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Evening journal., 1915-01-25
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Now The Slogan of British
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man war Office admits the loss of the
Bluecher, but declares other German
cruisers returned to the German naval
base without material damage. The
British, the statement declares. "dis-
continued the battle seventy miles west
northwest Of Heligoland."
according to present reports" says
the official statement, "the British lost
one battle cruiser. We had the Bluech-
er sunk, but other German ships re-
turned to the harbor"
The battle cruisers Derfllinger, Ceyd-
litz, Moltke and Bluecher. accompanied
by four small cruisers, and two torpedo
boat fotillas were engaged the official
statement declared Steaming into the
North Sea, they encountered a British
fleet, composed of five battle cruisers
several smaller cruisers, twenty-six tor
ltorpedoboat destroyers
The British closed in and Immediately
opened fire. The Germans replied, but
realizing the overwhelming superiority
of the British nefet. faced about and
headed back toward their naval base
running battle followed, lasting for
three hours. The Bluecher, trailing be-
hind her faster comrades, was made the
object of concerted attack by the Brit
ish and sunk. The British warships
abandoned the engagement seventy
miles northwest of Heligoland.
The official statement carries no men
tion of possible casualties aboard the
other German ships engaged and makes
no estimate of the damage done TO the
/ British squadron.
The official statement from the Brit
ish Admiralty contains no mention Of
the reported sinking of British battle
cruiser in the North Sea engagement
The German statement, however, was
transmitted by wireless to London and
"passed" by cable to New York.
The Admiralty statement admitted
that the British squadron abandoned tho
fight oil FIeligoland but declared fur
ther pursuit was rendered extremel!
dangerous because of the presence of the
German mine and submarine fields. The
statement specifically declared Their
were no British losses in ships or men.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
COURTESY At A
HEAVY DISCOUNT
II Leads to Threat TO Have
Quaker City Society Man
Arrested by Local Woman
CHUM MAKES THE
SITUATION WORSE

