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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
COAST LINE OF BELGIUM
Nearly All Of II, in Peace Time, Given
over to Seaside and Rest
Resorts.

Perhaps in no otherNwar in modern
history have n few miles counted for
rs much IN the scales of victory as In
the present contest in west Flanders,
says Il bulletin of the National
Geographic society. The distance
which separates the allied forces from
full control Of the coast of Belgium
Is only thirty miles. Possession OF
these thirty miles of coast line would
not only wipe out the German suhma-
rine bases in Belgium, but 1t would
also give the allies II new front upon
which TO attack in an effort to drive
the enemy out of Belgium and north
ern Europe. Possession of this coast,
therefore, would be double victory To
the allies, solely hampering the enc
my's submarine operations, and at the
same time affording an opportunity TO
roll up his right flank on land.
Nowhere else may be found more
striking contrast between peace and
war than that afforded by the Belgian
coast in 1913 and 1917. Practically
the entire coast line in normal times
is given up to the pleasures of the sea-
side cities and rest resorts. La Panne,
Coxyde-Plage, 0ost-Duinkerke, Nieu-
port -Bains Westende, Middelkerke, lie
Coq-sur-Mer, Wenduyne-sur-Mer, Blan-
kenberghe, Heyst-sur-Mer and Knocke-
sur-Mer are all places which remind
one of the seaside cities of New Jer-
Sey,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Stone Aue Blotter,

Instead Of blotting paper we soon
may be using piece of stone to dry
our letters. This Is not rs unreason-
able rs 1t sounds, for there Is kind
of stone found at the bottom of GER
tain hot springs which is excellent for
blotting purposes, observes an ex-
change. The stone Is sediment that
has formed in the bottom of the
springs, and may be had in mex
haustible quantities. 1t is highly alb
sorbent, though not soft In the or
dinary meaning of the word. When
placed on a sheet of paper that has
been freshly written upon it will alb
sorb the surplus ink more quickly and
satisfactorily than the usual blotter.
The scarcity of all kinds of paper
caused by the war and the growing
demand for varieties more important
than blotting paper makes 1t probable
that we may be buying a yard of stone
before long to use as a blotting pad.
Wien one side becomes heavily linked
il can be cut off with knife and the
remainder Of the stone used again.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
GIVES ARMY WEAPONS
Ordnance Bureau important
Branch Of War Department.
lntrusted With Duty Of Providing Big
Guns and Small Arms, With All
Necessary Equipment.

In common with other branches Of
Uncle Sans military service the ord
nance division of the war department
Is of interest at this time. The chief
Of the ordnance Of the army Is
charged with the duty Of procuring, by
purchase or manufacture, and dlstri-
buting the necessary ordnance and ord
nance stores for the army and Ma
tlonal Guard.
Ordnance and ordnance stores In
clude cannon and artillery vehicles and
equipment; apparatus and machines
for the service and maneuyer of ar
tlllery; small arms and ammunition,
and acc0utrements Horse equip
ments and harness for field artillery,
and horse equipment for cavalry and
other mounted men; tools, machinery
and materials for ordnance service,
and all property of whatever nature
Oncluding specially equipped motor
trucks, motorcycles, tractors and rail-
road cars) supplied TO the military es-
tablishment must be provided by the
ordnance department.
More than 500 students installed on
the campuscs of eight American col
legcs have been taking the prepara-
tory course TO fit them for ordnance
work IN the enlisted reserve corps.
These students have been trained to
become storekcopers in that branch OF
the service which will supply the new
American armies with guns and mu-
nitions.
In connection with those who have
had some training and who wish com
missions as either captains or first
lieutenants the department wishes TO
have mechanical engineers, chemical
engineers specially qualified in eXpo-
slve chemistry, and metallurgical en-
glneers; also men with special knOwl-
edge of the manufacture of leather
goods and cloth material. In accept
ing men for these commissions the de-
partment prefers graduates Of n recOg-
nized college or university, and also
prefers those who have had sufficient
experience in the manufacture or in
vcstigation Of ordnance material to
qualify them 10 take up at once such
duties in the ordnance department.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24

