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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21
Haig Praises Americans.

BY Associated ?ressL
WITH THE ANGLO-AMERICAN
FORCES NEAR LIE CATEAU, Sun
day, Oct. 20-American forces fight
ing side by side with the British arm
les have made a total advance of thir-
teen miles during the last six days
of the battle IN this sector.
Field Marshal Haig, commander in
chief of the British armies. has sent
the following message to the general
commanding the American troops:
at wish to express 10 o person.
ally and to all the officers and SOL
diers fighting under you, my warm
appreciation of the very valuable as
sistance and gallant services rendered
throughout the operations of the
fourth British army.
called upon to attack a position
held by the enemy the men of your
command have displayed an energy,
courage and determination which has
proven irresistible.
ut does not seem to need me to
tell you that under the heavy fight
ing of the past three weeks you have
earned the lasting esteem n admit
ration of your British comrades In
the army whose success you have so
nobly shared"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21
Triple Funeral

A triple funeral for Edward Doyle.
his wife, Mrs. Mary Doyle, and her
brother. William J. Becker. all OF ass
Oak street. who died Friday at the
temporary hospital at st. Peters
parish house in Rector street within
a half hour OF each other. was held
yesterday from Thomas F. Burke's
chapel In Centre street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21

Marriage licenses issued recently
are 10 John Hahala and Miss Lizzie
Jacob; Michael Melan and MISS mary
Fanrsik; Arthur NJ. Schwarz and MISS
Marion Petersen; Jack Mitseh and
Miss Anna Tiexko: Richard b. Miller
and Miss Julia Schmidt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21
Rather the Reverse.

To see some small soul pirouetting
throughout life on a single text, and
Judging all the world because 1t eau
not find a partner, is not Il Christian
sioht-prOf serr ~ nd
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21
Buster is Dead

Miss Juliet McHose. of Mcclellan
street, Is mourning the loss of her
pet dog, Buster" which died of
heart disease caused by the explosion
at Morgan two weeks ago Saturday.
He dropped dead In the street near
her home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21
CARD OF

We wish to thank our relatives and
friends. also Dana Relief Society, the
Danish Brotherhood, and Pastor Han
sen, for their comforting words and
tokens OF sympathy given US during
the sickness and loss OF our beloved
usband and father.
MRS. N. p. LUND AND CHILDREN.
22127-10-z1-1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21

IOIET o
1t Is worthy of note that Judge
Robert Carey of Jersey City. who
was one Of the first contributors to
the fund. is the husband of Mrs.
Robert Carey, who lahored SO faith
fully with the Jersey City Red Cross
unit at the Y. NJ. C. A during the re-
cent disaster.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21
NOC16M
!. G. s. OPENS

The War Camp Community Head
quarters, Girls Division, were opened
this morning in the Boynton Building,
1O1 Smith street In the executive
office may be found Miss
and her assistants, Miss Buttonheim
and Miss Winans The WORK ana
lounge rooms which adjoin the Office
have not been fitted out as yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21
Perth AmbOy JeWeIer Sues
Talking Machine Company

Louis Kemeny, the jeweler. OF lit
Smith street, has brought suit in the
federal court at Trenton against the
Victor Talking Machine Company OF
Camden for damages in the amount
of 100000 for alleged loss of busi-
ness and profits resulting from their
refusal to sell him their products.
Mr.. Remeny contends hat he has
been In the talking machine line
since 1906 and has built up a large
and profitable business.
1t was on April 8, 1917, that the
Victor company refused to sell him
any more articles. At hat time he
had $4,000 worth OF Victor machines
and records on hand and orders for
$50, 900 more, which orders he has
been unable to fill.
Kemeny alleges that he has been
unable to continue his business or to
dispose of the stock on hand at a
proper return of profit and was pre-
vented from continuing and doing the
business he would have done. He
contends that the action of the Vic
tor people was for the purpose of re-
straining trade. preventing competi-
ton and controlling and maintaining
prices contrary to h statutes of the
United
County Prosecutor Joseph r. STRIFE
ker is acting as attorney for Mr.
Kemeny.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21
sHERIFF's SALE.

