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.WEATHER—Fair and
cooler tonight. Frost.
Tomorrow cool.
Southwest winds.
Perth amboy Evening news.
LAST
EDITION
OL. XXXVIII. NO. 70
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PERTH AMBOY, X. J., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1917
EIGHT PAGES—TWO CENTS
LIBERTY LOAN
MEETING 10 BE
GREAT EVENT
Choirs of All Churches Urged
to Attend and Lead in Sing
ing Patriotic Airs.
COMMITTEE PLANS DRIVE
Concerted Program is Outlined
to Raise Perth Amboy's
Quota of War Loan.
On Monday night all roads will
lead to the high school auditorium In
State street, where the great patri
otic meeting and demonstration will
take place In aid of the Second Lib
erty Loan. Every Perth Amboy man
find woman Is expected by the com
mittee to take part in the demonstra
tion, one of the greatest the city has
ever seen. Choirs of all churches In
the city are urged to attend the
meeting and lead in the singing of
patriotic airs.
Starting on Monday a program of
speaking on the Liberty Loan will be
carried out throughout all of next
week. At noon on Monday speakers
will address the workers at various
local plants, and the city's Four-Min
ute Men, who have been brought to
gether to aid In the patrlotlo dissem
ination of news of public Interest,
will speak at theatres throughout the
city each night thereafter.
At α meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Liberty Loan held last
night at headquarters at 101 Smith
street, It was decided to have the
captains and teams carry out their
\ work up to October 15. Then α house
to house canvas of the entire city
will be undertaken, with the captains
and members of the various teams
will start a house canvas, In an effort
to cover every residence and place
of business in the city to secure sub
scribers to the government's Issue of
bonds.
It was reported that the Industries
of the city show a favorable outlook
In subscribing to the loan and the
committee Is cheered by the prospect.
Captains of various teams reported
that their teams were about complete,
and ready for their concentrated effort
to have Perth Amboy subscribe her
full quota to the loan.
<'hairman Albert Leon, of the Four
Minute Men, who Is also chairman of
the meeting and speakers committee
for the Liberty Loan, today gave out
lUo list of speakers who wi'.i talk at
ihe various motion picture-Jheatrea of
the city next week. He kiso .gavo oui
names of the factories where speak
ers will appear at Monday noon and
night, to address tho workers.
The schedule for the Four Minute
Men follows:
Majestic.
Tuesday—H. K. Golenbock.
Wednesday— -W. R. Buchan.
Thursday— H. K. fiolenbock.
Friduy—Rev. Bawden.
Saturday—'YV. R. Buchan.
(Continued on page 6.)
P. A. Hardware for tools.
14068-19-6-61·
Boys wanted to distribute Circulars.
Good pay. Call 825 State St., today.
14073-10-6-lt·
Mrs. Addle D. Howitt, of New Bruns
wick, will open a vocal class at the
auditorium, Mr. Montalvo's store on
Bmlth St., and will bo at that address
Thursday afternoon, October 11th.
Aside from placing the voice, Mrs.
Howitt gives especial attention to cor
rect breathing and enunciation. Names
can be left at above address at any
time. 14068-10-6-2t·
Touring Cars For Hire
ELK TAXI PHONE 1813
Day and Night Service.
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
Patriotic Servise
IN THE
Y. M. C. A.
SUNDAY EVENING
MR. BAWDEN
will speak about
"The Soldier's
Talisman '
MISS CROWELL
WILL SING
WM. f. TAYLOR I
BARREL CO.
Re-Coopered Barrels of All Klndè a
Specialty.
Also New Heads, Hoops and Liners.
Office: Adams and Thomas Sts.
Newark, N. J.. Oct. 3. 1917.
Perth Amboy Evening News,
! Perth Amboy, N. J.
Dear Sirs:
I feel It a duty I owe your paper to
write a word of appreciation as the
result of our small ad placed with
you. We secured more answers than
we evej* received from any ad ever
placed in any local paper, and In
fact even more than our ad which 1
rune în a New York paper occasion- I
ally. I
Tours truly, .
