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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31

Luke McLuke Says.
Women have more sense than men.
If a woman had to wear a wooden leg
she would have q common ordinary
wooden leg for wear around tho house
and an expensive pink. enameled
wooden leg for wear down town.
II Mother happens to break . dish
at the supper table. Father indig-
mates about Mothers carelessness
keeping him poor Then Father goes
up to his pet kali and breaksSa couple
| of bills entertaining the audience that
Is listening to him whip the Kaiser.
Some men don't know how to say
three girls become engaged TO him at
the same time.
Funny how fate things.
II the husband is economical. the
wife is e-xtravagant, and IL the wife
is economical the husband Is extrav-
agant.
Why does a musician imagine that
he has to look like a damfeol? The
best musician we eve met doesn't
hair cut regularly.
1t is a mighty good thing for the
sex that women do not ave TO depend
on their elbows and knees to attrac.
the male sex.
1t is a good thing to remember that
/ the Ottiy pCESOn WIN 10 18oth6 ~ A9@D
any sleep worrying over YOU Is your
| Mother.
It is almost as hard TO get some
men to fight as 1t is to keep an
Irichman from fighting.
Why is IL that the fellow who is
about as useful around the ONCE as
a 1905 calendar is the same fellow
Iwho imagines hat the office would
have TO close IL he wasn't therer
The war has lone one good thing.
II has reduced the waist line of so out
of each hundred Americans Last
years pants ut the average stout
mans tummy like a size ID collar
fits a size IA shirt.
But. strange as IL may seem. the
war time diet does not seem to amect
the Corn Fed girls. A Corn Feo
doesn't eat much anyway. There is
something in her make up that Just
naturally makes her develop curves
and wobbles no matter how much
she diets.
We talked to q Princess for I'VE
minutes the other day. And she
said: well. I thought I'd die!" only
20 times during the 1 minutes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31

LONDUNs Aug. SI:-The VAT q
go on. 'Cymro" Is back. "Cymro"
Is Premier Lloyd Georges pet Welsh
terrier, who early in the var showed
man dachshund. .'Cymro" disaD-
peared at Sutton recently and ths
premier advertised everywhere for
him. Offering rewards The nineteenth
dog brought in answer to the ad
proved to be "Cymro."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31

Place Signs For Employment Bureau.
Jesse Davis. in charge of the local
Office Of the federal, state. municipal
employment bureau. has made ar.
rangements whereby large signs will
be placed at each one of the railroad
stations. and also at the Staten Island
ferry in this city. The purpose of the
signs will be to make known the local
employment bureau In this city. Mr.,
Davis stated that three are still many
people who n not aware OF the fact
hat there is such an ONCE located
here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes

oVFtIWDVF OOnlfnE.
september. genial mild and and calm. "a coming I'M .o.A
- pain Perhaps. regardless OF the cost she'll bfng aInn~ n
~ tnosI, INC that viii swat more kinds OF dies IA man "a
soe afs n or s1,r ne tries But n she doesn't bring that boon shen
$500 1921. or SPIRITS pretty soon: she'll heal with breezes col and
de ec, a esisser wounds and prickly heat September comes so
- e-spon1' w avs coin. 70 buy n bond; the fourth big
- .osn viii appear before Octobers dawn Is hera and In ire cyIs5
~ Men 80 - ~, " s1rsyo ngnt q DO our share. For then we're full
- q = snap and nj for froIc on for scrap. ana We can husda
W "a mon look upon the stunt a fun The summed IA = ore
al Nr 49, IN aalss alarms ~ people feel; they're Ndlted and theyre
- ~ aonns Al. hen ~ hard TO chase through town 10 r1ais
@ - ~ - aus. however good IL is " But IN septambss
- 10 pre0e u ginger In M spines ana knees ad rnk9
- .a ~ yeafing coiuA exerton brings no hx ~ folfr ~
1t " many bones anu welcome Uncle SAM - loars ~ ~-S
. autumn feeling right cur eonseisnees All shEang bright 1~'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
RIess Her Heard

Some girls do all their swimming
at home. But what we started to say
was hat Florence Wade Bath lives
In Wilmington. Ohio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31

