THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBUKO. PA.
FULTON CpUNTY NEWS
Published Every Thursday.
B. W. PECK, Editor and Proprietor
McCONNELLSBURG, pa.
APRIL 4, 1918
Published Weekly. $1.50 per
Annum in Advance.
Eattfred at the Poitofflee MoContnllburg
P., ta leoond-olkai mill mutter.
HOPEFUL SIGNS.
1 Good Frieod.
A good friend stands by you
'when Id need. McConnellsburg
people toll bow Doan's Kidney
Pills have stood the test. Miss
Susan Peigbtel of McConuelis
burg endorsed Doan's six years
ago and again confirms the story.
Could you ask for more convinc
ing testimony?
"I was in poor health for some
time and weak Kidneys caused
the trouble,"says Miss Peigbtel.
"I suffered greatly from se
vere pains in my back which of
ten darted into my head. I of
ten become dizzy and bad chills.
I was losing strenth rifbtalonsr
and felt poorly and miserable in
every way. Djan's Kidney Pills,
which I got at Trout's Drug
Store, brought me quick relief."
(Statement given November 5,
1907)
Over 6 years later, MissPeigh
tel said: '-Whenevor I need a
kidney medicine now, 1 use
Doan's Kidney Pills. They al
ways relieve me"
60c at ail dealers. Foster
Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo,
N. Y.
Spare Wheat Eat Potatoes.
The potato is one of the best
wheat substitutes. This might
be called a potato war. It is be
cause of her potato crop that
.Germany has been able to hold
out this long, and if we have big
potato crops and are able to use
them right, we shall hasten final
victory.
Many people eat no bread at
all when they have potatoes. The
reason is plain. One's stomach
knows when it is being fed, and
by some queer signal it sends
the satisfied sign when the po
tato is bringing the starch as
surely as when it comes from
bread.
The Germans usually raise
five times as many potatoes as
we do per person four bushels
each in the United States,
twenty bushels each in Ger
many. The failure of the German po
tato crop would bring the nation
to starvation and defeat any
year. Not only do they eat three
times as many potatoes per per
son as we do, but they also dry
them and make potato flour,
which is used in making bread
and thickening soups. Hundreds
of tons of potatoes are dried to
make feed for the cows and pigs,
and potato alcohol drives the au
tomobiles from one end of the
empire to the other, Just as
they have used potatoes in the
place of wheat so must we. It
happens that this wonderfnl
food cannot be shipped, but we
can raise potatoes and use them
at home, and send the wheat
which has such splendid ship
ping qualities, across the sea.
. Eat potatoes and raise pota
toes. CD
How many potatoes will you
plant? If you plant some will
you care for them perfectly?
This is one way in which you can
help in winning this great war.
It is only a slacker who plants
potatoes or plants a garden and
does not care for it Not only
does he miss getting a crop, but
he has wasted time, seeds and
ground.
Card of Thanks.
Mrs. Annie Schultz Obschefeki
desires through the medium of
the NEWS to express her sincere
thanks to the many kind friends
and neighbors who in any way
contributed sypmpathy or as9ist
ance during the illness and death
of her father, the late Jacob
Schultz in Union township.
DR. FA II R N E Y
HAGERSTOWN, MD.
DIAGNOSTICIAN
Specialist in Chronic Diseases
Acute diseases get well of themselves or
run into chronic form. There is always a
cause and you can not get well until the
cause is removed. Cause and effect is the
great law of nature. You know the effect
-find the cause. Send me your name
and address and let me study your case.
Consultation Free
Tide of Greatest Battle the World Has
Ever Seen, Seems to Be Turning
in Our Favor.
During the past fourteen days,
the most terrific conflict the
World has ever seen, both in
point of numbers of men engag
ed, the character of the fightina:
machinery, and the terrible
slaughter of human life has been
taking place on the beautiful
plains of France.
For several days, the German
armyseemedto begainingground,
but' now the allies have fallen
back to more advantageous posi
tions, and are holding the enemy
at bay.
Where previously the Germans
had thrown men into the fray,
not counting the prodigious wast
age in killed or wounded, Tues
day saw them decline anywhere
to give battle. On the contrary,
in what little fighting occurred,
the British and French troops
took the initiative.
Thus it seemed apparent, with
the reserve forces of the entente
virtually intact, and with the
added weight General Pershing's
troops will give them, the turn
in the tide of the battle is at
hand.
