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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
REED is SENTENCED
Bigamist Gets Two Years and 81,
Months in Sing Sing.

Bigamist Gets Two Years and Six
Months in Sing Sing.
Bv Specins Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, June 26-Reuben
Reed, a ship caulker of Tottenville,
convicted of charge of bigamy in the
supreme court at Borough hall, St.
George, last week, was yesterday SEN
fenced by Justice Kelby to not more
than four years and six months nor
less than two years and six months
In Sing Sing.
Both wife number two and wife
number three were in court when the
sentence was pronounced. Mrs. Elsie
Reed, number two, Of Plainfleld
whom he married shortly after his
first wife died, prosecuted the case
while wife number three with whom
he resided here for several months
before his arrest in the early part of
May, stuck to him until the end. He
had nothing to say when sentence was
pronounced. Justice Kelby sentenced
several other prisoners at the same
time,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
TOTTENvILLE

Misses Elizabeth Glavin, Helen
Brennan and Winifred Burke, Of Tot
tenville, were among the graduates at
the Grace Institute in Manhattan to
receive diplomas yesterday.
Private Willard Boyd stationed at
Fort Jay, Governors Island, was
home last night for visit with his
parents.
Everett LaForge, Of Amboy road,
has enlisted In the Marine Corps and
will be called to service July /.
George Eggert, nine years old, Of
Butler avenue, who fractured his
right arm ten days ago, was yester-
day taken by DR.. Fred Schwerd to
the Staten Island hospital for an
X-ray of the fracture.
Rev. Allie Garrison, returned
missionary. spoke at the meeting of
st. Paul's Foreign Missionary Society
held in the lecture room Of the
church yesterday afternoon.
The South Baptist church choir
have arranged for chowder sale to
be held at the church Friday noon.
A delegation of members of Hugue-
not Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star. visited Rebecca Chapter, Of Sta
pleton, last night at the closing meet
ing Of the chapter.
Six alien German women were reg
istered yesterday at the station house.
There were two more aff1davits taken.
This makes sixty-f1v registered and
seventy-two affldavits taken so far.
Today is the last day to register.
The ChautauQua opens tomorrow
with an attractive program for after
noon and evening. This will be
known as Liberty Day.
Washington Council, Daughters of
Liberty, met last night at K. of P.
hall.
There will be meeting and prac-
tice Of the Police Reserve Fife and
Drum Corps tomorrow night at K. of
P. hall to get ready for the Fourth Of
July celebration.
Alexander Campbell, of 129 Joline
avenue, is rapidly recovering at the
St. Vincent Hospital under the care
of DIR. Mcdonald Pepps
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
Mrs. FeICkert Sends Answer
TO Baird on Woman Suffrage

In statement sent out today the
president of the New Jersey Woman
Suffrage Asso citation. Mrs. E. T. Feio-
kert, says IF Senator Baird really
meant what he said when he wrote
Us on March II, The thought with
me lie whether q majority of women
desire the ballot he will certainly
vote in favor of the Federal Womah
Suffrage Amendment when 1t comes
before the senate tomorrow because
we have demonstrated to him beyond
question that the women Of New Jef9
sey do want the vote. He has 70.
ceived resolutions and petitions from
many women's organizations, among
the more important being the New
Jersey Federation of Women's Club6t
the New Jersey Federation Of Colored
Women's Clubs, the Women's Chris.
tian Temperance Union, the organized
working women Of the state, and the
200 county and local branches of the
New Jersey Woman Suffrage AasociAs
ton. These organizations represent
a membership of over $1,000 women
the women whose interest in civto
and industrial Improvement and n
the betterment Of homes and childred
has lead them to organize for the pus-
pose Of more effectively accomplish
ing their purpose. The women WHO
work for their state and country ar4
the women who should be considered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
DRAFT BOARD IS MAILING
QUEST|ONNAIRES TO BOYS
Ten Men Leave Tomorrow for Camp
WadSwOrth from Local Board
No. 1S9.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, June 26:-With
the sending out of the first question
naires yesterday, Chairman Augustus
G. Marscher of Local Draft Board
No. 189 and his assistants haYe a busy
week before them.
Besides sending out the question
naires, ten young men will be sent off
tomorrow to Camp Wadsworth, Spar
tansburg, South Carolina and prepar-
ations will be made to put into execu-
ton Provost Marshal General Crow
der's work or fight order which will
go into effect Monday.
The first of the questionnaires sent
out yesterday by the local board to
those who registered on June are
being followed today and tomorrow
by the same number each day.
Those who receive them will be CIV
en- the usual seven days in which to
make them out and file them with
the local board
For the accommodation Of those
residing here Mr.. Marscher has ar
ranged with Charles N. Lehman for
the use Of his office at the drug store
as a place to fill them out and for le
gal advice on the QUESTIONABLE. All
others must appear at the local board
headquarters at the Great Kills
school.
The ten young men to go to Camp
Wadsworth tomorrow morning will
report to the local board today for
final instructions for the trip. There
are two from Tottenville, Thomas
Meyers and Alfred Bruckman. The
others are Edward Coronnice of
Stapleton, Lawrence Engelhardt OF
New Dorp, Charles Munzner and
John Shiek Of Rosebank, Thomas
Fahey OF Dorgan Hills, William AIR
ents and Salvatore Canheca Of Man.
haitian, and William Saake of Water
bury, Conn. formerly of Huguenot
Park. The ahernates are Christian
Hansen of Pleasant Plains, Pierre Re-
nard of New Dorp and John Kelly Of
Greenridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
SCOW CAPTAIN STABBED
Assailant Captured After Garbags
Plant Alteration.
By Specfd1 Correspondeut,

