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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
HOW LONG IN UNIFORM?

The questions are often asked,
How long will the new American
army be kept intact?" "How long
will the young men who will go to
camp within the next few weeks be
required to remain in the service?"
These questions cannot now be
answered definitely Undoubtedly,
they will be required to wear the uni
form until this war is over, but no
BODY knows how much longer. There
are surface indications that the gov
ernment proposes to maintain it's big
army for several years. The author
tiles at Washington probably fear
that the conclusion of this present
war will not mean an immediate re-
turn to peacefulness throughout the
world. There will be rumblings of
this monster disturbance for many
years to come. 1t is scarcely to be
noped that the giant upheaval will
die down as suddenly as it came.
Long after the storm mas passed
there will be mountainous waves of
discontent and trouble sweeping to
and fro acros sthe face of the earth.
Very plainly the government of the
United States is looking beyond this
war and is preparing to defend her
self from other enemies that may
arise. America and Japan are none
TOO friendly, despite the fervid pro-
testations of friendship uttered by
the representatives of the two coun-
tries-and America does not pro-
pose that Japan shall catch her nap
ping.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
OUR NATIONAL ARMY

Well, the troops are moving! Up
and down the United States, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Ca
madam border to the Rio Grande,
these lads of ours are waiting for the
word.
The first vanguards of the great
New Army-our armed answer to
Germany-are ready to board their
troop trains and nie them to the can
tonments where they will be made
over into first class fighting men.
So it's goodbye to home ties; fare
well to mother and family and
sweetheart. Our draft army becomes
an actual, tangible fact with the call
ing of the first quotas to their train
ing camps. Who knows what lies be-
fore it? Long months of hard prep
aration, certainly. Service abroad,
there can scarcely be doubt. Casual
ties, too, which the nation must learn
to fact. And, finally-accomplis
ment! The boys who are being called
to the colors will be the Army of
Democracy. They go to make the
world free.
Up and down the land the great
cantonments which will be their
schools are being made ready for
them. For many weeks armies of
workmen have toiled as arduously
levelling fields, building roads, erect
ing shelters, as troops will toll in
the months to come perfecting them
selves in the duties of soldiers.
And now the moment has drawn
near to say good-by and God-speed,
the Nation stands as a man, to do
them honor. For these boys bear
with them all our affection, all our
hopes. They are the Spirit of Amer
lea.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
DO AND THINK

If you wish to be or do anything
great in this world you will find ev-
cry hour and every day an opportun
ity in some way. If nothing else the
lull in routine is opportunity to stu
dy up for future reference and use.
If your mind is full of plans and
ideas for carrying them out you can
make almost any situation or circum-
stance work in to help you.
Itiis not so much how you go at a
thing as to get at it.
Begin by doing something. Do and
think at the same time. That think
will help in the next do, and by al
ways doing what you how to do, first
you will find the next step easier.
1t is not the takers and the, argu.
ers who accomplish the most in this
world.
Try some plan while the next one
is talking about it, and you will b.
surprised at how easy it is to keel
in the front row of the procession.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
CAMP MUSIC

What sort of music our boys in
khaki like and what kind of artists
they prefer to play and sing for them
are matters that require careful OBJ
servation on the part Of those intrust-
ed by the War Department with the
direction of amusement features in
the training camps. There is no lack
of material for the camp concerts.
The entire rank and file of the stage
and concert hall is at the disposal of
Uncle Sans recruits, thanks to the
unselfish patriotism of the iniivid-
ual artists. There will be such an
abundance of material voluntarily Of
fered that the National Committee
on Army and Navy Camp Music will
have to exercise fine discrimination
in its choice.
,, Experience has already taught that
the boys in camp will not take kindly
to the war song of the "wave-the-
flag, "do-or-die" variety. They dis
like heroics of any sort aod are dis
inclined to listen to, much less to
sing, lyrics that deal with this war at
all. What they prefer-and what the
British Tommy" has preferred-is
a song, sentimental without mawkish-
ness, that is remote from tae war as
possible. National anthems and flag
songs-except on sacred occasions
frankly bore the boy in khaki.
On the other hand, the idea of up
lifting" him with the highly "ciassi-
cal' forms of instrumental and vocal
musics has likewise proved mistaken
The boys in camp represent rather
the average musical taste, which, as
everybody knows, tends toward the
popular brands of music. Apt to be
aloof from the "highbrow" at any
time, they are even less inclined to
welcome it after a day of strenuous,
intensive training.
The intent of camp concerts is to
amuse the American fighting man. 1t
would be mistaken kindness on the
part of those who plan the concerts
or those who take part in them to
use tnis opportunity to Improve" his
musical tastes.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
CHICAGO SETS THE FASHIONS

