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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
England Is Rounding Up
Yankees Of Fighting Age

London, Aug. LIN pursuance of
the British American convention for
drafting Americans of military age
resident in the United Kingdom no.
tice has been given American citi-
zens desiring to return to the United
States for service that they must
make their own arrangements to
leave before September 30.
If they fail to leave by that time
they become liable to service in the
British army without right of ap-
peal. An American may enlist in the
American forces by applying to a
British recruiting office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01

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soldiers will be sent here to take
charge
Laying of additional tracks and
the completion of the water system
are going forward rapidly. The three
old Camp Meade wells-those which
supplied the soldiers with pure
water in 1S9S-have been reopened
and three electrical pumps installed
under the direction of Lieutenant
Avry, who laid out the water sys-
TENS for Camp Meade and other
soYernment stations. Twelve-inch
mains have been laid over the prop
erty and the hydrants have a pres
sure of eighty-f1ve pounds. The pipes
are laid by trench digging ma
chine, which digs from 900 to 1900
feet of trench day, by steam power,
digging a trench eighteen inches
wide and five feet deep.
The barracks are models of their
kind. heated and we'll ventilated and
equipped with baths, kitchens,
toilets, hospitals, bakeries and spe-
cial quarters for the officers.
Feed Hundreds Daily
The hundreds who are on the job
are fed in model dining room large
enough 10 seat 500 at a time-the
largest dining room in Harrisburg
seats ninety-and supplied from it's
| own well-equipped Kitchen. Frank
Davenport, of Harrisburg, was en-
gagged by the government at the out
start for this work and he maintains
| on the ground a model restaurant
and canteen system built according
ITO his own ideas, with cold storage,
big kitchen and bakery all properly
located with a view to as little walk
ing as possible for employees. The
men live well and are sorry to leave.
! Fifteen engineers left yesterday and
more will go very shortly. None of
| the officers know where they will
go from here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
Two Steamers Seized From
Germans Come to U. S.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Two of the
German steamers requisitioned by
the Uruguayan government and
leased. to the American Emergency
Fleet Corporation are about ready
for the trial trips, after which they
will be turned over to the United
States.
There are eight German ships in
Uruguay taken over by the Uruguay
an government at the outbreak of
the war. and the United States has
contracted for all of them for the
duration of the war, with an option
on them after the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
Typhoid Breaks Out
in Bulgarian Army

London, Aug. 1.-Travelers from
Bulgaria, says an Amsterdam dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company, declare that a serious out
break of typhoid is raging in the Bull
garian army and at Sofia The num-
ber of casualties is said by the
travellers to run into the thousands.
especially in the army. The medical
service is reported to have broken
down.
The departure from Sofia of King
Ferdinand, the arrivals at Amster-
dam say. was due to the fact that
two cases of typhoid had broken out
in the royal palace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
Playground Leaguers
Begin Volleyball Tonight

The playground volleyball leagues
will open this evening with four
games scheduled in the girls league,
which is divided into two sections.
The schedules for the month fol-
low:
Boys VolIeybaII
Aug. 2-Emerald at Boas; Syca-
more at Maclay; Emerald at Reser-
voir.
Aug. 6-Boas at Maclay; Syca-
more at Twelfth; Emerald at Reser-
voir.
Aug. S-Reservoir at Sycamore;
Twelfth at Boas.
Aug. 12-Maclay at Reservoir
Twelfth at Emerald.
Aug. 15-Twelfth at Maclay;
Sycamore at Emerald; Boas at Res
ervoir.
Aug. 2O-Emerald at Maclay;
Sycamore at Boas.
Girls Volleyball
Aug. Sec. A: Harris at Reser-
voir, Sycamore at Penn; Sec. b: Ma
clay at Boas, Emerald at Reilly.
Aug. Sec. A: Penn at Harris
Paxtang at Sycamore; Sec. B: Reilly
at Hamilton.
Twelfth.
Aug. Sec. B: Boas at Emerald
Aug. S-Sec. A: Paxtang at Har.
ris; Sec. b: Hamilton at Maclay.
Aug. Sec. A: Reservoir at Penn
Twelfth at Sycamore.
Aug. 12-Sec. b: Reilly at Boas.
Aug. 1S-Sec. A: Penn at Pax.
tang; Sec. b: Emerald at Maclay
Aug. 14-Sec. A: Sycamore at Res
ervoir, Harris at Twelfth.
Aug. 16-Sec. A: Twelfth at Pax.
tang; Sec. b: Boas at Hamilton.
Aug 19-Sec. A: Sycamore at Har-
ris: Sec. b: Maclay at Reilly
Aug. 20-Sec. A: PaXtang at Res.
ervoir, Twelfth at Penn; Sec. b:
Hamilton at Emerald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
MAJOR SCHELL HOME
ON SHORT FURLOUGH

