Jtufoti
VOL. XX. NO. 5.
McCONNELLSBURG, VA.. OCTOHER 24, 1918.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs, Etta Spero Hass.
Mrs. Etta Spero Hass died at
her home in Okonoko, W. Va ,
Monday, September 16, 1918 of a
complication of diseases which
finally developed into dropsy.
Mrs. Hass was aged about C6
years, this being the first death
in the family of eleven children
of J. VV. and Mary Hann of Salu
via. The youngest of the chil
dren has now reached the age of
4G. The two husbands of Mrs.
Hass preceded her to the grave
several years ago. Mrs. Hass is
survived by the following chil
dren: Mrs. Cora Snyder, of Oko
noko; Charles A. Spero, Pitts
burgh; Miss Bertha Spero, Balti
more, Md.; also, eight grandchild
ren. The following are the
brothers and Bisters: "Uncle"
John Hann, Saluvia; Mrs. Sadie
Pittman, Everett; Mrs. Martha
Shirk, Curwensville, Pa., Pres
ton Hann, Everett; Miller Hann,
West Virginia; Mrs. Louie Ben
nett, Johnstown; Mrs. Lillie,
Deshong, Saluvia, and Mrs. Myr
tle Kegarise, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Robert Magsam.
Robert Magsam died in Phila
delphia on Monday morning, Oc
tober 14. 1918, after a short ill
ness of influenzi, aged about 22
years.
Robert was a son of Peter W.
Magsam, deceased, and Mrs.
Salina C. (Smith) Magsam, of
Philadelphia, and a nephew of
George Magsam near McConnells
burg. He wa3 born and reared
in Hnntingdon, and spent most
of his life there. He was a high
ly respected young man.
He is survived besides his moth
er by two brothers and two sis
ters, Clfford and George Mag
jam and MissCleo Magsam, all
of Philadelphia; Edna, married
and residing in Altoona.
The remains were taken to
, Riverside cemetery at Hunting
Jon where interment was made
,ast Thursday afternoon.
John W. Gutsiiall.
JohnW. Gutshall died at his
home in Springfield township,
Huntingdon County, Wednesday,
October 2, 1918 aged G6 years, 3
months and 22 days. On the 2nd
day of November 1871, he was
married to Miss Jennie Price,
who survives him, together with
the following children: Tillie,
wife of William Hammond,
Saltillo; Mrs. Bertha Berkstres
ler, Maddensville, and Russell
Tutshall, near Mount Union. Mr.
Gutshall died from the effects of
i stroke of paralysis which he
had along the road near William
Stain's some time ago. He was
i good man.
S. W. Hoop.
Samuel Weslep Hooy, died at
lis home in Baltimore, Md., on
ionday October 14, 1918, after
ahort illness, aged 32 years 8
nontha and 20 days. His re
mains were taken to the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.'
Hoop near Andover, this .county
n the following Wednesday. The
funeral was conducted by Rev.
'Croft, assisted by Rev. John
Mellott, and his remains were
laid to rest in the cemetery at
bidding Hill Christian church.
The deceased spent three years
in 119th Co. Coast Artillery, and
was honorably discharged. After-
wards he went to Hagerstown
and worked at the trade of
boiler-making several vears. and
then moved to Baltimore where
he beccme an electrical welder.
He was considered one of tlio
jest welders in that city. He
had been a memhpr rf thP rhnrfh
for the last four years. He was
Kind and lovi rg Bon and troth-
er. an affectionate friend to a
.1
w"Knew him He was shov n
weat respect in Baltimore, and
in loving handa could do,
waBaone.
He was married to-Miss Mate
."crnerson, of Hagerstown, Be
Soldier's Letter.
The following extracts are
taken from letters .written in
France by Callie D. Truax, son of
Joseph Truax, of Pleasant Ridge,
to his brothers Nathan and Alli
son. Aug. 15th.
I was very glad to hear from
you. It had been a long time
i nee I received any mail, but I
got your lettter and a letter from
Alison the same day. I was sure
ly glad to get. some mail again.
