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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16

Enemy Alien Effort Fooled by Amendment
To the Shipping Act.

Washington. d. c.. May l6--Amond-
ments to the shipping act, designed to
prohibit American vessels, docks, yards
and other port facilities passing To tho
control of foreign interests, and en-
powering the President To prescribe
ocean charter AID freight rates and to
rcuuisition vessels even as small as ~
tons. were favorably reported to the
House today by the Merchant Marine
Committee. Leaders plan to press the
measures.
In presenting the committee report
Chairman Alexander said foreign inter
csts had made determined efforts to get
control of American ships by offering
prices which before the war would have
seemed beyond the dreams .of avaricc =
Most ship owners had refused these Of
fers. he SAID, but some few "have at
tempted by every device which legal in
gcnulty could suggest To- cvadc the pro
visions of the Presidents proclamation"
prohibiting such sales
Under the amendments the Shipping
Board IS given greater control over the
operation Of American wards to prevent
foreign interests tying thcm NJ with
attCr-the-war contracts Vessels built
fnr foreign account after the war would
have to fly the American ilng
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16
GERMANS LOSE 4. 600 ono
kaiser's Nlitary S.afiatician Enumerates
nnIY Killed IN Ariinn or NiieainF

katl lhciitrcu. the Grrunu military
atatistician. writing IN De@ Ncuc Europa
Of April - gives the German tbs ra
from Aug . 1911, e. lan 81 1918, as
4,t5GpGl mrn Ills figure deal *
cluaecly with those killed III nrtlon on
taken prisoners They ere official from
Aug 2, ipli. till Julv 81. MY, and fhrn
estimated 10 .Ien ~. 1918
The total frmn Aug ?. lali. "a Iuly 81.
ial7. of | tsi $50. and for he two fronf7
combined 81 Lose. 81
Prom Aue lniT. to Ian 81. lniS.
Herr BIehirou estimates the total Inseue
on both front ~ }G1 40. making - ~
4 f5G,oGi men
In adding those who died from lllres-
~ wounds the iosaoe resulting FROM fhc
colonial and maritime fighting. ~ voil
ne ~ the non -oophatont and ausllarv
ecr,iees. not comprised ~ the preceding
enumeration The grand total conaiicr-
ally OK. ode 5.pnn 0nn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16
MRS. LYNDON SMITH HERE.
Field Secretary Of toudcrt Foundation
Guest of Mrs. Imlian Ortiz

Mrs Joseph Lind Smith. field score
tar, lor the e 'hldrcn IT the Frontier
Tho tondort fouudatlun for the rrntcc-
tion of lrcurh Chi1rcn,} i q guest If Mrs
.lulcn ORTIZ The Cou,lcrt Foundation
has - colonies Of these children. hcallc4
seven receiving dcpots IN PARIS located,
mo~t If them. IN the south II France.
Seven hundred children have been rc-
turned t. relatives. hut these are still
behind tho front line trenches thousands 81
children exposed 10 Terrible dangers The-c
children can he adopted nj s6 a month
Coutrlhutinn4 should be made payable %
Frederic Il tntdort Treasurer, Columbia
Trust Go. 31N lrfth avenue. New York
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16
TOTAL ECLIPSE
VISIBLE IN i. S.;
FIRST SINCE 1900
American Astronomers May View
Yelled Sun in Western or South
ern States June ] at 5.22 p. m.
NEXT ONE IN FIVE YEARS

Denver, Colo, MAY - The tota
eclipse of the sun forecast to occur on
June has been postponed tor ono hour
This is not the result of any error III the
calculations of the astronomers nor Is II
due to an order bv modern Joshua that
the sun stand still but is chargeahlc go the
operations of the daylight saving law as a
result Of which the clocks throughout the
ntCd States were set forward an hour ON
March ~
In consequence tho eclipse will begin IN
Denver ut { - . N, will become total
AZ 5.22 r. m will pass from totahty IT
pa y. IN. and viii end II 90 The same
variation in the hours Of tho eclipse will
prevail throughout the length Of the fifty
mile belt. extending from The southeast
crn corner Of Washington state ~ the
coast oi Florida IN which the total cchpec
viii I've visible
This change ~ hours will not affect the
astronomers. however rs their clocks
still arc adjusted ~ standard SIN tune
Preparations for observing he ECLIPSE
tho first total eclipse 1T tie SIM visible ~
the nitCd States ~nrC 1000 and ~" la9t
until 1923. are golng ahcai rapidly at 10
University uf Denver observatory. where
astronomers from \ crhcS uiserr, atnrV witt
make thor observations Professor Edwin
Il. Frost of the Ncrkcs observatory at
Green Bay. Wis. recently notified Dean
Herbert A. Howe head oi the department
ot astronomy ot the University IT Denver,
that several shinnont III speciality pre-
pared instruments arc IN route Professor
frost l. expected here IL fhc middle #
Nav 10 begin installing tins equipment
enc of In, princIpal pieces vi APPARATUS
is q srcriaI spcctra-,.pe tn hc attached ta
the 21inch telescope IT the Denver OH
scrvatorv with Whlch - photograph the
sun $ corona Opportun1t, t. photograph
the corona Is afforded unI, DUNG i total
eclinsc and astronomers ,rr orcatl, inter
c~tcd IN the result ii this worl us afford
ing opportunity IL stud, the composition
at thus great outer belt At luminous gases
which surround tin san
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16

