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INTERCEPT MESSAGE

PARIS, June 25-It has been off, cially stated that the Polish high command has reported to Premier Clemenceau that it intercepted what purported to be German official message which reads as follows; Posen June 21-Government will sign Peace treaty, nevertheless Hors- ing in Silisia and Wig in Western and Eastern Prussia will proclaim war against foreign government.
 Government will officially oppose but semi-officially will support in every way.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
WILL ATTEMPT CROSS ATLANTIC

YONDON, June 25-Germany hay ing agreed to sign the Peace treaty, final preparations are now being made for the prospective flight to America of the giant British dirigible R. 34. Every contingency likely to arise on this record breaking attempt to cross the Atlantic with dirigible will be taken into consideration and the British authorities are confident that the flight will be successfully accomplished.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
WILL VISIT AMERICA

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 23- It was announced here today that the King and Queen of Belgium had ac- ceptsd an invitation made by Presi- dent Wilson before the Iatters de- parture from Belgium, to visit the United States This visit will most likely be made sometime next Sep tember.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
DIFFICULT TO GET DELEGATES

BERLIN, June 26 The German government is experiencing many difficulties in selecting the members of the new Pace Delegation.
 The Berlinr Tageblatt says, that the new Foreign Minister, Herman to sign the Peace treaty.
 The journal states that General von Hindenberg has resigned the commned of the Germa army.
 CLe government is hard put to get new delegation together as na nne likes to bear the odium of signing a treaty which imposes such impossi- ble terms upon the German nation.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS

SEATTLE, June 24-One half million dollars has been appropriated by the city for the improvement of the municipal street railway system and like amount for enlarging the municipal lighting plant
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DEFEAT VILLA

FL PASO, Texas, June 24-It has been reported here that the Mexican Federal troops have inflicted a crush ing defeat upon Villas forces.
 Sixty three rebels were killed and many wounded while the remainder of Villas adhercnts were scattered by the pursuing Federal troops.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-06-28
GO BACK TO WORK

WINNIPEG, June 25-The gen. eral sympathetic strike which had been inaugurated turnout Western and Central Canada to assist the strikers here, has been called off.
 The strikers will return to work next Thursday morning at eleven o'clock.
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MARCHING AGAINsr GRnMks

PARIS, June 24-The Allied gov ernment has been officially notified that Turkey has violated the Armis- >tice terms, having dispatched an army fifty thousand strong against fteen thousand Greeks who are hold ing smyrna under a mandatory of the Allied nations.
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WILL SIGN SATURDAY

COBLENz, June 27-A dispatch to local newspapers that the Gd.man Peace De understand that they are to afr signatures to the Peace Ire 3 o'slock Saturday afternoon
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CLEMENCEAU WILL RESIGN

VERSAILLES, June 24-It has been stated on reliable authority that Premier Clemenceau intends to resign as soon as the Peace treaty has been promulgated.
 It is expected her that the French Parliament will ratify the treaty sometime in the latter part of July
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NEW YORK, June 24-During an exhibition flight on Rye Beace an aeroplane piloted by-Lieutenant Wat son of Texas, collapsed and crashed to the ground, killing the pilot and his mechanician.
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WILL RECEIVE DEGREE

LONDON, June 24- General Pershing is due to arrive this after noon to receive his degree as doctor of Civil Law in company with other notables of the university of Oxford
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WILL GO HOME

SALT LAKE CITY, June 24-Two hundren and sixty seven enemy aliens started by special train from Fort Douglas, to Charleston, s. C.. today to embark for Germany.
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LIBEL STEAMER

SEATTLE, June 24-The British s. S. Cyclops has been libelled for one hundred thousand dollars for bringing opium into this country.
 1t is rumored here that civil libel suit may be filed against Capt Duncan, the commander of the Cy- clops.
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company of noted men from the Allied countries who were honorcd today by the university of Oxford with the de- gree of doctor of civil law.
 Ths ceremony was the eliminating feature of the commemoration exer- cises held at this famous institution Of learning.
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propriation bill carrying SSS,00Os- 900 to provide for the establishment and maintenance of an average army of 100000 men during the next year was passed by the Senate and sent to c,nferece oslnln ttee.
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FLEES FROM GERMANY

