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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-08

Henry Cohen. twenty eight years
old, Of l7s New Brunswick avenue.
and A Beiofsky. thirty-seven years
old. OF 461 New Brunswick avenue,
were each fined IS this morning by
Acting Recorder s. r. Somogyi
charged by City Inspector OF Weights
and Measures Henry Toft with giving
short measure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-08
Hungarian Loyalty league Meeting

A mass meeting under the auspices
of the American Hungarian Loyalty
League has been arranged 20 be held
in the high school auditorium next
Sunday. July "a. The meeting Win
be held at s o'clock In the afternoon
following a parade that will be held
at 2 o'clock. Prominent speakers VIII
address the meeting. Governor Edge
has been invited 10 speak. Mayor
TenBroeek and Prosecutor Stricker
viii address the gathering.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-08
By Usstsd Press

PARIS, July s-An artillery battle
along the fifteen mile front between
Villers- Cotterets forest and the
Marne was reported TO the French
war office today. This Is believed to
be the forerunner of the long ex-
pected drive.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-08
Guard Russian Embassy.

AMSTERDAM, July s-Fearing
demonstrations. military police are
guarding the Russian embassy In Ber-
lin. IL was learned here today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-08

WEATHER-Fair and
continued cool to-
night and Tuesday.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
SHE GOT THEM.

She blushed very prettily as she
walked into the t~obacconist's big shop.
Eyes, madam" said the assistant,
smiling interrogatively, as they say in
all the best novels.
"I-er-oh, l want some cigars,
please" she said hurriedly, under her
breath, fastening to add: But not for
myself-for my husband"
Certainly, madam; what kind do
you like?"
"Oh, the best-quite the best,
please"
"Certainly, madam; strong or me-
dunn"
"The very strongest you've got,
please,' she answered in decided tones.
eMy husband was complaining only the
other day that the last lot he bought
all broke In his pocket, so they had
better be strong, hadn't they?"
And tbs young man behind the coun-
ter hadn't the heart to contradict her.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Continued from page 8

Herman Spier had suspected him Of
many things had secretly audited his
cash slips; had watched him for sur
reptitious parcels of silk. Once he had
thought he had him. But the package
of Lyons silk, opened by the pro-
prietor at Herman's suggestion, proved
TO be material for a fancy waistcoat,
and paid for by Peter Niburg's own
hand.
With what? Herman stood con-
fused. even COMPOUNDED, but still
suspicious. And now, this very day,
he had stumbled on something. A
great lady from the court had made d
purchase, and had left, under a roll
of silk, q letter. There was no mis-"
take. And Peter Niburg had put
away the silk, and pocketed the letter,
after a swift glance over the little
shop.
An intrigue, then, with Peter Niburg
as the go-between, or-sOmething else.
Something vastly more important, the
discovery of which would bring Her.
man prominence beyond his fellows in
a certain secret order to which he be-
longed.
In a way, he was a stupid man, this
pale-eyed clerk who sold the quaint
red and yellow cottons of the common
people side by side with the heavy
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
The Hungaria | Something in Peter,

The Hungaria Something In Peters
pleasure-hungry heart leaped, but he
Knocked his fellow clerk.
"Since when," he inquired, 'have
you ~frequented the Hungaria?"
81 feel In the mood" was the some
what sullen reply. ~ work hard
enough, God knows, to have a little
pleasure now and then" Danger was
making him shrewd. He turned away
from Peter Niburg. then faced him
again. IF you care to come" he sug-
gested. Not a supper, you under
stand, but a glass of wine, Italian
champagne" he added.
Peter Niburg was fond Of sweet
champagne.
Quietly he pushed his hat to the
back of his head, and hung his stick
over his forearm. After all, why not?
Marie was gone. Let the past die.
If Herman could make the first move,
let him, Peter, make the second. He
linked arms with his old enemy.
"a fine night" he said.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15