We are making the Germans fly
now. It takes the Yunks to do
it. Tell Mr. Wolfe I still think
of him. He ought to be with me
when we get the Kaiser. We are
having nice weather this Bummer,
I am digging trenches now. I
have to lie down some times to
keep the Bhells from hitting me.
They have come very close to me.
I am well. Will write more the
next time. I am still with the
Fulton County boys.
France
Aug. 14, 1918.
Will answer your letter just re
ceived today. It is very warm
over here now. Today was pay
day. I got 150 Francs. Suppose
you are getting ready for seeding
I guess I will not be home this
fall to husk any corn, but I hope
bo. I had a very narrow escape
last Sunday, a German shell land
ed with in 20 feet of me and ex
ploded. The shell weighed over
200 lbs. It covered me up with
dirt. I don't think the old Kaiser
will get me. The Yanks are too
smart for him. I am in active
service, the shells whistle over
my head every day. We lie
down when we hear the Bhells
coming. I want you to write
every week. Well, Alison, aie
they still taking boys around
there? Tell me when you write.
They are Bhooting at a German
air plane now. I wish this w&r
was over for I am tired of it.
There will be a glorious time over
here when it -closes.
Sept 6, 1918.
I am well and getting along all
right. We have been traveling
or over two weeks. I saw part
of Paris. It's a fine city. I saw
Will Polk last Sunday. We were
traveling through a town and he
hollowed at me, but I had no
chance to talk to him. One day I
walked twenty-four miles and
carried seventy pounds on my
back. We started at 3 o'clock in
the morning and walked till 6.30.
We were all "give out" when we
got back, I will be bo tough noth
ing will ever faze me if I get
home.
Callie D. Truax Co. F. 305th
Eng. A P. O. 75G American Ex
peditionary Force Via New York.
Extracts from letter written
by James G. Grissingcr, some
where in France on the 11th of
August to his father, J. L. Gris-
Binger at New Grenada.
I am still alivo and in p?rfoct
health. At last 1 have caught up
with my orgatvzition and havo
gotton satlloJ, as I have douo
uothiag practically, smoe 1 ar
rived jvar hero, but seemingly
roim arouid over Franca, I
think I have seen a big part of it
by this time. I have boon
transferred from" thu Iafantry,
thank God, and have been a9
ttigned to Headquarters Co. bo
address all mail to my name
Headquartors Co. 617th Iof
Am E. F. I am now going to
Bides his parents, he is survived
by his wife and one child Bea
trice, at home ; also by two sis
ters, namely, Mrs. David Sipe,
Mrs. Norman Schooley, and one
brother somewhere in France,
and one little niece, and a host
of friends and relatives.
William Evans.
William Evans died at the home
of John Eader in Thompson town
ship on Friday night, October 18,
1918 aged 24 years. The funeral
took place on Sunday and inter
ment was made in tho cemetery
at the Tonoloway Baptist Church.
The deceased grew to manhood
in the home of the late David
Evans in Belfast township,
Another Soldier Gone.
Dayton Arthur Lynch died at
Camp Humphreys. Va., on Mon
day, October 11, 1918 aged about
24 years. He was one who went
into the Bcrvice from this county
during the past year. The im
mediate cause of his death was
pneumonia. He wa3 brought to
the home of his grandmother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lynch in Deneens
G8p, this county, where the fu
neral was held last Sunday morn
ing and interment was made in
the cemetery at the M. E. church,
in Buck Valley.
Good Work.
A quilt made of silk scraps,
wai made by Mrs. Jeremiah Gol
dr, Mrs. Maria Spencor, Mr?.
Reuben Layton, Mrs. Geo. F, B.
Hill, Mm. Edward Montgomery,
MissLilli Spenr-er, Miss Maude
Liyton, Ms Nannie Spencer and
Miss Gladys Winter and placed
in the hands of Judge Stigers,
who sold it for forty dollars and
the sum was placed in the Red
Cross fund.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our sin
cere gratitude to friends and
neighbors, for the many nets of
kindness and sympathy, render
ed in the time of overwhelming
sorrow on account of the death of
our son and brother John LeRoy,
while engaged in the service of
his Country.
