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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
I. W. c. A. CAMPAIGN.
A Tour OF the State This Week in Behalf
oil the Project.

The Young Womens Christian Asso-
citation representatives who are touring
the state 10 organize PREPARATION 70
the drlve for funds III November reached
Dover Thursday at noon After lunch
con meeting was held at the Hotel
Richardson, with Mrs. Robert I. Fer
guson, the County chairman, and her
committee Miss Nellie Downs Was
appointed to look after advertising for
Kent county and Mrs { Burton SypheId
tn 90 seTyl,e
The travellers. Miss Graoe Osborn,
MB.O Curtis Purdy. Miss G. W Craig,
Miss Isabel H. Smith and Mrs. Joh-
L. Craig arrived IN Georgetown Thurs
day night After supper meeting
was held at at the Brick Hotel. Mrs.
Louise Mustard of Lewis county chair
man. was unable 10 be present, but
her local committee conferred with the
State executive in regard to future
plans. Mrs ID j LAYTON of George
town viii have charge Of News service
for Sussex And Mrs Charles W Cullen
will arrange for meetings The tourers
expecte 10 cover Sussex county stopp-
ing at principal towns. returning to
Mllford last night and back to VII
Inington today.
The details and date of the State
meeting Will be announced later. Ii
will be held in Dover
The recent announcement made BY
President wilson, including all seven
of the organizations doing war camp
work in the coming drive, will make
but little difference in the plans Of tn
State Cablnet Of Delaware Of the \. w
9. 4. work council.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
PLAYHOUSE PLANS
TOLD BY LESSE{S
Every Effort to be Made to Please
the Masses With the
Best Shows.

While promising only good attractions
the best to bc had d-the new lesSces
of the Playhouse announced today that
their motto will be TO maintain popular
prices, except in rare cases, when rather
than sacrificc the privileges OF securing
the grrntf>r stars in the best the spoken
drama, prices ~ili be temporarily changed
TO meet the necessities IN such cases.
The management announces that ~ has
booked and is booking only first-cass
attractions.
The Playhouse, it has bren recalled,
has been leased by the Majestic Theatre
Co, owners and directors Of the Queen
nnd Majestic Theatre. These enter
priscs, Of which James n Ginns is the
directing head, through liberal policy,
have popularzed both houses, and IT is
the intention 10 mike the same bid for
popular favor for The Playhouse, and an
appeal IS being made 10 the masses in that
behalf
Jane Cowl. than whom there is no
more popular dramatic star on the stage
to-day, will open the season at The Play
house Friday and Saturday September
IL and Ii with matinee saturday IN IN
formation, Please This is n new play
written by herself and Jane Murfm
II is described rs comedy decidedly
different from anything yet written or
played IN by Miss Cowl incidentally
il brings with Miss Cowl many Of the same
company who have appeared with he- in
many Of her most recent successes, in
Guiding Orme Caldara, Henry Stephenson
Robet Rendel, Viola Compton Blanche
Yurka, Cecil Owen and others OF
more than p,al interest is the fact that
Miss Cowl will open the new Selwyn
Theatre, just completed ON West Forty
second street, New York. with "Infor-
nation, Please, following its short tour
on the road The seat sale will open on
Wednesday
The next attraction will he "Flo-Flo," "
p New York musical hit. which has been
looked for thc entire week of September l6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
GERM ANS IN NUTlNY
AND DESERVING ARMY
Bavarian and Silesisn SnldscrS
Protest Against Contiuu.nc, n
Fighting; $50 Executed
BY Associated press n Evc-y Z--u4r~

