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DAYLIGHT SAVING
State Chamber Convention
Urges Passage of Law by In
coming Assembly for Change
TAX LAW REVISION ASKED
New arli, N. .1.. Nov. 11. ttnyllRtit
rnvlnic wn Indorsed by tho Stfito Clinm
bor Federation at Its RKtli nnnunl meet-
Inn liere, HepreentntlveH from more
than llfty rominnnltlpi of the state? at
tended and the program Inehided a vote
on iiij light nalnR, clillil eonnervatlon,
Roclal dlfcase eontrol, ronuminlty nerv
ier and revlnlou of New Jersey tax
Inn b.
The question of dn light saving was
precipitated by the fact that New York
city and the state of New York, on the
one hand, and inniiv pities In I'ennivl
vanin nud the prns.peet of Philadelphia,
on the other hand, having ndopted day
light saving on the basis of thp advnncp
of tlnip one hour during thp live months
from May to October. After consider
able dliPUiMou the convention unani
mously went on record for stnte legis
lation in fayor of daylight saving.
Child conservation was Indorsed as n
suitable activity for each local organi
zation to encourage.
Social disease- control ns shown to
be n most important influence on pub;'
He health ns well as sound, economic
policy effecting "the progress of each
rommunity. The delegates unanimous
ly voted the Inclusion of this activity
In their local work.
The delegates nlso oted to oppose
the campaign for funds now being con
ducted by Community Service. Inc.. ou
the ground thnt it vos a duplication,
nf effort and expens in a state as well
organized, as New Jersey.
A report on the revision of the tax
laws submitted by the Jersey City
Chamber of Commerce was voted to be.
submitted to each organization in the
form of a referendum.
At the evening session the local or
ganizations indorsed the project for
an Intrncnastnl ship canal and extend
ed nn invitation to the Atlantic Deeper
Waterwa Association to have its an
nual meeting in New .Tersc in 1020.
A committee wos also niganized to
represent the State Chamber Federa
tion in a joint effort with other organ
isations to secure the deepening of
Newark bay.
"KEEPING FIT" CAMPAIGN
Lecturers Tour Camden County
Under Ausplceo of Y. M, C. A.
A county-wide "keeping fit" cam
paign is in progrcs in Camden county
this week, under the direction of the
county Y. M. C A officers. The lec
turers arp Horrj C. Shelby for men
and bojs and Mrs. Floience F. Holmes
for women and girls.
The campaign is to fight the men
aces to health and character, through
moving pictures and lectures on social
hvgiene. The films hae been furnished
by the --tnte Depaitment of Health in
co-operation with the United States
Public Health Hen ice.
Many attended tho meetings cster
dny in Haddonfield where a woman's
meeting was held in the Methodist
KpKeopal Church. Hos' and men's
meetings were held in the high school
auditorium. Today the lectures arc
i being given In the Colllngsnood High
' School for bojs fourteen years and
older and In the Iaurel Springs Bap
tist Church for men and boys.
Important War Events
Since Armistice Signing
November 12, 1018 Charles re
nounces Austrian throne.
November 14 Americans occupy
Germany.
November 21 German fleet sur
renders, November 21 Wilson signs war
prohibition bill.
November 22 United State
troops start homeward.
November 20Kalser signs abdi
cation. v
December 4 Wilson sails for
France.
January 18, 1010 Paris Peace
Conference opens.
February 22 Itcds seize Buda
pest. May 10 Two million United
States troops demobilized.
June 28 Germans sign treaty.
July 8 Wilson homo fiom second
trip abroad.
August 4 Humaniaps occupy
Budapest, Bela Kun ousted.
September 12 D'Annuuzio seizes
Flume,
BURLINGTON PARADE
MARKS PEACE FETE
Jersey Town Has Half. Holiday.
Veterans of County Join '
in Celebration
-V page-Including
Burlington, N, ,!., Nov. 11
ant nearly two miles long,
American Legion posts (nun tills clty.
Mount Hollj, Boidcntov ., Beverly,
Delanco, Itiverslde, Palmyra, River
ton, Moorestown, Medford and Luin
bertou, and civic bodies from all over
the county, was the big feature of the
armistice celebration here this after
noon. .
Under a proclamation issued by
Major C. 13. Mount, Burlington en
joyed n half holiday. Townspeople
decorated their homes and business
plurcs jinil turned nut to loin the iubl
lee, under the auspices of the Burling
ton Count AinerlianT,egion. of which
Major Kdwiird B Stone, of Burling
ton, is the head.
Major Stone was marshal of thp pa
rade. uicVd b Lieutenant 13. Burd
Grubb, Lieutenant William II. Absa
lom. Captain John S. Conroy. Lieuten
nut Howard Lewis. Lieutenant AVil-
liam 13. Rink and Lieutenant Morris
Reeves.
The pageant was reviewed by Major
fJeneral H. C. Hale, commander at
Camp Di : Major General Hugh L
Scott, former commander at Dic, and
Colonel Gcoigc II. White and staff, also
of Dix, who occupied n reviewing stand
in front of the Citv Hall.
After tho parade the visitors were
entertained by the Burlington branch
fif the Red Cross, Tonight every club
house, as well as the FJiks' Home, the
Moose Home and headquarters of the
church brotherhoods, will be thrown
open for entertainment of the bovs.
Logan Church to Fete Veterans
Holy Trinity PrcsbUcrian Church,
of Logan, will give n bnuiiuct and re
ception tonight to returned soldiers.
Forty-three of the joung men of the
church served In the world war. The
banquet will be held in the gymnasium
of the chinch starting at 0:30 o'clock.
A public reception will bo held in the
chUrclt pilrlors. The service flag with
its forty-one stars and two gold ones
will be lowered.
