THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG. PA.
Pictures of WoHd-Events-for 'News 'Readers
BETTER STORAGE
METHODS URGED
Food Administration Seeks to
Reduce Annual Wastage
in Potatoes.
partmont Our Readers in Fulton County and Elsewhe
Around the Aorld Alth the Camera on -the Trail
of History IVlalcing: Happenings.
in
re INlay Journey
SM'LL GROWERS WARNED
ENGINEER OFFICER STUDENTS BUILDING A BRIDGE
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Hie young engineering olllcers whom tho government Is training lit tin; camp at It.'lvolr. Vu.. g'et not only
theory, lint actual practice In engineering problems. They nro seen here constructing n light pontoou bridge.
1-Tlu! lliiintiow division at Cunip MIUh, Mincoln, Ixng Inlinid, pusHlntt In review on Inspection dav. 2 CHief
jiM nt one of New Vork'8 big hotels giving navy men a lesson In meat cutting. 3 French blgnal corps men
wiliig up an automatic camera attached to a kite to photograph enemy positions.
OFF COME THE SHOES OF GERMAN WAR PRISONERS
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INSPECTION DAY AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING CAMP
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i lie first thing a German prisoner of war does Is to take off his shoes and rest his feet. A crouD of bodies can
N by Canadians Is here shown reposing In comparative comfort.
IE OF ITALY'S BIG GUNS NEAR THE ISONZO
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"wunted In a place that was the scene of a tierce fight Just before the
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FAMOUS CUBAN AVIATOR
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This Is the latest photograph of the
young Cuban aviator, Flight Lieuten
ant S. O. Cnmpuznno. Cnmpuzano, In
company with Sergt. runneth Proctor
Llttauer of Washington, who belongs
to the same escndrllle, has distin
guished himself for his daring on nu
merous occasions along the western
front. He Is now on leave In Havana
assisting In the training of the Cuban
flying corps. Before his departure
from France on furlough, after lie was
wounded In action, he received a spe
cial service medal from the French
army. The municipal council of Ha
vana on his arrival there voted a gold
medul to him.
The Point of Vlew.
A. 13. Necdham, a Muncle lawyer, Is
proud of a summer cottnge erected by
him on the shores of Lake Wawasee,
where his family lived for several
nontlis, and where he spent the week
ends, says the Indianapolis News. Dur
'ng the summer nn elderly country
vomnn who knows the Needham fam
ily called at the home of a relative
nd was told that Needham and his
family "hnd Rone to the country to
Mve." The other day she was Iri'the
city, again and, seeing Needham In the
trcet, rushed up to him and said:
"Well, cheer up. Rert; It ain't so bad
iven If you did have to move out Into
ihe country. Your folks got their
itnrt that way and you're a young man
vet and hnve plenty of time to get a
new stnrt In the world. I look to see
vou nnd your folks living buck In town
ngnin In another year."
Inspection day at the great naval training camp, Sa.i Diego, Cat., at the l'laza de Panama, liulbou park, for
merly the Panama-Pacific exposition grounds. These boys are being trained thoroughly.
LONG AND SHORT OF IT AT CAMP DEVENS
NOTED AUSTRALIAN COMING
Sir George Reed, high special com
missioner from Australia and ono of
the foremost orators of the British em
pire, who Is coming soon to America
to lecture on "Anglo-Americun notations."
K..'"11"Kii'ini.iits such as these soldiers ore making ore used by the
K'Hd results In places where posts cannot well be set up.
Funny Names.
Mr. Twlgger This general we WPre
speaking of Is extremely popular with
his command. They say his men
swear by him.
Ills Wife Those funny European
names do Found like cuss words, don't
theyt
Didn't Appreciate Joke.
L. G. Trixler, politician by trade,
nnatmnstpr hv nrofesslon and practical
joker In the Interim, was tho victim
of the old fashioned April fool pocKet
hnnir inka tha other dav when he wns
on an automobile tour near Hartford
City, only the bnlt was an automobile
Mr snva the Indianapolis News. The
tire, a new one, with the wrapping
slightly torn, was in tne rona. trixier
tnnniil. hut lust as his fingers touched
the tire It rose In the air and hung by
a rope over the limb of a tree, thx
lnr irot the horse lauch from some
boys behind the tree, but he appre
ciated the Joke so thoroughly that he
waited to see the next victim get
stung. Tho next victim fulled to see
the Joke, and his language Is said to
have turned the air so blue that I-oule
hnd 'to turn on his automobile lights
to get owny.
Pearl Was Too Well Heeled
A dlspntch from Elizabeth, N. J., to
the New York Commercial soys that
Just because she wanted to be a regu
lar fellow and spend n vacation rough
ing It, Pearl Holmes, a pretty and
youthful bride, carried nn outfit of her
hnshand's nppnrel to the woods near
Rutherford nnd made the switch. Pearl
failed to reckon with dainty French
heeled pumps and trim ankles nnd
was nrrpsted by Chief Burnha. She
returned home after the femlnlno
finery hail been salvaged.
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Contrasts ai Cainp Pevcns, Ayer, Mass. At left Is Bartholomew Lve,
Chelsea, Mass., cook of E company, who Is 4 feet 11 Inches In height; at right,
E. II. Turner of Roxbury, lb cutnp giant, standing 6 feet 0 Inches lu his
socks.
