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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
CLEAN-U WEEK
IS USHERED IN
Every Effort Being Made to
Give Perth Amboy a Thor
ough Overhauling.

Perth Amboy's annual cleanup
week was ushered in this morning
with the prospects brighter for a sue
cessful campaign than ever before.
The drive against dirt and old rub
bish will continue throughout the
week and every resident and property
owner here is urged to cooperate in
this work.
Back yards, lawns, cellars, attics,
vacant lots where refuse has accum-
ulated and everything needing over
hauling should be attacked during
the week in order that one week from
today Perth Amboy will be one Of the
cleanest and best appearing cities in
the state.
The street department and the gar
bage contractors are cooperating in
this matter in order that the refuse
matter might be collected as soon as
it is placed on the sidewalks. Instead
of only the regular collections there
will be additional trips made so that
the rubbish will not have to stand
several days in front of a home be-
fore being collected.
Cleanup week offers a fine oppor-
tunity to the boys of the city to do
something which will improve the
looks of their street by cleaning up
any vacant lots and in assisting other
people who are cleaning up their
premises. The Y. NJ. c. A. is cooper
ating with the residents in this matter
and will supply boys to those notifying
Boys Work Secretary Herbert Suter-
meister There are many boys here
who pledged themselves to raise ten
dollars for war work and this work
will give them an opportunity to earn
a little money.
Spring housecleaning and the max
ing of minor repairs and painting of
homes generally goes hand in hand
with the cleanup week movement SO
that Perth Amboy is expected to offer
a somewhat different appearance one
week from today than it does at the
present time. Mayor TenBroeck has
issued a proclamation in which he
urges all to enter this campaign and
help to beautify not only their own
homes, but the city as well.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
MAN-|S CRUSHED
BETWEEN TRAINS
Maurice Conarty, of Packerton,
Pa, Meets Death on Lehigh
Valley at So. Plainfield.
MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE
Was Riding on Step of Engine
Which Passed Close to Cars
on Another Track.

Maurice Conarty, eighteen years old,
Of Packerton, Pa, a brakeman on the
Lehigh Valley railroad, was crushed
to death between an engine on which
he was riding and freight train at
siding at South Plainf1eld early this
morning. Conarty was riding on the
step of engine 1875 that was going to
the coal shute and was caught between
car of the freight train, his body be-
Ing rolled along until 1T was almost
ground to a pulp. The lantern that
Conarty held in his hand was pressed
Into his abdomen. The train on which
Conarty worked was in charge OF
Engineer John Hermes and Conductor
Stephen Hettig.
Coroner James j. Flynn, of this city
was called took charge of the body
and brought it to Perth Amboy. He
Is making an investigation in regard
to the young mans death. According
to his findings Engineer Hermes says
he did not know that the freight was
80 close to the crossover track on
which he was backing his locomotive
and that Conarty must have also mis-
judged the distance between the en-
gine and the freight cars.
Conarty had only been in the en-
ploy Of the Lehigh Valley for the past
four months and lived with his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Conarty at Packerton, Pa. The body
was shipped at noon today to his for
nner home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
FIX PROPERTY VALUES
Government Names Army Men t
Consider Camp Raritan Site

The United States government has
appointed a commission to settle up
on the value of the properly taken
over by the government for Camp
Raritan at Bonhamtown, where a
huge munitions terminal is now in
course of construction. The commits
sion will appraise the value of the
various tracts Of land included in the
camp, which have been taken over
for the terminal and will make equit-
able and just returns for the pur-
chase.
The commission is composed Of
Lieut.. Colonel John S. Deem and
Lieut.. Colonel r. H. Montgomery,
who have established Offices at 104
Broad street, New York. There they
will hear all property owners at the
site.
Connected with these men are
Major ]. B. Orr and Lieut.. Col. James
c. Hickman, both of whom are in
Washington.
Any owner OF property taken over
by the government at the Bonham-
town tract who wants an imm ediate
settlement for their property may
apply to the New y ork Office.
The terminal, which covers several
hundred acres, has been and is being
established on the land formerly oc-
cupied by many persons, including
clay lands, farm lands and meadows.
Among the larger owners Of property
were the Raritan Ridge Clay Com
pany and Charles A. Bloomfield.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
.L|bERTYL0AN|S
STILL P|L|NG Up.
Additional Subscriptions are
Being Received in This
City Today.
TOTAL OVER FOUR BILLION
Every District in the Country
Has Come Across Hand
SomeIy-FigureS Slow.

