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Evening journal., 1916-08-17

Castle so could get my girl TO do
II for me- She made a dandy Job
Of the other pair"
Musician Rutter OF u Company,
claims that If all the members OF
his company were like him they
would be able to blow their own
horns.
Said a wag the other day. I'VE are
in Luna county. New Mexico. won
der II now we may not be called Luna
tics?"
Privates Floyd McNatt and Samuel
w. Edwards have been transferred to
headquarters McNatt will drive Cen
eral Adams car and Edwards will be
stenographer.
THE EVENING JOURNAL can now
be bought here for two cents. Nearly
all the other papers are a nickel. and
the boys are glad to be able TO get the
home news for so small sum.
"Pud" Conner, of Company F, is the
official keeper of the company mascot,
fine white mountain goat. The goat
sleeps in dog" tent, but "Pud" is
building an adobe house for the ami
NAL which he says he will call a
goat snack.
Thirty-two new Kelly-Springfleld g.
ton army auto trucks we're unloaded
yesterday. Lieutenant J. ID. Bush has
been assigned to the truck company.
The field bakeries are in full opera
ton and are prepared to supply the
troops with bread.
The Deming Headlight a weekly
publication, carried the following per-
sonal In its last issue:
"knd you must come and meet
Lieut.. VIM. G. Berl, OF Company F,
Delaware National Guard. Lieut.
Berl is a representative Of the artis-
tocracy OF the Southland and numbers
among his successors host OF gallant
lighters. He's Just dear young fell
low and far away from home and
know may safely predict "lionship"
for him among the young smart set. =
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This mexican
DID NOT KNOW
HE Was ROBBED
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the Mexican a gold watch to ascer-
tain IL he could identify It. Macorra
at once exclaimed: THAT 10 my
watch. where did you get it?" Sur
prises were in store for Macorra. He
was taken to the witness room, where
suit OF clothes, recovered from a
pawn shop by Detectives Riley and
Mahoney. was identified by him as his
property. Macorra had been robbed
and did not know 1t.
Pavagua's arrest, following an in
vestigation OF a series OF robberies
at the boarding house No. 911 Tat
nall street, il is thought by the po-
lice, will clear up these cases. Pava-
qua, it is alleged. confessed to De-
tectives Riley and Mahoney yester-
day when arrested at the boarding
house. that he stole the articles.
The first robbery attributed TO
Pavagua was reported by Charles
w. Collins. boarder at the Tatnall
street house on Saturday night when
he reported losing a suit of clothes.
These we're recovered on Monday at
secondhand store on East Front
street The police we're furnished
with a description of the man who
sold the clothes. On Tuerday. Jo-
seph o. Manson. Jr.. another boarder
at the same house reported losing a
silver ring, several lodge and society
pins. gold collar buttons and other
iewelry. Detective Riley recovered
one OF the pins at a pawn shop and
the description of the man who
pawned It tailed with that fur
nished by the proprietor Of the sec
ondhand store as the party who sold
him the suit OF clothes stolen from
Collins. with this information De-
tectives Mahoney and Riley went TO
the boarding house and found Pava-
qua who when questioned broke
down. The pawn ticket for the lodge
pin was found in his pocket and in
a closet in his room was found a
wallet bearing Collins name. which
the latter had not missed.
Further investigation showed that
/ Pavagua had pawned a valuable open
I face gold watch at a local pawnshop.
l Il was this watch that Macorra. the
interpreter, who is experimenting the
erection Of a papermaking machine
at the Pussy G. Jones Co. here. iden-
titled this morning as his own prop
erty
When the charges Of larceny OF the
clothes and jewelry was called in
City Court today Pavagua was held
for the Grand Jury. Bail was fixed at
1 $500 in each case and an additional
charge of larceny was placed against
him In the Macorra case. It was in
| timated that several other charges
of like nature may be lodged against
/ the young man.
According to the authorities. Paw
aqua claims he wanted to raise enough
money to 60 to his home in South
America.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17

10 be fifteen division headquarters
established throughout the country,
and there remains practically only
one more 10 be located. II Is prob
able. in the event that Deming be-
comes one OF these permanent stations,
that lts maximum strength will be
in the neighborhood Of $4,000 men.