Major Edward Fl. Schell, 2OS1
Green street. after spending a short
furlough at his home here, will leave
tomorrow for special military duty
Major Schell had been located at
Camp Logan, Houston, Texas, for six
months as camp quartermaster.
Major Schell won high commenda-
ton from officers of the division as
well as from officers of the depart
ment at Washington for the manner
in which he directed the movement
of the troops when the 33d Division
was ordered to France. With the
completion of his work as ca1itD
quartermaster he has been assigned
to special duty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01

George p. Tillotson, well-known
typewriter dealer, and DIR. ]. b. Law
renee. chiropodist, returned recently
from Wildwood, N. j., where they
caught a large number of fine fish,
Each one was lucky enough to get
a channel bass. the finest game fish
in the North Atlantic ocean, and the
pictures herewith presented show
the two with their bass an doutfits
While there they met Edison j. Hook
cnbury, of Harrisburg. who is sum
mering there. Another party of Har-
risburgers will go to Wildwood
Crest. Saturday, for few days fish
ing. which is reported good at this
time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
EX-JURY COMMISSIONER
RAISES BIG TUBERS

Former Jury Commissioner Sam
uel H. Taylor is the proud tiller of
war garden at Front and Union
streets, which attracted considerable
attention. Despite the tremendous
inroads made on 1t by the blight.
twenty bushels of potatoes have been
harvested from a plot 20 by rs feet.
Some of the tubers weigh three
quarters of a pound.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
PRESIDENT SIGNS HYPHEN
ALLIANCE DEATH WARRANT

Washington, Aug President
Wilson yesterday signed the congress
sional resolution revoking the char
ter of the National German -Ameri-
can Alliance.
This organization was charged in
Senate committee hearings with pro-
German activity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
Wage Scale Is Raised
at Central Iron Works

The Central Iron and Steel Com
pany announced this morning that
effective to-day, the wages of men
doing labor will be advanced to 35
cents an hour. Equitable adjust
ment will be made on day and tom
age" the statement says.
Laborers were formerly paid 81 Il
cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
CHICAGO CATTLE
D. 4 f.-.Ay D.

Chicago, Aug. /. = GU. s. Bureau
of Markets. Hogs Receipts.
$4,000; mostly 15c to zoe higher than
yesterdays average. Butchers, $1,000
@19.55; light, $19.20@19.60; packing.
bulk of sales, $1S.25@1s.50; pigs,
good to choice, $1S.00@1S.75.
Cattle Receipts, 5000; beef
steers and butcher cattle strong
other classes slow; veal calves, good
to choice. $16.50@1700.
Sheep = Receipts. 5000; steady to
strong; some prime native lambs
higher to local butchers at Sits;
feeders active.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
i5 HUN DIVISIONS AT RHEIMS

Paris, Aug. In the fighting on
the Soissons- Rheims front July Is to
July 81, the Germans used forty-five
divisions, according to the Echo De
Paris. Many of these were used sew
eral times, being brought back into
the fight after rest of only one or
two days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR
% STEEL CARGO SHIPS
BY Associated Press

washington, Aug. 1.-Contracts
for twenty-five additional steel cargo
vessels and ten tugs were awarded
last week by the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, the shipping board an
nounced to-day. Fourteen of the car
go steamers will be built by the Ames
Shipbuilding Company, Seattle, and
the other eight by the Long Beach
Shipbuilding Company, Long Beach,
Cal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
Quotas Announced For
Syracuse Training School

The following quotas have been
called for from this section for draft
ed men to go to Syracuse on August
5 for training as guards at embarkaa-
tion points:
Harrisburg No. 1. 2; No. Q 2, No.
3. 8.
Dauphln No. 1. /; sNo. 2. 1; No.
3, 2.
Perry. Il Juniata. 1; Mifiin. /.
Lebanon Nos. l and 2. 8 each.
Cumberland Nos. l and ., each.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
CLASSES BREAK RECORD