Director ri Pro.f,erman Paris Ne~apspe
Must Pace Firing Squad.

Paris May TO- Emile Duval, who
wag director ~ the Suppressed prot ,rrfnsn
Newspaper Bonnet Rouge, WINS condemned
70 death yesterday Nv csrut martial
Ter treason
six pther defendants wero sentenced
~ prison ipr terms varying from two ~
ten years. and npun Two ~ them hnre
were imposed
Five " the FIX were connected IN df.
ierent caparities with the Newspaper
he other formerly wac Responsible
official ~ the Ministrv n the interior
and latrr was bosd " tho Secret gervice
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16
FOR HOLIDAYS ON MONDAY $.
Engineers Favor All BE Celebrated on
Second Day af Week

Chicaro, May rs Tid-week holids We
should he celebrated on the Mondays
nearest their dates according - . deci-
sion ~ the American Asaociation ~ In
pinecra madc public TODAY II was
stated that The luel ADMINISTRATION
hooked with favor an he proposition
whlrh Wns held 20 b. 20 interest of greater
efficiency. tie conservation If fiol and
the enjoyment of Me workor Fourth
If iuly WIN rynr this Yaar on Thursday.
u would ilo celebrated nn July should
the proposal # The eng nr7 To- adopted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16
100000 THE MARK



charitable policy of their big-hearted
! order. A telegram was read from A
u. Elkus, ambassador from the United
| States to Turkey. Inadul teratcd and
| spontaneous enthusiasm marked the entire
meeting, making il perhaps, the most
-, memorable workers gathering of the week
! And these were but few of the bip
| features
| The following was the telegram from
A. T.. Elkus.
New York, May IL
David Sncllenburg Wilmington Del,
II have tried 10 do my duty to our
fellow Jews. | ask Won to do yours.
What IS the good Of having unless IL will
lead 10 giving To give IL not only
to help others To- live but truly Ia live
ourselves Cod has blessed us, Let
us help and bless others ! congratulate
man with heart TO serve. ] pity a
man unmoved bv The suffering of our
brother
e. T. Elkus.
kilograms were also read from Henry
Norgrnthau. In these messages he said
the wonderful meeting here to open the
campaign will never br forgotten Iy
american Jews. rs demonstrating the
unit, Of Americans without regard 10
creed The cpocl-making campaign
al Wilmington ~ ono ol The
finest tributes e. American unity that
have ever heard of, he SAID
run MAYOR TtLka
Mayor I,nwsona entrance to the
grill room wae the uccaslun tnr ruusing
reception Everyone standing. waved
small American flag "a salute as the
mavor was accompanied ~ the scat of
honor Nv prominent members of the
cXecuti,C committee Then with the
assembling still standing bradford
orchestra plavcd Hail to The Chief
and tho Workers closed The ovation with
three lousrne chrcr4 for the ma,or Ills
Honor begged 10 hc excused from a speech
rs hc Nas tlrcd from dav activities
though not too weary 10 joln ~ the
festivities oi those Young men and
women 81 tirclcss IN hclrlng tho starving
AMI Oppressed ~ Europe
but. in icW words tho mayor pointed
nut that ho was interested ~ this cam
palgn because tho entire city : interest
~ u had hccu aroused Referring -
events If the day the nayor said that
be he'd attended the performance ~ Tho
war play. Oul There Tor Rod { ross
hcncff ~ The flayhousc saw the great
a@~"mhlago ~ ra,crs ami 4aid that y
was q marvellous revelation tn III Who
attended even - the 1uungts something
that thoN viii never turgot lie spoke
oi his qualification THAT the =lm realized
fnr The performance whirh gives % the
Rcd Gross Wa Sli naa
am exceedingly clad - know.
the mavnr sai that ,,ntr fund Is
mounting ,awdly aud that vour
campaign - such Wilmington under
i
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16
W. g.. COKE HoNoRED.
Elected Director Of Pussy 4 Jones New
Jersey Shipyards.

