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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
HE LEADS us ON.
BY Mary Curtiss Baepot.

He leads us on, through NIL the unruiet
years,
Past al our droamland hopes and doubts
and fears,
He guides our steps, through all the
tangled maze
OF sin, Of sorrow, and o'erclouded days.
We know His will is done.
And still He leads us on.
And He Mt last
After the weary strife,
After the restless fever we call life,
After the drcariness, the aching pain,
The wayward struggles, which have
proved in vain
After our tolls are past,
VIII give MS rest at last.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

American help IL this. We are send
ing overseas the last Of our first
million: Gen. March has Just an
nounced that 100000 men are here
or have started. That FIRST million
10 not made up entirely Of bayonets.
We cannot divide 100000 by 1000.
and say that our help Is equivalent
to q hundred divisions. The proper
ton OF noncombatants among the
first contingents OF our men was
necessarily very high. because Of
the amount OF engineering work
that had TO be done.
But It IL true that much Of the
work which in Germany IN being
performed by the 100000 men who
count in the army establishment,
but cannot fight. or in Britain and
France by millions Of soldiers who
are not in the front line. IL being
done in America by men who wear
civilian clothes but. In Europe,
would besmobilized and put in uni
form to do the same Jobs they are
doing now.
II follows that the percentage OF
.bayonets, In the FIRST 100000 Amer
leans In France, In much higher than
IN an average 100000 drawn from
the war establishment of other pow.
srs. Our FIRST 100000 are not all
infantry; they do not correspond to
100 German divisions of 5000 men
each: they do not correspond to Atty
such divisions; but they DO repre-
gent, or will in two months or SO, a
allied fighting troops available on the
Western front.
Germany pretends at the top Of
her voice to despise our troops, 10
feel confident that they never will
amount to much in the firing lire,
either in quantity or quality. I have
learned of o secret estimate. made
for the frst-c.ass soldiers who work
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

and German sources OF recruitment.
aside from 100000 boys Who crow to
military age eech year, have dried up.
AGAINST those 206 divisions, each
containing about 5000 infantrymen,
the French. British, Beisians. Amer
leans, Portuguese and Italians have
massed an aggregate number Of d.
visions considerably short OF the en-
emy's totaL Perhaps all Of us to-
gether have IN the feid today nearly
forty dlvislous less than the enemy;
and some Of our divisions, a. y
obvious. are Of unequal valse.
Now, the flGhting strength Of Ger
many end % oufsslxes d 10 be meas
ureds not IN terms Of s.0o00o0 Germans
or a009000 Bri<ons who may be wear
ing unfforn1ss but IN terms Of divisions
at or behind the front All the fit
men VINO czn bs sent 10 the front sre
sent there on both sides. No re-
serves % man power % I'm the gips
are 1sft on either side. broadly speak
fnG, excepting Americans. Civilians
are sfways puzzied At the great dis
crepancy between the number Of in
fantry with bayonets and machine
guns who take part In the fighting,
and the total numbers called out BY
the nations. Germany. for instane,
has only about 100000 actual bay
onets IN the West; and the German
army 10 far larger than our combined
forces, and moreover the Germans
have succeedsd far better than any
other people In getting the largest
possible proportion Of fit men into the
line. largely because they have rrii-
hons Of slaves to do work for them
that with rs soldiers have to perform.
IL could sive the number Of British
or French bayonets available, II
would seem to the lsyman unveliev-
ally small
The bearing Of these remarks in
the Importance at the front of
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Divisions the Unit.

Soldiers do not talk in terms of
millions Of men. They speak of d.
visions. They say that the Germans,
who had during the Somme battles
1877 division on the West front, have
gradually increased that figure, since
the collapse Of Russia. to O6 d.
visions. and that this represents al
most the limit, since there are only
some thirty-seven divisions left In all
the wastes Of the Eastern war zone.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
AILED DOUBT GIVES WAY
TO JOY IN YANKEES DEEDS
Germans, Mocking in Public, Estimate Half Of
Allied Western Electives Consists of
American Troops.

