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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
LANSING CLOSES
 DR. GERHARD CASE

WASHINGTON. June lS Acting Secretary ot State Robert Lansing au- thorized the announcement late to- day that as far as tne State Depart ment is concerned the Incident re- garling the identiis of pr Meyer Gerhard is closed. The State Depart ment is convinced that there is little or no foundation for the New York Tribune's statement as to his dual identity.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
ltallana Lone snbmarlne.

LONDON. June 1S.-Thc sinking of the Italian submarine Medusa by an Austrian submarine has been report ed here today
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
SALEM BUILDING UP
 HER DESTROYED BUlLoiNes

BOSTON. June 1s.-withm the past year S5.5OO,OOO Salem fire building permits have been issued for new buildings. By January l. 1916, 1t Is estimated the total property yalua- ton Of the city will exceed the total before the lire
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
Wilson Disputes German Position.

WASHINGTON. June IS. - The American reply to the last German note concerning the sinking Of the William p. Frye is practically com piesed
 it will not admit that the German contention that any American ship containing contraband of war may be destroyed provided lt is paid for.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
ENGLAND PREPARING FOR
 1916 FOOD SUPPLIES

LONDON. June IS. - The British board of agriculture is taking steps to increase the present production of food in England on the assumption that the war will be prolonged beyond the harvest of 1916.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
BRITAIN TO ANSWER WILSON BEFORE HE
 WRITES SECOND NOTE

WASHINGTON. June ts.-Ensland hopes to "beat America to it by re- plying to the original protest Of the United States to the English order in council regarding to the interference with neutral trade and thus forestall the American note Of protest that is in course Of preparation.
 Together with insimations coming from London that the Allies are pre- pairing a note to she United States came the information that Great Brit ain will attempt to dispute the con sention that the British order is in- terfering with American trade. and will point to the Sdooo,ooo-ooo bal ance of trade in favor Of the United States as the evidence to sustain her contention.
 No intimasion as to the time of the receipt of Great 5ritain's reply to the long unanswered American note has been received. but enough is known to make it certain that it will be very unsatisfactory.
 PRESIDENT PREPARING TO
 ANSWER.
 The President tooay directed the State Department to prepare figures showing the number of American car goes that have been held up by Great Britain. While the President will use these figures to show that America has really lost by the operation of the British illegal interference with trade, he will insist that the question ss so whether the United States has lost or made money by it is not the issue. and that it is unimportant as compared with the right of Ameri- cans to the freedom Of the high seas whether the transportation Of freight or passengers is involved.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
Gerhard Does Not Stir Berlin

BERLIN. June lS.-The effect of the arrival of Dr. Meyer Gerhard is not thus far percepdble. He has been in consultation with Foreign Minister von Jagow several times since his arrival
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. June IS. Alaska Gold closed today at S7A; Chino at 45%; Ptah Copper at 67lk Butte and Superior, 7O1l.
 Copper was quoted today at 2OA.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
SWEDEN AND RUSSIA
 AGREE TO TREATY

COPENHAGEN. June lS.-A treaty has been ratified between Russia and Sweden mutually acknowledging the financial. commercial and industrial interests of the two countries. The treaty is significant because of Swed. ems contiual fear Of Russian aggres- sion. Sweden was strongly pro-Ger- man when the war started.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
oNE coNcERN AAs MAR

ORDERS FOR s2oo,ooO,ooo PHILADELPHIA. June lS-It is es- timated that war orders aggregating S20O. .o00. DOG have been placed with the Lehigh Valley, Pa. plants. where about l5.OOO men are employed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
MAN WHO SAW
 LUSITANIA GUNS
 IS NOW INDICTED

NEW YORK, June IS. Gustav Stahl. German reseryist who swore in an am davit submitted to the State Department at Washington by the German embassy that he saw guns on board the Lusitania before she sailed on her fatal trip, was indicted for perjury today by the grand jury in the United States district court.
 Lusltanla Hearing Ends at London.
 LONDON. June IS. - The official inquiry into the loss of the Lusltania closed today. When the decision will be rendered is not known.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18
GERMANS CLAIM
 VICTORY AT LAsAssEE

BERLIN June 1S.--It was officially announced today that an allied force that attacked the German positions north of Labassee. in northwestern France. was destroyed yesterday The statement did not pretend to give the numbers that were included in the force.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-18

