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"Pebbles on the Shore"

QUAINT, elusive humor and delicate
" seriousness constitute the charm
of Pebbles on the Shore, by Alpha of the
Plough. This volume Of short, informal
essays on many and varied subjects pos
sesses genuine interest as well as liter
ary style of distinction.
Four English writers of note had be-
gun a series of articles in the Star, dis
guising their identity and writing under
the pen names of Arcturus, Sirius, Aide
baran and Alpha of the Plough. But the
war broke up the constellation and only
the last named remained to continue writ
ing.
These essays, delightful in subject mat
ter and in manner, come rs literary re-
lief in days of hastily written, multitude
nous and lurid war books and of general
heaviness of soul. The themes chosen
are subjects of an engaging lightness
about which most of us have had fugitive
thoughts that never got themselves ex-
pressed in writing. There is no effort to
be didactic nor learned nor impressive
in any way. The. compositions are of the
rare sort that seem to have written them
selves, which is a mark of especial excel
lenee in workmanship.
A few of the titles will serve to Indicate
the nature of topics discussed: On the
One-Eyed Cat, On the Philosophy Of
Hats, On Short Legs aud Long Legs, On
Pleasant Sounds, On Black Sheep, On
Liring Agdin. Readers who contemplate
falling in love, reading in bed, talking to
themselves, seeing visions, choosing
name for the baby and so forth will find
entertaining advice in these dispositions.
The book is charmingly illustrated with
ninety pictures by C. E. Brock.
PEBBLES ON THE SHORE. BY ALPHA
OF THE PLoUGH. f. p. Dutton. So.
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handed directly to the editor, who ae-
cepted it without delay. The story was
called The Flowing Shoe,String and de-
scribed the reformation through love of a
charmingly untidy little literary genius.
Mrs. Richmond remembers it very well
She found herself in rather notable com
pany-M Mrs. A. d. 7. Whitney, Frances
+. Willard, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the
Rev. r. De Witt Talmage and Russell
Sage were other contributors TO that
Thanksgiving number.
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Great Year, 1898!

