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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-29

ter night and day after day. IN water
and mud up to my knees. when the
other fellow (who Is only doing an
other part of the same job can make
his own conditions as 70 hours of
work.?
But the men at the front are
CHEEKY because their consciences are
at rest They know they have done
and are doing the right thing. When
the whole nation knows itself 10 be
under orders. and knows that il Is
doing the right thing. we shall see
tie same spirit of gay surrender at
home.
National Service will be welcom-
ed once the nation learns the truth
that thousands of the finest and most
gallant lives that the Empire has ever
produced are being thrown away be-
cause the nation has not yet real
lied that it is at war
There is only one way 10 make the
nation realize this fact. and that is
by bringing every member of IL I'M
der the direct orders of the State for
one purpose. and one purpose only.
Nothing else matters today"
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NCREAsE pOYER sCHOoL TAX.


Special to HE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. July 29.-The tax
rate for school purposes has been
fixed by the Dover Board of Educa-
ton at S25o on the 500 assessment,
which is an increase Of ten cents over
former years. The same rate applies
to the assessment OF automobiles BY
the increased assessment. the Board
of Education hopes TO meet all ex-
penses for the next year. besides pay
ing for some improvements now be-
ing made to the building and school
grounds.
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Shorthand

A knowledge of shorthand
is one of the quickest and
best roads to a successful BUSH
ness career. The competent,
capable stenographer is en-
executives right hand; his
fingers are constantly on the
pulse Of the business.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-29

Troop commissary and one of the
scouts we're returning from the sta
flor. thew we're chased by a bull,
wildly infuriated they claim, and
forced to take refuge in tree. Tney
settled down on branches for the
night. but the bull finally decided II
was not worth while waiting and de-
narted. A snipe hunt was organized
one evening. in which Edwin Van
Trump and william Almond were the
chief hunters. A canoe trip to
Lenape was taken by Assistant Scout
Master Hickman, Hospital Steward
Cooper and Senior Patrol Leader
Morford They spent the night at
Chadd's Ford. going on to Lenape
the next morning. II was hard work
going ND stream but the return trip
with the current, was made in few
hours. The Scouts are enthusiastic
over the grub which has been handed
out TO them under the direction OF
Commissary Pickup and prepared by
the able chef Covey. Mr.. Pickup is
qualifying as an engineer as well as
food expert, the boys having built
dock under his direction, which they
use as a canoe landing. An incinera-
tor has been built for the disposal Of
the garbage and other refuse. Assis-
tant Scout Master Emmett Hickr
man arrived Friday evening and will
be in charge for the remainder of the
camp Patrol Leader Schultz and AS
sistant Hospital Steward Clough ar
rived Sunday for the second week. A
number of visitors we're in camp last
Sunday, the mothers and fathers of A
number of the Scouts coming up to
see them
Harry Schagrin, leader of the Must
clan Patrol of Troop No. 3. joined
Troop No. III, of Philadelphia Nauti-
cal Scouts on Thursday of last week.
Last Friday evening Troop No. 1,
OF Richardson Park, held their regu-
lar meeting, in which several i'm
portant matters were discussed.
Among them were the preparations
for an entertainment, when a flag will
be presented to Us. Our Scout or
chestra practices every Monday even
ing and will furnish several selec-
tions on the night of the flag presen-
tation. Next Friday evening our
troop will turn out in full uniform
and march over TO the Union Camp
meetings. Our troop is on the in
crease all the time and we have hopes
of a large troop in the future.
Vincent McDougle, Scribe.
Troop No. q took an overnight hike
on Saturday. July "a. to Richardson
Park and remained in camp until late
Sunday afternoon While in camp
Assistant Scoutmaster Parker drilled
us in squad movements and physical
exercises. Later we had the school
for buglers. Several Scouts passed
their fire and cooking tests. Some OF
them attempted their swimming test
but found the water too shallow.
