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PUSHING THE LIBERTY LOAN

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Middletowu April IA meeting of
tho Womcns 5 Liberty Loan Committee
az rural New Castle county was held YES
ter,Iav afternoon Mrs Henry Ridgelv
of Dover. State chairman Of the women $
committees: Mrs Howard A. Pool. char
man Of the rural New Castle onm-
mittec. and Richard Willing al philadel-
phla were present, together with tho char
mon Of the different hundreds
Mrs. Pool presided The meeting
sang one verse ot The Star-Spangied
Banner Mrs ! Frank Davis of Dover
sang What Arc Nou Going to Do 10
Helm the BOYS and The Long. Long
Trail
Mr. Willing made an interesting adj
dress explaining all about the bonds
and urging the people to buy them
Mrs RIdgclv told of tho meeting Of the
executive committee IN Dover. and out
lined the plans for the work Of the month.
Mrs Pool called upon each oi the hun
dred chaIrmcn for reports Of their work,
and all reported excellent progress IN the
organization OF their hundreds
Mrs Clarence + Pool Of Macdonough
reported for - Georges hundred. Miss
Anna Ellison OF Summit Bridge for Pen
cadcr. Mrs Lewis r. Ellason for New
Castle. Mrs J. r Miles Of Hockcssin
for Mil Creek. Mrs DAISY Johnson Of
Townsend for AppoQuinmlnk. Mrs. Vii
hem | Revhold oi Delaware City for
Rcd Lion Miss Winifrcd J Robinson of
Newark who reported Richardfor Mrs
WhlttlnCham OF White Claw Creek
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NEWS Of A DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Active Work in Behalf of Liberty
Loan at Delaware City and
MiddletoWn.
SUSSEX MAY GET NEW JAIL
Newark School Board is Put to
Trouble in Securing Teachers
for Schools.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evonins

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark. April f. Considerable trouble
aa~ been experienced by Principal Robert
kochlcr of the local schools and the
Board Of Education, during the past few
weeks. in getting sufficient teachers to
keep all grades going. Pupils of the eighth
grammar grade have hccu out of school
most of the time for tho past two weeks,
because of there being no teacher for that
Grade The former teacher left several
weeks ago. when her parents moved 10
Lancaster. Ia The sixth grade also IS
without i teacher, hccausc OF the illness Of
Miss Cloud and there Is now a vacancy
IN the high school. Miss Boyer, teacher Of
English and history. having resigned TO
accept position in Washington.
The board, st a special meeting, Tues
day night. worked out q plan TO keep All
grades gong until the close of the school
vear Miss Wright will take the sixth
grade until Miss Cloud returns, and the
Noman's College has agreed that students
of that institution may do the depart
mental work i'll the high school Tor tho re-
rnaindcr of the term.
Mr.. hochler WAS authorized Ia secure a
teacher for the eighth grade and expects
10 get one clthcr IN New York or BaltI-
moro by Monday
There have been II teachers IN tho local
public schools this year, but next year It
will bC necessary ~ have - teachers TO
properly carry on the work
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DELAWARE CITY.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Delaware City. April miss Lucy
jackson has returned 10 her home here
after spending some time IN Trenton \. J.
The regular monthly meeting Of tho
Delaware City Volunteer Fire Co. viii be
held Monday. April 5, at O'Clock y. IN.
\ number of Young people from this
town attended the dance III Chesapeake
City. Tuesday night.
The recent warm weather has made the
shad IN the river quite plentiful. Fisher
men arc reporting large catches for tho
time of the wear
Lieutenant Harris Samonisky has re-
turned 10 Camp Ice. Petersburg Va, after
spending few DAYS here with his parents.
\ dance Will he held in the engine house
tomorrow evening for the benefit OF the
public school piano fund
r & Warner has returned after n
business trip to Fort Salisbury. near Mil
ford
The new Y VI C. A. building At Fort
du Pont IS expected 10 open its doors 10
the enlisted men on Monday next.
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BOOMING LOAN CAMPAIGN.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, April An elaborate parade
Is being arranged by the women of Newark
and White Clay Creek hundred Interested
in the Liberty Loan campaign, for next
Saturday afternoon. The committee has
arranged for at least two bands All the
local school children will join in the parade.
Another feature of the local Liberty
Loan campaign is the essay contest for
prizes by students of Delaware and the
Women's College. A public-sprited citi-
zen has offered cash prizes for the win
ners. The essay, which is TO be from 300
to 500 words will be on the subject: "Why
! Should Buy Liberty Bond?" and the
contest will be decided at ] o'clock in the
afternoon Of April 9. There viii be three
prizes for the winners at each college
first, $50; second, SIS, and third, $40
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PARS0N FELL FROM GRACE.

