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Evening journal., 1917-07-02
MERT YOUR ALTER ECO.

MR. JOHN DOE. meet your alter ego. j. Doe (The
AVA same introduction applies equally to Jane Doel
J. Doe. your alter ego your second self can be A
good friend Of yours II you Will only let him. You can
see J. Doe any time by going up the mirror but that
Isn't really the best way TO get acquainted with him.
walk in the evening quiet corner OF the porch or
wakefu half hour after you have gone TO bed Is the
best time TO meet J. Doe You already know J. Doe
good deal better than anyone else and he can help
you a lot II you viii only let him.
You know J, Doe we'll that you know whether J.
Doe Is doing well he is able You ca point out
j. Does defects 70 him. You know Just exactly what j.
Does defects Now take j. Doe and regard him as
bosom friend the kind that you can talk to plainly
You just so into conference with J. Doe and tell him
just exactly what you think OF him. Recall 10 his
mind that he Is making fool Of himself In more ways
than ono Critlcse him unmeclfully. Call him right
up on the carpet It's all right n you talk plainly
enough 80 that j. Doe shows little temper and re-
sentiment You are the only one who knows all about
j. Doe. You know even how J Doe thinks
Then when you through and J. ia either IN tears
or hghting mad stop and think what you have
been telling him. You take It TO heart The chances
are that the advice IL good.
kipng was all wrong when he wrote He travels
farthest who travels alone" The best travelling com
pnnion anyone can have one that will push you for
ward on tho Journey OF life, is good friendly helpful
alter ego that is always the Job II John Doc is as
good man as he would advise Doe his alter ego to
be, he will probably do well
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
SOLDIER MORALS NO WORSE THAN CIVILIAN
MORALS.

A GREAT deal is being said IN this city and else
A where these days about the necessity OF safe
Guarding the moral atmosphere OF the cities near which
Tho big army oantonments 20 be located. This Ia
ell very we'll 40 far tho cities arc concerned, but
The mputation that sodlers are worse morally than
The civilian population should he allowed to 10 un-
challenged
After all, our American sodiers-whether volunteers
conscrlpted-are drawn from the body Of our civil
life And what is more they apt to be higher than
Tho general average instead OF lower The man who
volunteers fight his country Ia not apt to be OF
slack or moral hbre. Tho man who Is selecivey CON
crpted by dint OF that very selection Is apt 70 BIO OF
good moral reputs.
What happens 10 the American boy after he be-
part Of the army is not conducive to a break
aown in his morals The discipline to which he is sub
iected the drills. the gymnastic exercises, the open
air life, all tend TO give him a healthy mind in a
healthy body lie learns sef-conro and self-respect
He taught to make himself strong and vital part
" strength is moral fiber.
This is not TO contend that tho army Is big Sun
aay school Il is not But the temptations OF the
young soldier certainly greater than those OF
the young man the ordinary small city and the OPP
less The goings and comings OF the ordinary civil
Ian. who is making bis living not much regu-
ieted The OF the soldier are regulated an
along the line
The hedged-n life OF the soldier boy very largely
axes the part OF the home-inhuenced life OF the lad in
bis native city. And the morals OF the one are apt
just about on a par With the morals OF the other
neither very much better. nor very much worse
Il would not be amiss for many men and women who
expressing SO much concern about the morals OF
he soldier to scrutinize their own morals and mako
em conform to the standards of living they seek 70
set up for the and the boys who so into the army
md tho navy.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
MORE INsENsATr HYpHpNIsM

7 used to be said Of tho bourbon kings Of France
that they learned nothing new and forgot nothing
old There is scarcely Delaware man or woman who
does not recall that saying The same Is very largely
true Of some German-language papers IN our larger
cities They cannot learn anything or the Amerlcanism
OF this country IN which they arc suffered 10 exist
They cannot forget anything OF their old admiration
for and allegiance TO the Kaiser and his hcnchmen
They have mistaken eusy-solng American toer
ance for license.
Now that tho first shock OF worry as 10 their status
IN this country has passed they resumng their un
American tactics They do not do this by coming out
with one big bold smash but by the mono the less OBJ
ieetionabe plan OF little daily pocks and dabs Here
Is the Illinois staatszeItung for instance saying.
Now great cry r. sounded IN administration cir
oles Destroy world auocracy-e nthrone world do
mocraey' That is bigger order than catch villa
ever was We did not catch villa and wa VIII not de.
throne the world autocrocy We cannot follow the ad-
mlnlstrauon with that slogan
The truth Is OF that this obnoxious sheet can
not follow the administration with any American slo-
ean. Anything aimed Prusslan mllltarlsm. Mt GER
man auocracy At the Kaiser Jars the saatszeitung to
the very nerve-centers. And every time It let's out
snar II gives perfect example tho inseusate hyphen-
ism which Is bound some day soon to react to It's own
hurt
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
SMYRNA AND ITS DOGS.