Miss Jean Cameron, leader of the
Red Cross classes for evening work
announced to-day that there will be
no meetings during August. On
Tuesday all records for work were
broken when 46 workers completed
124 packets each containing ten
dressings. On the same evening an
other class of thirteen workers COM
pleted 90 pads in two hours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
NEW FARE EFFECTIVE

New scheduIe OF faTes eliminating
round trip tickets on the suburban
lines of the Harrisburg Railways
Company, became effective to-day.
The new ruling means the addition
of five cents to a round trip faI q
where three fares are charged in
each direction. Announcement of this
schedule was made four weeks az
BY officials of the company
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
100000 POUNDS OF
SMOKELESS POWDER BURNS

Wilmington, Del, Aug. /. 4
magazine and it's contents, 500. 600
pounds of smokeless powder at the
Carney's Point, N. j., plant of the
Du Pont Powder Company were burn
ed about 1890 o'clock this morning.
causing loss of approximately $780,
600. No person was injured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
GERMANS LOSE II PLANES

Washington, Aug. 1.-Eleven en-
emy airplanes were brought down
by the Italians on the front in North
ern Italy on Tuesday and raids were
made with planes which bombardel
enemy railroad plants, according to
an Italian war Office statement re-
ceived to-day from Rome.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
c. nE q. PICNIC AVG. 1n

Tht Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce outing will be held at John
ReiIy's cabin in the mountains above
Rockville August is. The members
will go by automobile at noon, spend
ing the afternoon and evening In
snarts and amusements.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
LULL ON FLANDERS FRONT

With the British Army i'm FIand-
crs, Aug. Except for the laying
down of harrages here and there
along the line and the usual harass
ing fire from both sides, the front
this morning was quiet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
SHIPS COLLIDE OFF COAST

Philadelphia, Aug. l.-Information
was received here to-day that a
cargo carrier was in collision with II
tanker off the Atlantic coast last
night and that the former at last re-
ports was sinking. After the collision
the tanker proceeded
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
BROTHERHOOD TO MEET

The state organization of the
Brotherhood of America, will have
It's state convention here commence
ing August IL. The Bolton has been
selected for headquarters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
NEW YORK STOCKS

Chandler Brothers and Company,
members of New York and Philadel-
phia Stock Exchanges North Mar
ket Square. Harrisburg; S36 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia: "a Pine street,
New York-furnish the following
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
TWO FLYERS GET 81 HUNS

TWO FLYERS GET 81 HUNS
Paris, Aug. 1.-Sub-Lieut. Boyau
has gained five additional aerial vic
tories. three of which were won in
ten minutes each, the newspapers
report. His total now is %. Lieut..
Madon has increased his string of
victories to 3S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
D HSs0eIdFcd FTeSS

by .fSsoctdfc0 TreSS
Chicago, Aug. BOARD of Trade
closing:
Corn = August. 1851; Septem-
ber. 1.57.
Oats : August. 6sA; September.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given that on Fri
day, the 26th day of July, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and eighteen, at the hour of ten
o'clock In the forenoon Of that day, or
as soon thereafter as the Court can at
tend to the same. l will apply to the
Court Of Common Pleas Of Middlesex
County, at the court house in the City
of New Brunswick. for the appoint
ment Of Commissioners, (freeholdors
and residents of the City of New
Brunswick, to estimate md assess
benefits to lands in the vicinity of the
new pavements laid on the following
streets. to wit:
Remsen Avenue, from the west side
of Sanford Street to the west side of
Talmadge Street.
Comstock ST. eet from the north side
of Commercial Avenue to the South side
of Throop Avenue.
Brown Street from the north side Of
French Street to the South side OF AL
bany Street.
Townsend Street from the south side
of French Street to the north side Of
Codwise Avenue.
Condict Street from the west side of
Easton Avenue to the east side OF Har-
denbergh Street.
All OF said streets being in the City
of New Brunswick, County of Middle
sex and State of New Jersey.
Dated July Is, 1913.
THOMAS H. HAGERTY,
202o6- 7-1s-1ot. City Attorney.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
SPECIAL MASTERS SALE

