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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
NOTICE.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Presbyterian Brotherhood will be
held Tuesday evening in the chapel.
Important business to transact. Mu-
sical program. LARGE attendance de-
sired. 12Oll-l 2-|-1tF
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
NOTICE.

To Members of the Fords Fire Com
pany.
You are requested to attend q
special meeting at the firehouse Mon
day, December 7, at 1880 P. M, to
make arrangements in connection
with the funeral of our late brother,
Fireman Charles H. Alexander.
VIM. d. HOY,
President.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
Property Damage; Halts Traffic.

Property Damage; Halts Traffic.
A fast line Newark car was stalled
in the middle of a lake of water
caused by the Woodbridge creek
overf1owing and the passengers were
rescued by boats; the Perth Amboy
ferryboat abandoned its trips for one
hour; traffic ON the Jersey Central
line was held up by Matawan creek
overfowing, docks were inundated
and shore front property about the
city flooded by the highest tide long
shoremen declare they have seen in
the past ten years, which was at
flood about II o'clock this morning.
Though the fast line trolley had
been running off schedule all the
morning, because of their speed be-
ing cut down going through the in
undated meadow land just north OF
the Woodbridge creek bridge, no Sc
rious difficulty was encountered un-
til about 1890 o'clock, when the
rising tide and the high wind swept
torrents of water over the banks OF
the stream and over the west bank
of the Staten Island sound. The wa
ter from the sound and creek met
In the meadow land, and the trolley
tracks of the Public Service were
soon buried beneath three to five feet
of water. The fast line trolley leav-
ing here about 1890 started across
the flooded land, but about halfway
across it stalled. The motorman,
conductor and some twenty passen-
gers were stranded. 1t is believed
that the water interfered with the
working of the motor. The crew on
a Railway car, which had just pass
ed through the new-made lake,
learned the predicament of the fast
line car and soon secured boats from
R. o. Acker and by this means the
passengers were removed to dry land.
They were transferred to another
fast line trolley coming from New
ark, which returned to that city af-
Ter finding the other car stalled.
The Perth Amboy ferryboat aban-
doned it's trips between II and IL
o'clock because the docks on both
sides of the sound were inundated,
Continued on page 2.)
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
NOTICE TO d. B. s.

All members Of Thor Lodge, No.
4G D. B. S., are requested to meet at
Washington Hall. Tuesday, Decem-
ber s, at / o'clock, for the purpose
" attending the funeral of Brother
Chris Fox's wife.
BY order of the President,
ANDREW THOHSTESEN.
TENS CHRISTIANEEN
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
German Submarine Damaged.

Special bU United Press Wire.
Copenhagen, Dec. 7:-The Ger
man submarine U-16 arrived at Es-
bjerg badly damaged. The causes Ut
the injury are not known.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
Bath Houses Blown Into Sea-
Seabright in Danger Of An
other Calamity Newark Fast
Line Stalled at Woodbridge.
Special by United Press Wire.

Special by United Press Wire.
New York, Dec. THE entire
Atlantic seacoast from Norfolk to
Maine is being lashed today by a
gale that at some points has gained
a velocity Of seventy miles an hour.
The storm has been blowing from
the northeast for more than forty
eight hours. Shipping at many
points has been paralyzed. Many
vessels which put out before the
blow began have been unreported
and much anxiety Is felt for their
safety.
At many points along the Jersey
coast and both shores of Long Island
sound cottages near the sea coast
have-beep. undermined or are being
pounded to pieces. Scores of bath
houses at several New Jersey and
Long Island summer resorts have
been swept to sea. 1t is estimated
the damage will amount to million
dollars or more.
The smashing seas off Navesink
Beach and the Highlands ripped a
gaping hole in the retaining wall and
let in flood of water that under
mined railroad tracks and demolish-
ed dozens of buildings with loss OF
more than 100000.
The roads at Normandie were
washed away hating fire apparatus
from reaching blaze in the Nor
mandie hotel The damage done by
flames was $4,000. The summer
home of Secretary of War Garrison
and other handsome summer resi-
dences at the same place were sur
rounded by water. The cellars are
flooded and foundations washed out
Workmen labored all night and to
day to save the cottage of T. Pau,
Packer, which is in danger of being
swept to sea.
Part of the board walk at Allan
tic City early today was carried
away. The $4,000 ball room at the
end of the steel pier is threatened
the foundation having been damaged
to such an extent that the extreme
end of thep ier had to be knocked
off. Two hundred men have been
working since midnight to save other
damage, which alreaedy amounts tc
100000.
The new retaining wall Of Sea
Bright, which was badly damaged a
year ago, has broken in several
places, and bath house and cottages
demolished or carried seaward. Many
small structures at Coney Island
have been blown down. Seafaring
men declared today that the storm is
the worst that has rayaged the coast
In many years.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07

