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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-18
might add that | can speak for the !,

might add that | can speak for the
eighteen or twenty million Catholics
of America, and pledge their best and
most unstinted endeavors to the same
cause. This is simply pledging our
selves to our country and this we are
bound to do by every principle of our
faith to which we would be recreant,
did we not come forward in this, the
hour of our country's trial and say:
Here We are, ourselves and all we
have; we are tine, America! This
campaign now being launched is
uniquely American. 1t brings into
close contact in work for the coun-
try's good, men of every phase Of
thought, men of every religion. It
will serve the Interior purpose Of
answering the millions in our
land better than any other agency,
while it fulfills it's immediate pur.
pose, the gathering of funds to take
care of the morale of our boys who
are fighting in France and Flanders
to safeguard nations life.
Backed by Nation
Amongst the seven units engaged
in this work is found an organization
known as the Knights of Columbus.
will tell you who they are. They are
fathers and the brothers, the close
kin Of one-third Of the American ar
my and navy. They number today
close on half million men, members
iof a Catholic fraternal order. They
were with the boys at the Mexican
border; they are with them today,
doing exactly the same work as the
splendid Y. M. G. A. They are not
there for any propaganda purpose;
they are there at the request of the
government to aid in the work Of ca
tering to the many needs of the men
who are facing Prussian terrorism in
its worst forms. They are working
side by side with the and the Jew
ish association in harmony nothing
short of magnificent. Do they ask
any man his religion in order that
he may be admitted to their huts Or
to what they have to give? They do
not. Their motto is everybody well
come; everything Free The Ameri-
can uniform is an all sufficient ticket
of admission. Visit any camp in the
country; there you will find them.
Ask your boys who are over there
about them and you will get all the
information you desire. They have
collected and spent in the work mil.
lions of dollars and expect to double
II not treble their work of last year
during the coming year. In this
drive we are working together. When
| give to the united campaign one
hundred and seventy dollars | know
that one hundred of it will 20 to the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-18
RESULTS TELL
There Can Be No Doubt About the
Results in Lakeland

There Can Be No Doubt About tha
Results in Lakeland
Results tell the tale.
All doubt is removed.
The testimony Of Lakeland cjti.
zen.
Can be easily investigated.
What better proof can be had?
Mrs. Georgia Evans, S15 E. Orange
St., Lakeland, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills are nothing new to be, because
I have used them off and on for the
past three years. Often when have
had an attack, my back has been lame
and weak and I haven't been of much
account. My kidneys have acted IT.
regularly and caused me much annoy
ance. | have had terrible headaches
too. ! have used Doan's Kidney Pills
procured from the Lake Pharmacy. at
these times and they have promptly
restored my kidneys to their natural
order and have rid me of the head
aches and backaches."
Coo, at all dealers. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-18

Y. M. G. A. Do regret it? No;
am delighted, and am just as fully
pleased that a proportion of It will
60 to. five other unselfish organiza-
tions. We're j to say: I shall give
nothing because some of my money
will 60 to the Y. M. G. A. or the He
brew association | should be looked
upon as contemptibly shrunken
American, unworthy of the glorious
privilege of citizen, because ready
/ to deprive the brave lads over there
! OF comfort and cheer, in order to in
dulge my own petty spite and mar
rowness. There never was day for
that kind of thing There surely is
no place for it today. The Y. M. G..
A. and the X. G. work like brothers in
arms. AS a bishop in the Catholic
church, | bear willing and grateful
witness to the generous courtesies
extended by the Y to our chaplains in
the many camps Of the land. am
receiving letters daily from boys over
there written on Red Triangle paper.
II the members of my family who to-
day are fighting the battles of free
dom receive cheer and comfort from
secretary, am as we'll pleased as
II they had received it from X. G.
man. Let us, then, fellow citizens,
come together, united in a glorious
cause, the fight to perpetuate our re.
public's life. Let us think and talk
and act as one man in terms of patri.
cite American solidarity. Eliminate
all strife; stifie the voice that would
fain spread disaffection in our ranks:
let us reproduce on this side of the
ocean the marvellous harmony that
knits our boys together on the other
The greatest phase of the conflict is
now on; the fiercest features Of the
hghtlng now confront our boys. They
are the ones who call to us over the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-18

