Jflltt0B 0tlttfj TOT ; McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMliER 19, 1918. $1.50 A YEAR. VOL- MX. NO. 52. RECORD OF DEATHS. 93rt Sketches of the tires of Per sons Wno nave Keccnijy Passed Away. Mrs. Mary Schooley. yur the third wffe of veteran John Vincent Schooley, died at the residence oi James nws j southeast of Andover in Licking Creek Township, at an ...univn aze of Pulmonary dis ease aupcrinducediby a paralytic itroke on Sunday rngnt aepiemoer Sth. WW- S1 Mrs. Schooley had been in xaii ill r..- r..r.w.t i mk Qta cms nr hP Ll 1UI BUIII5HUIH " Uined a paralytic stroke on Sat urday preceding her demise. -Th0rp being no records nothing can be definitely given of her ,th relatives, marriage and nativity, one came into uc iwr valley with the said veteran ,! hniit ud a little home near AnHnver. a number of years ago, (iuuw . ... -where they lived until about tun vear3 ago when he deserted ter-and she was recently put ii the care and keeping or said .lames IleSS. Funeral services were held at Siloam ivl. E. Church conducted by Iiev. E. J. Croft. Interment in the Siloam cemetery, on lues dayStpte.-nber 10, 1918. . ruth May Richards. Ruth May. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Richards, near Big Cove Tannery, aged 3 months and 10 days, died at their home on Wednesday. September 4, 1918 The funeral was held on Friday the following, and interment was made in Union cemetery. General Fashing. What General Washington was to the Revolutionary war: Gen eral Jackson, in the war of 1812; General Scott, in the Mexican war and General Grant in the ereat Civil war. General Persh ing is in the ereat world war now in Drocress. Just at this time, every school boy and girl should be familiar with the following im portant events in the Hfe of this man: John J. Tershing was born in Missouri on the 13th day of Sept emher 1KP.fl. hence he was 58 years of ace last Friday. In 1877 he taught the negro Bchool in Laclede. Graduated with honors from the State Nor mal at Kirksville. Mo., in 1880. Taught school at Prairie Mound, Mo., until 1882. He won the ap pintment to West Point in a competitive examination July 14, I X 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 Bending papers after date of expira tion of subscription unless the subscription is re newed and paid for. (This ruling to be effective October 1, 1918)." This will etFect every Fulton County Ni;vs sub scriber. It means that every subscriber mu.it keep paid up to date. Beginning October 1 all subscrip tions must be paid to date, or in advance. 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 ai long a period as you desire. This is a ruling of the United States Government and it must bo complied with by every newspaper in the country. The publishers are obliged to en force it and any violation of the order means a din continuance through the mails of the newspaper that disregards it. We arc therefore compelled to ask every subscriber to pay up all arrearages to October 1st and as far ahead as huit.s and there after keep paid up, or the paper will have to bo discontinued. ACREAGE COMPARISONS DRAFT SUICIDE- Graduated from West Point in 18815 as Second Lieutenant. As Binned to Sixth Calva'ry in the Apaches campaign. Pomoted to firt Lieutenant in 1891. At the outbreak nf Spanish-American War, assigned to the Tenth Cav alry. Won distinction at the battle of San Juan. Ordered to Philippines as Captain and Ad jutant General, Distoict of "Min danao, in ISO!). On General Staff in 1904, he wooed and won. Miss Frances t-prnf Senator Warren, of Wyoming. They were married in January, 1905; end left for Japan the same day, where Pershing was Military Attache and Observer in the Russo Japa nestVVar. In 190G promoted to be Urijradier General over the heads f B(2 officers. In command of the Department of Mindanoa he rmly established American au thority in the Philippines. In 1914 he was given command f Fort I3li33 on the Mexican girder. In August, 1915, his home in the Presidio, San Fran cisco, burned and his wife and jhree children perished in the "imps. In Mirch 1010. wt hint .f . .. iut,u iujar: j i i v. j ii.u n i h Punitive Expedition aguinst Villi He was given command of tho American Exneuitumrv f orces i F ance by President Wilwon nn May 24. 