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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
VIM. I. STACEY
PASSES AWAY

William r. Stacey, former alder
man of this city, and former free
holder of Middlesex county, died this
morning about $50 o'clock at 176
New Brunswick avenue, where he
had been living the past several
weeks in furnished room. He was
fifty-eight years old. Mr.. Stacey for
number of years was an assessor.
He was the first exalted ruler Of
Perth Amboy Lodge, No. 784, Benev-
olent and Protective Order of Elks,
and a past master of Raritan Lodge,
No. 81, f. and A. M, of which he
was still a member. Mr.. Stacey for
a number of years was employed as
bookkeeper and manager at the
Han Lumber Company yard in Front
street.
For the past two years he has
been the yard master at the Stand
ard Underground Cable Works. Be-
sides his widow, he is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Martin New
conner, Miss Jetta Stacey and Miss
Ruth Stacey, of this city. Mrs. Sta
cey and Mrs Newcomer were at the
bedside when he died. Funeral SER
vices will be held at O'Clock Mon
day afternoon from Ferd Garretson s
undertaking parlors in High street.
Raritan Lodge will have charge of
the service and the interment will
be in Alpine cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
NEUTRAL NATIONS To
PROTEST; SHIPS sunk
All Passenger Traffic TO CONT
nent Halted, England Waits
for News Of TOrpGd0ing Of
Others Of her Merchant Fleet,
bg United Press Wire.

Special bg United Press Wire.
London, Feb. 20.-With passenger
traffic to the continent halted Eng
land waited today for news of the
torpedoing of others of her merchant
fleet. 1t Is known that the English
channel is being patrolled by several
of the German submarines, but ow-
ing to the censorship details of the
number and points where they have
been sighted are withheld.
1t Is considered certain that the
Norwegian government will make
strong representatives regarding the
torpedoing of the Belridge.
Reports reaching here indicate
the Scandinavian countries will act
in concert in connection with all fu-
ture protests and they will seek the
cooperation of the United States, it
Is expected. There Is no attempt to
disguise the seriousness of the situa-
tton from the standpoint of neutrals.
British newspaper men, who have
just returned from Holland and
Norway, declare it is expected there
that Germany is deliberately launch
ing on campaign to make the whole
world hate her. They base the the
ory on the fact that the German peo-
pie are likely to ask some pertinent
question of the government If the
war ends with Germany loser. Ac-
cording to the theory held in the
countries adjacent to Germany the
ruling powers in Germany are glad
to take the position that she could
not fight the world. They will be
glad to hear of Italy and Roumania
taking an active part and to have the
United States In the position of Bit
terly protesting German methods OF
warfare.
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Rush of Work at ParIin.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

opecfdI 10 tHe BFbNiNG NE HS.
Parlin, Feb. 20-Work appears to
be more brisk at the Du Pont powder
factory her3 than it has ever been be-
fore. There Is employment for me-
chanics of varied kinds as we'll as
hundreds of other individuals who
work In the big ammunition factory.
1t is reported that there are day and
night shifts and that more and more
employees are being added to the
forces almost daily. The cause is de-
clared to be several enormous orders
for ammunition from some of the
warning nations of Europe. No In
formation could be secured at the
works here this noon. The only per-
son in authority who was on hand
stated that he could say nothing
about the rush of work until this
afternoon,
Nearly one hundred carpenters
and other mechanics from Perth
Amboy with almost an equal num-
Der from elsewhere about the coun-
ty are reported to be exerting siren
uous efforts to complete sets of new
dwelling houses near the works of
the Du Points, the local concern of
whom is known as the International
Smokeless & Chemical Company 1t
Is stated here that the dwelling hous-
es are being erected to house en-
ployes of the powder factory, most Of
whom are desired to be at hand 10
maintain almost continuous opera
tions, by naseeans of shif& = som sot sa.a 81
ssl.s sssln.asssgsropos sss POE "a new work hs,...,r r>x1
planned. Estimates haRJN Dsen'
sought during the past few weeks.
There is scheduled to sbe meet
ing of stockholders of the Interna-
tional Smokeless & Chemical Com
pany on March 9, at which time 1t is
expected they will concur upon the
vote of the directors to put the con-
cern into liquidation. The works
are controlled by the Du Points, capi-
talized at 100000. Colonel e. G.
Buckner is vice president 0. the In
ternational concern and is president
of the Du Pont-De Nemours Com
pany.
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MAKES CHARGES
At LOBBY PROBE:
Special By United Press Wire.

