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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02
Mrs. G. A. Hoffman is visiting
relatives at Valley City.

Mrs. G. A. Hoffman is visiting
relatives at Valley City.
Mrs. o. E. Hall, of Mansfield,
was the Thursday guest Of Mrs. E.
Ellenberger.
MIR. A. Clark, of Toledo, Wis
tied his mother, Mrs. VIM. Clark,
on Friday last.
Rev. S. Baumgardner left
Monday to attend the annual M.
E. conference at Springfield.
Miss Bonna Van Norman
spent last week with her grand
mother, Mrs, Frank Thompson.
MIR. Dwight DeVerna was the
guest of his brother, Mr.. Charles
De Verna, of Milan, Mich, Sunday
Mr.. A. L. Tippy and wife, Mr.
G. NJ. Tippy, all of Toledo, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
j. Tippy of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Com
stock, of Monroe, We're guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Comstock, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Barten
slagger, Mrs. Clarence Graham
and children, all of Dundee, Mich.
Mrs. Myron Carter, Mrs. Free
Kopp and daughter, Alma, wer
Wednesday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Kazmaier.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02

Miss Eliza Thompson, of Ham
ilton, is a guest this week at the
j. Bayer's farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Barton
and family visited Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Edgar, Of To-
ledo.
Mr.. Charles and Mr.. Calvin
Frusher were guests of their
grandmother, Mrs. G. Briton, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Roe, Miss
Edith Frusher, visited Mr.. A. e.
Wallace at Scotch Ridge, last
week.
The Loyal Daughters Sunday
School class spent last Wednesday
at Toledo Beach. All enjoyed the
bathing.
Mrs. Mary Fair returned last
week from a six weeks visit with
friends and relatives at Cleveland
land Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carl and
daughter, Miss Crystal Carl of To-
ledo, were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. H. Hufford.
Mr.. Jno. Jennings and daugh-
ter, Ada, son Ralph, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Kazmaier and family.
Mrs. G. A. Flower returned
Saturday from Manitoo Beach,
, where she spent the week with rel
atives at Recreation Cottage.
Miss Mildred Mladenus is
visiting this week in the country
with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Meister, of Webster.
Mrs. Edith Maddy, Miss Leila
Hollenbeck, and Miss Nellie Mod
erwell were luncheon guests of
Mrs. VIM. III. Rheinfrank, Friday.
Miss Helen Manley and Mr..
Frank Caldwell, were united in
marriage at Monroe, Mich, Sat
urday, August the twenty-eighth
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Spilker re-
turned Saturday from visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Henry Mol
denhauer, of Dickinson, North Da
kota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Kimbl,
and daughter Frances, of Prairi,
Depot, called on Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Kazmaier and family Frida.
evening.
Miss G. Mcknight has re
. turned home after spending sew
eraf days with her cousin, Mrs
e. Wilmington, at her cottage a
a Putin Bay.
y Mr.. Harry Kazmaier,, wifi
Il and children, of Maumee, Mr.. an
Mrs. Frank Kazmaier, were Sur
4, day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. job
h, Kazmaier, Sr.
w. ~ -Whv buy Vacuum Cleaner
e when you can rent first-class elet
trio Vacuum Cleaner at 81 a da
!. of the Valley Light & Power Co
! which any lady can operate wit
ease? lift
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Humes, of
Toledo, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ley
dorf, Mrs. Chris Leydorf, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Fahr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Baskey, of
Fremont, Mr.. and Mrs. O. f. Sc
crist and daughters, of Fremont,
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Cocanour.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02

-Lost.-Ladies purse, contain
ing money and iewelry. Reward
for return to Journal Office.
Mrs. Herman Harper is enter
tanning several out-of-town guests
this week.
Mr.. Harry De Verna and wife
visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Shoemaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. De Verna
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Cloar of Bowling Green, Sunday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02

When passing along the Ave
nue. road, just east of town, a
beautiful scene is that of the Aster
beds at the home of Mrs. c. Will
liams.
The Messrs. Donald Garfield,
Herbert Roether, Kenneth Vietch,
Charles Dibbling, Earl Lauman
and George Roberts are camping
near Grand Rapids.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02
OHIO DRY
Be Sure and Hear
REV. G. H. vANDERSALL

