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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-18
COMMUNITY CONCERT
Emporia GIee Club and Local Musi-
clans Will Program Sunday.

A community concert with members
of the Rotary club acting as ushers,
with members of the Topeka Musi-
clans union furnishing the instru-
mental music and vocal numbers by
the Mems Glee club of Emporia, viii
be given at the auditorium Sunday
afternoon.
The pick of the Musicians union
will play and the Emporia aggrega-
ton, well known over the state. will
sing a number Of rollicking college
songs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Practical Fuel Conservation.

In obedience to the Govern
ment's request for the conserva-
ton of fuel. all the services of
the local Presbyterian and Re-
formed congregations will be
held next Sunday in the Reform
ed church as follows: Reformed
Sunday school at $3.50; preaching
services (Rev. Lowe) at 10:45;
Presbyterian Sunday school Tin
the Reformed church, at 2:30;
Christian Endeavor at 6 o'clock
and preaching services att. This
will be Christian Endeavor
Day." and the topic is: Christ
ian Endeavor Goals; How to
Reach Them" Leader, Miss
Emma McGovern.
The Presbyterian church will
not be heated next Sunday. The
following Sunday the Reformed
church will not be heated, and
the services as named above will
be held in the Presbyterian
church, and thus alternating un-
til further notice.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
fOley...ChsSuut.

At the parochial residence of
st. Peters Catholic church at
Hancock, Nd, by Rev. Father
Rinehart on Thursday, January
10, 1918, Miss Pleasant Lucille
Chestnut and Mr.. Michael Joseph
Foley were united in marriage.
Following the ceremony the
happy couple left for a brief
wedding trip that would include
Roanoke, Petersburg, and 9TH
er Virginia cities. The bride is !
daughter of George w. AM Lila
Brubaker Chestnut, near Han
cock, and the groom, q son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Foley of
Martinsburg. w. Va, and he is
head clerk for Anthony & Callan,
one of the largest stores in Han
cock. The bride is a charming
young lady and popular among
her associates.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Why Not Get Together.

To conserve fuel the churches
in Shippensburg last Sunday
combined services, and the
churches at Mercersburg and
other towns are combining their
midweek prayer services. Why
should not McConnellsburg drop
into this movment promptly. If
it would develop that one church
was too small to accommodate
the PRAYER meeting, an overflow
meeting could be held in the
auditorium. 1t is certainly not
in accord with the desire of the
government, and the dicates of
common reason, that fl v e
churches should be heated to
the point of being comfortable
to accommodate a score of men,
besides women and children" 4"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
BUY WAR SAYINGS STAMPS.
Fulton County's Allotment $4,000.
May Be Purchased by Mail.
NJ. v. Mace Chairman.

Philadelphia, Jan. 18th. Sec
retary McAdoo's unique plan for
the sale of war stamps by mail
order is ready to be put into
effect and householders should
be prepared to hear the postman
on his rounds calling loudly,
ANY war stamps today" The
sale of these stamps through a
system of "cash on delivery"
at the home of the purchaser. is
the latest idea in war financing
announced by Mr.. McAdoo and
it is said to be the first under
taking of any nation to deliver
and collect for its securities in
the homes of its people. ,
The plan is to send some
25, 600, COO postcards into as many
homes appealing for subscriptions
to the war savings stamps. To
each card will be attached a re-
turn card on which the recipient
may write the amount of stamps
he or she wishes to buy and
which may be mailed without
cost to the nearest postmaster.
A postman will deliver the
stamps and collect for them. 1t
is expected that this n ethod of
sale, once established. will con-
tinue until the issue of S, 100000
is taken. Additional pos. ,rds
will be supplied from time to
time.
The Pennsylvania War savings
committee is contemplating draft
ing travelling salesmen to sell
stamps on their business trips
and also to report if the cam
paign is being we'll advertised
throughout the state and receiv-
ing due publicity.
Robert X. Cassatt, director of
the campaign in eastern Penn
sylvania, to-day announced the
chairmen for the forty eight
counties in his district and the
quota of stamps allotted for sale
in each county. For Fulton coun-
ty, Merrill w. Mace is named as
chairman, and Our Quota is 1884,
060.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
$50 A YEAR.
OUR MILITARY FORCES AND ALCOHOL.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, N. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner Of Health.

