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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-27
LANE ExPoUNDs MEANING OF
PRESIDENTS VISIT ABROAD

Annapolis.-Commenting on Presi-
dent Wilson's trip Secretary Lane
said:
Il have seen criticisms OF the
president. and so have you. for going
across the water at this time. The
spirit which animates him in going
lis the spirit OF the new day. It is
the spirit Of giving youth andto your
neighbor.
1T is the spirit that would make
this war the end OF wars.
The. man who stands as the rep
resentative OF the foremost democracy
OF the world goes to Europe not that
he may march down the Champs-Ely.
see, not that he may receive the
plaudtis Of the French multitudes. But
he goes to Europe as the champion or
american ideals because he wants to
that out Of this war comes some.
worth while. He would have
derelict, he would have been neg
:, he would have been false to his
onscience and false to our idea
II he had not stood in Paris
n as the champion OF that prin.
ich we love and those institu-
ch we hope to see spread
We world.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-27
GLASS MAKES REQUEST OF
CHARITABLE AGENCIES

Misunderstanding OF Treasury
Glass In statement requested chart
table organizations seeking funds by
public subscription to refrain from
making any suggestion to the public
that they will accept Liberty bonds or
war savings stamps unless they intend
TO use those securities as endowment
funds to be held for permanent in.
vestment.
Mr. Glass said that in appealing
for Liberty bonds and war savings
stamps the organizations seemed to
overlook the fact that so long as the
government must sell additional se.
curities the taking of bonds of pre-
vious issues by charitable organiza.
lions and the subsequent resale OF
such bonds on the open market has a
tendency to depress the price.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-27

r. PLANS PROPOSAL 1Ds|NK
'o|NG SLOWLY ENEMYWAR SHIPS
60 mar THE AMERICAN PEACE DELEGATES
,st ARE WILL RESIST ANY PROJECT
IT, FOR DISTRIBUTION
TASK ENGLAND AGREES TO PLAN
te Into Great Idea In the Proposition 10 the
xoon Avoidance Of pissenslon Among
the Several Nations
AMERICAN PEACE DELEGATES
WILL RESIST ANY PROJECT
FOR DISTRIBUTION
ENGLAND AGREES TO PLAN
Great Idea In the Proposition 10 the
Avoidance Of Dlssenslon Among
the Several Nations.

Parls.-The American delegates to
the peace congress have resolved to
advocate the sinking Of THE surrender.
cd enemy warships and resist any
proposition to distribute them on the
basis Of naval losses. This announce.
ment Is made by those In close touch
with the American representatives,
who, It is added, feel that such po-
sition would result in avoiding dissen-
sion and materially support President
Wilson's declaration that the war was
not based on aggression or the acquisi-
tion Of property.
England through Sir Eric Geddes.
first lord Of the admiralty, had pre-
viously acquiesced in the American
plan to destroy the captured or sur
rendered warships, and 1t is declared
will continue to support the United
States, -~AAtsA ~
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-27
SENATOR ovERMAN FIGHTS
CHILD LABOR AMENDMENTS

Washington.-Senator Overman at
tackled the child labor amendment to
the revenue bill in the senate. He en-
phasized the argument that the amend
ment Is not to raise revenue, but to use
the taxing power ito nulIify an opinion
OF the supreme court in which it
states that the act 1.-THE Child Labor
law) was unconstitutional"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-27
NOR DAVIS PREaENTs
sEoENTIALs TO KING

? w. Davis. the new
ssadoy to Great Brit
Is credentials to King
ingham palace. Mr..
panied to the palace
9 Louchlin and Mill
ight.
and his staff drove
royal carriages sent
he ambassador was
.hur Walsh, master
le king.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-30
BAKER TELLS OF ANnER|CA'S
 STUPEND0uS WAR PREPARATI0N

In the tollowing article, reprinted from the Los Angeles Times of Jan nary 2s, Secretary of War Baker lays hare to the understn ndirg the mighty war preparations in which the United states is engaged preparatory to talk ing her place in the colossal strug- ale across the seas.
 The article is an almost complete verbatim copy of the testimony given by the War secretary before the Senate Committee on Military Affairs follow ing the attacks on the Administrative and War Department methods of con- ducting the war by Senator's Stone, Chamberlain and others and is q com plete refutation of the charges of in- efficiency made against the War De partment. The reply of MT. Baker is reproduced exactly as it was given to tho large outside dailies on the day he made answer to the critics of the Department. Owing to its great length the article will run through several is- sues of this paper.
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-30
Continued from yesterday)


