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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

to England was attacked by German light naval forces on Wednesday with the result that all the ships of the convoy and the protecting vessels, including two British destroyers, were sunk. with the exception of a small fishing steamer, says German admiralty tsatement. is- sued today. The Geman forces suffered no loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Italians Flight Postponed

Newport News, Va, October 2o.-The proposed flight of Lieutenant Resnati from Lanley Field to New York has been postponed until next week, be- cause of unfavorable weather condi- tions, 1t was announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
LEFT MEN TO PERIsH
GERMAN CLAIM DENIED

''The German official Communique, on this subject. states that the attack took place within territorial waters in the neighborhood of the Shetland Islands. and that all the escort vessels. including the destroyers, were sunk. with the ex- caption of one escort fishing steamer The statement as to the locality of the attack is untrue. as Is also the state- ment regarding the destruction of the escort vessels
 ''The enemy raiders succeeded in evad- ing the British watching squadrons on long dark nights. both on their hurried outward dash and their homeward flight
 Tt Is regretted that all the & officers and men of H. M. s. Mary Rose and 47 were lost.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
Will Relieve Nervous Depression and
 Low Spirits

The Old Sthndard geneFaI Etrengtheh- ing tonic. GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. arouses the liver. drives out Malaria and builds up the system. A sure Appetizer and aid to digestion. COG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
135 OFFICERS AND MEN ON CONVOY
 VESSELS KNOWN
 TO HAVE PERISHED
(Continued from Page One) ment, and made no attempt to rescue the crews of the sunked destroyers. DESTROYER CREW LOST


 All the officers and men of tho Mary Rose and the Strongbow were lost.
 The statement declares unture the Ger man story to the effect that the attack occurred n the territorial waters of the Shetland Islands.
 Tho hostile raiders. 1t appears, suc- ceeded in evading the British watchers on dark nights on both sides, the out ward and homeward dash.
 The admiralty statement, giving the details of the North sea incident, reads:
 Two very fast and heavily armed Ger man raiders attacked convoy in the North sea about midway between the Shetland Islands and the Norwegian coast on Wednesday, Two British de- stroyers. his majesty's ship Mary Rose, Lieut. Com. Char1es Fox. and Strong bow. Lieut.. Com. Edward Brooks, which formed the antisupmarine escort, at once engaged the enemy vessels and fought until they were sunk after short and unequal engagement.
 Their gallant action held the German raiders sufficiently long to enable three merchant vessels to effect their escape LEFT MEN TO PERISH Anxious to make good their escape before the British forces could intercept them, no effort was made to rescue the crews of the sunken British destroyers and the Germans left the doomed mer- chant ships whilst these were still sink ing. thus enabling the British patro craft, which arrived shortly afterwarc to rescue some 30 Norwegians and oth. crs. regarding whom the details arc no, yet known. The German navy, by this act, once more and further degraded it. self by this disregard of the historic chiv- airy of the sea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, October 20.--Alabama and Mississipp: Fair Sunday and Monday. Georgia: Fair Sunday and Monday, somewhat warmer Monday.
 Tennessee: Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
MISS LAW ARRIVES

Several orator members of the division will deliver addresses Wednesday night and Miss Ruth Law, woman aviator, has announced that she would like to make 8 flight as a part of the celebration. She came to Camp Sheridan Saturday and spent sometime with the division. Miss Law has applied for a commission as flier and declared that she would take delight in dropping several tons of iron on the Kaiser if she were given the ornortI,nify
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21

Berlin, October 2o.-(via London. )--4
 convoy of IS vessels bound from Norwa'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
OHIO SERGEANT WILL BE COURTMART|ALED
 FOR KILLING PRIVATE
Coughlin Dies From Wound Received When Fired on by Military
 Policeman

Montgomery, October 20.-tSpeciaL)-As a result of the death of Robert T. Cough lin of Cleveland, member of the One Hundred and Forty-eighth infantry (old Third Ohio), from a pistol bullet fired by Sergt. Robert Hudgins of Cincinnati, Hudgins is being held in the guardhouse at Camp Sheridan pending orders for his court-martial.
 vestigauon Saturday and reached the conclusion that Hudgins did not intend to shoot Coughlin, but that he was handling his pistol carelessly and had no authority to fire when he did. Hud- gins claims he ordered Coughlin and others in his automobile to halt when they violated traffic regulations at Camp Sheridan; that they made no answer and that they did not stop when he called the second time. On the third call he fired, believing the pistol was pointed in tho air. HudginG said he had never fired a pistol before and thought he would scare Coughlin and force him to stop. Coughlin died early Saturday morning from bullet wound which en- tered the abdomen. His father and mother. MT. and Mrs. J. T. Coughlin of Coughlin was 8 member of well known Cleveland family, while Hudgins is re- ported to be from prominent family of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-21
LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS GROW

