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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12
ALL MUST MAKE SACRIFICES
President Wilson to Insist That Armed
Domination Must Cease, Is
Report.

On Board the Steamer George
Washington, Dec CIT became known
that President Wilson on his arrival
in France will make plain his propo-
sition that all nations coming to the
peace table must be prepared to make
sacrifices and that armed domination
bv any one nation must cease.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12
ACT ON ABUSE OF PRISONERS
Allied Governments Get Reports of Sc.
rous Conditions in Camp
in Saxony.

Paris, Dec. 6.-Incidents of serious
gravity occurred within the last few
DAYS in a prison camp in Saxony,
where allied prisoners are confined,
the Echo de Paris declares. The al
lied governments, it adds, are report
ed to have decided to act energetic
alIy in that connection.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12
u. S. SOLDIERS IN DANZIG
Po!ish-American Troops Sail From
Havre to Take Over Posen
and SiIesia.

Amsterdam, Dec. -PolishAmeri-
can divisions, says the Warsaw CORE
spondent Of the Weser Zeitung, have
embarked at Havre for Danzig to oc-
cupy the provinces of Posen and Sile-
STA. The headquarters of the Polish
American troops, according to this in
formation, will be at the town Of Po-
sen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12
BRITISH WARSHIP HITS MINE
Eleven Men of Cassandra Are Lost in
the Baltic Sea-Many Saved
by Destroyers.

London, Dec. ,9.-Eleven men are
missing as a result of the British war
ship Cassandra coming in contact
with a mine in the Baltic sea at night
according to an official communication
issued by the admiralty. ToGpedo boat
destroyers rescued the remainder Of
the crew.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12
10000 SLAIN BY THE TURKS
Wholesale Massacre Charged Against
Ottoman Troops When They
Evacuated Towns.

Amsterdam, Dec. 9.-The Turks
massacreed 10000 Armenians ID evac-
uating the towns of Baku, Olti and
Arabian, in the Caucasus, according
to reports gathered by Vorwaerts of
Berlin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12

William Terrill and Lynn Terrill
have returned from visiting with Mont
Terrill at Rib Lake.
Mrs August Jensen and daughter
have gone to Green Bay for visit
Mr. and Mrs Charles Dunn were re-
cent visitors at the Arthur Martin home
west of town.
Misses Villa James and Annie Coli
ner spent the week end with Miss Ruth
Gribble.
Will Holman is sick with the flu"
Claud Thicker of the U. S. Navy has
returned to New York, after a furlough
at his home ar Mineral Point.
A number from here attended the
funeral of Mr. and Mrs George Chandler
Wednesday morning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12
Poincare Visits Strassbura.

Zurich, Dec. 10--Poincare entered
Strassburg Monday morning amid
tbe spectacular ceremonies. President
Poincare made formal entry into Metz
on Sunday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12

Read the want column. You'll find
something there. You always do.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12
BRAZIL MODELLING, REPORT
Lima, Peru, Hears of Troop Move
ment, but Gets No
Confirmation.

Lima, Peru, Dec. 9.-Reports in cir
culation in Lima were to the effect
that Brazil had begun to mobilize her
troops. There was no official con-
firmatiOn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-12
Unc.a;me ed Letters.

MINERAL POINT, Dec. 2, 1918.-Aet-
ters addressed as follows remain uncla med at
the Mineral Point pOstOffice:
Pierce Jack ON E lward Jine VIM Lamb
0. Schroeder
In calling for above, please say advertised.
GEORGE CRAWFORD, Postmaster.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-28
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
IcLEp BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