Washington, Feb. 20:-That mem
bers of the New York Maritime Ex
change, some members of congress
and members of some chambers of
commerce in seaport cities were un-
der the influence of foreign chipping
interests If not actually secret agents
for them, was the charge made be-
fore the ship lobby Investigating
committee today by William Downey.
He was summoned to tell why he
organized an association to fight the
ship purchase bill and surprised the
committee by his attack on the very
organizations in seaport cities which
have been aghting the measure.
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Dardenelles Fort Falls.

Special bV United Press Wire.
London, Feb. 20.-An Athens dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company said a powder magazine on
the Asiatic side of the Dardenelles
was blown up during yes
terday's bombardment by the
allies. One of the forts are re-
ported to have been almost com
pletely destroyed and many of the
garTisons killed.
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Sell 100 Acres for Plant.
,ecfdI to r. EIsrse{ING NEWS.

ePeSfN' ~ " ~ - ~ q w o!
~ Sss ~; FEB. lci,.,sgs.i.n.gs ii,ssging E
the action of the Roosevelt council
In sllc--Ting the vacating of certain
streets that were never formailr
opened Oh tracts of land owned by
the Roosevelt Realty Company and
the Charles Brady estate, $50 acres
OF land have been purchased in this
borough 1t is declared that the pur-
ehRFers are in fact large steel cor
pora ion, who intend to develop the
land for hig factory site. About
100 more acres of land, owned by
the Canda Realty Company are still
under option and agents of the cor
poration declare that the deal for it's
purchase har not been closed because
OF the fact that the borough council
postponed action at their last meet
ing on the ordinance to provide for
the closing of certain streets on the
tract of the Canda tract. Action was
postponed until next Thursday night.
Floyd s. Corbin, who has been ne
gotiating the purchase of the land,
stated this morning that not being
able to get the council to officially
close the streets on the land would
hold up the purchase of the prop
erty and probably block the whole
enterprise
Floyd S. Corbin of New York, who
has been acting as agent for the pur-
chasers, stated this morning that
as soon as the purchase of the 100
acres from the Canda Realty Com
pany is effected, the corporation will
Immediately begin developing the
land for the location of large man
ufacturing plant at Roosevelt.
Though 1t is reported that the plant
will be steel works, Mr.. Corbin de-
clared that he could not divulge the
name of the corporation or its pur-
poses until all the needed land had
been purchased.
He said that the Canda Realty
Company had agreed to open up
Jackson avenue. lying parallel with
the Central tracks, or construct a
bridge for pedestrians over Carteret
avenue, where 1t passes over the
tracks to insure safety for those u.s.
ing the thoroughfare in considera-
tion of the borough allowing the
closing of certain streets on the
Canda property, which really only ex
ist on maps.
The tract of land purchased by the
company extends for 1850 feet
along the Saten Island sound, south
ward from the Railway river takes
in land westward from the sound to
Railway avenue, and about 1000
feet frontage on the Railway river,
including $50 acres If the other
100 acres are purchased. which de
pends on the favorable action of the
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AMERICANS IN
EUROPEAN WAR
BRAvEsT OF ALL
BY ED, l.. KEEN,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
London, Feb. 20.--Always ready
for q feat or frolic and the great
est fighting unit in the army Is the
description applied to the French
American foreign legion by one of its
members, Phil RAIDER, Chicago jour-
nalist, artist and soldier. Back on
a furlough from the trenches, where
some time waist deep in water, the
troops hide from the terrific rain OF
artillery fire, the Chicagoian today
painted an intimate word picture of
the type of men who have adopted
the tri-color as their flag in the pres
ent war.
There are Americans in the SER
vice from every part OF the United
States and from every walk Of life"
said RAIDER today. Il think the most
Interesting of the whole / met was
Eugene Jacob. whose wife is running
his butcher shop in Pawtucket, Il. l.,
while he Is fighting for rance. Both
he and his wife we're born in Bel
GUM. When Germans raided that
country his wife would not let him
go to the war, until the word came
that his former home had also been
destroyed. Jacobs then told his wife
that he could stand II no longer. He
Is the most fervant German hater
that | know Of. Even during the
Christmas truce he refused TO lay his
feelings aside, and just before we
Jeff our trenches to meet the Ger
mans and exchange regards and
greetings, he fixed mis- bayonet and
declared that If we brought single
German into the trench he would
kill him. "
Brooklyn Man Shot.
Bartlett Donnell, OF Brooklyn,
was killed by shell While was near
him. He told me he came to the
war because his girl had told him to
go out into the world and accomplish
something. / don't know who the
girl was, but she lost the coolest,
brayest man in the legion Another
American is John Street. an evange-
list. He grew very hopeful that rec
ouciliation was coming during the
Christmas Through, when we smoked
and walked arm in arm with the
Germans. The following day Street
got out of his trench in the early
morning and waved his hand TO Ger
man friend In trench fifty feet dis
tance. A bullet went through his
head and he dropped dead.
George Ullard. a Galveston negro,
was our cook and fine one. He was
the best singer for hundreds of feet
on both lines of trenches and the
Germans loved his soues. He taught
them to sing Sailing down the Ches-
epeake Bay" but one day a she'll
blew UTard's trench to pieces and he
was killed. Next day the Germans
yelled to us to have George sing.
When we told them that he was
dead, they yelled back that they were
sorry as all the rifemen in the
in the trenches had agreed not to
shoot the cheerful blackman who
sang SO well.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20

