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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
NEW YORK MOURNS
As HER X-MAYOR
IS LAID At REST
Thousands File by Body in State
at City Hall; Military Funeral
for 1t. John Punoy Mitchell.
WOMEN PRAY BY CASkEI
NJ ,ssor,ate,i Press ~ Every Evening

BY Assoriateu fftss ~ tNe'N f+''""N
New York, july Ii Throughout the
night men and women, representatives
of every class IN groups and sInglv. hIed
past the ilag-lrapPd coffin containing the
body of Major John Purruy Mitchell,
former mayor oi New iork City, To pay
silent tribute To his valor. unmeasured
LOYALTY and supreme sacrifice.
Several hours before the funeral pro-
ccssion started for the service at St
Pn.rirk'y cathedral il was estimated
10000 persons had visited City Hall and
hundreds still were in line Shortly after
y O'Clock came Theodore Roosevelt who
stood beside .hc caskct with bowed head
for moment and then passed on to
Mayor Ilylan's office
At times when the rush relaxed women
knclt IN PRAYER III the iiowcr-decked
rutunda Many OF the mon saluted,
while others leaned over and kissed the
tlag-drapcd over the sealed coffin.
The Solcmnity and ceremony o. mill
tarv rites marked the funeral today
The gun carriage which conveyed ;hc
coffin 10 the cathedral was escorted 10y
ctachments Of soldiers. sailors and
marines. three regiments Of th" state
guards. regiment Of police and nlatoon
OF iircmen.
\ squadron Of eighteen a,rplanes
clrcling over the cortegc dropped flowers
uton il rs last trbute from the men of
the air service to a fallen cumradC
Behind the gun carriage the order h
marchcrs included Mayor hNian. thc
honorary I,all hearers. officials ol the pres
en-. city government men who served
under MAJOR Mitchell whiIc hc vas MAYOR
and the hundreds 81 members Of the
Mavor ) committee on National ll'ithSr.
President Wilson was represented ~
Secretary Trmultv
business IN the cdN virtually was Slls
pended during thu funeral scrvircS
MessaeoS of sympathies from All parts
oi he country AMI abroad continued
to r,,4 :, he Mitchell home to-day
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
FISHING TRAWLER SUNK,
CREW ALL RESCUED
In Collision With Steamer Bristol
in Fog Of New Eng
land Coast.
BY Associated press % Ever, Evening

An Atlantic Port July Tho fishing
trawler Georgia. carrying j crow ~
nineteen, was sunk IN q collision with
the steamer Bristol. of the New England
coast last night \ll hands were picked
up by the BRISTOL and landed here TODAY
Captain Percy Firth Of the trcorg'a
and Captain Hart OF the BRISTOL reported
that the vessels crashed IN a dclsc toG
and that the accident WAS unavoidabic
The fisherman was hit ait ami the crew
barely had time 10 enter two small boats
before the Georgia went down
The ;rawIcr Was without cargo
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
SIN SOLDIERS HURT IN TRAIN.
-Four Coaches Filled With Troops Ditched
Near Shreveport. La.
Associated Press 70 Every Evening

By Associatcd FTcsS % Every ENenlng
Shreveport, La July ] ! -Four coaches
OF an casthound troop tram carving
soldiers from Camp bowie Texas. On
the Nicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
Railroad. were overturned IN "A ditch
between Haughton and Doylcnc. La. Il
miles from shreveport early today \
message from DR. j h Sheppard. OF
Haughton, from near the scene of the
wreck stated hat no one had been Killed
but that six soldiers wer injured, and
two men were pinned under he wrcckage
but were not believed mortaliy hurt
The accident was attributed to spread
ing rail
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
MEMORIAL PLANNED ~
TRIBUTE TO EN-NAfoRS
DEVOTION To DUTY