| Cramer and a postal each from Henry
Smith and Randolph Leeds, who wrote
to let the home folks know they are
well; still in France and that the
"Hun hasn't got us yet"
The annual meeting and exhibition
of garments of the Absecon branch of
the Needlework Guild will be held in
the M. E. Chapel on Thursday after
noon, Oct. oath, at 2.30 o'clock. Mem
bers are requested to send two \or
more new articles of wearing apparel
or household linen to the local direc-
tors on or before Oct. %.
The scholars of the public school
are selling post card views of he S.
S. Carolina" at two for a nickel for
the benefit of the Red Cross.
Councilman Martin Pitney is en-
ployed as a guard by the Bethlehem
| Loading Company at Mays Landing.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. J. Elliff have been
enjoying the past week green peas
picked from vines in their garden. If
frost holds off they expect to have
several more pickings.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
| Society of the M. E. Church is invited
to meet with Mrs. P. B. Reed next
| Wednesday, Oct. End, at the home of
her cousin, Miss Lorine Boice, N. Main
! st. and Boice Ave, P~leasantville. The
meeting will be held at 2.30 and is call
ed one week earlier than the usual
date, owing to the Branch meeting of
New York and New Jersey Societies,
which will be held from Oct. 8th to
18th, at Camden. A cordial invitation
is extended to all members and friends
Mr.. J. L. Shaw, Jr., of Swissvale,
Pa, spent the weekend with his fam
lily, who is visiting Mrs. Shaw's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea T. Kendall.
Mr.. Shaw spent several hours fishing
at Margate City and caught several
large weakfish, kingfish and croakers.
| He caught one weakfish that weighed
8B lbs. and measured 80 inches in
length and Is inches around it. Mr..
| Shaw was very proud of his catch.
Mrs. Laura B. Reed entertained the
Absecon Art Club at Miss Boice's, last
Wednesday afternoon. The rooms
were beautifully decorated with dahl
las and Asters and a tempting COLA
ton was served.
Following the rainstorm last Friday
night no less than a half hundred but
terf1ies all with orange colored wings
fitted about on the premises of Mrs.
Harriet Reed last Saturday morning
and then settled down on the branches
of a fruit tree in her orchard with
their wings spread as if to dry them
in the sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Giberson, Jr.,
moved last week into the Strang dwell
ing on New Jersey n
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. DeHaven spent
the weekend with his brother at West
Chester.
A Community Sing was held in the
NJ. E. Chapel last Tuesday night. The
school building was announced as the
place of meeting, but owing to temper
airy trouble with the lights the chapel
was used instead. National, patriotic
airs, songs and hymns were rehearsed.
Mrs. Reuben L. Babcock led the sing
ing and acted as musical director while
Mrs. Ambrose Hammell presided at
the piano. The school teachers were
present and assisted. Most of the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-28

school children took part together
with a number of adults. About SO
were present. The Community Sing
probably will be held once a week
while the Liberty Loan Drive is on to
instill patriotism and promote the pur-
chasing of Liberty Bonds.
Edw. w. Prescott Writes To Judge
Payne.
Magistrate Howard A. Payne receiv,
ed last Friday a letter from Edward
Prescott, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Prescott, Absecon. He was the
only colored registrant in the June 5,
1917, class from here and was among
the first selected men from Abseeon
called to the colors a year ago. He is
now on the fighting front. His letter
follows:
Aug. 4, 1918.
Hello Howard:
How are things?
Thought l would let you know l am
well and hope you are the same.
Things are fine over here. If you
only could see me now. l am playing
a 25-point game with Kaiser Bill and
he is tighter than Pop" Mattson, so
you know it is some game. It's my
shot now.
If I ever get back to the U. S. again
| will have enough to tell everybody in
Absecon for years to come.
Give my regards to all the boys.
Write and let me know how every
thing is. Will close.
Pvt. Edward w. Prescott,
Battery E, 350th Field Artillery,
American EXpeditionary Forces,
France, via New York.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-28
FLEiSHER APPOINTED
PRINCIPAL OF SCHOOL NO.
Resolutions Adopted Regarding Duties
of School Medical Inspector. \

