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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31
INFLUENZA
IN IOWA,
Cases Number e2,s2s During Last
Three Months of Year, Says
the State Board of
Health,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DES MONIES, Ia. Dec. 31.-Span.
ish influenza cases in Iowa during
the last three months totaled 92,S29,
according to Iowa state board Of
health reports today.
During December. not counting to-
day, 1,205 cases were reported, an
increase over November OF 12,37S,
October's total was 42,791. No fig.
ures on deaths during the quarter
were available
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31
BLOWN OUT
OF POSTOFFICE
Actyline Tank Expiodes and Eleven
People Are Missing From
Building Which Was
Wrecked.

ynited Press Leased Wire Service.I
LEBANON, N. j., Dec. 31.-Eleven
persons are missing today and are
believed to have been killed when
an acetylene tank exploded in the
postoffice building here. Two men
were blown through windows OF the
building.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31
Killed by Masked Bandits.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Hugo Thomas,
saloon keeper. died on the way to
hospital here today after he had
been shot by three masked bandits
who held up his saloon.
The men escaped after Tffling the
cash register, several customers
standing at the bar. meanwhile.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31
Forming League for Safe
guarding Man Who Start
ed War.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
BERLIN. Dec. 2S.-A league for
safeguarding the life and freedom of
the former kaiser is being formed
today under the auspices of the
Tages Zietung, which recently advo-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31
AppeaI is Rejected.

ROME, Dec. 31--The supreme
court has rejected the appeal of
Carpi and Mashini, sentenced to
death for completely in sinking the
baftleship Benedetto Brin
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-31
Actress Is Dead.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Dec. 31-Anna
Ward Tiffanny, well known actress.
died at her home her today.
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Dails Gate City and Constitu-
tion-D Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
HeIress a Successful Artist.

Helress to one of the greatest for
tunes in America, born to a life OF
EASE and luxury, Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney is a shining example Of the
type of American woman who Is COM
bining successfully a career while she
performs her duty to her home and
society, says the Washington Times.
The former Gertrude Vanderbilt.
daughter Of the late Cornelius Van
derbilt, has for the last ten years
worked untirlngly as a sculptor. Splen-
did examples of her art have been
exhibited in New York, many of them
selected in competition in which the
best artists Of the time have been her
competitors. Among Mrs. Whitney's
best known works are the Titanic me-
mortal, which has been erected In the
national capital I; a fountain in the New
Arlington hotel at Washington, ex-
hibited at the Panama-Pacifc EXPOSE
ton in California; another massive
fountGin Of Aztec design In the bureau
Of American republics. also In WASH
ington. Mrs. Whitney has also done
some splendid work in oil. water color
and crayon-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
OLD BRIDGE

The carnival which was held at
Brunw1ck Gardens No. 2, on July z, 8
and 9 of this week, was q success.
The work of arranging for the carni-
val and directing 1t, was done by Msr.
s.. ]. Snure with the help of residents
of Brunswick Gardens. Mrs. Snure
desires to thank all who assisted. The
totay amount left after expenses were
paid was s151.66, which will help
make many of the soldiers a little
more happy and comfortable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Mankowski
departed Thursday for their home In
Texas, where Mr.. Mankowski Is an In
structor In aviation. They went from
here to New Brunswick by automobile
and left there on :he Pennsylvania
railroad.
Msr. Edward Forman Is spending a
few weeks with friends at exams
burg.
John Squires is moving into his
new home which he recently had con-
structed in the ear of Squires' gar
age. The two other houses which he
is having built at the same place are
nearing completion and will be rented.
NJ. B. Wilson is remodeling his
home which he recently purchased
and the renovation Is very much for
the better.
Another automobile accident hap
pened Friday morning at the corner
near the "Burdell' when q new truck
and a large touring car collided. No
one was hurt and the damage was
slight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
Corporal Erdek
Has Poetry For
Bunch at Home
July 7, 1918.