GENEVA, June e-Fearins as sassination by the German radicals, Scheideman, leader of the German Majority Socialists Party has fled to this city.
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TAKE OVER BOATS

HARVE, rFance, June 24-It has been announced that officials of the French navy have taken possession of three German ships which have been interned in German ports.
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WORLD DEMOCRACY EXTENSIVE

WASHINGTON, June 24-Secre- tary Baker announced officially that the expenditures of the War Depart ment resulting from the war, totals fourteen and one half billions to June 1919.
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The Swiss Federal authorities lha, ' granted him permission to rema
 Swiss soil for ten days, after the S piration of which time he will hare to seek refuge in some other countr!.
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VERSAILLES, June 24-Official announcement has been made that President Wilson and Colonel House will sail immediately after the Peace treaty has been signed.
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RECEIVE DEGREE

OXFORD, Eng, June 25-Gcneral Pershing and Food-controller Hoover representing the United States in a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Sanitary Sewerage System,
Contract No. 1.

PLEASANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Common Council of the City of Pleasantville,
N. J., at the City Hall, on the 7th day of
July, 1919, until 8 O'Clock P. M, for the
construction of a sanitary sewerage system.
consisting of approximately 11.2 miles of 81,
81, 10", ~" and 10" Terra Gotta Pipe Sew
ers, 1860 "Y' Branches, 5" T. C. House
Connections, 1928 Manho1es, 10 Lampholes
and IL Flush Tanks.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
certified check, made payable to the City of
Pleasantville, for the sum of 100000. An
decentralization bond for an amount equal to
1907 of the contract price will be required.
Plans, specifications and contract form will
be on file, and may be seen at the City Hall,
Pleasantville, N. j., or at the office Of the
Engineers, Remington & Vosbury, COL Market
Street, Camden, N. j. Complete sets of the
plans and specifications may be obtained from
the Engineers upon a deposit of $1,000, Of
which sum $500 will be refunded upon re-
turn, by July 10th, of the plans in good con-
dition.
The City reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk.
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RECEIVERS SALE.

By virtue of an order made by the Hon. ].
Warren Davis, Judge of the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey,
bearing date June 18th, 1919, there will be
sold at public vendue on
MONDAY, JULY 2Sth, 1919,
at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon.
OF said day, at the Court Room, No. 201,
Second Floor, Guarantee Trust Building,
Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey,
all those certain tracts or parcels of land,
situate, lying and being in the city of Pleas
antville, county of Atlantic and state of New
Jersey, bounded and described as follows
Beginning at the southeasterly corner of
the Pleasantville and Atlantic City Turnpike
and Madison street, and runs thence %
eastwardly along the southerly side of the
Pleasantvllle and Atlantic City Turnpike one
hundred and eighty-four feet to a point fifty
feet west Of Franklin street thence (2)
south parallel with Franklin street seventy
one feet. to land of Atlantic City Railroad
Company thence (3) west by said lands of
the Atlantic City Railroad Company, one
hundred and seventy-fve feet to the easterly
side of Madison street thence (4) northerly
along same sixty-seven feet to the place of
beginning.
Also bepinning at the north corner of the
Pleasantville and Atlantic City Turnpike and
a seventy feet wide avenue as shown upon a
map of the David Lake property and now
called Second avenue thence extending q
enthusiastically and along the northwest line
of said Second avenue, one hundred and fifty
feet to a twenty feet wide alley thence (2)
enthusiastically along the southwest line of
said alley, one hundred and fifty feet to the
southeast line of another twenty feet wide
alley thence CD enthusiastically along the
southeast line of said alley, one hundred and
6fty feet to the northeasterly line of the
Pleasantville and Atlantic City Turnpike
thence (4) enthusiastically along said line
of Pleasantville and Atlantic City Turnpike,
one hundred and fifty feet to the place of
beginning.
Also all buildings, power plants, power
stations, gas tanks. gas retorts, gas holders,
gas machines, meters, equipment, engines,
boilers. street distributing system, consisting
generally of street lamps, street mains and
connections, and all machinery and tools and
other appliances used in and about the man
u%facture, distribution and sale of gas of the
Atlantic City Suburban Gas and Fuel Com
pany, and in connection Herewith all fran
chises, rights. privileges and annuities be-
longing to said Company.
Also all book accounts, bills receivable,
chooses in action, claims and demands of the
said Company against any person or corpo-
ration.
The same being property of Atlantic City
Suburban Gas and Fuel Company and to be
sold by Frank Smathers, Receiver.
Dated June 21st, 1919.
FRANK SMATHERS,
Receiver.
Ptr's fee $40 %
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REcEIvER,s SALE.