From the Smyrna Times.
Complaint comes to US from all
over town Of the dog nuisance yet
Council or the Police Department is
doing nothing to enforce the law.
There Is plenty OF authority laid
down in the dog ordinance which II
properly enforced, would make CON
ditions infinitely better in Smyrna. It
is not so much the good dogs that
commit the depredations. It is the
miserable hounds and common ours
that jump fences. howl at night and
become a nuisance. As one man put
IL, the Police will get after an auto
owner II he happens to have his car
standing at the curb with the lights
out or fine an owner for allowing his
COWS or horses to Craze In the streets
on the outskirts OF Smyrna, either OF
which while a breach of the law does
not annoy or modest near as much
as the dog nuisance which goes on
undated. It will take an outbreak OF
hydrophobia to awake Smyrna Town
Council or the police authorities to
their duty. II might be at the expense
OF some mothers little boy or girl
being bitten. Il might be the loss Of
a life from rabies. Why allow the
dogs to run at large unmuzzled. Why
not enforce the law and rid the com
munity OF the worthless ours. Surely
there is enough law on the subject.
Let's. have It enforced before some
object lesson brings the
town authorities to a realization Of
their duty.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02

in the development OF Bulgaria. The
employment OF American capital, they
said. would not carry with Il the same
political obligations and restrictions
as investments by European Powers.
Bulgaria. already impoverished by
the Balkan war when she joined the
Central Powers, will have more he Zee,
than ever Of money for her renHDlll'
tation after the war. She VIII REQUIRE
funds TO pay her huge DEBTS 70 "
velop her Aegean Sea ports and 10
build the connecting railway lines she
proposes with her capital city AZ
present Europe does not present an
encouraging prospect for securing
financial assistance.
II Bulgaria breaks with the United
States It will be less from her own
desire than from Prussian insistence
But what Bulgaria wishes is peace
She has so expressed herself several
times She Is in occupation or the
lost Dobrudia. the whole Of Macedonia
and good sized slice OF Greece.
Serbia would make her concessions
n Serbia could get Bosnia and Her
zegovlna and thus combine great
bodv of the south Serbs under one
government and have her outlet on
tho Adriatic. This would sell TO set
lie the Centuries old question wheth-
err the grooming OF Samuel at Och
ida or thu enthronemcnt OF Dushan
Al skopelie gave the better claim to
Macedonia. Besides. King Ferdinand
some time ago packed away the
,rown that he had bought for his
coronation az ST. Sofia. CONSTANT
lople as not likely TO be useful in
ne present situation
Bulgaria beyond a doubt has every
eason TO wish TO maintain her SEN
mental regard for us and also to
inspire for herself I'm the United
States interest and regard. She may
need us badly.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
FIRE pAMAGEs sHoE srocK.

Early Sunday morning the district
FIRE companies were called to Eighth and
Market streets. when fire was discover
ed by Harry G. Turner in the second
floor OF the Forster Shoe Company. The
ilremeu had some trouble TO locate the
actual blaze. due to the immense quanti-
ties OF binding smoke which filled the
store.
Water and smoke caused about $500
damage TO the Plaza Restaurant on the
first floor, and some slight damage was
caused TO the rooms of the Wilmington
Steel Company's Athletic Association,
which has rooms in the third floor. The
loss 20 the shoe company has not been
ascertained. The alarm also was sent
In by Mr.. Turner.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
GEMS OF THOUGHT

None but himself can be his paraliel-rheobaid
There's nothing blackens like the ink of FOOLS
Pope.
Earth gets its price for what Earth gives u.s.
Lowell
:-:-:-.
Nay, in every epoch OF the world the great event.
parent OF all others is it not tho arrival OF thinker
in the world?-Carlyle.
They never taste who always drink:
They always talk who never think
Prior.
AS oddes draw things frivolous and light
How is mans heart by vanity drawn I'M
Young.
.--:-.-:
Tho path OF sorrow and that path alone
Leads TO the land where sorrow is unknown.
-Cowper.
Heaven is not always angry when he strikes.
But most chastises those whom most he likes.
-Pomfret.
PATIENCE accomplish thy labor; accomplish thy work
OF anection
Sorrow and silence strong. and patient endurance
is god-like. -Longfellow.
:-:-:-:
No life
Can be pure in its purpose or strong in its strife
And all lives not be purer and stronger thereby
Owen Meredith
.-.-.-.
Better 10 sit at the waters birth.
Than a soR OF TO win
To live in tie love that noweth forth
Than the love that cometh in.
Narf
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
Editorial Opinion
nc NAVYis nnnn wnnl
From tho New York Sun.


