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Evening journal., 1918-03-19
RIDGELY LOSES 81,
ANOTHER MAN $1OO
Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, March i9-Daniel NJ.
Ridgely. Kent county's prothouotary.
whilo boarding The train at Wilmington
last Saturday afternoon on his return
10 DOver. had hia hact noctet nicted n
a pocketbook containing several pspcra.
a key and one dollar Dill. Mr.. hOge-
ly had his yaluables In other pockets.
Another Dover resident who preceded
MIR Ridgely on the train had his pocket
picked OF his wallet containing si00.
Evening journal., 1918-03-19

Of The team, mat they had 10 plan for
iryout FOR many Of the players later
In the week.
Burlington and Camden county boys
Hosts Club to plan frequent entertain
ments and receptions for visitors 20
Company. Of the 3iith Infantry. Officers
are: Sergeant George Akins. Of Mount
Holly. president; stanley J. Fsillck. vice
PRESIDENT Edward r. Hodge. Camden,
secretary, and Horace G.. Willis. of
Niricentown. treasurer.
Evening journal., 1918-03-19
mn cANDEF AT DOyFR.

Special 10 THE EVENlNG JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. March i9.-1he Rev.
Charles L. Candoe. d. d., Of Westmln-
sier Presbyterian Church. delivered a
stirring message last evening IN The
Dover Presbyterian Church His sub
iect was THE Challenge TO the Churches
During This Crisis OF our Nations His
tory" Or. Candec has visited several
OF the canionments.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
SOLDIERS STAND TEST
American Officers Have Absolute
Confidence, in Men.
-Four Million Yankees Will Enable
Allies to Garry Out Plans to
Defeat Germany.

Washington, Aug. z7. - General
March, chief Of staff, announcing that
to date more than 100000 American
soldiers have embarked for foreign
shores, reiterated his firm belief that
The presence of 100000 United States
troops in France by next summer
would enable the Allies to- carry out
any campaign they may adopt to end
the war by the defeat Oft Germany.
Such declarations, General March
said, were founded upon cold-blooded
study of the respective manpower of
all tho Allies and of the enemy in
June, 1919, and are not issued as
spread-eagle statements
General March impressed the news
papermen who met him in conference
with the absolute confidence Ameri-
can officers have in! their men as are
suit of the initial tests on the battle
fields of France. He iltimated that
the somewhat sensational prediction
which he had made ,was based as much
on these soldierly qualities as in the
numerical superiority which the War
department plans to: give the Allies
command by midsummer of next year.
''The American soldier deserves the
confidence of thee American people,"
said General March, ION every oc-
casion so far where he has been test
ed he has absolutely delivered the
goOdS'
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
FOR NATIONS POWER PLANTS
House Committee Told $4,000, 900 ls
Needed at Once.

Washington, Aug. 81 More than.
S130,000,00O is needed at once to stimu-
late the nations power plants as a
war necessity, Lieutenant Stanley of
the war industries board told the
House interstate commerce commit
tee, considering the emergency power
bill.
The bill provides s2oo,ooo,ooo for
this work.
Greatly increased power is needed
in practically every section of the coun-
try to cope with the flood of war busi-
ness, Stanley said.
OF the appropriation, he said, it was
proposed to spend $31,25O,00O in the
Middle West; $14,626,0OO in New Eng.
land; Southern states, 100000, and
the Pacific coast, $1O,000,OO0.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Immense American Aircraft Pro.
gram to Help Win War
Is Made Public.
5000 PILOTS TRAINED
About Seven Thousand Experienced
Aerial Navigators Will Be Re-
quired-Only Thirteen Squad
rons Are in France.

| Washington, Aug. 27.-The aircraft
program for the great American army
that is counted upon to win the wal
next year calls for $50 complete squad
rons of planes. This will require
about 1000 pilots. The man part OF
the program already is ahead OF
schedule, about 5000 pilots having
been trained.
This information, given by Major
General Kenly, chief of the division
OF military aeronautics, and many
other facts hitherto held secret, were
disclosed when the Senate Military
committee made public testimony
taken behind closed doors during three
months of investigation by the Avia-
ton subcommittee headed by Senator
Thomas of Colorado.
General kenly told the committee
there are 13 American airplane squad
rons, making a total of 273 machines,
now in France, whereas there should
be IT'S squadrons
William G. Potter, assistant director
of airplane production, said General
VI oAAAS heau SdllSu lOI AO,UUU pldu0S
by July 1, 1919, and had been told it
was hoped to deliver $4,000 to 10000.
This would meet replacement demands
OF squadrOns in the field
G. G. Nash, former president of the
Nash Motor Company and now assist
ont to Mr.. Ryan, in engineering and
production, gave it as his opinion
that nothing but De Haviland ma
chimes could be delivered before next
January, and if 10000 airplanes were
delivered by next July it would be
almost miracle"
Orders for Planes Don't Stay Put.
General Kenly said other officers
in fact, all of the tnesses-apparent-
ly gave their statements with what
Senator Reed characterized at one
stage as brutal frankness."
All were examined secretly and ap-
parently without considering the pos
sibility of the publicity now given.
Personal criticisms were voiced with
freedom.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
1896 ON U. 5: CASUALTY LIST
'e8 Are Killed. and 1913 Wounded In
Action.

