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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
MARRY THE SOLDIER
"Take Home a Soldier" Movement Re-
sponsible for Double Wedding.

"Take Home a Soldier" Movement Re-
sponsibIe for Double Wedding.
Who started the "Take-Home-a-Sol-
der" movement?
Sergt. Clarence F.. War and James
E. Dozier of Company G. Balloon di-
vision, Signal corps, at Fort Omaha,
accuse D. Cupid.
Last January they were invited to
eat Sunday dinner at a home near
the fort.
There they met Miss Thelma Fan
cher and Miss Clara Palmer, both of
Fremont, Neb.
Miss Palmer and Miss Fancher ap-
peared at the marriage license clerks
Office on important business the other
day. The same night, Sergeants Do
zier and War asked for a leave of alb
sence.
A minister performed the ceremonies
and the newlywedS went TO a show.
Then the husbands had to return to
their posts at Fort Omaha and the
girls went back to Fremont.
"They're coming back when we get
a longer leave of absence" declares
Sergeant War, hopefully.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
FRENCH GIRLS WORK
As CHIMNEY SWEEPS
Paws Better Than %Dressmaking
when Season Ends They'll
Take Up withdrawing.

Chimney sweeping has been taken
I'D in Paris by two girls-Mille. Cecile
Sevestre, aged eighteen, and Mile. Ger
maine Fleury, seventeen.
Asked why they had undertaken 1t,
Germaine explained:
ave both worked in the same dress
makers shop. The war obliged the
directress herself to find work else
where, and consequently we had to do
the same. My father is a chimney
sweeper but men have all been mobi-
lized and we offered to help him.
"Our customers are so surprised to
see us and also so pleased with our
work that we never leave a job without
getting a good tip. Cecile has a fixed
salary of seven francs a day and she
usually gets four francs extra in tips.
In the dressmaking trade she got three
francs a day.
"Soot easily comes off. We have
only to take a bath and dress to go
to a theater If we feel like 1t. When
our work is done no n can tell we
are chimney sweeps. At first we felt
the effects of climbing and jumping
about on roofs, but now we're used to
it and enjoy it.
Next spring, when the chimney
sweeping season Is over we shall take
to w~hitewashing. Go from black to
white, see?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
SHOT IN HIS CELL
Man Who Denounced America and
Killed Marshal. Himself Killed,

A mar who told the police Of NAL
den, Mo-, he was L. H. Wissmann Of
Havana. ILL.,, was captured in a swamp
near there by a posse of several hun
dred men after he had shot and killed
City Marshal r. S. st. Clair when the
marshal tried to arrest him for utter
ing disloyal sentiments. A member Of
the posse that captured Wissmann
shot and probably mortally wounded
him in his cell in the Jail here after
his capture.
Members of the posse say Wissmann
was heard to remark a few days ago:
ITO - with the Red Cross, the
government and Wilson !"
Maps showing the farms of this part
Of the country with the names of the
owners and a list of their principal
products were found in Wissmann's
possession.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
Police Are Requested to Protect Air
planes in Absence of Army Guard.

Regulations made public by the air
craft board corresponding to those OBJ
tanning in Great Britain provide that
should a military aviator make a fore
ed landing the public, after ascertain
ing that the aviator is not injured,
shall keep clear of the machine to
minimize danger from inexperienced
handling of control wires and instru-
ments.
When there is no military post or
encampment neal the scene from
which a guard may be sent the police
from the nearest town are requested
to provide guard at nee Railroad
and steamship companies have been
requested to instruct employees to
render all assistance to aviators who
may be forced to land in remote plac-
es or in the water.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
GIRLS MAY BE coNscRIPTED
Germany Considers Training to Match
Boys Military Service.

