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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
Monday, April 18th, 1917,

between the hours of twelve and five O'Clock,
p. M, towit, at one O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the Sheriff's office, in Cape May
Court House, Cape May County, New Jersey:
Allthose certain lots, tracts or parcels OF land
and premises, situate, lying and being in the
City of Wildwood, formerly borough of Holly
Beach City in the county OF Cape May and
State OF New Jersey, bounded and described
as follows, to wit:
Tract No. 1. Beginning at a point on the
northeasterly side of Baker avenue at the dis
tance OF two hundred and ninety (290) feet
northwestwardly from the point of intersec-
ton OF the ~northwesterly side of Atlantic ave-
nue. with the northeasterly ST ie OF said Baker
avenue, and extending thence northwest
wardly along the nOrtheasterly side of said
Baker avenue a distance of forty (40) feet; and
at right angles thereto, to said Baker avenue,
between parallel lines in length or depth
enthusiastically with a width OF forty feet)
q distance of one hundred Q00) feet. Contain
ing four thousand $4,000 square feet OF land
strict measure.
Comprising lot number eight ~ OF block
number one hundred and three 103) of the
plan OF lots of'Holly Beach City.
Tract No. 2. Beginning at a point on the
northeasterly side of Baker avenue at the dis
lance of ninety (90) feet northwestwardly
from the northwesterly side of Atlantic ave.
nue. and thence running along the said north
easterly side OF said Baker avenue North thir-
ty-eight degrees West forty feet; thence at
right angles thereto, to said Baker avenue,
between parallel lines, with a width of forty
feet in length or depth northeastwardly the
distance OF one hundred 400 feet.
Com prising lot number thirteen Q3) of block
number one hundred and three dob of the
ROBERT s. MILLER, Sheriff.
Dated March 81, 1917.
John Bright, Sorr. 3-~23,4tpfsl2.6 go.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
The Baffled
Detective
Freak of Fortune Brought
Success In Face of Defeat
By WILKINS MAGOWN

Returning to my car as the train
started, Ianoticed that I had neighbors
across the aisle, apparently a well
dressed, gray haired and bearded man,
his wife and their daughter, the latter
SO lovely that l stared at her until my
persistency provoked a keen, fierce
glance from her father, w~hereupon l
withdrew my gaze, and be resumed his
newspaper. Immediately the girl across
the aisle glanced around, and | inter-
cepted a flash from a pair of dark eyes
instinct with what seemed like fear or
entreaty.
But not even the beauty of my fair
vis-a-vis could successfully divert my
mind from the painful theme upon
which it was dwelling with a con-
s~ciousness of humiliating failure.
The cashier and confidential man of
a large business house had absconded
with half a million dollars In cash and
negotiable securities, and simultane-
ously the only daughter Gf the firms
senior member had eloped with a
worthless sutton.
MY firm was not professionally inter-
ested In this branch of the case. We
were to trace the absconding cashier.
described as twenty-seven years of age.
tall, slender and dudish, heavy black
mustache, smooth shaven cheeks, while
certain memoranda evidently forgotten
and discovered in a secret compart-
ment of his desk seemed to render b
task of o%vertaking him a matter OF lit
tie time and ordinary skill.
My assignment on the case was a
high compliment, and 1 had been san
guine of success. But most of the
clews l followed ended In a pocket"
my carefully formulated theories and
hypothesis proved fruitless, and while
debating as to what I should do next
I received a peremptory telegram d.
recting my immediate return to head
quarters.
While Eliminating thus I fell to
drumming with my fingers on the arm
of the seat. Instantly the girl across
the aisle looked up, darting a keen, In
curing glance at me. Her lips moved
as though repeating some formula, and
as I kept on drumming her excitement
visibly increased. Just then her IA
Their, looking up from his paper, frown-
ed at her and, glancing over at me,
tapped his forehead, waving his other
hand toward the girl.
For awhile l kept up my drumming,
and. while the girl did not appear, 10
notice ME II could sse that she was
listening intently her lips moved, and
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13

bis sister tried to drag the girl away l
caught her arm, jerked her around,
and In a moment she and Miss Osgood
were prisoners.
After the first gasp of establishment
and fury Saunders fought like a de-
mon. He plunged n hand in his
pocket and shot 1t out toward Miss Os-
good, who was close beside him, but l
struck his elbow, sending the object
flying, then, springing past him, Sc
cured II. 1t looked like a fountain pen.
but proved to be a hollow tube with a
sharp metallic tip and elled with poi
son. One prick of that tiny weapon OF
the girls flesh and she would have
been dead past all help. Handouts
were finally snapped on Saunders
wrists, and we were all marched off to
a vehicle in waiting.
Committing Miss Osgood to the care
of the prison matron, who took her to
her own comfortable home, we kept
telegraph and long distance telephones
hot for awhile. l was the hero of the
occasion, receiving eulogiums from my
chiefs and from Mr.. Osgood. all of
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
Figs For MeIanchoIia.

