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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
THE YOUNG ELIZABETHANS.

Certainly a peculiar tenderness viii
be manifested In the welcome extended
TO Robert Nichol the English poet,
who comes 10 this country To lecture
on his colleagues killed in battle II
has been one Of the spiritual phenomena
of this war that IN the midst Of such
universal sorrow. such colossal tragedy
and tremendous loss, the worlds heart
snd mind have been recurrcntly sensible
OF very special sense ot sorrow, tragedy
and loss rs one after one these Young
poets Of England have fallen on the
field Of honor Mr. Nichol comes TO tell
American audiences more of these men
whose names are already something of a
beautiful legend IN the thought of the
world The designation gwen him as
he left England on his mission is poetry
itself He comes as ',he ambassador
Of the dead"
II rs not necessary 20 borrow glory
from the splendid circumstance of their
death in order 10 claim special slmif-
oance for the names that Mr. Nichol
will speak They had already before
the storm broke in Europe begun to
assume. IS group, y definite place in
the history Of English poetry. and as
individuals TO acquire something more
than . colloquial fame. The expression
"the young Flinabethans' had begun
to be heard wherever English poetry
was discussed The names of Morley
on both sides of the Atlantic some time
before the war came To give them tha,
peculiar and shining immort atty that
youth and death in battlc-New York
S,tD
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
Emphatic and 10 the Point.

| President Wilson's reply to Germany s
latest acceptance of his peace PROPOSE
tions, which was made public this morning,
is not only prompt, but emphatic and to
the point. Also, it is brief and incisive.
IL leaves no matter of doubt, especially
in the significant information it conveys to
the German people in respect Of their
form of government
The Presidents reply to the German
plea for an armisticc very properly refers
that matter to the military authorities,
although there is an emphatic renewal
of his insistcnce that the subject shall not
be considered while German army
stands on alien soil. And that no advan-
tago thus far gained by the victorious
armies OF the Allies shall be surrendered.
In scathing terms President Wilson
denounces the vilainy of the German
government in pleading for peace and at
campaign with added ferocity, and in-
duging in the hcllish work of destroying
property and harassing people on the
line of retreat There will be no considera-
tion of an armisticc while these inhuman
practices continue, says the President.
Finally, the President makes il plain
that peace propositions will not be seri-
ously entertained as long as they emanate
from the present autoCratlc and militaris-
Nic government OF Germany. This power
controls the German government. The
President, in plain terms, insists that the
German government must first bc con-
trolled by the German people.
Here is an ultimatum, and one that will
make profound impression among the
German people, once II is laid before them.
Already there is deep unrest throughout
Germany The unrest and dissatisfaction
may he famed into revolution by the
President S manly, patriotic and emphatic
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
PRESS COMMENT.
NOT TO BE TRUSTED.

An instance of the manner III which
Germany negotiatcs is found in the note
OF that government giving consent to
the limitation of its submarine activities
in the future TO fghing forces of the
bclligcrents. In his reply to that note
Secretary lansing. under date of May
9, 1917, said that in order to avoid any
possible misunderstanding the govern
ment Of the United States notifies the
imperial government that il cannot
for a momcr. entertain much less discuss
suggestion TINT respect by German
naval authorities for the rights Of citizens
of the United States upon The high
seas should in any way or in the slightest
degree be made contingent upon the
conduct OF any other government affect
ing the rights Of neutrals and combstants.
Thus was disposed Of the reservation
made by Germany Of n right To alter
it's action in case the United States did
not comply with its demands TO use
IT'S good agencies to have England dc
clare for the freedom of the seas Acting
upon this tricky reservation which the
United States repudiated Germany acted
in conformity with its concession and
showed that it was possible To conduct
submarine warfare with some decent
regard To international law. II then
broke ont into fresh and continued
violation of its agreement after notice
in most ruthless fashion Chancellor
Bethmsnn-Hollweg then told the Ger
man people that the breathing space
that Germany had gained through the
negotiations over the suppression of the
submarine warfare had afforded time
for the building of sufficient U-boats
TO carry on ruthless submarine activities
upon a scale adequate To bring England
TO it's knees So much for German ncgo-
tiations With this instance IN mind
there is no possibility Of n peace by
negotiation being acceptable tn the
United States Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
THE EVENING SMILE.
THE TRUTH At LAST.

