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women and civilians who were pas
SengerS on that vessel.
Thought War Would Folio" Lus'tania
Sinking.
| believed myself that we would I'M
,mediatcly break diplomatic relations
and prepared to leave Germany. On
May II, delivered Won JaEow the
Lusitania note, which. after calling at
icntion TO the cases of the sinking or
American boats ending with the LUIS
itania contained the statement:
The Imperial Government will not
expect the Government OF the United
States to omit any word or any act
necessary to the sacred duty OF main.
tanning the rights of tho United States
and its citizens and of safeguarding
their free exercises and enjoyments.'
During this period had constant
conversation with Won Jasow and
Zimmerman, and il was during the
pcriod Of conversations about this sub
marine warfare that Zimmerman on
one occasion said to me: The United
States does not dare 10 do anything
HSalIlSI btGtNHt VT no u
100000 German rcservisiS In America
who will rise in arms against your
Government if your Government
should dare TO take any action against
Germany" As he said this he had
worked himself up 10 passion and
repeatedly struck the table with his
fist.
told him that We had sol 900 lamp
posts in America and that was where
the German rcservists would find
themselves if they tried any uprising.
also called his attention 10 the
fact that no Grrman-Americans max
ing use of tho American passport,
which they could easily obtain. were
sailing for Germany by way Of Scan
dinavian countries in order 10 enlist
in the German army. told him T
he could show me one person with an
American passport who had come to
fight in the German army that might
more readily believe what he said
about the Germans in America rising
in revolution.
No American German Joined
Kaiser's Army.
As ma,:er Of fact. du.'.ng the
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GIRL, WANTING To ACCOMPANY
LOVER, HIDES ON TROOP TRAIN
PERsUADES ANOTHER GIRL TO GO
WITH HER, BUT THEY ARE
DISCOVERED.
Had Hidden Themselves While Red Cross
Women Were Distributing Kits.
Put Off at Moundsville.

Because one Of them did not want to
leav. her sweetheart, who was among
the Selcctivr draft men who lett "ehei-
ing yesterday. Tor Petersburg. Va. two
girls lockd themselves in q room at the
end Of one OF the cars. intending TO ac-
! company the Troopers TO Petersburg. Va.
but they ~ discovered before the train
ceachcd N"undSrillc. and were put OH
That city.
Thc.train was laundering along. some
two or thr..., mites from Wheeling. and
the men had settled down in their seats
to ENJOY their long ride as much as pos
siblc. when III. door of the apartment
opca'd and tn" girls stepped out.
Ii happened that Captain Henry
Frohme was in III" ear At tn" tim" and
when h.. SAW IT.. girls he was amazed
He happe.,-'! :" b. acquainted With ".'''
of them - h. questioned her. asking
what she a:d her companion were d"n'g
there.
The girl then explained that he friend.
who lives in H.:llaire, was in love with
one Of IN. boys and did not want 70 leave:
him. and tina, the pair had Sneakcd
aboard the train and hidden themselves
when the Red Cross committee Of women
had boarded the train to distribute COM
fort kits to the soldiers
Captain Frohm.. told them that they
would havs to get Off 1T the first stop.
which happened to b" MnundSville. and
they did. but all thu: way Their" tho young
woman from lscll:tirc lay in the arms OF
her soldier sweetheart. who pcttcd her.
despite IN" amused SlancsS OF his COM
panionS in the car.
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Bank. Official Drafted.
STEUBENVILLE MEN
OFF TO CHILLICOTHE

STEUBENTILLE. O.. Sept. 2o.-An
details for the leaving Of the second in
crcment of drafted men from this county
for Camp Sherman. Chillicothe.were COM
pleted to-day. From this city l3+ men
will 20 and from outside the city l24 will
leave, making a total of 26s. special
train will be made up here to carry the
boys to camp. 1t is scheduled 10 leave
at 9:5U o'clock. The drattccs reported 10
the two boards here this afternoon and
received their final instructions. They
will report at the court house tomorrow
morning and march to the depot from
there. It Is expected that Company l,
Sixth regiment will act as an escort. Ar
rangements have been made 10 handle
monster crowd at the depot as there Is
no doubt but that there Will be a hls
turnout Of citizens to sec the boys away
1t was announced to-day that the boys
collected over $500 in their blanket,which
they carried in the parade. yesterday.
This makes up their mess fund.
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my FOUR YEARS
IN GERMANY"
Continued From First page.|

of accepted international law, to make
any change in our own laws Of neu.
trality which meant unequally affect
ing during the progress of the war the
relations of the United States with
the various nations at war and that
the placing Of embargoes on the trade
In arms which constituted such a
change would be n direct violation Of
the neutrality of the United States
But all these negotiations, re-
proaches and recriminalions were put
to an end by the torpedoing Of the
Lusltania and the killing Of American
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We||SviIe Gives Her Sons
Mingled Cheers and Tears

