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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-22
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
GEORGE NJ. BENDER.

NGOtHG A1s DElNDbRs
A telegram received Monday
morning brought the sad intelli-
gence that George M. Bender
had died at his home in Pearl
City, ILL.,, on the day preceding.
His sister Ada, Mrs. George H.
Unger, of Ayr township, left in
the afternoon of the same day
to attend the funeral.
George M. Bender was a son
of our townsman, Veteran Sam
uel Bender by his first wife
Lizzie Humbert, and he was born
March 7, 1862; hence he was
aged 55 years and II days.
George grew to young manhood
in McConnellsburg and then went
to Illinois, About 26 years ago
he was married to Miss Maggie
Amended, who survives. For
several years George had been
successfully engaged in tn e
poultry business; but rheumatism
and brights disease undermined
his health and his death WAS not
entirely unexpected.
He is survived by his father
and stepmother; by two sisters,
Henrietta, residing in Ogle coun-
ty, ILL.,, and Ada, wife Of Geo. H.
Unger, this county and by two
half-brothers: Thomas Bender,
New Bloomfield, Pa, an Ed
Lexington, N. G.
MRS. ELIZABETH MCELDOWNEY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Motter Neil
downey, widow Of William Nc
Eldowney, died at the home of
her son.in-law and daughter
Corder W. and Olive Snyder, at
noon, Sunday, March Is, 1917,
aged about 70 years. A few
weeks ago Mrs. McEldowney had
an attack of grippe but had
pretty we'll recovered when on
Thursday of last week she had a
stroke of paralysis and remained
practically unconscious until the
end came.
The funeral took place from
her old home on Tuesday and in
terment was made in the ceme-
terry at the Big Cove Tannery
Lutheran church. the funeral
services being conducted by Rev.
J. G. Garland, of the Brethren
church. The deceased is surviv-
ed by two sons and four daugh-
ters: William. Belfast township;
George, McConnellsburg; Elsie,
wife of Job Harr, Big Cove Tan
merry; Miss Maye, Mercersburg;
Olive, wife of Corder w. Snyder
Belfast township; Edith, wife of
Earl Morton, McConnellsburg.
Mrs. McEldowney was a devoted
mother, a kind neighbor and en-
joyed the esteem Of a large circle
of friends.
MRS. DENEEN.
After an illness of three months
Mrs, Anna Elizabeth Deneen
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-22
an Church, McConnellsburg

Lena was united in marriage
with Robert M. Cooper, of Ayr
township, June 10, 1911, and they
have resided in Altoona for some
time. Mrs. Cooper was a faith
ful and consistent member of the
Lutheran church for about twelve
years, and bore her Affections
with Christian fortitude and pa
tience.
She is survived by her parents,
two brothers-G and Ellsworth
and one sister Eva-all at home;
and by one sister, Zella, in AL
toona.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-22

THAT MAY BE TRUE BUT THE FACT THAT A MAN WANTS
COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE LIVES TO THINK HE is GOOD
AND GOD FEARING SHOWS THAT HE WANTS TO BE GOOD HE
WANTS TO ENJOY THE RESPECT OF FELLOWS WHILE
THERE MAY BE SOME HYPocRlTEs IN THE CHURCH. NO
ExAeGERATioN TO STATE THAT THE GREAT MAJORITY OF
cHuRcHeoERs ARE HONEST UPRIGHT CITIZENS
There something bacay wrong with who while pro-
Tossing belief in Supreme Being fails to take the opportunity
the church affords to WORSHIP THAT SUPREME BEING
have dear friend and pass his house every day without
dropping to him. you would not blame that for DOUBT
ING THE SINCERITY of your friendship
Do you wish God to DOUBT YOUR FRIENDSHIP? Do YOU
want to LOSE HIM AS FRIEND If you don't drop into
his house AT LEAST ONCE WEEK
Show that sincere your belief in God by GOING
10 CHURCH next Sunday.
THEN GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-22
MRS. DENEEN.

