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Milford chronicle., 1917-06-08
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
4 CONSERVING FoRc {


Falling in line with the offer Of war
service made by the National Ameri.
can Woman Suffrage Association to
the President Of the United States.
various state suffrage associations
have called their members into real
and practical service.
The first act OF the president Of
the Nebraska State Suffrage Associa-
tion, Mrs. W. E. Barkley, was to line
up her members in suffrage thrift
clubs. Many Nebraska home-makers
have been in the habit Of ordering
in the summer, the winters supply
Of vegetables and fruits from their
local grocers. This year the state
suffrage organization is awakening its
members to the fact that Nebraska
women can raise and put up their
own foodstuffs, and so free the pro-
duce Of the canning factories for ex-
portation or for the army, wherever,
in fact, it will be most needed.
Milford chronicle., 1917-06-08
OCEAN VIEW.

The Children's Day exercises, which
were held last Sunday afternoon in the
/ churches here, were enjoyed by a large
congregation.
+ Edward Hickman has returned to Phil
adclphia after a visit Of several days
here.
Mrs. Charles Williams, who has been
spending some time with relatives in
Philadelphia, has returned to her home
here.
Mrs. Randolph Watson. OF Salisbury,
Nd, is spending a few weeks with her
parents, Capt. and Mrs. T. W. Belts.
Captain Ward Bennett OF Philadelphia,
was entertained by Captain and Mrs.
J. y. Bennett and G. F. McCabe and
family last week.
Mrs. Joshua Quillen Of Philadelphia is
the guest for a few weeks Of relatives
here
Nathaniel Quillen and Peter Conesky,
Of Philadelphia, came via boat from
Minsboro, TO visit friends and relatives
here.
Ex-senator and Mrs. L. A. DrexIer,
who have been spending several months
in Washington. are now at their sum-
mer home, The Breakers" at Bethany
Beach.
Mrs. Ida Pennewill was a Georgetown
visitor on Monday.
Mrs. Phillip Short and daughter, Mary !
Annsly, are spending several weeks with 1
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua James
Milford chronicle., 1917-06-08
LINCOLN CITY.

Mrs. George Morrison Of Philadelphia
is the guest Of her parents.
Fred Harder and Wm. Truitt of Joppa
Nd spent the week end with theii
families; n. d. Cook returning with
them on Sunday.
". Marshall Hugg spent the latter
part Of the week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Robert Marker and children, Of
Camden, n. J., are the guests Of Cyrus
Marker.
James Willis and wife spent Decora-
ton Day in Wilmington.
Hamilton KINNEY and family of Mil
ford Neck were the guests Of c. G.
Macklin on Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
]. S. Willis, Jr., on Saturday evening,
June 9.
The stork visited the home Of Fred
Harder on wednesday and presented
them with bouncing baby boy.
Mrs. Ray Morrison and daugh ter have
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Wyatt,
at Slaughter Beach.
Jay Abbott and wife and A. B. Dono-
van and wife motored TO Smyrna on
Sunday.
Special music will be rendered BY the
Lincoln Choir and Orchestra, at the
Day service on Sunday even
inR.
Preaching at Lincoln Sunday morning
10. 80 by the Pastor.
Children Day Services at Slaughter
Neck Sunday afternoon O'Clock, and
It Lincoln Sunday evening at O'Clock,
Iune 10.
June II, there will be a Children's
service at Ceder Neck NJ. E. Church, at
P. NJ.
For your graduation presents, see
stokes, me Jeweler.
Milford chronicle., 1917-06-08
LIFT
SHAWNEE.