BY Associated Press IN Every E--nA~~
London. Senf General o~rro-zir,a-
tion ~ the German population and ~7ld~-
spread and growing d'@sffe~tson m no
German arrnv accompanied bv rrrt'rv
and dcsertlons are de4rrlhed IN 4 dIs-
patch ~ fhc Daily Telegraph frnn ts
Ito-terclarn correspondents. under date
~ THURSDAY he correspondent ne
claree he has received cOrrof,c~assoD from
AIT hc-itarlve sources
fie savs alarming outbreaks nave o.
~1irrrd IN several army IInIts. prcInciDsly
Bavarlan and -liesan whole Bsvsran
DIVISION on the AIras front WAS dAayrned
and transported 70 Bavaria where 10
was placed q a PRISON camp. The rnufInv
~ >ileslan regiment resulted IN nearly
hundred 81 its men being exerIted.
4 huge number 81 desertsons are oe-
curing. the correspondent AYE, and IL -
estimated there arr more han S0Om
Geserters in Berlin alone Hundrr1s have
teen sentenced u ff-cen Years lnlpnson-
ment 4 great number II imprisoned
deserters. broken ov soiTtsr, 10ntnc-
ment, have been sent hack 70 the ranks.
Disooeonence ana denanoe oi officers g
common At the front sceorchaZ 70 ne
correspondent information. ana a similar
spirit il shown the munItiOn lacJorles
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
HUNS BOhIB WOUNDED,
HIT [IG FED CROSS
Germans Repulse Helpless Soldiers
in French American Hospital
Near Scissors; Nurses
Unafraid.
BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening

f5F hhkpFlshu tffNh 20 tfFfFg fsVthsAA
With The American Army IN France
Friday, Sept g. Germans aviators scored
two direct hits on Wednesday night
on the large Red Cross' between the
wings of the French-Amcrican hospital
southwest Of SoissOns There were
no casualties, as the patients we're re-
moved to nearby caves when the bombing
began soon after dark
Eighteen bombs were dropped two
striking the Rcd Cross which n built
of red in a great field ~ white When
the alarm wac sounded the attention
of attendants was turned - the wounded
who wern taken n raves The slightly
wounded retired without aid and there
were several instances of slightly wounded
patients assisting tho attendants IN
carrying the seriously wounded n places
Of safety
The first bomb struck near tent
and two others struck the Red CrOss
Owing ~ tho darkness due 70 the ex-
tinptishing of an ligh's there was great
confusion buf not single patient or
attendant was injured The hospital
doctors related with pride the BRAVERY
If the women nurscs and the number
ri instances whore nurses went 10 and
from he hospital beds during rhe raid
70 make ailre that al II the patients
were under ~heitcr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
POLICE SUSPECT THIS MAN
Said 10 be Giving Away Jersey
Lots for Title Papers
Costing $I975.

\ weil-Grcsscd u ue mar who gives
has name ~ John hri' * Mas held in
$500 lail for a further hc: ring or Tues
day by Judge Churchi,5af ii City Court
today on = charge ii attempting 10 get
money ly false pr, teuces :rauud which
hargS a rather odd - arv
Assistant City solicitor A.aIlov IN ash-
irC sur j cnnti' uHrrc i TIE c:ee saId the
detectives wrrc sil~,ieIots o1 krih"k. and
desired tolnvcstiga' iAm ard lls act
lie Was rstod last Ight "a iront OF
Market street moving picture house
where he had been tahlrg the names Of
por,0rs IS they came cl.t saving that ten
Of these taken would he selected for pres
entation with lot in New Jersey. and al
they would have To ply for It would be
s1975 to cover title deeds The theatre
management had 10. gwen lum permission
To interview it's clientele and tie detectives
didn't know where the lots might De, or
whether they existed
The prisoner said he was 0pcratiar for
the New Jersey Realty Co j New crk
cOrcern, ard the lots were II JaIuesburg
near BordentGwn, y } and further he
had operated il a number Of different cities
during the past month
David Jones colar,d d was charged with
obtaining money u.1Icr false pr terces
lie had been IL tie On pl0y Of tie trac-
tion company. it was shown, and quit
drawing LIS pay. The next day he turned
up at the Market street offices of the com
pany with q time check calling for sf3 TO,
10 which hc wasn't entitled, and got the
money He WIS held in $500 bail for
General Sessions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
PHILA. PRODUCE MARKETS.

