THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
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STATE HEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Pictures
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In This Department Our Readers In Fulton County and Elaowhoro May Journey
Around the World With the Camera on the Trail
of History Making Happenings.
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FRENCH AFRICAN TROOPS GOING TO THE RIVIERA
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Tobacco Prices Highest
lAnpniitnr. Tiihaprn DrlcOH are lb
hlfibsst ever known, according U
many veteran growers who attendee
a meeting of the Lancaster County To
bacco Orowers Association here. The
present prices are twenty cents foi
wrappers, ten cents for.fllwrs and nv
cents for scrap. It was reported that
the Lancaster County crop will aver
age from 1200 to 1500 pounds wrapper
and about 200 pounda fillers to th
acre. Tho cron Is the largest in years.
According to growers, th tobacco
acreage In the county will be Increased
fifty per cent, the coming year.
One of the handsomest buildings lu llucburest, the Uo.imi.ul.iu capital occupied by tho 'leutoiis. U tbut oiuipItU
by the ISiitionnl bnnK.
MERE VINCENT UNAFRAID
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"KNIGHTS OF 1916" CHARGING INTO BATTLE
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Actuiil photogruph of French chasseurs, who have been called the "Knlglits of 1910.' charging Into battle with
drawn swords. Iu dispatches recently the chasseurs have been warmly commended for their bravery.
DUCHESS D'AOSTA AWARDS MEDALS
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Mere (Mother) Vincent, town iiier i
of Lunevllle, France, with her drum
unl (humstlcks, about to call citizens
and mnko announcement of official
news. Mere. Vincent has served n
town crier since the beginning of the
war. tnklng tho pluce of her husband,
who. despite bis sixty years, volun
teered and Joined the colors. Mere
Vincent braves frequent bombntd
ments, going around at certuin fixed
hours to read aloud official news and
acts.
FIRER OF SIGNAL ROCKETS
iihiiii roinimmdor. onterlnu the Ctnstaiul
theater, Home, where the ceremony of awarding medals to the. tied Cross
nurses took place. Kvcry Hed Cross nurse who nns served wmi me uumm
army throughout ono year was awarded a medal anu tne aucness pinneu u ou
The duchess Is on tho rignt.
GATHERING UP WHAT THE GERMANS LEFT
READY FOR THE WINTER FIGHTING
GIANT FRENCH CANNON
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i in- iiiiitiuniili .shows a French sol
dkr in the llulkans In the foremoM
trench. Ills duty is to lire kIkihiI rui-K
ets at night nnd on necount of his ex
nosed position he offers a ready targei
for the enemy.
The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
OLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Rolls Of Steel Mill Kill Man.
South Eotblebem. Caught on a
ftrttcher block on a ppindle which
drives tho heavy rolls of the eighteen-
inch mill In the new merchant mills
of the Bethlehem Steel Company,
Dyron L. 1'lerco, aged tweaty-fiix, was
crushed to death. He was employed
as a guide setter. How the accident
happened Is unknown, as no one was
a witness to It. It Is presumed, now
vor, that young Pierce's clothing b
eama cauuht as he was passing uib
rolls, which drew him into the ma
chinery. His body was found by Don
ald Sinclair, foreman In the mill.
Thrae In Guardhouse For "Revolt."
Harrisbure. Telegrams to the Har-
rlsburg newspapers from Colonel Mau
rice E. Finney, commanding mo
Eighth Regiment, near El PaBO, de
.iar. h "i Want to Co Home" dem
onstrations in no way approached a re-
Tolt and were merely "minor infrac
tion of discipline." Colonel Finney
declares only three and not fifty men
were placed In the guardhouse, ana
that the only punishment meted out to
th men of Conmany D. this city, was
an order compelling them to remain
In their company street for forty-etgnt
hours.
Republic Barn Fire Loss $12,000.
rin'hlflhom. A loss of $12,000 was
caused by a fire of unknown origin,
hfrh destroyed the barn of the Car
ter Junior Itepublic, at Reddington.
Th Rpoubllc was founded, and Is sup
ported by Mrs. William T. Carter, of
Philadelphia. N'lno horses and ten
head of cattle were rescued, but every
thing else in the barn was detroyed,
lncludiag 600 bushels of potatoes, Iirty
tons of hav. alfalfa and straw, and the
winter supply of oais.
Didn't Know Gun Was Loaded.
