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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
4o6 GERMANS ARRIVE
IN RIO DE JANEIRO
(By Associated Press)

RIO JANEIRO, Oct. 17.-Among the
passengers of the Dutch liner Hollan-
dia, arriving here today from Amster'
dam, were 406 former German officers
and soldiers. OF these % will remain
in Brazil, while the remainder will go
to Argentina, where they will become
settlers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Flew z Hours, Never
Saw Ground on Flight

CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 17.-Flying
through rain and fog, Paul S. Oaks,
pilot of the United States air mail
service, made what officials consider
one of the most remarkable flights of
it's kind.
Oaks made the trip from Cleveland
to Chicago and return in hours, un.
der adverse flying conditions. TIL :
entire flight was made by compass,
and at no time on the return tr' p
could Oaks see the ground.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Economy School May
Be Opened Monda,

I'VE are figuring on opening the
schoolhouse at Economy next Monday
if possible" said County Superlntend-
ent C. o. Williams Friday.
The installation Of the boilers,
which has held up repairs on the
school. will be completed today, he
continued, but it will be necessary to
trv them out"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
LIEUTENANT GENERALS RANK
CONFERRED UPON THREE
CBv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-By an
unanimous vote the senate military
committee today ordered favorably
reported, a bill comforting the per-
manent rank of lieutenant general on
General March. and Major Generals
Robert L. Bullard, and Hunter Lig-
gett, in recognition Of their services
during the war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
AMERICAN GIVES BANQUET.

SAN SALVADOR. Republic of Sal
vador, Thursday, Oct. 16-T. Sambola
Jones, United States Minister of Hon.
duras, gave a banquet in honor of
President Bogran last evening, accord
ing to a dispatch received here. The
function was attended by many per-
sons prominent in Honduras.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
GLASS SIGNS CHECK
FOR S2,e4e, ,3oe,171.5a

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. - Secre-
tary Carter Glass Thursday put his
name to a check for s2,64S,309,171
said to have been the largest ever
drawn.
1t was made payable to the Treasur.
er of the United States, but did not
involve transfer Of that amount OF
money. 1t was made necessary to ac-
count for redemption Of certificates of
Indebtedness and other obligations in
June.
The largest check ever drawn on
the Treasury for outgoing money was
5000, ,000. 900, which was sent to Great
Britain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
roday's Temperature

For Wayne county by w. E. Moore
Fair tonight and Saturday. Frost
tonight Warmer Saturday afternoon.
General Conditons-The storm now
covers the eastern states and a decid-
ed cool wave covers the north central
states. Tempera lures are decidedly
below freezing over the northwestern
states. Frost is quite probably to-
night but temperatures will begin to
rise Saturday afternoon and probably
will be higher on Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Frost Tonight Sure; Wind
Kept 1t Away Last Night

Frost for sure, Friday night, says
Weatherman Moore.
Because of the wind Thursday eve
ming, he explains, there was no frost,
but a general frost is predicted for
this evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
1,7oO GALLONS OF LIQUID
JOY DESTROYED IN ALABAMA
(By Associated Press)

MOBILE, Ala, Oct 17.-One Of the
largest plants for the illegal produc-
tion of liquors yet unearthed, was
raided yesterday by deputy sheriffs,
who destroyed 1900 gallons of beer
and 200 gallons of corn whisky, and
seized to stills each of 120 gallons
capacity. Two arrests were made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17

