VOL. XXXIII. CRANBITRY, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N. J.,,FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918. NO. 39.

TUB CHUitCHES.

First Presbyterian.MorniDg—Preaching bj Rev. W. J

B. Edgar, of Jamesburg.Community service. Preaching by

Rev. J. E. Curry Subject—Tbe AcidTest tot Stable Democracy, Matt. 20,25-27.

Second Presbyterian.Preaching by the pastor Rev. Warren

Elsing. Sunday morning. Subject—German Atiocities and U. 8. Libert}

Bonds.

Hchnltz Memorial M. E.Preaching by the pastor, Rev. H. F.

Doran. Sunday morning. Subject—11 The Challenge of.the Hour " •

TheG. E. Society

C. E, Society of the Firstchurch will meet in chapel next 8uD., of Lincoln Uuiverditj,iuid the pruyer was oUered by Rev. J.S Dauerty, of Columbus.

The Commissioners to the GeneralAssembly at Columbus, Ohio were elect-ed as foflow.-i: Ministerial, Rev. ArlhuiA. McKay of Ooeauic, Rev. Wilfred ItMemmert, of Delanco, First Alternate,Rev. J. S. Dauerty, of Columbus audsecond Alternate, Kev. Warren Elsing,of Cranbury. The Elders elected werbJohn H Siuex, of Beverly tvud WilliamH. Farley of Asbury Park.

At tho noon recess a very bountifulaud delicious dinuer was served in tbechapel by the ladies of the First church.This was heartily enjoyed by 98 mem-bers and guests of Presbytery. Thelormal vote of thanks to the Firstchurch forits ppleudid hospitality wasmade at tbe close of tbe afternoon ses-sion but the real gratitude of Presbyterywas voiced by Dr. Fiuney at the dinneritself. When called upon by the Mod-erator for this purpose he thanked theladies of the First church in his usualpleasing and gracious manner.

The local delegates to Presbyterywere Rev. J. E Curry and Elder WmP. Gibson and Rev. Warren Elsing andElder E. S Barclay.

Irene Castle in "Sylvia of the SecretSorvice^4ifive reels, Pathe Plaj8 8peci»)produceaj^y.Astra, directed by George

j Fitzmaurice, scenarioby PhilipBartho-lomae,

Thrills and dramatic situations mixedwith comedy touches characterize"8ylvia of the 8ecret8ervice, " anotherof the Patbe Plays in wbicb Irene Castleis announced, at tbe Palace Theatre forApril 24tb. The picture is one of pai-ticular timeliness and popular appeal.It is a 8t cret Service photoplay directedby George Fitzmaurice with aporting cast. The scenario was dbneby Philip Bartholomae, the play wrigfrom a story by Joseph H Trant.

A feature of this picture is tbe besjuti-ful clothes designed and wom by/star. Though a detective, she re^at New York's biggest hotel as a west-ern millionairess and proceeds to buytbe town in the hope of bringing out ofhiding the crooks who have stolen afamous crown jewel,

A tense and interesting scene occurswhen the star and the head of the Sec-ret Service trap tbe man who has beeudouble-crossing them.

Probably tbe best piece of character-ization she has ever done is revealed iuthis picture when she disguises herselias an East Side tough and invades thehangout Of the moBt famous gang iuNew York's criminal history. Thepolice raid which occurs during her visiifurnishes bne of tbe biggest thrills itthe picture.

"Sylvia of the Secret Service" irlooked upon as a strong box office at-traction, since it has Irene CuslloGeorge Filzmaurice production,-and thetype of story and title that is particu-larly popular juat now.

RED CROSS COLUiMN.

Large Quantities of SurgicalDressings Called for iu Great

Emergency.

Willing Light Bearers.

The Willing Light Bearers will meelin the First Presbyterian chapel Friday,April 12lh, at 3:45 P. M. Subject-Foreigners in the U. S. Leaders, MaryS. Sjmmes, Alberui Grover.

Program" Little Joe and Nell "

Mary R. PymmesTalk on Foreigners Miss Hammond" Michaelinon'd Peuny Sweet"

Marion BennettJoyous Imitation Mildred Forman'• Have you heaid of Jesus? "

Exercise by eight girlpNear the Steel Plant"

Marion ApplegateEllis Island Miss Helen FormauDuet Charles Grover, Franklin Scott"The Tiniest War Worker"

Irving Bennett" Ye Have Done It Unto Ma "

Ella Dey

As our array in France is rushingforward to help bold the line in thegreat battle now raging, to the womenat "home comes a wonderful opportunityto throw themselves also into tbe con-flict and work for the lives of thesebrave men. The Medical Corps of tbeUnited States Army has asked theAmerfcan Red Cross to make largequantities each month of what areknown as "Front Line Parcels" ofsurgical dressings This order, whichhas been gladly undertaken, is both ahigh honor and a tremendous responsi-bility and the Princeton Chapter isproud to have a share in it. But it willbe impoanible to produce tbe greatnumber assigned us without the veryactive co-operation of all the wnmerjwithin the limits of our Chapter. Itmay seem as if many were giving allthe time they could spare for Red Crosswork, but the day bas passed for look-iog upon the matter in this way. Everyhour which not imperatively needed forbouse duties must in this crisis be usedfor war work and to the average womanthe most available form is found in con-nection with the Red Cross. Keepingup the equipment of our hospitals inFrance lies in the hands of the Ameri-can Red Cross and this can be carriedout only insofar as the volunteer work-ers come forward and do their part. InEngland and France there is no longertiny leisure class aiid soon such a tbingwill be looked upon with equal disdainin this country. It does not seem pos-sible that any woman who will try toi ealize what the meu in the trenches areenduring for even one short hour willthen not be willing to give up all tbelime she can command in helping tomake the dressings which may mean lifeit self to some of them. The demands-

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The Reading Circle.

The Reading Circle had a very inter-esting program for_ their meeting onWednesday afternoon,'with Miss MarieGroves as'hostess. It was also very ap-propriate as follows: The weather bu-reau, its methods, etc. Mrs. SpauldingRhyming Jingle—" Forty signs of rain " j M l 8 Hoffman.Mrs. H. N. Scott. The Lincoln High-Way, Mre. D. W. Claytbb. Two preltypiano duets were given by Mrs. Walsh

Village Improvement Officers.Tbe annual meeting of tbe Y. I. S.

waB held on Monday evening when thefollowing wore elected officers for theyear: President, Walter H. Havens;vice president, Mrs. E. 8 Barclay; sec-retary, Mra. C. T. Hoffman; treasurer.Miss Laura Scudder. Trustees of libraryMrs. Margaret E. Bergen, MesBrs W.H. Johnson, H. N. Scott, 0. T. Hoff-man, W. H. Havens, Mrs. Barolay,

Medal Contest.

Owing to the storm the Medal Con-test was postponed. It will be heldnex^. Monday evening in the MethodistChurch, when the following programwill be given:Flag Salute

By Loyal Temperance Legion" Star Spangled Banner " Sung by allScripture Reading PrayerSong By L. T. LRecitation " The Drunkard's Dream "

Melvina ClaytonRecitation "Why Ned Said No"

Frieda SchnellDuet and Chorus " Keep the Home

Fires Burning "•Miss Hattie Lewis,Mies Marion Campbell

One Standard for BothEdna Nolan

His Written SermonMarian Applegate

L. T. LRecitation " What the Old Flag Said "

— - - Marion HughesRecitation Jeremiah and His Pa

Gertrude HarderRev. Jos. E. Curry

and Mrs. ElBing, and a little social timewas enjoyed at the close.

Everyone \is Interested in the RedCrosB. Don't' forget tbe concert givenfor its benefit next Wednesday eveningin the Second Presbyterian ChurchDoors open at 7:80. Concert to com-mence at 8:00 o'olook. As there are noreserved seats come early andgood one.

get a

Fire in Chimney.

Firo broke out on Wednesday after-

upon tbe hospital tunplies wbeu manythousand*; of troops are engaged as dur-ing a drive of the present magnitude arealmost incalculable and the output fromi be work rooms must go on as a never-ending stream. Tlie " Fiout, Line Par-cels, " as the name indicates, -go to th tfirst dressing stations. To have evenone man sulk'F or perhaps die there forlack of proper dressings at tbe surgeon '*?baud when there are FO many who canmake them if they will would be a terri-ble disgrace. The only sure way iuwhich this may be averted is by eachone of us doing her full duty—today

DRESSINGS NOT DIFFICULT

Tbe dressings which are especially-asked for are very simple. No one needbe afiaid to attempt thtm as. one ex-planation is usually sufficient. Iu-utructors will always be on hand in thework-rooms s-o there will be no difficultyabout learning. "

Tbe above article is copied from"Tbe Princeton Packet," aud as TheCranbury Red Crous is an auxiliary olthe Princeton Chapter this urgent ap-peal applies to us as well as tho Princeton women. Hand bills are to be pass-ed from house to house in Cranburysoliciting workers. Can't we answerthis great emergency call, Cranburywomen, by giving an afternoon a weekfor work at The Red Cross rooms ?

RecitationSexea

Recitation

Song

Address

noon in a chimney of the house of H.N. Scott, occupied by Mr. and Mrs.Clarence Thornton and Mr. and Mrs.John Owens, but members of the FireCompany were quickly on band withtbe chemical apparatus, also water wasused with a small bose, so that DO gen-eral alarm WBB given, ns it was soonextinguished.

Awarding of Prizea by JudgesOfferingHymn America

a Prayerlast verse sung as

The 'attention of tbe subscribers forWar SaviDg and Thrift Stamps, at therecent team contest, is called to tbeadvisability of promptly taking theirsubscriptions, before there is a furtherincrease in tbe value of the stamps.

WAR SAVING COMMITTEE.

Everything for theBaseball Player—at Stoll's

Separate pieces,'suits, wholeclub outfits without waitiDgfor them longer than is neces-sary to pack them, for they'rein stock ready for yourchoosing.

Scores of .styles in bats—hundreds to select from—allthe balls famous or lees knownthat are reliable—and what-ever is here is good.

It wouldn't be here were itotherwise.

Headquarters, that's why—the place preferred by know-ing buyers. v

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conclusion that these hand tailored Buits will be appreciated by well-dressed men, for their style, exclusive materials and moderate prices,

For custom tailors would hnvo to add at least 50 per cent, to Don-nelly prices to duplicate tbe pure wool materials and making.

