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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
General HarbOrd and Aides
Decorated by French at Tours
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
TOURS, Tuesday, Dec. 10:-Major
General J. @. Harbord. head of the
supply service of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces. and his aides,
Captain r. Norris Williams, Second,
of Philadelphia. former national
lawn tennis champion, and Captain
Fielding Robinson. of Norfolk, Va.
were decorated with the French war
cross by General Requichot of the
French army today.
The ceremony took place in the
presence OF the entire garrison. the
general commanding the Ninth mill
tary region. and his staff. the prefect
o fthe department. the major and a
large concourse of the people of
Tours.
General Harbord and his aides re-
ceived decorations for distinguished
service In the second battle of the
Marne, where Gen. Harbord COM
manded a brigade of marines. Capt.
Williams and Capt. Robinson served
under him as lieutenants, the latter
being in the field artillery before en-
tering the marine corps. When Gen.
eral Harbord took over the work of
the supply service he took his aides
with him.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
W|LLSEY PUTS
CASE UP To BOARD
Health Officer Will Offer to Re-
Sign--DiIts ReSents Dictation
by Aldermen

Health Officer William J. Willsey
said today that at the next regular
meeting of the Board of Health Com
missioners he will hand them his res
ignation and that II the board wishes
him to get out, he will gladly do SO,
but IL, on the other hand, they ask
him to remain, he will do so, so as to
continue the good work which he has
started in health matters i'm this city.
Mr.. Willsey refused to comment on
the action of the Board OF Aldermen,
who at their meeting on Monday night
passed n resolution asking the Board
of Health to remove him, other than
to soy that he felt he had done his
duty and that II the health board
thought otherwise anG wanted him to
get out. he would do SO.
President Edward Dilts of the
health board said that he was express
ing the sentiment of the entire board
of health when he stated that they OBJ
jected strongly to any dictation from
the Board OF Aldermen. President
Dilts said he could not say what ac-
on Friday night II Mr.. Willsey pre-
sented his resignation.
1t is rumored in local political cir
cles that President Dilts will resign as
head of the Board of Health and that
he will be appointed as health Officer
OF Perth Amboy at a salary Of $4,000
/ year for a period of three years
Mr.. Dilts refused to comment on
this, saying that he had not thought
Of this matter and had not discussed
II with any one. Dilts Is an employe
OF the American Smelling and Refining
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
Local Aviator In Long Flight

Donald Garretson, a mechanican in
the aviation corps of the United
States army stationed at Waco, Texas,
made a flight of 6O0 miles to Corpus
Christi from Waco this week, accord
ing to a telegram received by his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Garretson OF
High street. this morning.
The telegram received reads: "Just
returned from a flight of 500 miles
from Waco to Corpus Christi"
Mr.. Garretson enlisted in the avia-
ton service about year ago and has
been in Texas ever since. His brother,
William Voorhees, Garretson, who al
so enlisted in the aviation service and
was sent to Texas about the same
time, has since passed all tests and Is
a second lieutenant in the service.
NOTICE
To members of Retail Grocers' and
Butchers Association of Perth Amboy
A meeting will be held at Waiver
czak's Hail, 7S2 State St, this even
ing. All members are urgently re-
quested to attend. Matters of import
ance to be discussed.
BY order OF the President.
JOS. L. KLEIN.
SAMUEL A. MANDEL.
Secretary.
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Red Cross Appeal
Dec. IL. 1918.

I,
To the Citizens of Perth Amboy:-
Christmas o begins
honor
followed
nee you.
of he
committee
toulouse Enrolment opened
those
by the COMMITTEES This is not appeal for VIII be no
peace time the American Red Cross united
ONE DOLLAR MAKES MEMBER
a
Red Cross q
OF Amb
of the
respectfully
EXECUTIVE
I,CA
Albert Leon, Chairman H. w.
Mrs William H. Pfeifer
r. l. Vail
F. LYON
J.. H.
Seama CuyW
NJ J.
Rev. w. p. A. Cark,F Franks
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
!. N. /. A. DRIVE
FOR MEMBERS
WhirIWind Campaign to Open
Sunday Evening and Close
Thursday Niqht

