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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19

Wr~nnc wanna Railroad, nsrthwsst-
Rriy e lvoa Springs Creek. themes e
WootbrlAFs Creek. to state Street t.
Place ef Beginning. and ths pelinq
bises therein win be a school Ne !
sfxtA ward
Ffrrt Poil-Besinning at the crossing
O. = Central RAILROAD, The LshiEh
point directly opposite kidgsiy
Street themes northeriy to BsSis
Avenue thsnos esstsriy 70 the Cen.
fennsyivsnia RAILROAD, thence SOUTH
easterly to the Lchigh Valley Rail-
road. thence sputhwestsrly to the
place Of besinninE, and the peiiins
(Cortlandt ST.
Beoond Poli-Bewfnning at the Central
Railroad. the Lshigh Valley Railroad
\ wsshinEson Street and running
thencs westerly TO the center %
Florida Grove Road. thence northeriy
TO . point on line s~xtsndins
through III. enter Of Sompton Az.
70 Amecy Avenue thence northsrly
t. Aidssfy Street. thence essteriy 20
the Central Railroad, themes south.
:s,y 1 sS n. 5 Blss: . e sss'1 win .
School Ne. (Johnstons STD
Third Pon-Besinn,ng at q point In
Florida Grove Road. opposite Comp
ton Avenue. thence ssstsriy to
Ridgely Street thence sasterly -
Esgis kysnes, thsncs sastsriy 10 the
Ssn'r Psn n,lr 'n sslirsSd. snsnss
sorthwesteriy 10 spa Springs Crssk.
thence southwestariy to Ambey w
nue. ana spa SPRINGS read. thence
ss.sas ..in kos sad ana UYFsiHossliZ2. dsrreoST..
Road TO the place Of beginning, and
the polling place therein will be at
School No. & melville ST.
witness my hand this eth day OF Sep 4
kembsr. nineteen hundred and eiRhteenI
ARTHUR 4. GRAHAM.
kNAeAetAs1 City Clerk.
220s1-10-19-21-22.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
Boys Found Saloons
and Flowers in Hun Trenches

That the Perth Amboy boys in
Franco are in the first line trenches
is certain. for q letter Just received
by Patrolman George kozusko from
his brother John tells of a recent bat
tie in which the local boys took part,
Private Kozusko tells of how the
American troops of which the Perth
Amboy boys were a part, chased tn;
Huns and of how when they got in the
German dugouts they found them
wonderful places with saloons, cleo
trio lights, gardens, etc, and of how
the Germans evidently had planned to
stay n long time but were chased out
before they had time to take anything
with them. The letter follows:
Pvt John A. Kozusko
A. b. 307 M. G.. b.
Amer. Elk. Forces,
Sept. 16, 1918
Dear Brother:
/ received your letter of Aug. %,
1918, and you say that you did not
receive any mail. Well. / write two
a week, but for the last couple of
weeks We have been always on the go.
moving all the time, and now we are
in No Mans Land, and in the FROM
and we are doing very good work.
It's a good thing. and believe me we
got them going so fast that we have
to use autos, motorcycles and air.
planes to catch up to them, and you
ought to see their trenches and dug
outs. They had a real palace out of
this place with saloons n electric
lights in the dug-outs, and flower gar
dens all around. All the places were
well concreted. 1t was here to stay,
but the Americans made them move
so fast that some of them are back
in Berlin telling the Kaiser hat the
Americans are not bluf1ng. but are on
the job until the finish. I am glad to
hear that your family is we'll and hap
Ply, and / hope that 1 will see them
soon. Believe me II 1 get home you
will get sick and tired listening to me
about my trip I've here. You know
I would like to write to you something
about here, but we are not allowed,
but when I get home I will have
enough to say for a week without
giving the chair to the next man. 1
am glad hat the old folks are we'll
and happy, andtell them o to worry
that I am all right. and 1 hope they
are the anne. They write to me hat
they do not receive any mail from
Tell them that I write to you,
dear brother. I am going on guard
now. / hope that we will pull through
all right. 1 will close my letter with
best love to you n your family, and
wishing them good health and luck,
and also to the dear old folks, and
may God bless vol all.
Your Brother John.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
KEYPORT