The Shawnee School Commissioners
have employed Miss Laura PostIes to
teach this school for the next year begin
ming in September.
Walter Workman and family were
Lewes visitors on Sunday.
Church News-S. s., 10 A. NJ; Class
meeting, IL A. M; Christian Endeavor
meeting, 7.30, topic. Sins of the Mind.
leader, Mrs. Ella Harding.
The Children's Day exercises will be
held June II, in the evening when an
and we'll prepared program
will be rendered by the children.
Milford chronicle., 1917-06-08

THE BERRY and fruit farmers Of
Delaware are certainly not sharing in
the big prices which most products Of
the field are commanding. In the
vicinity Of Bridgeville, where great
acreages of Strawberries are grown,
there is nothing TO encourage the
berry growers, as the prices for
which strawberries have been selling
this week have been at or below the
cost Of growing them and placing
them upon the market. A few OF the
impulsive growers have already har-
Towed up the plants set this spring,
and have planted the land with corn,
and propose to abandon the business
unless a radical change follows an
other year. Next week will be the
largest so far as strawberry ship
ments are concerned, at Bridgeville,
when more than fifty carloads will !
be sent away each day from that one
shipping point; but this is contingent
upon the prices, of course. The ber-
~ business is a gamble all right
Milford chronicle., 1917-06-08
BR1DGEvnLE.

Warren McAllen, while unloading bag
gage at the station last week, had two
Of his fingers badly mashed.
Owing to the cool nights the straw
berries have not ripened very fast and
a number Of the Italian pickers have be-
come dissatisfied. and last week some OF
them started home. but they we're very
promptly arrested and put back TO work.
owing 10 the contract which they signed
and under which they work. Berries
sold on Tuesday from Sl.75 10 50. 90 per
crate Up until Tuesday, June 5th, l25
cars had been shipped.
Canning peas are looking the best this
year that they ever have in this locality.
! The scarlet clover crop Is only fair, while
the wheat promises to be much better
! than expected. All other fruit and grain
is in good condition.
Children's Day exercises will be held
in the NJ. (. Church on Sunday, and a
very elaborate program has been arrang-
ed.
On Tuesday, Isl young men between
the prescribed ages registered for mill
tary conscription in person, while %
mailed their registration cards, making
a total Of 2o4 in the End Of the End Dis
trict. Northwest Fork Hundred. A
number Of Italians picking berries here
went too late 10 be registered here and
had 10 catch the express for their home
town, in order TO be there before the
time expired.
Mrs. E. G. Adams is quite i'll at her
home here, from the effects Of the meas ;
les.
Miss Lizzie Sullivan has returned af- !
ter spending some time in Wilmington as
the guest Of her cousin. Mrs. Hobbs.
Mrs. Sol Kline and Miss Bessie Kline
attended commencement exercises at
Laurel last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Young, Of Con-
shohOcken, Pa, spent Sunday as the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. LeRar spent the
week end with fredericksburg relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elkton Adams Of Will
nington are spending few days here.
Martin Elliott spent the first Of the
week with his parents here.
Miss Anna Jones, who recently COM
Dleted a course in trained nursing, is
visiting at her home here.
Mrs. George Graef left on Monday for
he Delaware hospital where she will
Undergo a slight operation.
Mrs. Elma Gray left this week for, S
Hartford Conn, where she will spend !
ometime with her daughter, Mrs. Paul b
ne Rankin. o
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Owens and Lin o
en- Owens are spending a few days with b
elatives.
Harold Kinder. Of Chester. Pa, has V
eturned home. and has. accepted a po-
tion with Luther G. Welch. v
Mrs. Luther G. Welch and son left +
his week for an extended visit with her
arents at Smyrna. p
Last week Layton & owens purchased g
Ford. J
Mrs. Dawson Todd and Mrs Sherman
odd motored to Philadelphia last week. fr
For your graduation presents, see p
-Okes, the Jeweler. nc
Legal blanks, deeds, mortgages, ETC.
IN be had at Luther CalhOuns Bar m
r Shop, where orders will be taken vi
r any kind Of printing, as well as at
= advertisements to be published in
is paper. All orders for adVertis- an
& must be at the shop before We'd Al
'sday noon Of the week of publica- an
IN. tn
LUTHER T. CALHOUN. Nj
l2-tf Agent Milford Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1917-06-08


