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Evening journal., 1916-06-07
FORMER ASSISTANT FIRE
Chief PALFREY DEAD

John Palfrey. aged 80 years. a mems
bcr OF the Phoenix Fire Company
died this morning after an illness Oh
several months. Death was due To
stomach trouble. MIR. Palfrey was as1
sistant fire chief under former Chief
Welsh.
The deceased is survived by sis<
ter. Mrs. Charles Wolhar, No. 1871
Pennsylvania avenue. and brother,
Robert Palfrey. No. 934 Scott street,
Funeral services will be held al tha
home OF his brother on Friday after
noon and interment will be made Id
Riverview Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
". ]. HOGAN. WELL
known Citizen, DEAD
Writer, Who Spent Years
With ESkimoS succumbS
TO Heart Disease
WAS WHALER IN
HIS EARLY DAYS

William ] Hogan, well known TO
readers OF Wilmington newspapers by
his poems and short stories, died on
Monday evening at Hope Farm from
heart trouble he having incipient tu-
berculosis He was "a years old. Dur
ing his life Mr.. Hogan had quite ro-
mantle career. having started out at
the age of i3 as cabin boy on IN ocean
vessel. and sailing until 26 years old,
when he settled down here.
Mr. Hogan. while he had weak
heart has met with reveral accidents
which have tended to decrease his vi
tality. The las and most serious oc-
Cured some time ag0 at York. Pa.
He was helping erect a large smoke
stack, causing it to fall on him. Since
that time he has grown weak. He
Is survived by three sons, John w.
Thomas T.. and Wilson r. Hogan.
Mr.. Hogan was born In New York
CITY in 1862. When l3 years of age
his mother died and. his father hav-
ing been killed in the Civil War In
the same year he (William) was
horn. he began a sea-fnring life. lie
visited practically every country In
the world and sailed on whalers In
the Arctic and Antarctic oceans. Al
one time he became stranded among
the ice foes of the Arctic Ocean, liv'
ing during that time until picked by
another ship with the Eskimos.
Mr.. Hogan came here at the age OF
| % years and married Miss H0nora
White. she died in 1897. Mr. Hogan
became active In politics, and remain
ed here until 1909. when he left here
TO engage in the contracting business
/ lie stayed in Trenton for three years
as an iron worker. and also served
there as business agent and secretary
of the iron workers local. Two years
ago he was chief marshal OF the La
bor Day parade there.
While living here Mr.. Hogan die
special work for the Joseph Bancroft
/ & Sons Company. the Wilmington anC
| Brandywine Granite Company as mas
ter mechanic, and with Stewart q
Donahue as master rigger. lie con
tributed number Of poems an'
stories to local papers. Among his
poems. written in July. 1914, was the
following:
! II You have a kind Moiu 10 tell M
say il now,
Wait not till cruel death hath touche
my brow
Weave not your garlands for my he'll
less clay,
stand not idly by my bier and say
"Ah, he was brave and truei' shake n
your head
. And weep and tell my virtues when /
! dead
I If YOU know aught you think won
e please my ear,
}, BE honest. speak il now whilst ! G.
] hear
. If YOU have nowers-the sweetest al
! the best
, To lovingly lay upon my mortal hreas
When death hath quenched my life-tl
] vital flame
! Give them 10 the living in my name.
The funeral Of Mr. Hogan will TAX
: place from the home Of his son, job
] W Hogan. at No sos West Fourt
street. on Friday. with mass in S
Peters Cathedral, at $50 o'clocl
b Interment will be made at the Cath6
dral Cemetery. The body will be o
{ view Thursday afternoon and even
! ing.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
AT THE MAJESTIC.

