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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
Barn Raising.

A large frame barn was raised
Tuesday of last week on the farm
of F. Men. Johnston, near Web
ster Mills, tenanted by Thomas
Carbaugh, to replace the one that
was struck by lightning last Au-
gust and burned to the ground
with all its contents. The frame,
all hard wood and green, was
very heavy, and owing to the
throng time with the farmers and
prevalence of the influenza, it
was feared that sufficient assist
ance could not be obtained. But
80 willing men responded, and
with that force everything pro-
ceeded like clock work, not a hitch
occurring. A thunder shower
just at the time the diners were
about ready for their dessert,
caused them to hastily bolt the
last course of the banquet prepar-
ed by Mrs. Carbaugh and her
aids. The last rafter was in place
by half past two o'clock. Sam
uel Mellott of Webster Mills, was
the experienced contractor and
Howard Truax of Needmore, the
expert head carpenter.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
More Boys TO Leave for Camp.

Sometime during the five-day
period beginning Monday. N o.
vember 18th, twenty-one Fulton
County boys will be sent to
Allentown. Twenty-four have
been called, three of whom will
not go, but it will not be known
just who they are until the time
for leaving is here. The names
of the twenty-four boys are:
Ernest William Spade, Emma
vile; Guy Emory Crawford, Am
aranth; Walter Andrew Largent,
McConnellsburg; W. B. Sunk
ard. Wells Tannery; Cecil M.
Barnhart, Buck Valley. Ira
Russell Daniels. Hustontown;
Calvin Beatty, Buck Valley; Ray
mond Abdon Barnhart, Sideling
Hill; Edgar Bergstresser, Hus-
tontown; Russell Mckinley Mel
lott, Needmore; George Edward
Strait, Pleasant Ridge; Andrew
Franklin Woodcock, Hustontown;
Charles Nelson Lanehart, Beth
ell; Clyde V. Stable, Lashley;
Earl William Keebaugh, Hus-
tontown; Arley Cletus Layton,
Needmore; Paul Joseph Hershey,
Hustontown, Obed Wesley Mel
lott, Big Cove Tannery; Norman
Edward Doyle, McConnellsburg; (;
Charles Edward Strait, Harrison
vile; John Calvin Grouse. Nc
Connellsburg; Edgar Allen Nc
Geehe, Burnt Cabins; Albert
Wishart Ham, McConnellsburg;
Harry Lee Burkett, Wells Tan
merry.
Harry Lee Divel and Olive
Ernest Mellott, of Belfast. and
Leroy Carbaugh, of Ayr. will be
sent to Camp Meade on Monday
the 18th of November.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
The Only way To Send Christmas
Gifts To Soldiers Overseas.

If your family has a soldier on
foreign soil, you will receive a
label from him, which must be
used on the Christmas package
you send him. Take this label
to yournearest Red Cross organi-
zation. and you will receive the
official carton. When filled, this
carton must be returned to the
red cross organization, unwrap-
ped and unsealed, who will for
ward it to Miss Minnie Reisner,
McConnellsburg, Pa, chairman
of the Red Cross committee who
will inspect, weigh and forward
all cartons from Fulton County
destined to soldiers Overseas.
The senders must pay postage
at parcel post rates from McCon-
nellsburg to Hoboken, N. j. The
carton and its contents should
not weigh over two pounds and
fifteen ounces, as the whole par
eel including wrapping paper can
not weigh over three pounds.
Cartons should not contain intox-
icating liquors, infammable ma
terial-including matches or Gig
arctic lighters, or liquids. No
written message can be sent with
the presents.
Parcels will not be received at
McC cConnellsburg after November
goth, as the Red Cross could not
get them to France in time for
Christmas. Cartons may be OBJ
tanned upon presentation of the
label at the store of George W.
Reisner & Co., McConnellsburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
Soldiers Insurance.

