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Evening journal., 1917-08-25
WILMINGTON DEATHS INCREAsF

According to the records Of the Board
Of Health, there were i2 deaths, q
births and four marriages in Whining
ton this week, as compared with 81
deaths. % births and A marriages for
the same period last year. The reports
Of the department show that during the
week ending at noon today two new
cases Of typhoid fever were reported.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
pELAwARE HOSPITAL CASES.

Among those treated at the Della
ware Hospital today were Andrew
YounkO. hand lacerated. Those treat
ed at the hospital last night were
William Sanders, bruised ankle;
Evelyn Freedman, bruised leg; Albert
Cur. left. hand cut: Martin Rash. lac.
Grated head; John zawski, lacerated
scalp. Z
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
eleven COUPLES Patch
UP MARITAL TROUBLES

Today was appearance day for non.
support and breach Of the peace cases
IN which the defendants are under
bonds In the Municipal Court. Eleven
OF the cases Of marital troubles had
settled down into normal home re.
lations aud were dismissed Two fail.
ed to appear, and fifteen were con.
tinued for another month, during
which they viii be under the watchful
eye Of Court Oflcer Horace McDan.
nell.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
KOLB QUITS RELIANCE COMPANY.

Fred Kolb. who Tor six years has been
automobile engine driver for the Re-
lance Fire Company, has resigned TO
take charge OF the Pusey and Jones
Company automobile department. The
reliance was the first volunteer fire
company TO purchase a motor engine.
and Mr.. kolb was the first man IN the
city to drive such an apparatus. larry
Ingram has succeeded Mr.. Kolb as driver
for the fire company
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
Subcommittee TO
DRAFT German REPLY
BY JOHN eRANpENs

United Press Stan Correspondent
BERLIN. Aug. 25.-Germany's an.
swer TO Pope Benedict's peace note
viii be drafted by a Reichstag sub
committee. representative OF all pol
itlcal parties. The various factions
will be represented ia accordance
with their strength.
Announcement today said the sub.
committee would include two So.
cialists, two members OF the Centrelst
party and one delegate each from
the Conservative, National Liberal
and Progressive parties.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
DEDICATE SCHOOL NEXT WEEK.

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Aug. 25.-The dedica-
tion OF the new Caesar Rodney CON
solidated schoolhouse. between Cam
den and WyOmina the first CONSOLE
dated school district TO toke advantage
.of the law for consolidation. is ex-
pected 20 take pace one day next
week . Judge Conrad Is expected 10
be The speaker OF the day. The school
will open on Monday. September N.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
HE'S OUT SEVERAL TEETH.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER Del. Aug 25.-Chnrged
with assault and battery on William
c. WilcItts. a young white man at
Viola. by throwing a stone at him
and knocking out several teeth, Fred
erick Dickerson Negro, was arrested
yesterday by Constable y. E James
Of this town and brought to Dover
jail, where he is being held awa.ti9g
a hearing.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
PTNS FOR M sWATTERs.

DR. V. NJ Myers, secretary OF the
Board Of HoQlth. has received the
silver fiy pins which are TO be award
ed the winners in the recent fly swat
ting contest Those who are entitled
70 the pins can obtain them by ap-
plying at the Health Board offices.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
DECLARES PICEETS'
ARRESTS INFAMOUS
(Contlnued From FIRST pagel

out my having at least voice IN 10.
and n he doesn't listen 20 my advice
am going 90 make 70 as unpleasant for
him as / eau, and 4 tell you solomnly.
ladies and gentlemen, we cannot post
pone Justice any longer
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
America. Seeing
NO Peace, plans
drive IN Spring
lcontInned From Flrst Pagel

ica's new interest in the Slav situation,
evidenced by 00,0OO,OOO loan and a
note Of confidence Is expected TO develop
very strong backing for Kerensky's'
regime.
The conference plans TO address an
appeal TO the nation for vigorous re-
sistance 60 the enemy and united action
ON internal nroblems.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
GROWS STRAWBERRIES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Aug. 25.-Fresh. ripe.
seasonab'e-asting strawberries Of an
ever-bearing variety are making their
appearance in Dover rhev were
raised in West Dover by David Rod
vay
Evening journal., 1917-08-25

The opportunities which the Want
Ads hold for mutual benefit cannot be
appreciated until you examine them
closely.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
CORN OFF AT CHICAGO.

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-December corn
was of Is and 5-s at IiU ~ and llu
when the grain market opened today.
May was unchanged at los September
and December oats were also unchanged
at SO 5-s and 54 respectively.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
Rv ~ TnIted Pre-s.

