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NEWS OF NEWARK.
Special Correspondence of Every Tvcnir

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, April % State Commissioner
of Education A. X. Spaid spent Tuesday
IN Newark, III conference with Professor
George s. Counts and Professor Mary T..
Rich, completing plans for the summer
school
The anulai meeting of Newark chapter
Of the Red Gross will he held this after
noon IN the Elliott building, on Main
street
Much interest is centcrcd IN the cleo
ton To be held Saturday afternoon for a
member Of the Board of Education Ia
succeed Orlando Strahorn. MIR Strahorn
and George L. Townsend arc the candi-
dates
Mrs Mary l.. Pennington. aged 81
years, wife of James Pennington. died
yesterday The funeral will be held Mt 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon from the
residence of her son-ln-l law, Leslie Derrick
son.. AlilItown, lntermept in White Clay
Creek cemetery.
Rev W II CLYDE. pastor of Head #
thristiana and Chrlstiana Village presby-
terrain Churches, Will preach at the former
church at 30 o'clock y IN. on Sunday,
on the subject, "a Vision Of the Ideal
Life and the at latter church at II
O'Clock sunday morning, ON the samc
subject
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WORRYING FOR THE LOAN.

IecIaI Correspondence Of livery Evening
Aliddletown. April 25-The Liberty
Loan drive continues here with unabated
vigor, and there Is no doubt that Middle
town and st. Georges hundred, as we'll as
the other rural hundreds. Will have raised
their quotas With the condition Of the
roads improving all the time, the women 5
committee, are putting the finishing
touches on their campaign and the man
who does not want 10 buy Liberty bonds
had better hide when he sees one or them
looming up in his direction.
4 rally will be held in the Middletown
Opera House, on Friday evening The
program Will include community singing.
music by the Pool orchestra, and speak
ing by two prominent speakers, Miss Lii
Ian Howard and eX-Congressnan Frank
in Brockson
4 careful count made here yesterday
ia the public schools, showed that nearly
$1,000 worth Of Liberty bonds and War
saving Stamps are held by the pupils
Of the schools With the total enroll
ment only IS9 pupils this Is considered
remarkable
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NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
New Shad Prices Interest Many
of the Fishermen of the City
General News Notes.

stan Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle, April 25.-Ncw Castle
fishermen no doubt arc interested IN the
new limit set on the price of ehad through
an agreement with the State Food Ad-
ministrator, Edmund Mitchell. As the
result Of conference, yesterday, between
the fishermen and MIR. Mitchell, II was
agreed that the prico Of buck shad should
be % cents per pound and that OF roe shad
30 cents per pound retail ThIe viii
represent a saving of 3 and 10 cents per
pound, when compared with the prlce8
that have been charged so far this season.
These prices were fixed eolelv on Delaware
shad but IL is hoped TINT the result of a
coming conference will bc the fixing OF Il
limit on the price that may he charged
ON Chesapeake chad, So that all viii hc
on nm equal footing
The first home grown asparagus that
has been brought 10 the local market
was sold yesterday by Samuel Il Miller
and W. T. Cranston, both farmers, living
near here II sold NJ 30 cents bunch
Harry Proud, well-known and popular
young inan Of New Castle, was severely
burned by molten steel running out Of
n broken mold at ono of the steel plants,
here. Yesterday lIis injuries were so
serious that he had to he taken to The
Delaware Hospital, in Wilmington, for
treatment II was learned this morning
mt the hospital that his injuries were not
likely to I've fatal although his whole
body was practically covered with bllsters
John Aiullu of New Castle. who was
working with Proud nt tho time, was also
burned, but not badlv enough to require
anything but first AID treatment which
was furnished by the plant
The congregation ot Nazareth NJ T.
Church has arranged for series Of ser
vices TO be held among the employees Of
the different steel plants NJ noon every
Wednesday The first meeting will he
held at noon next Wednesday nt the
Penn -Seaboard plant, and on succeeding
Wednesdays AT the two plants Of the
American Manganese, the Dcefner Steel
Co. the Bethlehem Steel 20. and the
Wilmington Fibre Speciality 60 The
services Will he evangelistic III character
William White, who enlisted more thnn
a year ago in the Navy, has been home
on his first furlough for more than a week
lie left Yesterday for New 0rk 10 reJoln
his shipmates on the : s Bridge
James H. Toman, Edward NJ leonard
Magistrate Taylor John Trutt and
several others motorrd 10 Havro de-
Grace. Md Yesterday 20 attend tho
ra,.aa
Fresh stock Of liquid glass for pre-
serving eggs T. Challenges Il SON Pre-
acription Pharmacists Adv
Tar balls, lavender. nothallne. TAR bags.
gum camphor and housekeeping helps j..
Challenger 4 Son. Prescription fhn-
maclsts Adv
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LIBERTY LOAN AT IAt REL.

