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PERTH ÀMBOY EVENING NEWS.
LAST
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VOLUME XXXVI. No. 54. PERTH AMBOY, N. J., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1915. TEN PAGES—TWO CENTS
. GET TESTIMONY ON
GROSSING REMOVAL
Should Cost Less Than $560,
000 to Remove Them Here,
Says George W. Hand.
WHO IS CITY'S ENGINEER
Further Testimony Taken Yes
terday at Session of Public
Utility Commissioners.
The cost of eliminating five danger
ous grade crossings along Unes of
the Central and Lehigh Valley rail
roads In this city should be consid
erably less than $560,000, according
to the testimony of George H. Hand,
one of the city's engineers, rendered
before the Board of Public Utility
Commissioners in the Kinney build
ing In Newark yesterday. Charles A.
Mead, of the engineering staff of the
utility commission, had rendered esti
mates showing that the separation of
grades as outlined by the city's engi
neers would cost approximately
>560,000. The railroad engineers had
held that It would cost $570,000, while
the city's engineers argued that the
work could be done for $280,000.
City Attorney Andrew J. Wight and
former City Attorney Charles C.
Hommann were the attorneys present
yesterday in behalf of the city. Mr.
Wight cross examined for the city.
The greater part of the day was con
sumed in examination of Messrs.
Hand and Mead, the former on rebut
tal, In an attempt to show that the
city's figures were more nearly cor
^ rept than those of the railroad and
commission's engineers.
. 'S Grilling Cross Examination.
Mr. Moad was first subjected to a
grilling cross examination. Mr. Wight
and Mr. Hand collaborated In subject
ing a number of technical questions
to him. In view of the fact that he
could not say that he had obtained
his estimates as a result of actual ex
perience with such materials as are
involved, but had In several instances
resorted .to books and other publica
tions, It appeared to the city's repre
sentatives present that Mr. Mead's fig
ures lost mucji support. He had taken
the same amount for property dam
age as had been estimated by railroad
engineers. This was $80,000, while
the city engineers had estimated that
It would be about $21,000. The city
engineers contend that the total cost
of elimination will be largely reduced
over figures of the board's and rail
roads' engineers, through cost in the
property damage, general construc
tion work and by cutting off the esti
mated cost for change in the grade
of the Elm street crossing near the
iiM£^^^£pnpcr Works.
SW." "We n>^?7*kUled In rebuttal that
the work coti1ciTSs»^e.onf( for approxl
mately $280,090 which is just half of
the amount which the board's engin
eer estimates It will cost and is $290,
000 less than the railroad engineers
estimated for the proposed cost.
The case was left open until No
vember 17, on which date there Is
scheduled to be a further hearing on
the subject before the commissioners
at Newark.
SUFFRAGISTS WANT SEVERAL
ELECTION WATCHERS NAMED
Spécial to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Oct. 14:—Women
suffrage workers of the county had a
letter before the County Board of
Klections today, In which they asked
for appointment of a number of
wcjrkers as watchers at the coming
spSilal election next Tuesday. The
list was considered at the meeting of
the board today, but was left In the
hands of Secretary Howard H. Brown
because the members had not been
Informed as to where the women
wanted the workers assigned. The
clerk was Instructed to communicate
with suffrage leaders at once to ascer
tain the list of places where It was
desired to place the watchers. There
will be a special meeting of the elec
tion board on Saturday to again con
sider the list of workers. If the de
sired information is received in time
the appointments will probably be
made at that time.
Charles A. Bloomficld, a noted Pro
gressive from the Fords section of
Woodbridge township, has Ills name
on the list of workers sent to the
election board.
GIVES UP CONTRACT FOR
RARNE6AT EXCAVATING
Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Trenton, Oct. 14.—D. X. Shubin of
Philadelphia, who was the lowest bid
der for excavating: the first section
of the extension of the inland water
way from Rarnegat Bay to Manas
quan river, has notified the Board of
Commerce and Navigation that he
throws up the contract. His bid was
.098 cents per cubic yard, while the
next lowest bid was .158 cents per
cubic yard. Shubin says that further
examination shows that the work can
be done at this figure only at a se
rious financial loss that would drive
him into bankruptcy. The contract
had not been formally awarded to
him as he did not complete his bond.
