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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
COMPLETE
FOR AUTO RACE
Ralph De PaIma's Entry Re-
Ceived Yesterday for Sleeps
head Featur.

Ralph DePalma, winner Of three
of the foul big auto classics this sea-
son, last night handed in his entry
for the International Sweepstakes to
be run at the Sheepshead Bay Speed
way Saturday afternoon. Each driver
is required to chip in" $4,000 toward
the $685. o0 purse guaranteed by the
management.
With the addition of DePalma the
field of starters is about complete,
and is the greatest hat has ever
faced a starter for an open race.
Those who will compete in the first
running of the $4,000 race are:
Ralph DePalma. holder of a dozen
worlds records for speed and winner
of the Sheepshead Bay and Cincin-
natl 100-mile handicaps, as we'll as
the Chicago Sweepstakes, this season.
Louis Chevrolet, winner of the
Chicago Derby. and speedway cham
pion of 1917.
Arthur Duray. hero of the battles
of yerdun and the Marine, n holder
of the worlds record of lat miles an
hour.
Ralph Milford. worlds twenty
.four-hour champion and r%unner-up
to Chevrolet in the Chicago Derby,
and third to DePalma and Tom MIL
ton in the Cincinnati Derby.
Dario Resta, speed king of 1915
1915.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
NJ. {. EXCURSION HILL
BE HELD AT PARK AUG. 22

A meeting Saturday night of the
general committee in charge Of the
excursion of Simpson Sunday school
to Asbury Park on Thursday, August
%, disclosed the fact hat running a
big excursion during war time was
quite a different matter from con-
Quoting n during normal times.
These are war times" insist the
railroad officials. Then the commit
tee members are told just what they
car have, how they can have 1t and
when they can have 1t.
You a have three trains-thirty
cars n they must run on the
same time" is the last and final die
tum. In consequence of which the
leaving Perth Amboy at $3.50, $40
and 8 a. m. had to be changed to $3.50
a. m. 1t is doubtful, however, IL the
third section will leave much before
8:45 as 1t takes some time to load
up" Returning from Asbury Park
the same rule applies. The first sec
ton will leave at s p. m. and the
other two Immediately afterward.
These excursions have been held
for the past thirty eight years. Last
year, on account of the war, ii was
debated at some length whether it
would be wise. But in the end it was
thought that in the event of changed
conditions the excursion would be
even more popular than ever. And
such was the case. The record for
attendance was broken and 1t Is be-
lieved that this year there will be
even a larger crowd anxious to get
away for a day Of rest amid the ac-
tivities of war.
Besides Simpson church of this
city, the Bethel NJ. z. M st. Paul's
churches of Tottenville and the South
Amboy Methodist church are also to
take part, together with all their
friends and the general public as
we'll.
The general committee is composed
as follows:
Simpson NJ. E.-From the church,
&c. S. Hubbard, NJ. Stoltz, A. H. Ter
hume, Mr.. Bingaman, Thomas Kane,
]. H. tanning; Sunday school, Will
liam Hanson, Charles ~Shoobridge,
Daniel Weber, August Hegstrom, Carl
Hegstrom.
South Amboy NJ. E.-Messrs. EN-
mons, Stratton, Quimby, L. E. Suits,
H. F. Stevenson, John Perkins.
Tottenville-Bethel, A. ". LaForge;
st. Paul's. John Anderson.
General chairman and treasurer,
IC. S. Hubbard; general chairman of
train committees, J.. H. Lanning;
printing and advertising, Daniel
Weber.
While no definite assurances can
be secured from the railroad in re-
gard to q fourth section, II necessary,
1t is practically certain hat under the
circumstances they will be as good
as possible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
TOTTEMVILLE

Miss Gladys McAndrews has return
ed home after a short vacation at At
lantic City.
Miss Belle Ward has returned from
Asbury Park.
Charles Walker of the Naval Re-
serve, now stationed al Pelham Bay,
sepnt the week end at his home here.
Miss Anna Kemper, of New York,
is visiting Mrs. Mae Miller, at 100
Yetman avenue.
Mrs. H. Gerbaulet Is visiting her sis
ter in Report.
Miss Margaret McAndrews has
been visiting relatives in Scranton,
Pennsylvania.
Thomas Lehey. who is connected
with the marriage license bureau in
Manhattan, is enjoying a two weeks
vacation.
George w. Du Bois has returned
from a cruise on the Shrewsbury
river. He was accompanied by Alfred
Anderson of Perth Amboy.
Mrs. George Eggert n son George
have returned from a weeks visit at
Roselle Park.
Patrolman August Clarius has re-
turned from a vacation to Palm
Alfred Gray has enlisted in the
navy. He is now stationed at Pelham
Bay.
Corporal Charles Long of the
United States army, who is doing
guard duty at Hoboken, spent the
week end at his home here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
RED CROSS REPORT
Work Done by Fifth Ward Branch
During Month of July.
Pa cneoSoI ToTresnoudeu
By Special Correspondent


