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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-21
CAPE MAY
COUNTY DIRECTORY

Justice of Supreme Court-Charles
9. Black, Democrat. Term expires
1921
Circuit Judge-Howard CarroY, D.
1920.
Law Judge-Henry H. Eldredge, D.
1921.
Prosecutor OF Pleas-Eugene G. Cole,
Republican, 1922.
Sherif-Robert s. Miller, R. 1919.
Coroners-Dr. N. A. Cohen, Wild
wood, 1920; DR.. Wilson A. Lake,
Erma, 1918; s. M. Hoffman, Ocean
City.
County Clerk-A. Carlton Hildreth,
Republican, January, 1920.
Surrogate-Harry s. Douglass, r.,
November, 1922.
State Senator-Lewis T. Stevens, R..
1918.
Assemblyman-Mark Lake, R.
County Superintendent of Schools
Aaron w Hand, R., October, 1920.
Terms of Court-Second Tuesday in.
April, September and December.
Board Of Chosen Freeholders.
Terms expire January 1st
Director-Henry 8. Rutherford.
Vice Director-Gus Hilton.
Clerk-Frank w. Fowkes, Sea Isle
City.
Collector-Chas. w. Saul, Wildwood.
Solicitor-Ernest w. Lloyd, Cape
May.
Road Supervisor-Daniel Schellen-
ger, Erma.
Sea Isle City-Theodore E. DeBow,
1920; James F. Eustace, 1920.
Upper Township-Hope w. Candy,
Tuckahoe, 1919.
Wildweed-Otto Koeneke, 1921:
Augustus Hilton, 1921.
North Wildwood-John w. Young,
1921; Floyd Hewitt, 1921.
Cape May C~ity-John T. Bennett,
1919; Henry s. Rutherford, 1921.
Dennis Township-Levi Wentzell,
Peermont, 1919.
Lower Township-Joseph P. Mac
Kissic, Wildwood Crest, 1921.
Middle Township Joseph Camp,
Pierces, 1921.
Ocean City-John P.Fox, 1919; Joh1
E Townsend, 1919
--.ssF~s-
Building Association funds to loo
- L. -
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-21
Governors Appeal
TO the People of the State of New Jersey.

The people of this State will have yet another oppor-
tunity on, or before, June 18th, 1918, of showing their
loyalty and conservation to the great enterprise this
nation is engaged upon by pledging themselves to save
and economize and invest regularly in War Savings
Stamps.
The material needs necessary to prosecute the war
successfully, can be met only if the people of this nation
deny themselves some of their customary expenditures.
1t is not enough to furnish thousands of young men as
this State is doing. Those men must be clothed, fed and
equipped. Surely when they are so willing to give their
lives we should not hesitate to lend our savings.
The people of this State are expected to save and
invest in War Savings Stamps to the maturity value of
$50, OOo,O 900 during this year. Proportionate allotments
have been made to other States and the President of the
United States has called on the people. of the various
States to indicate on or before Friday, June 18th, their
willingness to practice the patriotic self-denial required
of all of US, by pledging themselves to save and purchase
this year.
War Savings Stamps are the one Government secur-
ity within the purchasing power of every one. This ap-
peal therefore is directed to every man, woman and child
in New Jersey. To raise our quota it is necessary that
those who can, should buy War Savings Stamps to the
limit allowed individuals, which is $1,000 90 maturity
value. By so doing they will aid materially in raising
the money which the Treasury Department expects to
receive from this State and their example will stimulate
others to buy these Stamps as their savings will permit.
Every man and woman in this State can save and invest
in War Savings Stamps and thus help to win the war.
New Jersey has responded periodically to every Govern
ment call and I am sure she will to this one. Moreover
in doing it, we are not only helping our Government but
we are forming the habit of saving, which is so essential
to good citizenship.
behind other States in responding to this appeal, I hereby
urge all loyal citizens of New Jersey to give their pledges
for War Savings Stamps on or before Friday, June 18th,
at such times and places and in such manner as may be
appointed by the National War Savings Committee of
of the Treasury, and pursuant to the appeal of the Presi-
dent of the United States.
(Signed)
WALTER E. EDGE
Governor of New Jersey.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-21

Building Association funds to lof
On first mortgage in amounts to su
Robert J.. Kay secretary, Wildwood
N. j. y
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-21

Addressing the graduating class of
the United States Military academy,
Secretary of War Baker On Wednesday
said that more than a million American
men would soon be In service in
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-06-21