broad expanse of ocean to clos II
our ranks, to unity our forces h
stand together, to give generouslI
and cheerfully in blessed causol
To them death in that cause in Al
honor. To us it ought to be consid
cred a glorious privilege to give .,
our earthly goods in order to brino
a little cheer into the lives Of orr
gallant American heroes"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-18

gies on the patriotic work of defeat.
ing the common enemy Of our coun.
try. Too long have we been divided;
too long have we allowed hate propa.
gandist to carry on their work, and
by 1t to give aid and comfort to the
enemy. Today Columbia calls us
back from hatred to love, from dis
union to union in order that we may
stand as one man determined to work
together to save the nation to which
we owe our all. Stir up class hatred;
set man against man in this land of
ours, and you are doing effectively
the very work that Berlin would have
given you to be done If you had sold
yourself to 1t as an enemy agent. Re-
grettable as is strife on religious
grounds in the republics days Of pip
ing peace, it is today more than a
matter Of regret. The man who at
tempts to preach it today is a con-
scious or an unconscious enemy of
America, or he is lunatic; if he is
an American citizen and a pro-Ger-
man he is responsible lunatic any
way, however paradoxical this latter
description may seem. Today fellow
citizens, we recognize no Catholics,
no Professionals, no Jews no Gentiles:
we are American citizens only, bound
into splendid, harmonious unity, to
work and fight as one man in a cause
that is equally sacred to all Of us
the welfare of our common country
Morale OF Army
THE morale Of an army is as i'm
portant as the ammunition which it
must have to do the actual work of
fighting. Those boys of ours must
have, as far as possible, cheerful sur
roundings, some social comforts,
places of rest where they can pen
line to the anxious mother at home
where they can forget for the nonce
the hell of present-day warfare through
which they are wading in order that
you and | may live. Were we to neg
lect the mental or psychological con-
dition of our fighters, We would see
reduced by half their fighting fitness.
The government is as anxious about
this feature of the mighty business in
which we are engaged, as it is about
the great question of transportation
and supplies. To do this essential
work 1t has sent into the field seven
great organizations; it has drafted
them into its own service; it has put
the stamp of approval on the efforts
OF each, and regards each as neces-
sary for the proper carrying out of
the vast mission at hand | am here
today to pledge to the government
and to the united campaign work the
loyalty and the efforts of every Cath
lie in the state of Florida, and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-18

WANTED-Experienced grove man to
take charge Of grove and farm work.
Address Pickard Bros, City
1907
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-08
ALLIES START DOUBLE OFFENSIVE EARLY today
FRENCH AND BRITISH GAIN ON The P|CARDY FRONT
FULL EXTEND Of NEW DRIVE
IS NOT KNOWN BUT REPORT
SAY It IS GOING FAvORABLY

Pcady and Asne-Vee fronu
big
toward the heights between
suddenly smashed against
the tip of the huge Picardy salient of Amens
mentioned In this attack OF I'D
they have been drawn out
tie line participate reported
ves.
announced that American
highway north OF ne
ve pushing heights which form the
German defense line south o Aisne.
allied artillery fire. The extent Oh
major scale is indicated
the favorable conditions
indicated the Pcardy attack may De 0
than ten miles The
report said the attack progressing allied success
Flanders was reported by Marsh night
their lines more than hall
mile on hvemile Lave rivers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-08
SAVES DROWNING
MAN At MORGAN
Herman Brickman Victor in
Fight to Rescue M. E. Stack,
PaymaSter.
BIZ Special Correspondent.


