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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-26

ing assistance. sent Tuesday night.
The committee gave thanks and said
any subscriptions would be wei.
coined
Fire Marshal Bringhurst left on
the midnight train for Gle Elum TO
represent the city.
Gov. Lister answered the appeal
OF the stricken city Immediately with
orders to Adjt Gen. Harvey J. Moss
to take charge OF relief work for the
state and 70 furnish tents.
GLE ELUM. June Gone
half Of this city II In ashes and
ruins today. The last nickering
flames and curling smoke Il ris-
ing from charred heaps where
yesterday. before 1890 p. m,
stood some Of the largest bust
ness houses and between 300 and
400 homes.
a financial loss OF nearly $1,000.
900 has been suffered by the com.
munity. IL Is estimated. from the
fire that started in a store.
Between ! 200 and 1900 people are
homeless as a result OF the onrush
OF flames that swept "A mile and a
half thru the city In two hours and
a half.
The restaurant. taken over by the
relief committee. headed by Mayor
Balmer. Is doing big service among
the destitute.
The burned area ls being guarded
by volunteers. Coal mines are shut
down temporarily to enable assist
ance 20 be rendered. and the operat.
ing companies. the Independent Coal
& Coke Co. and the Southern I'm.
(Continpcd on page foJ
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Won't Call
Older Men
This Year
Baker Says Present Plan to
Change Draft Ages Is
Incomplete


Rv U-iicd Press Leased Wire csrcct
10 The St1r
WASHINGTON, juno .s.-
Secretary Of War Bsker today
told the senate military com
mitt~e that for the present"
the war department believes Il
would he better not TO change
the draft ages.
This practically lnsur~s rejection
Of the pending amendment TO broad.
en- the ages from 3i.3i 10 600.
Baker told the committee that his
chief objection to changing tho ages
thru the amendment to the army bill
Is tina; II is not based on n thoroiy
worked. out plan.
Presiden; Wilson Is said 10 hav.
suggested tina, the proposed draft az.
change be held up until the next se-
sion.
The change in plans for extending
the draft agc viii not cndangcr dc.
ferred classes unless some grave ex.
igcncy arisek. making II necessary
TO call many more than II Is now an
tlcipated 10 call this year. Under the
prescn; program. IN. balance OF the
calls this year will stili leave about
1000 men In Class / on January !.
1890.
New Suppiy Due
Extension % the draft next ses-
sion and a probable registration Of
3i.year-oids In December or January
Will insure now Class I reservoir
from which 10 draw In addition a.
ls believed 200 600 men viii BE- added
TO Glass ! thru the re-cxamlnatlon OF
auestionnairvs now under way.
Baker disclosed the fact that "an
enlarged military program Is being
prepared by the war department.
tho he did no, 70 into details.
The American army will num-
ber 3.ss0.0eo by September. and
Of those 1880 win be In
France. senator Hitchcock an
nounced in discussing the pro
poSal to defer action ON the fall
amendment.
Cen. March and Gen. crowder fol.
lowed Baker before the committee
Both agreed with him.
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TOEXhauSt
Class 1 in
July Calls
500 Deferred Men Are Ad.
vanced by the Local
Boards

