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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
A CALI. FROM THE SEA.

II ships arc going 10 VIII the war, "a
We are frequently told. II stands 10 rca-
son that.they must be manned by lot
Of red-blooded Young Americans ANXIOUS
10 do their bit The program Of the
shipping Board calls for something
ike j 800 vessels. speaking r0undly. and
over 100000 men will be needed on
these boats in various capacities. With
out the necessary officers, engineers,
fremen and sailors all these steamships
Will be =. useless rs il they had never
been built This great merchant ma
rine must be as fully manned as the
vessels OF the navy
Here is a splendid opportunity for
Young fellows OF l9 and over. The me-"
boats are coming in a steady stream
from the shipyards. and crews must be
ready to utilize them at once. For
purposes Of training Uncle Sam has
sent the steamship Calvin Austin here,
and it is gathering in 500 recruits for
n practice cruise Some young men are
st1ll needed TO fill up the complement.
As sailors they will be fighting for the
national cause no less than II they were
in the trenches Recruiting Is now
under way at the Bourse. Those 5Uo
patriots should be on board and the Aus
tin at sea before the week has passed.
philadelphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
THE OTHER SIDE.

The women of New York have the
vote. This is what happened there
the other day, Two Young rowdics
spoke Extensively 10 the girl who WAS
running n trolley, and ON her ordering
them To leave the car, one ot them struck
her twice in the face The magistrate
declared his intention of protecting
women who were serving their country
by releasing men for the front. hnd
made AN example Of the rufIian by sending
him Ia tho workhouse for five days
In South Carolina women as yet have
not the vote. But suppose that III one
of her cities a tough had struck re-
spectacle Young woman, engaged iu war
work. IN the face II Is safe 10 say hat
# he had escaped severe handling by the
crowd he would have been lucky, IT he ilad
escaped the longest sentence the II"
could have inflicted he would have been
unaocountably lucky. and II he had
escaped the odium 81 the affair inr the
rest Of his lfe hut that Is unthinkatie
We do not say that because women
are given the self defense ot the vote the
old defense at custom and chIvairy must
be withdrawn from them. But We do
say that when South Carolina stand
against the federal amendment - braeket-
cd with and explained by South tarollnn
Ilhteracv and general barbMlstn. II maN
be we'll to remember that there - tnneh
10 bc said upon tho other side Columbia
u. & state
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
New Yorks Will Not Scare.

New Workers haze Teau with amaze
ment. tempered with skeptiGsm, the ac-
counts Of the apparent nonchalance with
which citizens Of London ana Paris under
90 frequent bombardments Here, many
felt certain such raining of death from
the heavens would mean general panic. 4
wholesale scurryine to ha~emeu1S
Then. with the big munitions explosion
or The New Jersey water front last week
our citizens were in effect put 20 the test.
Md hey mel il with credit ~ the
l.usieS1 hour in The afternoon came 4
terrific detonation. as if the Huns new
7,;-lniIc cannon were IN action iu City
Hail Park. II was followed by other III
rapid succession Buildings shook Vim
dow glass shattered From the sky came
8 shower of debris that threatened the
lives of those in the street
Those out Of doors stopped in then
tracks and turned faces skyward Those
within threw windows open and leaned
out. or rushed TO open roofs when con
venient
Scared? Not bit of it! They simply
wanted to see. We predict that this i
about all that would happen here if tn,
Huns actually did bombard this city
from air or water or with a 5000 mile
supeT-gun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
Women as n National Factor.