Assailant Captured After Garbage
Plant Alteration.
By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, June 26-Aa the
| result Of an alteration on a scow ct
the garbage plant at Lake Island at
$3.50 o'clock last night. Rocco Tacu-
cha thirty-nine years old. captain of
the scow, IL in St. Vincent's hospital
In critical condition with two stab
wounds In the left side mnde with
some sharp instrument and Cosimo
Cooco, captain Of another scow, IL
being held by the police on a charge
Cooco escaped after the stabbing
and after a hunt Of three hours was
captured by Detectives Ihnken and
Graham of the Ninth Branch Bureau,
and Patrolman Noonan Of the 60th
precinct station. Tottenville, at $3.50
o'clock this morning.
He was hiding in the bushes along
Arthur XIII road. near Washington
avenue. qreenridge. He gives his ad-
dress as 448 East 118th street, Man.
haitian. He was locked up in tho Sta.
pleton police station and will be az.
raigned In court today. Tacucha gives
his address ~ e2s W. lb2d street,
Manhattan. Tho 1rst report the po.
lice had Of tbs. gtabbing was A4 iiilg
o'clock last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
PERFECT WoMANHoOD

PerfeH womanhood depends on per-
feet health. Beauty and a good dis
position both vanish before pain and
suffering. A great menace to wom-
ans happiness in life is the suffering
that comes from some functional de-
which soon develops head
aches. backache. nervousness and "the
blues" For such suffering. women find
help in that famous old root and herb
rem edy, Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
which for three generations
has been restoring health to women of
America.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
A Graphic Serial of the
"Lost Legion in Can
ada'S Army
By J. w. PEGLFR

