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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
The Lady of the Lamp.

The memory of Florence Nightin-
gale, the worlds first woman war
nurse, is honored in the design of the
insignia of the American Army Nurses
School. just established this year.
Florence Nightingale. in the Crimean
war. was known as "the Lady of the
Lamp" and the new insignia has a
lamp superimposed on the caduceus Of
the medical corps. This, the first
military school for nurses ever estab-
lished, has 1000 students already en-
rolled, and 5000 others have been ac-
cepted for the three-year course.
Each student will wear the uniform
and insignia of the school.
What difference. if any, the sign
ing of the armistice and the end Of
the war may have upon the hospital
training plans has not been announced.
1t is supposed that the work will
continue.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
Uncle Sam Beneficiary.

Members of the American Flint
Glass Workers union, assembled in
Memorial hall, Toledo, were told an in
spring story of patriotic devotion by
member of their union at the unfurling
of service flag, with S66 stars, repre-
senting union men in the army.
After an Introductory speech, in
which John J. Quinlivan, business
agent Of the Toledo Central Labor
union, told of the determination of
the unions to back the government,
President William P. Clarke described
the heroic death of Charles III. Nc
Carthy, who sacrificed his own life in
France for the sake of a friend.
Not only had Mccarthy, a former
member of the Glass Workers union,
died heroically, but he had lived patri-
otically, Mr.. Clarke said, for in taking
out $4,000 insurance when he entered
the army, he asked that the sum be
made payable to the United States gov
eminent.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
Savino Man-Power.

One Of the recent devices designed
to save man labor is the slab-handling
storage battery truck, which is en-
ployed at the plant of steel company
in Cleveland to haul heavy pieces of
steel from the storage yard to the heat
ing furnaces, says Popular Science
Monthly. The distance approximates
500 feet. Before electricity was SUBJ
stituted for man-power the slabs We're
loaded on hand trucks.
The new truck is similar to the ele-
waiting platform truck, except that for
its elevating mechanism fitting plat
form is provided. This platform is Sc
cured to the rear axle by pivot, be-
ing operated by horizontal ram. By
manipulating the ram the platform is
moved toward vertical position and
its front edges are lowered.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
GENUINE THRILLER
FROM ICY HUDSON OF
A NARROW ESCAPE

L. G. Anderson of Anderson avenue,
Palisade, who was in a small motor
boat recently with his children visit
ing one of the battleshipS, and which
(the small boat, not the battleship)
rammed another small boat loaded
with passengers returning from the
battleship and from which an old wo-
man fell overheard (from the small
boat, not the battleship) as soon as
the ramming took place, had another
exciting adventure last week during
the motorboat jitney service across
the Hudson river when the harbor
strike was on and no ferryboats run
ming and which made it necessary for
him to reach his place of business i'll
a hurry that morning, so he took the
idea into his head he'd take a chance
in one of the little water jitneys, and
suiting the action to the word, he
climbed down 20 foot ladder in Edge
water because of the low tide and got
into the little thing and was soon ON
the way over the HudSon'S dancing
waves TO New York, each passenger in
the boatloadful sitting on his own life
(preserver), and everybody was think
ing what if somebody rocked the boat
and something happened, and, sure
enough, Suiting the action to the word,
it happened all right by an unseen
cake of ice appearing beneath the wa
ter, and the boat went kerblip on to it,
and everybody got nearly frightened
to death, Mr.. Anderson says, and he
himself was as weak as kitten, but
they got off the ice cake all right, and
they We're mighty darned glad of it
and gladder still when they got to
land on the other side, for he (Mr
Anderson) says it's shaky feeling to
hit a block of ice floating all in silence
that way and it's dollars to doughnuts
it's no joke being thrown into the icy
waters of the Hudson all in tumble,
every man for himself and no knowing
whether he'd ever get to land again
alive or dead, and the thing convinceS
MIN that harbOr strike is a bad idea
| anyhow because, suppOsing the river
had been a little later (meaning the
season, no dOubt), when there's so
much ice in the river coming down
from Newburgh and Albany, there's
no telling what might have happened,
and then (alasD this thrilling news
item could never have been told of
their narrow escape.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
TWO BILLION ISSUE OF
FRANKLIN WAR STAMPS
BEGUN THIS WEEK
Editor The PaliSadian
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
On next Friday, January II, the
new $1,000, 100000 War Savings Stamp
issue will be launched The date set
is happy selection in that it is the
two hundred and thirteenth birthday
of Benjamin Franklin, the great Amer
lean apostle of thrift, saving and pat
triotiSm.
The new stamp bears the likeness
of Franklin. Announcements deScrib-
ing the issue, as we'll as the steps
taken to push the sale, have also al
luded to the peculiar appropriateness
of the Sage of Philadelphia as Il patri-
otic investment reminder. His expert
ment of drawing electricity from the
clouds through the medium of Il kite
and Il key rang round the world and
his name became Il smile even in his
own day for the novel and effective ac-
complishment of tasks beneficial to
humanity. EditOrially it may be that
YOU will find in him the same fertile
field for comment upon the campaign
which actuated the designers of the
stamp.
Approaching all that you may do to
aid in the task before us, and thank
ing YOU for past manifestations of pa
triotic cooperation, | am, yours very
truly, JOHN PRICE JONES,
Assistant Director of Publicity, Sec.
ond Federal Reserve District.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
W|PEDFROM EARTH
Only Dust Remains OF Proud
City of Babylon.
seIshazxar's Glorious Capital Now
Visited Only by the ArcheoIogist
in Search of Mementoes of
Long-Past Age.

