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Evening journal., 1918-04-13
ENDS LIFE As TIDE
REACHES COTTAGE
Searching Party Fin DIS
Fraley's Body Hanging
at Bowers Beach
BAYSHORE HOMES ARE
WRECKED BY STORM

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. April ia party from
Rising sun ventured in an automobile
10 visit Bowers yesterday TO learn the
extent of storm damage there.
On the beach front. facing the bay.
practically an Of the sOtt0ges are dam
aged. Those not being washed from
their moorings or pillngs have had the
porches and back buildings torn away.
Among such damaged cottages are
those of Joseph J.. Cahall, State Sem
ator John A. Barnard and Daniel B.
Barnard.
TWO cottages or A. NJ. Thomas are
badly damaged, the side walls only
standing. and the furniture washed
away. The cottage Of Mrs. Boone, Of
Frederca, Is also badly damaged. The
cottages OF Reynolds postles. Dr.
Postles and Mrs j. G.. Noshen We're left
in bad shape. many with the pOrches
gone. Much OF the furniture. bedding
and mating are iloaiing along the
beach front and on the marsh adaioin-
ing the beach.
In South Bowers an Of the cottages
are more OF less damaged. .The South
Bowers Hotel has had It's porch wash
ed away.
The investigating party led by War
uer Green, OF Rising sun, ran into an
unexpected sight While looking into
some of the unOccupied cottages, the
party came DO the cottage OF man
named Fraley. aged between % and CO.
which was not opened, but had a foot
or more OF water in 70. on breaking
open the door they stood aghast as
/ they saw the body of Fraley dangling
/ from a rope suspended from one OF the
rafiers. That 10 was a suicide Is evil
/ denced by the fact that a ladder haC
been made on which he had climbed e
the rafter, from which he had swung
himself. Fraleys body was warm wher
found. While it is not known jus
what caused Fraley Co take his life
the residents OF Bowers feel that /
was due 60 I'M health and the fear tha
he would be drowned by the RISING
tide.
The water for fully a mile and a hal
10 Bowers blocks the roads, lhe resi-
dents rowing I'm boats about the mali
roads and streets. picking up furniture
mating. etc. which is floating every
where.
A schooner has been blown up th
mouth Of the creek, where it sank
4 A large naphtha launch has beel
blown up on shore, being stopped Onl,
by a harbed wire fence.
Not for many years has there bee
such damage done by the storm as tha
since Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
OFFER LIVE PUPPY
In MARKET TODAY

A highly unusual specimen for sale
On King street market this morning was
"a tiny black shepherd puppy, who
would Doe anybodys Tor q. The pup
looked ir dismay at an the fresh meats
around The neighborhood. and the sight
evidently filled him with grave doubts
as to whether he wasn't a war offer
ing as sausage meat, for he lifted up
his voice, a dramatic soprano, and wepl
aloud Everybody stopped Go pat The
little fellow and assure him, mice dog
gle. he's an right"
Eggs were The most prominent oner-
ing in ioday's market. they were there
heaped I'm baskcifuls 40 3S cents a dozen
although a few farmers asked 40 cents
Good potatoes could be had FOR 40 cents
a quarter peek. Apples We're sold by
the farmers at 30 and IS cents a quarter
peek. Lettuce was fetching 40 cents
a bunch. or a head. whichever % was.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
BY CARL d. GROAT
tied Press stan Correspondent

United Press stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April i3 The most
trying days OF the war are just ahead.
Army men agree today that this is
the frank situation of the western bat
tie now. in light of General Haig's and
General Maurice's statements that a new
crisis has been reached.
And it grows increasingly possible
that Germany Will throw the rest OF
her eggs into one bdsket-namely,
gamble with her fleet ahead 0f any
allied sea offensive. America viii have
men I'm the struggle which Haig now
characterizes as raging with our backs
70 the wall"
The bright ray in the Haig statement
as seen here was that the French my
is moving rapidly and in great force
to our support"
In this reserve aid Americans are
quite likely included 70 is certain that
they will be on the line soon and in
force. Army men took pride In the
fact that Americans lighting with the
French had aided iO the southwark as
revealed by the French official state
ment.
That Bailleul may have 10 be YIELD
ed was the thought here from General
Maurice's statement. But. it was clear
20 military men that the British re-
sistance has hardened and that with
reserves coming up. yielding Of fur
ther ground will be only after the most
desperate resistance.
The situation yesterday morning ap-
pearod a trne better than it has for
several days. But the late afternoon
and evening brought news that thC
Germans had swung on Westward and
=. that now The British position was again
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
State Opens ROAD
BIDS next monday.
35 Miles of New Highway
TO be First Under New
Project
PENNY HILL IS
TO BE INCLUDED