MY dear, you know there is nothing
| hate more than n domestic scene
well, then, John Henry Duywnise
why do YOU conduct yourself III usy
that forces me TO create dotnestio
scene7''
What have | done7'
Nothing, that's Jus. IL You've said,
Yes. my dear to me go many times, I'm
sick and tired Of hearing it. Why don't
YOU lose your temper occnsionally1 Throw
things around. slam the door, kick the
cat' Threaten To choke mel For once
IN Your life do something to convince me
that I'm married to red-blooded naan
and not Epincless jrllyfish' p Blrnlns-
hsm Aec-Herald.
lle"i was on the beach this morning
alone with my Thoughts = She What
perfect solitudcf'- Boston Transcript
AUNT Belle If you had your life 70 1--we
over again. what would Won do2" I'D
get married before had sense enough To
decide 10 be an old maid. Boeton Trnn-
script.
Politics. sir. is adjourned "Of course
il is, declared Senator Sorghum; but
you know Just as we'll as do that some OF
the liveliest work is done outside ,bt.
regular meetings. = Washington Star
Mrs F1atbush- new step was
that you were trying last night?' Mr.
Flatbush-'" That the goose-step Didn't
YOU ever see it, slrs Flatbush II
never saw . goose do it before - \ onkers
Statesman.
Alice-"Glad to meet You dear. van.
you 20 sing one or two numbers a. the
eaig p" restT l ssaet ss'ss d fp YOU nhase sS
but you know have almost dropped my
singing Alice But you are just the
one We want for the program II is Tor
the inmates OF "a deaf and dumb institu-
tion = Boston Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
JUST FOLKS
BY EdG~ A. G1stk
CLASS FIVE.


Class Five, with wife and kiddies,
and An eye that's = little dim
And a boss that su~ars on = stuck Of
books that I'm necessary to him.
And I'm over the age = little. and a
trilc rheumatic, too,
So the draft board hands rue num-
do
I'm keeping my LATHE a-runnins, though
never I'll sec the foe,
And wishing that ! WINS younger man
and could Join with the bows Who
go.
Did you ever work on holiday, on
Christmas or Fourth Of Iuly2
Did you ever stand on excursion day
and watch all your friends go by7
DO you know the courage 1t takes TO
stick through the length of dreary
Alone ut task that you've got TO do,
with the resi- of the world at plsy2
Well that's how | feel rs the troops
go by: I'm the fellow that's pick
ed by fate
To stay Mt horne while the crowd de-
parts My job is 10 work and wait.
Class Five, And never III hear the guns
and never I'll sail the sea
The army hasn't place IN line or 4
job for man like me
must stay Mt horne when the trains
go east, unseen when the people
cheer;
While they serve the flag on the fields
Of France | am ordered to serve
il here:
So I'm keeping my lathe a-running
each day till the whistle blows
And fancy that mine is harder job
than that of the lad who go~,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
MEETINGS TONIGHT

Bethany Band
Stonemasons Union
Central Labor Union
Smyth Posi-, G.. A. r.
WanetA Council, D. p
Calanthe Lodge K of P
C0rinthian Lodge, 5 of II.
Humanity Circle, 3. OF T.
Crusaders Castle, X G. l.
Eureka Conclavc. y W. NJ
Fame Castle, 4. O. X. NJ {.
Germania Temple, l.. g. +
Industry Lodge, A. O. l. "
Canton Delaware, No | p M
Cherokee Tribe, Imp'd. O r NJ
Harmony Council. No l, u. + 4
German Beneficial Society, No. l
PEERLESS Conclavc. IL or s " NJ
Washington Camp, No. y, P q. 5. a
East End German Democratic Club
Guiding Star Temple, No d, O. of
Vii Nest, No 1875, Order OF Owls
Sheet Metal Workers. Loe al, 5U2.
Brandy wine Com. 4 d / o X. NJ
Wilmington Lodge. No Ito, [ O. e. L
Moriel Encampment. No. /, |. o II Is.
Eureka Council, No. [, .Jr o. L A NJ
Vii. Branch. No %. Grand Fraternity
Car and Shop Printers Protective Aseo.
Wilmington Conciaye, d of l.. O. Il c
Camp 7l26, Royal Neighbors OF America
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

amid the crlmbling walls of Ir'rssia's
capital. Nothing else will satisfy the
people of the Allied countries, who have
suffered so much, or justly serve the
ends of outraged justice.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
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RIPPLING RHf MES.
BY Walt Mason.
AXES TO GRIND.