1017. Railed on Mav 28. le was promoted to be General ' American Army October 4, 1Jw. March 2 J. 1918, wiulet the Kreat C, ermnn .iriun u.ia in riro- Rre, General Pershing was abl j') otter Canon! Fo:h the entire ""urses of Amarica to fittm thotido. Soldiers tetter. The following letter wa3 writ ten by Rody Gibson to his moth er Mrs. J. W. Gibson at Wells Tannery on the 11th of August. Your letter received on the 8th found me well, and enjoying life fine. I have gotten three letters from you and "Sis" since I land ed, but I don't think that is all you have written. It seems too had that the news is a month old when we get it: but then the war will soon be over, and w hen it in, I think. I'll be ready to stay on the farm the rest of my life, at least, that is the only place I have ever been where I was my own boss. One Co. of Martin's Martin Barley organization is located about two miles from here. He is about eight or ten miles; also, about a month ago, we passed through the town where he was Btationed then, but still we have never seen each other. We are Beeins a little of the war, but there hasn't been any real danger to us yet. Some times Germany sends over a mcs- seneer to bid us the time of day. but it dosn't amount to anything, because the Americans generally madediim a permanent resident of France by giving him a real estate lot about six feet long, There is more news from that side, bo I'll expect a longer letter from you. Write soon wim love to all at home. ' Address-Pvt. Uodey ubson (ramu) Co. B 13o M. d. Bn. American E. F. A. P. O. 703. Almost A lieu and 1'crc Men. The military registration on Thursday of list week of men be tween tho ages of 18 and 40, placed 973 more Fulton County men at the disposal of General Crowder. The first registration, June 5, 1917, of men between the ages of 21 and 31, yielded G72 men; the second registration ! on the 5th of June 1918, of men who had attained the age of 21 during tl.e year, produce179-Bthat of the 2 1th of August of those attaining the age of 21 sinej the 5th of June, brought in but 10 more; but tho registration last week, with its greatly widened scope of a;Te, added 973 to the !ht, thu9 making a total of 1034 men. Of this number., 183 men have been sent away for servive 11 for limited, and 172, fur gen eral service. Ai far as we have information, but one of that number has lost his life in the service Norman Cleveland ttiker, who went out on the 21st of last September; in the second increment composed of 2!) boys. Norman's father, John Raker, o-f Licking Cretk town ship, received a telegram from tho War Department on Tuesday, informing him that his son had died on the 29th of July froii: wounds received in battle. This is the -hrst deatn among ine drafted men. Statistician Wiblc Points Out Neces sity For Increased Acreage of Grain Crops. Census 1 '.! I'M'd 11MH Wheat . 1,22,. 1,I2,717 iiyo '2"2,:.iio aii7,:wi Oi.U 1,111,21 l,12,lMii Corn l,:is.l,71 l,'ill,.'.7 liu.ifwl.wii 2H2.72H :i:n,i:i5 I'otaiwx 22,13 2'.i'h;;-) Tol.iiu.il. H.7I2 -II.Ho !Iy 2.!K"v:ii.l :i,2ivioo The area of the principal field crops seems to tave increased about 10 per cent, or 7(0. 171 acres nnee 1909, which sfems to be substantial, but it is well to bear in mind that if the popula tion oflYnnsylvar.iahas increased as rapidly gincc 1910 as it did from 19(;0 to 1910 tho approxi mate increase since 1910 is 1G per Tent. Established .population row 8,890,000 as against 7,005,-030. Making an allowance for the barley and vegetable area, which are now included in the above statement there must be approxi mately four million acres of im proved farm land in pasture dur- iff i ing the present year, word comes from the food administra tor at Washington requesting tho farmers of this state to sow 1, 575 COO acres to wheat this fall. To reach these figures statistician L. II. Wible, Department of Ag riculture, figures that it will be necessary to increase the area over eight per cent. This seems to be a material increase but our farmers are ready, and willing to do their part. They are anxious to make doubly sure that our so diers at the front will have an abundance of good white bread. LIME AND FERTILIZER. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Striking Results of Raw Lime and Fcr tilizcr as Obtained bj the Oaio Experiment Staiion. Just now when the Govern ment is urging farmers to raise every bushel of wheat possible, and assures them of a good price, they are interested as never be fore in any information that will enablo them to harvest more bushels to the acre without ad ditional klor. Inasmuch as raw limestone is now available in our own community, we feel we are doing a good thing by pub lishing the following article from the Stockman and Farmer of the 5th inst. "At the Ohio State Fair last week the Ohio Experiment Sta tion rl.owed results of use of fertilizer and lime which we re questi d Dr. C. E. Thome to al low us to Rive wider publicity immediately. His letter ar.d figures follow: Worrying . About the Draft Caused Edward Parker of Mcrcersburg to Take His Life. Edward Parker o f Mercers burg aged about 42, did not like the idea of being drafted and having to go into the army, and thi3 thought preyed so much up on his mind, that last Sunday he to'.k his own life. In the morning he asked his wife in what part of his body his temrjles were. She showed him and thought no more about it, and about 9 o'clock she saw him cross the field going towards the Mcrcersburg Academy grounds. He did not return for dinner and when his wife discovered that he had taken his pistol with him she became alarmed and a search was made. About five o'clock his dead body was found in the lane at the end of the barn on the Harmon Shives farm. The body was on- lv ten feet from the road and wa3 lying face down with both In response to your request, arms doubled under him and all enclose a table giving the re- pistol in his right hand. His suits of the experiments m the brain was oozing out of a bullet use of lime, fertilizers and wound in his right temple. AboTit manure on the Trumbull County .i-r:n PnrWer wna seen stenDincr in- Exneriment Farm, as hhown in to the bushes near the scene of the wheat crop of this year. the tragedy. These experiments nave oeen He is survived by hi3 wife, who conducted under the supervision was Miss Ottie Kreps, daughter of Mr. C. W. Montgomery, Chief of the late John Kreps of. Mer- in Farm Management, and M. ccrsburg. O. Pughy,' Farm Superintendent. Coroner Kinter was notified of The wheat is grown in a four Parker's death and after making year rotation o f corn, oats, on invcctiaoiinn fleeiHefl t hat an wheat and clover. The soil is a Ut J 11 . O Vlf,UHVU v.-w. w I at 5 p Trying to Save Others. Russell C. Jones, aged 20 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones, f Ma, f.rwhnrcr. was killed at Port Arthur, Texas last Wednes day, while trying to rescue per Hons traDDed in a burning liotel. Russell enlisted in the navy at Kansas City in June, 1917, and since that time had made several the Atlantic. His dlipu w last message to hia parents was a card, mailed in London under date of August G" A telegram from the war department to ins parents told of his heroic death. He had succeeded in saving a number of lives when he was trapped and burned to death. Reese foreman. Mr. Harold Reese and Miss Una Foreman, both of Burnt Cabins, were quietly married on Tuesday evening, September 10, 1918 at the home of the officia ting minister, Rev. Ira R. Duvall, of the M. E. Church. The groom is a hiizhlv respected and indus trious young farmer, and the bride is an accomplished young la-iv. The happy couple start out on life's journey with the kindest wishes of numerous friend. Buildings Will Kcqiirc I. S. Permits Now. To cli.nint-t) unnecessary building and conserve labor, no construction and repair work, the cost of which will be more than $2500.00, may be undertaken hereafter without the consent of the Pennsylvania Council of Na tional Defense. This action, which complies with the request of the war in dustries board, will necessitate the appointment of local directors of construction and material, who will grant permits for con truction work. Persons desiring to engage in building conduction will here after be required to apply, with a full statement of facts, under oath, to the local director of tho state council of defense, who will investigate the necessity of tho proposed construction and make a recommendation. I his recom- mendationtion will bo sent to tho non-war section of tho priorities division of the war industries board, which will then take action. In this county Mr. M.