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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20

pound my husband wanted me to try it
/ took it for a week and felt little bet
ter. kept it up for three months, and
l feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
J. WoRTHLINE, 2S42 North Taylor St,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are SO many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
is invariably a weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression - and
soon more serious ailments develop.
1t is at such periods in life that Lydia r:
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore . normal healthy condition. az
it did to Mrs. Worthline.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
SUBURBAN NEWS
MILITANT PASTOR TELLS
JAMESBURG OF its DUTY
Election Here Tomorrow to Decide
Fate of Saloons in the
Borough.

Nv Special Correspondent.
JAMESBURG, May 20.-If James
burg does not vote dry at the special
election to be held tomorrow to de-
eide this question for two years it will
not be the fault of the Rev. w. j. b.
Edgar, the militant pastor of the
Jamesburg Presbyterian church who
delivered one of the most finished
discourses against the sale of liquor
ever heard in this section.
In a preamble to his discourse he
paid a tribute to the late Rev. Ben
Jamin s. Everett, for nearly thirty
years pastor of the Jamesburg church,
who had devoted his entire ministry
to the cause of temperance. The
Womens Christian Temperance
Union were also eulogized for their
agitation that has led up to the pre-
sent opportunity given the citizens to
decide whether the community desires
the saloon or not.
Reading from circular sent to in
tending voters by the 'wets" he ana
liZed every sentence and held to ridi-
Cule the statements set forth in the
paper. The attempt was made to con-
fuse the voters by the statement that
the so-called Temperance" drinks
now being freely manufactured were
controlled by the Annehauser- Busch
Company were injurious he said was
traced also to the brewers who were
panic stricken at the thought of losing
their business. He declared that the
death struggle of the brewers was
also directly traceable to the hand of
the German Kaiser whom, he de-
clared was at this time heavier
stoclIholder in the Annhauser- Busch
Brewery than in the Krupp Gun
Works at Essen, Germany. Patriotic
Americans were admonished to carry
this in mind when voting that a vote
for a dry Jamesburg would be a stab
at the Kaiser's bank roll.
The plea that the saloon men should
be reimbursed for the property in
vested was Strengthened out to the
satisfaction of all by the declaration
that the state law did return to the
liquor men the portion of the license
money paid before election. He de-
clared that if the suffering children
and wives of drunkards were per-
mitted to put in a bill for the suffer-
ings that they were compelled to bear
due to the drink evil there would
not be-cnough money in the Golfers of
hell to pay back the saloon men.
Civic pride should play a big part
in the election on Tuesday, he de-
clared and every decent citizen should
come to the polls and not have it
said that it was their lack of inter-
est in their home town that was ac-
countable for the conditions as they
exist today in the hell-holes of
Jamesburg. A general review of the
difference in the tax rate was dwelt
upon that showed Jamesburg would
pay about fifteen cents on the hundred
dollars if the drys win and all decent
citizens should be willing to bear
this slight additional burden when the
conditions would improve under a
a greater real estate valuation and
lower taxes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20

st. Francis hospital, Trenton, Ill with
pneumonia, has been brought home,
much improved.
A son has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Nathan Sterns, of West Labanon,
n. H. Mrs. Sterns is a daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Jobes, Of this
place and was Miss Myrtle Jobes be-
fore her marriage. Mrs. John Jen-
nings of town, a sister Of Mrs. Sterns
is a guest at her home.
Earl Hampton, of Paterson, spent
the weekend with his parents.
Of interest to the older residents Of
the borough will be the announcement
that a former local boy Horatio
Crosby, was superintendent of con-
struction of the shipyard that
launched the first wooden ship in the
drive for increased tonnage. He is
related to William c. Crosby, Of town.
Morris Fisher. of Hooker street has
purchased from Philip Maucuso, OF
Railroad avenue, the building occu-
pied by Benjamin Topper.
Employees of the Oliver Loading
Company, at Runyon, from town, who
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
KEASBEY