attendant paraphernalla necessary 10
the care and comfort Of the thousands
of hcnchmen that rallied about tho
standard of Coucy.
In the center rose a chapel the orig.
lnal nucleus of the chateau. FOunda.
tions and grass plot are all that
remain. The fourth defense was the
chateau proper, great quadrangle as
spacious as most chateauX In their
ensemble. Each corper was crowned
with great cylindrical tower more
than a hundred feet in height, their
walls nearly five yards thick.
Then came the final defense. tho
great donjon tower. the kernel Of the
impregnable nut which mas never been
cracked. nearly 200 feet In height, 100
feet In diameter and at the base SO
odd feet thick, the most nearly perfect
example of the medieval architecture
Of defense.
In 1914. month after the opening
.of hOstilities, the gray wave OF the
German army of invasion had swept
over Coucy. It's great towers com
mand the greater part Of the battle
field over which writhe three armies
In their titanic struggle. For this
reason the enemy placed their anti
aircraft guns and searchlights on the
tOpmost tower. When in the middle
of March they finally uprooted them.
selves for the first time since the be
ginning from their trenches and be
gan their backward goOsestep out OF
France, 1t was not likely that in the
holocaust of destruction which they
left in their way. which included chill.
dren's toys, family photographs and
the doghouse, they would forget the
Chateau of Coucy.
As the horizon-bluc lines Of the
French vagues Of soldlery came within
sight Of the huge pile of their nations
proudest medieval monument, so long
hidden from their sight, thunderous
explosions rent the fair sky of spring.
time above Coucy, and they saw with
horror its great towers totter and fall
through the veil Of smoke. With an
almost human groan there came &c
their ears the rending crash of the
enormous fissure which broke through
the stern heart Of the great donjon.
And so at last was cracked the kernel
of the nut which had remained i'm
pregnablc for GOO years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Stove.heated Garden.

The garden Of James Swartz of
Hotter Dam, Mont, is heated by n
stove from the inside, and is protected
on the outside by curtain which is
lowered about it on frame. The
garden Is seven feet square and con-
sists of series of terraces built
around u hollow center to n height of
ten feet. Mr.. Swartz believes this
arrangement will permit longer
growing season.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
His Certificate.

president Wilson hates kaiserism
as bitterly, and, by Jove, he raps II
as hard and well, as was the case OF
Whistler with the Royal academy"
The speaker was George Luke, the
fashionable New York painter.
"An American admlrer of Whistler" J"
he went on, "once wrote to our great
man in care Of the Royal academy in
London. The letter had hard task tc
find whistler but il did find him at
last, and on the envelope Whistler saw
that the Royal academy people had
maliclously written:
"'Not known at the Royal academy
"Whistler enclosed the envelope to
newspaper with the comment:
Behold, my certificate Of merit Nv
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
A Huue Shadow.

Shadows, naturally enough are Of
various sizes. and one can imagine
that mountains throw very large shad-
ows indeed. 1t Is said that the peak
Of Teneriife, on the largest of the
Canary islands, throws such huge
shadow that it stretches as far as 80
miles across the water, partly over
tapping some Of the other Islands,
Christian Science Monitor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Was In the Name.

The strolling company were playing
Hamlet" but they were afrnid that
Shakespeare's great tragedy would not
sufficiently attract, so they conceived
the bright idea of altering tho title TO
"How Stepfather Was Paid out"
The result was crowded house.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Early DAY Buttons.

The ancients lacked buttons-one
wonders, indeed, how they got along
without them-but evidently they pos
sessed studs of modern pattern, such
as those with which we fasten our
cuffs and collars. And in truth, they
did even have kind of button (though
not sewn on), which fastened garments
with Il pin and hook exactly In the
way our brooches and clasp pins oper-
utc.-Exchsnge
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Strict Accounting.

A business man requires those who
handle money to account for all ex-
penditures, holds an employee rospon-
sible for the full amount trusted to
him and demands vouchers for all dis
bursements. Even then he may not
be satisfied without Il cash audit by
an accountant Material should be
accounted for on exactly the same
theory as cash itself (olthough pos
sibly less rlgorously), says stephen
Gilman, in Industrial Mana cement.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Dream Makes Author.