sp-,,ial Correspondence al Every Evening
Laurel. April = The third meeting
of tho week in he Liberty Loan drivc which
j. beng wagcd hv Nlcc-C hartman Frank
Il Sir1uan and his llcutenants vHS held
last evening in Trinity NJ I Church.
near Rodney store The services were
npcned bv singing America followed
by a prayer by the pastor Rcy G VI.
Cullum A very pretty violin solo
was rendered by Mrs J. Wiley Thought.
chairman OF the Woman S Liberty Loan
Committee Of Laurel, accompled by Miss
Jennie Aiarvll al the piano
Mr. Sirman presided over the meeting
and IN q brief address outlined Tho needs
If the government and introduced the
speakers Of the evening Victor G. HIT
ohens, assistant superintendent of the
Centenary NJ +. sunday school and
Levy Court Commissioner William r.
Valiant. Both speakers emphasized the
fact that the only way 10 whip the
Germans was to fight them with all the
resources at our command, 10 back the
soldiers with dollars Enjoyable feat
ures Of the evening were patriotic and
humorous readings hv Miss Esther Len
bart Of the Laurel high school faculty
The Woman ; Liberty Loan Committee
81 Laurel. under the leadership 81 the
district chairman. Mrs J Wiley Trought
mas arranged an interesting program ID
celebrate Liberty Day. tomorrow after
noon April - There VIII be big
parade Al | clock followed by public
meeting al N aIlcr : theatre. at which the
speakers viii be Mrs Henry Ridgcly Of
Dover and several soldiers from the
Western war front who have been serving
under General Pershing
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FARMERS DISCUSS
IMPORTANT TOPICS
Chief Among Them Was the
Prompt Shipment of Asparagus
TO New York Markets.
special corrcsnondcncc Of Evcry Escnlng