- R. Shaffncr, a member of the Ful ton County branch' of the Penn sylvania council of national de fense and Committee of Public Safety, will be in charge of this matter.' The details of which he will announce later. Hsd Nice Trip. On Tuesday. August 8, 1918, m. Mr. John Lachman and family, namely, Mr. and Mrs. Lachman, Misses Martha and Pearl Lachman, Elmer and Raymond Iichman accompanied by Miss Sarah MaCheaney, utarted from their home in Brent wood. Pa, in a 7-passenger Chandler, following the National Pike to llagerstown, where they spant the first night; next day, went to Gettysburg, viewed the battle field, thence to New Ox ford. The third d ty of our trip', we drove over 200 miles and spent the night at WilJwood N. J. after a m journ of 10 days there, during which time we visited Cape May, Atlantic City, Ocean City, Stone Harbor, and other seaside resorts. O.i our return trip we were accompanied b Mrs. Win. Stanun. On reach ing Philadelphia Miss Martha Lachman wont home by rail, on account of takingan examination next day. We then went to-Allenlown and spent a few days with Mrs. Lnchman's sister, Mrs. S. b Ksapp. who was just out of the hoanital where she had under .mne. .in operation a few weeks fore. Thence to Harnsburg, inquest wa3 unnecessary. Some Liberty Loan Slogans. Wear your old clothes and buy Liberty Bonds. Liberty Bonds or German bond- ace. "Come across" or the Kaiser win. The soldier cives: you must lend. Liberty Bonds or German taxes p.nv over here to win over there. It's billions for defense or bil lions for indemnity. For Foch and freedom; buy bonds. A bond slacker is the Kaiser's hacker. A man who won't lend is the Kaiser's friend. The more bonds you buy the fewer boys will die. Let all iret on the bond wagon n. one of the millions to lend the billions. Dig up the coin and bury the Hun. Buy bonds before it's verboten Idle dollars are pro-German Put the "pay" into patriotism. thin, silty clay, lying flat, and deficient in natural drainage. It was thoroughly drained at the be ginning of the experiment with four-inch tiles laid 3G feet apart and 30 inches deep. Experi ments made elsewhere are indi cating that drainage alone makes but little difference in the pro ductiveness of such a soil, but that drainage is indispensable to the effective use of fertilizers, lime and manure. "Lime is applied to the corn crop only, in the form of two tons per acre of finelyground, raw limestone. Acid phosphate is used at the rate of 200 pounds per acre each on corn and wheat and 100 pounds on oats. It will be ob served that the partnership of limestone and phosphate has greatly increased the tlfoctive- ness of both. Muriate of potash has apparent ly had very little effect, which is in harmony with the results that have been obtained in the vnnrtj' work on the similar soil at Strongville,' Cuyahoga county. "Nitrogen, in nitrate of soda, has increased the vield. while a Snapshots at Their Comings and Goiugi Here for a Vacation, cr Away for a Restful Outing. Mrs. James II. Kendall and son spent two days in Chambers- burg last week. Mr. Jacob Clouser of lower Ayr township was in town a few hours last Friday. W. Sloan Warthin and family spent a few days last week in the home of their aunt, Miss Esther Sloan near Webster Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas li-jsler and granddaughter Mrs. L. A. Winter i Fort Littleton, were among the callers at the N i:vs office last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ilykea and daughter Miss' Fannio, and . Mrs. Isaac IIyke3 all of Reid, Md., called on Miss Katie Foro one day last week. Mrs. Winnie H. Kendal! spent the time from Friday until Mon day in the home of her son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Myer3 at Mercersburg. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Anderson and daughter Eva. and Mrs. And erson's father, Mr. W. L. Mo.se- by all of Wells Valley, motored to McConnellsburg last Saturday. Howard Peck, Warfordsburg, Pu., R. R. 1, was in town Tues day. Mr. Peck is much inter ebted in the breeding of pure bred hogs, and has now a few fine pigs for sale. Pastor Wm. Lowe and Elder John B. Runyan are representing the McConnellsburg Presbyte rian church at the fall session of presbytery which is being held at Waynesboro, this week. H. S. Daniels is there representing the Greenhill, Presbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. William Bishop received a letter a few days ago from their son Luther who has arrived safe in France. Luther says things look rather old-fash ioned in that country. He had an enjoyable trip across tho ocean. Ilia address is, rvt. Luther Bishop, Co. B, 20th M. G. Bat, Am. Ex. Forces, via New-York. Miss Anna C. Johnston, of Wilkinsburg, Pa., who had been visiting her brother S. Hou3ton