Camp Sheridan's subscriptions to the liberty loan had reached $1,S72.200 when the campaign closed for the week and officers believe three days work will place the total at $2.OO0.00o and will compete the report which must be made at the final rally Wednesday night.
 Official reports show the Sixty-second field artillery brigade leading with S300,s50; the Seventy-fourth infantry bri- gade second with s279. .15o; the Seventy third infantry brigade third with s248S50. and the Depot brigade fourth with s216 q5n
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Entertained Little Friends

Little Miss Helen Cochran Foard en-
tertained a number of small guests on
Saturday afternoon, from g. 80 to 5 80 in
honor of her sixth birthday. Among
those present were: Virginia and Henry
S. Brady, Jr., Virginia and Ernest A.
Truitt. Jr., Henry Vaughan, Eunice
Horsey, Dorothy Crawford, Francis H.
Moore Jr., John Pool, Jack and Adelaide
Green, Billy and Fred Shallcross, Mar
garet Shallcross, Charlotte Donaghay,
Edwin Donaghay, C. Malcolm Cochran,
Jr., Helen Beck, Lucy and Richard
Green, Anne Bragdon, Carl Harring ton
of Germantown, Pa; Calvin Day, of
Cambridge, Md !; Charlotte and Justine
Woodall, of Georgetown, Md Mrs. E.
G. Green, Mrs. S. B. Foard, Mrs. James
E. Woodall, Jr., Mrs. William Green,
Jr., Mrs. E. H. Beck, Mrs. A NJ. Craw-
ford, Mrs. c. M. Cochran, Mrs. E. Nj.
Shallcross, Mrs. Eunice Horsey, Mrs.
John C. Green, Mrs. Ernest Truitt,
Mrs. Francis H. Moore and Miss Susan
FOard.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Middletown VS.. Kennedyville

Middletown defeated Kenndyyille here
on Saturday, 4 to O. Finn pitched his
usual masterful game, allowing but four
hits and tanning twelve men. Benny
Gibbs won the game in the seventh by
slamming the ball against the left field
wall with the bases loaded.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Middletown.. ...... 0 90 0 0-4
Kennedyville 0 100 0 o 90
The attraction for this afternoon will
be the second game of the series which
is being played between the locals and
Elkton, Md. Both teams are heavily
padded and good game will be played.
MIDDLETowN JRs. 9; CLAYTON JRS. 5.
The Middletown Juniors journeyed to
Clayton on last Saturday to play the
Junior team of that town. A good game
was contested, the score being to in
favor of Middletown; both teams put up
a good fight. Tine locals play good ball,
and use all home talent. This team,
with another years experience, ought to
be able to take the place of the regular
nine players. The Juniors are team
composed of all Middletown boys from
the ages Of Is to IS years. Any teams
desiring games with the Juniors phone
65 or write to Harris Berkman, Middle
town, Del
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Compulsory Work Law

The compulsory work law, passed at
the special session of the Maryland Leg
islature, went into effect Monday. The
States Attorney and sheriff of each coun-
ty have received copy of the rules and
regulations. which explain that every
able-bodied male person between the
ages of Is and so years who are not on
August 20, 1917, or any time thereafter,
regularly or continuously emplo, ed in
some lawful and useful business, occu-
patton, trade or profession must, with
three classes of exceptions, register for
work under the law
Those exempted under the terms of
the law are (a) students and persons
fitting themselves to engage in trade
or industrial pursuit; (b) persons tenn
porarily unemployed by reason of differ
ences with their employers, and (c) per-
sons engaged or employed in any sea-
sonal business, trade or occupation, but
every unemployed man must register.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
OBITUARY
MISS AGNES OSTROM

Miss Agnes Ostrom, second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Ostrom, of Cecil
ton, died at the Presbyterian Hospital,
Philadelphia, Wednesday of last week.
Miss Ostrom was graduate of the
George Biddle High School, at Ceclton,
and at the time of her death was pur.
suing course of study at the Presby-
terian Hospital in connection with the
training school for nurses of the Howard
Hospital. where she entered for training
little less than two years ago That
such bright, useful young life should
be cut off so summarily is.a matter of
grief to every one and the sympathy of
the entire community goes out to the
bereaved family.
The funeral took place at Zion M. E.
Church Friday afternoon, the Rev. J.
NJ. Mitchell, of Millington. a former
pastor of Miss Ostrom, officiating. In
terment was made in Cecilton cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Red Cross