Mrs. Fleming and Family.
Cattle And Hog Census.
The census of the cattle and
hogs of tho country that is to be
taken through the public schools
has again been postponed on ac
count of the Influenza epidemic
that has caused the closing of bo
many schools. The date now set
for the taking of the Census is
Thursday November 7, 1918.
John Ii. Jackson,
County Food Administrator.
Among the many remedies for
grippe or influenza, C. J. Brewer,
of Ayr township doubts whether
there is anything better than a
free application to the chest of
Fahrney's liniment. He has
used it in his family with most
satisfactory results.
school, have put in my first day
and I lilio it tine. It may bo
some time before wo got any
lighting to do. 0.ir Lieutenant
scorns liko a mighty tino man
which all helps to make life
oihicr and mora ploasant in tho
army. We arc tooling hero in a
nico clean grcon place. Every
thing is going in our favor so far.
Wo aro taking ground and
prisoners by tho thousands ev
ery day. Jerry, as wo call the
Germans, comes ovor almost
evory clear mghton a airraid and
our big anti aircraft guna start
tlio fireworks and what ever
goes up must como down, bo
doo3 the hhrapnel, ard it drops
pretty thick too sometimes. List
riiyht a pit an catuo down bur-r
r-r-bini! and struck tlio ground
about J10 ft from our tout. The
other night Jory dropped a
bomb about 4 CO yards from mo.
I was on gu ird. I hoard it com
ing burr-r, and thf u the earth
q'livorcd. but we got Jorryj jst
the Bame; no ho won't drop any
uioro bombs. Don't worry
about mo. I am alright, and
much bettor off than thousands
of others. I And that it tabes
about a mouth to get a lcttor
across our way.
I am enclosing you a littlo
card fouvcrir from France. 1
know it will be found in the
littlo card dish in the parlor as
long as doar Killa lives. Tlio
boys in my Co. woro all glad to
boo me, as well as I was to see
them, and in a way I sort of
hatod to leavo them. am about
10 miles away from thorn now,
but I have arranged with ono of
my close friouda to forward my
mail to me, they say mail comes
in once a week,
JAMKS,
HONOR ROLL
Nanus of New Subscribers sod Others
Who llavs Paid Subscription Dur
ing the Past Two Weeks.
It is very gratifying to the edi
tor of the News that hissubicri
bers should adapt themselves to
the occasional fchock incident to
war conditions so gracefully. It
was by no means a pleasant thing
to cut Fquareoff from your list
friends who have been with you
to mcny jecrp; but we had noth
ing else to do. We are ordered
by the Government not to send
the News to anyone who is not
paid up; nor are publishers allow
o l to send papers at a prico leas
than the published subscription
ratft, and they must cut out all
free copies. The first of Novem
ber will bring a questionairc,
which must be filled out and
sworn to by the publisher. So,
you eee, there in but little to do,
hut obey. Many persons who
did not get a paper the first week
in October, are getting it now,
and daily we are receiving
letters and csth for reinstate
ment. The fum owed by any
individual is Fmall, and only care
lessness will keep any one from
getting fquarc with the printer
and receiving the paper as usual.
Look over this list of names and
compare the figures with the la
bel on your paper. Keep an eye
on your label. Remember that
when your paper runs out it will
stop, unless you send in your re
newal.
Barber, Geo. T. 11 1 19
Bingham, Mrs. D. E. 11 C 19
Bishop, Mrs. Rebecca V 1 19
Bivens, Geo. 9 2219
Booth, John B. 1 1 20
Buterbaugh, Wm.
5120
1120
7 21 19
1 1 19
10 10 19
3 21 19
9 21 19
6 2319
Carbaugh, Wm.
Clevengcr. H. H.
Cleven ger, W. S.
Cline, Mrs. S. W.
Clouscr, Amos
Comcrer, John
Cooper, Lillian M.
