THE FULTON COUNTY NEWSMcCONNELLSBURG, PA. PENNSYLVANIA TATE etures for n This D opartmont Our Rondors In FuSton County and Elsowhor Around the AorIc3 VaTfch tho Oamora on the "Trail of History EVIalcIng: Happenings. Above, const gunrd recruits drilling with n six-pnunder nt Fort Trumbull, Connecticut. Below, scene In tho region through which the French troops ore now advancing, showing how big guns are mounted In the ruins of stone dwellings. Insert, Prince George E. LvolT, who remains premier In the reconstructed Russian cuhlnet. WHERE OUR Tho Wnr college liulldlng nt WashlnRton, where mllltnry policies are shaped and wnr conferences held. SHELL BURSTING ON Tiimliii imn nuiiin m n n nmniiiiiii - - anmi-nwnf 1 1 rtuwiiiiiliii t - -" 'f """ ItemnrkHhle photograph showing a shell bursting on the ancient cnthcdrul of Reims. This benutlful and famous structure lias long been a favorite target of the Uermnn sunncrs. and a recent report by an architect says It Is In danger Of Utter nilliuwo NAVAL RESERVES m ir mm m& - v v p-f-N - '" -sS Art- ii X More than 1,000 menders of the Natal Reserve, hailing from all portions of the United States, f.'re now quartered on the Commonwealth pier, South Boston, which has bcVn taken over by the United Stales government and con verted Into a tralulnL' stution. WAR PLANS ARE FORMULATED IWffl iiriBllll'ISIl;' f J tjf - xLJ f-J "! REIMS CATHEDRAL ON BOSTON PIER Mm i li i ii h nil .. 1 I ii -t fir "-t- - ' " 1 "- :; - - - - . . ' l f MA J. THEODORE ROOSEVELT MaJ. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., of the Ofllcers' Reserve corps In training at the riuttsburg camp. Major Roosevelt Is only one of tho Roosevelts in camp. Kermlt, another son of Colonel Roose velt, and J. A. Roosevelt are also train ing there. Some Good and Bad Guesses. At a recent examination In common knowledgo connected with war terms, at a certain school, the pupils were asked to write down the English of frnnc-tlreur, which Is the French equi valent for a free lance, and the boy who took the "cake" won with, "A well-known dog-fancier." Unfamiliar foreign words are often strangely defined. A young student said that an appendix was a portion of the body which was neither use nor ornament, another said an octopus was an eight-sided figure, whilst a bright young lady defined a synonym as tho word you use when you can't spell tho other. At She Understood It. I'ntil and Alice, age six and four, re spectively, were discussing family rela tionship, "isow, you know, Alice, dud married mother and I guess she mar ried him," said I'uul. "Nnw, she didn't, nothln' of tlu kind,"" responded Alice, gravely. " 'cause dud suld the minister married him." . A stronp gunrd of soldlors hns boon plncel nt tho rullwny lrltli;e over tho Tills !h die only rullwny trlle nt the nntlonnl cnpltnl. nnd hence Is of (Trent As fust as the Gerninus destroy the bridges In their retrent the French engineering corps builds them up ugaln with remarknhle speed. Here Is a French mushroom bride nt Solssons. YOUNGEST RADIO OPERATOR Walter P. SIddall if Washington, who will bo fifteen yeow old next Au gust, has obtained a license from the government as a first-grade commercial radio operator. Ability to take 20 words a minute Is required. SIddall ,took 25. He Is In school now and be came Interested in wireless less than a year ago. The small plant which he built was closed by government or ders a short time ago. As Dorothy Understood It. While Dorothy's mother was rending to the little girl she came to the word "gravitation." She explained Its mean ing briefly, but thought the child would forget It. Consequently, she was much surprised when, a few days later, Dor othy came running In, excluhulug ex citedly : "Oh, mamma, It's a good thing for mo there's a law of gravitation, or I'd have stumbled head over heels Into heaven Just now, when I fell off tho ladder." Militancy. lie Is your friend a pnclflst?" She I should say not I Why, rather than consent to a dishonorable- peace she refuses to divorce her husband. Judge. POTOMAC RAILWAY BRIDGE GUARDED ' - y i - I . i y "MUSHROOM" BRIDGE BUILT BY THE FRENCH BERNHARDT'S CHATEAU IS SPARED B1 L0j IM1J ( AW 4 - ' 9 rivfwnfy,iftifronirfiirnftfflrtrfinitfinrnin((a.Ta'iiTnft" iiWitiiiwimimiftlmiihTiwirtiWMiTVriiiiiiim This pretty little chateau belongs to Snrnh lternhardt, the famous French actress, who has not seen It since the beginning of the war. It Is now held by the Germans and this picture was made recently showing that until then, at least, the Germans had spared the chnrmlng little place. UNDERGROUND AMBULANCE STATIONS id niLim 'imi'i'i in. .ii. I.. i i . in ii Treating wounded French soldiers underground. This Is but one of many similar dressing stations organized by tho Fren: n lied Cross along the battle fronts. Located far underground, the docto:s and Injured ore seldom the target for enemy shells. In the case of serh us Injury, the men ore given tem porary treatment In theso subterranean iiospiials nud then removed to the hospltuls In tho rear as quickly as possible. Wlay Journey Potomnc river Ivmllng Into Wubltlngton. Importnnre. "NaV-"-- "v - t&ilKWHettig.: . . .v. :, 111 