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lELIEVE COUNTRY MUST BE
AROUSED TO FACT THAT WE
ARE FIQHTINO OERMANY.
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GIVES AMBULANCE TO
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
TRADE BOYCOTT SUGGESTED
.This Would Not Be Approved of by Preaident Wilton at Present—Many Practically ValuelcM Speeches De¬ livered In Congrett.
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.
WasliiiiKtdii. Ophiioti <lin<TH ii.s to "Whi'thtT or mtt our pfopU,- sIiduIiI In¬ ject tnore hute liiln tli«' prfs<'nt wnr with Ot'rmany. (Jiilio n nniiilnr of of- aHclals, iifi w«'ll nn iiulillcLst.'*. mt- suk- KeMllMK more "hnl«' for lli«' Ilun." and til.Ho to liiipreefl u|m>ii (Iu< pfu|ilf that thiH country i« flcliiitig (J«-riimiiy utid that It Is uwf.sBury to u«e every "Weapon within rt'aili.
One MUKKL'stlon which nndM a little Tnvor aiuunj; those wlio hiiv*' hcKUii to dlHCUss It la the prnpoHul to IlKitt <ierrnnriy coininr-cUilly hy tU'hnrrliijf Oi'mniti gcKxlH from AiiktIcb for a con- «l(lfnihle period Bflvr the war c'los»'H. Of course Uiere Is a K'"*'at deal of op- poRltlon to the flUKK<'i^tioii ntid n Kr*'nt lunuy public men U'll*>Te that uo such arllon shoultl be taken, e»«'n If it ralKht bu tffectlre tx)wiird winning the •war. One thing is certiilu, no such ac¬ tion can bo taken union* It meet.-? the approval of the iin^ident, und It i.s evident from whnt Mr. Wilson has said thnt he would not look with favor ui)on Hint kind of nn iittnck ngalnst (Icr- iiiuny nt \h« preuciit tlino, hecause he lookH forward to a lusting peucc nt the <'f)iicluHl(in of the wnr nnd such tt peace would not he licljiod If one of Uie h\K nut Ions wtiH debiirred from tradiuK with other imtloiisi.
Mnny of the speeclies iiuide lu coii- Kross upon the .suhjcct of tho wur nmy l>o elHHSed u.s ticudeiulc, «*s|)eci!illy so lont? HU tliey treiit nl' what li,i>; heen done In the i)iis| niiil niukt- no .sii^'^cs- tloiiH for lliii>roveiiiciil.s in the fuliire. Soin(> of the Kpeeche.s itiiiy bo useful to the future hlstorliiii on account of the reviews they cotilnlii of vvhtit ciiused the war und stuleniciit.s us to the iniiii- ner In which the United Stntes Kov¬ ernment Ims thus fnr coiiduirted tho wnr. .So ninny of the six^t'ches huve ihud this historical (rend that they lire prnctlciilly vnlueless. Uut nn unfor¬ tunate feuluro nbout thetn is Hint they seem to blnnket or suiother the lltth; that la said from time to time on sub¬ jects that aro renlly eon.stmctlve in their tendency and which mlKht help win the war. Congress Is peculiarly constituted and the Congressional Rec¬ ord will show- that ihe tendency has 'been with innny speakers to look backward critically and look forward dismally.
Uut there Is one thlnR which con¬ fess can be deitended upon to do, notwlthstnndlnK all Ihe talk, the criti¬ cism, or doleful predictions, and thut Is to sustain the Koverninent and fur¬ nish everything possible for'carrying the war to a successful conclusion.
Postmaster General Burleson may be tbe means of training souie of the "aces" that will make numea for themselves la the grtmt European wiir. Some of his men who will carry mall la airplanes between New York nnd Washington may become experts for the flying line In France. Some one passed a partial criticism on the post¬ master general, saying tlmt the men iin<l airplanes he Is using in the mall eervlee might be better employed In scattering lionibs over tlu' Uuns, bnl perhui)s this criticism will be tunietl ,1iito commetultition If tho men who are trained as air mall curriers liecome Jlrst-class ll.vlug men for tlio army In Europe.
