FecU cctiumtity tU dtpcrletio* ' Brlfttuu ana On forctd Mar asH«f 6* Ou '■Hun' military had-

8 of ibe Iwallfy of Um OeporU-

> UnJS«5 SUM of Ammcn, Bmaw!*. Jan. i«. KIT. HooonUo tfc* SMTrtarj of if», WisjteaitTon. “Sir: I hay* had It In tnlod. and I !*fct mj, ■ws my eooaeionoe. «lnw <■ Oancan? b'gtti to Brijctaa nrtmejs ««t!y la K'wnhrr. to pr*- ■■ tor the depaut&ent e detailed 1 tm thi» Is teat Instance of bru- . bet there have b»m so mcnj s In the tray at obtalnlay evia which v <»Ja and Jodi don* could be baaed, am. one U crcrwhelmed with the horror of the i* Itself, the: It has been, and even 1 Is. difficult to writ* calmly and Uj about It. T bare had to content ie!f with fnuwst* ol li*vt from Usae to time psmaeot and with doln* whni I aM. UUi- £* thst esn be. to allerltfce tSstrcs* that this prctulton* :rfty has oa*ed the population of i» unlmppy land. ’.VhiUocfc Opposed Belgian .das. In ardor to wtUtenKnnd fulir the ustiaa, H Is aacwvKrr to po bat* to ; rjuiasn of 1014. At the Ume w* re orjmnJxlii* the rellrf wort, the mite Ksuanal—the Belgian relief crnUctloa (hat ceUafaoratm with the aciUsloB for rwUaf la Belgians fposad an amBgwaeoi b>* whit* • Be SS -

its c

. 'vssss tlw-r had been i reort**. the Bhlylans U.1* both ter Immanttanai) sod P»i<Hir pupaaaas titty wished to proile the aaempUpsd sdth Ux meens hvauhood. and. at tb* aua* time, preyest thalr »«rklnjr tor the Oer't-». I rtfnam! to b* consulted in J »*y with this plan, and told tlx -’{Inti (oomtitue thet It had many I-M-iWlltle* at dsnyrr; that not ooly - t It r*u» a premium oa Idlenras. ! that It westid ultimately cx*»peril-*- Cermass. Bowowe. the poUry a-lopted. and ha* been continued Practice, and «. Ihe rolls of the alt* Kailuml hare been borne the toe, of hundreds of thouwnds— -• TOJXtiO. I heUetrt—of Idl* men ; dole, distributed throoch net of the** uartuployed. s a «oo*tjti! (eBiptntlon ijfUUty. Mfit-r time* they i to obtain the list* of tb* ctualways foiled by the lUctt under the sunranfl** covthe rHUf work, the record* of kaalta JUtionsI ami l»» nrUnm (bnlnttnna wt-rr Immune. Untilin risk any Interruption of ii"' ilietscue. for which, while loath a cny oWlynOon to Atm-rtts.. the have always hero nrreteful. It hi;« h«.d Ibr effect of kecjJi.X "jmlaflou cairn, the suthorltie* pteawd (he poinl. other iluin r tb* huraonutetrr* of the cotn-

V) 7b* youn* men need not fear ■t taken to Germany, either to be ••woUed Into the army or to be em-

Ptoyed at forced labor*.

“f-l If Indlrldual infraction* of po-

lka racutatloa* are committed, tha

•• will institute s search for mtible antbon and wtl! pun-

ish them, without pUcinr the rwpoo-

•tbfllty on the entire population. “(8) Tb* German and Betylmn su-

thorttle* will nectect nothin* to cee that food la aaacrad to the poputa-

am*

“On Harth 23d. 1815, at the araenal at laittrr the German nnthorttle* posted a notice detuandin* return to work. On April 21 *i. 200 workmen were callad for. On April 27th soldiers went fetch the workmen from their >« and take them to the arsenal. ; It the absence of a workman, a mess- j her of the family was arrested. Work-nen Imprisoned on Trains. j “Howerer. the men maintained thetr I fosnl to work, because they wero unwtlHnc to co-opemte in sets of wsr paltm their oountrr* “Oa May dth. 24 wjrkmeo detained prison et Nlvetle* were tried at Mtm* by a eourt-marUal. *00 the charge of twins members of * secret society, hating for Its aim to thwart the rarryln* out of German military tneesurea.’ They were condemned to Imprlaon“Or May 8th. K1&. 4S workmen were shat up In a freight oar and

On May 14th. r men were depoct-

I to Germany .

