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Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
ARREST EIGHT AT
So. RIVER RIOTS
Police Chief Hit by Stone
Sheriff at Scene of Wild
Disorder.
BIZ special Oorrespondent.

bU opecfut correspondents
South River, July s.-Eight arrests
have been made, guards and firemen
called out to assist the police and
Sheriff Houghton, in quelling the riots
which have been going on at this place
and along the Raritan River railroad,
as q result of the raise in price OF
transportation OF workers at the du
Pont de Nemours Powder plant at
/ Parlin. The rioters are workmen at
the plant of the du Pont company,
who are acting as a demonstration Of
their objection to the increased rate.
The rioting has been caused by the
efforts of the men who are angered at
the road, and who refuse to pay the
increase, pulling men from the trains,
who are willing to pay the increased
fare. While there has been no fight
ing between the two factions of men,
the depredations of the rioters in
breaking car windows and other prop
erty. have led them into combats With
the police.
The three men arrested yesterday as
ringleaders In the rioting were Jacob
Rowi, Plath Colkwey and John Knox
up. Two of them were released under
$1,000 bail by Recorder Van Norden
this morning, but the third was held.
being unable to furnish bail.
Five arrests were made this morn
ing, four being ringleaders in the
trouble, and the fifth being recogniz-
ed as the man who threw rock at
Chief Ebberwein, which injured the
chief considerably. and DETECTED and
struck Officer Meade, neither OF whom
was forced to go off duty. WheE
searched. Cashmere Malice. who threw
the rock. was discovered have a
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
PASS BUDGET, SELL
LIGHT PLANT BONDS
Aldermen Also Raise Salaries
and Aid Water Board in
Financial Way.

The Board of Aldermen In regular
session last night adopted a midyear
budget totaling $75,102.61, author.
lied the water board to issue 100000
worth of bonds, sold $4,000 worth
of municipal light plant bonds, raised
salaries of numerous city employees
and handled other subjects. All of
the members were present.
The so-called June budget ordi-
nance introduced and passed on its
first reading last night provided for
appropriations as follows Sinking
fund, $4,000; grade crossing ball
ance, s527.61; lamps and lights,
$500; fire. $4,000: streets and sewers,
$4,000; police, $1,000: poor, $4,000:
Board of Health. s1.o25; contingent.
$4,000; harbor, $2,250: public library,
s1,S0o; printing. $4,000: total. $751;
This amount Is lower than had
been anticipated. 1t had been ex-
pected to add $9S,602 to the Decem-
ber budget. but the sinking fund
estimate for the year was cut in half
Most of the June appropriations are
to cover up shortages In accounts
and to pay for operations under way,
The big police item of $4,000 Is in
tended to cover up drafts for $4,000
given to the Home Defense League
and to provide for a new motor con-
veyance for the chief, probably q
new auto ambulance and patrol and
perhaps three additional patrolmen.
The total of $76,102.61 added to the
December budget of $276,425 makes
Continued on page 2.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
LONESOME JULY q
HERE TOMORROW
No Events for ChiIdren-Nc
Patriotic Program-Yacht
Club to be Active.

Except for the demonstration to be
carried on by the Raritan Yacht Club
tomorrow there will be no other pub
lie celebration of the Fourth of July
here. 1t appears at late hour this
afternoon that all plans for q municip-
al celebration had been abandoned
and indications were that there would
be no patriotic demonstration as had
previously been outlined by Mayor
John II. Ter
Likewise did 1t appear that plans
for giving free movie shows and Lac
cream to the children had been drJp-
ped but 1t was stated that some Of the
theatres would be open to children
who wanted to patronize them tomor-
row morning free of charge
Efforts to question Mayor Ten
Broeck today In regard to plans for
tomorrow proved futile. At city hall
Continued on page A.
FOOT SPECIALIST COMING. Free
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diem e. Bro. 143 Smith st.
12171-7-3-5-6-9-11-13
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
RUSSIANS DRIVE
ON CAPTURING
MANY TEUTONS
Enemy in Tremendous Often
sive South Of Laon and
at Verdun.
REPuLsED BY THE FRENCH
Battalion of American Troops
Arrives Today in
Paris.
REPuLsED BY THE FRENCH