There have been no further devel-
opments with regard 10 the erection
here Of big motor machine shop.
and II is not thought that any steps
will be taken at the present time to
organize such a unit In Deming. On
account Of the one already I'm opera
ton at Columbus IL is said that GEN
eral Bliss did not encourage the con-
struction at this time Of any add
tional plants Of this nature. ANY
plan for an enlargement or extension
to include another plant will prob
ably be determined by future needs
During the past week the United
States. Government secured three
leases on land located Just west OF
Camp Deming, making a total OF AIS
acres now held by the government
in this vicinity under lease.
First Sergeant Duncan. OF II Com
pany. is openly wondering when he
is TO die. He says that according TO
the old saying one must eat a peck
OF dirt before departing this life,
and he has already consumed his
peck. full measure and running over
as the result OF the numerous sand
storms, many OF which occur around
mess time.
John Weaver. OF A Company. was
a few pounds too light at the time Of
his physical examination for entrance
into the militia, but since coming
here he has gained seven pounds
This is the lifel
Quartermaster Sergeant Earl Por.
ter, OF A Company, was discovered
industriously sewing pair OF
chevrons on a new shirt. 81 hat'
this Job" he declared 10 his ten
mate II wish was back at New
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
GERMAN Defense
ON SOMME front
Growing WEAKER
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terrible destruction in advance of the
armies. it has wrought equally in
crediable progress in the rear The
eight munition depots have been con-
nected with the battle front by a
veritable mystic maze Of railways of
both broad and narrow guage. In
peace times it would have required a
years work to construct them. APP
preaching the battle front these lines
converge ever thicker. and ever more
intricately. So perfected is this rail-
way system that each Of the eight
depots can pour out upon the Somme
battle front its entire square mile of
munitions and material every thirty
six hours.
On other specially constructed rail-
ways. all OF broad guage. guns are
being carried to the front. France
does not lack heavy artillery on the
Somme front, but is making constant
additions for the purpose Of increas-
ing the power Of her punch.
From the depot. the way led to one
Of the four aviation camps which
protected every depot. but which are
only small part Of the aviation ser
vice on the Somme front. During
the visit, scarcely o minute passed
that armed aeroplanes either did not
return or depart for the German
front. The air was literally alive with
aerial scouts and fighters.
Returning toward the rear in the
evening, after observing the fight
ing from the plateau OF Dompierre.
south Of the Somme and from a
point of vantage just north OF the
river, / was amazed to see that since
early in the morning what had ap-
peared like veritable mountains OF
material and munitions In the supply
depots had entirely disappeared.
The great guns which had been
creeping along the specially-con-
structed railways and which had
imagined could not reach the front
for weeks. were no longer visible.
having either arrived near their en-
placements or having been trans
ferred to other railway lines.
Nearer the front. I was able from
this gigantic displacement Of NUM-
tons and material 10 gain an inn
preston Of what had gone into the
days sledge-hammer blow. Progress
ing toward the rear in the direction
I Of the general munitions and ma
terial depots. we met great trains
and conveys OF fresh material NOV
ing toward the front 10 replace that
which l had seen disappear. Yet,
there was no hurry. no excitement.
Everything was orderly. methodical.
Above all, the impression a neutral
observer receives from visit to the
} Somme front is this-that the French
are supremacy confident and not only
/ determined. but prepared in every de-
+ tail to carry out Grants famous
! declaration: I'VE will fight II out
along this line If it takes all summer
and more, too.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
FARMERS PICNIC
NEAR ST. Georges
Band Of Fourth New Jersey
Regiment Gives Concert
at Fort Dupont
DELAWARE CITY
TEACHERS NAMED
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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
? DELAWARE CITY, Aug. 1.-THE
members of the Farmers Association Of
1t. Georges and Red Lion hundreds are
holding their annual basket picnic on
the lawn of William X. Prices home,
roar st. Georges, this afternoon. with
many farmers from the surrounding
country IN attendance
The Democrats Of Red lion hundred
viii hold meeting in the fire engine
hall tomorrow evening 10 select dele
gates and alternates 10 the state con
venion, 10 be held in Dover. septem'
Der 5.