“On May ISih r. fn-i h proctamatkm mounced that th« prisooen would recrire only dry bread and water. *ad hot food only every four rinv*. Oa May 22J throe car* with 104 workmen were sent toward Charleroi." ■A timllnr course waa adopted St MaMnec. where by various method* of hitlmluation. the German BUtkori-

tle* ett«r.5>tc«l to force the workers at _ the arsenal to wor^ on material fur j woolens,

the railways a* if tt were not plain ; tailored aula for two

Two Types of Tailored Suits.

Tern different types of suits an represented by the tooaervaUre model* shown In the picture given here. The pert offetlnp- of deslgnera win be unde tar wear In the spring, and. the chance* arc. will show little variation from these, especially In the case Of (he plainest suits. These two models are not presented a* novel, but as representative at the stylos that bare won approval and are wore by the active and iftssy women of today during

fhrir usual rounds.

with tbs conaerratiou of

the suit of chic, unfinished worsted, with straight belted coat nod plain ukln. It ha* one of those high, muffler collars that may be butt coed up •bout the throat for warmth, at the w time adding r touch of smartstyle. The big patch pockets

thi* material would become

oterisi nooner or later.

•The following notice wn« placarded al Mealn to July-August. 1815: •By order: From today the town will no longer afford aid of any description—IntloJIng aasUtaDce to their famine*, wives, and children—4o any operatives «=np: those Who work regularly at military work, and other tasks assigned to them. All other operatives and tb*4r famHIe* can henceforward not he helped In any fashion.* Punished for Refusal to Work. “Similar romsnre* ware taken la October. 1816. at Hrrl«t>*kolroOortral. Biaseghem Boktswo. and Moo*. Ftom Hnricbeie 29 Inhabitants wera

tn M. Leaolr'i factory, the director*.

prisoned for haring refused to work la the serrtee of the German artsy. M. Lwoolr was aectencwd to live years' Imprisonment. the five director* to a year curb, sis foremen to six months, and the 81 workmen to eight weeks. "The general government had racourse* slso to Indirect method* of It seised the Belgian

and changed Its pur, e arbitrarily. It attempted •- make irorif maeter * the public chnritie*. and to control tha notional aid and food committee. "If we were to cite in exteoao the decree of the governor general of August 4th. 1815. concerning maMBre* Intended to assnre the carrying out of work* of public usetuloesa. and that of August 16U, 'concerning the unemployed. who. through Itflroro*. refrain frwr work.' It woatt U *ew. by what tortuous mean* th* occupying power attempt* to attack st 00c* the mas-

ters and the men.”

Fine* Imposed Without Roaorm. The German nuthortti** were not satirfWI wtth one Impoverishing levy. In November. 1013. one month beforo

wear, and fer till* rooson the pialMrt models are the safest choice. Goats for these work-a-day suit* a:. at medium lengths tod skirts somer to t narrower than those introduced fw fall. Bone bottous provide the Lnlsnlng touch and fabrics are seieetod with an eye to their fitness for withstanding wear. The tough finished worsteds, ctrriots, twills and serge*, gaberdine and glove-finish doth*, stand up well

under tie

A mAdd of

them, but are really placed to tarry out the severe style of the coat with

a masculine detail.

Such a suit with a lime rorinUon In 4he collar, will pa** without criticism For dressier wear * suit Is si made at Poirot twill. The coat k Ingenious cutting, bat lumgs almost straight at the back. The convertible collar ls edged with embroidery la several subdued colon, and has an Inlay of kolinsky fur. Cuffs of fur and Baea at button* elaborate the sleeves. A more or leas dressy hat worn with a suit at this kind, will emphosii character. In the picture a small bat with crown of stitched silk and brim . at velvet contrives to look military by j means of It* shape and la trimming of

OFFICERS Director HENRY S. RUTHERFORD Lt Vlee-Diroctor AUGUSTUS HILTON dark F.'f. FOWKES Sea laic City County Collector JOS. L •CULL Ocaan City Solicit o« DOUGLASS Court House

LEAKING U. RICE Wildwood

Aristocrats Among Shopping Bags.

Bags made of ribbon continue to fioprlsli und they account for lmme«*uruble yards of ribbon* that flow In a

,b, CTU-Oo. tt- b.™ Hbbo. ~bbim IWIb.lb, 11b

(M-riad fixed for th* levy, they decreed tbst the contribution of 40.0CXM)00 crane* a tnonto should Iw paid tor an Indefinite period, la November. 1819. they lti*relived the levy to 30.100.000

,i"aud with on franc a month. In r.fdltlon. faithful V o-jWie <ip jn- to the method laid down by the high

