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Evening journal., 1916-09-16

They will not return home until the
last of this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis A. deBlois are
spending September at Longport,
n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Saunders Taylor re-
turned on Thursday from a two
weeks motor trip. which took them
up through the Berkshires
D
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Glanding and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Glanding
we're recent visitors at Atlantic City.
q
Robert L. Phillips and son. George
have returned home from a vacation
in Maryland.
Walter Phillips OF Utah, Neb., is
visiting his parents in this city.
d
Mr.. and Mrs. ". II. Redmile, Mrs,
C.. d. Bird and Miss Carrie G.. Baker
are at Wernersville, Pa.
.
Mrs. Julia Baker and Mrs. Guy
Hearn of Pittsville. Md, and Mrs I. II
Evans OF Laurel. Del, have returned
to their home after spending a very
pleasant week with the latter's daugh-
ter. Mrs. c. E. Benson, here.
o
Miss Lettie Spence, of No. 1928 Lob
dell street, is spending a week at At
lantic City. stopping at the Hotel
Kentucky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asel Stiles enter
tanned the following guests on Sun
day, September 40, at their home
near Hockessin: James Adams and
Ernest Mueller of Baltimore, Mrs.
Hackman Of Sparrow's Point. Md .
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Hope and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred r. Hope
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Rodman
Hope and family. Mrs. William r.
Hope, Mrs. T. II Taylor. Mrs. George
Leader. Miss Mildred Bennett. Mrs.
+. Zoch and Miss Kathryn Zoch.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. William z. Thomas,
OF Montreal, Canada, formerly Of
Wilmington. where Mr.. Thomas was
employed in the Diamond State
Steel Company. are visiting Whining
ton, staying at the home OF Mrs. Fred
Snyder, their daughter, at Eighth
and Clayton streets.
.
Mrs. c. W. Hurst end two daugh-
ters, Grace and Helen have return
ed from Wildwood, n. ].
Evening journal., 1916-09-16
BY ESTHER ANDREWS

STAFF Special.
NEW YORK. Sept 16.-1 wandered
down Fifth avenue chasing the slim
silhouette because Paris says we must
be thin, straight up and down TO be In
style
No phantom could he more feeting
no ghost more elusive
I sought a policeman.
"They can get the slim figures al
right" he said "What the American
woman makes up her mind to do, she
does.
ave stood ON this corner fifteen
years and I've seen fifteen differ.
Evening journal., 1916-09-16
ent styles in shapes go by.

ent styles in shapes go by.
u seen 'em wide in the shoulder
and narrow in the beam. seen 'em
narrow in the girth and broad in the
back l seen 'em THROWN out their
chests like athletes, and pullin 'em
in like lungers.
yep. they can do the new style
or course, in my own business, pre-
fer 'em solid. They're harder to move
but easier to see. The little, thin ones
think they can slip between the smoke
and the license number, and 1t makes
II hard"
left him and sought Childs' res
taurant.
Evening journal., 1916-09-16
EYENING COMPANY.

A pleasant party was given to VIII
liam A. Webster. Jr.. al his home
near Talleyville. on Tuesday night,
September 12. in honor Of his twen-
ty-first birthday anniversary. Music.
singing and games we're enjoyed. and
refreshments were served. Many
pretty and useful gifts were receive
ed. More than 100 guests were pres.
ent from Wilmington. Granogue, Cen.
treville, and other places in Penn
sylvania and Delaware.
Evening journal., 1916-09-16

"Tessie." I said. mas it reached
your consciousness that you must be
slim to be in style?"
That may be all right on Fifth
avenoo," she said, but they like 'em
wide on Avenoo Al"
7 sought a resort OF fashion. The
first persons encountered were three
lovely ladies eating French cake and
drinking chocolate.
Their ignorance appalled, me- I
slipped on the table the headline,
Paris DEGREES the slim silhouette"
They stifened. Cancel that second
order" said one to the waiter.
Evening journal., 1916-09-16

