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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-08

Presidents correspondence with
the German authorities, in which
those Governments declare their
willingness to make peace with
the Government of Germany" in
accord with the Presidents pro.
gramme, subjec: to these qualifi.
cations:
Reservation to themselves of
complete freedom of action in the
peace conference on the question
of the freedom of the seas, and
The specific understanding that
by restoration of invaded territor-
les is meant that compensation
will be made by Germany for all
damage done to the civilian popu-
lations of the Allies and their
property by the aggi esion of Ger
many by land, by sea and from
the air."
The President, Germany is in
form cd, concurs in this last stipu.
lation, which means payment by
Germany for cities, towns and
countrysides laid waste or dam.
damaged; for ships sunk by sub
marines and raiders and of indem.
mites 70 the families and Deepen.
dents Of civilians KILLED or carried
off in violation of the recognized
rules of warfare. VEL"
Terms of the armistice may moi
/ be made public until their accep
lance or rejection by Germany,
but it can be stated autheritatively
that they are no less drastic than
those imposed upon Austria. which
have been interpreted by military
men here, both Allied and Ameri.
can, as nothing short of abject
surrender"
Germany's spokesman already
have aequiesced in the terms and
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-08
ABOUT GROUP.

If your children are subject to
Group, or if you have reason to
fear their Icing attacked by that
disease, you should procure q
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and study the directions
for use, so that in case of an at.
tack you will know Iexsctly what
course to pursue. This is a iav-
orlte and very successful remedy
for Group, and 1t is important that
You observe the directions care
fully.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-08
DEFEATED NATIONS TO BE
SUPPLIED FOOD BY U. 5.

Washington, Nov. 5.-The Al
lied and American Governments
are to cooperate withs Austria.
Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey
in furnishing food and supplies
for the suffering civilian popula-
tations of those countries. This
decision was reached by the Ver-
sailles conferees Yesterday. Presi-
dent Wilson was advised to-day
by Col. E. M. House.
"At the conclusion of the meet.
ing of the Supreme War Council
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-08
'Gernnany's
Surrender
Expected

The German delegation charged
TO conclude an armistice and to
open negotiations have arrived at
the Allied front. Inasmuch as
Germany's surrender must come
before many weeks, the good
news of an unconditional sur
render is momentarily expected.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-08
yesterday said Col. Houses

ton in the following sense and
the same was adopted: The
Supreme War Council in session
at Versailles desires to co oper-
ate with Austria, Turkey and
Bulgaria in the making available
as far as possible of food and
other supplies necessary for the
lives of the civilian population of
those countries.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-08
GREATLY BENEFITED BY
CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS

81 am thankful for the good l
have received by using Cham ber-
lain's Tablets. About two years
ago when I began taking them I
was suffering a great deal from
distress after eating, and from
headache and a tired, languid
feeling due to in digestion and a
torpid liver. Chamberlain's Tab
let's corrected these disorders in
a short time, and since taking
two bottles of them my health
has been good" writes Mrs, NJ.
p. HARDWOOD, Auburn, N. Y.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-08
dress will be Gushing, Okla. ye

TO the post Office for mail. My
best wishes are for the people of
Mt. Vernon and Rcokcastle Coun.
ty, which place l expect some
day to again be a citizen. I
received a copy of the Signal
yesterday, the first one 1 have
had.
Best regards to all,
Yours very truly,
T. j. PENNINGTON.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-08
T. J. Pc N N ION
Writes From Oklahoma