ARRANGEMENTS to effect cut OF ap-
proximately $4,000 In budget fig
ures for next year over those of this
year have practically been decided
upon by the Board Of Aldermen. Be-
fore the regular council meeting is
held tonight 1t is expected that plans
will have been laid for further cut
ting. In contrast to this campaign Of
slashing to keep down the expenses
of the city, there will be additions to
the 1915 budget. One of the leading
factors in the Board Of Aldermen
stated today that 1t would be one OF
the few, If not the first, real budgets
that the city had ever mad. Among
the items 1t will be designed to COW
er, which was left out Of other bud
gets, will be one to pay for garbage
removal, 1t is declared. Money for
this purpose has been taken from
other accounts in the past
So far as caucuses in regard to the
budget have gone, 1t appears that the
fire appropriation of $4,000 for this
year will not be cut or enlarged for
next year. 1t is evident that SINH
lar amount will be necessary for the
upkeep of the fire department for the
next year.
To Cut Down ON Lights.
BY skillful manipulation of lamps,
replacing some street arcs in middle
of blocks with incandescent bulbs,
the committee on lamps and lights Of
the council has been able to permit
cut in the appropriation of $780,
L IL i l.. rH-i
alton of $4,000 viii suffice for next
year.
The shade tree commission and
public playground accounts of $1,000
and S2,500, respectively, will In all
probability be wiped out for the
coming year. While aldermen con-
clude they are good things, some OF
them state they are not really neces-
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
Germans Claim Advantage.
cidt bJJ TTnifed p9ese Wire

Special by United Press Wire.
Berlin, (via wireless to London), !,
Dec. THE turning of the battle in
Poland to the advantage of the Ger
mans is claimed in an official state
ment today which declares Lodz has
been occupied. The statement as
serts:
THE Germans occupied Lodz yes
terday. The Russians retreated with
heavy losses. Reports that our for
ces are retreating along the User are
untrue"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
Two Steamers Sink.

Special bU United Press Wire
Stockholm, Dec. Two steamers
were sunk by mines in the North sea
today. The Finnish steamer Eve
rilda was lost with all but one mem
Der of her crew. The Swedish steam
er Luna was sunk but the crew was
saved. Both steamers hit mines off
Bejoerneborg
Continued on page ~
Sewing machines ana typewriters
at Jensen's, 336 State street.
10736-10-29-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07

New limousine automobile for
hire. Sexton. Phone 181.
11628-11-24-12t$
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07

Quit kicking about laundry work.
Try the National Laundry.
80 css l. Ism, w ,tf*
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
Turning Point in Battle Of
Poland at Hand as Germans
Claim Big Advantage After
the Capture Of LODI.

Special By United Press Wire
Paris, Dec. THE French artil-
lery is outranging the Germans and
proving more effective all along the
line. This was indicated In latest of
fetal statements from the war Office
and is accepted as evidence that new
guns which have been expected by
the French have been brought up
and are fighting extensively. In the
offensive movements the allies are
pushing from the coast and along
the entire battle line.
Heavy fighting is reported in Aka
SAGE today. In the Argonne the
German trenches are being yigor-
ously assailed by the artillery and
through mining operations. All new
positions taken by the allied troops
along the User have been held and
the advantage is being followed up
with the greatest determination.
The French artillery forced the
Germans to evacuate Vermelles.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-07
Germans Advance Toward Warsaw.

