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Evening journal., 1918-05-09
million
BUDGET Increase
City Council, However, Balks,
as il Would Mean Tax
Rate of $2.7O
RAISE FOR SCHOOLS
AND CITY BUILDING

Having fixed last night as a time for
conferences with the Public Building
Commission and the Board OF Eduoa-
ton on their proposed budgets for the
coming year. members Of City Council
in committee OF the whole last night
discussed tho financial condition OF
those two departments. The Council
men during that time heard pleas from
various officials, all OF whom urged in
creases in the budgets for the various
departments.
Il was evident at the conference that
Council would be unable to grant the
requests being made by all departments,
and that if-would be necessary for the
budgets to be revised Il was stated
that the amount OF money asked for this
year is close 70 one million dollars more
than was allowed last year. and II the
requests were granted in fun IL would
be necessary 20 TX the tax rate for the
ensuing year at $40 on the 500 OF as
sessment. This with the county tax
rate Of 65 cents, Il Is believed, would
cause a vigorous protest from the tax
payers Of Wilmington,
Councilman James w. Robertson.
chairman OF the finance committee.
made it plain that every item men
toned on the various budgets would
be investigated by the finance commit
tee OF Council and he questioned at
length each OF those who spoke in be-
CONTINUED on Page Thirteen)
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Local Y.M.C.A. CHIEF
TO WORK IN ARMY
P. M. Colbert to Spend
Three Months at
Camp Mills
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Is GRANTED HIM

Having been granted leave OF ab-
sence for three months 10 engage in
Y. NJ. C. a. work among the soldiers in
the csntonments, Philip NJ. Colbert, gen
oral secretary OF the Wilmington Young
Mems Christian Association, left the
city this morning for Camp Mills, Long
Island, where he will have full charge
Of the Y. NJ C. A. work in that canton
ment. with the title OF camp general
secretary.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has ten units al
Camp Mills, employing the time OF be
tween flfty and sixty secretaries, and
Mr.. Colbert will head the Y. NJ. C. A.
organization Of the entire cautonment.
Frank p. Mitchell, religious work
secretary Of the local association, has
been appointed by the board OF direo-
tors. as acting secretary during Mr.. Col
bert's absence.
NJ. C Davies. one Of the Y NJ. c. A.
secretaries from Camp Lee, Va, arrived
in Wilmington yesterday and will be
on duty at the local association during
the summer.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
DON'TDISCUSS RUMORS.
OF WAR CASUALTIES

some OF tho Delaware soldiers IN
France have written home warning
their parents OF q new German propa-
ganda- They say that the Germans are
setting hold Of all the names and sd-
dresses OF American soldiers In France
that they can manage 10 obtain. and are
then writing TO the homes OF these
men, saying that they have been killed.
wounded, or taken prisoner. Their idea
Is TO iniure the morale Of the people in
America by causing distress to rela-
lives OF soldiers.
The boys write their folks not 10 be-
lieve anything about them that Is not
In their own handwriting, unless u
comes directly and officially from the
War Department. Casualty rumors care
lessly spread about a community can
cause deep and entirely unnecessary
worry 10 relatives, and have done so In
this city during the past week.
The persons NnO have suffered by
such rlumors have asked The Evening
Journal TO request people not 70 repeat
stories Of death OF injury TO local boys
unless they know 70 from the family
Or oflcial sources.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
BURY MRS. CAUSEY AT
MILFORD TOMORROW

The funeral OF Mrs. Anna Watson
Causey, widow OF former Congressman
John w. Causey, Of Milford. who died
on Tuesday night, Will be held tomor-
row afternoon at i3O O'Clock, with ser
vices and interment at Milford. Mrs.
Causey lived at the Delaware Apart
ments. in this city. She died at the
Delaware Hospital, where she had been
a patient Tor several weeks.
Mrs. Causey was the daughter OF
Bethule Watson, Of Milford, who in
his day was prominent In business and
social circles in lower Delaware. Her
mother, Ruth Thsrpe Watson, was a
daughter Of Ex-Governor Tharpe. Mrs.
Causey was a sister OF the late Hon.
William T. Watson, who was Speaker
OF the State senate at the time Of the
death OF Governor Josiah Marvel, and
who automatically succeeded him as
chief executive OF Delaware She was
married 10 John w. Causey shortly after
the expiration OF Mr. Causey's term in
Congress. Mrs. tausey had been a
widow several years, and for much OF
that period she made her home In Viii
mington Mrs. Charles Harrington, of
DoveS and Mrs. Charles Heisler. Of Mil
ford, are sisters.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
Delaware CITY
TO ROUND UP
WORKSLACKERS
Rawlings, Negro, First Man
is Arrested Under Council
of Defense Act
CIT Police ALSO
LIST MANY IDLERS