linens that furnished forth the tables
of the rich. But hatred gave him wits
Gave him speed, too. He was only
thirty feet behind Peter Niburg when
that foppish gentleman reached the
corner.
Herman was skilled in certain mat
tiers. He knew, for instance, that q
glance into a shop window, a halt to
tie a shoe, may be a ruse for pass
ing a paper to other hands. But Peter
did not stop. He went, not more
swiftly than usual, to his customary
restaurant, one which faced owe the
square and commanded q view of the
palace. And there he settled himself
In a window and ordered his dinner.
From the outside Herman stared
in. He lurked in the shadows outside,
and watched.
Peter sat alone, and stared out.
Herman took shelter, and watched.
But Peter Niburg did not see him.
His eyes were fixed on the gloomy
mass across, shot with small lights
from deep windows, which was the
palace.
Peter was calm. He had carried
many such letters as the n now hid
den In his breast pocket. No n
science stirred in him. If he did
not do this work, others would.
He had until midnight. At that
hour a messenger would receive the
letter from him in the colonnade OF
the cathedral. On this night, each
week, the messenger waited. Some
times there was a letter, sometimes
none. That was all. 1t was amazing
ty simple, and for it one received the
difference between penury and COM
fort.
Seeing Peter settled, a steaming
platter before him, Herman turned
and hurried through the night. This
which he had happened on was a big
thing, too big for him alone. Two
heads were better than one. He
would take advice.
Off the main avenue he fell into a
smart trot. The color came to his
pale cheeks. A cold sweat broke out
over him. He was short of wind from
many cigarettes. But at last he
reached the house.
Black Humbert was not in his bu-
reau, behind the grating. With easy
familiarity Herman turned to a door
beyond and entered. A dirty little
room. it was Uttered now with the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Dewdrop and
Rose
By Michael Jarvis Dunlap

Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union.l
Phantasy or reality, Walter Osborne
was dead. He had been ill for over a
year; he had closed his eyes peace
fully, the last kiss of his daughter Es-
telle seemingly still fitting upon his
lips. Then he seemed floating without
the room into space, through it. He
was no longer a mere entity, but a
part of some concrete All made up of
the elements OF the universe.
His wish had always been expressed
that cremation, the scattering of his
ashes across some wide sea should
mark his fitting from n sphere into
another. And now all that seemed his
world ego was a slowly ascending, va
porous smoke. The spiral flight min
gled It's density with the higher air
and was swayed and dissipated until
only a fine thread, scarcely discerni-
BILE, remained. So far as an essence.
a spirit, could comprehend sentiment,
there was exaltation in the rapid up
ward flight, where, with a new vision,
the world lay bare and fading beneath.
Then the tiny vestige of vapor was
taken up and buoyed along by other
masses of impregnated ether. The
volume of progress was retarded. The
Unit assumed a new aqueous form
with qualities of actual weight and
form. The sun withdrew its rays, the
mass descended now, and the frag-
ment of vapor that co%mprehended all
that was left of Walter Osborne as
sumed the substance of q distinct drop
OF dew.
This foated downward, to perform
it's tiny mission. 1t swayed with the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15

breeze past lilac gardens, sweet with
fragrance of lily beds, and then, di-
rectIy within the garden that sur
rounded the home of Estelle Osborne,
now the bereaved one, that tiny dew
drop sank deep into the heart of a
rose.
In her distress and anguish at the
loss of a father who had reared her
amid peace, comfort and refinement,
Estelle had no consolation to alleviate
her consuming grief except the
thought that there was one who would
surley hasten to her side when he
learned of her observation-disclosures
Farr. To her this friend, later lover,
still later her iance, had brought all
the cherished joys of pure love. She
had trusted him wholly. Her fathers
great anxiety had been concerning the
worthiness of the flashing, brilliant
young man upon whom he was asked
to bestow the carefully nurtured idol
of his heart. He had not attempted
to curb the progress of the long WOO
ing.
He had tried to feel that whatever
faults the young man might possess
would be obscured by the renovating
power of the sweet, gentle influence
of Estelle. The beautiful young girl
aroused from her lethargy of grief
when Marvin Farr, a few days after
her great bereavement, came to the
desolate house. He was subdued, she
noted, but that was natural. He ex-
pressed his sorrow in tender terms. If
Estelle noticed that he was abstract
ed, that he did not refer to their fu-
ture, she traced 1t indulgently to con-
sideration for her troubles. He left
her without the customary parting
kiss, but he spoke feelingly of her great
bereavement and left her counting the
moments until she should gee hin
again.
II am q scoundreli" he muttered, as
he proceeded down the street. What
will that sweet, innocent girl think Of
me when she comes to comprehend the
baseness, the Of my inner
nature?"
He WINGED at this establishment as
he faced the hayward, cruel purposes
he had In view. Estelle, as they passed
through the garden, had plucked the
most lovely rose upon her favorite
bush. He had negligently placed it
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Wool Production in Sweden.