Never before has the young American
woman been so generally recognized rs an
important national factor, entirely apart
from her potentialitieS as mother and
homc-maker. In the business and indus
trial world she is filling the gaps left by
the bows in khaki. In the political field
she is fast winning the voice OF the ballot
Ii is particularly gratifying to note,
therefore. that she has for years been
preparing herself in conscious and
organized way for these responsibilities.
For twenty years an organization, wl'h
headquarters in this city, has been quietly
at work promoting the ideals of democracy
and self-government among the working
girls of the country. IL rs known ms the
National League of Women Workers, a
federation Of sclf-govcrning working girls
clubs. including six State organizations
and affiliated clubs IN several other States
There are $50 Of these clubs in the league
nj present. The aim of these clubs rs not
merely to inculcate civic ideals but also
to provide amusement and organized
agencies through which tho young women
NAV perform practical patriotic service
for community and nation
Such a movement is unique inasmuch
as il is not n patroniEing. reaching down
by philanthropic women to aid their less
fortunate sisters. but conscious, self
helping effort originating among tho girl,
themselves
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE.
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Hopes to Show Per
CAPITA Of 500 In Present Drive.

The Pennsylvania railroad Liberty
Loan drive among the employees, which
began yesterday. is meeting with en-
thusiasm
Provision has been made for two plans
for paying for the bonds, as,foilows:
First Full cash payment can be
madc with the application, which can
bc made 10 any ticket agent, who VIII
| issue q receipt
Second Deductions can bc made
from The payrolls for the last half Of earh
month, commencing MAY II, the bonds
to be paid for in 10 equal payments.
Partial payment applications ran be
| made 10 ANY agent OF the company, any
department head or anv authorized
agent of any department n nj any time
the subscriber desires hc may nnlo "a cash
payment tn any agent for the amount
of The balance of the subscription due,
at which time the department head will
give notification tn have deductions from
the payroll Discontinued. The subscriber
will hc given "A receipt from tho agent
showing that the balance has hcen paid
Amounts still due on tho frs and
second Liberty Loans Will continue to be
taken from the rnd-munthlv payroll
f.npoves of the Pennsylvania railroad
cast az pltt-hnrR albecrihed toward tho
first loan more than 2f,Uf0wB, thc total
number Of subscriber being 5S9S}.
| making per capita of about so. which
WAS the same with the Sccoud loau, for
winch 17VM employees subscribed 81,
GSi .O0M This - an excellent record, but
the company desires ia surpass n and
X striving to have The ln8n average SlW
| pcr enploye II ~ hoped that every
rmplnve will realize hat this - no Longer
SOLELY n question of patriotism. but
now that II Is the euprcmo duty Of every
citizen 20 subscribe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
PROPERTY TRANSFERS