The man who has an AK To grind
is always genial. bland and kind,
OF sweetness he is full; and he in
dorses all ] say, however far |
roam astray from truth, which is all
wool. The friends | usually meet
when | go bulging down the street,
their own views entertain; and If |
say the day is grand, when there
is rain TO beat the band, they say
I've gone insane And If | talk OF
politics, and stand up for lot of
hicks these friends OF mine detest,
they say my dome is full OF bats.
and prod me roundly in the Stats
until they spoil my vest | surely
like the honest skate who doesn't
pause or hesitate at speaking of
his mind; but | dislike the urbane
gent who always is in saiaams
bent, who has an ax TO grind lie is
so passing sweet this morn that
| might trampIe on his corn, and he
would only smile; but ] most Ger
tainly will find what sort OF az he
has to grind, in just little while.
Some day he II grab me by the coat
and say he'd like 60 have my vote,
he needs it, forty ways; and when
] gently turn him down he'll shelyc
the smile and spring frown. and
hate me all his days.
= sd-3 1 4 Z 3. .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
DO LIKEWISE EVERYWHERE.

In New York's campaign against the
influenza forty men were fined from 81
10 $50 each one day last week for splitting
on the sidewalks or in the subways-
example which Philadelphia might well
follow There are ordinances providing
penalties for expectorating on the foot
ways, but they are rarely enforced ard
there = Disgusting amount Of axe
leSsness in this matter
In DAYS like these j i espeeially
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

StUbboroly and long the German
Crown P.ince maintained his armies
against Nerdun, notwithstanding they
could not pass the indonutable French
lines. And now they are on the run,
and it is said the Crown Prince barely
escaped capture
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

i is doubtful if the famous goose
step marching OF the German army il
beng observed these days They are
on the run so hard. in order 10 keep
ahead Of their p,usuers, that any kind
Of step that makes for speed viii be re-
sorteti 10
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

The influenza plague, 50 far Is new
cases are concerned. seems 10 have
been conquered in our city Let US take
care that it never gets another foothold
In our midst
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

The Hohenzollerns must 20, and even
surrender very soon may no save the
Hapsburgs The people Of Germany
and Austria are likely TO arise and de
mapd their rights
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

Step night up and subscribe to the
Fourth Liberty Loan. There are plenty
Of opportunities. but the time is limited
Make every day this week count.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

reprchensible 70 spit ON the sidewalk.
No gentleman will do it. Those WIN
do ought TO be punished for their viciaasn,
of the city ordinances ard their Disregard
of the public welfare Philadelphia hec-
ord
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

II is not expected that FiDlands Ger
man King viii remain on his throne very
long. lie is not welcome there. and the
people may upset him any time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

KENNARD O. CO.
Scarce Items. Plentiful Here
The difficulty of securing lines Of merchandise is
mt be;ny overststed in many instances. We are sin
xui.rfy fortunate in having many lines that re-
ported elsewhere Esyy placing Of gives
this very envioble position. Here notable
offerings:
Handsome BroadcIo.h. in al IN. desirable shade
French Se,ses.
Ls,strous S~tinx n black and eoors.
Distinctive novete. n skirting Silks.
D.nn.sk., Napkins, Cloths, Towels and sr,sll
LINENS fhst ALL-LINEN
Several hundred pairs of Blankets just received
giving ~ ssso second to
Down, wool cotton filled Con,for.sbles
Complete showing Of knitting WooIs
French Kid Gloves just arrived.
Warm Mocha and washable Kid Gloves
or Hosiery department reflects early pr-p.r.-
t;o<,s. We showing the best values ob.sr.bie
SILK, Lise and Cotton Hosiery
Knitted Underwear in quarters on main
Aeov Is fully equipped every requirement
Our notions and small wares department hs.
doubled IN size and efficiency.
Second Floor Announcements
Daily arrivals in Garment your
in lines Of plain and fur Coats
and Suits.
Novelty Skirts of unusual beauty.
Our showing of Ceorzette and Channeuse Dresses
81. &c. $500 and s37 so
sxner's
Wonderful models in wool Jersey Dresses
Dependable Fur Scarfs Mufs and Coats
Silk and Muslin Underwear and Corsets
Our two ne~ departments, Art Goods and Infants
and Children lines have already found place
eyes Of the public, though only days
Nowhere and values better.
621-o23 Market Street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
DARTINC, PIERCING
SCIATIC PAINS
Give Way Before the Penetrat-
ing Effects Of Sloan's
Liniment.