By virtue of an order made by the Hon. j.
Warren Davis, Judge of the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey.
bearing date June 18th, 1919, there will be
sold at public vendue on
MONDAY, JULY 18th, 1919,
at the hour of two O'Clock in the afternoon,
of said day, at the Court Room, No. 201,
Second Floor, Guarantee Trust Building,
Atlantic City. Atlantic County, New Jersey,
situate, lying and being in the city of Pleas
antville, county of Atlantic and state of New
Jersey. bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake in the New Road
where the fifth line of a tract of land con-
veyed by John Lake to Daniel Lake by deed
dated the ninth day of April, A. D. 1847, and
recorded in the Clerks office Of Atlantic
County, New Jersey, in book "F'' of deeds,
page 140, &C., intersects the northeast line
of the right of way of the Atlantic City Rail
way thence ID enthusiastically along said
line of right of way three chains and twelve
links to what was formerly the division line
between David Lake and Lucas Lake, it be-
ing the second line in deed from William
Lake, Administrator of David Lake, to Israel
S. Adams, ct al, hereinafter recited thence
90 enthusiastically along the second line in
said deed four chains and thirty-seven links
to a point in Wesley Ingersoll's line, it being
the third corner in said deed; thence CD
enthusiastically along said Ingers0ll's line
nineteen chains to a corner of Ziba Adams
lot, it being the fourth corner in said deed /;
thence (4) enthusiastically along said Ad-
ans line, two chains and fifty links to his
west corner, it being the fifth corner in said
deed thence CD enthusiastically along said
Adams line, four chains to corner in New
Road and in the fifth line of tract of land
conveyed by John Lake to Daniel Lake by
deed hereinbefore recited thence 90 south
westwardly along said line four chains and
twenty-eight links to the place of beginning.
Containing twelve and twenty-five one-hun-
dredths acres be the same more or less.
Also all. buildings, power plants, power
stations, equipment, engines, boilers, dyna-
mos, electric machines, generators, meters,
lines, tools, wires, cables and all other cleo
trio appliances and all kinds of machinery
and tools and all other appliances used in
and about the operation of the electric plant
of the Pleasantville Electric Company, and
in connection Herewith all franchises, rights,
privileges and annuities belonging to said
Company.
Also all book accounts, bills receivable,
chooses in action, claims and demands of the
said Company against any person or corpo-
ration.
The same being property of Pleasantville
Electric Company and to be sold by Frank
Smathers, Receiver.
Dated June 21st, 1919.
FRANK SMATHERS,
Receiver.
Ptr's fee. $30.66
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05