go Are Killed. and 1913 Wounded In
Action.
Washington, Aug. 27.-General J. J.
Pershing has cabled 1896 casualties
among the American Expeditionary
Forces in France.
The list issued by the war depart
3nent shows SO Americans killed in ac-
Gion, 1913 wounded, 81 missing in ac-
ticn, SO dead Of wounds, dead from
accident and other causes, and dead
OF disease.
The American casualties to date to-
tai 21,0O9.
Northwest names appear as fol-
lows: Corp. John Repsdorf, New Sa.
lem, N. D., Privates Raymond V. Kir
key, Burlington, N. D., David Schoch
Dawson, N. D., killed in action; Pri
vate Severt Johnson, Bottineau, N. D..
died of wounds; Private VIM. A. Pratt
Alexandria, Mimi, severely wounded
Privates Forest T. Hume, Drake, N. D.
John c. Kenney, Minot, N. D., killed
in action; Privates VIM. ]. Gravel
Little Falls, Mimi, Earl A. Lemont
De Smet, S. D., died of wounds; Pri
vate c. A. Goudie, Lisbon, N. D., diet
of disease; Private Frank H. Fred
rickson, Portland, N. D., severel,
wounded.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
DELAYS WAR PROGRAM
Shortage of Electric Power Ham,
pers Industries.
Passage of Sims Waterpower Bill Is
Urged by Secretary Baker and
Chairman Baruch.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The govern
ment's shipbuilding and general war
program is in danger of being serious
ly retarded unless increased electric
power facilities are provided in indus
trial ce7fters, Secretary Baker and
Chairman Baruch of the war indus
tries board told the house commerce
committee.
They had been asked to appear and
explain the need for the Sims water
power bill,, which would give the Presi-
dent authority to take over and oper-
ate existing, power plants and to build
new ones.
Owners Of private power plants sup
plying current for work have asked
the government to pay the cost of in
creasing their generating capacity the
secretary explained and the govern
ment had reached the conclusion that
public acquisition would be desirable.
Mr.. Baruch' said the estimate Of
$780, 100000. tliR amount asked fur in
the bill, had been based on careful
study by the waF industries board
Combinations of the nominations of
II major generals. and A brigadiers,
sent to the Senate by President Will
son, was recommended BY the mill
tary committee after Secretary Baker
and General March had appeared te,
answer questions concerning the War
departments policy governing PROMO
tiOnS.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
SUMMONS 1872 DRAFTEEs
Provost Marshal General Issues Four
Separate Calls.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Four separate
selective draft calls, constituting the
first of the September calls and re-
quiring 1S6,773 men to entrain for
training camps between Aug. 80 and
Sept 6, were issued by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder. Every state
and the District of Columbia is called
on to furnish men for training to aug
ment the forces abroad For general
military service $4,000 white men
and 21,27O negroes are called; for
limited service 40,5O3 white man are
called.
The calls to Northwest states, with
the camps to which the men are to be
sent, follow:
General military service-white:
Entrainment, Sep. 8, 1918, to Sept.
6, 1918.
Minnesota, $500, Grant; Montana,
1000, Lewis; North Dakota, 1,000
Grant; South Dakota, 500 Grant;
Wisconsin, 1000, Grant.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Seven Held for Seditton.

New York, Aug. 27.-Six men and
one woman were arrested by federal
authorities in a raid here on what is
believed to be the hearquarters Of
distribution of seditious propaganda
literature. The prisoners were held
in connection with the circulation of
pamphlets entitled Hypocrisy of the
United States and the Allies" which
were thrown from housetops on the
lower East Side and distributed at a
big Socialistic asBemblage in Harlem.
A large quantity Of the circulars wa
seased. .t
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Searchers Complete Their Task
of Extricating the Killed
and Injured.
TWO ARE FATALLY HURT
TWenty-Four Persons Are Taken to
Hospitals as Result of Tornado
Town Is Placed Under
Martial Law.

