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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-06

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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
JOINT SUPERVISION
OF Lincoln HIGHWAY
Levy Court, Engineer Will
son and State Highway
Engineer to Cooperate
CONTRACTS TO HAVE
APPROVAL OF ALL

That the Lincoln Highway, from the
Pennsylvania line at Claymont, through
Wilmington and to the Maryland line
south of Newark. is to be constructed
under the Joint supervision of the Levy
Court, New Castle County State High
way Commissioner James Wilson and
the engineer toshe .eIecrrd by the state
Highway Department, is set forth IN a
bill passed by the recent Legislature
after the $4,000 Lincoln Highway loan
bill was enacted.
The law is as follows:
AN act relating TO the construction
of certain roads in New Castle county.
''Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State of
Delaware, in General Assembly met:
Section l. That the roads built.
constructed or permanently improved
with money borrowed under and by
authority Of an act entitled An Act
to authorize the Levy Court of New
Castle County to borrow S50O.O00 to
be expended for the permanent i'm
provement of public highways of New
Castle County, under the provisions of
Chapter 55 Of the Revised Code OF the
Continued on Page Twelve)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
German Leader Biames Break
With America on England

America has already fought us
like an enemy Our children are in
sufficiently nourished because food
stuns have not been received from
America, while hundreds OF thous-
ands Of our men have been torn by
American shells and murdered 10
American poison gas. American neu-
trality demanded free passage from
New York to Liverpool. but allowed
England 10 hinder American travel
between Hamburg, Bremen and the
United States
Despite Americas attitude. the
German people do not wish to iniure
American commerce or American
lives through our submarines. We
have the right 10 define a war zone.
on the seas, as England does.
1--WE are sure of victory and hope that
universal cultural and commercial ties
will be renewed after peace-which we
hope is near.
"1he American people will not permit
their government delaying peace one day
II peace is possible"
"Our aims are only toward securing
freedom for development of Germany
we claim the right to free people closely
connected with us-like the Baltiqs and
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
TO PAVE UNOPENED
.STS. WITHVECETABLES
Department Permits Defense
League to Start Truck
Farms in City
MERCHANTS OBJECT
TOSTREET CONGESTION

Unopened street beds Of the city
will be converted into truck farms
before long.
The Directors OF the Street and
Sewer Department. at their meeting
this morning granted permission for
the use of the unopened street beds
TO the food committee Of the local
branch OF the Woman's National De-
fense League. The application sets
forth the n eds of increased food pro-
duction. and the advantages OF having
the unused streets put to this use.
"The first streets / have ever heard
Of TO be paved with vegetables" re-
marked Street Commissioner PiersOn.
A request to attend a conference
Of City Council on May 16 was re-
ceiyed by the directors from the clerk
OF the Council. The directors will at
tend
Complaints of the congestion in
front OF their stores on market days
were received from Hyman Feinberg,
and the j. ID. Sisler Co. of Third
street. below King. Mr.. Feinberg ask
ed that three feet OF space be allowed
him for the loading and unloading OF
his supplies. while the Sisler Com
pany asked that mo parking" signs
be supplied Both matters will be
investigated.
Permission was asked TO open
Sixth street. between DUPONT and
Scott streets. for water service. The
directors will grant the permission
providing the applicants VIII pay the
CONTINUED on Page Twelve)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
ENDEAVORERS FOR
WAR PROHIBITION
City Union Also Elects Henry
Cunningham Pastoral
Counsellor
WEST AND GREENHILL
SOCIETIES HONORED