Bids for constructing thiriy-nve or
more miles OF roads In this state, the
first TO bee constructed under the conf
prehenslve State highway project. by
the state Highway Department. viii be
opened at the oflce OF that department,
at , o'clock. on Monday afternoon
plans and specifications for This work
haze been on nle at the ofllce OF Charles
NJ. Upham chief engineer for some
time. The contract viii be awarded
or rejected within twenty days from
the opening Of the bids The actual
work on the contract is to start within
ten days after the same has been
awarded and Is 90 be oompleted before
December a. 1918
Among the roads TO be constructed
Is that at Penny Hill. which viii be OF
hillside brick. The road between Dover
and smyrna. which has been impass.
able the greater portion OF the winter
also is to he rebuilt.
This road. during the recent storm
was under water and among the auto.
mobiles that endeavored 10 pass over
l 10 was "a new car owned by Z. N. Davis
U IffrlNfNh OF lNN NNN AMiAl0hN it'NNN'
which was occupisd by friends OF Mr.
Davis. bound for the harmony meetin,
Of the Republican party at Dover or
/ Wednesday, The machine had to D'
/ abandoned for the time being.
The contracts are divided In elgh
parts and are known as follows;
Contract No i-.Kent County, 40
miles cement concrete roadway.
Contract 30. 2-Kent County, 41
miles cement concrete roadway.
Contract no. 3-New Castle County
.|2.i6 miles vltrlned brick roadway witt
concrete foundation
Contract no. New Castle County
I3I5 miles vitrlned brick roadway Will
concrete foundation
Contract no. g. Sussex County, 60
. miles cement concrete roadway.
Contract no. 6-SusseX County, iN
. miles cement concrete roadway.
Contract no. Sussex County 6.o
. miles cement congrete roadway.
Contract no. S-SusseX County, 6.a
( miles cement concrete roadway.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
MUCH OF REH0B0TH
BOARDWALK GONE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
REHOBOTH BEACH. April t3.-While
the boardwalk along the ocean front
has been wrecked for considerable OF
its length between the Belhaven and
Henlopen Hotels. most Of the new bulk
head has wlthstood the pounding or
the waves and saved the resort from
serious damage, as we'll as the cottages
along surf avenue from being mum
dated. The bulkhead gave way in
places, however.
The two barges, Severn and Merri-
mac. are still ashore in front OF the Bel
haven Hotel, and the nine persons res
cued from them are being cared for by
residents OF RehOboth.
The beaIh front is strewn with
wreckage. one cottage was damaged
by a large tree falling across It.
Cottage owners from all over DesS-
ware and the Eastern Shore OF Mary
land arrived here yesterday and today
20 remain 0ve- Sunday.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
Americans STAfD
like Stone Wall
German Shocks Troops
Stopped Before They
Started
FOE AIMED AT
THE THIRD LINE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April i3-ln the raid carried
out by the Germans on Wednesday
against the Americans northwest Of
Toul the enemy intended TO penetrate
10 the third line positions. according to
information obtained from a prisoner.
This was corroborated by material
found on dead Germans. The enemy
carried wire, dynamite. entrenching
tools and other implements for organ
lzlng the positions.
The Americans knew In advance of
the proposed attack through informa
tiOn obtained a day OF two previously
from prisoners captured by the French
on an adjacent sector.
The attack was made by a special
battalion Of80O shock troops who had re-
hearsed the operation for two or three
weeks behind the lines. As soon as the
German barraee began. the American
batteries, without waiting for a rocket
signal, laid down cOunter-barragc
with the result that less than 200 Of
the enemy succeeded In climbing out
" their trenches and advancing toward
. Che American line
The German officers sent the men
right through the barrage but only two
succeeded In reaching the front line.
Both OF these were taken prisoner. one
OF them dying O short time aflerward
from wounds.
When the German barrage started
the American outpost moved In 20 thl
nrst line. where with other infantrymen
and machine gunners they waited foi
the advancing enemy. The American.
poured a deadly fire into the raiders
1en climbed out OF The trenches anf
engaged with grenades and in hand-t0
hand fighting the few Germans wh'
were able 10 cross No Msn's Land
! The American infantrymen drove tn
enemy back 10 his own lines, and pro
J iecied by machine gun and automati
ilre, dragged the German dead back q
the American trenches for Identification
The German losses were cXtremel
5 heavy as No Mans Land was stresN
with dead. and numbers OF the enem
were killed by the artillery wlthou
being able to leave the German trenches
The French officers commanding unit
In a neighbor.ng sector compnmente
( the American officers On the coursp
and gallantry displayed In the operatlo
and the splendid work Of the srtlller
e Some OF the battery men worked
IS gas masks 70 several hours.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
GERMANS RURL GREATEST
ARMIES AGAINST ENGLISH

