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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
EAT COTTAGE CHEESE
AND SAVE THE MEAT
Is Just as Nutritious and Much
Cheaper and is Real
War Patriotism.
BE a Cottage Cheese Patriot
Join the Ranks and Cheese the Kaiser

That s the newest slogan In food saving
inaugIratcd by the Dairy division of the
Department of Agriculture. \ drive IN
this city and State has been inaugurated
and the first demonstration in the Liberty
Kitchen IN this city. Eighth and Market
streets, will he held Tuesday afternoon at
80 o clock Here's the reason:
In practically every section of the
country dairymen and farmers have been
throwing their skim milk away. Some
have been feeding 1T to the hogs. but this
has not always been the case. Scientists
IN domestic economy have found that a
pound of cottage cheese equals a pound
of meat or dozen eggs in muscle build
ing protcins and a gallon of skim milk will
make a pound Of cottage cheese. The big
task now confronting the dairy division
artists is 10 convince the public thst
coftage cheese Is not alone nutrit Gus but
also can he made very paiatablc
That's why Miss Helen Comstock will
give demonstrations IN how To lise cottage
cheese. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
afternoons of this week at the Liberty
kitchen. Miss Comstock can make some
of the most appctizing dishes from soup
To dessert out of cottage cheese, Arrange
mentS have been made with one of the
cottage cheese in sanitary pound and
half pound packages at standard price.
SO that a housewife once beginning To
make some of the dishes out of the cheese
can continue TO do so without having the
price boosted from time 10 time
Using cottage cheese in place of meat.
allowing the government 10 ship larger
quantities of meat abroad, IS ono OF the
reasons why this effort has been started
Another ono is 70 aid tho farmer at home
to dispose Of his skim milk 50 that he NAV
further reduce the cost Of milk Every
woman IN the city Is invited 10 attend any
or all Of these demonstrations at the
Liberty kitchen. All community centcrs
and Hoover club women are urged to he
present one of the afternoons and hear
what Miss ComStock has to tell them about
cottage cheese, Here is a parody that
appeared on the program Of a Hoovcrized
luncheon at Washington, ID. G..
IF . body sec a body making cottage
cheese.
Try it. cat IT, talk it. preach it, boost
IT II YOU please.
We are out to save skim milk and make
II into cheese
Let Uncle Sammie have the meat and
send II o'cr the seas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
SUFFRAGE IN THE WEST.
Mrs. f. B. HiIles Reports Much Sentiment
i'm Michigan.

Mrs. Florence h. Hilles. who has been
on q speaking tour in behalf of the No
mans party in the West, has returned
home. She spoke TO large audiences al
Detroit. Ypslanti. Kalamazoo, Battle
Creek and Grand Rapids, Mich, address
ing the State convention at the latter
place
At Battle Creek John G.. Preston,
president of the National Cash Register
Co. OF Dayton, o., was so impressed with
Mrs. Hilles' address and story of the
pickcts that he voluntarily paid the ex-
pcnses of her Michigan trip and contribut-
ed $500 To the national fund of the party,
sending q check for that amount to Miss
Alice Paul. national chairman, at Wash
ington- He also began arrangements to
give Ii dinner in New York in the interest
of the Woman's party. He invited Mrs.
Hillei TO 60 10 Dayton and address the
employees of his plant
Tomorrow Mrs Hilles viii speak on
behalf of the Liberty Loan campaign 81
the Bethlehem Steel works, NJ New
Castle. and on Thursday she VIII speak in
New Castle
Mrs. Helen Hill Weed of Connecticut.
vino was to have come TO Delaware this
week in the interest of the Woman S
party. had 10 cancel the engagement
because of Illness
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
CONSERVATION OF
COAL IS URGED
Public is Also to Aid IN
Relieving Railroad
Congestion.

