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Evening journal., 1918-05-20
AN APPEAL TO THE
American people
Continued from First pase

Under the influence OF that cross OF
red long stretches Of devastated coun-
try begin 10 take on the hone OF
growing things and waving grain he
gins to llft It's green blades In the
stark places Of mud that war has left
behind
All these and more. much more. ono
who has been over there sees In the
Red Cross banner which you must keep
flying at the head Of your regiment un-
less you would be traitor % the, cause
you have espoused
In u Is the living expression OF all
the love and ideals that are in this
world OF rapine and murder and grief
and pain today.
Even while our dearest and best are
dying, even while cities are falling. even
while the cries Of tortured humanity
M the air. the army marching under
thls banner-your Red Gross banner
must carry clear and strong the mes
sage OF hope TO all the world or the
black horror Of the present crisis will
engut the souls OF men forever moro
Hold this banner high so that the
Allies 1000 miles across the sea shall
read this message: I'VE come. ever,
man. woman and child In America. snd
we viii bring everything we nosses.
u need he and place u beside your
p lives as token OF our fealty and loy.
? atty TO you and the cause for which
! YOU are nghtlng'
ldah McGlone Gibson
Evening journal., 1918-05-20

one would say they give you o halor)
You can't think how wOnnerrul thai
seems. You know in The trenches we
had nothing but our clothes. our blan-
ket. and our mess kits. And with those
kits there were two clean towels, white
ones. and say, there was just every
thine soap and toothbrush and tooth
paste and pins and needles and threao
buttons. scissors, comb, pencil, paper
and envelopes pipe. tobacco, cigaruts
a mouth-organ, and even playing cards
oSay we hadn't had even one OF those
things-and then TO get them all And
they let us take them with US when
we left"
"Those Red Cross canteens are fine
too, put IN Private Heath. They have
them In every good-sized town back Of
the lines and lis nearly like home. You
can buy all kinds Of things, and if you
haven't the money they give you any
thing you need
80 You think the Red Cross money
is being well spent?' he was asked.
more fellows are going over all the
time and they certainly need the REQ
Cross" he answered. III YOU are golne
to write about it you can say the Rec
Cross needs an u can get and we car
tell you they know how TO use it fol
we soldiers"
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
$l,177,OS4 DUPONT co.
RED CROSS DIVIDEND

Checks for the dupont Company 5
Red Cross dividend Of two per cent.
amounting to si,i0,0s4, were received
by the stockholders in the mails on
Saturday and this morning Accom-
panying each check was a note from
F. p. Brown, treasurer, in which he
said:
While our stockholders are. OF
course, at liberty to handle their check
covering this dividend in any manner
they choose. the directors in declaring
the dividend did so in order to put the
stockholders in funds sufficient to en-
able them 10 more substantially con
tribute to the splendid work the Ameri-
can National Red Cross is now doing,
than they otherwise would.
Checks endorsed 10 the order OF the
American National Red Cross may be
handed to your local campaign COM
mittee or endorsed and returned TO the
treasurer OF the company who will
forward same TO the National Head
quarters at Washington where credit
will be given to the respective stock
holoders.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
nnEssA AFFAIRE.

slecisl to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ODESSA, Del. May 20-The Ep-
worth League Social will be held in the
lecture room OF the church, on Thurs
day evening, May %
Miss Helen Sparks has gone to Chevy
Chase. Md, for months stay with
relatives
Mrs. J. Archie Finley aud children
Of Chestnut Hill, Pa are staying with
Mrs. Finley's parents. Mr. and Mrs
Leonard Y. Asprll
Mrs. Norman A Wright Is visiting
friends in Philadelphia
Alvin Rose. Of Wilmington, was an
over sunday visitor with his aunt
Miss Mollie Rose
Miss Elizabeth Cotter n Tacony, I:
spending soma time with Mrs ! q
Webb
Miss Geneva Ward. % Philadelphia
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr. and Mrs H. Ward
Mrs Edward g. Cook and little son
Of Wilmington. are visiting Mrs. George
L. Townsend.
John Stewart and family OF Chester
Pa. were guests OF friends here thi.
week
Evening journal., 1918-05-20

