THK PULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, PA. Pictures DETESTABLE IMAGE By MILDRED WHITE of World Events Mews Readers p ih i - - - - - - - " - . w w -jr - a - w .j w jr Around the NAorld NAlth the Comoro on the Trail of History fVlo Uiir-ig Hopponlnga. CUHING LAKE STEAMERS IN TWO FOR PASSAGE TO ATLANTIC 1 W. II. Carlson, former banker, now serving as muleteer boss nt Cnuip Kenrney, California. 2 Loading Brit- A iiibniiiriues with great torpedoes from a mother ship. 3 British "padre," or chaplain, giving a drink to a soldier mended In the battle of Menln road. 4 S. F. Evans of Baltimore, In charge ot the regulation of com, oatmeal and arch milling for the food administration. PACKING CHRISTMAS KITS FOR THE BOYS IN FRANCE All over the country Is being repeated the scene here photographed, In which volunteer workers In the New York M Cross liomliiuarters are packing Christmas kits to be shipped to our boys at the front. The Bed Cross Is taking Ins to see Hint not one of the boys fails to receive a Christmas remembrance. Each kit Is wrapped In n bandanna -suilkerchlcf and bears a card of greeting from the douor. BRITISH TANK READY TO GO OVER THE TOP This i ui iu iu III riillii, DUU Ol lit? I'Uunruiriu m nit; );ii'Mi uuuiu l J"iium. This I-rltlsli oniclal plmtKrnili kIiows i-loarly the cuterplllar true ' f ttio tank that enrry It over ttvm'hos, shell holes nml the rounhest of 'tU'fit'Ul Kllffnntia lt'1.11.. 1 ...,! i....!,! .... tin. iintli H..hii,nfr flia I. IIIH? H It IMIMILt'I UIIIA I l-oiui V liiw cm in iiinuifc wis w ft out to got a breath of fresh air. BRITISH SEAPLANE BEING "PUT TO BED" ut (Of,0 ',lle "lammoth British seaplanes.hnving its wings folded and "being Irltio. '" ns 11 wni after a flight. The photograph wns taken at the Pt xi , W re n,en nre ,rnlne for tlle Hoynl'Nnvnl Air service, at Cal ?,vnvi 108 of n 8ln,ll,ir tJTe ore being used on the vessels In the British I "K'll Urn nnnlimnil (n nnm -1 1'i'V. IV VIII I J Mil .UU., HIS HEAD IS CAMOUFLAGED ??i.'ii' J This marksman on the western front is occupying n dangerous observation post and consequently has covered his head with foliage as a measure of concealment. Caused Sub to Disappear. A naturalist correspondent narrates n queer war adventure he had with a menagerie recently. Elephants, par rots, monkeys, n pair of leopurds and some antelopes were stowed on a big steamship which two torpedos luckily missed. But the vessel had a gun, and it went off. So, as It were, did the menagerie. You may not believe all this naturalist says, any more than the tales of an angler or n golfer; you may refuse to aecept the showers of eggs from the frightened parrots, or that the leopards changed their spots, which are now of n decided paler hue, says an exchange. But from his amused horror about It, there Is no doubt that the menngerle went mad, and that though the Rhlp's gunners moy deny It as a cause the German U-boat dlsapepared. The elephants trumpeted, and kept It up, and the big cats, monkeys "and parrots made a uolse "like fiends coming up for the crown prince." ' A War-1 W ' .Iff.'-. '-" -iT- - ufrnt tT? n tis;. llilllllS i I Owing to Hip urgent need of ships for transatlantic service, freighters In use on the flreat Lakes are being refitted for the work. At the yards of the American Shipbuilding company at Cleveland these lake carriers arc being cut In two ports to permit their passage through tho short locks of the Welland canal to the Atlantic. The photograph shows (he bow of the steamer North Wind. 9 WELL-CONCEALED FRENCH GUN HAMMERING THE GERMANS y j in Photograph taken on the western front showing a heavy French gun well concealed In the ruins of a house whence It Is sending Its big missiles of death at the Germans. BRIDGE BLOWN UP BY RUSSIANS TO CHECK THE GERMANS N5w , " " , IIWI n 'til 1 Ml 4 iiii This remarkable photograph Is one of tho very few made during the war showing n bridge actually being blown up. The span can be seen buckling under the strain of the explosion, and water spouts all about, slewing tho effect of the mines planted in the river, can also be seen. The blowing up of this bridge was one of the episodes In the Busslat) retreat. Itnsslai) engineers mined the river ond destroyed the bridge as part of the usual military tactics for delaying a pursuing enemy. They also blew up a neighboring village that had been used as a munition depot, to prevent Its falling Into the hands of the Teutons. FOR THE WAR PHOTOGRAPHER AIRPLANE AMBULANCE IS LATEST DEVICE The steel heliu ts that have been almost universally adojited by the armies on the battlefields of Europe are now to be used by the photo graphers who arc making the pictorial history of the world combat. They are slightly different from the ones In gen eral use, being conical In, shape and coming down far over the eye. nnr: : : . 