About $20,000 is Involved. The board
will consider the matter at its meet
ing here tomorrow. Shtibin depos
ited a certified check for $10,000 with
his bid, which the state will hold and
(he board tomorrow will decide
whether this should be forfeited.
Sewing Machine». Jensen's, State St.
21062-9-3-tf·
Last Registration
Day
Tuesday October 19tii
From 1 to 9 P. M. ,
Peld for by the Younr Men'· B«t>0bi1e»ri
Olnb \
ROAD COM. STEVENS
AND RAILROAD MEN
VISIT HOLE-IN-WALL
State Road Commissioner Stevens
In company with members of the
Board of Freeholders Is Inspecting the
road at the south approach to the
Raritan river bridge today. Besides
making a trip through the famous
passageway, the private road over the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
land is being Inspected so that the
state official can get a good Idea of
what the county is up agalast.
Commissioner Stevens was met by (
Director Gebhardt, of the Board of
Freeholders at Menlo Park this morn
ing and an inspection was first made
of the proposed new road leading
from Rahway to Metuchen, eliminat
ing some of the dangerous curves
in the present route and abolishing
the grade crossing at Iselin. The
proposition has been put up to the
freeholders and to-the state authori
ties to Improve the road from St.
George's avenue in Rahway that runs
parallel with the railroad to a point
beyond Colonia, where the present
road crosses the Pennsylvania tracks
at grade. Here it Is proposed to be
gin new road continuing on the north
erly side of the track to Menlo Park,
where the present road comes under j
the track from the southerly side to
continue on to Metuchen on tlie
northerly side. This would keep the
main highway between Railway and
Metuchen on the north side of the
Pennsylvania tracks all the time.
Private owners have been interest
ed in the project and Commissioner
Stevens, in company with the free
holders, is looking over the ground
today.
After making this Inspection, the
party came to Perth Aniboy by the
way of St. George's avenue so as to
see the new pavement leading to
Woodbrldge and this city, reaching
the bridge approach at about noon.
This morning county engineers were
at work surveying the "hole" and
shortly before 12 o'clock a party of
Pennsylvania railroad officials headed
by Superintendent E. A. Fisher, ar
rived In a special train and made a
hasty inspection of the "hole." They
acted as If in a hurry and after walk
ing through the place boarded their
train at once. They did not wait for
the county and state officials to ar
rive.
COUNTY JR.Q.U.A. M.
HAVE 1,000 IN LINE
Make Remarkable Showing at
Big Event in Newark Last
Night—Convention.
Special by Staff Correspondent.
Newark, Oct. 14.—With over 1,000
In line the various Jr. O. U. A. M.,
Councils of Middlesex county made a
remarkable showing last night In the
parade hore. When about 20,000
members of the order marched past
100,000 spectators In Broad street.
Members of the county councils
were the first to appear before the
throng In Broad street. While they
did not lead the parade, they march
ed from the Pennsylvania station to
the starting point, headed by a brass
band.
Middlesex county occupied the po
sition In the fifth division of the
parade and the members of the vari
ous councils throughout the - county
were given a rousing reception all
along the line of march.
Middlesex Council No. 6S, of this
city, with their Guards in full uni
form, had as their guests the Guards
of U. S. Grant Council of Pleasant
Piaille, S. I.
The Middlesex Council Guards to
g«tiiar with a number of member* In
civilian clothes were headed by the
Woodbrldge Fife, Drum and Bugle
Corps of thirty pieces. They were In
charge of Captain Wallace Sofield.
The members of the council were ac
companied by a number of their wives
and lady friends who cheered them
along the line of march. The parade
Is said to have been one of the largest
demonstrations ever held by the Jr.
O. U. A. M. In the state.
Broad street was a blaze of color
and the American flags displayed in
the decorations were uncountable.
