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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
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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) -'