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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
DELAWARE RED
CROSS GROWING
New Chapters Being Formed n
Different Parts Of the
State

The Red ross : growing III Delaware
according to reports submitted III me Last
monthly meeting ID thr exerativ. com
mIttee. held "a june > at the headquarters
in the old ity Hail
There we're present Id hi, meeting
General Bird Henry = Scott. Mrs Nli-
lard Hail Porter Mrs Pierre : uu Point,
Miss Madeline Draper Mrs Joseph
Bancroft. Mrs Robert L Holiday Mrs.
George u. Marshall, Mrs henderson
Weir Mrs Henri 3 Thomson Henr
VI anbv Miss Emily 2 3l--@!i
Mr., Henderson Ner Raa unanimously
elected chairman ui the Bureau u anl-rn
and a memDer 0t the executive .ommttee
Mrs Joseph Bancroft reported, Ter he
Bureau oI Hygene, IS CLASSES luQer
instruction q ar-t adj. nome nursing and
surgical dressings, 1T which tlght classes
nave graduated. and $50 p'ipii~. ii winch
60 graduated turing tne month Forty
seven Instructors 81 surgical dressing, nave
been appointed since last report. making
the total number il ne state "a
Mrs Bancroft $50 reported that -Ge
was giving up I be surgical dressing cl4Sses,
which nave always belonged To b, Won
man Bureau, but winch She kept 4p "a
order 10 ACCOMMODATE me aapter iu4
they will % 10 the Woman Bureau
where 5heyshouid belong under he present
division plan Five hundred anal rlsnt
pupils have graduated since the beginning
l'hc ehapter treasurer report Mas
read. showing balance # Si4.f9l u9.
The special fund showed a.ane, 4
81, 49, o. The WAY fund lr>- -1c',cl
4 balance Of SI4, So -
Mrs Porter reported ~ Ire No@au ;
Bl1rc-u b.tf 6S hgNpS were sent aNa. III
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
TO BOOST AIR MAIL
A. l. Marvel Invents Device to
Load and Unload During
Flight

ALVIN l. Marvei ii Wilmington. Tor
merry al ~eaford. has invented device
now under construction. whereby any
amount 81 mail matter il + said can be
taken 10 and from an airplane while en-
route. without siackening speed. As soon
as completed II will he gwen . thorough
trial by several OF the principal aerial
schools throughout the country
1t IS sand by experts who have n
spected the mechanical parts OF the device
hat the mechanism which was planned
made and assembled hH Mr. Marvel. each
part bearing hls name and address. Is
unique and complete
While Mr. Marye mas received several
offers for has plans lac refuses TO consider
them, claiming that II the deylce proves
successful he will present II 70 the United
states government IN honor of the state
OF Delaware, and # accepted viii render
his services free while installing the same
on government btuding- ana postoffices
n the nted states ansda and all
allied countries or wherever the govern
ment decides 10 install il
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
AMERICANS PILE
Continued from page !

"On the other hnnd. il was largely owing
TO the superior gunnery of the Americans
that tho first two enemy dlvisions were
compelled to give ground and had to
suffer severe casualties.
III the enemy waa short OF artillery, he
appeared to have nh unlimited number
of machine gums which were uecd with
great skill and effect The Germans
evidently extended their pactico OF
sacrificing n machine gun or two III I'M
tonnble positions in order To bring the
captors under "A deadly flank fire.
"This maneuver took toll Of the Amcrl-
cans, as indlcntod by tho number oil
machine gun bullet wounds and tho
surgeons explained majority oil such
wounds had been received nj close quarters
NOTHING CHEcKs AMERICANS,
Nothing hindered tho American deter-
minntion TO reach their objectives Their
eagerness carried one attack IN tho dark
night more than two and hnlf miles
beyond the assigned position
In the river valley, which contains
railroad, the stilfest fighting OF the night
occurred, the enemy showing great deter
mination to hold the railway station OF
Bourcschcs This station, with the entire
village ultimately fell into the hands Of
the Americans and the French
One reason why the fighting Thursday
evening was so desperate was because the
German countcr-nttack waa launched
at the very moment our fresh advance
began. the men thus coming INTO close
grips in which the bayonct played a
decisive part
The American casualties were not ont
of proportion 10 the magnitude OF the
operation Owing to the unfnltering
courage Of the Marines, the losses largely
have fallen on TINT fine regiment OF
redoubtable fighters
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
MARKETING A JOY
IN MORNING COOL
Abundance Of Fresh Green Vcgc-
tables, Some Fruits and Many
Flowers Today.

