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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-09
U. 5. CROPS BoUNTIFyL
IDEAL Weather Boosts Corn Yield 90
00O.0G0 Over October Estimate.

WASHINGTON, Nov 8. = October
weather conditions resulted in an in
crease 81 SC,O01,0OO bushels in the
scountry's crop of corn. The Depart
mcnt OF .Agriculture's November crop
yesterday placed. the preliminary est
rate of produ3tion at 2,749,l9o,OOO
bushels. While the crop is smaller IN
re thai last years its food value IS
materially greater because the quality
this year IS more than 10 points
higher. With wheat crop OF about
9l9.GG0,O00 bushels, which is some
i00,000,OO0 bushels more than tha
average Of tic last five years an !
large crons of rye. buckwheat. rice,
anan; potatoes. onions and cabba&2,
The country's fcod crops this year have
rcen bountiful.
The cron OF tobacco is record one
iy 100000 pounds, being 1906
$4,000 pounds this year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-09
These Organizations

Y W. G. A. National Catholic Council K. of c. Jewish
Welfare Board War Camp Community Service American Library Association
Army have been acting separately raising the carry
essential but at the request President Wilson have
great drive the necessary funds further ali their
purposes during the
agencies ndvae aud
al bending their powerful efforts in the great Of putting the
influence possible
hole the earth American allied soldier besides
fighter support his religion In fact wherever
find soldier evidence the loving of the folks
back through the medium Of Of these affiliated and
cooperating organizanthey with the boy Of the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-09
Americas Women---

The gentle loving material
oi1enced III the Hostess Houses around here well as her
influence and for patriotic who has taken
fighting mans industrial and activities here and over yod
who has heard from the battle 'front.' who
knows the wealth under the roof Of
red penny these organizations
their work
Military certy this truth that nine happy and cnente
wcntor dollars America keep under
and half million dollars which
M soldier make them fight efficiently
contribute that factor Napoleon said as other factors
three to one"-ha indenab Indispensable factor MORALE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-09
The Other Enemy

There is the battle front besides the HORRIBLE
low lrced uthat is the power evil Influence which
than Uncle These
izans are Wagng and permanent value
6hat is the moulding character and morale Of our
which not only keeps good fighting trim, but gives them clean
healthy mind and body
agencies with the boy the minute he reports for duty and follow
him into the trenches giving mental physical food After
hours Of d all through terrible nights the fire ste-ong
man or the secretary the K Of c. Jewish Welfare Board
Arnt which 70 the warVeary lad who may have
feet covered with chilled the boneWho welcomes with
this agent Of service coming the muddy trench with eamng
hot doughnu perhaps made and favored by the oh
Of Woen there is also supply
and tobacco charge This sort service the love
which has followed your BOY to the trenches through these
limited Workers and assist the streer bearers
of the wounded.
friendly these organizations reaches
The boy who ta&en prisoner Through h neutral agencies the Dan
they their program OF ep1uless the prison
camps T1nany and Austria ~
Diff 2es creos and dogma not divide the who fighting
dying Ggehecy stand shoulder 70 n4eI there
in the Faepood of God who's creed service IL the spirit Of
dtna
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-09

The diet during and after influenza
ITorli.k'S Matted Milk nourishng,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-09
What the Money Does

This money will be expended by these organizations maintain hu
which allied soldier of his faith color
these battlefield homes Of boys and the homes
fo2 the lads In these ut the workers of the
cations give to the fighary boys Dive the blues away
l22NOCO
month enyope cigarettes TOBACCO chocolate beds and
baths give information counsel entertainments ookOo volumes
booklets to make pile miles high stacked together fact
thing that is possible for the benefit boys mental and physical
comfort health and general wfare the agencies that make life worth
while
church the school, the the club the theatre the lecture hall and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-09
The United War Work Campaign

Is the effort to raise $l70 100000 in America Of which
Vrginas part Is 100000 between November Il and Is
This money when collected, will the organic"
tons in the following proportion: @aS5a5gsssSKH
M CA s. Catholic War Council X Of C. 1850
SOO0CO Council Of W. G. a.
siaO0oo War Camp Community Jew
Welfare Board Library
05 530000; Salvation $JO9O0
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-09
When Peace is Declared

Do not let the present victories
peace is declared there will be NOR
and this money support the mora
bring added temptation and DANCE
strong and healthy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03
Cuba Needs More Coal.