Carbonialo. Before A. L. Sahms wag elected Mayor he was a leader In the movement to establish small parks about the city. Aa Mayor be was even more successful In that di rection. HarrUburg. The Senate passed finally the hill providing for a county home In each county excepting Alle gheny and Philadelphia for Indigent orphans, dependent and neglected children under 16. Hazleton. James Collins, 60. for years State Health Olhcer in Hazle townalilp and former School Director of that district, dropped dead from heart trouble, while repairing he 1 family burlul plot In St. Gabriel Cetfrylp. nlovv . Harrlsburg. Rocrultments of unit of the National Guard to war strength will bo pushed rapidly. Uerwlck. The First Methodist Church, Uerwlck, gave $2,600 paying off the last cent of Indebtedness on an $85,000 church. Hazleton. The 7,900 mine stripping men of the Hazleton district havs agreed to accept the same wage In crease recently granted the other miners. Hazleton. In addition to the scar city of railroad cars coal diggers com plain that some companies can not supply tliem with enough smaller can for getting the loose fuel from the Elopes to. the breakers. Hnrrlsbuta. Tho ten State work men's compensation referees holding omYe at the time of the approval oj tho act Increasing their salaries from $2,500 to $5,000, cannot be paid the Increase, as they are "public officers," who can not be advanced. Sklppack. All night street lighting has been Inauguarated here. Gwynedd. Western farming moth ml, includlna tractor plowing, air nrovlne a success on the 1200-ac Kolb farms. Vnrk niood nolsoning, which vcloped from a carbuncle, caused thi death of ProfeMSQr W. H. PatrlrK, pnn rlpal of the Patrick Business School, aged CO. Mifflin. The Farm Bureau has been Cr;i::ti"l an appropriation of $1,000 by the County Coniiiil'sloners. Altouna. rt-Hgnlng twice be'MUS?-, his pay was not raised. Plumtiing in spector L. W. Kay Is hack, still hope ful of an Increaso. Hazleton. Eckley Markle. eon of a i,...ai onnt nnnrntnr lins enlisted as ' ' I ' J sergeant in Uie inuou oiaies Aim; aviation corps at Boston. Altoona. High cost of feed and la bor have driven the Pleasant Valley Stock Farm. Blair B. Illleman. pro prietor, Into bankruptcy, with $67,000 liabilities. Wayne. Churches have forwnrded to the President a Joint resolution urg ing war prohibition. Wayne. St. Mary's Trotestant Epls- copal Church has been presented with " a silk American flng by William Ver ner. Belleville. The Mennonlte Breth ren have closed their conference at this town, 50 vlsltlni? ministers. In- eluding returned missionaries and rep resentatlves of all churches east t."" the Mississippi River having attended. Merlon. Jacob A. Kettenrlng, a commissioner, has astounded his cus tomers and acfluatntancca by changing his Ardmoro from a retail to a co operative basis. Easton. Howard Butler, 45. a bricklayer, lay on the Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks in front of a freight train and was so badly Injured that he died several hours later In the hospital. Pittsfleld. One thousand acres of land in thte vicinity, have been leased by Warren operators, and a number of o wildcat, deep-test wells will be drll' led. Haielton. An underweight seller near Hazelton was forced to refund $100 on $259 for hay. Enola. Citizens turned out In full array to dedicate the new $35,000 Summit HIU High School. York. The uco of fireworks In York, as well as the sale of pyrotech nics, Is prohibited by an ordinance passed by Council. Shenandoah. A Coroner's Jury found that Patrick Donahue was the slayer of Dr. Harry F. Kilty and his patient, Mrs. May Donahue. Scranton. Federal Attorney Rod gers L. Burnett, has handed a check for $16,500 to Henry Krentzman, the purchase price of the St. Charles Ho tel, Lewlstown, where, he assures the public, a Federal Building will be erected. Harrlsbdrg. Twenty or more High School boys at St. Mary's learned Bomethlnf about forestry by assisting in planting trees on the Silver Creek water shed 7"r Paul street. The St. Mary's Water Company lecelved 6,000 evergreen trees for this purpose. Tltiwvllle. The Country Club will rebuild this summer the $30,000 club house which was destroyed by fire rocently. Hazleton. Principal A. D. Thomas, of the High School, besides urging his students to work on farms, has en couraged some of them to help In the mining of coal. Accordingly a number of the students are now wear ing mining lamps and are working boslde the miners. Altoona. Retired employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad on the Altoona division have been recalled to active service, help is so scares. Altoona. Forest fires burned off 1000 acres of timber. Scranton. The Lackawanna Com pany has notified employes at Scran ton that It has raised the salaries of 10,000 clerks. Harrlshure. A full war census of miners of tho hard coal field waa tak en unomciany mrougn me medium orv the pay windows of the different col lieries. Lewlstown. A detail of soldiers on guard at Lewlstown hiked Into the Narrow and removed two small Aus trian flags floating from the top of Huckleberry Peak.
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