New York. luN II \ Aan Tor =
memorial for John purrn, Mitchell with
popular subscriptions financing II, VS.
endorsed today bv ,hr Publishers ASsn-
ciation of New York City The move
men was inaiglratci by the New York
World
The Publishers t>~ucatIon IS rr>niii-
;ions approved oi the project declared iA"
tragedy of MAJOR Nirtche death rs
a challenge ta ail III answer willingly
every demand ior cooperation with the
government 10 the point of sacrifice oi
substance, p rsonal convcnlcncc and even
of life
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
BRITISH TOWN STOPS TO GREET
AMERICAN TROOPS ON PARADE

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
York England, July 10 This city to-
day observed a special holiday III honor
OF American troops, 800 Of these soldiers
paradng through the main streets
The lord mayor read letter from the
American embassy conveying President
Wilson thanks for the helpful visit o. the
Archbishop Of York to the United States
last March
General Maxwell in a speech at the
guild hall said
The American soldiers already have
shown their grit In France and are fight
ing lnagnifccntly
After the parade the Americans we're
entertained
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
U-BOAT WAS SUNK
NAVY MEN INSIST
Steamer Lake Forest SAID to Have
Destroyed Sub Which AT
tackled Her in Mid Ocean
y, ,.s.,.,.,.d press 20 Every Evening

New York. july II German sub
marine which attacked the Am"ri'"n
steamer Lake Forest 800 miles oh ape
Henry while the Lake Forest Was return
inv from a recent voyage to Europe, IS
believed to have been sunk 10y the
steamer : guns after a twn-hour running
fight according To information received
here today IN marine circles
Captain Herbert x 9 Johnson
United States naval reserve oiilcrr' ~
command of the sfip, has been com
mendtd tn the navy department Tor
having sun the boat. by pth'orF as
socIated with him III the naval reserve
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
ADVERTISING SUIT.
Results IN Magistrate Jurisdiction Being
Questioned

Before Magistrate BaTnff tsulGhInaH
Yesterday afternoon he case vas heard
concerning 4 @nt Tor damages bv Thomas
Yo4sIfer Dubilshrr of three month";,
rfagazInrs against Peter Casper local
dealer n phonograph- R0SNter claimed
2s6 "a for several Insertions ol adver-
tlsing matter II uis publications and ln-
troducnd a. evidence q number nf con-
tracts He was represented by Henry D.
saacs
Caspcr WAS represented Dy Z rank
Ball and after stating that his client had
ordered the advertisement discontinued
after feU Insertions whIch he paid for
Mr. Raj ra,sed he question IS whether
!, magistrate jurisdiction nmpowdcred
hum 20 hand Iown 4ccision 2 Such
e4acs The derlslnn WA, reserved
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET

T.t,,..g. hit, M Hogs receipts 81
no,{.' ,,,,rl..+ ,..ivs wNt In to 20 cents
l,i,,hor ,ha, ye-ter,ia,.s average SOME
- ) Z rnnts bigbcr bulk of sales, lo SUa
i-5n butchers 1Tl5aL7 IS, pacaing,
I6.5Oal1l5. light NJ loal ~ rough
l5.S5at6. 40, Digs, iOalot3.
Cattle, receipts, 1000 steady y
strong
Sheep, receipts. $4,000. STEADY III le
cents lower. ton, 1900.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
CROWDER AFTER BALL PLAYER.
Mex echnie Must Prove Game is Is
sential or Go 10 the Trenches.
Press to Every Evening

By Assoclated Press % EVcTy FVeninH
Pttsburg. Jufy II Bill Mckechule
third baseman OF the PIttsburg National
League baseball club. mas been ordered
to appear before bi> local draft board
here tonight and - submit proo's that
he IS engaged III an essential occupation
The action OF the board was taken
under the recent work or tight order
Of Provost Marshal General Crowder
Mckechnie was gwen deferred classl-
fication because Of dependencies, before
the WORK or light order was ISSUED
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
CLAYMONT RED CROSS.
Rev. III. r. Randolph Addressed Meeting
at Nj Il. Church.

DR. Herbert Randolph Of tins city
made fne address at Il meeting held
III the Claymont NJ f. Church Tuesday
n.gh, by the Red Cross Of Claymont
Tie attendance va, large An interest
ing program Was rendered as follows
Chorus Keep the Home Fires Burning
invocation. Rev George " Townsend,
solo Mrs kemcry address. DR. Ran
dolph. solo, Mr. Tappan chorus star
SpangIcd Banner, benedictlon. Dr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
FRENCH ACE TO Fly IN SPAD
FROM DETROIT TO CHICAGO

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Chicago. July II Lieutenant Georges
Flachaire, French ace, with record
Of twelve German planes brought down,
announced today that he would % 10
Detroit and fly from there TO Chicago
next Sunday in his Spad machine, a late
type Of French fighting machine The
lieutenant said he expected to make the
fight from Detroit in less than four hours
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
MORE SPEED o. SHIPS.
Contrart with Pacific Coast Yards MAY
10 ( Iosed At Plant.

PhEadelnhia Iulv ~ lo avoid mr.
gprresarv 4eiav n f1p br-ildmg of Wooden
ships On th, parlflc cOa11, an order WIS
lg,ird .odav bv Howard tGoncr ~
the Emergency Fleet Corporation I-
rertinp that ~ The future contracts mar
- closed ~ hc plants, l-stead of a' ihr
headquarters lerc
Tbis ryill rrs'4lt 4ccord4ng - .lr
Cooniov n 4 further ranrkeninr ~ niD
construction IN that particular srcflnn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Mnslcal lor Red Gross.

musical for the benefit of the Red
/ rns, wlll be given in the New Century
club on Monday evening Al ) - ctocN
under the direction OF the International
Order ot Good lemptarS me program
will consist Of solos ana duets ~ costume,
male quartet, piano solos, rectatiOnS
and readings ana military drill by the
girls Of the Patriotic League. The Mont
Clair Mandolin orchestra viii also bc
hcard Il, roruIar selections
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
AFTER SOLDIER
said to he Concerned in ocal Diamond
Deal.

state Dr4ecfive FrauA 81 Nc' oy
..enf ~ amp Meade ,oaay . requi-itlon
.Iarnes tsIrran. a.ia- Kelly, an alleged
partner II William fltz-hmmans arrested
IA phIladeInnia and brought 20 Whining
,on On charge of larceny oi money
h., frIck rom Wallace r Hancc n p
di4maD. dc4l CurrAn vas also irresJed
tn Phiiadelphla bur ]umDe,i nus bad
bond Afcr forfeiture If bad he entered
ne : nltsd states Army and vas a--
9lgr.ed 10 Camp Meade
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Seeks Missing Boy.

Anthony Diluchio Of 2l9 West Eighth
street is searching for his son, LOUIS
Diluchio. generally known as Louis
Deluck, aged Is years, who disappeared
six weeks ago The lad when leaving hs
home said he was going QUITO play. lie
preferred work on a farm to employment
in his fathers store. and i is thought he
went to a rural district Since departing
he has not communicated with his parents
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
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HOW WONDERFUL
1T IS TO FORGET
Nv George Matthew Adams.

Yesterday | had m enemy. on
could have put him, or her, into
little space scarcely larger than the
enemy rs bad
You see, ] had toothache, and
little nerve set up fight 40 intense,
that all the faculties of my brain,
for while. were set agog, until we
had to take that little nerve and
dispense with him root and
branch
And now everything is serene.
But 80 long as that little nerve had
lis way. food, smiles, sleep, plea
sure, were alien considerations.
= at today that little rascal ~ no IN
more Thanks to the skill ot the
dentist
And as think Of IT, this thought
comes To me how wonderful IT - To
forget
For now | am my real self again,
and all life throbs with its INT erests
feel Ms though | could lace
thousand toottachcs again Though,
of course, | wouldn't feel that way,
If had them
Which goes To show and prove
that one nf the wisest faculties
pivcr to II human brain Is It's ability
to forget
And ~ IN the world of pam. so III
the world Of nssocintlon, how
wonderful now IS that TREND VINO
was oucc your ct enN since YOU
learned to forget
oh. I think valuable a. It IS to
remember "a accumulate. 10 store
accurately AWAY he facts ana
beautiful memories OF iite-that,
between rctncrnt crlng and forget
tIrg. II would he hard to choose
Providing ! forgot the rlght
things ~ the right tune
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Sign Up for Employment.

