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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
AGGRESSIVE DRIVE
ALL OVER STATE FOR
SAVING STAMPS
Campaign Will Reach a Climax
at Meetings on
June %.
STATES QUOTA 1896, $3.50

Pursuant to the appeals of the President
of the United Srates, and OF the governor
of this State, Henry +. Scott, War Savings
Director for Delaware, acting on the
authority Of the United States Treasury
Department. has sent out calls Tor all
taxpayers and wage carncrs to meet on
Friday, June - to give their subscriptions
to War Savings Stamps. In the rural
communities and the small towns and
cities, rs we'll as in Wilmington, meet ngs
will he held in the school houses at 30
O'Clock in the evening.
The people OF Delaware are expected
to subscribe $4,000 $50, and plans have
been made to organize the state thorough
~ so that every small district may have
its individual quota TO raise and VIII
know just what IS expected of It.
From now on to June % there will be
intense activity in behalf of these War
Savings Bonds and it is confidently OK
pectcd that Delaware viii do her duty,
and more as she has in the past
ar Savings Stamps. with n maturity
value on january |. 1923. Of 50, can be
purchased during June for SLY. This
means that the investment will draw
interest nj per cent compounded quarter
~ during the life Of the bond FInan-
clers regard these bonds as the Rest and
safest investment in the world They
cannot dcprecate in value and II II be-
comes necessary the holders can cash
them in any time through the Postotilce
Department
The purchase Of these bonds IS 70 he
made 4 test Of LOYALTY to the United
States In his notice sent out under
national authority Mr. Scott says.
"1'he government Of the 'nited
States expects all the citizens Of every
school district and county to sub
scribe for It's quota and 70 pledge
themselves to save and economic %
help win the war. II is to bc hoped
that the subscriptions taken at the
meetings in your county will show
YOU and your neighbors to be loyal
Americans to whom our government
in this hour Of need does not call IN
vain
Continued on page 8
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
TOOAY'S FIGHT MAY
DECIDE BIG BATTLE
Military Critic Regards France as
Probable Winner; Huns
Slowing Down.
By Associated press 70 Every Evening

Paris, June , To-day fighting prob
ably viii decide on which side victory
VIII ncst in the present battle, says Henri
Bdou the military critic. IN reviewing
the situation lie says the fighting is
taking the classical form Ia which each
side has won on one wing. The scales
are now even.
By their counter attack the French
stopped the enemy from carrying out his
plan and at he same time assured them
selves Of a better line 81 defense
The Germans now are obliged, NJ Bidou
believes, TO keep their electives on the
firing line and 70 dup into their stock Of
reserves for fresh divisions.
The German plan for the present
battle, says Marcel Hutln, Of Echo de
Paris. in reporting he statements Of
prisoners, included the attacking and
stormng Of Compiegne hy the cavalry
Of the Guard under General Won Schoeler
on Sunday evening
Now the Germans not only are not
at Compiegne, bat they show great
deal less yigor n their efforts, except on
their left
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
INDUSTRY PLEDGED TO WAR.
Heads of 80, 900 Plants Ready to Make
Any Sacrifice for u. ).

By Associated Press to Every Evening
Atlantic City, y J June II As
Spokesman for nearly 10000 manufactur-
ing plants in Massachusetts. Maryland
New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut
New Jersey and Delaware $50 delegates
in an emergency war convention today
pledged their support to President Wilson
and the administration at Washington
The manufacturers declared their will
ingness to undergo any sacrifice to aid
the prosecution of the war
The convention was arranged by the
Manufacturers Council of New Jersey
and is officially recognized by the United
States government and by foreign gov
ernments as well
LOUIS Tracy. of the British mission to
the United States, in an address on the
human sacrifice the British have made
in the war stated that Great Britain has
armed 100000 men for the conflict.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
j. S. TROOPS FAIL URES,
REICHSTkG is TOLD
Prussian Minister Tells False
Tales of Victory to Secure
Passage of War Budget.
y Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Amsterdam, Holland, June IA
great part OF the French army has been
beaten, General Won Stein, the Prusslan
war minister, declared In speech to the
Reichstag, according to Berlin advlces.
The so-called Eoch reserve army no
longer exists. the minister asserted.
The success of the crown prince 5
carefully prepared attacks against the
French and British on the Chemin Des-
DANES front on May p inflicted one OF
the grayest defeats the entente has SUI
fered during the entire war
General Won Stein made these state
ments IN a review of the military situation
at the second reading Of the army budget
III the Reichstag yesterday.
Besides his losses III men, continued
General Won Stein, ''the enemy suffered
an enormous loss in war materials and
equipment Immense stores Of ammuni-
ton which were heaped UP along the lines
of communication behind the front Of the
defeated army likewise fell into our hands,
Just as previously We captured enormous
stores from the British army.
General Won Stein said that the AmeFl-
can troops up to the present were far
below what reports spread by the Entente
had Leu Germany 10 expect.
He stated that American troops had
made their first appearance on the
battlefront, but only at the moment when
the German advance had come to a halt
ON the Marine,
They, too, like the French reserves,
he declared, were thrown into the battle
IN vain counter attacks and suffered the
same fate"
Other American troops, the minister
said, are on quiet sectors OF the front
ASIDE from the fact that the British
lost considerable quantity of supplies
and war munitions, several days ago, there
has been nothing III the news to warrant
the statements made by General Won
Stein 1t is shown that the prussian
ministers war budget Is encountering
opposition in the Reichstag and, 10 off
set this, he has resorted 10 series Of
palpahio untruths, such, for instance as
the extinction of General Foch' reserves
The references 90 the American soldiers,
obviously is for home consumption, as
are the other false statements.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
CASUAL TIES LIST, 126;,
50 DEAD, 60 WOUNDED
Rel From Army Overseas Grad
ually Mounts; q Marines
Reported Dead.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington, June 1.-THE army cas-
ualtv list today contained l27 names,
divided as follows:
Killed In action. 10; died of wounds, 9;
died of airpiane accident, /; died OF accI-
dent and other causes, Il; died Of disease.
IS; wounded severely, SO; wounded
degree undetermined, 6; missing IN
action, /.
The officers named were:
Killed IN Lieutenants Wilmer
Bodenstab, Yonkers, \ Y; Max C..
Buchanan, Brockton, Mass, and Nal
colin NJ. tombstone. Arlington, Wash
Captain Leonard h Hart, Shawnee,
Ohio. died of disease.
Lieutenant Richard b. Reed, Van
Vert, Ohio died Of airplane accident
Captain Don l. Caldwell. Greenfield
Ohio: Lieutenants Albert +. Billing
BROOKLYN. \. y; George T. Butler,
Arkansas City, Kansas, and WAYNE
William Schmidt, Martnsyille Ind
severely wouned
Marine Corps Headquarters yesterday
announced ten casualties III the marine
contingent in France Seven were killed
M action and three died from wounds re-
ceIved IN action.
A Marine casualty list made public
today carries seventeen names, showing
II men killed IN action, two who dIed Of
wounds and four severly wounded. Cap
tain John Blanchfeld, Of Brooklyn, died
Of wounds received in action.
The death Of Lieutenant Lyman b.
Hoops, I : n, Middletown, Conn, was
announced today by the Navy Depart
ment Lieutenant Hoops died Of pneu-
monIa at the Navy Hospital, London,
June 6
No Delaware soldiers or Sailors are
named in either list
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
U.S.SUBMERS|BLE,
LEWES HEARS,|S ON
HEELS OF U-BOAT
Searching for the Base, Which IS
Believed to be IN Southern
Waters.
GUNFIRE is HEARD AT SEA
Special Dispatch From staff Correspondent
IrwFs JUNE II.

snerial Dispatch From staff Correspondent
I4EwEs, JUNE II.
An American submersible, assigned TO
the Fourth Naval District but not seen
hereabouts for a week, is reported at
Iewes to have sighted German o-ooaC
off FeDwick Island Va. and To he foi-
lowing the commerce raider IN southern
waters. with the hope of finding her supply
base. Ii is believed here that such base is
in southern waters.
Cunfre at sea was heard In lewes
last night. but no explanation was Oh
tainahle.
An airplane from the naval station at
Cape Nav. y. j., cIrcled l.ewes harbor.
and flew over this town last night. Many
persons watched the aircraft 5 movements.
Fifty men, it is said. have been added TO
the garrison at the lewes naval station
II also is stated that coast guards are
taking military slackers from outbound
ships.
The greatest caution is being observed
in the movement Of ships along the coast.
None are permitted 10 traverse the ocean
at night Each evening all those IN the
vicinity Of the Delaware CapeS put INTO
the government harbOr near Lewes,
departing at sunrise under escort.
Further evidence that German boats
are lurking off the coast came to light
last night when the crews Of submarine
chasers were hurriedly recalled TO duty.
The chasers are said to have put out IN
search of the raiders.
These chasers landed at Cape May
late Yesterday afternoon after ten days
cruise Members of crews said they
sighted a German submarine Yesterday
afternoon off the Jersey coast.
Considerable excitement was caused
at Cape MAY shortly before 10 O'Clock
last night when general recall for the
officers and crews OF the chasers was
sounded The recall was announced at
the Y. NJ c. A. Club, a moving picture
theatre, and all other places where
officers and men congregate when at
liberty. In less than fifty minutes all
members Of crews had returned to the
two ships.
According 70 a rur1or circulated in
Lewes TODAY a German submersible was
DESTROYED during a fight last night be
tween Fenwick Island. Va. and the Over
falls Lightship-
Haze is beginning 10 enshroud Lewes
harbor and there are indications OF
s0uall
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
MEN CALLED IN
DIVISION NO. Z
A Number Ordered to Re-
port for Physical
Examination.

Simeon Stephens, q Klund street, is
TO appear for physical examination be-
fore local board, division No. 2, today,
preparatory TO entrainnent.
Harry Canter, GLIB West Third street
Michael Brennan, 1920 Tatnall street
John NJ Ferguson, Philadelphia; Viii
liam H. Blake, Jr, 314 East Sixth street
Stanley Gadlewski, zoe East Eighth street
Isaiah j Whiteside. FOG East Seventh
street, and Stanley Yugnski, $50 Bennett
street, are called for examination before
the same division for Friday morning at
10 O'Clock, at Sixteenth and French
streets.
The following men will go 10 Camp DIX
on June "a at the same time as the selec-
tive service men called for that date
Vim. Rewiasska, 7l6 Church street
Benney Beczel, $40 East 8th street
Anthony Krysziak, 500 Church street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
SEES SMALLER PAPERS.
Publishers Head Warns Against Scarcity
Of Print Paper.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Chicago, June IL According TO ii y
Kellogg Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, government agen-
cies are now considering plan for pro-
rating distribution Of print paper which
he said would mean smaller papers and
curtailment Of employment
This action, said Mr. Kellogg, fun
doubtedly will be taken in the near
future. This Will, of course, lessen OPP
portunities for profits TO some news
papers, and cause losses to Others
Mr. Kellogg's remarks were made in an
address today to the convention of the
international Stereotypers and Electro
typers Union.
THE effort TO force publishers to
increase wages so that their employees will
escape the burden Of increased cost Of
living entirely will, if persisted in, result
in disaster to many newspapers and conse-
uuent loss of employment to the men
themselves" said Mr. Kellogg
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
NELSON ASQUITH DEAD.
Shot Himself at His Home in
Elsrnere Last Saturday
Evening.

Nelson Asquith, % years old, Of Els
mere, died today at the Delaware Hos
pital, the result of gunshot wound in
The abdomen
The shooting occurred Satur lay night.
According To the c0roner,s office,
relatives believe the young man accident
ally shot himself He was employed as a
Waterman on the highway there and had
donned bis coat TO go on duty, when he
went TO another part of the house, when
the shot was heard When the young
man was asked how he had been shot he
is understood to have said he did not
laow. He was unmarried.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
WORTH MILLS TO START
Government Said to Have Or
dered Fabrication of Ship Steel
IN Two Weeks.

Worth Brothers, according 10 lnfor-
nation received here today, have been
directed by the United States government
to start work, In two weeks, at their new
plant at Claymont, fabricating steel for
ships TO be built at the Hog Island ship
yard
The government. II is also understood,
has requested the school authorities there TO
provide three more school buildings
u accommodate between COO and 200
children. who are expected to come there
because Of the influx Of help at the steel
mills Worth Brothers have donated
one school, but this Is not sufficient An
appropriation Of $4,000 is said to have
been made toward the new school build
ings that viii be required
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
SUBMARINE REPORTED CAUGHT.