wHilam Rawiing. Negro. aged s2
years, and unmarried. Of Delaware
City, is the nrst to be arrested under
the recent act Of the Legislature Great
Ing the State Council OF Defense
Rawiing was sentenced TO sixty days
Imprisonment In the wOrkhouse By
Mayor w, NJ. Householder, Of Della
ware City, this morning, and was
brought % this city by Constable Frank
Lyon, who Is a Juror In attendance at
the present term Of the Court OF Cen
erai Sessions.
Hawllng was taken to the police sta
ton and was kept there until early this
afternoon when he was removed to the
vvorkhouse 20 serve his sentence. Ac-
cordlng 20 Mayor Householder, Rawling
was charged with drunkenness and re-
fuslng TO work and had been drunk, ao-
cordlng to the authorities Of Delaware
City. since the big storm OF several
weeks ago.
The Negro is a native Of Delaware
CITY In sentencing him, Mayor House
holder told him that he wanted him
kept 10 iaii until after July 4 when
delaware CITY would become dry tsrri-
tory
Mayor Householder intmated that
sthers who refused to work IN thst sec
ton would be summarily dealt with.
There are about lf'een men who loiter
about the town desoting their time be-
tween the saloons and the wharves.
Just when the provisions Of the re-
cent act viii be invoked against the
non-producers In this section Of the
county Is unknown, but the local police
department some time ago took cen
nis Of those who are known 70 be idlers
and the list was tsbulated by the de-
psrtment. Since that was done one OF
two non-producers who had been ar
rested frequently as vagrants have beer
sentenced 10 the workhouse as such
among them being George Luke, who Is
now serving a ten days sentence or
such q charge.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
WAGE RAISE FOR R. R. MEN WHO
GET LESS THAN $3.50 MONTHLY

whether the new schedules amounting
10 increases Of nearly s30000O,O00 an
nually with Si00OO0,OO0 back pay TO
January would work hardship on
any Glass OF workers.
The policy Of the Government toward
It's labor Is clearly set forth in the d.
gest Of the report. an excerpt from
which declares:
Organized and unorganized employees
are to be treated alike, Women and
men who perform equal service are to
be given pay and differences IN pay are
not TO be predlcated on color"
In reaching its conclusions the wage
commission declined to accede TO many
requests made by the employees. The
contention Of the men that they want
ed a shorter day and more overtime to
enforce it was met with the following
reply from the commissions report.
AT this time when urgent and seri-
Gus necessity cOmpels sacrifice from all
70 penallze the government for work
ing its men as long as they have been
In The habit OF working under their pri-
yate employers Is 10 take advantage or
The two-fold embarrassment OF the gov
ernment-its need for the work and its
ability 20 call in outside men. Ihe
commission does not believe the rail-
road employees really want thus 70
hamper the transportation facilities OF
The country in It's hour OF need"
The increases proposed by The com
mission are based on the premise that
, the cost OF living since 1915 has in
creased approximately 43 per cent,
shown by a thorough study OF actual
living conditions.
Roughly, it may be said that the
man who received SS5 on January 4,
1916" the commission declares, now
needs 20 per cent additional 70 hls
wage "a give him the same living con-
dtions he had then In fairness upon
those who can best afford 10 sacrifice
should be cast the greater burden
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
Haig Reports Minor Fighting
At Different Points Along
Whole Front. Australians Inn
prove Positions Around the
Somme. Sammies Smash
Enemy Positions Near Mont
didier. Allies Are Hopeful
By the United Press

