THE ffULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
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This Department Our Roaders In Fulton County and Elaowhero Mayjourney
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Around the World With the Oamora on the
of History Making Happenings.
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GERMANS INTERNED IN THE UNITED STATES ARE WELL TREATED
With the capture of the first United States soldier by the Germans our
govern.nen began to arrange through neutral nations for their decent tre, I
nirnt nnd that o future prisoner,, of war. At once steps were taken to et
Germany know how well those of her subjects who ire Interned In this
country are treated. The nccompenylng IU,jHtrtlon goes to prove that n le
enemies under restraint In Americi, have no reason to complain. It shows
Interned C.ennans at the Immigration station nt Gloucester, N. J., the receiving
station for Immigrants for Philadelphia. They undergo no privations what
ever n, aniuwnienta are provided for them, as well as gm.d food and
lodging. Tho men are seen playing t-n pins. At the left Is the one who Is
charged with the care of the poultry raised for their table.
WHERE WOUNDED AMERICAN SOLDIERS WILL BE CARED FOR
NAVAL CLUB ESTABLISHED FOR OUR SEA FIGHTERS ABROAD
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WOUNDED ITALIANS IN MOUNTAINS
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QUEEN MARIE OF ROUMANIA
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? front nl the Itn,lnn Rru,y 'oUKht the Austro-German forces on the
k u,,uicu Aiiiiiun Buiuitri a ucinn reinuveu irom a niouu-
0 to the dressing station below by means of a cable railway.
Queen Marie of Roumanla, noted for
her beauty and Idolized by her people,
photographed In Paris with her young
est child, Princess Ellana. Even In
the stress of war relief work the queen
makes the long Journey from Rou
manla to Paris to see her children,
who are staying In the French capital
until their home Is once more wrested
from German hands.
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New blllldlnes beinc erected nt thn Wnl
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- "viii, u.c ifuiiuiiiks nuve own erecieu recently. Tney are one stori
''sn nn'l " "instructed of wood, having screened porches running around them. A feature of the hospital will bl
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The Southern pine mCls are developing Into one of the most Important factors In the war. Their output Is belD.
tripled, nnd they nre working day and night turning out lumber for the construct Ion of the government's emergenc?
fleet. The nliotnirrimh elves n nli'lit vlnur nf n,,a nt ti... ...m.. ,.. a...,. 1
M o- n. . ...0... v. v. tiiu Mil iiiiiin S,Mllt' lll'l C 111 I ' yW t' U I II.
Thin Is one of the "nower eccs" of
the great new type Zeppelin that was
brought down In France almost Intact
recently. These gondolas, strutted out
from the sides of the airship, carried
tne air screws, and in each was a
mechanic as well as the engine.
Eighty Years on an Island.
The houses, with their Moorish
styled Venetian blinds over heavy bal
conies, were an echo of old Portugal
Don Cesar escorted us to the house
of James Muckay, British vice consul,
whose kindly help to vnrlous needy tm-
tlonnls has caused him to bo known
throughout the Azores as "the Consul
of Europe;" to which should be add
ed, "and the United States," says
Charles W. Furlong, writing of his
visit to the Island of Florcs of the
Azores group, lie appeared In a
frock coat and top hat the only one
I saw In Flores. During his fourscore
years and over he left the Island but
once by accident. American whalers
nnd long voyage vessels from Good
Hope and Cape Horn lay off here
when short of provisions. During a
visit aboard one of these a northwest
gale suddenly sprang up, making his
return Impossible, and In ten days he
found himself In England, but In three
more he took the first vessel back, and
here he has been ever since.
Early Morning Sprinters.
"There Is keen rivalry out our way."
"Tell me the particulars."
"Two suburbanites are trying to set
tle the speed championship. Their
homes nre the same distance from the
railroad station."
"Yes."
"One claims he covers the distance
three minutes and four-fifths. His
In
swiftest competitor says It can't
done under four minutes flat" .
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-power egg" of zeppelin WASHING SHOES OF FRANCE'S SOLDIERS
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This young French woman Is engaged In one of the lowly but neccssarjj
occupations connected with warfare. She Is washing the mud from the ahoej:
of the soldiers wlm nre defending her country from, the German hordes. Tbld
task keeps many hu circus of girls busy all the time,
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COUNT MINOTTO AND HIS AMERICAN WIFE
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Count James Mlnotto, who less than tlk years ago married Miss Ida Mai
Swift, daughter of Louis Swift, the millionaire Chicago packer, has been
arrested by federal agents, being suspected of pro-German activities. Th
count claims to be an Itnllnn cmyniitiil.dnni.nl.'..
A LOYAL LOVE.
By EDNA LEE WATSON.
(Copyrliht. KIT, W.it.rn N.w.p.iMr Vnlon
"They are yours, I believe?"
"They are mine."
. The man spoke with steely cold praj
ilslon. There was a sneer In his tones
a menace In his evil eyes. She mej
his fierce glance with unwverlnl
(nlen, with a dlflldence and contempt
that stung him to the quick end sluj
the bride of a month I
"I congratulate you on yonr yowert
bf deceit," he almost hissed.
