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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.

A deficiency appropriation OF $685.,
263 for resurveying public lands in
Colorado and the classification Of lands
involved in the Oregon and California
railroad forfeiture suit has been asked
Of Congress by the Interior Depart
ment.
B. L. Winchell, traffic director Of the
Union Pacific has been appointed re
gional director for the southern dis
trict, and N. D. Maher, of the Norfolk
and Western, regional director for the
new Pocahontas operating district.
Charges that two Food Administra.
ton representatives have been bribed
by dealers prompted Food Administra'
tor Hoover to warn state food admin.
istrators to exercise particular care in
the employment Of investigators and
other Food Administration representa-
tives.
Pacific coast tanners having govern.
ment contracts will be given first op-
portunity to purchase the output of
hides in California, Oregon, Washing
ton and Nevada.
Major General Erasmus NJ. Weaver,
chief of Coast Artillery, was transfer.
red to the retired list Of the Army on
account Of age
John R. Alpine, Of Chicago, was
named advisor TO Stanley King, War
Department representative on the La
Dor Policies Board
Government insurance Of Dutch ships
taken over by the United States is
provided in a bill approved by the
House.
The Rivers and Harbors bill carry
! ing $21 ,572,0 900 was passed by the Sen
ate and now goes to conference.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
DEEP FAITH IN ALLIES.
Costa Rica's War Declaration Proves
Its Love OF Liberty.

San Jose, Costa Rica.-The Costa
Rican Congress adopted the resolu-
tion declaring that state of war
existed between Costa Rica and Ger
many after President Tinoco had per-
sonally appeared before the Senate
and Chamber of Deputies in joint ses.
sion and explained the moves of the
Executive in asking for the war dec
laration. Previously the President
had conferred with his friends in Con-
gress, free exchange of views tax
ing place.
1t is pointed out here that Costa
Rica's action in declaring war shows
that the great German offensive of
this year, far from affecting sentiment
in this country adversely TO the Al
lies, only gave new incentives to place
itself enthusiastically on the side of
the powers that are fighting for the
independence and liberty of small ma
tons.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
IRISH PLOTS PART
OF HUN INTRIGUE.
Plotted With Other Groups Here
Besides Sim Fein.
SECRET SERVICE ON TRIAL
Irish Uprising Set For The Date
When The Germans Had Expected
To Reach The Channel Ports
And To Create A Division.

Washington.-Disclosure that the
government has gathered evidence in
this country Of conspiracies between
Irish Sim Fein leaders and German
agents to precipitate rebellion in
Ireland was followed by announcement
that government agents have uncov-
cred similar German intrigue with
other nationalistic groups in the Unit
ed States.
German money, II was said, has
been used to finance agitation among
negroes and among Firms, Lithuani-
ans and other of the so-called "op.
pressed nationalities," which for
years have had nationlist griev.
ances against Russia or other anti.
Germanic allies. In most cases, this
propaganda has been carried on by
Americans affiliated with these
groups, paid from some mysterious
force believed to be the German Gov.
ernment Except among the radical
Irish agitators, however, the propa.
ganda did not appear to make much
headway.
For many months, II is now re.
vealed, United States Government
agents have been inside the counsels
of the Irish in the country who
plotted armed insurrection of Irish
citizens against British rule and have
discovered conclusive evidence that
German money and promises Of aid
stimulated the conspiracies as a
means of diverting the British Gov
ernment from its war task in France
Direct action to stop the intrigue was
thought not advisable, inasmuch as
the Government did not wish to med
die in domestic problems of the Brit
ish Empire, but the information gath
cred was turned over in some cases
to British representatives and It is
understood that the recent arrest OF
a number of Irish Sim Fein leaders
was prompted probably by evidence
of German-lrish plots discovered in
this country.
Full details of the evidence were not
made public, it is explained, because
a number of persons still are under
surveillance. Some announcement OF
the reasons for arrest of the Irish agi-
tators is expected soon, however,
either in London or Washington.
The story Of how the intrigue in
this country was discovered, 1t was
said, if published fully would tell of
many communications brought sur
reptitiously into the United States in
violation of regulations. Many of
these were written with invisible ink
and in code, and when deciphered fur
nished clues leading to detection of
many ramiications of the plot. The
men responsible for the agitation were
supplied with funds from deposits In
banks in which German representa-.
tives formerly kept their accounts, or
from other mysterious sources.
The Irish radicals, in their CORE
spondence, referred frequently to the
promise of German aid in an uprising,
which was to be called for this month
or next, when the Germans had ex-
pected to reach the channel ports in
their big drive. The Germans then
were to send arms and ammunition
and possibly troops to the Irish coast
to participate in the rebellion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
War Department In Dark.

