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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
BIG AUTO SWEPT
OFF FERRyBOAT
INTO THE SOUND
$4,000 Auto Truck and Heavy
Load at Bottom of Sound
After Wind Blows 1t From
the Bear of the Boat.

Put In motion by a strong north
west wind blowing down the Staten
Island sound, a $1,000 truck owned
by Halpern & Son, trucksters, was
swept off the rear of the ferryboat
Perth Amboy about 1890 o'clock
this morning half way between the
Tottenville and Perth Amboy slips
Considerable excitement was
caused aboard the boat when the run
away truck was heard rolling along
the deck and bounced over into the
water. fitting the boat as 1t was pre-
cipitated into the sound.
Loaded With Candies.
The truck was loaded with about
$500 worth of candies, fixtures,
etc, owned by the mortgage, who
last week sold at public auction the
stock and fixtures of the Washington
Candy Kitchen in Smith street to sat
isfy a mortgage. The fixtures and
stock were purchased by the mort
gagee, and Halpern & Son were en-
ployed to transfer them to New York,
the home of the MORTGAGE.
Max D. Halpern drove the truck
on the 1920 O'Clock boat from this
city and, placing on the brakes, left
1t a few yards from the end of the
forward deck. He then went into
the cabin as there was stiff cold
wind blowing over the deck. When
the boat reached the middle of the
sound low rumbling was heard and
as the boat employees came on the
deck found the wild truck speeding
backward. The truck had good
start and quickly covered the dis
tance to the end of the rear deck and
with crash broke through the iron
chain and iron gates and, with
splash disappeared into the water.
The accident was the fulfillment of
a dream of Antony Revillino, en-
ployed at the Perth Amboy slip Last
week he dreamed that young Halpern
had driven down Smith street with
the truck, which crashed through
the gates separating the street from
the slip, and that driver and all dis
appeared In the sound
Haipern G. Son arsssmaking ar
lds1iia8ts ldsasL t1dEfy 1dEyss6 have he 'lftrtx 'tlqssS
raised by MEANS OF q wrecking boat,
which they may have working some
time this afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
Refuse 10 Sail.

.lal bu United Press Wire.

Special bU United Press Wire.
Berlin, via Amsterdam. Feb. 49,
While the complete text of the Ger
man reply to the American note
protesting against the contemplated
submarine blockade Is withheld.
pending its being made public In
Washington, summaries printed here
make 1t evident that Germany stands
firmly by her original intention.
Great Britain having refused to lift
her food embargo, Germany takes
the position that she is well within
her rights in ordering the sinking OF
British merchantmen. The note la
declared to be couched In terms OF
sincere friendship 1t points out that
the allies have been buying unlimited
quantities of supplies in America and
that not only conditional but abso-
lutely contraband Is freely being
exported from the United States 10
England and France.
No Misunderstanding.
The government explains that II ls
most anxious that there shall be no
misunderstanding or disagreement
with the United States and pays high
tribute to the extreme friendly rela-
tions at present existing. The charge
is made that England's methods of
warfare are. in direct contradiction
of the principle of international law.
England Delies Nentrals?
England. 1t is charged, has con-
temptuously defied all neutrals and
her action in insisting on the right
of search and detention is declared
to show that she has no respect for
the right of neutrals generally. The
German government renewed its
previous recommendation that AM
erican ships avoid the war zone
around England inasmuch as 1t has
been properly proclaimed and as
Germany has demonstrated that the
British government has misused neu-
tral flags on its shipping.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
EXPECTS SENATE
TO DEFEAT HOME
RULE MEASURE
specia, to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS
Trenton, Feb. 18-Senator Hutch
inson, Of Mercer county, stated to-
day that his resolution amending the
constitution SO as to give the munich
palities OF the state absolute home
rule, will likely be reported by the
judiciary committee and allowed to
take its course on the floor of the
senate. Notwithstanding it passed
both houses of the legislature last
year without a murmur of opposi-
ton, the outlook is that the senate
will dr. ;eat it.
The resolution was bitterly attack
ed last Tuesday at the public hear
Ing and there was some thought that
1t would be permitted to die in COM
mittee. The opponents of the reso-
luton characterized 1t as the most
populistic legislative proposition ever
launched in this country and asserted
that under 1t 1t would be possible to
reestablish lotteries In this state, re-
open the racetracks and create many
other similar bad features of govern
ment not now possible
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
j. 5. SENDS NOTE
TO JAPAN ABOUT
OUR open DOOR
'pecial By United Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire,
Washington, Feb. 18:-Thst the
United States government forwarded
over night a note to Japan bearing
On the latter's demand upon China.
was limited in administration circles
today. Unusual activity has been
manifested in the state department s
far eastern bureau the past few days
and 1t is known that a long message
was dispatched with more than the
departments wonted secrecy, pre-
sumably touching on the troublesome
oriental situation.
Secretary of State Bryan and other
officials have approached the sub
Ject yet they have not concealed the
fact that they regard seriously
Japan's apparent effort to obtain a
more dominant hand In China's af-
fairs and perhaps disregard the
"open door" In which the United
States Is vitally interested.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18

