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Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14

1T is THE DUTY of every man and
woman to take an active interest in
the welfare of the young men who
are mobilized and being trained for
military service. Simply cheering
the marching troops or speaking a
word of social recognition is not the
only form for your interest to mani
fest. Contributions of money for a
specific purpose are always COM
mendable, but there are scores of lit
tie things which each of us can do
which will make the hours of a young
soldier profitable, and lead him away
from temptations to indulge in the
many vices which surround young
men. To benefit the soldiers while
not in the performance of their duties
imposed by military training, each
citizen of Delaware, and of the en-
tire country, can contribute a part by
supplying reading OF the same char
acter as you use and take into your
own homes. A one cent stamp plac-
ed upon the weekly copy of Golfers
Pictorial, or any other weekly publi-
cation, and then mailed to the soldier
direct, or addressed to the troop COM
mander TO which he may belong, will !
reach its destination, wherever the
man or the troops may be. The scores
of magazines which are taken by the !
individual or by families, should be
used in the same manner and these
can be used even if they are back
numbers Of a recent date. Scientific
journals are particularly welcome to
the soldiers. and such will be espe-
cially valuable reading for your sol
dier boy. If you are awake to the
fact that we are now engaged in a ser
ious war. with powerful enemy, you
will act upon this suggestion; but if
you are selfish. ignorant of the ter
rible sufferings now borne by the men
at the front, or so contemplate in
principle that you care nothing for
your own sons or the sons of others.
you will ignore the opportunity to
make better men of our soldiers by a
little act of yours, and perhaps save
human lives from being led into vi
'ious ways. The following extract
rom a letter written by a soldier TO
lis father, tells Of the need for read
ng matter. The letter was written
n one of the large camps, and there
Don will be nearly one million OF the !
'oung men Of this country in the
anne camps who will have the same G
experience as this soldier, whose let t
er in part follows:
Il never dreamt before l came here
ow much war is a business Of wait
ng about and going through duties a
nd exercises that were only too OBJ
ious means Of preventing our dis il
overing how much waiting about we
Tere doing. . The choice of ;
mes leisure is to watch the A. S. c. +
play football, twenty side. or sit II
bout indoors or stand in the door n
'ay or walk down to the estaminet \
nd wait five or six deep for the bill !,
ard table. Ultimately one sits. And t.
you get these unconscionable let
srs. We read, of course. u
ut there never could be a library IL
ere big enough to keep us going Il
'e can do with all sorts of books but
don't think the ordinary sensation
novel is quite the catch it was for W
lot of them in peace times. Some il
reak toward serious reading in the u .
idest fashion. used to =.
nagine reading was made to be cl
imulant, but here it has to be an m
lOdyne." n
-sO. III
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14

WITH -four around s2 s barrel bread at
she hnd substitute for bread universal food the largest
In the diet OF the vast majority of people?
We substitutes
potatoes that play their roles reasonby
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14
FREDERICA.