The .ulluWlng transfers VI rcaI estate
have been 1u,ull,d .t thg ty Registry
Bureau ti> Ncck
Nos 23- 1}o du pont street. Elizabeth
\ ~trauchn o. MARY Nhtera:t, $1,000
south ~dc 4. Banning street l1a Get
wcs, of Rodney Equitable Trust GO. 70
William II Shaw, $500
Southeast corner Elm and Harrison
streets, Icra Witt ~ lohn Sautrr. 5000
No 1898 West Second street William
+ Rouzarth ~ William ~hcacd si.65o.
south side o. Thlrtcanth street - leet
cast d. krg, Horace ; Allen 10 Grandun
& Reed. s. 400
East SIDE ii Jackson street IL tcct
north i Elm stanley Ncznev 81 .loSct
OlSzcwsk sl.%50
NJ Stl2 West Twentieth str,cl lila II.
,Duhl to Duucan MAclcan s. 400
>aufhvc-; corner Terth and Jackson
streets. ~ac tui.uu Poole 81 George lcvc-
laId ZONES 5000
las, SIDE j. Franklin street + icet
outL o TEll ~teUrt1 Trust and Safe
Dc,aea 4" ~ Anne T heating. sl.n
~u.th ~l,i, d. Isrk l'je,r ~ feet c.a-t {
Jatk>,u aloh >'ah,cr to Eliza . FofhrT-
glll. S6..9m
\a. I1l2 W,-t ~.>tl -,rre; t,cnrg, Il
{ n 1
Market street between Frout and
second. rhcodor, " France, ~ Niargaref
VI and icrnaid Iar. $I".UDO
North SIDE q. Mar, lAra avenue p> Zee:
cast - Oah Jeremiah J. kCr'cher ~ Peter
Bu.sbi 81 500
Ncsr SIDE 81 Market street. iiY icej
south %. Nm5L Henry \ and William II
Ingram 70 NIlllard + DAVIS. $4,000.
No ~C1 Washington street klWood T
Wilkins 10 Auna : Stewart. = 800
\o E..07 .Tc>Nl, street 4 Rae d. Bet
50 ~ophie / Middleton. SO.
North side uf 'rwcnneth street - ieet
,.aS, oi ratnail. The Home Building 20
to Sarah \ Keenan,. $3.50
No ) Nest Twentieth street; The Home
Building CO 10 Herman \ Jackson
s. 80
10. 1905 Je~>up street. A Rae du Bel
to Edward Dcvcnncy $500
South side of Shcarlnan street l42 fe 6
cast of Lombard, olive ". Mulhn 70
Josephine " BlsSell, 1875.
Northwest corner Front and du Pont
streets. John White to Joel Cohen, $500
last side OF Head street % feet north
uf a street. Louis 1opkls to Charney
Gitel Fielder 5000
South side of Second street 90 feet west
of Adams. Laura 6 Northrup 10 ANNE r.
tnlh~ 81 .N40
West side OF West street 100 feet north
nf second Louis Iopkls To Abraham
GIun~ $1,000
West side of Brouue street 80 feet south
Of sixth, Fannie = Mendenhail to Oscar
O. Gouert 81 500
West side Of But,ouwood street 20 teel
north Of B. jeanette Bacon Ntubbs q
/ Mary Nichols. $40 366
10 lOl5 Tatnall street sarah J Bol
man 70 Ley Crecnblat' and Nathan
! ochlauger $500
No. 1917 jackson street, Teresa VI
/ Cough to Nellie g. Stout. s., 500
Northeast corner Second and kin;
/ streets. the Consumers ice and Coal %
/ 10 Sarah TufT 50. 400
! East side of Church street 306 fee
/ south Of Third. The Diamond Ice anc
Coal Go to the Mayor and Council
| $4,000
Northeast corner Third and Lincoil
streets William Jefferson 70 Laura i
| Freeman, $4,000
| Northeast corner Third and Lincoll
streets, Courtiand j Seeney TO Laura +
Freeman, $4,000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
IENINE'S NEXT MOVE.

( dispatch from Moscow iutimatos
that Lcninc. the proved tool of the
KAISER in Russia, may call for q declara-
ton of war by the Bolshevlh aga'nst
Japan such ~ the round Of German
chicancr, President Nllson doubtless
fell this 10 be in prospect as German
co,Intcr-mnve. and nc has been reluctant
for Japan t6 enter Siberia But Il this
Is the standard of the S,p-called Junction.
inp democracy of Russia democracy
that pcrSistentlv PLAYS INTO the hands ot
Germany through fatuous following ot
l.cnne and other German agents then
the outcome ri intervention will prov"
~ have justified the course
laa,,n cannot bc better employed
wih It's two million amy estimated NJ
such II might I've admirably employed
III clearing the Germans out oi Ku$tia.
even though thereby i shall n'"d 70
clean nllt the BoIsheV1hi unless he latter
shall rcpudiatc German leadership and
become outright Russians and resume
their ally relationship
Flthcr Germany must ho challenged
IN RUSSIA ar II Oil inoNttahN absorb
and naralvzc Russ.a hcsarc tn" nicd
states and the alhc- can c"pc 10 the aid
of the Russians. who, IN fact. disdan Their
aid Tho entrance az lAran into kuSsia
will d~lhtlcss hr.rg about revoin-
t.on The best np.non SAYS tins 's m
cv1tablc ANYWAY And tins counter
revolution will I've favorable to Japan
GO assistance against the Germans
Baltimore American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
FRIDAY, APRIL II. 1918
Railroad Administration.

