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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of a writ of feri facias, to ne d.
rected, issued out of the New Jersey Court Of
Chancery. will be sold at public vendue. on
WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH A OF
DECEMBER NINETEEN
AND SEVENTEEN,
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day.
in the Court Room. No. 201, Second Floor,
Guarantee Trust Building, in the City Of At
lantic City,, County of Atlantic and State OF
New Jersey.
To be sold in parcels.
All those certain tracts or parcels of land
and premises, situate in the City of Margate
City, County of Atlantic and State of New
Jersey, bounded and described as follows:
No. l. Beginning at a point on the East
erly line of Thurlow Avenue one hundred
five and ~fifty-five hundredths feet North of
the Northerly line of Atlantic Avenue and
extending thence "a Eastwardly at right
angles to said E~asterly line of Thurlow Ave
nue. eighty feet thence CD Northwardly
parallel with Thurlow Avenue fifty feet
thence 80 Westwardly parallel with the
first course eighty feet to the Easterly line OF
Thurlow Avenue thence t4) sonthwardly in
and along the Easterly line of Thurlow Ave-
nue. fifty feet to the place Of beginning.
Being lot No. Z in block Ia on a certain
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17

Trenton on Tuesday, Senator Thomas
F. McCran, of Passaic county, was Sc
lected as President of the 1918 Senate,
with Senator Emerson l.. Richards as
leader of the majority.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17

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Don't fail to read The Pieasantvill
Press. 1t gives your home news.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
LEGAL NOTICE.

Dated Nov. 8, #1917.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
Tn Chancery of New JERSEY.

SAMUEL JOHNSON. City Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
ASSAULT ON
RALEIGH LADY
(By United Prcss.}

Raleigh, Sept. Making
-,o3d his promise made to the en-
ragged mob during til : early hours
Of the morning as they stormed
the jail here demanding the life.
Of the negro, Earl Neville, for
assault on a white woman, Mrs.
+. S. Coley, the wife Of a street
car conductor, Governor Beckett
ordered an immediate special
term of Wake county court.
The speedy trial Of the negro,
It is believed, alone will prevent
mob violence as the most extreme
fury is engendered throughout
this section.
The assaulted woman. Mrs. Col
ey, declares that the negro enter
ed her home ii the absence Of her
husband, who entered through
tie window while she was rock
ilg her baby to sleep, and point
ing q revolver at the woman ac-
complishcd his dastardly purpose.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
ALL PART OF GERMAN PROPAGANDA

Teuton intrigue is reaching
even into the winter palace in its
attempt upon Kerensky's life.
It tempted korniloff to revolt.
1t is spreading scandal0us stories
about Russia S great leaders to
create dissention and has succeed
ed in befuddling the Russian
mind almost to the point Of help
lessness to the point where the in
sane cry is for blood.
The Russian armies are holding
at bay ninety and half divisions
Of German troops, in all 1857 900
men, while Germany concentrates
her intrigue upon the Russian Of
fcers, keeping together enough Of
their forces to prevent damage
being done.
A mysterious story emanating
from German sources is that Ker-
ensky is a morphine fend. An
other lie created is that Kerensky
has divorced his wife to marry an
actress. Though utterly untrue
these stories find some credence.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
What Makes The
Men so Foolish?

A good show appeared here last
night, and the people generally
enjoyed it, but this does not ex-
cuse the men who were around
town all night long kicking up a
disturbance, shooting, sl1rleklng,
and doing ali manner Of unseemiy
things, that made last night stand
cut as a reflection upon d law
abiding community.
Are men 50 besides themselves
nat a dozen chorus girls can
lGake fools Of town full o. men i:
Surely not, and We must put tn"
onus Of the wild night upon the
shoulders Of young men who
know better, and failed to live up
to their up-bringing.
Darkness IS ever the time for
.li5Geeds, and for this season
there is reflection upon both
mer and women who are known
to keep late hours upon the
streets, but that is no excuse for
the madness Of some men IN rush
ing off to see the last Of these DIS
turbing show women.
Strong as this repremand may
appear to be it is not nearly as
bad as it should be, but we hesl
tate to say more from the very re
gard with which we hold the
mothers, fathers and other rela-
tives who would be greatly IN
iured were the names published.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
(By WA. 6. Shepherd.)

