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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
TO HONOR STUDENT DEAD.
Memorial Service to be Held ut Delaware
for Those Who Died in the War.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark. Dec. 2i.-Arrangements are
being made by Dean j.. Laurence Smith
and other Delaware College officials for q
memorial service in honor of the Delaware
men who have died in the service OF their
country during the war. II Is probable
this service will be held on February y,
when the Alumni Association will hold its
annual banquet in The Commons. At
least eight Delaware College men made
the supreme sacrifice during the war and
this number may be increased when the
casualty list is completed. Dean Smith
announces the following men who are
known TO have died in the service:
X. NJ. Burstan, ex 1914, major, L. 5.
Marines
NJ D. Dare, ex 1920, second lieutenant,
infantry
DR. J. l.. Fisher, OK 1911, Medical
Corps, Camp Dix, n. J.
A. r. Hamel, ex 1914, captain, in
fantry, A. T.. +.
NJ NJ fiershman, ex 1920, infantry,
A. +. f.
S. r. Lambert, ex 1920, L. S. Naval
Reserves, active service.
j. A. O'Danel. ex 1918, first lieutenant,
aviation. A. +. +.
l.. r. Witsil. cx 1918, infantry.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
ARMY DISCHARGES BREED
BIG STIR IN CONGRESS
Soldiers Relatives Complain
About Delays and Lack of
Information.

Washington, Dec. 21-A storm is
brewing in Congress over what members
of the House and Senate describe as
great confusion ut the War Depart
mcnt. Innumerablc complaints from
anxious relatives Of soldiers are pouring
into the Offices Of congressman, asking
them to procure information about their
BOYS in the United States service. Here are
the principal complaints.
That thousands OF soldiers IN the United
States are needed at home To relieve dis
tress and help their families through the
winter, but the machiney of the War De-
partment refuses to let them out.
That hundreds of soldiers have been
without pay for months.
That the mail service to and from the
army camps here and in France has
proved failure, and caused great mental
anguish Mismanagement and lncom-
potency Is charged
That while superfluous war workers
fill the halls and offices o. the War De
partment, Washington people are forced
to pay exorbitant prices for lodging and
board because Of crowded conditions,
and Congressman have 10 wait their turn
to receive attention Mt the department.
That parents learn of the deaths
III lItlE St1flS On tiHf iDIl
comrades weeks before thew arDepartment
furnishes the information.
Something should be done about
this business, SAID Representative J.
Hampton Moore Of PENNSYLVANIA to-
day. Il have been to the War Department
all morning. trying 10 get at the policy rs
10 the release or discharge OF soldiers.
| have never seen a greater lack of order
or information.
Thousands of men IN this country,
now In army camps, should be sent
home as rapidly as possible, to get the
wheels Of industry going.
Il have ust been UP to ask that 3
young mechanic, tho was the whole
support of his father and mother, be
discharged / do not know whether | will
succeed or not. The disorder at the de-
partment is so apparent that ! do not Il e
10 go there if | can help 1t.
While there | encountered two Dem
ocratic Congressmen who were having
similar troubles. This is not party
question, but serious one There seem
TO be many more clerks In the department
than are needed. Scores of young women
brought here TO do war work are simply
PLAYING We should begin retrenchIng. We
must save money to help our own people.
War Department officials believe that
Congressman are unfair TO them. They
claim that the machinery is running
rapidly and smoothly to return the
soldiers to private life More than 500, 900
will have been demobiized by Christ
mas. Secretary Baker SAID today that
300. 900 had been let out already, and the
number is increasing daily
1t was pointed out by army officers
that the greatest care IS being taken
In mastering the young men out of
the service Thorough examinations are
being made so that if a man IS not sound
and well he will receive medical attention.
The law provides that no soldier be dis
charged if he Is not right physically.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
PRESIDENT HSU HOST
At PEK|NG RECEPTION
New Head of Chinese Empire
Opens Palace to Diplomats.
Press and Public.

