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Germany Will Have TO Pay.

The decision of the Federal Court
before which proceedings were brought
that the Cunard Go. is not responsible
in damages for the destruction Of the
I.usitania is regarded as Of large i'm
portance. The court held that the officers
Of the boat were not guilty Of negligence
in any manner. and therefore were not
responsible for the loss Of the steamship.
But there is a responsibility. and Il
was clearly defined by the court. That
responsibility rests upon the German
Government. and tho German Govern
mcnt. after the war. Will have to meet it.
Our government. Of itself, Will make no
claims 10 indemnity or to territorial
acquisitions But il will insist that
among the other obligations the Ger
man Government must be compelled 10
assume will be 10 meet every dollar Of loss
included in the dastardly destruction Of
this steamship and the sacrifice Of the
lives Of SO many Of lis passengers, men,
women and children
And in tins manner Germany will he
compelled 70 make at least partial repara-
ton for this great crime Of the century
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
TENTATINEP POLICY IN RUSSIA.

Developments in Russia should serve
to convince European and native critics
Of the cautious, tentatIve-the state
department calls it modest policy
toward that country recently announced
BY the United States government that
boldcr and more comprehensive plan
of action at the outset would bc unwlse
Ii IS essential to proceed with dis
crction. appealing 70 Russian local sovlcts.
10 the peasants and workmcn who are
not fanatically bolshcvlk, lnternatlon-
alist or MarNian socialist Al heart. The
people Of Russia should be afforded
ample opportunity To express their
real sentiments If they show conf
dence in the manlfcStly good intentions
Of America and in the Allies; II they
welcome the small expeditionary force
that brings order and material assistance
without seeking to meddlc with govern
mental affairs, large force will be sent
to help them fight the German invaders
and thus free democratic Russia. If the
people are mislcd into taking a hostile
attitude the small cxpcditlonary force
can bc limited TO the avowed object
and mis>ior-thc rescue Of the Czecho-
Slovak regiments and the facilitating
OF their necessary military movements.
-BinghamtOn Press.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
Now for a Great Army.

The United States Senate. yesterday
afternoon, passed the Man Power Bill,
and before the week comes 10 an end
this important measure for building up a
great army OF the United States will be a
law. Its main and most important pro-
vision is that it aims to draw to the mill
tary service all physically fit men Of the
country between the ages Of is and IS
years
In the draft regulations for our Civil
War. this age limit was established, and
in the consideration Of the pending
measure by Congress its propnety and
efficiency were thoroughly discussed
There were attempts to raise the minimum
age. but they failed, and rightly 50 En-
pericnce has proved that Iusty young
men of Is afford fine materia ior effect
i've fighting.
With this measure in force, the en-
SUNG selective drafts will build up an
army OF tremendous proportions 1t Is
expected it will operate to land IN France,
within wear, an effective fighting force
OF from four to FIVE million men Against
such force Germany is certain 10 go
down in overwhelming defeat We could
send larger force, If necessary. The
Man Power bill spells victory Tor the
Allies. thanks to the tremendous power
and resources of the United States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
CHILDREN S PHYSICAL FITNESS.

The child health organization OF New
York is endeayOring to attract the attention
Of the country to the nations duty Of
preserving the health of the children
Attention has been turned to this subject
by tho draft inspections, which show that
25 OF 80 per cent. o. the young men are
disqualified for service on account Of
physical ability. Much Of this unftness
comes from malnutrltion. In this CON
nection the board furnishes tables showing
what the height and weight of children
should be at certain ages. For instance
a boy Of ten should be 81 il ches high and
weigh y pounds girl Of the sane
age should be "a inches high and weigh
20 pounds Similar figures are gwen
for children Of all ages from 5 10 IS The
idea Of these figures is to inform the
parents b., obtaining he feight aud
weipet of theiI children. whether they
have been sufficiently and mtelligently
fed on not
This is reducing the nutrition of
children TO a scientific scale, but II IS
to be doubted if many parents are patient
and intelligent enough 10 ascertain these
facts Too many 90 upon the idea that
feeding boy all he will eat IS increasing
his strength, and, Of course, they want
their children strong, never thinking
for moment that overfeeding is quite
as disastrous as underfeeding.- OhbState
journal.
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PRESS COMMENT.
THE LUSITANIA CRIME.

