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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
FIRE AT CARNEY'S POINT.
Solvent Recovery House There Burned
Last Night.

slight fire occurred last night about
$50 O'Clock in section of one-story
building known AZ q solvent recovery at
the Carney's Point plant of the du Pont
Company. No person was injured and
there was no plant damage, except to the
unit in which the flames occurred.
Several hundred pounds OF powder were
destroyed. The fire was started from a
spark generated by a car.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
STOCK MARKET TODAY.
BY Associated Press to Every Eve q

Shippings were the conspicuous fca-
lures of today's stock market, imparting
flrmness 10 the general list at gains of to
212 points. United States Steel was ir-
regular but strengthened later on a
demand for Crucibie Steel and Great
Northern Ore. War issues showed aver
age gains of | to 2 points and minor
metals improved with a belated rise in
copper Rails were dull but steady except
Canadian Pacific which was inclined to
react. The closing was strong. Sales
appropriated 375, 900 shares.
Liberty bonds were variable, the B II &
hardening at % 90 to 9S.l0, the first as
unchanged at $3.50 and the second As
holding at 1854 to g6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York, Feb. l6.-The actual con
dition of clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week five days shows
they hold S29, % 200 reserve in excess of
legal requirements. This is q decrease of
500 ,054 ,0o0 from last week
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
CHICAGO CATTLE PRICES.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Catle, receipts
6,OOO: weak Native steers, S.40a13 so;
stockers and feeders, 7.25a10. 30; cows and
heifers, 630all 30; calves, S.50al3 70
Sheep. receipts 1000; weak. Sheep,
975al3 25, lambs, i375al6.75.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
CHICAGO HOG MARKET.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Chicago, Feb. l6.-Hogs, receipts,
p 900; strong. Bulk, 16.35al6 65; light,
l6.05al6.70; mixed, 16.00al6.70; heavy,
I5.85a 1865; rough, l5.S5a15.95; pigs,
Is 00aI5S0
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Philadelphia, Feb l6-Eggs, firm and
higher; nearby firsts, 1900 per case;
current receipts, l770; western extra
frsts, $500; firsts. i770;
Other articles unchanged.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
W. :. =. s Salcs $50. 900 .OOO.

The sales az War Savings and Thrift
stamps throughout the country to Fcbrl-
AIRY lS amounted - more than S50.O00-
Dpl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Wilmington Bank Clearings.

Bank clearings for the week are 81
464 092 IS; for the corresponding week of
last year SO 060, ,s20.90.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
CURB MARKETS.

Quotations furnished By L. L. Winkelrnan
h Co. Ford Building Wilmington lao .
Broad street. Philadelphia, Noon Prices
lOnQp616 ulre,s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
SO. .561.3 .343. IS
Tota

'"The present war is without parallel IN
history" Pres ident Dunham says, in his
report 1T is particularly war IN which
the developments of the chemical in
dustry have been employed 10 a greater
extent than was ever dreamed of before
Your company organization includes
many Of the ablest chemists of the coun-
try, and when the nations need requires,
these men lend their knowledge and
energy TO the development of any means
that may help to bring the war to AN early
end, no matter how little the develop
ment may be related to the explosives
industry and your company, ia this way,
may perhaps be led into many new
avenues of development
There is probably no industry and
within an industry probably no sIngle
corporation more exclusively engaged than
your company in the production OF ma
terials used directly or indirectly IN the
conduct Of the war. Not only Is your com
pany manufacturing military explosives,
but all of its commercial explosives are
used in coal and metal mining, or IN some
other way directly related TO the pro-
duction of absolutely essential materials.
Relative to the company's plans for
business after the war Mr.. Dunham says:
'fYour company's laboratories continue
actively engaged in their efforts to de-
veIop a means of permanently employing
the plants erected particularly for military
business after the need for their presept
products has passed. II is, of course. i'm
probable that any substantial new business
for these plants will be developed while
they are still engaged in the manufacture
of military explosives, but there appear
to be excellent prospects for the establish
ment of permanent business to proftably
employ some part of this equipment and
to develop means Of permanently en-
ploying some part of the working capital
now used in the military branch OF your
company business
At the present time the company
has total of 2,01S stockholders, of whom
708, or 30 per cent, are employees.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
HERCULES POWDER.
Interesting Statistics Contained in the
Annual Report.

