THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
STATE NEWS
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Around the Aorld XAl-th the Camera on the Trail
of History INlalclne Happonlnga.
May Journey
The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
rOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
TRAVELING WORKSHOP OF CANADIAN TROOPS
NEWFOUNDLAND FIGHTS FOR THE EMPIRE
Cok Production Soars 4,000 Tons In
Week Release Suspects In Em
porium Explosion Girl Run
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Newfoundland troops photographed at Aldershot, England, during the last Inspection before they went across
tho channel to Join General French's army at the front.
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It Is decided that President Wilson, Instead of returning to Cornish, N. H., next year, will spend the sum
mer with his bride at Shadow Lawn, the home of the late John A. McCall at Long Branch, N. J. It Is a mag
nificent estate, suitable In every way to accommodate the presidential establishment. It Includes about thirty
teres of beautiful lawns and terraced gardens, a lake and tennis courts. Golf links are near by.
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EFFICIENT AMERICAN SUBMARINE CREW
This is the crew of the United States submarine K-8 which won the
'Oclency pennant in the recent maneuvers off the Pacific coast.
SIGNING THE PEACE PACT IN HAITI
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ol. 1. t. Waller, who was In charge of the expedition of marines and
Ue jackets sent to Haiti to subdue the brigands who opposed America's
Pn tor restoring order in the negro republic Is here shown signing the
compact with the leaders of the rebels at Cape Haltlen.
LISTENING POST IN PARIS
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The dnfenses ot Paris aeatnst hos
tile aircraft are well organized. One
of the most Interesting of the special
instruments used is the listening post.
It consists of four huge horns which
gather up the slightest sound and
magnify it by means of a microphone,
so that it is Impossible for any air
craft to approach unheard.
After Twenty Years.
He was asking the old man for bis
daughter in marriage. He was talk
ing tremblingly, hesitatingly, as the
heroes do in story books. Now came
the old man's turn to speak, and as
he began his face was white with pas
sion and bis voice shook with excite
ment "You want to marry my daughter?"
said the father. "Ah! Twenty years
ago your father crippled me in a stock
deal, and I swore to be revenged.
And now ray time has come." -
He paused for breath, and the as
pirant for the maiden's hand was
about to beat a hasty retreat In the
face of supposed defeat when the fa
ther broke forth again:
"Yes, Blr, I swore to be revenged,
and I'll strike the father through the
son. Want my daughter oh T Well,
take her, and may she prove as ex
pensive to you as she has to me!"
The old man dropped Into his chair,
worn out with the excitement ot his
plot, and the young man fainted.
Opium Smugglers Have Code.
A secret code used by opium smug
glers is said to have been discovered
by agents of the United States gov
ernment. Americans, Mexicans and
Chinese operating along the Mexican
border are reported to have signifi
cant emblems tattooed on their arms,
showing the relation of the individ
uals to the business ot smuggling.
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British soldiers crippled In the war and who have Just received tho artificial limbs that will enable them to
got back to some sort ot work in civil life,
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These French scouts have spied a
Gorman In his advanced post near La
Bassee, from which he communicates
by phone with the trenches. From
behind the wall of a ruined French
chateau the scouts took shots at the
enemy.
Soft Answer.
A tramp approached a certain
Downs home the other morning,
rapped on the back door, and when
the lady of the house appeared, he
began to clear his throat, prepara
tory to tolling his hard-luck story.
"Get away from here," said tho
woman. "1 never feed professional
bums."
"But, madam. I am not a profes
sional bum," said the tramp. "I am
a psychologist traveling in the in
terest of Bcience. I read character
at a glance. In looking into tho
soulful depths of your beautiful
eyes. I read there that you are by
nature a kind-hearted, gentle, gen
erous woman. It is these notable im
pulses and the contemplation ot chari
table deeds that keep you looking so
young and handsome."
"You poor, tired, hungry man,"
said the woman. "Come inside and
I will give you some breakfast."
Moral. Diplomacy is mightier than
the sword. Downs (Kan.) Times.
. . Crucial Occasion.
"You say this speech you are pre
paring will be the turning point of
your career?"
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum.
"This speech will be the effort cf my
life. It will decide whether I will
have to keep depending on politics
fnr a livina or whethor I can go on
the lecture platform and rnaJf some
rea) money."
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This is the magnificent entrance hall and main staircase of Shadow
Lawn, the McCall home at Long Branch, N. J., which has been selected
by President Wilson as the summer White House for next year.
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Lieut. Col. L. W. T. Waller, commanding Unitod States marines at Port
au Prince, Haiti; Lieutenant Oberlin, connected with Admiral Caperton's
staff, and the American charge d'affaires, In front ot the commaudlng olUcur's
residence in Port au Prices.
