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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
TAKING NO CHANCES.
James Patched Goes TO Workhouse
Till He Entrans for Military Camp.

"Patchell YOU arc going INTO the army
on or about July % But until then
YOU are going into the Workhousc, under
sentence of three months, from which
YOU will be automatically released as YOU
march to the railway station on your
way to camp
That 5 how Judge Churchnan, III
Municipal Court this morning, disposed
OF the case of James Patched Young
man before the court for further hearing
on the charge of non-support OF his wife
and three children
Patched, ii appears, after registration,
went before his local board, and, because
he was the sole support OF has family,
was put in one of the doWn-the-line de-
ferred classes Then he declined TO
support Mrs Patched and the children
and went So far. II Is said. as to declare
he wouldn t provide for them unless made
TO do so Mrs Patchell set the law
trailing her recalcitrant husbands heels
and he was picked up and hailed before
Judge Churchman Then his care was
turned over to the local board for revision.
The result was decision to put Pat
chell back in the 4 class which means
that he goes into the army as soon as
called This will be about July p, but
Judge Churchman had no intention Of
letting him be at large during the period
of waiting and decided the workhouse
should shelter him until his departure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
FARMS FOR :. VETS.
Secretary Lane viii Distribute $4,000, 900
Acres Among Returned Soldiers.

PittShurR. JULY An American sol
dier who returns from France would get
his choice Of return TO the life he led
prior 10 entering the army or farm
planned out of the $4,000 900 acres Of
land owned and untouched by the | nitcd
States Government If plans of Secretary
of the Interior Franklin X Lane are
adopted
The secretary in an address before the
Pittsburg Chamber Of Commerce today
outlined the plan, and sand it would be
possible if the Government will appro-
pirate s., 600. 600 TO carry out the project.
The soldier farmers would have forty
wears in which to pay for whatever finan-
eng Is necessary, the Secretary said
In reference 10 the war against Ger
many, Secretary Lane said: We are
making war with all our might. The
men who are going over and, oh, 50
anxious to 90, are making the great sac
rifce They know also what they are
sacrificing We all know IT, That's the
great spirit today Cur people are living
and fighting for something better than
life itself something that represents
liberty and Justice
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
MORE NAVY RECRUITERS.
Large Number of Applicants Makes
Increase in Office Force
Necessary.

That the new draft registration has
given added stimulus 10 recruiting. es-
pccially in the Navy. IN which newly
registered man may enlist by procuring
n letter of release from his loeal board
was shown this morning hv the Tact that
two morp men were added ia the tnref.
of the local Navy recruiting station
making four NOW nj the oiice 10 take
care of the would-hc ndfnirals who flock
Ia the office every day To apply Tor enlist
mcni The twu new men mr. Incl 6tn
ncr Mate II llprtach and toXswain l..
II Ilnkle, both from the Philadelphia
onicp
The following men we're accepted for
enlist mont AT tic ofiice during The current
week and were sent To Philadelphia for
strvico this morning:
sherman / Hutchinson St0i2 Walnut
street, apprentice seaman Joseph Roy
bold Ncw Castle Del, fireman. third
class. John " Steele. Elkton. Nd az
prentice seaman Howard Price. COS
North Van lBuron street Yeoman second
class harlos " Neaeer. Nolant In
apprentice seaman. John I Kelley. li0f
hlrkwood street apprentice Seaman
William L Louder. Dover. Del apprentice
| seaman Edward " Jackson. Dover, Del
| apprentice seaman Otto | Long. VI :
lyio apartments. Wilmington hospital
apprentice. loln l. Ta1ior To- Inst
Tout street shipwrigfd John Roger
Trenton \ ! apprentice seanan, Harry
T. Disharno Salisbury. Md hospital
NJ irrutlc saaran Jam $ II IToldswor h
10 East Elfth stre0 blkcr IIerbcri "
Hopkins. 100 West Third street. ap-
proaf,cr seaman Charles & Watson 10
Inst smith street rPpr ,ntica seaman
Curl NJ. Jones Middletewn Del AZ
prentice scarn9n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
USES RAD ENGLISH.
80 Hugh Walters Had 10 PAY the Penalty
in Court To-day.