About forty men of the kiln gang
and clay shed gang of the General
Ceramics Works are out on a strike,
demanding an increase from thirty
four to forty cents. The men of the
kiln gang refused to start work Satur-
day morning. superintendent of the
Plant Fred A. Whitaker is conferring
with the higher officials of the COM
pany regarding the increase
Over 100 of the employees of the
National Synthetic Works of this place
took part in the flag raising at the
plant Friday afternoon. The flag pre-
sented to the plant officials by the
employees was hoisted on a huge pole
and unfurled to the breeze by James
Presby, one of the oldest men at the
plant. An impromptu program was
talks by some Of the officials and work
men.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fullerton and
child, of Perth Amboy, visited the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liamJ. Fullerton, yesterday.
James Romer, of the U. S. N. R. F.,
stationed at Newport, r. l., spent the
week end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Romer, of Crows Mill
road.
George Fullerton. of the U. S. N. r.
F., stationed at Newport. visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Full
lerton. on his forty-three hour leave
from the training station.
Private julius Gloff, of Camp Dix
visited his parents over the week end
Mrs. Michael Markell and family, of
Perth Amboy. visited Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Schoenbrun yesterday after
noon.
Miss Elizabeth Resh and Steven
Resh were Camp Dix visitors Satur-
day.
Miss Edythe Schilcox was an out
of town visitor Saturday night.
Miss Rose Romer was New Bruins
wick visitor Saturday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
CRANBURY

The high school boys who went to
Camp Dix on Wednesday were John
Hughes, Charles Brown, Norman Ap-
pleget, Bergen Petty, Earl Butcher,
Leslie Perrine. Newell Davis. Lewis
.Chamberlin.
Mrs. Armenia Dey, of Dayton, was
a recent visitor at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Barclay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gordon, Of
Brooklyn, were guests over Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gordon.
The matinee to be given by the
Reading Circle will be held at the
home of Mrs. A. w. Forman Wednes-
day afternoon, May 20, at o'clock.
The cash box for the relief of the
Belgian children will be in evidence.
Mrs. Samuel Perrine is spending a
few days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Perrine, of Phoenixville, Pa.
Miss Marie Whitaker, of Newark,
is the guest of Miss Ina Puerschner.
Mrs. Campbell, Miss Marion Camp
bell, Ruth Campbell and Mrs. Samuel
Lawrence were visitors on Friday
with Raymond Lawrence at Camp
Dix.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
KEYPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Tilton and
son Ellsworth, of Brooklyn, spent the
week end with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tilton, of Os-
born street.
William Anderson and John Scully
motorcd to spend the week end in
Montclair.
Miss A. Mcintosh spent the week
end with her people at Tuxedo Park.
The Liberty Loan essays which
were written by the pupils of the Key
port high school are in the hands of
the judges and bronze medals will be
awarded to the two best at the cxer-
cises on Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Jack, of Flat
bush, spent the week end with Mrs.
Jacks mother, Mrs. John Templeton.
They were accompanied by their son
Arthur.
Miss NJ. Clayton spent the week in
Lakewood.
Miss Elizabeth Miller returned af-
ter spending the week in New York.
Alfred Mathiasen, who recently re-
turned from France has been sched-
uled to speak in the Reformed church
on June 2. He VIII speak on the
work done by the Y. NJ. c. A., in which
he was actively engaged.
Clarence Templeton has returned d
after spending several days in Wash
ington.
The seniors of the Keyport high
school are busily engaged in prepar-
ing for their final dance to be given
Friuay evening, May 81 in the high
school auditorium.
Leon Rice and his wife who gave
very fine recital in the Calvary NJ.
f. church Wednesday, will give an
other for the benefit of the Red Cross
on June 20.
Drs. Muttart and Sully Of New York
spent Saturday with Mrs. William Til
ton. of Osborn street.
Captain Hamilton, of the Atlantic
Yacht Club, has his yacht at the local
shipyard to undergo an overhau,ing
preparatory to going cruising for the
summer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
OUT FOR $4,000
KcypOrt Red Cross Workers Join
With Other Places.
IN

kcypOrt Red Cross Workers Join
With Other Places.
By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, May 20.-Keyport,
Keansburg, Wickatunk and Raritan
Township will unite in the drive for
the Red Cross this week. The aim
is to raise. the $4,000 independent of
subscriptions. This is to be carried
on, independent of the local chapter
and r. o. Walling has been appointed
as the chairman with the following
assistants; Henry Salz. John Schanck,
Walter Cherry.
The town has been divided off into
the polling districts and two men
placed in charge of each district as
follows: First, G.. w. Stidfole, F. a.
Cater: second, H. S. Bedle, w. F. Eek
hard; third, L. Armstrong. T. s.
Smith; fourth, E. H. Warton, J.
Bedle.
Besides these men in charge of the
polling districts there has been a
chairman appointed for each factory
Extensive plans are being worked for
the coming week and at the meeting
which was held at the high school
Sunday afternoon many good sugges-
'tons were offered and the details were
discussed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
FRENEAU