WI IlSS viz SNIOItOItto
Gushing. Okla, Nov. 3, l91s.
Mr.. X. S. Albright,
Mt. Vernon, KY.
Dear Edgar
AS do not have anything to
do this beautiful Sunday morning,
will write you. If you have
space in the Signal you may pub.
fish it if you care to do so, that
our manv friends there may
know how we are.
sXs11iciSed ~ sasGuao2 IG2c,
journey on the eleventh day al
ter starting. We had no trouble
to amount to anything except
the rain on Monday night. We
we're about IS or 40 miles out Of
Kansas City ct the time. Our
tent blew down during the rain.
We were some distance from any
house, so it was up to US to hus.
tie to the car the best way we
could. And to make bad mat
tiers worse, we had played the
part of the foolish Virgin, had
no oil in our lamp, but we got
there just the same. The next
thing the dust had tut ned Ito
mud and believe me the Kansas
mud is sure slick. We made
very poor time the next two
days in fact the remainder OF
the trip. We travelled thru some
fine country and also thru some
very poor country, with the ex-
ceptlou of Indiana. Corn crops
generally, are poor and not any
thing extra thru Indiana. Wheat
seems to be generally good
great preparation being made
for wheat this year. l saw
plenty of corn that had complete
ly burnt up; not more than two
or three feet high. This is a fine
looking country; not so much
right thru this ;section, the land
don't look very productive around
here but q few miles out on the
river, it IS good, but old Ken
lucky as a whole, Is as good as
any. Cushing is town of eight
or nine thousand population,
something like a mile or two
square. Streets laid off in city
style, East, West, North and
South. Some very fine houses
and some sthe revf rse. Every
thing is heated by natural gas
have both electric and gas lights
Five or six big Retineries jus,
out of town but no wells very
close. Each refinery represents
an outlay of thousands of dollars.
l am at present working fol
the Consumers Refining Co., as
laborer at IS cts per hour eigh,
hours per day. Carpenter work
is dull here on account OF Gov
eminent restrictions on building
material. l haven't fully decided
yet as to whether will stay here
or not. Work is a little slack
here to what it has been but i
is that way every where only or
Government work. / am goin
out this evening to loOx about 4
farm. If l can rent one TO sui
me probably may farm next year
We have had considerable rair
since l came here; weather warm
had a light frost Friday morning
The Spanish influenza has beer
raging here since We came.
don't know the number of deaths
but a number of them. We have
all escaped SO far. 1t seems u
be be under control.
regret very much to hear o
the sickness and deaths in Mt
Vernon and Rockcastle. Makes
me feel like l would like to b
back and see them all, altho
am not one bit homesick, don
know how soon l will be.
have written all l know and nc
doubt more than you care u
bother with. Ny post Office ad-
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-08
Results and Majorities
Of kentucky Candidates

UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Candidate Majority
Gov. A. o. Stanley DEM 7,I7o
REPRESENTATIVES,.
First District A.ben W.
Barley (D).. ...,... 10. 1903
Second District-David H.
Kincheloe CD ........ 1866
Third District Robert Y.
Thomas )D) ......... I,64S
Fourth District - Ben
johnson (D) .... ......." 1883
Fifth Distr CT Charles +
ogden (R) ........ So. 1884
Sixth District-Arthur B.
Rouse CD ......""." 6,o97
Seventh District j Camp
bell cantrill (D). .... zoos
Eighth District = Harvey
Helm CD 80. ... ...... I,467
Ninth District w. J.
Fields ID Sc. ,...." 4.Ios
Tenth District John w.
Langley (R) ,....... sag
Eleventh District j. NJ.
Robson (R) ...." ....... Io.o22
COURT OF APPEALS.
First District-Judge Gus
Thomas Cd. ............ 10000
Second District - Judge
Warner E.Settle 3D.. 2,ooo
Fourth District - Hustin
Quin (R),..........,,,. 2,5Ss
Sixth District-Judge Ern-
est S. Clark Cd Unopposed
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE

Samuel ]. Elder of Boston, one OF
the leading lawyers of New England,
who was one of senior counsel for
the United States Government before
The Hague Tribunal in the North At
lantic fisheries arbitration with Great
Britain in 1910, died suddenly while
visiting his daughter at a hospital in
Boston.
Representative Van Dyke, of Mime
sofa, introduced a resolution in the
House to create as national war
slogan freedom for all forever"
John F. Nugent was appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Brady, of Idaho.
Joseph Lilly, of Norton, Lilly G Co.,
a New York shipping firm, has accept.
ed a place as aid to Major General
Goethals, in charge of the Army Quar-
termaster Corps, to take charge Of
shipping of army supplies at New
York.
Three bandits overpowered the man.
ager of Ralph Dewey's iewelry store
in Detroit and escaped With 100000
worth of gems.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
TEUT0N COLLAPSE
VERY UNCERTAIN
Washington Warns Country Not
to Trust to Internal Distress.
SCENE OF MISERY AND WANT
Reports Received OF Misery-People
Said To Be In Wretehed Plight;
April And May Are Worst
Months.

