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Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
SHIP SHORTAGE
EQUALL|NC 1900
VESSELS found

Chicago, March 1.-Figures showing
an acute shortage of shipping have
been compiled by the executive board
of the National Patriotic societies as
part of a campaign to win public sup
port for an extensive program of ship
construction.
According to these figures, made
public today, the present shortage is
7,435S94 tons gross-almost 15O0 yes
sells of 5000 gross tons each. 1t is de-
clared that the total tonnage disable by
the United States and its allies today
is 4,435, S09 gross tons less than it waA
in the fall of 1914
Estimates were that 100000 tons
will be the maximum of building to
be expected from Great Britain il
1918, and revised predictions are that
the United States may not exceed
5000, 900 tons this year.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08


German troops also are reported
to be moving slowly toward Luga
from Pskov, at which place they are
said to have concentrated a division
OF infantry supported by cavalry and
heavy and light artillery.
The Germans likewise are declared
to be moving on Sebezh, 80 miles
northeast of Dvinsk.
The Russian council of peoples
commissioners has decided to return
to Petrograd, says an official Russian
statement received here today. The
removal of elements of the population
valueless in the defense OF the capl-
tai is continued, however.
Russian wireless message gives the
text of another proclamation to all
Russians, appealing for the utmost
resistance to the Germans and order
ing the food producing provinces i'm
mediately to send as much food as
possible to Petrograd and Moscow
Tho appeal says:
'-The capital of the revolution will
have to resist long siege, but 1t Will
not capftulate until the last moment.
To this end it needs the utmost as
sistance in regard to food. You must
not permit the starvation of revolu-
tionary Peuograd-"
The British and French embassies
have loft Petrograd, says telegram
from. the Russian official news agency
in Petrograd.
= JTMe advice came by cable from Ed
gar G.. Sisson, the committees repre-
sentative in the Russiap capital
Representatives of the\information
committee, it was said today will re-
main In Petrograd for the present to
carry on the educational and infor.
national work with which they are
charged. Last reports show the cir
culation of the presidents address of
Jan. 8 virtually is completed through
out Russia The total. it is said, is
more than 600, 900 copies, including
separate printing and distribution at
Tifis, Vladivostok, Odessa Rostov,
Omsk and Chita, but not including
100000 newspaper articles and an
tincalculable amount of part printing
and editorial comment which auto
EnatfcaIty followed
In addition, it was said 1900 .oOC
messages printed in German wen
through the northern lines of the
German army, About 100000 WERE
successfully worked through the
southern and central fronts
The committee also said that Ger
man and Austrian prisoners in Rus
STA were provided with copies of tn
address
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
WIFE OF HARTFORD
RECTOR SUCCUMBS

Hartford, March Mrs. George T.
LnsIey, wife of the rector of the
Church of the Good Shepherd in this
city, died today after a long sickness.
She was of colonial ancc stry, de-
scended from the Rev. Charles Chaun-
cey, second president of Harvard COL
lege, and from Commodore Isaac
Chauncey, famous in the war of 1872.
She was chaplain of the Connecticut
branch of the Daughters of 1872. Be,
fore coming to Hartford in 1902 the
family lived in Watertown, this state,
where Mr. Linsley was rector of Trim
| ity church
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
P. o. ROBBERS
ARE SENTENCED

Boston, March -Four men, ar
rested recently in Middleboro after
they had robbed the post office in
Osterville, pleaded guilty before
Judge Alrich in the United States dis
trict court yesterday. Three of the
number, James Kelley, Patrick Nor
iarty and Thomas F. Connors were
sentenced to seven years each in the
federal penitentiary in Atlanta and
John F. Murphy was given X years
in the Greenfield jail.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
DEMURRAGE, RATES
MAY BE INCREASED

Washington, March 1.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission was
asked today for rate increases on au-
tomobiIes, boots and shoes, leather
machinery, paper and miscellaneous
manufacturers from New Englanf
points to Pacific ports for trans-Pa-
cific export. The commission also
was asked to establish increased ter
minal charges for demurrage on such
traffic at Pacific coast ports.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
REDS' COUNCIL is
WARNING OF A
LONG SIEGE
INVADERS PUSH TOWARD LUCIA FROM PSKOV
AND UPON SEBEZH-BRITISH AND FRENCH
EMBASSIES QUIT DANGER ZONE-PRO-
CLAMATION ORDERS FOOD RUSHED.
LATE WAR DISPATCH.