Mrs. z. Duncan was a Matawan
visitor Friday.
J. Applegate spent Friday in New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Boyce and som
Frank. Mrs. Elmer Boyce. Mr.. and
Mrs William Hornsby motored to
Wrightstown Thursday.
Miss Dora Lamberson was Key
port visitor Friday night.
Mrs. Albert Radcliff and sister.
Mrs Edward E.astmond. were
Wrightstown visitors Thursday. ~
Thomas J. Watts is spending sever
al days in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Warne Were
Matav-an visitors Friday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
TED HALL HOME

injured Student Aviator at Home of
Uncle in Keyport.
By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, May 2O.-Theodore
Hall, accompanied by his uncle, Dr.
G. B. Aumack arrived home this week
from Wichita Falls, Texas. He has
been granted a thirty day furlough
as the result of the airplane accident
In which he was severely injured.
''Ted,'' at the time, was trying for
q commission and accompanied by a
student who had recently won his
commission was flying at an altitude
of 1900 feet when engine trouble
developed. The result was that the
machine crashed to the ground.
"Ted's' companion was killed, while
he fortunately escaped with broken
arm, two broken ribs, and several
minor injuries. After spending six
weeks in the hospital he was granted
O furlough and is now convalescing at
the home of his uncle. DR.. Aumack.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
Srillerss Antfsept1s OIL, Known -
Snake Oil
kvau Positively Relieve Pain in Few
Minutes.

kyiu Positively Relieve Psin In Few
Minutes.
Try It right now for Rheumafism1 st,r i.snm1
swoiien FONTS, pains In the head, back
md iimbs corns bunions etc. After
one application pain disappears almost
nav remedy used internally and
externally for coughs. colds. Group. sore
khroat, diphtheria and tonsilits.
This oil 10 conceded to be the most
henet-atine remedy known. Its prompt
ma Immediate effect In relieving paao>
ks due to the fact that 1t psnetratss 70
The affected part. At once IN IN T.
Illustration pour ten drops on tns thca3;
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Acoept no substitute; THIS M.. sresa sa.s,. His
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pota.-Advs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20

Slckly most OF tne
time. ! went to q
doctor and he said
/ had nervous indi-
gestion, which ad-
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most IF
the time and he
said if | could not
stop that, 1 could
not get we'll. I
heard so muchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham's
To-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
Good in Cheerful Voice,

Cultivate cheerful voice as a safe
guard against the wrong things. 1t Ii
not easy to complain or to utter dole
full forecasts In blithe and breezy tone
and moreover. the habit Of tone at
fects the habit Of thought.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20

have been off duty the past week, re-
sumed their employment on Monday
of this week
A special drive is on by the James
burg Court, Foresters of America for
an Increased mem bership.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
Strange Contradiction.

"De man dat don't see de bright side
O. life." said Uncle Eben. us generally
de same feller dat's afraid Of his
shadow"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham'o
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health. -,

Philadelphia, Pa.-'T was very weak
always tired, y back ached, and felt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
NOTICE TO MOTHERS
You can quickly heal baby's sore. cAafed
skin with
Sykes Comfort Powder

which contains antiseptic, healing ingredi-
ents not found in any other nursery powder.
Csc at the VInoi and other drug stores
The Comfort Powder Co., Boston, Mass.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
PARIS AND THE MARINE
ARE COVETED BY GERMANY