In keeping with the reports that
large amounts Of subscriptions con-
tinue to pour into the offices of the
Third Liberty Loan at Washington,
the liberty loan headquarters in this
city, which were supposed to have
closed on Friday afterno on is still re-
ceiving reports Of delinquent subscrip
ttons. About 1900 was reported this
morning at the office and additional
amounts are said to have been sent IN
to General Chairman Adrian Lyon by
those who found the hedquarters
closed Saturday afternoon.
1t Is now estimated by officials at
Washington that the total oversub
scription to the Third Liberty Loan in
this country will be a billion and a
half. which means that a total Of s4,
500, 100000 was loaned to the govern
ment by patriotic individuals and cor
porations. During the last day every
federal reserve district in the union
came across with a sufficient amount
to bring them up to their quota, the
New York district going well beyond.
Liberty Loan headquarters in the
Boynton Building here closed Friday
afternoon and the rooms were occu-
pied early Saturday morning by the
Red Cross for the big drive which will
start here May 20. Workers continue
to notify headquarters of additional
subscriptions nevertheless and they
are received by Mrs. Shaw who was
in charge of headquarters during the
Liberty loan drive and who has been
made the secretary for the Red Cross
campaign.
Announcement has been made that
the C. Pardee Works Tile Department
has subscribed to $3.50 worth of bonds
and that the Associated Tile Manufac-
turers have purchased through the c.
Pardee Works $1,100 in bonds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
ONE DAY EARN AND GIVE
Y. NJ @. A. Boys Secretary Planning
Campaign Next Saturday

Boys Work Secretary of the Y. NJ.
C. A, Herbert Sutermeister. is pre-
pairing plans for a "One Day Earn
and Give" campaign for the boys of
the local association, Each year the
various Y. NJ. c. AS in the country
pledge themselves to raise a certain
sum, which has a threefold purpose:
to extend the work of the Y. NJ. c. A.
in foreign fields, to establish Y. NJ. c.
AS in territories in this country
where there are none and to widen
the work of the Y. NJ. c. AS in the
state of New Jersey.
Last year at Bayonne the local "Y''
subscribed for sum and succeeded
to raise the money by means of a
vaudeville show. This year the "Y''
has again subscribed for $25 and in
tends to raise that sum and still more
by means of this Earn and Give"
campaign, which will be conducted
this Saturday.
Mr. Sutermeister plans to enlist as
many boys as possible who will give
their Saturdays earnings for this
cause. The names of the boys will
then be placed on an honor roll. Any
boy enlisting who has not got job
for Saturday will be given one by the
Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.. Sutermeister asks
the people of this city to help the
boys secure their share for this fund
by giving them work to do this Sat-
urday. If anyone has any work for a
boy, call the Y. M. c. A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
BIC
DEMONSTRATION
Commission Recently Arrived
from France to be Here May
3O-Parade and Meeting.

A parade and mass meeting will be
held in this city on Decoration Day by
the Polish Societies of Perth Amboy,
Plainfield, New Brunswick, South
River. South Amboy, Roosevelt, Sayre-
vile, Kreischerville and Helmetta. In
honor of the Polish Military Commits
sion which is now in this country haV-
ing come from France.
The Polish Citizens Committee, OF
this city, is in charge of the arrange
ments, for this big affair and expects
to have all of the Polish societies in
the city and the other places mention
ed participate together with several
bands.
Preliminary arrangem are be-
ing completed by the committee in
charge of the event. The Polish Citi-
Zens Committee Of this city is gratified
that the commission has accepted their
invitation to como here on this date
and will leave nothing undone to
make the affair a huge success. Rev.
Joseph Urban, honorary chairman of
the Polish Citizens Committee, has
been instrumental in arranging to
have the commission come to Perth
Amboy.
In addition to giving permission for
the placing of the flags in the middle
of the street, Chief Burke offers the
assistance of the entire department in
conducting the campaign and states
the department will do its little bit"
in way of making contributions.
Adrian Lyon, chairman of the
speakers committee is still endeavor-
ing to secure an overseas speaker for
the big mass meeting which will open
the drive here on Monday night, May
90. Governor Edge has already been
secured by Mr.. Lyon as the principal
speaker.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
Americans SheIling Montdidier

United Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
WEST OF MONTDIDIER, May s.
American guns are shelling Mont
didier. Cantigny, Mesnil-St Georges
and other towns and roads in the vi
cinity captured by the Germans some
time ago.
Montdidier which can be seen from
observation posts in the American line,
has been badly knocked about but the
church is still standing. The Cantigy
church also is intact although IT prob
ably is used as a German Observation
post. The American artillery blew IN
what was probably an Ammunition
dump near Cantigny, the fire continu-
ing for half an hour.
There is great aerial activity in this
sector. Two Boche machines recently
were shot down and another was cap
tured. The Germans have introduced
a new method of using gas. They are
throwing over glass bottles apparently
fired by string which burst and scatter
poisonous fumes.
Three Germans recently were cap
tured by Yankee trick. Nine of the
Boches made a raid on a American
post. Three of them were caught. One
of them escaped, but before reaching
the German lines he encountered an
other American patrol and was
wounded and recaptured.
An American patrol which encoun-
tered more than forty Boches in mo
Mans Land fought its way safely
back to the American lines.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
RESCIND CLOSING ORDER
Food Administration Permits Baker,
Accused of Violations. 10 Continue.

An order closing the = ity Bakery
for the period of one week was re-
ceived by that concern from the State
Food Administrator William s. Tyler
on Friday. The order received by the
bakery of which John Latcovich is
proprietor, was to have gone into ef-
feet Saturday, but through the efforts
of City Administrator Oliver W. Ram
say, the order was set aside for the
time being.
Latcovich. it is declared, has not
been using the required amount of
substitute in his bread. An inspector
called at the store last week and
purchased loaf of bread and took it
to Newark. where it was examined
Following the examination, Latcovich
and Z. Pensler, who was also accused
OF selling bread without the required
substitutes. were called to Newark be-
fore the State Food Administration
and allowed TO come home after being
instructed that they must obey the
law in regards to the use of substi-
tutes in their products hereafter.
Nothing more was heard of the
matter until the order to close was
received by Latcovich. He at once
took the matter up with Administra-
tor Ramsay, with the result that the
closing order was been lifted, but
will hang over pending any further
charges.
Nat Holman at the YMHA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
PUSH HP[ANSFOR
REDCR0SSD DRIVE
Team Captains Being Selected
Red Cross Flags foH
Traffic Markers. \

Additional plans for the Second
Red Cross War Fund drive which will
open here on Monday, May 20, and
continue for one week, are being
made daily by General Chairman AL
bert Leon and the chairmen of the
sub committees appointed by him.
Letters have been sent to many
prominent men in this city asking
them to serve as captains on teams
which will conduct the house to
house campaign for funds for the
Red Cross and acceptapces are now
being received daily at Red Cross
headquarters. There will be several
women's teams also, Mrs. c. C. Bald
win being in charge Of their organi-
zation.
Mr.. Leon wrote to Chief of Police
Patrick ]. Burke with a request that
the chief grant permission to him to
place barrels with Red Cross flags on
them on or near the traffic posts now
stationed at the various street inter-
sections here. Chief Burke has replied
to Mr.. Icons letter, giving his con-
sent to such an arrangement
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
PUT RESERVES
ON OTHER SIDE
America Will Rush Troops to
France in Small Armies
This Spring.
SUPPLIES IN SUMMER
More Troops in May and June
Than Combined Belgian and
Portuguese Armies.
Bu United Press.