Peking, Nov % 5-tCorrespondence OF
The Associated Press More than Il
hundred foreign men and women at
tended reception gwen by President
Hsu Shihchang and Mime lIsn IN the
historic Imperial Palace yesterday after
noon The diplomatic establishments,
the press and the business world We're rep
resented in the list Of some 500 invited
guests
As this was the first social function on 4
large scale IN which the new executive had
participated since his inauguration, the
event was of unusual interest. apparently
to the Chinese guests, as we'll As to foreign
ers Utmost simplicity characterized the
affair The big audience chamber, doubt
less the scene OF epoch-makIng events III
the past was decorated with chrysanthe-
NUNS and asters. ! military band herald
cd the entrance OF the president, who took
a post before gigantic floral pyramid IN
the center Of the hall.
The President Is IA medium sized man,
stockiiy built, with 4 pleasing counten-
ance and a rcasSurlng smile lie WAS at
tired IN frock suit and looked the up-to-
date eastern olgnitarV lie negotiated
the ordeal OF handshaking with all the
ease and dignity of western public
official Since he speaks neither French
nor English, Dr Charles d Tenney.
Chinese secretary Of the American Lega-
ton acted as introducer for "A time. pre-
senting several members OF the diplomat
ic corps, hut presently even that formality
was abandoned
This ceremony finished, the president
jolned Mime. IIsu who meanwhile MAS
holding reception IN an inner apartment
for the women guests \ tea in studied
foreign style was served, after which guests
were invited 20 view a collection Of por-
traits Of ompernrs and empresses, dating
back to the foundation Of the empire.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
Chesapeake Bridge Plan.

Engineer John H. Grcincr, formerly u
Wilmington, now of Baltimore. Nd
has drawn a sketch of the proposed bridgc
across the Chesapeake Bay - connect
the eastern shore with the western shore
II was submitted " the Bay Bridge Cofn-
rnittce at Annapolis, Md. last uight
after being indorscd by the Marvisnd
state Road COnmigsi0n.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
STUDENTS MAKE MERRY.
B-3 Junior Of High School Have Mid
winter Class Party.

The members Of the B-3 Junior Glass
of the High School had their annual mid
winter class party last night in the new
gymnasium Mt the school About 30 of
the young folks were IN Attendance and
they had Jolly time dancing and playing
games. and they also enjoyed refreshments
which were supplied them in the school
dining room.
Misses Patton, Balance and RsTno.
teachers at the school were in attendance
az chapcrones.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
n MEMORIAM.

n loving memory - our acaf mother
fmma J ireland NiD died four year. ago
Today
iJuftfuDer once moTt D. here
T. o. nov D., -adie~f ~ ilo year
FOf htI ~ lottG ~u passed away
And nia',c tine twenty first h. >aadC-l DAY
Her Loving Children
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
Bluff

Hub There no use my giving you
check, my dear, my bank account IS ovcr.
drawn
Wife well, give me one anyway, and
make u for $500 ! want 10 pull 10 ont of
nv handbag with my handkerchief a. the
club this afternoon Bpetou Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21
DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY
TO MERCHANTS
NIIDDLETOW
DOVER
LAUREL

Merchants have constant need Of the
services of good bank. We believe
THIS Trust Company can help YOU and
YOUR business. The proper use Of
banking facilities is one Of the chief aids
TO business efficiency and saiisfactf
results.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21

Frank Parker Of 500 Walnut street
j. buying all the Liberty Bonds that he
can get hold of.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21

"You say her love affairs have pro
gressed from abstract to concTetcy"
"Yes; she Tilted title guarantee man
10 take on builder Detroit Free
Press
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21

since | hung mp my shingIe
second Ditto | wish had your luck
All mine get we'll Boston Trans
crpt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-21

lou try an livery Evening want adv.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14
The Napoleon Boy Scouts have been
assured OF lu'l equipment, none fer

H. j. Beiseker, a Fessenden carr
pepter. was killed when he was
bile accident. his head hitting a een-
crete curb.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14

the pit of Mr.. Benefits stomach in
the Herald office received several dol
lars reward for his unusual haste.
These and many instances like them
were traditions of Herald employees.
variably printed in the Herald the
worst things his enemies said about
him. When Jay Could gave to the
press a letter Of 10000 words attack
ing Benefits personal life. tho editor
of the Herald turned about and pub
lished it in full with the curt remark
that Mr.. Gould was "a gentleman"
When John Kelley, leader of Tam
many Hall. publicly assailed Mr.. Ben
nett's character. he retorted: "The
proprietor of the Herald lost his repu-
tatien long before Mr.. Kelley was
yer heard Of" He swung his news
paper from one side to another in
public questions with startling abb
ruptnegs.
He was assailed for many years for
the personal" advertisements which
were once an unrestrained feature of
his paper. III 1907 he bowed to the
law with payment Of a fine of $4,000,
when the court characterized the
Herald personals as "a public stencil"
In his innumerable promotions, all
bearing upon the. promotion of his
newspaper. Mr.. Bennett figured AS a
notable patron of sport. He intro
duced polo into America; revived
coaching in France; organized inter-
national automobile and aeronautieal
races. and built and sailed numerous
yachts. "w. So. 81
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14
RENl7ENcE MUST FORERuN PEACE