Adrlenne Mercer raised hewelf tl
per full height. Unflinchingly she con
Eronted him, chilling scorn In her beaa
Iful face.
"If you have discovered what jroi
might have known, what tho worl
could have told you long ago, that
loved the man who gave me these trl
pes before I met you, It Is no revela
lion of deceit. I know not what bale
ful power you held over my poor fa
ther, dead but a week, that he drov
me to wed you, because you forced bin
to do so. I never feigned to even re!
ppect you. I do so less thnn ever, no
that you have dared to profane thest
incred relics by striving to humlllatl
me with their abstraction."
" A model wife, truly I" grated Judgl
Itolfe Mercer harshly. 1
"I am not that to you: I never wis'
be," she returned clearly. "You tool
me from my happiness to cater to yout
prldo or vanity, I know not what I
have never hidden from you that I waf
nn unwilling sacrifice." !
He could have struck that fair fact
In his mm! rage. He could have killed
Vance Ortnn, had he stood before hi
AH impotent, In her case, was the r
sistlcss force that had crushed poll
leal foes, that humbled his friends an
destroyed those who blocked his path
"Have a care!" he uttered througj
his B.t teeth. "I shall remember thl(
fond lover of yours!"
Vile never wns that. No word savl
of friendship ever passed between u
yet I glory In saying that he had m;
whole heart, and never knew. W
two shall never meet again, but el
you may say or do will not banish i
memory that Is the one solace of m;
wretchedness."
She replaced the pretty fan, a llttli
cluster of shriveled roses, a photo
graph, some Invitation notes, the deal
record of the one bright passage In he
girlhood life, In her writing desk
whence the probing hand of her hua
band had unearthed them.
He came home a day later, flushei
with drink nnd triumph.
"When you read the evening paper,'
he pronounced In even, but malice
freighted tones, "and recognize th
pudden downfall of your Idol and soli
pattern of perfect manhood, Vance Oi
ton, you will perhaps comprehend tha
I have not boasted vainly of my pow
tr."
idrlonne rend the account of tho de
scent on a gambling house while ltl
Inmntes were engaged In a riotous frn
ras. There was the namo of the mai
she loved. Tho Judge before whor
ho and others had been brought hai
lenteneed three of them, Including Or
ton, to sis months In the city bride
well. ;
Adrlenne then comprehended thi
full, despicable meanness of the mai
(ho hnd wedded. Hefore the wee
was out she had summarily left hi it
She had means of her own and sougl.
a distant seclusion. Then began tli
Enwnwnrd 'descent of Itolfe Mercen
icrcennry Judge and crooked poUtH
clan. He wns ousted from his judk
rial position for accepting a briboj
Lower and lower he sank, fortune an
Influence gone, until he became a com
hion drunkard nnd vagabond.
Vance Orton, after his unjust sen)
rence, ten tne city and hegan a nev
life In a border town In Utah, ne wa
i natural lender among men, nnd b
ra.re such In the community. lie wa
hinyor, Judge, and friend of everybody
and Idolized by the rough minors oj
tho district for his fairness."
One day a ragged, bloated, terrific
wretch was brought before him, proi
tected from the vengennco of half i
tlozen hnlfbreeds who sought to get al
lilm as he was brought Into the court)
room. At once Orton recognized hint
One of the Indlnns was shouting out
the cause of tho nrrest. Itolfe Mercel
had become a common thief and tramp,
hnd visited the hut where his mothe
lived, had nearly choked her to death
forcing from her the few coins sh
possessed. The prisoner cowered Ilk
tho craven he was, as he recognize
the man who had the power to retal
nte In full for pnst Injustice.
Suddenly, however, the son of th
Indian woman leaped forward, a nakei
blade In his hand. Before the officer
could prevent him he hnd plunged th
knife Into the side of Mercer, bad
leaped through an open window anq
wns gone.
"Care for the man In every way yon.
can," ordered Orton. "His wife was i
friend of my friends In the long ago.1
ttut Mercer was beyond the power, oj
human aid. I
It wns when he was dead that an ofj
fleer brought to Orton some paperi
(ound In his clothing. Ono of thes
wns of peculiar Interest to Orton. Foi
tho first time he knew that husband
(ml wife hnd been parted for years!
tThe document found wns a letter ad
flressed to a lawyer In a distant city
It told him that tho writer, Mercer,
was destitute and 111. The unseen nils
slve plended with the lawyer to Influx
enco his client, his wife, to assist hlmj
In his extremity.
"I am going East for a few weeks,''
Orton told his secretary, the day afte
Uercer had been decently burled. All
those yenrs the remembrance of Adrl
fcnne hnd been vivid In his mind. Ha
longed to see her once again. i
His pretense for visiting the lawyea
was that he wished to Inform Mrs,
Mercer of her husband's death. It was
In the office of the lawyer that he
tarned of the separation of wife and
usband, and knew that Adrlenne had
liever swerved from her regard and est
leem for himself. The next day she
lent for him.
Truth dwelt In the hearts of both,
ritelr paths joined once more, and the
tunllght of an undying love drov
way all those dark shadows of tb