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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
j. Soldiers and Sailors
Relief News Of Interest.

The N. J. Soldiers and Sailors Re-
lief met at the new headquarters in
the Red Cross Building, 20 E. Wash
ington Ave-, on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Willis, President, read the de-
cision of the State Committee to con-
tinue the work of sewing and knitting
for soldiers and sailors and their chill
dren, and to turn over the relief of
their destitute families to the Red
Cross, as they are now organized for
that purpose.
$5.18 more was reported from Tag
Day.
The next meeting of the Society
will be held on Thursday, July 10Th,
at 8 p. m., in the work room, 20 E.
Washington Ave-, when it is expected
the wool for the scarfs and jackets
will be on hand.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
Genius Which Created
Submarine Can Also
Destroy 1t
By Professor MICHAEL PUPIN,
Columbia University, Member of the
National Research Council
THE Germans ought to have

THE Germans ought to have
i known that the same inventive
genius which gave them the
submarine weapon will also knock it
out of their hands.
The Germans have announced to
the world that unrestricted subma-
rine warfare is their trump card and
that they are stalking their all upon
this card. The result of this latest
move of German ruthlessness has
been most serious. 1t has forced
us into the war, and we have now
to combat against the VERY
WEAPON WHICH THE INVEN-
TIVE GENIUS OF THIS COUN-
TRY PRODUCED.
The submarine itself as well as
the instrumentalities employed in
its operation are the product of
American inventiveness, the same
inventiveness which gave birth to
the telegraph, the telephone, the
photograph, the rapid firing gun
and the flying machine. But the
Germans ought to have known that
the same inventive genius which
gave them the submarine weapon
will also knock it out of their hands.
THEY DID NOT KNOW 1T oW-
ING TO THEIR UTTER LACK OF
SUBTLE PSYCHOLOGICAL DIS
ELIMINATION, BUT THEY WILL
KNOW 1T VERY SOON.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
We Came Into the War
to Justify Our
Rights
By FRANKLIN K. LANE. Secretary OF
the Interior

By FRANKLIN K. LANE. Secretary OF
the Interior
WHY are we fighting Germany?
w The brief answer is that ours
is a wal of self defense. We
did not wish to fight Germany. She
made the attack upon us-not on
our shores, but on our ships, u
lives, our rights, our future.
And so we came into this wal for
ourselves. 1t is ID war to save Amer
lea, to preserve self respect, to JUST
fly our rights TO LIVE AS WE
HAVE LIVED, NOT AS SOME
ONE ELSE WISHES US TO
LIVE.
It is more precious that this
America should live than that we
Americans should live. And this
America, as we now see, has been
challenged from the first of this
wal by the strong arm of a power
that has no sympathy with our pur-
pose and will not hesitate to de-
stroy us if the law that we respect,
the rights that are to us sacred or
the spirit that we have stands across
her set will to make this world bow
before her policies, backed by her
organized and scientific military sys-
tenn.
WE ARE FIGHTING GERMANY
BECAUSE SHE SOUGHT TO TER
RORlZE US AND THEN TO FOOL
US. WE COULD NOT BELIEVE
THAT GERMANY WOULD DO
WHAT SHE SAID SHE WOULD DO
UPON THE SEAS.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
United States and Por-
tugal United by Sen
timental Ties
By BERNARDINO MACHADO. President
of Portugal

Of Portugal
7 HAVE always felt there were spe-
1 cial bonds uniting the United
States and Portugal, almost to
the extent of an alliance, for we
are both allies of countries allied to
each other. Brazil is to Portugal
much as the United States is to
England-each looks to the other
Is the mother country. At the
same time the two older countries,
England and Portugal, are held to-
gether by a traditional alliance,
while the two younger nations of
the west, the United States and
Brazil, are also closely associated by
those ties WHICH AREIINKING
TOGETHER THE NORTH AND
SOUTH AMERICAN REPUB-
Lies.
Perhaps it is as a university pro-
fessor that l feel a thrill of admira-
ton for the noble ideals which the
American president has held out to
the world-ideals of humanity, last
ing international peace and fellow
ship among nations which the busy
spirit of the times is slow to grasp,
but which are so solidly grounded
that they will in time become an IN
during part of the system OF LIB
ERAL REPUBLICAN INSTITU-
TIONS AND THE RULE OF THE
PEOPLE.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
Store Chats