WOOD BROOK Milk Triumphs
in its own home-Whyf
Judge for y-ourself-compare
WOOD BROOK with any other
CERTIFIED MILK.
Do you know what Certified
means7 Have you ever visited
Wood Brook-here at home?
It's an education
and parents owe il to their
children to know.
You notice that Wood Brook
MiIks comes to your door In 9
Wood Brook truck from the
farm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31

divorce is growing, My, oh. my!"
The good old pastor said;
'It seems hat marriage is a tie
That's most as strong az thread"
Luke McLuke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31


The Latest Picture of Oswald Doaks.
This photograph
Shows Oswald Doaks.
Who diesn't laugh
At his own jokes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31

tending bar in the Club. We win have
to put this to a vote.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
Not an Accident

Not an Accident.
Gould / interest you in accident In
| urance today" asked the Agent. as
he approached the Farmer.
81 should say not" replied the Far
mer.
lent policy ever written" insisted the
Agent.
II don't care what you kin show
me- replied the Farmer. II want
nothin' more to do with accident in
rance I had an accident insurance
policy last year and a mule kicked me
and broke my leg. And the durn,
cent. They said 1t wasn't an accident
because the mule kicked me on pur-
pose"
Who's a Iiari
A funny man is Ignatz Siaws.
He must have lots of dough-.
They say last month he kicked be-
His gas gill was too low.
No Joke.
Doesn't smoking interfere with
Your work ?" asked Brown.
Not half as much as wanting tc
smoke" replied Smith.
&a00I 1oI8a
Just see the dollars and the dimes
Roll in from sun to sun:
just think Good Times and talk Good
Times,
And watch old Hard Times run.
OUGHT
isn't there some Government posi-
ton you could get my son so he won't
be drafted 2" asked Mr.. Fatconk.
WELL" replied his friend "he car
talk so much without saying anything
that we might get him placed in ths
Diplomatic Corps"
Honest.
rs venison dear now I cried,
I spoke to Butcher Deal:
And then the honest man replied:
mo, most of Il is veal"
Nuf Ced.
There were 1902 business failures
in 1917, and. according to Bradstreet
lisa per cent of the failures were
among firms which did not advertise
Cinch Beti
We have never seen the young lady
but we will bet that Irene Lienlooker
of st. Paul. MIMI, Is not q Corn Fed
How About Them7
Ben Zone. OF Detroit. Mich. and
Ray Zell. of Akron. Ohio wont Jobs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
Our Daily Special

Names Is Names.
Hill Stump lives in Hill, w. Va
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
Luke McLnke SAYS.

When Love Flies Out at the Win
dow Alimony Sneaks in at the Door.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
AUTOMOBILE


Your new car may De
damaged or destroyed by
fire. 1t may be stolen.
White driving it you may
unavoidably injure or
cause the death Of some
person. You may damage
the property of others or
do some damage to your
own car. Our automobile
policies cover all these
contingencies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31

Though many men are quite we'll
broke,
It cannot be denied
That very frequently male folk
DO not like to stand tied.
Newark Advocate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31

Just see the dollars and the dimes
Roll In from sun to SUM-;
Just think Good Times and talk Good
Times,
And watch old Hard Times run.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
Visitors Always Welcomed
WOOD o FARMs
METUcHEN, N. J.

Orders received st seaman.s
Pharmacy. Phone Perth Am
boy zoo or phone direct 10 ths
farm. al
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
Ouchi


We have never seen the young lady
but we will bet that Irene Lienlooker
of st. Paul. MIMI. is not q Corn Fed
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
No Joke

Doesn't smoking interfere with
your work ?" asked Brown.
Not half as much as wanting TO
SMOKE replied Smith.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31

Ben Zone. OF Detroit. Mich. ant
Ray Zell. Of Akron. Ohio wont job
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-31
Who's a Liar,

A funny man is Ignatz Siaws.
He must have lots of Dough-
They say last month he kicked be
cause
His gas gill was too low.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Asks Suppression
Of Marine News
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

WASHINGTON, July 5.-A REQUEST
to the press to withhold publication
in news or advertising columns of all
information of the departure or loca
tlon of vessels was made to-day by Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels, at the
urgent request of the Military Intell;
gence Division of the navy.
Fear that enemy submarines have
not yet left American waters and the
suspicion that enemy agents are oper-
atlng in port~cities was given by the
Navy Department as the reason for the
suppression. Secretary Daniels's re-
quest said:
The appearance of submarines on
the Atlantic Coast makes it Imperative
that no mention should be made in any
newspapers, either in the advertising
OF news columns. of the sailing. or de-
parture, OF location, or supposed loca-
ton of any ship in the American
waters.
This information conveyed by ad
vertising is as dangerous as in the
news columns, and l am making this
request to all the newspapers in the
country in the assurance that they
VIII cooperate with the government in
lts efforts to prevent any information
about ships reaching submarines which
may be off the American coast"
Secretary Daniels admitted the navy
was without positive information that
u-boats which preyed upon shipping
in American waters last month had de-
parted. he said no evidence had been
procured by the navy that a mother
ship or base had been located in
American waters
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Torpedo Disables Engines