A report was current here today to
the effect that a German U-boat had
been caught and was IN Delaware waters.
in tow Of government craft.
In Philadelphia there were various
reports in regard to the mysterious craft
one being that it was seen passing up the
river above Chester. which was found to
he untrue. and another that she had been
brought to Wilmington, which proved
equally untrue.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
M'ADOO ASKS MORE TINE.
Would Set Forward Date for Taking Over
Short Railroads to Jan. /.
Prees tO Kvery Evenlng

BY Associated Proes 90 Every Evening
Washington, June II Director Gen
eral McAdoO today requested Congress
TO extend tho time within which short
line railroads may be taken over by the
government to january /, 1919 The law
now fixes the time as July | next
A resolution embodying the request
was prepared by Senator Smith Of South
Carolina, chairman Of the Interstate
Commerce Committee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
DIR. HOWELL IN SERVICE.
Appointed Captain in Army, He
Goes to Fort Oglethorpe,
Georgia.

Having been appointed a captain In the
medical section of the United States army,
former Mayor Harrison W Howell will
leave next Sunday week for Fort Ogle-
thorpe. Ga. where he will undergo mill
tarv training for a period prior TO being
sent overseas with the army.
Upon receiving his commission IN the
army DR.. Howell resigned as q member of
Exemption Board No. |, and Elmer +.
Mitchell has been nominated as his
successor on the board.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
NEW DnAfTEES MAY
JOIN THE ARMY NOW
Marine Corps Also Open to Them
by Letter From Local
Board

The restriction hitherto in force against
the enlistment of the linen Of u enrolled
June 5 in advance of assignment of order
numbers has been removed, so far as the
Navy and Marine Corps are concerned by
a telegram just sent out by Provost
Marshal General Crowder
Registrars desiring to enlist In either
from their Local Board which will release
them from further formalities
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
MEXICO INDIFFERENT
TO WILSON'S SPEECH
Only One Official Has Approved
Warning Against German
Intrigue and Treachery.
By Associated Press % Every Evening

Mexico CITY. Mex Tuesday, June / -
President Wilson address to Mexican
journalists III Washington last week was
printed prominently 10y most Mexican
newspapers but comment on the sentI-
ments expressed IS slight especially
from government officials The speech
was distributed broadcast throughout
Mexico bv telegraph and by mail.
General Garcia Vigil, president Of the
Chamber Of Deputies, is the only govern
ment leader whose views have been made
public He said he believed that the
Presidents speech contained serious adj
wee to democratic people, especially to
Mexico, not to he dazzIed by German
mihtarism, which destroys all liberties. ;"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
HOW GERMANY MAKES WAR.

The horrors Of war have been
intensified tenfold by the Prussian
system of frightfulness The work
ings of that system have stirred to
the depths the soul Of the civilized
world The United States govern
ment has just published carefully
prepared official book on German
War Practices
A copy of tins book will be sent
free to any reader Of Every Evening
Based on the most authentic
sources the archives of our State
Department, official German proc
carnations, the actual fieid-diaries
of German soldiers this book
paints a vivid and irrefutable pic
tuTe of the pnlssian war machine ut
work
To secure o free copy, send your
name and address with a Scent
stamp for return postage to the
Wilmington Every Evening, In
formation Bureau, Frederic ]. Has
kin, Director, Washington, ID. {.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
81 Americans Get French Crosses

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening
With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, June lI.-For gallantrY in
various actions on the Tout front ninety
two American soldiers were decorated
with the French War Cross today Copies
of the citations and medals were presented
by a French general, while each soldier
was congratulated by the American gen
eral commanding the sector.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
Has Seven Grandsons in Service.

Altoona Pa, June y one Of the
most loyal women ii this city is Mrs.
Mary Magdalena Gremer, aged 81, who,
although native Of Germany, has seven
grandsons in the United States service,
three Of them III France. She IS one Of the
strongest supporters the President has and
Is proud OF the record IL her family.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
WORKERS BEAT U-BOATS.
New Ships Exceed by 100, 900 Tons Those
Sunk Along Atlantic Coast.

