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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
Put Out the Eyes of the German Army!
Training
in a

thus cut off from its food supplies
and ammunition reserves would soon
lose IT'S stamina and morale.
"The German fields of dry ripening
grain could be burned by dropping
fire-bombs, munitions plants could be
enormously damaged, and last but
by no means least, the submarine
campaign could be wiped out root
and branch by destroying the docks
on which the U-boats must be built.
DEMORALlZE HIS ARMIES.
"ln one month without aeroplanes.
the great German army would be
reduced to a desperate, demoralized
mob.
This is not fiction, but sober, sci
entific military fact, which every
German general knows as we'll as
do"
How about the anti aircraft guns?"
I asked. Wouldn't they protect the
German army even II their aero.
planes we're destroyed"
Don't worry about the anti air.
craft guns" came the answer. ANY
military expert in the world will tell
you that shooting aeroplanes with
anti aircraft guns Is like killing flies
with an air rifie-you might hit one
by accident in long summer day.
NOT ENOUGH FLYERS NOW.
Here are the big facts that the
American people ought to know. To
day the French and British are SUI
preme in the air. They have more
machines, faster machines, and bet
ter aviators than the Germans. They
have the upper hand beyond dispute
But they haven't enough machines
and alone cannot build enough ma
chimes to destroy the thousands OF
German aeroplanes or drive them
from the battle lines.
1T Is up to us, and clearly within
our power within a reasonable time
to send to the western front enough
machines and enough skilled fiers
to finish the job"
"How many aerOplanes will - take
and what is our producing capacity? p
J. asked
Those are both military secrets
for the present, at least" was tn,
reply but suppose we say severa
tens of thousands. That sounds colos
sal in comparison with the few thou
sands being turned out in the Unite,
States today. But just consider thi
one fact-last year we produced il
the United States a million and hal
automobiles, each of which repre-
sented almost as much work as al
aeroplane.
AERoPLANEs INSTEAD OF
PLEASURE CARS.
IF we cannot in short time organ
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
GET STATE LICENSES
AND AVOID PENALTIES.

There is still no great rush to the
office Of the clerk Of the peace to pay
the State licenses which are due. and
this despite the fact that only two
weeks remain until the first penalty is
slapped on. If these license fees are
not paid before the close Of business
June 30, a penalty OF five per cent
will be added to the fee At the end
OF July an additional ter per cent
penalty will be added and at the end
Of August still another penalty viii
be added. so that the total penalty
which will be on these State licenses
by September / will be twenty-five
per cent
At the Office OF Clerk Of the Peace
Wright it was stated that the mercan
tile and other State licenses are be
ing taken at about the normal rate. II
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
THE CORPORATION OF KANSAS.

SD USINESS as Usual is no longer a good enough
- slogan for public business in Kansas "Better
Business" is the new motto
July Kansas will refuse longer TO regard the ad-
ministrative department of the State an eeemosy
nary institution for the distribution Of political plums
The State plans 10 go a business basis
Progressive Kansas is organizing along the lines OF
the most successful corporate management The Gov
ernor will act president OF the corporation Of
Kansas. He will appoint three directors they will
chose business manager and have power to dis
charge him if he does conduct the State business
satisfactorily and efficiently.
This extends the commissioner-manager plan OF city
government TO larger area The OF the country
Is going to keep eye on the experiment There are
cities having an annual budget larger than that of
nansas where the scheme is working Governor Cap
per mas Senatorial ambitions and his influence will be
oenlna the plan The first board is made up OF sue
oessiui college president former Governor and the
eSoenI OF the State League Municipalities II will
nave iar trial II ought to result in added efficiency
VI administration and important savings in salaries and
expenses. whether it viii do So remains IN he seen
management Of State is a man-sized iob II ia
unfortunate that the Legislature restricted th bo,co
10 Kansas and limited the salary to IS 600 wear 7,
is the sort of constructive that attracts bis mem
but probably Kansas supply one OF proper csl,n
really ambitious man has an opportunity a male
for himself
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
A WAR IDEA THAT Is MIGHTY BIG OR WORTH
NOTHING