Very, very modest, and very, very busy,
Mrs. Richmond did not deluge the editor
with other work. In fact seven whole
years passed before she made her second
appearance in the Ladies' Home Journal,
in 1898, with 4 .Silk-Lned Girl. 1t was
the Thanksgiving number again. The
company had changed but was still no
table; Henry NJ. Stanley, Caroline At
water Mason and Mary E. Wilkins, now
Mary E. wilkins Freeman, we're on the
table of contents.
This second bow was the real introduce
ton to her audience. Since 1898 Mrs.
Richmond has been among the magazines
most steady and popular contributors.
For twelve years, from 1902 10 1913, not
a year went by when she was not repre-
scented in its pages. Her most successful
work has had its first appearance there.
May and June of 1902 brought to the
Journals readers the first of series
of tales about Juliet which became, in
1905, a book, The Indifference Of Juliet.
Juliet's Indifference was toward young
author in relation to the subject Of mar
rage. Naturally interest in her did not
stop with The Indifference Of Juliet, and
50, in 1907, her further experiences as
communicated to the Journals readers
were published between covers under the
title With Juliet IN England.
Mrs Richmond is a doctors wife. In
1910 she created the character for whom
she is most widely known and thanked
Redfeld Pepper Burns, the generous, red
haired young doctor of uncertain temper
and humane impulses of whom We haven't
heard the last yet, Red Pepper Burns was
followed by Mrs. Red Pepper and Red
Peppers Patients. But hold on-not so
fast. In 1906, between the two Juliet
books, Mrs. Richmond had given US the
the story Of The Second Violin. In 1908
came around the Corner IN Gay STREE,
in 1909 A Court Of Inquiry; there were
also the two Christmas booklets-On
Christmas Day in the Morning (l9OS) and
On Christmas Day in the Evening (1910).
Between Red Pepper Burns and Mrs. Red
Pepper appeared Strawberry Acres and
a year after Mrs. Red Pepper was pub
lished The Tuenty- fourth of June.
But this IS becoming mere catalogue.
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W idI We Will u uO LclC 10 W COuSiuSi
her writing or a few fragments of it as
representative as may be and try to see
what she does and how she docs it.
Let it be said at the outset that she
makes slips which would be inexcusable
if we did not all make the same slips.
In the second chapter of Red Peppers
Patients Dr. Burns has sheltered Hun
garian violinist who is now playing for
the physician and his wife: Warmed
and fed, his Latin nature, leaping up from
its deep depression to the exaltation Of
the hour, the appeal he made to them was
intensely pathetic" The Hungarians are
not Latin race, but we know what she
means, so why be botheredf "His atti-
tudc. as he stood before his hosts, had the
unconscious grace of the foreigner" OF
any foreigner-they are all graceful!
Hang it! We always think of them as
unconsciously graceful. Why quibb!ea
The Turkish Towel.
Mrs. Richmond can be humorous in the
most natural way. From The Trenty-
fourth of JEne:
az Rufus said his wife solemnly, fol-
lowing him into the white-tiled bathroom,
7 want you should look at these bath
towels. / never in my life set eyes on
anything like them. They must have cost
i don't know what they cost didn't
know there were such bath towels madev
al don't want to wrap myself in
blanket asserted her husband. i want
to know Pve got towel in my hand that
l can whisk round me and slap myself
with. Look here, let's get to bed.
Ruth said he, with sudden solem-
nifty, 4 forgot to undress in my dressing
room. Had l better put my clothes on
and 90 take 'em off again in theref'"
1t is funny because it is so exactly
what we do say in such situations. 1t is
naturalism of very high order and the
more humorous for being entirely un-
forced
The Enlistirg Wife"
In the creation of character Mrs. Rich
mond is at her best, simply because she
differentiates her people ever so slightly
from what, lacking better word, we gen.
orally call types. Her main triumph is
evenly shared in this field and that other
of which We spoke at the outset. Red
Pepper Buns was very great success
as novels go and Rcdfeld Pepper Burns is
a very distinct success as the persons of
fiction go; but the Christmas stories that
Mrs. Richmond has written and such init
mate little heart messages as The Enlist
ing Wife and The IFhistfing Mother ere
Just as successful. Take the opening of
The Enlisting Wife.
judith Tame, she was married TO
Lieut. kirke Wendell, Jr., just before he
sailed for France, is keeping in a small
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
AMERICA IN PARLEY.
AUSTRIA CLAIMS
Emperor Attempted Peace Nego-
tiations With Several Persons,
Vienna Dispatch Declares.
Ry Associated press 70 Every Evening


London, April Negotiations re-
garding peace between the United states
and Austria-iungary have been carried
on hy Prof. Anderson OF Washington, and
Count stephen Tisza and Count julius
Andrassy. former Hungarian premiers,
according 10 Vienna dispatch to the
Berlin Tageblatt as quoted IN an Ex-
change Telegraph message from Copen-
hagen.
The dispatch also asserts the Austro-
Hungarian foreign office admits that
various attempts have been made 10
obtain a general peace and that Emperor
Charles had negotiations with several
persons who have international connec-
tons
The Austro-Hungarian foreign minister.
Count Czcrnin, has returned Unexpectedly
to Vienna from a visit TO German head
quarters where he conferred with Emperor
William The dispatch says the sudden
return OF the count caused a sensation IN
Austrian political circles.
The stand taken by the Czechs against
Count Czcrnin. the dispatch continues.
ovcrshadows the controversy between the
count and Premier { 'lcmenceau OF France.
Ia Prague on Saturday Czech meeting
Of protest against Count Czcrnin viii
be held
The position Of Count Czernln Is said
to be much less secure since his recent
speech and the publication of French
official statement that Emperor Charles
considered the French demand for Alsace
Lorraine Just, the dispatch says.
There Is growing dissatisfaction IN
Germany with imperial chancellor Won
herthng and Foreign Secretary von
kuchlmann and efforts are being made
10 replSce Won iIertling With Or. Won
Hclfferich, former vice chancellor
The Austrian embassy in Berlin oth
clally denies the French statement attrlb-
utcd to Emperor Charles, but does not
INSIST there never Was any talk of Al
acknowledgment bv the Emperor ot the
justice Of the AIsace Lorraine demands.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
DIED AS UNKNOWN
Stranger, Stricken Over Week
Ago, Expired in Hospital
Today