By United Press.
Petrograd, July 3:-Russia's offen-
sive today forced the enemy back
across the Little Strypa river In
Galicia, penetrated three lines Of
enemy trenches and took $500 addi-
tional prisoners. The war Office an
nomcement indicated sweeping gains
everywhere, including the occupation
of the town of Prcsovch and the VII
Iage and heights southwest Of Zborov
and Kordfhipuz.
Twenty guns, six machine guns and
$500 prisoners were new gains an
nounced by the Russians.
On Sunday southeast of the town Of
Brzezany, the Russians also captured
1900 Germans. A number of mine
throwers were In the booty captured
sunday around zolochez. These pris-
:, aitsoy, . the {, 900 taxi
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
HEAR 100 NEGROES
KILLED IN RIOTS
East St. Louis Under Martial
Law After Race Riots
Great Damage.
By United Press.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, July 3-The
sun rose today on a city fire swept and
running with blood. One hundred ne
groes We're believed to be dead and
more than $50 persons, mostly ne
groes, Injured as the result of one of
the worst race riots in the history of
the country.
The city Is under martial law today
and soldiers are believed to have the
situation in hand.
Property loss from fire, which was
started simultaneously in a dozen sec
tions of the city last night was esti-
mated at $1,500,00O.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03

Further provision was made that cop
les of the resolution be forwarded to
the State Highway Commission and to
all municipalities of Middlesex coun-
ty in an effort to urge action similar
to that taken by this council.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
TO Act On Rcsignation.

Trenton, July 3.-When the Board
of Trustees of the State Home for
Boys meet at the institution at James
burg tonight the resignation Of Capt.
r. ]. Dreyer, as superintendent will be
received. Capt. Drever is now in the
quartermasters corps of the army,
stationed at newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
STANDARD OIL ACQUIRES
BIG TRACT IN THIS CITY

j. Kreielsheimer e. Son have sold
from Max Shapiro to the Standard
OIL Company, a large tract of land
located in Seaman street, fronting on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, for $780,
600. Plans are now under way for
the construction Of q large service and
storage station to meet the growing
demands of this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03

Washington, July S--Government
officials today started an Investigation
to find out whether German agents
are in any way connected with the
bloody race riot in East st. Louis
Germany Is also suspected of hav-
ing had a hand in the recent Boston
outbreaks
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03

The undersigned desire to thank
their relatives. neighbors and friends
Thor Lodge, No. as and Iron Moulders
Union for the sympathy expressed them
in their recent bereavement and for
the beautiful floral tributes, Also thank
Rev Lucas for his comforting words
and Undertaken Bede1l for services.
Mrs. Louis Peterson and Family,
Richmond Valley. s. /.
12173-7-3-1t*
FOOT SPECIALIST COMING. Free
consultation. July 26, 26. 27. j. SIobo-
dien e. Bro, 143 Smith St
-5-6-9-11-13- -16-18-20s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
'Usc Drastic Measures.

Springfield. ILL.,, July 3-"Use dras-
tic measures If necessary to stop the
outrages at East st. Louis"
This was the blanket orders trans
mitted by Governor Lowden to Adju-
tant General Dickson at East st.
Louis, shortly before noon today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03

FOOT SPECIALIST COMING. Free
consultation. July rs. 26. 81. J. Slobo-
dien 81 Bro, 148 Smith st.
12171-7-s-5-8-9-11-19
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03

Assistant Collector Campbell. who
were on their way to South Amboy.
Some men living in the neighborhood
were secured and the~tree was moved
to the side of the much used road.
This Place Escapes
Perth Amboy escaped easier than
any of the surrounding places, no
buildings having been struck, wires
torn down or other damage done.
Some trouble was caused at police
headquarters with the police tele-
phone system as q result of short
circuit caused by bolt of lightning
but this was repaired this morning.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03