Phlladeiphla, sept. : r. 4 orn, ease re.-
low. according 20 grade and location.
SOal s..
Oats. lower No. ?, white. : aa7s ?.
No. 3, 77a77 ,.
Butter. higher western creamery extra,
81 nearby prints, fancy, 5'a.Js.
Eggs, hrm, nearby irsts, l4.iOsl4.lO.
nearby current receipts, l3-SOal-.lO,
western. extra frsts, "a. 4Osl4.70; western
trsts, Is SOal4.l0; fancy selected pacSe,l
53a55 per dozen
Cheese. higher New y ork ana Wis
consln. fiill milk, 26a2T !,
Live poultry lower fowls, 4a-jO
sprng chickens, not leghorns, 34s36; 10
Leghorns. S2a34, roosters, 26a27; ducks,
Pekin. spring. 22a53 do old, 2SsS2; ooian
runners. 27a29.
Dressed poultry arm, Tree killed, lancy,
50 ,a3S: DO smaller Sizes, &3a37 rCcsters
Is: ducks, Long Island, sass, bEolhag
chickens, western, 36a4O.
Potatoes, firmer, Norfolk, s. OOs4.75 per
bbl. (; Eastern Shore, 2,00a475, lsxSy No
/. Der basket, locals; No. ., 50a6S,
Jersey No. l, per lip pound bas, 3.9Sa
400: No. ,, , 2.50a3.O0.
Flour, weak, winter wheat 100 per cent
-four. lO.25alO5O; Kansas sheat DO HOO
all IS. spring wheat do, li.coalt.&o.
Hay. scarce, timothy 10, large snd
small bales. 2S. .5Oa2o. 90: No. 2. do, 27 .ooA
n. so: No. 3, do. - 0Oa23. 90. Clover mix
"a. light, 26.5Oa27 90; No. !, do, e4.Ooa
25.OO, No. , do, l9.0Oa2O0O,
Talow quiet, city prime IN tlcrcer, l71a
city special loose, 1874; prime country,
IL; dark, 15s4al614; edible, IN scrces
l9al9I2.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR
lew GISPEHSI. T|Oh
Efforts TO Drive a Candidate From
the Field May Threaten
Chances of DR.. Ball.

Ev remaining IN th,. contest for the
Republican nomination for register Of
wills III New Castle county, Julian G
" qlkcr. member Of the bar, l. pushing
4 thoIn III the side of the New Diapcnsa-
ton. Ills political strength Is III the rural
part OF the county, and his withdrawal
would leave Il clear field for Isaac Z.
Brown, the present register who IS seek
ing denomination 80 lar as Mr. Walker IS
concerned it viii be 4 fight to the finish
New DIspt nsatIon leaders held 4 con-
ference III Wilmington Yesterday, but both
by persuasion and threats the Republican
'harmonizeIs failed to induce Mr. " ak
er 10 withdraw 1t i reported they threat
ened 10 defeat DIR Lewis lcsler Ball. the
Republican nominee for | nited States
Senator, should Mr. Walker not comply
with their demand but he was obdurate
The New Dlspcnsation is devisng van
ous means for kicking Mr. Walker and
may cali for the assistance of the Voters
Non-part.san League. Whic has been sur
prIslnglN q.Irt III tins campaign
ONE INTERESTING coz TEST
Probably one of the most interesting
features Of the primary Is the contest for
the nomination to the OF, &c OF recorder OF
deeds, the candidates for hich are Fur
man q. Ole ana James IQgtics 1t Is NJ
tracing more attention than any OF the
Others
Logue Is an old and experienced Re
publican campa!gner lie has been
member of the Levy Court and sheriff OF
the county Also. he was elected to the
Board OF Education from the Ninth ward
of " llmington. and gained distinction by
attending only one meeting Of that body.
He Is leading contractor with many
teams, some of which are employed on
city work
Furlnan Cole Is making his first en-
trance upon the field Of primary competi-
ton. He is AT present clerk In the office
Of the City Board of Assessment, Re
vision and Appcals-hls lrst and only
OIL cial holding IN which he has made
himself popular by his efficiency his
genial and gentlemanly department to-
wards all who have business with the
Office, and by his me personal qualities
AS a young man VINO has long been in
tercsted in clean and wholesome athletics
he has secured large personal acquaint-
anceship and all his friends are working
enthusiastically for him
For these reasons the contest for this
nomination promises to be battle royal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Complete List OF Candidates Piled ios
Primaries on September ~.