THIS STORE Is GLAD to con-
form to the new arrangement to close
at 6 o'clock on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday nights. On
Monday night we will keep open until
8 and on Saturday until II o'clock.
We think this is a very necessary
change, as it has been a well-known
fact that the working hours of store
clerks have been too long.
SUMMER CLOTHING.
We have just received our first con-
slgnment of Mems apiece Suits of
the light, cool materials that help to
make the hot weather endurable.
Palm Beach Suits, light crashes, lin
ems, mohairs, etc. Prices from $500
to $3.50. Also Automobile Busters,
Mohair Office Coats, etc. These things
will help to keep you cool and in good
humor. Come in and look them over
LIGHT HEADWEAR.
Straw Hats are now on in force.
All our stock is now in. The very
last shapes in Sennits, made by Brig
ham, Hopkins & Co. Prices from 81
up to $3.50. Also Panamas from
$3.50 to $500 in young mems shapes
as well as for the older men. Also
Silk Knockabouts, Felt Crushers, etc.
Silk Caps at soc and $1.0O. Khaki
Caps and Hats at popular prices.
SUMMER SHOES.
This is a great season for White.
We have the White Canvass Shoes for
men, and by the time this reaches our
readers will have a consignment of
Mems Buck. Plenty of white Tennis
Shoes, Sneaks, etc. Ladies' White
Pumps, Oxfords, etc.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. H. R. McClelland, Phi. D., Pastor.

Sunday services as follows:
Subjects of sermon, 1870 a. m,
What Faith Did for One Man and His
People; 7.45 p, M, Does 1t Pay to
Be a Christian"
$50 p. m, Bible School.
Z p. m, Christian Endeavor.
Wednesday, 7.45 p. NJ, Prayer SER
vice. Encouragement for the Chris
tian."
A cordial welcome to all to attend
these services.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
Annual Picnic.

The annual Union picnic of the col
ored churches of Pleasantville and At
lantic City will go to Lenape Park,
Mays Landing, next Tuesday, July II.
Train will leave P~leasantville about
300. All Sunday Schools are urged
to make an early purchase of their
tickets.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
WESLEY NJ. E. CHURCH.
A Cool Church With Warm Hearts.
Pleasant Ave. and n. First st.
Rev. j. William Lee, Pastor.

Sunday services:
$50 a. m, Class Meeting.
1870 a. m., Joint Heirs with
Christ"
$50 p. M, Sabbath School.
7 p. M, Epworth League.
7.45 p. m, A Heavenly Breeze Song
Service. Sermon topic, "A Gospel
Sermon to Working People, OF the
Glory of Toll"
Our Motto: mo one a stranger but
once"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
HUBIN ON THE JOB.

He has gotten out a Post Gard
which he is sending out that reads as
follows:
Live in Pleasantville, N. j. 5 cent
trolley fare Atlantic City to Pleasant
vile. A live up-to-date progressive
city. Frank B. Hubin."
Hubin is sure some booster and
takes advantage of every opportunity
to boom and boost ~Pleasantville at al
times.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14

words-you talk round a subject. 1
said, 81 don't know about that. We
don't use nor words than are neces-
sary. For instance, here we are at
the restaurant and l ask you Have
you eaten?' Can l say less than that?*
why of course you can," he an
swered. eve Americans put that in
one word!'
How is that?" l asked.
"Geete?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14

You doubtless enjoy reading the So
cial and local items in The Pleasant
vile Press. Bear in mind, when you
have some one visiting you, to call or
write or phone us the fact, so that
we may make this department more
interesting.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
ST. JOHNS M. P. CHURCH.
Rev. w. l.. Shoemaker, Pastor.

Sunday services as follows:
$50 a. m. Class Meeting.
1880 a. M, Preaching by John Tyler,
of the Jerry McCauley Mission. Sub
ject, 1.-The Touch of His Hand"
go p. M, Sunday School
7 p. M, c. E. Society.
7.30 p. M, Preaching by John Tyler,
subject, "Out of Darkness into Light"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
SALEM M. E. CHURCH.
Rev. Pennington Corson, Pastor.