~ vEaWHELMING mastery Of the air on the battle
" fronts by the Allies, by next Spring, would be a
step toward final victory Germany.
1t is step which American inventive and productive
genius can make possible II go about it with the
necessary courage and determination.
Elsewhere in this issue is article by Basil NJ
Manly. one OF our Washington stan writer's, in which
an important government official graphically describes
the first importance OF air supremacy in modern war
fare and suggests Americas big opportunity to strike
vital blow at the enemy.
We do not think that it is possible to overestmate
the importance OF the possibilities involved in this
suggestion.
Il promises the quickest most effective military
action which America take against the enemy
The building OF airplane camps and training fields
the production OF airplsnes In great numbers and the
training Of aviators will in way interfere with the
other military and necessary industrial activities Of
the nation.
While We getting control OF the food situation
building ships TO carry food to our Allies and training
our select3e service army. at the same time
be ayinggout aviation fields, building airpanes and
training agiators
Thousands Of young men have volunteered for the
aviation service and thousands more will volunteer II
they are needed No branch OF the military service
makes so strong an appeal to the young man who
wants TO his country.
The climatic conditions in Southern tier OF States
are most favorable to flying the year around
In tentative way the Advisory Council OF NATIONAL
Defense has suggested that with appropriation OF
between half and three-quarters OF a billion dollars
we could have thousands Of machines and trained
Hers ready for the front in much shorter time than
We can be military effective in any other way
The problem OF transporting these machines aud
hers 10 Europe will be infinitely than the prob
lem Of sending hundreds thousands OF troops
with their food and equipment
Nobody guess what the situation az 70
ships will be by next Spring
It is perfectly certain that there will be no ships
to spare.
This suggestion as to airplanes both rational
and logical and II is to be hoped that will be kept in
the foreground and agated until the supreme mill
tary authorities who make the final decision
have done so. Meanwhile. through the dupont Raskob
its bit" along that line
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18

In view Of the establishment at
Claymont, by Pierre S. DUPONT, lrenee
dupont and John j. Raskob, Of a
large and extensively equipped avi-
alton school, the following Washing
ton staff special. from the pen Of
Basil Manly cannot fail to be pecu.
liarly interesting to Delaware folk:
"There is one chance. and just one
chance Of winning the war quickly
and that is 10 blind the eyes of the
German army" one or the highest
and best informed American officials
told me today.
Blind the eyes OF the German
army?' / queried, What do you
mean?"
81 mean just what I said" he re-
piled. "but it is not half as gruesome
as it sounds.
AEROPLANEs ITS EYES.
"The EYES OF THE GERMAN
ARMY are its AEROPLANEs. with
out which Hlndenburg's troops would
he as ineffective as a blind elephant
In a jungle.
"ln modern war practically all OBJ
seryation is done by aeroplane scouts.
They are almost the only people who
see a modern battlefield. The pres
ent.day general seldom sees a battle
field stretched out before him, but
pans his attacks with the aid of
minutely accurate maps drawn from
photographs and reports which the
aeroplane scouts bring back from
their perilous flights over the enc
my's lines When the battle begins
the artillerymen never see what they
are firing at, but aim their guns as
they are directed by aerial observers
and range finders.
Without its aeroplanes an army
would stand no more chance than a
blind man dueling with a crack shot
WHAT AIR FLEETS COULD DO.
IF Germany's adoplanes were des
troyed, there is almost no limit tC
the des ructiun and Generalization
that the air fleets of the allied armies
could create In the h-st place the
effectiveness of the German artillery
would be totally destnoyed-ea
shot would be fired blindly with nc
knowledge of whether it scored a hi
or landed a mile from a vital spot
The allied artillery fire, on the con
trary would be deadly beyond al
previous conceptions and millions o
rounds OF ammunition which are nov
wasted through inaccurate rang,
finding, would be saved
"And these are only part OF tn,
possibilities. Back OF the enemy
lines his railroad tracks and storag,
terminals could be wrecked by drop
ping high explosives and the arm.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18

