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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
PROBE REPORT SUBMARINES
OFF THE COAST OF MAINE
Special By Umited Press Wire.

Washington, July 20.-Five gov
ernment departments, state, treas
ury, navy, justice and commerce,
had under consideration today re-
ports that submarines, presumably
German, were operating off the Maine
Coast. The story was looked upon
rather doubtful1y, nevertheless it
vas being looked into.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20

S
furnishing Of the present building in
manner compatible with the equip
ment of the new addition. This nee
essarily entails an additional expense
of about $4,000 for furnishings.
The following estimates for the
general construction of the new high
school addition were: Fred Chris
tensen Construction Company, $780,
453; Hans Greisen & Son, $6S.850;
A. K. Jensen, $79,585; J. c. Fowler,
s7o,104. On the face Of the bids 1t
appears as If Hans Greisen & Son
submiY ed the lowest bid, but the
contract award hinges on the esti-
mates for the alternates, eighteen of
which were required by the specifica-
tions The board meets again to-
night to give further consideration
to the alternates, and after deciding
what alternates are essential, the
contract will be awarded. ]. c.
Fowler, with a general estimate OF
$70,104, appeared to be the second
lowest bidder, and 1t is practically
assured that the job will be given to
this firm or that Of Greisen & Son.
The following is summary of the
alternate estimates: Surface hard
ener on cement floors, master build
ers, or equal; glazed brick wainscot
In corridors; glazed brick walls In
basement shower rooms and all toll
let rooms; composition floor and
base in corridors, old and new; base
In all classrooms and floors and
bases in storage rooms and teachers
room, third floor; using Burchartz
system of fireproofing; moving pic
ture machine booth for auditorium
using yellow pine flooring instead Of
maple: using H w. Johns-Manville
roof instead of Barrett specification
painting cement floors; painting
plaster work; sewer from outside OF
building to middle of State street;
sewer from State to Smith streets
separate estimate for Detroit stee
sash; separate estimate for U. s
steel sash; plate or thirty-two-ounct
glass In auditorium.
On a general estimate Of SO, 13
with alternate estimates bringing
this amount up to s5,173, G. w
Stilwell was awarded the contrac
= for the plumbing in the high schoo
building. Other general estimate
were: Pfeiffer Bros, of Trenton
$4,5s0; Kelly & McAlinden. $4,650
Ira R. Grouse, $3,713; j. Waite
Dorsey, $4,486.
George W. Stilwell was also givel
the contract for the heating AM
ventilating of the high school build
ing on an estimate of $9,38S. Othe
bidders were: Fred Christensel
Construction Company, $9.893
Pfeiffer Bros. s12,S40; Kelly & Nc
-Alinden, $11,485; ]. w. Dorsey
s11,1o6; Ira R. Grouse, s9.SsS
johnson Heating Company, $9,843.
Contract for electrical fixture
was awarded to the Allen 3. Lain
Company, his estimate, includin
cost for several estimates deeme
necessary by the board. being 81
O33. Other bidders were Hans
Wurgler and Ira R. Grouse.
Because Of the late arrival of bid
from Clark & Schuck, J. N. Weste
and Smith G Ostergaard, the boar
would not consider these estimates
The following were the estimate
made for the construction of tn
school No. 9 addition: Hans GreiseI
s17.641: F. Christensen Construt
ton Company, $1S,263; Ira +
Grouse, s1S,43S; ]. c. Fowler. SIS
e48. Soren C. Olsen. $18,490; Han
Krogh, si9,037; A. X. Jensen, SIS
he Allen B. Laing Company wa
xContinued on Page ~
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BANK DEPOSITS HEAVY

Special by United Press Wire.
Vienna, via Berlin wireless. July
20:-An official statement today
says savings banks deposits in Aus
tria increased eight per cent. during
the first half of 1915, despite two
big war loans, illustrating satisfac-
tory economical conditions
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
Austrians Suffer Losses.