Special Correspondence of Evrry Evening
Mlddlctown, April 25-A fair-sizcd
attendance turned ont To attend the
community meeting Of the Farm Bureau.
in the assembly rooms 81 the High School
last evening The meeting was called
10 order by George II ianyier, who cN-
planned the purposes for which 1t bad
been called James ;. Moore WAS unani-
mouslv elected community chairman
and Edward T. Iadley was elected ,ecrc-
tary
The question of the transportation OF
asparagus Was first taken up County
President James 7. Shallcross reported
having seen the local express agent. and
that correspondence had been shown
him, which convinced him the express
company did mot care u handle the busI-
ness on any other b49l, than they had
formerly handled 1t Il W.4s explained
that a little later III the season there Will
be about a carload of asparag4, shipped
from tins station daily, and that previously
the railroad company had laid a car of
here for the purpose but that very often
the asparagus would reach the New York
markets too late for sale the day after il
was shipped and WAS held over and sold
the day following IN wIltcd condition,
at great loss. Ii Was hoped the express
company could be prevailed upon to lay
a car of here every day in the same
manner but the company thought II
impractical Two growers reported that
they had shipped asparagus on Monday.
one bv express, the other by freight, and
that in neither case had the asparagus
reached the market in time for sale.
After considerable discussion on the
question, the chairman appointed James
L. Warren. James f. Shallcross and DIR
Harrison b. Mcdowell committee to
take the matter up with Food Admins
traitor Mitchell with the Adams express
company and with the freight agent Of
the ruilroad division The committee
visited Wilmington today
Professor NJ o Pence of the State
farm extension service showed some
stcreopticon views Of the devastation
done/ bv the retreating German army
through northern France, and Of the
damage done to agricultural interests
The seed corn question also Was dis
cussed and many of the farmers present
had a closeup talk with Farm Agent
Bausman lie illustrated the rag doll
seed corn test which Is very simple and
at the same time very satisfactory IN
testing the fertility Of seed corn. tie gave
the results Of 81 tests OF seed corn made
at the college, and the average fertility
showed slightly more than 80 per cent on
IN average. He also showed views of
grains with weak termination rs com
pared with q strong termination, and
where the strong termination yielded from
Is To Is bushels more per acre than the
tuaa
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NEWS OF A DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Farmers Said to be Contracting
for Tomatoes at 40 Cents
Basket.
BOOMS FOR LIBERTY LOAN
Christiana Village to Have an
Association to Promote
Civic Purposes.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, April 25.--At a meeting of
the residents Of Christiana village and
vicinity, Tuesday night, an Improvement
association was partly organized, with
Rev. W. II. Clyde, pastor of the Prcsby-
terrain Church IN the village. MS temporary
chairman, and H. L. Tomlin. temporary
secretary. II will hc known rs the Chris
iiana Improvement Association, and its
purposes will be IL get closer co-opcra-
tion among residents Of that section
IN all matters pertaining to the better
uicnt of the village
several important matters were dis
russcd Mt the meeting. Tuesday night,
including plans for "A patriotic celebration
on Memorial Day. The securing of q
service flag in honor of young men of
the village who have joined the service
And the starting Of Red Cross unit were
also discussed These committees were
named.
Publicity Rev John White and c. ii.
Ayars.
Patriotic John + Marshall and Charles
T., Barrett
FINANCE Warren Singles. George Ap-
aebv and II t. Tomln.
Womcns committee Mrs. John White,
chairman.
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Will, BE 4 GREAT DAY.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark. April IS Monday. June 10.
will ho red letter day in the history of
Newark. and Delaware and the Women $
Colleges Former President William
Howard Taft and DIR Anna Howard
shaw Will speak in Newark on that day
Announcement that Mr. Taft would
make tho commencement address to
Delaware College graduates on the
morning Of June 10 was made some tim g
.go. but If was not until yesterday that
word Was received by Dean Winifrcd J.
Robinson Of the Women's College from
Or Shaw. accepting the invitation tn
make the commencement address 20 the
Graduates Of the Nomcn's College on the
sftcrnoon Of the same day
This Will lee the Il rst class to he gradual
cd from fhc Wnmens College and the
securing al Or Shaw. who is now chair
man of the women committee 90 the
Council Of National Defence, will make
the occasion All the more prominent
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HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Laurel, April 25 Chief Of Police
Garland ID. Bloodsworth. accompanied
10y his wife and family. went 10 Deals
Island To visit his wifc's parents, Monday,
in an automobile. The roads in that
part of Maryland were in fearful con-
dition rs a result of the recent heavy rains,
and his car stuck four tunes III the mud.
The last time the machine slipped when he
threw ON the power and rolled down into
ditch. turning over and throwing him
about twenty feet Fortunately beyond
numerous bruises he WAS not seriously
injured neither were his family
4 buggy and horse was secured and they
were taken into Deals Island, the car
remaining overnight in the ditch.
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DELAWARE CITY.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Delaware City. April p Harry Irons
Of this place and Miss Edith Brown Of
Virginia were married IN Wilmington
last night,
Chaplain Marvinc Of Fort du Pont left
Yesterday for Fortress Monroe
Or Stanley Of Fort delaware has rc-
ceivcd orders to report at one OF the
forts in Boston harhor
Lionel Bright, son Of Mr. and Mrs
George y Bright OF this place, has re-
ceivcd a commission rs lieutenant in the
army.
The dance gwen last night in Fire
Engine Hall under the auspices OF the
PARENT Teacher Association, WAS largely
attended The procccds are Tor the boys
and girls garden club ot the public school
to purchase seeds Music was furnished
bv Mrs G. Earl Baum, pianist, Moore
Whiteman, cornetlst, and +. Stubblns,
violinlst
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Osborne vii make Their home IN Laurel
The engagement is announced of Miss
Elsie NJ Waller daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
Albert II Waller OF Laurel to Sergeant
Francis ]. Riley Of Wilmington. Ii Is
understood that the wedding vii take
place - an early date Sergeant Riley
was 3 member Of the First Delaware Reg
ment and WAS in charge Of the guard which
Was placed over the railroad bridge At
Laurel 1t the outbreak Of the war 1t
was while stationed here that he became
acquainted with Miss Waller and their
friendship developed into love which cul-
minated into an an engagement of mar
riage Miss Waller is employed rs 3 com
positor at the Office Of the Delaware Leader
and her marriage viii be the second among
their employees, the other being W. T..
Osborne
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WEDDING AT MIDDLETOWN.