Tyler, Mimi, Aug. 24.-The ruins OF
this tornado-stricken town have been
completely searched and the death list
,, revised to 29, with "a persons in the
hospital, two of them probably fatally
injured, and more than two score
others less seriously hurt.
Adjutant General Rhinow arrived
and placed the town under martial law.
No one is allowed to enter the de.
stroyed. area without a military pass.
!. NationaE guard companies from Pipe
stone and Worthington are patrolling
the streets. More guardsmen will ar
rive from Mankato under General Rhi.
now's orders.
Property Damage $5ooooo.
The property damage to the storm
swept area. three blocks wide and five
blocks long will exceed $500,0O0. Res
cue parties and dozens of doctors and
nurses poured, into the town and re-
lief work has been efficiently organ
ized.
Tyler was the picture of desolation
In darkness and sorrow. Its lighting
Facilities still were; unrepaired and the
searchers worked frantically to dig
into the ruins for any persons who
might have been overlooked.
The motion picture theater, which
stood intact like a. lone sentinel in the
mass of wreckage, has been converted
into morgue. Hundreds, of persons
passed between the lines of bodies
searching for relatives, and friends.
The Danish Luther college, nearby,
unharmed by the storm, is: housing the
injured. A relief train, from Mankato
arrived bearing 20 doctors and nurses.
Scores of Red Cross women came to
the town to offer help, but many left
when they found that the, relief work
was completely organized! and. every
victim cared for: Those whO remain
ed are serving fna the hospital and
helping reorganizes damaged homes
Three Banks: DemoIisted.
All three bankssin the town were de-
molished. More than score4 Of frame
business houses were turned into fire
wood, and the brick pumping station
and electric light plant was razad.
About so homes in the residence Sec
tion were torn apart. The timberS and
bricks were carried everywhere, in the
town before the tornado lifteetl.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Terms of Swedish Treaty.

New York, Aug 24.-The terms Of
the commercial treaty recently signed
by the Allies and Sweden and which is
expected to diminish the sending of
supplies to Germany, were made pub.
lie here by Axel R. Nordvall, head of
the special commission Of the Swedish
government to the United States. 1t
gives to the Allies 100000 tons of
Swedish iron ore. Sweden agrees to
license the export to the Allied gov.
ernments OF wood pulp. paper. iron
steel, etc.. and to grant to the Allies
suitable credit.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Died Fighting Superior Force.

With the American Army on the
Vesle Front, Aug. 27.-An account Of
the aerial operations carried out by an
American squadron over the German
lines, from which Lieut.. John Near
thur failed to return, shows that NC
Arthur and his formation met superior
German formations while 80 miles
north OF the American lines. They
encountered heavy anti-aircraft firing
The engagement took place north oi
the Aisne. Macarthur and one othel
aEmau failed to return to their lines.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Women Will Drive in France.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Women motor
drivers for overseas service to the
number Of 300 will be sent to France
in the next six months by the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Volunteers will be
selected from the Red Cross motor
corps maintained in several cities, II
was announced. and women selected
must be rs years or over, physically
fit and capable of acting as motor mes.
sengers, ambulances or cannon drivers.
1t Is planned to send 80 drivera a
month for the next elk montha.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
WAR ON TICKET sCHLPlNG
Railway Administration Begins Ma
tionwide Cleanup.

Chicago, Aug: 24.-H. A. Roach Of
the railroad administration took, the
first step here in what he said is a
nationwide cleanup of railway ticket
scalpers. Dayid Lyons and: H. w.
Young, Chicago men alleged to- have
made $4,000 a. year each out Of the
business, were arraigned before: a. fed
eral commissioner and bound over for
trial. In statement made by Lyons
he charged one speculator with man.
ipulating the tickets in such a, manner
that one pastboard was usedi 16 times
before detection.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Six Foe Armies Beaten.

Paris, Aug. 24.-The Allies have
damaged six German armies since
July Is and the British are now eat.
ing into the seventh with the spread
Of the battle northward and over q
front of 10 miles. Whether the enemy
is prepared or unprepared. Allied ef
forts have had the same results, and
the Germans have been outgeneraled
and outfought. The armies attacked
and damaged In the past six weeks
have been those Of Generals Won Einen
Won Mudra, Won Boehn. Won Ebeu, vor
Hutier and Won Der Marwitz.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Navy Department Announces
Sinking of American Ships
in Foreign Waters.
NINETEEN MEN KILLED
British Passenger Ship Makes French
Port After Being Torpedoed--
Freight Vessels Sunk Off
Atlantic Coast.