day for Phillips Exeter College, in
New Hampshire, where he will study
this year.
Mrs J. Monteith Jackson returned
last week from Holeb Camp, Maine,
where she visited DR.. and Mrs. Joseph
P Wales. who had a camp there. DR..
and Mrs. J. P Wales, Mr.. Townsend
and Miss Helen Townsend. have left
Holeb by motor en- route home. They
will stop at Rangeley Lakes and
various places of interest in the White
Mountains on the way home, and are
expected to arrive in this city today.
g.
Miss Harriet Sadtler. OF New York.
] is visiting Mrs. r. r. Belts. Miss
/ Sadtler is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin b. Sadtler, formerly of
this city. but now OF the New York
Shipbuilding Company. and she met
her mother and father here on Thurs
] day. they being among the officials
! Waterways Commission, who visited
and delegates Of the Atlantic Deeper
this city on that afternoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sadtler continued on the Water.
ways trip, while Miss Sadtler will re-
main in this city fortnight.
d
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund G. Robinson
have returned home after spending
the summer at their cottage at Ocean
City, n J.
Karl, Hope and Eric Spare have
returned home from wildwood Crest.
where, with their mother. Mrs. Finne
Spare, they spent the summer. DR..
Spare will go to wildwood to spend
this weekend, and on Monday he and
Mrs. Spare and the remaining chill
dren will close their cottage there
and return home.
! .
Mrs. Pierre S. dupont entertained al
luncheon yesterday at Longwood.
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! Mrs. A. d. Warner will leave on
Monday for Chicago. where she will
attend a meeting OF the Executive
Board Of the National Federation OF
WOmen's Clubs, Of which she is a
member.
w Paul Hamilton left this week for
Princeton, where he will resume his
studies.
DR. and Mrs Alexis DUPONT Smith
are spending the summer at Upper
Saranac. n. Y. Miss Dorothy Smith
will return this week
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AN announcement of interest TO So
ciety generally is to the effect that
the managers OF Naaman's tea house,
which is one OF the most popular
places for local entertainment, will
not close before the first of December.
and possibly it will remain open even
later Mrs Robinson and Mrs. Duer.
the managers Of the tea house, deny
a rumor that the tea house has been
sold.
-
Miss Mary Purdy has returned from
trip OF six weeks to Staten Island
and other places of interest.
-
Miss Edith Montgomery has return
ed from Cape May. where she spent
the summer.
, Miss Olive Kennedy, of New York,
/ is visiting Miss Edith Montgomery.
I .
Mr.. and Mrs Harry J. Guthrie left
yesterday for Pittsburgh. where they
will stay ten days.
-
/ Mr. and Mrs T. c. Mum are spend
: ing several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Huxely. at their cottage al
ocean City.
I Owing 20 the infantile paralysis
scare. number of families are ex-
tending their summer soiourning
Among those comprising the Will
mington colony az Cape May. who are
staying away longer than usual. are
Mrs. James r. Nields and family,
Mrs. Felix DUPONT and family. and
Mrs Leonard A. Yerkes and family.
Evening journal., 1916-09-16

+ followed them out
A limousine stood ready. They hesi-
tated, then consulted each others
eyes.
WED better do it," said one
"All right" sighed the other.
james, meet us at the Plaza" And
jingling and swishing, they started.
looked them over.
TITS a long walk to a slim silhou-
ette,' | murnured.
But cheer up, girls. The outlook
Is dark, but I'M told there's a
place in Philadelphia where you
can get stretched. It's painful,
but il can he done!
Evening journal., 1916-09-16
CANDY SPECIALS.

Fenway's Assorted Chocolates. the
purple package. two-layer gold and
white box, tied with purple ribbon.
Special assorted, 60 cts. the pound box.
Every Day Assorted Chocolates. 20
cts. the pound box
Danforth's Dependable Drugs. Mar
ket and Second strcets.-AdV.
Evening journal., 1916-09-16
FIVE NEW soLpIERs.

John Fleming, Charles Mitchell,
William Trumpfheller. William Fisher
and Michael J. O'EIara. are recent ad.
ditions to the role OF recruits sent
to Fort DUPONT from the local re-
cruiting station to join the State
Militia
Evening journal., 1916-09-16
sHRlNERs GO TO sEAsHoRE.

Wilmington is well represented at
the field day Of the knights of the
Mystic Shrine in Atlantic City today.
About zoo members of the order who
live In Wilmington went TO the sea
shore yesterday and today and will
view the big parade this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1916-09-16
ANNOTNCE ENGAGHMENT.

