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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
BOYS LETTERS TO MOTHER
Missives Written From Trench or En-
campment Have Much More Than
Ordinary Meaning.

The soldier boy should understand
that he must do good deal Of the
letter-writing himself. He should not
depend upon the mother or sister to do
it all. A letter from home Is a grand
influence but letter home makes the
writer truer, stronger and noblcr. Re
member every word the boy writes has
mission in It, and that mission EN-.
braces himself as well as the loved
ones at home. A boy can make for
himself fine character by simply
writing to his mother. He cannot hold
converse with her even by mail with
out becoming better boy. He is not
in near as much danger from army
fOllies and sins after writing q letter
to his mother. Any boy who writes
frequently to his home will make bet
ter soldier and come out of the war
truer man. The army is n school and
letter writing is recitation that shows
a boys intellectual and spiritual prog
ress, and 1t will do what n recitation Is
designed to dO-stir him to do his best.
A letter to mother Is loving thought
of her and these loving thoughts make
the boy a brave, truer soldier.-Ohio
State Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
A Parable.

Brand Whitlock said in an address
in Washington:
my war experiences have done me
good. They have broadened my mind.
I am a writer rather than politician,
and we writer's live too restricted
lives.
"You know the story Of Carlyle and
his sound-proof room In Chelsea.
"Carlyle had built sound-proof
room for himself on the top of his
house. The room had no windows,
but only skyllght for Illuminating
purposes. To an elderly visitor from
CraIgenputtock the room was shown
proudly by Carlyle, and the visitor
gave a cackling laugh and said:
any conscience, this is fine Here
ye may write and study all the rest
of yer life and nobodyll be bit the
wiserr
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
MEDAL Of HONOR
TESTS ARE FIXED
GENERAL PERSHiNG TELLS HIS
OFFICERS WHAT DEEDS ARE
TO BE REWARDED.
ARMY STORES LOW PRICES
Soldiers In France Can Buy Many
Things Cheaper Than in This coun-
try-New Overseas Cap Added
to American Equipment.

Brom Committee on Public Intormation)
WaShingtOn.-These tests are ap-
piled to cases recommended for the
medal Of honor, according to instruc-
tions Issued as guide to officers by
General Pershing:
Men who have performed In action
deeds Of most distinguished personal
bravery and self-sacrificc above and
beyond all call Of duty; so conspicu-
GUS as clearly to distinguish them for
gallantry and intrepldity above their
comrades; which involve risk of life
or The performance of more than or
dinar,ly hazardous service, the omls-
sion Of which would not justly sub
Ject the person to censure for short
coming or failure in the performance
Of his duty.
The distinguished.servlce cross IL
awarded for gallantry in action to any
one who may distinguish himself in ac-
ton by extraordinary heroism in con-
nectiOn with military operation
against an armed enemy, under cir
cumstances which do not justify the
award Of the medal of honor.
The Observation-Disclosures medal Is
awarded for exceptionally mcritorious
service TO the government in cOnnec-
ton with operations against an armed
enemy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
BOMBAYGREA7ClTY
Beautiful Metropolis Owes Much
TO the Parsis.
Unthinkable Towers Of Silence St,li
Maintained in Heart Of Most FASH
ionabe Residential District
Population Now Million.