Ii doesn't always pay for a man to
exercise toward a woman that courtesy
which it is his natural instinct TO ex-
tend. That fact was demonstrated quite
forcetully at noon yesterday at Fourth
and Market streets, this city.
Two young men, prominent in finau-
cial and social circles in Philadelphia,
came TO Wilmington to spend the after
noon and evening with friends on the
west side. They were standing at
Fourth and Market streets waiting for
a Washington street car. One OF them,
who has established in his home city
AN enviable record for politeness. no.
ticed an elderly woman standing in the
street as the cur approached. Beside her
was a suitcase. AS the car rolled up
and stopped, the young Philadelphian
who spirit Of politeness was strength
oned 10y the fact that the street was
sleety. picked up the suit case and start
cd TO carry IL aboard the car for its
elderly owner. He made the mistake
Of not pausing long enough to inquire
MADAM, may / assist you with you
luggage?" Had he done so he would
have been spared a few seconds OF en-
barrassment and the temper of the OBJ
iect of his politeness, would not have
suffered such pronounced corrogation
The first intimation the Quaker City
society man had that his politeness had
I led him astray was when an angry
voice exclaimed;
"Here, put that suit case down."
"Why, madam" he inquired. "aren't
you going to take this CART"
"No. Pm not; and, ii you don't leav,
that suit case alone, pll call an ofiicerl'
Quite naturally, he surrendered thl
suit case.
His friend, who had enjoyed the in
cident amazingly, waited until his po
lite friend had boarded the car and then
stepping up 20 the elderly woman, said
with every evidence OF admiration fol
her shrewdness:
"Aladam, you did perfect right. That
fellows a sneak thief. If you hadn't
Fstopped him, he would have gotteI
away with your suit case"
Without waiting for a reply, he, too
leaped aboard the car and poured int,
the ears Of his friend the story Of whai
O splendid reputation for him he had es
tablished in the minds of the Whining
ton woman.
Immediately afterward, the two look
cd back and saw the excited woman de
claiming to a group Of sympathizers
the details Of the narrow escape sh
had had from being despoiled by a glib
tongued Rallies.
No doubt when the Wilmington ex
perience OF the polite young man be
comes known in Philadelphia, it will
cause quite a litter in Logan Square
Chestnut Hin and Germantown wher
there are perhaps a thousand womel
who would feel themselves honored i
the cotill,n leader were 10 voluntee
TO help them aboard car with thei
luggage.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
DEMOCRATS MEET
TO DISCUSS BILL
They Class Amendment TO
Election Laws as a Parti-
san Measure
ASK REPUBLICANS
FOR CONFERENCE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del, Jan.
25.-Democratic members of the Sen
ate and House held a long conference
this morning TO discuss their pro-
cedure on what they consider par
tisan legislation.
Senator Gormley presided, and the
Democrats appointed Senators CORN
ley. Hart and Furniss and Represen-
tatives Hall. Elliott and Allen a COM
mittee to request the Republicans to
name conferees to consider partisan
legislation and Democratic objections
to It..
The Democratic conference discussed
at length Representative Rash's bill to
amend the election laws by permitting
voter, if he chooses, to place his bal
lot in the envelope Immediately after
"a is handed him by the election officers,
instead OF going into booth TO place
/ the ballot in the envelope, which the
law at present requires The Democrats
claim this would open the door to obiec-
tionable practices, as they contend it
would permit an observer 10 see whether
voter who received a markd ballot
outside placed the marNed ballot in the
envelope and would enable vote buyers
to see that the goods We're delivered
by the seller
AT present a voter, even if he mark
ed his ballot outside the polling place,
IS required to go into booth to place
il in the envelope handed him by the
election officers. but Mr.. Rash's
amendment leaves It optional TO the
voter whether he should go into a
booth.
The bill requires a majority vote
to pass It. So far as can be learned
the Republicans have not made it d
party measure, but they have enoug:i
/ votes TO pass il If they desire.
The Democrats had not formally
! brought their caucus action TO the at
tention of the Republicans up to early
. this afternoon.
A protest signed by twenty-five vii
mington bootbaclls against Representa-
/ tive Vaughan's bill, introduced by re-
quest TO close bootblack shops on Sun
/ day, was read in the House.
! The bill was reported unfavorablv 10
the House.
The executive committee of the State
]
protest against the repeal of the Wo'
mems Ten-Hou Employment Law.
New Castle County w. c. Il. u. sen;
a resolution endorsing the Woman's
Suffrage Bill.
The House passed Representative
Williams bill to incorporate into the
revised code the statutes regulating
foreign corporations doing business
in Delaware Secretary of State Mil
\ Ter explained that through a mis-
4 take the statute was left out of the
!, code, and a foreign corporation de.
string to do business was being held
up because of the lack of a law.
Representative Williams introduced
bill to change the boundaries of the
i First Election district of Christiana
l hundred. and to create a new dis
tiict. the Sixth, with voting place at
| William J. Tinsman's store, at Rich
4 ardsOn Park
The Senate transacted no business
because of the Democrats being in
conference.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
M'FARLAND HAS EYES
ON Three RING CROWNS
br Id Unlted Presa

CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-Packey Nc
Farland set out today on the road to
three crowns. II he negotiates all the
highways and byways along which
Freddie Welsh, Joe Shugrue, Charley
White. Mike Gibbons and Jimmy Clab-
by have built fortlncations and
thrown up series of trenches and
barbed wire entanglements, the King
Of the stockyards hopes TO enter
three capitals and WELD three scep-
tres-lightweight, welterweight and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. within the
year. Packey and his manager, Emil
4 Thierry, declared today they will be-
/ gin preparations Immediately. Thier-
/ ~ was TO write today to the man
ayers OF Lightweight Champion
/ Welsh, Gibbons and Clabby, asking
/ for matches. Mcfarland will fight
| Clabby or Gibbons twenty rounds and
] agree 10 make 145 pounds at ;
O'Clock. He says he can make this
weight within q few days. He be
heves he can get down 70 1876 pounds
within a few weeks by strenuous
training.
Manager Thierry claimed today L
have two offers for Packey 10 figh
. Gibbons. one is OF $4,000 fror
Jimmy Johnston. of New York. Tn
. other is a $4,000 offer from Tor
= Andrews. of Milwaukee The Ne'
York offer will be accepted If III
r bout can be arranged for late /
b February.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
Sees Lack OF
confidence IN board
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made a study of the educational sys-
TENS OF other cities. From this study
It is clear that to secure the above
object the present system must be
changed. This study has been impair
tial. The personnel of the present
board has not been considered, but
only the system under which it
works.
"There has been much criticism con.
cerning the administration of the af-
fairs Of the present board. Whether this
criticism is well founded or not is be-
side the question. This association has
never made, and does not now make
any charges against the present Board
of Education, OF any individual mem
Der thereof. There is nothing in the
proposed amendment 20 the charter OF
the board 70 prevent any member there
of becoming a candidate for recollection
after the adoption of the new system,
and stand before the whole electorate
Of the city of Wilmington upon his
individual record as member of the
board. Each member Of that body, if he
truly has the educational interests of
this city at heart, would gladly wei
come any change from that system
] MAAiN - utilk AlnthiNtu hN hll lue pro
gressive cities Of the country, and DO
everything in his power TO procure the
adoption, not of a new system only
which might be better, but of that sys-
tenn which has been absolutely proved Il
be the best by the experience of other
cities more progressive in educational
matters than Wilmington. The plan
adopted by the Alumni Association is:
First-A SMALL BOARD. Authority
and experience unite in declaring thai
such a board is most efficient. Thl
members al participate in every matte
brought before the board. and there j.
b mo necessity for numerous committees
s The administrative details are entruste
3 10 the superintendent Of schools pai
expert. Questions Of general polio
o alone occupy the attention of the boarS
e Secondly ly-ELECIION AT LARGE
n BY this method the board would be rel
e Iresentative of the whole population !.
n the whole population Of the city, an
" not OF any particular district or sul
e division. Il would have one comnu
n object-the welfare and education OF d
the children of the city Of Wilmingt0
This, briefly, is the proposition II
I. which the Alumni Association, bv
n vote of IT'S members, stands committe
10 II proposes 70 use all and every hone
ol endeavor TO secure its adoption"
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
French Shells Wreck
Foes Bridge at ST. MihieI

evacuation OF several Russian
trenches.
Great credence is being given TO re-
ports from Vienna that the Austrian and
German general staifs are swapping
armies" 1t is reported that as a re-
suit of recent conferences in Berlin,
large bodies of German troops are pass
ing into Eastern Hungary to block
threatened Russian invasion In ex-
change. the Austrians are reported TO
be sending an army into Flanders and
France, made up OF regiments defeated
in the Servian campaign who are to
be employed to guard the German lines
OF communications and as a secondary
line Of defense.
Movement of Austrian troops west
ward by way OF salzburg, lends partial
confirmation to this report, Vienna
correspondent reports
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
SAY German RAIDERS
Showed TRI-COLORS
By The United Press.


LONDON, Jan. 25.-That German
aeroplanes, engaged in the worlds
first great air battle over Dunkirk
Friday, bore the tri-color of France
painted on the under side Of their
wings, was reported in dispatches
from the British battle front in Elan
ders today.
AS a further disguise, the twelve
German aviators wore uniforms Of
allies soldiers, the messages said.
1t was because of this fact that the
Germans passed the allies lines near
Nieuport. without detection and had
begun shelling DunHirk before they
were fired upon.
Nine persons we're killed and twelve
wounded by the Germans before Brit
ish airmen engaged them and drove
them tc the north. The dispatches
carry no confirmation of the report
from Paris that Benjamin Morel,
American consular agent at Dunkirk
was slightly wounded when a shell
partially wrecked the American con
sulate.
Twenty-four hours after the raid by
the German aerial fleet, first a Zeppelin
and then another German Taube ap-
peared over Dunkirk. The Taube drop
ped two shells. but neither exploded
The Zeppelin is believd to have been
damaged by anti-aircraft guns. 1t was
reported that the German pilot and Oh
server. captured when one of the Taubes
that raided Dunkirk or Friday was shot
down, We're Immediately executed. They
wore English and French uniforms. the
dispatches stated, and therefore came
within the definition OF a spy laid down
by the rules of international warfare
The press bureau had no word on the
matter.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
.AUSTRIANS BREAK The
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
BY ALICE ROHE,
United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan Correspondent.
ROME, Jan. 25-Austria's eastern
army, augmented by heavy reinforce
ments, reported to come partly from
Germany, not only has broken the
Russian offensive aimed at Hungary,
but is threatening the Cars hold on
Bukowina.
Official dispatches received from
Vienna today report the capture Of
several trenches held by the Rus
slams in the Carpathians. These con-
stituted the outer works by which the
Russians held passes leading into
Pennsylvania and Hungary. North
OF Watra DOrna in Southern Bu-
kowina, Austrian artillery forced the
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
CONSTABLE IN DANGER.