The allied aviators gained new lau-
rels during the battle of last week, de-
stroying several scores of German
planes, bombing their trenches and
munition stations and raking their
troops and transports with machine
gun fire from low attitudes. In this
the American aviators played an in
creasingly important part, as well as
doing fine work on their own especial
sector north of Toul.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-09

cut lanes through it; If so, this pres
trenches.
OF course had to be one of the four
selected for the job. 1t was just like
sending fellow to the undertaker's
to order his own coffin.
AT ten O'Clock we started out armed
with three bombs, a bayonet and re-
volver. After getting into No Mans
Land we separated. Crawling four or
five feet at time, ducking star shells,
with strays cracking overhead, I
reached their wire. l secuted along
this inch by inch, scarcely breathing.
l could hear them talking In their
trench, my heart was pounding against
my ribs. One false move or the least
noise from me meant discovery and
almost certain death.
After covering my sector I quietly
crawled back. had gotten about half
way when i noticed that my revolver
was missing. 1t was pitch dark.
turned about to see if / could find 1t:
1T couldn't be far away, because about
three or four minutes previously had
felt the butt in the holster. crawled
around in circles and at last found IL,
then started on my way back to our
trenches, as thought.
Pretty soon / reached barbed wire,
and was just going to give the pass
word when something told me not to.
1 put out my hand and touched one of
the barbed wire stakes. 1t was iron.
The British are of wood, while the
German are iron. My heart stopped
beating; by mistake / had crawIed
back to the German lines.
L turned slowly about and nv tunic
caught on the wire and made a loud
ripping noise.
A sharp challenge rang out. I
sprnng TO my feet, ducking low, and
ran madly back toward our lines. The
Germans started firing. The bullets
were biting all around me, when bang
1 ran smash into our wire. and sharp
challenge, "'Alt, who comes theref'
rang out. l gasped out the password.
and, groping my way through the hne
In the wire, tearing my hands and
Uniform, tumbled into our trench and
was safe, but / was @ nervous wreck
for an hour. until q drink of rum
brought me round.
(To be Continued.A
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VCHS~NgAIp@RgIB% %SALYE

on MS own.
We could see the flashes Of their
rifles in the darkness, but the bullets
were going over our heads.
We lost three men killed and one
wounded In the arm. If il hadn't been
for our officers quick thinking the
whole patrol would have probably
been wiped out.
After about twenty minutes wait we
W mt out again and discovered that
the Germans had wiring party work.
ing on their bnrbed wire. We returned
to our trenches unobserved with the
information and our machine guns i'm
mediately got busy.
The next night four men were sent
out to go over and examine the Ger
man barbed wire and see II they had
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-09
"0ver the Top"
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
eCopyright, 1917. By Arthur euy pupas,
Moehine Cunne, Se,oins b F,onee

Continued From Last Issue.)
"At one part Of our trench where
n communication trench Joined the
front line Tommy had stuck up n
wooden signpost with three hands or
arms on II. One of the hands. point
Ing to the German lines, read. ITO Bcr-
1in;' the one pointing down the com.
munication trench read, To Blighty.'
while the other said, Suicide Ditch,
Change Here for Stretchers'
"Farther down from this guide post
the trench ran through an old orchard.
On the edge OF this orchard our bat
terry had constructed an advanced OBJ
servation post. The trees screened il
from the enemy airmen and the roof
was turfed. 1t wasn't cushy like ours,
no timber or concrete re-enforcements
just walls of sandbags. From II a
splendid view of the German lines
could be obtained. This post wasn't
exactly safe. 1t was hot corner
bullets cutting leaves off the trees
Many time when relieving the sig
naler at the phone, had to crawl on
my belly like worm to keep from
being hit.
1T was an observation post sure
enough. That's an the use II was. Just
observe all day, but never message
back for our battery to open up. You
see, al this point of the line there
were strict orders not to fire shell,
unless specially ordered 10 do so from
brigade headquarters Blime me, II
anyone disobeyed that command, our
general-yeS, II wns Old Pepper
would have court martialed the whole
expeditionary force. Nobody went out
Of their way to diSobey Old Pepper in
those days. because he couldn't be
called parsOn; he was more like
pirate. If at any time the devil should
feel lonely and sigh for proper mate
Old Pepper would get the first call
Facing the Germans wasn't half bad
compared with an interview with that
old firebrand.
"If company or battalion should
give way n few yards against su-
periOr force of BOcheS, Old Pepper
would send for the commanding on
Ger. In about half an hour the officer
would come back with mS face the
color of brick, and in few hours
what was left of his command would
be holding their original position.
81 have seen an officer who wouldn't
say d-n for a thousand quid spend
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I'VE minutes with the old hoy md
"hen ne returned the flow of language
from his lips would make q NAVY
Dlush for shame.
What am going to tell you is how
TWO OF us put II over on the old scamp,
ana got away with It, 1t was II risky
thing' too, because Old Pepper wouldn't
nave Deen exactly mild with US II he
mad got next to the game.
Me and my mate, lad named Har-
~ Cassell, bombarder In ID 23S bat
'tery, or lance corporal, as you call II
In the Infantry, used to relieve the
telephonists. We would do two hours
on and four off. ] would be on duty
In the advanced observation post,
while he would be at the other end of
the wire In the battery dugout signal
Ing station. We were supposed TO send
through orders for the battery to fire
when ordered TO do so by the obserya-
1on officer In the advanced post. But
very few messages were sent II was
only In case of an actual attack that
we would get a chance to earn our
two and six day. You see, Old Pep
per had Issued orders not to fire ex-
cept when the orders came frsm him.
And with Old Pepper orders is orders,
and made to obey.
The Germans must have known
about these orders, for even in the day
their transports and troops used to
expose themselves az IL they were on
parade. This sure got up our nose,
sitting there day after day, with fine
targets in front of us but unable to
send over shell. We heartily cussed
Old Pepper. his orders, the govern
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-09
CHAPTER XVII.
Out In Front.