A special meeting of the Board of
Education of P~leasantville was held
IN the High School building last We'd
nesday evening with President Stiles
presiding, members Thompson and
Penhallow present.
The secretary was authorized to buy
4 cars of No. l buckwheat coal, to cost
So per ton in the bins.
The matter of repair of the line
fence on the east side of the High
School lot was referred to the proper
" committee for attention.
Resolutions regarding medical in
spection in the city schools were read
and adopted. They provide that the
Medical Inspector shall report to the
City Superintendent twice each week.
Tuesday and Thursday, at L P. M.
That he shall on these days spend suf-
ficient time in the examination of pu-
pills to complete the examination of all
pupils of the city by March l of each
year; said examination shall include
the eyes, for far and near ~sightedness,
and the condition of the eyelids; the
ears, for acuteness of hearing and
presence or absence of discharges; the
throat, for condition of tonsils and
possible %adenoids; the teeth for con-
dition and care; the determining of
the height. weight, chest measurement,
and an examination of heart and
lungs; the inspection of the pupils of
the various rooms for contagious dis
eases-tuberculosis, etc.-the inspec-
ton of buildings to determine as to
their sanitary conditions, and that he
shall lecture to teachers on the pre-
vention and detection of communica-
BILE diseases, school hygiene, santa
ton and first aid.
Necessary music books and supplies
as per list submitted were ordered to
be purchased by the Secretary and
Superintendent.
1t was regularly moved and second
ed that a meeting of the Board of
School Estimates be called to meet
jointly with the Board of Education
at its next regular meeting, Tuesday
evening, Oct. LIST. Carried.
The Secretary was instructed to
purchase a table and book case and
chairs for the reference library in the
study hall.
The Secretary was authorized to
purchase certain materials for manual
training.
List of books as approved by the
state librarian was OfueTeu 10 De puT-
chased.
1t was ordered that the list of sup
plies required for the drawing teacher
be revised and necessary supplies then
be purchased by the Secretary.
Mrs. Alvin Risley was employed as
teacher of departmental work for this
current year..
Miss Kathryn Fleisher was elected
principal of No. 1 School.
The resignation of Miss Bertha Tay-
lor was presented to the Board. The
Secretary was instructed to inform
Miss Taylor that the Board declines to
accept her resignation inasmuch as
she is under tenure and has begun her
period of service with the Board this
year and by the school law she is re-
quired to complete this years service
and that she be also notified that if in
CAPABILITIES in pay of teachers exist
such inequalities will be adjusted by
the Board in such manner as to them
seems suitable and fair.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-28
S1OO REWARD, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that, science has been able to cure in
all its stages and that is catarrh. Catarrh
being greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces Of the System thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
tive powers of Halls Catarrh Medicine that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that It fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
Address F.. ]. CHENEY & CO., Tooledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
-advartiaament.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-28
"THE BLINDNESS OF DIVORCE
Big Special Fox Production at the
Strand Theatre AS an Added Attrac-
ton Wednesday, Matinee and Night,
October End.

Rich and respected, John Langdon
neglects his wife and baby daughter
for his business and his club. A cynic
at the club %denounces this as cruelty
and Langdon goes home where he
finds his wife in the arms of Stanley
Merrill, an old sutton.
Guiltless of wrong, Mrs. Langdon is
panic stricken and fails to explain that
Merrill had called on her, and chided
her about the way in which her hus-
band neglected her and had asked her
to elope with him. Although she
spurned Merrill, he had taken her in
in his arms just as the husband en-
tered.
In an effort to have Merrill return
and explain. Mrs. Langdon goes to his
apartment and is followed by her hus-
band. A divorce is the result, the
husband keeping the infant child. Ed
ward Hopkins, a lawyer, makes a poor
defense for the wife.
Years later, the daughter marries
the District Attorney, Bruce Living
ston, His political opponent is Rob-
ert White, a politician of low order.
White is accustomed to meet his fol
lowers at a notorious resort kept by
a woman known as Claire. One of
his lei is Edward Hopkins.
In an effort to defeat the District
Attorney, White is anxious to unearth
something to his discredit. Hopkins
recognizes the keeper of the resort as
his old client of the divorce court.
Later he sees the District Attorney,
his young wife and the latter's father
out driving. The father, Hopkins rea-
Lies. is the former husband of Claire
and the wife of the District Attorney
is his daughter.
Bent on blackmail and political adj
vantage, Hopkins goes to the young
wife of the District Attorney and tells
her who her mother is. She will not
believe him and goes with him to the
disreputable place to face Claire.
Claire, her mother love uppermost,
denies the truth of Hopkins story.
He is listening outside the door and
enters as Claire draws a revolver. At
this minute the police are heard break
ing into the place on orders of the
District Attorney. Hopkins struggles
with the resort keeper, a shot is fired
and he is killed.
The District Attorney receives the
shocking news that his young wife has
been taken in the raid and when no
explanations are made by mother or
daughter, he resorts to the divorce
court.
Divorce having sent her to degrade
ton, the mother determines to save
her daughter, and takes the stand,
telling the whole story and explaining
why her daughter had come to her
house. She then turns to the Judge,
who is Stanley Merrill, her former
sutton, and says:
And there stands the moral COW.
ard who might have saved me from
all this"
The District Attorney and his wife
are reunited. The mother, broken and
so i'll that she will never have to stand
trial for the death of Hopkins.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-28
NO DISCOUNT ON GAS BILLS
HEREAFTER.