Washington.-Germany's iron DOM
ination, plus political reorganization
within Austria, will stem for time
the growing politicoeconomic unrest
there, government authorities believe.
They warned that while the internal
problems of Germany and Austria as
reflected by the best available official
reports is grave there is yet no reason
to feel that collapse Is at hand. For
that reason they counseled against
building false hopes within this coun'
try that sheer physical and economic
exhaustion will halt the Teuton just
now.
Government authorities, however,
are waiting eagerly for the long-de-
layed but still-expected statement OF
Germany in response to Premier
Lloyd George and President Wilson.
This, they think, will be the most ac-
curate barometer thus far as as to the
Teuton internal situation.
April and May will be the worst
months the Central Empires have
faced" said government official,
'and IL the people of the empires
stand for what they will have to stand
for, then the war ought TO go on to a
knockout"
Word pictures Of the Central EN-
pires reaching this government
through official channels etch a scene
of misery and want.
From a Dutchman just back from
Germany the government has this
statement:
"The Germany which saw was a
| perfect picture of misery which could
only arouse feelings of compassion" "
To this is appended semi-ofiicial
comment, thus:
Nearly all the concrete statements
made in the (Dutchman's) article are
amply supported by German evidence,
and undoubtedly present conditions
and future prospects are extremely
gloomy. There prevails in Germany
a mood OF depression which not even
the recent military successes In Italy
are able to dispel,"
81 visited many towns and country
districts" he reported. Everywhere
the population impressed me as fam.
ished and apathetic as a result of de-
privations, and gathering their last
atom of strength to avoid falling into
the abyss Of physical and moral col.
lapse.
THE inhabitants will not be able
to subsist much longer on their daily
rations. Their food is hardly better
than pigs food in peace time. Every
week the same meals are repeated
and they are more than Spartan in
their simplicity. Each person receives
weekly three and half pounds of
bread, with little nourishment In it,
and few potatoes, turnips and beets.
The menu is invariably potatoes mixed
with sauerkraut or beets mixed with
turnips, cooked in water without fat
or butter. A tiny quantity of lean
meat is sometimes added to this
hodgepodge, but very exceptionally.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
HALF Of TURKISH
ARMY DESERTED
On March to Palestine 10000
Troops Drop From Force.
THE SECTOR ABANDONED
Falkenhayn Quits In Disgust-lnternal
Situation In Turkey Is Acute;
Typhus Is Killing Hun
dreds.

Washington.-One hundred and six.
ty thousand Turkish troops-more
than so per cent. of General Falken-
hayns reorganized Turkish army-de-
serted during the recent journey from
Constantinople TO Palestine, official
dispatches stated.
General Falkenhayn, appointed by
the Kaiser to reorgahize the crum-
bling Moslems after General Allenby's
victorious Holy Land campaign, has
returned to Constantinople and his
entire plan for rehabilitation of the
Sultan's forces has been abandoned,
the reports declare.
More than SO per cent. OF the
strength Of "a Turkish divisions was
lost by desertions during the journey
from Constantinople to Palestine"
General Allenby's report declares,
adding that "forty-one companies of
storm troops which left the Alexan.
dretta district each 800 strong,
reached the front with only four of.
fcers and 100 men per company"
Even the Turkish officers refused
to fall in" with Falkenhayn's pro-
gram, reports declare, and openly
voiced their dissatisfaction, knowing
well the unreliability of the dlsheart-
ened, war-weary native troops.
In less than three days Falkenhayn
abandoned the Palestine sector and re-
turned in disgust to Constantinople.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
THREE AMERICANS
DEAD IN ACTION
Pershing's Report May Mean
Renewed Activity.
ONE VICTIM IS A vIRGlNIAN
First OF Such Reports For More
Than Two Months-other Deaths q.
From Natural
Causes.

Washington.-Genera Pershing re-
ported three American infantrymen
killed in action on January 21. He
gave no details OF the engagement.
The dead are are:
Private Albert Cook, nearest
friend, Delbert Coots, West AL
mond, New York.
Private Harry v. Garman, Ca
tawba, Va,
Private Leo z. Radi, 742 Haugh
street, Cleveland.
These are the first reports OF men
killed in action in more than two
months. In the opinion OF army OFF,
GERS here, the appearance OF killed
IN action" in the reports does not nee
essarily mean that American battal-
ions have returned to front line
trenches for further training after an
absence Of some weeks, but that is
the Interpretation being generally
placed on the news,
For military reasons the War De-
partment declined to say whether a
definite sector has been taken over by
the Americans.
Casualties resulting from participa-
ton by an American company in a
accommodating party conducted by
French troops or from chance hit by
enemy artillery among party OF dis
patch riders, would all be reported un-
der the head of killed in action. Army
officers pointed out also that occa-
sional shells are exchanged all along
the front for the purpose of rectifying
ranges or to demolish troublesome
vantage point on the other side, and
that men killed as result of such
exchanges are considered to have fal.
len In action.
The following other deaths, not in
action, were reported by General
Pershing:
Ovid Herrick, gunshot wounds,
Frankfort, Ky.
Clarence NJ. Wilhelm, pneu-
monia, Grass Valley, Cal.
Louis H. Weed, bronchitis, Neo-
pit, Wis.
Thomas NJ. Coyne, meningitis,
Cleburne, Texas.
Derwood B. Dickinson, pneu-
monia, Geeding, Idaho
Edward Kazmirski, bronchitis,
Beaver Dam, Wis.
James ]. Simpson, pneumonia,
Canandaigua, n. Y.
Howard Streadrick, tuberculosis,
New York City.
All we're private soldiers.
Sergeant Paul NJ. Swenson, engi-
ncers, reported on December 16 miss
Ing in action, is now prisoner in
Germany. His mother Mrs. ]. E.
Swenson, lives at 366 Wadsworth ave
nue., New York City. The information
came through the Red Cross.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
World War in Brief

With the reported amelioration in the
political unrest in Austria.Hungary and
continuation of silence as regards
the internal situation In Germany, the
notable feature in the world war Is
the apparent resumption, and on a
somewhat larger scale, of the military
operations on the western front in
France and Belgium. Although for
the moment these operations do not
transcend In importance the usual
small operations by raiding and recon.
noiterlng parties, reading between the
lines 1t Is not difficult to see that the
maneuvers now in progress on various
sectors are in the nature of trying-out
processes Of marked character.
From the North Sea to the Swiss
frontier the lessening in the rigors OF
winter has permitted the belligerents
again to send forth their men in en-.
terprises which seemingly forecast the
intention shortly to resume fighting
activity more extensively. For weeks
the big guns along the entire battle
front have been roaring In intensive
duels on numerous sectors, but the
infantry has lain idle, owing to the
deep SHOWS and later TO the morasses
which formed as result of the thaw.
On the front in Italy the change in
the high command evidently has not
resulted as yet in any betterment of
the strategic positions of the Austro-
German armies. From the Asiago
plateau eastward to the Piave river
and thence southwark to the Adriatic
Sea the Italians again have been vic.
torious in numerous minor operations.
Two British steamers were sunk in
the Mediterranean Sea with the loss
of us lives, according TO an announce
ment to the House of Commons.
The peace negotiations at Brest.
Litovsk have again been postponed
for few days, and Foreign Minister
Trotzky, of the Bolshevilli, is prepar.
ing another note to the Allies.
The unrest and food troubles in
Austria are evidently hurrying the
Duel Monarchy to a crisis.
Cen Szetogar Borvevic has been APP
pointed to succeed Archduke Eugene
in command of the Austrian force on
the Italian front, which is believed
to mean defensive policy.
Resignation of Sir Edward Carson
from the British War Cabinet lends
color to reports that the government
has determined to bring about a set
tlement of the Irish question.
Thirty German ships seized by
Brazil when it entered The war have
been chartered by the French govern
ment for war purposes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
HERE'S REAL PATRIOTISM.
York, Pa, Because OF War, Eliminates
"German" From Measles.

York, Pa. - German measles foi
patriotic reasons is prohibited in York
So many families have objected to tho
qualifying adjective German, that the
city authorities have decided that the
German measle placard will no longer
be seen on the doors of York homes
Hereafter when member Of a house
hold is afflicted with measles placard
will be placed on the door without thu
word German.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
TO PUSH THE WAR
GEN. BLISS IN PARIS
Chief Of Staff and Other u. S.
Officers Arrive Safely.
THE SUPREME WAR COUNCIL.
VIII Report To War Council Just
What v. S. VIII Be Able To Con-
tribute To Operations On West
ern Front This Summer.