~ ~ N@NSf
Boys Military Service.
Plans for general CONSUMPTION of
women after the war are being made
in Germany, and there Is a general
feeling that girls, as well as boys,
will be compelled to undergo a regular
period of training corresponding to
the German youths service In the
army. The service proposed for girls
is not military but civil. 1t is pro-
posed that all women should, prefer
ably at the age of seventeen, be taken
from their homes and compulsorily
trained" either In a profession, a
trade or In household duties.
The characteristic German division
between rich and poor Is maintained
in the project. Girls of the upper
classes are to be trained in special
institutions; poor girls will go to fac
tories or be placed in private house.
holds, where their employers will give
them a trifie of pocket money and
make a contribution to the state.
The idea meets with wide common
dation in the German newspapers, but
one English critic notes that there
is some difference between male con-
scription, which puts a man into a.
regiment run by and for the state,
and a female CONSUMPTION, which
makes a girl work without wage for
the profit of private individuals. The
latter cannot with accuracy be called
anything but slavery"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
SPAIN KEEPS ITS OLIVE OIL
Recent Royal Decree Forbids Export
of This Product.

A recent royal decree forbids exports
from Spain of olive oil, of which large
quantities formerly were shipped both
directly and via France and Italy to
the United States and other foreign
markets from Barcelona and Seville.
In southern Spain and in Catalonia the
olive oil industry has been an impor-
tant source of revenue to the growers,
who exported to foreign ~refineries,
whence the oil was often shipped to
the United States as of really non
Spanish production. Recently the d.
rect exports from Spain to the United
States have increased considerably.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
Beavers Use ScarecroW.

So troublesome have beavers become
to the farmers along the Walla Walla
river, in Washington hat n rancher
erected a beaver ~'scarecrow," which
was effective the first night. On the
second night the beavers cut down u
~scarecrow and used it in Their da'
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several
years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was
an operation. Trusses did me no good. Finally 1
got hold of something that quickly and completely
cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has
never returned, although 1 am doing hard work as a
carpenter. There was. no operation, no lost time,
no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give
ful ormat about how you may find a COM
plete cure without operation, If you write to me,
Eugene M. Pullcn, Carpenter, 10l9D Maroellus Ave-
nue., Manasquan, n. j. Better cut out this notice
and show 1t to any others who are ruptured-vou
may save a life or at least stop the misery of rupture
and the worry and danger of an operation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
NEW %CAMOUFLAGE DISH

"Aginomoto," Noted Japanese Chem.
list Calls His Invention.
War prices for foodstuffs will have
States If they adopt the "meat camou-
flage" invented by DR.. K. Ikeda, a jap
anese chemist Of note.
"Aginomoto," or taste creation" the
brown men call 1t.
Yutaka Tanaka, a Japanese CONNER
cial agent visiting In Denver, describes
"aginomoto" as a preparation made
mostly from the humble turnip. 1t Is
manufactured in powder form and
when spread on any article of food it
imparts a delicious meat flavor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
PLAN MUSCLE RE-EDUCAT!ON
Medical School Adds Course for Aid Of
Manned Soldiers.

Re-education of muscles, a new
branch of medical science developed
by the war, will be added to the course
at Hahnemann Medical college of Phil
adelphia. In explaining the idea, which
has been tested in England and Can
ada, Professor Baker said when a mar
loses his right arm the muscles of the
left arm are at first practically useless.
Their adaptation to new uses can be
greatly expedited by special training.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
This JUDGE Had a Heart.

"She told me and the court clerk
she was just eighteen years old, and I
signed here" explained Peter P.
Swartz of Colony, Okla, charged by
his father-in-law, e. V. Upchurch, Of
perjury in securing a license to marry
the pretty daughter of Upchurch. The
judge took a look at the pretty bride
and her young husband and decided
their defense was enough to dismiss
the case.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26

Gabriel D'Annunzio, eminent poet,
author and playwright, has won great
distinction as a member of the Ital-
ian aviation corps. He has been cited
for bravery several times and has fire.
quently inspired the italian army to
greater efforts by his valor. Recently
he was given the military cross by
King George of Great Britcin and a
gro. D'Annunzio entered the service
as a lieutenant, but was promoted rap
idly. He lost the sight of one eye in
IN airplane accident last ye;lr.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
WOMAN NEAR DEATH
Hair Caught in Electric Wringer and
Head Pulled Up to Rollers.