Marne still further Inconvenience to
communication would be suffered by
the allies, but no critically serious
damage would be done.
Moderate gains by the Germans
along the southern front would bring
far less consequences than new ad-
vance by Won Hindenburg in the
Amiens or Hazebrouck- -Ypres sectors.
The allies can well afford to relin-
qufsh territory between Scissors and
Rheims if in return there is another
great slaughter of German manpower
So inadequate for German purposes
would be a moderate advance between
scissors and Rheims that it may be
the movement there will turn out to
be only an attempt to distract General
Foch's attention while the real Of
fensive is developed elsewhere. Mar
shall Haig's mention of simultaneous
attacks today between Locre and
Voormezeele in the Ypres area sug-
gests this might be the sector chosen
for the major blow.
In such an event the Germans
would be able to work on interior
lines of communication to continue
their two attacks at such widely sep
arated points they would have to use
up an extraordinarily large number OF
men. If decisive victory were not
won by these attacks. the results in
loss of manpower would be appalling
There is every reason to believe
General Foch has foreseen all the pos
sibilities in the present situation Tie
fact that Won Hindenburg is making
two attacks $50 miles apart in itself
shows much uncertainty as to de-
velopments exists in his own mind.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
Objective of Attack by Prus.
sian Army Which Started
Forward Today.
rBy ]. W. T. Mason, United Press
War Expert

IBy j. W. T. Mason. United Press
War Expert
NEW YORK. May 27.-Paris and
the Marne are the detectives OF Won
Hindenburg if the strong German at
tacks between Rheims and SCISSORS
reported by Field Marshal Haig are
the forerunners of a new offensive
against the allies.
American troops have been report
ed as undergoing training in this sec
tor and just behind the front is a
highly i'm mportant railway line which
runs directly into another American
sector in the Verdun region If the
German attacks grow into a serious
menace, it is probab BILE Americans viii
be called upon to help stem the en-,
eny advance.
This sector is the most advantag
eous from the allied standpoint. in
which the Germans can attack.
The Marne is from twenty &c
thirty miles south of and parallel tc
the Rheims-Soissons front and Paris
itself is sixty miles away. Slight
gains by Won Hindenburg can best
be afforded by the allies here. Loss
of the railway connecting Scissors
and Rheims would be disagreeable
for the allies, but there are other
communication lines to the south.
| II the Germans were to reach the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
|ODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS NINETEEN NAMES

Hampton. N Y: James c. Holland
Rica. Ca; Eugene Rockwell. Sparta
Wis; Frank John Schmidt, Milwau.
kee, Wis. Walter Schutzman. Ethel
La; James Wallen, Fairland Okla
Died of wounds
Sergeant James E. Lee. Troy, N Y;
Wagner Norris G. Stokes, Lacrosse
Iowa: Private Earle Symmes, Willow
Creek, Calf; William J. Oliszewski
Manistee, Mich.
Died of disease
Private Menne Otto Wilt. Wells
burg, Iowa.
Wounded severely
Privates Arthur o. Anderson, New
Rockford. N. D.; Elmer Samuelson,
Paso Robles, Calf.
Missing in action
Privates Jerry A. Brown, Cclum bus.
Ohio; Charles W. Knowlton, Fairfield.
Conn: John B. Walters. Gadzden.
Ala
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
[By Fred s. Ferguson. United Press
STAFF Correspondent.

[By Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS IN PIC
ARDY, MAY 2T.-F1fty American en-
gineers who got into the German po-
sitions by mistake at night, fought
their way back to their own lines
with the American and Boche infantry
both firing on them.
Owing to considerable gaps in the
trenches in some places, It Is easy to
wander beyond the American lines
after dark For instance, . motor
truck driver. headed through such
gap, drove half way across No Mans
land before the rattle OF machine guns
behind him warned him that he had
passed the line.
The cannonading on this front has
| increased somewhat, but 1T is all
quiet compared with a week ago.
There is increasing activity in pa
trolling. Encounters are frequent and
American patrols constantly are pene-
trating the German first line. The
marked effectiveness Of American ar
tillery fire is partially due to excel
lent work of the American aeroplane
service. The American flag is now
carried daily over the American sec
tor by air plane. Boches make siren
uous efforts to bring these machines
down. So far, they have failed and
five enemy planes have been brought
down in the attempt.
The liason of American and French
planes is extremely effective. Ameri-
cans from Chicago, Indianapolis,
Pittsburgh, Washington Silver City.
Iowa, and Oxford. Ohio, are working
with crack French flyers. American
aviators recently participated in one
of the greatest aerial concentrations
in history Forty bombing and $50
fighting planes after a rendezvous
over Montdidier. carried more than a
score cf tons of high explosives over
the German lines and dumped them on
various military objecuves. They re-
turned without being molested.
Special Memorial day services are
being arranged along the whole front.
Flowers will be dropped from air
planes on the fields where Americans
died fighting for democracy. French
flyers will join in honoring the Ameri-
can dead.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
Fifty Americans Got Across No Man Land
by Mistake and Had Tussle With Boche
Infantry.
STARS AND STRIPES FLOATS IN SKY
Aviators Are Doing Splendid Work Helping
Artillery and Dropping Bombs on
Teuton Objectives
AnrerIean AIrplanes Ia France.

