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Middletown transcript., 1916-08-19

Mrs. James E. Woodall Jr., and chill
dren, of Georgetown, have been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
V. Peverley.
Mrs. j. R Hoffecker and Mrs. A. G.
Pennington are on two weeks trip to
Ocean Grove, N. j staying at the Park
View House.
Mrs. Matte B. Holt and Mrs. Mary
Petherbridge, of Philadelphia, have
been spending several days at the home
of Mr.. A. G. Cox.
Miss Esther L. Baker, of near town,
and Miss Elmira Chester, of Darby, Pa,
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Charles
Jones, of Townsend.
Miss Deborah Chester, Of Darby, Pa
and Mr.. William Nowbray, Of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with Mr.. Fred
Baker and family, near town.
Mrs. John w. Naudain and daughter,
Miss Helen Naudain, of Baltimore, Md,
are here to spend sometime with Mrs.
Naudains mother, Mrs. S. E. Houston.
Mrs. H. N. Crane, of Sparrows Point,
Md and Mrs. R N Finn, of Philadel-
phia, are being entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs John D.. Gill, in Middle Neck, Md.
DR.. and Mrs. William A. Tomlinson
and children returned to their home in
Philadelphia Tuesday, after an extend
ed visit with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Vinyard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Green and
daughter, Louise, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Eliza Green, of Ode essa, spent last
Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Tay-
lor, near town.
AMr. and Mrs. Albert L. Massey and
children, Mrs. John w. Brady and chill
dren and Mrs. Wilbur L. Adams and
son, of Wilmington, are camping sew
eral days this week at Silver Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Pennington had
! for Sunday guests Mr.. and Mrs. John
McNamee and iss Idle McNamee, of
North East, d., and rs. Curry and
daughter Miss Lidie, of Collingswood,
N. j.
+ Taylor Barnett. who has been at Re-
hobJth Beach, was in town this week
and reports good season at the Beach.
His mother, Mrs. Barnett, has had
ninety-fve guests for the past two
weeks and on Sunday last, fed one hun
dred and sixteen persons.
Miss Bernice Netten has returned
from ten days trip to Boston, Mass.
and Portland, Maine. Miss Metten spent
a day and night at the Madison" with
DR.. and Mrs. John Lyman Pepper. Mrs.
Pepper will be well remembered here as
Miss Jennie Wright, daughter Of Prof
A. S. Wright, who for years was prin
cipal of the Middletown public schools
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Horse Breeding at the Institute

The State Board of Agriculture has
begun to plan for the Farmers Insti-
tutes to be held next winter, and has
engaged K. G. Hynicks. of Lebanon,
Pennsylvania, to talk on the breeding
and management of horses. Mr. Hy-
hicks is a successful breeder and has
studied the subject of breeding in the
schools and has had many years of sue
cessful experience. He is an entertain
ing and enthusiastic speaker, and always
draws large audiences. He has had en-
gagements in number of States and is
always invited to return to speak in the
same places the following year, which
is the surest test Of the value of his
services.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-19
BASE BALL NOTES

MIDDLETOWN, ] PENLYN HALL, 0.
Visitors to Academy Park on Satur-
day afternoon last were treated to one
of the fastest, most hotly contested
games ever played in this town, the
locals winning in the twelfth session l
to 0, from the fast Penlyn Hall, of Viii
mington. Both Finn and Hoffecker
were at their best in the box, and it
was battle royal between them until
the locals, by smashing hit by Elmer
Vinyard pushed the solitary run across
the home plate. The lineup of the
locals included four or five players from
the second team, and they all made
good. The score by innings:
Penlyn......O OOOOOOOOO 90
MiddIetown.. % 0 100000 III
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LGnHIHG. ia the Prsriasnss Bulletin
$4,000 men WANTED
President Wilson Issued Call For
Duty on Border
NECESSITY FOR RECRUITING

