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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Call for ESQ Comfort Bags
from Roosevelt CHAPTER
By Specid! Correspondent.

ROOSEVELT, April 23:-The local
chapter of the Red Cross has been
requisitioned to make at once 250
comfort bags as the demand for them
is so urgent for the men leaving for
camps and cantonments. We are re-
quested to furnish the comfort bags
as rapidly as possible, as this is an
emergency call and not a monthly al
lotment. An itemized list has also
been sent naming the articles these
bags should contain, such as jack
knife, soap, toothbrush, comb, nee
dies, thread, etc.
These contents have been officially
approved by Washington after con-
ference with camp directors through
out the country. AS these bags are
for the army they should be made of
khaki colored material. Goods to be
sewed up into simple bag with an
inch hem at the top through which
is run a gathering tape or string. size
about II by s inches finished, not to
exceed II by IL inches.
AS $50 bags are required and each
one contains a separate roll called
housewife, holding articles such as
hooks. eyes and khaki buttons, ETC.,
500 pieces will be required to be
made by the women.
Those willing to make these bags
kindly call at headquarters for ma
terial and further directions for
making same. AS these bags can be
made at home there is a chance for
the woman who is unable to come out
to the workrooms to do her bit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
US. Hospital for
Every Five Men of
Army in France


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE; Controle American; April
23-Near one French city the Ameri-
can army is erecting a hospital that
Will ultimately contain 10000 beds,
near another city one with 1000 beds
and near third one with 5000.
The French are fairly gasping with
admiration at the magnitude of
Americas hospital plans. The regu-
lation military hospital in France,
up to this time, has contained about
1000 beds
The American soldier who comes to
France is assured Of the best medi-
cal attention any army in the world
has ever seen.
THERE WILL BE ONE BED IN
A HOSPITAL FOR EVERY FIVE
SOLDIERS.
Experience has shown that only
one soldier out Of five needs hospital
attention.
An overwhelming majority Of all
wounded soldiers who receive hospital
treatment recover. More than so per
cent of abdominal cases recover.
Soldier blindness is the LEAST
COMMON of all war Affections. Out
Of 1900 wounded soldiers only ONE
suffers loss Of eyesight.
The American army has secured a
large number of hospital trains which
are the most completely equipped in
Europe and our wounded can be
rushed from the battlefront to the
big base hospitals within a few hours.
Every American soldier, whose
wounds incapacitate him for further
service, will be held at canvalescent
hospitals until he is able to travel
when he will be sent back to Amer
ica-
And many of the greatest surgeons
and physicians of America are over
here.
Among them are DR.. George W.
Grille of Cleveland; DR.. John M. T.
Finney, of the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore; DR.. George E. Brew
er, of the Presbyterian Hospital, New
York; DR.. Harvey Cushing, the Bos-
ton brain specialist; DR.. F.. A. Wash
burn. of Boston; Dr. Samuel Lloyd, of
New York; Dr. c. L. Gibson, Of New
York; DR.. r. H. Harte, Of Philadel-
phia; DR.. F. A. Besley, of Chicago;
DR. Charles H. Peck, OF Roosevelt
Hospital. New York; DR.. Angus Nc
Lean of Detroit; DR.. Fred Murphy,
Of ST. Louis; DR.. R. T. Miller, of Pitts
burg, DR.. C. r. Clark, of Youngstown;
DR.. E. D. Clark, Of Indianapolis; DR..
B. r. Shurley, of Detroit, and DR.. Jo-
seph E. Flint Of the Yale Medical
College.
Practically all of these big men
picked their own staffs and brought
them with them.
All the nursing in the hospitals is
done by graduate nurses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Theatre
NepS
At the Ditfnas.


The Marionettes," Clara Kimball
foungs current release, made by her
own company under the direction OF
Emile Chautard is an adaptation OF
the French play of the same name by
Pierre Wolff. This production. which
VIII be shown at the Ditmas theatre
tomorrow and Thursday, gives her an
opportunity to display to the fullest
her great emotional powers.
Fernande, simple little country
girl, marries Roger de Monclars: but
her intense love for him is met with
cold indifference. Distraught, she bor-
rows an idea from the plot of The
Marlonettes," puppet show and
seeks to win his love by first making
him jealous.
How she plans her campaign and
enlists the aid Of numerous costumers.
nalr-dressers, manicurists, and the
IKE; how her new attire seems to
free her convent-bred mind and to re-
lease its natural sparkle; how her re-
ceptons attract scores of real so
clety folks" how she captivates a man
who wants her to fee with him; and
now her husbande jealousy is thus
aroused and transformed into a con-
suming love-all this action, set in
gorgeously beautiful surroundings and
acted by superlative cast, combines
to make superb film drama of heart
interest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
ANOTHER DULL YEAR
FOR GOLFERS AHEAD