Seattle select draft men Of
Class will be exhausted In prae.
tiesiiy all Of the is divisions Of
the city by the July call for
msn tn 20 TO training camps.
In one or two divisions there
may he insufficient numbers To
fin the quota. even with the ad-
dition Of men moved up into
Class | by reason OF rcciassifica-
ton now being made.
II " estimated that about 500
men In Seattle viii he placed In
Class l by the reelassifieation
on dependency claims alone.
The work or fight" order. ef-
fcrtive July I, will probably
hiring many more into line for
Immediate military service
All rcciassificd Class men % the
new si.year-old rewistrants may be
needed to fil the governments calls
during the next so days. in its pro-
Erx-n OF having 5000 600 men under
arms BY August /. Washington ad
vices say
From Washington advices reached
Seattle "Wednesday that Washington
has been called upon to send 1000
}nen in July TO Camp Lewis. Local
boards were in possession OF their
)quotas Wednesday. but under In.
sfructions not 20 give them out.
n Is expected the new call win
take nearly 1000 more men from
the city and King county.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder an.
bounced additional calls for July,
"wednesday. which bring the total
for the month to 3st.75T men. \ call
for seo .0oe was isxued Tuesday. and
f=t.5z5 additional "Wednesday.
In division No. s. embracing the
Capitol hill district. there have been
about go changes In classification
made so far. 2s5 being into Class !
and rs appeals are already filed.
The usual jump is from Glass To
Class !. tho Some 20 into Class ?. as
skilled farm or Industrial laborcrs
or whose families are not necessarily
wholly depc ndent upon them. Divis.
ion No. has more married men
without children than any other IN
the city. and has the highest record
fConfinaed on page u
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Puget Sound navy yard needs me
chanics. laborers. helpers. Apply at
office OF recorder. navy yard. Brem
erton.
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AUSTIN. Tex. June s6.-Under a
statewide prohibition act, Texas be
came bone dry at midnight June 20.
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WOot Oh 61OrtNA h<pO1OahSs SAsCJ
advanced a mile.
ROME. June .6.-Itxlian
forces extended their gains ss
Caposile and repuIsed severAl
counter attacks, the Italian war
office announced today.
Yesterday. having re-occupied the
bridgehead at Caposile. we extended
IL. provoking numerous counter at
taoks." the statement Sad We
took 375 prisoners.
We arc clearing up the battle
field. A few hundred more prisoners
have been taken We arc complete
ly recuperaung all our artillery.
arms and materials. with an enor-
nous quantity Of Austrian material.
Despite the success OF the limited
counter offensive begun by the Itai-
ians on the mountain front IL IL
known that the Austrians have con-
centrated their remaining reserves
there and the Italians may soon Be
forced TO change their tactics in that
region.
The Austrian losses are now esti-
mated at 100000 OF these IL il re-
ported 10000 were drowned in the
retreat across the Upper Piavc. The
5lst and 3,nd Austrian rifle regf.
ments covered the enemy retreat un-
Ill only so men remained unwounded.
Then they surrendered. Gen. Won
Cronstadt. their commander. shot
himself.
The Italian booty includes several
enemy batteries. hundreds OF ma
chine guns and thousands OF prison
ers. The body OF Maj. Baracca. the
famous Italian aviator. was found at
the foot of Montello crest beside his
burned machine. He had committed
suicide TO avoid capture.
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Continues
Gains on
AuStrianS
Additional Prisoners and
Huge Quantity OF Mater
ials Are Captured
FOE GENERAL SUICIDES

By United Press Lc1scd Wire Direct
20 The Star
LONDON, June 26.-The
Italians have scored an i'm
portant success in their
northern counter offensive, It
was learned authoritatively
today.
In the Grappa sector, south
west of Monti As0lone, they
advanced a mile.
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Send Bringhurst

Previous to the announcement OF
Manager sti-nson. Mayor Hanson re
ceived a reply from the Gle Elum re.
lief committee 10 his telegram offer
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Weather forecast: Tonight and Thursday.
fair. northwcsterly winds
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10 The star
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF THE
CITY OF PLEASANTYILLE.

Mayor-Thomas F. Crawford.
Clerk-Nehemiah Andrews.
Assessors-First Ward, Reuben E.
Adams; Second Ward, George M
Bates.
Tax Collector-Webster Price.
City Treasurer-Geo. Zippler, Jr.
City Engineer-Samuel j. Clark.
City Solicitor-Louis D. Champion.
Chief of Police-Clarence Krewson.
Police Justice-David D. Martz.
Building Inspector-Paul Wootton.
Plumbing Inspector-Walter Martin
Overseer of the Poor = Daniel S.
Edwards.
Janitor of Fire House and City Hall
Mark. Fritsch.
Street Supervisor-Walter Barnett.
Chief Fire Dept.-Paul Wootton.
Fire Warden-James A. Gilkey.
Sinking Fund Commissioners
Mayor Thomas F. Crawford, George
Zippler, and Charles w. Schmidt, Sr.
Members Atlantic County Board of
F~reeholders = Clark Adams, First
Ward: John P. Ashmead, Second Ward
Observation-Disclosures and President,
Albert E. James; First Ward, Wilbur
w. Adams. Charles NJ. Chattle, Mi
chael Lutz; Second Ward, Walter ].
Anderson. Edward n. Meloney, Ray
mond G. Ireland.
Council Committees
Finance-Meloney, Anderson, Lutz.
Streets-Ireland, Chattle, Adams.
Licenses-Anderson, Adams, Chattle.
Public Property = Adams, Meloney,
Ireland.
Lights-Chattle, Meloney, Anderson.
Police-Adams, Meloney, Lutz.
Ordinances = Anderson, Ireland,
Chattle.
POor-Ireland, Anderson, Meloney.
Fire observation-disclosures Chattle,
Anderson.
Education-Chattle, Meloney, Lutz.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
MANY ARTICLES USED IN
EMERGENCY RATlONS
FOR FIGHTING MEN.