From the New York sun.
Aside from IT'S moro sentimental
phases the important thing about tho
appearance OF United States troopn
on the soil OF France is the fact that
they tmversed the 5000 niles and
more OF sea without disaster from
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. attack indeed.
30 far as is known.
The British have ferriod millions
OF men across the narrow strait he
twixt Dover and Calais, but that has
been comparatively Simple feat
The Channel has been tightly closed
above and below the ferry by nets
and vigilant destroyers and other
craft. The passage IS a matter OF two
or three hours. The early British sue.
cesses In transporting colonial troops
were made over seas I'm which no
submarines operated
But our ships were many DAYS az
sea IN waters where an adventurous
submarine might well be lurking. We
have no desire to speculate upon the
means by which the navy protected
the transports from harm, but we
desire to say with all emphasis that
II was an exceedingly creditable piece
OF work and justifles the high esteem
In which the nation holds its navy.
The record OF our initial effort 70
carry troops In large numbers to
France will serve as an encourage
ment TO the others who must 60 Il
proves that the navy OF the United
States IS quite adequate to take care
of It's own.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
GOOD WISHES FOR NEW CITY OFFICIALS.

John W. LAWSON, Mayor, and the other city on
cials who were elected last month have been in
Quoted into office.
We trust they Will discharge their respective
duties in that will be satisfactory to tho citizens
and taxpayers.
They have splendid opportunity 10 do constructive
work m they be wise they will seize It and mako the
most OF IT,
ceeds good man. We trust sincerely that for tho
sake Of the city and Us people the now Democratic
executive Will measure up TO the official standards
rset by his Republican predecessor. One OF the
promising signs Is that he is taking the office with be-
coming seriousness and has manifested due regard
or the dignity which properly attaches to it.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
MAYOR rmCE AND TnE EXEMPTION DOARps.

IA OR reason and for one reason only, Mayor Price
has rocast his four exemption boards for the city
Of Wilmington
That reason was that although he had been Informed
by higher authority that he need not consider districts
in selecting the members OF those boards he discov
cred following tn original appointments that four
districts required and that each member OF each
board must be resident OF the district in which he
designated 10 serve
The original list OF names did not permit OF such re-
adjustment and, consequence, the new list contains
several In addition While the old list
contained the names Of. seven Republicans and 1--WE
Democrats, and tho names Of no organized labor men
The list contains the OF six Republicans
and six Democrats. and two OF the appointees are
recognized labor
10 is unfortunate that transformation received by
the mayor in tho FIRST place led him TO make his orei-
nal appointments without regard for districts Had II
not been for such transformation the original list nm
questionahy would have been adhered TO- because no
valid objection could have been urged against any OF
the appointees. Geographical grounds alone led 10
changes being made.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
SPIRIT OF THE
DELMARVIA PRESS
oLARINe HEADLIGHTS.
From ne Dorer state News.

From the Dover State News.
The Delaware State News publish
ed in their entirety last week the
rulings OF the Attorney General on
the Motor Vehicle Law passed bv the
1917 Delaware General Assembly as
applied to headlights. In his rulings
the Attorney Genera; makes it very
pain just what kind Of headlights
may DO used upon automobiles and
other motor vehicles in order to
come within the requirements OF the
law, and there should be absolutely
no excuse for any motorist to violate
the provisions Of that statute. Not
only does the Attorney General des-
cribe Just what kind OF lights are
required, but suggests number Of
makes Of headlights that have been
tested and are deemed to be a fulfill
ment OF the law
The passage OF the motor vehicle
law regulating the use OF headlights
on motor vehicles and prohibiting
the use Of glaring and binding lights
was one Of the best legislative acts
OF the last General Assembly, and in
a way was a victory for the State
News and several other newspapers
OF the State that had advocated regu-
latlon OF the lights for the sake Of
safety. For several years PRIOR to the
1917 session OF tho Delaware Legis-
lature this paper had protested
against the use OF binding head
lights, pointing out the danger they
occasioned. and we earnestly advo-
Gated the passage Of laws to regulate
the nuisance. for such It was.
Il was a gratifying fact that when
the motor law was introduced in the
Legislature it not only bore the ap-
proval Of the general public but was
also advocated by the motorists
themselves, for they realized that
DINNER headlights would insure
greater safety. More than one serious
accident has been caused in this
small State. not to mention the rest
Of tho country. by glazing headlights
confusing the drivers OF passing au-
tomobiles and It is a genuine relief
to know that this menace has at last
been removed.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02