In accordance with a recent decis-
ion of the Board of Public Utility
Commissioners there will be no dis
count allowed on gas bills rendered
on August 1st and thereafter. The
bills as rendered will be net, and in
addition to the amount for gas used
there will be a service charge of 25c
on each meter every month which
must be paid with the gas bill before
the 10th of each month. The service
charge of Csc also applies to prepay
ment meters.
ATLANTIC CITY SUBURBAN
GAS & FUEL CO,
a S. Main ST, P~leasantville, N. ].
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-28

You doubtless enjoy reading the So
cial and local items in The Pleasant
vile Press. Bear in mind, when you
have some one visiting you. to call or
write or phone us the fact, so that
we may make this department more
interesting.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-28

Make the acquaintance of The Pleas
antville Press by becoming a subscrib
er, and you will find it a very satisfac
tory acquaintance.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-09-28

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-04

NEW YORK. June 5--NSummary SL
European Cables to the Associated
Press bitterly defending every bar
rier in the enemy's path, the French re-
sistance on the western side OF the Aisne
salient is increased. Sunday apparently
was the poorest day the German advance
has had since the offensive was renewed
a week ago today
Although able TO push back the French
line between scissors and Noyon, the
Germans have been unable TO break IT,
and while continuing their strong at
tacks there, are making most violent at
,empts from the line Of the Marine TO
north OF the OurcQ. The intention
p-obabIy is 70 outfiank the northern sec
TOT by forcing back the sector south OF
scissors to west Of Villers-Cotterets.
Heavy fighting continued all day Sun
dsv east OF Villers-COtterets ana the
forest of the same name east or the
town. Late Saturday the French mad
-etaken four towns in this region IN
der the enemy pressure the French were
again compelled to give up Faverolles.
about three miles southeast Of Villers-
Cotterets.
Assuming the initiative west OF Neuil-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-04
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN
TO OCCUR NEXT SATURDAY
Atlanta Will Be 90 Per Cent
Dark at 6:36 P, Mu To-
tai in Florida

For two hours Saturday afternoon,
June s, the governments daylight-sav
ing plan will be nullified by a great
and mysterious force over which even
Uncle Sam has no power. Darkness will
descend upon the earth, from Aberdeen,
wash, to Orlando, Fla, and Atlanta will
be in the twilight belt. The first total
solar eclipse in eighteen years will oc-
cur on that day, and all over the coun-
try scientists are marshalling their
forces in order to try to wrest new Sc
crets from the solar system.
In Atlanta the eclipse will be only
go per cent, the belt of total eclipse
lying just out of the state of Georgia
at the southwest, but at that it will be
dark enough to send the chickens to
roost and to call into play the electric
lights of the city.
The shadow will begin to move over
The face of the sun at $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon; it will reach the middle
about 6:36 o'clock and will pass off the
sun at 1882 p. m. The eclipse will &C.
cur just sixteen minutes before sunset,
and, if the day is clear, residents on
Atlanta will have a splendid opportunity
to witness the weird spectacle through.
smoked glasses.
The shadow moves with marvellous
rapidity, travelling at the rate of fifty
five miles a minute, and will go from
Rome 10 Valdosta, a distance of $50
miles, in five minutes.
The states in which the eclipse will
be visible are Washington, Oregon, Utah.
Colorado Kansas, arkansas, MISSISSIPPI
pi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and
a portion of the Pacific ocean will be
in darkness. The belt of totality will
be something over forty-five miles wide
The last total eclipse was May IS,
1900. 1t was visible in certain portions
of Georgia, and brought a large num-
Der of scientists to the points of total
eclipse. Observatories for making notes
on this eclipse have already been es-
tablished in several places, and scien-
lists are very anxious that clear wealth
er shall give them the fullest advan-
tage in making their observations.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-04
Germany Admits Fear
Of American Army