Wm. F. Taylor Barrel Co.,
Per W. F. Taylor%r. 1]
>» Jl
S I I
Facts About Liberty Loan
Parade Here Monday Night
Parade will start at 7:40. Let all units be In line at 7:30
sharp. Marchers must be In the auditorium by 8:00.
Line will form as follows:
Mayor with grand marshal.
Board of Aldermen.
Executive Committee Home Defense League.
Drum Corps (St. Mary's).
Division A.
Division E.
Special police.
Drum Corps (Westminster).
Automobile division.
Assembly will be thus: Head of columns east side of High
street immediately south of City Hall Park. Drum Corps (St.
Mary's). Division A and Division Ε east side of High street between
Market and Gordon. Special police east side of High, pouth of
Gordon. Drum Corps (Westminster) and auto division Wést side
of High between Market and Gordon.
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SAY PACKARD'S DREDGING
MENACES BRIDGE AND MAINS,
CITY AND COUNTY TO ACT
That the dredging being done bj
the R. Q. Packard Company on th<
south shore of the Raritan river, wes
of the county bridge, seriously en·
dangers the structure as well as th<
water mains of this city's water de
partment, and that the "War Depart
ment has called a halt to the dredg
ing which was being done before ε
permit was granted by the War De
partment, has been made knowr
here. A special meeting of the Boari
of Chosen Freeholders has been call
ed for Monday afternoon, at which al
interested parties will be given an op
portunlty to speak on the matter
and decide on the proper course οι
procedure to stop the work perma
nently, and save the bridge and watei
mains from the dangers that bese
them if the work Is to continue.
The Packard company now have ai
application before the war departmen
to dredge, according to the mape près
entod with the application, to a deptl
of tyenty-eight> feet, from a poln
well to the west of the bridge, througl·
the county bridge and on to a poin
to the eastward. This work woul<
carry tile twenty-eight foot depth ο
the channel through the mater maim
of the city, and then through the coun
ty bridge. Inasmuch as the bridgi
piling Is but twelve to fifteen feet be
low the bottom of the river at th<
point, it is apparent to Interested per
sons that the result of the dredging
will either send the bridge upward
"In the air," or undermine the piling
so as to endanger and practically stoi
ι nil traffic over the structure.
The work of dredging, started sev
eral days ago, to the 'Westward of th<
bridge, was stopped by order of Engl
ne.τ Ressell, of th· -war department
following the plea of Charles A
Bloomfleld, acting for a committee ol
the Middlesex County Clay Workers
Association. Mr. Bloomfleld's effort!
have likewise called to attention th«
seriousness of the situation, and h<
has succeeded in having a special
meeting of the Board of Freeholder!
called for Mbnday afternoon at i
o'clock, at New Brunswick, at which
persons interested will have ail oppor
tunity to express their views on th<
situation, and decide what steps th<
county, city, or individuals shall take
when the Packard application comes
before the war department for final
action.
Discussed by Clay Men
The matter was discussed recently
at a meeting of the Middlesex Clay
Workers Association, when Mr,
Bloomfleld and two others were ap
pointed as a committee to take up
the matter of the Packard dredging.
The clay workers claim that the
dredging as being conducted by
Packard will seriously endanger
transportation and traffic through the
Raritan river, owing to the velocity
which the water will attain· at that
point owing to the change in confor
mation of the land at the paint, be
causo of the manner in which the
dredging and filling is to take place.
Because of this velocity the towing
of boats through the river would be
greatly hampered, it Is claimed.
Mr. Bloomfleld then paid a visit to
the War Department and got in
touch with the engineer, who was
greatly surprised that the work had
been started, since no permit had
in Automobiles^or Hire in
(lh c, Johnson ΛΗ
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been granted. He ealrt that an appll- I
cation was before the department, )
with α map of the work, and on ex
amination Mr. Bloomfleld found that
the company desired a twenty-eight
foot depth, leading through both the
water mains of this city and also the
county bridge.