Wy W H. y h0il> i'ilN1 -.
Stockholm. Sept. 21.-Russia
has reached the reign Of terror
period. Today the cry IS for
blood, for wholesale executions.
Bolshieviki members are de-
manding the lives Of the former
secretary, Paul n. NIiliukof and
Michael Rodselanko, the presl-
dent Of the Duma, as well as ~
other Duma members.
Nothing could strikingly show
the horrible distortion, that ls
menacing Russia, developed by
the German propaganda, than
this growth Of the guillotine spir-
it in Russia.
Boltekevik are pacifsts and
they demand universal brother
hood, and are resorting to killing
and executions to obtain their de-
mands.
Germany propaganda, more
than Germany s armies, menaces
the life of the Russian democracy
today.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
4
Local Couple
Secretly Married

Intending to keep their mar
riage secret until Christmas, or
until the bride could be released
from her school duties, two Of our
local people met in Weldon two
weeks ago and were married by
the Methodist minister at the par
sonage.
The story leaked out when a
travelling man, waiting in Wei
don for a train, saw Mr.. P. 3.
Shields come out Of the parson-
age with Miss Ella Mae Miller,
and knowing Pete Shields
thought the matter suspicious. It
was not however until this travel
ling man recognized the lady
here instown last week that he
told Nnat he had seen in Weldon
Mr.. Pete Shields came from
Henderson last night, not antici-
pating the secret had leaked out,
and when told about it this morn
ing admitted the truth of the
story, but stated that both he and
Miss Miller had wished to keep
the matter quiet until the Christ
mas HOLIDAYS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21

MOUNT
FAIR READY

Rocky Mount, Sept. 21-Among
the items of special interest to the
farmers in this vicinity are the
amateur races, confined to mules
and horses, owned and driven by
residents Of the surrounding
counties. These races will be pull
ed off between heats Of the regu-
lar speed program and large
number Of farmers in the vicinity
have already signifed their inten-
tions Of entering. There is no ent-
ry fee and no. charge Of any kind
is made.
The Rocky Mount Fair is again
offering larger racing purses than
any other fair in the state and
with it's fine track, in the best Of
condition, it is expected that rec
ords will be broken before the fair
is over. Already fifty horses have
been entered and it is yet a week
until the entries close.
Among the most interesting ex-
hibits are those entered for the
special prizes offered for North
Carolina Food products. A spec
ial section has been appropriated
for these entries and the demon
stration agents Of the nearby
counties assure representative ex-
hibits from each county. Compe-
tltlon for the county prizes will
be keen.
Making it's debut last year with
the avowed intention Of becoming
the leading fair in Eastern Caro-
lima, the Rocky Mount Fair Com
pany believes it is in position to
claim it's laurels and leaves the
judging to it's patrons.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
NJ !. ED TEEN
EI|l HOLD i. IJ.o TRAIN

Jackson, Ie:.n., sept. q Three
masked !.soa iate last night held
up tLc nortnJound Mobile and
Ohio passenger train at Finger,
Tenn, th;secy naijes south Of here,
detacchlng the engine and express
car from the coaches, and after
running at express rate for scy-
eral miles dynamited the safe.
The railroad company say they
secured virtually nothing Of
value. 4,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
SWEDISH CHARGE WONT
COME TO UNITED STATES
Fol-hE CRONHEIM HAD PLA NNED PREVIOUS TO EXPOS
URE TO MAKE TOUR OF THIS couNTRv WITH
CALIFORNIA S OBJECTIVE
FEAR SAFETY SINCE SCHEMES IJNCOvCRrn
by United Press.)

Mexico City, Sept. 21.-Folke
Cronheim, the fcrmer Swedish
charge de affairs, whom the Ger
man minister, Won Eckhardt,
thought worthy Of a decoration
Tor his services to Germany, de-
cldcd to delay his visit to the
United States until the whole
matter had been cleared up.
Folke Cronheim had previously
planned {, Visit to California.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
TO FORM new
STATE GUARD
BY United Press.)