A High sign viii soon he gwen to all
and sundry who approach the old Federal
Building al Sixth and King streets
workmcn to-day are busy In preparing 70
place one on the Northwest corner Of
the King street facade, 70 display the
names of the Employment Bureau and
It's allied interests
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
CONSUL AT TABRIZ SAFE.
4. :. Envoy safe at Teheran Quit Post
Before Attack of Turks
X Associated Press TO Every Evening

Washington, July IT, Safe arrival
al Teheran Of Gordon Paddock, United
States consul III Tabriz, was announced
TODAY by the State Department.
Paddock left Tabriz more than month
ago. With a party Of Americans and
Europeans. when 1'abriz was threatened
by Turks. who afterward seized the
American consulate there and sacked an
American hospital.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Wesley AIeeteer Dead.

Wesley Meeteer, formerly IF Whining
ton died Yesterday morning az his home
in East Orange. y J. Funeral services
viii be held there tomorrow night al
: o'clock and interment will be made
in Wilmington on Saturday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
HOSPITAL CASES.

L,hn Walker was treated at the Del
..,,srs HaSultal hi, morning for DAT
on The rghf Lex Mildred Brown lor
bruised finger and =. Stanley Tor 2
foreign body Up he right eye
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
u. ). Townsend % Rest.

scott Townsend president 81 Laird
4 co who Is Ill viii 20 10 Hot Spr,nes.
Va SATURDAY tn remain two weeks.
William Ninder Lard viii accompany
MIR Townsend
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
SOLDIERS AT CAMP
In GOOD HEALTH

Washington, July 1.-THE weekly
army health report issued today says
health conditions at home camps con
unue very satisfactory Deaths this week
were III; last week 81.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Automobile Stolen.

An automobile owned by f. + Ely q
Wntcrthur was stolen last Tuesday night
from point on King street between
Ninth and Tenth As vet there is no
race OF ID
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
WHITE SOLDIER HANGED

Waco, Texas. July II Nat Hoffman,
a white soldier, was hanged early today at
Camp Macarthur lie WAS convicted Of
attacking a school girl last April
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
So ARMY CASUAL TIES.
So MARINES ON LIST
Five u. s. Soldiers Killed IN Bat
tie and Twenty y-six Severely
Wounded
nv Associated rress 70 livery Evening