Getting the great number of
men together from various parts
of the country to military camps
is most difficult duty. The
violent change of climate and the
exchange, in many cases, to out
door life from indoor life, with
out proper clothing and under
unusual living accommodations,
as well as the inhux of new men,
without isolation camps where
they might be kept under obser-
vation until any contagious die
eases has had time to deve ~,
are sources of danger to the men
who are already in the service.
Unfortunately, the RECRUITS, un-
der the excitement of the new
life, are tempted to indulge in
high living and alcohol, which
condition is always bad, particu-
larly in cases of pneumonia. AL
cohol combusts in the human sys-
TEN and does so at the expense
of other valuable foodstuffs, and
therefore, should not be consid-
cred a foodstuff under the cir
cumstances. 1t interferes with
treatment, using the patients
strength, when this strength is
most needed in resisting the dis
ease.
Overeating and drinking are
bound to increase the death rate
from pneumonia. 1t is the duty
of each one to take good care of
his health so as to enable him to
fight against this serious exhaus-
tive disease prevalent in winter.
During the last several months,
not only in military but in civil
life, we have lost by death a
large number of citizens by pneu-
monia and other diseases, where
the patients condition was due
to the fact that they were over
fed and over-alcoholed.
1t is to be hoped that this word
of warning will, particularly at
this time when this terrible
worlds war calls for our best eff
forts, help us to restrain our
selves, and that our citizens in
civil life will join in assisting the
military authorities in carrying
out their discipline, by refraining
from furnishing alcohol to those
who are in the service.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Praises Red Cross.

The following is from a letter
written to Gilbert B. Mellott, of
Union township by John E.
Wigfield, one of that town.
ships boys who had just
returned to Camp Lee, aft
er having spent a few days
at home on furlough. The letter
was written on the 10th inst,
and says: II arrived at Camp
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
| reached Washington at l o'clock
the night before, but could not
get a train out until 4:20 which
made it noon when | got to Rich
mond, On account of a broken
coupler, the train parted, and
we were q half hour late.
II was very agreeably sur
prised when | got back to Camp
to find the snow all gone, and
the weather much warmer than
when left for home. | enjoyed
my little trip home very much,
and appreciated the kindness
shown me by all you home folks,
and want to thank you all. 1t
did me good to find that my home
people are beginning to realize
what is before us as a nation,
and that they are helping through
the Red Cross to make tn e
soldier boys in camp more COM
Portable. l believe the Red
Cross is the greatest aid TO the
Front; and not only that. but
they are doing much for us in
the training camps, by supplying
useful and much needed sup
plies"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Mild Winter in France.

Mrs. Lucinda Former has just
received a letter from her son
Peter, written in France on
Christmas day, in which he says:
II received your letter to-day
and was certainly glad to hear
from you. This leaves me well
except having a bad cold. | am
enjoying myself this winter. We
have not had any severe wealth
er, and do not think the winter
will amount to much. OF course,
it is pretty frosty here some
mornings, but we don't mind
chat. We have not had more
than five or six inches of snow.
It'll said but little snow falls here
during the winter; but the frost
some mornings looks like q young
snow.
| gave direction the other day
to have my Liberty Bonds sent to
you as soon as they are ready for
delivery. l am going to send a
few cards. | want you to give
one to Reynolds, one to Ira, and
one to Grace and keep one for
yourself.
We had a fine Christmas din
ner to-day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
The FARMERS INCOME TAX.
Internal Revenue Bureau Furnishes ID.
fOl nation That Will Help Farmers
Meet the Iucome Tax PrOpOSiti'u.