London. June &.-(By n1aiD-People
at home here in England. and British
soldiers at the front. are aIAased at
the continuous succession of conveys
Of American troops. Thousands OF
our soldiers arrive almost every day
and are forwarded with the orH.fest
delay to complete their training be-
hind the fighting line. Aud when
Englishmen are told that but a certain
proportion Of the Americans, ever see
England or the British front at al,
the remainder going direct to more
southern harbors in France, TIER
astoni<hment and admiration know
no bounds
England now believes that We win
make good. that we are making gUcd.
SoreIy-tried France feels so too. All
the doubts of three months ago have
been dissipated by the feats of trans
portation. the fighting quality OF the
AmeriC ans displayed in action, the
shipSriIdIng records that keep pil,ny
UP across the Atlantic. Our STOCK hrs
gone up tremendously Of late with
the civilians and with the soldiers IN
FTante-two opinions with the gulf Of
the Channel between them that do
not always or indeed often think
alike, but on this point are as one.
Trust Complete.
This may not seem like startling
news Surely statesmen and after
dinner speakers and propa gandists
of all kinds have been saying con-
tinuously since April. 1917. that
America was doing the most. mar
ve1ous things? They have. They
believed at first: then. little by lit
tie, from a multiplicity of causes,
doubt succeeded belief. The news
papers on this side and the
propagandists pipe the same tune
as before. but there was a forced
note about IL all. Now complete
trust and confidence have been re-
stored by our record Of accom-
plished and proximate achievement.
In the first stage. the allied peo-
pies were ready to swallow any
thing that came from the United
states Miraculous and ridiculous
stories about $4,000 airpIanes, l.
600. 900 soldiers in the spring drive.
every ragtag and bobtaiI OF non
sense that was talked in America
at the beginning by a people new
to war, was snapped UP here and
believed by sober men who ought
to have known better. but were
willing to credit American efficiency
and American energy with ability
to perform tasks that a moments
reflection would have, shown were
impossible.
The reaction was inevitable. II I'M
fair. 1t was in full swing when 1 was
u Paris in the early spring. London
was disappointed; worse still. the SOL
diers at the front were growing and
grumbHng about the American air
planes and the American divisions that
they had been led to expect would be
with them for this campaign. THE
French" smiled a cynical neutral dip
lomat in March, as he looked pen.
sIvely across the Seine and / ground
my teeth. have found you out, my
friend The English are stupid peo.
pie. They still believe in You. But
not for long"
would give a weeks salary Il
meet that man now. When l. am in
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

QUO In cold blood the equations OF
men at German great headquarters.
The German officers who drew Up the
memorandum predicted that by June
]. 1sfs. almost exactly one-half of
the lighting ofrces on the Western
front would be Americans. Whether
ne Is right or not. his prediction is q
slgnihcant indication of what the Ger
nan soldiers think. as distinct from
what they say.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Women Of Motor Corps
Deliver U. S. Ambulance.

Detroit. Mich.-Fourteen girls, men,
bers Of the Detroit Chapter, Red
Cross Women's Motor Corps. left De-
troit recently for Pittsburgh driving
seven army ambulances that are To
be shipped overland from Detroit to
the Atlantic seaboard. At Pittsburgh
fourteen girls Of the Pittsburgh Chap
ter continued the journey with the
machines to Philadelphia The pur-
pose OF the drive was TO demonstrate
that women are Just as efficient In
this line Of duty as men.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Syracuse, N. Y, First
In War Chest Move

Syracuse, N. Y.-syracuse Is the
first city In this country to conceive
OF the practicability OF the war chest.
Since the idea was adopted here, a
year ago. more than 5000 cities have
adopted H. The first annual report
Of the local war chest shows total
receipts Of ss50,l51. with disburse-
ments Of approximately S75o.0oO. A
recent war chest drive for the fiscal
year July 1sls-1s1s, resulted IN
plegdes of S2,3e0,oO0.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
CURRENT ATTRACTIONS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

week. commencing today in connec-
tton with The Follies of Mirth" COM
pany.
brand new musical buTlesque
forms the major portion Of the en-
tertainment and is laid in two acts
and five scenes, which range from a
camp scene to a ranch in Arizona.
Supporting the principals are Jack
Garrison. Ruth Haser, Jack Young,
Ruby Garrison, John Waite. Eva Gar
rison and Hazel Lorraine.
During the oliO several specialties
will be introduced. A large and
comely chorus complete the cast. Mu-
steal numbers include "A Tax on I,iv-
ing" and Won't You Be My Daddy %
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Glen Echo Park.