July sA
Dear Editor,
A few lines to the Dublin Bunch.
For I know they appreciate my part
in the Evening News paper SO to
have a little fun and keep the Boys
happy. I got to keep them reading
my little parts In your paper.
I suppose they looked all week in
the paper and said a Bunch about
me. But I walked up so BY waking
them up I might get a few lines. I'm
writeing this letter on a Bunk so its
pretty hard to keep the words on the
line.
But I know they will be alright
when you get through with it
Well I Received a letter from one
of the boys and he told me that Am
boy was more then Dead. Wen is
Garsick for / wrote him a letter
about four months g and no an
swer yet. Can you Beat it2
/ received a letter from live wire
and he sur had a lot to say. Why
he ever told me that he was engaged.
Can you Beat that live wire?
It's getting dark and besides that
it's the end of the paper so I will
ring off here and wish the boys good
night.
Heard on the field:
A little poem to the boys in AM
boy:
Lively, fellows, lively,
Get upon the line,
The enemy has flanked US
And are coming all the time.
Lie down, forget the cactus,
And never mind the thorns,
You "a pick them out at recall.
When the bugler plays his horn
Fire faster, give them hell, boys,
Advance q hundred yards.
For Gods sakes, keep down low,
boys.
Il know that it is hard.
Close in to the right and hurry,
Prepare to rush-rush double time
That's right, use some pep" boys,
And get upon the line.
Front rank fix bayonets,
And rear rank do the m
Come. laddie, be a soldier
And play the soldiers anne,
Charge bayonets, all together,
We cannot lose the time.
Now do things with a snap, boys,
And get upon the line.
P. S.-That's If all the fellers
would do their best but most of them
try; I mean II all fellers from Amboy
were in the army wouldn't 1t be nice.
I could bet O cactus when the boys
read this they will wish that / was
dead. But I hope not.
1 doubt 1t.
Here is one to a little queen in
Amboy:
When a pair of red lips
Are upturned to your own,
With no one to gossip o IL.
Do you pray for endurance to lei
them alone?
Maybe you would but l doubt 1t.
If she said let's sit on the davenport
Dear,
There's something inviting about II,
Would you say no it isn't quite pro-
per, my Dear?
May be you would but / doubt 1t.
Well, 1 guess I wrote enough sc
this will be the end.
1 remain welknowed to all.
CORPORAL ]. o. ERDEK,
Co. f, Seth Inf,
Camp Macarthur,
Waco, Texas
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
@ChSIrCheS
-Four Minute Talks
By William ii. Bawden
DAY

1.-TWO minds with but . single
thought, two hearts that beat as
one" 20 runs the old saying with
reference to the coming together OF
man and woman. The United States
and France have always had a SYM
other. Now they are n In purpose
as never before. The soldiers OF the
two nations are fighting side by side,
our boys are on French soil, the Tri
Color and the Stars and Stripes, both
red, white and blue, are intertw1ned
as they float over public building and
encampment, July Fourth was OBJ
served In Paris. and now July Four
teenth will be celebrated in America.
We have but a single thought to
make liberty worldwide by putting
an end TO militarism: our hearts beat
as one, in hat we allow the same
sentiments and emotions to sway
them,
Nothing shalr more quickly make
for that internationalism for which
many have been longing and work.
ing. Out of q too intense ~nationalism
grow wars. At bottom n~ationalism
10 simply selfishness on q huge scale.
But slowly the principles of otherli-
ness are replacing those of SELFISH
ness In our Individual dealings, while
many are longing for the same spirit
to prevail in the dealings of nations
with each other. Diplomacy has too
frequently meant guile. American
statesmen have tried to make 1t In
clude honesty, straightforwardness
and fairness. One assured result of
the present war will be the introduce
ton OF justice around the council
table of the nations, to replace sell
fish expedienoy. There Is no reason
why there should not grow out of 1t
a united states of the world, nations
large M small banded together for
the promotion of peace, with each
nation allowed to seek Its W indi-
vidual development, its own liberty.
however, stopping just short OF where
1t impinges upon that of another.
Such compacts at bottom rest on
understanding. The better people
understand one another the better
they a get along with n another.
We have different customs, different
prejudices, different outlooks. It Is
by no means necessary, or even de-
sirable, that these shall become one.
But they must be known and APP
preciated as the basis of a solid un-
derstanding. It is more thar proba-
Bile that the best of each will be APP
propriated by the other. Milleniums
hence, possibly, the great world OF
mankind may discover its true unity,
| with common impulses and all else
common. But hat may be left with
| out further thought to the future.
1t Is ours now to know one another
better the world around, to stop
foolish prejudice and criticism, and
to learn rightly to appreciate even
when we cannot agree. Toward all
! of this the celebration of Bastile Day
in America has a direct bearing. and
is entirely worthy of two great peo-
pie.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
T0TTENVILLE