MORGAN, Aug. s:-M. e. Stack,
paymaster for the Universal Sheet
Metal Company at the plant of the T.
A. Gillespie Loading Company here
was saved from drowning yesterday
Afternoon by Herman Brickman, rec
reational director at Camp Morgan.
Brickman managed to keep Stack
afioat until help came, after which
both men had to be treated by DIR.
Brady of the Gillespie plant emer-
gency hospital.
Stack was about half a mile away
from the shore when he yelled for
help. Brickman, who was In canoe
drifting along without any paddle, inn
mediately dove overheard and started
for the drowning man. When he
reached Stack he was struggling hard
to keep his head above water and
grasped Brickman.
Brickman, although he went under
the surface several times as the result
of the fight being put up by Stack. did
not loosen his hold although he said
later he was almost forced 70 let go
of the man several times. Others had
heard the mans cries besides Brick
man and q boat was soon alongside.
Stack was unconscious as they pulled
HIM in the boat and Brickman dropped
unconscious soon after being hauled
out. The doctor worked about two
hours on the two men before they were
revived. The cause of Stacks near
drowning is not known.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-08
WATER BOARD IS ASKED
TO SUPPLY CAMP RAR|TAN;
HARRY WILSON RESIGNS

I pertment supplies with Offices In King
street the salary being S125 month
and the new duties to start on Septem-
Der 1. Another resolution by Commis-
sioner Conard was passed, it being that
| after September / the water meters OF
| the city be read by two instead OF
three inspectors and that Inspector
Henry w. Sandbeck be transferred to
the assistant superintendent depart
ment with the same salary he Is re-
ceiving at present.
The clerk was instructed, in a
resolution, to communicate with the
aldermen with the request that note
! for $4,000 for three months be taken
out for the benefit of the water board.
Commissioner Snedeker reported
the result of conference held with
Rev. w. Northey Jones, of the Board
| of Managers of the Home for the
Aged, concerning the matter of the
city securing an entrance to the King
street shops by way of High street A
communication from the salvation
Army with regard to water rents was
referred to the superintndent.
| A communication from employees OF
the water department office In City
Hall expressing their regret in having
Mr.. Wilson leave was received and
spread in full on the minutes. The
departing president extended his
I Lndnkb 10 TIE cHApAOJOo AOA ShSAA SSA
sideration.
In resigning his position as presi-
dent Of the board Mr.. Wilson first
thanked the board for the honor in
making him president last January
and also thanked them for their as
sistance and cooperation. He assured
the board that he had spent many
pleasant evenings as member of the
board and spoke highly of the har-
mony which had prevailed during his
term. Following the acceptance OF
his resignation, Mr.. Wilson vacated
the seat of president and Vice Presi-
dent Landback acted as chairman for
the purpose of electing successor TO
Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. Landbaok was nominated by
Commissioner Conard for the presi-
dency. There were no other nomina-
tions, the choice being unanimous.
Harry Conard was then nominated
for the vice presidency. his election
also being uncontested.
Following the election Mr. Wilson
was the recipient of many compH-
ments from the other members OF
the board upon the impartial manner
in which he had conducted the work
of the board.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-08
PROF|TEERING IN
RENT VENTILATED
Hearings Held Last Night In
Board of Trade Rooms
Tenants Tell of Raises

or the four cases of rent profiteering
soheduled TO be heard last niRht py
the rent profteering committee, wnlcih
sat in the Board of Trade rooms, testi-
mony was only taken In the cases OF
Mary Debckler VS.. ID. Yeti and Jonn
Basrau VS.. Pierce G. Son, Inc. The ten
ayts who had complained In the other
two instances were present but the
landlord and landlady, against wnonn
The complaints have been made, faiieo
The first case heard was that of Mrs.
Mary Debckler OF s3s Neville street vs.
Landlord d. Yeti. Mrs. Deockier stst-
"a there are eight in her family who
occnpv Ave rooms and that she moved
into the property in 1915. She nao
originally paid S12 for the rooms but
was now paying SIC and the Landlord
mad given notice that II would be
raised ~ t19. The rooms are in =
poor co .dition. and although they had
water and toilet there was no bath In
the house.
had been made TO the property. She
has two members OF the family in tho
service OF the United States govern
rnent. and two others are working In
local factories 1t was stated they
weVe looking for rooms and would
move as soon as suitable ones are oo-
tanned. -.
month enough rent for the property.
but he desired 70 get the tenants out
40 the rooms could be repaired. He
vas advised by the committee that In
IS much as his tenants have people
n the service OF the government they
"A not think he could make them
move. The case will be referred TO
the authorities at Washington and
Was nostponed until they can be
heard from. Yotti has only owned
the property for two or three weeks.
(Continued on page 3D.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-08
MANY OVERCOME
IN INTENSE HEAT
Eight Cases Treated at City
Hospital and Doctors Are
Kept Busy.