Washington. Aug. 24.-The Navy de-
partment announces that three Ameri
can vessels have been sunk in foreign
waters by German submarines.
The steamship Lake Edon, an army
chartered cargo transport, was sunk
on Aug. p, the U. S. S. Yves tbridge of
$500 tons on Aug. 16, and the U. S. S.
Cubore of 1900 tons on Aug. IS.
Ninteen Are Lost.
Sixteen of the crew of the Lake
Edon are missing, 80 having been &C.
counted for The names of the miss
Ing have not been reported to the Navy
department. Three men were re-
ported lost in the sinking of West
bridge. There was no loss of life
among the crew Of the Cubore.
Ship Torpedoed, Makes Port.
Toulon. Aug 24.-The British pas
senger steamship Bandy while ON a
voyage between Malta and Sicily was
torpedoed by German submarine
and although the explosion tore gap
ing wounded in her starboard side the
vessel succeeded i'm reaching the har-
Dor here.
The U-boat whTeh, fired the torpedo
was attacked by patrol boats escorting
the Bandy and was sunk. Six Of the
submarines crew, numbering IS Of
fcers and men, We're saved. including
the first mate.
The admirable t5nduct OF the crew
OF the Bandy was responsible for the
safety of all the passengers Two men
pIoded
British FreFghter' Sunk:
New York, Aug. 24-Shelled and
torpedoed by a big German submarine
Just at sunrise Wednesday,, the Brit
ish freighter Diomed; was sunk with
the loss of two Of her crew and
wounding of many others: 125 miles
east of New York. OF tEa 104 SUI
viyors, including number of Chinese
seamen, rescuedi and brought here by
another Steamship, many had been cut
by shrapnel and scalded by steam
when torpedo crashed through the
boiler room.
Though attacked without warning,
the Diomed's gun. crew answered the
German fire; but without effect. After
their twelfth shot at the U-boat, one
Of the submaEsible's shells disabled
the freighter's steering gear. The
raiders commander then suppfanted
gunfire with a torpedo. AS the pro
jectile tore amidships through the
Diomed seaman was killed. Others
we're caught in food of steam as the
boilers burst and one died aboard 9
!ifeboat.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Promotions Sent to Senate.

Washington, Aug. denominations
of two marine corps brigadier gen.
erals, John A. Lejeune and Littleton
w. T. Wallor, to be major generals.
and of six colonels to be brigadier gen.
erals, were sent to the Senate by Pres
ident Wilson. The colonels named
brigadiers are: James E. Mahoney,
Ben II. Fuller, John T. Myers, Charles
G. Long Wendell C. Neville and AL.
bertus w. Catlin. Cyrus s. Radford,
assistant quartermaster, with rank of
colonel, also was nominated to be O
bpigadier general.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
Big Smash by Haig's Men Lands
Them on Old Hinden-
burg Line.
COuNTERDR|vE FAILURE
Bapa!ime EnveIoped on Three Sides
by Britis1-French Bomb Roye
'ont and RepeI Foe Attack
Gain on New Offensive.

Lon don. Aug. 27.-EXtending the Pic
ardy battle line far to the north into
the Artois sector, the British launched
an attack in the Scarpe region east O.
Arras. This attack may be considered
as new development of the terrific
battle east of the Ancre river which
has Eeen going Oil for the Iast few
days.
The British war Office says that good
progress is being made in the new at.
tack which was begun in an area
where the Germans hold strongly forti.
fed lines which have been held by
them for the last two years.
Hindenburg Line Attacked.
Progress on each side of the Somme
river Is officially reported and it is said
that the British are advancing toward
Marie ourt four miles northeast of
Bray.
AS the battle stands the British ap-
pear to be quite near the old linden
burg line south of Arras, while they
are making an attack directly against
1t along the Scarpe river. If the at
tack is successful, it may have a de-
termining effect on the course of the
battle further south for a German re-
treat over a wide section might be
forced. 1t also will affect the Flanders
sector to the north, from which the
Germans are said to be retiring.
Heavy Rain Hampers Battling.
Heavy rain is falling over the battle
area, 1t is reported. This will tend to
slow down the movement of troops.
Relentlessly the British are pushing
the Germans back to the Hindenburg
line. Fresh enemy troops thrown into
the desperate battles along the SO mile
front have failed to stop the men Of
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's com.
mand.
Bapaume is surrounded except on
the east, and the fall Of this strategic
road center apparently is close at
hand.
The enemy has been driven from the
high ground between the Ancre and
the Somme and the British are moving
eastward toward Peronne.
French Continue Pressure.
French pressure continues all along
the southern wing to Scissors. Be-
tween the Disc and the Aisne, General
Mangin is pressing steadily toward the
western extremity of the Chemin des
Danes. Unconfrmed reports have
been received in the American lines
along the Vesle that the enemy is
withdrawing north of that river to-
ward the Aisne
Enemy forces are putting up vic
lent resistance against the British, but
to no avail. They moved eastward an
average of more than four miles on
36-mile front. The greatest Allied
gain has been six miles toward Ba-
zpalme, one of the most important
points in the salient The British mo-
mentnm apparently increases in spite
of the strong efforts of the Germans
to stay the oncoming rush of tanks,
cavalry and infantry. More than $4,000
German prisoners already have been
counted and the enemy losses in pris-
.Dners are said to be in excess of the
British casualties. Uloffcially the
pnumber of prisoners Is placed at 10000.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
ASK ONE DOLLAR AN HOUR
Skilled Mechanics Present: Demands
to Shipping Board!

