THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURQ. PA.
TROPICAL HURRICANE DEVASTATES THE SOUTH
ALL BELGRADE .
HELD By GERMANS
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THE FALL QUESTION
Have Commenced Advance to
Mountains.
Most Valuable American Crops
Ever Grown.
3NLY REAR GUARD FIGHTS
CORN IS STILL KING
Bulgara Seem Wary At To Taking
Risks Apparently Not Yet Across
Border Greece and Rou
mania Inactive.
But Wheat Yield Will Exceed a Bit
Ikon Bushels Potatoes Badly
Injured By Wet
Weather.
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HARVESTS
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TTashlngtea. American harvests
thin year will be tho most valuable
ever produced. WlUi the wheat crop
exceeding a billion bushels, the largest
ever grewn In erne season by any
nation, and a corn crop, which also
may prove to be the biggast ever
drown, the Government's October crop
report. Just Issued, announced pre
liminary estimates which indicate rec
ord harvests of oats, barley, rye, sweet
potatoes, rice, tobacco and hay.
Corn still la king of crops, with In
dications of 3.026.159.000 bushels.
While that In 98,000,000 bushels below
the record of 1912, the final produc
tion, when tho harve.st Is finished and
all statistics compiled, will more than
make up the difference. The higher
prices this year assured the most valu
able corn crop ever grown. At prices
to farmers prevailing October 1 the
com crop is worth $2,133,000,000.
Wheat prospect improved as the
growing season progressed and the
Government's early season forecasts
moved up month by month, so that to
day's preliminary estimato of produc
tion was placed at 1.002,029,000 bus
hels. Wet weather at harvest time,
however, reduced the quality of win
ter wheat, so that much of it will not
be available for milling purposes and
will have to be used for feed. At prices
prevailing October 1 the farm value of
the crop is $310,844,000, considerably
more than ever was paid for a wheat
crop before.
September weather was particularly
destructive to potatoes, causing a re
duction of 37,758,000 bushels, or 10 per
cent.. In the forecast of production.
Tobacco also suffered from unfavor
able conditions, which cau?cd a de
crease of 21,190,000 pounds in the pro
duction foreenst. Tobacco, however,
promises to exceed the record crop of
19')9 by 43.000,000 pounds.
Oats will exceed the record crop of
1912 by almost 100.000,000 bushels.
Barley will exceed Its record by 13,
0"0.oou bushels; sweet potatoes by 5,
000,000 bushels: rice by 500,000 bus
hels, and hay by 8.000,000 tons.
"Last year's potato crop was esti
mated at 406.000,000 bushels, and the
average at the preceding five years
J57.0O0.0OO. The crop is seriously af
fected by blight and rot generally in
the principal potato sections east of
the Mississippi river. Not only will
the crop be short, but the keeping
qualities probably poor.
"The barley crop, like the other
small-grain crops and wheat and outs,
bns overrun early forecasts of produc
tion and exceeds that of any previous
barlev crop, the estimate bein0' 237,
000,000 bushels, which compares with
last year's estimate of 195,000,000 and
the.Rve-ase of the preceding five years
of 1S2,000,000. The quality Is very
grmd for fpeding purposes, being plump
a-d heavy, but much has been badly
stained by rains after harvest, reduc
ing the quality for malting.
"The apple crop forecast is 71,632,
010 barrels (three bushels), which is
43,000 barrels larger than the Sep-te-
b-r 1 forecast, but I2.76S.000 bar
rels les than last year's estimate of
production. This estimate refers to
total fann production (census basis),
only a portion of whic'i represents the
so-called commercial crop.
"Altogether, the season of 1313 has
been favorable for crop pr.iduc'ion."
ELECTRICITY TO DISPEL FOG.
