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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

One Of the unique features in con-
nection with the meeting which the
Southeastern Fair association viii put
on at Lakewood park, Atlanta. Ga. on
July 4, is that every spectator Will
he required to purchase thrift stamp
in addition 10 paying the price of ad-
mission when entering the grounds.
As there were twenty-five thousand
spectators at the park last year the
management expects to add a fair
amount to the war chest from this
/ source.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
|MPOL|T|C BRITISH
AGENT SENT HOME
Sir Frederick r. Smith to Repent
at Leisure Over Talk
About Wilson.
Nrw YopE Teb a

FFW lokkf Iffts y
Sir Frederick T.. Smith, Attorney-Gen-
eral Of England, who has been in America
barely month on O mission that was
intended to bring good will TO the Lloyd
George government, has been recalled
and il on his way home Il is known
TINT his withdrawal was due directly 10
his uiterances rcflecting on President
Wilson and the IrishsNatlonalists
II was said Saturday by close friend
OF the Attorney-f General that his remarks
at Boston ON January II, in which he
aroused the opposition OF irish AmerI-
cans, and his speech before the New York
State Bar Association in which he scored
President Wilson's proposal for a league
OF nations were the offences for which he
was recalled
At the ilar Association dinner he de
scribed President Wilson's plan as n
great and splendid dream. am not
here" he said. "to disparage noble ideals
which, with restraint but penetrating
rhetoric, your President has distributed
Tn the encouragement Of the Allies. but /
wish To- inquire whether such n thing is
or is not in the range Of human cndeavorY'
II WAS his impoltlc statement respect
ing the irish question that cuused an
other complaint To be made against him.
In regard To the irish convention he
gaid. let them keep ON taking. In n
few months, Whatever happens. II ~ont
amount to a damn
Sir Frederick tour IN America was
undertaken with the idea of extending
through several States lie so quickly
aroused diplomatic circles, however. that
his friends hive becn expecting ms recall
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
GEN. DU PONT PAID $4,000. 900
FOR CONTROL OF THE WALDORF

Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-Three million
dollars was the price paid by General +.
Coleman du pont for control of the
" Waidorf-Astoria Hotel.
This was made known last night hy
J. Miller Frazier. manager of the Belle
vue-Stratford, .also the property of
George &. Roldt, former owner of the
" Naldorf
II has been announced that Mr.. Boldt
probably would retire from active man
agement of the hostelry. but it is under
stood that. IN addition to a substantial
financial interest, he also will retain his
place as chairman Of the board of directors
BELLEVUE NOT AFFECTED.
Mr.. Frazier has been assured that the
transaction will not affect in any way
the management Of the Bellevue. Neither
will IL alter IN the slightest degree the
traditional policies Of the Waldorf The
famous hotel will bc conducted as il
always has been, with the same employees
and tho same methods.
There has been considerable speclIla-
tion among business men as to General
du Points reason for desiring ownership
of the Waldorf The general belief is
and this belief Is borne out by statements
from persons IN position to know-that
the general had too much money lying
idle and wished to see some OF il become
,rtive again. 1t is also pointed out that
the Waldorf is gilt-edged business
proposition. II was "A success from the
very start and for years has been earning
IN the neighborhood of 5 per cent on an
investment Of $4,000, 600
General du Pont is also heavily in
ierested in the Hotel McAlpin and other
big hostelries In New York
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
BRITISH TANK DUE
At CAMP DIX TODAY
Big Machine to Give a Practical
Demonstration of What
il Can Do.