After an illness of three months
Mrs, Anna Elizabeth Deneen
died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Ludwig Fischer, in Buck
Valley, on Wednesday, March 7.
Mrs. Deneen wife of the late
George M. Deneen, has lived her
three score years and ten in
that valley, being 76 years, 9
months and 3 days old.
She is survived by the follow
ing children: Isabel Fischer,
Buck Valley; Adaline Stoner,
Hancock, Md: Harry Deneen,
Lashley; Albert Deneen, Need
more; Calvin Deneen, Hancock,
Nd; Ida Correll, New York;
Theodore Deneen, Boston Mass.
Also 49 grandchildren and 19
great grandchildren survive her.
MRS. R. M. COOPER.
Lena Virginia, wife of Robert
M. Cooper, aged 27 years, 7
months, and a days, died in AL
toona, of a complication of dis
eases on Saturday. March II,
1917, after a protracted illness.
Her remains were shipped in a
metallic casket to Fort Loudon
whence it was taken last Sunday
to the home of Mrs. Cooper's pa
rents, Mr., and Mrs. Cornelius
Grouse at Webster Mills, at which
place the funeral took place Mon
day and interment was made in
Union cemetery, The funeral
services were conducted by the
Rev. c. F. Jacobs, of the Luther
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-22
Is God Your Friend? Then Visit
His Home. Go to Church.

ITCH the long line of people entering church
on Sunday. Isn't it fact that they are
really the worth while people in the COM
munity? If you are business man, don't
you prefer dealing with man who is a
CONSISTENT CHURCHGOER rather
than with man who never goes to church?
You wouldn't hesitate to INVITE ANY
AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE enter
ing church to your home.
A MAN WHO GOES TO CHURCH CAN.
NOT GO WRONG VERY LONG, A COMMON
EXPRESSION is THAT SOME PEOPLE GO
TO CHURCH TO KEEP UP APPEARANCES.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-22
GEORGE MCCULLOUGH.

George Mccullough a veteran
of the Civil War, and one of
Bethel townships respected cit
liens, died at his home near
Black Oak Ridge on Monday,
March IL, 1917 aged about 7S
years. The funeral took place
on Wednesday following and in
terment was made in the emtery
at the Tonoloway Baptist church.
He is survived by his wife (Har-
riet Bishop and by one son and
three daughters: Edward, Oddie,
Dollie and a younger sister.
JOHN r. PAYLoR.
John R. Paylor. one of Thomp-
son townships oldest citizens,
passed away at his home on Fri
day Of last week aged about "a
years. His funeral services con-
Quoted by Ed. G. L. Funk of the
Primitive Baptist church took
place last Sunday and his re-
mains were laid to rest in the
cemetery at Antioch church on
Timber Ridge. He is survived by
his wife and by two daughters
Sarah and Matilda both at home.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-22

q atmospheres and with
come a habit of eating
klng when the entire
emanding a free. circu-
"a blood that cannot be
the digestion neces-
Fepare the food for as.
This produces a fer
or chemical process
elops toxins which de-
heart and interfere
ulatlon and increases
y OF congestions which
IN pneumonia.
thls season when the
mperature varies great
quently, a we'll balanc.
meat or eggs, starchy
Fats should be kept up
oduce sufficient heat to
thermal changes.
fake drugs excepting
pctor's advice as thew
much harm. For in.
headache tablets and
Pould interfere with the
Pn' reduce the circula.
ng the body's resist.
nd more susceptible tc
When sick enough
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
RALLY TO coLoRS.
Is Advice of Cardinal Farley to All Cath
olics.

New York, April l4.--A letter writer
by Cardinal Farley calling upon all
Catholics "to rally around the flag with
the eompletest fullness of devotion" will
be read Sunday at all masses in every
church in the archdiocese of New York
In the letter, the text of which was made
public last night, Cardinal Farley says
in part:
"0ur country had to take up the arms
that were forced into her arms, had no
choice but to grasp and WELD the wesp-
on wherewith to defend her honor, to
vindieate the right and the justice of
her cause, and TO insure a triumph that
will be the victory of civilization and
humanity.
'In this solemn hour when her for
tunes are at stake, when all that she has
stood for, and stands for, is jeopardized
by the hazard of impending warfare, vii!
not her sons hearken 10 her call, will
they not buckle on the armro Of
the conflict. and rushing to her rescue
lift high her glorious banner OF liberty
and justice?
ave will not shrink then from any
sacrifice in her behalf. We will render
to her what our Catholic faith and our
Catholic teaching c-7etions, nay, sane
tifies. No demand on our American man
hood and our citizenship viii go unan-
swered. Nor fail to find US true Ameri-
cans. true children Of our church, that
was never found wanting in any crisis
OF American history"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
ATTEMPT TO BLOCK
$3,OOO,OOO,OOO LOl.,,,
TO ALLIES DES EATED
ACCEPT RESIGNATION.
But Exonerate Prof. Appelmann of Anti
American Activities.

