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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04
THE OVERMAN LAW.

Editor Every Evening: We shall gee
whether the Overman law was enaotcd
mainly for patriotic or mainly Tor partisan
purposes, and the spirit in which IT 10
administered will go far TO make 1t ac-
ceptabe or hateful 10 all genuinely pa
trioiic men Of normal views touching the
Significance of the world war. Mr.. bncoln
unwilingly exercised large authority
over the freedom OF speech and OF the
press during considerable part OF the
Civil War period, and some oil his euoor-
dinates, great and small, carried Their
zeal beyond discretion TO his regret and
embarrassment We may be pretty sure
that the present government ut Wash
lngton has studied the history OF civil
and military administration during the
Civil War, and We may reasonably ex-
poet the President and his subordinate
10 profit by such study,
II local antipathies, personal and poh-
teal. shall lead now To petty prosecution
under the Overrnan law there will be lusti-
fication for the suspicion that s0neoody
higher IN is winking nj q system OF
'frirhtfulncss intended 90 throttle tair
ond reasonable criticism Of what ls done
mr. left undone 10y those IN authority AZ
Washington II. however, the law IS
administered with scrupulous regard lot
the right Of free speech whever there - n"
nrrstiruption of unpatriotIc purpose m
such utterances. fair-mnded men OF al
parties will acquit the President and his
stibordlnates Of any mcre partisan malice
IN s,Ich prosecutions as may he found
necessary
Meanwhile. It rests upon the conscience
az every man to determine for himself
| how much he shall permit himself the
| luxury OF criticsng the federal govern
| ment NJ this present Crisis N MAKING
| decision upon this matter every patrotic
| man must take INTO confederation the
| nndeniabIe fact that enemies not mercy
| of the present administration, biIf ~ INC
| country and It allies, are eager 10 take ihll
advantage OF whatever freedom OF en- u
cism NAV be tolerated. Neither the Presl-
| dent nor any department Of the govern
| mcnt is sacrosanct IN tho eyes 81 7Pn
| respecting and cou rageous citizers, out a.
such citizens will be slow 70 indulge II
criticism that may easily be mistaken iol
tho veiled assaults nf our enemies withii
the gates. If the Ovcrnan law - necessary
10 protect as from such enemies, patnoti'
men, of whatever party, will be carefu
to do nothing that may weaken the gov
eminent in the administration OF that law
If the government abuses the law Tor par
tisan purposes, the government viii
dlscre iited and the law will DC swept iron
the statue books f. y Nallandingham.
Newark, June 2, 1918
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
TOMMY ATKINS.

Oh we joshcd You, Tommy Atkins, Tor
your queer and curious ways,
And we used to think you silly III the good
old peaceful days.
Then we thought you high and mighty,
and little over proud,
But we didn't really know you as YOU
passed us in the crowd
But we're taking back this mornn
all the bitter thing we've said,
For we've seen YOU stand to battle and
we know your blood IL red,
We've seen you black an dirty, standin
knee deep in the mud
Never turning face or color IA the bullets
round YOU thud,
And we've seen YOU there IN Flanders
with your backs against the wall
Never wincn', never quttin' till the last
of you should fall
And we've come to sec this mofnih that
for all that we hold fine,
For the safety of our children We can
thank the British line.
We can thank you Tommy Atkins that
no shell has marred our shore,
| That no Prlssian brute Is standing at
single Yankee door.
| Oh we've quit our thouphtless testing
what we looked upon as swank
| Was a covering for courage OF the hrss
and foremost rank.
| An we've come To understand YOU,
| when the clouds Of doubt were black
! An the Huns were rtishIn coastwards,
| II was YOU who held em back
Never more, oh Tommy Atkins, shall We
! fling Mt YOU sneer,
You may keep your curious customs when
the peaceful days are here,
| You may wear your little phi box, m
your monocle nm cane
| An drawl ont your British phrases
but We II never laugh again
| For we've come TO understand YOU
come to know YOU through an through
| An there Is no way Of sqlarln up tn
! debt We owe to YOU.
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THE EVENING SMILE.
A LOST CUSTOMER.

