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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-05

1861: People who know you say
that in the fall Of 1913 you once hit it
up for five miles an hour 1t seems
doubtful. but 1t must be true. 1t Is
such a pleasure to overtakc you going
I'D a steep hill in the middle of the ROAD
with your old Snail Special hitting on
Nth cylinders. OF course VIC don't
mind your blocking tho way, but ar"
vo1 amcnable TO suggestions? Why not
connect up your dncrcntial with music
bog that plays Webster's Funeral
March? Then the tout ensemble would
be tres chic Dear. boy. Hou shouiu
iynow yooS. What n delightful pair
YOU would mak-after you had struck
an average.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02
Lighting Company Given
Permission to Raise Rates

b. SICttdt Correspondent.
TRENTON, INV. 2-The Monmouth
Lighting Company was today given
permission 10 put into effect Increased
charges for Wholesale and retail pow
err. as a IA emergency measure, TO
meet increased costs Of operation. IL
Is stipulated. however. by the Public
Utility Commission. which gave the
order. tina the Wholesale rates shall
not apply to the Jersey Central Trac-
.tioa Company until further proof is
submitted to the commission as 10
their reasonableness with respect to
that traction concern.
The Monmouth Lighting Company
serves South Amboy, S~ayreville. Mid
dlesex in Monmouth county and Key
port, Matawan, Keansburg. Highlands.
Freehold, Englishtown and Farming
dale and the township of Middlesex,
Raritan, Hoimdel, Middletown, MARI
boro, Maualapan, Freehold and How
ell In Monmouth.
ON the theory that what was a fair
rate tor the Public Service electric
ought 20 be a low rate for a very much
smaller company. which. by reason of
necessity cost more to do business-per
unit than 1t does the Public Service,
the Monmouth Lighting Company pro-
posed to adopt the power rates OF the
Public Service. This appear TO be
sound reasoning. says the utility com
mission.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02

mad as hi at the time and met some
machine gunners coming with some
canteens. I asked them where they
got the water and they directed me 70
a spring. / drank all the water l could
and was filling my Canteen when some
dirty Dutch aviator flying low turn
ed his machine u on the spring. I
supposo he expected to catch a bunch
of Americans drinking there Instead
] was the only one. I crawled behind
a rock about as big as n hens egg
and lay still. The aviator coon left
and / was on my way again. The rest
of the trip was u~noyentful except the
usual hitting the ground, Finally 1
WIS aso tired and hungry and Disguised
that / did not oven hit the ground,
for I had reached the stage where /
did not care whether ! got hit or not.
I finally reached the company deliv-
cred the message to the -. and
started to go to sleep. The - came
over to me and told me TO report to
tho battalion commander. That was
about a mile further back. He also
told me to take another men with me.
tell him the message and travel about
100 feet apart so that in case n of
US got hit the other would have q
good chance OF getting through. We
both got by all right. delivered the
message. got back TO the company
and went back with them to our posi-
ton that night.
ZOE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02
State Chairman Makes Pre-
Election Predictions

NEWARK. Nov. Newton A. X.
Bugbee, chairman OF the Republican
State Committee. issued a statement
today predicting a sweeping Republic
can victory in New Jersey next Tues
day and giving figures for congress
sionsl districts.
He also took a whack at Democra-
tic organs which have been trying TO
make the public believe hat n Re-
publicans In New jersey have cold
feet"
New Jersey Is on her mettle,
says MI. Bugbee. "and will so over
the top with big Republican plurali-
ties ali along the line. If anything
were needed to make victory certain
and complete, 1t was the lordly de-
cree of a self-constituted political
dictator that to be patriots we pust
be Democrats. The special treatment
the President has administered 70 mis-
home state will be productive OF p 9
|cial results.
some of the Democratic organs In
New Jersey are telling the people
that the Republican leaders have
cold feet, and one even went so far
as to say tina at Republican state
headquarters q Democratic victory
was admitted. All I need to say about
this IL that we know our state OF
mind better than they do.
THE election of Governor Walter
E, Edge as United States senate for
the long term Is as much OF q GER
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02

