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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
STATEN ISLAND
POLICE RESERVES ATTEND
FIRST AID DEMONSTRATION
DIR. Renwick Gives First Of Lecture
Series on Care of Wounded-F1ve
Other Talks Come Later.
Bu SDecfd1 CORRESPONDENT.

TOTTENvILLE, July II. - DR..
r. w. Renwick, medical officer
and surgeou of the Police Reserves
gave the first of a series of lectures
and demonstrations on first aid last
night to twenty-five members OF the
Police Reserves and the women's unit
of the Police Reserves of the Sixtleth
police station, Tottenville.
The lecture and demonstration was
held at Knights of Columbus a
which had been opened by Tottenville
Council, K. of c. for the purpose. DR..
Reuwick started at the beginning OF
the first aid lesson in what to do with
regard to burns, bleeding, sunstroke,
apoplexy and shock which all would
be liable to be called upon to attend
at one time or another and followed
with the demonstration of bandaging
in ats various forms for different
kinds Of wounds and injuries.
The care of the wound and the
manner In which the compress and
gauze should be applied so as not to
allow n infection to reach the
wound was explained. Captain Math-
eson of the Police Reserves was used
by DR.. Renwick in the demonstration
of applying bandages.
The lectures will be continued each
week and at each succeeding week a
quiz Will be held by the physician of
those who were at the previous lee
ture. Policemen and Red Cross
nurses are also invited to attend. Po-
lice Captain John J. Turley at the
head of the women and men of the
Police Reserves with Patrolman
George Storer were at the first lee
ture and took considerable interest in
the demonstration There will be a
course OF six lectures in the series
that VIII extend through the summer.
These lectures are being held
throughout the city to the various
units In line with the preparedness
movement laid down by the police
department in case of an air raid or
other catastrophe which might befan
the city during the war.
Next week the men will be given
instructions as to the use of the
stretcher and transportation of
wounded or sick from one place to
another besides the other part of the
lecture and demonstration. A full
supply of bandages, splints, gauze and
other articles to be used in an emer-
gency is at the station house ready for
use. The Aunit will work in conjunc-
ton with the uniform police in any
emergency.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
REQUEST HylAN TO REVOKE
GARBAGE PLANT CONTRACT
District Attorney Each and Grand
Jury Members Visit Mayor in
Fight ON Nuisance
oe Sherfdi CofreSDoHdent.

TOTTENVILLE, July 17:-District
Attorney Each with E. Stewart Tax
ter, foreman, and six members of the
grand jury visited Mayor Hylan at
his office in City Hall, Manhattan,
yesterday and demanded relief from
the nuisance because of the garbage
plant at Lakes Island in the Fresh
Kill creek lea Greenridge.
District Attorney Each demanded
that the contract with the Metropoli-
tan B~y-Product Company be revoked.
The plant is now in the hands of a
receiver. Mayor Hylan told the dis
trict attorney that he had asked the
corporation counsel to give an opin-
lon az to the right of the city in re-
gard to the contract and he said that
he would render it tomorrow.
While all this is going on the peo-
pie of Staten Island must suffer from
the odor that comes from the plant
and is spread over the entire island.
conditions are becoming worse each
day and many are being made i'll in
all parts of the borough from the
nuisance.
The health department Is about to
start a rigid investigation unless the
action to abate the distressing odors
is taken before the end of the week,
1t is said. Following a visit of the
COMMITTEES of the grand jury to the
plant on Monday. when they found
eleven barges loaded with garbage
alongside of the pier some of them
have been taken out to sea and
dumped. The barges which are taken
out to sea come down Staten Island
sound and pass out hat way to the
ocean. When they are being taken
out with the wind blowing from the
west people all along shore are forced
4 - 1AG AA~N-
as not to get n of the smell. Many
have been made Ill by the odor even
when the scows are taken down this
way to sea.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
T0TTENVILLE