to the cellar
Il was on the second floor. and the
only man in the place too sick to be
moved. told my nurse to run, didn't
care and she might get killed. But she
said No, I'll stay and she did. They
are great
And the best thing OF all are those
comfort kits
Yes, they sure srew Corporal Henry
chimed in
You betcha" added. Private Heath.
II every American woman could see
the eyes and hear the voice Of just
one Sammy who has had a comfort
kit-well. there'd be more comfort kits.
Out OF three khaki pockets came three
orumpled bits Of paper. one penciled
scrap from two girls IN Ontario, one
from Chicago, and one from Nevada
the addresses OF the three donors OF
those kits that fell to soldiers three.
And every one is acknowledged you
bet-we write to them too
Il was about the comfort kits that
they all talked at once, and their eyes
shone. Nursing is well enough--but
comfort kits They are Just Heaven
to hear Sammies tell it-and they
know
And as soon as you get to the hos
ptal you get a comfort xiii ,He said
! it with three exclamation points, as
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
ST. GEORGES TO
HAVE SERVICE FLAG
-speoIaI % We EyENING JOuRNAL.

Especial to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ST. GEORGES. Del. May 20. com
imunity service flag viii be presented tc
the Town Council by the Rev. Ivanho'
Willis on next Saturday evening. Ap-
/ propriate services Will be held from
/ 6.3O 20 s O'Clock, when the Rev Carlisle
H.. Hubbard, Of St. Psul's NJ F.. Church
Wilmington, win make an address. Fort
Dupont Band win furnish music
The last meeting Of the Parent
Teachers Association before the closing
OF the school will be held on Tuesday
evening. May 2s, az the home Of the
president, Mrs. George n. Snedeker.
Fred Nelson is seriously IN with ty-
phoid fever.
Paul Gibbons, Of Philadelphia, visited
HIS father, the Rev. Seth o. Gibbons.
over sunday
Tho Rev James r. Milligon has been
In Baltlmsre. Md, visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Charles Rommel and family.
Mrs. T.. 3. Racine. OF Farnhurst, spent
last week in ST. Georges.
Mrs George swain is the guest OF her
daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Hughes, IN VII
mngton.
Thomas Hilbert, Of Chester. visited
old friends here last week. staying at
the home OF james Gam and wife.
Mrs Isaac Cleaver, Of Kennedyyille,
Md. is staying with her sister. Mrs.
Samuel Haman
Miss Emile Janvier has been in VII
mnngton for a visit with her cousin
Mrs Albert Posey.
Miss Harriet Lester, Of New Castle
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Lester. Of New Castle, has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Lester.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
ELKTON BoY MISSING.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELkTON. Nd, May 20.--John Cal
vert. aged 70 years son Of Mrs Fannie
Calvert, Of near Elkton, has disap-
peared from his home His absence OF
month Is not TO be accounted for
IN any way. His mother is asking aid
in securing information of him.
The West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church has extended a call So the Rev
A. Burtis Halleck. OF Belair preshyter.
ian Church. and the call has been &C
cepted Mr. Halleck will reliquish thl
present charge next month.
Through the generosity OF Charlie
o. Wells, proprietor OF the Elktoi
opera House. Tuesday evening, May 2l
will be a benefit for the Elkton Re
Cross The ladies Of the local ohapte
have full management OF the entertain
ment. which will be "The Volunteer.
BY means Of festival the Charles
town Junior Red Cross have raised SO,
The Cecil County Board OF Educatio
has appointed Miss Grace Rawlings. q
Rising Sun. teacher Of the gramme
school OF that place. 10 succeed Mis-
NJ. Lidie Stewart. Of Rowlandsville, re
signed
Baseball clubs Of Bllaon, Newport
Rising sun and Newark will mee
here tonight to arrange a league
The ways and means committee o
The Blkton Red Cross, Mrs. Robert {
Thackery. chairman, reports the sun
OF esS3.33 raised by this committee
during the past year Mrs. william
Hollingsworth Mackall. general treas
Urer reports total receipts Of s3,25s i6
Miss Emma Jacquettc. of "The Pines
was an Elkton visitor on Saturday
Miss Annie NJ Grosh OF Bacon Hill. was
The guest Of Miss Carrie Brown on
Thursday-Mrs Margaret Denver is
spending some time with her son.
George Denver OF Norfolk Va.-Nfrs.
Della Woodrow OF Wilmington. was
recent guest OF Mrs r. T.. Stebbings.
OF Port Deposit-Nfrs. Rufus r. Oldham
Is visiting her sister. Mrs. Gaichell
ENGLAND OF Zion miss Pauline King
Of Philadelphia, has been visiting Mrs.
Mary McCrea.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
HOT RIYETS start
SHIPYARD fires
Burning Oil on Waters OF
Creek and Sewer Threaten
Harlan Plant
FIREMEN CHECK.
SUNDAY BLAZES