Merchants all along the line of march
had their stores decorated, flags swung
from almost every cross wire of the
trolley lines and in the windows and
dorways of private houses the Ameri
can emblems were displayed. With
the exception of the members of the
uniformed ranks of the paraders.
every man carried a small American
flag, and almost every council had a
square of men carrying a large flag
spread out to its full.
ïTrnm the stpns of the ntv Hall
Mayor Thomas "L. Raymond reviewed
the procession, surrounded by a large
number of city officials, the state offic
ials of the order, the New York state
board of officers, and _Xhe demonstra
tion committee.
Cheer after cheer was raised as the
various councils passed In review and
the one hour and fifty-five minutes
that Λνas taken in the passing: one
way of the Immense procession was
one continuous volume of music and
cheering.
At the head of the procession there
rode a line of mounted police that
stretched from car track to curb and
the excellence of their riding: and
alignment was remarked upon more
than once. Following them came the
Newark Police Band and then came
tho visiting councils from far away.
The Bronx, New Rochelle, Brooklyn,
Qlendale, L. I., Bay Ridge, Wood
haven, Ν. Y., all had large delega
tions and with the Glendale aggrega
tion marched an enthusiastic woman
and an equally enthusiastic child.
Farragut Council, of Brooklyn, had
one of its members dressed to repre
sent Admiral Farragut and he was
loudly applauded all along the line,
as were several dressed to represent
Uncle 8am.
At the afternon session of the con
vention held at the club house of
Newark councils, the election took
place with the result that State Vice
Councilor Theodore Buttenbuam, of
Union Hill, was unanimously elected
state councilor to succeed Rene P. F.
von Mlnden, of New Morket. Al
though the ballot was taken yesterday
which decided that Mr. Buttenbaum
would be state councilor and also that
Rev. Samuel Harker, state chaplain
of Camden, would be state vice coun
cilor, it was found necessary to ballot
today for state council treasurer,
state council conductor, state council
warden and members of the auditing
committee. There are several candi
dates for each of these positions.
t
LAY KEEL OF BATTLESHIP
CALIFORNIA, IN BROOKLYN
Special by United Press Wire.
Brooklyn, Ν. Y., Oct. 14—The keel
of the first battleship to be propelled
entirely by electricity was laid here
today. The vessel Is the new dread
nought California, one of the three
authorized by the last congress.
"The California," said Secretary
Daniels, principal speaker, "will be
the first battleship of any navy In the
world to be propelled by electricity.
The California will have a cruising
radius of about fifty per cent greater
than her sister ships. She will be
624 feet long, displace 32,000 tons,
have a speed of twenty-one knots
and a main armament of twelve four
teen-lnch guns and four torpedo
MAS. 6REELEÏ10
SPEAK HERE TODAY
Will be Here This Afternoon
and in South Amboy Tonight
—Touring the State.
Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley, the well
known New York campaign speaker
Is coming over to New Jersey today
to tour Middlesex, Mercer and Bur
lington counties for the remaining
days of the campaign. A number of
New York speakers will be with her,
and the party will travel in tho "Pa
cific Voter." the automobile which
the women voters of California and
Oregon have given to Mrs. Greeley, In
grateful recollection of the good work
Bhe did in their campaigns, so that
she may be able to help the eastern
states in their struggle for the ballot.
The route of the Greeley party
will be about as follows, subject to
change if the weather is bad or In
the event of punctures, blow-outs or
other accidents which may cause de
lay.
Today, Perth Amboy in thé after
noon and South Amboy at night.
Tomorrow, leaving South Amboy
at 9:80 the party will proceed to
South River and thence to New
Brunswick, where a noon meeting
will be held. After lunch the party
will proceed to Trenton by way of
Prlirf*ti>n. reachhag Tronton in time
for a night meeting.
Saturday will be devoted to meet
ings in Trenton and towns near there.
Monday, the party will leave Tren
ton at 10.-SO and go to Roebllng for a
noon meeting, therico to Florence for
a meeting at the iron works there at
5 o'clock, and then on to Burlington
for a meeting that night.
