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Evening journal., 1916-08-21
SECONDDELAWARE
Child Victim OF
DREADEDPLACUE
Another Case of Infantile
Paralysis at Guyencourt
Increases List to Three
QUARANTINE AGAINST
ALL TOTS IS OPPOSED

After suffering from infantile par
alysis since Friday, the 6-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Eli L. Kline
Of No. 1904 Delaware avenue. died this
morning. The Grsld had been at
tended by Dr. J. J. Jones. who was
called TO the Kline home on Friday
At that time the child complained OF
its head. Yesterday the disease at
tackled the child's spinal cord and last
night the childs neck stiffened
In addition to this case another one
of infantile paralysis was reported tC
the State Board of Health yesterday
the patient being the 6-year-olC
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Charles
Turner Of Guyencourt, Del DR.. J
Willard Crossan was called 70 attend
the child on Thursday The Turner
child's condition is not considered
serious, although she cannot move hei
right leg.
AS the Kline child recently visited
Philadelphia and Baltimore. it is
| thought she contracted the disease
in one of these two places. The Tur.
] ner child also visited a relative in
Willow Grove, Pa, during the pas
two weeks. The Mousley child. VIII,
died at Penny Hill last week, als'
having been traced to outside infec
tion, DR.. S. c. Frederick yesterda,
conferred with DR.. A. e. Frantz. of In
State Board of Health. relative 4
barring from Wilmington all childrei
from infected districts. whether the,
have health certificates or not.
This plan was not approved by DR.
Frantz. however. il being pointed ou
that the disease germs can be car
ried by adults as well as by chill
dren.
The funeral Of the Kline child wa.
held from its parents home this af.
/ ternoon. there being a strict watcf
10 see that no one entered or lef
\ the building. Interment was private
! Under the law, the house will be KEEP
Continued on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
DULGAUIANS CLASH With
SERBS near SALONIKA
By The United Press.

BY The United Press
SALON1KA. Aug. 81. - Bulgarian
forces are engaged in sharp fighting
with the Serbs on a ffteen-mile front
40 miles northwest OF Salonika.
The Bulgars emerged from the vii
lage of Florina and attempted an ad-
vance southwark. AT the same time
other strong Bulgarian detachments
attempted an offensive along the
Monastir Salonika Railway. The
Serbs drove in the right flank OF the
Bulgarian force from Florina. fore
ing the enemy back upon the town.
and at the same time made a vigorous
attack eastward as far as Lake Os-
trovo. Fighting Is still going on.
Incessant skirmishes between pa
trolls and frequent infantry engage
ments in which whole regiments have
taken part are reported on the Brit
ish and French fronts along the whole
Greek border east Of Lake Doiran. In
the Doiran district particularly hot
artillery struggles have occurred.
Airmen on both sides are very ac-
tive Hostile aeroplanes attempted a
raid on allied camps south OF Dorian,
but we're driven back by allied avi-
ators.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
One Guest SLASHED
At SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY

Wnen Frank Shaefler, colored. "butted
in at the party at No. l64S Heald
street late Saturday night, Others at the
gathering objected, and Spencer Robin
son. also colored, struck Shaeifer. where
upon the latter drew knife and
stabbed Robinson.
Shaeffer was arraigned in City Court
this morning. Viola johnson. colored,
testified she was the. tenant of the
house and that the man had thrown a
glass of beer in her face. Robinson tes-
tilted he had been stabbed in the back
and when taken to Delaware Hospital
had twenty-one stitches put in the
wound. Several other witnesses de-
clared there had been a fight in the
house, but could not tell who did the
cutting.
Judge Churchman placed Shaeffer
under $500 bail and continued the ease
until Saturday, while Officer jolly made
an investigation OF the affair.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
WATERMELON PARTY

