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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
FOOD SHORTAGE CUT
BIRTH RATE IN HALF
Total Population Reduced a Third
in Weight in Austro- Hungary
During War.

Vienna. Dec. 9-The birth rate in
Austria-Hungary fell 10 PER- cent during
the war. DR. Clemens Won Pirquet,
specialist on diseases of children said
today. He formerly was 2 lecturer at
Johns Hopkins University in the United
States and II head of the Government
Institute for Children in Vienna
"The poor quality of the food he
said. cut the total weight of the pop
ulation one-third 1t is common 10 find
that the weight of an average man has
been reduced from 40 To 10 pounds
1t Is doubtful If aich q person will ever
fully recover.
'"The food Of the wealthy classes was
not nourishing. The quantity was sui
ficient but it was lacking ID quality
The big mistake 0f the entire world has
been to waste food by misunderstanding
the values For instance, il was ms
take to feed four 10 hogs and cattle
because four-ffths Of it's value vas lost
II had worked ont q system which
ATTEMPTED TO introduce here and ii Ger
many: but | was too late to get prac-
tical results. Taking milk as the stand
ard or one, dry -four has food value
of FIVE, which Is the same as meat. Bread
has value of 3.3, fresh meat 2.5, and
cabbage and vegetables only four-tenths.
By applying this food system in the
hospitals under my charge We are able
TO feed children at cost Of 30 cents a
dav despite war prices.
How the child population has been
affected IS shown by the fact that out
Of 64.000 poor boys and girls under ;
years Of age applying 70 the clinics II
Vienna Rho lost an average ot ten pounds
IN weight there we're only 1900 VINO
we're s4fTering from malnutrluon.
The ratlons provided BY the food
cards permit the population to get but
one-third OF the necessary nutrition.
Therefore, it has been necessary 10 buy
secretly. This has been impossible for
the middle class and those with liked
incomes. Only the rich have been able
to buy and they spent virtually their
entire income on food. WorhnEmen in
some munitlon factories also have been
able to buy extra food.
During the war all diseases have
increased especially the lung diseases
which resemble pagut The pecu.i-
arity of the epidemic Of grip n Vienna
has been that il has carried off y9un-
people between 20 and 30 years oi age
especially Young women about = pc
come mothers or those with sIlAll chl-
Ircn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
MERRY CHRISTMAS DON'TS.
Philadelphia Police Head Lays
Down Rules to Thwart Pickpock-
cts, Thieves and Burglars.

Superintendent Of Police Mills If
Philadelphia IS determined pick-pockets
shall not reap a harvest during the
Christmas season.
As vsult, he has issued a list OF
'.don 'ts' intended 70 provide every safe
guard rossible for the public. They arc
as follows:
On leaving vour home see that rcar
doors and windows, as well rs the front
entrances are properly. secured.
Don't place card on Your door or
window announcing tie time OF your
return.
Don't carry your handbag by the
chain or strap, tut loop the chain or strap
around your wrist and keep your hand
over the clasp which opens the bag.
Don't place your handbag or purse on
store counter.
ing.
Don't carry more money than vou
believe YOU wil need and don't made o
display of the money YOU have.
Don't purchase jewelry on the street. no
mat ter how much OF bargain II appears To
Don make any change forstrangers on
the street
Don't leave vou- automobile or carriage
On the street without a caretaker who Is
known 10 you, and don I leave any article
Of value IN the vehic II while YOU are absent.
Don't nav for G. q ID parcels until you
have examined the contents and found
that the goods have been ordered by you.
Don leave messenger alone In room
where be has delivered goods, while you 20
TO another part Uf the house let hrn wait In
the vestibule
Don't deliver goods which have been
receive! by you, 70 any person who calls
and claims that a mistake was made IN the
delivery, unless you first telephone the
store and have the story verified
Don't have goods purchased hy YOU
delivered in care Of others; order them de-
livered TO YOU IN your home.
Don't pay any attention 10 persons who
claim they found your pocket book, unless
you are sure you lost 1t, and don't give
them chance to steal your pocketbook
when YOU open your bag 10 look for It.
Don't permit messengers TO deliver r
packages on the street 0 persons "a no CLAIM
the goods are for them, and don't permit
them 10 deliver am packages at houses
which are apparently vacant.
Don't deliver goods to express agents or
messengers until you make positive that
they are the persons they represent them
selves to he.
Don't allow anyone 70 place newspaper
close 10 your face IN q pui lie conveyance or
elsew here such aTserson Is after your watch
and chain or scarfpin
When in a crowd 1r crowded conveyance
and YOU find yourself being showed and
joslted about made a search al once for
your wallet and other valuablcs Also
make an outcry at once, SO that if the
persons that jostled you are the ones who
committed the theft il viii E,e possible
to apprchend them before they can ge:
a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
LEFT MAN HELPLESS.
W. III. Berger Says Darby Car Crew Acted
in an Inhuman Manner.

