THE f ULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
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Around the World With tho Camera on the Trail
of History Making Happenlni
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This captured Genuiin "pill box" la a muddy, torn-u; section of the west front, hus been converted Into a
Ruing station. Those dressing stations, being close to the fighting lines, are the means of saving many lives by
tick atteutlon to the wounded.
HELPING WOUNDED COMRADE WHILE PRISONERS TRAIL ALONG
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Hill rlmructerlstlc scene from the west front shows u Cunudlun soldier helulne n wounded comrade bnck to the
kiiches while two Qerman prisoners, only too glad to be captured, follow after quite unguarded.
NEW AMERICAN AIRPLANE BOMBS
RAVEN JOINS BRITISH NAVY
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This raven Joined up with the Brit
ish naval forces in the Mediterranean,
and Is now an especial pet aboard one
of the cruisers. Sailors the world
over are very fond of mascots, and al
ways have them aboard ship If they
can.
Chi ' t,v,1PS ' nlrplwe bombs Invented by Americans and adopted by
" states Government are shown In the Illustration. The man Is kick-
the
mls.slles to show that It Is harmless unless Its nose hits some-
MUCH IN LITTLE
Ntllfln IM... - ...
- men von rauKiner,
., ,0 the Tm-Huh tnrpea nnprnt-
wom-recog-
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Com'sl),"dont oincluily
' (JiTliinn irnvernnient.
Kiisttt Seaman of Mllwnu-
IIIHu f...i. .
If
father wns an officer In
lJtnan U1'lly. will purchase and
AnVtH c,os8 automobile and
UAWsrtf.
Sij r"' ril'lrond of GeorRla em
( 'men ngents. whose duty
41 ' 'Iflt and handle all frelKht
"""tem pertulnlng to this
Ule business. s
Tho Grand Falls of Labrador are
the highest In the world they have
a sheer drop of 2,000 feet The falls
of Nlusiira drop 104 feet.
New Zealand, In 1010, slaughtered
5,3'lv iiMiibs for food.
Argentina's national wealth Is es
timated at $0,820,000,000.
Britain has replaced 1,250,000 men
In Industries by women.
Spain's commerce in 1010 totnled
?17I),0T2.322, pf which $230,004,231
represented Imports.
In some of the dpir stores of Ituly
patrons light up from a piece of ropo
which Is hung up In a convenient place
aud allowed to burn slowly.
Annexation of South Sea Islands.
A formal declaration that Japan In
tends to retain possession, after the
war, of the South Sea Islands, now un
der her protection, Is urged upon the
government by the Tokyo Asnhl. The
new French cnblnet has declared, In
the chamber of deputies, says the To
kyo Journal, they will not stop fight
ing until the recovery of Alsace-Lorraine;
It Is wise for a nation to de
clare Its alms In prosecuting a war.
Notwithstanding this, some Japanese
bureaucratic statesmen make a point
of denouncing the attitude of those In
favor of declaring to the world the
Just and proper demands of the Japa
nese people, In connection with the
war, lest It hurt the feelings of the
allies. It, Is a mistake to view a dec
laration of the Just claims of a nation
as a demonstration of selfish inten
tions or breach of International eti
quette, says the Tokyo paper, and the
Jananese government shonM ,.n,
, the example of the French cabinet and
mnKe a purine declaration at once as
to Japan's mtentlon to retain posses
sion of the South Sea Islands ufter the
war and to make other proper claims
Such frnnk declarations on the part
of belligerents are important In mak
ing known to all concerned their true
Intentions. The Tokyo Asahl concludes
by declaring that the Japanese people
are (IcrU-ous that their government
shall take such step at the present
Important Juncture.
BRITISH TROOPS BEING RUSHED TO THE FRONT IN FRANCE
Long line of army lorries loaded
with lirltlsh soldiers hurrying to the
front to take part In the continuous
advance against the Germans being
made by General Ilulg's armies. They
are seen passing through a recaptured
French vlllnge, and the field artillery
Is moving up with the trucks to take
Its Invaiuuble pnrt in the operations.
ONE OF THE BIG GUNS THAT UNCLE SAM IS MAKING
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Close-up view or one of the 14-luch guns thut ore being manufactured In American arsenals for use almost th
Germans. These monsters and others of all calibers are being turned out In great numbers.
CANADA'S SMALLEST SOLDIER
FIELD MARSHAL SIR DOUGLAS HAIG
This pnotogniph shows thu "littlest
boy," or rather the smallest man with
the Canadian forces In Europe. His
age Is fifteen, and he enlisted In No
vember, 1014, at Vancouver. Before
the war he was a bugler. Ho takes his
chances with the grown-up Roldlers,
with one of whom he Is seen chatting.
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Out of His Ward
There wus an ofllcers' meeting In one
of the line regiments. An earnest dis
cussion of military principles was tak
ing place, relutes the Boston Herald.
Suddenly the door was thrown open
and a recruit In 'civilian clothes ap
peared. "Hello, fellers," he greeted them ge
nially. "Say, which one of you Is the
heud guy around here? I've Just come
to camp." 1
Tho officers stared at him In be
wilderment. Eventually a major asked
grullly :
"What's your name and where do
you come from."
"My name's Smith and I come from
the ninth ward. I guess I'll be going
since you're so nasty about It."
They Didn't Forget.
"He's perfectly quiet, ladles," re
marked the Jobmaster to the two girls
who were about to hire a pony and
trap, "only you must take care to keep
the rein off his tall."
When they returned the Jobmaster
Inquired bow they got on.
"Splendidly," they exclaimed. "We
had one rather sharp shower, but we
took It In turns to hold the umbrella
over the horse's tall, so there was uo
real danger I" Answers.