GERMAN ARMY BUBBLE
BURST YEAR AGO TODA Y
Armistice Dissipated Kaiser's Dream of Ruling World
From Throne on Capitolinc Hill
in Rome
Washington, Nov, 11
N13 j car ago today Germany's dream
of "Der Tag" vanished Into thin
air.
"Der Tag" was the great day when
(he military structure founded by Bis
marck would rule the world. Wilhclin
II, last of the Hoheuzolleru lulers,
even had n throile erected for himself
In n palace ou the Cnpttolluc Hill In
Rome and confidently 'expected to re
vive the lmp"rial gleuy of tho Caesars.
But the dream faded, and on Novem
ber 11. 1018, Dr. Matthias Krzbcrger.
one of the pillars "behind the throne,
headed a suppliant delegation of peace
onvojs. I3utreating Marshal Foch, he
said :
"Marshal, have you no sympathy for
'the German population? We want
pence.
Foch replied brusquely : "Sir, I have
tho terms of the protocol which, being
signed, will bring nence."
As he began reading the Germans
burst Into tears. They sigued. how
ever. I3rzbeiger's mum! heading the list.
The historic scene took place on Foch's
Wivatc train, which was brilliantly Il
luminated, while the outside world was
dark and chill.
I)r Fiedeiick I3beit. then chancellor,
nuthniizeil the signing ou Sunda.v night
after n desperate afternoon confeienee
with his cabinet. Instructions were
telephoned from Beilin to Spa and a
courier waiting there left Immediately
for the Allied lines, reaching the Ger
man pleuipotentlailes at 2 o'clock Moil
day jnornlng. Tlnee horns later the
document was signed.
Koch's Auto Lifted tTp Bodily
Marshal Foch called cm President
Poiucure shortly before noou to an
nounce, the news officially, endeavoring
to slip Into the Pails "White House
without being noticed. The jojous
ciowds recognized hlui. however, and
lifted up his automobile from thegiound.
cm iv ins it along bodUj .
I'lemier Clenienceau iccelved the tid
ings after an all-night vigil. Teurs
tilled his o.ves and his month twitched
neivouslv. It was the linal scene of
a long life of cionstiuctivo statesman
shin
Tcurs which tilled the eyes of the
Teutons were not for joy. lor the ar
mistice called upon the fatheilnnd to
give up war materials valued at$l,40;i,
(lOn.(MH). This included warships, air
planes and army equipment The Ger
minis also evacuated, under the armi
stice inn ts of the German elliptic total
Ins 11121 Minnro miles and with 11,
200,000 population, o say nothing of
evacuating colonies and land In France
and Belgium,
The dismembered parts of the empire
In 13urope represented more than "0 per
cent of Germany's mining iudustiy,
more than ltl per cent ot her agricul
ture and ubout 25 per cent of her manu
factories. Unou tho slcnlne of the armistice a
steady stream of American lighters -began
to flow homeward lithe, vigorous,
war-toughened lads "just djlng" to see
the good old it. H. A. once more. Al
though there were great triumphal pa
rades atl over the country, the boys
were glad when the feting hnd ended so
they could get back to the folks nt
home.
War Not Ended by Armistice
But the war was not officially ended
November 11. 1018. nor indeed is it
officially ended today, so far as Amer
ica is concerned.
The Purls Peace Confeienee, which
convened January 18, 1010, took live
months to frame the tieaty. The Ger
mans sigued It June 2S. 1010. but from
all Indications ratification by the United
States will take nearly nve moiitlis from
the date of signing. Tho Benato at
Washington has voted down all amend
ments, the vote on reservations will be
out of the way within a few dajs and
then the document will come up for
final action.
Great Britain, Itnly and France have
already ratified and the Germans have
been carrying out tho provisions re
ducing their nrinaments, taxiug private
wealth t pay the war debts, etc.
But the armistice did not end nil
hostilities, for the Balkans and Russia
have been in continual turmoil. 1 lie
Rumnnlans captured Budapest and still
holdit.elesplte strong Allied disapproval,
and the Russian soviet government Is
engaged in five distinct wars, most of
them with small nations which have
seceded from Russia.
American troops have been fighting
tl.n llnlsliavlkt slnro thp nrmistlcc. as
Russia was not granted the pi iv liege of
signing peace terms. But actual hos
tilities in the world war itself ended
November 11. 1018.
BRITAIN'S SILENT TRIBUTE
Men Bare Heads and Women Sob as
London Clocks Strike Eleven
London, Nov. 11. (By A. P.) The
anniversary of Armistice Day wa
solemnly observed throughout the United
Kingdom today. Two minutes of si
lent thought were givcu tho dead, not
only in the kingdom, but iu Britain's
colonies over all the world, at 11 o'clock
this moining. the hour when the armi
stice took effect a jenr ago
Civic cmplojcs stood still at their
posts. Judges in their court rooms,
cabinet members in their offices or
wherever thev happened to be, and nil
grades of military and naval men ceased
their duties and stood at attention when
the clock struck and the rockets burst
that slznuicd the hour. 13verv man
bared his head and In many instances
men and women stood sobbing in the
streets.
Afterward tho bands in the open
spaces played the Doxologv ond "God
Save the King." Thousands of persons
gathered nround the monuments erected
to the soldiers and deposited wreaths.
Harrlsburg Observes Armistice Day
Harrlsliurg, Nov. 11. By proclama
tlon of Mayor Daniel L. Klester all
busluess paused for one minute todav at
11 o'clock, the hour when hostilities
ceased ill France n near ago todav
The schools observed special programs
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mil lucre whm imp cmici cjririirui ion oi i
Armistice Day save the display of flags
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DIED NOVEMBER 13, 1918
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