Washington.-Sink of the British
armed merchant cruiser Moldavia,
with probable loss of Sc American
soldiers. was announced in cable.
gram from the British Admiralty to
the War Department. No details were
given, but the understanding here is
that the ship was moving between
England and France.
The war Department authorized this
statement:
Information has been received form
London that the British armed mer'
chant cruiser Mo.davia has been sunk
and that Sc of the American soldiers
aboard are missing.
"The announcement was made by
the British Admiralty"
The Moldavia was of 5000 tons
gross and owned by the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Com
pany. She was built at Greenock in
1903 and was $40 feet long.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30

The amendment TO the existing Jaw
adopted by the committee follows:
Provided, That the authority con.
ferred upon the President by the act
approved May IS, 1917, entitled an
act TO authorize the President to In.
crease temporarily the military estab.
lishment OF the United States, Is here
by extended so far as to authorize him
during each fiscal year to raise by
draft, as provided in said act and
acts amendatory thereof, the maxi
mum number Of men which may be
organized, equipped, trained and used
during such year for the prosecution
OF the present war until the same
shall have been brought to success
full conclusion"
Deferred classification granted on
account Of dependents will be disre-
garded entirely in applying General
Crowder's new rule to compel all men
OF draft age to engage In useful occu'
pations. A man may be at the bottom
Of Class One or even In Class Four,
but II he falls within the regulation
and refuses TO take useful employment
he will be given new number In
Class One that will send him into the
military service forthwith. Local
boards are authorized to use discre-
tion only where they find that en-
forced change Of employment would
result in disproportionate hardship
upon his dependents.
II had been known for some time
that some form OF work or fight"
plan had been submitted 10 President
Wilson, but there had been no inti-
nation that It was so far-reaching in
scope Both the military authorities
and Department Of Labor officials be-
lieve that It will go long way to-
ward solving the labor problem for
farmers, shipbuilders and munition
makers, and will end for the present
at least, talk Of conscription Of labor.
The announcement gives notice signi-
fcantly that the list Of non-useful occu-
pations will be extended from time to
time as necessity requires.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
Sunk With Loss OF 81.

Queenstown.-The Cork steamer In
niscarra, bound from Fishguard TO
Cork, has been torpedoed and sunk.
Thirty.seven members of the crew are
missing and are supposed to have
been lost.
Five survivors of the disaster have
been landed. They are the captain,
the chief officer, one steward and two
sailors.
The Inniscarra was struck amid.
ships. She listed Immediately and
founderel in four minutes.
The Inniscarra was vessel of
1,412 tons. She was built in 1903
and belonged to the City of Cork
Steam Packet Company
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
THE TRAINING CAMPS.
Attendance Materially Below What
Was Expected.

ashington.-Reports received at
the War Department from command
ers of fourth series Of reserve Off
GERS training camps show total at
tendance materially below that ex.
pected. Less than 10000 men have
reported for instruction, although
provision had been made for 16,50O
The fact that National Army divisions
are far below their proper strength
is given as the reason for the failure
of the camps to reach the size desired.
1t is probable that authority for sup
Elemental selections will be given
division commanders.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
HIGHER WAGES FOR 100000.
McAdoo Announces General Increase
To Railroad Employees.

Washington.-General pay increases
for nearly 100000 railroad employees
were announced by Director-General
McAdoo, effective next Saturday and
retroactive to last January l, carry.
ing out substantially recommends.
tions of the Railroad Wage Commits
sion. The aggregate of the increases
probably will be more than sS0O,OO0,0O0
year, half of which will be distri-
buted within a few weeks as back
pay in lump sums ranging from about
500 to nearly $500 each.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
U. S. S. Wakiva Goes Down.

