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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
Withdrawal Of
ALLIED TROOPS over
AND ENEMY WILL NO
LONGER SHAPE COURSE
BATTLE SHALL TAKE
to reports filtering back from the
front. Details unknown.
Withdrawal Was
Prearranged
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 29.-The British
withdrawal before the German ad-
vance was made according to pre-
arranged plans and ut is all over
now," Major General j. Franklin Bell
today told the Senate military com
mittee. He said the allies have known
of the German preparations for the
present drive since soon after they
begun and made active preparations
to face it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
ASK DEFERRED CLASSIFICA-

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 2S--Nu-
merous manufacturers here have ap-
pealed to the draft boards for de-
ferred classifications for laborers who
would otherwise be called for service
with the next quota. A furore has been
caused by the prospective loss of so
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
$4,000 MEN OF
FIRST DRAFT AND
$4,000 OF Second
DRAFT NOWENR0U
TO Army CAMPS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 29.-With the
exception of few districts in eastern
cities, the mobilization of ninety-fye
men, comprising the re-
mainder of the first draft and fifteen
thousand of the second draft began
TO get under way today. The men now
called are needed to fill gaps in d1-
visions and other units.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
to Table
Military Training
Amendment Was
Defeated
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 29.-At a pre-
liminary to the final vote today the
Senate defeated the motion to table
the amendment for compulsory mill
tary training Of youths between 10
and Il.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
President Wilson
To Accept Honor
ary Degree LID.
From Cambridge
(By Associated Press.l

London, March 29.-President Will
son, the Press Association says, has
expressed his willingness to accept
the honorary degree of doctor Of
laws from Cambridge University.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
(By Associated Press.)
ROmbardment Of Paris Opens Again
Paris, March 29.-The long range
boYnbardment Of Paris was resumed
shortly after three this afternoon,
Germans Penetrate Marcel Cave
al nra,r. \

(By Associated PreSS.
British Army Headquarters, March
29-Germans were able to penetrate
Marcel Cave, twelve miles east Of
Amiens, south Of Somme, late vester-
day. AT last reports the conflict was
continuing along a line represented
roughly by Hamel, Warfussee ,Aban-
court and Marcel Cave.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
Six Americans Went
"0ver The Top" Today
In Broad Daylight,
Returning Safely
After Four Hours
(By Associated Press.)

With American Army In France,
Thursday, March 29.-Two officers
and four men went lover the top in
broad daylight today, feat seldom
accomplished. They gained the en-
emy first line trench, and remained
four hours, inspecting more than six
hundred yards. They were discovered
as they were returning to their own
line, but reached the American side
safely.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
4 KILLED AND
Z INJURED IN
n. \. FIRE
(By Associated Press.)

New York, March 29-Three per-
sons were burned to death and one
was killed by fall and two seriously
injured by fire in theatrical board
ing house on West Thirty-eighth
street early today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
Allied Offensive
Soon to Come
;By Associated Press.

Washington, March 29.-American
officers appeared confident
today that the Allied counter offensive
would not be long delayed, and they
seemed equally satisfied with the sub
stantial American force that will en-
ter battle when the signal for the
Anglo-French stroke Is given.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
neriCan Army
\ France To
Take Part In
Present Battle
HING TODAY PLACED AMER.
N FORCES AT COMMAND OF
} ALLIES; ASPECT MORE
PEFUL AND OUTLOOK Is
|cHTER
(By Associated Press.)

Is, March 29.-The general feel
that for Germany the great bat
virtually lost but that for the
the battle is about to begin.
hpression in semi-official circles
i the Allies not only held the
lns off but now no longer will
hpelled to permit the enemy to
the course which the battle
Fake.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
|shing Placed
PlericanS at Com
lnand + the Allies
(By Associated Press.1

(By Associated Press.)
'nlng called on General Foch at
'arters yesterday, according to
'atlon, and placed at his dispos-
Whole resources of the Ameri-
my for use in the present bat
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
tiSh Maintain
Their Position
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
don, March 29.-On the Somme
Fitish have maintained positions
Rined ground m places by sue
! counter attacks, the war Office
nced. After holding their line
7 the British were forced to re-
short distance from their ad-
positions at some points. The
ms again suffered exceeding
losses. The British took pris-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
BERLIN CLAIMS ANOTHER
MIGHTY BLOW WILL SOON
BE DEALT ON ANOTHER
SECTOR OF battlefront
PRESIDENT ASKS
FOR CLENENCY FOR
BOMB THROWER
(By Associated Press

Sacramento, March 29.-The Presi-
dent has telegraphed the governor of
California asking executive clemency
for Thomas j. Mooney, under death
sentence in connection with the
bomb explosion in San Francisco in
July, 1916, when ten persons were
killed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
11ch Hold
Ground Taken
Yesterday
(By Associated Press.)