Mrs. Allen Weir, who lives west of
Evansville, Ind, had a narrow escape
from death when her hair was caught
in an electric wringer.
Her hair was hanging loose and she
had a scarf about her neck, when the
scarf and hair were caught in tile
wringer. Her body vas pulled up to
the rollers. The obstruction threw a
belt. Her husband found her in a
short time, choking and unconscious.
He obtained a pair Of scissors and re-
leased her by cutting off her hair and
the scarf. Mrs. Weir will recover.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF PLEASANTvILLE.

Clerk-Nehemiah Andrews.
Assessors-First Ward, Reuben E.
Adams; Second Ward, George M.
Bates.
Tax Collector-Webster Price.
City Treasurer-Geo. Zippler, Jr.
City Engineer-Samuel J. Clark.
City Solicitor-Louis D. Champion.
Chief of Police-Clarence Krewson.
Police Justice-David D. Martz.
Building Inspector-Paul Wootton.
Plumbing Inspector-Walter Martin
Overseer of the Poor - Daniel s.
Edwards.
Janitor of Fire House and City Hall
Mark Fritsch.
Street Supervisor-Walter Barnett.
Chief Fire Dept.-Paul Wootton.
Fire Warden-James A. Gilkey.
Sinking Fund Commissioners
Mayor Thomas F. Crawford, George
Zippler, and Charles w. Schmidt, Sr.
Members Atlantic County Board Of
F%reeholders = 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.
Licenses-Anderson, Adams, Chattle.
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. (
o'clock in June, July, August and
September; 7.30 o'clock all othe,
months.
Board of Health.
Rollin A. Gale, president; George w.
Singer, vice-president; Jesse Bowen,
secretary; Henry Crawford, registrar
of vital statistics; Neil S. Campbell,
Earl Sanders, Samuel G. Bowen, Jr.
Inspector-Dr. w. J. Hudson.
Meetings are held on second Thurs.
day evening of each month at 7.30
o'clock in Council Chamber.
Board of Education.
President-Halvor L. Harley.
Observation-Disclosures Woolbert.
Secretary-W. G. Penhallow.
Custodian School Fund-Webster
Price.
Medical Inspector-Dr. J. H. North.
City Superintendent of Schools
DR.. William Whitney.
Truant Officer-Harry j. Grimm.
Members-Halvor L. Harley, Edwin
Woolbert, Charles D. Thompson, JOS
eph H. Bradley and w. G. Penhallow.
Committees
Finance-Bradley, Thompson, Wool
bert.
Building and Repairs-Thompson,
Woolbert, Bradley.
Professionalism, Bradley and
Thompson.
Property--Woolbert Bradley, .Thomp-
son.
Grievance-Bradley, P%enhallow and
Woolbert.
Books and Supplies-Penhallow,
Bradley, Thompson.
Truancy-Woolbert, Thompson and
Bradley.
Regular meetings first Tuesday Of
each month.
Board of School Estimates.
Thomas F. Crawford, Mayor; Wal
ter J. Anderson and Edward N. Me-
loney, Councilmen; Halvor L. Harley
and w. G. Penhallow, members Board
of Education.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
Bunny to Do His Bit.

Kansas negroes who r fortunate
enough to go against the Boches will
all have the famous darby ci.arm, the
left hind foot of a rabbit, to keep him
safe from the Teuton bullets. K. G.
(Kroon) Beck, well-known Kansas na+-
uralist and rabbit king" of Kansas,
has agreed to furnish every negro
drafted mar in the state a rabbit foot.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
War Credits Granted to Allies by the
United States Total Over
$4,000, ooo, 600.
$4,000,000,00

War credits extended to foreign
Governments since the United States
entered the war total $4,236,4 400, 900.
OF this Great Britain received $2.O45,-
900, 900; France, 1926, 900 900; Italy,
$500, O00. 900; Russia. 1926, 900 900: Bel
GUM, SIT, 400, 900; Serbia, $4,0O0,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
Georula Needs Sail.