Up to date the government has
paid out $118, 100000 in war risk
insurance to 15,600 men. If we
include recent deaths at canton
ments from the epidemic in this
country it is likely that not over
one-third of the actual death
claims have been paid. The
Bureau Of Insurance now carries
4,0OO,O OO0 polices at an average Of
$8743 each, on which it Is receiv-
ing from the insured about $780,
600, 600 month.
AT present there is a large sur
plus in the Insurance Fund and
with the near fntUre it appears
that the government will be a
winner by its policy. Itmust lie
remembered that the payments
of war risk claims for death ends
all pension money for the future.
The bill squints at the possibility
of soldiers getting credit at the
end of the war for all or part of
their insurance. money not drawn
upon either in cash or by estab-
fishing a new form of national in
surance. A committee is work.
ing on this problem, but will not
report until peace is at hand.
In addition to death claims pay
ments are being made for disabli-
ties, but so far these are small,
since the precise condition of the
injured Is not settled in a major
ity of cases. The government is
spending millions in physical re.
construction work to enable the
wounded and gassed to earn a liv-
ing and thus far results are ad-
mirable, although the work is only
fairly begun.
If the present policy shall, as is
designed, make full adjustment
of all financial claims at once
there is to be no constantly in
creasing pension roll. That,
however, is not certain. With
twice as many possible claimants
for pensions as the Civil War
afforded it is asking a little too
much of human nature to expect
that the present settlements will
be final. At least the Nation
has shown a great liberality and
it will do more if necessary. At
present conditions are satisfac-
tory to all concerned.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
MOhammedauS Welcome The Red Cross.

1t was an amusing speech
which the Grand Mufti of Jeru-
salem, the chief Mohammedan of
the Holy City, m a de to t h e
American Red Cross under the
leadership of Major j o h n H.
Finley, head of the educational
system of New York State. The
words are remarkable in several
respects, a nd notably because
the great expounder of the law
of Islam seems unable to differ
entiate between British and
Americans. His speech was
largely laudation of the British
love Of law, justice and the
social order, and because it had
rescued Palestine from the
hand of the oppressor,
Now it is common for Orientals
to say that which they think
will please and to preserve a
Vicar of Bray attitude toward
the ruling powers, but there is
abundant evidence to show that
the Arabs, who prevail in all Syr-
ia and Palestine, are glad of an
opportunity to express their joy
at being rid of the rule of the Os-
manli Turk, which has lain heavi-
ly upon them for centuries. The
revolt in the Hedjaz District by
which Mecca and Medina were
lost to the Turk, is an evidence
of this feeling, and there is no
doubt that the change is welcome.
One indication is that a Phila-
delphia architect, from the Uni
verisity Museum, has been chosen
to repair the.famous Dome oflthe
Rock, commonly called the Mos
que of Omar, into the recesses of
which no Christian gentleman
has entered for centuries.
Major Finley and his famous
proup of American engineers and
scholars doubtless welcomed the
speech, even if twas hardly cor
rect in technicsl details, but it is
certain that their only purpsse is
to restore Palestine and all Syria
to a condition of prosperity such
as it was before the blighting
hand of the Mohammedan was
laid upon it. A new era has op-
ened in the Near East which may
have important results for the
three great religions which -four
| ish east Of the Indus.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
Indian Relic.

While our old friend Jacob
Rotz of Tod township does not
use tobacco in any way, he is
very fond of his pipe, and takes
pleasure in showing it to any one
interested in relics. This par
ticular pipe was found when Mr..
Jacob Rotz's grandfather Jacob
Rotz, was assisting in the Dig
ging of a mill race at McClay's
mills in Franklin County ninety
six years ago. The elder Rotz,
passed it to his son Samuel. who,
in turn, gave it to Jacob, who
will pass it on to his son Philip,
so that it may remain in the Rotz
family.
The pipe is a curiously designed
stone pipe. and no doubt some
Indian Chief or lesser warrior
found solace in the whiffs of
smoke he drew from it as he sat
outside his wigwam after having
partaken of a dinner of fat veni-
son.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
Held For Court.