4 stranger apparently tbout - ears
died ai the Delaware Hospital today
after an illness Of Il little over q week
presumably from the effects d stroke
Of apoplexy
DEPUTY Coroner Met Crerv said today be-
has been unable to find a clue u the man
identity IT, has been informed tbat On
April ?, he man engaged room
al 1870 Walnut street When called
the next morning he did not answer, and
when entrance vas forced into his room
hc was found 10 bc unconscious lie
was taken 10 the Delaware Hospital and
wa4 UNCONSCIOUS all the time. therefore
nothing could be learned from him
The coroner has the body
Deceased appeared % have been
working man lie was about 50 years
Old. with . bald head and sandy mu9tache
tinged with gray His clothing contained
nothing Of yalue or that would lead 10
identification.
At the " aimIt street address il VA,
stated that the man Was believed 10 be
Joseph Pugos. bat where he belonged is
not known In bis bed nas found an
envelope addressed to Governor Brm4-
baugh of Pennsylvania, containing i
blank sheet ol paper
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
PROF. ANDERSON UNKNOWN
TO WASHINGTON OFFI1 ItLS

Washington. April ll-No one IN
ofiiclai circic- IN Washington could
identify today the Prof Anderson re
ported 60 have c3Fred ou negotiations
with Austro llungaran representatives
~ the state Department Il waa declared
no such person had been authorized 10
conduct negotiations regarding peace,
and the department original statement
thst no negotiations. either official or
unofficial looking To- n separate peace
with Austria. have been conducted
with the department knowledge, WIS
reiterated
If there is any foundation 1t all for inc
story. officials declare IT must rest en-
tlrely npou The efforts Of some OF the well
meaning hut mischief making paelilst-
who have made their headquarters III
Switzerland and have not heStated To
clothc themselves with imaginary aa-
thoriy to inttIate peace overtures.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
WILMINGTON'S S FUTURE.
Possibilities Of City as Port
Shown in Report Of Engineer
John Meigs

Printed copies Of the report of John
Neigs, consulting engineer, of Pmiadel-
pima. who made an exhaustive survey of
the port possibilities Of Wilmington III
1917. have been rorc.vcd by the Chamber
of Commerce. and are available for dis
trbutou 10 interested parties Copies
max bc secured upon application n the
office in the du Pont Building The
report covers ~ length the potential
advantages oi Wilmington A. Ii seaport
and how to realize upon them
Engiuccr McigS Wa> employed JOINTLY
by Citv Council and he Chamber oI
Commerce 10 make he survey and te
ascertain and rc1srt whcthtr or not il l.
worth while for Wilmington to aspire 20
a larger place on the map of the world
than i can hope 10 occupy # II Is content
TO remain ~ future ~ / has in the past
merely "a contortai y prosperous, inland
cIfV Hes Shows tHc tremendous posi-
blhucs Of Wilmington sDITe develop
mcnt and -tibunt- plan, and drawings
showing $, hat may be accomplished along
tins luc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
BOY 10. WAR HERO:
is GRENADE EXPERT
Italian Premier Adopts Brave Lad
and BIDS HIN Work on for
His Country.