Mrs. Alice z. Groves announces the
engagement OF daughter Jennie
Frances. 10 David Mcclure Reed. The
wedding will take place early in Oc-
toher
Evening journal., 1916-09-16
ALLIANCE SERVICES.

The Rev. William T. Macarthur will
speak at the Alliance Chapel al II
and $50 o'clock tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1916-09-16

ent. made a splendid impression. He
made no attempt to initiate Colonel
Roosevelt. He did not attempt ora
torcal pyrotechnics. But he talked
with an earnestness. a clearness and a
convincing logic which held the rapt
interest Of his auditors and made a
splendid impression People told Iae
that they were so interested In his
speeches that they forgot 10 applaud
and never thought Of interrupting 70
cheer When ! told that 10 the Demo
cratic managers they laughed with
derisiOn-until I reminded them that
Lineoln's speeches were never cheer
ed and that even his Gettysburg adj
dress was not applauded The people
we're too much impressed by Lincoln
10 give outward evidence other than
their intense silence. of the deep inn
preston his words made. And from
what many Republicans and Demo
Gratis and all the newspapermen I met
on Mir. Hughes trail told me. I became
convinced that he made much the
same kind Of speeches and the same
sort OF Impressions as did Mr.. Lin
coln.'
Wilson Demands Ginger.
That Wilson demands ginger" Is
the announcement in a dispatch from
Mr.. Wilson's summer home TO the New
York papers II appears that Mr..
Wilson is highly indignant over the
result in Maine and is disposed TO hold
his campaign managers responsible
for IL. II is predicted. therefore. that
there is a very bad quarter of an hour
in store for Chairman Mccormick. Mr..
Wilson never reads any criticisms OF
himself and. doubtless. is wholly I'M
aware Of the drastic condemnation n
which he has been subjected by Mr.
Hughes. Colonel Roosevelt and o.heI
Republican speakers Close friends
describe him as convinced leyond ar
gument of his own popularity an'
firmly persuaded that nothing vii
! prevent the American people from en-
. trusting their government TO him fol
1 another four years. But the Maia
r results were disturbing and. accord
; ing 10 the correspondents with him
! he proposes TO make someone suffe
Il. for their carelessness In losinl
Maine.
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| CECIL REPLIES
TO CHANCELLOR

Lord Robert Cecil, British minister
Of war trade. makes a sharp reply to
he speech in the German reichstae
Ibf DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg, the
German imperial chancellor.
Among other things he says:
"These periodical speeches in the
rcichstag are cunning blends of bonn
bast and peaceful protestations.
Through them all runs the deliberate
design to nourish German hatred OF
England above all her allies, to bolster
the fiction that the German govern
mcnt is fighting defensive war and
to forcstall and prevent that which
the German government most fears
"a popular demand in Germany for
peace.
A dispatch from Rotterdam says:
In ii countcr-blast to the German
chancellor's Reichstag speech, the So
/ called German Humanity League
has issued manifesto, urging all
Germans in neutral states to strive
to the uttcrrost to deliver German!
from the domination Of the Savage
and brutal nlitarism Of Prussia.
The manifest charges that the
German government has broken
"evcry rule Of civilized communities,
diplomatic honesty and international
obligations" and is responsible "for
the colossal carnage Of domestic grief.
financial ruin and economic misery
which, like nightmare from he'll,
distracts the German people.
This government, the manifesto
concludes, sis now exposed as the
murderer OF the bravest soldiers OF
the nation at Fcrdun."
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TOO MANY
SPECIAL DAYS.