so FAR we have not learned Of any
"slackers" or traitors to their coun-
try among the men Of lower Delaware
who are liable to conscription. In
almost every district where the reg
istratiOn last Tuesday was held, there
was a greater number registered than
it was supposed were liable for reg
istration, and in the whole of Della
ware over twenty-five thousand men
between the ages of twenty-one and
thirty-one appeared, or registered as
the law provides. It does not mean
that Delaware will be called upon to
send that many to the army, for fully
four out of every FIVE Of the entire
number will fail to pass examination,
or be turned back by reason of de-
pendent families. The mention of the
word war" seems to Immediately
throw fright into the individual OF the
family of those who are liable to have
to perform military duty, but there
is no reason for this, for the percent /
age OF those vino are killed in battle,
to those who take part in battles, is |
remarkably small. Ten die from dis |
ease to one who is killed by bullets, /
at least that has been the records of /
the past wars. The usual reports of /
battles are from the people who desire
to tell a story Of the fight so that his
paper can gather the greater number
of readers anxious to hear of carnage.
and wonderful instances of valor, and
the writer's play up all the facts that
thousands came thru unscathed to the
few hundreds who were wounded or
killed. America has reached the point
where a great war with a flow of
blood from her men and tears from
her women, will awaken the nation
to its duties in the affairs of the world.
We believe that the balance of the
present century will see the United
States of America enter upon and
stand for greater things for the hui
man race than any country in the
world has ever given to its people.
There has always bvcn, and will be
as long as time exists and men and
women continue to entertain the same
IDEAS of personal freedom, a deep
seated determination to protect their
home, their government and the
rights Of all the people, and so long
IS the men and women of any country {
have this purpose deep-rooted, there
IS no danger; but when the people ,
become so cowardly that they are !
willing to be deprived of their rights,
md permit another to rob them Of
heir property thru tithes or taxes,
hen indeed is the country lost, and 2
will as surely disappear from the free :
governments Of the earth. Delaware /
las shown that she is loyal and ready q
o defend her own. as well as the en- 7
ire country, at the call of the gov Z
rnment, and she will stand well up L
the lists in proportion to her pop
lation. y
Milford chronicle., 1917-06-08

Some one wants what you have to
sell! Then advertise it in the Chron-
icle next week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-25

, here at the Robt. Cummings and
Robt. Sanders homes.
Mrs. Grace McNamer OF Mt stel1
ling visited here a few days ias
week with her parents Mr.. ana MiS11
w. o. Thompson. I'D
The Baptist Sunday school WIZ
have an ice cream social at cont
munity hall Saturday evening OF tni1|
week. "a
George Schmidt of Kansas Guy -
here for a few days visit with re''
tives. al
Mrs. Nellie Jewell has been III
Oskaloosa for the past few aassa
being called there by the death u
a relative.
Rev. D. D. Proper Of Omaha WI
here last week for visit with leial
tives and friends, who also were s.
to again hear him speak from -.
pulpits Of the Bonaparte ana HAM
burg churches. am.
james Holmes who has been Gu
ployed in northern Iowa for seys 20
months, returned to his nome
last week. . ,,,s,.l
Mrs. Nettie Hissem of Douos, hara|
ed with relatives and friehos
several days last week.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-25

State w. S. Allen at Des Moines
came Monday morning for a two
weeks vacation and visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Coolidge
and with other Bonaparte relatives.
Ernest Holmes who is a member
Of Company l., now stationed at Keo
.kuk, visited here couple of days
this week with his brother Clarence,
and family.
Mrs. s. Cox visited in Croton.
from last Friday until Monday even.
ing of this week with her son Joe
and family.
Harold G. Cox, grandson of Mrs.
E. Bridge and Mrs. S. Cox of Bona
parte, has enlisted in the Second
Minnesota hospital corps. He has
been in camp at Mortified, MINI,
for several weeks. but with his COM
pany expected to sail for France,
Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Nancy Stark went to Sham
Dough, Iowa, the first of this week
where she will visit for a few days,
after which she will go to several
other points in the state where she
will visit for several months.
Mrs. Noah Sanders and two chill
dren Of Chillicothe. ILL.,, are visiting
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WAR SERVICE
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$50 day. This is almost double
the rate before the draft Recruiting
officers say many of the men declar-
ed they were drawn too far down
the list to feel sure of being called
Boston reports similar conditions.
Enlistments in the army there total
ed 157 for Monday and Tuesday. Navy
and marine corps enlistments also
increased.
Recruiting figures for Monday and
Tuesday at st. Louis show more
than a 100 per cent Increase in en-
lfstments Recruiting officers esti-
mated that at least one half were
men subject to call on the first draft
Navy recruiting figures more than
doubled
Enlistments at Oklahoma City in
creased sixty per cent Practically
all enlistments were those of men
drafted.
100000 Next September.
by Webb Miller, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Six hun
dred thousand sammies is the largest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-25