tasnty as anything In this world can
be. The size OF his plurality y the
matter Of Interest In his cam
paien. His great popularity VIII pe
Of big assistance 70 all the candidates
running on the ticket with him
The sturdy A~mericanism OF Davie
Baird. who Is q candidate TO succeed
himself in the eenatorship Tor we
short term, has 50 appealed 10 tne
people hat he will be a close secone
10 Edge. I had hoped that the SUI.
f~raEettes would not carry their ngnt
against him TO such lengths as 10 OF
fend those who might be for theis
cause"
The Republicans expect, ~aecordins
10 Mr.. Bugbee. to gain n ana posi-
bly, two congressman in New Jersey
this wear. The best chance IS IN the
third district, where the present rep
resentative. Thomas J. ScuIiy, DEMO
crat. and Robert Carson are again
engaged in a desperate battle. The
Republicans have brought to oea
powerful forces in the district and are
confident Of victory by a neat mar
gin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02
ENVOY FROM AUSTRALIA

NEW YORK, Nov. 2:-Australia
has entered the field of business d.
plomacy. From the island continent
at the bottom of the Norld has come
for the first time in history an envoy
to the United States to work for the
strengthening of the commercial, A.
nancial and political good will pre-
vailing between the two countries.
Under q policy similar to that de-
veloped by the American government
in ante bellum days-termed in an
apt phrase dollar diplomacy"-the
Australian commonwealth a given
official support to the ambitions OF Its
agricultural. Industrial and mercan-
tile interests for International trade
expansion.
Recent arrival here OF an Austria
Ian Commissioner has called atten-
ton to a new departure in govern
mental action within the British en-
pire. The mother country hitherto
has directed her International rela-
tons and those OF her colonies from
London. Yet A~ustralia's venture has
been approved by the British govern
ment, and Henry Y. Braddon, ap-
pointed to the newly created office. is
vested with full authority to lay the
foundations for a great Australian
American trade after the war and to
HtEolldNO " III
its to finance 1t and shipping to carry
II.
Because his mission is one of bust
ness rather than diplomacy. Mr.,
Braddon has established headquar-
ters in this city. the nations financial
and commercial capital. He frankly
predicts. that Australia with $4,000 OF
her sons killed In battle and 100000
others on the casualty lists, will want
no dealings with Germany. His chief
lob, then, as he sees It. is to eneour-
age America to take Germany's place
! az the principal buyer of Australian
primary products-wool. wheat and
meat-and as the leading source of
supply of manufactured articles I'M
ported by the commonwealth.
Incidentally, he hopes to hasten
delivery from Pacific coast shipyards
of fourteen cargo vessels ordered by
his government, and which will form
the nucleus of the Australian~Amer-
lean carrying trade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02
Realty Market at Halt

Aside from a few deeds recorded in
the county clerks office. and n real
estate transfer at the city collectors
office, everything in this city In the
real estate line Is at a complete halt.
The real estate transfer-recorded in
the city collectors office Is from ".
Turtletaub and wife to William Jaku-
cewicz, block 15o, lot 20, Colfax
street.
Tho following deeds from this CiCy
have been recorded ta-the county
clerks omce-.zSe the first of the
week:
yohn Hanson and wife to Harry
Kaufman and wife. lot zig, north side
Fayette street.
Mary Frederick and husband TO
John Stanko. and others, lot II. block
25, west side Jaques street.
+. NJ. Kelly Realty Co. to John Ur-
bunski and wife. lot 81, west side
Cornell street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02
uoyy 4 sALEsMAN SUFFERED

RI ]. Porter, Sterling Coli WIltss.
FOR six months I suffered with a pain
man I had 10 stoop frequently. TO pick
up my grips. which l grew to dread as
the pain when ! straightsned w "s -
Foisy Kidney pills. Relief vas .nfhed-
late. Say, they are great n one
AFFLICTED . . was should III 2 pS4ensnss
for pain in the back. rheumatic peins;
aching joints, sore muscles. SOU
everywhere-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02
oldtlms Refrigeration.