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Middletown April AT 3 hearing
before Magistrate Stevens. last evening,
Frank l. 1atman "a farmer living near
Macdonough. was fined So and costs
on charge Of operating his automobile
while he was intoNicated Tatnan was
arrested here by Chief Hilyard
II the same hearing, Andrew Runner,
a coiored Baptist preacher Of Warwick.
Md. was fined S. for being drunk The
parSon had visited Wilmington 10 re-
plenIsh his supply Of liquor, and on has
arrival here on an afternoon train be-
came befuddIed while at the station. and
was not able TO find his way off he rail-
road premises lie was taken in charge
10y Chief Hillyard, and locked up to give
him chance to get his brain clear
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
BOOKS FOR FIGHTERS.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, April 4.--Residents of Newark
and vicinity are responding fairly Literally
with books for Uncle sam s soldiers and
sailors In answer to the call for several
weeks ago for books TO be sent TO the
various camps, 42S volumes have been
left at the Delaware College Library DIR.
W. owen Sypherd. who is in charge of the
work here, viii forward these books TO the
state library Commission at Dover, from
where they viii be sent to points desig-
mated by the government.
DR. Sypherd is anxious that the public
understand the campaign for books Is
still on, and those having any they desire
TO give may leave them at the college
library.
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NEWS OF SEAFORD.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Seaford, April 4--Mrs Robert Coul-
bourn has returned home after spending
several weeks with her husband, Captain
Robert Coulbourn, master Of the schooner
I'd c. Baird, which is taking on a cargo
Of coal at Newport News, Va, for South
America.
William Outten Of Wilmington is spend
ing few days IN town.
Walter Wallace, who has been Ill for
the past week, Is verysmuch better and
will be out in few days.
Martin Warrington, who for the past
year has been assistant express agent Of
this place, has been promoted to agent at
Clayton, and left here this week to as
sumo his new duties Lewis Isaacs Of
uear town is filling the vacancy.
Norman Outten Of Wilmington spent
the first Of the week here with his parents
Mir and Mrs Horace Outtcn
Mrs G. NJ Deshields Of Cambridge,
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MILFORD NEWS NOTES.
special Correspondence Of Every Evenin

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Milford, April w Vauea Grier has
returned 10 tho University Of pcnnsyl-
vanIa after spending Easter with his
parents here.
Mrs. Edith Cropper and daughter,
Miss Grace Croppcr, have returned 10
their home IN Asbury Park, N. j., after
visiting A. w. Powell and family.
Ell X. Sharp, who WINS visiting his
daughter Mrs :. NJ Truitt, has returned
20 his home in loves
After spending tho winter with her
sister, Mrs. + iIurlock, in Phlaelel-
phla, Mrs. NJ G. Bradley has returned TO
her home in Milford
Miss Clara Prettynan has resumed her
studies at Dobbs Ferry, N v, after
spending the Faster vacation with her
parents, MIR and Mrs Charles g. Pretty
man, IN Milford
Mrs Nina IIail left on Tuesday for
Fort Gordon, Chamblee, Ga, where she
will take M her duties as trained nurse.
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HARLEM OIL CAPSULES
If YOUR BACK ACHES

Do you feel tired and worn out7"
Arc you nervous and irritable Don't
sleep we'll at night Have "drngged
out "unrested feeling when you get up in
the morning Dizzy spells 2 Bilious
Bad taste In the mouth, backache, pain
or soreness 10 the IONS and abdomen z,
severe distress when urinating, bloody
cloudy urine or sediment Z All these
indicate gravel or stone IN the bladder.
or TINT tho poisonous microbes, which
are always ia your system, have attacked
your kidncya
Oil Capsules Immediately The oil soaks
gently into tho walls and lining n the
Kidneys. and the little poisonous animal
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LIBERTY LOAN PARADE.
Special Correspondence of Every Evenir

