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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-02-09
THE COST OF WAR
THE NEED OF SACRIFICE

In calling for subscriptions to a
second war loan, the United States
is emphasizing the vital need OF
money for the successful prosecution
of the war. Millions of men are being
trained and equipped. Ultimately
they must be transported over seas
and followed by an unfailing supply
of stores, the lack of which would
spell disaster. To carry out it's plans
it will be necessary for the Govern
ment to spend more in the present
year than it has in all the previous
years of the twentieth century. Nor
is this all. We must stand ready
to advance to our Allies the funds
which they may require to enable
them to properly carry on their
fourth year of war.
This program will cost from $4,000,
100000 to $2O,000,O00 ,0O0-half our
annual income. To raise so vas;
q sum speedily, it is necessary t.
tap the resources of the whole natior
by war loans. No individual, class
or section can hope to shoulder this
burden. The task is too great
demands the combined energy of thu
whole American people. This is
fact which must be universally unde-
stood. War loans and Governmel
bonds are rather novelty to II
American people as yet. How esse
tial these loans are to the succe>
of the war must be generally appre
ciated and every man must be mad
to feel his obligation to subscribe
Owing to the vast size of the coun
try, the task of placing this situation
before everyone must not be left t
the Government alone. Each ind
vidual must take qn active part i
supporting the loans and in winning
this way can the United States hope
to attain results proportioned to its
size and wealth To some extent we
feel disposed to congratulate our
selves on the first Liberty Loan in
which it is estimated S3,000,000,000
was offered to the Government by
about 100000 persons; but when
V reflect that France with consider.
ably less than half our population
subscribed as much to it's first loan
and that Eng'a and, after two and a
half years OF war, raised $4,000, 100000
from 100000 subscribers, we can
understand how far we must go to
establish a proportionate record of
achievement That it can be done is
uHQuestioned, but it will require the
conscious effort Of an tire nation.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-02-09

that indemnity was contributed by
America in cause that was righteous
and it was done at the right time, in
friendly spirit, when no war ex-
listed.
"This is no time, told him, to be
considering any thought that would
favor Germany. He ought to know
this, but he does not. l am satisfied
that he is less American today, than
he was at the beginning of his indif-
ference to the war in his Palisade
pulpit. l counselled him against
splitting the church, and told him that
it was something that would remain
a long time in the community. l told
him, also, he should quietly withdraw
and go elsewhere, but he has no no.
ton of doing so. His answer to this
was that Palisade was already split,
and that he had nothing to do with
the present disturbance. Also, he al
luded to the fact that at the recent
election for trustees a great many
people voted who did not go to church,
and | asked him what about the five
people in his own home in Palisade
who voted at this trustee election. He
did not make satisfactory reply to
this. No, you can say for me that
| tried to get out of him something to
base a little American faith in, but
| failed utterly. Your fight against
him is justified"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-02-09
PAINTING

PAINTING and paperhanging jobs
promptly attended to. Otto Hanson
& Co., cor Palisade ave. & Trolley
Line, Palisads.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-02-09
Newspaper Man
Talks On Bradshaw

Continued from page one)
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-02-09
JOIN THE $4,000 100000 CLUB.

If you have not already subscribed
for Liberty bond, you should i'm
mediately join the $4,000, 100000 club
Of American citizens who are doing
their duty in supporting this war.
Every dollar you put into the com
men defense fund is just as valuable
and effective as the dollar of the mil
lionaire, and is appreciated much
more
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-02-09
No Mortuaoe Necessary,

Ever want to borrow money without
placing mortgage? If you have
some Liberty bonds it is easy Any
barG will take them as security.
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BLOCK SONG SERVICE
MOVEMENT SPREADS
Custom Started by Miss Beatrice
Eaton Soon Taken Up in
Other Neighborhoods