One death and many cases of heat
prostration were recorded in the city
yesterday for the hottest day in the
history of this section of the country.
With the mercury lowering around
the 100 mark in the afternoon many
of the plants were forced to close down
to allow their help to go to their
homes.
Eight cases were treated at the City
Hospital while all OF the physicians
were kept busy during the entire day
and late last night answering calls for
those that were overcome by the heat
of the day.
Nicholas Duna, forty years old. of
ITS Chauncy street, who was stricken
at a plant in the city, Tuesday, died
last night at his home from the effects
of the heat. He has a wife and sew
eral children.
Those treated at the City Hospital
were Josie DIGGER. eighteen years old
of 2s4 Grace street; Bertha Zalzaska,
eighteen years old OF 227 Huntington
street; George Nerret. twenty years
old OF 1os Fayette street; Cos
tango Netasso. seventythree years
old of III East ioSth street. New
York City; Mike Dominick, thirty
two years old of 8 Monroe street, New
York City; Joseph Caribelo, thirty
three years old os 38s New Brunswick
avenue; Tony Tilous, forty-four years
old of 654 Catherine street and Mike
Sivinski, thirty-two years old of
George street, South Amboy. The
FIRST Eve victims were employed at
the T. A Gillispie shell loading plant
at Morgan and Tilous worked at the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany's plant. Sivinski at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad in South Amboy and
Caribelo at the Raritan Copper Works.
The cases attended by the physi-
clans at the various plants and their
homes no record could be obtained.
Each physician had several cases dur
Ing the day. All those at the hospital
are recovering and have gone to their
homes. With the cooling breeze that
sprung up around midnight there was
some relief from the heat OF the day
Yesterday. There was some thunder
and lightning and a light sprinkle OF
rain about o'clock this morning. The
breeze from the west this morning is
giving some relief. but the thermome-
ter is still making its way toward the
ninety mark. When daylight made its
appearance the Thermometer was at
In many places yesterday the mer-
curry went as high as 100 and I02.
At the Raritan Copper Works
there is a dial Thermometer that
registers up to 10. At one time
during the afternoon the hand swung
past the 10 mark. 1t is said. and
started again on Its rounds This
Thermometer Is hung IN one OF the
buildings. Many OF the employees
were forced TO knock on work In the
afternoon, as was done in other
plants throughout the city and vicin-
ity.
The shore front again presented a
sight last night when hundreds OF
people sought relief from the hot
streets 70 take 4 dip In the sound
and Raritan bay. Never before has
there been seen go many people IN
bathing at one time as what was seen
along the entire shore front last
night. There was not an accident re-
ported from the water
With the promise OF showers today
By the weatherman there may be
some relief from the hot spall that
has continued since the nrst Of the
week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-08
ICE SITUATION
MORE CRITICAL
Scour City for Laborers to
Break up Ice Stored Here But
Supply Is Limited.