The city of Babylon of today is rep
resented by nothing more than mounds
of debris, in which psychologists dig
for burnt-clay books and other treas
ures. There is no stone whatever in
that region, where the land is a mere
alluvial deposit, and all the great
structures of Babylon, erected by the
labor of myriads of slaves taken In
war, We're of sun-dried brick faced
with burned brick.
Babylon, long time ago was cap
tured by the army of Cyrus. The town
was "wet" and the population used to
stage some high old times. 1T was
provisioned for 20 years, and was by
far the most formidably fortified city
Of antiquity, being surrounded by a
wall 55 miles long, $50 feet high and
81 feet thick. Half dozen four-horse
chariots could be driven abreast along
the top Of the wall for the entire cir
cult of the metropolis, whose inhablt-
ants numbered 100000.
On certain memorable night the
whole city went on spree. The
guards deserted their posts and In the
great palace of King BelshazZar
drunken orgy reigned.
The banks of the Euphrates where
It ran directly through the city were
defended by walls corresponding in
height and thickness to that which
encircled Babylon. They were pierced
at suitable intervals (where streets
ran parallel across the town. for ferry
gates, which were massive affairs of
bronze. The river bottom. within the.
city limits, was paved with brick. For
if desired. as had happened when
huge quays were built, the Euphrates
could be turned out of it's course, its
waters being diverted into an artificial
reservoir 100 miles in circumference
outside the walls. This engineering
expedient, in fact, had made it prac-
ticable to pave the bottom.
On the night of the most famous
jamboree in history, Cyrus, being
helped by spies within the walls,
turned the Euphrates out of it's course
and marched his army over the dry
river bed into the city, entering
through one or more river gates which
had been left open. The royal palace.
a vast structure on the west bank, was
captured; BelshaZzar, sword in hand,
was slain, and the city belonged to Cy-
rus.
He did mot destroy it, but, ceasing
to be a center of dominion, it shrank.
A large part of the population mi
grated, deserving Babylon, whose huge
walls and gigantic buildings (inelud-
ing the tower of Babel and the famous
hanging gardens, built by Nebuchad-
rezzar for the enjoyment of his wife
Amytis) soon fell to pieces.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
CIED HERO'S DEATH
Americans Tribute to Soldier of
the Legion.
Victor Pronounced Typical Member OF
That Wonderful Body of Men
Which Has Made French Mill
"a tary History Glorious.