Services Sunday, as follows:
1870 a. m, sermon by the Pastor on
The Preciousness of Christ"
9.45 a. M, Class Meeting.
2.30 D M, SUNDAY School.
6.45 p. M, Twilight Services, second
sermon of the series on BEST Things"
All welcome to all services.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
THRILLING EXPERIENCES
WHILE STAGING ACT.
Narrow Escapades in Producing
"The Neglected Wife"

My most thrilling experience dur
ing the filming of "The Neglected
Wife" was when | had to chase a man
in a motor car He just gets on to a
bridge before it raiSes-but my motor
plungeS into the liver. 1t was q
nerve-racking business as | had to
time my motor car just in time to
miss the bridge as it raised. 1t was
impossible to rehearse it. The cam
r were on the other side of the riv-
er. We got our signal and our cars
came full tilt. AS the bridge raised
down below us was a boat passing
through that the director hadn't been
able to stop. l saw it too late and
was quite sure my last moment had
at last arrived. l was so fixed in the
seat l couldn't get out and had just
to go. The car missed the boat by
about an eighth of an inch as it plung-
ed into the river. l tremble yet when
l think of it,
l took a house with another fellow
while making the serial as l got rath-
err tired of hotel life. For a week
everything was wonderful. A home
from home! Then our colored maid
l6Il SICK IL Was IOO ldl VII wv iotC
to get dinner in town. My stable
companion said he could cook a chop
and boil an egg with anybody. So
not to be outdone | said | could cook
rice pudding. | had seen them do it
in the kitchen at home and it looked
easy. We both rather enjoyed the
novelty of cooking our own meals and
I foraged in the pantry till l found
the rice. 1t was in pound packets and
l put a pound in the dish and it just
covered the bottom. | had always
seer the dish full of rice when it was
served, so l thought it wasn't enough
and filled the dish to the top. 1t was
some pudding. You couldn't cut it.
You couldn't even chip it. But it has
made an excellent tombstone for our
dog that died whilst we were living
there.
One of our extras, through kicking
his wife or something equally gentle,
was put in prison. Some time after
ward | had occasion to play a scene in
the prison and was much surprised
when one of the convicts came up and
claimed me as his only friend. He
was a trusty, and | was introduced to
all the other convicts as trusty's only
friend, Milford Bottomley." They
we're very critical of my acting as a
convict. They didn't think l had the
professional touch.
/ had a very nasty experience dur
ing the filming of the twelfth episode.
My launch had to be run down by the
villain. They arranged to do this in
a place where the current runs at
twenty-five miles IN hour. The acct
dent happened | was pitched into
the water and without a word | was
whirled out to sea. The director and
cameraman we're so keen on their old
boat sinking hat they didn't bother
about my sinking. l tried to swallow
the ocean and began to dream of home
and mother. 1t was IN Oh the mar
rowest squeaks l have had.
| was in the studio n day and
one of the company said to me bot
tomley, you English use too many
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14

People often say, you picture act
ors have a very easy time of it." They
don't know. I used to go to the studio
at nine and perhaps not do very much
that day but | would go home at five
o'clock actually exhausted. / cane
explain why but suppose it is the
nerve power hat has been used.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. NJ. J. Hoffman. Rector.

Sunday services as follows:
II A. NJ, Holy Communion and ser
mon by the Rector.
u o'clock, Sunday School.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all services of the church.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-14
Hours: 8 a. m.-9 p. m. Phone 93W
DR.. G. FairchiId Starr
DENTIST

PLEASANTVILLE TRUST co. BUILDING
EVERY DAY. ALSO OPEN EVENINGS.
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l was in the studio n day and
one of the company said to me Bot
tomley, you English use too many
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09

tie doubt that many bushels of excel
lent homegrown seed will be produced
by our farmers this season.
Who will be the man to provide the
thresher?
There is a wide field for profit IN
such machine within few years If
some energetic person will only take
hold of it with the idea of building up
business along that line and not with
the expectation of making rousing
profitable business from it the first
year. 1t will have to grow, but there
are great possibilities In it.
Instead of buying soy beans. this
county should ship hundreds of bushels
each year. But whether we ship or
not, 1T ill be the most sane move pos
slble for each farmer to grow what
seed he will need the coming year, even
If he does have to thresh 1t by hand.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
SHARE OF THIS COUNTY,