Hot rivets dropped by workmen al
the Harlan plant Of the Bathlehem
Steel Cooperation yesterday twice
threatened for a time to destroy that
plant.
In the FIRST hre which started at 8
o'clock in the morning two workmen
were overcome by smoke and were re-
moved to the Homeopathic hospital ln
the chemical apparatus Of the Fame
Fire Company where they were re-
vived. These were Arnold Stewart of
No. iii Fulton street, and Leslie
Palmer. or No 1907 Lancaster avenue.
The second IRE occurred late yester-
day afternoon when hot rivet strik-
ing an air hose gnted ~. As a work
man tossed the rivet into the Christ
lana river 10 set fire 90 the oil on the
waters Of that stream and the flames
lloking up the piles along the wharves
again threatened the plant Another
alarm from BOX No. 80 brought the dis
trict hremen who with the workmen,
succeeded in extinguishing the flames
befoec any serious damage was done
BOd fires were due 20 the hot riyets
falling into oils carried from the plant
OF the Wilmington Gas Company on tor
Of sewerage This waste passes through
/ Shipley Rnn sewer which runs near the
large drydock and near the machine
pattern ami light iron shops Of the Har-
Ian Company When The molten meta
fell into the open sewer the oils is
nited At once. danes shooting high into
the air.
Workmcn endeavored 70 man the nr'
pumps and hose at the plant. but they
were driven back from the sewer by thi
dense clouds Of smoke The disiric
/ nremen, who reached tho scene shortl,
after the FIRST alarm had been sounded
found themselves Handicapped by th'
smoke, 70 being impossible at times tt
see a hand before ones face. Oflcial'
Of the company who reached the scen'
soon after the alarm had been sounded
complimonted The local nremen on thu
manner in which they handled The flre
The large pump engine OF the Fame
Fire Company had three lines Of host
conpected up at one time. The flames
from the open sewer set FIRE 10 th'
wooden flooring over fhe yards snC
flames leaped high around the pilln.
along the water front and against IN,
machine. pattern and light ir6h sh0ps
Tho fact that these buildings are bull
Of concrete prevented the spread OF ih'
nre
The only buildings destroyed We're
two wooden toilets. which bordered IN,
sewer The flremen fought the hurninl
oil FOR two hours before they had N,
flames extinguished. and for awhile, a.
the buring iluld spread over the water,
Of the Chrisllans river. IL appeared as
n the shipping IN that stream was q
be enveloped in the burning mass.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
LEWEs HAppENINGs

