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Evening journal., 1917-11-16
S.D.TOWNSEND,JR.
Chosen HEAD Of
ACCIDENT BOARD
Charles H. Grantland, OF
Wilmington, is Secretary
at $2500 a Year
TO STUDY WORKINGS OF
LAW IN OTHER States
Special to THE EENNG JOURNAL.

Special TO THE EENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Nov i6.-The Industrial
Accident Board appointed last week by
Governor John q. Townsend, under the
Workmen's Compensation Act, met yes
terday for organization.
Sylvester ID. Townsend, Jr.,' of VIII
mngton, member Of the board from
New Castle county, was chosen presi-
dent and Charles II. Graniland. Of VIII
mipgton, was elected secretary. While
Mr.. Grantland's term Of service does not
begin until January 4, he will enter
upon the duties Of his office at once.
The board will have headquarters at
the State House in Dover. with branch
Office I'm Wilmington The records Of
the Office are to be kept in Dover, which
may cause some inconvenience, as most
OF the industrial plants OF the state are
ia Wilmington and vicinity.
Mr.. Grantland viii receive a salary
Of $500 a year, his salary to begin on
January 4. He will give up the Office
Of stale Labor Inspector so he can take
up the duties Of secretary Of the Acct
dent Board at once and familiarize him
self with its duties. The members Of
the Industrial Accident Board are $.
b. Townsend, Jr.. OF Wilmington; Harry
Mayer Of Dover, and Nolley Murray. Of
Selbyville There were many appli-
cants for secretary OF the board, but
Mr.. Grantland was accepted without op-
position.
Members Of the board and Secretary
Grantland will so TO Philadelphia next
week TO study conditions under the
worhmen's compensation law OF Penn
s}lVania, after Winch they viii go TO
Annapolis to study thewQrkings Of the
Maryland law. Later on They will go
90 Indiana 90 observe the workings OF
the workmen's compensation law of
That state, the Delaware law being
more like the Indiana law than that
Of any other State.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
U. S. SHIP KANSAS CITY
SEPARATED FROM CONVOY
MAY BE ON SEA BOTTOM

City since she was reported separated
from convoy, September >.
"she is now believed TO have been
lost at sea.
-. n. 4. Muir, first class signal man,
assigned TO duty on the Kansas City,
was the only navy man aboard. His
father is John Allison Muir, 26 Mary
Mount Road, Roland Park, Md"
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
BY The United Press.

WASHINGTON. Nov. i6.-Russla Is
having her baptism OF blood. The
harder the lighting and the greater the
the sooner the situation viii
be clarified This is the opinion ex-
pressed officially at the Russian em-
bassy today.
I'VE regard reports OF continued
fighting as good rather than bad
omens," high embassy diplomat
stated. "The more sanguinary the con-
nlct. the more decisive viii be the ulti-
mate outcome. Russia IL shaking her
self free for once and all from insid-
uous influences which have undermined
her political structure and hinder the
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
KJNMAGE SALE A SUCCESS,
DOLL HOUSE OPPORTUNITY

mus lar, the rummage saIc mt IS
bpinc held at Eighth and Ialnall
streets by the James A. Draper Branch,
for the benefit Of Delaware HosoitSl,
has nettled more than si0O. One OF the
"r,Immage" gifts is a large. handsome
and substantially built doll house, which
was donated by a prominent Whining
ton woman. with the understanding
that IL should not be sold for less than
s.. Thus far it has not been sold and
IL supplies a splendid opportunity FOR
some father or mother 10 proNids
Anas happiness for the children.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
GERMANS CAPTURE CIsMoN.
By The United Press.

DA Inc Oulltu fIthc.
BERLIN via. London, Nov. i6.--Cap-
ture OF Cismon and taking Of several
Hill positions along the Brenla River
was announced in todays official stale
ment.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
1918 AUTO TAGS.