Special by United Press Wire.
Rome, July 20:-Austrian troops
were defeated with heavy losses in
furious all day battle yesterday on
the east bank of the Isonzo, near
Sagrado.
Unofficial dispatches this after
noon reported the enemy's losses at
nearly 10000. These figures were
not confirmed in official dispatches to
the war Office
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
DEMAND PASSAGE OF WAR
MUN|TI0N TO TURKE)

Special bv United Press Wire.
Milan, July 20:-Austro-Germar
diplomats are preparing to send al
ultimatum to Roumania demanding
that she permit the passage of wal
munition to Turkey, the paper Cob
i rieri della Sera stated today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
STRUCK BY AUTO,
AGED WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Mary E. Barton Dies in
the City Hospital Following
Accident This Afternoon.
DRIVER GIVES HIMSELF UP
]. Van Mulchahey Taken Be-
fore Judge DAILY on a Charge
of Homicide.

Mrs. Mary E. Barton, of 191
Washington street, the aged widow
of Joseph d. Barton, was fatally in
jured when struck by an automobile
driven by James V. Mulchahey,
twenty-five years old, demonstra-
tor and salesman for the Frank Van
Syckle Garage Company, shortly be-
fore 1 o'clock today. Mrs Barton
died without regaining consciousness
at the city hospital within ten min
utes after the accident.
Mulchahey, who lives at 55 Cor
don street, took the woman to the
hospital with the assistance of an
other man who was passing, whose
name could not be learned, and then
surrendered himself to the police.
Arrangements were promptly made
by Chief of Police Burke for escort
ing him to New Brunswick, so that
bail may be fixed by Judge Daily on
the technical charge of homicide, for
which crime the recorder is not per-
mitted to accept bail.
The victim died about a minute
after she had been carried into the
hospital Attending physicians found
juries and possibly fracture of the
skull. The examination did not re-
veal any fractured limbs.
According to Mr.. Mulchahey, he
was proceeding UP State street, and
on nearing Washington street began
to blow his horn for the crossing.
He says that he was going at slow
speed when he noticed Mrs. Barton
standing on the curb near the south
east corner of Washington and State
streets. He says Mrs. Barton started
to cross as the machine approached
and he blew the horn again, and the
woman quickened her pace straight
across the street in front os osthe. car.
The salesman declaHGn
to avoid striking
machine short
machine wa, ned at such al
acute angle That It leaped over th.
curb around the southeast corner.
/ Mulehahey thought he had avoid
ed striking Mrs. Barton, but wheI
he turned out again from Washing
ton street he saw her lying in STATE
street. He drove his machine close
by and with the assistance of an
/ other man picked her up and rushed
her to the city hospital in an uncon
scious condition. Mr. Mulchahey say.
that the rear of the machine mus
have hit the woman, as he Is sure
that he cut the front wheel sharI
enough to avoid touching her.
Mrs. Barton has been an invalid
for long time and her sight was
impaired. Whenever she used tc
cross at the five corners Traffic
Officer Tonnesen would escort her.
DR.. Frank C. Henry attended the
victim at the city hospital
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20


3 OF the contractors, Liddle &
z7eiffer, section just west of the
Lehigh Valley crossing has been
completed, enabling a short detour
for vehicles through Johnstone street
to Washington street. Aldermen
claim that this detour will become
available as soon as the Lehigh VAL
ley concern improves conditions at
its crossing.
In accordance with the resolutions
adopted last night, to have the
county take over the outer portions
OF those avenues, the city clerk will
forward copy to the freeholders
and aldermen will go before the
freeholders next Monday to urge
them to take the steps which the city
requests. 1t was learned today that
the freeholders have intimated to the
aldermen that they would take over
portions of New Brunswick and Am
boy avenues, taking action similar
to that taken for roads at New
Brunswick. If the city is successful
in this step the county will take over
and maintain those sections without
expense to the city.
City officials generally conclude
that those thoroughfares should be
taken over by the county, in view of
the fact that they are practically
state highways, the heaviest traffic
upon them being that which comes
from out of town. Amboy avenue is
now being used by automobilists
more extensively than ever before.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
Russians Retreat Before Drive.

Special by United Press Wire.
Berlin, July 2e.-Sweeping down
on Warsaw from the north Ger
man army under Gallwitz, has forced
the Russians to retreat across the
Narew river at several points and
have taken up positions less than
forty miles from the Polish capital.
(Continued ON Page 4.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
HurI In Fresh Troops.