Raleigh, Sept. 21.-Plans for
the organization of ! home guard
1sor North Carolina, to be com
posed of citizens Of over 81 years
Of age, for the purpose Of main
tanning public order on the alb
sence Of the regular guard, was
presented to the state counsel of
defense by Govern T Beckett. 1
federal government, it is said, VIII
furnish all the necessary arms.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
ASKED FOR $4,000 TO
| INFLUENCE CONGRESS
SECRETARY OF STATE OFFERS IN EVIDENCE TELEGRAM
FROM FORMER GERMAN A AMBASSADOR ASKING FOR
POWER TO SPEND M oNEY WITH UNNAMED
h1 Ct INCHED WR0NCEIu GERMAN ACTS
J. S CLlNCHED WRONGFUL GERMAN ACTS
(By United Press

Washington, Sept. 21.-The for
mer German ambassador, Count
Eon Bernstorff, was active as an
antiAmerican plotter while his
nation and the United States were
still on friendly terms, and he
asked the Berlin foreign office on
January % for $4,000 to infu-
ence the United States congress,
as on former occasions. .
The state department made
this fact public today in an
nouncing the text Of the message
he forwarded Oh that date.
Announcement Of the state de-
partment said, "the secretary Of
state issues the following message
from Ambassador Bernstorff to
the Berlin foreign office under
date of January %, 1917. I re-
quest authority to pay out up to
fifty thousand dollars in order,
as on former occasions, to in
Huence the congress Of the United
States, through the organization
you know of. which can prevent
war.
II am beginning in the mean
time to act in accordance with the
above circumstances as German
public official in a declaration in
favor Of Ireland being freed, as
1t IS highly desirable. in order to
gam the support Of the Irish in
Huence. -
The activity Of Count Bern
Stor1t Was In the nature of inhu-
eHclng the American congress
through unnamed organizations
which he informed his govern
ment could perhaps prevent
War.
lhlS revelation, on the heels Of
'He SWecdlsh-German, Argentine,
NeAIcan and PHILIPPINE exposure,
coupled with the Zimmerman
NeAIco-Japan plot note has now
eAnched this country s contention
uIdC Germany has conducted an
0''lVe plotting propaganda all
over the world.
'nS startling message however,
Tie first evidence published
0al Bernstorff was personally
s"lly Of knowledge Of German
intrigue IN the United States.
i"ton, sept, Zl'-lt mas
"'s been supposed that Count
WI bcrnStorf had been the di-
''''lfg hand in the anti-Ameri-
p4 plotting work, that this gov
" uRAent had proved his colleague,
u Austrian Ambassador, was
,'o ~ implicated in the vicious plot
'Dlle the two countries were still
stpeace.
l. pefnstorT's advice regarding
fo 'ollo was apparently needed
;t' W. It gave Germany an opportun-
81 ~ make much Of the fact that
Nr ~ lavored home rule for Ireland
s>De INK between Germany and
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
PHILADELPHIA'S
MAYOR ARRESTED
{By Unite; Press.)

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 21.-
Mayor Thomas Smith, common
councilman, Isaac Duetsch and
police lieutenant David Bennett
have been summoned to appear III
the municipal court ON charges OF
conspiracy to commit murder and
other crimes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
!. LAG MAKERS
ARE ARRAIGNED
(By United Press.

Washington, Sept. 21.-The
exploitation Of the stars and
stripes for illegal profteering is
charged by the commission in for
NAL complaint against the asso-
citation of flag manufacturers Of
America, and twenty other of the
largest banner makers of the
country.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
COAL FAMINE
IN WEST N. {.
(By United Press.)

Charlotte, Sept 21.-W Western
North Carolina and surrounding
sections face the worst coal fam
me in all history.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21

the Irish-Americans has been
known to this government for
something like a year, and show
ed rather conclusively that Ger
many was seeking Irish h-American
sympathy in trying to stir up
trouble for England.
The state department did not
announce the name of the organi
zation that was to handle the
$4,000, though probable inves-
tigation has given the govern
ment a line on it's identity.
Just how the message came in
to the hands Of the American gov
ernment has been kept a secret,
as in the case of other documents
proving Germany's guilt.
The date Of the communication
was at the time that Germany and
the United States were on the
verge Of breaking off relations,
and less than ten days later Ger
many put into effect her unwarn-
ed submarine decree.
News Of the state department s
latest expose Of German intrigue
stirred congress as no previous
circumstance. The senate is not
in session but in the cloakrooms
and committee rooms and corri-
doris there is a buzz Of converse
ton mingling on the mysterious
organization through which
Bernstorff is alleged to have
operated.
Long before the house met at
noon there was talk Of investlga-
ton and call for an answer from
every representative in the lower
branch.
It planned to hear Lansing 5
revelation in both houses this at
ternOOn.
Both houses developed strong
anti-war sentiment during various
crisis through which Germany
and the United States struggled
previous to the declaration OF
war.
Washington, Sept. 21--Deter-
mination to unearth the organlza-
ton through which former am
bassador Won Bernstorf had
worked in his efforts to prevent
war has developed in congress.
House and senate leaders are
astounded at the spectacular. an
Continued on page eight.)
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-09-21
FRISCO STRIKE
UNSETTLED
(By Chas. p. Stewart. J

Washington, Sept. 21.-Media-
tor w. I. Boyce Of the San Fran
cisco strike situation has advised
the department Of labor that con-
ferences day and night had fail
eel to produce satisfactory
common ground settlement.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-03-28
TWO STORIES OF THE STUMP
Occasional Flashes of Humor That En- liven the Dry Work of a Political
 Campaign.

Two good campaign stories are going the rounds of congress, says the St. Louis Republic, both at the expense of Ohioans who were chairmen of par tisan meetings held in the Buckeye state. Former President Taft was the victim of the first presiding officer who, impressed by the importance of his job, made the usual tiresome in troductory speech
 The audience was about to stampede when the chairman, having reached a high rate of speed, rushed into the field of historical parallels. He chose for one illustration that moth-eaten tale about the little drummer who was ordered by his general to get out his drum and beat a retreat.
 "But the brave little drummer boy did he obey?" roared the speaker. "No, he did not. He said to his general, Sir, my drum knows no retreat. Let me beat you charge. such charge as
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-03-28

has never been made before. Let us beat it; let me beat ft-'"
 "All right, beat 1t, beat it." came a roar from the audience. And the chair man, it is chronicled, did.
 In another part of the campaign Nick Longworth, really an able states man, although forever damned to fame as the son-in-law of an ex-president, was the star performer and was to be introduced by some pompous per son of local importance. The pompous one went through an unctuous hand rubbing performance and declared to the crowd:
 Tt affords me so much pleasure, my dear fellow townsmen, to be here on this platform and to talk to so many of my friends"
 Whereupon laconic person in the gallery yelled:
 Name one."
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-03-28

 countries Here IS being obserued this three hundredh year of the deah of Don Miguel dc Cervantes Sadue- dra, the author of "Don Quirote de la Mancha." Much as other races prize this Work, they cannot realize how tue men of Spanish blood mew it. t is infinitely precious to them, almost holy. Throughout tue Span- ish Americas, from Cuba to the end of South America, tue stranger aUho knows Don Quirote" Uiu find CO., ger responsiveness euerywhere, from the @attled hut of peon to tue pal ace ot c sugar or cattle king. The story offered here is from Booh TIT.
 One morning Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza beheld l2 men on the road walking in long row. This row was held coyly to- gether by long chain, so that the gen tlemen looked neatly like beads on a string
 The chiyalrous warrior naturally spurred at once to aid these mortals in distress, since the books of chivalry that had put crack into his worthy brain had taught him that knights al- ways did so without asking too many questions.
 There were armed guards with the string of beads and they did not re- ceive him too effusiyely. Still, as is the good custom in polite Spain, they permitted the chainful to stand still while Don Quixote rode along the line and spoke to the fettered pedestrians. T am chained up for being violently in love-" the first man in the row con fided to the knight Indeed, I en- braced the object of my affections so passionately that the police hardly could tear me away. Unfortunateiy this frantic love affair was with a basket of linen. So they gave me soft treatment with the lash and now I am on my way to serve for three years as an element dasher."
 What is that?" asked the Don, whose reading of knight errantry books had acquainted him with only the most poetic and fiowery language, and not with the simple, chaste phrases of the chain-gang.
 He means that he is going, to be a galley slave'' said the beads, with | roars of laughter.
 The second galley slave in the row would not reply at all to Don Quixote's l inquiry, but another rogue answered for him with generous heartiness. "He | is canary bird. He is with us be- cause he sang too much p
 'Is it possible" cried the generous knight, that men are sent to the gal leys for singing?"
 Indeed, they are, when they sing in anguish" answered the rogue. '.I cannot unfold your riddle" ven tured the simple warrior.
 Sir" said a guard, they call this fellow bird that sang in anguish be- cause he confessed on the rack" And now he mopes," said another, l because they all jeer at him for not l having the courage to deny, since 1t is no more painful to say, no under the | torture than yes And I think they are somewhat in the right"
 What did you do?" asked Don | Quixote of the next man.
 For want of twice five ducats," an swered he, "I must mow the great meadow for five years"
 Don Quixote inferred that knowing the great meadow" meant to row with | galley-sweeps over the pleasant blue Mediterranean. And all that for ten
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-03-28
By J. M. MULE R
Copyright by ). W. Muller