Sealed bids will be received by the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of Atlantic County, M
j., at II o'clock A. NJ, in the Freeholders
Meeting Room, Guarantee Trust Building
Atlantic City, N. j.. at a regular meeting
there on July 9th for furnishing and con
structing in place all materials required fol
an addition to the present highway brida
spanning Patcong Greek and located on
Zion-Northfeld Road, to increase the roa
way of the bridge from about 10 feet to
feet. Plans and specifications covering I'll
work may be had without charge at the off
of the Engineer for Atlantic County, 9
Guarantee Trust Building, Atlantic City, q
no bid will be considered unless made out
the bidding blank which is included in
specifications. A certified check to the
cunt of 100000 is required to be filed
each bid together with a surety certifcat
guarantee good faith in the bid.
The right is reserved to reject any Of
bids.
FRANK SWOBODA,
Chairman Bridge Commit
A. H. NELSON,
Engineer for Atlantic County.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05

Sealed bids will be received by the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of Atlantic County, N.
j, at II O'Clock A. M, in the Freeholders'
Meeting Room, Guarantee Trust Building,
Atlantic City, n. j.. at a regular meeting
materials involved in furnishing and con-
structing in place concrete cutters on the
White Horse Pike between Bellevue Avenue
and Vine Street in the Town of Harmon
ton, N. J. Plans and specifications covering
this work may be had without charge at the
office of the Engineer for Atlantic County,
636 Guarantee Trust Building, Atlantic City,
N. j., and no bid will be considered unless
made out on the bidding blank which is in
cluded in the specifications. A certified check
to the amount of 5000 is required to be filed
with each bid. together with a surety certif-
cate to guarantee good faith in the bid.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids. ]. B. TOMLIN,
Chairman Road Committee.
A. H NELSON,
EnQinaar for Atlantic Counfx
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A. ii. NELSON,
Engineer for Atlantic County.

Sealed bids will be received by the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of Atlantic County, N.
J., at II O'Clock A. NJ, in the Freeholders'
Meeting Room, Guarantee Trust Building,
Atlantic City, N. j., at a regular meeting
there on July 9th for all labor and mate
rails in place required for the reconstruction
of a bridge spanning Indian Cabin Greek on
the Egg r-Greenbank Road in Egg Har-
Dor Township. Plans and specifications COW
ering this work may be had without charge
at the office of the Engineer for Atlantic
County, 636 Guarantee Trust Building, At
lantic City, and no bid will be considered I'M
less made out on the bidding blank which is
check to the amount of $4,000 is required
to be filed with each bid together with a
surety certificate to guarantee good faith in
the bid.
bids.
FRANK SWOBODA,
Chairman Bridge Committee.
A. H. NELSON,
Eneineer for Atlantic County
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05

away all of the time, and I didn't
like to say anything to mother
about it, because l didn't think it
would be respectful for a fellow
to mention such things to his
mother.
Among a great many other
things. Pete told me it was a very
smart thing to know an actress,
like Lola, and she certainly led me
on. l never dreamed what kind of
a girl she was even when she in
sisted that l introduce her to the
boys as my fiancee to save her
face,' as she put it. l guess l was
pretty much infatuated until l met
Lillian, and found out the differ
ence between real love and my feel
ing for Lola.
After that, the thought of Lola
sickened me, and I was Disguised
with myself for getting mixed up
in an affair which made me In
worthy of a really pure girl like
Lillian. And now comes this
threat of hers-oh, hang it all,
If Mother had only made a pal Of
me and told me a few things! No
body but a blind bat could have
failed to see there was something
wrong with mel" (54)
SO there it lies-the RESPONSE
bility of the sons sins on his
mothers shoulders, his chances for
the happiness Of clean living and
high ideals wrecked on the shoals
of an unthinking, prudish mother.
Mothers of America, would you
not rather take your SOL into a
sane confidence on the fine realities
OF life than to have them learn Of
them in salacious and distorted
fashion from some boy next door?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05