Ono nve-passenger Buick, good run
ming condition, price $500. Central
Garage. 2z5 New Brunswick Ave. Tel.
52t 12o01-s-2s-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03

count of prisoners Is sfil
and Will, undoubtedly, go
the 10000 or more so far
for.
The two cities mentioned
and Zolozhe. are In the saml
which General Brusiloff mad
ial drive. A continuance of
sive here was taken to mea
emy lines have ben penetrate
enemy fianked in many pl,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
| DEAD, GREAT
DAMAGE DONE
IN BIG STORM.
MataWan Woman is Instantly
Killed When House is
Struck Twice.
DAMAGE IN JAMESBURG
South River and South Amboy
Suffer-LittIe Damage In
This City.
DAMAGE IN JAMEsBuRe

Coming at the close OF the hottest
day of the summer the severe thun-
der, lightning, rain and hailstorm
yesterday afternoon killed one, burn
ed down buildings, damaged other
structures, destroyed crops, tore down
wires, caused washouts and did other
great damage in this vicinity.
Fatality at Matawan.
The only fatality of the storm co.
CURED in Matawan, where a house
was struck twice. the first bolt killing
O woman in the structure, and the
second flash striking shortly after
wards. Matawan was among the
places to suffer the most and get the
storm in It's full fury.
In South Amboy lightning struck
In two different places, and In South
River q church steeple was struck and
badly damaged. Great havoc was
caused in Jamesburg by the storm,
liGhts going out and the wind being
ST nr6Et in this place, roofs hei
bl6 crops rains
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
FOR SALE.
Five Passenger STUDEBAKER

tourIng cAr--cheap to quick buyer.
az East Ava Phone ass.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-03
Plenty of Ammunitic|

By United Press.
Washington, July 3.-Rusl
army of democracy has end
munition for the present
members of the Russian war
sion declared today. They
out that communication lin
been cleared Of all obstructl
that big stores of fighting mn
have at least reached the front
would not indicate the object
the drive. 1t was broadly hints
the push Will show Its greatest st
in another direction.
CONTINUED on page %
The Dermott news., 1917-08-16

prizes will be distributed in accordance with the standing of the contestants at the final count. provided only that candidate shall receive prize unless she has many 10. GOO votes. This number may seem large but when the liberal mum Der of votes given with each subscription is sidered it will readily be that very little effort will be required to get in the for of the prizes.
 l. VOTES-Votes will be issued as follows New subscriptions renewals.
 l year. Sl00, 800 votes New subscriptions renewals,
 ? years. S2. 00. 1900 votes New subscriptions renewals,
 3 years s, 00 2000 votes New subscriptions renewals,
 years S5no 5000 Back subscriptions each year, 1000 votes
The Dermott news., 1917-08-16

The contest shall close day which will be announced later Ten days prior to closing of contest the judges will carefully lock seal the ballot box and same will be in place where voting be done during business hours and locked in ? vault at night until close of contest, wher the judges will take charge and count and nounce the ladies winning in their turn
 The last ten days all the voting must be done in a sealed box. If you do not wish anyone to know whom you voting for place your cash for subscriptions, together with your coupons, in sealed envelope and put same in the ballot box. This will give everyone a fair and square deal.
 This contest IS between individuals and no lodge, church or other society will be allowed to participate as an organization.
The Dermott news., 1917-08-16

l. ANNOUNCEMENT Subscription and Advertising Contest will be conducted fairly and honestly on business principles. strictly with jus tice and fairness to all concerned.
 9 PRIZES The capital prize will be a hand some. new. five passenger touring car. fully equipped with electric lights. starter. etc. The second prize will be a beautiful gold wrist watch given by A. Prothro. the jeweler Also other val uable prizes given by the merchants of Dermott as announced below
 & CANDIDATES-Any lady in this or an adjoining county is eligible to enter this contest and the party receiving the largest number of votes will be awarded the automobile. The contestant securing next to the largest number of votes will be awarded the gold watch and her choice of the prizes to be given by the merchants. The other
The Dermott news., 1917-08-16
Rules and Regulations Governing the Contest