While riding on an automobile truck
taded with furniture ON Friday night,
Constable Charles Bowers, who had lev
led on the furniture had a narrow es-
cape from heing kidnapped by the
drivers on the truck. The furniture
had been levied on by the constable on
complaint of Sylvester Healy Just as the
truck started away from a house owned
bv Mr.. Healy. Constable Bowers Jump
cd onto tire truck aud directed the
chauffeur to take the goods TO a stor-
aye house here, Tho chauffeur insisted
on going 10 Philadelphia instead and il
was only after threats of arrests wer,
made that the owner OF the furnitur,
nnid the clnim
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
JameST. Chandler, n. v. 'Sa Siais ~
ST. Tee.
Undertaken P9l9s5oss. lsos' 'asza
DEATHS.

Eettie s. Tubbs.
Lille T. McIlvaine.
George Thomas Dobson.
Anna Townsend.
Elizabeth cradwohL
Thomas Logan.
Charles Jester.
Margaret z. Haynes.
Mariana Stroud Hutil
Clarence L. Ccmwel
TUBBs-ln this city, On January q, 1915,
Nettie 81. infant daughter ~ William J.
and Eva Nay Tuba aget mouths
Funeral services win De- held 40 her rar-
e1i's residence. 30. West Twenty ninth
street. on "wednesday afternoon, January -I,
McILvATNE-Iu this city. on January -.
1915. Lille p. LcIlTairs. wife of v. T..
McIlvsine. aged a. ycara.
Relatives ard friends are invited 20 a.
tend the funeral from her late home, near
stockiey. Del. with funeral services at st.
James Church. On Wcdnesday afternoon. %
] o'clock. luierment at So. Johns Gene
terry.
DOBSON-In this city. on January -. 1915.
George Thomas DObEon, son ~ Frederick
aud Melissa Z. Dobson. aged years and
months.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend
the funeral services af the residence % bis
parents No. 30z West street. on Tuesday
afternoon. a. 1880 O clock. Inierment q;
Newark, Delaware. Train leaves this city.
b. o. Station. at o clock. Our little
darling in she arms Of Jesus
IOWNSEND-Ir Camden. n. Il, on Jnnu
arr b, 1918. Anna Townsend.
Relatives and friends are invited 20 attend
he funeral az RirerrieU cemetery, on Wed
esday morning. January -. at 1896
clock. InteIment az Rivervier cemetery
fkADWoHL-ln this city, on January %
1915 Elizabeth Graduohi. aged 90 years.
Relatives ana friends are invited 20 at
tend the Greral services q the residence 0
her fr -. Mrs James b. Heal. No. t1e Ens
Tent street. o. Tuesday afternoon. Janu
L ~ .rrier cemetery.
T 'GAE-at Beiiemc1-. Del. on January 90
1913. Thomas Logan. the ith. infant sol
of Thomas and Gertrrfc.J Logan age
81 Reiafives ana friends are invited 20 atteu
,, the funeral services at tie residence ~ hl
parents. % Beilemoor. Del. on Tuesda
l1ornin-. january 20. 30 n O'Clock. Int
1deat % Siiverbrook cemetery.
J-aIEk-Iu this city, on January -. lol
Charles Jester
Relatives and friends are invited 20 a
tend lhc funeral services at his late res
dence. No. 5l2 West Fourth street, on We
nesday afternoon. at $50 O clock Interme
% Eivcrview cemetery.
HAfNEs-In this city. on January "a l01
Margaret T., widow Of the late Edmund
Haynes, aged ~ years.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 attel
the funeral services from the residence Of n
son-in-law. James B. Irwin. No. SIG Tren
street. On Wednesday afternoon, az 3.
o'clock Intorncnt private.
HUkILL--Died. January % 1915. Ma
anna Stroud. wife Of William A. Hulk
Relatives and friends are invited 20 ate
the funeral services az her late residence ,
e1s West Eighth street on Tuesday. Jrnua
26. at 2.8o O clock. lnteunent priva
Please omit flowers.
( CORNWELL--On January %, 10
Clarence J., son Of Theodore j. a
Laura Cornwell, in his 22d year.
Relatives and friends are invited
attend the funeral services, at HE pi
ents' residence. Roselie, near Pric
corner. On Tuesday afternoon. Janua
2o. 1915, at O'Clock. lnterment,
Ferbrook cemetery.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
Alumni School BILL
APPEARS IN DOVER
mr..

