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Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
FLAMES SWEEP
COUNTY span;
DAMAGE OF $500

Fire originating from defectively
insulated, high-powered cable of the
Public Service Railway Company,
destroyed or damaged about seventy
feet of the county bridge, burning
a swath six feet wide in the plank
ing, about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The fire ignited the bridge at
the South Amboy end, and worked
it's way northward, destroying the
railing, burning the planking, spiles
and stringers.
Bridge tenders discovered the
blaze after it had gotten a good start
shortly after 6 o'clock. They form
ed a bucket brigade with pals, and
used the water tanks mat Freehold
er Kerr had placed on the structure
the first year he was member of
the county board. The flames ragged,
and the fire fighters worked for an
hour or more before they could ex-
tinguish the blazing woodwork.
Freeholder Kerr and Bridge Inspec-
tor John Lund, who is employed on
the structure, made a detailed inves
tigation of the results of the fr.5 yes
terday morning and estimated that
the flames had done a damage of
about $500. The charred and burn
ed timbers were fenced off, and
traffic was not held up for even a few
minutes.
Tossed by the high winds that
swept the bridge Friday and Satur-
day, the insulation on the Public
Service submarine cable, carrying
power from this city to the South
Amboy-New Brunswick line, rubbed
off, and the live conductor became
exposed on the west side of the
structure. The high powered cur
rent Immediately ignited the wood
work directly underneath the plank
ing of the bridge, the stringers and
caps being set atire. The railing and
planking next caught, and the South
Amboy end of the bridge was rapidly
being consumed when the bright
blaze attracted the bridgetenders,
who Immediately formed bucket
bridgade and did effective work In
putting down the flames.
The Public Service was notified
and the power in the cable cut off
until patch was put in later In the
day. and this morning it Is in use
again. Permanent repairs will be
made later By cutting off the cur
rent from the cable, the power on
the South AmboyNew Brunswick
line was materially decreased, but
enough current was furnished from
the other end of the line to keep the
regular schedules between South
Amboy and the county seat.
Just how long 1t will take to effect
the repairing of the burned part of
the bridge will depend on whether 1t
will be necessary to submit plans of
the repairs to the state road commits
sioner and whether a formal resolu-
ton for same will have to pass the
Board of Freeholders, according TO
Mr.. Kerr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
AUSTRIAN ARMY
W|TRDRAWS AS
RUSSIANS GAIN
Special bv United rress wirs.

Special By United Press Wire.
Petrograd, Nov. 16:-With con-
tinued withdrawal of Austrians from
central Galicia, the Russian advance
is now developing with continued sue
cess. 1t is declared here today that
there is a general exodus from Cra-
COW and judging from lack of re-
sistance shown by forces advancing
upon the city it is believed the Aus
trians may have decided not to de-
fend the city. An official statement
today declare Masourian lake regions
have been almost freed of the enemy.
The advance along the line towards
Kongsberg has reached Angersburg
thirty-three miles inside the east
Prussian frontier. Fighting is in
progress in the Sildau region but the
Russian advance continues despite
stubborn resistance by. Germans.
In the movements upon Thorn the
fighting continues between Plock and
the River Werthe 1t is stated. The
Germans are said to haye withdrawn
from the vicinity of KaliZc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
MAYORS FAVOR
OWNERSHIP BY
MUNICH PA[|T|ES

Municipal ownership, such as the
voters of this city showed favor for
at the last general election, was gen.
orally upheld by the mayors in con-
ference at Philadelphia the latter
part of last week. Recommends
tions urging that municipalities be
control of public utilities and taking
the stand that the franchise making
power should in all instances be To-
cal, were unanimously adopted Satur-
day by the conference of mayors, fol-
lowing a luncheon rendered by the
business men of the Quaker city to
the visitors in the Wanamaker store.
Although there was not a dissenting
voice when Judge Charles A. Prouty,
director of the Division of Valuation,
Interstate Commerce Commission,
who presided, put the question, dur
ing the discussion that followed sew
eral delegates championed the big
corporations and declared they are
being made the victims of unjust leg
islation and discrimination.
Mayor Ferd Garretson was an en-
thusiastic guest at the conference
sessions. He gained several pointers
concerning municipal ownership and
expressed pleasure over the oppor-
tunity because of the fact that this
city voted for a municipal electric
light and power plant Mayor Gar
retson says that the impression given
at the conference was that ordinary
street arcs would soon be a thing of
the past and that they would be re-
placed by the new nitrogen tungsten
lamps, such as are being tried out on
Market street in this city. 1t is
claimed that they give better light
at less cost for consumption than
regular arcs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
PANIC WHEN FIRE.
ROUTS SLEEPERS
INTO THE RAIN