ALL WORK IN ENGLAND LONDON. June 18.- The percent axe Of unemployed in Great Britain is the lowest in 20 years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
STORM DAMAGE IN
LOWER DELAWARE
At Lewes and the Break
water There Were Wrecks
and Loss of Life.
HEAVY GALE AND SNOW
Wires Down All Over Sussex
County and Much Damage
on Bayshore.
HEAVY GALE AND SNOW

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Lewes. April 5.-Saturday's storm
caused thousands of dollars worth OF
damage in the vicinity, with eight men,
and possibly more, killed. Saturday
morning a large steamer was reported by
Henlopen life-saving station to be aground
on the Hens and Chickens Shoal, near
Cane Henlopen lighthouse. Later 1t was
ascertained that instead of a steamer,
two large light wooden barges, Nos. 6
and of the Consolidation Coal CO.
Of Baltimore, were aground Llfe-savers
from the Lewes, Henlopen and Rehoboth
stations joined hands and made strong
effort TO reach the barges, but on account
of the mountainous seas were driven Dack
and could do nothing but look on and see
the barges pound to pieces and their crews
drown. Shortly before 10 o'clock the two
pilothouses were washed ashore on the
beach near the Cape Henlopen light
house and along with them three bodies.
No other bodies have been found since.
No trace of the tug OF the other barge has
been found and it is possible they also
went on the Hens and Chickens and
grounded to pieces.
No direct Information can be obtained
from the life station along the beach on
account of the wires being all down and 1t
will be some time before any other news
will reach here Of the wrecks.
Small craft anchored in the breakwater
had hard time holding their anchorage
and several launches and rowboats
were thrown upon the beach. Flood
covered the land between the beach and
the town.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
DAMAGE AROUND MIDbLETowN.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Middletown, April 5.--The heavy snow
storm on Saturday did great damage to
telegraph and telephone wires and block
aiding the roads in all four directions from
the town. Telephone service was sus-
pended by noon. A large auto truck
with a gang Of repairmen was started
out of Wilmington and on approaching
Rodgers Corner the machine shidded,
breaking down two wheels, necessitat-
ing a lay up of several hours for repairs
The repair gang was later sent to Smyrna
bv train and communication established
between Dover and Middletown. All
trains on the Delaware division were
running from one TO five hours late. The
Postal and Western Union wires were out
of communication Few farmers drove
TO town and they had to stay here over
night.
The rural mail carriers started out
with their wagons, b { all came back
TO town on horseback. Several auto
mobiles were abandoned on the road,
among which were the large auto trucks
of the Middletown Farms and A. Lee
Orrell Of Odessa, both of which carry
milk from here to Wilmington.
The funeral of John W. Mccoy Of
Odessa was to have taken place at
o'clock Saturday, but was postponed
until Sunday.
The sun came out warm, Sunday morn.
ing. and the snow melted so rapidly that
by night hardly a sign of it was to b'
seen on the roads.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
SEVERE IN KENT COUNTY.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, April 5.-While the snow began
to fall early Saturday morning, it did not
begin to stick until about noon, when,
with a wind blowing at so miles an hour,
streets roads and pavements soon became
packed and heavily drifted.
As the storm did not look dangerous,
at 10 O'Clock, Saturday morning, the six
rural mail carriers, from the Dover post
office, started out on their routes, but as
the storm increased in fury in the after
noon and the carriers did not return
after two hours, some alarm was felt as
to their safety. Carrier Enoch Moore
who returned several hours late, reported
a narrow escape from serious injury by
the falling of a telephone pole on his
route. the cross bar striking his carriage,
between the dash board and horse, smash
ing shaft and doing other injury. He
extricated himself and secured another
carriage but his horse broke away, leav-
ing him with the carriage He finally
managed to get the horse and continue
his route.
Fears for the other rural carriers, who
did not report to the postoffice, were in
creased, especially in the case of David
II. Hancock of this town, who had not
been seen or heard from up till O'Clock
Saturday evening, searching parties start
ed out, but were compelled to return
Sunday morning. He was located at the
home Of Presley Urian, two miles east Of
Dover on the road to Little Creek, where
he had turned in late Saturday afternoon
being unable to reach Dover.
The telephone company began work
Yesterday, in replacing prostrated pole:
and broken wires, in and around Dover
and in the outlying country districts
IL will be two or three days before ser
4 vice will be perfectly restored.
Both of the:large clocks of Dover were
. stopped by the storm of Saturday, the
4 town clock on the Kent county Court
& House at 10 minutes of /, and the clocl
+ on the Farmers Bank at 20 minutes after
E s o'clock, Saturday afternoon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
AUTOS STALLED IN SNOW.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Newark, April 5-Fifteen or twenty
automobiles were stalled in the snow
drifts in the vicinity of Newark, Saturday
night, and had TO be left in the roads all
night. While most of them were gotten
out Yesterday afternoon after the snow had
melted considerably, several remained in
the drifts until today.
Between Newark and Elkton eight or
ten cars were stalled, and several in the
vicinity of St. James Church, near Stan
ton, and near Glasgow, on the road from
Newark TO Middletown. In most cases
they were tourists, in Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania and New York cars, but there were
also several local automobilists who had
TO leave their machines in the road
Saturday night. The tourists either sought
shelter at nearby farmhouses or walked
to the nearest town where they remained
over night One OF two parties remained
in their cars over night.
1t was not until today that some of the
side roads in the vicinity Of Newark, where
the snow was in huge drifts, were opened.
| A number of tourists, after learning con-
ditions on arriving in Newark late in the
afternoon, decided to remain here all night
rather than attempt to get through drifts
near Stanton.
Professor Charles A. McCue, horti-
culturist at the Delaware College Expert
ment Station, stated last night that he
f, did not think fruit had been injured any
, bv the storm
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05

