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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-03
$3O..PENSION TO ALL VETERANS
Brodbeck Bill introduced in House
weuId Make Sweeping PrOyis.
iOn for Them.

Congressman Brodbeck has in
troduced a measure into Congress
which provides that practically
all veterans of the Civil War
shall receive pension at the
rate of $50 per month. The Con-
gresham feels that as the ave-
rage age of Civil War Veterans
is 73 years, which of itself in
capacitates them from earning a
livelihood, and because of the
fact o' the great service that
was rendered to the country. it
is only fair that in their declining
years they should have proper
recognition.
The bill which Mr.. Brodbeck
introduced is as follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF
the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That all
persons who served ninety days
or more in the military or naval
service of the United States dur
ing the Civil War and have been
honorably discharged therefrom,
and who have attained the age
Of seventy five years or may here
after attain that age, or who are
now or may hereafter be suffer
ing from a mental or physl ,al
d is ability of a permanent
character, not the result of theii
own misconduct, which incapac-
itates them from performing
manual labor in such degree as
to render them unable to earn a
support, shall, upon proof of such
facts according to such rules and
regulations as the Secretary of
the Interior may prescribe, be
placed on the pension roll at the
rate of $50 per month.
Pension under this act shall
commence from the date of filing
the application in the Bureau of
Pensions, su b Sc q u e n t to It's
passage.
:" No pension attorney, claim
agent, or other person shall be
entitled to receive any compensa-
ton for service rendered in pre-
senting any claim to the Bureau
of Pensions, or securing any
pension under this act, except in
applications for pension by per-
sons who have not heretofore re-
ceived pension, and in no case
shall a fee in excess of $40 be
contracted for or allowed"
Should this bill pass, and it
has been referred to the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions for
consideration, old soldiers will
not from time to time have to
present additional evidence for
the purpose of securing increases.
Under the law as it now is the
veteran of 70 years who served
80 days receives $18 per month;
6 months, $l9; one year, $50 one
and one half years $2l. so; two
years, S23; two and one half
years, $24; and three years S25,
Upon attaining the age of Is
years, there is an automatic in
crease under the existing law
which provides as follows: for a
service Of 80 days, $2l; 6 months
$22. so; one year, $24; one and
one half years $25; two years $50;
and for all service over two years
$50, with no provision for a vet
eran receiving increased pension
if he is incapacitated from earn
ing a livelihood owing to physical
disability, unless such physical
disability is the direct result of
disease or injury incurred while
in the service.
Congressman Brodheck expects
to appear before the Committee
on Invalid Pensions early in jan
uary and urge favorable action
on the bill that he has introduced,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-03
Fix...DecOOman.

Robert Fix. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fix of near Harris
onville and Miss Josephine De-
cooman of Kearney, were mar
ried at the home of the brides
parents at Kearney, Pa, Decem-
ber 25th, or Christmas day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-03

D. w. OFT and Mr.. Etter, near
Mercersburg, called at the home
of the formers father William
E. Ott of Back Run last Satur-
day. Daniel was accompanied
home by his sister Clara.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-03

Miss Martha Kendall left Mon
day to resume work as teacher of
Latin and History in the High
School, at Venice, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-03

Mabel, little daughter of Roy
M. and Elizabeth Nelson Kendall
is said to be suffering from a
bad attack Of pneumonia.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
w. II Burbridge Passes Away While
Asleep at His Home, 216 South
Street, Wednesday.

William II. Burbridge, s., Of ZIG
South street, died while asleep some
time between 7 clock Wednesday eve
ming and s O'Clock this morning.
Mr.. Burbridge was carpenter by
trade and had lived in Kenosha for the
last 90 years. At the time of his death
he was employed as Waterman at 1.-THE
Frost Manufacturing company. He had
not been ailing for the last several
years, except that while the extreme
1y hot weather of two weeks
ago was depressing the people
of this section Mr. Burbridge was over
come with the heat and had to be
brought home. But his illness only
lasted one day and he returned to his
work. Not feeling well he again came
home Wednesday afternoon before
quitting time and lay down. He got
up about Z clock in the evening and
after stirring around for a while went
back to his bed.
He was seen no more until 8 o clock
this morning when Mrs. Burbridge went
to call him to breakfast and found
him dead. He was found lying with
his handkerchief in his hand just as if
he had lain down to take a nap He
had removed his coat, vest and shoes
and lain down with the rest of his
clothing on, and passed away while
sleeping. The doctor who was called
said he had been dead for 10 hours.
Mr.. Burbridge is survived by his
widow and three sons and three dau-
ghters. The sons are John and James
of Kenosha, and Edward, of Harvey,
Illinois; the daughters are Mrs. Doris
Vinegar, of Kenosha, Mrs. Bessie Jar
dine, of Grenada, Minnesota, and Mrs.
Mary E. Ba1nes, who is nurse and COM
panion to lady who is travelling and
whose address is not known to the
family at present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05