March 29.-Violent fighting
ped late yesterday and last
n the region of Mont Didier,
4 Office announces. The French
to villages they took yester-
spite German counter attacks.
was taken by the French
|ot Mont Didier. The French
'ltlsh held up the German
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29

A 500 bond will clothe a soldier,
or feed a soldier for eight months, or
purchase 5 rifles or 80 rife grenades,
or 43 hand grenades, or 21 pounds OF
ether, or al hot-water bags, or 1000
surgical needles
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
Paris Again
Bombarded By Long
Range Guns
GERMANS PENETRATED MARCEL
CAVE SOUTH OF SOMME LATE
YESTERDAY BUT NO DEFINITE
IMPORTATION Is OBTAINABLE
(By Associated Press.)

Amsterdam, March 29.-The Ger.
man supreme command is about to de-
liver a new and mighty blow In an
other part of the front which will
,"tear a new hole in the already
Pierced enemy ring" the Berlin Vos-
sische Zeitung declares
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
|erfc1nS Take
-Four Prisoners

'By Associated Press.)
the American Army, March
lericans captured four prison
the front northwest of Toul
Sot or this morning, accordins
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
|ATTLE LOST FOR GERMANS, BUT
UST BEGINNING FOR THE ALLIES
DENIAL MADE
THAT ODESSA
HAS Been
RETAKEN

(By Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, March 29.-Denial has
been made officially in Vienna that
the Bolsheviki have retaken Odessa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
FIVE SHIPS HAVE
BEEN LAUNCHED
IN bblIISH
SH|PYARDS
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
London, March 29.-Five standard
ships were launched in British ship
yards Wednesday, the Central News
says it understands.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
Aged French Empress Joyful
at Victory Of the Allies

LONDON, England. July 31:-rhe
aged Empress Eugene, the last m
press of France, who has been liv-
ing In England since the birth of the
French republic, is watching with in
tense interest the successful drive of
the Americans and French on the
Marine.
For the farther the allies drive the
Germans the farther the Huns will
run from the city of Compiegne, which
not only has deep Significance from u
military standpoint, but for which the
empress has a passionate romantic at
tachment.
It was at Compiegne that Napoleon
III made Eugene his offer of mar
rage.
Breaking from a hedge some flexible
green branches, the emperor twisted
them into the form of a crown and
placed It on her head. Then, in a tone
loud enough for all to hear the sig
nihcant words, he said:
Until you wear the crown of goldl"
Naturally the city has been sacred
to the empress ever since, and she
would be deeply grieved If the Ger
mans captured II. At one point in
their June offensive the Germans were
within FIVE miles of 1t. Now all imme-
date danger Of It's capture is removed.
A story Is told of the empress, who
is now nearly 90 years old, in connec-
ton with the beginning Of the war.
She stood in a window IN Paris, think
ing of the war of 1870. as the French
army marched by on Its way 10 the
front. AS she watched them she
cried:
This shah be my revengel"
Eugene has been caring for wound
ed soldiers in her English home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
T0TTENvILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gibson and
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Streefer in the
formers car motored to Beechwood
and Toms River yesterday.
Harry Williams is at Big indian in
the Catslills for a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Tillman and
family OF Springfield, Mass. came
here yesterday for a visit with his
sister, Mrs. Harry Levenson. Of Main
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wincapaw
have gone to Maine for the rest of
the summer.
Alfred Matheson has gone to Gar
diner, N. Y. for a weeks vacation.
Word has been received by Mrs.
George Harvey of the safe arrival OF
her son, Edward Warner. overseas.
Misses Lucy Ruddick. Ida 6chwan-
er and Florence Burns. OF West New
York, are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Z. ]. Gross for a week.
Mrs. d. j. Williams. sons Leonard
and Kenneth are home after several
weeks at Lamont. Pa.
Warren Cline, of the navy. station
ed at the Brooklyn navy yard. was
home yesterday for a visit with his
parents.
Patrolman Michael Cotter returned
TO duty yesterday after two weeks
vacation.
A meeting of Washington Council.
Daughters OF Liberty. was held last
night at X. Of p. hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
Which way will the cat jump?