Since the announcement has been
given out from Washington that the
selectlve draft will call for $50, 900 men
that would mean about three-fourths
of one per cent of the population of
the country, on the basis of 100. 900, 600
people.
1t that be the true reckoning this
county would be called upon for about
rs men, provided 1t should be mario we'd
down to the county as a unit, instead
of state unit. The latter Is most
probable. Some papers of the state
are fixing the number from the whole
state at 10000 ii the state be the
basic unit tins county might or might
not furnish It's full number of men
There is splendid material IN this coun-
ty for soldiers and 1t is not conceivable
to think that Cumberland county will
not send several recruits, whether or
not we send the rs that would seem to
be our full part.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09

to come to select soldiers. The quality
government may think it good place
of material that Is to be found here
would be hard to beat for soldiers for
it has long been admitted that the
man of the mountains" can scarcely be
surpassed tor anything when once he
sets earnestly to it.
Broadly speaking this mountainous
region would not be classed as very
n.portant in food production, but to
one who Is familiar with conditions
here 1t is very plain that Cumberland
county intends to dc its full share in
producing food this year.
1t is very probable that the acres
under cultivation are fifty per cent
more than ever before and judging
from the fertilizer sold 1t is very evil
dent the crop will surpass any former
one by more than half. The potato
crop, especially. will be very heavy,
a normal season prevailing.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09

1t is very difficult for people to I'M
derstand what such sum of money as
seven billions of dollars, the amount
which the government is proposing to
use for war purposes, really means.
Should a government clerk of the
treasury department, Washington,
start to count that seven billions and
count three nne-dollar bills every sec
ond he wosld have to keep at it every
hour IN the day for nearly seventy-fve
years to get it counted.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
SAVE YOUR SEED.

The very high price that soy beans,
COW peas, cane and most other seeds
for forage are demanding should prove
very great blessing to this county
this year.
On the abundant cheap lands we
have, soy beans ana peas, especially,
can be grown for seed much more
chaaply than on the righ-prlced lands
of other sections of the state. Every
farmer in the county should plan to
save at least portion of his seed for
next year.
It is well understood by our people
that seed grown here is tar better IN
terminating power than the usual run
OF seed we buy. For that reason, if no
other, every farmer should raise his
seed.
Soy beans have proluced as high as
SO bushels to an acre and the real limit
is unknown With soy bean seed start
ing this year at So. 90 bushel and now
bringing $500 pusheI, when any can
be found at ALL that should encourage
our farmers to grow their soy bean
seed, if nothing IS done to produce COW
peas, cane and rye.
If some person VIII only buy
thresher that will handle beans, pease,
cane and small grains and notify the
farmers that they will not need to
tbresh their seed by hand. there Is lit
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
WHAT WAS EXPECTED.

The present situation with the rail-
roads Is not so encouraging rs it should
be from the point Of their ability to
serve the country fully and well now
that the war CRISIS is on.
The roads seem to be unable to
handle the freight that is offered as is
evidenced by the utterances OF ship
pers. They claim 1T is easy to get or
ders, easy tn order goods, but no one
can tell when the goods will be deliv-
cred for two reasons: First, lack OF
cars, and second, for lack of motive
power to haul the cars.
When we remem Der the manner IN
which the railroads have been hamper
ed by increased wages, court regula-
ton and legislative acts, it is easy to
see why the roads have not sufficient
cars or motive power for the present
large demand.
1t is we'll known that people have
hesltated to put their money into rail-
roads or railroad bonds for several
years because the roads were making
no money and many of the largest
roads IN the country were going into
the hands of receivers; many are still
in that condition. .. -.-
The roads were unable to earn
enough to purchase equipment and
when bonds were offered the people
declined to buy because of the very
low or entire lack of earning power of
the bonds offered. That made it i'm
possible for the railroads to secure
funds for the purchase of rolling stock
ard other much needed equipment.
We now find the roads powerless to
handle the traffic because they could
not prepare before the STRAIN came.
While no person would assume to
question the patriotism or loyalty of
the railroads of the country, 1T is only
human that they should not feel the
zeal IN trying to handle the traffic that
they would have tet had they not been
so nnre asonably hampered and nagged
in the near past.
The railroad managers foresaw this
and warned the public but to no avail.
The only course now open is TOR the
public to stand what demagogueIy. I'M
fair Legislation and regulation has
pected by many who looked ahead
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
Before the Adamson law was passed