Hugh Walters VIZ huel $40, N the
CITY Court TODAY. for di= ,rderlv conduct
lust night ~ the ncirhbarhood II Fifth
and French streets Harry blunt. tho
prosecuting witness. sald Walters used
language to two women mot III for dog
10 hear He also declared Walters to bc
So bad an nctor when IN liquor thnt he
the witncsS dldut care IL handle him
The case Of Janfrs Hawkins, charged
with breach of the peace was continued
until TUESDAY lie Is held merely ON a
technical charge, the real aim Of which
IS 10 get HIM before doctors for eyamlna-
tlon ~ 10 his sanity
Tho ease of Agnes Qualcy, accused Of
Keeping disordegll house ~ 336 { aHpel
street fell fiat there helng only ono witness
produced bv the State. Agnes WtS SET free
John Gibbons. arraigned on charge Of
assault and battery upon one frank
Brcstip, won continuance until Mon
dav. because hr sid he wanted chance To
consult with his 81 Ter regarding his ease
He was held in sloQ bail 80 Vas Brcstin.
as = witness
Lew Carpenter colored Was accused
by l.consrd Warner, also colarcd, OF point
ny a pistol Warner saia he found ar
peuter wearing a cham he had lost and got
II from HIM. Carpenter wanted 8 III
for IT. Later, he said, Carpenter came 10
his house and demanded the money which
Warner SAID he refused t. pay. Then he
declared Carpenter drew = revolver
pointed 1t At hlm and threatened -
drop HIN He was held under $500 bail
for General Sessions
James J. Wright pleading guilty To
charge OF non-supnort, was ordered To
pay $40 for his family support
Clarence Briggs, colored, pleading guilty
to attacking Ellsworth Till, also colored,
with the butt-end OF pitchfork, vas
fined SO
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
TUUR1Ii AT CECIIT0N.
Prof sydney =. Handy Of II. John :
Cen ,cc Nakes Stirring Address.

special Correspondence, Of Every Evening
toril.on. Nd .Iut t. The nation 5
birthday was most ttlIngiy c".rs rated
here on tie Fourth ~ hr ZION NJ tliodist
Episcopal Church aud the Red Cross of
tins town Tire ideal weather brought
hundreds ID the exercises, which were
held on Coppagc : lawn m the afternoon
and evening
The most interesting attraction nf the
day was a deeply inspiring. patriotic adj
dress at 3 clock 10y Prof Sydney )
Handy. head 81 the Department OF Eng
Iish at II John College Annapolis, Md
Prof Handys stirring message on Why
This War Is the Greatest War IN History
was delivered 10 an eager and apprccIatIvc
audience of nearly Thousand people
Prof Handy also read war poem
IN the evening exercises The Pageant
81 Liberty was pleas'ngly rendered by a
cast of about 40 young people Of the com
munlty The play represented the dIt-
fcrcnt periods Of American national life,
from the landing of the Pilgrims TO the
present
The solos by Miss fessio Gunkel Of
Warwick were much appreciated. as was
the pleasing music by the Elkton Cornet
Pand
Rev I.anh Prcttyman. pastor Of the
church was chairman of the exercises
Mrs George Padlcy chairman Of the
Red Cross. accepted for that organization
an honor flag. gwen 10 the First district
Of Cecil county for oversuEscrIElng It's
quota in The third Liberty Loan campaign.
The flag was presented to the Red Cross
BY the Liberty Loan committee Of the
First district and is il he possession OF all
the Red Cross organizations of the First
district
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
CHECK SHIP WORKERS
EXEMPTIONS ABU't
Protection Of Men Will be
Maintained. Says General
CrOwder's Aid.
nv Associated Press 20 rvery Evening

nv hssocia'ed Press 80 Every Evening
Philadelphia. July 8 NcrIhcalon of
the report hat tho abuse Of emergency
feet exemptions fnr drafted men Is 80 hc
stopped was gwen hv Lieut. tol J ;.
Easthv SmIth of Provost Marshal General
Crowdcr office TODAY
He returned from Washington. where
he had been SINCE TUESDAY night. and sud
the emergency hcct list had caused much
concern owing 10 the number Of men hold
ing such exemption cards lie sud
Tho shipyurd employees must be pro-
tcrtcd 50 long rs the paramount neccs-
sItN for producing ships continues hut
many abuses have been and are being
committed. and the new amendments viii
hc (or the pr~po~c % correcting these
abuses. uni DESTROYING the protection
III IS hoped ;ho nov work or fight
regulation will drive many men from non
productive occupations INTO the ship
wards and other essential lndust tSssand
that mans men outside the draft aga. or
now IN deferred cle~cs Will take the
places Of fghuue mcn Of cl.s~ enc nov
on ;b, fleet list
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
AMERICANS GALLANT
SOLDIERS, HA|G
Capture of Hamel Splendid Vic
tory British Field Marshal
Declares.