| This is to be another dull golf year
Baseball competition will go on, but
i golf has been reduced to old men s
| foursocne and women's putting con-
tests. Undoubtedly a few Red Cross
exhibitions will be sprinkled through
the season but the dictators of the
game in this country have decided that
until the war is over golf must remain
pepless.
In 1916, at the last national am
ateur cham pionship since America en-
tered the war, golf reached the zeneth
Of its power in the field of American
! sport. On that bright Saturday in
September, 1916, when Charles (Chick }
Evans Of Chicago won the national
amateur championship at the Merton
Cricket club in Philadelphia. it could
be turthfully stated that golf had ar
rived" in America.
Ten thousand wild eyed enthusiasts
trailed Evans and Bob Gardner al
Merton and the men Who built up the
game in this country smiled with sat
I isfaction. Then during the next spring
America entered the war and golf has
been wiped off the map. Many golf
ers think the dictators have made a
mistake in taking all the title CON-
petition out of golf for the duration
Of the war.
While the Red Cross competition Of
Hast year kept the sport from being en-
'tirely buried it fell far short of main
tanning the interest which had been
| developed up to the close of the 1916
season. The one bright feature OF last
year was the wonderful playing by
Ouimet in exhibition matches. Oui-
met, with his partner, Jesse Guilford,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Sea GuIIs Aid Allies in
Search for Submarines
Rp United Press.

PHILADELPHIA, April 23:-In
regard to the many reports from
abroad concerning the part the com
mon ordinary sea-gull is represented
as taking in the capture of the u
boat-following the underwater craft
in quest of food and pointing them
out" to our destroyers, listen to this
yarn"
Says Frank H. Stewart, president
of the Ocean City IN. J.) Fishing
Club, one of the largest on the Allan
tic coast:
EVERY gull on our coast is an avia-
tor in our defense and worth almost
as much as a soldier or sailor for our
protection. You see, the gulls live
chiefly on the fragments of fish left
by the hungry tigers of the sea feed
ing on schooled fishes
Every boy on the seashore knows
that diving, screeching flock of gulls
indicates a school of fish.
Like an aviator, they can see be-
low the surface, but they cannot rea-
son that all things under the surface
are not fish. They expect something
to appear on the surface of the water
following a commotion underneath.
That something is food.
when gulls detect a submarine
they follow it like a school of fish,
and if this nation ever is attacked by
the U-boats we shall be sorry that
we haven't ten gulls for every one
we have now"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Eat Potatoes, Save Wheat,
Slogan for Staten Island
By Special Correspondent.


TOTrENvILLE. April 23:-"Save
the farmers" is the slogan which
Mrs. William G. Wilcox, borough
food chief, has urged Staten Island
housewives to adopt
More wheat must be conserved,
Mrs. Wilcox says, and the easiest
road to such conservation Is by eat
ing more potatoes Of which there is a
large supply on hand. This is in con-
nection with the potato drive which
Is destined to save more wheat for
the allies by substituting potatoes.
The food administration has asked
the people of New York to use up
the old potatoes, buying them by the
buShel and not to waste because
there is an overplus."
Eat potatoes twice and three
times a day." Mrs. Wilcox advises.
than wheat. Use them instead of
wheat and don't forget that it is pa
triotic to save wheat. Encourage the
farmers so that they will not fall
short of what is expected Of them.
thereby bringing on another potato
famine such as we had a year ago."
In @ movement to conserve wheat
the Staten Island bakers arranged a
meeting on Saturday to which they
invited speakers from the food ad-
ministration to explain just what is
expected Of the bakers and the laws
and rules for baking bread. The
meeting was held in Stuhl's hall on
Canal street.
Assistant Director Fiske, of the
New York administration, explained
the new order which calls for the
conservation of as much wheat as
possible. He quoted twenty-five per
cent. to bakers and suggested recipes
for bakers bread.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ogden, OF
Roselle Park, visited in Prince Bay
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lenoir have
been visiting in Manhattan.
William G. Dawson has taken up
his residence with his daughter, Mrs
c. A. Shea, In Amboy road.
Carl Schaub has been visiting in
Manhattan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Driscoll, OF
Brooklyn. were visitors here on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Blume have
returned to Annadale Little Farms
after the winter in Manhattan.
The first quarterly conference of
st. Marks Methodist church was held
last night at the church with District
Superintendent Hubach in charge.
A meeting of U. s. Grant Council,
Jr. o. U. A. NJ. was held last night,
Molly Stark Council. Daughters of
Am erica, will meet tonight.
The Junior League will meet to-
morrow afternoon at the church.
In spite of the weather there were
many visitors at Mt. Loretto Sunday
for the monthly visiting day.
An auction sale Of the dairy and
farming equipment Of the late E. T.
Tillinghast will take place tomorrow
morning at 10:30 o'clock at the sta
bles, foot of Wilbur street, Prince
Bay. H J. Sharrott y the auctionser.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
STATEN ISLAND
SEVENTY mime WOMEN
WORK FOR RED CROSS
Accomplish More Work than at Any
Time Since First of
the Year