Another suffrage meeting, which
was well attended, was held on the
corner of Smith and Hobart streets
last night. In addition to Mrs. Anna
Furbay's speech, was a talk on wom
an's suffrage by Rev. Harvey Graham
Furbay. About 800 citizens of this
city heard the speakers. Mrs. Furbay
said In one of her talks, "I am in this
city to reach the voters and not to
argue with the antis. I have no time
to waste on the antis, and the vote
of the humblest voter in this city
means more to me than the whole
Anti-Suffrage party combined. As to
our holding street meetings, it was by
this method that the western states
were won over for woman's suffrage.
If street meetings are not effective we
would like to know just what
methods the ajitls are going to use to
stop the spread of suffrage to the
eastern states."
There will be a meeting in St.
Stephen's Danish church Sunday
night, at which time Rev. Mr. Furbay
will give a sermon relative to the
women of tho Bible.
rtllSWi'F.K ΓΜηΚΊΙΜΊΙΙΝ 111 U'IHT.
The following letter has been re
ceived by the EVENING NEWS rel
ative to the suffrage campaign here:
EDITOR EVENING NEAVS:
For the cause of Antl-SuffraR-e,
Mrs. Elizabeth Browne has α letter
In your paper last evening She
says: "I will answer a few of the
statements." Since the questions to
which she refers do not ssem to re
ceive definite answers in this letter,
when may the expectant public hope
for them? To quote from Mrs.
Browne's letter. "It Is always unwise
for any organization to let loose an
exponent of Its workings who Is either
wilfully or Intentionally Ignorant of
them."
FAIR PI/AY.
SAYS WILSON AND GARRISON
ARGEE ON ARMY PROGRAM
Special by United Press Wire.
Washington, Oct. 14.—"It's a lie,"
Secretary Tumulty today characteriz
ed a report published in a Philadel
phia morning paper to the effect that
Secretary Garrison had forced Presi
dent Wilson Into line on the bisrger
army program by threatening to re
sign from the cabinet.
"The President and Mr. Garrison
are and have been," he said, "in per
fect accord and harmony on the army
program. The story is silly on its
base, for even if there had been a
disagreement every one who knows
President Wilson knows he cannot be
forced into line on any proposition by
threats of bullyragging."
FUNERAL· NOTICE
Members of the Exem: F'remen's
Association are requested to meet At
the Exempt rooms on Friday, Oct.
15th, at 1:03 o'clock P. M. sharp, to
attend the funeral of Bro'.her C. Π.
Prewster. Funeral at house, 1:80;
at the Μ. Ε Church 2 o'clock.
J. M. VAN HORN, President.
DR. L. P. KUNTZ
Has reroored his dental Parlors
from 338 State Street to 180 Smith
Street, (Floersch Bldg.)
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V. Μ. Η. Α. CAMPAIGN
Plans Formulated Last Night
at Association Building to
Add Many New Members.
MAY START ON OCTOBER 25
Other Phases of Y. M. H. A.
Work are Taken Up at the
Meeting—One Government.
At a meeting; of the Y. M. H. A. last
night, plans were formulated for the
membership campaign which will
soon be started. Efforts are being
made to get the campaign under way
by October 25, and run the campaign
four days.
Benjamin Goldberger has been
elected general chairman, and he has
the assistance of four division chair
men. Each of these chairman choose
four captains from among the mem
bers, and each of these captains, in
return, select five men. This will
make 101 active workers trying to en
large the membership. The names of
the division chairmen are: Sol Eb
berg, Herman Klein, Henry I'olko
wltz, and Harry Levine. The captains
had not yet been selected at the
meeting last night, but It Is hoped
that all will be signed by tonight so
that the captains will be able to be
gin their own campaign to got the
most thrifty, and diligent workers on
thoir team. It is the Intention of
General Chairman Goldberger to hold
a meeting every night, so as to keep
up the spirit and in order to soe what
progress is made every day.
There will be a meeting Wednes
day night to take action on the new
form of government which a commit
tee have been arranging during the
last few weeks. In this government
the Board of Directors have all power,
there being no president, vice presi
dent for any of the officers that
have such Individual power as it is in
the present form. In the director
form of government the members are
represented better than in the form
that is now being done away with.