Scout Master Williams would like
the Seventh Battalion. which consists
of Troops 20. %, % and IS to report
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Hereafter scout scribes will direct
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-29
nFATH BY DROWNING.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
BRIDGEVILLE, Del. July 29.-
Charles Taylor of Preston. Nd. a
brother Of Mrs. Sherman Todd o. this
town was drowned at Curtis Bay,
nearBaltimore. Tuesday night Tay-
OF was rowing when a gasoline
launch struck his boat. causing it to
capsize He body was recovered.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-29

for drill on Wednesday evening, Au-
gust 4 at o'clock sharp, at the north
end of Washington street bridge. In
case of rain report next evening.
On Tuesday evening. August 3 the
election of officers will take place
and all members of the troop are
urged to attend The entertainment
committee is planning some treat for
that evening.
Stanley McInnis, Scribe. .
Hereafter scout scribes will direct
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all news for the Scout Column in care
of the Scout Editor at the Y. NJ. c. A.
In case the Scout Editor should be
away your news will not be delayed.
All news must be received Tuesday
evening of each week or it Will not
be printed
The Wilmington Scouts who are
cruising with Troop No. III of Phil
adelphia have reported as having the
times of their lives. All of them are
working hard on their Stewardship
Merit Badge test. Two members of
Troop 8, George Grier and Everett
Sidwell visited the houseboat Young
America" last Sunday. They were en-
tertained royalty by the members of
the troop.
Last Friday night Troop No. 6 met in
its regular meeting place, where an ad
dress on the scout movement and scout
craft was given by their scoutmaster
Mr. Phillips. After that the troop had q
short drill
On Sunday, August S, the troop vii
take a trip TO League Island Any
scout that is in good standing may 9,
along if he wears his uniform. If yol
intend to 90 let the scoutmaster know
not later than Saturday Of this week
His address is No. 1915 West Seventh
street II is requested that every mem
Der be present Friday night in uniform.
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The first week of Troop No. rs
camp, at Granogue, Del, on the
Brandywine was a very successful one
and the boys are enjoying their outing
thoroughly. The Scout Commissioner
visited the camp Saturday afternoon,
staying over night. Scouts Ward and
Morford met him at Rockland with
the canoe and the trip up the stream
to the camp was made in about two
hours. There have been a number OF
interesting and exciting incidents dur
ing the camp. One evening, when the
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FIPE HnnsF ZOE pFNNsGRovF.

PFNNSGRONE, \. j., July pa
larger fire house is TO be erected in South
Pennsgrove near the new town of River
view to house the additional apparatus
that has been provided for the volunteer
iremen.
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She had interrupted him In the mid
die of what he was pleased To- call his
reply, for Hitchett's first shell had
already fallen in the camp. He stood
back and offered her the sat at tn
duftar table. Her elbow eft a great
wet stain on the ha!ze. for she was
soaked through and through.
say exactly nov the matter stands"
she said. and laughed a weak l!ttle
laugh. which emh"ldcncd Trew.nnard
10 say loftily: Pardon me. Mrs. Nal
lowe, but | hardly recognize your"
Idiot VII you show ME the
papers, VIII % speak, and VII you
he uu.ck?"
Her most revercnt adm.r,rs would
hardly have recognized the soft spoken.
slow g"stured, quiet eyed Mrs. Mtllowc
~ !h" indignant woman who was
drumming on ~Trewiunard's desk. He
submitted To the voice of authority. as
Ia" had submitted in the old times. and
explained as quickly as might h, the
cause OF the war between the two de-
partments. In conclusion he handed
over 'hc rough sheets Of his replv. As
Sh" read he watched her with the ex-
roctlnt sickly half smile Of the unac-
'ustomed writer who IS doubtful of tho
success of his work. And another
smile followed, but died away as h,
saw Mrs, Mallowe read his productions.
All the old phrases out If which she
mad So carefully drilled him had re-
turned; the unpruncd iiucncy of die
tIon was there, the more luNur.ant for
being so long cut back. the reckless
rIotousness of assertion that sacrificed
"l-even the vital truth that Hatchett
Woul he so sure to take advantage of
for the SAKE of scoring a point, was
there; and through ana between every
line ran the weak. wilful vanity ns
the man. Mrs. MalIowe's mouth hard
ened.