facades, conservatory, etc., broken,-
mirrors, gold trimmed dishes, wonder
fully bound books, wall coverings and
furnitureall wrecked, but out in the
garden q bush, young tree, that is
just one immense cluster of big pink
roses, still standing and declaring for
good and beauty.
Back of me French battery banks,
on the left and in front, enemy shells
burst, and machine guns rattle at in
tervals-red peoples nod, all about me
in the field, and crickets sing.
Ambulances speed up and down the
road at my right, myriad of airplanes
have been overhead for days, and for
weeks we have lived on emergency RAJ
tions--often one NAL a day, brought in
at night, and eaten cold. Have slept
on the ground-sometime in little
place followed out in the side of a
ravine, sometimes in the open some
times in the rain.
The spot on which I slept last night
caught shell within half an hour af-
ter | arose, shortly after four o'clock
this morning. 1t caught several of our
men and three of our horses.
A few days after I wrote the above
had big battle in immense woods,
|dense with underbrush, German ma
chine gun snipers in trees, some say
chained there. Our second day out
without food or sleep-wet through
the woods as well as roads a regular
morass. bore one corner of litter
with mud above my ankles. We were
|shelled frequently and each time came
the cry First aid menl"
close this July 81 under hastily
|improvised P. G. of four shelter tent
halves-a case of hard tack on my
desk; ] sit on case of canned toma-
toes. was today appointed supply
officer. Rehabilitation involves much.
Yesterday took walk through re
claimed Chateau Thierry--a wonder
full experience, Lots of love and fire.
quent thoughts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05
John P. Hammes, aged SIS years
prominent Ft. Atkinson contractor.
John @. Mcneil, aged 40, Ft. Atkin-

John P. Hammes, aged SIS years,
prominent Ft Atkinson contractor.
John @. Mcneil, aged 40, Ft. Atkin-
son.
The injured:
Mrs. John P. Hammes, TT. Atkin-
son, right leg fractured and terribly cut
and bruised.
Mrs. John @. Mcneil, TT. Atkinson,
both legs broken and many severe
bruises.
Jay Mcneil, aged II years, son of Mrs.
Mcneil, right arm and jaw fractured
and injured internally.
The automobile was coming into RAJ
cine from the west and the train run
ming at a rate of speed declared to be
in the neighborhood of sixty miles an
hour was coming from the north. 1t is
declared that the driver Of the automo-
bile decided that he could beat the
train over the crossing. Hammes and
Mcneil were instantly killed. The in
iured people were thrown into the ditch
along the tracks and the automobile
was thrown distance of over a thou
sand feet.
The three injured people were taken
to st. Mary's hospital in Racine and
the bodies of Hammes and Mcneil were
removed to the Racine County morgue.
Scores of Kenosha people passed the
scene of the accident on Wednesday
night and they brought back to Keno
sha the story of the tragedy.
The members of the party in the
automobile are all declared to have
been prominent in the life of TT. Atkin-
son. It was declared today that
neither of the women nor the injured
boy had been able to make any state
men tin regard to the accident. Ply
sicians fear that young Mcneil can not
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05
.GRFILING BROTHERS
WILL TAKE CONTRACT

After several conferences on Friday
it was announced this morning that
the contract for building the South side
outer breakwater would probably be
let to Greiling Brothers of Green Bay.
This company has its equipment on the
ground here and it would be able to
start the work within week or ten
days at the latest. City Attorney John
G. Slater went to Manitowoc todav to
serve formal notice on the McMuuen
and PITT Construction Company that
tie city would terminate the contract
awarded to that company by tie com
mon council
TIE cost of the breakwater under the
new plan will be some greater. The
price which the contract with the
Manitowoe company provided was SAT
q foot and under the proposed coatxass
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05
BUILDINGS IN GOOD SHAPE.
Annual Inspection Of Public School
Building is Made by Board of
Education of the City.