Special bU tntted PfeSS Wffe.
Petrograd, Feb. 18.-Distinct sue
cesses over the Germans and Austro-
German forces in Galicia, the Carpa-
thians and at isolated points along
the northern battle line are claimed
by the war Office today. 1t declar-
ed that the fighting on the left bank
of the Vistula is continually increas-
ing in violence, but that neither side
has been able to gain any ground.
North of the Niemen, where Rus
sian forces have taken up new posi-
tions, operations have been confin-
ed to cavalry patrol exchanges for
little damage. In Galicia the Ger
mans attacked In force at two points
but were repulsed with heavy losses.
One thousand four hundred prison.
ers, and three machine guns were
captured In the north Carpathians
and Wyszkow pass, the Germans
have delivered series of impetuous
assaults. pushing forward In the di-
rection of the main Russian position
commanding the pass. They were
fsally checked by a series OF bayo-
net charges and one entire battalion
being either killed or taken prison
ars
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
GERMAN TROOPS
ARE FORCED TO
QUIT N0RRAy
Special by Unisod Press WIRE.

Special BY Unffod Press Wire.
Berlin via Wireless to London,
Feb. 18-The German war office ad-
mitted material reverse in the Ar
gonne region today. 1t states the viii
lage of Moray and the hills COM
manding it, previously captured from
the French, were evacuated IN the
face OF a superior force. Before
leaving the German troops are de-
clared to have destroyed with dyna-
mite the erectments contracted by
the French. Heavy fighting contin-
ues to the north of Rheims about
Lille and Arrass and to the north of
Perthes, where French and British
have succeed in penetrating the Ger
man advance trenches only to be la
ter driven back,
Battles Increase In Intensity.
The series OF battles are constant
ly increasing In intensity and the
German reports declare the enemy is
losing very heavily. General French s
attack along the BoureillesZauquois
line south of the forests OF Argonne
are declared to have completely fail
ed.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
hey punish me?" she asked.

they punish me?" she asked.
NO." assured the reporter,
you're in America now. This is a
free country. Tales like yours draw
sympathy, not criticism"
A deluge of tears and a sob inter-
rupted the interview when the repor-
ter asked as to the present wherea-
bouts of her mother. sisters and
brother She didn't know. The
Diety was oft referred to In the
course of the talk and at this partic-
ular moment she replied, God only
knows. / haven't heard from them
In over four weeks"
Many Tragic Incidents.
Tell you ALL" she smiled in reply
to the request that she start from the
beginning. Tell you all-why that's
impossible. | could sit here for two
weeks and talk all the time without
recounting half of the awful incl
dents which tried us in those horri-
BILE days, weeks and months"
The lone touch of heresay given
the girls narrative are the stories
of her father. His tale is almost un-
believable, she declared. For eight
days ruination and cruelty ran ram
pant in the city of Bartvilt. on the
border line between Galicia and Hun
gary. Changed In less than a fort
night from a prosperous and budding
community to a mass of ruins with
accompanying misery is the lot of
the inhabitants, Bartvilt typically
portrays the awful ravages of the
present war. Men were shot down
in the streets without provocation
Women were ruined and children
subjected to the most cruel atrocities.
Families of prominence and wealth
were not only ruined in a night, but
their lives placed in jeopardy.
Continued on page 10.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
Automobile Purchasers.

