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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Time Extended 10 April |.

If your income is taxable-and
it must be a modest one to es-
cape taxation under the War
Revenue Act of October 3, 1917
don't wait to be notified that
you must pay an income tax.
The Government is not required
to seek the taxpayer. The tax
payer must seek the Government.
The Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue, with the approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury, has
extended the time for filling in
come and excess profits returns
from March l to April l, 1918.
You may file your return any
time before April |, but if you
wait until April 2, you are sub
ject to a fine of not less than $40
nor more than 81, 900 and an ad-
ditional assessment of so per
cent of the amount of tax due.
Returns are required of every
unmarried person-man or wo-
man-whose net income for the
calendar year 1917 was 81, 600 o r
more and of every married per-
son whose net income was So, 600
or more.
The rate of tax is at least 2
per cent. on net incomes of un-
married persons in excess o f
81, 900 and on net incomes of
married persons in excess Of
$1,000. Payment must b e made
on or before June Is, 1918.
The estimated revenue to be
collected this year under the War
Revenue Act is So, 500, 900. 600, of
which $685., 100000 is in indi-
vidual income taxes. Last year
100000 persons paid income
taxes; this year it is estimated
the number will be more than
5000, If you are one of them
remember that your dollars are
for the support of the war. By
promptly filling your return anc
promptly paying your tax you
are helping the Government tc
early victory. Pay your income
tax in the same spirit in which
you bought your Liberty bond
The proceeds are for the same
purpose-to make the world safe
for democracy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
has Nice Position.

Mr.. N. E. Hoover took advant-
age of a business trip east to go
to Hustontown and spend a day
with his father John Hoover last
week. Norris went to work
with the Westinghouse Manu-
featuring Company in Pittsburgh
a few years ago, and his capabil-
ity brought him one promotion
after another until now he is
Government Inspector of me-
chanical stokers, and is sent
from one plant to another as
supervising inspector. He spent
several months up in New York
state, and, more recently, he has
been at their plant at Eau Claire,
Wis.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Ont 10 Colorado.

In a letter from S. M. McElha-
ney in which he asks to have the
address of his NEWS changed
from Delhorte, to Montevista,
Colo, he adds: I'VE have had
a very prosperous year in this
section. We had a Live Stock
Show last week at which a ram
donated to the Red Cross and
then auctioned off to the highest
bidder, was knocked down at
81, 10000. A Hereford Bull
that was donated, brought $5,-
900 90. Shoats weighing $50 lbs,
brought $25O.0O each. Could you
do that we'll in McConnellsburg?"
O yes, Sam; sheep bring good
prices in Fulton County. Dur
ing the past year, a great many
have been sold for S. 299.60.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
DIX. DIXON ILL.
His Weekly "Talks" in The NEWS
will be Discontinued Until lie
GaIherS More Strength.

The readers of the News will
learn with regret that Doctor
Samuel G. Dixon, Commissioner
of Health, is seriously i'll in the
University Hospital of Philadel-
phia. Doctor Dixon was on one
of his trips of inspection of the
States Sanatoria last summer,
when he was stricken while at
Mont Alto. He remained there
several weeks and later recov-
cred sufficiently to go to his home
at Bryn Mawr.
During his illness, covering ia
all, about six months, Doctcr
Dixon has been in daily touch
with his Office and has each week
written his little Talks on
Health" in which he is so much
interested.
For the present, however, his
physicians have requested him
to conserve his strength, feeling
that the writing of these Talks"
taken with his many other nec-
e5sary duties was not fair to the
treatment and, as consequence,
the Weekly Talks will be discon-
tinued until his health has suffi-
GENTLY improved to permit his
resuming the work without
unduly taxing his strength.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
MIGHT Be WORSE.