Included in tbis line of high-grade suits are models tailored es-pecially for the young college man, for tbe young business man, for theolder business men who require smartly cut clothes on more dignifiedlines.

You will be as pleased as we ore with this new line. Come inand we'll go through it with you tomorrow.

New Spring Shirts and ScarfsFreshen up that winter suit—buy a new spring shirt or two, then

a few of these scarfs in snappy new patterns. Your winter haber-dashery must be getting a bit shabby by now. We're showing finenew lines of—

Madras Shirts at $1.00 to $2.00Silk,and Fibre Silk Shirts at $3.50 to $7.50NeW Scarfs at 50c to $1.50

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THE CRANBURY PRESS.

UNITED STATES AT

Expansion of Armed Forces Out-standing Feature of Period.

1,528,924 MEN IN THE ARMY

Official Review of Twelve Months'- Activities Shows What Various

Departments of GovernmentHav» Done. ;•

The United States has been an ac-tive participant In the great world warfor one year. At the opening of thefcecond year the government commit-tee on public Information has Issued areview of the first twelve months ofhostilities, showing what has beendone by various branches of the gov-ernment to jilace the United States inu position to play an effective part inthe ultimate defeat of Germany andher allies. The committee on publicInformation says that all statementscontained in the following summary ofthe review are authorized by the wardepartment, n:»j department, UnitedSuites shipping board and treasurydepartment.

The outstanding feature of the firstyear of war. it is pointed outIn the ievlew, lias been the transfor-mation of the standing ariny^ind Na-tional Guard, composed of 9,,-i24 offi-cers and 20'J.rjlO men into a fightinglojre that now aggregates 12:i.S0l of-ficers and 1,512S.OU4 enlisted men.

A statement of the adjutant generalshows that the regular army which in_April, 1917, comprised 5,791 otlicersand 321.707 men, now is made up of10,698 officers and 5PJ.U42 men. TheNational Guard in April, 1917, includ-ed 3,733 officers and 76.713 men, whilenow It comprises 16,893 officers and431.583 men. The reserve corps inservice one year ago Included 4.000men. Now It includes 5H5.-1O officersnnd 77.3G0 men. The National army,which did not exist one year ago, nowIncludes 510,830 men.

A substantial vanguard (militaryexpediency prohibiting publication ofactual numbers) of this army Is meet-Ing the enemy In France today or Is en-camped there awaiting the call to the

candidates, consisting largely of en-listed men, have been In attendance.

Corps of Engineers. .At the beginning of the war the en-

gineer troops consisted of three regi-ments of pioneer engineers, withtrains, one mounted company, one en-gineer detachment at West Point. Theaggregate strength was approximate-ly 4,125 officers and enlisted men. Atpresent the aggregate authorizedstrength Is over 200,000, with an act-ual strength of approximately 120,000.

Of the special engineer units re-crultod for service on railways and Inthe maintenance of lines of communi-cation, many are already In Franceand others are awaiting recruitmentto full st.-ength In order to he readyfor overseas service." The'-first en-gineer troops, 1.100 strong, to he sentifbrond, arrived "In IT/ance about threemonths after war was declared. Sincethat time tho number has been greatlyaugmented. These- troops have beenconstantly engaged In general en-gineering work, . Including the con-struction of railways, docks, wharves,cantonments, nnd hospitals for the useof the American expeditionary forces.They have. In some Instances, In theperformance of their duties, engagedIn active combat with the enemy.

Ordnance Department.Since the outbreak of war the

commissioned personnel of the ord-nance department has expanded from97 officers, operating with yearly ap-propriations of about $14,000,000 andwltH-jiinnufncture largely confined togovernment arsenals, to /i.000 officersin this country and abroad, transactingnn unprecedented war program for thesupply of ordnance, -the total directappropriations nnd contract authoriza-tion's for one year having been $4,-7fif>.503.18.->.• The ordnance storage propertiesembrace separate warehouse buildingsand miles of rnilrond siding, all com-prehended within the depot premises,which are Inclosed by electricallycharged -wire harriers nnd lighted nndpatrolled with unremitting vigilance.One of these depots, now under con-struction, will Include 100 separatebuildings and 50 mile1! of railroad spe-cially built to serve the depot's needs.The supply division of the ordnance*department handles material ntnount-ing to approximately 10,000 carloads amonth.

While building the foundation forgreater production, the ordnance de-partment lias provided 1,400.000 rifles;has brought the rate of rille productionup to 4:5,000 per week, sufficient toequip three army division": secured

trenches; in IS cantonments and 16 ] deliveries on more than 17.000 nia-eamps nnd on numerous aviation field»and in a variety of other schools inall parts of. the United States the menof the remaining army are hardeningand training for their part in the greatcontest overseas.

Behind the activities of this vastforce lies a great- industry organizedto produce an adequate supply of mu-nitions, equipment, and provisions,nnd to provide transportation to thefiring line, almost every branch ofessentiul industry of the country hav-ing been drawn upon to produce thesematerial requirements.

Expeditionary Forces.Military necessity particularly for-

bids a detailed review of the activitiesof the American expeditionary forces.

General Pershing and his staff ar-rived in Paris on June 14, 1017, 69days after the declaration of war. Thefirst American troops arrived InFrance on June 20. On July 4, in cel-ebration of our natal day and a new-fight for llhorty, Americnn troops pa-raded the streets of Paris and weregreeted as the forerunners of greatAmerican armies _and vast quantitiesof supplies and ammunitions. -

On October 10, 1917, 1S7 days afterthe war was declared, Americnn sol-diers went on the tiring line. In .Tun-uary American soldiers took over per-manently a part of the line ns anAmerican sector, and this Hue is grad-ually lengthening.

Behind the fighting line In Francethe American forces have scientificallyprepared n groundwork of camps, com-munications, supply bases, and worksin anticipation of operations by thefull force of the army. They arebuilding and have built railroads, hos-pitals, ordnance bases, and docks inFranco. They have constructed Im-mense barracks, erected sawmills, re-claimed agricultural lands, and car-ried forward many Incidental enter-prises.

The construction of nn ordnance

chine guns; brought the rate of pro-duction of machine guns from 20,000to 22.">,000 per year; .increaspd the rateof production of S'i-lnch to 9-Inch cali-ber guns from 1.500 to IS.OOO per year;and has arranged for the manufactureof some :!5.000 motortrucks and trac-tors for hauling heavy guns and am-munition, which are being deliveredalmost as fast as they can be shipped.

One billion rounds of ammunitionhas been purchased for the trainingof troops In the cantonments alone.

An idea of the extent of the ord-I nance program may be gained from

the following few items of purchase:Twenty-three million hand grenades,725,000 automatic pistols. 2.".0.000 re-volvers, 23.000.000 projectiles f,,r allcalibers of heavy artillery.x427.:24fi,000pounds of explosives. 24Q,WO machineguns, and 2.4S4.000 rifles.

The ordnance problem, however, isno less one of quality than of quantityproduction. Tho American soldier isbeing provided with weapons whichgive hi in an additional safeguard tolife nnd n further guaranty of victory.

Achievements of the ordnance de-partment include the Browning ma-chine rifle, model of 1918, and theBrowning machine gun, heavy type,model of 191S, production of the for-mer now being on a quantify basis bymtu'hinp process, while similar produc-tion of the heavier type is Imminent.

The heavy Browning machine gun,water cooled, In a government testtired 20.000 shots in 4S mjnutes and10 seconds without malfunction.

Quartermaster Corps.The magnitude of the work of the

quartermaster corps is Indicated bythe operation of the subsistence divi-sion, which jis charged with (he re-sponsibility of seeing that fnod sup-plies for the* nrray are available at allstations from the Philippines to Lor-raine. Purchases recently made In-cluded -10.000,000 pounds dried beans,110.000.000 cans halted beans of the

slightly more than twice the cost of !building the Panama canal. The con- itractors' profits on the several'con-tracts averaged only 2.9S per cent.

Air Service.The nlr service has been called

upon In the past 12 months to buildan enormous structure of the mosthighly trained personnel and the mostIntricate equipment with practicallyno foundation to start from.

Three large appropriations, lneluel-Ing the SOJO.000,000 act pnssed withouta roll call, made a total of. 5691,000,000available for the first year. All of thishas since been obligated.

Last April the air service had analmost negligible force of 65 officersand 1,120 men, 3 sra,nll flying'fields,less than 300 second-rate planes, prac-.tlcally no aviation Industry, and onlythe most scanty knowledge of the ka-leidoscopic development abroad. Thefirst two months of war -were requiredto secure Information, establish a staff,and work out the program finallyadopted. ' The problem was twofold—first, personnel; and, second, equip-ment.

. Today the personnel is over 100times that of a year ago, practicallyevery member a skilled man who hasgone through an Intensive course oftraining. Schools of 11 differentkinds have been Instituted, coursesof Instruction laid out, and Instruc-tors secured, including foreign ex-perts In a score of lines, as follows:For flyers at ground schools and flyingfields; for mechanics at the flyingfields and at over a dozen differentfactories; for photographers, bnlloon-ists, adjutants, supply officers, engineerofficers, armorers, and instructors ofmechanics.

Development of Navy.The development of the navy during

the first year of war has given thegreatest satisfaction. Its growth andachievements during this period maybe epitomized in the following para-graphs :

Strength of the navy todny Isnearly 23.000 officers and 330,000 en-listed men; strength a year ago was4.79L' officers and 77,946 enlisted men.

Estimated total expenditures of thenavy during first 'year of war': Dis-bursements nnd outstanding obliga-tions. 51.881.000.000.

Total nn-\al appropriations, real andponding. $3.3.'KU71.0li."5.O-J.

American destroyers arrived at aBritish port to assist in- patrolling Eu-ropean warers 2S days after the decla-ration of war.

There are now four times as manyvessels in the naval service as a yearago.

MAYOPENMINEOFNEGLECTED FOOD

Storehouse of Clams Availablefor Economical Use After

Transfer to Purer Waters.

STATE AID IN CONSERVATION.

Beds Near Atlantic City Likely to BeLeased Under Careful Safeguards.

Few Berths to Be Filled atThis Year's Election.

Nearly 73.000 mechnnics nnd othercivilian employees nre working atnavy ynrds nnd stations.