Washington, Aug. 24-Skilled: work
ers in the shipbuilding industry of the
country have presented friendly dee
mands' to thenlabor adjustment board
of the shipping, board; for Increases in
wages to 81 an hour. double time, for
all overtime, Saturday half holidays
throughout the year and 10 per cent
bonus for all might shop work. The
present wageissapproxinnate rs, caats
an hour.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
FAvoRs EXTENSION OF TIME
Prohibitionists, Declare Wilson Not
Opposed to Them

Washington, Aug. II. = President
Wilson, senate: prohibition leaders de-
clare, is not opposed to legislation
pending in the senate proposing no
tional prohibition during the war, but
has suggested that the proposed time
for its becoming effect1ve-Jan. 1 next
be extended Negotiations to that
end, it was said, seemed to assure an
agreement for passage of the bill and
also for some extension of time to
liquor interests.
Additional time, the president was
said to feel, should be given many in
terests involved in the liquor business
to close up their affairs, including
banks holding bonded warehouse cer-
tificates.
July I, 1919, was the new date sug-
gested
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
BAGS HIS ELEVENTH PLANE
American Alrman Drops Machine In
the Allied Lines.

With the American Armies In
France. Aug. 24.-Lieutenant Putnam
Of the American air forces has downed
his eleventh German airplane. The
pilot and observer were killed. The
machine, Rumpler, fell within the
Allied lines in flames.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
GARFIELD TO REFUSE RAISE
But Minerss Will Secure Better, Work.
ih4 Conditions.

Washington, Aug: 2f-Fuel Admin
istrator Garfeld' will, not approve a
wage increase for coal miners; it was
strongly intimatedl after he, had con-
ferred with: officials of the. United
Mine Workers. He, will, however; put
a stop to, the practice of operators
paying bonuses to- the miners,. through
which sysram they competed among
themselves for, mine labor.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
PATROL. BOATS SINK, DIVER
Rescued! Officer Says His uJ-Boat Tor.
pedoed the Lusltatrla.

Paris. Aug, a. - Patr@a boats re-
Gently attacked an enemy submarine,
which they succeeded in sinking with
IS men of its crew. The officer and
five men were rescued. The officer,
who attempted suicide, declared it was
his submarine which sank the Lusi-
tania and numbers Of other Allied
shSps.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
SUGAR SUPPLY is ADEQUATE

Washington, Aug. 27.-No additional
restrictions on the use of sugar by
householders and the public generally
will be necessary, Food Administrator
Hoover announced, because there is
plenty Of sugar to care for domestic
and Allied wants. provided the pres
ent conservation measure of two
pounds a person monthly are con-
tinued.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
May PLAY WORLDS SERIES
"Wtork or Fight" Rule viii Be Post.
poned to Sent. IS.

"Mork or Fight" Rufe Will Be Post
poned to Sept. IS.
Washington, Aug. "a. - It was
learned officially that Secretary Baker
will recommend to General Crowder
delay in enforcement of the work or
tight" regulations so far as they affect
baseball players who will participate
in the world series to Sept Is in order
that these games may be played
Mr.. Bakers decision was made as
soon as he received a communication
on the subject from the national com.
mission. This, it is understood, con
tanned only the request that the, regula
tions be extended to Sept. Is.
Courier Democrat., 1918-08-29
STORM BREWING IN GERMANY
Noted War Writer Says Peace Party
VIII Soon Control.

SVVII WIFI
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 24.-Cyril
Brown, formerly correspondent in Ber-
lin for the New York World, arrived
here aboard British liner, his first
visit to the United States in five years.
Recently he has been stationed in
Holland.
Mr.. Brown declared It is his belief
that the peace party in Germany will
gain the upper hand in the forthconr>
ing reichstag session and overthrow
the junkers or war party.
Momentous events are impending In
Germany, he declared, and will break
when the reichstag meets.