The movement Started by Miss Beatrice
Kendall Eaton. 1877 North Fiftieth street,
for the block song service is spreading rap
idly under her Jealous and enthusiastic
leadership
She has her heart IN the work. and such
spirit is infectious. especially since. as she
says. Everyone wants to do something as
tribute to the boys It just takes some one to
get them started"
So she star. them herself. and twice a
month all th,<tieighbors on the block and
from the next block and the next, often up
to several hundred. group themselves IN the
cool evening under the service flag that hangs
over the street and sing.
The singing is lusty and cheerful for every
one knows the words of the famous camp
songs that will one day be history.
Letters have come back from France. says
Miss Eaton, from the boys that once played
with her on that quiet. shady street, from
boys in the trenches who only short whie
ago were ong-legged knickerbockered young
, sterS. The letters express the appreciation
they feel for the little services that are held
as n ,trihutc to them
Miss Eaton has thrown herself into the
work with an energy that rises from a real
patriotism. She has sung at several or the
camps, and entirely by herself has raised
money for several patriotic organizations. She
has good contralto voice, and finds tre-
mendousy enthusiastic audience in the khaki
clad soldiers who love to roar out the choruS
A new service flag goes up over the street
tomorrow - 'tha most patriotic street IN
America said Miss Eaton with CONVICTION
and she backs up this statement with the
fact that twenty-five boys from on" small
block are in the service, seventeen of them
are in France and there is a $1,000 Liberty
Bond behind each boy.
Miss Eaton has been carrying h work
into a great many fields only short While
ago she went over few of her songs put
some tickets into her bag. sold them and at
delightful mpromptu concert raised enough
money To send talking machine ana some
rOllicking tunes to division of lonely SOL
dicrs in a small camp that was hNe miles
from anywhere at all.
ITS the best thing | can do, she SAID
II want these boys to know that we remem-
Der them all the time think that 1t may
be rather nice for them to know that at
O'Clock alternate Tuesdays hundreds OF
their friends are standing out in the street
that they remember well singing TO keep
jolly and to be able to keep them jolly.
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CHAPTER VIII
The Infantry in Actiou

TNHE savage departure OF that projectile
i for the German lines was as sweet music
to our ears.
1t was shrieking battle hymn without
words.
The warning scream of that eighteen
pounds of shrapnel served formal notice on
the Kaiser that the United States had
started in on the job of eXacting retribution
for the sinking OF the Lusitania the rape
OF Belgium and thousand other outrages
committed against civilization by Germany
since she set out to rule the world by the
sword.
There was not an American within sound
range who did not whoon with exutaton
when the first shot for liberty rang forth
II was an event akin to the ringing of the
old Liberty Bell in rs. and it wouldn't have
surprised me bit IL that little French rs
had cracked from pure joy. The little
French gun really had excuse for cracking
for 1t spoke for world liberty I'll bet any
thng the old bell in Philadelphia Vbrat ed
from pure delight and sympathy when that
shot was fired.
As for me. I got the reaction when my
hand, left the lanyard. shut my eyes to
stop ".,fe dizziness. but in minute opened
them again and tried to see through the mist
into No Mans Land. ! would have given a
years pay just then to have observed where
the shell struck, but couldn't through
the mist that enveloped the German line.
The shell as 1t rcocheted through the fog
probably had no special meaning to the Ger
mans crouched in their trenches across No
Mans Land
1t was Just one blast in chorus of BLAST
for French guns were barking away at the
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Notes on WOmen's Work
in Var activities Here

In the Independence Day procession at
State College every branch of womens war
work was represented. A section was given
to food conservation. another to the Fed
Cross and others to the numerous activities
of a patriotic nature, in which women are
interested
Regional meetings for the promotion of
food conservation and war cooking being
held in every part of the State. Mrs. Charles
Lea. chairman of the women's committee
foods. is delivering addresses at many of the
meetings. Miss Virginia McCombs. executive
secretary of the committee. is in Harrisburg
today at meeting attended by women repre-
scnting several adjoining counties.
Mrs. J. Willis Martin. chairman of the
women's committee State Council Of Defense,
is planning her first week of complete rest in
two years In the many branches OF war
work touching the Council of Defense and
looking to the women's committee for advice
and assistance. Mrs. Martin has been found
ready for every call Members of her cont
mttee have learned with keen satisfaction
that their chief plans much needed week
Of quiet withdrawal from the heavy respon-
sibilities of her office
To aid in relieving the tedious hours of
men on the smaller vessels. especially when
at sea, the Emergency Aid, through COM
nittee appointed for the purpose, will OBJ ain
contributions of musical Instruments Mrs.
T. Dobson kltemus was appointed cha rman
of the committee, which will kork in Conjunc-
lion with the Department of Nav! Recrea-
tion. of which Mrs. Il, T. Stotcsbury IL chair
man. Talking machines and records are e.
pecialIy desired Contributions of instru.
- lef,f
genCy Aid headquar' ers 1928 Walnut street.
Madam S. V. GrouhCh, wife of the Serbian
Minister to Switzerland, took with her four
large wooden boxes of clothing for Serbian
children when she sailed for home They
were collected through the efforts of the
Serbian relief committee of the Emergency
Aid, of which Miss Nina Lee is chairman.
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MEMBERS OF YOUNGER SE II
TAKE COURSE IN NURSTN4s
Nine at Episcopal Hospital and New Cl..s
Is Eorminy

