fcm Jww» Legislature Expect- M[u ^ a< Utmj _ wto %& to Adept Plan for Better on t»u n Mount Hour « m _ , , r!l« or John Irac* and otbtax in tfc* Buslnexj Nethod. j »„a«r «i imr, d. k««. * »r«« near AUton is AotmC. IMA, **» (INFUSION NOW THE RULE i ^ Ttoru id ■ aoremwit o r«nts« r bom* nurd (or All the aobooliM. lOUTMMp. Oto»co**« ceire u aASHion*! » While water pl^M «cre betnf thawed with hot (robs ttanMnouxo o{ St

Owe of the ootnUBdiAA feature# of tte mat At hand flac of the tetfalAtore prontan to be Ooremor Edte r. PUa for ceatrallxAtloB of reapcnalbltIty for the work of the atAta'a correcUobaI cad chartubie toctltutlons. Sxoeat AevatopaeaU have brought the Deed of Utla reform to the front, tat tt baa bean a ctron* desire upon the part of eocloloaUti and the state fiduetary officials for a Ions time. Probebly no one In the elate la bet-

falrm

7 at each control than the *o»hlc.aetf after hi* loes exp«rite the lecfetetere both ac a»wmla thoee yean he cause into direct ocatact with many of the more eerloua problems hwolred In the adoUntetratlnn of the fBatUaUone, the nalu-a) growth of Which has kept ppce with the ' ttr teceeaefag population and Plied the prcblemt tc. the aame The laaue. howercr. wa« brought dearly to the front by the recent report of the ccmmlMioa by tbe H'i legislature to teTeatlgatc the aahject. and tbe saltant feature* of that report was tbe euggeation of eeatared control « la probable, therefore, that a bill or bill* will appear early in the eew etoa carrying the anggeetlonc, and the rh«-—- tor their enactment are conddareu excdtrst. especially as the goremor will be back of them. fror many yean eam*sst workers In the 8*>d of penology and*publ!e charJty hare been confronted with the confusion of divided responsibility for the Institutions, especially the Mate p’ifcon and allied insUtutlona, the two stat' hospital? for the Insane, the echool for buys and the school for girls, the home for feeble minded, tbe two soldiers' home* and other departments of correction and charity. While there Is a state oommteaioeer of charities, with considerable f wer and control, these teatltutious arc really under tbe direct command of uanagerr « a of prominence, who contribute their time and talents to the work of the state with no thought of compensation In the main thl* system ha* worked out fairly well, hut the suggested change wUi no doubt bring a great measure cf cccnnmy and efficiency in administration and this. It stem*, has been tbe strong trend in New Jersey In rectal year*. Tbe Puts Charities Aid Aasoelaticst. tha Children's Aid Society, tbe Prison Reform Association and other struUar bodle* bare ior aoute years eadeaeorsd to bring about eaaary changes they felt were absolutely essential to the proper conduct and maintenance of tbe elate * costly institution*, but (be •y*ten> appeared to have curb a grip that It was cult to shake off. Each Institution was a power unto Itself. Each sought its own appropriations, each the control cf !U < spendtturrs. sad until eoruparntlrcly recent time* overlapping and confusion were of frequent cocurrenti Nor was it pocMbl* el way* u> fasten reepoosibtlliy for abuses when responsibility for management was divided between boards and maaagers and superlntendem* and other quasi-brads. It is expected that uadrr tbe proposed new arrangement many of the boards and commissions «ill be aboi tubed and legs* recognition given to oSteisle directly charged with the •ondui t and mansawuont of the ttMilction* wherein many thousands of the state’s wards are maintained at public egpqnt* The system I ration of the satire work. It la roundentiy ex ported, wll* effeel wonder* in a few years, lossy noth las of Ur* reducteon

to cast*

Another and very Important step to be taken by tbs next legislature, will he tbe aarly oonslderatlon of th# annual appropristlon bill*, mad# possrthle by several inaoiathma Cblaf these, of course. ** tbe new budgetlag system, by which all tbe department* and institution*, boards and ror.itBlssloos art obliged bi mske known definltel} and spssfhcally ail their fiusacixl needs in advsme of tbs BSSBtoB. Tbe govtsmof U ihe de»igrated head of th* UndoUag Ib«rd. which n glting ds'ly bsarine* b» the

north Md* of tbs high school bnDdbig So SteAy unm exiled dogs I lag around Glbbstown that r

Grace Baptist Church wlU hold all no unties In th* parsonage, except tbs

A thrift league Is be mong pupils of tfee Woodstovn pub

For hunting rebbtu In a tracking •now Job Watson was arrested by Game Warden Phifer and fined *28 and coats by Jnethw Oliver at Milt rllle Former County Clark James la ty, recently appointed Income tax cot lector for Gloucester county, will open •n office In Woodbury, add Is anxng tog to sit oac day tn each township.