REV. G. H. vANDERSALL
at the UNION Temperance
meeting in the Evangelical
Church, next Sunday evening
at 7:30 o'clock. EVERYBODY
COME.
We are in the Dry Campaign
to win. WHY7 Because it
means larger PROSPERITY,
HAPPIER HOMES, a NoBLI-
Err CITIZENSHIP and a bet
ter STATE for all.
NOTHING can influence a
REAL MANS vote except his
own convictions. Therefore do
| your own thinking. Weigh the
facts. Consider them in the
light of human progress and in
the interest of home, church
and state.
| It's simply matter of
| SAFETY FIRST FOR OUR
BOYS AND GIRLS and the
highest welfare of all.
| Signed, w. HI. PHELEY,
In behalf of the Perrysburg
Township Temperance Associa-
ton. ALBERT FAIR,
| President.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02
WATCH OUR WINDOWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Koerber,
of Defiance, were recent guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Buckenberger.
The Ward family held their
annual reunion at the fair grounds
in Bowling Green on Saturday
last. There were many present
and a good time enjoyed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02
Worth Their Weight in Gold.

81 have used Chamberlain's Tablets
and found them to be just as repre-
sented, quick relief for headaches,
dizzy spells and other symptoms de-
noting a torpid liver and a disordered
condition of the digestive organs. They
are worth their weight in gold," writes
Miss Clara A. briggs, Elba, N. Y. For
sale by all dealers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02
Miss Elizabeth Snyder, Miss
Pearl May took Sunday dinner
with Miss Helen Kazmaier.
Biliousness and Constipation.

1t is certainly surprising that any
woman will endure the miserable feel
ings caused by biliousness and consti-
patton, when relief is so easily had
and at so little expense. Mrs. Chas.
Peck, Gates, N. Y, writes: "About a
year ago l used two bottles of Cham
berlain's Tablets and they cured me
of biliousness and constipation" For
sale by all dealers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02

For Sale-Big mare colt past
three; one mile south of Perrys-
burg. McNally Bros. 27b*
There will be an ice cream
social, held at the Frusher School
House, District No. u, Saturday
evening, September 4th.
Mrs. G. A. Spilker and daugh-
ter, Miss Edna called on Mrs.
Edith Wagner, of Stony Ridge,
Monday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02
COAL TO BURN.

See the Perrysburg Tile & Brick
Co., for your hard coal, Chestnut
and egg size, and soft coal.
Miss Bertha Cranker returned
Saturday from Dayton, where she
visited her sister, Mrs. e. Hutford.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-09-02
The Money You Save on Pur-
chases Made Hero Means Money
In the Bank :. :. =. =.
LET US PROVE 1T.

Greatest care should be exer-
cised in purchasing Canned Fruits
and Vegetables. Many cases of
ptomaine poisoning and indigestion
are the result of using negligently
put up goods.
OURS ARE GUARANTEED.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
MANY ENJOY MOONLIGHT
OUTING OF REPUBLICANS

Republicans and Democrats mingled
together last night on the annual
moonlight excursion of the Young
Mems Republican Club, and for the
time being sank their party differ
ences. There we're several hundred
persons in the excursion The trip
was made on the Queen Anne, which
was bedecked with flags and bunting,
and left Fourth street wharf and sail
ed down the Delaware to Reedy Is
land. The First Infantry Band was
aboard and furnished music at fire.
quent intervals until the boat tied
up on the return trip about 11.S0
o'clock. A deck had been stripped
for dancing, and many of the young
er members of the party, as we'll as
a few of the older heads, engaged in
that amusement while still others
sought the upper deck to behold the
glories of a full round August moon.
A number of members ofCity Coun-
Gil accompanied the excursion, and as
a result there were not enough Coun-
cilmen present in the City Hall TO
hold the weekly meeting of commit
tee of the whole. The present adj
ministration was well represented.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
BANQUET FOR PATRIOTIC
Sons ON visit TO SEAFORD