Deshong, W. B. 10 15 19
Deshong, U. S. 2 1 19
Deshong, Roy 5 819
Diehl, F. M. 1 1 19
Diehl, Thilip C. 10 10 19
Edwards, Mary S. 8118
Elvey, John S. 10 21 18
Fisher, Miss Rose 1 7 19
Fix, Howard 9 2 20
Fleming R. J. 4 1 19
Funk, L. W. 11 23 19
Garland, D. C. 5 15 19
Gienger, Charles 10 17 19
Greathead, W. H. 9 21 19
Greas, Prof. E. N. 9 22 19
Golden, D. E. 3 16 19
Hamilton, A. T. 2 12 19
Hampton, James 1 23 19
Hautnan, Elias 10 15 19
Helman, Wilbert 10 12 19
Helman. Miss Boss 6 2419
Henderyhot, J. W. 8 20 19
Hondershnt, E. II. 4 4 19
Hershey, Mrp. John 11 13 19
llesj, C. W. 11 21 19
Mill, Harry ' 10 7 19
kill, Mrs. M. B. 11 10 19
llixson, Chas. D. 2 27 19
Hohman, Mr. J. C. 12 1 18
Hull, Mrs. M. L. 10 19 19
Keith. Edgar W. 10 6 19
Kendall, John F. 9 21 19
Kennedy, Mrs. Wm. 5 5 19
Lavton. Aaron 2 2 L0
Layton, Chester W. 10 17 19
Long, Calvin 101919
Manley, Arthur E. 10 13 19
Martin, W. C. 6 15 19
Melins. P. B. 11 27 19
Mellott, Gilbert J. 10 2 19
Mellott, Albert E. 9 17 19
Mellott, Mrs. Oliver 2 21 19
Miller, Robert 6 15 19
Mumma, L. D. 8 16 19
Myers, J. M. 2 12 20
Nesbit, S. A. 9 21 19
Nesbit, M. S. 7 1 19
Nesbit, Harvey 3 1 19
Oliver, Mrs. 'Thomas 2 1 19
Palmer, Dr. J. J. 19 21
Peck, Grover R. 3 1020
Pine. John. 10 17 19
Pittman, Miss Olive 2 1 19
Pittman, Samuel M 9 19
Pott, Mrs. J. W. 1025 20
Rice, Roy A. 8 7 19
Romig, M, II. 4 2U9
Rotz, Edward 9 25 20
Schooley, Clem C. 10 10 19
Shaw, W. L 9 21 19
mm ATROCITIES CONTINUE.
Why Are They Nut St pptd If Ger
many Really Wants Peace.
It is extremely difficult to
understand why, if Germany in
aakiug for tu armistice, really
desires to cud tho horrors ol
war and to tread tho patLs of
peace, order aud decency, she
dees tot cjII a halt to the out
rageous atiocitios which her
military aud naval forces have
been bo ruthlessly committing
ever since tho first day of the
war, aud which, according to tho
latest dispatches, they are still
carrying on durkg their en
fit cod retreat from occupiod
cities in Fiauco and Belgium.
Iu this connection Jules Cam
bun, formerly Fretch AmbasBa
dor at Washingtou, ia quoted as
follows:
"At tho momeut the Central
Empires address themselves to
President Wilson tor obtain an
armistice and begin negotia
nous for pcuco, tho German
arruus renew the horrors thty
have been committing iu all the
occupisd territory. St. Qucntiu,
Leus, Catnbrai, Duual are burn
ed, uiiot.d, ruined. Lion is now
reported to be burning, following
Uio batno fate as Douai and
Cambi at. St Quentin is a mass
of ruins, and too great iu:uiug
center of Lous u a desert, with
its buildings leveled, its popula
lion gone, and its rich mines
lljodod. Th whole section sur
rouuding Ht. Q ieutin has been
turned into a vast cemetery. The
cathedral is still standing, its
jigged walls being intact, but
dll else a wieck. The principal
street center resembles an aban
doned battlefield."
Tho National Cimmittoo on
War Damages sums up tho
deuastation as follows: "Do
apito the reprobation of the
jvorld, the German war practices
are constantly being accentuated
md intensified. Tueso odious
proceedings havo transtormcd
hostilities into abominable
brigandago, seeking above all the
ruin of agrtculture, industry,
and commerce iu this country."