II is OF interest to the men who
are working In the coal mines to
meet the demands made by the waC
that Cuba necessarily must take an
Increased supply. In past years a
small percentage Of tho islands con
sumption was covered by imports
from Great Britain. but now these
have ben stopped. According to a
report made by Consular Assistant
George A. Makinson the industries
Established at the port OF Cardenas
Cuba. consume approximately 5000
tons OF American coal per anuum,
prices for bunkers are in the neigh
horhood of S26 per ton. which does
rot include the charge Of $50 per
ton made for placing the coal along
side ship.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEN TO
JOIN IN BALLOON SERVICE

ImmcdIlt" sorvicc overseas ana a
chance a. COntiuu" present vOcaiIuns
In the army rs offered In a bulletin
Just issued 10y IN" balloon dotaCh-
mcnt at Post field. Fort Sill. okla .
IsLIug fur the enlistment ~ OuGs
~ $40 skilled mechanics ana sp"-
cullIS to organize a nuubdr Of ad-
jitiuuai balloon companies
Most uf these men wall 6b given
Increased rating and promotion with
extra pay aud this, together with tho
excitement aUd novelty OF operating
the hlg balloons, offers hn unusually
attractive service to men who wish
10 continue working al their own
trade and at the same time hc nblc
To sco service in France.
Those who show particular aptl-
tudc will hc selected to qualify for
commissions, and as thern are a.
lnrEo number or vacancies. promo
tlonH Will be- rapid
The balloon service Is perhaps the
most interesting branch Of tho army.
II operates captive balloons for oh
sorvhtinn work in connection with
artillery firing and lis duties keep
II from three To five miles behind
the front line trenches handling
these balloons As general thing
balloon men are provided with moro
or less permanent quarters and,
therefore, tho mon are more com
fortably provided for thSn most
troops at the front.
The following list Ia n general in
dicatlon Of tho types Of men desired:
Twenty stenographers ana typists
10 factory or mencantile stock
clerks. IS restaurant managers, ho-
tel chefs, cooks and bakers. Ia bRr.
bers. 10 shnomakers or cohhlcNs, 80
tallors, fabric wOrkmcn, canvas, sail
and tcntmakers. 20 draftsmen, civil
mechanical or architectural cngi-
neers; 20 trlcgraphcrs or wireless
operators; 40 telephone switchboard
rspairmcn, lincmCn or electricians.
8 experienced city electricians, 10
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03
FiR IL FAST FAST KAHNS APARTMENT STORE FiRsf If 81

10 painters. sign or auto body, 10
brick layers and. in addition, CON
crete workmcn. instrument repair
| men and vulca1i2crs
Applications for induction from
qualified men between the ages or
is and I5 may be accepted, except
ing only rcCistrants who are liable
10 general military service In class
IA under the old draft rce'stration
Limited service regigtra nts IN -rtnSSos
of the old draft ard eligible Reg.
lstrnnts OF September 70, 1918. In
Guiding IA general service. may also
apply. II inductment IL approved
transportation will be furnished by
local draft board to Fort Sill, okla.
Aftor notification by local draft
boards men will be gIvcp seven days
TO straightcn out business affairs.
Amateur workmen I'm the above
are not desired. but men who pos
scss the commercial trade rating Of
iOurneymcn or expert and can sat
IsfRctorily perform tho duties re-
Quircd are needed. Any man who
desires enlistment In this branch Of
the service should write to the Com
handing officer, balloon Dctach-
mcni. Post Field. Fort Snl Okla.
stating In detail his ability in the
line Of work for which ne Is apply
ing for enlistment az n specialist.
There are a large number OF va
canCics for officers and nonCommIs
stoned officers in this branch of the
service. As soon as qualified men
demonstrate their ability they will
he promoted. Tailars, Ghoemakers
and BARRIERS have n chance to earn
extra pay. Men who possess tn"
proper ability and educational quail
flcatiOus may later be commissioned
as officers in the balloon service.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03
TANKS SURPRISED
BRITISH FIGHTERS
Even They Did Got Know There Was
Such nm Animal Intll They
saw II Take Huns

