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0 PLAINFIELD COURIER-NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 16. 1918 GOOD REPORT FROM NAVAL SERVICE fIRS. DURYEA SPEAKS HERE SUNDAY NIGHT Don't Neglect your stomach. Keep it strong and welL When food disagrees with it, strengthen it with DOY SCOUTS ADAM Pure Chewing Gum a day a Stick keeps hirst BOROUGH OF FANVVOOD BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL, YEAR OF 1918 AS APPROVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF FANWOOD, JANUARY 2ND, 1918. Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and Council cf the Borough of Fanwood have approved the Budget for 1918.

as printed below, and in accordance with Chapter 192 of the Laws of 1917, will sit in the Council Rooms at Fanwood Hall, on Wednesday, January 23rd, 1918, at 8.15 p. for the purpose-f hearing objections thereto by the taxpayers of the borough. SAMUEL W. McANENY, Borough Clerk. Appravrd Budjcrt 1U1S l.lMMP lmi tj 191 For nrwt Light I'olW Ilf-alth General j.h.oo ir.o.o FUNERAL OX THURSDAY OF CALIFOX SOLDI EH Califon, Jan.

16. The body of Harry Riley, who died Friday at Fort Myer. has arrived at the this afternoon in conjunction with home of hia parents, Mr. and Mrs. the Red Cross work.

Hanson Riley, at Fairmount. Funer-j The young ladies of the church al services will be held tomorrow met with Mrs. Frank Langworthy, afternoon from his parents' home. West Fifth street, on Sunday after-and burial will be made In the Fair- noon. last.

-mount Presbyterian cemetery. The Sabbath School hag received a Mr. Riley was taken ill three' gift through Superintendent Hub-weeks ago with measles. Pneumonia bard, of new song books for use at developed later, which caused death. 'its sessions.

The school expressed Mr. Riley as chosen last September its thanks to the donor whose In selective service and went to, name was not announced. "Arrange-Caiup Dix with the Morris county ments had been made for Prof, contingent. He later was transferred 1 Charles Lewis to lead the singing to Fort Myer, wheie he was in the during the month of January, engineers. He made one visit home Lift? mm 'irs your Old Car.

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it your dealer cannot supply you see us. NEWARK AVTO SfPPLY CO. lac. 304 Want Frnot St, PI.A1M-'IKI.I, J. Wholesale and Ilrtnll Dlatribntara for I'lalnttelri.

VtrJ exdusntiy ly Pirrct-Amm Chaiwurt ll inten, IfkiU ilerctr ericiuKo a. a-w-'aX aa i AtZ PislonRin LKiGatJ Stterns.lotitr tic. LOCAL UNION LABOR HOLDS GET-TOGETHER Fully 300 members of the various local labor unions last evening held an informal get-together social at the Building Trades Council Hall, on West Front street, with H. H. Corey.

president of the Building Tradei Council, presiding. Hugh V. Reilly, business agent of district 47, of the International A-soclation of Machinists, was the speaker of the evening, dealing on the progress of the union labor movement during the past year, and referring briefly to a number of political activities on which unioi labor should keep Us eyes during 1918. Mr. Rcllly especially urged those present to oppose the passage by the New Jersey Legislature now In session, of any bill which bears the semblance of a State constabulary bill, pointing out the effects of sues laws in other States on movement! In the interests of the laboring classes of the States where similar laws are now in effect.

During the course of the evening, James Jamieson, the local Scotch tenor, sang a number of 6olos. Refreshments and cigars were served at the conclusion of the affair. WILL PRESENT BEAR CUB TO LIEUTENANT The arrival of a bear cub presented by Clarence J. Hand, of Fairvie avenue. North Plainfield, to bis la partner, First Lieutenant Joseph M.

Adrian, of the 307th Reginunt, National Army, has aroused interest at Camp Upton. It is to be formally presented by Mr. Hand at Camp Upton, as a regimental mascot the first week of February, at which time Governor Whitman will make a patriotic speech of acceptance, and a celebration, Including a regimental dinner, when the divisional officer will be present. Mr. Hand originally planned to present a monkey as a mascot, thinking it would keep the ma amused, but abandoned the idea upon hearing that it was to be christened "Clarence." The country then, searched with-a fine toomeu comb for a grizzly bear, and one wa finally found, which the owner beld at one thousand dollars, stating that he would rather turn him loose Ika" sell him for less.