Germans Advance Toward w NarSaW.
Special By United Press Wire.
London, Dec. with Lodz TAX
en- and advances of two miles having
been made on both flanks, the Ger
mans in Poland are gaining control
OF the main railroad leading direct to
Warsaw. They are also threatening
the communication of the Russians
on the southern front of Grand Duke
Nicholas's army Should they con-
tinue to meet with success the Rus
sian movement towards Czenstock-
towa will have to be abandoned and
the forces about Cracow might be
! forced to withdraw. This is the sit
uation today on the eastern front, as
indicated by German announcement
and direction of fighting on both
northern and southern fanks, as
mentioned by Russian sources.
The Germans have advanced along
the Vistula and fighting Is reported
at How to the north of Lodz and in
the vicinity of Ciotrkow to the south.
Both of these towns are on important
railroad lines leading to Warsaw.
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5fP WEDNESDAY, SUBURBAN DAY. AND GET CHRISTMAS BARGAINS

WEATHER-Rain or
snow tonight. Tues
day cloudy. North
east gales. Shifting
northwf It and di-
minish Ig Tuesday.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
Denmark.

Much has appealed In this column
with reference to Denmark's admir-
able farm schools, but the following
by e. G.. Cooley. former head OF the
Chicago schools. who Is studying Euro
pean school systems. Is SO clear and to
the point that believe 1t Will b read
with keen interest:
Denmark. with population about
the size Of Cook county, Illinois. and
with 40 per cent. Of the people farm.
ers, supports college OF agriculture
and veterinary science. thirteen gen.
eral schools Of agriculture, three
schools for small farmers, two dairy
schools, three horticultural schools,
three peoples high schools, with spe-
cial agricultural oral courses, and
thirty,fve peoples high schools. with
more than fifty hours of agricultural
instruction. In addition, there are
forty-fve peoples high schools which
do not attempt special agricultural
teaching, but are most important fac
tors in the life and progress of the
Danish farmer
These schools have made the Dam
ish farmer, as a German writer says,
the best informed farmer in the
world. Denmark has had a system Of
agricultural apprenticeship for about
100 years, teaching the practical side
OF farming. The boys serve three
years on farms in different parts of
the country, spending one year on
each farm and receiving small wage.
They report annually to the Royal
Danish Agricultural society. sending
In notes of their experiences, instruc-
ton and observations.
THE agricultural schools are usu-
ally open In the winter with terms
of from FIVE to six months. They are
intended for persons nineteen to
twenty-five years old. Then there arc
schools for small farmers, country
housekeepers and mechanics, lasting
from six days to five months. Here
men and women having trouble with
their poultry, butter, preserves, bees
or rabbits are allowed to attend. Their
tuition is usually paid by the commu-
nifty, particularly for the short
courses.
THE strange thing about the Dan
ish plan OF education Is the reliance
placed in general cultural instruction.
In these schools for farmers, part OF
the time-sometimes one-half-is CIV
en- to general culture. Even In the
six-day course an hour is given daily
to general culture. Consequently the
well trained farmer in Denmark not
only understands how to get the most
out of the soil, but is able to realize
the social forces about him and make
them cooperate in the struggle for
economic and social betterment."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
BELLS ANNOY THE VILLAGE
Freeport Petitions Railroad Company
That Crossing Signal Be Made
Shorter.

Freeport, l.. Railroad crossing
bells that can be heard for several
blocks and ring continuously for an
hour or two have moved the board Of
health of this village to protest and a
committee will call on President Ralph
Peters Of the Long Island Railroad
company to ask that the ringing be
cut to the actual time Of danger as
trains approach the crossings.
The bells were placed at the cross
ings when the Board Of Village Trus-
tees had demanded that the railroad
company protect the public after sew
eral fatal accidents close together.
The railroad company put gates at the
crossings as well as bells.
DR.. William H. Runcie, health officer
of the village, reported to the Board
Of Health that he had written to the
railroad company in December pro-
testing against the bells, and had re-
ceived a reply recently to the effect
that the company would mako no
change.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
Plans Better Schools.

