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The Beacon Discusses Gas.
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rest assured, "Dory," George Wllgus
had no hand in this affair at all, and
sincerely hope this will set your noble
mind at ease OH this particular point.
On the other hand, from the way you
express your opinion in your little
booklet, it looks to me as If y"u we've
working hand in hand with George
Wilgus and the New Jersey Northern
Gas Company in trying to suppress
this petition.
If YOU were only like our friend Ha-
zen, who has joined hands with the
citizens of Lambertville III trying TO
obtain something that will be great
benefit to very large number OF our
citizens, namely, a cheaper gas rate IN
Lambertville, instead of knocking "
and ridlculing the signers of this petit
ton like you have done in your little
weekly hand bill, you could be OF some
benefit to the citizens of Lambertvllle
and the community at large.
Instead of boosting, however, you
start right in to = knock" which leads
me to believe that you are working for
the benefit of your friend Wilgus and
the New Jersey Northern Gas Conn
pany, instead of working for the citi-
zens as you should.
Judging from the explosions which
Dory y makes from time to time
through the columns of his weekly, L
believe that he must be full of gas him.
self natural gas, of course) which he
is forced to let escape in this manner,
and we can hardly blame him, for he
has to get rid of it some way.
Dory" seems to think the Public
Utilities Commission will laugh up
their sleeve simply because the gas
was not properly named on the petit
tons, but / hardly think this honor
able body of men will do this, for they
will realize what the petition is for,
and will overlook this little error.
Dory" might add to some of the
things we've done"
Opposed the citizens petition for
cheaper gas.
Ridiculed the signers because of a
slight error.
knocked where he ought to boost
for the citizens of Lambertville.
A GAS CONSUMER.
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personalities as the abridged article
but that he blue-pencilled the most
Objectionable features. This is a
matter of regret to us, as we would
have esteemed it a personal privi-
lege to have learned just how far
an anonymous writer would feel
like going in order to cast odium
upon a fellow man and his business.
There is an established rule, hon
ored in every reputable newspaper
office in America, that communica-
tions, when printed anonymously,
represent the real sentiments of the
paper, so we feel safe in assuming
that "A Gas Consumers opinion
of the Record is also that held by
the Beacon.
Since wide liberty has been taken
by this writer in comparing the
Beacon and the Record, there can
be no possible objection to the
addition of few remarks by our
humble self.
The assertion that the Lambert
vile Record is little pamphlet"
is not an alarming statement, in
view of the fact measured by the
yardstick) that the Record printed
2,770 inches more matter i'm it's own
office during the three months end
ing December 31st than did the
Beacon, and even in the weeks of
its smallest issue, contains some
sixty inches more matter that the
paper which Gas Consumer" sets
his standard by.
1t is true that the Beacon has
another side of it's paper printed
in New York, but as it is an exact
duplication of the matter printed
in several thousand other papers
and can be purchased at 15G quire
GA sheets), or about the cost of the
white paper, we have not taken
it into consideration in our figuring.
What is printed in the City of Lam
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bertville is all that is necessary to
count, for comparison.
We find that last week, when
Gas Consumer" secured the pub
LEGATION of his epistle, the Record
contained sixty-four inches more
local news matter than did the
Beacon, and fifty-nine inches more
local advertising.
The fact that the Beacon charges
$3.50 for its paper and we charge
81 (which we regard as its exact
WORTH would also tend to influence
a man to believe that he was
paying one too much or the other
too little. According to our reckon
ing, he paid the Record one penny
for each 402 inches of local matter,
while the Beacon gave him W.
inches for the same money. How
ever, so loyal a friend as Gas Con-
sumner" would hardly care for
trifing difference like this, and any
person enjoying anonymous com
munications would find it necessary
to subscribe for the Beacon, regard
less of cost.
So far as "Carbonated Water
Gas" was concerned, carbonated
water is soda water, and if car
donated water gas would not be
gas off of soda water, then some
thirty-five soda dispensers that we
have consulted are away off in their
reckoning.
AS a matter of fact, George Will
gus did have hand in the draw
ing of the petition, even if he did
not know it, as he told Gas Con-
sumner" that it was carbonated
water gas, never supposing for a
single moment that any Lambert
vile citizen would be so hopelessly
dense as to not know the difference
between soda water and material
used for illuminating purposes.
So far as working hand in hand
with the New Jersey Northern Gas
Company or joining hands with
citizens of Lambertville" who
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send out anonymous petitions give
nc the gas company every tlme'
The citizens of Lambertville VINO
signed the petitions did not DO 50
anonymously, but the person VINO
drew them did. At no time nave
we or other business men been able
to learn who acted as sponsor Tor
the petitions sent out. Every man
we questioned said that the petitions
came to him anonymously.
No matter how poor gas the New
Jersey Northern Gas Company is
furnishing us, nor how much 1t
charges for the same, 1t is en-
titled to know who objects to its
service and why. In no other way
could it remedy the troubles, even
if it had the best intentions in the
world.
So far as George is concerned, he
never did anything anonymously.
Whatever he had to say he said,
sometimes so loud that it disturbed
peacefully inclined citizens like
Gas Consumer who prefer to
steal about like the thief in the
night, stabbing in the dark at bust
ness men who cannot protect them
selves from an unseen and unheard
enemy.
A careful inspection of the history
of the City of Lambertville for the
past thirty years does not revea
any notable work done by Ga.
Consumer" and if he has ever don,
anything for its advancement h,
should lose no time in making hi
indemnity known and claiming tn
credit.
It is quite likely that the larg
type displayed from time to tim
on the front page of the Record ha
Jared the sensibilities of some pee
pie who would prefer to have Lam
bertville's misfortunes paraded fror
the housetops and its successes toll
in soft whispers, but we don't happe
to be built on those particular line,
We thought it quite likely, whe
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we printed, right out on our front
mage. Some Things We've Done"
that somebody would stand straight
M their hind legs and bray, but
we never thought the somebody"
would be so ashamed of it that
thew would conceal their indemnity
under such a commonplace monde
plume as Gas Consumer
Perhaps we have stretched our
few excerpts beyond the limits of
some of our readers patiences, but
since we are supposed to be full Of
gas and have to explode accession
ally the departure will probably be
overlooked.
Perhaps, too, we have been too
harsh in our comparisons between
the Record and the Beacon, but We
offer our apologies to Brothers
Hazen and assure them that we
have become so accustomed to
think in figures through our as
ISOLATION with business enterprises
that our first thought was to turn
to our office data where we keep
/ Just such information as enumerated
in our opening paragraphs.
If Gas Consumer" can think of
anything else to suggest as possible
reason that the editor of the Record
is not a desirable citizen for the
city of Lambertville, we would be
pleased to hear it, and if he will
borrow from his friend Hazen an
itemized list of those good people
who approve of anonymous attacks,
we will be pleased to submit, in
, person, those equally good people
who have private opinions of their
own regarding anonymous persons,
and abide by the result.
5 Incidentally, we have an addition
: al list of Things We've Done" and
: another and more lengthy list OF
, Things We Have Not Done, which
] we will publish for the edifcation Of
the public whenever there appear;
to be an unsatisfied craving fol
. such literature.
~ Continued on next page.
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Continued from first page.
Brother Joseph N. Hazen assures
us that the original communication
embraced about six times as many
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THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1914.
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