London. July G Field Marshal llaig
commander Chief OF the British forces
in France and Belgium has sent the
following telegram Of commentator To
the Fourth Army III recognition oi Its
successes on the Amiens front July 4
Officer Commanding Fourth ARMY:
Please convey 10 Lieutenant General
Sir John Monash and the ranks of his
command, including the tanks and the de
tachmcnts Of American troops my warm
congratulations on !he success which at
tended operations carried ont Thursday
morning and on the skill and gallantry
W IT. which they were conducted.
The number ot prisoners captured ~
Thursdays operation on the Sommc. and
in the subsequent German counter attacks
now exceeds 800 Including forty officers,
according to an official statement issued
10y the War Office last night, which adds
Except for some hostile artillery ac-
tivity in the region of the Scherpcnbcrg
scout hwcst OF lprcs, there - nothing of
special lntcrpst 10 report
During the last week of the Entente
Allies on the western front have taken
more than 1000 prisoners \ series of
minor operations also resulted IN their
! g;lnIug POSSESSION of several important
strategic points, lntl,ctinE heavy losses
on the oncmV and obtaining valuable
information ~ g. hls nrnJoCts Tor the
immediate future
Another satisfactory feature of the last
week operations was The work of 'he
AIllrs IN The air Great damag, was lone
Nv the aytators - German comm,Inica
ton and cnnccntranohs nf men and ma
tcral behind the Ines The superiority
~ the Entente mir Gvhtora n shown hv
tho tact that during no laet week. on the
British front alon, Ia German airplancs
Ncro downcd while only thlr'v-slS british
machino~ are missing
The British military reports Cor tho
week pay hlgh tribute to the work
tho Americans M NauN and on The
Sommo declaring The american soldiers
have shown the highest lighting qualities.
while ,hrlr staff work hnS hccu excellent
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
When A. 5. Talley Appeared in City
Court for 25th Time.

Alfred S Talley and Walter Draper
were prisoners in City Court today on the
charge of trespassing on Philadelphia K
Reading Railway property. Talley's face
was quite familiar TO Judge Churchman,
who remarked as he footed up Talley'
record, Why, Talley, you're we'll known
among us here This Is your 18th appear
ance" Talley had no reply to make. He
and Draper were fined 50 and costs.
Marshall Butler, colored, caught sleep
ing in a wagon stored on Philadelphia &
Reading property, early tins morning,
WAS fined So and costs Marshall made
an effort to get away on he strength of
a plea that he had been sick and had
lain down in the wagon, thinking to rest
a while before going to work. But it
didn't go.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
100 TO $50 DROWN
Continued from page :

"The whole thing was over in an in
slant. | was in the cafe Of the boat
when the shock came. ] knew that We
had struck submerged log and | heard
my brother cry out. Everybody up
stairs The crowd rushed for the upper
decks. | rushed 10 the engine room to
notify the engineers
"On my return | saw my wife running
ahead of me up the companionway. !
followed. and just ~ | got to the second
deck, the boat listed to the lee side, and
sank quickly. ! saw my wife thrown
overheard into the water | grabbed at
her skirt, but IT slipped from my fingers.
Then the boat WAS plunged in total
darkness | ran for life preservcr and got
TO the upper deck in time tn help the
women and children escape IN the life
boats
AT that time the water was mp TO
the st1ternoms immediately below the
pilot house on one side and up To the
base of the pilot house on the listed side.
fILors WIFE SAVES HUSBAND.
Dell Sivley. the pilot off watch at the
time of the accident. was asleep IN his
stateroom His wife in charge OF the
lunch counter, rushed to her husband 5
room and awakened him They reached
the deck. grabbed life prcservers, jumped
overheard and were saved
Mrs Herman Mehl, wife Of the captain,
was bleeding from wound on the side
of the head, when she told of the accident
Il was on the dance floor deck ut the
time" she said 1T was all over before
YOU could say skat When the boat listed
something must have struck me on tho
head | came to IN the water and grab
bed hand rail on the boat. just hal
sense enough to pull myself in and get a
life prcservcr Holding on with one hand
10 the boat and the other to the prcserver,
| kept ahoat until some men pulled me
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
TRUCK RAMS SHOP
Continued on page q