A recent official report on the wool
production of Sweden says there are
100000 owners of 100000 sheep, and
that the average clip is 3 kilos per
sheep, making the total production g.
COO metric tons. Ihe owners of the
sheep are only allowed to keep for
their own use 2 kilos (2.2 pounds) for
each member of the family, the re-
mainder being delivered to the govern
ment.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15

something else. Triumph, perhaps.
Suddenly Herman became calm.
Calm with hate.
And, after all, it was very easy.
Peter Niburg was lonely. The burden
Of the letter oppressed him. He
wanted the comfort of human CONVEX
sation and the reinsurance of a
familiar face. When the two met at
the rack by the door which contained
their hats, his expression was almost
friendly. They went out together.
"a fine night" said Herman, and
cast an eye at the sky.
"Fine enough"
"Too good to waste In sleep. I was
thinking" observed Herman, "of an
hour or two at the HnnRaria-"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
An Expert at the Game.

Lady-Here, my poor fellow, is a
quarter for you. 1t must be awful to
be lame, but / think it's worse to be
blind"
Expert-You bet it is, mum. When
was blind they was always handin'
Home Journal.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15
Scholarship Memorial.

A scholarship in memory of Miss
Isabella Austin has been founded at
the University of Washington, to be
known as the Isabella Austin scholar
ship. The first holder is Miss Kath-
ryn Barnhisel of Tacoma. The schol-
arship is awarded on a basis of per-
sonal need, scholarship in high school,
and womanly promise.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-03-15

Doctor Emmdee-Your husband has
very little pulse today.
Mrs. Rastus Johnson-Yes, but doan.
yo' remember you done took his pulse
when yo' was heah yestiddyf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08
s---zs-
REPRESENTATIVE TALBOT.

In the death Of Congressman Tai
bolt n personality conspicuous and in
fuentlai in Maryland politics for nearly
or quite hall century passes Probably
no other msn in Maryland was SO widely
knoun-had so many real friends. Those
politically affiliated with him and who knew
HIM intimately loved him. And EVEN his
political enemies many OF them held
him IN an affectionato esteem. He was
= politician of the last century schooling
he learned the game back IN the time
when Arthur Pue German was IN un-
disputed control of the Democratic or
ganizatiou IN the state. He played
politics in the old-time way until the
curtain was rIng down for him.
Ex-Speaker Cannon, OF Illinois, IS
the only other member Of the Sixty
fifth Congress with SO long record
Of service in the house of Representa-
tives as Mr.. Talbot. Sending Talbot
back 10 the next Congress from the
Second Maryland district had become
sort of fixed habit, though habit with
few skips IN il. During the last de
cade or SO his denomination and reelection
had been accepted generally as a matter
of course 4 part of the Second dis
trict is within the limits Of the city of
has not habitually been in cheerful ac-
cord with the Baltimore county brand
of politics, Baltimorcans rs well As Balti-
more fountains all felt kindly toward
"Marse Fred. as the close friends Of
MIR Talbot called him. His genial
disposition and good heartedness made
him everybodys friend
Through many succeeding Congresses
Mr.. Talbot yeas a member of the House
Naval Affairs Committee and he had
much to do with shaping legislation
pertaining 20 the Navy and more es-
pecially pertaining TO the Naval Academy
lie always manifested an enthusiastic
interest in thc Naval School During
the period Of his service on the House
Naval Affairs Committee the ira lining
school for officers was developed IN 10 the
greatest college Of its class in the world
lie was an earnest worker in Congress
for the interests of his State and Balti-
more Baltimore American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08
THE NEW ARISTOCRACl.

There must be an ~honOred element
in the nature Of thing Men may be
created politically equal, but they do
not remain on the same soc al plane
The spirit of emulation OF competition,
cannot be eliminated from the game of
life without detractlng from its zest
But after a man has assured himself against
want there is not much merit in the
accumulation of coin, and this was dis
cover d long ago by those who were in
the best position TO know the truth
about it The vast bencfactions of
living rich men and the prineely requests
left by the dead have been evidence of
desire 10 be distinguished for something
else than selfish accumulation.
The national experience with the war,
however, is spreading the gospel Of ser
vice. More people than ever before
realize that TO amount 10 anything in
this world they must have record of
having doLe something for their fellow
men.
The true anstocrat, said Mr. Charl~~
NJ. Schwab recently, expressing the = Iie
idea, will be the man of integrity, having
AT heart the welfare Of his fellows and
possessing sturdy character. There
will be no sharp distinctions between
rich and poor
Welcome the new aristocracy' II
Is not mere dream The signs have
pointed toward il for some time past
ii is one Of the compensations of the
war that it is fastening the realization
of the ideal--Portland Oregonian
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08
PRESS COMMENT.


