0titt WtttttJ VOL. XIX. NO. 35. McCONNELLSBUKG,PA., MAY 23,1918. $1.50 A YEAR. RECORD OF DEATHS. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per J sons Who Have Recently I Passed Away. William R. Mellott. I tiT:n:mT? Mellott. son of Rich' P VV III'"1" i.i inland Ella Mellott, died at thtir home, on n-ani Millstone, Md.. Jo.MaylS, 1918, ajcd.19 tears, 4 mcntn), ana iu uays. I The funeral rervices were con I...t,i w T?v. John Mellott, of pleasant Rideo. and interment a in ihn rpmeterv at the fas iiiiiuc - Itone Bridge, Brethren church. The deceased is survived by . or1 tom RlCltprS jjoldie and OHvj. He was a fine Ling man, an? his parents have . il.. 4-u us nareiHs the sincsresi synpuuiy ui men Lny friends. His father wan reared m uei fast township and his mother, in he lower end or tne bounty. Ier maiden name was Keefer SHa Kecfer. After marriage l iroH at wariorasnur?. pncy " McConnellsburg. from (aiui diich place they moved to Peach hrchard Ridge. Memorial Day Day of Prayer. The president of the United State3 has named May 30th, as k dav of Prayer throughout the country, calling on all to gather n their accustomed places of "worship, and there to seek Di line favor for our Nation, our Army and Navy, that Jehovah nay be the guide of our people knd that the wisdom of Heaven ir.ay rule in the world's great trisis, to the end that the King dom of Christ may come in all jthe Earth: and that freedom and Liberty may become the Birth fight of men and women every where. I The Memorial services be longing to this day are not to be iispensed with, or their signf- icance lessened, but are to be olemnized by the fact of its be- ling associated with a nation at jprayer. la Auditorium Saturday Evening. This beincr the week of the Jgrand drive in the Red Cross IWar Relief Campaign, a final rally day will be held in the Aud itorium in McConnellsburg at 8 o'clock, Saturday evening at which time addresses will be made by two prominent Cham- bersburg attorneys, William Alexander and Joshua Sharpe. Mr. Alexander has a son on Gen eral Pershing's staff, and that son is lying in a hospital suffer ing from a wound received in action. Meetings have been held in part3 of the County re sulting in the contribution of about $400.00. While it would seem that public meetings come rather frequently, you do not want to miss hearing these gen tlemen Saturday evening. Acknowledgment. The following letter is Self-, explanatory: Mrs. Katie Kelso, KnoDsville, Pa. Just a few lines to let you know that the soldier boy who received the pair of socks you so nobly donated to the Em ergency Aid committee 13 thank ful for your patriotic effort. With best wishes that your life may be a great blessing, I am, Yours truly, Prvt. Chas. Landis, 29th Co. 8th Tr. Bri. 155 Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, Va. Everts Tritle. Mr. Denton Everts of Thomp son township and Mr3. Nellie M. Tritle. of McConnellsburg were harried at the Lutheran par sonage in McConnellsburg on Thursday of last week by the Pastor, Rev. C. F. Jacobs. Dana Seslicng. George Judson Hann and Miss Martha Ethel Deshong-both of feasant Ridge, this county, we married at the home of the officiating minister Rev. J. Cal Vll Garland. Eleven More. Twelve more Fulton County Boys have been ordered to report to the Local Board in McCon nellsburg at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon of thi3 week and elev en of that number will entrain at Fort Loudon on the following day for Camp Lee, Va. The twelfth boy comes along to Mc Connellsburg as an alternate for any one who,- for any reason, might not be able to go at that time. The names of the boy3 called in this quota are : Walter S. Cooper, Ayr. Levi Hartman Girlanrt, Belfast. Riley E. Hilaa. Bethel. James C. Davis, Brush Creek. Christian Stull Baldwin, Dublin. Fred S. Carmack, Dublin. R. Chester Hauman, Licking Cr'k Verl Ernest Decker, Licking Cr'k Glenn D. Laidig, Taylor. Dorsey Brown, Taylor. Ralph Owen Ramsey, Taylor. George Elmer Everts, Todd. The next bunch, probably not more than two or three will be called about the 29th of May. Arother registration Day. The local draft board has ar ranged for the registration of young men who have reached the age of 21 years since June 5, 1917. The registration will take place on Wednesday, June 5th. On account of the small num ber to be registered, the County has beeadivided into three Regis tration Districts. All persons subject to registration in the townships of Dublin, Taylor and Wells will be registered at Hus tontown; in the townships of Belfast, Bethel, Brush Creek, Union