The street markets were a delight to-
day and at the peak of early summer
abundance
A painter could make n masterpiece by
reproducing on canvas almost any one OF
the heaped-up market baskets that were
'totcd" in the hands of the homeward-
bound visitors provided of course that
he did justice to form and color Of the
contents the warm black Of Aubcrgine
contrasts with the crisp green's OF Kohl
Rabi. the white and red of radishes, and
tho rainbow splashes OF the Haunting
garden flowers.
Similarly, an cpicure or his chef, would
rcvel in the variety of frcahly-cnlled vcge-
tables and fruits Asparagus in it's prime
the long green sort. cost % cents TO 30
cents New peas, excellent early varieties,
20 cents per quarter; the first appearance
OF Poke the excellent early greens
MT & cents bunch crisp spinach far
better than the more or less wilted article
that comes from a distance, IL cents a
quarter, homegrown cndlve, nj the same
figure.
Peas cost % cents the quarter peek
kohl-rabi was in small supply but excel
lent condition, costing - cents a bunch
Lettuce and 'pic-plant were plentiful
but me- longer the novelty Of a month ago
Late straw berries were very good for
table use. being more than usually ripc,
the price was 25 cents IN most cases A
few green goosehcrrIcS and currants were
offered nj IL and ~ cents basket
The stores and peddlers offered few
early cantcluupc> NJ IS, p and - cents
Like most OF the earl, shipments these
are OF fair quality
Butter IS - cents and up. eggs, Is
ccnts. poultry, from i per small bird
NJ to g. 50 which corresponds with the
markcthou~e rates Of 10 and - cents
\ few squads were offered AZ - and 20
cents, and We're quickly bought up
The flowers hat frightened nearly
every stand we're Of all the common or
garden varieties including Sweet Viii
liam. phloN, Canterbur, bells. peonies. as
well rs field daisies hlack-cyed Susane,
butter and eggs
1t is snapper season. too they squirm"d
in crates along the market stalls II Ia IL
cents per pound, live weight Now Is the
time for that snapper soup and stew
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
GREATEST SECRECY


H. WAS stated that a fleet comprising 30
torpedoboat destroysrs sent from New
York was sweeping the Atlantic Coast
aud would corno here One Of tha-~ vess els
II was snid, had fought and sunk = L-boat
near Fenwick Two destroyprs anchored
~ Loves harbor while waiting Tor sup
plice Many submarine chaaeTs TGantru
vrcd oil Rehob0th Beach and iewcH. and
10 sub-ehascrs, swftrr craft, chmo down
from tho Philadelphia Navy Yard
Il was r,imOrcd "a sIbnoTsIiic had been
keen botwcen be pIlotb0at Philadelphia
aud tho Delaware shore and ono had sunk
the tug WaItham and two coal bnrgcs
near ocean City, Md Returning scaInen
said they saw much wreckaRe, including
damaged lIfcIonts and rats, on thor
voyage
After their Eight from mosqliitoos last
ThuradHy night naval and RrhllcryIncn
went TO tho lcwos Auditorium, where q
dance in their honor WAS gwen By Miss
Catharino NauIl Two hundred pcrsous
attended, and percentage u The receipts
vas donated % tho United States war
fund Moving picture exhibitions for tho
entertainment of naval and artilleryfnen
are given N tho Auditorium four ghts
weekly
A rirnor was current today that a MGR
chan ship and n submcrsible exchanged
shots last night Of Rehoboth Peach, pu.
the result is not known here
II IL thought there is no submarine
supply base ia this neighborhood, but rs
The new type II E-bOaf, being larger than
the old ones enables them u carry a ~
day supply It IL thought there may &c
lul Of few days on the part u the Hun,
with another outbreak 10 q few days
oUvriBE HEARD Ar ST.
Gupfre wa heard IN Iewe- yesterday
afternoon Inch indicated that there w8s
= naval engagement OF the Dciawgre
chpes
PhIladep his~bound shipping Hhich IN
Thursday vas stopped here and diverted
t. Norfolk W Is again permitted -
pass ~ the bay and outbound Shipping
Is permitted 70 proceed also
IL new ~ he fart hat two large gun
carriages, belng hauled down the bay %
barge are said IT, have slipped ~ 20"
bargps INTO he has few days ago d uas
a. first thought his NAV have tad som"
thing 10 d. with divcrting Tie shlppng
but from what can be learned the reason
for stopping traffic D the hay ,pr p 'irne
vas 70 zive opportunity t. comb i nith
mine sweepers remove traces ri the
enemy i any bad been rf' there
-EEk -aTvAGE ~ Bfg rASKER
John p Nirden president 81 NJ Dols-
ware Bay and River Pilot Association
accompanied ~ 4 Phliadel pins lawyer
came here TODAY 70 obtain testimony in
-ult instituted ii Philadelphia - recover
500 D0 salvage On the tanker Her ..-t
r Pratt which was torpedoed .n nI-
locality and brought - lepes harbor ay
the plothobat Philadelphia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
Commercial TRAVELLERS.
Annual convention Of Grand Council.
in Session Here Ends Today

