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States Senator.
upon us by the German military des-
potism. We accepted the gage OF bat
tie by an almost unanimous vote OF
the Congress and are bound morally
and legally by that vote.
We are in this war to preserve In
tact our most sacred institutions. No
sacrifice Is too great In such a cause.
We should pledge every American
dollar and the last drop of American
blood to the winning of such VIC
tory as will forever blast the power
of German militarism.
In 1914 l voted for prohibition.
favor it for both state and nation ana
shall do everything within my power
/ to see the principle firmly established
by laws both state and national.
advocate a protective tariff, sur
ficient to protect adequately every
American industry, and particularly
the American wage-scale. and shall 90
nv uttermost to secure ample protec-
tion for the mining. agricultural and
manufacturing interests Of this state
In 1918 Democratic Congress
adopted a tariff scheme which not
only removed tariff protection from
practically every article produced In
tbis State. and threw millions OF
workmen out Of employment, Dut also
forced the levying OF war taxes. IN
times of profound peace. Every Dem
ocratic Senator and Representative
from this State voted for that defense
,ose scheme, Thereafter, the Demo
cratic party, confessing Its error re-
stored the tariff to one single Industry
and abandoned all the others to de-
struction, only to be saved oy the ao-
vent of the war, which createo
wor,d.wide demand for all our pro
ducts and manufactures and destroyed
tho entire competitive power OF all
the nations at war.
shall resolutely stand for the I'M
MOI rita, enforcement Of law, and the
nrotection of life and property, every
where. shall support labor ana Ia
nor organizations SO long as their pur'
noaes are lawful. shall, however, op-
nose every unlawful act, no matter oy
whom committed. and shall oppose vio-
ience in every form.
am radically opposed to discrimin'
atine and sectional legislation, wnicn
nxes a maximum price for the wheat
NJ the Northern farmer and leaves tine
Southern planter free to push the
nrice of cotton far above the reacn OF
the citizen Of ordinary means. This
h.. heen done by the Democratic
ronvress. @ The average price OF raw
cotton for the year 1914 was about
.sven and one-half cents per pound
while the market price recently e4-
caeded thirty cents per pound.
I believe in, and advocate. q cen
.-.,,.stion of the entire war-directins
nower Of all the nations at war with
Germany in competent. representa-
.,.e war body. to coordinate and rem
dsr the entire resources Of such ma
.,ons M efficient and effective to the ut
termost. =. ~. =,
80, ~ the Congress n exempting ths
ssisries. III. Of III members from bearing
~ nart * the sxeess war profits tans
e u
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DRESS GLOVES

The approaching Holiday Season
and the weather both call for
Fa shionable Dress Gloves for Men.
We, therefore, have greatly in
creased our lines in all becoming
colors and shades of feathers and
styles.
Prices 500 to $500
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WARM UNDERWEAR

Experience shows that wearing ap-
parel is about the most substan
tial Christmas Gift of all and in
cluded should be guaranteed, dur
able Underwear.
Our Underwear Department con-
tains only the very best makes
from the leading mills.
Single Garments-------
Union Suits ---$1. so to $2.OC
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HERE'S THE PLACE
FOR FURNISHINGS

In this popular department you
will find large selection of mer-
chandise at economical prices.
Father, son, brother, uncle or
cousin, each will be delighted with
anything, you select here. Look
over the stock today while 1t Is
complete.
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BATH ROBES AND
SMOKING JACKETS

Here are two items which IN re-
cent years have become very pop
ular as Christmas Gifts, and it is
a fact that the dependable quality
of our goods cause the giver to be
long remembered on account OF
satisfaction these Gifts afford.
Prices 5000 to $500
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AUTO LICENSES RECEIVED

County Clerk and Recorder j. E.
Downey has received 700 auto Ii
cense tags. to be used in this county
to license autos for the coming year
He commenced issuing these this
week.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
BUILDING PERMITS.