In discussing his appointment as in
spector of state high schools for the
University Of Michigan, Principal j. b.
Edmonson, of the Jackson high school,
said that the university regents plan
to have the state inspector devote
time to bring about greater efficiency
in the schools of the state.
The principal work of the inspec.
tor Is to visit the 240 ( accredited
schools of the state to determine
whether they are doing work to en-.
title their students to admission to
the university without examination.
But the regents hope to further the
usefulness of the inspector by having
him give advice, methods and plans
whereby a better and more efficient
class of work will be done in the
University high schools" of the state.
He will take up his new duties at the
University OF Michigan october IA
next
AS inspector of state high schools,
he will be a member Of the depart
ment of education faculty. Edmon-
sons new position carries with ii an
annual salary of $4,000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
GREEN HAIR ANCIENT STYLE
Portraits Show Fad Was Prevalent
Moro Than Century Ago Among
the French.

Paris.-Advocates Of the green hair
fad have discovered that the mode was
fashionable more than 100 years ago.
A number of portraits by Grassi were
offered for sale this week, and in ev'
cry case the men and women depicted
on the canvasses wore green hair.
The historians now discover that
Duke Augustus of Saxe-Gotha and Al
tenburg, friend of Napoleon, ordered
Grassi to give the men and women he
painted the green hirsuite adornment.
The duke argued that as hair was the
only vegetation on the human body 1t
should have the color Of natural vege
tation.
So far, however, the fad Of green
hair in Paris Is confined to the dance
halls and gayer cafes. 1t has become
the rage at the Luna Park dancing
palace, where professional beauties
rub shoulders with society women and
the most reputable dandies.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
Alfalfa Plant Has Record Yield.

A record breaking alfalfa plant has
been raised at the Michigan Agricul
tural college by Professor Spragg.
This plant has yielded sos grams
OF seed. which is said to be a phe-
nomenal return.
To Michigan as well as other states
the new champion may mean lower
meat prices. The seed is likely to in
crease supply of seed. and at the same
time make possible a high-yielding va
riety of alfalfa. II this comes about,
1t will provide more and cheaper food
for live stock, which will In turn mean
lower priced beef
The experiment with alfalfa con-
Quoted by Professor Spragg Is in
tended to produce plant which VIII
thrive under Michigan weather condi-
lions. His record breaking plant has
produced the equivalent OF 30 bushels
OF seed to the acre.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
GOVERNOR TALKS
To GAME WARDENS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DELIVERS AN
ADDRESS BEFORE MICHIGAN
ASSOCIATION.
CONFERENCE IN CAPITAL CITY
Decides Against Legislation Which
Would Allow the JspearIns Of Any
Stream Trout-48,15o Red
Deer In State.

Lansing.-I am not one of those
who would hunt our game animals
solely for sport. nor Is it in my heart
to trail the deer in its painting anguish
by the scarlet in the snow" declared
Governor Ferris In an address to the
state deputy game wardens in confer
ence in the capital.
Explaining his veto Of the steelhead
trout bill, which camp to him from
the legislature. the governor stated
that his confidence in the judgment Of
the head of the game department de-
termine his veto. He complimented
the department and the deputies on
efficiency. Following the address a
unanimous vote of the conference de-
clared against legislation which would
allow the spearing of any stream
trout.
Mrs. N. B. Ferry, curator OF the
museum of the Michigan Historical
society, requested that the depart
ments organization of schoolboys,
the Michigan Forest Scouts, should
be equipped by companies with the
state flag.
Deputy State Forestry Warden J. H.
McGillivray, In wild Life and It's
Wardenship," declared that game laws
rightly made are not only laws but
lessons in the economic use of game.
According to his figures there are AS
$50 red deer in the state. Schoolcraft
and Luce counties leading. with $3.50
in the former and 1925 in the latter.
DR.. T. S. Palmer, head of the biolog.
ical survey OF the department Of agri.
culture. Washington. spoke to the
deputies on the features of the Nc
Lean migratory bird law. In explain.
ing bird migrations he showed that
the golden piover. which breeds In
the Arctic, covers $4,000 miles in its
seasons travel, proceeding down the
Atlantic coast country, rounds Cape
Horn and returns by way of Mexico
and the Pacific states and Alaska to
its breeding grounds.
Warden Oates urged the necessity
for the enactment OF buck law TO
conserve the deer and protect human
life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
To Pay State Taxes