Which way will the cat jump?
Some years ago one could not pick
up a New York paper without seeing
@ full page or half page advertisement
of some real estate concern, which
pictured a big black cat, with the
words (which way will the cat jump 2"
In writing this column week after
week, that advertisement is brought to
my mind time and time again.
Which way will the cat Jump2
First n week things In the real
estate line throughout the city ana
vicinity are exceedingly bright, many
sales are reported and 1t seems as II.
the people were beginning to take hold
of the many real estate values placed
before them, then again the bottom
seems to have fallen out OF the marker
and everything is at a standstill.
Business the past week or more has
ben exceedingly dull only one deed
from this city being hled in the county
clerks office, and but three transfers
being recorded at the city collectors
office and only one sale of lots being
reported.
The fact that this condition exists,
first one week with many reports and
much business and the next with little
business and practically no reports.
brings to mind the cat of the adver-
tisement, Wnich way IS IL BolnB 10
jump Will the present times lead
to a rush for lots and houses or will
they lead to the bottom fe3ltng COM
pletely out of the real estate market
for some time to come?
A number of the properties recently
sold in Perth Amboy Heights by the
City Land and Investment Company,
through Carl Jacobs, will be improved
at once. The new owners, It is reported
by Mr.. Jacobs will begin the erection
OF grocery store, butcher shop, candy
stationery and tobacco stores and
other shops OF this kind.
Since this property was first opened
up about two years ago great i'm
provements have taken place there
The fact that these stores are being
erected on the property, speaks for
itself.
Comegys Brothers report that Bella
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
Real Estate and Building
NewS Here and EISewhere

and Susie Poggi have taken title to
two lots in the Hopelawn section from
William J.. Donnell.
The following real estate transfers
have been recorded in the city collec-
tors Office since last week:
Abe Sacarny TO Schonceit g. Bitter,
Inc, block 112, lot Q, New Brunswick
venue through Harry s.. Medinets.
Perth Amboy Trust Company to
Hans p. Rosenvinge, block 1872, lot s.,
Market streets through Comegys
Brothers,
Abraham Pavlovsky to Peter and
Louis Pavlovsky, block 60, lots IS and
16, lblock 6s, lot l Paterson street;
Through Harry 8. Medinets.
The following deeds have been re-
corded In the county clerks office at
New Brunswick from this city. since
the latter part of last week.
= Rose Goldstein and husband TO Rnr-
itan Trust Company, southwest corner
Broad sreeet-anlRark avenue, alsc
land asst side DavfdSOh 4v6nre. IT
feet south OF south side Smith street
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
CHARITY BOARD
EXCLUDES PRESS
Takes Step Not Favored by
Governor Member Tells of
. Business Transacted

TRENTON, July 81:-Criticism was
heard here today at the state house at
the apparent decision of the newly
created State Board of Charities and
Corrections to hold its business ses-
sions behind closed doors and to the
exclusion of the Representatives of the
newspapers of the state.
The board held its regular business
meeting here yesterday and efforts Of
the newspapermen to be admitted
were met with a turn down.
Practically every state board holds
open sessions to the representatives OF
the press. The State Highway Com
mission sometime back took the atti-
tude the charities board has apparent
ly decided upon, but recently decided
that all its meetings should be open.
Governor Edge is known to be opposed
to the plan of secret sessions and when
interviewed on the attitude of the
charities board declared hat he was
not in favor of 1t or any other state
body meeting behind closed doors.
Following yesterdays session a rep
r~esentntive of the charities board met
with the newspapermen and handed
out a number of the unimportant hap
penings OF the meeting, all practically
of a routine mature Not until a Ques
ton was asked about it. was there any
real information divulged as to the
reason for the governors making a
special visit to the meeting of the
board.
1t was then explained that the gov
ernor is after action in the matter of
finding employment for the men at the
state prison who have been thrown out
of occupations by reason of the aboli-
tion of the contract labor system
there. Commissioner Lewis advised
the executive that everything possible
was being done to meet the situation
and he is to make a written report in
a few days to the executive as to just
what progress has been made.
Although there was no intimation or
word of II from the charities board
meeting, ii was learned hat the Civil
Service Commission does not sanction
the plan to place the positions of the
directors of the bureau of labor and
agriculture and the bureau of educa-
tion and parole, respectively David I.
Kelly and Calvin Derrick in the ex-
empt class of the merit system. As
the result of the attitude of the civil
service board there will be examina-
lions held for these two positions
which will be open to residents of the
state. as well as the men who are now
holding them. 1t was believed until
now that the appointments of Kelly
and Derrick were permanent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
NEED TOBACCO
MORE THAN EVER
Boys, in Biggest Thrust; Re-
quire Their Best Friend to
Help Them Through Mill