A rigorous winter has excited a
rather ual.amountof positive
ly stated weather comparisons,
with the general opinion that it
is a winter unlike others within
the memory of the oldest inhabi-
tant-unlike in the amount of
December snow fall and in the
intensity of December and jan
uary low temperatures. But
weather memories are notorious
ly uncertain.
DR.. William Frear, in charge of
the weather observatory at the
Pennsylvania State College agri-
cultural experiment station,
which has continuous records be-
ginning with 1880, states that the
snowfall for December 1917, was
l3 0 inches, and for January
1918, 25 Is inches. Neither of
these amounts is record-breaking
for these months in Central
Pennsylvania. This December
figure was excelled in 1880, 1890,
1894, 1898, 1903, 1906 and 1910.
In 1890, 32 65 inches of snow
fell in December. The average
snowfall for December, from
1890 to 1913 inclusive, was s. 90
inches. The average snowfall
~ January during the same pc
rio was II 80 inches,' but in that
month of 1910, 36 0 inches fell, an
amount one-haif greater than fell
last month.
The minimum temperature on
December 80, 1917, was 13 de-
grees below zero. That is the
lowest recorded for December
day in this locality since these re-
cords were begun. Butts degrees
below zero was the low record for
January last. Other January
records fall much below this: II
degrees below zero in 1886 and
1912; Is degrees below in 1917;
and 9 degrees below in 1888 and
1899.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Texas Leads in Peanuts.

The peanut crop is a food and
feed crop which will stand even
greater drought than cotton and
will make a crop when cotton will
not. The nuts are valuable for
the oil they contain and the cake
produced is a fine feed for stock,
while the hay has high value as
forage.
Last year Texas produced a
huge crop, the largest of all
states, 16, 200, 600 bushels, while
the acreage was 100000 accord
ing to government figures. The
yield averaged 27 bushels to the
acre at a price of 1928 a bushel,
showing a money value to the acre
of S6021, as compared with
broomcorn of $45. 80 and cotton,
$36.04. Cotton will yield a mil
lion tons of fats which the world
cannot do without, as fats may
be the deciding factor of the war.
Peanuts actually meet this need
better than cotton and are there
fore equally a war crop. Okla
homa Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
SHOCKING SHOOTING ACCIDENT.
Miss Teresa BOliuger Loses Life as
!he Result Of Smal! Boy Play,
ing Soldier.

A shocking accident occurred
at 1880 O'Clock last Saturday even
ing at the home of Andrew S.
Brant in Taylor township, in
which M iss Teresa Bolinger,
aged Is, lost her life as a result
of a boys handling a loaded gun.
Miss Bolinger was domestic in
the Brant home, and was in the
kitchen in the act Of placing a
dish in the cupboard. In the
same room was Earl Keller, aged
nine and a half years, a grand
son of Mr.. Brant, playing soldier
with a 22-cal. rifle. The gun
was discharged, the ball entering
the back of Miss Bolinger be-
tween the clavicle and the vert
abrae, and passing through the
heart, killing her almost instant
ly.
An inquest was held on Sun
day afternoon by Justice of the
Peace George Deshong, with the
following persons as jurors: H.
P. Barton, B. H. Shaw, John
Howard, DR.. H. c. McClain,
William Deavor and H. A. Strait.
After examining into the cir
cumstances, they we're led to a
verdict that the killing was pure
ly accidental.
Miss Bolinger wac a daughter
of John and Elizabeth Wilson
BoIinger, the father dying a few
years ago, and the mother living
at Dublin Mills.
The funeral took place on Tues
day and interment was made at
Dublin Mills.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
First Rest for the SammieS.

In the mountains of Savoy,
says the Philadelphia Inquirer,
the first American troops to reach
France are taking well-earned
rest in the Y. NJ. C. A. encamp-
ment which has been prepared
for them and which is in charge
of a well-known Philadelphan,
Mr.. Franklin Spencer Edmunds.
The news which passed the GEN.
sor gives a little light on hitherto
unknown facts. AS the process
of entry into the village was
headed by a colored band from
this country, we may assume
that among the troops are the
negro regiments of reg ulars
which served on the Mexican
border.
An interesting event of the
first nights entertainment was
the appearance of Mr.. E. H.
Sothern, the distinguished actor
whose father was a friend of
Abraham Lincoln and who, if
memory serves, was playing at
Ford's Theatre on the night of
the assassination. Mr.. Sothern
was born in England, but now
is an American and has a double
interest in the progress of the
war.
There are those who wonder
why it is that soldiers behind the
lines should be given 50 much
entertainment and at such great
cost. Many persons imagine that
not only is there a waste here
but that it is hardly in keepine
with the seriousness of war. The
plain truth is that all this effort
is put fourth to cure soldiers of
the most disastrous of all dis
eases-homesickness. 1t has
taken the world a long time to
learn that the soldier needs rec
reation to keep him from be-
coming gloomy.
Parents of boys at the front
will be glad to know that after
the hard work and danger of the
trenches there is a breathing
spot where the lads can regain
normal composure. A soldier is
not a machine. To fight his best
he must keep near the normal,
and that is the work the rest
camps are doing so admirably.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Ben FraHklin'S Simple Diet.