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELMAR. Del, Aug. 21.-A water
melon party was given on Friday
evening at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
L. W. Haymon. Those present were
Misses Grace Penuel, Mildred West
Ahce Killiam, Mabel Lear. Lydia Will
son, Florence Stevens. Hattie Elliott
Gertrude Gordy. Maude Shultz, Mar
gle Hearn, Mrs. Earl J. Chapman
Charles w. Renninger. George Ellie
good. Corbitt Sturgis. Daniel Parker
John Cole. W. w. Hastings. Joseph ]
Dean. Samuel Phillips. Ralph Long
Marion Hastings. Omar Hancock.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
SUNDAY
IN THE history
Of SUMMIT CAMP
5000 Persons Crowd Grove
Yesterday to Hear
Sermon and Song
WEDNESDAY, Walk AROUND
TO END The CAMPAIGN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT. Pa. Aug.
21.-'Neath a canopy of blue sky and
with brilliant sunshine making a
golden lattice work as it filtered
through the trees OF the grove, big
Sunday" was observed at Brandywine
Summit camp yesterday. II was con-
ceded TO have been the biggest day In
the history Of the camp. and Il was
declared by many that never in the
fifty-One years Of ~the history OF
this camp have such crowds thronged
the grove as were out yesterday
Throughout the entire day the camp
grounds were thronged with people
from Wilmington. Chester. West Ches-
ter. Philadelphia and other places. a
number coming for many miles Ia
participate in the days services a
constant stream Of automobiles and
other vehicles into the campgrounds
kept the gatekeeper busy. and by
evening the line OF automobiles in
Fosters field stretched almost across
the field. The campgrounds were
roped of at the top OF the hill. and
all machines were parked in the field
while carriages were parked in The
grove alongside OF the tennis court
The plan Of charging 25 cents admis-
sion to all vehicles was gain em-
, plOyed yesterday. This fee included
the checking and parking OF the We.
hicles and one and all declared the
arrangement a most satisfactory one
Five hundred vehicles we're parked
during the day and evening.
Big Sunday is always the bigges
day OF the campmeeting season. This
year It proved to be the biggest dal
Of any campmeeting season for NAM
years back. A rough estimate placei
the number Of persons who thronge,
the grove all day as being close 4
Continued on Page Ten.)
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
BY ROBERT ]. BENDER,
United Press stan Correspondent


WASHINGTON. Aug. 2i.--Loss of
millions OF dollars in crops through
out the country in event OF a railroad
strike was the new possibility before
tho administration today.
The Treasury Department reported
that agents Of the Federal Reserve
Board In the south, west and north
west are beginning to ask for funds
for the annual crop moving period.
A tie-up of the railroads OF the coun-
try would mean that wheat and other
products now ready for the mills
would be held up indefinitely and pos
sibly rot on side tracks II stopped In
transit.
This angle Of the threatened gigan-
tic strike was brought home TO OH
ciais not only by reports from the
Treasury Department, but by the ar
rival of western railroad presidents,
such as Louis W. Hill, whose tatner
name was synonomous with the En-
pire of the Northwest and its wealth
Of farmlands.
With this new consideration as to th'
effect their disagreement would have
more than two score railroad president
and the $40 brotherhood representative
held separate meetings today 10 con
tinue discussion of President Wilson
proposals looking toward peace
An outstanding feature OF the gathei
ing OF railway presidents today wa
that there appeared to be no organize
. plan afoot to meet the situation create
= by the Presidents firm refusal ~ rece'
, from his demands on them.
! Their tentative plan was 10 have q
, new group of presidents coming IN q
, dav see the President separativoly an
, hear from him the same argument the
heard Saturday They anticipated, to-
that still other railway executives ma
be called to Washington by the Pres
dent they said.
For their part. the brotherhood repre-
sentatives. through A. 3. Gauetson, on
Of the conductors, today made II know
that they do not intend TO deviate fror
the Presidents plan.
Answering persistent suggestion
that the executives will offer CON
promise solution, Garretson told Tn
United Press;
"The President has announced wha
ne IebdTuS US Adii pau " o'NtiN
ment II there is to be any deviation
Il will not be from our side
Upon the final decision Of the rail
road executives and the final actioi
taken by the President, IL would ap
pear from Garretson's statement. de
pends whether thousands OF mills ar
likely to stop, cities face food and fue
shortages. and the entire country be
come prostrated before what Il is be
lieved would be the greatest struggl
between capital and labor in history
, Various cities have estimated the
would face food and fuel shortage
within a week after a general trans
portatiOn tie-up.
Loss 10 producers Of perishable an
semi-perishable commodities would b
so great that exact approximation |
simply impossible. II was said at III
Department OF Agriculture today.
ANY computation Of figures. how
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
Berlin SAYS RUSSIANS
LOST IN TODOLY FIGHT
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
BERLIN. Aug. 21.-Russisn troops
were defeated in their first assaults
against village OF Tolboly. northeast
of Kovel, but returned to the attack
and fighting continued throughout Fri
day, said an official statement from
the Austrian war Office Saturday, re-
ceived here today.
Petrograd announced the capture
OF TobOly on Saturday.
The Austrian statement reported
the capture of Magura Height, west
of Moldavia and Bukowina. in the
southeastern war theatre, by German
battalions and Honved infantry. The
repulse Of other Russian attacks eN-
cept west Of liable, in the Carpathians
was announced.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21