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
Editors Note: This is the first IN
staIment of q remarkable, true story
OF one Of the most picturesque units
that entered the great war-the
American Legion Of the Canadian
army, known to many Americans as
The Lost Legion" II IS the first au-
thoritative published account Of the
heroic actions Of members Of this dis
persed and expatriated band Of Amer
lean heroes, and is written by J. W.
Pegler,, who found" the Legion IN
England in 1915. Pegler, United Press
staff correspondent, knew practically
every Officer in the battalion, and
many Of the men in the ranks. His
story is & real contribution to the his
tory of the great war, that probably
could not be written by any other
man. The next instalment will appear
Thursday.
The Maj. Rasmussen Of this story
was awarded the Distinguished Service
cross by Gen. Pershing e few DAYS ago.
since Mr.. Pegler's story was received
in this country The cross will be sent
to relatives Of the dead hero, IN Sher-
wood, Ore.
LONDON, June /. (By Mail. y
Griffiths and Rass are "out of 1t" for
sOUA lSStills III d IlCGruy cemetery
with wild flowers blooming and War
still surging all around them.
Lieut.-C Richard H. Griffiths and
Major Alexander Rasmussen had
been "out Of 1t" before-the Colonel
four times, with eleven wounds, and
Rass, just once, when he picked up a
fusing hand grenade in the dark and
threw it back at the Boches. AS soon
as the hospitals made them fit they
went back for more.
They were professional soldiers
Fighting was their lfe-job. Crusaders
they were and always on the side Of
Conscience and the Little Fellow.
Both fought under two flags. the
Stars and Stripes twice and the Union
Jack Of Grifith's native England.
Shortly after we came into the war
Griffith got his transfer and hoped
the first train-for he had proceeded
back to France in the meantime-to
report to Gen. Pershing. He was taken
Immediately and given command of
battalion Of the 18th Infantry-the
Happy Heinie" regiment Thus he
stepped down from his British rank
Of lieutenant colonel to that Of major,
but he soon regained his old grade, for
he wore the silver leaves of lieuten-
ant colonel when a shell stopped him
at last at Picardy.
"Rass' Was Fearless
Rasmussen was a big, handsome
man; fearless and a sporting dare
devil in war and pitiless to four
flushers anywhere, any time. His
American home was Portland, Ore,
his pronunciation of some words was
i,,-+ Ill ~ ~ n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
CLOSING EXERCISES
Paroclial School to Have Entertain
ment at X. of p. Hall.
~ Special Correspondent.

TOTTENvILLE, June 26:-The an
nual entertainment and closing exer-
cises Of the parochial school of Our
Lady Help of Christians and Our
Lady Star of the Sea Church will be
held tonight at knights of Pythias
hall. A program that will include
vocal and instrumental numbers, reci-
tations and two sketches will be
given. The sketches consist of the
"Darktown medians," and "A
Dream Lesson" The graduation hon.
ors will be conferred at the close Of
the program.
The program is in two parts and
refreshments will be sold during the
intermiSSton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26

These Days Of High Prices
Roberts grandfather gave him =
penny to spend. and Robert said;
"Grandpa, you must remember every
thing costs more. I can't get much
candy for n penny"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
PERTH AMBoY EVENING NEWS WEDNESDAY JUNE 2e 1918
viting her to live with him in London

viting her to live with him In London,
although he has never seen her.
Yyonne goes to London; there she
meets and marries at her "uncle's"
wish, Lord Tancred, of Wrayth Hall.
1t Is q case of mutual love at first
sight. but after she overhears Mark
rute speak of her dowry her senti-
ments are chilled. Her husband mis-
understands her actions and their un-
derlying motives. and 1t Is only after
series Of mishaps that she makes
her confession and they discover
| their true love.
THE Reason Why" is a remarkable
photoplay involving English high So
ciety, portrayed by Clara Kinb ball
Young and her own company, and
| produced in the excellent manner
come to expect in Select Picture.
At the Strand.
Today and tomorrow, by popular re-
| quest, there will be q return engage
ment, writes stories whenever inspired
ard s My -Four Years in Germany"
| Possessing variety of talents aside
| from the histrionic, Charles Raw, does
( not limit his activities to the studio lot.
| he excels in all forms Of athletics.
takes keen interest in electrical ex-
| periments, is an apt student of Franch
and Spanish and, for his own amuse-
ment, writes stories wehnever inspired
by q particularly good idea
he appeared for some time in two
or three reel pictures, in which he
was required to perform all manner of
hazardous feats. Then he flashed
into stardom over night in the titular
role of THE Coward" Critics at once
| proclaimed him remarkable And"
for the screen. Their opinions were
strongly substantiated by his splendid
| work in his succeeding pictures.
His Mothers Boy" Rays latest
Param ount picture. will appear for
the first time In this city at the Strand
theatre on Friday and Saturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26
"Rass'' Was Fearless

Rasmussen was a big, handsome
man; fearless and a sporting dare
devil in war and pitiless to four
flushers anywhere, any time. His
American home was Portland, Ore,
but he was Scandinavian by birth and
his pronunciation of some words was
just sibilant enough to prove 1t.
In the spring of 1915 he came up
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26

There will be Just enough to
go round for one days selling.
Avoid disappointment by COM
ing here early. These dress
ers are built Of solid oak; are
IS IN. wide. divided drawers
and large French mirror top.
Just the thing for small bed
rooms, hall rooms or boarding
house use. Special co IL
for this week only ..... WIZ
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-26

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81 yngp Hh@ Ia store
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-29
Private Alex. Karam, Company
&, Twelfth Infantry Regi-
ment u. S. A., with the Ame-
rican-, Expeditionary Forces
in Asia.