SpecidI by United Press Wire.
Vienna, via Berlin wireless, July
20:-The Russian grand duke has
hurled all available reinforcements
into the gap between the Bug and
Vistula rivers. but has been unable
to check General Mackensen's rush
toward the Lublin-Choln railway,
the war Office declared in state
ment today,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Creditors of the Plaza Restaurant
management are hereby notified to
bring in their claims within ten days
from date hereof.
July 19, 1915.
NICHOLAS d. AGGELAKOS.
19513-7-20-2t* 113 Smith st,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
GET ESTIMATES
FOR ADDITION
TO HIGH SCHOOL
0k9 Award Contract Tonight
Board Awards Contract on
Addition to School No. 9.
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL
Addition to High School Will
Cost Not Over S93,450-
Finest Building in Vicinity.
TO ASK FOR MORE MONEY
Additional Expense of About
$1,000 for Furnishings
To Meet Again Tonight.
TO ASK FOR MORE MONEY

Again burning the midnight oil,
the Board OF Education last night
gathered in one Of the most eventful
sessions ever held by that body, for
the commissioners considered esti-
mates for building the handsome ad-
dition that is to make the local high
school building one OF the finest in
the state. While the contract for
this building was not awarded last
night, pending the further consid-
Grafton Of alternates, the estimates
received showed that 1t Is to be con-
structed within the cost of $93.450
guaranteed by the architectural firm
of ]. N. Pierson & Son.
During the meeting the board
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the second unit of
school No to Hans Griesen & Son
on an estimate of 1854, with an
additional $3.50 for fire escapes. A
resolution was later passed asking
the Board of School Estimate to
make an appropriation of $4,000
for the schools, an increase of $125,-
600 from the original appropriation.
While the new high school addition
is to be built within the architects
guaranteed estimate, the board be-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
Bombs on German City.

6peciaI bV United Press Wtre.
Paris, July 20:-Six French aero
planes today showered bombs on the
railway station at the German for
titled city of Colma in Alsace. The
war Office in announcing the raid this
afternoon reported that four French
birdmen bombarded the railway
junction at Challerange yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20

at am desperately In love and am en-
gagged"
"Same girl l?"-Browning's Magazine
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20

bff1ce officials since the be-
ginning OF the present German often
siFe expressed doubt that the Teu-
tons would attempt serious move
ments against the Polish capital,
both from the north and the south
west. They believed the thinning
of the German lines north of Warsaw
TO support Mackensen's campaign
aroung Lublin would enable Rus
SLAMS to beat back Won Hindenburg.
Russian war office admitted today
that Won Hindenburg's center eontin-
ued to advance upon the Narew
front. The assumption here is that
Russian troops have been with
drawn from this portion of the line
to re-enforce the army blocking
Mackensen's progress from the south
west.
All Petrograd dispatches agree
that Russian general staff consii-
cred Mackensen's drive the main
German offensive.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20

Sewing macnInes ST Jensen's.
173e4-5-20-tf'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
5 TRAINS RUN OVER
MAN, KILLING HIM
Was Found This Morning After
Having Been Struck by Train
Late Last Night.
CLUE FOR IDENTIFICATION
Body MangIed from Being
Crushed Under First Train
Detectives Probing Case.

Five trains are believed to have
passed over the body of Andrew
Smith, a laborer who boarded at
Maurer, whose body was found cut
to pieces along the track of the
Pennsylvania railroad, near Pulaski
avenue about 4:30 o'clock this morn
ing. The man is believed to have
been killed by the passenger train
from New York due at Hall avenue
at 10:15 o'clock last night.
After a number of vain efforts to
have the man identified, Coroner Eu-
gene J. Mullen finally found his
name by following a clue presented
by a brass laborer's check found in
one of the dead mans pockets. The
check bore the letters E. S. & A. Co.
The coroner looked through the d.
rectory and found that they were
the initials of the Electric Smelling
and Aluminium Company, Of Sewaren
and learned that Smith had been en-
ployed there up until two months
ago. Because Of i'll health the man
had left the employ of the concern.
The coroner learned that Smith
boarded near Nickenig's hotel in up
to locate his family.
The Lehigh Valley main office was
notified that the body was lying on
the track and Desk Sergeant Null
ligan informed. Desk Sergeant Null
ligan notified the coroner and de-
tailed Patrolman Muska to the scene
Coroner Mullen and the police
officer reached the body about 5
o'clock. The coroner says the right
arm of the man had been torn from
the shoulder and dashed about fif-
teen feet away from the body on the
west side of the rails. The main
part of the body was lying between
the rails. The left foot was severed
at the ankle and the head crushed to
a pulp. The remains were removed
to the coroner's morgue. The man
hac hesD dead since last night in the
track when he wal strnck by th'
1915 passenger trRin and that fou
other trains passed over the man
gled form before itt was discovered
The man had in his clothes f;
small pocket-book containing s1.1I
in silver, tobacco pouch, a LOOKING
glass. match case, knife, watcl
and a slip of paper bearing the ad
dress of Andrew Dzugan, 603 Miller
street, Perth Amboy, who is EN-
ployed at Dunellen and is secretary
of a Hungarian society, of which the
deceased was a member. Detective
Sergeant Long and the coroner are
today investigating the case and will
try to determine how the accident
occurred-whether Smith was killed
accidentally or committed suicide
Smith appeared to be about thirty
years old and is said to have been
unmarried.
Late today it was learned that
Smiths real name is Szmrek, and
that he boarded with his sister, Mrs
/ Banas, who lives at Maurer. His
age was given by his sister as thir-
ty-eight. He left his boarding house
about Z O'Clock. last night and came
! toward the business section of the
city. 1t is thought that he was kill
ed as he was returning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20

