i& VOL. XIX. NO. 33. McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MAY 2, 1918. $1.50 A YEAR. RECORD OF DEATHS. SSort Sketches of the Lives of Per- i sods Who Have Recently j Tassed Away. j Daisy Polk Tauscher. Mrs. Daisy Polk Tauscher, wife of William Tauscher, died at their home at Roulette, Pa., after a long and painful illness of that dreadful disease cancer, on Thursday, April 11, 1918, aged ibout 47 years. 1 Mrs. Tauscher was a daughter of the late William and Barbara polk, and she was born at Knobs ville, this county. For some time during her girlhood she lived in the home of the late Dr. Wm, F. Trout, McConnelltburg, and later or a number of years, she yas employed as a' nurse t the County Home at Coud ersport, Pa. Eleven years ago (he was united in marriage to William Tauscher, and from that time until her death she was a inost noble and kind step-mother to the three children by a former inarriage. j Besides a host of riends she is Jurvivedby her husband, and the three step-children Marjorie and Bernice at home, and Morris in Erie, Pa. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. W. E. McKillip of Wheeler, Oregon, and Mrs. Will Hamil at knobsville. I The funeral was held at the M. J2. church in Roulette, the follow ing Sunday afternoon, the Rev. L T. Lowman officiating, and interment was made in the family lot in Lyman cemetery. Estella M. Bailey. Miss Estella Maye Bailey died Btthe home of her brother-in- law and sister Mr. and Mrs. H. fj. Vanderau about one-fourth mile east of Mercersburg, Thurs jday. April 24. 1918, after an ill ness of a few days, aged 39 years, 1 month and 21 days. I She graduated from the school ;at Mercersburg in 1897. j She was born near Mercers bvrg. Her mother died about ' nineteen years ago and her fath- fVtAa iTOQfa arm After her mother's death, she kept house for her father until his death, when she received em ployment in Bosserman's store in Mercersburg where she re mained for several years. She was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran church of Mercersburg for many years. She was a good, gentle and noble lady, always ready in time of need, and was possessed of a pleasing personal ity. The cause of her death was a tumor. She maintained her nat urally cheerful demeanor until the end and she bore her illness with much patience and Chris tian fortitude. ' She is survived by the follow ing brothers and sisters: Wil liam, of Hagerstown, Md.; Har ry, of Waynesboro; Cloyd, of Waycotte, Ga.; Dyson D. of ChamberBburg; Florence M. wife of Frank Brightner, of Ohio; Edith M., wife of H. J. Vander au, of MercerBburor: Maude A. wife of W. H. Woodal, near Mc Connellsburg; Harvey L. and Benjamin C. of Harrisburg; Ber tha V. in Oregon and Delia Irene wife of Clarence Palmer, of Greencastle. Funeral services were conduct ed by her former pastor Rev. Himes of Hagerstown. Inter ment at the Mercersburg ceme tery, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Rachel Smith. Mrs. Rachel Hoopengardner Smith, widow of David Smith, died at her home in Whips Cove, this county, Monday evening, April 29, 1918, aged 83 years and 11 days of a complication of ail ments incident to advanced age. The funeral took place Thursday morning. The services were con ducted by Rev. A. W.May of the Christian Church of which Mrs. Smith had been affiliated for more than fifty years. ' The deceased was a daughter f Henry Hoopengardner. She Off For Camp Lee. Last Monday afternoon five more Fulton County boys left for Camp Lee, Va., to go into active training for military service in the U, S. army. The boys were Floyd Thomas Hart, of iTelfast; James E. Ray, of Union; AUmaaz V. Schooley, of Licking Creek; Harry William Naugle, of Todd, and John Ray Booth, of Taylor. Fulton County has now sent 79 men to Camp Lee, and will send five more next Tuesday, namely, Levi Hartman Garland, Belfast; Mac Jacob Pittman and his broth er Claude Homer Pittman, of Thompson; David Edgar Gordon, of Thompson, and Walter Calvin Wigfield, of Union. Ray Wilson Weller, of Thompson, has been called to report at McConnells- burg at the same time; and in case the two Pittman brothers do not both wish to go at this time, Mr. Weller will be sent. The five just named make 84, and they will be sent to Camp Thomas, Kentucky. In addition to these, 10 Fulton County boys were sent to the Kelly aviation field in Texas, of whom the names were given at the time they left. The great stress of battle in Europe makes it imperative that men must be rapidly assembled at the various training camps, and as rapidly hurried from the training camps to the front across the sea. The young men who have become