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Evening journal., 1917-05-17
The Battle of the Reserves
(From the New York SUM

The desperate fighting on the west.
ern front may be called the battle OF
Arras or the battle Of the Scarpe. or
the name of any other locality may
be given to it, but it is really the bat
tie OF the reserves.
So long ago as April 20 the British
announced: "The Hindenburg line we
have preached at Bullecourt." 1t is
still a question whether the British
or the Germans can claim Bullecourt.
The truth probably is that the uni
forms of both armies may be seen
in fragments OF Bullecourt, what is
left OF it, and that the living are no
more numerous than the dead.
What Sir Douglas Haig is trying to
do is to push along the valley of the
Scarpe on his way to Douai; what the
German commander is determined to
do, II he can bring up enough men, is
to hold the British back until the
Drocourt-Queant defensive line is
ready For several days the struggle
has revolved round Bullecourt. The
advantage may be with the British
but measured by distance gained from
day to day and from week to week Il
is slight-the map is the proof of that
IL has been said that the armies are
out OF the trenches; nevertheless
they are deadlocked.
But it does not follow that the Ger
mans will be able to resume the Of
fensive. The army that is Obliged tC
fight on the defensive from month to
month-since July /, 1916, that has
been the fortune of the Germans
will eventually be defeated. In April
Hindenburg began to use his strate
gic reserves. that is to say, troops
that were organized and held for a
Evening journal., 1917-05-17
Editorial Opinion
NO TAX ON LIFE INSURANCE.

NO TAX ON LIFE INSURANCE.
From the New York Sun.
Utterly indefensible is the PROPOSE
ton OF the trainers Of the war revenue
bill to impose a tax upon life insur-
ance policies. Eight cents per 500 Of
insurance carried is the tax named in
the bill. and its projectors show their
intuitiye sense OF its unwisdom by
exempting insurance carried in the
various fraternal and benevolent asso-
Citations, or organizations conducted
on the lodge plan
The discrimination is unjust and il.
logical. This tax by its very nature
viii fall upon the insured. The pur
pose of insurance so far as the in
sured is concerned is identical wheth
er it be carried in an old line com
pany or a fraternal organization. Thai
purpose is to provide for his depend
ents after the death of the wage work
er who has paid the premiums Il i:
outrageous, indefensible, for Congress
to make these premiums more oner
, GUS by levying an annual tax on The
amount Of insurance carried.
To great number OF men in mod
crate or poor circumstances life in
surance constitutes the sole provision
they can make for the maintenance
OF their loved ones after they ar
gone. To keep it up is heavy burdel
to many. In the established CON
panies the premiums are heavy an
the man who is thrifty and conscier
tious enough to keep them up dc
serves encouragement, not a fine i
the guise of a tax. The Government
surely does not want to discourag
the efforts Of men to save their fam
lies from becoming charges on tn
public in the event of the wage carr
er's death.
Wise nations are themselves pr,
yiding insurance at cheap rates 70
their people. The United States alon
cOntemplates taxing the insurance Il
cilities that now exist
Evening journal., 1917-05-17

great offensive on the western front.
According to British aeroplane recon
naissances. new divisions were used
by the Germans in that month; two at
Monchy, four near Lagnicourt and
three in the valley Of the scarpe. They
had not been seen on that part OF the
western front before. In the French
sector between st. Quentin and
Rheims the arrival OF twelve new
divisions has been reported by Gen
eral Nivelles airmen. These reserves
took part in the fight for the Craonne
plateau. Two more new divisions we're
identified in Champagne.
The total of divisions drawn from
the strategic reserve and sent to the
western front would therefore be %.
If the scouting - the Allies is well
done. 1t seems to be established that
the Germans are throwing large
bodies OF fresh troops, such as they
are In material and experience, into
the line in France. The Allies are no
doubt doing the same, although they
keep their own counsel. =, But so far
the Allies retain the offensive. Des-
patches now say that the Germans
are moving 100000 troops from the
Russian front to the west Such in
telligence by cable often follows the
event at some space oeSme. 1t is not
improbable that in this total are in
cluded the twenty-three divisions re-
ported by the air scouts, who are not
easily deceived after nearly three
years of vigilant observation.
The Battle of the Reserves cannot
go on forever. One army or the other
will crack. Before the summer is over
there may be a decision, followed by
a general advance of the victor.
Evening journal., 1917-05-17
cLEAN.uP.sEAsON COMMANDMENTS.