CHICAGO SETS THE FASHIONS
Since poor Paris no longer can set
the feminine fashions for women in
the United States, Chicago boldly as
serts the leadership lost by the war
distracted French capital. To assert
claim is one thing, but to make it
good is vastly more different.
The modest, shrinking modistes of
the Windy City have named them
selves the Fashion Art League of
America. They are just now holding
an exposition of the designs with
which they propose to upholster the
womankind of our land. Descriptive
accounts of the garments evolved by
the Chicago fashion artists indicate
that they are just as bizarre as some
of the speculations and ideas in sci
ence and philosophy that emanate pc
riodically from the University of Chi
cago.
So that there may be enough cloth
u luc VI Tic SOlultl
in the trenches, women must be con-
tent with half the materials now used
in their gowns. Shorter coats and
narrower skirts and not patch
pocket may be tolerable, but such a
freak as a gown with one sleeve does
not conform to ordinary conceptions
of grace and harmony.
Men may welcome the "harem
skirt"-a flowing garment of Oriental
colors slit on both sides to reveal an
kle boomers of some prismatic hue.
But Chicago has gone even farther
than the "harem skirt, for designers
by the classic Lakeside have already
sent forth photographs of a dainty
damsel wearing the authentic breech-
es without any skirt. Now we shall
see whether or not Chicago is to be-
come the dictator of fashion for Am
erica. The test will be the general
adoption of the Byzantine harem
skirt and the fem nine breeches.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
WAR GARDENS WIN

In the general jubilation over our
bountiful grain prospects we have not
given our humble vegetables the at
tention they deserve. The report of
the department of agriculture show
ing the present condition of the lead
ing Vegetable crops is surprisingly
favorable.
Nearly everything in the list is bet
ter than the average of the last ten
years. AS compared with this stand
ard ten-year average, potatoes are
rated at 10S per cent, onions 104 per
cent, field peas 1913 per cent, toma-
toes 1o21s per cent, sugar beets 1O1
per cent. and sweet potatoes a frac-
ton less than that. Sweet corn, US
ually considered a vegetable, is not
mentioned separately, but presuma-
bly, ranks with plain corn at 1OOk
per cent. Not one important vege-
table mentioned in the department 5
general review falls under 100 except
field beans, which are 941a per cent.
of the average.
The fruit outlook is almost as uni
fUrmly good. 1t is pleasant to note
that the genial prune heads the list
with rating of 125 per cent, that
grapes are 6 per cent. better than the
average, apples per cent. better
pears, raspberries and blackberries
11s per cent. better and canteloupes
1 per cent. better. Peaches are only
2 per cent. under the average.
All these figures, it should be kept
in mind, indicate not the quantity OF
this years crop, but merely it's con-
dition the first of the present month
or at harvest if it was gathered pre-.
vioualy. In the case of all the vege-
tables the actual percentage of in.
crease is far greater than these per.
centages would imply, because sc
much larger acreage has been plant
ed this year.
Thanks to the efforts of the ma
tion's gardeners, professional ant
volunteer, vegetables particularly will
be plentiful next winter. The "wal
garden" has won.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
MORE PROMISSORY NOTES