At recent conference of the State
Fuel Administrators from all States east
of the Mississippi, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted and presented
to United StateSFfue Administrator
Harry A. Garfield:
Resolved, O) That due TO the present
over-burdened condition of our railroads
unless effective measures Of relief arc AT
once taken, the supply of coal for the coal
wear beginning April /, 1918, will fall
seriously short of the needs of the country
"(2l. That in the crisis confronting the
world, the fuel needed for the vigorous
and unimpeded prosecution of the wal
must at all costs he provided to run at
maximum capacity the great war ma
chine America is now fast building.
Therefore, be it resolved, That we
call upon all ind viduals. industries and
communities unselhshly TO indorsc and
support such acts of the government as
may be needed to clear the railway tracks
of the United States of any unImportant
or unnecessary traffic congcsting our rail-
ways and interfering with the prosecution
of the war
The Conservation Division explained
TO the State Administrators its plans for
a campaign. which include a scientific in
Spcction of all the boiler plants of IN
dustrial concerns and for an educational
campaign for the saving Of coal in the
home, together with a greater use of sub
stltutns for coal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.


y
Philadelphia, April l5.-Corn steady
Oats lower; No. white l.01 -: No.
white 90 l5 ! 90
Butter higher; western creamery extra
Is; nearby prints fancy 40
Eggs lower; nearby first lilo per case;
nearby current receipts 1910; western
extra frsts lilo; western 6rsts 1880;
fancy select packed AZ A.
Cheese steady; New York full creams
% 2412.
Live poultry lower: soft meated roosters
35 3S; STACEY ditto 80 a So; old ditto %
IS; ducks, Pekin 3S 40; Indian runners
80 81
Dressed poultry, frozen fowls fancy
81 a 35; good TO choice 81 a 81 ditto
small sizes 80 81; roasting chickens
western IS 35; ducks western 2S 81;
geese nearby 26 IS; ditto western % %
Potatoes steady; New York No /, 40
so per basket; ditto No ?, 20 35:
Pennsylvania per 100 pounds 10 a 65; ;
Delaware and Maryland lis a 125;
Florida per bushel hamper 200 800;
ditto per barrel 600 q 500
Flour quiet; winter wheat 100 per cent
l1.25 a l.50; Kansas ditto 1875 a II %;
spring wheat ditto 1850 LOO.
Hay, No. ] timothy large and small
bales 29.00 a 5000; No 2, 27O0 $500;
No. 3, 2300 $500: sample 1900 a 100;
no grade 400 1890; clover mixed, light
200 "A 800; No. |, $3.50 $3.50; No. ,.
n 90 300
Tallow steady; prime city in tlerces II;
ditto special loose 1712; prime country
I615; dark 1914 a 34; edible in ticrces
1SI3 a 10.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
"PAT O'BRIEN NIGHT"
Big Liberty Loan Meeting nj The Play
house Tomorrow Night.

"The Star-Spangled Banner" will open
Pat OBrien Night" at The Playhouse
tomorrow night, when the Women s
Liberty Loan Committee brings him
here IA gift lecture To the public.
Buglcrs from Fort du Pont will lead the
singing. It's hardly lecture, it's just u
thrilling tale of how | escaped from n
German prison camp" and all who don't
hear him will miss the treat of their lives.
No bonds will be sold at the meeting, and
no collection will be taken There will,
however, be bond booth in the theatre
lobby, so that any who desire may pur-
chase bonds
Mrs. Otho Nowland, chairman oi the
committee, will preside and will intro
dice the famous aviator, and seated on
the stage with her will be the captains
The first eight rows of the orchestral
chairs will be reserved for team members
until 10 minutes of eight and will then be
thrown open To the public. Boy Scouts
will guard this area until the release
time.
The women's committee will have an
other fine speaker here Saturday, Mrs
Marion Booth Kelly of New York City
who will address the committee after the
meeting when the booth in the Hotel du
Pont lobby is opened This booth will
sell bonds until the close Of the campaign,
and will be in charge of Mrs Thomas w
Wilson, Mrs. Pierre s du Pont and Mrs.
John 7. Nields. During the afternoon
Mrs. Kelly will make Liberty Loan
speeches on Market street.
The official figures sent out Saturday
at noon by Mrs Henry Ridgcly Of Dover,
State chairman of Womens Liberty Loan
Committee. follow:
Dover, 81 100: total for Dover, s73, ,050.
Sussex county, l3 subscribers, $3.50
Rural New Castle, IS subscribers,
sil7 200 si06600 collected by Whining
ton women
Wilmington. lS6 subscribers, $4,000;
Kent, l07 subscribers. $50 900: state total
ON April l3. 37i subscribers, s50l 100
state total to date, 1864 700 Total for
Kent. To date. s229, $50 Sussex, sili 300;
rural New Castle 1904 400, Wilmington,
&ll6,75O
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
czERNIN DRIVEN
cnntInuei from pars .