TOTTENVILLE, Aug. 13-The reg
ular meeting of the fifth ward branch
of the American Red Cross of Tcttcn-
VILE, was held yesterday afternoon.
Forty-eight workers were present.
The small attendance was no doubt
due to the weather.
Even in view of the fact hat so few
were present, they succeeded in maxi
ing 1908 pieces of gauze dress
ings.
The weekly wool rerort, conGlsting
of the wooden articles mado during
the past week follows: Eighteen pairs
of socks. -four sweaters and six he'll
NETS.
Following is a report of the relief
work for the month of July:
New work delivered during July,
1918, ninety-two comfort kits. fifteen
blue Bingham dresses, fifteen black
pinafores, five children's circular
capes, two gray outing flannel sntocks,
ten pairs mems pajamas, five mems
bath robes, total 144.
Remodeled work delivered during
July: Four shirts, ono pair rompersi
two small capes, nine pairs bottles,
nine sleeveless vests, one sweater
eleven skirts, forty rhildren's dresses,
two kimonas, one baby robe, one
waist, three petticoats, II pair over
alls, two blouses. total eighty-seven.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
WINS
At PLAYGROUND
Young Athlete High With II
Points at Hayes Park Ethel
PreiZner a Winner.

Samuel Sladkus was the winner OF
the first athletic meet for boys COM
pleted at the Hayes Park playground
yesterday. His point total was eleven
one more than rolled up by Parker,
who took first place yesterday in b
running broad jump and baseball
throw for distance. Sladkus nosed
out Parker by finishing second in the
running broad Jump. Among the girls,
Ethel Preizner far outstripped all OPP
position with a total of twenty-three
points, with Frances Haselnuss.
twelve points, second. The winners
In both the boys and girls divisions
each received three thrift stamps for
their victories and Second place vim
Iners, one.
The winner of each event was aIss
awarded a thrift stamp.
The meet was started last week,
but owing to the large number OF
events, several were postponed unit.
yesterday.
The results yesterday:
Running broad jump for noys;
Parker, first; Sladkus, second; ellis.
third.
Baseball throw for distance: Par
ker, first; johnson, second; Wilson.
third.
Ginning for boys: Mirch. first;
Warren, second; Gerson, third.
Running broad jump for girlss
Priezner. first: Rossi. second; Gold
man, third.
Baseball throw for distance for
girls: Prelzner. first; Rossi. second;
Haselnuss, third.
Ginning for girls: Rossi. first;
HazeInuss. second.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
ISSUE SUGAR CARDS
Grocers of Woodbridge District Nee
With Administrator.