Secretary Lane of the Interior de- piirtinent is going to du ull he can to prevent anythlnj; like a ci>al famine next yenr, If he secures the co-opera¬ tion of men who desire to develop coal lautls of Alaska. He has announced that there are l'J,eK.K) acres of coal hinds lu what Is known us tbe Neiiana Jleltl, which are ready for leasing un¬ der the provisions of the leasing law. It Is true that tloubt exists as to whether men will Invest lu leaslug propositions. When the leasing bills were considered in congress time after time Western men asserted that there would he nothlnjr done In the way of leasing, but Secretary Lane Intends to give the matter a tryout, and It is pos¬ eible thut Alaska coal will help to «tave off a coal famine next winter.
Secretary Laue believes thut there are sufficient potash deposltH ou many Western public lands which will fur¬ nlsli thu fertllliEer so much ueeiled to produce cotton in the Southern states. He has recently Issued permits for the exploration of a number of these pot¬ ash tructa, and If a suffieleut Quantity can be discovered uo doubt steps will be taken linuediately to develoii It, as i the demand for potaah at present U very much grt^uter tbau the niuuilv.
lEN MILLION TO BE
MEN
ROOSEVELT
PR0VO8T MARSHAL'S OFFICE IS
8EI.ECTINQ MEN FOR FJQHT-
INQ AND OTHER TASKS.
ALL OF THEM ARE SOLDIERS
Emnianael de Lnynefl, Due de riinulnes, a grandson of Theodore 1'. Shtrnts, at the whee* of the arabu- Innce i)rps«>nte(l to the Italian gnvern- ni»>nt by the New York friends of Capt. rierre Tezzl of the Italian army.
DOG ROUTS BANDITS
Saves a Woman's Life and Protects $3,000.
Nero, a blK St. nernard dog, the oth¬ er night saved .fll.OOO for his owner, Mrs. Eugenia Ornf, by fljjhtlng off four bandits who held up her saloon in Chl¬ cngo.
Mr.s. Graf hnd the money to cash checks for stockynrds employees. She wns In u room hnck of the bar count¬ ing out money for n cb.eck when tbe bniidlts entered. Each of the men car¬ ried a ri'volver. One covered the two bartenders and several customers in tho barroom. A second robber ran be¬ hind the bar and opened the cash roK- i.'ster.
Mrs. Grnf snw the bandits coming iu time to slann the door and turn the key. She gnthered up her money and fled through a bnck door. The robbers flred two shots through the door and kicked It In just as Mrs. Graf vanished from the room. The men sprang nfter her nnd Nero attacked them.
The robbers fired four shots nt the dog, but he drove them bnck Into the barroom and ran behind the bar to at¬ tack the man at the cash register. The bnndlt leaped over the bar nnd ran, fol¬ lowed by his companions.
NOT ALL AT ONCE
Farmer Forty-Eight Years Old and i
Wife of Forty-Four, Have 16
Children.
Peter Anderson, a farmer of the , town.shlp of Bygland, in Polk county, ' Minn., owns a 7-passenger auto, which, even when loaded to normal ca- I pacity, only carries nbout one-third of ; his family. Another seven-passenger oar and a four-seater are needed by him If no one Is to be left at home.
Anderson is the father of 10 living children. The youngest, a daughter, arrived last week and has heen chrlst- ' ened Marie. There have been 18 chil¬ dren In ull, but two are dead. The old- > est, a son, was twenty-one on June 30 last. There are no twins or trliilets In the family. The mother wns forty- four years old on January 25, lOlg. The father is forty-eight yeurs old. I
Anderson hus 237 acres of land, worth $l(JO un acre, and can do all his farming without help from outside of ' the family circle.
FERTILIZER ACCUMULATES
Congested Transportation Facilities In Eaat Responsible.
A loss of 5,000,000 bushels of wheat and other grains faces the nation's crop next season unless huge amonnt» of fertilizers are moved from the At¬ lantic seubonrd at once.
