ham, of Saluvia,
and daughter Mrs. White. of
New York, were shopping in
town Tuesday. Mrs White is
quite pleased with her visit to
the historical Packers PATH"
now the Lincoln Highway.
After all the efforts put forth
% increase the food supply of
his country by urging each man
woman and child to produce even
little bit more than usual,
it be nice if we could
ell each other what we did? A
postal card to this office telling
what you did will do the trick.
Dear friends, when you ask to
lave the address of your paper
hanged won't you please re-
to tell where the paper
las been going? We cannot
possibly remember the address
f more than 1000 subscribers,
nd we often spend two hours
your name to make the
hange requested and even then
We are seldom sure that we hit
he right Smith or Jones. You
re all registered by post offices
nd we have to turn to that office
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
PRICE OF BREAD

If the master bakers are sincere
in their expressions of a willingness
to cooperate with the National Food
Administrator it should not be diff
ficult to reach a reasonable settle
ment as to the price of bread. Wheat
for two crops has been standardized
at fixed price. 1t is known how
much wheat is required to make q
barrel of flour, and the weight of
the loaf once determined, the num-
ber of loaves to be produced from a
barrel of flour is as easily to be as
certained.
Unlike coal, sugar and other COM
modities, in respect of which price
fixing has been or is to be attempt
ed, bread has no definite standard.
Wheat is marketed by the bushel and
flour by the barrel, but bread goes
to the consumer by the loaf, which
may be of one size and weight or
another. In time of peace, municipal
tiles have sought to establish some
regulation in this matter, and the
has upheld them, but in practice lit
tie has come of 1t.
War conditions and an honest pur-
pose on the part of bakers to meet
them ought to produce an official
loaf at an official price which will
be just alike to baker and consumers.
The computation is simply mathe-
matical. Once accepted, it will free
an important industry from a great
deal of trickery and relieve the peo-
pie of short loaf imposition which
ought not to be put upon them.-
New York World.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
ARMY OF THE PLANES

They are coming with the drumming
of a million pinions humming,
And the purr of mighty motors
that are all in time and tune,
Proudly soaring with the roaring OF
the thousand northerns pour
ing
Through the vast and hollow
spaces sacred to the sun and
moon.
They are racing into places filled
with radiant star faces,
Following the meteor's speedways
and the comets ancient lanes.
And the universe Is shaking. and the
waking earth is quaking
At the terror and the marvel of the
army of the planes.
Wings OF wonder; as they thunder
sweep the rolling clouds
asunder, ~
Sailing great uncharted oceans of
the empyrean blue;
Struts are singing. wires are ringing,
swift propeller blades are
fiinging
Spray of diamond dust and silver
when they cut a star in two.
Hail! the aerial squadrons forming
through the fields of azure
stormfng,
Battle birds the crimson war god
to celestial combat trains.
Swooping down from viewless re-
gions to the aid of, earthly
legions-
Hail! the glorious. victorious val
fant army of the planes.
MINNA IRVING.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
GIRLS WANT MATES

II there is any lovelorn swain IN
America who wishes to be married,
but cannot induce the girl to see 1t
that way, he should go to England,
where, instead Of endeavoring to find
n Young woman matrimonially In
cIfned. he would be(orced to make
n choice among as many as he might
please, according to Jonas Stone
rock, en- Indiana young man now in
the Mcdlcal Corps of the Canadian
army.
man complains of the size of the
English girls feet, however. which
are of the sensible, dependable kind
that have not been stunted by wear
ing too small shoes.
s'Thore are girls everywhere" he
writes, tall ones. small ones. me-
diur1 sizes ones-all shapes and
sizes. The main drawback to an
English girl. however, is the size of
her feet. Their pedal extremities
look large enough for navigation
purposes and I'm sure the average
English Pirl would be more COM
fortab BILE wearing my army boots than
the shoee she actually wears.-ln.
diana pciis News
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15

