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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE.
Camp Dix Men Reported TO Local Station
as Not at Post.

The local army recruiting office has
been notified by Captain William Com
stable of Camp Dix, that that the follow
ing enlisted men are absent from that
camp without leave:
William Burnett, service number
LAO, $50, who enlisted in this city on May
II, 1917.
Henry j. Berger, service number H.
393, 605 who enlisted on June 5, 1917.
Charles J, McFurlan, service number
i,740, POS who enlisted on October IL,
1916.
Efforts will be made to locate these
Inrn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
ANOTHER POLICEMAN QUIT.
Policeman Brown Resigns 10 Take a
Shpyard Job.

Norman Brown, a member OF the local
police force for four years, has forwarded
his resignation to the Board of Police
Commissioners, he stated today.
This will make 24 vacancies on the force
at present, and leave but one motorcycle
patrolman on that squad. He said he
would accept employment at a local
shipyard
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
SALES BY THE SHERIFF.

Sheriff Francis today sold real estate
as follows:
Land and dwelling on Scott street near
Delaware avenue, property Of Arthur
G.. Heinel and Amelia c. Heinel, to
Michael +. McGonigal for s., 900
Land and dwelling on B street near
Claymont, property of David Powell, TO
Charles p. Evans for sS25.
-Four and one-half acres Of land adj
joining the New Castle Branch Of the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
railroad, property of Mary c. G. Bayard,
administrators Of John ]. Gould, deceased,
to William s. TIilles, for $500
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Bar Association Elects OFFICERS

Clcayeiand, Aug, 3i--George T. Page
Of Peoria, ILL.,, was eleeted president
Of the American Bar Assoeiatin for
the coming year at the final business
meeting Of the annual convention yes
terday. George Whitelock. secretary,
OF Baltimore, and frederick r. Wadhams,
treasurer. Of Albany, n. Y. we're re-
elected Neat years convention city
will be selected by the executive com
mittee at the Inidwihtaf meeting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Life insurance Man Promoted.

announcement was made at the Offices
Of the metropolitan Life Insurance. oon-
pany In the Equitable Building this
morning OF the promotien of Joseph Il.
Marshal, deputy superintendent of this
district, to be superintendent of una OF
the southern districts. Mr.. Marshall,
who has been ionneeted with the company
for the past fourteen years, has been in
this city for years,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
\. Y.-CLENELAND AIR ROUTE.
Mail Carriers Station on Golf Links of
Lock Haven Club
Bv AssoCiat ed i'ress 10 Every Evening

Lock Haven. Pa, Aug 81 Lock
Haven viii he one Of the landing places
on an aerial mail route between New y orb
and Cleveland 10 be started next week
Paul Q. Erosius, postmaster has
corlplated plans for landing field on the
links Of me Clinton Country Club, two
miles from here
The line will be started Thursday or
Friday. 1t Will follow direct route
from New York 10 Maunchunk, Lock
Haven, Warren ard Cleveland
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Gift for Railroad Man.

Yesterday afternoon in the freight
offices of the PhiladeIphia d Reading
railway, 100 Maryland avenue, following
the consolidation of the above Offices
with those d the Baltimore b Ohio, the
employees gathered in a body aud request
ed Miss 4, T. Pugh, retiring chief clerk
who is 10 take another position In the
city upon the closing Of the Reading
offices TO present, in the nataa of the
employees, fratiRa plpe to 4, j. Vasey.
the retiring agent, which she did with
appropriate remarks,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
WEDDINGS.
cntLtNa-ftaLt.

C0LLfN.t-PVdH,
At Brandywine Nj. T., parsonage last
evening, Miss i1ofsnee v Pugh. daughter
of Mr., and Mrs James Pugh Of 100 West
Twenty-fourth street, and William II.
Collins, 2l0 Fast Third street, were marri-
ed by Rev " Ernest Greenfield
HAHA-FEaAN.
William T Hahn and Mary 4, Fegan
were married August % bv Rev, Edward
]. Meaiey, rector Of st. Marys' Church
They were attended by Miss Margaret
Dougherty and Joseph Il, Fleming.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
NEWS OF HOLLY OAK.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Holly Oak, Aug 3l-Mrs Oscar d.
Rulings Of Holly Oak, with her daughters
Annie, Emma and Grace, and son James,
are summering at Atlantic City
James II. W RidingS Of Holly Oak has
enrolled in The student officers raining
corps Of the United States Army st D~la-
ware College, where he viii begin his
duties September 10.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Austrians Forced To Fight.