The call issued by the President last
week for 25, 600 additional men for bor-
der duty shows that there is still ne
cessity for recruiting the units already
there, up to war strength. 1t is not
likely that the full militia strength of
Ohio, Kentucky, and Vermont would
have been ordered to 60 forward if
there had not been. good reason for
doing So This action will undoubtedly
stimulate the enlisting of men who
wish to get their training now instead
of waiting for war to be declared be-
fore they start to prepare for trouble.
Had it not been for the preparedness
of France, the immense armies of Great
Britain and Russia never would have
materialized, as Germany could have
swept over the Continent of Europe and,
despite British control of the sea, would
have been able to do as she pleased in
Asia and Africa According to Sir
douglas Haig, Great Britian's full
strength will not be reached until next
summer, three years after the declara-
ton of war. Could America do any
better? Think what could happen to US
in those three years of war with first
class power!
Recruiting in those states whose
troops have secured favorable positions
along the border should be better than
in some of the less favored ones. Of
all the camps in the Southwest, few are
more healthful than Deming, New Mex
leo. Judging from some of the reports,
there has been just enough work to
keep the men in good health. Three Of
the men in one Of the companies took a
hike of twenty-nine miles last week.
Imagine what those same three men
would have told you ten weeks ago, had
it been suggested that they take merely
an eight mile walk, just for the fun of
it. This in itself, is a favorable COM
ment on their physical condition, which
is Just as important as knowledge of
drill or the Manuel of Arms. To do the
most good, this training should have
been given in the high schools when the
recruits were still undevelOped.
The Delaware Ba ttalions are still shy
six hundred men and although there are
recruits at Fort Dupont, there is still
need for lot more at the Armories at
Dover and Wilmington.
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The Dread InfantiIe Paralysis

The only case of the awful infantile
paralysis that our state has had, the
lad of five years who died at Penny
Hill, comelfrom Pennsylvania.
He contracted the di ase at Willow
Grove whittier he had ne on one of
those excursions. 4 II
This instance warns is all that as
The Transcript said last week, there is
great danger in taking children to
watering places where the crowds from
the cities flock. Why not stay home
until this dreadful plague is gone?
Grown people, even if they don't catch
it, can carry it to others.
The disease is spreading all around,
and battles all the doctors, 1000 cases in
New York 100 in New Jersey, about
200 in Philadelphia, with many deaths
everywhere.
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FOgel & Burstan's Big Event
AUGUST CLEARANCE SALE
Fine goods MUCH REDUCED
In Honor Of Seventh Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hamburg enter
tanned a surprise party on Monday even
ing in honor of their son, Williams
seventh birthday. He received many
useful presents, and after music and
games the little ones were treated to
ice cream, cake and lemonade. Those
present were, Viola Steller, Jereline
McDonagh, Mabel Collins, Helen
Hates, Catherine Reed, Elsie Reed.
Mary Lyle Hayward, Mary Hynson,
Lyle Dashiell, Mary Steller, Dorothy
Jones, Elinita Monies de Oca, James
Collins, Sam McDonagh, Liston Da-
shell, Ralph Hypson, Jack Collins and
William Hamburg.
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New Shirt Factory

Mr.. RALPH E. Staats, of Smyrna, has
started his shirt factory here in the
second story of the building recently
vacated by THE New ERA. The ma
chimes are run by electricity, furnished
by the town, and is roomy and nicely
suited for the work. He has installed
about dozen machines and has some
four or five operators, with more to set
in next week. The work affords most
excellent opportunity to our young
women to make good wages, and it is
hoped he may secure all the female help
he may need. He can give employment
to some twenty or more,
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Bethesda Church Notes

$50 A. M. Brotherhood devotional
meeting.
11.3O to 1890. Sunday School session.
7.3O P. M. Preaching by Rev. W. A.
Wise, District Superintendent. Be sure
to be present, and give the new super
intendent a hearty welcome on this his
first visit here.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening atlas o'clock.
During the month of August, the
evening services will be brief. The
public is cordially invited to be present.
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St. PauPs M. E. Church Notes
C,,ndav AUGUST 2Otb 1o1e

Sunday, August goth, 1916.
9.45 A. NJ. Brotherhood Devotional
meeting.
1920 A. M. Morning sermon by the
pastor, Rev. H C. Shipley.
200 P. NJ. Sunday School. All teach
ers and scholars are earnestly requested
to be present.
73O p. NJ. Evening sermon by the
pastor. Please note there will be no
more services at $50 NJ. The open
air meetings have been discontinued.
Prayer meeting every Friday evening
at 7.30.
A cordial invitation is extended to
everyone, everywhere and all the time.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-19
Labor Dax at State Fair

