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BOYCOTT and MAIL
HOLD UP DISCLOSED
By The United Prese.

BY The United Prese.
WASHINGTON. July 24.-Direct re-
lation between the British mail seiz-
ures and blacklisting OF American
firms was pointed out by State De-
partment officials today, after the ar
rival OF a preliminary reply 10 the
mail note.
The State Department will imme-
diately acknowledge to Ambassador
Page, at London. receipt OF the mail
reply from Great Britain. and inform
him that it is not considered a re-
sponse to the American note. The re-
quest for an reply on the principles
involved will be repeated
This was the official declaration
made today wher the State Depart
ment announced the British reply re-
ceived yesterday will be given out
for publication some time today
The Netherland minister called al
the State Department to see Acting
Secretary OF State Polk today regard.
ing a rumor that the United States
might send warships as conveys tC
American mail carrying ships. The
Netherland diplomat was told the ru
NOR was without any foundation.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
Find FARMER CUT
almost TO Pieces
ALONG RAILROAD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SEAFoRD. Del. July 24--At an
early hour this morning a freight
crew on the Delaware Railroad pick
ed up the dead body OF Warner
Cephas. 27 years old. Seaford far
mer. lying along the tracks about
three miles north OF here. In
mangled condition. Cephas, who
spent Sunday evening in seaford. left
for his home at a late hour, and is
supposed to have been walking along
the railroad tracks or sitting on them
to rest. when a fast moving train ran
over him, severing both legs from his
body. cutting and crushing his head
and body in several places and killing
him instantly.
Coroner Frank P. Dawson's Jury
returned a verdict Of death by be-
ing struck and run over by train.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
ANALYSIS Shows
SPOTS ON GANGAS'
VEST NOT BLOOD
Case Against Prisoner For
Murder of Miss Bodiska
WeakenS
father OF MURDERED
Girl talks TO Police

Developments in the Brandywine
Springs tragedy Of early Saturday
morning, when Miss Catharine Bodiska,
aged 20 years. was murdered, Mrs. Ara
Nicholas, wounded, and the restaurant
building at the park fred, would indi-
cate that the police have much work
ahead of them before the mystery is en-
tirely cleared up and the crime success
fully fastened on anyone
The case against Samuel Gangas, the
young man who was arrested early Sat
urday morning charged with the crime
and who admits that he was
in love with the girl who was so
horribly murdered. does not seem as
strong at this time as it did when he
was placed under arrest. In fact, the
case against Gangas with the exception
Of the statement of the l2-year-old
daughter Of Mrs. Nicholas. who fell to
the ground from fright whsn the shoot
ING started is wholly circmstantial
The girl claims It was Gangas who fired
the shots that killed Miss Bodiska and
wounded her mother. II was admitted
today that the police are working or
clues that may implicate some Other
person than Gangas
Late developments in the case are
10 the benefit Of Gangas. who main
tains his innocense of the crime. Dur
ing hours Of sweating" by Detectives
Green and King, the prisoner remain
ed firm as to his movements during
Friday night and could not be shaker
IN that particular from his orlgina
statemeri Another theory Of thi
police was shattered this morning
when announcement was made tina
the analysis Of the red spots on Con
gas shirt and vest showed that thes
spots were not caused by blood, a
the police had thought
Detective Sheldon Fairchild yester
day afternoon located the father o
the murdered girl. Joseph Bodiska. a
No 125 Gray street. Chester. Pa. H
lid not know of the murder of hi
daughter until Informed by the dc
tective Bodiska came to Whining
ton this morning and was closete
with the police for some time, afte
which he went TO the morgue an
claimed the body. He states that h
and his daughter are natives Of Aus
tria.
Gangas, who is locked up at tn
police station was photographed to
day and his finger prints taken
The prisoner is reported 10 hav
remained cool while being "sweated.
II is said that only one thing tha
was brought out seemed to bottle
him any. He seemed surprised an
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Evening journal., 1916-07-24
ENTRAIN TUESDAY
FOR DEMING, NOW
HOPE Of militia
Tourist Cars for Transpor-
tation of o. NJ. D. May
be Ready Tomorrow
MEN IN HIGH GLEE
over The PROSPECT

From all indications, the two bat
talions of Delaware Infantry in camp
on the State Rife Range will leave
for Deming New Mexico, tomorrow.
Until the arrival of a sufficient num-
Der Of tourist cars to carry the 500
or more militiamen, the men Will
have to remain in camp here, but
these cars are expected 10 be in the
local railroad yards by tomorrow,
the two trains 10 carry the battalions
made up. and rushed to New Castle.
where tho men will entrain.
For a long time the railroad has been
prepared 10 meet the demands for the
transportation OF the men, but at the
last moment delay is caused by insult
able cars 10 carry the men. The rail.
road has been holding day coaches In
reserve here, but IL was later decided tc
supply tourist cars, which will afford the
men much more comfort while travelling
II is now the delay in the securing Of
these coaches that is keeping tho men IN
camp.
The men will travel in two sec
tions. the first battalion, In command
of Major J Warner Reed. travelling
I'm the first section. and the second
battalion. in charge Of Major
Lank. in the second section II is
likely that the medical corps will be
divided. some travelling with the FIRST
division, and the remainder Of the
corps in the second section. Each
train will have freight cars to carry
the tents. wagons. and other equip
ment. The trip to Deming will con
sumo about five days.
When the order to prepare 20 NOV
was given out at camp at noon o.
Saturday the men went LITERAL
wild" They jumped into the al
and carried on" in a manner whic
bespoke their glee at the realizatio
OF their hopes of seeing service on u
border after four weeks OF monotor
on the rife range. Company G. a fe
minutes before. had been "kickinl
because their noon mess was a lit
late They had just received the
eats" and were settling down
their hearty dinner when the ord
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Evening journal., 1916-07-24
HIS FALSE Teeth
Battered IN HUNT
FOR missing Wife

A pair Of badly damaged false
teeth we're used as evidence in City
Court this morning of assault on Will
liam Baines when Edward Prather
was arraigned on charge Of assault
and battery. Prather was alleged TO
have struck Baines with his fist. cut
his lip and knocked out the latter's
false teeth. The trouble arose over
Baines' search for his wife, it was
alleged. Baines went TO house on
Twelfth street between King and
French. he declared. TO inquire about
his wife. Prather resented the in
auiry because he had warned Baines
to have nothing TO do with a girl
whom Prather was going with and
thought Baines had come to inter
fere.
Taking of testimony was difficult at
this time as both Witnesses tried to
20 into details of the trouble and
wanted to go back several weeks age
to relate what happened At one
point in the testimony, Baines rose
TO his feet from his place in the audi
ence and attempted to reply TO some
OF Prather's testimony.
Deputy Judge Joslyn declared
Prather had no right to take the law
into his own hands; that II Baine'
was interfering with him the re
course lay within the province Of the
law. and fined Prather SO and costs
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
OPEN FIGHT ON
EXPLOSIVES TAX
BEFORE SENATE
DelawareanS to Appear To-
night in Opposition to
War" Revenue Bill
LAW WOULD COST The
DUPONT Co. MILLIONS
Delawareans will register their pr'