WASHINGTON, May 6-America is
now shipping small armies to France
in response to the Allies appeal for
reserves.
During May and June contemplat-
ed shipme ents will more than equal the
fighting strength Of the combined Bel
gian and Portuguese forces on the west
front. July and August will show a
slight decrease in the average as add
ed tonnage is turned to the task OF
getting across needed supplies in in
creased quantities.
In the fall and winter months the
work of building up this country S
hghting forces will be more method
cal. Divisions torn apart for the pur-
pose Of brigading units with the Brit
ish and French, will be brought to-
gether and organizations left behind
will be sent to complete a cohesive
all-American army.
1t is purposed to have a registra-
tion June for all young men who
have reached twenty-one since the
last registration. This will create a
new reserve of Glass one men now
being rapidly depleted by the heavy
draft of April and May. At the pres
ent rate July l will find few in Glass
one remaining unless the war depart
ment has completed its new classii-
cation OF the new thousands.
Meantime a new and determined
movement is afoot in congress TO in
sist on universal military training A
determined effort to put it in the
great army expansion program will
be made when the fifteen billion dol
lar army appropriation bill reaches
the house. Advocates of the system
will propose that young men be given
three months training in their nine
teenth year, three months in their
twentieth and six months in the
twenty-frst. Although the plan was
defeated in the senate and was op-
posed by the administration. the big
expansion program has doubtless
added strength to the universal train
ing forces. A majority of the Repub-
licans have been lined up behind the
plan, it is claimed.
Universal training would make a
much smoother working war ma
chine" Representative Madden said
today. The men of twenty-one who
are to be taken into the army as they
J become of age would be ready for the
| finishing training touches the mo-
ment they are inducted into SERVICE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
C|RCUSENDS IN
BLAZE Of GLORY
Most Successful Year for the
Big Y. M. C. A. Event-Ev-
ery Show Crowded.

TIE third appearance Of the Bar
none & Bailem circus in this city was
marked by the greatest success ever
achieved by this company in Perth
Amboy, more than 1900 people hav-
ing witnessed the splendid perform
ances. It was estimated that the Y.
M. C. A. gymnasium would hold 600
at each performance, but the sale of
tickets was so large that it was found
necessary to provide additional seats.
In spite of the fact that the Y. M.
C. A. was handicapped this year in
having many of it's athletes who for
merly took part in the performance
now in the service of Uncle Sam the
show was one of the finest ever wit
messed here and reflects much credit
to the boys and men who made II
such success.
The last performances were held
Saturday. the gym being filled to
capacity at the matinee performance
but the record crowd was that which
attended Saturday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
SUNDAY RAIDS X
KEPT CITY DRY
One Reported Violation of Ex.
else Laws Yesterday Investi-
GATED and Found False.

1t was apparent yesterday that the
three raids conducted by the police last
Sunday upon saloons selling liquor
on the Sabbath had the desired effect
the city having been dry" yesterday,
according to reports made by the pat
rolmen who had special orders to keep
a sharp lookout for excise violations
A report was received at headquar-
ters that a saloon in Hall avenue was
doing business. An inspection was
made and the place found to be tight
ly closed, the proprietor being home
with his family.
The men whose saloons were raided
last Sunday are awaiting the action OF
the grand jury in their cases and 1t Is
expected it will go hard with them
The arrest of David Wolfson, who was
said by a man to have been guilty OF
selling liquor last Sunday did not take
place as the man upon being brought
into court repudiated the statemen.
previously made by him. He refused
to press the charges against Wolfson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
THRIFT STAMPS
ON THE MARKET
Special Effort Being Made to
Push Sales Throughout
the City Today.
Today is Thrift Stamp Day!

The day set aside by the govern
ment for the sale of Thrift and War
Saving Stamps. The Liberty Loan is
over and the country is asked to
make special effort today to pur-
chase these stamps. The stores of
the city are asked to make special
effort to sell the stamps and people
are urged to take stamps for the
! change when they make a purchase.
T An inspection Of the stamp stations
about the city in the different stores
and shops brought out the fact that
a number of places where the Thrift
and War Saving Stamp signs were
displayed did not have a supply of
stamps on hand and a committee
headed by A. Axelrod, deputy super
intendent of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company in this city have
seen that these places have been
given supply of stamps and will
make q special effort to push their
sale today =.
The schools of the city are taking
an active interest in the sale of the
stamps, and arrangements have been
| made, whereby the day will be cele-
brated in the various schools of the
city with Thrift Stamp Day parades
by the scholars of the different
! schools. A report of the sale of the
stamps in the schools up to the first
of this month gave grand total of
12,30407, which shows that the
schools are doing their part in the
purchasing of these baby bonds.
Upon the request of the stamp COM
mittee the Womans Club has arrang-
ed to have representatives in the
stores of the city today to do what
they can in urging the shoppers to
purchase stamps and take stamps in
change for whatever goods they may
buy.
The local office of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company have nine
teen men this week pushing the sale
of the stamps throughout this terri
tory, and the results of the drive by
the men to forward the sale of the
stamps is looked forward to with a
great deal of interest by those in
charge of the stamp sale here.
A report of the sale of stamps by
the Raritan Copper Works War Saw
ing Society from February l to April
Is shows that this company is advo-
eating the sale of the stamps among
the employees with a great deal of
SncoaSs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
TWO FERRYBOATS BUSY
\ Over 500 Automobiles Crossed Be-
tween This City and TottenvilIe

