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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
SHIP BUNKERS NOW FILLED
Fuelins Of Vessels Has Been Accom-
piished Since Embar0oes Were
placed on Nonessentiais.

New York.-The shortage Of bunk
er coal, which a few days ago was Sc
riousfy hampering the fueing OF YES
sells In New York harbor "has been
entirely relieved" according to q
statement by J. e. Parsons, detailed
by the United States shipping board
20 supervise the bunkering of ships
It this port.
While New York's need for coal is
stfn acute, fuel administrators and
Transportation officials are hopeful
that the somewhat milder weather and
the freight embargo on eastern rail-
ways will materially relieve the sit
nation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
PERSH|NG PRAISES
MORALS OF TROOPS
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE LEADING
CLEAN AND HONORABLE
LIVES.
DENIES RUMORs OF BOOKING
Secretary Baker Writes Governor
Capper, of Kansas, Refuting Any
Rumors of immortality and
Drinking Among Troops.

Washington.-Ther never has been
q similar body Of men to lead as clean
lives as the American soldiers in
france. General Pershing said in a
cablegram to Secretary Baker in re.
ply to inquiries as to truth of reports
Of immoderate drinking among the
men.
General lPershing's message was
made public by Mr.. Baker in this let
ter to Governor Capper, of Kansas:
"You may recall writing to me sew
eral days ago concerning persistent
reports as to the immoderate sale or
liquor among our forces in France.
My impression was that these ru-
more were not well founded in fact;
but I felt it my duty to convey their
content to General Pershing and to
ask him to communicate with me as
to the facts. You will be glad to
know that l have just received the
following words from the commander
""There has never been similar
body of men to lead as clean lives as
our American soldiers in France. They
have entered this war with the high.
est devotion to duty and with no
other idea than to perform these du-
ties in the most efficient manner pos
sible They fully realize their obli-
CATION to their own people, their
friends and the country.
ga rigid program Of instruction is
carried out daily with traditional
American enthusiasm. Engaged in
healthy, interesting exercises in the
open air with simple diets, officers
and men, like trained athletes, are
ready for their task. Forbidden the
use of strong drink and protected by
stringent regulations against sexual
evils and supported by their own
moral courage, their good behavior is
the subject of most favorable conn.,
ments, especially by our allies.
American mothers may rest as
sured that their sons are a credit to
them and to the nation, and they may
we'll look forward to the proud day
when on the battlefield these splen
did men will shed new luster or
American manhood.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
KILL KERENSKY MINISTERS
Former Minister Of Finance and State
Comptroller Are Assassinated In
Hospital.

Petrograd.-A. l.. Shingaroff, minis
ter of finance in the Kerensyk cabinet,
and Prof. F. F. KokOshkine, state
comptroller under Kerensky, were
murdered in their beds in the marine
hospital.
M. Shinaroff and Prof. Kokoshkine
were removed recently to the hospital
from the fortress of st. Peter and st.
Paul because of illness. A dozen armed
men entered the hospital and demand
ed that they be shown the beds of the
former ministers.
Prof. Kokoshkipe was killed as he
slept, two bullets being fired. M. Shin
garoff wakened and protested. Six bull
let's were fired into his body.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
BELLEvrEw, TENN.

q relief, I have suffered so much from
it and from neuralgia in my head" -
MRS. LENA KNIGHT, Route /.
NOTE: Folks in town and adjoining
counties are delighted with the results
they have obtained by using AN-U-RIC,
the newest discovery of DIR. Pierce, who
is head of the Invalids' Hotel and Surg
ical Institute, in Buffalo, N. Y. Those
who started the day with backache,
stiff legs, arms and muscles, and an
aching head (worn out before the day
began because they were in and out
of bed half dozen times at night are
appreciating the perfect rest, comfort,
and new strength they obtained from
Doctor Pierce's Anuric Tablets, double
strength. To prove that this is q GER
tain uric acid solvent and conquers
headache, kidney and bladder diseases
and rheumatism, if you've never used
the Anuric, send ten cents to DIR. Pierce
for large trial package. This will
prove to you that Anuric is many times
more active than lithia in eliminating
uric acid. II you are sufferer, go to
your best druggist and ask for 60
cent bottle of Anuric.
The pOisons in your system can be
thrown out by taking DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets, composed of May-apple,
aloes, root OF jalap, sugar-coated, and sold
by all druggists,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
IRISH WORLD SUPPRESSED
Postal Authorities Suppress Editions
Of Three Leading Irish
Publications.