The Provldent Building and Loan
Association of the city of New
The Eagle Company of Perth Amboy.
New Jersey defendant, Fl. Fa., for
sale of mortgaged premises dated
September IL, 1918.
BY virtue of the above stated writ TO
mo directed end delivered, / wal expose
to sale at public vendue on
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER THIR-
TENTH. NINETEEN HUN
DRIED AND EIGHTEEN.
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, at the sherir's ONCE. in the Cit,
of New Brunswick, New Jersey.
All tract or parcel OF lands and
premises, situate. lying and being in
the City OF Perth Amboy, in the Coun-
beginning at a point in the westerly
line of Chapman Avenue distant
s~outherly two hundred and seventy
foot from the southerly line of Fay
cite Street, thence running westerly
about parallel with Fayette street one
hundred feet to the centre of said
block; thence cunning along the CEN
tire OF said block s~outherly thirty-nine
feet more or less; thence running east
erly again parallel with Fayette street
one hundred feet to said Chapman Ave-
nue.; thence northerly along the vest
erly line of Chapman Avenue, thirty
nine feet more or less TO the point or
place of beginning.
BE the said several courses. distances
and dimensions more or less.
Together with all and singular the
rights. privileges. hereditaments and
eppurtenances thereunto belonging or
In anywise appertaining
CHARLES ANDERSON
RUSSELL e WATSON.
s2i4s-1O 2l-2S-11-4-11.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-21

County Prosecutor Joseph e.. STRIFE
ker is acting as attorney for Mr..
Kemeny.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-06-06
and all others are founded"

and all others are founded"
The freedom of the world is chal-
lenged, and we fight chat the small
est nation may equally with the great
est" have the right to Give it's own
life and to have that life determined
by the will of it's own people" We
fight for freedom, "the freedom of
the seas, so that all nations may have
unmolested intercourse with each
other in the peaceful pursuit of legiti-
mate commerce" But more than
this, we fight to preserve that vision
of a great world Republic, a Democ-
racy in which the innocent and help
less shall be protected, where honor
shall be the reward of merit, not the
haphazard of blood, where power
does not come of "Divine Right"
where might is not right, where honor
is not an empty bubble, and solemn
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-06-06

man Government has committed re-
peated acts of war against the Gov
eminent and people of the United
States of America: Therefore be it,
resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States
OF America in Congress assembled,
That the state of war between the
United States and the Imperial Ger
man Government which has been
thrust upon the United States is here
by formally declared; and that the
PRESIDENT be, and he is hereby, au-
thorized and directed to employ the
entire naval and military forces of
the United States and the
OF the Government to carry on the
war against the Imperial German
Government; and to bring the con-
hict to a successful termination all
the resources of the country are here
by pledged by the Congress of the
United States"
And SO, we fight for freedom, free
dom of the seas, whence the blood of
murdered countrymen, like the blood
of Abel, cries for vengeance, and in
blood shall we blot out that word
"Verboten" which German barbarism
has written on land and sea. We
fight for America, her safety, her
honor. GA Prussianized Germany,
triumphant in Europe, dominant on
the seas, would find occasion to strike
down America in her isolation and
make of us the overseas tributary of
a New Roman Empire"
What? This fair, free land of ours,
America, child of Freedom, ground
under a despot's heel? Free-born
American citizens subjects of a con-
quering race, subservient to Prussian
power, cringing to Prussian brutal
ity? The Stars and Stripes trailed
in the dust "while around it sounds
the wailing of it's people in their
woe?" Nay, we will eight till the
alst armed foe expires or Old Glory
shall wave over a land redeemed by
the blood of it's sons and daughters, a
land of the dead, but still "the Land
of the Free and the home of the
Brave!
But this is not all we are fighting
for. Purged of every selfish consid.
Grafton, the cause for which we fight
may be given in three words: Lib,
erty, Humanity, aand Christianity
these three embrace every ideal fol
which America stands.
We fight because Democracy, the
synonym of Liberty, is imperiled, be.
cause Civilization and Christianity
hang in the balance. 1t is Democracy
against Autocracy, Civilization
against Barbarism, Christianity
against a Philosophy which is oppos.
ed to every teaching of the "Prince
of Peace" The Powers of Darkness
are arrayed against the Powers .o1
Light.
We are fighting for Democracy
Liberty. "There can be no question
that the future of democracy and OF
Independent national life is hanging
in the balance in this struggle
with us are the democracies of the
world, great and small; against US
the ~autocracies of the world are ar
rayed-warring against the principle:
and ideals on which our democracy
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-06-06