The 18th anniversary of Barratt' s
Chapel will be observed on October
18th. The ministers for the occasion
will be announced later.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Barratts
Chapel will meet at the home of Mrs.
Edward Richards Friday evening Ito
night. Should this evening be too
stormy, it will be held the following
Saturday evening. A full attendance
is desired.
Luther Robbins Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Robbins, of near town,
was taken to the Hahnemann Hospi-
tai at Philadelphia on Sunday by DR..
W. F. Hoey He was operated upon
for appendicitis and is doing nicely.
David L. Robbins has been quite
sick for the past week.
Mrs. c. b. Favinger has leased the
lot adjoining William Wilson and Mrs.
John W. Hall to Jester Gray, the
agent for Ford automobiles in this
section. He intends to build a gar
age on the lot just leased.
Mrs. l. W. Belts and daughter
jeanette were in Atlantic City last
week
Rev. Ulysses Warren wife, and
mother of Syracuse. n. Y, have been
visiting Mrs. Annie Lord.
DR.. j. B. DerricksOn mas returned
from a week at Atlantic City.
Our young lady teachers have ac-
cepted the following schools: Miss |
Mildred Palmer, Bowers; Miss Maud |
Palmers. Saxtons; Miss Thelma Spur
ry, Warrens; Miss Keturah Beideman. |
Postles; Miss Fannie Wilson, Ben |
netts Gate; Miss Hester Spurry. Por-
ter; Miss Elizabeth Hall, Glasgow;
Miss Viola Mahoney, Boothwyn; Miss |
Margaret George, New Jersey.
The Frederick Schools opened last |
Monday morning with the following
teachers in charge: Prof. NJ. F. Hy-
dorm, Mrs. John Gray, Miss Lucy
Arnold Miss Elsie Wilcutts.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Russell left on
Wednesday for Washington, d. c..
for a visit to DR.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Grier.
Mrs. Annie E. Hall of Dover and |,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hall of Phila-
1elphia, were the guests of Mrs.
w. Hall on Tuesday.
Thomas Conner went to Claymont
on Wednesday to engage in carpen-
Try.
Lawrence Boone of Wilmington is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James E. Boone.
Miss Clara Fisher returned TO Phil
ldelphia Monday after a visit of two
months here.
Mrs. Theresa Boyd of PHILADELPHIA
S the guest Of Mrs. William Spurry.
A birthday party was given last
sunday at the home of William Cahau :
t Sandtown in honor of the following
our persons: Charles Wyatt. VIII
lam Cahall, Mrs. Kate Sipple and
drs. Belle Brittingham. A bouuti-
ul dinner was served and a delightful
ay was spent in conversation. A IL
arge number Of guests were present
D enjoy the pleasant occasion.
Mrs. Joseph Frazier is spending
he week in Philadelphia.
Miss Pearl Camper has returned 10
he State Normal at West Chester for
he third year.
A Watch Repairing Tip.
It's astonishing how many fine
'atches are ruined each year bv he :
lg placed in the hands of Door and
Inexperienced workmen for repairs
! slight oversight on their part often
auses an unnOticeable grinding and :
hucking that will wear out the best :
lovement made in a short time. WHY :
ln the chances? Leave your repair-
lg IN our hands, and yOu'U Pat all =
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14
A Watch Repairing Tin.

It's astonishing how many fine
watches are ruined each year by be-
ing placed in the hands of poor and
inexperienced workmen for repairs
A slight oversight on their part often
causes an unnOticeable grinding and
chucking that will wear out the best
movement made in a short time. Whv
run the chances? Leave your repair
ing in our hands, and you'll get all
that long experience and honesty can
give. Stokes, the Jeweler. Milford
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14
A Wateh Repairlne TIp.

It's astonishing how many fine
watches are ruined each year by be-
ing placed in the hands OF poor and
inexperienced workmen for repairs.
A slight oversight on their part often
causes an unnOticeable grinding and
chucking that will wear out the best
movement made in a short time. Why
run the chances? Leave your repair
ing in our hands, and you'll get all
that long experience and honesty can
give. Stokes, the Jeweler, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14
. NATIONAL BREAD ECONOMY =.
BREAD HAS NO SUBSTITUTE

BY Louise CALDWELL
Institute ssg5sr home economics Agricultural
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14

Legal blanks, deeds, mortgages, etc,
can be had at Luther Calhoun's Bar
Der Shop, where orders will be taken
for any kind Of printing, as we'll as
for ADVERTISE ents to be published in
this paper. All orders for advertis-
ing must be at the shop before We'd
nesday noon Of the week OF publica-
ton.
LUTHER T. CALHOUN,
l-12-tf Agent Milford Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14

Send the ad with 1c for each word to
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14

Why not place small ad in the cIassi-
fled column and get in touch with
your man-Right now.
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14

Suffered at the Post once, in Milford
Delaware. as secoRd-class matter
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14
YOUR WANTS

You want something now.
You have something that you don't
want-Right now.
Somebody wants just what you have
Right now.
Milford chronicle., 1917-09-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Inspecting Officer Well
 Pleased at Auburn Showing