7 have just seen q legionnaire. lie
happened to be OF my company. the
seventh. "Do you know that Victor
is dead?" he asked. 1t seemed to me
almost impossible The legion without
Victor! | asked how he had died.
-'s5e was killed, bat he gave them
-~-"-~," was the answer. OF course he
i. did: = that was his habit. 81 am one
Of The five who are left" continued my
cinfnrmant.
in April we were 100 strong. There
may be more now. but they must be
recruits. Victor short dme ago cap
t,Iped ten Germans and received the
military medal Now he is dead at
his post, writes Algernon Sartoris in
Chicago Daily News.
Sergeant Bouligny, an American le-
gionnaire, has snapshot of Victor.
Underneath is written: "a typical le-
giSnnaire" Victor was a Breton, born
;n.Morlaix. He was tattooed all over.
There was nothing in his military note
book save records of his numerous
campaigns. He was soldier, pure
and simple. AS Boullgny says, he was
typical of all that was best in the le-
gion--courage, honesty, bravery. His
history was written in his heart. He
wore the medals of Morocco, Tonkin,
the war cross with several palms and
finally the military medal-a glorious
REGARD. Victor acted always as
stimuIant he was always gay and al
ways kind.
On one of our long marches he saw
that was suffering. He came to me
and offered to carry my haversack in
addition to his own. | declined his
offer, but his courage and kindness
went to my heart, and in spite of sore
feet l arrived in Mount Melton with
my company. thanks to Victor.
Among the soldiers Victor's name
banks of the fetid rivers of AMMAN,
on the burning sands of Morocco, Vic
tor was there. In the mud and mire
of the trenches of France he was also
there. Always kind, always thought
full of others Simple and unaffected,
he related deeds of valor that would
move stone; deeds that would en-
rich the already glorious military his
tory of France.
I asked his comfade how many
Boches Victor got. He answered:
eWhen last saw him he was whirl-
ing his gun about his head. There
were about dozen dead Boches
around him. / think an officer killed
him with a revolver; l couldn't swear
to it, but / think So"
When l last saw Victor in Paris
little while ago asked him how he
had won his military medal. I'm a
fit Of bravery" he answered. Victor
was, always having those fits of
bravery; they are common in the le-
gi9n. go
Now he is dead on some lonely bat
tlefield, but his is the death that he
would have asked. In the words of
Gen. de Castelman: 'It is the best
possible DEATH" the only possible death
for such as he.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
Find Steel LadIe in Oak Tree.

A steel ladle, seven inches long, sup
pesed to have been used by Indians in
melting lead for bullets many years
ago, was found imbedded in the heart
of red oak tree sawed up for fire
wood at South Altoona, Pa. Rings on
the tree indicate that it was more than
one hundred years old. The ladle, made
of the finest charcoal steel, is believed
to have been driven into the tree when
1t was a sapling.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
TRUST
COMPANY DIRECTORS.

Trust Company, at their annual meet
ing, held January IA, 1919, elected the
following directors to serve for the
ensuing year: G. c. Ackerson, e.
Blauvelt, II. NJ. Bogert, C. E, Brecken>
ridge, G. A. Brinkerhoff, J. 2. Claren-
don, W. Edward Foster D. G. letters,
w. NJ Anderson, d. A. Fell, ]. ].
Phelps, C. H. Plenty, F. b. Plympton,
Edward Stage, H. d. Terhune and +,
j. Turner.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
WEsTWooD'S MAYOR
DEAD OF PNEUMONIA.

Mayor Thomas +. Brickell of West
wood died at his home from an attack
of pleuropneumOna, with which he
was stricken last Saturday. Deceased
was about seventy-One years old and on
New Years day commenced the sec
ond year of his second term as mayor
of Westwood. He served one term sew
eral years ago.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
Their Limit.

Advance Agent Tin Hickville)-Do
you think the people of this burg
would flock to 50 show?
Manager (of the Grand opry house)
They might If you make the price
80 cents for the best seats. Anything
over that makes them merely straggle.
Buffalo Express.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18

thing / love sunsets. but they are
getting to be a nuisance, because al
ways know that Editor Logan is going
to call me up and ask me to tell about
it. Next time there's a sunset I'm
going to gag the telephone bell
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
Not a Square Deal.

Jack-I've a bill for a frock that
YOU bought some months ago. Which
one was that?
Doris-That was the one l wore the
night you proposed.
Jack-H'm! Pretty strong when a
man has to pay for the bait and hook
that helped to catch him-London Tit
Bits
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
Good Speaking.

Discretion in speech is more than
eloquence; and to speak agreeably to
him with whom we deal is more than
to speak in good words or in good
order.-Bacon.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-01-18
lmpossibIe.