Fmrhasizing the vast task before the
Railroad administration he annual pay
roll Of 81 $50. 900, 900 il must meet. the
annual 81 .20O. 900 600 Of supplies II must
brv the 2GO. 600 miles of track that must
bc watched. the 800, 600 freight cars. the
$1,000 passenger cars. the 66.Nn loco
motives that must be kept in order---the
rcn,,rt that was presented yesterday to
thc nited States Chamber OF Commerce
AZ lis sixth annual meeting by Harry \.
Wheeler. chairman Of tho Railroad Com
mittcc. is devoted % an analysis OF the
organization which viii be responsible tor
this country ; lSS large railroad systems
and about 500 short lines
Roughly speaking. the Railroad NJ
mlnistration i DIVIDED into three paft~
The regional administration. the central
administration and Tie advisory diNl>ion
rllrt regional directors, Responsible tor
il. entire operating ~itnat,on II th'ir re-
>ucrttvc territories. have been appointed
fol the eastern ia" southern and thr
western railroads. respectively Re
>,.oaslhIe to then. ia, the presidents ot
The va,iou- ,,ad9 sud through con
ference, commits, II III, ~idont> II each
,listYlct i clearing lou~, u mutnal assist
ancc and interest ha~ been developed
The central administration includes s'X
important divisions each IN charge oi q
director
The director of he division q capital
expenditures receives and passes upon the
reports made by the railroads n to their
budgets Of necessary exrendlturc~ Tor I'M
nrovements; and has supervision over
capital expenditures
The director Of the division "i puhhc
service and accounts has charge 81. quc~-
lions raised 10y any portion of the whlic
as t. The adequacy - tho service and
represents tic interest oi 'hc farr, I.
nanuf..t ~ nrodner- aud consumers
generally
The director II th, division y iai@'r
dcal~ With problc,n~ .. vaeo~ snn'sti"u~
ANA labor
The director d thc di,l~t.h y 'ftn~-
,,ortatiou ha- general supervision ~ aiI
matter afectinc operation
The director o. the dtyl-5op oi traff'
deal, with tic cia~~.hca;loI q traffic The
Determination oi charee> and the SIT ir-
mem of claims made by passengers and
shippers
Tn, director q. The ujvs>ion ol hnancc
and purchases j. responsible tor The e,'-
ordination and supervision oi railroad
nurchaScs and th. Development Il plans
Tor meeting tho tinancial requirements.
The third. the advisory DIVISION j. con'-
posed Of committees giving their re-
spectlve attention to the questions OF rail
road extension. railroad wages labor
possibilities ot inland waterways anc
fields
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
THE POINT OF SPRING.
T. Herbert W arren.

Twas that sweet moment Of the year
When FIRST the season hopes appear,
When through black boughs Of winter
seen
Spring shimmeTs IN gauze o green
And like fountain pulslng strong
Larks lowered and dropped on jets o.
song;
Nodded beneath the sheltering hill
In the low breeze the daffodil,
And pink the budding almond stood
Blushing at her own hardihood'
While on the down 50 harsh and bare
But yesterday, see everywhere
Pale stars in purple morning set,
The primrose with the violet!
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
THE EVENING SMILE.
HER FATHERS PROFESSION.

London children certainly grf -oIne
eifalnt views of life IN instance ~ fhis
recently occurred 10 aH Past End sunday
school who're the tcachcr was talking tD
her class ahnus Nnior ~ and hIe wisdom
n hen The Queen Of Sheha came and
laid jcweIs and fine ralment before Solo
NOR. y hat did he say" she asked presently
one small girl Who had evidently had
experience II such matters promptly
rcphed
.Oa murh DYER oant FOR The lot.
New ork lobe
trr yon going - fakr any hoardcrs
nc1i summer Nope rephed FARMER
Co-ntos.cl. mot unless fhey work -
disguised as farm hands v Nashington
Star
.Do-,ou think. he asked, that yon
r.lIil learn to love me osslbiy
.hq answered. hut II Werc 4 man II
hat, to 'hlnk VIZ an acquired fasfc
Boston Transcript
kgnc- married 4 ~,-ii-fn4de ulau. dnln
She -. hut -h- mas compelled Itnn
H. make extensive alterations. Boston
Transcript
lhsl nlat Nlii never make profound
urlt.f Wht not Because anybody
raa understand everything ~ say
Baltmore tfnerean
Doc Nj oadder read br s,ai 'ie"-
0h. les Kg In aira.d Size r,asi~ 7
rather hastily -Nts 50. -, -a>o
Pu1 must b rather common iainl!,
| name N France, there ar 81 m.mt
PoIlu, IN ne French army Briuing-
ham Nge-IJc.ald
You nScd Ia ~eold Your boy Josh
great drsi AeS. replied Farmer
| Cofntos,cl But he even Tor an*
lneaslntss Ne gave him AlI We 'h,nk
about now is rtnnin tae farm and invest
! In luWar bonds IN 8 way he j app7oEe q
Uheu hc gets boHr v 3Saiu-.9n star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
THE SLAtkERS.

