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VOL. XX. NO. 8.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 14; 1918.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Utcs of Per
sods Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Rev. M. L. Sipes.
Rev. M. L. Sipes, aged 81 years,
2 months and 27 days, died at hia
home in Earlston, a suburb of
Everett, Pa., on Tuesday, No
vember 5, 1918 of a complication
of diseases incident to advancing
age.
Private funeral services were
held at his late home at 2 o'
clock Thursday afternoon, Rev.
E. E. Sponsler officiating, assist
ed by Rev. J. R. Logue. Mr.
Sipes had requested that Rev
Sponsler shoutd conduct his fu
neral. Interment was made in the
Everett cemetery.
The deceased was a son of Jacob
and Mary Lodge Sipes, and he
was born in Licking Creek town
ship, this county August 18, 1837.
On the 26th of August, 1861, he
was married in Brush Creek Val
ley to Miss Catherine Moore, a
woman of lovely character and a
fitting helpmeet in the rearing
of a splendid family and a sym
pathetic companion for almost
three Bcore of years to her hug
hand. The following children
survive: Burton and Howard of
Curwensville, Pa. ; Mrs. Charles
Ott, of Washington, D, C; Miss
Dolly Sipes, of New York; Mrs.
H. J. Wagoner, of Cumberland.
Md.; Mrs. Harry O'Neal, of
Everett Route 4, and Miss Har
riet Sipes, at home. Two chil
dren preceded him to the grave.
Rev. Sipes had lived in the
counties of Fulton and Bedford
his entire life, and he had a wide
circle of admiring and sincere
friends. For a number of years he
lived at Earlston, a retired life.
He was a life long member of the
Christain church, and had been a
minister of that denominationfor
over forty-five years. He was
a man of great piety and was
noted for his exemplary chris
tain life. Although he had been
. sufferer for many years, he al
ways bore his suffering with
christian grace and fortitude.
He was a man of unusual intelli
gence and always used his knowl
edge to help other people.
The ancestors of Mr. Sipes were
pioneers in the settlement of Ful
m county. On his mother's
side, his grand mother, Roseann
Hanks Lodge, was a full sister
the father of Nancy Hanks,
the mother of Abraham Lincoln,
John A. Hauman.
Veteran John Andrew Hauman
died at his home in Licking Creek
Township on Wednesday, No
ember 6, 1918 of epilepsy, aged
74 years, 7 months 7 days. The
deceased was attacked by fits so
teqently during the past year,
that his physical and menta
strength both became very low.
The deceased was a son of
James and Henrietta De9hong
Hauman, whose home was along
the eastern base of Sideling Hil
two miles south of Saluvia. Be
ing left fatherless when quite
young, he and his widowed moth
w lived on the old home place un
til he went to the Civil War as a
Private in Co. A, 117th regiment,
P. V. After the War, he return
ed home and cared for his moth
w until her death. He married
Caroline Daniels, a sister of the
late Jacob Daniels. Besides the
faithful wife, there survives two
tons Jacob R. Hauman and Ray
mond Chester Hauman, and the
mother and sons . reside on the
ld home place. Funeral servi
ces, conducted by Rev. E. J.
Croft, were held on Friday morn
tog and interment was made at
the Sideling Hill church.
Peter 0. Crist.
Peter 0. Crist died at his home
in Warfordsburg, Nov. 6, 1918,
68ed 75 years, 7 months and 25
vs. Hia remains were laid to
reat in the Presbyterian cemetery
t Warfordsburg, Nov. 8th, Rev.
W. May conducting the ser
vice at his late home.
Mr. Crist was born in Lairds
ville, Lycoming, county, Pa.,
I Continued on paga 5,
WAS BORN IN U1T0N COUNTY.
Andrew Lodwig Fisher Died la France
f ctocer 12th from Woaods Receiv
ed in Battle.
A telegram from Ottawa,
Canada, received a few days
age by Mrs. Daniel KnaufT, of
Ayr township, stated that her
brother Andrew Ludwig Fisher
died on the 12th of October of a
gunshot wound received in battle.
The deceased was the youngest
child of Joseph and Catherine
Kellner Fisher, andlie was born,
and spent the first ten years of
his life, in this county, after
which time the family moved to
Blair County. He was aged 25
years. 11 months, and 10 days.
He was a private in Company A,
20th Canadian battalion, and
he had previously been re
ported as wounded. Five broth
ers and one sister survive, name-
y, Thomas, of Tunnelton, W.