Ice Is snld to have been first cut
and harvested FOR storage In 1905.
fromNa small lake les Cambridge in
Massachusetts. But the milllonaires
OF ancient Rome made snow serve the
same purpose. They got 1t from the
mountain SUBMITS and stored 1t In pits
covered with straw and earth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02
BORIS OF BULGARIA ADVOCATES
By Associated Press.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. liking
Boris OF Bulgaria. who assembled the
throne on October 8. has abdicated.
A peasant government has been
established at Pirnova under h
leadership of N. Stambuiiwsky, who
has been chief of the peasants and
Agarians of Bulgaria for some time.
Pirnova Is a town in Bulgaria situ-
ated on the Yantra river. a tributary
of the Danube and on the railroad
from Sofia TO Varna. In the middle
ages Pirnova was the capital of Bull
garia.
Stambuliwsky. who Is reported to
be the head of the new government
In Bulgaria. is said to be in command
of % republican army OF 10000 men
according TO a Zurich dispatch to the
Central News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-02
Chimney Fire This Morning

A still alarm OF IRE called out the
members of Protection Hook & Lad
der Company and lincoln Engine
Company to the home OF Abel Lar
son. 212 Gordon street. at 1880
o'clock this morning where the chlm-
ney was on fire. The fire was extin-
guished in about an hour with the aid
of chemicals.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
DEFENSE COUNCIL IN
SAVINGS TO NATION
Director Clifford Tells of Econ
omies Effected by Efforts
of Committees.

Washington. Jan. 15.--The council
OF national defense and its commit i
tees. Director Clifford told the senate
war inquiry committee today, had
filled a breach in the governments
war machinery Sat q critical juneture
and had saved the taxpayers millions
of dollars.
Through voluntary, agreements in
price fixing. he said. the nation had.
been saved moro than three billion
dollars on steel Other -sssingu ram
Ming INTO the millions, were cited on
copper, lead. lumber and raw mate
rails Twenty million dollars alone w;as
saved. he said, by changing plans for
the army cantonmentx buildings fran
one to two stories. Other savinNH
Director Clifford cited in detail as fol-
lows:
Oats for army horses, $f.000.D00;
cotton duck, $1.226,000; leather OPP
tions. $4,000,000; shoes. $1.632,000; air.
plane motors, $3.50 to 5000 on each one;
spruce for .airplanes, s2,s50,00o. lum- !
Der for army cantonments, $2,0o1G00.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
INNOVATION AT
CAMP SEWER
One Fifth of the Soldiers To Be
Allowed to Leave Camp
Every Afternoon.

Camp Sewer, S. c.. Jan. 15.--The
soldiers Of the camp will doubtless
welcome the recent innovation of camp
discipline to be in effect next week,
when one fifth of the soldiers will be
given leave each afternoon instead of
all on Wednesday and Saturdays as
heretofore.
This will allow a much greater
number to visit the city during the
period of one week, and will mean that
they can get better service when they
come and that the merchants will do
correspondingly greater business.
The general half holiday Saturday
afternoon will be continued but in
place. of the general holiday Wednes-
day afternoon. a certain number of
organizations will be given leave each
afternoon, the particular outfits hav-
ing been so selected as to disturb the
instruction schedule as little as pos
sible and at the same time to allow
roughly 5000 men leave each of the
five days from Monday to Friday.
General Sunday leave will continue as
formerly.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
EMBITTERED DEBATE ENGAGED in
by 0-CERMAN PEACE ENJOYS
Brest Ltovsk Conference Adjourned, Teutons Finally
Refusing Evacuation of Riga and Other Terri
tory Offered at Opening of Sitting
Disagreements Involved Date of Proposed Evacuation
Extent of Territories Affected Admission Provincial
Delegates and Meaning of "Self Determination"