Mr. Hand Ir him to cut the rope, having in ii9 Interim annexed a cinnamon cub the -famous Howard Eaton ranch Wyoming. GERMAN AIRMEN ATTACK AMERICAN BASE CKXTBES With the American Army France. Jan. 1C -Enemy air raisers are showing an increased infest in the American aviation centres, especially those nearest id lines.

During one of the roost recent Incursions the German planes descended to within 2t0 of the ground, endeavoring to sure that the bombs they rfj," should hit their targets boilaiw In which men were billeted, the German aim, even at such wj range, was poor, for no America were killed. UNDERGOES OPERATION IN NEWARK HOSPrnt Harry Van Ness, of the Somerset Garage, was taken to private hospital mis dergo an operation for an i of the stomach. 1 i Local Branch Working Hard But Needs Help of More Women for Sewing The Plainfield Chapter, Woman's Naval Service, received last Thursday a- splendid donation to be expended for free wool to be given out to various knitters, and when finished the garments knitted therefrom to be donated to Company boys. The funds were raised by a baseball game held October 13 last, between Hope Chapel and First Baptist City League teams, with the understanding that the receipts should be expended for the comforts of Company K. Fred G.

Krepell presented the gift, which was warmly received by the members of the Naval Service, and tomorrow a shipment of the finished work will go forward to An-niston for the boys of our good old Plainfield company. At the January board meeting It was reported that a total of 950 articles had been sent. If space permitted the use of all the letters received from our sailors and service men outfitted it would serve in a measure to show the rapidly increasing size and scope of the Naval Ser vice work. The committee chairman says: personal service committee reports that matters are reversing themselves and that the number of service men on the list far out-number sponsors desired. The books will be open for added names in this capacity and tomorrow-should see a full and even complement.

"A special call is made for women to sew on Thursday to fill out a request from one of the camps for stockinet helmets. A large consignment must be sent off at once, and many hands will make light work; of the loving task to relieve our men from the intense cold. "One of the boys writes: 'An organization such as yours is certainly a God-sent gift to the Another one says: 'Our comforts are so relieving I even wear the warm socks all "That boy certainly must have another pair if they are to do double duty, and so the work goes on. No sooner is it completed than it must all begin over again, for time and wear and tear must always be met and so must the bills for the work. We appeal for the interest and co-operation of all." BIG PRESENT TO PACKERS.

Witness Says St. Paul Was Liberal to Swift Co. St. Paul, Jan. 10.

The St. Paul Union Stock Yards Company gave to Swift Co. in stock in liXKI. in addition to a complete packing plant, to induce them to locate here, according to testimony of C. A.

Me-Kechnie, secretary of the St. Paul concern, in the Federal Trade Commission's investigation. That Charles F. Swift also owns Uuve-fourtlis of the stock of the Terminal Railroad serving the local stock yaifls was admitted by William Mag-nivy, president of the stock yards company. Armour Co.

acquired stock in a bank serving live stock men, according to Magnlvy. CREWS MUST BE INSURED. McAtioo Issues Order to Protect Men on Merchant Vessels. Washington, Jan. 16.

Insurance of officers and crews on American merchant vessels traversing the area covered by Germany's newest extension of the submarine zone was made mandatory by Secretary McAdoo, chairman of the War Risk Insurance Bureau. The order is effective on jhips bound for all ports of the Cfe Verde Islands and all ports on the west coast of Africa north of Sierra Ioon. The order Is effective on vessels leaving American ports after February 1. It was also announced that sailing vessels and cargoes to these points would not be lnsnred. ARREST FOLLOWS DOCK FIRES Son of German Official Suspected by Government Agents.

Jersey City, Jan. 16. William Mer-schelmer, said to be a son of the Inspector general of prisons In Germany, was locked up In the Hudson county JaiL charged by agents of the Department of Justice with having knowledge of recent waterfront fires In Brooklyn. Merscheimer was arrested Just as he had been released by a United States commissioner on a charge of having failed proierly to fill out his draft questionnaire. He is twenty-seven years old.

PETER XV DER DIES IX MUIILJEXnERG HOSPITAL Peter Snyder, aged 56 years, of Annandale, died this morning at Muhlenb3rg Hospital, where he had been under medical treatment since January 9. He was a native of Hunterdon county and had always lived there. He leaves his wife, two daughters, one of whom is Mrs. Laura Manning, of Annandale, and a brother, Newton Snyder, of Lebanon. The body will be removed to the late home at Annandale today and the funeral and burial will take place there.

PERSONAL Mrs. Ernest Bird and granddaughter. Miss Zelda Bird, of this place, are guests of Mr. and Mrg, Asa Trimmer, of Middle Valley. She Comes to the Hartridge Auditorium With Remarkable Story From France Mrs.