While admittedly both the
French and British armies have
Buffered rather severe casualties
as they stood valiantly to their
task of impeding the Germans
and making them pay an unheard-of
price for every foot of
ground gained, their reserves
have been conserved with the ut
most care behind the lines for the
fateful time when the withering
fire of the allied guna and ma
chine guns should have so blight
ed the German hordes as to bring
more equality in strength to the
fightirg forces. And, all along,
the British and French command
ers have not left outside their
calculations that staunch band
of Americans, exceeding 100,-
000 men, who are fully trained
and equipped, - and anxious to
lend their aid in the task o f de
feating the Germans.
Daily the German losses in men
killed or wounded continue to
augment, as details are obtained
from the Germans made prisoner.
Some divisons lost as high as 70
per cent, of their effectives as
they charged in mass formation
against the British and French
machine gunners and riflemen.
Companies withdrew from the
fighting with their combative
strength reduced to 40 men.
The latest accounts of the
fighting from the various war
chancelleries show no important
new change in the battle front.
Only minor operations took place
on that portion of the front south
of Arras held by the British, and
little aside from artillery duels
occurred between the French and
the Germans on the lower end of
the line. The fighting between
the big guns was particularly
heavy between Montdider and
Noyon, where the battle line
bends eastward, and which is a
danger spot of great importance
to the Germans, the breaking
through of wbich by the French
would necessitate a rapid with
drawal of the Germans eastward
from the Amiens sector.
Mountain Items.
The following spent Saturday
evening, at uowara owope s:
E. V. Mellott and wife, Sampson
Mellott and wife, R. A. Sharpe
and wife, Harry, Oliver, Austin,
Harold, and Gertrude Mellott,
and Blanche and Mabel Swope.
Our school is progressing nice
ly under the care of Miss Hulda
Foreman.
Aaron Deshong has gone West
to spend the summer.
Hays Deshong and daughter
Rhoda have moved to Charley
Deshong'g on the Wm. Hoop
farm.
Harrison Deshong and wife
have rented the Hays Deshong
property.
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Mellott
spent Saturday and Sunday at
H. A Sharpe's.
E. V. Mellott is busy hauling
his wheat to Everett
Geo. Bard and Carl Garland
have returned home after having
spent a few months at Ambridge
in the employ of the A. B. Com
pany.
Charley Mellott has treated
himself to a new Ford.
Joseph Wyles is no better at
WOMEN WHO ARE
WORKINGFORLOAN
Look Here For the Name of
Your County Chairman
MRS. STARR'S APPOINTMENTS
Feminine Interest Will Be Footered
in the Homes By Army of Workers.
With the appointment of county
chairmen In Pennsylvania, New Jer
sey and Delaware, the organization
of the Women's Liberty Loan Com
mittee for the Third Federal Reserve
District has been completed. Mra.
James Starr, Jr., chairman of the
Third District, announced the follow
ing appointments:
Pennsylvania Adams county, Mrs.
Walter 11. O'Neill, Gettysburg; Bed
ford, Mrs. Shirley Rulse, Bedford;
Berks, In doubt; Blair, Mrs. J. Hewitt
Christy, Altoona; Bradford, Mrs. L. M.
Hall, Towanda; Bucks, Mrs. Charles
A. Parsons, Morrlsvllle; Cameron,
Miss Marian E. Larrabee, Emporium;
Carbon, Mrs. W. R. Butler, East
Mauch Chunk; Centre, Mrs. Robert
Beach, Bellefonte; Chester, Mrs. Lewis
L. Sml.'h, Strafford; Clearfield, Mrs.
Robert Moore, Dubois; Clinton, Mrs.
Richard Qulgley, Lock Haven; Colum
bia, Mrs. John Q. Harman, Blooms
burg; Cumberland, Miss Margaret Mo
scr, Mechanksburg; Dauphin, Mrs.
John Oenslagor, Jr, Harrlsbur;; Del
aware, Mrs. J. S. C. Harvey, Kadnor;
Franklin, Mrs. Carl VeB;erb'mt,
Waynesboro; Juniata, Miss Ellen
Punuroy, Port Royal; Lackwanna,
Mrs. II. W. Storrs, Scranton; Lancas
ter, Mrs. H. W. North, Jr., Columbia;
Lebanon, Mrs. T. J. Barr, Lebanon;
Lehigh, Miss Constance Erdman. A I
lentown; Luzerne, Mrs. C. P. Elliott,
Wllkes-Barre; Lycoming, Mlas Henri
etta Baldy Lyon, WUllamiiport; Mc
Kean, Mrs. Nathaniel Harris, Brad
ford; Mifflin, Mrs. John C. Klniiloe,
Newton Hamilton; Monroe, Mrs. C.