The decisions of the United States
Courts in cases involving the application
of the law of nations have always com
manded high respect among the jurists
OF other nations. 1T may be said that
our courts bore "A leading part iii cs-
tablishing the laws of neutrality The
decision of Judge julius NJ. Mayer of
the Federal District Court of New York
holding the Cunard Company blameless
for the loss of the Lusitania and declaring
that the guilt of that crime is Gernanys
alone will take its place beside other
American opinions that have SO notably
contributed to the determination of law
and national practic in this great held
of jurisprudence.
Judge Mayer proceeds from "A lucid
and ordered review of the facts and tho
evidence to a well-reasoned conclusion
He finds it established by evidence that
the Luisitania was a ship Of unimpaired
and unmstakable merchant character.
She was unarmed. she carried no ex
ploslves no munitions that could be
exploded by fire or impact OF collision.
She was in charge OF a competent com
mander, who was skIllful IN the navlga-
ton of his vessel under the orders of his
company and the dictates of his own
experienced judgment She had drawn
near to the coast OF Ireland IN order
that her exact position might Toe de
tcrmined; her speed had been reduced
somewhat, because of Captain Turner 8
wish TO pass through the most dangerous
waters of the voyage, from the entrance
of St Georges To the Liverpool Bar,
IN the darkness of night, and IN order
that he might have favorable tide for
going over the bar without waiting To
pick up n pilot, which would have oc-
casioned dangerous delay. The court,
therefore, finds as fact" that the
Captain. and hence the company, were
not negligent.
The Lusitania was struck while Cap
tain Turner was taking observations to
determine accurately his bearings Tor
pcdocs were discharged against the side
of the vessel without any warning, with
out any opportunity for the passengers
and crew 10 seek safety. The pretence
that tho newspaper advertisement pub
lishcd on tho morning Of May | by the
Imperial German Embassy at Wash
ington constituted a warning Is dismissed
by Judge Mayer as having no bearing
upon the issue other than that the adj
vertiscmcnt served TO emphasize the
necessity for taking all precautions,
which IN fact, wcr taken n y Times
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Good News From the War Fields.

Yesterdays war news was most en-
couraging IL was TO the effect that the
British had practically captured Bapaume,
post of great stragetic I'M
portance, to which the Germans had been
clinging with desperation. From Ba-
paume the Germans had retreated IN
order TO save themselves from invest
ment and capture, being no longer able
10 hold their position.
The French also made a brilliant sue
cess in advancing so closely to Roye and
taking its outposts as TO make their pos
session of this important town an assur-
ance. This action was most thrilling.
The French soldiers crossed river in
water up To their waists, in the face of
CALLING machine gun fire, and drove back
the enemy Royc is no longer I'M secure
of possession the Germans, and is doomed
TO capture.
These successes have a significance
that even the unmilitary mind can com
prehend. They mean that Field Marshal
Foch, the commander-in-chlcf Of the Allies
forces, is continuing his hammerlng
blows without intcrmission, and that
the German armies are given no oppor-
tunity to reform and establish them
selves in any line of defence that promises
even temporary security.
SO much the average mind can compre-
hend What is to follow in the line of
strict military procedure is, of course, a
secret. But we may we'll conclude that
things are going on well with the Allies,
that the Germans are being defeated.
MAY this condition continue, unabatcd,
until the war comes to end with glorious
victory
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
NOT DEMOCRATS.