Nina Duryea's many Plain-field friends will welcome with keen Interest the announcement that she will speak here next Sunday evening, January 20, at half-past eight, In the Hartridge Auditorium, under the auspices of the Belgian Committee of the Red Cross. Mrs. Duryea has recently come from France to deliver lectures, explaining the work her organization has accomplished.and outlining what she plans for the coming year. She has been living these last months among the ruins of the evacuated district of the Somme, where the French Government has given the "Secours Duryea" 17 villages to care for, and where, in a little over two months, 14,000 articles were distributed by Mrs. Duryea and her helpers; not only clothing, but spades, saws, hammers, candles, kitchen utensils, beds and bedding, "and, above all." (writes Mrs.

Duryea in a recent letter to the chairman of the local committee) Plainfield condensed The latter was the salvation of the blue-lipped children who had not tasted sugar in two years and a half, and rarely milk. Mrs. Duryea says: "I told the Mayor, Monsieur Maudron, whose Fplendid farm had been pillaged and burned with the rest, of kind Plain-field in America, and he blessed you all for the salvation you gave his people." Mrs. Duryea show colored photographs illustrating her work in France, and will tell Plainfield how direct and valuable has been the aid which, our generous people have continued so faithfully to give. In Mrs.

Duryea's own words again: "When I tell you that last year we aided 31,388 persons, you may realize my anxiety that American interest in the American Army in France may not cause France to be forerotten. Is not France the prin cipal bulwark between America and the Hun, until our own splendid army is prepared at last to do its part?" There is no charge for admission to Mrs. Duryea's lecture, and a large and enthusiastic audience is sure to testify to her Plainfield's continued and warm interest in her splendid work. SCHOOL CHILDREN TO EXHIBIT WORK The Jefferson School, at the extreme western end of the city, is a comparatively small school, but it is big in Red Cross enthusiasm. Within a week after Superintendent Max-son's decision to enroll all the schools as Junior Red Cross workers the children of this school had raised the necessary amount of money for membership.

On November 13 the school received its first consignment of material for work. Since that time the children have been busy. Garrets have been searched for odds and ends of wool, old garments have been unraveled, the wool washed, and often dyed. Then it has been knit into squares for afghans. Parents and friends have helped by giving wool and knitting.

They have aided the teachers by teaching their children to knit, and interest has been keen. The schools are self-supporting, buying all the material they use in the Red Cross' work. This means money and money all the time. Twice already the Parent-Teacher Association has come to the rescue and helped out, the last time emptying its treasury, and still the need for money grow3. Each week makes the children more expert in the use of the needle and consequently able to use more raw material.

Some of the parents have suggested an appeal to the public and an exhibition of the work done by the pupils during the last five weeks. A. E. Force has kindly offered the use of his show window for the last three days of this week, and there the work of the school will be on exibition. It is hoped that all who are in sympathy with this great movement and who wish to encourage the spirit of service in the hearts of the children, will give substantial proof of the same.

Cash boxes will be found near the door of the store, and every penny given will be turned to good account. On Saturday afternoon some of the children of the school will be at the store to give proof of their ability to knit. WIDOW OF COIjOREO CLERGYMAN DEAD Mrs. Maria King, widow of the Rev. Joseph King, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Helen Scott, 770 East Second street.

SThe deceased was a native of Hun terdon county, and leaves only one child, Mrs. Scott, with whom she resided. The funeral will be held at 2.20 o'clock on Saturday afternoon from late residence. Interment in M. E.

cemetery. IXFAXT COLORED CHILD DEAD Ruth Maud Douglas, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Douglas (colored), died yesterday at the home cf the parents, 521 South Sec-' end street, this city. The funeral ill be held tomorrow at 30 p.

in. i from the parents residence, South second street. Intermont ia the. I Methodist Cemetery, this city. (Conductad by National Council of thai Boy Soouta of America.) HOW SCOUTSPASS TESTS The first session of the new Court of Honor of the boy scouts of Minneapolis was held In the court room of Judge Hale, when 30 scouts from different troops came to be examined la signaling, first aid, compass, thrift, nature study, etc.

Judge Edward L. Walte reminded the scouts that passing scout tests does not mean they are experts In the subjects In which they are examined. "We have been a nation of spenders, said L. S. Swenson, as the examiner in thrift, "Now times are different end we must be different.