and Thompson, will be registered at Needmore, and Licking Creek, Todd, Ayr, and the borough of McConnells burg, will be registered at Mc Connellsburg. Sheriff Garland will have charge of the work at Huston town; Commissioner Lodge, at Needmore, and B. Frank Henry, assisted by Dr. Mosser, at Mc Connellsburg. The hours for registration will ' be from 7 o'clock a. m., uniil 9 o'clock p. m. Family Reaaio.i. On Thursday, May 16th a fami ly reunion was held at the old Deshong homestead, now owned by Wishart Deshong, where the children, grandchildren, and great-grand children assembled to spent another pleasant day. A-splendid dinner was servod chicken, pics, cakes, fruit and everything else that goes with a sumptuous reunion ji inner. Those present were Morgan De shong (the father), Ulysses De shong and wife. Richard Deshong and wife, Mr3. Rhoda Wink of Newcastle, Del.; Riley Deshong and wife, William Mellott and wife of Saxton, Pa., Michael Mellott and wife, Wi3hart De shong and wife; Eddie Graflius and wife and daughter Pauline, Earl Palmer and wife, Charles Mellott, Henry Deshong, Mrs. Lizzie Layton, Mrs. Esther Mel lott, Mrs. John liockensmith and danghter Myrna, Mrs. Martha Deshong, Maynard, Ralph, Clyde, DeKalb, Norman, Dan, and Mattie; Ada and Emma Desh ong, Mabel and Earle Mellott and Joe Schociy. It was a delightful occasion and everyone, returned home in the hope they might live to enjoy many more such occas sions. Beatty Gress. Mr. Orville R. Beatty and Miss Virgie Gress were married at Leesburg, Va., ' on Tuesday, April 30, 1918. The ceremony was performed by Eld. H. H. Lefferts, of the Primitive Bap tist Church,. The "groom is' a highly respected and industrious young farmer near Needmore, and the bride is one of Fulton County's popular teachers she having taught three terms, and she spent two years as a student at the Shippensburg Normal. The young people start out on life's journey with the kindest wishes of numerous friends, INSTALLATION SERVICE. In the I'Kstyteriaa Chnrch This Even ing. Kev. Medgc Vill Preach the Sermon. Rev. Wm. Lowe will be in stalled pastor of the iFederated Reformed and P r e s byte-nan churches of McConnellaburp. The services, in charge of Rev. I. W. Hendricks of Chambers burg, will he held in the Presby terian church and will begin at 7:15 o'clock. Rev. L. Mudgo. of Chnmbersburg will preach the installation sermon, and Rev. ilahn of Mei'.'-rsburg and It; v. Toske, of F;rt Loudon will assist in the services. There wili hr? special !ru?ie by the combined choirs of the church. zr Briis I'uge Debts. The London Economist for Febiuary pLvrs 'he total gross debt of Great If ritain at 5,978, C00.0C0 pranJ3. Tho French minister of finance in presenting the budget for 1918 estimated the public debt of France on December 31, 11JIS. at 115,166,053,000 francs (?22,2lI7,. 000,000.) The public debt of Itnly at the end of 1917 is estimated at about 33. 000,00). GOO lire ($070,000, 000.) The debts of the central rnw- ers are estimated as follows Germany, $2r,40S,0001000; Aus tria, $13,314,000,000; and Hun gary, $5,704,000,000. Our own public debt is now around $3,000,000,000, but more thun halt of this amount has been loaned to the aliie3. It is estimated that of the total net expenditures of the United Stat es for the fiscal year 191S, ex clusive for our advances to the allies, more than one-half will be defrayed by taxation, according to the Treasury Department. July 4ih to Be Silent. The Fourth of July will be celebrated without fireworks this year. The out-pat oi every fire works factory in fhe United St ates has been purchased by the war department and will be used in supplying the army with flares and signal lights. In odd corners of the country where dealers have a few fire trackers leftover from last year there may be seme popping of ex plosives on the nation's nabl day, but the larger cities and towns will be without noie. In addition to placing thous ands of dolors' worth of con tracts with the fireworks facto ries, the war department has constructed the largest pyrotech nic factory in the world. This factory is now working special shifts in producing great stores of night Hares and colored rock ets. The output of a single day from the factory would L.e suffi cient to illuminate the city of New York. Look After Tliiu Owa Affair. Any one seeking information by letter in regard to the where abouts and pursuits of any of my immediate family relatives will kindly sign their own name when writing for such information, and not use my name as signature thus making it appear that the family