New YOrk-DistributiOn IN the
mails of last weeks editions of the
Irish World, the Gaelic-American and
the New York Freeman's Journal,
three of the leading weekly publica-
tons in this country espousing the
cause of Irish independence, has been
refused by the postoffice authorities,
pending an investigation. Matter pub
lished in the papers is being passed
upon at Washington, it was said, to
determine whether it is of q nature
entitled to second-class mailing privi-
teges
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
DISSOLVED BY BAKER.
Board Of Control Of Labor Standards
Done Away With.

Washington. Dissolution of the
board of control for labor standards,
created to keep army clothing con-
tracts away from plants employing
sweat shop methods, was announced
by Secretary Baker with the explana-
ton that the primary purpose of the
board had been accomplished, and
hereafter it's duties could be per-
formed by the quartermaster generals
office.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
U-BoATs GET THREE.

American and Two Other Freighters
Sunk OFF Spain.
New York.-Authentic news of the
sinking of three steamers, one an
American freighter, while convoy OF
which they were a part was passing
the lighthouse on the Mediterranean
Spanish coast last month was received
from Spain. The three ships were
sunk in rapid succession by one sub
marine, but owing to proximity OF the
Shore and a calm sea, no lives were
lost +
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31

Administration Commanders Sugar.
Chicago.-State Food Administrator
Wheeler is communicating sugar
wherever found and regardless of
where consigned, to help relieve the
famine here He fixed minimum
price of nine cents pound, retail.
Three and one-haif carloads were
seized.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
eeoins Killing Horses.

London.-At meeting Of the butch
ers of Harrow, one of their number
said the shortage of meat had be-
come SO serious that the authorities
had asked him, to start killing horses.
and he was beginning this week with
100 head.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
Padded Coal Company PayrolIs.

Washington.-How some coal COM
panfes padded salaries In their reports
to the federal trade commission so
as to run up their costs as the basis
for government price fixing was re-
lated before the senate coal commit
tee by David L. Wing, coal expert.
a One company, Wing testified, which
had paid $4,000 a year to the presi-
dent Of subsidiary in 1916, raised It
to $4,000 a month for 1917. A num-
Der of such cases were found, he said,
and the federal trade commission
forced corrections. No names were
brought out.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
British Staff Changes.

London.-James Ian MACPHERSON.
parliamentary secretary to the war
office, announced in the House OF
Commons that Lieut.. Gen. Sir Her
bert Alexander Lawrence had been APP
pointed chief of the general staff in
France.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
Granddaughter Of Lee Dies

Washington.-The death In France
Of Major Fitzhugh Lee Simpson, OF
New London, Conn, is announced
here. Major Simpson died Of natural
causes He was the son Of Col. w. A.
Simpson, adjutant at Governors Is
land, and was a granddaughter OF Gen.
Robert E. Lee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31

Aviatcrs Shoot Germans Down.
Paris.-David Putnam, OF Brooklyn.
Mass, and Austin Trehore, of West
field. N. r., American ayiators H. the
French army, both shot down German
airplanes on Jan. 10.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
EMBARGO
ON EASTERN LINES
DIRECTOR GENERAL McADOO u.s.
SUES ORDERS AGAINST MOVE
MENT OF NoNEssENTlALS.
ExEMPTS MUNITIONS, FOOD
Order Is Issued After Assistant Urges
Bar Against Full Service, Fearing
Rush With Industrial Re-
sumption of Business.