No weapon or implement of war r.
referred TO oftcurr 'han urmorcd
tanks, which fret used by the Brit
ish with marked success, have muItI.
piled thousand fold ana are utll-
i2od by an armies
How these nrmorcd fortrcsaca on
wheels acquired their name ''Huk'
y told for tn" first llWc by Horace
Gaul, veteran Of the war. who ls
returning to the front. bur this time
nS "A knights OF Columbus s"cre-
hry
Il wag Ecnt across with Canadian
troops shortly after IA" uu'brenK ~
tho war" said Mr.. Gaul. "nB mems
hor Of Uh battalion, first division.
hotter known M the Little Black
DoVlls' We finally reached tho
British front lines and while there
we used TO got our supply ~ water
from small tanks covered from tho
purifying plants to tho trenches by
motor cars.
I'm few months near our quar-.
ters We began to hear the sound, ~
rlYeta being driven This continued
day ana night FOR months aud when
we asked what they were making,
they told ms tanks" For almost q
year this went on ana We thought
they mus, have had enough tanks
made to carry all tho water Ia thO
world. Not an lnklIng of the rori
truth was made known 10 IA, al
though we were within sound ~ the
rivotng all the time.
"Onc day In the direction from
which these sounds had como Tor no
many months. there came a huge,
numbering, steel fortress on wheels
II went right across 80 Mans
Land" ana "clenncd' up u party Of
Huns Right then ana there. they
were christenod tanks by tho men
and that name has stuck to them
ever since
The point I want to drive home
IL how tho secret of their manu-.
fncturc was kept even We did not
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03
1000. 600 in British Unions.

Ergland'S labor organize tions now
number nearly 1000. 900 persons. ac-
corlinE to unofficial figures. The
Rlackpool labor parliament in 1917
-cpreA ntcd 3,OS2,0o0 persons, and
since that meeting was held two
large orgnnlzations-the amaigamat-
ed society Of engineers, with ESQ 600
members. and the workers Iuion,
with 200. .000---have affiliated with it.
Many smaller organizations and in
rrcascs in unions already connected
with II have raised the total TO ap-
proNimately 100000, 1t - estimated
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03
Unions GnLn In Montreal.

Montreal has witnessed great in
crcases in union activities during the
past three or four months. The he
ginning was made with the unioniza p
ton OF the street car lines, a task
which had been attempted several
times in the past without success
This added 5000 to the ranks Of or
ganileG labor in Montreal Since
then the police and f,rcmen hayy
formed unions, and a project is uu-
der way to unionizo the taUors ut
the city. There are about 700 po-
licemen in the new union
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03

garage foremcn. Is motorcycle riders
and repaIrmcn, 80 truck drivers 35
auto mechanics, ignition experts.
storage battery men, machinists,
wnlders and automobile electricians.
25 ropomakcrs, rope and cable
spliccrs (cX-sailors, 20 carpenters
or cabinetmakers. 10 gas chemists,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03

know what was roiTg on W."
learned the truth nj the same mo-
went the Huns l"arurd that new
factor had been Introduced into
modern warfare"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03

Ladies' SIS skirts for %10 EO
three days, choice 49,. plE'OO
$50 Ladies' Skirts. ono or two in
number, values from I6bO&1 TX
to &l2j0, choice ........
81 so quality. 36-lnch. extra hcaVy'
silk roplin, in all colOrs. for Q2c
three days, per yard ........
Ladies', Misses and Childrcn's I'm.
d"rwear. for three days at one-third
saving.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-03

| IAdies, Misses, Girls and Boys
Sweaters. for three days at Kahn's,
any color. any size Price others,
then come to Kahn's and save one
third.
Just received IS Ladies' Pattern
Hats. newest styles and trimmings.
These hats were made to retail from
SaS"o SaS. So to so s2I. :. For sS ans ,n,eo $3.50
Is Little Girls Hats, odds and ends,
mostly sold at $3.50, for three E0c
days, your choice .........
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
Church Notice.