A well-known dream in which the
facts are vouched for is that of Il. l..
Stevenson. This popular writer could
dream when he liked, and could com.
plete an unfinished dream Of the pre-
vlous night, According to Mr.. James
payn, himself a famous author, ste
vcnson had nightmare of dual per-
sonnlity, and on that basis wrote the
novel cf "Dr JelSyll and Mr.. HYDE
Tlt-Bits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
SPARE HOSPITALS AND
CHURCHES WHEN THEY
SHE'LL "ENEMY" CITIES

Uncle Sans marines are busy
bOmbarding enemy cities and
the only buildings left standing
after the terrific fire are
churches and hospitals.
They are only miniature
cities, TO be sure, and the build
ings are not more than Il foot
high. Cities in miniature are
used as detectives by marine
corps artillerymen in training
at Quantico, Va, and the little
buildings in them are plainly Ia
heled gun factory" barracks"
church. hospital" etc. The
marine gunners are careful in
training to avoid hitting build
ingS marked church" or "hos-
pltnl,' and in practice they show
wonderful craftsmanship in raz-
ing buildings adjacent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Bad Tastlno River.

In Colombia, South America, there
is a river whose waters arc 10 tainted
with sulphurlc acid thai ID has re-
ceived the name Rio de vinAgre or
River of Vinegar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24

The cultivation Of tepary beans is
something new In the state of Callfr.
niu. This legume came up from old
Mexico.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
knnma Mo Rnunda-

Wherever the tree of beneflcence
takes root, It sends forth branches be-
yond the sky.-Saadr
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24

The king of Siam has a bodyguard
If 400 trained and armed women do
ng service in his capital.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
AS Germans View Il.

To turn from this authoritative Eng
lish view of the Flanders campaign,
one of the most vivid pictures of what
the British attacks In Flanders mean
to the unfortunate German soldiers
crouching in the mud under an un-
precedented volume Of fire has been
written by German correspondent,
Professor Wegener of the Cologne Ga
zette. Despite his effort to put the
best face possible on the situation, 1t
Is not necessary to read between the
lines TO appreciate the hopelessness
with which the enemy must look for
ward TO new and greater attacks in
the spring, In which the American
army will play its part.
ut was plain, above ALL" wrote Pro-
fessor Wegener In describing the lat
est attack. that the enemy would con-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
FLANDERS BATTLES
seen AS CLIMAX
Constitute Greatest Offensive
Operation Undertaken by
Allied Forces.
GRIP OF TEUTONS is BROKEN
Ultimate Fate of German Armies on
West Front No Longer Open
Question, Declares Military
Authority.
BY JOHN LLOYD eALpERsToN.

Copyright. 1917. By the Mcclure Newspa
per Syndcate)
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
BURIED BELLS OF NAK0US.
Natures Curious Freak on the Border
Of the Red Sea.

A singular phenomenon occurs on the
borders Of the Red sea at place
called Nakous, where Intermittent I'M
foreground sounds have been heard for
an unknown number OF centuries. Ii
Is situated about half mile distant
from the shore, whence long reach Of
sand ascends rapidly to II height of 300
feet. This reach is about eighty feet
wide and resembles an aInphitheater
being walled by low rocks.
The sounds coming up from the
ground at this place recur at intervals
Of about an hour. They at first resem-
bic q low murmur, but ere long there
is heard a loud knocking somewhat like
the strokes Of bell. which at the end
Of about five minutes becomes so strong
as to agitate the sand.
The explanation OF this curious phe
nomenon given by the Arabs is that
there is a convent under the ground
here and that these sounds are those OF
the bell which the monks ring for pray
ers. so they call it Nakous. which
means a bell The Arabs affirm that
the noise 50 frightens their camel J
when they hear it as to render them
furious.
Scientists attribute the sound to
suppressed volcanic action, probably to
the bubbling Of gas or yapors under
ground
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
Gasoline Poison.

The poisonous character Of the fumes
arising from gasoline engine may be
appreciated by the following extract
from recently published book: III
gasoline engine producing five cubic
feet of co per minute were allowed
to run In a tightly closed garage that
was twelve feet high. fifteen feet long
and fifteen feet wide-that is, having a
capacity Of 1850 cubic feet-it could
produce an atmosphere If the latter
were thoroughly mixed containing
about l per cent co in about five min
utes. This percentage of co in air is n
fatal proportion and would probably
kill person in less than a minute.
In fact, an exposure for as long as
twenty minutes to an air containing as
little as 0.25 per cent co would make
most people very ILL.,"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05

A Lesson John Ruskin Learned In His
Early Childhood.