DR.. William Bulleyn, of the same
family as the unfortunate Anne Boleyn,
was a contemporary of Sidney, Ra-
leigh, Drake, Hawkins, Grenyille and
Spenser. The leading physician of his
day, he took great interest in vegetable
remedies. and his Book of Simples"
was an honored authority for genera
lions. He recommends the free use of
sage tea and of figs, saying: "Ffgges
be good against melancholy and the
falling evil epilepsy to be eaten.
Figges, nuts and herbe grasse do make
a sufficient medicine against poison or
the pestilence. Figges make a good
g%argarism to cleanse the throat" the
doctor concludes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
Tuesday, April 18th, 1917,

between the hours OF six O'Clock a. m. and
seven o'clock p. M, at which time the legal
voters OF said borough may vote for or against
an act OF the legislature OF New Jersey, en-
titled IAN act relating to and providing for
the government of cities of this State contain
inhabitants," approved March twenty-irst,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nlne,
(P. l.. 1899, p. 96; Comp. State, p. 1885,, and
also to vote for the officers required to be
chosen under said act.
For the entire municipality there will be
elected one Mayor, one Clerk. one Collector OF
Taxes and one Councilman at-Large.
In the First Ward there will be elected three
Councilmen, one Chosen Freebooter and one
Assessor.
In the Second Ward there will be elected
three Councilmen, one Chosen Freebooter
and one Assessor.
The First Ward Is composed of all that por-
ton OF the borough north OF the centre OF
Eleventh street, extending from Atlantic
Ocean to Beach Greek: and the Second Ward
is com posed OF all that portion OF the borough
south OF the said centre line OF Eleventh st.
TIL polling place tor The First Ward is the
borough hall at the corner OF Third street and
Central avenues; and the polling place for the
house at the corner of Eighteenth street and
and New Jersey avenue.
The Boards OF Registry and Election will sit
at their respective polling places on
Tuesday, April 10Th, 1917,
between one and seven o'clock in the after.
noon to revise and correct the registers of
voters Tor such election districts.
Dated April 18th, 1917.
GEORGE A. REDDING,
Borough Clerk,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13

her expression varied from M of hope
to the deepest depression.
BY and by the cars stopped again,
and my attention was attracted to a
boy on the platform jerking a rosined
string through a drum shaped piece OF
cardboard-a sample of the basketful
he carried and which he was demon
~strating with a zeal and volume OF
d%iscordant sounds that rivaled pande-
monium. Instantly the girl across the
aisle-that was the side nearest the
station platform-became violently ex-
cited. The blood rushed to her cheeks
and tears to her eyes. Touching her
fathers arm. she exclaimed eagerly:
Papa, papa, buy me n of those
pretty, noisy playthings
mo; that thing is only for boys and
children"
"Oh, please, please, papa!" she per-
sisted, clasping her hands. Il must
have it! I want to see If it will sing
for me. Quick, quick, before he is
goneT"
Anything to please a fool! he NUT
tered. Opening the window, be babe
the boy outside toss up one of his in
fernal machines, snatched it from him.
threw out a quarter and shut the win
dow.
'Therer' He tossed it in the girls
lap. "See how long that will amuse
you" AS he resumed his paper /
watched the girl across the aisle with
a new interest, coupled with growing
mystification.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
Just Punishment.