Berlin, March 1, via London-German troops con-
tinuing their advance in Russia, have reached the
Dnieper river the office announces, AuStrOHun-
garian troops have begun advance into Ukraine.
The movement of Austro- Hungarian troops the
statement says begun in response to an appeal
from Ukraine.
The German advance to the Dnieper made
through northern Ukraine. The Germans also have
reached the line Kiev-Shmerinka, FastOff and
KaSatin.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
VETERANS TO HAVE
SPECIAL SERVICE

Washington, March 1-Dfrector-
General McAdoo has decided that the
Confederate Veterans shall have spe-
cial rates and no interference of
transportation to their reunion this
summer in Tulsa Okla, and that the
Grand Army of the Republic shall
have the same for its meeting in Port
land, Ore
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
DEVENS STACKER
GOES TO PRISON

Aver, Mass, March John San
jean of Cambridge. a pirate IN Co f.
S01st Infantry, charged with Ielgnlng
sickness and making disrespect1ul re-
marks to officers when ordered TO per-
form military duty. was given a nVe
year prison sentence By a court mar
tial which reported yesterday.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
GIVE PRESIDENT
/ power TO seize
! NEEDED LUMBER

/ Washington, March 1 - President
k1vilson would be empowered to COM
mandeer timber or lumber needed for
4he army, navy or shipping board.
'Gnder a bill ordered favorably report
hed today by the senate military COM
mittee.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
COUNTERFEITER
GIVEN Is YEARS

New York, March 1.-Art 10 Pug
lisi, notorious Black Hand leader and
head of the band Of the countarfeiters
that planned to print and circulate
81 ,0e0, 900 of tine spurious $40 federal
reserve bank notes, was sentenced to-
day in the FetleVal Court to Is years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary il
Atlanta, Ga,
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
STEAMER liberia
is "SUB" VICTIM

New York, March THE British
merchant steamer liberia, of 1850
tons gross, owned by the Anchor line,
was sunk by a German submarine
about Feb. 27 while bound for this
port, according to information receiY-
ed in shipping circles today. The
crew was rescued.
The liberia was built in Glasgow in
1913.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
REPORTER KILLED IN SERVICE.

Baltimore, March Edward Cary
Eichelberger, 27 years old, a former
member of the Baltimore Americon's
staff, recently commissioned a gunner
lieutenant in the naval aviation corps,
has been killed in a seaplane accident
in foreign place. His mother, Mrs
Julia Eichelberger, has received this
Information from the government.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
sMI1H no LEAVE SENATE.

Washington, March l - Senator
william Alden Smith of Michigan,
Republican leader in the senate, an
nounced today that he would not be a
candidate for reelection, but would
ieave the senate when his term ex-
.pired on March znsxt.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08

Hartford, March AT the hearing
today on the petition of the Shore
Line Electric Railway Co, to sell
electricity to the Groton Iron Works,
John G. Geary appeared for the Dor
ough of Groton In opposition to the
petition.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08
ADD TWO VESSELS
EACH DAY TO u. S.
Marine SERVICE

Washington, March 1.-The growing
American merchant marine was in
creased by 399 seagoing vessels in
the last six months of 1917, govern
ment official said today, or an average
of more than two a day.
Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08

London March 1-Dispatches received by the Exchange
TELEGRAPH Co. filed in Perograd at o'clock last night indicate
that the German into Russia has been resumed
/ forward movement by the invaders of 35 miles
beyond Pootz midway between Mnsk and Vebk is reported
in these advces pushing despite the fact that
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Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-03-08

Responsibility for the rear-end col
Adsion on the Louisville & Nashville
at Shepher1sv1lle, KY, was placed on
hhe. employees.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-22
MEETING Of THE
FREEH0LDERS
Question of Vocational School
Purchase Laid Overload
Contractor Ryan Scored
Ru snectnl Correspondent.