In. medieval times we arc told that
the number Of molly days had been
multiplied until every day in the cal
iendar was regarded as sacred Inc
Danville Register utters a cry OF al
arm in consequence Of the increasing
nur,ber of special days in The state
OF Virginia. This paper says it seems
F chat the tendency to set apart spec
ial days by semi-ofIicial methods Tor
| s;.ecial purposes Is being carried rain
~ too far. We have had Mothers pay
., Arbor Day and Tag lay an"
Eally Day, besides all the birthdays
! CT patriots, soldiers and statesmen
until one is confused by the very mu-
t,nlicity of the special co''ihemora-
t:ons of various Gays. In this tonnec-
+;on we would add that we have just
receiycd from the office Of the gov
ernor of Virginia copies OF two pro-
CARNATIONS, setting apart two days,
ono to he known as Road Day and
tho other as Country Church Day IN
Virginia. Thursday, May 4th, is Road
Nav. and the public generally are urg-
cd TO cooperate with the road sup
erntendents, road boards and boards
of Supervisors, to that the work con-
tributed may be done in accordance
with an established system or plan
The other day, Country Church day
Is Sunday May 18th, on which date
large attendance at rural houses o,
worship is being urged
It should be explained: that the gov
ornor is not responsible for these
snccial day proclamations. Instead nc
:, merely acting in obedience, to 4
statute recently enated. Perhaps the
observance of both of these days ma!
do some good, possibly a great dea
of good; but it is not the province OF
the State government, to be proclaim
ing such days and requiring the gov
ernor to issue his proclamation. These
efforts to enlist community or State
interest should be advocated through
! civic organization and the medium o
| the press and not through offlcial gov
ornamental channels. 1t is no part o
the duty of the governor to be issuing
special appeals to tac people TO e
to church or specified days. II tn
tendency to rroclamations is man
tanned, the governor and his ctcr'ca
force will be kept busy preparing an
suing such proc!amations. The cos
printing, stationery and rostag
i'll become an item. if tho number o
,ecial days be further enlarged.
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TW0-HANDED HOLLAND
baltimore American)


Obcying the prophet whcn re cN-
horts to be ready to labor will! both
hands earnestly Holland has rolled
UP its sleeves and is standing IL the
bikes prepared to fight for the coun-
try that is poctized as the beautiful
spoil of the sea. If by lard Or Sc;
the enemy come, to bark bacl; 10
Paul Revere's signals in the old
church steeple, the word will be
flashed to the nation and III eithci
direction the foe will be valorously
attacked.
The most vigorous, brave and re-
spected defender of neutrality anon,
the neutral nation5-most of which
arc flabby in their defense Of thcii
rights-Ho!land stands ready to de-
fcnd to the last drop OF its blood its
right to stand aIoof from the war
So that if the Allies seek to violate
it's territory they will have warm
reception. If the Germans do so they
will meet with a greeting too earnes,
70 be fratcrnal. And it may be said
without fear Of discount, that Hol-
land will preserve its neutrality.
Neither Teuton nor Entente will scei:
10 invade land where al the dro.
Of hat the nation has been mobilizet
and is ready in a moment to put W
a fight that will surpass by the &c.
gree of better preparedness that OF
Belgium. al honor to Holland, and
may the spirit of the liberty-lovine
and brave Dutch rcbuke the puslla-
nimity Of the Americans.
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forts for a peaceful adjustment

forts for a peaceful adjustment tas
he had made a year and a, hal DC
fo5e. but this time he did not Have
the support of DR.. Won Bethr aa.
I.Hollweg. Germany declined to pl;
my pressure on Austria, insisting tIlal
the controversy with Servia concern
ed no other nation. England, France
Italy and Russia tried to get con-
terence of the Powers or any other
measure that Germany might suggest
that would avert, or that might pos
sibly avert, war, but Germany con-
lined its peace efforts to Petrograd
London and Paris; it made none III
Vienna, and neither Berlin nor Wen
ma has published the correspondence
between the two. Finally Germany at
tackled Russia while Austria was in
dicating in Petrograd willingness
20 resume diplomatic negotiations.
Almost simultaneously Germany NOV
ed against France by way of Bel
gium.
It is only in the light of the re-
cord, thus briefly summarized, tha;
one can estimate the value Of DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg's protestations
that Germany never desired anything
but to be left alone, but that the al
lies invaded her rights, attacked he
and undertook the task of destroying
her existence, and forced her to draw
he sword in order to preserve her
national life and the integrity Of het
territory.
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THE CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH
PHILADELPHIA Record}

