VOL. XIX. NO. 50. McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 5, 191S. $1.50 A YEAR. HONOR ROLL Karnes of New Subscribers and Others W ho Peid Subscription During the Month of August. Notwithstanding the torrid month of August, a very credi table number of our friend3 did not forget that we need money to meet our expenses in hot weather as well as in cool, and they "came across," as the following list of names will show. Look over the list and renew the ac quaintance of your friends. War conditions are making the lot of the newspaper publisher harder every day. Help is be coming scarcer, expenses of every kind connected with the publication, is daily mounting, and the end is not yet. The Gov ernment is doing its best to help everybody to conduct his busi ness eo as to effect the greatest saving for the necessities of war. The Government has told you how much flour you may buy, how much meat you may use, how much sugar you may have, and this has not hurt any one; it has saved these important foods for our brave boys across the seas. But there is a great scarcity of paper, and of the material from which paper is made; and to relieve this situation, the Government has ruled that publishers shall not waste papers by sending them to people who do not wish them bad enough to subscribe and pay for them. Hence, as will be seen in a notice elsewhere, publishers are ordered not to send news papers after the fir3t day of Oc tober to any one who is not paid up to that date, and, that does not keep paid up after that time. Most ot the people who are in arrears for their newspaper are so from pure carelessness. It is not because what they owe for their newspaper is so much for it is not likely as much as the cost of a new hat; but is just neglect. Of course, you know, just on the quiet, that there are a few persons who do not ex pect to pay not because they can't pay, but because they are not built that way.. Now, you do not wish that the News shall cease coming to your home on the first day of October; hence, just while it is fresh in your mind write a little check for the amount due, including a year's subscription in advance, mail it, and we'll do the rest, be sides thanking you for helping to make our compliance with the Government's order that much easier. Don't forget to look over the Honor Roll your name may be in the next. Alexander, E. A. ' 9-23-19 Ambrose, Mrs. M. J. 8 1-19 Austin, II. S. 7-1-19 Awkerman, N. B. . 1-13-19 Balser, Harry 9-15-18 Barnhart, Mrs. Etta 6-24-19 Barnhart, Russell 2-20-19 Barton, S. C. ' 7-1-19 Bishop, Corp. J. C. 8-1-18 Black, D. M. 4-10-20 Bradnick, Mrs. Frances 4-17-19 Brant, Clem . 11-23-17 Brown, -William ' 5-8-19 Campbell, Miss Mary E. 11-25-19 Chamberlain, Earl 5-8-19 Clugston, DdviJ 5-22-19 Comerer, Miss Elizabeth 3-22-19 Crouse, C. W. 4-18-19 Crouse, John A. 5-1G-19 Dawney, S. H. , 2-18-20 Deshong, Mrs. Rebecca 7-1-19 Dixon, Mrs. Rachel 10-19-19 Uixon, Dr. S. G. 6-1-19 Dwire, Mrs. A. E. 6-4-19 a vans, Mrs. W. R. 9 22-19 Fagley, Geo. 9 1-13 Felcon. Mrs. do. S. 7-1 1:) Fisher, A.' A. 17 20 Fleming, B S. S 22 19 V 11 . frank, Mrs, A. L. 8-1-19 Caster, Edwin S' 12 20-13 Gladfelter, John . 80 2-19 Glenn, Ralph 1-12-19 Gre3S, Prof. Harry E. 7 2-20 wess, Mrs. Casper 1-1-19 Creathejd, Mrs. G. W. 9-21-19 Kissinger, J. f . 1-1-19 Grisisnger, C. 0. 1 1-19 I IMPORTANT NOTICE ; U. S, ORDER ON NEWSPAPER PAYMENTS The United States war industries board, through the pulp and paper section, has made this ruling : "Discontinue sending papers after date of expira tion of subscription unless the subscription i? re newlH and paid for. (This ruling to be effective October 1, 1918)." t This will effect every Fulton County NkwsshS- scriber. It means that every subscriber mil it keep paid up to date. Beginning October 1 all subscrip tions must be paid to date, or in vlvanc?. Consult the label of your paper. If it shows you are in ar rears, arrange to pay this arrearage before Octo ber 1st, and to pay in advance, for a? long a period as you desire. This is a ruling of the United State? Government and it must be complied with by every newi ijjer in the country. The publishers are obliged to en force it and any violation of the order mea:i3 a dis- continuance through the that disregards it. We t a3k every subscriber to October 1st and as far after keep paid up, or discontinued. Roy Eogen? Duvall. Roy Eugene, little son of Roy and Retta (Drake) Duvall, died at the parental home, at Akers ville, oh Saturday,. August 21, 1918. He was born at Akersvilie August 20th, 1916 being aged 2 yerasand4days. He is survived j by hi3 parents and the following j brothers and sister: Ernest, Orville, Porter, Norman Ray- mond and Mabel. Funeral ter-j vices were held at Akersvilie on Sunday afternoon, Rav. Moyer officiating. The grief stricken' parents have the sympathy of their many friends. Juniata County Fair. The Juniata County Fair will be held at Port Royal on Wednesday, Thursday, F r i day, and Saturday, September 11-14. $2450.00 in purses for racing. Splendid line of Amuse ments. High Class Bands, Ad mission to grounds, 25 cents for adults; children under ten, free. Hamil, Mrs. Margaret 8-15- IS Iless. Miss Lib V. 7-1- 19 Hixson, Mrs. Louie B. 9-1- 19 Hockensmith. T. R. 71 -20 Ilorton, I. N. 4-1- 19 19 19 19 19 19 Johnston, R. A. 3-21-Kirk, N. M. S-l-Kline, Uriah W. 3-1- Kuhn. Miss Jennie ' 1-1- Litton, W. E. 10-18- Mason. W. F. 8-12- IS Mathias, A. C. 8-1 18 19 Mayes, Mrs. C. E. 9-22 McClellan, Mrs. Anna R. 1-1- 18 19 19 19 19 20 19 19 18 19 19 19 IS 18 18 18 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 McKibbin, Capt. Marshall 5-1- Mellott, Mrs. Lester R. 8-1-Mellott, Geo. C. -8-17-Mellott, Geo. S. 10-12- Mellott, Rev. E. F. 1-1- Mock, Clarence T. 1-13 Morgret, G. D. 10-20 Morgret Hayes 6-10- Ott, Miss Mary 0. 8 20- Ott, John 1-1- Palmer, F. E. 7-25 Parsons, Mrs. Geo. W. 8-1 Patterson, T. Elliott 12-25 Paylor, Bruce 8-26 Powell, J. M. 8 26 Remsburg, Dr. A. J. 3-1 Sharpe, Mrs. Roland R. S-20 Shaw, W. II. 6-1 Shimer, Rev. Geo. M. 9-21 Shives, Frank R. 7-15 Sipes, Miss Maggie 9-13 Skiles, F. D. 5-4 Snider, Jesse B. 1-25 Souders, C. R. 3-1 Sowers, Mrs. Jos. 9-1 Spade, Grant F. 8 20 Spriggs, Lon 11-17 Strait, D. E. 9 1 Taylor, Orville 8-24 Truax, H. M. 6-14 18 -19 -19 18 19 -19 Unger, Mrs. Amanda 3 21 Wakefield, A. B. 8-2. Wible, Robert 4-18 Williams, Alvah ' 4-18 19 19 mails of the r.ewppapor are therefore compelled to pay up all arrearages tj ahead as suit, and there the paper will have to be NEVILGIK I1LGLLA flU.NS. Oily Twenty Tcr Cent cf Jybstl'.utes to II; Required Hereafter. New. wheat conservation regu lations which became effective Monday have been annouced by the Federal food administration for Pennsylvania. Consumers are now required to purchase on ly one pound of substitutes with each four pounds of wheat flour, except when they take rye flour a a substitute, when they must purchase two pounds of rye flour with every thrca pounds cf wheat flour. Wholesalers no longer are re quired, on the sale of wheat flour to bakers, to demand that they take substitutes with it or furnish certificates that they have suffi cient substitutes on hand. 4 The substitutes which the re tailer new is permitted to sell to the consumer along with straight wheat flour are corn flour, corn meal, barley flour, ri.:e flour, po tato fiour, buckwheat flour, oai flour, peanut flour, bean flour, milo flour, kaffr flour, and fet erita llour3 and mcab. ' l'linfy of Sugar. There is no sugar to waste ir, food luxuries, but there is plenty of sugar to can and nre?erve food for use next winter. This is the gist of the sugar ruling made yesterday by Howard Heinz, Federal Food Administrator for Pennsylvania. "Every pound of foodstuff that can be preserved should bo put, up now; Washington has placed sugar at our disposal for this purpose, and the Food Admins tration y. ill co-operate with the housekeepers to the utmost in their efforts to preserve food so that the supply will be adequate next winter," said the Food Ad ministrator, calling attention to the necessity of preserving fruits and vegetables for winter use. "I want to emphasize the fact that all dealers in the State must have canning certificates, so that they will be in position to supply sugar for canning qnd preserving upon request. Anyone who can not secure sugar for thi3 purpose is urged to take up the matter immediately at the office of the County Administrator, and he will see that it is obtained. ' . Must Mako Maatlily Reports. Secretaries of Red Cross auxil iaries are being notified that they are expected to make reports monthly of their financial condi tion and work to the secretary cf the Chapter at McConnellsburg. Necessary blanks and other in formation are being sent to them. TfiE REAL THING. Airplane Folldwing the Line of ths Lin coln Birliway, Passed over Mc Cunnslkbu;, Monday Evening. The shout of some one, "There goes p.n airplane," coupled with the faint whirr of the propeller caused residents of McConnells burg to turn, their face3 skyward shortly after 6 o'clock, Monday evening. Sailing like a majestic eagle, the b'g mru-hine which did not lock lf.r;;c r than a good iz:d toy, glided through the air at a height of about 1800, fcot, parsing out. of sight ever the top of Cove Mountain. An .'lir-rHp pa?s.