After hundreds of farmers in Geor-
gia had killed hogs and prepared to
cure the meat, they discovered that
salt in sufficient quantities could no
be readily secured for the process. 1t
was the first time since the Civil war,
when the salt supply of Georgia was
shut off by the Yankee blockade, that
there has been a shortage of salt.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue Of a writ Of heri facias, to me d.
rected, issued out of the New Jersey Court OF
Chancery, will be sold at public vendue, on
WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, NINETEEN HUN
DRIED AND EIGHTEEN,
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day,
in the Court Room, No. 201, Second Floor,
Guarantee Trust Building, in the City OF At
lantic City, County Of Atlantic and State OF
New Jersey.
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises, hereinafter particularly described,
situate in the City of Absecon City, County
of Atlantic and State Of New Jersey.
Beginning at a cedar tree for a corner Of
division between the heirs of Samuel Read,
thence Cd North three degrees
East eleven chains and six links to a corner
standing in the middle of the public road
leading to Reads Landing thence (2) North
sixty-six and three-quarter degrees East six
hundred and fifty feet to meadow edge
thence (3) following meadow edge South
westwardly five hundred and fifty feet from
Bartlett Estate thence (4) Southerly direc-
tion to place Of beginning in straight line
seven hundred and fifty feet.
Seized as the property of Experience M.
Conover ct ais. and taken in execution at
the suit of Harry G. Bullock, substituted for
Christopher Hare, and to be sold by
ALFRED J. PERKINS,
Sheriff.
Dated January IL, 1918.
Jno. D. McMullin, Solicitor.
Prs fee. S13.94
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
BASUTOS SING PSALMS
Africans Surprise Congregation OF
Noted Church in Paris.

An odd spectacle was seen at the
.Oratoire in Paris recently. Twelve
Basuto laborers stood before the al
tar and sang several Psalms In their
own language. They are part of the
contingent brought to France last JAN
uary by the British authorities to
work behind the front and were pay
ing a visit to Paris, in charge of Lieu
tenant Mabillo, son of a Swiss Protest
ant pastor, and a naturalized Afri-
cander.
Pastor Shristol, who was a mission
airy in Basutoland for % years, well
coined them at the Oratoire, and two
Of them replied in Basuto.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
Pleasantville. N. j., will be held at The First
National Bank, in the City of Pleasantville,
County of Atlantic. and State of New Jersey,
O'Clock. 4 for the election of directors for the
ensuing year, and for the trans action OF such
other business as may properly come before
GEO. H. ADAMS. Secretary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Samuel S. Somers. Deceased.
Pursuant to the order of Albert c. Abbott,
Surrogate of the County of Atlantic, this day
made on the application of the undersigned,
Executors of the said decedent, notice lie
hereby given to the creditors of the said de-
cedent to exhibit to the subscribers, under
oath or affirmation, their claims and de-
mands against the estate of the said deced-
ent, within nine months from this date, or
they will be forever barred from prosecuting
or recovering the same against the subscrib-
ers.
CHARLES H. SMITH,
Steelmanville, N. ].
EDWARD GASKILL.
Atlantic City, N. J.
Mays Landing, N. j., January 10th. 1918.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
Shot Into Her Foot.

Mic, Mich.-Miss Lottie Pertres
woke at 2 a. m. recently In a cold
sweat and saw what she thought was
a mans hand on the foot Of her bed.
She reached under her pillow for a
pistol and shot off two of her own
toes.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All persons are warned against
emptying the contents of cesspoois
and sewage of all descriptions any
where in Egg Harbor Township with
out having obtained a permit therefor.
All persons violating the law in this
matter will be prosecuted to the full
extent.
w. ]. HUDSON, M. D.,
Health Inspector for Egg Harbor
Township.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
WARNING TO OWNERS OF
PIGGERIES
In Egg Harbor Township.

In Egg Harbor Township.
Owners of piggeries will hereafter
not be allowed to maintain the amt
except on permit from the Inspector
of the Board of Health. A permit
must also be obtained to haul garbage
in the Township. Failure to secure
permits will result in prosecution.
BY order of the Board of Health,
VIM. HAUENSTEIN, Sec.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that persons hay
ing bills against the City of PleasantviiIe
must have them in the hands of the City
Clerk on Friday preceding the regular meet
ing nights of Common Council. which are
the first and third Mondays OF each month,
otherwise they will not be paid.
BY order of the Common Council OF
Pleasantville.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS.