What deductions are allowed
a farmer for business exenses?
This is one of the many ques-
tions which revenue officers who
will visit every county in the
United States during January
and Februarywill answer in de-
tail. Briefly, they include the
amount expended for labor in the
preparation of land for crops and
in the cultivation, harvesting and
marketing of the crop. Deduc-
tions may be made for the cost of
seed if bought, and fertilizer, the
amount expended for labor in
caring for live stock, cost of feed
purchased, repairs to farm and
other farm buildings, but not the
cost of repairs to the dwelling.
The cost of repairs to farm fences
and machinery is deductible, as
we'll as the cost of small tools and
material which is used up in the
course of a year or two, such as
binding twine, pitchforks, spades,
etc.
The cost of machinery, such as
tractors and threshing machines,
can not be deducted, but the cost
of their operation is a deductible
item.
The value of farm products is
not considered taxable until re-
duced to cash or its equivalent.
If crops and stocks were pro-
duced in 1916 and sold in 1917,
the amount received therefore
is to be included in the farmers
tax return for the calendar year
1917. Crops produced in 1917
and on hand December 81 need
not be considered. Persons in
doubt as to any of the provisions
of the income tax section of the
war-revenue act are advised to
see the revenue officer who will
visit their county to assist tax
payers in making out their re-
turns, which must be filed on or
before March 1, 1918,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
SneS For Damages.

Benjamin f. Daniels formerly
a resident of Belfast township,
this county, but now owning and
operating a large Touring and
feed mill at Hancock, Nd, has
recently, through his attorneys,
filed a suit in the Washington
County courts against the West
trn Maryland Railway Company
for one thousand dollars damage
to his automobile. Mr.. Daniek
with several friends in his cal
collided with a Western Nc
train at the West Washington
street crossing, Hagerstown, se-
eral months ago. 1t is for tie
damage to the automobile tht
Mr.. Daniels now sues.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
After Forty Yeara.

James A. Clouser of Lee
Summit, Mo-, is visiting his
brothers-John, in Altoona;
Jacob, near Big Cove Tannery,
and Amos, in McConnellsburg.
James left the Cove forty years
ago last March. In April, 1880
he was married to Miss Anna.
Ramsey of Fort Littleton, who
died four years ago. He spent
six years in Iowa, eleven, in
Nebraska, and the remainder of
the time in Missouri. He owns
a good farm and lives "a miles
from Kansas City. He expects
to be home by the Goth of Febru-
ary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Captais Sappingtou, Now.

We have been reliably infoms
ed that Lieut.. w. f. Sappingtn,
who is serving his country With
tie 61st Ambulance, British Ex-
peditionary Force "somewhce"
in France, has been promotd to
a captaincy. 1t will be rerem-
bered that only a short tim ago
Doc" was presented With a
medal for bravery byb King
George and now that hisleffici-
ency is again recognized we,
athrill with JOY, doff our has to
Captain Sappington. fee n g
justly proud of his new hoprs.
Hancock News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
IN WESTERN TEXAS.
Russell Ruuyan Has Thrilling Expert
snce id Box Canyon During Big
SIeet and Snow Storm.

Russell Runyan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Runyan of McCon-
nellsburg, is a Civil Engineer in
the U. S. Geological Survey SER
vice, and for several months has
been in western Texas. near the
Rio Grande. The following let
ter to his mother, written on the
18th inst, tells how one feels at
the bottom of a 300.ft. canyon
when overwhelmed with a driv-
ing storm of sand, sleet, and
snow. The letter follows:
MY dear Mother: We are
still out near the River, and are
almost through with our work.
Mr.. Harrison, our chief, finished
to day. / have about two square
miles to map tomorrow, and
then we will have finished.
Il am so glad that | am able
to write you, for have had some
experience since | wrote you last
Sunday. We went into a box
CANYON, 300 feet deep. and so to
10 feet in width at the bottom,
and as we were pursuing our
way along its depths, with the
sky line looking like a narrow
ribbon of light, darkness began
to gather as a furious storm of
sand, snow, and sleet broke up
on US, threatening to bury US
alive in the deep crevasses in the
earth.
Knowing the extreme danger
to which we were exposed, Mr..
Harrison promptly despatched a
rescue party, and we were taken
back six miles to camp through
one of the most bitter storms it
has ever been my lot to expert
ence. When we reached camp,
we found our big tent had been
blown to pieces, and my bedding
was partly burned. 1t is calcu-
lated to make one have an all
gone feeling when he realizes
that he is in no place. and GO
miles between him and the near
est town.
If had been alone, | am sure
| should not have been able to
find my way out; for the storm
was so intense, and the gloom so
great, that it was impossible to
see twenty feet ahead. / just
gave my. good old pony the rein,
and he kept the trail like an old
pioneer.
| will work tomorrow; then,
we expect to pack. We expect
to break camp Thursday and
start on our eighty-mile drive to
Marathon, where we expect to
remain four or five days before
starting for Virginia, and where
| hope to get letter from you... |
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
SMILEAGE BOOK.
An Opportunity to Help Our Soldier
Boys Have Wholesome Enter.
tainment in Camp.