nou.ced also that Austria baaed her No.
gOtiations with Russia on 'he policy n
~ annexations or indennnities hut there
alyavs was some doubt whether h-s
paciGst rnancrtIvres were honest 0r were
inspired by Berlin IN an effort 70 hrng
about a split among the Entente Alhes
Count Czernin on April 4 in an ad-
dress ~ Vienna declared Premier Cle-
menceau had sought peace negotiations
with Austria The French premier replied
that Count Czernin bed The French
and Austrian foreign Offices then issied
statements explaining the unofficial ne-
got'ations in Switzerland
DENIED PEACE pLAN To KArsER
Early last week the French govern
ment derlared Emperor Charles and
Count CzernSn both had said the claim
Of France 70 Alsace-LOrraine was Just
This brought d denial from Emperor
Charles N he form of a telegram 10
Emperor William, 70 whom he reiterated
MS LOYALTY 10 The German esnIse and
denied he mad said France Was Jtlstified 10
wanting Alsaee-Lorralne returned
This Immediately brought from The
French government the publication of
a letter from Emperor Charles 10 MS
brother-in-law. Prince Sixfus Of Bnnr-
bon, which was autographed and which
the emperor asked DC gwen 20 President
Poincare. In the letter the emperor saId
France should have Alsace-L0rraIne and
that Belgium and Serbia should be re-
stored He also asked that London and
Paris be felt out rs 70 probable peace
terms
CZERNHS : MOTHER-IS-L.A v BLAMED.
German newspapers have attacked
both Emperor Charles and his foreign
secretary because OF this letter. and al
tempts have been made 10 snow It was
not written by the emperor Ii has been
reported IN Vienna that there was no
attempt 70 hide its authenticity. but that
the French version was garbled IL also
has been reported that the letter was
written by the emperor mother-in-iaw.
Count CzernIn was m Rumania when
the letter was published by the French
government and he was summoned 10
Vienna Friday.
POLITICAL MENTOR TO NEW EMPEROR.
Count Ottokar Czernin Won Chzde-
nitZ. q wealthy Bohemian landowner.
was minister 10 Rumania when that coun-
try entered the war. Within SIX weeks
after the death o, Emperor Francis Jo-
seph, Count Czernln was appointed for
eign minister by Emperor Charles Count
Czernin IS a very close friend Of Count
Berchtold foreign minister at the out
break Of the war and who has been re-
ported ~ the political mentor Of THE
young emperor. Count Berrhtoid has
been opposed 70 the pan-German war
party and his res gnaton Was brought
about by them.
In addition 10 beng -1reigr minister.
Count Czernin yssS premier and chancellor
OF the dual empire. He Is lboUt 81 years
old
Count Czecnin did no, know If En-
peror Charles letter TO Prince ~ixtus
when ne made the statement that France
had initiated the conversations pith
Austria, according to 3 Vienna dispatch
to the Lolal Anzeiger Of Berlin. On
learning Of the letter he resigned, bat
yielded to . request ths,t ne remain in
Office until the conclusion OF the peace
agreement with RumanIa.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
EZERMAN RECITAL AT
CENTURY CLUB TONIGHT