So far this plan has won favor with
the majority of the members and It Is
with '"terest that they are waiting for
the meettno· Wednesday night.
COL. HOUSE WITH PRESIDENT;
MAY BE HIS BEST MAN
•reiiii bu United Press Wire.
Washington, Oct. 14:—Speculation
on the date of the wedding of the
President and Mrs. Norman Qfl.lt re
ceived fresh impetus today when Γοΐο
nel Ε. M. Houso, personal friend of
the President, visited the White
House. Colonel House, who has been
mwitijoned m Oie Prenident> chôfc®
for best man, arrlVed fist nfgiit wfil
his stay ts Indefinite.
It is understood he will join the
President and Mrs. Gait In arranging
details for the wedding·. While re
ports have It that Mrs. Gait is busily
engaged in the worn of preparing for
her coming wedding', it Is learned that,
competition Is waxing keen among
tailors who wish to prepare the Presi
dent's wardrobe. Philadelphia, Bal
timore and New York, as well as
Washington tailors, are after the busi
ness. One Fifth avenue tailor came
to Washington today In a special ef
fort to land the job.
That the President will select a new
summer home was indicated today. It
is understood the President and Mrs.
Gait have decided not to retain a
lease on the Cornish home. The new
summer home may be in Jersey. A
delegation of Jersey citizens, headed
by Congressman Scully, will call on
the President tomorrow urging him to
lease McCall cottage In I-rong Branch.
SECOND NIGHT OF ELKS' BIG
FUIR DRAWS LARGE CROWD
The second night of the fair of
Perth Amboy Lodge, No. 784, B. P. O.
E., at the club house In Madison ave
nue, was another large crowd. Many
articles were disposed of by the wo
men on the different, booths. Each
booth Is doing its share of business
and Is bringing a good sum.
Dancing was again enjoyed by
many of the patrons of the rtiir on the
second floor of the club house to mu
sic furnished by C. Howard Smith's
orchestra. The fair will be continued
tonight, when it is expected that an
other crowd will be seen within the
building.
KERSGAARD IN JAIL
Special to the EVENING NEW8.
New Brunswick, Oct. 14.—John
Kersgaard, a Perth Amboy youth,
wanted here to answer to several In
dictments In which he Is charged with
robbing freight cars In and about
Perth Amboy, was lodged In the
county Jail yesterday afternoon by
Detectives Peltier and Huff. He was
seized by the officers on Tuesday as
he emerged a free man from the gov
ernment prison in New York, where
he had been sentenced to serve a
year for deserting from the United
States army.
Kersgaard will probably be ar
raigned before Judge Daly tomorrow
to plead. Two of his alleged accom
plishes In the numerous orlmes are
serving state prison terme.
Call a taxi. 46 Chris Johnson.
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Our Coal Is Weighed Dry
John W, Olsen Co.
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DEMANDS REPRISAL
ON GERMANY AFTER
RAIDS ON LONDON
8pecial by United Press Wire.
London, Oct. 14:—Bitter denuncia
tion of the government's delay in pro
viding a better defense against aerial
attacks Ailed the I.,ondon newspapers
this afternoon as a sequel to yester
day's Zeppelin raid in which eight
persons were known to have been
killed and thirty-four injured.
"People who went to business this
morning amid a spectacle of shatter
ed window fronts," said the Globe,
"may be forgiven if they wonder how
long this sort of thing will be allowed
to go on without effective measures to
check it.
"We have a new scheme of defense,
but it did not defend us. The plain
fact is, apart from wind and weather,
London has no adequate protection
against Zeppelins."
"Our air defenses," said the Stan
ward, "clearly are not yet up to the
mark. As a spectacle the thing was
disappointing. Prury Lsne theatre
has often done bettar."
"We learn from an official state
ment," said the Pall Mall, "that an
other Zeppelin last night broke
through the aerial defenses of the
London district, but we looked in vain
for an announcement that the visitor
was brought down. Sir Percy Scott's
recent appointment to the command
of our defenses against such raids Is
proof that we are on the point of
commencing 'to begin,' but It is per
missible to hope that we will soon
have » corps of naval gunners who can
leadily distinguish between a Zeppelin
and a star."