Washingtog.-The United States
Ship Wakiva, a converted yacht, was
sunk in European waters in collision
on May %, with a loss of two men.
w. B. Hoyt, carpenters mate, Et.
tleboro, Mass, and Joseph NJ. Farley,
fireman, Chicago, were the men lost.
An announcement by the Navy Depart.
ment says the Wakiva, formerly
owned by H. S. Harkness, collided
with a navy cargo carrier. She was
rated at 500 tons, and probably was in
patrol squadron.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
cHlNo-JAp PACT SIGNED.
Toxic Calls II Forerunner OF
Rapprochement.

Toxic. - The military agreement
with China has been signed. Being
military in nature, it is not likely the
details will be announced. Also it was
arranged particularly to meet the con.
tingency of possible military action in
Russia Hopes are entertained that
Il will be the forerunner of a perman.
ent rapprochement with China and
therefore 1t is regarded as of great
historical moment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
BOMBS KILL 6 NEAR PARIS.
All Huns Victims Members OF Same
Family.

Paris.-One of the bombs dropped
in the outskirts Of Paris during Fri.
day nights attack by German aviators
killed six members of family re-
Gently repatriated through Switzer-
land. Ten other persons were injured.
The other bombs which were dropped
in the suburbs fell on farm lands,
causing but slight damage.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
BALKs AT PROHIBITION.
Louisiana First State To Refuse To
Ratify.

Baton Rouge, La.--Louisiana Is the
first state to refuse to ratify the Fed
eral prohibition constitutional amend
ment. The State Senate. by a vote OF
20 to 20, defeated resolution Of rat
jfication adopted a few hours prev
iously by the House, 70 to A. Legis-
latures Of 10 states have ratified the
amendment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
House Committee Approves
Bakers Plan.
THE ARMY BILL EXTENDED
To Give President Unlimited
Power in Drafting Men.
CR0WDER SPRINGS SURPRISE

Issues order Calling Upon ldlers OF
Draft Age To Get Positions And
For Store Clerks And Other Young
Men In Non-essential Industries To
Get Jobs Helpful In War Or Be
Taken Into Army-Army Bill Pro.
vldes For Ordnance For Force OF
Four Mlllion-No Change Yet In
Draft Age.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
MoseY's GRANDSON NAMED.
Descendant or Confederate chieftain
Goes To West Point.

Washington.-Beyerely Mosby Cole.
man, 19-year.old, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson Il. Coleman and grandson
of the late Col. John S. Mosby, the
noted Confederate chieitain, has
passed the examination for appoint.
ment to the West Point Military Acad.
amy. Young Coleman has made a
good record at the Washington public
chools and was lieutenant in the
High School Cadets in his third year
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
DUTCH MINISTER QUITS.
Resignation or DR.. Philips Announced
At The Hague.

The Hague.-It is officially announced
that the resignation Of DR.. August
Philips, Minister to the United States,
has been accepted. An Amsterdam dis,
patch OF May 22 stated that DR.. Philips
had requested that he be relieved OF
his post at Washington. It was said
that the Minister'S request was made
on medical advice. .
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
AMERICAN FLlER KILLED.
Pershine Reports Accidental Death OF
Lieutenant Kurtz.

Washington. - General Pershing's
cOmmunique, transmitted to the War
Department, reported that Lieutenant
Kurtz, an American pilot, had been
killed accidentally within the Amer.
lean lines.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
FINN GOVERNMENT QUITS.
Dictator Zvinhufvud Asks NJ. Paa-
sikivi To Form Cabinet.

sikivi To Form Cabinet.
Stockholm.-The Finnish Govern
ment has resigned as a result of the
appointment of former Premier Zvin-
hufvud as temporary dictator NJ.
Paasikivi, a member of the old Finn
ish party, and former senator, has
been asked by Dictator Zvinhufvud to
form a cabinet.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
THOSE HIT BY NEW DRAFT
RULE.

Under the rules framed by
Provost Marshal General Crowder
for the purpose of making every
man OF draft age do mans work
or fight" the following are classed
as idlers:
Gamblers Of all descriptions, en-
ployes and attendants Of bucket
shops and race tracks, fortune.
tsiIers, elairvoyants, palmists and
the like.
The following are held not to be
entitled TO exemption:
(a) Persons In the serving Of
food or drink In public places, in
eludine hotels and social clubs.
(b) Passenger elevator opera.
tors and attendants, doormen,
footmen and other attendants Of
clubs, hotels, stores, apartment
houses, office buildings and bath
houses.
(c) Persons, including ushers
and other attendants, engaged
and occupied, in and In connection
with games, sports and amuse.
ment, excepting actual performers
In legitimate concerts, operas and
theatrical performances.
(d) Persons employed In do
nestle service.
(e) Sales clerks and other clerks
employed In stores and other mer-
camille establishments.
The War Department, in an
nouncing the new regulations,
says: 1T is expected that the list
of non-useful occupations will be
extended from time to time as nec-
essity will require, so as to include
persons in other employments."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
SUBMARINE GETS u-eoAr.
German Cruising Craft Sunk BY A
Brltisher.

London.-A German submarine of
the cruiser type was sunk May II in
the latitude of Cape 81. Vincent by a
British Atlantic escort submarine.
The Admiralty made this official an
nouncement.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30
AMERICAN FL|ERS
IN MANY FIGHTS
Take Active Part In Bombing
Operations
CHASING THE HUN MACHINES
American Squadrons Participated
With The French In Bombing op.
erations On A Large Scale
Behind The German Lines.

French front in France.-American
air squadrons have been engaged in
participation with the French in
bombing operations behind the Ger.
man lines. These operations are be.
ing carried out on very large scale.
At one time recently 120 Allied ma
chimes were flying at the same mo-
ment in bombing work.
Records have just been received of
the air activities along the French
front between May Is and IS, since
the weather became again favorable
to flying, which reveal the intensive
aerial work of the character noted.
In this period los aerial combats were
fought in the course of patrols. Ger.
man machines to the number of 81
were destroyed, sixty others were
forced to land badly damaged within
their own lines and eight captive bal
looms were burned.
In the same period bombing squad
rillas threw 160 tons of bombs on the
enemy's depots and other establish.
ments. OF this quantity the night
bombing squadrillas dropped 1S5 tons.
During the night of May Is no less
than 120 airplanes were in the air at
the same moment bombarding large
number of towns and villages in Ger
man-held territory, causing fires and
explosions everywhere. American and
Italian squadrons participated in these
operations.
On May 16 the broad daylight work
continued with the bombing machines
being protected by rs chasers, which
swept all the enemy aircraft out of
the skies over large space.
American Army in France.-Capt
David Peterson, of Honesdale, Pa,
after long chase, sent down a Ger.
man two-seater airplane wabbling and
diving to the ground in the neighbor.
hood of Chateau Salins. The Ameri-
can aviator pursued the enemy ma.
chine for 40 kilometers along the bat
tie line and then chased him IL kilo-
meters behind the German lines be-
fore he succeeded In attacking him
from beneath. The Germans dive
to the ground followed promptly.
Lieut.. William II. Taylor, of New
York chased a German biplane from
the American lines to over Pagny.
Sur-Moselle, north of Pont-a-Mousson
and defeated the Boche in a desperate
fight, 5000 meters in the air.
A bullet from the enemy machine
barely missed Lieutenant Taylor, and
punctured a wing of his airplane.
A second later the lieutenant saw
one of his tracer bullets penetrate
the fuselase of the enemy machine
where the observer was working a
machine gun, and there was no more
fire from the German.
Lieutenant Taylor continued TO fire
at the German pilot, and after 450
shots had been fired, most of them
at about 70 yards, the enemy ma
chine went spinning toward the earth
in nose dive.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30