B. Stapler, Stroutlsburg; MontK"mcry,
Mrs. Robert J. Ralston. Port Wash
ington; Montour, Mrs. I. H. Jennings,
Danville; Northampton, Mrs. J. Madi
son Porter, Enstnn; Northumberland,
Mrs. Grace Lewis. Sharuoktn; Perry,
Miss Millie Macorris, Duncannrm:
Pike. Mrs. Wlllhm B. Kenwortliy.
Mllford; Potter, Mrs. J. AV. Vei:s.
Coudersport; Schuylkill, Mrs. Frank
Carter, Pottsville; Snyder, Mrs. W. H.
Haffllngcr, Mldd'ehur; Siisiuelianna,
Mrs. R. L. Bush, Montro-e; T.osa.
Mrs. Frederick Smith, Moss-burg;
Wayne, Miss Tillle WeUs, Hone-dale;
Wyoming. Mrs. J. E. Wiggins, Tunk
hannock; Ycrk. Mrs. C. E. Etnier.
York.
New Jerey Ocean, Mm. Tunis
Frederick S. Fox, Camden; Salem.
Frederick S. Fox, C'omden; Salem,
Mrs. Dale Dll worth. Salem; Mercer.
Mrs. Thomas Chambers, T:en!cn; At
lantic, Mrs. J. T. Bothevllle. Atlantic
City; Gloucester, Mrs. Saniuo! A.
Whitney, Gln?boro: Burlington, Mrs.
E. Burd Grulib, Burlinston; Cape May,
Mrs. Elizabeth Gamly, Ocean City;
Cumberland, Mrs. Bloomfleld Mich,
Brldgeton.
Delaware Kent, Mrs. Walter Mor
ris, Dover; New Castle. Mrs. Howard
Poole, Middletown; Sussex, Miss Lila
Townsend, Selliyvllle.
POSTERS HELP
TO SEU BONDS
Work ot Famous Artists Con
tributed For Campaign,
EXPRESS PATRIOTIC IDEALS
Nine Million Copies Printed For Dis
tribution All Over the Nation.
Nine million copies of posters by
famous artists have been printed by
the government' for distribution in
all parts of its possessions in the in
teret of the third Liberty Loan. Any
one of the drawings would be worth
hundreds of dollars, but the artlBts
gave their work without, charge.
' "Halt the Hun!" Is the title of one
of the strongest of the posters. . It
was drawn by Henry Raleigh. It
shows an American scoldier forcing
back a brutal flguro wearing an iron
cross, at whose feet lies a woman
clutching a child.
Howard Chandler Christy has con
tributed a design of the modernized
spirit of Victory bearing an Ameri
can flag and challenging the patriot
Ism of the country for support of the
advancing columns ot American sol
diers. A poster which will appeal especi
ally to the residents of agricultural
districts Is one which depicts a stur
dy farmer bidding farewell to his son
as he leaves for the front. The word
ing reads: "Good bye. Dad! I'm off
to fight for Old Glory You buy Unit
cd States Government Bonds!"
Of particular appeal to foreiijn-born
Americans is the poster which shows
the arrival of the Immigrant and his
family In Free America, and which re
minds theme adopted citizens to "Re
member the Flag of Liberty! Support
it!"
this writing
Mr. E V. Me'lott, daughter
Gertrude and son Harry, and
Mrs. Howard B. Swope and lit
tle daughter Gladys, spent Sun
day in the home ot Mrs. Swope's
father Wm. E. Ott at Btcu Run.
Trespass notices for sale at the
News office 6 for a quarter.
Sent prepaid by mail if cash ac
companies the order.
Thirty Millions For Fertilizers
Thirty million dollars was the
value of the fertilizing materials
used by Pennsylvania farmers to
produce over six . hundred mil
lion dollars' worth of farm prod
uct in 1917 and prbpare thft
wheat and rye fields for the 1918
crop.
The Fertilizers or soil condi
turning agencies ued are listed
under tbi ee heads, stablemanure,
commercial fertilizer and lime
figures just tompiled by the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture show that the stable
mauure used van worth approx
imately 1(17,902 500, the lime. $2.