Il want you to know" beloved the
angry man, that I'm not as stupid as
YOU think | am" Sure not, replied
his friend. ':You couldn't be"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
WOULD GUST ALL ALIENS
Includes Those Who Took Out
First Papers and Claimed
Exemption

At meeting of all the draft boards
OF the state of Washington, held in
Seattle, resolution was unanimous
~ adopted providing that all aliens
in this country. both those who have
declared their intentions OF becoming
citizens and those who have not, and
who claimed exemption from the draft
on those grounds, be deported. Couu-
ty Auditor C.. l.. Kennedy was in re-
ceipt of copy of this resolution in
which the Washington boards ask
that all draft boards in the country
back this scheme.
County Auditor Kennedy considers
this an excellent plan. 1t appears
that no aliens were refused admis-
sion to the army save German aliens
but no person, not a citizen could be
forced to serve. MANY men who had
taken out their first citizenship papers
claimed exemption from serving the
country in which they were asking to
become citizens. simply because they
were not obliged to serve. The
Washington boards would deport all
such men and until they are depoTted
would deprive them of their jobs and
give the places to returning soldiers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
TEUTON WIRES GRABBED
Soldiers and Sailors Prepare
To Interfere With National
Assembly
United Press Dispetch.l
FRANK j. TAYLOR.

Wiemar. February 5.-The fate of
Germany hang on the national as
sembly 10 meet here on Thursday.
Wiemar may he said TO be virtually
the capital Of Germany at the present
time. The assembly will be opened
Thursday at which time many phases
Of reconstruction will be presented 10
be worked cut Philip Scheidemann
will lead in the political discussion.
Berlin, February 5.-The first at =
tempt TO interfere with the national
assembly has beer taken by the Sol
diers' and Workmen's council when
they ordered the sOldate nrat at Vie
mar 10 seize all the telegraph lines
and stations at Erfurt. The German
national assembly is to meet Thursday
and upcr the success of thnir sessions
hangs the fate of GERMANY in no small
degree.
The soldatenrat at Eisthonach also
has seized the telegraph lines. prac
tically isclating Wiemar The Govern.
mcnt is fully aware of the situation
ard stands ready to declare state of
Seige existing at Wiemar if necessary
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
BOOZE ORDERS
STATE SAFETY BODY CUT OUT
BONE DRY FEATURE
REGULAR HOURS Pre- VAIL
Saloons Can Keep Open Until
Eleven O'clock; Back to Old
Regulations

ST Paul. Feb. 5.--All orders OF
Minnesota's Public Safety commission,
excepting those establishing the Motor
corps, the Home guard and providing
for peace officers, are no longer in
effect. They ceased to be operative at
midnight
The orders, rescinded by the com,
mission at its meeting, include those
affecting control of the liquor traffic
dance halls, pool halls and cabarets.
Three weeks ago the commission no
tilted the Legislature that 1t would re
scind its orders on Feb. unless the
lawmaking body had enacted them into
law by that date. The Legislature did
not act. Instead, the state senate
asked that the orders be continued for
period of 10 days.
The commission adhered to its or.
iginal purpose of resembling the orders
unless the legislature had acted. 1t
signed an order revoking all of its or,
ders. with the exceptions noted.
Those close to the situation say that
the action practically means that the
commission is ready to quit It's con.
tinued life now depends on what &C.
ton the legislature will take.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
BOOZE HISDEATHPOT|ON
STRANGER PASSED IN" AT
SPRINGFIELD HOTEL
Discovered BY the Landlady In
Unused Room Surrounded
With Bottles