On account of error in my adver-
tisement in yesterdays EVENING
NEWS, Condensed Milk is quoted at
can. This should have been
Evaporated Milk.
2-20-1t% ]. L. KLEIN.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
KILLS WOMEN, THEN SHOOTS
HIMSELF; He WILL RECOVER

Newark. Feb. 2O.-Hiram H.
Craig, a well to do salesman in the
employ of the Columbia Mill Com
pany, New York, today shot and kill
ed two women, one of whom he was
infatuated, and then turned the re-
volver on himself inhicting two
wounds. Physicians say he will re-
cover.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
SHOOTS Up" HIS
BOARDING HOUSE;
HELD FOR BAL

Another rum-erazes ferelgliHr ran
HmucA In t1fe northern section of the
city yesterday afternoon and "shot
up" HIS boarding house In an at
tempt, it is declared, to kill his land
lord and wife. The man was not
subdued until after four officers and
detectives had been called to the
scene. Greatest excitement developed
in the neighborhood, bringing q
crowd OF more than 1900 persons to
the scene of the shooting.
This morning John Wizaero, TWEEN
ty-fve years old, was arraigned be-
fore Recorder Pickersgill on two
charges of atrocious assault and held
in $4,000 bail to await the action of
the grand jury, $1,000 on each
charge. One charge was for afro
ciously assaulting Mrs. John Iva
neeky, Of 204 Pulaski avenue. and
another for atrociously assaulting
John Iwaneeky. The accused, his
wife and four-year-old son lived with
Mr.. and Mrs. lwaneeky.
This morning the accused denied
attempting to kill anybody, declar-
ing that he had been drinking. He
said that he was drinking with a
boatman by the name of Joe" who
had gun in his pocket. He said
that as he and Joe" started home
from the saloon early yesterday
afternoon that he took the gun away
from Joe" lest Joe" get crazy and
shoot him. The accused says he took
the weapon home and went into the
house and just tried 1t to see If It
would shoot. The bullet went
through the room and smashed
through the window.
However, the mans landlord re-
ported to Patrolman Muska that the
accused attempted to shoot him and
his wife and another man told the
patrolman that the accused attempt
ed to shoot him but that his brother
Stephen had taken the gun away
from him. Patrolman Muska and
Rymarczk went to the place and
found the man disarmed, and were
hauling him out as Detective Ser
geants Huff and Long appeared on
the scene in answer to murder"
call that had been sent in by a
when she heard the shoot
ing. The man did not resist the Of
hcers and was lodged in jail short
ly after o'clock. His revolver
with five full chambers and one
empty one was coniiscated.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
COULD HAVE PUT
END To STRIKE,
STR|CkER SAYS
Attorney Says Law of 1886
Concerning Arbitration
Could Have Been Used
Adjourn Probe Until Mar. a..