are so concerned, instead of admitting that it is mere curi osity that prompts them to at tempt such a thing. It is anoth er form of forgery. We, as a family, inderit that family pride and self respect that enables us to look upward to no blerjthings, and thus keep far above the low ebb in life to which curiosity often leads. Besides we have enough con fidence in each other to know that each one will follow that which leads upward and no letter of inquiry is necessary. Barbara Martin. Mrs. Henry Everts and Mrs. Zack Vallance visited the letter's sister Mrs. Miller at Burnt Cab ins last week. Letter frcm Camp McArthur. Waco, Tex., May 10. Satur day, May 4th. with two other men, I reported to the Loc; Board at Savannah, III., at 10 o'clock, after which we were given a fine dinner. After din ner quite a number of the boys of tho L. O. O. LI. of Chadwick. of which we three were mem bers, met ua and showed us good time. At 4 o'clock in t! afternoon, v,v three, with 22 oth en frcm Carroll County, and DO from Galena, wero rhced on train' and started southward When u:r train n-aehed Rick ford, III., wo were met by ladic of the locsl Red CrooS Chapter, who conduced ihe hojs all to I'c.-aaurar-t v. here a .r.ie meal wa n wmii:i.:r. At tor supper we Wi re soon aboard our train arid i:rve!e(i all nilv t, reaching St, Louis, M, id the morniap v. k-ve we dimmed cars and went out to Jefferson ''arracks, a dity :a-ce of 20 miles. At the bar l-2?!:3 we wero vaccinated an given one "shot" in the righ am. with a hypodermic i';eedh thnt didn't seem ar.y tco sharp, further examined, ar.d finally given our uniforms and kits. O.i tho S'h of May, th:;re were fourteen coach-load.-: of us at tached to a train and we foun ourselves bowling along .south ward again. At Hope, Ark., the lacie3 parsed us Cherries, Roses it- it m anu icecream an oi wnicn we certainly appreciated. At Texarkana, so named be cause it is a city standing on the lirjf? thatseparates Texas and Ar- .ar!ria3, we stopped and were given ad hour's hike through the city, after which we steamed ahoad and traveled all that night reaching camp at this place (Waco) next morning, where we were given cots, and assigned to companies. On our trip to this place we saw a lot of nice coun try, and lots of country that was not so nice but none that look od quite so good as the hills and vale3 of old Fulton County. Of course, I would be glad to get letters from any of my old friends, and my address is Luther R. Bishop, 7th Division Recruit Camp, Camp McArthur, Waco, Tex. Hail Via Ltcoln Highway. It is now considered probable that a direct parcel post and mai :ystem connecting Philadelphia :.nd Pittsburgh will be installed Motor trucks will be used by the prctoflL'c department for this purpose and the Lincoln High vay will be followed in making the trip. This is thj longest trip of tho kind so fur considered by the To;. I flice Department. The trucks, starting at either city, will make a continuous run. It is now contemplated that drivers will be changed at each end and possibly one point be tween. In this manner, parcel post or other mail matte direct ed to Tittiburgh or ether points on the route, will be delivered from Philadelphia without hav ing to undergo more than the handling of one loading and un loading. It is thought that the triiJ can be made in 24 hours. Will Receive 52,91703. Fulton County townships of the second class will receive $2,917.03 -f the 1911 cash road tax bonus fund, which will be distributed dnrjng the year. State Highwsy Commissioner O'Neil has certified tho various amounts for payment and the fol lowing townships will benefit: Ayr $914.20 Belfast Bethel G19 49 Brush Creek 820.89 Dublin Licking Creek 31G 28 Taylor Thompson Tod i 108 52 Union 187.47 WelU , 3C0.23 Total $2,917,03 WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. Results of the Drive Made Last Week Are Mere than Gratifying to the Managers. Both in the purchase of Lib erty Bonds and War Savings Stamps, Fulton County occupie a rank in the counties of th state that h a cause 'for just pride to its citizens. Some the districts were just a litt! slow "to get a move on" but when the spirit was caught, there was soon a whirl vind of energy set loose. Last week being Pledge Wee during which time a special, or ganized drive was made in th sale of War Savings stamps, the results are most gratifying, Merrill W. Nace is the County Chairman of tfie Committe on War Savings Stamp Sales and ha; the County tohroughly organized M. R. ShalTner. Esq., Chairman of the Insurance Department, took an active part in the loca organization. The following shows what was accomplished by the solictors as reports have been received. McCONNELLSIJURG. Solicitors Maturity Value Miss Lillian Grissingor $1310.00 Miss Elizabeth Taylor 150. Mrs. C. B. Stevens 400. Miss Nellie Hays 170. Miss Addie Rexroth 52o. Miss Jean W. Johnston 870. Mrs. Lewis Harris 525. Mis3 Harriet Sloan 200. Mrs. Harvey Bender 290. Mrs. Harry Hull , 200. Miss Grace Lodge 110. Miss Ethel Kendall 255. Scattering 145. Total sales and pledges in McConnellsburg $5150.00 AYR TOWNSHIP. Miss Ella Johnston $485.00 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Paylor DUBLIN TOWNSAIP. 