mental countries. Now she is buying
from the United States. The Demo-
cratic managers of national finances
thought they saw an opportunity to
get little more revenue by repeal
ing the drawback, which would make
England pay a little more for sugar
and put a few more dollars in our
treasury. They could not see that
this would be but a temporary reve-
nue. and in the end disastrous. Eng
land would stand that just as long as
1t took her to establish refineries of
her own, and then she would buy
the raw sugar in Cuba, where we
buy much of 1t, and would do her
own refining. We would lose both
the duty and the profit of refining.
The Democratic finance commit
tee proposed that as a war measure.
1t was poor business in time of either
peace or war. But it is on par
with the economic policies of that
party's leaders in time of peace.
Strange, isn't it, that many men
who conduct their own private busi-
ness on sound principles and with
far-sighted vision, vote year after
year to keep such leaders in con-
troll of Congress?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
PRISONERS IN GERMANY

There are about a hundred Amer
lean prisoners in Germany. Most of
them are civilians taken off Ameri-
can. merchantmen that have been
sunk by submarines. More recent
arrivals have been members of gun
crews from destroyed merchant
ships.
Provision for their relief and for
that ofs other Americans who may
be taken prisoners is made necessary
by the German policy of giving
prisoners inadequate war food. The
high death rate among Russian, Ru-
manian and Serbian prisoners in
Germany and Austria has been
largely because Russia and the Bal
kan States could not organize the
rationing of prisoners OF their ma
tionalities from their home countries.
British, Canadian and Austrian pris-
oners in Germany now depend upon
the food shipped to them from Lon
don by the central prisoners of war
committee, which, by arrangement
with Germany, sends three times a
fortnight food parcels to the pris-
oners.
The American Red Cross we are
glad to say, has taken up similar
work. 1t is already forwarding to
Berne, the capital of Switzerland, for
dispatch to the Americans in Ger
many. stocks of foodstuffs.
Ninety-fve per cent of the Brit
ish packages sent into Germany
with postal card receipts, to be mail.
ed by the prisoners, have been duly
receipted' for. The American Red
Cross also will inclose postal cards as
means of making sure that our pris-
oners do actually receive the food
parcels.-Outlook.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS

"HE Harrisburg Public Library
has been first correspond to the
call for soldiers libraries, and
the Rotary Club, meeting at the Lii
orary, will take up the movement
Tuesday evening. No patriotic citi-
zen, eager to do all that the stay-at-
homes may do to help win the war,
can fail to heartily commend the
work being carried forward by the
Library War Council, which owes its
appointment to Secretary of War
Newton d. Baker. This work is to
raise. in conjunction with the Amer
ican Library Association. $1,000, 900
for the erection and establishment
of equipped libraries for the camps,
environments, the field hospitals, the
troop ships; wherever our soldiers
and sailors are gathered together.
Popular subscriptions for this
work are coming in so rapidly that
1t Is plain that in spite of the $780,
100000 Red Cross fund, the to-
bacco fund, cost of the Y. NJ. C. A.
oShNitiSS dhu OlNeTSp american gen.
erosity, stimulated by q sense of
duty, has by no means reached it's
limits.
When the German army took the
field, each army corps had travel
Ing libraries as part of it's mate
rial. Great Britain and France have
provided fit reading matter for their
soldiers, through various organiza-
tions. Through the appointment of
the Library War Council by the Sec
retary of War. with Frank A. Van
derlip, president of the National City
Bank of New York, as chairman, the
American task of providing libra
ries takes on an official character,
though the work will be that en-
tirely of volunteers.
Not penny of the money sub
scrlbed will be used in the expenses
of the library campaign; that cost
has been met by private subscrip-
ton. The Libraries, the books, the
service will be the gift of the Amer
lean people, and in such a cause as
this it were wells to remember that
''he gives twice who gives quickly"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
REGISTER TODAY