THROM Miss Elizabeth When, state Supervisor for
II the Delaware state tuberculosis Commission, we
have received the following "ren Commandments for
Civic Betterment." the authorship of which is un-
known
Thou shalt honor thy city and its laws.
2-Remember thy cleaning day and keep it wholly.
3-Thou shalt love and cherish thy children and,
provide for them decent houses, homes and play
grounds.
4-Thou shalt keep thy windows open day and night.
rhou shalt keep in order thy alley thy back yard,
hall and stairway.
6-Thou shalt not kill thy neighbors' bodies with
poisonous air their souls with bad companions
7-Thou shalt not let the wicked fly live.
S-Thou shalt not steal thy childrens right to hap
piness from them.
s-Thou shalt bear witness against thy neighbors'
rubbish heap
1O-Jrhou shalt coyet all the fresh air and sunlight
thou can't obtain.
everyone to commit those commandments to memory.
Evening journal., 1917-05-17
nRpAkING WITH VUr KAIsFR.

SGT SEE that Liberia has broken with the Kaiser"
said Mike to Jim, they munched their noon
lunch.
"Glad OF that but have you broken with himg asked
Jim Of Mike
"whaeha mean have broke with the KaiserG asked
Mike, confused like.
"wel, have you bought Liberty BondY That's what
/ mean said Jim.
That's it-buy a Liberty Bond That's how every
individual American can make "a break with the Kaiser
right Off the bat-and in way that counts
Liberty bonds can be bought by everyone who knows
how to walk up to a counter and say five words: Il
want Liberty Eond'
They can be had on the nstallment plan and they
bear three and one-half per cent. interest
Make your break with the Kaiser by helping 10 win
the war against him.
me for the big break today" said Mike, as the
waitress brought the pie.
AT the meeting Of the Executive Committee OF the
Wilmington National Defense Committee held last
night John s. Rosse treasurer of that large and patr
otto organization and also president of the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company made a brief address
in which he emphasized the necessity for quicker and
patriotic response the governments appeal fo
subscriptions TO the Liberty Loan. He laid special
upon the that of the first S2OOOO 900 Of
the loan that has been offered only twenty-five
per cent or s5OO0OO0OO has been subscribed In con-
clusion he urged that Delawareans do their full share
in making the loan success
In what he said there is ample food for thought for
those who have money who have not yet placed any
OF It at the disposal OF the government for war pur-
poses notwithstanding the urgency Of the situation
Isn't IT time for such Delawareans to follow the ex-
ample Of Liberia and Mike in the matter o., bea,,in
with the Kaiser?
Evening journal., 1917-05-17
INTERNATIONAL SUNSHINE.

VIZ ILAfINGTON is honored sgnay by the fact that
w the nineteenth annual convention of the Inter
national Sunshine Society is being held here and that
our city is the OF the celebration OF the twenty
FIRST birthday OF that worldwide organization.
The society is exercising an exceedingly whole
some influence upon world thought and world action
and there is constant increase in the strength OF
that influence.
It is our earnest hope that the delegates who have
come here from all parts OF the United States will
take home with them many and beneficial thoughts
and also pleasant recollection Of the city which feels
IL an honor to entertain them.
Evening journal., 1917-05-17
DON'T LET GRAY
HAIR MAKE YOU
LOOK OLD NOW
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Thousands Of good people have decided
that il is nonsense TO have gray halr-now
that thew can apply Q-Ban Hair Color Ike
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streaks Of gray and restored FADED ana IRE
sands of users Of Q-Ban now have soft, lux.
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Adv.
Evening journal., 1917-05-17
GEMS OF THOUGHT

The true ship is the shipbuilder-Emerson.
-:
Thou oughtest 20 be nice TO superstition in
keeping thy promises; and therefore thou shouldst
be equally cautious in making them.-Fulier.
.-.-.-.
The great moments OF life are but moments like the
others Your doom is spoken in a word two A sim
gle look from the eyes a pressure Of the hand
may decide il! OF the lips though they cannot speak
~-Thackery.
.-.-.---
Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for
ye shut up the kingdom of Heaven against men: for
yc neither i'm yourselves neither suffer yc them
that entering yourselves neither suffer We
uem That are entering to so in.-Alatthew, Nxii, 13
Evening journal., 1917-05-17
GUARDIANS APPOINTED,

Guardians were appointed by Or
phans' Court yesterday as follows, by
Charles NJ. Curtis. president of the
Orphans Court: Timothy O'Connor
for Edward. Paul and Mary O'Connor;
BENJAMIN Cherrin for Harry Cherrin;
Frederick S. Robinson for Nora Law
ina Robinson.
An order was granted to sell real
estate of Bernard Bonner in partition
proceedings
Evening journal., 1917-05-17
MADE suRE HE WAS DEAD.