After tea Lieutenant Stores of our
section came into the dugout and in
formed me that was "for" reconnoi-
tering patrol and would carry six Mills
bombs.
At IL 80 that night twelve men, our
lieutenant and myself went out in
front on patrol In No Mans Land.
We cruised around In the dark for
nbout two hours, just knocking about
looking for trouble, on the lookout for
Boche working parties to see what
they were doing.
Around two In the morning we were
carefully picking our way about thirty
yards in front of the German barbed
wire, when we walked into Boche
covering party nearly thirty strong.
Then the music started, the fiddler rem
dered his bill, and we paid.
Fighting in the dark with a bayonet
Is not very pleasant. The Germans
took II on the run, but our officer was
no novice at the game and didn't fol-
low them. He gave the order "down
on the ground, hug II close"
Just In time, too, because q volley
skinned over our heads Then In low
tones we were told to separate and
crawl back to our trenches. each man
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ment, the people at home, ana every.
thing in general. But the BocheS
didn't mind cussing. and got very care
less. Blime me, they were bally in.
sulting. Used to, when using certain
road, throw their caps into the air as
taunt at our helplessness.
"CaSsell had been telegrapher In
civil life and Joined up when war was
declared. AS for me, knew Morse,
learned it at the signalers' school back
in 1910. With an officer in the obser.
vation post, we could not carry on the
Kind OF conversation that's usual be-
tween two mates, so we used the
Morse code. To send. one Of us would
tap the transmitter with his finger
nails, and the one on the other end
would get II through the receiver.
Many an hour was whiled away in this
manner passing compliments back and
forth.
'ln the observation post the officer
used to sit for hours with a powerful
pair of field glasses to his eyes.
Through a cleverly concealed loophole
he would scan the ground behind the
German trenches, looking for targets
and finding many. This officer, Cap
tain A by name, had habit of
talking out loud to himself. Some
times he would vent his opinion. same
as common private does when he's
wrought up. Once upon a time the
captain had been on Old Peppers staff.
so he could cuss and blind in the most
approved style. Got to be sort of a
habit with him.
About six thousand yards from us
behind the German lines. was road
IN plain view of our post. For the last
three days Fritz had brought compa.
MES of troops down this road in broad
daylight. They were never shelled.
Whenever this happened the captain
would froth at the mouth and let out
a volume of Old Peppers religion
which used to make me love him.
Every battery has range chart on
which distinctive landmarks are noted.
with the range for each. These land.
marks are called targets. and are num-
bered. On our battery's chart. TINT
road was called Target II, Range
5000, 3 degrees 30 minutes left u 23e
battery consisted Of four AS howit.
zers, and fired 25-pound II. f. shell
AS you know, II. r. means high OK.
plosive.' l don't like bumming up my
own battery. but we had record In
the division for direct hits. and our
boys were just pining away for
chance TO exhibit their skill in the
eyes of Fritz.
ION the afternoon of the fourth day
OF Fritz contemptuous use of the road
mentioned the captain and ] were at
our posts as usual. Fritz was strafe-
Ing us pretty rough just like he's doing
now. The shells were playing leap
frog all through that orchard.
81 was carrying on n conversation
in our tap code with Cassell at the
other end. 1t ran something like this
Say. Cassell how would you like
TO be in the saloon bar of the Kings
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"The shells kept on whistling over
head, and i had counted twenty-four
of them when the firing suddenly
ceased. When the smoke and dust
clouds lifted the destruction on that
road was awful. Overturned limbers
and guns, wagons smashed up, troops
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-09
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Arms down Rye lane with bottle OF
Bass in front Of you, and that blonde
barmaid waiting to fill 'em up again /?
"Cassell had n fancy for that par
tCulnr blonde. The answer came back
in the shape of volley of cusses.
changed the subject.
after while our talk veered
round to the way the Boches had been
exposing themselves on the road down
on the chart as Target II. What he
said about those Boches would never
have passed the reichstag, though
believe it would have gone through
our censor easily enough.
THE bursting shells were making
such din that j packed up talking
and took 10 watching the captain. He
was fidgeting around on an old sand
bag with the glass to his eye. Occa-
slonany he would let out grunt. and
make some remark I couldn't hear on
account Of the noise, but I guessed
what Ii was all right. Fritz was get
ting fresh again on that road.
"Cassell had been sending In the tap
code to me, but i was fed up and
didn't bother with IL. Then he sent
o. s., and I was all attention, for this
was call used between us which
meant that something important was
on. was all ears in an instant. Then
Cassell turned loose.
"You blankety blank dud, I have
been trying to raise you for fifteen
minutes. What's the matter, are you
asleepr Gust as II anyone could
have slept In that internal racket y
Never mind framing nasty answer.
Just listen
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-09
New Treatment for Bronchitis,
Asthma, Catarrh and Head Colds