Johnston, at Mercersburg for the past month accompanied him to McConnellsburg on Tues day of last week and is the guest of her niece Miss Florence John ston at present. She will visit her many relatives and friends in the Cove before returning to tier home about the first of Oc tober. can. Freedom wear them buys bonds; slaves viewed the Capitol and grounds passed through Shippensburg and took a view of the C. V. S. N". S. where Mrs. Lachman grad uated, thence to McConnellsburg, where we spent a few days among relatives and friends. Outside of a little tire trouble now and then, we had a very nlcasant and profitable trip and returned home 10:30 p. m. August 25th. Powers Kecfer. On August 30, 1918 Miss Grace Kecfer daughter of ex-county Commissioner Emanuel Keefer of Fulton County Pa, and Mr. Roy Powers son of A. W. Power?, of Atlantic City, N. J., were quietly married atEikton, Md. by the Rev. Henry Carr, pastor of the Reformed church at that place. They will be home to their many friends in Atlantic City after October 1st. Miss Emma McGovern, of this place, spent a few days in Phila delphia last week. Bonds speak louder than words. ..jj jarKer application, made up If you can't ngn your money f ?r noun(3 0f acjj phosphate, . .. i 80 pounds muriate of potasn anu 200 pounds nitrate of soda, re neated on corn and wheat in these nuantities, brought up the Benurt of Red Cross Garm'cnts. vu.i,i nf wheat to 47 bushels. "r - - i J- - . . , TWFolton Countv Chanter is "In other words, given a sianu- frrm inir.nlace for the wheat, witri III rCCUIlJli Ul kl.C lUl.ur, iuh .-r I , , r.n.0.,i,nif, nivisinn Hpsid- such conditions of drainage ana m.:!njj..u: fiiintrp as make for the moat quarters at l imaueiyina, vii v...t.hv, - nerfect utilization of air, sun we beg to advise the arrival of shine and rainfall, it has been the following shipment of possible 10 prouueo iuu mn i moen wneai ironi mmioiuuc o..u luu cneiiuao . i -i ini nnrnn chemicals as tne unaiaeasou was f . . i ennan e or vieiuinir IO BWcoVliia - 325 nairs socks "The phospnatcu manure was and assure you they will be for- made by reinforcing fresh cow ihla manure with acid phosphate, Wiirueu UV .-wv f .mm 1 . floi rW nnr nn " used at tne raio oi w puuuus w moment, iw . . a f,, thio wa hjivp. nhin- the ton of manure. The manure ned 200 comfort kits and 200 knit is used at the rate of four tons bags and have on hand 2UU more per acre eacu u cumauu . v, 'This worK nas Deen in pru- a f t,a T,rO0pnr time the cress for four years, uunng ita oiintrment which time have been harvested of hospital garments drawers to date two crops of corn-that a mo nnH chirta whieh are to of 1916 having been put into the be done by the last day of the silo because of premature frost- MrtfW two crops OI oais Vine unru uiiu r..- nff,f ,iii ha r,n rp. arcest one that or mis year, uur nuuu..ib..t - -o fuaee house carments. has not yet been reporteo;, inreo Rnth Rewinir and knitting crops oi wneai, anu iw uV y h,nt.n., tha mnntv wan Dent hay. The average increase per HUUU(,iiuu. . ... e .L in very neatly done, and in ex- acre in tnese crops irum uiu v.uu,- i . nAit-mr, h nation OI limesiono tmu nciu cciieui. tuiiuiuu... ,. ,.v. .i phosphate nas Deen Dusnem iu Sabicribo for too Nkws corn, two and one-hair Dusneia oi A Billion a Jbnlh. Seventeen months of war have cost the United States govern- ' ment $17.329,081,3 12 -a billion dollars a month. This rate has increased so rapidly, however, that August expense ran up to $1,805,513,333, or nearly $200, 000,000 moro than the highest previous record set in July. oats (oats usually shows less effect from lime than other crops), 22 bushels of wheat, and 3,500 pounds of hay, the wholo worth at present prices, much more than enough to pay all tho cost of drainage, liming and fertilizing. ' Llmo, Murium auil I'ortlli.orH on Vv'lioiH, I'.HS, YluM ami Iueroaso IV r Acre. Yield Iuoruuso Treatment JVr Acre. bu. Im. None 8 ''1 LiniOHtono, 2 tou 17 27 8,73 Void phosphate, 200 I1.S.14.M l.0l Liniostonoaud acid phos phate M.2.". 20.71 UintiBtouc, acid phon phato 200 IbH , muriate of potash IS lbs.......:t2 07 LlmeHtono, acid phos phate, min iate of pot ash aud oltrtite of soda U lbs. (equal 400 lbs. j.8-2) M.42. 31 .M Limestone and 4 tous un treated manure .......25.75 17.it Limestone and 4 tuns phosphated m anu ro. .30.07 2.13 1'honphatod manure (no I Uiuoktone) -'
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