Va.; David, El Campo, Tex.;
Benjamin, Sunbury, Pa ; Jacob
and Henry, residing in Reading,
Pa., and Sarah, wife of Daniel
Knauff, in Ayr township, this
county.
Soldier's Letter.
Park Field Tenn.
Dear Parents:
I guess you are wondering
where I am this Sunday, as I
told you last week I expected to
leave for England soon. I
haven't been called yet, but two
of my tent mates left last Wed
nesday, they are going straight
to England. I had my overseas
examination Tuesday and passed
0. K. It will soon be ten months
since I enlisted. I can't under
stand why I am so unfortunate,
as my only desire is to get into
duty. There have been only a
few service squadrons sent over.
suppose when the planes are
made a little faster, they will
need the men. I was very glad
to hear little Fulton went over
the top with the Liberty loan.
Memphis went over the top; but
it should, as that place sure is
full of slackers. Every corner
has a bunch of fellows in and
around the draft age smoking
their cigaretts, having on nicely
pressed overcoats made army
style, and white kid gloves.
The air service is great sport.
I hope that someday 1 can come
home and take you a good ride.
I am learning to fly one, have
been up twice by myself. I was
up the other day with a fellow
who has been at the game over
a year and got some ride. We
dropped from 12,000 ft. to 7,000
ft. in a tail spin. Our greatest
sport is when flying over a cot
ton .field to drop to about eighty
ft and Bee the negroes run. They
are death afraid of a plane. I am
anxious to learn the stunts;
as the old saying is, "any foo
can take a plane off the ground,
but it takes a steady head to land
safe." There were 20 fell week
before last, but no one was hurt.
The planes were badly broken.
We have just the two kinds
Curtiss '-and Canadian both
training planes.
It doseu't Beem that Newt has
served over a year at the front.
Suppose Mac has gone to camp,
so if we both get over, you will
lack one of having half a squad
in France. P. Morton.
"Oyer the Top."
s For the second time in this
term, Back Run School in Ayr
township, under the supervision
of Elias Lynch, has gone "over
the top" in Red Cross Work.
This is the first school to re
port one hundred per cent Ju
nior Red Cross membership, and
it is entitled to a Juniar Red
Cross certificate which is pre
sented to each school having one
hundred per cent, membership.
Mrs. J. Emory Thomas,
Chairman Junior Red Cross.
Are you a member of the Red
CroBs? Then, be at the annual
meeting Wednesday November
Celebrated Ahead of Time.
There are many ways of "mak
ing a living." One, is to gather
all the news from certain terri
tory and sell it to the newspapers.
There are several associations or
corporations that do thia kind of
business, .and they perform a
very important service in the
placing of the very latest events
before the eyes of the reading
public. To merit the confidence
of the public and the patronage
of the newspapers, these reports
should be reliable, and as a rule,
they are. Once in awhile,
chances are taken, upon the as
sumption that a guess is as good
as anything else, when it hits.
How it works when a "guess"
dosen't materialize, was exempli
fied last week, when on Thursday
the United States Press Associa
tion sent out a dispatch from
Overseas that Germany had
signed the armistice; and, there
fore, the "war was over." The
news spread like wild fire, and in
a few hours the whole Country
was in a state of hilarious jubila
tion. From the largest city to
the smallest hamlet, bells were
rung, whistles blown, streets
were filled with men women and
childred, cheering, blowing
horns, shooting "cannon crack
ers" and doing everything pos
sible to express their great joy.
In a very few hours it was
found that the rumor was a fake,
but that made little difference to
the majority of those who had
started out to celebrate, and the
racket was kept up half Thurs
day night.
Why, certainly McConnells-
burg was in it, and had as much
excitement as if the report had
been true. Fortunately, we
have no accidents to report for
McConnellsbnrg, although there
was a reckless use of firearms
and cannon crackers on the
street. Up in our neighboring
town, of Bedford, some person or
persons took advantage of the up
roar on the streets and broke in
to the post office, blew open the
big iron safe, extracted $300.00
in cash, and carried away about
$40,000.00 worth of War Savings
Stamps. The same thing could
have happened in McConnells
burg as far as noise and exeite
ment were concerned.
DUBLIN MILLS.
New cases of "Flu" continue
to break out in our town.
Squirrels are plentiful, but rab
bits are scarce. Carl Hess seems
to be champion hunter of this
place. He killed three gray
squirrels at one shot the first shot
he fired at opening of the season.
