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Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Lieut.. Gov. w. Y Morgan will leave
next month for France. He returned
recently from Chicago, where he was
consulting with the Red Cross over
seas committee. THE need for men
in this work is beyond the supply
said Governor Morgan. "The Ameri-
cans over there are increasing rapidly,
many Of the short term Red Cross
men are returning and the great work
is suffering. 1t is call which every
man who can get away and who is
not acceptable for military service
should answer"
Meade County news., 1918-09-12
Apples Cook on Trees.

Apples cooking on the trees in the
great orchard region of northern Vir-
ginia was one of the freaks of nature
caused by the hot spell. State Fuel
Administrator Byrd is displacing from
his orchard, where the thermometer
registered 120 degrees in the sun, fruit
which has been thoroughly sizzled, If
1t actually has not baked, and other
growers of fruits are threatened with
ruin. Other growing crops withered
under the hot wave, and it Is said tire,
mendous losses are likely.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12
He Was a FIGHTER. Too.

"And what do you do for livingT
asked the judge Of the man before him.
II write poetry, your honor"
what kind of poetry?"
"War poetry, your honor"
But that seems like a nonessential
occupation just now. Why don't you
go and fightT
"Fight? Say, judge, that's just
what I have to do when l try to get
money for my poetry"
Meade County news., 1918-09-12
Trap officer Who Sunk Lusitania.

Paris, Aug. 28. = Lieutenant
Schwieger, the man who sank the Lu-
sitania, has been captured by French
patrol boat in the Mediterranean, ac-
cording to La Journal. A large sub
marine, of which he was second in COM
mand, had just torpedoed British
steamer between Malta and Sicily.
The German was waiting to see the
vessel sink when two French patrol
boats emerged from the fog and sank
the U-boat. OF the crew of rs only
one officer and four men were res
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Plans are being laid for the Noyem-
ber book drive in Kansas whereby the
state is to raise its quota Of pros
pective fund OF $2,3OO.OOO with which
to purchase books for soldiers. j. C..
Bigger, member Of the local library
board and secretary of the Masonic
library board, and c. s. Colliday, who
was in charge of the local Red Cross
drive, have been designated as state
managers of the November campaign
by the American Library Association,
under the supervision of which the ma
tional campaign is to be made.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

An effort TO enroll every physician
in Kansas for active service, or to
place him in the reserves, has been
begun by the medical committee of the
State Council Of Defense. The tabu-
lation Of detailed information is being
made regarding the experience and
training of each physician. Charles
S. Huffman, adjutant general, will
work with the State Council. 1t is
the purpose Of the council to aid the
government to secure an adequate
corps of medical men for overseas
service. Lieut.. George M. Gray of
Kansas City, DR.. S. Murdoch Of Sa-
betha, DR.. d. w. Eastman of Wichita
and DR.. s. j. Crumbine of Topeka will
compose the committee.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

The value of innoculation against
typhoid fever was shown when the
state board Of health gave out its re-
port for July. Throughout the state
there was a marked increase in the
number of cases of typhoid while at
Fort Riley, Camp Funston and Fort
Leavenworth there was not one case
reported in the month. All the SOL
diers and civilians in the posts OF
camps are inoculated.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Arkansas City is now in line with
number of other Kansas municipali-
ties which observe "the angelus." Act
ing upon request of the ministerial
, union, the city commission has set 8
o'clock, announced each evening by
the many whistles throughout the city,
as time for one minutes prayer for
the soldiers and the American arms
in the great war.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

W. F. Grutzmacher. probate Judge
OF Pottawatomie County, a candidate
for reelection, will resign rather than
permit the state to bring a suit to
oust him from the Republican ticket
on the ground that he is an enemy
alien. Grutzmacher went to Topeka
and told the attorney general that If
the suit was not brought he would
tender his resignation to the Repub-
lican committee when 1t meets.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