four days before there win be anything
like regular service.
Between here and Laurel many poles
and trees were blown down, carrying the
feed wires of the Sussex Electric Light
Co. with them and leaving Seaford,
Laurel, Brooklyn, Blades, Bridgeville,
Bethel and Cannon in darkness Satur-
day night. Many of the stores here were
compelled to close on Saturday night as
it was impossible to make arrangements
for lighting them.
Traffic on all railroads was delayed:
A train on the Cambridge and Seaford
railroad leaving here for Cambridge about
$50 Saturday night had not gone very
far before it stuck in a snow drift and
had to remain there until worlSmen were
sent to dig it out.
On the Nanticoke river and Chesapeake
Bay the storm was especially severe.
The wind rose to nearly hurricane We
locity All bay boats were delayed and
sailing vessels sought harbor to escape
the storms fury. The steamer Avalon
of the Nanticoke river line of the b., G.
d A. railway reached here eight hours
late, after a very rough voyage. The
storm cleared away at an early hour
yesterday morning, and the bright rays
of the sun soon converted the heavy blan-
ket of snow into a thick coating of slush
but in spite of the bad walking large
crowds turned out for the usual Easter
services and the churches we're well
filled.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
SANDM AN
STORY
For Tonight
By Mrs. F. A. Walker.
Copyright. 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New York City
THE LITTLE WOODEN poG.
By Mrs. F. A. Walker

Old Cubic was wood chopper, and
he had been working hard all the morning;
80, when il was time TO eat the dinner
his wife Martha had put into the tin ket-
tie, he did not wait TO finish splitting the
limb his hatchet was buried in; he left
1t on the ground, and hurried TO the tree
under which his pail sat
In the pail was piece OF mince pie.
II was the kind Cubic loved; but best
of all was his pipe, which he took from
his pocket when he had eaten all the
good things old Martha had given him.
And while he smoked, Old Cubic picked
mp a piece Of wood and began TO whittle
something. And what do you think IL
was?
II was little wooden dog that Old
Cubic fashioned with his knife, for
Cubic dearly loved a dog but old Mar
tina would have none of them; so, when
Cubic was alone and saw bits of wood
and had his knife, he always Whitfield
out little dog and sat IL up where he
could see it, pretending il was alive.
Nov, Bruno, boy" he said to the
little wooden dog, watch my pail, for
have left a piece of bread and meat.
See that no one takes it, for l shall be
hungry before night"
After he put little wooden dog by
his pail, Cubic forgot all about him,
and began chopping wood, and Il was
then that the change took place in the
wooden dog.
A sly wood elf happened to come that
way, and when he saw the funny square,
wooden dog by the pail he began TO
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
SNOW DISAPPEARING
WITH RAPIDITY
Storm Ended Saturday Night
and Fine, Clear Weather
Prevailed Yesterday.