Sergeant II. r. Hopkins. who has
been stationed in New York for sew
eral months with the medical de-
partment, and who was recently trans
ferred to the chemical warfare SER
vice. has been transferred to Lake
hurst, N. j.
Edward Maloney. OF First street.
was the guest of relatives at New York
this week.
Miss Constance Simonson a student
at the Montclair normal school, is
homo owing to the school being closed
because OF the influenza epidemic.
DR.. Fred c. Ogden has recovered
from an illness which kept him con-
fined to his home for several days.
onne. is the guest OF her son, A. Still
well Van Buskirk and wife. Of Osborne
street.
Walter L. Wise. OF Newark, was the
guest OF A. NJ. Bedle and family, of
Osborne street this week.
Mrs. Charles ]. Durr, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, Is spending several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Terry, Of
Myrtle avenue.
James H. Bedle. who has been as
sisting In the South Ambov p~ostofice
because of illness of the clerks there,
has returned to the borough, but is
now confined to his home with Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Post have
rented their home on Second street
and will spend the winter in New
York.
Fritz Peterson, Of Osborne street,
is confined to his home with illness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
INCREASE
LOAN HOLDINGS

TRENTON, Oct. 1e-An increase
OF $3,419,446.57 IN Liberty loan bonds
is noted in the of the bank
ing institutions OF New Jersey as
shown by the statement of their con-
dition for the period ending August
81 last, as compared with h pre-
vious banking statement. issued on the
call Of the Comptroller Of Currency
at Washington for the period ending
June 20. The latest statement of the
conditions of New Jerseys financial
institutions vas made public today.
The Liberty loan bonds included in
the amount to $685.
5000, as compared with ~s32,076.-
1S4.S9 reported in thep rovious state
ment. There are Liberty loan sub
scriptions amounting to s7,726 .040.40
included in the liabilities of the banks
and War Savings Stamps accounts
amounting to $3.50, 238.09, which are
included in the resources.
The latest call covers ~ savings
banks. 118 trust companies and "a
state banks, an increase of n In the
number of trust companies yer the
last bank call. National financial in
situations which have their homes In
New Jersey are not included In these
financial statements.
The total resources of the trust
companies are given at 436.608.717.-
80; savings banks $40. 36,651.S1.
and state banks $36,8S7,11S.1S. MAX
ing a total of 643,932,5 56.s2 as COM
pared with the total of s627,056-
1884 of the previous report.
Deposits in the trust companies are
given as 1854. 063. 292.77: state banks.
$81. 6.841.93 and savings banks
$156, 296, 766.19. making a total of
s541 ,4~96,400.S9, an increase of $18.-
231. 214.45 compared with the last re-
port. the figures of which were $685.
2~65,186.44.
In the matter of surplus funds, the
total figures are $656,6S7.96 over
those Of June 20. The total for that
date was $81, eos, 070.47 and for Au-
gust 81 last $31. s64,46s.4s. The fig
ures for the last date are made up
as follows: Servings banks. $~12,069,-
trust companies, $1S,125,-
979.15; state banks. $1,66S,56
The trust companies for the period
Just reported carried a total of s27.-
7~34.920.16 in Liberty bonds and sl1.-
691.01 in wal savings stan ps: state
banks $3,S16,327 in Liberty bonds and
$~18,818.47 in war savings stamps and
savings banks $s.944.a2e.71 in Liberty
bonds and $6,72S.61 In war savings
stamps.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
ShlpbulIdlng Concerns
Ask Strict Quarantine
Request That All Schools, Pictur'
Shows, Soda Fountains, Saloons
and Similar Places BE Closed.