After hearing important testimony
from John Nevill, postmaster at
Chrome, the special assembly COM
mittee investigating the recent in
dustrial disturbance at the borough
of Roosevelt. adjourned the hearing
until Thursday, March 4, when
large number of witnesses will be
summoned before the body. During
the testimony rendered by Nevill, the
postmaster stated that four or five
days previous to the fatal shooting
fray at the Williams and Clark plant
Chief of Police Henry Harrington
had informed him that when in the
vicinity of the Liebig plant shots
had been fired at the officer from
clump of bushes, presumably by the
strikers. Up to this time the wit
nesses brought before the assembly
men had maintained that no disorder
had been manifested on the part of
the strikers. In the morning Officer
Joseph Bowling, who was an eye
witness of the fray, stated that the
gatherings of the strikers had been
orderly at all times, but under ex-
animation he told of an instance
where the strikers stormed the gates
of the Liebig plant and of the throw
ing of a broom handle when the po-
lice officers pushed the strikers away
from the gates.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
q. S. Gets War Zone Reply.

Special bV United Pfe8s Wire.
Washington, Feb. 20:-The state
department today received the of
fetal text of the German war zone
reply, the English flag reply and the
English provision placing the steam
er Wilhelmina in prize court.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
BISHOP To VISIT
CITY TOMORROW

Rt Rev. Bishop Paul Matthews. of
the New Jersey diocese; will admin
lister the rites of confirmation at st.
Peters Episcopal church tomorrow
at 1880 O'Clock and the
Holy Cross Episcopal church at $3.50
o clock tomorrow afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20

We carry the largest tire and tube
stock In New Jersey. Our prices viii
surprise you. Frank Van Syckle
Garage Co. Phone 691.
11629-I1-2f-S-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
100000 TIN WORKS
AT A. .S.&R, IS REPORT
Rum0T Not Confirmed Although Not Denied by Officials; Would
Make Tin from Ore and Employ Many Men-150 Acres
Of Land Sold In Roosevelt for Plant, Either Steel or Oil
RefneTes- -Par|in Powder Plant Enargng for War Order

Roosevelt council, 1t will give the
company a frontage of 5000 feet on
the Railway river.
1t is said that the corporation be-
hind the purchase of this large prop
erty is likely the same that held op-
tions on land at Sewaren-Wither-
bee, Sherman and Company, of New
York, but this could not be con-
f1rmed.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20

New studebaker cars to hire, seven
passenger, six cylinder. Frank Van
Syckle Garage Co. Phone 59l.
1l629-ll 2i-S-tfS
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20

We carry a complete line of Ford
parts. Frank Van Syckle Garage
90. Phone 591.
11b29-11-21-S-tf
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Germans Claim Gains and Ad-
mil Losses In Belgium and
France - Paris Claims Ger
mans Get Serious Setback.
BY HENRY WOOD
Omitted Press Stan Correspondent.