Auburn, May 1S.-(Special )--Capt. James E. Ware of the Twenty-second infantry, inspecting officer for southern colleges inspected the Auburn corps of cadets here this week, and declared himself as most favorably impressed with the showing.
 The inspection included the regimental review and parade, battalion and com pany close order drill and field eXer- cises. The field exercises include calls thenic drill bayonet exercises and ex- tended order drills and ended with a battle between the two battalions.
 Despite the fact that the majority of the senior officers are taking the course of intensive training at Fort McPherson, Ga, the regiment was officered in eft- cient manner, and Captain Ware de- clared that a stranger would never think that the organization had been disrupted by the loss of officers, so excellent was the showing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
DELEGATION WILL
 WORK FOR MEETING

c. M. Lane and c. E. Osborne, dele gates from the local Retail Grocers and Butchers associa tion, will leave today at noon for Toledo, where they go to at tend the annual meeting of the National Retail Grocers and Butchers association, which convenes in that city on Monday, May q.
 The Birmingham delegates will invite the convention to meet in Birmingham in 1918, though there is very little chance for the south to secure the convention, since it met in New Orleans last year, and will most likely meet in the north or east again before coming south. The object of the local delegates is to get in line for the 1919 convention, which they have hopes of landing.
 An effort will be made at the Toledo convention to employ field secretary to work particularly in the south, in order to perfect a more complete organization in southern states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Anniston Paper Announces Real Front Page" News as
 Editors of Alabama Arrive
(Continucd from Page one)

made hit last night when in telling a ''the juice that made Brooks Lawrence famous.
 Frank Julian quoted Mrs. Mathis as saying Alabama was infested with three kind of ticks-politics, lunatics and cattle ticks.
 President Kyle of the First National bank predicted the nation is entering upon the most phenomenal era of prosper ity 1t has ever known.
 If Birmingham had known W. c. Griggs, superintendent of Gadsden's schools, could preside so ably as toast master as he presided last night they would have kept him here where such a functionary is so badly needed.
 Edward Doty told how the expression some newspaper man" originated. A Wisconsin editor was carried three miles by a cyclone and deposited safely i1 the yard of delinquent subscriber The Lord must have been with you on that trip" said the delinquent. Well, all can say is. that if he was he was going some" was the reply. He didn't say whether the subscriber paid up.
 Harry Ayers of the Anniston Star spoke tcuchingly as usual of love. q love not ore, but love them all, he quoted, adding and that's lie.'
 John c. Williams of the Ta'ladega Mountain Home for the association pre- scented Harry Ayers in Anniston with two beautiful vases. one for himsel and one for the future Mrs. Ayers, and a pin for the other heirs. And may they all be millionaires,' said Ayers in his accept ance.
 Patriotism was the dominant note last night and in fact of the whole meeting. It touched everyone to Fear a big steel manufa cturer like MT. Moffat of tha Gulf States refer to the son he was sending. And yet some of us protest against Giv ing mere money in the form of taxes" he said.
 Postmaster Griggs. following Mrs. Mathis speech. said the next stunt would tc q speech by two persons at the same time-E. w. Barrett and Ned Brace. Ned Brace made a hit with his description of his Tamworth pigs and his 12-acre Shades mountain farm.
 |. the newspaper man conducts taa only business which is manufacturer. jobbcr and middeman combined And We don't get the profit that any one Of the three is entitled to- he sad
 oscar Dugger of the Andalusia Star made hit at this mornings session by the election Of Dolly Dalrymp.e tc honorary membership in the as3ocia ton. He then moved to elect her unani- mously as the associations poet It was enthusiastically done,
 Next Mrs. Mathis was elected to hon. orary membership and just as quickly given the honor of association orator.
 Tuscaloosa got the next years a2hVen- ton unanimously.
 Birmingham had better keep an eve on Anniston Gadsden and TUSCALOOSA. These three towns are going to set hot pace in Alabama from pow cn and don't over look that fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19

charge of food investigations, told the House agriculture committee during the day that unless rising prices were checked a social upheaval might be expected. Mir. Anderson urged that the administration s food control legisla ton be passed promptly. He said the government is powerless now to ascertain the amount of food held by speculators and in storage houses
 Charges that a middemans trust con- trols the countrys food supply were made to the agriculture department by pro- ducer. The charges were turned over to the justice department and the federal trade commission. Reports continue to reach the agriculture department of big stores of food held in many parts of the country by speculators.
 prohibition bill introduced in the House today by MT. Webb would pro- hibit the use of foodstuffs in the manu- fracture of alcoholic liquors. The adminis- trations legislation would vest in the President power to make prohibition re- stfictions when it is found necessary in the public interest. but the Webb bill probably will not have administration support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
Battle is Fought With Italian, French and Eng fish Naval Force of Unequal Size, and One Torpedo Boat One Steamer and Small Fishing Craft Are Sunk-Enemy Cruiser Also Thought to Have
 Been Destroyed