Nv Associated rress 10 livery Evening
Washington July II The army cas-
uaty list TO-DAY contained sIKty-eighi
names. DIVIDED rs follows
Killed ~ actlon 4 diesl of wounds.
IL died of disease : tlied oi aceldent and
other causes. wounded severely, -.
woludcd slightly. missing ~ action, -
The bet ~ dead follows
RULED y terloN
CorparaIz William . Corner Harris
burg Pa Rchard laugh, SAUL Sc
Nlar,c. Mich
Waeoncr Upton J I'fewcr Ilney,
Tenn
Prl,ates Rslpl II Laszer Derebrst.e.r.
Mas Joseph I Speia f'etfN shatg. u
pr1u - wo sns
lieutenant Juurt | singleton. Se.
'St" G"rparaI ''1 chars. II Noler Ea.l
Patrhogle,
Prlvatcs Ralph J carpenter, rcedon
Station. OHIO, Earnost arter. seminole.
Okla radcncy Clhockt jersey eity.
y ! DAVID (torctster. Los Angeles.
Gordon X Mackenzie. Concord. Mass
Tom Nnrnllo ProvaI Sigma. Italy roy
i Sllsl,cc, Tex G,lstavc StankHs, Chi
cago
DIED or DisTAsE
Cook +. W Rupert Salisbury Pa
Private Charlcs II Setchet. Los Angeles
DIED or ACCIDENT
Private Frank Icvlnc, Brooklyn, \
MISSING y ACTON
Corporal Chester I,cntarskl, Buffalo
! \ Y
Privatcs Sterling BIAS. sheridan. " "a
! sidney G Brattou. Rosalla, Kan Sarl
1 Il. Burgess. Arnold. Kan sharles +.
! Dvsart. Soma. \ & Joseph \ Edein.
| Cleveland; Felix + Elliott. Crutchfeid
/ XIV. Iclmcth \ Goetz. Renville. Minn
| James W Hope bridgeport, onn
! Harry X james, BRISTOL Z harieS
/ & .Jatho Albany, \ \ John VI Jones,
! Itica. \ y Josef Mazurcak, Detroit
Elmer Rchbcrger, Cheviot. ohIo, John ID
! Sears. Swartwood \ Dewey l..
summons. New Alta OKLA Frederlck
/ StcinmiIer. kingston, Clyde
Symmetrical, Gatewood. " Va FRED
Swcctland pawtucket, X Alex Swlas-
HI. Philadelphia: Don Wade. Ogden
/ Utah: John l. Walter Selden, Kansas
William J Wright, hestnut Hill. Pa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Enlists with Marines

T. Ii Shlmierer was accepted for en-
listment al the marine recruiting station
this morning He was sent TO Philadelphia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
WITH THE COLORS. =

FIRST Sergeant Edward " Wright.
oi the 526th Engineers from Camp
Pike. Arkansas. was able to spend a
4S-hour leave and VISIT his sister at 6l0
East Seventh street, his city This
j. the hrst leave he has had at home
for wear and half When he was
living in Wilmington he vas member
of the Washington fre Company He
has nov gone to an Atlantic por, rom
where h. ui sail for France
IarI { sterling, Of 'hi, cit>. has passed
the physical examinations at Boston
for enrolment in the Atlantic squadron
OF merchant marine training ships
William QulgIcy and Joseph \ Nc
Maher were accepted at the army re
cruiting station yesterday for the cavalry.
Alvin y Iansnger was accepted for
the medical corps and Daniel u. knapp
for the engineers.
Corporal Willard G.. Ryan, son Of
" H. Ryan, Of 1900 French street,
who has been visiting his parents, re-
turned yesterday to Camp Morriston,
where he is temporarily located. Cor
pora Ryan Is attached to the aviation
service He refused a commission in
the machine gun service IN order 70
remain IN the aviation corps and work
up froR the bottom.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Personal

Beatrice Eastburn Of Bcleioute IS visit
inc her aunt, Mrs Hopes, ut Hockessln.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08
SMALL BOY CHARGED
WITH MONEY Theft
COlOred Boy Is Said TO Have Rliled
Cash Drawer Of Grocery Store
While Owner Was in Adj
Joining Room.

The police are looking for George
Upton, small twelve-year-old col
ored boy, who 1t is charged, stole
some money at the Harrison Grocery
on Fourth street yesterday morning
and was caught in the act by Mr.. Har-
rison but who escaped from him and
has not yet been located by the police.
1t is said that on three different
occasions heretofore money had been
missed from the cash drawer at the
Harrison store. In each instance the
money had been stolen in the morn
ing and while Mr.. Harrison had gone
into an adjoining room to get some
thing purchased by customers who
followed him into the adjoining room
and left the main store room vacant.
Yesterday morning, it is said Mr..
Harrison returned to the main store
room and found the small colored boy
in the cash drawer but before he
could get to him he had made his
escape.
Young Upton has figured in several
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08
RECORD COAL PRODUCTION IN
WEEK ENDED JUNE Is