And YOU wrote this" she said.
Then To herself, "IIe wrote this"
Trewinnard stepped forward with a
gesture habitual to him when he
wished 10 explain. Mrs. Reiver had
never asked for explanations. She
had told him that all his ways were
perfect. Therefore he loved her.
Mrs. Mallowe tore up the papers
one by nne, saying as she did so. "You
were going To cross swords with
liatchett. Do YOU know your own
strength? Oh, Harold, Harold, il is too
pitiable! ! thought thought"
Then the great anger tina had been
growing in her broke out and she
cried: "Oh, you fool, You blind, blind
blind, trumpery fool. Why do | help
you? Why do l nave anything to do
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War Women Equal to the Hardship
of Soldering Fight in Front
Ranks With Husbands

put away all the trappings Of wealth.
the jewels. the silks, the music, the
laughter, the envy, the admiration, the
perfumes and p|anoply, the glare and
glitter, the sounding brass and tinkling
cymbals. and follow their man bare
foot. hungry, ~painracked. into the
trackless waste of war? Here il a
prospect to strain the bonds of loyalty.
Yet the soldadera does not break
under The strain. once she casts her
lot with the army she does not quit.
She Knows no such word. She is faith
ful to her man INTO death. When
death ends the partnership she goes
forth II finds herself another part
ner. He is a s%o.dadero, of course. Sol
diering is her business, and she sticks
to II with ;he same loyalty she sticks
10 her man. q
The Mexican army has no Comls-
sary department" explained one of
the Villa purchasing agents Instead
they have soldaderas. II is up To the
~soldaderas to rustic the grub. This is
a gigantic financial saving 20 the War
Department and it makes the women
equal partners with the men in the
business of doing battle"
So he war women of Mexico rustic
the grub, they cook. they shoulder
rifles. they work machine guns, they
loot when there is lootlng 10 do. and
they are good wives and mothers the
while. A trooper told me that re-
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keeping duties. No rails for protec-
ton are placed around the HAT roofs Of
the cars. II n child gets too close to
the edge. loses it's balance and falls off
1t - all a part of the days adventures.
Comparatively few such accidents
occur, especially with the children.
They are like monkeys, these offshoots
of the camp. They Fan cling to the
side of a car like flies. They are hard
as nails both in body and mind.
Youth eve comes to them. They
put aside the sweetness Of childhood
with their swaddling clothes. They
swear mems oaths and hate the enemy
with an infantile fury that makes
them adopts in cruelty.
Perhaps 10 per cent. of them live to
carry the guns they reverence. 1t is
difficult for a plant 10 flourish in the
poisoned soil of unceasing strife.
Fever, starvation, smallpox. dysen-
terry. accident. bullets. all claim their
reward and the harvest is a rich one.
The story was told me first hand OF
"A camp child who wandered into the
battlefield after an engagement. This
was a girl child scarcely able to lisp
her own name. Her soldadera mother
was with the forces opposed to Huerta.
The baby girl stumbled across the
body Of "A soldier of the enemy.
Run" warned a trooper If her own
camp. thinking To- frighten her. Run.
that is Gen. Huerta."
But the baby did not run. With a
scream like that of an animal in a
rage she flew at the dead soldier and
began pounding his upturned face with
her tiny fist. The soldadero picked
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lucky h has a pair of shoes that
have outlived their usefulness for a
soldier of the army. If she is not
lucky she ties a piece OF cloth she has
secured from somewhere around them
or goes barefoot.
When the army il transported by
train, what then?" | asked.
You shall see for yourself one Of
the agents of the villa government
promised. Some Of the troops will
be coming into Judrez tomorrow.
They have conn up from the interior
by train. Wen go over and see Them
/ wish every .promulgator II the
charge that women are not equal to
the hardships Of soldering for their
country might have had front row
seats when the troop rains pulled
into camp. The sight would have ST.
fenced their SNUG p%latitudes forever.