The equipment of no soldier is COM
plete without emergency food rations.
United States troops are supplied with
three different parched maize-meal
packets and three chocolates. The
former is a revival of the maize-meal
of the American Indians, On which
they could exist for days while hunt
ing or on the warpath.
The 'chain-shot' ration furnished
Belgian, French and Teutonic soldiers
is a winter food of compressed meat.
There are more than a dozen varieties
of compressed teas used by the Rus
sian commissary. Compressed rice and
macaroni is supplied Oriental forces.
Oat-bread in sausage form is used by
some of the North British troops.
A curious ration is the compressed
fig coffee of the Central Powers, which
may either be utilized for food as it is
or converted into a coffee-like drink.
Smoke-dried pears are used in the
same armies. The Swiss soldier re-
ceives an emergency ration of white
chocolate, made entirely of cocoa-but-
ter and sugar.
An Italian army chocolate is in sau-
sage-length form, while their plum
duff goes into a beef membrane.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
MATERIALS USED
TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT
FOR FIGHTING MEN

Raw materials of many kinds are
needed for the equipment of United
States troops. Jute, silk, fur, and lin
en-, all find their way into the uniform
of an infantryman, in addition to the
wool and cotton which are used in
greater quantities.
A half ounce of silk is used in the
standard yellow gloves and a slightly
larger quantity in the riding gloves.
Silk is also found in the service hat
and undershirt. Linen enters the
equipment list in only one article, the
shelter tent. Jute is used in breeches,
coat, and overcoat; fur in the service
hat.
Mussel pearl, ivory nut, and bone
form the buttons on different articles
of the uniform. Aluminium is used in
the bayonet scabbard, canteen, cup,
knife, and meat can. In the slicker
are nine and a half of rubber.
Horsehide and leather, wood, iron,
steel, bronze, brass, zinc, copper, tin,
and lead are used in various articles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
INSURANCE FOR EVERY FIGHTER

The Treasury Department is making
every effort to have every member of
Americas fighting forces take adyan-
tage of the Government-insurance plan,
which Secretary McAdoo asserts to be
the most just and humane provision
ever made by any nation for its sol
diers and sailors.
The purpose is rapidly being achiev-
ed, the insurance having passed the
third billion mark in the total of poll
cies written, and there are many mill
tary units in which every member has
taken insurance.
The automatic insurance provided
by the law is only partial and limited
protection, payable only to wife, child,
or widowed mother and ceases after
February u, 1918. 1t is important,
therefore. not only to the soldiers and
sailors of the country but to their Iam-
lilies and dependents, hat before that
date they avail themselves of the full
Government protection which can go
as high as $4,000 and is payable to a
wife, husband. child, grandchild, par
ent. brother, or sister.
The law also provides for the reed
ucation and rehabilitation of the to-
tally disabled and monthly compensa-
ton to those disabled.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
WAR SAVINGS.

Thrift Stamps and War Savings
Stamps are the most democratic of in
vestments and America expects every
American to show love of republican
institutions by investing in this demo-
cratic security. The aggregate amount
of the investments and the number of
investors in these War Savings secur-
tiles are in a way the answer of the
people of this great Democracy to the
call of the cause of democracy through
out the world and the vindication of
civilization and humanity.
They afford every person, however
humble and however small his means,
the opportunity to contribute his part,
to do his bit, in this great struggle
against the military masters of Ger
many who seek to dominate the world
in contempt of Justice and right and
freedom and without conscience and
without mercy.
Surely every American desires to
have a part in the defeat of ~autocracy
and the success of liberty and right.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
OUR WAR AIMS-THE
PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE
TO ALL PEOPLES

can evident principle runs through
the whole program l have outlined.
1t is the principle of justice to all peo-
pies and ~nationalities, and their right
to live on equal terms of liberty and
safety with one another, whether they
be strong or weak. Unless this prin-
ciple be made its foundation no part of
the structure of International justice
can stand. The people of the United
States could act upon no other princi-
pie; and to the v~indication of this
principle they are ready to devote their
lives, their honor, and everything that
they possess, The moral climax of
this, the eliminating and final war for
human liberty, has come, and they are
ready to put their own strength, their
own highest purpose, their W integ-
rity and devotion to the test."-From
President Wilson's Address, January 8,
1918.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
THE PEOPLE ARE SAVING.

