THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
ALLIES GROSS
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In .Thla Dopartmont Our Roadors In Fulton
Around tho World NAAIth the
of History IVIaUlne
Jounty
Somen
ind Elaowhon
on tho Trail
VI ay Journey
Americans and French Take
Town of Fismes.
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BIG BAG OF PRISONERS
GERMAN PLANE BROUGHT DOWN BY BRITISH GUNS
DAMAGED GERMAN U-BOAT IN SPANISH PORT .
Number Will Thrill Allied World
World
Events
eaders
AISH
When Announced, It Is Report
ad Americana Alone Cap
tured 8,400.
American Army on the Alsne-Mnrne
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TUU German seaplane, a FrlederieliKchufen machine, was brought down In the North scu by Iirltlbh gunners.
SPORT CONTESTS OF THE TOMMY WAACS IN KENT
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The Tommy Waucs nnd women motor driver In Kent, England, ore helping to furnish fun In the camps by tak
ing part In the army service sport contests. The photograph shows a women's ruce, which consisted of running purt
way with egg and spoon nnd skipping home.
IS HOMING PIGEONS GOING TO THE FRONT
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Tills r.rltlsh ohlclnl photograph shows how British army homing pigeons
are sent up to the fighting lines In France. These Intelligent birds have been
the means of turning many a possible defeat Into a glorious victory. In one
of the great buttles that rriged along the British front recently a British
officer found himself surrounded by Brhe troops, and released one of his
pigeons with a note to his artillery telling them to pour a burrage over the
liuus. He was saved.
"YOU ARE DOWN
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In answer to the British Toinmle's remark, "I see you've moved," this
young lady replies: "Yes, so I have, but not willingly." The cause of her
1 remarkable predicament and that of the houe was a shell from a Boche gun
on the western front which exploded near the foundation, causjng the wulls to
cave la and thereby bringing the attic down to the level of the street
V wiirii rwipopr union
RATHER EARLY"
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MAKING AERIAL BOMBS
Willie their brothers ore lighting tho
battle of liberty on the front In France
the women of England ore seeking to
speed tho cause to n victorious finish
by working night and day In munition
factories to turn out hundreds of thou
sands of war weapons. This picture
shows n woman worker In one of Eng
land's largest factories, ncetylene weld
ing the bodies of aerial bombs.
Confidence.
Henry's mother was explaining
some of the rensonR why he should be
0 good boy nt oil times, Among other
thliMrs she told lilin that he had only
one life to live and one chanco here
on earth to bo good.
"Well, mother," said Henry, "I think
we should have two chances."
"No, Henry; God gives us Just one
chance and we must try very hnrd to
be Just as good as we can be."
"Well," replied tho boy, "I think we
should have two chances. Now, who
do you think Is right, mother, God or
me?"
Mistaken Identity.
"Cleopatra I Cleopatra I"
Mary, who liked big names
called
for her
pets.
"Why, I thought your cat's nnme
was Napoleon," protested the visitor,
"He was Napoleon till he had his
kittens," adlrmed Mary stoutly.
An Apology for Sarcasm.
"Are sarcastic people Ill-natured?"
"Not always," replied Miss Cayenne.
"Sometimes whnt seems sarcasm Is a
generoos effort to be euphemistic la
stating a necessary fact"
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This Ocriuuu submarine, Interned lu
yacht.
RED CROSS
A liappy .'roup of nNtt'rs of a Iiritish Kel CroKg hospital borc holding o ptscatorlnl contest on a French canal Is
filiown In this lirltlsh ofTlcliil picture. The kIhkth ore Kllof a little recreation, since most of their time Is consumed
In working hard at all hours nursing and bringing cheer to the wounded Tommies.
LADY HARCOURT
Lady Harcourt, formerly Miss Mary
Kthel Burns, daughter of the late
Walter II. Burns of New York, Is the
wife of the IU. Hon. Lewis Harcourt,
M. P., first commissioner of works,
trustee of tho Wullace collection,
British museum, London museum, Na
tional Portnilt gallery, nnd executive
of the British school at Borne.
Tired of Moral Suasion.
Marjorie ond Freddie were playing
together one day. Their mother hear
ing Freddie cry, went to see what the
disturbance was.
"What Is the trouble, Freddie?' she
asked.
"Sister slopped me," ho said.
"Marjorie, you must come ond tell
mnmiim when brother Is naughty, not
slap him."
Marjorie snld : "Well, mamma, you
never do anything but talk to him."
Scenery.
"Or.r public library Is a favorite
with film people," suld tho man from
Plunkvllle.
"As to how?"
"Last week It figured as the ducnl
pnliicc, home of a steel millionaire,
UfuMl gnllery, Temple of Diana and
summer residence of the czar."
The Prospect
Tttpy any coal will be a paradox
this winter."
"In what way?"
"People wont have It to burn."
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a SpanlKh port, was dumaged la an encounter with an American patrol
SISTERS IN A FISHING CONTEST
CROWDED TRAFFIC
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Trains of French and British transports greeting e::ch other on the
western front In France. Trnftlc In the fighting zones Is sometimes almost as
crowded as In the great cities of the United States. All sorts of vehicles
pass to and from the front, Including gun carriages, supply wagons, motor
cycles, ambulances, automobiles, etc. Tho busy avenues of military travel
have triillic guardians, like our own traffic policemen.