IN THE CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
Between Eva Weingart, Complainant
On bill for partition. Frederick r.
Richardson. Solicitor for Complainant.
BY virtue of the decree for sale made
in the above entitled cause on the zlst
day of June, Nineteen Hundred and
Eighteen, / shall expose to sale at pub
liv vendue and sell to the highest bid
der on "wednesday, the twsnty-f0urth
S Sfs Ss s"'o Il thai that a day. o st 81. e co saf
in the City Of New Brunswick,
in the County of Middlesex and State
of New Jersey:
oliver Street in the City OF New Bruns-
wick. County of Middlesex and State Of
New Jersey, being bounded M de-
BEGINNING on the s~outherly side OF
Oliver Street at Q point ffty-six feet
six inches distant from the southeastern
|ly cornsr of Nelson md Oliver streeteI
easterly thirty feeti thence southerly
sixty-one feet more or less on q line ~
right angles to Oliver street to lard
now or ls sion 81 smsi hn; TInas Tinas iile tthbsrfs
feet more or less 70 land now Or
formerly of Peter Buokelew and thence
%northeriy along said Buckelew's line
of beginning. And including the inter.
est and estate in dover OF the Com
plainant Eva Weingart, widow OF Benz
jamin Wsingart in the said premises
and including the interest and estate
by curtesy initiate OF Frank Doerr, to-
gether with all and singular, the here
itaments and appurtenances to the said
premises belonging or in anywise aD-
pertaining.
Dated June 81, 1918.
w. EDWIN FLORANCE,
Special Master In Chancery Of New
500 George street, New Brunswick.
1ssss-s-2s-7-s-1s-2o
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
PLUMBING AND HEATING

A. J. 0RoTHEN. 40 Smith st-Plumb-
ing n heating; Jobbing q speciality.
personally and promptly attended to.
Telephone se2-M or ASH.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

WILL install bath and toilet fixtures:
heat your house with steam or hot
per month. f. ]. Larkin, 20s Mar
ket St Telephone 1891.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

The Most Celebrated Animal Painting Is "The Horse
Fair by Rosa Bonheur.
This canvas makes ash cart chargers and hack driven
steeds nobler than blooded stations. She disposed Of
it, just as you could sell the enimals themselves, thru
an Ad in The News Classified Columnsl
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
PIANOS

C. sTEINHAUsER. Pianos tuned and
Tel 1sBt-M First class work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
UPH0LSTERlNG

UPHOLSTERING - Slip covers. mat
tresses made over, furniture repair
innnE Snd ie'I Mace lamps F SGns ss tas
Smith. cor. Rector. Tel. 1871.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
MISCELLANEOUS

If YOU WANT to buy or sell real es-
tate, have rents collected or q mort
gage loan. see d. A. Shirley. $50
Smith st. .4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

MEN AND WOMEN WANTED
FOR PLATFORM SERVICE
ON PUBLIC SERVICE
Wages for first six months service,
covering the period OF learning the
business per hoor
After first six months and until
end of fifth year ....s6c per hour.
After FIVE years.......4Oc per hour
A minimum wage of $3.50 per
week IL assured every platform
employee who answers all roll calls
and performs such duties as may
be assigned.
To all persons entering the employ
OF the company for the FIRST time
an extra payment of $40 will be
made upon completion OF thirty
days actual platform service.
Easy. healthful. steady and perma-
nent Jobs.
Apply between 1850 and 4 D. m. at
Car House, Smith St., Mondays.
Wednesdays n Fridays.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

THOUSANDS of government positions
open to men and women; examina-
lions soon; ] tell you how TO obtain
government positionI Information
free. Write George w. Robbins, for
merly with the government; civil
service expert, 165 Jordan Bldg,
Washington, d. C.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
MONEY TO LOAN

ABoNDs AND sToCK1ws buy
! I ! y !. !! I 1 q. 9: !: !: 81. |. Z. .: 7: !. .: {! :. !. ]. !: : !: !: ]: J ]
IT, good bonds and stocks and we
AZ loan money on them; We also
N loan on receipts; bring your re-
seipts or books with you and
9 will talk the matter over.
flee open evenings.
COMEGYS BROS,
224 Smith st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