Mrs. M. Matheson and children have
gone to Gardner. N. Y. for the sum-
mer.
Miss Mae Brown. of Bridgeport
Conn, is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Legrand Hamilton, OF Johnson ave-
nue..
Miss Josephine Allen is at Fall Riv-
er, Mass, for a visit with friends.
Lewis +. Vail. of Lee avenue, is az
Washington for a visit with his aunt.
Albert X. Tabor. who enlisted last
week in the cavalry, was sent on Mon
day from Fort Slocum to Fort Bliss,
Texas.
John underwater. of Brighton street
goes otmorrow to Camp Humphrey,
Va. where he is taking charge of some
government work.
A meeting OF the board OF directors
OF the TottenviIle Veteran Firemen's
Association wal held last night, when
the voucher for the delegate TO the
state convention next month was
drawn.
Richmond Lodge No. so. knight of
Pythias. met last night and arranged
for it's delegates to attend the annual
state convention 10 be held at Albany
next week
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allison were
visitors in Prince Bay Sunday.
Miss Catherine Stratton- OF South
Amboy has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. William Okeson here.
Miss 4. F1nan vas a visitor in Tot
~tenville yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Jenoir have
been entertaining friends from Man
haitian the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. Buell. and chill
dren are at Lakewood for the sum-
mer.
John Hoffman was home from Fort
Hancock last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Burton OF
Brooklyn have been visiting in town.
Miss Josephine Starkey and Miss
Maude Mcfarland of Little Farms
were visitors IN Tottenville last night.
Miss Sybil Mcconnell has returned
from a visit in Brooklyn.
Bathing al the Prince Bay Club and
Y. NJ. C. A camp at Overlook Park
a become popular during the past
week or more.
A meeting Of the Prince Bay Red
Cross Auxiliary viii be held tomor-
row at the church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
ISLANDER INJURED

Corp FYeischer on Casualty List OF
General Pershing.
TOTTENVILLE. July 17:-In the
INST of wounded reported by General
Pershing yesterday Is the name of
a Staten Islander.
He Is Corporal George F1eischer.
t~wenty-one years old Of Port Rich
mond. He Is a son of Mrs. B. p. Wi
nant Of zo40 Richmond terrace, Port
Richmond, and enlisted in the service
when he WA seventeen years old.
Mrs. Winant when seen yesterday
b sadd to have remarked that she "a
sorry that her twelve-year-old son was
mot old enough 20 enter the service
Of his country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
BUY ROAD OIL

OF Richmond.
BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENvILLE, July 17-Under a
resolution passed by the Board OF AL
dermen of the city of New York. Bor-
ough President Calvin D.. Van Name
has been given authority to purchase
$4,000 gallons of bituminous road sur
facing for the highways of the Dor
ough OF Richmond.
The estimated cost is thirteen cents
a gallon. It was explained that on
account of the government demand
for this material no concern would
enter into a contract to supply II. so
the material will be bought direct.
This ~surfacing is only used where
there is a macadam built road. The
new roadway such as the Amboy road
are not spread with the oil mixture.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
Letters From
Local Soldiers
John Il. Jones, Jr,

Dear Mother:
I suppose you are waiting anxiously
for a letter from me. / know l am
waiting for one from you. We have
been moving around quite some in the
last few weeks or SO only staying a
few days in each village. So that is
one reaso I have for not writing to
you so often. II all of France is like
what 1 have travelled through / can
not say very much for It Although
l have seen some very fine farms,
miles and miles of green grass and
depend mostly on farming for a living
and most of them appear very poor.
Just at present they are making quite
a living on us as W. do not know much
about their currency. You can see for
yourself how they charge US. Two
I oranges for one franc or twenty cents.
We could buy them at home for three
for five cents. 1 guess we all look pros
porous so you cannot blame them.
Most every village has its own church
and some of them are very fine. / at
tend church every chance / get and
have met some very fine priests. They
have the greatest respect in the world
for the boys from U. s. A. We are
trying to uphold their good opinions
Of us. We are treated very good here
of course nothing like home. But we
did not expect this, as there are quite
a few men to take a of. Now try
and not worry as / think everything
will come out alright. / am doing
everything that is right. I guess you
know this. So you trust in God as 1
arr doing and everything will come
out alright. 1 hope sister Is feeling
, well; 1 know 1 have worried quite
some about her since 1 have been here.
We do not find out or hear very much
over here. 1 guess you get more news
than we do. Well, I will close with
regards to all. Love to yourself and
Dad.
Your loving son,
IOHN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17

they have lost heavily in men, since
the draft and enlistments rave depict
ed their working forces, and the girls
are filling the gaps just as the re-
serve al the front are doing.
It's really a great stunt and one the
girls r going TO be everlasting proud
of and remember till their dying day.
A host of them won't go back &c
school; the plants want them to stay
and they want to; many viii stay on,
and take advantage of the promotions
which are bound To come.
But no matter what they do. the
munitionettes of Middlesex are going
to remember the summe of 1918, as
one great big memorable time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
BAND MAN IN SERVICE
Police Musicians Present Morlany
with Watch and Pen.
By Special O~orTespondenL.