Delawareans will register their pro
tests this evening with the
subcommittee Of the finance COM
mittee of the United States against
the excessive tax proposed on eXplo-
sives in the war" revenue bill that
has passed the House and is pending
in the Senate
Senator Stone. chairman Of sub
committee of the Senate that has
charge Of the explosives schedule OF
the revenue bill that passed the
House. announc5lg a change in the
original plan early this afternoon In
stead of two hearings, one this after
noon and another this evening, he de-
cided to merge the two and have just
one hearing before the committee at
8 o'clock this evening. Senators du-
Pont and Salisbury and one spokes-
man representing the stockholders
will be heard at the meeting tonight.
United States Senator Henry A. du-
Pont and Henry P. Scott left for
Washington at II o'clock this morn
ing and will appear before the sub
committee Of the finance commiltee
1 that has the explosive and munitions
schedules of the revenue bill in
charge.
This subcommittee comprises Sen
stors Stone, Thomas and Kern. Sena
tor dupont will voice a formal pro
test. in behalf of the stockholders OF
the dupont and other powder com
panies against the exorbitant tax oi
eight per cent on gross receipts thai
is provided in the bill upon manufac
turers Of gunpowder and other explo
sives that enter into munitions o.
war.
Mr.. Scott. as chairman of the spe-
cial committee appointed at a meet
ing Of stockholders of the duPon
company recently. also will protes
against the schedule of s per cent
on gross sales. and Senator duPon
and Mr. Scott will plead for a reduc
ton OF the tax proposed.
At the rate in the pending bill tn
DUPONT company would have to pa
about $4,000. 600. it is estimated
which is nearly S35 on each share O
common stock outstanding.
This afternoon. at o'clock, a dele
CATION Of the DUPONT company an
some other prominent Delawarean
will go to Washington, and will ap
pear with Senator Willard Saulsbur
before the subcommittee of the com
mittee on finance at o'clock thi
evening. Robert H. Richards, repre-
senting the Hercules Powder Com
pany. and Andrew c. Gray represent
ing stockholders OF the DUPONT com
pany. with Senator Salisbury, will
the spokesmen.
The delegation in addition TO tho'
named will include Governor Charles
Miller, Dr. Harrison W. Howell. Thoml
+. Bayard. Charles G.. Kurtz, JOSEF
bancroft, Harry I. Graham, James
English, J. Chester Gibson, William
, Megear, Harlan G. Scott John S. Rossel
Charles H. Ten Weeges, Josiah o. Wo
cott Charles Warner, NJ d. Murphy an
s. Clarence c. Killen, secretary of Il
8 Chamber Of Commerce. They will mai
+ their headquarters at the Hotel Willar
= and at 7.SO O'Clock will meet in the Off
& of Senator salisbury. and will appei
@ before the eommitte at 8 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
PERMIT SUBLETTING
OF RESERVOIR WORK
At BUILDERS RISK

Williams and Kinnamon, contrac-
tors for the building of the new res
ervoir at Eighth and Rodney streets.
were given permission by the Water
Commissioners at their meeting this
morning to sub-let the contract to
three other firms. at the risk Of the
new contractors. The work OF ex-
cavatlon and building the banks will
be let out TO link Brothers Con-
tracing Company, OF Baltimore, and
the steel reinforcement work to the
concrete, to the Concrete Steel Com
pany. and G.. Ernest Dale, OF Phila-
delphia.
Assistant Engineer S. n. Van Trump
reported the pumpage for the week
to be 1O7 ,9S7 400 gallons. in .216
hours. showing an increase Of 3d.
799 .OSO gallons and IS hours over the
pumpage for the corresponding week
of last year.
The bank balance amounted TO
S17. 7.20s.54. The weekly payroll OF
81 ,30S.97 was ordered paid.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
Shattered
By HAND OF Law
PetrouSky, Runaway Boy,
is Wanted in Forrest City
on Breaking Charge
COMPANION HELD
FOR INVESTIGATION