The above is not a typograph-
ical error but literally means
what its name implies. A Smile
age Book is a book containing
coupons emitting the holder to
admission and seat tickets at
Liberty Theatres, Liberty Tents,
and auditoriums under the man.
agement of the Commission on
Training Camp Activities in Ma
tional Army contonments and
National Guard camps.
The Commission on Training
Camp Activities, under the d.
rection of the War Department,
has designated the week begin
ming January 2Sth for a cam
paign week to sell Smileage Books
to all those interested in the well
fare of our soldier boys now in
the cantonments and camps,
These books are of two kinds:
The first costs 81: the second S..
They may be sent direct to any
soldier boy you know or may be
forwarded to the Commanding
General, Headquarters, of any
cantonment or camp.
The Government has erected a
theatre in every cantonment and
programs obtainable and lectures
of the highest excellence, also
amateur performances by the
men themselves. But the Gov
ernment cannot do this without
charging the boys an admission
fee. Many of the soldiers will
not be able to attend these per-
formances as they are sending
home practically all their pay.
We at home have many drains
upon US, but we must not forget
these boys who have left home
and are under entirely strange
environments. 1t is necessary
that they have a certain amount
of entertainment. Their busi-
ness is too serious. We must
sacrifice. if necessary, but our
sacrifice will be nothing COM
pared with what these boys are
doing.
Secretary of War Baker says
of this movement "A proper
amount of clean, wholesome en-
tertainment contributes largely
to the happiness of our soldiers
in camp and is fundamental in
supplementing their physical and
military training"
An organization is being FORM
ed in this county to sell Smileage
Books. You will possibly be
waited on and asked to purchase
a book. Do notrefuse; but think
of the joy and happiness that lies
therein for one of our soldier
boys who is making the supreme
sacrifice and is willing to lay
down his life for the cause we
are fighting for if need be.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the lives Of Per.
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.

MABEL HoLLENSHEAD DEXTER.
Mabel Hollenshead Z Dexter
was born in Fulton County, Pa,
November q, 1893 and died at
Freewater, Oregon, January B,
1918, aged "a years, / month and
z days. Mabel was married on
the oath of April, 1916 to Eugene
Dexter and to this union was
born one son, Lewis Tavern. She
is survived by her mother, three
sisters, namely, Lena Dexter, of
Muatilla; Virgel, Pauline, Idaho;
Mrs. Pearl Hanna, Of Freewater,
and Ida, Donald and Arthur, at
home. H er father, William
Hollenshead is somewhere in
Pennsylvania, having deserted
his family in Milton. Oregon,
seven pears ago. Written by
her mother for publication in
the FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
JASPER L. ENGLE.
Jasper Lynn Engle, son Of
William Engle, of Thompson
township, died Thursday, Janu-
ary IT 1918, aged II years, 8
months, and IA days. While he
had never been strong, being
subject to epileptic fits, his death
was unexpected, as he was in
his usual health. Besides his
father he is survived by the
following brothers and sisters:
Robert, Reuben, Blair, Eta, and
Blanche. The funeral services
we're conducted by Rev. T. P.
Garland, of Needmore, and inter-
nent was made in the cemetery
at Antioch church.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
Short Month Shortened.

Taking out the four Sundays,
Garfield's four Monday holidays,
Lincoln's anniversary an d
Washington's Birthday. Febru-
ary will be left with only IS busi-
ness days, the lowest record in
history for this already the
shortest month.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24
WILL LEAVE FEBRUARY FIRST.
Fifteen Men Have Already Signed Up,
With Possible twenty-five for
Aero Squadron.