CALL A TAxI-4o. Chris johnson
1827S-7-l- -1mo.-f.p.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20
Aldermen to Ask FreehoIders to
Control Amboy and New
Brunswick Avenues Here.
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
Act Upon lntimation That the
County Has Taken Over
Streets in New Brunswick.
MEET FREEHOLDERS
Practically State Highways is
Opinion of City Officials;
and Traffic is Heavy.

Acting upon an intimation that
the county might take over the outer
portions Of Amboy and New Bruins
wick avenues and consequently keep
them In repair, as it has done with
some thoroughfares at New Bruins
wick, the Board OF Aldermen took
action last night to appeal to the
Board Of Freeholders In an effort to
have the county take over those sec
tions. The council adopted resolu-
tons requesting the freeholders to
take over, In behalf of the county,
that portion Of Amboy avenue lying
between the northerly end of the
permanent pavement at the norther-
ly line of ST. Mary's cemetery and
the city's northerly boundary line,
and that portion Of New Brunswick
avenue lying between the permanent
pavement at Mitchell street and the
city's westerly boundary line
The remaining sections of those
thoroughfares, extending southerly
on Amboy avenue, to New Brunswick
avenue, and easterly on New Bruins
wick avenue, to the Lehigh Valley
railroad, have been provided with
permanent pavements. New Rpuns-
wick ave is being paved akpres-
nr copdit{a nln5l un1,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20

Typewriters at Jensen-s. State 81
174o0-6-2e-T -Th-Sa-Tu-tf
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20

Prospects are Bright
~ ed Press Htre.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-20

WEATHER - Partly
cloudy tonight and
Wednesday; cooler.
Moderate west to
north winds.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15
Copyright, 1914 By Lssis Joseph v.aos

standing Of Judith. Eyeing her mar
rowly though furtively, Mr.. Barcus
saw her handsome face darken omin-
ously.
And her father was as quick to
recognize these portents of trouble
and to seek to advantage himself of
them.
His head craned out horribly on his
long. wasted neck as he pitched a
sibilant whisper for her ears, and his
face in the moonlight seemed to glow
with the reflection of that inferno
which smoldered in his evil
But one was silenced, the other
quenched. all in a twinkling. His
daughter turned on him in a flash OF
imperial rage.
Barcus caught snatches of the WON
ans TRADE.
BE SILENT" he heard her say. BE
silent, do you hear? Don't ever speak
to me again unless you want me to re.
place that gag. l say, don't speak to
me! am finished with you
once and for all time; never again
shall you pervert my nature to your
damnable purposes-never again shall
word or wish Of yours drive me ia
lift my hand against a man who has
never done you the least harm, though
your persecution of him would have
acquitted him of charge Of man
slaughter in any court-on grounds OF
self-defeNse! Understand met
she ragged. I'm through. Hencefortt
go my way. and you yours >
Her voice broke. She clenched he,
hands into two tight fists with the
effort at self-control, and lifted 9
WRITTEN face to the moonlight.
God help us BOTH" she cried.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15