TAKEN FROM
BOLSHEVIK|,
IS REPORT
Washington Hears That Rus
sian Capital is in Hands OF
Northwest Russians For
tress of City Falls.
HEAVY BOMBARDMENT
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Oct 17.-Reports
of the capture Of Petrograd and Kron-
stadt by northwestern Russian forces
under General Yudenitch. were receiv-
ed at the state department today from
an American consular officer in
Sweden on the Finnish border.
Confirmation of the reports had not
been received when the dispatch was
sent, but it was said that they gener-
ally were credited in Sweden.
Reports from Stockholm today said
the Bolsheviki were concentrating
the bulk of their troops for a decisive
struggle with General Denekine's Cos
sack forces in the south.
Denekine's penetration west of Vor-
onezl, and the fall of kursk, were re-
garded as threatening seriously the
central Soviet government at Moscow.
AT recent Soviet meeting in Petro-
grad, chief commissary Vinivaiefs de-
scribed the situation as of the utmost
seriousness.
An official dispatch from Omsk
dated October IA. said that the whole
of the northern Siberian army rested
On the Tobol river, and that the other
two armies were on an average of only
miles from the same river. On the
Semiretche front, Admiral Kolchak' S
forces have advanced, capturing 5000
prisoners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
LoNDoN-PARIs, 80 MINUTES
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Oct. ia new record for
the airplane trip from London to Paris
was set this afternoon by Captain
Gathergood, who made the fight in
one hour aid 20 minutes. He left
Farnsborough at 10 p m, arriving a.
Burget at 2:30 o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
BROKEN IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Steel mill op-
orators at Gary, Ind, assert the strike
in that industry, now nearing the
end of the fourth week, virtually has
been broken and that they are build
ing up new organizations, and that
from the other great plants in the
Chicago district reports are that con-
ditions gradually are improving.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
FIGHT AT NEWPORT,

CINCINNATI. Oct. 17.-The clash
between strike sympathiers and
guards and workmen of the Andrews
steel company, Newport, Ky, last
night, in which William Nimmo, for
mer chief of detectives of Cincinnati
and Is other men were shot, is be-
lieved to have been caused by reports
that non-union workers were being
brought in to operate the steel plant
Besides Nimmo, who received 90 buck.
shot wounds in his legs, arm and head
the injured are: William L. Fisle
Nwport; Irwin koester, Covington;
Carl Burs charber, Clifton, Ky; John
Duroth, Cincinnati, and Lee Collins
Cincinnati. Burschaber, said to be
the only known striker wounded, is
in a serious condition.
The fight started Immediately after
the guards and workmen left the gates
of the steel plant after working hours
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17

The new levies are inclusive Of
al taxes except the state tax cate,
which is 18 cents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
CLAIMS CLASH AT PlTTsBURG.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 17.-Conflicting
claims by employers and union leaders
involved in the strike of steel workers
in the Pittsburg district, We're develop
ments of the strike situation today
The companies statements express
ed optimism. The Carnegie Steel COM
pany said that concern had 80 per
cent as many blast furnaces in opera
ton as were working when the strike
began.
Union leaders said that they were
not losing ground
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-17
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by the U..ted Stites
Weather Bureau-Fair tonight and
Saturday. Frost tonight. Rising tenn
perature Saturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Craepel, Of
Station avenue, have been entertaining
Mrs. Frank, of Manhattan.
Mrs. Catherine Wood visited in Tot
tenville yesterday afternoon.
James Higgins. OF Annadale n for
mer patrolman is at Marlboro. near
Freehold, N. j., attending the funeral
of his brother. William Higgins, who
died Wednesday.
Rev. ]. b. j. Rhodes, a former pas
tor of st. Marks church here was
this week transferred from the Simp-
son Methodist church Long Branch to
the Centenary church Camden by the
New Jersey conference.
Private Micheal Kubinak, of the
105th Infantry of the 27th division
who came from overseas last week is
at home from Camp Mills for a visit.
ID. w. Winant is at the Staten Island
hospital for an operation on his foot.
Private Albert Hammond of Col
onel Haywoods colored troops who
was discharged some time is at
home again near here.
Arrangements have been made by
the New York Public Library for q
division headquarters at public school
No. 3 for the distribution of books
every Thursday afternoon from 3 to
6 o'clock. Books of all kinds a be
borrowed at this time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21
sHERIFF's SALE