Bv Special Correspondent.
ToTTENVILLE, July 17:-Ser-
geant Walker and Patrolmena Bacon
and Chave of the 6ixtieth precinct
station. members of the police depart
ment band were with the band yes
terday when they escorted one OF
their number from Board No. 10 in
Manhattan to the Harlem river rail-
road station on his first leg to France.
Patrolman Julius p. Morlany, Jr., son
of a patrolman was the member. He
was the first n out OF the band who
a been drafted. He was presented
with a gold wrist watch and a foun-
tain pen by the members of the band.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
Absorbing the sums Heal.

According to an Italian scientists
dgures q square mile Of the earth's
surface In six hours OF sunshine re-
ceives heat equivalent to the eonbus-
lion Of more than 2.60o tons of coal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
B0ATMAN DIES
ApOplexy Given As Cause of Sudden
Demise at South River.

Demise at South River.
SOUTH RIVER, July 17:-William
Carter, fifty years old, died suddenly
yesterday while on board the boat
"Yappahank," which is lying at
Crossman's dock. Apoplexy was CIV
en- a. the cause of his sudden death.
Coroner Mason was notified and upon
arrival took the body to his morgue.
Carter was captain of the boat and
has a home in Troy. His body will be
shipped there today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
Theatre NeWs
DfunaA

DftmaA.
de Luxe Annie" Norma Tai
madge's latest production for her Sc
lect Star Series, will be the feature
attraction at the DitmAs today and
tomorrow. Il has been directed by
| Roland West from the scenario by
Paul West, which was made from
Edward clarke's current stage sue
cess OF the same name. The story
FIRST appeared as a two-part serial In
the Saturday Evening Post, 70 that
millions of homes are familiar with
this thrilling tale.
Norma Talmadge has W APP
peared TO better advantage than In
this absorbing play OF criminal life
with a SURPRISING psychological end
ing. As julie Kendall. the wife OF a
prominent lawyer who Is interested In
tho workings OF criminal minds, whom
a blow on the head turns adrtft on
the world. n total victim OF aphasa-
Miss Talmadge registers a tremendous
hit In a most realistic portrayal. b
becomes the confederate OF Jimmy
Fitzpatrick and. with him, operates
the deluxe book game. a variant of
the old badger game. Later, although
meets her husband, treats him - q
stranger and seeks 70 vict1mixe him.
In tho closing reel. DIR. Niblo, the
aiIentst, who Is a friend of the Ken
dals. operates on julie and restores
her memory 50 that she believes her
efDsnal experiences only an unpleas-
ant dream; and happiness reigns
again az the domestic h~earthstonA
The added attraction today and to-
morrow wfli be thai clever screen IA
vorlte. William Desmond, m his lat
est Triangle success Society for
Sale"
city.
In spite Of the hot weather. the
Jack X Lewis Players attracted large
and approciatfVe audiences 90 the City
theatre yesterday and before the week
l. over Standing oom wal be At a Ire
mtam. The OIL He Couldn't Buy"
with Ats abundance Of comedy and
erazpakte aoFy has struck the popu-
AR fancy and no various members Of
ne Company are making - trien4s
81 every peFfermanoA Nexf WEI
- Lewis wf1 present sT1M UnEx<y.
~ eg4rseF aia@snt ktna VRrt&u "a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
FINNISH PRESS
ASKS MONARCHY
Only Pro- Germans Are Allowed
to Appear Under German
Censorship.

STOCKHOLM, July 17-Finnis1f
reactionary white Guard) newspa-
pers are again appearing under Ger
man and White Guard protection. The
leading Red Guard paper In Finland
the H~elsingfors Tyomies, has been
suppressed.
All the papers now allowed to an
pear declare for a monarchy instead
of a republic in Finland One, the
Svensk Tidning, says
"A German prince the only posi-
BILE sovereign for Finland"
Most other papers are openly pro-
German, but make no suggestion as
to the nationality of the coming king.
In Abo, second Finnish city, a mon-
archist association has been formed.
which has issued an appeal blaming
the absence of a permanent head to
the state for the Russian upheaval.
and pleading for a monarchial ar
rangement similar to Sweden's.
Opposition to the monarchy plan
is certain from the Finnish socialists
and the defeated Red Guards who re-
turn to their country. Opposition to
q German monarch is also developing
among Swedish liberals, who are cir
culating propaganda in Finland
against the Germanizing of that
try and the choice Of a German king.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
Chester Nesby.