Virginia Pearson already has come
into the fore OF photoplay stars. Her
rare beauty OF distinctive American
type combining in her success with a
dramatic instinct rarely found in so
young an actress. Miss Pearson. who
makes her debut TO the patrons of the
Majestic Theatre today and tomorrow
has been leading woman for some
large producing concerns, and her
work was the magnet that caused the
producing company affiliated with this
theatre to secure her services. In all
her work she has never been seen 10
better advantage than in the photo
drama, 'Hyprocisy." an expose OF the
shams of society. Miss Pearson Is at
her best in fine gowns and dramatic
Interpretation, assisted by a strong
company and powerful film story.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
AT THE QUEEN.

Where Are My Childreng" abouuds
in many tense situations. which make
II "A gripping drama of much ;nten-
sity and as it Is production supreme
In its teachings of morality. II should
be seen by every father and mother;
every young man and woman at its
last presentation at the Queen Thea
tire today. Helen Riaune plays the
wife in most natural way with a
minimum of hysteria. Cora Draw is
an attractive siren likewise commend
ably repressed Marie Malcolm does a
society type splendidly, and the others
are we'll above the average. where
Are My Children" compels the adml-
ration OF persons who see It and
many physicians. clergymen and hun
dreds OF women were strong in ex-
pressing their approval on their exit
from the theatre.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
HIS QUEST FOR JOB COSTLY.

John J. Paris was looking for a
job according to his statement in
City Court this morning where he
was arraigned on a charge Of tres
pass. He was arrested last night at
about II O'Clock near No. AZ Ivy
Road after he had been seen wan
dering around the street and in the
rear Of different houses.
Witnesses declared they had seen
Paris go in back yards and had found
a screen removed and milk bottles
disturbed. When questioned he said
he was looking for work. Judge
Churchman fined Paris So and costs.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
GEORGE HERBS DEAD.

George Hebbs. who died in the Phil
adelphia Hospital following an oper-
alton. was a son-in-law of John
Cornish. formerly of this city and a
relative Of Mrs Brinton, Of Silver
brook. where he was a frequent vis-
itor The funeral will take place
from his home. No 5S4 DeDahon ave-
nue., Germantown, Philadelphia. to-
morrow afternoon
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
AT NM YICTORIA.

Nine. Petrova. the gifted and ver-
satile emotional star. will be seen on
the screen az the Victoria Theatre to-
day in the stellar role OF Playing
With Fire" a five part Metro won
derplay produced by the Popular
Plays and Players. She is surround
ed by a strong supporting cast which
includes Arthur Hoops. Edward Mar
tindell Eugene O'Brien. Frances Cor
don and other well known stage aud
screen stars. Nine. Petrova enjoys a
unique position in the silent drama.
Before she went into motion pictures
she was as well known this side of the
Atlantic as she was in England and on
the continent, where most OF her life
was spent Nine. Petroya considers
Playing With Fire" the greatest
achievement OF her successful career.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
ANNOUNCF FNClCFMFNT.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
SMYRNA, Del, June 7.-Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Spruance an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Elinor Lane. to John Har-
old Schabinger, of FELTON,, Del.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
n,RnrRkF.ANnRFMs-

Miss Katherine c. O'Rourke. of No.
1906 West Second street, this city.
and Stanley T. Andrews. of Lynn.
Mass. we're married in Philadelphia
on May 26. and are now travelling
through the New England States.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
Theatre and Park Attractions

Tamales.' The usual free concerts ar<
being given afternoon and evening and
the pnrk is doing splendid business.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
TEACHERS TRAINING
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.

commencement exercises Of the
Teachers Training School will be
held ia the auditorium Of the Will
mington High School on Wednesday
evening, June u. Twelve young wo-
men will be graduated.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
Friends School

4th and West Sts.. Wilmington. Del
The oldest and largest preparatory
school In the State.
A corps Of q experienced teachers.
Excellent equipment. Thorough in
struction.
A school that takes boys and girls
at 6 years OF age and in a congenial
atmosphere. under the charge of
specially trained men and women.
without loss OF time through change
of schools, fits them for college or
business.
Fall term opens September IS. 1916.
For illustrated catalog address
HerScheI A. Norris, A. NJ,
Principal.
d. & A. Phone 2l50.W.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
EXCLLLENT BILL At SPRINGS.