The discussion became embittefed
and the only result was a protest
by Gen. Hoffman, OF the German
delegation, against the tone Of the
Russian delegation, which he said
speaks as If it stood victorious in
our countries and could dictate
conditions
Hoffman Makes Charge.
Gen. Hoffman reminded the dele
gates that the bolsheviS authority.
as much as the German, was founded
on force, as instanced by what he
termed the attempts to suppress the
White Russia and the Ukrainian att
tempts at self determination. Gcn.
Hoffman finally declared that the Ger
man supreme army command must re-
fuse to evacuate Courland, Lithuanfa,
Rigt and the islands in the Gulf Of
Riga.
DIR. Won Kuehlmann, the German
foreign minister, then declared that he
must reserve a further statement OF
the position of the central powers on
all pointsa He protested against this
position the Russians had adopted OF
presenting their views in written dtc-
iarations and said that the conference
must be adjourned in order that there
might be consultation between tic.
Teutonic allies. No date for the re-
sumption of the conference was fixed.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
CONTROL OF DESTINY I'm
HANDS OF MlLI7ARLSTS
Pan Germans Determined to Hold What Has Been Won
by the Sword Dismissal Won Kuehlmann Demand
Ministers to Neutral Nations Return I'm
expectedly to Berlin

Control of the destinies of the
German empire, press accounts
from neutral countries agree, is
passing into the hands of the
militarists, for the leaders who
want to Mold what has been
gained by Might and the sword.
Chancellor Won Hertling, the
aged incumbent of the chief po-
litical Office, again is reported ill
and preparing to resign, while the
militarists and pan-Germans are
demanding the dismissal of DR..
Won Kuehlmann, the foreign sec
retary, who has headed the Ger
man delegations at Brest Litovsk.
In connection with the reported ILL
ness of the imperial chancellor it is re-
ported from Berlin that Count Won
Hertling's address before the main
committee of the reichstag has been
postponed for several days. 1t was
said previously that the, chancellor
WOulu answer lne recent WAL AIMS
statements of President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George before the main
committee on Wednesday.
Coupled with these reports is the
fact that the German emperor and the
crown prince have been holding con-
ferences with the political and military
leaders. 1t is reported also that the
German ministers to Denmark and
Holland have arrived unexpectedly in
Berlin. Indications are that the pres
ent turmoil within the German ruling
class will result in the acceptance of
firm policy, either favoring the mill
tarists or the more peaceful element,
with the probability that the pam
Germans will be victorious. The So
cialist VorwaeIts believes a military
dictatorship is in the making.
No explanation has been vouchSafed
by either the Germans or the Russians
as to the reasons behind the temporary
halt in the peace negotiations. Nor
has it been announced officially why
the conferences, if continued. are to
be resumed at Warsaw.
A Bavarian newspaper says Egypt
ian darkness enshrouds" Germany's
peace terms.
The winter idleness on the western
and Italian fronts has not been broken
by large operations. Raids and patrol
engagements occur here and there and
the artillery fire breaks into violence
at important points now and then but
there is hardly anything in the official
statements to indicate that Germany's
huge reserve of 1000, 900 men from the
Russian front is to begin its heralded
blow very soon.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
HAIG'S INQUIRY PROVES
DRIVE WAS NO SURPRISE

London, Jan. 15.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor Of the exchequer.
announced in the house Of COM
mons today that as a result OF
Field Marshal Haig's inquiry, the
general staff. war cabinet and the
government considered that the
British higher army command
had not been surprised by the
German attacks in the Cambria
region Nov. 80. and that all
proper and adequate dispositions
had been made to meet ii.
The chancellor said il was not
necessary to dispel the rumor that
Field Marshal Haig was being re-
lieyed of his conlman6
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
YARMOUTH FIRED
UPON BY GERMAN
NAVAL FORCES
Three Killed and Ten Injured.
First Hostile Attack From
Sea in Some Time.