We intend says Senator Lodge.
TO make the world safe for democracy.
But what exactly do we mean by democ-
racy? If We mean. as we undoubtedly
do. the democracy Of England. France.
Italv and the United States We can all
understand it; but the Bolsheviki mas
Qucrade under the name of democracy
and the Bclsheviki, by a combination
Of trcachery corruption and ignorance.
have reduced Russia to servitude under
Germany and have engendered form
of democracy as dangerous TO the world
as the government OF HohenzollernS
II Is a loose Use Of language To call
the Bolshevlki democrats
Whatever they may pretend TO be,
their course since they came into power
in Russia has demonstrated that they
are anything but democrats. Theirs
is in no seLse democratic government,
but distinct class rule, their own class
alone having any right To govern, all
real democrats associated IN the Bolshevlk
mind with any other class being anatbema
fit only for exploitation, robbery, en-
slavement and assassination by the
Bolsheviki Louisville CourieI-Journal
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the men are quartered NJ the best hotels
and gwen every amusement and comfort
that has been devised for fashionable
Europe.
But the leave-areas, like all Of the other
recreatIona facilities, are not equal %
the demand So far three towns m
the Savoy have been converted 10 the
purpose; but they are barely meeting
present demands, and cannot possibly
meet those Of thefuturc. The probability
- that government appropriations Will
be made TO build new leave-areas IN
the Savoy.
At present, practically all Of the com
forts and recreations which make his
life endurable, are supplied 10 the soldier
by charity. The bits Of candy and boxes
0f cigarettes, the doughnuts and coffee,
which are the only luxIries that mitigate
the hardships Of the trenches, are supplied
by the Y VI &. A and Salvation Army.
These same organizations supply most
of the amuscments and comforts which
make his life in billet "A pleasant one, and
the Y. NJ C. A. arranges and supervlscs
his holiday in the Savoy.
Now the American soldier IN France
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
JUST FOLKS
ALONG THE PATHS O. GLORY.
BY Edgar A. Guest.


Along the paths o glory there are faces
new today.
There ale youthful hearts and sturdy
that have found the westward way.
From the rugged roads o duty they
have turned without a sigh
To minglc with their brothers who were
not afraid to die.
And they're looking back and smiling
at the loved ones left behind,
With the Old Flag flying DER them.
and they're calling Never mind :
"Never mind. oh gentle mothers, that
we shall not come again,
Never mind the years OF absence, never
mind the days of pam,
For we We found the paths o glory
where the flags q freedom fly,
And we've learned the things we died
for are the truths that never die.
Now there's never hurt can harm us.
and the wears will never fade
The memory of the soldiers of the legions
unafraid. "
Along the paths o glory there are faces
new today,
And the Heavenly flags are flying
as they march along the way
For the world Is safe from hatred,
men shall know il at It's best
BY the sacrifice and courage of the boys
who 90 TO rest
Now they've claimed eternal splendor
and they've won eternal youth
And they've Joined the gallant legons
of the men who served the truth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
TOMATOES FATE SETTLED.
Those Yellow Ones Down at Pennington
VIII 20 TO q lannerY.

The special meeting Of food and de
fence council officials which was to have
been held last night in the Hotel du Pont
for the purpose Of disposlng Of a large
acreage Of yellow tomatoes unwittingly
grown by farmers around Pennington,
Kent county, for which apparently there
was no sale, was called of at the hour
appointed for the meeting when Secretary
Of State Everett g. Johnson appeared on
the floor and announced that the entire
output, 10000 baskets, had been sold in
the afternoon 70 Stctson and Ellison,
canners, of Camden, Del
II was largely through the efforts Of
Secretary kilen, Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, that buyer was found for
the tomatoes The farmers bought The
tomato seed from Western dealer rs red
tomato seed and the substitution WAC not
discovered until the fruit began TO rpen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28

is absolutely dependent upon these
charities for every pleasure and comfort
Of life. Unlike the French and British
soldiers. he cannot 90 homo IN few hours
or day at most He Is exiled IN q
strange land ~ stay until the big hght r.
or his part IN its over And, withOuf
relief from the monOtony and strain ~
the thing, hc cannot do his part kecrea-
tIon is as necessary 20 him as food
In view NJ this fact there " growing
feeling that Congress ought 20 prOvide
more literally for this Amusement, 10
stead of leaving II 10 charity, that the
work Of the Commission on Training
Camp Activities should be greatly cz-
tended IN Europe, with adequate apT0-
priations behind it Meantime, the CON-
fort and pleasure ~ the American soldier
abroad are wholly dependent on thr
Y VI &. A and All u thoac other Or
ganizations which are represented ~ the
front They are doing an excellent Tori.
with the funds ~ their disposal
What they need is more money ~ nnec'
the demands Of the millions u men that
will 90 10 Fran &c during the next year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
PROSPECTS OF SEA FIGHT.