Mrs. Justwed-We hadn't been mar
ried a week when he hit me with a
piece of sponge cake.
The Judge-Disorderly conduct. Five
shillings and costs.
Mrs. Justwed-And I'd made the
cake with my own hands.
The Judge-Assault with a deadly
weapon. One year.-Pall Mall Gazette.
In Finland bread is frequently made
from pine bark and moss.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13

FOUGHT LIKE A DEMON.
whom reque ted me to await their ar
rival. That evening l heard Miss o.
goods story.
Saunders was my fathers confiden-
tial man. size said, land a secret suit
or for my land. l disliked and dis
trusted him. The day of the robbery
he seized me ON a by street, put me In a
carriage and kept me somewhere, right
in the city, for several days. l over
heard him when he thought 1 slept tell
ing that he had written father that /
had eloped with a man l had long be-
fore dismissed. Finally we left Cincin-
natl, and he has passed me off as his
crazy daughter and declared that when
safe from pursuit he would force me
to marry him to prevent father from
prosecuting him."
"Tell no more if it pains you!" l
urged as her lips quivered and her eyes
filed with tears.
1t relieves me- she replied. You
were the first friend l found, and by
that time | was nearly in despair. But
from the moment l looked into your
face / felt that l could trust you. /
had studied telegraphy as a pastime,
SO, of course, 1 recognized your tap
pings Immediately. How l thanked
heaven for that knowledge"
"And l thank heaven that l took up
the study when a lad, intending at that
time to fit myself for an expert telegra-
pher," l answered feryently. when 1
am thinking deeply | fall ~instinctively
into the habit of keeping tally, as it
were, with my fingers. But why did
you not try to open communication
with me in the same way?'
81 was afraid to risk it for fear Saun-
ders would notice me and suspect what
I was doing"
"What would he have done in that
caseY" l asked.
Nothing that any II would be like
ly to notice. He would simply have
pressed a tiny needle point into my
arm, and I should have fallen back
me beforehand, the only verdict would
be heart disease. But when / caught
sight of hat boy with his wares / be-
lieved I could find the way, while in
ducing Saunders to believe that / vas
temporarily demented-as he evidently
did-to catch and fix your attention
until you discovered what l was really
about"
you certainly kept me guessing a
good while" | said, smiling.
"But it took you so long to guess
right!' she rejoined, with a sigh. But.
really, the greatest risk was when you
began to reply" said Miss Osgood aft
er a pause. Il feared that one of us
might make some unlucky slip or ges-
ture that would betray us and ruin
ALL"
1 stayed with Miss Osgood as late as
her hostess would permit ere 1 babe
her good night. When the various in
terested parties arrived the following
day l was lauded to the skies. Mr..
Osgood declared l had made him my
debtor for life. Morning brought the
news that the prisoners had made a
simultaneous and almost successful at
tempt at suicide, but they were dis
covered in time and subsequently tried,
convicted and sent to long terms of inn
prisonment.
When l babe Miss Osgood farewell
two days later as she left Rochester
with her father her sweet eyes con-
6rmed his cordial invitation that |
should be his guest at the first oppor-
tunity, and my chief very kindly made
that oppOrtunity an early one,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
CAPE MAY
COUNTY DIRECTORY

Justice of Supreme Court-Charles
G. Black, Democrat. Term expires
1921
Circuit Judge-Howard Carlow, d.
1920.
Law JuLge-Henry H. Eldredge, D..
1915.
Prosecutor of P~leas-James r. Car
row, d.
Sherif-Robert 8. Miller, R. 1918.
Commensurate Lake, Ocean City,
1915; b. G. Ingersoll, Wildwood, 1917;
DIR. Wilson A. Lake, Erma, 1918.
County Clerk-A. Carlton Hildreth,
Republican, January, 1920.
Surrogate-Edward L. Rice, D., No
vember, 1917.
State Senator-LewisT T. Stevens, r.,
1919.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS E.Stille, R.
County Superintendent of Schools
Aaron w Hand, r., October, 1920.
Terms of Court-Second Tuesday in
April, September and December.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
Statement of Ownership

Statement OF the ownership and manage
ment OF the Five Mile Beach Journal, pub
lished weekly at Wildwood, N. j., required
by the act of August "a, 1912. Editor and own
er, Jed Dubois, Wildwood, N. j. Mortgage,
none.
(Signed) JED DUBOIS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this I'D
day OF March, 1917.
William II. Bright,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
Sheriff'S Sale

By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, for sale
of Mortgaged Premises, to me directed, issued
out of the Court OF Chancery of New Jersey,
on the 10th day OF March, A. ID. 1917, In a
certain cause wherein Mortgage Guaranty
COMPANY. is complainant, and Mera EIIwood
Wallace, ct vir, ct al. are DEFENDANTS, l shall
ax pOaa m sale at p1h1ia Uapd1a on
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that a special cleo
ton will be held in the borough of North Wild
wood, in the County OF Cape May, and the
State of New Jersey, on
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-13

