I THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBUEO. PA. A FEAR ATTACK GUADALAJARA n THis Department Our Readers in Fulton County and' Elsowhoro May journey Around tho XorId Aith the Comoro on the Trail of History EVlaking: Happenings. AMERICAN SOLDIERS CAMPING UNDER PALMS s WJCWf WW xjg-i.,v ,''i!i-,'.i.S-.--'-'.V 'Vj,.,'i; ? :! . .M-i.v xr .' ;r P. ii 4'. .u-n'it i 4 ' I. ' Vfe"1 fe v5F : Thin photograph of an American outpost near Vera Cruz shows that not all the soliMera down there are un oasnndy situated. MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY ON WAY TO AN OUTPOST Tills Is a battery of United States mountain artillery on the march to one of the outpoHts near Vera Cruz. ARMY SIGNAL STATION AT LA TREJOR I'nlioit oini. . . . . .1 . .t . x ... lom .ui """ rmy signal Biaiion ac ija irejor, wnere me waierworno 1 '(n cra Cruz draws Us supply Is guarded by our soldiers. h V tl 1A avCvv.' u -1 jus vjr i ' r, " Bufl Eats Smoke. teiclti rPCB,U lnforn'al discussion of froka f a"J 1U troubles. an exPert Fhlch """'lihur bug," an insect, Liv ' "cording to his statement, Lih lth Plt'nty of sulphur smoke, tlif i & ,rfi,llai kable knack of getting (nth in , 11,8 Binelter'a neck when im-u , ' , ',ds are occupied. Another nli uT au noted tnem CnI1- ' Where they had nnnnvert thn Ken k,C"u"ty operators, but had not I'ltllsi '" elsewh(re In the state fc San'T eounty ore8 were shipped "y h-i.i uttJ' iJuiiilo, WlltSU Ubllf nrn.l .1 . .... enir. mere. Appareiuiy g"num gl8t haB I"198 011 iiRlhp.., u secies or tnis insect. Accomplishment Missing. "Your boy has all sorts of athletic training." "Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel. "Hut there's one line o" physical cul ture he has missed. I wish I could send him to Borne gymnasium where he could learn to Bwlng a scythe with out lookin' like he was golu' to cut oft both his feet." Why They Take 'Em. Skids We are off to spend a nice quiet holiday In the mountains. Skittles Why the gramophone and banjo? Skids Oh, they're Just to break the darned Btlllness of the evenings. Puck. HOME FROM THE JUNGLES 7 i : Col. Theodore Roosevelt as he ap peared on the deck of the steamer that brought him home from his long and arduous exploring trip In South America. ' Sought Information. Following Frank Mayo's wonderful success In "Davy Crockett" iu this country, he took his play to London, where, because It dealt with rural characters of western America, It failed to succeed. After the first night performance in London Mayo was ap proached by an English theatrical man. "I say, old chap," he began, "you sa4d something In the play about b'ar meat. In this country a bar Is either made of wood or iron. What, may I ask, do you mean?" HUERTA'S HOUSE IN MEXICO CITY General Jiuerta does not live In the presidential castlo of Chnpultppec, but In this house In the Callo Alfonso Herrera In the City of Mexico. Tho building Is guarded by soldiers and a machine gun on the roof. CAPT. W. P. BURTON ' .... ( V Cupt. W. P. Durton, It Is expected, will be the skipper of the yacht with which Sir Thomas Upton hopes to capture the America's cup this Bummer. GOING FOR WAR NEWS AND PICTURES GIFT TO UNITED STATES a - " J A This statue of Chatham, the great English statesman who opposed the war against the American colonies, has been mado on order of American ladies resident In Loudon, to cele brate the approaching peace cente nary between the- United States and Great Britain. It has been offered to congress to be placed in the Cap itol at Washington. Beware Diseased Potatoes. On account of the recent discovery of violations of the Maine quarantine regulations, all purchasers of Maine seed potatoes are warned to have their stock examined by the state expert, If possible, before planting, tho New York Sun states. Unscrupulous ship pers, It Is stated, have beeu sending diseased potatoes Into New York, llos ton and other points, where certifi cates of Inspection have been fraud ulently attached tq the bags. While in general the Maine authorities have endeavored to see that none but sound potatoes left the state, certain Inspec tors have been negligent and have cer tified diseased stock, iho United States di'pnrtnu'ut of agriculture has, therefore, advised buyers to disregard all certificates Issued hitherto. It will be a costly mistake for any farmer or gardener to plant diseased potatoes. War correspondents and photographers at Vera Crui hustling to the front because of a rumor that the Mexicans were about to attack the water works at I-a Trejor. EDISON'S DAUGHTER TO MARRY n Aw M' Miss Madeline Edison, daughter of the famous Inventor, and John Sloane, to whom she will bo married on June 17 at tho beautiful home of her father In Llewellyn Park, N. J. Mr. Sloane Is a son of Dr. and Mrs. T. O'Connor Sloane of West Orange and conducts an aviation school at Hound ftrook, N. J. Militant Philosophy. Sllae That Rokoby Venus suffra gette is a phllosopheress. Jonas How comes it? Silas She believes If you can't got what you want, you muBt ax for It. Real Courage. "The real hero Is the man who be ing afraid still ruRhes Into danger." "Like a girl who, knowing perfectly well that there are germs In