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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
SAVAGE AND HIS SHIELD
Writer Explains Why Men Button
Their Clothing With the Right
Hand.

A popular writer who is particularly
fond Of giving his readers diluted SCI
ence, In sugared pellets, says that men
button their clothing with the right
hand because their prehistoric ances-
tors used to carry shields on their left
arms. To quote his w words:
primitive man had a shield OF his
left arm to protect the heart side from
attack. That left his right hand free
to do the buttoning."
This is interesting and highly imag-
NATIVE, but Is 1t true7 Did primitive
man wear shirts and collars, vests and
coats, that buttoned up at allf And
did he know that his heart was more
important to guard than his lungs or
his liver2 Is there any real evidence
that he was concerned about the rela-
tive value Of his internal organs, when
he fashioned his shieldf Did he carry
his shield on his left arm to protect
his heart or was II to leave his right
arm, apparently always the stronger,
in the majority Of individuals. free to
WELD a sword or spear. or a stone
hammer or knobbed war club, farther
back toward the beginning Of mans
long story on this battered old planet7
Beyond question. he wanted his
most efficient hand and arm free to
use his weapons. but is It certain or
even probable that he had a strong
preference for being stabbed In the
right side, II he must needs be pune
tured at all7 Surely the weapon OF
attack always dominated the means Of
defense. The knife counted more
than the shield. The spear controlled
the use Of hands and arms more than
any buckler ever did.
Buttons are placed for the convent
ence Of the right hand. not because the
left hand was kept busy, carrying a
shield, in the childhood Of the human
race, but because the right hand was
usually the stronger and more skillful
then, Just as 1t is now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

France and $4,000 in Italy. Sixty
thousand more are in Russia, on their
way to France. Recently the Boil
sheviks have given them some trouble
because they do not understand our
cause. and fear that the Czecho-Slo
walks will turn against them. Once
the Russians are made to understand
that our cause is their cause, they will
withdraw their opposition.
We have come to America to re-
cruit Observation-Disclosures patriots for
our army. We have been in this coun-
try only ten days, but already our
work has brought results. We have a
training camp at Stamford. Conn,
from which eleven expeditions of 100
men each have already zone to join
the Czecho-Slovak army in France,
More are Joining the camp every day,
When our work of recruiting in
America is finished, we, too, will re-
turn to France.
Wear French Uniforms.
Our leader is General Tchervinka,
but at the front we serve at present
under a French general, who knows
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
T0TTENvILLE


Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stoney and
sons, of Irvington, were the guests of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James b.
Slaight, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boyce, of Mill
town, were here yesterday for a visit
with relatives.
Miss Marie Berg, Of Jersey City,
spent the weekend with Miss Flor
ence Robedee.
Sergeant Albert Morris. of the Sew
e~nty-seventh Field Artillery, has re-
turned to Camp Greene after q visit
with his aunt, Mrs. Abram johnson,
of Amboy road.
Miss Viola Fountain, of Jersey
City, spent yesterday with Miss Grace
Laing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Cuny, Ed
ward Cuny, Mrs. G. NJ. Winant and
Mrs. George Hoehn motored yester-
day to Lake Hopatcong in the for
mer's machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sicily and
daughter, of Manhattan, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Lehman
have returned from Saratoga where
he attended a convention of drug
gists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Graham, OF
Brooklyn, visited his parents here
yesterday.
Charles Walters was home from
Pelham Bay training station yester-
day with his parents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
Theatre NeWS
Billie Burke in Ewes Daughter.

