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Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20
RAINS CURB FARM WORK
ALL OVER new JERSEY

Trenton, July 20.-Recent heavy
rains retarded farm work and dam
aged hay that was cut, according to
crop bulletin issued by the weat ther
bureau, showing conditions in the
state for the week ending last Tuesday.
Rains" the bulletin says, ''fell
throughout the state on almost every
day of the week. A severe thunder
storm July IA did little damage to
corn and to ripe rye, as well as to
berries and trucks. The weather fav-
ored pastures and potatoes and toma-
toes made great growth.
Wheat is being threshed In the
south and Is good. Rye is uncut in
the north, but ripening with prospects
of good crop. Corn, though late,
is excellent. Potatoes promise a big
yield, but bugs are thick because the
continuous rains prevented their ex-
termination. Some celery was put out
Peaches promise a fairly good crop
but apples will be light. Oats and
truck are both reported In good con-
diti9s"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20


able to the local optionists and viii
likely have their endorsement for re-
election, but they will fight Assembly
man Jacob B. Vreeland. who is op-
posed to local option. Mr.. Vreeland
Will likely be opposed at the Repub-
lican primary by Harry 8. Gill, a well
known Morristown resident. ''Unclo
Dan" Voorhees, and the other big Re-
publican leaders of the county will
lead the fight against local option, so
the combat will be lively one.
Assemblymen Arthur N. Pierson
and Charles L. Morgan will run
again In Union county, 1t is said.
Both are local optionists. Assembly
man William N. Runyon will run for
the Senate this fall, depriving the To-
cal option Republicans of Union of
one assembly candidate, unless they
succeed in nominating another to take
his place. AS the third assembly
candidate in Union there is talk Of
David Armstrong, a Railway lawyer.
He is being groomed by the regular
Republican leaders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC POSTPONED A WEEK

The Sunday school picnic of the
First Baptist Sunday school, which
was scheduled to be held tomorrow,
has been postponed until next Satur-
day. 1t has been decided to hold
the outing at a spot near the local
Y. M. c. A. boys camp at Metuchen.
A large automobile truck will be used
to take those to the grounds who
wish to go in this way. Others may
take the Middlesex trolley which
passes near the spot selected. Games
will be played and all will bring their
own lunches. The time of starting
has not been definitely decided upon
as yet but will be announced during
the early part OF next week.
This outing is being held instead
of the annual excursion by boat
which was called off this year owing
to the uncertainty of things caused
by the war. Both young and old are
invited to participate In next Satur-
days outing, a pleasant day in the
open being promised all.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20

these commanders Napoleon pointed
out that on all the vital points the
practice of all of them was the same.
He then reviewed his own campaigns
and concluded by saying that you
should make your war as they made 1t
and model yourself upon them" for
there is no other way of mastering
the secrets of war. In other words "a
knowledge of the high parts Of war
can be obtained only by studying the
history of great campaigns and by ex-
perience."
In an army that has passed through
a long period of peace, experience is
necessarily lacking; a knowledge of
war is possessed only by those who
have studied 1t in the way Napoleon
recommended. Such a student was
the late Admiral Mahan of the Unit
ed States navy. No writer in any
country has shown a stronger grasp
of war or better illuminated by his
writings its larger aspects, especially
in all that concerns maritime warfare.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20
PASTORS To LEAVE

Dunellen. July 20-Announcement
has been made of the resignation of
Rev. Herbert l.. Polan as pastor OF
the Seventh-Day Baptist church.
Newmarket, to take effect in Septem-
ber. He has accepted call to q
church at Nortonville, Kan, the
charge recently resigned by Rev
James Leroy Skaggs. The latter has
accepted a call to the Seventh Day
Baptist church of Plainfeld and will
come here in September, succeeding
Rev. Edwin Shaw, who resigned to
take up another branch of work In
the denomination. Rev. E. d. Van
Horn has just resigned as pastor OF
the Memorial Baptist church of the
same denomination, to accept a
charge at Milton, Wis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20
some THINGS FOR
j. S. To CONSIDER
Professor of Military History,
Oxford University, Writes
on Issue of the War.
(By Spencer Wilkinson, Professor Of
Military History. oxford University
(Written for the United Press.)