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington, June T. Since German
submarines began their raids off the
Atlantic coast, on May Is, the output Of
shipyard building vessels for the shipping
board has exceeded the sinkings of Ameri-
can ships by more than 100, 900 dead
weight tons. The production during this
interval has been twenty-one ships total
ing 1862 tons Excluding the vessels
salvaged, the submarines destroyed ten
American ships totaling 10000 tons
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12

by Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington, june ~ Ten thousand
dollars IN thrift stamps were offered today
by the National War Garden Commits
sion as prizes for the best canned veg
etables grown in war gardens" OF the
United States The awards viii be made
70 Gamers IN competition With AZ least
flve competition
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
FRENCH SWEEP ON,
CRUSH FOE ATTACKS.
IMPLICIT BIC LOSS
Grip Huns South Of Matz; Beat
Them on ArOnde Front,
and Everywhere.
FIERCE FIGHTING TODAY
Bv Associated Press u Every Fvenine

BY Associated Press n Every Evening
Paris, juno ~. The official statement
issued at O'Clock this afternoon. by the
War Office, gives the status of the battle
on the French front up n that hour. It
follows
nTho battle between Montdidier and
the Oi=e continued without great change
during the night On our left All at
tempted attacks By he enemy against
positions We had reconquered were broken
The French troops have made new
progress east If Merry and he Genlis
wood Violent German attacks have
likewise been repulsed by the French on
the Aronde front. at st Malr. the Loge
farm and Antheml
The French troops have withstood
the shock Of attacks and inflicted heavy
losses upon the assaiiants while guarding
their positions
"On the right, the Germans. in spite
Of repeated efforts, have not been able
10 dpbouch south Of the Matz. The French
are holding that part Of The field south Of
Chevincourt and Marest-Stir- Matz.
According 10 new information from
the battlefront the French counter at
tack yesterday occurred while 8 powerful
German attack was IN preparation on the
same front French troops came IN con-
tact with heavy forces Of the enemy and
threw them into disorder.
Prisoners taken by one French dlvl-
sion are found 10 belong TO four diff
ferent German adivisions
South Of the Alsne the Germans at
tackled this morning between the river
and the Villers-COtterets forest. Violent
combats are going on the 'front.' OF Dom
mIers, Cutry ana south Of AmDleny
London June - Twenty-one enemy
aIrpianes have been DESTROYED On the
Italian front by the British air forces
operating there, according to today :
War Office statement reporting on the
British operations In this area
An enemy raldIng party last night at
tackled the British post in Aveluy wood,
but was repuised. the War Office announc-
cd today The British carried out q sue
cessful RAID ia the Boyelles region, cap
turing few prisoners.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
Rose Inquest Tonight.

Coroner Spring expects 10 hold an
inquest tonight in the case Of John Rose,
the Negro soldier who died after being
''doped" ia Tatnall street house
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12

Mayor Lawson has not yet appoin ted
a public utility commissioner to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Clarence r. Holt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
Amusements Tonight.

Play house The yellow Ticket. "
Queen Selfish ates.
Majestic he tirebrand
Victoria Heart Of tho Sunset
savoy The Only Road
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
New Thought.

Regular meeting at New Century Club
this evening. Subject, The Psychology
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12
Weather Forecast.

BY Associated Press 80 Every Evening
Washington. June Il Weather forecast
for Delaware
Thunder showers this afternoon Thurs
day. fair and slightly cooler. fresh north
west winds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-12

Particular people choose G lover Dairy
milk. ADV.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-29
zIRC0NIUM IS USED IN ARTS
Rare Metal Has Properties That
Make II Valuable.

The layman would hardly know
that haddeleylte and iacupirangite
are different names Of the same
thing In fact he would probably
not recognize either Of those impress
sive words and would find their pro
nunciation difficult but they are
correct mineral namea for the ore
Of zirconium which is found IN
Brazil and is said to occur there in
enormous quantities.
Tho mineral zidcon, n silicate ot
chromium, is probably most familiar
as gem stone. and when so used is
known as hyacinth, jaCinth, iargon.
or Matara diamond.
XirConium minerals are used
chiefly as refractory material which
melts only at an extremely high tenn
peraturc and Is very resistant to the
action Of fluNCs and s,aEs Zrconi-
nm fire brick promises to be extern
sively used The fused oxide OF zir-
conlum expands so little on being
heated that crucihlcs, muffles, COM
buston tubes aud similar articles
made OF ii are not bgoken by sudden
changes u temperature
Several alloys Of chromium have
unusual properties. A. chromium
steel is said 10 he particularly suited
for making Nrihor plates, armor-
piercing proiectnes, and bullet proof
metal; new patented alloy Of zir-
conium with uickcl. called cooperite.
is extremely hard and is particularly
we'll adapted for making cutting
toulg