All arrangements have been made
for the Workers Banquet which Will
be held Monday evening at Seaford.
the night before the annual session
of the State Camp. P. o. S. Of A. Il
will be held in the chapel Of Mount
olivet Methodist Protestant Church
of which the Rev. c. f. Dryden is
pastor.
A genuine Sussex county fried
chicken dinner with all the usual side
dishes will be served by the women
of the congregation. Music will be
furnished by the Blades Cornet Band.
The speechmaking which will follow
the banquet will be a special feature
of the affair.
Samuel c. Wells. past State ptssi-
dent of Pennsylvania P. o. s. of A..
who has gained quite a reputation as
a forceful and eloquent speaker will
address the banquet and also the
State camp.
William James Heaps. national
master of forms and also State secre-
tary of he Maryland r. o. S. of A .
will also be a speaker at the ban
quet He will also attend the State
camp session and install the newly
elected officers.
The Rev. Forrest f. Dagger. of Phil
adelphia. an entertaining talker OF
the Billy Sunday type. will deliver
the principal address at the ban.
quet.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
BURY CITY HALL ASSAULT
victim: BODY UNCLAIMED

Coroner Lattomus held an inquest
last night in the case Of Charles Carr.
who died at the Delaware Hospital
several days ago as the result of in
juries sustained while asleep in the
basement of the police station last
Sunday morning. The jurors listen
ed to the testimony Of John Kennedy,
who was assaulted by Webb Jet. col
ored, the insane man who hit Carr.
and of the several police officers who
were on duty at the time.
Kennedy said that after he was
struck by Jett he saw Carr attacked
by the insane negro None of the
police witnessed the actual assault.
The jurors returned a verdict to the
effect that Carr came to his death
from a fractured skull due to being
struck by an iron bar in the hands Of
Jett while the latter was insane.
Carr's body was buried at Farm
hurst yesterday afternoon. no one
having claimed it, Mrs. Sarah Carr,
of No. 1927 Everett street. Camden.
n j., came here yesterday and viewed
the body, thinking that it might have
been that of her brother-in-law who
lived in Philadelphia.
Mrs Carr said that the dead man
resembled her brother-in-law IN some
respects, but their eyes were of diff
ferent color.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26

WASHINGTON, Aug 2S.-Informa-
tion was received in Washington that
Senator Benjamin F. Shively. of In
diana, chairman Of the committee on
pensions and second ranking mem
Der of the committee on foreign rela-
tions, is seriously i'll at Brookville.
Jefferson county. Pa, the former
home Of Mrs. Shively. Mr.. Shively
has been i'll for a long time. He left
Washington on May II 10 enter a
sanitarlum in New York city and re-
NAMED there until July 1. when he
went to Brookville, much improved
in health. Recently he suffered a re-
turn of his ailmeat. a septic form OF
diabetes, and the accounts reaching
Washington represent him as being
in a dangerous condition. Senator
Shively's home is in South Bend He
served several terms in the National
House of Representatives as a Demo-
crat. but was in private life for years
before he was elected to the Senate in
1910. He was reelected last year for
another term of six years.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
Knocked down BY
AUTO. Child MAY DIE
Little John Meade of Della
ware City Sustained
Fracture of Skull
SOLDIERS DETAINED
AFTER THE ACCIDENT

