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Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
MlDDLETOwN TOWN ELECTION
Progressive Ticket Won With Highest
Vote Cast l55 for Alderman

The annual town election held in
Middletown Monday, was one of the
most spirited that has been held there
in wears. Three tickets were in the
field, and friends of the different can
didates began hustling early, and kept
it up until the polls were closed at a
O'Clock. The Progressive ticket, COM
prising John HeIdmyer, Jr., Elias M.
ShaIlcross and William N. Donovan
won by large majority. Following
is the official count: Commissioners
John Heldmyer, Jr.,, 105; William
Donovan, 112; Elias M. Shallcross,
II; Robert H. George, So; Dr.. Enoch
G. Clark, So; Walter W. Allen, Al;
Charles W. Jones, 35. Assessor
Spencer S. Holten, 149. Town treas
urer-John S. Crouch, 153. Alder
man-Daniel W. Stevens, 155.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
suMmoND FOR NAVY SERVICE

Harry s. Newman, of Middietown' Who
Married Smyrna Girl, Receives Orders
Harry S. Newman, proprietor Oh
the moving picture theatre OF Miouie-
town, who is knswn to many IN smyrna
from the fact that be married MISS
Anna Armstrong. daughter OF Cnaries
Armstrong, formerly a hotel proprie-
tor here, has been ordered to reporr TO
the Navy Department at Washington
for service. Mr.. Newman Formerly
was paymaster in the navy ana saw
active duty in the Spanish-American
war. 1t is thought that he VIII De
kent in department work in Washing
ton. and will not be compelled to 60
into active service at the present
time. He left for Washington M0n-
day.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
ROADS BAD FROM RAINY SPELL
Traffic in Many Places at StandstiII
Even Stone Roads Going

IraHlc IN Many Places at StandstilI
Even Stone Roads Going
The rainy weather of the past week
has been bad for dirt roads some of
which in this vicinity have been al
most impossible. So serious were
they last Thursday, moving Day.
many farmers moved under great diff
fculties. In some cases teams had
to be pulled out of the deep ruts. A
number feel roads were never worse
than this winter. The hard freezing
and quick thawing has also played
havoc with many of the stone roads
above Smyrna, and thousands of dol
lars worth of damage has been done
to them. The road near Mt. Pleasant
has probably suffered more than any
other m this neighborhood. as it has
completely fallen through in stretches
at places a mile in length and travel
over it with horses is extremely dan
gerous. The stone road from Cooch's
Bridge toward Newport is in about the
same condition; also the road from
st. Georges to Rogers Corner, and
Ginn's Corner to Pine Tree.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
ASBURY SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECT
Annual Election Took Place Monday
sNight-L. M. Price Reelected Supt.

Annual Election Took Place Monday
Night-L. M. Price Reelected Supt.
The aDnUal election of officers of
Asbury M E. Sunday School took
place Monday evening st the churc h
and resulted as follows: Superinten-
dent, L. M. Price; Assistant Superin-
tendent, Walter w. Kynsou; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Charles H. Sud-
Ter; Missionary Secretary. Edward T.
Psrterj ChOrister, w. o. Hoffeeker: I:
Assistant Chorister, Oscar Stehley /;
Pianist, Miss Mary johnson; Assis-
tant Pianist, Mrs. John W. Melvin:
Leader of Orchestra, Harry P. Shap-
leyS Members of Orchestra, Carlton
b. Walls, LinGon Shspley; Librarian.
G. 4. Stevenson; Superintendent of
Junier Department, Mrs. Thomas H.
Wilson; Assistants, Miss Elizabeth
Jones, and Mrs. Norman w. Coleman.
Primary Observation-Disclosures,
Miss Elizabeth Mcdowell; Assistants.
Mrs. w. o. H0ffeeker and Mrs. Walter
w. Hynson- Beginners Department
Superintendent, Miss Rena Williams;
Assistants, Miss Mary Roberts and
Miss Mary Holland. Superintendents
of Departments We're also elected as
follows: Home Department, Mrs.
Benjamin c. Collins; Missionary, Miss
Laura A. Bell; Temperance, Miss
Susie Hudson.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
STATE AFTER COUNTY BUILDING
Legislative Committee Agrees to Ac-
cept Kent Levy Court Building.