Special Dispatch to tho Intelligence.
W-ELLSEILl.E. o.. Sept 20 More
than three thous?nd persons babe fare
well To nincty-"iEht Culumhiana county
drafted mon who ief. here today as tn"
second increment OF district Nn. l for
Camp Sherman. Chiilicolhc. Patriots
songs We're sung at the station while
cheers mingled with tears as tho train
pulled away. y parade proceeded tn!
departure. because OF orders To cntrain
only nincty-eight men the draft board
WAS compelled 10 turn down about
Twenty-Five men who had responded 4"
the notice to report at the station 70
fill up tho ranks in the event that any
of the required number failed 10 show
I'D.
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son released from the German army.
And so I procured the discharge OF
the young man, who Immediately
wrote to me and informed me that
he was more than twenty-one and that
he could not see what business his
father had to interfere with his mill.
tary. ambitions. | thereupon with.
drew my request with reference to
him, but he had already. been dis.
charged from the army. When his
regiment went to the west front he
slowed away on the cars with it. was
present at the attacks on Ypres and
was shot through tho body. He re-
covered in a German hospital. re-
ceived the Iron Cross. was discharged
and sailed for America. What has
since become OF him | 90 not KNOW.
Lives ContInu-
ally Jeopardixed at Sea-"
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Another Girls Experience.

New Castle, Ind. -"From the time
Twas eleven years old until was seven
teen l suffered each month so had
to be in bed. / had headache, backache
and such pains I would cramp double
every month. 1 did not know what it
was to be easy minute. My health
was all run down and the doctors did
not do me any good. A neighbor told
my mother about Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and l took it.
and now I feel like new person. /
don't suffer any more and I am regular
every month. Mrs. HAZEL HAMIL-
TON. 822 South 18th St, Newcastle, Ind
Girls who are troubled as these young
women were, should Immediately seek
restoration to health by taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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guests at motion picture show at Vic
toria theatre.
Affecting Scenes When
Ty|er's Men Departed
Special to The Intclligencer.

MIDDLEBOURNE. Sept. 20.-tollow-
ing an elaborate dinner given ny the
people Of this community and attended
by hundreds "Wednesday night. In honor
Of the 43 selected men Of Tyler county.
the voting soldiers departed this morn
ing from this town at 10 o'clock On
special trolley cars. and Joined the Ohio
and Marshall county boys at Mounds
Vile. leaving Off Camp Lee. at Peters
burg. Va.
The ~ men are Tyler county's full
quota. The draftecs include young men
in euarly every vocation in this section.
They were given a rousing send-off by
the thousands Of residents fthis sec
ton and scores of visitors who arc here
attending the home coming week. who
joined in with tears and cheers for the
young soldiers.
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MANNINGTON DRAFTEE
GOES, BUT UNDER GUARD

Mike Yekelewitz. a Russian. who
was serving a ten-day sentence in the
county Jail for being drunk and dis
orderly, left with the local contingent
toady for Camp Lee, under guard.
Mike. was registered from Manning
ton and scheduled to go with the
troops from that place. Judge Honec-
ker hearing this, communicated with
the Warrington board, who requested
him to secure the mans release and
send him under guard on the train 10
Mannington, where he would be taken
care of b ythe Warrington board
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fuckers MEN LEAVE.

Spcr;al Dispatch IN tn" lntrIli:rt.cer
PARSONS W. Va. Sept. 2o.-The
drafted men OF Tucker county were given
an elaborate farewell reception here this
afternoon. n half holiday having been
proclaimed IL the parade we're the IS
drafted men who left tonight. Parsons
Roy Scouts. veterans of the Civil and
Spanish American wars. city officials.
man and woin"n on horseback. citizens
liable to draft. frGtcrual and secret or
\TanizatiSus. tho county school children
I'D by Prof. s. e. Crosse. decorated auto
mobiles and floats and number OF
ands Thomas g. Pownall. Cumberland
4; Judge Francis VI. REYNOLDS. OF Key
md members of the Tucker county
were the speakers. \ banquet was
En- the drafted men and volunteers by
women OF I'll" county ~ Odd Fellows
d! under the direction Of the Red Cross.
he veterans and drafted men were
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TO help
YOUNG GIRLS
A Mother Wants Her Letter
Published.