The severe snow storm which began
shortly before S o. clock Saturday morning,
and later developed almost into a blizzard
continued until shortly after 6 o'clock
that evening, during which time nearly
foot Of snow had fallen. 1t was unequalled
by any storm of the past winter, and all
records for snowstorms in April in this
State were broken.
AS stated in Every Evening Saturday,
much damage followed in the wake Of the
storm, but the work OF making repairs
was begun Immediately and within the
next few days things will be in their usual
condition.
Many telephone, telegraph and electric
wires and poles were blown down, but the
companies had their linemen busy all day
Yesterday and much of the damage WAS
repaired by today.
The trolley companies also suffered
much inconvenience on account of the
storm. but with much difficulty managed
to keep their lines open, although running
on schedule time was out Of the question.
At > O'Clock Saturday afternoon a car
on the Darby line Of the Wilmington &
Philadelphia Traction Co jumped the
tracks at the Gordon Heights switch and
tied ND traffic for several hours. The car
was proceeding from Chester to tins city
and was well filled with passengers. When
il went off the track some Of the passengers
we're tumbled from their seats into the aisle,
but none was injured The car in leaving
the track had a narrow escape from col
hding with pole along the tracks.
The railroad companies were also some.
what crippled by the storm, but they
managed TO get through all trains to this
city, although some were several hours
late. Saturday afternoon the Pennsylvania
Railroad ordered all men employed in the
car shops here to report at the office of the
company for snow shoveling duty. Nearly
all reported and were put TO work shovel
ing snow out Of places where the trains
were unable to push through. Some ol
the men worked nearly all night shovelinl
| snow.
Yesterday morning the sun came out
bright and by the middle of the afternoon
much Of the snow had melted. BY tomor
row it is thought nearly all will be gone
According to the farmers the snow vii
do much good to crops. Rain was badl,
needed by farmers, but the snow did more
good than hard rain would for it slowly
soaked into the earth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
EASTER PLEASURES.
Various Entertainments TO Mark the
Early Post Lenten Season.

Various Entertainments 10 Mark the
Early Post Lenten Season.
Following the restraint of the Lenten
season, and marking the enjoyment of the
Easter season, many social functions are
to be held this week, among them being
the following;
A reception and operatic recital will
be given at the New Century Club on
Tuesday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
p. Scott, Sr., in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry p. Scott, Jr. Wednesday night the
High School Alumni will give a dance in
Pvfhian Castle. The Friday Night
Dancing Glass will resume its dances at
the New Century Club Friday evening.
The Easter season also will be marked
by a number Of benefit affairs, including
a dansant to be given this afternoon, from
4 to 6 O'Clock, for the benefit of the Home
of Merciful Rest.
The annual dance of the Wilmington
High School Alumnn Association will be
given in Pythian Castle on Wednesday
night. The decorations will be cherry and
white, the High School colors. Music viii
be furnished BY Jacobs Orchestra, and
dancing will be from $50 until ] o'clock.
The committee having the affair in charge
comprises the following: Marguerite S.
Malone, chairman; Edith c. Bakey, Helen
M. Brown, Helen A. Burke, Elma G. Bar
tram. Bessie W. Buck, Elizabeth Creamer,
Nell ID. Kennedy, Ethel Macklem, Ger
trude Robb, Lillian S. Rosin, Dorothy
M. Spring. The patronesses for the dance
are: Mrs. P. p. Bakey, Mrs. H. E. Bar
tram. Mrs. John ID. Brown, Mrs. J. III.
Wright, Mrs. w. F. Burke, Mrs. Edward
NJ. Records, Mrs. John Kennedy, Mrs.
] w. Maclllem, Mrs. John l.. Malone,
Mrs. Mary L. Rosin, Miss Elsie l. Spring.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
ENTERTAINED 1911 CLASS.