 At the outset the idea was that we would be financial and industrial assistance to our allies during the year assistance to our allies during the year 1918 and l think l probably can read from the Metropolitan Magazine for August d suggestion which will show what the current expectation of this country was. The editor of the Met ropolitan Magazine was protesting against what he believed to be the in- tention of the government at that time"
 Here Senator Weeks interrupted to ask If that was the magazine of which Theodore Roosevelt is associate editor Secretary Baker replied that Mr Roosevelt was a contributing editor and continued:
 This magazine came out in August 1917, and the editorial says:
 "'Since 1t is our war, we want to put everything into it so as to finish it in the shortest possible time, so that the world may be restored. To our mind the whole plan of the War De- partment has been favored with de- sire to hold off uatil the Allies finish the war for us
 You see, the editor was dealing with what he supposed to be the in- tention of the War Department at that time, that we were holding off so far as actual military operations were con cerned and letting the Allies do the fighting.
 What he says we should have done and ask your particular attention to it, is this:
 We should have strained every en- ergy to have gotten from 50,0o0 to l0o,- 900 men in France this year
 That is, the year 1917. l tell no secret, but it is perfectly well known to everybody in this group that we have far exceeded what in August 1917, was regarded as a program so Ideal that the editor of this magazine refers to it as a thing which we ought to have strained every nerve in a vain but hopeless effort to accomplish
 In response to a question by Chair man Chamberlain, the Secretary said the United States did not have more than the minimum number of men in France in August 1917. He continue v
 And then the editor goes on:
 By next year, 1918 we could have 0o0O0 men to send over, or any part of 500. .o11 men which VIC could ship
 Now instead of having 5o0OO O. 100 900 men ill France in 1917, We have many more men than that in France and instead of having a half million men who we could ship to France il we could find any way to do 1t in lslS we will have more than one-half mil' lion in France early in 1915 ana we have available, if the transportation facilities are available to us, and tH' prospect IS not unpromising. one an( one.half million who in 1913 can o' shipped to France"
 Senator Weeks asked whether tho Secretary knew who wrote the editor ial. and Mir Baker said he thought was attributed to Mir. Wiggin, the cdi tor in chief.
 Why" asked Chairman ChamDer
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-30

hopefulncss that had never been in them before.
 "Of course they welcomed the Brit. iSh, but their need wns not so great when the British went. Of course they welcomed the British, but there were ties between them and us which there had not been between them and the
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-30

British, and so when our troops went there was an instant and spontaneous rise In the morale of the French, but an equally instant and spontaneous in sistance that these soldiers who came from America should continue to come in an unbroken stream.
 Continued Monday)
The Nome daily nugget., 1918-03-30
THE WARS REcoMPENsE

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Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
CHAUTAUOUA HERE JUNE l2.l4

The dates for the sessions OF the
Radcliffe Chautauqua to be held in
Milford are Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday. June 18th, 18th and 14th.
Wake Up. America" is the slogan
which will run through the entire
| program of this effort through Chau-
/ tauqua to arouse the people.
More than two millions Of Amer
ica's young men will soon be over
there" ready 10 make the supreme
sacrifice 10 maintain the free institu-
tions OF this land Of yours and mine.
II they fail over there, Democracy
will be wiped out over here.
Il is the sole business Of the humid
red millions of men. women and chill
rem over here to work together so the
boys over there cannot fail.
Do you know what they are fight
ing for?
Do you know what the result Will
be if they win-if they lose?
Do you know what your government
expects you to do in this emergency? ?
Do you know what you and and
every other American ought to do.
and what we have TO do to win this
war?
To answer your questions, to bring
to you, right where you live the story
OF the Great War. as it has been told
by the President of the United States,
the members of his Cabinet, and the
heads Of the war activities. at confer
ences recently held with our Field
and Platform representatives here in
Washington. this is the mission of the
Radcliffe ChautauQua in the year
1918.
In this hour when our nation is
fighting for its life. the Chautauqua
must be the place where every Amer
lean in your community will come to
pledge anew his devotion TO Flag and
Country; the place where he may
learn what his country wants him to
do and how to do it.
The Chautauqua must leave in its
wake a flaming torch Of patriotism
that will illuminate the path OF duty
so that none may fail to find it and
that will leave no shadow to conceal
an alien foe nor to bide a traitor
native born.
The big vital appeal blazing in the
armament of America today is:
Speed up the forces of production.
Eliminate waste of materials, time
and money.
Get together and pull together to
save civilization.
The Chautauqua's business in the
year 1918 is to Wake Up America
The complete program for the three
day session Of the ChautauQua will |
appear in these columns next week.
c. D. Abbott is president OF the |
local committee in charge Of the /
and as all the proceeds |
over and above the actual expenses
will be turned over to the Red Cross, !
there is not a doubt but that the af- |
fair will be a financial success, as |
well as otherwise.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31