It is msfiersiood that firs big terms is tbs neighborhood of BUHsgtport, Psulsborp and Clarks boro bays rw . - hean purchased and that an ad#itkraal IvWO acres Is wsntad fexsoms go >«.-.'iment.purposeThe unfurling of a servlcs flag a-d lbs unveiling of an honor roll for tbs young men who have Joined the colors attracted a large ccngregatlon do the First Presbyterian Church. Camaka. Rsv.tJ. H. Hemingway preached on "Pnnh for asrvler and baerlflok,aad. an laterestirg program -pf a pa

Th* new *16.900 Ca-crgte Ubmry at Colllngxwood was formally opened and turned over (i> the public In tbe presence ■**» large number of people. H. Wartnond Llppfceott. president of tbe library trustees, presided: John T. L- Moms, trustee of the Philadelphia Free Library, made tbe address Mias Askey, sssistsnt state librarian at Tree ton. spoke, and several borough officials took part In the gram. So many families are burning wood, with consequent Increase In tbe number of chimney fire*, (hat this menace will be discussed at the next session of the Gloucester County Firemen's

WAR DECLARATION EXPECTED

jLomehiafUr srito. A dec

expected to break wlA Berlin laratlon of war ertU follow.

The deefsoon of the Argent las gov--ntoeot to align Itself with Pan-Amec tea and the fort*, of democracy cgKteat Germany was marked by the simultaneous publication In Buenos Aim and Washington of 40 telegram* (Mat pass sd between tbe Berlin Foreign OAoc and Count Lcxturg. German minister

to Argentina. By far tbe

tton ir. tbe mcesagts is that the German foreign ode* was in complete accord with the Loxburg plans. Massages from Zimmerman and th* present Foreign Minister KneMmann teBing of Germany’s necessity for disregarding international law, admit that her Dledgce to Argentina cannot be kept and advise (he decslt practiced

by Luxtmrg

THREE CARS IN SPUTTERS TWO OF EHEBY SHOT DOWN

Train, Which Is Hit Just After FntMng Out From Way

British Flyar Flgh.ts Foe At Hoight Of UJ»0 Fast—W To » Ftsaea 4a !i

Bo revoitlag Is tbe duplicity revealed, so insulting tbe contempt for Argentina displayed, that dlplomau sad officials here arc unanimous in predicting the break. It may be stated further cm the kighest official authority that lh« Argentine foreign office In arranging for the publication of those dispatches has tartly agreed that no other course than a rupture la now open For reams of the Argentine break are believed to have reached Germany

already.

There have been two cause* which have prompted Argentine to Its final imp. One was the teady economic pressure of the L’nlted States Impresslag President Irigoycn and hU advistrs with the rescntUl commnnity of Interest between Argentina and the United States The otter was th* steadfast stsnd of Komuk) S. Kaon, Argentine minister here, who has Intis] acly urged th* wisdom of thl* step

SbefffierdrrllU. Ky.—Thirty-eight par- Londoa.—Tec

Injured when Louisville and Nashrhle paseenger train No. ?. tyom Clnclnnad to New Orteanh, crashed Into the rear of a Bardstown. Loulrrtlle and ] Springfield aceommodation trete Just south of the Motion here, sccordlug | to W. r. Sheridan, superintendent of I tbe Louisville division. First reports, apparently authentic, j had placed tbe number of known dead ; at 67 and the number of Injured at between 4C and 5v. but this was reduced i j when an official check of tbe fignret i wreck was assigned by Mr. Bbertdan. who would pending ar tovesttgstion of the tragedy. odaUon had left the statics after making a stop, when th* fast train came In sight running at a high rate of speed and plunged into of the train ahead. The coaches and the baggage making up lb# lighter train were

splintered.

A relief train was started from Lontrrille at eoce, but by tbe time It arrived the injured and tbe bodies of

were kfited

and 70 injured In London daring th< air raid Tuesday night hr German

0*1

tlx dm

all

> for

r Mill Werksra.

Gloucester county tax collector* report that good payment* have been mads In advance, an indication that the usual delinquent lists wUl be somewhat fo-slier, although taxre are

geMially higher.