Washington.-An embargo on all
freight except food, fuel and war mu-
nitions on the Pennsylvania lines east
of Pittsburg, Baltimore & Ohio east
OF the Ohio river, and the Philadelphia
& Reading, has been authorized by
Director General McAdoo.
The action was taken on recon-
mendation of A. n. Smith, assistant
director general in charge of trans
portation in the east. No reference
was made to the recommendation for
an embargo submitted by Fuel Admin
temporary and is expected to last
only few days.
The purpose Of the embargo is to
enable those lines, which are the
heaviest bituminous coal carriers, to
continue specializing upon coal for
supplying the acute conditions in New
England, the harbor of New York and
elsewhere, and in the provision Of
empty cars for mines and coke ovens,
said the announcement of the railroad
administration.
The practical effect Of this order
will not greatly change conditions OF
the last few days, it was stated by
railroad administration officials, since
local embargoes already have been
declared by many eastern railroads.
These have been made on the initia-
tive of individual roads. In many
cases also. an embargo practically
was In effect because severe weather
conditions prevented railroads from
supplying cars to shippers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
sammie 10 Captive.

Washington. - Sergeant Paul M.
swenson, engineers, reported on Dec.
is, missing in action. is now pris-
oner in Germany. His mother, Mrs.
]. e. Swenson, lives in New York
city The information came through
the Red Gross.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
Three Aviatora Killed.

Washington.-First Lieuts. William
H. Cheney and Oliver p. Sherwood
and Private George A. Beach were
killed in collision of airplanes over
an American aviation school In
France, the war department is ad-
yised by General Pershing.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
U. s. FLYERS AT WORK.
More Observers Reported at the Front
WI n French Pilots.

With the American Army in France.
More American observers have be-
gun work at the front with French pi-
lots in French airplanes. 1t is mad
yisable to mention their numbers or
identity or the point at which they are
stationed. While their flights are in
the nature of instruction, they are car
ried out under actual battle condi-
ti0na
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
The Glory H Science.

The University of California scien'
fists are said to be making important
strides in the invention of machinery
and the compromising of chemicals be-
tween 20 and 80 men being constantly
engaged on intricate problems OF this
nature. The beauty of this work Is
that the results of these efforts viii be
Of value to America. Every Invention
wrought and every scientific fact dis
covered can be turned to unitarian ad-
vantage.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
lfatv,s Shippjno Losses.

<Rome.An official communication
says that the Italian shipping losses
last week were two steamers Of more
than 1900. tons sunk: One steamer
and one sailing vessel were unsuc-
..sssfully attacked.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
CHICAGO May Go Dry.

Chicago.-The Chicago Dry Fedora
tion announces 1t had obtained 1O6,.
500 signatures to the petition calling
for an election in which it will be
sought to make Chicago bone-dry ter
IL
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
kjck tjpon Rates.

washington. - Independent Okla
horna oil companies complained to the
interstate commerce commission that
rates to Montana were discriminatory
IN favor If Kansas produce
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
Germans Capture Steamers.

Germans Capture Steamers.
Copenhagen.--Th capture by Ger
man warships of the Dutch steamship
Luna, 1869 tons gross, from Holland
for Sweden with cargo Of sugar. is
reported in Stockholm dispatch to
the National Tidende.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
renne.aean on Railroad Board.

Washington.-Geo. r. Loyal. vice
president Of the Southern railway and
a former Tennessean, is now figuring
prominently in the administration OF
the railroads in the vicinity OF Wash
ington as one of the aids to Director
General McAdoo.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
Close U. S. Resorts.

Venice-The Daneli restaurant, the
best-known American resort in Ven
ice, has been closed, owing to the lack
of visitors to the city and the excess
siye cost Of food and heat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
Conner Advances In June.

Washington.-On recommendation
Of the war industries board, Presi-
dent Wilson has extended until next
juno / the price Of % IL cents .
pound for copper, fixed Sept. Il.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
Noted Flyer Gets lIonors.

Paris.-Sergt Henry Sweet Jones
OF New York. member OF the Lara
yette flying corps, also a lieutenan
IN the aviation reserve Of the Amer
can army, has been decorated with
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
Success OF a New Remedy
For Backaohs, Kidneys, Rheumatism

w. .
with m SECULAR
rheumatism when
7 came in posses
zion ofDr. Pierce's
Anuric Tablets.
/ commenced on
them at once and
haven't felt but
few symptoms of
it since. Anuric
is just fine for
rheum atism. /
am an Glad / have
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
0uahac "a Go HDry."