The session ot the Grand Council.
New .ler>cv-Deaware branch Of the
| nited CommercIa Travellers OF America
which was begun Yesterday morning wa-
concluded AZ - 20 today ~ which hour
adjournment was had The neNt meet
ing will occur Al A>bury Park \ !
IN June 1919 the exact date TO be de-
termIned later
This morning session began a. 9
o clock at PvthIan Castle. 900 West
street and proceeded With the Installation
81 he officers elected yesterday Tor the
ensuing year.
In the election Of officers. held vester-
day afternoon, three Wllmingtonlans
were honered. as follows Past grand coun-
cillor. Walter Beason; sentinel, J "
BATHS, and supreme representative, y.
W. Beason,
The other officers elected for the en-
SUING year are: Grand councillor, j.
NJ. Levin, Plainfeld, \ J., No 402;
grand junior councillor. W : kulp
tary, G. II EgeIIn Essex No BIZ. grand
treasurer, J B. Agnew Trenton. No. $40.
grand conductor, + y Patterson, Jersey
City, No SOB. grand page, s II Seers.
Cliff, \ j. No j33. grand executive
committeeman for two wears. j NJ
Atberg, Essex, No BIT; and A Victim,
CPrnden, No 3S3
First alternate to supreme representa-
tive. Lewis McDeYltt Essex. 80 3lS:
second alternate supreme represents
tive, J. b. Agnew Trenton No $40
Following the election of officer. and
the business transactions of the afternoon
session. which did not ciosc until + .
clock, the members Of the council left
for the Hotel Nobis whore ID inforna
dinner was held, followed 81 danced
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
RUSSIA TURNS FOR
SUPPORT TO ALLIES
Chamber of Congress Seeks Escape
From Prussian Military
Domination.
nv Associa'ed Press to Every Evening

by Associaf cd Frcss TO Every Evening
Washington, June s Hote for a com
plete victory over Germany Is expressed
IN communication received by President
Wilson today from the Russian American
Chamber uf Commerce at Moscow
The Russian people. i Is declared. rely
on the economy support of the Allies for
the reconstruction uf the power Of Russia
The Chamber IS composed If lead ing
Russian and American business men Is
president IS y CiotehkoH Tie comtnuui-
cation WAS sent on the occasion Of The
death of American Consul General sum
ncr~ II said
The general meeting Of the Russian
American Chamber d Commerce, deeply
con.cIori, OF the loss winch has bcfallen "
with the death 81 orr prominent worker
and cn-memhcr, Mr. Summers who has
devoted such noble efforts IN the great
enterprise If strengthening the friendly
relations between the people Of the
nitcd States and Russia, ~ sending You
MIR President. the assurance OF our decd
est devotion 10 the american people, olIr
unlimited sympathy and esteem and wi-h
tor complete victory over the mllltaristic
caste of Germany
The Russian people after Icing III
iiicttd with such serious wounds III such a
tragic manner, temporarily ParalNzing
our country. FIRMLY relies upon actual
support from the allies IN Al economical
sense. which may prove OF special INT
portance iii tie restoration 81 normal
conditions of Russian life, Tor the recon
struction Of the power OF Russia. So thai
she again may find herself IN the ranks ot
her brave friends and allies in defense Of
the ideals Of humanity. righteousness and
liberty 50 roughly trampled under foot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
MRS. wooLw0RTH INCAPABLE.
Five andTen-C Cent Millionaire Petitions
Court in Wife's Behalf