Accomplish More Work than at Any
Time Since First of
By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, April 23:-Seven-
ty-nine workers out at the meeting of
the Fifth Ward Branch of the Rich
mond Chapter of the American Red
Cross Society accomplished more
work than any time since the first of
the year. Fifteen hundred and twen-
ty-six articles were made up during
the day and several articles were
brought in by the members.
This included 1882 gauZe dress
tngs. seventeen slips, twenty-five alb
sorbent pads, ninety-one new style
absorbent pads, seven pneum onia jac-
kets, and flfty-four split irrigation
pads.
The wooden articles brought in
were two pairs of wristlets, eight
pairs of socks and one sweater. The
number Of articles made up exceed
ed that of the week before by more
than two hundred.
A business session followed the
work meeting in the afternoon and
several matters Of importance were
discussed concerning the branch and
what had been done since it's organ
ization The sum of $40 was turned
over to the branch by Mrs. r. Hoehn,
left over from recent euchre after
abe had purchased a number Of razor
blades to be sent to William D. Frer-
ichs, Jr., at an English base hospital
situated in Ireland. Mrs. Hoehn was
rendered q vote Of thanks for the
donation as also were Miss Laura
Yetman, the president, and Mrs. M.
c. Quimby, vice president of the
branch, for their work.
The chapter purchased five tickets
for the lecture to be given by Arthur
Guy Empy at the clubrooms at Sta
pleton next Sunday night for the
benefit of the Red Cross. Anyone
wishing to secure ticket for the af-
fair can do so by applying to Mrs.
E. L. VanWagner, secretary, at her
home in Fisher avenue. The Nation
al Federation of Red Cross will be in
session at the Hotel Waldorf in Man
haitian, May 8, and a large delegation
of the branch decided to attend from
here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
TOTTENVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs Harry Longside, OF
West New Brighton, were the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Williams, OF
Butler avenue. over the weekend
Miss Inez Yetman, of Red Bank, is
the guest Of relatives here.
Harry Levenson and daughter,
Miss Anna Levenson, were at Camp
Benjamin Levenson.
Benjamin Stanton and William
Schuester have returned home after
a few days in Waterbury. Conn.
Mrs Stephen DeAloni, of Manhat-
tan, who has been with her husband,
a gas instructor at Spartansburg, is
the guest of her brother, Police Ser
avenue.
Samuel Jacobs, Of the Bronx. is
with the Hilliard Manufacturing
Mrs Henry Elfers and Leonard
Wait attended a family reunion at
New Brunswick, Sunday, given in
honor of their brother. Clarence
Wait, OF tha Forty-third engineers of
Washington, d. c., who is to leave
for France shortly.
Mrs. M. Androvette, of Johnson
avenue. entertained number of
friends at her home Saturday night
at a social gathering. Music, singing
and dancing were enjoyed and re-
freshments were served.
Harry Cline visited his brother
Thaddeus Cline, at Camp Upton, Sun
day.
Washington Council. Daughters Of
Liberty, meets tonight at X. Of P.
hall.
The final program of the season Of
the Philemon Literary and Historical
Society will be given tomorrow after
noon at the South Baptist church.
Stuart l.. Ritz gave a four-m minute
talk at the school last night on Liber-
ty Loan before the start of the school
lecture.
Bicycle patrolmen from all Of the
four precincts in the island drilled on
the boulevard yesterday for the pa
rade that is to be held on Saturday,
May II.
The Tottenville Band held a prac-
tice last night.
A meeting of the Craftsmens Club
was held last night at the Masonic
temple.
The W. c. T. U. meets tomorrow
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. Arver-
sen. of Butler avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
TO PUSH CONSTRUCTION
OF WOODBRIDGE SEWER
w. A. Ryan Told to Complete Job and
Surety Company is Notified OF
Action
By Special Correspondent.