A fire that gutted the dry goods
store of Horowitz & Dimond at 289
Smith street, in the heart of the city,
shortly after / o'clock yesterday
morning, caused panic among the
sleeping tenants in the three-story
building and in the block of build
ings of which the burning store
formed a part. The fire originated
suddenly and the store was a brill
liant mass of flames so quickly that
many of the sleepers did not awake
until they smelled smoke, and were
driven in scanty clothing from their
apartments.
The flames, however, were con-
fined to the first floor of the building,
owned by August Kroeger, where
they originated. The firefghters eff
fective work kept them from spread
ing to adjoining stores and to the
second and third floors of the build
ing. The damage Is estimated at
$1,000. Kalman Horowitz and Isa-
dore Dimond, proprietors of the
store, however, carried $4,000 insur-
ance, according to the police
The blaze was discovered squirting
from the front of the store by Patrol
man Hanson, who gave the alarm
from box 64, at Smith street and
Watson avenue, and then awakened
the sleeping tenants in the apart
ments above.
Streams of water were played on
the blaze from the rear and front.
The fire seemed to start in the rear
under a counter, according to an in
vestigation made by Patrolman
Hanson with the fire chiefs. From
what cause remains unsolved. Mr..
Horowitz told the officer that he was
the last person in the store at 1890
o'clock. The flames were discovered
by the patrolman at 1:10 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
ITALY PROHIBITS
REFRIGERATION
OF j. S. COPPER.

The copper situation may be some
what relieved by an order of the
Italian government that has gone
into effect prohibiting the re-exporta-
ton of copper to Germany. This
order has been issued to Illustrate
the efforts of export agents who have
been dealing in contraband goods for
Germany and Austria. AS a result
no class of goods, the export of which
has been prohibited from Italy since
the outbreak of the war, can be re-
dispatched to foreign countries If
the invoices declare Italy as their
destination.
The re-exportation of goods mark
ed to bearer" will also be consider
ed as intended for home consumption
and no reshipment across the from
tiers will be tolerated
This order means that copper con-
signed to Germany through Italian
ports must be addressed to Germany,
and If such is the case the shipments
could easily be captured by the
British at Gibraltar or on the high
seas
This will probably check the ship
ment of copper from America to
Germany. Sweden and Norway have
already prohibited the re-exportation
of goods, and Italy's action, it is ex-
pected, will now clarity the condi-
tions to great extent.
Secretary Hugh Lynch, Of the
Board of Trade, has. received letter
from the Pueblo Commerce Club, of
Pueblo, Colo, stating that on the
suggestion of the local board pro-
test had been registered with Secre-
tary of State Bryan protesting
against Britains action.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
STORM DELAYS
MAY WARD co.

Owing to the severe storm raging
of the coast of New England, the
May Ward company will be delayed
in arriving in Perth Amboy and on
this account can give no matinee this
afternoon at the Majestic. The COM
pany directly after fulfilling their en-
gagement at the Gaiety theatre in
Boston, took the steamship Lexing-
ton, of the Colonial line, but on ac-
count OF the storm were compelled
to stop at Point Judith until the
storm subsidized A special train has
been chartered to bring the COM
pany, with carload of beautiful
scenery and acaessoTiesr to this city
and they will positively appear to-
night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
RESERVE BANKS
OPEN TO-DAY; TO
BOOST BUSINESS