An editorials and news matter are orignal-not
clipped nor furnished by any political press
bureau-unless otherwise stated in the article
itself This paper is independent in politics
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THEODORE G. KITCHIN, EDITOR.
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~ DISCOUNT: For cash in advance, pc,
per month for each month paid in advance up
TO IL months
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
PARIS HAS ONLY VAGUE
REPORTS or THE RATTLE.

Paris. Sept. 3 $3.50 D. mD-Today's
Official communication indicating that
the allied armies are holding the
Germans east of Paris and the retire
ment OF the Germans before the Brit
ish offensive movement was received
with the greatest satisfaction by the
French public.
Between the lines OF the official an
nouncement can be- read the fact that
fighting OF the nerccst kim il pro-
crossing ana that the battle lines
"a wide territory. Soldiers re-
turning TO Paris from The front are
forbidden Ia mention the positions DE-
cupied by the troops, but II II gcncr-
ally understood that the conflict ana
carnage were most severe along the
rivers Ourcq and Marine. whether the
main German army is participating
or only their covering troops is not
known. some Of the wounded and
prisoners are being brought To- Paris
but the greater number are being
taken Ia provincial cities.
Reinfoscements brought up by the
Germans 10 meet the attack Of the
French left wing are declared 60 have
left the satisfactory situation Of the
allies unchanged while the advance
Of the allies ccater Is asserted To he
continuing slowly but generally. APP
parently the right wing OF the ailies
IS enjoying "a period OF repose but
ready for action.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
TWO MORE MAJOR GENEIlAI.S
ON GERMAN DEATH LIST