Before the Adamson law was passed
granting the tranimen ten hours pay
tor eight hours labor, the railroads
claimed such course would add one
hundred millions of dollars to the ex-
penses OF the roads. The tralnmen
claimed that to be an exaggeratlon and
that the real amount would be little
more than half that.
The Union Pacific railroad has just
made public its report for March show
ing the increase it has had to bear be.
cause of the Adamson law. Taking
that report as basis 1T shows that the
railroads will have their expenses in
creased more than III millions OF dol
lars as result of ten hours pay for
eight hours work.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09

The Swiss method of universal mill
tsry training would meet with the ap-
prevail of the American people gener-
ally. What 1t would do in the way OF
improving the physical condition of the
nation, while fitting us to defend
against any aggression, is beyond esti-
mate.
Universal military training under
the Swiss plan is the best thing that
could come to tins country, peace not
excepted.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09

Do not get the idea that being frugal
ana saving means boarding. The prop
er spending of money for needtul
things IS more in the nature of econo-
my than boarding.
Hoarding depresses business and IN
jures the country while proper spend
ing helps the country and gives to the
individual the things that tend to max e
of HIM a better citizen.
Don't hoard; don't waste; just live
with reasonable economy.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09

Selective conscrlption is not half so
bad as some would make 1t. Did 1T
ever occur to you that with selective
CONSUMPTION the son of the rich man
has far less chance of beng a Stacker
and getting away with it? Well, that
is the truth.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
HURTING BUSIN ESS.

The cry for the production of more
food, coupled with the cry of famine
If that is not done, is beginning to
scare the business interests of the
country. Appeals are being voiced by
many leading business men and finan-
cIers of the country urging the people
not to assume the mIserly attitude of
saving IN every way possible IN their
normal expenditures for by so doing
they will surely bring the business of
the COUNTRY to such a sIackened nave
possible panic.
1t is all very well to urge farmers to
grow every ounce of food possible and
to assure Mr.. Farmer that he will tind
a ready and remuneratlve market tor
every particle of food he can produce,
but to keep eternally crying famine"
If bumper food crops are not grown, Is
to encourage the boarding of money
and produce slackening of business
that is sure to prove hurtful.
Let the government assure the farm
ers that every possible effort will be
made to see that food distribution is
assured and food congestion is rendered
impossible and the farmer will then
feel that his energies will be surely
rewarded and the dollars he is expected
to sperd now will come back to him
this fall, and more with them.
One of the most serious difficulties
the farmer has had to face IN the past
has been food congestion IN certain
places because of the lack of proper
and systematic effort in distribution.
The farmer knows this and is exercised
to sumo extent over a possible recur-
renee of that condition, should bum
per crop be produced this year.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
TIME TABLE.

Tennessee Central Railroad.
No. 2, TO Knoxville--Lv 2:lS pm.
No. a, To Knoxvllle--Lv 3:l1 am.
No. l To Nashville.-Lv l Al pm.
No. 3 TO Nashvllle-Lv 20 am.
All trains daily.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
A HeInino Hand.

Decker (watching the game over her
shoulder)-Gee, Miss Oldgirl, I'd like
to hold that hand of yours
Miss Oldgirl-Oh, Mr.. Decker, this
is so sudden!
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
How lucky !"

How lucky!"
Lucky nothing. After they'd sold
1t they discovered that they've got to
pay two thousand dollars more than
tilev received for their house for an
other home to live in"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
Low POSTAGE Rates.

The cheapest postal service in the
world is said to be that Of Japan. Let
tiers travel for two sen-about seven
tenths of a penny.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-09
Where the Proht2

II understand they sold their house
for three thousand dollars more than
they paid for it."