When war wns declared, 123 navalvessels were building or authorized,and contracts have been placed sincethnt time for 049 vessels.

More than 700 privately owned ves-sels have been purchased or charteredby the navy.

Six new authorized battleships nredesigned to be of 41.fi00 tons, the larg-est hnttleships In the~'world.

Our 3">,000-tnn cruisers. 3" knots,will he the fastest In the world, theirspeed equaling the fastest destroyers.

Prompt repairs of 100 interned Her-man ships, partially wrecked by theircrews, added more than 700.000 tonsfo our available naval and mere-hunttonnage.

. Trenton.—A veritable mine of clninswould be accessible us a food supplyfrom the waters of Atlnntlc county Ifall suspicion of pollution could be re-moved from them, and to that end theState Board of Shell Fisheries andState Department of Health are work-Ing In co-operation. At the last ses-sion of the legislature the Shell Fish-eries Board was authorized to leaae toIndividuals or a combination of Indi-viduals extensive grounds In these wa-ters where the clams have accumu-lated in tremendous quantities, butbecause of the contamination fromsewage the • State Department ofHealth and (lie Atlantic City HealthDepartment have placed a positiveban upon their removal. Under thenew law the lessees proposed wouldbe obliged to take up the clams andtransplant them In water the purity ofwhich could not be questioned. Inthis process the shellfish would by na-ture's own mode clear Itself complete-ly of any lingering peril of contamina-tion.

directed thnt a letter be sent to MayorHylan formally suggesting thnt New'York city join In the preset of con-structing a tunnel between Manhattanand Jersey City. A similar communi-cation will be sent to Mayor Smith ofPhiladelphia respecting the proposedbridge over the Delaware river be-tween thnt city nnd Cjmielen. At thosnme time the commission will furnish'the two mayors with all the elntn. avail-able respecting (he two projects.

The commission found thnt MayorHylan was thoroughly informed as tothe progress made thus far in connec-tion with the proposed tunnel nnd alsothnt he Is heartily In sympathy withthe plan. In response to tho sugges-tion thnt New York city co-operate Ina manner similar to thnt which hasbeen virtually agreed upon by Phila-delphia. Mayor Hylan snld he wouldbe glad to do so to the extent that thefinancial limitations of New York cityjvlll permit. He then suggested Hintthe JNew Jersey commission semi aformal communication, accompaniedby such data ns would enable him tosubmit the matter to New York'sBoard of Estimate.

During the conference It wns sug-gested that If the' financial conditionof the city Is such as to preclude mu-nicipal action private capital might beprovided to aid the project.

This Year's Election.Outside of the election • of United

.States senator and,congressmen therewill not bo many berths this year forthose who aspire to political honors.Besides the 12 assemblymen, the onlycandidates to he voted for in the fallwill be the county supervisor and threefreeholders.

Newark will not have nny municipaloffices to fill. The adoption of the com-mission form of government last No-vember wiped out all the; elective of-fices of the city except those of thefive commissioners, whose termsr

At the meeting of the department ofBlu»:l fisheries Dr. It. B. Fitzliandr.lph,bacteriologist of the department ofhealth, presented the situation, nnd Itwas thoroughly discussed. Informationhas come to the two boards that inepite of the prohibition and existingperil raids are made upon these pro-hibited beds and the* cluina actuallymarketed. The Atlantic City authori-ties have endeavored to stay the handof tlie^e pirates, but in spite of everyprecaution they continue the depreda-tions.

Under the new law it will be possi-ble for several departments workingtogether to provide necessary guardsto prevent these thefts, and to thatend

expire until thive yearsiroiu ne*xtmonth.

As to the United States senntorship,it Is quite generally accepted that Inthe Republican primaries there will !>ethree candidates. This Is based on theexpectation that Governor Edge willdecide to contest the nomination withCol. Austen Colgate and George .1Record.

Matthews May Make Run.United States Commissioner John A.

Matthews might become a candidate Inthe senatorial race on tho Democraticside. While he will not commit himself on the question, iFls understoodthat lie Is In a receptive mood nnd Iswilling to make the fight providing he

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™u the board authorized Director l s 'lss>ir(1(1 o f « l e »"*>'™lo *»W« ° f

Molt to take up the question of leas-!"11 elements of the party. VMlhnm LIiiK with Director Price of the depart-1 ««unclew. chairman of the Lnltedment of health and work out a plan ' S t n t M N n v n l Consulting Hoard; for-mutually satisfactory to the state ami i m e r Controller Edward I. Kdwar.ls of

*"**'• < t v am form.T Inltoj Statesto the lessees. One of the great dlf-ficultles to be encountered Is „„

! ' < t v am form.T Inltoj States. R«-n«tor Jnmos E. Marline of I'ln.nieldficultles to be encountered Is „„

charge of favoritism likely to „ , « . • Imve l.oen spoken of more than olhorsfrom such leases. The claiinuers ofAtlantic county have been very muchput out by inroads upon their business

as tho Democratic standard bearer.Present indications point to a tliree-

cornered contest in the Eighth districtthrough t'he advance of the shellfish j th ward Newark w 11 probably file

LOYAL AMERICANS

CRUSHING OF GERMANY CAN BEACCOMPLISHED ONLY BY OUR

FINANCIAL AID.

RESPOND TO LIBERTY LOAM

any plans fo, leasing these grounds ">th ward. Newark, w 11 probably file

base In Frnnee, costing S2r>,0(X>,000, lsnow well under way. Great quantitiesof mnterlnl used in the foreign con-struction work have been shipped fromthe United States—from fabricatedironwork for an ordnance shop to nailsand crossties for railroads, and eventhe piles to build docks.

All the while there has been a fairlyeven flow of menr^nd materials from

•the United States to France. The menin the trenches, back of the lines, onthe construction projects, and in thehospitals have been steadily supplied.Our losses at sea, In men and mate-rials, have been gratlfyingly small.The greatest single loss occurred onFebruary 5. when the British shipTuscania was torpedoed nnd sunk.The bodies of 14-1 soldiers, en route toFrance, linfe been found and r>3 otherswere •till missing on March 16.

To secure an adequate number ofcompetent officers to lead the newarmies various plans were devised.Two classes at West Point were grad-uated in advance of the usual gradu-ating dates and special examinations•were held in various parts of the coun-try for appointments from civil life.Three Reries of officers' training campshave been held. Of 03.203 candidatesIn tho first two series of camps 44,.r>7Squalified and were awarded commis-sions. j n the third series of camps.

Junuwy 5, 1918, about 18,000

ny plans fo, leasing these groundsnder proper restrictions, but It is ox-," f)ptit")n «" ls > w «wifl It is said thnt,,-ctod that thev will he made to mi-j >"' w l » ' » ' v p •>"' 1>fl N i l l t t l '»>"•' " ^ h t f l l r t h o n . o m -

nnd Is manufacturing them in quantl- precautions proposed. Dr. FitzUnn-ptles. ' dolph, wlio Iins made an exhaustive

During the year the Intent type of et'jdy of shellfish and related healthnavnl 10-inch gun was completed for ; conditions, says that not more thanour new hattlchips; it throws a pro- ' hro weeks would be iieces>,iry forjectlle weighing 2.100 pounds. transfer of these clams to make them

iriation In the Tenth district, agninstCongrt'ssiium Frederick It. Lehlbach.

The freeholders whose terms expirewith County Supervisor Lewis steelvessels nnd contracted for 720 steelvessels, making n total of-1,145 steelships, of an aggregate dead-weighttonnage of 8.104,">08 tons; It hnd letcontract* for 490 wooden vessels, ng-gregntlng approximately 1.715,000dead-weight tons; It had repaired nndput in operation 788,000 dead-weighttonnage seized from Germany andAustria.

On Mnrch 5 the building programof the Emergency Fleet corporationwas being carried on In lf>l plants.

^jctruordinary high prices prevailingduring-the winter because of the longfreeze up. With these conditions prac-tically eliminated a healthy stimulushas bee>n given to the trade, and theshippers are doing their best to meetthe demands.

Planting Week.The purpose eif planting week, pro-

clalined by Governor Eelge for April 8to April 1G, Is to focus the public mindupon the need of Increased agricultur-al production and to guide farmingDuel gardening effort In helpful direc-tions, j

The governor emphasizes the need j

First Year's War Cost.Total estlmntcd expense of the

Appeal to All True Citizens to HelpEliminate the Diseased Tree LyingAcross the Path of True Democ-racy.

(By WINSTON CHURCHILL, WhoRecently Returned From .the WarZonei)Germany may be likened to a great

tree thnt has fallen across the pathof democracy. The trunk Is belne;chopped through by two axes, the mili-tary ' nx nnd the propagandist ax.If the trunk ls to he severed am!the obstruction removed, neither nxmust he spared. Americans must con-tribute willingly to help their allies,to siipport their army nnd navy, whichwill be the deciding military factor Inthe struggle-

Our >nierlcnn president was thefirst worfrJ statesman to rnnlce clearthat while a military victory is es-sential. It Is not in ltse*lf ndequnte*.Tho great significance of this wnrlies not on the battlv lines, but behlnilthem. It Is a wnr for human liberty,nnd that which restricts hurnunliberty, not only In the German tin-plre, but also In America nnd Kncliimlnnd France and Italy nnd Husslamust be abolished. We nre beginningto perceive that the future progressof democracy depends on nnflnm;! un- _selfishness nnd International co-opera-tion scientifically conceived.

Issued World Proclamation. •In a series of masterly state papers

Mr. Wilson hns announced to the worliTthat America enters, the wnr unselfish-ly, and has defined the true Issunfor all the people's of the earth—ovenfor those deluded portions of the fier-ninn population which, be'cnuse of nfalse system of education, luive hith-erto upheld the hands of the worstenemies of liberty, the Junkers. Untilquite recently, one of the most dN-qufetlnc symptoms from the point i>fview e>f the allies was a discontentwith, if not nn actual opposition to. thewnr of large elements ninong the work-ing classes of the allied people's. InItussin, where democracy was mostcruelly suppressed, where condition*for the peasant nnd the workingnianwere hardest, n revolution actuallytook plnco—n revolution thnt lin*sounded the keynote' of our times. The?world service which our president Isdoing Is flint of enlisting the nlle-glance of those masses for the w;ir.le Is convincing them that It Is theiri-fir. And these nre they upon wlinmie> evils of nn outword economic sys-i>m have pressed hardest. Mini wholitherto have seen little hope tlmt vlc-ory over the fiermans meant theiriwn deliverance. Mr. YVINnn has i!!Ot.llr(,(, o t l l e r .