The Y. NJ. IL. A. have planned to
hold a monster drive for new mem
bers. covering a period of four days
next week. The campaign will Of
ficially be inaugurated Sunday night
of this week and end on the following
Thursday evening.
The division chairmen, Jack Kark-
US, Harry Kaplain, Morris Isenberg
and Samuel Diamond, met last night
and sopsummated the plans along
which the drive will be conducted.
These chairmen are to meet again to-
night and will at that time announce
the names of the captains whom they
have chosen to assist them.
The captains selected will then Sc
lect men to serve on their teams and
the committee expects that at least
one hundred men will take part in
the campaign.
The teams will make q thorough
canvass OF the city. and are to be
assigned certain districts into which
the city will be divided, so as to facili-
tate the work. After the canvass is
made the teams will be allowed to ap-
proach anybody whom they think may
have escaped In the thorough combing
of the city.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
II. A. will serve supper to the cam
paign managers and workers at 1880
Sunday evening after which q speaker
from the Y. NJ. H. A. federation of
New York will address the men and
explain the workings of the campaign
to them.
The captains and teams will start
in on the campaign Immediately after
the meeting and are confident that the
membership OF the Y. M. II. A. will
be greatly increased when the drive is
concluded on Thursday night.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
Little Genoa Murder Trial
Postponed to Next Monday

Arraigned by Prosecutor Stricken
at the court house in New Brunswick
yesterday, Rafele Di Mascia, an Ital-
ian, thirty years of age, and whose
home is at Genoa, Madison township,
entered a plea of not guilty to an in
dictment charging him with murder
ing Giacento CastelIucci and entered
a similar plea to an Indictment charg-
ing him with the murder of Carmelo
Biasso.
Thomas Brown represented the de-
fendant, whose claim Is that he shot
both Castellucci and Biasso In self-de-
fense. Trial of both indictments had
been set for yesterday but Justice
James J. Bergen, before whom the
pleas were taken, announced a post
ponement until next Monday morning.
The indictments against Dl Mascia
arose out of an affray that tok place
at Genoa on September 20, in which
several shots were fred and in addi-
ton to the two deaths mentioned, 9TH
er men were wounded. Di Mascia was
severely stabbed in the affray and has
been in the hospital for a considerable
period of time since.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
CITY MAY TAKE
GARBAGE WORK
Aldermen May Take Contract
From Graham & McKeon--
Work Done by City

Collection of garbage in this city has
become q big issue of recent days and
the idea of having the city collect and
dispose of garbage itself, instead of
giving contract to a private hem Is
receiving the attention of city officials.
While this matter is being talked
over, the present contractors, Graham
& McKeon, who have held the contract
for several years past and who were
recently warned by the health depart
ment to remedy the conditions at the
city dump, have announced that II
they get the contract for next year,
Il ey are prepared to remove the gar
bage to site outside OF the city limits
and thus they will eliminate the OBJ
tectionable dump in North Amboy.
The methods of handling garbage
and its disposal at the city dump have
been complained of many times. Citi-
zens residing in the northern and
northwestern section have made fire.
quent complaints of the fact that the
contractors did not live up to their
agreement in that they did not cover
the garbage with dirt, as called for.
The board of health, after an inspec-
tion by the health officer, warned the
contractors that they would have to
live up to the provisions of the coll
tract or action would be taken against
them.
The aldermen have considered the
matter and seem to be of the opinion
that the one logical solution to the
garbage problem is for the city to
handle its own garbage, and take the
work out of the hands OF private con-
Germs.
In the budget for 1919, as adopted
on first reading by the aldermen on
Monday night an appropriation of $25-
600 was allowed for garbage disposal
and city officials are of the opinion
that with that sum they can readily
take over the work and do it profitably
and better than the contractors have
done 1t in the past
The contractors, in making known
the fact that they have an out-of-town
place for the garbage, say that the
dump in North Amboy is about filled
up. and is now being covered with
heavy layer of dirt
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
JUDGE BERGEN SAYS SUNDAY MOVIES ARE ILLEGAL
RRITIQQ 0[[rQ nnnroII0MQ l1M [QE[nnM M QEAQ
France Appealed 10 US. for Two
Thousand AirpIanes Per Month
By Associated Press.
IVA GuINnTnN