fivc-vcar-old boy who hives AT 2l3 Madison
street. The big machine promptly knock
cd him down End kept on its way. huttlng
the front Of the o'Iiara establishment
INSIDE was Mrs Rifles French o{ 6la
West Second street. making n purchas"
Bang came the machine md mmrdl
atcly thereafter came something else
nothing less than liuck ster Dugan g
horse. which had bccn standing close 10
where the truck began its charging
|, charged too. and wAs tho caUac at tn"
second big hang that alarmed Mrs
French She had q hahy IN her arms
but she was mighty scared woman Who
wouldn't he. when first hiR automoh'lo
brewery truck starts 80 como into 2
butcher shop after Won. and then some
hodvs horse follows suit"
50 she did what any frightened women
would do under the circumstances she
lcapcd over the counter ana tried - take
refuge AZ Tar away from the charging
elements as possible And then ~ the
confusion IF things tumhhnR around q
lot of rolls Of wrapping paper fell upon
her
When The smoke of battle cleared away
and rcscurug bands had eliminated the
truck from the damage 4 had done to
inc trNnf ~ tho shop ana ENtF0 me morse
INTO 4 mood 81 decent respect for itself
and the world Mrs French and the
Mitchell lad wcrc taken to tho office Of
Dr Roll. az Second aud Monroe streets.
and gwen treatment later bong taken
home
Court Officer NcDanncn who hap
pcncd ia he ~ tho nclGhhnrAood At The
anne saw ne crowd Investigated ana put
Truck-drivcr krauso under arrest he
Was Slated for . hearing before Judge
Chur.hnan thus morrtnR ia CltN Cur
out the case 0cnt over until ucVt Friday.
IN order IT, III ccrt41n tho lad world nc
a. le 10 appear The technical charge
o.r.lt,st Nr,i,s.. i assa1-It md hnttnrN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
CALLS TREATY ROBBERY.
Socialist Deputy is Warned in Reichstag
To Moderate His Protests.

Amsterdam, July \ bitter attack
on the German peace With Rumania and
mllitarsm was made in the debate in the
Reichstag Thursday, by DIR. Cohn III
dependent Socialist, according to the
Rheinische Westealische Zeitung OF Essen.
we reject the Rumanian treaty" he
said Like the Jkrainian treaty, 1t will
not produce a real peace The Rumanian
Jews still lack rights. This treaty is
nothing but bartering for petroleum and
railways.
The treaty is nothing but disguised,
perhaps undisguised, robbery Here
the president called upon DR. Coin to
observe moderation in his remarks
After further criticisms. DIR. Cohn ex-
claimed.
Unless milltarism is overcome We
cannot obtain lasting peace
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
WITNESS NON EST.
So He Was Ordered Arrested on the
Charge of Contempt Of Court

Mike keough. arralgncd IN the City
Court today, as beggar changed his
plea Of not guilty % guilty and SAID he .
retreat from town if the court would give
HIM ms liberty one Oswald Mcpherson
was called to explain why be had brought
about Mikes arrest but proved not to
be in court A rule was ordered to issue
upon Mcpherson for nm TO show cause
why he shouldn be found guilty Of
contempt Of court The rub Is rcturnable
Monday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
FAILED TO APPEAR.
So Richard Falls Found Himself in
Peck of Trouble.

Richard Fails faced City Court today
on two charges drunkenness and con
tempt Richard took too much on the
glorious Fourth, got arrested and then
found friend who bailcd him out of the
police station. not of the drunk where
upon Richard failed to turn up yesterday
morning for hearing as per agreement upon
release This constituted his contempt
lie told the court lac had gone 10 sleep
on getting home and dldn t awake until
the officers came to get hun Tor his failure
TO appear Igis dcinqucnce cost hIm -
III fine Another dollar was added on the
drunkenness rhATge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
Government Wants Labor.

The demand for laborcrs Of all kinds
has never been So great ia Wilmington as
IT Is to day. Any man that really desires
work, no matter what his qualifications
may obtain the same The nited States
Employment Service has standing order
Of over two thousand jobs waiting to be
filled, about equally divided between
skilled and unsbilled labor An order
was placed with the local branch II Sixth
and King streets yesterday, for one
hundred unskllled laborers at 30 cents
per hour, the highest price yet offered in
this vicinity
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
Meadow Land Sold BY Sheriff.

Four ceres Of meadow land abutting
the road leading from Wilmington to
New Castle, seized as property Of John
G. McCabe and Martha A McCnbe,
surviving mortgagors, and Washington
n Ralston, administrator de bonis non
Of Richard Darragh. deceased mortgagor,
were offered at sheriff sale todny. Char
les Warner Smith, attorney bought the
property fer $1,000 George W Smith
served as auctionecr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
DISCRETION 81 SPECIFIED.
An Effort Being Made 10 Locate Missing
Dclaw are Soldiers.