If there was ever a time when the
American soldiers fighting in France
needed an adequate supply of tobacco
1t Is now when they are endeavoring
to thrust back the Huns into their
own domain and battling with bull
dog tenacity to wrestle from the
Prussians the ground which the Al
lies lost as the result of the spring
offensive.
The donations with which tobacco
for our boys lover there" will be
bought are not coming in as fast as
they should and the time has come
when a kit of smokes win go a great
ways toward helping the boys go
through the big ordeal which they
have undertaken with renewed vigor
and spirit.
The letters received from Ameri-
cans in France tell what good results
they get from the use of the smokes
sent them by the patriotic and liber-
al folks at home. With every pack
age of tobacco sent to France
through the Our Boys in France To-
bacco Fund there is a postcard bear
ing the name of the sender which the
soldier receiving the tobacco sends to
the donor with any remarks he wish
es to make.
Tobacco has been made a part of
the army soldiers rations and the
military authorities favor q continu-
ance of the patriotic efforts being
made by the Our Boys in France To-
bacco Fund to supply the soldiers
with smokes.
The EVENING NEWS is receiving
donations for this fund. Donations
have been dropping off but 1t is be-
lieved that they will commence to
come In again now that the boys are
in a position where they need every
thing which will make possible the
continuation of their thrust.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
RepTiSaI Camps Doubled

GENEVA. Switzerland. July d.
Recent allied raids on German cities
have caused the Germans to increase
the number of their "reprisal camps
for allied prisoners, according TO sew
eral French prisoners who escaped
into Switzerland from the camp at
Mannheim.
In these camps prisoners arc forced
to work from IL to IA hours q day
without sufficient food. After each
air raid. one French officer said, Hun
treatment OF British prisoners is par
ticularly ~atrocious and the men are
made to suffer greatly.
In the Rhine towns, where air raids
more frequently occur, prisoners are
concentrated near rae oonters, muni-
ton factories and other centers OF at
tack.
1t is said the Huns are pursuing this
policy in order to put an end to allied
air raids.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
I'M. P" Is Army Traffic Cop
BY PRANK ]. TAYLOR

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
AT THE FRONT, July 2 (By mail)-
They're the traffic cops of the army,
and darned good ones, toe. ThereH
be no scarcity of traffic cops back in
America when the M.P.'s get back"
The officer was abiding to the
military police, the organization that
keeps order in the army, prevents
congestion on the roads, and does the
work that other departments of the
army do not do. The military police
have taken an important place be-
hind the lines.
The military police is a distinct or
'~ganization, and is made up of picked
men from various military units. AS
soon as q unit arrives in France. the
M.P.'s" are organized from 1t and for
It. They are always known as "M.P's"
in the army. d.
Until he gets up to the front and
sees things, the average man does
not realize that there Is as much
traffic through some battered little
town behind the lines as there is on
Broadway, New York. or Market
street, San Francisco, at least during
Certain hours. So the mp" has a
big lob on his hands as traffic cop.
Often there are two streams of traffic,
and he has a double Job, to prevent
congestion.
Usually there Is an mp" at every
cross road, TO examine passes. and
see that people who do not belong
near the front never get there. When
you enter a divisions area you are
always met by an MP" who looks
over your credentials, and give you
Information about roads, dangers.
and see that you have your q mask
ready before you 60 in the gas alerte
zone"
The IN. P.'s" are made up of the
best men in the army. and they have
n lot Of authority. What is more,
thew know it-whioh makes them a
little disliked by the ordinary dough
boys" But everyone agrees the army
couldn't run without the "M.P.'s"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
DISTRICT COURT

