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PERTH AMBOY IS PACEMAKER IN RED CROSS DRIVE JPEATHKR—Fair to nlffht and tomorrow. Colder Saturday. Moderato to fresh west winds. Perth Amboy Evening news. VOL. XXXVni. No. 140 PERTH AMBOY, N. J., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917 TWENTY-S'lX PAGES—TWO CENTS EDITION Perth Amboy Sure to Fill Quota For Red Cross Gin AGAIN TO GO OVER THE , TOP IN DRIVE . 6,000 Members Reported, With Three More Days Be •fore Campaign Ends. MAKE IT 18,000 IS SLOGAIS Work Now is to Make Amount as Large as Possible. That Perth AnVboy will—as 01 formal occasions—reach her goal 1; the Red Cross campaign ίor 8,60 members, la now a. certainty, Mor than 1,000 more members secured yes terday brings the number of member enrolled to date up to about 6,00( There still remain three days In whlc] the workers may secure additions members, some of the largest fac tories have not yet reported and th number of memberships secured 1 Roosevelt, which are to be added t Perth Amboy's and estimated at mor than 2,000 are not included In the 6, 000 received to date. It is no longer a question of reach Ing the goal. The campaign has noi settled Itself into a matter of seeini how far "over the top" the Perth Am boyans will go. Already the Pacemak lng City has made the reet of the stat sit up and take notice by their de mands for additional buttons, servie flags and enrollment cards in orde t - that everyone who wishes to toecom ) a member may bo accommodated. Report of Teams. The reports of the teams receive yesterday follow: Team No. 3$, W. « λ Willsey, captain, £8; Team No. 3! *' ReV. J. N. Telep, captain, 20; Teai No. S, T. D. Waring, captain, 14; Tear No. 40, I. R. Solt, captain, 6; Team Ν 11, Earl Lake, captain, 17; Tear No. 35, William Floersch, captain, 23 Team No. 8, Herbert Phillip, captair 103; Team No. 80, Charles A. Land back, captain, 29; Team No. 39, Joh H. Johnson, captain, 20; Team No. 4< Theodore Spawn, captain, 11; Tear No. 46, Henry Hulse, Jr.. captain, 22 Team No. 34, "Vendol Hoffman, caj tain, 13; Team No. 22, John Pfeiftei captain, 136; Team No. 87, Pete Leahy, captain, 20; Team No. 20, M. 1 Lakomskl, captain, 86; Team No. ! Rev. W. Northey Jones, captain, 26 Team No. 16, James McAlinden, cap tain, 21; Team No. 23, A. Axelroc captain, 20; Team No. 7, Albert G Waters, captain, 138; Team No. 41 George J. Shurts, captain, 30; Tear No. 21, Michael Stumpf, captain, I The wire department of the Stand ard Underground Cable Works sut (Continued on page .4) ί FRENCH REPULSE VIOLENT AÏÏAGKS ΟΥ THE ENEMY Βj United Pre·». PARIS, Dec. 21—A big German raid, partaking almost of the nature of a highly localized attack, was re pulsed around St. Quentin at Fayet, today's official state ment.reported. Fayet Is located about two and a half miles northeast of St. Quentin. The statement also details artil lerying on the rigTit bank of the Meusa at Fleury, Hartrenannsweil lerkots and Fhanne. This may Indicate the commence ment of tho long advertised German drive. U. S. PEACE ATTITUDE HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED —WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—Amer ica's position toward peace is un changed, state Department officially stated today. It remains as outlined by President Wilson In hs message to congress. There can be no peace nego tiations while Hohenzollerlsm with Its horrors exist. The State Department's answer was given In the light of Ger man peace feelers, extended in an ef fort to get a peace movemente tart ed by Christmas. The department added that It had not received any of these "feelers" either formally or nformally and was not advised of Russian Minister Trotsky's statement that he had given the Allies two months in which to Join Russia's gen eral peace movement». CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS START HOLIDAY î The schools of the city closed down ■ today for the Christmas holidays, not to reopen until Wednesday morning, ■ January S. Appropriate exercises t were held In all schools, programs in Γ keeping with the Yuletida season be ■ ing carried out by the pupils. Many - rooms had Christmas trees and gifts » were given and received. The high school students were 3 given a treat by Professor Livingston r Barbour, who recited to them one of 3 the popular Christmas stories at which he la such an adept. The high school students were surprised by the presence of Professor Barlbour, η oth 1 ing having been Bald of his beimg the . entertainer for the afternoon. ARGENTINE'S ONLY COUDSE IS WAR WITH GERMANY 81/ United Pr»*«. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21:—Argen tine's only course is war with Ger many in light of Germany duplicity within her borders as emphasized by the latest Luxburg secret document, authorities hold here today. They anticipate that the "juvenile commit tee," mainly students of military age, will lead new demonstrations to force war and swerve the nation from fol lowing its pro-German President. Involved In the prospect of »uch a demonstration was a fear that rail road property would be wrecked by German agents and grain destroyed to keep It from allied hands. Ρ .A. Hardware for Christmas Gifts. lC019-12-19-5t· 23 MEN TO GO ! WEDNESDAY AS CHANGE IDE New List Being Prepared by Local Draft Board Under New Instruction. FOR ARTILLERY UNIT New List Will Probably be Giv en Out Tomorrow, Perhaps Not Until Monday. The number of men from this city wflio will be sent oft next Wednesday for Forts Howard and Washington, In the heavy coast artillery, has been changed from thirty-two to twenty three and the draft board is so amending· the lists they had prepared, The twenty-three will be taken from the men chosen yesterday, and their names Announced later. Much assist ance was offered the draft and legal advisory boards yesterday and last night, so that the questionnaires were more rapidly filled out, and prepared, local Board Can Recruit. Word was received here yesterday by the local draft board that they are to act as a recruiting office for certain branches of the service. They are en abled, by the new order to enlist men for service, who are between the drafl ages of twenty-one anr thirty-one. The men must pass a rigid physical examination here, as they are to bs sent to distant points. Want Wliitc Bricklayers. An order was also received from the adjutant general to the effect that a number of bricklayers are wanted imperatively, for service with the gov ernment. These men will be found by the local board. If possible, through members of the Masons Unions, and appealed to to answer the call. The order follows: "We have an immediate assignment for a number of bricklayers. How many can you furnish from the forty per cent of your quota still due? Wire this information at once to me. Do not know how you will get this Information, but the need is urgent, and we leave It to your ability and pa triotism. "The men must be unquestionably physically fit. If you know of men not in your quota who will place them selves In class one at once, we could use them. All white men." Want Only Twcnty-tlirec Me» Now When the adjutant general's orders came through to this city yesterday for the men who are to go into the heavy coast artillery, it was found that the number required from here will be twenty-three, and not thirty continued on page 2.) Π A few pennies now—a few pennies then—we hand you a Christmas Glub check for $63.75 ifive^Qnts.the first (veek, ten cents the second ,week, Çfteen cents? the thicd and so on, ancl at the £nd, a "handsome Christmas Club Cheek for $63.75»· ·- · ' Hundreds of thçfûsânds of men, women and children .all .over tte United States are being -made happy this Christmastide just because they embraced the opportunity a year ago of joining tie . Christmas Club TJiose old members don't need any urging to join again, but we want everybody who was not a member last year to realize the happiness that comes from saving a few pennies a week. The doors of this bank are open to you no mat ter who you are. You don't have to be a cus tomer of this bank. Any man, woman or child can come to our Christmas Club window and take a membership card or get information. As an indication of how little is required to be come a member we print the following plans of payment : You can make your payments in any of the following ways: Pay 2c the 1st week, 4c the 2nd week, 6c the 3rd week, and so on for 50 weeks and we will mail you a check two λνββίίβ before Christmas for $25.50. Or, pay 5c the 1st week, 10c the 2nd week, 15c the 3rd week, and so on and we will mail you a check two weeks before Christmas for $63.75. You may reverse the order of v payments if you wish to do so You may start with $1.00 the 1st week, and pay 2c less every week until the last payment will be 2 cents. You may start with $2.50 the 1st week and pay 5c less every"week until the last payment is 5 cents. Should you prefer to pay an equal amount each week you can do so. Pay 50c each week for 50 weeks and 2 weeks before Christmas you will receive a check for $25.00. You can pay $1.00 each week for 50 weeks and two weeks before Christmas you will receive a check for $50. NOTE.