With Ernest Peoples, president. pre-
siding, the business meeting of the
Wilmington Christian Endeayor Union
was held in Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church last evening Il was featured
by one OF the largest attendances in
the history of the union at any one
business meeting, there being 100 peO-
pie present. The meeting was opened
by singing "True-Hearted. Whole
Hearted" followed by an anthem by
the junior choir Of the local church
Important business discussed and
acted on was the election of the Rev.
Henry Cunningham. pastor of East
lake Presbyterian Church, as pastoral
counsellor and the election Of William
Sweeney as second vice-president of
the union.
II was unanimously carried that the
president and secretary of the union
be authorized to communicate with
the President of the United States
urging war prohibition.
Written reports were received from
ten societies, including one junior
society. These reports showed pro-
gress and interesting suggestions
were made from many societies.
An invitation for the June meeting
was received from Eastlake Metho-
dist Church, which it was decided 10
accept at the next meeting to be held
on the first Monday in June.
West Presbyterian Society was
awarded a Christian EndeavOr library
for contributing the largest proper
| tionate amount. to missionary work
during the year and Greenhill Pres
! byterian Society was awarded a
Bible for the best average attendance
/ at their Sunday night meetings and
also at the monthly business meetings
/ Of the union.
After singing America the business
meeting adjourned and a delightful
musical entertainment was presented
by the local society, with n. Dushane
/ Cloward as chOrister.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
Result Of Policy Has Been, According to
Copenhagen AdviceS, That Formidable
Wave Of Dissatisfaction Against the
AutOCracy is Sweeping Over the KaiSer'S
DOmain---EnenlieS Of Kaiser Not Spread
ing Propaganda.
LEADERS TAKES MEASURES TO
REPRESS THE PEACE SPY

advices here. that a formidable wave
OF dissatisfaction against the German
autocracy is sweeping over Germany
There is absolutely no evidence, how
ever that this dissatisfaction and de-
sire for peace Is sufficiently strong to
have any serious effect on the policy
OF the German Government or the
military aristocracy
The peace spies" who are now be-
ing hunted down are said to be Ger
mans exclusively There is no hint
that Germanys enemies are engaged
in her borders in such propaganda
and least OF all that Americans are
aiding.
Very few German newspapers are
being received here now, but all which
do pess censorship contain euthusiastic
articles rejoicing in the success of the
German submarine warfare. An feature
/ widely stories from British newspapers
detailing food shortage in England and
! discussions in the British Parliament as
we'll as Of plans for American aid, as
indicating England is sorely stricken.
German Imperial Chancellor Won
Bethmann. Hollweg has postponed his
advertised peace address ''in anticipation
Of events soon which will facilitate his
task" according TO an explanation
printed today in the Berlin lolsal Anzci.
, ger The newspaper in this connection
reports "rumors of an agreeable political
event as being imminent which Il II
, hoped will not miscary.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
Bench AND BAR WILL Be
GUESTS OF MR.. MARVEL

Josiah Marvel, well known attor-
ney, will give a reception at his new
home, Nanticoke Barley Mill Road,
Christiana hundred, to members Of
the Delaware Judiciary on Saturday
afternoon. May 19. The members of
the judiciary are Chancellor Charles
NJ. Curtis. Chief Justice James Pene-
will and Associate Judges William
H. Boyce. Henry c. Conrad, Herbert
L. Rice and T. Bayard Heisel. Mem
bers of the bar of the three counties
and a number of distinguished law
yers from outside the State will also
be Mr.. Marvers guests on this occa'
sion.
This will be a lawyers party entire
lv and will be the first time in the
history OF the local bar that such an
affair has been held Luncheon will
be served at 1.30 o'clock. and the re-
mainder of the afternoon will be spent
by the guests on the grounds sur
rounding Mr.. Marvel's fine home and
getting better acquainted.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
ny JOHN GRANDENs.
nited Press Stan Correspondent.

United Press stan Correspondents.
BERLIN. Cvia Londonl, May s.
President Wilson is at error II he
thinks there is a line OF distinction
between the German people and the
German leaders, according TO En-
nest Stressemann, Liberal Reichstag
leader.
"A world war. with two million
German volunteers would have been
impossible If there had been any diff
ference between our people and our
government" he told the United Press
today.
"The breach with America is the
natural result OF an English propa-
ganda operated for a score or more
years. When I visited the United
States in 1912 I saw a caricature Ger
many had been made in American
eyes, without knowledge Of which
Wilson's effort TO separate the Ger
man people and their government is
inexplicable
The German parliament is based on
the freest electoral system I'm the
world The Kaiser is more limited
in his acts OF imperial power than
the President OF the United States.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
BY ARTHUR L. MANN

