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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-29
DRAFT CAL[SFOR
1852 TO co soon
4.614 Men Leave for Camp
Dix on Nov. 11--Sept. IL
Registrars Included

Nv
TRENTON, Oct. 2s:-Adjutant
General Gilkyson today announced
calls for the entrainment OF Whlte
and colored men for the hve-day
period beginning November IL Whlcn
will take the balance of the men VINO
registered on June 8. 1917. June ..
1918, and August "a last and some %
the men in h latest eighteen to
forty-hve registration. They follow:
November 1I-3.005 white men for
general military service at Camp DIX.
November 11-1.609 white men for
the same cantonment.
These two quotas will end the we
June 5 and the August "a registrants.
and the following quotas Will be
made UP OF the September IL regis
trants:
November 1850 white men for
Fort Hancock.
November 1s-164 colored men TOT
general service at Camp Dix.
November 19-zs4 colored men for
general service at the same camp.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-29
Public Pole Lists Ready

City Clerk Arthur E. Graham gave
notice this afternoon that the poll
lists to be placed outside each polling
place are on hand and election off,
GERS from the various districts are
asked to call at the clerks office In
city hall and get them as soon as
possible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-29
State Prisoners to Work for
| ~Quartermaster's Department
~ Special Correspondent.

TRENTON, Oct. 29:-The State
Department of Charities n Correc-
announced here today hat the
Quartermaster Department of the
United States Army has entered into
a contract with the department for
the employment of the inmates of the
state prison here on shoe reclamation
work for the soldiers in Camp Dix
and in the other encampments In
New Jersey. The government is to
furnish machinery and materials so
that work might be started immedi-
ately.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-29
Women to Speak in Perth mboy

Miss Mary Dubrow, Of Passaic. will
speak this afternoon at 5 o'clock 1t
the corner of Smith and Hobart
streets. She has been touring New
Jersey In the interest of Charles
O'Connor Hennessy. Democratic can
didate for the United State senate.
Miss Dubrow Is said to be an enthu-
siastic nj convincing talker.
Miss Gladys Greiner of Baltimore
will also speak.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-29
To Train Older Drafted Men
BIZ Associated Press.

BIZ Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29:-Older
drafted men are to be put into shape
for service through modified physical
training exercises. less arduos than
the curse designed for men between
twenty-one and thirty-one.
Camp commanders are ordered to-
day to train the older men gradually.
especially in the early stages. so they
will suffer no Ill effects from too
strenuous exercise or overwork.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-29
candor AIwax. Paw.

1.-THE art Of life" says Trist," is to
show your hand. There Is no diplomacy
Ike candor. You may lose by 1t now
and then, but It will be a loss well
gained II you do. Nothing is so boring
as having to keep up q deception"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23
SYNOPSIS

William J. Robinson. a young American on a business trip In London, catches the war fever and enlists In British cavalry regiment and lands at Ostend in October, 1914
 Made driver of an armored car and takes part in battles about Ypres. Transferred to the army service corps. has further fighting experiences as a motorcycle rider with machine gun attached and as dis patch rider.
 Describes Christmas of 1914 in trenches south of Ypres. Fearful losses. kills sniper and tells of Belgian spies.
 A brush with German cavalrymen. Tells of motor work and work of chaplains, doc tors and nurses.
 Witnesses Royal Horse artillery in ac- ton. Has a narrow escape and takes ref uge In a cellar. Is sent to Paris.
 Describes bomb throwing and aeroplane attacks and the bombardment of village. Kills a trench digger
 The mining and capture of Hlll 6o Be- cures leave and describes war incidents In Glasgow. Returns 10 Ypres in midst Of bombardment.
 Motors with an officer through Ypres 10 PotIzze amid bursting shells and bombs dropped from aeropianes. A terrible ride.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23

tried 10 thiuE about what was go- ing to happen to Us, for it worried me that l didn't seem to have a nerve in my body. 1 kept telling myself that I was going to my death and that In few minutes would be lying some where in those smoking ruins. But 1t was no use, I didn't care one way or the other. Before one comes 10 the railway track just outside lpres there Is a road which branches off to the left and leads 10 the village of Elverdinghe. Before we came 10 where this road branches off the officer spoke.
 q think it would be worth while try ing to get to the canal bank through Elverdinghe." he said, and from there we would perhaps be able to leave the car. swim the canal and get through to Potijze on foot. It will take longer, of course. but the main thing for us to do is to get there safely. no matter If 1t takes a great deal longer. Let us try that way, anyway
 l was willing to try anything, and so we turned of the road and headed for Elyerdinghe. 1t waS only a few kilo- metres, and we didn't take long getting there. but when We arrived We found that we had jumped out of the frying pan into the fire, for Elverdinghe was getting it hot and heavy from the Ger man field batteries
 We rushed into the town, and as we swung into the village proper We came very near having one grand smaShup. A field ambulance was moving out or the place, and the road was blocked by ambulanccs which were loading up with wounded. jammed on the brakes and pulled over almost into the ditch, but the brakes stopped the car before we got clear in.
 A sentry informed us that the road through the village was closed and that we would have to turn around and go back. l tried to Lack up, but my two front wheels were stuck away down in the ditch, ard she wouldn't pull out lllNti htA pN L l''N'A I appealed to the driver of an empty ambulance to help me. and he quickly got his towrope around my back axle. and we came out with the first heave. I noticed while we were taking tue towrope off that the car was big six cylinder American L&kC.
 l asked the driver how he liked Yankee car, and from the way he re piled knew that he was an American himself. l asked him where he came from, and you can imagine my surprise | when he said Boston"
 I never say him again, and when I left him he was in one hot little corner of the map. hope he gets through al right.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23

usual for He trip 10 FOtfs@e, and VIC decided to make the try again. Even as we got near Ypres the fire seemed to slacken, and We rushed straight through without mishap.
 If Ypres had been in bad condition before this I don't know how it would be described now! In the center of the town there was scarcely building left standing. All the towers but one had been knocked of the famous Cloth hall, and the whole place had been gutted by fire. The cathedral was all down except half of the tower, and the inside of that was still burning.
 The streets were filtered with bodies of every description. and broken wag- ons, ambulances. water carts, etc., lay everywhere. The roads were almost obliterated, and we were riding over broken bricks and mortar. The shells were still coming oyer. but they were no worse than what we had run through before, so we did not mind them very much. We found the road the other side of Ypres about us usual, 90 we got up to PotijZe without any more excitement.
 Potijze is a very tiny place which has seen some hard fighting from time to time. There was really very little left of the place itself, but our trenches ran just outside the village, and We had dugouts all around there. On our ar- rival my officer told me to turn the car around and then to get into one of the dugouts and walt for him. did as he told me, and for some reason or other left the engine running. shut the throttle clear down. so she was just barely ticking over.
 looked around md found dugout not twenty yards away and went in. I've officers were there at the time, but they told me to, sit down, and they went on with their work.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23

ten minutes Wien sentry stopped us again and informed us that the road was closed and we would have to go back. The officer explained things to him and told him that 1t was abso- lutely imperative that we get through and that this was the only way It could be done. The sentry said that he was very sorry, but he had strict orders from the assistant provost mar shal and he dared not let us pass. There was nothing left for us to do but to turn back.
 We went straight to headquarters, and the officer explained that It was impossible for us to get through. He ordered me to report to him the next morning and we would try again. The next day they were bOmbarding just as heavily. and the city was still burn ing. so all l had to do was to stand by and hold myself In readiness all day long. ..
 We saw a very exciting Incident that day. There was big ammunition col umn near our headquarters, and 1t was waiting there, all ready loaded. until sent for. It had been there several weeks then, and the chaps who belong ed to 1t were having the softest time they ever had in their lives.
 About 2 o'clock in the afternoon l was standing on a corner near this column when l saw one of the police go up and speak to a chap who was walking around it with notebook In his hand. They talked for few mo- ments, and then a policeman sauntered down to where l was standing and came up and spoke to me. .-.-..
 "Go down to the guard room" he said, "and have the corporal fall in two men and bring them up here as quick as God will let him. That fellow there by the column is getting all kinds of infor- nation and putting it in his book. Now, hurry, but take your time until you get out of sight of this place. I'll look after him until the guard comes"
 was naturally all excited, but l did
 
 as he said, and it wasn't many minutes before we were on our way back at the double. Our man was still there, but the minute he saw us he got started. Our policeman pulled his revolver and fired after him. He didn't stop for a second, but he pulled couple of guns himself and every few seconds would send a shot back at us as he ran.
 Fellows were joining in the chase all the time, and 1t was getting interest ing. The end came very suddenly when two of our chaps with rifles appeared in the road ahead of the fugitive and ordered him to halt. He fired on them for an answer, SO they raised their H. fes and brought him down. ... s.s.
 Examination showed that be was a German. He had on German service dress under the British uniform he was wearing. The little book our police man referred to certainly was a gold mine of information He had the name. location and strength of every unit in our vicinity and also the location Of a good many of our batteries. He was a brave fellow, all right, and he played the game clear to the end.
 The pext day ] reported myself as
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23
Her First Journey.

Margaret, five years old, was travel ing for the first time. She sat as if entranced by the view from the car window.
 Her father, noticing tue rapt expres- sion on her face as the train sped along, said:
 What do you think of 1t, Margaret"
 She replied: "Oh, father, it is just like a picture book, only you don't have to turn the pages. s."-Chicago News.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23
CHAPTER TX. The Fate of a Spy.

WYE reached Elverdinghe as quick WV ly as we could and got out
 without a scratch, which is more important than anything else. We went back along the road until we came to the turning which leads to the village of Boesinghe. This village is on the bank of the canal, but 1t is a mighty unhealthy place to visit, as 1t Is in full view of part of the German lines. Our plan was to so as close to the village as we dared and then leave the car and try to get through on foot. It was almost as dangerous as it would be to go through Ypres, but we figured that here we would at least have fighting chance.
 We left the car under some trees about half mile from the village and set out.on foot. We hadn't been going
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23
UNHAPPlNEss DISTILLED.
Men and Women Unanimous AbOut It.

Men and Women Unanimous ADont H.
 Many women weep and wall and refuse to be comforted because their once mag nificent tresses have become thin and faded Many men incline to profanity because the flies bite through the thin thatch on their craniums. It will be good news to the miserable of both sexes to learn that Newbro's Herplcide has been placed upon the market. This Is the new scalp germlcIde and antlseptlc that acts by destroying the germ or microbe that Is the underlying cause of all hair de- struction. H=rpicide Is a new prepara- ton. made after a new formula on an entirely new principle. Anyone who has tried 1t will testify as to It's worth. Try It yourself and be convinced. Sold by leading druggists. Send 1oc. in stamps for sample to The Herpicide CO. De- troit. Mich.
 One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
 At all Drug SGorSe. Adv.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23
To Cure a Cold fin One Day

Take LAXATIVE PROMO QUIN- INH Tablets. Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. B. w. GROVES signature is on each box. soc. Wea-
 -Advertisament.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23

CCouGiaued TomorTow)
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23

During the winter season ls171S our regular train ser vice will be maintained South Bound between ss WAY and hehors trains earIDg both terminals on Tuesdays and Fridays, EnF7agEF iX i11iI,iIL15H
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23
WINTER STAGE SERVICE

our through Mai Passenger and Freight Service will pc onested between Whehose Dawson AfordnE eVeoy p be facility comfortable winter travel py means 0i THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED STAGE AND AUTOMOBILE LINE
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-23

To Yukon Territory, Atin District IntsrsOR AlaskA.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-06
TERRIBLE FATE Of
ROMAAOFF FAMILY
Insulted by Bolsheviks, Who Later
Line Them up in Cellar and
Shoot Them

London, Dec. 5.-An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
says Kiev newspapers publish story
given by the valet OF the former en-
press Of Russia Of the murder Of
the entire Romanoff family by the
olsheviki. According to this story
the once royal family was compelled
to live in single room OF a convent
at Ekaterinburg for weeks before
the murder, under guard OF Bolshe-
vik soldiers, who insulted them
shamefully. The valet said on July
IT all the members Of the family
were taken to the cellar of the con-
vent, placed against the wall and
shot.
The murderers granted the last
request Of the former emperor that
his wife, who was III. should die in
his arms.
According to the valet. the Grand
Duchess Tatiana was only wounded
by the shots and was killed by
blows from the rifle butts. All the
bodies were burned.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-06
GENERAL PERSH|NG GIVES OFFICIAL
REPORT Of BIG AMERICAN OFFENSIVE

Washington, Dec. 5.-General
John J. Pershing's account of his
stewardship as commander of the
American expeditionary forces was
given to the public today by Secre-
tary Baker. 1t is the form of a pre-
liminary report to the secretary,
covering operations up to November
20 after the German collapse. 1t
closes with these words from the
leader OF the great army in France,
expressing his feeling for those who
served under him:
II pay the supreme tribute to our
officers and soldiers Of the line.
When think Of their heroism, their
patience under hardships, their un-
flinching spirit of offensive action,
| am filled with emotion which l
am unable to express. Their deeds
are immortal, and they have earned
the eternal gratitude of our coun-
try"
The first crisis OF the German
drive had been reached in Picardy.
THE crisis which this offensive
developed was SUCH" General Per-
shlng says, that our occupation of
an American sector must be postpon-
ed. On March % placed at the dis
posal of Marshal Foch, who had been
agreed upon as commander in chief
of the allied armies, all of our
forces to be used as he might decide.
"On April 26 the First division
had gone into the line in the Mont
didier salient on the Picardy battle
front. Tactics had been suddenly
revolutionized to those of open war
fare, and our men, confident OF the
results OF their training, were eager
for the test. On the morning OF
May 2S this division attacked the
commanding German position in its
front, taking with splendid dash the
town of Cantigny and all other OBJ
jectives, which were organized and
held steadfastly against vicious
counter attacks and CALLING artillery
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-06
NEWS WILL HAVE
TOPASS THROUGH CREEL

Washington. Dec. 6.-Senators
were aroused again today when
they read news dispatches from
Paris to the effect that all official
information from the peace confer
ence will pass through the hands of
George Creel, chairman of the COM
mittee on public information.
This did not constitute their idea
of free and open communication
from Versailles to the American
people, senators declared.
Senator Johnson Of California
started the debate today by inform
ing the senate that there were re-
ports that Edgar Sissons, of the COM
mittee on public information, was
to be in charge Of arrangements for
"rationing" cable space for transmits
sion Of the press reports on the
peace conference. Senator Johnson
said he hoped that George Creel,
chairman of the committee, would
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-06
WILL HOLD
OFFICE FOR SIX YEARS

Judge A. S. Bennett of The Dalles,
has ahead OF him full term OF six
years on the supreme court bench,
instead OF only the two years re-
naming in the unexpired term OF the
late Justice Frank A. Moore, accord
ing to an opinion given by Attorney
General Brown to Governor Witty
combe, says the Salem journal.
As the constitution provides that
justices OF the supreme court shall
be elected for term of six years.
the attorney general holds that this
applies to Judge Bennett, and the
governor will issue the certificate of
election accordingly.
"My answer to your inquiry is
that Judge Bennett, by virtue OF his
election. will hold the Office for six
years." says the attorney generals
opinion.
'fMy opinion Is based upon provi-
sion contained In section l OF article
Z OF the constitution OF Oregon, as
amended by the people on November
s, 1910, In part this section reads:
The judges OF the supreme court
and other courts shall he elected for
a term Of six years."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-06
|B|E[ASK| TELLS OF HUN
PROPAGANDA IN j. s.
The Brewers Hearst and Many College Professors Are
Named--Spes Draw Double Checks---Buchanan Of H.
linois Implicated Hale Received $4,000 a Year

Washington, Dec. G.-Telling OF
German propaganda in America. A.
Bruce Bielaski, chief OF the bureau
of investigation Of the department
OF Justice, today told the senate
committee investigating the brew
cries OF cablegrams between Won
Bernstorff and the German foreign
office In 1916. One urged that spe-
cial favor be shown william Bayard
Hale. about to visit Berlin as a
newspaperman, because he was en-
ployed by a Hearst organ, which had
outspokenly placed themselves on
the German side.
One cablegram said that Hale got
$500 a week from Hearst and $15.-
900 year from the German pub
licity organization. The report al
so said that Hale was a confidential
agent OF the embassy since the be-
ginning OF the war and had con-
tracts binding him to June, 1918,
The message said:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-06
FLU CLAIMS OVER
100000 DEATHS
Kills Many More Than Bullets-
Fewer Deaths Now According
20 Reports

Washington. Dec. 5.-Between
100000 and $4,000 deaths from in
fluenza and pneumonia have occur
red among the civilian population OF
tho United States since September
Id, according TO estimates today OF
the public health service. These
calculations we're based on reports
from cities and states keeping accu-
rate records and public health Off
cials believe they are conservative.
The epidemic persists. but deaths
are much less numerous. according
to reports reaching here.
Insurance companies have been
hard hit by the epidemic. govern
ment reports Indicate, although
there are no figures available here
10 show total losses sustained by the
companies. The government incur
red liabilities OF more than $780,
100000 In connection with life in
surance carried by soldiers In army.
camps. not including those in Eu-
rope.
About 10000 deaths occurred In
the camps In the United States, war
department records show.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-06

Hearst is not aware that Hale is
our agent, but knows him only as a
German police journalist"
iBielask said that Hale was paid
by Germany to visit Roumania to
try to prevent that nation from en-
tering the war.
Bielaski said Germany never sue
ceeded in seducing an American Of
ficial. III we except Congressman
Buchanan OF Illinois. who got mixed
up with Won Rintelen in a labor
peace council"
From the diary Of DR.. Karl Fuhr,
German agent OF Won Bernstein, was
produced an important list OF
names" which Bielaski said contain
ed practically all who were actively
pro-German prior to our entrance in
to the war, and few who we're ac-
tive afterwards. The list contained
the names of professors OF Harvard,
Columbia, Princeton, Chicago, Van
derbilt. Cornell and other universi-
ties, and DR.. David Starr Jordan.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-06
THIRTEEN TO TREAD
THE BURNING SANDS

Hillah Temple, Order of the Mys-
tic Shrine, will be the busiest place
in southern Oregon while the temple
patrol Is conducting 13 novices from
the Grants Pass Templar Comman-
dery over the burning sands, and II
any of the candidates have a far
away look or even a panied express
sion as they step from the train Sat
urday morning on their return from
Ashland, it may be attributed to
memories of the trip.
The Is novices from this section
are Geo. R. Riddle, F. B. Gliding, o.
S. Blanchard. Clarence Winetrouty
P. B. Herman. A. C. Holcomb, w.
w. Walker, G. e. Niles, A. Letcher,
Elmer Balsiger, L. NJ. Mitchell. J..
A. Jenkins and ]. L. Scott, the last
two mentioned being from Glendale.
There will be other candidates from
jackson county.
Among the Shriners who went
from Grants Pass to Ashland to as
sist in the ceremonies were: George
e. Lundburg, Sam Baker, Stanton
Rowell, A. X. Cass, A. e. voorhies,
Geo. s. Calhoun, W. H. Flanagan,
@. F. Nutting and ]. T. Chinook.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-06

fire. Although local, this brilliant
action had an electrical effect, as it
demonstrated our fighting qualities
under extreme battle conditions, and
also that the enemy's troops were
not altogether invincible."
There followed Immediately the
German thrust across the Aisne to-
ward Paris.
"The allies" General Pershing
says, faced crisis equally as grave
as that OF the Picardy offensive in
March. Again every available man
was placed at Marshal Foch's dis
posal. and the Third division, which
had Just come from It's preliminary
training In the trenches, was hur-
ried to the Marne. Its motorized
machine gun battalion preceded the
other units and successfully held
the bridgehead at the Marne, oppo-
site Chateau-Thierry. The Second
division, In reserve near Montdidier,
was sent by motor trucks and other
available transport to check the pro-
gress Of the enemy toward Paris.
The division attacked and retook
the town and railroad station at
Bouresches and sturdily held its
ground against the enemy's best
guard divisions.
'In the battle OF Belleau Wood,
which followed. our men proved
their superiority and gained a
strong tactical position, with far
greater loss to the enemy than to
ourselves"
OF the reduction of the st. Mihiel
salient, General Pershing says:
AFTER four hours artillery prepa-
ration the seven American divisions
in the front line advanced at 8 a. m.
on September 10, assisted by limit
ed number of tanks manned partly
by Americans and partly by the
French. These divisions, accompan-
led by groups OF wire cutters and
others armed with bangalore torpe-
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