Billie Burke in ewes Daughter.
Brought up in the very ~strictest of
families, Irene Simpson Bates has
somehow managed to blossom into
winsome, lovable girlhood in spite OF
the strict though unnecessary poverty
and sordidness-for her father Is q
millionaire in which she has lived.
Following a violent quarrel between
father and Irene, he is stricken with
heart failure and dies. The girls and
their mother can hardly credit heir
W freedom, and believe that he will
at least have left them his money to
compensate for the years of servitude
to his will. They r disappointed,
however, for 1t develops that he has
left them a mere fifteen thousand
apiece.
Irene's money does not last long at
the rate she has been spending It and
upon receiving an offer from Courte-
nay to accompany him on a trip, she
accepts, not thoroughly realizing
what she Is doing, as she knows that
C~ourtenay is pledged to marry q wom-
an of his wv class later.
John Norton, being Courtenay's
lawyer, knows of this, and when he
learns OF Irene's departure with him,
Is furious and follows on a special
train, reaching their destination be-
AOAO Az N0Jos Ia III hAOultbAAAAO
Victoria Vanning, Irene's friend, also
learns Of the elopement and fortu-
nately for Irene, happens to be stay
ing at the very hotel where Courtenay
takes her. She tells Irene Of a pal"
Of hers who trusted Courtenay too far
and consequently tool her own life
afterwards, frightening Irene thor
oughly as she was just beginning to
realize the folly of the step she had
taken.
Later Victoria meets John Norton
who had thoroughly disliked and dis
trusted her from the start, but whom
she knew to be a good friend of
~Irene's. Together they plan to get her
away from Courtenay. with the least
possible scandal or publicity being at
tached to the affair.
At last. desperate, they attempt a
ruse, and Norton sends Courtenay @
faxed cablegram saying that his rich
uncle had died and hat he must sail
for England on a boat leaving at
ICE Courtenay tries to persuade
Irene to accompany him, but she re-
fuses. and just as he is leaving her
Norton enters, tells her 1t was a ruse
and holds out his arms for her to
come home" ,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

gained freedom to Join in the fight to
free Bohemia.
Fighting I'm France Now.
Since then the work of organizing
the Czecho- Slovak army has gone
rapidly forward. Today part of that
army is fighting for the allies on the
western front, while thousands more
are on their way through Siberia to
embark for France as soon as they
can get ships.
The Russian people were heart and
soul in our cause. They treated us as
their friends, and rave us all the help
they could. As an instance, when our
train was en- route to Archangel, we
were obliged to stop as a result Of a
car shortage. People in the town
where we stopped wanted us to stay
and protect them from their own SOL
diers.
But we did not wish to do duty as
policemen in Russia. We were eager
to get to the front and fight for the
independence OF small and oppressed
nations.
We now have $4,000 troops in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
Your Good Servant

snake habit your servant. not your
master" A dog turns around before
he lies down. because his distant an
eestors found IL necessary to trample
down the weeds to make themselves a
resting place. And the energy which
has gone into that restless motion
since is beyond calculation. There are
boys and girls today who are doing
useless things. things which hinder
advancement and success. because
they are IN the grip OF habit formed
long sso. Plenty OF these say. Il have
always done IT," as a sufficient and
satisfactory explanation for anything
and everything.
'Habit Is one Of the most admirable
Of servants. One who Is a saver OF
time and energy. But II a be the
most tyrannleal OF masters Do not let
Il get the better OF you"
Make habit your servant. but make
Il your good servant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

who under no circumstances could be
sinners and yet they are usually tell
ing what a splendid place in which
to take a stroll is the primrose path.
Does a man lever realize that when
a woman first finds out that all her
illusions have vanished into the cold
and icy fog of distrust, her first
thought is that she will daily along
that path a little way and pick a few
posies? They want to see what there
is In primoses that men like so we'll
that they never get over the desire to
pluck them and pin them on their
coats for everyone to see them
whittier and die.
This world would be a happier
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
Dried Eoas.

The high cost of eggs in England
has led to the birth Of quite a new big
business in dried eggs and eggs In so
luton. One large firm selling dried
eggs has undertaken an extensive adj
vertising campaign to push these eggs
upon the attention Of retailers, who In
their turn are being enabled by other
advertising matter to attract their GUS
toners to the goods.
The dried eggs which they advertise
are entirely soluble and take up the
water like a lump Of sugar and thus
give the perfect creamy liquid Of a
beaten shell egg ready for instant use
on mixing. Dried eggs r no longer
to be regarded as war food; they have
come to stay. This firm predicts that
in the near future the properly dried
eggs will have become n of the very
largest used and most important Of our
foods.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
Rabbits a Real Pest.