DIR. Ball Optimistic.
Or. L. Heisler Ball chairman of the
New Castle County Republican Com
mittee. and an earnest supporter Of
Senator Henry A. dupont, expressed
satisfaction over the result of dele
gate primaries when a representative
of THE EVENING JOURNAL talked
TO him over the telephone this morn
Ing
DR.. Ball said I'VE have los out of
160 delegates in the State
REFERRING TO rural New Castle coun-
ty results, DR.. Ball said: I'VE have
% out Of the SS delegates for sure.
even granting all the doubtful dele
gates to the opposition
AS an outcome of Saturdays prim-
aries predictions were made today
that Senator DUPONT will be nomi
mated for another term as Senator
and that Congressman Thomas w
Miller will be renominated. The con-
test for the gubernatorial nomination
will be between Colonel John G.
Townsend. of Selbyville, SUSSEX
county, and Colonel William D.
Denneys OF DONeI. fhltuuS VI bhN iot
ter will insist that it is Kent county's
turn for the nomination. but friends
of Colonel Townsend today ware pre-
dieting that he will land the nomina-
ton. He was e candidate for Con.
gress two years ago but withdrew.
Among the men who are striving tC
prevent the nomination of Senator
DUPONT there was a report today thai
the opposition might urge either Chic
Justice James Pennewill of Dover, oil
Herbert II. Ward or Henry p. Scot
of this city for the nomination fol
Senator. In political circles it was
reported that Chief Justice Penne
will had heard that his name might b'
nut forward and that he had informed
tome friends that he would not con
sider the acceptance OF nomination
FOR Senator. The Republican majorit!
In the Legislature several years ag'
rendered Chief Justice Pennewill tn.
raucus nomination for Senator, which
then was equivalent to an election
but he declined il. Harry A. Richard
son OF Dover, then was elected Sen
btor.
II also is being said that Mr.. Scott ha
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
NO Withdrawal OF
PERSHING' MEN Until
commission meeting
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. - The
American troops will not be with
drawn from Mexico until the
joint Mexico American commits
sion has met and such action has
been recommended by the American
members. a high official said today.
The statement was made as an an
swer to a question regarding the ac-
ton to be taken on General Funston's
report that the troops might now be
withdrawn without endangering the
safety Of the border, At the same
time the belief was expressed that the
militia Oh the border would be re-
turned to their respective States not
long after the troops are withdrawn
from Mexico, and the border patrol
duty left entirely to the regular army.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
RUSSIANS TAKE MANY TOWNS.

BY The United Press.
PETROGRAD. Aug 21.-Russian
forces in the Caucasus have captured
a whole series of strongly fortified
heights in the region Of Diarbekir
taking many prisoners, it was Off
cially announced today.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
AeArN ArTAck RuBLEE,s srArus.

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON. Aug Ex-senator eailinser.s AsA, On
George Rube reopened today when the adopted Ga
resolution calling the chairman the Federal Trade
Commission to tell the Rublee sun coaaisone'
I'd why Ruhees was rejected By the senate Harry A
richardson OF Delaware recommended as bis sue
rc.sor.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
BU1eARs MENACE ALLIES.

iy The United Press. ''-.,'~
ATHENS Aug IL Bulgarian troops reported within
miles Of Greek port their attack
Allies right wing TIE Greek ca.net aas called
special bulgarian advance
oy Generals noschOpOuOs sots and Gshnadis attending
U.o conference
Evening journal., 1916-08-21

GERMANS NOT INCLINED TOWARD PEACE.
by The United Press.
LONDON Aug. 21-Germany has shown disposition TO-
ward peace except terms dshonorable and huuiang d
some Of the Allies Premier AsQuith informed
Commons this Afternoon.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday; not much
change in temperature.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
BAND CONCERTS

Tonight-Twenty-second and Pine.
Tuesday-Kirkwood Park.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21

SUN AND TIDES.
Evening journal., 1916-08-21
ToDAY's TEMPERATURE.

