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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
USE FOR HORSE CHESTNUTS
British School Children Gather Them
to SuppIant Grain for
Munitions.

London.-School children all over
England will devote their leisure time
during the next six weeks in gather.
ing horse chestnuts, which the govern
ment Is able to use In unlimited guam
titles in the manufacture of munitions.
Researches last year by the Royal So
ciety led to the discovery that horse
chestnuts provide satisfactory sub
stitute for the grain used In certain
processes Of munition making. Every
ton Of horse chestnuts harvested will
save half a ton Of grain for human
consumption. Plans made by the
school authorities indicate that more
than 100000 tons Of these chestnuts
will be turned over to the government
by school children this fall.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
Military Camps in Course of Con-
struction Will Use Up Vast
Quantities.
sAWM|uS TO Be kept BUSY
Camp Hospitals and Reconstruction
Hospitals viii Use About 100000.
600 Feet-More Millions for
Camps In France.

Wilmington, N. C.-With govern
ment constructions of 10 "reconstruc-
ton" hospitals In all parts Of the
United States, md 80 local hospitals
at each of the army environments and
National Guard camps, nine officers
training camps in this part Of the
country, and as many more aviation
camps down on the boards for imme-
diate construction, 1t Is given out In
unmistakable language that the saw.
mills Of this country will have all they
can do to take care of government
contracts during the balance of the
year and for a good portion Of the
time during the first half Of next year
Makes Big Lumber Demand.
Reviewing the situation at short
range, the Southern Lumber Journal
Of this city says:
"The announcement from Washing.
ton of the decision of the war depart.
ment to build at once 80 hospitals, one
mt each of the army environments and
National Guard camps, spells many ad.
ditional lumber contracts, running into
tho millions of feet, that will have to
come from the South, as the great ma
jority of these training CAMPS are To-
Gated in the South and southern mills
are therefore the logical sources o.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
NURSING SERVICE To Be VERY BEST

service; and finally she must pass a
physical examination.
Such requirements mean that only
the best nurses can be enrolled in the
Red Cross service.
Takes Soldiers Oath.
When the enrolled Red Cross nurse
Is called upon to go to the war she
takes an oath to support the Constltu-
ton Of the United States against all
enemies foreign and domestic-the
oath OF the soldier. She receives an
appointment card and badge bearing
the same number. Congress has
placed penalty upon the unauthor-
lied wearing Of the Red Cross nurses
badge.
Her uniform was white, but has
been changed to gray on account of
the limited laundry facilities In Eu.
rope, with white cap and an arm
brassard bearing the Red Cross In.
sigma. She is also furnished a blue
cape marked with a red cross. This
uniform Is more carefully protected
against unauthorized use than that of
a soldier In the army. In Europe, the
Red Cross societies were not so strict
in the protection of uniforms Mt first
and they had cause to regret 1t. The
Red Cross uniform there was used by
spies, by women Of bad reputation
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
Tea Jaas In London.

"Has 1t been noticed that since the
anti-treating epoch and since alco-
holic liquor came to vanishing point.
men invite one another to cups of
tea and get quite feverish over their
potations?" asks the London Daily
Express Yesterday afternoon an
actor who Is resting confessed that
he had consumed nine cups Of tea
since breakfast time. They had GER
tainly changed his condition. He was
terribly restless. Glittering eyes,
rapid, nonsensical voluminous talk,
high temperature, an uncertain tenn
per, f1uctuating pulse, hands ner-
vously clinched--all these are the
signs and tokens Of tea drunken
ness" sr
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20

and by grafters collecting money. No
such abuse Of the American Red Cross
nurses uniform Is possible.
The woman who has organized this
great service and trained it to a
morale every bit as perfect as that
Of the army or navy is Jane A. Della
no. herself a trained nurse. Miss De-
lano was formerly superintendent Of
the nurses training schools at Bellevue
hospital, New York, and the hospital
Of the University Of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, and Is now chairman Of
the national committee on Red Cross
nursing service.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
Sick and Wounded Soldiers to
Get as Good Care as in
Any Hospital:
RED CROSS MOST Efficient
Best. Surgeons and Best Nurses In
United States Sent With Army
to France-onIy Graduate
Nurses May Serve.