William g. Coke, recently appointed by
Director General Schwab supervisor of Tho
privately owned ahipyards along the
Delaware River has been elected a mem
Der Of the board Of directors ~ tho
Pennsylvania md New Jersey ahipyardH
Of the puaoy 4 Jones' Co, which are at
Gloucester. n !. Henry & BarstaifH If
baltimore also has been elected q director
and treasurer ~ tho two plauta
Mr. Coke said yesterday there will be
40 change IN tho management ~ The
yards, which arc next 10 each othcr There
are eight ships under construction at these
yards, and two or three NOR lfccla
will be laid in few dave
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16
VETO ON THE PRESIDENT.
Wife No Marks stopping Place he
Tells Photographers

Washington, NAV II There are some
arbitrary limitations on even tho wartime
powers of President Wilson II tho
diving tlcld here TODAY. watching the de-
perturc 81 the iir~t alrplane mail carrier
10 New York tho President posed tot
motion pictures After once passing
through tho ordeal he was asked 10 pose
once moro with Mrs Wilson Tho
President conferred with his vifo and hen
rcphcd
Mrs llson saws No. and vou
know bows. my authority stops There
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16

Rabbi David s,wren said PRACTICAL,
the Same announcement would apply {,
the Adas kodesch synagogue, that
service ut the Temple for this evening
and Friday evening will he held nj ~
I @ clock "A quarter of nm hour earlier thar
| usual. so TINT the workers III the wal
relief campaign will be able To report
at the Hotel Du Pont nj y o'clock
SPIRIT IN SINGLE DOLLAR.
As showing the whoIe-hearted manner
in which the people Of Wilmington and
, Delaware have entered into this campaign
irrespective of their racial descent ~
religious belief, two interesting announce
ments were made. Aired Levy, one Of
the team workers, who is connected with
the store of X. Topkis Sons, snid that ono
OF the young women working there Ind
asked him whether the committee would
accept as small an individual donation AS
81 MIR. Levy replied that the committee
would most aRi,ircdly bo glad 90 welcome
not only such n gift but its spirit. This
young woman then went to her fellow
employees of the store. secured contribution
pf 81 80 from each of them and the total
turned Into The relief committee amounted
To 800 Harry kctty. another ri The
team workers said that without the least
trouble he Ind pissed through King
street market yesterday and secured gifts
81 from = "a g. each from nearly all the
farmers having stands thcre this work
bringing ~ total ol $40
In previous report Of subscriptions
to the campaign over $50 the name of
\ i faher was given as subscribing
$50 This name should have read 4
1. Finder The contribution II $50
trrtn Aurnt ffnuar fr4aIf fRr Matt
Finger
The ladios teams for the first night
since the campaign opened put IT over
an the men s. teams hv reporting tota /
Of s2t3 rs against g. S2g for the men
DETAILS or run nay
Tho banncrs were wen last night ne
follows
Largest amount Of subscriptions.
women teams Miss feinberg team. y,
with $3.50
Largest amount 81 subscriptions. mon 8
teams Mas tcila team No 2. With
$50
Largest number Vt pledges Louis
Rospnhatt team. with 81 subscriptions
The team reports and totals for fesier
day. ~ reported IT the luncheon wofo aa
follows
Men No ! M Report, No kel'.
So. VI Z Nelchoit sion W I Rosen-
hlatt, s37G w r Sollyman. ats. No
& Sanilcr sal. Ne Sehagrin $40
VI < Snellcnlnrg 500
Ladies' NJ \. Mrs Ilsenmah. s5G5
No Il. MIR Fahot. S3l7 Va .. Mrs
te,nhcrg. s5l6, VI - Miss feinhorg.
$685.. 50 T. Mrs ~rhtfIer slG7 No T.
Mrs ssncllenhnre. S2nh. VI O. Mrs
Topl,is slnS ~ u Mrs IRON. ST.
lnnnar, DAILY lotels Mon q so
lsdm4. sl.2i. iyecutive Committee.
g. QnO total Sln12 Total f. date
Mon. q $50 20. Ladies 81 .oain. Executive
, committee. $50 rs. total sal .6S7 80
Contributions 81 $50 - nvot IS report
81 aat night Ncrr ~ follows
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16

nr Herbert Randolph Of Gracc NJ
7 Church Wilmington speak m Newport
N Church morrow night n
: = m To the members and friends 81 the
church Of tho community lis address Is
on tho every member canvass which
comes of IN Newport on tho 10Th NdV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16