-jd over the Cove north of McConnellsburg revera! weeks ago, but it was a mere "gas-brig" compared with a real airplane. The machine Monday evening was the first one of the kind, many of our people ha I seen. The aviator Monday evening wrw Major Henry Abbey Jr,. witn Seryeant Grenz a? bin me ehar.ie. The Mrjor had left liuntoul, III. at (i:U0 o'clock, Mon day nu.rning for an aerial trip to Mir2'.:U, Ism?. Island, N. Y. He reached Cliainbjnsbur. about 7 o'clock, and decided to land, lcok their machine ever, and get some g-s r.nd o;I. After" encircling the town they alighted in a fiold bock of the soap factory on West Loudon Street. It was the first Government machine for Cham bersburg, as well a3 for McCon nellsburg, and as snon as it was ?ec-n to alight, hundreds of peo ple fell over themselves to get a3 close to it as possible. The re sult was, that the aviators were obliged to "shoo" the crowd back, and take to the air again. They then sought a more retired place. About three miles east of Chambersburg on the Falling Springs road the pilot saw a good field, but in attempting a landing, the machine caught in a ditch and was wrecked as to one wheel and the propeller. After learn the extent of the damage, the machine was put in a safe place and the aviators went to Cham bersburg to stay until new parts couid be received from Washing ton. Tarty for Soldier. Private Ross J. Barton of Veterinary Corps, Camp Lee, Va, received a pass which en abled him to spend from Friday August 23rd. until Sunday with his parent?. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Barton. He been has more than eleven ponth3 in Camp Lee, and he is the only one of the Fulton County Boys who went at the fame time, who is still stationed at Camp Lee. In order that he might enjoy his short visit more, a party in his honor wa3 given Saturday evening, August 21th at his heme. The evening which passed all too quickly, wa3 spent in social ehat and games, after vhich all returned home feeling they had spent a very pleasant evening. Those present were: Mrs. John Lucas and daughter Sura, Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Barton, Mr. find Mr?. Brice Horton, and Mar shall Hixson; Elizabeth Hixson, Carrie Bark man Mary Rohm, Minnie Lynch, Lula and Hattie Schenck, Mary Jackson, Celia Barton, Anna Wilkinson, Clara liixsor, Louise Davis, Adrienne Harman, Goldie Plcss inger, Anna Holden, Iva Horton and Kathryn Hoop, Ross Barton, Carl Rohm, Earl Ritchey Roy Hixson Glenn McKibbin, Mar shall Lodge, Peicy Hixson, Har old Akers, Jacob Eatkman, Hobart Virgil and James Barton, John Hoop, Joseph Deshong, Upton Plessinger and Alvin Fletcher. Miss Barbara Martin, one of Blair County's most successful teachers, is spending some time with her mother Mrs. Lydia Martin and her brother Rev. A. J. Martin in the Cove. HOUSEWIVES, CAN ALL YOU CAN! If You Put Up More than Y.ur Family Needs, You Can Readily Dispose of it to Advantage. It is urged upon each woman in the County that she can, dry, and preserve all the fruit and vegetables that she can get her hands upon. Do not let the matter of your own family needs enter into the question of how much you put away. The Woman's Committee of the State assures us that in the early fall there will be arragements made for what they call "A Clearing House forCcnr.ed Goods," when either by sale, or exchange, any woman having a suplus may easily dispose of it. If by ex change, then you who have a surplus of say, tomatoes, may ex change a given number of cans with' Mrs. B., who may have beans but no tomatoes! and so on. Thus the mattermay be equalized. Or, if you prefer, your surplus may be sold outright. Remem bering how canned goods, pre serves, jams, and so forth, are always sold very readily at our local household sales, there is not likely any question as to the disposal of the goods right here at home: but if we cannot dis pose of them here, then the Committee assures us, they will be taken where they can