kissos, still permits a man to kiss her." ' Dutiful Wife. "My wife nmile It hot for me thl morning." "How was that?" "I Insisted on her getting up to build the fire." Judge. How Unhappy Ha Was. Sllicus What's the matter, old man? You look unhappy. Cynlcus I am. I'm almost as un hnppy as a woman with a secret that nobody wants to know. Diplomats Worrying Over Safety of Foreigners. BANDITS MAY HOLD THEM UP Conditions Continue To Improve At Tampico Consul Silliman Re cuperating From Hardships Of the Trip From Saltillo. Washington, D. C. Wliilo the mediation negotiations, In the wards of a high ollltial, were progrestilng smiiuthly, a new source of apprehen sion on the part of foreign diplomats was found In the situation at Guada lajara, tho second city In Mexico, where largo numbers of foreign refugees aro reported to have gather ed. ltd ports were received that ban dits were gathering In the mountain near the city and threatening to attack the town In cuso of a withdrawal of lis garrison. Part of the Constitu tionalist army, under General Oliregon, was also pushing forward toward this city, arousing fears for the safety ot the foreigners during the hostilities. No advices readied the State Depart ment, however, to indicate any press ing danger there. Conditions at Tampico continued to Improve,' and ' while neither th Slate Department nor the naval olll ceiH on tho spot felt justllled In ad vising a general return of the Ameri cans who had left Mexico during tho disorders, the Secretary of the Navy granted permission to refugees now at Galveston, who claimed they were brought from Tan.pico against their will, to return on the transport Han cock. A ntimher of British oil men also have left Galveston for Tampico. VlceConstil John Silliir.an, tho oc casion of such prolonged ai.xiety on account of his disappearance at Sal tillo, remained at Mexico City a day recuperating from the hardships of the trip from Saltillo and expecting to de part for Vera Cruz Monday. One of his fellow-prisoners In tho Saltillo Jail, Dr. J. Franklin Moore, called at the State Department and told of his experiences. Mr. Moore was a practicing physician of 20 years' standing In Saltillo. He said tranquillity had prevailed there all through the earlier phases of the revo lutlonary movement until on April 22 a telegram signed "Victorlano Huerta" was received from the capital stating American warships were bombarding Vera Cruz. Immediately following the signature were the words, "Hang all Americans," presumably added by the telegraph operator. Messages from the civil governor summoned all Americans in Saltillo to hcadqunrtet'8. The doctor excused himself from the patient lie was at tending with a promise to return in a few minutes. Hut It was 15 days be fore he was again at liberty. He was first placed in a cell threo feet by seven feet for 24 hours, but the follow ing day he was admitted to a largo room, where all the American prison were gathered. Including Vice-Consul Silliman. They were treated fairly well and were released only after they had polntly signed a state ment reciting that they had simply been detained to ensure their protec tion against possible violence at tho hands of the people. Sillininn, how ever, was held after tho others left, on the charge that lie was a spy. ENGINE SPARK IS COSTLY. Starts $100,000 Blaze, With Little In. urance. Newbern, N. C Fire which Is be lieved to have originated from a spark from a passing locomotive destroyed the mammoth plant of the West Ilox and Lumber Company, In this city, en tailing n loss of more than $MO.noo. In addition to the plant, which was estimated at about :!5.0oi), there was about $.ri.nii0 of material on hand, w hich had been finished and ready for use. There was also a huge quantity of rough lumber. SEABOARD TRAIN WRECKED. Officials Blame Death Of Engineer On Tampering With Switch. Savannnh. Ga. The Seaboard Air Line Florida to New York train was wrecked at Anderson, six miles south of Savannah. Engineer A. C. Gruber, of Savannah, wns killed and the fire man and express messenger were in jured. No passengers were hurt. Offi cials of the road stated that train w reckers were responsible, lights hav ing been extinguished and a switch half thrown at a siding where trio wreck occurred. SENATOR BRADLEY DEAD. Kentucky Republican In Upper House Of Congress Expires. Washington, I). C William O. Pradley, United States senator from Kentucky, died here after a lingering Illness, aggravated by a fall. William O'Connell Bradley, who en Joyed the distinction of having been the first and only Republican Gover nor of the State of Kentucky, was born near Lancaster, Garrard coun ty. Ky.. on March IS, 1S47. AGED ELK BURNED TO DEATH. Set Fire To Brush Pile While Visiting Friend In Country. ltedford City, Va. James L. Tindall, 75 years ot age, met a horrible death by incineration. He was a resident ot tho Elks Home, having come to the home from Fremont Lodge, Fremont, Ohio. Mr. Tludall was on the street at noon and, meeting a friend, a Mr. Walters, who recently moved here from Fremont, he accompanied him to his home, a short distauce from town, for dinner. .
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