MORTGAGES, LoANs-we can place a
few good loans at 8 per. cent In
amounts OF $4,000 up. Cnaries L
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
AUTOS TO HIRE

PACKARD CAR to hire by the hour or
trio. Neilsen's Garage, e4e Amboy
ave. Phone sf6.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

SAVE MONEY. Razor blades sharp
ened on electric machine. Perth Am
boy Hardware.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
HELP WANTED

NEEDS 5000 clerks at
Washin gton; examinations every
where In July; experience unneces-
saryl men and women desiring gov
eminent positions write for free par
ticulars TO J. c. Leonard, Cformer
OWL service examiner), ess Kenois
Bldg, Washington.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

mother for two boys, 8 and z, state
lowest price. wv. A" News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

JEwELRY AND WATCHES repaired TO
your satisfaction and a full li9e Of
teweler to particular people. 1877
smith ST.. near Madison Ave.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
BUTTER AND EGGS

WE ARE direct receivers of fresh laid
eggs for Infants and invalids. Once
tried, always ueed. Rockville Farm
Dairy. eos Smith 81.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

wANTED@Five or ak room house. on
or before Aug. LIST. Address Perma-
nent, News once.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

HELP WANTED-MALE

MIDDLE AGED man to make himself
useful nights. Short hours. Palace
Restaurant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20
WANTED

wANTED-s or 4 furnished or unfur-
nished rooms. Centrally located.
Address 9. d. News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-20

4 or 5 room nat. No children. M. L
care News
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-16
HARRY SAYS

At the Rainbow Sale you will find happy solu- ton of the high merchandise problem that the important question of the hour So apply here in the of bet values better and comforting economy these days of costly living and with pledge do things rgh-o right them if they wrong promise you wide choice of the most dependable merchandise it possible to mechan disc of reliability such you would expect from house whose reputation the highest in the land Look these prices
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-04

trip is one of The mosl daring Arctic
feats ever undertaken. He is up there
camped on The ice and practically liv-
ms off The ice pack" Stefansson says.
"Other explorers do their work from
their ships Ships ar It'll ISIS Than
floating hotels. Storkerson has 10
ships. If Storkcrson doesn't gel home
sick we should hear from him ne%l
Year"
y Slorkerson and his five men we've
landed last May on the ice pack about
$50 miles northwest OF Herschel
Island. Rough estimates show Ihs.'
The ice at times drifts more than 10
miles a day. This current, Slefansson
thinks. carried Storkerson westward
until in October he probably was
about 200 miles due north from Wraa--
gel Island, off Siberia and east OF
The New Siberian Islands.
The Karluk, Sefansson's iirsI boa,
which was lost, was carried westward
from off Alaska. When il was crusa-
ed in the ice, it was off Wlan%el
Island. Slorkerson expected 10 get
caught in The same current and 90 on
beyond Wran@el 10 the Siberian
Islands
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-04
ARRESTS FOLLOW
OPENING SCIENCE
CHURCHES IN |. A

Los Angeles, Nov. 4.-While a
crowd of nearly 500 persons wal ed
patiently outside The building tn
board of directors of the Ninta
Church of Christ, Scientist, No. $50
South New Hampshire street, yesle1-
day attempted, and partly succeeded
in reopening for services heir church,
which has been closed since Oelo5eI
II by The order of Health Commits
sioner Powers.
The success, however, was ONLY
technical. for il led to The arrest OF
four participants, and Iermina. ed
when he police, actin2 under Tho
authority of he recently enac.ed
emergency health ordinance, ard a,
The request of represent ative5 Of he
Board of Health, brought The service
to an abrupt end. look their nri a.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-04

ers TO The Central statiols and dis
'persed the crowd outside
The four persons arrested, all
members of The church's board OF
directors, are: K. C, McClay, No.
SOFA Leeward avenue, chairman of
The board of directors; Mrs. K. l..
Craig, Ne. 700 South Berando stree j.,
former member OF the Beard of Ecl-
cation and . prominent club and
business women; Miss Claire Ger
main, No. 1906 ,[Vesl First street, AMI
II. P. Hitchcock, of Ne. 1852 South
Scisano avenue. Iney We're booked
cn the charge of violaIin9 he health
ordinance, and released on heir own
ecoenizance, with orders 10 appear
in Department 2 Of the police ccuri