Camp Dix. N. J., Feb 4.-Newg reach
ed headquarters yesterday afternoon that
the tank britannia" would reach t1mp
Dix today for its week of demorstrat ions
and instruction work, during which u Is to
give the spectacular demonstration Of its
power by blowing through one ut the
abandoned farm houses on the reservation.
Major Davis has asked that the strongest
hilt house available lie selected and pre-
diets that his big iron pet will afnblc
through it without an instant's hesi'a-
ton The fear OF officers here that the
tank might crash through the cellar
doesn't worry the pilot of the mammoth
machine that can creep out of i0-foot
shell holes in NO Mans Land
The big tank Will br brought in ON a re-
inforced fiat car and unloadcd IN one Of
the railroad spurs inside the reserya-
tion nearest Marine Hill, where IL il 10
crawl around over the new fortiflcaiion
nearest "Marne Hill. where it is that
thousands of visitors will come tn camp
to watch its operations
Private Edward k. Miesch. Of Camden.
won the only warrant Tor non-comms-
stoned officers rank awarded by Colonel
end lie is appointed corporal III ttcad-
capable service rendered in the rerimental
othCcs
The newest type OF recruit here is the
volunteer ronscIipt Ilr Is arriving IN
continually increasing numbers Tie rrpre-
senta class of young men who have tired
of waiting for call to the colors and have
sought the permission of their home
exemption boards to go into service with
ont further DELAY There will probably bc
hundreds of these volunteers IN earnp
before the formal call is ISSUED for the
thousands of men expected from New
York, New jersey and Delaware With the
dearth of men due 10 continuous transfers
to other divisions, new recruits can |
come any too fast to suit rcgimental officers
and these early birds, rs the camp has
styled them, have the advantage OF get
ting in ahead of the big rush and receiving
their uniforms company assignments and
quarters, without any of the delay that
necessarily results IN assimlatIng large
bodies OF recruits.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
PERsHING'S CASUALTY LIST.
Reports on Men Wounded in Action and
on Deaths in Camp.

Washington, Feb d-Gen Pershing
yerterday confirmed press reports Of
the death Of Private Roy o Garner Of
Decatur, Ill. in an airplane accident.
and also reported that Private John A.
Goodrum, infantry, nf Mclean. Tcyas,
had been severely wounded in action
on January - Private John l. Bray
infantry, of Drum, Ky, was reported
slightly wounded ~ notion on January
ID. and Corporal + Doughty. infantry,
Of Shaw, Miss. on February
The following deaths from natural
causes were announced
Sergeant Philip J. Gallery, infantry,
hemorrhage February ! +, Milford, Mass.
B,Igler Fay + Chrisman, field artillery.
pneumonia. iZ20 North Twelfth street,
ST. Joseph. Mo
First Lieut. Francis F IIanbidgc
Medical Reserve Corps pneumonia, Og-
densburg. N Y
Private William O Jones. stevcdorcs,
pneumonia. Houston. Texas
Private Albert w Nelson, engineers ,
meningitis, Acmc. Wash
Private ToIllyer Quinn, Quarternaster
Corps, pneumonia, 257l Walnut street,
St Louis
Corporal Hollis VI. Smith, infantry,
empygmla, January 81; Rock, Kan
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
ALLIES ON THE PAVE
DOWN "A hIRPLAhES
Heavy Artillery Fighting IS Re
ported a Of g Lower Reach
of River.