IL ka>oetated Press 10 Et,rs Esyuuz
Washington. April II During a re-
cent review of shock troops on the Italian
front official dispatches received hcrv say.
Premier Orlando Was attracted 10 i II
year-old boy soldier Inquiry disclosed
that the boy David Alarccllo had fol-
lowed the Italian soldiers across he
Pave during the Austrian invasion and
insisted that he be allowed to remain with
the troops The boy since had acquired
an extraordinary ability ia throW Iug hand
grenadeS
Young AIarcello, fearing he might be
Obliged 70 abandon his post on account
ot his age lmplored Premier Orlando 10
allow hlm u rcmaiu which the premier
did. instructing the general nj command
to that effect Then the premier announc-
ed his decision 10 adopt the boy soldier As
tbs own son, saying
You viii be one ot my children
shall provide for your present and future
needs Now remain and work for your
country
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
FIGHTING STILL GOES ON
ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT
\ Associated Press 10 Every Evenrns

Esy Associated Press 70 Every EyenInS
London. April 1.-THE statement
issued al noon today by the British War
Office follows.
The battle = continuing on the whole
front from la B,gSSee Canal To the NprcS-
Confines canal.
Severe fighting has taken place y
the neiabborhood Of the LAVE and Lys
canals. from about LestruIn 70 Nrncn
ticres. Our troops have been withdrawn
from ArnenuereS, which IS full of gas
North Of Armenteres there Is little
change liz the situation. Heavy fighting
was continuing At late hour lost night
mi the neighbcrhood ol Plocg>tecrt
MeSslncs and WytSchaetc
The Germans pushed on yesterday rom
Croix Du Bac, southwest az ArnentleTcs
and parties of them Ne reported in tic
neighborhood 81 StccnwcrcG lahout five
miles west Of ArmCntjerts', Reuter-
correspondent st. British hCadquartcrs
announces
YESTERDAY noon the enemy occupied
Icstren, hut IN the course Of the after
noon the British drove hm out and agros5
re river awe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
GERMANS To STAKE
ALL ON ARMENTIERS
Greatly Outnumbering British,
They VIII Centre Full Strength
on Tbs Goal.
~ A,-ocla.ed Press . Every Evening

bA A.>lcfJ. eC Press 20 Every Evening
Nta ;lle British >rnv in France.
Wednesday April 10 Prisoners declare
She offensive ahovc Arncptieres vii be
extended fogtx kHomcIcrs Dorthward
EVERYTHING th, Germans can put against
the British VIII be kcpt-on this front and
desperate fighting must hc expected
Yesterday gains south o; brmentIercs
were made manly through the Portuguese
roat lpon which he Germans delivered
shelr mann attack The assault had been
anticipated and the present line 10 which
nc Miles fcll back was prepared as
counter move 70 cheek the 0l~h
\ captured document shows ne Ger
mau plan wis very ambitious Thes
expected % push through as far as Beth
une Ia circular movemect southwark
along the canal This document stated
ha, the ratio Of forces would be three
German regiments tosix British companies
and certainly the enemy outuumbcrcd
The NJlleS greatly
The British division which made such
gallant stand AZ (nyenchy. twice
throwing tbs Germans out, hen holding
the place. Wa~ recorded ls being very
weak
The Germans began the attack With an
intense bombardment and then put dow
one Of their heaviest barrageS thus far
seen Under protection Of this they
advanced
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
REDMOND WARNS
ENGLAND ON DRAFT
Ireland Distrusts British Govern
mcnt and Word Of Ministry,
He Tells Commons.
BY ASSOCIATED press . Every Evening


