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The Washington times., 1918-07-01
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Swedish Commissioner Mme NOrdva Entertained by Minister and
Nine Ekengren-Other News Items of Capital Society.

ried several weeks ago And have just
returned from their wedding trip.
Arrivals at Hot Springs from wash
ipgton include Mr.. and Mrs. W. L
Potter, Miss Mary Potter. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. C. MIIhoIIand, and C. B.
Buxton
Nine. de Hssrsn, wife Of Senior Don
Arturo, honorary attache OF the
Spanish embassy, has gone to Chelsea,
N. j. where she has taken . cottage
for the summer months. She stopped
in PhlladelphiS on her way for
short stay.
The italian ambassador and Mr..
Falorsi, who accompanied Mrs. Fall
orsi to Blue Ridge Summit yesterday
to visit Countess di Cellere, returned
TO Washington today. Nine. Falorsi
will remain throughout the week
Mrs. Harry A. Kite, Of Washington,
who is at whIts Sulphur Springs. has
as her guests Mrs Margie Mentzel
and ArA f. NJ Diehi, OF Cincinnati.
The marriage OF Miss Johanna Ger
trude Mcdonald, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Mcdonald. to William
OConnel, toOk place Wednesday
morning, June 26. at St. Joseph'S
Church. the Rev. Father cahill Of
ficiating, assisted by the Rev. Father
Hannah, Of St Martins Church. The
bride was gowned in white embroid-
cred georgette crepe, with q picture
hat Of georgette, and carried q show
er bouquet OF Bride roses and lilies
Of the valley. The brideSmaid, Miss
Mae Offterdingsr. wore white tulle
embroidered in pink rose buds and
white hat, and carried pink roses.
The best man was Ensign John
Buckley. After the ceremony . we'd
ding breakfast was served at the
brides home, Mr. and Mrs. O'Con-
nell leaving later for their wedding
trip, the bride wearing . taups coll
ored suit with small georgette hat.
After theLF return they will be At
home at 4l2 7 street northeast.
Engagement AnnSuneed
The engagement has been an
nouneed Of Mrs Mary Jewell GourIsy
Tucker. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James T. GourIey. Of Virginia, to
Capt Raleigh Collision Thomas. Engi-
nser Corps U. s R.. son OF the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh C. Thomas. Of
Baltimore.
Captain ThomAS. who 10 now sta
toned At Fort Myer. Va. was At one
time city surveyor OF Baltimore.
Prior to entering the service he was
chief engineer OF the electrical CON-
mission OF Baltimore.
| He used frequently TO come to
/ Washington a. q member Of the pop
ular Paint and Powder Club. which
has given numerous artistic perform
aness here for charity. The wedding
will take place In July.
Mrs. Edward B. Meigs, who has
been visiting her mother, ArA John
wIster. at Belneld. Germantown, Pa,
has left for Woods Hole, Mass, where
she will pass the summer.
Miss Lillian Marie Dryden. of
Easton. Nd. will be married to An
drew /. Hickey. OF Warrington. on
Monday at o'clock q m. In 81.
PauTs Catholic Church. The cere-
mony will be performed by Mgr.
James +. MaekIn. who will also eele-
brate the nuptial mass. Miss Dryden
Is q graduate OF Providence Training
School, and Mr.. Hickey is . young
lawyer Of this city.
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Attends House Party.

A brilliant AFFAIR Of Saturday eve
ming at RosslyR. L was = dinner
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During the absence Of Mra Ray
mond T. Baker, formerly Mrs. A. Al
fred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Mas Cor
nelia Vanderbilt Is staying with Mrs.
Bakers sons, George W. and Alfred
G. Vanderbilt, at HOLLYWOOD, in Lenox.
MaSa
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McLARN SAYS FEDERAL
CLERKS WILL WORK WITH
NEW ENERGY AND ZEAL