Dear Sister,
Received your letter but very sorry
that / could not answer 1t sooner be-
cause we got relieved from the firing
line by another battery Inc we were
very busy moving. We are now in
back of the lines, but In a short while
we will be at the front again. I made
out so well at the front that our cap
tain rave me a great recommendation
and It was posted on our bulletin in
front of our office and when we were
relieved from the front the captain
called me in the office and a to me
that he was going to make me a on
commissioned officer. The next day
he made me a lance corporal.
We have some nice weather in back
Of the lines SO warm that some days
we have to take our coats off. You
said to me in your asst letter that Bill
was going to write to me, but 1 did not
receive a letter as yet. Hoping this
letter will find every one at home well
because 1 could not be better. l am
hard as iron.
Your loving brother,
CHESTER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
Straw in Finnish Bread.

UIBfOlh1u budW III FIHnIsft BfGfN-
LONDON, July 17-People in Nort%
Finland are eating not only bs
bread, but straw bread, sometin
containing unground pieces of stra
half an nch long. The Finnish sem
ate has cut the ordinary bread re-
ton in half, except hat of manual
laborers. which is cut only one-sixth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-17
Andrew

Dear Mother
A few lines to advise you 1 arrived
safely and am feeling fine. We had
fine weather on the trip owe and /
didn't get seasick either. At present
we are located In a pretty place in
France. Our camp site is along side
a running stream and believe me we
are all enjoying the life.
We are all anxious to be home you
a be sure for there is no place like
the good old u. 8. A., but the allies are
determined to beat the Hum and I
don't blame the French for fighting
80 when an enemy overruns such a
beautiful and peaceful country as this.
I met Mike Turk over here and AL
len Dagger, too, also Marinus Chris
tinsen's brother. 1t certainly is fin
to meet your friends in n strange
country.
Let me hear from you all as soon
as you can write for / would enjoy
reading a few lines from home. Hop
ing this finds you we'll and happy. My
best love to everyone.
Lovingly,
ANDREW.
Camp Stuart,
Newport News, Va.
June It'll, 1918.
To Perth Amboy Evening News. To
UnOIn II may SOhNSAhs
Dear Sir: .
I enlisted in the New Jersey Ma
tional Guards August 16, 1916, have
doe service for n month in Fort
Du Pont, Del, also was at Douglas,
Ariz., on the border. After u. s. trou-
BILE with the Huns ] was called out
March rs, 1917. and doing guard duty
In New Jersey till September LIST. Sep
4 1 left for Admission, Ala,
Camp Mcclellan, where I had nine
months OF hard training until jun 4.
1918, we moved to Camp Stuart for
which station / still am
at waiting.
am IN the Headquarters Company,
115th U. 8. Infantry. Signal Platoon.
Being born in Perth Amboy. N. J.,
and lived there for twenty-one years,
many friends. I would greatly
your kindness II you would
find space in our valuable paper to
print little thing for me and print
this little farewell to all my friends
In Perth Amboy. as that is the best
way / could bid them farewell.
Enclosed you will find a photo Of
which I hope you will print
also. !lasz
I am respectfully.
LEONARD RICHARD MORGAN.
s34 Hall avenue. Perth Amboy. N. J..
Evening star., 1918-05-23

tion and the other by appointment to
hll the unexpired term of Senator
Elkins.
The republican nomination fs being
contested by Virgil L. Hitchcock and
Davis Elkins, the latter a son of the
late Stephen B. Elkina
Evening star., 1918-05-23
OIL TANKER TORPEDOED,
SUNK BY ENEMY U-BOAT
Engineer Officer and Two Others
Killed in Loss of the William
Rockefeller May 18.

The Navy Department has received
a dispatch from Vice Admiral Sims
stating that the L. S. s. William
! Rockefeller was torpedoed and sunk
by an enemy submarine in European
. waters May 1s.
: Later reports indicate that one en-
!. gineer officer and two men of the
). engineer force were killed. names not
4 yet known Eleven officers and
= sixty-one of the crew have been
!. landed. none seriously injured The
!. William Rockefeller was an oil tank
!. er of 7.151 tons gross.
Norris Miller. East 1O5th street,
. New York, a hero of the torpedoed
!, Antilles, was paymaster on the
: Rockefeller and had crossed the war
:. zone nine times before the present
: trip. He was on the Antilles when
: 1t was torpedoed and given up as
!. ). dead but, after floating four hours,
; was picked up by the Alcedo. The
= Finland. on which he was coming
: back to this country. was torpedoed.
Recently in Washington Secretary
;, Daniels asked him whether he would
= prefer sea or shore duty Miller re-
: piled that he would see the war
= through on the sea-
Evening star., 1918-05-23