Miss Charlotte B. Page has gone to
her former home in Ellenville, N. Y,
for the summer. o.
Gilbert s. Barnes is home after
visiting in the east for the past week.
Mrs. Alexander Campbell of Joline
avenue, is home from st. Vincent
hospital where she underwent an OPP
Grafton recently.
Charles H. PETER, who was injured
in an automobile accident two weeks
ago Is able to be about.
The Sunday afternoon w. c. T. u.
will DO held tomorrow at the home
of Mrs. Peter Peterson of Slaight
avenue.
A special musical program will be
rendered by the choir of st. Paufs
Church tomorrow night in connection
with the service.
The concert given by Bethel Sunday
School last night In the lecture room
of the church was @ success. The
program as announced, was carried
out and ice cream was sold.
The Sunday School picnic of st.
Papl's Church will be held today at
Woods grove in Sprague avenue with
the weather permitting.
Patrolnlan Newman was detailed
to watch a live wire down in Marscher
place last night until the arrival OF
an electric lineman.
The weekly meeting of the Fifth
Ward Branch OF the Red Cross will
be held Monday at the Masonic
temple.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
TOURS AROUND ISLAND
Congressman Frear the Guest of
Dock Commissioner.


81 Special Correspondents.
TOTTENvILLE, July 1s:-James
A Frear of Hudson, Wisconsin,
ranking Republican member of the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors
and foe of the pork barrel legisla-
ton, having fought every river and
harbor bill during his six years OF
service In the House of Representa-
tives, was q visitor here recently.
When arrangements were made 10
recess until August IL, Mr.. trear
wired Dock Commissioner Hubert
and asked IL he could be afforded the
opportunity II he stopped Off at New
York en- route.
Commissioner Hubert, who. when
in congress-, had served nearly four
years with and knew the personal
views of Mr.. Frear as to New York
harbor improvements, took the con-
gresham around Staten Island. Con-
gresham Frear expressed astonish-
ment at the commercial development,
as well as at the enormous opportuni-
ties for improvement along he water
front,
1t Is refreshing to find a congress-
man who will take the trouble to
visit a community the improvement
of which he has vigorously opposed
In the House, in order to obtain first
hand information.
The dock commissioner did q
great service to the port of New
York and particularly to Staten Is
land.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mrs. Louis Parks, of Bridgeport,
Conn, has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Abijah Forman.
Misses Edith and Mildred Magee,
of Brooklyn, are visiting relatives in
Woodrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hurd are en-
tertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Morris, of
Whitestone, i. /.
Mrs. ]. Bauman, of Sewaren, visit
ed in Prince Bay this week.
Gould ]. Jennings with Daniel b.
Hayes, of Tottenville, have gone to
Maine for a vacation.
Mrs. A. Ferguson is entertaining
Mrs. Cordes, Of Montclair.
Joseph Oates, Thomas Mcnamara,
Torval Walle and Frank Swingrafe
were at Atlantic City to see the Elks
parade Thursday.
Robert Dixon. of Middietown. N.
Y, has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
Magenta Ayres.
Edward Adams is home for a visit
with his parents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
Rats Worse
I han Germans,
Says Gunner

Please tell all the mothers that
their sons are all healthy and gaining
weight, and not to worry, for we Will
soon be playing baseball in the streets
of Berlin, and then we will sail for
Gods country" ays a letter received
from n of the American boys IN
France who has been lucky enough
to receive one of the kits of tobacco
sent out by the Our Boys in France
Tobacco Fund.
The writer of this letter of thanks
is q member of Battery d, 160th Field
Artillery and declares that the only
trouble the boys have is with the rats.
They are worse than the Germans"
the letter says" for they will bite and
throw UT their hands and holler 'Ka-
merade.'"
In order that the supply of tobacco
may continue to go forward to the
boys in France more money is neces-
sary. The EVENING NEWS Is re-
| ceiving donations for these smokes
and turning 1t over to the Our Boys in
purchased. The need for SlnokeS Is
| growing every day. Come across!
The battery-man's letter follows:
Gentlemen:
Just a few lines to let you know
that your tobacco and cigarettes
reached the Indiana boys, and we
thank you for the same. All the boys
appreciate everything, for everything
in the smoking line is scarce over
here. We can get French cigarettes,
but II is worse than smoking ags.
IT is a fine way for a person to do
their bit, for a little money donated to
the fund helps to keep the boys in
good spirits and reminds them OF
the fact that the people back home
are doing their bit.
The boys over here do not realize
| what danger they are in, for we go
out and watch the fights between the
French and Germans up in the air
and bet on the one hat will win, for
1t is not always the German who falls
to the ground. They try awful hard
to put us out of the way, by shooting
! deadly gas at us, but their attempt
| always fails, for we are always ready;
we wear our gas masks day and night.
If you publish this letter, please tell
| all the mothers that their sons are all
healthy and gaining weight, and not
to worry, for we will soon be playing
baseball In the streets of Berlin, and
then we will sail for Gods country.
? The only trouble we have Is with
the rats. They are worse than the
Germans, for they will bite but the
Germans won't. All they do is to
throw up their hands and holler
"Kamerade."
Well, 1 can't write what I want to
as the censor is a strict man. so will
have to close, wishing you ell the luck
in the world. Your soldier friend,
LESTER LANGLUND.
Battery d, 15Oth F. A, A. e. F., via
New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
ROOSEVELT