This morning The Oasis pre-
sents with pleasure a good por-
trait of Private Alex. Karam, a
Nogales, boy, who was drawn
in the selective draft on May 18
of the present year, and sent to
Camp Fremont (San Francis
col, where he was assigned to
the Twelfth Infantry, a regi-
ment known well here on the
border, as it was stationed at
Nogales two years.
A part Of the regiment named
was sent to Siberia, and Com
pany G. was in the detachment
which went across the Pacific
young Karam with it.
The young man is a native OF
Mount Lebanon, Syria, "a years
If age, and he is a son OF M
T[aram, the well known Morley
Avenue merchant, who has
transacted business in ,Nogales
ome ten years. Mr.. Karam is
naturalized American citizen
and like both of his boys (Jot
lis a soldier alsQ) he is 100 pei
cent American.
Mr.. Karam's family remain.
ed in Syria several years aftel
The had come to America. Sever
years ago he brought them ovej
and the boys went into hls
store. They are now partners
he firm name being M. Karan
&Sons. The younger brother
Toe, who is % years Of age, Is
n the 63d Infantry, at Cam
Meade, Md. They speak, reae
md write fluently four Ian
ruages, French, Spanish
english and Syrian. Bot
,oys were ready and willing t
nswer the call to the colors @
heir adopted country, and Nc
,ales can feel proud of them.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-29
\ Good and Faithful Official.

Justice J. N. Wilkey is serv-
ing an unexpired term in the Of
flee of Justice of the Peace in
Nogales Precinct, which office
became vacant a year or more
ago with the death of the in-
cumbent, the late Watt Gittins.
Judge Wilkey has served in that
post with signal ability, and he
is nominated now for a full
term by the Democratic Party.
In his conduct of the office
Judge Wilkey has shown him
self impartial, just and equita-
BILE. In case of his reelection
he promises the same fair, un-
biased and disinterested dispen-
sation of justice that has mark
ed his incumbency of the office
up to the present tiHe.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-29
WAR COUNCIL TO MEET TODAY
Fresh indications Of Hun Desire for
Peace; Fate of War Hinges on War
Councils Decision

WASHINGTON Oct 28.-With fresh nrications from Ger
of her desire for peace supreme council scheduled
to meet at Versailles the purpose of framing terms
of arstce President Wilson went to the war deparment
late today with and dispatch messages
byto Col House. Official diplomatic Washington meanwhile
waiting for the first word from the council the fate of
the war hinges its decision conditions for an
amlstce Germany is expected to accept them forthwith The
German note reached the capital this morning and was trans
mtted to the state department by the Swiss embassy The Off
cial Austrian note not received at late hour.
LONDON Oct evacuation of Alsace-Lorrane
Guided among the astce conditions decided upon by the Allies
il autoratvey learned tonight further stated that the
conditions antamount to unconditional surrender by
Germany
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-29
HINDENBURG DESPERATELY "HET up
Makes Warm Charges Against Luden-
dorf; Hints at Counter Revolution

AMSTERDAM Oct 28.-There developments tonight
the bitter feud which has between Hndenbeg and Lu
After the accepted Ludendorfs resignation
Hndenberg told the newspapers udendorff played politics.
First he advocated bid for arse and later changed his
attempted interfere in the German policy he had
often done before He nmated that Ludendof is fomenng
revolution with the object of making himself chancellor
Reports that Hndenberg had ordered Ludendo before court
martial not confirmed.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-29
Registered at the Montezuma

Fl. L. Golsan, Columbu
Ohio; H. B. Whitaker, Ell Pasc
Samuel Holland, X. e. BernarC
New York; Chas. H. Thache
Chicago; w. E. Narlander, ]
S. Luther, Laport, Ind; F. \
Curtis, w. C. Payne, Tucsor
L. G. Leonard, Endicott, Cal
Eugene Bernard, S. V. Mark
San Francisco; John T. Cam
bell and family, Patagonia; :,
A. Small, G A. Barnes, Naco.
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-29