Nov York. June \ FRANK Wool
worth whose ) and 20 cent stores have
made hlm many times IA millionaire,
applied Yesterday - Justice Pendleton
In the supreme Court COR the appointment
81 . committee, 10 care for the property
of IN, 0lfe Mrs Jennie Woolworth no
lives with nm al a90 Fifth avenue. She
has been incompetent for more than two
wears he SaNs
They we're married forty-two YEAR
ago. just after Mr. NooiWorth got
a position as clerk in little store at
Watertown. y Y. at $40 week She
has been with HIM constantly during ne
intervening years, and has seen his IN
come gradually increase little by little
at hrSt until It began To grow by thou
sands each year after ne met his first
great success when he opened his New
York city store in 1886.
Mr. WoolWorth says in his petition
that he asks for the naming Of commit
tee with very great regret and sadness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
MUST FILE DATA
ON SUGAR TODAY
Necessary if Manufacturers Wish
to Continue IN
Business

The ~ Tho last day for the fling 81 sugar
certificates with tho Food Administrator
for Delaware All manufacturers using
supnr whether they need sugnr now or
not, nre required under the food regiIla-
tions to send ia the data stating TIA"
amount Of sugar they have uacd ia the past
five months mud what supplies they will
need in the future
THIS ~ absolutely necessary II they wish
TO continue tn business and obtain addi-
tional supplies Of sugar after July /.
Hcplie- that come To tho Food Admins
traitor through the mails on Monday will
be received ms having boon made by
today
manufacturer fails to follow out this
request Of the Food Administration for
sugar data. IT may be impossible for him
To secure any sugar after July
For the past few days the Food Admin
lstrator Inns been busy going over the wheat
saving plans with the local baker,
Some 81 them had wrong inprcasI Ons
regarding the amount 81 Substitutes
they should upe Through n series Of
conferences these Misunderstanding have
been strengthened out
The businef-s Of the bnkera has been a
difficult one and one that has been
unsatisfactory where the citizens O any
particular section were inclined To be pro
German In such sections they grunble
over the kind Of bread the bakers are
compelled by the food regulations to
sell
In other sections where the citizens
are lOyal and patriotic and are willing
10 support thus nation and nrle Sam The
bakers have had much easier tune o. i
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
TO ELIMINATE TROOP
TRAIN SALUTES

To comply with the desires OF thu
military authorities that all possible
secrecy shall be preserved as 10 the move
ments Of troop trains d general notice
has been ISSUED on all divisions of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad Lines East IN
Guiding the Vest Jersey Il Seashorc
Railroad and the New \ ORR, Phladelphia
& Norfolk Railroad forbiddlng the prae-
tice OF blowing shop and locomotive
whistles as u salutauon when troop trans
are observed passing Whistles will here
after remain silent during the movements
of troop trains. cNeep, for the giving ii
proper and necessary signals
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
PROBING PULLMAN SILENCE.
MCAdoo Wants to Know Why Public is
Refused Information
.ociated Press 10 Every Evening

BY Associated Press % Every Evening
Washington. June s The Railroad
Administration today began investigating
OF complaints that some Pullman agents
are refusing TO give Information over the
telephone as 10 whether seats or berths
are available saving they have orders
from the Railroad Administration to give
no such information over the telephone
No instructions of that nature have been
issued. officials declare
Pullman = agents however. have been
instructed not u make telephone reServa-
tons because many applicants neglected
TO clam their seats and this resulted
in empty berths for which other travellers
had applied IN vain The practice was
initiated by the Pullman company and
approved bv the Railroad Administration
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
Vital. STATISTIC :.