II you desire the same numbered au-
tomobile tags for 1918 that you had in
1917. application for same must be
made before November 30. No special
numbers will be delivered by the
state Department after that date.
Chas. c. Guyer. s26 Market St.-Ady.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. i6.-The Ameri-
can steamer Kansas City is believed 10
have been lost at sea, the Navy Depart
ment announced today. She has been
missing since September ;.
The departments statement said:
"The Navy Department has received
no information OF the steamer Kansas
Evening journal., 1917-11-16

Cashier Of the Central National Bank,
who died yesterday OF heart trouble.
he having been strkon the day before
at his desk at the bank. Mr.. Rumford
started his banking career % years
ago. in 1863, with the National Bank
Of Wilmington and Brandywine. I'm
1885 he Joined the staff OF Central
Bank. when It was established. He sue
ceeded the late John Peoples as cashier.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
GERMAN PLANES DESTROYED.

bN IUC IUIIOu TTlsss
LONDON, Nov. i6.-Two German
planes were destroyed, two more
forced down OUT Of control and bombs
were dropped over German aeroplane
sheds at Handzaeme in a seaplane raid
announced by the Admiralty today.
The raiders failed to reach the Uytxrke
aorodrome. owing to high winds and
therefore turned their attention to the
Handzaeme aviation depot.
All British machines returned.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
TODAY'S TEMPERATURE.

sun AND TIDES.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16

OLD CITY HALL TO BE
CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS.
on recount OF alterations 10 the
Installing OF new heating plant
city Hali. win be closed from Fri
day, November i6, at 5 p. NJ, until
Tuesday, November %, at ? A. A.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
Dv The TInllod Press.

nN AUf lNlNNu IINnHs
LONDON, Nov. i6.-London looked
today for a compromise armistlce and
later possibly formation OF coalition
government as likely TO result from the
Bolshcyih revolt.
One direct message received by wire
less from petrograd today quoted a
proclamation signed by Gen. Moura-
vicff ordering energetic steps TO llb-
crate i've officers held prisoner for re-
volting against the deposed provisional
government"
Presumably these 1--WE were held by
the Kerensky froces.
The latest dispatches seemed 10 indi-
cate that the Bolshevih had at least
maintained an outlet for news favor.
able for them. In the last 2i hours dis
| patches seemed TO indicate that tn
Trotsky-Lenine combine were In par
iial control although reports OF a com
! promise government with Bolshovil
representation contained In these al.
patches led TO the deduction here thi
. their control was precarious. It va
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
BY Tho United Press

LONDON, Nov i6.-Up until last Sat
urday there had been no serious losses
OF life IN pctrograd or Moscow, accord
ing TO messages received from British
Ambassador Buchanan and made public
today. Another message dated merely
said "all we'll"
In the message dated Saturday Blu
chanan said
"Savlnkon and General Alexieii are
with me-"
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
AMERICAN BARRAGE FIRE BALKS
HUNS IN ATTEMPT TO RAID

scurried back to the safety OF thel
trenches and dugouts.
Evening journal., 1917-11-16
WEATHER

Cloudy tonight. Saturday
probably fair; moderate
northwest and west winds.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26
GERMAN FOOD PLOT Barred
Traffic Via Sweden Shown BY Papers
On Suspect.

New York, Dec. Important docu-
ments said to reveal extensive food.
traffic between the United States and
Germany through Sweden, were seized
by federal agents in Brooklyn when
they raided the apartments of Gustav
A. Meyers, purchasing agent for GER
tain German firms, and arrested him
as an alien enemy.
According to government agents.
some of the papers show Meyers
shipped to Germany foodstuffs valued
at hundreds of thousands of dollars
and that he had been in communica-
ton with Germany as recently as
week ago.
Bank books showing deposits of
$4,000 to his credit also are said to
have been found.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26
UkRANlANs FORM ALLIANCE
Rebels Have Cast Lots with co..ack..
Defying Boishevfki.

London, Dec. 23.-The whole Of the
Ukraine is reported swept by the
flames Of rebellion. This vast land.
inhabited by 81. O0O, 900 souls tAat form
the sixth race Of Europe, apparently
has found the hour ripe to drive homo
It's centuries-old urge for independence.
Moreover. its leaders see chance to
lead their home land from the dark
days of enslavement under the car
to the most powerful, and possibly rul-
ing racial entity in Russia.
The Rada. the governing body Of
the Ukraine, apparently is maintaining
its determined stand against the Boil
sheviki government. It Is reported
that it has converted it's sympathies
with the movement of General Kale-
dimes, the Cossack leader, into defln~
lite alliance
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26
LIANS DRIV
TEU1Ql ARMY
Abandon Defensive for Offensive
on Northern Front and Meet
With Success.
HOLD ALL POSITIONS
Terrific Artillery Fire Fails to Dis
lodge Them From Recaptured
Terrainc Comparative Quiet
On British Front.