One of the most attractive features
of the Labor Day program at the Della
ware State Fair will be the horse
classes for Wilmington Commercial
teams and the classes for farm horses
which are used for road purposes. In
1915 these horses were all shown in two
classes, hitched and unhitched,, for the
1916 Fair there will be four classes, thus
giving the purely commercial team an
opportunity to show.
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Visited His Old Home

Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Pleasanton, of
Summit Bridge, and Mrs. Pleasanton's
brother, R. H. George and wife, of
near Middletown, took an automobile
trip last Saturday down in st. Jones'
Neck to the old home of Mr.. Pleasan-
ton when he was boy, now the DR..
Marvin farm, where little Horace Mar
vim was found dead on the marsh. They
made eighteen stops to call on relatives
and friends during their visit
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-19
Doings OF The lsY"

The ''Y" which was recently organs
lied as a branch of the W. c. T. U.
of Blackbird, held grabbing party at
Fleming's Landing last week. This or
ganization, although in its infancy is
quite active. Last Sunday night the
services were in charge of the ''Y. I"
Extra music was rendered and special
sermon was.preached by Rev Warren
Burr. There was a social held at the
home of Miss Edith W. Heinold at
Blackbird Station last night.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-19
August the Fruit Month

August is generally the hottest and
most uncomfortable month in the year,
when the dog days arrive and the mos
quitoes and other insects vie with each
other in their efforts to make life un-
bearable, but it is also the month in
which the leading fruit crop of the State
is harvested. 1t is during August that
the beautiful and delicious Delaware
peaches are plucked from the trees and
sent to various markets throughout the
country; where they are usually sold at
prices within the reach of everyone,
rich and poor alike
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-19
Heavy Registration for Primaries

With several districts not tabulated
in it is announced that the final regis
tration prior to the Republican pri-
maries for delegates to the State con-
vention today (Saturdsy) was unusually
heavy. The voters registered Saturday
numbered about Alba, which, with those
registered on the two previous days,
totals about 1S. Gas.
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PENLYN ON SATURDAY.

Penlyn will be the attraction on today
Saturday., and another fast game is
looked for, as each team has won two
games, this being the rubber, should be
the fastest game of the series.
Middletown transcript., 1916-08-19
ODESSA. 5: WILDEL. 2.

Wildel received one of its biggest
surprises of the season Saturday after
noon at Odessa, when the downstaters
trimmed them to the tune of to 2.
Score by innings:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-13
Green Hands Cause Accident.

New York, Sept. l3.-William Schu-
maker, trackwalker employed by the
Interborough Railway, against which a
strike was declared on the subway and
ELEVATED lines, reported to the police
that he found package of blasting
dynamite on the subway rails in Brook
lyn early today.
An inspector of the bureau of eombus.
tibles pronounced the contents of the
package dynamite. The police are
questioning Schumacher very closely.
Three persons were injured when q
Third avenue car, which police said
was in charge of strikebreakers, ran
into closed switch today and jumped
the track.
The dispute between the car employees
and the traction companies had reached
a complete deadlock today. President
Shonts of the Interborough and Presi-
dent Whitridge of the Third avenue
lines served notice that they would not
consent to arbitration as proposed by
the public service commission.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-13
French Capture Stronghold.

Paris Sept. 13.-Continuing their
great drive on the front of Combles and
Peronne, the French last night cap
tured the whole Of the village OF Bouch.
avesnes, midway between Combles and
Peronne and despite the Germans most
desperate resistance, it was officially
announced today.
Early this morning the French pushed
further eastward, capturing the Bois
I.abe farms near the Peronne Bapaume-
Bethune highway, by brilliant bay.
ouet charge.
The French gains in the great attack
that began yesterday afternoon are of
the greatest Importance. The positions
carried are the last of the strongly
fortified German third line of defense
between Combles and Peronne All the
positions now held by the Germans back
of this line have been built under the
Inceasing fire of French artillery and
consequently are not nearly so strong
as the old lines.
The capture of both Combes and Pc
rome within a fortnight is expected
hv some militry critics If Gen. Foch
continues his hammer blows north of
the Somme.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-13
MAY TAKE DRASTIC
STEPS To PUT END
IN RAILWAY STRIKE
New York Mayor May Ask
Governor to Call Session
Of Legislature
MANAGERS REFUSAL TO
ACCEPT ARBITRATION
Brings Matter to Climax
May Permit Bus Lines
to Operate