The ouartermaster tug, Lieutenant
HAYDEN Y. Gubb, Of Charleston. S. G.,
passed out Of the canal last night bound
fofs Portsmouth, n. u.
Although sturgeon arc usually
scarce this time Of the year. Port
Penn fishermen and some local fisher
men have been making good catches
of-hueks and "sliukers"
twenty-five morc recruits FOR the
New Jersey militia arrived az Fort
DUPONT yesterday, making about 225
now. az the fort All OF these re-
cruiis arc from the northern part OF
New Jersey.
farewell dance was given by the
members Of the Fourth Regiment
Rand IN tho post gymnasium last
night This band belonging 10 the
Fourth Regiment OF New Jersey MAJ
tional Guard, expects to leave the
early part % next week for the Mexi-
can border.
This week will mark the close Of
the tomato trafic through the Chesa-
poake and Delaware Canal for this
season. after one OF the best seasons
In. many years. II Is estimated that
over million baskets OF tomatoes
viii have passed through the local
locks
The local school will open on Mon.
day September II. The following
teachers have been elected for the
next school year. Moody Robinson.
principal; Miss Ella Cleaver, assist
ant principal; Miss Ona Singles. ffth
and sixth grades; Miss Mildred David.
son. fourth grade; Miss Marguerite
Mulligan. second and third grades:
Miss Greta Holiday. primary and
first grades.
r. J. and James A. Mulligan left
yesterday for an extended visit to At
laniic City, ~ j..
The members OF the Delaware City
Gun Club are making preparations for
the Labor Day shoot. 10 be held al
their traps near the locks This shoot
viii be one OF the largest Of the sea
son
Repairs are being made TO the ca
naf bank, below the bridge.
Word has been received OF the pro
motion of Donald M. Ashbridge from
INST lieutenant 70 captain. Captain
-Ashbridge. who is stationed I'm thi
South, married Miss Isabelle Reybold
OF this place, while he was stationed
at Fort DUPONT several years ago. and
Is we'll known in Delaware City.
IL is expected that the Red Lion
causeway Will be opened 70 trafic
the early part OF next week.
Leonard Young has accepted a po-
sition as fireman on the Cataract
which Is engaged in river work
near here.
Fishermen have been making good
catches Of perch and catfish in the
ecanal the past few days Gibbons
Durham, the champion carp fisher
man, landed another one OF those
big FISH yesterday.
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WAR HAS Increased
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the increased cost of building roads
in a statement says:
"All of the materials used In the
work done by the municipal forces.
such as bituminous materials for sur
face treatments, and the gravel and
broken stone, etc, used In these
treatments have gone up considera-
bly, in price over last year, so that
the upkeep of our highways will cost
more per square yard of work done
than It has for the last two years.
The Highway Bureau is bending
every effort to put the roads and
pavements in such condition that they
will weather the winter season with
as little patching as possible The
most extensive work being done now
is in connection with the bituminous
treatment on the old waterbound ma
cadam roads, which have been re-
claimed through this method OF treat
ment I'm all sections OF the city the
paint coat of tar and asphalt Is being
applied to these roads. and before an
other month is up. they will all be
IN condition to. weather the winter
season.
Inc hittdseu tiollc IN our CITY ever
year especially demonstrates the impor
tance of having an adequate highway
organization of expert engineers to care
for the highways in this country. IL il
estimaed by the United States Office
Of Public Roads that there is in the
neighborhood Of four hundred millio'
dollars per year spent on the construc.
tion and maintenance of the highway
Of this country. II is also estimated
that in the neighborhood of one hundred
million dollars Of this money is wasted
/ due 10 the lack of engineering supervis-
ion in connection with the highway
,n-orl.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
DEATHS
Matte Brodin Kesler.
George II. Foard.
Anna Murphy.
Robert II. Fisher.
M + Cs,4aNh


Thoams Z. Smith.
KESLTR-In Washington. n. G., on An.
gust is. 1916. Matte Brcdin. wife Of Mer
rni c. Kesler. aged 26 years.
Due notice Of the funeral will be given.