Arthur Everharthas purchased
the Harmon Cromwell or Jacob
Miller farm near here.
Corn nearly all husked. Grain
is looking ring. Farmers are
nearly all ready for winter.
Schools in this vicinity in both
Fulton and Hnntingdon Counties,
have been closed for some time.
Robert Bratton lost a valuable
horse a few days ago it being
kicked by another.
State Agricultural Notes.
The normal wheat require
ments of Pennsylvania are 54,
109,000 busbeia at an average
per capita consumption of 5 8
oushels per person.
Pennsylvania 'produces this
year an estimated yield of 26,
023 678 bushels of wheat and its
total consumption requirements
show a deficiency of 28,085,326
bushels.
The wheat throughout the
State has made a tiae stirt and
very little Hessian fly is report
ed. Livestock has gone into winter
quarters in splendid shape and
there seems to be renewed inter
est in winter feeding.
There has been a big Increase
la interest in pig raising through
out the State this year.
Mrs. Jane A. Morgret, who had
been down at Shiremanstown,
Pa., attending the funeral of her
son Stillle, returned borne last
week.
WAR OVER
Armistice Signed Monday Morning. Germany
Practically Surrenders Everything. Kais
er Flees from Country.
The greatest war the world has ever seen came to a close last
Monday morning when the great guns of the Allies along the en
tire western front thundred forth a parting shot just for good luck.
The armistice had been signed at General Foch's headquarters in a
passenger coach on a railroad train several hours before this time,
while ser Bill and his bunch were making tracks for Holland.
It was a bitter pill; but the time had come when there was
nothing else to do, butswallow it. The terms as dictated by the
Allies, seemed hard, and tears ran down over the faces of the rep
resentatives of the German government, when they affixed their
names to the armistice. Those haughty people, who only a few
decades ago, stood with an iron heel upon the necks of the French
people, were now bowing before a Frenchman and begging for
mercy.
The struggle which began'with Austria-Hungary's declaration
of war on July 28, 1914, and which declaration was brought about
at the instance of Kaiser William to afford him an excuse to begin
the war for which he had been planning for forty years, lasted
four years, three months and thirteen days. Up to the middle of
last July, when the Kaiser's army was within thirty-five miles of
Paris, the German army seemed to be sweeping everything before
them, ; but it was at that tim 3 that the Amsricin army begin tD
take a hand, and from that moment the tide turned, and steadily
and surely the enemy was driven back, at tremendous cost it is
true, but it was a big job, and had to be handled in a big manner.
While, in a sense, the war is over, it must not be expected that
mothers will see their boys home on the first train. An army will
be needed for month's during the period of reconstruction to see to
it that Germany keeps her word. Let us all be thankful that the
time has come when our boys do not have to stand up and be shot
at.
On Monday President Wilson ordered Provost Marshall Crow
der to direct the cancellation of all outstanding draft calls, which
stops at once the mov cment of 252.CC0 men ard teta sside the No
vember calls for over 300,000 men. The 24 men sent to camps
from McConnellsburg Monday morning were allowed to return to
their homes and most of them
morning.
Among the conditions of the
evacuation of all invaded territories, including Alsace-Lorraine;
make reparation for all damages done, permit occupation by the
Allied forces of principal gateways to Germany, handing over the
principal units of the German high sea3 fleet, surrender of enough
war materials to practically disarm the German forces, and the oc
cupation by American and Allied forces of strategic gateways to
enforce the fulfillment of terms' are the principal features.
Complete destruction of the German military machine which
brought on the war is provided for, and the way paved for repara
tion for the damage it wrought.
Germany must get out of Russia entirely and leave territory
now occupied open to the Allies. The map of Europe, during dis
cussion of peace terms, will be restored to the lines of 1914. Ger
many must return the thousands of unfortuantes she deported ir
to slavery from France, Belgium and other invaded countries; she
must return the gold taken from Russia, Rumania and Belgium;
Bhemust make good for the property removed by her troops.
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which delivered Russia into Ger
many's hands, is to be abandoned; the "peace" dictated at Buch
arest which prostrated Rumania is likewise to be abandoned.
American and Allied prisoners of war are to be repatriated
without reciprocal action; what German forces remain in East
Africa are to surrender unconditionally.
Guns, airplanes and other engines of war numbered by the
thousands are to be turned over to the associated governments,
with their accoutrements. No further destruction must be wrought
by the retreating German hordes, and vast supplies of coal, iron
and other warmaking materials
must be handed over undamaged.