IN CHANCERY or NEW JERSEY
Between John f. Stulta, Complain
ant. and John Witkowski. ct ais.
D~efendan FL, Fa. for sale OF mort
gagged premises. dated February 18th
1919.
BY virtue of the above-stated writ
20 me directed and delivered. viii
expose to sale at public vendne on
$ A T U r ID A Y. MARCH TWENTY
NINTH. NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND NINETEEN =.
Mt 10 o'cio TX in the forenoon of said
day at the Sherim's ONCE, in the City
OF New Brunswick. New Jersey.
All that certain trace or parcel OF
land ami premises hereinafter part,
cularly described. situate. lying and
being in the Township OF Cranhury. In
the County of Middlesex and State of
New jersey. neal Prospect Plains.
sion of the Homestead farm of Cor
nelius V. Suits. lately deceased. here
tofore duly convened to the said Al
bert ii. Suits. TIT part of said farm
embraced and covered by this convey.
ance is the same described In the deed
FIRST above quoted aud was divided on
from the whole farm by a survey made
by Peter Forman. Surveyor. on May
IS. 1908. as otlows
Beginning at a stake In the south
westerly line OF ChaS. A. Mounts farm
and the northwest corner OF land late
of william j.. Hoffman,. de eased:
thence running along HonmRn's line
and crossing the public road % south
seven degrees west ten chains and
ninety-eight links to a corner of the
/ woodland: thence (sD by the edge of
\ the woodland north S~eVenty-nine de-
grees west ten chains and nifty links:
thence Cd across the Woodland. a
marked line south seven degrees west
| nine chains and seventy links TO a
stake In the outbound line of the
who'll farm: thence ca following said
outbound line. westerly fourteen chains
and seventy links 10 a stake at the
| division line: hence t5D OF the line OF
the division north fou degrees east.
fourteen chains and forty-eight links
TO the middle of the public road afore-
| said: thence (6) following the middle
| OF said public road easterly one chain
and ten links; thence % still on the
line Of division, north eight degrees
and thirty minutes east thirteen chains
and ffty-six links tosa stake to the
line OF chas. A. Mount farm; thence lS)
following his line south slxty-hve de-
| grees and Ave minutes east twenty-five
| chains and siNty-nve links to the be
\ ginning. Containing atty acres OF land
Together with all and singular tht
| rights. privileges. h~ereditaments and
a-ppurtenances thereunto belonging OF
in anywise ap%pertaining.
CHARLES ANDERSON,
Sheriff.
JOHN T. KIRKPATRIcK,
s224s Solicitor.
ssSo@s-7-14-2l-2S.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21
Staten Island Tall CSdars to
Street Parade Tomorrow Night
By Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Mar. ~21;-Staten
island Forest No. IS. Tall cedars OF
Lebanon, have completed arrange
ments for the street parade and cere-
monial that is to be held tomorrow
night. The parade will form at the
Masonic temple I'm Main street at C
O'Clock and the line of march will be
out Amboy road TO Fisher avenue TO
Arthur XIII road, TO Johnson avenue
60 Elliott avenue to Bentley street to
Arthur Kill road to Main street to
the temple. where il viii disDand.
Delegations from New Brunswick.
Elizabeth. Newark and Keyport For
ests will be here to take part in the
parade n ceremonial.
Tall Cedar Abram NJ. Sprague will
be the grand marshal and the process
mon will be headed b. the Tottenville
eoys Drum and Bugfe Corps. The
ceremonial will be held at the Mason
&c temple and will start at s o'clock,
Twenty-dve saplings will be planted
I'm the forest. Grand Tall Cedar Mar
tin l.. Fisher will preside at the ses-
sion. After the ceremonial a banquet
will be held in the banquet hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21
Interest in Memorial Hospital
Campaign Growing Daily

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENYILLE, Mar. 21-Interest
in the movement for the establish
ment of a memorial hospital on this
end of the island Is growing every
day and according to the reports
given in each night by the various
heads Of the teams looking out for
the financial end OF the undertaking
the hospital is already an assured
thing. Reports received by Ira J.
Horton, chairman of the general hos
pital committee at the bank last
night, show that $1,000 has already
been collected and pledged to the
hospital.
The women'S committee in the
house to house y collected at
the ferry yesterday and the mems
finance committee each reported q
good financial gain. Collectors with
the ambulance will be at the munich
pal ferry at st. George Sunday to
collect for the fund. The card sys-
tenn being used by tho finance COM
mittee is giving good results and non
will be sighted in the drive for the
funds which began Wednesday and
will be continued on next Wednesday.
Huguenot Lodge No. 3S1, +. Dc A.
M, at its meeting last night sub5crib-
ed the sum of 500 to the hospital,
was announced at the meeting. Other
lodges and societies that ave been
are expected TO do likewise at
their meetings. All of the physicians
of this end of the island are doing
work in the drive according TO
amounts turned in by them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21