Il is an excellent bill being offered
in the Park Theatre at Brandywine
Springs Park this week. II includes
Brookman and Mann. clever singing
and dancing soubrettes: Bud Ryan, a
singing and dancing comedian Of
ability; Brott and Willer. a clever
pair in character playlet. Her Hus-
bands Dream" the Great Smedley. in
novelty musical act, and the Henry
and Young Comedy Company in a
clever playlet, "The Man Who Looks
/ Like Me" II is double bill for the
one price OF admission. The usua
free concerts are being given after
noon and evening and the park 4
proving more popular than ever be
fore.
Evening journal., 1916-06-07
GOOD VAUDEVILLE AT SHELLPoT.

GUUD VAUDEVILLE Al oHtLLFUI.
Those who like good vaudeville are
finding II this week m the Family The.
atre at Shellpot Park. Il includes the
Musical Icnetters in musical comedy
sketch; Joe Murray, a character come
dian of ability; Kennedy aud James. in
an eccentric comedy sketch. which is
above the ordiuaryi Miss Leah Howell
a clever singing comedian; the Henry 4
Young Comedy Company in "Red Hot
Evening journal., 1916-06-07

ILT ANTED-LAUNDRY GIRLS. AP-
w ply housekeeper, Hotel DUPONT.
june 7.2t
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-25
PICTURE OF
 VERDUN BATTLE
Correspondent Gets a Glimpse of the Great Struggle in
 France.
TELLS A TALE OF HORROR
French Artillery Eaters Down Dikes of the Mouse, Flooding Field of Fallen Germans-Grim Fight
 for Life.

In the Village, Northwest of Verdun. Yesterday I witnessed a great battle, the climax of the Verdun struggle. writes special correspondent of the New York Times and the Chicago Her aid. What fury of charge and coun- ter-charge of two nations at grips on the blood-stained slopes among the shell-torn trenches these words could convey! In reality 1t is very different
 Imagine yourself in the dark cabin Of a ship, the whole fabric of which shudders in the tumult of her mighty engines as you peer through a narrow slit at a quick-changing cinema on a distant screen. For that was the Verdun battle as 1 saw it, save that those rapid glimpses revealed horrors no producer would dare feature.
 Captain A. had led me through a maze of trenches to an observation post buried deep in a hillside due south of Cumieres village.
 Two officers and some soldiers are at work regulating the fire of bat tery two miles in the rear upon the German trenches down to our right, near the river, where the enemy is massing for an assault. At the same time they directed a searchlight whose rays Eliminates their field of vision.
 Follow the searchlight and you will soon pick out the German trenches and see the effects of our fire" says my guide. It is a patch of field. streaked diagonally by a dark line, which is the German trench. Clouds of smoke obscure it at intervals, stabbed by swift flashes.
 l watch interminably. Nothing changes. Then the observer throws another order into the telephone and second ray doubles the field of view.
 He turns toward his companion at the table and reels off figures in a
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-25

most terrific explosion, which shook the boat although we were one and one-quarter miles away. What hap pened 1 don't know, but something must have got it in the neck, judging by the bang. We had a small duel surface and drove her off, although she fired 200 rounds from her two guns After that we were left alone and everything ran like blazes when we got anywhere near.
 The only drawback was that we all had dysentery, and Halifax the second officer, and seaman got badly burned setting fire to steamer, so Cochrane and 1 had to keep watch all the time, and by the time "A days were gone we were absolutely done up. What Halifax went through with his burned feet for three weeks below I don't know.
 We had no trouble in diving in the Sea of Marmora, but when we came down we had an awful time, as the Turks had rigged up all sorts of nets and things to catch us, and we got mixed up in them and also were fouled by mines three times.
 The reception we got in the harbor was great. The whole fleet and every. thing manned the rails and cheered us madly. Just imagine us-all dirty and unshaven, and the flag with bullet holes all over it, and coming tower all dents from bullets and rusty-steam- ing through the lines and thousands of men cheering like mad. Battleships, cruisers, torpedo boats. transports and the captains leading the cheers. It was great! l have heard cheers be- fore, but this was the real thing. Poor old Cochrane's eyes were full of tears as he saluted to the cries of Are we down-hearted? and Well done, E-7n
 At present am resting on land and basking in the light of popular favor. It Is very nice to be a hero among ones own cloth, you know, because they really mean it. and they really understand"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-25
British Submarine in 24 Days Sank 23 Ships and De-
 stroyed Two Trains.
ALSO FOUGHT A GUNBOAT
Returned Safely Through Traps and Mines Set to Catch Her in the DardaneNes-Receives Great
 Reception.