SO serious did the ice situation In
this city become yesterday that an
appeal was made TO the local federal
state and municipal employment pu-
reau TO see IL laborers could not be
secured TO dig out the ice which Is
stored in Perth Amboy In oroer 10
meet the demand.
Food Administrator William II.
Griswold has taken up the matter
with the state food authorities and an
inspector will be sent to this city to
investigate conditions. An inquiry
will also be conducted as to why the
big ice plants which have always sup
piled the local companies are now
falling 10 ship the normal supply.
Neither the K. ]. Dorsey Company
nor the Perth Amboy Ice Company
have received any ice from Lake
Hopatcong this week. The Dorsey
company received four cars OF ice yes
terday from the Bear Creek Ice Com
pany at wilkes-Barre, Pa. and Perth
Amboy Company received one car
from the Pocano Mountain Company
The condition was such yesterday
that the possibility OF a famine look
ed more likely than the day before.
The Dorsey ice house here is quite
well supplied, but owing to the
scarcity OF labor the company has
been unable to get the ice out.
Determined to get the ice out and to
the people OF this city in some man
ner an appeal was made yesterday by
the Dorsey company to the labor bu-
reau here. Mayor John F. Ten Brock,
Jesse Davis OF the labor bureau. and
Chief of Police Patrick j. Burke were
called into conference and a canvass
for men was started. IT resulted In
seven men being secured who were
Immediately set to work digging out
the ice.
They ala not do as much work as
the average ice cutters who are ac-
customed 10 the work. but about
nifty tons WEIR dug out. which helped
relieve conditions considerably.
This mornig only three OF the
seven who had been secured yesterday
reported for work at the Dorsey ice
house. Another call was made upon
the labor once here and four more
men were secured. AS fast as the ice
is dug out OF the house II is being
delivered. that received In the cars
being held over each day In order 10
have q little reserve for the next days
business. Before the ice house was
closed last night II was stated at the
Dorsey plant this morning every or
der that had been received had been
flled.
Owing 70 the fact that no Lake
Hopatcong ice is being secured and
that the other supply is only about
fifty per cent OF the normal amount II
has been found necessary 20 depend
upon getting the ice from the stora
houses here. II was stated at the
Perth Amboy company's once this
morning that the supply which they
have on hand now Will not last more
than three OF four days unless some
relief comes in form OF resumption OF
the normal supply from the big
plants. The seriousness OF the situa-
don should result In residents here
econonizing 70 the fuil extent Of their
ahiilty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-08
WOMEN WANTEb
To KNIT SOCKS
Local Chapter of Red Cross
Has Big Quota to Fill---
Machines Idle.

An urgent appeal has been sent out
from Red Cross headquarters here to
the women of Perth Amboy to knit
socks from now until September /, in
order that this city may not fall
down" upon the work which has been
allotted 1t by the national organiza-
ton.
Perth Amboy has been asked TO
supply $500 pairs of socks for the
soldiers by September 1. To date but
500 pairs have been completed and
only three weeks remain in which the
other $500 pairs can be finished.
The wool has been at headquarters
since the second week in July. AL
though the hot weather might have
had something to do with keeping
the women from the work rooms dur
ing the last week or so, the knitting
machines have been idle half the time
all summer.
This is a serious problem which
confronts the women of this city.
Every woman who can knit by hand
is requested to start work on socks
Immediately and all of those who can
operate the knitting machines in the
work rooms are urged to report and
start work in order that the allotment
which has been given this city to I'LL
might be met.
fatlure on the part OF the women
of Perth Amboy 10 respond to this
call for help will mean that our SOL
diers will have to suffer from the lack
of comfortable socks next winter and
such q condition will mean that the
boys cannot do their best.
The women are asked to give of
their time from now till September.
even II II is somewhat inconvenient
for them in order that the desired
1. - a
from the local headquarters on Sep
tember 1. and the good record which
the locaF chapter has won for itself
maintained.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-08
Need Not Include Navy In
New Draft Law, Admiral Says

By United Press
WASHINGTON. Aug. s:-Admiral
Palmer. representing the navy depart
ment, today told the senate military
committee that there was no necessity
OF applying the new draft law TO the
navy as had been suggested by certain
senators.
The navy is already practically filled,
Palmer testified. Vacancies still exist
IN the merchant marine. he said,
which could be filled At the rate OF
about 1900 a month for the next
year.
Palmer said that the army and navy
has been working In complete har-
mony and under the arrangements GER
tain men OF draft age had been per-
mitted 10 enlist In the navy. This ar
rangement was temporarily discon-
tinued owing TO the shortage Of Class
/ men.
With the enactment OF the new draft
law. Palmer believes this method OF
recruiting men for the navy could be
resumed. The navy department. he
said, had no objections 10 extending
the draft law 20 the navy should the
military authorities and congress de-
sire. He said, however. that this
would entail a vast amount OF addi-
tional clerical work which he believes
TO be unnecessary.