of age since the 5th of last June, will be registered, examined and placed in Class 1, which means that they will have the preference when it comes to choosing men for active Bervice. Government Trucks. During the past week there has been an almost unbroken chain of Government trucks, and com mercial trucks and cars, passing eastward through McConnells burg over the Lincoln Highway. There have been, at least 400 Government trucks convoyed by a thousand soldiers. The rainy weather of the past week has made the roads bad. Monday evening the brakes went bad on one of the big trucks descending Betz Hill five miles west of Mc Connellsburg, and in trying to round a sharp curve the truck struck a big telegraph pole and snipped it off like a briar cane, and it never stopped until it landed in the bottom. Four young ladies from the western part of the state that were accompanying the "boys," were taken from the trucks at Chambersburg Tuesday after noon and placed in jail to await instructions from the girls' pa rents. One of the girls who man aged to elude the police, showed up in McConnellsburg yesterday morning, hatless and penniless. She said she had left her hat and purse in the truck. Had Finger Amputated. The News has already told the story of Boyd Elvey's scratching one of his fingers on a locust thorn one day last fall, and that he has suffered intensely and lost a whole winter's work from the misfortune. Instead of get ting better, the injured finger continued to grow worse until last Saturday when he went to the Chambersburg hospital and had it Entirely removed from the hand. was born, married, and spent her entire life in Whips Cove. ; In her death is the passing away ; of the last member of her fath ' er's family. She is survived by three daughters and one son: Amanda, wife of Andrew Mel lott, of Clyde, O.; Jennie, wife of John Kuhn, near McConnells burg, Pa. ; Lizzie, widow of Cal vin Morgret, residing in Whips Cove, and Lemuel, residing in Bethel town mip, this county. 'She leaves three grand-children Earl Bard, Earl Morgret, and Harold Smith. IMPORTANT TO HOUSEKEEPERS. ree Demonstration of the Use of Wheat Substitutes by a State College Expert. The women of Fulton County will be interested in knowing that a free demonstration in the use of wheat substitutes and practical hints in food conserva tion will be given by Mis3 Martha Pittman, of the Pennsylvania State College at the following times and places. McConnellsburg, Monday, May 0th in the Auditorium at 8 o'clock, p. m. Fort Littieton, Tuepdav, May 9th in the basement of the M. E. church at 2 o'clock, p. m. Burnt Cabins, Tuesday, May 7th in the Presbyterian church at 7 o'clock, p. m. Clear Ridge, Wednesday, May 8th in the Hall at 2 o'clock, p. m. Hustontown, Wednesday, May 8th in the P. O. S. of A. Hall, at 7:30 p. m. Wells Valley, M. E. church, Thursday, May 9lh at 2 o'clock, p. m. Asbury, M. E Church, Thurs day, May 9th at 8 o'clock, p. m. Needmore, Friday, May 10th in the school house at 7:30, p. m. Warfordsburg, Friday, May 10th at 2 o'clock, p. m. Every housekeeper should ar range to attend these demonstra tions. The information gained will make it worth while, and it will not cost anything. Bave Yon Helped? If Not, Why Not? Most every one is more or less interested tn the immediate vi cinity in which he lives. Every good live progressive citizen has n his veins, blood that tingles with somewhat of local pride. This is as it should be and espe cially at this period of our his tory when there rests upon every man, woman and child a serious duty and obligation to discharge. We have heard much and have read much about War Saving and Thrift Stamps and their sales. We have discussed the matter with many and especially with those directly interested in the sales of these stamps. Fulton County is by no means a slacker in this movement but to say that all parts of the county have done a full share of the work, would, be saying something that at the test could hardly be substantiated. To say that all'its citizens have responded to this call would be a statement that would not bear the acid test. Fulton County stands at latest report in nineteenth place. This means that nineteen counties of this state have sold more or rather bought more-per capita, than ha3 Fulton County. We want this county to change its place in the line, but it must move forward and not back. Have you been helping? Will you help? Will you see that your part of the county is represented in this movement? Will you see that it has a representation in every weekly , report? You can. Will you? If you do not understand about these stamps, see your local postmaster. He