The trains were composed of box
cars. Now the ordinary man would
set up a loud howl II he wer. COM
PEELED to travel in a box car. He would
consider such Accommodations meagre
indeed.
But the soldaderas enjoy no such
uNurle as the interior OF box cars
when travelling with the troops. The
inside Of the cars is for the horses and
guns and impedimenta. Troops and
so!daderas live on top of the cars or
underneath. one position is Just
about as safe as the other.
Atop the cars children scramble
about at play. ~soldaderos, which is the
male OF the species, sleep in the sun
or gather in groups and ~soldaderas
COOK tort!llas or engage in other house
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her up n carried her away kicking
and s%creeChing her protests.
Perhaps YOU rave wondered how
whole families could travel beneath
the box cars. | confess ! do not
know, though I saw 1t with my own
EYES. Wire netting is stretched across
the rods. In the narrow space be-
tween this netting and the floors of
the cars are sandwiched men. women,
children, dogs and chickens.
Il watched them switching some
troop trains dow near Torreon not
long ago" said my escort. -Four SOL
daderas were killed there in a half
hour. They refused to leave their be-
longings while the cars We're being
switched and the netting gave way.
No one seemed to pay much attention
to the accidents. Death is SO familiar
a visitor in the ranks it has lost its
terror
one would naturally suppose that
where civilization must put down It's
mask and decency is sacriiced on the
altar of self-preservation morals must
he more or less in the mire. There are
no screens and no Curtains to give
even a scmb.ance of privacy TO life.
''@ '''fl'" "a NN'I '"IA- "uI
is elements.
Nevertheless Americans who for one
reason or another have figured in the
fighting In Mexico declare there is
more loyalty among the ~suldaderas
than there is among u " ONE OF
high culture and high social position.
How many, think you. Of the fash
Ionable and select few To whom he
sceptre of social power is dear would
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Soldaderas Rustic the Grub for Fighters
and Thereby Effect Gigantic
Saving for Leaders

to put off washing the dishes and rush
to the front. where she picks up the
u Of some soldier whose trigger
finger has been stilled forever, and
stands shoulder to shoulder with the
men. popping away at the enemy. ad-
rancing under fire. facing dea h and
destruction and that horrid hullabaloo
of the battlefield with all the physical
strength and courage of the male, who
for centuries has cultivated these two
qualities and traded upon them almos,
exclusively.
Who are the s%oldaderas? Where do
they come FROM | asked Tex O'Reilly.
one OF the justly famous filibusters and
soldiers of fortune who frequent the
border and add to its good fellowship
as we'll as to its picturesqueness,
God knows, and | reckon He is on
slderably puzzled sometimes" Tex an
swered as he pushed n twelve inch
prlmined sombrerO back from a
puckered brow. when you see those
s~oldaderas in camp or on the march
or IN battle you say they just can't be
human. because no human being. espe-
clally a woman. could endure what
they endure and live.
i've seen them on. say. n seventy
mile hike across the desert. sun
clustering hot so hat all you had TO
do was TO drop on the sand and you'd
be broiled to a turn. water scarcer
than rum in Arizona, six friioles.
which is Mexican for bean. standing
W six persons n starvation.
but you don't know the persuasive
powers OF the soldadera. She can
take SIX %frijoles and feed the entire
Mexican army.
We seen the soldaderas struggling
mo camp or into "A town for three or
iour days after the army has ar
rived Some of them have been UNI
apie TO keep the pace. They have
peeh III ana forced to lag. They have
"eth wounded in battle and are dis
ahled' or they are weakened for want
or food and are slow on thir feet.
n army goes right on regardless
OF thelr Ills or misfortunes. 1t offers
'hem no ana, II makes no attempt to
carry them II they show the slightest
sign or being excess baggage. If
they fall n.y. the wayside they are left
10 get on their feet as best they may.
II soldadera is supposed To shift for
herself. when she can no longer
shllt she sinks
Nice chubby arrangement | re-
MARKED me idea Is that the women
ousht TO be tickled to death to be
along.