Board of Chosen FreehOlders
Terms expire January LIST
Director-Henry 8. Rutherford.
Vice Director-Gus Hilton.
CIerk-Frank w. .IFowkes, Sea Isle
City.
Collector-Joseph ]. Soul, Ocean City
Solicitor-Joseph Douglass, Cape May
Court House.
Road Supervisor-Daniel Schellen-
ger, Erma.
Sea Isle City-Theodor E. DeBow,
1920; James F. Eustace, 1917.
Upper Township-Hope w. Candy,
Tuckahoe, 1915.
Wildwood-Charles w. Saul, 1918;
Augustus Hilton, 1918.
Cape May City-John T. Bennett,
1915; Henry s. Rutherford, 1918.
Dennis Township-Levi Wentzell,
Dennisville, 1915.
Lower Township-Joseph P. Mac
Kissic, Wildwood Crest, 1918.
Middle Township-St ell 81.
Townsend, Cape May Court House,
1920.
Ocean City-John P.Fox, 1919; John
e. Townsend, 1919.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-14
Don't Let Busy
Ones OYOur Bit

A visit to work-room of the Red Cross
in the city building day in and day out
will show pretty much the same limited
number of faces at work. Probable the
same thing occurs among the men of the
community interested in the same work.
II won't do. It isn't fair. There is
much to do, and all should shoulder the
burden. Your neighbours boy is going
TO the front that you may live in security
an dcomfort. Men and women of think
ing age should get this through their
skulls if it is necessary to get drill.
Maybe when the next contingent OF
Mercer county boys-seventy-eight in
all-leave here next Wednesday for
Camp Sherman you will set up and take
notice. The first ten got of town with
out much fuss-in fact the little atten-
ton paid to their departure should make
us drop our heads if any have courage
enough to speak of the matter.
But we are getting away from our base.
Too many women folk are letting too
few do the work at the city hall. There
is hundred of dollars worth of raw ma
terial stored there to be fashioned into
hospital needs of all kinds. Don't be
afraid to mingle with your sisters of the
needle-they won't bite you. Go up
and see what they are doing and enlarge
your vision. Do it TO-DAY.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-14
RELIEF SOUGHT
FOR WAR VETERAN

Harry Fisher, former employe of the
Celina furniture factory, but at present
i'll and unable to work, may profit by a
bill introduced in Congress this week by
Congressman B. F. Welty. A pension
for Mr.. Fisher, who is Spanish-Ameri-
can war veteran, is asked.
The circumstances surrounding his
case are rather unfortunate, not only
as to the loss of his health in the service
but his inability to furnish proof from
records that would prove his contentious
and make it easy to secure relief. He
enlisted in the U. S. army at the open
ing of the war with Spain. While in the
service he sustained sunstroke and was
placed in hospital. Since the war the
hospital records have been lost. His
Captain died in the PHILIPPINE Islands
several years ago. These incidents have
made it somewhat difficult for Mr. Fisher
to establish his claims.
Attorney John G. Romer received
word Wednesday morning from Con-
gressman Welty announcing that the
bill had been introduced in Congress and
would be pushed without unnecessary
delay. Mr.. Welty is himself Spanish
American War veteran and can be relied
upon to do all in his power to secure the
relief Mr.. Fisher is so much in need OF.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-14
Weekly Review of the War

Following retreat from Riga, the big
port on the Baltic sea, which fell into
German hands last week, the Rus
SLAMS are preparing new line In LII
vona. Judging from German state
ments, the Russian line now exten1s
from west Of KOkenhozen on the
Dvina river, about twelve miles east
OF Friederickstadt and approximately
fifty-five miles southeast OF Riga,
northwest through the town OF Bend
ing, twelve miles west of Venden and
on to the coast of the Gulf OF Riga.
Thus the front on the west OF Dvina
river, instead of curving sharply to
the west just beyond Jacobstadt, as 1t
did to take in the Riga district, now
leaves the Dvina there and continues
ON in almost a straight line to the
coast.
On both the German and Russian
Iides the opinion seems to prevail
that the new German invasion OF Rus
sia will not proceed much further this
fall. The approach OF the wet and
cold seasons initiates against a real
push toward Petrograd at present. II
is said, even if Hindonburg had the
men to spare for the difficult task.
Petrograd is more than 300 miles east
Of Riga.
On the Austro-Italian front, General
Cadorna seems to be meeting with re-
sistance even more desperate than be-
fore in his drive toward Triest An
Austrian report claimed a decided re-
verse for the Italians in their effort
to hold the ground won in the Carso
region, where Austria's best troops
are massed for the protection Of her
great seaport. The driving of the Ital-
ians from the vicinity of Monte San
Gabrielle, northeast Of Gof1zia, also Is
claimed.
The tone Of the recent Italian state
ments has been confident, especially
as regards the fighting in the San Ga
briele region, where an Italian victory
virtually was predicted. 1t is conced-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-14