Joseph /. Horty entertained the class
OF 1911 of the Wilmington High School
at his home, No. 100 Jackson street,
Saturday evening The reunion was a
great success aud everyone present en-
ioyed an evening of delightful informal
ity The floral decorations, in keeping
with the true Easter spirit, were very fine.
Miss Elisabeth Carlisle, instructor of
civics at the Wilmington High School,
and j Francis Blaine, president Of the
February section OF the 1911 class, sent
tolegrams containing regrets on account
of being unable to attend the reunion.
Those present were:
Misses Ruth Pyle, Hilda Hardesty,
Florence Sassc, Anna Danzenhaker, Edna
Mcintyre, Margaret Monahan, Eliza
beth Downward, Harriet Bradford, Mar
garet Wilson, Alfredo Hance, Florence
Lloyd, Mildred Gooding, Mrs. Norman
b Williamson, Mrs. II. A. Porter
Mcssrs. NJ. Logie, H. n. Hartman, G..
S. Kelley, r. j. Mccarthy, IL. l.. PEN
nett, f. G. Buck, Il. H. Riley, II. r. Scott,
r. s. Woodman, T. r. Searles, NJ. X.
Frizzell, H. +. Dure, Joseph l. Horty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05

laugh, and then he danced for he had
thought of a trick to play on the wooden
dog by Gubbo's pail.
~ will touch him, he said, "and
make him alive; it will be good joke
on Old Gobbo.'
So the sly elf did touch the little
wooden dog, and he wagged his tail;
then he shifted the air and smelled the
meat, and then what do you think lit
tie wooden dog did next2 He ate up all
of Gubbo's meat and bread.
But the very worst thing happened
later. When Gubbo took up his pail
TO 20 home, instead of throwing little
wooden dog away, as he usually did
with the dogs he whitfield out, Cubic
put little wooden dog in his pocket and
carried him home.
He put little wooden dog on the shelf
over the fireplace, beside little china
pussy. for Cubic knew nothing about
/ the trick the wood ELF had played on him.
But little wooden dog was very quiet;
very quiet indeed He looked at pussy
out Of his eye but not a move did he
make until Old Cubic and Martha
were in bed and fast asleep, and then
little wooden dog began to growl
"G-r-r-rrw he said, and opened his
mouth at poor little pussy IN way
that frightened her very much; so much
that she fell right off the shelf onto the
floor, and hit mouse that was nibbling
something on the hearth by the fire.
place.
Little mouse, thinking that some
dreadful creature had fallen upon him,
squeaked and ran into the first hole
he came to. and that happened TO be the
trap Martha had SET for him.
When little china pussy cat fell tC
the floor. little wooden dog lost his bal
ance and over he went, too, landing on
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
HEAVY IN LOWER DELAWARE.

staf Correspondence of Every Evening
Milford, April 5.-Saturday's wind and
snow storm was the worst of the winter
and ragged in lower Delaware all day.
The snow caused much trouble. Before
noon Milford was entirely cut off from all
telephone and telegraph communication
with the outside world, and large per-
centage Of the telephones in the town were
not in working condition. Special lines
men were rushed from all OF the towns in
order to get communication opened again.
The snow, Notwithstanding that at
intervals rain fell, was six inches deep
on the level, while in the rural sections
it drifted heavily. The merchants here,
who had made unusually large prepara-
tions for the Easter trade, lost hundreds
of dollars as a result Of the storm. The
first sleighing of the year commenced
shortly after noon, when several sleighs
made their appearance. Along the Bay
shore the storm caused much damage.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1915-04-05
STORM ACCIDENTS.
Special Correspondence of Every Evenin

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Afiddletown, April 5.-While on his
way home after the storm had subsided,
Saturday evening, William A. Comegys
slipped on an icy pavement and fell
heavily. receiving a painful cut over the
eve and badly-lacerated hand. He was
helped to nearby drug store where his
injuries were attended to.
Harry Segelken Saturday morning,
while delivering groceries during the
binding snow storm, caught his foot
on a shoe scraper attached to the step
throwing him heavily and spraining his
ankle. He was assisted to his home
by friend and physician summoned:
Purnal S. Daniels, a farmer residing
near Townsend, met with serious ac-
cident on Saturday at his home. A
load of fodder on which he was riding
upset, the fodder and the heavy body
of the wagon holding him down. He was
extricated and carried to his house, where
he was found to be very much bruised