Bombay now has nearly 100000 in
habltants. At the beginning Of the
nineteenth century It already had 200.-
900 and early in the twentieth century
the census takers counted 959.531
souls, Eleanor Franklin Egan writes In
the Saturday Evening Post. Nearly
100000 Of these are Hindus and 150,-
600 are Mohammedans, while less than
10000 are Christians, counting both
pure European and mixed blood.
There are about 10000 Parsls, and
the Parsis are the most interesting and
important element in the community.
II IS TO British initiative and example
and to Parsl appreciation, intelligence
and generosity that Bombay owes the
fact of her present existence as one Of
the most beautiful cities In the world.
Yet the ParsIs still maintain the un-
thinkable towers Of silence in the
heart and center Of BOmbay's most
fashionable residential district; the
towers of silence, where the Parsi dead
are disposed of by the forever hover
ing horrible flOcks Of kites which on
occasion grow gorged and careless and
drop human flesh and little bones In
the Towering fragrant gardens, Of the
great on Malabar hill But what would
you? The towers of silence are un-
thinkable only to the Christian mind.
To the mind of the Parsl all other
methods Of dsposlng Of the dead are
unthlnkable.
The Parsis are sometimes carelessly
referred to as Persian Jews or are
grouped with Persian Jews, OF whom
there are a good many in Bombay. But
the faith of the Parsis Is not the Jew
lsh faith. They are Zoroastrians--
worshipers Of the sun and fire as the
trucst manifestations of the Almighty
and they came down from Persia In
TO India about the middle Of the sew
enth century, when they began to be
grossly prosecuted by the Mohamme-
dan conquerors of the Sassanlan EN-
plre.
But they were prosecuted always by
lllt Mbuullllut'lul tblllutluIH VI Ih'io
and by the Hindus, until the happy
day arrived for all religions when
British power began to be predominant
I'm India. But Bombay was purely
British long before the rest OF India
was anything but happy hunting
ground for English merchants, and the
Parsis along with other mistreated ele-
ments in the population flocked to the
sure shelter of the British flag. There
are only about 100000 Parsis in all
India today and 10000 Of them belong
to the Bombay Presidency or provincei
and at least 10000 of these live in the
city OF Bombay.
Many Of them are gentlemen Of the
finest type and they are distinguish
able by their long black coats and tho
curious stifP black miterlike hats they
wear. Their homes are the most pro
tentlous In the clty-palaces set along
side British palaces I'm the most fash
ionable districts; and they control Q
tremendous percentage Of the citys
commerce and trade.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
Children,s SAVINGS.

More than 10000 children under SID
teen years of age have savings ac-
coNts in the Los Angeles banks. They
have more than S1,000O00 on deposit,
or an average of something over S26
each. One thlrteen-year-old youngster
Is credited with heading the list. He
has nearly $1,000 on deposit, from a
beginning made with 80 cents when
he was seven years old.
Many Of the Los Angeles banks make
special provisions for the savings ac-
counts of children and In addition to
accepting savings accounts, teach les
sons of thrift In their advertising mat
ter. They also lend encouragement
to thrift propaganda in the public
schools and chldren's organizations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
Hint on Physical Culture.

Merely to hear the sound of music
gives one the dancing impulse-an In
clination to move the feet or the hands
or the body in time with the rhythm
Of the music. To make your exercise
attractive, therefore, start your music
first and then as you feel the swing
Of II you will find pleasure in going
through your exercises. Make 1t q
part Of your daily schedule. You can
either follow the practice of taking
ordinary, standard exercises to the
accompaniment of music or you can
do special dancing movements. An
dancing movements partake Of tho
character Of exercise.-Carl II. VIII
llams in Physical Culture.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
The Overseas cap" now being is.

The Overseas cap" now being is-
sued to soldiers In the expeditlonary
forces matches the uniform in color,
has very low crown, and has no brlm
or peak. 1t is so made that 1t may be
folded and carried in q pocket.
When American forces entered the
trenches 1t was found that the brlms
Of their campaign hats interfered with
sighting through trench perlscopes and
that in the cases Of tall men the high
crowns could be seen above the para
pets. The new cap Is so low that 1t
permits the men to move with prac-
tically the same freedom as when they
are hatless. The trench helmet can
be worn over 1t.
Only soldiers who have been with
the eXpedltlonary forces wear the cap.
According to reports from France new
regulations provide that officers shall
wear their insignia Of rank on the cap,
and enlisted men place on 1t the button
prescribed to be worn on the left side
Of the collar Of the service coat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
Who Built First Auto?

Just who built the first automobile
In the United States Is matter Of
dispute. Elwood Haynes of the
Haynes Automobile company of Koko-
mo, is one of the claimants of the
honor. A machine built by him In
1884, which made successful trial
trip at the speed Of six or seven miles
an hour July 4, 1894, is on exhibition
at the Smithsonian institution at
Washington
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
Notable Men Eplleptic,

John Bunyan's epileptic character
istics were well marked. julius Cae-
sar, Peter the Great, Wellington and
Alexander the Great were sufferers,
and the strong assertion is made that
Napoleon was also subject to Its men,
tai control. Lord Byron was notable
epileptlc, as was Balzac and the COM
posers Mozart and Mendelssohn. Jean
jacques Rousseau was esteemed as
one Of the class, and even claim Is
lodged that Thackeray was victim OF
the disease. These are but few of
hundreds Of noteworthy instances In
The annals of the human race.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
orinin of Tea DRINKING.

Tea drinking seems to have orig
mated In China; and the Chinese, ac-
cordlng to Prof. King, in his Farmers
Of Forty Centuries" drank II first
as a sanitary measure, having found
that boiling their water saved them
from typhoid and afterward adding
tea leaves to make the boiled water
palatable. DR.. II. A. Gortner OF the
University of Minnesota, writing In
Science, believes that this Is not an
exact description of what happened,
but that the discovery of the efficacy
Of tea as typhoid preventive came
after its general adoption In China a.
4 pleasing drink
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
Indian Name Survived.

The survival of the original name Of
Cuba is a remarkable instance Of per-
slstence, as the island has been bap-
tlzed and rebaptized many time since
its European discovery. Columbus
first called 1t Juana, In honor Of
Prince John, the son of Ferdinand and
Isabella. After Ferdinand's death 1t
was called, in his memory, Ferdlnanda.
Subsequently this name was changed
to Santiago, after st. James, the pa
tron saint Of Spain. Still later 1t was
named Ave Maria, in honor of the vir-
gin Mary. But none Of these names
held, and the Indian name is still pre-
served.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
Avoid the Dlscouraaer.

Sometimes people grow discouraged
because their work does not seem to
count for much. A taper lay In
drawer, whence its owner took 1t out
and carried 1t away. "Where are you
taking me?' asked the taper ITO
show big ships their way across the
sea-" was the reply. "But no ship could
see by means of my tiny light"
'Leave that to me-" said the owner,
as he lighted the big lantern and blew
the taper out.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
The Japanese Week.

In old Japan the week was entirely
unknown, and it was not until the pres
ent era that the ichlroku, or holidays,
one OF the zones" and "slxes" of each
month d. e., on the first, sixth, elev-
cnth, etc), were introduced. But that
was speedily abandoned for the week
system. Sunday is an official holiday,
with names adapted from the Occlden-
tai names. as follows: Nlckayobi (Sun-
day), Getsuyobi (Moon-day), Knyobi
(Mars-daS), Suiyobi (Mercury- day.,
Mokuyobi (Jupiter-day), Kinyobl
Wenus-day), Doyobi (Saturn-day.
Sunday is in vulgar parlance also call
ed DOntaka, which Is a corruption of
the Dutch Zontag and Saturday Is
called Handow--that is, "half-Sun-
day."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
Suicide. Amono Japanese Students.

According to Rev. DR.. Sidney l..
uuiick, who lived long in the Far East,
suicides among japanese students are
PROBABLY more prevalent than among
uhy other students in the world. The
euuses ne mentions are, first, the hi +
strung nerves and exceptional ser i
uveness to anything that may be '-
sarued as personal humiliation; : !
oecohd' the extraordinary competl \
nong students to secure places a
We government schools.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
Responsibility the Cure.

If there is anything that shows what
a man or woman really is 1t Is respon-
sibility. 1t makes those taking a
stand In the full light, where they can
really justify their claims. II per
son who constantly boasts his great
ness can stand under the test and bur
den Of responsibility, then his success
is assured. If he fails in this test he
loses friends. Until such persons re-
gain their position they are despised
and rejected.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04
Martyr and Coward.

A witty judge declared recently that
"a patriot was man who refused to
button his wlfe's blouse. A martyr"
he went on. 'is one who attempts and
fails, while hero tries and succeeds"
"Then what Is u coward?" asked a
curious bystander.
"Oh, a coward" replied the Judge,
"is man who remains single so that
he won't have to try"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04

The total cost for National army
environments was S140,726,473, accord
ing to statement by the war depart.
ment. The National Guard camps
cost $3S,375,272.
Emergency work to provide for sol
diers In this country and to provide
buildings for the manufacture and
storage of army supplies both here and
abroad undertaken by the construction
division of the army, which has beer
executed or is under way and In pros.
pect up to June l, will cost about ST.
17O,619,O0O. This total is exclusive OF
three operations costing 100000
under the direct control of the ord
nance department.
Up to June the construction dlvl-
sion had completed SO Jobs. at total
cost Of 500, ,250,000. 1t has 244 opera
tions under way, which, when finished,
will cost about $270, 0,369,0OO. Prepara-
tions are being made to start work on
III new operations which are expected
to cost S700.0OO,0O0.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04

DUTY to ones country does not end
on the parade ground, nor even on the
battlefield, but consists in doing every
thing in ones power to help win the
war;" says an order issued by General
Pershing, copy Of which has been re-
ceived by the war department.
"To write home frequently and reg
ularly to keep in constant touch with
family and friends Is one of the sol
dler's most important duties. Mothers
and fathers will suffer If they do not
hear often from sons fighting In
France. In the present large COM
panies it is not possible for officers to
write letters for their men, and every
man must do it for himself"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04

The $120,000,000 allotted for the
plants is expected to give the govern
ment Il smokeless powder production
capacity equal to all other American
plants combined. In construction of
the plants it was found necessary to
build new town on each site to house
the employees, and approximately
5000 different buildings were erected.
Streets were put down and severed.
power plants constructed, and stores
and hospitals built. Approximately
$4,000 men worked on construction
and about 10000 will eventually be
engaged in the actual production Of
powder.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04

Applicants for commissions as first
lieutenants in the engineer corps, ac-
cording to statement by the war de-
partment, should be between thirty
two and thirty-six years of age and for
commissions as captains between thir-
ty-six and forty-two. The engineer
corps is conducting campaign for
1000 more commissioned officers. the
examining board making tour Of the
principal cities Of the country to make
examination readily available for ap-
pllCants.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04

can the water separating Europe from
Asia Minor be crossed. Serbia had 10
be subjected to her dominion because
the only practicable path for rail
way 10 COnstantinOple was through
the Moraya valley which lay in Serb
ian territory. II Germany can control
this route she need not consider her
unfavorable position as regards the
sea. She will have commercial high
way unassailable by any power. She
will also have vast territory capable
of economic development. She can
finally make the present sea routes so
dangerous by attack from submarine
bases, either in the north or in the
neighborhOod Of COnstantinople, that
they will have to be abandoned. The
freedom of the seas will have been
destroyed, the economic unity Of the
world seriously impaired, and the
work of centuries rendered of little or
no avail.
Must Destroy Land Power.
The submarine is significant 10 US
then not because through its use sew
eral hundred American lives have been
lost or because few American ships
have been destroyed, but because the
whole fabric of international eco
nomlc life Is threatened. The only
way in which to save that life-and
that 1t Is worth saving none will deny
is to destroy Germany's land power,
or cause her to realize that the world
Will not permit any nation so to con-
duct herself as to imperll ideals which
after so many years of toll and trOu-
bic on the part Of the civilized world
have received all but universal recOg-
milton. That we as Americans are in
terested in these questions Is thus
quite evident. At first blush the in
tereSt which we have in securing to
Serbia an outlet on the Adrlatic, or
in the rehabilitation Of the Balkan
states does not perhaps appear. Nor Is
the reason evident, perhaps, AT first
why we should insist upon the enamel
patton Of the Slavs submerged In the
AustrO-Ilungarian empire. A strong
Serbia and weak Austria, however,
are absolutely necessary If Germany
Is still disposed to use the submarine
in the manner in which II has been
used. For only under these condi-
tions VIII the land route upon which
she has staked so much become impos-
sible. Only when such a land route
has been abandoned will Germany be
forced to return 10 the sea. When
she does she will find It necessary to
observe the rules which have been
elaborated to protect the freedom Of
the sea. Only when she does so can
we hope for further development
in the direction of the economic unity
of the world which means so much for
human progress.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04

Prices quoted for June on merchan-
disc in the huge general stores OPP
Grated by the quartermaster corps in
France show that members Of the ex-
peditionary forces may secure goods
at prices lower than retail prices in
effect In this country.
June quotations are: lIulf-pOund
package chocolate, IL cents; can of
cherries, "A cents; can of cocoa, III
cents; pocket comb, q cents; can Of
corn, 10 cents; shaving brushes. 10
cents; tooth brushes, II cents; can
stringless beans, 10 cents; bottle gin
ger ale, Q cents; can plum pudding 81
cents; standard 50 safety raZors, SL75; |;
pair shoe laCes. 3 cents; can talcum
powder, 3 cents; pound cut.loaf sugar,
10 cents; spool cotton thread, 4 cents |;
two-Ounce package smoking tobacco,
Z cents; hand soap, / cent; can lob
sters, 20 cents; shaving soap, 4 cents; (;
bottle Worcestershire sauce, 20 cents; (;
linen handkerchicfs, 1G cents; pint
bottle olives. % cents; can green peas,
10 cents shoe polish, 8 cents.
Although the men are issued ample
rations the quartcrmuster stores are
opened to the enlisted men for the pur-
pose of permitting them to add to their
menu or to satisfy individual desires
for dainties or delicaCies. The highest
grade Of merchandise only Is carried
In stock so that the men may be sure
of having the best. whether in ratiOns
or extra supplies.
Meats, groceries. fish, vegetables, no.
tons, toilet articles, smokers articles,
and scores of miscellaneous items are
included in the published price lists.
These lists are made available to each
company and purchases may be made
either for cash or on credit.
Among the staples to be found in
these chain stores are: Fresh beef,
ham, bacon, turkey, potatoes, rice.
hominy, beans, onions, coffee, tea,
sugar, cheese, cocoa, butter, and evap-
grated fruits. The canned fruits and
vegetables include: Apples peaches,
apricots, pears, cherries, currants.
pineapples, prunes. asparagus, sweet
corn, tomatoes, mushrooms, sweet pO-
tatoes, spinach, squash, turnips and
beans. Included in the list of canned
meats and fish are: LobsterS, oysters,
salmon, mackerel, cod, sardines,
shrimps, herring. devlled crabs, sau-
sages, tongue, turkey, deviled ham,
corned beef, corned-beef hash, roast
beef and mlncemeat.
For the man with sweet tooth
there are: Jams, jellies, preserves,
raisins, apple butter, maple sirup, mo
lasses, cranberry sauce, citrOn, nuts,
candy, etc. The smoker may purchase
smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco,
cigars, cigarettes, pipes, cigarette pa
pers and matches. The incidental
needs of all the men are supplied with
razorS, combs, brushes for all pur-
poses, buttons, soap, shaving sticks,
shaving mugs, mirrors, razor strops,
shoe polish. shoe laccs, toilet water,
tnlcum powder, tooth powder, witch
hazel, towels, handkerchiefs, pocket
knives, needles, thread, candles and
playing cards.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04

Thousands Of women are employed
In the United States gas-mask plant.
They are acting as inspectors and are
engaged throughout the entire process
Of manufacture, according to a state
ment from the gas defense service.
Hundreds of girls have been trained
in the special art of sewing the face
pieces. Each separate step In the
assembling of the mask Is done by
women workers, until the mask is COM
pleted, the last inspection is made and
the final product is ready for shipment
overseas.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-04

The use of tractors on Louisiana rice
farms has increased 80 per cent In the
last few years.