An army OF girl tractor operators IL
being organized according to the CON-
munication received by Governor Cap
per from Salina. 1t states that several
thousand Kansas girls already have
enrolled, avowing their willingness to
receive the necessary instruction to
make them competent to operate farm
tractors in the field.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Word has been received at Ellis
worth of the death in action in France,
July Is, of Private Anton Vodraska,
the son of Joseph Vodraska of Ellis
worth. Anton Vodraska was the first
Ellsworth boy to make the supreme
sacrifice. He was of foreign birth-a
Bohemian. AS a tribute to his mem
ory Mayor Meek issued a proclama.
tion requesting all residents Of Ellis
worth to fly their flags at half mast
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Because Of the heat wave which is
reducing prospects for feeding crops,
county food administrators, agricul-
tural agents and councils of defense
are working in many counties of Kan
sas to get maximum use of the silo.
At the state coucil of defense on July
10, the opinion was given that Kansas
produces enough feed even in dry
years to feed her breeding stock, pro-
vided the feed was taken care of prop
erly by use Of silos.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Under arrest on the charge of being
a Stacker, Leroy A. Wonderley killed
himself at Hutchinson. Wonderley
was arrested as a Stacker, but was not
confined to the Jail on account of a
weak heart. Wonderley, who claimed
to be 81, was shown by court records
of Rice County to be just 80 years
old.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Samuel Bigger, prominent in Mason.
ic circles in the state and for the last
twenty-five years treasurer Of the
Hutchinson Masonic bodies, is dead
at the age Of SO years. He had been
member of the order for fifty-two
years.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Mrs. Martha Mcdowell, 6S years
old, widow Of the Rev. Isaiah Mellow
elk nown all over Central Kansas as
an early day circuit rider, is dead al
Greeley, Col, where she was visit.
ing. She lived with her only child,
Mrs. George Shank, in Salina.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Jesse Sells and John Madden, two
prisoners in the Atchison County Jail,
obtained their liberty recently by saw
ing into two bars of window of the
Jail corridor. There was only one
other prisoner In the Jail, and he re-
fused to accompany the pair.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

NJ. M. Crosby Of Coldwater has been
appointed probate Judge of Comanche
County, to succeed the late Judge Con-
naughton, whose death occurred dur:
ing his tenure of office. Crosby is the
Republican nominee for the office.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12
FRENCH GAIN THREE MILES
AND CAPTURE SEVEN
MORE TOWNS.
HINDENBuRC LINE IS BENT
Haig's Troops Capture Massif, Over
looking Somme Toward PerOnne;
Bapaume, Tottering, Will Fall Any
Minute-Battle Surging Over IS
Miles.

Paris, Aug 28.-In an advance
reaching two and half miles at GER
tain points on twelve and a half mile
front today the French captured Roye
and seven villages, according to the
war office announcement tonight.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Another big oil deal was closed at
Eldorado when the Inland Oil Com
pany purchased the acreage, equip.
ment and holdings of the Great Plains
Oil and Gas Company in the Sluss
pool. The consideration was not an
nounced, but is said to be almost
million dollars.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Lawrence Levandosky was killed
and Chester Ball and two other young
men were dangerously injured at the
Republic County fair when the racing
motor car driven by Rex Kent skid
ded into the crowd.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12

Mrs. Ben Ike shot herself in the left
temple with revolver at her home
in Burlington recently. She is expect
ed to die. She had been melancholy
since the death Of her mother.
Meade County news., 1918-09-12
Bad Result.

Bad Result.
"They tried the new play on the
dog"
"What happened7"
'cIhe angel got bitten"
Meade County news., 1918-09-12
Paradoxlcal.

Paradoxlcal.
Squibbs-Funny, isn't 1t?
Squabbs-Yes, what?
Squibbs-Why a spoiled child is
thought to be SO sweet BY its parents.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
IRISH WONT ENLIST;
DEMAND HOME RULE
War Endorsement by Bishops of
Church Does Move the
Men of Ireland.