New York.-The story of how the British submarine E-7 entered the Sea of Marmora and operating for 24 days sank 23 ships, shelled two railway trains, and did other damage, is told in letter received in New York The letter was written by young officer who was on the E-7 The Cochrane who is referred to as absolutely splendid" is the commander of the E-7. He says:
 We returned safely after "A days up the Dardanelles in the Sea of Mar mora. It is hopeless to try to give a detailed account in a letter, but you can take it from me it was fine show We broke all previous records. Coch rane was absolutely splendid. The tale of our doings Is the sort of thing one reads of in the old days. We went around the Sea of Marmora, leaving a trail of sunk and burning ships. We fairly shook things to the core.
 We are the first submarine in his tory to lombard place on shore un der fire. 1 think we were under fire about three times day on an average, and penetrated into all sorts of places and destroyed shipping. We even shelled railway and destroyed two troop trains. We shel!ed the embank- ment and blocked the line and then caught the trains as they came along. It was the funniest thing you can imag inc to see the trains try to hide behind trees, but we caught them and smashed them all to blazes. The ammunition all blew up with a terrible explosion. The soldiers. of course got out and took cover and fired tons of ammuni- tion at us, but we were out of range.
 Altogether we sunk one gunboat five steamers lone of 5000 tons). and IT large sailing ships, and hit two trains, one railway embankment, and a few villagers who fired on us and got it in the neck for doing so. We also dived up to Constantinople and fired torpedo at the wharf at the ar senal. where there were lot of am intuition lighters. and there was a
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-25

level, unhurried tone. The latter transmits more figures to the soldier, who has resumed his telephoning.
 Suddenly the field patch is covered with scurrying dots, like a mass of excited ants, rushing forward across the light. out of the picture into the darkness. It is the enemy charg- ing at last
 Then a dense thunder-cloud covers everything. The searchlight's rays beat vainly against its yellowish walls. The glass trembles in my hand.
 Like nightmare vision, conjured by magic amid the smoke, horrible scene is revealed; first dimly, then clearer and finally very distinct, in the sharp white light
 The field, the dark line and the rush. ing ants have disappeared. In their place ragged hollow, wherein blocks of earth like huge tree trunks roll and quiver
 Among them the tiny dark things are writhing like fallen leaves flut- tered by the breeze. Those shapeless objects are German soldiers.
 AS the smoke cleared distinguished arms raised in agony or supplication. Some try to crawl upward; they form heaps. sliding back together as one mounts another and drags him down.
 Meanwhile from the right of the scene what seems to be an immense blacksnake creeps forward. In the ray of the light it glimmers, and the observer beside me muttered: My God!"
 It reaches the lip of the hollow and the mass of crawling men quiver with a new agitation. It is the water of the Mouse overwhelming the Germans by the same concentration of melinite that ruptured the rivers dikes With frantic gestures the Germans fight up
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-25
LONG JOURNEY OF AN EGG
Consumer Paid Twenty Gents Dozen More Than Producer In
 Kansas Got.