be sold. So, as one of our best means of flighting the Kaiser right here at home, can and dry and pre serve, and then do it all over again. Somewhere, somebody is h.ungry for just the things that you can put up to-day. Sometime before, or by, the first of October, will you please send in your report of what sur plus you will have to Mrs. Mer rill Nace, McConnellsburg. Moonlight Party. A number of young people gathered at Oscar Houck's, New Grenada to enjoy themselves last Saturday evening and they did by eating chicken, roasting ears and sandwiches, and by playing games. Those present were Misses Laura and Reba Earley, Vera Foreman, Eleanor Sipes, Olive Shaw, Ole Thomas, Queen Houck, Vera and Alice Shore, Louise Montgomery, Mildred and Mary Stevens, Louise Crown f el ter, Zola Bollinger, Edna Mc Clain, Edna Watkin, Alice and Anna Anderson, Katherine Thom as and Gladys Alloway; Guy, Paul and Malcolm Alloway, Don Houck, Berlin Thomas, Roy Shaw; Arthur, Willie, Wilda and Fred Bollinger; Foss Chamber Iain, George Earley, Harry Bur kctt, Ellis Sprowl, Hartman Anderson, Raymond Roher, Otto Benson, Harry Newman. One Who Was There. Close Call. A large touring car that had just made the descent on the Lincoln Highway from the top of Tuscarora mountain, on Tuesday stopped in front of J. K. John ston's store, when a fierce blaze broke forth from one of the rear wheels, the ignition having been caused by overheated brake bands. The prompt application cf several buckets of water and the contents of a fire extinguisher, saved the car apd perhaps the tourists. Had the fire occurred out on the road, the car would, in all probability, have" been des troyed. When will motorists learn not to drive down these mountains "in neutral" and de- pend upon the brakes to hold the car!. Salkeld Spade Lloyd Salkeld of Breezewood and Bessie Spade of Emmaville, were married in Cumberland, Md., on Thursday, August 29, 1918. Kulin Knable. William Lee Kuhn, of. Huston town, and Ruth Knable, of Cito, were married in Hagerstown, Md., on Friday, August 30, 1918. ON THE FIRING. LINE. Fulton County Boy in Sixteen Days of Hardest Days of Fighting. Had Some Experiences. From a letter written to his sister, Mrs. Gaily Chambers, Corporal Cyrus C. Covalt, Hefrs. Co., 109th U. S. Inft., Am. E. F., son of J. H. Covalt, formerly of Thompson Township, we are premkted to publish the follow ing: i' 'To-day is the first chance I've had for a long time to write home, and I am only allowed paper for one letter now, so you may pass this on to Daddy. Iam well, and all together. I suppose you know more about us from the newspapers than we do ourselves, and I have no doubt that you are scanning the casu alty list each day with more than ordinary interest; but I am thank ful to say that I have just come out of sixteen days of the hard est fighting in the history of the war and find myself sound, and all together. Many of ' my best friends, however, have gone gloriously doing their bit. My best friend and "bunkie" of many months Bob Hunsworth, of Roxborough was seriously wounded, and another, killed besides me, the first day of the battle, July loth. I have been unable to find in what hospital Bob is, or whether he is living. But, believe me, we haveopen ed the eyes of the Crown Prince and the pick of his army. In cidentally, our regiment, the 109th, has done mo3t brilliant work, and made a name for it self against great odd3. Perslv ing's "Iron Men" they call us; and when you see the list of Philadelphia. Scranton and Okla homa boys, just figure six dead Prussians for each one of us and you will know what these hills are covered with to-night. War is awful a thousand times more horrible than any outsider can imagine; but after the first baptism of fire, fear leaves and we get mad. The first deaths fill you with horror; but when your best friend falls against you, and you feel his life blood splashing in your face, there comes a desire for venge ance quick and awful. After a few escapes from machine gun, shell, etc., you get the feeling that your keeping is in the hands of another more powerful than any War Lord; and all the skill, craft, and endurance of the mili tary training you have had, comes and whispers "Do your best." The Bosche is whipped here in this sector, and he knows it; but while retreating, he does his best to kill. We gave him no rest day nor night and he is in terror. With all his craftiness and