We must earn money, save more and doing that will not only help us personally it will prove a tremendous help to win the war. Dr. C. M. In charge of the first aid work, sold: "In emergencies stay by the man Injured even if you can't help him very much; don't get excited.

Learn your first aid thoroughly so that when you come to take charge of a case you won't have to Bpend too much time wondering what to do for In the meantime the patient may be beyond help." Lieut. George A. Treadwell, U. S. sent Chief Quartermasters A.

A. Mick-elson and William Esterley to examine the scouts In compass and signaling. The scouts passed a total cf 64 tests before the court; not one failure was recorded. The examiners expressed surprise over the amount of practical knowledge the scouts had acquired and the Interest and alertness they showed in everything. SCOUT SIGNAL TOWER.

This Was Built on a Mountain In Four Hours by Eight Scouts. SCOUTS EXPERT AT STALKING. Sir Robert Baden-Powell says that he was looking at a number of British soldiers being trained in how to hide themselves from the enemy and how to creep up to him, and was delighted to see that they were being taught in the same way that the boy scouts are In fact, a boy scout officer was their instructor and several boy scouts were helping. Going on all fours is dangerous. The boy scout is skilled in creeping slowly Inch by inch.

He goes on the fore part of the arm, jeach arm passing over the other In turn to the front the body and legs are kept stiff the whole time. With a little practice it Is wonderful what a pace one can get up. English commanding officers at the front have frequently said that they find soldiers who have been boy scouts are specially useful for trench warfare because they know how to hide themselves and how to creep about in the dark without losing their way. GOOD TURNS BY. BOY SCOUTS.

Boy scouts of Ashburnham, sent amoney gift for a hospital ward in Neuilly, France. Boy scouts of Brockport, N. took up the work of getting street markers for the whole village. The boy scouts of St. Albans, Yt, went to the General Standard monument and cleared away the weeds.

Auburn," scouts have been gathering waste paper, and they now have about a rload ready to sell. Forty boy scot ts canvassed Holyoke, to obtain a census of the products of the 5,000 home gardens there. When a boy was struck by a street car in San Francisco, Jack Foley, thirteen, a member of the boy scouts troop of St. Phillips Catholic church, was on hand to give him first aid, while other boy scouts helped to keep the crowd back. The corn crop of the boy scouts Cornfield at the Narragansett Speedway has been ground into meal and marketed for thm benefit of the Auburn Red Cross.

This field was planted by boys of tl 9 Cranston troop. BODV II CRIED WITHOUT CLAIMANT The body of Walter Griswold, I who died last menth at Muhlenberg Hospital, was buried yesterday af- ternoon in the Methodist eemetery; i The body had awaited a claimant at DeMott'a morgue, North Plainfield. feinee December 29. All efforts to find relatives of the deceased had been little vail. 1 4 Laraert Sal el Any Mediciae the WorU.

Sold ererywbera. Inbox, 10c, 25c TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, January 16, 1893 The Common Council employed A. S. Patterson as accountant for the year. Trinity Commandery No." 13, Knights Templar, made W.

A. Cod-dington a knight. The "Y's" were the Young Peo ples Branch of the W. C. T.

and now known as the Y. P. B. U. Councilman and Mrs.

E. N. Erick-son were in Washington, the guests of Yice President Levi P. Morton. Sleighing parties were served at the Grenada, now the Kensington, then kept by Wallace V.

and George Miller. Miss Alice Fowler a member of the Orthodox Quakers, died at the home of Mrs. Desborough, on East Front street. Dr. H.

M. Maxson. then as now superintendent of Plainfield schools. spoke in Trenton liigh school, on "Saving Time." Miss Julia J. Ketcham, of East Fifth street, gave a Schubert musical, at which one of the vocalists was Miss Carrie Dewey.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Runkle, Mrs. Charles E.

Brooks, and Mrs. Pliny Fisk sailed for Cuba for a sojourn of several weeks. The thermometer at Mount Pocono recorded 36 below zero. In Plain-field Mayor Gilbert's thermometer registered thirteen below. The third of the season's assemblies' was held in the Casino, and the patronnesses were Mrs.

C. J. Fisk, and Mrs. William T. Kaufman.

There was talk of the Crescent League trying to revive itself by taking over the Crescent Roller Skating Rink and flooding it for ice skating. Caleb Dickenson, jeweler, appeared on the street with a new make of bicycle, the "Excelsior," showing it as the one he was going to ride that year. Rev. Charles L. Goodrich, of the Congregational church, addressed the "Y's" in their rooms in the Rink building, at Broadway and East Fourth street.