INV DS'h6 io' ihCo III Iiiio COuuIy
will be one that all the citizens
of the whole county can we'll
afford to be proud of; if the sue
cess that it is meeting with at
the present time continues, un-
til the unit is sent away, it will
be one of the best sized, pro-
portionately, that has ever gone
out of the whole state. Already
about fifteen men have signed
up for the squadron, and there
is no doubt that more than 25
will go away.
This is the best chance that
the boys ef Fulton County have
ever had to serve their country
and they are coming to the front
and signing up quite as they
should now that they are need
ed in such an important branch
of the army work.
What better thing can any
young man do than to enlist in
this branch and serve at the
work which he is best fitted?
What better thing can he do
than to heed the call of the ma
tion which is trying to save it.
self from German Kultur and
Kaiserism, which is trying to
bring itself in such a position
that it may dominate the whole
world? What better thing can
ne do than to come forth at the
present time and show that he
still possesses the patriotism to
save the Democracy for which
our forefathers fought? There
is no better thing to do than to
obey that impulse which says
Let's Co." Come ahead, you
young men of the county, and
help to keep going that spirit
which your companions have
already started going. Now is
theltime that you are needed
and now is the time that you
should respond in the right man.
ner and help the other boys of
the county in the work which
they propose to follow out.
Y1u can easily find your prop
er sanding in the Aviation Sec
tion for which this unit is being
formed. Men of 81 different
traces are working in this branch,
AM there is something for you
to 10 there and something that
yol can do proficiently. Why
no. come and sign up in this unit
AMI do this work that is mapped
%. for you. 1t is the chance of
yolr life and you should not neg
let nor hesitate to accept it.
Yur friends are going; why not
g with them? That is better
tlan going away alone Now is
tie time to do it, so do not put it
Of any longer. See Corporal
wilson who is forming the unit,
It the McConnellsburg Post Of
ice as soon as possible and go
way with your friends on Feb
'uary 1st.
The unit will leave here on the
morning of February 1st, so that
|all the boys from the outlying
districts should be sure to be at
the McConnellsburg post office
early that morning so that there
will not be any confusion in get
ting away.
Are you going to be one of the
boys to leave with the unit?
Make up your mind to be one of
them, and do not put it off any
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24

After having spent three
weeks at the home of her pa
ents, Hon. and Mrs. D. H
Patterson, Miss Elizabeth Pat
terson returned to Baltimore
Monday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-24

country is actually engaged in
this to make the world safe for
democracy, and that a speedy
and successful end of the war
can only be obtained by the unit
ed efforts Of everybody.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-21
CANADIANS AND
BRlT0NS T0BE
DRAFTED NOW
Captain W.. S. brewery of
Minneapolis, in City To-
day, Discusses Draft.

Captain w. S. brewery of The Min
neapolis branch of the British Canadi-
an recruiting mission. who was in this
city today, said in connection with the
new international draft, quoting
Brigadier General w. A.. White, head
of the British-Canadian Recruiting
mission in America:
THE main point, is that the Brit
ish or Canadian subject in this
service in the war. Instead of being
exempt from consumption Of any sort,
he now becomes much more liable to
service than the American. The age
limit for his case xtend from 20 to
40. This is a perfectly fair arrange
ment for it compels every man who
claims British citizenship to place
himself on practically the same foot
ing as his fellow countrymen at
home. British subjects will, of
course. have the same chances of ex-
emption on application to the ambas-
sador as British citizens have at
home
For the first time British citizens
are placed on a footing of equality the
world over, They will have sixty days
after congress passes the necessary
legislation to enlist in the British or
Canadian forces. And they will be
doing better work by enlisting at once
rather than waiting sixty days.
Every man is needed now-you can't
emphasize that too strongly"
Captain brewery left Grand Forks
this afternoon for Fargo where he
will address a lumbermen's conven-
ton. at a banquet to be held at 6
o'clock tonight.
He will be in this city often during
the coming in the interests of
the recruiting mission.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-21
SHOULD Be
-, PAID THIS MONTH

The personal taxes which were due
December l.. should be paid as soon as
are supposed to have a five per cent
fine added after March 1, if not paid