Services next Sunday at Nc.
Connellsburg at 1890 A. M. and
Big Cove Tannery at 2 P. M.
Rev. Croft will preach next
Sunday at Ebenezer at 1870; at
Sloan, at 300; and at Asbury at
8 in the evening.
The Federated Churches o f
McConnellsburg. Rev. William j.
Lowe, Minister. Morning SER
vice in st. Pauls Reformed Church
at 1890 o'clock.
The closing service of tn e
Union out door Sunday evening
meetings will be held this COM
ing Sunday evening at z o'clock
on the lawn in front of the Court
House. The speaker of the oc-
casion will be the Hon. Michael
Tanning. of Philadelphia, Pa /.
Mr.. Tanning is a speaker of ma
tional reputation and no one
should miss hearing, him. If the
weather should be unfavorable
the service will be held in the
Presbyterian Church.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
COURTESY.

Did you ever think what kind OF
manner you are developing, or how
it pleases folks who meet you? Well,
you'd better get busy and think
about it. You have no idea what q
difference it makes. We have in
mind a man who has gained some
measure of fame he has standing in
the world and in his business. But
he owns a manner that we wouldn't
keep in the woodshed. He is ex-
ceedingly cultured and apparently
possessed of beautiful manners, but
his manners hide a nasty supercili-
BUSINESS. He is in reality an ex-
tremely disagreeable and conceited
person-and the fact has lost for the
business he represents many thou
sands of dollars a year. Consequent
ly it has lost many thousands for
him. If his manner were actually
courteous instead of counterfeit
courteous, he would be nearly a great
man.-American Boy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
ABOUT BALANCING THE BODY
Our Eyes Are Very Necessary In
Keeping Our Proper Equilib.
rum in Walking.

When we walk naturally the steps
taken by our right and left feet are
not of equal length. This differ
ence in the length Of the steps is
due to the fact that our legs are
never exactly the same length. The
longer of the legs will always take
a longer step than the shorter one,
and SO, if our eyes are shut, we walk
in circles, unless we have something
to guide us. When we walk with our
eyes open, we are able to overcome
the tendency to walk in circles, be-
cause our eyes help the brain to direct
the legs on straight course. An
other reason which affects the mat
ter is that our eyes are very neces-
sary in keeping our bodies balanced
on our feet, and it is very difficult
to learn to keep the body balanced
with the eyes closed. When your
eyes are closed and you attempt to
walk in a straight line your body
balances from one side to the other,
and this fact, coupled with the first
reason given, makes your course If
regular.-From the "Book Of Won
ders' by Permission Bureau Of In
dustrial Education, Washington.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
Have Bought Farms.

Three Licking Creek township
farmers have recently purchased
farms in Cumberland County,
and are now offering their home
farms for sale. The farmers are
Abram w. Deshong and Howard
B. Swope, who have purchased a
fine limestone farm of ITO acres
II mile west of Oakville for nine
thousand dollars, and George {.
Deshong, has purchased a farm
adjoining that just mentioned OF
80 acres and fine buildings for an
equal sum of money. While Full
ton County does not relish losing
citizens as good as these, it con-
graduates them on their enter
prise and success.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
WHY DOES WATER GURGLE?
Because Of the Battle Air Is Alwaya
Making TO Get Some
Place Else.

The air trying to get in causes the
gurgle. Air has one strong charac-
teristic which stands out above ev-
erything else. 1t wants to go some
place else all the time. When il
learns of a place where there is no
air it wants to go there above all
things, and goes at it with a rush.
When you turn a bottle full OF
water upside down the water comes
out and as soon as the water starts
out the air strives to get in, and
every time you hear gurgle you
know the air is getting in. Every
gurgle is a battle between the water
and the air. Sometimes the air
comes and pushes the water back
enough to let it slide into the bottle !;
sometimes the water pushes the air
back and thus they fight back and
forth The water always gets out
and the air always gets in. In do
ing so they make the gurgle.-From
the 'rBook of Wonders" by Permis-
sion of the Bureau of Industrial Ed.
ucation, Inc, Washington.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
ieeding The Children.