81 special correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Oct. All
schools, moving picture shows, soda
fountains. saloons and similar places
OF congregation of people will be
closed on Staten Island II the request
of tina Standard Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton, Staten Island Shipbuilding Com
pany and the Downey Shipbuilding
Corporation, forwarded to Borough
President Calvin D.. Van Name is
granted.
The request of the three shipbuild-
Ing concerns which has been for
warded by the borough president TO
Mayor Hylan for action demands that
these places be closed until the cpl
demic Is over because of the preva-
lenco of influenza and pneumonia
among the thousands of men who are
employed.
The influenza is well in hand on
this end of the island and II the Or
der went into effect 1t would work a
hardship among the people here
where the disease has slackened. The
following is n copy of Borough Presi-
dent Van Names letter TO Mayor Hy-
Ian on the subject:
Hon. John +. Hylan, Mayor
City Hall. New York City.
My dear Mayor Hylan:
l am In receipt of q Joint letter from
the Standard Shipbuilding Corpora
ton. Downey Shipbuilding Corpora
ton and the Staten Island Shipbuild-
ing Company. dated today, demanding,
because of tho prevalence of influenza
and pneumonia, that, without delay,
all schools. moving picture shows,
o fountains, saloons and similar
places of congregation of people be
closed on Staten Island.
The efficiency of the plants for the
building of ships because of the pesti .
lence has been reduced forty per
cent.
Let me urge you to Immediately IS
sue the proper orders to the Depart
ment OF Health, Police Department
and Department of Education in ac-
cord with the request as TO all parts
of Staten Island.
- the letter from the shin
building corporations is enclosed to
you.
Very truly yours.
CALVIN d. VAN NAME
President of the Borough of Richmond
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
SUFFRAG|STS
To BEAT BAIRD"

ST. Specidi CorrcSpondeNt.
TRENTON, Oct. 19-"Beat Baird"
That is the catchy and alliterative
slogan which the s~uffragists of New
Jersey have adopted In their cam
.paign for tho defeat of the Camden
county Republican and the election of
the Bergen county Democrat, Charles
.O'Connor Hennessy, for the short
term in the United States senate at
Washington.
At the same time the ~suffragists are
not ignoring the candidacy. of George
NJ. LaMonte, of Bound Brook. who Is
the opponent of Governor Edge for
the long term of six years In the
senate at Washington. LaMonte as
well as Hennessy is known as an
ardent supporter of equal suffrage,
while tho executive Is regarded in suf-
frage circles as a recent convert to
the cause of Votes for Women"
Democratic managers at the head
quarters OF the state committee In
this city, therefore. profess to see
ominous clouds in the Republican
horizon because OF the apparent
weakness of the G.. q. p. candidates
for the suffrage cause as compared
with the fact that both LaMonte and
Hennessy became champions OF wom-
ems perogative as citizens early IN the
movement III IllS HN1ttss
supporters are pointing with particu-
attention to the fact that In n
of the early suffrage battles In the
legislature he was al the forefront
in the fight for equal suffrage. IN
the session of 1918 when there was a
Joint legislative committee hearing on
February IS OF that year., at when
proponents and opponents Of suffrage
made fervid pleas before h joint
judiciary committee, IaMonte was
chairman of the protagonists and IN
troduced each speaker for the con-
stitutional amendment, which was
nassed Inv that session OF the legisla-
ture hut was declared invalid by rea-
son of some flaw or omission In It's
wording. on the occasion of the JOINT
session LaMonte, himself, made a
strong plea in favor OF the cause.
Roth as state senator n since that
time Hennessy has been an ardent
supporter of equal suffrage. AS a
member of both the house OF assem-
bly and the state senate he voted Tor
the constitutional amendment, a,IS
retiring from the legislative
halls has continued his support I'M
finchingly.
into the state prominent workers
from other sections Of the country for
Tho D of campaigning in differ
emf counties in the interests OF the
candidates who arc known to be FOR
their cause. The suffragists are wag-
ing q campaign in New Hampshire IN
s,1nnort OF Democratic Candidate
John 3. Jamison. who. like Hennessy,
would Immediately take his seat II
elected In November. The ~suffragists
declared that the election of these
short term candidates in these two
states would Immediately change the
situation in the United States senate
in favor OF their amendment to the
constitution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
william H. Fullerton, Once
City Official, Died Yesterday