—The Christmas Club presents an ex cellent opportunity for accumulating, by small weekly payments, substantial investment funds which can be used in the purchase of Liberty Bonds. No Red Tape No Fines No Losses ORfcIN TOR MEMBERSHIP THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK PERTH AMBOY, N. J. FORMER CZAR AND FAMILY CAN LEAVE RUSSIA, REPORT PETROGRAD, Dec. 19, (delayed via. London)—Former Czar Nicholas and his family are to be permitted to seek haven in some other other coun try than Russia. It was authorativoly stated today that a decree would be issued Thurs day allowing member» of the Imperial family, "including those at Tobolsk" to "go abroad" in complianco with the requests. The action of the Bolshevikl Is due to insistance of Germans in tho ar mistice negotiations. The German negotiators, it was stated, had raised the question of dis position of the former member of roy alty at Brest-Lltovsk. The Bolshevik! leaders asked the opinion of the Grand Duke Nicholas Milcallovitch and Paul Alexandrovitch, who sug gested that all members of the royal family be allowed to leave. The newspaper Vetchemeys Vre mia asserted today that the Kaiser has demanded from the Bolshevikl plenipotentiaries relief of the former Czar and hie family from his banish ment and that the delegates havo de clared this matter was one for deci sion by the assembly. THRIFT DW BEING OBSERVED TODAY IN CITY SCHOOLS School Thrift Day is being observed in every publio school in the state to day and the schools of this city passed resolutions to tho effect that the pu pils will enter heirtHy into the spirit of the thrift campaign and deter mine to practice se f-denial mid save ni^ney to the utmost of their a'i'lity fo.* the purpose of purcha: λ g war thi'it stamps as their contribution to wards the succcssful proseeu:lo'.i of :h.j ν ar. A proclamai'm by Gove'asr ΛΥ.ιΙ t it· i; Edge acting fcr the •jUp.K.rt of the school children of the state is re sponsible for the action taken here. The resolution as voted upon by the students follows: We, the pupils of (name of school and city, name of principal and teacher). Hereby resolve that we will enter heartily into the spirit of the thrift campaign, and hereby announce our determination to practice self-denial and save money to the utmost of our ability for the purpose of purchas ing· thrift stamps and thrift certifi cates as our contribution towards the successful prosecution of the war. And we Hereby further resolve, that It Is the sense of this gathering that we enter at once into this practice of thrift, in order that the money which otherwise would be spent for trifles that might well be dispensed with during this Christmas season and thereafter, shall be devoted to the gTeat cause of helping the United States to fight tho battles of freedom and to bring about a permanent '"Peace on earth, good will to men." Each class voting upon this resolu tion must report the total attendance when the ref»olution is put to a vote, those voting in favor of the resolu tion, those opposing the resolution and those not voting. The teachers •will send their copies of the resolu tion to the principals who in turn will report to Calvin N. Kendall, Commis sioner of Education. PROPOSAL FOR ENDING CIVIL WAR MADE IN RUSSIA PETROGRAD, Doc. 21.—Proposals for cessation of civil war, but with their emphatic demands that the Bol sheviki not interfere with affairs in tho Don regions and that a new na tional government be immediately formed, were made in a communication received today from General Kale dines. head of the Cossacks. Smolny ifnstiHute, headquarters of the Bolshevlki government, made the message public without comment. The Don Region presumably means the province of the Don Cossacks in the south east part of Russia. The newspaper Isziesgia today pub lished letters from Kaiser Wilhelm to the Russian Czar written in the sum mer of 1914, Î71 which the German em peror blames England for harboring anarchists and proposed joint protest by other European nations. The newspaper alleged that the vis it of a British squadron to Russia about that time was for the purpose of de termining the strength of the socialist party in Russia. F. A. Hardware for Carpenter Tools. 