Dublin. July so. Correspondents Of
The Associated Press Americas par
ticipation in the war Is the trump card
used by the Irish Recruiting Council,
formed to put INTO effect the governments
offer tn accept 10000 voluntary recruits
from Ireland i'll place of three or four times
that number of conscripts.
They are publishing widely the dcclara-
tions of American Cardinals archblshUps
and bishops and evidence of cordial
participation IN the war by Irish Catholic
Americans They point out that tho war
is as much America and Franco's as It IS
Englaud's and urge lrishmCn To take
fair share in II.
so far, they seem 10 have made only
slight impression. NatIonalists declare
that il Ireland is to take an active part N
the war, It must first have home rule.
The Ulster party Is willing 10 accept
conscrlption.
According 10 the latest announcement
Of the government policy the result may
be three months hence, the forciblc ap-
phcation uf consumption everywhere m
ireland outside Northeast lister IL has
been decided Ia divide ireland INTO 10
areas and to appoTtlun ~ each the share OF
the $4,000 recruits il ought to furnish.
ANY area which furnishes ats quota Will hc
held Ia have satisfied the claim upon #
and will he thence forth free from tho
application Of consumption Ii IS regarded
as certain that belfast and the North
cast area Will readily provide ts share of
the voluntary recruits, and doubted
whether any other part # ireland will do
SO
The result would hc that tho only part
al ireland which now declares ITS wiling
ness to accept conscrIption would he tho
only part frcc from it The rest If Iro
land would he chaos ot vialcut oTpo>l
ton and resistance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20

In the stress Of the
difficult conditions at
tending the manufac-
ture o< furniture today,
there is undoubtedly
much furniture pro-
duced which it was per
haps unsatisfactory to
make and unsatisfac-
tory to accept for sale,
but which it is unques-
tionably unsatisfactory
to buy and try to live
happily with.
Such pieces natural
ly cannot bring the re-
tail prices which high
grade cabinet-work can
command, and so they
are usually priced at
figures which might be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
RURAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS.

The following transfer of real property in
rural New Castle county have been filed :
Mary L. Neascy and husband TO Fred.
Samworth; land ut Beverley Place and
Philadelphia Turnpike, $3.50, =
Hugo Fuchsig and wife, to the Baltl-
more and Philadelphia Railroad Co,
4 Ais acres at Vest Junction, $266S.S0.
Frank \. Wills, Joseph l.. Jones and
Henry C. Rcntschcr to the Supplee-
Wllls-Joncs Milk Co, land on Walnut
street, Townsend, Del. ST..
John Is Forman ct al Admir- of Ann
H. Forman. decd 10 The Standard Ice
and Cold Storage Co, two acres along
the Wilmington -flsmcre road, in Christi
ana hundred, 81 600
I,noch T. Hendrix and wife, to William
T. Hendrix. land at Hamilton Park, 81,
The Eden Realty Co. to William i.
Hendrix, land at Hamilton Park, 1850.
William T. Hendrix and wife, TO Thorn
as j Lewis. land at Hamilton Park, $3.50.
"Uhlans are fighting on foot, which by
somc odd association, sounds like the sub
way.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
MIRbACH'S SLAYERS
OUTW|TTED VICTIM
Gained Entrance to German En-
bassy on Pretencc of I'M
portant Business.

Amsterdam, July 10--Russians who
assassinated General Won Mirbach, the
German Ambassador to Russia, concealed
their weapons under the table over which
they were conversing with the German
diplomat, according to details of the
killing published by the Berlin Lokal
Anzciger as coming from an eyewitness
of the murder.
Count Mirbach, Privy Councillor
Reisler and Lieutenant Mueller were
seated with two Russians at n marble
table in the middle of the ROOM says
the witness "On one side were the
Germans. and on the other the Russians.
All were seated in low leather chairs,
which was an advantage for the Russians
rs they were thus able to get their weapons
ready under the marble table without
being observed, while their victims,
leaning back in their chairs, offered an
easy target.
During the conversation the Russians
began To turn over the pages OF their
documents rs though in search OF some
missing papers, and the attention of the
Germans was thus distracted by this
pause. While Count Mirbach and his
colleagues imagined that the Russians
were examining the documents, they had
drawn out their weapons under the cover
OF the table
Then they sprang up with revolvers,
and began firing: one Russian aiming ut
Count Nfibach, the other nj the two
other Germans. Count Mlrbach was
hit in the back of the head On hearing
the shots, people hurried in from the
neighboring rooms, and the Russians
thercupon took to flight. out, before
springing out of the window, each Of them
hurled a hand grenade Only one grenade
exploded, the splintcrs Of which hit
Count Mirbach, killing him Immediately 7
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
ARRAS CELEBRATED 4TH.
Stars and Stripes Floated From
Ruins in War Wrecked
Town.