William H. Fullerton, a FORMER
street commissioner and q canoioate
for mayor Of the city OF Perth Ampoy
at one time, died yesterday alternoon
al his home, 2T6 New brunswick ave
men. of pneumonia following an at.ack
of influenza that developed ten DAYS
ago. n+
Mr. Fullerton had boen q resident
of this city for the past thirty yeaIs.
He was born at Fords and was nlcnVe
years old. He has always taken an
active part In the public arairs OF tne
city nd was prominent In the
can organization OF the city and coun-
ty. He was In h produce business
and was at the head OF the New Jer-
sew roduce Company In New Bruins
wick avenue.
He was a candidate for mayor O.
Tho Repubican ticket against AIDES
RoIlschweiler several years Ago..
was a member of Perth Amboy Lodge.
No 1874. Benevolent and Protective
Order Of Elks, Pc Ambo Tribe No. %,
Imnroved Order Of Red Men, Perth
Amboy Camp No. 10. Woodmen OF tho
world and Ira B. Tioe Lodge. Brotner-
hood Railroad Trainmen.
Resides his widow he Is survived oy
four daughters and a son, Margle, Aoa
lola and Anna and William Fuller
ton. his father, two sisters. Mrs. Jonn
RrazzelI. Mrs. Michael Kelly ana .
brother, George w. Fullerton. Ser
vices win be held tomorrow afternoon
Mt 2 o'clock with interment In Alpine
cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
STATEN ISLAND
Criminal Gases VIII be
Taken Up Next Monday
John W. Kragenow's VIII BE tho First
TTia1-Indicted by Grand Jury
This Week.


81 Special Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 1o:-Crimi-
nal cases will be taken up by the
county court when 1t convenes at the
borough hall. st. George. on Monday.
The first ase on the calendar to
come before Judge j. Harry Herman
Is hat OF John W. Kragenow, thirty
our years old of 1872 Amboy road,
Tottenville. indicted this week by the
grand jury in connection with the
death of Mrs. Charles H. PETER of
Bentley street, who was killed when
thrown from an automobile operated
by Kragenow in Amboy road on Sun
day morning. June 80.
Kragenow has been out under S10,-
900 bail since the accident. Mr.. and
Mrs. PETER, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hilker and Clinton Fetch were in the
automobile at the time the car, be-
ing driven by Kragenow. carshed into
an auto furniture van in Amboy road
neal Bethel
Detective Schley, who made the ar
rest following the accident. has served
subpoenas on several witnesses in the
case.
There are n number of other cases
TO be tried this week. The grand
jury, of which Michael Ffnlay Is fore
man, adjourned on Thursday to meet
again Tuesday to take up several
other matters before final adjourn
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
Matawan'S Full Quota In Sight

MATAWAN. Oct. 19:-Following
the meeting of tho fourth Liberty
Loan committee last night the n
nouncement vas made that Matawan
is going over the top. When all re-
ports had been turned In 1t was found
that Matawan still lacked s12,0 Of
its quota, but the committee felt that
this amount could be raised with lit
tie trouble. Efforts to complete the
quota will be made today, and at a
late hour this morning a member of
the committee stated hat the full
quota was In sight.
Matawan's quota IL $334,G00, which
is many thousands more than was
allotted to the borough in either of
the previous loans. In order e givo
the people of the borough the last
chance possible to subscribe to the
bonds, both the Matawan Bank and
the Farmers and Merchants National
Bank will remain open tonight until
late hours.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
EPIDEMIC ON WANE
Very Few Cases Reported TO Health
Board at Matawan