you. there is quite a racket and good
deal OF dust and smoke.
Combined with this. In a bAfrAge
lasting an hour. there would be about
$4,000 rounds OF machine-guh amnu-
milton passing over. Usually In such
a situation some one gets excited and
shouts Gas and SOUNDS a few alarms
and there you are with mask. You
can hardly see, as the eyeglasses get
foggy."
Giving Good Account Of Themselves
In another letter Corp. Jones says:
Il have been under several Of our
own barrages and have twice been
caught in boche counter barrages.
Both times the shells alighted so
close I was knocked down and cover
ed with falling dirt and debris. Great
sport and excitement, but terribly
noisy"
That the American soldier is giving
good account Of himself in the
fighting is indicated in a passage
from another letter. reading:
"The dirty Huns have gotten q few
Of our boys since our stay here. but
they are losing ten to one. In my es-
timation they are worse than Huns,
but, regardless of their devilish
tricks, our boys can handle them with
their own medicine and are only too
glad to get a chance to go over the
top Each time they have gone over
they have pulled 1T Off in great shape
and gotten what they went after"
Evening star., 1918-05-23
EXPRESS MERGER PLANNED.
But Mr.. McAdoo Must Pass on
Companies Proposition.

From his advisory staff Director
General McAdoo has received re-
port that leading express companies
including the Adams. American. Wells
Fargo and Southern. have agreed to
form a single corporation to handle
express business.
The plan contemplates a capitali-
zatiOn Of about s35,O00.00u and op-
GRAFTON under an agreement to give
revenues for hauling service
Some doubt is felt whether Mr.
McAdoo will approve the plan, since
it does not include some smaller ex-
press companies.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
LIVELY TIGHT N ". VA.
Former Senator Watson in Race.
Both Parties Nominate Id AuSust.

West virginia democrats and repub-
licans are in the midst Of a lively
fight for the nomination of their re-
spective candidates for United States
senator, to be elected next Novem-
bef The contest at this tins is for
selection by primaries. which will be
held in August.
Former Senator c. w. watson last
night announced his candidacy for
the democratic nomination on a plat
form of support the President and
prosecute the war" Mr.. watson ID
row a lieutenant colonel in the ord
nance department. His candidacy Is
opposed by former Senator william
E. Chiffon. These two entered the
senate together in 1911. one by elec-
Evening star., 1918-05-23
COME SEE USAF TER WAR,
IS BELGIAN INVITATION
my Country and Yours United
Forever" Says Attache-Serbian
Also Invites.

Il extend an Invitation to all Ameri-
cans, in the name of the Belgian army
and people, to come and see us after
the war. You will see then that Bel
gium and America are henceforth
united forever"
When Count de Reness, military at
tache of the Belgian mission. made
the above statement at Liberty Hut
last night, during the celebration of
Belgian Siberian night" under aus
pices of the Red Cross. the audience
stood up and cheered for many min
utes.
The enthusiasm aroused by the invi-
tation of Belgium's representative
was duplicated when Minister Mich
ailovitch of Serbia presented to Henry
B. F. Macfarland, chairman of the
District Red Cross war fund commit
tee, a check for $1,000 as a gift to the
American Red Cross from the nation
ais of his devastated and poverty
stricken country.
Count de Reness declared. in his
first speech made in public and in
English" that he wished to convey to
the. American people and Red Cross
an expression of the deep gratitude OF
Belgium.
Evening star., 1918-05-23

A SPLENDID NERVE TONIC
H0rsford's Acid Ph0sDhate
Invigorates the tired nerve system. pleas
ant Summer beverage. splendid tonic.-Ad.
yertisement.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
Many Executed in Finland.

= LONDON. May 23.-Under the white
oguard and German regime in Finland
- 1.152 persons were executed up to
!. May l, according to Finnish So
= cialist who has escaped to Sweden
;, and whose interview with the Golkets
/. Dagblad is transmitted from Copen-
;. hagen by the Exchange Telegraph
= Company. Prisoners taken by the
. German and Finnish government
: forces. he says. were treated so bad
A. ly that many were starved to death
Evening star., 1918-05-23

of our king, and in the name of our
beloved queen. l thank you"
Our foe is powerful and cruel"
Minister Michailovitch declared. For
several decades he made his utmost
efforts to organize a power with
which he intended to conquer the
world. You all know how many sac
riflces we have to bear to fight off
the savages. Our enemy is still
strong and we must be ready to sacri-
flee everything if we want to van
quish him, and secure life in liberty.
One of your great citizens said: Give
me liberty or give me death Today
We are dying for that liberty.
Il hope that at the end of this
war the United States will forgive
Belgium the Obligation of the money
advanced 1t by this country" Fred
erick Wolcott of the United States
Food Administration said in short
address. Can the war be won 1t
cannot be LOST