Russell, Kan-A. J. Olson, a Russell county farmer who sells hundreds of dozens of eggs annually, on February g wrote on an egg a request for the consumer to write him and inform him where the egg was purchased at retail and what the cost was.
 Olson sold his product to a Rus sell dealer for 25 cents dozen. The eggs were then shipped to Ellsworth, from where they were shipped to Pen. dleton, Ore, by express.
 The Oregon retail merchant paid 341a cents a dozen, and they were re- tailed at 45 cents. that being the price paid by the woman in Oregon who broke the egg bearing Olson's letter Olson received letter from her re- gently, and she gave the details of the eggs career and end in the far Northwest.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-25
KILLS THREE BIG WOLVES
Lives of 525 Deer Estimated to Have Been Saved by Work of Ore
 gon Hunter.

Portland, Ore.-Three gray wolves killed by Jake Dumont of Filler. Ore. will net him $75. The state pays a bount of $20 each and the county pays $5 additional.
 The pelts were received at the office of the state fish and game commission and showed the wolves to have been of unusual size. One was fully seven feet from tip of nose to tail and the two others were not more than six inches shorter.
 Carl D. Shoemaker, state game war den. estimates that the death of the wolves saved 525 deer. He says that one wolf would kill an average of lT5 deer year.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-25

ward. There comes a flash and an other cloud-patch, half yelling the chaos of earth and water and drown ing men.
 Then the shells begin to fall rap idly and the searchlight abandons the struggle against the smoke. swinging higher along the bare hill side. A few moments later 1t returns l see placid pool glimmering be- meath the ray, save where glimmer- ing spot of blackness is floating mo- tionless.
 1 look at my watch. Three hours post. That is what saw of the great est battle for Verdun.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-25
WOMEN HELP TOWNS TO
 CLEAN UP AND PAINT TIP
They Have Done Much to Make National Campaign for Civic Betterment
 Successful Everywhere.

doing away with breeding places of mosquitoes, flies or disease germs, the planting and trimming of trees and hedges, planting of flowers, and the liberal use of paint on everything that needs it.
 In many instances last year the planning and experimenting of the work has put entirely in the hands of some efficient women's organization in the city or town. The files Ut the national Clean Up and Paint Up" campaign headquarters in St. Louis are full of records of just such cases
 Assistance in starting a campaign Ill any community in the United States will be given free of charge by the na- tional bureau, MT. Clark explained, upon receipt of a request from any woman or women's organization Aid can also be secured from Mrs. Clar- ence Baxter, chairman of the Wom- ems committee of the national bureau. or from any of the other civic leaders constituting the bureaus advisory committee.
 Be PerpetuaIly at 1t.
 Mrs. Baxter and Mrs. Senseney are helping women's clubs everywhere to accomplish in their towns what was accomplished in St. Louis last year. The women's clubs conducted the en- tire campaign in St. Louis, Boston and many smaller cities last year and in thousands of other places they are aiding the men effectively. The open ing weeks" in many places will be only the beginning of perpetual Clean Up and Paint Up" campaigns. "They will be of immense value" wrote Mrs. Baxter recently, 'in arousing civic consciousness in practical sanitation and conservation and in actual busi- ness activity in the community. Many people spend hundreds of dollars fur nishing their homes and only an occa- sional caller gets to admire them. A much smaller amount spent on a coat of paint for the exterior, a general cleaning up of the premises and few flowers would give pleasure to thou sands of passers-by and their friends as we'll"
 Both of these women are in daily correspondence with leading club women, in several thousand women's clubs, in the effort to make the local Clean Up and Paint Up" campaigns the foundation upon which to build and conduct various other community betterment activities in which serious minded club women everywhere are so interested
 Newspapers Give Help.
 Editors of newspapers from coast to coast have taken up this work of the women and are aiding them in both the news and editorial columns and most of them are unanimous in declaring that the chief value of the work Is that it aims at permanent re- form and continued effort.
 Ministers are also aiding the women in their work by preaching appro- priate sermons on civic cleanliness and kindred topics. The wife of one earnest hard working clergyman in a southern town, in which the campaign was in progress, wrote in a letter to the national bureau that if more peo- pie were as sincere in their religion as they are in this Clean Up and Paint Up" movement the world would be much better place in which to live.