Building Inspector Preston today
'ssued the following permits:
To Gawthrop and Brother. to install
/ heating plant at tho Physicians and
Surgeons Hospital. TO cost S2154
To George Raudman. for attentions
b the Tire Shop. No. 401 Delaware
Ivenue. 70 cost S6S00.
To David Dangel, for repairs at No.
! East Fourth street. to cost 800
To Dennis VI. Buckley for an addi-
ton TO the Ursuline Academy. No.
110s Gilpin avenue, TO cost $500
To Agonstinio Fortunate. for q
dwelling ri No. 129 Scott street. 70
cost S1800
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
HEAVY fines ON parents
FOR ABUSING CHILDREN

John J. Meredith and his wife, Rosie
were fined $40 and costs /ch in NUM-
cipal Court today on the charge Of
cruelty to their three children, whose
ages range from to 10 years. Eyi-
dence Of Officer Ray, Of the s p. O. A.,
and neighbors. developed that the
Merediths had been drunk since last
Sunday. and had chased the children
from their home at No. 70l krkwood
street. The neighbors told a sad story
Of the neglect and bad treatment OF
the children.
The children were taken from them
and given into the custody Of the S. p.
@. A. TO find better homes.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
Hoover, Feeding U. S., Still
Finds Time to Help BeIgians

The commission has money enough
for, but is hampered by inability TO
get vessels 20 transport supplies.
Prior TO Germany's ruthless suhmar
Inc campaign. about 100000 tons Of
foodstuffs we're being shipped into
Belgium by the commission each
month. The best the commission has
been able % accomplish recently IS
between $4,000 and 10000 tons month
ly, altogether inadequate for even the
most meagre ration
Meanwhile mucn OF the 300 600 tons
OF food and feeds held in these Dutch
vessels may spoil.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
PAY YOUR TAxEsl

John E Taylor. tax collector fox
New Castle hundred; Robert H.
Groves. tax collector for Mil Creek
hundred; John r. O'Neal. tax collec-
tor for Chrlstiana hundred. and Jo-
seph MARITIME. tax collector for Bran
dywine hudred. VII sit in the county
building tomorrow TO receive county
taxes The collectors do so in or.
der to give the Wilmington people
who own interurban lots and farmers
coming into Wilmington the chance
to pay their county taxes now and
avoid the rush in September There
is a five per cent. rebate on the taxes
paid this month
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
lllnnE EoRaErs his Row.

John Perkins and Freeman Gun
ningham were charged In Municipal
Court this morning with assault ana
battery upon James Freeman at
Front and Walnut streS--~-on Satu
day night. Freeman looked as II
some one had bounced a brick on MS
head. as he appeared in court with
his head almost covered with bandages
and plaster. From the testimony II
appeared that there was general
fight there. and Freeman claimed tnat
one OF the men hit him with a orlcK
and the other kicked him In the race
There was a doubt as to the Identity
or the defendants, and they were
dismissed All are Negroes.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
COUNTY ENGINEERS confer
At FLEMINC'S BRIDGE

County Engineer James Wilson Is IN
consultation with omclals Of the Kent
County Levy Court, at the Flemings
Landing bridge. near Smyrna, today
with referenee 10 best methods OF re-
pairing or replacing that structure
badly damaged by recent waspouis.
With County Engineer w. Hart scott
of Kent county. a preliminary survey
viii be made. and. II is said. this con
ference may result in removing the
present drawbridge and substituting a
concrete cylinder bridge, the expense
10 be borne equally by the two coun-
ties.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
FInF cAII nFDIeTRIcTINc

Members of City Council, following
their weekly session last night. held a
conference with City Engineer Hoopes.
Chief Engineer Golden Of the nre de-
partment and representatives Of the
Delaware and Phoenix fire companies
relative to the proposed redlstricting Of
the city fire alarm stations The mat
ter was brought up in Council last
week by Councilman Ward. end the
meeting last night was 10 consider the
matter. The fire committee Of Council
will submit a report in the matter TO
City Council at its next meeting.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
RAIN BENEFITS CROPS.

Farmers and truckers in the vicinity
OF this city wore broad smiles today. as
a result Of a heavy rain which fell last
night The rain did much good 10 the
potato and corn crops
The rain was accompanied by an cleo
trical storm, but no damage was done
from this source.
According 10 the records Of the City
Registry Clerk Simmons, tht rainfall
here yesterday totaled i.64 inches.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
KIDNEYS

You have swollen feet and hands suh
tchy joints sharp-shooting rheumatic pains
torture you You have aching back. pain On
The lower abdomen dificulty when urlnat
Ing Look out These are danger signals
Trouble Is with your kidneys Uric acid
poisoning in one form or another has set
In 10 may lead 10 dropsy or fatal Brirht's
diseases II cot checked
Get some GOLD MEDAL HARLEM oil
Capsules immediately They are an old
preparation, used al over the world for cen
turies. combining natural healing oil and
herbs well known 20 physicians and used by
THOUSANDS In their daily practice The Cap
sules are not an experimental make-shir
'patent medicine or salt whose ef.
feet is only temporary. They are a stand
ard remedy and act naturally gently and
quickly But when you 90 20 the druggist
insist on getting the pure. original HAarlem
oil in Capsules. Be sure the name GOLD
MEDAL Is on the box three sizes. and
thus protect yourself against oounterfeits
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
saeOO FOR PENSION FUND.