Germany in to pay for the maintenance of the troop3 the as-
ociated Governments will place at strategic points in the Rhine
land to assure that her promise shall not be a scrap of paper.
German merchat Bhips are to be handed over undamaged that they
may be put into the humane work of relieving the distress of her
civil population, which the victorious Allies will at once undertake
in a spirit of mercy.
In the Black Sea as well as in the Baltic the tentacles of the
German military machine are to be clip ied by the surrender of
forts and ships. Everywhere on ail the fronts Germany is re
quested to deliver her sword while the Americans and Allied
trojps take positions to enforce her agreement.
Every where the great military power which set out to con
quer the world in a saturnalia of f rightfulness stands humbled be
fore the crusaders for righteousness.
A young child of Mr. and Mrs.
Cam Mellott, of Cito, was badly
burned recently. A gasoline
lamp exploded, and the contents
spread the fire over the child's
clothing. A woolen cap and
sweater protected the child's
body, but its face, arms, legs
and feet were burned very se-verely,
AT LAST.
came to M cCorinellshurg Tuesday
armistice, Germany must make
in the territories they occupy
H. N. Henry, of Dudley, ac
companied by his father, John A.
Henry, of Clear Ridge, were busi
ness visitors in town last week.
The former is the agent in this
district f,or the Delco Electric
Light Company and' has already
sold twenty-four plants in bis
Ldiatrict
HONOR ROLL.
Names of New Sucscribers and Oth
ers Who Have Paid Subscription
During the Past Four Weeks.
Because it was not very safe
to disobey, we were obedient to
the order of the Government,
and on the first of October ceased
to send the News to any one in
arrears at that time.
Some of those who did not get
a paper, were back only a week
or more, but the line was drawn
by the War Industries Board,
and every person had to be treat
ed alike. Since that time many
of the Fcur Hundred have paid
what was due, and advanced
their subscription, and many
brand new subscribers have been
added to our list. So, why
should we worry?
But Remember! If our
friends want to continue to get
the News, it will be necessary
to keep an eye on the label; for
we arc compelled to quit send
ing the paper when the time i s
out. If you do not wish to miss
a copy, send in your remittance
so it reaches this office a few
days before your subscription ex
pires. A dollar pays for eight
months, and a two dollar bill,
for sixteen months, and fifty
cents will bring it into your
home for four months.
Look over the list below and
see whether you have been cred
ited up right for the last money
you paid; then, look at the label
on your paper and see that it
corresponds with the honor roll.
If you have renewed, watch
the label until the date is chang
ed, If the date is not changed
in two weeks, it would be better
that you notify the News office,
as it may save a misunderstand
ing in the future.
Aller, Harry 10 22 19
Anderson, Frances 10 1 19
Andrews, S. M. 3 13 20
Bailey, L. C. 11 15 19
Barnhart Clyde L. G 20 19
Barton, F. H. 11 10 19
Barton, Mrs. Elton 1 1 20
Batdorff, Mrs. W.E. 7119
Barnhart. J. T. 5 27 20
Booher, D. T. 11 6 19
Booth, Mrs. Emory 6 24 19
Clevenger, W. B. 5 19 19
Comerer. A. J. 10 20 19
Craig, Geo. W. 5 1 19
Daniels. M. E. 3 21 19
Defibaugh, Mrs. O. F. 81 19
DeSchwienitz, M. C. 7 24 19
Diggins, Anthony 11 1 19
Dyer. Martin 11 9 19
Everhart, Mrs. Geo. 11 9 19
Finley. J. D. 10 20 18
Fisher, Ben W. 1 1 20
Garman, Mrs. O. E. 31 19
Gladfelter, Mrs. C. 10 19 19
Golden, Chas. 10 24 19
Gunnells, Mrs. Jane 11 10 19
Helman, H. H. 10 26 19
Henry, B. Frank 4 1 19
Hershey, Geo. M. U 28 18
Hess, John F. 2 1 20
Hess, Retta 11 10 20
Hill, J. S. 61 20
Hoover, E. M. U 1 19
Johnson, Clarence 11 1 19
Kirk, Hon. L. P. 11 1 19
Knauff, Daniel 10 11 19
Knepper, J. D. 1 25 20
Lanehart, Russel B. 10 24 19
Layton, Carey T. 11 2 19
Lyon, J. E. 4 22 19
Martin, J. F. 11 14 19
McCray, Edward 8 14 19
McElfish, A. B. 11 19
McKee, W. C. - 11 11 19
Mellott, D. C. 11 1 19
Mellott, May 11 9 20
Mellott John E. 4 15 19
Mellott Isaac 11 4 19
Mellott, Orsian 7219
Mellott, Mrs. F. M. 5 2 19
Mellott, Mrs. Almira 11 21 19
Mellott, Dennis W. 1112 19
Mellott, Mrs. Frances 12 1 19
Mellott J. R. 10 6 19
Moser, Mrs. Daisy 11 11 19
Nesfbitt, A. K. 11 1 19
Paylor, R. C. 10 8 19
Pittman, Shade 5 24 19
Plummer, C. A. 11 14 19
Purcell, Mrs. Cecelia 12 1 18
Readle, W. H. 3 16 19
Richards. Curtis 3 7 19
Richards, J. L. 10 23 19
Richards, Harvey 11 22 19
Ross, Mri. B. A. 9 15 19
T TAKE CHANCES.