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-31
Know Your Own
Stomach. "Spring

- = ~ go 49, - S~N Sk<A
tonics" are for those who
do not know that Nature
must rebuild wasted tissue
from the food they eat.
Help Nature to throw off
the toxins of a heavy Win
ter diet by eating Shredded
Wheat Biscuit, a real whole
wheat food that is prepared
in a digestible form. Follow
Natures plan - get your
strength from a simple, nat
ural food that is thoroughly
cooked and easily digested.
Try it for breakfast with
milk or cream; eat it for
luncheon with berries or
other fresh fruits; make it
your meat" for the Sum-
mer days. Made at Niagara
Falls, N. Y.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-31
o. O. MCINTYRE
aa' Rooms ra1-ias Ho.s Majestic w.s. s.y.u,,...oo,a

only three managers. His signing with
John D. williams, formerly press
agent for Charles Frohman, has given
Williams conspicuous place in the
theatrical world. He is a brother of
Hattie Williams. the actress, and in
the last few years has made rapid
strides in the managerial fields. He
was picked up by Frohman while he
was studying al Harvard and was one
Of his closest friends. In fact Froh-
man was rarely seen in public without
Williams Williams is the producer
Of Justice" and also manages Mrs.
Fiske.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-31

:
Looking into City Hall from his eyrie
IN the Sun building. the orpltholo-
glcal editor discovered two scarlet
tanagers. wayfarers in their snrinp
migration from Dixie.
Ihey brought the breath Of country
neldS into the dusty air OF town and
the editor wrote a few lines of vel
come. lie discovered that Mrs. S.
ranger permitted glimpse Of her
wardrobe, particularly scarlet gown,
trimmed in black"
II she came that way she came in
disguise for the bird sharks declare
the tanager Is light olive green above
yellow green below wings and tail
lumber brown maringed with dun
olive green"
50 II is possible that there were
two Mr.. Hangers who came to town
without their wives as men sometimes
DO Or 1t may be that he came with
some others wife, Who can tell?
The arrival of 10000 women dele
gates to the biennial convention illus
trates just how large New York is.
Conventions are seldom noticed here
unless they parade. Thus II is that
! the large number OF women are meet
Ing here and no one Ia noticing it.
except the hotel men.
All the big hotels are packed with
the women visitors The main head
quarters are at the Astor. Mr.. Town
send. of the Majestic, declares nat
the visiting club women have con
WINGED him that the cInging. timid
woman Is creature Of yesterday,
II remember" he says, mot long
ago that the average woman was
really afraid to go to hotel alone.
Now the average woman is so self
reliant that she can and does go any
where and AT any time"
The best joke OF the week was
culled from the examination OF pros
pcctive jurors at the trial of DR..
Arthur Waite. An insurance man was
being questioned and was asked II
he was opposed to capital punishment.
He stated loudly and clearly "Not
in a case like this"
A returning Broadwayite from
Grand Rapids brings this yarn as told
| by William ]. Etten, well known to
the Rialto. A travelling man. on his
return from abroad. brought the ans
wer to the much mooted question Of
who started the world series over
there.
While in Potsdam the drummer
overheard the kaiser talking to his
youngest son. The prince was trying
to find out who started the fuss. He
inquired II It was Germany. Austria.
Serbia. France. Russia, Turkey or Bull
garia. To all questions the kaiser
answered: NO my SON"
We'll who did them"
Some time ago" said the kaiser.
81 entertained a distinguished visitor
from the United States. | showed him
our barracks. our munition factories,
our supplies and our soldiers. After
he had seen them all, he said to me:
Your Majesty. you can whip the
world"
The kaiser paused and gazed
thoughtfully into the distance. Then
he continued: 81 believed this man"
The announcement that John Drew
had changed managers was quite a
thrill. In all his career Drew has had
PUBLIC SALE or HOUSE AND LOT IN
BRIDGErORT. W. VA.
BY virtue of the authority vested In me
us Executor OF the last VIII OF George W.
Preston, deceased, viii sell At public
cutlery on the premises in the town OF
brldgeport, on the 10th day of June, 1916
Mt O'Clock p. IN. the following described
PROPERTY. consisting Of modern tivc room
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-31

The announcement that John Drew
had changed managers was quite a
thrill In all his career Drew has had
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-31

The kaiser paused and gazed
thoughtfully into the distance. Then
he continued: Il believed this man."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-13
COLONEL MEETS
MOOSE LEADERS
Draper anG Garfield Call, After
Which Roosevelt SeCludeS
Himself.