This fact gave considerable cause
for worry, Inasmuch as the piling at
the point, on the bridge Is but twelve
or fifteen feet In the mud, and not
seventy feet, as It was supposed to
be. It is a notorious fact that the pil
ing, which Is supposed to be seventy
feet long, was not made that long
when the bridge was first constructed,
and when the war department order
ed new work on the bridge some time
ago, It was found that two or three of
the pilings together might make sev
enty feet, but In on Instance wa» one
pile that long.
Thus it was apparent that the
dredging, if allowed, would mean the
ruination of the bridge, which has
cost the county of Middlesex hundreds
of tliouands of dollars to construct
and to keep up.
The present dredging, Mr. Bloom
field claimed, was carrying the mud
away from the piling and eventually
would leave no portion of the piling
In the mud, and would leave the
bridge 'In the air," to use his expres
sion.
If the mud, taken from the bottom,
I is thrown back onto land, back of the
places where the dredging is taking
place, the tendency of that land, It is
claimed will be to force the bottom
up and thus push the piling with It.
So Impressed was Mr. Roasell with
the facts that lie promised to order a
stop to put the dredging, until auch
time as a final permit Is either grant
ed or refused for the work.
Mr. Bloomfleld likewise Impressed
Director Gebhardt of the Board of
Freeholders with the Importance of
the situation, and secured through
him, a special meeting of the free
holders to be held on Monday. All
persons interested either In the boats
plying through the waters hereabouts
or In the water mains or county bridge
have been urged to attend the session
and to state their views on the mat- 1
ter, to guide the county In further
action they are to take with the war ;
department.
An effort will also be made to. have
a very large delegation present at the
hearing on the Packard application
before the war department, which is ,
to be held shortly, armed with all
facts and figures pertaining to the
) dangers threatened both to transpor
tation and to the public utilities.
I A prominent man speaking of the
(matter this morning said, "The bit of
dredging he Is doing there now," (re
lferrlng to Packard), "may all be a
bluff, but it Is all Important to see
that lie is not permitted to carry the
I thing too far, so that It endangers
the public works, the bridge and
transportation through the river. We
have no desire to add a Hell Gate to
transportation through the Rarltan
river, any more than we desire to be
dredged out of our bridge or our
water supply."
BOX NAILERS WANTED
EXPERIENCED HAND NAILERS
WANTED. OOME MONDAY, 7:30,
READY FOR WORK. L. R. DONEHUE,
AVENEL, N. J. 14081-10-6-lt·
BOOKKEEPER WASTED, FEMALE.
FINEST POSITION OFFERED FOR
THE RIGHT PARTY. REFERENCES
REQUIRED. INQUIRE J. SLOBODIEN
« Bill)., 143 Smith St. 13931-10-1-tf*
BRITISH BLOW WRECKED
FOE'S NEWEST OEFENSE
SYSTEM TOO 016 GAINS
ϋ. S. DESTROYERS SU
U-BOATS, FIRST SERIES OF
DESCRIPTIONS OF BATTLES
ietuon High Command Pinned
All Its Hope on "Pill Box''
Defense Scheme.
SIVE UP TRENCH WARFARE
Nothing but Allied Military Vic
tory Will Do, Declares
Gen. Pershing.
By WILLIAM PHILIP ΒΙΜΛΙ3
(United Press Start Correspondent)
With the British Armies In the
Field, Oct. 6:—Field Marshal Haig's
most successful blow against the
German Unes was achieved against
3ermany's newest defensive schemes
ind against the plan of warfare on
which the Teutonlo high command
has pinned all Its hopes.
The outstanding fact of the victory
is its fruits were computed today
jvere that the German "pill box" de
fense scheme le Just as vulnerable as
the old style trench defense plan.
The Germans decided to give up
the complete trenoh warfare because
they found the tremendous British
•jffenslve barrage made trenches
ieath-traps. The "Prussian Imperia
tiorax," as Hlndenburg le now called
in Germany, thereupon devised the
plan of concrete shell crater-defenses
iistributed over α wide lone and
sprinkled with "pill boxes." This de
'ense scheme succeeded the lntrlcate
y complete trench system on the
rery strength where Haig struck. The
lew plan had for months been ex
tolled behind the German lines as
3ermany's supreme practical a
:hlevement.