In the matter of discipline John Rus
kln's mother was a Spencerlan before
Spencer. Let your penalties" says
that austere philosopher, BE ike the
penalties inflicted by inanimate nature,
inevitable The hot cinder burns a
child the first time he seizes It. 1t
burns him the second time. 1t burns
him every time, and he very soon
learns not to touch the hot cinder"
That was Mrs. Ruskin's method. To IL
lustrate her way OF teaching lessons.
Ruskin used to tell the following Incl
dent of his early childhood. which bis
mother was fond of relating.
zone evening, when ] was yet In my
nurses arms, | wanted to touch the
tea urn, which was boiling merrily. 1t
was an early taste for bronzes. l sup
pose. but was resolute about 1t. My
mother babe me keep my fingers back.
insisted on putting them forward My
nurse would have taken me away from
the urn. but my mother said:
LET him touch 1t, nurse.
so / touched 1t. and that was IN.
first lesson III the meaning Of the Wort
liberty It was the first piece OF lib
erty got. and the last that for some
time asked for. Youths Companion
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
PRISONERS IN CAGES.
Curious Form Of Punishment Of the
Days Of Long Ago.

We do not nowadays exhibit Gagged
offenders to the gaze OF curious pub
lie, but such a form OF punishment was
at one time more or less common
When the three great Anabaptist lead
ers were executed In Prussia, In 1886.
they were exposed 10 the public gaze
IN iron cages hung on the walls of the
church of St Lambert in Munster am
Stein.
Catherine ii. of Russia had her wig
dresser confined TO a cage because the
bigwigs at court complained that the
tonsorial gentleman had big ears. and
Edward I. OF England caused the Coun
tess Of Buchan and the sister OF Robert
Bruce to be locked up In two large iron
cages, which were hung on to the tur-
ret OF the castle OF Berwick, in 1906
Alexander the Great had Caltsthenes.
the Greek philosopher. kept for seven
months In an iron cage because the lat.
ter denied Alexander's divine right TO
rule, and for eleven long years the
French Cardinal Balue had unique
opportunity OF studying at first hand
what it feels like to be captive canary,
for Louis XI ordered him to be impris-
oned In an iron cage at Loches. on the
River Indro. for just that period.
And coming down to more recent
times, there was the huge iron cage,
mounted on wheels, which the Beers
had constructed for the late Cecil
Rhodes during the South African war,
but which Lord French robbed OF Its
intended occupant by turning up 80
suddenly at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. An
swers.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
Trainina Raw Recruits.

An army officer, speaking of the ne
cesslty for the rigid training of re-
Cruits. said;
Don't delude yourselves with the
idea that man won't be frightened
under fire. because he will be Hen be
badly frightened IL he is a normal hu-
man being.
Now, If man can be made TO bring
his rifle up to his shoulder la battle
aud fire it Is conceded by military au-
thoritles that a soldier has been made
out of him.
but II you succeed In teaching men
not only TO bring the weapon to their
shoulders. but to take "A proper sight
II hard training accomplishes this tri'
umph over their natural fears then you
have troops that are unbeatable. Sat
urday Evening Post.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
CURED HIS SWEET TOOTH.
II Was Lasting Lesson and Killed His
Taste For Sugar.

Once there was little boy who stole
sugar. So strong was his craving for
sugar that half his mothers time was
taken up watching the sugar bowl
One morning, however, she filled the
big tumbler fun Of sugar and gave 1t to
the little boy and told him TO eat 1t all
The boy took a spoon and started In.
He ate about a third of 1t before he got
enough. His mother insisted that he
eat some more-it was all his to eat,
and she'd box his ears IL he didn't eat
ii. She did box his ears, and he ate a
little more. but presently he slipped the
tumbIer under his chair and slipped
out to play.
When he came back, though, the tum-
bier was there waiting for him. He
ate a little, but 1t wasn't good. He said
II was too sweet" Every day for a
month that tumbler was by his plate
at the table, on chair By his bedside,
I'm the closet with his playthings-ev-
erywhere he found that tumbler. The
flies swarmed about 1t, and the ants
came. but still It was "tOO sweet"
That tumbler never was finished up
The boy is an old man now and takes
his coffee straight. Go0seberry pie Is
the only kind he likes. All other kinds
are too sweet kansas City Star.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
W Bad Hoysa In Church,