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Delaware City, April An cnthusi-
astic meeting was held In engine house.
Tuesday night. to formulate plans for the
big parade which will bc held here, tins
evening, to stimulate interest IN the
Third Liberty Loan. William Ball was
chosen marshall of the parade and CO.
mittce of five-George Bright, X. l..
Cofer. Frank Irons. Charles Bowen and
Howard Money-was appointed To assist
him 4 special feature of the parade will
be the band and two companies OF soldiers
from Fort du Pont.
The Delaware City Volunteer Fire Co,
the local Red Cross Chapter the lodges of
this town and the American Mechanics
Of 81. Georges, and the school children
also will form in line. The school children
will sing American and French patriotic
airs. under the direction of Miss Minnie
Armstrong, principal of the local public
schools
The parade will form at the postotiicc
and march 90 First street, thence TO Wash
lngton. to Fifth, 10 Clinton, and end at
tho engine house There speeches will hc
made by Daniel O. Hastings and other
prominent speakers. The Fort du Pont
Band will furnish music at the hall
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germs, which arc causing No nnamma-
tlon, are Immediately attackrd and cbsscd
o'it ~ your ayaiorn without inconvenience
or pam
DO not delay a minute. Cio IN your
druggist and iDgist, on hia supplying ypu
~lth bOz u f,old Medal ifaarlem Oll
Capsules In ~ hours you vii ierl
renewed health and vigor After you have
cured yourself cDnilnile n take one or
two capsules each day ~ ~ n keep r.
ilrat-clasa condition. and ward N Tho
danger ri Future attacks Money re-
funded y they do mt help yol Ask
for the original imported Gold Medal
brand, and thus bc SIRE n getting che
genuine
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SUSSEX LEVY COURT.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evoni

speciaI Correspondence of Every Evoning
Georgetown, April The Sn4aeS
county court, Tuesday afternoon. np-
pointed bridgctendora nj the following
salaries; Laurel, ] H. Crockett, S2i5,
Bethel, James Il. Robinson, 5000, Sen
ford, John II. Lingo. $40 Drawbridge,
Mrs Sarah A. Lockernnn. $40; Lewca,
T.. l. Myers. sol: Rehoboth Beach
James 4 Mastcn, SliI. Woodland Ferry
Solomon Dean, $40
County Engineer Hawkins was author
lzcd To establish ferry Mt Cedar Greek,
for the accommodation Of the people who
live on the east side Of the stream, the
bridge bring out Of service
Judge Conrad was authorized 10 pirr-
chase nj a cost not 10 exceed $3.50 "a feet
of steel shelves for his law library at the
Court House
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
NEW JAIL FOR SUSSEX.

Spc,-iai Correspondents Of Evcry Evening
Georgetown. tpril { The first steps
towards getting a new jail building here
were made ri the meeting of the Levy
Court. Tuesday, when the Pauly .lail
building CO V.t~ authorized 10 draw plans
and specifications for building for the
accommodation Of forty prisoners, at n
cost not 10 exceed $50
The new building. If erected this wear,
Mill hc built at the almshopIse farm.
,botu two and half miles from town, At
boast that Is the idea n this time There IS
l.n On the statutes authorizing the sale
- he present building, which mav hc
.ionc and The proceeds applied TO the CON
structIon Of a new building
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
SUSSEX MARRIAGES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, April 4-Marriagcs OF
Sussex folks have taken place recently as
follows
March Is, at Dover, by Rev " r.
Mowbray. Raymond e Lank and Laura
+ Moore, both of Milton; March 27, at
Lincoln City. by Rev j. II. Gardner.
Miles T. Mills and Sarah T. Bennett,
both Of Cedar Creek hundred March % !,
at Georgetown NJ. z. parsonage, by Rev.
II. III. Carroll, L. I. Dickerson and Elsie
Clendaniel Cedar Creek hundred
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
SOLDIER TAXES A WIFE.