The trustees of the University of Yer.
mont, meeting at Montpelier with Gov
Graham yesterday afternoon, exonerated
Prof. Anton II. Appelmann of the Uni
versity of Vermont from all charges OF
anti-American activities but deemed it
best, in view OF the present condition OF
war, to accept the professors resigna-
ton, which was submitted to President
Benton on February 3. The resignation
will take effect at the close OF the pres
ent year.
The majority report of the alumni
committee appointed to investigate the
charges against Prof, Appelmann, which
also exonerated the faculty member from
all such charges, was accepted and APP
proved. The members OF the board of
trustees who attended the meeting were;
Governor Graham, Darwin p King-ley
of New York, Ralph A. Stuart OF Bos-
ton, president of the Alumni association /;
Justice George NJ Powers of Morrisyille,
former Lieutenant Governor Nelson w,
Fisk of Isle La Motto, Secretary of State
Guy w. Bailey, the Hon. Elias J. B.
Wheeler of Burlington, and Newman X.
Chaffee of Rutland President Benton
presided at the meeting.
In addition to considering the case of
Professor Appelmann, the trustees APP
proved the report submitted by President
Benton concerning the proposed use of
the university resources for the aid of
the nation during the present crisis.
These include the continuance during the
summer OF the work of the Junior class
of the university medical college, so that
these students may be graduated in
February of 1918, instead of the follow
ing June, and the probable continuance
of all the college classes throughout the
summer. Night classes for the instruc-
tion OF such young business men as care
to fit themselves for engineering work
will also probably be held and the re-
sources of the state agricultural college
will also be utilized to the fullest extent.
All students will however remain in col
lege until called for by the government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
COMMISSION TO RUSSIA
Proposed in Washington to Help Build
Up New Nation.

Washington, d. c., April 1.-THE pres.
ident and his advisers devoted the two
hours that the cabinet was in session
yesterday afternoon to deliberate scru.
tiny OF the manifold plans being made
by the government for actual warfare.
Consideration was given TO every phase
of the thousand and one problems in.
volved in the general plan which the gov
ernment is perfecting for the defense OF
the nation, the mobilization of its entire
resources, the financing of its foreign al
lies and active cooperation in the naval
program submitted by the representa-
tiyes of Great Britain and France, in
which the country is TO play an impor-
tant part.
Among the new projects to engage the
attention of the president and his cab
met was the advisability of dispatching
commission to Russia TO assist in every
practical way the building up of the new
democratic government there and to con-
vey a tirst.hand message from the presi-
dent himself of the hearty sympathies Of
the people of the United States with the
new Russian political venture.
There is reason to believe that the
president will name this commission
within few days and that it will in
elude an American of Jewish origin.
There is some hesitancy as to the latter
step, however, because of the uncertain
ty of actual conditions that prevail under
the temporary organization of the new
republic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
ARGENTINA URGED
TO TAKE ACTION
AGAINST KAISER
Torpedoing of Argentine Ship Has Caused
Deep Impress

Buenos Aires, April 1.-THE news OF
the torpedoing of the Argentine sailing
ship Monte Protagido, presumably by a
German submarine, has caused deep i'm
preston. The newspaper Argentina
says the entire nation condemns the
sinking as a criminal act and that the
government must adopt an energetic at
titude.
Buenos Aires, April 4.--The Argen-
tine sailing ship, Monte Protegido, has
been sunk off the European coast, ac-
eording to an official announcement made
here yesterday.
The announcement was made by the
minister Of foreign affairs.
The government has ordered com
plete inquiry into the sinking Of the ship.
The news created a great sensation in
Buenos Aires.
According to the newspapers, the ship
was sunk by German submarine.
1t is announced that the ship was
twice fired upon by the guns of the sub
marine and that one member of the crew
was wounded.
After the news became known an ex
cited crowd marched through the streets
shouting; Down with the German as
sassins." Groups of students also parad-
ed the streets singing patriotic songs.
The German newspapers published in
Buenos Aires, in view OF the threats by
the crowds, closed their offices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
YOUNG GERMAN IN CUSTODY.
Is Reported to Have Said: ITO Hell
with This Countrylr