So do those rheumatic twinges and
the loin-aches of lumbsgo, the nerve
inflammation OF neuritis, the 9ry neck,
the joint wrench, the lisament sprain,
the muscle strain, and the throbbing
bruise.
relief the positive results. the oieanli- 4
ness. and the economy OF Sloan 5 Lini-
inent make it universally preferred soc.
o0c 81. 20.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-16
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The local Red Cross branch has been
given sum of money for Red Cross
work, from women in Green River.
The women of the Centre Congreca
| tional church will hold their annual food
sale in the chapel Tuesday, Nov. 20
Several went from here to Vernon
last evening to attend the supper and
entertainment given for the benefit of
the United War Work campaign.
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson of s Pleas
ant street were pleasantly surprised
Thursday evening by few friends The
| occasion was their 18th wedding anniver.
sary. Refreshments were served.
| The annual meeting of the Masonic
bowling club was held in Masonic temple
last night and the following officers were
elected: President, Austin T.. Miller
vice president, Louis A. Cain; secretary
treasurer, August Z. Wilson
Charles DeAngelis has received news
/ from his brother, Ernest NJ. DeAngelis.
who is in the 10th division in France,
that he is in base hospital recovering
from bullet wounds He enlisted from
Brattleboro, where he was a shoemaker.
and left here April %.
Tomorrow will be observed as rallv
day in the Universalist church. There
Will be special music at the church serv-
ice. Alison Dugan, violinist, will assist
and Miss Mary Hutchins will sing solo
with violin obligato. A special program
VIII be given in Sunday school
Rev. James ID. Taylor ID. d.. who has
been conducting classes in Union Theo-
| logical seminary at Impolweni, Africa
while making a new translation of the
entire Bible in Zulu, will speak in the
Centre Congregational church Sunday
morning, and in the evening at $50
O'Clock will give an illustrated lecture on
/ The Black Man in White Mans Africa
i pr Taylor speaks with authoritys on
| African conditions.
The Woman's Guild of st. Nichael,s
Episcopal church held its regular month.
ly meeting Friday, Nov. Is. The rector
announced that Sunday, Nov. II. would
be day of thanksgiving. Special sery.
ices will be held The women of the
Guild decided to have a rummage sale
Nov. % and % in the store recently va.
,cated by Mrs. g. H. Smith. They also
planned for a supper Tuesday, Dec. 10
i'll the parish house
Mrs. '. o. Jones of Chaplin street has
received news that her nephew. First
Glass Private Leon X. Ham of Spring.
field. Mass. who is In the medical de.
lpartmept OF the So4th engineers. is in a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-16
FORREST.

hospital at Vichy, France, as the result
of being gassed while going to the rescue
of French soldier. He speaks in the
highest terms of the work of the Red
Cross. Private Ham is we'll known in
Springfield, where he was employed in
the Offices of the Fisk Rubber company.
In letter received from him he wrote:
We were getting a pretty good serenade
and Frenchman was hurt down the road
a ways and they carried him into small
dugout. They sent for me and didn't
say word about him being hit with
gas she'll and went right'into the dug.
out that was filled with mustard gas. OF
course it was too late to do any good, but
l put on my gas mask and dressed his
wounds and got him outside and sent him
away Next morning my eyes began to
burn and in less than an hour was as
blind as a bat. They sent me here to
get cured, which | am doing. | am in
an unrestricted zone so / can tell YOU that
! am in Nichy. | shall not try to tell
you about the Red Cross, as that poster
back home, a Mother to An describes
it better than / can and whatever can be
done for them should be done gladly. as
they are angels from heaven to wound.
ed man in the trenches
Study table, chiffonier, couch bed,
few chairs, glassware, etc, still on sale
at Cedar street. 221*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-16
CHURCH NOTICES.