1 6019-12*19-5t· Undertakers arm Rmfcalmers. High Class Service. Auio or Coaches. Flvnn & Peterson. Chapel and Morgue, 422 East Ave. Phone 358. Day or Night. Professor Kendell, Dancing Iustrnctor Class instruction in society ballroom dancing under the direction of Prof. Kendell, of New York, will be held at the Montalvo Academy of Music. 90 Smith St. Big sale of men's clothing and shoes now going on at 319 Smith St. 15873-12-18-5t* Rim Cuts Repaired. Guaranteed Three Months. Steam Vulcanizing. "I.KT (ÏKORGE DO IT·» )pen Evenings till 8 p.m. Phone 1473. EGGS, 30c doz. Large size, fancy qualits·; slightly cracked; very good for cooking and baking purposes. At the following stores: 9. Cohen 183 Fayette St. J. Kill State St. Kaufman Bron ase State St. S. 172 Hall Are. H. Kpateln . IPO Vevr IlrnnmvU-h Ayr Jin AutomobiiesFor Hire Λ η ijh C. Johnson /Ik ™ TAXI SERVICE ™ SAY STARTLING ' LACK OF CLOTHES r FOR U.S. ARMY; t —— 1 t Quartermaster General Sharpe | Admits There is Great Scar- ο city at Investigation. I . h CAN'T OUTFIT MEN TRAINING \ c Β Advises the British System of 1 Purveyor General ? of Supplies. rty Onitcd Presi. . WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—In the , face of a startling lack of clothing , supplies thousands of men will be call- t ed to the colors by December 31, Quar- £ termaster General Sharpe admitted to the Senate Military Probe Committee ( today. This refers to the twenty-five ; per cent, of the last increment of the ; first draft not yet called out. t At present, Sharpe declared, there Λ Isn't enough clothing for the men in ; training, and American troops sent to ( France are going over in uniforms t lighter than those worn by the French a and British troops. , He advised the English system of a. τ "purveyor general of supplies" to or- 1 der ordnance, food and clothing for < the army. ι Sharpe read a long memorandum detailing how at the time the array and National Guard were mobilized ' for Mexuaj! border service his depart ment had bought clothing, practical ly exhausting its fund. When demo bilisation of the National Guard was halted Sharpe said he got Secretary Baker's approval for an order for , clothing for 500,000 additional men, that being approximately the number ' of the National Guard and tho army at war strength. In April this year he was author- J ized by Baker to order 500,000 more, and in June for a third 500.000. "What did these orders include for 1 each man?" asked Senator Weeks. "They were equipment 'C' or cloth- ' ing and tents to last three months," replied Sharpe. "You know now you haven't got ι enough clothing for your men?" asked McKellar. "Yes," said Sharpe. "That's due to the way the men have been called out." "It's because of the matter of pur chasing through the Council of Nation- 1 al Defense, isn't it?" demanded Mc- 1 Kellar. "We've got to have some system like that. If we din switch to the ! English plan we would be ever better 1 off. They have a purveyor general of : supplies through whom orders for oad nance, food and clothing come from 1 the head of the three divisions." ] "How much clothing is General Ter shing buying in England?" asked Sen- 1 ator Hitchcock. "I don't know," said Sharpe. "He asked permission to buy and did not state the amount." Senator Weeks declared that a Massachusetts shoe manufacturer who , examined the shoes issued to 20,000 men. reported that about eighty per cent, of the men were wearing shoes too short for them. "This condition has been brought to the attention of Secretary Baker and I of the Medical Department," said Weeks. "The Medical Department concurred in view of the s hoe man, that the wearing of these short shoes will endanger the foot health of the men." Like to Play Politics By N. P. COCHRAN (Special Staff Dispatch) WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21: — Although the folks back home don't want to be pestered by politics while they're busy with the war, some of the politicians in congress simply can't help playine the game, and as a general election is coming on next year, the rules of the old game re quire that the parties begin making political war medicine at the winter session of congress. What's bothering them Is that things are different In war time, and the vot?