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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-01
esru. and ought to know all aoou

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After that this German officer a1d
l became rather chummy; that Is, as
far as ! could be chummy with an
enemy, and we whiled away a good
many long hours talking about the
days we had spent In San Francisco,
and frequently In the conversation one
Of us would mention some prominent
Californian, or some little incident oc'
curling there, with which we were
both familiar.
He told me when war was declared
he was, Of course, intensely patriotic
and thought the only thing for him to
do was to go back and aid In the de
fense of his country. He found that
he could not go directly from San
Francisco, because the water was toe
well guarded by the English, so he
boarded a boat for South America
There he obtained forged passport
and In the guise Of a Montevidean took
puSSupe lOT NeW iolh uhu iiV'h 'HNAN
to England.
He passed through England without
any difficulty on his forged passport
but concluded not to risk going to Hol'
land for fear Of exciting too much sus'
plclon, so went down through the
Strait OF Gibraltar to Italy, which was
neutral at that time, up to Austria,
and thence to Germany. He said when
they put In at Gibraltar, after leaving
England. there were two suspects
taken Off the ship, men that he was
sure were neutral subjects, but much
to his relief his own passport and ere.
dentlals were examined and passed
o. X.
The Hun spoke Of his voyage from
America to England as being excep
tionally pleasant, and said he had a
fine time, because he associated with
the English passengers on board, his
fluent English readily admitting him
to several spirited arguments on the
subject of the war, which he keenly
enjoyed. One little incident he related
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Behind the Lines.

Last Sunday attended church serv-
ice. The padre, during his sermon,
told the boys that for every sin they
committed they owed certain amount
to God. When I was leaving heard
Tommy remark:
"That settles 1t. TIL have to give up
my pass to L.. can't afford to go
for owe too darned much ia God al
peady."--Second- In Command.
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Too Much OF a Good Thlno.

81 didn't much care about the way
Josh's clothes looked down to camp"
commented Farmer Corntossel.
Hasn't he his regular unlformr'
mot yet. If they're going to keep
him dressed that way in hopes of de-
ceiving the enemy into thinking he's
just an obscure peasant or something,
what I say is that It's carrying this
new kermoofling too fari"
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Wives Evidently His Hobby.

Probably the modern worlds marry
ing record for men was created by
George Witzoff. the bigamlst, whose
marriages have variously been estlmat-
ed at from 200 to 800. 1t was report
ed that In the space of a single week
he went through marriage ceremonies
with ten women.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-01

Machine O'Brien was DrlVIng Wnen
He Was Overcome and Captured by
the Huns.
these balloons. II was considered q
very important part of our work to
keep them out of the sky.
There are two ways of going after
balloon In machine. One Of them Is
to cross the lines at low altitude, fly
Ing so near the ground that the man
with the antiaircraft gun can't bother
you. You fly along until you get to the
level of the balloon and If, In the
meantime, they have not drawn the
balloon down, you open fire on II and
the bullets you use will set it on fire
II they land.
The other way Is to fly over where
you know the balloons to be. put your
machine In a spin so that they can't
hit you, get above them. spin over the
balloon and then open fire. In going
back over the line you cross at few
hundred feet.
This is one OF the hardest Jobs In
the service. There is less danger in
attacking an enemy's aircraft.
Nevertheless, l had made up my
mind to either get those balloons or
make them descend, and l only hoped
that they would stay on the job until
| had a chance at them.
When our two hours duty was up,
therefore, / dropped out of the forma-
ton as we crossed the lines and turned
back again.
was at a height of $4,000 feet, con-
siderably higher than the balloons.
Shutting my motor off, l dropped down
through the clouds, thinking to find
the balloons at about five or six miles
behind the German lines.
Just as | came out Of the cloud
banks | saw below me, about thou
sand feet, a two-seater hostile ma
chine doing artillery observation and
directing the German guns. This was
at point about four miles behind the
German lines.
Evidently the German artillery saw
me and put out ground signals to at
tract the Hun machines attention, fol-
saw the observer quit his work anC
grab his gun, while their pilot stuck
the nose Of his machine straight
down.
But they were too ate to escape me
| was diving toward them at speed
of probably two hundred miles al
hour shooting al. the time as fast a
possible. Their only chance lay II
the possibility that the force OF m!
drive might break my wings. l knew
my danger in that direction, but a
soon as | came out of my dive thu
Huns would have their chance to ge
me, and knew had to get them frs
and take a chance or my wings hold
Ing out.
Fortunately some of my first bullet
found their mark, and l was able t.
come out Of my dive at about fou
thousand feet They never came ou
Of theirsl
But right then came the hottest SIT
uation in the air had ever expert
enced up to that time. The depth o
my dive had brought me within reacl
Oh the machine guns from the ground
and they also put barrage around m
OF shrapnel from antiaircraft gun
and | had an opportunity to ride tn
oarrage," as they call 1t IN the K. b. {
10 make the situation more interest
ing they began shooting flaming on
IONS at rae. "Flamlng onions" ar
rockets shot from rocket gun. The
are used 10 hit machine wh n 1t !
nylng low, and they are effec We u
10 about five thousand feet. some
umes they are shot up one a. n al
Ulaer in strings Of about eieh., an
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WESTERN UNION INDICTED.
Can Be Fined s175oo,ooo For Trans.
mittinn a46.417 MESSAGES.