With the romance and glamor of
his runaway experience gone, Wesley
Petrousky, one of the two boys who
told Chief Probation Officer E. Ross
Farra an affecting tale of an Okla
homa ranch, kind hearted sher-
iff and a benevolent friend in Balt-
more, who stood ready TO provide for
them of they could only reach him,
was taken back to his home in For
rest City, Pa, by Chief of Police ].
w. Jones, of that place yesterday.
Mr.. Farra is still awaiting news re
garding the second boy, Charles Nc
knight. of Newark, n. j., having tele-
graphed the chief of police of that
city the particulars of Meningitis
story on Saturday.
AS related in THE EVENING
JOURNAL. the boys claimed that
they we're brothers. Charles and Wes-
ley Rice. 10 and l6 years old respect
lively, and had travelled all the way
from Oklahoma to New York and
then back as far as Wilmington,
when turned over TO Mr.. Farra last
Wednesday as runaways, and gave
the name and address of a Baltimore
man, who. they said. kept a garage
there and would care for them If he
could be reached. Later they told a
different story and gave their names
as Charles Mcknight, of Newark, and
Wesley Petrouslxy, of Forrest City
Pa. That this story is the true one
the local authorities now believe.
Chief Jones; of Forrest City, said
yesterday that Petrousky was wanted
| there along with two other boys on
charge of breaking and entering. The
alleged offense was committed late II
March. he said. The other two mem
, bers of the gang have been appre
heuded and are awaiting trial, but
Petrousky disappeared about April l
He is the only one of the trio young
enough to be brought before the Juv
emile Court. Chief Jones said the
boy had been up before the court be
fore. II is said that the reading o.
lurid stories of western life probabl,
! led to the alleged breaking and enter
ing, and to the subsequent tale abou
the imaginary Oklahoma ranch. Al
both boys told the same story wheI
picked up here, Mr.. Farra put en-
4 tire confidence in il. Whether thu
Newark boy is wanted on any charg
bv the authorities of his home cit.
will be learned when word is receiy
ed from the Newark Police.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
WOMEN ORGANIZE
FIVE CITY Wards
Equal Suifragists Begin Ag-
gressive Fight Here for
the Ballot
CHAIRMAN ARE
NAMED FOR WORK

Delaware Congressional Unionists
are busy as the proverbial bees at the
present time organizing the city by
wards Already several wards have
been organized and chairmen and
vice-chairmen have been elected. Miss
Bertha Sapovits. Congressional Union
organizer. is conducting the work.
Wards organized so far and the chair
men who have been appointed are
as follows:
Fifth ward-Miss Rachael How
land, chairman.
Sixth ward-Mrs. Alice Dunbar
Nelson, chairman
Seventh ward-Mrs. Walter c. Lee,
chairman, and Mrs. Leonard A.
Yerkes. vice-chairman.
Ninth ward-Mrs. Frank Strlith,
chairman. and Mrs Annie McGee,
vie-chairman.
Twelfth ward-Miss Ellen Sam
worth, chairman.
Other wards in the city will be or
ganized within the next few weeks.
Miss Sapovitz. assisted by Mrs Annie
McGee, held a meeting at Fifth and
King streets on Saturday night. Sew
eral signers were secured and a mum
Der of Suffragists we're sold.
Tomorrow Mrs. Florence Bayard
Hilles. State chairman OF the Con
gressional Union and Miss Sapoviti
will go TO Newark TO visit the factor
les and mills near that town to dis
tribute suffrage literature.
Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles. State
chairman for the Congressional
/ Union. assisted by Miss Ella Reigel
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
LOST Home. ATTACKED
WOMAN Who ELECTED HIM

John Saunders, Negro. was put out
Of the house where he was living be-
yond Market street bridge Mary
Wood. a colored woman. testified in
City Court this morning, but he came
back the next day and struck her.
Saunders ~'as arraigned on a charge
Of assault and battery.
The trouble started over 10 cents.
which the woman refused to give
TO the man. He sat around and
grumbled that night. Your Honor"
the woman declared. The next night
il was alleged he made the attack
Saunders was fined $40 and costa.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
PAMPHLET Gives FACTS
ABOUT TWO Great PARTIES

The Security Trust and Safe De-
post Company has issued pamphlet
entitled Political Facts" which con-
tains much valuable and interesting
information about the two great polit-
ical parties. This pamphlet contains
the full text of the Republican and
Democratic platforms for the pres
ent campaign. short sketches of the
lives of all Presidents of the United
States and the total vote for Presi-
dent since 1860, in addition to much
other information. The supply is linn
tied. so that those who desire a copy
should call at the banking house early
for them
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
Y. W. c. A. RIVER RIDE.