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
With the American Army Aug. 31,--An
Austrian taken prisoner on the western
front says the morale of the Austrian
Army now is SO bad that German troops
habitually are placed behind them with
orders 10 shoot any men who endeavor
To desert.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Autbe News ofthe Day Il Happens.

The evening newspaper Of today gives
you the news from France up until s p, m.
today. The difference in time makes thls
possible. II YOU wish 70 keep IN close
touch with the news OF the war front
order Every Evening from your nearest
dealer, if not already a regular reader.
l2c a week. delivered at your home. ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Bank CIearInvs-

Wilmington bank clearings for the
current week as reported 70 Every Even
ing this morning were So 0S4, 100 "a and
for the corresponding week last year were
81. sol, ,272 03. CiearIngs for the last
month were $50 g93. .2l2 03 and for the
corresponding month last year were
S13. 725. .g04 IS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Cardinal FARLEY Back TO Health.

BY Associated pross % Ev1ry Evening
Mnmaro neck, n. ", Aug. 31.--phy-
sicians treating Cardinal Farley, who Is
i'll ut his Summer homo here arc satisfied
with his progress toward recovery.
He sat up for an hour yesterday, the
frst time since he became i'll
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
John q. Johnson Partner Dead

Philadelphia, Aug 81 Frank 7. Prieh
ard. leading Philadelphia lawyer, died
tour, word 10 this effect was received by
tbs law fra of which he was this head
kiF: PFiehaFd was a partner Of this late
JehH q. Johnson. lie was 65 years cid,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
BOAT SINKS TANKER.
Many Of Cudahys Crew Missing
Was Torpedoed at Night and
Sank Quickly.
~ Associated Press 10 Every Evening

By Associated Press 20 Every Evening
An Atlantic Port Aug I.-Ihe
American tanker Cudahv. was torpedoed
about 300 miles of coast according 10
members 81 crew who landed here today,
4 number of her crow are missing
lwCntv-two Of the missing were mem
hers Of the naval armed guard, only two
Of the guard being reported rescued
The ship was torpcdocd about II 30
O'Clock at night and apparently went down
quickly
How many, If any Of the sailors lost
their lives iii the explosions has not been re-
ported
The Cudahy is WiIm.rglon-l uiit
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
CLupMAN's DEATH MYSTERY.
william e. BraAway, Chsaepaa. sDIes
WitAout Naming Aa.ilsnt.

Chicago, Aug. 3i.-Willisni E. Brad,
way, wealthy dubmsn IL dead at haap.tsi
1bursduv night. II wns announced today.
Ho v.e ctrLbod O vcr the haart ~ no WAS
about to enter his hosnc, but influential
friends succeeded Ia keeping tho story
quiet until his dcnth at midnight. Be-
fore his death, the police say, bradwny
mentioned tho name Of travelling salcn-
man as his nsanilnnt, but lost oorscious-
ness before telling Of motive for the
assa nit. nradwny wns the divorced
husband of Charlotte Mae Smith, dnusb-
ter Of ]. w. Smith. discovcrrr Of Gold
Klondyke.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Defense Council Meeting.

The members Of the Wilmington
Council Of Defense will have "a meeting at
y, IL, Tuesday, September 3, at the
Street and Sewer Department offices.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
OBITUARY.

William J, Bhcklo, aged 10 years, Of
All Walnut street, died on August % Of
cirrhosis OF liver, Funeral services will be
held on September ?, with intcrmcnt az
Cathedral cemetery,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Alleged DeserfeF Arrested

irving MoAlisteF was arrested today
by Patrolman Wallace and is locked up
in tha police station on charge of de
serting frem the United States Army,
He is said to have deserted from Camp
Meade.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Letters Granted.

Letters testamentary on the estate
of John A. Bulkley have been granted
To Claude A, Bulkley.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Receiving County Taxes.

Brandywinc, Christiana and Mill Creek
hundred collectors received county taxes
today at the Public Building
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
Rrnndynino Bridge Damaged.

Heavy traffic has broken sorno Of the
striugcr- Of tho Market street bridge over
the Brandywinc. Repairs will bc made
tomorrow
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

APARTMENT t1nf,irnished, four or i~s
rooms hy Christian family OF four. VII
pay $50 per month. Address b ~ Hvc0
Evening Oflcu
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-31
RHINE TOWNS Cali ENOUGH

The Cudahy Is a Whining glon-l ult
! 0at
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13
CHAPTER VII.
RAtIone.

Just dosing of; Mr. Lance Corporal
butted in.
In Tommy;s eyes q lance corporal is
one degree below a private. In the
corporal's eyes he IL one degree above
general.
He ordered me to go with him and
help him draw the next days rations,
also told me to take my waterproof.
Every evening, from each platoon or
machine-gun section, lance corporal
and private go to the quartermaster
sergeant at the company stores and
draw rations for the following day.
The quarter" as the quartermaster
sergeant is called, receives daily from
the orderly room Captains ofice) a
slip showing the number Of men en-
titled to rations, so there is no chance
of putting anything over on him. Many
arguments take place between the
quarter" and the platoon noncom, but
the former always wins out. Tommy
says the quarter" got his job because
he was a burglar in civil life.
Then spread the waterproof sheet
on the ground, while the quartermas-
ter's batman dumped the rations on it.
The corporal was smoking a fag.
carried the rations back to the billet.
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13
Resting Back Of the Lines.

Pretty soon the cook poked his head
in the door and shouted: "Hey, Yank,
come out here and clean your dixie y
1 protested that 1 had wasted half
hour on 1t already, and had used up
my only remaining shirt in the at
tempt. With look of disdain he ex-
claimed: "Blow me, your shirt! Why
In - didn't you use mud?'
Without a word In reply I got busy
with the mud, and soon my dixie was
bright and shining.
Most of the afternoon was spent by
the men writing letters home. I used
my spare time to chop wood for the
cook and go with the quartermaster to
draw coal. I got back just in time to
Issue our third meal, which consisted
of hot tea. I rinsed out my dixie and
returned 1t to the cookhouse, and went
back to the billet with an exhilarated
feeling that my days labor was done.
had fallen asleep on the straw when
once again the cook appeared in the
door of the billet with: "Blime me, you
Yanks are lazy. Who In - a-goin' to
draw the water for the mornin' tea? Z?
Do you think I'm a-goin' to7 Well,
I'm not" and he left. I filed the dixie
with water from an old squeaking well,
and once again lay down in the straw.
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13
WoMEN's WORK COMMENDED.
Federal Food Administrator Stearns
Says Broad 10 Holding the
Front Lima

THE toll and sacrifice that the wo-
men Of the countries associated with
us In this war have endured and are
enduring none but themselves will
ever know" states Thomas B. Stearns,
federal food administrator for Colo
RADIO. Women whose nearest ap-
proach to farm labor was to train rose
vines to grow over their porches and
pick fresh sweet peas for their draw
ing-room table are doing the heavy
work Of farm laborer. They arc
ploughins, raising crops. feeding and
tending livestock, keeping cattle barns
and farm machinery in repair. Besides
the farming the women are practically
running the food factories, keeping
them going night and day as long as
they can obtain the raw products with
which to work. Down to the last child
these people have learned something
that very few people here in America
have as yet learned. 1t is this: The
strength Of tho first line trenches de-
pends on the strength Of the bread
line. As long as the women can hold
the bread line under the shock OF war
the men can hold the trenches. When
the women fall the men fall"
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13
new RULES ON wheat
ONE AND ONE-HALF POUNDS PER
PERSON PER WEEK.
Enthusiastic Support Of Food Program
by People Of Colorado Is Sure.

New and sweeping rules for the con-
the United States Food Administra-
ton are now effective. The amount of
flour permissible to sell to one person
at one time has been reduced and
every housewife is asked to reduce
the flour used in the home to one and
one-half pounds per person, per week.
Bakers and hotels have been partic-
ularly hard hit by the new regulations
Commencing at once bakers are to use
only seventy per cent of the flour they
used on an average for the four
months prior to March /. This will
result in a curtailment of bread avail
able for sale.
The rules have been drawn up as a
war measure Thomas B. Stearns,
U. S. food administrator for Colorado,
is confident that Colorado will respond
with characteristic loyalty and willing
ly observe the rules SO that our asso-
ciates in the war may share our
bread.
Colorado has helped send "over
there" yearly rations for 57,10Q 900
people, 3S4,O00,000 bushels OF wheat
and wheat flour, 100000 pounds Of
pork, 1,944,00O,O0O pounds Of sugar,
212,750,00O bushels OF corn. 443, ,4S4, GOO
pounds of fresh beef, 3,61S,OOO bushels
of rye, and 2S,9SS,OOO pounds Of butter.
These exports have been the stone
wall that has kept back the Hun and
will provide the strength to beat back
the tremendous drive against the al
lies now on.
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13
HOW THEY NEED AMERICA.
Message From Mrs. 8urnstt-emIth Of
Enaland-Rsad u.

Message From Mrs. 8urnstt-emIth Of
Ensland-Rsad Il.
American housewives troubled over
the hfty-rfty regulations and chang
ing food rules in this country will bs
Interested In the message Of Mrs.. Bur.
nett-emith Of England has for them
showing what their English sisters
have to contend with. Mrs. Smith
says: u.t.I ..
when left England two months
ago the food situation was terrible.
Through letters from home l learn
that 1t ID becoming more acute every
day.
I'VE of England ask you of America
to understand how very tired we are
and how we want this great nation to
stand solidly behind us. We have been
robbed of our peace. OF light thsrs u
little left US except that which We
get In the daytime, Sleep, we get in
snatches over in England.
"Please do not think We are tired
of fighting. 1t isn't that. Had you
Americans never got into this war we
would have fought on just the same,
but, thank God, you came in, and we
need you desperately. You American
men and women must help us IL ~
are to stand to our guns"
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13
CHAPTER vii.
The Little Wooden cres..

After remaining in rest bilfets for
eight days, we received the unwelcome
tdlngs that the next morning we would
Ego In" to "take over" At six in the
morning our march started and, after
a long march down the dusty road, We
again arrived at reserve billets.
I was No. in the leading set Of
fours. The man on my left was named
"Pete Walling." CHEEKY sort Of fell
low. He laughed and joked all the
way on the march, buoying up my
dropping spirits. could not figure out
anything attractive in again occupying
the front line, but Pete did not seem to
mind, said 1t was all in a lifetime. My
left heel was blistered from the rub
bing Of my heavy marching boot. Pete
noticed that was limping and offered
to carry my rifle, but by this time / had
learned the ethics Of the march in the
British army and courteousiy refused
his offer.
We had gotten halfway through the
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13
'WlTQ 'T1D< TOP
81
AN ANERICAN SOLDIER
WHO WENT q &
AQl11UQ GUY YFr[pFY
1Ao1lNE GUNNER 5ERNNG IN FRANCE

CHAPTER I-Fired by the news Of the
sinking of the Lusitana by a German
submarine, Arthur Guy Empey, an Ameri-
can, leaves his office in Jersey City and
goes to England where he enlists in the
British army.
CHAPTER II-After a period of train
Ing, Empey volunteers for immediate serv-
ice and soon finds himself in rest billets
makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres-
cnt "cooties"
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while n Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER IV-Empeys command goes
into the front-llne trenches and Is under
Gre for the first time.
CHAPTER V-Empey learns to adopt
the motto of the British Tommy, ''If you
are going to get it, you'll get it, 50 never
worry"
CHAPTER VT-Back in rest billets. En-
pey gets his first experience as q mess
orderly.
After dinner I tried to wash out
the dixie with cold water and a rag,
and learned another maxim OF the
trenches-"It can't be done" / slyly
watched one of the older men from
another section, and was Mortified to
see him throw into his dixie four or
five double landfuls of mud. Then he
poured in some water, and with his
hands secured the dixie inside and out.
| thought he was taking nm awful risk.
Supposing the cook should have seen
him After half an hour of unsuc-
cessful efforts I returned my dixie to
the cook shack, being careful to put on
the cover, and returned to the billet.
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13
BAKERS OF NATION LOYAL.
New Rules OF Food Administration to
Have Whole-hearted Support.

New Rules Of Food Administration to
Have WhoIe-hearted- Support.
Public eating places are to be put
under further severe restrictions
necessary to the conservation of food.
Hotel and restaurant men from all
over the country were summoned to
Washington last week to attend con-
ference called by Herbert Hoover, ma
tional food administrator. The call
for the meeting urged preparation of
data by which the use of white flour
could be reduced to an absolute mini
mum II not discontinued entirely until
after the next harvest. The confer
anoe was attended by Calvin H.
Morse. chairman OF the Rocky Noun
tain hotel and restaurant keepers
division, and Elmer E. Lucas, chair
man Of the Colorado division. and q
number of hotel and restaurant men.
w. F. Pritts, chairman of the bak-
ers' division of the Colorado Food Ad-
ministration, attended a conference Of
bakers from all over the country in
Chicago last week Mr. Pritts an
nounced that there is to be nation
wide organization of bakers to support
the Food Administration program in
every possible way
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13
flre-not much chance of getting rich