By gpecfdl Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 22- Noth
County Collector Edward Burt noti-
fed the Board of Freeholders that
there was still due the sum OF SlO'-
9s7.72 from the city of South Amboy
for the improvement of the South
Amboy and Sayreville road. The
matter was referred to the county
solicitor.
Contractor Ryan came in for lot
of criticism for the condition In which
he had left the road between Rogan
Corners and Fords after completing
the laying of a sewer.
The clerk was instructed to COM
municate with the contractor and no
tify him that the freeholders would
give him ten days in which to COM
mence putting the road back into the
condition he found 1t. II he fails to
start this work in the time given his
bondsmen will be notified that coun-
ty will do the work and charge the
same to them.
Resolutions calling for an advance
in salary to the custodian OF buildings
for the purchase OF two snow plows
and to notify the custodian OF the
county farm that his contract would
not be renewed, were passed.
The matter of considering the pur-
chase of the vocational school was
laid over until the next meeting in
order to give the county surveyor time
to complete plans.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-22
Junkman on Trial on Charge
of Receiving Stolen Goods

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 22.-The
trial of Barney Sher, tunkman OF
Paterson street, Perth Amboy got un-
der way today. The man Is charged
with purchasing two separate quanti-
ties of brass, which, 1t is alleged, were
stolen from the Standard Underground
Cable Company in Perth Amboy. Sher
Is represented by Thomas Brown
while Prosecutor John A. Coan ap-
pears for the state. The jury In the
case was chosen yesterday afternoon
Just prior to adjournment and the
hearing was started again at / O'Clock
today.
William Martin, a guard at tho
Wright Martin factory this city was
acquitted in the Middlesex court yes
terday before Judge DAILY and jury
on an indictment charging atroclons
assault and battery upon William ID.
Bright. who was employed at the rae
tory on May 18, when the alleged as
sailIt took place. Prosecutor Stricken
appeared for the state and Freeman
Wood bridge represented the defend
ant.
Bosko Boykovitch, indicted for the
larceny of $3.50, the property or John
Sevich at Perth Amboy was acquitted
by a jury yesterday afternoon. SUM
ming up in the case was deferred until
yesterday afternoon owing 10 Assist
ant Prosecutor Coan having an en-
gagement in another court this morn
ing. Thomas Brown represented Boy
kovitch, who made a complete denial
OF the charge.
There will be no fury cases in the
Middlesex court next week ana the
September panel of the petit jury was
dismissed by Judge DAILY 70 report
again at 10 o'clock on December z
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-22
WATER BOARD TO
BUDGET
New System Suggested by
Board of Aldermen Expected
to Reduce Tax Rate

The Board of Aldermen have asked
the Water Commissioners to make up
a budget of their needs for the year
1919 and present the same to the al
defmen at the meeting which they
will hold on December 80, so that the
city fathers will know just what Will
be the needs of the water board for
next year.
This is the first time the water
board has ever been asked to make
up q budget. In former years they
have asked for what they needed and
the necessary bonds would be issued:
Under the new plan. according 10
CITY Attorney Leo Goldberger, the city
tax rate will be reduced for the new
system IL put into effect Will remedy
a number of matters.
Superintendent Mason IL at work on
the budget at this time.
In conversation with NEWS re-
porter today the city attorney stated
as follows: 1T has been suggested
that the Water Board prepare an an
nuaI budget. same as required OF the
Board of Aldermen. The said budget
to set forth an ttemized statement Oh
the receipts of the Water Department
and the amount necessary to carry
on the Water Department If this
budget system is adopted. as 1t no
doubt will by the board. II is said by
those who know that eventually the
tax rate of the city will be materially
reduced. Up to the present time the
daily receipts of the Water Depart
ment have been used not only to pay
current expenses, by way of salary
and supplies, but also to pay for per-
manent Improvements such as water
pipes, land, pumps. etc.
It Is co6tended by the Board of
Aldermen that all permanent Inn
provenients should be paid for by
bond issue. The term of the bond
depending upon the life of the inn
provement, SO that If pipes were laid
the bonds could be issued for at least
term of twenty years. payable In
twenty annual installments. instead
of as is done at the present time, pay
ing the total cost in one lump sum,
which naturally keeps the Water De-
partment short In payment of their
bills, as 1t has to wait until the water
bills are paid.
The average receipts for the past
two years for the Water Department
have been about 100000 per year;
the cost of running the department
outside of permanent improvements
win probably be $4,000. Thus 1t
will be seen that a considerable sum
of money could be placed to the
credit Of the city and thus reduce the
tax rate.
The Pierson Bond Act, passed in
Continual on page -
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-22