"We are apt to think during
war times that children VIII Just
grow, ike Topsy did, says Mrs
Eugene G. Benn, adviser on
home and com munIiy interests
for the Pennsy lvanla Depart
ment of Agriculture, but it IS
one of our most serious condi'
tlons 10 see that children are
cared for properly. The num-
her Of dependents Is increased
a fathers are called and mothers
are out of work. 1t Is not every
llborlng mother that can put
her Children IN the hands Of
capable help.
I'VE are so apt to feed the
little ones what thr y cry for,
t! erel y givln them credit for
Judgment which no child has,
an few g own people have Be
cause a rine-months-old child
cries ( a slice of beautiful red
tomato Is 10 sign we should give
it 10 hin. Mothers should re-
member that every time they
give II elr children under two
and one-hslf years any adult
food they are doing that child an
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05

lnjnry. When you feed children
under five years meat diet you
are dong them an injury. Their
little digestive organs are not
developed to take care OF noodles,
meat, coarse vegetables and pea
nuts any more than their hands
are ready TO hold the plow handle
"A little mother was so DIS
turbed about her nine months.
old baby the other day because
he was so cross he would not lie
down or go to sleep while she did
her work. She was nursing
him, but he was not getting
nourished. She had more sense
than to feed him potatoes and
gravy, but we soon worked out a
lOud OF OaJ meal cooked Tor Two
hours modified with cream or
milk TO suit the digestion of the
child, which, together with gra
ham crackers and a little finely
scraped apple or orange JUICE,
lifted hlm up so nicely that | had
a letter from her telling me how
much better natured he was.
"Mothers, have a care about
the feeding Of your children if
you would have stalwart sons
and girls whose natural com
plexions neither needs ruse nor
treatment for pimples. "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
USE OF PROFANITY IN WAR
Norman Conqueror Is Credited With
Being "Mou-her Of Round
Oaths."

If the armies of Flanders of this
or any previous war have sworn ter
ribly, they have at least good his
torical precedent, says the Columbia
Is. C.) State. The Normans, from
whom all the "good" English de-
scended in direct line, were led by a
famous mouther of round osths, Will
liam the Conqueror. That wooder-
ful fighter is credited with having
invented the most grandiloquent and
lofty oath in all the literature of
profanity, "By the splendor Of God"
He swore it vociferously upon the
field of Hastings and won the battle
and the country-and put Norman
"u" in lot of otherwise perfectly
good English words.
Lars Porsena of Tusculum was
also famous swearer. 1t seems,
however, that his vocabulary Of pro-
family was very limited, and he al
ways swore ''by the nine gods," who
didn't assist him much against the
Roman short sword.
But these and the similar resound-
ing oaths of the days of chivalry--
and of the code duello-are partly
redeemed, at least softened, by what
might be termed the refinement Of
profanity. Some of the oaths one
hears in these days-while the "ac-
cusing spirit may blush as he gives
them in at ''heaven's chancery," we
feel sure that the recording angel
has no tears left with which to blot
them out.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
Auditors Report.

The undersigned auditing COM
mittee of the Taylor Red Cross
auxiliary submit the following:
Received from the Community
picnic August 18th, $500 81; from
the Lunch Festival $4,000; from
other festivals and plays, $463. O8;
new membership, $58 00-mak-
ing a total of receipts of $1257. 95.
From this sum $273.66 expenses
were paid: leaving a balance OF
$984.29 cash on hand.
Merchandise on hands: 80 lbs.
sugar, Il carton peanuts, / sack
of salt, l doz. tin cups, 225 paper
plates.
MRS. ANNA LAMBERSoN,
MRS. ]. E. LYON,
MRS. D. B. LAIDIG,
MACK LAMBERsoN,
]. E. LYON,
w. G. WINK,
Auditors.
MRS. B. H. SHAW, Sec'y.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
MORE WITTY THAN HELPFUL.

In alluding to the general discus
sion now being waged what kind of
fertilizer to use for the production
of various crops, the Hartford Cou-
rant tells the story of the man who
many years ago, applied to Horace
Greeley for advice on the matter.
At that time Mr.. Greeley conducted
column in the Tribune devoted to
what he termed scientific agricul-
ture." Thousands of farmers and
would-be farmers sent questions to
him asking for light on doubtful
points, and usually they received
Illuminating answers. Occasionally,
however, Mr.. Greeley's sense of hui
NOR or his bent toward sarcasm got
the better of him.
About the time when guano and
artificial fertilizers were attracting
the attention of farmers, a man in
Connecticut wrote to the editor as
follows:
"Mr. Greeley, would you recom-
mend putting guano on potatoes ?"
''For men who drink rum, chew
tobacco and have other vile and nau-
seating habits" replied Mr.. Greeley,
81 suppose that guano is as good as
anything to put on their potatoes.
Personally, 1 prefer good ham
gravy"