number the United States can send
abroad by September, 1918.
This was stated semi-officially to
day, along with the declaration that
not more than 100000 men can be IN
Europe by next January.
The first of the new national army
will scarcely be in the environments
before October 1. at the present rate
of camp construction. 1t takes prac.
tically a year to turn civilian into
section of the new national army will
not be called out before next sum
mer, 1t is believed.
Lack of shipping facilities with
which to move the troops across the
mistic outlook.
Meantime, however, all speed will
be used In getting the first drafted
troops into khaki and training camps
1t was settled today that rigid mil
itary law applies to drafted men as
soon as they are notified "held for
service"
Unless plans are changed, offices OF
local boards will be the rendezvous
Upon notification men for the first
levy Will assemble at the rendezvous
and start to the cantonment.
The war department is debating
whether to send them to the camps
in charge of military officers or allow
them to go ION their honor" The de-
partment leans toward the latter
plan.
If any men summoned to the rendez-
vous fail to appear, a squad of sol
diers will be sent to bring them. They
are then liable to penalty for absence
without leave. In case the evasion
continues they become deserters.
Drafted men will be sent to camp
with men from their own state and
to the nearest possible camp.
General Crowder today declared the
newspapers were his greatest aids in
the registration and draft.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-25
where 1T was stopped by the Goethals
Denman row.