Free concerts out in the open air
under the huge trees and breezes
from the Potomac making life
pleasant, will be the added attraction
or the Sunday visitors at Glen Echo
Park today. Both this afternoon and
evening Celfo's own band will give
programs that range from the classics
to the latest popular airs.
More than a score of amusement
devices that range from the sandlipes
and swings Of the Fairgrounds for the
kiddies to the thrills Of the derby
racer. gravity coaster and the whip.
the three rides that have q special
appeal for those who want a punch
to their entertainment and also pro-
vides for the entertainment of the
thousands expected to flock to the
resort again today.
There Is no charge for admission TO
the grounds and while the fun pro-
gram starts shortly after noon the
gates are open and outing parties are
welcome earlier in the day.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Marshall Hall.

Marshall Hall is the objective point
of hundreds Of excursionists each Sun
day who have found in it a delight
ful place in which to recreate. To the
picnicker. particularly. its. broad and
grassy lawns carry a particular ap-
peal The steamer Charles Macales-
ter makes three trips to this resort.
leaving the wharves at the foot of
Seventh street at 10 a. rn., 2:3O D. m.
and $50 .. m. On the latter trip, af-
ter discharging passengers for the
Hall. II will continue down the river
10 a point opposite Inudianhead.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Chesspeake Reach.

Chesapeake Beach offers as its
special vaudeville attraction this week
the continued presentation Of Worm
woods apes and monkeys. Fhee per-
formances will be given daily at 3
and 8 o'clock
The free dancing pavilion. open
on all sides and bsilt out over the
bay. Is gaining in popularity as the
weather grows warmer, for 1t is al
ways swept by cool breezes The
mile boardwaik affords a delightful
promenade, and lining it are numer-
Gus amusements.
Fishing and grabbing are improv-
Ing as the season advances, and salt
water surf bathing is being enjoyed
ss late as 9 O'Clock each evening.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Great FaIls Park.

With the advance of summer the
crowds at Great Falls Park be-
come greater and the amusements
at this popular resort are most ap-
preciated. There will be concerts
by the Ladies' Liberty Orchestra
both afternoons and evenings:
Dancing in the large pavilion over
looking the Falls is free. The pho
toplay program is changed daily
and II 10 also free
Many family parties enjoy their
Rnnual outing here. For the new
pmer to whom the historic and
eturesqus appeal Great Falls Of
Is unusual attractions and the
through the nearby Virginia
Hptryside is a feature OF the
outtns also most enjoyable.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05

Hot, heavy foods and iced drinks
often play havoc with bad stomachs
I'm hot weather. The weak ones haven't
got a chance. A quickly chilled or
overworked stomach is a starter OF
untold misery for it's owner.
When you have that dull, depressed
feeling after eating-stomach pains,
bowel disorders, heartburn or nausea,
belching, food repeating-it is the dan
ger point. You want to look Out-and
be quick about it in this hot weather.
A way has been discovered to make
sick stomachs well and to keep them
cool and sweet. 1t is a cOmmonsense
way. No starvation plan of diet is
needed Make this test and see how
quickly you get a good appetite in
hot weather and enjoy the things you
like without misery to follow.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
What "Maru" Means.

The word "Maru," attached to the
name of every japanese merchant ship
and commonly accepted as meaning
ship" has no especial meaning, ac-
cording to Captain Takeshima of the
Japanese steamship Hudson Maru, re-
Gently captured and released by Ger
man raider in the South Atlantic. Cap
tain Takeshima said that the word is
the survival of a Japanese custom
centuries old. He explained the or
igin as follows: There are two opin-
ions as to how the custom originated.
One of the stories is that in ancient
times the japanese attached 'maru'
to the name of anything highly priced.
1t was first applied to a ships name
about 1000 years ago, when the En-
press lingo sent an expedition to
Korea. She added the word to the
name of the ship that transported the
troops to Korea. Ever since then
'Maru' has been part of the name OF
every steamship or sailing vessel. 1t
is never used with the name of a war
ship. Gazette.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05