Notice wa~ received ~ the local arnN
recruiting station this morning 81 the
supposed de~crii,n Of Earl ) Smith and
Charles = Adams both 81 Wilmington.
smith was private ~ "nparN {.
fiftv-urth Pioneer Infantry. nuW station
ed ~ Camp DIN - enlisted IN tbs clty
ON June - l4l7. ami is sand to have de
serted on June - 1915
Adams enlisted on March II. 1915,
and was q member OF the Medical DIVISION
OF the First Pioneer Infantry lie Is sad
to- have deserted on June Is 1918, from
Camp Wad9Worth : c. where his reg
lmcnt is stationed Ills home was in
Grccnvile
James l.. Whcatley and James "
Wilson were accepted for the Medical
Corps and STANLEY Phillips was accepted
for the cavalry at the army recruiting
office this morning All three are vii
mingtonlanS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
VITAL STATISTIC.

Tarlcs 7 CahlIl ercre'arv VI the Board
II Health bas issued the foi'ns1nV report
~ ,Y,,l -tat,stIcs for Tho current week
Tho number ~ births roDorced during
he wool, was 81. AZ cqmnarsd with -
reported during he corresponding wecN
last ycar.
rhc number ~ Marriages reported
tataled 80. Gl we're reported during the
-amc week of 1917
The total number If deaths f0r ne
,rcck v.as IS The nurnber reported
durfpr thc CORRESPONDING veck ~ 1917
wac 27
Tho ca.es ~ transmissabie diseases
rcported his week we're is follows. scarlet
fever, measles, =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
Registration Officers Excused

Timothy Steele Of New Castle, appoint
cd bv Governor Townsend registrar for
the Second election district Of Newcastle
count. and Harlan Chambers Il
Robertson Park appointed registrar
for the Sixth election district, have been
excused because they are Of military
draft age. Governor Townsend will ap-
point their successors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
POWDER PuFFS.

An attractive story, unpublished from
one Of their house organs by i. !. du
Pont de Ncmours q Co, bas just been
issued in separate form There IS no
telling what It's fate may be At the hands
Of the indcxefs, for its title, Powder
Puffs, is liable to land it under the classi-
fication Of Toilet Secrets" in more than
one library; while as q matter Of fact
it tells the tale Of girls success in ex-
plotting agricultural dynamite methods
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
WEDDINGS.
FIANat5AN-FRA

Mr. and Mrs James 7 Frazier Of
FELTON, announce the marriage of their
daughter. RoScllc To William Watkins
Flanagan. formerly Of Charlottesville,
Virginia but nov Of this city, Oh June Is,
al Washington, d G. After July ; Mir
and Mrs Flanagan vii! be At home at Sl4
West Eighth street Wilmington Mr.
Flanagan Is connected with the Technical
Division Of the Atlas Powder Co
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKETS
Rv Associated Press 20 Every Evening

~ Associated Press 20 livery hYenlhs
Cbir..ro .ulv Is. Hogs receipts 1000;
r,,arlke. : "a lOc higher than yesterday
,nostl, Toe higher BULK 81 sales 1856 a
n IO- butchers 1915 a II 90: packing
l6T0 i f6 Is light 1875 4 l-.t5. rough
$50 a 1000, pigs 1000 sl6-35.
Cattia -aoeints 500. compared with 3
,,s,E / o., sts.r- above $40 So steady cattle
al ;ncs 1,a,ght ana at,elity close lower
-. 80 ..-tlp 4 u Toe lower best and
I'm ator.,rrs and feeders ana veal
calves - 10 soc over quotations un-
changed from Friday
- III, lo-,bs ana light earrings - 10
N, 49, sb..an STRONG "a higher snj n
,~,,r,.,'.5 5en,arJ r.ota,ious unchanged
from. Fri4a&
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
Bows in Trouble.

Leroy Miller Gallon Pierce, Erby
Pierce and Harry Hall are out on $500
bail each awaiting the action Of the
grand jury The young men, whose
ages range from Is to 3 years were
alleged to have stolen $500 while at
Brandywine Springs Park last Monday,
and were arrested by Detectives Riley
and kempski They were given a hear
ing before Magistrate Barnet Gluckman
last night, at which time they were held
under $500 bail each for Court Of General
Sessions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
Held Under New Dry" Law.

Harry Hall colored, was arragned be-
fore Magistrate ellis. yesterday, on q
charge OF violating the new dry law
He was alleged to have carried qaanti-
ties Of liquor from this city into rural
New Castle county, which is now dry !
territory He was held under $500 bail
to await the action Of the grand jury.