New York, Sept. 13.-Drastic steps to
end the New York railway strike were
considered by Mayor Mitchell this aft
ernoon following the flat refusal by the
Interborough and New York Railways
company to accept the peace truce and
arbitration plan proposed by the state
public service commission.
The mayor is considering a request on
Governor Whitman for special session
of the legislature to pass Legislation to
end the strike. The New York World in
a first page editorial this afternoon
called upon Governor Whitman to take
such action, declaring that "New York
has had enough and demands radical
action now.'
The second move under consideration
by the mayor is to have the board of
estimates grant an immediate franchise
to the New York Bus company to run
its motor buses along streets parallel.
ing the railway lines now tied up by
the strike.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-13
DEMOCRATS TO START
BIG Drive NEXT WEEK
An Array Of Big Ones to Open
Campaign In Western
States

Chicago, Sept. 13.-The democratic
drive in the west begins next week
with the unloading of the heavy artil
lery in Missouri.
/ 1t was announced today at western
democratic headquarters that the fol
lowing speakers will tour the west be
ginning next week. Senators Under
wood, Stone, Reed, Hoke Smith, Sha
froth, Robinson and James Hamilton
Lewis, Judge Albert d. Nortoni, vii
liam ]. Bryan, John j. Lenz of Ohio
and score of others.
Not single state in the west will
be OVERLOADED.
Speakers will be sent into Utah
Washington and Oregon to aid the
progressive organizations that have
gone over to the aid of Wilson.
Announcement of the dates which
Senator Lewis and W. j. Bryan will
speak in various states were given ou'
at democratic western headquarters to
day.
Lewis will speak in Montana Septem
Der 30, Idaho September 20, Washing
ton September. 90, Oregon September
81, California September 2S and 2s
Nevada September 30 and Arizonf
October /. Bryan will not come as fai
west as the Pacific coast states.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-13
HENRY FORD STRONG
IN SUPPORT OF WILSON
Commends President, Crit
cises Aked As Good But Of
Small CaGber

San Francisco, Sept. 13.-Commend
ing President Wilson in strong terms
criticising the attitude assumed by Dr.,
Charl4s F. Aked towards the Fbrd
peace expedition and defending his own
course in suing the Chicago Tribune for
libel because it called him an anarchist
Henry Ford, multi-millonaire automo.
bile manufacturer submitted to an in
terview mere today.
He expressed approval of President
Wilson "beeause of the many good
thing he has done" and denounced
those who criticise the president S
course in Mexico.
He declared that DIR. Aked had call.
ed the members of the Ford peace com
mission "a bunch of nutso and added;
''The good doctor could not manage
the peace commission the way he
thought it ought to be managed and
therefore became very disgruntled and
dissatisfied. So it became inevitable
that the other members of the commits
sion and my self should give way tc
him or else that he should go. Well
he went and the commission is getting
along very nicely at The Hague with
out him. l have no quarrel with Dr.
Aked. He is a brilliant man and has
some distinctly likeable qualities but
| doubt his capacity in very largo af
fairs. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-13
ILLINOIS IS HAVING
OLD FASHIONED TIME
Bitter fractional Quarrels In
Both Old Parties Liven
Things Up

Chicago, Sept. 13.-The bitter fac
tional quarrels in both the republican
and democratic parties famed into the
open in today's bitter primary battle
in Chicago.
In the 1SSth ward, ground of many
historic battles, the first bloodshed oc-
partisans. William Heller, a Sullivan
follower who was working for William
Brinton for governor against Dunno,
was stabbed in the hand His assailant
escaped Heller was taken into Gus.
tody.
In the Kenwood district fist fight
took place over the candidacy of L. l..
Brundage, republican candidate for at
torney general. When it was over At
torney C. l.. Day was taken into Gus
tody. There were many other clashes be-
tween ward workers, but none approach
ed the dignity of riot.
Charges of double crossing were hurl-
ed at political enemies by friends of
Medill McCermick, candidate for the
Nomination ~ Congressman at large. It
was found that hundreds of sample bal
lots marked for former Senator w. +.
Mason were being distributed whereas
it was understood they should have
been marked for Mccormick. McCor.
mick wired to his supporters through.
out the state in an effort to offset the
"double cross. " The Getty hall
crowd" was blamed by Mccormick ad.
herents.
Police. were held in reserve at stations
ready to respond to riot calls.
A million voters were expected to
go to the polls throughout the state to.
day. The cost of the Illinois primaries
it is said, will run close to $3,000,000.
Approximately 100000 persons will
vote in Chicago according to Chief
Clerk of Elections Dennis Egan. Re
ports of favorable weather conditions
down state indicate a record primary
vote will be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-13