The total, S2,129,21794, will even be
greater yet when the very last reports
from the corners Of the state are
turned in.
Not only is the large amount cred
table. but the total number Of sub
scribers. 53.490 shows the patriotism
of the state at large and also the wide
spreading work Of the team workers.
The champion banner for the larg-
est amount Of money collected during
the entire campaign goes to team No.
2. Of which P. S. DUPONT is captain.
The amount raised was S1.047. .144.S0.
For the largest number Of subscrip-
tions the banner goes to team No. /,
of which Miss Emily Bissell is cap
tain. The number was 12.425.
The workers who went out into the
rural sections from the town of Mil
ford were more than impressed with
the manner in which the farmers re-
sponded to the call for funds. On
Saturday evening the young ladies of
the Red Cross collected approximate
ly one hundred dollars on the streets
OF Milford during the course of
meeting held on the streets. The two
Airedale puppies given by Clarence
Cubbage to be auctioned of for the
Red Cross sold for $40. 90 each.
Some Of the plants in Milford show
records where each and every EN-
plOyee of the plant gave to the fund.
The Vinyard and Abbott shipyards
both have 1000 records in this re-
spect. while at the McLaurey ship
yards every workman but one gave.
The school children contributed
much to the success of the drive, and
a considerable sum of money was re-
allied by the children with their
strips Of dimes"
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
KEEP STREETS CLEAN.

If people are permitted to scatter
shavings. waste paper trash Of any
kind, or sweep dirt and refuse from
the cutters into the centre of the
streets of Milford. we will always
have dirty and unsightly streets; and
any other town or community per-
mitting this will have the same un-
tidy thOroughfares. We call upon
the authorities, those who were elect
ed to care for the public affairs, to
see that the police enforce the ord
inances and compel farmers, as we'll
as those who reside in the town linn
its, to prevent the scattering Of shaw
ings, and other litter over the streets
of the town. The pea Gamers go Ov-
er the streets and clean them up af-
ter each weeks work is over, and
others must be compelled to do this
or prevent the disfiguring Of the
streets. Stop women from sweeping
dirt into the centre of the streets
Everybody keep clean in front Of their
own property.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
MILFORD GRANGE.

The last regular meeting in May
has long been held in honor Of the
local G.. A. r. Post. and this custom
was once again observed on last Sat
urday.
AS a society the Grange considers
1t an honor to have these old patriots
as its guests, and was glad to have so
many members of the post present.
An interesting program was pre-
sented. The little folks we're repre-
sented by the two small children Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisher and
Hester Bunstein.
Milford High School is fortunate in
having several students with cOnsid-
erable oratorical ability. and they
have helped very willingly on several
occasions. Fred Ireland and Horace
Num- gave excellent patriotic address
es and Paul Revere's Ride" was fine
~ recited by Robert Pierce.
A. B. Peet gave an account OF re-
cent visit to Gettysburg, which was
greatly enjoyed by the old soldiers.
several Of whom participated in the
battle.
The musical program was much en-
posed Of Messrs. Griffith. Ireland.
Peet and Jones. rendered several Sc
lections having a special appeal for
the soldiers.
Miss Emma Jones and Ezra Ben
nett rendered fine solos. and Mrs.
Welcome read a very interesting let
ter from Major Lank.
The Grange service flag was dedi-
Gated by Rev. Stephenson in a fine
talk. paying tribute to the soldiers
of the soil, who are helping to keep
the other soldiers on the defense line.
Rev. Bunstein closed the services.
after which a social hour concluded
a delightful afternoon.
The first field meeting will be held
on Saturday, June 1st, al the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisher, on the
road.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
PARKER ARRESTED IN CHESTER