Very Few Cases Reported to Health
Board at Matawan
BIZ cpecfnt CorrcsDordssf.
MATAWAN. Oct. 19:-Up TO the
present time Matawan borough seems
to have escaped a great portion OF the
influenza epidemic that is now sweep
ing the country. There have only
been four deaths from pneumonia In
the borough according to Health
spector William A. Rodgers. and only
three new cases OF influenza reported
within the past two days.
Eight or nine cases have been
treated to date in the Temporary Red
Cross hospital In Grange hall In
Broad street, and one death has oc-
Cured at this institution. Many OF
the cases reported are coming from
the township, where the disease
seems to have obtained a foothold.
A. far as can be learned at this time,
II is not thought that the disease VIII
increase much here, as II Is felt hat
the health authorities and the people
IN senera heve the disease under con-
,troI through the quarantining OF the
town and the people taking care OF
themselves.
There will be no church services
tom borrow and all otner P---7ers
people might collect In crowds. IN
cJIiding the hotels and barrooms, have
been closed for more than a week
past.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
TOTTENVILLE

Mrs. Ida z. Palmer of Brooklyn is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William d.
Frerichs.
Detective Gustav Schley of the
Ninth Branch Bureau Is on his an
nual vacation. Detective Detroit is
here in his place.
Mrs. Patrick Harding Is able to be
about after recent illness.
DR.. Fred J.. Hubach. district super
intendent of the Elizabeth District,
will preach at st. Paul's Church to-
morrow morning. The services are
being held in the chapel, which is per-
fectly safe since the explosion.
Patrolman Mennsing is back after
his vacation and Patrolman Wimund
is on sick leave.
The funeral of Thomas Murphy was
held this morning with interment in
st. Mary's cemetery.
Detectives of the Ninth Branch are
endeavoring to find the sneak thief
that entered the home OF Otis Allen
of Johnson avenue. Wednesday night
between Z and o o'clock and stole
three coats. a vest, other clothing and
between $40 and $1b in cash.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
Liberty Loan Lags In keypoTt
Rn speoinI correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT., Oct. 19-Unless many
subscriptions are received during the
day and this evening the borough will
not reach the quota in the Liberty
LOAF
Although every effort has been put
forth to make the loan here q great
success the borough has been handi-
capped from start to finish. Sub-
scriptions came in readily during the
first week, but the second week was
not as good as II should be. The COM
mittees planned to take many sub
scriptions during Liberty Day which
was to have been celebrated here with
a big parade, but was necessarily als-
pensed with owing to the quarantine
ofxhe borough.
Both tit -Esyport-rge
pany and the Peoples National bank
will remain open this evening for h
loan. At last reports less than $780,
COO had been subscribed of h bor-
ough's quota of $281,500.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
MATAWAM

DR.. and Mrs. Conover Buriew and
son of Perth Amboy are visiting Mrs.
Burlew's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Bolte In Main street. DR.. Burlew is
committing to his ONCE IN Perth Am
boy daily.
Mrs. Gilbert White, of Long
Branch. is the guest of her daughter
and ~son-in-law. Attorney and Mrs.
John p. Lloyd.
Frederick Gelhaus, of Atlantic
Highlands. was a Matawan visitor
yesterday.
Benjamin Crowell. a former teach
err OF mathematics Mt the Matawan
high school, was a recent visitor hero.
Professor Crowell Is o the princi-
pal of the Y. NJ. @. A schools in Phil
adelphia,
Mrs. ira Sheppard has taken the
position of purchasing agent at tio
Perth Amboy City Hospital. Mrs.
Sheppard makes her home at the in
stitution.
Miss Evelyn DAVE is confined to
her home IN Ravine Drive by illness.
Miss Dorothy Haywood has taken a
position in the accounting department
of the California Loading Company
at Hunyon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
SAILORS CAUSE ARREST
OF MAN SELLING LIQUOR
TO UNIFORMED MEN