Rome Feb 4 Fourteen enemy air-
planes md cnptive balloon were brought
down Saturday on be ltnlian front
Heavy artillery fighting IS N progrc
along be lower Piavr River Following
The oficial account of these operations
There wRs moderate artillery activity
from Stelvio to the Piavc aud ore
severe artillery fighting along The lower
reaches nf tho river The enemy exploded
mines without -lIccoss m the PaeuE lo arra.
Patrol encounters took place On Tho hills
northeast of Monte Greppa
Favored ty fine weather, our serial
forces, with the effective corporation
of orr nayal planes, engaged In con
siderable activity against enemy milf
tary detectives Our aviators yesterday
bomhardcd concentration points and
crossings of highways along the enemy
lines ~ communication on the Nsiago
Plafeua. Our bombing machines last
night damaged the plant operating the
aerial cable iinc between Caldonaz1n
and Monte Rounrc
Eight hostile machines wcrn brought
down yesterday Six others were shot
down by british aviators. who aiso sct
fire 10 . captive balloon along he Piavc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
STUDENTS RISK LIVES,
SAVE SHELLS At FIRE
Garry Out 10000 Rifle Rounds as
Flames Erguli Dane Hall
at Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. dame Hall
one of the oldest buildings of the Quad-
ranele in the Harvard Yard burned
vest rday Thirty Thousand rounds OF am
munition In the basement were removed
by men of the Naval Radio and En-
signs School under direction of their
officers. Valuable records belonging tn
the university and the government
schools were also saved
The building contained the Bursar s
office of the university and the csecu-
tive offices of the ensign's school. II
was of red brick. two and half stories
urh with a frontage Of forty feet on
NJ ass achusetts avenue.
The fire started in the basement near
the furnace, apparently had worked its
way IN inside the walls, and was burst
inr through the roof when IL WAS discov-
cred by naval officer Students Of the
naval school quartcred in nearby build
ings were Immediately moblllzed and,
working IN squads went into the part
of the basement where the ammunition
used in rife practice was stored The
flames were very close and the smoke
was sitting. but with handkcrchiefs tied
over their noses tho sailors CROPPED their
way To the shell hoxcs and brought
them all out without accident
Meanwhile the firemen found that the
flames were making such headway IN
the wooden interior Of the structure that
it was impossible 10 save it
Dare He'll wos kuilt in 1882. the gift
Of the late Nathan Dane. an attorney Of
Boston II WINS the first building Of the
Harvard Law School, but was used for
this purpose only short time There
were several rccitction rooms IN II. At
the outbreak Of the wM part of the
building was turned over TO the govern
ment for use rs headquarters of the
Fnsigus' School As the fire completely
destroyed the interior, the university
will now he required to surrender room /,
in another building in order that the course
al naval Instruction may bc carried on.
Officials Of the Fire Department SAID
tha. they believed the FIRE started from an
overheated furnace.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
GERMANS LOSING NERVE.
See OHIO Defeat Ahead Now That
America Has Entered
the War.

An Atlantic Port. Feb The
German people have given up All hope
of winning the war They arc dishearten-
cd and discouraged since the United
states entered the conflict Food and
cloitSng are scarce and there IS an alarm
ing death rate among children
This picture Of present-day GERMANY
IS presented by Rev tIovsIg Daniels. of
hewitt, Wis, who has arrived here
The German people are beginning
10 realize hat with practically the whole
world aligned against them something
Is wrong ard Mr. Daniels They RI
faSi losing their respect for AZ KAISER
lnd the Crown Prince. who now ere
ridiclIled frequently IN cartoons through
out the country
The German neopic ..re distressed
over our entrance into the conflict They
blanle President u ison for ouu partiripa-
ton. They bold 40 grudge against the
people in general but they hate the
President They think our IN ntrance into
The war sounded thc death eneli u their
hope u winning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
I. {. DU POINT BUYS
WAL DORF-AST0R|A
Sale of Ho,c, property Announced
by George c. Boldt-Valucd
at $4,000, 900.
New YoRK, Feb. 4.