sNsns7SVhsn nc GesFaaR sevsransat, hs<hsA W ~ tn
NAnniatak bic sseiipsat Of the Gesrsaa yesDls, esnes
4pfl1ata. nth sslsss-ept,, bsssst preSossls for : just peace.
~ III = i.stsns4 a. ysy this purpose ; just peace may
sRssAsftaeA asseRs thet saqssss With the idsals and aims
aas FhishsS me Aelllas ars9 fLshtins aaa sestfelns. It must
sShhsss teace that not oFiy respects the fundamsntaI rights
1870 Fssat ssxefs put sesuress . Tho ls~e, .eepl,s .
af 81 AeaL + nvst os q 1865 hayias Il It tho ssa.tA asd
selriAt n seypetptK.
Ssz w " hs@stas - q Pr.sasa nayss jpesans to-
@MNArA pesnpis pssss, The 9ysi4 Ass ha4 sxperencs
NstA Iks TgsyM bsAe,e.2 Nsarr,ea M s,s IN ma ma -
eSAAste stss1as4sss M Al4as tAsae ssyss 49, bsssls.
Ae ieeki Il them now Al perspective they wer. T.
ss1Sse stesssttse Prnsssanf ends ma not the worlds ~,
- Saskss A 9ssh{ss - spfst u peaiteasp md fought Il
zE5liSssa Nts sennslts $500 Aeass
s|Ss Ss ssa.gssegSse IA aalsssfs ~ AeNlsasA ~ 49, ~ IN,
ssMeSN aS1e NJ syesEss ssNipE pr q PetssaMs ana
Ds1ppAas aAepMaasesDss 4 M ~ ~ ysA.s
1eY(lA1 81 eiaim - MI aels4 ~ ~ 7tatsslnsn 81
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14
JAMES GORDON
BENNETT DEAD
Owner of New York Herald,
One of Largest Papers
Ill For Some Time.

Beaulieu. France, May l4.-Jqmss
Gordon Bennett, proprietor OF the
New York Herald died ct $50 o'clock
this morning after having been ul-
conscious for two days.
Mr.. BENEFITS last words before re-
lapsing into inconsistencies were in
relation to his newspaper interests.
Mrs. Bennett was with her husband
when he died.
Several thousand miles away from,
his main newspaper Office, James
Gordon Bennett directed in minute
detail the affairs Of the New York
Herald and maintained fer himself
one Of the most commanding posi-
tons in American journalism. For
more than a quarter of a century he
lived in Paris and worked Hmulta1e-
ously there and inssNew york 4No
mar before him Of since has attesnpt-
ed such long distance editing.
From almost every other angle his
position in the newspaper world has
been unique. Upon the death Of his
father. who was founder Of the Her
aid. the younger Bennett, then Just
past 80 years. inherited the iargess
any American publisher up to that
time. He applied it toward achieve
ments to startle the public and thus
redown to the credit Of his newspa-
per. In many instances these
achievements became important items
in the worlds history.
Such was the policy he inauguated
when as managing editor in 1870 he
ordered Henry NJ. Stanley into the
heart Of Africa to find Livingstone;
such when he cent the Nl-fated
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14

Jeanette expedition to discover the
North Pole: such when he Joined in
the laying Of the commercial cable
a!l typical instances of enterprise to
make news or further it's transmits
+ eon!rest to the personal jour,
nailsm Of the elder Bennett and
sssess = . y the M FIRST S 70 sesna n ths im.
personal note. He declared that his
paper should become a sort Of repub-
lie Of which no man or party should
hold control. From the first he re-
fused to recognize Celebrities" as
compared With ''yorkey'' on his staff,
and 1t is related that ave when STAN
ley came back from his triumph in
Africa: young Bennett rewarded him
ing' the fenderloin police district in
New York.
When Mr.. Bennett moved te Paris
in 1887 he started the Paris edition
of. the New York Herald and again
took 2 unique position, as this is still
the only American daily newspaper
published in Europe. During this
residence abroad, broken only by the
unexpected arrival Of the Bennett
yacht in New York harbor once every
two OF three years for a short stop.
SflS S0lSOF0 III COnC1Ol Oh
the New York Herald kept a chair at
their. conference table always vacant
for the absent editor, one Of his own
ideas to keep hts men imbued with
the spirit that. he was boss" al
though several thousand miles away.
RRi1e Herald marked infinitely with
the names Of the men who had writ
ten certain articles or news stories,
vas forwarded to him in Paris daily.
He kept in touch with every detail Of
personnel and policy. Daily. or often
err, the cable from Paris, or wherever
he might be s%ojourning in his yacht,
brought the editor-in- chiefs executive
orders, for promotion or discharge,
for commitment or reprimand, or
sketch Of general policies.
His whims, amounting, his critics
said. to e~ccentrtcities, were one Of the
most Interesting angles Of his person.
ality. It is related that he dismissed
. musical critic simply because "he
was such q funny looking man" and
put the financial editor n his place;
ana that a copy" boy who ran into
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14