SIS London, Dec. 23With signal sue.
cess on several sectors, the Italians
on the northern line in Italy, between
the Brenta and Piave rivers. have
ceased defensive warfare against the
Austro-Germans and assumed the of.
fensive.
attacking positions which the enemy
had captured near Monte Asolone. Gen.
eral .Diaz's troops have gained con-
siderable portion Of terrain and held It
notwithstanding terrific artillery FIRE
which was turned on them.
Berlin Tells Of Action.
The German war office, in endeavor-
Ing to belittle success of the offensive.
which it asserts was repulsed, shows
that the effort of the Italians was a
determined one, the troops to the west
of Monte Asolone delivering seven at
tacks against the enemy front.
Admission is made in the German
communication that Italians have TAX
en- the initiative in fighting on Ponte
Pertica and Monte Solarolo, but it is
declared their attacks on these sector.
as on Monte Asolone, were without
success.
Quiet on British Front. ].
Comparative quietude prevails On
the British front in France and Bel
GUM and along tie French line run.
ming from the region of st. Quentin
to the Swiss border, except for bonn
bardments and minor infantry opera.
tfons.,
From the Verdun region to Hart
mansweilerkoff. in Alsace, the artillery
activity has. been pronounced on yari.
GUS sectors
German Forces TripIed.
With the French Armies in North.
ern Italy, Dec. ga careful compila.
ton of the strength and disposition OF
the tremendous Austro- German forces,
which, originally concentrated for the
Italian offensive probably, have been
augmented by troops from the Russian
front, has just been completed by the
French military authorities.
The summary shows that between
the middle of November and the mid.
die Of December the bulk of the enemy
forces has been steadily shifted from
the lower Pave line to the sector be.
tween Vicor on the upper Pave and
the Asiago plateau, the part that is
held by the French-until forces now
trying to battle their way into the
northern Italian plains have been near.
zly tripled
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26
Assumes Full Resp nsibility For
Success or Failure Of Ship
building Program.
OUTLOOK IS HOPEFUL
Tells Senate Committee But One Yes
sell Has Been Finished to Date
But Prospects For Future Are
Brighter.

Washington, Dec. %. Chairman
Hurley Of the shipping board. testify
Ing at the Senate commerce commits
tees investigation, shouldered full
responsibility for the success or fail
ure of the governments shipbuilding
program.
Called as the first witness Mr.. Hur-
ley admitted that there have been de-
lays, but declared that the recent re-
organization Of the boards emergency
fleet corporation for the first time
gives the chairman of the board prop
er authority and fixes responsibility
where it belongs. "The dual organize
ton Of the board and the corporation, =
he said, has been done away with
and the present general manager OF
the corporation answers directly to
the chairman"
Accepts Blame II Plans Fail.
After testifying that he personally
approved and accepted all ships con-
tracts as president of the emergency
fleet corporation, Mr. Hurley was ques-
toned by Senator Harding.
All the finances OF this big pro-
gram rest in your hands.
Yes, SIR $
Not in the hands Of the shipping
board?'' -:
mo, sir"
Then. II the whole thing fails, Il
will be your fault 2,
Absolutely said Hurley firmly.
New Legislation Not Needed.
s'The present Organization" Mr..
Hurley said, lis the only way that
ships can be built. We do not need
additional legislation. II the head OF
the institution does not build ships it
is because of his inefficiency and not
because of faults of the organization.
From Mr.. Hurley and from John A.
Donald, who has been member OF the
board since its creation, the commit
tee drew a long story of the troubles
OF the board and the feet corporation
starting with the row at the outset
between William Denman, first chair
man of the board, and Major General
Goethals, first general manager of the
feet corpora ton.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26
TO Probe stockyard Labo,

Chicago, Dec The federal medi.
|ation board will investigate the labor
situation at the Chicago stock yards.
Threats Of the 10000 employees at the
|stockyards to strike unless packers
meet their demands brought Secretary
OF Labor Wilson and board members
here. They held an informal confer
Eence, preliminary to the session. The
hearing will be secret, Max Lowen-
thai secretary, announced. The pack,
Eers' side will be the hrst presented.
Packers denied that there was any
cause for the board holding hearings
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26
Austria Backs Berlin in Demand.