By the United Press
LONDON May s--Brit,h troops, by a attack last
night the from portions of the allied front which
they had occupied the morning, between Lscytte and VoOsm
zeee Field Marshal Hnig reported today.
new attack in the KENNEL sector this morning
pressed the British line back slightly point
the enemy last night from the positions he gained
yesterday morning IN the LaeyeVoomezeee and resablshed
positions. German attack north Of KENNEL this
ing pressed back line slightly point the statement saio
Yesterdays attack IN Flanders carried out by two Ger
dNisions (24oOo msn). They suffered heavy casualties
ols rsid were repulsed last night IN the neshborhood OF
Merrs We took prisoners yesterday in local fighting
Buceouy midway between Arrus and Albert).
The enemys artillery developed considerable activity last
niEht IN Albert sector"
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
By the United Press


LONDON May 9.-Fghting still continuing the three
between Voomezeee and Lacyte south and southwest
of Ypre where the Germans penetrated the Allied positions
when Field Marshal Haig filed his night
ag said the Germans launched local attack against
British holding the between Lacte and
Voorezeele his attack succeeded after heavy
fighting entering front line of the Allied positions certain
points"
about and vohnds miles directly south
Ypres while acye three maes and south Of VoOa
zeeIe a mile and quarter northwest Of KENNEL The
CONTINUED or Thiteen)
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
MIL ions FOR AMERICANS HALT FOE ARREST WORK Stacker
FALL
BACK BEFORE GERMAN
DRIVE NEAR LACLYTTE
WAR REVIEW

The Germans are again striving
desperately TO reach ipres from the
southwest.
The fighting, which began early
yesterday morning Is stlll proceed
lng with varying sueccss. Although
this assault was made on a narrow
front OF three miles, between Noor-
mozeele and Laclytte, official and
staff dispatches indicate Il was ex-
tremely desperate.
Tho British and French were car
ried back slightly under the impetus
Of the initial rush yesterday morn
Ing. hut rc-cstablished their lines by
n counter attack last night. To-day,
the British were again Obliged TO
retire slightly near Laclytie.
Field Marshal Haig today reported
minor lighting az different points
along the whole British front. The
Australians continue 90 improve
their positions around SOmme.
Near Montdidler the American
artillery is still pounding away al
German positions and seemingly Is
outshootlng the enemy 0unners.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
NO WOOL NOW EVEN
FOR THE RED CROSS

NEW YORK, May 9.-Tentative prices
for wool per secured pound were an
nounced yesterday at the annual meet
ing and luncheon OF the National As
sociation OF Worsted and WoOlen Spin
ners by n. b. Kneass Brooks. Of Bos-
ton, president OF the association and
member OF the Federal Wool Board.
The prices apply only TO South Amerl-
can woods.
At present there IS no wool available
for civilian use, according 20 Mr..
Brooks. and even work for the Red
Cross, which Is considered almost a
part OF the government. has been sus-
pended temporarily in order 70 meet
the requirements Of the army. As soon,
however. as the army contracts are full
flllcd Alteration will again be turned to
Red CrcR supplies and civilian de-
manSs.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
OPPOSE THREE LICENsEs

Three remonstrances against liquor
licenses were fled by the Law and
Order Society with Clerk Of the Peace
Wright yesterday They are against
Howard Scarbor Thirteenth and Heald
streets; Frank A. Halloren, No. Il 2.
Second street. and Clarence W. Gears,
OF odessa. In the case OF Scsrbor. the
society objects 70 the signers OF his ap-
piicstion, while n alleges that side
room isfmaintsined in the case Of Hal
loren. THE society alleges that Gears
sold 10 intoxicated persons
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
WATER DEPT. force
ASKS PAY Increase
Department for First Time
Faces Deficit, Says Chief
Engineer Hopes
NEW SCHEDULE THAT
MEN HAVE REQUESTED

Representatives OF employees Of the
Water Department yesterday conferred
with City Engineer Edgar NJ. Hopes
and Assistant Engineer 2. N. Van
Trump, who acted in behalf Of the de-
Continued on Page Thirteen.l
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
EMPRESS COMPANIES TO MERGE.