service over to the kitchen TO see me
eat and 1 guess when be saw me 60
ing back for seconds he decided that
there was not much the matter with
me.
Seriously speaking. 1 think that all
the American troops will be out of
here by August and even i am the
very last man to leave, 4 think 1 Will
be home at the latest within six
months. / will have four service
stripes in August n I might as we'll
o have them as I see by the papers
that we will not be allowed TO wear
them in the States. I can not imagine
what you folks back homo are doing
unless is is staying awake nights try
ing to think up some way of making
us feel that we are not wanted back In
the States. First II was prohibition.
I am not kicking about the fact that
there will be no more booze after July
1. but what makes me sore and also
a majority of the boys. is that you did
not even give US n chance to vote on
It. DO you really think that n gold
stripe Is too much 10 give a ma that
has spent six months In EuropeG L
do not care whether he was checking
corned beef at st. Nazaire or fighting
in the front line trenches.
Is it possible hat now the war Is
over we are forgotten? 1 hope not
but it looks that way. Things Will
be different when we get back for we
are going TO make our presence felt.
One OF the finest examples OF gr1t
I ever saw happened up near scissors.
One corporal who liked to hike about
as much as he liked to work, and he
only worked when he had to, had his
foot shot away just o inc
ankle. They assisted him 10 the first
aid station, and though he knew the
foot was gone, he said. Wei boys, l
wont have to carry that damn pack
any more" 1 take off my hat to the
drafted men every time for they were
second to none when ii came to hight
ing and dying like men. Up In the
lines you never questioned whether n
man was drafted or a volunteer. you
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21

saw the Uniform and were damn glad
to have him alongside of you because
he was an American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21
TOTTENvlLLE

Mrs. Richard Davis. of Rochester,
who has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Brown. of Johnson
goes to Brooklyn for "A visit,
Melvin Romer has received his hon
orable discharge from the navy. lie
enlisted in the Naval Militia in 1917.
Lieutenant j. Leonard Mcdonald.
of the navy. is at the naval hospital
recovering from an operation for APP
p~endicitis that o place last week.
His mother, sIrs. John Mcdonald and
sister, Miss Anna Mcdonald, have just
returned from there.
William l.. Reilly. of the building
department has returned home from
= southern trip. While away he Wis
tied his brother. Francis Reilly. al
Miami.
The members of the Silver Social
met at the home of Mrs. William a,
Brown. OF Johnson avenue. yesterday
afternoon. Refreshments were served,
The third degree was conferred by
Huguenot Lodge No. 3Si. r. and A. NJ,
last night on five candidates.
Frank Haberkorn. of Sharrot road,
months probation by Magistrate Mul-
terday on the disorderly conduct
charge. with a promise hat he pay
back all OF h money borrowed re-
Gently.
Adam Marzenski eighteen years
old. of SharrOt road. received a sus-
pended sentence ia court on a disor-
DERBY conduct charge made by his
mother yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21
Body Burned in Blaze at
Dongan Hills R. r. Station
Ru specinl Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENNILLE, March 21-Mrs.
Nora Stoffei. forty-seven years old,
and her daughter, Miss Nora StoTel.
ticket agent at the Dongan Hills rail
road station OF the Staten Island
Rapid Transit received severe burns
while escaping from the upper flOor OF
the station when the station was dis
covered 10 be on fire shortly before
Q o'clock this morning. Mrs, Stoflel
was attended by DIR. O'Malley. of the
Staten Island hospital and removed TO
the hospital in the ambulance. She
has severe decorations and burns on
Tho log and is suffering from shock.
The daughter received severe LAGER
ations of leg when h jumped from a
window of the second floor Of the two
story frame building. She was attend
ed and remained at the home OF
friends.
The fire. which started on the lower
floor I'm the kitchen. adjoining the
ticket Office and waiting room, de-
stroyed the entire lower floor M tho
flames did considerable damage to the
upper part of the building. Th Don
gan Hills postal station was situated
in the railroad station and Miss Stof-
building was badly damaged N mrch
Eel was in charge, This art of the
lyeaii matter was-destroyed. The cause
fhel fire Is unknown and the building
was insured. The loss is estimated to
be about $4,000.
The Dongan Hills fire companies
OF the paid department. under Captain
Willis. were soon on the Q after
the alarm was sent in. This Is the
same place where several days ago,
Miss Stoffel. the ticket agent. was
hailed to court for an alarm of fire for
q blaze near the station. which tho
firemen claimed. II is said. was a false
alarm. Miss Stoffel was discharged IN
court on evidence hat there was a
blaze and had been ex%tinguished be-
fore the fremen arrived.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21
Letters From
Local
Corporal Joseph II. CoIcy
Written in Cochem, Germany:
Dear Family:

Dear Family: \
You seem to be worrying about
when / will get home. / am afraid
we will both have to be patient till
the time comes. When the armistice
was signed 1 had a sneaky idea that
/ would be home about Decoration
Day. To be frank with you, / do not
know when IL win be.
At present / am with the Fourth
Corps; when that Is disbandcd / will
either be sent home or back to the
First Division. 1 was down to Cob
LEM the other day to a football game
and 1 met an old boy there from the
First Engineers. lie came over and
hailed me and believe me, he was as
tickled to sec me as / was to see
him. They called us the Gypsy Divi-
sion and you must admit hat you
did not hear us mentioned much In
the papers. We were short on adj
vertisement but long on achievement.
In your letter you mentioned that
the First Division received more cas-
ualties than any other division over
here. Quite right. and you must adj
NIT hat where there are casualties
there must have been some fighting.
The Americans captured about $4,000
prisoners and the First and Second
divisions between them captured all
most half that number. The First
cited four times by General
P~ershing.
About two weeks ago I appeared
before a disability officer to be ex-
amined for q discharge. ! thought
the gas had affected my heart. I
thought / convinced them that / a
not long to live and / went ava con-
WINGED that my time in Europe was
short. They must have sent a secret
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21

A letter in part from Sergeant L.
FEEDER, written from Treves, Ger
many:
Dear Sis,
You will doubtless be surprised to
hear that our company was ordered
20 Hunland. We arrived here about
three days ago and are attached II
the third army OF occupation. We
arc stationed at a German city named
Treves, near Coblenz on the Rhine
river. This city is about the size of
Newark and owing 10 my duties az
supply sergeant 1 have seen quite a
bit of the place as ] am In town every
day. We are quartercd In a large
palace which was used by the Prus-
sian Guards. IT liz enclosed by high
walls aud consists of about twenty
Ave large brick buildings and also
has "A large parade ground where the
American flag floats from q Seventy
Ave foot pole.
We have splendid quarters and
sleep on good beds which the Hun
left behind. The civil population are
allowed TO 20 about their business
az they did before but they are held
strictly responsible should they inter
fcre with the American military
forces. We are not allowed to talk
to them except on Official business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-21
FREE DELIVERY
Of MAIL SOON
Carrier Service for All Lower
End of Staten Island is
Assured
Ru snecini corrcspondent.

By Special correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, March 2f-Frco
delivery OF mail in all parts OF Staten
Island by regular carrier service or
by mounted carrier or by rural free
delivery, is the forecast In IA report
of Charles y. Durkee, chairman OF
the postal committee of the Staten
Island Civic League mad recently.
Through the efforts Of Congressman
Riordan and Postmaster Driscoll, a
thorough survey of postal conditions
on Staten Island has been made by
inspectors of the post department u
their report which is being ubmit-
ted TO the postmaster general Is prac-
tically to include the following i'm
movement: To deliver heavy parcel
post by vehicle instead OF by carrier
on foot; to establish free delivery car
rfer at Tottenville and New Dorp-two
delivery trips and three collections
from letter boxes daily; to abolish the
office at Dongan Hills Grant city
fMidland) mail now going to Don
gan Hills to be delivered twice daily
by mounted carrier from Stapleton.
and mail now going to Midland TO be
delivered twice daily by mounted car
rier from New Dorp: to abolish the
office at lakewood Heights, Green
ridge, Rossville. Charlestown and Sea
Side, and to give rural free delivery
service through all that territory, IN
CluuinB ine pei IhdH"ll i'SiH'h'" 'iphh
EitingvilIe TO Midland south of the
Southfield boulevard. The inspectors
are now taking up with the postmas-
ter OF New York and with the super
intendents of the railway mail ser
vice the matter of moro expeditions
handling OF Staten Island mail at
Manhattan and at the railway post
office terminal at st. George. There is
said TO be much delay in handling this
mail.
Nothing has been done concerning
the transportation of mails on Staten
Island, up TO the time the inspectors
left last week. They had no orders to
inquire into that phase OF the service,
although Postmaster Driscoll recon-
mended that 1t be referred TO them
for investigation and report.