Experiments With Government Ma
chine Will Be Made. I
San Francisco. A series of tax die.'
peillng experiments with a giant (-lee-!
trieal machine constructed by the Gov-!
ernment scientists at the Panama la- j
cifie Exposition ure to be made here ',
in n few days. j
The machine is a nelectriral trans-,
former, said to be the largest ever
built. It can take a current of 1,0 0
kilowatts at 2.300 volts, it is saii, and:
etep it up to 1,000,000 volts. 1
The charge of this high potential is
expected to pre (luce a bread and con-1
inuous dish of light 100 feet long '
and the experts believe that the !
resu'tant electrical disturbance will be
anfEclent to clear up a heavy fog for
some distance around the machine.
The experiment is said to be under
the Joint direction of tho United States
Iiureau of Mines at the Smithsonian
Institution.
JANAL RETAINING WALL BREAKS
Man Drowned, 100 Narrowly Escape
At Ohio Falls.
Louisville, Ky. One man was
drowned, more than 100 employes of a
construction company were compelled
to flee for safety and machinery worth
thousands of dollars was engulfed
when a retaining wall in the Louisville
and Portland Canal, which Is being
constructed around the falls in the
Ohio river, broke here. A wave of
water 12 feet high was released.
THIS "SALMON" WAS COD.
Fish Dyed Red Seized By New York
Health Authorities.
New York. Announcement was
made by tbe Health Department that
It had seized 300 pounds of codfish
which had been dyed red and shipped
to this city as Alaska salmon. The
seizure was made Saturday at a cold
storage plant and Investigation at the
Health Department laboratories today
developed that the alleged salmon was
the common cod with dye Injected.
K'iilrriKht.
i500(000 LOOT
io a 8 o.
Unsigned Money Stolen From
St. Louis Express.
HOLDUP IN WEST VIRGINIA
Express From New York To St. Louis,
Carrying In Mails Bank Notes
From Washington To the Mid
dle West, Held Up.
Parkeiyburg, W. Va. Officers re
turned to this city from the hunt for
two bandits who held up a Baltimore
and Omo express train two miles west
of Central Station, W. Va., and secured
from the mail car loot estimated to be
about $500,000.
The county officials were Informed
that the robbers secured from the mail
car about 100 registered packages and
90 packages of unsigned bank notes
being sent from Washington to banks
in the Middle West. The value of the
currency was estimated at 1500,000.
The officers left here early this
morning. Joining In the search with
posses from other points. They fol
lowed cIuob in several directions In
which the bandits were reported to
have been seen, but without result
In True Western Style.
Wheeling. Two masked men held
up and robbed a Baltimore and Ohio
express train from New York to St.
Louis, two miles west of Central Sta
tion, West Virginia.
The train was due at Tarkersburg
at 1 A. M., and it was nearly an hour
later when Grant Helms, the engineer,
was a"racted by a noise from the
tender. Looking over his shoulder, he
saw two masked men climbing over
the coal, each carrying an automatic
shotgun. They called for him not to
move, and a minute later he and the
fireman were facing the guns.
One of the men ordered Helms to
cut off the enclne and throuch mail
(ram the remainder of the train, and
then stood by Helms, directing the dis
tance he should run It When two
miles to the west had been covered,
the highwaymen ordered Helms to stop
and climb down, while the fireman
was compelled to do 'likewise. The
other masked man then took the
throttle, and, us though well acquaint
ed with the operation of the engine,
i"n the traiu a mile or two farther
west.
Mail Car Looted.
Here the robbers went through tho
mail car, paying particular attention
to the registered mall, which they loot
ed completely, and they then deserted
the tra.'n, going across the hills In the
direction of the Ohio River. A short
time Inter the engine and mall car
were found by a trackwalker where
they had been left.
BRYAN COUNTS HIMSELF OUT.
Does Not Expect To Hold Office Again,
He Says.
Atlanta. William J. Bryan, in a
statement here, said "that the plans I
have made for the remainder of my
life include active participation in
politics, but do not Include the holding
of any otr.ee." lie said he enjoyed the
liberties of a private citizen. Tho
former Secretary of State said ho
hoped prohibition and woman suffrage
would not become Issues In the next
presidential campaign, but believed
both those questions would have to oi
met In national politics, "when the
time is ripe for them."