United Press Stan Correspondent.
COPENHAGEN, May s.-The Ger
man Government started peace talk
for its own ends, but now it is con-
fronted with distinct and decidedly
growing movement among its people
for peace which It is taking measures
TO repress.
Private advices received from Ger
many today showed this new devel-
opment i'm tho German Governments
peace plotting" They detailed an
empire-wide hunt for peace spies"
The hunt has been transferred from
the civil authorities and placed in the
hands Of the military government, with
rewards offered for arrests OF peace
.propagandists
The German Government appears
determined if there is any peace talk
il must be the government and not the
German people who do the talking. In
formation here indicated widespread
movement of carrying the peace move
ment 10 the German people and re
presslve measures by the govern
lment In the meantime. the peopl
OF the German provinces especially
are puzzled to understand why,
England ia as nearly broken and dc
feated as the government claims, sh
still is making war and not hearken
ing TO peace feelcrs.
The result has been, according I
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
Find WEDDING RING
LOST Seven Years AGO

Mrs. Frank Carey. OF No. 1902 Gil
pin avenue, had a pleasant surprise
yesterday when her wedding ring
that she lost seven years ago was re-
turned to her At the time Mrs. Carey
lost the ring seven years ago she
lived with her father. Holton Yarnall
now deceased, at No S14 Jefferson
street.
Miss Elizabeth c. Beck. a clerk at
Ellis Studio in the DUPONT building
now lives at the Jefferson street ad
dress with her mother Yesterday
.tfernoon while digging in her garden in
the rear of the. house, Miss Beck found
the wedding ring lost by Mrs Carey
in 1910. The ring was returned tC
Mrs Carey last night She was great
ly surprised at her good fortune and
grateful to Miss Beck for the return
Of the ring.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
DELAWARE Fish hatchery
BILL SIGNED BY Governor

II was learned today by Repre-
sentative Henry c. Downward that
his bill in the recent Legislature au-
thorizing a fish hatchery in the Della
ware River or Bay had been signed
bv Governor Townsend although
recent publications stated that the
fish Matching bill had not been ap-
proved by the Governor on account
of the failure of Pennsylvania ana
New Jersey to pass similar law. MI
Downward was under the impression
that there was a mistake in regard
to this bill, the bill requiring an act
by the three States was the sturgeon
bill, providing for a closed season
of several years to prevent the eN-
termination Of that fish. While in
Washington in March Mr. Downward
called on the fish commissioner, and
he spoke OF the necessity of a bill 10
protect the surgeons and at the same
time approved of the fish hatchery
bill which Mn Downward had pre-
pared and was having passed by the
Central Assembly.
The fish hatchery bill simply gives
the Government permission to come
into Delaware and establish a fish
hatchery al no expense TO the State.
After some correspondence with Gov
ernor Townsend. Mr. Downward has
received the following letter:
Dover, Del. May Z 1917.
Hon Henry G. Downward. 1910
Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington
Del.
MY Dear S.r: Your letter OF May
Sd at hand. and in reply thereto beg
TO advise you that I have looked NJ
House hill No. 12S and find that
signed the same on March p. 1917
Trusting this will be pleasing 70 you
I em
"Vcry sincerely yours.
"JOhn c. Townsend Jr Governor
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
ACOUIT CONSTABLE OF
WOMAN'S ASSAULT CHARGE