Members Of the Blue Flower Club
of the Y. W. c. A. will go on a moon
light excursion 10 Philadelphia tOmor-
row night A box supper will be
served on the boat. The party will
leave here on the o'clock Wilson
Line boat. II Is planned 10 have q
brief business meeting on the boat,
at which reports from the recent in
dustrial council held at Camp Nepah-
win will be given by Miss Maybelle
Danuser. industrial secretary Of the
association. and by Miss Lena Witteck
and Miss Virginia Ryan. two of the
delegates.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
T. 5. MASON killed
IN SOMNE DRIVE
Son of MIR. and Mrs. Charles
Mason, of Rockland, Meets
Death in Battle
.FOUGHTDURING ENTIRE
WAR; TWICE WOUNDED.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason. of
No 30 Rockford Road Highlands,
have received word that their oldest
son, F. S. Mason. who was a sergeant
major in the English army. was kill
ed az Somme, France, on July 1. II
is in this vicinity that the English
army has been making its wonderful
drive against the Germans for the
past several weeks and right in the
vicinity of Somme there has taken
place since late in June the greatest
battles in the history of the world.
Major Mason had been
through the entire war, and had
twice been seriously wounded preW-
Gus to the battle on July /, when he
was killed He was a reserve in
the English army and was called 10
the colors on July Ia. 1914. more than
two years ago. He fought through
two years of the war, all except two
weeks.
His first wound was received in
France on October IA. 1914. when
the Germans we're making their his
toric drive towards Paris. After re-
covering from this wound he returned
to the front and received another ser
ious wound during the famous battle
Of Ypres. After some weeks he re-
covered from this wound and also
went back 70 the front.
Just previous to receiving the
wound that caused his death on July
If. OF this year the regiment will
which Sergeant Major Mason was
connected had captured two lines o.
the German trenches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason were notified
by the English War Department o
the death of their son during a he
roic charge of the enemy's line whicl
resulted in the capture of two line
of trenches
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
JOHN {. Smith PLACED
UNDER S1OO Peace BOND

John 2. Smith. colored, arraigned
in City Court this morning on a
charge of threatening bodily harm,
said he was standing on the street
near French street station with ia
knife in his hand Saturday night. but
denied any attack on Frank Cizzi, as
was alleged.
Cizzi testified he was attacked by
Smith and that he ran away. Officer
Virden confirmed Clzzie story and
the court placed Smith under a S1OO
peace bond.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
GERMAN ATTACK
ON THE british
COAST CHECKED.
Destroyers Fut to Flight in
Running Fight Off
Shouwen Bank
BRIT0NS hold LARGE
part OF POZIERES
By The United Press.

LONDON, July 24.-Six German 40.
stroyers, attempting either a raid on
reconnaissance on the British coast
we're put to flight by British sea
force In a running fight of shouwen
Bank Saturday night and early suns
day, Admiralty statement announced
today. The German ships, 1t was rs-
ported, were repeatedly hit
One British vessel was struck once,
but the Total British casualties were
two wounded. The German destroy.
ers succeeded In reaching a base ON
the Belgian coast.
The British sea patrol vessels.
characterized as Tight forces'' In the
statement, sighted three enemy de-
stroyers Saturday at midnight near
the North Hinder Lghtship. The
squadron retired before the British
cruisers we're able TO infict any DAM
age on them.
subsequently the Admiralty said,
six enemy destroyers approached and
were engaged by the British sea
forces in q running fight of Shouwen
Bank The German ships were re-
peatedly hit, II was stated. but sue
ceeded in reaching the Belgian coast
"One Of our vessels was hit" the
statement concluded, "and two of our
men we're slightly wounded"
North Hinder Lightship is located
of the old Belgian coast between Os
tend and the mouth of the Scheld
River. Shouwen Bank is in th
neighborhood The action which til
Admiralty describes, therefore. too
place OFF the Belgian coast. The Ger
! mas vessels engaged presumabl
: came from zeebrugge, where there
, a German destroyer base.
I GERMAN SHIPS DAMAGED.
4 BY The United Press.
o LONDON, July 24-Two Of A,
r German destroyers, presumably thos
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
DENIES ATTACK ON BABY.

