Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
WAR WORKERS FLOW
TO ATLANTIC CITY
Thousands Employed at Mays
Landing Seek Homes
at Shore
ROOM FOR 10000 MEN
Real Estate Brokers Are Dclugcd
With Demands for
Dwellings,

Atlantic City is to SHIRE indirectly
IN the prosperity to follow the csiab-
lishment OF huge munitions loading
plant for the Bethlehem Loading COM
pany at Mays Landing through an In
Nasion OF munitlon workers from Bcthlc-
hem, Pa. who are to be employed in
the plant.
Because OF tho lacl, of accDmmoda-
tons for so Urge a force In tho county
seat town pending the completion OF
barracks for large part OF the army,
several thousand OF tho men who have
families are to be quartcred here. Rrol-
ers today found themselves suddenly
confronted with demands for reasonably
priced dwellings for them Several
thousand more will take room and
board in hotels and boarding houses.
u was said today Atlantic city will
have no difficulty in providing comfort
able quarters for as many a. $1,000 or
10000 men VI need he.
a forty -tive-mile gale. which drove
heavy SEES high on the beaches and
: Hooded the marshes back OF South Jcr-
sey coast resorts. provide magnificent
marine spectacle for thousands. but did
little damage in Atlantic city. Huge
combers hurled spray over the Inlet
psy1lion and the yacltsmen's wharf at
the Inlet
The wind carried away many small
ness district and the high tide or the
meadow side of the town carried out
upon the Hooded marsh many small
craft. the owners OF which had failed
10 tie them securely. Heavy seas broke
over the Boardwalk in Ventnor and
flooded street ends in Longport
Atlantic City's investment IN tine Lib
erty Loan has gone over the million
dollar mark. half of the resorts total
allotment. Subscriptions by the banks
reached $750,00O. with 100000 pur-
chase by the Union National Bank.
Banks and trust companies turned i'm i'm
diyidual subscriptions amounting to S35.-
$50. making that total since the opening
OF the campaign Sl93.7OO
Campat'n managers arc auXjously
awaiting fun return from the city
schools. which have had several thou
rand small canvasscrs husily comblng
the town II was uuoHCially announced
the full returns from school children
probably Will reach the 100000 mark.
Fleeing from Cooper Hospital. Game
den. with bullcl In his abdomen. where
he refused TO permit surgeons To opcr-
ate upon him. John Nell'puo. Of can,
den, who was shot last sunday made
his way back to llammouton uraidel.
Atlantic County detectives went to
Camder to take Nelliano into custody
Informed he had escaped. they hurried
TO Hammontun ut midniEli Ncl-
liano was found in the house where
he was shot on Sunday and hurried TO
the City Hospital here through a driving
storm. The mans strength ama2cs sur
Eeons It is believed hc viii recover
He steadfastly refuses 10 name his as
sailant
For the first time since Atl2f.r City's
paid fire department was created. four
teen Years ago. a fireman mas been AZ
rested on a charge Of larceny. lie is
George Watson. a hosCman at the Cen,
tral station. watson Is charged with
stealing Ease containing fifteen pocket
knives from the store Of I'll" O. H. Gutt-
ridge Company while ten engine COM
panies were fighting the big blaze which
made its way through seven store huild-
ings and did Si2O.G0U damage. Watson
will have a hearing TODAY
Walter Rauffenbart, formerly of At-
lantic City. a Canadian cXpeditionary
man. four times wounded in heavy fight
ing in France died in a military hos.
pital at iastbourne. England. on Fri
day last. according TO a message re-
ceived by John RauffGUbart. his brother,
here Raufenhart was passed to the
lncapacitatcd list iu January and cou-
tracted Illness after returning To Eng
land