Eaton, Ill.-"I wish you would pub
Iish this letter for the benefit Of young
girls. My daughter suffered greatly
from female trouble with cramps. and
headache, and backache most of the
time. She never felt like working and
it seemed as though she was sick all the
time. l decided to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and it has
helped her in every way, in fact it has
really cured her, for she no longer has
periodic pains, and no more headaches
or backache, and want all young girls
who suffer as she did to know about it.
Mrs. ALMA MILLS, Eaton, Ill.
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DIR, HOWARD TALKS
AT UNION MISSION.

Or. John Howard talked at the Mis-
sion last niRht. The topic Of his ad-
dress was Bear Ye One Anothcr's
Burdens" Eight Of the congre CATION
vent to the altar. Special music was
rendered by Miss Myfanwy Lodwick.
Tho service tonight will be led by
Rev. C. z. Sevrinshnus Of the German
NJ. E church. There will be special
music.
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whole course of the war knew Of
only one man with American citizen
ship who enlisted in the German army.
This was red-hcaded Yale student
named Llewellyn. who enlisted in Il
German regiment.
His father. business man in New
York, cahled. asking me to have his
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SEA TRAGEDY.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Sept. co.-The
loss during hurricane at sea OF seven
members Of the crew Of the Portu Suese'
schooner Undina from gulf port for
Europe. was reported by an Italian
steamer which arrived here today. Five
s.:alnnn were picked up on September Z
IN an exhausted condition ~ the
steamer.
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so you've refused my brother Dick?"
Yes: he had tho audacity to propos"
70 mo by telephone"
What did you answer"
II answered. Ring ofr."-Pearson' >
Weekly. London.
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FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR BROOKE C0UNTY'S
MEN THIS AFTERNOON
Special TO The Int"lligcncer

WELLSBCKt;. W. Va. Sept "0.-All
men who. have been instructed In leave
IN the second Increment Of Brook" county
soldiers for their trimming camp III
Petersburg. Will meet at The \. NJ. g. y.
building on Friday afternoon promptly
at 3 o'clock. at which time they VIII u"
given final instructions Relative to their
departure which takes paC" SATURDAY.
September End IL is hoped that every
man will present himself promptly NJ
tho designated hour and not begin his
military career with III" mark of UNI
punctunIity against hn. Many Of tho
men, after being instructed by tho board
will br allowed TO return IN their homes
while others will bn furnished f"od and
lodging by the local board until they
board the train.
There are Il few vacancies in the sec
ond quota due to the fact that some OF
those who expressed i desire 10 leave
with this increment have found It I'M
possible to do so. Should there not be Il
sufficient number volunteer Ia fill up
the quota. the local board will call the
required number from the third iucre-
ment.
Social Fund.
A squad of young ladies Of tho high
school will carry a beautiful American
flag through the people on the streets
and at the station on Saturday. before
the departure of the Brooke county SOL
derS. soliciting contributions as So
cial fund for thc boys AS the ladies
pass through the crowd the donations Of
those desiring IL give can tie dropped ON
the flag. This fund Is 10 purchase to-
bacco, and other articles wanted by tn"
boys previous to receiving their first
months pay as soldiers. The change III
food from home to army fare Is some
times hard To become accustomed 10, ana
a company fund will help out In the pur-
chase of cdibles more TO the boys tastes
until hardened TO the regular rations.
Besides the. contributions the young
ladies' will secure, the Palace Theatre
will give the proceeds of the Saturday
matinee to the fund. 4 check covering the
amount to be sent 10 the company treas
urer.
4 committee to take charge Of the
fund Will be elected on Friday aiterneHn
at o'clock, when the selected army
meets at the Hamilton Y. NJ. {. A 10 re-
ceive final instructions. A treasurer Will
be chosen and the money placed In MS
hands.
Bank. Official Drafted
James NJ. Rodgers, JT.. for the past
seven years assistant cashier and direc-
tor OF the WcllShurg National bank Will
leave on Saturday as one of Brooke coun-
tvs privates in the National army. Mr..
Rodgers has the distinction or being the
only bank officer in the state drafted
into the National army and perhaps in
tho United States. He has the rcputa-
ton OF being one Of the best accountants
in the stats and should make valuable
servant for Uncle Sam. The we'll wishes
of the entire county go with Mr.. Rodgers
and all the other drafted men OF tho
county.
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1t is asserted that the hest marks
men are usually those with blue or
gray eyes.
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Advanced Fall
Styles In plain and
Novelty patterns