The secretary of the navy announ-
ces his plans for "the biggest feet of
torpedo destroyers in the world"
The prodigality with which Mr.. DAN
iels issues promissory notes of this
kind is equalled only by the facility
with which he has hitherto departed
from programmes announced with
similar superlativeness, and by the
dilatoriness with which he proceeded
to the work of warship construction
which was authorized by the congress
which came to an end in March, 1915.
The battleships which that congress
voted were hardly tolbe, found, even
in the egg, when this war began for
us; and one of the first things which
the present years legislation pro-
duced was an appropriation of $115,-
100000 to speed up" the programme
of naval construction upon which Mr..
Daniels had lain down for two years.
That represents one item of money
cost thrust upon the country by the
Daniels method of managing the navy
department. How many others there
may be will probably not be known
until congress is called upon to ap-
propriate more money to pay the bill
Yet the proposal to set up a joint
committee of congress to scrutinize
the expenditures of the war is re-
garded by Mr.. Daniels as an attempt
to hamper the executive department
of the government-alrea ham,
pered and handicapped well-nigh be-
yond reparation by men of the Jo-
sephus Daniels type of mind.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
GO TO SCHOOL

Tuesday Bridgeton schools will open
for the session of 1917-1S and every
boy and girl of school age should be
found in school. Especially should
this be the case with those qualified
to enter high school. There should
be no slackers in this educational in
stitution.
The war is going to work wonder
full changes in our country. We are
sending to the battle front from the
flower of our youth young men just
ready to take their places on the ac-
tive theatre of life. How long before
they will return and how many of
them will return are questions no one
can answer, but that their places in
the business life of the land will
have to be taken by the younger boys
is certainty, and these younger
boys will need all the educational
training they can procure to fit them
for the tasks which await their en-
ergies. 1t is just as necessary that
we have competent brains to direct
our industrial, commercial and f.
nancial armies as that we have COM
petent soldiers and We cannot have
these unless our youths stay in school
and make use of every advantage
which the State has so generously
provided for them.
When the war is ended will come
the period of reconstruction This will
be a gigantic task. If the world strug-
gle has taught men lessons in meth
DDS of destruction which they never
dreamed of before, so will the task of
rehabilitation and trade extension
present problems which have hither-
to been unthought of. The past twen-
ty-five years have been a wonderful
period in the worlds history, but the
man who lives through the next
twenty-five years will witness Won
ders in every line of human endeavor,
which will be marvellous, even in COM
parison with the developments of to-
day.
The part of the United States in
these events will be very prominent
one In fact we will play the leading
role and to hold our own and win we
must have men of trained minds and
a high order of intelligence, attri-
butes which can best be- acquired in
our institutions of learning.
The youth, therefore, who absents
any flimsy pretext is robbing his
future, and the parents who keeps his
boy from school is stealing his birth
right.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
SHERIFF'S SALE SHERIFF'S SALE

By virtue of writ of fieri
facias to me directed, made by
the Court of Chancery of New
Jersey, wherein Moses 1. French
is complainant, and Alessan-
dro Rutigliano, ct. ais, are defend
ants, bearing date the 9th day of Aug
ust, 1917, I will expose to sale at
public vendue to the highest bidder
on
Saturday, September Is, 1917,
at O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day at the
BAKER HOUSE
in the Borough of Vineland, County
of Cumberland, and State of New Jer-
sey all that certain tract or parcel of
land and premises situate in the
Borough of Vineland, County of Cum
berland and State of New Jersey,
bounded and described as follows, to
wit:
BEGINNING at a stake on the
northerly side of Ounce Street at the
distance of two hundred feet east
wardly of the easterly side of Sew
enth Street, and thence extending
along the northerly side Of Ounce
Street south eighty-two degrees west
fifty feet; and thence extending at
right angles thereto between parallel
lines in length or depth northwardly
one hundred fifty feet. Comprising
Lot number II, Block 43, East Dis
trict of Vineland, N. J.
CHAS. V. MARSHALL,
Sheriff.
Edwin F. Miller,
Solicitor.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