GROWNEY HOME
House Near Fords Entered
Last Night and Ransacked
From Top to Bottom

Shortly after 8 o'clock last night
Prosecutor Joseph e. Stricken tele-
phoned to Desk Sergeant Tonneson at
police headquarters that robbery
had been committed at the home OF
Joseph Growney. a clerk in teh local
postoffice, who resides at Fords close
to this city and asked that Detective
Long be assigned to the case at once.
The detective went to the Growney
home and found things upset. The
thieves had opened the front door
with a latch key and had ransacked
the house from top to bottom.
The detective found that the robbers
had taken two diamond rings worth
about 5000, diamond and pearl law
elliere and q sum of money.
The pried open bureau drawers but
did not take silverware and expen-
sive cut glass which was In the din
ing room.
They broke open a baby's bank and
took the money.
In their search of the place how
ever, they missed several gold pieces.
Detective Long Is at work on the
case today and expects to land the
thieves in jail within a short time.
The detective is also busy with the
Mccullough robbery
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-22
Declares Many OF The Gauges Were
Not In Working 0rderUtter Dis
regard For Safety In Operation
GlLLESPIEs PROMISE A SENSATION
Government Men Tell of Continual Arqu-
ments With Company Employees Over
Methods Employed In Loading Shells

floors. the gauges of the kettles were
not working. he said, and the indica-
tors were pointing at zero.
Scrap amatol was dumped into
piles, he claimed, and steel shovels
were used to remove 1t. Steel ham,
mers were used to break up large
Jumps OF amatol, he said He in
formed employees of the company thar
the gauges were not in operation, but
nothing was done about Ii so far as
he knew. He said that he had seen
smoking inside the plant daily and
had seen 1t outside the gateway to
units. He said that orders had been
issued by Nav II x Smith pronibit-
Ing smoking in the reservation, but
they were not lived up to.
The witness, interrogated by Sem
ator Frelinghuysen. said that he had
rejected shells in 6-4-1 unit when
he was acting as a student in the in
spectors school.
The contractors employees were
hostile to him, the witness said, and
they would argue with his when
ever he rejected a shell. One FORE
man tritd to have him pass several
shells so that car might be loaded.
Await Company's Refutation
1t was said by Russell Il. Watson,
of New Brunswick, associate counsel
for the Gillespie Company. this morn
ing. that ii must be understood by the
public that the company's side OF the
case has not yet been given. When
they have the opportunity to present
their side. he said, there would be
evidence that much of the testimony
given by the government inspectors
could be refuted and that their testi-.
mony that gauges were not In opera-
tion and were -fauity xeuld be
20 be false. The company -sS1z-- s1iae II s
nine days of the Investigation to date
has had many OF Its employees present
ready and waiting to testify. hut the
opportunity has not yet been present.
ed to them.
In view of the large number of wilt
nesses awaiting call. 1t would seem
that any hope of ending the investiga-
tion today would be shattered
Senator Myers and Frederic r.
Faulkes continued cross-examining
Powell, following Senator Frelinghuy-
sens grilling.
gauges in unit GIL were not working
the other being on kettle not in use.
He amended his statement later by
saying that eight of the kettles We're,
to his knowledge. working.
The second witness OF the day was
William A. Mullen, an ordnance in
spector, now on leave of absence. He
was employed at the Morgan plant
during September and until the explo-
sion on October 4 and at 6-1-1 unit
in the topping and paint rooms and
in the receiving room. Owing to his
tour of duty, he said, he noticed that
brushes and putty knives were used
to clean shells In the unit, despite In
struction that acetone should be used
for cleaning. He said that he had
CONTINUED on Page 13.)
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-22
WILL
ARRIVE DEC Z
Wilson to Follow King George
and King Albert at French
Capital
BIZ Associated Press.