William McKalg. thirty-four year* old. cf Bordentown. whose back was broken by a fall of 12 feet over a stone abutment, died to Mercer hospital. Trenton. He was on bis way to visit bis mother sed 1» supposed to have lost bis way In tb* dark. McJCalg was a popular player on the Bordeatown baseball team for several year*. Maurice river u closed by lee at tbe mouth, and tbe Urge fleet of oyster boats have been unable to leave tbe harbor Tbe demand for oysters Is greater than ever, and unless moder ate weal her prevails there will be a

scarcii) fur the holidays

The adjutant general notified tbe draft board at Vineland to iduk four ‘ ’•alert, capable, reliable and athletic* , men. wanted for a specific purpose, j Those arlectud were Edward Reber. sun of H. L. Reber. superintendent of ' tbe public schools: Michael Mennlra. a leading merchant; Charles Peanlno. ait teacher in the public school*, and Osborn Rufm-11. a postal clerk, and son

I uf the late Dr. V Russell.

Two Fla In fi-lil pastors have decided | to • ngagr in Y. M C A. war work and ! will soon give up their charges for the I duration of the war. The Rev. Edward i H Ralston, of the Netherwood RcI fnimed t burcb. left for Camp Don]. 1 fihsrt. Fort *IU. Okla, to take charge of an association building. His «on. I Arthur Ralston. I« an ambulance drlvi , t «|th the American forefs In ; I’riino' Th- R*-' J (V McKelvey of j Oie Wstrhnng A venue Pr»*b> ;<riwu Omreh, will go to France to work at A* lb- annual nreetUiK uf the Sun .te> lwtu«o, »*;*id o: the Flrat Rap ! tion ft-- i-fiimrs was held. Ui E ji UaUi-rd. aho is* serve.: as : aopannfmJrut dultng tb* past eov 'to th- board i-curating "'-t wUh

th* d

a tbe

wrecked train. Thirty-five of the Injured were placed aboard the relief train and rushed to Louisville. Three lour others were taken to private net in Shepherdsrllie. Sapertufen dent Sheridan reported, but b* said he had been unable to learn the axart

cumber.

Non* of tbe passengers aboard the fast. train were killed and none of them received more than minor tnJurle*. Another loeemodre and train crew vrere sent hare from Louisville and after detaching oac baggage oar the New Orleans train went on «* soon as .the right of way was claarsd. Jesse Weatherford, telegraph operator at the station here, said that after the aceom nodatlon train left tbe station he-b.ad thrown hi* block to Rfcow tbe track dear and left the offioe t* help ba-«:a baggage. Wheo be got outaldt, be said, he sow the fart train approaching, ran hack to tbe office, pulled Ms block to show red. artasd a lan.cn and rushed to tbe platform to tag 1L He reached the side of the track Just aa the bsnvy locomotive

hr-

One of tbe German olrplanet which soo* part In the attack on Eng ine, was brought down and another 1* believed to bar* been destroyed, tbe War Office announced. From 16 to 2® raiders, divided Into alx ir'oupo. endeavored to reach London, but only

FigM ILOOb Feet Up. There U reason to believe another raider dropped lute the English Channel, says the report. A British pilot fired two drums of ammunition into a raider as H war dropping bomb* on London from • height of U.600 feet. After the main attacks of the raid era ceased, a tfagle. airplane flew over London at about * o’clock. The raider known definitely to have been destroyed was hit by ths fire Of

SEC. DANIELS ANNOUNCES

The telegrams wr. published rival tbe Zimmerman note to Mexico and tn* -spark*. versaonkt“ meaaage which first brought Lux burg Invidious dt*-

tlactton.

Perhaps tbe Item which moat taterrrtrd Wathlogton touigtt was a lelegrars In which Luxburg Informed Berlin of the whereabout, of Admiral Csperton’s squadron before and after the ceremonial vlrtt to Bocae* Aires, following our dcdarotloa of war

against Germany.

The negotiatious to which Luxburg constantly referred were o’-er the sinking ef tbe Argentina ship Toro. Luxburg sent s message almost every day from Jniy 7. 1*17. up to September L

On that day Luxburg wired that he ««** ***« <* «»*««>♦ transport bat was seldom allowed to see tbe Fre*>- , b**a realtred by the A4Ua*. say* an desiL It was shortly after thla that tbe "ftete: «*• tawed bore, sopplssnent -sunrlo# versaetikt" message was made ing the eutsmeot made af tbs Umt

pubUe In lb* United Pistes and "Lux- toe teter-AMsd Confi burg’s recall asked for. “* ■* K "

ALLIES DIVIDE TONNAGE.

Tb* Unite*. States Ropessootid On Transport Co-Operation Board.