Rome. May 1S.-The following official communication was issued today;
 An enemy squadron, composed of crui- sers and destroyers. favored by darkness, attacked shortly before dawn of the 18th a small convoy crossing the Adriatic un- der escort. In the brief, unequal fight, one of our escorting torpedo boats, one steamer and a motor fishing boat used as patrol were sunk.
 Italian and British warships and two French torpedo-boat destroyers cruising in the vicinity, rushed to the scene of ac- ton, whereupon the enemy fled north ward, pursued by the allied ships, which vigorously shelled them.
 Two enemy ships, closely pressed by Italian light cruisers, succeeded in gain ing shelter near Durazzo under the guns of coast batteries On the other hand the British cruiser Dartmouth, on board which was the Italian admiral command ing the scout division and followed by another cruiser and destroyer, running al high speed, managed to maintain con- tact with three enemy ships of the No vara type for more than two hours, fir ing about 600 shots until, arriving in the neighborhood of the Catarro defenses, larger ships came out to their support.
 Meanwhile our seaplanes, after re- pushing enemy machines, attacked his ships. inflicting serious damage with bombs. The pilots of two of our sea- planes were able to observe one of the cruisers enveloped in smoke. It's stern had been demolished and it was in a sinking condition when it reached Ca tarro.
 "All of our warships and seaplanes re- turned to their base"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
More Charges Of Food Speculation Are Made
 To the Administration

Washington, May 1S-Suggestions that the allies be asked to relinqush some of their wheat contracts in the United States as means of stablizing the mar kets were discussed with Herbert c. Hoover today by representatives of the Chicago board of trade.
 There are no figures on the amount of wheat bought by the allies for future delivery, but the amount is vast per- haps larger than the total amount of wheat now in reserve in the country.
 Relnquishment of contracts would not affect actual shipments in any way the grain men say, because the country can not export any more wheat than it has on hand.
 Representatives of grain exchanges, after seeing MT. Hoover. issued a state ment advocating creatio of a government food administration for the duration of the war.
 George w. Anderson of Boston, special assistant to the attorney general in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
DINNER PAIL MAN WILL LECTURE ON
 COST OF LIVING
Booster Parade This AfternOon-Pic- lures of Parade to Advertise
 Birmingham

I have something practical to offer to meet the high cost of living" says pr. George L. McNutt, better known as the Dinner Pail Man." who talks on living costs and living cost problems at the Birmingham Redpath chautauqua here next week. "Out of more than 15,OOo ex- periments, I have developed and made practical a special home process of mill ing with which the family can make de- licious bread at a saving of 20 per cent in cost. By the same process any family can make better breakfast food than money can buy at a saving of from 40 to 100 per cent.
 T have simplified and made available to any family a steam pressure method that cooks any of the vegetables in less than 10 minutes, conserving the mineral salts, from lack of which many of us are really starving. This method gets 100 per cent food value from all yeee- tables
 This afternoon starting from the Jew ish temple, beginning at 3:30 o'clock, there will be a big chautauqua boosters. pa- rade, under the auspices of the Woman s society of the Independent Presbyterian church, which brings the chautauqua to Birmingham. Chief of Police Martin Eagan will head the parade. The parade will traverse the greater share of the business district, and a share of the resi- dence section of the city. Pictures will be taken showing the parade and nut merous business scenes of Birmingham, and these pictures will be shown on the screen provided for moving pictures in the big chautauqua tent in all the cities on the circuit north to the Great Lakes, feature which will secure considerable publicity for Birmingham. A number of Birmingham automobile dealers will have stock cars in the parade which prom ises to be a big one.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19