tic ecial 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ra'sTATH HOUSE. DOVER, Del, Jan.
II Senator Gormley and Represen-
tive Downward today received the
bin fathered by the Wilmington High
school Alumni Association providing
Tor a reorganization Of the Whining
ton Board Of Education so IL will COM
prise seven members elected at large
instead of one from each ward and a
president at large. as at present
Mr.. Downward introduced the bill.
senator Gormley has not decided
whether he viii introduce it. but he
said II he does SO Il Will be by re-
quest.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
MORE BUSINESS GRADUATES

Friends here Of r. J. Maclean, for
merly of Wilmington and now president
of the Detroit Commercial College. have
received programs of the annual com
mencement exercises of the college which
were held in Detroit on December 80
There were l,l79 graduates in the class
The commencement attendance was +,
900
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
MAY WHEAT JUMPS.
, The United Press.

by The United Press.
CHICAGO. Jan. pa marked rush
to buy, with offerings light and reports
that 0eavy rains may shorten the. Ar.
gentine wheat crop today caused May
wheat 20 jump to Sl.45 "a per bushel
This is a new record for the crop and
the highest price reached on the loca
board Of trade in many years.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
FOR A BAD COLD

The surest way TO stop a cold is 10
liven the liver and cleanse the bowels,
and the incest cathartic to do this is
a 10-cent box OF Cascarets. Take one
or two Cascarets tonight and your
cold may be gone by morning.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
employees Liable
FOR ACCIDENTS
.nnfinned fro1n First Page

accident or casualty as set forth in the
preceding section by reason of his neg
l:gent act or omission, shall be sub
iect to fine of not less than ten nor
more than twenty-five dollars to be col
lected by summary conviction before
any mayor or justice of the peace or
Judge OF the Municipal Court Of viii
inington as like fines are now by law
oollectable, or in case Of non-payment
of such fine he shall undergo an inn
prisonment for a period not exceeding
ten days"
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
NEW SALOON pRopPTFTop

August Fuhrman, who purchased the
saloon property at Fourth and Tatnall
streets a few years ago from John Fehl,
has sold the property 10 John Neil
waine Resident Judge Herbert I. Rice,
ON Saturday. transferred the license TO
Mr.. McElwaine.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
STOCK MARKETS.

Ty The United Press.
NEW YORK, JAN 25.-1he stock
market opened quiet, but stocks nearly
all showed fractional gains over Satur-
days close L. 5. Steel opened up IL
and Erie showed an increase of 3-S.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
GOyERNOR MILLER is BETTER.

The condition Of Governor Charles
r. Miller, who has been suffering
from an attack of the grip for several
days. was reported to be improved
this morning. Governor Miller is con-
fined to his bed, however, under the
care of his physician.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
INJURED YOUTH IMPROVES.

That there is improvement in the
condition Of William Smith, who is at
the institution suffering with a frac-
tured skull was the report from the
Homeopathic Hospital today.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
COLLECTOR BOwERs IMPROVES.

state Revenue Collector Isaac W.
Bowers, who is confined to his home
by an attack Of pneumonia, is con-
siderably improved today.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
SCHOOL TEACHER no BE BRIDE

Clerk of the Peace Harry A. Brown
issued a marriage license today to
Miss Isabelle S. Carnagy. a school
teacher in the New Castle public
schools, and Raymond Cannon, Of
Porters, Del.
Magistrate Thomas II. Buckley to-
day issued marriage license to Mary
!. Little, OF No. PA South jackson
street, and Henry ]. Woerner, Of
Darby, Pa.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
MR.. Startling NAMED
DOVER POSTMASTER
By The United Press.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 25.-
President Wilson today nominated
J. Frank Startling to be postmaster at
Dover, Del
Evening journal., 1915-01-25

Don't forget the ball at Pulaski Hall,
Friday evening. January %. l9l5.-AdV.
Evening journal., 1915-01-25
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET

Laird and Company, DUPONT Building
furnish the following quotations of loca
securities: