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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-29
ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF PLEASANTVILLE.
Mayor-Thomas F. Crawford.

Clerk-Nehemiah Andrews.
Assessors-tirst Ward, Reuben E.
Adams; Second Ward, George NJ.
Bates.
Tax Collector-Webster Price.
City Treasurer-Geo. Zippler, Jr.
City Engineer-Samuel ]. Clark.
City Solicitor-Louis D. Champion.
Chief of Police-Clarence Krewson.
Police JusticADavid D. Martz.
Building Inspsctor-Paul Wootton.
Plumbing Inspeetor-Edward G.
Helfrich.
overseer Of the Poor-D Daniel S.
Edwards.
Janitor Of Fire House and City Hall
Mark FritSch.
Street Supervisor-Samuel Price.
Chief Fire Dept-Paul Wootton.
Fire Warden@ames 4. Gilkey.
Sinking Fund COMMISSIONER
Thomas F. Crawford, Mayor; George
Zippler. Jr., City Treasurer; Franklin
E. Smith, Clark Adams and John P.
Ashmead.
Members Atlantic County Board of
Freeholders = Clark Adams, First
Ward; John P. Ashmead, Second Ward
Councilmen-At-large and President,
Albert E. James; First Ward, Wilbur
w. Adams, Charles M. Chattle, Mi
chael Lutz; Second Ward, Walter ].
Anderson, Edward N. Meloney, Ray
mond G.. Ireland.
Council Committees
Finance-Meloney, Anderson, Lutz.
Streets-Ireland, Chattle, Adams.
oaacae hn1orcAn A1npoC ChnffIo
Public Property Adams, Meloney,
Ireland.
Lights-Chattle, Meloney, Anderson.
Police-Adams, Meloney, Lutz.
Ordinances Anderson, Ireland,
Chattle.
| Poor-Ireland, Anderson, Meloney.
! Fire observation-disclosures, Chattle,
Anderson.
Education-Chattle, Meloney, Lutz.
Printing-Meloney, Chattle, Adams.
Sanitary-Ireland, Anderson, Melo-
ney.
Building-Adams, Ireland, Chattle.
Rules-Chattle, Meloney, Anderson.
Railroads-Lutz, Meloney, Ireland.
Audit-Anderson, Meloney, Lutz.
Council meets on first and third
Monday evenings of each month. 8
o'clock in June, July, August and
September; 7.30 o'clock all other
months.
Board of Education.
President-Arthur H. Stiles.
Vice-President-John S. Weaver.
Secretary-W. G. Penhallow.
Custodian School Fund-Webster
Price.
Medical Inspector-Dr. J. H. North.
Truant Oficer-Harry j. Grimm.
Members-John S. Weaver, Arthur
H. Stiles, Charles D. Thompson, Joseph
H. Bradley and w. G. Penhallow.
Committees
Finance-Weaver, Thompson, Brad
ley.
Building and Repairs-Thompson,
Weaver, Bradley.
Teachers = P~enhallow, Weaver,
Thompson.
Property-Bradley, Weaver, Thomp.
son.
Grievance = Thompson, Weaver,
Bradley.
Books and Supplies-Penhallow
Thompson, Weaver.
Truancy-Weaver, Thompson, Brad
ley.
Regular meetings first Tuesday Of
each month.
Board of School Estimates.
Thomas F. Crawford, Mayor; Wa
ter J. Anderson and Edward N. Me
loney, Councilmen; Chas. D. Thompson
and w. G. Penhallow, members Board
of Education.
Board of Health.
Rollin A. Gale, president; George w
Singer, vice-president; Jesse Bowen
secretary; Neil S. Campbell, registrar
of vital statistics; William L. Ander
son, Mark w. Blake, Samuel G. Bow
en-, Jr.
Inspector-Dr. w. J.. Hudson.
Meetings are held on second Thurs.
day evening of each month at 7.3t
o'clock in Council Chamber.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-06-29
HIDES IN SHELL
HOLE 7 Weeks
British Soldier Survives Most
Thrilling War Experience.
IS DECORATED FOR vALOR

ed at Night From Dead Bodies
Fe.gns Death to Avoid Capture
When Huns Visit Shell Hole and
Finally Succeeds in Crawling Back
to His Own Lines.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30

the first line of trenches with his
unit told the Tribune correspondent
that his men left their trenches as
though on dress parade. They were
all eager to be off before the whistles
blew, giving the signal for the ad-
vance. AS l arrived in the rear,
where every move of the battle is
recorded for the commander, an
aeroplane with the American flag
f1uttering from the strut dropped
message, the same as that told by
doughboy en- route to the command
er's post with carrier pigeon in
hand. Both communications con-
firmed what the wires which were
not cut had already told, "objec-
tives reached, prisoners coming"
During the preparations for the
attack the artillery threw thousands
of gas shells on the enemy positions.
Sleeping in dygout in the imme-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30

and to buy only those things which are
essential to individual health and eff
hclency, and that the people, as evi
dence of their loyalty, invest all that
they can save in Liberty bonds and wa,
savings stamps.
"The securities issued by the Treas.
ury Department are so many of them
within the reach of every one that the
door of opportunity in this matter is
wide open to all of US. To practise
thrift IN peace times is a virtue ana
brings great benefit to the individual
at all times; with the desperate need
of the civilized world to-day for ma
terials and labor with which to end
the war, the practise of individual
thrift is patriotic duty and a neces-
sity.
Il appeal to all who now own either
Liberty bonds or war savings stamps
10 continue to practise economy and
thrift and to appeal to all who do not
VIVA SSVCA HHuCHC SECURITIES TO 90 ike
wise and to purchase them to the ut
most extent of their means. The man
who buys government securities trans
fers the purchasing power of his
money to the United States govern
ment until after this war, and to that
same degree does not buy in competi-
tion with the government.
II earnestly appeal to every man,
woman and child to pledge themselves
on or before the 28th of June to save
constantly and to buy as regularly as
possible the securities of the govern
ment, and to do this as far as possible
through membership in war savings
societies.
"The 28th of June ends this special
period Of enlistment in the great vol
unteer army of production and saw
ing here at home. May there be none
unenlisted on that day"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
Germans Suffer Heavy
Loss in Desperate
Effort to Retake
Captured Village
Gas Attack Fails
On Luneville Front
Allies Loud. in Praise
Of Pershing's Men;
Women Cheer
Victory
fBy The Associated Press)


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, May 29.-Three
enemy counter attacks against Amer
ican troops who yesterday stormed
their way into Cantigny, have been
repulsed, and at latest reports the
overseas men were holding their po-
sitions in the shell-torn village
strongly.
The Germans delivered their first
counter thrust late yesterday in an
effort| to regain the defences which
had been wrested from them in the
morning along two-kilometre front.
The enemy drive was preceded by a
heavy bombardment, which began at
. O'Clock in the afternoon. After
thirty minutes of artillery prepara-
tion the Germans advanced, but were
caught in an intense fire from the
American guns and were apparently
forced to retire without having come
into close contact with the American
infantry.
Since then the enemy has made
additional attempts to drive the
Americans from the village, but
without avail.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
Dashing Blow
By Americans
Foe
Pershing's Men Mop Up
Cantigny With Flame
Throwers and Grenades
By Wilbur Forrest
Especial Gable to The Tribune)

Especial Gable to The Tr,bune)
WITH THE AMER RIGA N
FORCES IN PICARDY, May 29.-
The capture of Cantigny by PERISH
ing's men straightens an awkward
salient within the Montdidier salient,
places our line on the descending
slope beyond the village and deprives
the enemy of valuable observation
points from which one may survey
the country for miles in our rear on
the fiat plain leading back from the
valley where the village stands.
The preparations for the opera
ton were most difficult, entailing
the silent night construction of
thousands of feet of new trenches
and the bringing up Of great masses
Of material.
His slackened artillery firing
showed that the enemy was expect
ing little activity in the Montdidier
sector and indicated that he had
moved many of his guns to the Aisne
battlefield.
Our advance caught an enemy
regiment relieving another, prison
ers taken being from both units. The
prisoners taken were fairly we'll
dressed and were of fair physique,
with a judicious mixture of old and
young in their ranks.
This was Americas first victory
with tanks and fame throwers, the
latter being used in mopping up the
village, especially one cave which
was large enough to hold an enemy
battalion.
Without discredit to the hard
fighting French whom we relieved
in this sector, it may be said that
they had failed in two previous open
warfare attacks against Cantirny
because of the difficulties of the ter
rain leading to the town. Every
foot Of the American advance was
planned carefully and the schedule
laid out was scrupulously followed.
although some units impatiently sig
nailed for a faster barrage fire, a
request which was not granted.
An American officer who occupied
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
German Gas Attack
Fails at Luneuille
With Heavy Losses
tBy The Associated Press)

tby Inc Associated Press)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
in FRANCE, May 29.-The enemy
launched another heavy gas attack
against our troops in the Luneville
sector early this morning and at
tempted to reach our line at three
places. They were repulsed with
comparatively heavy losses.
The first attack, made two kilo-
metres southwest of Premenil, broke
Down under the hot machine gun fire
from the American trenches. The
Germans retreated. Both Ameri-
cans and Germans fought in gas
masks.
Soon afterward the enemy put
down heavy barrage kilometre to
the west, and fourteen Germans
managed to penetrate a trench in
which the Americans, who on Mon
day had been subjected to a gas
attack, were fighting mad.
The Americans emerged from
their dugouts and hapd-to-hand
lighting, which was bloody for the
Germans, ensued, the Americans
gong for the enemy with knives and
hayonets.
The Germans had been ordered to
take prisoners at any cost, but they
failed to get any.
The American losses were insig-
aificant. The enemy lost all the
fourteen men who penetrated the
american position-nine having
been killed, one having died of
wounds and four having been made
prisoner.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
Wilson Calls on Nation fo Save

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-To save
materials and labor for necessary war
purposes President Wilson to-day ap-
pealed to Americans "to buy only those
things which are essential to the in
dividual health and efficiency" and to
volunteer on or before June %, Ma
tional Thrift Day, to invest systemati-
cally in war savings and thrift stamps,
or other government securities.
"This war is one of nations-not one
OF armies" said the President, land
all OF our own hundred million people
must be economically and industrially
adjusted to war conditions If this ma
ton is to play its full part in the con-
f1ict. The problem before US is not
primarily financial problem, but
rather problem of increased produc-
tlon OF war essentials and the saving
OF the materials and the labor neces-
sary for the support and equipment of
our army and navy.
"Thoughtless expenditure of money
for non-essentials uses up the labor
IT men. the products of the farms
mines and factories, and overburdens
transportation, all of which must be
used to the utmost and at their best
for war purposes.
"Tae great results which we seek
can be obtained only by the participa-
tion Of every member Of the nation,
young and old, in a national concerted
thrift movement.
II therefore urge that our people
everywhere pledge themselves, as sug-
gested by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, to the practise of thrift, to serve
the government to their utmost in in
creasing production in all fields neces-
sary to the winning of the war, to con-
serve food and fuel and useful ma
terials of every kind, to devote their
labor only to the most necessary tasks,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30

diate rear of the lines, l was
awakened at daybreak yesterday by
the growl of the heavies in the rear.
The great shells screamed overhead
under the sort of delightful pink sky
you see painted on theatre curtains.
The nasty crack Of shrapnel occa-
sionally told me the Boche was still
nervously searching out roads and
crossroads in anticipation of some
thing. He was doing this all even
ing, and continued when we returned
to our straw beds for wink of
sleep.
We've got more artillery in this
show than the whole American peace
time army possessed" said an Amer
lean lieutenant.
The truth of the statement was
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
NetO German Drive
Develops Into Race
BefsUeen Reserpe.
By Arthur S. Draper

'opecsds Cable to The 7ribumeD
LONDON, May 29.-The Germans
are at the gates of Rheims and have
taken SCISSORS. Ludendorff has de-
veloped his salient on the Aisne and
battered back the Allied troops on
the wings. Foch's reserves have
not yet arrived in sufficient numbers
TO stem the food that is sweepino
down from the Chemin des Danes.
Tne fourth battle of the Aisne has
developed into one of the greatest
struggles of the war, with the tide
stili running in favor of the enemv
although the Franco-British soldier.
are contesting every foot.
Ludendorf eis giving the Grown
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
Three Day Offensive
Gives Enemy a otal
Gain of About
wenty Miles
Check in 48 Hours
Forecast by Paris
Battle Develops Into .
Race Between Re-
serves; Allies
Confident

The Germans yesterday advanced
at all points in their offensive on
the Aisne. They captured the
city of scissors on the west, ad-
vanced seven miles in the centre
and half-encircled Rheims on the
east. Their total gain in three
days fighting has a maximum
depth of about twenty miles.
The French before the fortified CITY
of Scissors were forced to give
ground rapidly in the face of the
terrific attacks of the enemy. In
places, observers report, they.
were outnumbered ten to one, and
little by little they withdrew, to
give Foch's reserves time to come
up Last night the French were
cllnglng tenaciously to the west
ern outskirts of scissors.
On the west side of the salient the
Germans pushed forward to a line
running southeast from Soissons
through Belleu, Septmonts. Am
brief and Chaerise. On the south
they reached Loupiegne, north Of
the Ourcq River.
Northwest of Rheims the enemv,s
blow forced the Anglo French
troops to withdraw across the
Aisne-Marne Canal, along a line
running through Brouillet, Sa-
vigny and Thillois. Rheims is al
most surrounded and seemingly
is doomed to fall into the hands
of the enemy.
instead of slackening it's pace, Lu-
dendorff's drive continued with
renewed energy. The Allied troops
were forced to evacuate more fer
ritory than was lost in the first
two days of the drive. Berlin
claimed the capture of a total If
$4,000 prisoners, including one
British and one French general.
Despite the severe loss or territory
spirit of confidence marked the
Allied reports from the battle.
front. Although prisoners were
lost and some war material had to
be abandoned in the rapid with.
drawal.. tremendous losses have
been inflicted on the attacking
masses, while the Allied casual
ties have been comparatively low.
Observers report that the severity
OF the German losses and the ar
rival OF Foch's reserves probably
will force a halt within fortv.
eight hours.
The American troops who on rues.
day captured the village of Can
tlgny, near Montdidier, withstood
three determined counter attacks
and inflicted heavy losses on th.
enemy. The British and French
are full of praise for the conduct
OF Pershing's men in their :f,rst
important offensive operation.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
The Official Statements