Quebec The province OF Quebec
Is to have absolute prohibition begin
uing May 1. 1919. This was decided
It ! caucus Of the liberal majority.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31

J. p. Morgan's Son Commands Yacht
That Defeated Submarine.

New York-An unconfirmed report
was current in the financial district
that the converted yacht Corsair, for
merly owned by the late j. p. Morgan,
and now submarine chaser, had sunk
a German U-boat. 1t was also stated
that Junious Spencer Morgan, son OF
]. P. Morgan, and grandson of the
Corsair's late owner, was a warrant
officer aboard the converted yacht.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31
Carson Quits Cabinet.

London. Sir Edward Carson, minis
ter without portfolio, in the war cabi-
net. has resigned. The prime minister
has advised the king to accept Sir Ed
wards resignation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-31

The man was really and organi-
cally sick; he had a withered hand
which all could see-nO moral error"
about 1t at all, and he was really heal
ed. The Lords Day is Americas great
heritage. Are we going to throw 1t
away? 1t is of economic value as well
as a spiritual heritage. The observ-
ance of day Of rest has actually In
creased the amount Of output in the
munition factories Of England. In this
land Of hustle and hustle the brain
needs the rest, the soul the feeding,
and the body the relaxation which Sum
day observance alone can furnish. The
child life demands the religious in
struction Of that day, and the adult no
less than the child. Let us have AL
Of .hs church In the Sunday school
all Of she Sunday school IN the church
and everybody Ii both.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-02
NO DEMONSTRATION AS
YANkS ENTER GERMANY

signs OF either pleasure or disapproyai.
Larger crowds were encountered In
Treves, the largest place occupied. lat
er In the day, but even there most or
the people kept moving. maintaining
always O steady air of indifference. 30
far as possible the men in khaki were
ignored.
Brigadier General Preston Brown.
the military governor for occupied ter
ritory, has established his headQuar-
ters at Treves, which also has been
made advance general headquarters
General Pershing will spend part or
his time at Treves. Civil affairs will
be directed by Major General Harry
Smith.
The troops marched into the head
quarters town with bands playing but
even the music and presence OF dozens
OF high ranking American officern
failed to jar the population from Its
attitude of calm silence.
A number of the released allied SOL
diers appeared within the American
lines as 1t advanced. Some of them
have been set free by the recruiting
Germans. while others had been per-
mitted "to escape"
The allied commissions which had
been IN communication with the Ger
mans, have notified the local authori-
ties both in Treves and in other places
that where the civilian authorities are
not troublesome and where they CO.
operate with the forces OF occupation
they will be permitted to remain at
their posts and will not be disturbed
except in so far as 1t Is necessary fog
the carrying out of military measures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-02

61 Asscofated Prers
AMERICAN ARMY OBJ OCCUPA-
TION, Sunday, Dec. 1:--No demon-
stration. either friendly or hostile,
marked the entry of Major General
Dickmnnn's army In Germany today.
The frontier was crossed early In the
day and by nightfall the Americans
had moved forward twelve miles.
reaching Radgenn on the left and
extended along the saar river and
through Saarburg and Treves.
The Americans were welcomed as
deliverers by almost all of the popu-
lation. The attitude of the popula-
tion of Rhenish, Prussia,N was differ
ent Not a single act of open antag-
onism was reported. but 1t was evil
dent that even the children had been
schooled carefully in the role they
must play.
officers and men were not sur
prised by the lack of display of flags
and the absence of the cheering
crowds to which they had been &C
customed, but they did not expect the
calm silence with which the advance
patrols and the columns of marchers
were received.
On the Luxembourg side of the Mos
ellie river the streets Of the villages
were filled with those out to say good
bye to the departing troops. Across
the Moselle the streets of the villages
were almost deserted. Perhaps
eighty-five per cent of the population
remained within their homes and in
a majority of cases the blinds were
drawn. Occasionally groups gathered
at few corners, but there We're no
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-02
BRAVE LOCAL
SOLDIER BACK
Harry W. Tooker Comes to the
Base Hospital at
Camp Dix
WOUNDED AT ST. MIHlEL
Brought In Nine Wounded
Perth Amboy Men Under
Heavy Fire
WOUNDED AT ST. MIHIEL