Well if that amt the limit unused
the postman. AZ he came down the steps
of private residence.
What y the troubIe?" qucricd the mere
citizen who had overheard the postman
NOISY thought
WHY" explained the man IN gray.
.'the woman in that hosse Says IL | don
come earlier she n get her letters from
some other Garner indianapolis Star
The government ought to get after
those peace projectors and tax them,
"(lnder what head Excess prophets.
Boston Transcript
Il write just exactly as | feel. SAID
Smuck the celebrated dramatic critic.
And the worst OF 1t Is. replied Dofrson.
You make others feel the way you write
= Life.
Pop, is an abyss anything that :
sleepy" 'Of course not. child What
put that into your head2 Well,
| people always talk about II as yawnlng =
| Baltimore American.
Why did you name your boy Reginald
| Clarence Because | wanted him TO
| be fighter figure that IN our neighbor-
hood boy named Reginald Clarence
has got to fight. Washington Star.
Father, said the small boy, what Is
| an optimst?" An optimst my son, Is q
man who positively decides that every
| thing is all right without troubling hin-
SELF to make inquiries. W ashington
! Star
1
If YOU follow the short-slghted policy
of DENYING yourself and the members
of your family the things that are needed,
YOU will do an enemy share in Gripping
useful industry here and in curtailing
employment That condition would not
make a good market for Liberty Bonds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04
SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM.
Katherine Lee Bates.

They yelled their souls with laughter
And many hooking pose,
These lads who follow after
Wherever freedom goes;
These lads we used to censure
For levity and ease,
On Freedom S high adventure
Go shining overseas.
Our springing tears adore them,
These boys at school and play,
Fair-fortuned years before them,
Alas but yesterday;
Divine with sudden splendor
Oh, how our eyes were blind
In careless self-surrender
The battle for mankind.
Soldiers of Freedom Cleaning
And golden they depart,
TRANSPORTED by the dreaming
OF boyhood's hidden heart
Her lovers they confess them
And, rushing on her foes,
Toss her their youth-God bless them
As lightly as a rose
The Tribune.
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MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Bethany Band.
Gaa study Club.
Blackauuths' Union.
Stonemason mon.
Brandvwine Fire Go.
Central Labor I mon.
Waneta Council. ID. 2.
Calanthe Lodge, X. Of ?
Humanity Circle, b Of L
Corinthian Lodge, ;. Of II.
Crusaders Castle, X. q. +.
Eureka Conclave ;. W VI.
Fame Castle, A. O. X NJ G.
Industry Lodge \. .. L. W
Canton Delaware, No. /, P NJ
Eureka Council, Jr. O. I. A. NJ
Chosen Freiends Castle, h. q. T..
German Beneficial Society, No.
Peerless Conclave II or ). " NJ.
REYNOLDS Encampmcnt, |. .. Q. +.
Harmony Council. No. /. I. f. \.
East End German Democratic Club.
Brandvwine Conn a Il |. o. h. VI.
Sheet Metal Workers, Local No. BOZ.
Eureka Council. No !. Jr. O. I. \. VI.
Guiding Star Temple, No. 8, .. OF [
Washington Camp. No. 13, ?. o. ;. \.
Moriel Encampment, No. l, ]. .. K. II.
LAFAYETTE Lodge, No. IL, 4. +. q \. VI.
VII Branch, No %, Grand Fraternity.
Car and Ship Painters Protective Asso.
! y. p. 5. Zion German Lutheran Church
Washington Lodge, No. l76, |. Q. 6.
Wilmington Conclave, D. OF l.. O. X.
Wilmington Nest, No. 1895, Order OF CIV
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A HERO EVERY DAY.
Brave Deeds Of Men In Americas
Fighting Service.