Washington.-The greatest advance
made by the American Red Cross in
the science Of looking after an army's
welfare is In its nursing service. The
United States Is the only nation
which entered the present war with
fully enrolled and organized service
Of trained nurses. The most rigid rule
of the Red Cross is that none but
graduate nurses shall be permitted to
serve as nurses in American war hos
pitfalls.
For the first time In history the
United States has sent to the front
with its forces modern hospital
equipment. The sick and wounded
will receive as good care as they
could get in any hospital In the Unit
ed States. Fine buildings do not make
a fine hospital-it is the surgical and
nursing attention which the patient re-
ceives, and this attention can be given
in a tent as we'll as in a million-dollar
hospital building. The American Red
Cross is sending with the army the
best surgeons and the best nurses In
the United States-the best In the
world.
Only Trained Nurses Serve.
When the new Red Cross was Or
ganized in 1905 the principle was
adopted at once that not only trained
nurses but nurses Of character and
experience vouched for by recognized
hospitals could be enrolled in the nurs-
ing service. Also 1t was recognized
that unless such a service were grad
ually built up In time Of peace, unsat-
isfactory nurses would be bound to
get into it in time Of war. And So
although 1t seemed then that our
country could never again be drawn
into war, the work Of organizing a
war-nursing service was started. with
the result that today the Red Cross
has enrolled nearly 1900 nurses-the
pick Of the trained nurses Of the Unit
ed States. 1t is the one branch in
which the United States Is thorough
" prepared for war-better prepared,
in fact, than any nation which ever
went to wer.
These gre the qualifications Of a
Red Cross nurse: She must have had
at least two years course of train
ing in a general hospital with daily
average Of at least so patients; she
must be registered in states where
registration is required; she must be
at least twenty-five and not over forty
years OF age; she must be approved In
a personal interview with member
of the local Red Cross committee; she
must show her intelligence by writing
an essay on some subject Of nursing /;
she must be Endorsed by the executive
committee Of an approved nurses or
ganization. by the superintendent of
the training school from which she
graduated. and by two members Of the
local committee on Red Cross nursing
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
Chased by Hoop Snake.

Cross Hill, N C.-Deputy Sheriff
Jones, while out hunting in the noun
tains, saw what he believed to be a
hoop rolling down upon him. He
lodged and the hoop followed. Realiz-
ing it was a hoop snake, he ran behind
q tree and the snake struck the tree
with such force the small end Of its
tail penetrated the bark. Jones killed
the snake at his leisure and brought
Il home rs souvenir
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20
BLOWS HIMSELF TO BITS
Connecticut Official Lies Down on Dy'
Mantle and Sets OF the
Fuse.

Groton, Conn.-Augustin 8. Chester,
former deputy Judge, one Of the board
Of registrars, a school visitor and a
Justice Of the peace. killed himself
with a charge Of dynamite at Noank.
Chester placed the charge on the
ground and then lay down upon 1t. He
lighted the fuse with his hands and
was blown to atoms.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-20

difficult POSITIONS armies
we'll
British finds exhibit
his skill for his fellow The photograph
a
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
disagree ABOUT
U-BOAT MYSTERY
Saunders Confident Ameri-
can Inventors Will Over
come Menace
PROMISE TO
SOLVE MENACE