north OF Bethune and toward La
Bassee.
Greatly oulnumbered. the British
with prodigious valor, fired their rifles
until they were too hot to hold and
operated their Lewis guns inccssantly.
Artinerymen, stripped Go the waist
bazed away pointblank at targets That
could not be missed.
70 Is believed the Somme front Is be-
coming feverish Further lighting there
is likely The heavy 1ghtlng In French
Flanders Is no guarantee against re-
commencement OF the battle for
Amlens German prisoners admit the
German commanders do not want
Amiens go much as what they hope lies
beyond.
Thursday afternoon and night the
battle boiled around Nielle Chapelle
Estaires and Sieenwerck In old fashion
ed. open fighting on the ilatlands. Tho
British blazed away from behind
hedges and poured machine gun fire
into the advancing Germans from I'M
provised positions IN bitches. In mutual
counter attacks the opposing forces
clashed in open cultivated fields.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
Wild waters BACK
OFF State LOWLANDS
ConIInned From Flrsl Page.

road was I'm passable condition. Upon
his return me ran upon the csuseway
before he noticed that the water had
oyernowed it. The car was submerged
over the hood when It stopped and the
wafer reached the seat before he real
va his danger. BY almost superhu-
man effort he succeeded in breaking
one OF the doors and swain 10 safety,
distance of 200 yards. then walked to
the plant OF the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany. a mile away, and took a trolley
I for New Castle. where he procured dry
/ clothing.
one OF the heaviest losers from the
storm viii be Joseph Quigley, the Della
ware river having battered In the re-
strainlng banks OF his Hamburg Cove
farm. 10 Will require many thousands
Of dollars to replace the banks.
Though the flooded district In South
Wilmington is improved today the
situation is stlll causing much suffering
and inconvenience TO many families
along the causeway, south from A
street TO the city line Some OF the fam
llies I'm Bushs, TaylOrs and Guthrie's
Rows who were removed In boats by
the police yesterday, returned TO their
homes today, but In some cases the
water Is still in the houses, especially
where they are located ON low ground
In several houses on the east side of
. the causevay, south OF Guthries Row
, members OF several families have
/ placed boards on chair bottoms and
! make their way through the FIRST floor
OF the buildings by walking across the
, boards.
At o'clock this morning the water
y was two and three feet deep on the
q Causeway from A street 10 the city line
4 This forenoon the waters receded. bul
e from Howard street south 90 the cits
- line, the loWands and dips are filled
I with water which forms a miniatur,
) lake.
Ike Robinson, a negro living In Guth.
rie's Row. remained In his home while
the nood was at It's highest last night
and today al ~ o'clock he decided to tr,
and get out He figured that he coulC
walk from his house TO the causewal
without getting much more than hli
' ankles wet. The water came up to hii
\ waist
This forenoon many machines an,
teams We're driven as far as Howar,
street, but when the drivers took il
= the situation they decided not 10 risl
IS trying 20 get through. Several block
n south from Howard street an absndone'
delivery wagon is stand ng In the cente
a OF the causeway in about three Zee
5t OF water.
e Many Of the houses are still deserte
ID and many OF them cannot be resche
I'd except by small boats.
IS Mr. McCabe. ground superintendent q
r. the Harlan plant baseball park said 10
Y day that little damage was done to "a
ball ground He anticipated the hlg
lr waters and had prepared accordingly.
l. Superintendent Collins. OF The Crew
q Levic on Company. whose building wa
10 surrounded by water an day yes.erda!
le wore hip rubber boots and sat at hi
r desk the most OF the day while two fes
Of water covered the FIRST floor.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

70 should Doe remembered that or
dinary floor wax Is not waterproof
and the furniture on which 10 Is used
can DE spotted by water.
Wash apples before cooking and
don't peel and a good deal Of lavor
viii be saved.
When making olive sandwiches put
the olives through The meat grinder.
An onion sliced ana placed over the
top OF a leg OF mutton while 70 is roast
ing VIII destroy the shoepy taste
To keep canned fruit from freezing.
wrap each can In newspaper and pack
In a box
A leaky wash tub can be steamed
SO that 10 will swell and be useful
again.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
CHARLES 0. HARRIS
NOT AUTO VICTIM