Every once in a while the rumor Of the
coming great naval battle that shall
witness the Teutons hazarding their
chances in the war upon the outcome
Of q vast naval battle arises. There may
be such a decision in contemplation by
the Germans But it is not under present
contemplation. The situation with re-
spect to the war upon the land is not so
desperate as to call for a sacrlhcial con
test Of the ships at sea.
Germany may as a last resort undertake
to beat its foes upon the water. II has
the odds fearfully against IT, But this
will be last chance and will be turned
TO az such There is good ground for
argument that such q battle will never
take place. inasmuch as the loss by Ger
many of its fleet automatically would
reduce it 10 the rating of a secondclass
power, and it would not again be per
Tnitted to build big navy On the other
hand should the Allies, when sure oi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
WORDS AND COIN.

If words would swat the raging
foe, and lay swath OF Feutons low,
the war would end tonight. We We
countless lads who elocute the
stuffing from the war lord Teut.
and put his hosts to flight. We've
countless gents who spend their
days inventing epigram anu phrase
and hard boiled metaphor; the way
they roast the Hun IS great, and
ought to jar that Wilhelm skate
but words wont win the war. The
gent who buys some green thrift
stamps brings terror TO the PrlsSlan
camps, far more than windy sharks.
who keep their kopecks III their
pance, but stand erect at every
chance, to make few remarks Dig
up, dig up, before you spiel Dig
up the bone, the buck, the wheei
the kroner and the yen Go down
in your tin savings bank. dig up
the shilling and the frame, dig up the
. IRON mem When you have stripped
the strong box bare. then YOU may
stand and paw the air until the CONS
come home, but talk that lSn
: backed by wealth won interrupt Il
Teuton health, or cleave his crested
dome September comes another
Loan will call for every hard
earned bone that patriots can
raise; and he who buys himself
bond does more to help our boys
beyond, than all the screeching Jays.
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There awss an unusually large supply
of good peaches in the Wilmington mar
kets, yesterday, and prices took such a
fall that ii was possible TO get good fruit
at 81 25 per basket, with baskets deliver
cd at ten cents each to all parts Of the
city This was a most encouraging con
dition when we consider how persistently
prices in the regular street markets are
maintained at high figures, regardless Of
supply
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28

victory, talk about seizinp the German
ships and depriving Germany of navy
as part of the acts Of pence settlement,
the Germans would undoubtedly prefer
To risk the ships in big battle than
ign ominiously see them scquestered by
their foes. A any rate there is no present
prospect of n sea challenge by Germany
Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Christian Scientists.
Cigar umakers' nion
Camp No. ,. T. O. \
Patternmakets League.
Sheridan Post, g. A. Il
Cyrus Temple, l. G. j.
Hope Lodge, | o. O. /.
American Lodge, s OF II
Franklin Circle, B. of ID.
Welcome Lodge |. ). B
Delaware Lodge, ID. @ II.
Champion Lodge, k. of =
Delaware Council, G b l..
Brandvwine Military Band
Usage Tribe, Imp'd @. X. VI
Wilmington Council, c. B. l..
Columbia Lodge, A. O. I. "
Loval Council No. |, ID. of L.
Delaware Council O L 4 NJ
Blue Rock Council. l. O II C.
LAFAYETTE Lodge No ,, X. of Z.
German Beneficial Society No ,.
Star of Bethlehem Lodge | G. L.
Welcome Council Jr. q. t y NJ
Harmony Council, No. [, L. G. 4
Mattahoon Tribe Imp d o r NJ
Washington Camp, No 4, p. o. : \
Evening Star Lodge, No. , o. : OF b.
Naomi Lodge r. D.. No. |, l. O O. I
Wilmington Division, r X ST J d II
William Mckinley Com. q. l. IL. VI. \
Vim Mckinley Gonclave, IL or : " NJ
Local 626, Carpenters and Joiners men.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28

Some Frenchman, four years ago,
said that proof Of German defeat would
be apparent when Germany began to
lie to her people German officials are
now living like pirates about war condi
tions, and there Il no doubt they are
Influenced by the uncring igns Of Ger
man defeat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28

The Hindenburg line will now ha yc 10
be moved back And the prospects are
that the moving back process will be
continued until Berlin is reached unless
absolute German submission should come
before that time This war is beng won
by the Allies, and our country Is the great
deciding factor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28

s There is an intimation Of an increase Of
cent pound in the retail price Of
sugar If possible, the increase should be
deferred at least until the preserving
season comes to a close.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28

Should the BARRIERS become TOO ex-
cessive in their charges for haircut,
they may force return TO the practices
of the "Rolndheads" of England, three
centuries ago, of a close haircut all over
the head. This result could be accomplish
ed without the aid of professional BARRIERS.
And some men really look well with
short cut of hair all over
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
GARBAGE SITUATION BETTER.
Conditions Now Thoroughly in Hand
Board Of Health is Told.