Austria Backs Berlin in Demand.
Paris, Dec. 23.-Austria- Hungary is
pledged to support Germany in reten-
ton Of Alsace-Lorraine, according to
q dispatch printed in the Matin, pur-
porting to reveal the text OF the agree,
ment between the two biggest Central
powers. The Matin also asserts Ger
many had determined not to evacuate
Belgium and France unless her colo
MES were restored.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26
SUSPEND WEEK TO SAVE FUEL
Request Is Made Of Factories In
MICHIGAN.

Z = as 70
Washington, Dec 23.-Fuel supplies
In Michigan have reached such a low
ebb that Administrator w. K. Prudden
has asked manufacturers in that
state to suspend operations of indus
trial plants from midnight tonight UNI
til midnight December 20. The only
exceptions are factories making war
munitions needed for prompt ship
ment.
Mr.. Prudden's request was con-
tanned in kilograms sent after . CON
ference here with Fuel Administrator
Garfield
patriotic response and adapta-
ton Of within request may obviate ts-
suing positive orders covering long.
er period" the message said.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26

Cleveland Bank Robbers Get $4,000.
Cleveland, Dec. 23.-Bandits held up
and robbed the East Seventieth street
branch Of the Garfield Savings banks
and escaped with $4,000 in money in
an automobile. The driver of the ban.
dit automobile was captured by the
police an hour otter the robbery. The
driver said the robbers employed him
to drive them to the bank and that he
did not know their identity.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26
TO TRADE VESSELS FOR FOOD
i Hollands Agreement With U. 8,
contemplates Use Of sships.

The Hague, Dec. 23.-Holland's
agreement with the United States
over food supplying contemplates
the use of great part of Dutch ship.
ping, Foreign Minister Loudon told
the chamber of deputies He an
nounced his belief in an early con
clusion of such an agreement.
The pact. it was stated, would
provide Holland with necessary food
stuffs from the United States, in re-
turn for Holland placing at Americas
disposal great part of Hollands
merchantmen,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-26
State Offers Cheap Wood.
I'LL Gopher State Banks.

I'LL Gopher State Banks.
There are ILL active state banks
In Minnesota, F. Il. PearsJr, estate
superintendent of banks announces.
The number will be increased soon by
the opening Of the Interurban State
bank at st. Paul, articles Of which
have been approved.
Bank ReneWs Appeal for Charter.
The Minnesota Public Safety Com
sion still has under consideration the
request of organizers Of the Hutchin-
son State bank for q reconsid Grafton Of
the order denying them charter. The
commission heard from Burt w. Day
of, Hutchinson who said that 8. e
Boelter and w. H. Hartman, president
and cashier OF the new bank. are
loyal Americans. but thatts5 out of the
1O6 stockholders are residents of AGO.
ma, Cedar Mills, Brookneld. and Boon
Lake townships, whore there has heGn
poor response to war apeals
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause Take DIR.
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead OF
taking tones, or trying to patch UP 4
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the ailnlent - clogged liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in soothing, healing way. When
the liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor,
lazy don't-care feeling, no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigested foods,
you should take Olive Tablets, the sub
sttute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are q
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive ola You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like.
AT l0c and Csc per box. All druggists.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26