''The torpedo struck forward of
the engine room bulkhead," said
the Navy Departments report, land
the engine room and fire room were
rapidly flooded. With it's motive
power gone, the vessel was helpless
and, facing the possibility of the
torpedoing of another ship in the
convoy, the Covington was tenn
porarily abandoned. This was done
in excellent order and the officers
and the crew were taken on board a
destroyer. The submarine was not
seen
AT daybreak, the captain, sew
eral officers and number of mem
bers of the crew returned to
supervise salvaging operations. An
other vessel and two tugs took the
Covington in tow in an effort to
get her to port, but she was too
badly damaged to keep afloat and
sank.
"Vessels have been searching for
the missing men and the Navy De-
partment awaited the report of the
names of those missing, which was
not received until to-day, before
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Over 5000 Germans
Captured in Week
On Western Front
tBy The ASSOCIATED Press

LONDON, July 5.-During the last
week the Entente Allies on the Western
front have taken more than FIVE thou
sand prisoners. A series of minor op-
erations also resulted in their gaining
possession of several important stra-
tegic points, inhicting heavy losses on
the enemy and obtaining valuable in
formation as to his plans for the i'm
mediate future.
Another satisfactory feature of the
last weeks operations was the work
the Allies in the air. Great damage
- done by the aviators to German
lnmunications and concentrations of
on and material behind the lines.
The superiority of the entente air
ghters is shown by the fact that dur
ing the last week on the British front
alone 173 German airplanes were
downed, while only Sc British machines
are missing.
The British military reports for the
week pay a high tribute to the work
of the Americans at Vaux and on the
Somme, declaring that the American
soldiers have shown the highest fight
ing qualities, while their staff work
has been excellent.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Australians Aided
By Americans Beat
of German Attack

LONDON, July 5.-The Germans
made heavy counter attack last nj ght
on the positions wrested from them
early in the day by the Australians
and Americans south of the Somme
River, but they were easily repulsed,
Field Marshal Haig reported to-day.
More prisoners were taken by the AL
lied armies, bringing the official total
for the operation up to 1900.
With the growing violence of the
enemy's guns, observers on the battle
front report that the enemy is once
more poised for terrific blow, which
may fall at any moment.
To-day the German artillery has been
especially active around Mount Scher-
penberg, on the British front in Flan-
ders, and west of scissors along the
French lines in the Champagne.
There have been raiding operations
along the entire front. Northwest Of
Chateau Thierry the French made a
surprise attack on the enemy which
melted few prisoners Other success
full raids were carried out by the
French in Picardy and Champagne,
near Verdun, and in Lorraine. The
British patrols were acte'e in the Lys
Valley and also broke up a German
raid in Flanders
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Italians Continue
Lower Piaue Gains;
Take 4l9 Captiues

LONDON. July 5.-The Italians are
continuing their pressure on the Aus
trians in the delta of the Piave and
have driven them back still further
along the eightmile front, the War
Office in Rome announced to-day At
several points between the Piave fork
and the Adriatic Sea the Italians have
pierced the Austrian lines and reached
the main channel of the river They
have captured 419 additional prisoners.
On the northern mountain front the
Allied armies have held their advan-
tage over the Austrians, blocking three
desperate enemy counter attacks near
Monte Grappa and on the Asiago plat
eau, which resulted in hand to hand
fighting, but everywhere holding their
own.
Northeast of Monte Grappa the Ital-
ans penetrated the Austrian positions
at the head of the Calcino Valley and
strengthened their hold on the Porte di
Salton heights. Thirty Austrians were
taken prisoner there.
There has been sharp artillery fight
ing on the mountain front. Severe
losses have been inflicted on the enemy,
the Italian War Office stated.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Crown Prince Claims
Frogs as His Allie,