Somewhere on the sea, thcr IS a young
man who will always gratefully remember
his sh,pmate4s and what they did Tor him
Attempting suicide while serving on the
I :. s Michigan hc jumped overheard
Two men went ~ after hum Although
the water WAS smooth the rcsucers had
their co,ua aud strength severely taSed
The would-bc smcudc gave them stiH
fight Swimming and holding on fast.
they succeeded lnsubolulnR him and hrlng-
ipe hun back 10 the ship The rescuers.
Walter y Werner. coxfwain, and faui
Y Qumtcro. pInncr's mate. third class,
both Of the L. : 5 Michigan, have been
commended by the Navy Department
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04

The Illinois lynchers who hanged a
man named Prayer, because he expressed
German sympathies, were acquitted
by jury Thus, trlal jury deliberately
condoned the crime OF murder which is as
evil IN matters Of this kind as in any
other tbs the business OF the law, not Of
violent mobs. to deal with enemies of the
country at home, and the law is entirely
capable of dong this
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04
RIPPING RHYMES
BY W ait Mason.
THE INNOCENT.

ooh, what. cries Prussia s chlel
have | not done to save the world
from all this GRIEF We hear the
kaiser rave; the old red kaiser weeps
. the tears of crocodiles. his victims
strewn IN heaps. III windows, stacks
and piles The countless dead men
lie on Europe bloody plain. be
I meath the blue spring sky, by VII
helms orders slain. The kaiser 5
. long range gun, fired from ITS
I secret perch. has cruel murder
i. done among the babes IN church.
! There is no crime so base that Bill
would II il balk. no abyss OF disgrace
III which he Will not walk. The
vultures find their feasts wherever
Wilhelm goes; old men, and glrls,
and priests he butchers, as h goes.
/ He leans against a gun, and We can
hear him roar, 'Chee, what have
| not done, 70 sidestep all this
gore2" The kaisers victims sleep,
amounted, everywhere; they re
buried in the deep, they re
slaughtered in the air; they're
dragged from hut and hall, and
from the church. to die; they re
backed against a wall, and shot,
and know not why Now cries the
royal Hun IA heartwrung Hun is
he). ooh, what have | not done
to stop this lamboree?" Come
off your perch, old boss! Cease talk
ing through your hat! You cannot
get across with such n gag as thatl
In leagues of Flanders mud your
murdered men repose; your hands
are dripping blood, it's dripping
from your clothes!
f+++ttt+ft+tttttftf+ +f+fttttttftttt III
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04
Machine Injuries Druggist

While riding his bicycle along West
Tenth street, on Sunday night, b. Luther
Thompson, Of 1903 West Thirteenth
street, was accidentally struck by ma
chine entering the Wilmington Automo-
bile Company's garage He was not
seriously injured. Mr.. Thompson has
been druggist for \. B. Danforth for
twenty years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04

Automobiles killed "a persons in New
York City during May, compared with 4C
in May Of last year Trolley cars killed
three, the same number as during May Of
last year The automobile fatalities are
increasing, and seem to have reached an
extent that calls for immediate reform
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04

1t must be admitted we were somewhat
Indifferent TO the probability Of German
submarine attacks upon our shipping Old
this side of the ocean. But now we know
differently, and realize that We must get
70 work IN earnest
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04

The Red Cross fund is expected to
reach $4,000 600 What glorious
showing this is Of the liberality and pa
triotism OF the people Of the United
gtatoo
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WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment of Every
Evening Readers.

rrhe full name and address ~ the writer
must accompany each letter. not peces.
ssrily for publication. but ms evidence OF
good faith. Anonymous communFntnns
viIl be ignored publication OF letters does
cot carry With IL endorsement by Every
evening of the opinions therein expressed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04

Governor Harding of Iowa has issued a
proclamation to the effect that English
is the official language Of that State. But
why should any other language be accept
ed as official in Iowa or any other State?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04

Mr. and Mrs James A. King Of SOl
West Ninth street have received word
that their son, G. Bayard King, has arr we'd
safely overseas He enlisted IN the Naval
Reserves
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04

Now we viii have to fight all the harder
III doing our part in the war abroad We
are bound 10 win in the end
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04
KENNARD O. co.