IL has taken the Imperial German
Government moro than four years to
learn that it it easier 10 begin a war than
end IL. When IL staged the conflict such
thing ms defeat was not considered
Now II finds its armies overmastercd, its
subjects ut home sullcn or revolutionary
its allies beaten or dishcartened and the
vast delusion that il could not be con-
qucrcd cvcrlastingly shattered. To save
what it can from the wreck, to preserve
the dynasty. to restore rs FIR as possible
the lost prestige Of militarism md TO
prepare for another day-what further
motive can have inspired it and its Austrian
vnssal in renewing 80 soon and in phrases
so little changed proposal for nego-
tiated pcacc7
The answer to this question, VIC believe,
IL that autocrncy liz whipped and knows
it is whipped, and that presently il will
be compelled to acknowledge the fact.
Autocracy knows that IL ca mot hold its
lines in France and Belgium: IL knows
that it cannot hold the great provinces
OF which Russia was trcacherously de-
privcd; it knows that it cannot hold its
allies, and il knows that ut home as well
As abroad sentence is presently to be
passed upon II by the one tribunal for
which 1t entertains any respect, and
ttat IN loIce. nHoNNP ltlfst hihuGft
autocracy will he heard from again and
again with increasing humility, no doubt,
before-its guilt and failure admitted
lit finally sues for terms.
When that hour strikes, all pretenses
will have been stripped away. There
will be no hallucination anywhere in
Germany that autocracy is To have the
power 10 bargain for peace graciously
bestowed by sutocracy. There will be
no liberation anywhere in Austria-Hun-
gary, the blood-auilty instrument Of
mhtarism, for the statement appearing
in its note now AT hand that il has been
fighting "only defensive war" The
peace to come. whether nesr or remote.
will not be grounded upon German
boasts and insincerities or Austro-Hun-
garian duplicities and falsehoods On
the acceptance of that truth iii Berlin
and Vienna the course and the duration
of the war must depend. New York
World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest
THE CASE OF

THE CASE OF
EGBERT TOPPENHAM
When Egbert William Toppenham was
just little lad,
Tho neighbors talked about the big,
brown, dreamy eyes he had
He was not rough like other boys, he
kept his garments clean
And wondered If the cheese of which the
moon is made, was green.
Whcne'er his mother sent him 10 the
corner grocery store.
He'd dream along till he forgot what she
had sent him for.
The neighbors had little boy exactly
Eghcrts age
Who bad no wish 10 read the type on any
printed page
His name was Johnny Robinson. He
liked his pleasures rough
And ploried in the fact that he was OK
qulsitcly tough.
He was very fond of fighting and was
ready with his blows,
And his favorite expression wn: "J'll
rap you on the nose'
Their years Of childhood swiftly few, and
when the war began
Young Egbert William Toppenham be-
came fighting man
He's there in France. this morning, where
the high explosives scream
And battling like demon for the beauty
of his dream.
And what of Johnny Robinson? You ask
me where he is2
He's clerking in an office down at Wash
lngton, ID. &.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08
PRUNELLA.

Though she is a drudge and pieb Jan,
there Is UGH beauty in Prunella, dis
ooverable if one will look little beneath
the surface appearances. Each flower
has a two-lipped corolla Of blended tints
OF blue and violet and is really as lovely
as any OF our wildhowers. 1t is beauty
that is taken for granted 1t is so com
mon, and it is so poorly dressed. Pn-
nella is, indeed, charming gypsy. The
rags in which she arrays herself hide
her comeliness from all except the most
discerning eyes. Yet were Prunella TO
be exterminated every lover Of the ope
would know that something was missing
A Prunella-less world would be almost
as dismal as world without dandelions.
When Prunella no longer blooms
by the road ide il is a safe surrnise that
summer is past. The chill nights of
September In mo wise discourage PnI-
neiia, but when October is at hand the
patient little plodder is about ready
TO go to sleep. She may last little
longer, may, indeed, match her ragged
prettiness with glorious splendor of the
gentians. But if October comes cold
and dark Prinella calls her years work
done She prepares for her long rest
by shedding her final flower, and leaves
her final seeds 10 ripen III October
chance sunlight Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08