The following statistics arr taken from
the report Of the Hercules Powder Co. for
the last calendar year, which is being sent
TO She stockholders by r. H. Dunham, the
president
Condensed statement OF income
Gross receipts S44 los, ,533.4S
Net earnings from all
sources after dcducting
all expenses incident TO
manufacture and sale,
ordinary and extraordi-
nary repairs, maintenance
of plants. accidents, de-
probation. etc. ....... 1922, ,461.75
Paid or set aside for pre-
ferred dividend .. 374, 10000
Total deductions s S4, 10000
Available for improvements
or for dividends on COM
mon stock .......s s SAT, ,o6l rs
Amount available for dividends
equivalent TO annual rate on
common stock of ...-....... 1890
Dividends paid during period on
common stock ......... 10.o01c
Net earnings from all SOURCES
equivalent 10 annual rate on
total investment OF ........ 1857
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
sT~s~FYER-rvLTM MAX
rAr1os rIERsoN

Mstei l.. Person and Irving Taylor
10Th of Grrcnville, WIRE married on Feb
nuarv 70 hN Rev John J. lIunsherger
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
war Bread COSTLY TO
BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Every year the British government
pays $500, ,OOO. 600 toward the cost OF
that nations war bread. That Is the
principal reason why English breao
prices are lower today to the consumer
,,ooSso In Anerics. Incidentally ie
.,1u.aians::...1o! % Eay lch pas-5;sSr. r.. tnc" h.. e
bought in maTke{s of tht Soria' -
vailing prices. This is turned ovsS ID
the mills by the government at price
that~allows the adulterated war bread
loaf of four pounds to sell at 18 cents.
The two pound loaf costs 9 cents. and
the one pound loaf sells for cents
In milling. however, II per cent.
more -four Is extracted from the wheat
than In America. And there is COM
pulsory adulteruuon of 20 per cent.
and an allowable adulteration Of 60I
per cent
Compared with American bread. the
British product Is only about IS per
cent. pure at Its best.
In France. under conditions some-
what similar. but with larger e1trac-
ton. the four pound loaf sells for 10
centA
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
SEIZURE OF HOUSEWIVES
FOOD STOCKS IMPOSSIBLE

| The government has never consid-
cred any plan Of SELLING foodstuns
owned by householders. Nor is there
any policy of this kind suggested for
the future.
In spite of this fact, the United
States food administration has been
obliged repeatedly to issue nilcinl del
malls Of rumors that the government
intends Communicating preserves ana
canned goods put up in American
homes.
These rumors were originated partly
by pro-German propagandists and part
ly by constituencies grafters, who
sought to profit through buying from
mlsinformed housewives.
The year 1918 will see home canning
and preserving practiced on greater
scale than ever before in the nations
history, officials in Washington believe.
Aud they are assuring nll patriotic
housewives that foods so saved are
theirs, and theirs alone.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
EUROPE NEEDS FOOD
Food Administration Declares Il 10 an
Absolute Gin to Waste Food-Fooa
Has Become Sacred.

Europe Ii still sending an insistent
cali for more food. We must seno ~
Iif the war is to 60 on efficiently. ~
we eat It all we cannot ship It. anu
the food administration has ALREADY
tried to picture how much that "neas
10 needed by people who will starve II
they do not get 1t, the food admihis'
'tion states.
"ror the least bit of heediessness
on your part In food conservation solhe
one somewhere in the world must SUI.
fer priyation," an official statement
declares. 1.-The food administer
has mastered the problem OF Ameri-
cas- food In such way that every
ounce of food conserved and kept IN
tho currents of trade goes to an empty
stomach In Europe.
.It ia an absolute sin to waste iooa'
Food has become sacred.
!. "Food means life; 1t means sone'
body's life, and you cannot escape re'
sponsibiiity. .,,
sThere is no waste OF food a1nons
! tho allied nations"
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
RiChlanc 500.

Nixon Rich and wife attended
Friends quarterly meeting at
Fowler. Kans.. returning last
Tuesday.
The ladies aid served lunch at
the Mesnard sale, and did Well
for their first. They would like
to take on again.
Women of this vicinity will
sew for recoustructor work ev.
pry Wednesday. All women are
Invited to come. As this is par
OF the Red Cross work it is ouf
duty to 90 all We can. The sew
ing will be garments for children
ard women. and some quilts for
hospital use. Anyone having
anything to donate, it will be
used to the best advantage.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
ZION CHAPEL ,----