County Constable Lucius c. Jones
pleaded not guilty in Municipal Court
,his morning, when arraigned on
.harges of trespassing on the property
Of Mary Buckley at No 325 South
ackson street. and with assault and
artery upon her on April 10.
Mrs. Buckley testified that on that
dav Jones came TO her house and as
she was not dressed she asked him
from window, what he wanted. She
said he told her he was there to break
down her door and take her furniture.
She testified that Jones broke the
door lock. entered and started TO move
q. chair. She demonstrated and Jones
shook her away and struck her with
his artificial hand. She said that then
she sat on a piano stool and Jones
nushed her of it. She testified tha'
Patrolman Skipski who was present
warned Jones that he should not strlke
or touch her.
Cross exam nation by J. Frank Ban
represe senting Jones, Mrs. Buckley tes'
tifed that Jones had been at the house
once before. but had made no levy. as
far as she knew, because he left nj
warrant
Other witnesses corroborated Mrs
Buckley and told of the constable
breaking in the door Of the house anC
shaking Mrs. Buckley
Patrolman Bernard Skipski testified
that he met Jones. by appointment
through his sergeant. and we1t TO the
house, and of Jones breaking in th'
door He said Jones did not use un
necessary force
Jones said he made levy on thei
goods on March H. and that the wo
man threw the copy Of the levy on
OF the door after him. He denie'
striking the woman, He admitted
breaking down the door.
Both charges were dismissed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
Three SHOTS HIT
Close TO KAISER
Would-be Assassin is Taken
Into Custody; Police
Are Silent
TWO OF SHOTS
STRIKE T0NNEAU
Bv The rniIed Press.

BY The United Press.
ROME May S--Kaiser Wilhelm had
narrow escape from would-be
assassin's bullet. while motoring to
Berlin. a Zurich dispatch 70 the Cor
riere dItalia asserted today
An unidentified man fred three
shots at the Kaiseds car two OF them
striking the tonneau, the third going
wild. He was arrested.
The dispatch said the police we're
silent on the incident.
The greatest precautions have al
ways been taken 10 guard the Kaiser
from attack When he is at the front
he lives in a bomb proof house with
out any insignia thereon by which
hostile aviators might learn OF his
whereabouts.
Circumstantial stories have tod of
special precautions taken during his
frequently auto trips such as an extra
car made up TO resemble a baggage
automobile in which the Kaiser actual
~ rides. while preceding il is his gor'
geous decorated automobile, with a
man resembling the Kaiser seated in
side
The newspaper Corriere dItalia is
the clerical organ in Rome.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
No slight TO
CLERGYMEN IN
Defense WORK
Membership Never Closed,
Patriots Welcomed, Says
Mayor Price
MANY PERSONS NOT ON
ORIGINAL LIST APPLIED

Although the Ministerial Union yes
terday appointed a committee OF cler-
gymen to call on Mayor Price, to
ask him why clergymen had not been
named as members Of the Wilmington
National Defense Committee, as origl-
nally announced, none OF the COM
mittee had called at the Mayors office
up to early this afternoon. Mayor
Price when his attention was called
to the action OF the clergymen, made
II plain that everyone who desired TO
become a member OF the committee
was welcome. as the membership list
at no time was closed but on the con
trary was kept wide open to all pa
triotic citizens who desired 70 join in
the committees work.
Mayor, have you noticed that at a
meeting OF the Ministerial Union, held
in the Y. NJ. c. A. Building yesterday,
a special committee was appointed
TO ascertain from you why you had
left all the preachers off your Ma
tlonal Defense Committee?" Mayor
Price was asked this morning by a
reporter
'Yes. 7 have noticed it, and am
pleased that the members of the Min
isterial Union have taken that action,
he replied.
why pleased?' inquired the reporter.
Because it supplies TO me an Oppor-
tunity to emphasize something that !
have sought to emphasize from the time
of the organization Of the Defense Com
mittee," he replied "That Is. that there
never has been a time since the original
aud incomplete membership roll was an
nouncd bv me, that the list has been
closed. There never has been time
when the doors have not been wide open
10 any man. cleric or laymaR, who de-
sired TO Join. and that fact was pub
liclv announced, not once, but several
times. Anyone who has followed the
organization and the work of the Gen.
eral National Defense Committee knows
that fact"
1T is well known that when the
organization meeting Of the General
National Defeuse Committee was held
in Council Chamber several weeks
ago 7 made "A short address in which
said the list was incomplete and
that 7 hoped that any resident OF the
city Of Wilmington who desired TO
become identified with the Defense
Committee would send in his name
and become an active member; that
the doors were wide open and that
new members would be heartily well
coined For instance, former Chancel-
lor John r. Nicholson was not on the
original list. He was so patriotic
however that he went TO the meeting
ANYHOW and not only was welcomed
into the committee. but was made It's
chairman which Office he holds today
Harlan C. Scott. of Scott and Com
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
Defense Committee Will
Merely Meet and Adjourn