MRS. DANIELS' PURSE STOLEN.
Wife Of Secretary Of Navy Robbed
At U. D. C. Convention.
Charlotte, N. C. Mrs. Josephus
Daniels, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy, and Mrs. Page, wife of Congress
man Fage, were victims of robbers
while attending the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy convention
lu-re. Mrs. Daniels lost a allver purse
and valuable; Mrs. Fage a diamond
brooch.
NO UMIT ON INTEREST THERE.
Alabama's Governor Vetoes Bill Mak
ing 20 Per Cent Maximum.
Montgomery, Ala. Governor Hen-
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juemuu riu.-u uiu ii uiiiuii ing money
lenders from charging more than 20
per cent. Interest, Alabama Ht pres
ent has no law regulating interest
: rates.
Japanese wood prints are made on
lengthwise rcctlons of cherry wood
parallel to the grain.
BANDITS
WILSON
SWIPED
110
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The President and Fiancee
Flooded With Messages.
WEDDING TO BE PRIVATE
Von BernitorIT Among First To Send
Congratulations Honeymoon Trip
May Include Visit To Panama
Pacific Exposition.
Washington. President Wilson nnd
Mrs. Norman Gait were the recipients
of congratulatory messages from all
parts of the United States and from
the representatives of foreign govern
ments. Telegrams came to the White
House In such numbers that an extra
force of operators and clerks wcro
needed to handle them. Many were
read by the President and Mrs. Gait
together.
Count von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, was one of the first to
send congratulations, and there follow
ed messages from other members of
the diplomatic corps 'conveying the
good wishes of their government.
Definite arrangement for the wed
ding will not be made Immediately,
but It was disclosed that the President
and Mrs. Gait have agreed It shall not
take place In the White House be
cause of the formality which would be
necessary there. The ceremony will
be solemnized within the next two
months, before the convening of Con
gress in December, either In Mrs.
Gait's home or In one of the Washing
ton churches.
Mrs. Gait, who will be the next first
lady of the land, is the widow of a
business man of Washington, Norman
C.alt, a partner In a prominent Jewelry
firm, who died eight years ago. She
has resided here since her mnrringe.
Mrs. Calt wa Miss Edith Boiling and
was born in Wytheville, Virginia. Her
father was the Hon. William H. Boil
ing, a well-kncwc lawyer of that sec
tion of Virginia. Her family is dis
tinguished In Virginia, and Mrs. Gait
is related to many of the best families
of the Old Dominion.
Daughter Introduced Her.
Tho President met his fiancee
through his daughter, Miss Margaret
Wilson, and his cousin, Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones, who Is a member of
the White House household. Mrs.
Gait Is one of Miss Bones' most Inti
mate friends and spent a month at the
summer White House at Cornish as the
guest of Miss Bones and Miss WilBon.
It Is understood that Mrs. Gait and
the President have Intellectual tastes
In common and the President has been
a frequent dinner guest at the Gait
household during the season which has
Just passed.
An Informal dinner party wns given
at the White House, which Mrs. Gait
attended, to celebrate the announce
ment of the engagement. The other
guests were Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. McAdoo, and the Misses
Smith, the President's cousins, from
New Orleans; Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones and Colonel H. Brown, another
cousin, from Atlanta. It Is understood
that the announcement was made be
cause of the Impending departure ol
Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo to the
Pacific Coast, where the Secretary will
conduct an Inspection tour of public
buildings.
Mrs. Wilson Dead a Year.
Fourteen months ago to a day the
President's first wife, who wns Miss
Ellen Axson, died In the White House
For many months the President main
talned the strictest mourning.
SEEK AMERICAN MARKETS.
Manitoba Wheat Growers Want Ex
port Duty Removed.