Paris, July 3l.-Arras, which has
received over 10000 shells in the last
four years, was not to be prevented from
celebrating the Fourth OF July.
The project of the department, who
has been forced to take up residence in
Boulogne, visited the ruins Of Arras on
independence Day and found that some
fifty flags had been hung out on It's roof
less buildings and battered walls. The
Stars and Stripes hoatcd from many
ruined buildings. Some of the towns in
hahitants had found means To return or
had never left as the project met dozen
in the streets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
laps IN CHINA AS UPLIFT.
Two Organizations Hopeful OF
Uniting the Countries
More Closely.

Toxic, July 30.--Two Japanese or
CARNATIONS which were founded to help
China, planning an extension OF their
work The Dojinkai, a charitable asso-
cation devoted chiefly to medical work,
which is presided over by Marquis Okuma,
projects raising $3,0OO,000 To establish
81 hospitals in various. Chinese towns
within the next ten years The second
organization, known as the Dobunkai,
will try to extend the scope of its missing
of educating the young generation OF
China.
The Asahi praises the new efforts to
help China, saying they will contribute
to the welfare of the two countries. 1t
thinks that Japans China policy IN the
past has been near-sighted and too much
founded ON considerations of present
interests. 1t pays glowing tribute TO
the labor Of American missionaries IN
China
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
READY FOR THE BILL.
Record Number of Grand Circuit Entries
at Poughkeepsie.

Poughkcepsic. \. u, Aug 19-Two
hundred and seventy horses are entered in
the Grand Circuit races, which will open
at the Hudson River Driving Park here to-
day and continue until Friday with card
of four races each day There are more
horses quartercd at the driving park than
ever before for n Grand Circuit meeting,
MANY Of the horses that have been racing
in the Metropolitan Circuit will make their
first start this year in the Grand Circuit
here.
The races for the opening dav arc: The
Belmont, EOS pace, with nine entries: the
207 pace, with twelve entries; the 10
trot, with II entries, and the 204 pace.
with seven entries The purse for the
205 pace Is $1,000 and for each Of the
ther raccs 81 900
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20

mendation-or is it
Apology
Here's Economyp
Poor furniture is SO
glaringly uneconomi-
cal to buyi
1t is almost like mar
<rying the. girl who is
easiest to get, rather
than the one who Is
best worth having.
Sometimes she's the
hardest to live with.
1t is in fact poor
business policy to sell
inferior furniture at
all.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20

difiderce, because UCe
knoU that the public
knoDs thOt ne knoE
something about ecOno-
my ard much nboUt
furniture DnIUps and
furniture selling.
Al fhnt the public
itself kROUs of either
buying or selling fur
niture in great retail
sales IoGs learned from
this Store.
THE best and quick
est learners were
and are the PUrni-
ture purchasers - { h g
people.
They tend TO few ex-
periments.
They watch their
dollars closely.
But they watch. their
furniture that they're
buying or thinking Of
buying even more
closely. They know
that
Economy in home
furnishings consists,
first, of getting what
you want and like and
will take continued
pleasure and pride in
during the life of the
article purchased. If
the life is not long,
there was no economy
in the purchase.
(You can be charit-
able toward a peach
sundae, but you expect
greater staying power
in a bedstead or a buf-
fet).
The second principle
of economical furni-
ture buying is
Getting the thing
that you want, at the
lowest price you can,
in a quality that you
can trust, in a place
where fair dealing is a
byword.
1t is because this
Wanamaker August
Furniture Sale is eco
nomical in this sense
that it is the greatest,
the most useful and
most serviceable sale
in the country.
If you want anything
well done, go to a busy
person.
This great, busy
store has spent long
months in preparing
for a busy furniture
sale, and while not an
iota Of quality has been
sacrificed TO price,
economy has not been
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20

to see how they constructed In the first place,
constantly. above all If you disregard the above cou
ing il.
In the second place. there would be sure 10 be n
ever the construction Of the chairs
But what would be rudencss toward furniture nc
precaution toward furniture of your own, even
thinking of making your
If is good furniture, II will bear scrutiny, not
parts many thoughtless purchasers fail to examine
icrs bullets, the inside finish and the framework
under side of the of the upholstered chairs
Turn it round TO the light. If you can't get lig
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20