Woodbridge, April, 23:-At a meet
ing of the Township Committee held
last night the township engineer was
directed to notify w. A. Ryan. the con-
tractor on the Wedgewood Sewer to
finish the job at once. The engineer
was also directed to notify the Surety
Company furnishing bonds for Mr.
Ryan Of said action and to inform
them that if Mr.. Ryan does not COM
plete the work according to contract
they will be called upon to do so.
A request was received from Dis
trict Clerk e. C. Ensign, asking that
two traffic signs be placed near the
school house at Fords.
The Township Engineer was direct
ed to notify the Ideal Realty Company
that the township will vacate certain
streets in Fords for the benefit of the
Standard Underground Cable Company
who have recently purchased large
tracts there with the intention Of build
ling. These streets were laid out upon
the map over a year ago but have
never been developed or used in any
way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Civic League Protests
Closing Of Fisher Avenue
BY Special Correspondent.

TOTTENvILLE, April 23:-At a
short meeting of the Tottenville
Branch Of the Staten Island Civic
League held at the rooms Of the
Richmond County Building & Mutual
Loan Association last night a formal
protest was made against the closing
Of the foot of Fisher avenue to the
public by the new shipyard company
that is to be established at that point.
The matter was given over to the
executive committee to be presented
to Borough President Calvin D. Van
Name for his action. This was taken
up following a communication read
from Mr.. VanName in answer to a
letter sent by Secretary Huntington
after the February meeting of the
branch on the question Of the closing
Of the street
Because Of the small attendance
there was not much doing at the
meeting. Garden seeds received by
President Stuart L. Ritz through
Congressman Riordan were distribut-
ed. The seeds included both vegeta-
bles and flowers and are for home
gardening as urged by the govern
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
YOUNG GIRL AND FIANCE
HAVE DISAPPEARED
COnscript and School Girl Believed to
Have Elopcd From Pleasant
Plains.

Plains.
By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, April 23-Julia
Moffett, fourteen years old, of Amboy
road, Pleasant Plains, disappeared
from home yesterday morning, and
has not been since by her mother.
Vincenzo Festadello, twenty two years
old, who boarded with the parents of
the girl and who was engaged to mar
ry her, has also disappeared and it Is
believed that the two have gone away
together.
Jllia started yesterday morn
in at $3.50 o'clock with her little
sister. Mildred. eleven years old, for
public school No. 3, Pleasant Plains.
When within block of the school
Julia told her sister that she was 60
ing to meet another girl in the next
street. That was the last seen of her
by any Of her relatives.
When Julia did not return home at
noon from school, inquiry was made
of her teacher with the result that it
was learned that she did not reach
school yesterday morning. Thinking
that the girl would come home last
night the mother did not make any
report of it until about 8 o'clock last
night to the police.
The mother, Mrs. Antonette Carrilli,
went to the Tottenville police station
last night and reported her dalghter
missing and asked that a general
alarm be sent out for her. She told
the police that her daughter, who is
but slip Of girl became engaged
to Festadello, a boarder. two months
ago with her consent He worked in
the Tottenville Copper Works plant
and last week received his notice that
he was to be sent away week from
today to Camp Upton in the draft.
Fesadello did not go to work yes
terday morning, saying that he was
going to Manhattan to spend the day.
1t is now believed that the two who,
it is said were deeply in love with
each other had planned to elope yes
terday morning and go off some where
and be married.
The girl when she left home had on
no hat. She wore a brown coat with
black stripes, blue velvet skirt, white
MILDLY blouse, with pink collar and
cuffs, buckskin color shoes, black
sIeqqnI Noelq no peu pure sSu!Noo3s
according to the description given by
the mother and sister to the police.
She wore a small diamond engage
ment ring and gold earrings with a
red stone in her ears. She is about
four feet six inches tall and weighs
about 110 pounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Chief Beggin Pleased
With AmiCitia Apparatus
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENvILLE, April 23:-The
new tractor received by Amicitia
Hook s. Ladder Company of Pleasant
Plains. two weeks ago, has been at
tached to its truck and is now in
commission as a motor-drawn appa-
ratus. Deputy Chief Begin, Of the
borough OF Richmond fire depart
ment, made an inspection of the ap-
paratus Sunday and witnessed a DEM
onstration. He pronounced the test
satisfactory and was much pleased
with the power Of the engine.
The day of the horse drawn fire
apparatus in the volunteer depart
ment on this end Of the island is 60
ing fast. This is the third company
to install a motor. Huguenot Engine
Company has a motor engine and SO
has Great Kills. The paid depart
ment at Tottenville is still using
horses, but it is expected that both
companies will be motorized within a
short time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Van Name Urges Hy|an
to Abolish Sinking Fund
BY Specid! Correspondent.