Here's 4 conrinc-
inH example that ~
proves our shoes arc
always priced lower than eIsewher
s3.95 We are offering IS grades
Smartcsl new Fall styles; models
toned on the latest Eastern pa
Made In gray. brown and ivory X
black Kid with colored cloth tops.
lace and button. All sizes.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-02
sEAFoRD.

Stewart Harvey, who lived in Sea
ford with his uncle, Reuben Stewart.
died in a Philadelphia hospital from
tubercular peritOnitis.
ElwoOd COulbOurn, master machin-
ist of the SeafOrd machine works, was
seriously injured when he stepped on
board in which was long nail and
sustained a badly lacerated foot,
which is now very much swollen.
The official board of St. Johns NJ.
+. Church has authorized the music
committee of the church to engage
George W. Sanville. a representative
of the ROdeheayer Co, as chorister
during the coming session of the Will
mington NJ. r. Conference. Mr.. San
vile has been connected with the
Rodeheaver Co. for many years and
has been music director for many
conferences.
As a result of the fning of c. L.
Hamilton for killing fox and selling
its skin. the Seaford Hunting Club
may be warned against hunting foxes
Mr.. Hamilton maintained that the
fox he killed had been killing his
chickens.
Henry Passwater and II. Messer-
smith were each fined fifty cents and
costs for neglecting to send child
to school at Cannon They were ar
raigned before Magistrate Thorne.
Elias Passwaters was killed Friday
afternoon while at work at the plant
of Warren S. Culver, lumber manu-
facturer. He was driving a mule
team, hauling logs. and suddenly fell
between the wheels. which passed ov-
er his body killing him instantly.
The case of DR.. Jacob c. Knowles
VS.. Wilbur Hitch was settled by de
cision Of three free holders, selected
by Constable Curtis Steen, yesterday
afternoon. The charge brought BY
Knowles against Hitch was that he
owed him for rent on a farm for last
year. The decision was that Knowles
was not able to bring suit, because
40 days had elapsed since the farm
had been vacated by Hitch. It was a
technical decision, Hitch claiming that
he had moved on the 18th of Decem-
ber. while Knowles claimed that he
had rot received ttlliie ttlliie Keys keys until the
first of January.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-02
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO READERS
OF THIS PAPER.

All persons are hereby notified that
Frank P. Truitt, who has been with
the Milford Chronicle as canvassing
and collecting agent for fifteen years
past, has severed his business asso-
Citations with the Milford Chronicle
Publishing Company, the publishers
of the Milford Chronicle, from and
after the twentieth day of January,
1917, and has no authority to receive,
or receipt for any monies, or recei
orders whatsoever for this business.
Mr.. Truitt has arranged to take a
position with a munitions manuiact-
uring company in another state. but
will maintain his home in Milford.
All persons who have been called
upon in the past by Mr.. Truitt, will
kindly send all their orders directly
to this Office, and make remittances
through either registered letter mon
ey order, check or personal payment
at this office.
THEO. TOWNSEND, Pres.
Milford Chronicle Publishing Co.
Jan. goth. 1917.-2-mo
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-02
OUR SCHEME OF TAXATION.
NIorning News, Feb. lOl