The annual inspection of the builds
ings and grounds Of the Kenosha public
school was made Sunday and Monday
president of the board. Jay B. Glerum
al George Wallis, chairman of the
building and grounds committee.
The grounds had recently been clean
ed up and the buildings repaired under
the direction Of j. NJ. Scholey, super
intendent of ianitors and were in first
class condition. Every school building
in the city was visited and given a
thorough inspection and every one was
found to be in the best of condition.
'"The buildings and grounds are in
better condition this year, said Jay B.
Glerum, president of the Board of Edu-
cation, ethan they have ever been In
the history of Kenosha. y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05
Shells Burst and Machine
Guns Rattle While Pop
pies Nod Beside Road
And In the Fields.
MANY AMBULANCEs SPEED
Everything In Nature Conspires to
Present Her Most Beautiful
Appearance While Men
Kill Each Other.

Closer and closer to the great world
war is Kenosha brought day by day by
the experiences of some of her sons
who have been engaged in some of the
sanguinary engagements with the Huns
on the west front, which experiences
are written home to their family and
friends here to let them know Just
what is being done over there.
The latest letter to be received at the
News office is one from Lieutenant
George Ralph Sutherland, son of Mrs.
r II. Sutherland, of this city. Lieut..
Sutherland is with Company A, 1920
Machine Gun Battalion, of the Goth
New England) Division He was at
the battle of Chateau Thierry and
since that time has been sent back TO
the rest area after several months con
tinuoUs service. His letter is publish
ed herewith. He says:
July %, 1915.
Dear Friends
You seem to appreciate emergency
letters so much that / send you one
ON fly leaf of my field message book
from which, by the way, / just sent my
commanding officer report and dia
gram of my position, which is on the
edge Of a fine stand Of ripening wheat
We went over the top yesterday fol
four or FIVE kilometers, of beautiful bat
high hills, and took Chateau Thierry!
/ think | shall never forget the sights
Today we are pressing on toward Sois
sons, just now involved in an attacl
on little town of Teugny. I hope tC
find that the enemy activity of artil
lery and machine guns, has been sim
ply to cover further retreat The sur
has all day, pelted down on this wheat
fields. A half hour ago permitted the
men to go over to the right flank under
some trees. along a road, and on the
grounds of wondexfxA chateau
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05

with the Greiling Company the price is
to be $50 foot but some changes have
been made in the plans for the break
water which it is declared will make
some slight increase in the cost.
The increase in the cost under the
new contract will probably be in the
neighborhood of $25oO Members Of
the city council hold that it is neces-
sary to have the work done this year in
order to protect the lake shore property.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05
Flying Electric Car Crashes
Into Automobile Bringing
Death and Injury ON
Wednesday Night.
THREE victims NEAR DEATH
John P. Hamrnes and john Q. Menzel
of It. Atkinson Instantly Killed and
Their Wives Suffer Terrible Injur-
les Son Of Mcneil May Die.

Two men were instantly killed and
two women and a boy terribly if not
fatally injured just after eight O'Clock
Wednesday evening when flying"
train on the Chicago, North Shore and
Milwaukee Electric Railway crashed
into an automobile at the Asylum road
crossing Of the electric line. The road
is located about two miles south of
Racine
The dead:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05

survive his injuries but some hope was
held out for the two injured women
The Asylum Avenue crossing has
claimed a number of victims of colIis-
sions between automobiles and the cleo
trio cars and many efforts have been
made to have better protection pFovid-
ed for it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05

The Vocational school has installed
fully equipped machine shop so as to
give all the boys a chance to learn
whatever they want. All boys and
girls who are working on permits are
asked to report at the Vocational school
Thursday morning at eight O'Clock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05

stitute, but cannot be used by any one
else as a substitute.
Andrew H. Melville,
Executive Secretary.
f+4f Magnus Swenson,
Food Administrator for Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05
HAROLD BAEBENRorH MARRIED

Cards have been received in Keno
sha announcing the marriage OF Miss
Frances Won Newport, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. G. Won Newport of Stevens
Point, and Harold Baebenroth, former
Ily of Kenosha, which was celebrated
at st. Stephens church at Stevens
Point on last Thursday morning. Mr.
lBaebenroth left Immediately after the
wedding for Camp Dodge, Iowa, to en-
ter the army service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05
FOOD RULES FOE SEPTEMBER.
The State and County Food Ad-
rinistration has Issued the Fol-
lowing Rules to Cover the
Purchase and Sale of Food
Products During the Z
Month of September.
Consumers May PURCHASE Six Months
Supply Of Canned Goods.