Although members of the commit
tee OF Police Pension Fund sports, held
Al South Side Park yesterday after
noon have not yet completed ther
report. II was stated today that they
would realize between 80 800 and
$4,000. This amount was raised this
year IN The sale Of tickets and the
program, as compared with S3.O66
realized from the same source last
wear
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
MEROIN PRnsECTTIONs.

Peter Jackson and James Williams,
alias Chicken. two Negroes. were held
under $1,000 hoil by United states
Commissioner w. G. Mahafy yester-
day afternoon. on q charge Of selling
heroin. The men were arrested BY
local detectives.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
Keystone no PLAY PARK.

Keystone A. C.. will play the Park 4.
c. tomorrow afternoon at Nlnth ana
dupont. Manager Franklin wishes the
following players 10 report at the cluD
room at i.30 O'Clock: Colby Lewis.
Springer. Sem. Wood, Rodgers Cole,
Hall. Preger. Bailly, Caruso, Meyers,
Mckee. Biddle, Allen and Jennings.
Any teams wishing games should get IN
touch with Casmir Franklin No. iO9
King street
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
BY HARRY 3. HUNT.
Stan snecial

olaH opeclai.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-Despite
the immense task OF oreanizing u S.
food administration, Herbert c. Hoov.
er finds time TO give several hours
each week to Belgian relief.
Although practically all publicity IN
this country OF the Belgian relief work
OF which Hoover was formerly the
head. ended with the United States
enhance into the war. the work Is
still being carried on under evor-in-
creasing difficulties.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
OPPOSE COUNCIL MEssENGER.

Although several members Of CITY
Council are in favor Of creating the
position Of messenger. il was learned
today that several Republican mem
bers Of the body are opposing the
idea. AS a result no action was taken
by Council last night on the subject.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
SISTER TRANSFERRED.

Sister Mary dc Sales. who for nearly
thirty years has been in charge Of st.
Peters Female Orphan Asylum in this
diocese. and who has a host Of friends
in this city and State has been trans.
ferred 20 St Joseph's Industrial School
In Baltimore
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
AccInRNrs OLE THE nay.

Among those treated at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital today wero:
Martin Schultz. No. 1903 Sycamore
street, piece Of steel in eye.
Charles Willis No. COS West sixth
street. cut foot
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
LEWIS GREGORY no SPEAK.

Lewis Gregory, of Washington, will
make an address at the Thomas Gar
rett Settlement az 8 O'Clock this even
ing on the Bahai movement. All who
are interested are cordially invited TO
Intend
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
ANNnuNCE IULY MEpDING.

Miss Mary l.. Edgar and Lee A.
Reeves. both Of this city. were married
at Epworth Church parsonage. on July
i3. by the Rev. j. Howard Gray.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
INSTRUCTION At TRAINING CAMP

First Lieutenant Alexander McGee.
Of Wilmington. has been assigned as
an assistant instructor at the Of
fcers Training Camp. Preside. San
Francisco.
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
FINED ron BEATING CHILD.

Charged with cruelty beating his O.
year-old child, Kazimir Gesk was fined
s25 and costs In Municipal Court this
morning
Evening journal., 1917-08-24
MRS. O. c. MAGARGAL I'LL.