From grave to gay, from lively TO
severe, is the range of the numbers ap-
pearing on the recital program OF d.
Hendrick Ezernan, which takes place at
the New Century Club at SIS this even
ing This pianist is new conner to WI
mington, and will he listened to with an
interest already aroused by the program,
which is as follows.
Rhapsodie in 6 minor, Brahms; Scherzo
in Z fat minor. Brahms; Phantasie op Il j.,
Schumann, in three movements; Jeux
d eau, Ravel; La cathedrale engloutie,
Debussy; Refets dams peau, Debussy;
Berceuse. Chopin; Scherzo in B fat
minor, Chopin; Old Holland Dance, Old
Holland Song, arranged by Rontgen: Som
major. List
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
SEVERE FIGHTING
ALL ALONG LINE
Haig's Men Resist Savage On
slaughts and Inflict Great
Losses London Reports.
by Associated Press to Every Evening


London, April 15.-The War Office at
noon issued the following official state
ment.
Severe fighting continued all day yes
terday around Nerve Eglise After beat
lng off numerous attacks, our troops we're
in the end compelled to Withdraw a second
time from the village.
strong attacks were made by the
enemy yesterday afternoon at a number
OF other points on the battlefront North
west Of Merville fighting took place az a
result OF which the attacking German in
fantry were driven back with great loss.
The hostile infantry advancing along the
northern flank Of the Lys were caught BY
the fire Of our artillery and were unable 10
develop their attacks
In the course Of the day no less than
seven attacks were delivered by the enemy
in the Mervillc sector all Of which were
rcpulsed with heavy loss TO his troops.
In one case the enemy advanced 10 fhe
assault in five waves Under the weight
of this attack our line was bent back
slightly, but was completely restored by a
counter attack
South of Baillcui parties Of the enemy
succeeded temporarily in penetrating orr
positions, but were driven out by our
counter attacks and our line Was restored.
Successful minor operations were
carried out by us during the night east
of Robecq Several machine guns and
l50 prisoners we're taken by us.
Fighting also took place early to-
day south Of the Somme. in the neighbor-
hood Of TTangard Our position in
this sector has been improved and num-
Der Of prisoners have been taken The
hostile artillery was active last night
in the nciehborhood of Bucquoy.
Paris, April l5-The War Office is
sued the following statement at noon
to-day:
I'm the region of Hangsrd the French
carried out "a local operation with rom.
plete succcss and took 10 prisoners. Since
April II We have taken $50 prisoners in
this sector
'Betwcen Montdidicr and Noyon and
in the Champagne south Of Mont Tetu,
we carried out several RAIDS and brought
back prisoners. German effort north
Of the Chernin Dcs Danes, southeast
Of Corbeny. was without success.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
INQUIRY DIVISION.
Additional Bureau 10 Aid Those Seeking
Labor lnforma alton.

Secretary Clarence c. killen, Of the
Chamber of Commerce, this morning
received notification of the establishment
OF an Inquiry Division of the L. 5. En-
ployment Service connected with the
Department of Labor at Washington
The new bureau is for the purpose OF
assisting those working on any special
phase of the labor problem, either in
Washington or elsewhere The chief of
the new division invites anyone desiring
information along these lines to write to
the division, at No. 1872 G street, Wash
ington, D. c.
This office Is cooperating with the
Employment Service, and is under the
direction of Roger w Babson, who is
assisted by those who have made special
studies OF the various features of this
work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
STATE HIGHWAYS.
Bids IN be Opened Today for Road Work
Including PhiladeIph la Pike.