AMSTERDAM. July 5.--Karl Rosu.,
a newspaper corresp pondent who is I'm.
quently termed the German Empeoy.
press agent describes in the "Lok,.
Anze;ger a conversation which he say,
took place between Emperor William
and the German Grown Prince, in whic,
the son told his father a story of III.
frogs at the battle Of the Chemin de,
Danes"
The story was told, says Rosner, as
the father and son stood on a hill n
the battle sector of the army grOsp
Of General Won Francois on June s
The Crown Prince said:
at was when the Germans wer
preparing to storm the Chemin De-
Danes. The frogs. which were tour:
in millions in the marshy Aile.ss
River region. croaked in such deal.
ening fashion tina: they enabled II.
Germans to bring I'D batteries, ar.
munition and columns without ch.
covery, and when the attack actuall5
was launched the dcafening concea
discovering the positions Of the Ger
man machine guns"
In the course of the same convg
sation Rosner says the Emperor de-
scribed the occasion at the beginnir;
of last year when he was asked t
give permission for the blowing u
of the famous French castle at Cou7
le-Chateau, near st. Quentin. Il
said he hesitated until his milias
advisers pointed out that in the has
Of the enemy the towers of the casa
might menace the lives OF hundre,
Of German soldiers. The Empen
then remarked:
Would the French act Different
IN our country? The protection
soldiers IS the supreme law for III
commander, and no edifice ought to b
spared when it is question OF pre-
serving from danger and death tn
men who are fighting for the father
land"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06

announcing the sinking of the YES
sell"
There was no explanation by The
department as to whether the six
men were missing after the transfer
of the crew from the troop ship to
the destroyer or after the transport
actually went down. 1t was feared,
however, that they either were
killed by the force Of the explosion
or were caught by the thrush of
water into the engine and fire
rooms.
Circumstances surrounding the
sinking Of the Covington evidently
were similar to those when the
British liner Tuscania was sent
down off the north coast of Ireland,
while carrying some 1900 Amer
lean troops to England
The vessel was with fleet of
ships conveyed by destroyers and
was attacked early in the night, the
submarine either having laid in wait
or else stumbled upon the convoy
accidentally.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
German Inspired
Socialists Blamed
For African, Unre.,

LONDON, July 6.--South A<s.
troubles have been the subject a. :
mors in London for several dav. p
has been known that serious st,,..
have been in progress in the Tranxv,.,
mines, and it has been reported tb..
these had an anti-government pprno.
and had been stirred up by Gern,,
agents or irreconcilabie Beers
a message from JOHANNESBURG -.
terday to Reuters, Limited. sai3 -.
all the natives who had refused -
work on Wednesday later had resn,,.9 ~
their duties. '''s
A correspondent Of "The Times -,
egraphjng from Capetown on Nopds-
said: ''
"The movement was originated l..
international Socialists working en- *.
educated natives and was hejued -
the effect of the increased cost :.
living" "
A dispatch from Johannesburg Jplv
2, to Reuters, Limited, said that AKA
natives went out at the Ferreira ds.,
mincs, whereupon the police eutsr.s
the compound and took away q ouaS.
tity Of concealed weapons.
The authorities also arrested sevs,.
tyfve leaders Of the natives witbo-.
encountering resistance. One thoussns
native employees Of the town engineer,
department refused TO work. but "a.
turned TO their stations before Al.
play Of armed force.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Guns and Airplanes
Buster on Both Sides
Along u. S. Front
(By The Associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 5.-After the quiet
Fourth there was greater activity to-
day on the Toul front. The American
artillery shelled the. enemy heavily
with gas projectiles this morning, and
the Germans carried out their usual
bombardment of the front line and back
areas. Along the line there was con-
siderable rife firing
American airmen succeeded in sew
eral recommending and photographing
expeditions and drove off hostile ma
chimes which attacked them. One re-
connoitring plane gave battle to two
German machines. one of which was
seen to dive TO the earth. The Ameri-
can returned safely.
The Germans became active to-day in
No Mans Land, but their efforts we're
to no purpose. The enemy patrols
were put to flight and raiding party
was driven off before it could reach
the American line.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Hilaire Belloc's View Of the Battle