NEW YORK, May William J..
Saunders, chairman of the Naval Con
sulting Board, whose statement on Sat
urday that a plan OF aggressive opera
ton against the U-boat menace had been
developed caused differences Of opinion
to DC expressed by other members Of
the board, has explained his position
more exactly. lie said that he simply
had stated his personal belief in the abil-
ity of recent Inventions used in con-
junction with known agencies to put an
end to the activity OF German subma-
rines and he reafirmed this belief
Other members OF the board con-
tinued to disagree with Mr.. Saund-
ers's opinion, but some OF them ad-
mitted that new inventions that
promised to be effective against sub
marines had been tested by commit
tees of the board, and while they
were not as optimistic as Mr. Sound
ers. as several of them ogreed that no
might be justified IN his opinion and
that their own hopes had been raised
by what had been accomplished
through their experiments.
Calls II Misunderstanding.
Mr. Saunders's interview Of Satur-
day gave the impression that the
| board as a body had forwarded to
/ Washington at one time a comprehen-
/ siye plan which it recommended for
| aggressive operation against sub
marines and in the success OF which
It had confidence.
This, Mr.. Saunders explained yes
terday, was a misunderstanding He
said that the members OF the board on
many occasions had acted indepen-
IDENTIFY in receiving suggestions, de
veloping ideas Of their own and test
ing at experimental stations and lab.
oratories the various possibilities thar
had come to them. Some OF the mem
bors, he said, had personally made
recommendation to the Navy De
partent and some had talked Cvei
results of their work with him anC
other members OF the board. AS q re
suit of all this, the knowledge Of DIFF
ferent members of the board as L
, what has been done differs. SOM
knowing more and some less OF tn
situation as It had been developed.
Hudson Maxim. Of Hopatcong n. J.
, said that If any invention or comb
nation Of inventions had come int
the hands Of the board. which coull
be depended upon to handle the sub
marine menace. he had no knowledg
of It. The hope existed, he said. tina
other members Of the board Nigh
have some invention in mind abou
which he knew nothing.
1.-THE American public he SAID
should not at this time of all other
place dependence on a false hope.
I should realize that Germany is vii
ming. and could it fully understan
the seriousness Of the submarine mel
ace and the tremendous destruct'o
% which It is working it would be in de
g pair. There is need Of everything
,, the way OF invention which America
genius can turn out, and there is rec
for il at once"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
GOING TO Polish UP
THE CITY This week
Boy Scouts Will Assist in
Health Boards Cleanup
Campaign
TO USE NOW VACANT
LOTS FOR GARDENS

Under the general auspices Of the
Board of Health and various civic or
CARNATIONS, this week will be OBJ
ierved as cleanup week, and from
present indications, will result in
Wilmington having shaken of ali the
lust and CRIME of the winter and
start clean on the summer life.
The Board Of Health last week is
gued a public appeal for the assis-
lance of churches, labor fraternal.
civic and school organizations, re-
luesting their cooperation with that
body during the week by working
among their own membership ana
lmong their friends. II is urged also,
hat the public school teachers shall
lake up the subject with their schol-
lrs, who could give valuable assis-
ance in the work of cleaning up the
city
Local troops Of Boy Scouts are ex-
pected to take advantage OF this OPP
portunity to turn in to assist in the
work in the neighborhoods or their
assembly places. Scout Executive
Greenhawk has been requested to take
I'D the matter with the Scoutmasters
Association and the Patrol Leaders
Club in an effort to see that this com
munity good turu is executed III
systematic, effective manner.
These suggestions were issued Sat
urday by the Health Board:
See that all rubbish is removed iron
your cellar, back yard and areaway
Have it placed in suitable receptacle
where the Street Cleaning Department
can readily remove it.
Clear Railways of all Instructions.
Remove and clean all carpets ant
hangngs for the summer.
Scrub floors, Railways and all uuvar
nished woodwork thoroughly. Use plent.
of soap and hot water.
Clean all windows and keep then
open to fresh air and sunlight.
Nentilate damp cellars
Report all neighborhood nuisances
such as stagnant pools and ill-smellinI
refuse piles. to the Health Department.
Ii there is d vacant lot adjoining you
house see that it is cleaned of all de
caying and refuse material and plante
with vegetables. Make the vacant 10
earn its keep.
And remember, that cheerful compli
ance with these suggestions and wit
every other effort of the Health Depart
ment will help to make your city
more healthful one in which 20 live
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
DOING THEIR BIT
Some Work on Farms, Others
Join the Delaware
Militia
PLAY DEFERS
SCHOOL EXERCISES

Owing to the fact that workmen
were busy this morning getting the
stage OF the Wilmington High School
auditorium ready for the presentation
Of the senior class play on Friday
night. no opening exercises were held
at the school this morning The play
to be presented will be the Shakes
pearean comedy, "The Two Gentle
men From Verona" and 1t viii be
given under the direction Of Mrs.
Charles +. Wentz.
Following is the cast: Duke OF
Milan, William T. Broughall; Valen-
tine, Joseph II Fairbanks; Proteus'
Pierce II. Dowdell: Thurlo, Waiter d.
Smith; Eglamour. John 3. Reybold;
Launce. Israel Handelman; Panthino
Richard II. McMullen: Host, James A
Horty; First OUTLAW, Arthur y
Brooks; Second Outlaw, George h
Hanley; Third Outlaw, Holten Ak
ems; Julia, Margaret Groves; Silvia
Dorothy %. Carpenter; Lucetta, Eliza
beth q. walker: dancers. r. Mavir
Lynch Mildred c. Mason Edyth NJ
Dandy: Barclay r. Challenger. James
A. Horty, Arthur s. Brooks; mu
sicians. g. Madeline May Anna M
Beard, Grace NJ. Geisher Katherine e
edward, Bayard B. Taylor.
Several boys hace received theh
b leaves of absence from the school il
order to answer the call to the coun
, try's service Among those who havl
I gone down State to do farming ar
George Tomkin, Hugh McCaughar
{ John Gam, James Middleton and I'D
70 gar Hathaway. Edward Lyons and .
T. Paul Wintrup have Joined the Delt
/ ware militia. They feft today to tax
2 up their military duties So far ther
e has not been an urgent call for tn
e services of the students on the stat
( farms. although IL is felt that later
/ the month the need will be NOR
f strongly EVIDENCED
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
four more CUARDSMEN:
TWO FOR The FLEET