H. N. McLArin, president Of the
National Federation Federal EN-
ployes, said:
I'VE were quite sure that the
President would veto this measure
when its rank injustics was brought
to his attention. Our confidence in
him was absolute, and we shall per-
form our duties with renewed zeal,
energy and encouragement proud OF
the fact that we have q President
who will recognize the rights OF the
people working under him and de-
fend them from sueh vicious lsgislG-
tion as that proposed by Congress-
man Borland."
Veto of the legislative, executive
and judicial bill because Ct the BoF-
land amendment to increase the
length Of the working day Is the
end OF that amendment in 4 legis-
lGtive sense.
As soon az word reached the
ed on all hands that Il would be
impossible to pass the Bcrlan
amendment over the veto and that
the amendment was dead.
Congressman Byrns of Tennessee
In charge of the legislative bill Al
once took steps to have the legis-
Tlative bill passed minus the Borland
amendment
Can't Register Votes.
He realized and admitted that any
attempt to pass the bill with the
amendment over the head OF thS
President would fail because thC
necessary two-thirds vote could moi
be mustered
The Borland amendment did aot
pas the House by q two-thirds vote In
the first place, and was voted dowI
In the Senate until the conferees o.
the Senate receded.
Not only is this the case, but the
BoFland amendment cannot be pui
through Congress while this Admins
tration Is in power.
Move Never Popular.
The proposition was never populal
in Congress Some members WHIT
voted for Il did 50 reluctantly. u Il
unlikely that It will be seriously re-
vived in the, near future.
The veto will not delay the legisla.
tive bill. The bill will be hurried
through both houses and. doubtless
will reach the President again IN thu
next twenty-fouF hours.
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designations have at times almost
eauGled the number Of appointments
made.
The Washington times., 1918-07-01
Move Never Popular.

swfn . Conpany's ualeS ef fEOA NSssf h
EaShInEton, D. C.. for the yeek ondinl
saturday. June =, fs1, avenged IN esati
per pound--Advt-
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BORLAND 8-HOUR
SCHEME KILLED BY
PRESIDENT VETO
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not believe theamendment fair and
SQUARE in its failure to provide over
time pay for overtime work.
The veto will put a stop for the
present 10 further efforts to impose
additional hours on Government
clerks without fair provision that
they shall be paid for extra work
done by them Thousands OF them
have long been doing extra WORK. IN
Guiding Sundays
There may be, as charged, bureaus
in the Government service where
many hours are KILLED" because OF
too many clerks or lack OF executive
skill In handling them, but that does
not apply. 70 the rank and hle OF OLD
employees. In no way does II apply 10
those who have for years worked for
IRE Government, and whose bureaus
are well organized to meet emergency
.,eondftIons. These employees fire.
quently respond to calls for extra
work.
Mr.. Borland or other Congressman
who hereafter seek to rap" Govern
ment clerks through additional work
hours must accompany their efforts
nv provision that overtime ought TO
be pafd for. Nj. Borland has ex-
pressed himself to The Times as re
Iuctant to do this for fear that sum
cient safeguards cannot be invoked
against too much generosity on the
part OF officials who would hfve to
credit overtime.
CLERKS Rejoice.
There was very great rejoicing
/, throughout the city today when the
PNesident's veto became known Ths
cie>ks had been hopeful for seVeraI
dayg that the President would DO this
They relied upon the sense OF faii
play and justice that have ruE
through all his dealings with man
kind There was at no time anyone
authorised to intimate what he would
do. This was an interesting, case Of
pure analysis OF the customary meth
ods OF a great mind which looks ts
the uplift OF man and 20 the better
ment Of his conditions.
II was today believed by high OF
aciais that the Presidents veto vii
do much toward satisfying Govern
ment employees who have lately bsei
rssigning from the service Thes'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
FRENCH MAKE IMPORTANT ADVANCE WEST OF RYE;
AMERICAN AVIA7ORS BOMB RAILROAD NEAR METZ
AERIAL OPERATIONS
ARE INTENSE; MANY
MACHINES DROPPED
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PREss)

Allied effectively against the German
region Roye the Pcardy battle front The
ngng determindy this the buwar of the positions
he took up in being driven back from Amiens region
British pushing closer however,
and making his prolonged tenancy Of the place doubtful
night reported the British lines advanced northwest
the town in the negborood Damery Parvers while
today Paris reports forward movement the part OF the French
Roye is fast becoming virtual apex of which
crushing Allied stroke the British be
as effectively maintained it has been recently.
the Heburne sector north Of Albert officially
troops withdrawn from small saien However,
it not yet clear how far the retired The still
holds Albert but the British are outskirts
Disc the Matz the French continue their steady
The fought hard to hold Mono
1.-THE and Ache Farms but finally driven out by General Hum
Thescour Wood and high
ground dominating Dyee small tributary Of the Disc
Appointment of General Boehn who led the retirement from
the Marn to the command of the German group IN fcrd Is ION
frmed officially from Berlin It is believed in London that because
the scarcity Of German the Germans will fight on the de-
Fifteen reserve divisions already thrown between
fresh divisions the North Sea to Switzerland
Unofficial estimates London placed the allied captured since
August 81 and $40 is declared the proportion
Germans allied losses has been greater the recent fighting than
as number of German prisoners captured.
All other sectors of the western front appears to be affected by
creased the Vee where the French ara Americans maintain
their pressure.
Aerial operations On the British 'front.' twenty
machines put of action Wednesday while the
British lost fifteen Bombs have been dropped on railway
Thonve Obug American avators have brought
the area with good effect visited Thurs
day night dropped several bombs small number ot
On the the situation normal The Italians havs
seized e the southern reSshs; Of the Pa nS from the white
Caspian situation daily becomes more interesting and more
From 4rchnge allied troops good progress south
ward Vooga apparently operating in three columns
against the opposition reported to have been
The occupation of Baku by British troops who north
through Bagdad blow to German and Turkish pre-
tentions In the Caucasus
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
MOSQUITO COMMISSION HAS
DONE FINE WORK WITH FUNDS