Lots OF snow and rain Halle
1ah.
Everybody busy breaking
Drses and repairing machinery.
citing redy for spring work.
B. F. Dillon bought q fine team
fcslta at Brown's sale.
". /. Rockhin and wife aud
laughter visited L. C. rhomp-
on's Saturday and spent the
lay hunting rabbits and making
rpom-.
Mr. and Mrs. Dillon took din
ler with Frank Kidder's Sunday.
Tom Parks, Vida Kidder and
Ix,her Thompson have been
iaving the liberty measles.
w. L. Rockhill and MIR. Rob-
bins made trip 10 the cedars
md got caught in the storm.
toey got home with one load OF
ynod, with six horses on the
,.I.
W. Eorinsoo has jnst closed
verv successful turn of sing
,v school ut the Zion school
.nu$e. tor wi,ich az sccivra The
.ns..eu> u. concert AMI box
app.r, uInoutlnH 4" $79. We
ao consequently r-rommeud
::.T,,As 9 t,acher Of y>ea. '"uc'e,A
hHHs, o-i" .'-1.-, :, .,dEs..ns tyM
:ensnL They destroyed the
cheor. property by smashin-
urnitnre and stealing the locks
II the doors, and "ther acts oi
.,.l essne>. We'advise parents
O keep their children at home Of
lights, unless they know where
hey 60. as such actions arf
sure b lead tn trouble. We hope
ii parents will take more inter.
az, 20 to church and - nday
ebool with their children. snd
ea that they behave M child
en- should. Hoping we will moi
,sre to mention that again.
Zion has q fine Sunday school.
t hes been running fo- four and
half yeers without stopping.
Steps are being taken to or.
1pize q school district at Zion.
nd then we hope to have a bet
Or school house.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
EDLER ,.-s-s
Pred Bosl..y sold 40 head ol
.alvos at H9h anioco

Fred Bosl-y sold 40 head Of
alves at $35 apiece.
Lee Holmes, while returning
rom the Rock store the other
ay in the storm, got lost west
Z Elder, left his machine and
ras lucky to find a place 70 stay
he night
We had a good meeting at
AXE View school house of the
bipartisan League Tuesday
light. Come again.
Young Howe got caught in the
edxrs in the storm.
Dave Ziggler has moved back
, his homestead.
There was to be quite q ship
lent of broomcorn next week,
ut hearing that all brush is be-
q unloaded along the line,
,erpbody has decided to bold.
Looking over several wheat
aids this week, notice that
neas is showing up fine. and
e have another good snow this
eek.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
BIC HEEls CONE
World War Wastes Europe's
Meat Supply.
American Stock Ralsers Cooperate
with Food Administration In Con.
servation Measures.

II is probable that Europe for mnny
years after the war will look to all
great extent to America for Its meat
supply.
Europe's herds are dwindling under
wars demands faster than they can be
replenished
When the German armies retired
from occupied portions Of France and
Belgium approximately 100000 head
of cattle were appropriated. This ad-
dition virtually safeguarded Germany
from cattle shortage other nations now
suffer.
In England some 100000 acres OF
grass lands have by compulsory meas
ures been forced into grain production,
thus reducing pasturage and hay lands.
A declining scale OF maximum meat
prices for live cattle was ordained In
England, as follows: For September.
S17.76 per hundred pounds; October.
S17.28; November and December.
s16. .OS. and for January, $14.40. The
evident intent Of this measure was to
drive tho beef animals into market as
soon as possible.
According to official French figures.
the cattle of France have decreased to
a total Of 2.S410OO MS compared with
IA, ,sO7. GOO ip 1918. Today. due to lack
Of foraga prinsipaily, France is pro-
ducing o. rs one .ailon of milk where
! befor thss.r ~ and one-half gal
'ous 1ws5: 2eucsS e ~.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends
r their kind assistance during
u sickness and the burial Of
II little one.
Ma and NM Nm Husaelk
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
CLYDE --n-.