Throughout Luxberg advlre* doiay In a positive answer wftb regard to the finking of ships. balltOes th* abllItles of the Argentine officials and describe* vartowa plans through which

tb*> can be bilked.

One of the mo*< Important disclosure is to* tort that Foreign Minister Zimmerman was In complete accord with Luaberg's plan. A'nder date of Ju’y ft he sent a note to Iau burg so milling Germany's total dlarjgard of interfiat tonal law and advising him that despite hla promiees Atr-Mlne »hlp* would unduuNkedly

have to be sunk.

In ether words. Germany'* foreign m(sister admitted tost the . algsnctes of --h* submarine warfare made it impoanble foi her to obsenrs the proyla'xns of International law requiring tbe mere Identifiratlon of a vessel before .inking He admtied that Germany did nut dare to take this attitude formally o. openly on account of the other neutrals and h« advised that Argentina be lulled with fair word *. whi'e the ton! work went on. The rev*!Alton of this policy. « is eapeccrd Sisr*. will have e. distinct ■ eff.-rt on Germany's Hindoos with i th: other Northern neutral* Norway 1 ': > suffered disastrous stoking* twice mhln two mocto* »-d ha* rv-cehed , outt of eaplausUou* flora ^Hlcriln a. were harried to Arawntlm-. ^■■jj^^^Hked that Mtatataftta

the time tbat to* AUlew kud dedded to create aa organlRMkm for co-ordination of maritime aetivKles. and the autament says this council

a* Motive* of the United mates. France Grant Britain and Italy. Th* council will drew up tchsdult* for the division of tonnage to accordance with tbe needs of cneh country for food supplies ^ud war purposes A board wC! be created In each roun try to decide on utilisation of the tonnage pltcrd at the dlsporal of toal nation. •LACKER SETTLEMENT FOUND. Many Nsticns Represented In Colony In Msaioo. Washington—Advice* recr lied here by the Mericas News Bureau said that a temporary settlement of per sons who are claimed to have laft tor United ti tales to avoid military service has been discovered near the intirnatldoal boundary line In a re mote eertton of tbo state of Sonora Ifteluded to tbs setOrment's inhmhl L;«iu ore said to be Itellsr... Frenrhmm. Po!es. Mqutouegrlns. Herbtsn-, German*. Austrian*. Turk# nod many Americans ESTHER CLEVELAND CNCAOCC

into Lbt sea off Kent Two of the crew of tore* wore captured rBvo by an armed trawler. Tbe Official Report. The taxt of to* statement Issued by Lord French commander of toe British homo tort**, rends: "The latest report* Indicate that from 16 to SO enemy airplanes took part to toe air raid. Three groups of raiders ciossod toe Kent coast between 6.16 cad ITS V. M. Three other groups crossed toe Essex coast between «Ot- and MS P. M. -Ail six groups made toward London. Most of tbe raiders were turned back by gunfire at vaitoua pieces, only about fire machine* actnajly reaching tb* capital between 7 and S F. M. "After ths main attack on London bad terminated a single airplane mad* its way ever toe capital about I P. M. Two Of Craw Captured. “One raider, bit by gunfire, finally came down In the sea off toe Kent coast, two of Its crew of three tn-., being cap I •red alive by an armed trawler. There is tost down to th* chaansl, but tb!* has tut bran confirmed up to to* present. "One of our pilots attached and fired two drums of ammcaitloo Into a raider as to* latter was to tb* act of

marto* F-2 Is 1 tog. The F-2 was u Up five survivors of her rloto a*, rstsry Daniels snacancvd Uir uu*... to l brief statement whJefc jaw * further detail* Lieut. A. E. to« officer of to* F-L fir* saved. Hit mother. Un Juft MouMume.r Pratt. Brea „ Fort K G. Wright, New York. Tb* F-l 1* one cf ths old tyj* *1 eubaartnea A sister boat, it, T<

fore crew of officer. ■ore than a score. At tbs tin* the sabtnarin*; cf i etosa were tound to rHH nufUy ih t 1

GO ETNA L6 (N HARNESC Recalled To Activ* ierelje A Quart*)

General Sharp.-, detached ty £^.> tary Baker to seawa ns a trecWr cf the War Ds^.rtmoftf* War (r In aunocartug this Sacraarr also *««■ Brlg.-Geo. John D Esme had been detailed as acting <*>! coart artiBery, to place of •ral Wearer, and BrtgC-vt Ctiki R Wheefer, as acting chief of of

nance in place Crorter. General*

of Msjor-Oam Weaver acd Craft Of to* new crra&i

•UFFRAOISTS WIN FOINT.