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del, Aug. 26.
John Meade. Jr.. the 1O-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs John Meade. Of
this town. was probably fatally in
iured last evening when run down by
an automobile owned by Second
Lieutenant Earl D. Hockwalt and
operated by Edward Moha. a private,
in the 18TH Company. at Fort Du-
Point. Private Kleber Rimes. Of the
same company. was in the car with
Moha Both men are under deten-
ton at Fort DUPONT upon the re-
quest of the civil authorities.
AIoha stopped the machine as soon
as possible and hurried the little fell
low TO the hospital at the fort where
he rested quietly until o'clock this
morning when It was discovered that
he had suffered a fracture at the base
of the skull and was bleeding inter
nally
The skull was trepanned and the
lad is in a critical condition.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
BERNSTORFF and
lansing PARLEY
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doubt in anyones mind, however. that
it would be accomplished peaceably.
This, officials said, was a certainty
because
The United States does not want
war. has not wanted war any OF the
time and is prepared 10 go TO any
reasonable length TO avoid it.
Il Is also clear now-which II was
not before--that Germany does not
want war with the United States
So IL was stated on the best official
authority. though there may be
great deal of diplomatic discussion
and argument, it may be accepted
practically as a certainty. that il will
not end in a fight.
Conhdene that negotiations over the
Arabic will lead TO a settlement
Of all German-American differences of
opinion growing out Of European war
conditions was increasing in official
circles here today. The Arabic mat
ter will be settled first and separately
in all probability. It was understood.
but the issues il involved were said
10 be so nearly identical with those at
stake in connection with the main
controversy over Germany's submar-
inc war methods that satisfactory dis
position of the latter was deemed al
most natural sequence to an agree
ment relative to the Arabic.
One important point made by men in
touch with the situation was that
latest developments promise to mean
the conduct Of future diplomatic ex-
changes between Washington and
Berlin on a sincerely friendly basis
rather than in the strained tone
which, despite the observance of SUI
perfcial forms OF politeness. has
characterized previous communica-
tions over the submarine question.
II was not believed here that the com.
munication forwarded from Germany
could not be very comprehensive, for tho
understanding was still without ad.
vices from the L boat commander who
must have sunk the Arabic, if it was \
submarine which sent the liner to the
bottom-a fact that Germany evidently
was not yet ready unqualihedly to adj.
nit
One thing, however, was certain
after a chorus of denials from numerous
sources that the administration had re.
ccived any specifically pacific assurances
from Berlin. the admission was made to.
day with equal unanmty, that. as
stated by The United Press Washington
account Wednesday, President Wilson
had been notified from a source close to
Count Bernstorf." that "the new Ger.
man note will satisfy the United
States
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City's Social World

James H. Wright. the we'll known
clothier, and family, left today for
Charlestown, Md. campmeeting. They
will be away for a week.
T. V. Wingate, Of Holly Oak, is
spending a week with Earl Dickey,
at Stanton.
Mrs. o. B. wingate, wife Of Post
master Wingate, of Edge Moor, is
visiting friends in Delaware City.
William Honey of 29O6 Tatnall
street. who has been seriously i'll for
the past ten weeks, is now able to be
downstairs.
Frank Ryan is spending his vaca-
ton at Betterton, Md.
%
Miss Nellie McQuaid of Montclair
n. j., is the guest of Miss Anna NJ.
Healy.
Mrs. Elmer Booth and son, Joseph.
have returned home from a ten-days'
visit to Mrs. Anna Booth of Elan, Pa.
.
Robert Pogue. a former resident Of
this city, employed at the League Is
land Navy Vary. is visiting friends
here. He is recovering from shock,
sustained when he came in contact
with an electric light cable.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
WANTS PRISONER RETAINED.

Constable Charles w. Gillen, Of
Kennett Square. was in West Chester
yesterday and called on District At
torney Sproat for advice on some
criminal cases on which he is work
ing Last winter there was a series
of robberies in southern Chester
county. among others at the home of
Edward Shelton. near Toughkenamon
The case was placed in the hands of
officer Gillen and he recovered the
greater part of the stolen articles.
some being found in a house near
Reynolds Park. and others in Avon
dale The present occupant of the
Reynolds Park house claims the
stolen property was there when he
came into possession of the place.
The former tenant is now serving a
term in the Jail for another offense.
and it was 10 see what should be done
when the prisoner is released that
Constable Gillen was in West Ches-
ter. II was found that no legal ac-
ton could be taken until the prison
er's term is about to expire. A de-
tainer will probably be filed.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
GENERAL SERVICE BOARD
TO issue REPORT BLANKS

The plan voted upon by the major
ity Of the preliminary members Of
the proposed General Service Board,
Of Delaware. TO devote the present
year to study of the form. and the
scope and methods of work of similar
organizations in other States. as well
as to a STUDY Of local conditions has
been carried out.
AT an afternoon and evening meet
ing of the organizing committee held
on July 2S, the full report of field
study in the Middle Western States.
made by the committees secretary,
Miss Eckman was read and ap-
proved
AT this meeting also the work so
far accomplished in making a pre-
liminary study of present civic con-
ditions in Delaware in regard TO well
fare possibilities, was discussed.
The form OF report in which the
years work is to be summarized was
decided upon and il is the hope of
the committee that this report will
be ready for distribution about Octo-
Der l.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
/. R. LEONARD HURT.
As SHELL explode
New Castle Man Iniurl
While Two Companions
Were Killed
WORD RECEIVED TODA
THAT HE'SNOT SERIOI