treachery, he has gained but little-and that little, at an awful cost to him.. Here is just one of their tricks: Two stretcher-bearers wearing the Red Cross, carried a litter, covered with a blanket, across our line of fire one day, and we ceased firing until they were safe behind a hedge. ' A minute later a machine gun opened up there, and when we took the bill, there lay these two bogus first aid men by the gtin w hich they had carried into position on the stretcher the men being expert machine-gun men wearing the Red Cross as a guise. I mention this incident to show you what we are up against. Individually, the Huns are whimpering cowards when cap tured, and beg for mercy with tears in their eyes; and we grant it poor fools that we are. The prisoners say they had been told vhat the Americans were half Indian, savage, and would kill the German prisoners and scalp them. We have been pitted against the pick of the German army, and have beaten them. They are not old men and boys. That is all newspaper lies. The prison-, ers we have taken are just aa I AEOU HOME YCC KNOW. Snapshots at ThJr Coinings and Gcicss Here for-a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing Paul Shimer, of Steelton, Pa., spent the time froi Friday until Monday with his family in thi3 place. Mrs. Amy Foreman of Fort Littleton spent laat week with her son Alex and family at Six mile Run, Pa. F. M. Taylor, of the State Highway Deparlmer.t. Harris- burg, spent a few days at homo during the past week. Mr. Martin L. Clever.ger. of Fayettcviile, Pa. visited hi3 brother Ahimaf.z and other friends in town and the Cove last Saturday. Philip Rotz and family, accom panied by Mrs. Rotz's mother, Mrs. John S. Nelson, motored to Carlisle yesterday to visit in tho home of Mrs. Nelson's brother, Mr. S. K. Pittmnn. Miss Lena, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Mellott, of Ayr township, wa3 taken to tlvj Chamber&burg hospital last week for treatment for a serious at tack of typhoid fever. Mrs. Margaret Smith, her son Harry and daughter Laura, and a grand Bon, after having spent ten days at Atlantic City, stayed a few days with her niece, Mrs. Margaret Johnson in the Cove, Mr. and Mrs. William Shaffer and their sons Paul, Thurman and Burke, spent a few days during the past week with the Nesbit families in town and the Cove. Mrs. Shaffer was form erly Mis3 Ida Nesbit. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chamber lain, accompanied by the form er's brother Forest who was on his way to Camp Lee,, and by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Chamberlain all of Wells Valley, motored to McConnells burg Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Foreman and sons Raymond and Willard, accompanied by Edgar Hopkins, wife; and baby, of Sixmile Run, motored to Fort Littleton last Sunday and spent. Sunday and Monday very pleasantly in the home of John A. Foreman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Shaffner of Huntingdon, motored to Mc Connelhburg Monday afternoon, spent Monday night in the home of Allen's uncld and aunt, Attor ney and Mrs. M. R. Shaffner on Court House Square, and on Tues day morning, accompanied by the latter named, they all went on to Philadelphia for a few days' outing. Herman Hixson of Hagers town, one of Leiter Bros, capable clerks, accompanied by his friend Jesse Berre, spent the time from Saturday evening until Monday in the heme of Herman's parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hixson, East Lincoln Way. Herman and his friend were met in Chambers burg Saturday evening by Floyd McQuade and Miss Mildred Hix son, and they all came to McCon- uellsburg in Floyd's car. healthy and husky ss we are. and have the added advantage of experience; but we counter bal ance that by genuine "Yankee dash and get there." I am now getting a rest behind the line,. and hope to get another chance at Fritz before he dig3 trenches again. Must close with best wishes. Don't worry. I will write a3 often as possible. Just now am out of paper. We cant keep anything long not even our clothes rain, mud, cooties, and midnight calls to arms, causes us to throw away everything we can possibly spare. I carry my razor in my pocket, and frequent ly that is'all I have in my pocket. We sleep anywhere and are healthy and happy will tell you all about it when I get home. Good bye. Cyrus, I
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