will tell you about it. You can get the infoi- mation and stamps from him. Next week we will publish in this paper the number of stamps that have been sold at each post- office in this county up to, and including sales of May 4th. 1918. Watch for your record. Mr. Scott Carmack of Clear Ridge and lady friend Miss Eth el Sipes accompanied by the lat ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al lison Sipes, of Hustontown, mo tored to Crystal Springs last Sun day, where they were joined by another auto party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. James McKee and Mrs. Ray Helsel and two chil dren, and all went to Whips Cove and spent the day in the home of Mr. and Mrs Carey T. Layton near Locust Crove. Red Cross Work. Mrs. Myrtle Mann Resley, a former Fulton County . teacher, writing from her home at Warn er, So. Dak., says: "I wonder what Bethel township is doing in Red Cross work, as I see but lit tle about it. and you know Bethel is "dear to my heart". Un'vn townslvp seems to be busy. The Red Cross Auction has worked wonders in this state. Every vil lage and town in our county, in fact, nearly all through the state, has had a Red Cross Auction. Ramona had one a few days ago at which they raised seven thousand dollars. Kamona is a village of 350 people, n"t so much larger than War fordsburg, butevery man, woman and child was on the job. The articles offered for sale compris ed goods of various kinds, includ ing live stock, seed grain, mer chandise, etc., all contributed by the people of the village and the surrounding community." Among the high records made were the following: One cake, $250; one-half dozen eggs, $121; seven Saturday Evening Posts, $28; one egg, $125; one lawn swing, $125: one large American flag, $205; two silver dollars held in the hands of the twin Bons of Mr. and Mrs. Grayson, $140; a five-dollar bill, $100." We thank Mrs. Resley for her suggestions and her manifest in terest in her old home county. While Eethel has been a little slow to warm up to the Red Cross Work, a most enthusiastic war meeting was held at Cedar Grove church last Sunday afternoon, at which time $8,550.00 worth of Liberty bonds were subscribed for, and in the evening, a Red Cross meeting was held at Need more. In McConnellsburg, the ladies are still pushing the entertain ment feature, with the result that $172 GO have been raised. Those who entertained, and the sums raised, since our published list last week are as follows: Mrs. W. E. Bair and daugh ter Miss Nela $ 4.00 Mrs. Nancy Decker 1.00 Mrs. Homer L. Sipes 1.00 Mrs. W. S. Warthin 2.00 Miss Katie Fore 1.50 Miss Jean Johnston 1.50 Mrs. Cfhas. Spangler 4.00 Mrs. D. H. Patterson and daughter Blanche 11.30 Miss Bess Batterson 5.00 Mrs. Cl'eonie E. Kendall 5.00 Mrs. H. A. Duffy 5.00 Mrs. Catherine Duffy 5.00 Mrs. John A. Irwin 3.00 The Misses Rexroth 3.00 Mrs. B. W. Peck 16.50 Additions to the Membership of Dublin township Auxiliary during the month of April: Mr. and Mrs. John Foreman, Misses Huldah and Bessie Fore man, Clarence Gel vin; Russell, Richard and Esther Martz; Linn Stevens, Charles Fields, Press and Irwin Wilson; Misses Marjo rie and Marion Bare; Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gelvin, Miss Emma Gelvin, Mrs. Lottie Cline, John Mentzer, Henry Miller, Samuel Cline, Miss Mary Kerlin, Mrs. Amanda Metzler, Mrs. Ruth Chilton, Mrs. May Fraker, C. Hoover, Alva Peterson, Chas. and Ed McGehee, Miss Bertha Cline, Harry Foreman, L. D. Keebaugh, Robert House. Do nations 4.00. Special Services. In celebration of the closing of a six-years' pastorate of the Rev. W, Spriggs at the Cito A. M. E. Mission church, special preach ing services will be held at that church next Sunday as follows: Sermon at 10:45 by Presiding Elder W. B. Williams of Philadel phia; sermon at 3 o'clock, by Rev W. V. Grove of the U. P. Church, I McConnellsburg, and sermon at 7:30 by the pastor, Rev. Spriggs. : In addition to serving the Cito ' Mission church during the past year, Rev. Spriggs has served a church at Shippensburg. Bubicnbe lor tie Nsws. HONOR ROLL. New Subscribers and Others Who Dave I'aid Subscription During the Month of April. In these days of exciting war events, everybody is looking to the newspaper for information. People that, before the war, thought they could manage to get along without a newspaper, now find that there are so many or ders of the Government that af fect them personally, which they can learn only through the news papers, that for self-protection, they are obliged to take some newspaper. Never in its history has the Fulton County News taken on more new subscribers. This is probably because, the News