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11:-An ap-
peal by Premier Clemenceau of
France for an American aircraft con-
tribution of 1000 planes a month
and a total of 5000 aviators and
so. 900 specialized mechanics formed
the basis for the extensive aircraft
program to which the United States
committed itself in the world war.
This was disclosed today by Major
General William L. Kenley, director
of military aeronautics, in his annual
report.
The appeal of the French premier,
the report says, was received May "a,
1917. two weeks after adoption of
the aircraft program for the army
involving an expenditure OF about
$55, 100000. Two months later con-
gress, at the request of the war de-
partment. enacted another aircraft
appropriation bill carrying a total of
S640,000.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
MAY BE INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
Supreme Court Justice Gives
Legal Phase of Sunday Show
Proposition
TO TAKE UP MORGAN CASE
Says Investigation Into DisaS-
ter at Shell Plant Should be
Made by Jury
TO TAKE UP MORGAN CASE

Justice James ]. Bergen of the su-
preme court. paid his respects TO
Sunday movie shows in his charge
to the December term grand jury at
New Brunswick yesterday and stated
that he would charge them in the mat
ter of the Gillespie explosion next
Monday morning.
In regard to Sunday movies the
judge took decided stand declar-
Ing that 1t was beside the question
that this governing bodies of the city
gave permission for Sunday shows
and that the grand jury should return
indictments against operators of such
places of amusements which he desig-
mated as public nuisances."
His full statement follows:
MY attention has been called by
some of the citizens OF this city by
what they conceive to be a lack of
the enforcement of laws by public
officials. and I have referred to GER
tain matters appearing in the news
same subject. While some of these
complaints have been put in terms
that make 1t difficult, for lack of de-
tails, to clearly submit to you, never
theless I feel 1t my duty % give at
tention to tfese complaints and 10
call your attention to such of them
as l think you may properly deal
~
are allowed the exhibition of public
shows on Sunday, and that the pub
lie officials rake no steps to suppre IS
them.
Such exhibitions on Sunday are
riade unlawful by the act relating -
the suppression OF vice ard immoral
IT., and Il municipality cannot legal
ixe II. and while single violation OF
that act is made subject to a penalty,
the continued violation Of the statute
subjects any person, who keeps a
public resort for practices injurious
to public morality or destructive to
public quiet, to- an Indictment, and
this aside from any possibility OF
criminal guilt on the part of puo.ic
officials whose duty IL may be to
suppress them.
the continued exhibition of pubfc
shows IN Sunday. in open violation
of the law. which the public are
invited TO, and do attend, is mani
testify injurious to the public NOR
ais, for 1t breeds a contempt of the
law and Is a public nuisance. There
fore, II you have proof of such pub
lie exhibitions on Sunday 1t is your
duty to present an indictment against
any person who habitually violates
the Jaw. yor maintaining a disorder
ly house. And I distinctly instruct
you that municipal license Of per-
NIT Is no excuse Tor a municipality
cannot license an Illegal act, and 1t
ought not to attempt to do So"
On the Morgan disaster Judge Ber-
gen addressed the jury as follows:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
I'm the first instance I wish to say
to you that my attention has been
called this morning to a matter which
may possibly require your investiga-
tio~ and that is the results of this
explosion so well known to everybody
ir this county at Morgan. I do not
propose this morning to direct your
attention especially to that but I will
be here next Monday morning. expect
ing in the meantime to be put in pos
CONTINUED ON page ~
F. a. Hardware for Kiddie Kars.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
Call OF Conference Between
B0IsheVistS and Germans