1 iwumand. ’he Oennan authortlles

” 1* chr ciiii j lownv nod villages for sekv e*bmmltted «e* hurt nlvvars in th*--r i.r'ghUrriiood. alfu-ugb they

f tiul Hi***

popular of all th* knitting

bag. ribb-ws oootribut* their beauty and elegance to shopping ling*. »eu1ng bags. oj>cni bag*, and every other sort of bag—.tod there I* no end to the variety. From the little powder bag up to tb*» capacious knitting bag there an. all vrt* and site*. Th* knitting bag sre.*srs to have reached the limit j In s4*c nnd facetious twn do-loro It ill curry anything to be fr ■- -

t tu | rity o

' th*

j fn.nirf ed flat exce;it the piano, j the flivver. It thrives on Me*, j Tha roost elegsat-looking ah

Like

|pTS CLAIM Y01MACKENSEN '-■i W That Famcus Gcmso toldier Was Boro in Country North

The

ride

artstoc

■ bags uf

^n_~' r.'-Z-.yri ! leather. A poir of irrny. Fltidlng hlmwlf In pairt j rate r hae family mooni. bo dunged his pm^tioo. Hrory b! , Mackeoaro and apj llod with gold, b

Oillgenti* that kp roao Thi , {ll{ , ,4 lhP to u

# by the tlm* j |,^, bN - ba £ with

lUviarvo was in o gen* j Hfxlog of goid-cdacwd phdi “ . ' hns a gilt frame pretthy Ls said to ha luiphrttly be , lV „ gUt vbain. k

The fnyn* used for the Bs

rtgt.1 Is of gilt and hinged *0 that U npixss In a Mjuare. It I* also lined tritil gold satin In a dark shade and *usliended by a gilt chain. A long, slender gilt tassel hangs from the bottom edge uf this handsome example of ribbon artistry. blmllar bag*, made of allrer brocade. ore lined with satins In bright green or deep rose or vivid cerise, and are as sjitrndld a* those In black and gold. They are more gay (p cotv and tberrftu* more youthful. Then there are the dark brocades to -.itin with raised v*lv*t Cower*, •louslderlng the richneM of SJ-t-enrxu-r of thc«<- bugs ihej may bo .vui»ldcri-d Incxiiensirc for II lake* tally short L-ngibs of wide ribbons lo inskc llunu. HuOM'ilniea a slie'.l shirring of narrow satin ribbon makes a finish for the Uping at the toil of tha

Mink Is Liked.

DANIEL SCHELLENGER. Supt. of WMghto and M< DAVID W. ROD AN.. .Cape May Cit 3 Steward of Almatonaa LEWIS T. DOUGLASS Cap* May Court House Superiatoadeat of Soldiers' Burials JOHN W. REEVES.. .Cape May Oty Custodian of Court Hons* LEWIS S. SMITH Cap« May Court House Farm Demonstrator J. ARCHER STACKHOUSE Cape May Court Home

O. I. Black-well.. W- J. Trier...Cap* May Court Hoc** Samuel Eldrodg*.. ..TVCapa May City

COUNTY BOARD OF ] John H. Stratton.. Levi Dickens*® Chas. Shields Cer» Maw Waller Ruthrrford CaJdSp35 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF THE COUNTT OF CAPE MAY

Cape May City-Jams* J. Doak Rashes Lodi —Jerome S. Rush Frank H. Wa.-e Arthur D. Berrowa,Police Justie Sea Isle City—Alfred S. Steelman Edward C Stevhns Wildwood—Girard Limey H. C. SchUchting B. C. Ingersoll J. Charles Padh M. L. Branin Georg* L. Shaw

LIST OF MEMBERS Name. Address, District Rcpresentod Tens Expires on January 1st of tha Year Opposite Name. OC.AN OTY Address. Ocaan City John P. Fox .T. 1818 John K. Town send 19IS SEA ISLE CITY Add.ess, 6-s lele City Thao. E. DeBow .... James F. Eustace WILDWOOD Address. Wildwood Angnstns Hilton : Charles W. Seal NORTH WILDWOOD Address North Wildwood. John W. Yotfag I Floyd Hewett 1990 CAPE MAY OTY Address, Cap* May City John T. Bennett 1918 Henry S. Rutherford 1918 UPPER TOWNSHIP Address, Tuckaho* Hone W. Gandy 1919 DENNIS TOWNSHIP Address. (Peensont) Avalon Levi Wcnteell 1911 MIDDLE TOWNSHIP Address, Cape May Court House Stillwell H. Townaend 1928 LOWER TOWNSHIP Address. Rio Grande JOS. P. MeeRlssie 19lB

North Wildwood—A. M. Ely Stone Harbor—S. E. Herbert George J. Ruuunel West Cape May—Dsvid Hughes Woodbine—J. S. Levin Morris Levin