Bv Tho United Pre~s.
PARIS, Aug. 25.-More progress was
achieved in Frances resumed offensive
in the Verdun sector, north Of Hin 304
today. the onitial statement reported.
I'VE carried three German works"
the war oflce declared. Yesterday
$50 unwounded prisoners were taken
or the fighting elsewhere the state
ment said.
I'm Belgium, around Bixschoote artil-
iery fire was violent. At st. Quentin and
Pantheon the French successfully car
ried out raids, taking prisoners. On the
heights in Champagne, artillery was ac-
tive on both sides
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
LETTERS on HERITAIGE ESTATE

Letters testamentary upon the
estate OF George II. Heritaige were
issued this morning by Register OF
Wills Brown 10 Aline n Heritai9e
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET

Laird and Company, DUPONT Building,
furnish the following quotations on local
securities:
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
WILMINGTON BANK CLEARINGs-

Clearings Of the Wilmington banks
for the past week, as reported today
by the Delaware Trust Company, the
clearing house. were S2627 .OS3. COM
pared with s. ,32l ,573 for the same week
Of the previous year.
Evening journal., 1917-08-25
OLD COUGHS

81 never heard Of anything
like my cough. Could not lie
down for two weeks. Pre- Grip
lions and remedies failed to
help me. Then Brazilian Balm re-
IieYed me in afew hours" B. F.
Ralyea, Yorkshire, N. Y.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29

prize SOC; Howard Willis End prize
Zoe; Nelson Averill 3rd prize Csc.
Best rabbit-Thomas Marnane 1st
prize 25c; Frank Hollingsworth End
prize 10c.
Best duck-Howard Willis Csc.
Best Goose-Ruben Helsley Csc.
Best dog-Erma Hendrix LIST prize
Zoe; Willie Terpstra End prize zoe;
Wayne Averill 3rd prize zoe.
Domestic Science
Best tatting-Clara Rasor LIST prize
Doc; Sarah Remes End prize Csc.
Best crocheting-Eh Elizabeth Remes
soc.
Best loaf of brown bread-Elizabeth
Remes 25c.
Best loaf of white bread-Jequita
Willis 25c.
Best pound of butter-Deina Terp-
stra LIST prize 25c; Olive Dodd End
prize 10c
Best school apron-Clara Rasor End
prize Csc
Best milk test-Jequita Willis LIST
prize SOC; Newton Harrell End prize
Csc.
Best collection of canned fruit
Nelson Averill LIST prize Csc; Olive
Dodd End prize 25c.
Best collection OF canned vegetables
Leslie Nicely SOC.
COntests-Bed Making
Erma Hendrix and Leslie Nicely LIST
prize soc each.
Jequita Willis and Daisy Hendrix,
End prize, Csc EACH
Ruby Hoagland and Mary Barnaby
3rd prize, zoe each.
Merle Helsley and Edith Hoagland
4th prize zoe each.
Potato Judging
Thomas Marnane LIST prize $100;
Christopher Remes End prize Use;
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29

3 kinds-Erma Hendrix 1st prize, a
sack of flour; Richard Helsley End
prize 25c.
Turnips-Thomas Marnane 10c.
Celery-Olive Dodd 1Oc.
Best 10 carrots-Norman Remes,
list prize 25c; Deina Terpstra End
prize 10c.
Best quart beans - Christopher
Remes LIST prize soc; Erma Hendrix
End prize 25c.
Best quart of wheat-Erma Hendrix
LIST prize sack of flour; Frank Hol-
lingsworth End prize Csc; Kenneth
Cochran 3rd prize 15c.
Best quart alfalfa-Iva West list
prize soc; Frank Hollingsworth End
prize 25c.
Best quart of Sudan Grass-Chris-
TOPPER Remes, LIST prize soc; Iva
West End prize 25c.
Winter radishes-Arlee Mcmillan
25c.
Apples-Olive Dodd SOC.
Live Stock
Horse race-Rex Averill LIST prize
sack flour; David Eggleston End prize
S1.0O.
Best colt under one year-vernal
Peterson SOC.
Best riding horse-Rex Averill LIST
prize $1.0O; Dave Eggleston End prize
soc; Gertrude Willis 3rd prize Csc.
Best Dairy cow-Arlee Mcmillan LIST
prize soc; Richard Helsley End prize
Csc.
Best calf under six months-Franb
Rasor soc.
Best lamb-Raisy Hendrix LIST prize
soc.
Best draft horse-Ruben Helsley Isl
prize $1.00; Gertrude Willis End prize
soc; Willie Terpstra 3rd prize 25c.
Best pig-Maynard Craig soc.
Best Chickens-Ruben Helsley Isl
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29