American Airplanes In France.
WASHINGTON. May 81. Tho
United States now has 1916 air
planes in France, including 1923
combat planes, according to the re-
port Of the house military commit
tee on the military bill There are
$3.50 machines in this country.
The committee also reported that
the total officers and enlisted men
now In the army is 2,030,027. This
includes the draft calls Of April and
May.
There are also 12.1o1 officers in the
aviation section Of the signal corps,
1876, 761 enlisted men and 1854 fliers.
Disobeyed Orders.
LONDON, May 27.--Ther death OF.
fifty-seven Americans when the Brit
ish steamer Mo1davia was torpedoed,
in the English channel Thursday
morning. was due to the fact that they
disobeyed the rules which require all
passengers to be on deck while ship
is passing through the danger zone,
according to dispatch to the Express
from channel port today. &
This may result in an oftciA Inc
quiry. the dispatch stated.
F1fty-elgnt men were OeIOW at the
time the ship was torpedoed, the dis.
patch said F.ifty-six were instantly
killed by the explosion.
Another died before reaching port-
The other is now confined in hos
pital.
Five minutes before we were
struck. the weather was so thick you
couldn't see your hand before your
face" an officer is quoted in the dis
patch as saying.
1--WE narrowly averted one collis-
ion in an effort to avoid another coli
lision with vessel whose whistle.
ca me through the fog. This whistle,
we believe, was really sounded by the
U boat
1--WE switched on our lights at the
same moment that the moon came
out from behind the clouds. An in
slant later the torpedo struck US amid
ships on the port side. Despite the
noise of the explosion and the crash
ing of timbers, the men were orderly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-27
sian. Strike Early in Morning in Two
Widely Separated Regions Against the
B ritish and French.
kB[E OF CANNON GROWS LOUDER
|It;no Spirit of Allies is Perfect and Every
body's Head is Up and Full of
Confidence.

west front and insisting that he viii
| have charge Of the coming operations
| 1t is also rumored that German troops
have been withdrawn from the Balk
ans for use on the west front during
the past twenty-four hours.
/ Just returned from an extensive
trip among the British, French and
American troops in the back areas
The fighting spirit everywhere is
perfect. Ewerybody's head is up and
they are all thoroughly confident thai
the Germans will have little success
in the coming show.
Hostile Artilieryin0.
LONDON. May 27.-"There was
considerable hostile artillery fire or
the British front last night" Field
Marshal Haig reported today
Bon,bardment Of Paris.
PARIS, May 27.-The German long
range bonn mbardment of Paris was
resumed at 6:25 this morning.
Three of the long range guns. sta
toned near st. Gobain. were reported
to have been destroyed by French
artillery and bombs and there had
been cessation in the shelling for
several days.
Shells have been falling at intervals
of fifteen minutes since the lombard
ment began.
Sweeping Forward in Waves.
[By William Philip Simms. United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, May 27-The German
blow in Flanders, which got under
way early today. is reported to have
progressed in spots. but it is too early
to know the actual result.
The attack was powerful local
blow by General Won Armin's army
against Scherpenberg Ga mile north
east of Locre), where the French
wrested considerable ground from the
Germans week ago.
The allied troops are fighting bril-
liantly.
The battle for Scherpenberg began
with a heavy bombardment OF the
Ypres. Confines canal (half mile east
of voormebeele) to the French from
tier Ga mile west Of Locre).
The artillery opened up at dawn
and in the midst Of a haze covering
the Flemish lowlands, the German
infantry swept forward in successive
waves.
United Press War Summary.
Western Front-The Germans re-
sumed their offensive early this morn
ing, along an entirely new thirty
mile front, adjoining the Picardy
front on the south and east and stimuli
taneously struck on a five mile front
south and west of Ypres. on the ex-
treme northern tip of the Flanders
area.
Field Marshal Haig's official report
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