o. The enterprising company in the
Soudan had decided to lay railway
into the wilds, and, OF course, many
blacks we're employed in its construe-
ton.
one day the telegraph clerk at the
nearest civilized spot received a tele-
gram from the Negro foreman OF the
railway constructors.
white boss dead. Shall bury
him."
Yes wired back the clerk But
first make sure that he is quite dead.
Will send another white boss tomor-
row"
A few hours later another telegram
came from foreman:
Buried boss. Made sure he was
quite dead. Hit him on the head with
large shovel Irish World.
Evening journal., 1917-05-17

Those twelve young women who have graduated from
the Training School for Nurses at the Delaware Hos
pal could not have received their diplomas at more
opportune time. Not since tho world was created has
there been imperative demand for the services
OF trained than at the present time, and that
demand will be increased when American troops enter
actively into the on the western front in Eu-
rome.
Evening journal., 1917-05-17

Wasting bread is wasting bullets So is wasting any,
thing else All Delaware men, women and children
should bear that fact in mind.
Evening journal., 1917-05-17

An American has invented gas bomb that nils the
eyes with tears We doubt though, if even This would
make the Kaiser weep
Evening journal., 1917-05-17

Mary had little iamb-sho raised it and got a
medal for war service in producing mutton.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
ecUOOI TXHTDTTIONs.

Hundreds Of persons throughout
the city have visited the various pun
lie schools during the past two weeks
10 view the exhibitions OF school WORK
which have been shown al each
school. All the exhibitions have Gre
ated much favorable comment ana
have shown marked advancement
and progress in school work WITHIN
the past year The sixty gardens
which are now under cultivation have
attracted much attention and an
nouncement rs made that the remain
ing forty gardens will be put under
cultivation as soon as possible. AT
present thnty-hvo glrls and sixty
/ ave bows are working on these gar
dens OF which work Miss Mary Ma
guire IS in charge.
one OF ihe most attractive OF the
school exhibits was that given OF
Thursday at the Joseph Pyle school
No. 25. Teachers at this school ar
Miss Grace r. Lloyd, Miss heleI
slocum. Miss Sara Pyle. Mrs Car
Bicking. Miss Kelly, Miss satterhel'
Miss Mary Mcguire Miss kathern
Dougherty and Miss klva Ninsinsel
Beginning with Monday the iirst eA
hibit OF the week Will be at the IVA
G shortledge School. No 30 Ther
will be two on Tuesday az school
Nos. Is and 90 The Samuel Mol
aston School No. Q. will have th
only exhibit on June 13. Schools Nos
z and II on the 14th Of June and
and 2f on Friday will conclude th'
. coming weeks program.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
ODD Device found
NEAR PR. R. TRACKS
May be Internal Machine
Designed 10 Blow Up
EddystOne Bridge
FEDERAL AGENTS
TO INVESTIGATE

Delaware county Pennsylvania au-
thorites have requested aid Of Fed
eral agents TO fathom the mystery
surrounding the discovery OF a
strangc-looking machine which was
found by H. C. Mclaughlin. OF Leiper-
Vile. yesterday The machine. which
the police think may be an Internal
invention was found near the Penn
syivala Railroad. between the rail-
road bridge west Of Eddystone sta
ton and the Eddystone Ammunition
Corporations plant
The device IS ln the form Of e. small
truck. just wide enough 20 ~ on the
railroad. and has q small engine for
propuls on. II stands about is inches
d gh. There are twelve chambers OF
the truck. each being filled with
substance the nature of which hal
not been disclosed A long stick o.
carbon Is connected with these cham
bers and the front OF the truck wher'
there is n pin projecting. Should TIM
d receive a blow OF sufficient forcl
10 would be driven into the chambers
with what reault no one has been abl
TO determine.
Whether the -uck was placed nea
the railroad with sinister design. o
whether it Is q model of some inven
+ ton Will have 10 be determined ate
thorough examination by experts
A number OF skilled mechanics exam
ined the strengthening truck. an.
none of them was able 10 say what
was or for what use II was intended
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
LOCOMOTIVE TOPPLES.
Cars STAY ON TRACKS