ducats?" he murmured 'I would give twenty with all my heart to deliver you"
 '"Thank you for nothing" retorted the gentleman. Tt is like offering a man mustard after he has eaten all the meat You might as well give your dueats to starving man at sea-"
 As the knight still lamented over the iniquity of sentencing a man to five years in the galleys for mere lack of ten dueats, the galley slave conde-- scended to instruct him. with ten ducats," he explained, q could have greased the courts palms. Enough. I say no more, but go along like a dog on a string
 The tales of all the other prisoners were equally edifying. Don Quixote recognized that they were not inno- cent lambs; yet, on the whole, he thought that much might be said for them as we'll as against them There fore he turned to the guards and de- handed that they unlock the chains. Let them answer for their sins in an- other world said he.
 'Take your empty pate about its own business!" responded the leader with great impoliteness. "Those who play with cats will get scratched This insolence from one whom the chiyalry romances would have referred to as "caitiff," so infuriated the war 1 rior that he charged. The fellow, taken by surprise, tumbled head over heels and Don Quixote's horse, Rosi- nante, by miracle did not fall down as it usually did after one of these knightly charges.
 The prisoners promptly attacked the other guards and engaged them so we'll that Sancho Panza, who was always ready for brave deeds that did not in- volve fighting, danger or other similar risks, managed to secure the keys and unlock the chains
 The guards decided that good heels were better just then than many pairs of hands. AS soon as they had fled. Don Quixote barred the ex-prisoners' road and demanded that they go with their chains on their shoulders to pre- sent themselves to his lady and give her an exact account of his achieve ment.
 "To expect this of us,' said the big gest galley slave, lis to expect pears from elm trees"
 He winked at his fellows and picked up a stone. They fell back to right and left and sent such a shower of mineral at Don Quixote that his shield was no protection, and he tumbled to the ground where his armor kept him effectively pinned fast, while poor Rosinante quivered in anguish as the stones drummed on her bony sides.
 The grateful band sprang on the knight and stripped him. They took everything except his stockings, and they would have taken these, too, had it not been for the iron leg-armor, which they could not remove.
 Sancho Panza, being unprotected by ironmongery of any kind, was easier { to skin. When they went away, he had nothing left except his hide.
 The knight and his squire looked dolefully around. Sancho Panza's donkey, Dapple, stood in melancholy reflection, hanging his charming head pensively and still shaking his ears in evident dread, as if stones still whizzed around him. Rosinante, weary of the world, had fallen down and seemed immersed ill hopeless gloom.
 "I have always heard it said" sighed Don QuiXote, that to do q kindness to the unworthy is like carrying water into the sea-
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Snaky. Even the rattlesnake gives warning.

The state University of Kansas is preparing to establish a four-year course in city management, the first of the kind in the country, it Is said.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-12-21
BETWEEN
OWL AND BIRDS.

Chiffon Rogers reports a battle
royal between an owl on the one
side, a sap-sucker and several jay
birds upon the other side, at his
home on last Friday morning.
The fun started when the owl
nailed the sap-sucker, carrying him
screaming for help, to the top of the
house, where the whole jay-bird fam
lily was attracted by the noise made
by the sap-sucker. The jays landed
on Mr.. Owl with a vengeance, liter
ally pecking him to pieces before he
released his hold on the sap-sucker,
which flew away to a place of safe
ty and watched the fray between his
friends and the owl.
Chiffon states that many dead
birds have been found during the Sc
we're weather, among them quail,
which, doubtless have starved to
death. If you want to get some real
pleasure out Of life, arrange a place
to feed the birds during the winter.
Have a regular hour each day to
feed them, and see how cherriIy they
come to eat. 1t win do you good to
know that you have helped to sustain
their lives. The birds are among
our best friends.