145.00 C. Bare 1090.00 J. A. Henry 700.00 TAYLOR TOWNSHIP. Tarry Lamberson 645.00 Mrs. Walter Roher 4G5.00 Miss Alice Cutchall 1550.00 WELLS TOWNSHIP 'rom Four Solicitors 435.00 LASHLEV. Our farmers are getting along nicely w ith their spring work. Preaching and baptism at the Christian church was well attend ed last Sunday. Thirteen were baptized. Our Red Cross picnic is receiv ing special attention for the preparation of a good program Everybody come and enjoy Me morial Day. The Decoration service will begin at the Chris tian church at 10:30 and proceeds the Lutheran and Methodist churches. The program will be rendered in the Buck Valley Grove. Our people appreciated the ecture given by Lieutenant 3urnes very much. Rev. Wenchell, of Baltimore, preached an interesting sermon at the Lutheran church Sunday evening. Mrs. J, M. McKibbin has mov- d back to her residence in Buck 'alley. Mrs. Bruce Hendershot has gone to Baltimore hospital to undergo a surgical operation. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Olche- 'ska, and Mrs. Laura Leighty, pent Thursday evening with C. A. Ritz and family. Miss' Mary Bishop of Wrar- fordsburg spent a short time re cently with her aunt Mrs. Frank Schetrompf. Miss Ada Lehman, who taught school at Maderia, is spending her acation wite her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lehman. Mrs. D. A. Nelson spent Mon day in Lhamoersburg on busi ness. Her husband, who has Deen conhnea to his home for several weeks on account of a stubborn attack of rheumatism, is slowly improving:. SALUVIA SUMMARIZINGS. The dwelling house of Squire Chas. W. Mellott, four miles southwest of Saluvia. was des troyod by lire last week, togeth or with nearly ail the contents Tho lire caught in the upper part of the bouse, and had gained such headway before it wasdid covered that nothing could be dona to Have the house, and very littlo of tho contents were got teu out. It is reported that Mice was no msurance on house orcoutonti. Mward Mellott and family living ou tho Kegari.se place near tho west, bumirnt of Sidling Hill visited Mrs. Mellott s pareuts. Commissioner aud Mrs. Charles W. Schooley last SuLday. Mr. aud Mrs. W. L, Thomas aLd family of Broadtop Airs Thomas having boon formerly Miss Anna Daniels visitod her mother Mrs. William Daniuls and brothers O.ivor aad Mason oa Suuday last. Mr. -aud Mrs Tnomas wero accompaniod iu their car by Geo. Kolaud Sipes who visited his family on Pat tersous Run. Roland is work iu.' f jv tho Commercial Lumber Company on Broadtop. Joseph Sipes seems to bo little better at this writing. Wa liope for his speedy recovery Veteran Joseph Wyles is worne now than at auy time durijg Lis illness. Dr. Palmer of tho Chambersburg hespital was call oi iu consultation with Dr. Robinson last week. 0 tfing to the thunder storm last Sunday eveningRev.Croft did not get to Asbury lor the services, a thing that does not often happen. About forty more War trucks from Detroit to Baltimore, pas sed eastward over tho Lincoln Highway on Monday. Repairs for the wrecked war truck on Sideling Hill have at last arrived and the truck will feoou be re moved. Two soldiers have been guarding tho wrecked truck (or more than a month. The Great Liberty Statue. Nearly every child in the United States knows that in New ork harbor stands a large statue called "Liberty Enlighten ii:g the World." But do you know that tho stat ue was made by a French Sculp tor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and given to our country by France and erected on Bodh'ie's Island in the liar bor in 188G? Tho immense bronze figure of iberty, that stands a few inch es more than ill rett, was de signed for tho one hundredth anniversary or American inde pendence, which was celebrated n 187G. It took many years to make this statue, and it was not until 18S1 that it was brought to the United States. During tho next five years money wasraised to build the fouudation by the people