1t is amusing to read how BeL
Franklin thrived on a bisc uit, or
a slice of bread, a handful of rails
ins, or glass of water, varied at
times by boiled rice or a potato,
or a hasty pudding of his own
making. Upon this fare grew
Americas greatest statesman
and the worlds greatest philoso-
pher. The rich and ambitious
youth Of these days would scorn
such a diet, holding that it was
the eating that made the man.
But Benjamin not only saved
time and money by his new diet,
but as he says: Il made great
er progress from that greater
clearness of head and quicker ap-
prehension which generally at
tended temperance in eating and
drinking" This abstemious life
did not seem to detract from his
health, bnt rather contributed to
his longevity, for he lived to be
eighty-four years old.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
No Grain For Beer.

1t may be interesting to Sum
day school workers, and to the
Church generally to know that
the Food Administration has
officially notified all makers Of
brewed liquors not to purchase
any more grain to be made into
liquors. This is done to insure a
greater quantity of cereals to
meet the requirements of the
wheat flour order. Since the
distillation of whisky was stop
ped several months ago, and
now the making of beer, the
United States is free from the
manufacturing of all intoxicating
liquors during the war.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Red Cross.

Latest acquisitions to member
ship: Prof. Emory Thomas,
Mrs. Cyrus F. Wagner, Bessie
McQuade.
Union Auxili ary.- Charles
Stoner, Oscar Barney.
Wells Auxiliary. Alice Ander-
son, Mary Anderson, Mrs. Belle
Gracey, Mrs. W. l.. Sprowl, Mrs.
Albert Helsel, Mrs. S. A. Amick,
Mamie Stunkard, Blanche Black
burn, Mrs. John Galbraith, Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Gibson, Hayes
Bivens, Charlie Sprowl, James A.
Woodcock.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
The 1918 Home Cards.

Howard Heinz, Federal Food
Administrator for Pennsylvania
is distributing 1000, 100000 of
the new home cards for 1918.
These are being mailed to all
who signed a pledge card and it
is hoped to place one of these
instruction cards in every house.
hold in Pennsylvania.
There is being distributed with
the home card to each family a
new recipe book and two leaf
lets describing the use of corn
and oats as wheat substitutes.
The reverse side # the card
contains a statement on why
We Must Save Food" by Her
bert Hoover. Mr.. Hoover says
that the situation has become
critical and states further;
There is simply not enough
food in Europe, yet the soldiers
of the Allies must be maintained
in full strength; their wives and
children at home must not face
famine; tn e friendly neutrals
must not be starved; and, finally,
our own army in France must
never lack a needed ounce of
food. There is just one way in
which all t h ese requirements
can be met. North America
must furnish the food. And we
must furnish the food. And we
must furnish it from our say.
ings because we have already
sent our normal surplus. AS
TO the solution of the difficulty
Mr.. Hoover says, THE whole
problem of winning the war rests
primarily on one thing; the 10y
atty and sacrifices Of the Ameri-
can people in the matter of food"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Deaths Bnl I Per Cent.

Now that American troops are
taking their places in the trench
es, attention is directed to an
estimate by the Secretary of
War, that the losses up to June
/, 1917, of the British expedition
airy forces from deaths in ac-
tion and from wounds amount
ed to but Z per cent of the total
of all men sent to France since
the beginning of the war.
The ratio of losses of this
character today, because of i'm
proved tactics, is less than Z to
every 100 men.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Fulton in The Dry Column.

