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Evening star., 1918-08-25

and East Prussia with Frederick !.
the first Hohenzollern, elector Of
Brandenburg. The story continues
with description Of the Prussiani-
xation Of all Germany under the DOM
nance Of the Hohsnzollerns: 1t closes
with the fall Of Bismarck, leaving to
the future this latest chapter of Ger
man history. There neither is. nor has
there been. q state exactly like the
state OF Prussia in Its rise and
growth: and In certain peculiarities
OF Its functioning.. 1t Is along xhese
distinctive characteristic, that these
authors dwell. The book is intended
to give in complete and succinct form
that which has hitherto been told but
partially by way of monographs or
biographies or other half-vtews of
subject.
WHERE THE SOULS OF MEN ARE
CALLING. BY Credo Harris. IL
!ustrated by John r. Neill. New
York: Britton Publishing Company.
Another war story by another SOL
dier of the western war front Credo
Harris is lieutenant in the Ameri-
can Army now In France. He is, be-
sides, another case in point Of the
irresistible impulse toward literary
creation that the war experiences are
bringing to the surface. Mr.. Harris ia
q kentuckian, and his story faces an
american youth upon the ordeal of
pattie. Opening at the point where
the United States enters the war. 1t
follows this youth into the flghting
along the western front in many a
page Of grim detail. A girl, the
poys playmate away back in Ken
lucky, is also in the war--pretty close
to the thick Of things in the capacity
OF Red Cross worker. The story.
upon its surface. progresses by means
OF the momentum Of attack and de-
Tense. Underneath II is study Of
the boys fear In the face Of danger.
Az such study II is thorough going
and complete. To be sure. the boy
later emerges into courage, even into
a soldierly heroism OF conduct. No.
ders II It is an advisable one to put
forward just now. The cowardice
here lis too well worked out. 1t is
there for all to see. 1t diverts the,
girl forever from any early leaning
toward the boy. Its conversion into
the fellow, and pities him ali the
more because Of certainty that he
stands for more than one of the
young fellows-recoiling instinctively
and helpless1y from the frightful-
ness. So. one wonders II It were not
better to come out now in more
helpful understanding than the one
of merely studying a case Of fear
under arms.
TANG OF LIFE. BY Henry Herbert
Knibbs. author Of Songs Of the
Outlands," etc. Illustrations by f.
Boyd Smith. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin Company.
The wild lands of southern Arizona
give the setting. and supply the
a atmosphere and determine the action
of this. adventure. Jim Waring-
gunman. reminiscent of the Bret
Ifarte Zero Of earlier California days
lis the center of interest here; jim
Waring and his boy Lorry. Around
these two. In a fresh .rearrangement
Of wild west, doings, adventures null
tiply by way Of Troublesome Mexi-
cans, and cattle thieves and the SUD
den tempers OF gamblers--the usaui
set of provocatfons to ready fun re-
Evening star., 1918-08-25
The Observer Writes of the Servant Problem

she could not help but hear the con.
versations of two Swedish maids on
the first and second hoors, rsspeS%-
occasionally. literature: Especialy
did they practice English. which thoy
were just taking up: Finally one q
them proposed that she tell her Ir'eha
was reading In the Swedish. trans
lating It in her conversation. how.
ever. to the English: Day after day'
as the two maids finished their work.
they would lean out the windows OF
their respective apartments ana tno
story telling would proceed.
It was highly thrilling story par.
ticularly as told In the English. and'
naturally. Mrs. Bill became interested'
and as the poor. dear girl went to
the city and triumphed over every
adversity. including the cruel villain
with the dyed mustache. Mrs. Bits
interest EreWS None None tms SaSest waI hero
who literally pulled himself up ~
his bootstraps from the plebe1an 1o0
as church tender In cheese Factory
to secretary to fat member OF 'hs
landsthing
Then came the war. and, although
Sweden was neutral. both the hero
and heroine felt that they should
serve the allied cause. no she went
into 1t as Red Cross nurse and he
as an allied aviator. Whereupon the
fun began. The villain wns GerIaan
spy and he succeeded In. crossing no
mans land in an airplane. wounding
the hero and flying of to Germany
with the heroine.
At this point one of the maids left
of the story one afternoon AMI Mrs.
Bill scarcely could sleep for thinking
about the poor heroine. So tho next
day she took her place patiently by
her window and waited for a con.
tinuation Of the yarn, but 1t came not.
Nor the next day.
Whereupon. absolutely undaunted.
Mrs. Bill dashed downstairs to learn
the story first hand from the maid
who had been telling It: but. would
you believe 1t, both she and her friend
had left their places. leaving behind
no forwarding addresses.
So today Mrs. Bill sits and sobs.
The heroine. in SO far as she knows,
still Ia miles in the air in the hands
Of the reprehensible villain and the
hero lies wounded on the ground.
Furthermore. unless Mrs. Bill can
also find the particular book which
contains the story-the name Of
which, by the way, she does not know
1T looks as though the hero and
heroine have passed out OF her life
forever.
And that Ia something to worry
about when one gets all het UP over
THE OBSERVER.
Evening star., 1918-08-25