st. Alichael's Episcopal church, 40
a. M, hoiy communion; 1880 a. M, holy
communion, thanksgiving service for
peace; i.ao p. M, evening prayer.
Unitarian church, Rev. f. @. S.. Os-
good pastor. Service Sunday morning
at 1880. Subject of sermon. Peace
with Victory. Sunday school at lI.45.
All are welcome.
+. First Church of Christ, Scientist. En-.
erson1 building, Elliot street. Sunday
service at lo.45. Subject, Mortals and
lmmortals. Wednesday evening testi-
monial meeting at AS. Reading room
open daily, except Sundays. from 8 to
D clock. All are welcome.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-16

Il
Everett and | have just managed ia
get little writing paper SO will write a
| line
As you probably have heard, we have
had a chance to go over the top again
and made our objective without a GREAT
deal OF trouble. Everything was ali pre-
pared in good shape beforehand so we
had all the help we could ask for from
both the artillery and airplanes.
Our second battalion was picked to on
over for the regiment, or rather to lead
as they all followed little later ON
We started over at about 8 O'Clock in
the morning after about a seven. hour
bombardment from our artillery and had
La creeping barrage ahead of us. The
German artillery shelled us some ooino
over No Mans Land and we lost a few
men. but our barrage kept the Germans
in their dugouts until we got there and
all we had to do was to haul them out
and send them back to the rear under
guard and keep right on.
We met some resistance from machine
guns, but they didn't last long as we
either got them or they ran as fast as
they could. We kept going until dark.
then held that night and started again
In the morning and made our objective
about noon, about IA kilometers.
Talk about barbed wire! never saw so
much as we had to 60 through and our
clothes were a sight when we finished
Talk about fine finish though. At the
end OF our drive was a small town where
the Germans kept their supplies, and
didn't we have great feast on Germany
there! We had been going so fast we
didn't have time to get any food only
what little bread we found in dugouts
50 we had great appetite.
oh, dad" talk about beer, Germany
had hundreds of kegs of it there and il
tasted fine, too; also cigar factory and
although they had set fire to the place
we got quite few boxes and have been
having great smokes on Germany since.
They have darn good cigars. too. The
only thing we regret is that we could
not have made the town quicker so that
we could have captured a lot more of
them, as they pulled out two hours be
fore we got there, but at that we got a
lot Of prisoners on the drive. The best
OF IT was we lost only few men. Ever
EFT and | were lucky again, as we got
through in fine shape
W. hdu dNlul weather, as IL 1aIneu all
night before we started and about all
that day and with all the smoke from
the shells els, rs GeEynags had hard work
seeing as. don't ffffhS4e vef was wet
ter III my life, bur the .ixisr> wa worth
1t. We surprised the Germans, as they
thought the FreneheweIe here instead of
the Americans.
As one Austrian said when he saw Us
coming, ~The' Americans are drunk
again" We do 60 as if we were crazy
beside the way the French do. but take il
from me, we don't get any drink or
don't need any to go after them. The
only drink we get issued to us in the
American army is coffee, and had rather
have that than anything else The pris-
oners were scared stiff when we first got
them, but when they found out we were
taking them prisoners they were tickled
to death and gave up quick
Got letter from Harl and he is all
right With love,
FORREST.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-16
Marmoset's Rival

Mrs. Ellen Walker of Philadelphia
Keeps as her mascot a land turtle
which she has had for twenty-five
years, since it first wandered into the
yard of her home. The turtle is car.
ried with her on all her travels In a
basket made for the purpose. During
the summer it spends its time In the
garden at the Walker, home. In the
winter it Is kept in the basement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-16
BUILT FOR GREEK FIRM.
Steam Freighter Launched Today a,
South Portland Yards.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. is.
The steam freighter Styliani, built
for Bebia & Son of Athens, Greece, and
having capacity of 2,400 tons was
launched today from the Doyen yards.
The craft was the fourth to be
launched from this yard.