out of his safe, 'here are the bonds
that your million dollars bought"
Your bonds, you mean" moaned
Latimer, bought with your million"
NO." returned Hardshell Hopper,
bought by your million. And they're
yours, but with a string attached to
them. You plunged on Wall street,
and went broke. knew you would.
l knew it had to be. So, to save your
money for you, engineered that
munitions stock deal that you tangled
yourself up in-you see"
"You?" exclaimed Latimer Cobb.
"Yep," returned Hardshell, 81 knew
you'd get trimmed-so / thought I
might as we'll do the trimming-and
I did. / wanted to feather your nest
for you, Latimer. So bought Liberty
bonds with the money that you lost
and there's the bonds, all standing in
your name"
"You bought 'em in nay Named"
faltered Latimer Cobb.
SIN your name," echoed Hardshell
Hopper. "Chiefiy because I couldn't
get anything better or solder to buy
and then, you won't have any trou-
BILE any more with that income tax.
But that amt all, Latimer," went on
Hardshell. 'T want to ask you how
much it costs you now to live?"
you're paying me two thousand a
year." said Cobb.
"And you're living on it," went on
Hardshell, "and I'm living on another
two thousand. And yet our combined
income from these bonds I'll come near
to being seventy-five thousand dollars
a year. So I'm giving you these bonds
with the idea that you and me III keep
on living on our two thousand year
apiece-and the rest of the income
we'll hand over to the Red Cross and
the Triangle, and buy War Savings
stamps, and such.
"Not so you can notice It," yelled
Latimer Cobb, whats mine is mine"
"Oh, WELL" said Hardshell Hopper,
thrusting back the bonds into the safe,
"as matter of fact haven't put 'em
in your name-they're only yours II
you'll consent to what said"
SWELL" finally conceded Latimer
Cobb, eff you'll put my name in the
paper as a big subscriber so that folks
will know what kind of good patriot
/ am"
"You amt patriot, Latimer," said
Hardshell Hopper, "get that through
your head. We're only protecting our
own interests in loaning this money to
the government. We're doing not
blamed thing but feathering our nests"
You can't knock that queer idea out
of Hardshell Hoppers head.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
Red Not Weather !
Stomach Off
No Appetite? Mouth Dry? Tongue
Stiff and Fierce Thirst?
Here's Relief!!

EATONIC Tablets have amazed
people everywhere with the marvellous
benefits they have produced for thou
sands of stomach sufferers. Start the
test today and let your own stomach
tell you the truth.
EATONIC works quick-it absorbs
and neutralizes hurtful, poisonous
acids, juices and stomach gases caused
from undigested foods. Thousands
testify that it quickly puts the stomach
in a clean, sweet condition-recreates
builds up the lost appetite and makes life
worth living for the man who likes good
things but who suffers every time he eats
them.
EATONIC is absolutely guaranteed to do
all this and you are to be the judge. If it
doesn't rid you of stomach and bowel mis-
cries most common in hot weather--you
get your money back at once, right from
your own druggist whom you know and
can trust. No need Of your taking a
chance of suffering. Start EATON1C to-
daY You will see.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
WHERE BELGIUM STANDS
BY HON. {. DE CARTIER,
Minister of BelQium.

His excellency, e. de Cartier, Bel
gian minister to the United States,
has sent the Vigilantes the following
expression of the attitude of his coun-
try:
The principles which you have al
ways stood for, and for which you are
again fighting, are the principles which
have always animated my little country
and for which we, too, are fighting,
shoulder to shoulder, with your own
brave boys. We are fighting for free
dom and independence. Your soldiers
will not come back until it is all over,
over there; neither will ours lay
down their arms until the world is
made safe for honest people.
Germany offered US a shameful bar
gain. She offered to spare our coun-
try and to indemnify us, if we would
let her pass through to accomplish her
crime against our neighbOr and her
neighbor, France. She wished to make
us an accomplice in her crime, and she
gave us twelve hours in which to make
I'D our minds. That was eleven hours
and fifty-nine minutes too much. We
spurned her base offer. We have suf-
fered, but we have no regrets.
Having tried in vain to bride us by
offers of immunity, the Germans re-
sorted to violence and intimidation.
You all know the story, although many
of the details cannot be told until our
witnesses are freed from the menac-
ing claw of the German eagle. / say
to you that whoever undertakes to
write the history of the horrors COM
mitted by the Huns of the twentieth
century will have task that will turn
his soul sick.
One of the greatest of the crimes Of
Germany was to attempt to enslave
our workmen and to force them to
work for our enemy and against their
own brothers. Tens of thousands Of
honest workmen were torn from their
wives and families, loaded on trucks
like cattle and deported to Germany.
There they were tempted by offers of
high wages to work for our enemy and
to sign a so-cal1ed voluntary con-
tract" to engage in such workout
they would not sign. They were sub
iected to starvation-but they would
not sign. They were tortured - but
they would not sign.
The Germans tried to divide our
house against itself-but they 'fmag-
ined a vain thing" In the early part
of the war, after having ravaged and
massacred in Flanders as well as in
the Walloon district, after finding that
our people could not be inundated,
the Germans sought to separate Flan-
ders from the rest of Belgium by fiat
tering the Flemings and pretending to
be their special protectors. But the
only result of the effort to divide
Flanders from the rest of our country
has been to arouse the most intense
unity throughout the land. All our
people Immediately rallied in defense
of the unity Of our country, whose
motto is like your own. You have the
motto "E Pluribus Unum'-"One Com
posed of Many" and ours is Union
Fait la Force"-"In Union There Is
Strength"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
Spent Yeast Put to Many Uses.