As a fair illustration of the rabbit
pest in certain portions Of New Zea-
land, and especially in the drier sec
lions Of the South island. 1t is stated
that on an estate lately taken over by
the New Zealand government, compris-
ing 12,446 acres Of freehold and a pas
toral run of 19.250 acres, there were
killed or captured about 10000 rab-
bits In order to clear up the property
so as to make It suitable for the loca-
ton Of returned soldiers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

place in which to live If we would
Just understand that to be a saint one
must have the same courage It takes
to be a sinner. :
/ am writing this, dear Dick, with
absolutely no feeling except n on
analysis and philosophy and yet at
the time you said these things to me
I thought my lot was the most traE<
On earth.
When we find that those9
thought loved us have been untr1$
us-have betrayed our love-I thii7
the greatest pain is not because Of
our lovers unfaithfulness, but bel
cause our love is wounded, or maybe
slain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
The Allotted Span.

The ALLOTTED span" Of life is. on
cially. %threescore years and ten. We
knew a doctor who declared that II
we lived sensibly we should not die
till we were $50. Unfortunately, how
ever, we cannot refer you to this gen.
tleman personally for his prescription,
as he died a natural death two years
ago, at the age of thirty-six-London
T1t-Blts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

Exports of wheat from the United
States to the allies between July /,
1914, and January /, 1918. totaled more
than S89,000,000 bushels. Wheat
-four exports exceeded 24.e00.0o0 bar
rels. The total In terms Of wheat
shows that the United States has sent
the allies nearly FIVE bushels Of wheat
for every person IN this country. Un.
Ill the next harvest the great need Is
for wheat from the United States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
BY LIEUTENANT ANToNIN HOLY

~ GANkAAN <AAN OANA4N AAOoA
Along with the men In my COM
mand, I gave myself up to the Rus
sian troops. but as soon as I revealed
the fact that I was q Bohemian and
not a German or Austrian, the atti-
tude of the Russians underwent a
change.
They looked Upon me not as a
prisoner of war. but as a friend.
I was taken to a prison camp In
central Russia, bur was soon trans
ferred to n in Siberia. This suited
my plans. as the majority of the
Czecho-Slovak prisoners of war were
held In Siberian camps.
Immediately I set to work to or
ganize my countrymen into an army
to fight for the allies.
We formed a regiment, and were
taken into the Russian army. But
the cars officers did not trust us
completely. and they would not send
us to the front to fight the Germans.
It was not until the revolution of
1917 hat overthrow the car that we
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
0DD FELLOWS INSTALL
SCeremony win Take Place Tonight at
Regular Session of Lodge.
4 Em Gnacinl Correanondenf.

ToTTENvfLLE, July 1.-The In
staliation of the newly elected and
appointed officers of Bentley Lodge,
No. $40, Odd Fellows, will take place
tonight at q regular session of the
lodge in Odd Fellows Hall. The off,
GERS chosen at a recent meeting are
George Henne, noble grand; Erek
Ereksen, vice-grand; Lars Olsen, del
egate TO State convention and James
Hawkins, alternate. District Deputy
Grand Master Charles Knudsen, a
member OF the lodge will place the
new officers in their respective chairs.
A social time will follow the installa-
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

Reports from abroad seem to indi-
cate that secret preparations are be-
ing made for proclaiming Duke
Adolp Friedrich of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin king of Finland. The duke
has expressed his willingness to ac-
cept the crown If it Is offered him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
No Chance 20 Quarrel.

One day little Laura, who could not
talk plainly, vas playing with a little
boy who could not speak English.
When e asked her how she got
along with the little boy she replied:
"Qh. we gets along fine; he can't
'stand me and I can't stand him."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

the Czech people and understa}
them. We wear the French unifof
with the insignia "C.-S." (Czecht
Slovak) on the collar.
We are satisfied to serve in tho
great wal for freedom in any way yel
car. When we are able TO return TO
our native land, freed from the Haps-
burg yoke, u army will form its NJ
national organization.
At present we are serving under
the Czecho- Slovak National Council,
which appoints the officers of u
army and directs our work. Prof.
Thomas @. Masaryk is head of the
council, but we do not regard him
alone as such. We look upon him as
president of the Republic of Bohe1
miai
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

away another little part of my faith
and trust in you from the moorings
of my love.
Sometimes I have wondered of
what men really think the women
who are their wives are made. They
seem to expect them TO be saints,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