Special by United Press Wire
Trenton, Nov. 16-The more than
two hundred national banks in New
Jersey came under the operation of
the new federal reserve banking sys-
TEN, when it's machinery was put in
motion today throughout the coun-
try. The national banks of this state
under the new system will be mem
bers of the federal reserve bank at
Philadelphia, one of the twelve Gre
ated by the act providing for the
new currency system, this state be-
ing under the jurisdiction Of the
Philadelphia district. Money conii-
tions in New Jersey are expected TO
improve as the result of the New
Jersey bankers benefitting from the
enlarged credits that will scome to
the national banks from the district
bank by reason of it's sharing in the
distribution of the $400, 100000 in
reserve funds from the treasury de-
partment at Washington, which will
be transferred to the twelve regional
reserve district banks. The effect
in this state will therefore be that
the national banks may be able to
dHOrQ CnelT CUSTOMERS greater ehlel-
sions of credit than they have been
able to allow in the past and the
impetus to business in general is ex-
pected to increase in proportion to
the enlargement of credit through
out the state.
While the new currency law re-
quires that all national banks must
become members of the district re-
serve institutions within a given pc
riod or forfeit their charters, 1t Is
optional with the state banks wheth-
er or not they join. 1t is interesting
to note in this connection that SO far
as can be learned none Of the bank
ing institutions holding New Jersey
charters has enrolled under the new
system.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
GERMANS HOLD
USER BANK; PAY
TERRIBLE TOLL
Special by Uuttea Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Paris, Nov. 16.-In trenches filled
with water and swept by rain and
snow driven before a gale from the
sea, the allied and German army
continue their struggle for possess
sion of the line leading to the coast
cities of Dunkirk and Caliaix Heavy
artillery fire has marked the fighting
for the past twenty-four hours, it
was stated at the war office today,
weather conditions preventing sue
cessful work by infantry.
The Germans are struggling to re-
gain a foothold on the left bank of
the User. The official statement an
nouncing the Germans have been
driven back to the right bank of the
canal all along the line resulted in
great satisfaction here. The enemy
paid terrible toll for the ground they
held on the left BANK. 1t was only
by constantly pouring men in mass
ed formation through the fire of the
allied guns which moved them down
by hundreds that foothold was
Coined
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
GOOD NEWS FOR
SUBURBAN DAY
SHOPPERS HERE

The second Suburban Day, or mid
week bargain day, will be observed
by progressive merchants in Perth
Amboy Wednesday. The success at
tending the first Suburban Day last
Wednesday caused store keepers of
this city to continue the innovation.
This will be good news to out of
town shoppers who made it point
to visit the city last Wednesday, and
who besides being given innumera-
BILE bargains had their fares to and
from thier homes refunded Mer-
chants even expect a greater trade
this Wednesday than they had last
Wednesday, because the profit-shar-
ing idea has by now gained more
publicity, and 1t is becoming the
topic of conversation among long
sighted, thrifty housewives, not only
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
pR0CRESS|vES'
VOTE SLUMPS
specta, TO the EVENING NEWS.

Trenton, No. 16.-The Progress
sive vote cast for the assembly, ticket
at the election November 3, was
only 21,229, or slightly more than
half that cast for former Senator
Everett Colby, the Progressive can
didate for governor last year. Mr..
Colby's vote was Al 1872.
In 1912 the Progressives OF New
Jersey cast 145,410 ballots for Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, for President.
The slump in the Progressive vote In
the two years, therefore is 124, ,181.
In Monmouth the Progressives fused
with the Republicans on the assem-
bly, ticket, so lost their standing
there altogether, and in Ocean they
fused with the Democrats, with the
same result. In Sussex there was no
Progressive ticket. In Middlesex the
official Progressive vote was 651.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
RUSSIANS At GATES Of CRAC0V;
REPORT TURKS DECLARE HOLY WAR;
GERMAN REGIMENT DIES IN FLOOD
British AWdit in
Sorrou Body of
Lord Roberts
srcciaI by United Press Wire.


London, Nov. 16:-England today
awaited in sorrow the body of Bob"
1t is expected that today or tomor-
row the remains of Lord Roberts will
reach Folkstone from France, where
he died among the British troops,
literally giving up his life for one
more visit among his beloved Indian
troops. Funeral services for the late
hero of the South African war and
field marshal, will probably be held
at st. Paul's, where those of yelling
ton, Nelson and other British heroes
have been held,
Reports hace been circulated that
Lady Roberts desired a private fune-
raj and that burial will be at All
Saints church, Ascot, and not West
minister Abbey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
THINK MOSL.EMS
IN ALL COUNTRIES
WILL join TURKS
special tp Dn.tea press wire,