At the license court held in jan
uary, license to sell intoxicating
drinks was refused to Shaffner
at Burnt Cabins, jeff Harris at
the City Hotel, McConnellsburg,
and the application of Chas Ehalt
at the Fulton House, was held
under advisement. Last Thurs
day, Judge Mcpherson gave no.
tice that the Ehalt application
had been refused. With the ex-
piration of jeff Harris's license
the first of April, Fulton County
will be in a class with old mother
Bedford, her sister Huntingdon,
and Washington county, Md.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Most Severe Critics

It is a we'll known fact that the
most severe critics of the public
schools and the churches are the
people who have never taken the
trouble to enter the doors of the
institutions that they criticise.
They stand outside and bark in
stead of entering and learning for
themselves the truth about mat
ters. 1t is far easier to set up a
hue and cry than to make a
thorough investigation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Triumphant March Of The
Great Marauder

vi WI mhi aues'
The triumphant march of the
Great Marauder into Russia j s
we'll advanced. Poor Russial
Dismembered, rendered helpless,
sold out by pack of anarchists
led by Trotzky and Lenine, she
is torn with civil strife and lies
bleeding under the feet of the
most cruel foe that ever cursed
the earth. Now that their capt.
tai, Petrograd, is in danger, there
are signs that a glimmering of
comprehension is returning. Hav-
ing subscribed to the fiction that
the German armies would not
invade a Russia that had virtually
dlsbanded its forces, the Lenine
Cabinet now calls upon the
country to rise in its weakness
and repel the hordes of savages
that are occupying the Baltic
ports and are turning their feet
in the direction of Petrograd.
Too latel Trotzky and Lenine-
German agents or anarchial
fanatics-have made successful
resistance impossible. The Hun
will take what he pleases and
from his conquered cities hurl
defiance at all the world.
Not only is the Hun let loose
in Great Russia, but his equal j n
bloodthirstiness, the Turk, comes
into possession of the portions of
Armenia from which he was
driven by the Russian troops. On
with massacre!
1t has been declared time and
time again by France, by England
and by President Wilson that
there can be no lasting peace
until German militarism has been
crushed. The President himself
has promulgated terms of peace
that included a free and inde-
pendent Poland; free and inde-
pendent Balkan states; an Ar
menia freed fr ON Turk 8 h
barbarism.
What is to be done? Are we to
sit meekly down and permit
America to be given over to MUIR
der and Poland drivers whip?
Or are we to carry this war to
the finish? Are we to continue
to fight until Germany is ready to
suggest peace upon terms made
in Berlin, or are we to stick man.
fully and courageously to our an
nounced determination to have
no dealings with the German des-
pots and to force lasting peace
through the political destruction
of the powers of evil?
Can there be any doubt as to
what we should and will do?
Then let US get over the academic
notion that we are not fighting
Germany as a people, let US for
get the word peace and let US
make it our business to drive the
Germans over the Rhine. Then,
and not until then, with an uncon-
ditional surrender on the part
of the Kaiser, can we put an
end to military despotism and in
very truth made the world safe to
live in. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Not Half Bad.

Mr.. David P. Bowman, who
owns the old Widney farm north
of Burnt Cabins had twenty
ewes. In closing books for the
years 1917, he found that from
these ewes, he had sold $467. 90
worth of lambs, and $50. 80 worth
of wool. He would have done
better, but he lost one lamb. Up
to this time in 1918 from his twen-
ty ewes. he has "a lambs living,
ne lost 6 lambs, and two ewes are
to have lambs yet.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28

Samuel Glass, of Chambers
burg, spent a few hours last Sun
day in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey 0. Unger, East Lincoln
Way.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
JOHN H. TRUAX.