where it was stopped by the Cocktails
Denman row.
Admiral Caps is going over the var
tcus ship building plans while Hurley
is comforting with ship builders. Both
men promise action as soon as their
nominations are confirmed by the sen
Ate and they can officially take hold
AS to the number OF steel and wooden
chips to be built, they are unable to
say until they have studied the plans
Drawn to date. There Will be more
steei than wood vessels. however.
With this great work at last def
nttely under way, the machinery foI
burning ont of aeroplanes was speeded
up today. Millions in contracts al
ready have been let for building all
craft and with the s64o, 100000 avail
able for early use, there will be nc
let-up in construction and training OF
Ryiators
The war department called for the
mobilization Of 100000 additional ma
honal guardsmen who will train for
service In France. Congress battled
with the food bill in It's last stages.
All departments were called upon by
Secretary McAdoo to draft estimates
Immediately of expenses for the fiscal
year.
Billions must be raised by taxation
and bonds.
Nomination Held Up.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Bain-
bridge Colby's nomination as a mem
Der of the shipping board was held
I'D today by the senate commerce
committee at the request of Senators
Calder and Wadsworth, pending in
yestigation. The committee reported
!avorably the nomination Of Edwin
n. Hurley to be chairman of the
board Senatorial gossip paid atten-
ton to Colby's alleged political shift
ings The New York senators will
be consulted as to his status.
Tangled Web UnraveIs.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The tan
gled web of war work, aggravated by
uuarrels and delays in different boards
and in congress, began to unravel to-
day.
Vice-Chairman Theodore Brent of
the shipping board, friend of William
Denman, resigned to remove possible
obstacles from the path of the new
chairman, Edwin n. Hurley, whose
nomination was reported favorably in
the senate today.
New York senator's blocked a re-
port on cambridge Colby, nominated
to succeed Captain White, on the
board until an inquiry can be made
into Colby's politics.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-25
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but saved our offensive power.
THE chief thing already done Is
that the army has been pursuaded tc
begin an offensive" the Russian com
mander in chief continued.
Premier Kerensky's services have
been Of Unreasonable value. He even
did impossible things-among them
converting me into addressing meet
ings. l cannot say that I met with
much success in this work. however,
National Spy Hunt.
h[By William G. Shepherd, United
Press Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD. July 25.-All Rus
STA joined today to back up the "un
limited power" granted to its govern
ment In searching out the traitor
the malcontent, the spy and the
coward from its population.
The nation apparently approves
every measure of stern repression
which Russia's Lloyd-George, Premier
Kerensky, Is invoking.
Today Kerensky stopped all leaves
Of absence from the front. He sent
soldiers everywhere hunting down de
serters and spies. 1t was apparent.
ly at his suggestion that the closest
scrutiny was given every one Of the
eight hundred delegates who attend.
ed an all Russian meeting of the
workmen's and soldiers congress to-
day. President Tscheidez of the
meeting, directed each delegate to
examine and approve the credentials
of his neighbors.
Meanwhile the people OF Russia are
busy. saw several speakers against
war arrested or severely beaten by
crowds on the Nevsky prospekt. One
Jew agitator was seized and formally
handed over to the police.
The whole nation is engaged in a
gigantic man hunt-the man Nicholia
Lenine. the 2acifist agitator, now
condemned by the government as a
paid German agent. In almost every
town in western Russia soldiers and
'townspeople were making house to
house search for the man who former
ly swayed street audiences in Petro-
grad. Steklov, Lensnes' closest as
sistant, was the first fruit of this ma
ton wide search. He was taken into
custody in Finnish town.
Lenine evidently realizes his peril,
wherever he Is. Today's issue Of
Maxim Gorky's newspaper printed a
letter from Lenine denying he was a
German agent.
1--WE want our cases to be consid-
cred by the workmen and soldiers
congress-" he wrote. eff we are hand
ed over to the military it means
death for us, and that would be sheer
A delegation from Kronstadt ar
rived today bearing a resolution Of
loyalty from that fortress to the pro-
visional government. They asked
that board of inquiry be sent to
to find out who was guilty
in the recent insurrectionist move
there
The food situation in Petrograd
was temporarily grave today owing
TO great congestion on the railroads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-25

changed and United States riders st,I
are going at $3.50 per head, with fail
artillery at $175; British light su1
ners at SITS and heavy gunners \
$205. The inspections are in gool
running order again, following sev
eral changes, which upset matters n
some extent last week and a bette
trade is looked for. Both Unite
States and British buyers were reu
resented on the market. Southerl
trade Is beginning to show u2 ami
there will likely be a good deman,
from that section before long. Tn,
Cuban government will not take rid
ers after today. it is reported
Heavy draft. extra .s16o62s!
Eastern chunks ...,........ 150617I
Southern horses. good to
cnolce .......... 10091Sl
Southern horses, plain 49,. 756 b
Southern horses. common ;. ESQ A
Mules-A good many mules are gel
ting in, which do not apply to til,
trade, and are consequently very harj
to dispose Of, as dealers are not put
ting anything in stock. 1t is advisable
to turn the aged, blemished and hall
fat kinds on grass until there is
market for them. Demand at presen
is confined to extra good big mule
or ones THAT are suitable for British
and United States wheels, and the]
must be sound. A good rugged null
from 1872 to 1872 hands is all right Il
ship; also good pitter, II to Il
hands
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-25

Above quotations are extreme higJ
and low range, and top prices refej
only to extra choice selected mules
carefully sorted and sold out of deal
ers' hands.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-25
BoNAPARTE.
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Mr. and Mrs N. S. Moody and
daughter went to Keokuk Saturday
for visit with relatives. Mr.. Moody
returned Monday morning, but Mrs.
Moody and daughter remained for a
longer visit.
Mrs. w. F. Weller and daughter
Miss Vergia, returned Tuesday even
ing from a two weeks visit with
relatives in Hannibal, Mo.
Mrs. N. G.. Smith and two daugh-
tiers returned Monday from a visit at
Bevington, Iowa.
Miss Corenne Coolidge who is EN-
ployed In the Office Of Secretary OF