They stood Al Tenth and Al.r>ef Ia all
the 9Qnall
4 hig bunch Of -laehers, one ami a.l
Old. Young tail. fat thu and small.
They did forget To eat their lunch.
They were a sad old looking bunch
Their motive was. Ia watch the fun,
10 se,, the ladies Try 20 shun
The wind, rs II set them on the run.
\ good sized regiment they truly made
Bat they do not fight they are afraid.
nele sam needs them. h3it they won go
They prefer to stick around, AMI see the
Wind blow
i 10 eallantrv It VA, ia their feet.
Ilk. the Kaiser. thcv are a bunch Of bcetS
We should send them over. If only - save
the eats.
10 leave them here fills fhem with eoneclt.
If thev STAY over here, We can tlooverIze
And tie wind might blow dust IN their
beautiful eyeS
Wilmington Apul IT, 1918 VI H. T..
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
PRESS COMMENT.
PARTY REGULARITY.

II is refreshing to find party boss read
ing his rival bosses a lesson on when
party regularity is or is not iii order. But
the average citizen. who cares nothing
whatever for the factional strife which
now engrosses the Philadelphia politicians
and who is the more disposed to exclaiIn
" plague on both your houseal' should
remember Senator Penrose's careful expo
sition of the right of the voter To KICK
over the party traces and still be entitled
to consider himself a member with all the
rights and privileges thereto appcrtain-
ing In the present instance, those rights
are chiefly concerned with participation
IN the coming primaries and with the
Ware threat that the voters who IN NoVem-
Der last supported the Town Meeting can
didates are TO be challenged when they
attempt To take part IN the process oil
choosing candidates on the kepuplcan
ticket The Senator Is sound IN theory
when he declares that there are cncum-
stances when action outside the party INES
in municipal elections rs not only justin
able but Is the duty of a party man. hut
il rs n pity that he did not go further anu
insist that party lines ought to he chm
mated altogether in municipal affairs. II
is an insult to tho intelligence OF citizens
to ask them Ia govern their choice oi
candidates for purely municipal offices
according to some political label which has
significance only in national affairs As -
matter Of cold TACT. tho actual division IN
Philadelphia has no relation whatever 10
genuine party principles. tho Organization,
being no more Republican IN any, real
meaning of the word than the New York
Tammany is democratic. Ho" party
lines are going 10 nc eliminated Is not easy
TO indicate; but that they ought to he
abolished is PLAIN to every good citi2cn'
and is made manifest hy the abuses which
arr committed every day to the desttnc-
ton Of efficiency in municipal admin'stra-
ton Philadelphia Public Ledger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12

10 do anything you can. Furthermore,
you ought not to sit back and wait ,in-
I'll your country hunts you up personally
to suggest course Of action, but you
should get busy and hunt mp things to
do for your country. Don't pfohteef
Don't strike. Buy Liberty fonds and
Thrift Stamps. Give some books Tor the
soldiers to read II some of your property
rs needed for the public welfare let The
public have it quickly II the nation
calls You to the colors To risk your lie IN
it's service, go gladly in the knowledge that
you arc enjoying privilege in the per
formance Of that duty Savannah News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
GERMANY SELLING CLOTHES.
Eleven Hundred Cities and Towns Make
Applications for Supplies.