Among recent purchasers of auto
mobiles from the c. A. Sexton agency
are Nicholas Julian, Howard Jernee,
Louis Splitter and Samuel Fine, of
this city, and Charles Forsman and
Frank Maliszewski, of South Amboy.
C. c. Baldwin Is the first person In
town to own an eight-cylinder Cadil-
lac. It was procured from the Frank
Van Syek1e Garage Company About
ten others are to be delivered shortly.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
MONSTER FLEET READY AS WAR
ZONE BLOCKADE IS STARTED
GIRL REFUGEE HERE TELLS
OF CARNAGE nv GALICIA
Miss MolIe Weng, Now Staying With Brother Here, After
Escaping from Cossacks in GaIcia, Tells of Terrible
Atrocities and Suffering in Her Native Land

Gods mercy alone can rescue the
living. breathing, tortured and ruin
ed masses of chaotic, murder-rid-
den condition as exists today. |
know 1t was an act of the Almighty
that guided my path to their haven
OF refuge"
~"Girls, no they are mere children
only five and six years old, are
torn from their mothers arms and
sacrificed at the altar of the flendish.
biood-thirsty and inhuman desires of
the cruel Cossacks. | have seen
scores of these children lying in hos
pitals; many more cuddled up In Gel
lars miles away from their mothers
and fathers. Little babes are
wrenched away from their mothers
breasts and starved into eternity.
while the wretched parents In many
instances are forced to gaze helpless
ly on. Galicia Is one awful scene of
destruction. poverty and misery; the
DEVILS own torture chamber and the
most dismal place on earth"
A glistening tear in her eye told
more than words as pretty MoIlie
Wenig, eighteen years old, educated
and refined in her native ways and
institutions, related her story in de
tail to newpaper man yesterday.
The young refugee together with an
aged father encountered heart
rending ordeal, of trials and tortures
until they were finally enabled to Sc
cure pass from Galicia to America.
Miss Wenig is now at her broth
er's home In State street. this city,
and on looking back at the terrible
carnage In Galicla, feels she has at
last found a harbpr In the land of
the free.
Before being interviewed the girl
paused. "But listen-will they per-
NIT you to print this And won't
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18

Special by United Press Wire
Copenhagen, Feb. 1S:-The Yep
pelin L-3 broke down off the island
of Sanoe yesterday and 1t was an
nounced today that the Danish gov
ernment has ordered the two officers
and fourteen members of the crew
interued until the end of the war.
The big dirigible was completely de
stroyed by fire after she had been
landed. presumably started by the
crew to prevent secrets of construe-
ton becoming known.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
Germany Has 100 Submarines
Ready 10 Enforce Blockade
in British Waters.
ENGLAND EXPECTS LOSSES
Big Rewards Offered for Cap
ture of Submarines--Ship-
ping is Not Being Held
Back in War Zone
ENGLAND EXPECTS LOSSES
BY ED. L. KEEN.

Omitted Press staff Correspondent.
London, Feb. tS;--"Der Tag"
dawned cold. wet and gloomy
throughout the British isles. A
driving rain swept over the various
harbors but there was no halting of
sailing anywhere. Englishmen told
each other there would be losses but
they will be received as "all In the
game. Advices from Berlin from
really dependable sources declare
that Germany has not less than 100
submarines available for service in
the war zone Ever since last Avg,
ust the private and public yards have
been working day and night adding
to the submarine flotilla. All the
new craft are of the fleet type capable
of remaining away from the base for
three or four weeks at time. Diff
cult indication of the lighthea-ted-
ness of the men in the clubs last
night when many wagers were made
three to one that not single mer-
chairman would be sunk before mid
night today. There have been abso-
lutely no Interruptions in the cham
rel service or the general eoastwise
shipping.
PatroIied by Big Fleet.
All navigable waters about the
British isles are being patrolled by
the greatest feet of war craft that
ever was placed In active service.
The complete destroyers and torpedo
IDcaaf nsotilla. rig ed by heavily
armed merchantmen and hu1S4f 4fSs2s os
itrawlers and mine sweepere arc
steaming to and fro along the ship
ping lanes watching for the top of a
submarine to appear above the wa
ter. Substantial rewards have been
offered by various shipping associa-
tions to the officers and crews of mer-
chant ships or trawlers not In the
government service that sink sub
marines.
Refuse 10 Sail.
The only instance of sailors funk
ing on account of the German threat
was when five members of the crew
OF the steamer Bapwing refused to
sail for Amsterdam unless the cap
tain agreed to raise their wages and
pay their widows each $3.50 In the
event of their being drowned. The
captain had them arrested and in po-
lice court each was fined fifteen
shillings.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
Nine Ships For Sale.