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES, Del, May 0.-Frederiok
Burk seaman who has been station
ed at the naval base here, for some
time, has been promoted TO ensign
and transferred 10 Philadelphia Navy
Yard
Or. Joseph NJ Martin is Improving
BIS residence on Second street by hav-
| ing cellar made for a heating plant
Mrs. Erbertha NJ Burton made a
business trip 10 Wilmington snd Phil
sdelphia last Philip II Nelson
and Minos b Lowe. who have been
employed In Wilmington for several
months are home FOR a few days-
Clarence T.. Davidson who has beer
employed In W. 2. Walsh's garage for
several years az chief mechanlc he,
reSigned-Stephen G. Pierce made Z
Trip 10 Princess Anne. Nd, last week
Mrs Charlotte r. Hickman and IN,
Misses Dorothy and Marie Hickman a
Oscala. Fla, have arrived al their cot
tase on Lewes Beach for the summe,
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
KENT COUNTY MEN
Volunteer Service
Chief Justice Pennewill Ad-
dresses Meeting in Interest
of War Work
TO FLY ITALIAN
FLAG ON FRIDAY
pecial to THE EVENING JOURNAL,

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. May 2O.-Kent County''
Exemption Board has inducted into th'
United states service the following reg
lstranis. who have been assigned tC
various camps
Laeander DeRoy Gritzan, Dover, sig
nal Corps, Radio station, College Park
Nd.
Elwood W Baryleit. smyrna Ensi-
neers. Laurel. Nd.
Paul It. Menzel. Dover. Gas Defense
Service. New Interior building Wash
ington. p c.
Lester Bahr, Of Jersey City. y. " To
Fort DUPONT Del
A large and enthusiastic audience
gathered in the Dover Opera House yes
ferday afternoon 10 hear patriotic sd-
dresses by Chief Justice PeInewill,
Dover. and Dr. !. A Downey Of Lincoln,
Nehrasks. and Henry Ridgely OF Dover
in the interest Of Red Cross. Y. NJ. G. A.
and Choutauqua work Patriotic songs
were sung by the Dover school children
and members Of the several church
cholrs in Dover, directed by the Rev. A..
v. Lightbourne.
Governor Townsend has received the
following from Robert Lansing. Secre-
tsry OF State Of the United States, rela-
tive to the display Of the Italian nag on
May "a;
To His Excellency. the Governor Of
Delaware. Dover, Del.
Sir have the honor 90 advise you
that the President has directed that on
May "a. the third anniversary Of the en-
trance OF Italy into the war, the Italian /
flag be displayed on all public buildings /
Of the United States at Washington and /
el elsewhere
beg to bring the matter 20 your /
thinking 1t possible that you |
may wish to take similar action with |
respect TO public buildings OF your
state. ] have the honor TO be sir,
Your obedient servant,
ROBERT LANSING.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
What Does the Red Cross Mean
TO A WOUNDED SAMMY?
Believe Me, 1t Means @ Lot ~
SAY PERSHTNG'S MEN
By MARGUERTTF FnNARDs