We do not think Chairman Scott
and his efficient and enthusiastic
co-workers in the Fourth Liberty Loan
campaign have ,apy occasion TO feel dis
appointed over the results thus far
achieved, simply because they fall some
uha, below ,xp. citations. When the epst-
ing conditions are considered il will he
freely admitted they have done splen-
didly, and that results are far better than
could have been expected.
In the face Of the terrifying epidemic
that is now scourging our city, and uas
in potent evidence when the Liberty Loan
drive started, the results thus far achieved
are splendid The effects OF the visitation
have been paralyzing in all directions. and
could not help affecting the work IT Sc
curing subscriptions 10 the loan The
worst Of The evil results was the chill OF
apprehension cast over so many persons,
naturally dulling their enthusissnS and
REFRESHING the eager interest they
otherwise would have manifested in the
great work. f.
And so we lsay Chairman scott
and his co-wJ rkers have no rea-
son 10 feel disappointed, but rather
should feel highlt encouraeed They have
achieved splendid results In some places
outside the city the allotted sppor'ion-
ment was promptly met and the com
mittaes are working for additional sub
scriptions And all districts have done
superbly in consideration of the serious
handicap The Campaign ia hound 70 he
ct,cnSass-[ttl IN, tho end
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08

Information from Washington is to the
effect that President Wilson is in con-
ference with the Prcmicrs Of tho re
spectivc governments Of tho Allies, and
will ask their views on the subject before
making formal reply to the peace propo-
sitions from Austria, supplemented by
the personal proposition made by Kaiser
Wilhelm. After receiving their opinions,
he will prepare his formal reply.
What the President may say to the
Kaiser is problcmatical, but there is no
doubt as to what public sentiment in
this country desires him to say. And that
is, in effect: That no proposition of peace
will he considered as long as the war con-
ditions in Europe remain rs they arc, but
that in order TO secure peace Germany
must lay down arms and confess herself
beaten in the war. Then the Allies will
cease fighting and give consideration to
the questions that the war will leave in its
trail
great majority of the American people
desire that Germany Should be compelled
TO undergo some Of the miscries of war
which she so ruthlcssly imposed upon
those countries which she invaded during
the great conquest Not that a course Of
savage brutality such as Germany has
practiced, melting all the rest of the
world TO horror and indignation, should
be resorted to, but that Germany and the
German people should bc made TO realize
what the horrors of war itself are-what
their country has imposed upon the
people of Belgium, France, Serbia and
Rumania. They wiz have no occasion TO
fear an imposition Of the brutal atrocities
imposed upon the peoples of these coun-
tries by German military INVASION, but
sufficient taste Of wars horrors TO incite
their Indignation against the militarists
and autocrats of their government who
brought che suffering upon them.
In time WE shall know what President
Wilson has to say in reply TO German
peace proposals. And there is little doubt
he viii say the right thing in the righ'
manner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08
s.secms To me-" said NANNY Chloe
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

bethany Band
Smyth Post. 6 A K
Curmakers Union
Blacksmiths Mon
Brandywinc Fire 60
Division No |. \. O H.
Waneta Council. ID. Of L.
Calanthe Lodge, X of T.
Humanity Circle, b. of
Corinthlan Lodge, \. + Il 4 VI
Corinthian Lodge, : OF H.
Crusaders Castle, n c. T.
Eureka Conclave, = w NJ
Gemania Temple, J.. G. L.
Fame Castle, 4 o. h. NJ. G
German Beneficial Society, No l.
Peerless Conclave, H. or s. W. NJ
Reynolds Encampment, |. O. O. F.
Brandywine Com, A. Il | O. h. NJ
Sheet Metal Workers Local No 302
Harmony Council, No /, L. +. Of A.
East End German Democratic Club
Washington Camp, No. IL, r. O. s A.
Guiding Star Temple, No. Il, O. of l.
Moriel Encampment, No. /, O. X H.
vii. Branch, No %, Grand Fraternity,
Car and Ship Painters Protective Asso.
Y. p. s. Zion German Lutheran Church.
Snowflake Lodge, No 90, l.. A. b. r. A.
Camp Farrell, No /, Spanish War Vets
Camp 7126, Royal Neighbors Of America.