Consumers May PURCHASE Six Months
Supply Of Canned Goods. !.
All consumers Of whatever class, in
Guiding hospitals, hotels, restaurants,
clubs, households, etc., may purchase
and have on hand at any one time, a
six months supply Of canned goods,
with the exception of canned milk and
beans, of which they may purchase and
have on hand sixty days supply.
Sugar.
Rules governing sales of sugar for
month of September.
The sales for the month of September
are on the same basis as during the
month of August, and all sugar allot-
ments will be made on the same basis,
that is to say, two (2) pounds of sugar
for each person In the household per
month for household consumption, and
in addition to this, sugar may. be is
sued for canning purposes, in allot-
ments of not to exceed then (10)
pounds on canning certificates.
Ice Cream Dealers.
Ice Cream dealers will be limited as
during the month of August 60 1870
of their normal allotment of sugar.
The allotment of sugar on statement
"A'' will be 500; on statement "C''
662afo, or two pounds for each ninety
COY meals served; ON statement NsD''
1000; statement sfE' 500.
Extra Sugar and Flour for TE-eshers.
Many inquiries have come to this
Office relative to allowing farmers to
have extra sugar and flour for thresh-
ers and you are notified that they are
entitled to extra sugar and -four on
the basis of two pounds of sugar for
every extra ninety meals and eight (8)
pounds of flour for every extra ninety
meals.
Pancake Flour Substitute for Bakers.
We have received ruling from
Washington to the effect that pancake
-four mar he erss A~~aalxere as sub
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Macher spent
Labor Day in Chicago
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-14

DEPARTMENT STORE-WHOLESALE
Southern Bargain House, 14th and Franklin SITS.
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS
Anderson Lewis Gray Co.. Inc, 1920 E. Franklin St.
Wilkinson, Williams & Reed, 1913 +. Franklin st.
TRADE PAPERS
The Southern Planter (Estb. 1S40) % n. Ninth St.
SHOES
Fleishman, Morris & Co.. 1903 +. Main st.
STRUCTURAL IRON AND STEEL
Richmond Structural Steel Co., 18th and Dock SIS.
AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES
b. T. Crump g. Co.. 1909 +. Main st.
CARRIAGE HARDWARE
Z. l.. Taylor & Co.. Ninth and Cary SITS.
DUNLOP FLOUR
The Dunlop Mills 18th and Dock SITS.
HATS, CAPS, GLOVES
Etchison Hat Co., l24 Virginia st.
PAINTS
Tanner Paint and Oil Co., 1419 E. Main ST.
MILLINERY
Kaufman 6 Co., 401 e. Broad st.
FURNITURE
Sydnor & Hundley, Seventh and Grace SITS.
Pitts Furniture Co., 1922 e. Main st.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-14

BANKS-TRUST COMPANIES
Planters National Bank, Twelfth and Main Sts
Old Dominion Trust Co., Ninth and Main SITS.
First National Bank, Ninth and Main SITS.
Virginia Trust Co., Travellers Building.
PLANOS-YICTROLAS
The C0rey Co., 213 f. Broad st. y
BREAD. CAKES. ETC.
NOlde Bros, 2512 r. Broad st.
COrby Baking Co., Jefferson and Cary.
HOTELS
Lexington Hotel, Twelfth and Main SITS.
Richmond Hotel, Ninth and Grace SITS.
Murphy's Hotel, Eighth and Broad SITS.
Rucgcrs Hotel, Ninth and Bank SITS.
ADVERTISING AGENCIES
c. W. Page Co., Chamber Of Commerce Building
HARDWARE
W. 5. Donnan Hdw. CO., Sth and McDonough SIS
Watkins"COttrell Co., 14th and Dock SITS.
Virginia.C Carolina Hdw. Co., 1920 E. Main st.
INSURANCE-LIFE
Atlantic Life ms. Co., Va. Try. Power Bldg.
Life ms. Go. Of Va, Tenth and Capitol Sts
MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES
Smith.COurtney Co., 500 Il. Cary st.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-19
new AERO
MAIL SERVICE
Flights Will Be Made from
Anacosha to Norfolk
in Two Hours.