ize to produce onetwentieth that
many aeroplanes, American produc-
tive genius is unworthy OF the great
reputation which its achievements
have founded Suppose we should
have to abandon pleasure car build
ing to do this, wouldn't IL be a sacri-
flee worth making?"
But can we Americans produce
aeroplanes that will be useful against
the Germans?' l inquired. Haven't
read that the American machines
are good only for training aviators.
not for fghting?"
That isn't literally true. beyond
the fact that American aeroplane fac
tories have specialized on the slower
machines and could not today pro-
duce a single first class scouting ma
chine. But even II it we're exact truth
today, it need not be six months from
now.
Our motto in this war must be
AMERICA CAN Isn't II sheer stupid
ity to say that the nation which out
classes the world in fine machine
tool building. in automobile manu-
facture, in every kind of mechanical
work. cannot quickly learn the aero.
plane building gamer"
EASY TO GET BEST DESIGNS.
THE French and English have
worked out the designs, and we have
only to adapt them to our factory
methods. That can be done quickly,
il we mean business.
"This is not matter of specula-
ton like. the problem of destroying
the U-boats. but a question of dollars
and cents and organization. If we
are ready to spend the money and
organize our industries on a big
enough scale, we can put Enough
aerOplanes and aviators on the west
ern front, in addition TO the thou.
sands Of existing French and British
machines, to destroy every German
aeroplane or chase It from the air.
SUPPOSE 1T TAKES A YEAR
| OR IS MONTHS AND COSTS A
BILLION DOLLARS. ISN'T 1T
| WORTH WHILE?
1T means a decisive Overwhelming
victory instead of at best ~ incon
elusive slow crushing of the German
lines by sheer weight of men and
metal.
WILL SAVE MANY LIVES.
1T means the saving of hundreds
of thousands of lives of brave Amer
lean. British and French soldiers.
And where is the American fathei
or mother who would FOR one instan
question whether we should benz
every energy and spend any sum tina
may be necessary to save human
life. whether it be their own boys Of
not?"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
COUNTY Growers lose
MONEY ON BERRY CROP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY. Del. June IS
Farmers and truckers in this section are
complaining OF losing hundreds Of crates
of strawberries daily on account of the
wet weather. This is due to the fact
that growers can not afford TO have them
picked
Many boys from here were taken in
an automobile to the farm of Eugene
Shallcross, near MeDonough, on Satur-
day to weed asparagus.
At the meeting of the Star Light Club
on last Thursday evening Chaplain Mar
vine, of Fort DUPONT, gave an interest.
ing address.
Miss Ruth Clark, Lucie Beck and
Charles Warner all of this place, at
tended the June dance at Delaware Col
lege last Wednesday evening Robert
Raymond. who has been visiting his
uncle Major Raymond, at Fort DUPONT
has returned to his studies at West
Point-Gerald Marvine, having Just fin
ished his spring course at college. Is here
to spend the summer with his father,
Chaplain Marvine at Fort DiPont-Mr.
and Mrs. Price. of Chester, Pa, and Mrs.
Allen Raymond, of Fort DUPONT, were
entertained at luncheon this week by
Mrs. j. c Donovan. at the post-Lieu-
tenant Homes, a graduate of this years
class at West Point. has been assigned
to Fort DuPont-Co Colonel Harris, Of Fort
DUPONT. entertained all the officers and
their families at the fort on Wednesday
evening -Nlrs. J. c.. Donovan. Of Fort
Dupont entertained at dinner on sun
day Lieutenant Davidson, Of Fort Bar.
ranl,as. Florida, has arrived at Fort
DUPONT 10 take up duties here-Havinl
been assigned to duties there Major
RAYMOND and family. Of Fort DUPONT
will move to Fort Mott, n. j., next
week
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
With The Photographers

The way prices keep going up makes one wish that
when Sir Isaac Newton invented gravitation he had
made it a little stronger.-lndanapo News
Sandusky woman wrecked her automobile in saw
ing basket of fresh eggs. 1t isn't everyone who has
sense enough 10 choose the lesser evil-Bufalo Ex-
press.
With milk going up and gasoline coming down
the signs OF the times point unerringly TO
mobiles and fewer babies-Grand Rapids Nlich.)
Press
The unkindest thing said recently is that New Jer-
sey is going largely into the goat business this
Capital Journal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
ecorr EPwoRrH LEAGUE.

The monthly business and social
meeting Of the Epworth League OF
Scott NJ. E. Church, will be held in
the lecture room Of the church on
next Thursday evening. The presi-
dent desires a large attendance, as
some very important business Is
slated, including the Fourth Of July
picnic. The new Epworth League
buttons have arrived and will be
given to the members at this meeting.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
BOY is PAROLED.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, June ls.-Foster Hall
man, the white boy who was arrested
last week charged with the larceny OF
a watch from a Smyrna home. pleaded
guilty before Judge Boyce here on sat
urday. and being but Is years of age,
was probated for two years to Roy
johnson, near Smyrna.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
LIQUOR DEALERS TO MEET.

LIVI VIZ UEAIEHo To WEEI.
Action looking to a change in one
Of the articles of the association con-
stitution will feature the weekly
meeting Of the Liquor Dealers Pro-
tective Association of this city next
Wednesday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18
Let Cuticura Care
for Baby's Skin

It'sreally wonderful how quickly a no
bath with Cuticura Soap followed by .
gentle amounting with Cuticura ONT
ment relieves skin irritations which
keep baby wakeful and restless, per
mits sleep for infant and rest for mother,
and points TO speedy healment in most
cases when il seems nothing would do
anv good. This is only one Of the many
things Cuticura does for the skin when
used for everyday toilet purposes, the
Soap to cleanse the pores, the ONT
ment to soothe the first signs of irrita-
ton, redness and roughness. twill be
hard 10 find anything superior to these
fragrant, super-creamy emollients.
Sample Each Free by Mail. Address
post card "Cuticurn, Dept. sc, BOs-
ton" Sold everywhere.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18

is expected that business will boom
the last week of June before the fri
penalty is attached
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18

IT peeve the Kaiser lot to hear that the stars
and Stripes sim fly on the Atlantic.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-18

IF we cannot in short time organ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
Amazing Power Of Bon-0pto
To Make Weak Eyes Strong
Doctor Says 1t Strengthens Eyesight
SO per cent. in One Weeks Time
in Many Instances

spared tho trouble and expense of ever
getting glasses Eye troubles ~ many
descriptions may he wonderfully benefited
los the us" NJ this prescription ut home.
60 io pnl active drug store and get a
bottle ~ Iipu.Opto tablets Drop one
liun- optic tablet IN fourth OF a glass
u' wn'"r und LEI II dissolve with this
l'Vuld n1ihe tho Hyos two to four times
daily You should notice your eyes clear
up pcrc"pilhly right from the start, and
Inflammation and rednes- will aulclly
disappear II your eyes bother YOU even
liitle II ie your duty to takc steps 10
save them now before n In too late. Many
houclrBly blind might have Hnvcd ,helI
sight II they had cared for their eyes in
time.
.NuTE Another prominent Physician. to
whom the above article waa submitted, said
Yes, IN" liop opto prescription /. truly
a wonderful eye rcmedy fts constituent
ingredients Nrc well known 10 eminent eve
specialists md widely prescribed by them
have used n very successfully In my own
ptHr'itr ou patients whose eycs were
strained through ovriwuih ur misft glasses
I can hlgmN recommend u ln cnsc " weak
wHtrrN aching snntiipR it,uIng. burn
'uH eyes. rod llH blurred Vision ur Inf
eyes lntlUm"l fuu exposure iu suuhr Huu.
dust ur NlId ~ is uur uI the ,urN few
preparations feel should %" Kept un mana
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stances ur refund the woury II can he
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] sold lu this rIN bN the NrHtt1O Drug towr
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
A Free Prescription You Can Have rllleC
and Use at Homo,

A Free Prescription You Can Have Fllod
and Uso 81 Home
Victims NJ r,n strain and other eyn
Woukuen,es aud those who Wsu glnssrH
viii hr rlud u know ihut according 'u
br LOWS there IN real hope ana hclp FOR
inuw MANY whose ewes were falling
VIA, the, huNc hnd thru eyes rrr'utrl hy
ihI. remarkable prescription and many
who once wore glpEtur rnN they have
thrown them uwUN Duc wtn SAYS. uf'rI
using II. II WIS almost blind could not
s,, to read ~ uIl Nov puu read every
ihlng without my glasses and my ewes do
mot hurt any moro At night they would
p,in hfcndfulN Now they fcel flnc All
ihe time n was ms IL miracle to me"
A lpdy who used n snys The nlmpH-
pbrrr seemed hHyy with ur without
pp,srs but after using this prescription
Tor Nnreu dnNT everything He"ius clear
can read even fine print without
rn,ssrg Another who used n says u
vu. bothered with eve strain caused hy
D,.rvurIt,d. iru1 ryrs which induced
u,rpr headaches have worn glnHsc,
ui. H,,r,N ,.rfs hoN fnr dNuuD" mud
u.n.. M.H Without lNrui ! could not tcnd
. .un .. .u.. u.. Hu envelope ui 'n' 'Nl,.
Hr...p ur np machine h,f.r, m,
..r. Uu nuiN nuN Nul 'INu NI I.urd,i w.
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...u,. iN, street NOW which fur tvNvr|
.,.. Ift. luuNrl I0l,' 90 dlm gt'uu hlui
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
Letters Addressed
to Superintendent
Sent to 3 Persons