PARIS, Nov. 22-President Wilson
is expected to arrive in Paris about
December ~. according to informa-
ton here today. Plans are being
made for the entertainment OF the
American President as well as the al
lid rulers, who will visit Paris in Mo-
vember and December.
The visit will begin at end of this
month with the arrival OF King
George and Queen Mary, of Great Bri-
tain; King Albert and Queen Eliza
beth, of Belgium will come cn Deoefii-
Der 5, to be followed by President
Wilson.
1t is understood that President Will
son will occupy a private mansion In
the residential section of the capital
No plans for his entertainment have
been announced. except that he Will
be given q reception on his arrival ny
the municipal council. commemo-
rative medal will be presented to the
President at the reception.
The arrival of the President Is ex-
pected to be co-incident with the re-
sumption of the activities of the inter-
allied conference. The peace con-
gress then will begin TO take definite
form.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-22

fy. AS word of the sensational testi-
mony in the afternoon spread about
the city during the supper hour
prominent citizens turned City Hall
ward for the night, session. The
chamber was packed, and continued
so until 1915 o'clock when Senator
Frelinghuysen, the lone member of
the committee present at the time.
called an adjournment until 10 o'clock
this morning.
Evidence of the company's purpose
to present its side of the case was
contained at the start yesterday when
+. A. Yates. vice president and gen.
eral manager of the company, was in
the witness chair. Previously he had
been examined by the committee.
Yesterday his testimony was In reply
to inquiries submitted by the COM
pany's counsel. His examination was
temporarily halted with the noon re-
cess. Captain Ely took the witness
chair shortly after reconvening In the
afternoon.
Inspectors Opposed
All through the afternoon and
night sessions there developed a train
Of evidence to Indicate differences be-
tween the loading plant management
and the government inspectors; n
hostile attitude by the plant officials
because the severity of inspections
slowed up production and resentment
by the inspectors OF this attitude.
Reports of verbal slirmishes often
reached Washington and specific In
tcrfereslce brought about temporary
armistice. Captain Ely, a fighter of
sixty two years standing, not only
backed his men at all times, but he
dad
during the course of study the abso-
lutte need to continue the severity of
the test I'm the examination of shells.
This instruction, the evidence subse-
qucntly showed, produced reflections
OF shells In quantity lots of from 500
to 5000.
First Witness Today.
Walter Powell an inspector, was the
first witness on the stand today. The
line of questioning started last night,
was continued.
The Gillespie interests again had
present q battery of witnesses-em-
ployes who may later be called upon
to testify.
Powell testified that he had seen
careless operators In units in which he
had worked. He named units 6-1-1
the fatal; 6-3-1, 6-4-1, and 6-7-1. He
said that he had never seen bronze
utensils used In opening boxes of am
atol. but had seen steel implements
used. such as hammers, hatchets, cold
chiseIs and files. The bronze imple-
ments are used to minimize danger
from sparks.
Leaks In Pipe Conveyors.
The pouring room in Gill was
dirty he said, with scraps of amatol
laying about and leaks in pipes con-
veying TINT, which allowed particles
of the explosive to gather on the
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-22
Ready for "VIctoTy MlnstreIs"

Everything is in readiness for the
Y. w. H. AS "Victory Minstrels"
which are to be presented for the
benefit of the wounded soldiers at u.
s. General Hospital No. s. at Colonia
tonight, the eight cars that will carry
the company and orchestra will leave
at $50 o'clock so that the performance
can start at 7.15. The final rehearsal
was held at the Y. M. H. A. Club
Rooms last night and Director Ned X.
Miller was pleased with the speed,
pep and ginger with which the girls
put over their songs. Jokes and Incl
dental business.
The surprise of the rehearsal was
the rendition of AT the Dixie Military
Ball." by Miss Elizabeth Doris.
Arthur St. Andressey will lead the
orchestra which has been recruited
from the pick OF the local musicians.
Sugar barrels wanted. SOC each. Any
quantity. Gluck's Cooperage. Tel 1875.
11-19-5ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-22
ALBERT IS AGAIN
IN HIS CAPITAL
Belgian King Will Reopen Par
lament Immediately After
Reviewing Troops Today


BIZ Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 22:-King Albert
and the Belgium government left
Bruges Thursday and were expected
to make official entry into Brussels
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Brussels.
Belgium troops and gendarmes
reached the capital yesterday and re-
stored quiet.
King Albert will reopen parliament
today Immediately after he reviews
the troops.