WASHINGTON, Jpne Germany, by
striking with her submarines at the
very doors of America. has admitted to
the world that the American army will
turn the tide against her on the battle
fields of France.
As first news of the submarine raid
On the Atlantic coast, brought to the
navy department today by Associated
Press dispatches, was followed by Of
fetal reports, naval officials declared
that the American anti-submarine forces
in home waters were ample to meet
the attack.
All along the coast line, naval flying
boats, submarine chasers. and number
less other naval craft Immediately got
into action.
All officials declared that the navy de-
partment was fully equipped to meet
the thrust at the very fountain heads
of the flow of American troops to Eu-
rope and that all its agencies were be-
ing brought into full force to find the
submarines and destroy them.
This challenge to the fighting forces
Of the United States would be met, of
dcials said, with the same measures
which have driven the submarines to
cover in the war zone, and the steady
flow of American transports to France
CONTINUED on Page 8, Column -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-04
NET QUOTA
IN NEXT CALL 1885
approximately 5000 viii Be
Indicted Into Service
June 1929

Georgia's net current quota under the
new selective service regulations effec-
tive June 1 is 1895 men, according to
announcement made Monday by Major
Joel B. Mallet, in charge of the selec-
tive service in this state.
This quota was arrived at by the fol-
lowing method of calculation:
On May l tho local boards of Georgia
reported a total of 1868 fighting men
in class l, exclusive of delinquents,
men in the emergency fleet service, men
held for limited service. men placed in
remediable defect groups, men previ-
ouSly indicted, men with cases pend
ing before medical boards and district
appeal boards, and men not physically
examined.
Taking so per cent of the 1853 fight
ing men, so as to allow for an unanti-
cipated shrinkage of 20 per cent, and
subtracting the number of men who
have gone into the service since May 1,
leaves a net balance of 1885, which is
Georgia's net current quota.
These are the men who will be call
ed into service to supply Georgia's APP
portionment of the next levies. When
they will be called depends on the needs
of the war department. At present, g.
900 of them have been called in the pc
riod from June 10 to 90.
The apportionment of Georgias net
current quota Q7.395) among the sew
eral counties has been made by Major
Mallet, and notices went out Monday to
the various local boards.
Fulton county's apportionment is so
men. Atlanta local board No. is 47S,
No is 257, No. 3 is 1O3, No. is SCI,
No. is 112, No. is 12O, No. Z is 176.
Chatham countys apportionment is
1913 men. Savannah local board No. 1
is 55 men, and No. is 15S men.
Bibb county's apportionment is 107
men. Macon local board No. l is men.
and No. is men. hTe smallest of the
latter appointments is due to the
large number of men already indicted
by these two boards.
The plan of the war department is to
replenish class 1 by rounding up de-
linquents and going over the lists again.
Then at a later date, probably three
months hence, a new net quota will be
calculated, after the replenlsh1ng pro-
cess has been completed. From this
time on, a new current quota Will prop
ably be announced every three months.
To replenish class /, the following
steps will be taken:
First, by setting all pending cases,
of which there are 1900 in Georgia;
second, by the new registration on j une
5, when Georgia is expected to register
$4,000 men, VINO will Immediately be
classified: third, by apprehendlng delin-
quents; fourth, by rc-examininG all
doubtful Consultations; fifth, by re-ex-
aiming men previously placed in linz
tied service; sixth, by appealing to doc
tors to correct remediable defects sew
enth, by scrutlnizing the emergency
fleet list
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-04


is
+.
fteen %
of submarines.
night according
Immediately avail
American destroyers.
One of sailing vessel
circles that possible that
including
b
American
sighted in southern waters
shipping almost the entrance OF
of to
The of H. Cole has been landed here
Cole IS miles
the of yesterday afternoon
Edward Cole the
mand of the Newcomb.
small
to leavet