Evening journal., 1917-11-01
ENEMY PLOTTERS
AGAIN ARE F0|LED
Pledge Campaign Reveals
Story That Linens are
10 be Coniiscated
SCHOLARS TAKE
STORY TO SCHOOLS

SuillnB 10 ollltI lies ana hcutIncS
hoping TO fool the people and prevent
them from signing the pledge cards.
The latest one OF their schemes that
has become known is to tell people
that the United States Government in
/ tends to seize all bed linen to make
/ bandages for the Red Cross.
/ To well informed citizens this lie is
so bald that II fails Of effect. But there
are many who do not know that the
enemy will not permit Red Cross work
in their army, and in hospitals back
Of their lines. That they ridicule the
effort OF this American charity. TO
those who do not know this fact the
lie that bed linen was 10 be seized for
Red Gross purposes is very likely to
fool them. and create a feeling Of op-
position to this nation.
These stories have coma to public
school teachers from the children
who have been given food pledge
cards to get signed. Some OF the chill
dren have reported to teacher that
they have NIT with some opposition
in getting the cards signed Some
Of the housewives they have gone to
have told the children this story. The
weight OF the argument combined
by another lie-that preserves were
to be seized-has in some instances
made the housewife almost slam the
door in the faces OF the patriotic
children.
Josiah Marvel, directing the Della
ware Food Pledge campaign, -as in
censed to learn Of these stories this
morning.
I've been expecting just such rot"
said Mr.. Marvel "Its even more
, ridiculous than the preserve story
Why I learn that in New Castle some
Of the housewives we're worked up
; 10 such pitch that they intended to
5 destroy their preserves rather than
, be forced to give them up.
/, I'D give a whole lot 10 learn whC
1 some OF these p!oiters are. n an,
e housewife who hears there stories viii
- only get into communication with M
I'll be greatly Obliged TO her. She viii
@ not be helping me so much as she viii
D Uncle Sam.
e III a person would only stop to con
e slider and reason out these lies, The,
e would at once understand that II tn
government wanted bed linen for an,
such purpose that the governmen
would commander such things.
wouldn't send school children and me
and women out to get the cards sIgr
T, cd simply for the purpose OF obtalnin
> addresses. and that is all that IN
! pledge cards are for-to obtain az
= dresses. rla
After the cards are returned 10 I
!, We shall forward the addresses
= = Washington, and the government wi
y then send 70 all Of the addresses II
= erature. showing how the patriot
: housewife may aid this government
= winning this war by being as econon
= ical with her food as possible and pr
e venting waste. That's all there is
Il IT,"
:, Mr.. Marvel referred TO a statemel
mado by President Wilson that ou
lines how the President feels on N
subject. In this statement the Pres
dent says:
as "Our country Is blessed with a
~ abundance OF foOdstuffs and II our pei
" pie will economize in their use OF foo
u: providently connning themselves TO u
III quantities required for the TnainteI
'n ance Of health and strength; II the
III will eliminate waste, and II they wi
IN make use OF those commodities
,y which we have a surplus and thus fr'
for export larger proportion OF tho
Id required by the world now dependei
II, upon us. we shall not only be able
80 accomplish our obligation to them, b
III we shall obtain and establish reaso
r. able prices at home.
I'VE cannot accomplish our object
this war without sacrifice and devotlo
and in no direction can that sacrin
+. and devotion be shown more, than
cr each housewife and public eating pla
he in the country pledgng its support
er the Food Administration and complyi
Ter with It's request.
lly "Slgned WOODROW WILSON,
ed shop teams have been organized
cr. the various industrial plants and a
RS now working under the followi
at committee captains:
be Wilmington Steel Company, j.
at Rodgers; Harlan & HOlllngsworth,
on u. Warner, Jr.; Pullman Company,
re- d. Garrettson; Alexander F. Cricht'
Henry Il. Bush; Belts Machine Col
pany. Harrison Cruikshank; Easte
Malleable Iron Company, w. L. Ha
ou mond: LObdell Car Wheel CompaI
10 Howard L. Seamon; Pusey & Jor
toi Company, f. p. Bardo; Wllmingt
~ Leather Company, John ]. Kenned
~ y, McCullough Iron Company, C.
S smith. Jr., m, son Herbert r. Sm
nv nv takes his place; National Fibre a
n's Insulation Company. William
n. Corey; New Castle Leather Compal
Ut Caleb stabler; Penn Seabord ST
at Company, John r. Lambson; Pyri
lail Company, Limited, F. II. Gawthrl
to Harrison Crulkshank; Remington
chine Company, John j. Hayes; Ben
. min F. Shaw Company. Henry
Isaacs: George w. Sparks. LEA NJ
ing Company, Frederick Knln
Speakman Supply and Pipe Compa
William F. Metten; Joseph Stoec
Brewing Company, William F. KuI
Trump Brothers Machine Company,
d. Murphy; Walker & Elliott. J.
Rodgers; American Car and Foun
NJ Company, John II. Rosen; Ameri
~ Manganese Steel Company, John
Lambson; American Nnlcanlzed Fl
Company, w. f. Douglass; Barr
Dougherty Leather Company, Will
Barr: Bavarian Brewing Company,
L. DOckstader; Charles Beadenk
Company, Josef T. Hedln; VIII
n Beadenk0pf Company. organized
George Gray, Jr.: +. Blumenthal G.
n pany. Albert Bird; Bond Machine G.
pany, Henry p. Scott. Jr.; Contine
Fibre Company, Charles Medlll.
In the next few days shoppers
Wilmington will have an opportu
y TO sign Hoover Pledge Cords. in
y stores on Market street Jo
nd Marvel representing the Hoover I
l..