opScInf oD OnIed f7e5s WT".
Washington, Feb. 1s.--Just nine
out of forty Hamburg-American ships
interned in American waters are for
sale. Director w. c. Sickle of the
company told the senate ship party
committee this afternoon.
These are small antiquRted, ex-
cluslvely freight boats" said Sickle.
They would be for sale anyhow We
are always buying and selling ships
with view to keeping our lines re-
juvinated
when the war first started we
were willing to sell twenty of the
forty interned boats, but that was
before we did not understand condi-
tions in Europe. Since then we have
been ordered to withdraw all but
these nine.
Wants No Discussion.
Sickle confirmed B. f. Bakers
statement yesterday that he declined
to talk over the shipping situation
with Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo, unless assurances were given
that there would be no discussion on
the purchase of the Hamburg-Amert-
can boats. He canvassed the ship
ping situation in general with re.
ygafa 70 fhs sAfb 80. 80 = III
explained adding, II had no desire to
waste time talking about something
we were unwilling to do"
"At no time" he continued, when
pressed by Senator Burton has his
company offered any of the boats to
anyone, but received hundreds of in
uuiries."
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
PROBE DEATH Of
nan F0UNf, HIS
HEAD CRUSHED

With the death of the man found
along New Brunswick avenue at mid
night Tuesday with his head crushed
and face lacerated, the mystery OF
how he was fatally injured becomes
more puzzling to the police of this
city and Woodbridge. The man di i
about 6 O'Clock last night without re-
gaining consciousness from the time
he was taken to the institution.
County Physician Carroll has been
requested by Coroner Eugene J. Null
len to hold an autopsy over the body
this afternoon to ascertain the cause
of the mans death. An inquest to
clear up the mystery may follow.
The body is now at the morgue of
Coroner Mullen.
The man gave his name as An
drew Howarth, of Fords, to Harry
Oliver, of New Brunswick, who found
the victim and took him to the hos
pital. However. the Woodbridge po-
lice have been unable to locate the
family of any one by that name at
Fords and doubt II Howarth is the
victims correct name. Chief Muir
ply stated this morning that the man
may have given another name in his
delirium, as when he reached the
hospital he was unconscious. Chief
Murphy has detailed an officers to
make a thorough search of Fords to-
day In an effort to learn of the mans
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
GERMANS 4 iH / REMAIN
FIRM IN ANSWER
TO us. PROTEST

SpoCtdt on OhtteG t'feSS NFc.
Berlin, via Amsterdam, Feb. 49,
The text of the German reply to the
United States protest against the sub
marine blockade was made public to-
day and 1t Is, as expected, firm re-
iteration of the German claims that
her action is legitimate retaliation
against England's method. In tone
the answer is especially friendly to
the United States, but it Is carefully
set forth that Germany took the step
only after sure deliberation and "be-
cause English measures are In yio-
lation of the accepted principles of
international law"
The German government Is de-
clared to be ''in accord with the
United States that 1t is in high de-
gree desirable to avoid any misun-
derstanding that might arise from
the measures announced by the Ger
man admiralty"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
Reasons for German Action.

Reference is made to the note of
January which, it Is stated, ac-
curately set forth the reasons for the
German action.
This action Is In no way a meas
ure directed against the commerce OF
neutrals but represents solely
measure of self-defense imposed on
Germany by her vital interests
against Englands methods of war
far"
1t is stated Germany at all times
has at hand the valid international
rules of warfare and agreed at the
very outset of the war to ratify the
principles of the declaration Of Lon
don. 1t is pointed out that while un-
til today Germany has permitted the
transportation of provisions from
Denmark for Rome, she has always
been In position to prevent 1t. Ger
many also subscribes to the note of
the United States to England on De-
cember 29, protesting against British
interference to American shipping.
The holding of the Wllhelmina's car
60 of foodstuffs Is referred to as a
fragrant breach of international law.
Germany Is declared to be cut off
from her overseas supplies by the ST
lence of protesting liberation of neu
trails, both as regards conditional and
actual contrabands of war. while
Great Britain Is with the toleration
OF neutral government supplied with
boats.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
President is Optimistic.