i EildEcipilti hCSOiHI
The value OF the Chancellor's speech
cannot nc properly estimated with
out going back over the history OF
..hrcc yeats. In the early weeks of
1913 Sir Edward Grey was trying to
overt general European war result.
ing from the overturn in the Balkans
In that he had the hearty assistance
Of Dr. Won Dethmann- Hollweg, who
spoke in the highest terms of .Sir
Edwards labors to preserve the peace.
But the result of Scrvian success
scs over Turkey was an aitogetne,
unprecedented military budget PIE
scnted by the present Chancellor. who
explained 10 the Rcichstag that I'll
it should ever come to a contlagration
in which the Slavs would be ranged
on one side and the Germans on the
other, this ncwly-dcvclcpcd vitality
; Of the SlaV in the Balkans would be a
disadvantage to Germany, as they
would hold the balance of forces in
that quarter which had hitherto been
occupied by Turkey, and it is there.
fore the duty of Germany to provide
against such q contingency. The Pan
| Slavist movement has received a
powerful stimulus from the victories
Of the Slav States in the Balkans. "
| Under the inspiration Of that speech
! the military budget was increased
100000 q year, Il non-rccUrring taS
for military purposes Of $250,000,00i
was levied. and about $4,000 mcT
we're added to the German army. II
August Austria proposed to Italy tt
make an attack upon Scrvia, but 1tal!
refused land Austria deferred action
In June the assassination of tn
l.Amstriaa Arch Duke afforded the dc
sired pretcxt, and an ultimatum wa
sent to Selvia such as no nation eve
before addressed to another. with
time limit of only As hours. Servi
abjcctly assentcd to every AUSTRIA
demand but one, and did not rcjcc
that, but desired to discuss it,; Aus
ria declared the reply unsatisfactory
md at once moved it's troops agans
e Scrvia.
: Sir E:!:::a-d Grey rs.!sa., Us ST
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or wantonly give cause for offense to
either the weak of the strong"
If Mr. Roosayelt really holds; to this

either the weak OF the strong.
! If Mr.. Roosevelt really holds to thi
view the Philadelphia Record ask:
why did he take advantage of tn
weakness of Colombia to wrest Iron
her the isthmus of Panama? n
boasted of that performance in nj:
frank statement that he took the
isthrnus first and let Congress do thu
talking afterwards. 1t is not concelv
able that he would nave acted thus j
the strip of land he coveted for TIT
canal had belonged to Great Britain
Germany or some other powerful
nation. 1t was because Colombia wa:
so weak and helpless that ne wa!
quick to seize upon the trumped-ul
revolution in Panama as an excuse
fer depriving the former country O.
valuable territory, for which the Unit
ed States has never made compen-
sation.
He advocates a vigorous policy also
against Mexico, which must surely be
considered very weak nation.
When the Colonel was in power /:
was the big stick all the time, for
"malcfactors of great wealth" at home
and for smaller nations abroad. Nov
that the Presidential conventions art
approaching he is full of soft word
and lofty ideals. Words, words, moth
ing but words. The American public
ought by this time to be able to APP
praise them at their true value.
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JUST RECEIVED-Wc have purch-
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FOR SALE OR RENT-315 South
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The independence of Canton, China,
was formally declared Thursday af-
ter a conference of military and naval
officers and leading citizens with Lung
Chi-Kuang, the Governor of Kwang-
Tung Province. No fighting took place.
The secession is considered impor-
tant, observers Of the situation look
ing upon it as Indicative of the prob
able downfall Of Yuan Shi Kai, 1t is
expected to lead to the detection OF
other southern provinces and strcng-
then the hands of the southern leaders
in their reiterated demand for Yuan's
retirement and tie Redistribution OF
the Marking constitution.
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FOR ShLE-Cozy frame dwelling,
/ COG north Patrick street, contain
ing 6 rooms. Fine location. Good
10 per cent investment. John ID.
Norluuylc. Cor. King and ls"y5i
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The assertion is made by the Echo
Beige of Amsterdam, that Miss Cab,
rielle Petit, of l1olenbeck, Belgium
has been put to death by Germans af'
ter trial by ccurt-martial on a charge
of treason. 1t is alleged she conducted
an information bureau in the inter
est of Germany's enemies. The news
paper also states that Louise de Bet
tignies, of Lille, has been sentcnc,
ed to death, but that the sentence has
been committed to Imprisonment fol
life. Another woman, Marie van
Houtte, the newspaper says, has beer
sentenced to Imprisonment for 10
years.
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