ashington.-General Tasker II.
Bliss, chief of staff, who has just
arrived in Paris, will represent the
United States Army on the Supreme
War Council. Secretary Baker, in so
announcing disclosed that the General
Is accompanied by high officers OF
every branch OF the service to advise
him about any questions that may
arise.
General Bliss attended the first
meeting OF the council and decision
TO send him back to Europe as a
permanent representative in that body
was made because II was recognized
that General Pershing's duties in or
ganizing and commanding the ever
increasing American expeditionary
forces were too great to permit him to
undertake the presentation OF Ameri-
can views on military operations and
TO sit with the council in framing
plans of strategy that cover all fronts
and all armies.
From General Bliss the War Coun-
ell will obtain an up-to-the-minute re-
port on what the United States will
be able to contribute to operations on
the Western front this spring and
summer. His report in this regard
mas been forecast TO some extent by
President Wilson's statement to Con-
gressional visitors that there would
be in Europe in June twice the num-
ber Of American troops which 1t had
been originally planned to send by
that time.
General Bliss also can inform his
conferees exactly the situation in
which the United States finds itself
now as to delivery of supplies Of all
sorts to the Allies and this informa-
tion probably will have great weight
in the shaping of war plans.
While Secretary Bakers statement
merely said that General Bliss had
arrived in France to represent the
Army on the council, there have been
intimations that renewed recommen-
dations for vigorous offensive opera
tions on the widest possible scale
were included in the instructions the
general received before sailing.
Probably the primary consideration
before the council when 1t reconvenes
will be the widely advertised proposed
German offensive on the Western
front A mass of information has
reached the Allied Powers from many
quarters indicating an impending
drive against the British or French
lines, or both, which will be carefully
reviewed. Ways and means to meet
such concentration of German and
Austrian forces as is indicated un.
doubtedly have been considered.
The possibility is suggested here
that the Allies may anticipate the
German attack with a great drive as
the British once did in Flanders.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
ART CRITIC lNTERNED.
Count Albrecht Montgelas Charged
With Being A Menace.

Chicago.-Count Albrecht Montge.
las, who has been writing art criti-
cisms for a Chicago newspaper was
arrested on a presidential warrant
charging him with being a German
enemy alien who is a menace to the
United States. He will be interned,
It is said. for the duration of the war
Montgelas' father, Count Edward, until
his death, in November, 1916, was Ba-
varian minister to the Court Of
Saxony.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
SAMMIES TO LACK NOTHING.
Major Murphy Tells OF Red Crosse
Work In France.

An Atlantic ort.-Extraordinary
work accomplished by the American
Red Cross in Europe, particularly in
France, was described by Major Gray
son M. P. Murphy, former directing
head Of the organization abroad, on his
arrival here. He declared that ,Ameri-
can soldiers in France will lack moth
Ing when the real fighting begins.
1--WE have erected line OF ware
houses back Of the front that our boys
will take over" he said, land they are
stocked with tremendous amount Of
supplies; food, blankets, beds, tents
and all kinds Of hospital supplies. We
have transportation facilities so we can
deliver them wherever needed"
From contingent Of II men, which
arrived In France with five auto
mobiles, the Red Cross force has
grown to $500 workers with 500 motor
ambulances in France and 200 in Italy,
Major Murphy said.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
KILLED BoLsHEVlK LEADER.
Then Chinese Proceeded To Take City
OF harbin.

A Pacific Port,-PassengerB aboard
trans-Pacifc liner which arrived
here from the Orient brought details
of the capture by Chinese troops of
the Manchurian city Of Harbin.
T. ]. Davis, Of Chicago, one of the
passengers, said the Chinese took the
city in an unique but effective man
ner.
THE Chinese commander" Mr..
Davis said, walked into the Office of
the Bolsheviki commander and
promptly killed him."
Much fighting followed, Mr. Davis
said At the close of hostilites, he
asserted, the well-drilled Chinese
troops had driven the Bolshevik sol
diers from the city.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31
NAVY's CANDY IMPURE"
Order To Stop Its Sale Causes Report
OF Poison.

Washington.-Discovery of "imprAi.
ties" in candy supplied to canteens Of
navy ships caused the issue of an or.
der suspending the sale of candy to
the men, and also the purchase of ad.
ditional supplies pending investiga.
ton. Navy Department officials were
careful not to say what the "impuri.
ties" were.