Berlin, Sept. ? Via London T. A..
m)-Two more major generals have
been added 10 the death list OF field
officers. Generals Won uotha and
Niciand. Premier Won Woizsackcr Of
Wurtemburg and Finance Minister
Won Bruenig OF bavaria have both
lost Sons. Prince Frederick William
OF Hcssc was wounded In the breast
In the fighting in France.
Long trains of wounded are now
being brought from advanced to base
hospitals or forwarded TO l~azarettos
In the interior Of Germany. Only the
most severely wounded. who are am
able 10 bear the transportation. have
been left in the advanced hospitals.
The correspondent on "A tfr to
Lloge was able 10 inspect come OF the
trains for wounded. Such trains are
usually composed Of coaches from
which the seats have been removed
and replaced with beds, IN two tiers.
accommodating eight men per car.
Each "A has "a hospital attendant
ana each train a coachload of sur
% Most at the wounded men
seen were apparently making "a fair
ly quick recovery.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
CHINESE IGNORANT
OF EVENTS IN
CHINA
japanese Establish Censorship
Which Even Chinese Gov
eminent is Unale to Penc-
trate.

PCking. sept. a.-A telegram from
German sources states that the jap
an,se landed 10000 men al Lung
Kow Ga town on the northern coast
of the shan Tung peninsula) and that
they are nov advancing toward Cnao
Yuan Ca town about eighty miles
north OF Kiao Chow.
The Japanese censorship Is com
piete. Even Chinese officials la the
territory occupied by the Japanese
are prevented from communicating
freely with Picking while telegraphic
communication with Tsing-Tau has
been Interrupted for a week.
Mail adyiccs from Using Tau dated
SEPTEMBER 9. says that the report
that the Germans are compelling Chi
nese laborers 10 assist In the con-
struciion OF dcfenscz In untrue. The
Chinese deserted Using Rat expecting
Ia bombardmcnt OF the city by the
japanese. but nnding a livelihood
outside the district 81 Kiao Chow inn
possible. returned In great numbers.
other Chinese rcports that Japan
ese dressed AZ Chinese are Spying in
the vicinity Of Using Tau. while Ger
man scouts are watching tie Japan
ese approach. Al the request Of ia
pan the Chinese gogcrnmcnt, being
anxious 20 preclude the possibility OF
"a conflict Withdrew the Chinese sol
dicrs from the Japanese military
train.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
WILLIAM
PROTESTS TO
PRESIDENT
German Ruler Declares That
French Are Using DUN
DUN Bullets; Expresses
Sorrow for Necessary Des-
truction" Of Louvain.

London. sept . Ut.fO a. mi
There has been published In Copcn-
hagen ~ telegram which Emperor
william sent Ca President Wilson un-
der date OF september a." t%elegraphs
iho Copenhagen correspondent Of the
London Daily Telegraph.
"in this message Emperor william
protests against the use by the Eng
Ilsh Of dum-dum bullets ana against
the participation Of the Belgian pop
uiaiion in the a
Emperor William adds In his
communication 20 Mr.. Wilson that
his generals have in certain cases
been compelled To punish the Bel
Rians. and he expresses his deep re-
grct at the destruction of Louyain
and other interesting places"
The commune tlon given by the
Copenhagen correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph undoubtedly Is the
message referred TO by the North
German Gazette 81 Berlin. the OFF,
cial organ of the Germans.
Information that this newspaper
had knowledge OF this communion
ton reached London early this morn
ing.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
FIRING ON GERMAN OFFICERS
IN GgfENT An ACCIDENT