Harry w. Tooker, of 194 Washing
ton street, who was wounded in the
great st. Mihiel drive on September
"a, is now at Camp Dix in the base
hospital. His brother Frank and
father went to the camp yesterday
and saw him and heard of his expert
ences over there. He had many ex-
citing Incidents to relate and brought
word about several of the local boys.
He was drafted a year ago last
September and went to Camp Dix
with the big contingent of 200 that
left this city at that time. He went
across In May of this year and was
stationed in France with Company ID
OF the 311th Infantry. y
He was at first with the British be-
fore Verdun and later transferred to
the st. Mihiel front in time to- take
part in the glorious push which
wiped out that salient. He was
wounded by piece of flying shrapnel
and the index finger<of his night hand
was torn off. However that did not
stop him from bringing back to safe
ty. under a heavy barrage, nine local
men who were wounded.
Among those he brought In were
Sergeant Martin, whom he found
lying In o. shell hole with leg torn
off and Sergeant Lefgreen; he also
saved his lieutenant, dragging him
across no mans land. He is tho only
man in the 811th who Is ut Camp Dix.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-02
INSIST ON TRIAL
FOR LUMBER MEN
Indicted in u. S. District Court
Charged With Violating Trade
Embargo Act

NEWARK, Dec. 2:-Seven lumber
companies of New Jersey and four
individual dealers who are under In
dictment by the Federal Grand jury
on eight counts. alleging violation of
the United States Trade Embargo
Act, will have to stand trial. This
was decided Saturday by United
States District Court Judge Haight.
Demurrers embracing six counts
had been entered on the ground that
the Elkins act, under which the ar
rests were made, did not apply. The
point was overruled.
Those indicted are the Metropoli-
tan, Franklin and Southern Lumber
companies, Newark; Neidritter Lum-
Der Company, Elizabeth; Coastwise
Lumber & Supply Company, Jersey
City; Boynton Lumber Company, Sc
warren; Perrine & Buckelew, James
burg. corporations, and Jacob and
David Davidson of Newark, Frank Il.
Wallace of Elizabeth and Ira r.
Grouse. Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-02
|ONE MAN KILLED
ANOTHER HURT
When Part Of Blast Furnace at
American Smelling and Re-
Filming Company Explodes

One man was killed and another
injured shortly after IL o'clock today
when the matte. part of blast
furnace at the plant of the American
Smelling & Refining Company. ex-
ploded.
The dead man is Edward Sanchosz.
a Portuguese. thirty-nine years old. Of
36s Grove street. He is survived by
a wife and three children.
The injured man is Joseph Knot,
twenty-nine years old. of 166 Chaun-
cey street. who was attended by DIR.
F. c. Henry and later removed to the
hospital. He Is suffering with lacer-
ations of the skull.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-02
Gambling Joint Raided and
Players Arrested and Fined

Patrolman Michael Muska, with the
aid of Roundsman Andrew Jensen and
Patrolmen Reidy and Koscielnak raid
ed gambling joint at 294 Hall ave-
nue. last night and caught ten men
and one woman playing an old time
gambling game.
The men, all Spaniards. were ar
rested and locked up for the night.
The woman as soon as she saw the
policemen, tainted and could not be
taken to headquarters.
This gorning Recorder Pickersgill
fined the men $40 each. They paid
the fines.
Being suspicious of the place Muska
got the other policemen to help him
and they broke into the room where
the men and woman were playing and
found them. according to the testi-
mony in court today. sitting around a
table on which there were cards and
money. The cards and the money,
amounting to 50 were used as evil
dence.
The woman was not in court ii be-
ing explained that she Is still i'll. The
money collected in the raid was turn
I'd over to the police pension fund.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-02
RECOUNT STILL
GOES, ON TODAY
Little Change From Original
PolI--More Soldier Votes to
Be Counted
BIZ special Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 2-The
recounting of the assembly ballots still
continues today. This morning the
third poll of the sixth ward of this
city was completed and work started
on the recount of the South Amboy
ballots. The results In the sixth
ward. third poll, follow:
The original vote for Appleby ia,
Wight 125. The recount of the bal
lots gave Appleby 100, Wight 123.
This shows a loss of five votes for APP
pleby and two for Wight.
In the recount of this poll, three
Appleby ballots were referred to JUS
tice Bergen and four Wight ballots.
The number of referred ballots to date
are Wight 48. Appleby SO.
Tomorrow the Board of Elections
will tabulate a number of soldier
votes received since the last tabula-
tion