tort that marks the dramatic possi-
bilities of this locality. A couple Of
romances 60 along with the sturdier
stun Of this invention. One involves
the reconciliation between Jim War
ing and his wife. who is in revolt
against the quick gun work Of War
ing. And one provides two eastern
girls for the enchantment and choice
OF young Lorry. 1t Is. however. on
account of Its sturdy vigor Of life
out OF doors. on account Of the cour-
men in senerally Sostiis opep, oe 'tsss tsse
the story makes Its appeal.
A SURGEON IN ARMS. BY Capt. r.
J. Manion, NJ. C.. of the Canadian
Army Medical Corps. New Yorki
ID. Appleton & Co.
The writer's experiences qualify
him to relate many thrilling incidents
connected with his work at the front
before the United States entered the
war. The appalling dangers and
hardships Of trench life are recorded
with tense forcefulness. but there is
also room for the fun and friendliness
OF irrepressible youth. and fhany hu-
morous filings at life as II is lived,
and too often ended, under German
batman. one Kelly. who defends ad-
vance attacks of fear with the asser-
tion that any man who can look into
mole as big as house and go
through barages without being scared
has more courage than sinse." KEEL
ly himself travelled the road that only ;
the dead may know. 1t is the au-
thor's experience that the heroes are
thousand to one and that even the
coward will Garry on" after he has
conquered his impulse to run.
pr. Manion saw much of the war
from the hospital viewpoint, and
writes OF his work with an enter-c
taining facility which evidences that
the trained hand Of the surgeon 10
also expert with the pen :" {
Evening star., 1918-08-25

THE U-BOAT HUNTERS. BY James
b. Connolly, author Of 1.-The Crested
Seas" etc. illustrated. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons.
A MONG all Of his other fine sea
~ stories there is not one to COM
~ pare with James connolly's
account here Of tho actual
facts of U-boat hunting as
Evening star., 1918-08-25

N the dear, dead old days, whom
Washington was a string-tied.
Prince Albert-coated burg, the
biggest domestic problem ever
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
CZECH FOR WORLD PEACE.
No Annexation or lndemnities in Aus
trian Lower House Resolution.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Amsterdam. July % a resolution
declaring IN favor OF an Immediate peace
without aunexatonS ard ndtmnititS
vas offered in the Austrian lower House
Saturday by Deputy Stanek, on behalf
Of the Czech League. The resolution
declared continuation of the war IS
useless from the standpoint Of both
humanity and political utility Il a4-
serted all people should have the right
to self determination and asked hat
the House demand that Austrla-IIungary
oppose the annexationistS and lupeuahs-
TIC policy which had gained the upper
hand in Germany and try itself to ind
away to find a democratic peace
The House, says Vienna dispatch
10 the Nosslse he Zeltung Of Berlin, which
reports the incident rejected the reso-
luton as inadmissabc for submission
to voted Deputy Staneh said the
Czech people would become great and
strong despite the prosecutions Of =
narroN-ininded government The { lechs
never before were 50 united. 50 ready to
fight. SO certain OF victory They are
united IN firm will, he added and never
again will bear a foreign yoke. The
Czecho-Slovak State was fact which
could not be ayerted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
THREE KILLED WHEN
LOCOMOTW STRUCK
D. H. SP|RO'S CAR
Fatal Accident Shortly Before Mid
night Last Night az State
Road Crossing.
FOUR PERSONS INJURED