London, sept . O1:30 "a m.)-An
Ostend dispatch To the Reuter- Tele-
gram company gives "A late version
Of the shooting of the German OFF,
GERS In Client which has considerably
modified the seriousness Of the case.
one of the German wounded admit
ted ~ the hospital that he had lost
his road.
The wounded officer has been
taken under the protection Of the
American consul and will not be held
as a prisoner Of war.
The burFomaster, after explaining
the case 4 the German commander,
made the statement that the agree
ment with the Germans not 60 enter
the city will not be changed as a re-
suit ct the incident.
\ dispatch 10 the Exchange Tcio-
graph company from Client evident
~ flied earlier. but delayed. explains
the incident referred 70 In the Ostend
dispatch ~ says hat an Incident
which may lead 10 serious coEso-
quonces had just happened in Client.
In spite OF the agreement two Ger
man officers entered the city aud
were surprised By Belgian troops,
who fired on them from a mitrail-
lcuse, mounted on an automobile.
One officer Was killed ana the other
seriously wounded
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
HAS NOT VET RECEIVED
MESSAGE FROM KAISER

Washington, sept. AT tho white
House and at the state department
Il was stated early today that no
message Ia President Wilson from
Emperor william had been received
10 far,
The German embassy today re-
coiyod the following dispatch from
lis foreign office:
The North German Gazette pub
fishes text Of kaiscr's telegram to
President Wilson concerning British
French use Of dum-dum bullets and
Belgian atrocities against surgeons.
nurses ana wounded soldiers"
The message adds.
~"Frankfurtcr zcitung reports that
German officers. while Louvain was
burnilg. brought pictures from the
cathedral To the town hall for pro-
lection.
The Stampa, "A paper at Turin, re-
ports that French confidence In is
general staff has vanished. Parisians
know that France Is flooded with
wounded and that "a great part of the
army are prisoners"
The Berlin message adds hat q
German war loan has been announced
OF ms billion in treasury bills and
mat an unlimited state loan al g per
cent was given out al 97.5.
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Ucrmnns' progress Dcrms 90 have.
been too rapid and too %prccipitatc in
ita oaeernvsa Co set 10 tho gates ~
Paris. Tor they ag.t.cd ou; Of breath
and a. aIi appearances out of ammu-
milton. whi,h may explain Why they
did moi pursuc tlscir original plan.
Az prisoners OF whom 300 or
arrived IN Paris yesterday appear
faegcd and hnrassed ana the spirit
Of the army seems TO be everything
that is different from the conqucrors
who pushed back the army OF de-
fenFc from the frontier and reached
the gates of the capital in ten days.
whether they hoped 4 gain time
hy "a tangent movement away from
Paris. OF as some military critics
suppose. aimed to effect % junction
with the army 0f the crown prince,
which was % cume from the dircc-
ton ~ Longwy. the developments oi
the last four days prove that % was
% grave error.
The army, already weakened by
forced marches. constant fighting en-
route and now further cnfccbled by
The engagements 81 the last four
days. ~ not. Ia the opinion o. cx-
perts. prepared for such u big enter
prise az the Siege ~ Paris, even u %
rctricvcs It's fortunes IA the battle
nov In progreas.
The only hope OF the Germans.
therefore. lies Ia the armies on the
northeastern frontier coming To IN"
rescue. ana this hope now scoms too
iung deferred.
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GERMANS PREPARE FOR
FIRST HUGE WAR LOAN

london, Sept. 3 t2.l5 y. ma
dispatch 60 Reuters Telegram com
pany from Amsterdam quotes Berlin
papers rs saying thai they learn from
"a reliable source that the directors
OF the Imperial bank soon will pub
fish the terms of the first German
war loan. II Is said that the loan
win be- $685. GOO 600. consisting Of .
per cent treasury bonds ana govern
ment notes. Both will be issued at
$3.50. The loan Will not he redeem
able until 1924. The o Of the
FIRST issue Is not stated.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09

tnl session the official statement
was made
Tho French authorities two
months before mobilization Organized
Francticuf tsnipeD bands ny dis
tuhuting arms o. civilians
M~aubcuFo is a French fortress VI
The nrst class. u is situated IN tho
department Du NOrd about six miles
from the Belgian frontier.
The German ~ouslaughts on this po-
aitinn ave been determined ana
judging rom incomplete news reports
they have been eoinE on Tor a week.
or more. Dispatches from London
under date of september 8 said that
part of the Br.-ish c-xpcditionary
force In France was az MaubcuEc and
assisted the French garrison IN rs
defense.
The German geucral stan
ed in Berlin september 9 that two 81
the MauheuEc forts had fallen and
that the nre Of the German artillery
was on that date being directed
AGAINST the town. which was In namea.
on the same day an official commun-
ication given ont Ia Paris said that
Maubcugo continued It's resistance.
a French Official announcement
under date of September 7, referred
10 the FrclCh defense 81 Maubcuge
as follows:
"rhe minister ~ war has telegraph
ed 60 the governor OF Mauneugo, eNs
pressing the governments admiration
for the heroic doefnsc and saying.
You stop at nothing 20 prulong
resistance until the hour of your APP
p%roaching doiivcrance. which I hope
viii be soon"
The commander IN chief has piac-
ed the name Of the governor OF Maui
hcuge IN the order Of the day for his
splendid defense"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
CAPTURE or MNUBEUGE RE
GAitDED on VAST IMPORTANCE