Roy Regi and George Regi
near Knobsville were arraigned
before U. S. Commissioner Bon
brake on Wednesday afternoon
of last week on charges growing
out of the sons failure to re-
gister for military service on
June 5, 1918. They were arrest
ed by Deputy Marshal Smith of
Harrisburg.
The son, Roy, was arraigned
on the charge of failing to reg
ister, and the father, on the
charge of having made false
statements as to the fitness of
his son for military service.
Three witnesses were heard:
B. Frank Henry, prothonotary;
D. y. FORE, eX-reglstratlon as
SCISSOR and j. M. Kerlin, a farm
er. Deputy Marshal Smith and
James S. McGee Jr., a son of
Marshal McGee of Harrisburg,
attended the hearing.
Both were held under $500
bail for the regular session of
the U. S. district court. The
father furnished the bond for
his sons appearance a t court
and he was allowed to furnish
his own bond.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
100000.
A. R. G. in Belgium.

Relief work by the American
Red Cross in Belgium necessita-
ted>an expenditure of 81, 432, 374
for the ten months ending June
80. This amount went to provide
comforts and medical assistance
for Belgian soldiers, 900 resi-
dents of that part of the little
country outside the German lines
and the 600,0 900 Belgian refugees
scattered through France, Eng
land, Holland and Switzerland.
The sum of 81, 947, 1926 has been
appropriated to continue this
work during the last six months
of the year. Thus by the end of
this year the Red Cross will
since the war began-have ap-
propriated for use among the
Belgians the sum of So, 379, 500.
These are the outstanding facts
in the current section of the War
Councils report relative to the
use being made of the Red Cross
war fund.
The establishment of eighty
two canteens, which provide daily
refreshments for 25, 900 soldiers,
the financial assistance given to
nine hospitals that are combating
disease among the civilation and
refugee colonies, the construction
and support of barracks which
shelters 400 children and the
maintenance of a home for dis
abled Belgian soldiers are a few
of the things the Red Cross has
done for the courageous little
kingdom and its people.
Cooperation between the Red
Cross and the Belgian govern
ment has deem so effective that
this aid has been distributed
largely through the medium of
Belgian agencies. A donation of
one million francs to the Queen
for the support of the hospital
service and another of half a
million francs to insure the COM
pletion of a large hospital were
among the first expenditures Of
the Red Cross Belgium.
The organization has establish
ed what is known as the Queens
purse, a fund of five thousand
francs, which is distributed
among the country's war victims.
AS free Belgium is within easy
range of German guns and bombs,
hospitals in that, territory have
been destroyed from time to time,
increasing the cost of relief work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
Fourth Liberty Loan.

Out of 100000. bonds pur-
chased by the Banks of Fulton
County $135, $4,000 in individual
subscriptions were received
through the efforts of the faith
ful solicitors and workers in the
several townships and McCon-
nellsburg Borough.
By aggregating the amount of
subscriptions received through
your own efforts, and comparing
this with the entire amount of
subscriptions turned in from
your township, as per the follow
ing table, you will have a fair
idea Of the proportion of SUBJ
scriptions that came from your
own school district, it being i'm
possible to tabulate the subscrip-
tions by school districts.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07

Pearl, daughter of Roswell
and Eta Crider Stains, died at
'nelr home near New Grenada,
on Friday morning, November l,
o. 0 1918, aged about 16 years.
Inc funeral services conducted
oy Rev. Frownfelter of the M. E.
0nurch, took Saturday afternoon
and interment was made in the
Scsmetery at Bethel church, New
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Hanr

Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Ham
of this place received a letter
from their son John in France a
few days ago, saying that he
was now in a hospital for treat
ment for some minor ailment
and would be out soon. John
said he had been in the thickest
of the fray on the front line for
several weeks and had, escaped
without o scratch.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07

Miss Goldie Mason returned to
Middletown, Sunday to resume
her work as Public School Music
Supervisor. the schools having
been closed on account Of the
epidemic.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
Montague Dawney and Charles

Montague Dawney and Charles
Griffins of Chicago, were guests
of C. B. Stevens and wife, Fri
day night. They were on their
way homeward after a three
weeks automobile tour which
embraced a portion of Canada.
the New England States, WASH
ington, D. G. and othor points Of
interest,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-07
RED CROSS WORK.
Report of the Auxilaries of Fulton County Chap
ter for September and October.