White Hosiery-With the coming Of summer white
hosiery is always popular. Early buying places us in
an enviable position to supply every need. Values
ae superb at each and price Cotton and Isle
39c, soc, soc, CSC, 75c pair
Full Fashioned Silk, CSC, 81 90, $50, $500, s22s
pair.
Cotton Goods-There is noticeable advance
in the prices Of cotton goods over last This
ia occssioned by placing contracts on staple lines
ardnes and Skirtngs, all in wide range OF styles
and gu alities.
Other Suggestions
Knitted Underwear.
Muslin and Silk Underwear.
silk and Chsnoisette Gloves.
Neckwear, Ribbons and Lsces
Silks.
Summer Dresses, Skirts and Waists.
Before going away this summer be sure 70 secure
your supply of yarns for knitting Here ch
from complete lines Of colors and kinds.
621-623 Market Street
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Observation-Disclosures TT
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-09-13
ITO BE CONTINUED,
warshIp Repairs.

Over and above the great activii.
OF the British yards In building ne"
warships, particularly destroyers, and
The construction Of merchant ships. an
enormous amount of time and labor
has to be devoted to repairs. In a re-
cent speech Sir Eric Geddes saidt
"During one month the number OF wal
vessels which needed repairs was
nearly 1,OO0-that Is, In addition to the
/. 100 merchant ships-and that was by
no means an abnormal month. Since
the beginning Of the war $1,000 war
vessels, including patrol craft and
mine sweepers. have been locked or
placed on thu ways, and these figures
do not include repair work done to the
vessels of our allies"
Add to this the aiming OF the vast
fleet of British merchant vessels, and
we have some conception of the enor-
nous task Of shipbuilding, equipping
and repairing carried on by the British
admiralty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-09-13
CHAPTER xVII-continued.
II


Bobby" said his mother, with a
catch in her voice, haven't you some
thing to suggest-as a toast?'
Bobby's eyes were on the cake; he
came back with difficulty.
We'll" he meditated, 81 guess
would home be all right"
"Home !" they all said, little shak-
lily, and drank to it.
Home! To the Thorpes, a little
house on a shady street in America
to the Fraulein, a matched cottage in
the mountains Of Germany and an old
mother; to Pepy. the room in tene-
ment where she went at night; to
Ferdinand William Otto, formal
suite Of apartments In the palace, sur
rounded by pomp, ordered by rule and
precedent, hardened by military dis
cipline, and unsoftened by family love,
save for the grim affection of the old
king.
Home!
After all, Pepy's plan went astray,
for the Fraulein got the china baby,
and Ferdinand William Otto the Lin
coin penny.
"That," said Bobby's father, SIS a
Lincoln penny, young man. 1t bears
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CHAPTER XIX.

In the Road of the Good Children.
Haeckel crept to window and
looked out. Bonfres were springing up
in the open square In front Of the gov.
eminent house. Mixed with the red
glare came leaping yellow flames
The wooden benches were piled TO.
gether and fired, and by each such
pyre stood a gesticulating. shouting red
demon.
Guns were appearing now. Wagons
loaded with them drove into the
square, to be surrounded by howl
ing mob. The percentage of sobei
citizens was growing-sober citizens nj
longer. For the little king had not
been shown to them. Obviously he
could not be shown to them. There
fore rumor was right, and the boy waa
gone.
Against the palace, therefore, their
rage was turned. The shouts for thS
little king turned to threats. The
archbishop had come out on the bal
cony accompanied by Father Gregory.
The archbishop had raised his hands,
but had not obtained silence. Instead,
to his horror and dismay, few stones
had been thrown.
He retired, breathing hard. But
Father Gregory had remained, facing
the crowd fearlessly, his arms moi
raised In benediction, but folded acrosl
his chest. Stones ratified about him.
but he did not finch, and at last Id
gained the ears of the crowd. His
great voice, stern and fearless, held
them.
"My friends" he said, ''there is work
to be done, and you lose time. We
cannot show you the king, because he
is not here. While you stand there
shrieking, his enemies have their will
Of him. The little king has been stoler
from the palace"
He might have swayed them, even
then. He tried to move them to q
search of the city. But pallid man,
sweating with excitement, climbed on
the shoulders Of two companions, and
faced the crowd.
AYE, he Is stolen" he cried 'But
who stole him? Not the city. We are
loyal. Ask the palace where he 10,
Ask those who have allied themselves
with Karnia. Ask Mettlich."
There was more, OF course. The
cries of ITO the palacel" increased
Those behind pushed forward, show
ing the ones ahead toward the arch
way, where line Of soldiers with fixed
bayonets stood waiting.
The archduchess and Hilda with
handful Of women, had fed to the roof,
and from there saw the advance Of the
mob. Hedwig had haughtily refused
to go.
At the hospital, Haeckel, the stu
dent, stood by his window, and little
by little the veil lifted. His slow
blood stirred first. The beating OF
drums. the shrfeks Of the crowd the
fires, all played their part. Another
patient Joined him, and together they
looked out.
RIO RM CoNTINUEDA
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siIos In New South Wales.