Washington, Sept 9-The Ger
man embassy received a wireless to-
day from Berlin saying:
General headquarters reports that
Maubeugc has fallen; 500 guns, four
generals and $4,000 prisoners cap
tuTed."
The embassy received another
message saying
The spanish ambassador in her
I'm strongly denies rumors of SPANS
u~nfriendly attitude against Germany
and Austria. All spanish party lead
crs being for strict neutrality.
IAN the papers speak of the inn
portance OF the capture Of Maui
hcuEc.
The German military railway
lines are now tree. Tho papcrs also
speak of the 10000 captured mean
ing the weakening of the Enemy.
Al strnsshurs after a court-mar-
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FRENCH REPORT STEADY
ADVANCE ny ALLIES

Paris, Sept. . C3;05 y. m.)-An
official communication issued this
afternoon says the situation remains
satisfactory. The German right Is
retreating before the English. The
French center Is slowly advancing.
The situation on the rlght Is un-
changed
The statement says;
First; on the left wing. although
the Germans have been reinforced,
The situation remains satisfactory.
The enemy Is %retreating before the
British army.
second AZ the enter our ad-
vance Is slow but general. on the
right wing there has been no action
of the enemy against the great circle
Of Nancy, In the Vosgcs and In Al
sace."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
SEEK TO INDICT
MRS. CARMAN ON
MURDER CHARGE

Mineoia, l.. l., sept. 9.-Witnessea
90 the murder oil Mrs. Lulu D. Bailey
who "a hot down by an armed
hand thrust In the window Of Dr.
Edwin carman's office In Frceport
on the night OF June 30. testified to-
day before the grand jury ga an at
tempt made by District Attorney
Smith 10 obtain AN indictment charg-
ing Mrs. Florence Carman, Dr. Car
mans wife. with murder. Mrs. car
man IL at present at liberty under
bail on an Indictment charging her
with manalaufhter
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
GIIENT MUST PRODUCE
i0D. 600 CIGARS TONIGHT

London. sept. o N.s5 b. MA
dispatch from Ostend. Belgium, re-
latos that the reupisition made by the
German forces on the city OF Client
following the understanding that in
return Tor certain supplies furnished
by the municipality, German troops
should not enter the city. are as fol-
love-;
Ten thousand Hires Of benzine,
one thousand litrcs OF mineral water.
n hundred ana hfiy kilos OF oats,
one hundred bicycles, ten motor
cycles and twenty-six COMPRESSED air
cylinders Tor motor cars, "a quantity
Of material for ~oandaEes and 100000
cigars All these articles, az well as
the arms n AMMUNITION OF the local
civic guard must be delivered 90 The
Germans by 9 o'clock this evening.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
MoNTENEGRIN TROOPS OCCUPY
IMPORTANT FONTS IN BOSNIA

Paris. Sept. = Gao =. MA
I;a,as agency dispatch from Rome
says.
News has reached here that the
MontcneRrin troops commanded by
General Vueotich have occupied inn
portant points IN Bosnia south of
.sarayeyo. the capital. The situation
In north Albania continues serious"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-09
The WAR
AT SEA


Stockholm. via inndon, Sept. ?
G.s0 a.. m.)-AnNioty II felt oyer tho
%non-arriyai OF the Finnish passen-
teamer Sveaborg, coming from
Raumo. Finland, with many British
Americana aboard. 10 Ia feared
she WAS captured or sunk by Ger
man warahips which have been
watching Tor Russian reserves re-
turning from America.
Anxiety Is also felt for the steam
er Torne, which left carly Wednea-
day fro mthis port