Bellows Falls, April l4.-Max Wolff, a
German, and believed to be reservist,
was taken into custody yesterday after
noon at Saxtons River by Deputy Sher-
iff George d. Alexander. Wolf came here
last fall from New Jersey on parole from
the state reform school and had been
employed at Saxtons River by DR. W. ID.
Bowen. Since the break with Germany,
it is said, he has been vitriolic against
this country.
While riding on a street car this week.
he said to Conductor John d. Stone and
Motorman John Dunbar: TO hell with
this country. l am willing to fight for a
good country" and displayed a rosette of
the German colors. He has been talking
in similar strain around Saxtons River
United States Marshal A. p Carpenter
of Brattleboro came here yesterday aft
ernoon and questioned Wolff. A John
Doe warrant, charging him with breach
of the peace, was issued, and Judge
Thomas f.. O'Brien held him under S4.-
600 bonds and continued his case until
April 2S. In the meanwhile Marshal
Carpenter will ask for federal warrant,
and the man will be held probably for
the United States court.
Wolf has said that he has received
letters from New York, telling him that
when the war is over his transportation
will be paid to the fatherland When he
was arrested, he told DR. Bowen that he
didn't care. His trunk was searched.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
DIED IN FLORIDA.
Levi B. Hartshorn of st. Johnsbury Was
Spending the Winter In South.

st. Johnsbury. April l4.--Word was
received here yesterday of the death
Thursday in Orlando, Fla, of Levi Bar
nard Hartshorn, retired cattle dealer
and well-known resident of st. Johns
bury. Mr.. and Mrs. Hartshorn went to
Florida in the early winter. Death was
due to an attack of Indigestion. The
body left Orlando last night for st.
Johnsbury.
Mr. Hartshorn was 70. He was born
in Lunenburg and had been a resident OF
st, Johnsbury 35 years. He was a trus-
tee of the Passumpsic Savings bank, had
served as selectman and had held other
important town offices. He retired 10
years ago. He leaves his widow and
two daughters, Mrs. Gilbert f. Woods of
ST. Johnsbury and Mrs. NJ. l.. Miner of
Greenfield, Mass. His only son, DIR.
James Hartshorn of st. Johnsbury, died
a number of years ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
LEGISLATORS WIFE DEAD.
Mrs. John Stoddard of Ripton Died After
Visit to Montpelier.

Middlebury, April l4.-Mrs. John Stod-
dard, wife of Representative Stoddard
of Ripton at the last session of the legis-
lature, died yesterday at 5:l5 o'clock at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs George Chaffee
of Seminary street She was taken i'll a
week ago with pneumonia while visiting
the Chaffees on her way home from
Montpelier. She was 81 years of age.
She was born in Middlebury and lived
here until her marriage TO Mr.. Stoddard
few years ago. Besides her husband
she leaves her father, Henry Labroad of
Palmer, Mass. and a half brother and a
half-sister. She was a member of the
Methodist church of Ripton. There will
be prayers at the Chatfee home on Tues
day morning at Q o'clock and the body
win be taken TO East Middlebury. where
funeral services will be held in the Meth
odist church at 10 o'clock, Rev. ID. III.
Corkran officiating. Burial viii be in the
Case street cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14

of the Vimy ridge our troops pressed
back the enemy on our whole front from
north of the river Scarpe to south OF
Loos.
"We have seized the villages of Bail.
leul, Willeval, Vimy, Petit Vimy, Given
chy EN- Gohelle and Angres and have
gained footing in the enemy's trenches
northeast of Lens. In this area we have
captured prisoners and guns.
! "South of the Arras- Cambria road we
have captured Wancourt tower on spur
east of Wancourt village and have ad-
vanced astride the Hindenburg line as
far as point seven miles southeast of
Arras.
"We have also made further progress
on the high ground east of lie Verguier
and in Havrincourt wood northeast of
st. Quentin).
Much useful work was done by our
airplanes yesterday, although the wealth
er continued unfavorable for flying. The
only hostile formation encountered was
severely handled by one OF our patrols,
which drove down four enemy machines
out of control. One other hostile air
plane was destroyed by use during the
day. Three of our machines are miss.
ing
"The number of prisoners taken since
the commencement of our operations now
exceeds 10000, including 2S5 officers. We
have also captured 1865 guns, including
eight eight inch howitzers, 2S 5.9-inch
howitzers, s4 trench mortars and $50 ma
chine guns, in addition to considerable
number OF guns, trench mortars and ma.
chine guns which were demolished or
buried by shellfre and cannot be enumer.
ated.
Many OF the captured guns have been
turned upon the enemy by us with good
effect"
The battle on the Cambrai-St. Quentin
front is thus described in the midday Of
fetal report:
I'VE attacked last night in the region
between st. Quentin and Cambria. Aft
er sharp fighting we captured the enemy's
positions on wide front from north of
Hargicourt to Metz Couture. We now
hold Sart farm, Gauche wood. Gouzeau-
court village and Gouzeaucourt wood"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
FRENCH POUNDING
GERMAN DEFENSES
SOUTH OF ST. QUENTIN
Artillery Fighting Is Also Intense in
Champagne-French Patrols Bring
Back Prisoners.