The English have not been consid-
cred a saving nation, and one of the
most notable examples of the effect of
patriotism on a whole people was the
fact that during the year 1916, although
purchasing billions of dollars of wal
bonds, the small savings banks deposit
tors in England increased their depos-
its over 100000, 900.
The patriotic appeal to the American
people for war savings has met with a
similar response. Statistics for the
year 1917 are not yet available, but
reports from various sections of the
United States indicate that member
ship and assets in cooperative building
or savings and loan associations, in
creased at least 10 per cent, the same
rate of increase for the year 1916 and
about the average rate of increase for
the last 10 years.
The small savings-bank accounts
show a similar increase in numbers of
depositors and amounts of deposits.
Sales of War Savings Stamps also show
a great growth of the habit of saving.
The American people have respond
ed to the call of duty to economic and
save. They have not only purchased
nearly Sc, 900. 1000 of Liberty Loan
Bonds and War Savings Stamps but
in addition they have increased their
savings as above shown. Patriotism
and saving are synonymous now, and
economy is a duty, and many millions
of American citizens are doing their
duty in this particular.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02

Printing-Meloney, Chattle, Adams.
Sanitary-Ireland, Anderson, Melo-
ney.
Building-Adams, Ireland, Chattle.
Rules-Chattle, Meloney, Anderson.
Railroads-Lutz, Meloney, Ireland.
Audit-Anderson, Meloney, Lutz.
Council meets ON first and third
Monday evenings of each month. 8
o'clock in June, July, August and
September; 7.30 o'clock all other
months.
Board of Health.
Rollin A. Gale, president; George W.
Singer, vice-president; Jesse Bowen,
secretary; Henry Crawford, registrar
of vital statistics; Neil S. Campbell.
Earl Sanders, Samuel G. Bowen, Jr.
lnspector-Dr. W. j. Hudson.
Meetings are held on second Thurs
day evening of each month at 7.30
o'clock in Council Chamber.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02

SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of a writ of feri facias, to me di-
rected, issued out of the New Jersey Court OF
Chancery, will be sold at public vendue, on
WEDNESDAY, H SIXTH A OF
FEBRUARY, NINETEEN HUN
DRIED AND EIGHTEEN,
at two O'Clock in the afternoon of said day.
in the Court Room, 10. 201. Second Floor.
Guarantee Trust Building, in The City of At
lantic City, County of Atlantic and State of
New Jersey.
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises, hereinafter particularly described,
situate in the City of Abseccn City, County
of Atlantic and State of New Jersey.
Beginning at a cedar tree for a corner of
division between the heirs of Samuel Read,
deceased thence Cd North three degrees
East eleven chains and six links to a corner
standing in the middle of the public road
leading to Reads Landing thence CD North
sixty-six and thtee-quarter degrees East six
hundred and fifty feet to meadow edge ;
thence (3) following meadow edge South
%westwardly five hundred and fifty feet from
Bartlett Estate thence (4) Southerly direc-
ton to place of beginning in straight line
seven hundred and fifty feet.
Seized as the property of Experience NJ.
Conover ct ais. and taken in execution at
the suit of Harry G. Bullock, substituted for
Christopher Hare, and to be sold by
ALFRED ]. PERKINS,
Sheriff.
Dated January IL, 1918.
Jno. D. McMullin, Solicitor.
Prs fee. 1894
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
THE LIBERTY LOAN
AND BANK DEPOSITS.

The Annual Report of the Secretary
of the Treasury contains this state
ment:
"The First Liberty Loan was sold
and paid for between January Is and
August 81, 1917, and it is interesting
to note that the reports of the national
banks show that between the calls for
reports from these banks of May l,
1917, and September II, 1917, embrac-
ing the period in which the First Lib
erty Loan was taken up and paid for,
the national banks of the country, in
stead of being drained of their resour-
ces through these vast collections by
the Government, actually showed an
increase of 1854, 10000 in the sum
total of their deposits for that period.
The payments for the Second Liberty
Loan were made with the same ease
that marked the settlements of the
First"
To the effective machinery afforded
by the Federal Reserve Banks is at
tributed the execution of these ire
mendous and unprecedented financial
operations without a tremor OF fnan-
cial disturbance.
The total deposits on November 20,
1917, of the 1850 national banks am
ounted to s14, 1913. 000, 900, an increase
over November II, 1916, of $1,000, 000,-
600, and an increase over September
II, 1917, of S1,564, 000, 900. The total
resources of these banks on November
20 were $18,553, 000, 900.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
EXAMINERS FIND BUT
FIFTEEN PER CENT OF MEN
WEAR SHOES THAT FIT