life and little damage. The statement fol- lows:
 "On Monday night detachment of our light sea forces undertook successful enterprise in the Otranto roads, in which Italian destroyers. three merchantmen and 70 armed guard vessels became vic tims. Seventy-two Englishmen of the crews of the guard vessels were captured We had a number of fierce engagements with superior enemy forces in which the enemy, composed of English, Trench and Italian vessels, suffered considerable damage. On two enemy destroyers con flagrations were observed.
 Participation in the fight by enemy submarines and airmen was unsuccessful while on the other hand our seaplanes participated splendidly in the fighting. They each obtained one hit on two enemy cruisers and effectively combated hostile submarines. Our units returned in full number with small human losses and damage.
 Tn brilliant cooperation with our na- val forces a German submarine hit an English cruiser with four tunnels"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
AUSTRLANS ENGAGE ALLIED
 VESSELS IN ADRIA TIC SEA
 AND LNFLICT SEVERE LOSSES
British Transport Ls
 Sent DolUn; Many
 Soldiers Are Lost

after the torpedo had struck, but dis cipline soon prevailed The boats were smartly launched, but one ol them was smashed and many lives were lost.
 The Cameronia was afloat for 40 minutes, which enabled torpedo boat destroNers to run alongside. Soldiers from the Cameronia jumped on these boats in disciplined succession. The destroyers ceased taking on men as soon as they obtained their full com plement. Many of the men from the Cameronia who jumped into the water were picked up by the boats.
 The British Cameronia of 10, 963 gross tons. was one of the largest ships be- longing to the Anchor line in Glas- gow. She was 515 feet long, 62 feet in width and 337 in depth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19

London, May 1S.-The British ad- miralty issued the following state ment for newspapers of Saturday:
 ''The British transport Cameronia with troops was torpedoed by an ene- my submarine in the eastern Medi- terranean on April 15. One hundred and forty men are missing and pre- sumed to have been drowned.
 The survivors of the Cameronia say the vessel was torpedoed in fine weather in the afternoon. The SUD- marine was not seen.
 A large number of casualties were due to the explosion of the torpedo, which struck where there happeend to be many soldiers. There was some ex- citement and confusion at the outset
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
ADVICE IS ADVERSE

That advice is that the men most needed are men of the ages contemplated in the draft provisions of the present bill, not men of the age and sort contem- plated in the section which authorizes the formation of volunteer units, and that for the preliminary training of the men who are to be drafted we shall need all of our experienced officers. MT. Roosevelt told me, when had the pleasure of seeing him a few weeks ago, that he would wish to have associated with him some of the most effective officers of the regular army. He named many of these whcn he would desire to have designated for the service and they were men who can not possibly be spared from the too small force of officers at our command for the much more pressing and necessary duty of training regular troops to be put into the field in France and Belgium as fast as they can be got ready. The first troops sent to France will be taken from the present forces of the regular army and will be under the command of trained soldiers only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE

'The responsibility for the successful conduct of our own part in this great war rests upon me. I could not escape it if I would. I am too much interested in the cause we are fighting for to be interested in anything but success. The
 issues involved are too immense for me to take into consideration anything what ever except the best, most effective, most immediate means of military action. What these means are I know from the mouths of men who have seen war as it Is now conducted, who have no illusions and to whom the whole grim matter is a matter of business. I shall center my attention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
AUSTRIAN REPORT

Vienna, May 1S.-(Via London)-A Brit ish cruiser was sunk during an engage ment with English, French and Italian vessels after an Austrian naval detach- ment had made a successful raid in the straight of Otranto, on the southern coast of Italy, according to an official an ncuncement made tonight by the admi- ralty. Italian destroyers, three mer- chantmen and 20 armed guard vessels, the statement adds, became victims of the Austrian raid.
 A German submarine co-operated with the Austrian forces, which are said to have returned to port with small loss Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-19
ROOSEVELT IS SILENT

Oyster Bay, N. T., May 1S.-Colonel Roosevelt declined tonight to comment on President Wilson's refusal of his offer to raise a volunteer army for immediate service in France.
 T have nothing to say tonight" said the former President. q wired to Presi- dent Wilson this afternoon offering to raise two divisions for immediate service, and, if so desired, two others"