Winnipeg, Man. The Manitoba
Grain Growers' Association adopted
and forwarded to Premier Borden reso
lutions requesting the Government tc
take Immediate steps for the opening
of markets In the United States tc
Western Canadian wheat. It wa
urged that .he export duty on wheat
going into the United States be re
moved at once.
TRAIN FALLS INTO RIVER.
20 Persons Killed In Central Ecuador
Accident.
Guayaquil, Ecuador. Twenty per
sons were killed in an accident on the
railroad in course of construction be
tween Ambato and Curaray, In Cen
tral Ecuador. A train was derailed
and fell Into the Curaray river.
The bureau of agriculture has Is
sued a pamphlet describing the 40
worst weeds in the United States.
London. Tbe Austro-Cerraans are
now In full possession of Belgrade and
the heights surrounding tbe city, and
nave begun an advance eastward to
ward the mountains which the Ser
bians last year so stubbornly defonded
against tbe Austrlans.
According to a Berlin dispatch Bel
grade waa not damaged greatly by the
bombardment which preceded the en
trance of the Teutons who spared the
city as far as possible, although aome
prlvato buildings were destroyed.
Only Rear Guard Fights Now.
For aome time to come tho Invaders,
It Is expected, will have to fight only
the rear guards, whose duty It is to
delay their progress, for the Serbians
will doubtless do as they have done In
previous occasions fall back until
Ihey reach positions in which they will
have the best opportunity of holding
their ground. In fact, military writers
here do not expect a pitched battle on
this front for 10 days or a fortnight,
by which time the Allies' forces land
ed at Saloniki should have joined
hands with the Serbians.
The Bulgarians, as far as Is known,
have not yet made any Incursion Into
Serbian territory, and It Is believed
that they will hold back until they
know how matters go with the Austro
Germans, Some Balkan authorities,
Indeed, still believe that the Bul
garians will not Interfere with the
movement northward of the Anglo
French expedition, for to do so would
Immediately bring the shells of the
warships into their ports on the Black
and .j-Egean seas, probably followed by
the landWg of Piusslan troops at Varna
and Burgas, and of other allied troops
at Dedeaghatch.
Greiee and Roumanla Walt
Greece and Roumanla remain Inter
ested spectators, although the former
has given assurance of her "benevolent
neutrality" toward the Allies. Repre
sentatives of the Entente have furnish
ed the Greek Government with Infor
mation concerning the agreement be
tween Bulgaria and Germany, which,
It Is asserted, gives the Bulgars a free
hand to deal not only with Serbia but
with Greece as well should the Central
Powers win.
The flphtlng on the various fronts
brought about little or no change In
Ihe situation. The Germans, after two
days' heavy fighting, In which, accord
ing to the British and French accounts,
they suffered a severe reverse, have
abandoned for the moment the at
tempt to recapture territory won from
them by the British south of La
Basse. They do cla'm, however, to
have retaken from the French some
trenches east of Souchez and at Ta
pure, in Champagne.
Progress Against Dvlnsk Slow.
Field Marshal von Hlndenburg Is
making slow progress In his operations
against Dvlnsk, and, although he
claims to have taken more of the Rus
sian positions, he does not appear to
be much nearer the city than he was
two weeks ago.
South of the Prlpet river and In
Gallcla the tide of battle flows and
ebbs. First the Russians, then the
Austro-Ciermans, attack and counter
attack and where during the summer
miles of country would change hands
In a day, now it is a question of de
fending aome isolated village. The
heaviness of the roads doubtless la
largely responsible for this.
NEW WIRELESS STATION.
Wilson and President Of Guatemala
Exchanga Greetings.
Washington. To commemorate the
opening of high power radio station
erected by the government of Guate
mala, at Guatemala City, messages of
felicitation have been exchanged be
tween President Wilson and the Presi
dent of Guatemala via the Arlington
and Key West naval stations. "The
opening of the station Is an important
step in the increased efficiency of com
munication between the countries of
this continent," says the Navy Depart
ment announcement.