tries to keep its readers Iposted on everything connected with the rulings of the Federal administrators and gives them up-to-the-minute info rmation about the progress of the war. In addition, the News gives a weekly review of the local hap penings and general political news of the County. A half-dollar will bring it to you for four months; a dollar, for eight months and a dollar and a half for a year. For $2.15 you can have the News and the Thrice-a-week World a year. This gives you a city pa per three times a week, and your own County paper all for little more than a third of what a city daily costs. Glance down the following list and see the names of your friends. Alexander, Albert A. 7 1 19 Bender, Samuel 4 1 18 Benson, Mrs. F. H. 4 9 19 Bergstresser, Mrs. Annie 10 9 19 Berkstresser, W. C. 4 10 19 Burkett. Mrs. Abram 5 15 19 Carbaugh, Henry 9 2618 Carnell, Geo. W. 4 15 18 Cook, L. H. 4 1 19 Cowan, J. L. 4 25 19 Crouse, L. C. 4 25 19 Denim, Mrs. E. E. 4 15 18 Deshong, John F. 9 12 18 Deshong, ft. P. 11 19 Deshong, Clayton 4 1 19 Dubbs, A. N. 2 18 19 Edwards, Chas. J. 7 2 20 Everhart, Mrs. Geo. 11 9 18 Fegley, John 4 18 19 Fox, Mrs. Emma 4 11 19 Fraker, Mrs. Alice 9 21 18 Gaster, S. S. 3 11 19 Gilbert, Geo. W. 6 10 18 Haiston, Mrs. A. A. 2 11 20 Hann. John 3 1 17 Hart, Miss Esta 1 1 19 Heinbaugh, David 5 1 19 Helman, Miss Bessie 8 1 18 Henry, C. L. 10 5 18 Hess, J. F. 2 2 19 Hess, O. G. 51 19 Hill, James R. 5 8 19 Hixson, Horman 4 1 19 llohman, A. D. 4 16 18 Ilollinshead, Benj. 3 13 19 Hoover, W. W. 4 25 19 Johnson, Richard 8 26 18 Jones, Mrs. Emma 4 1 19 Keith, Amon L. 3-3-19 Kesselring, E. O. 5-20-19 Laidig, Geo. Mc. 4-1-19 Lake, E. B. 5-22-18 Lake, Mrs. Rebecca 4-4-19 Layton, Roy W. 4-20 19 Lininger, Mrs. Nathan W. 4-3-19 McClain, Isaac C. Metzler, Thos. S. Metzler, Earl Myers, W. D. Nace, A. U. Naugle, G. F. Patterson, Alex Pittman, Shade Reisner, Mrs. W. H. Richards, E. H. Snyder, John F. Sprowl, Ruth Tice, Geo. W. Truax, James, , Truax, M. W. Veatch, J. E. Wagner, John Wertz, J. Thomas Wible, Rev. L. D. Wilkinson, Chas. S. Witter, R. H. Woollet, Miss Olivette 9-13-18 1-M9 4-1-19 3- 1419 1-1-19 4- 11-19 12-1-18 58-18 10-19-18 4-1-19 12-10-18 4-8-18 108-18 4- 16-19 5-1-18 5-3-19 5- 14-19 10-17-18 1-1-19 3 21-20 3-10-19 11-1.18 Dick Fisher took Judge Mock, Thomas Johnson and Russell Sipes to Hancock last Saturday to attend the big Liberty Loan parade in that town. But Little Change. In the Weekly Review given outlast Saturday by Henry Clews, one Of New York City's leading bankers and brokers, the following extracts are taken: "So far as the war is concern ed, the week showed little change. The Germans are appa rently about to initiate another intensive drive against the British which may or may not bring criti cal results. Should Amiens fall, the result will be discouraging and will prolong the war, but such an event would be of no perma nent importance. The next few days will decide. Among theAllies the undertone of confidence is urtmistakable, the recent set backs having distinctly stiffened rather than weakened their mor ale. The remarkable steadiness of British Government bonds is clearly due to this confidence in high financial circles here and abroad. There can be no peace until Germany is beaten and sur renders. That is now the sur preme American objective, quite as much as that of our Allies. There is well founded anxiety for the future of Holland, which is in a sorry position, fastened in between the two sides of t h e titanic conflict. American sym pathy goes out to Holland, also the hope that she will not be drawn into the vortex. No coun try has more to lose or less to gain than Holland, and no conn try has a more splendid record in the historic struggle for liberty. "Great Britain has just set us an astonishing example of na tional grit and readiness to make every sacrifice for victory by an nouncing a budget of over $4,200, 000,000, the greatest in the his tory of the world. This mag nificent sum is to be raised en tirely within Great Britian by a population of only 48,000,000 of people, British war expenses for the coming year are estimated at $14,000,000,000, 'of which near ly one-third will be paid out of taxation. The British debt now stands at $39,000,000,000, includ ing $8,000,000,000 loaned to the Allies. Our own expenses dur ing the first year of the war have been about $10,000,000,000, near ly one-half of this representing loans to our Allies.' Our popula tion is approximately 110,000,000. This coming year our expenses will surely be much larger than the sum just named, and we are raising only about 14 per cent by taxation, the remaining 86 per cent being