from the courts Of honor. These are some Of the reasons
which led Msjsr General J. FRANKLIN Bell. commander Of
Camp uptsa. to SAY In New fork:
Nothing On the fass Of the earth but unoondi-
tisAal surrender viii eeaWAes tAs aarmaY Of today
that he u not sny uaabls hut pnfit to dontRsts the
earth. He hAs sct to - esnqusEed; As hss sst to be
brought T. his kssss ~ = ~spPpiaat fsy msres. : :
: TasTa isn't the ,lshtsst dsuht IN eeyth that
IL Germany vsrs permitted to Miiiteytsa Ruaeis And
middle Eureps, fqrksy. Rulssyia, aas sush Other
allies ~ she sepl4 Be aSls to make in the future,
the tins vs4l4 seon eems when ne power and no
eoasiastes Of pevsrs esalA stand Up against her
Hisht.
To gata : hearing far Reaes, Germany must come in
penitence. In full Acknowledgement of defeat and with a
clean confession that it has been in the wrong and that
the ideals and purposes of the other side are conaHnand-
ed Of mankind's righteous needs and spiration&~Min
Aeapslis Tribune.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14
PROTESTING BY BOYCOTT

Germans who hope to regain their foreign trade
altar the var should take into account a boycott ordered
by the British seamen's union. 1t vas suggested by the
murder of sailors on unarned merchant ships by sub
marine suRnen. When the unions president, ]. Have
lock WalSen, wrote in protest to officers Of a similar
unan in Germany, they sought in reply to justify the
crimes. Therefore notice vas given in September Of last
year that il submarines Should eentinue to attack sailors
a hsyeett against Germany would be enforced for two
years after tbs war, with a. addition Of one meath for
evsrF nsv e9ease. AS everybody knows, the submarines
kept On Smelling men in lifeboats. and additions have
nov prolenEed the heyeotts term to five years and seven
meaths. Mr.. Wilson says:
7'I have hundreds Of cases Of sailors whose arms or
less we're blown 81 by U-hoat guns while they were try
ing to get away from sinking ships."
Many others could not testify because they were
killed. He asserts that $4,000 members Of the British
seaEsn's union vhe we're on merchant ships have lost
their lives through Germanys criminal conduct on the
s4as'' He should not have been surprised when. the Ger
zaan uaien defended this conduct, for Gernany's church
organisations had approved the killing Of patients aad
nurses in English hospitals by Zeppelin boabs.
This, boycott will affect Germany's import and ex-
psrt trade, even If unions in neutral countries do net
join the British sailors in enforcing it. Support may
reasonably be expected from the Scandinavian unisn,
which he's eHaRRa ticelly protested against the submarine
murders. Norway hes lost 1886 sailors, many of then.
killed in lifebssts by submarine shrapnel, and reports
from other northern nsutrals make a total of about 3 ,ea0,
Unions OF seaMen in all neutral countries where thara
are such organizations should denounce the inhumas
practices n the GsFnan governments pirates and con.
slider TIE question vhether their disapproval can b. made
sfeettys. hy such seiea n has been taken by the union
IL Greet Britain.-New FORK Times.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14
MADMEN DO NOT RUN US