ITO bind up the nations wounds; to
care for him who shall have borne the
battle, and for his widow and his
orphan-to do all which may achieve
and cherish a just and lasting peace our
selves and with all nations. This is
the task of the Red Cross. The physi-
cal part of this task is immediate,
tangible and urgent-to care for the
wounded, the hungry and the homeless.
New classes in "The Preparation of
Surgical Dressings" First Aid'' and
Home Nursing" will be started the first
of September. Those wishing to join
please notify Mrs. Edward Ladley.
Another class in 'The Preparation of
Surgical Dressing" is very much needed.
Are there any women who are willing
to come to the Club House one morning
or afternoon a week and cut gauze :?
This would be great help.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
E. C. FENIMORE

Edward c. Fenimore, in the 88th year
of his age, died on Monday afternoon,
the 10th inst, at the residence of his
son-in-law, John w. Sutphin near Yard
ley, Pa. Mr.. Fenimore who was we'll
known her, had been seriously i'll for one
week, due to infirmties of age. He is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Sutphin.
Mr.. Fenimore was former resident of
near Odessa, Del. For the past twenty
two years he had lived with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sutphin, near Yardley, and during that
time had made many friends in the com
munity, where he was held in nigh es-
TEEN. His wife died fifteen years ago.
The funeral was at 2. 80 O. clock Thursday
afternoon, August 23rd, from the home
of MIR. and Mrs. John W. Sutphin. In
terment at Morrisville Cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Fogel & Burstan's "August
Clearance Sale! New stylish
goods At or below Cost!
WARWICK

Mrs. William John is visiting relatives
near Wilmington.
Mrs. Ida Holden, of Edge Moor, spent
Sunday with John Holden and family.
Mrs. Joseph Rhoades, of Middletown,
was brief caller in town on Monday.
William Williamson and wife, of Tio-
ga, were guests of friends in town last
week.
George Lane and wife are entertain
ing relatives from Philadelphia this
week.
Uric CHM, wife and son, Martin, spent
Saturday with her mother, Mrs. V. L.
Vinyard
Mrs. H. NJ. Eaton is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Bayard Jordan, near
Hockessin.
Mrs. G. w. Stearns and daughter,
Miss Jodie, are visiting friends in and
near Philadelphia.
William Lofand and wife, of Phila-
delphia, spent Sunday with his mother,
Mrs Mary A. Lofland.
Mrs John Price returned home on
Tuesday, after several days visit with
relatives in Phil adelphia.
Owing to the absence of our pastor,
Rev. }. N. Link, there will be no SER
vices on Sunday evening.
The ladies of the NJ. P. Church, will
serve dinner at the sale of Custis Price,
near town, on Thursday, Aug 3Oth.
Mr.. Jesse Vinyard and friend, of Will
mlngton, were weekend guests of his
parents, William Vinyard and wife.
Miss Wilhemina King, of Wilmington,
was a Sunday guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. King, near town.
George Goldsborough and wife. Of
Middletown, were Monday visitors at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Mark Man.
love.
Mrs. Nettie Collins and daughter,
Miss Mabel, of Cambridge, Md, are
guests of Mr.. E. F. Bishop and family,
near town.
Messrs. r. B. Merritt, Sr., Walter |
Schriver and Fred Smith attended the |
Grand Circuit meeting held in PhiIadel- |
adelphia, on Tuesday.
A. R. Merritt and wife entertained on
Sunday the following, Mr.. and Mrs. V.
NJ. Fountain, Mr. v NJ. Fountain, Jr.
Miss Nancy Lee. of DeLand, Fla, Mrs.
V. l.. Vinyard, Messrs T. B. and Curtis
Vinyard and Miss Eula Vinyard
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
P. 0. 5. CT A. Convention

The thirteenth annual session of the
State Camp Of Delaware, Patriotic
Sons of America, will be held in p. O.
S. of A. Hall, GIL Market street, Will
mington, August %, 1917, opening at
1890 a. M, with an address of welcome
by Mayor John w. Lawson and a re-
sponse by Lewis w. Colmery. The ex-
ecutive session will! convene at the close
of the opening exercises. Dinner will
be served to officers and delegates in the
camp rooms at noon. There will be a
trolley ride for all members of the State
Camp. starting at p. m. The after
noon session will be called at 2. 30 OF clock.
The local delegates will meet at the
hall on the morning of August %, and
proceed to the P. B. & W. station to
escort the visitors to the hall.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Discuss Wheat Yield