Governor Leon F. Abbet, candi date for Unted States Senator, in the Democratic party, withdrew in favor of James Smith, of Kewark, who was elected by the Legislature for six years, to succeed Rufus Blodgett. Dr. IT. K.

Carroll, of Westervelt avenue, spoke before the Presbyter- ian Union in New York, upon the matter of a census of all religious denominations, for which he was ap pointed three years previously. A travelling tohacconist from New ark, appeared here with a wagon rigged up for travelling on snow, by use of short runners under the wheels, which could be removed when the wagon came to bare ground. The Crescent avenue church elected these trustees: Charles Place, as president of the board; John W. Murray Jared K. Myers, Isaac Wr.

Rushmore, H. D. James, and William F. Arnold, Mr. Arnold was elected treasurer.

Mrs. Charles Sykes, Mrs. II. August Schuyler and Mrs. O.

B. Leonard were appointed, a committee, at a meeting in the Plainfield Semin ary, to- invite the loan of local Revolutionary relics for the State exhibit at the Chicago Exposition. Mayor W. L. Saunders and members of the Borough Council went to Washington to witness the inauguration of George T.

Werts, of Jersey City, as Governor, who was the last Democratic Governor of New Jersey until Woodrow Wilson was Inaugurated in 1911. The Plainfield Building Loan Association, meeting in the office of Jackson and Codington, where W. R. Codington is still located elected Lewis E. Barkalew as president.

The other directors elected were Henry Liefke, Nathan Harper W. R. Codington, E. W. Titsworth and John Hickey.

Mr. Codington was then city judge. The work on the interior of the new Seventh Day Baptist church where the church now stands at Central avenue and West Fifth street, was going along slowly, much to the impatience of the congregation, which was worshipping in the old church, at the corner of Madison avenue and West Fifth street, now the Whittier school. BERLIN FOOD CONDITIONS AHE GROWING WORSE Stackholm, J-tions in Berlin much worse, act. 3d condi-come so advices reaching here, thav th.

population ia 11 4 cuuipiiea to exist almost entirely ca the rationed quantities of bread, meat and potatoes. Virtually no vegetables or fruit are reaching the city and no game is to be had owing to the beginning of the closed season. Some of the Greater Berlin municipalities it is stated, have been forced to reduce the potato ration irom seven to eix pounds. away Kstloiatoi Kc-ipts for 19)8 nn revenue f3.C34.54 501 .05 570.00 403.34 80.00 eo.oo 23.00 60.00 $4,843.83 Franchises l.iffUrtt-8 liailrond anil ranul tax I'oll tax Interest Kent Fines Miscellaneous SEVENTH DAY BAPTIST CHURCH ACTIVITIES The Woman's Society for Christian work held its sewing meeting FRENCH TROOPS REACH GERMAN FKOXT TRENCHES Special to Courier-News: London, Jan. 16.

A despatch from Berlin says a report Issued tmlav hv tha fiprmsn Wnr Offing H- cl ares tnat Prench roops, after sev- eral hours of artillery preparation, delivered an attack in the vicinity of Badon Yiller, in the Vosges region, and temporarily penetrated the front trenches of the Germans. TAX ASSESSMENTS SUSTAINED Special to Courier-News Trenton, N. Jan. 16. Holding that to argue that because the rail- before going South.

He was classed Mi an expert rifle shot. Mr. Riley was born at Fairmount twenty-six years ago. After making peach baskets and farming he left the farm and obtained employment In the operating department of the Lackaw anna at Port Morris. For three years he held a position with the Central Railroad at Hampton.

He was a member of Netcong Lodge, Jr. O. U. A. and Central Lodge No.

372. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen at Elizabeth. Besides his parents, two brothers, Corwin and Everett Riley, survive him. WILL DISCUSS OBSERVATION' OF COAL AND LIGHT IX CHURCH road property, known in this State as first and fourth class, is indirectly The members of the Park Avenue obliged to pay its snare of road taxes Baptist church at the mid-week it i3 really SUDjected to taxation un-lutnnins tonight will discuss the sub-; der the Edge Direct Road Tax Law, ject of "The Conservation of Coal WOuld be to question the validity of and Light." to meet the present un-' the judically approved method of tax-usual contiitions. It has been sug- ng this class of property, the State jested that the Wednesday night I Board of Taxes and Assessments meeting be held on Friday night and today, in a the as-that so far as possible all the stated segments and taxation of the prop-meetings cf the church be held be-'erty of the Erie Railroad for the year tween Friday and Sunday, inclusive, of 1917.

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