Legislative Committee Agrees to Ac-
cept Kent Levy Court Building
The Legislative committee appointed
for the purpose of looking into the
advissbility of the purchase by the state
OF the Kent county building, at Dover,
for the purpose of converting it into
an addition to the State House. met
with a committee representing the
Kent county Levy Court. at noon Fri
day and agreed to oeeept the offer of
the county to sell the building for
$4,000. Senator Barnard presided over
the meeting and Senator Wharton was
secretary. It was upon motion of SEN
atOr Wharton that the legislative com
mittee agreed to accept the county's
offer, and bill will be immediately
drawn and presented in the legislature
authorizing the state to expend S25, 600
for the building. After this transac-
tion has been completed, the county
will expend all or a portion of the pur-
chase price in remodeling the Court
House building at Dover, and locating
the various county offices in that build.
ing. The proposition won the approval
of the judges of the state courts and
the members of the Kent county bar,
and the decision to purchase the build
ing was unanimous on the part of the
members of the legislative committee.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
KENTON FARMERS CHANGE
Several Removals Noted Which Took
Place Last Thursday, Moving Day


Kent0n, March 6.-Last Thursday,
March 1st, was general moving day
in our vicinity and number of changes
were made. Mr.. Harvey Hutchinson
moved to town and succeeded Mr..
Harry Hevaloe, Mr.. Hevaloe sue
ceeded Mr.. Hermon Crossley on the
John Jacobs farm near Downs Chapel,
Mr.. Crossley succeeded W. H. Reed
on the Gamallel Garrison farm near
Kenton. Mr.. Richard Smerdon moved
to Wilmington, and was succeeded by
Alfred bigger. Mr.. Bigger was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Furbush; Mr.. Michael
Moffett moved to the Bilderback farm
near Smyrna, which he recently pur-
chased, and was succeeded by Mr..
Austin Smith. Denney Walker moves
from the Bildarbsck farm to the farm
of B. A. Hazell south of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
REPAIR CHRIST CHURCH, DOVER
Edifice is Being Restored to Its Colo
niaI Appearance by improvements

Edifice is Being Restored to Its Colo
niaI Appearance by improvements
Old Christ Church, Dover, one of
the Colonial churches of America, the
present building having been erected
in 1734-4O, only nineteen years later
than the present structure of famous
Bruton Church, Va, is undergoing a
marked change. Three and a half years
ago work was begun upon the complete
restoration of the building. The chaneel
was deepened to a length of 81 feet,
while choir room and sacristy were
added. The organ was moved from the
gallery to its proper place in the choir.
The detail of the interior woodwork
was changed to correspond to the pc
riod Of INSTRUMENTATION Last sum-
mer the west end was rebuilt, prOvid-
ing a beautiful Colonial entrance in
keeping again with the age and char
acter of the building. The next step
was the beginning of a brick wall,
about $500 feet in all, enclosing the
entire churchyard. This wall is pat
termed after that of old st. Peters,
Philadelphia, built in 1765. A fnrther
step in advance has been the purchase,
of the property fronting the church,
on State street. The residence on this
property is to be sold, subject to re-
moval, and the entire guOund will be
enclosed by the new wall, with Colo
nial entrance gates on State street.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
LAST FRIOAYAT CENTURY CLUB
Program in Charge of Mrs. E. Marriott
Fowler, Chairman of Social Service

'S6' avn w OHdTSe OF WIS., e MARRIOTT
Fowler, Chairman of Social Service
The program last Friday at the
Twentieth Century Club was in charge
of Mrs. E. M. Fowler, Chairman of
Social Service. The speaker ,,af the
afternoon was Rev. Mabel S. Irwin.
Educational Secretary and Lecturer Of
the Delaware Society for Social Hy-
giene, subject: "Eugenics and Moral
Responsibilities" 4" Next Friday even
ing at 8 O'Clock. DIR. S. C. Mitchell,
President of delaware College, will
lecture, subject: "The vereignty of
the School, - This will be an open
meeting. The public is invited. The
ladies of the Club are desirous for
large audience to greet DR.. Mitchell,
Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07

Union Service at Presbyterian Church
A Union Service will be held in the
Presbyterian Church, Sunday evening
at z. 30 o'clock. The Methodist and
Presbyterian Congregations will be
addressed by Rev. L. w. Eckard,
d. D., Secretary of the American
Bible Society. There will be special
music.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
LONG TERM AT TOWNSEND
Richard Hodgson Rounds Out SO Years
as Station Agent There