James J Cahil, secretary Of the
Board of Health has issued the following
report OF vital statistics for the week
ending june 7. The number of births
reported totacd 100, rs compared with
the 66 reported for the corresponding
week Of last year; the number Of marriages
reported vas As. while the number for the
same week Of 1917 was 30 the total
number Of deaths reported was y and for
the corresponding week last year %
The cases of transmissable diseases
reported this week were rs follows
Measles, TO- whooping cough, 3 typhoid
fever ,. and scarlet fever.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
Is TO Is NEW DRAFT Plan.
Senate Bill Would Extend Age TO Enlarge
ARMY.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington. June $ amendments fo
extend the army draft law to all men
between eighteen and forty-fve year.
~ere offered by Senator Gummfns. Iowa
and France, Maryland Republicans
Yesterday, when the Senate Military
Committee began consideration Of the
ST., 900. 900 Army appropriation bill
The measure has been passed by the
House
The Committee decided to hold hearings
on the bill Secretary OF War Baker
viii appear Monday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
Miss Duncan Resigns.

1t meeting OF The executive com
nittce and staff OF the Delaware Hospital
on Thursday afternoon last Miss Jeanette
+. Duncan who has held the supern-
tendency OF the hospital Tor period 81
more than zen wears rendered her resigna-
ton as superintendent to be effective on
June Is In appreciation Of Miss Duncan :
excellent work the staff Of the hospital
presented her With beautiful Swiss wrist
watch upon which vas engraved the
following inscription Presented %
Jeanette 7 Duncan by the staff Of Del
AWARD HospItAl June. IBIS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
FORCED LAST son IN ARMY
Connecticut Woman Would Have no
Slackers in the Family.

Stamford, Conn, June : Mrs John
Lynch will have no Slackcrs in her family
Is result her son Edward who became
u in March and failed 10 register here
Wednesday. WAS compelled Yesterday
10 register for tho draft Mrs Lynch
notified the exemption board authorities
and held the boy prisoner in her house
until q policeman arrived and took charge
81 HIM
Its tor the honor III he family and
81 the country that | 10 ms She SAID
Mrs lynch has three other bows IN the
service overseas and her husband l. q
member 81 the State Guard
Recently She received letter from
President Wilson comphmentng her on
he contribution ~hc has made 70 the
lighting forces If tic nation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
..LOCRE RECAPTUR
BIG FRENCH GAIN
Important Defense Point Com
pletely Re establishes Original
Battle Line of Allies
b, Associated rrc>~ - fvrr, Evening

With the BRITISH Army in France. June
5 Locrr HoSplcc, which the Germans
captured on "Wednesday night WAS re-
taken - the French Yesterday They
hattlcd their My "a this much-contcStcd
position and completely rc-eSta bIlsEcd
their original line
The French have thus removed q more
or les serious threat "a the village r
Iocrc whirh itself IS an important dc
fence ior Mont Rouge and other hills
living immediately 70 the west The
Hosp,cr hes OIL, about 500 wards south
east 81 I.ocrc and j. on rising ground which
Is but slightly lower than INC site Of the
village
The enemy has long coveted Locre and
retention Of TIE Hoeplce would give BIN
q good jumpirg-of place for another as
sault IN the long list which be Jas de-
livered against the village
There were heavy bursts Of Smelling
From German guns at various polLts
along tire British front last night. but no
unusual operations have been reported
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
PAYS $500 FOR THINIBLE.
Son of the Late Hetty Green Buys One
Worn BY Presidents Wife.

New York. June ) Col Edward II
4 Green purchase yesterday the gold
thimble which Mrs Wilson sent from
Washington VIA the first postplAne,
together With the postage stamp, for
5000
Tho tumble and Stampc were offered
for sale by he aviation committee OF the
National Special Ald Society
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
Should Take OntI.icenses-

Clerk Of the Peace John |. Wright
urges All merchants Of the city to take
out their mercantile licenses as soon rs
possible II the licenses are not taken
out bv july | there will be an extra charge
Of ) per cent until August | charge OF
Is per cent viii be added until Septem-
her / the extra charge viii bc . per cent,
and after that if any local merchants
fail to take out their licenses they Will
be held for the Grand Jury
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-08
Accused of Liquor Sale 10 Soldier

Michael Lukaszewicz, Of this city was
arrested yesterday on a charge Of selling
intoxicants to soldiers IN uniform In
the absence Of United States Commission
er Mahaffey, he was given preliminary
hearing before Magistrate Barnet Gluck
man Yesterday afternoon, who held him
under $500 bail for he neNt term Of Fed
eral Court He had not furnished bail
IN to this morning