An unusual occurrence on the Whining
ton-Darby line is reported by " H.
Berger Of this city Last Saturday evening,
he says, the crew of northbound car came
upon the body Of man lying across the
tracks near Vernons place, above Clay
mont The car was stopped about - feet
before 1t reached the man, he Said, and
the conductor and motorInan and some
OF the passengers got out and examined
the body Some thought the man was
dead The conductor and motorman,
however. decided that he Was merely
drunk they picked him up and dropped
him alongside of the tracks. and proceeded
to conduct the car to its destination
Berger says The indignant protests Of
the passengers had no effect on them The
man was left lying there late at night
and absolutely helpless, Mr Berger SAYS
\ case was recorded IN the newspapers
a few days later OF "a woman near YER
non place. hearing The sound uf moaning
at night, and calling up the hospital at
Marcus Hook, for help II was doubtless
the man that had been left lying along
side the tracks MIR Berger believes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
FEW STAY IN ARMY.
Every Member of One Battery
at Camp Meade Accepts
Discharge.

Camp Meade. Admiral, Md, Dec. II.
Out of 95 men, members OF the llth
Trench Mortar Battery, who were offer
ed the chance to remain in the military
service by transfer before their unit was
demobilized Yesterday, not one asked
for that opportunity to keep on wearing
the olive drab The commander of the
battery, Captain Maurice V. Patton,
did not go out with them, but accepted
n transfer to the camp headquarters
force. That no man wanted TO stay
is not regarded rs indicating any hostile
attitude toward military life but rather that
the men wanted TO get home without
delay because Christmas is so near.
This organization contained only men
recently inducted. and few had had a
chance to acquire love for the lie such
as old regular army men display.
In other camp units the requests Tor
transfer to permanent organizations have
been few indeed Sergeant John J.
Barkin of the llth Ammunition Train,
will go, at his own request, TO the cavalry
and Private George l.. Whitaker will
go TO the motor transport company
that is in need of men at this time. No
other transfers have been reported among
the 5000 men who were discharged.
Many men have said that they might
get back in the amy after enjoying the
liberties of civil life for while Some
admit that they are thirsty for other
drinks than those available for men in
the service. Others are anxious to make
little more than $50 month. Some
want TO get night Jobs SO they can sleep
late in the morning. Hundreds are
anxious to get IN the shipbuilding in
dustry or the merchant marine service
if they can get in touch with the agents
who came to camp and SAID they might
psy as much as $3.50 Il month
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
FRUGALITY OF FRENCH
ABASHES AMERICANS
We Eat Too Much, Drink Too
Much and Pay Too
Much

The French are nation u wine drinkere
but they are temperate people nonc
the less They neither rat nor drink tn
much, nor dO they pay tOv much fcr
what they eat and drink j. vac no'
long ago IA America ihat wc prar'iccl
an three Of these SINS t0gcther te
nation we atc tOD mu"h ~ "a mason rf
drank too much, and a. q nation ~ pWd
undeniabiy too much for our daily .I-
tcnapcc There had grown Ip amnrg
us 4 curious pride ~ WatcfJlnr rer
no doubt, of our national pride 4 wealth
20 that ~ be- openly frugal iu nrr lthf'
NJ living was tO bc ratbrr hooked 0cv-
upon
remember dining one night tf
American family of m1drrafo metrs 'o
had fine turkey for fhc meat 10r most
day, Tor some reason, califd uncV-
pectcdly a TIC samr h0usr arf fnnrc
I ne family uJDchirg upon thr rrUafrr
# nc turkey They an were ve-y mu"n
embarrassed that ! should nave dte-
covered tncrn, and tnn nothcr II 'io
family actually made sCr1c kind r.
apniogy Obviously she coreiderrG y n
s0rlal Eeaknes nrt ~ have thronn awar
tic meat that fnoy nod not consumed tro
ugut brforr
IN contrast - tfie state q mind
citc tic rasc ~ certain trrrrn ifrai-
tenant of infantry aIth 2hou harod
q compartment on tfc nav irg0 paria
~ Anicrs II 8atiug come ~ r.o1rti--e
this officer of 'te French trrr- whrea
judgment II mortal 4i3os a4s' na~n
becn rather FINE p- rpar,1 III rrf-e 'I--
srf S1tn .ood and drink lt nm
occasion for spciai roup crl~pre.
rg' merely fno oErnr, 4ncr II rat
natural law, wrIcn re.rg Wno.r fae
| mcntal and necnssarv t,ag etso licrfnfH
And aoaitnfuI ! hought as gatr
tnat rob'is4 young r1ar ler1og out
frugal reDast Ipon the car -ca- lat
must bavc realized cTactiv now n-rN
effort now murh labor III aoeh rd trsvsI
n earf5 Il had taken N produce the fe1
that he yut into ais mouth Ic H.,
also 7 felt 5Isf hop much his hod-
qUtred n 70 IN being his oody and wr 4
NIT indulge r@clf hcvond RAT noirt
Ills iirncnr0n consisted pf a4f iraf
! 0f bread x generous Sire M cheeea s-d
q bottle ~ r-d vine fie ate nd drank
slowly munchnE each moutnFri aith
certain ceremony 0f enjoyment hat ante
rvarshadowod any superficial ack
ahat Il callei table rnanner- There v-se
D crust Ii broad left wnen ne nad flnisned
HE wrapped it ID III tne Same paper
tnat k hed come ont II or ginallv. placed
II hesida the bottle which was nor more
than half enptv and tIef up the whole
package with 1he original bit uf string.
I thourht If tine American ianHv VINO
mad heer 50 nbaTrasScr about tne turkey
and wondered what thew wouid have
said tp such an absteni0us saving I'll
leftovers b u rn Boston Traveller
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14

