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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.
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