CHE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA. BRITISH REPLY 10 con widely Iri Thlo Oopar-tmon-t Our Roadors In Fulton County andElaowhon Around the NAorld Altn th6 Camera on tho Trail of History Making Happenings. IV ay Journey Claims the Right to Ta1 to Port if Neces Case FULL ANSWER SCENES FROM NEW YORK'S SUBWAY DISASTER GOVERNOR WHITMAN OF NEW YORK INAUGURATED Pictures of 0" rar Mews Readers in NOT Unlttd 8Utei AakJ S national R "In Fav' In i Washington, 1 polntment If felt, 't circles over the com UKw tern ato4iWMii ntw'tiV.it)ii-jr " WA 'l'Ue burning of two largo electric cables in tbe New York subway resulted in tho partial asphyxiation of hundreds of passengers, and a panic ensued in which scores were injured. One woman was killed. 1. One of tho gratings through wbich many passengers were rescued. 2. Firemen who were dragged to the street after be ing suffocated. 3. One of the overcome passengers lying on the sidewalK while a pulmotor is being prepared. n : ''-vtx ir " v. General Hill Is In command of the the bullets fired across the line by the FRENCH SOLDIERS IN NOVEL ROLE ft m$ HIB r , French soldiers near Arras helping tho inhabitants repair their ruined homes bo that they will be fit to live tn. The houses were wrecked by Ger man sbellB. SS VV ;0 l" vff x I v 'fir GENERAL HILL AND STAFF OFFICERS American troops al Naco, Ariz., the border town that has been suffering from Mexicans attacking and defending the Mexican town of Naco. (i OrtPEftWOOO i - ji . ywrf hkkw iimyw. - 1.': ? r A t WELSHMAN WINS THE V. C. Lance Corporal Fuller, the first Welshman to win the Victoria cross, was given the coveted decoration for saving the life of his commanding of ficer under Are. He Is holding in his Land the bullet that put blni out of action. r.M' jJl 5' J h Ml . Thirty-live thousand persons witnessed the great military parnde In Albany the other duy when Governor Whit man was inaugurated chief executive of New York state. Part of the throng in front of the capital is seen In (lie photograph, and the Inset shows Mr. Whitman shaking hands with Mr. Glynn, the retiring governor. FOLLOWING MOVEMENTS OF A GERMAN ADVANCE French officers in the snow-covered fields behind their barbed v. Ire barricade watching the movements of an advance party of the Germans In the Argonne region. ' BRAZIERS FOR PICKETS It Is so cold on the battle lines In Europe that the French sentries are forced to keep fires burning in bra ziers, as shown in this photograph. TARGET FOR GERMAN SHELLS The coast guard signal station at Whitby, on the English coast, made a good target for the gunners of the raiding German warships and Its con dition shows their aim was excellent. I 4 : - JV,fJFJ COOKING THE fc- V. On the movement of the base of supplies of an army depends the rapidity with which the main body of men can be moved. The Germans move their bases of supplies for their various army corps with an almoxt matliemullcul precision, timing the arrival of both at about the same time. The photograph fihows how the commissary division of the German army works while It is in transit. In the field kitchen mounted on tho railroad truck the food for the army which this particular division supplies is being prepared so that on its arrival at the base of operations the food Is ready to be distributed among the hungry soldiers. CIGARETTES WELCOME IN TRENCHES I 1 xrJl p k T . . ' i, "Ji .- i T M.t K ' -m at-, m w- Mrs. Gwynne distributing cigarettes to the men In the French trenches a few miles beyond Pervyse. To the hard-working soldiers nothing Is mors welcome than tobacco. -.T.iV.irywpaMi i.j a i i ' f f ; FOOD IN TRANSIT 1 a P 8 reply to the Amerlcrt. S B against British lift, K I D N tt T American trade. While text of which was made ' day night by Secretary of Is not the final statement .' Britain's position, it presages. esa1 opinion of high officials here, a mlnatlon on the part of the Lj Government to evade the main T tentlons of the United States. Main Contentions Slighted. Admitting as entirely sound and i ' answerable the general principles International law upon which tbe American note was based, the reply seeks Justification for England' actions, first, In rlatlstlcs tending to show that American trade has noC been made to suffer materially, and second, by quoting Instances where at tempts on the part oP American ship pers to conceal the real nature or destiny of their shipments have made It necessary to suspect a great many cargoes. The reply does not, as far as this preliminary .statement shows, In tha opinion of officials here, sufficiently answer the main contentions of tbn American Government regarding tha right of Its shippers to consigns cargoes "to order" and the question ol "ultimate destination." While, as was anticipated, the reply Is conciliatory In tone, one paragraph, Is calculated to arouse unfavorable comment. In that It questions whether the people of the United States woulif want the International relations b tween the two countries to be stralnej "In favor of private Interests." The note Is signed by Sir Edward Grey, the British Minister of Foreign Affairs, and is addressed to Walter H. Tage, the United States Ambassador at London. It lets forth that It being necespary for the British Government to have plenty of time In which to make a full reply it has been thought advisable to transmit a preliminary statement for the purpose of clearing the ground. Awaiting Full Reply. At the White House It was stated that the President would make no comment on the reply. The only formal comment made was contained In a brief statelnent by Sec retary Bryan, who said: "This answer being preliminary and not being intended as a complete reply, we will postpone comment until the full answer Is received." It Is regarded as obvious, however, from the tone of the note that Eng land desires to have considerable cor respondence on the subject. On the other hand. It Is stated that the State Department already has under con sideration a stronger protest with re gard to ship seizures which have more recently occurred. 1,174 BRITISH OFFICERS FALL. London Reports That Many Dead and 2,300 Wounded. London. Great Britain has lost since the war began a total of 1,171 officers killed and 2.300 wounded. In addition there are 6G0 officers reported as missing. These are the figure contained In the officers' casualty list for the last 13 days Just given out. During this period of nearly two weeks the losses were 93 officers kill ed, 148 wounded and 48 missing. The heaviest casualties were recorded In the Warwickshire Regiment, with 7 killed, 2 wounded and 3 missing; the Munster FuRlleers, 6 killed, 3 wounded and 2 mlssinp: the Ride Brigade, 3 killed, 6 wounded and 2 missing, and In the Highland Light Horse, 6 offi cers, killed, 1 wounded and S missing. BANK PRESIDENT ACCUSED. Certified Checks For $49,000 To Him self, Is Charge. Scranton, Pa. William L. Watson, president of the First National Bank of Pittston, was held In S10.000 ball for a further hearing next Friday by United States Commissioner George C. Sheuer, charged with over-certlflcatlon of checks to bis own account. It la alleged that Watson certified checks to himself for $49,000, when his account was thousands of dollars short of that amount; tha the checks were used In the purchase of securities, and that these securities were used as collateral for loans to meet the checks. . PRINCE LEADS TROOPS. King George's Heir Takes Territorial To the Trenches. London. Letters received here say that the Prince of Wales led the Hert fordshire territorials to tbe trenches on December 28. A column of 3,000 men, led by the Hertfordshire Regi ment, the Prince at their head, marched 20 miles on New Year's Day. TO FIGHT DEATH PENALTY. National Society Plans Campaign In Thirty-eight States. Chicago. Bills abolishing capital punishment la murder caBes will be Introduced la the Illinois legislature and 37 other States within the next few weeks by the Anti-Capital Punish ment Society of America, It was an nounced here. The soolety is planning a nation-wide Ight on hanging an electrocution. It seeks to have life Imprisonment substituted on th statute boolu. 11 )
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