Consul Skinner notified Washington
there were no American casualties in
the Zeppelin raid last night.
Zeppelins also raided French ter
ritory last night, one flying over Cha
teu Thierry, on the right hank of the
Marne and not a great distance from
Paris, and dropped five bombs, all
of which are reported to have fallen
outside of the town. No one was In
jured and there was no property loss.
The airship then returned to its own
lines.
(Continued on page 4.)
2 ΜΕΝ ARRESTED
AFTER ROBBERY
Son Arrested as Robber and
His Father for Receiving of
Stolen Goods.
Two arrests have been made and a
tliird Is momentarily expected a» the
result of the robbery of goods to the
value of about f50 and forty-five
cents In cash from Max Senior's hard
ware store at 338 State street early
Monday morning, and the theft of
boots, shoes and other goods from the
furnishings store of Hyman Wedeen
at 271 Smith street. The culprits now
behind jail bars on charges of robbery
and receiving stolen goods are father
and son, Peter llrarahz, thirty-eight
.years old, of 837 Prospect street, and
his son, John llrarahz, thirteen years
old, who also calls himself Harris, of
the same address. The latter has
confessed to robl>ing the Semer hard
ware store and to stealing half a doz
en bicycles. Two of these have been
! recovered anti-ire being held at police
I headquarters togetJlSj: with loot taken
i from the Semer sto»£· The elder
! Hraraliz was held In dennKt of $1,000
ball to await the action of the grand
jury on α charge of receiving stolon
goods when arraigned before Recor
der Plckersgtll this morning. Ills son
was held in default of $500 ball for
arraignment before Judge Daly In the
juvenile court tomorrow.
The trail which the police found
j leading to the capture of the father
and son was probably the oddest in
the annals of police work here. It
consisted of a line of empty cartridges
which extended from tho northerly
end of the county bridge In zig zag
course to the Hrarahz home. To Pa
trolman Chris Hanson belongs the
credit of discovering the trail and fol
(Continuod on page 4.)
Party Holds Two Rousing
Meetings Last Night in
Roosevelt and Woodbridge. j
Republicans of the county opened |
their campaign loot night for the
regular election on November 2 with
rousing meetings In Woodbridge and
Roosevelt. Distinguished visitors from
outside of the county, the county can
didates and others spoke. The meet
ings were well attended and today
leaders of the party here expressed
pleasure over their success.
G. O. P. followers from about
Woodbridge assembled In Masonic
hall In that township last night. The
speakers were Assemblyman Plerson,
of Union county; Albert Leon, of
Perth Amboy; William A. Spencer,
candidate for Btate senator; Leo Gold
berger, Frederick F. Schneider and
Qeorge β. Applegrate, candidates for
the assembly, and George F. Kden, α
candidate for the Board of Freehold
ers, who spoke in behalf of all of the
freeholder candidates on the Republi
can ticket Pleasing receptions were
accorded tho candidates and they
were warmly applauded.
Roosevelt Republicans gathered In
large numbers in Kish's hall to hear
the various ripeftkers. The candidate*
were also received thel-β wit1' no small
degree of warmth. Tho sillSlStojreJi
cluded the candidates nientlonTiLJjBj·
getljer with John Jl. I
lerwy < it y. am! <'. W. ι 'r:i rn·, nr
Plalnfleld, lawyers who are adherents
to the G. O. P. cause.
There 1» scheduled to be a meeting
of the Republican Club of New
Brunswick in that city tonight, nt
w^iich former Assemblyman John
GUI, of Trenton, and all of the Mid
dlesex county Republican candidates
I will appear to speak.
A Record of Efficiency
Three of the five Democratic candidates for Freeholder have held that
position since January 1, 1910, when Republican misrule in Middlesex was
replaced by an administration In which the voters have repeatedly expressed
their confidence and which has the trust of the people today in a greater
measure than ever before.