Bids for the construction ~ thirty
seven and thrce-tenths miles Of highway
will be received by the State Highway
Commission nt Dover this afternoon, and
the contracts will be awarded within TWEEN
ty days Of the acceptance Of bids.
One Of the highways for which bids
have been asked IL the Philadelphia
pike from this city 10 the Pennsylvania
line, for the Improvement Of which an 80
foot right Of way Is proposed.
In connection with this project, how
ever, there is . growing demand IN favor
Of aboishing the pike Improvement prof.
ect in favor Of an entirely new road be-
tween this city and the Pennsylvania
State line, nearer the river, which would
avoid virtually all Of the hills that nov
must be negotiated,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
u-BOATS KILL FOUR MORE.
Crew of Steamer Etonian Sunk ON Irish
Coast. Landed in United States.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
An Atlantic Port. April l5Four lives
were lost when the Leyland steamship
Etonian was torpcdocd and sunk by a
German submarine of the Irish coast
on March 23, according to members of
the crew who arrived here today on a
British steamer Two of those killed werc
american horsemen, the other members
of the fire room crew.
ON the same steamer was the crew Of
the American steamship Chattahoochee,
formerly the German steamer Sachsen.
torpcdoed and sunk March -. The
ship remained ahoat for two hours. the
men said and efforts were made 10 beach
her but without success The crew was
picked up by British trawlcrs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
| NO HUN ALLIANCE,
| JAP ENVOY SAYS
Expedition to Siberia Would be to
Benefit Allies Not Japan,
He Insists.
BY Associated Press To Every Evening


A Pacific Port. April 15-Viscount
Isbii, Japanese ambassador to the United
States, succeeding Ambassador Sato,
arrived today enroute to Washington.
Discussing suggested Japanese activities
in Siberia, Ambassador lshii said that if
the Imperial Japanese government deemed
necessary To undertake the sending of a
military expedition into Siberia such in
tention would be for the benefit of the
Entente Allies and not for Japan. He de-
clared any suggestion of JapaDcse-Cier-
man alliance to be absurd
Germany may establish bases in Paci-
fic waters by "A successful drive through
Siberia" said Ambassador 1shii. "ln this
event" he continued, "it would be up to
Japan TO sweep them away. We cannot
guarantee that Japan could do this but we
would try our best and we must not relax
our vigilance"
He admitted there was o possibility Of
Germany gaining a foothold in the Pacific
by successful operations III Siberia.
Ambassador Ishii would not discIss the
landing of Japanese troops at Nladivostok.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
BOY AVIATOR CAPTURED.
Thomas Hitchcock. Reported Missing
is Wounded and in German Hands

by Associated Press to EyerysEvenine
Westbury, H. y, April l5.-Corporal
Thomas Hitchcock, Ir l6 years old son
of Maj Thomas Hitchcock, and an avia-
tor with the Lafayette cscadrilc. was
slightly wounded when captured by the
Germans March 4, last. 4 cable mes
sage received by his mother here today
from the International Red Cross at
Geneva. Switzerland, brought this in
formation.
First reports of the young flyer
capture stated he had disappeared whilc
pursuing an enemy plane far back of the
German lines Today's cable indicated
after a battle Previously Young Hitch
cock had brought down two German
planes in one day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
sTECHER TO APPEAR.
John Heracl, Local Grappler. Will Meet
One Of Country's Best.

The wrestling fans of the city are
anxiously looking forward to the big
wrestling bout of Wednesday night. when
Joe Stecher of Lincoln, Ncb., one Of the
foremost grapplers of the country, will
meet John Heracl, the local strong man at
the Lyric Theatre. Stecher is now
making a tour of the country and meeting
some of the foremost mat artists in hopes
of taking over the heavyweight wrestling
crown.
big John the local grappler, has not
been seen here for some time, but has been
engaged in several bouts in Southern cities
and has made big hit in all his bouts.
Stecher viii arrive in Wilmington to-
morrow evening and on Wednesday will
do q little work previous to the bout.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
Bar1enders Beneficial Association Decides
10 Take 81 900 Worth.