New York. = Federal indictment
were handed down against the West.
ern Union Telegraph Company on
charges of having transmitted Si6,4l7
messages by rail The penalty pro-
vided in the indictment is $50 mes
sage. which would amount to ST..
100000.
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Mine fatalities in British Columbia
for the first quarter of the present
year totaled Ave, compared with seven
in the corresponding three months in
1917.
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Worse,n BoIIs, Too.

Old Job had his troubles, but nobody
raised the price Of Ice on him when he
was laying In his winters coal.--At-
lanta Constitution
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OBRIEN FINDS HIMSELF A PRISONER OF WAR AFTER A
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH.

synopss-Pat oBrlen resident of Momence Ill., after seeing
e the flying corps the Mexican border IN 1916
ps the Royal Flying Canada and after brief tram
nerlod He Is assigned TO squadron in active
He In several hot nights with Gernah
Aes from which he emerges victorious.
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CHAPTER w.
Cllpped Winqs.

The hospital in which / found my
self on the morning after my capture
was n private house made OF brick,
very low and dirty, and not at all
adapted for use as hospital. 1t had
evidently been used but few days on
account of the big push that was TAX
Ing place at that time of the year, and
In all probability would be abandoned
as soon as they had found better
place.
In all, the house contained four
rooms and a stable, which was by far
the largest of all. Although | never
looked into this ewing" of the hospital,
l was told that It, too, was filed with
patients lying on beds of straw around
on the ground. do not know whether
they, too, were officers or privates.
The room in which l found myself
contained eight beds, three of which
were occupied by wounded German Of
ficers. The other rooms, | imagined,
had about the same number of beds as
mine. There were no Red Cross nurses
I'm attendance, just orderlies, for this
was only an emergency hospital and
too near the firing line for nurses. The
orderles were not old men nor very
young boys, as had expected to find,
but young men in the prime of life,
who evidently had been medical stu
dents. one or two Of them, | discov-
cred, were able to talk English, but
for some reason they would not talk.
Perhaps they were forbidden by the
officer in charge to do so.
In addition to the bullet wound in
my mouth | had swelling from my
forehead TO the back of my head al
most as big as my shoe-and that Is
saying considerable. l couldn't move
Gn inch without suffering intense pain,
and when the doctor told me that
had no bones broken l wondered how
a fellow would feel who had.
German officers visited me that
morning and told me that my machine
went down in spinning nose dive
from height of between 5000 and
5000 feet, and they had the surprise
of their lives when they discovered
that had not been dashed to pieces
They had to cut me out Of my machine
which was rlddled with shots and shat
tered to bits.
A German doctor removed the bulle
from my throat, and the first thing HI
said to me when | came to was, "Yol
are an American!"
There was no denying 1t, because
the metal Identification disk on my
wrist bore the inscription:
"P. OBJ.
U. S. A.
II. f. c."
Although | was suffering intens,
agony, the doctor, who spoke perfec
English, insisted upon conversing witt
me.
"You may be all right as sports
man." he declared, "but you are
id murderer just the same for be
Ing here. You Americans who got Int
this thing before America came Int
the war are no better than common
murderers and you ought to be treated
the same wayw
The wound In my mouth made 1t i'm
possible for me to answer him, and
was suffering too much pain to b'
hurt very much by anything he coult
say.
/. He asked me If | would like AZ
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A mantel clock and savings bank
are now combined.
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From his prison, o'Brlen wit
nesses a thrilling air battle,
which results In the death OF his
chum, who Is shot down by a
German flyer. Don't miss the
next lnstalIment.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
GRANTING Of LEAVE
TO j. s. EMPLOYEES
up TO EXECUTIVES