Messrs. Anthony J. Gebhardt, Andrew Ely and Alfred T. Kerr are the
three referred to. Their running mates are William D. Casey and Theodore
Colin, the former of whom has served two terms and the latter one term
In the Board of Freeholders. All have conserved the interests of the tax
payers at every turn. These five men come before the voters at this time
on their records as Freeholders and point to their accomplishments in sup
port of their claim to re-election.
ROAD BUILDING.
A matter of chief interest in the work of the Freeholders is that of
I road construction, and the present officials have shown a most progressive
spirit in this direction. They have realized that, owing to tho great In
crease In auto traffic, which has grown 600 per cent, in the past five years,
the day of macadam road-bulldlng for through highways was past.
With this in mind the Freeholders have carried forward a system of
permanent road construction, embracing the improvement of many roads
in a manner that will give perfect highways for a score of years with or
dinary repairs. An instance at hand is the paving of the four mile stretch
between Highland Park and Metuchen, where the county formerly was
called upon to pay enormous sums yearly for repairs.
A splendid highway was constructed and with it the Freeholders re
I ceived a five-year guarantee, so that at the end of five years they will
! receive the road from the contractors in as perfect condition as when the
! paving was completed. The saving on this and other highways that have
1 been similarly improved will retire the bond issues within eight or ten
! years and there is the further fact that not only have the taxpayers been
: saved money for road repairs, but every teamster and automobile owner is
saved a big item represented by the wear and tear on vehicles of all kinds
I under former conditions.
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paved in this way Include the Roosevelt-Woodbridge road, of 4 miles; the !
Bchalk Station road, 3 miles in length, in Cranbury and South Brunswick
townships; the Metuchen-Perth Amboy road of 3 Vi miles; the Rahway
Avenue.Roosevelt road, 1 mile long; St. Oeorge'g Avenue in Woodbridge
township from the Union County line to the Perth Amboy city line, four
miles; the New Brunswick-Old Bridge turnpike, from Weston's Mill to
Drury's Hill, 2% miles, and from Weston's Mill to George Street and Com
mercial Avenue, New Brunswick, 1% miles.
Then, too, there is the Important stretch from South Amboy to the
Monmouth county line near Keyport, a part of which Is now in course of
construction and contracts let for the balance. This Is to be met by the
Monmouth County officials with a similar pavement, assuring a splendid
highway from Perth Amboy to shore points.
Contracte for a permanent road from the Perth Amboy city line at
Spa Spring to Myrtle Avenue, Perth Amboy, are about to be awarded, cov
ering a distance of 114 miles, and there is also the Improvement of New
Brunswick Avenue from the Perth Amboy city line at the Florida Grove
road to Mitchell Place, Perth Amboy.
Still another road Improvement is the stretch from the New Bruns
wick olty Une on the Cranbury turnpike to Sandford Street and Com
mercial avenue, New Brunswick. This road was in terrible shape for years
and Its Improvement won universal commendation.
REMODELED COURT HOUSE.
One of the big undertakings of the term just oloeing was the matter of
the county court bouse, following a Are that seriously damaged that
structure and gave rise to the suggestion that Middlesex spend several hun
dred thousand dollars for a new building. In fact, this was urged upon the
Fjeehpldere In a variety of way». ··
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ADMIT SERBS
CHECK DRIVE
OF INVADERS
Vienna Claims Advance in
One Place, but Admits Ser
vians Cause Delay to Ger
man-Austrians at Another.
FIERCE BATTLES RAGING
Germans With Great Losses
Dent French Lines, London
Reports—Czar Whips Aus
trians in Galician Battle.
Special bp C/nUcd Press Wire.
Vienna, Oct. 14:—Austro-Germ.ui
progress through Servla continued to
day despite fierce resistance, the war
office announced. The Invaders rap
tured several more trenches south of
Belgrade, said the report, and It was
added Servia's counter attack made
In attempt to recover lost positions
was repulsed heavily. It was ac
knowledged the Teutonic advance to
the southward Is being delayed by the
Serb stubborn defense.
May Announce Balkan Policy.
Special by United Press Wire.
Home, via Havre, Oct. 14—Premier
Palnndra, just back from a confer
ence with the king at the fighting
front, was expected to announce the
Italian government's Balkan policy 8.t
the cabinet meeting today.