Due to congested transportation facilities vnst amounts of the fertilizer have accumulated. At one plant near here 60,000 tons of acid phosphate await shipment. This must be moved before mure can be made, and unless some of It Is shipped at once the plant will have to close for lack of storagre space.
Before and After.
She- Uefore we were uiurrled you Bald I should want for nothing.
Ue—Well, you didn't waut su much then.
Enliata to Get Revenge. To avenge the death of Admiral Oraddock of the British navy, who went down with his fla^rshlp. Good Hope, off the coast uf Chile in 1914, before a superior German enemy, Frank Culver Craddock, a distant rel¬ ative of the admiral, bas enlisted In tba United States navy.
ConipreKaed peat, formed Into sheets, has beeu Inveuted in Kuntpe for insula- Uou utfttinsl beat aud cold, j
ftrrot Tries to Nag Smekert.
Zlou City waits with eagerDess tbe efforts of Overseer Wilbur Oleuu Vo- Uva to teach a Mexican parrot bow to talk Eugllih. For hours Vollva sat Id his home aod every time a tobacco smoker passed be would hiss "Stluk- put." The bird tried tu liultate him, bat the word was too' much. — • ' I
Schoolteachers Asked to Help In Sort¬ ing Out the Men—Most Important Legislation tn the Hands mi Few Senators.
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington.- Mon Hiibject to serv¬ ice In the United Stntes army nnder the selective draft system nre going to be ullllzed lo the lest advnntnge, whether with guns In their linii(l.«< or ns artisans making supplies and form¬ ing a necessary second line of nn- tloiiid defense. The provo.st ninr- shal's oflice is now engaged In the gi¬ gantic tnxk of classifying 1<),0<K),0(K) tneti ns lo tbelr o<Tu|intlons and the work thry can best do to help Ibe government nt this time. The first- <'lnss men nre liglitltig men, and al¬ ready a lurge numl>«>r hnve been called to the <'olors. Then there nre other clusslflea lions, as to trndes and oc- cuiialioni". and It is the Intention of the provost marshal to use lht«e men where tbi'y can do the most goovl. Ma¬ chinists, ineclianlcs, niotormen, lum- liertiien nnd In fiiet ntnirly every trail* ran lie utilized as a part of the Na¬ tional army.
Those .selected men wbo are not sent to the trniriing cainiis to become tlghtlng soldiers will he soldiers of nn- r)ther class. Tbey will be jiut in uni¬ forms, <irgnnized nnd offlcercd, nnd used in the work for which they nre best adapted. In nitiklng these sele<'- tions the provost niarshnl's olHce will be careful to ch()os«> so ns not to dls- arrange lnl>or coiKlitinns tbrouKliont the cdiinlry ; tluil Is, the seleclUiiis will not be iiiiide In large number from nny one district, bnt scsitiered llirnughout the country so thnt there will be no (hinger of closing down jilantp or shut¬ ting lip indnstrb's.
In tlii.'^ inovenienf the provost mnr- slial's ollice has re()iicste(l tbe srhool- teachei-H of tbe I'liited States to en¬ list in the work of cltisslfylng men by getting tlielr records at tho various of¬ fices of the locnl hoard which repre¬ sents the provost marshal's oflBce. These boards hnve the returns from the qiu'stlonnnlres, an<l from these re¬ turns It Is expected that the school¬ teachers will copy the information de¬ sired about each man upon prepared cnrds, nnd these cards will be sent to Washington and the 10.000,000 selected men will be classified us to their oc¬ cupation nnd efficiency.
Doubling up of senators on the first- clnss committees throws lnipi>rtiint legislation Into the htinds of a very few men. Senators with no moro thnn one term are generally those who se¬ cure places on two or more big com¬ mittees, and to Ihem falls the work and control of legislation. It so hnii- pens thnt Senator Fletcher of Florida hus the lion's share of Important du¬ ties to perform Just now. As chair¬ man of the conimltteo on commerce he has the big shipping problem on his hands;-as a member of the military af¬ fairs coininlttee has had a shore In all the legislation coming before that com¬ mittee; and Just recently he was made a member of the sub-committee from tho committee on judiciary, which Is handling the president's very compre¬ hensive hill giving him tbe authority he wants to cnrr.v on tlie war. Quite ll number of other senators hnve al¬ most ns much to do as Senator Fletcher.