PARIS May ssTh Office tonight issued the foto,vno state
Ts7sss~s
the region Of Scissors after stubborn fighting streets
which held back the the
town the western outskirts of which occupy.
@ @ ch extended " the plateau marked
In the centre under the the
region of Lupeigne north of Franco British
troops further to the east maintained line of
Brouilet savigny .Thilois.
behind the Ane Canal, northwest of the
DIVISIONS powerful especially directions of
On the left fighting every of the way fell back to
the eastern outskirts of sossons where violence
On the right British mass
Of ST. Therry withdrew
they holding Ane Canal
In the centre the fighting is continuing with the
oahk Oh tne Vesle where our troops defending
Americans broke up two successive c
attacks which against Canten
raids in the sector Of Ehs
menil north of Bezonaux the near tn.
Army of the East May reciprocal artillery action,
tack AGAINST an ard m out successful surprise
attack Serbian trenches southeast of Gradesnsa repud
Loss of Cantigny Admitted by Berlin War Office
BERLIN via Londn) May Office odav issued the
fresh " '
DAYon User to the Disc the Increased
fighting activity south Ypres failed
West of Montddier the into
cAnsny 1so .ysss Yesterday ds
Prince have VIGOROUSLY % % M
tack French and English defeated
The right wing divisions of General repelng French
attack captured the
Of Soons After fighting Wichura also byo
taken by Vregny Missy southern
of the Ane and the ves Heights CRY occupied
The of General Wnk General Genera.
the
the of
of General se have taken the hills
have captured Vers
o Thierry "s ~
The ndefatgb advanng
ahmen closely followed balloons
-" -"N
The aors the equipment and co
ruon troops nave rendered
and the bringing up of fighting by
s-sacrifcing activity doctors
the wounded the balefelds. -
In of
again and with bombs
surveyed without interruption
artillery ~ " wi
The 25oo including one F,.h
English - "~"
ierman Attack North of KENNEL Fruitess, Says Hais
L0NDON May ssThe reports today Field Marshal Hno
'o" 7r'tash Headquarters IN France seerc folous
hostile
the neighborhood of On amel -
local attack KENNEL was como,.t. -
pulsed by the French troops -
carried
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30

CostirNsd on Page 3, Column 3
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
W wEATH EK !

Local showers to-day. Tomorrow
partly cloudy. Moderate winds.
Full Report on Page
New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
Flame Throsvers
Used by Americans
In Cantigny Charge
by The Associated prea.)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Tuesday. May 2s.-The
American line now runs 15o to 200
yards east Of Cantigny, as result Of
the successful attack to-day. The
nearest German trench is several hun
dred yards east of where the Ameri-
cans have dug in. The Germans, it
hss been fornd, had many outposts
md machine gun emplacements in Can
tlxny.
4 strong unit Of fame throwers and
engineers aided the Americans. All the
The Washington times., 1918-12-04
ARREST D. c. BANK
CLERK INST. LOUIS

Leroy T. Buckingham, the seven
teen-year-old bank runner, who dis
appeared from the District National
Bank last Friday with $4,000 in cash
and $4,000 in checks and drafts which
he had collected for the bank, was
according to word received from that
city today. Detective Sergeant Fred
cornwelI left for ST. Louis this morn
ing to bring Buckingham back to
face trial
Buckingham mailed the checks and
drafts back to the bank Sunday. More
than 1880 OF the stolen money was
recovered by the st. Louis authorities,
detectives here stated.
Buckingham left the bank last Fri
day. morning to make his collections.
When he failed to appear at a late
hour in the afternoon, bank officials
became suspicious and communicated
with the banks he was supposed to
visit only to learn that he had made
the collections and disappeared.
Detectives learned that Bucking-
ham had made the acquaintance of a
girl war worker from. st. Louis, who
was working here. but who returned
to her home nearly a month ago. He
recently stated to friends that he
was soon going to make a trip to
St. Louis, and Immediately after his
disappearance police officials in st.
Louis were notifed of his PROPOSED
visit His arrest followed (hortly
after his arrival there.
The Washington times., 1918-12-04
HIDES MONEY IN
HIS WOODEN LEG