James Spiro. aged u years, and ELSIE
Spiro. l3. children Of Mr. and Mis-
David H. Splro of lll6 West lhlrd
street and abraham keimon, aged ~
az Second and Harrison streets, were
instantly killed about ll-i3 o clock last
nipht when MIR Spiro's automobile was
struck bv freight tram NJ the grace
crossing nj State Road, about II mileS
south of Wilmington
BESIDES the dead, Max Spiro OF Fhii-
adelphia is nj the Delaware Hospital
suffering from a badly iacGratcd SralP
and a broken shoulder blade. MIS-
Abraham kcimon. wife of the dead man,
Was bruised about the hoiy and Mt.
and Mrs David Spiro were bruised about
he body and shocked, but the latter
thrce were taken to thrlr homes after
their injuries were dressed at the Del
aware Hospital.
Spiro. who was driving the machine
claims that he was proceeding to tins
citl from Middlctowu and he under
stood tho WAY was clear 70 cross the r:li-
road tracks before he started over ana
vas nearly across the tracks when the
IRAN. which was a freight, crashed INTO
tho roar end of his car. instantly killing
Ills two children, and MIR kcimon. who
vcr, seated on the rear scat MaN Spiro
vas seated on the steps Of the car and nc
was badly injured. whllc the occupants
81 the front scat, MIR, and Mrs Spiro
and Mrs kcimon, were thrown out
After the accident the tram halted and
arrauccmcntS were being made 10 bring
the injured persons 10 this city on TIM
irain when William Priest Of thus city
happcned along in his automobile and
rnadc a hurried run To the State Hospital
70 have the
persons brought TO the hospital IN the
.jty IN the State Hospital ambulance.
The latter made fast run 70 " Ilinng-
Ton The injured were taken To the Del
aware Hospital and later Mr.. and Mrs
SDir0 and Mrs kclInOn wcrr removed 10
their homes
The partv was returning from a plea
sure trip to Augustine Beach, where
rhcv spent the afternoon and a large part
ofthc evening They had gone 10 Middle
town and were running 81 moderate
>nccd when the accident occurred
Max Spiro. who Is q brother ot DAVID,
was here on visit from Philadelphia.
Hc IS cloak operator and resides q l33
North Fifteenth street. Phiadeiphia
David SpIro was connected with the
NJ d Poland jcwclry store for several
wears He is now conducting !e"c!FE
S08p II NO + f.it>t ''1N't IL, 80
The car which bore Delaware license
>61q WIS totally demolished and the
bodies Of the killed were badly 1nanSied
Coroner Spring was notlfIcd and made
an ,nvo>tlgaton-
At the Pennsylvania railroad oihofs
today following an investigation II was
Sfatcd thar the watchInan reported
rbat he was al the crossing with red
lantern. waving It. which meant stop.
and thar he also showed a warning There
lore the waving Of the lantern must have
bean misunderstood. though a red hight
always means danger
John Rice, the guard al the crossing
was questioned 10y Deputy Coroner
McCrery today and he claims that ne
tagged cpiro To stop and also shouted 10
him thref times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
NEW CASTLE MEN CALL
ON ALFRED |. DU POINT
Members Of Republican City and
County Committees His Guests
This Afternoon.

Leaving their headquarters at SO
King street, about 3. 80 o clock the county
and citv Republican committeeman viii
be the Quests for the remainder 81 the
afternoon OF Alfred L du Pont at his
residence NcLnours III Brandvwlne hun
dred. The trip will be made III motor
ears. The city committee numbers I20
members and the county committee 90,
and II is expected that all VINO can make
il convenient 10 do 50 will make the trip
The call Is made on the invitation Of
DR.. L. teisltr Ball county chairman,
.ud Isaac " Bowers, city chairman
their Invitation reading as follows \ ou
are invited TO JOIN Us IN spending Mon
dav afte Fnoon. July %, 1918, with Mr..
Alfred | du Pout, at his country home,
Nenours We trust YOU will be able
10 be with US. Kindly meet at the head
Quart ersJ $40 King street. at 3 o clock
This will complete Mr. du Ports con
ferepces with the county Republican
delegations from the entire State, the
object. i'll is said, being to have an under
s1andir as to the present campaign IN
each of the three counties
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
HOOPES LEAVES CITY
SERVICE TO Go WITH
j. 5. GOVERNMENT
He Formally Resigned Today as
Chief Engineer for the Water
REPAYMENT. a
RELINQUISHES POST AUG p