The Twin Falls Times has all the
latest news up to the time OF going
to press-fresh from the leased NE
which is employed In our office.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29

Rod Of confusion incident TO getting
under way. I came up and stepped
over on to the deck of the transport
We were on our way to France.
Go be Continued
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29

Willie Terpstra Srd prize SOC; Rex
Averill 4th prize 25c.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29
Rogerson School
Has Great Fair

Splendid Program and Many Prizes
Features of the Gathering Last
Week.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-29

Try a TIMES want Ad-They pay.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27
Wanted Her for Himself.

There are some good stories Of An
glo-Indian life In Lady Login's newly
published volume of Recollections.
One particularly amusing one hinges
upon the marriage Of her brother, Gen.
Charles Campbell, to a Miss Wemyss
at Cawnpore.
The bridegroom (writes Lady Login)
appeared to take a very languid inter
est in the ceremony, being very slack
In answering the responses.
The Eurasian clerk thereupon took
upon himself to prompt him In his
part; but when 1t came to the ques-
ton "Wilt thou take this woman to
be thy welded wife?" and the jealous
official replied for him In loud nasal
chant, IL WILL" General Campbell
electrified the congregation by turning
round in a towering passion. and
shouting at him:
'Tll be hanged IL you do, siri"
The effect, to put IL mildly, was de-
cidedly disconcerting 70 everybody !;
but. anyway, II put more life into
Campbell's participation in the rest Of
the service.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27
When God Probes.

God loves us too much to let what
would hurt us stay with us. So, be-
cause of this love, he himself is will
ing to hurt us In order to save US from
the greater hurt. Probing is done In
order to get rid of something that
would injure. And so, as Prebendary
Webster has said: do not be afraid
of Gods probing. He never wounds
except to heal. He never humbles ex-
cept to exalt. Do let God deal with
you; do not be afraid of his probing"
Most of us have been afraid Of 1t; we
may be dreading 1t just now. We shall
not fear If we remember what kind of
love is back of It: that all-sacrificing
love that died for us on the cross. So
we can safely, gladly let ourselves go
utterly into his hands and ask those
nail-pierced hands to do with us what
they will. Then he can begin to show
us his love as we may never yet have
known the meaning Of love.-Sunday
School Times.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27

OF the Ransome incident. I use the
singular, for the substituted sub-treas-
ury package and the rified bank
satchel were parts and parcels of one
plot, schemed out by one master
mind, with more to come"
81 am interested" i said, and pre-
pared to listen.
Marvel opened the broad drawer OF
the table to take out long, thin arti-
Gle. 1t was cane. slight In looks.
but / found later on handling It,,
strong and rigid as n steel bar.
"The cane you found in the car
where the satchel was ripped open"
l began.
NO." he dissented; "one something
like it. but this is quite another cane.
Naturally. losing one, the original
owner supplied his equipment with
another"
Equipment" repeated.
Exit is BETTER" added Marvel. "See
here"
was directly towards me. He manipu-
lated some clutch or screw in the
handle. There protruded then from
the hollow bottom of the cane a slop-
ing piece of metal about half an inch
square.
1T looks like a screwdriver point, "
l remarked.
YES" nodded my friend, this cane
is masked screwdriver. About three
months since a man, later giving the
name OF William Goldsmith, started
to leave a street car. In doing so his
foot met an obstruction. He plunged
forward, struck the floor and was lift
ed out to the street to await the am
bulance, having suffered a dislocated
shoulder. The company was glad to
settle with him for fifteen hundred
dollars. Investigation showed that a
screw holding a metal plate to the
bottom of the car had come loose and
worked up nearly it's length. The
charge of negligence against the rail-
way company, therefore, was patent.
i heard of the case quite incidentally,
but when l did two points suggested
Immediately interested me. had on
my list an ambulance-chaser worker
who had been an acrobat, and who
had the power of throwing his shout
der or hips out of joint to order. His
graft was to work accident, street car
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27
] MUST SAY SHE WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE, BUl
MORE IN MANNER THAN IN BEAUTY