Kent avenue. Doody, who was sprintcr,
was gaining on the men, when they started
to enter black and white taxicab
Doody opened fire and the two rob
bcrs fired back, again showing marks
manship. Doody kept on firing after
receiving a bullet III the left arm, but
dropped to the sidewalk when n second
hit him in the left hip Two of his
bullets smashed glass in the taxicab. No
blood WAS found in the taxicah when it
came into the possession of the police
later, and il is believed that neither
of the burlgars was hurt.
There was no pursuit by auton ohile
and the robbers made an easy escape,
but the chauffeur later in the after
noon walked into the Hamburg avenue
police station and surrendered, saying
that he had acted under compulsion in
aiding their fight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
GERMICIDE.

Never forget that Brazilian
Balm is a gerrnicide. Herein
lies its power in Grip, Catarrh.
Asthma, Sore Throat, stub
born Coughs, Pneumonia, "
phoid, Scarlet Fever, Measles.
Whooping Cough, Chicken
Pox, Murnps; even preventing
Diphtheria a n d Smallpox.
without a failure in 50 years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
GUARD AGAINST FLU"
Camp Dix Puts on Stringent
Regulations to Avoid
Another Epidemic.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, ", J., Dec ~.
With throughncss of detail that sets q
new standard, even for that most efficient
OF disease-hghtIng organizations, the Sanl-
tary Corps, orders put into effect by Major
General Scott yesterday aim at the pro
ventioD Of any bareback of the influenza
epidemic that recently caused more than
800 deaths among troops training here
The disease has made its reappearancc
in many New Jersey communities, but
while tho total number Of cases here, ~,
is fewer than at any time since the epidemic
abatod, military authorities will seek to
close every loophoIo through which the
disease might again reach epdmic form
while thousands Of soldiers are being
sent to their homes and other thousands
from overseas gathered into development
battalIons.
The regulations, enforced with the
same rigid discipline as If the disease were
actually IN the camp, provide especially
against oyeTcrowding IN barracks, public
buildings or hospital wards a snlijic,
a sneeye or q cough by soldier that might
Indicate symptoms Of influenza Will result
in his ISOLATION until n surgeon can examine
him If be shows sign Of a cold or con
tinued cough the cubicle system vii bc
applied to his sleeping quarters, by
stretching a shelter tent over his cot while
he occupies it at night 10 prevent spread
Of any coughing or sneczing germs " hrs
rOOmmateS.
Failure Of 4 soldier to use his tooth
brush at least twice day becomes mis-
derncanor under the new regulations,
and eeth-clcaning guard viii be- as signed
TO each barracks u see that this order IS
iobeyed. Soldiers who dislike kitchen
police" duty need only develop cough
to be excused instantly, al no man with
even the slightest symptom Of cold viii
be allowed to help IN any way in thckltchen
or mess halls All coughers and sneezers,
however, must wear gauze masks at al
times when indoors, and they viii be ieo-
lated from veil mcn when In barracks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
BETHEL HEADS BOARD
TO RUN WIRE LINES