tA9 Eurgtng mass OF people. rms
|krowd was made up of the regular
4 Weekend patrons and those that
! came down to especially help along
the Red Cross. The affair was a great
success and q large sum of money Is
expected to be realized from the two
days event. The proceeds of the va
! rious attractions were given over to
the island chapter.
Concerts by the New York Police
| Band n Glee Club were given both
days and there were moving picture
shows out over the water, which was
one Of the added attractions both
/ nights of the carnival. Yvonne de-
kTrevelle, soprano. and Vernon OAR
| nalle. baritone, ave a special concert
| Saturday night and there was dane
ing both days. Miss Laura B. Yet
man, chairman, and Mrs. NJ. c. Quinn
. by, vice chairman, and a number of
kmembers of the Fifth Ward Branch
OF the Red Cross, of Tottenville, were
at the beach on both days and as
= eisted at the various booths and
islands. A series of athletic and swim
4 ming events, including three A. A. u.
events, took place In the afternoon
&gaturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

We6kucSS anu pam
which used to keep
me in bed for two
days each month. ]
tried many doctors
without benefit until
Twas really diseour-
aged. My mother
urged me TO take
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetabl Co M
pound as 1t had
helpedher so much. /
did 50 and soon saw
q change for the
better. ! kept on
takingit and am now
30 well and strong
that / can do all my
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

Lieutenant Miloslav Niederle Of
the Bohemian Military Mission. viii
tell readers of the EVENING NEWS
how he led a battalion of Germans
into a Russian trap and surrendered
them shortly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
SOLDIER INDIAN NAMES
WORRY THE SERGEANT

Camp Lewis. American Lake,
Wash5Sioux from the Dakotas
and Chippewas from Minnesota
are worrying the first sergeant
Of the Twenty-fifth company
One Hundred and Sixty-sixth
Depot brigade here. The In
dams. indicted into the ma
tional army, insist on keeping
their tribal names and are SO
entered upon the roster. The re-
suit is that roll call every morn
ing sounds like this:
johnny Chase-the-Weascl,
Look-as-You-Sit. Sleep-as-This-
Is-the-Water. Mist-o ver-the-wa-
ter. Charlie See-the-Elk. Ante
lope. Middle Rapids and Blue
Bird.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01

Homework, ever my washing and have
. little baby who is as healthy as I
could ask-thanks to your Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. F. H. STONE, "a
Bowdoin ST., Worcester, Mass.
Women who suffer from displaee-
ments, irregularities, Inflammation,
liberation, backaehe, headaches and
nervousness shouldlos no time in giving
this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia z. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Conn
pound, q trial
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
STATEN ISLAND
FIRE AT RoSSvILLE
Small Building ON Property of Robert
Dixon Is Destroyed.
BIZ Special ~CorrespondenG.

By specia5 Correspondent.
TOTTENvILLE. July IA. one
story frame building on the property
Of Robert Dixon at 2,740 Arthur Kill
road, Rossville. was destroyed by fire
Saturday afternoon that started from
a brush fire on the premises. An
alarm was turned in and the Rossivlle
and Dongan Hills aremen responded.
The loss to the building was about
100.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
DOCTORS
FAILED To HELP
But Lydia E. PinkhAm's
Vegetable Compound Re-
moved the Cause of
this Woman's Illness.

Worcester, Mass.-''I took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for q
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
Id BEACH IS CROWDED
lR BIG RED CROSS EVENT

un of Money Realized for
naond Chapter-Concert by
New York Police Band
HaI C0rrespvnGfne.
rENvILLE, July Hun
I people from all parts of the
city gathered at Midland
Triday and Saturday for the
rs carnival for the benefit of
nd Chapter of the American
,ss. Saturday night from one
the beach to the other was
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
CITY STREETS NEED Al
TENTTON