HHhe kaiser has Authorizations, it Is reported. He has
alsEays had them. His staff are worried. They would
bsttsr have been worried years ago. His father, the En-
psrer Frederick. was worried. The first chancellor was
worried. But for all the worry he has evoked, such was
the constitution of the German federation and such the
pEereEstivss Of the king of Prussia, that William didn't
need to mind. He was not required to be sane. to be
eyeything that ordinary men are, to be prudential even
~ limited monarchs must be. He could do any crazy
thiaE he liked, and all his life he has been doing Just
that. Such IS the peculiar virtue Of the German system,
cancurred in by seventy million Germans. but at last be-
come intolerable to the rest Of mankind,
Ahsolutisna has been in the grasp Of madmen before
this. That is the unique privilege of ahsolutisra. to con-
fida the welfare of millions and the destinies Of nations
to uporons. and paranoiaes. Wasn't the Gear Paul who
saved Frederick the Great from ruin q lunstic? What
VAS KinS Charles. who was crowned by Joan of Arc and
who fopzook his delivezer. but a h.lf-vit? Didn't De
Quincy write about the twelve mad Caesars and come
near to proving his case? The madness Of the patrician
and imperial family of Claudius ran through generations
of Roman history and cQlored it.
This kaiser, he of the shriveled arm and aching ear,
has heen an able paranoiae all his life. nursing the de-
lu4ion Of greatness. convinced of his mission under God,
atenatic as rabid in his way as was Philip II. of Spain.
asssctefty and bloodthirsty as was Mohammed Of Mecca,
and is meddlesome and vain as was Glaudius Nero, en-
,oeror, poet, artist and clewn.
A republic has the privilege Of electing whom it
plsasest Sometimes a republic will choose a mediocrity,
but that is about the extsnt of its folly. 1t doesn't exalt
m4dmen and then swear they are inspired of God. 1t
isn't such a fool
Oh, We, have heard democracy sneered at since this
war began; and some faint-hearted ones have exper-
iepcsd grave doubts of the ability Of democracy to sur
vivs in a world such as this. But, believe US. the posi-
bilities Of error open to q repubie such as ours are zero
corabared te what a Prussia. can do and has done. Take
our line OF presidents from Washington down. There
ISN'T a dynasty Of moparchs that Can stack UP with them.
--Ninnsapolis journal.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14
We AROUSE GERM AN INDIGNATION

There Is something peculiarly ana ehaFactertstiealiy
Teutonic in the veheneAee Of horror With which, the
German press comments on ths lygshtpg Of the man
Prasey: Papers that defended the sinking Of the xusi-
tania- that saw only neeaeaeFy seysriH in the syptensttc
slaughter Of hundreds Of civilians in BelsiyFp. that treat
as ? esmNendabls form Of military economies the en-
slavsnsnt and deportstisa Of thousaadv Of men and
yemen fF.n the sees9tes part ef Fyaaes. that e1ult
ssver the bombardeaent Of Paris fren seventy five miles
away-these papers burn With rage because . drunken
mob in . mining wtiass haasn Z German in 4 quarrel
that seems to have heens = labor trouble" rather mere
than m ssseession q hostility 70 = rsai - iass!ssd
"aiien snsrpy'
The a6aiv was = niesrsbIs Riees Of haasessr~aa cut
aaa-ept murder-ast - be 6sfsnssd Of eSeusea. But IN
the vhsls ee the United etatss not one articulats ysiea
has been raised in 3ustiftastisa. or even in p~aiiistap.
of the crime then committed, For It the American ma
ton II no more rssPonahs than tov any sthss Rardsr.
and e no lees rea4y y punish IN mHyasssss II the Ai@,
cu&siss that AWAY ssst II. sssh sasss ssn ~ oSspssssa.
[cosppared with 1900 atrocities coHannittsd ~ Germans
IN Belgium and France. not 70 speak % hall ! dossn
othsr countries where their asaaiAs hays spesatsd, the
kilNrs Of Prayer could almost IS dismissed q m s1hshl-
nsfssf baA mannsrs, ! RaatsssieA II peoY tArts.
And 49, thrsatsa ss1rieais 81 thatr Aaasstsaa Dvis-
onsrs q - 81 ssdss 49, ~ isppehiss n assv4tsess ny
not bseenas 8 pepu,E Uest il ~ esapny.r-New 4sy4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-14
ITALIANS COMMENT
ON GOOD DONE BY
AMERICAN RED CROSS

Rome, May 14.-What the An'eri-
can Red Gross has done for the Italian
army and civilians in furthering the
coed relations between Italy and the
United States is the topic of a state
ment issued by Thomas Nelson Page,
the American ambassador.
1.-THE Red Cross has brought prae-
teal aid to the army" he said. ''te
refugees, to children. to suffering
soldiers and to their families"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-04-11
TAX ON ADJUSTMENTS.
All Must Register and Pay Tax Under
Riaid Revenue Law.

Registration of all places of amuse-
ment, admission to which Is subject to
the war tax, is provided for under
rules and regulations adopted by the
bureau of internal revenue with the
approval of the secretary of the treas
ury today.
Every person. corporation. partner
ship, or association, including ticket
brokers. required to collect the tax on
admissions must on April /, 1918
(and IL not engaged in business on
that date within ten days after en-
gaging in business) and annually
thereafter on July file in the office of
the collector OF internal revenue of the
district in which the place of bust
ness is located an application for reg
istry setting forth the full name of
such person or persons, the address
OF each with street, city and state, the
nature Of the business and the name