Public service corporations assessed
on an ad valorem basis will pay
$o,244,O25.S7 in state taxes this year
and all OF this money, under the pro-
visions OF the constitution, will be
turned into the primary school fund,
Inc state tax commission completed
the final assessment and the figures
snow that the various companies must
pay $274,sS399 more In state taxes
than they paid one year ago.
since the tentative assessment was
announced February Is, the state tax
commission has been sitting as a
BOARD OF review and the companies
nave had the right of appeal from the
tentative figures. Some of the COM
panles tailed to send representatives
10 Lansing, being apparently satisfied
with the Initial work Of the commits
sion.
however. practically all of the rail-
road companies appealed from the
railroad companies appealed from the
tentative assessment and In some
cases they succeeded in inducing the
tax commission to pare off a few thou
sand dollars from the assessment.
This year the companies will pay
taxes at the rate Of $21.76 per 81 900
assessed valuation.
The total valuation OF all railroad
property in the state is placed at $214,.
306,5OO. The tentative assessment
made last month placed a valuation Of
s2lS.O2l,5oO on the property. but APP
parently the poverty pleas Of the cor
poration lawyers have some effect as
the final assessment was reduced
S3.715.OO0 over the first figures. The
Pullman company's tentative assess
ment was $650,O00, but the represen-
tatives of the company succeeded In
convincing the commission that It
was not worth more than $625,0O0,
and a reduction of $4,000 was made
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
WARNING IN ANCIENT. BATH
"Not Responsible for Loss Of Money"
Says Notice on the Wall Of
Establishment.

Paris.-Andre Boulanger has an
nounced before the Academy Of In
scriptions and Belles-Lettres the dis
covery during the excavations at
Aphrodisias. in Asia Minor. Of mag
nificent thermal establishment Of the
the time of Hadrian in perfect state
of preservation.
Not only is 1t possible to identify
the department of the baths. nota-
bly, the high temperature rooms. pro
vided with heating arrangements, but
also to read the notices on the walls.
M. Boulanger caused much amnse
ment by reading one Of these:
THE establishment will not be re-
sponsible for the loss of money or jew
els unless these are given to the por
ter"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
SAVES AN OLD MILESTONE
Writer TO Country Life Tells Of Pre-
serving the Stone That Belonged
to tho TraquaIr Mil.

London.-I have had my attention
called to letter In Country Life of
August IL. 1912. giving a description
OF an old milestone at Traquair mill.
says a writer. In order to preserve II
from destruction have had the stone
removed from where 1t was thrown
aside and erected on a suitable pedes-
tai in my garden here. and as It is
probably unique send you herewith
q photograph, which perhaps you may
care to copy and insert in your inter-
esting publication. Your correspond
ent. Mr.. Reid. is not quite accurate
In his description of the stone. The
middle portion Is rough sandstone
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
COLI S
An up-to-date remedy for
colds. That is what Peruna
is. In successful use over
80 years.

Colds are caught in many
ways: lily ventilated rooms;
rooms that have direct draughts;
crowded rooms; damp houses;
stuffy school rooms; Offices lily
heated.
A dose of Peruna at the right
time, at the first symptom of
cold, before the bones begin to
ache, before the sore throat
manifests itself, or the cough, or
the discharge from the nose, just
a dose or two of Peruna before
these symptoms begin is gener-.
ally sufficient. But after the cold
is once established with the
above symptoms prominent, a
bottle of Peruna, or maybe two.
will be necessary.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-07
Highly Priced Relic.

with hole in the center eight inches
In diameter, and four deep incisions
In the form of cross which were
necessary for fixing the axle. The seq
ments are French stone-like lava,
which is still used in making similar
millstones. The age Of this stone may
be anything from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty years, and as 1t is
current lore that Prince Charles
Highlanders had their corn ground
into meal at Traquair mill in 1745, 1t
is not improbable this stone was then
in use.