It was to German rank and file the
unbreakable "Hlndenburg defensive."
But Halg broke It. The Hlndenburg
lefenslve did not live up to the ex
pectation which Its first tryoute
iround Ypres in the lummer battles
lad raised.
What Pershing Says
3j United Prëtu
American Field Headquarters,
France (Delayed), Oct. 5:— His jaw
set to α fighting angle and his eyes
larrowed, General Pershing today
itruck with all his force to beat down
nsldlous pro-German propaganda
pack home, which hae been spread
ng the theory that a military victory
a the war Is Impossible.
"Anything but an. AlUed military
victory Is unthinkable," the American
:ommander-ln-chlef angrily declared.
'Having lost the tactical advantage
η the Ypres salient, which they en
loyed for over two years, the Ger
nan armies continue to yield ground
)cfore the hammering of the British.
Everywhere on the western front de
iplto the large number of German
roops, which the Russian situation
îas released, Germany is on the de
'ensive. The Allies are on the offen
ilve. America has resources in man
ind material, which once prepared
idd a weight which must force a
nllitary decision against Germany."
Ρ A. Hardware for aluminum goods.
14069-10-6-6t*
WORK APLENTY FOR
CAMP DIX MEN
OF PERTH AM BOY
Camp Dl*. TVrlghtstown, Oct. Β—
I Actual drills of forty hours a week,
[with lectures and other work Is leav
ing no Idle time for the recruits. The
war department has laid down a uni
form schedule of intensive practice in
the open, for the next hixtcen weeka
Ntght work will be the big feature of
this strenuous work, Including trench
building, trench raiding, scouting and
various operations calling for actual
combat. New elements will be inject
ed into the training each week, so that
. every phase of modern trench warfare
j will be dealt with.
Target practice runs through the
entire course, and the schedules call
for forty hours training each week.
This, together with the lecture pro
gram, which is calculated to show the
soldiers Just what he is expected to
I do at the front, but also what will be
J his duties in all circumstances of the
I war, will fit the recruits for duty
abroad in about four months.
Lectures with graphic Illustrations
will show all that three year» of war
have brought on gas attacks, bombing
and bayonet work. First aid instruc
tion holds a high place, for wound
ed soldiers today must depend largely
upon themselves and iheir immediate
neighbors for first treatment In a
shell-torn trench.
One of the worst troubles the offi
cers are having Is the foreign element
who are holding back the other men,
considerablyl, because of their lack of
knowledge of English. Some of the
young officers are disgusted and weary
with trying to teach a lot of foreign
rookies how to drill. What the new |
National Army needs Is a little book ]
of commands in about si* languages
ind twenty-six dialects for the train- [
ing of the foreigners, so that they can |
:atch up with the procession of other
men who are making rapid progress !
In setting up driUs, arms practice, I
bayonet exercises, barbwlre entangle- j
ments and trench work.
FINE WEATHER
FOR FIRSI GAME
Schupp for Giants is Likely to
Face Cicotte for White
Sox in Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. t—With the -weather
man favoring them the New Tork
Giants and the Chicago White Sox
are thle afternoon starting on the
first lap of the annual world series
grind. Umprres Klem, Rigler, Evans
and O'Loughlln will all have a hand
In firing the starting gun, after which
the men will begin their strenuou*
work which may last only four days
but with the possibility of Its contin
uing for a week. -h
Latest reports stated that Schupp
would occupy the box for the Giant»
in this opening game here and
that Cicottov mjsÎEriC'is "shine-ball"
deliverer of the American League
champs, will pitch the opening game
for the home team.
Weather conditions yesterday
threatened to cause a postponement
of the first game of the series but
today dawned cool and crisp without
a cloud in the sky at the Comlskey
field. The official forecaster In Chi
cago has predicted clear weather
with a fall in the thermometer.
P. A. Hardware for oil stoves.
14069-10-6-6t*
<£C will be given for any tire which,
has blown out where we repaired It.