Germans Hard Pressed.
Special b\j United Press Wire.
Paris, Oct. 14.—Germans were
hard pressed on the western front to
rt ly. In Russia they were losing
ground. The Austrlans were losing
fast in Gallcia. In Servla the com
bined Oerman and Austrian force·
were progressing slowly. Strong
hopes were felt that the Herbs coula
hold them back until reinforcements
by the Krench and British from Sa
lonika and by the Russians either via
the Black sea or Roumanla, arrive.
Counte de Fargue resigned today as
Bulgaria's consul here because he ob
jects to Bulgaria's war policy.
Will Aid Allies.
Special by United Press Wire.
Paris, Oct. H Italy will aid the
allies with Its troops In Balkans, ac
cording to a correspondent from Rom·
quoting on Rood authority.
ΛοΤΓ.Γ 'fQ " {ft By. Λ
Turkish-BuTnrarlnn a*I Hornenf Just
signed, Turkey place* her munition
plants and two army corps at Unita
rian disposal and Bulgaria will fur
nish Turkey with coal and other ma
terial and open her Black sea harbors
to Turkish warships, said a seml-offl
|<?tal statement lssuod today.
Serbs Still Holding- Rnemy.
Special by United Press TPIre.
Nlsh (via. Athens and London),
Oct. 14:—Serbs are still holding their
enemy at bay, according to an official
statement Issued here this afternoon.
To the north, attacks on the Servian
lines were heavily repulsed last Sun
day night, and recapture of a village
was claimed, which the enemy had
taken In a nearby district. Two night
attacks on Servians In the town and
fortress of Smarevo are said to have
been heavily repulsed.
Drive Russians Back.
Special by United Press Wire.
Berlin (via Wireless to London,
Eng.), Oct. 14:—Austrian» have driven
the Russians back across the Strypa
river, the war office announced this
afternoon.
Only Ten Steamers Arrive.
Special bu United Press Wire.
Copenhagen, Oct. 14:—Of twenty
seven German ore steamers duo at
Stockholm, only ten have arrived to
date. It Is feared British submarines
has destroyed the others.
Ijay Blame on Servians.
Special by United Press Wire.
Sofia, via Berlin and London, Oct.
14:—Responsibility for actual fighting
on the Serb-Bulgarian frontier was
laid today at the door of the Servians.
They made the first raid into Bulgaria
Tuesday, it was asserted, whereupon
it was said the Bulgarians drove them
back and seized positions on the Serv
ian side.
Gen. Sériel in Charge.
Special by United Press Wire.
Athens, Oct. 14:—Qoneral Serlel
took command of French troops to
day at Salonika. Tho Greek com
mander there declared martial law.
Greek, British and French soldiers
are on mpst excellent terms. Λ de
tachment of allies has reached Mace
donia bound to help Serbs.
Take Servian Defenses.
Special by United Press Wire.
Berlin, via London, Oct. 14:—Ger
man ! lops took Servian defenses
south of Belgrade, according to offi
cial statements this afternoon.
Russian Troops Mass.
Special by United Press Wire.
Parle, Oct. 14:—Reports from Bu
charest that Russian troops are con
centrating at Odessa today strengthens
the belief of persons who think the
Czar plans a landing on the Bul
garian Black Sea coast.
Say Attack Falls.
Berlin, (via London}, Oct. 14:—The
English attack on our whole front
from Yprès to Loos has completely
failed, announced the German war
Jfflce this afternoon.
Resumes Business.
Mme. Clark has again resumed her
beauty parlor business, this time at
56 Smith street, one flight upstairs,
ifter a protracted Illness. She lias
completely recovered and one of the
low features of her trade will be cull
ing at patrons' homes by appointment.
NOTICE.
All members of Middlesex Council,
No. 63, Jr. Ol tJ. A. M , are requested to
attend ft special meeting Thursday
evenlngr. October 14, at 7:30 p. m., Ill
□dd FeÙows' Hall, tor the purpose of
making arrangements to attend the
funeral of our la'» Brother Courtlani
Brewster. BERNARD, Rec. Se<\
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