tack or later for our own advance.
THESE last two points can, Of
course, only be Judged upon the
spot. And, as it is impossible to
discuss their value in each par
ticular case, the public usually
fails to grasp them.]
(6) Each Of these local actions in
creases the experience of both COM
manders and men in the new tacti-
cal methods and weapons.
The attack conducted by the Aus
tralians and certain other British
troops in cooperation with them
Thursday and the French attack
north Of the Aisne the same day are
excellent examples Of such local ac-
tions.
The first enlarged the hold which
the British have on the plateau
which is the main approach to
Amiens. It probably served to
familiarize the men with new in
struments. So did the correspond
ing attack at Ville-sur-Ancre, to the
north. The same remark applies to
the French attack north of the
Aisne.
1t is characteristic of the united
command that both these attacks
were on much the same scale and
brought much the same results, with
over thousand prisoners in each
case.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
By Hilaire Belloc
Especial Cable to The Tribuno)
q.

Copyright. 1918. BY Tho Tribune Association)
LONDON, July 5.-These numer-
Gus daily raids on the enemy's lines,
or rather local actions, bringing in
each time some hundreds of prison
crs, are more of q puzzle than most
operations. 1t is important to un-
derstand their advantage.
They fulfil the following objects:
CD They keep the enemy's line in
constant suspense and impose an
added task on all his local COM
mands.
(2) They keep the massing forces
in good spirit and readiness. So far
as the value of such minor opera
tlons is concerned, they may be COM
pared to sparring in a boxing match
the preparation against or the de-
laying of heavier blows.
But beyond these obvious objects
are the following:
(3) They bring in numerous pris-
oners from whom information can
be obtained.
(4) They check the enemy just as
he is about to make an attack him
self.
(5) They capture positions which
are of great local value as Jumping
Oft places against new enemy at
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
IT, s. Aid Gives
Foch PozUer to
Strike in West
Continued from page


teau Thierry, the French operations o.
the Soissons front of the Compiegns
salient and the British operations on
both sides Of the Somme and in Flas-
ders probably were prompted by the
fact that the weakness of the enemy Of
those particular points had been re-
vealed by eirplane observations or s.
a result of raids at other points. Qu!sS
advantage was taken, undoubtedly io'
surprise blows where German reserves
were on the move.
1t is assumed here that General Foe
now plans to give the enemy no resi-
Points of vantage held by him whisa
would be of value as the startns
place for new major thrust are beils
recaptured all along the line. The ef
feet is to embarrass German prepar
tions. Officers believe that the fse. f
that any of these local operations o!
the Allies may suddenly develop in'o
more important movement tends y
keep the German reserves scat'efss
along the whole line. :,
The activity of the Allied forces !,
believed by observers here to pu'
wholly new aspect on the problem " y
meeting the forthcoming German 9.
fort 10 renew his movement, either tUs %s,
ard the Channel ports or Paris. ~, -,
possibilities of feints st remote psi {
of the line to cover the developmens, =, y
the real attack until it is well unes.
way are believed to be less promis.laas,
as it is the Allies who are now eres''As
diversions and not the Germans.
Blow To Be Anticipated
1t is regarded as quite possible 'hs
General Foch will be able to form sf
curate estimates of the course sn' D
strength of the blow before il is ce'l
cred, and make his concentrations '
reserves accordingly If so, officer
here have hopes that the German =
sault, when it does come. can y
stopped without any considerable s''
render of territory.
One advantage Of the increased ms
power Of the Allied armies that ooser
ers believe is certain TO be sppaIs..
in the next German rush will be :.
possibility of Allied thrusts at c.as !s,
points along the line, thus compeil'..'
the shifting of German reseryes
meet these attacks. 1t is believed ug,
oral Foch now is in 4 position TO 20 =.
this means Of slowing Up the ehSS
without impairing his own reserves
New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
British Airs1,en IL, Week
Wing 1876 Enemy Planes

LONDON, July 5.-The official week
ly summary of aerial operations, issued
tonight by the Air Ministry, follows:
Reports from the British Western
front, since the last weekly summary
was issued, shows that 122 German
machines were downed and IS driven
down out of control, agaist So British
machines reported as missing
During the same period fourteen
separate town were raided and bombed.
The aidrome at Boulay was raided six
times; the railway triangle at Metz
Sablon, -four: Mannheim. four; Saar-
brucken and rhionville, thrice; Treves
and Frescati, twice, and seven other
towns once each, including Karlsruhe,
where a large explosion was caused
in metal works.
"Naval airmen in the course of the
week vigorously bombed docks, sub
barine bases and naval works in the
neighborhood of Zeebruggc, Ostend
and Bruges."