Following ia a complete list d hs
candidates who have filed their Names
for the Republican primaries on Sep
tcmber Ia:
Register OF Wills-Isaac r. Brown
Julian G. Walker
Recorder Of Deeds -Fumnn G. Cole
James Logue.
Sheriff ff-Joshua r. Grassland, Reuben
Hall
Coroner-.Isaac s. Bullock, George r..
Cheyney, John Levcy, Thomas X. Par
ker
LEVY COURT coMMIssIoNER.
District No. flames Keenan,, Albert
Stetser
District No. Benjamin L. Dickcy,
Walter Tanning, Delaware s Wright
District No. 6-Boyd Mccoy.
STATE SENATOR.
District No. flames B. Hickman,
Thomas f. peency, James w Robertson
District No. 3 Warden r. Humphr ey.
George w Webster
District No. 5JoKn G. King, John
i. Richards, George W Vantine
District NoT-Walter s. Money
REPRESENTATIVE
District No. Jacob Scheifele
District No2 Andrew f. Cole, Jr..
William Lyons Jr
District No 3 Henry v Downward,
Theodore W Francis
District No To be filled
District No. 5--IcRoy Crarner
District No q (Brandywine hundred) -
William II Danzenbaker.
District No 7 (Chr,stana) Lewis s.
Cloud. Rollin Davis. Willard 8. Gregg.
The name OF William Green may be
(addcdl
District No S Mill Creek, A Francis
klair.
District No white. Clay,- William
ID Dean
District No 10 New Castle Charles
w Hill
District No II Pencaderl William
G Brooks.
District No. II ned LION Edward
Lester. Jr. Frank RcyboId
District No l3 (St Georgeel Alex
andcr L Corhit
District No Il lAppoq,iinimink1 Ed
ward NJ Boyd
District No Is GBlackblrd Thomas
J llodgson
Asarsso r.
District No Albert A fierson
District No , Charles T. Anderson
John i Spring. Sr, George l. Watson
District No 3 John Cathcart
District No John G Foote
District No r To lc tiled
Mill { rrck hundred John Montgon-
'ry McNaugh
White Clay Creek hundred Thomns
Mullin
Pencadcr hundred Samuel T.. Wright
Red Lion hundred Harry c Nicklc
81 George hundred Joseph {. Ialls
AppoQuinlrulnk hundred Lewis Fen
lInorc
Hlackhird hundred lohn ID Stellar
Other districts to be filled
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
STOCKS IN ADVANCE.
NA[KET TONE STEAUIER
Continued Successes Of Allies Give
Wall Street a Brace; 100000
shares Change.
By Associated Pr-ss 70 Every gvenlns

New York. sept influenced ~
further favorable war news ana owing .
yesterday pressure, stocks displayed
steadier tone throughout todays session.
Short covering also added 20 inc better
tendency especially 4 such eaders ls
United States Steel and Canadian Pacd-
lc which retained the greater part u their
one 70 NO points gains.
More moderate strength was SHOWN oy
Anaconda Copper. Americsn Car, nit
cd states Rubber Maxwell Motors. ( nit
ed Cigars. Atchison Wal ASH AnG Sea-
board AIr Line
Union Pacific Vas sIghGly seaetIonarv
with st. Paul and General Motors.
The closing was fun. Sales aPpruxImat-
cd COO. .0O0 shares.
Final prces on Liberty oonds we're
SIS. tOl Sc. first con -. 95.04, second
As, o. 46. first con IA :. Q5.l0: second
con as. "a. 20; ,hird Al. 5, o5.62
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
COPS GET TIPS" BACK.
Shoot Three of Gang Who Robbed Great
White Way" Walters Club Of $3.50.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
New York. Sept. Z A policeman who
intercepted a band of men who had held
up and robbed Is members of a club of
Broadway restaurant walters today shot
and killed one of the gangsters and wound
cd two others who tried to leap from a
window.
Two of the holdup men escaped with
$3.50 cash, presumably part of hist nights
ii s obtained by the walters and $1,000
worth of lcwelry. One of the waters was
shot and seriously wounded
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
Birth daY Dinner.