An aerial mail service between the
Aero Station at Anacostia and the
Norfolk, Va, base will be in
augurated shortly by the Navy De-
partment.
This service will be for the ac-
commodation of the Navy Depart
ment and will in no way conflict
with the Postal Aerial Mail Service.
1t is believed that the planes that
are now at the Anacostia and Nor
folk fields. with slight alterations.
will be used for this service. The
trip between these two points will
consume two hours time. No OFF,
cial statement has beer made in
regard to the schedule of this serv-
ice. 1t is expected that the details
of the plans will be announced in
full within day or two.
The postponed flight of the Hand
ley-Page bomber, which had been
scheduled to leave Boiling Field on
Sunday, was made yesterday morn
ing at IL o'clock. The big English
plane was expected to arrive at
Mineola Field. L. l., two hours after
leaving the local field.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-19
PUT CREAM IN NOSE ,
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How to Open Clogged
Nostrils and End Head-Coids.

You feel fine in a few moments. Your
cold in head or Catarrh will be gone.
Your clogged nostrils will open. The
air passa ges of yoT head will clear
and you can breathe freely. No more
dullness. headache: no hawking. snuff
fling. mucous discharges or dryness;
no struggling for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply
little of this fragrant. antiseptiC cream
IN your nostTils. let it penetrate
through every air passage of the head;
soothe and heal the swollen, infiamed
mucous membrane. and relief comes
iEstantly.
1t is just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer needs Don't stay
stutIed-up and miserable.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-19

August 13. last. when she tripped
over a bolt projecting above the
Chesapeake Beach parlor car. and
was thrown from the steps to the
ground at Chesapeake Beach juno
tion.
J. Earl GingeIl asked the court for
a verdict of $1,000 and the costs of
the suit, from the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company. to COM
pehsate for damage done to motor
truck operated by an employe of
the plaintiff. which collided with a
car of the company on H street at
the crossing of Fifteenth street
northeast.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-19
A. M'SWEEN ADOPTS
OFFICERS DAUGHTER
Philadelphia Correspondents Re-
quest Granted by Courts.

petition asking to adopt Doris
Louise Sismon, filed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ansust tMcSween yesterday was grant
ed by Justice Bailey. The name of
the infant. born April II last, was
changed to Doris Louise McSween.
Mr.. McSween. for fifteen years the
w ashlngton correspondent of the
Philadelphia North American. stated
mat the child had been given to
him by her parents. Lieut.. n. ]. Sig
mon. L. 5. "A. and his wife. Eliza
oeth Sigmon, at the age of four
weeks. An agreement was made at
that time by which all claims to the
little girl were given to Mr.. and
Mrs. McSween.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-19
GENERAL FORECAST

Marked low pressure continues over the East
ern half Of the country with the principal cen
ters Of depression over Georgian Bay and a
secondary of equal intensity over Western
Connecticut. As a result general rains con.
unued over the low area except in the East
Gulf States with strong winds on the New Eng
land and Middle Atlantic Coast, and portions OF
the country in Pacific States. pressure has fall
len, but with fair weather over interior dis
trictS
IL Is quite warm in New England and the
Middle Atlantic States but elsewhere tempera-
lures approach normal conditions.
There viii be rim Tuesday from the Lake Re
Hon eastward but with this exception the
weather will be fair Tuesday and Wednesday
east OF the Mississippi River with lower tenn
peratufes Tuesday IN the Lake Region, the Mid
die Atlantic states and New England.
Storm warnings displayed on the Great
Lakes and on the Atlantic Coast frUm Della
ware Breakwater TO Eastport
The Washington herald., 1918-11-19
UNIFORMS DISCARDED
BY BRITISH OFFICERS
Many Members of Missions Don
Garb of Civilians.

Sudden disappearance of the uni
form of the British army from the
streets of the National Capital or
at least a noticeable decline in the
number of this distinguished sect
appearing in war regalia does not
mean a general exodus from Wash
ineton.
While il is persectly permissible for
the British army officer to wear
his uniform in peace times. it is
the custom for them to discard
them as soon as they are relieved
from active duty.
In Consequence, friends at the
hotels where a number of the ofti-
GERS are staying have been sur
prised by bidding these officers
good night in their uniforms Of
khaki to find them attIred at
breakfast in trim civilian suits.