By virtue of writ of. feri facias,
to me directed, issued outsof the Cum
berland Common Pleas Court, dated
July 20, 1917, will expose to sale at
public vendue on
Friday, September Z, 1917,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of said
day at the
COURT HOUSE BUILDING
in the City of Bridgeton, County Of
Cumberland and State of New Jersey,t
all that certain lot of marsh lying on
Newport Creek in Statnem's Neck in
the Township Of Greenwich, County
of Cumberland, New Jersey, bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake in the mouth
of an old ditch by the edge of New
port Creek and runs thence due South
hve perches and three-quarters to
stake for corner; thence by the edge
of an island of upland due West eight
perches; thence South thirteen de-
grees and forty-five minutes West six
and half percnes; thence South
elghty-six degrees West forty-one
perches to a stake for a corner;
thence N. fourteen degrees West thir-
teen perches to the aforesaid New
port Greek; thence up the same and
bounding thereon the several courses
thereof to the beginning corner.
Containing six acres more or less.
Situate in Stoe Greek Township.
Beginning at a stone corner Of
Henry Briant's land in the line of
William G. Reeves land; and runs
thence by said Reeves land North six
ty-five and three-quarters degrees
East fifty-five rods and four links to
stone corner Of land of heirs Of
George Citizens deceased thence
thereby South one-half degrees East
thlrty-slx rods and twenty-five links
10 stone a corner of Charles Win
rows land; thence thereby South ski
ty-nlne degrees and twenty-five min
utes West thirty-eight rods and twen-
ty links to corner in line of Hen
ry Briant's land; thence bounding
thereon North twenty-six degrees
thirty-five minutes West thirty-one
rods and nine links to the place Of
beginning.
Containing nine acres and 95 square
rods.
Seized as the property of E. Man
uel Pierce and Henry Winrow, defend
ants. taken in execution at the suit
OF Charles F. Clark, plaintiff, and to
be sold by
CHARLES V. MARSHALL,
Sheriff.
f. G. Hilliard,
Atty.
Dated Aug. IA, 1917.
Prs fees $20.06 S-14. 21. 2S; "a
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
SHERlFF'S SALE

By virtue of a writ of fieri facias to
me directed, issued out of the Court
of Common Pleas, bearing date July
IL, 1917, will expose to sale at pub
lie vendue. on
Friday, September IA, 1917,
at o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, at the
BAKER HOUSE
in the Borough Of Vineland, County of
Cumberland and State Of New Jersey,
all that certain piece of land situate
in Lands Township, Cumberland
County, New Jersey, bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING in the center of Main
Road 1882 rods NortheastwardIy of
the intersection of the centers of Main
and Walnut Roads; thence (1) along
the center of said Main Road North
% degrees Is minutes east by bear
ings taken in 1863 and parallel with
trolley tract rs rods; thence (2) south
Sc degrees and 10 minutes east 1856
rods; thence 60 south 23 degrees and
Is minutes west 19.45 rods: thence
(4) North IS degrees west 36 rods to
the place of beginning.
CONTAINING acres of land.
Seized as the property of Margaret
Williams, defendant, taken in execu-
ton at the suit of the Grolier Society.
corporation. plaintiff, and to be sold
by,
CHARLES V. MARSHALL,
Sheriff.
Alvord & Tusso,
Attys.
Dated Aug. 16, 1917.
De- foo. e10 m
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
MORE MONEY-BUT NO
ACCOUNTING

More money. Mr.. Hoover wants If.
The shipping board wants it. Secre-
tary Daniels wants it. Everybody. ap-
parently, wants it. If it grew on
trees, the administration spenders
could hardly be more prodigal in
their demand for it. What is it to be
used for In carrying on the war,
to be sure. But how? That is the
administrations business.
The situation is such that congress
slonal action to know something
about the disbursement of the huge
sums demanded will soon be abso-
lutely necessary. The people are dis.
posed to be generous in providing ev.
erythlng that is needful for war pur-
poses; but the people cannot be ex.
pected to continue to buy pigs in a
poke-which is exactly what they are
doing when money is voted so prodi.
gally and so blindly with scant infor.
nation of the uses to which it is tt
be put, and none at all of the man
ner in which those uses are being ap.
piled.
If the food administration woult
order some toothpickless days
would save lumber for shipbuilding
Also, it would conserve some peo
pies manners to a considerable de
gree; chewing tootnpicks in public i.
In extravaganza these days.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate of Arnold G. Hoffman, deceas

Estate of Arnold G. Hoffman, deceased
pursuant to the order of Frank F.
wallace, Surrogate of the County OF
Cumberland, made on the twenty
sixth day of July, 1917, on application
OF the undersigned executor of said
deceased, notice is hereby given to
the creditors of the decedent to bring
IN to the subscriber their debts, de-
mands and claims against the estate
OF said deceased, under oath, within
nine months from the date o. :,
order, or they will be forever barred
from prosecuting or recovering the
same against the subscriber.
Dated July 26th, 1917.
WILLIAM A. LOGUE, Execu-
tor Of the Estate of Arnoio
G. Hoffman,, Decd.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