Special By United Press Wire.
Washington, Feb. 1S:-President
Wilson views the international situ-
alton, despite all complications and
grave situations, with optimism, it
was stated today Secretary Bryan
hurried to the White House for an
early morning conference but left az
ter half hours visit declining to
discuss the situation.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
Adrlatic Safe at Liverpool.

Special bp United Press Wire
Liverpool, Feb. 1S:-The White
Star liner Adriatic from New York
arrived safely today. She encounters
ed no hostile shipping on the trip
across.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
Known Prtnz Wilhelm Sinks Ship.
nnecLuI h.L EuIfe.i preas IKira

EpeCtuI % DHfEeN F7Tt5S WHB.
Buenos Ayres, Feb. 18.-It was
the converted German cruiser Krown
Prinz Wilhelm which slipped out of
New York harbor Immediately after
war was declared and not Karlrhue
which has been raiding shipping in
the South Atlantic. The steamers
sunk was the Highland Grae of A.
S24 tons, the Hemisphere and Pont-
arco, of 2.200 tons each and the
schooners Semanthra and Wilfred NJ
All OF the crews have been safely
landed here by the collier Holger,
The Known Prinz took coal and sup
plies from the Highland Grae before
sending her to the bottom.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
4 MORE LIVES CLAIMED BY
GAS EXPLOSION; TOTAL II
Special by Uni.cd Preos Wire.

SpecldI 0y UHI'cd PFtbS WTe.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Four
more lives were claimed today by
the gas explosion of yesterday after
noon in the Prospect colliery of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company. bring
ing the total list OF dead to twelve.
Two miners are dying at the city
hospital and one man is yet unac-
counted.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
,eoial BY Umited Press Wire.

New York, Feb. 18:-The weather
bureau issued warnings of storm
with fresh northerly gales expected
on the Middle Atlantic and Southern
New England coast lines during the.
next t~enty-four houra
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
s250,000 FIRE
SWEEPS TOWN

Special by United Yress Wire
Stevensburg, Pa.~Feb. 18.-The
business center OF Stevensburg was
gutted by fire about o'clock this
morning, the loss aggregating $780,
600. A dozen business blocks were
destroyed and the private residence
Of County Commissioner T. A. Os
borne was burned. The famous
Mountain house and the Hotel Ben
der were among the properties de-
stroyed.
Fire apparatus was sent here from
Johnstown and saved the town from
total destruction.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
WILL DROP SHIP
BILL To AVERT
EXTRA SESSION
Will Allow Ship Purchase Bill
Go to Conference for Ten
Days to Take Up Appropria-
ton Measures.
Special BY United Press Wire.

Special bY United Press Wire
Washington, Feb. 1S.-That there
will be no extra session of congress,
was the word passed out today by
the highest authority. The White
House is favorable, 1t was indicated,
to reported plans to allow the ship
ping bill to go to conference foz
about ten days to permit passage OF
appropriation bills. Afterwards an
other attempt probably will be made
to force the former through, but IL
the filibuster continues 1t will be the
end of the bill.
The President was understood to
have decided 1t would be more ex-
pedient to place the blame for the
measures failure squarely upon Re-
publicans than to risk the uncertain
ty OF keeping congressman on the
job.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-18
Found In Woodbridge?

Though yesterday it was thought
the man was found near the city hos
pital, within the limits of the city,
this is denied today by Chief of Po-
lice Burke. Chief Burke stated this
morning he had learned that truck
driver reported to an officer that he
had seen the man lying along the
road near Rogan's Corner, which is
Ia Woodbridge township. This was
near / o'clock yesterday morning, by
which time Harry Oliver had report
ed to the police that he had taken
the victim to the hospital Chief
Murphy, of Woodbridge, however,
said that there was much doubt
about whether the man was found
within the city Of Perth Amboy or
within the limits of Woodbridge.
Howarth was about twenty-five
years old and seemed to have been a
laborer. He had the rear part of his
skull crushed in, left eye discolored
and a number of abrasions about the
face. The cash on his head extended
for about five inches.