Preliminary reports of bituminous
coal production for the week ended
June Is, received by the United States
Fuel Administration from the Geo.
logical Survey, establish a new high
record for a weeks production. The
output of soft coal Gncluding Ignite
and coal made into coke) is estimated
at 12,571,00 net tons, an increase
over the revised production figures
for the preceding week of 10000 tons
or IA per cent and over the CORE
spending week of 1917 of 1,137 900
tons, 10 per cent.
The average production per work.
ing day is estimated at 2,095,000 net
tons, as against 2,O67 900 net tons dur
ing the week of June 8, and 1,9O6,OO
net tons during the week ended June
Is, 1917.
Increased production is shown in
Central Pennsylvania, of per cent; ;
Tennessee and Kentucky, per cent /;
Alabama, of per cent. Material de-
creases occurred in the Pittsburg and
Panhandle districts and in Ohio. In
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08
MASSACHUSETTS NURSE
Tells Women How TO Get Strong

Greenfield, Mass.-"I am a nurse
and the grippe left me in a weak,
rundown condition with cough-my
friends asked me to try Vinol. did
so and it has built up my strength
so that am in perfect health at the
present time and | am recommending
Vinol to others. Mrs. f. NJ Locke.
There is no secret about Who'll
1t owes its success in such cases to
beef and cod liver peptones, iron and
manganese peptonates and glycero-
phosphates, the oldest and most ia
nous body building and strength Gre
ating tonics. We strongly recon-
mend Vinol.
John C. PecOr Drug Co, Maysville,
KY, and at the best drug stores n
every town and city In the country.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08
CHAIRMAN HAYS

The selection Hon. W. H. Hays be chairman of the Repubi
national committee is indeed fortunate Every done
word uttered by Hays he became chairman wise
prudent he will be listened in the cOunsels the
party There aspect of his politics that is certainly assuring
for standing by the president through thick and thin until the
is In that he shows his real Rcpubcanism And
further than that he is no bnchman politician He not Re
for the Offices but for the patriotic of the
whole manhood of which it is composed Whatever vic
tory helps win will be worthy victory and whatever defeat he
suffers will be a sacrifice to the country.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08

the former fields 10 per cent less coal
was produced than during the prev
ious week, and in the later fields, Z
per cent. less.
Anthracite shipments during the
week ended June Is amounted to Al
$50 cars, as against 4O,754 for the
previous week, representing an in
crenSe of !. 2n6 carloads. or g nor cont
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08

Police Court cases in the past and
will be taken before Juvenile Judge
Purnell on this charge when appre-
hended.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08

There is not such shortage of la
Dor but there is shortage OF men
who want to work.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08
WANTED

Highest cash prices paid for Scrap
Iron, Metals, Rags and Feed Bags
Call \. GREENWALD,
Telephone 31S. Plum Street
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08

A good road survey must be made
II the road is built as cheaply as pos
sible.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08

is thrilled by the exploits of her troops the Marine
She will keep her enthusiastic feelings and after the is
20 the marines.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-08

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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
MAI. ELKINS LEARNS
OF HIS ELECTION
Cables From France That He
Has Heard News.

Senator-elect Davis EIkins, who is
with the American army in France
as major. has just learned of his
election to tha senate on November
: A cablegram 10 his mother, Mrs.
Stephen B Elkins, received brought
this news and at the same time
brought to her the first news of her
sons safety she has had since be.
fore the election, and relieved the
anxiety which has been felt by his
family and friends here for some
weeks. Senator Elkins cable was
merely dated France" and gave
no indication as to where or when
ii had been sent It said Gable
how You are, l am feeling fine. Just
received news of my election" An.
Xiety was felt because it was known
that the brigade TO which Major FL
kins is attached has been very close
10 the front and the long delay in
getting word from him naturally
caused fears for his safety. Major
Elkins is an aide to the commander
of one of the brigades in the sew.
enth division, which is not one of
those which have been ordered back