Premier Ciemonceau makes
the following statement regard
ing these Gorman outrages:
"All international conventions
which maintain in armed con
tlicts traditions of loyalty and
uobility have boon cynically
swetasulo by Germany. Taken
by tho throat and driven back
ward, he Btill seeks to vent his
hato upon the couutry from
which our soldiers drive him foot
by foot."
Red Cross Report.
An appeal was made to the
schools of Ayr Township to do
what they could to help along
with the Red Cross work.
They responded very willingly
by contributing as follows:
Back Run ' $9.25
Jugtown 3 CO
Webster Mills 3 40
Rock Hill 1.93
Road 1.60
Tannery 1 23
Cito .79
Contributions 125. 90
Red Cros3 Members 4 00
Total $151.60
Hurry up! F. E.; Palmer, near
Sipes Mill, will make cider on
Wednesdays durinir the balance
of October only.
Shimer, Mrs. Mertie 9 1 19
Shimer, Mrs. Jas. 9 1 19
Sipes, Ceo. C. 10 1 19
Sipes, Abner 5 25 19
Sloan, Miss Esther 9 21 19
Snyder, John W. 10 15 19
Speck, D. W, 1 29 22
Stains, Scott 7 9 19
Staley, Mrs. W. H. 1120
Stevens, James D. 10 1G 19
Strait. N. S. 10 15 19
1 Swope, Andrew D. 5 22 19
I Truax, Harry M. 101419
Truax, Rev. W. R. 6 19 19
Wagner, W. II. 10 1 20
' Waltz. Mrs. Minnie 1 19 20
Warthen, W. S. 4 12 19
Wink, Wm. T. 113010
A COTTON CELT CANDIDATE.
Philadelphia "North American" Believes Lel
by Would be Easily Handled by Southern
Democrats Who Fix a Liw Price for.Whtat
but Eoosl Cotton to the Sky. Conrcss
mau Focht Iks Always Stood by tie
Farmers,
Kmin the I'liUti. North Amcrluiiu, Oct, (0,
Opponents of Cougrettsman
"Benny" Focht. who would like
to see him defeated, are not at
all pleased with the selection
made by the Democratic state
committee's executive committee
and they say that Senator Scott
Leiby would be little improve
ment on Focht, so far as rep
resentation at Washington is con
cerned. Senator Leiby is one of the
most faithful of the Palmer
McCormick "me to" Democrats.
He is belled, so that the Palmer
McCormick state committee and
Secretary Warren Van Dyke can
locate him at any time. If he
were to ro to Washington he
would likely be every bit as
easily handled as tho he were
from the cotton belt, but
wouldn't be able to get nearly bo
much for his continue-ncy as the
cotton belt statesmen.
As a State Senator "Lciby's
chief claims to distinction lay in
the fact that he voted dry when
occasion oros3 to vote wet or
dry and that he was one of the
very .few McCormick-Palmet
Democrats in the Senate. He
began hU campaign against
Focht a couple of weeks ago by
declaring that Focht had no
patriotic record. To this Focht
restored that Keiby seems to have
no military medals and that the
army is in need of men such as
Leiby asserts he is. Focht
suggested that Leiby enlist.
Leiby had no reply to make, at
least not in the paid advertise
ments. Leiby lives in Marysville and
makes Mia living in Harrisburg,
where he practices law. He will
probably nerve in the Legislature
during the coming session in
stead of going to Congress.
Advertisement,
Soldiei's Letter.
The following is taken from a
letter written in France on the
18th of September by Walter S.
Cooper, Co. F, 6th Inf., Am. E.
F., A. P. O. 727. France, to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James K.
Cooper of Ayr township.