The granting Of thirty days annual
leave to employees of the Government,
though provided for by law, is purely
a matter OF discretion resting with the
heads of the various executive depart
ments, according to a decision by
Comptroller of the Treasury Warwick
today.
The Comptroller's decision was
handed down on the appeal OF D. NJ.
Routson, of No. 1 Grant place north
west, former -bookkeeper in the: Bu-
reau Of Supplies and Accounts, Navy
Department. Mr.. Routson resigned.
and rendered q resignation effective
December 10, with the request for
leave from November 80, a customary
procedure
In this case, however, Paymaster
General MCGOWAN, recommended to
Secretary Daniels that as other en-
pIoyes had had their leave curtaiIed
under the press OF war business, that
he could see no reason why Mr.. Rout-
son should get accrued leave. The
resignation was accepted, effective
November 80. He appealed to the
Comptroller for payment Of half a
months salary and the appeal was
denied.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
FORM COLORADO CLUB
AND ELECT OFFICERS

A call has been sent out to all
Colorado citizens in Warrington. to
Join the newly organized Colorado
Society. A hospitality committee will
meet incoming ColoradoanS to offer
their services to the newcomers from
home.
The organization meeting held in
the assembly hall OF the Colonial
School. Eighteenth and Q streets, last
night had 116 Rocky Mountain citi-
zens in attendance. The object OF the
orkahIzation was expressed In a
speech by Senator John. F. Shafroth.
Representatives Edward Keating,
BenJamli g. HIIiIard, Charles B. Tim
berIake and edward 7. Taylor, and
several other distinguished men from
the N'este II State. spoke In favor OF
the Organization.
Thomas +. Dawson, executive clerk
of the Senate, was elected president;
Mrs: z. B. costigHn, vice president,
and Harry G. Fisher, secretary. The
next SesaI9n VII be hGld Ct the
Colonial school April :. -...r.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
DENUbING. WEST
OF FNEEDEIDLIAIBOR,
CHARGES MEEkIER

I.
Redistribution of skilled labor will
be the greatest problem the United
States will have to face during the
reconstruction following the war.
Congressman Meeker. of Missouri told
the House today.
He attacked the mobilization Of
skilled labor at the sea6oards, for
work in munition plants. ''of course
II IS necessary to mobilize them for
shipbuildIng," he said. ''but II is un-
necessary and absurd to send them to
the seaboards to work in munition
plants and supply factories.
There is an Industrial principle
that for every skilled Iaborer in q
plant there must be q certain number
OF unskiIled workers. The Govern
ment is taking all the skilled workers
from the Mississippi valley and re-
locating them on the seahoards. Nat
urally the unskilled win follow them.
Should the war last several years
OF these men with the Middle West
will be severed and the seaboard will
become their permanent home.
We are now unEisely and idiotically
killing on the Middle West for the bene-
1T Of the coast We are laying the
groundwork for a catastrophe The ef-
feet Of the move win soon be felt in the
Mississippi valley. The only way we
can head on an industrial calamity for
that part OF the country Is to have our
war work done there. 80 p"
Everything besides ships that we need
to win the war can be made in the Md
die West. and must be made there, un-
less We want to face the dangedr Of
shifting our population to the country's
edges"
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
|HOW 'TIz" GLADDENS
TIRED, ACHING FEET
No more sore, -puffed-up,
tender, aching feet-no
cornS or callouSeS.

'Tiz" makes sore, burning. tired
feet fairly dance with delight.
Away go the aches and pains. the
corns. calloHses. blisters. bunions,
and chilblains.
"Tiz" draws out the acids and
poisons that puff up your fet. No
matter how hard you work, how
long you dance, how far you walk.
or how long you remain on your
feet, "Tiz" brings restful foot COM
fort. "Tiz' Is magical, grand, won
derful for tired, aching. swollen,
smarting feet Ali how comfort
able, how happy you feel Your
feet just tingle for Joy; shoes never
hurt or seem tight.
Get a 25 cent box OF "Tiz" now
from any druggist or department.
store, End foot torture forever
wear smaller shoes, keep your feet
fresh, sweet and happy. Just thinki
a whole years foot comfort for only
25 cents.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12