A Judgment of s4o.45 In the suit Of
win M. Menaker VS.. David Pearce
was rendered yesterday In the district
court hy Judge Woodbridge. who pre-
sided in the absence of Judge G. G.
Hommann. Menaker sued Pearce for
$500 for damages done to his auto
mobile on April j, 1918, when
Pearce's machine crashed into Mena-
ker's while on the highway to South
Amboy. Menaker was represented by
Leo Goldberger.
Two judgments for possession were
rendered.: Joseph McFadyen VS.. An
drew b. Jorgensen; Laura Bogathy
VS.. Joseph Zieki.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
GARBAGE 0DOR AGAIN
Wind Drives Smell to Lower End Of
Staten Island.
M Qna~fof HorreanoaAenf

TOTTENvILLE, July s1-People
living on this end of the island were
given a good blast of the odcrs from
the garbage plant at Lake Island in
Freshkill creek near Greenrldge,
shortly after 0 o'clock last night when
the strong northeast Wind drove the
smell in this direction.
Since City of New York took over
the plant last week It was thought
that there would be some improve
ment made, but the same nuisance
prevails as before over the northern
section of the island every day and
night.
Chinese punk had to be burned in
houses and many men that had given
up smoking long G were seen to
grab their pipe or cigar so as to get
away from the noxious smell that
came from the direction of the gar
bage plant.
The city has taken over the opera
ton of the plant for thirty days with
the expectation of handing It over to
the federal government, which has
been asked to operate II for the period
of the war. This is because of the
garbage tkat Is brought from Manhat-
tan. Brooklyn and the Bronx. Om-
cials of the garbage plant have said
that fifty per cent OF the glyceT1ne
used by the government ONE from
this plant. but other facts obtained re-
flute this statement.
DIR. l.. A. Dreyfus, president Of the
Staten Island Civic League has sharp
ly challenged the importance of the
garbage plant to the government and
has shown that the maximum produc-
ton Of glycerine ut that plant IL less
than one-half Of ono per cent of the
total output OF this commodity in this
country. He a also shown the ef-
feet Of the garbags plant on health
and values on Staten Island.
In a recent letter to William WAL
lace Mein, assistant to the secretary
of agriculture, Dr.. Dreyfus sets forth
the various facts Of the detriment OF
the plant and of the effect that the
doors will have upon the convalescent
soldiers being brought to the new
base hospital at Fox Hills.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-31
If Women Follow Opera Stars Idea
Belgian Babies Will Wear Silk

A[o
Any oma who ever owned lovely
stockings has lamented when they
had to be discarded. Miles and miles
of the long tops of fine silk stockings
are converted into dust cloths an
nually or are tossed reluctantly into
the ragbag just because nobody can
find a use for the delicate mesh.
And now Geraldine Farrar once
more achieves the impossible and
adds another leaf to her laurel crown.
This lovely lady has hit upon the
plan Of converting the tops OF silk
stockings into shirts for Belgian
babiesl
Certainly nobody ever before asso-
ciated the idea of economy with the
splendid Farrar. But it is in the ma
ture Of genius to do extraordinarily
well whatever 1t may undertake, and
so, If Farrar once set her restless
mind to conserve her hosiery, she
would just naturally invent h most
glorihed Of all possible economies.
It takes a pair of hose to make a
baby's shirt. Any woman a see
THAT when the stockings are slit and
Isewed together their curves will be
perfectly adapted to the lines of an
iAiant's body. And just as there are
all sizes of babies and all kinds of
weather, so stockings of all sizes and
colors and textures make suitable
material for an infants first and most
important garment.
Here is a charity which need lot
be confined to war orphans. 1t may
very well begin at home. With the
shortage of fine owe stuffs, the cost
of baby clothes is exorbitant. Geral-
dine Farrar's suggestion is absolutely
practicable IN every home blessed
with a baby. It is so sensible and
economical that IL may prove a
worthy rival of woman's popular m
ployment, knitting socks for soldiers.
Certainly this quaint economy Is
the product of a genuine humanity.
Perhaps Il brings its inventor closer
to the public heart than ever she was
as the charming Goose Giri' or the
tempestuous Carmen"