I'm the matter Of
selling furniture to
the public, it al
ways seems to us to
SAVIOR of Squeerism and
to be poor business
policy, to introduce in
ferior, trashy or doubt
full furniture with a
flourish Of the hand
and the dubious recon-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20

w duce it with
Squeerish ex-
uberance and the an
nouncement. II g T s
economyT" nor even
Here's quaIity!''
We just let the peo-
pie look.
If they follow our
advice given in Column
,, and turn upside
down even a dining
room chair selling for
1925, they will find the
slip seats reinforced
with strong webbing
and each corner block
ed neatly.
And a dining-room
chair selling for only
81 is fitted with domes
of silence on each leg.
the same as the costli-
est chair We have.
Pull out a drawer Of
the mahOeany-inished
chest of drawers cost
ing $16. 1t is of the
same substantial CON
struction dove-tailed
front and rear, boxed
in at the bottom-aS il
it belonged to q thou
sand-dollar suit.
Solid confidence In
solid furniture makes
these Wanamaker sales
q solid institution and
invests their economies
with solid reality.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
Furniture Is an HaUestmen


In its we'll al
can animation with
safe and
Tusno
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
About on n Level

The historic ass that masQucradcd in
the lion skin has nothing on the Kaiser
who is endeavoring TO wrap himself in
the cloak of the Deity-Seattle Post
Intelligence.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20

forgotten for one
moment.
The thrift idea, now
uppermOst in the mind
Of rich and poor alike,
has been considered by
us even more carefully
than ever before.
In the million dol
L1rs' north of excellent
furniture ordered and
purch0sed g pre- ssly
for this sale, in the reg
''ioy stock thr0lOn into
the sale E0ithOth re-
serUe, there is dbun-
dance of choice for the
dLDekter IN the small
house or the apart
meHt.
Price sGUings on the
EDhoLe of it range from
10 to 50 5er cent and
Average about .23H per
cent on each piece.
There is no better in
expensive furniture TO
he found IN this city
than stands this min
ute on the Fifth, Sixth
and SeUenth Floors OF
this Store.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20

You wish 10 remain cntjrcl1 unknown
"As it j. fur charity lcs .ItI,t inn me
rs Americas greatest actor and lrt It
"a at tiGtt life
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-20
For Their Bedroom

attractive if only the
furniture were.
B u t that doesn't
make it economy to buy
them.
~ UR 0syn idea of
I y economy in buy
ing furniture is
stated here only in
brief, but it can be seen
lUritten in full detail
QiI OUer our Fifth,
Sixth and SeUenth
Floors, en1beLIisfted
tCith more than 5000
illustrations.
Ne state ii GUish0ut
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-07
MAJOR FOULOLS AND HIS
AMERICAN AIR CIRCUS"

Many air raids on enemy am
munition stations and bases have
been successfully carried on by
American airmen. Major Foulois,
one of Americas leading sky pilots.
recently led most successful raid
on German border towns not los
ing one of his squads. Our photo
shows Major Foulois and his ia
nous u. S. Air Circus" posed in
a field Somewhere in France.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-07

WOUNDED SOLDIERS FIND RECREATION AND EXERCISE
United wounded soldiers has already been
well equipped hospitals this The object
them work trade the early
stages muscles and relax their This
class porch Walter Reed Hospital Washington Government
Each workers charge of recohsruction aide
The here weaving rugs baskets and knitting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-07
WITH OUR ALLIED RE
SERVES IN THE WEST.

This British official photo shows
Scotch reserve troopers bringing up
ammunition to the first line.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
VOTE DOWN REFERENDUM
OF IRISH CONSUMPTION.

London, April l2.--When the house
OF commons in committee Of the whole
this afternoon, reached the clause In
the man-power bin extending con-
scription To Ireland, James e. r. Lard
ner. Nationalist for North Monaghan,
moved that the bill should not be en-
forced with regard to Ireland until the
passage OF a resolution by the Irish
parliament approving IT,
To-day" he said. County Clare is an
armed camp, and what Clare in today
the rest of Ireland would be tomorrow
pc the. government wen, on with this
proposal"
Mr.. Lardner's motion was rejected.
ESQ 10 l0s.
Mr.. Aaqutth suggested that inasmueh
as II would take some weeks after the
bill was passed to undertake the pre-
liminary work connected with con-
scripti0n In ireland. the interval should
be occupied in passing through both
houses bill based on the report oi
the Irish convention. By that course
the proiongation of the unhappy con-
uoversy would be prevented.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-13
with Backs to the Wall
Fight to the End ---Haig

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of
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