315,740 aud the corn met ical
fertilizers $9,(00,178, a lota) of
130,216,318.00.
The uverage amout of manure
usrd mi eaci farm v ries greatly
but the fceueral average lor thu
Slate in verity tons to a farm or
14 aL'.OUo tuns. It laus.iuiaied
that Ibis manure Las a value of at
least 11.25 a ton and a total value
of $17,802,500,00.
Reports show that app cxi
matdy 77 1 er ce t of the faim
ors nf trie btate are . usii g com
merical fertilizer. This itt a two
j er cent, increase over last y tar
auring wbich time the average
price per ton has increased from
$22.50 to $26 65. Each farmer
uses on an average of two tons
making a total of 837,714 lous
ihod in the State Valued at $9,
000,078 CO.
Approximately forty per cent
of the farmers ate using lime
for agricultural purposes. This
:s ten percent, less than the re
ported use last year and is due
to the scarcity of coal to bum the
lime duties the past fall and
wi iter as well as the scarcity of
oelp. The average used by each
firmer in 210 l.ushelt, making a
otal of 18,4-0,760 bushels valued
at $3 315,74 i 00
Tood to Allied Cim irLs from U. S.
Statistics ctupilod by the
Food Administration that the
grand total f all iOjI e xported
to the four Allies the United
K'ngdom, F.uncc, Italy, and
liussia f'lim Ju y 1, 1914, to
) inuary 1, 1918 wjiild furnish
"lujpleto jtaiij i a ions for 56,
I 0 933 adult jroMins, with a
surplus of proltin capable of
.supplying this portion of the
diet for 22,194 570 additional
mrfn.
Since the beginLiug of the
war the Unit d States has aver
aged to buppiy tbts allies with food
e mugh eect year to support 16,
314.552 persons, and with an ex
cess of both protein and fats
sufficient for r several millions
more.
The total exports of wheat and
wheat flour to the three principal
allies, Russia getting but a very
small per cent of the whole, were
equivalent to about 84, C00, 000
bushels, or an average of about
110,000,000 bushels a year. Of
this total amount the United
Kingdom got 145,848 000 bushels
of wheat and 8,512,000 barrels of
wheat flour; France got 76,798 000
bushels of wheat and 5,562000,
burela of wheat flour; Italy 87,
136,000 bushels of wheat and 1,
895 000 barrels of wheat flour.
Russia received only 130 000
bushels of wheat and 25,000
barrels of wheat flour.
The total exports of pork pro
ducts were nearly 2,000,000,000
pounds, a yearly average of about
570,000,000 pounds. The total
Bugar exports were over 2,269,
000,000 pound?, a yearly average
of about 618.000.OCO. Of corn
there was exported 23,332,000
bushels; oats, 207,981,000; rye,
3,407,000.
Dome Talent Nay.
On Saturday evening April 13,
1918 ot K. G. E. Hall, Wells
Tannery, the Dramatic Club will
give a splendid entertainment,
consisting of Patriotic Music Tal
ent and a series of Plays as men
tioned in paper last week.
For program, list of characters,
etc. see posters at various post
offices.
Play begins at 8 oclock Bene
fit. Red Cross. Come out and "do
your bit."
Admission 15 and 25 cents.
A card recently received from
Mrs. T. Willis Falkenburg (Leti-
tia Peck) says they have pur
chased a farm about 3i miles
from Penns Grove, N. J., where
they have been living for some
time, and are now busy helping
to win the war by raising food to
feed themselves and the allies.
State College Man Urges
Early Seeding of Oats.
Experiment stations in several
States have demonstrated that
the early seeding of oats favors
the largest yield and best quality
of grain. Soil and weather con.
ditions at this date (March 26)
over, most of Pennsylvania are
favorable to the seeding of the
oats crop Farmers are urged
to seed as rapidly as possible.
There are three good reasons, for
this, says F D Gardener, ol the
Pennsylvania State College.
(l)'With the soil in its present
condition a favorable Beedbed can
be prepared with a minimun of
labor. In most cases corn stalk
land can be put In good condition
for oats without plowing
Double disking and harrowing
wiM he done equally as well and
much owe rapidly.