At a regular meeting Of the Ba1enders
Beneficial Association yesterday, it WAS
decided to buy $1,000 worth OF Liberty
Bonds
TIE following officers were elected
President, P. J. Mcconnell; vice-presi-
dent, James Parks: secretary. John j
Hagan: treasurer. Charles II Marx:
directors. Frederick Harkins. John 5.
Bladt, Joseph CoTigan, Allen Moore
and William Maioney.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
TO RAISE VEGETABLES.
Vacant Loi Association Begins Cultivation
of Rodney Square.

J. s. Reynolds, superintendent for the
Vacant Lot Association, today began
piowing in Rodney Square. in which the
I Court House is located. with a view to
. ting there tomatoes, cabbage and othor
sctableS. for the immediate use of the
hospitals The work is under the dlrec-
tion OF Miss katherine Wilson of 1905
Rodney street
Last year Others planted buckwheat
on the plot, in addition to vegetables,
which the Boy Scouts had in their garden
The planting this year viii be on a more
elaborate scale and the growing vegetables
will receive constant attention
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
EMPEROR CHARLES
CHANGES PLANS

Amsterdam. holland. AprI l5-Em-
peror Charles, according 70 q Vienna dis
patch dated saturday - The Berlincr
rageblatt. la, cancelled & visit he in
tended 40 inake rs Budapest
Important conferences on AlIstro-Hun-
garian foreign and internal policies were
TO have been held Count Czernin, DR..
Won Seydler, Austrian premier, Gen. ARR
Won StrausSen berg, chief Of the general
stall. and other officials were to have
been present
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
DEATH HALTS LOAN FLIGHT
Lieut.. StchIin's Mechanician Killed While
Testing Machine fer Liberty Campaign.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
New York. April 10 Max Bessler.
lnechanician for Lieut. Joseph Stehln OF
the Lafayette escadrllle. was instantly
X lie at Sheepshead BAY while helping
10 prepare Stehlins biplane for flight
across the State in behalf of the Liberty
loan
Bessler was engaged in testing the
mechanism when the propeller started to
revolve. hurting him To his death.
After the accident the Liberty loan
committee announced that the cross
State fight had been abandoned Lieut.
Stehlin p AIMED to fly over thirty-fve
cities and towns distributing Liberty
loan literatures and alightlng to make
speeches
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
COAL OUTPUT DECREASES.
BItuminous Production Last Week 500.
900 Below Previous Week
By Associated Press to go Evening

d AsSUtIhItI FrtAS 20 ENery EVenlng
Washington. April l5.-Bittuninous
coal production for the week ending April
e decreased about 500, 900 tons or Ia
per cent, as compared with the week
previous.
The total production for the week,
including Ignite and coal made into coke
Is estimated at 1896, 900 tons. as COM
pared to a total OF 10S94 900 for the
week ending March 30
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
Cubs" Buy $IOO, 900 Liberty Bonds

4
Chicago, April 15-The Chicago Ma
tionai League Club has subscribed for
100000 of third Liberty Loan bonds.
This represents the unexpended part OF
the $3.50, 900 which the stockholders ap-
pointed late last year for the purpose oi
purchasing new players and otherwise
strengthening the team.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
No EXPLOSION Here.

Chester, Pa. was startIed by an ex-
pIosion at $50 o clock this morning, and
inquiry was made here - 10 the origin,
but II was found that this time Wilmington
was not responsible, while Chester could
give no clue either. Some thought il was
at the Ball Grain works, at Beaver Valley,
Brandywine hundred. but Harry T. Tur-
ner Of Wilmington. chief guard there. said
no explosion had occurred and that every
thing there was in GOOD shape
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-15
To Hear Russian Exile.

Rev William Fettler, D. D., now of the
Russian Bible st.tnte, Phil tdelphia. who
was exiled from Russia two years ago,
will tell of his experiences tonight at
Swedish Baptist Church, Vandever avenue
and Church street He will be accompani-
ed by an orchestra composed of 20 of his
students The meeting which will be
conducted in the English language, will
start M q clock