Cc,rcc c. Boldt. owner of the Wal
feAssor,a Hotel, announced Saturday
n;rb, that he had sold the property to
Con r Coleman du Pont, the munitions
,n,nufnct,lrcr and formerly president of
,hr ~ I. du Pont &c Nemours Powder Co.
Gen. du Pont is president of the
Fm,itablc Office Building Corporation,
v,qr-presidcnt of the Greeley Square Ho-
trI Company and director of the En-
pirc Trust Company and the National
surety Company. His Office is in 120
Broadway.
In 1918 Gen. du Pont sold his interest
IN The allied du Pont companies George
G Boldt Sr. died December s, 1916, in
the hotel he had built and made famous
Five years before he had begun to mako
preparations 20 retire, and to that end
trained his son to carry on the Bellevue
Stratford in Philadclphia and the Wal
dorf
GROUND OWNED by THE AsroRs
Tho ground and building occupied by
the Waldorf-Astoria IS owned parity by
William Waldorf Astor and the rest of
Il by Vincent Astor, but the extensive
furnishings and equipment were the
property of MIR Boldt.
When the Waldorf was formally Open
ed by George G. Boldt on March II.
1898 u contained about QUO rooms Ii
was a ten story building facing on Thirty
third street and running half the way
up the block 10 Thirty-fourth street. and
not quite as far as what is now Astor
Court.
II took about two years and half
to build the Waldorf, and the new
hotel had not been running more than
two years when ground was broken
for the Astoris. The Waldorf was built
bv William Waldorf Astor and the
Astoria by the late John Jacob Astor.
The Astoria added about | 900 rooms TO
the capacity Of the older house when 1t
MAS opened on November /, 1897
That occasion was great social event.
The committee in charge consisted ot
Mr William Astor, Mrs, Edmund l..
Bayhes, Mrs. Boldt. Airs. Fred Edey,
Mrs. Richard Irwin, Nirs. Storrs Wells
and NIrs. William {. Whitney. The pro-
gram began in the afternoon with a
fairy spectacle. followed by children S
dance. Then at Q p. m. there was a
grand concert, followed at 1890 by a
presentation Of the second act Of Rose
mary by John Drew and his company.
Oscar Tschirky, manager of the hotel,
has become known to travellers all over
the world
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
RAIL WAYS BREAKING
THE FREIGHT T|EUP
First Month of Government Oper-
alton Shows Decrease of
Delayed Exports.
NEW NORK EEn &

NEW YORK, FEB. a.
In the first month of the operation Of
the railroads bv the government, the
accumuations of export freight ai the
North Allan ic ports was reduced from
81, l0l carloads to 1888 carloads. or
1927 per cent Most OF this freight il
food and munitions for the Allies.
This was shown bv report made
to A. II. Smith, regional director Of
railroads, by the freight traffic com
mittee, North Atlantic ports
The reduction in the accumulation Of
supplies for the Allies at the North At
lantic ports is due to two factors first
the improvement in the coaling Of ships
and their consequent faster dispatch
and. second, the slowing up Of the ar
rival of freight at the ports due 10 ad
verse weather conditions and enlbar-
goes. Consequently reduction of 800
carloads IN the amount of freight docs
not necessarily mean that the Allies
have received that much more freight
from America.
From railroad operating viewpoint,
however, the lessening of the accumuia-
ton has improved conditions TO a
marked degree. Not only has yard space
and pier space been freed to an extent.
but tho greatest benefit arose from the
removal of freight held in cars, which
released more than 1000 cars for active
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
Grandma Talks
About Babies
Has large Circle of Esteners Who Prof.
II by Her Wudom and Experience.

In almost any community there Is a
grandma who knows Mothers Friend
Not only Is she reminiscent Of her own
experience, but It was through her recon-
mendation that so many Cxpectant
mothers derived the comfort and blessing
a this famous remedy
Mothers Friend Is an external appli-
cation prepared especially for expectant
mothers after the formula Of a noted
family physician. 1t certainly has won
derful effect IN relieving tension brought
about by expanding muscles, and is a most,
grateful encouragement 10 the woman
swaltng motherhood.
The action Of Mothers Friend makes
the muscles free, plant and responsive.
When baby arrives they expand easily,
and pain and danger az the crisis is
naturally les.
Strain upon the nerves and hgaments is
IeSsencd and in place Of period OF dis
comfort and consequent dread, it IS a
season Of calm repose aud happy antici-
patton
Mothers Friend enables the mother 10
preserve her health and natural grace and
she remains pretty mother by having
avoided the pain aud suffering which more
often than otherwise accc mpaDies such an
OCCASION when nature is unaidcd
Write the Brad ield Regulator Co, X
ooi Lamar Bldg. Atlanta, Ga. for their
Motherhood Book" so valuable to ex-
pcctAnt mothers, and in the meantime do
no, by any eiaJsce fAl 70 purchase bottle
o' Mothers Friend from the druggist and
aus 'orsTy yourself Ax>ans, pam and DIS
comfort. Mothers Pr:s7d should be ap-
olssti night and m035D1 vsAk thc utmost
rerlHA,Isv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
METHODIST UNITY PLAN.
Commission Arranges All But
Details of Merger of
Two Branches
Av.N>.u. 81, Frs.