Recently the New South Wales gov
eminent department Of agriculture an
nounced that funds would be provided
for assisting farmers In the erection
OF silos and numerous inquiries have
been received, especially from dairy
farmers. Many of the applicants have
signified their willingness to pay
much larger deposits than was antlci'
pated. Owing TO the abundance OF
rainfall In many districts silos will
greatly benefit dairy farmers by ena-
bling them to conserve the fodder nar'
vested during tie seG2E saasOn. !
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"A Long Life, Full of Many Sorrows"

"A Long Life, Full of Many Sorrows"
the portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Have
you ever heard of hi1n?'
The prince looked up. Did he not
know the Gettysburg address by
heart?
Eyes, sir" he said. "The-my
grandfather thinks that President Lin
coin was very great man.
Zone Of the worlds greatest. hard
ly thought, over here" Mr.. Thorpe
paused and looked speculatively at the
boy. you'd better keep that penny
where you won't lose it," he said sob
erly. "It doesn't hurt us to try to be
good. If you're In trouble, think of
the difficulties Abraham Lincoln sur
mounted. If you want to be great
think how great he was" lie was a
trif1e ashamed of his own earnestness.
"All that for penny, young man y
The festivities were taking a serious
turn. There was a little packet at
each plate, and now Bobby's mother
reached over and opened hers.
"Oh!" she said, and exhibited a
gaudy tissue paper bonnet. Everybody
had one. Mr.. Thorpe's was a ounces
cap, and Fraulein's a giddy Pierrette
of black and white. Bobby had a
military cap. With eager fingers Fer
dinand William Otto opened his; he
had never tasted this delicious paper
can iOv before.
1t was a crown, a sturdy bit of gold
paper, cut into points and set with
red paste jewels-a gem Of crown.
He was charmed. He put it on his
head, with the Inconsistencies of
childhood, and posed delightedly.
The Fraulein looked at Prince Fer
dinand William Otto, and slowly the
color left her lean face. She stared.
1t was he. then, and none other.
Stupid, not to have known at the be-
sinEinal He, the crown prince, here
In the home Of these barbarous
Americans, when, by every plan that
had been made, he should now be in
the hands of those who would dispose
of him.
81 give you," said Mr.. Thorpe, rails
ing his glass toward his wife, 'the
giver of the feast. Boys, up with
you'll"
It was then that the Fraulein, max
Ing an excuse, slipped out of the room.
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5

He stared about him. Strange that
the room should suddenly be filled with
a mist. But there be those-who wait
thereto capture him."
He caught desperately at the cur.
tains, with their royal arms embroid.
cred in blue and gold. Shameful, In
such company, to stagger sol
"Make--haste," he said, and slid
stiffly to the ground He lay without
moving.
The council reused then. Mettllch
was the first to get to him. But 1t wal
too late.
Old Adelbert had followed the mIat
to the gates it concealed. More than
that, sham traitor that he was, he had
followed his king
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as time went on, it grew ugly. By oil
precedent, the new king should be now
before them. What, then, If this rumor
was true? Where was the little king?
Revolution, now, in the making. A
fame ready to blaze. Hastily, on the
outskirts Of the throng, a delegation
formed to visit the palace, and learn
the truth.
Drums were now beating steadily,
filling the air with their throbbing, al
most drowning out the solemn tolling
of the bell. Around them were rally