Mr.. Simpson leaves tomorrow at
ternoon for the Thousand Islands on
the st. Lawrence river to be gone for
one month. During his absence there
will be only one church service: that
will DO in the morning. The pulpit
will be occupied one week from Sun
day, July 21s., by Mr.. e. G. Wilbur,
secretary of the local Y. N. @. A. Next
Sunday, July IL, and the remaining
Sundays until Mr.. Simpson's return.
II will be occupied by the Rev. John
r. Riley of Elizabeth. Mr.. Riley
supplied for Mr.. Simpson most ac-
ceptably two years ago.
For the mex month. the classes
above the primary department will
enjoy a series of lantern slides. Sun
day school will be at the usual hour.
10 o'clock. The school will be under
the direction of Mr.. Galen Wood.
Next Tuesday afternoon and even
ing the Boy Scouts are giving In
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
Church Involved In Property
Transfer In New Brunswick
BIZ Special Correspondent.


TRENTON, July 13:-The Chan
Gerry Court has ordered Frank M.
Donahue and st. Peters Catholic
Church Of New Brunswick. TO show
cause before It at Newark on Sep
TENDER 3 when they should not be re-
strained from in any manner parting
with tho custody n possession of a
certain paper writing granting a prop
erty on College avenue. New Bruins
wick, to the church, and why the
church should not be enJoined from
transferring any present or future in
terest which 1t claims to have in the
premises. They will also have to
show cause why the paper should not
be declared nun and void and deliv-
cred up to be cancelled.
This action was taken upon the
complaint Of Elizabeth NJ. Albeit of
New Brunswick, who claims that the
paper writing is illegal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
SERVICES IN CHURCHES
OF THE CITY TOMORROW
Simpson NJ. e.
Rev. WIbert Westcott, Pastor.


e:90 a. m--Morning devotional
meeting will be Jed by Mrs. DortheA
Hanson. Splendid meeting for earn
est Christians.
1880 q. m.-Moyning worship With
sermon by the pastor upon "A Per-
petual Coronation"
11:45 a. m--Regular session Of the
Sabbath School for forty-nve minpkeA
1880 p. m.-The usual popular Sum
day evening service. Owing to the
fact that Sunday marks the 12eth M
n~iversary of the destruction of the
grim old prison In Paris, known as
the Bastile, and that the United States
never before, the pRtor will deliver 4
sermon In commemorative OF the
event upon the subject, THE Turning
Point In the History Of France, or the
Destruction of the Bastile." The SER
mon will deal with the subject from
an historical, patriotic. social and re-
ligious viewpoint Everybody who de-
sires to honor Americas sister res
public should plan to be present.
Wednesday evening the regular
service for prayer and praise, led By
the pastor.
Thursday afternoon the Porch
Party of the w. f. NJ. Society viii be
held at the home of Mrs. James Noe,
81 Water street.
0haAaoy AN z va ~ 49,
usual, the pastor preaching morning
and evening.
During the past week the First
Quarterly Statement of the condition
of the church has been sent to all
members and contributors.
The annual excursion to Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove will be held
on Thursday, August %. The oom@
mittee consists of c. s. Hubbans
| chairman: A. s. Terhune. VIM. Hahs
! son, Thos. Kane, Carl Hegstrom, ia
| cob tanning, c. 8. Bingaman. Geo
stultz. Charles ~schoobridge, August
Hegstrom and Daniel Weber.
Danish Methodist.
Ole Nielsen, pastor.
The pastor will preach on Sunday
morning and also on Sunday evening.
Both Sunday schools will meet at
the usual time.
The official board has a meeting on
Monday evening.
The mid-week prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening.
Choir practice on Friday evening.
Scandlnavians are most cordially
invited TO attend h services.
First Presbyterian and First Baptist
Meeting in union services in the
First Presbyterian church, City Hall
Park. Minister in charge, Rev. Wii=
liam H. Bawden. Residence. 23e
Madison avenue. Telephone. 16ss-R.
Sunday morning at IL the service
of worship. Mr.. Bawden will preach
on THE Meaning OF America" In
recognition of Bastile Day. The wen
ing service commences at 1880. whon
Mr.. Bawden will preach on the
theme: THE Book OF the Hour"
The Presbyterian Sunday school
meets in the chapel at e:4b A. NJ,
while the Baptist Sunday school
meets IN the same place at 1915
noon. The Christian Endeavor meet
ing at GAO, with Miss Miles leading.
Topic: Lessons from Favorite Par
ables." Mark 4:1-8, 26-32.
The meeting for prayer. song. and
testimony Wednesday evening 1t
T:45, MI. Bawden leading. In suoh
times as these there Is need for pray
er and meditation. -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
AGAIN IN TROUBLE
FestagalIo Arrested ON Charge OF Be-
ing Deserter
ma QnaclnI G1nrraannmAana