United States government in the first n,e cultivation in home gardens of | e w i l ) t,1(>so l n I I l n t ( > s ,„, mi\\n.>A Inyear of wnr. without loans to thenllles, is ? 12,007,278,070.07.

To help meet this e'xpense, the treas-ury department floated $G.01fi.."i:;2,H00subscriptions to Liberty bonds.

Uonils.- certificates of Indebtedness,Wnr Savings certificates, and Thriftstamps Issued by the treasury up toMarch 12. totaled 58,r.GO,802,Or)2.90.

The United States government hadloaned to foreign governments nsso-clnted in the war on March 12, 1018,?4,4r>6,:V2O,7fjO.

To March, 12.,the wnr r'sk Insur-ance bureau had issued po'ides feir ntotal of $12,40.r>,llC,50O to the1 armedforces.

bulky mid perishable products as a Imeans of saving e'ltrpress of shipments cornea.

11 . , " V private industrial enterprises. Thiss p a c e w h e n t h e < . „ „ , , s , „ a c c o r ( , w i I l l „ „ , I10llL.y

hild down by C.ovcrnor E d g e nnd np-I.ast yenr p l a n t i n g week gave K«"1 | , „ . „ „ , , , ! ) v ,')„. l.w'i.sliillin- sifter hc.-ir

g lve bet- 1 | n j j (1)Li l l l l ( 1 j I 1 ( , s ( )f , 1 , , . S),,.(.i;il cominis-re su l t s . T h i s y e n r It should g iveler results. We are nt closer quarters : s , ( m l l m l m v ( . s t l ) , n U , ( I l l l t , Mibjcc-t.now with the most rele'iitless of allinemles—food short age.

Tunnel-Bridge Projects.Suppleme'iitinj.' a conference In the

The talcing of ."{00 reformatory inmutes out int jt the open for road workagriculture', clearing hind and assist]nii Industries slum of employees \\W.

New York City Hall, In which Cover- n,,t only impreive the status e>f thesnor Edge-, Mnyor Hylan of New York j inmates, but it will also reduce th<and t i c members of the New Jersey ; cost to the1 state of kee-plng them, amUrtdgu nnd Tunnel Commission pnrtlc- j this will be> accomplished without U:

the commission met here and i the least antagonizing free labor.

spouse of the Americnn people to thethird Liberty lonn will he generous.

Bonds Feed the Boys.Every farmer knows how his hoy»

like to eat. Mother's ..fried chickenand apple dumplings and pumpkin picshaven't n chance In the world whenthe boys sit down at tnble. Lots offarmers' boys nre In France nnd thefarmer doesn't want them to g:i hun-gry over there. Liberty Bonds buyfood for the'in.

Don't Bury Your Bond.When you and your neighbor hnve?

bought your Liberty lionds, don't tnkethe'in home and hide them In the cup-hoard. Take- tlie'in to your countrybanker and. hnve him glvi; you ci-rtlfl-cntes of deposit for the bonds. Yourbanker can hike these lionds to a Fed-eral Heserve bank nnd borrow moneyfor your use In case you sudelenly find 'yourself in ne'oel of funds. Wiling nbond is as hail ns Inardfiig money. Keepthe bonds and the money In cl'.xiila-tlon nnd the .country will pull throughthis crisis all right.

THE OEANBURY PEESS.

TPAIL^WILLIAM MacLEOD RAINB

Copyright, 1907. by William MacLeod Ealnc

CHAPTER XVI. .Gordon, Spends a Busy Evening.

Paget smoked placidly, but the heartwithin him was troubled. It looked asIf Selfrldge had made up his mind toframe Gordon for a prison sentence.The worst of It was that he need notInvent any evidence or take anychances. If Macdonald came throughon the stand with an Identification ofElliot as one of his assailants, theyoung man would go down the riverto serve time. There was enough cor-roborative testimony to convict S tPeter himself.

"I'm Just telling yon what he said,"Diane explained. "And It worried me.His smile was cynical. I couldn't helpthinking that If he wants to get evenwith Gordon—"

Mrs. Paget stopped. The maid hadJust brought Into the room a visitor.Diane moved forward and shook handswith him. "How do you do, Mr.Strong7 Take this big chair."

Hanford Strong accepted the chairand a cigar. He came promptly to theobject of his call.

"I don't know whether this Is whereI should have come oraof. Are youfelks for young Elliot or are yon for

but until now there had been no rea-son why he should. Within a quarterof an hour he lifted the iron-grilledsash bodily from the frame andcrawled through the window.

"He found Paget and Strong waitingfor him In the shadows of n pine out-side the yard .of Selfrldge.

"To begin with, you walk straighthome and go to bed, Peter," the youngman announced. "You're not In this.You're not Invited to our party. Idon't have to tell you why, do I?"

The engineer understood the reason.He was an employee of Moedonald, aman thoroughly trusted by him. Eventhough Gordon Intended only to righta wrong, It was better that Pagetshould not he a party to It. Reluctant-ly Peter went home.

Gordon turned to Strong. "I owe

young fellow with whom Elliot hadplayed tennis a good deal, and left thepapers in his hands for safe-keeping.After which they returned to the hoteland reached the second floor by wayof the back stairs used by the serv-ants.

Here they parted, each going to hisown room. Gordon slept like a school-boy and • woke only when the sunpoured through the window" upon hisbed In a broad ribbon of warm gold.

He got 'up, bathed, dressed, andwent down into the hotel.dining room.The waiters looked at him In amaze-ment. Gordon ate as If nothing werethe matter, apparently unaware of theexcitement hp was causing. He paidnot the least attention to the nudgingand the whispering. After he had finshed breakfast, he lit a cigar, leanedback In his chnlr, and smoked placidly.

Presently an eruption of men pouredInto the room. At the head of themwas Gopher Jones. Near the rear Wnl-ly Selfrldgo lingered modestly. Hewas not looking for hazardous adven-ture.

"Whnd you doing here?" demandedGopher, bristling tip to Elliot

The young nrnn watched a smokewreath float celllngward before heturned his mild gaze on the chief ofpolice.

"I'm smoking.""Don't you know we just got In from

hunting you—two posses of us beenout all night?" Gopher glared savage-ly at the smoker.

Gordon looked distressed.' "That'stoo bad. There's a telephone In royroom, too. Why didn't yon call up?I've been there all night."

you a lot already. There's no need foryou to run a risk of getting into trou-ble for me. If things break right, Icon do what I have to do withouthelp."

"And ti they don't?" Strong wavedan lrapa'lent hand. "Cut it out, Elliot.I've taken a fancy to E° through withthis. I never did like Selfridge any-how, and I ain't got a' wife and I don'twork for Mac. Why'shouldn't I have

Selfrldge?" he demanded."If you put it that way, we're for El-

liot," smiled Peter."All right Let me put It another

way. You work .for Mac. Are you onhis side or on Elliot's In this matter ofthe coal claims?"

Diane looked at Peter. He took his•time to answer.

"We hope the coal claimants will•fin, but we've got sense enough to«ee that Gordon Is In here to reportthe facts. That's what he is paid for.He'll tell the truth as he sees I t IfIlls superior officers decide on thosefacts against Macdonala, I don't seethat Elliot is to blame."

"That's how It looks to me," agreedStrong. "I'm for a wide-open Alaska.but that don't make It right to put tillsyoung fellow through for a crime hedidn't do. Fact Is. I like him. ne's•quare. So I've come to tell you some-thing."

He smoked for a minute silently be-fore he continued.

"I've got no evidence In his favor,trat I bumped Into something a littleirhlle ago that didn't look good to me.Yon know I room next him at the ho-tel. I heard a noise In his room, nndI thought that was funny, seeing as he«ras locked up in Jail. So I kinderlistened and heard whispers and theeound of some one moving about.TherV'S a door between his room andmine that is kept locked. I lookedthrough the keyhole, and in-Elliot'sroom there was Wally Selfrldge andanother man. They were lookingthrough pnpers at the desk. Wallyput a stack of them In his pocket andthey went out, locking the door behindthem.

"They had no business doing that,"burst out Diane. "Wally Selfrldge isn't« • officer of the law."

Strong nodded dryly to her. "Justwhat I thought. So I followed them.They went te Macdonald's offices. Af-ter a while Wally came out and left theother man there. Then presently thelights went out. The man Is campedthere for the night. Will you tell mewhy?"

"Why?" repealed Diane with her•harp eyes on the miner.

"Because Wally has some papersthere he don't want to get away fromhim."

"Some of Gordon's papers, ocourse."

"You've said It.""All his notes and evidence in the

case of the coal claims, probably," con-tributed Peter.

"Maybe. Wally has stolen them, buthe hasn't nerve enough to burn themtill'he gets orders from Mac. . So he'sholding them safe at the office,"

• guessed Strong. ^"It's an outrage."^"Surest thing you know. Wally has

fixed it to frume him for prison and toplay, safe about his evidence on thecoal claims."

"What are you going to do aboutIt?" Diane asked her husband sharply.

Peter rose. "First I'm going to seeGordon and hear what he has to sny.fcome on, Strong. We may be gonequite a while, Diane. Don't wait uptor me if you get through your stintof nursing."| Gopher Jones let them Into the ram-shackle building that served as a Jail,and after three dollars hud jingled Inthe palm of his hand he stepped out(jlde and left the men alone with hisiprisoner. The three put their headstogether and whispered.

"I'll meet you outside the house ofBelfrldge in half an hour, Strong," wasthe last thing that Gordon said beforeJones came "back to order out the vis-itors.

As soon as the place was dark again,Gordon set to work on the flimsyframework of bis cell window. Hete,'nr already it was so decrepit thatkf < M U «flC«Dfl any time he desired,

some fun?"

An' lovo la wna as any wave that wan-ders on tho sea,

'Tla tho same M hQ Is near mo, 'Us thosamo If ho Is far: '

His thoughts aro hard an' over hard be-tween us, so they are.

Och anco!