Four more recruits all of whom are
from out Of the city. were obtained by
the recruiting officers for the National
Guard today. The new men are; Will
liam w. Walker. Milton, Del; Dewey T.
Martin. Rural Hall, y. c.; Alfred j
Stewart, Cambridge, Md; and Samuel
Wiltmer. Harrisburg. Pa.
The members of the guard were happy
this morning when announcement was
made that they would be paid of this
afternoon.
The men recently enrolled in the
guard. and who have received their
first incubation and vaccination, were
given their second incubation today.
Only two men werer assigned to be
sent to Philadelphia by the local Navy
Recruiting station today The new
men are william B. Cox, Of Chester,
s. c., and James p. Purcell, Of this
city.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
SUBMIT VIEWS ON
WAR Financing
Chamber of Commerce 0p-
posed Only TO Increase
of Excess Profit Tax
WOULD NOT TAX
IMPORTED, NECESSITIES

The Chamber of Comerce has for
wa-dea 20 the Chamber of Commerce
OF the United States at Washington
7 its recommendations regarding meth
DDS of financing the war. In the refer
endum submitted 10 all the organiza-
ton members of the National Cham
Der the National body submitted eight
recommendations regarding means Of
raising additional revenue. All the
recommendations We're Endorsed by
the local body with the exception Of
the second one which provides for
the raising of additional revenue by
additions to the present excess profits
tax.
The recommendation as they we're
submitted 70 the local body and
which with one exception bear the ap-
proval Of the Wilmington business
men follow:
]. Approximately S4OOQOO,OOO of
the amount raised by taxation in the
first year should be obtained. as a
war measure, from increased individ-
ual income taxes, through such in
creased super-taXes and decreased ex-
emptions as the committee recon-
mends
2. Approximately S2OO,O0O,00O of
the amount raised by taxation in the
first year should be obtained as a
war measure, by additions to the
present excess profits tax, with
amendments of the law which the
committee recommends.
3. The first class postage rate, as
war measure. should be increased
fifty per cent, to yield approximately
i100,000,000 in the first year.
f. Stamp taxes should he imposed
as a war measure, TO yield approx
nately 10000, 600 in the first year.
5. Customs duties should be i'm
posed as q war revenue measure, Oh
articles to yield about S100,C00.O00 in
he first year.
g. Excise taxes should be imposed
As war measure, upon list of ar
tic'es OF luxury and general use ant
which would yield about $500 000,0 900
IN the first year
z. Retroactive taxes should not b'
imposed upon incomes and profits.
8. The amount OF exemption from
The capital stock tax should be de
creased from $4,000 TO SPA. 900.
The fifth recommendation. relatin,
10 custom duties. was approved, sub
ject. however, 10 the further recon-
mendation that tariff duties shoult
not be imposed on articles which ar
necessities OF life nor on article
which are not produced in this coun
try. The board of directors in max
ing this reservation took the stan,
that il would be unwise to tax ethe
of these classes of articles through
tariff duties.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07

with your Compound for the benefit of
other mothers" - MADAME EUGENE
BEDARD, 55s Main Street, Springfield,
Mass.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is so successful in overcoming
woman's ills because it contains the
tonic, strengthening properties Of good
old fashioned roots and herbs, which act
on the female organism. Women from
all parts of the country are continually
testifying its Strengthening, curative
influence.
II you want special advice write
lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conf-
dentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read, and answered By
women only.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
mission WORKERS
SPEAK At EPW6RTH
George Long Made an Adj
dress on "a Box Car
Vision"
TO OBSERVE MOTHERS
DAY NEXT SUNDAY