Dean Harry Hayward, of the Deia-
ware College Agricultural Department,
Prof. A. R. Spaid, State Commissioner
of Education, and DR.. c.. j. Scott,
superintendent of Wilmington public
schools, represented the State Board of
Education at conference in Washing
ton several days ago to discuss provi-
sions of the Smith-Hughes bill, which
appropriates funds for vocational edu-
cation in the various states.
Dean Hayward also attended a con-
ference called by Secretary of Agricul-
ture Houston to discuss ways and means
of increasing the wheat production in
eastern United States.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Should Raise Poultry

The State Board of Agriculture calls
attention to the fact that one of the
quickest ways to increase the meat SUD-
ply is to grow poultry and while too late
to do much this Fall in general lines, it
is good time to start into the sauab
business. Probably the price of grain
will be considerably lower than it has
been in the last few months and the
price of meat will probably be higher
rather than lower. There is always a
demand for squads and during the war
times there will be an unusual demand
for their use in hospitals and for wound
ed or convalescent soldiers.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
TOWNSEND

Miss Inez Noble, of Preston, Nd, il
the guest of Miss Ethelwyn Maloney
Miss Mary Aspril. of Odessa, visited
DR.. J. D. Niles and family the pas
| week.
Leonard Dickson and wife. of Viii
mington spent the week end with rela
tives here
Miss Karlene Hart spent last week
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Naylor,
near Odessa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Townsend are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William Riggs
in Wilmington.
Rev. E. H. Van Dyke, of Parksley,
Va, spent Thursday with G. W. Van
Dyke and amily.
D. B. Jones and daughter Anna are
guests of his brother Jacob Jones and
family at Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards, of German
town, are visiting her uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Deakyne.
DR.. J. D. Niles. wife and son. Mrs
Webb and Miss Mary Aspril spent the
weekend at Atlantic City, N. J.
Mrs. Wilmer Fennemore has as her
guests Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett and sis
ter Miss Shcckley, of Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Malcolm, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend with
her cousin Robert Beardsley and family.
Mr.. James, of Havre de Grace, pay
master of the corn and tomato cannery
here has returned to town for the sea-
son.
Leigh Gill whose time has expired
from the U. S. Navy has returned to
the home of his parents, Harry Gill and
wife.
Mrs. Joseph Jones and daughters
Thelma and Pauline are spending this
week with her sister Mrs. Palmer and
family near Milton.
Mrs. Daisy johnson joined party of
Philadelphia and Clayton friends and
they are occupying cottage at Bowers
Beach for a fortnight.
Rev. Wise will preach at Emmanuel
M. E. Church Sunday Sept. 9th at the
service. The evening service
at 7.3O, preaching by Rev. Warren Burr.
Annual Reunion of Old Union M. E.
Church Sunday, Sept. 2. Service both
and afternoon. Full pa, IT,
culars will be given in next weeks is
sue
Mrs. w. H. Reynolds and sons har-
man and John and daughter Edna join
ed Rev. John Beauchamp and family
and motored to Fairmount for ten days
trip.
Rev. Earl Shockley and wife, of Sher-
wood, Md, are on two weeks vaca-
ton with their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Lemuel Shockley in town and Mrs. Lot
tie Wells and sons near town.
Rev. Earl Shockley one of our highly
and respected town boys now
stationed at Sherwood, Md, in ministry
work while on a visit here gave most
interesting and helpful talk to large
Sunday morning, which
was greatly enjoyed by his many
friends.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Fix Prices Of Milk

The wholesale price of milk was set
at cents quart for September by the
Farmers Milk Organization, at meet
ing at the Ford Building, Wilmington,
last Saturday night. Palmer C. Dickey
was placed in Washington at a saiary
to care for the milk situation. He will
place milk in all dairies at 7 cents a
quart, and take care of all association
milk. These decisions were made after
a lively discussion over several members
wishing to sell at 81 cents a quart.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Local Canneries Open

Preston's tomato cannery opened for
the season on Saturday and Mr. Pres
ton informed The transcripts scribe
that the quality Of the tomatoes was
fine and predicts a normal crop.
At the present time he has about Is
employees who came here from Balti-
more.
Bakers corn cannery began the sea
sons packing on Tuesday but at this
writing has received only small guam
tity of corn. During the next two weeks
the bulk of this seasons crop will be
canned and the 100 employees engaged
in this work will be kept busy during
this time. Mr.. Bakes predicts nor
NAL crop.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
Jumped From Train

Jumping from P. B. & W. Railroad
Express train near Newark. while the
train was going at probably forty miles
ap hour, one of a gang of Southern ne
groes being brought north to work on
the railroad, made spectacular get
away Tuesday afternoon, after having
robbed a passenger of $57 Notwith-
standing his daring and dangerous leap
the negro was evidently uninjured as no
trace of him has been found by railroad
detectives.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
ODESSA