NOT exactly explained Tex, al
thoush the do enjoy the life more or
ItSS. InnN understand thA 1 -
the game. They would not dream Of
delaying their mar when he is on the
march They are Amazons, lusting
Tor battle and for victory n for the
Spots or Victory-victory at any cost"
beins IA woman, my natural bent
was To ma out the correct clothes for
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tHe WOHnen want 10 vote let
them get out and shoulder
guns!"
So say the voters Of our
fair and free land who are averse to
sharing the privilege and plumber OF
the polls with %petticoats.
"No one should have a voice in the
government Of a country who cannot
get out and fight in her defence" pirate
the upholders Of the theory that might
makes right. IF the women are de-
termined TO have a finger In the polit!-
cal pie and pull out some Of the plums
they ought TO be game enough to get
in the firing line and help work ma
chine guns when the big battle is on.
The trouble is they want to 60 fifty
fifty on the bossing, but they want the
men to do all the fghting.'
Wrong again, Mr.. Voter.
No, you are not going to he bored
with that trite but true argument
about the women who bear the sons
that make voters and soldiers. You
are not going to hear about the
Woman Of intellect who must sit at
home and darn socks while the clod
lately from the steppes of Russia helps
guide the star of empire over stormy
seas Of politics which he understands
no more than you understand the
fourth dimension.
Instead YOU are going to be intro
duced to the war women of Mexico
soldaderas. they call them in the
native tongue. They might just as
truthfully be called the modern ANA
IONS Of the world, the refutation be-
yond cavll Of the charge that women
are not willing to carry arms in de-
fence e their country and their
Creeds.
was sitting in the dining room of
the sheldon Hotel in IL Paso the other
evening when a reporter II the local
press who is a consistent rooter for
Gen. Francisco Villa came to- the table.
'How's this for warfare" he said,
waving a despatch from the theatre
of activities. THE Villistas report
there was a mis- and that they cap
turod forty-three prisoners, forty Of
them women"
u think the laugh is on the Willis
tas," ] responded.
Nothing of the Sort corrected the
reporter The chances are those
women were %soldaderas. That means
the enemy has lost its commissary de-
partment. No army can fight long or
efficiently IN empty stomachs."
Then the story came out. When "A
Mexican soldier goes to war he takes
his wife with him. Sometimes he takes
his whole family. As the matrimonial
laws Of Mexico are non too rigid, the
soldadera Is quite as often "A wife out
side the sanction Of the Church or the
State, but her devotion to the business
Of being a partner in war does not
suffer by reason of the absence of con-
ventional bonds.
Immediately she oecomes a part OF
the camp, The soldadera learns how to
rustic grub This is her part Of the
game. How or when or where she gets
the grub for her man does not matter.
The main point is that she gets il, and
oncc she has it she is ON hand at meal
time to cook 1t and serve it to her
soldier.
IL there is a little sklrmish after
Iunch and things begin to look a bit
lad for the home army she is supposed
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Gently during one short marCh o.
detachment of troops across % H. r'
four babies were born. This $50. n
no way unusual-ail in H.,
march.
With a party # friends | rI,,. ,.
Col. Hipolito villa, brother of '..r
Francisco Villa. the 81, Attest
in Mexico and prominently men
in the race for ruler Of the c.
We sat in the Villa offices
Agencia ComcrCial at Juur,l r
whence the entire Villa army
piled.
will the General give ~, @ '
ONE in case he is sur.,..:. .
uniting MeXico?" | asked.
Col. Hipolito Villa smiled .'
Glack eyes danced. II is "a W,..
fact that he is more than Ia''
the fair sex ana that hc fl.'-
Captur To their charms.
Perhaps" h. said. II thin.
so. only We can't do au.'.
them now, So what 81, u .,
give them the vutc?'
IF the worst comes &. n. H
make soldiers of them and ..'
officers he men" | suggested
they will have To obey or l.
sunrise
M.anwhil, the soldadera> d.
the lie 10 the charge hat
canno he a good soldier u. $40.
good voter.
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