Nine members Of the Emergency Aid afdss
are taking a special training course In nurs-
ing at the Episcopal Hospital to qualify 81
nu-ses' aides and thus become still more
useful in case of need
The present class consists of the follow
ing: Miss Dorothy Blair in charge the
Misses May Porcher. Gladys Muller Edith
Dawson, Doris Garvn, Virginia Maxwell
Doris Dexter. Natalie Davis and Mrs. q
u. Haggerty. The course will last a month.
and another class Is now being formed to
begin training on August ]. The aides are
under the direction of Mrs. Norman Mac
Ieod and have become familiar to the public
by their work for the Liberty Loans War
Chest and numerous other forms OF war
relief work.
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Huns all along the line. If the boChes had
grasped the significance of the shot they
would probably have been glum lot of
creatures, and undoubtedly their beer would
have gone bitter in their mouths.
want all loyal Americans to paste it in
their hats that it G Battery, Sixth
United states Field Artillery. that fired that
shot, and that every member of the battery
did his bit toward sending Uncle Sans irst
calling card into the trenches of the Kaiser.
We sent a few more shells over to help
Fritz warm up his morning coffee. and then
we were relieved and returned to our quar-
ters in the village for chow.
After chow. shovels were issued to us and
we began the arduous work of digging gun
pits and building dugouts. We constructed
the pits by digging into depth of three feet
and then placing logs. concrete slabs and
Sandbags around the edges of the excavation.
We camouflaged our new positions by stretch
ing wire netting over them and covering the
netting with marsh grass.
The Huns shelled us repeatedly while v =
were at work. but all the boys stood up und :
the music like veterans. We thought the
hoches were getting our range when they
landed sX-inch shell within thirty yards
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EMERGENCY AID AIDES
ORGANIZED AT WHITE HOUSE
Falls of schuylkill Forms Junior Branch of
War Relief at Headquarters

Under the direction of Mrs Elizabeth Dob
son Atemus number of young women or
the Falls of Schuylkill have organized IA
Fails branch of the Emergency Aid. These
aides win meet on Monday evenings at the
White House and have military drills directed
by a United States marine The yonng women
will do first aid work assist with the next
Liberty Loan drive and all the work of the
senior body. Their uniforms are similar to
those worn by the aid, but being juniors
their collars and cuffs are red instead of
blue. T. A. 4. on the sieve will indicate
Emergency Aid Aides Mrs. Altemus will
present the hats 20 the members The fol-
lowing have enrolled: Miss Marian Morrow,
Miss Margaret Calhoun. Miss May Mont
gomcry, Miss Marian Gray, Miss Ida Gray
Miss Grace Kyle Miss Betty Ferguson, Miss
Laura Adams, Mss Marian Byrne, Miss Mar
garet Nage!e. Miss Beatrice Harrison, Miss
Sue Maher. Miss Elizabeth Iangan Miss
Alicia Furman. Miss Emily Jenkinson. Miss
Mary Murray. Miss Mary Roney, Miss Elsie
Edwards, Miss Margaret Ruff. Miss Ednn
Radcliffe, Miss Mary Radcliffe. Miss Madeline
Hagy. Miss Elsie Mackenzie. Miss Mollie
Radcliffe Miss Gladys +, Smith. Miss Alice
Fox, Miss Jean Ferguson. Miss Isabel Fer,
guson. Miss Bessie Mccarthy, Miss Jeanne
Hallowell, Miss NJ. Ferguson Miss Grace D.
walker MISS Dorothy MaCindoe, Miss Fan
ME Thompson, Mss Katharine Hopkins Miss
Frances Hopkins. Miss Lavinia S'arrett. Miss
Bessie Moore Miss Agnes Hardwick Miss
Anna Flynn, Miss Helen Flynn. Miss Ethel
Morris, Miss Sadie Calhoun, Miss Isabel Cal
houn. Miss May Burns, Miss May Ward, Miss
A. Mclaughlin, Mss Jennie Rodgers, Miss
ID. Carwardne, Miss Marian Chadwick Miss
Grace Stamm. Miss cgina Casey Miss NJ.
Cunningham Miss Anna Kelly Miss Maria
Kelly, Miss Mary Calhoun, Miss Elizabeth
Calhoun, Miss Mary Bonoma, Miss Mary Mae
hnife. Miss Jean Mackay. Miss Marian Fer
ris, Miss Jerry Gordon, Miss Mary St-hle.
Miss Mary Kyle. Miss Mary Kennedy md
Miss Alice Nevis.
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CHAPTER VII (Continued)