John H. TruaX died at his home
in Charlestown, Franklin Coun-
ty, Saturday February 16, 1918.
He was born in this county
April IS, 1884, hence he was aged
"a yeara II months and 28 days.
The deceased lived in tn e
Meadowgrounds, for a period of
forty years and only about
twelve years ago he had sale and
moved to Franklin county.
He was married to Sophia
Nrellott who together with five
c ildren survive. They are ia
COZ H. of North Dakota; James
H. of Thomastown; Catharine,
wife of John Houpt, MERGERS
burg; and Jennie, wife of Lewis
Grouse of Ayr township. He is
also survived by AZ grand chill
dren and 2S great grand chill
dren.
Mr.. Truax was a member OF
the Methodist church, a good
citizen kind and loving father
and hushand and a friend to all
of his acquaintances.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the home Monday and the
remains were brought to the
Union cemetery in Ayr township,
where IL .erment was made.
Mrs. WEBB SIPEs.
Mrs. Georgia Deshong Sipes,
wife of Webb Sipes, passed away
tt their h me on Saturday, Feb
nary %. 1918, after two days of
ldecribable suffering due to hem
rrhages resulting from parturi-
on.
After their house burned last
ummer, Mr.. and Mrs. Sipes liv-
ID in the horne with the latter's
ather Benjamin F. Deshong at
.Andover, Mrs. Sipes being a
aughter of Mr.. Deshong by his
t.rst wife Mrs, Louise Strait Des-
Long who died several year ago.
The deceased was aged 20
years, 9 months, and % days.
Besides her hus band, father, and
stepmother, ore brother Harry
Deshong; and one sister Edith
Deshong, survive. Funeral SER
vices were held at Sloan Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted
by Rev. E. j. Croft and inter
ment of the mother and infant
was made in the cemetery al
that church.
MABEL VIRGINIA MYERS.
Mabel Virginia, aged 8 years
and a months, daup hter of Johr
M. and Mabel Kendall Myers,
died at the family home in Mer
cersburg, Sunday evening Feb
ruary "a. 1918, after a short ill
ness of scarlet fever. The fu.
neral took place Nor day after
noon. The grief stricken par
ents have the sincere sympath!
of their many friends. In tn,
homes of the two sisters, Mabe
MRS. j. M. Myers, Orpha
MRS. Ben Shimer), aid theil
brother Roy M. Kendall, were
eight little girls, from tw to min,
years of age, of whom : he pa.
rents were justly proud of tn
eight little cousins. Within
short month, death has remove,
one from the home of Roy! an,
now onefrom the home of Mabel
and about two years. aEo, ON
was taken from Orpha's hvme.
-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Drop ia Eggs.

An eighteen-and-a, ,half-c e It
drop in the city Monday, sent the
price of eggs in McConnellsburg
down eight cents Tuesday, and
now the fruit" is bringing DO
cents a dozen. A further drop
is expected. This is a little hard
on local dealers who paid 48
cents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28
Letters Of Appreciation.

The following letters from
boys" at Camp Hancock, show
how much they appreciate what
is being done for them by the
members of the Red Cross Soci-
ETY..
CAMP HANCOCK, February Goth.
DEAR MRS II. G. ! REIsNER:-
| am sure you will be surprised
at hearing from me. but ] hap
pened to be one of the lucky boys
that got one of Red Cross sweat
ers. The one | got was made
by you, and | wish to thank you
for it. When | got it just hap
pened to notice your little card,
and | felt it my duty to send you
a few lines and thank you for the
beautiful garment. | am sure
the boys all appreciate the good
work the Red Cross is doing for
them. | am in the Motor Me-
chanics regiment at Camp Han
cock. came from Massachusetts,
and expect to leave for France
the last of February or early in
March, so you see | shall have
much use for the sweater.
Thanking you again, | am,
Prvt. GEORGE GRAHAM.
CAMP HANCOCK, February 10th.
DEAR MRS, [ROssl DoYl e.
Just a line of thanks on beralf
of my men for the kind donatl
of sweaters. The boys are high
ly pleased to know the women of
the Northeast are supporting
them. They are from Texas, and
appreciate things from other
states very highly. You may
feel sure that your sweaters will
soon bring much comfort t o the
men who received them, for in
about three weeks they will b @
on their way to France.
Again thank rgyCu, | am,
SAM j. KLOTZ,
Capt, Commencing 1881.
CAMP HANCOCK, February 18th.
Mrs. MARY A. KELLY:-Your
Red Cross sweater is now worn
by one of the newest arrivals to
this detachment from FortLogan,
Colo. Ineed not waste words in
telling you that he appreciates
your workmanship and the spirit
that goes with so excellent a gar
ment. On behalf of the man,
and on behalf of the Service he
represents, thank you.
WALTER w. LoNGWELL,
Capt. of Inf. Nat Army.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-28

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GREEN FEED FoR POULTRY.

II the poultry yard rs fairly large.
10 can Ice divided nto two parts and
green crops. such as oats, wheat. rye,
on dwarf essex rape. allowed to start
In one yard while the hens are con
fined t0 the other. The green crops
should De sown very thick. and the
following quantities will be found sat
%isfactory for Il yard 20 by 80 feet:
wheat. pa, pounds; oats, ~ pounds.
rye. ga pounds; rape, . ounces. When
tho growing STUFF reaches "a height of
two or three Inches the hens can he
turned upon II aud the other yard be
similarly sown.
Where il is inadyisablc 90 divide the
yard. il is possible 10 Keep a supply
of green stuff growing by using "A