(By Spencer Wilkinson, Professor OF
Military History. oxford University
written for the United Press.)
Article One.
, London, July (By Mail).-In my
judgment matters for q nation going
into war are these:
First of all, the statesmen and the
people should have a true conception
of the nature of war and of the char
acter of the particular war they are
taking up. Otherwise the leading can
not be right. The supreme leader Is
always the statesman and In a demo-
cratic country the people must under
stand and sympathize with the states
man. If he ses too far ahead they
won't follow and If the popular ideas
on the subject of war are not true
the greatest leader may be crippled.
In the military sphere the first thing
Is the choice of commander and his
assistants. When raising an army the
vital matter Is the choice and educa-
ton of officers. In the training of
troops all soldiers will say the thing
to aim at Is discipline and the best
means of giving 1t, providing the Of
ficers have been well chosen and
rightly taught, is to teach the soldiers
to shoot and march.
In war;, said Napoleon. writing to
his brother Joseph, the men are moth
ing. One man Is everything"
AT the end of his career Napoleon
dictated a pamphlet which he called
Notes on the Art of War, the purpose
of which was to explain to govern
ments and nations about to 60 to war
how to set about it. He said "the
principles of the art of war are those
which guided the great captains Of
the past-Alexander, Hannibal, Cae-
sar, Gustavus, Adolphus, Turenne,
Prince Eugene and Frederick the
Great" Reviewing the campaigns of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20
SENATE FIGHTS HOOVER.
Votes Amendment Giving Food Control
to Board of Three.

Washington, July 20.-By a vote of
63 to 10 the senate withheld approval
from one man control of the wartime
food situation in the United States.
The food bill now contains provision
for a three cornered food administra-
ton board.
Once In the course of the exciting de-
bate 1t looked as if opportunity would
be afforded for the senate to cast an
AYE" and mo" vote on the eligibility
Of Herbert G. Hoover individually to
hold the Office for which the president
hopes to designate him, but Senator
Jones Of Washington, who had pro-
posed such a specific definition Of pur-
pose in the pending bill, withdrew his
amendment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20
woman Named For Mayor.

Moore Haven, Fla, July 20.-This
town, the only suffrage town in the
state of Florida, decided to add to its
distinction by electing a woman mayor
Mrs. Marion N. Horwitz was nominated
for mayor in the Democratic primaries
which is equivalent to election. Indeed
no opposing candidate has been put
forwa ard
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20
Holds Irish Delegates Back.

London, July 20.-The government
has refused passports to the two dele
gates, O'Brien and Campbell, of the
Irish Trade Union Congress and the
Labor party to proceed to Stockholm
and Petrograd. These delegates were
appointed to attend the Socialist con-
terences to be held at an early date.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-20
prumfisb pamaae Oyster Beds.

Trenton, N. j., July 20.-A vast
school of drumfish, covering ten acres,
according to the statement Of Captain
Baker d. Bowen, played havoc recent.
ly with the oyster beds at the mouth OF
the Mullica river, in Great bay. They
cleaned up all the young plants, and IL
is believed that their feast will cost
the planters not less than $4,000.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-05

MHs HENRY OAJeU
 Mr.Dater is a firm friend of seFruit-ar .tives". He believes in tho healing and restoring powers of these wonderful tablets made from fruit juices. He knows-becauseh he tried sFruit-a-tives" when he was i'll and suffering, and is in . position to speak with authority.
 658 FIRST AVE-, TRoY, NY.
 APRIL 29th. 1918 ser have been g sufferer for years with Kidney Trouble aud Constlb0- tion. I tried s'Fruit-a-tives'' about q month ago, and with almost immediate results. The Kidney Trouble has disap- peared and the Constipation is fast leaving me'' HENRY DATEK. ssFruit-a-tives'' is the greatest Kidney Remedy in the world, and is equally effective in relieving Constipation. Soc a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size Poo. At all dealers or sent on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives Limited. OGDENS. BURG. NEW YORK.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-05
POTATO MYSTERY AT
 THE POLICE STATION
Chief Rawlings Puzzled When Load of Seed is Left For Omcers'
 Gardens.