The oyster is to cost more, too. 1t
has taken the oyster little longer to
wane up than some of the other fish,
but no doubt it will show how to
make up for lost time.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

Postmaster, attention! No news
paper containing a booze advertise
ment can lawfully be mailed to the
soldiers camp in Admission, or else
where in Alabama.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

Every time that contemplate little
army" On the western front really
starts forward the Germans show
their contempt by moving backward
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

The news from Washington is that
everybody is alarmed. about Russia
also that nobody is alarmed about
Russia. This seems to be where the
censor gets mixed again.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

If the government back a loan of
two hundred and fifty millions to Car
rama, is it sure it will get two hun
dred and fifty millions worth of af-
lection in return?
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

The Kaiser's famous goose step
seems to worw just as well on the
retreat as on the advance, and more
frequently.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

With pork at fifty cents pound
even Congress may not be able to af-
ford so much of it in the future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-06
OF
FAIR BOARD
DIRECTORS
Township Heads 10 Select Board Members
for County Fair; Cooper Talks Of
Bond Proposition

a meeting Of the township fair
board directors has been called for
next Saturday at which time five di-
rectors for the county fair board viii
be chosen These men win have
charge OF the county fair work for
the next year
Boards for every precinct I'm the
county have been elected or appoint
ed and these men are especially re-
quested to be present at the meeting
Saturday as some Of the most impor.
tant matters that have ever come up
in Grady county win be considered
at that time was the way In which
Mr.. Cooper put the proposition
1t is probable that county fair
will not be held here next fan unless
some action IS taken to provide
suitable place for holding the same
and at this meeting Mr.. Cooper said
the proposition Of cooperating with
Chickasha for the purpose Of build
ing a fair grounds win be discussed
I'VE circulated a petition signed by
most Of the business men OF this city
asking the mayor to call q special
election so that the people might vote
on the proposition of whether or not
a fair ground and park should be
built by the city, If this fair ground
is to do us any good next year work
must be begun on it before July. To
make this possible an election win
have to be called by the last week Of
January at the latest for it viii take
sixty days to get the bonds sold and
approved, and allowing time for the
delays that will be made
this will only leave time for building
the grounds Then these grounds
should have some time to settle.
if we are to have fair
ground the election must be called
by the above named time. Unless
lair grounds are provided there may
be no fair here next year" Mr.. Coop
sr said
The proposition as to whether there
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-06

enjoyed an hour and half Of good
eating and speeches by some Of the
boys Of the 73rd know when you
read the menu you win wish you had
been here today.
The Thanksgiving Dinner Menu.
Celery and Olives
Fruit Salad
Cream Tomato Soup and Crackers
Roast Turkey
Oyster Dressing French Peas
Caadied Sweet Potatoes and Gran
berry Sauce
Lettuce and Asparagus
Pumpkin Pie, Cake and Ice Cream
Candy and Nuts
Cigars and Cigarettes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-06
WILLIS ELLEDCE
HAS SOME FEED
ON THANKSGIVING

Willis Elledge, one of the Chicka-
sha boys who is serving with the col
ors at Kelley Field near San Antonio,
writes a very interesting letter to the
force Of the First National bank. The
letter is as follows
set my pen in motion this beau
tiiuf day Of Thanksgiving to tell you
! had some dinner to be thankful for.
Il was fit for king and everybody
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-06
n WaenIt Hie EailIt
~ W .-.Ll = = = y :.

One youngster in school had dclv-
cred a severe kick 10 the stomach to
another lad. When taken 10 task as
to why he had struck his playmate
there, he said Il didn't mean to hit
him there, but he turned around just
in time"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-06

A great artist was once describing
the decadenec which in so many eases
seemed to unfold the middle period Of
life. yes" he said, 'old men dream
dreams, and young men see Visions
but mlddle-aged men only dine"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-06
Poison ivy HELPS. Too.

The vacationist who collides with Il
hornets nest is bound to have a swell
time.-Boston Transcript
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-06

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