WOODBRIDGE Aug ia meeting
of the grocers Of the Woodbridge dis
trict including all sections of Wood
bridge township and Roosevelt,
Chrome and Carteret was held at the
home of William M. Frazer, 222
of the district last night.
Mr.. Frazer explained the object of
the food administration which Is two
fold. First. to conserve the food in
which there is a shortage, sugar and
wheat. Second, to maintain the prop
er district of food stuffsssshrdlu
err distribution of food stuffs by pre-
venting boarding.
1t has been found that only Ave per
cent Of the people have been guilty of
this misdemeanor and II is the object
of h administration to furnish pro-
lection for the remaining ninety-flve
per cent SO that none may suffer from
any shortage. The sugar question was
the only dealt with last night.
Grocers will allow customers two
pounds per person per month for
which the housewives will be obliged
to sign. The grocers being obliged to
hand In to Mr.. Frazer each month
a legible list containing the name
and address of each buyer and the
amount purchased. The authorities
are fully WARE that there are certain
OIipEi1SlDieu peTSOnS VINO nave KOne
to Perth Amboy. Newark, New York
and other nearby cities, where they
have classified themselves as coun-
try buyers and purchased sugar IN
FIVE pound lots.
Measures are being taken to pre-
vent this n any parties so doing
will be readily traced as no sugar can
be sold without signing name and adj
dress and the lists will be compared.
Neither can any individual purchase
more than the lowest allotment in the
homo town. Families entitled 10
twelve pounds OF sugar per month II
they purchase groceries at two stores
can buy six pounds at each store OF
so divide their purchases that they
do not at any time exceed their limit
Any guilty parties will be punished
to the full extent of the law. Mr.,
Frazer announced hat q deputy in
spector will be appointed for the
Fords, Keasbey and Glendale Terrace
section. also one for Roosevelt for the
purpose of issuing the sugar cards
for canning. MI. Frazer will issue
cards every night in the week with
the exception OF Saturday and Sun
day, between the hours of 7 and
o'clock, at his home. 222 Green
street. These cards must be used
within one week from the late on
which they are issued.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
LIEUT.. PACKER RELATES
TALE OF S. S. COVINGTON
Says Men Abroad Torpedoed Vessel
Acted Splendidly; Saw Many
Island Boys in France.
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Aug. 1S:-Lieu-
tenant Ralph Packer of the United
States transport Covington that was
t~orpedoed some time ago off the coast
of France on the way back to this
country was here Sunday for q visit.
He was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Deitrick Of Amboy road, who
are occupying the residence of Lieu
tenant Packer here. This is the nrst
time that Lieutenant Packer has been
home since the Covington was sent
t. the bottom by a German subma-
rine.
He arrived in this country two
weeks ago from France and has been
visiting relatives in the eastern states.
Lieutenant Packer relates tales OF the
bravery Of the American seamen at
the time the vessel was struck. He
says there was no confusion n
everybody got away within he record
time of six minutes from the time the
boat was hit.
1t was night and the boys behaved
in the best of name which accounts,
he says, for the small loss OF life.
killed by the explosion, 1t was
learned.
Lieutenant Packer expects to be
given another vessel shortly. He Is
now awaiting orders. Several boys
from Tottenville who Joined the New
York State Naval Militia were aboard
the Covington and are now doing duty
on small boats in France according TO
Lieutenant Packer who saw them be-
fore he left the other side. They are
all making good. They are Rudolph
Ronalder, Thomas Lalli, Floyd Baum
gorten, Raymond Mccarthy, Fred
Sohl, George Hilyer, Melvin Sprague
and William Doty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
THINGS CD BAD
At THE AMbOY
Fighters Indifferent to Rules
ForgottSon Declines to Meet
Heavier Opponent.

Things broke bad, very, very bad
for the Amboy A. G. in South Amboy
last night. From the main bout DOWN
there was much ado about things
outside of the ring. The apparent In
difference of the fighters engaged to
perform, to all existing rules gave the
show q farcial touch, and the fans
plenty to talk about.
Matched to meet Joe Dillon, Of New
York, Moe Forgottson, the South Am
boy youngster appeared at 3 o'clock
per schedule, to weigh in n touched
the beam at 12R pounds. Dillon. how
ever. utterly disrega riding his contract
and the requirements of the commits
SONS laws, failed to appear until
nearly 10 O'Clock. He tipped the
scales al 1913 p1usis, eie,or pJunas
moro than Forgottson. Accordingly
the latter jecllned to go on with the
dance"
The crowd yelled its disapproval of
Forgottson's stand, but the cooler
headed supporters of the local battler
~counselled him to stand his ground.
Accordingly the club manager got
busy and hustled up q substitute for
Dillon in Jack Tracey. who earlier
in the evening had fought John For
gione at the Lotos Club in this city.
Into a corker and provided all kinds
of action. II was. a draw.
The first engagement OF the card
brought together Young Hriscoll OF
Bayonne, and Young Dixon OF Brook
lyn. They were scheduled to go our
rounds, but after a round AID n half
OF shadow boxing, the referee mo-
toned them out of the ring.
Another abrupt ending came In the
semi-flnal in which George Bends, of
Now York. took on Young Noviskl. Of
Melrose. After p%eppering Noviski
with a choice assortment Of blows for
four rounds, Bands said he was
through for evening, thank you; that
he had been paid TO fight at the right
OF only four rounds, and such being
the case-welll Out of the ring he
went. throwing his mits on tho tar
paulin.
To keep the crowd in good humor
while q substitute was rounded up for
the main bout, the management put
on a special attraction between Pete
Harvey of North Amboy and Young
Dixon, the disqualified boxer who
begged to be given q chance to redeem
himself. This bout resulted in a
good four round draw.
The crowd last night was one of
the best of the season. Manager Jer-
ONE announced that Forgottson would
meet Dillon in an eight round affair
for a side bet at the next show two
weeks hence. and that no would see
that both principals adhered strictly
to the rules.
Jim Savage oficiated at the bouts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
FEED WIRES DOWN
Trolley Service from West I'm Bad Mess
This Morning.