There is one bill tliat .shows It.'^elf nearly every winter whlcli Is referred to !is the "Inugh bill." It iirovide.s for removlnur snow snd Ice from the streets nnd sidewnlks In the Id.strict of Oilunibln. It Is introduced nnd sometimes passes the senate when¬ ever du're Is a very heavy fall of snow which lasts for more than a week. The Joke lu the bill |.s that while the wealher Is cold nnd severe the snow and'Ice caanot be removed, und before the bill cau ever pass the sun comes to tbe rescue of the na¬ tional cnpital and melts the snow and Ice. This bill Is one of the regular old stagers uud Is fnralUur as winter Itself.
Senator Thomns of C!olorado In a spiH>ch somewhat critical of the Inves¬ tigations of the executive departments read an Imaginary report, which he himself lm<l drafted, and which he said might well be made by the council of national defense. This alleged report took up in detail the shortcomings of congress, i>olnted out the vast ainount of red tape,* the loss of time and the great expense, and the general Ineffl- clency of congress. It alluded to the Introduction of 30,000 bills In each term of congress, not more than flve per cent of which could receive con¬ sideration. If pointed out the loss'of time by members In trying.to get these bills favorably considered in coiumlt- tees. and tbe loss of time of eommit- tees In even glancing at the bills. There was much more tu tbe same effect showing that as au example of tQ«fli. dency, congress stood at the head.
Attacks huve been made u^uu con¬ gress along these llaes heretofore, but the laetbod which Henator Thomas ust'<l Is sumewbat unl^us. But what is the usel
Oharles A. Peterson of Henry street has heen informed by the l-o- cal Draft Board that he will be drawn for the final quota for the first draft from this district
Eujfcne fildridpe has secured a po¬ sition with the long Island Traction C-ompany.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. Mcl*an of Ojjone Park have rented a home on Lin¬ coln avenue.
Master Olelnriak; nolo, "Keep the Home Fires Burninr,'" Miss G. An¬ drus; address on "Lincoln," Col R S. Seckersoti; recitation, "Tl)§ Flag," Miss Sarah Underhill; addresses. Su¬ pervisor Hiram R. .Smith and Suwr intendent W. C. Mepham; duet, "The Vacant Chair," Misses Stephenson and Lytle: flaj? salue; song, "Star Spangle<l ftanner."
•Miss Mary Phippa left fbr her home in Maryland Friday, havinpr re- sijrned her position as physical train¬ ing fteacher because of ill health.
Mrs. S. Nathan is .spending the | wc^k with relatives in Manhattan. i
I>eon Smith has bicn employed by ! F. Meinen, grocer. Wnshington ave- | nue. !
Mrs. John I). Cornelius and son, i John I)., Jr., left for St. Albans, West Virginia, in order that she may be , able to join her hu.sband, who is em- , ployed by the Thompson Starret Co., ' contractors, who are doing' consider- ' able government work in the way of ' building cantonments. Mr. Cornelius ihas been in the employ of this con¬ cern at Camp Upton, but as work slacked up he was ask^d to take u ; i southern position. '
I A "'big sing" will \k held by the I I Brooklyn South District Epworth I IjCBLgue at the Itoosevelt M. E. Church Friday evening, .March 1, at 7.4.') p.m. All devotees of singing are speci¬ ally invited to come and partake of j the enjoyment of the solos, duets, male tiuartcltea and instrumental se- Icrlions as well as the congregational singing which will l)e rendered.
The following topics will be given; "The Church and Kpworth l^eague," Rev. Richard Hegarty, Roclcville Cen¬ tre; "Who is My Chum,'' Charles H. llardie, l)isti;ict President; "The Call of Allegiance," Arthur Longendyke, lst Vice President; "Get at it and Stay at it," R. Norman Beougli; "The .Social Side of the Epworth Ijcague," Miss Christina AlcQuaig, 4th Vice President.