Washington.-Two important steps
were taken toward perfecting the task
Of putting the nation on war basis.
Soon after Provost Marshal General
CrOwder had promulgated drastic
amendment to the selective service
regulations requiring every man Of
draft age TO work or fight, Secretary
Baker appeared before the House
Military Committee and asked that
President Wilson be authorized to call
10 the colors all men OF draft age
who can be equipped and trained.
The committee promptly and unan.
imously voted the authority into the
Army Appropriation Bill about to be
reported TO the House.
Under existing law power is given
to draft one million fighting men, In
addition to special units. This limit
soon will be reached with men con.
stantly going into camp to replace
those sailing for France as fast as
ships can be provided to take them.
With the law changed as the Presi-
dent desires, the manpower Of the
country will be drawn upon for what.
ever force may be necessary to win
the war.
General Crowder's new regulation
is far.reaching in scope and touches
not only habitual idlers, but also re.
quires that draft registrants now in
occupations held to be non-useful seek
new jobs or take their places in the
Army Clerks in stores, walters, bar.
lenders. employees at places of amuse'
Aent-including baseball parks-pas-
senger elevator men and other EN-.
ployes around hotels, clubs and busl.
ness buildings, as well as gamblers,
,ortune tellers and racetrack and
bucket shop attendants, all fall among
those classed as non-usefully engaged.
Enforcement OF the rule is expected
70 add some men to the Army, and
10 do a more important service in
improving the labor situation in es.
sential industries
The House Military Committees ac'
ton came after hearing Secretary
Bakers completed army bill, with
provision for the pay q 100000 men
and with ordnance appropriations or
the basis of an army OF 100000. The
measure will be laid before the House
carrying total of $s.569, 10000 O.
actual appropriations, and authorize
tion for contracts amounting to $2,464,
10000 more.
Mr.. Baker told the committee II
executive session the Presidents rea
sons for asking that no limit be PLACED
upon the number Of draft men to b'
called. Members said later 1t was esti
mated that an army of 100000 coulC
be raised without changing the draf
ages.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30

OIL has been discovered at Bell Is.
land. Newfoundland.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-05-30

Cape ST. Vincent is on the south.
west extremity of Portugal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-22
MUST SPEED UP THE
SHIP BUILDING PROGRAM
TO Keep Pace with the Submarines,
Declares Vice President Smith of
Bethlehem Corporation

Boston March 21.--Unless this country
can turn out ships fast enough to keep
up with the submarine losses the war
will be lost, II. G. Smith. vice president
of the Bethlehem Shpbuilding Corpora :
ton. declared today at the annual meet
ing of the New England Safety Council.
IF we are to carry out this program .
said Mr. Smith, ''it is necessary that he
ship workers he imbued with the right
spirit 1t is essential that we have the
maximum production and the highest
quality.
This is the most important safety work
in the world history The worker now
runs greater risks than in normal times
because Of the shifting from industries
with which he is familiar to others with
which he is unacquainted American
shipbuilding. a few years ago a despsed
industry, now has been recognized as the
most important in the world
J. W. Higgins Of Worcester was elected
president OF the council Other officers
elected were: Vice presidents, +. G.
Toomey of Boston, F. A. Father of Low
ell. e. f. Paige OF Maiden and s W.
Wakeman Of Quincy; secretary and treas
urer. +. b. Saunders. F'itchburg: assista Mt
secretaries, Dr. r. $. Quimby of Water
town and II. l.. Robinson of Worcester
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-22
NOT NECESSARY ALIENS
TO BE NATURALIZED

Captain Peter Courtney head of the
recruiting service for Maine and New
Hampshire. In communicat ton to Ser
geant William Herman Thursday empha
sized the fact that it is not necessary FOR
aliens to have either their first or second
naturalization papers in order to join the
United states army. lie has been re-
Gently Informed that many foreign-born
residents OF this country would have
joined the army long ago but for the fact
that they thought they had 10 be a citl-
zen of this country first. He said: ~
think it should be generally known that
this is not the case. and citizens Of any
country except Germany and her allies
can be accepted for enlistment in the
United States army in any Of the many
branches that are now open. IL they are
found to be physically qualified"
Captain Courtney further stated tina I
of the 55s applicants accepted for the ar
my in Maine and New Hampshire since
the first of January practically 20 per
cent. OF them were foreign born and had
not taken out their frs: citizenship pa
pers.
Sometime during the past summer the
war depa rtment made ruling declaring
citizens Of Greece from enlistment In tn