Persons committing between this
city and Metuchen. Fords and Keas-
hey this morning were given another
taste of inadequate trolley service rem
dered by the Public Service Railways
Company.
Persons relying or the trolley cars
to convey them 70 and from this city
encountered no little difficulty in
reaching their destination.
The nrst Public Service trolley TO
reach this city from the western sub
urbs after Z o'clock arrived at the
corner Of State and Smith streets at
Q o'clock.
The main feed wires. from which
the power Is furnished. were all down
and in a bad tangle from the Keas-
hey bridge al the old Raritan Lake
to the Florida Grove switch. This
was given as the cause or the tieup.
After waiting for almost a hour
for q car TO arrive the passengers
were forced 70 walk the stretch from
the Keasbey Loop 20 the Florida
Grove switch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
NURSE CAMPIGN EXTENDED
-Four Applicants Have Signed Up in
Perth Amboy Thus Far

Perth Amboy Thus Far
The campaign TO secure $4,000
young women to join the Student
Nurse Reserve. which was to have
ended last Sunday, has been extended
two weeks all over the country. The
campaign will close August rs.
Middlesex county's quota Is sew
enty. II is understood hat the vol
unteers actually signed up thus far
sre much below that number. Perth
Amboy leads the county with four,
while there are several other pros
poets.
OILY actually trained nurses are
accepted for overseas service. The
next best thing. therefore. Is To be-
gin training now to release those al
ready trained and. should the war
last long enough, the beginners today
will eventually become eligible for
war work.
The campaign for nurses is under
the direction OF the Red Cross and
the Women's Committee OF National
Defense. Mrs. Freida VanEyckle is
the chairman Of the committee in
direct charge OF the campaign in this
city. Full details OF the requirements
and application blanks may be had
at the Red Cross headquarters in the
Boynton Building. Smith street, or at
Perth Amboy City Hospital.
which rs on the approved list as q
training school for the nurses who
volunteer. In making application. q
preference may be expressed for the
local institution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13

That Buddy Jackson will have to
change his fighting tactics in order
to clean up the American welter-
weight division was apparent at the
Lotos Club last night when his pug
ilistic aspirations received a hard Jolt
at the hands of Johnny Evan of
Newark. Jackson picked a Tarter
when he met Evans instead of Terry
Martin who is under a physicians
care. Evans shaded the Englishman
in five of the eight rounds n fought
him even in another. leaving jack
son only two rounds to boast of.
Jackson's chief and only asset vas
rushing and he did this so often hat
the fight was devoid Of interest. His
rushing tactics almost took him
through the ropes and more than
once to the floor and against the
ropes. AS one of the fans observed,
Hes a Russian Englishman."
This bout was also marred by too
much clinching. In fact the referee,
Howard Smith of Elizabeth, was the
most active man in the ring during
this bout, tearing the fighters apart
after every exchange of blows. Evans
landed many solid punches on his
opponents head and body and was
in turn rushed around the ring so
often hat 1t looked like a marathon.
The third round of this bout was
the prettiest of the evening. This
round was slug, slug throughout and
was Jackson's best round of the fight.
In this frame the English champ
Ifoored Evans and after slamming
him into the ropes q number of times
had him staggering badly. Evans
was dazed by the fierce onslaught of
the Englishman and weathered a bad
round. This round was not all take
for Evans, he also sending some hefty
wallops home to the would-be Amer
lean champ. Evans came back strong
after this round and shaded Jackson
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
MARINES GET
JOHNNIE vESC|
Brilliant High School Athlete OF
Woodbridge Finds Boat
Building Too Slow.