fire-not much chance of getting rich
out there.
When he goes into the fire trench
(front line), Tommy's menu takes a
tumble. He carries in his haversack
what the government calls emergency
or iron rations. They are not supposed
to be opened until Tommy dies of star
vation. They consist of one tin of
bully beef, four biscuits, a little tin
which contains tea, sugar and OXo
cubes concentrated beef tablets.
These are only to be used when the
enemy establishes curtain of shell
fire on the communication trenches,
thus preventing the carrying In" of
rations, or when in an attack a body
of troops has been cut off from its base
of supplies.
The ratlons are brought up at night
by the company transport. This is n
section of the company in charge Of
the quartermaster sergeant, composed
of men, mules and limbers (two-
wheeled wagons), which supplies Tom
my's wants while in the front line.
They are constantly under shell fire.
The rations are unloaded at the en-
trance to the communication trenches
and are carried in" by men detailed
sergeant never goes Into the front-line
trench. He doesn't have to, and have
never heard of one volunteering to
do so.
The company sergeant major sorts
| the rations and sends them in.
Tommy's trench rations consist of all
the bully beef he can eat, biscuits.
cheese, timed butter (sometimes IT
men to a tiny, jam or marmalade, and
occasionally fresh bread (ten to a
loaD. When 1t is possible he gets tea
and stew.
When things are quiet, and Fritz is
behaving like a gentleman, which sell
dom happens, Tommy has the opportu.
nifty of making dessert. This Is
broken biscuits, condensed milk, JAM
n little water added, slightly favored
with mud-put into canteen ard
cooked over little spirit stove known
Us "Tommy's cooker"
! "a firm in Blighty widely advertises
these cookers us necessity for the
men In the trenches. Gullible people
buy them-ship them to the Tommes,
who, Immediately upon receipt Of same
throw them over the parapet. Some
| times a Tommy falls for the ad, and
uses the cooker in n dugOut to the dis
gust and discomfort Of the other oc-
| cupants.)
This mess is stirred up in tin and
allowed to simmer over the flames
from the cooker until Tommy decides
| that it has reached sufficient (gluelike)
consistency. He takes his bayonet and
| by means Of the handle carries the
mess up in the front trench to cool.
After it has cooled Off he tries to eat It..
| Generally one or two Tommies in a
section have cast-iron stomachs and
the tin is soon emptied. Once tasted
trench pudding, but only once.
In addition to the regular ration Is
enlarge his menu.
In the English papers LONELY
| Soldier" column Is run. This is for
the soldiers at the front who are sup
posed to be without friends or rela-
tives. They write to the papers and
their names are published. Girls and
women in England answer them, and
send out parcels Of foodstuffs, ciga-
rettes, candy, etc. have known a
'lonely" soldier to receive as many as
i've parcels and eleven letters in one
week.
The Glenwood post., 1918-04-13

Remember that the Post y prsparA
" DO Al kind. sf commercial psiatsas.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Law Allows: Adopting a Child

with homes, but daily increasing army
of children made dependent by war and
the conditions it has created Without
reason, everything connected with
court proceeding awes and frightens the
law abiding--especially women. Yet
close acquaintance with the. manner Of
legally adopting child or children
shows it is without any fearsome ele-
ments. Requirements for joining
church or club are every bit as onerous
Any married couple. both being
adults. may adopt child or children if
able to provide a home and good moral
atmosphere. Either may adopt if the
consent Of the other is obtained. If the
child is more than twelve years of age
it is necessary to have his or her con-
sent also.
If the minor to be adopted has a
parent possible to locate, who has not
been adjudgcd insane or deprived of
civil rights or divorced for certain
causes, then the consent of such parent
must be obtained.
If the child is one of the foundlings
taken over by the city, then only the
consent of the city's representative is
required. The person or persons seek
ing to adopt must appear before the
court for examination, and at this junct-
urc the examining official looks beyond
the social status, cash in bank, assured
income and the religious predictions
of the would-be parents, and wants to
know that the child being passed on ''for
better or worse" will receive kind treat
ment. The rich man of to-day may be
the poor man of tomorrow, so there can
be no financial security; but the con-
scientious judge or surrogate rejects the
application of irresponsible persons in
an effort to assure every normal child a
normal chance.