Last Monday the police of Chester.
Pa. arrested William Parker. a we'll
known individual in Milford. who is
credited with bringing or sending
large shipments Of liquor into Della
ware, and who was with the autOmO-
bile party arrested in Milford last
winter. who had AZ quarts with them;
but Parker was permitted to escape
by the police at that time. The State
detective, Mccoy, from Wilmington,
had Parker held awaiting requisition
papers. This man. through the reg
ular channels used for such purposes,
is charged with operating against the
liquor laws OF Delaware. At the
March term of the Court Of General
Sessions for Sussex County. George
Faithful and William Harris. alleged
partners of Parker. were sentenced to
one years Imprisonment on similar
charge.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
6S KENT COUNTY men
DEPART FOR CAMP DIX
A Contingent Lett Dover Saturday
Morning, and Joined Others Co
Ing From Wilmington.

The following Kent County regis
trants left Dover last Saturday morn
ing for Camp Dix. Wrightstown, n.
j., Joining the other State contingent
at Wilmington:
Smyrna-John Restein. John Boyd
Mood, Walter Bishop Knots, Jr., An
drew McFann, John Bayard Inman,
Howard Elijah Davis. Isaiah Leon
Reed. Clark Mensh Knots, Jacob
Brown. Olin B. Clampirt.
Clayton-C. b. Clayville. Vernon
C. Graham. Harry Lodge Stewart.
Kenton-Alexander Henry Powell.
Hartly-Myrtle Johnson.
Dover-George Hopkins Jester. vii
liam Honey. Jr.. Oscar Berry, Caesar
Rodney COmegys, Timothy Crowley,
Stephen Poor. Harry Miller, William
A. EllingswOrth. James E. Reed, El-
mer Lofand. Harvey C. Ennis, Lee
Charles Shelter. Clarence H. Lesage,
James ] COvingtOn.
Leipsic-George H. Marshall, Har-
ry Hall, Harvey Rawley.
Little Creek-Charles Woodley, Jo-
seph X. Little.
Wyoming Begeal. Roy Edgar
Keller, John T. Marker. Jr.
Camden-Lester Z. Grant.
Rising Sun-John Reed Williams.
Canterbury-Linford A. Thomas
Petersburg Herbert william An
tonic.
Felton-ElwOod voshell, Robert
Edge.
Frederica-Lester P. Hudson, Will
liam D. Harrington.
Bowers-William King Young, Geo.
Walter Flack. John Watson Tribbitt.
Harrington-Harry Morris, WilmOt
Smith Wood, Lawrence NJ. Adams,
Riley. Elmer A. Smith, Benja-
min W. Emory. John Erb Becker.
William Emory. Walter 7. Wright,
John c. Gregg, Frank P. Hampton.
Roland Legates.
Farmington-Cla 1 Vincent.
Milford-Millard H. Passwater.
Ernest Tharp Harrington, Walter ROs
,oe Daniels. Thomas LOthard Cotton.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
THOs. SIMPSONS FIELD INJURED

At or near Slaughter Beach Thomas
Simpson owns a large tract OF land,
which extends from the bayshore for
more than two miles inland. This
farm is devoted to cattle growing and
farming in growing grain. This sea-
son a new enemy has developed to
injure his crops, in the form of what
appears to be a large species Of the
ant family. They are found in col
onies of probably an acre in extent,
and they apparently have cut off the
growing and tender young corn and
dragged it down into their burrows
under the corn hills, for the purpose
of making their beds. as investigation
shows the corn there. They have
destroyed several acres in a forty
acre field already for Mr.. Simpson
who is at loss as to how to combat
this enemy
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
HAVE SEEN THE CAPITOL.