Having heard tnat tn9 man killed by
the automobile al Tnrd and Market
streets on Thursday night carried in
his pocket a discharge check from the
dupont Company bearing number held
by him, Charles q. Harris. Of 10. ou-
Poplar street. called al The morgue Co.
day ami viewed ihe body OF the dead
man. Harris said Dee had worked with
the man at the p. b. and ". Railroad
Company shops but did not know his
name or his address.
70 was thought yesterday That tho
dead man was Harris ani the father of
Harris. who lives Too Washington, ID. g.
was communicated wl,.. Harris today
stated that he did not know how the
man who was killed got his icenunca-
ton check
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
STORM MENACE TO
HISTORIC LIGHT
ipeclal 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL,

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES, Del. April i3.-Fears are en-
teriained for the old Henl0pen light
house. as the ocean has been driven
the past few days 30 within a short
distance Of the lighthouse foundation.
The Helopen light was erected in i7i6,
and has been extinguished for but one
period since then, and that was dur
ing the war OF 1912 with Great Britain.
The ocean has gradually been gnaw-
ing It's way into the lighthouse, and a
few years ago the government had rows
OF protective plllngs drivento safeguard
the historic structure.
stanley NJ. Arthurs, artist OF VIII
mington, a year or two ago, made a
painting Of the lighthouse and Immense
sand pile back Of 10.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON. April i3.-Feld Marshal
Haig, in his night report. admitted the
British were being pressed back slowly
In continuous fighting 60 the neighbor-
hood Of the Ballleul railway. The en-
emy also progressed slightly between
the Lave and the Clarence rivers. The
British positions were maintained at
other points, he said.
The German War Onlce announced
progress on the Lys plain. between
Armentieres and Mcrville. 10 was also
claimed that nfty officers and 1000
men captured at Armcntiercs brought
the total prisoners I'm the Flanders bat
tie TO 10000 Including a British and a
Portuguese general besides 200 guns.
Haig also reported that Ostend and
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
HAIG ADMITS RETIREMENT
OF ARMIES in FLANDERS

Zeebruggs were bombed by British air
men Thursday night. and that bombs
were dropped on Metz and the Salblon
Railway station Friday.
The French Mar 9illce described a
German raid in the Apremont forest
four miles cast OF St. Mihiel, in the
Toul sector) IN which the enemy gained
a temporary footing in an advanced
position. French and American troops
elected them Immediately In a counter
attack. with Americans taking twenty
two prisoners.
The Germans resumed their drive for
Amlens ye terday morning with an at
tack on Hangard- -En-Santerre. The en-
cmy penetrated the city and still held
a portion 0f 10 when the communlque
was issued last night, despite counter
attacks.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
LIBERTY BOND MONEY LOST.

Money That was paid In Tor liberty
Bonds, roll OF bills, was dropped
yesterday on Franklin street between
Front and Second. or else on a Second
street trolley car. The finder Is asked
90 return them 90 Mrs Minnie Bsisel,
No. y East Fourth street, second floor,
and suitable reward will be given.
Uncle sam needs the money.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

II you spill ink on a tabiecloth put
a little melted candle grease on 10 inn
mediately. Let dry anr wash as,usual
Go over the refrigerator every morn
ing 90 sec what you have and 90 know
whether your supplies are Keeping
To fry potatoes successfully do not
20 away and allow them 90 cook hard
on one side, but stand over them. and
turn often.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
J. X. WHITE SERIOUSLY nj.

John X. White, formerly OF No. 5i2
street, but now OF Chester,
Pa. underwent an operation yesterday
for appendicitis in the Chester Hos
pilal. and is In a critical condition. Six
weeks ago he had the misfortune %
break his leg playing soccer football,
and was recovering from that when the
second misfortune befell him.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
BLOWS COST FIsUFR ~

John Fisher Negro, charged before
Judge Finger in Municipal Court today
with assault ond battery on Eleanor
Handy, Negress, was Qned S25 and costs
ar serve three months IN the work
hOuse
The prosecutriX told the court that
the defendant struck her two blows
on the face. The defendant said the
woman was using his money for
"dope"
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
POSTPONE flag RAISING.