Washington. Dec II Postmaster
General Burlcson last night appointed
a board for operation of the telegraph
and telephone services under govern
mcnt control
Union n Bethel vice president Of
the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company is chairman and the other
members are + A Stevenson supcrln-
tendent Of plants of the Amerlcaa 1ele-
phone and Telegraph Company. g.
NJ Yorke, vice president of the Western
Union Telegraph company. and A. i.
Adams, president Of the Kansas City
Home Telephone Company.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
COMPARISON OF VALUES.
Selling Price and Sum Assessed in St
Georges Hundred

The Board Of Assessment for New
Castle county has made the following
comparisons Of the selling prices and tax
assessments Of st Georges hundred
farms recently transferred
453 acres Of land (53 acres Of the tract
situated in Maryland tranferrcd by
Elizabeth r. Sterner to Mary NowIand
Shalcross, sold for $33, 900 and assessed
at $26, 800
2I7 acres Of land. transferred by
Edward Y Atwcll to Thomas Thomas,
sold for 1000 and alaaeased al Sl1 ,02O
l64 acres of land, transferred BY Oscar
Elliott TO William Smith, sold for sI2, 800
and assessed at S8,22O
206 acres Of land, transferred by John
f. Denny to James II Cam, sold for $I2,-
900 and assessed at 5000
Al acres Of land, transferred BY Fred
p. Williams 10 Howard ID. Ratledge,
sold for 5000 and assessed at Sc ,260
As acres Of land, transferred by Wright
S. Coppage to James Nj. Fenner, sold
for 81 900 and assessed at $4,575.
l57 acres Of land transferred by John
r. Fandegrift 10 Mary l.. kumpcl, sold
for So 500 and assessed st 5000
I56 acres of land, transferred by Robert
j.. Chadwick TO Matthew Myer, sold for
s., 900 and assessed at "a 600
The last 66 sale Of real estate in ST
Georges hundred show an assessment Of
50 per cent Of sale prices Most of the
sales were in Middetown and Odessa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
Gets IionnEahle Discharge.

Arthur b Davis. Of lSl6 North scott
street is home, having been discharged
from the Eleventh Trench Mortar Battery
at Camp Meade, Md which was part
of the Eleventh division lie Will return
to his former position rs clerk with
Tyson Bros Co, next Monday Tie
speaks we'll Of the army and expresses
regret at not seeing overseas service.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
The University Girl.

II X II, who lives in college
town, says that when q university girl
strolls with an army officer she walks
BY the touch system Her eyes firmly
on the subject at hand, she wastes no
time nor efficiency looking where to
walk Kansas City Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
Postpone Xmas Exercises.

The candIe-light service aud the Christ
mas calntata, "1he Star Of Bethlehem"
announced ID be gwen in St Johns
Church on December y, has been post
poned a week, and will take place on the
Sunday after Christmas, December % at
45 u u.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
SETTLING ESTATES.

Rcgis. er III wills Isaac p. Brown ha-
granted letters ~ follows.
TeStamentary--) N the estate of Frank
lin llicnder 10 Nina II Allender
Admlri-t-ation-G the estate of MARY
I'll Iall ~ Jennie H smith estate ~
Thomas Fpnton 10 Marv I'll Fenton
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
True at Last.

Al last the Germans can honestly
say, rs they have dishonesty SAID 10
many tunes before. that their with
drawa on the west front is systematic
and IN exact accordance with their plans.
Providence journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
Colds Cause Headaches and Pains.

FeverjSh Headaches and Body lall>
caused from cold are soon ce..tyco 2E
taking Laxative Bromo Qlaui0e l4e.e.s-
There's only one -BroIno Qumar Il Y
Groves signature on rhe hrN 'tc Nj.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
i. NJ. I'll. A. NOTES.

The lyonah Club will hold reorganiza-
tlon meeting 1T \ NJ II 4 tall to-
morrow at y m Gid members are
urged 10 be present
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14
Death of IL. Il. Lun.