Two ferryboats were put in service
yesterday on the Staten Island Rapid
Transit ferry between this city and
Tottenville to take care of the auto
mobile traffic. Superintendent Thomas
McKeon had the ferryboat Totem
VILE brought down from Clifton yes
terday morning and put on the route
and the boat remained here until this
morning when it was taken back to
its Staten Island quarters.
More than 500 cars passed over
the ferry yesterday and there was no
waiting on either side of the sound
the same as the week before when
the same number was carried by the
ferryboat Perth Amboy, the regular
boat on the route.
The ferryboat Tottenville, which
recently underwent a thorough over
hauling, including the cutting down
Of the stack and change of the
steering gear, will come here every
Sunday until the weather becomes
warmer when the boat will be put on
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
during the summer months.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
Is Victim of Auto Accident.

Arthur Howell Boughton, third.
eight years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur H Boughton, Jr., of New York
city, died yesterday afternoon at
Fordham hospital, following an au-
mobile accident at Webster avenue
and Parksde avenue, in the Bronx.
The lad had crossed in front of a troll
lev car from which he had Just
alighted when he was struck by an au-
tomobile and suffered compound
fracture of the skull.
The body will be brought to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Boughton,
Sr.. in Rector street this city. Fun
eral arrangements are now being COM
pleted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
German Attack Failed.
Su Cnited Press.

PARIS, May "a German attack
following violent bombardment fail
ed southeast of Anchin Farm" the
French war office announced today
THE enemy left numerous dead.
Recommending parties brought back
prisoners in the region of Abaucourt.
In the Champagne region we PEN
etrated German positions west of
Rheims. Inficting serious losses and
bringing back a quantity of material"
We made several successful sur
prise attacks west Of the Hangard- en-
Santerre (where Americans are re-
ported engaged) and southeast Of
Noyon taking prisoners"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
Defied Strong Opposition and
Pushed Onward at MOrIan-
court Near Albert, Today.
ENEMY LOSSES WERE HEAVY
Captured $50 Prisoners, Two
Machine Guns and Trench
Mortar-American Cas-
ualty List Shows More
Losses at Seicheprey.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs,

..
OUnited Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May British troops
have advanced twelve hundred yards
On trout Of more than a mile be-
tween Ancre and the Somme. North of
the Somme the Australians advanced
zoo yards on a fifteen hundred yard
front and early today they added an
other 500 yards on 1000 yard front.
The first Australian advance was
made in the darkness early Sunday
morning. Suddenly and silently they
swept forward surprising the thin
German garrison in the front line Just
north of the Somme and taking some
prisoners.
Similarly in pitchy blackness early
today they pushed on despite strong
opposition. There are many German
dead and the Australian Casualties
are not heavy.
intermittent shelling continues. 1t is
raining
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
81 United Press,

LONDON, May 6:-British troops
advanced their lines on a "considera-
BILE 'front.' along both sides of the
Somme, despite long enemy resist
ance, Field Marshal Haig reported to-
day.
Between the Somme and the An
ere, and southwest of Morlancourt
midway between Albert and the
Somme) we advanced our lines on a
considerable front, in spite of strong
/ opposition the statement said. I'VE
captured one hundred and fifty pris-
oners, two machine guns and a trench
mortar"
At Morlancourt the enemy's losses
were heavy. In fighting during the
night we improved our position in the
neighborhood of LOGON and on the
Lawd Rivers (southern portions of
the Flanders front)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-06
Will Continue Rummage Sale

The rummage sale for the benefit OF
the Home for the Aged, which was
held last week will be continued for a
few more days ii was announced this
morning. over 800 has been realized
by the sale thus far Anyone having
any donations for this sale should
notify the home Immediately and il
will be called for.