New-York tribune., 1918-03-02
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

Persons committing to New York
City are hereby warned to look out for
the barbed wire entanglements,
No less q friend Of the American
public than the Cologne Gazette
gives this caution. Under the caption
American War Fever" it informs it's
German readers that an enormous
barbed wire fence now "encircles the
whole Of New York and the adjoining
cities Of Brooklyn, Hoboken and Jersey
City"
More than $4,000 soldiers are guard
ing this fence, the "Gazette" continues.
and adds:
ANY person found lettering in the
vicinity Of the barbcd wire fence is i'm
modiatcIy shot
\ lot OF commuters are going to lose
their Jobs or suffer gunshot wounds.
Hes dona for." said the surgeon at
the base hospital. If we had more
bandages at the dressing stations we
might have pulled him through. But
we haven't"
~ |loPPSttcu llihb AZ LllGt lNOlucul,
across the sea, a man was rising from
the dinner table. He had left behind
for his waiter who paid higher in
come tax than he, dollar bill.
The Red Cross would have bought
twenty bandages with that dollar tip.
Germany has decided to postpone
collecting that $4,000 00O0 900 from Rus
sla. Wall Street man suggested yes
terday that the Kaiser is probably
waiting until after She war, when. to
meet the indemnify demanded by the
Allies, he will draw a draft on the
Russian indemnity.
1t was a brcathless moment in the
Court Of Quarter Sessions, Newark, n
j. The jury had Just sent word to
Judge Lawrence, who was presiding,
that it was ready to render its verdict.
The fate of John +. Mcdonald, Of "a
Greenwood Avenue. Montclair. n. j..
charged with assault and battery, hung
in the balance. In suspense, Mrs. Nc
Donald, the complainant, awaited the
decision Of the twelve men, tried and
true.
"Gentlemen of the jury. what is your
verdict" droned the court clerk
Guilty." announced the foreman of
the jury in q voice that could be heard
in every corner OF the courtroom and in
manner which left no doubt as TO
his sympathy with the finding
"McDoNalo." said the judge. in aus
tcre tones, "the jury has found YOU
guilty. 1t was a just verdict. You will
hear your sentence next week. Next
case"
The prisoner had tried to kiss his
wife without her consent.
Dr. George Vincent, president of the
Rockefeller Foundation, has taken a
deep interest in the "brain tests" which
psychologists have been applying to the
men at the various National Army can
tonments.
he told group of old college friends
yesterday. "a surprising number Of
men have been turned up who are sure
the name of the President of the United
States is Andrew Jackson.
zone native of Florida, whose ig-
norance on other points was profound
told the examiners he'd heard tell that
a man named Wilson was President
He opined he still was, for by all ac-
counts he had been giving general
satisfaction.
"Quitc right they told him. And
who are you getting ready to go to
war against"
oval drawled the Floridian. I
reckon it amt no secret it's them dam
Yanks again. And Well lick 'em this
time, too!''
Bill Kaiser wants to get crack at
Kaiser Bill before tie other Yanks sue
ceed in laying him fat At least that
was the explanation advanced by VIII
lam Kaiser, twenty-seven, d plumber,
Of a21 Clinton Street, Hoboken, yes
terday (Friday), when he appeared be-
fore the First District Exemption
Board in Hoboken yesterday and asked
that he be permitted to go to Camr
Dix on Monday with the "other boys"