Mrs. Long is visiting relatives in Will
mington.
Miss Mary Aspril spent Sunday las
at Waynesboro.
Miss Frances Davis visited friend:
at Church Hill this week.
Miss Ida Cotter, of Taconey, Pa,
is the guest of Mrs. l. G.. Webb.
Miss Helen Bradley, of Wilmington,
is the guest of Mrs. Harry Lightcap.
Miss Mabel Griffenberg, of Chicago,
ILL.,, is the guest of Mrs. A. Lee Orrel'.
Miss Irene Stevens, of New York is
visiting Mrs. Willard Spicer near town.
Charles Zeni, of New York, was the
guest of Miss Elsie Dulin on Sunday
last
Mrs. Laura Skellenger and daughter,
of Wilmington, visited Mrs Eccles this
week.
Columbus Watkins and wife, of Will
lnington, visited relatives in town on
Sunday.
Mr.. Frank West, of Wilmington,
visited his sister Mrs. Carrie Appleton
this week.
Alonza Cleaver and George Clevenger,
of Wilmington, were visitors in town
on Sunday.
Charles Armstrong and family, of
near Wilmington, visited Elwood Dulin
Sr., last week.
Miss GLADYS Long and Allen Sparks,
of Wilmington, visited Mrs. Allen
Sparks on Sunday.
George Moore, wife and son, of
Kingston, N. Y, are visiting his moth
er Mrs. Lizzie Moore.
Clarence Asprll, wife and daughter,
of Wilmington. were guests of l.. "
Aspril and wife on Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Cause and son and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler. of Wilmington, were
guests Of Mrs. R. j. Mailly on Sunday.
Mrs. H. C. Shipley is entertaining
Mrs. Dora Limpert, of Wye Mills, Mrs.
Taylor and son Allen and Miss Mildred
keenan,, OF Wilmington.
Miss Hilda Allston, Norman Bender,
Watson Allston. of MI. Pleasant; Misses
Nora Boyce and Mabel Pierson, of Mil
ford, were guests of Mrs. Joseph Heller
on Sunday last.
Services in the M. E. Church on Sun
day. Morning service at 1870. Sun
day School at 200 P. NJ Evening SER
vice at 7.3O. All are cordially invited |
to be present at all of these services.
Grant Ellingsworth, son of Robert
living on a farm near
town and Elwood Gross a colored boy
were struck by lightning on Tuesday
but at this writing both are improving.
David Lyman, Mrs. Asa Davis, Miss
Emma Davis, Harold Rhodes, wife and |
daughter, Of near Cecilton; and Frank
Lyman, daughter and son, of Whining
ton, were guests Of Mrs. William Craig |
on Sunday last.
George Loteman. an old colored resi-
lent, of our town, was struck by an i
on Monday evening in cross
ing the street. He was cut and bruised,
and was taken to the Delaware Hospi-
tai on Tuesday by DR.. Joseph Carrow.
Middletown transcript., 1917-08-25
BOY SCOUTS ENTERTAINMENT

The local troop Of Boy Scouts assisted
by Scout Executive, Mr.. Frank A.
Greendawk and his Scouts from Camp
Caesar Rodney, of McDonough, Del.
gave very credible Camp fire demon
stration in the Opera House on Monday
evening. The boys sang songs, told
stories and gave demonstrations of
camp training and efficiency.
Mr.. S. NJ Rosenberg, proprietor of
the Moving Picture Theatre very gen
erously promised the Boys of the Mid
dletown Troop two-thirds of the pro-
ceeds of the entertainment, which he
fulfilled to the letter, and our treasury
was enriched to the amount of about
thirty-three dollars. This amount will
be applied to liquidating the amount of
their Indebtedness to the committee
who guaranteed the funds to buy the
scout equipment.
We take this opportunity of thanking
Scout Executive Greenhawk, and his
boys from Camp Caesar Rodney, Mr..
Rosenberg and the public who so gen.
erously responded to make the occasion
a success, and Mr.. Harry Burris who
conveyed the Boys to and from Camp.
1t is propose by Mr.. E. S. Jones
that we in slight measure show our
appreciation of their assistance to US
and to this end we invite all the Scouts
in attendance in Camp Caesar Rodney
and the local scouts to participate in
watermelon party to be held next Tues
day evening at the residence of Mr..
Jones on Crawford street. If you want
to see the fun don't stay away.
P. L. DONAGHAY, Scoutmaster.
Middletown Troop
Boy Scouts.