Little war baby, no matter who
you are I'll take care OF you"
These words revealed the soul trage-
dies OF many Washington house
holders today. as childless couples
petItioned the sisters at st. AIMS In
FAINT Asylum for the custody Of the
smiling mite OF an orphan, Baby Paul.
II you have yearned for the soft
caress OF an infants lips or the warm
clasp Of baby hands, then you know
the heartaches that were uncloaked
at the crib OF the tiny orphan.
Aroused By Times story.
Regardless of the mystery that
surrounds his lineage, women denied
the Joys OF motherhood phoned the
attendants at ST AIMS for informa
tion today. The publication in The
Times OF . the little ones plight
aroused q storm of indignation
against the woman who abandoned
the infant on a park bench Sunday
while the gale was at its height. In
the wake OF the wave OF wrath came
a natural pity for the deserted baby
boy.
"Give him to me, need him"
bespoke wealth. Beside her stood
another, less fortunate in worldly pos.
sessions but sisters under the skim;
the child was a link that brought
them to q common level.
Somewhere in France, a soldier and
a father is fighting that his son may
be free of the Hohenzollern yoke
when he reaches manhood. Somewhere
In Washington, his Respondent wife
forsaken and penniless. wanders In
search OF food and shelter. Their ten
month-old offspring, the apex OF the
triangle of woe, is quite unconscious
OF the tragedy enacted abou: his
head.
A message was pinned TO the de-
serted mites thin clothing when he
was found near the Scott monument
Sunday. afternoon by two young girls.
The foundllng's name was given as
Paul Jenkins, born in Richmond, Va,
May 10,-1e17, father in France, moth
er starving" 1t Is the only clue to The
youngsters Identity. II saved the lit.
tie unfortunate from being a nameless
charge.
Before any legal steps toward adop-
tion can be taken. the authorities
must be BatIshed that the Infants
mother has disappeared. After a few
weeks, unless word Is received from
the hApleSs woman. It is probable
that the child will be given into
CUSTODY Of" a reputable couple. II
Paursemother-can establish proof of
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ruling EXPECTED
TODAY ON SEIZURE
OF GODSOL PAPERS
tcontInued from First Psge.l

CONTINUED from First Page.)
lawyer. "If had the least suspicion
that he had furthered German propa-
ganda I would cease to be his eOun-
sci. The charge that he corrupted
French officials is likewise false. He
did not have to corrupt anybody"
After war broke out. Gosdofs busi-
ness In Germany and France went to
smash" continued the lawyer. He
had an office star and nothing for
its members to do. He turned to
automobiles. He got the agency for
the Flat Company in Paris. He Sc
cured a government contract for 500
trucks. a million dollar order. From
thls he branched out and brought IN
American concerns.
Acted A Individual.
"Tn all Of the transactions he acted
as an individual. All the contracts
were made before he came to the
United States with the French pur-
chasing mission. am told by French
lawyers that there Is no law in France
forbldding a soldier from prohtlng
through contracts. He received no
fees from his government; his receipts
were collected from the automobile
companies.
allegations that Godsol has been
under police surveillance In various
countries are absolutely false His
exploitation Of imitation jewelry has
been legitimate. The Tecia Company
is still in business and has a store at
39S Fifth avenue. 1t Is an English
Corporation. and Godsol Is share
holder.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
AMBASSADOR FRANCIS
REPORTS NO MISHAPS

A delayed State Department cable
gram from Moscow today said that
the Russian government was moving
to Moscow, March 0. and that IL the
Germans continued their advanced,
the government would be moved fur
ther east.
A VologdA message from Ambassa-
dor Francis reported no misfortune
to himself and no intention on his
part to move from there.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
FOURENEMY
PLANES ARE
SHOT DOWN
BY FRENCH
CONTINUED from First Page)