On the complaint of eLonard Con-
don, a sailor and two other sailors
who are attached to q United States
destroyer, Patrolmen William Calvin,
Hugh steed, and Home Guards George
Woodcock, Jr.. and Stephen Silversty,
arrested Michael Subotich, q saloon
keeper of 631 State street last night
and when he was arraigned before
Recorder Piekersgill this morning the
case was turned over to the Depart
ment of Justice for action.
Patrolman Calvin was at State and
Smith streets last night when Con-
don and the other two sailors ap-
the-past few nights q number of sail
ors from the destroyer had been get
ting liquor and hat the liquor was
SO rotten that the men had become
sick n as q result the officers Of
h warship had decided to put out
a guard to try and catch the saloon
keepers who were selling to men in
uniform. They said they were part
of the guard and that they had evil
dence thae Subotich was selling liq-
uor to the sailors and wanted him
arrested.
Patroiman Calvin went with the
men and on the way picked un the
Home Guards who were doing patrol
duty because Of the shortage of regu-
ldr phtrOlulou. Iuey went 10 inc
saloon where the sailors entered and
later came out with a half pint of
whiskey. At this point Calvin and the
Home Guards entered and told Subo
itch he was under arrest and to appear
in coprt this morning.
Recorder Pickersgill decided hat
1t was a case for the department or
Justice to handle and the special agent
of that department was notified and
will take action in the case.
The saloon keeper and sailors who
got the evidence In the case were pa
rolled until wanted by the department
of Justice Inc the evidence, a half
pint of whiskey, was held at police
headquarters.
1t is expected the government will
deal very severely with any saloon
keeper caught selling to men in uni
form.
.CANTEEN CLOSES TODAY
The canteen at the Y. NJ. c.. A. closes
today. The length Of tine 1t will re-
main closed Is as yet undetermined.
This closing will enable the canteen
workers to secure at least a day or
two of we'll earned rest.
The men and machines that Camp
Raritan has sent down have done fine
work in helping the local Red Cross In
this emergency.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
NEW NAMES IN ARCTIC
ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence

(Assoctdted Press C~orrespondencc.)
VANCOUVER. B. c.. Oct. 19:-New
pames for Arctic lands and seas prob.
ably will soon be wanted in Ottawa as
a result Of the discoveries OF Vilhjal-
mur 6teffansson. the returned Cana
Arctic explorer. A board of geol-
ogists in Ottawa directs the giving Of
names to all OF Canada's new found
possessions.
Suggestions have been made Ehat
"Steffansson's Land" should be the
name Of the group OF islands found
by the explorer northwest of Prince
Patrick land. Steffansson, however,
says new lands are never named after
the men who find them.
Another name will be needed for
what has long been called Prince Gus
tav Adolph Sea, thought to be an
arm OF the Arctic Ocean. Steffansson
found that the sea wasn't a sea at all
but contained the new land he discov-
cred.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-19
SpOtSWOOd Goes Over the TOP

sp Specfa Correspondent.
SPOTSWOOD. Oct. 19:-Chairman
Edward Underhill, of the Fourth Lib
erty Bond drive. has received the
honor banner for the achievemeI>
and yesterday flung 1t to the breeze
on the main street OF the borough. A
program In keeping with this honor
was originally planned but was ADAM
doned owing TO the epidemic of in
fluenza.
Chairman Fountain, of the Spots
wood Liberty Bond district, informed
Mr.. Underhill that Spotswood was the
first to reach their quota in the dis
trict and the first to receive the ban
ner. The quota OF $4,000 was ex-
ceeded by almost $4,000 with strag-
CLING sales TO be heord from.