tional ditching In the South Amooy
and Eewaren marshes.
The result of this work has been
shown In the almost total absence OF
salt marsh mosquitoes In South Am
boy. Perth. Amboy, New Brunswick,
Highland Park, Metuchen. Wood
bridge and Sewaren. Never in the
history of the work in Middlesex
county have SO few salt marsh mos
Quitoes escaped from the marshes.
Owing to q dry July the upland spe-
cies of mosquitoes have been much
less troublesome than normally but.
Just now the house mosquito is ap-
pearing in considerable numbers. A
good Indication OF whether you are
troubled by fresh water or salt
marsh mosquitoes is to be found In
the fact that salt marsh mosquitoes
will attack viciously at practically
any time of the day, while the house
mosquito as a rule becomes trouble
some as dusk comes. Another indica-
ton is that the salt marsh MOSQUITO
rarely penetrates the house and gives
trouble indoors where screens are
used, while the house mosquito will
pen citrate the screens and become
troublesome In the bedroom. Con-
troll of the house mosquito and the OBJ
tanning of absolute freedom means
not only must the salt marsh mosqui-
toes be controlled but the breeding Of
the upland species must be destroyed,
The commission has devoted its at
tention TO the salt marsh because IL
had not funds enough 10 do both and
because II the salt marsh mosquitoes
were allowed to escape the people
would have no peace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
Battery, Fully Uniformed.
Drills on Street Tonight

Battery e. the Perth Amboy repre-
sentation in the Second Regiment OF
N. ]. Field Artillery. which Is to go
into a fifteen day encampment at
Camp Edge, Sea Girt. on August 20.
will hold an important drill session
tonight. beginning at 1880 o'clock
from the armory at 1sl Smith street
For the first time the company win
appear completely uniformed when
they drill tonight. The issue Of per-
sonal equipment TO the men has al
most been completed and they win
turn out tonight in full uniform but
without the coats. which are discard
ed during the warm weather.
Captain Hanson and the other ofii-
GERS OF the battery are prepared 20
put the men through q stiff session
tonight, giving them many OF the
points which they themselves received
during the weeks school for officers
last week.
II Is for the purpose Of sending the
organization into camp ready TO start
on q businessiike basis that the bat
terry will be thoroughly drilled tonight
and also two or three nights next
Tonlght's drill session VIII be held
on the street, owing TO the warm
weather.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
GERMANY ORDERS
SAVING Of MEN
Ludendorff Alarmed at Present
Outlook in View of Recent
Enormous Losses.

BY A36OCtutc0 Lfcocs
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Aug. 15:-Germany has ac-
knowledged that her manpower, once
so freely wasted. now is dwindling In
proportions great enough. apparently, Y,
10 cause considerable anxiety 10 the
high command. The toll taken, par
ficularly in recent fighting, by the Al
lied armies and the prospect of being
confronted by ever growing American
forces has caused General Ludenoorr
TO issue most imperative orders for a
vigorous immediate comb-out In the
German army in order to recover from
the auxiliary units all men capable OF
entering the trenches.
In the comb-out, says the order is
sued by General Ludendorff, first con-
Alteration will be given to men over
forty-three who have served IN the
front lines longer than six months. He
Announced that commissions have
been appointed to investigate the en-
tire situation including men OF every
rank.
= All men available for the infantry
must be sent 20 depots in Belgium. a
special purpose OF the high command
being TO get more infantry reserves.
Attendant TO the order are special
instructions to Field Marshal Won
Mackensen and General Won Seholtz
10 make "a greater demand upon the
local personnel" instead OF using Ger
mans In the auxiliary service as retn-
forcements.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
SELECT SCHOOLS AS POLLS
FOR ELECTIONS THIS YEAR
County Board of Elections An
Ilounees Ward and District
Polling Places.
TEACHER MAY BE OFFICIAL
Law Calls for Use of Schools
and Teachers Volunteer to
Assist as Clerks.

The Mfddlesex County Board OF
Elections, following an inspection
tour of this city earlier in the week,
has announced the polling places Tor
the elections, registrations ana pri-
maries which will be held in the fu-
ture. The voting places which have
been used UP till this time have been
done away with and In their stead
the public schools of the city are TO
be used.
The polling places as selected by
the county board are as follows;
First Ward. School No. 2. paterson
street; Second Ward. school No. l,
state street; Third Ward, Grammar
school, Barracks street; Fourth
Ward, First Poll, School No. 4. Smith
street: Fourth Ward, Second Poll,
school No. 4, Smith street; Fourth
Ward, Third Poll. school No. 8. New
lille street, Fourth Ward, Fourth Poll.
Ward, school No. 2. State street;
sixth Ward. First Poll. School No. 9,
Johnstone street; Sixth Ward. Second
Poll. School No. s, Cortlandt street;
sixth Ward. Third Poll, School No. =,
Neville street.
The County Board of Elections, con-
sisting of four men, Of which Jonn
Hanson, Sr., of this city, Is the presl.
dent, has charge of the picking out OF
polling places in Middlesex and made
its trip to this city early in the week.
The other members of the county
election board are Frank o. Nelson OF
New Market, secretary; Howard n.
Brown, Old Bridge; William j. Bank
er of New Brunswick.
This will be the first election at
which the new election law passed IN
the 1918 legislature will go into ef-
feet. II was at first the intention TO
force school teachers to act as cleo
zion clerks in addition to using the
schools as polling places but this did
~sTot- pass.
Some Of the schools which have
been selected as polling places are
not situated in the ward for which IL
is being used as place to vote put
the schools have been so assigned
that IN a majority. Of the cases the
schools are In the ward which tney
are serving.
Although Il is not compulsory a
number Of school teachers have vol
unteered 70 act as election clerks al
the coming registration days, primary
Z ana general elections.
The primary election this year viii
be held on September "a. This VIII
mean that the candidates for nomina-
ton on the various tickets have about
six more weeks in which to conduct
their compaigns.
Owing to so many of the men OF
voting age being away as the result
of the war the vote here this year is
expected to be unusually light. In
the neighborhood OF 1900 men OF
more than twenty-one years have left
? this city since the war started and
this viii be felt here this election,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16

The MiddIesex County Mosquito
Commission has removed the block-
age, put into working order and main
tanned to date the 100000 linear feet
OF drainage bitches on the 100000
acres of county salt marsh under its
direct control.
II has planned and foreseen similar
work on the 100000 acres which II
has succeeded In getting government
and private concerns to handle on
their own funds. A large amount OF
additional ditching and spurring has
been done on the Raritan, Wood-
bridge and Sewaren marshes by the
Commission and regular patrol OF
the entire 100000 acres has been
maintained throughout the season.
Practically once each month the
high tides have overfiown these 5oO,-
600 acres and in every case started
broods of mosquitoes. Under the
present handling of the drainage sys.
tenn all, Except small amount OF
each brood was destroyed by the
dftching. That small remnant, with
the exception of two small emergen-
cfes early in the season on the WOOD
bridge and Sewaren marshes and sew
eral on the Carteret marsh, have
been destroyed by the prompt and
proper application OF OIL.
ton OF the Raritan marsh amounting
ts>sho,t 500 acres under its immedi-
ate care. as pretty satisfactorily
drained. The same Is true OF the
woodbridge and South Amboy marsh
es. The Carteret marsh is stu IN
need OF about 100000 feet more OF
working in close cooperation with
the mosquito commission the san
itary division of Camp Raritan has
maintained a force OF about thirty
men on the 1900 acres of the Raritan
marsh Included In It's boundaries reg
ularly patrolling the entire area. put
ting IN additional ditching ana spur
ring and applying oil whenever that
became necessary. Constant changes
in the drainage system on this area
have been made necessary by the
iayina down OF new spurring railway
tracks. The commissions machine
ditcher is now on this marsh where
II is used for the purpose OF cutting
the new ditehing required.
Working in close cooperation with
the MOSQUITO commission, the load
ing company at Morgan has main
tafned a force OF about ten men
throughout the season which IL has
devoted to the cutting OF new ditch
ing, the installation OF a large amount
OF spurring and recutting of old ditch
es on the CheeseQuake marsh. II -
expected that the drainage OF this
marsh viii be completed BY the Arst
Of September.
The commission has expended TO
date q little over one-half OF its $500
appropriation and nearly twice that
amount OF money from other sources
has been expended by the Camp Rar-
ftan and the loading company author
ties The balance OF the county ap-
preparation will be expended IN cut
ting necessary additional ditching
and spurring IN the maintenance OF
patrol and oiling for the rest OF the
seaso nand IN the cutting OF addl-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16

cal director of the new Y. M. c. A.
at Yonkers, which will give him an
opportunity to take up studies at Co
lumbia University. This. Mr.. Pew
gave as his main reason for rendering
his resignation.
X. M. O. A. loses another member OF
the force. Social Secretary i. II. Marsh
having resigned two months ago, when
he accepted a position as general SEQ
retary at the New Pompton Lakes n.
M. c. A. In parting with Mr. Pew, the
association also loses its last secretary
of the first original group who came
here when the Y. M. G. A. building was
first dedicated.
Before coming to this city, Mr.. Pew
held his first position as physical d.
rector of the Y. M. c. A. at Waco,
Texas. With the dedication of the
Y. NJ. c. A. in this city he accepted n
position here. In 1914 he moved to
this city with his family and immedi-
ately took up his duties in the new in
stitution.
He graduated from the Springfield
z. M. G. A. College. Starting from the
bottom Mr. Pew soon gained favor as
physical director in The new nssooia-
ton here and made many friends His
ability to build up the work OF physi-
cal training was soon noticeable and
he Immediately received the hearty CO.
operation OF all the members of the
association. His work here during his
| four years stay has been of the best.
The. resignation of the physical di-
rector will no doubt come as a sur
prise to his many friends in this city.
The Y. NJ. c. A. force being two
men short now, the board last night
took steps to secure another director
70 I'LL the vacancies as soon as posi-
/ bic.
Mr.. Pew Is at the present time on
his vacation and will be notified of the
acceptance of his resignation. He will
return 20 this city for short while
before leaving for Yonkers.
In accepting the new position at the
Yonkers Y. M. @. A. Mr. Pew will
have full control OF the physical wori;
there ana will be in the same position
10 build up successful association as
far as the physical end is concerned,
as he was when he first came to this
city.
The members of the Board of Direc-
tors of the local association last hight
expressed their sincere hopes that the
physical director will be as successful.
In his new position as he has been
here and expressed their appreciation
OF the splendid work he has accom-
plished for the local association.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
Newest Registrars Must
Appear Despite Claims


WASHINGTON. Aug. 1s:-Provost
Marshal General Crowder issued a
statement today emphasizing that all
male citizens who Shall have reach
ed their twenty-first birthday since
June last must appear before a
local board to register for military
service on August "a regardless of
any presumed grounds for exemption.
Opportunity to make claim for ex-
emption will be afforded subsequent
ly in the filling out of questionnaires
by registrants.
Provision will be made for the
registration by mail of any person
who expects TO be absent on regis
tration day from the jurisdiction OF
the board where he permanently re-
Sides" says the statement, but In
such q case extreme care should be
taken by him to see that his regis
tration card reaches his home board
on or before August "a. Such persons
are advised TO apply at once to a local
board for instructions as to how TO
proceed"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
DON COSSACKS
ARE ADVANCING
In Conjunction With Others
Are Setting Up Separate
Government in Russia
Bp Associated Prsss.

BY Associated Press.
/. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1.-THE Don
Cossacks have cleared the left bank
OF the Don river of their opponents
and are marching victoriously on
Zaragin, from which they are only
one days march distant, says an Of
fetal statement issued by the Don
Cossacks stan and received here from
Kiev.
The newspapers at Kiev report that
the Cossacks from the northern Don
region have entered the government
OF Veronesh.
A dispatch to the Cologne Zeitung
from Kiev says the Don and Kuban
government and the leaders in the ad-
Joining regions have entered nego-
tiations looking to the establishment
of a north central government.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
Bio Raid on Draft EVad6Ts
Is Made at Atlantic CITY

BIZ Associated Press. So.
ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. le;-seeret
ser,yice men and members or the
American Protective League today
held for further Investigation nfty-
1on- az the 500 draft evasion subjects
taken into custody last night on piers
and IN cafes. They also viii examine
roo more suspects picked up during
.the night at resorts adjacent 70 ms
city. Those IN charge OF the Isla ps-
lieve the Anal sitting VIII slNe li.e sss a..
T,en ayailable for service.