Townsend, March 7.-Richard Hodg-
son, freight and passenger agent of
the P, B. and W. R. R. here COM
pleted yesterday his thirtY-sixth year
of continuous service with the COM
pany. Mr.. Hodgson is very popular
with the patrons of the company here
and has served the company faithfully,
always looking out for the interests of
the company at the same time irving
to please the patrons.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
Rev. Milton Mccain Invited Back

HSV' WIIIUH WCOann Invited Back
At the Fourth Quarterly Conference
OF Smyrna Circuit yesterday after
noons Rev. Milton McCann was in
vited back for another conference
year. Reports were made and other
business transacted.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
barrow GrilIs Pacifists.

II appreciate the feeling of the peo-
pie VINO nave uvSc protesting against
the entrance of the United States into
the world war" said Clarence Darrow,
the noted labor leader, in recent ad-
dress. Il was a pacifist before the
war began and expect to be again
when Germany is licked ! believe in
peace. But there is no room for peace
and Prussianism on the same earth.
This country is net a militaristic
land. Our boys, who are going to risk
their lives if need be, are going to
France because they love peace, and
by going to France they will strike a
blow to the greatest menace to peace
the world has ever known"
81 can not understand those pacif.
lists who would say for America to lie
down and see liberty crushed beneath
heel of German despotism.
II am sure there are many men who
don't understand what the war is all
about. There are many men Of the
laboring classes who don't understand
it, They have been pacifists and not
yet have come to a realization of what
threatens them. Labor always has
been and ever will be, | hope, more
than ready to down anything that
threatens peace"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12

Kansas City.-It is rather extrnor-
binary fact that in some parts OF the
Southwest wheat is fed to hogs, heins
cheaper than corn--which Is now $2'Oo
a bushel, and scarce at that. This prac-
tice is not general, however, as there
ia sentiment against using wheat 1or
such purposes.
Anacortes-Pass Lake to get new
road.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
WRONG VIEW TAKEN
BY some GERMANS
Are Reminded BY Nebraskan
That They Should Not Fight
Country That Feeds Them

While 1t is true that very large
part OF the rman-Americans IN this
country are loyal to America in the
present war, there are few who have
failed to render patriotic service to
this country.
Jacob Gratis. a German by birth. in
a letter in the Auburn (Neb.) Republi-
can, asks several pointed questions OF
his fellow German-A Americans that
they should, in all fairness read and
consider carefully. Mr.. Gratis espe-
cially urges that Germans should not
fight the country that feeds them and
has brought them prosperity and hap.
pness.
The letter of Mr.. Gratis follows: Il
have seen several articles about Ger
mans trying to raise strife In this
country. am German by birth and
| am an American, heart and hand
| will tell you why | left Germany.
There were ten in our family and we
were poor, like most OF our country
men who are come to the good United
States of America to get away from
oppression, and it was hard matter
to keep the wolf away from the door
at times. When landed in this coun-
try | secured work at once and re-
ceived more money for one months
work than | got in Germany for one
years work. sent for my folks and
| am proud they are all true American
citizens and will answer to the presi-
dents call to arms against Germany
or any other country when needed. =
81 don't see how my countrymen
can go back on Uncle Sam. They
came here without cent and made
money here. Now they want to fight
the country that feeds them. The
kaiser never did anything for them or
for me- If he had we would be back
there yet. All he did was to start this
cruel war and starve all our people
there and make soldiers out OF every
body and force them to work for his
dirty IL cents a day with fourth OF
a pound of meat and loaf OF black
bread. / hope to see the day when
he is kicked out of Germany and a
president put in his place. You don't
see any Americans going over there
for jobs or to any other nation. They
are happy here and don't owe any al
legiance to any king or kaiser. / hope
Uncle Sam will win. Hurrah for Pres
ident Wilson!
stop all foreign papers printed in
the United States II they can't read
English let them learn, and keep all
foreign languages out of the schools.
The English language is good enough
for anybody.
JACOB CRAFTS"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
: friday October z 1917
We Musgglln thewar

States which
membership
half million industry at its convention at
facing the consumption Of
without hesitation pledges
its full unqualified support in the prosecution OF the war
until Prussianism is utterly destroyed"
should faithfully
keep this would
would
something
maintain
National honor respect
in
anguish of suffering this newspaper is
furnished Council
the Commi of
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
BIG ARMY PLANNED
70 Have 100000 Next Sum-
mer, Says Baker.
MANY NEW CAMPS NAMED.