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 4.-George C.
Gray, a farmer, who lives near To-
peka, Kan, came to Kansas City to
visit his brother.
George Gray arose early. He found
$3.50 was missing from his pocket
He went to police headquarters and
asked for = warrant to be issued for
the arrest of his brother, who was
found at Fifth and Walnut streets.
A search at police headquarters
failed to disclose the money and the
prisoner was released. As he was
leaving. Jailer Thomas Foley called
him back and ordered him to remove
his wooden leg. Examination re-
vealed $50 in bills hidden in q small
hole in the wooden member.
Gray was taken to the prosecutors
office and charged with grand lar
ceny. He pleaded not guilty before
the Justice OF the peace. His prelimi-
nary trial was set for December %
and bond fixed at $500.
The Washington times., 1918-12-04
GETSBAG OF WAR
CURIOS FOR XMAS

Uncle Sans mail clerks will not be
worried this year about a load Of
Christmas gifts for Dan Coleman,
:he popular comedian with Harry
Hastings show at the Gayety Theater
this week. The reason is that Cole
man already has received his Christ
mas package, a travel-worn- bag Of
war curios from a fighting friend
overseas.
rhis bag OF relics of the greatest
war Of history is labeled do not
open until Christmas" Coleman,
mindful of the honor agreement sup
posed to accompany such gifts. has
not touched the strings that bind to-
Gether the collection of novelties
from his soldier pal.
In a>letter the comedian was told
that German helmets, fresh from the
battlefield, bayonet points dropped by
the Huns in their precipitate flight,
pieces of equipment used by the
Isajser's troops. and papers picked up
package from over there.
Two incidents in connection with
.'paRce day" November IL, Coleman
viii remember as long as he lives.
One was his receipt of a question
naire from the War Department. The
other. was news of the death of. his
only relative in the war two days be-
fore the armistice was signed.
Coleman has been in burlesque six
seasons, and is author. producer, and
featured star in one of the best shows
gracing the Columbia circuit this sea
son.
The Washington times., 1918-12-04
ROOMS FOR WOMAN WAR
WORKERS OPEN TONIGHT

A suite of rooms will be opened to-
night in the Corcoran Court. 1921 E
street northwest. for the benefit Of
woman war workers in Washington.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels and the ladies
of the Navy Department Auxiliary OF
the Red Cross will ofhciate at the
formal opening.
All women In the Capital who are
engaged in war work are invited by
Mrs. Daniels to make use of the rooms
and particularly to attend the open
ing tonight, for which a special pro-
gram of entertainment has been ar
ranged.
In the suite will be rooms for rental
and reception purposes Ladies OF the
auxiliary have arranged for the war
workers to use sewing machines in
the rooms for their personal work.
The Washington times., 1918-12-04
LAPLAND IN PORT
W|TH2,OOO YANKS

NEW YORK. Dec. 4.-The steamer
Laplsnd. bearing 1000 returning
American soldiers, locked here this
morning.
The police boat Patrol. bearing the
members of Mayor Hylan's commit
tee to welcome Homecoming troops,
steamed down the bay to meet the
Lapland.
The Sierra. with the first organized
detachments from France, is sched-
uled to reach New York Saturday,
but may be delayed until Monday be-
cause OF stormy weather.
The White Star liner Cretic Is
due Friday or Saturday with about
1900 more troops frcm England. and
the Canadian Pacific liner Empress
OF Britain and the White Star liner
Adriatic both sailed with troops
from Liverpool on December 2.
The Washington times., 1918-12-04
JOHN HENRY SMALL, WELL
KNOWN FLORIST, INFERRED

Funeral services for John Henry
Small, weIl-known florist, and for
forty years prominent in the business
and social life Of Washington, were
keld at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
Paul Sleman, 2945 Macomb street,
Cleveland Park, at o'clock this after
noon. Services were conducted by the
Rev. DR.. Joseph Dawson, of Cumber.
land, Nd, and the Rev. DR.. Lucent
Clark, of Chevy Chase. Interment was
in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. Small, who was sixty-three
years old, died at 1o:45 o'clock Mon
day morning at his home, III Yer.
mont avenue northwest