-Av.N>lu. G.. Pm
The NcthodIsi Church 3mfcafior ,orn-
mission. which ha borr " session bore
for two weeks seeking m agreement
through whrl tho TetirdI-t pisc
Church md be- Methodist Ipirc. t
Church Sou't shall omoig4uato prob e N
sill hold ts lor' c4iur tud3v
announced hat all essential rn'rfs r.i-
.ng /" ~ amalgamot.pr 1avo been agr'af
"u, and la' uu' lr a"f1'
arranged
Tto mct tha' nlmt u-
or dolrgat p' comm r.nr-
left ,or iI nomr tr
negro question nn. Dnn titled rs
atisfnction VI i.llr Ed hpt n
-1ciafa Zturri .nuforru-r III
afrd .rh- .rll urqr rftY4r rr
atlpn 80 yr1 ru-rt sole ih.,lt
- thc ,are.feta. he ihrd bur x.
Tho >tyra tndrr tts rlar Hr
clrfi trr aT trs ud 1rir yrn !
officer l4-.he- rra-i-l,ns ElIl e
fnad" under ri- s'g2es' ion fnr The
tion ~ IIdicitl council md t0r q f-
-ttutional council The 4tter ruli
have q membership made Ip n rern-
scntativce nf The srvorll IurisdirtiOns e
proportion tn their 4riiyc church Derniprr-
shin
Thi. rpr-iitll'ional council world hove
jurisdiction over about 20 O00 ON0 Nrth-
odlsts with epnfrrrpcrs tponW ne
nor hprn and southern whites thc NOR ~
crn and Dutheru Ncgrocv hose cTn-
brarcd IN Latin America. the far eavt and
Furopc fach ~ these slhrrgionai cpn-
fercncrs would nave 3 bishop for each
ljOOGO mrrnbers
II The plan goes through the rncTnber-
ship ~ each regional conference would
hold mornings previous m he sitting ni
the general Conference and would -
empowered to Inglslate nn AT distinctly
regional affairs
H. seems. SAID 3 delegate tndav.
that hr Mcthodists Of the world are
to be united as tho direct result 81 tho
deliberations 0f The representatives of
the church . De- city whore Wesley
and Whitehead did thcir hest work
1t Is expected the remaining delegates
, viii leave l1r heir homes tomorrow or
"Wednesday The southern Method sfs
look upon The result 81 the cpterencc
here lS reing rtr. satisfactory - them-
TO complete unihcllgn * Nlll la nccss--
sary iOr be wo General rnnicrrncfs
and fhc various state ronierrncC.s
througnou. me UNION - rndorse what
has been lCnr it 4 boiIcyed TINS viii
le brought ABOUT within ear 1r "a.
The iscf hat Bishop lien d. andler.
who lives u lieurgia, has gone home,
ran be takCn t- u Indication {
there Is not hing uTovlded for npf
llruiy acceptable .r az most CO
sautherurr u all Ne'hodism
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
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INVENTS A SUBSTITUTE
FOR ANTHRACITE COAL