N'llbl IL
In a pouring rain six of us slept alongside
OF the gun which was shortly to make history
for the world
We were up at o'clock looking eagerly
toward the enemy's country. 1t was still
rainy AND misty a"d we could not see more
400 yards away. We carried few rounds OF
ammunition TO our position and awaited
developments.
Captain l. r, McLendon came up at
O'Clock. He was accompanied by a French
colonel who had the firing data.
Battery attention" called the battery
commander in cool even voice.
The momentous event was close at hand
the official opening of the war for Uncle Sam
again Germany.
thrilled from head to toe. but my head
was co q and my hand steady.
The gun wheeled into position its busi-
ness end pointing toward Germany. There
was barely enough light for us to read the
markings on the little piece.
The battery commander gave the word to
the sergeant and the sights were set.
Us" second pieces only" raped out the
commander
A gunner cut the fuse Of shrapnel to meet
the requirements OF the order and the shell
was placed in the hreoch of the little 75 by
a noncommissioned officer.
Range $500 yards" snapped the COM
mander.
set the DETECTION and saw that the cross
Sair was on the target
I was tinglng from head to foot with the
t'nSity Of the moment
There was a brief pause. during which
every m0thers son Of us were on our toes
Fire rasped out the commander
And the Shot Is Fired
FILLED with II thousand conflicting emotions
pulled the lanyard of the little spitfre and
Amerca's first shot Of the war went scream
ing into German territory
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05
WAR CHEST TO YIELD
RED CROSS $6,75O,OOO
Allotment Is for Period of
One Year Starting
July I

The American Red Cross will receive
s6.750.G00 for a period of one year starting
July | from the first apportionment or the
War Chest, according to the announcement
Of the War Welfare Council of Philadelphia
and vicinity. This report was submitted yes
terday in the form of bulletins which will be
issued from time to time to show how the
$20.00O,00o War Chest fund Is being dis
posed of.
The Red Cross allotment was determined
after many conferences with Fed Cross OFF,
cisls, who explained that the Red Cross
campaign for s1O0.000,000 May 2O-27 was
expected to yield sufficient funds to meet Red
Cross expenses for eight months. and that
another campaign would probably be neces-
sary next February But the national fund
was so tremendously oversubscribed that 1t
is possible that the February campaign will
be unnecessary.
The quota for Bucks Chester. Delaware.
Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in
the campaign last May was $4,5O0OO0 and
determined with the expectation that an
other campaign would be required after eight
months. This community's quota for the re-
manning four months of Red Cross expense
was estimated at SL.6O0,O00.
But the War-Chest drive took the place of
the Red Cross drive last May, and instead
of a separate campaign for the Red Cross
the people Of the five counties were asked to
make al their war organization contributions
to the War Chest with the understanding
that the Red Cross quota for this community
would be allotted from the War-Chest fund.
So the War Welfare Council added the Red
Cross quota for the first eight months to the
quota for the rema ining four months and
voted that s6,750O0O was the just and equi-
table sum.
A committee to make recommendations to
the board Of directors of the War Welfare
Council respecting the disbursement of the
fund among the various war welfare organi-
cations was appointed with these members:
Samuel T. Bodine, chairman: Percy NJ.
Chandler, Thomas De Witt Cuyler, Samuel s.
Fels, James A. Flaherty, Horatio q. Lloyd.
George Wharton Pepper Percival Roberts,
w Hinckle Smith and f.. I. Stotesbury.
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WILL. PUNISH DEALERS
GIVING SHORT WEIGHT
Federal Food Authorities TO Prosecute Re.
gardless of States Penalties