is not without significance 10 Delawareans and
Others that the first aAmerican units at the front
IN France are made up OF American nurses and Amer
can surgeons Six great base hospitals now fly the
stars and Stripes and whose names are famous
IN the annals OF American medicine are devotine their
skill and their science TO the needs OF the brave men
whose bodies arc shattered in battle
The people OF the United States are neacefr, neo
pie. II is only slowly and gradually that they are
worked up to the pitch OF stern anger which is nece
'ay where grim war is to be waged. But we have al
Fays been mereiful people, phfanthropc peop,e
We have always been nation that prided itself ,pon
rs ability and its desire TO the needy 10 bind
% the wounds OF those who hurt. to feed those
Who are starving
Ii is no surprise, therefore, to End that our lit.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02

CHESTER. Pa. July 2.-Complain-
ing to a friend about the warm
weather James Heating, a middle
aged white man, fell dead yesterday
at Fourth street and Edgmont avenue.
William Fullerton. with whom he had
been talking, ran all the way to the
police station. several blocks distant
The police notified the coroner, who
took charge OF the body
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
TOOAY'S WAR RECIPE.
From Britaln's Official Win
the. War Cook Book.

BARLEY CAKES.-Three tea
. cupfuls OF harley -four. one tea
" cupful OF wheat -four. two tea
spoonfuls OF baking powder. one
" tablespoonful OF honey, half a
. pint of milk. one egg. two table
spoonfuls Of margarine. Melt tho
. honey IN the milk. which must be
. slightly warmed Beat up the egg
and add Il. Mix the dry ingredi-
. ents together and rub in the fat
Then add the milk, egg and honey
and work into a dough. Roll out
and cut into round cakes with the
top OF a tumbler or the lid OF a
small can. Bake in a medium
oven
(SAvE THE FLOUR-FLOUR
IS BREAD).
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
SAL DAVIS pRnprRrr-

Lilburne Chandler, trustee OF the
estate OF Samuel y. Davis. on Satur-
day sold the Davis property No. 500
King street TO William J. Fisher. real
estate broker, for $4,000. Harry j.
St'dham was the auctioneer.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
NEW MONEY ORDER RATE

Relatives OF soldiers fighting under
Old Glory in France can send postal
money orders to the fighters at tho
same rates as apply to domestic
money orders Notices to this effect
were received by Postmaster James
j. English today
Evening journal., 1917-07-02
NO JOURNAL ON THE FOURTH.

MO edition Of THE EVENING JOURNAL will he
printed on next Wednesday, July l.
All departments Of tbs newspaper win he closed on
that day.
Readers and advertisers should bear that fact In
mind.
II is tho purpose Of THE JOURNAL to give full
holiday to all Of It's employees.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02

tie armies OF mercy at the front doing their work
OF healing. long before bigger armies ready
for the stormy test of battle BY and by those bigger
armies viii also be in the trenches OF France engaged
in bitter work but doing it with view to the larger
mercy-that OF protecting the peace and the liberty
and happiness OF generations yet unborn.
Evening journal., 1917-07-02

Secretary Daniels says vice threatens Jackie recruits
in training at Newport. But Mr. Secretary Newports
Newport
Evening journal., 1917-07-02

There's hint Mexico may enter the war. Isn't there
enough work for the Red Cross without bringing any
more crpples into the busnessf
Hispano América., 1917-09-30
LADY MORDAUNT

Su piel era de nieve con toda su
resplandeciente transparencia. Des-
pues no he vuelto a encontrar nunca
carne de mujer tan luminosa nj tan
blancal Sc hubiera dicho que la au-
rora brillaba en- sus sienes. Y aun
cuando velos de CASA la envolvian ca
yendo alrededor de su gran sombrero
de paja, a traves de aquella dorado
bruma, la tonalidad dorado de su tez
tez de mujer rubia, cautivaba; pero
habia algo' mas desconcertante Ell "a
quel rostro radiante ,algo que opri-
mia ell corazon, y eran los ojos, los
oJos de aZul obscure, cast negros,
muy abiertos entire parpados marchi-
tos, dos miradas d%oloridas, como ba-
nadas en- lagrimas, y marcadas, sin
emgargo con yo no sc que estupor.
iOh! lei azoramiento de aquellos
ojos ~extraviados y e~ncantadores con
su suplica muda! Despues he pensa-
do en- ella con frecuencia y siempre
he tenido la conviction de que la mu-
jer que tenia aquellos ojos debia en-
contrarse bajo la Influenza de IN mar
cotico o de algun poder misterioso.
JUAN LORRAINE
Hispano América., 1917-09-30
OPORTUNIDAD PARA UNA
FAMILIA ESPANOLA