pledges b~ut<tscraps of paper" where
the. flower Of freedom, that fragile
flower, first nurtured among the
SHOWS of the rugged New England
hills, may grow into ga tall and state
ly lily with a golden heart" a radiant
bloom Flashing it's golden glory
across the blue leagues of all the
seven SEAS" where "the Common
sense of most shall hold a fretful
realm in awe. And the kindly earth
shall slumber wrapt in universal
law"
We fight for Humanity; for Bel
GUM, invaded, desolated outraged
Belgium, gallant, devoted Belgium,
with her blackened, descrated homes;
for France, glorious, heroic France,
the eldest born of American Liberty,
millions of whose heroic sons have
CONTINUED on page ~
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-06-06

have insured, at best, only life, with
out liberty and with no chance what
ever for the pursuit of happiness.
For many others we have not even in
sured life itself. Our hope now is
that at the close of the war, a league
for peace may be formed so as to de-
bar all tides of war, and thus, that
there may develop in every citizen a
true freedom and, at length, a true
union Of hearts win exist for all peo-
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-06-06
WHY THE UNITED STATES
is AT WAR WITH GERMANY.

Editors Note - The following
article was written by Prof. j. w.
Briggs in response to the offer of
$25 by j. c. Sales for the best essay
from a public school teacher on the
reasons why the United States is at
war;
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

grass is now reviving nicely with
prospect Of good fall pasturage. Rains
came too late, however to do much
good in the way Of saving the corn
crop.-Live Stock Reporter.
A heavy rain fell last night and
this morning throughout Central Mis-
souri,. It was reported here today that
a finch rain fell in Columbia. Many
houses of colored people along the
railroad tracks were flooded.
This was the heaviest rain in Co.
lumbia since September, 1905.
At Sedalia, the rainfall was two
and one-fourth inches.
CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 4.-Fat
steers of 1,400 weight Tuesday sold
at $40, the highest price for cattle
ever paid in the Chicago market. The
herd that broke the Stock Yards rec
ord was from Kansas. The top price
for this class Of cattle a year ago was
was $3.50.
The rain Tuesday night aided ma,
terially in filling many ponds in thi'
vicinity. For sometime many farmers
have been forced to haul water be.
cause Of the drouth.
Gooeh BARLEY sold II steers Mon.
day and delivered them Tuesday &
Robert Sanderson of the Stephen
n~eighborhood, who will continue then
on feed. They averaged sl5 pounds
being short two-year-olds and Mr.
BARLEY received S11.75 a hundred fol
~ sEJr1uuJ-54Tdf.he cattle as year.
! 6ngs eafIS 7ae from INs-Wiri
hanson of Auxvasse and has had then
on feed since.-Fulton Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
AFRAID f WILL
BE NO HUNS FOR HIM