London, Jan. Is. - Yarmouth
was bombarded from the sea last
night, it is announced officially.
About twenty shells fell in the
city. Three persons were killed
and ten injured.
The following official an
nouncement was given out:
Yarmouth was bombarded
from the sea last night. Fire
was opened at 1885 pm. and
lasted about five minutes, some
twenty shells falling into the
town.
"The latest police reports state
that three persons were killed
and ten injured. The material
damage done was not serious"
Attacks by German naval forces on
English coast towns, of which there
were a number early in the war, have
been infrequent in recent months. The
last previous occurrence of the kind
officially reported was on Sept. 4, of
last year. On that day a Germa Il
submarine bombarded Scarborough,
causing the death of three persons and
the injury of five.
Yarmouth is in the North sea, lis
miles northeast of London. 1t Is a city
of some $4,000 inhabitants with i'm
portant shipbuilding and fishing in
dustries.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
HAD NO REGULAR HOME.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 15.-In reply to
questions. Spoermann. before leaving
Richmond, said he had no regular
place of residence, having lived in New
York. Philadelphia and Baltimore in
recent years.
When asked where he stopped in
Norfolk, he said he always put up at
the Monticello" He had forgotten the
hotel recently was destroyed by fire.
When il was suggested that he may
be suspected of having been mem
ber of the crew of the Deutschland, the
submarine merchantmen that made
two trips to America, he frowned.
THAT sets me thinking" he said Il
was in Baltimore when the U-Boat ar
rived and met several of the crew.
Perhaps they think | may resemble
one Of them
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
SENATE DEFEATS MOVE TO,
GIVE PRESIDENT POWER

Washington. Jan. 15.-An amend
ment to the pending resolution for
government control of news print pa
per, which would have placed author
ity with the president, was defeated
today in the senate. which voted TO
place the power entirely with the fed
eral trade commission. Another vote
will be necessary before the resolution
finally is passed.
The senate as a committee Of the
whole then accepted the amendment
OF Senator Jones, of Washington. linn
iting newspapers to sixteen. pages
thirty days after the approval of the
~esOlution.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
.AUSTRIANSFAIL
.TORETAKEPOSTS
FINCOUNTER-MO
On Mountain Front Defensive
Forces Gain Considerable Ad-
vantage Over Enemy.

Altaly's mountain fighters. are
showing their ability to cope with
the difficult winter conditions on
the Italian nortern front and are
scoring successes in loal opera
tions in important sectors.
One such operation was car
ried out yesterday in The Monte
Asolone region, just east of the
Brenta river, where the Austro-
German wedge was pushed fur
therest during the early winter
campaigning in an effort to out
flank the dominating Monte
Grappa The Italian defensive
was strengthened by this move
and serious losses inflicted on the
enemy
Further east, near Monte
Spinoncia, a similar successful
movement was effected, while on
the lower Piave. river front an
Italian attack east of Capo Sile
resulted in the capture of
trenches which extended the Ital-
ian bridgehead. The Austrians
launched repeated counter-at-
tacks, but failed to dislodge the
Italians from their new positions.
ROME, Jaig 16 BY an attack
in the Monte Asolone region, on
the northTn front, the Italians
have. gained considerable advan-
tagesi and inflicted very heavy
lossesson the, enemy, says the war
Office.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
BLACKNESS OF NIGHT HID
ENEMY NAVAL VESSEL

Yarmouth England, Jan. 15.v-The
enemy craft which bomtarded Var
mouth last night presumably was a
submarine or "a light cruiser. The
bombardment, which was preceded by
illumination of the town by large
star shells, continued about eight
minutes.
Owing to the blackness of the night,
the enemy was not seen. He fired
twenty to twenty-five shells in rapid
succession. Many windows were shat
tered and number of roofs and Chin
neys were wrecked.
Most of the inhabitants were in bed
at the time of the attack One of the
three persons killed was a sailor
aboard his ship who had escaped sub
marires in mid-ocean. The other two
were killed in the street.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-15
TWO SOLDIERS DIE
FROM MENINGITIS
Four More. Cases Develop at Camp
Beaureqsrd, Near Alexandria,
louisiana.

Alexandria. La, Jan. 1.-two
deaths in Alexandria and one at Camp
Beauregard from meningitis during
the past forty-eight hours were re-
ported by health authorities last night.
-Four new cases developed in AleXan-
dria, it was announced.
1.-THE situation now is well in hand, -
was the statement issued at the base
hospital at the camp last night. No
intimation was given at to when the
quarantine against the city and camp
would be lifted.
The meningitis victim at Camp
Beauregard was Private Luther $.
Collins, of Louisiana. Corporal Her
bert J.. Feney and Private Chester
Spainhauser. both of Arkansas, died
of pneumonia.