|VE7H have gone to war with Ger
w many for the preservation of
democracy in the world.
This is the principle back Of every
war we have waged since signing of
the Declaration of Independence.
Thousands of Americans have fought
and thousands more have died that
this government by the people might
not perish from the EARTH" Millions
more are prepared to make the same
sacrifice.
This right to vote is no mean thing,
since it has been bought at the price
of blood sacrifice. Yet there are
hundreds in Harrisburg who value it
so lightly that they have not pro-
tected their privilege of the ballot by
registering for the fall elections.
The man who does not vote is not
a good citizen. The man who fails
to register cannot vote. Exercise of
the franchise in local elections indi-
Gates the degree of interest the voter
has in his community. Failure to
participate in county and municipal
elections bars the delinquent citizen
from criticism If conditions are not
to his liking.
To-day is the last day to register.
Back UP the boys in the trenches
by displaying your faith and interest
in the institutions of democracy.
Show your concern for good govern
ment in Harrisburg and Dauphin
county.
Register to-day that you may vote
atsthe coming elections.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
UNSUNG HEROES

A Harrisburg correspondent of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger sends
that newspaper the following let
ter:
"Only few weeks ago Harris
burg was en- fete to do honor to her
soldiers who were about to leave
home and friends for foreign fields.
The day was observed as a general
holiday. AS I stood with Others
watching the long procession and
listened to the strain of martial mu-
sic that filled the air, as the soldiers
passed with measured steps, I re-
called another scene / had Witness
ed only a few weeks previous in
Harrisburg. It was a scene without
the waving flags, stirring music and
cheering crowds. 1t was only q lit
tie band of ten Harrisburg boys who
had at once responded to the call of
sthe President for recruits, without
any training or preparation; they
had laid aside their business to meet
their country's call. Clad in their
ordinary dress without any mark to
distinguish them they passed along
unnoticed, on their way to a gov
ernment camp, there to train for the
great world conflict in defense of
liberty.
When the great returns come in
from the battlefield of France, let
rs hope that the name of these boys
will appear among the honor list of
heroes"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15


T N the course of the Senate's de-
bate on the revenue bill, Sena-
tor Lewis, of Illinois. who de-
lights in being described as "the
Democratic whip" of the upper
chamber and who takes equal pleas
ure in being hailed as the spokesman
of the administration, told his col
leagues that in the Treasury Depart
ment sis the established proof of
$500, 100000 swindled out of this
government by perjury, fraud, de-
ception, and different forms of COM
mercial and personal trickery under
the income tax returns"
This is a grave charge. It af-
ticed these different forms of COM
mercial and personal trickery," but
it also affects the Treasury Depart
ment which permits its Established d
proof" to lie idle and the Depart
ment of Justice which is equally dis
regretful of condition which im-
plies fraud and deceit on a wide
scale, large loss of money to the
government and condition of law
breaking which it is the plain duty
of Mr.. McAdoo to report to Mr.
Gregory and of the latter to proceed
against.
How can, the Treasury Depart.
ment justify\its inaction? How car
the Department of Justice defend its
neglect of duty? If Senator Lewis
tells the truth-and his position ir
relation to the administration anG
to the Democratic party assures that
he has drawn an indictment oi
greater strength against the Demo.
cratic administration than against
the tax-dodgers whom he condemn.
in words, though beating Messrs
McAdoo and Gregory across the
backs of the fraudulent taxpayers.
1t is high time to begin meas
ures to get this $500, 1000. 700 into the
Treasury. That amount of money
would more than pay what it ha!
cost the country for Daniels to delay
for two years the naval construction
authorized by the Sixty-third Con,
gress. 1t is time to publish and e
punish the men who have thus de,
frauded their government.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
AGE AND YOUTH

Let me say that believe parents
should always be willing to con-
slider their children's ideas, no mat
ter how strange they may seem; that
they should be eager to get the rea-
sons that lie behind them. For any
ideas and ideals to which young
people can honestly and enthusiastic
cally adhere deserve consideration,
yes, even though they are altogether
wrong. And IL parents and older
people generally would listen toler-
antly and receptively when youth
pours out its heart they would win
the respect of youth in larger meas
use and be able, In time of need,
to make the clever suggestion that
would safeguard youth against the
extremes of thought that are un-
sound.-Harriet Orne in the New
York Independent.