the folly Of even knowing Tod Fer
ret, OF seeking as an intermediary a
female bank looter, or having any use
for bank disappointment like Alison
Ransome.
But Marvel knew--he always knew.
There was zest in collaborating with
that great man, for in the end there
was a gratifying blaze of discovery
and fruition so far out of the ordinary
that it was worth effort and was an
enjoyable event to participate in.
It was not difficult to follow out my
friends advice as to cultivating Pur-
vols. He had an eye to business. and
specious professional call from my
self, the secretary OF his clearing
bank, led to cigar, then to lunch.
made a pretense of wanting his opin-
ion as to some Russo-Siberian bonds.
1t was natural that Purvois should be
familiar with these, for he had orig
inally come, understood, from a part
of the cars dominions where such as
he had been baited and driven from
pillar to post for generations. At the
end Of week. in a cordial way, he in
vited me to a small social function at
his home.
There was my wedge. Behold me,
one evening. in the reception room of
gaudy apartment floor. Everything
suggested the ephemeral, just as his
banking quarters had-a Punishment
easily convertible into cash, readily re-
moved, of light compass and light
value, but glaring and impressive In
popular sense. There were some
twenty guests present. One was a
leading scrapiron nabob of his class.
Another borrowed at the bank on bills
receivable discounts. A third was an
insurance adjuster for the assured
all men Of some means at the tip-top
OF what was best in the commercial
Queer street.
i had care only. however. for the
persons Marvel had named. did not
meet Ferret at all. At the table
sat next to young Ransome. He
flushed at the first. Then fancied
detected a sort of appealing eagerness
| to be friendly. At his right sat the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27

and insurance companies, and when
the cane was shown me l guessed that
its end had been used to lift the screw
in the car floor so as to give the
schemer an opportunity to stumble
over something. When I ran down
this alleged William Goldsmith and
had look at him, recognized him
as an old-timer long of the local
books, but now apparently returned
to his former harvest fields. He had
come back, II seemed, with a new
repertoire. His former prize dodge
was the lost eye"
"The lost eyer" queried in amaze
ment.
"Yes. II is a trivial element in the
great aggregate, but to explain briefly
William Goldsmith, alias Tod Fer
ret, originator of quite a clever
scheme for raising the wind when In
need of funds. He would approach a
fruit stand and make some slight pur-
chase, Suddenly he would put his
handkerchief up to his eye and APP
pear greatly distressed, while pulling
over the stock in frantic search. He
would inform the proprietor of the
stand that he had lost his glass eye.
and after a search would tell him to
make a closer look and he would call
again and gladly give twenty-five dol
lars If he found the eye. In about an
hour an accomplice would appear,
also make a purchase, pretend to find
the eye, disclose it, and the stand man
having in mind the reward offered
for it would bargain for II at ten or
fifteen dollars"
"And this Ferret?"
This glass eye specialist" pursued
Marvel" is also the owner of that
cane. He is the man who stole the
$4,000 from the satchel young Ran
some and the bank officer carried on
the suburban train"
"Oh, you know that?"
And considerably more"
II can realize that, for you never
waste time on preliminaries that have
not a final important focus. pre-.
sumo this Ferret has retired from his
professional duties to enjoy life as a
man OF wealth and leisure?"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27

mot at all. He acted for others,
and others. or rather one other, re-
ceived the bulk proceeds of the clever
satchel robbery. This same person
received also the $4,000 from the sub
treasury package. The work was
done by another of his efficient aids
Miss Vera Tichenor."
"The man who holds the strings In
this double footing of the Unity Ma.
tional," continued Marvel. "is Malachi
Purvois, banker.
"The head and front of the combi-
nation Is Purvois." he re-asserted.
This Is for private use only. OF
course, as we want no premature ex-
plosion. Now, then. a social end comes
into this affair. You know how far
| am away from that phase Of activity.
I have sent for you as an empirical
co-efficient. You will cultivate Pur-
vols, you will be invited to some So
cial function, you will meet Miss
Tichenor, possibly Ferret, in a new
guise, certainly Alison Ransome."
when you have visited the inner
social circle of the tribe Purvois," pro-
ceeded Marvel tersely. report to me.
/ especially expect a close study and
analysis OF this Miss Tichenor's eyes.
Particularly note how far this foolish,
but ingenious young Ransome is in
fatuated with her. This is all new to
you. 1t will be very old to you in a
week, after the mine is exploded"
/ left Marvel, feeling somewhat
thoughtful. / knew l left him Just as
he would wish. He had given me a
mission to perform, with explanations,
If necessary. to come later. / knew
his methods so well that i accepted
directions and prepared to follow
them out.
Now as to Malachi Purvois, this
much was interesting to me: he
cleared his small private bank through
our institution He was a newcomer
in the local financial community. but
so precise, prompt and reliable in all
his dealings that he had won consid-
cradle notice as coming scalper on
the outside of the legitimate banks.
Some Of his dealings had been large.
His balances we're not bad, he collat-
eraled everything securely and
seemed to have ample capital. So
far as / could surmise he was too
shrewd and going a man to commit
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27
Need to Catch Vision Of God.