5 Results as to standing of contestants will be published after 30 days No votes accepted at less than regular price of paper concerned in this con test. No connected with the paper will be allowed to become candidate in this contest work for contestants
 Votes after being counted cannot be trans ferred to another. The keys to the ballot box shall be in possession of the awarding committee during the contest
 During August, the paper will run 25-vote coupon which can be voted free for any lady con testant.
 Contest to run not less than 9o days Closing of contest will be announced 9 days advance of closing The right to postpone date of closing is reserved. if sufficient cause should occur.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-23

fought the officers, striving to res
cue the papers, to close the safe, to
get to the telephone and communi
cate with his superiors. Revolvers
were drawn by the secret service men
they produced no effect upon the in,
trepid Won Igel.
This is German territory" he
shouted. shoot me and you will
bring on war"
There was no shooting. But after
a protracted struggle the defenders
were overpowered and the papers
seized. The German embassy at once
entered its protest. These were of
fetal papers. They were sacrosanct
The diplomatic prerogative of friend
ly nation had been overridden and
the person of its representative in.
suited. To this the state department
replied that the invaded premises at
60 Wall street we're described in the
contract as a private business office
for the carrying on of advertising and
that Won Igel had not been formally
accredited as a German representa-
tive. When the papers were exam
ined by the department of Justice the
reason for Won Igels determine
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-23

lated activities.
Perhaps the most Illuminating sin
gle document in the collection is a
letter of July 20, 1915, here repro
duced as it appeared upon the sta
tionery of the Bureau of Investiga-
ton" This innocent, pretending
agency was at the outset the secret
service of the Hamburg Steamship
Co. Under Paul Koenig. its manager,
it became an adjunct to the German
diplomatic secret service. "XXX" is
the secret designation of Koenig, who
is now under indictments of Grim
inal charges in connection with his
diplomatic" work, and is interned at
Fort Oglethorpe. The person repre-
scented by the figure 1000" is Capt
Won Papen, former military attache
of the German embassy and the prac-
teal executive of its underground sys-
TEN. The document, as may be seen
in the reproduction. describes the sub
terfuges of INK" (Koenig) so that
he might not be identified by the mys-
FERROUS. when they met. "XXX"
states that money was to be drawn
for the payment of $3.50 to the un-
named person. under peculiar precau-
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-23

tions, through Check No. 146 on the
Riggs National bank, Washington, dat.
ed July is, payable to ....-.... signed
....-...-.. amount $3.50. No reason was
given as to why the payment was
made" says the report.
Several days after the payment, the
! recipient called at the passenger Of.
/ flee of the .---.-- Line" and made a
statement which is thus embodied in
the xxx report
MY name is --........... | have an of
flee at the --.-.-.-.--- building, but | do
not care to state my local address. |
intend to cause serious damage to YES
sells of the allies leaving ports of the
United States by placing bombs which
| am making myself on board. These
bombs resemble ordinary Jumps of
coal and | am planning to have them
concealed in the coal TO be laden on
steamers of the allies"
Finally xxx states that the call
er" brought with him a sample bomb.
such as has been described to you
by the subscriber" and asks for the
instructions.
The document is lettered at the foot.
20. r. to 7000," indicating that the
secret agent known as 20. r." had
transmitted it to Won Papen.
Now for the proof. direct and I'M
escapable. Check 146 on the Riggs
National bank has been traced and
added to the secret service collection.
1t is payable to Koenig and signed by
Won Papen. Therefore Won Papen
stands convicted. on the evidence OF a
report claimed as an official docu
ment by the Germans. to paying
money to a plotter designing TO blow
up merchant ships sailing from the
port OF New York. The person who
made this report is known to depart
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-23

fight became apparent. Here, in the
form of letters, kilograms, notations,
checks, receipts, ledgers, cashbooks,
cipher codes, lists of spies, and other
memoranda and records, were found
indications-in some instances of the
vaguest nature, in others of the most
damning conclusiveness- the
German Imperial government, through
its representatives in then friendly
nation. was concerned with
Violation of the laws of the United
States.
Destruction of lives and property in
merchant vessels on the high seas.
Irish revolutionary plots against
Great Britain.
Fomenting affecting against he
United States in Mexico.
Subornation of American writers
and lecturers
Financing of propaganda.
Maintenance of a spy system under
the guise of a commercial investiga-
ton bureau.
Substituting of bureau for the pur'
pose of stirring up labor troubles in
munition plants.
The bomb industry and other re-
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-23
Revelations Made
By Secret Service
Condemns Gern,anY