A dinner was held in honor of the
I'd birthday anniversary Of Robert W.
Carlisle, at his home. 623 Madison street,
yesterday An enjoyable time was had.
MIR Carlisle received many valuable
gifts as we'll as the best wishes of hosts
of friends and relatives Among those
present were; MIR and Mrs Carlisle,
their five children all married, Is grand
children Roland Jeffers, Uncle Billy
Ratledge. Civil War veteran, and
Mrs Thomas Hooten, Civil War
veterans wife
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
HUNS MAKE 4rrYrER FIGHT.

Huns MAXI 4TIYFER FIGHT.
On tho Alsne front the French and
Americans have reached critical stage
IN their advance and indications point
70 stifTening of the German defense in
an effort 10 staye oG the evacuation Of
their strong positions on the Chcmin dos
Danes The Americans occupy positions
in the woods and hills south of he river
Aisne on an extended front On the
American left the French have taken
Soucy-le-C hatcau and are in possession
Of their old trenches dominating he
Chernin dies Danes 81 tins point the
French are approaching positions of yital
impor rtance to the Germans If thev plan
10 further resist the allied pressure towards
L.aon
HAIG RUsHEs Z NILES INTO HUN LINES.
In the Noyon sector the French now
hold the important junction point af Ham
and the further retreat Of the { mans
IS the direction Of the old Isndanburg
line between La Fere and - ellentIn
in anticipated TO the North the British
have advanced TO depth Of seven niles
southeast Of Peronne on a line from
Monchv-L Lagache, Pincourt and Vraignes
In this advance the British met a stiff
resistance only around NuriU and Equan-
court where they took advantage Of ne
natural defenses OF the high ground
Slight gains were alsS made by the British
in Flanders, where Wulverghein. Neuye
Chapclle and Bussu were captured.
MUST HAVE NEW DEPENsKs.
The recent advances by the British
and French have nearly sevcrd the Noyon
salient and with Il Quentin menanced
and IA Fere IN immediate danger of
capture. the Germans face the necessity
of preparing new defensive line 70 the
rear OF the old Hindenburg line
To the south and east where the ter
rain IS more favorable The Germans
apparently are taking advantage Of IA
handicap II the French and AmerIcaI.>
IN delaying her further retreat back
Of the ChemIn dies DWmes Their suces
IN such a monoeuvre depends argeIv
on the power OF the French in the VICINITY
Of Rheims
In fact the hammer blow the French
north and west Of the Cathedral ciyy
may not be an unexpected manoeGyre
on he part of Marshal Foch 10 start
another retrograde movement OF the
Germans.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
U. 5. ARMY DOCTOR A SUICIDE.
By Associated Press . every Eveain,

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Baltimore, Sept Captain Samuel
y Brumbaugh aged SIXTY an army
medical officer Of Huntingdon Pa
committed suicide II the Office of DR.
Y hiiam Wright here late yesterday
by severlng an artery ii his wrist with
q pair Of scissors that were on the physi-
clan table. Wright who was out al
the time was not acquainted with the
captain who was on his way 10 Wash
lngtOn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
Anthe News Of the Day II HaDpenz

The evening newspaper Of today gives
you the news from France up until D. ia.
today The difference In time makes this
possible. II YOU wish 70 keen in close
touch with the news OF the war front
order Every Evening IRON your nearest
dealer. il not already regular reader.
l2c week. delivered At your home. Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
10 Hurt in New Haven Wreck.