Paris, April l4.-Artillery fighting
continues with marked intensity in
Champagne, the war office announced to.
day. French patrols are active and
brought back prisoners. South of st
Quentin there were heavy artillery ac-
tions
Last nights official communication
was a. follows:
The battle continues in front Of the
positions our troops captured this morn
ING south OF St Quentin. The enemy Is
Offering stubborn resistance.
~1ur artillery has violently hombardea
German organizations beyond the Somme
ami the Disc south of the Oiss and
north oi the Ajlettc We carried ouf with
success some detailed operations. in the
0our-c 81 which We brought hack about
- prisoners.
An artillery struggle is reported in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
YOUNG DESPERATE SENTENCED.
Gets Three Years for Robbing Employer
at Point of Gun.

Rutland, April l4.--Curtis Brassaw of
Chittenden, a young outlaw of the dime
novel type, was sentenced by Judge
Leighton p. Slack OF St Johnshury in
Rutland county court yesterday to serve
not less than three years nor more than
four years at the house of correction
for robbery from the person. Last fall
Brassaw worked for John Mageen of
Menden as a farm hand. He was dis
charged and few days later returned
and asked for shelter After eating his
supper he suddenly pulled a revolver
from his pocket and ordered his benefac-
tor to give up what money he had. Ma.
geen handed over 1854. Then under the
perslation of cleaning steel Mageen
harnessed his best horse to buggy and
Brasssw drove away, not being captured
until next day.
James Cain of Fair Haven, an electric
lineman, is on trial by jury in county
court on the charge of stealing 800
pounds of copper wire from the Rutland
Railway, Light & Power company, sell
ing it for junk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
MAY BE POCKET VETO.
Gov. Graham Has Not Signed Second
Class Prohibition Bill.

Gov. Graham has not yet signed the
bill prohibiting the granting of second
class liquor licenses while the United
States is at war, but he may affix his
signature sometime next week. Ii he
does not. however, he viii have carried
out what is commonly called a pocket
veto a provision Of the constitution OF
the state allows the chief executive to
have as much time as he may desire, in
which to consider a bill after the legis-
lature has taken final adjournment BY
this provision the governor might delay
signing the bill for days, weeks or
months. Cows. Stickney. Prouty and
Fletcher failed to sign several bills after
the legislature had adjourned No pocket
vetoes were made during Gov. Gates ad-
ministration. Il is not believed that any
other bills remain unsigned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
ARRESTED IN QUINCY.
German Charged with Threatening Peace
and Security.

Boston, April l4.-The arrest of Err.
win +. Crossman of Wilmington, N. c.,
an architect in the employ of the At
lantic coast line railway at that city,
as an alien enemy threatening the peace
and security of the United States, was
announced by United States Marshal
John j. Mitchell last night. Grassland,
who was apprehended at Quincy on
information wired from Wilmington, had
maps of this city and Boston harbor, and
a pencil sketch of Quincy in his posses
sion. He pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned in the federal district court, and
was committed to jail in default of SlO,.
600 bail.
. Crossman, a man of 40 years, was a
lieutenant in the German army when he
was retired ten years ago, federal Off
cials stated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
BIG DEMONSTRATION
And St. Johnsbury is Ready to Raise An
other Company.

st. Johnsbury, April l4.-At rousing
patriotic meeting in the srmory last
night over 100 men sgnified their inten-
tion of enlisting in second company,
should it be necessary to raise one here
or to join the first company now mo-
bilized at Fort Ethan Allen if call
comes for more men. Drilling will be-
gin at once.
The mass meet, the biggest patriotic
demonstration yet held here, was ad-
dressed by Chaplain Paul Dwight Moody,
Rev. j. A. Martin and Frank H. Brooks
The navy recruiting squad, headed by
Chaplain Arthur Stone and Ensign p. T.
Harrison of Boston, arrived in st. Johns
bury yesterday, seeking recruits for the
naval reserve corps. They spoke at last
nights meeting explaining details of
their branch.