London Wednesday. April 10 IRISH
mcn maintain the right 70 sav whether
they shall be c0nscnpted or not Can't
William 4 Redmond son If the lafc John
T. RNimond. declared TODAY IN the first
speech IN the House Of Commons since he
was elected TO the constituency formerly
held By his father His speech was made
during the discussion OF the government
manpower bill The captain was in mill
tary uniform and occupied his father old
seat in the House
n 1914 he said. Ireland was nearly
ablaze with enthusiasm on the side of the
Allies. but the sentiment Of the Irish
people had since changed tow.rds the
war owing to alstrIst Of the British
government ard - the word 3t British
ministers
b. the governments present action
the Ireland Of tomorrow he added, would
he m open hostility = : he. var II would
require armies In ireland ID recruit bat
talions while If the government trusted
Ireland thst trust would not be betrayed.
Capt. Redmond warned the House that
If the government pursued is present
policy there would soon be no Irish partv
III the House oT Commons. but there
would be q much harder mt - cracE-
Ireland
Absolute calm seeuls 10 prevail among
the Sim Fem party. SAYS Central News
dispatch from Dublin but Il Is understood
orders have been gwen to III sections ol the
lrlSh volunteers regarding action 10 be
taken IN the event IRISH CONSUMPTION Is
agreed upon,
1t meeting Of many pablIe bodies.
the dispatch sdd~. fcrs speeches have
been made and strong r,<aiut'ai1> passed
against the application Of the maapoacr
bill to Ireland
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
RIVER BREAKS BANK,
ROADS INUNDATED:
FLOOD DOES DAMAGE
Trolley Road to Delaware City
Under Water and Out
of Commission.
TROUBLE IN THE CITY

Yesterday $ storm had some what spent
itself by this morning, but it left cool
weather behind the mercury dropping
almost to freezing point during the night
and registering hut little above that
figure at s o'clock
Further reports Of the havoc wrought
by the storm N its passage over the city
keep coming 10 hand, In fact, almost
every friend ono meets has his own ,taic
Of woe or wonder No man Is a>tlcro
unless he had his hat blown on nj least
once; no woman \ heroine unless she can
tell of being blown against building
One fellows derby went bowling
down Market street, and landed IN the
fender of trolley car
Iarly IN the day All work was suspended
ON the exposed structural parts oi the
addition to the Hotel du Pont rs Il wae
dangerous to try to handle heavy beams
in the teeth Of the gale
Conditions were especially had along
tho waterfront Rcing somewhat early
IN the season, not All 'hc local power
boats wcrc ovcrboard hut many Of those
which were moorcd out ~ the stream
were blown ashore and moro or less
injured
The Pcnns Grove ferry was Obliged
hundreds of workers at CaTncy's Point
were thereby uarooncd AS boats had not
resumed running a. six o'clock this morn
ing The overlooking oi the ca,rcWay
al low points intcrfercd with trolley
traffic on the New Castle Inc. and the
workers in tho BcthchcU StcCl plants
and others served hv this route were
likewise unable to reach their homes
The banks 81 the river broke a the
Qnglcv Hamburg farm. below the
Bethlehem steel works and also 1T a point
ahovc the steel works, the roads nearby
beng inundated Today the Red Lon
road WAS 10 (cct under water At points
and the trolley track was SO badly damag-
al "a 10 put tho Delaware Clty service
out OF commission
The noon trip of the Philadelphia boat
was also omitted though service WAS
resumed al four o'clock
sign AZ ( West Fourth street was
dislodccd and in falling injured Simon
Keen. 81 $40 Spruce street \ sIgnboard
At Sixth and mon was blown down.
4 sign on the store at Fifth and l'rcnch
for a while ncnAccd the paSscrs by. bni
WAS later made secure The big bill
board on Rodney Square started % fall.
but was Shored up. by the lhll-posting
Cumpanv's men 4 section Of the metal
coping Of the Ford Building was blown
loose and fell 10 tho street; without
causing any further damage
4 wall at III French street, adjoining
the excavations for the new Globe res
taurant building which tbreatened to
fail. was sh0rcd up
Trees were blown down IN front of 933
Walnut street and at Eighth and French
The largo tree IN front o5 1929 West
street was thought to be ii danger Of
falling and was roped off and red lanterns
displayed 70 warn passers-hy.
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
PARADE ON TlltIs
DELAWARE BOY HONORED
Robert w. Dasey Of Frankford
Wins Merited Promotion II the
Service Of the United States