(2) The urgent war demand for
imitated production and the
scarcity of farm labor accent u
ate the need for a long working
puMn If the pet ding of oats is
finished early there will bo-more
time to prepare for the planting
of ihf mo-e important crops,
such as corn and potatoes. This
should result in a larger acreage
of all crops than could be planted
bv starting late.
(')) Oats need a humid and cool
climate for normal development
The more Advanced the growth
before the high temperature and
drier weather of summer the
better will be the yield and quali
ty. Early maturity avoids rusts
and blight.
Early and medium maturing
vn rieties are superior to late ones.
Use only good seed. Run it
through a lanning mill and re.
move all small and light oats and
foreign seeds. If there is danger
from smut, treat the seed with
formaldchvde. Drilling is bu
rorior to broadcasting the seed.
Eight to ten pecks of seed per
acre is ample. Cover to a depth
f one inch as nearly as possible.
There is no advantage in deeper
covering except in a very dry
and loose Beedbed.
THOSE HIGH-SCHOOL FRATS.
Mother Do )'ou believe in forbid
ding the children's high-school fra
ternities? Father Well, mother, sometimes
I think they w ould bo almost as pop
ular if they weren't forbidden.
Judge.
HAD INDIGESTION.
"Oh, dear!" sighed the bride. "I
wish I could find some 6tale fish.
You see, my husband has indiges
tion, and this doctor won't let him
eat fresh bread, and I'm Bure fresh
fish would be even worse for him."
YES, INDEED.
She Do you believe in long en
gagements ?
He Indeed I do. A couple should
be happy just as long as they pos
sibly can. y
By U
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lELCO-LIGHT
is every man's)
electric Dlant
and provides elec
tric current for
light and power for
anyone anvwherc.
Let us show you what this
simple, easily run and
economically operated
plant will do for you on
your farm.
You will admit that here
at last is a practical
plant that will give you
all the advantages that
electricity offers that
will make you inde
pendent of the city.
Electric light clean, cool,
6afe for your home and
your barns.
tlectnc power lor an your n
light machinery D
It pays for itself in time
and labor saved.
For Furlher'lnformation In
quire of
H. N. HENRY
Dudley, Pa.
Agent (or Fulton County
pin
SEE
2300
JUST RECEIVED
AT
Feisrier
A splendid assortment of House
Dresses, Children's and Misses'
Dresses, Middy Blouses, beautiful
Waists in various Materials, Wash
Skirts, and Dress Skirts all at ex
ceedingly reasonable prices.
A LARGE LOT
of Piece Goods for Dresses, Suits,
and Waists that will certainly ap
peal to you.
A NICE LINE
of Ladies', Misses' and Children's
Shoes, 'for quality they can't be beat.
Our Clothing Stock $
has some splendid picking. We are
selling lots of them at. prices far
below present value.
THE BEST
Wall Paper Stock
we have had for several sea
sons, and the price no higher than
last year, although there has been
quite an advance this season.
Floor Coverings Plenty.
Respectfully,
Geo. W. Reisner & Co.,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
RACKET STORE
We told you about Underwear, Shoes and
Winter Clothing. Well, we have sold
more of these goods than we ever
did sell; and
Do You Wear Wool ?
If you wear wool and have enough to last you next
year, you are all right, as when we bought ours,
Wool was selling around 30c. a pound.
Now it is worth 75 or 80 cents, and la
bor much higher.
Old Prices.
We still have some Men's Wool Drawers that we
can sell at old prices $1.00 and $1.35, and the
same is true ot Rubbers and Shoes. We have
a nice lot that we are selling at
last year's prices.
SOAP.
Just got eight 100-Cake Boxes of Cocoa-oil Butter
milk Soap, in 2 oz. cake, at 5c cake; Lenox
Soap, 5c; Blueing, 5c. bottle. Holdfast
Shoe Nails 4c. box, Hames Hooks, 8c.
Dr. Hess's Remedies
FOR ALL KIND OF STOCK.
If you have anything that is on the decline-a Horse,
Cow, Hog, Sheep, or Chicken, let us show you
that it can be made right. Eggs are 60 cents
a dozen and it will pay you to try our
panacea at 25c. 50c, $1.00 and $2.00
packages. Just try a small pack, and be
convinced that we are telling you the truth.
We are selling more of it each season. Why not try
it? It will cost you nothing, and it will bring results.
We also have some good Underwear in Creton that
it will pay you to buy. It will
be much higher.
HULL & BENDER
McConnellsburg, Pa.
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