 The agricultural sketch "Co-opera- tive Gardening or Intensive Farming. significant of the times, was staged at police headquarters yesterday and at- tracted more than the usual amount of attention because its presentation took place during q period when officials were busy with department routine. Police Chief William J. Rawlings and Desk Officer A. c. Malone were busy figuring up the list of supernumerar- les needed for extra duty and working on the departments extra pay roll, one result of the war, when tho door was opened hurriedly and man en- tered. Outside an automobile bearing the sign of 8 we'll known produce farm "chugged away merrily and bags of potatoes and other garden del- icacies could be seen as cargo.
 Where shall put the potatoes?" the visitor inquired. Chief Rawlings and Officer Malone stared at him and wondered if Santa had begun prema- ture visitations or some wealthy rela- tive was dead. What potatoes?" the former asked, didn't know that we were conducting . philanthropic in stitution and feeding the cell inmates with spuds at the present price," It was the autoist's turn to look mysti- fled. He insisted that he had been directed to deliver some seed potatoes at headquarters and was doing so to the best of his ability.
 Affairs had taken such . turn that
New Britain herald., 1917-05-05
McNIAHON's AUTO WRECKED
 Run Down by North End Trolley on Hartford Avenue.

An automobile owned by Patrick $. McMahon, local theater magnate and proprietor of the Hotel Bronson. was damaged to an estimated figure of more than $500 and the occupants narrowly escaped serious injury on Hartford avenue late last night when the machine was struck by a north end trolley car near Talcott street. It was hit from the rear and thrown into the gutter and against an iron post.
 McMahon. in a report of the acci- dent to Sergeant George J. Kelly at police headquarters shortly after mid night today, said that he was driving in the trolley tracks. did not start to '.clear" in time and believed that the motorman did not see him in time be- cause of tho driving rain.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-05
co. E ASSISTS AT 7. RAISING .OF FLAG
Squad Fires Salute Ks Stars and <
 Stripes Are Unfurled

Activities of Company E. First In- fantry, today ranged from a ceremo- nial flag raising to 9 burlesque basket ball game. The personnel of the command remains at ninety-f1ve en- listed men and two officers, with two additional applicants sent to Hartford this morning for examination.
 Lieutenant Ashley J. Griffin, in charge of several squads of men, went to the Stanley Works this noon where the soldiers assisted in the flag raising exercises at the mill. A salute or tWenty-one guns was fired by picked firing squad and tho company buglers sounded the call to colors." The flag was purchased by individual subscrip- ton among the mill employees and the pole was furnished by the company carpenters. Morris Riley, an old Stanley Works employe and civil war veteran, was prominent in the exercises. MT. Riley. while fighting with the Union forces during the civil war, was captured and thrown into Andersonville prison. The committee of Loren H. Pease. Hollis J. Foster oAA <AAAuASW Ns O4AVOA.
 The basketball game this morning was for the championship of the non- commissioned officers. The team cap tained by Corporal Normand L. Mo- Kay defeated Sergeant Wilbert Veley's hoop tossers after an hours grilling battle by a score of 40 to II. Lieu- tenant Griffin sidestepped the job of referee and Second Lieutenant Harris rrnvAd h4pn . nP In. hxy officiating in that capacity. The time keeper was Bugler. Savislsi and the scorer was Cook Orville Ventres, who also had hazardous job. The two teams lined up something like this: WINNERS LOSERS Corporal Mckay. .. :. Sergeant Olsen Right forward
 Corporal Logan. Sergeant Schuetze
 Left forward Sergeant Bloom. .... Sergeant veley
 Center Corporal Overstrom Sergeant Bober
 Right guard Corporal Dawson. :. Corporal Dupfin
 Left guard.
 ! The other non commissioned officers took part as members of partisan roofing squads. McKay's rooters were Corporal Olsen, Corporal Lacell and Lieutenant Harris. The rooters for the lost cause were Lieutenant Grif fin, Bugler Gregory. Mechanic ventres. Cook Anderson and Sergeant Curtin. The losers will provide a turkey SUD- per for the winners at the Hotel Nel- son on Monday night Corporal Me- Kay will be toastnaster.
 Anticipating a long hike from Paris to Berlin, Germany, Corporal Dawson and Sergeant Bober went into active training last night Armed with a searchlight they hilxed about six miles. their route extending to the Shuttle Meadow reservoir. along the west canal to Barnet street and back to the city They report giving a case of near heart failure to two of the alert guards at the reservoir who did not see them coming.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-05

it had about been decided to call Tor the aid of the detective bureau in solving the mystery when, all at once, light dawned on the subject. It was remembered that gardening" is planned as a favorjte pastime of po- lice department members this year. A little more investigation and it was learned that the potatoes had been or dered for their gardens by 8 delega- tio1i of policemen, headed by Capt. Thomas w. Grace. were to be equally divided and used by them for gardens already ploughed and prepared. Once their destination had been determined, Chief Rawlings directed that they be carried into a store room and left there to await the Hague confer
 ence'' of his agricultural subordinates.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
tBy Harper I.eech.)

washington, Nay lo.-Ths rapidly
with which President Wilson has un.
folded q program Of world politics
following the hnal decision to enter
the war has taken the breath Of the
politicians. When congress At last
voted for war many OF those who
voted aye" imagined that wo were
entering some sort Of near wars
formal resentment Of German insults
with perhaps a little financial and
munitions business on the side.
h question of cooperation with
the allies vas supposed to be still In
tho air.
Within less than three weeks the
United States has become the leading
member Of q world co%nfederacy. 80
far from timidly hssitattug on the
verge Of an alliance we have al
ready started in cashing England's
checks.
We are sending q mission over to
help reorganize Russia and allied
commissioners are over here consult
ing us as to present plans and the
future.
Never has an American executive
dealt 80 swiftly with the nations des-
TIMES.
We are in 'up to our necks."
For veal or voc our future has been
cast In q rigid mold for the years
to como. These 10 no backing ont.
The world 10 being made over.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
WHY DID WILSON THROW D. S. INTO
MAELSTROM OF EUROPE'S WAR?
TO SAVE WORLD CIVILIZATION
FROM REYERSlON TO BARBARIsM

Every foundation Stone Of The older
world politics has been uprooted.
5riti.h power is q thing Of the
y e eha>London Post says, and a
ADMIRAL Percy Scott fprophesied when
ne showed the significance Of the sub
Russian imperialism-until yester-
2 = overshadowing factor in the
oeetlnies OF the Balkans and the far
ct 10 today a. extinct ~ the power
OF 40 Peruvian Incas. It's fate has
upset the calculations Of centuries.
Profound and world-rending n
these changes are. they are SUPER
nciai compared to ever more tremend-
Gus forces which have been revealed.
1t 10 to some sort Of realisation
OF these latter that the presidents
remarkable change of front Is to be
ascribed. What moved this keen!y
analytical man? =
No q question of cumulative
outrases upon national honor. no
mere sinking of few steamers and
Certainly not any sudden quixotio in
eplraI1on to~a crusade for the eigh-
teenth century ideals of democracy
snd liberty, equality and fraternity
caused this executive Hamlet To alter
the fundamental policies Of the United
States overnight.
IA Faced the Fact.
What moved the president was the
f~eAIi1adon OF the fact that the human
race had again reached n Of those
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
HERSACRFICE
SAVED HUSBAND
Professors Wife Barred Her Life
and the Jury Lot Him
Go Free.

christisnsburg. Va. May 10
Charles q. Vawter. former professor
of physics at Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute, was declared not guilty to.
night Of the murder Of Stockton Heth,
Jr.. wealthy young society man in
the Vawter homo early on the morn
ing Of March IL. Vawter's defense
had been based on the unwritten
law and sslf-defense.
After his acquittal vawter gave
out a statsment ortioizing the prose-
cution and the press o the Unjust
Ice done Mrs. vawter" who testified
during tho trial Of her relations with
Heth, q frequent visitor at tho vaw-
ter home.
The trial was one Of the most son
sational in the history Of Virginia.
The prosecution produced two letters
from vawter to Hsth. one condonins
the relations between Heth and Mrs.
Vawter and asking Heth to pay q
LIQUOR bill Of Vawters and another
begging Heth to stay away from the
vawter home and not to bring liquor
to him.
Mrs. vawter took the stand in de-
Tense Of her husband. declaring she
was willing to are her life to save
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
J0FFRE IS GREETED BY new
YORK in ENTHUSIASTIC MANNER

" welcomed 70 New York By Mayor
Mitchell and Mr.. ChoAte. NJ. vivtana
responded with the longest speech hi
has made since hts arrival in America.
America" said n. Viviani. wait
cd q long time before deciding to n
ter the world war. because she wanted
to be certain to enter on the right
side. France fought for liberty. con
sentiny to pour forth her blood and to
make the terrible sacrifloe to win lib
erty for the world" Nc explained.
And that was why America finally
stepped I'm"
Greatest Lesson Of War.
The greatest Lesson of the war, NJ.
Viviani said, was CONSUMPTION. Do
cause a. long a. there was a warlike
Germany, democracies would DO in
danger, With their duty being to re-
main armed.
On the way from the city hall to
the Frick home. whore they will be
entertained the three days they re-
main in the city. Marshal Joffre told
an aide that their welcome to New
had received in America.
lt was q Liberty Day In the United
States for the Frenchmsn. It began
with q visit to Independence Hall in
Philadelphia, whore wa signed the
Declaration Of Independence, Ameri-
cas- proclamation of political freedom.
It neared It's end with the salute to
the Statue Of Liberty.
Received with rousins cheers in
Philadelphia. the mission visited the
grave Of Benjamin Franklin. and then
went to the University of Pennsylva-
MIA, where M. Viviani and Marshal
Joffre were given the honorary de-
gree Of doctor of laws. Marshal Jof-
FIRE received q marshal's baton made
Of the original timber Of Independence
Hall, and a gold headed cane.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
wilson in greater detail for

Presidept Wilson in greater de'a'' ~
some dine. .,,,,,;z..
The tremendous strain on e'V1 Ens.
tion ia Germany, France n sa ae-
land, the appearance Of dangsrous efter
C~enerativs forcos in Russia even haI
IA heroic operation Of revolution ,nnt mt
been escorted to to save inc ,pa the
the actual immtLence OF anime nru M.
madness which has seized ..r;I,,
sjan militarists and led them 70 sti
at the very tap roots OF civl!' ..an..
|includins the worlds system OF tf. .hs.
port, convinced the president "@'
civilisation 10 in deadly peril. ..,
The last reserve force OF civiilsa. .,,o :
capable OF stamping out the n1e Wa
the United States. He sum.
moned II to the task. That explains
the speed and ruthlessness OF the pres
ant policy. A fire department can
rot stop to read the city ordinances.
The United States IL now acuis
rs q FIRE department to save ue
burning house Of civilization.
There IL no time to consult pre-
cedents. III,
For the same reason the war VIII
be fought to a bloody finish. An IN
conclusive peace would result IN q
revival Of military Caesarism ana a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10

dseistvs hours In which viii ~ dstss.
mined whether the toilsomS march Of
civilization - to b. continued OF In
IStead there 10 to be Q worldwide re-
version into barbAtisrn.
Woodrow Wilson - Q historian. n
knows that etvllisatop 10 only skin
deep-thAt the culture Of centuries
may BE- oblitoratsd In . few years
that nothing 10 70 faoils. ~ the decay
q orsanis9d society and the descent
into barbaftsm.
Inherently the whole structure Of
modern c~ivilisation y even weaker
have Dreaded Il ana Vanished. II
weakness lies in it, greater comrlsxity
ana t1 tremendous geographic X
tansion-whioh give q once greater
opportunities for disturbing forces to
b initiated and multiplied.
IN Ito present highly developed
and integrated state the industrial
eivilisatior kof today 10 worldwide.
The war has proved that one part
Of Il cannot be touched without dis.
turbanco in il rsnotest parts.
Within the memory Of living rnsn
this structure has never had the test
OF the hammer and anvil on which
all other civilizations have been
1or900 or prQken-the test OF WAR
AND FAMINE.
Our modern wars have been local
i1ed affairs largely fought by proxy.
The wars Of the older world like that
Of today involved every member Of
society.
Famine. which was the normal
state OF man over vast reaches Of
time has been unknown to modern
men since the modsrn System OF
transport was brought into being.
Can the highly complex fabric of
modern civilization stand the test of
this long disussd smithy?
For the first time 1t 10 UNDERGOING
II. The world disaster loossned In
Berlin has lighted the ares in the Ions
disussd furnaces.
The factsL<bssinnins TO bs known
to ali mon, have bs0n realised BY
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10

.,ow decay Of civilization svsrywhl
smch as marked the slowly rotting q
iiization Of the Roman empire un(
liz successive militaristic tyranniS(
ali preserving the outward tr$ppii
and material engtnery OF the earl
culture, which had died At the Cd
ma was slowly whitening without.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
A WAGE

How are those strike-breakers get
ting on?"
working like regular employees. I
a union Of their own to hold up their
present Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10

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