asa de Huespedes, tiene 2 pisos con
II %cuartos, BANJO en- cada pieza y esta
situada en- 7l6-7l8 Broadway, cerca
de Stockton, dentro del barrio espa-
mol. Renta $4,000. La persona inte-
resada dirijase a este periodico o a
720 Broadway.
Hispano América., 1917-09-30

Una CdICdJdQd unanifne reSOnO en-
nuestras trincheras: habiamos como
cido la voz de Luis Aguilar, nuestro
compatriota, que estaba enganando a
los alemanes y que nos advertia su
%presencia. No podia salir del hoyan-
CO para que no 10 reconocieran los
enemigos; tenia que esperar ALI una
oportunidad. Los boches a~plaudieron
con entusiasmo. FL les critic:
-Mandadme un hombre con al
go de vino y salchichas: es todo 10
que neccsito".
Vlmos, momentos despues, como
con lntlnitas precauciones, Sc arras-
traba un boche hacia Ell agueero DON
de nuestro camarada Sc hallaba. Lo
teniamos a menos de diez metros de
distancia, ique hacer? !tirar al boche
o deJarlo llegar hasta donde estaba
nuestro amigo? Lo ibamos a bando-
mar a SUI propia suerte cuando nuestro
sargento o Ordeno-Cuando el bo-
che llegue a la or1lla del hoyanco. IL
radle.
Asi 10 hicimos. y. en- el momento
en- que ell boche ponia su fusil cerca
del hoyo, fue muerto.
NAL tirador, no me dejaste sin
comida"-exclamo nuestro amigo; v
rio la famosa risa prusiana. Vimos
que arrastraba al fondo del hoyanco
al boche. Esperabanos con inquietud
cuando oimos la voz del amigo que
daba cuenta de que su 'compahero' Sc
encontraba 'sano Y ~salvo"...
Ierminado ell combate, horas mas
tarde, oimos que Luis Aguilar Sc
Observation-Disclosures, mi compa-
nero ha muerto por Alemania. Yo So
10 tomare Verdun"! Y les pidi6 otro
enviado con comida....
Cuatro dias vivio asi aquel valiente!
Los alemanes "sus compaferos" lie
llegaron a pedir su nombre para pedir
para eli la Cruz de Hero! A no
sotros nos inquietaba, tambien, la
suerte de nuestro COmpanero. Pero nj
los alemanes recibian las ordenes de
atacarnos nj nosotros la de asalto. I'm
dla, por fin, nuestro Official obtuvo el
permlso para atacar a los boches que
teniamOs enfrente solo con Ell obieto
de rescatar a Luis Aguilar. va nos
~disponiamos a efectuar Ell atauue.
1aSN
cuando oimos la voz del voluntario,
que exclamaba:
-'Kamaradas: me abandonasteis
va. Y bien, yo solo tomare Verdun!"
Comprendimos dc que Sc trataba:
los boches Sc habian retirado. AVIAN
zamos a ocupar su5 trincheras y a sa-
car al voluntario de su los
tigurais como estaba? No, no os DO
dreis, Jamas, figuraroslo! Ocho cada-
veres de a%lemanes, con la cabeza ha-
cia abaJo, en- posicion vertical, esta-
ban colocados al 1ado de nuestro a.
migo. Como Ell hoyanco tenia cierta
semejanza con la lorna de un embu-
do, las cabezas de los boches cast to-
caban los pies de Aguilar y las pier
mas estaban hacia arriba, rigidas!
FL olor de aquellos cadaveres en-
pleno estado de decomposition era
%spantoso. Nuestro amigo Sc habia
visto obligado a colocarlos de tai ma
nera, pues sus ~fuerzas 10 lie permitie-
ron enterrar sino a otros cinco. Y
asi habia vivido este muchacho. sin
perder SUI buen humor nj su apetito.
ique va!-nos decia-cada dia con
mas hambre... y por esa llamaba dos
VeCeS al dia a loo kanarodacO 1,a