School was closed on Washington's Birthday. The teachers spent the hol¬ iday as follows: .Miss Westrrvelt in Poughkeepsie, Miss Craig and Miss Voorhep.<! in Whate Plains, Miss El¬ liot in Rahway, N. J.; Miss Pratt in Orange, N. .J.; Mrs. Bentley in Brook¬ lyn and Mrs. Randall in Newark, N. J
The attendance banner for last week went to Miss Elliott's Sixth CJrade.
MERRICK
The committee of two appointed at the last nieefirifr of the Parish .A,id Society of St. John's Lutheran Church of Merrick to collect and re¬ ceive contributions towards the na¬ tion-wide campaign of the Lutheran Church to raise ?7,')0,(»0O, tiakes pleas¬ ure in announcing that to this date
the sum of $37 Iim hwn
The purpose of this camfMigii to etjuip the National Lutheran On mission for Soldiers' snd Sail* Welfare with the mearx" for supjl ing our Lutheran hoys in the senr with chaplains to look after the'r ligious welfare It is reported M four hundred tlioiMand dollars of t amount will he used to defray < expenses of the camp pastors, $40,0 for assistance to churches loeat n«aT cantonments, $20,000 for ai ilar work among the interned allsi and $r>0,000 for work in France, appears from the latest reports til .'?0,000 Lutheran boys are already « er in France, and that an appeal h heen received from the I>uth€r churches on the other side that sistance is badly needed in providi for the spiritual needs of the Lut cran men over there.
For all that has been nccomplil ed in this campaigTi in our cnmmttl ty credit is due to the commit! whose continuous untiresome effoi have resulted in the collection of sum greatly surpassing all cxped tions. The list is still open. If y have not done your share to^ai this fund do it now. Don't delay until tomorrow, for tomorrow will too late. Do your bit!
Among our soldier Iwys from Cain^ Cpton who were home for the wed end were John G. Cameron and Fr T. Hall. Johnny claims to have h a monopoly over a col<l since he first sent to Yaphank.
Private John Stutzke of Camp Up¬ ton visited his parents and frienda over the week-end.
.A large congregation was present at the Methodist Church, Koosevelt, on Sunday evening when a splendid patriotic program was given. A large service Hag in honor of the members of the church who are enlisted in the army was dedicated. Many pa¬ triotic hymns were sung under the able leadership of Rev. Stanley Coors.
Regrular meeting of the Boys' Bri¬ gade every Friday evening. Come and make it a success.
Charles W. Eskstein was home from Comp Upton visiting.
Last Monday evening the Girls' Rambler Club and the Boys' Athletic Club held a costume dance in Fire- i men's Hall, which was given gratis i by the firemen for the occasion. The hall was decorated with American; flags. i
"The evening was spent in playing , all sorts of games, dancing and sing¬ ing. David Coker played a number | of selections and the evening was one I of the greatest enjoyment for the | young folks
Miss Mabel Dixson won the first; prize as "Little Po-Peep." Miss Fran¬ cis Smith won the se<'ond prize as a "gypsy." David Coker won first; prize among the boys as a "girl." Much credit is due to Miss Mary • Phipps who throug-h her valuable sup-1 port helped to make the evening a success.
Regular services at St. Paul's Epis¬ copal Church next Sunday as follows: Morning prayer and sermon at 11 o'clock. Mid-week services at the home of Rev. .\. Smith of Henry street.
BOARDS OF REGISTRY
VILLAGE OF FREEPORT meet
Saturday, March 9th, 1918
8 A. M. to 8 P. M.
You Must Be Registered personally or by prox^ in order to vote at the annual
VILLAGE ELECTION
To be Held Tuesday, March 19, 191j
REGISTRY PLACES:
DISTRICT No. 1 "House of Truck Co. No. 1, Churcli Street.