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 13.-Complete
returns from III precincts in Seattle
give Poindexter for the senate a lead
of 400 first choice votes over Humph-
rey.while the same Hgeeincts give Me-
Bride for governor 2,6l5 plurality over
his nearest opponent.
A summary of all the returns avail
able at l p. m. indicate that Poindexter
win be nominated by at least 5000
votes, although his local managers claim
his lead will be 10000. Humphrey head
quarters refuse to concede Poindexter's Is
victory but admit that indications favor
Poindexter.
Henry Mcbride is leading the field
for governor in seattle with 7,649 votes
as compared with Hartley's 4,s33. Lee,
the organization candidate is poor
fourth. Mcbride has polled u consistent
vote throughout the state and his nomi-
nation appears certain, although it will
require several days to complete the
count.
For congress of this district, John r.
Miller and Dan Landon are running
neck and neck.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-13
Long Campaign Ended.

New York, Sept. 13.-Elated with the
result of the Maine election and highly
pleased with his record breaking cam
paign trip, Charles Evans Hughes, re-
publican presidential nominee returned
to New York early today.
The candidate S trip which took him
from coast to coast and during which
he made scores of speeches, kept him ON
the road Just three days more than five
weeks He delivered the final speech
Of his trip in Plattsburg last night and
with Mrs. Hughes stepped off the train
here today somewhat tired but vigorous
and enthusiastic.
Governor Hughes and Mrs. Hughes
were driven direct to the Astor hotel
where they had breakfast and the can
didate then took up the task OK series
of conferences with republican leaders.
Chairman Wilcox of the national
committee, was the first of the leaders
to see the candidate. He had also ar
ranged for numerous other republicans
to confer with him and busy day was
in prospect.
Senator Smoot of Utah. Murray
Crane, Frank Hitchcock and others
were waiting for word with Hughes
in going over the campaign trip just
closed and laying plans for second
tour to start next Monday. If all con
ferences are disposed of in time the
candidate hopes to visit republican
headquarters during the day and see
''wheels 20 around" At 3 O'clock
this afternoon, however. he win leave
for his summer home at Bridgehamp.
tnn for n completp rest before
again starting out on his quest for
votes in November.
The candidate plans to avoid as many
conferences as possible during the re-
moinder Of the week. During today 1t
IL expected his complete itinerary for
the second trip will be worked out, and
announcement will then be made of his
speaking dates.
Win Speak on Same Lines.
Hughes is well satisfied with the re
suits of the trip just closed and ha:
fNouNinuaA nm paUa NJ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-13
GERMANS THIRD LINE
CAPTURED BY FRENCH
Last of Strong Line Of Defenses Between Combes and
PerOnne Lost by Germans Other Lines Of Defense Hur-
riedly Built Are Not Nearly So Strong Rumored Kaiser
> Demands Hostage From King Ferdinand Fearing Bull
garia May Ask Separa Peace
By Carly sAckerman,
Omitted Press st E Correspon,

UNITED Press st Correspondent
Berlin, Sept. 13.-The bined "grand offensive" of
the allies will be met by pned grand of
the central powers who will Eng to the attack when the
proper time comes.
The great war council being held at the kasers head
quarters the eastern front for the purpose of unity
ing the direction of all military movements by armies of
the central powers Since early in the the central
powers have acted completely in accord with their mill
tary movements, making it possible to beat off vastly
superior enemy forces The scheme of unified offense
and defense will be made effective as the re-
suit of the present conference attended by chiefs of
the four empires warning on the allies.
Most favorable reports brought to the war coun-
Gil from the different fronts The Austro- German COM
manders sent word that the latest Russian offensive
around Haitz has been stopped learned that the
German and Bulgarian invasion of Rumania continues
make progress while the Bugarans successfully
sisting British and Serbian attacks in Greece
The capture of the Rumanan fortress of Sistra re-
garian commanders The position is considered the kew
to Bucharest.