Mr.. Dillon sold his team of
mules to a mule buyer from La
mar and bought a team of horses
at War; EN- Browns sale.
Will Davis and wife spent q
few days at the A. Nj. Davis
home last week.
1t has been reported that there
will he singing school at No. 2
school house in q short time.
Warren Smith spent Sunday
at Kirkendall's.
Crowther Pearce has rented
Lee brakes place.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
Regnier

Our school teacher. Lloyd
Brown and Rurnham Austin,
hauled Wood Saturday.
Friday being Washington's
birthday our school teacher gave
the children a half holiday and a
taffy pulling. The children all
had fine time with more taffy
than they could eat.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Thomas
and children and Gerald Kemp
went to Springfield Monday.
They went to take Gerald to La.
mar, to take the mail train going
from there to Casper, Wyo.
Frank Welch and sons Dick and
Lonnie went to Lamar last week
Lonnie went on to Pueblo to Wis.
it friends and relatives.
Bert Schneider made a trip
to Springfield last week Geo
WaRonon going with him, George
went to be examined for the
draft.
Roy Welch and brother Robert
brought home three big loads
of corn Tuesday from near Cam.
po.
"The Church of the First Born"
has been holding meetings in the
north Regnier school house the
past week. They have bad good
success, six persons being baptis.
ed last Saturday.
E A. Thomas returned from
his trip to Lamar Tuesday.
Mr.. Sam Hallock and little son
Dan were seen going up the can
on Thursday.
Gerald Kemper and E. A.
Thomas and wife and Frances
and Johnnie visited at Joe Scan
nel's Monday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
2ODLEY .-s-s

The recent SHOWS were very
such appreciated.
Ernest ard Ollie Kinds went
efore the district board at La
nar Thursday for examination
9th passed; Ernest failed to pass
efore the local board.
Will Scott and family are visit.
Az relatives near Manguin.
Dkla.
Ollie binds left the first OF the
7eek for Beaver county, Okla.
Coy Denney will have a public
ale March 11th; they will leave
Immediately for Kentucky.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
Eo.ISH ssag.


annual con5dmption during tho WI II
"A pounds, and In France each person
y allotted q little over one pound a
month.
"In August the French government
found itself unable to maintain even
this ration" Mr.. Hoover declared.
"An appeal was made to America.
France needed. 10000 tons. We
agreed to nn this demand and up to
December had shipped 90. .426 tonA In
the meantime IN appeal was made to
the American public to reduce Its sug-
ar eonsumptjon, and requests were
made to distributors to supply tho
confectionery and sweet drinks trade
with 30 per cent Of normal supply.
This has been generally followed. al
though such regulations were volun-
tary. ~ the food administrators had
ne authority to Ampose them"
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
Boston "-s-~

The farmers are glad to see
ahe snow and rain visit this part
of the country.
Miss Ivey Wiley. who is teach
ing the Boston school. has Just
recovered from the chic6en poX
and aole to be in school again.
gThosn who attended literary at
o., ek Indian we're ~. and Mr..
I,e,,l * e ~ Be,-
.s'S...liA - Hsrry
Mr.. Bnrson~asF16 new
nouSe on nj, place. %NA are glad
to get them back with US again.
G. R. Poyner is an the sick
list at present with tho measles.
Alice Villers, who has had her
throat operated on. is doing just
tine at present.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08

The American House Manager is
today a member of the army that
Ii fighting to save democracy in
the world. More than 11,00O. 600
managers Of American homes
have enlisted for the duration of
the war and pledged themselves to
support the fighting men by the
way they buy, cook and serve food.
Food will win the war, and these
women will help to win II. Amer
lea must send food to Europe.
The armies cannot hold out II We
fail to send II. Only certain foods
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08


ers of this country SNOW a disposition
to cooperate with the government In
this.
For many years 1t has been a prac-
tice among many of the dairy people
OF this country to kill male calves at
birth and in many instances the fe-
males II not needed to replenish their
herds rather than go to the expense Of
maturing them into veal. The high
prices of meat caused the virtual dis
continuance of this killing. Another
encouraging fact Is rs per cent. Of
calves killed for veal this year were
males.
Somebody has very aptly said that
the wars of the world have been won
with grease. meaning that bacon and
lard have been as essential to success
In war as powder, which is true.
Tho hogs of Europe have been very
greatly sacrificed to present day needs.
This makes the American burden all
the moro heavy and makes doubly es-
sential an Increased pork production
In this nation. In Italy grain is now
forbidden to be fed to hogs. In Den
mark under recent order one-fourth
Of the hogs were ordered to be killed.
1t Ii estimated that one-hulf hnve nowI
been killed.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
Zig Rock

jay Hargroves has moved back
the neighborhood.
Oran Ice, who has been visit
q his father and mother. has
turned tt his home in Kansas
ity.
Bro. Miles is giving some in
resting sermons at the school
,usa Everybody invited.
Everyone must have bad the
,rinv fever Sundsy-so many
,sept from Sunday school.
sunday school at 2 O'Clock.
e1nember to be present. and
Up In the good work.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-08
ISucAR CONTROL
| SAVED MILLIONS
American Consumer Profited by
$780, 600 y000-French Stu
alton Helped.
HOME PRICE HELD At 9 CENTS.
Thls NatIen's sugar supply Reduced
y asvsnty Per Cent Of Normal.
0 lava SAseks Unavailable.