Mrs Cecilia Zutz, aged 2s years, ar
raigned in City Court this morning on IL
charge OF assault and battery on Her
bert L. Goldstein, the two yoar-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Goldstein, of
No. G2o West Sixth street. at the re-
quest of David J. Reinhardt, her coun-
sci. had the case continued until Friday
TO permit preparation of the defence.
Bail was fixed at $500 Mrs. Zutz de-
mics the charge.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24

LONDON DENIES SINKING OF BREMEN,
BY The United Press
LONDON, July sa.-Dena that British vessels have
captured submarine freightsr Bremen sister
ship to tho Deutschland given today by authority
TO United Press
ENGLISH ASK ANOTHER HUGE WAR CREDIT
Gy The United Press
LONDON July 2i-Premier AsQuith, in Commons today,
moved Tor vote Of credit on pounds
ooo largest which the has asked for
single bill since ths beginning of The will
bring this up 1O5oOOoooO pounds and
beginning the 100000 pounds
BERLIN DENIES BRITISH GAINS AT POHEFts
BY The United Press.
BERLIN. July s4-Briusb troops failed to obtain 'D' y
sisvs foothoid In their oransivs along h' f'''''
the war once statsmsnt declared today
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
rrRTLES Build pAM!

BENZONIA. Mich, July "a
Beavers have returned to northern
Michigan and are building a dam III
Retsev river" was the report brought
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
AITn man Tn CANADA.

Levy Courtman and Mrs. William T.
Purks are contemplating an automo-
bile trip 10 Canada in the near future.
They propose to make the return trip
by way of Detroit and the West.
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
TopAY,s TEMPERATURES

40 the evening Journal once.
500 A. NJ . rs 1901 P. NJ. 49,. IS
1000 A. NJ. SO l.3O P. NJ 81
Evening journal., 1916-07-24
WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; gentle east to
south winds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-28
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Special to The rimes.D;sn,,cn

lSpeclal 10 The TimeS-DiSpatch.
HARRlSONBCRG. VA, May 2T.-Mr
aud Mrs. Bradley Yancey and two chill.
dren. of Montreal. Canada. are guests
OF Mr.. ~fancey's mother, Mrs. John G
Yanc0y.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. +. Summcrson, OF
washington. who have been visiting
their daughter. Mrs. j. r. Houck, left
on Tuesday for Staunton to visit an
other daughter, Mrs. Charles NJ. East
Mrs. Walstein Smell is visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. David Meade.
white Post. Clarke County.
Miss Mary Wclby Turner, OF Tho
Plains. Fauquier County. is the guest
OF her cousin. Mrs. II. s. Osborn. AT
the Episcopal Rectory. Mrs. Osburn
was n recent guest of her brother X.
Bland Beverly, at The Plains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l.. Earman. OF
Jacksonville, Fla. are visiting relatives
in the county. This is Mr.. Earnan's
first visit in thirty years to his native
county. Z,
Mrs. l.. II. Stephenson and Mrs. II. NJ.
Slarcn. of Monterey. and Mrs. l.. A..
McNultS, of Mcdowell. are among the
Highlan County delegates here this
week attending. h Lexington Prcshv.
terial.
Miss Dick Rhodes, who spen, the
winter with her sister. Mrs. r. l.. Moi
MT. a. shbor y. G.. and with Mrs.
h. IL. Fleming. of Greensboro. y. G.. has
returned to her home here.
Mrs. {. :. Dodd and two children
OF Petersburg, are guests of her father,