Passenger train No. z on the VIII
mington and Columbia division of the
Reading, northbound. leaving VIII
mington at 1150 o'clock. had a narrow
escape from serious disaster yester-
day when the locomotive jumped the
track at Harvey's bridge. near En-
broevllle, and turned almost complete,
ly over.
ames McCorkle. OF Reading. FIRE
man on the side that the engine fell.
Jumped Just in time. The engineer,
Jerry willard, Of the same city. alis'
jumped. The three passenger coaches
remained on the track, and no one
was injured.
The tracks were torn up for lOo
yards and the passengers on this and
other trains were transferred up until
last last n ght.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
Youth ElECTROCUTED
BY ACCIDENT JURY SAYS

"The death OF BENJAMIN ?. Pas
water was caused by an electric shock
accidentally received from a chain
hanging on a pole Of the Beacon Light
Company located at the northeast
corner OF Post Road and the Plaza on
Thursday night, June Z, about 9
O'Clock"
This was the verdict OF the coron-
er's jury that met last night in Coun-
ell chamber Of Borough Hall. Marcus
Hook
A number Of witnesses were heard
and their testimony showed that Pas
water leaned against the pole anI
stretched one hand above his head
IL coming in contact with the chaii
attached 70. the electric light. Pat
waters home was at Bridgeville.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
DUPONTS Announce
plan TO Sell bonds

The DUPONT Company has announced
the plan by which employees can sub
scribe TO tho Liberty Loan through a
series OF min mum payments. which
will complete the subscription within
year Il is proposed that the COM
pany accept subscriptions with an
initial payment amounting to per
cent OF the subscription and monthly
payments thereafter OF eight per
cent The bonds are offered In de-
nominations as low as $50 and there
is no limit 20 the amount for which
any individual may subscribe.
The bonds are offered for subscrip-
ton on June 80 at par and accrued in
terest, after which date no subscrip-
tions VII be accepted. Subscribers
viii be credited with their payments,
including deductions from salaries or
wages, on the tenth Of the month in
which they arc made.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
IS more YOUTHS
GET blue CARDS
Tell Officer 1t Was Impos-
sible For Them TO
Register on Tuesday
DELAWARE FIRST
TO MAKE RETURNS

"And with one accord they all be-
gan 10 make excuses"
so runs the Biblical story and so
officials at the registration board
have found TO be the situation with
a number OF men OF conscript age
who failed 10 obey the mandate aud
register on Tuesday for military ser
vice. Some twelve or fifteen men
have been registered since Tuesday
and for the most part they had very
good excuses for not registering on
Tuesday
The excuses ran the gauntlet OF
everything. from one man whose
W fe had suddenly gone crazy TO q
poor chap from the country districts
who spent all day trying to find q
place OF registration in his district
and couldn't
II was stated at the registration
Office today that the local registrar
will continue 20 register mon unu
they have completed typ ng the list
OF all who have thus registered an'
that possibly they will continue t'
lake men until the day OF the draft
This applies to those men who haV'
good excuses for not registering OF
Tuesday last
The washington Cd. CO Post ON
cially announces that Delaware wa
the very FIRST State in the Union u
send in a complete summary OF th
total registration, and local registrar
want 20 keep this good work mp u
the matter of gett ng the typewritle'
| list 10 the War Department as soon q
possible. With this end In view, ~
CORPS of twenty-five typists on dut
AT registration offices will work al
| dav tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
TO SING THE MIKADO" At
The CHAUTAUQUA TONIGHT

Without doubt the greatest produc-
ton Chautauqua has attempted 20 put
before its audiences vii be staged at
the big tent at Delaware avenue ana
Union street tonight in the form Of Gil
bert and Sulliyan's famous opera, "ihe
AIikado.' Mrs Gregory, Wilmmgtons
platform superintendent, assures her
audiences that tonight's performance Is
not an abhreviation or set of selections,
but an authentic production with ful
cast. principals, chorus and special or
chestra.
The devotees Of the light opera viii
he glad 70 know that Randolph Du Bell
vino PLAYED the leading comedy role IN
the original Follies- of 1907 will take
the part Of "Ko-ko" tonight singing the
famous song. "rve Got Him on the
List Miss Evelyn Stewart, who star
red in Boston's late success, "rhe Rose
Maid" viii sing tonight in the leading
woman's part
The rugged personality and force
ful delivery Of Judge Marcus A. kay-
anagh at the ChautauQua tent last
night secured for him the conviction
OF HIS hearers in the statement that
lulH fOuMll. ID uhAHFANhrtf N'AfsA4Nr 2
criminals. He showed scarlet figures
Of the crimes OF this country com.
pared with those OF others saying
that more than half Of the crimes are
committed by paroled prisoners.
The Wilmington Chautauqua receiv
ed a telegram last night from DR.
Paul NJ. Pearson, director Of Chau
tauqua. relating to the Sunday service
1t read: "Glad to be able TO send e
YOU Dr. Lewis CASTOR Leary from ths
Syrian Protestant College. TO speai
at your Sunday service. Hc IS a grea
author. an eloquent speaker and thu
greatest living authority on the Ar
menian atrocities which will be hii
subject on. Sunday" This service
which is conducted with the aid o
music from the Mikado Company. vii
be the last event Of the seven Chau
tauqua days at Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
LITTLE Loss OF LIFE
IN SAN SALVADOR QUAKE