In order ~ enter the service Of the
United states government, Edgar NJ
Hoopcs. .Ir. who Is chief Of the City
Engineering Department and also chief
engineer for tho Water Department, will
relnquish his city posts on August %
lie formally resigned II today meet
ing of the Board Of Water commissioners,
as chief engineer for that department and
at tomorrow : meeting Of the Street and
Sewer Commission. which has control Of
the City Engineering Department. he
probably Will tender his resignation rs
chef engineer Of that department
As matter Of fact 3 week ago Mr.
Hopes verbally IN conversation with
President Horace Wilson of the Water
Department. resigned his post with that
depart ment but it was not until today
that he did 80 formally, sending the board
the following letter
This letter confirms nv verbal rcsigna-
ti0n rs chief engineer of the Water De
partment. given to your president on July
22 last ! desire my resignation TO become
effective on August - lntermlnatIng
nearly eight wears Of service with the
Water Department, wish TO express my
deep appreciation OF the hearty CT
operation and support Of the employees
| also desire u thank the board for its
support at AL times
All OF the commissioners were present
and in accepting the resignation, expressed
serious regret that Mr. Hopes felt that
he had 10 tender his resignation, and they
also expressed their appreciation Of his
long and faithful service.
Mr. Hopes. who Is Wilmingtonlan,
demonstrated his efficiency as an engineer
while acting As assistant To Theodore A.
Lessen. then chief engineer OF the Water
Department. and when Mr. Lessen re-
signed TO % to Louisville. ny ne Was
made chief engineer which post he has
filled ever since He Is a Republican,
and a majority Of the members Of the
present board are Democrats but politics
cut no figure, efficiency fving the only
standard
Because of conflict Of authority be
tween the city and Water Department
engineering forces, each Of which had 10
do with street operations, three wears
ago. the two departments were cOnsOlI-
dated. so far as direction was concerned
Mr.. Hopes being made chief engineer
Of both The plan appears 10 have
worked very well
President Sparks of the Street and
Sewer Department said today that should
Mr.. Hopes resign a city engineer the
place will not be filled now.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
DEL AWARE COLLEGE
BOY KILLED AFTER
WINNING HIS SPURS
Alfred r. Hamel. Rising From
Private to Captain, Loses Life
on French Fighting Front.
ENLISTED FROM COLLEGE

Word has been received to the efeCs
that Captain Alfred r. iIamcl, formerly
of Delaware College, has been killed IN
action on the fighting front IN France:
Captain Alfred Il lIamel Is a son Of
Mir and Mis- Harry iiamel, "a South
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. Atlantic City lie
had risen from the ranks rs q private.
He was 2S years old and entered the
81 rvice ut 20
Captain IIamel was born near lenkin-
town, Pa. and was graduated from the
Jenkingtown High School IN 1909 lie
entered Delaware College, from which
he enlisted. and was stationed for three
wears at Fort Williams, Portland Md.
From there he was sent to the coast
artillery school nj Fortress Monroe Old
Point Comfort Va Before he was gradu-
atcd he took the examination for licu-
tenant Of infantry and passed with high
houorS. He was sent TO Fort lfaven-
worth for further training and was made
first lieutenant
Hamcl sailed for France III juno, lal Z
and was commissioned captain ten days
before he went across lie was member
Of the Twcntv-sixth infantry first division
which is now in the thick of the fighting
Hamcl is survived by a widow, who Is Z
Portland, Me, girl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
NOT GUILTY" CRIES W. L.
Enters Plea TO Indictment Of Sending
Wires" BY Mail.

New York, July % The Western
Union Telegraph Go pleaded not guilty
u the Federal Court here today 10 lndlct :
ments brought last week charging it with
violation Of the criminal statutes which
forbid the establishment Of private EXPIRES,
service and the transmission Of mail m
competition with the government The
company was gwen one week m which to
deInur or otherwise alter its plea.
The indictments have 20 do with the
Western Unions alleged practice Of trans
mitting by messenger boy many night
letters intended to be sent by wire
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
FEW HUN PRISONERS:
THOUSANDS SLAIN
Retreating Boche Leave Large
Military Stores in Quick
Shift From Fere
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every EFenlhg
Paris, July % nder the irresistible
pressure of the Allied troops, the enemy 5
retreat continued yesterday, according
to the Havas correspondent at the front.
The advance of the Allies during the day
was from two to three miles Ii Is as yet
impossible to determine the limit Of the
retreat but it is probable 1t will stop on
the wooded heights along the Nesle river.
On the left of the Allied line the Ger
mans made great efforts To hold up the
army under General Degouttc blowing up
bridges and foot bridges to Fere-en-
Tardenois and contending for territory
foot by foot The enemy S stubhornneSS
Was useless and the Allied troops entered
the town by the west and south and are
holding their positions
Farther toward Rheims the Allies
continued To advance toward NIlle-en-
Tardenois into which the vanguards
probably now have penetrated
1t is explained that the small number
Of German prisoners taken Is due 10 the
fact that the Allies have advanced with
extreme caution and the Germans left
ONLY small forces to cover their retreat
These forces we're gwen orders To hold on
to the last so that tile main bo ~ might
withdraw Thus the enemy S losses rela-
lively are heavier in dead than IN prls-
oners On the other hard, the Germans
left considerable booty, especially en-
gineering machinery, munitions depots
and number of cannon which they dis
mantled before abandoning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
CROWN PRINCE ARMY
LOSES EVERY INCH
OF GROUND GAINED
Now Fleeing IN Hope Of Saving
Themselves; Allies n Close
Pursuit
CAVALRY AIDS CHASE
By Associated Press o Every Evening