BE NJ HUME fOR HIM
A friend Of "Zeke" Willis in this
city received a very interesting letter
from that soldier the other day. The
only trace of discomfort or low spirits
that can be found in the correspond
ence is contained in the sentence:
"The only thing that worries me is,
that they will completely bring VIC
tory to US before l get a chance at the
enemy myself" Extracts from the
letter follow:
81 take it for granted that every
body is all right and doing fine. I
know | am, anyway. | am still down
here at Newport News, Va, but there
is much talk Of our going to South
Carolina, where we shall take up in
tensive drill for overseas work. Many
OF my friends still seem to think that
/ am in the Marines. Wish that YOU
would correct the error as much as
possible. | am in the 48th Regiment
Of Infantry, U. S. Regulars. This reg
iment, so the Eastern newspapers say,
viii be in one Of the new divisions that
are to be formed. So, when I "go
over" it will be a U. S. Regular.
David Was the First Machine Gunner.
Say, / have just begun to realize
how lucky / was when | was assigned
to a machine gun company. | am Just
beginning to understand it better, and
/ see how much superior our branch is
to any other. Just think Of it-a
squad Of four men with a machine gun
has the fire power Of sixty or seventy
rifles. Human brain has made the
machine gun what it is, and its origin
dates back as far as David killing Co
liah. Yes, David was the first machine
gunner that we have any record Of.
Before his time, fighting had been by
shock action" but God had given
him brains to know that he could kin
Goliah suddenly and never actually
touch him. 1t was a surprise attack
the same as the latter idea Of the
American Indians, who would gather
in great numbers behind some large
rock and turn loose a flight Of arrows
on the unsuspecting whites. From
4 A.
that idea originated the one of tying
many guns together in a straight line
and firing them all by pulling the
string. so you sec we have a little his
tory backing us up.
Mcmillan Must Keep Military Going.
If knew all there is TO tell of the
present-day guns, I should try to start
you into a school by mail but at pres-
ent | am busily engaged in one make
Of gun only. It's the Colt. This gun
is Of the heavy type, mounted on a
tripod, gas operated and water cooled.
and is capable Of substain fire AZ the
rate Of 400 shots per minute. You see.
II is not as fast as some other makes,
but in turn stoppages are reduced so
tho gun can be depended on for a
longer time. If you wish to hear how
a gun sounds when firing, get around
an air hammer and multiply that noise
BY two and three-fourths or three.
Then You will have almost the same
rattle minus the noise Of the cartridge
exploding.
l guess that ] have said about ali
on thai line that ! can tonight. Guess
It's enough anyway.
suppose school will be starting IN
a few weeks. You know ] was crazy,
some thought, about tho military
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE
LARGE ATTENDANCE

Tae frst dzy 81 eurollncuf q he
Moico plblic sehooi EaE q large At
Tendance in the thros schools ne en-
ralimoni q hoys IN The High School IL
smal oEinr q the fact that many
have gone into national service. 0th-
r. boys. j. years cd arr undecided
ahuui attending scheol Many are
going 20 junior colleges where they
can enroll In the students Military
Training Corps In tins they not only
rUt an education but military train
ing with q rrvatc's pay a $50 a
meath during the training.
All Of the faculty Of the high school
Is filed but the chemistry depart
mcnt This vacancy is expected % Dc
filled in the near future.
The faculty Of the Mcmillan High
School Is as foollows. Principal, l. II.
Strunk; science. c. +. Riddle; manual
training and military science, J. II.
Haller; teacher training. Miss Libusc
Soukup; history, Miss Absie e.
wang and Miss Mildred Pearl; Eng
lish. Misses Welch. Dorothy Blanks
and Maurine HeieEr; domestic science,
Miss Ethel Reed; art Miss Edith
Ethridge; music. Miss Maude Wallace
piano, Mrs. Abbie Snoddy; Latin and
French, Miss Lucy Derham. CONNER
cial, Miss Marguerite Seward; mathc-
MATES, Miss Alice Faller.
The faculty Of the North Central
school is: principal, C. c. Rosselle;
Misses Kittie Turley, Grace Van Horn,
Jennie Karnes, Frankie Cauthorn, Ma.
ry Stallings, Edna MeMurtry. Mary
billiard and Mamie Wright.
The South Side faculty is composed
this year of: principal, Mrs. Laura
H~oughland; Misses Willie Hook, Mir,
lam Johnson, Willie Whitson, Ruti
Perkins, Mary bearing and Mrs. Rus.
sell Emmons.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
PUBLIC SALE