Mrs Orlando C.. Magargal. Of Green
bank. is seriously ill 6t the home N
her daughters. Miss A. and x. Ma
gargal.
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TREATIES MAY AFFECT
DRAFT LAW CHANGES
Associated Press By o. 8. Naval Com.
munication Serxicel

WASHINGTON, August 5-Before the
proposed amendments to the Selective
Draft Law now pending in congress
IAN 60 into effect and become opera
tive on all aliens some treaty revisions
may be required, Is the intimation that
was given Yesterday, and It was said
that already negotiations to that end
are in progress with japan and Italy
Under the provisions Of the proposed
amendments to the Selectiye Draft Law
residents Of the United States who
would be eligible for service under the
'aw except, for non-citizenship must
'ither express their intention of be-
"omnS citizens by making application
for first papers or be subject to depor-
'ation. 1u ease they are citizens of one
Of the allied nations and should be so
deported they would, of course, be eligi.
BILE for service in their own country
upon their arrival there. In that way
it would be made impossible for citi,
zen Of one of the allied nations, resi-,
dent 10 the United States and other
Nis" eligible for service, to slack his
duty. " .s', @".
As the law now stands there are
those in the United States who have
not deslurcd intention Of securing citi,
'rmship but who are unwilling to re-
rurn to their native land and help fight
Is battles and yet who can hide behind
their foreign birth to avoid the duties
Of the American citizen. If the amend.
ments pass and treaties permit its en-,
forcement such aliens will be on a
parity with the American citizens so
far as liability for service il concerned
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British Premier Reuie,cs War On
Third Anniversary of Declaration

The premier stated that the nation
cannot be sure yet that the Russian
collapse had yet reached it's darkest
level, but the time has come when it
Is certain that this collapse will not be
fatal and when the eventual ascent TO
follow has been made certain. "Rus-
STA has learned that an army without
discipline is rabblc.
eve have no trust in Germany 5
peace talk continued the premier,
land neither the Kaiser nor the chan,
cellor has yet said they would be salts
fled with German soil. They talk glib.
ly about peace but stammer ut the
word restoration. Before we make
peace the conference of Central Powers
must learn the use of the, word.
"knowing how their plot has mis-.
carried" said the premier, ''the war
lords were determined TO succeed the
next time. There must be no next
time, This generation must see to it
that war is forever eliminated from
the tragedies Of human life"
Tribute To Italy
The premier paid tribute to Italy,
which nation, he said, had been fighting
hraVely in the face of difficulties that
would have appeared insuperable TO n
less brave and determined solidery than
the Italians.
Concluding Lloyd George sail that if
Britain had not entered the war Franco.
might have been overwhelmed and
America Is Monroe doctrine treated as
scrap OF paper.
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time has come when American
liberty, American justice, Ameri-
can independence and American
freedom is at stake" eA,t .
The special envoy stated that
he returned with IAN abiding faith
that, Russia would work out it's
own salvation and emerge as a
great democracy" He pleaded
for American sympathy for Rus
STA in the great troubles through
which that struggling republic
was now straining.
Referring again to the part
America must play he reminded
his fellow Americans that eternal
struggle is the price of liberty"
THE TEST TODAY
THE greatest test now" he
said, lis not the test between the
relative fighting values of Amer
lean troops and German troops,
but the test for supremacy be-
tween those noble qualities which
are American and the degenerat-
ing tendencies which are today
German"
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NOT WORKING ANY
MORE FOR HACKFELDS

Tn" suspension of Heinrich August
Schroeder, clerk, but not that of Georg
RodI"k, manager, was announced by II.
Hackfeld & Co. yesterday morning,
both men being under Indictment for
completely in the conspiracy alleged by
fedora officials to have been directed
by Germans and certain Hindoos in the
United States against the British rule
in India.
Schroeder will leave on the Maui
Wednesday for San Francisco to face
trial, it being understood that he will
be surrendered there, the bonding com
pany named here IN his bond for SIC, 1000
having repudiated it. Rodiek is already
in San Francisco. D. p.
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Equally emphatic in his declare.
tion that America today faces a
struggle in which her future is a,
stake is Charles Edward Russell,
the leading Socialist journalist,
who was member of the mis-
sion. a..
DEMOCRACY IN BALANCE
I'VE should cheer up in regard
to the Russian situation, however
black it may appear" he said,
because if Democracy wins in
this war the Russian people will
emerge as their own rulers. If
Democracy should lose, then
America is imperilled and the
Flag is endangered. Today, Demo
cracy hangs by thread. RI
The existence of Democracy
depends upon this Union and the
determination of America to win
in the war upon which we have
involved ourselves against Prus-
sian Autocracy."
Commenting upon the Russian
revolution and its far-reaching
effects, he said: What the Amer
lean women have been trying for
years to get, the women of Russia
obtained in a minute. That is,
the right to vote" 81. ,->t. a..
WHERE LABOR BELONGS
James Duncan, another of the
members of the American mis-
sion, urges America to remember
that this is not the time for
squabbling over incidentals. The
place of the American working
man today is back of the Presi-
dent and back of the government"
Basil Soldatyen Kouff, one of
the Russian ENJOYS who accom-
panied the American commission
ers back from Petrograd. issued a
statement urging the people of the
United States to show a conf
dence in the future of the New
Russia. The republicans OF the
newest democracy need time and
the patience of their friends, he
said. a...
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Peril Seen Then Now Plain To
United States, Which Has Join
ed To Help Keep World Free
(Associated Press By o. s Naval Com
munication SerVice)