FOARD-At his home, in Delaware City, on
August IL. 1915, George II. Foard' aged
rs years.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend
the funeral services at his late residence,
Delaware City, on Saturday afternoon a.
o'clock. -
MURPHY--Tn this city. on August IS, 1919,
Anna daughter Of James y. and Esteia
Murphy aged 5 years. 10 months.
Relatives and friends are invited 20 attend
the funeral at the residence Of her parents.
No 223 n dupont street on Friday after
noon August 1s at 80 o'clock. Inter
ment az Cathedral cemetery.
FTSHFR-At Mnrshallton, Del, on August
i6, 1916 Robert II. Fisher aged IS
Relatives. friends and emolpyes Of the
American Car and Foundry Company are in
vited 10 attend the funeral services at his
late residence, Marshallton. Del. on Sunday
afternoon August 20. a. 2 30 o'clock In.
terment az Riverview cemetery.
sMTTH-Suddenly IN this city. on August
is 1915 Thomas Smith.
Relatives friends employees Of p, p. n
W r. r. Co.. and Fraternal order Of
Eagles are invited 70 attend the funeral from
the residence Of his fsther-inlav, @. T.
Brownhiil No. sol 3. Head street, on Fri.
day morning August 2. Al o'clock. High
mass A. ST. Mary's r. G. Church AZ q 40
o clock Interment private.
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President Calls R. R.
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tween the brotherhoods and the oper-
ators of the railways of the United
States.
District Chairmen Meet.
Six hundred and forty district chair
men of the railroad workers are here
to meet the President at his request.
this afternoon in the East Room. The
President has ready for them his sug-
gestion Of solution for the situation
that has menaced the country the
past several weeks. The definite terms
OF the Presidents proposal are not
known. bu its basic idea is an agree
nlent to be made between the rail-
roads and the brotherhoods. whereby
the eight-hour day shall go into effect
at once. With this in effect, the ques-
ton OF methods Of enforcing it,
whether by means of the time and a
half for overtime, or by some other
means-will be made the subject of
investigation and adjustment with the
Federal government perhaps taking
part In the adjustment.
The railroad hrotherhoods have in
sisted steadily that there Is no other
effective method OF enforcing the
eight-hour day. The penalty for keep
ing men at work beyond the pre-
scribed time must be heavy. they de-
clare and experience has shown them
the only way that works.
The employees representatives were
serious and. for the most part. silent
as the time approached for their
gathering at the White House What
they are prepared TO concede, none
would say. Some OF the leading
members of the general committee
indicated their belief that a way was
about 10 be found to prevent the
clash that seemed inevitable less
than a week ago. But what the way
might be. they would not discuss
/ They jammed the corridors Of the
old-time Pennsylvania avenue hotels
near the Capitol where they have
made their headquarters and strolled
back and forth along the avenue
keeping always close to the hotels
10 be ready In case OF necessity Ia
confer. For the most part they were
the manner OF men who had reached
a conclusion and there was little de-
batting OF II among themselves. Oc-
casional groups developed arguments
all on one side, over the merits OF
the fight, but the greater number OF
the district chaiimen seemed occu-
pied with the task OF seeing as much
OF Washington as could be seer
from the sidewalks OF the avenue.
The employees subcommittee went
into secret conference at the National
Hotel this morning Judge W. L
Chambers, of the United States Board
OF Mediation and Cancellation, was
present for part of the conference
but left early.
A meeting OF the entire $40 chair.
men was held at o'clock this after.
noon at the Bijou Theatre. In this
meeting they planned no consider very
fully the presidents position. There
was some feeling among the leader,
that the railroad managers had stiff
fened and arc cot inclined to Yield
Asked II he was still hopeful that .
settlement could be reached, A. p
Garretson, spokesman for the men
said:
'T want to get Just the right shad,
Of meaning and I would not exactl,
say hopeful I will say that I still
deem Il possible"
He explained, however. that he die
not wish 10 appear. through this
statement. to be any more pessimisti'
than heretofore-and his position
has been hopeful.
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MAY BAR RURAL
CHILDREN FROM
CITY schools

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Hill. the Board OF Health Of this city
Is considering banning students from
the rural county into the city public
schools. IL was explained today that
a number of children from the vicin-
ity Of Penny Hill attend the city pub
lie schools and il may be necessary
10 safeguard the health OF the tstu-
dents here by forblddlng rural chill
dren from attending the sessions OF
the schools here, which will open on
Tuesday. September 5.