of our country, and the fouudation of tho statue was dedicated October 28, 1S0S, be- ng tho highest in the world and weighing 430,000 pounds. From tho base of the foundation to tho crch are 403 steps. Tho right arm, wnica is rtnsed, is -J- leet ong; thq hand measures 16 feet, while Liberty's index finger is 8 feet in length; the nail on that linger is 13 by 10 luchos. In the irm is a ladder that has 54 rungs on it. The nose is more than 4 feet long, the head more than 17 feet, he mouth is three feet wide; ach eyo measures 2 feot, and the distance across the face from ear to ear is,10 feet. The torch is almost 30G feot above the meaa tide of the bay, and twelve persons can stand on the platform at the foot of trie torch. In the head is a similar platform, where forty cau com fortably stand. Sucafli large stacue, costing when completed about $000,000, was a wonderful gitfc from ranee. Tho -powerful electric light, operated by the lighthouse service of our Government lights the New York harbor and the Atlantic Oceaa for many, many miles. Kansas City Star. , WEtKLY REVIEW Uow the War Looks to Henry Clews a Froinincot New York Backer and Broker. When will it dawn upon tho enemy that continuing this war i3 fighting for a cause already lost; is heading straight for na tional suicide, is reaping a har vest of the hatred he has sown, and rendering a grave interna tional boycott more and more in evitable? On the Western front Germany is simply dashing itself against an elastic wall, which it cannot break through. That wall may stretch or bend under pres sure but will not break. None of the German objectives hai been accomplished on this last drive; Paris has not fallen; the British have not been separated from the French; nor driven into the sea; and, if they had been, it would simply have added to Germany's list of hollow victo ries. To capture Ca!ai3 might delay, but could not decide the is sue. There will be but cne end; and that is complete victory for the Allies when the American army reaches full power, if not before. American forces are go ing across to France in increas ing numbers; so that henceforth its real strength will be felt with increasing intensity. Is there any significance in the remarkable steadiness of British Consols and Anglo-French 2s, two of the best barometers in the present crisis? Despite Ger many's most terrific drive and the consequent bending of British lines, consols have stood for a long period at about 52, while Anglo-French 5s have slowly ris-. en from about 90 to nearly 93. There has been no evidence of manipulation in these securities, for transactions have been light and support was neither apparent nor necessary. There can be only one inference from the ac tion of these issues at a time of unusual Allied military stress. and that is the supreme cenfi- dence of Allied victory in high fin ancial circles at London; a con fidence inspired by clear compre hension of the military situation on the Western front well as the real state of affairs in Germany. There is no doubt that the finan cial position of Germany is al ready desperate; that the econom- situation there is rapidly be coming worse, and that the meas ure of relief expected in the food situation by conquest of Russia is not materializing, while the difficulties of holding down the newly conquered people and pre venting . further dissensions among the Central Powers are almost insuperable. Meanwhile the Allies have repeatedly proved their ability to stop Germany's eupreme efforts, and seem quite able to hold their own until the Americans are ready to come in with overwhelming force. Ger many's military power is rapidly ebbing; her position on the West ern front is at best critical, and any further failures in the en emy's objectives are almost sure to let loose a serious outburst of isappointment within Germany, hese are all factors that serve to strengthen confidence and such hopes are beyond question an im portant factor in the hopefulness displayed in high financial circles. A Statement. I have known Rev. E. J. Croft for a number of years, he has been in my home on different oc casions, and I can truthfully say I never heard Rev. Croft say anything to cause me to think he was in sympathy with Germany, as has been reported. I was at the patriotic meeting at Needmore on May 3, and also at Cedar Grove where he made an address, urging the people to buy Liberty Bonds, and at both of these meetings he spoke with patriotism. He is also working in the War Savings Campaign. A. P, Garland
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