STEAM VI LCASÎIZING
"Let George Do It*
GRAND JURY FINDS
18 TRUE BILLS
Indictments in Cliffwood Mur
der Cas_e—Wrestler
is Freed.
Ό-j Special CoiTeaponecnt.
New Brunswick, Oct- 6.—The grand
Jury yesterday found eighteen indlct
- nitnts. They adjourned until Oct. 19,
after handing In a true bill for nrar·
■ der epainst Archie Henderson, colored,
who it Is charged ehot and killed Ellas
farrington, at Cliffwood, on Septem
ber 1β. Henderson Is still at large.
The Cliffwood murder occurred in
ν--|τ·Λ Avery Brick Company,
"ivEen tiie tw^ negroes £ot into an ar
gument over a woman, and It~tS eâîd
Henderson shot and killed Carrigan,
and then made good his escape. He
has not as j et been found
11 Is utule.'-stootf t:»i .fio jary JaU
ed to find a true bill agi. :st Salzeo
Mullica, the wrestler, who, on August
2S, caused tho death, of Raymond
Seeley, of Perth Ambov, by breaking
his neck in aj wrestling matteh a
Keasbey.
It is understood, too, that the Jury
failed to find a true bill against Jos
eph Mullen, of Perth Amboy, who ran
down and injured four men in an auto
mobile accident in Woodbridge town
ship recently.
-T. F. Iîonohue Dies.
John F. Donahue, a foreman in the
water department of the city of Perth
Amboy, died at 11 o'clock last night
at his home, 131 AVashtngton street,
after a brief illness. Mr. Donahue,
who was a resident of this city for a
number of years at one time was a
member of the Board of Education.
Besides his widow he is furvived by a
pon ajid daughter. Miss Theresa Don
ahue, a teacher in the city echools and
John F. Donahue, Jr· Funeral ser
vice* will be held Tuesday morning
from his late residence followed by a
solemn requiem mass nt St. Mary's
church at 10 o'clock. Interment will
be In St. Mary's cemetery.
Private dancing· lessons taught by a
competent New York Instructor. For
appointment address Instructor. Perth
Amboy Evening News. 10-5-tf*
Washington Announces U. S.
Destroyers Have Sunk Num
ber of Submarines
WAS MADE PUBLIC TODAY
Tells of Bottle With U-Boats
Which Were Later Sunk
by U. S. Sea Forces.
Vj United Preat.
Washington, Oct 6.—American de
stroyer have eunk a considérable
number of German U-boats. The fir»»
3t a series ol descriptions portraying
the battles between these destroyer!
md enemy submarines was made puh«
;io by the committee on public infor
mation today. The date of the Ilrst
encounter in which the U-boat ap
parently was eunk un view ol a fleet
of merchant ships under convoy la
vithheld, as Is the names of the de
stroyers engaged.
The account as prepared from the
iavy department's reports follow:
"The American destroyer fleet sight
;d the submarines in the early mora·
ng of a clear day. The sea was en
lrely calm, with, hardly a ripple of
!oam. The submarine wae running
submerged, with only her periscope
ihowlng. A large number of meTeh
int ships were hi sight. The U-boat
vas less than & mile off the port beam
of tlhe destroyers, and following a
parallel course in en opposite direc
lon when the periscope was diecov
îred. It was throwlntr a column of
vater several feet in height so like a
learly-s-pent torpedo, that the officer
>n deck thought for a moment thia
vas what it was. The next instant the
destroyer changed its course shortly
ο the left and it headed for the U
joat at full speed.
At the same time the forward gun
opened fire on the periscope. The
commanding officer ordered a ?ourse
that would bring the destroyer acrosa
the wake of the U-boat a little to the
rear of the periscope. As the de
stroyer dashed across the line of bub
bles a depth charge was dropped and
a column of clear water shot thirty
feet into the air. The destroyer
turned to the right, swiftly circling
mJ a starboard gun opened on the
pèfî^e|^^sehe came across the l*
Again a column
jf the depth
Anothe^qmc^^tij7i^o,"THB"eiefc
brought the starboard gun to hear,
but this time thj destroyer turned «β
sharply that felio was able to come
3own for the third attack, In the wake
3f the submarine.