Special tp United PyeSy Wte
Berlin, via wireless to Sayyille,
Nov. 16:-Press dispatches from
Constantinople declare the greatest
enthusiasm was aroused by the proc
lamation announcing holy war ac-
cording to information today. Huge
professions paraded the streets, it is
declared, making sympathetic dem
onstrations before the German and
Austrian embassies. 1t is expected
at Constantinople that Moslems of all
countries will make common cause
with Turkey, the advices state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16

in all parts of Middlesex county, but
on Staten Island and places in adja-
cent counties.
Many customers in this city last
Wednesday were highly pleased at
the bargains offered by the mer-
chants, and the iiberality shown In
returning their fares. The induce
ment of coming to this city at the
store keepers expense appealed to
the household economist. Wherever
you make purchase-that is from
the merchants entering the plan
just get refund slip, and bring It
to the NEWS office at the end of
your shopping day, and you will be
refunded your fare or fares in ac-
cordance with the schedule, which
has been printed number of times
In the NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
GALES PROTECT
ENGLAND FROM
AERO ATTACKS
vgsefal $. l.afts.a rresa q. VIZ. fIs,.'

Sgecfcl s.. CaTtsa fresa W7rs.
Lopdon, Nov. 16-W Winter having
set in apparently in earnest with
cold wave and blizzard prevailing In
northern and western England and
high winds general, the uneasiness
felt in London over possible Zeppe-
lin raids has been at least Temporal
rily allayed. 1t has been pointed out
to Londoners that favorable weather
is necessary for the Zeppelins to
maneuver with success. So import
ant has the weather been considered
as q factor In such IN attack upon
England that the weather office bas
been extremely reticent in its fore
cast for fear information might be
turned to advantage by the enemy,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
Say Boy Did Not Escane.

Young Frank Dressler, of Raritan
avenue, alleged horse thief, is still
at the Jamesburg Home for Boys,
and did not escape from the institu-
tion as reported last week, according
to an official of the home. The po-
lice blotter, however, shows that a
telephone message was received from
last Tuesday afternoon,
stating that young Dressler had got
ten away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
GIRL GOES TO INDIA TO WED.
VIII Become Bride of Standard Oil
Employee at Calcutta.

Mllburn. n. j.. Nov. l6.-Bound for
Calcutta. India. where she is to become
the bride OF Kenneth Hazen Scott OF
Maplewood, Miss Hazel Doty, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Josephine Doty Of Grand
street, In the Wyoming district OF Mill
burn township, lef, her home yester-
day She will go to San Francisco aud
on Nov. 81 sail on board the steamer
Siberia for Japan. stopping at Hong
kong and Singapore. She will arrive
at Calcutta on Jan. II and the wedding
will take place there few days latee
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
THREE BRITISH
CRUISERS ARE
BADLY DAMAGED
Special bv Untred Press wire.

Special bu UnHed Press Wire
Berlin, via wireless to Sayville,
L. l., Nov IA report received
from Geneva declares the British
cruisers Falcon, Brilliant and Rimal-7
do have been disabled by German
guns along the Belgian coast, accord
ing to official statements issued to-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
New Brunswick Man on Trial
to .he EVENING NEWS.

yDs to 5he EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, No. 16.--Mathew
Mulligan, of this city, is on trial
before Judge DAILY and a jury In the
court of common pleas today on a
charge of mayhem. He Is accused OF
having Knocked a~-- rs eye out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
Censor Board to Meet.

President Joseph F. Walker, Of
the Board of Censor Commissioners
has called meeting of the board for
A o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
No. / school. The Woman's Club,
many of whose members are censor
commissioners. will ha present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
HhLT|NC
GERMAN TROOPS.
BERLIN STATES

Special On United Press WIS.
Berlin, via The Hague, Nov. g.
Unfayorable weather is greatly in
terfering with operations in Belgium,
1t was stated at the war office today.
The capture of several hundred
English and French prisoners is re-
ported but outside the taking of a
French position In Argonne no i'm
portant actions are reported. Fight
ing in the east is indecisive. it is
stated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
BRENNAN NOW
UNDER SHERIFF