4 IRPLANE motors are conceded to
"A be the finest most delicately pre-
else internal-combuston engines built
The very nature of flying forbids an
engine that is one whit less than this
When you consider the varying tenn
peratures in which they operate you
can readily understand that only the
highest-grade motor oil is acceptable
for airplane engines.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-16

Mr. and Mra William IIillea ~ Manila,
= are ylsiting Mrs S " Sherman
and Miss Margaret n Shoarrnap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
JUDITH GAUTHIER

sic meant danger to life and limb, to say nothing of boundless vilification and calumny. mere girl, she threw Paris into a ferment by flinging down the gage of literary battle to Ernest Reyer for his aspersions on the exiled com- pcser She sent her article to Wagner himself and was rewarded after time with a four-page letter of thanks. Then she set out courageously for Lucerne to visit the master. in company with sev- eral friends, among them the eccentric poet, Villiers De IIIse-Adam. She made daily rowboat excursions across the lake to the secluded confines of Tribschen, a fact which aroused curiosity and led to the report that she was Adelina Patti in disguise, come to study leading role in one of Wagner's new operas. Poor Villiers became, in the town gossip the King of Barvia incognitodespite his pro- testations of innocence, and the whole party were treated like princes at their hotel in consequence Judith became bosom friend of Cosima, then on bad terms with her father, Liszt. and later she patched up the difficulty by inter- ceding for her with the great pianist She held the baby Siegfred on her lap. She overheard Wagner trying over on the piano in his sanctum the newly composed introduction to the third act of "Siegfried." Then she went to Munich and heard the disgraceful misrepresenta- ticn of ''Rheingold" engineered by the malice of a Teuton stage manager.
 The young woman fought for Wagner with the lovely zeal of dauntless art cool through the years, as her book, later written, clearly reveals. To Judith Gau- ther. the world of music owes a debt, and all lovers of Wagner reverence the gifted F'renchwoman' memory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
ELEvAToRETTEs REMOVED

New York Correspondence, Pittsburg Dis
 patch.
 Women have demonstrated their ability to run carpet sweepers, husbands, fliv- vers, egg-beaters, knitting needles, baby carriages, coffee percolators and other complicated machines. but-get the smell ing salts ready-they cannot run an eleva- tor. And this is no mans opinion, eith- CT. It is the conclusion of the women guests at the Martha Washington ho- tel, the only manless hotel in this town On their complaint the manager of the hotel removed the eleva torettes yester- day. For recklessnes, said the women guests, not even an embryo aviator could equal the antics of the elevator artists in petticoats. One woman de- clared that she pinned on an identifl- cation tag and carried her life insur- ance papers every time she took flight with the girls. Stout women complained that the elevatorettes made life misera- ble for them. They would stop the car about a foot from the floor and say sweetly, "steep up, please" Then they would laugh when they heard something rip. On the score of familiarity the girls had pleasant way of saying, T saw a suit Just like yours on Grand street for $I.35,' or What a becoming hat l had one like it last season when they first came out" or That bill collector was here again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20

From Musical America.
 N MIDST the storm and febrile agita
 A\ tion that shake mankind to it's foundations today it is doubtful if many will stop to ponder long over a brief and transformations paragraph re-
 cording the death of Judith Gauthier in Paris not long ago. To Americans the daughter of the great Theophile and the wife of Catulle Mendes was not a fla
 miliar name. Many who knew of her at all thought of her merely as the author of "The Daughter of Heaven,' a poetic Chinese drama produced here some years ago without signal success. Most of her writings dealt with China and Japan, for she was something of an orientalist. But a part from these matters Judith Gauthier was, in her youth, the honored friend of Wagner and Liszt. To the Wagner household at Tribschen, on the Lake of Lucerne, in -Bavarian, days she had vantage, she wrote a book called "Wag ner at Home" which is one of the sim plest, the most beautiful and moving tributes enthusiasm ever paid to genius. It is volume which no musician can afford to leave unread. It presents the intimate aspects of the masters domes- tice life with a tenderness, a sympathy and the incomparable grace of literary expression possible only to native of glorious France. It offers glimpse of the miserable indignities heaped upon Wagner by the Germans with brutal ity and pig -headedness worthy of apostles of frightfulness. Best of all, 1t gives the lie to those who still represent Wag- ner as monster of egotism and ingrati- tude, incapable of single noble impulse
 Judith Gauthier was an indomitable wagnerite in an epoch when to confess even a lukewarm liking for the new mu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
PATRIOTISM AT THE MOVIES