Shamokin. Florence Covaleskle.
twelve years old, was entering the
home of John R. Drown to study
school lessons with ono of his daugh
ters, when Harry Rrown, six years old,
alleging he did not know the weapon
was loaded, shot her with a small
rifle, the bullet entering her neck and
lodging near the ear. The victim was
i-nhed in a critical condition to the
State Hospital.
inn. tjpicul "pollti," um the French private is known liiiioufj ma v..u.in.v
"'en, la shown In full winter equipment. The photograph was made on the
ymhm front, where thousumls und thousands of this typo arc buttling with
tho Ceniuins despite the Inclement weather.
Tins gigiiiilic I' ifiah ;MO-liiiil. gun is
one of liuiiiy used lu the defense of
Verdun. An Idea of tho sice of the
ciiimoii may be gained by comparison
with one of the members of the gun
crew alongside. The gun Is moved ou
a ftneciully constructed railroad.
Patriotic Jews.
It Is stated by Dr. Max Nordau. u
well-known Jewish writer, that at the
present time about 700.000 Jews are
fighting In the ranks of the various
belligerent nations, and that already
ninny thousands of them have been
decorated for bravery. They have
earned more than 2,000 crosses of the
Li'L'lon of Honor, war crosses, and
nHHtnry medals In France; three Vic
toria crosses, besides numerous dis
tinguished service orders and distin
guished conduct medals In England,
and more than 8.000 Iron crosses In
riorum ny.
It Is est limited that so far some 00,
000 Jews have died In battle.
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Limestone Workers Get Increase.
Johnstown. A wage Increase of tea
per cent, has been granted employes
of various limestone quarries In this
district, according to an announce
ment just made. About 1500 work
ers are affected, Including those of the
United States Steel Corporation. Un
der the new schedule laborers will re
ceive $2.50 a day. carpenters, $2.55,
and mechanics, $3.75. t
Coatesville Trolley Approved.
Harrtsburg. Tho Public Service
Commission has approved the appli
cation for charter papers for the
Coatesville Trolley Company, which
will run a line In the city of Coates
ville and In East Fallowfield and Val
ley Townships. The applicants are
H. I. Schotter, J. V. Tennegar. C. F.
Humpton, H. O. Rambo and W. J. El
liott. Explosion Injures Two Miners.
Mt. Carinel. As Henry Brlby and
John Rlx were about to descend fr.un
a breast at the Philadelphia & Read
ing Coal & Iron Company's Re'lanee
Colliery, they were blown to tho bot
tom of a gangway by a terrific ex
plosion of gas, both being badly
burned. .
Knulisli troops collecting tleniiiin rillcs from the battleground of St. I'lorto
Ulvlou after tho terrific battle on the western front.
Enthusiastic Reprobation,
"Don't you think, lOthcl. that slang
ought to be reproved by ladles?"
"Well, you can Just bet your sweet
life, you'd never catch me fulling for
It."
The Fussy Bess.
Bank Manager Now please under
stand. Miss Jones, you must make the
hooks bnlrjice.
Miss Jones Oh. Mr. Drown, how
fussy you are ! Punch.
Quite Contrary.
"I henr visitors to that fall flower
exhibition are quite loud In their
prulse."
"And yet, strange to say. when you
go there, "mum's' the word.1'
Not Up on Football.
"I fear my boy Is In some trouble
at college."
"Why so r
"He snys they've got him on the
gridiron."
Revokes Auto License.
Harrlsburg. State Highway Com
missioner Black revoked the motor ve
hicle license held by John L. McCon
nell, of Millersburg, who was convicted
In the Dauphin County courts on No
vember 27, of having operated a motor
vehicle while Intoxicated. He was
m I linn n n .1 nn-a
Two Men Killed When Roof Falls.
Wllkes-Barre. Georpe Richards,
aged forty-eight, and Bernard Ewil,
aged thlrty-flvo, miners, were caught
under a fall of rock and coal In the
Woodward mine of the D. L. & W.
Company, at Edwardsvllle, and both
were killed. The men were In their
chamber when the roof gave way.
Widow Is AwaiJed $3,327.
Mahanoy City. Referee Houck, of
the Worklngmen's Compensnt'on
Board, has awarded Mrs. William
tMnthner, of Frackvllle, $3,327 for the
death of her husband, who was killed
on the P. & R. Railway lines August
11 last.
Christmas Saving Of $110,000.
Chambersburg. - Three Christmas
laving! clubs in banks and trust com
panies of town paid out about $110,000
to depositors.