Her hands dropped from the keysand she turned slowly on the end ofthe seat The dark lashes fell to her

Gordon shrugged his shoulders. "Allright. Might as well play ball and getthings moving, then."

The little miner knocked.at the door.Wally hlmsplf opened. Elliot, from theshelter of the pine, saw the two menIn talk. Selfrldge shut the door andenme to the ertee of the porch. Hepave a gnsp and his hands went trembllng Into the air. The six-gnn of theminer had been pressed hard againsthis fat-paunch. Under curt- orders hemoved down the steps and out of theyard to the tree.

At sight of Gordon the eyes ofWally stood out In amazement. Littlesweat beads burst out on his forehead,for he remembered how busy he hadbeen collecting evidence against thisman.

"W-w-what do you want?" he asked."Got your keys with you?""Y-yes.""Come with us."Wiilly breathed mote freely. For a

moment he had thought this man hadcome to take vengeance on him.

They led him by alleys and back-streets to the office of the MncdonuldYukon Trading company. Under or-ders he knocked on the door and calledout who he was. Gordon crouchedclose to the log wall. Strong behindhim.

"Let me in, Olson," ordered Sel-fridge.

The door opened, and n man stoodon the threshold. Elliot was on top ofhim like a panthpr. The man went

"The deuce you have," explodedJones. "And us combing the hills foryou. Young man, yon're mighty smartBut I want to tell you that you'll payfor this."

"Did you want me for anything Inparticular—or Just'to get up a pokergame?" asked Elliot suavely.

The leader of the posse gave him-self to a Job of scientific profanity. Hewas spurred on to outdo himself be-cause he had henrd a titter or tvrp be-hind him. When he had finished, heformed a procession. He, with Elliothandcuffed beside him, was at thehead of I t It marched to the jail.

CHAPTER XVII: .

Sheba Does Not Think So.The fingers of Sheba were busy wltn

"I'm Going to Marry You, Sheba."

hot cheeks. He did not speak, but shefelt the steady insistence of his gaze.In self-defense she looked at him.

The pallor of his face lent accent tothe fire that smoldered In his eyes.

"I'm going to marry you, ShebaMake up your mind to that, girl," bsaid hnrshly.

There was Infinite pity In the lookshe gave him. " There's caulder thingsthan salt waves between us, so theyare,'." she quoted.

"Not If I love you and you love meBy the Lord, I trample down everything that comes between us.'

She knew the tremendous drlvlnpower of the man and she was afraid

llmost killo-i Tip on Bonanza?" Peterranted to know.

Down in the None Such mine, yonmean? It did seem to be raininghammers as I went down the 6haft,"

dmltted his friend."Were the hammers dropped on pur-

)ose?"Gordon looked at him with a grim

smile. "Your guess Is just aa good asnine, Peter. What do you think?"

Peter answered seriously. "I thinkit isn't safe for you-to take the chancesyou do, Gordon. I find a wrong Im-pression about you prevalent amongthe men. They are blaming you forstirring up all this trouble on the out-side, and they are worried for fear themines may close and they will losetheir jobs. I tell you that they are ina dangerous mood."

"Sorry, but I can't help that.""You can stay around town and not

go out alone nights."'I dare say I can, but I'm not going

to."'I think you-had better use a little

sense, Gordon. I dare say I am exag-gerating the danger. But when yougo around with that jaunty devil-may-care way of yours, the men think youare looking for trouble—and you'relikely to get it."

"Am I?""I know what I'm talking nbout.

Nine out of ten of the men think youtried to murder Mncdonald after^-youhud robbed him and that your^ifcrveweakened on the job. This seems tosome of the most lawless to give thema moral right to put you out of theway. Anyhow, It Is a kind of justifica-tion, according to their point of view.I'm not defending It, _qf_roursf. I'mtelling you so that you can appreciateyour danger."

"You have done your duty, then.Peter."

"But yon don't intend to take my ad-vice?". •

"I'll tell you what I told you lasttime when you warned me. I'm goingthrough with the job I've been hiredto do, just as you would stick it outin my place. I don't think I'm In muchdanger. Men in general are law-abid-ing. They growl, but they don't go asfar ns murder."

Peter gave him up.The next issue of the Kusink Sun

contained a bitter editorial attack upon

the embroidery upon which she worked, j told you." The embarrassed lashesbut her thoughts were full of the man i lifted bravely from the flushed cheeks

in her heart that he would sweep her ; Elliot. The occasion for it WHS afrom the moorings to which she clung, j press dispatch from Washington to the

"There Is something else I haven't effect that the pressure of public opin-ion had become BO strong that Wln-tnn, commissioner of the general land

grin. "Now, nln't that modest.of him?Yon lads are entertaining that well-known deteckaave nnd spy, GordonElliot, that renowned king of hold-ups—"

Tho red-headed man Interruptedwith a howl of rage. "If you're tellingit straight, Bill Macy, I'll learn him tospy on me."

Elliot was sitting on one of the beds.He had not moved an inch since Macyhad appeared, but the brain behind hislive eyes was taking stock of the situ-ation. Big Bill blocked the doorway.The table was In front of the window.Unless he could fight his way out, therewas no escape for him. He waatrapped.

Quietly Gordon looked from one toanother.

"I'm not spying on you. My horsaIs lame. You can see that for your-self. All I osked was a night's lodg-ing."

"Under another name than your own,you cussed^snerik."

The field agent did not understandthe fury of the man, because he didnot know that these miners were work-ing the claim under a defective titleand that they had jumped to the con-clusion that he hnd come to get evi-dence against them. But he knew thatnever in his life bad he been in a tight-er noie. In another minute they wouldattack him. Whether It would runto murder he could not tell. At thebest he would be hammered helpless.

But no evidence of this knowledgeappeared In his manner.

"I didn't give my last name becausethere is a prejudice against me In thiscountrj" he explained in an evenvoice.

He wonde-ed as he spoke if he hadbetter try to x'ing himself through thewindow sash. There might be a re-mote chance that he could make It.

The miner at the table killed thispossibility by rising and standingsquarely in the road.

"Look out! He's got a gat,"warned Macy.

Gordon fervently wished he had. Buthe was unarmed. While his eyesquested for a weapon he played fortime.

"You can't get away with this, youknow. The United States governmentis back of me. It's known I left theWillow Creek camp. I'll be tracedhere."

Through Gordon's mind there flasheda word of advice once given him bya professional prizefighter: "If youget In a rough house! don't wait for"

who lay asleep on the lounge. His to meet steadily his look. "I don't think j office, might be forced to resign his the^other fellow to hit first."strong body- lay at ease, relaxed.

Already health was flowing back Intohis veins. Beneath the tan of thethin, muscular cheeks a warmer colorwas beginning to creep. Soon he wouldbe about again, vigorous and forceful,striding over obstacles to the goal hehad set himself..

Sheba had sent him a check for theamount he had paid her and had re-fused to see him or anybody else.

Shamed and humiliated, she had keptto her room. The cheek had come backto her by mall.

Across the face of It he had writtenIn his strong handwriting:

"I don't welsh on my bets. You can'tgive to me what Is not mine.

; "Do not think for an Instant that Ishall not marry you."

She moved to adjust a window blindand when she returned found that hissteady eyes were fixed upon her.

"You're getting better fast," she'said.

"Yes."The girl had a favor to ask of him

and lest her courage fail she plungedInto It.

"Mr. Macdonald, If you say the wordMr. Elliot will be released on ball,am thinking you will be 60 good as tosay it."

His narrowed eyes held a cold glit-ter. "Why?"

"You must know he Is innocent Yonmust—"

"I know only what the evidenceshows," he cut in, warily on his guard."He may or may not have been one ofmy attackers. From the first blow Iwas dazed. But everything points toIt that he hired—"

"Oh, no!" Interrupted the Irish girl,| her dark eyes shining softly. "The wayof It is that he saved your life, thathe fought for you, and that he is Inprison because of it."

If that is true, why doesn't hebring some proof of It?"

"Proof!" she cried scornfully. "Be-tween friends—"

"He's no friend of mine. The man Isa meddler. I despise him."

The scarlet flooded her cheeks."And I am liking him very, very much,"she flung back stanchly.

I that i place. This was a blow to the coalBut I ; claimants, and the Sun charged in

don't—not with the full of my heart." • v:'riolic language that the reports ofHis bold, possessive eyes yielded no : Elliot were to blame. He was, the

—that I—care for you. 'Tisam shamed at my—fickleness.

fraction of all they clalmel. "Timeenough for that, Sheba. Truth is thatyou're afraid to let yourself love me.You're worried because you can'tmeasure me by the little two-by-four

newspaper claimed, an enemy to allthose who had come to Alaska to earnun honest living there. He was asnake In the grass, and as such everydecent man ought to hold him In scorn.

Elliot read this Just as he was leav-foot-rule you brought from Irelandwith you." - j ing for the Willow Creek camp. He

Sheba nodded her dusky little head thrust the paper Impatiently into hisIn naive candor. "I think there will be coat pocket nnd swung to the saddle.some truth In that, Mr. Macdonald.You're lawless, you know."

"I'm a law to myself. If *hat's whatyou mean. It Is my business to helphammer out an empire in this North-land. Xo need for me to brag. WhatI have done speaks for me as a guide-post to what I mean to do."

"I know," the girl admitted withthe Impetuous generosity of her race.

\Vliy did they persecute him? He hadtold nothing but the truth, nothing notrequired of him by the simplest, ele-mental honesty. Yet he was treatedas an outcast and a criminal. The in-justice of It was beginning to rankle.

He was temperamentally an opti-mist, but depression rode with him tothe cold cnmp and did not lift from hisspirits till he started bacfc-Titfxt day for i

They were crouching for the attack.In another moment they would be uponhim. Almost with one motion hestooped, snatched up by the leg aheavy stool, and sprang to the bedupon which he had-been sitting.

The/four men^ closed with him in arush. ' They came at him low, theirheads protected by uplifted arms. Hismemory brought to him a picture ofthe whitewashed gridiron of a footballfield, and in it he saw a vision ofsafety.

'The stool crashed down upon BigRill Macy's head. Gordon hurdled thecrumpling figure, plunged between

'I bear It from everybody. You hnve i Kusiak. The news had been flushed bybuilt towns and railroads nnd devel-oped mines and carried the twentiethcentury into new outposts. You hnvegiven work to thousands. But yougo so fast I can't keep step with you.I am one of the little folks for whomlaws were made."