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
New York Sept - Ten persons
were injured when the federal Express,
a New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Train running between Wash
ington and Boston, crashed into dead
electric locomotive after it had crossed
the Hell Gate connecting bridge al
Long Island City early today. Most
Of those hurt were asleep at the time
Of The crash
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
BRITISH CASUALTIES 20, $40.
More Than Six Thousand Above Las {
Weeks Total

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London, Sept !. & asunlties among the
British forces reported in the week ending
today totalled 20,G40 officers and men,
compared with an aggregate of IA, ,484 re-
ported in the previous week. The cssiial-
ties were divided as follows:
Killed or died Of wounds officers 37s
men; 1923.
Wounded or missing, officers, | 034 /;
men, 1900
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
KING STREET PRICES
ABOUT THE SAME"
Eggs, Butter and Peaches Show
Little or No Change Over
Last Weeks Figures.

King streets curb market tins morning
was in that condition where. by reason OF
season, stock in hand, etc, pnces should
have been a shade lower all around. But
whoever heard of Hing street lowering its
figures unless something exceedingly un-
usual actually forced such thing No
body of course.
So King street stood pat at last week s
prices on the general rum of wares To-
matoes were about the only article to
show a drop, and this was by no means
commensurate with the big stocks and
the drop in prices elsewhere Basket lots
were priced at 60 and 65 cents pretty
generally Some ma rketccrs, holdir 6 their
wares bett er than the run Of the market
wanted rs cents
But there were good tomatoes Just
as good as the so and 65 cent kind on sale
at 40 cents. although the farmers were
not selling them, but huckstcrs and out
siders
Corn was plentiful, quite but. i any
thing, II was up a shade. the sellers want
ing 40 cents for very average ears and 20
cents for choice stuff Some was down to
30. but the good housewife diddn seem
to want It.
Peaches were undeniablv scarce among
=. p
fruit What there was WAS priced at
81 IS and So basket The frntereys and
hucksters, selling in basket lots, were also
hugh, which would indicate that they have
taken a caf from the farmer s book
Graprs were Offered at 81 q large basket,
and pears ut 81 and 81 80 prlcr house
WIVES seemed to consider entirely too
steep
Eggs and butter were stationary at last
weeks figures. 60 and 65 for butter and
60, 81 and 65 for eggs.
Lima beans were few and far between
Mt 40 cents a pint shcllc,l. and 40 cents a
quarter peck in tho pod
Cantaloupes still continue plentiful
among the fruitcrcrs running from ~
nickel to II cents each, according 10
quality
STORY ABOUT GRAPES
This morning man. on orders from
..thc lniSstls went through King street
to buy q basket Of grapes Somehow those
he priced were all s % and the baskets
were not full
lie asked why shaken down fctchin
EN- in said the marketeer
Well why don YOU pack en- 50 the
shaking down process shakes en- down
even with the top asked the prospective
buyer. The farmers reply vas q glance
only
4 little further along he saw an oldish
chap transferring grapes from one basket
To another and pihng them a little higher
than the top
How much are your grapes he asked,
"A dollar basket
"Humph. there's a man up the street
selling EN- fer a dollar and a quarter but
the baskets are only three-quarters full.
How that
We'll, " said the old man. Il am got
the conscience to sell my grapes that way.
Dollars enough and profitable And
you re emitted to full basket, even if il
does make me use a whole one to fill up
three others that have shaken down
This mana farmer but an honest
mans an Abou Ben Adhem. because
his name is the first on the roll of King
street honest marketeers. There are
few
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-07
New York CIearings

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
New York, Sept THE actual con
ditlon Of clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week five days shows
that they hold SOS, 5,440 reserve in ex-
cess Of legal requirements This is an in
:rease of So, ,387 $50 from last week.