Whether such drastic measures will
be adopted here will be decided on al
a meeting OF the health authorities
next Monday afternoon
The funeral Of the Mousely child
was held this afternoon. Owing to
the contagious nature OF the disease
the funeral was strictly private. In
terment was made al Newark Union
Cemetery, not far from where the
child died
State Health Commissioner DR..
Samuel G. Dixon. OF PENNSYLVANIA, is
having an investigation made there
relative to the disease germs being
carried through fruits and small ber-
ries. The experiments are being made
near Bristol, owing 10 the great num-
DER ~ cases reported there.
The time has not come when II
can be said with authority that fruit
and especially berries. are the cause
OF the spread Of infantile paralysis. .
Doctor Dixon said, but the condi-
tons under which these food nro.
ducts are picked and packed for the
markets OF New York and Phiadel.
phia are almost unbelievable. Tbs
work is being done by the very low.
est class Of labor. The workers liv,
under the fruit trees. They do no
! observe even the most rudimentar,
: rules of sanitation. Medical scientist
! are aling a thorough investigation O
( these conditions and the results ar
! bound to be Illuminating
State Acts.
Governor Charles r. Miller la,
night issued a proclamation fror
Dover, assigned by George II. Hal
secretary OF the state. approving {
any expense the State Board of Healt
may incur in combating infantil
paralysis here. The proclamation fol
lows.
state Of Delaware. TO the Citizens o
the State:
The State Board Of Health hsvinl
reported 10 the governor that there
existed on August Q, in Delaware. An
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A Quartette from the Second Battal-
ion was called upon and the members
gave a good account Of themselves
The singers were John Murphy,
George Murphy and Milbourne Cod
win, Of G Company. and Harvey Fergu-
son. Of e Company.
Their first selection was Some
body Hears Those Wedding Bells
which was promptly followed by
Lord. I'm Coming Home" The audi
ence went wild after the quartette
had rendered a parody on Tip
perpary,' which ran as follows;
Its long way to get Carranza,
It's long way 10 go.
It's a long way 10 the border
Where the dirty greasers grow
Goodbye old Delaware,
On TO Mexico.
It's long. long way 10 get carranza.
But we're bound to co.
Tho last selection OF the quartette
was Don't Bite the Hand That's
Feeding You" So well pleased were
the people with the singing that the
quartette was invited TO sing in a
church choir. The Invitation was
accepted, and the following night the
members went to their first choir
rehearsal In New Mexico.
General Tasker II. Bliss. of Wash
ington, assistant chief of stan. in
spected the camp Monday. He was
accompanied by Major W. d. Common,
Of the engineering corps. and Major
d. r. Nolan. Of the general staff. He
found conditions In the camp gener-
ally satisfactory and did not hesitate
10 say that Deming was one Of the
most desirable places for the mobil-
ization OF troops along the entire
border.
About 1000 additional troops ar
rived this week. They comprised
two regiments OF Arkansas National
Guardsmen. The military authori-
ties seem 10 be proceeding on the as
sumption that Deming will be Divi
sion Headquarters No. IL. There are
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
GERMANS LOSE MORE GROUND

BY The United Press.
PARIS. Aug. 17.-Beaten back by
the heavy French assault on bath
banks Of the Somme. the Germans
made no attempt 10 counter-attack
against the newly-conquered French
positions last night.
An official statement from the war
office today reported lull in infantry
fighting on the Somme front. but re-
ported violent artillerying. especially
near Maurepas and Belloy-E En- San
terre where the French advanced yes
terday.
Evening journal., 1916-08-17
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET
STOCK MARKET
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The market
was active at the opening and the gen
eral trend Of prices was upward from
yesterdays close. There was a frac-
tional falling Off in rail issue prices.
u. S. Steel common scared again to-
day at the stock market opening gong
and 1000 shares changed hands in the
first few minutes at a price ranging
from 81 l-2 TO 81 "a, from l2 to "a
above yesterdays close.
During the first hour Steel scared to
~ l-2, the highest price reached since
1909.