Amsterdam, March 20 Eleven hun
dred German towns and cities have ap-
piled for supplies Of the new State stand
ard garments for men and WON en-.
Half a million pairs of standard trousers
are to be distributed during the next
three months, and proportionate mum
her of other garments,
Womcu's skirts will sell ~ $50 -
50 dresses at SIS 10 s2l. Nobody who
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
SAILORS ENTERTAINED.
Guests al Dance Given by the Wash
inpton Heights Club.

The sailors from the 7 ; ) Man
haitian were gwen a dance and social
~ the Washington Heights Century
Club on Wednesday evening IN stntc q
the nclcmcnt weather. moro than Nn
persons attended The rooms were prctflly
decorated with llaee and flowers. and N
orchestra furnished the music for III"
dancing During he evening refreshments
were served
This dance. vhlch 4 tho first ~ a series
a. hc gwen the sailors Nv tho club was
bald n Itt barracks. formerly the Cirl {
Industrial school. ~ Iwcntyhffh md
Market street,
The ofcors from fie Manhattan pres
cnt included Lieutenant "mfnander
Smart ENrcuflv" officer Lieutenant Ccrcy
Lieutenant Burk. Lieutenant Dyhmg
Ensign Seaiunn ln~'gn Haskell Enslgi
NrNHlcn and PnNmasfer Mason
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
Ey W alt Mason
Bf.WInskERfD RI ssIA

fear that Russia wont behave
until her pcaple Ieafn = shave.
We cannot look for Goad horse
sense in men whose shrubberN l.
dense. whose Iamlrfqnlns obstruet
the view. and often block the raj
fic, too | hope 10 ser sad Ru>sit
rise from that deep PIT IN which she
lies. ! hope 10 SCI her rise IN time.
and hew destiny sublime, Tut
FIRST her men will hsVc 10 hew the
whiskers that impede the view No
nation can he truit great whose
voters pack 4 mndreiWclght Of
spinach up and down the street -
long il gets beneath their tcet. " hen
. poor old Russia spilled the beans,
and swapped her birthright Tor
some green's, when windy dcma-
gog,ites arose and turned her over
To her foes, when desotatl0n Ger
her crrpt, the allied nations looked
and wept There was no harshness
In their gaze; they sympathl2ed
with those poor jays, by tool adj
visers led afar from where the
wreaths Of glory are The allied ma
tions wept and sighed, She's hut
the long toboggan slide; such
spectacles disgust, defect; hr what
! can any one expect from men whose
! whiskers seem to grow eight inches
/ every hour or so2 And thus twill
I ever. always be 10 future for the
! Russ we see. until, with motions
! strong and hlthe. hc reaps hi1
: uhiskcrs with q scythe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
SORE ROAT

Colds. Coughs Group aud ('atargh Relieved
in Two Minutes.
Is your throat sore
Breath Hyomei
Have you Catarrh9
Breathe HyOmei
Have you a ceughf
Breathe Hyomel
Have you a c0id2
Breathe Hyomei
Hyamei Is the one treatment for all
nose throat and lung troubles IL does
not contain amy cocaine morphine and
al that is necessary Is Co breathe ii
through the little pocket Inhaler that
comes with each outfit.
4 complete outfit costs but littly at
druggists every ywhcre ana al y h nautorih'~ :
and HSomti is guar antced "a hanish Caturrh
Group coughs colds, throat and
| bronchitis ~ money back \ Hyomei in
| hslcr lasts a lifetime ana extra bottles Of
| II omei can be obtained from druggists.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
PATRIOTIC THROUGH ACTION.

Men rave at befuddled and deceived
Russia, and yet some Of them are doing
about as much TO help defeat Germany ~
is the average Boishcvik They do not
vet seem to understand that patriotism,
to be worth anything right now, has to be
translated INTO action. You have 10 do
something for your country and YOU
ought 10 be willing and ready and anxious