A. a. wlar ueztsH = thh firm VI
D. nnea b tks Ccl1u racl ~ thal
hrvs a arisiuH sale e. CIR fEru :
mla rua1huust q Mexco ard S uiu
rcnhrUst ~ Auxrasfs On
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. N. 1913
ne sale begins prCmFly nt 70 a. o.
ne fclasinE WuPcry VIZ b sod
IS HEAD 81 Hore Is
Tso duh mars 4 yezu Cd hrckc;
red 10 5ack; one hlaek taddle mare
2 year ed. bird % taek; q bay
horse. g Yuau uidscne tlack herte. s
years Old; / sevcn year ed buggy mare
and mule colt; cne uFcd hugEy and
saddle mare and colt; ~ saddle and
buggy horse; one iEoo-lh dram mare.
bred 10 jack; one s~-year-old bay mare;
one t-year-old black mare. one 2-year-
cid sorrcl rclding; one i-yoar-old black
EcldinE
u Head 81 Nules y
One brown mule. lfh hands high; =
years old. &c be given BY the firm 10
the Red Cross; one bay mule, lisa
hands high. 5 years old; four 2-year-
old mules three mare mules and one
horse mule; four yearlngs; three
mares and one horse; two mule colts;
one mare and one horse.
s Head Of Cattle 5
Three mich cows: One Hereford COW.
Z years old. bred to Shorthom bull;
good Jersey cow. - years old;
bred 10 Shortborn bull; one red COW,
: years old. All giving milk One Jer-
sey heifer, ? years old; M good Jer-
sey calf.
About leo head Of Hogs. All pure
bred Duroe Jerseys, consisting Of one
Defender boar; the big bone, big type
kind. Has proved to be a wonderful
breeder. Ten brood sows. Some have
pigs, and others to farrOw soon. s.
Stock Hogs, weighing from so to 100
pounds.
Farming Implements
l Good buggy; ! set Of double driving
harness; l set Of chain harness; /
corn planter, l six-shovel cultivator,
l disk cultivater, l disk harrow, and
other things too numerous to mention.
TERMS; Cash.
Dinner served by ladies Of community
for benefit Of Red Cross.
J. G. Ford. %auetioneer.
H. A. Meyer, clerk.
HIRAM THRELKELD & SON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
FARMERS MUST
USE WOOD RS'

Farmers who have wood On ina,
lands will not be allowed 70 buy M
this winter. This order bs, ,td,
within the last three days, been n.
ceived by the coal dealers Of Nsr,
The Government is trying h enl
way possible to conserve the coal !
the necessary industries and M, 4.
der is passed for that purpose. II,
large cantonments also require y.
plies Of coal and it is absolutely M.
ossary that they come first. The I'D
mills and munition plants are also 4.
ing unusually large amounts Of COAL
Tic farmer probably will be n
quired TO make an affidavit Of the ae
ply Of wood that is available on hi
land. II he does not have the nSs
sary amount, that lacking vii, i
course, be made in coal. In no d.
stance will the farmer, with the ue-
essary amount, be allowed to buy Ua.
Few farmers Of this vicinity will b
affected by this order as the WOOD "a
practically all Of the farms has bea
cut.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05
Public Sale, Sept. 10.

Having decided to move to California
to remain permanently, | will sell at
public auction, on the above date, at
my residence located 4 miles north Of
Mexico, No, close to Trinity and Sun
Rise churches, TO the highest bidder
all my personal property as follows,
towit:
= Head Of Horses 7
consisting Of one 4~-year-old work
mare; one 3-year-old filly; one 2-year-
old filly; one mare colt; n coming
2-year-old marc mule; 2 aged marc
Is Head Of Cattle Is
Gems sting Of z mich cows, all Civ
ing milk; 7 heifers to be fresh in the
spring; / steer, two years old; 8
yearling steers s Holstcin hcifers.;
% Head Of Hogs %
consisting Of 3 lows and 10 pigs; 7
shoats weighing about 25 or 30 lbs.
Farming Implements
l4-inch pillow, / G-ineh pillow, ]
Brown disc cultivator, / harrow, /
corn planter, some harness, some
household and kitchen furniture and
other things too numerous 70 men
ton.
TERMS-lSix months time at 8 per
cent, purchaser 10 give bankable note.
All sums Of SO and under, cash. Moth
ing removed until terms Of ale arc
complied with.
Dinner served by Trinity ladies'.
Sale begins al 10 o'clock told time).
James Ford, a~uetioneer.
&c. Mundy, clerk,
I'm gEIn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-05

have neither teeth or spikes, but have
S; ws on their backs. Between the three
they show you a lively time. They are
so thick here that they sit on the bed
posts and bark at US as we go past. We
have quite a lot Of fun swapping them.
| traded two razor backs last night for
three spiked-footed ones. ! thought
did pretty well. l don't mind them II
they stay at home. But when they
start moving around, they set me 60
ing, too. Well, we can't let such
small things as coolies worry us, SO
long as those nine-inch shells continue
hopping around here.
| don't know what is the matter
with those Dutch. They are very
careless with their guns. They are
going to hurt someone if they aren't
careful.
Well, my dear, | think | had better
close this and start another. Write
soon.
(PRIVATE) v. E. LAYTON.
Hospital - Am. f. +.