Owners of dogs in Egg Harbor
Township are notified hat beginning
May 20, 1918, all dogs will be assessed
according to the Township Ordinance,
viz: 81 for one dog and So for each
additional dog.
By order of the Township Commit
tee.
JOHN H. SMITH, President.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that a new series
of stock will be opened In the Home buiidins
q Loan Association of Pleasantyille. N. j.,
Jan. 26, 1918.
Shares will be fifty cents (50cl each with
an entrance fee Of ten cents l1Oc) per snare.
You may subscribe for shares any time
during the month OF January at The First
National Bank. Any further Information can
De oo0alneo GEO. H. ADAMS. Secretary.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
NOTICE.

All persons are warned not to dump
Rubbish in Egg Harbor Township.
Violations will be vigorously prose-
JOHN ]. BbACKMAN, Pres. P
VIM. HAUENSTEIN, Sec.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26

Every man can't get rich, but every
man can save something. No matter
how small your income may be If you
make up your mind to lay up a part Of
your earnings every week you can soon
laugh at hard times and poverty
PLEASANTVILLE TRUST co.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
NOTICE TO THE FARMERS
OF EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP.

All farmers of Egg Harbor Town
ship are notified that they must not
collect garbage in Atlantic City, as it
is the intention of the officials there
to prosecute all persons who violate
their commands in this matter.
WILLIAM HAUENSTEIN.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26

Where can you get so much value
for your money as in a years sub
scription to The Pleasantville Press?
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-26
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. the antiseptic powder fol
painful, smarting, tender, nervous feet. II
takes the sting out of corns and bunions
Over 100. 900 packages are being used by the
American, French and British troops at the
front. Sold everywhere. 25c.--adv.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06

a day in TOUR years OF war the indus
trial loss mounts up to $75, OOO,O 900, OOO.
There is no disposition on the part
Of the allies to begrudge the eXpendi-
ture. It is the highest price that has
ever been paid in history for anything
but the thing purchased is security for
the application of these same forces
to peaceful aims in the future. 1t is
literally true that the men and money
spent in this war could have trans
formed the earth. They could have
established universal sanitation, uni
versal education, eliminated barbar
ism and Savagery, reclaimed all the
waste lands, established communion
tons by rail and steam with every
corner of the globe, and brought the
millennium nearer by a long stride.
AT least, the human race has ceased
to be awed by the magnitude of any
project. In the hell of war, men have
learned that no task is too great for
them, and that is a thought worth car
rying into times Of peace.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
PUTS OFF THE UNPATRIOTIC
Jitney Driver Will Not Take Fare
From Persons Who Talk Against
America.

Nashville, Mich.-German sympa-
thizers would sure have a hard time
getting about the country if all COM
mon carriers adopted the rule that
Roy Wolfe has put into effect on his
jitney bus.
If he hears any one voicing opposi-
ton to America while riding with him.
off he or she goes, to walk the rest Of
the journey. He has only one arm, the
other being taken off at the shoulder,
but he put off two men the other day
and offered to lick them both in the
bargain.
Wolfe runs a jitney from here to
COldwater by way of Battle Creek and
Union City, and though that is the way
he makes his living he has the grit to
refuse fares %=7=4a 1!nDatriotic people.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
Pleased With His StorY.

In letter written to w. D. How
ellis by Mark Twain in 1880, whom he
was writing "The Prince and the Pau
per-" he says he takes so much pleas
ure in his story that he is in no hurry
to get it done and off his hands. He
adds: "Imagine this fact-I have even
fascinated Mrs. Clemens with this yarn
for youth. My stuff generally gets con-
siderable damning with faint praise
out of her, but this time it is all the
other way. She is become the horse
leech's daughter and my mill doesn't
grind fast enough to suit her. This
is no mean triumph, my dear SIR"