(Continued from First Page.)
Mr.. Baker continued, is q pilgrimage
TO q very shrine OF heroism, and 1t
IS bound to be an Inspiration to see
the commanders and the armies that
have so long held the frontiers OF
Freedom against attack.
In America, as in France, Mr.. Baker
pointed out. q civilian Is secretary OF
war. That civil power Is supreme u
characteristic Of our free institutions.
We are fighting to maintain civil power
added the Secretary.
In America the dominant thought In
all minds Is that supplies must be
brought I'd and the Industrial resources
must be organized so that the army
can be supported
The Secretary declared there was much
satIsfaction over the fact that the war
Industries were organised at the begin
ninE. Quantities Of war material1 are
now accommodating, while q great army
Is completing its training to join the
forces already In France.
There can be but one result when the
forces Of civilization Of the allies combine
70 defend the vital principles OF liberty.
continued the Secretary.
president Wilson phrased the splr-
IL of America when we entered the
war, and his subsequent declarations
reflect the feelings Of the entire
country" Mr.. Baker continued
Americans have committed all
their resources to the winning Of the
war"
Secretary Baker said he was greatly
impressed by the welcome accorded
him at the French port where he
landed. There has been a spirit OF
cordiality between the French and
Americans since the beginning.
Mr.. Baker said that he had made
the whole voyage without seaslcknesS.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
PRESIDENT FAVORS
GIVING MEDICAL
MEN HIGH RANK
By DAVID LAWRENCE. !.
Continued from First Page.) T.,


American army and thousands OF
colOnels.
This measure is understood to. be
in accord with the practice, too. in
other armies and has not been at
tended to before with respect to our
own army because Of the rapidity
with which the medical corps has
been compelled to expand. Difficult
ties that IT was thought would not
occur have, however, arisen and the
entire medical corps will unquestion-
ably beneht by the reorganization
that will follow the promotion to
higher rank of the men who best
knew what is good for the health,
sanitation, and care OF troops in the
feld-
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
LIVESTOCK MAN
SOUNDS Warning
Of BEEF SHORTAGE

A serious beef shortage is due in q
year, unless rel ef is given the cattle
feeders and farmers. according to
testimony given before the Senate
Agricultural Committee today.
Edward F. Keefer. Of Chicago, vice
president OF the Illinois Live Stock
Association. declared. that 20 per cent
Of the cattle feeders were losing from
$40 to $50 e head at the present time.
DR.. E. D. Durand. Chicago repre-
sentative of the food administration.
was declared by Keefer to be "un-
satisfactory"
The series Of meatless days reduced
the consumption OF heavy beef 30 per
cent. the witness testified. He urged
an open market for the feeders.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
Rs0istsre6 o. s. Pefs~s oS'ea

her claim and convince the asylum
officials that she is capable OF rear
ing the little one. Baby Paul will
be returned to her. Should this
course be taken there will be many
disappointed claimants.
ST. AIMS Tag Day.
There are many other forsaken
youngsters at st. AIMS. To rear the
children into manhood and woman
hood is an expensive operation, the
management states. A tag day for
the benefit OF the institution is to
be staged Saturday. The campaign
ers expect large contributions from
the public.
The tag day would have been held
on st. Patrick's Day but the holiday
falls on Sunday. 1t was decided to
offer the tags for sale on the pre-
ceding day. A very attractive tag
has been prepared for distribution tC
the charitable folks of the COM
munity. Pretty girls will stand or
the corners and at the entrance &c
public buildings to ask financial aid
for the institution.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
ker Arrives in Paris Just in Time See Great German Air Raid
Germans Make Russian
Prisoners Build Railway
On Western Front

AMSTERDAM, March PA
four-track railway is being built
by the Germans between .Aix-ls-
Chapelle and Bruges, Belgium.
One hundred thousand Russian
prisoners of war are being used
in the construction OF 1t. They
are housed in q series OF great
barrack buildings.
(The distance between Bruges
and Aix-la-ChRpeIle is about 125
miles. The railway would be Of
great strategic Importance to the
Germans, because of its connec-
tion With the Pfussian state rail-
wAys.) -- .-.--.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
OPENING IRREGULAR.

NEW YORK, March 12.-Ths stock
market opened irregular today, but
prices were generally higher. United
States Steel being an exception. 1t
was quoted at 91S, of u. Bethle-
hem B was quoted at s0K. up u.
Rail stocks were higher, and motor
stocks were OF a fraction.
The Washington times., 1918-03-12
GOVERNMENT MAY
TAKE THE EXPRESS
COMPANIES SOON

That Railway Director McAdoo's
advisory board will report soon in IA
vor Of, the Government taking over
the operation of express compu nies,
was intimated this afternoon by Of
fcials of the railway administration.
1t was said that a report would be
Forthcoming within a few days.