Harry r. Leonard, OF The Stra5
New Castle, was injured in an 4
plosion at the Redington proviA
grounds of the Bethlehem Steel Col
pany at South Bethlehem yesterdI
The Riverside plant of the compa
south of New Castle. this morniI
furnished the information that Led
ard is not seriously hurt and that
only had been at South Bethlehd
for a few days.
Before removing to New CAST
Leonard resided in Wilmington.
A dispatch from South Bethlehd
says:
r. Paul Stout. chief engineer
ordnance. and Philip A. Rishel, I'd
merly a chief petty officer in d
United States army. were instant
killed at the Redington provil
grounds of the Bethlehem Steel Cot
pany while experimenting with a nd
kind of high explosive she'll. Thrl
others we're rushed to ST. Luke's Hid
pital here in a critical condition.
Recently the steel company i
ceived a large order from Englal
for high explosive shells, and It
said the one being tested was of a nd
variety invented by Bethlehem Steel
engineers. It's composition the con
pany will not divulge. The expeI
ment took place in the "explosit
chamber" al the proving grounds. al
the force Of the explosion left behii
so little that the real cause cannot
determined.
The bodies of Stout and Rish
were hurled many yards and bad
mangled. Benjamin Mandell,
Easton; H. r. Leonard. Of New Ca
tie, Del. and Joseph Kiss. Of Sou
Bethlehem, we're rushed to the he
pital here. MandelTs lower limbs a
badly torn, and Leonard and Kiss T
ceived many punctures Of both lie
due to flying pieces of shells. Rishe
home was at York, Pa
Mr. Stout was one Of the nc
noted ordnance experts in this cou
try. He was also the inventor
many appliances. used both In I
manufacture Of war materials and
their use. He belonged to one
Bethlehem's foremost families, a
was a graduate of Lehigh Universi
He was As years old.
Although many cannon AMI she
Of all kinds and varieties have be
tested daily for years at the provi
grounds. yesterdays were the Al
! fatalities that have occurred.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
STRUCK BY train. NO
HOPE FOR HIS Recovery

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
BRIDGEVILLE. Del, Aug 26-
While working around a freight car
at Bridgeville this morning, Charles
Massey. colored. was struck by a
train and fatally injured. He was
given treatment by Doctors Cahall
and Palmer. after which he was taken
to the home of his father, Solomon
Massey Massey, at the time of the
accident. was standing between the
main track and a siding tieing the
door of a refrigerator car. He did
not see the approach of the south
bound train and was struck and badly
mangled.
He was one of the best known
young colored men in Bridgeville and
was but 90 years old He had been
placing ice in the refrigerator car.
and. having finished the work. was Sc
curing the door He was not employ
ed by the railroad company but was
working for a local ice company.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
GERMANS WHO Snaps
FORT Views NABBED
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had a drunken sentry's" permission
TO take the Capes Charles and Henry
photographs. The Germans statement
that he tried to return home to Join
the colors when the war broke out.
but was unable 10 do So for lack of
transportation means, It was said. had
been verified.
Either because he did not want or
had no hope of getting IT, Kopsch. il
was stated. seemed to be making no
effort to gain his release on the $4,000
bond fixed by L. S. Commissioner Tay-
Tor
Administration officials did not try
to conceal their preference for having
the case "soft-pedalled. They have
said frequently that one Of the things
they considered likeliest to infame
popular opinion, in view of present in
ternational conditions, was Spy
scare"
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
SURPRISE PARTY At ROCKLAND

A surprise party was given Lottie
B. Stoll at her home at Rockland.
last evening. An enjoyable time was
spent playing games after which re-
freshments were served Among
those present were Jaunita Wright,
Lillian Brown, Lottie Stoll, Ruth
Ston, Frances Schultz, Florence
WEIGH, Anna McCracken, zilpha
Whitsell, Helen Monigle, Kathryn
Monigle, Margaret Monigle. Daniel
Monigle, Richard Monigle, Lawrence
hurry, Samuel McCracken, Medford
SynoIt, Cortlyn Whitsell, Henry
Blessing. of PHILADELPHIA