What's the matter with the Red
Cross?
It's all right
What's oil right?
Red Gross
That good old college whoop tells YOU
Just about what the boys over there
think OF your money and your nurses,
and tobacco and comfort kits
Three OF Black Jack pershing's own
men give you their word for IT,
They've been in the trenches They've
been laid out by shell shock They
were gsssed. and woke up more dead
than alive, with oxygen tank tubes in
their teeth, and a Red Cross nurse
standing guard.
They have been In the middle Of It
all-and the Red Cross Is the big. bright
spot that makes their eyes glow and
starts them all talking at once-"Be-
lieve us, the Red Cross Is sure all
rightr
Sergeant Willard, Corporal Henry,
and i7-year-old Private Heath are three
Of the wounded men sent back by Cen
eral Pershing to tell the falks back
home what It's really like and make us
blush TO be caught squeezing a dollar
when a Red Gross appeal comes by.
These soldiers three have seen the
Red Cross IN actlon-and the action
made a hit with them
when does the Red Cross frst touch
you after you are wounded?' they were
asked. Corporal Henry answered.
Well the flrst thing when the
stretcher-bearers pick you up you 60
to a field dressing statlon-thsts the
army surgeons, you know. and from
there you go to the Casualty Clearing
station where they sort out the wound
edo the worst operations, and send
on the others to the Base Hospital. You
know we three all got gassed We
were knocked out by shell-shock and
couldn't get our masks on before gas
came over. So we didn't know any
thing about those frst two hospitals. /
was unconscious AZ hours
when I woke up was IN the Amer /
lean base hospital and there was an
American Red Cross nurse beside me /
Gee those nurses certainly are fine [
And wars done a lot for them too /
you ought TO see EN-. You can tell 4
that before they got in this mess tiley /
were kind Of stiff and-oh, stand-offlsh, |
you know, but now-say they are the /
finest women you ever say and have
the klndest faces
We'll, had that oxygen tube in my
mouth and ! felt pretty good, 50 l told
the nurse she didn't have to stay with
me, l was all right She smiled and
said, I'll stay right here you don't
know how sick you are And she Just
did everything for me, too"
Yes. and ] was in a hospital the
Huns shelled once" broke in Sergeant
Willard. THE Hun plane came over
and dropped "A bombs all around it.
They took all the patients and nurses
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
PLANT CROPS ALONG
DUPONT BOULEVARD

William P. Tucker, general manager
OF the State Board Of Agriculture in the
work OF improving and beautifying the
dupont Boulevard, is a busy man these
days In addition to planting $4,000
cabbage plants. IS acres In sweet pots-
toes. % bushels OF early potatoes and
an equal amount OF A late variety. he
has put down large variety OF flowers
along the boulevard right of way from
Georgetown to Selbyviue.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
BULL MOVEMENT IN STOCKS
BY The United Press

NI ITF IWTITI TIDt'.
NEW YORK. May 2O-A bull move
ment on the stock market today boost
ed United States Steel a to tii1k at the
opening Anaconda was up 4 at 6s7s.
and Bethlehem Steel opened at 81 up2.
a reactionary movement brought
United states Steel from a high Of iii%
to ii0h. Bethlehem b. retained about
Y It's gain.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
CATCH ONE FUGITIvE

Sinton Ash. the civilian alleged
Stacker. who escaped from the guard
house at Fort Dupont. early saturday
morning with three other men. was
captured late Saturday morning on the
farm Of Eugene Buckson, near Odessa.
by Jacob Rudnick and Houis j.
Wainer. OF Delaware City. No trace
of the three soldiers who escaped from
the guardhouse at the same time has
been found. These men were James
Martin. Oren Holverton and a man
named Chaser.
Ash said he was asleep when the
other men left. and when he awoke
and saw the window bars on. he left.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
DEATHS
John NJ. Frelxleben.
Floyd simmons Williams.

KeEiath L. Green
GREEN I'm this city, on May 1a 1915,
keziath L. Green
Relatives snd friends. also Jacobs Well.
No. 10; Queen May Court No Is; Queen
Esther Court No, .; Cleoporc Court No.
2. Good viii Council No 2s Of st. Luke
Pocahontas Temple No. 60 Ladies Of g..
A. r.. Mnurian Tent No. 10 are invited TO
attend the funeral M her late residence, No.
if3s Walnut street. on Wednesday after
noon. Services in Bethel A. NJ r.
Church Interment Mt Olive cemetery.
WTILTAMS-In this city, on May ~,
1918. Floyd Simmons Williams. aged %
years
Relatives and friends are invited 70 at
tend the funeral services, at the residence
of his mother. Mrs Deihna A. simmons,
No 003 Wright street on Wednesday after
noon May %. az o'clock. lnterment LON
bnrdy cemetery.
FREfZLEBEN-In this city. on May IS
1915 John A. Frelzlehen, aged Y years
Relatives friends and employees Of the
American Nulcanized Fibre Company, are
invited to attend the funeral services at
his late residence, No. Ga Maryland ave-
nue.. on Tuesday. May 2i. 1918. at 3
o'clock Interment at Mt Salem cemetery.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
Sam Loyd's S Brain Food
Five Minutes to Digest This.
No. 17a.