When we are content to live on the
lower levels of life IL is because we
haven't caught the vision of God.--L-
X. Smith.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27
Good Humor Appreclated.

"Good humor may be said to be one
of the very best articles of dress one
may wear In society.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27
martvrdom Sublime.

Christianity has made martyrdom
sublime and sorrow triumphant.-E. H
Capin.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27
The Mothers influence.

There never yet was a mother who
taught her child to be an inhdel.-Hen-
~ w. Shaw.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-09-27

He led me three squares away when
had joined him. / noticed that we
passed the pretentious gilt and glass
plate front of the Purvois banking
house. Then, where a court intersect-
ed the street just beyond the place,
Marvel took the lead toward a gloomy,
boarded-up structure that had once
been a warehouse.
Four men sprang suddenly into view
as Marvel pushed open a door, but
drew back as they recognized my
guide. Then up two flights of stairs
we went and into a lighted room.
It's door was as well guarded as be-
low. Again Marvel was in himself a
password. AS we came into the room
I noticed two professional looking men
standing near cot Upon it, white
and motionless, lay Allison Ransome.
could not control the wave of pity
that involuntarily swept over me.
The rigid calm of that handsome
young face was apparently that of
death. Then / knew more, for my
friend asked one of the physicians:
How will It end, doctor?"
HE will live, think" was the re-
Spouse, made guardedly. Some de-
pressing narcotic, subtle as the old
aqua tofana, has been administered.
The purpose seems to have been to
reduce mind and body to permanent
The Delta independent., 1917-10-26
AUSTIN
n>>>>>>>>>>>>< .

A letter received from Grant Day
says. in part as follows: I'VE had
some great reception along the road;
had lots to eat and jolly good time.
We picked up soldiers al the way to
Denver and lot at Denver. There
were 370 on the train when we left
Denver. Everybody was sociable and
came up and shook hands with US.
some talked cheerfully and made us
feel at ease. while others wept on our
shoulder till we swore softly and turn
ed away. This is quite a city we are
in now. about 10000. There are all
nationalities. creeds and classes. This
town is not near finished. yet we have
shower baths and water works and
electric lights. and are putting in
heating system. Each company stays
in big two story building and have
their own cook. We get well fed.
plenty of sleep and all lights are out
at ~ There are 100 men in this
building. about 60 of them are Mexi-
can and Spanish from N. NJ. We
haven't had much drill yet but we get
quite bit of physical culture II a
fellow stays here six months he will
be straight. healthy. active and hard
as steel.
| 4 WIS ana tOok tHt III
incubation Saturday. felt little tough
Sunday. took little drill yesterday.
| took a good hard drill this forenoon
With a lot of physical culture. cleared
up camp this afternoon and got the
rest of the day off.
The camp here is about half mile
from the nearest Y. NJ C. A. and the
fellows here are plenty short on good
reading. A good magazine is just
naturally worn out in little while.
II the fellows at home could hear
what the soldiers are saying about
permanent exemptions there would
not be very many apply for them.
Such fellows are sure going to be un-
popular with the soldiers II this war
lasts another year or two, heard
someone say there was fellow car
pentering here who had a permanent
exemption and did not really have to
have IL. The soldiers hooted him till he
had to quit,
Suspicious characters don't stay
around here A guard shot man a
few days ago who had four pounds of
strychnine on him.
saw Keefer. Sid Artt. Clem Bowles
and several others from Delta and all
the towns around there. Keefer, Artt
and Bowles have all beeh assigned to
the artillery.
The Delta independent., 1917-10-26

w. ]. Spark and wife. of Butte.
Montana, who have been visiting +. V.
Spark of Paonia, left Friday for their
home. They drove over in their car.
three weeks ago and fearing inclement
weather or their return. lef it al pao-
mia and returned by way of Salt Lake.
over the u. 4 r. G. They report de-
lightful visit. and li't the country well
enough that they are going to return
next spring to make this their home.
Young Spark is son of f. V. Spark.