-hunters don't know just how far they can go. They're a bit timid about going at it in the old-fashioned way. THE CONGRESSIONAL WAR IN VESTIGATION IS A FISHING EX I PEDITION. Some politicians in eon (gress hope to stir up a mess that will be useful to them in next year's cam paign. >011111 SI ITS TO SI IT ALI. MFN— SUIT CASKS TO CARHÎ TU KM I\. I AT JOll.WY Sl.OBOIUKVS. lC087-12-:i-lt· Γ. A. Hardware for Butcher Supplies I 16019-12-19-5t· I ■ -? : FOR DELIVERY FOR' SALE ! Very reasonable. SEXTON'S GARAGE 'klTni! j MILADY'S LUXURIOUsITaTS Dependable, fashionable, Individual —three qualities which characterize every hat in our ehop, at surprisingly low prices. THE HAT SHOP Open Evenings. Phone 687-M. 76 Jefferson St. CQj VAN SYCKLE 11 ill Limousine Touring Cars wwl and Taxis. Dsy or N!»bL ίΙΤΥ DOCK IS OFFERED, BUT : TURNED DOWN BY BOAT LINE Although a meeting was held last ight in the Hoard of Trade rooms here ptween the board and the merchants t the city and the manager of the eamboat company, J. S. Ward, con-1 ïrning the discontinuing of the per-1 .ce of the boats of the company from îe local dock, little could be learned bout what had transpired at Vhe iceting, until after a conference with; le representatives of the Board of | rade and the president oi the steam- j oat company, Mr. Humphrey, whica ι scheduled to be held this afternoon' l the president's office of the Ptnn-, >'lvania & Delaware Oil Company at 0 West street. New York city. At the meeting last night James F. IcGuire, president of the Perth Am iy Harbor Board, said that the board id offered the city dock to the steam oat company about three months and ! lat they had also agreed to put the ock into first class condition for tho ; ompany but the company did not, ■em to take much interest In the mat- ι ir. Although it Is claimed that the j ocks are the mam reason for dlscon- j nulng the service it is known about he city that the real cause for the utting out of the service Is the fact hat a feeling exists between the teamboat company and the merchants f the city, and although many of the aerchants of the city are in the good 'rares of the steamboat company, îany are not a.nd all muet suffer for he conditions supposed to be brought bout by some. A report has been spread about the ity that Roessler & Hajslacher Chem ;al Company intended to place a priv te boat in service from their plant In his city to New York, the NEWS in estlgated the report and learned from ir. Du Bols that the company had aken the matter up but because of lie war had decided to drop the idea t this time although it may be taken ρ again in the spring and a boat laced into service. If this is done it 5 possible that the concern may de ide to carry freight for the local aerchants. I-BOAT FAILS TO SINK U, S. CHRISTMAS SHIP United Pr***. AMERICAN FIFJJJ HEADQUAR 'KRS, Dec. 21:—An unsuccessful at empt by German pubmarinee to at ack a euppljr ship laden with Christ aas food was responsible for the Lmertcan forces finding: themselves οday on the verge of Christmas with ut Christmae food. The vessel, it ras stated, had been turned back to America following the submarine's ineuccessful atitack. IAPAN ANXIOUS TO STRIKE AT GERMANS IN SISERiA ïj/ V ni ted Prèsλ. WASHINGTOX, Dec. 21:—Japan is -nxious to strike at Germany by oc aipvin# Siberia, according· to advices eceived here today. ThL^ information ο up led with Russian publication of m alleged Russo-Jap agreement to ►ounce on any nation attempting- su ►remacy in China, created a pro oun-d impression in official and diplo natic quarters. Some allied diplo nats were said to favor the Siberian nove in view of the possibility of i'euton domination of all the Russia, iven the east. ELECT DR. SALTED Dr. J. P. Salter was elected wor thipful master of Prudence Lodge No. :04, F. & A. M.t at the communica ion of the lodpe last nigrhi at Odd bellows' hall. Dr. Salter succeeds R. iV. Grace, who was at the head of the odgre for the past year. The other officers elected are as follows: Senior -varden, Georgrc Hoaglan-d; junior warden. Max Wurtzel; secretary·. Jesse Stevenson, and treasurer, Leo Goldberger. The appointe*! officers «•ill be named by the master at the ime of the installation. Athletios at ( amp I>ix. NEW YORK, Dec. 21—Recreative athletics in Camp Dix, at Wrights ;own, X. J., have been pushed to an ilmost perfect state of organization hrough efforts of Wait C. Johnson. Îhe divisional athletic director, and inancial help from regimental officers. Officers in this camp, apparently, are iust as enthusiastic over athlctir-s as ire the men and are boosting with all :heir power. \i:cK\vr\R. <;i,oves. com.ar*. IFF I.INKS. SHIRTS, I NDEHWK \R FOR M KM. "JOHNNY" SLOBODIF.M. 160S7-12-21-lt· Columbia Grafonolas and Sewing Machines on easy terms at Salter's, 357 State St. · st - 4t* I II ι \ »:\\ vmsoif. with a soul," can be purchased on easy terms. Whv not give music for xmas? MONTALVO. 