The most recent j Icture of Field Marshal Sir Itouglas Halg, commandei
In chief of the British forces In France, which has Jtist arrived In this country.
It is a characteristic picture of t!'e Great British military leader. Ills steetf
Is a marvel and his thoroughbred breeding Is delineated In every line. Horse
and man are a pair of thoroughbreds.
MAKING STEAMSHIPTOF
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Cbnirmun Hurley of the shipping board heartily approves the suggestion
of Thomas A. Udlson that as many as possible of America's C.3S2 sailing ves
sels be converted Into steamships. The photograph Is of a four-master that
has been equipped with power.
By REV. J. H. RALSTON, D. D.
Secretary ol Corrwiioadencf Dcpartrntot,
Moodjr Blbl Iiutttut. Chicago
TEXT No man that warreth entantlitth
llmnelf with the affairs of thli life; that
3a may pleuaa him who hath choaen htm
ba a aoldler.-II Tlinothjr 1:4.
This Is not a consideration of the
Christian as a soldier fighting for his
country, but of
r
it
the Christian con
sidered from a
military - stand
point. The figure
of the soldier Is
used quite freely
in the Bible In
speaking of the
Christian, and we
are Justified In
applying thut fig
ure to the modern
Chrlstlnn. There
are several tilings
In a soldier's ex
perience today
thut belong to the
Christian and to
these we will give attention.
The Christian's Enlistment and Oath
of Loyalty.
Every soldier of his country must
take an oath of allegiance to the gov
ernment and tho Inclusiveness of this
outh Is very great. The Christian who
will not make a pledge to his Lord,
ordinarily In a public way, lacks the
first visible testimony that ho Is a sol
j dler of the Lord. Christian profes
; (ion Is most Important, and the ex
reptlons to the rule but prove Its tni- '
1 portnnce.
The Christian's Equipment for Service.
The Christian must havo his equip
ment for service as the government
of any country musl equip its soldiers,
In which case clothing, food, shelter,
arras, ammunition and other things
tro absolutely necessary. In the sixth
Chapter of the Epistle to the Epheslans
j this equipment of the soldlcr-Chrlstlan
I la quite fully given. Thut equipment
j Is spiritual of course, but It will be
noticed that It Is both defensive and
offensive. Tho enemy of the Christian
often attacks, and the Christian must
defend himself. The Christian must
not make It a rule of his life how
ever to await the attack of the enemy,
but must attack as well. For attack
only one weapon Is nnmed, and that
Is the sword of the spirit of the word
of God. Unlike human wars, the spir
itual warfare has known no chango
through the ages. The Bible today Is
the best weapon and there are no Zep
pelins nor other aircraft, nor subma
rines, nor mines, nor anything else that
mnkes It obsolete. It Is well to noto
that there Is only the offensive weapon.
Many have forgotten this; the Bible
has been abandoned and the enemy
has pressed the post of righteousness
back. Courage, knowledge, fulth and
all other equipment will be furnished
If the Bible Is used faithfully. The
weapon of offense needs emphasis.
The Christian's Training.
The Christian does too much unor
ganized fighting. Ills warfare Is too
largely a guerrilla warfare. In con
nection with the national army of tho
United States the training Is most In
tensive, tho results of which are aston
ishing to nil beholding It There are
provisions for training the Christian.
The old Methodist class-meeting, now
showing Innocuous desuetude, was a
splendid training school In the days
gone by. Sunday schools, Y. M. C. A.'s,
young people's societies, etc., give fulr
training opportunity. For otllcers
training there are many theological
seminaries, and a few of them turn
out Napoleons and Grants and Persh
Ings, but many of them are turning
out officers with a very Indistinct the
ory of real spiritual warfare and with
very llttlb knowledge of It practically.
There are some great Bible schools
where the training Is Intensive, largely
so because the calls for workers must
be promptly met and the tlmo Is short.
The 8oldler-Chrltlan and Hardship.
"Endure hardship us a good sol
dier of Jesus Christ," Is what I'nul
; said to the recruit Timothy. What
ever may be done by the government
or the people of the various countries
for the comfort of men at the buttle
front, ultimately there Is hardship.
The Soldier-Christian Must Fight
"Fight the good fight of fulth" Is
the Scripture exhortation and there Is
on escaping thut responsibility. To
fight Is to oppose an enemy, to Injure
or destroy htm, to gain the victory
over him by contention. The old hymn
gives the right Idea:
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Fight on my soul till death
Bhall bring thee to thy God;
He'll take thee at thy parting breath
Up to his bloised abode.
In Epheslans 0:10 the Christian Is
told that ho fights against principal
ities, against powers, against the rul
ers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness In high
places. Today there Is an enemy In
the form of false religious teaching
that he must fight. The Christian
must contend for the faith once for all
delivered to the saints.
The Christian's worst enemies aro
those within his own bosom his prldo,
unbelief, Indifference, unholy seal, evil
heart, all active enemies every mo
ment. The bright ray of cheer that comes
to the soldier-Christian Is thnt ultimate
victory Is assured, lie win overcome
by the blood of the lamb. His crown
will be given him by the righteous
Judge In that day.
The Burden of Life.
Christ saw that men took life pain
fully. To some It was u weariness, tfl
others a failure, to uiuny a tragedy,
to all a struggle and a pnln. How t
carry this burden of life had been tin
whole world's problem. It Is still thi
whole world's problem. And here li
Christ's solution; "Take my yoke and
learn of roe, and you will Dud It easy."
Proverbs.
Proverbs, It has well been said,
ibould be sold In pairs, a single on
eloc but halt a truth. W. Uathewa
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