height of li/HO feet. Aflotbev of our pOot* slac -sgaged th* *N*my over London and a third to tlft vicinity of the capital at 1L0M feet AU our ms chines returned safely "Bomb* also were dropped st various places in Kent and Eeaex "

Waahingtos.—Vote to the Hww the Woman Buffi age Cow-- 1 -

..vtec Bgraeo on ia*. tat. On n teal vote. tuClcstJnr to the House toward th* Woxar ow frage Consttiutional Amea&xr:-- t» suffragltu polled seven mart fjjjJ twe-third* vot*. Tbe on#*t:oi referring asffrage resolatlor.;

FOR FIR8T GOVERNMENT SHIP. Shipping Board Inepettor Begin* Actus I Construction An AAlan lie Port—Marking the actual beginning of production of cUadr.rdised S.Mfttta steel rarge ships for :h* UuRed Btotes Government. John Hunter, inspector of toe United Stale* Shipping Board, drove toe first rivet Thursday to tbe first of to esc vessel* at a large sMpyan* near bare, which baa been rushed to com pinion in 76 days Tbe Lee!* of (wo altti'ar vessels are (o be !sid this month. The program of (he private corporation building the ship* call, for the completion of U« of to* cargo busts to (he least posalble time Tbe yard* where this work 1* being dour are so arranged thM St of toe veesela wtL cu auder construction at tbe same tiire.

£UNK BY THE FRENCH. j Enemy •wbmsrlnM Ar# 8t) The Bettam.

Gidf ~ Taroatv

the | Or-uehtsr Of Former P reel dent To I is ( Wed English OfLcer.

I • j i nq'jia son uf^ Sir AIL rt I to. an . _ i D' tiuxuiabnd Service Ord«i . ' T ‘ I UU, CU--UM .. u 1 Ju- ” of tart y« vr flter que’ifvinr at. » I'iire { ti'^-e and Inrijurior of tb- blind on i the «tool tip work e a votanreer ,-.t B: J Du; tin's Home h-r T'ittl'3 Aa'S'-: ::

FRENCH TRANBFORT BUNK. U-Geat That Torpedoed Her Alar Bent Down. Pari*.--Tb* old French cruiser Ubatcku-Benault. employed as a Iran* P°rt. we* torpudord and sunk in toe Mediterranean on the moraliw of December If. and the subunrtne which attacked her later was fiertroyed. aoto tcnouarrmi-nt made by >1* French minlstar of mailne. Tbe pa* Mmeei. on ih. CliatxanBenAuit sll of whom wo* wither soldiers or i ffiter*, were saved. Ten member* of

j britiih casualties ly.trt. . Officers KH'ed 3J1 And Men t.1«1 For Th* Week. j lAtod m British eaaua'.Ue* report' ’ 1 le tbe week «ndln* Tuesday tot*l°d 17.'jT6 offlerrr and men ac f.,l

uvw v. cruo rai.i- v v,^-.— the suffragist* wished, 'nstesi e< I Eoctious Committee. t» toe «

suffragists asked.

NOT BULLET PROOF German Bo Idler* Armor Piercsf

Amsrlcan Gunfire.

With tbs ABtertcaa Army la rn * —The Gorman soldier's *«»>’■ 1 twt withstand to* bard-hutirt k» lean bul!*L « baa been sto«* ' heavy brea>tplat” removed frc* German prisoner for e tret H" ally chewed to ptece? tJ gun fire after a rifle bulle’ .. good range, bad torn s beta B ** armor as big • *B»sc do!!*’ the builsta ftxim aa aatom»: t lid toe work It wa* eapecirt would to this respect. HIGHWAYMEN GET P*-® 6 KIM Negro, Wound Whit* N*"

Eecape with Psyrei

Oury. lad.—After kUUm *' l _ McCarty, a negro, and ** rte *^

Jurtur Michael Bto*-c, i ^ er, two highwaymen. o» ln * g

shotgun*, escaped vSlh •- cash, which to* pair were

the bank to pay et.e' wi” f , ^ The affair took ptarv or. ° 6 '™^

main atreets.

AMERICAN RROPERT, ‘‘

Under Truatssship Of Br meet—Not To Be Ce" ’- , BerHu (via Load-r) - r -- trf AmertcsAs in Grrwrt placed under the true*-' 1

tnaUcn,

■ to >

RRITA'N :.OET '> tH "’ t

331: ju> till. Officer- wounded C

Weekly Reeued Of Tert-e

BtigMIy Lr-.<

Ixiudon - Fosrtera ebuntmen * raore th-- i three under tbfif ton:. by mine o; submar.r.week, oreordiag to • iatri.i. ni Ob* flahic