Former Chancellor John R. Nicholson chairman Of
the General National Defense Committee announced to-
day that perfmctory meeting of the committee will be
held in the old City Hall Friday evening, May u.
The Harbor Development dinner of the Chamber Of
Commerce will be held that evening It also will be
the evening before Republican primary election day.
Therefore, owing the fact that many members of the
Defense Committee interested in the dinner and the
primary election Chairman Nicholson that the
committee will transact business but merely and
adjourn until Friday evening of next week.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
RFAnING FRnM nICKFNS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del, May S-The
Rev. Addison A. Ewing. rector OF I'M
manuel p. z. Church, gave the third
and last of his readings from Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby." in the parish
house last night The reading was
heard by an appreciative audience
The silver offerings taken at these
readings will go to the parish fund.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
FUNERAL OF A. D. NICHOLS.

The funeral OF Alexis d. Nichols,
held from the residence OF his d8Teh-
ter. Mrs. James p Donahue, No 1882
Lincoln street, tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Nichols is survived bv his mother
and FIVE children Orville r., Mrs
James p. Donahue. Ellis NJ. Mark
and Mrs Oscar Burns The Rev John
l.. Johnson pastor of Scott N. T..
Church will oficiate az the services
luterment viii be made privately in
Lower Brandywine cemetery.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
CHANDLER CUP FUND IS
NOW UP TO S45 MARK

Ten dollars more We're received today
bv THE EVENING JOURNAL for the
to be presented to Philemma Chandler,
former county comptroller, on his S9th
birthday anniversary tomorrow. This
makes S45 in hand for that purpose.
James r. Chandler, undertaken. today
contributed s.. and friend whose name
Is withheld, gave 50. The contributions
received are as follows.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
NOT THIS FRANK DAVIS.

Frank Davis, who was fined in Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday morning on a
charge Of insulting the American flag
was not B. Frank Davis, Of No. S33
lombard street
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
%. CENT EGGS DOWN STATE.

While eggs were retailing for Is
cents a dozen in Glendale. yesterday,
Wilmington consumers were paying 3S
to 40 cents per dozen
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
TODAY'S TEMPERATURPS.

tAt The Evening Journal Othce.l
500 4. NJ. 50 1901 p. NJ. 81
1000 \. NJ. - l.3O p NJ. 81
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
U. S. HOsrrTAL CONTNeENr sAns FOR TnENCHEs.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK May s-An American hospital contingent Of IS
surgeons s. women nurses and sailed for
Europe from United States port today
with regular United States Amy seibeon IN "
personnel
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
rRANcF ais sl00.0OO. .0OO LOAN.

BY The United Press
wAsHlNoToN. May 8-A loan of siOOooOOOO made
today to France Frances first share the s5ooo
100000 chest.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
nIpOET RAIDER OFF URUGUAY.

nEp0ET RAIDER OFF URUGUAY.
py The United Press.
AoNTEvDEo. Uruguay May s.-Rumors Of another Ger
n raider were revived by anlght searchgai nves
,sat'on Of the port vicinity
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08

rsErHENns WITH sLCCoOOO CARGO ToRPEDOED
ly Thc I'm tel Press
seea sunk according message received here
ty The ship with her cargo valued
4oooooO
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
WEATHER

Cloudy tonight; Wednes-
day fair; continued cool
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-04

Substitutes: Creighton, Haley. MulhoIland,
vandeyer, N. Kearney: Drake, Kelner. Field
goals: Eddy. Smith (2), Hawley> 80. Par
IRISH. Splitter. Plate (3). Haley $50, c. Kear-
ney ~. Lutes (s). Foul goals: Hawley
(6). Lutes, Mulholland, Haley. Referee:
Kearnes Timekeeper Moskowitz, Scorer:
Weigel. Time Of halves: 30 minutes; 10
minutes intermission,