Harry + Luff formerly Of Wilmington
died Al the home Of his daughter in Brook
i'm, M Y, December IL, Interment
will be made at Karratt's Chapel tomor-
row
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-14

The diet during and after influenza IIor-
Lck's Matted Milk, nourishing, digestible
ADV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

tae llfst year, with an increase Of 81 a
week Tor each succeeding year, and they
work only six days in the week They
are also given all legal holidays, like any
othcr business woman, and they receive
pay at the rate of 25 cents for every
hour that they work overtime. With
these conditions it is easy to see that
domestic service is quite a different
proposition from what it was under the
Old regime, and the "housc assistant"
can hold up her head with the assistant
IN amy other line Of work.
AS matter Of fact do YOU blame ANY
selt-rcspectng young woman for despis-
ing position where she had no indie
pcndcncc, where every minute Of the tlav
and night she was obliged to be at some
body's beck and call, where she was re
CURED to work from fourteen to sixteen
hours a day with only one evening a
week and possibly every other Sunday
afternoon and evening of duty? DO you
blame woman III such Il position for de-
sorting the kitchen for The factory or
munition plant? OF course you do not
Labor laws have never been taken into
consideration when the affected women
engaged in domestic service In fact, in
one case, that Of the cight-houl law for
women in the District of Columbia
hotel servants are included, but ''domcs-
tic servants in private homcs' are dis
tinctly mentioned as not included in
the law.
With the new order of things, how
ever, the "housc assistant" goes to her
work just as she would go to an Office
or factory, and she works the same num-
Der of hours. Moreover, there is q va
riety to the homework that she would
not get in business organization, and
the conditions and surroundings are
much more sanitary and congenial. Di-
rectly the better class of working girls
realize the advantages Of the position Of
"house assistant" it is safe to predict
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

Well the very first thing, of course,
put SO into my board-and room envelope.
| slip So into my carfare and lunches
envelope. | think a girl with my salary
ought to spend not more than 80 to 40
cents a day for lunch, even at war
prices, when she has d substantial dinner
waiting for her at night The rest Of
the money that / slip into this envelope
at the beginning Of the week is for car
fare. Then there's the clothes budget
! plan to lay aside SIS of my salary every
week for clothes"
"But you can't buy clothes, for S5--at
least not in New York." protested Lii
liam.
"Of course not" scoffed Marie, 'but
you don't buy clothes every week
figure that my So week means $3.50 d
year-which is just about what / ought
to spend for clothes. So | save my So
until 7 need it, and then / have it ready.
I've been able to buy quite few real
bargains since I started my budget that
| couldn't have taken advantage of before
because l shouldn't have had the ready
money. But one of the real comforts
of my clothes budget is that | can make
rather extravagant purchase out of it
once in a while without feeling poor in
every budget
THAT sounds good, approved Lillian.
go on
Il put $3.50 into my general cnve-
lOpe and set aside 80 cents each week
for church and charity. 1t isn't a large
sum, know, but at least it's regular
and something to depend on That leaves
Just 81 to put in my savings envelope.
That's one fund that l feel in honor
bound not to touch-except for invest
ments, and, of course, / consider M
Liberty bonds the best investment
could make"
Now, say it all over again, so I car
write it down." begged Lillian. "ism mo-,
going to spend cent of this weeks nav
until I've installed your budget scheme"
There's 50, or, putting it into per
cents, 80 per cent, for two meals and
room; So, or u per cent, for lunches and
earfare; 50, or 20 per cent, for clothes
$3.50, or II per cent, for the general
envelope; % cents, or 2 per cent, for
charity and a nice plump 81, or is per
cent, for savings and investment. That
what's IN my pay envelope every week"
she boosted.
And SIX months later it was the thrift
less Lillian who was passing on to A
friend that little budget plan. The
envelope method is the only way to do
II, sI'c sad. And it's so much
easier, when you know what's in your
pay envelope, she declared with an air
o 90 a:4uit,ihofity' Ito gct.what you want out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

courage later when | found that | WAS
by no means her first inuusitor, for it
appears that she gave two conferences
at Delmonlco's last winter on this most
interesting subject, and she has also re
lated her experiences before the members
of the Colony and Cosmopolitan clubs
and submitted to perfect storm of ques-
tons ON these occasions.
What about the expense Of EMPLOYING
these assistants compared with that of
keeping servants who live in the house? '
! asked.
Il have at present two very excellent
asslstants,' was the reply, for whose
services pay SIS a week, that is about
$50 month. Forty dollars per month
IS the average wage paid TO servants at
the present time; so far as the actual
salary is concerned the cost is the same
But take into consideration the fact that
they do not eat in my house, that do
not furnish them with bed linen and pay
for it being Numbered, that | have no
servants quarters to furnish, no kitchen
dishes to buy, that do not paw for the
soap and gas which they use in doing
their own private laundry, and you will
hnd that this arrangement is far more
economical. A friend of mine who en-
ploys three assistants told me the other
day that she saves $25 week in grocery
and provision bills alone; in fact, she
went and explained to her butcher the
reason that her bills were 50 small for
fear that he might think that she was
trading elsewhere