Special 10 ans EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Nov. 16.-Thom-
as NJ. Brennan, of this city, assum-
ed his new duties as under sheriff
here today. He is under Sheriff Ed
ward F. Houghton. Mr.. Brennan
served as clerk In the water de-
partment here during the past two
years. Prior to that time he was a
clerk in the clothing store of Samuel
Spitz.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16
MOTION PICTURE OPERATORS
To Be EXAMINED TOMORROW

Operators of motion picture ma
chimes in this city will appear before
CITY Electrician Jay B. FRANKIE at
city hall tomorrow morning to under
90 examinations, in accordance with
provisions of a new ordinance recent
" adopted by the Board of Alder
men. They must demonstrate their
6tness to work as operators.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16

Sewing machines and typewriters
- -Q1 336 State 81.
.Ya 1o73s-1 To- 90 IT,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-11-16


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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-12
Land Office Charges to be Probed by
East Baton Rouge Grand Jury.

Land Office Charges to be Probed by
East Baton Rouge Grand Jury.
Baton Rouge, Sept. 8. The
grand jury of East Baton Rouge
parish is going into the alleged
shortage in the Office of the State
Land Office. A summons has
been issued to those who are sup
posed to know anything about
the alleged discrepancies, to APP
pear before the grand jury of the
parish when it meets on October
5. and tell what they know.
The witnesses who have been
subpoenaed are Supervising Au-
ditor Mcfarland and his entire
staff of assistants, who have been
working for the past month in
the office of the State Land Office
checking up the accounts and
land redemptions, and Charles
Bauer, former employee of the
land Office. The summoning of
these witnesses indicates that
the entire matter will be placed
by District Attorney Holcolnbe
before the grand jury.
The court is not in session now.
1t is taking the annual two
months vacation, which ends
the first week of October and the
subpoenas issued for the October
session of the grand jury indi-
cate the land Office muddle will
be the first thing the grand jury
will take I'D.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-12
Indicted for Raising the Price of Food,


Washington, Sept. 5. Thirty
one food dealers were indicted
here Friday by a federal grand
jury under the Sherman law on
counts charging price fixing. 1t
was the first big development in
the investigation the department
of justice is conducting at the di-
rection of President Wilson
against food dealers who are al
legged to have seized upon the
European war as a pretext to in
crease the cost of living.
All the indicted men are local
produce dealers or commission
merchants. No nationally known
firm was indicted.
At the department of justice
it was said government agents
working in many States for evil
dence of price fixing were ex-
pected to make reports soon
which officials hoped would be
the basis of other indictments.
Attorney General Gregory said:
Under conditions now exist
ing throughout the world, capt.
talization of misfortune and OPP
preston of our own people by
the arbitrary increase of the prices
of foodstuffs are so peculiarly
reprehensible nat, whenever
convictions can be obtained, the
government will insist upon SEN
fences of imprisonment-no fine
or no civil remedy will be deem
ed adequate. I"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-12
Traffic With Mexico Resumed.

st. Louis, Aug. 26 kilograms
from N. M. Leach, General Traf-
fic Manager of the Texas & Pa
cific and international & Great
Northern, and H. c. Dinkins,
Latin American Agent of the
Gould lines. to the Missouri Pa
cific-Iron Mountain assert that
affairs in Mexico have reached a
state where traffic with the Unit
ed States is being resumed.
The international & Great North
ern in conjunction with the Tex
as & Pacific and Iron Mountain,
previous to the troubles in Mexi-
co, ran through trains via Laredo,
Texas. to the City of Mexico in
connection with the National
Railways of Mexico. The wars
there caused a temporary sus-
pension of the traffic. Mr.. Dink-
ms telegraphs that it is believed
that the Constitutionalists, who
have possession of the railroads,
will in a short time turn the
lines back to the National Rail-
ways of Mexico. In the mean
time, Mr.. Leach wires that ar
engagements have been made with
the Constitutionalists for an in
terchange of traffic between the
Gould lines and the Mexican
Railways at Laredo. All freight,
both ways, is transferred in the
international & Great Northern
yards at Laredo. AS there are
no through rates now in effect,
through bills of lading cannot at
present be issued to or from
points in Mexico. Bills of lad
ing will be issued only to and
from the Mexican border at Lar
edo, and it will be necessary for