and beet tops. etc, to be plowed un-
+ der in the fall or left on the garden.
Expert opinion more and more
comes to the belief that humus in the
soil can be kept up by better methods
than that of utilizing the garden re
fuse where it was growing. All such
refuse should be raked off from the
garden and either burned or put
where it will not be source of in
lection The humus content Of the
sol! can be kept up by using cover
crops, and will be done more scen-
tifically with less danger to next
years crops.
A very common and easy way OF
adding humus to the soil during Oct
ober is to take all the leaves from
the lawn and dump them on the gar
den Shade tree leaves have absol-
utely no method Of inia.ing the soil
and they very seldom carry infec-
tons which will be harmful to gar
den products the next year Pine
needles are the only leaves which
SuOulu ne aFOlueu dS source VI Hu-
mus for the garden The odor OF
burning leaves is all right in the city
where there is no use for them, but
it should be condemned as a sign of
waste in suburban parts of the city
or in the country, where such clean,
wholesome things as autumn leaves
can be utilized for bedding or the
cnVprips mn of uerCnnials I'm tho ~ p
the apple maggots are getting worse
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26

in their orchards Recently one or
chardist stated that each year a diff
ferent variety OF his apples had be-
come infected with the apple maggot
such that now he believes he might
as well cut down his orchard rs try
to so further in the business The
control of the apple maggot is not yet
in hand by anyone. 1t cannot be ir
radicated but it can be controlled to
some extent Most of the complaints
regarding the spread of apple mag
COTS have come from people who
utilized their small apples, cider ap-
pies and drops for feeding hens and
hogs, or simply have left them under
tho trees.
There is no better way to Ell
courage the prosperity OF these pests
than to allow the infested apples to
remain on the ground. Each orchard
should have a pit where all pruning
refuse is dumped, as well as brush
that has accumulated and dried dur
ing the summer months All the Gull
apples from the very smallest drop
the size of a strawberry to the very
largest King should be dumped over
the bank and burned Many times
these apples which are harboring the
apple maggot are fed to the hens and
hogs, and though a great portion Of
them is eaten, likewise large por-
ton is left in the manure and this in
tllrn is carried ont 10 the orchard
and makes perfect home for the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26
A Time FOR STRONG NERVES

Many people are worrying them
selves sick over the high cost ofliving.
War time with its excitement and
hysteria is a trial to the strongest
nerves. To those whose nervous sys-
tens are run down by oyerwork or
worry, to those who are on the verge
of neurasthenia, it is a time OF danger.
There is no tonic for the nerves that
is not a tonic Cor every other part Of
the body. There is no form of debility
that does not rob the nerves of nour-
ishment. The remedy therefore for
nervous breakdown is tonic that will
build up the general health, revitalizc
the blood and enable il to carry TO tho
nerves the elements that they need
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are an id -
tonic for this condition because they
are non-alcoholic and neurasthenic
patients should avoid alcoholic stimu-
lants.
The DR.. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, N. y, has published u
little book on nervous disorders that
contains chapter ON neurasthenia in
which the symptoms are fully describ-
ed and the correct treatment given.
The booklet is free on request.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
your own druggist or will be sent by
mail, postpaid, on receipt of price, so
cc..tj per be-, Six boxes for 500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26
DANGER OF eARI.EN REFUSE
Should Not Be Allowed to Rot on the
Ground nor Edges of Garden.

One of the worst sources of dis
ease and insect trouble is the refuse
which accInGlates around the edges
of gardens a great many of our
sucking insects, such as thrips and
sucking beetles of all types winter
in the grass and weed hedges which
are bound to occur on the edges of
the garden. Worse than this is the
source Of infection caused by allow
ing disease infected cabbage, roots,
celery tops, asparagus tops, potato
den.
Some of the Connecticut valley or
chardists are complaining because
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26

dormant stages of this insect The
treatment is not panacea for insect
evils, but is step which is abso-
lutely essential if one wishes to make
progress toward perfect apples
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26

The woman who didn't raise her boy
to be soldier must have reckoned
without those very carefully prepared
capsules.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26

Maybe the reason they tried thnt
Chinese emperorship on little boy
was because grown men We're too
smart to touch It.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26

No man is hero to his valet, but
fortunately very few of our boys who
have been called to the coiors will
have Wallets.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26

Meanwhile can't conservation find
some possible use for the numerous
weeds that persist in occupying the
amateur garden?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-26

There are going to be fewer trim
mings on women's clothes. Thus we
turn back toward the ancient Greek
SIMPLICITY.