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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-09

The average man seldom knows all
that other men think he knows. but
the chances are he knows a few
things he isn't suspected of know
ing.
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Ito be Continued.9
Made Up Mind.

Wife-Archibald. my mind is
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Husband-Heavens! Is that ar
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-05
RAIL LEGISLATION WILL BE SECURED
 BY COMPROMISE Chairman Smith Sees the President and Announces Change as to Rate
 Making Power

Washington, March Az N .s promise on the rate making au 1 section probably vii bring an al 1t tomor- row between the Sen i'd House conferees on the admi J on railroad control bill. Chairm % nth of the discussed with Pre- 2 2 Wilson today his prime points . 2 te in the con ference and said 5 had a compro- mise to purpose whics. le believed would be acceptable to both sides.
 The bill as it passed the House invests the President with final rate making powers, while the Senate measure pro vides that the President may initiate rates subject to review by the interstate commerce commission.i Senator smith would not disclose the exact nature Of the proposed compromise. He said 1t was unique and workable and indt- cated that 1t would harmonize the pow CTS of the President and the interstate commerce commission without curtail- ing the powers of, the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-05
OPPOSITION ID FINANCE BILL IS
 CAUSING DELAYS. Debate in Senate Stops Un- til There Is Conference With Harding and
 Warburg


 Washington, March 4.-Opposition to the administration bill for a war financs corporation resulted today in suspension of debate in the Senate until tomorrow to permit conferences between Governor Harding and Vice Governor Warburg. of the federal reserve board with banking committee members and other Senators who have led the fight on certain sections of the bill.
 Tomorrow Secretary McAdoo. at tho request of Senator Owens. chairman of the banking committee, will meet with the opposing faction. There were indi- cations tonight that attempts to make radical amendments in the bill as 1t now stands would be abandoned. Provisions authorizing the corpOration's directors to issue A.000.000 in bonds to aid the financing of war industry, as well as those for licensing of security is- sues by a capital issues committee, were the principle objections urged today in the Senate banking committees confer ences.
 Opponents of the measure advanced the argument that many of the functions proposed for the corporation could be performed better by the federal reserve board and security licensing continued by the existing voluntary committee. Support for the plan proposed in tho bill is understood to have been given both by MT Warburg and Mir. Harding and Secretary McAdoo Is ex- pected to insist upon it tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-05
AMERICA TO BUILD $25,OOO,OO0 ORDNANCE
 BASE IN FRANCE

Washington, March 1.-The war depart ment today announced that it is building $23.Oo0.0O0 ordnance base in France, which will include approximately 20 large storehouses; 12 shopbuiIdings; 100 smaller shops and magazines and machine too! equipment, costing about s5.000,0o
 The project includes gun repair plant, equipped to refine over 300 guns month; carriage repair plant of large capac- ity; motor vehicle repair plant. capa- blc of overhauling more than 1900 vehi- cles month; small arms repair plant with a capacity for repair of approxi- mately 5s,OOo small arms. and machine guns month; shop for the repair of horse and infantry equipment. and re- loa ding plant capable of reloading about 1OO. GOO artillery cartridge cases day.
 Maintenance of the ordnance base will require approximately 450 officers and 16.O00 men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-05
Lovett Appointed to
 Important Position

Washington. March 4.-Robert F. Lovett, former chairman of the board of the Union Pacific and priorities di- rector of the war industries board, has been appointed by Director Gem eral McAdoo chief of new division of betterments and additions of the railroad administration. it was an- nounced today. He has resigned from the Union Pacific and from the war industries board and has given up all his other corporate interests to take charge of railroad improvements un- der government operation.
 Judge Lovett win hold one of the most important positions in the rail- road administrations. He will super wise the big programme of extensions contemplated for this year. particu- larly relating to terminal construc- ltions and will determine what i'm. proyements are essential and what sheuid be rostrened until the close Of the Wafs