90 Smith Street. Does Not Mean Resumption of Hostilities on Russian Front at Once, London Says. GERMANY MAY STRIKE Province of Ukrane Today For mally Rejects Ultimatum and Demands Independence. By United Press. LONDON, Dec. 21—An Exchange telegraph dispatch today from Petro grad asserted it was unofficially re ported that the Germans had refused the Russian peace terms, and that the Boleheviki delegation had been recalled to Petrograd. This decision, if accurately report ed, does not mean the resumption of hostilities on the Russian front at once, as complete stoppage of all fighting for a month had already been agreed upon by terms of the armistice. If the Germans had refused to agree to the Bolshevik! terms it was believed here they did so in full con sciousness of their strength with which to extort enormous concessions from the Russians. The original Bolshevik! request· were for German withdrawal from oc* cupied islands in Riga bay, and relin quishment of other Russian territory held by the Teutons. Arrange for Armistice. By Vvit*d Pret.8. AMSTERDAM. Doc. 21.—An Aus fro-Hirngarian delegation, represent·· ing all branches of the government and headed by an officer of the foreign office, Dr. von Fohemtel, loft for Pet rograd yesterday to arrange for the armistice details a dispatch from Vienna stated today. Those will meet a commission of Russians. Demands Independence. PCTHOGRAD, Dec. 21—The prov ince of 1'krane today formally rejected the Bolshevikl ultimatum and in re turn demanded full recognition of Urkane independence. Bolsheviki representatives, it was stated, declared an agreement was pos sible provided Ukrania declared her Intentions not to lend aid to General Kaledines and his Cossack revolt. Troops on both sides are massing: for an impending battle. Ukranian forces are romposed of Cossacks un der General Sherbatskeff. Bolshevikl I troops are being lined up three versta distant from the Cossack front. (Three • versts distant Is slightly under two miles. ) Urkanians here not only demanded full recognition of her republic of Ocrania by the Bolsheviki, with full rights and non-interference from Pet. rograd, but also t'krania's right tdl management of Tkranian southwest* era and Roumanian fronts, partie* ipation in all peace efforts and certain food ieguUtions. Among the last named measures the Uk.ranians insisted that the feder al government not allow the trans port of food before payment of two thirds in paper money and a third in gold. Much casual ftehtlng was rer>orted from the south between Bolsheviki and Ukranian irregular forces. Text of a secret Russo-Japanese treaty dated March 3. 193 6, provid ing for an offensive alliance of those two powers against any other power attempting political supremacy in China, was maxie puiblic by the Work men and Soldiers Soviet today. The statement said it was believed this pax?t referred to the United States. The high foreign office leaders to day declared that the peace literature circulated by the Soviet had "greatly Influenced" Germans on the Russian front. These Germans, it was de clared, "no longer deeire to fight on any front." thi: iif*t c;r\di: wearing λρ. PAR 1. L FOR Ή IN l\ THI S Γ|ΤΥ i KS BE Mil» AT MOHNNV- SLOBODIl£\*S« 160S7-12-21-U· P. A. Hardware for Janitor Supplies. H. L. Men g is now at H. Wedeen's, 271 Smith St., where he has charge of the elothinp department, and will be pleased to see his friende. Xmas Time Is Candy Time We \vill deliver Xmas Candy to any part of our eity or pack it ready to be shipped awav. We offer you the choice of Maitland's, Park & Tilford, Belle Mead Sweets, Liggett's WILL BE PLEASED TO RECEIVE YOUR ORDER Perfumes, Cigars, Combe and Brushes, Manicure Sets and other I Toilet Articles, Xmas Postals and Booklets. Seaman s Pharmacy Street