The third depth charge brought up
ι column of clear water *ni the de
stroyer wheeled once more, this thre
.o the left, and all the port guns
opened up with visible resuite.
I'he last time the destroyer came to
lie attack exactly in the walto of the
Lr-boat and ceased firing. As she near
>d the end of the line of bubbles the
fourth charge was let go and there fil
lowed a widespread boiling of tne
surface of the sea. large buM les and
it last a heavy film of oil. The de
: sTioyer spent some time looking ior
j further traces of the U-boat, but none
were found. She then proceeded on
I her course. The engagement lasted
twenty-two minutes."
This engagement brought a letter of
I appreciation from the British Admi
ralty which expressed admiration for
1 the efficient and seamanlike conduct
j of the officers and crew of the Amei
! ican destroyer.
IF. A. Hardware for black shells.
14069-10-6-6t·
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a complete and up-to-date stock in
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ι
RECORDS IN ALL LANGUAGES
at
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Ww· and Taxis. Day or Night.
To Some Of You
"WILL COME THE CALL TO ARMS
TO SOME OF YOU will come the call to fight on land,
upon the waters, and beneath them—
TO SOME OF YOU will come the call to service in
the air—
TO SOME OF YOU will come the call to nurse the
wounded in the hospitals of the Red Cross at home
and on the fields of battle—
BUT TO YOU ALL—TO YOU—TO YOU—TO YOU
—not to the rich alone, but to ALL—to every man
and woman who loves the Stars and Stripes—
Your Country Calls Your Funds
and to help you help your country we have the LIB
ERTY WAR LOAN CLUB which enables you to pur
phase your country's bonds on the installment plan.
$ 1 a week for 50 weeks buys a $ 50 U. S. Gov t Bond
$ 2 a week for 50 weeks buys a $ 100 U. S. Gov't Bond
$10 a week for 50 weeks buys a $ 500 U. S. Gov't Bond
$20 a week for 50 weeks buys a $1000 U. S. Gov't Bond
Come in today and HELP YOUR COUNTRY by mak
ing the first payment on one of these bonds.
Liberty War Loan Club
Perth Amboy Tjrust Co.
147 SMITH STREET
THE GREAT PATRIOTIC MEETING
, to be held at the
High School Auditorium
MONDAY EVENING at 8 o'Clock
Every Perth Amboy man and woman is expected to take
part in the greatest demonstration Perth Amboy has ever had.
We want you to join in the singing of Patriotic Songs. The
Choirs of all local churches will lead in the singing, and every
one that has a voice is expected to join.
SPEAKERS
Honorable Adrian Lyon, Presiding. ,
Hon. Willard I. Hamilton, Secretary of the Prudential Insur
ance Co., Newark.
Hon. William H. Edwards, Collector of Internal Revenue, Xew
York City.
Capt. Pierre Le Comte Du Nuoey, of the French Army, who
will tell of his own experience of three years of fighting
for France.
Street Parade at 7.3 Ο
The meeting will be called to order promptly at 8 o'clock.
Be in your seat.
THE SECOND LIBERTY LOAN
You Lend
Government Will Spend
and the War Will End.
The Perth Amboy Savings Institution
makes you this plain proposition. YOU sign an application
for a bond—$50.00, $100.00—or more if you please. AVE buy
the bond for you. YOU deposit with us one dollar or more
for each fifty dollar bond you apply for. and agree to deposit
one dollar or more each week until the Dond is paid for.
We furnish you a bank book and credit therein each dollar
as deposited. When your book ehows you have the amount
of your subscription to your credit you will receive the bond,
and interest, at the rate of four per cent, on your deposit.
No undignified card to be punched nncl lost; no doubts as to
how you stand ; your book always will show that.
You are not spending any money, you are saving and investing
it in the best security in the world and you are Doing your Bit.
The Perth Amboy Savings Institution