Springfield, Mimi, February s.
The dead body of a stranger was
found in a vacant room on the Sec
ond floor Of the Exchange hotel at
Springfield. yesterday morning at ten
o'clock. The room had not been used
foT some time and Mrs. Shoemaker.
proprietor of the hotel, intended 10
nail it shut yesterday. Before doing
so. however. she went into the room
10 remove a cot and YVES confronted
with q gIuesome sight.
On the cot lay a dead man His
coat ard shoes were off, otherwise he
was dressed. He had partly covered
himself with a sheet and quit which
lay on the cot. The presence of
whiskey bottles told the story. I'm
doubtedly BE bad wandered into the
room iE an intoxicated condition. He
had vOmited all over himself as well
as the cot. His body was frozen,
there being no heat in the room.
From South Dakota.
4 search of his clothing revealed
nothing by which he could he identi-
fed except a notebook which. indi.
Gated that he may have come from
Badger. s. d.. MarshaIl ChristeR2en.
is of the opinion that the stranger
had recently been picked up as drunk
and lodged in the village Jail. He
was discharged from custody. Not a
cent Of money WAS found on him.
Mrs. Schumacher says the, man was
not Il registered guest and must have
made his Eay into the room alone.
late at night She lad not been in
the room for several days and it is
rot known how long the man had
been there.
Coroner G. +. Reineke was mott
fed and he was expected to arrive
on the afternoon train yesterday to
make an investigation. but decided
rot to come. No inquest will be held
1t was learned later in the day
that the mans name was Henry Bar
ton and his place Of residence Badger,
s. ID.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
HEARD BY LAWMAKERS
WILSON RECEIVED WITH HIGH
HONOR BY FRENCH
Yesterday Addressedthe French
Senate and the Chamber of
Deputies

Paris, Feb. 5.-president Wilson
conferred with Congressman Guy
7. delivering (dc mo1rat) of Kan
sas, John |. Nolan of California,
and w. RI. White o. Maine (repub.
licans), who gaade report on
conditions in German territory oc-
cupied by Allied troops.
Paris, Feb. 5.-Several appoint
Iments, including visits from Repub-
lican congressman now in Paris, have
been made by President Wilson. He
is determined, however, that these en-
gagements shall not interfere with per-
fecting the scheme for the creation
of league of nations.
The President addressed the French
senate and chamber of deputies in
behalf of the League of Nations and
was paid an unusual tribute by the
members, who insisted on remaining
standing during delivery of the
speech.
Mrs. Wilson, Nine. Poincare and
Nine. Desehanel had seats in the
ePh<oiuChtAai SdhSiJ, WhiiC ZIG uipfo
matte ssaetiol WAS fitted with manx
distinguished personalities.
M. Deschanel opened the sitting
with a short but eloquent speech of
welcome, to which President Wilson
replied in English, an interpreter
translating it into French.
All Insist on Standing.
: AS President Wilson rose and
walked toward the tribune, with a
quick step, the deputies, senators and
others arose and cheered and APP
plauded for fully five minutes: The
audience insisted on hearing the
Presidents address standing.
Nj. Poincare, Clemenceau and Du-
most also stood. This seemed to en-
barrass President Wilson, who made
gestures that the deputies remain
seated, but they SHOUTED: standing!
We will hear you standing.'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-07
LUD|E is GIVEN Blame.
DEFEAT OF GERMANS LAID AT
HIS BONEHeADEDNESS
VIEW OF TEUT EXPERT.
Her Final Collapse Was Not
Due To Revolution or Food
Blockade
IAssocia;cd Press Dispatch.l

8erne, tuesday, February 4.-The
responsibility for the war will be in
yesticated by a commission appointed
by the socialist conference in session
here. u will be composed of two
British, two French, one Hungarian,
enc Austrian and two German dele
gates.
London, February ANY idea that
Germanys' final collapse was due to a
revolution or the food blockade is
secuted in az article in The Frank
furt ZoitunS By the military expert,
Major Paulus 'LudendCrf was beaten
when he commenced his retreat to
the Antwerp Metz lire for this line
could rot have been held" he said
Neither flank was secure. To the
north the Dutch frontier left no room
for any retreat which would not have
been catastrophe. In the center, YER
dun provided an invitation TO the
enemy TO break through. The line from
Diedenhofen to Metz was outfianlSed
when the ST. Mihiel salient was lost
while the whole OF our southern front
was full of disadvantages ard too
close TO the Rhine TO be held stub
bornly'
Not Favorable to Russo Intervention.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Paris, February 5.-Military inter
vention in Russia on a large scale is
not thought of. declared Foreign
Secretary Balfour last night. The
great powers are doing everything
they considered can be done in deal
ing with "a most disquieting situa-
ton" he said. He declared the peace
conference is making all possible
haste to settle the peace terms.
Strength OF American Army.
Washington, February 5. The
total strength OF the United States
army November II. when the arms
tice was signed was 3,703,273 officers
ard men, including the marine corps
on duty in Europe according to sta
tistics b. the war department. On
November 1. VIII IN the enemies re-
serves bad beer exhausted and his
Continued On Page Three.)