~pcciai Correspondence Of Every Evening
Laurel. AprI Miss Clara Wheatley
Rovcc daughter of tormcr state Senator
u. Harley Bovcc. and J Paul Hastings,
~on OF James " Hastings oi near Sea-
tnrd were quietly married. tuesday
evening Al the Baptist parsonage in Del
mar. bv Rev \ b Francis The proom
belongs "a the L. = ARMY being located
at Camp Gordon, Atlanta Ga aud oh
tanned a furlough t. come home and get
married lie Will return "a The training
camp on Friday. accompanied by Mrs
Hastings. who will remain short time.
Before her marriage Mrs Hastings was
one OF the teachers IN | mon school. near
hcrr Her place has been taken for the
rest Of the term by her slstcr-ln-law,
Mrs David # Bovcc
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GOES TO RED BANK.
Special Correspondence Of Every Even

Claymont, April i-Mrs. Harry Roberts,
Jr. stopped over for day lsat week TO
sec her parents. Rev md Mr, J Gibgnn
Can't She waa ON her way to Rcd Bank,
n. j.. 90 join her husband, Lieutenant
Harry Roberts, Jr. of the Signal Aviation
Service, who has been ordered from
San Antonio 10 Rcd Bank
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Kent county Jail, m default Of 1900
bnil for the coming April term n Court ~
General Sessions, Tor non-suppOrt.
Detective fIlrd algo has appfehcDdei
Loc Stevens, colOrcd, Of KentOn, who 81
wanted for rnurderous a1sault on Luther
Boyer, nlso oolOrod, NJ near Kenton.
Stevens was held ia Sl 900 bail, IN ,lefnuit
Of which be ~ IN the Kent county jail.
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Md, is spending some time here with her
sister, Mrs. Harry Phillips.
Last evening in Gregg's NJ. Il. Church,
Blades, Miss Clara Thompson, eldest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Thomp-
son of near town, and Wallace Knowles
of Blades were married, by the pastor,
r. Ward Mills. The altar was beauti-
fully decorated with flowers Charles T..
Van Locr of Seaford played the wedding
march
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Ladies' Aid Meets.

The Ladies Aid Society ~ Olivet
Presbyterian Church will hold q regular
monthly meeting NJ the homo of Mrs
J. 7 Robinson, 0l5 South Broome
street, this evening
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OFFENDERS CAPTURED.
llpeeinI Correrrondeunee 81 Ersr rvruinr

Dover, April 4Richard H. Bostic ~
Dover, who, il IL alleged, waa about 10
marry woman at Mt HOLLY, N. j., and
who hos wife and three children living
here, was apprehendcd by State Detective
r. s.. tfurd Of tins town and lodged m The
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04
housewares :.

No for houSelDcs III eUery aeedge Gssor
bought 1duanGgeolst hence at decided savings
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-04

Solid oak golden oak
finish. Wire shelves.
One piece seamless por-
celain lining. Size 81
lns wide. Is inS. deep
and IA inches high.
Evening star., 1918-07-21

mo, left the hotel. She's been gonA
about half an hour. The young u
who. came with her has gone out. TOO.
but we expect her back"
'4You do? And what took the older
woman away? What excuse did she.
give. and where has she gone?"
cannot tell you where she has
gone. She left after receiving tele-
phone message from some one in
ing extremely distressed. said that
she had had bad news and must go
at once. I made out her bill and, at
her request, that OF the young lady.
whom she said would be called tpr by
These bills she paid; after that she
left the hotel on foot. carrying her
own bag. The young lady has not re-
turned"
Enough. The young lady is dead.
A plain clothes man will be with you
shortly from headquarters. Meanwhile
keep your eyes and ears open. II a
message comes for either Nine.
Duclos or Miss Willetts. notify me
party at all hazards. That's all; no
time to talk.
And now Gryce entered the room.
He was accompanied by an inspector.
This was welcome addition to their
force. Coroner Price greeted him with
cordiality:
You've come in good time. inspec-
tor. The death of this young girl
struck down by an arrow shot by an
unknown hand from the opposite side
of the building bids fair to make q
greater call on your resources than on
mine. The woman VINO appears to
have acted as companion to Miss will
let's has fed the hotel where they
both took rooms Immediately upon
leaving the steamer. Either she has
heard Of the accident which has oc-
CURED 'here-and II SO. how?--or she's
but carrying out some deep-laid plan
which it is highly important for US
to know. 1t looks now like premed-
itated crime"
with this Englishman involvedT'
II doubt that; seriously doubt that
don't you Gryce? A more subtle
head than his planned this arrange
crime"
Eyes; there can be little doubt about
that Shall set the boys to work, In
spector? This Frenchwoman' must be
found"
AT once---a general alarm. You can
get description OF her from the clerk
at the Universal She must not be al
lowed to leave town."
Mr.. GIyce sat down before the tele-
phone. Coroner Price proceeded to ac-
quaint the inspector with such de-
tails Of the affair as were now known.
The curator moved restlessly about
Gloom had settled upon the museum.
On only one face WAS there smile to
be seen, but that was heavenly one,
irradiating the countenance OF her
who had passed from the lesser to the
larger world with the Joy of earth still
warmth In her innocent heart.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
BOOK n.-MR. <.
CHAPTER VIII.
On the s:arch.