BY Associated Press.
BERLIN, Monday, Dec. 9.-The
German cabinet has sent a wireless
message to the Russian government
asking II not to send delegation to
Berlin for a conference planned for
December 16. The reason given was
the present situation In Germany"
The Russian Bolsevist government
delegates were invited by the execu-
tive committee of the soldiers and
workmen's council against the wishes
OF the cabinet. The opposition of the
cabinet has been strengthened beyond
doubt, by accusations made by Adolph
Joffe, the Bolshevist ambassador to
Germany, who has made a statement
saying that Minister Haase. Barth and
others were friendly toward him and
actively seconded his plans to intro
duce Russian methods into Germany.
In spite OF their denials, NJ. Joffe's ac-
cusations have created a painful i'm
preston in many quarters.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
Belgium Demands Restitution.
RAJ 1ssocinfed A Press

LONDON, Dec. 10.-(British wire
less service belgium claims that the
peace conference will be directed not
only against Germany, but against
Holland, according to the Metropole of
Antwerp, which prints a statement
made by the Belgium minister Of For
eign affairs. The minister is quoted
as follows:
obviously our first demand from
Germany will be the restitution of all
of which We were robbed in hundreds
of ways, as far as territorial readjust-
ments are concerned. II you carefully
read between the lines of the passages
of the recent speech from the throne
which refers to the old treaty. they
will tell you as much as I can"
The passages in question deal espe-
cially with the international treaty of
1889 which fixed the status OF Belgi-
um. This treaty deprived the young
kingdom OF Belgium OF the principal
portions of her provinces OF Leswig
and Luxembourg and enriched the Ger
man confederation by the Belgian
towns of the provinces of Liege such
as st. With, Eupon, Malmady and
MontJoie. 1t likewise made the king
dom of the Netherlands master of the
lower Scheldt
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
Czernin Blames Ludendorm

BY Associated Press
VIENNA, Monday. Dec. 9:-Count
Czernin, the former Austro- -Hungar-.
ian foreign minister, discussed today
his efforts and that of the Austrian
government to end the war and out
lined what in his estimation were the
problems to be settled before peace
can be made secure. He expressed
hope for an agreement among the
nations to disarm.
Count Czernin declared the Brest-
Litovsk peace treaty was the work OF
the German military leaders and
painted General Ludendorff, the
quartermaster general of the German
army and virtual dictator of tho em-
pire's military policy in the last days
of the conflict, as the man who stood
between the Central empires AMI
peace on numerous occasions. Efforts
to induce the German government TO
make concessions of any important
nature seemed at times to be near
success but Ludendorff was adamant-
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
WILSON TOLAND
At BREST SOON
Change of Course Will Mean
Reaching Port in Advance of
Date Expected
LABOR PLANS WELCOME
Wireless From Ship to Go to
France and Thence to U. S.
Plant Is Out of Range
Bv A associated Press.

BREST, Dec. 11:-The u. s. 8.
George Washington, with President
Wilson and party aboard, changed its
course after leaving the Azores and
will arrive in Brest in advance of the
time announced, according to a naval
wireless dispatch received today.
Labor Plans Welcome
By Associated Press
PARIS. Tuesday, Dec. 10-General
labor federation has sent out the fol-
lowing notice to its adherents:
In view of the coming of Presi-
dent Wilson and to answer under
handed intrigues directed against him
and his conception of peoples
peace. the federal committee organ
izing the labor manifestation on the
day of his arrival wishes to associate
itself with provincial labor organiza-
tions. 1t asks them to organize meet
ings at which resolutions may be
adopted to be forwarded to President
Wilson through the American en-
bassy. This double manifestation on
the part of the workers of Paris and
the provinces will give President Will
son help to bring about q triumph of
his conception of peoples peace"
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BB Associated Press.
LODON, Dec. I1-Expounding the
British view of the freedom of the
seas. the legal correspondent of the
Times, after dealing among other
things with the lessons of the war
regarding naval operations as they
appeared to him, describes sne main
British position on the question as fol-
lows:
A readiness to continue as hereto
fare are sa changing that we must
OF peace, which has been carried out
by England. for example as to the adj
mission of foreign vessels to coastwise
trade. more than by any other import
ant commercial country, and to agree
to the conversion into a free Sc of
any sea now treated as a closed sea.
"A strong conviction. greatly
strengthened by the lesson of this
war to maintain maximum safety for
our. people and empire and to be no
party TO any conflicting or tampering
with IT.;
"A belief that the conditions Of WAR
fare are so cvhanging that we must
be careful to protect ourselves agafnsi
perils ahead;
"a readiness to consider any
changes put forward by neutrals COM
sistent with these essentials;
"A desire to cooperate in render
ing impossible hideous crimes COM
mitted at sea;
"A readiness as far as is compati-
BILE with safety in the full sense. to
promote any practicable scheme for o
league of nations;
I'm short-a firm resolution as to
essentials and an open mind as to
secondary matters"
In leading up to his conclusion the
correspondent says:
The more the British point of view
is understood the more 1t will COM
mend itself to impartial opinion. The
closer we look at the question from
the American angle the more the diff
feronces are likely to be diminished.
We are dealing with the world as IL
still is and so far as the freedom OF
the seas interfere with the protection
of our vital interest. 1t means a one
sided disarmament to the detriment
of England and England only.
''It is understood that the British
fleet saved civilization, and Mr.. Roose-
welt, in acknowledging the obligations
which America owes to the British
navy SAID: The penuliar nosition and
the vital needs of the British empire
render il imperative that her navy
should be the first in the world Therq
expressed accurately and generously
is the first essential of the British
policy"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
Checks to Families Of Soldiers
and SiIors Being Sent Out