Robert "a Dascy Delaware boN who
saw .rrlyc Mcxican border service with
the WcIl known Squadron \ aFaifE o.
New Yorl and Was assigned ro thc
Artillery Officers Battery at amp STANLEY
Texas ha, Just been selected KS the highest
man ii thc e.dIc battery Of two hundred
selected rra rom Camp Wheeler and
Camp @nchs and ba@ le.t for foreign
service
Robert N Dascy s the son d mo late
Robert VI i)aecE i lifelong resident ot
tlark.urd ~eS4eN county, and one d
Delaware boss known csDzcna, bcing he
io1ndcr d tbc ilanoud Tray a l}askot
CU aild 7or years state representative
aLu member d tho Constitutional Con
vent ON
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11

Washington. april IL Liberty
Loan contributions officially reported
today from eight Of the Il Federal
Reserve banks for the first three
days of the campaign amounted TO
S2i2, ,005, $50. The New York dis
trict contributed SI57 100000.
Districts not reporting were
Dallas. Minneapolis, Richmond
andPhiladeiphia.
subscriptions by districts were
as follows. Boston. $20yiS3. 600;
New York, SI57 zoo. 600; Cleveland,
$3.50 600; Atlanta, S1,41I.4 400;
Chicago, 500 9.I35.0 900; St. Louis,
1884 600; Kansas. City. $I,95I.-
$50; San Francisco, Sl.I23,650.
The New York Federal Reserve
Districts subscription 10 the Third
Liberty Loan had reached $i74,-
$50, 500 al ! / a. m. today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
u-BoAT SINKS BIG LINER.
AIinneionka, IL, ,52S Tons. Sunk in Medl-
terranean in February
Press 70 Every t.Nenlng

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York, April IL Thr big British
steamship AIinnetonkA, l3,52a tons reg
,stcr gross. and formerly i'll thc New
ork-Loudon passenger trade for the
atlantic Transport lino, MAS sunk bN i
German submarine N the e>AIeditcrraneIn
during February the maritime register
reports today
The Ainnetonka MAS one 81 four pas
senger ships Of the line aegrcgatiug S..
600 gross tons, all Of which have been
sunk since the war hegan
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
$50. 900, 900 CORPORATION.

a certificate was fled ii Dover to-
,lay IN the General Industries. Inc
changing The name "a the IA pont tnen-
c-u indtI,lree Inc. ani increasing lht
,apljaI from >2j.000000 10 50000,O0G
Tins j. a Wilmington corporation cover
.na the du Pont affiliated Industries
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
HARMONY COMMITTEE.
state Chairman Benson Makes Appoint
mcnts for All Districts of the State.

state Chairman Benson Makes Appoint
mcnts for All Districts Of the state.
Special Dispatch 70 Every Evening
Dover, tprjl Il Pursuant ID re,ulg-
ton adopted by the Republican state
Central Committee, In session here yoster-
day for the appointment Of L harmony
committee. State Chairman Benson asked
the members oi the State committee to
submit to him s list 81 names from which
the chairman would select the
committee. The following names were
handed to state Chairman Benson
City al Wilmington ". j. rsylor
$ NJ Ford, Daniel D. Hastings, William
H. HCald
Rural Now Castle County Alfred |
du Pont Edward G Bradford. Jr, Harvey
Hotfecker, Francis NJ Walker.
Kent countv-M alter O. HoffeCker,
Daniel NJ Wilson, j. Frank Alice. John A.
Barnard
Sussex county /. u short, Daniel ,.
Layton. III
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
Find Lost" Boy.

The police received word on Monday
afternoon that Peter Terenova, aged Il
years Of I'hirteth and Van Buren, streets,
had disappeared from his home He was
found today by Traffic Officer Jordan at
Tenth and Washington streets lie was
turned over to the Juvenile Court authori-
ties
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-11
Amnsemcnts 4 Tonight.

piax house The lure Of Alaska
CsarriCk ~ audeViOC.
Queen The Whispering Chorua.F
Majestic La GosCa
Victoria The Bargain
savoy The Tran