Dennis—A. E. Holmes, DennisviUe Thomas J. Darrell. BeQepiair Middle—L. T. Garrets on. Cape May Court Hosaa Lather M. Swain, Swainton

ASSESSORS OF CITU&BOROUGCts AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY .. Cities Cape May Oty Z. Alien Wake Ocean Oty Dr. H. T. Fotdde SeeIileCtty Wm. J. Peg Wildwood Lynn H. Boyer

The regular meetings of the Board ere held on the First sad Third Tuesday af each moala at th# Court Bouse. Cape May Caert House, at 1048 A. M. STANDING COnMITTEES COMMITTFE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 1917. ALMSHOUSE—Fcx. Bennett. Gandy, • S. H. Townsend. Wentxsil. BRIDGES—Wentxell. Bennett, Fox. Eustace. Gandy. MacKUsk, Saul PUBLIC BUILDINGS — Bennett. Wentxell, J. E. Townsend BILLS—Eustace, Hilton. D*Bnw AUDITING—S.‘ H. Townsend, Gandy DeBow. FINANCE—8* u!. Enstac*. S. H. Townsend. LUNACY—Gandy. Fox. Bennett. LIGHTING—Hilton. MacKisaic, J. E. Townsend. ROADS—Rutherford. Bennett, DeBow, Eustace. Fox, Gandy. Hilton. MacKissic, J. E Townsend. .*5. H. Townsend, Wentxsll. DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS—S. H. Townsend. BURYING SOLDIERS AND SAILORS -John W. Reeve*. BOARD OF SCHOOL ESTIMATEVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS—Baol, Bennett.

COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS Address: Cap# May Court Hoes* gap reins Court Justice HON. CHARLES C. BLACK Circuit Court Judge HON. HOWARD CARR0W Common Plaar Judge HON. HENRY H. ELDREDGE Clerk of Courts and County Clerk A. CARLTON HILDRETH Deputy Clerk of Court* and County Clerk STERLING W. COLE. Sheriff ROBERT S. MILLER Deputy Sheriff MEAD TOMLIN EDWARD *L. U RICE Prosecutor of the Plea* EUGENE C. COLE County Superirtrr.der.t «f Schools and Saarctary of Vocational Schools AARON W. HAND

Avalon Capa May Point.. North Wildwood „ South Can* May... Albert J. Rod« . Stone Harbor Wg|wto*Mnittle West Cape May Harry a Fiihar Wildwood Crest William E. Zeller Woodbine Israel Ejeaberg Townships Dennis Roll* Hewitt. Ocean View Middle ...V. N. Errireoa, Dias Creek Lower... .Chas. C. Bohm, Cold S — Upper George Hoff. T—

TAX COLLECTORS FOR CITIES, BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY. Otiar Cape May City...W. J. Fendtreon. Jt Ocean City E. W. BurWck Sea Isle City Lewis Strtamayat Wildwood. Robert J. Kay Boroughs Avalon Waltor A. Stott Cap* May Point J. T. H«K North Wildwood P. L. Petoreaa South Cap* May.C. Marshall Rudolph Stone Harbor....CUrenee O. Itortwe West Cape May Barry T l oflam Wildwood Croat H. W. Ian Woodbine Dr. Joseph Jafe Township. Dennis H. M. CarroU. Dennisvfll# Middle. Willets Corson, Cape May CH. Lower....Scott Seymore, Cold Spring

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF CITIES. BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS CF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY. Otlea. Cap* May Oty A. G. Bennett Ocean City T. Lee Adams Sea Isla City Arndt Gotdoa Wildwood N. A. Cohen Boroughs. Avalon K. Needham Cap* May Point Pattr Kmpp North Wildwood ....Thomas Coreas South Cape May— Stone Hsrbor.TMari# L. VanThayna West Cape May Wtr. H. Stott Wildwood Great— „ „ , Wocdbin* F- H. Rato* TewnaMpa. Dennis . .Geo. E. Robinacn. DeunlsviDa jrtlddU D. D. Burch Eower Jerry H- Woolaon Upper . .Wm. S. Bldredg*. Pc'ereharf

SALE BILLS

CITY. BOROUGH AND TOWNSHIP CLERKS OF THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAT Otiee Cape May Oty .WIDtom Part? Ocean City Harry A- Morris Sea 1*!# City i rT *5f.f ,u i j Wildwood Jar Bortwgb* l Avalon R- W. ; Cape Msv Point E : North Wildwood.. d South Cape May Rvin Stone Harbor I50 F. West Cape May The*. Wildwood Crest..Harry * Woodbine U

Dennis. .Oman _ Middle..-A. T. D. I^iw*r.Charles C. Uoocr.jMse T. Y« Upper....Alfred ‘