WASHINGTON, May "a of the four leading express
companes-vels Fargo United States Adams and
with capitalization saSOOOOOO by the
uoad administration the period war.
virtual agreement reached between the admn6
ton and the companies on the form which gives the
National Railroad 50 per cent gross earnings share
companies. IN
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. May "a full dinner
pail for all is 10 be the Governments
policy toward the national railroad
employees during the war.
Formal announcement OF the Railroad
Wage Commissions report advocating
wage increases for all railroad workers
making less than $3.50 a month In 1915
was followed today by assurance that
Director-General McAdoO approves the
Increases proposed-and possibly may
extend some.
Before acting upon his commissions
report he viii confer with representa-
tives Of the employees 70 determine
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
Mr.. CHANDLER ACTIVE
AT AGE OF 80 YEARS

Phlemma Chandler. Of Claymont,
former county comptroller and former
Levy Courtman, Is 30 years old today.
He Is as keen mentally as a man a score
OF years his junior. and Is active, al
though he has not recovered entirely
from a recent serious illness. He re-
ceived many congratulatOry post cards
today.
Mr.. Chandler says Wilmington had a
population OF only 5000 when he lrst
knew lt.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
rrLEcR,pnERs srmKE THREAT IN BArANcE.

By The United Press
wAsHNGroH May "a anal decision the controversy be
tween the Western Union Telegraph Companies and
their eegraphers may be handed by the National
war Labor Board Frank P Walsh the board stated shortly
after noon All arguments and data have been
board.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
WAGE INCREASE.

WAGE INCREASE.
'In fairness therefore, a sufficient
increase should be given 10 maintain
that standard Of living which had
obtained in the pro-war period, when
confessedly, prices and wages were
both low.
''Not one dOllsr moro than Justice
at this time requires. II gives no
bounty. II is not a bonus II is no
more than an honorable meeting Of
an obligation"
From tho report OF the railroad
Wage commission.
FRANKLIN X. LANE.
Chairman.
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
BY WILLIAM PHuEe sIMMs
United Pres staff Correspondent


WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, May Count
eratacg stubbony last night the British recaPed their org
nal line southwest Of Diekebusch Lake
Today at the extreme right Of this small battlefront, h>S
compelled to retire, owing to heavy machine gun fire.
Fighting continues a small pocket which the Germans
occupy strong point of Mile Kysen Ca mile northeast Of
Ladyte).
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
scoo.Oooooo MoRE ron NAvAL oRpNANcE.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON May "a, the urgent request Of secretors
Daniels the senate naval affairs the naval
Appropriation the Navy Appropriation bill by s2o0
900 today
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
TODAY,s TEMpERATuRE.

sun AND TIDES
Evening journal., 1918-05-09
WFATBER

Fair tonight; Friday, cloud,
probably showers, ,varmcr to-
night interior. Moderate south
winds.
TOmorrOW-friday
No Wheat Bruad for supper.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-29
lERCE ATTACK FROM SKY
WILL FINISH PRUSSIANTSM

ever before during the coming year.
personally / don't look for any start
ling new inventions. We will have a
steady and rapid improvement Of ex-
listing material. The fnal outcome, is.
of course, difficult to forecast though
1t Is certain that the next few months
will see much faster and more power
full aeroplanes on both sides. It would
not surprise me If We were able to fly
at least 145 miles an hour by spring
and 155 before the end of the war
And l mean average flying at these
speeds and not occasional spurts."
In predicting speed Of more than
two miles per minute In the future,
Lufberry revealed that the aviators
latest equipment is a mask neutraliz.
ing the tremendous strain which high
speed in the air places on the heart
and lungs.
Few land battles in the future will
be fought without important aerial
cooperation on both sides; the larger
the battle the more machines en-
gagged above It." the flyer continued.
This means big clashes In the air
more machines. Generally as air ef-
fectives increase and they are increas-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-29
ATTEMPT MADE TO SINK
AMERICAN SUPPLY SHIP

Damage to the chemical plant was
estimated at more than $3.50 900. The
plant was one of the largest produc-
ing alcohol and other chemicals for
the government.
Two workmen in another part OF
the plant were injured.
Officials Of the company would not
comment on the general belief that
the explosion was the result of in
Cendiarism. Authorities are inves
tigating.
Flames following the blast at
tracted hundreds of spectators des-
pite the zero temperature.
Cartridge In Paper Roll.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29-Fed-
eral investigation of sabotage plots
against San Francisco bay war In
dustries reached out today to Everett
Washington as a result Of a prema-
ture explosion of dynamite cartridge
In a roll of paper received here last
night The paper came from Everett
and was consigned to the Hercules
Powder Co. The cartridge exploded
when a stevedore accidentally
dropped the paper roll upon piece
ol iron
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-29
WILL NOT ACT
AS AGRESS0R
United States In no Case to In
terfere With Political Inde-
pendence of Any Other
Nation.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT
Asks Others to Make Same Pledge
for the Maintenance Of Peace
Throughout the
World.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT

[Uuited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-"The
United States will in no case be the
aggressor against either the political
independence or the territorial integ-
rity Of any other state or nation" de-
clared President Wilson in a letter
made public today with his consent.
"At the same time" he continued,
| "she is proposing and insisting upon
! similar pledges from all the nations
of the world who have its peace at
heart and are willing to associate
themselves for the maintenance of
that peace.
1.-The very strength of her appeal
in this direction comes from the fact
that she is willing to bind herself
and give pledges of the utmost
solemnity for her own faith and dis
interestedness."
The letter was addressed to Roy
W. Howard, president Of the United
Press, on the eve Of his departure
for South America. 1t was in reply
to a letter in which Howard called
attention to the widespread efforts
still being made by German propa-
gandists in South America to misin-
terpret the purpose Of the president
in urging other American republics
to join in the fight ito make the
world safe for democracy"
1t is the presidents opinion that
the German propagandist in South
America has about exhausted his
effectiveness and tnat slowly but
surely a clear understanding of the
true attitude and purposes Of the
United States is becoming general in
the southern republics.
The presidents letter in full fol-
lows:
"The White House."
washington, Jan. 16, 1918.
my Dear Howard:
Thank you for your letter Of
the 18th
II do not know what reply to
make to the first question your
letter propounds. Certainly 1
never had anything in mind in
regard to cooperation among
neutrals which would be particu-
larly advantageous to the United
States. My thought was only to
unite the opinion Of the world
so far as could in protesting
against the fragrant violations OF
right and International justice
which had been committed. No
state OF this distressing war have
1 ever entertained the slightest
idea of making any combination
for the special benefit of the
United States. My thought has
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-29
Ice Gorge Sweeps AsTay
Steamboats, in Dux2s Harb0r
eTf1esosc Rtg@zson Ron,page With Several
Lives Probably Lost in Floods

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-29
HOOVER
issues
WARNING !.
-,~"'1..o>s~ -.---s4yp --,---.--.,
Voluntary Conservation OF
Food is Doing Great Good,
But it is Not Enough,
He Says.
ASKS MORE AUTHORITY
If Program Fails, Congress Must Bear
the Blame for Not Sup
porting His
Requests.
ASKS MORE AUTHORITY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, jan 29.-Herbert
Hoover today warned congress that II
he is not given the power to enforce
food conservation in the country,
congress alone shall bear the grave
responsibilities for failure OF the
food program.
Voluntary conservation, Hoover
said. tn a letter to Representative
Sidney Anderson, of the house agri
culture committee. is showing won
derful resuite.s But. he adds, there Is
the minority Of tmpatr1otic who dis
courage the faithful and who cannot
be reached except by legislation.
Hoover declared in his letter h
wants the power to enforce the fol
lowing:
wheatless and other Tess" days
per week.
FoEbidding use Of foodstuffs in
non-food products.
Limitations on food served In pub
lie eating places.
Control Of distribution that all
classes and localities may fare alike
and that unnecessary consumption
should be prevented.
Control of use Of foodstuffs in food
OBJ Vio11 q Wv" W SA'-NANA
ating the less essential manufactures
Control of commodities critically
necessary for the production and
preservation of food stuffs in order TO
prevent great losses or military sac
rifices.
While 1t is vitally necessary to
regulate the consumption of food in
public eating places," Hoover wrote
Anderson, they consume on various
estimates from twelve to twenty per-
cent Of the total foodstuffs and even
If they were reduced out of all
reason, they would not solve the
problem. Some method must be de-
vised which will cover much wider
area OF consumption.
"Tt appeared to me we should at
tack the non-essential uses Of food
stuffs and that we should attack the
points Of unnecessary consum ption of
foodstuffs. By these means we can
place the burden where it belongs
on the luxuries of the greedy, and
not upon the poor. This implies some
further measures Of control In dis
tribution and non-essential use. II
you will give the whole problem
study l believe you will find that
somewhere in the nation we consume
or destroy over thirty percent more
food than we need for health and