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
With the French Armies on the Aisne-
Marne Front July = Delayed The
retreat OF the German Crown Prince s
forces along the whole Marine front has
reached a more precipltate phase At
some places theGermans have fallen back
for distance 81 several miles.
French AMI American troops are harry
ing The retiring forces on the centre. while
French and British troops are hammerlng
1t both tianks.
Cavalry has succeeded IN getting IN
among the retiring Germans while ar
planes are bomoarding Their columns on
the march,
The German Inc IS again north If the
Olrcq river The IghyeuIng oi me
flanks holds promise that the retreat Viii
be continued
The iue along the greater q the bot
tom of the SoISSous-RheIIu> salient has
been pushed forward IA some places Is
much is i've miles
The Germans are bringing alto play
their artillery in force 20 check the
plunges Of the Franco American troops.
The Allied lIne last nigh, followed the
Ourcq river 10 ~ergy and to C;ouSsaneourt.
she latter place lying about ~,N miles
north of the Marne
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
DIVER F. J. RHE|N
HAS BIG SALVAGE JOB
Delaware City Man Disposes OF
Sunken Barge and Tackles
Norwegian Derelict.

Frank ]. Rhein, United States diver, OF
Delaware City. has reached home from
the southern coast after destroying coal
laden barge, sunk mt the entrance TO
Chincotcague Inlet. Va. He has also been
working on the Norwegian steamship
Therrnod. which ran ashore ON winter
quarter shoal in northeaster, which
whipped the Atlantic coast last spring,
and in which the ship and cargo, consist
ing Of sugar. was worth 81 ,m0, 600 each,
was total loss
The crew of - men and one woman
were saved. but two members Of the crew
were drowned in launching their llfeboat
Neither boat nor men were ever accounted
for Captain John ". Richardson and
crew of life savers battled ut Assateagnc
Coast Guard Station 80 with the seas
the entire night of April % The men
were taken aboard the coast guard boat,
landed in a passing transport and taken
to Norfolk. Va with none showing any
effects OF their experience except the
captain Of the ship, who had to remain for
several DAYS in the hospital IN Norfolk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
TO ERECT COMMIssARY BUILDINGS
Pennsylvania Railroad Prepares TO Ac-
cOmmodate Additional Force Of Men.

Building Inspector Preston has issued
the following building permits:
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
to build ; commissary buildings, at the
corner Of Twenty-ninth and Bowers
streets, to cost S., 800 Edwin II Ware
is the architect and is 10 be the builder
Mr.. du Bell, to erect an advertising
sign on top Of the building AZ the corner
of Third and Market streets, TO cost
$50 Hessler, Inc, will be the builders,
Edward X McAllister, 70 build
garage AT the rear Of 24O7 Elliott avenue,
10 cost SIS Mr. McAllistcr viii be the
builder
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
AAIERIC Ans HANG ON REAR
OF RETREATlNC BOCHE ARMY

With the American Army on inc Asuc-
AIaruc Front July ~ French ana
American troops were ~iaShing vigorously
at the stitfenlng German rear early TODAY
with some prospect that before night the
advancing line would be close 70 The river
Ardre which Is now only i few kilometres
away.
The German base ai fcrc-cn-Tardcuois
has been occupied
From Rheims Tho line now extends
almost southwest of Olzy-ct-Niolalnc
The forest Of Ris nov Is behind the Allies
and they are holding Champvoisy "a
the northeast Of the forest In this
region the Germans have the higher
ground and have some advantage ln the
artillery duel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-29
NEW RASIN IN USE.
Rodney Street r .servoir, Holding
100000 Gallons of Water,
Placed in Service

The new Rodney street reservoir, which
has capacity Of 100000 gallons Of
water, was placed in service today, adding
Just that much to the city's storage
capacity It's prime object IS to furnish
water to the new building operations IN
the western and southwestern part Of the
city. which numbers about 700 or 500
houses
This basin, which replaces one that was
abandoned some years ago. is at Eighth,
Rodney and Clayton streets It's con
struction was begun June y, 1915, by
Williams & kinncmon Of Baltimore, Md,
who On May 5, 1917, transferred the con
tract to the Consolidated Engineering %.
Of Baltimore, which completed the
project