provided for by bonds. It Great Britain after nearly four years of war with her smaller population and resources can suc cessfully stand such a huge strain, as she certainly is, there is no need to feel any anxiety concerning the ability of the Uni ted States, which has a much larger population, much greater resources' and has not yet been wearied by prolonged struggle. America can strike a mighty blow, and it wiil be only Ger many's fault if it comes with crushing force. Enthusiastic Meeting. As was announced in the News last week, Amos Huston, who spent six months in France last summer was in McConnellsburg Monday evening, and addressed a Red Cross meeting in the Audi torium. This spacious room was filled to overflowing in fact, it kept overflowing most of the time the meeting was in progress, much to the annoyance of "the speakers. Mr. Huston gave an interesting description of con ditions a3 he saw them in France, and made an earnest appeal for greater interest in the welfare of the "boys." Mrs. Lillian Bern hardt, of Three Springs, ' a tire less worker in the interests of the Red Cross movement, made a strong address, and the exercises closed by a Bhort but pointed speech by Hon. John P. Sipes. W. S. Warthin went to Detroit, Mich., Tuesday to bring home a new Reo touring car for County Commissioner A. K. Nesbit SAVE SUGAR. Close Restriction Placed on Retailers. Two to Five Pounds in Towns; Five to Ten In Country. i There ha3 been no material change in the sugar situation and the need for saving sugar is as great today as ever. The Food Administration is making every effort to prevent a serious short age of sugar during the coming canning-season. The best wsy to" prevent such a shortage is to see that as far as possible there is an equal distribution of sugar to the trade and to the consumer. Every consumer is urged not to use a pound more sugar nor to buy a pound more, than he actu ally needs for present use. Dealers are authorized to sell sugar in the towns and cities to consumers in the following quan- tites: 2 lbs. to 5 lbs., depending on the size of the family. To consumers residing in the rural communities and country 5 lbs. to 10 lbs. depending on the size of the family. Dealers are asked to use their discretion in making sales, and to inquire as to the size of the fami ly and whether cr not the party has sugar on hand, m e r c h ants should be very careful in making sales of sugar to persons who are not regular customers. Some unpatriotic persons make a prac tice of buying the full amount of suar'they can purchase from more than orie dealer. This practice should be Etopped. Su gar hoarding is a crime and un patriotic and merchants should use their best efforts to prevent it by being very careful to make only such sales as they feel sure are legitimate. If the public will follow the rules rft the Food Administration and prevent sugar hoarding there will be enough sugar for r the can ning season. But it requires strict economy now in the use of Bugar to insure the supply necessary later. . . John R. Jackson, Federal Food Administrator for Fulton County. Dave You Thought About It? When you read about Ameri can troops going into action on the western front, do you feel as if your job is tame in com parison? Do you long to throw down your tooU and join them? You do if you have real red blood in you. But perhaps you can't join them. Perhaps you are too old or have dependents. Perhaps you are working a farm or do ing some other thing which the Government feels is very im portant and should not be neg lected. If you are, just re member that you have an im portant job back of .the lines, and then go ahead and make it just as important as you know how. Fight the Hun at home as you would like to fight him in Europe. Fight for big crops, so that the boys on the line may have plenty of food. Fight time on any job which you may have so that Uncle Sam may throw a perfect deluge of material against the European barbarian, Buy Liberty Bonds; talk War Stamps; live, dream and think of nothing but how to make this real big venture of our live3 go and go. big. New Sugar Ruling. ; The Federal Food Adminis trator of Pennsylvania announced last Friday that retail dealers may sell sugar to consumers in towns and cities in quantities of two or four pounds, depending upon the size of the family. In rural communities it may be 9old in five to ten-pound lots. This ruling is made that a stock ' of sugar may be saved up for the canning season. ' Irwin Helman wife and child of Newville, Pa., spent last Sat urday and Sunday with relatives in McConnellsbarg. 4
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