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES--Comprising6th, 7thand9tl Election Districts of Town of Hempstead withk incorporated limits bounded and described as fol< lows:
Beginning at a point in the center of the Long Island Rail road tracks where said point intersects the easterly line of -the Village of Freeport, and thence following the easterly »nd south¬ erly boundary line of the Village of Freeport until it comesto the center of Millburn Creek, and thence following the center line oi Millburn Creek in all its courses in a northerly direction until it comes to a point in such creek where the center line of Whaley street if continued in a westerly direction would intersect said cen¬ ter line of said creek; thence running easterly following what would be the center line of Whaley Street if extended and also following the center line of said Whaley Street until it comes to the center line of Grove Street; thence running northerly and following the center line of Grove Street until it comes to the center line of the Long Island Railroad tracks, and thence run¬ ning easterly and following the center line of the Long Island Railroad tracks to the point or place of beginning, and embrac¬ ing all the territory within said bounds. j
-House of Hose Co. No. 2, N. Main
Mr. and Mra. Ira Searby entertain-j ed relativ'es at their home on Cen- j tennial avenue over the week-end. I
Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. M. Matherson entertained the Ladies* j -Guild of St Paul's Church at her ' home on Centennial and Forest ave¬ nues. The afternoon was spent in the discussion of business affairs, and in the usual sewing work, which was ¦ followed hy a most pleasing luncheon prepared by the h()ste.=.s. Those pres¬ ent were: Mrs. C. Hates, Mrs. C. \ Pinner, .Mrs. A. Schlegel, Mrs. F. Hobel, Mrs. W. Tabb, Mrs. IL Smith.
Next meeting of Ladies' Guild at the home of Mrs. F. Hoebel.
Mrs. W. Ijobb of Brookside avenue spent several days last week visiting ' relatives in Brqoklyn.
A very pleasinf? program combin- J ing the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln occurred at Roosevelt School on Monday afternoon, February 18, at 2.30 o'clock. The program was ar- | ranged by Col. R. S Seckerson with j the co-operation and assistance of the • school. The program, which follows, j was splendid, and the addresses on | "Washington" by Rev. D. S. Coors, pastor of the M. K. Church, and the one on "Abraham Lincoln" by Col. R. S. Seckerson were much appre¬ ciated by the children and audience. Supervisor Hiram R. Smith and Dis¬ trict Superintendent W. C Mepham were botn present and added much to the pleasure of the occasion by ad¬ dressing: the children. Supervisor Smith complimented Miss Westervelt, the Principal, and her corps of teach¬ ers for the splendid discipline mani¬ fested throughout the schools. It was a very enjoyable occasion and an event to be remembered. A larg« delegation of the G. A. R. was pres¬ ent, including William Tabb, John J. Randall, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Cran¬ dall, Mr. Washburn and others.
The program: Sonic, "America;" address, "George Washington," R«v. Ooors; essay, Georgre Washington," written by Anna Montross and read by Wallace Mole; solo, "We Will Nev¬ er let the Old Flajf Fall," Evelyn Stephei»«on; essay Abraliam Lin¬ coln," Master Edward Schmidt; reci¬ tation, "Oh Captain! My Captain!"
DISTRICT No. 2- Street.
DISTRICT BGUNDARIES-Comprising 8th, 10th and llth Election Districts of the Town of Hempstead
bounded and described as follows:
j
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the center line of Grove Street with the center line of Whaley Street and thence running westerly along the center line of Whaley Street to the end thereof, and thence still westerly following the same direction as if Whaley Street were extended until it comes to the center of Millburn Creek; thence running northerly following the westerly boundary line of the Village of Freeport until said westerly boundary line of the Village of Freeport intersects the northerly boundary line of the Village of Freeport; thence east¬ erly following the northerly boundary line of the Village of Free- port until said northerly boundary line of the Village of Free- port intersects the easterly boundary line of the Village of Free- port; thence in a southerly direction following the easterly bound¬ ary line of the Village of Freeport until it comes to the center of the Long leland Railroad tracks; thence westerly following the center line of the Long Island Railroad tracks to the center line of Grove Street, and thence southerly following the center line'of Grove Street until it comes to the center line of Whaley Street at the point or place of beginning, and embracing all the territory within said bounds.
EVERHHING ELECTRICAL
Light, Wiring, Fixtures, Motors, Phones, Bells JAMES F. CAMPION
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
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Phone Connection
Freeport, N. Y
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