LONDON, August 5--"'If Great Bri.
tain had not acted as she did three
years ago, when she stepped into the
arena of the world war, the subjuga-
tion of Europe, country by country,
would have followed" declared Prem
Ter Lloyd George in AN address in the
house of cornmoiis yesterday, in which
on the anniYerary of Britain declura.
ton of war, he reviewed the history Of
the three years of war and gave a
forecast of the future, when victory
for the Entente will have justified the
sacrifices that have been made.
1.-The Allies, when the Teutonic allies
drew the sword and forced Europe into
conflict, felt that great menace to
human liberty had appeared upon the
horizon. Now America has seen that
what we felt was trre and the might
~ that great Republic has been joined
TO ours. .". -
War Lords Checked
1--WE have checked the ambitious war
lords, but their ambitious ideas have
not yet been destroyed We have des
troyed them for the time, but we must
50 thoroughly destroy them that when
the day of peace arrives it will mot
mean only a postpoument of the realiza,
ton of their ambitions.
"VictOry must be 30 complete that
our liberties shall never again be chaI
lenged."
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ALLIES ARE NOW IN
POSITION TO FIGHT.
French High Commissioner Tells
How Different Are Conditions
From Wars Outset -
ASSOCIATED Press by U. 8. Naval Com
IE munication SafvfcaN g.. y ,


OTTAWA, August 5--How different
is the position Of the Allies on the west
front today from in the early days Of
the war was told Yesterday in the
house of commons by Andre Tardien,
high commissioner from France to the
United States He came here from
washington on the occasion of the
third anniversary of the entry of
Great Britain into the war and II was
in eohneetion with this Anniversary
that he yesterday delivered the speech.
We have three millions of trooDs
in the war zone now and this is a mil.
lion more than we had when we beat
the Germans on the Marne," he said.
''In August, 1894, we had only three
hundred heavy guns while we now
have six thousand
"Some idea Of what we are doing. NJ
how the fighting is extending, of the
tremendous energy we are expendinp. of
the efforts that are being put forth, can
be formed from these figures. But we
will come to still larger figures. some
that are so large that they almost pass
conception. In the recent big drives
there have been expended twelve mil.
lion shells of all calibers. =
These figures sound immense. but
since the beginning of the war nearly
sixteen billions of shells have been
spent. -"
The house Of commons received n des.
patch from HongkOng which said that
the legislature there had given first
reading bill which demands that all
British subjects between the ages of
eighteen and fifty five years shall be
liable for military service. )
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(Assoctated Press By y. s, Naval Com
munication servicel
"A PACIFIC PORT, August
"A - Straight from Russia,
where the results of internal dis
agreements were evident before
they left Petrograd, the members
Of the American mission to Rus
STA, who are accompanied by spe-
cial ENJOYS sent to the United
States by the new government of
the Russian democracy, gave out
statements for publication yester-
day. All agree that the outlook
for Russia is Frightening, but that
the whole cause Of Democracy and
world freedom depends greatly
upon the determination shown by
the United States to bring Prus-
sian autocracy to its knees. E..'
The American mission has re-
turned from Russia firmly con-
WINGED that the United States, in
espousing the cause of the Rus
sian people has aligned itself on
the side of Democracy in a war
that is nothing more nor less than
Democracy against Autocracy,"
said Elihu Root, who headed the
mission. 4 .-. ... ....
INTO THE VALLEY - (
America is entering into a con-
flict in which there will be deaths
for many Americans, widowed
homes, sufferings and need for
sacrifices. The day may come
when America will almost despair,
but even should that day dawn,
in the end America will rise as a
greater nation, purged in freedom
and remade in the spirits of our
fathers.
America is competent to &C
complish the divine mission to
which we as a nation have been
called, to carry liberty and justice
to all the world.
NO TIME TO ARGUE
mo not waste time now in arg
ument as to why we are in this
war, but simply realize that the