GOVERNOR HUNTS
DECLARATION
He Holds That Golfer is Eligible
to be Governor, and He Does
Not Expect to Hold Over.
To the voters of Arizona:

Presumably because of the
lack of any real issue, and pos
sibly because they are afraid to
make a campaign upon the rec
ord of their candidate, I OBJ
serve the the Republican Party
is seeking votes for their candi
date through the means of 8
far-fetching subterfuge which
would have the voters believe
that a vote for the Democratic
nominee, Fred T. Golfer, is :
vote to retain me in office.
It is with great reluctance ).
dignity a campaign story of this
sort with a denial, but this fic
tion having reached its culmina
tion in today's issue of the
Phoenix morning paper, in jus
tice to Mr.. Golfer, to the Demo.
cratic Party, and myself, bul
chiefly that the entire citizenrS
of Arizona may know exactly
where / stand, wish to state
positively that | have no inten
tfon OF desire to hold office fo,
one minute after the close o.
the year 1918. If had any de
sire at all for public office agail
/ would have been candidate
before the people of the State
and if / should ever decide tf
enter public life again l shall
make a straightforward an
nouncement to that effect, as
have always done in the past.
When I was reseated as Gov
ernor of Arizona on Dccembe
%, 1917, / announced that
would not be a candidate fol
Governor 1T the next election
The subsidized press insisted 7
was not sincere in that state
ment, and so insisted up to the
very eve of the primary. These
same. newspapers are now in
sjsting that | Will continue t.
hold office if Mr.. Golfer is elect
ed. There is absolutely no doub
in my mind, or in the mind O
any unprejudiced observer, that
Mr.. Golfer is eligible, but ire
spective of that fact and ire
spective of who may receive the
greatest number of votes at thr
election, whether it be Mr.. Col
ter or Mr.. Campbell, the electo
rate Of Arizona has my assur
ance, which means my word
that on January 6, 1918, the of
flee Of Governor Will be turner
over to the candidate who re
ceives the certificate of electiol
from the Secretary Of State.
4 Very respectfully yours,
GEO. w. P. HUNT,
Governor of Arizona
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-29
YANKS AND THEIR BIG GUNS
Throw Shells 20 Miles and do Great
Damage; American Flyers Direct Fire

WITH AMERICAN FIRST ARMY, oct 2s-From dis
ance OF nearly twenty miles shells from the American guns
dropping continuously of the most important Ger
lines of 'front.' lateral railway
running through Mezeres Montmdy and Longuy Over this
railway the German high command is shifting its troops
northern to the southern fronts The American fire being
ranged and directed by American observation planes far behind
the enemy lines.
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BEGS FOR ARMISTICE AND PEACE
Austria Gives Appreciation to Presidents S
Ideas; 0mits Prefix Of "ImOeriaI and
Royal

BERNE via PARIS Oct 28-The AustriaHungary note in
President Wilson's last to her, accepts all his
conditions arsce and peace She gives appreciation
presidents ideas the rights of the people of Austria
Hungary and especially the rights of the CzechoSavs and
ugoava She begs the president to be good noguh to take
preparatory steps immediate a1stce and peace The
text the oms for the first time in the dual
onarchys history the words imperial and royal prefix to
The being transmitted by the Swedish
government to Washington
LONDON Oct 28The British press interpret the Austro
Hungarian note to Wilson marking definite break between
Austria and Germany
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-29
Huns Lose Heavily and fall Back

LONDON, Oct 28.-The Germans late today reported
falling back high ground covering Hso following the French
five miles front of 6 miles between the Disc and
Serre The enemy has been losing heavily this Between
the Rhonee and Sched the British line advanced
today Haig in his night report hundred
taken Twenysx apanes brought down by the British
The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-29
Germans Retreat in Disorder

PARIS Oct 28It is impossible yet to the Ger
retreat before the armies of Generals Debeney Mangn and
uaumat between the Disc and Asne front dispatch
Already the retreat taking the character of disorder despite
the enlargement by fresh German divisions critical points The
usearle railroad by French cavalry and the fall of
Guise is assured.