"Then I'll make a new code for you,"he said, smiling. "Just do as I say andeverything will come out right."

Faintly her smile met his. /"My

wlro all over the United Suites that hewas a crook. His frit-fids nnd relativescould give no adequate answer to thefact that an Indictment hung over hishead. In Alaska he was already con-victed by public opinion.

In the late afternoon, while Gordonwas still fifteen miles from Ku/lnk,his horse fell lame. He led it limpingto the cabin of some miners.

There were three of them, nnd theygrandmother mlcln have agreed to ; n n d n e e n drinking heavily from a Ju;that. But WP live In a new world for i o f whisky left earlier In the day bywomen. They have to make their own , t j 1 0 stage-driver. Gordon was in twodecisions. I suppose thnt is a part of [ m i n ( ] s whether to accept their surly

Was on Top of Him Like a Panther.

down as though his knees were oiledhinges. Before he could gather hisslow wits, the barrel of a revolver wasshoved against his teeth.

"Take it easy, Olson," advised Gor-don. "Get up—slowly. Now, step backInto the office. Keep your hands up."

Strong closed and locked the doorbehind them.

"I want my papers, Selfrldge. Digup your keys and get them for me,"Elliot commanded.

Wally did not need any keys. Heknew the combination of the safe andopened it. From an Inner drawer hedrew a bunch of papers. Gordon lookedthem over carefully. Strong sat on atable and toyed with a revolver whichhe jammed playfully into the stomachof his fat prisoner. — '-^ >.

"All here," announced the field agent.The safe-robbers locked their prison-

ers in the office nnd disappeared Intothe night. They stopped at tho houseof the collector of customs, a genial

the penalty wp pay for freedom."Diane enme Inter the room and Mac-

donald turned to her."I hnve Just been telling Sheba thnt

I am going to marry her—that thereIs no escnpe for her. She had betterget used to the iden that I intend tomake her happy."

The older cousin glanced at Shebaand laughed with a touch of embar-rassment: "Whether she wants to behappy or not, O Cave Man?"

"I'm going to make her wnnt to."Sheba fled, but from the door she

flung backthink so."

her challenge. "I don't

Mncdonald ke-pt his word to SbPba.„ , , , , , . . . ... , , . Ho used his Influence to get Elliot re-Macdonald looked up at the vivid. l e n s e d a m l w i f h Q t o u c h o f , c l s m

flushed face nnd found It whollycharming. He liked her none the lessbecause her fine eyes were hot anddefiant In behalf of his rival. •

"Very well," he smiled. "I'll gethlmout If you'll do me a good turn."

"Thank you. It's a bargain.""Then sing to me.""What shall I sing?""Sing 'Divided.'"The long lashes veiled her soft eyes

while she considered. In a way he hadtricked her Into singing for him alove-song she did not want to sing.But she made no protest. Swiftly sheturned and slid along the bench. Herfingers touched the keys and she be-gan.

Sheba paid her pledge In full. Afterthe first two stanzas were finished shesang the last onps as well :An' what about the wathor when I'd

have ould Paddy's boat.Is It mo that would be afeard to grip the

oara an' go afloat?Oh, I could find him by tho light of sun

or moon or star;But there's cau der things than salt waves

between us, ao they are.Och aneo!

Sure well I know ho'll never have thoheart to come to me.

quite characteristic went on the bondof his rival. An Information was filedagainst the field agent of the land de-partment for highway robbery and at-tempted murder, but Gordon wentabout bis business just as If be werenot under a cloud.

NOB* the less, he walked the streetsa innrked man. Women nnd childrenlooked at him cutloiisly and whis-pered as he passed. The sullen, hos-tile eyes of miners measured him si-lently.

In tlie states the fight between thecoal claimants nnd .their foes wasgrowing more bitter. The muckrnkerswere busy, and the sentiment outsidehad settled so definitely against grant-ing the patents that the national ad-ministration might at any time jettisonMofJonnld and his backers as a sopto public opinion.

It was not hard for Gordon to guesshcv unpopular he was. but be did notlei this Interfere with his activities. Hemoved to and fro among the miningcamps with absolute disregard of thegrowing hatred against him. Pagetenme to him at last with a warning."What's that I hear about you being

permission to stay for- the night, butthe lameness of his horse decided him.

Not cnrlng to Invite their hostility,he pave bis name as Gordon instead ofElliot. He was to learn witliln thehour that this was mistake numbertwo.

From n pocket of the cont he hadthrown on a bed protruded the news-,paper Gordon hnd brought from Ku-slnk. One of the men, a big red-hend-ed fellow, pulled it out and began sulk-ily to rend.

While he read the other two blcl.ered nnd drank and snarled at pitchother.. All three of the men were Inthat stage of drunkenness when aquarrel is likely to flare up at a mo-ment's notice.

Listen here," demanded the manwith the newspaper. "Tell you what,

Plunged Between Hands Outstretchedto Seize Him.

han

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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918.

Patriotic GelebrationSaturday Evening APRIL 13th,

at 8 o'clock.

Winkler's Band of thirty pieces.

SPEAKERS:

Hon. Martin P. Devlin, George Mosser,Trenton. Gen. Seo. Ciiamber of Commerce, Trenton.

Liberty nnd Unio ad io#ac and inseparable.—

Urging the increase of hooey produc-tion in order to liberate sugar {or ship-ment abroad, Dr. J. H. Merrill, ofKansas, says " anyone can raise bees.''Yes, and bees can raise anyone.

The Post Office Department has ruledthat chickens may be sent by mailWith the efficiency of the Burleaonbrand, the consignees might as well be

Come! COME! COME!

HIGHTSTOWN^ - I

Mrs. Charles Stockton, of the State ,CouDcil of National Defense, will speak

preparedbirds.

to receive some tougb. old

It is to be hoped that Vice PresidentThomas M-irshall was not wholly ac-countable for his utterance when he de-clared that those who voted for MrLenroot were "disloyal." We wouldrather think of Mr. Marshall as not ac-countable than as rationally guilty of sobase an assertion.

PRACTICAL KINDNESS.

Joiis S. WELBANK.Just recently, in one of our large cities,

on war work io the Baptist chapel here a decrepit looking mare was pulling anext Saturday, where many of tbe wagon, much the worse for wear, throwomon of the town will gather to at- the crowded streets. The driver, agedtend a special function to be given by in years himself, was urgiDg the tiredMrs F. Ii. MacFerran. animal onward, but little progress seem-

A. musical program will be given by ed' to be mader Coming out into theMrs. MacFerran, assisted by Miss Helen clearing, he drove to one side and stop :

Witeon. ped at the curbing, and dismounting bePeddie Institute re-opened Monday patted the mare with much affection

after having been closed for its Easter and said, "Poor Jiuny, you're as tired

WOMAN'S COMMITTEEAPPOINTS CHAIRMEN

Eight District Leaders Selectedto Push Third Liberty

loan Sales."

Eight district chnlrrnen will co-oper-ate 'with Mrs. John T. Pratt, chairman

vacation.Daniel I Messier has been visiting

his uucle, Daniel Camp, near Pitts- o u r suPPer:burgh, Pa. He made the trip in hisautomobile.

Allen Ely has returned to his work

as your master after the long day, butsoon we'll be home, old girl, and have

then for a -good night'srest." He remounted and " J inny"trotted the rest of the way, and bothwere soon at home.

It is a short story, but what'a world

The decision of the Supreme Court ofthe United States that Federal courtshave no jurisdiction over cases of briberyat election?, even though the electionsare for Federal positions, will have theeffect to get the States to reviewingtheir corrupt practices acts and shouldalso stimulate Congress to supply theomission from the Federal statuteswhich the decision points out.

dealings with dumb creatures. Audwhat nobler or more faithful animal isthere than the horse, who has on every

Corps D'el i teThe plan to organize more regiment?

of cavalry for the American army inFrance means that the men at the topbelieve the German lines will he brokenand that fighting will then be in theopen, where msnnled troops can beutilized to advantage. In this cafe welook to see the American squadron-* addnew laurels to the annals of Yankeeprowess. Io all of our wars, from thenrst, American cavalry have bee'n-notedfor their da?h and vigor—and the plainsof Europe will witness 'some stirringscenes if anj thing like the splendiddeeds of:the Civil War aie to be repeat-ed there.

after having been ill for several days. o f m e a n i u g t b e r e ig o v e r i t a 'n beCau?e

Tbe Libetty Bus Company, of TreD- of tho lesson it teaches! Kindnesston is making plans to operate a line of 8Qould be the guiding principle in ourbuses between Trenton and Hightstowncommencing this week.

D H. Cuuningham was elected presi-dent of the Board of Education at a occasion served us for our good?recent meeting.

The real social event of the season the many humanitarian societies spring-will be held Friday evening, April 19, in*5 UP everywhere, whose object andwuen will occur the annual reception whose purpose is to be a friend of theof the Friday Club.

Jobu D. Plant, one of the leadingpreparatory school coaches, has beenreleased from his duties at Peddie In-stitute, where he has been connectedwith athletics for the past sixteen years,to go into tbe overseas Y. M. C. A. ser-

feelvice. At the end of the war he will ' , . , .

, . , ciprocate for the kindness done.agmn take up his wort here.

Mr. Plant volunteered for the Y. MC. A. overseas service, and will doubt-less be of great Service in that depart-ment of war work because of his abilityto baridle men. The school athleticcircle will greatly feel his absence andwill bo glad to welcome him back atthe close of the war.