New York, Feb. 4.-Irvention of q
commercial process for converting
bitumin0us coal into a new fuel to
be cEll0d carbocoal--and which
Is said to be the equal Of anthracite
coal - il announced by G. III.
Smith, a coal mining engineer. Ii
Is asserted that the new fuel Is
smOkeless, very hard and dense in
structure and occupies appr0xi-
mately the same space AZ run Of
mine coal.
The inventor says that il will 60
a long way toward increasing the
supply0f smokclcss fuel for domestic
use and will afford for the first time
fuel that will burn without smoke
and still permit the high stcaming
rates necessary In modern railway,
marine and power operations.
A corporation 10 be known ms the
International Coal Products Cor
poration, of which the inventor is the
president. has been formed to put
the new product on the market.
The process. briefly, takes the
raw coal and through simple and
economical methods separates the
rich oils from the pure carbon and In
turn presses into convenient shape
or use the carbon. which is being
today commercially used for house,
hold and power plant purposes.
A method of coal distillatiop nj
relatively low temperatures is used.
in which there is simultaneously
obtained from the coal sufficient
quantity of coal tar products. TO or
set largely the cost Of converting
the raw coal into refined smoke
less product.
Observation-Disclosures |.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
COUNTS FIVE SONS SLAIN.
Kaiser Condoes Won Room. Who Has
Suffered Heavily in War.

Amsterdam. Feb Count Won Room.
German noblenan. haa lost his fifth
son in the war 4 dispatch from Bros
lau to the yossische Zeltung Of Berlin saws
Emperor William sent . telegram 10 the
Count expressing has deep regret and
adding
4 think Of the deep sorrow whch had
previously fallen upon YOU by the death
Of your wife. and also of your four sons
fallen in battle. and express my wa1ncst
sympathy m this new loss 10 v0u and
Your son wIdow May YOUR pain be
soothed by The certainty that the Ger
man people are proud 81 the father and
sons who, 10 the honor If their famous
names. Willingly sacrifice their lives for
the Fatherland M1y God stand by
you with His consolation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
GEN. WOOD LEAVES HIS BED.
Will Quit Hospital This Week-Expect
to Save kiIbourue's Eve.

Paris, Feb. 4-Maior Gen Leonard
Wood, who was wounded recently while
on q visit TO the French front, was allie
yesterday TO leave his bed in the hospital
here, where he is being treated. lie
received number of visitors. Gen.
Woods arm is in a sling. The wound
is still painful, but he expects o>leave
the hospital this week
Lieut. Col. Charles t. Kilbourne,
Chief Of General Woods staff, who was
wounded in the face, is TO be brought TO
Paris from hospital near the front.
The attending surgeons report that they
expect to save his right eye, which it
was feared at FIRST would be lost
Major Kenyon 4. Joyce, the third
American officer wounded, is still in a
hospital near the front with Z painful
wound in the arm
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
RUSHED SILKWORM EGGS.
Valuable Consignment Sent AcrosS
Continent TO Japan.

Seattle, Wash, Feb i-One ton Of
silkworm eggs, enough to fill half carload
and capable OF making enough silk after
they have developed in the mulberry
bushes of Japan to clotho city, recently
arrived in Seattle and will be shipped to
the Orient. The eggs were sent across the
continent because OF the lack of space on
the ships that pass through the Sue1
Canal from Europe to the Orient Il Is
the first shipment OF the kind that ever
crossed the continent.
The consignment. valued Al thousands
of dollars. Will arrive IN Japan just in time
for the development Of the worm. Only
by the greatest caution VAS the car of
eggs saved from the chilly blasts OF the
Eastern winter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-04
KEEN TO JOIN GARIBALDI.
Italian Volunteers Will Wear Red Shirts
Like Famous Prototypes.

Rome. Feb 4 Garlbaldan volunteers
are eulisting with great enthusiasm
throughout Italy They range from
youths To aged veterans who fought in
the wars OF independence under the great
hero
The government has permitted the
formation OF this body Of volunteers
which will be commanded by Gen.
Giuseppe Garibaldi- The officers have
been chosen from the regular army. The
men will be allowed to wear the red shirts
;' Of ancient ,gIy glerIy. From all the Italian ian
enlistment have been received.