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Machin-
cry of the treasury wars risk bureau
has been speeded UP to hasten the dis
tribution of allotment and allowance
checks to soldiers and sailors famil-
les by Christmas, It was announced
today.
An army of clerks is now sending
but checks at the rate OF 100000 a
day. More than i.lj0.000 are to be
mailed this month.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
6reat KruDD Wnrks to Become
Factory for The Arts Of Peace
BIZ Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 11:-The d.
rectors of the Krupp munition works
have announced their Intention to
transform the plant into a factory
devoted to the art OF peace and have
requested the workers there to make
proposals for the manufacture OF
peace materials, according to the
Cologne Gazette.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
To Relay Wireless.

TTt83.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-Beglnning
today, according to naval wireless ex-
perts, communication from the trans
port George Washington, carrying
President Wilson to the peace confer
ence. will be sent to France and re-
layed back to this country, instead of
coming direct to stations in the Unit
ed States. This has been made nee
essary by the George Washington get
ting beyond effective range of her own
wireless plant.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
EXPLAIN THEIR
VIEWS ON POINT
Ready to Continue Freedom in
Peace But Feel Care Must
be Exercised
BELGIUM ASKS REDRESS
Says Germany and Holland
Should Pay for Wrongs and
Damage Done There
BELGIUM ASKS REDRESS
BIZ Associated Press.

BID ASSOCtutfu FToSS.
LONDON, Dec. 11-As a result OF
informal conversations regarding Pres
ident Wilson's freedom of the seas
proposal, the British government Is
now in possession of concrete sugges-
tions which are more understandable
than the free seas clause in Mr..
Wilson's fourteen points," according
to the Express
President Wilson. the newspaper
says, has information showing defi-
nitely that Great Britain cannot sur
render the right of the state, the con-
traband law and the right to en-
force blockade.
1t is understood that Mr. Wilson's
proposals do not include the abandon-
ment of any of these rights and that
they are generally in no wise antago-
nistic to British interests. as has been
supposed.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
Transport -Four Days Overdue
Arrived Safely With Soldiers
Bg Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11:-Four days
overdue, the U. 8. Transport Gala
mares. carrying fourteen officers and
1,472 men, all navy personnel, reach
ed quarantine here early today.
Heavy weather delayed the arrival of
the vessel, which had been expected
to enter port last Saturday.
Another transport, Guantanamo,
also arrived here today.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-11
May visit Home of Lafayette.

BIZ A associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 11-At special meet
ing of the council of the department
of Haute Lortre, 1t has been decided to
invite President Wilson to visit the
birthplace of Marquis de Lafayst.e al
Chabaniae. To pay the expenses of
the reception, 100000 francs has been
appropriated. President Poincare and
Premier Clemenceau will be invited
to accompany Mr.. Wilson.