Self-CouvictedIt is undoubtedly true that the ouly

serious injury tbe administration hassuffered in the ey^s of the people of thecountry, it has brought upon itself. Solong as criticisms were made withoutstatements of facts in detail Io supportthem, the peop e paid little attention.They afsum^d that most of the criticismwas born of partisanship, though thatwas not iu fact the case. But whenprominent officials of the executivebranch of the government, were calledupon the witness stand and testifiedthat tbe criticisms were baaed upon factsand also made admissions which indi-cated that ih« criticisms we«Moo mildrather than too severe, there could bebut one judgment formed. Practicallyevery charge that has been made hapbeen admitted Tho'critics have beenfully vindicated. More thtfn that, thecritics are eiiiit id to commendation forendriivoi i»n i i>ring to the attention ofthe peup e i in- great danger hangingover the inn inn nerauue of Departmental

DAK TON.Tbe social committee of the Christian

Mrs. Harold Silvers, Mrs. ̂ Francis Endeavor Society will give an enter-Pullen and Mrs.-John Rogers spent taiumeut entitled " Miss Fearless & Co."Wednesday at Trenton. in the Dayton chapel Thursday, April

Mrs. E. V. Gordon and Mrs. Aeher ^ih, 1918 at 8 o'clock P. M. Admis-Applegate spent the week-end at Tren- s i o u 2 5 ceat9> children 15 cents.' Icet o n , cream will be on sale. Cast of char-

' acters as follows:Margaret Henley Eatella VanDerveerEuphemia Addfson Mrs. J. W. Grover

Mr. Youman, of Washington, D. C, .spent over Sunday with his family here.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Field entertain- Sarah Jane Lovtjoy

Barbara Livingstone1 Bettie Cameron

Henrietta OsbornMary Green

Matilda RowlandRuth Grovor

Bessie Schoeal)Just Lizzie Hannah Schoenly

Alias, Miss AlibiThe Silent Sisters

An important meeting of the citizen*George Peppier has been confined to b o t h m e Q aQ(1 w o m e n W M h e l d a t t h e

his home the past week with grip., _ _ j D a y U ) Q a c h o o , h o u g e Q n F r j d a y af tM_

Mrs. William Vogel spent the past n 0 0 Q ) April 12th. The maetiog waaweek at Freehold with Mr. and Mrs. underthe direction of the National

tee of the Second Federal Reserve Dis-trict, dividing the work of the sub-districts between them according tothe same plan used for tlie men's com-mittee of. the Liberty Loan.

The Second Federal Reserve DistrictIncludes all oC New York, northernNew Jersey, and Fnirflelcl county,Conn., and the district chairmen are:

Mra. Linzee BUnltren—Subdistrict 1,wtrieli Is eight counties in the extremewestern part of the siute, includingBuffalo.

Mrs. Morris A. I'arker—Subdistrict2, seven counties in tliu western p;irtof the state, with llochester tluv center

It is therefore a healthy sign to see j for the district.Mrs. George1 Whitney—Subdistrict 3,

a lurgo section which begins nt theSt. Lawrence and runs down throughthe state, splitting the AMlromluckswith District 5 and contiiinlnj:, besidesthe cities of Syracuse, Wntertown undUtlca, some of the largest lumberingcountry, tho mo.st prosperous dairiesand most active munition works in thebiaie.

Miss Florence Wardwell—Subdistrict•1, covering Deluwai'v und Sullivuu

i counties.Mrs. Harry Sage—Subdistrict u, a

district of mountain and river'follow-ing the Hudson und including, tho capi-tal city, Albany, and the city of Schc-uoeUidy.

Mrs. Harold I. Pratt—Subdistricts Gami 7, including Long Island andtwelve counties in New Jersey.

Mrs. Lcliiml Siilliiuin—Suhdlstrlct 8,from Fairlield county, Conn., whichcliHtinguibheil itself last time by goingover the top long before the campaignended.

Mrs. Cortlandt D. Barnes—Snbdis-trict 0, the metropolitan district, in-cluding New York, Brooklyn, and theBronx.

Each one of these district chairmen-vill in turn work through local andcounty committees so that it Is ex-pected that every city find town willbe represented In the Woman's LibertyLoan work and will have the advan-tage of co-operutlon with one centralcommittee.

animals and to see that they are treated io a humane manner.

From personal experience with an-imals the writer knows that kindrjesshas much to do in making them gentleand easy to manage. After all, if some-one is kind to us how much better we

and the desire is within us to re-So,

too, with the dumb animals; everafter-wards they are our best friends.

Therefore treat them with the respectand consideration they are eutitled toand should receive.

—Our Dumb Animals.

ed on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Abe Field, K d l i e o - C o n L o rMr. and Mrs. John Field of Sharon andMr.'and Mrs. Walter Applegate.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stout are Marion Reynoldsspending a week at New Brunswick.

iHarry Pullen spent Sunday at Camp

Dix.

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John A. Vogel. , Protective League.

ai.d • ' • • • • • • • '

i Clothing for Men and Young Mento get the right poit at I he right price a most complicated puzzle.

Anticipatiug the present conditions we were fortunate enough to, pecurea goodly supply of Americas foremost makers at prices that will pleasemen who out of necessity mimt ecouomize.

S12.50, $15.00, $18.00. $20.00, $25.00 to $35.00.

forsuils or overcoats representing Fashions Latest Styles of materialsthat will give excellent service, in an unequalled assortment of desir-able patterns.

Come and look them over ou your next visit to Treuton.

B.F.GUNSON, Clothier and Haberdasher,121 E. State Street, (Hotel Windsor Bldg.)

TRENTON, N. J .

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The accompanying illustration showstin' hiiilgo thiit bus boon prepared fordistribution among volunteer workersfor tlic Third Liberty Lonn. The biuU'fis in colors, und, iiiflKiiiK from I liewide demand for the- Volunteer LibertyLoiiii Millions for tin; Second CmnpiilKi),there will be i\n equally great demandfor the new ouea

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to all your chicks. You'll have strong, active, vigorous,healthy chicks that will outstrip their fellows from thestart, that will grow into heavy layers, virile breeders,full bodied market birds—real profit makers.

Here's a Fair Test—You Try ItTake 10 chicks and feed them three weeks on Conkey'sButtermilk Stirling Food. Feed 10 others from thesame hatch for the same time on any other chick foodyou please—we bar none.. Watch the growth of bothgroups and you'll find the Conkey fed chicks, bigger,stronger, healthier, and more active. Compare themagain when they're two months old. Of course, you'lluse Conkey's Buttermilk Starting Food ever after.

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Como and have a good time in theSecoDd Presbyterian chapel next Wed-nesday evening, after the concert.

Bosella Perr'iDe baa been ill withmeasles at tbe borne of hpr grandparentsMr. and Mrs. John Perriue,

Mrs. Emma Reynolds and Mrs. B.Bayles were visitors on Tuesday at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Rey-nolds.

Miss Olive Petty returned to herschool in Botdentown on Monday afterspending her Easter vacation with herparents Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Putty.

Mr. and Mrs. Beijtmin Buy lea ofTrenton were over Sunday guests withMrs. Emma Reynolds. Mrs. Bayleswill remain for a visit.

Misses LouiRa and Emma Schnell ofTrenton spent Sunday with theirparents Mr. aDd Mrs. Harry Schnellt

William M. Cox has been confined tohis bed by illness for the papt few days.

Mr and Mrs Fred Phares entertain-ed over Sunday Rev. Florence Ran-dolph.

Roland Dey of Camp Dix had a fewhours' furlough on. 8unday, spendingthe time at his home here.

Chester Snow has returned from PalmBeach where he apent the past fewmonths.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Perrine andlittle son are visiting Mr. and MrsLemuel Stulta.

Rev. Laurenson Correll, of Hiubtb-town, made a fine address at the Com-munity Brotherhood-meeting on Sun-day afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Silvers spent th<week-end with friends at WilmingtonDelaware.

Mary S. Symmes has had an attackof measles.

Mrs. Mary McCue, of Hightstown,was a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed-ward Walker.

Rev. and Mrs. H. F. Doran and Mr.and Mrs. Harry Scbenck made a trip toNew Yoik on Sunday.

Mre. Viola Petty, of Media, Pa., wasa recent visitor with Mr. and Mra. Dis-brow Bergen.

Lewis Chamberlin and family wereprevented from moving lo their newhome last w>ek as expected on accountof sickness from measles in the family.

Mr. and Mra. G. W. Burroughs spentSaturday in Trenton.

Miss Annie Ervin was a Trentonvisitor on Saturday.

l l r . and Mra. Arthur L. Burroughsof Hightstown, were visitors on Sundaywith Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Burroughs

Mies Mary R. Symmes has recoveredfrom an attack of tonailitis.

Mr. Harry Appleget, of Trentonspent Tuesday with bis wife and family

The Ladies Aid Society of the M. EChurch met on Tuesday evening at tbhome of Mrs. George Hopple.

Mrs. Warren Elsing and little daugh-ter Margaret will start next Mondayfor San Anselmo, Cal., where they wil.spend several months with Mrs. Elaing'ipareuts. They will be accompanied aifar as Chicago by Mrs. Martin Welsand daughter Rose Mary.

Master Jack Silvers is visiting Mr,and Mrs. Edward W. Dunham,Trenton.

Miss Julia Scudder Bpent Saturday i;Trenton.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis S. Chamberlii,. moved to their new home in town o

Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Havens havreceived word from their son Lawrencwho has anived safely in Texas amlikes his work very much.

Miss Besaie Stead of Camden ha:been visiting her sister Mrs. CharlHiland. ^ ^

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stein were visitorson Sunday with friends in Lawrence-ville.

Mrs. Robert Sutton and daughterMinnie returned home dn Saturdayafter spending a few months with MissAnna Sutton of Newark.

It isn't often that a small town likeours has this privilege of having aUniversity Glee Club come to it. Every-one that doesn't go to the concert next"Wednesday evening will miBS a greattreat.

E. C. Wilson is confined to his homewith tonsilitis. j

Mra. H. J Butcher and Mrs. WilliamDaviBon entertained the Sewing Clubon Thursday afternoon, and later Mr.and Mrs. Russell Johnson and Mr. andMrs. Charles Symmes at supper.

W. D. Pomeroy of the GouldsManufacturing Co. Shows

How It Is Done.

REGULAR MEETING OF, APOLLO LODGE. No. 166. F. *. A.M.

Tuesday nvpnlne. April 1G, 1918. at 8.00JOHN H, BAREMOKE. W. M.