Within a few days German news
paper published in this country en-
ployed as the headline to an article
dealing with a rumor of German
American disaffection in this country
the derisive legend. 'Lieb' Washing
ton, magst ruhig sein."
This is, of course, a parody on the
refrain of Die Wacht am Rhein,"
the German national hymn:
'Lieb Vaterland, magst ruhig
sein."
Loved fatherland, be restful Tor
undisturbed)."
In the parody it carries a sheer
comprehensive only to one who I'M
derstands the German mode of speech
and, thought.
G itself the instance is slight. But
it ,ypifies a certain important phase
of tthe German propaganda which
suttly but persistently seeks to pre-
sent Germany's course in America in
the most favorable light, even TO the
extent of defending the improper ac-
tivities of the Teutonic diplomatic
representatives before their passports
were given them. Because of this
continuing propaganda certain docu-
ments in the possession of the de-
partment of justice now assume pc
culiar Importance, in that they prove
undeniably the intimate relations be.
tween the accredited representatives
OF the kaiser in the United States
and plotters against the laws and the
security of this country, whose en-
terprise did not fall short OF project
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-23

ment of justice officials.
Compare these documents with the
following authorized statement from
Berlin. transmitted by wireless for
publication in the New York Times
in December. 1915:
THE German government has. nat.
urally, never knowingly accepted the
support of any person, group of per-
sons, society. or organization seeking
to promote the cause of Germany in
the United States by illegal acts, by
counsel of violence, by contravention
of law. or by any means whatever that
could offend the American people in
the pride of their own authority"
Destruction was not by any means
the sole interest OF Koenig's energetic
bureau. II concerned itself also with
spy enterprises. To Koenig wrote
Otto West, an American citizen and
proprietor of the Hour Glass. at S03
Tor S63) Fifth avenue, recommending
relative of his who. according to his
description. must be an interesting
and somewhat formidable figure. Mr..
Vests description, somewhat cur
tailed, follows:
"He is a grandson of the late Ober-
hofprediger Strauss. of Berlin: broth
err of the present Militar Oberpfarrer
Strauss. OF Potsdam: nephew OF the
late Admiral Won Schleinitz; the late
Gen. Won Mantey. &C. This gentle
man changed his name some twenty
odd years ago to an American name.
and none of his associates suspect
his German birth or antecedents. He
is an international journalist of great
repute. for years at the head of a
newspaper organization in England.
He has a personal reason to be very
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ed wholesale destruction of life and
property.
Such of these documents as were
essential to legal proceedings brought
against the Germans have been pub
lished. Others are here made public
for the first time. They form a curl
Gus, if disjointed, chapter in the dip
lomatic history of the war.
In the fall of 1914, when the German
plots against Canada were fomenting
in this country, there was established
at 60 Wall street, an advertising
office presided over by a big, sauve
man of Teutonic aspect named Wolf
Won Igel. There were two peculiar
features about this office. One was
that it was frequented during two
years of singuiarly quiet and unbus-
inesslike existence chiefly by Ger.
mans who had nothing whatsoever to
do with advertising. The other was
a large safe, bearing the insignia of
the German Imperial government. To
this office there came one morning
in April, 1916, while Won Igel was
preparing a mass of papers which he
had taken from the safe for trans
fer to the German embassy in Wash
ington, four United States secret SER
vice agents from the department of
justice. who made their way past the
guardians always on duty, put Won
Igel under arrest and undertook to
seize the papers. The German was
large. powerful, and brave. With the
aid OF one associate he stubbornly
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