The old phrase, "as difficult as Ia
give the first cost Of O lobster" orig
mated in the House ofRepresentatives
during the bitter war over protective
tariff between John Quincy Adams
and Andrew Jackson in 1929. when
the latter was elected in opposition
10 what was known as the "Ameri-
can system"
During a debate regarding the
placing OF tax upon the FIRST cost
or raw material, a representative
of one OF the eastern states wished
TO know how they would calculate
the flrst cost Of the lobster which
was doubtless an important branch
OF eastern commerce, and thus the
phrase became one of ridicule
against the proiectlonists.
The member when pressed 10 tell
what he knew about the price OF
holsters could only say that prices
vary but the original lobster catch
ers receive as many shillings for six
dozen HOLSTERS as they get Holsters
FOR thlrty-two shillings.r -
Can you figure out the first cost
OF a lobster,
ANSWER TO no. ITS
& The word Startling.
Copyright, 1917. by sam Lovd)
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
pOcToRs ENIIsT FoR wan woRK.

special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, DEL May 9O.-phy-
scians from all parts OF the county
met here on Saturday to discuss the
call OF the government for volunteers
In the medical department Out OF the
number, three volunteered their ser
1ices-Dr. @. r. Layton. Of this town:
Dr. Hitch, OF Laurel; Or r. II. b Hop
klns OF Milton. AS all three are be
heved to be above the age limh de-
sired by the government it Is likely
mat IL viii be necessary for A cali
70 be issued FOR their services A an,
are needed from this country.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
COTTON MARKETS.

BY The United Press
NEW YORK, May 2O.-The cotton
market opened steady today. July,
PASS. up October, 1894. Off "a: De-
cember, 1870 off %, and May 25.2o.
up &C.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
CHICAGO GRAM.
BY The United Pres

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO, May 2O.-Openlng Grain
Corn, May, i27%; July, i4isiO3-i Oats,
May, 76is July, 66%a%.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
BIRTHS

RELMIo Mt and Mrs NowiIie Helm
OF Delaware City. NJ the Delaware Hos
pital on May ia, a daughter.
WALsH-To Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Walsh. OF No. fa54 East Fourteenth
street. on May rs. q daughter
RAsH-To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Rash.
Of No 422 East Sixth street on May IS.
son.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20

II would be we'll 10 advertise lost
articles in the Want Ad column this
week. Teamsters, chauffeurs, carriers
and engineers are all under a bene-
ncent ruling.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
CAR AND TROLLEY coILInF

An automobile owned by Richard
Sellers wss damaged on Saturday.
when IL collided with a trolley car at
Eighth and Market streets No one
was injured
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
LOCAL SECURITIES

Laird and Company. dupont Building.
furnish the following quotations on
local securities:
Evening journal., 1918-05-20

Money to loan. securities 10 oifer and
ousiness partnerships viii be well sd-
Yertlsed through the Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
~ MRMoRIAM.

In loving remembrance Of william n
Haws
Just two years ago. dear son,
Thou had left our fold
Gone 10 meet our maker.
Into his heavenly fold
Mrs. Haws. Mother'
The Little River news., 1918-11-09

"A the way from the port of debarkation to the red quiverig lip of the inferno clergymen serving the troops YMCA secretaries and only by dnt of inquiry could find their deno1natonal afiation They were do-
 ing things also which had been taught their repec- tive theological semnares prominent Baptist minister had been handling boxes for months hours day. in YMC.A. warehouse; Episcopaan had ceased think about the channel whence his grace of apostolic cession flowed, and running the cinema for circuit of YMC.A. hut Presbyterian divine drove supply can1ion day after day, and had not found time to preach since his arrival in France Method preacher organized the athletics for entire division including boxing and wrestling and he did it with all the ervor that his ;al predecessors had put into camp-meetins revival&"
The Little River news., 1918-11-09

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