The value of Liberty Loan bonds astin investment for the man^f smallmoans Is explained In the followingstatement by \V. D. I'omeroy, generalnmiiiiger of the Goulds ManufacturingCompany, Seneca Falls, N. Y.:

"There Is one unquestioned blessingfor persons of small means In thesewar times that liuve brought so much>blig!Uion for unselfishness on the partof the patriotic. That blessing Is Inthe succession of Liberty Loans theGovernment is .offering the people.Kirst they represent an absolutelydemocratic opportunity for everyone toinvest In accordance with his means.But to the man of #small means orlimited business training who mightnot be a!)le to judge for himself as tol he wisdom of-Investments they rep-respiit particularly u welcome oppor-tunity. They give him a chance to In-vest In i» security that Is as firm asthe earth on which he stands, Insur-ing him regular interest return and ata fair rute and absolutely protectinghis principal against all the vicissi-tudes of life. To those who alreadytiavo saving habits they represent aready place to put their money; andby the speciafputriotle appeal theyhear, the Liberty Ux>ans are well de-vised to Inculcate, habits^of savinguinong those who\piay/not hithertohave been Impressed^*/ the value ofsuch providence. And one of the moBtimportant features of the Liberty Loanplan, to my mind, is that If you ralssed-your opportunity once or even twicein the first two loans it does not meanyour chance is lost; with the comingThird Liberty Loan o\urybudy Is tohave another chance .to do his dutyand also to start or to Increase hissavings account"

CUSTOM HATCHINGin Hull Mammoth Incubator,

Two ceutH per Egg.White Lopliorn Baby Chicks.

It. ,1 KEPPKL,Monmouth Junction, N. J :

Phono 028 Plalnnboro. Mur. 11 Gt.

Barred Plymouth Rock Cockerels all SoldI offer, subject to prior sale

SELECTED HATCHING EGGSfrom superb matings, headed by

Treutou and Freehold Winners,Priced at $8.00 per hundred,

with a guarantee of 80% fertility.

J. A. FATJSNER,Brookcrest Farm,

Union Valley RoadPhone 392 H. Mar 15, tf.

BABY CHICKSS. C. White Leghorns, $20.00 per

hundred. Order limited to 200 Chickspet customer. Breeding pens sired bybrothers of leading pen at

VINELAND CONTEST

Custom Hatching2c per Egg. Capacity 12,000 eggs

Bring eggs in lotB of 200 or 400.

Bungalow Poultry Farm,C. H. CHANDLEE, Prop.,

R. 0. No. 1, Monmouth Junction, N. J.

NOTICE.

Scaled proposals will he received by thoBoard of Chosen Freeholders of the County!of Middlesex at their rooms in the County]Record Building, at New Brunswick, N. J.,

ON APIUI, TWENTY-FIFTH, 1918,nt 2.3.0 P. M.,

for the furnishing of an automobile of 3-4to 1 ton capacity, to be used in transporta-tion of prisoners, having a body built forthis purpose with drop seats along the sidesand having wire sides and wire door.

Each bidder muBt accompany his pro-posal with a certified check in the amountor $300.00 payable to the order of EdwardBurt, County Collector, New Brunswick,N: J., without any conditional endorse-ment which check shall at the option of theBoard of Chosen Freeholders he forfeitedshould the successful bidder fail to en̂ eVinto contract and bond within ten flaysfrom the award of the hid. /

Each bidder must endorse on theojltBidoof the envelope containing his^bid and cer-tified check the full name, residence andpostofDce address of all parties iuterested inmaking said bid.

The Board reserves the right to reject anyor all bids if in their opinion it is to thebest interest of the County so to do.

Checks of unsuccessful bidders will bereturned immediately upon award of thocontract and the check of the successfulbidder will be retained as a guarantee thathe will complete his contract.

If the successful bidder after having en-tered into contract refuses or neglects tocomplete the same or comply with the oon-ditions herein stated the Board reserves theright to forfeit the contract, retaining theaforesaid check of the successful bidder asliquidated damages.

WM. S. DEY, Director.Attest:

THOMAS J. MULVAHILL, Clerk.

EDITORIAL.**

INSURE AGAINST MURDER.

Have you Insured your children andour clilldnm's children against armednvasion, against ruthless warfare,jguinst murder, rapine and terrorism?

A Liberty I5ond is the ammunitionuilublo to every American. A mil-

lion :in asked merely tocinl \nur money to your ^o\i;niiii(.'lit.Your inu MiniJiit is safe. The return

ill l'ec rive i< imme;i--i]i'ul)|e

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LUCKY STRIKECIGARETTEEVERY month we make enoughLucky Strike Cigarettes to reach,end to end, from New York to China,the long way around. That's

15,000,000 A DAYRegular men like the Lucky StrikeCigarette—good, solid KentuckyBurley tobacco, fine for a cigarettebecause—

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Pnse Buy—Your wife wishesspeak tn you on t lit telephone, sir.

Bop Vivant—Goo' Lor'! Fetch mo aclove, boy—quick !—Boston Trunscript.

Cuticura Kills Dandruff.Anoint spots of dandruff with Cuti-

cura Ointment. Follow »t once by ahot shampoo with Cuticura Sonp, If amaa;-nesi-inorniij.2;. if_n_\MQman̂ Forfree samples addros-;, "Cuticura, DeptX, Boston." At druggists and by mall.Soap 2o, Ointment 2~> and 50.—Adv.

A woman makesenvving her.

:i rival happy by

Past History.El.sie's mother held tlie opinion tlm

Instruction should be given to childrenincidentally whenever possible. There-fore on different occasions at the tableElsie learned tl:at veal Is cut from alittle calf, that slices of bacon oncihelped to make a pig, nnd so on. Onemorning at breakfast she looked upfrom her plate with n puzzled expres-sion.

".Mnmmu," she Inquired, "what washash when it was alive?"

CHALLENGE OFGERMANY MET

BY RESIDENTEnemy Made Peace Not Accept-

able to America, HeDeclares.

CONTRASTS SPEECH AND ACTS.

Ambition to Make All Slavs Subject toKaiser "as Hostile to the Americasas to Europe"—Sees Ambition forMastery of Far East—"Cheap- Tri-umph" in Russia—World Must BeMade Fit for the Free.

Baltimore.—President Wilson's I,lh-rty Loan address hero, in which he

inswcreil Germany's challenge by alledw of "triumphant force," replied0 the propaganda for a (Jernmn-madeteace and discussed Teuton ambitionsor an empire In the Far East, is in

full us follows:Fellow Citizens: This is the anni-

versary of our aci'epiance of (Jerninny's challenge to tight for our right(o live and be five, »ud for the sacredrights of freedom everywhere. Theml inn is awake. There is no need to:-all to it. We know what the warimî r co-;t—our inmost sucritlce, thelives of our Cutest men, and, if needLie, all that we possess.

The loan we are met to discuss isone of tlu> leaM parts of what we areailed upon to give and to do, though

in itself impt>r.m\e. The people ofthe whole country are-alive to the ne-cessity of it, and are ready to lend t<the utmost, even where It involves aharp .skimping and daily sacrifice to

lend out of meager earnings. Theywill look with reprobation antempt upon those who can and will not,upon those who demand a higher rateof interest, upon thnso who think of itas a mere commercial transaction. Ihave not come, therefore, to urge theloan. I have come only to give you. if1 can. a more vivid Conception of whatIt is for.

owed the profession. Their militarymasters, the men who act for Cor-inany nnd exhibit her purpose in exo--•ution, proclaimed a very different con-•lusion. We cannot mistake what the;:lave done in Hussia, in Finland, inthe Ukraine, in Hounianla. Tire realtest of their justice and fulr play hascome. From this we may judge therest. They are enjoying in Hussia acheap triumph in which no brave orgallant nation can long take pride. Agreat people, helpless by their ownact, lies for the time at their mercy.Their fair professions are- forgotten.They nowhere set up justice, hut ev-erywhere impose their power and ex-ploit everything for their own use andaggrandizement, and the peoples ofconquered provinces are invited to befree under their dominion !

Are we not justified in believingthat they would do the same thing attheir western front If they were notthere face to face with armies whomeven their countless divisions cannotovercome'; If when they have felttheir 'check to be final they shouldpropose favorable and equitable term*with regard" to Belgium and Francennd Italy could they blame us if weconcluded that they did so only to as-sure themselves of a free hand inRussia and the east?

Their purpose is undoubtedly tomake all the Slavic peoples, all thefree and ambitious nations of, theBaltic peninsula, all the laixls thatTurkey has dominated and misruled,subject to their will and ambition andbuild upon Hint dominion an empireof force upon which they fancy thatthey run then erect an empire of gainand commercial supremacy—an em-pire as hostile to the Americans as tothe Europe which it will overawe—anempire which will ultimately masterTersia, India and the peoples of theFar East. In such a program ourideals, the Ideals of justice and huaian-ily anil liberty, the .principle of thefree self determination of nations uponwhich all the modern world insists,can play no part. They are rejectedfor the ideals of power, for the prin-

•JUPV i ciple that the strong must rule theid con- ' W(':ik, that trade must follow the Hag,•in t,,,t I whether those to whom it is taken

welcome it or not, that the peoples ofthe world are to be made subject tothe patronage and overlordship ofthose who have the power to enforce it.

A Preposterous Program.That program once carried out,

America and all who ennr or dure U'stand with her must arm and prepare

the nmstery ofwhich the

The reasons for this groat na r , thereason why it bad to mini1, the mvd to | themselves to contestfight it through, and the isMtes that i the world, a mastery inhang upon its outcome, are more clear- ] rights of common men, the rights oily dixdoM'd now than ever before. ItJ «»men and of all who are weak innsIs ea-y m see jnM what this particular j for the time being he trodden undeiloan niwiiif. because ilie i-.in-e we are ! loot and disregarded, and the old, agefighting for Mauds more Mmrply ro- \ l"im struggle for

Good people who fail tn die youngusually die poor.

It is a great world, and It would bechildish to expect to have everythingIn it to suit ourselves.

However, the disgrace of poverty Isovershadowed bv discomfort.

Win the War by Preparing the LandSowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops

Work in Joint Effort the Soil of the United States and CanadaCO-OPEEATIVE FARKUiG IN MAN POWEB NECESSABY

TO WIN TOE BATTLE FOB LIBERTY

The Food Controllers of the United States and Canada are askine for{jreiter food production. Scarcely 100,000,000 bushels of wheat are avail-able to be sent to the allies overseas before the crop harvest Upon theefforts of the United States and Canada rests the burden of supply. | "

Every Available Tillable Acre Must Contribute; Every AvailableFarmer and Farm Hand Must Assist

Western Canada has an enormous acreage to be seeded, but man poweris short, and an appeal to the United States allies is for more men for seed-ing operation.

Canada's Wheat Production Last Year was 225,000,000 Bushels; theDe