7"nn To tho many Inventions that military Ingenuity and war's necessity hnve created during this war ts now added the airplane ambulance. When speed Is urgently needed to prevent death, the aero Is Infinitely better than the motor ambulance. This British ofllelul photograph shows a rehearsal of the use of one of the new aero ambulances. Its use Is advocated by Doctor Chasslug, a member of the French chamber of deputies. Miriam brought the thing over on my blrthduy. "It may seem queer oa a gift. Nell," she remarked, "but the girls are all ruvlng over these old Images, and the china Is as rare as It Is quaint." I am afraid my thanks lacked en thusiasm, as I took the leering Hindu god Into my hands, for she added coldly, "It Is also supposed to bring true love," and Miriam smiled enig matically, "the Image can never bo parted from Ita owner." It did not leein to me, aa I looked Into the squinting feutures, that thi was a thing much to be desired, but H was gratifying to possess such a priceless bit of china, Us stamp woi Undoubtedly genuine. From my dress lng table each morning the Image leered an awakening greeting, and at night when the last light bad been ex tinguished, the whiteness of the squat ty figure shone out In the darkness.' and I was uncomfortably aware of that diabolical smile as I passed Into a troubled dream. The thing was ofsl tunlly gettlug on my nerves, Ita pres ence seemed so all-pervading. WltbJ contempt for my own weakness, I locked It In an unused cabinet, from, which It was later drawn forth by my, mother. i "Why, Nell," she reproved, "you ar biding away a valuablo piece of brlc a brae; If you do not care for it In your, room, I will plncc It upon the piuno."! How many beautiful symphotile that wretched thing Interrupted, to my. embarrassment, no one may know, but happily, for u time ut least, I beenme. so busy that the provoking Image lost, its power to annoy. Our sorority girlai had formed a habit of meeting euchj month, to brush up their knowledge! upon forgotten college subjects. It, wus Interesting, for tho boys wcrej nsked In to be Judges nt the "contests" as we called them, and prlees werO given the successful. These prltes, were donated by the girls In alphabet leal order, and we tried to make them, ns unique as we could. I was study-i lug up to bent Miriam Smith at thej latest contest, and I did It. The rooms with their chattering oc- cupants swam dizzily before my eyes when Billy Bronsou gave out the Judges' decision. "Creditably won," he shouted, "by Miss Nell Wentworth." Then all at once It came upon m,' why, In my excitement had I over-; looked this public moment. It had. been my turn to donate tho prize, and In stress of constant study tho pur chase had been forgotten. It wns only when slipping Into my cont to leavo fr the contest that I remembered.' Then, like n flosb of .Inspiration, came the thought ot the Hindu god. Quaint atxl costly, the appropriate thing. There was satisfaction In the thought, us I tied my card about the' thing's neck, that I should never more be troubled by that grinning face.1 And here, now, iu presenco of Mlrlora, whose gift It had been, Billy Bronson. Mas holding out to me that fiendish, lovlnclblo.face. Miriam looked, then laughed. "Con- ffrutulatlons," she remarked, "tho cat! came back." I left the sorority crowd at the great gateway, ostensibly to board a car at the corner, but my purpose was differ' ent. Safely away upon the stone walk, 1 Intended to let that detestable Image slip carelessly to Its fate. China will, break, no mutter how ancient, and the time of the Hindu god had come. Tho street lamps were lighted wheo I looked about furtively, and let go. There wns an encouraging crash as I hurried on. "Madame," cried a deep voice, "ol-; low me." A young moo was bending her the pavement, and us I hesitntedJ he raised a handsome, regretful face. "I nm sorry," he sold, "the stotnq seems to bo broken in two, still It might bo mended." . 1 "Oh 1 no," I gasped, then the humor, of It till came over me, and I burled, my fuco In my muff, In silent laugh ter. "It doesn't matter," I added,! blinking at him. He was evidently mistaking tho laughter tears in my eyes, his own were so sympathetic. "I am very sorry," ho repeated, ond stood staring after me ns I turned tho corner. I was so glad to be rid of tho thing that I went about singing and I couldn't forget the nice young man's kind eyes. And tho very next night when I was singing a love song, he camo to our front door. The young man's name was John Curtis, fen of John Curtis, proprietor of the curio store, and young John had taken that smashed image of mine to bis father's store, and hod It all nicely mended. Then. Ijo brought It to my address, which ho found upon the card tied about tha benthen god's neck. And I was so cold 1,1 my appreciation, that I had to niako vp for It by inviting him In, and being entertaining. You will remember that the Imago wns supposed to bring true love to lt owner. Well, If tho love of John Cur-, tls for tno Is not true, then never was t rue love In tho world. As he says : "Surely It wns the little old chap who brought us together," and for that reason ho Is determined never to part from tho Hindu god. But In John's home and mine, the smile of tho Imago aboVo our hearth fire will beam with thc light of our reflected, happiness. (Copyrlrhi, JUT. Wtiltrn Nrwipujier t'nlon.)i Keeping Expenses Down. ' The Income Is usually reward of ln- dustry. The outgo Illustrates tho pow er of personal management. In thoi business world tho great bugbear laj the overhead charges. They go oa wbethcr tho plant works full force or( not. When they bear nn unjust rela-i tlon to the Income, calamity la sure to, follow. Tho sumo Is truo with lndl-! vlduuls, snys Grit. They start In allj right but ullow tho personal expense to grow faster than their surplus In come. Better clothes, dainties, In creased social expenso soon eat up the Income ond the necessities have to go begging. When you see a man that can regulate bis personal ex chequer you will And him a good ac quisition to your business.
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