orce and for all time. IN the space o,
n second. annihilated by AN explosion,
than to die thus lingeringly
On this confederation. he drew Rosj
with him Jack to the bulkkcad
When they had been some fiftcea
minutes beside the bu.khead, the wa.
ter mounted the head of slight rise
perhaps ten feet behind them, and
poured down In ever deeper voluma
to back up against the barrier
1t was waist deep, however, before
they retreated to the head of that
rise.
In fifteen minutes more it had
reached their chins. And they stood
with head against the roof of the tun
mel.
Holding Rose close to him, Ala.
kissed her lips. that were as cold az
death.
Then. fumbling under water. he
found the hand of the man at his side.
The water Tapped his lips like q
blind hand
In the tunnel that branched off from
the main shaft. beyond the bulkhead.
some thirty minutes before this juno
ture, a candle had guttered in its stick.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15

to the bottom of the shaft-a descent,
he estimated shrewdly, of something
like hundred feet.
A htdeous screeching followed, the
protests of rusty and greaseless ma
chinery. Twisting his neck, Barcus
saw the dim opening of the shaft
slowly closing, as If a curtain were
being drawn down over it. Jimmy
was closing the bulkhead door, leav.
ing them definitely prisoners, beyond
human aid, there in that everlasting
black hole.
With final squeal and thump the
bulkhead settled into place. A con-
fusion of remote sounds thereafter in
dicated that Jimmy with, perhaps,
Marrophat's assistance) was making
the bulkhead fast beyond question
wedging and blocking it with timbers.
These ceased-and the silence was
broken by Alan's voice.
"Barcus!"
The latter grunted soulfully by way
Of answer: he could do no more.
i've worked my gag loose" Alan
pursued In a hurried whisper. but my
hands are tied behind my back. Are
yours? Grunt once for yes"
Dutifully Bracus grunted a solitary
grunt.
Then roll over on your face and
give me chance to work them free
that way, given time ;"
"Time!" was the mirthless thought
Of Barcus. Haven't we got all eter-
nity?"
For all that. he wasted no time
whatever in obeying Alan's suggestion
then lay for upward Of ten minutes
with his face in the mold Of the tunnel
While Alan chewed and spat and
chewed and spat and chewed again at
the ropes round the wrists of his
friend.
II It were in truth no more than ten
minutes 1t seemed upward Of an hour
before the bonds grew slack and Bar
Gus with an effort that cost him much
Of the skin on one wrist worried q
hand free. then loosed the other, re-
moved and spat out his gag, and set
hastily about freeing his friend. That
took but few instants-little more
than was needed to rid Rose Of her
bonds.
That much accomplished, a pause
Of profound CONSERVATION followed.
The darkness was absolute in the tun.
lhel, Jimmy having taken the candle
away with him: and its silence was
rendered uncanny by the sobs and MUIR
murs Of the lovers, that sounded some.
how fearfully remote and inhuman to
Barcus-who had turned Immediately
to the bulkhead and was, without the
slightest hope. cropping about its joints
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-01-15

Broad daylight surprised them in
this state. still stubborniy travelling;
and shortly afterward showed them
one place SO perilous that it shocked
them temporarily awake.
This was simply spot where the
trail came abruptly to an end on one
side Of cleft in the hills quite thirty
feet wide and several hundred in
depth, and was continued on the far
ther side, the chasm being spanned by
a bridge of the simplest character
no more than footway of boards
bound together with ropes none too
substantial in seeming, with another
rope. breast-high, to serve as hand
rail.
Alan tested the bridge cautiously.
1t bore him. He returned, helped Rose
to cross, and with her once safely
landed on the other side, took his life
in his hands and, aided by Barcus
unaffectedly afflicted with qualms.
somehow or other (neither of them
knew precisely how persuaded the
burros to cross.
After that, though the way grew
more broad and easy and even showed
symptoms Of decline, they had not
enough strength left to sustain
through another hour.
And what they thought good for
tune, opportunity at this pass, brought
them to clearing dotted with the
buildings Of an abandoned copper
mine. Not a soul was in evidence
there, but the rude structures offered
shelter for beast as we'll as man.
Barely had they made Rose as COM
Portable as might be upon the rough
plank flooring of one of the sheds
and tethered the burros out of sight,
when Alan collapsed as If drugged,
while Barcus, who had elected himself
to keep the first watch and purposed