Festagallo Arrested on Charge of Be-
~ Special C-0rrespon6enI
TOTTENVILLE, July 13-Vincen-
10 Festagallo. twenty-five years old.
OF 6139 Amboy road. Pleasant Plains.
who ran away with a fourteen-year-
old schoolgirl on April 22, a week be-
fore he had been called into the draft
to go to camp, has got himself in
the United States government. He
was sent to Camp Upton after he
was caught a few days after his dis
appearance with Julia Moffett, of
Amboy road, Pleasant Plains, whom
he married in court later. He left
camp on June 20 for a few days leave
OF absence.
He was a member of Company C,
s04th Infantry. and when he did not
return to camp in the required time
his commanding officer, First Lieu
tenant Jacob Hendrickson, sent out
In alarm to arrest him on sight as a
deserter. Patrolman Bernard Feist,
who arrested him In April on a
charge of abduction, found Festagal-
10 yesterday morning at his home In
Pleasant Plains and placed him I'M
der arrest. The prisoner was brought
to the Sixtieth precinct station, Tot
tenville. and later taken to Fort Jay.
Governors Island, where he was
turned over to the federal authori-
ties. When asked whether he wanted
TO fight or go to jail he said he pre-
ferred the latter punishment. 1t has
since been learned that F~estagallo's
regiment has left Camp Upton and Is
now overseas.
When arrested Festagallo was In
uniform with his trench shoes on.
He Rad haan piyau HE full onfAf fha
day before he left camp in prepara-
ton for going overseas. 1t is believed
this Is why he deserted the army, be-
cause he did not want to go to Franco
TO tight. HIS wife is living with her
parents in Amboy road. Pleasant
Plains. with whom he boarded be-
fore his running away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-13
MUSIC ARRANGED FOR
SERVICES TOMORROW
Simpson NJ. L.
Morning.

Simpson NJ. e.
Morning.
Processional-"o Thou God of MY
Salvation"- ........... divers
Anthem-"with Thee o Master
Solo parts by Miss Westcott and
Mr.. MacPhie.
w. @. Agate.
Sermon-"A Perpetual Coronation
Pastor.
Recessional-"Pass Me Not .....
crosby
Postlude, In G. .......... Clark
Evening.
Processionai-"My Heart Belongs to
jesus ..... ... Ackley
BY Congregation.
Anthem-"Hark, Hark, Ny Soul
Solo parts by Miss Blow, Miss
Westcott and Mr.. Yarnall.
Offertory-Canzonette- Hollaender
Sermon-"Devastation of the Bastile"
Pastor.
Recessional-"The Touch of His
morton
Postlude-March in G. go. Smart
Presbyterian
Morning
Prelude-"Allegro Maestoso," Spence
Professional hymn-"Awake, My
Soul. Stretch Every Nerve" Han
del
Anthem-"Our Sou on God," Garrett
Sermon-'The Meaning of America"
in recognition Of Bastile Day, by
Mr.. Bawden
occasional hymn-"My Country IT'S
of Thee" America
Postlude-"March IN F." Steane
Evening
Prelude-"Andante Cantabile," Rem
aud
Professional hymn-"Lord, I Be-
lieve," Lambeth
Anthem-"Jesus, My Saviour, Look
on Me-" Nevin
Soprano SODA Song of Praise"
Goublier; sung by Mrs. Roberts.
Sermon-'The Boo of the Hour"
by Mr.. Bawden
Recessional hymn-"Break Thou the
Bread of Life" Sherwin
Postlude-"Postlude," Shackley