Duau Parknts:
I am well. About
two weeks ago I sent some money
home, and the next day left for
the front, reaching there about
midnight and the next day Thurs
day, September 12th, we entered
the big drive which was made so
successfully under the leader
ship of General Tershing and
which you no doubt read about in
your homo papers. We had the
Huns on the run, and while it
was no picnic for us, thousands
of German prisoners were taken
and vast quantities of munitions
and army supplies. I was in it
for four days and three nights,
and came through without a
scratch, vet I had some very
close calls. A high explosive
shell dropped within a few feet
of me, and failed to explode,
which saved spoiling the shell
and left me to tell about it. When
I saw it drop, you may be sure
I felt that it was all up with me.
I Bhould be content if the war
would be over before I need to go
over the top again. It's risky.
I will tell you more about it when
I get home,
I am now back of the lines
resting; and believe me, we need
it.
For about two weeks we got
little chance to sleep. It is very
stormy herejnow; we have rain
almost every day. I rather
dread the coming winter. It
looks now like we might not have
to do much more hard fighting,
for I do not think the Huns will
hold together much longer.
We do get plenty to eat and
good rations; while we were on
the drive, our meals were a little
DISEASE MORE DEADLY MAN WAR
More American Fatalities from New
Epidemic Here Than Fo;n G;r
maa Guns in Franc;.
Within three short weeks Span
ish Influenza has developed and
spread so widely and rapidly that
Amcrk'.Vg death roll heje at
home is greater than that of all
of her huge armies in Europe.
Moreover, the number of pros
trations from this disease from
day to day in America is prob
ably greater than the combined
casualty lists of all of the fight
ing forces engaged in thi:j great
World War. The number of
cases in New York City alono
has increased from a total of 17
cases and no deaths reported to
and including September 20th,
1918, to 4,293 new cases and
deaths in a single day. More
over, the statement is edd to
have been made by a prominent
physician -Dr. G jlihvatcr-thnt
the actual number of caje3 in
New York ia about half amillion.
This is not intended U3 an
alarmist statement but ij bimply
a brief summary of facts cur
rently reported in the daily press.
While their is still no reason for
panic there ii every reason for
dwift action in the erection of
effective barriers against the
spread of thi3 malady.
Only yesterday the writer,
when about to attempt to enter an
over-crowded Btreet-car, balked,
upon hearing someone in the car
execute an utterly unsupprpssed
Bneeze, and decided to walk; and,
as he walked, he pondered over
New York's frightful congestion
in surface, subway and elevated
cars; on wharve3 and ships; in
stores, factories, sweatshops,
hotels, restaurants, and even in
the many thousands of other
places, sometimes improperly
called homes, where people never
really live but merely exist, and
where thousands of them arc
now being dcrprined by death, of
even that questionable privilege;
and as he pondered he wondered
whether, when the big death
roll of this epidemic is 'finally
counted, people will still think
that New York --with its huge
waste of mechanical force, man
power and even human life it
self, due to it9 monstrous con
gestion of humanity at a point
where there is economic justifi
cation for only a small city is
really worth while.
Of course, the disease is spread
ing elsewhere, but only where
there are overcrowded conditions
equivalent to little New Yorks
are its ravages of a deadly na
ture. In the interest of national efli
ciency and pafety tho Federal
Government has recently extend
ed its ownership and control in
a manner scarcely dreamed of by
even the most radical. Tcrliaps -this
matter of Government con
trol has gone too far in some di
rections; but there is obviously
one direction in which it has
fallen far short of the goal which
it should reach in the interest of
the general welfare, and that ia
in the matter of providing for
the security of tho public health.
Tho fact that the happiness,
strength, and even the very ex
istence of the nation depends ab
solutely upon the maintenance?
of the public health and tho pre
vention of all conditions which
menace it, is by this epidemic
being demonst-ated more clc-irly
than ever before; and, terriblo
as is the dcathroll of this plague,
it awakens tho American peo
ple to a realization of tho fact
that the preservation of the pub
lic health by a perpetual warfaro
against disease is as clearly and
absolutely a function of the gen
eral government as is tho con
trol of the army and navy in this
Great War for the preservation
of democracy, the results will
fully justify such cost.
irregular, when meal time enme,
we were not always in shape to
"let go."
Write, whenever you can. It
always does us a lot of good to
get letters from home.
Walter,