The State Health Deparlnknt Issues
Warning to Victims' Convalescing
from Spanish Influenza.
Harrisburg, Nov. 11 The epi
demic of influenza has already
claimed more than 35,000 lives in
the State of Pennsylvania alone.
The State Department of
Health declares that unless
proper precautions are taken by
the thousands of patwntn now
recovering from the ravages of
this disease there will be a large
and gruesome addition ta the
death list and many patients
who think they are on the road
to recovery w ill suffer serious re
lapses which may rapidly de
velop into fatal cases of pneu
monia. I n order that persons con
valescing from irfluenza may bo
properly advised regarding tho
necessary care to be taken un
til full recovery is renched, Dr.
B. Franklin Royer, Acting Com
missioner of Health, has issued
the following statement.
"One half million Pennsylva
nians are now convalescing from
influenza. All of them feel for
a period of days or weeks the
weakness and depression so
commonly affecting the con
valescent. Thousands of per
sons will have no physician dur
ing the period of recovery, hence
a word of warning to them.
"From two to four days after
the average person recovers
from the fever accompanying in
fluenza getting up cautiously may
be allowed. Getting up and go
ing about often leads to danger
ous collapse of the heart be
cause of its inability, due to
weakness, to send the blqpd
hurrying to the remote extremi
ties. The heart muscle in most
persons has been seriously dam
aged by the poison cf influenza
and the heart itself may sud
denly dilate to a dangerous ex
tent leading to fainting or sink
ing spells. To put undue strain
through exercise or work upon a
heart in such condition may lead
to permanent damage to the
heart itself. Further, a' person
in such a stage of weakness or
collapse very rapidly sickens
with pneumonia because of de
fective lung circulation and hun
dreds of persons getting up and
going about too soon have thus
brought additional pneumonia or
heart disease upon themselves.
"Take warning therefore. Get
up gradually, stop short of fa
tigue or on the slightest sign of
weakness. Better lay up an
other week rather than attempt
to go beyond the strength of a
fagged heart
"For the same reason ' it is in
advisable to attempt buoying up
one's strength by over-circulation.
Dissipation of any sort,
especially alcoholic dissipation, is'
dangerous for both heart, kid
ney and lung in this stage of
convalescence. Simple nourish
ing food taken to the limit of
one's digestive ability, rest and
reBt frequently in a. reclining
position, probably offers the best
possible hope for complete re
covery without permanent dam
age to vital organs." . , . ..
Mrs. Lemuel Hendershot (Bess
Morton) near Clearspring, Md.,
is spending this week in the home
of her parents, Hon. and Mrs.
Peter Morton, near town.. .
Shaw, B. H, 9 2018
Shaw, Wm. J.., 10 27 19
Shives, Frank . , 3 1 20
Sipes, A. C 10 1320
Sipes, W. E . 11 5 19
Stevens, T. B. . . .10119
Stiver. Bess Smith .. . . 2 2019
Swope, H. B.. . . . .10 24 19
Thompson, I. D. - 9 21 20
Tice. Charles - .-7119
Tice, Geo. W. . ... ... .6819
, Truax, Mrs. Nettie 119
Truax, Stilwell , 11 11 19
Unger, G. R. 12119
Wertz, Jacob T. 4 17 19
Whitehill, Mrs. E. C. 1120
Yonker, Lewis 10 1 18
Zimmerman, Ira W. 1 1 21,