Louis SublBkie and A. Fronhotz, the
two electricians who were arretted on
the cliurge of conspiracy In connection
with the recent fatnl explosion at thsl
powder plant of the Aetna Explosive
('ompHiiy, In Emporium, were released.
It was proved at the hearing on a
habeas corpus writ In Clinton county
court that the suspects were in no
way responsible for t'je explosion, and
that a man dlsrharp.'d by Sublskle bad
made the charges that brought about
their arretts.
Two hoiisen have been wrecked, two
others badly damaged, and a lurgtf
business block, all on Slocum street,
Fwoyersvlllr, is threatened with falling
Into a cave. Mrs. Mary Qullcy, who
occupied one, of the wrecked houses,
and members of her family were
forced to flee from their homo In their
night clothes. The house next door
was vacant. Men at work In the mine
In an effort to arrest the progress of
the cave, say that quicksand are re
sponsible for the damage.
Durness H. A. Mlshler, of Mechnnlen
burg, has put the ban on fames of
chance, chancing off articles of any
kind of gambling commonly used at
fairs and baiaars. This edict was
Issued when a fire company of the1
town asked permission to hold a fair
and raise money in this manner. Here
tofore, the Are companies have raised
large sums of money with articles con
tributed by cltlznes. The new order,
the first of Its kind In this section, has
occasioned much comment.
In an address before the Perks
County Teachers' Institute at Head
ing, Dr. Nathan C. Sohaeffer, State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction,
took a stand against military training
In public schools, which Is being con
sidered in many cities, including
Reading. Dr. SchaelTer said that in
augurating such a system "would bo
going even a step farther than any of
the warring nations of Europe has
dared to go."
The Ninth District convention of th
I'nlted Mine Workers of America at
St. Clair, passed a resolution asking
Governor Fielder, of New Jersey, to
pardon Patrick Quintan, who was sen
tenced to seven years' Imprisonment
on charges growing out of the Pater
son strike riot. A resolution was pre
sented to make the district conven
tions biennial Instead of annual and to
increase the term of the officers to
two years.
The production of coke In th Con-
nellsvllle region last week amounted
to 421.000 tons, an increase of nearly
4.000 tons over the previous week.
Shipments amounted to 422.000 tons,
an inrrease of about 5,000 tons. It is
understood that upwards of 200,000
tons weekly have been contracted for
1916. Ovens are being fired as fast
as labor can be found for them, 330
being blown In last week.
Miss Eleanor Mlxsell, aged nlno
years, daughter of A. D. Mlxsell, of
Pethlehem, a vice-president of tho
Pethlehem Steel Company, was Injured
seriously when, Just as she stepped
from a trolley ear on her way to
school, she was struck by au auto
mobile belonging to the State Insane)
Uospltnl at Ulttersvllle.
A quarrel over ten cents may result
In the death of Mary O'Hara, four
years old, of Scranton. She is in the
.State Hospital with a probnble frac
ture of the skull. Mrs. Martin O'Hara
and Mrs. John O'llarr., sister In law,
quarreled over ten cents. Tho latter
threw a stone and it struck the daugh
ter of Mrs. Martin O'Hara.
William Frelhnfer, of Philadelphia,
sold his three large stock farms, con
taining 230 acres, with three completo
sets of buildings, for $52,800, to J. S.
Smith, of Overbrook, who will stock
tho farm with three carloads of fancy
cattle.
County Treasurer Arthur H. Bailey
paid the State Treasurer $2,700 repre
senting hunters' license revenue from
Dauphin county. It is the largest pay
ment to be made this season for this)
purpose.
In her annual report to the Wom
an's Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety, of Western Pennsylvania, Miss
George C. Henry, of Shlppensburg,
showed that more than $10,000 had
been contributed by the societies In
the past year.
When the automobile of J. B. Har
vey, of Harvey Station, Del., skidded
on the steep hill near the home of
George Carter, West Chester, tho front
wheel was broken off. Mrs. Harvey
was thrown out and received Injuries
which may result fatally.
Passing through Decker Hollow,
Mrs. Samuel B. Beyer and Mrs. Wil
liam Murdock saw a flock of wild tur
keys alight on a fence. The women
got close enough for Mrs. Pryer to
grab a big gobbler by the neck. The
bird put up a bnttle and Mrs. Beyer
released her hold and the turkey Dew
away.
O. R. Hurd filed complaint against
.the station facilities of the New York
& Pennsylvania Ttallrond at Genesse
The P'ibllc Scrvlcs Commission likely
will gW a hearing in the car.e.