TROOPS ON MOUNT OF OLIVES.
Holy Land Converted By Turks Into
Military Training Ground.
Paris. Tbe Turks have transformed
the Holy Land Into a hugh military
tralnin camp, hrcord-.ns to refugees
who have arrived at Alexandria. All
ihu mtwerts In Jerusalem are now
barracks, and thousand cf recruits
daily are drilled on the Mount of
Olives and Samaria Plain by German
officers.
CHINA TO DECIDE FATE.
Yuan Shi-Kal Calls Peopte's Convert
tion On Government.
reklne. President Yuan Shlkal
promulgated the bill adopted by the
state Council authorizing the J'resi
dent to call a people's convention for
the purpose of deciding the form or
government China is to nave in iuiure.
It la probable the convention, which
is to chose between a monarchlal and
republican government, will meet In
the near future. ,
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Five hundred persons are believed to have lost their Uvea In tbe tropical hurricane that raged over the lower
Mississippi valley. The extent of the tremendous damage wrought has not yet been fully calculated, but probsN;
tbe figure will be well over 112,000,000. The upper photograph shows tho wreckage of tbe railway depot and Si
John's Rowing club buildings at West End, on Lake Pontchartraln near N w Orleans. The lower photojnjj
shows the wreck of a ferry boat, barge and gasoline boat at tho Tugger landing on tho Mississippi river.
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When the last girder of the 19,000
largest, neavicsi ana most expensive
for tho New York Connecting railroad,
VON HINDENBURG IN WOOD
This bugo wooden Btatue of Field
Marshal von Hlndenburg was un
veiled recently In Berlin in the pres
ence of many notables. Its making
required 52,000 pounds of alderwood.
Gold, silver and Iron nails are being
driven Into It by tho donors to war
hospital funds. The picture, taken
during the unveiling ceremonies,
shows a Zeppelin hovering overhead.
Must Be.
"Smokeless powder has done away
with the smoke of battle and those
patent silencers have stilled the can
non'a roar."
"Just so. And it Is pretty rough on
us descriptive writers, I can assure
you." Louisville Courier-Journal,
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES
Damage to American crops by In
sects yearly amounts to $f.X0 000.000
Standard clocks In tbe Paris ob
servatory are kept 90 feet under
ground, where the variation In tern
perature has been less than oua de
gree for several years.
Members of the Chicago Crnftsmen
Chapter of Operative Masons are Ma
sona In two senses of the word They
are bricklayers and stonemasona and
are members of tbe Masonic order.
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JOINING THE ENDS OF HELL GATE BRIDGE
- ton bridge over Hell Gate, New York city, was put into place recently, t
structure of its kind in the world was nearly completed. Tho bridge, V
la 1,017 feet long and its cost Is $12,000,000.
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Many persons were killed or injilrod and great damage done to
In Ardmore. Okla.. bv the exnloston of a tank car of tnsnllnn and the rf'
tug explosion of a quantity of dynamite In the railroad yards. Tbli Pfcli
graph of the east wall of the Wbittlngton hotol shows how numeroui
ings were shattered.
It Is estimated that 60 per ce;:t of
the 1,750,000 automobiles In use In
the United States are owned by farm
ers and the percentage Is Increasing
each year. It Is estimated that 0
par cent of the 1916 output will go to
ibe farming communities.
A meteor which fell recently In
front Oi the home of Charles Solmon,
who lives near Prescott, Mich., went
to an unknown depth and water came
up to the surface In the hole it made,
although Solmon had been unable to
strike water at a depth of 80 feet.
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year be lias captured 39. (
A Cairo correspondent wrltei '
Manchester Guardian that, owlnf
tho falllru nt tho Mllo ITirvnt V"
to Import nearly all her rice ll!ffj
The Nile has not been as low " j
ly 100 years, and the facilities
tr sinrago have been ns'iB)clcl