The extreme inclement weather made
it impossible FOR Delaware City to hold
the Service Flag program planned for
yesterday afternoon. Tho presentation
of the flag by the New Century Club TO
the city has been postponed indefinitely.
AS soon as the weather clears, another
date will be set
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
MOST TRYING DAYS OF WAR
NOW AHEAD FOR The ALLIES

critical. Previously, as shown by Lloyd
George, they had been close 10 disaster
in the Amiens drive.
Now with the B0che hurting his line
at Calais, The menace apparently is no
less great than previously, but on this
occasion, &c is deemed wiser TO be more
frank with the nations involved.
The prOdigality Of the German effort
is evidenced by Haig's statement that
i06 divisions have been used by the
Germans.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
WATER DID NOT REACH
THE HOTEL WINDSOR

Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Sir: In this evenings edition Of your
paper. in your account OF flood In Mil
ford. you state that water rushed into
the Hotel Windsor. This Is mis-stato-
ment as my hotel has had no water In
Il during this food and had the tide
risen seven feet higher II would have
barely reached my cellar.
T. T. WINDSOR,
Proprietor Hotel Windsor.
Milford, Del. April. ~, 1918
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
BY The United Press.
AGAIN CONTINUE THIS CHARGE.

The charge Of larceny against Frank
s Gordon, before Judge Finger in
Municipal Court This morning, was
continued until Tuesday at the request
OF Assistant Solicitor MallOy. Today
was the second time the case has been
continued The defendant is charged
with the larceny OF a case containing
i2 quarts Of liquor from the Wilson
Line. He is held in $500 bail.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
sen. STONE mas REsTLEss NIGHT.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator
William j. stone. Missouri, stricken
this week with paralysis, spent a rest
less night. his. physician announced co.
day. senator Stone is unable 10 move
his left arm or leg.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13

Mrs. Scott y. Norris, OF Marshallton,
received a cahlegram ON Wednesday
from her husband. "a mochanicIan In
the aviation corps, stating inat Dee had
arrived safely In France Mr.. Norris
was formerly employed et ihe Whining
ton Hard Fibre Company plant ass a
machinist and enlisted last December,
being stationed at Camp Meade for
awhile. He has "a wife ami one child
and is son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Norris. of Msrshalllon
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
MRs. HORRs INiPRnYEs.

Mrs. f. J.. Hobbs who was operated
upon for appendicitis at the Delaware
Hospital on Thursday, Is reported TO be
satisfactorily from the opera
tion and resting easily today
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
BROADKILN RUNS
WILD AT MILTON

Special to THE EVENING JOl RNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, April i3-The
Broadklln river at Milton yesterday
overfowed ils banks and submerged
the residential and business section,
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
OIL TANKS pass THROUGH.

Twenty large gasoline tanks OF the
Quartermaster's Department, u. :. A.
passed through this city today en- route
South. The tanks did not stop here.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
ACCTDENTS on THE nav

Among those treated at the Delaware
Hospital today were: John Dolan, bruls-
ed shoulder. Teddy Karvaski, toe
bruised
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
GERMANS BOMB BOTH
PARIS AND LONDON
BY The nited Press.

BY The United Press.
PARIS, April t3-Two persons were
killed and 70 Wounded by the Ions range
bombardment Of Paris yesterday IL was
announced today
Eleven persons were killed and 30 in
iured in last nights air raid.
The raid began at 1913 p. m. and
continued i5 minutes.
BY The United Press.
LONDON. April i3-Four airships par-
cipitated in last nights enemy air raid.
Lord French, commander OF the home
defense forces announced today.
TWO craft penetrated inland a few
miles. another reached the Midland
counties, while the other flew over the
northwest coast. Bombs were dropped
in the open country, inhictlng inconsid-
cradle damage.
An American soldier died OF shock
during last nights air raid on an Eng
lish coast town.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
AMY GETS TWO lIoRE.

Albert J. Hamilton was accepted at
the army recruiting station today Tor
the engineering corps, and ClinoH
chards. Negro. was accepied for the
qu aasters department.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13

Domestics. clerks and seamstresses
will secure good paying positions
through the Want Ads during the COM
ing two weeks.
Evening journal., 1918-04-13
British Hold at All Points
on Flanders Front Today
Continued From First Page.

and wuverghen which yesterday continuing Field Mar
shal Haig reported today.
An enemy attack repused west OF Mervle early last
night. -
South Somme m the neghborhood of HangardEnSsn-
which the had forced his
gained by a French-Brith counter attack.
North of the Somme, enemy artillery was active