NshvlAlllb news feb. lO.l
Former Secretary of State Caleb
X. Layton and Mr.. J. Hall Anderson
spoke at a meeting in Camden. Kent
county, the other evening to a svm-
pathetic audience in favor of the two
bills presented to the legislature as
an outcome of the Independent Re
publican and Progressive conference
IN Wilmington some time ago. These
measures provide for a state inheri-
tance tax and a county tax on invest
ments. There is a strong sentiment
throughout the state favorable to
these proposed laws. The objections
raised to them are the same obiec-
tions everywhere heard when such a
taxation has been suggested. There
is no scheme of unselish taxation to
which some objection could not be
found.
What Dr.. Layton, Mr.. Hall and
others engaged in the propaganda
favor is equitable taxation. They pro-
pose that the 40 per cent. of wealth
in the state which escapes taxation
for state and county purposes shall
bear its share. If the advocates of
the change in our taxation system
were springing something new upon
the public there might be strong an
tagonism, for a considerable number
of persons dislike anything new. But
the new laws which they propose in
many states are accepted as a matter
of course. There is nothing radical
about them.
Under the present system of taxa
fFrn
in real estate. They put their sur
plus in bonds and other kinds of Sc
curities on which they do not pay to
the state or county a direct tax. Thus
there is discrimination. All kinds of
wealth, visible or invisible. should
share the burden of taxation. It is
not desirable state of affairs when
investment in real estate is avoided.
when any persons Of wealth fail to
feel the hands Of the tax collector or
feel it very lightly. Taxation should
be fair and it should be widespread.
The Delaware laws are obsolete. Our
system began when practically ali tine
wealth of the state was subjected to
direct taxation. But since that time
investments have changed. The laws
have not kept pace with the change.
The inheritance tax is one of the
fairest kinds of taxes. Men and wo-
men and children who inherit wealth |
get wealth which they do not create.
Why should not the recipients of this |
wealth not created by them pay a |
modest tax for the support of the gov
ernment under which the wealth they |
received was amassed? Is not that
just as fair. fully as reasonable as
taxing a man because he conducts a I
business and is trying to earn some
thing or because he buys a house?
The time will come, whether at the |
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-02

THE FACT that there is no open
opposition to the proposed laws that
are to raise additional revenue for
the Delaware Treasury by taxing the
bonds, mortgages and stocks. and al
so by taxing inheritances in a way
which will afford relief from increas-
ed taxes upon real estate and person
al property. is because of the hard
facts in favor of this compelling of
wealth which is now escaping all
taxes, which the advocates of the bills
advance. This apparent lack of hos
tility is suspicious, and evidences are
cropping out that the opposition is
not asleep but. on the contrary. it is
quietly digging trenches for the bills,
which they hope to defeat. AS Dr.
Layton aptly expressed the situation
in a speech at Newark, Delaware, one
day this week, when addressing a
large audience on the need of new
revenue and the adyisability of tax
ing stocks, bonds and mortgages. one
of the evidences that the opposition
is active, is the introduction and the
passage through the State Senate. of
a bill to re-create the old Tax Reven-
ue Commission. This bill is Senate
Bill No. 81. and it is now in committee
in the House. The Doctor proclaim
ed it "a Red Herring" drawn across
the trail, with the hope of diverting
the popular demand for the passage
Of the two bills. The old Revenue
Commission of nine which served for
four or more years and cost the State I
eight thousand dollars and more. was
of three ticket agents en- |
DlOyed by the Pennsylvania Railroad, |
and of the others four were directors /
1f the railroad in the board. It is
not necessary to elaborate further.
except to state that others who were
not at that time directors, have be-
come directors since the years have
gone by That bill is a good one to
ct sleep in the committee, if the peo-
Die want better roads in Sussex and
Kent Counties. For it is certain. that
lnless these new revenue raising
avs are placed upon the law books
# Delaware, there will be no hope of
laving either State Highway Com
mission, or good bond issues for the
purpose of building roads in any of
he counties. From now on, it will
e well to watch the progress Of leg
Station.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-02

fair being in honor of the twentv-ers.
birthday anniversary Of their dauebtar
Miss Rheda. Among those present vsre
Rev. +. B. Taylor Mrs. Richards. Cbas
Kinder and family, Mr.. and Mrs Fl.
mer Tull, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Wiley
Of Greenwood, Mrs. Mary Lednen. Of
Bridgeville and Mrs. Ed Russell of
Pennington.
After a long illness Wilton Todd died
at his home last Wednesday evening.
Funeral services were held on Sunday.
and interment was made at Bridgeville
cemetery. Deceased is survived By
widow, a son and a daughter.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. Church
met with Mrs. Laura Elliott last week.
A hearing on the Taxation Bills
will be given the advocates of the
measures Wednesday morning next
at Dover. before the members of the
legislature. Why not attend?
SELLING OUT.
I will sell the remainder of my second
hand stock of clothing, regardless Of
price; no reasonable offer refused. Mems
and Womens clothing.
CHAS. B. PORTER.
S-23t Greenwood, Del