In Salem In 1876 1t was ordered by
the town that ALI ye bOyes of ye
tOwne are appointed TO slit upon three
palre OF stairs in ye meeting house, and
William Lord is appointed to look aft
er We bOyes upon We pulpit stairs" In
Stratford the tithIng man was ordered
to watch over youths Or disGrderly
carriage and see they behave them
selves comelie and use such raps and
blows as is In his discretion meet" In
] lrham any misbehaving boy was pun
ished publicly after the service was
over We would nowadays scarcely
scat twenty or thirty active boys to-
cether In church II we wished them
to be models of attention and disnified
behavior. but after the boys seats
were removed from the pulpit stairs
they were all turned In together in a
boys pew" I'm the gallery.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
CHANGED HIS CAREER.
His Friends Fairly Congratulated Gro
xier Into the Army.


Congratulations made General VIII
liam Crozier a soldier He was boy
ut the time In Kansas whittier his
family had moved from Ohio, and
hoped 10 be- a lawyer.
David +. Lowe was the member Of
congress from his district Lowe, meet
ing Judge Robert Crozier In the street.
said:
II have decided to appoint your son.
William, to the Military academy at
West Point"
The judge. having gone home for din
ner, told the news.
But l don't want to be a soldier,
William protested
Word of Congressman loves inten.
ton having spread through the town
all Of the inhabitants, including the
maidens FASTENED to inform William
how pleased they were over his good
fortune. Old men said they knew that
he would be credit to the community.
Physicians, lawyers and ministers
praised his manly bearing and studious
habits.
And so William CrOZler, listening in
silence. which was interpreted as mod
esty. gradually passed from reluctance
to eagerness and entered West Point
with a high pitch of enthusiasm.
General Crozier Is a chemist, engi-
neer, metallurgist and manufacturer.
and the disappearing gun carriage he
invented Is used In the Notifications
that guard the coasts Of the two
oceans Boston Globe.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
Eireproof Writinu,

Documents written ON paper made
from asbestos fiber. with inks prepared
from the nItrates OF iron aud cobalt,
have withstood a red heat for two
hours without being damaged In any
way. No damage resulted until the in
tensity of the heat was exposed In 1t
for ten hours. 1t Is expected that fur
ther experimentation and study Will
result in the perfection OF paper and
Ink practically indestruCtlble by ire.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05

Burns are generally classified In
three degrees Of severity. First degree
burns are simple reddening of the skin
Second degree burns result in blister
ing Third degree burns are followed
10y actual destruction Of the skin aud
tissues.
Death is almost certain to result II
approximately one-third of the body
surface Is burned, often burns OF
much less extent are fatal Death may
result from shock, from acute kidney.
liver or blood disease resulting from
the toxins of the burned skin, or the
burns may later become infected and
XIII the patient from blood poison.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
Napoleon and ST, Raphael.

Two events of great historic interest
have written the name OF St Raphael,
little sea bathing and winter resort
In France. large In NapoleOnic annals
II was here that the future emperor
landed on his return from his Egyptian
campaign In 1899 and II was from
here. just fifteen years later after
causing every throne In Europe to tot
ter and after redrawing the map OF the
whole continent to suit his imperial
will, that he embarked for his brief
period OF exile on the island of Eiba.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-05
Helaoland.

Centuries ago Helgoland, In the
North sea. was at least Ave times Its
present size. and IA place OF no little
Importance. Like so many islands, It
had peculiar attraction for the peO-
pies OF the surrounding mainlands
They stood In awe of it. and mythology
early claimed it for Its own. Here the
Forset the god of justice, had tenn
pie. MS had also, according to another
tradition. the goddess Hetha. Il special
object of veneration among the Angles
OF the mainland Later ON 1t was the
realm OF the pagan king, Radbod, and
It was hither that St Wilibrod came,
In the seventh century, preaching
Christianity