War Secretary Plans Strength Of $780,
900 by Jan. 1-Training of Drafted
Recruits Will Give Chance to Young
officers-How the Army Will Be
Made Up.
Washington.-War department plans
for an army of 100000 before next
summer became known. The first ink
ling of these plans was given when
Secretary Baker testified that the Unit
ed States army will have a strength
Of 2,O3O,00O by Jan. 1.
AS previously stated, the war de-
partment is considering calling out two
more levies of drafted troops of $780,
600 each early in 1918. The establish
ing of third officers training camp,
tentatively announced, had the future
drafts in view.
The added million drafted troops
with the 100000 odd promised by Sec
rotary Baker by expanding present or
CARNATIONS, would give an army of
100000
Announcement of the beginning Of
WOTk Oh TWO more great ARMY CdhpS
was made by the war department.
These camps are at Newport News,
Va, and Tenafly. n. J.
Designate Two New Camps.
"These camDs are designated as con-
centration camps" an official announce
ment said. land it is proposed to as
semble and equip there from time to
time troops that are awaiting orders.
From these camps the troops may
move to whatever locality is selected as
the port of departure"
Each of the new concentration camps
will be capable of accommodating ap-
proximately 10000 men and will con-
sist of from 800 to 1000 buildings. The
new camps will be rushed to compile
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12

ton by Nov. /. building of these
camps on the seaboayd is an indication
that plans are rapidly maturing to send
heavy re-enforcemerts to Pershings
army in France.
The expansion of the army to the
figures of 100000 odd announced by
Secretary Baker will necessitate an in
crease in the rate OF volunteer enlist
ments, since most of these troops are
to be volunteers.
How Army Will Be Made UP.
This army of 100000 will be made
up of the 6S7.0OO drafted men in the
first levy, the national guard expand
ed to 100000 men. the regular army ex-
banded to 100000. aux iliary troops, in
Guiding engineers and aviators, of no.
900: a hospital corps of 100000 and
quartermaster and other supply troops
making up the remainder.
The probability of al least 10000 re-
cruits of the new NATIONAL arn,s' being
designated for special training as OIL
GERS when the present personnel OF OH
GERS training camps are graduated Is
being considered by officers of the war
department. Secretary Baker has an
nounced that third training camp
will follow the series now in progress
and declared that drafted men may be
given the preference in selecting the
personnel. 1t is expected that the next
camp will train at least 10000 men, and
officials believe that at least half of
these will be designated from the men
in the national army.
ruling issued by the provost mar
shall general indicated that the men
will be chosen according to their abil-
itv and qualifications.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
Paclflst Bryan for War.

Although William Jennings Bryan
was the world } foremost pacifist, he
wisely points out that all should bow
to the will of the people. He has been
against war, but he is an American
and now stands flatly for America He
is no longer pacifist There is no
room in this country for pacifists and
Mr.. Bryan as leader of the pacifists,
speaks for them. These people and
all others now lacking in loyalty for
America in its life and death struggle
for existence, should not fail to heed
the view of Mr.. Bryan in his stand for
true Americanism.
MIR. Bryan is the author of the fol
lowing clean cut definition of the duty
Of every true American:
THE Constitution-our organic law
vests in congress the right to de-
clare war-and congress has declared
a state of war to exist
The Constitution makes the presi-
dent Commander-in-chief of the army
and the navy, and the president is
directing the war on land and sea.
THE Constitution gives to congress
the right to levy taxes and to borrow
money, and congress is doing both.
THE president and congress were
elected by the people and are respon-
sible to the people; they speak for
the people-the people have no other
spokesman. Acquiescence in the will
of the people. expressed through their
authorized representatives, is the
first law OF republics There is nc
alternative but anarchy. Before the
government acts discussion is proper;
after action obedience Is a duty"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
WRECKS HIS OWN STILL.
Moonshine Owner Says He Is Converted
to Prohibition.