Y found the family in a state of
pitiable agitation, when / an
= swered their hurry call for
advice and counsel. Johnny, the
family pride and paragon, was in
the tolls of an adventures, fifteen
years his senior. The boy lacked
but two months of being twenty
one. when he would inherit a con-
siderable fortune from his grand
mother.
The woman into whose tolls he
had blundered was holding certain
discriminating letters from him, for
which she demanded marriage or a
cash settlement that would practic.
ally wipe out the boys entire in
heritance.
Johnny's father was a Navy man,
away from home for the greater
part of the time on long cruises, or
stationed at some distant post,
where he could not supervise his
son during the critical years of his
adolescence.
His mother, a well-meaning,
Enthusiastically optimistic woman
Of the old-fashioned type, had
thought her SON immune from the
kind of disaster that had overtaken
him. He had always been a docile,
well behaved lad, and no n had
dreamed Of any amorous entangle-
ment Of the sort in which he was
now involved.
When l questioned the boy about
the affair, he said:
Mother and Dad never told me
anything about life, and I had to
learn all / know OF the world from
Pete, the boy next door. I would
like to have talked to Dad about
what Pete told me, but he was
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05

Sealed bids will be received by the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of Atlantic County,
Nj, at IL O'Clock A. M, in the Freeholders'
Meeting Room, Guarantee Trust Building,
Atlantic City, n, j., at a regular meeting
materials in place required in the oonstruc-
ton of a bridge tenders cottage at the At
lantic City end of the Beach Thoroughfare
Bridge in Venice Park. Plans and specifca-
lions covering this work may be had without
charge at the office of the Engineer for At
lantic County at No. 636 Guarantee Trust
Building, Atlantic City, N. j., and no bid
will be considered unless made out on the
bidding blank which is included in the spec
ihcations. A certified check to the amount
of 5000 is required to be filed with each bid,
together with a surety certificate, to guaran-
tee good faith in the bid. The right is re-
served to reject any or all bids.
FRANK SWOBODA,
Chairman of Bridge Committee.
A. H. NELSON,
Engineer for Atlantic County.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05
A, H. NELSON,
Engineer for Atlantic County.

Sealed bids will be received by the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of Atlantic County, N.
j., at IL o'clock A. M, in the Freeholders'
Meeting Room, Guarantee Trust Building,
Atlantic City. N. j., at a regular meeting
there on July 9th. for all labor and mate
rails involved in furnishing and constructing
an addition to the westerly end of the Beach
Thoroughfare Bridge on the Pleasantville
Boulevard, to increase the width of roadway
at the approach to the bridge about 10 feet
Plans and specifications covering this work
may be had without charge at the Office of
the Engineer for Atlantic County, 636 Guar
antee Trust Building, Atlantic City, and nc
bid will be considered unless made out on the
bidding blank which is included in the spec
ifcations. A certified check to the amount
of 100000 is required to be filed with each
bid together with a surety certificate to guar
antee good faith in the bid.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
FRANK SWOBODA,
Chairman Bridge Committee.
A. II. NELSON,
Engineer for Atlantic County.
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PROPOSALS.

Sealed bids or proposals for the recon
struction of the Municipal Pier for the City
of Somers Point, N. j., will be received by
the Common Council of the City of Somers
Point, N. j., when called for by the Presi-
dent, at a meeting to be held in the City
Hall on July 9TH, 1919, at 8 o'clock P. M.
Bids will be received on plans and speci-
~ications to be approved by that body for
the work complete for the reconstruction of
said pier.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certi-
fed check, or cash in the sum of one hun
bred dollars. said amount to be forfeited if
the bidder fails to enter into contract within
five days after the award.
Bond will be required in the sum of half
of the contract price.
The Common Council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
JAMES E. SCULL,
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-07-05
TO PICNIC AT MAYS LANDING.

Picnic time has rolled around again,
and a number of local church
es have arranged for the use of Lee
nape Park at Mays Landing. Among
the dates scheduled are the follow
ing:
July 8-Wesley M. e. Church,
P~leasantville.
July 9-Mt. Pleasant M. P. Church,
P~leasantville.
July ION. q. Church, Absecon.
July 14-First Baptist Church, Som
ers Point.
July list. Johns M. P. Church,
Pleasantville.
July 24-Asbury and other colored
churches combined.