OYSTER BAY, June Is. - Col.
Theodore Roosevelt was visited at
his home at Sycamore Hill Monday
by James R. Garfield and Dean Will
liam Draper Lewis. According TO
his secretary. John W. McGrath,
who returned from Chicago, the
colonel had d full and frank dis
cussion" with Mr.. Garfield and Dean
Lewis "as 10 what he intends to
say" with regard to the political
situation and the time he should
say it,"
Neither of the visitors would make
any statement after their interview
with Col. Roosevelt Both have been
prominent in progressive party
circles. Dean Lewis having drafted
the platform adopted by the Chi
cage convention.
McGrath announced that Col. and
Mrs. Roosevelt would motor 20 New
York Tuesday 10 meet their son
Kermit and the latter's wife. who
are expected 20 arrive from Panama.
To Meet Robins.
Col Roosevelt will remain in New
York over night 20 keep an appoint
ment there on Wednesday with Ray
mond Robins. who was chairman of
the progressive national convention,
and Harold l.. Ickes of Illinois.
Col Roosevelt again secluded him
self in his home Monday. except for
couple OF hours, when he went for
a horse back ride with Mrs Roose-
welt \ newspaper correspondent
who met the colonel in the road ask
ed II there was anything ne cared
20 say. but the former president
turned from him after a sharp reply
in the negative
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-13
AT THE LASALLE.

Owing to an error in the booking
offices the program announced for
today at the LaSalle was run on
Monday and the picture that will be
shown today is the one expected
Monday. 1t is entitled "Artie. the
Millionaire Kid" and featured En-
nest Truax in an entertaining five
part comedy. The individual who
seeks respite from his own troubles
Will find plenty 20 amuse him in fol-
lowing the trials OF Artie and in not
ing the philOsophic manner in which
he greets the new troubles as he
shakes off the old ones. The plot of
the phOtoplay has been cleverly de-
veloped and the idle rich young man
shows he can earn a fortune when
put to the test.
Japan's greatest histronic artist,
Sessue Hayakawa. will be seen al
the LaSalle on Wednesday in a
timely photOplay based on racial
conflict, entitled Alien Souls" Mr..
Hayawaka. since becoming a Lasky
star. has met with unusual success,
having created quite a sensation
playing opposite Fannie Ward in
The Cheat" and other dramatic
productions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-13
At THE THEATERS

shown at the Auditorium today and
in which De Wolf Hopper stars. re-
wolves about the theft of a diamond
band from "A Hindoo shrine. Count
KOtchkoff steals the priced jewels,
and discovery OF their loss causes the
Hindoos to search vigilantly for
them. The count assume a dis
guise. and with his purloined wealth
takes Widow Marrimore 10 a cafe.
There they meet Alonzo Evergreen,
a sporty old gentleman who is enter
tanning a party Of chorus girls on a
lone silver dollar. When it comes
time 10 settle the bill the count slips
out with the widow and leaves
Alonzo to pay for several quarts of
wine. Being watched by the Hin
docs the count gives the diamond
band 10 Widow Marrimore. she loses
it and AlOnzo finds it and the COM
plications which arise in Alonzo try
ing TO get rid of the thing. creates
no end of fun. Mr. Hopper has ex-
cellent support in Fay Tincher and
Jewel Carman The Keystone COM
edy for today is The other Man, "
featuring that laugh-provoker. Fat
/ "" Arbuckle Society comes in for
its share of muck raking" in the
William Fox photo drama, "Hypoc-
risy." starring Virginia Pearson, that
noted screen beauty. which will be
shown on tomOrrow's program. Miss
Pearson's part is that of a young
society woman, through whose fond
ness for gambling falls into the pit
falls of so-called high society. She
has two lovers. one of whom she
marries. only TO continue 70 receive
attentions from the other The re-
jected lover naturally developes into
villain. and the society woman's
love Of bridge let's her fall into his
hands through a gambling debt. But
she is saved in due time by her hus-
band, and the realization in her own
conscience of the shams. bluffs and
hypocrisies of society. "A Lunch
Room Legacy" "A Sis Hopkins COM
edy. and the Selig-Tribune weekly
are also on the bill