ed, however, that the italian troops
are engaged in an extraordinarily Sc
we're struggle with tremendous obsta'
cles to overcome before any success
they win can be said to have become
decisive.
On the Franco-Belgian front, Yer
dun seems again to be developing into
the chief center of interest. Berlin.
at least, indicates serious effort by
the French to renew their successes
in this battle-scarred area. The
French launched an attack on wide
front east of the Meuse, taking posi-
tions and about 500 prisoners. ThA
Germans delivered heavy counter at
tacks.
In other war theaters artillery en-.
gagements featured the week.
In a dispatch dated Sept. 10 Petro-
grad announced that the Russians on
the northern front are now offering
strong resistance to the Germans. At
q point thirty-two miles northeast OF
Riga the death battalion" defeated
and forced back advanced German
contingents.
Berlin reported the repulse Of Rus
so-Roumanian attacks in Trotus and
Oituz valleys in Roumania-
American navy department an
nounced on Sept. II that in an attack
launched by six German submarines,
two Of a group Of American vessels.
under convoy, were destroyed, and
one Of the submarines was probably
sunk off the coast Of France.
German aviators continue their
shelling Of allied hospitals behind tee
lines They carried out their latest
raid in the region of Dunkirk, where
bombs, which fell on a hospital.
wounded five women.
Petrograd announced Sept. 12 that
the forces of General Korniloff, who
is seeking to overthrow the Russian
provisional government, were out.
maneuvered by loyal troops and their
advance on the capital checked.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-14

The women of Ohio are busy, body
and soul, with food conservation, Red
Cross and other patriotic activities. They
are working shoulder to shoulder with
the men of the state, and helping in
every way possible at this critical time.
Are you going to stand by them in the
suffrage referendum this November?
You will remember that the Reynolds
bill for Presidential suffrage passed the
state legislature and became law before
the war broke out. .r The issue was con-
sidered closed. War then came upon
us. Men and women alike became vi
tally absorbed in urgent patriotic duties
Now, at this most inopportune time, the
opponents of suffrage-of whom the
most active are the liquor interests
seek to deprive women of the franchise
by forcing upon you the referendum.
Wal you, the voters of Ohio, be deceived
when you come to the polls this fall?
You understand, of course, that wo-
man suffrage in Ohio is in no way con-
nected with, nor sympathetic towards,
the small band of insane extremists in
Washington. You have doubtless read
the loyal letter of Mrs. Harriet Taylor,
President of the State Suffrage Associa-
tion, to President Wilson. In this letter
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-14
BIG AUGLAIzE
COUNTY FAIR

The next big event in this locality will
be the Auglaize county fair, which will
be held next week, September Is, 19, 20
and FL. The Auglaize county fair is con-
sidered one of the big fairs in the State,
the next best thing to the State fair, and
this year gives promise of surprising all
previous fairs. Their entries in all de-
partments are bigger than ever, and
their exposition will be full of interest.
Every foot of available space has been
contracted for, and their entries in the
speed program will be the greatest ever.
Nearly all the horses now racing at
Bellefontaine and Sidney will be ship
ped to Wapakoneta at the close of the
fair this year at the above places. Many
entries were received from Lebanon,
Bowling Green and Paulding, who will
ship their horses there to contest for the
big purses that are offered at the fair in
Wapakoneta next week. Bring your
families to the big Auglaize county fair,
and have them spend a pleasant and
profitable time viewing the many new
and instructive exhibitions. The man
agement has planned one of the greatest
and most interesting aud entertaining
fairs ever held. The program includes
all the latest novelties and attractions.