Mr. and Mrs. George Long of the
masmuch Mission, Philadelphia, made
addresses at Epworth NJ. L. Church last
night. The church was crowded with
persons from all parts of the city TO
hear of the wonderful work that this
couple is doing through the mission es-
tablshed by Mr. Long several years ago.
Mr.. Long gave wonderful address
from the theme, "a Box Car Vision"
Mrs. Long also spoke for ten minutes.
Mrs MacClay, a paid singer from Tioga
NJ. J.. Church, sang two solos, She vol
untecrs her services to Mr.. and Mrs.
Long, and is a singer of great ability
Several raised their hands at the close
of the meeting asking an interest in the
prayers OF the church. The large chorus
choir. under the leadership of Prof
/ George u. King. gave several selections
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Wilson sang duet
! The pastor asked all who would attend
/ on next Sunday wear a white carnatior
| in memory of mother. A mothers day
sermon will be preached in the morning
and the subject at 100 o'clock will b.
"a Ruthless Destroyer"
The pastor. the Rov. y. Howard Gray
preached a forceful sermon at the morn
ing service yesterday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
EVIDENTLY DEMENTED MAN
BOTHERS HOUSEKEEPERS

Complaints have been made to the
police by housekeepers in this city
OF a white man who is thought to be
demented, and who has endeayored
to gain entrance to homes, while men
are absent. The man was reported 70
have operated In the Ninth ward sew
eral days ago, when he called at q
house, saying he was a member Of tia
health board and wanted to inspect
the milk On gaining admittance he
said he wanted to inspect the beds
but the woman of the house becom-
ing frightened drove him from her
home.
I The some man attempted the same
thing at a house beyond Third street
bridge. At a house on the west side
of the city a stranger appeared and
said he was a government inspector
sent out to talk to the women about
the conservation OF food. The woman
OF this house refused to let him IN.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
TRY TWICE TO BREAK
into GROCERY Store

John r. Wright, who has a grocery
store on Market street, just south Of
the Christiana river. was awakened
late last night by a man trying TO
break into the place through a win
dow. The prowler had broken the
window sash Wright, with a gun,
confronted the man on the porch and
says he had on a uniform resembling
a soldiers. He allowed the man TO
run away. Later on two men tried
to force in the front door of the store,
and Wright. with threats 10 shoot
drove them away.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
BISHOP KINSMAN URGES
SUPPORT OF RED CROSS

In all the Protestant Episcopal
churches of the Diocese yesterday, a
notice from Bishop Frederick J. Kins-
man was read urging Episcopalians
to assist in the Red Cross movement.
he suggested that those who possibly
could, assist the work by joining the
branch in their respective locality.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
EDWIN MARKHAMS
FREE LECTURE

Edwin Markham, the distinguished
poet and writer. one Of whose books
OF poems was illustrated by the
late Howard Pyle will speak at the
New Church. corner of Washington
street and Delaware avenue. next
Sunday night at o'clock. For the
benefit Of the city. the New Church
people have secured Mr.. Markhams
services, and no charge for admis-
sion, or collection. will be taken. He
will read from his own poems. The
subject of his lecture will be What
Swedenborg Brings 10 the Heart Of
Man" Mr.. Markham will answer
questions, and be glad TO meet peo-
pie at the close Of his lecture.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
CARRIERS PLANT sPups.

After spending Friday and Satur-
day cutting seed potatoes, employees
Of the local postofiice who are work
ing a cooperate farm Of eight acres
near this city, began the work Of
planting the spuds this morning. The
amateur farmers left here early this
morning with the spuds and fertilizer.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
HELp on LARCENY CHARGE.

William Bray was held under $500
bail by Deputy Judge Finger today
for his appearance in Court of Gen
eral Sessions TO face a charge Of the
larceny Of a suitcase and contents
from Norman Palmer, colored at the
carnival grounds on Saturday night
Deputy Judge Finger also held
Palmer under 500 bail as a witness.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-07
No ACCIDENTS TODAY

For the first time for weeks, not an
emergency case was reported from
any of the three local hospitals today
and the Phoenix ambulance did not
have a call up to noon. This is con-
sidered unusual as the majority Of ac-
cidents occur in industrial plants on
Mondays.