BRITISH HEAVY BATTERY IN ACTION
British battery of heavy guns burling shells at the Huns In Flanders.
INTERESTING ITEMS
The number of words found In old
English literature does not exceed 30,.
000; recent dictionaries huve listed
more than 4001000.
The measurements of the Venus de
MIlo ore: Height. 8 feet 8 Inches;
bust, 88 Inches; waist, 81 Inches ; neck,
13"4 Inches; weight, 170 pounds.
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NEAR BATTLE FRONT
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jntsiern nrwpr i nam
A codfish which was cut open recent
ly In Hallowell, Me., disclosed a glass
marble an Inch In diameter.
The Greek classified music among
the sciences and studied the mathe
matical proportions of sounds.
On a new style of uniform for the
army there Is a saving of a third of a
yard of material and 120,000,000 a year
In cost for an army of 2,500,000 men.
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front. The town of Flames was taken
late Sunday by the American troo,;
supported by the French.
The French are across tho VcMe at
several points to the eastward, and
the line has been extended north wet
of Ithelms to La Neuvlllette. The f;(.r.
mnns are resisting sharply from Mui
.on to Champlgny.
Flames was taken after a heavy
artillery fight that began In the midlife
of the afternoon. A few Americans
had entered tho town Saturday mr.
noon and remained there all niht
They were driven out early Sunday.
The Germans threw gas shells anl
shrapnel Into the southern part of tli
town, making It Inadvisable for t!:o
littlo party to remain longer.
London. The Germans have retlrrd
to the north bank of the Vesle and
the French have effected four cross.
Ings of the river, according to infor
mation received here. The Germans,
It Is said, are resisting stubbornly and
fighting strong rear-guard actions.
The situation Is generally consldorfd
tilphly satisfactory and the indications
seem plainer that the Germans do not
Intend, farther south, to make a per
manent stand on the hanks of the
Alsne, but that they -will retreat to the
Chemln des Dames Itldge, which Is
one of the strongest positions In
France, and for the moment will try
to hold the French while getting away
with their great accumulation of
8tore8 and munitions.
The Allies captured the Chemln des
Dames once, and may do so again.
Paris. Both flanks of tho German
forces btttween Ithelms and Solemn
appear to have been turned. The
French have forced a crossing of the
Vesle west of Bheims.
Allied troops have crossed the Ai-ne
at several points between Solans
and'Venlzel. Tho German resistance
Is faltering on the left wing of the
Allied advance,, while It Is growlns;
Stubborn and desperate on the rltht
wing, where the Germans still retain a
foothold on the southern bank of the
Vesle between Champlgny and Junch
ery, northwest of Ithelms.
The number of prisoners captured
by the Allies during the last two days
will thrill the Allied world when an
nounced. The Vesle river, which was
flooded owing to the recent heavy
rains, has hampered the German rear,
guards, which were unable to ford the
stream and had to fight for their lives.
The most of these Germans were
killed and the rest were made prison
era. German reinforcements are reported
arriving In the Solssons sector from
the north. The Allies continue their
advance according to tho latest re
ports, although It la held within pru
dent limits. The Allied left wing has
moved faster than the right and fur
ther progress In the Solssons reRion
might expose It to a counter-attack
from the enemy.
Allied forces In pursuit of the Ger
mans have passed through veritable
charnel houses, strewn with the debris
of war. Bodies of men and horses art
mingled with broken-down vehicles
alongside of monster ammunition
dumps, some partially exploded iuid
others Intact. Bodies of Germans
found In clusters byond the runnc of
the Allied artillery Indicate thnt i"
vere punishment wos Inflicted on th
fleeing columns by the French, Amer
ican and British aviators.
WILSON MAY VISIT WEST COAST.
Trip To Pacific States During Loi
Drive Probability.
Washington. Posslbl.ltles of Tresl'
dent Wilson visiting the Pacific Coast
during tho Fourth Liberty Loan drive,
which begins September 28 and end
October 19, have strengthened intf
probabilities .
It became known some time sf
that plans were being made for 11"
President's participation in tho nei'
drive, which will be a greater nn
than any of Its predecessors and prob
ably will Include speeches throughout
the country by members of the
Inet and members of Congress. Con
gressmen from many sections have
written the White House, Inviting the
President to visit their States.
FIRED AT HAWK; HIT MOTHER.
Virginia Farmer's Wife Wounded
When Daughter Shoots.
Winchester, Va. Mrs. William Nc'
come, wife of a farmer, was scrious'J
wounded by shot, when a gun f1'
ploded In the hands of her daiwhter.
Mamie, who was aiming at a chick
hawk. The load went through one 1
and lodged in the other near the ankl .
HUN CHIEF8 ADMIT FAILURE-
Territory Lost "Disposed Of AccordM
To Plans."
Copenhagen. Field Marshal
Hlndenburg and General udendor
received the Germans correspond"
according to advices reaching te
and openly admitted that the tffttP
plans had failed. They asserted, B
ever, that the Germans were still bi
tera of the situation and that the t
tories given to the enemy ,fl
disposed of according to pla4.