Figures from examinations made by
Army and civilian shoe experts at Ar
my camps show that only about Is per
cen of the men wear shoes which fit
properly. Of the several groups of
men examined 2S per cent wore shoes
one-half size short, 26 per cent wore
shoes a full size short, and s per cent
wore shoes two sizes short.
Renorts ascribed the high proportion
of misits to the inclination of men to
choose shoes too small. faults of meth
cd and supervision of fitting, INSULT
cient numbers of LARGER and narrower
sizes. and incorrect marking of sizes
by manufacturers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
MOTHER GAVE
THIS DELICATE
CHILD YINOL
And He Got Well and Strong.
That's True

Monaco, Pa.-"My little boy, who
is the youngest of three, was weak,
v and tired all the time, so he
was most unfit at school, and moth
ing seemed to help him. I learned
of Vinol and gave it to him. 1t has
restored his health and strength and
he has gained in weight" Mrs.
Frederick Sommers, Monaco, Pa.
Vinol is a constitutional cod liver
and iron remedy for delicate, weak,
ailing children. Formula on every
bottle, SO you know what you are CIV
ing them. Children love it.
H. J. DENNIS & CO.,
Pleasantville
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
GROWTH OF THE FEDERAL
RESERVE SYSTEM.

Seventy-fve State banks or trust
companies were admitted to the Fed
eral Reserve System in September
with aggregate capital of $28,91S, 900,
surplus of $32, 1900, and resources
of $44S, 72S, 900. This brings the num-
Der of State institutions. that is, bank
ing institutions other than national
banks, now members of the Federal
Reserve System up to $50 with total
of 5000, 900, 900.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
. PRACTICE THAT MUST CEASE.

The attention of the Board of Health
of Pleasantville has been directed to
some citizens whose pipes to their
cesspools are frozen and who take
their chamber waste and dump it upon
the ground. This waste must be dump
ed in the c%esspools, as a continuance
of the practice above is likely to cause
an epidemic of sickness when a thaw
comes.
By order of the Board of Health OF
Pleasantville,
w. ]. HUDSON, Inspector.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All persons are warned against
emptying the contents of cesspools
and sewage of all descriptions any
where in Egg Harbor Township with
out having obtained a permit therefor
All persons violating the law in this
matter will be prosecuted to the full
extent.
w. J. HUDSON. NJ. D.,
Health Inspector for Egg Harbor
Township,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
JOHN H. SMITH, President.
WARNING TO OWNERS OF
PIGGERIES
In Egg Harbor Township

In Egg Harbor Township.
Owners of %piggeries will hereafter
not be allowed to maintain the same
except on permit from the Inspector
of the Board of Health. A permit
must also be obtained to haul garbage
in the Township. Failure to secure
permits will result in prosecution.
By order of the Board of Health,
VIM. HAUENSTEIN, Sec.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS.

Owners of dogs in Egg Harbor
Township are notified that beginning
May 20, 1918, all dogs will be assessed
according to the Township Ordinance,
viz: 81 for dog and 50 for each
additional dog.
By order of the Township Commit
tee.
JOHN H. SMITH. President.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
G NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that persons hav-
ing bills against the City Of Pleasantville
must have them In the hands of the City
Clerk on Friday preceding the regular meet
ing nights of Common Council, which are
the first and third Mondays of each month,
otherwise they will not be paid.
BY order OF the Common Council OF
Pleasantyille.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
NOTICE TO THE FARMERS
OF EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP

All farmers of Egg Harbor Town
ship are notified that they must not
collect garbage in Atlantic City, as it
is the intention of the officials there
to prosecute all persons who violate
their commands in this matter.
WILLIAM HAUENSTEIN.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02

This photograph Of the beautiful
wife of the president of Cuba was talk
en- a few days after she had completed
the task of raising a cash fund of ST.
100000 for the equipment and main
tenance in France of a hospital to be
manned exclusively by Cuban physi-
clans and nurses.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-02
NOTICE.

All persons are warned not to dump
Rubbish in Egg Harbor Township
Violations will be vigorously prose
cuted.
JOHN J. BLACKMAN, Pres.
WIN. HAUENSTEIN, Sec.