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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30
SEPTEMBER 80, 1917.
One Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Day
of America in. the War.
GERMANY'S IDEA OF FREEDOM
OF THE SEAS.


Ever since the war started, the Germans,
parroted by the Austrians, have been
pratine over that totally bogus issue, free
dom of the seas.
In their replies to the pope's last peace
note, they dwelt upon it with the usual
crafty insistence.
thinking people have been puzzled.
So far as they could figure, there had been
nothing but freedom of the seas before this
gigantic war.
Nobody ever heard the seas were any
thing else than free-very much freer than
life in Germany or Austria. No one even
attempted to deprive the Teuton empires
of the freedom of the seas.
German ships Piled in every ocean, COM
peting with British and American goods
in every market The kaiser went steadily
ahead with big war navy. England did
not even erect tariff wall against Made
in-Germany" goods.
There was nothing the Germans could
legitimately ask for that was not freely &C
corded them everywhere in the world. The
one thing that excited their wrath and fear
was the continuing might of the British
navy. They also did not like to see aur own
navy keep abreast of the times. But they
knew that neither of these navies was a
menace to any legitimate German asplra-
ton.
England, an island country, was forced
to- maintain supremacy at sea or starve the
faoment an enemy declared war. The Uni
ted States, TO, the protection of her coasts
and the maintenance of the Monroe doc
tsine, was also bound to have consider
able avy.
And it was precisely these things that
irked the Prussian war masters. They knew
a British. navy. stood between them and
their hopes to bring England to her knees.
They knew Our American navy, If properly
developed, would stand between them and
their greedy designs upon South and Cen
trail America.
They do not want to be thus baked in the
future They want, if possible, to trap the
allies into some kind of disarmament
scheme that would mean an inferior navy
for England an a similar one for America
Then Germany could pursue her evil and sir
lister plans unhindered. The Pan-Germar
weekly organ, "Das Groessre Deutschland
(The Greater Germany drops the mask
by printing an article by Winand Engel
which it approves. In this Engel says:
sss sssE ,s fer
at dedberstey use the expTesson a9rlln 6a
foru only we dominate
There's the truth about the German cant
ing phrases in a nutshell.
When the German and the Austrian
kaisers unctuousy reply to the pope tha
& they desire the freedom of the seas the,
are dishonest ami stupid In the present in
stance, they are plainly dishonest. The,
are lying once more, just as they have lice
: soften during the course of this war.
II They want German domination of tn,
y seas, not freedom of the seas.
And when they gain domination of tn,
| seas, they will have all but conquered tn,
world.
!, Rernen,her tf1at Arnericarei
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30
SAILORS ARRIVE
FROM NAVY YARD

Despite the fact that land COM
n1unication with the aeronautic sta
ton was impossible as a result OF the
storm, the familiar blue and white
figures of student aviators appears on
the streets Saturday night, and helped
liven up the throngs of sight-seers.
All during the dav the men were
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30
TWO BUOYS WENT
ADR|FT IN STORM

Two buoys went adrfft during the
storm. The red buoy on the jetty was
reported missing, and is said to have
not yet been located. The sea buoy
was also yesterday reported to have
been washed off shore.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30
TWO WAREHOUSES
ARE DEMOLISHED

Two warehouses in the rear Of the
Thiesen and Keyser buildings back OF
PaIafox, between arden and Romano
streets were PARTLY demolished by
the high winds, after the hurricane
had veered Friday night.
One of the storehouses is almost
totally demolished, as the side and
roof were thrown down. The other
suffered to smaller degree, sustain
ing injury to only one wall.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30

Included in an exhibition of war photo
graphs in London is one said to be the
largest photograph in the world. It is 20
feet long, IL feet high, and was taken y.
Vimy Ridge.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30
WARRINGTON HAS
TOUCH OF BLOW

Though water stood far up in the
streets Of Warrington, the settlement
outside the aeronautic station, COM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30

Australia proposes to impose an addition
income tax of 10 per cent on single men and
childless widowers between twenty-one
and forty-6ve who have not yet enlisted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30

The soldiers at present fighting through
out the world number more than the entire
combined populations of Norwa, Sweden,
Denmark, Switzerland, Scotland and ire
land.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30

The king of Italy is by far the most
dimitutiue of kings, for he stands only 5
feet 2 inches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30
MA YRS
Wonderful Remedy for
STOMACH TROUBLE
One dose convinces.
Crystal Pharmacy and
Other Reliable Druggists.

carried two and fro by the small
craft attached to the coast patrol flo
tilla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30

Seven hundred thousand fewer births
took place Germany last year than in
1914.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30

Three ounces of bread eaten very slowly
with much mastication, is equal to five
ounces eaten quickly
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-30

The British" tanks" carry pigeons for
-e-,d;ro orr n,essares IN csc Of ~oed
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Park Pool Pleases
At Day And Night

With an acre of real sea water
surf rolling and dashing on stretch
of glistening white sand, the pool
at Palisades Amusement Park, is the
mecca for thousands of bathers who
delight in the novelty of surf bath
ing at an altitude of 500 feet above
the level of the sea. Every con-
venience for the comfort of the
bather has been provided by Nicholas
M. Schenck, who is responsible for
lifting part of the Atlantic to the
top of the Palisades.
A feature of the bathing here is
the fact that the bottom is gradual
incline, with depth of water rang
ing from ankle deep to fourteen feet.
This provides splendid waterway
for the novice as we'll as the expert,
inasmuch as swimmer is aware at
all times of the act depth of water.
The facilities for the diving expert
found here are more elaborate than
those at any similar resort, as the
spring boards which line the sides
are made from selected hickory
timbers with various fexibility and
placed at heights which suit the
novce or high board from which the
more expert enjoy straight dive or
the difficult two and one-half.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Mr.. Sammis Again
Slams Council Hard
Continued from page y

What the Mayor and Council propose
to do to this unexpended borough
balance this year resembles what the
Germans have done to the Rheims
Cathedral. When they get through
with it, it will be nothing but mag
nificient ruin. Surely it is up to some
one of our borough officials, who is
handy at explaining, to explain in de-
tail to the taxpayers who have to
stand for all this, just what they are
spending all this money for, that is,
give them an explanation that they
will understand and that will be sat-
isfactory to them. This is going to
done, for there is to be an election
this fall. This purchase of an 49,
900 fire engine has long tale fast
ened to it. 1t means paid fire de-
partment with its additional cost in
stead of the present volunteer COM
panies. When we get the fire engine
we will be told the present quarters
are not adequate for it and we must
build Borough Hall with fire
quarters on the first floor. All these
improvements are very desirable, but
why should they be put up to us now
when we are in the midst of a war
and do not know where we are at or
what is before US? Our present fire
department has proved itself efficient
and has handled the fires in the bor-
ough satisfactorily to all. 1t now
has the use of a large automobile to
carry hose to fires which makes it
still more efficient than heretofore.
1t can we'll serve US for another year
at least. If any person will take the
trouble to talk with the owners Of
real estate in our borough who have
to stand for all these increased ex-
penses, he will find that they all
Think theY are doing their bit up to
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Grantwood Notes

Mrs. Howard Greene, of Edgewater
Heights, is still confined to her home
as result of a recent injury, but
hopes to be out and about very soon.
Mrs. H. j. Geenen, of Grant ave-
nue., has generously donated bolt of
cheesecloth to the local branch of the
Red Cross.
A fine concrete erection now pro-
tects the open ditch at Palisade ave-
nue. and Gorge road. Heretofore
reckless automobiles had the chance
of plunging into the ditch, whereas
now they will be brought up short
by the solid obstruction.
Miss Eva Papa, of Oakdene ave-
nue., left on Sunday for Atlantic City
where she will spend her two weeks
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Corriston, of Mel
son avenue, went to Paterson on
Wednesday evening and visited the
members of the Fifth New Jersey
boys who enlisted from this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leeger and
daughter, and Mrs. Arthur. Bennett
recently spent a few days with the
S. N. Sears family at Oak Beach, L. 1.
Women and children Of the West
Grantwood section have been terrified
of late by man who follows them.
There is need of more ladies to
help in the Red Cross work which is
being done every Monday afternoon
in the LawtOn avenue school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Moore are
occupying the Fairweather house for
July anil August. Mrs. Moore is a
sister of Mr.. Clark.
Raymond Velsey, of the Naval Re-
serve, spent last Sunday with his
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bennett are
spending their vacation at Stevens
vile, N. Y.
Mrs. Warren Eyrich is spending q
few weeks in Maine.
The Alfred Churches are at Storrs
Conn.
The Rev. Dawson and wife are oc.
cupying the Church home.
The Bergen Contracting Company
has leased the office at Grant avenue
and the car line and will have it open
in few days. Mr.. Richard Fox
now that he has an Office on the prin-
cipal thoroughfare is taking an active
interest in having the street named
Cliffside avenue or Highway.
Mr.. J. Caradonna and L. Bonagura
both of New York, have opened their
home on Lincoln avenue, where they
will establish a painting and decorat-
ing business.
Mr.. N. B. Hartmann has joined his
family at his country home at
Equinunk, Pa, for the week end.
Mrs. Richard Fox, ST., and jr., Mrs
Beilfuss, Mrs. Moller and Miss Lydia
Hoeckelberg visited Bear Mountain
last Thursday, making the trip by
boat up the historic Hudson.
Councilman Hoeckelberg, as a
member of the Bergen Republican
County Committee, has arranged the
annual Republican outing to be held
at Palisades Park early in All Eust
Proceeds will be given to the Red
CrOcc
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Trinity Church.

At the Grantwood Lutheran Church
the services will be conducted in the
German language on Sunday at 10.45
a. m. The Sunday school, English
only, begins promptly at $50 a. m
This is not a German congregation
and never was, but as there are a
great many Germans hereabouts the
English congregation forfeits the last
Sunday of the month giving it over
to German services. This ought to
be appreciated.
Young Peoples Society the second
and fourth Friday at 8.15 p. m
Ladies' Aid Society the first Wednes-
day at p. m.
1t rained in Jersey Thursday
July 10, but it did not rain on the
Long Island Sound, and our excur-
sion to ROTOR Point Park, Conn.,, was
one grand success.
Married on Saturday. Miss Minnie
Schluter, of Palisade and Joseph
August Matthews, of India.
This Saturday, beginning at 3 p. M,
homemade cake and food sale for
your Sunday dinner. Come early and
get the best.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
New Roadway Wanted

The contractors for the new sewer
system for West Grantwood are pro-
ceeding rapidly with their work. 1t
would be a splendid thing for West
Palisade and West Grantwood both,
if good roadway could be built over
the sewer, now that the rock barrier
has been pierced so as to lead direct
ly west from the Junction alongside
the car tracks. There are hundreds
of people who use the car tracks dur
ing the week, the numbers being very
great on Sunday With good road,
or at least, a good pathway, the rank
and fashion of this borough would
find new outlet for their enjoyment
of the woodland.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Village Gossip.

Marie Anderson is visiting friends
in Highwood this week.
Allen Carson leaves for Columbus
Ohio, on Wednesday where he will
stay a month with Mrs. Horne, his
fathers sister Allan will go off in q
great big sleeper and travel all the
way alone. But there's a boy can
take good care of himself anywhere
and no doubt will give good account
of himself in the dining car.
NO use, people scan the "V. G.'
column as no other.
Last week was an anxious time
for many mothers hereabouts The
thought of the war is terrible.
Talk about your patriots, your
real, unauthorized kind, but Brother
Caffal, of West Palisade, can match
records with any man in America.
Here he is man away past fifty
perhaps past sixty-drilling as a
private in the ranks with boys of
twenty and over, three and four times
week, and meaning to go to war
in that capacity, too, if they want
him to. But, of course, they won't
God bless him! He is positive in
spiration in the cleanness of his
works and purpose.
There was a heavy rain and thun-
der storm last Sunday afternoon
about three o'clock. The lightning
and thunder cavorted about the Pail
sades section for quite a long while
before the rain came down. The air
was perceptibly cooled by the rain.
Mayor White received great chunks
of praise for his so-called efficiency
nhxuua f2ueooasloaOla - Exomntion. Board
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
7WO Much System.

Charles Weeghman believed in eff
ficiency in baseball as well as bust
ness, but he can see absurdities in
some of the activities of efficiency
experts" who are now swooplng
down on business and reforming Its
methods.
"a friend of mine was Boosting
about the results obtained by the new
efficiency expert in his Office" SAID
Mr.. Weeghman. He was especially
enthusiastic about the beauties OF the
new filing system which the expert
had installed.
"Well, how is business 2" l asked
him.
ooh, you see, we've dropped doing
business entirely to attend to the fill
ing system philadelphia Star.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Beautiful Schooner, A
Five Masted Vessel,
Anchored At 100 St.

Durham Wheeler is the name of a
great, splendid looking five masted
schooner that anchored last Satur-
day morning alongside the 130th
street ferry. Her great, tall Oregon
pine masts lowered above the sur
roudings like five church steeples
while new white sails hung from the
masts in huge furlings that made the
big vessel look a thing of beauty in
deed. The hull is painted gray, and
no one ever saw more magnificent
specimen of the sailing craft. She
registers from New York and would
make a great target for submarine,
pity it is to even think of such a
thing in connection with so wonder
full a ship as the Durham Wheeler.
She was much admired by all who
saw her beautiful lines.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Plunges
Into Home Guards
Continued from page -


The car not only knocked him over.
but ran over both his legs just be-
low the knees. He was at first
thought to be badly hurt. He was
stunned, but was carried home and q
physician sent for. It was found that
no bones were broken, and only the
flesh bruised and the ligaments torn:
Mr.. Reuhmann was merely bruised
painfully about one of his hips.
The driver of the car was immedi-
ately taken into custody by members
of the guard and driven back to Fort
Mrs. Herbert Middleton, whose hus-
band was in the company drilling,
heard the noise, and ran out scream
ing. She did not know in the intense
excitement of the noise by the men
and the women, also, in the car, and
she promptly tainted. She was
carried into her home and revived.
The excitement over the affair was
intense for some time.
The Home Defense Guards, true to
their instincts as soldiers, soon got
themselves together and continued
the regular time of their allotted drill
under Capt. Crawford. N. A. Paul
and L. X. Sager escorted Mr.. Brew
to Fort Lee. Mr.. Brew gave every
assurance of his regret, and has been
in Palisade several times since max
ing inquiries about the injured MEN,
bers Of the guard, all of whom are
now on their feet again. The ladies
of Mr.. Brew's party were given a
great shock, as at the moment Of the
accident it promised to be much more
serious than it was.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Republican Day At
The Palisades Park

The Bergen County Republicans
will have their big day on August II,
at the Palisades Amusement Park.
The members of the committee of ar
rangements have completed their
plans and everything is now in run
ming order to provide one big day of
merrymaking for the Republicans of
Bergen county and their families.
The members of the committee are:
Ex-senator Wakelee, chairman and
Messrs. w. Mackay, jr., H. Hoeckel-
berg, Samuel Corker, E. M. Franchi,
w. Gilhooley and M. LOCKER.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
All! The Joy of Night!

The best cure for fear of the dark
ness is to teach your children to study
moths and their habits. To the aver
age citizen the night is mystery,
but to the naturalist the night is a
world as wonderful as the daytime.
Popularity the night is associated with
bats and owls and all manner of
creepingthings, but to the initiated
the night is a time of fascinating in
terest. The awe and gloom of dark
woods at night impress the soul as
can. nothing else. 1t is not the time
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
This Man a Humorist

The other day l noticed the limbs
of a small grape vine were become
more bare than was nice and on in
vestigating l found very handsome
caterpillar that was stripping the
leaves. Plucking the leaf carefully l
transferred it to the privet hedge. If
this caterpillar will eat the growing
shoots of the hedge he will be rend-
ering a service, for if there were
enough of his species l could prob
ably save the expense of trimming
the hedge. By nicely adjusting the
number of the caterpillars they would
eat the new shoots as fast as they
grow.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Thief Hard up For Wood

Someone must be hard up for wood
He has pried off and carried away
one of the small pieces of inch thick
board that was nailed over a hole in
one Of the planks, of the Bergen
boulevard bridge. / wonder who will
be so hard up as to remove the wheel
barrowsfull of earth that were used
as a fill in the roadway.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
Home Humorist And
Patriot In Khaki
Has Honest Hammer
World Hates Haters

"All the world loves a lover" and
hates a hater, as witness the Ger
mans with their doctrines and poems
of hate. They will never regain the
respect of the world That is why
their empire will come to an end.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28

force, but with the lack or men. rail-
SADIE still needs the police help she
is not getting, and needs it badly.
George Frew resigned from his
lucretive position in New York last
week, preparatory to entering the
ordnance department of the United
States army. Well, George, here's
hoping you send all the shells straight
to the enemy's lines, and that each
one you handle will do the work you
are now enlisting to perform.
Helen and Jansen Anderson return
to-day from their two weeks stay at
Groton Long Point, Conn.,, where they
visited their aunt.
Nobody seems to have line on
Ray Dwiggins. The last word in
Palisade was that he was at New
port, R. l., taking a course in WIRE
less biography. .
The Palisade Home Defense Guard
will soon have new uniforms, and
general equipment.
Little Bill Lake is growing so
rapidly one can almost see him.
NO word from William Quigley for
some time. He is supposed to be at
Camp Ethan Allen.
Anytime you hear of Stacker rip
him up the back. They are not fit.
The Earnest Sibleys took another
auto fishing trip last Saturday. There
are lots of fish in New Jersey waters
if you know where to go and how
to catch them.
Amy single roof that will last
thirteen years will need renewing
right after that. We know.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28

Other things may be scarce. But
there are always enough sour grapes
to go around.
And what has become of the old
fashioned man who wouldn't think OF
going out unless he was wearing his
liver pad and his chest protector
There are lots of folks in this
world who imagine that all you have
to do to write poetry is to begin each
line with capital letter.
A man never discovers how igno-
rant he is until he tries to run the
house when his wife is sick.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28
A Lazarus in Abraham's Bosom

"A LdZdTuS Ill AUI dltoM Doooh
War is looked upon by some peo-
pie as a most desirable thing, because
it makes work" You will have a
great difficulty in combating this
idea in the mind of machinist who
finds steady employment n the manu-
facture of munitions and will be
thrown out of job when the war
ends. This state of mind is nurtured
by our present economical and social
system which is so arranged that
there must always be an outer fringe
of idle men and women. We have
come to look on the tramp as a neces-
sity and yet we mock and jeer at
him and treat him as pariah. Let
us hope the day will never come that
we awake and find this latter day
Lazarus in Abraham's bosom and
we set a part in condition in which
we have placed ourselves by our
neglect and Indifference.
Earsen /. Sopen.
West Palisade, N. j.,
July %, 1917.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28

vited, no admission will be charged.
The Donaldson family are now en-
joying life at their summer home at
Cedar Lake, N. j.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1917-07-28

insects demands so much care ana
cunning that imaginary fears of the
darkness are superseded by keen
desire to capture some rare specimen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-10
TEUTONS ARE
RAPIDLY
PUSHING
NORTHWARD
HAVE GAINED PASSAGE ACROSS
PUTNA AND NOW THREATEN
TO TAKE RANTZIN
(By Associated Press.

The Teutons are rapidly develop
ing an attack north of Fokshani.
They have already forced the pass
age of Putna across which the Rus
slams in southern Moldavia retreated
after losing the Fokshani bridge
head. The last accounts indicated
they were only five miles from Rant
Ein. the capture of which would Sc
riously interfere with the Russian
troop and supply movements. The
entente commentators attach a con-
siderable Importance TO the Russian
offensive in the Riga region at the
northern end of the Russian front.
The objective is believed to be the
capture of the German force at Mi
tau. 1t is claimed that Russian as
saults failed.