Having spent three days in the ma
tional capitol. the graduating class OF
Georgetown High School, eight in
number. returned to their homes in
Georgetown last Sunday evening.
They were under the chaperOneage Of
Miss Mary Houston, as instructor of
the school Seldom has any school
delegation been the recipient of so
much attention in Washington. On
Thursday afternoon they we're receiv-
ed by Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall, and on Friday morning, by spe-
cial permit, were escorted through
the White House, which has been
closed to visitors since the outbreak
of the war. During their stay auto
mobiles were placed at the disposal
Of the Delawareans by Senator Sauls-
bury and Representative Polk Of their
home state.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
PERSONAL MENTIONS

Mrs Ella Hall is visiting friends
in Milford this week.
Miss Laura Cole is spending a few
days with her mother.
DR.. and Mrs. S. NJ. D. Marshall
are spending a few days in Philadel-
phia.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. sammons
spent Sunday with Major Lank, at
Camp Dix.
Mrs. George Grier. who has been
in the Jefferson Hospital for several
weeks, has returned home.
W. N and Miss Helen Ryan motor
ed to Smyrna on Sunday where they
spent the day with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover c. Marvel,
Of South Milford. are receiving con-
on the arrival OF a son,
Grover C. Jr., who arrived on May
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Poynter left on
for Dover. where they will
make their future home. Mr.. Poynter
was formerly employed in the ChrOn-
icle Office.
Mrs. George H. Prettyman and
niece, Miss Ida Harrington, Of Mil.
ford, have returned from a visit OF
two weeks with her niece Mrs. George
Of Providence. R. I.
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
PLEA FOR LICENSE
FOR The GUNNERS
Sportsman Says It is Not Only
Desirable But Also Highly
Beneficial.

Many persons" said a prominent
sportsman the other day. believe that
the Legislature made a mistake when
it repealed the resident hunters Ii
cense law three years ago.
The license law is a tax on the
gunners for their own benefit, so that
they may have funds to protest their
game and to increase il. Almost every
man who shoots is willing to pay
dollar or two if he has reason to be-
lieve he will get better shooting as
a result. The proposition is similar
TO the btsis on which shooting clubs
are organized, only the state takes
the dues and uses them for purposes
desired by the spOrtsmen.
In States having a hunters license
law. for example. when they have a
hard winter. the game commission
looks after the quail and is generally
successful in carrying over a stock of
seed birds when none would other
wise survive for the next shooting
season. All over the United States
spOrtsmen have learned that they
must have money to protect and in
crease their game. and there are to-
day only four states in the union that
do not have a resident hunters Ii
cense law. while all the settled por-
tiOns of Canada impose a similar tax.
There is no place in the United
States or Canada today including
Delaware. where a nonresident can
hunt without a license. The signif-
canoe of this fact is that game is
growing scarce everywhere, A few
years ago there were many places
rr-h fro en
out paying a dollar. So many people
came in TO hunt, however that in self
defense the sections not having the
license we're obliged to pass nOn-res-
ident shooting laws. These states
and provinces then found that they
could not enforce their nonresident
laws with any degree Of success with |
out having a resident license as well. |
II John Smith, who is hunting in
Kent County, claims he came from
Wilmington. it takes q lot Of time and |
trouble to prove he is a Philadelphia |
man. and the result is that the out
slider often hunts in the state without /
taking out license.
When however, everyone who guns 1
except perhaps the farmer when /
hunting on his own land, is Obliged to /
show a license, the Philadelphia man .
can no longer claim to be a citizen OF /
the State Of Delaware. because when |
he takes out his license he must /
swear to the fact of his residence and .
no one wants to commit the crime OF
perjury.
III A states in these United States
are satisfied with results obtained un-
der a hunters license law" said the
the sportsman in conclusion. 1t
seems to me that this is pretty good
evidence that the law has brought the
5portsmen the result they want Del
aware did not try the law long enough
% give it a fair chance. Let us have
he law again and l am satisfied that
N a few years results will speak for
themselves. If we don't get the law
n the near future. a good deal Of our
game will be gone, never to return"
Milford chronicle., 1918-05-31
VISITORS TO CAMP Blk.

L. n. Hearn, who was accompanied
by his mother, Mrs Mary Windsor,
and Miss Stidham. have returned
from a delightful motor trip to Phil
adelphia, Camp Dix, Valley Forge,
and surrounding towns. They had
a very interesting visit at Camp Dix,
where Major Lank entertained the
party at a six o'clock dinner. after
wards motoring around the canton
ment with them. pointing out and ex-
planning the different points Of inter
est. They saw and talked with a
number Of the Milford and George
town boys. who we're looking fine and
happy, although some had their over
sea equipment and expected soon to
sail for over there. Major Lank and
Captain Cannon are doing all in their
power for the comfort and welfare
of their boys.