sagar control has saved the Amer
lean public $50. 900. Herbert Hoov-
&, United States food administrator
declared the other day.
He pointed out that sugar was sell
Ing for II cents q pound last August
and that II would have advanced to ~
cents . pound. with the world short
ass q . stimulus. had hot the food
admintsratisn secured tho co-opera-
ton Of the rsnners and wholesalers
and nxed q sugar price that today en-
ablss housewives to buy sugar .: from
Sk to Q cents . pound
.Dvery cent raise in sugar from
septsnbsr to January 4 means &lS..
10000 to the American consumer"
Ar. Hoover said. Numbers Of gen
tlsmen will tell you that 20 cent sugar
would have prevailed and the public
robbed Of $50 900. 90 his year Il we
had not taken these actions" Later
Mr.. Hoover called attention to the fact
that sneonVolled sugar advanced to
36 cents . -saad during the Civil war
~sj =. - ~ AscIrS- A~~~.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
Tomato Farmers.

The tangle over the standarG.za
ton of the price to be paid farmers
this year for tomatoes is, quite ap-
parntly, a three-cornered affair-the
farmers on one corner, the packers
on another and the government on
the third corner. The government, az
Colonel Grove, one of the purchasing
agents for the Army, told delega-
ton Of Maryland and Delaware farm
ers, has not fixed the price to be paid
the farmers at $21 ton, but that
the government will pay the packers
for the canned tomatoes taken for
Army uses on the basis of $2l a ton
paid for the fruit to the farm pro-
ducers.
The painful phase OF the tangle. az
the grower sizes up the situation, is
that the price puts the burden of
risk entirely on the tomato growers.
and, as they point out, the risk about
tomato crop is always large. A
dry, hot summer may burn the
plants and reduce the crop to a fail
ure; too much rain may cause blight
and kill the crop; an early frost may
ruin prospects when the yield is at
the best. 1t is not denied that, be-
sfore the war. farmers were contract
ing to grow tomatoes at 50 and $40
the Observation-Disclosures is 100
much risk under existing conditions
in growing the fruit at $21 the ton
Here is the farmers point of view
about the price problem. The packer
pays the farmers only for tomatoes
delivered and that come up to grade
The government pays only for toma-
toes actually delivered. The grower
may expend toll and money for to-
matoes-and-not get them. crop
failure, crop shortage hits the man
on the farm corner.-Baltimore
American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
Rockies Raising Porkers.


Probably no cantonment in the
country is conserving more food
than is that of the United States
Marines at Paris Island, S. c.,
through the raising of pigs.
The movement started some
months ago when several rockies"
purchased a litter of pigs from a
Georgia farmer. Since then others
have followed suit until the pig has
crown into prominence as we'll as
popularity throughout the entire
camp.
Besides conserving food and fur
nishing the Marines with splendid
feasts, the pig consume al tai lie
scraps and garbage, thus av ng
much disagreeable labor. AT pres
mt the island ranch" boasts of
about 1000 fine young pork rs.
According to the latest reports
rom France, the Marines over mere
are adopting pigs and training tn3m
to do Kitchen police"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
Protection To Agriculture.

The local Exemption Board, has
received notice from Adjutant Gen
eral Henry M. Warfield, that Cecil
county will be called upon In a few
days to furnish it's quota of the
Emergency Call for about 10000
men to be distributed equally
throughout the United States. Mary.
land will have to furnish about 1872
men. The mobilization of these men
will begin March 80.
In the call to colors of men to fill
the Emergency Call, President Will
son has directed the draft board to
hold back men who are actively
completely and assiduously engaged
in agricultural pursuits but who are
in Glass I, and within the new quota
According to the Presidents order
the Local Boards are admonished to
observe closely the conduct of mer
deferred to conserve agricultural
production, and Immediately upon
being convinced that any perscr sc
deferred is not giving his entire
time and earnest attention to this
agricultural duty, the Board should
forthwith call him to the. colors
Further, that all citizens should as
sist in making this expedient effec-
tive and bringing to the. attention OF
the Board cases meriting deferment
as well as cases in which deferment
is being abused.