BRITISH WOUNDED SEW FOR SYRIANS
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Convalescent British soldiers quartered. In Egypt spend much of their
time sewing for the destitute Syrians of Palestine, under the Instruction of
women of the English V. A. I). A group Is shown In the courtyard of Ui old
royal palace. ' '
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Much of Lot From Sweating, Disease,
Frost and Other Cause Can Be
Prevented, Declares
Expert
Washington. A large pnrt of the
potato crop of the United States ll
wasted every year through the exist
ence of Imd storage conditions. The
government food administration Is de
termined that this loss shall be re
duced this year, when every bushel of
potatoes will be needed by the people
of this country. In order to secure
the adoption of the best storage meth
ods by tho small growers of the coun
try, Iu D. Sweet, head of the potato
division of the food administration,
has Issued the following statement:
'It Is of great Importance that all
tho pot n toes raised this year should
lie stored under proper conditions.
Even when every precaution Is takes
the wastage of potatoes during the
winter Is considerable; under bad con
ditions of torage It Is very greut Indeed.
"In order that the best methods may
be adopted by tht small growers, those
who have not had the experience la
the storage of potntoes, should know
the chief onuses of the wastage. These
causes are:
"1. Sweating, heating and conse
quent rot: often due to Insufficient
ventilation.
"2. Rotting, due to potatoes gettlnf
wet at the time of putting them la
storage.
"3. Injury from frost .
"4. Decay, owing to disease In the
tubers at tho tlmeof storage.
. .sprouting or tubers In
spring.
Losses May Be Reduced.
"It Is not possible to prevent alto
gether losses from these causes, but
by using the best methods of storage,
It Is possible to reduce them very materially.
"This moy bo done by taking care to
guard against losses from each of
theso causes:
"Sweating and heating occur If the
freshly dug potatoes are plied In too
large piles, so that the air cannot cir
culate between the tubers. The risk
of loss from this cause Is greatest In
tho fall. Immediately ofter the tubers
have been dug, and It Is, thorefore. Im
portant that potntoes when dug should
not be put In unnecessarily large piles,
nor kept In nn lll-ventllated room.
"If the potatoes nt the digging time
are allowed to get wet and go Into
storage In that condition, rotting li
sure to occur. Be cnrefnl to have
your potatoes dry before storlnc:.
"Potatoes are easily damaged by
frost. If they become frozen, there
market value Is destroyed. Therefore,
take precaution to protect the tubers
from frost before and after digging.
Eliminate Diseased Tubers.
"There are several diseases of. ths
potato which destroy the tuber, and If
diseased tubers are mixed with the
sound ones, the diseaso spreads rap
Idly; therefore. It Is necessary to sort
the potatoes carefully, eliminating all
of the disease, the cuts, culls, nnd dirt
before placing them Into permanent
storage for the winter. All of ths
cuts, culls, misshapen nnd diseased tu
bers should bo fed to the poultry nnd
live stock, but should be steamed or
boiled before being fed. as In this way
yon Increase the food value, and also
destroy tho germs of the disease, so
that It will not tret Into the manure
and thence Into the land.
"By proper ventilation of the cellar
or storage roon, and by holding the
temperature as nenr .13 degrees F. as
possible, you can keep the potutoes
from sprout Ins.
"Seed for next year's planting
should he selected from hills that pro
duce all nice, true to type potntoes.
These should be selected at the dig
ging time, and stored separately In
crates or boxes, and by storing them
In n well-lighted room where rtie tem
perature can bo held at from 34 to 40
degrees, with n little ventilation and
this seed planted next spring, tlie
grower will make a start toward Im
proving the quality of his potatoes. In'
stend of as In the past, simply plant
ing the culls or runouts."
Very Deep.
"They tell me young Whlffer made
a deep Impression when he called on
the Lotserox family the other night.
"Is that so?"
"Yes; when old Lotserox helped him
through the door he landed In one of
Ihe flower bed.i on the lawn." Rich
mond Tlmes-Dlspatch.
What the Draftsman Doe.
. Generally speaking, a draftsman, or
drnugh'sn.an. Is one who draws plans -from
Instructions given him. A me
rh.'inlcal draftsman Is an assistant to a
mechanical engineer, nnd he draws tho
plans of the engineer's proposed
works. If he Is a mcchnnlcnl engineer
It will be plans of machines, bridges,
etc. An architect plans buildings, and
tils draftsman, from Instructions fur
ilshed him. draws the plans. The
draftsman Is largely a copyist, lie
creates nothing, but he gives expres
sion to the Ideas of his superior.
Training S?a-Llons. '
The nature of the sea-lion Is peculiar.
Ho has, to he petted and encouraged at
every stage of a lesson. The trainer
knows that the animal Is very jealous
of others who get too much of the lime--'Ight
; quarrels among a troupe fre
quently follow. If a sea-lion Is not In
his proper position the act will not
work. But most Important of all. It Is
accessary to keep repeating a trick
until a sea dog performs It readily.
How long this sometimes takes only
the young men who do this work can
tell.
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