Paris, Feb. 2O:-Germans have
been repulsed with the heaviest loss
es in more than month in their
attempt to drive a wedge into British
lines east of Ypres, Following a
twenty-four-hour bombardment of
allied trenches that extend In a semi
circle from Messinies to Langemarc6,
they attacked in enormous force with
bayonets. Although their front ranks
were literally wiped out by withering
fire from British and French machine
guns they kept creeping on and were
finally able to gain foothold on out
lying trenches, but their success was
short lived as additional reinforce
ments were sent into action and the
Germans were finally forced to break
and run. German reserve columns
sent forward were caught under the
direct fire of French artillery and
many of the unites were completely
wiped out.
Contradict German Claims.
Referring to this, fiat contradic-
tiOns of German claims of successes
in the north and Champagne district
came today from the war office. Re
viewing the operations of the last ten
days 1t was stated developments have
been favorable to allies. 1t is charged
that German claims of sweeping sue
cesses are made deliberately and with
the expectation that they will aid In
influencing the Italian parliament to
continue the policy of neutrality.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20

The American Smelling and Rein
ing Company will begin the manu-
facture of tin from the ore here in
the course of the next six months, &C
cording to well-founded report
about the city this morning. 1t is
declared that the corporation will
erect a 100000 plant on its prop
erty at Maurer and employ probably
100 more men In the new manu-
faf ".
Though the rumor could not be
confirmed at the local plant 1t was
not denied by officials and it Is
thought the corporation has exten-
sion of it's business here under con-
sideration, but that the plans for
same are not yet mature.
Make Tin Direct From Ore.
The plant would be one of the few
pig or block tin manufactures in this
section of the country that make the
tin direct from the ore brought from
the mines of Bolivia or European
mines. 1t would be unlike the plant
of the Vulcan DEFINING Company at
Sewaren, where tin is remade from
scraps, old tin cans, etc. The smelt-
er company would make the tin into
pigs, after extracting 1t from the ore
in their furnaces. 1t is understood
the plan is only to make and sell
the tin in pigs or blocks, from which
sheet tin may be rolled for use of
tinware manufacturers.
1t is understood that the plant will
be or brick and will be located close
to the smelters on the property now
owned by the corporation at Maurer.
1t is said that the company could use
the same furnaces for smelling the
tin ore as they do for smelling the
lead, copper. silver and gold ore,
which are also refined at the works,
and in that way keep their smelling
furnaces working more steady
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
GerInans Admit Losses.

Special by United Press Wire.
Berlin. via wireless to London,
Feb. 20:-German losses north of
Perthes and Leamenile and sweeping
German gains in the Vosges and /
mitted and claimed in today's Of
fetal report,
In the Champegane region north
e,pf Perthes and Leamenile, tn
Frehths fot.Ses IN greay 81 sis.rfsssssff.riiave
attacked all along the line and were
able to break through into advanced
German trenches In the Vosges the
Germans have stormed the enemy's
main position of two kilometers on
the heights west of Sulzern. The
fighting for the heights north of
Muelbach continue without any ma
terial advantage to either side. In
the eastern theatre in the district
northwest of Grodno and north of
Suchawola no important changes
have taken place. South of Kolno
the enemy have been driven back in
to advanced positions from Lomzu
south to Nyszynycz. Generally else
where in the east engagements are
local in character with no change In
the situationN
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20
Steamer Sinks, Struck by Mine.
Suso,uE h1, TTuttpd prsSy LV{ta

steamer Sinks, Struck by Mine.
Specid' by United Press Wire.
Copenhagen, Feb. 20:-The Nor
wegian steamer Bjoarke has been
hunk by striking mine in the North
sea. The Bjoarke was laden with
coal and was enroute from Leith
when she sank.
There is no doubt that the mine
she struck was planted by Germans
as IT was in the direct route taken
by the steamers running between
Scandinavian and British ports. 1t
is expected a vigorous protest viii
be made by the Norwegian govern
ment. The fate of the crew is not
yet known. This was the second
Norwegian vessel to sink in the
North sea In twenty-four hours, the
small stea.cer Nordkyn having been
sunk off Bornholm island while en-
route to Copenhagen.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-20

WEATHER-Fair to-
night and Sunday.
Moderate north to
northeast winds.