TOTTENVILLE, April 23-Borough
President Calvin D. Van Name, who
has been in Washington during the
past week and not able to speak with
Mayor Hyland personally, wrote him
from Washington and earnestly urged
that he approve the bill passed in the
recent legislative session at Albany
for the purpose Of abolishing the
Sinking Fund Commission of the city
OF New York. The com mission is al
legged to be superfluous appendage up
on the overburdened taxpayers of
the city and its maintenance a waste
Of public funds when the work done
by it, it is said, properly belongs to
and can be done moro efficiently by
the department of finance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
ENSIGN SCULLY HURT
Congressman's Son Landed At Por
Hospital with Broken Leg
By Special Correspoudent

SOUTH AMBOY, April 23.-Jack T.
Sculfy, son Of Hon. T. ]. ScuIly, an en-
sign in the U. s. Navy was injured in
storm at sea while returning from
the other side.
From the meagre details that have
reached this city, he was swept against
the wheel house by huge wave and
besides receiving a broken leg, suffer-
ed internal injuries. He was landed
at an Atlantic port hospital and from
present reports is resting comfortably.
Scully is graduate of Princeton
College and starred on the varsity
baseball and lacrosse team Shortly
after Americas entry into the war he
entered Annapolis, from which he
graduated few months ago, receiving
his commission.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Sew for War Orphans
BIZ Special Correspondent.


TOTTENVIILE, April 23:-For
some time past the women connected
with the Red Cross have been sewing
for the French and Belgian orphans
and local charity at School No. 1,
Tottenville. Every woman of the
community is cordially invited to
come and help every Wednesday be-
tween the hours of 0 A. NJ. and P.
NJ, and from to $50 P. M, or for
such part of their time as may be
convenient and participate in this
good work.
The work finished since March 20
consists of 101 garments. It is under
the supervision OF Miss Katherine
Messner. assisted by Mrs. F. H. Bir-
melin. All articles are made from
used. old material and anyone having
old or new material to contribute, it
will be gratefully received.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Sammy Stunned, but He
Managed to Shoot Back
By FRED S. FERGUSON


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent J
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
ON THE LORRAINE FRONT, March
IA (By MaiD- The Tin hat" adopted
from the British is saving hundreds of
American lives. During recent
shelling of a certain town just back of
the American lines shrapnel burst
near group of American dough-
boys. piece from the shell changed
against the top of one mans tin hat"
He was what prize-fight followers
would call "out on his feet" But he
grabbed for his revolver, fred in the
air as IL Furnishing the atmosphere
from which the shell came, and then
crawled on his hands and knees
through the mud to dugout. In a
few minutes he came to- The
glancing blow of the shell piece had
stunned him, but he returned to his
post within few minutes, none the
worse for the knockout.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23
Austraiia'e Artcslsn Basin.

measures $4,000 square miles in ex-
tent, and Is said to be the largest
known in the word. comprising &c.,
600 square miles In Qr..nsland, 10000
IN South Australia. g. 900 In New South
Wales and 10000 in Tie northern ter
rltory.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23

A cough that follows la grippe or any
other cough that hangs 90 from win
ter to spring wears downing suffor1l
leaving him or her in a weakened etate
unabl TO ward off sickness and disease
Jos. Gillard. 14S Fillmore ST, Nash
vile, Tenn, writes: II was suffering
with a dry. hacking cough and a pain in
my chest. but since taking Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar l have been relieved" IT
soothes, heals and cures coughs. colds
and Group. Good for whooping cough
Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23

Optimistic Thought.
Retirement Is the punishment Of the
fool, the paradise Of the wise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-23

Ihe most valuable woman in the
government is the way Miss Sue
Dorsey, who has just been made as
sistant paymaster in the navy. is de-
scrlbed by Rear Admiral Samuel Nc
Gowan, navy paymaster general. Miss
Dorsey keeps track of the 1900 navy
pay. officers and assigns them to the
various ships. She knows Just how
we'll each pay officer does his work.
She is the only woman MCGOWAN ever
recommended for a commission.