Moonshine Owner Says He Is Converted
to Prohibition.
Guion, Ark. Moonshine whisky is
disappearing from the Ozarks. A man
regarded ms the pioneer moonshiner Oh
this section has voluntarily destroyed
his fifty gallon copper still. which has
run, according to his estimate, lo'ooo
gallons of liquor since he put 1t i'll use
soon after the civil war.
Through all the years the still was not
found by the ''revenuers." Having been
converted to prohibition, the moon
sinner called his friends and told them
that he was through. Then he hacked
I'D the still and sold the copper as junk.
His name is being withheld so that h
will not be prosecuted by the govern
ment.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
A Patriotic Speakers Bureau.

More than fifty of the leading men
Of Oklahoma, including Governor
Williams, have Joined the oklahoma
Patriotic Speakers Bureau" organic
ed through the council OF defense.
Through this organization, the men
agree to go anywhere in Oklahoma at
any time possible for them to do so
and deliver patriotic addresses to
citizens on Why we are in the war.
and the part each citizen must play
in helping to S:n IT,"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12

Copenhagen. Vital statistics for
city of Berlin now published for the
months Of March, April and May show
a 90 per cent increase in the number
of deaths from tuberculosis as com
pared to the same month of 1916. The
winter months also were highly I'M
favorable in their showing regarding
the spread of tuberculosis and other
lung diseases.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
NEW DEFENSE CHAIRMAN
SEES PERIL IN DELAY

THE greater part OF the American
people are asleep. Though standing
upon the brink of an abyss, though
facing the most frightful situation In
the nations history, they do not act,
or will not comprehend their danger"
is the way in which the present war
situation is described by Richard M.
Hurd, the newly elected Chairman OF
the Board of Trustees of the Ameri-
can Defense Society, whose special
task will be to conduct nationwide
campaign to waken the people of the
United States to the dangers which
confront them in the Titanic Euro
pean struggle.
Continuing, Mr.. Hurd says: 1--WE
have done a few things since the
United States declared war against
few compared with what should have
been accomplished Every day that
the people of this country maintain
their present attitude they are sign
ing the death warrants of thousands
of young Americans who have enlist
Stars and Stripes over the battlefields
of Europe"
ut is perfectly obvious that the peo-
pie of the United States do not COM
prehend the seriousness of the exist
ing situation-that they are fighting
against the most treacherous, vindic-
tive and powerful military nation the
world has ever known; that 1t is i'm
possible to arrange peace with peo-
pie whose performances would put to
shame the man eating tiger until they
first are crushed; that this war will
be a long one, that there can be no
compromise, and that it will be fought
to the bitter end
Suggestions by Defense Society
The American Defense Society
does not believe in destructive criti-
cism but in constructive suggestions,
and it will wage all intellectual propa-
ganda through the newspapers and
pamphlets with the hope of acquaint-
Ing the American people with the dan
gers which lie before them, and will
come them. We must not wait to be
severely punished before we have our
great army on the firing lines. We
must move and keep ever moving until
the Germanic beast is crushed. AS in
England we must begin to train our
women for real war work, so that in
the near future at least one-half Of
the work of making munitions shall
be done by them. And other women
must learn to do other useful things,
as are their sisters in Europe, where
even those Of title have not hesitated
to act as servants in the hospitals
1.-THE Kaiser and his followers have
been ridiculing this country ever since
we entered the war. He has stated
that we are a commercial nation and
never can be fighting race. Let us
answer that with an army of 10000 900
men. He and his chiefs have said
that our aviators never would be of
any particular use, because our men
lack the bravery for the work | know
something of the calibre of the men
going into that service and he will re-
ceiye his answer from them"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
SPRING RICE MEETS BRYAN.
"HeIIo, There, Old 6oS!" Says One as
They Bump.

Washington. British ambassa-
dor. Sir Cecil Spring I,ice. and former
Secretary Bryan bumped into each 9th
or in the corridors of the state depart
ment offices.
The two men threw their arms about
each other in hearty embrace. Some
body exclaimed, Hello. there, old boy!
passersby said, and then the two en-
gagged in an animated conversation.
Mr.. Bryan was calling on Secretaries
lansing. Baker and Daniels and later
Iunched with Secretary Lane.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-10-12
c.,msr Band Plays For Draft Men.

Conway, Ark.-A brass band OF Ger
man citizens, four of whom are natives
of Germany, was feature OF the rare
well celebration giren Faulkner county
draft men at their departure for Camp
Pike.