The following report the work being done in the several
townships of Fulton County during the months of September and
October of this year will be encouraging the acves and
pondngy depressing to the laggards.
Membership Contributions Juniors Total
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18
FOOD ADMINISTRATION NOTES

The u. S. Food Administration is
requiring the retail dealers to limit
their sales Of flour to six pounds,
and sugar to three pounds per per-
son per month (this means all kinds
of sugar combined) and to keep a
record of all such sales. 1t will be
considered disloyal for any one to
evade these rules by buying at diff
ferent stores in order to obtain more
than their allowance.
Next week is potato week. We
are asked to use more potatoes and
less wheat from now on. Colorado
has seventy millicn pounds Of pota-
toes, many of which will rot unless
we increase our consumption Of
them, and they are cheap.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18
PUT THE IDLE TO WORK

Ennui will soon cease to be vir.
tue In Colorado. Laziness is about
ready to receive a good swift kick.
And Stacker idleness is backing up
to a stinging rebuke. There are idle
shiftless, non-working people in Colo
rado and the State Council of De-
tense, threatens to smoke them out.
The war demands that every man
either be a fighter or a worker who
supports fighter. Disguised at the
srec'acle of loafers of war age and
fighting strength standing idle on
the street corners, the Council of
Defense is going to take look into
the statutes and see If there is not
some cid tlue law which will put
these idlers to work. Vagrancy or
dinances of the cities and towns may
be fallen back upon or communities
may be urged to pass new ordinan-
ces. General Crowder, United States
Provost Marshal, has already given
the matter consideration and the
whole nation is taking it up. If four
or five million of our best and man.
Hest sons are to be sent to the front,
there certainly will be scant room in
this well-known United States for
any man or youth who will not get
out ard take off his coat and work,
when that work may be done in safe
ty to his shiftless hide. 1t is quite
likely that Governor Gunter will call
uron Judge Platt Rogers to look into
the Colorado statutes with an eye to
discoverirg what may be done with
idle slackers. And be it remembered
that Platt Rogers has a son in the
army and is likely to dig rather deep
ly on this subject.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18
AID THE THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN AND WIN THE WAR

The history of this great republic
since it was founded is such that all
Americans delight to read, as the
country's record is as clear as the
ripping rivulets that course down
our mountain sides. In all that his
tory one will find that the American
soldier and sailor have ever been
found serving their country with
their utmost zeal, save in the one in
stance of Benedict Arnold, who at
tempted to sell his birthright for
personal gain and died an ignomin-
ious death in foreign lands.
This history shows that the Amer
lean army and navy have never been
defeated in all the wars in which we
have engaged for the simple reason
that the spirit of liberty and equal
justice is implanted in them from
the drawing of their first breath.
And our soldiers and sailors who are
now upon European soil and on Euro
pean waters, together with those who
are to follow, are there to free the
world from Prussian bondage and
whatever may be their trials or sac
rifices, the spirit that won at York
town and Santiago abideth with them
and the inevitable outcome is to be
the freedom of ,he world.
While these defenders of human
rights are sacrificing their all in
humanity's cause, let us not forget
that we who are left behind owe a
duty to our country and it's defend
ers who are at the battle front by
lending not only our encouragement,
but our money. In order for any
country to successfully carry on a
war, money must be obtained to pro-
vide for all it's requirements. These
United States are by far the richest
nation of the earth and every idle
dollar should be loaned to Uncle Sam
for the successful prosecution of the
war.
1t is far better to lend the gov
ernment your money at 4A%o that
saves your principal and pays good
interest, than to raise this immense
sum by taxation from the people. In
the present bond drive let the peo-
pie respond librally, and the boys at
the front will counter by driving the
Hun hack into his own territory and
establishing civilization among them
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18
coLoMo CO., LOSES SUIT

In the case of Rufus ]. Foster VS..
the Colomo Mining Co., tried in the
district court last week and this, the
jury brought in verdict Tuesday for
the plaintiff. This verdict is the re-
verse to that rendered in the case of
the Colomo Mining Co., VS.. the
Square Deal Mining Co., which In
volved the same POINTS. Foster held
mortgage against the old Square
Deal Co., but was not included as a
defendant in the suit tried three
years or more ago and in the case
just concluded ives being given his
hour in court.
This suit finished the work of the
district court for the present and the
judge and stenographer returned to
Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS

Our soldiers in camps and canton
ments must have more books. All
citizens are urged to donate books
Ter use of the soldiers. Readable
books of all kinds are needed. Rec
reational books, such as novels,
books of history and travel, books
giving easy methods of learning the
French language, new scientific
books and college and high school
text books are all wanted. Only up
to date scientific books should be
sent, the older scientific text books
being useless. ,
The call for these books comes
from the men and officers themsel-
yes. Tie Denver library is the dis
tributing center for six states. II
you have any books, please leave
them with James Rule, at the furni-
ture store, and the Woman's Council
will see that they reach the Denver
library.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18

Chf Hughes, c. L. Gage, James
DAILY and Vernon McCallister drove
to Rollinsville Tuesday to receive an
allotment of fish from the state
hatchery to be planted in south Boul-
der creek. There were 10000 brook
trout in the shipm ent, half of which
were placed in the creek in the VIC
unity of Rollinsville and the other
half in the beaver dams above Toll
land. Thru the efforts of the Gilpin
County Game and Fish club, the
streams in the northern portion of
the county will be well stocked this
and succeeding years. Boulder and
Mammoth creeks are ideal trout
streams and should be well supplied
with the speckled beauties.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18
BLACK HAWK NEWS

Curtis Rundquist left last Friday
afternoon for Ration, N. NJ, to work.
Mrs. Rachel Maughan came up
from Denver Friday to pack her
household goods for shipment to Den.
yer.
John Curry returned Monday ev-
ening from a trip to Denver.
Walter Miller was up from Denver
Saturday evening and Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pomeroy, of Silver
Plume came over Friday to visit Mrs.
NJ. J. Moyle.
Ed Quinn returned Monday even
ing from Denver.
Mrs. Frank Tabb returned Sunday
evening from visit in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Kriley went to
Denver Saturday, Mr.. Kriley return
ing Sunday evening.
Mrs. Chas. Daley returned Sunday
from visit to Golden.
Miss Bertha Lewis arrived from
Denver Sunday to teach the Quartz
Valley school, which opened Monday.
Miss Maud Hutchison arrived Sun
day from Wyoming to visit with the
Crook family.
w. U. S. Parsons was business
viitcr to Denver Tuesday.
M. Renzen came up from Golden
this morning on wrecking business.
Miss Celelia Allebaugh returned on
Sunday evenings train from a visit
in Denver.
The committee that has charge of
the Liberty bond drive in Black
Hawk is meeting with first rate sue
cess.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18
JOE o'TooLE WRITES
FROM FRANCE
Somewhere in France,
March 16, 1918.


Dear Mother:
Received your most welcome letter
dated February 18th, and was very
glad to hear from home again The
clippings you sent with the letter
got here all right. also received
the two lunches of papers you sent
and found some very interesting
news in them. have received the
packages the girls sent, think.
The Red Cross gave us Christmas
packages twice and we have been
getting cigarettes and tobacco dona-
, tions quite often. l suppose we have
to thank you Ieorle back there for
all that.
The weather has been great over
here for quite while now. l don't
think we will have any more bad
weather for some time.
Please let me know If you have
been receiving the allotment pay
ments regularly each month.
Well l will close, hoping everybody
will stay well. JOE.
Pvt. Joseph r. O'Toole,
30th Co., 5th Rgt., U. S. Marines,
A. P. o. No. 7O2, A. E. F. France.
Gilpin observer., 1918-04-18
GOOD RULES FOR BUSINESS MEN

Don't worry; don't overbuy; don't
go security.
Keep a high vitality; keep insur-
ed; keep sober; keep cool.
Stick to chosen pursuits, but not
to chosen methods.
Be content with small beginnings
and develop them.
Be wary of dealings of unsuccess-
full men.
Pc cautious, but when a bargain is
made, stick to It.
Keep down expenses, but don't be
stingy.
Make friends, but not favorites.
Don't take new risks to retrieve
old losses.
Make plans ahead, but don't make
them in cast iron.
Don't tell what you are going to
do until you have done 1t.
Commerce & Finance.