In Johnnie Vessel, who will leave
this week for tho marines training
station at Paris Island. this vicinity
sends another of its most prominent
athletes into service. johnnie, al
though he lived in Woodbridge
township, has a wide circle OF friends
in this city, particularly among the
athletic fraternity.
At woodbridge high school he was
the leading athlete, excelling in base
ball. basketball. football and the
track. He was the star of ell track
meets in which the school partici-
pated. Vessel was the institutions
brightest stellar since the days of
Harold Throckmorton.
After graduating Vessel took a post
graduate course at Elizabeth and
while attending school here. was con-
sidered favorably for q place OH the
All-Star interscholastic football nine.
OF late he was employed as a
foreman in one of the Staten Island
boat yards, but the work was too
slow-migbty much too slow IN COM
p~arison to the posters amen the
Marines activities in tho war. So
Johnnie went and did It.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS
4 LONG,, LONG
ROAD, @ JACKSON

in three of the remaining four
rounds.
Forgione Beats Tracy
Toe Forgione, of Newark, who is
making quite a record for himself at
the Lotos shows, added another and
choice victory to his string by beating
Jack Tracy, of Brooklyn, in the six
round semi-final. Tracy is the boy
who was defeated by Matty Herbert
in the preliminary TO the Fulton
Dempsey bout at Harrison a short
time ago. Forgione led Tracy for
five of the six rounds and beat him
up badly. Tracy nearly went out in
the third but managed to weather
this round and stagger through the
remainder of he fight. He showed
none of the vim and aggressiveness
that he displayed when he snapped
punches with Herbert.
Kid Long, of Newark. a protege of
Mickey belmont, handed Kid Leo, of
Staten Island, a bad beating in the
opening fight of the evening. Long
had the Staten Island boy at his
mercy throughout the match and
fought a clever fight. Kid Leo's
crowd from the island were with him
strong but showed a very unsports-
manlike attitude by hooting Inc hiss
ing the Newark lad as he left the
ring. Kid Long toyed with Leo in
the second and third rounds. Leo
woke up in the fourth round and
fought hard enough to carr a draw
for this round.
Buddy BaRoy, of New Brunswick.
quit to Jimmy McCran of Elizabeth
in the second round of a scheduled
four round bout.
During the fifth round Of the jack
SON Evans fight Kid Potty and Kid
Friedman. of New Brunswick, start
ed a battle of their own near the
press 1stand that threatened to out
shine the main bout. This sally was
nipped in the bud.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
STATEN ISLAND
AGREE TO 4 new STREET
TO REPLACE FISHER AVE.
Tracy Company, Wishing Dead End,
Makes Offer of Strip from r. X. to

Tracy Company, Wishing Dead End,
Makes Offer OF Strip from r. r. to
Waters Edge, Near New Plant.
By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENvILLE, Aug. IA con-
ference was held with the M. & J.
Tracy transportation Company of this
place, by a number of city officials
Saturday afternoon, concerning the
application os the Tracy Company,
asking permission to close Fisher ave-
nue. to the public and include the
property in their present site.
The representatives from the city
and for Tottenville were: Murray Hull
bert, commissioner department OF
docks and ferries; John E. Bowe, dep-
uty commissioner of public works,
from Borough President Van Names
Office; John Tracy and his attorney,
representing the Tracy Company, and
James Laing, representing the execu-
tive committee of the Tottenville
branch of the Civic League.
Sometime ago the Tracy Transport
tation Company, which Is a new con-
Germ in this locality n will employ
400 or more persons, made applica-
ton to the city for the privilege of
closing the north end of Fisher ave-
nue.. This street crosses the rail-
road, and runs through the center OF
the Tracy property. but about halr
wav between the railroad and the
water. the street becomes the prop
erty of the Tracy Company, which
only allowed the city the use of one
half of the street. In view of this
fact the Tracy Company desired the
use of the whole street, beginning at
the railroad.
In order to do the right thing, the
Tracy Company offered in return for
the section of the street desired by
them, a strip OF property along the
railroad, equal to the length of the
section of the street taken by them.
AS this would also make a dead street
as we'll as the present Fisher avenue,
the proposition was not acceptable.
The company then made h fol-
lowing offer, which was carefully
gone over by the commission and has
met with their approval. The COM
pany has agreed to give in return for
the street they desire to close, a strip
of land on the west side of their prop
erty. running from the railroad to the
waters edge.
This street will begin at the Arthur
Kill road, and proceeding across the
railroad tracks, run Town the west
side of the Tracy property to the
banks of the Arthur Kill. Arrange
ments are also made by the company
so that a city dock or pier may be
built out from the street should oc-
casion require.
The~new proposition has met with
the approval OF the commission n
will be referred to the local board
and the board of estimate for their
action.
The street planned will be about
fifty feet wide n 1t is likely to be
known as Tracy venue. Just how
soon the action necessary to close the
old street and the opening of the new
one will take place is not known, but
1t is expected that the matter will
JOY be placed before the boards for
their attention.