Board Of Health IS Tod.
Frank Jeneries, John T. Clark and
George B Ward were appointed as a
plumbers examining board At a regular
meeting Of the Board of Health yesterday
afternoon Little other than routine
business was transacted by the board
Several complaints concerning unsanitary
conditions in a number Of homes through
out the city we're ordered investigated.
r. Henry Grier. a member Of the board,
in speaking of the garbage question,
stated that the situation was now well
under hand. and that garDage collecting
conditions are better than for some time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28

What a good thing it is to compel
loafers 10 work. Loafers are a curse to a
community, and should be shown no
mercy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28

The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
III be inaugurated on September Is.
A nd that it will be as great a success as
the Others1s not doubted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
MarshaIIton G. o. r. Meeting

Republicans of the First district of
Mill Creek hundred will meet in the
Knights Of Pythias Hall at Marshallton
tonight
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ruE REST BILLErs

When hls two week do cone to an end,
the soldier goes INTO billet Billet IS
village perhaps twenty miles behnd the
lines, where the soldiers are quartered
III houses. and fed at the regular army
mess There are daily formations and
drills, but the men have most OF their
time to themselves. There are y NJ.
G. A huts with their books and games;
probably there are movies, and perhaps
a singer; a series Of baseball games Is
organized Most of the soldiers are
comfortably quartcred, some of them IN
Chatealx, some IN barns and stables
some IN the houses of the peasant
They can buy light wines and beers from
the people, and abundant tobacco and
candy. In word, hfe IN bullet. to
man who has Just emerged from the dirt
and te,llum and STRAIN Of the trenches,
IS something very desirable and pleasant
Once IN four months, Sammy gets a
week Of leave at one of the resort towns
= che Savoy. There IS not space here
TO describe the life Of these places, where
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-28
Don't Let a Child
Be Constipated

WheE fruits and vegetables
won't remove the cause of
constipation, COLEPS. the
purely vegetable laxative tab
lets, will give prompt and
gentle relief. They will do
more, as they are corrective in
stimulating the organs to per-
form their own functions
naturally.
COLEPS are not habit-form-
ing. One tablet daily for
few days win probably restore
a child to clock-work regular
ity and good health.
All Druggists
I0c and CSC Bores
G.. w. Fort Co. Phiindeiphia
Mfrs o. NfNSErS for Indigestion
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NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswold, Kenton
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Lepsic, Brenford, and Their Vcinities.
TOWNSEND.
Scarcity of Coal Causes Rise of Cord
Wood to 5000 Cord

Scarcity of Coal Causes Rise of Cord
Wood to $500 Cord
Townsend, Jan. 5. The high prices
being offered for stove wood, due to
the coal situation has resulted in many
farmers engaging in cutting and SELL
ing much of their wood supply during
the present cold spell. Robert Boards
ley on Friday, shipped carload of
cord wood to a Middletown dealer, re-
ceiving Sc a cord for it on the car.
The ice harvest is now on in full
force and reports from the various
ponds are that ice Is inches in thick
ness is being cut. The difficulty in
harvesting is shortage of labor and it
has been impossible to secure work
ing force to harvest maximum sup
ply. While prices for the season have
not been fixed as yet. ice dealers ad-
nit that the shortage of labor and the
increased cost will probably mean an
advance in prices.
Rev. Warren Burr has begun his
revival meetings at Blackbird anC
they will continue until further no
tice.
Personals. W. Hart Scott returned
to Hampton, Va, after spending the
past week with his parents, w. A.
VanDyke, of Salem, N. j., G. Ralpl
VanDyke, of near MiddletOwn, How
ard S. VanDyke and family, of Allan
tic City, visited their parents, Geo
VanDyke and family last week. Al
bert Watts and family, of Cecilton
are visiting Lemuel Shockley and fam
lily this week. Finley visite
his mother Mrs. Emma Finley the pas
week end.