planation. He takes another name He in his crouching shoulders. From the little girl beside you comes a sniff, ana then a sob. 'He doesn't know what to dol" she walls. 'Hush." says her mother, .'he's making up his mind.'
 The boy rises He has determined the right and wrong. He goes to aviation headquarters; he enlists; he declares he is all alone in the world. He takes the physical examination Anxiously he consults the doctor who mods lightly. Germany needs new constitution, says the humorous physician, and you've got it, my son!"
 The house is in an uproar. Every child is clapping, shouting or whstling. Pres ently the noise crystallizes into song, in a free, joyous, sustained treble. Wen hang the Kaiser on sour appte
 tree,
 Wen hang the Kaiser on sour apple
 tree,
 We'll hang the Kaiser on sour apple
 tree,
 And we'll hang the crown prince too.
 Out they pour into the streets ands they are still singing.
 It is all very crude. very unreasoned.r very childish. But it is immensely real. ] They thrill to it. They are sorry, and yet uplifted. They are conscious of one thing only: they are children of Amer ica, and America is calling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
THE AMERICAN TROOPS


 THE AMERICAN TROOPS By w. E. Vasser These are the scions of warrior sres, Soldiers who Libertys trenches kept. Bravely, and never on duty slept, Faithfully guarding her bivouac fires. Hear, now, her trumpet note! See, how her banners float High, where the spirit of freedom as-
 pires! Puritan stock and the Cavaliers flower Of many the forefathers fathers were. Worthily wearing the plume and spur See, their descendants appear at the
 hour!
 Liberty calls them out. Typranny's hosts to rout- Khaki-clad armies superb in their power. These are the scions of warrior sires-- Huguenot blood in the veins of some, Pulsing the faster at beat of drum, Bounding and ardent with Freedoms
 desires.
 France is her battle-ground Heed they her trumpet's sound. Prompt. lest her beacon light. blood
 drenched. expires. Battalions. with visages blood-stained Fighting for Peace. in the fatefui Of curtains of fire and star-shelis
 there, Picture, sublimely the answer to duty, Victorious Liberty. burst Thy light through the mirk accursti And show forth thy warriors in glorY-
 wreathed beauty!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
Patriotic Act By
Alabama Power Comp;

Alabama Power Company
 A ENCOURAGEMENT is made from E Washington that the Ala bama Power company has donated to the government it's property holdings along the Tennessee river which were needed for the construction of the big locks and dams at Muscle Shoals.
 This will be very gratifying piece of news for the people of Alabama The government had acquired all of the necessary land with the excep- tion of that owned by the Alabama Power company and for several days there has been more or less discus sion as to the price to be paid for it and the method of reaching an agreement on the amount involved. It has been stated that the company regarded the land as worth S500,000.
 This fact makes it all the more striking that President Mitchell and those in control of the affairs of the power company have decided to do- nate to the government all of this land which has been acquired in re- cent years.
 It is another example of the highly patriotic attitude taken by corpora tions as well as individuals when any matter comes up which involves the preparations for carrying on the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20

While it is true that grand opert singer of German extraction may sins "The star-spangled Banner" under com pulsion, we have sneaking suspicion that she doesn't put her heart in it.
 5: # as That New York hotel man who loaned $500 to a bogus marquis to entertain the French ambassador couldn't fee much worse now if he had bought a gold brick
 Since military police from Camp Mo Clellan have been on duty in Birming- ham there has been noticeable le- crease in the number of our khaki-clad visitors.
 Another evidence of the fact that the U-boats have failed to do what was ex- pected of them is the fairly plentiful supply of foodstuffs in Paris.
 $; < < That Canadian, 7S years old, who con- trived to be sent to the trenches and spent eight months. there evidently hasn t stacker bone in his body.
 < X # German soldiers are advised to take better care of their uniforms. As a rule 1t isn't Fritz's fault when his uniform is filled full of bullet holes.
 < I. * Just for a change from the war news, won't some beauteous female please get into trouble sufficiently important to put her on the front page?
 s # # To the bottom of the Seine with French dishes and French sauces as long as there are corn pones and real pork saul sage to be had.
 The world do move. The late Abdul Hamid came in time to be regarded as a mild man compared to his dear friend, the Kaiser.
 The Kaiser's American dentist has re- turned home Many a man will want to wiring the hand that made the Kaiser vince.
 # # # The war hasn't beelouded every other issue Shelleys status as lyric poet is still being debated in literary circles.
 's. $. # It begins to look as if there would soon be a number of German military persons issuing orders in Petrograd.
 :. ;; * Truculent capitalists and striking work men can give a great deal of aid and comfort to the enemy
 2s T. In putting her idlers to work New Jer. sey has set a good example that other states should follow.
 # # # By paying $59,0O0 income tax Caruso proved that his golden notes come high.