The spent yeast which collects in
breweries and distilleries is put
through a process which turns it out
in the form of buttons, doorbell plates
and knife handles. Formerly this
leftover material was considered to
be a bothersome waste; now it is util-
lied, every bit of it. AS it is gath
cred from the watts the yeast is of
dirty, gray-brown color. The first OPP
Grafton is to dye it and then to work
it over until it assumes the form OF
powder and can be hot pressed into
any worm. In this stage it is called
"ernolith." 1t may be saved, scraped,
filed, drilled, engraved, turned to an
edge and polished.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
Hard Boiled Sergeant.

At a regular Saturday morning IN
spection, private was not wearing
his belt.
First Sergeant-Have you belt?
Private-No. sir.
First Sergeant-You report TO the
quartermaster sergeant for new one,
and don't forget to tell him TO charge
you for the one you lost. FL stop TINS
carelessness
Private-All right, top, but / loaned
YOU the belt about two months ago.
Corp. S. c. Samuels, Battery c, One
Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Artillery.
in Judge.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
Soft Coal Increased.

The fuel administration announces
that during recent six-day period
II, 6SS, 900 net tons of bituminous coal
were mined In this country. rms
amount is an increase of 81 per cent
over the production Of the week be-
fore. For the month, 1t is estimated
46,47SOO0 net tons were mined, which
is about 10 per cent over the amount
mined during April, l917.-Pathtinder.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
Beats Hun Glass.

The United States bureau 81 stapd-
ards has just issued a report on It's
tests Of American-made glass for
chemical use, which shows all the new
American brands to be superior to the
Kavalier and equal or superior to the
Jena, both German glass that was al
most universally used before the war.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
Brazil EliIInu up.

The number of immigrants entering
Brazil during the period of 1908 to
1910 totaled 926,2S2. Their national
ity was principally as follows: Ger
mans, 1858; Austrians, 21.S43 +;
French, 0,207; Spaniards, 19O,767 /;
Italians, 153,950; Japanese, 15,773
Portuguese, 354, $40; Russians, 49,477,
and Turco-Arabs, 4S1 ,534.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
Cuticura Is So Soothing

To itching, burning skins. 1t not only
soothes but heals. Battle with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. dry gently
and apply Cuticura Ointment. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept.
x. Boston" AT druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
Reverse Methods.

"You are the same kind of a scamp
your father was before you"
swell, then, why is 1t he is now al
ways after meW
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
Discreet.

She-That dealer is a fraud. He
said the parrot knew a lot of words.
He-Maybe they are words he
doesn't like to say in the presence of
a lady.-Boston Evening Transcript.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05

A man may succeed In becoming a
hero to his valet. but to his mother-in-
law-not by any means.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05

An electrically controlled machine
for sorting coffee beans has been in
vented by a native of Munich.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-05
The Effects Of opiates.

FaNTs are Peculiarly susceptible to opium and it various
smallest doses continued these opates changes the funo
oecy mental peon craving for alcohol narcotics in later life
powers result dosing with opate narcotics to children quiet
The administration of Anodyne Drops Coral Soothing and
children
dec and the druggist should not be party it Children who are
the a
dose them wilfully with narcotics
If
signature of Chas. H. Fletcher ~ <NlNx-A
Genuine ONy /<ILE<