Complaints have reached the United States
food administration of Pennsylvania about
the number OF dealers in various cities who
give short weight and short measure.
Howard Heinz. food administrator for
Pennsylvania. said yesterday it was his pur-
pose to take cognizance of all such offenses
In the future and that voators of the State
and local laws against short weight and
short measure ii found guilty. would be pre-
sumed guilty of violations of the United
State food-control ac, and would be dealt
with accordingly.
G. J. Hepburn. chief counsel for the Penn
sylvania food administration, said
Dealers in food commodities who make
a practice of giving short weight or short
measure In their sales are unquestionaby
violating the provisions of the Federal food
control act and are subject to penalty there
under. The food-control act declares it to
be unlawful to engage in any discriminatory
and unfair any deceptive or wasteful
practice device to make any unjust
or unreasonable rate or charge in handling
dealing in with any necessarics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05
GRADUATES HAVE
WEEK OF CAMPING
Lansdowne Girls Spend Vacation on Spring
Lake, Perkiomen-Other Doings

Lake,
Some of the members of this years gradu-
ating class at the Lansdowne High School
have been enjoying a weeks camping on
Spring Lake, at Perkiomen, Pa Miss Frances
Cowdrick chaperoned the party. which in
cuded Miss Margaret Dunn. Miss Elizabeth
Brackin, Miss Nettie Greer, Miss Melinda
Walton. Miss Catharine Miliken, Miss Anne
Crawford, Miss Esther Anundsen. Miss Doro-
Thy Jackson and Miss Dorothy Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Sparks Bishop and their
family will spend part OF the summer at
Beach Haven, n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frederick johnson. of En-
glewood. n. j., spent several days with Mr.
and Mrs j. Ross Smith recently. MIR. and
Mrs. Smith left on Wednesday for Portland
Pa, where they will spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. McGregor and their
family are. now at Lavalette, n. j., where
they expect to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schreiver and their two
daughters, Miss Rebecca Schreiver and Miss
Elizabeth schreiver. will spend the summer
at Cape May
Miss Helen Moon, of Pittsburgh is visiting
her uncle and aunt, Mr., and Mrs John W.
Moon.
Miss Florence Hutchinson. of Fairmont, w
Va has returned to her home after spending
several weeks with Miss Bessie Jones.
Mrs. M Stokes, of New York city, is visit
ing Mr., and Mrs. Harry s. Young.
Miss Elizabeth Anker of Mount Holly,
N. j., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Albert s.
Griffith.
Mrs. c, w. r. Smith is visiting friends in
Massachusetts,.
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FOX CHASE CLUB OPENS
Recreation Center for Men in Service |,
Dedicated

The new Fox Chase Country Club-for
men In unform-opened yesterday with
nearly 5000 soldiers and marines and the
entire population of Fox Chase in attend
ance.
The old Rockedge Hotel, the clubhouse.
has been remodeled and equipped with all
modern conveniences for the benefit of the
men in the service. and baseball diamond
has been laid out almost within the shadow
of the building.
A fag-raising was the opening number of
yesterdays program, in charge of Com
mander F. II. Payne, director of the club.
In the evening a boxing bout the base
ball diamond, moving pictures and a vaude-
willie show were features of the program.
Dancing was popular throughout the day
Members OF the Red Cross the Emergency
Aid and the Needlework Guild had charge
of the entertainment.
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ENGLISEf-ZERN

Announcement is made of the marriage of
Miss Emma Fl. Zern. daughter Of Mr. ana
Mrs. Alfred w. Zern of 1S45 North Twenty
fifth street, to Mr. Frederick l.. English Of
Chester, Pa. on sunday. by the Rev A. T..
Harris. pastor of the Bethlehem Rautist
Church. Mr.. English and his bride will be
at home after September at 2OIo Madison
avenue, Chester, Pa,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05
SPALLIONI;-GALIANA

The wedding of Miss Miie Galiana the
daughter Of Mr.. r. Galana. or 1924 South
Twelfth street. and Mr.. Daniel Spallione. of
l219 South Sixth street. took place on
Wednesday at o'clock at the Church of the
knnunCiatiOn. Tenth and Dickinson streets
The bride wore a gown of white satin with
a tulle veil caught with orange blossoms and
carried shower bouquet of Bride roses and
lhes of the valley. The braidssnlaid wore a
gown of flesh coored silk with .corgs cite
crepe hat to match and a corsage bouquet Of
orchids
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MARINE TAKES BRIDE HERE
Miss Margaret Steinmsn Married to Mr.
Richard West. of Somerset. Ky.

The marriage Of Miss Margaret 4; Stein
man, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George W.
Steinman, of 4414 North Nineteenth street to
Mr.. Richard f. West of Somerset, Ky. of
the United States Marine Corps took place
on Saturday afternoon at the home of the
Rev. Samuel w. Purvis, of the Thirteenth
Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr.
West and his bride will be at home at 4414
North Nineteenth street.