Here II a Chinese puzzle
To whom does mail addressed 10
the superintendent OF schools okla
homa City, belong
Everyone is entitled to three
guessrs and it generally takes all
three TO find the right recipient for
the mis'iyr.
II nigh, mean the ,uperintrnd
cut OF city schools, ! A White
ford. or it might be ior the super
m'endrnl oi county schools. Mrs.
\ B. Love or ior the state super
inIcudcnt, r. II Wilson
One guess Is about As good as
another Whichever official re.
ceiyes Il first opens It and learns
from It's contents to whom II Is in.
tended
1T has grown to be sn old story"
said Mr. Whiteford ,"Aud It's the
same with kilograms some OF great
importance being carcles,ly ad.
dressed"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
Roll of Honor

Recruits ior the regular army navy
and Twenty first regiment oi engineers
were obtained IN Oklahoma during rhc
last twenty four hours. eleven Joining
the regular army two the engineers
regimen, ard four the navy
The names Of the recruits, the branch
of the service which they joined and
their home town, follow.
Engineer, William + lytcc. Cuba
No. and John ". Freely Oklahoma
City
Navy Jerry Edge McAle,lcr l.. W
Mallard and J W Webb, Ardmorc, and
l.. r. rurdy Mu,kogee
Regular Army Fmer /. Brown
Gcnc,,o, Kan, Willard \ Carter
Clarcmorc, Bernard Dayl. Oklahoma
CITY. John ". tuucll tmulc Leo "
llol,on. Bri,,ow. DANIEL VI IIau,e
llarcmurc. Charlie, II Johnson IIol
h,. Ernest h Kaiser. Nuik. Ra}
mond Lewis. Noble, JOHN b Miller
tlarcmore, and Austin e. lhrouebcuS
ANphllium
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12

whites last Bake slowly Pu, currant
Iclk between and boiled icing on top.
white Layer Ncver-Fail Cake-Ihrec
eggs, whites and yolks beaten separate
" Nhitcs folded in last thing two
ups sugar, one half cup butter or lard,
ono cup sweet milk three cups flour
suited with two teaspoons baking pow
der lemon extract 10 taste Bake m
moderate oven
Sponge Cake three eggs Three eggs
and one cup sugar beaten to cream
three tablespoon, cold water one cup
flour, one teaspoon baking powder, fla
vor 10 taste
Prune Cake-Onc cup brown sugar
half cup butter, three tablespoons sour
cream, one third teaspoon soda, two
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12

teaspoons baking powder, yolks Of three
eggs and white Of one, one teaspoon
cinnamon, ono cup chopped pruncs with
Juice, and two cups oi flour
Devils Food -- One hall cup sweet
milk. half cup chocolate or cocoa boil
lc' cool One cup brown sugar, one
scant cup butter, three iourlhs Gun
sweet milk, nc teaspoon soda, two
heapng cups flour yolks OF three egg,
Bake IN layers and put together Wit,
white iroIing
Delicious Cake-Two eggs, one half
cup sugar, ono bali cup molaS,cs, one
half cup sour milk or buttcrmllk one
teaspoon baking soda, one and one half
cups flour ('iiicdO, one teaspoon cinua
mon, one half teaspoon cloves, ono half
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12
"Protest" Strike
Spreading Today

SPRlNGFlEl u, III Sept Il Ncv-
eral hundred mote trade untoui,ts today
uu,, work and cast their 10, with the
5000 coal mmrr, ~ and near tins civ
who am Moudd, began 4 protr,, strike
against 'hc action oi police and military
au,hurr,c. who furclbl, prevented 4
parade last SUNDAY intended q, a dem.
on,lrauu m .upport Of the strike here
Ui street car men
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12

The Lady MaccabceS viii meet to
morrow afternoon at 80 O'Clock at
the WcStiall hall for class initiation
All the guards are requested to be
present
y
Miss Waddean Hooker OF Bar'lcS-
willie spent the week end here visiting
relatives
Mr. kcene Burwcll 209 West Fifth
street. and Mr.. Herbert Nee, 72l West
Fourteenth street left Monday night
for Lawrence, Kan, where they will
re-eutcr the University OF Kansas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-12

teaspoon nutmeg This cake requires no
lard or butter, aud he sure and do not
put any more flour in than the fecips
calls for or your cake will be too still.
This makes two layers One may dou.
bic recipe and make a very large cake.