1t was late in the afternoon. The
inspectors Office had hummed for
hours with messages and reports. and
the lull which had finally come seemed
grateful to him. With relaxed brow
and a fresh cigar, he sat in quiet con-
temptation Of the facts brought out by
the afternoons inquiries. He was on
the point of dismissing even these
from hts mind, when the door opened.
and Gryce came in.
Instantly his responsibilities re-
turned upon him in full force. He did
not wait for the expected report, but
questioned the detective at, once.
''You have been to the hotel" he
said. pointing out chair into which
the old man dropped with a sigh as
eloquent of anxiety as of fatigue.
What more did you learn there?"
VERY little. No message has come;
no persons called. For them and for
us these two women, Nine. Duclos and
quantity. Their baggage, which ar
rived while was there, supplied the
only information was able to OBJ
80, Their aSa1v.s,:s baggage! But that should
ut may II you think best to 60
through It. 1t is not heavy trunk
for each, besides the one they brought
with them from the steamer. From
the pastors to be seen on them, they
have come from, the Continental hotel,
Paris, by way OF the Ritz, London. At
this latter place their stay was short.
This is proved by the fact that only
Ritz label. And this trunk was the
one found in their room at the Uni
versal.. From 1t Miss Willetts had
taken the dress she wore to the mu-
scum scum. -. Her S other ,e, clothes-I ,I1, mean
disorder on the bed and chairs.
should say that they had been tossed
about by a careless II not hasty hand,
while 1 ths s. trunk-
"stood open on the noor."
STOOD open?"
."Yes, I went through 1t. of course"
And found nothing2"
Nothing to help us today; No LETT
little trifies (bought in Paris. by the
way). and one little book"
"A name in it?"
"Yes-Angeline: and one line Of
put it back where i found IL when
We know more. 1t may help us to find
And is that all?' ,...,
almost, but not quite. The young
table"
"Well?"
empty. Everything had been tum.
bled out--turned upside down and the
contents scattered. / looked them
carefully over. Nothing, positively
nothing, but what you would be likely
to fnd in any young girls travelling
bag. There's but one conclusion to be
drawn" ,t
And what is that? -.
That all these things, sunn as they
were, had been pushed hastily about
after being emptied out on the table.
That was not the young girl5 work"
Mime. Duclos'!"
"You'vs ata 1t. She was In sarch
Evening star., 1918-07-21
What He Learned.
A NOVELIST WAS knockInr tns q, !

A NOVELIST was knocking the mod-
ern drama.
= once wrote play myself" he
said. After two. years work ON =
l submitted 1t to a manager. The
manager said 1t was full Of promise.
but totally lacking in technique. He
advised mo to visit the theater as
siduously for a month or two, and
learn all could. VA n
ran across him a month later
Well, my boy ne said, have
you been studying the theater, as I
Yes said I. I have
learned anything?' he asked.
.,.Wen.' said, I've learned one
."GoodP said the manager. What's
1--WE learned, said, that I'm
about the only man alive who isn't
able to get poor play put ON &
Evening star., 1918-07-21
The Only Peace for Germany.

"CERMANY." said a senator. talks
lot Of arrogant nonsense about
her peace. the German peace; but in
the end there will be only one peace
for Germany, and that lie the peace
of defeat. reN }
ITO Germany the peace table looks
beautifully spread with colonies and
indemnities and Atlantic ports. but
in the end she will be like the man
who said to his guest:
.''Will you have little Of this
cold veal. Or -
Here the man looked round the
table hurriedly-'or notT" ~