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, june 9.-1here was very
little loss Of life and reports of prop
erty damage in the san salvador earth
quake was greatly exaggerated accord
ing to brief cables 10 Bloom Brothesr,
bankers, from their representatives IN
SAN Salvador today.
The information received today was
in response TO cables from here request
ing confirmation of the report of the
almost complete destruction of san sal
Nador and surrounding cities.
u was said at the consulate .0i
Salvador here today that if the earth
quake had been marked by heavy loss OF
life information concerning IL would
have come TO the consulate from San
Salvador officially. Nothing has beer
received.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
CLASS Is FNTERTAINEn.

Mrs. NIayrice f. Alexander enter
tanned the members Of the II. II. l..
class. OF st. Faurs NJ. p. Sunday
school. of which she Is instructor. at
the home Of NJ IS Dorothy Smalley, Of
No. 4iO West Twenty-third street, last
evening.
Those present were the Misses
Mary Pyle. Marion Hahn, Gertrude
Vansant. Dorothy Smalley. FiorencI
Ely. Harriet Ross. Betty Alexander.
Mar'on Roop. Mildred kellogg olga
McVey. Grace Bond Janet Smalley.
Elizabeth Sma ley, Ruth Smalley. and
Jack Davis. Grant Perry, Franklin
Jervis. Roland McNey. Oscar RooD
James Brown. Ne uard Alexander,
Lee Prior, Mr. Rash. Mr.. and Mrs
William Smalley and Mr. and Mrs
Navrice Z. Alexander.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
MARYLANn MANTs PINkNEY.

John Pinkney. a Negro, in Munich
pal Court this morning waived hi7
right TO reQuisitlon papers from
Maryland and was remanded to the
custody OF the authorities from that
State
The warrant on which tho local po'
lice arrested Pinkney, charges him
with hating cdnuilttod an assault
with intent 10 murder Samuel Harris
at Chestertown. on July 4. 1915.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
sEyERE FINE on WOMEN,

Charged with soliciting on Market
street near Fifth, last night, Madea
Parker and May Bennett each was
fined 500 and costs in Municipal
Court this morning. In default Of paw
ment. each will serve six months II
the workhouse. Three boys teetine,
against the women.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
cOLLEcTINc STATE REYENTR.

State Revenue Collector John Titus
has begun his collections for the next
fiscal year. The license fee is deter
mined by the amount Of business dons
the previous year, and 1t is said thal
some taxables are Understanding tbs
amount Of business they did Arrest
are threatened
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
A O N socIARIE

A committee meeting OF the A. o.
y was held on "Wednesday evening,
at the home Of Miss Nellie Living
ston 10. 6lS Broome street. Follow
ing the business session refreshments
were served and the evening delight
fully spent. Those present we're: The
Misses Beatrice Neave Edna Nc
Daniel. Violet Livingston. Nellie Liv-
ingston and Horace Carl. ]. Roland
Stein and J. Montgomery Cook.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
Postal Guides OFT SOON,

Postmaster James J. English, has
received word from Washington that
the Postal Guides which have been
distributed heretofore in board and
cloth bindings will hereafter be is
sued in cloth binding only. The
guides will not be ready for distri-
button until the latter part OF next
month
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
FrSTIvAL AT CHURCH

Members Of Mrs. Harry +. Links Bible
school class Of Delaware Avenue Bap-
tist Church gave fcte Thursday night
in tho church for tho benefit Of the
school. II had been planned TO hold il
on the lawn. but tho uncertain weather
conditions made a change necessary. The
class is composed Of 2l young women.
Evening journal., 1917-06-09
MAnE REn IN FREIenr CAR

Charles Torschko was fined 50 ana
costs this morning for trespass'ng m
a freight car az the Third street Yards
OF the p. b. and w. Railroad. ne
had made bed In the car and turned
in for a nights sleep when the officer
woke him.