There has been much COM
ment about the unsatisfactory
condition OF the sidewalks and
street crossings in Mishawaka
not only by local people but BY
visitors in the city. IL is unfor-
tunate that there is so little civic
pride manifested By the authori-
ties and citizens OF what has
been termed the prettiest town
OF all northern Indiana.
Automobiles complain that
at outlying street crossings there
are no cleared paths and ped
estrians are consequently taking
70 the streets TO the danger OF
their own lives and the irritation
OF drivers. Certainly there
should be an ordinance cover
ing the proper care OF the
streets winter and summer. or il
not, there is no reason why the
city officials should not make
provision for clearing the side
walks and crossings Of accumu-
lated snow and ice.
The civic's department Of the
Woman's club has taken the
matter up and the corresponding
secretary, Mrs. W. B. Kinsley,
has made public the following
statement:
Il have been authorized by
the civic's department TO again
call the attention Of the citizens
OF Mishawaka 20 the condition
OF the sidewalks, particularly in
the business section of the city.
Not only private citizens need
their attention called to this
matter, but the public officials
and occupants of our public
buildings as we'll
The steps leading up 10 some
Of these buildings during the last
week have been in a most dan
gerOus condition. If the city
ordinance cannot be enforced,
let the officials set the citizens a
good example by cleaning up the
walks surrounding the public
buildings.
IF the members of the street
department could see their way
clear TO remove the mounds Of
snow in the business section
where il is necessary to board
the street cars they would re-
ceive the gratitud Of the pedes-
TRANS"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
DESERTERS ARRESTED
AS H0L0-UP MEN, ARE
IDENTIFIED BY VICTIMS

International News Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Following
a spirited revolver battle with detec-
tives in Brooklyn early today, two
men wearing the uniform of the ma
tional army, and describing them
selves as John LentOr, p years old,
Of Torrington, Conn, and Wilbur
Perry, are being held by the police
today
Lentor and Perry, after being con-
fronted by several of their victims,
are said TO have confessed to several
recent holdups. The pair admitted
that they are deserters from Com
pany ID. Of the 49th regiment. now
located at Camp Merritt, near Tena-
fly. n. J.
Detectives trailed the men for
nearly two miles before making a
concerted effort to capture them.
The soldiers opened fire with their
service pistols but after a brisk ex-
change Of shot. none of which took
effect. the men surrendered.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
U. S. TROOPS CATCH GANG
OF YAQUIS, KILL TWO

international News Service:
NOGALES, Ariz.. Jan. 1.-Two
Yaqui Indians are dead and nine are
prisoners today as a result of a
brush between United States troops
and a band of alleged ammunition
runners or United States territory
three miles from the international
boundary line.
The American troops surprised
the outlaws as they were headed to-
ward Mexico with cOntraband arms
and ammunition and halted them.
The outlaws opened fire and the
troops returned it,
One Yaqui was killed outright
and another later died OF wounds.
Nine Of the bandits, of whom sew
eral were wounded. surrendered 10
the American soldiers. There were
~ men in the American patrol
which participated in the engage
ment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
SCRATCH LEAGUE.
III POCKETS
TWO CASES TRIED AT
CITY POLICE COURT

James Gilmore. picked up at
Logan st. early Thursday evening
by a farmer and brought to town
where he was turned over 10 Patrol
man John Jarrett, was fined 81 and
costs in the city court Friday morn
ing for intoxication. Gilmore had
fallen asleep in the snow and would
probably have frozen to death had
he not been seen by the farmer.
Mike Blasko, sos f. Battell ST..
was given a fine of 500 and SEN
fenced to six months at the penal
farm for failure to provide for his
wife. The sentence was suspended,
however, on his promise TO take care
OF her in the future.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
IN
CUSTOMARY MEETING

At the Patron Teachers club
meeting of the Battell school We'd
nesday afternoon. Miss Mary Phil
lips explained the Thrift stamp and
War certificate movement and
urged the mothers 10 prevail upon
the children to save their pin money
and invest It in these government
bonds. The following women have
been appointed to act as nOminat-
ing committee for the election Of
officers which will take place at the
next meeting: Mrs. Fred Gardner,
Mrs. Glenn Sheibley and the Misses
Ernsperger and Cooper. To take
the place Of Mrs. Fred Partridge.
who will soor leave the city, Mrs.
Cheibler was named on the ways
and means committee.
An address on the care of the
teeth was given by Mrs. Williams.
school nurse. a playlet, given by
three little girls, proved entertain
ing They were Helen Fry, Mil
dred Tyler and Lillah Studley. Sew
eral song selections were given by
the 7-B girls and Miss Nora Will
liams contributed a piano solo, and
Earl Bowers a recitation. A tooth
brush drill by six girls completed
the program. DR. Mary owen of
South Bend Will talk on adolescence
at the next meeting. TO be held Feb.
rs.