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Middletown, April p. St Joseph
Catholic Church OF this town, was the
scene Of very pretty wedding at o clock
yesterday morning. when Rev. c. A.
Crowley, with nuptiaI mass, united il
marriage Miss Rose Harkins, niece of
Mrs Rose Shannon Of thus town, and
John Heating OF New York State.
The bridal party was accompanied
by Miss Margaret brennan of Philadel-
phia and Walter Q Connor of Long Island
n. Y. The BRIDE was bcconlingly gowned
ID blue silk and carried Bride roses
After the ceremony u wedding break
fast was served st the home Of the brides
aunt, Mrs Shannon, and the young couple
left on an afternoon train for an extended
trip TO Niagara Fails and other places of
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MILFORD NEWS NOTES.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Milford, April 25-Joscph Isofland, who
for several years has been employed at the
Central Garage of Milford, recently en-
listed in the Ordnance Department of tho
L. $ Army as mechanic, and left here
yesterday for Jacksonville, Fla, where he
was assigned for duty.
John r. Bennett, local manager of the
Western Union telegraph, recently dis
posed of his candy store effects, which he
has run in connection with the telegraph
business, and has fixed his whole store
building into a modern and well-cquippcd
telegraph office
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INTERESTING PROGRAM.
Special Correspondence of Every Event

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Bridgeville, April 25. "A meeting of the
Wagner Literary Society and Parent
Teacher Association was held, Tuesday,
in the auditorium of the high school. The
following program was rendered:
Song, 'Star-Spanglcd Banner" school;
address, "Why We Should Buy Liberty
Bonds" Miss Florence Hastings; piano
duet, Ruth King and Hiida Short; debate,
Resolved After the war the United
States should maintain compulsory uni
versal military training for young men
between the ages of Is and 81 years"
Affirmative, Ruth Jones and Ruby Till;
negative. Alfred Swain and Joseph Wiley.
Decision was made in favor of the athrma-
five
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A PLAY AT DELMAR.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Delmar, April 25.--The cold Maids
Convention" was produced at the Elcora
Theatre, Tuesday evening, under the aus
pices of the Dclmar New Century Club,
the proceeds of the play to be expended
for public drinking fountain or other
civic Improvement
Following the performance, those parti-
cipating and the members OF the club
comprising the executive board were
entertained at The home of Mrs. II, NJ.
Waller. president
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SOLDIERS YIELD TO
WILES Of CUPID
Two Weddings Down the State,
and One Announcement of
an Engagement.
special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special CorreS pondence OF Every Evening
Laurel. April 25- Cards have been re-
ceived in Laurel announcing the marriage
az ]. Carlton Hastings, first lieutenant,
infantry, L. S. Y O.. to Miss Rachel
Thomas Collision, daughter Of Mrs. Flora
Collision Of SharptoWn, Md The marriage
was solemnizcd at noon Yesterday, IN the
Methodist Protestant Church at Sharp
town bv the pastor, Rev Avery Donovan.
70 the disappointment Of their friends
IN Laurel. who expected them 70 take the
train here, they were taken 70 Seaford by
automobile where they caught the eX-
press for Washington, where they viii
spend their honeymoon. the groom hay-
ing a five-day furlough on Sunday Lieu
tenant Hastings will return To Camp
Dix and Mrs Hastings viii make her home
in Camden with an aunt.
Lieutenant Hastings is = son Of Mr..
and Mrs G. Wales Hastings of Laurel
and is q graduate of Delaware College.
Last July Governor Townsend commits
stoned him 3 second lieutenant IN the First
Delaware Regiment. lie went with his
command 10 Admission, Ala. where he WAS
promoted to first lieutenant, going To
Camp Dix when the Delaware boys were
removed to that place
VI lllltkul OSbofuC anu Miss 4 amy
Fowler surprised their friends in Laurel
by quietly slipping off to Philadelphia and
getting married, last Saturday evening.
st the home of Mr. and Mrs G. p Holland
III Wlssinoming, the ceremony being
performed by Rev Azael Coates, rector Of
st. Bartholomew p Il Church The
BRIDE is daughter Of the late DIR Edward
NJ Fowler, and sister of Edward NJ Fow-
Ter, Jr, formerly editor Of the State Reg
ister Mr. Osborne is connected with
the Delaware Leader On their return
from short wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
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TO INITIATE LARGE CLASS

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Dover. April 25--A big class initiation
Of Odd Fellows viii take place in Odd Eel
lows Temple, Dover, on the evening Of
Mav 3 when the fine dcgtce team Of Della
ware Lodge, Wilmington, will confer the
degrees. Frand Master Christopher of
Frankford and his staff will be present
Grand Master Christopher has named
Past Grand Master II f. Lynch and
Grand Chaplain Herman c. Taylor OF
Phllodemic Lodge, Dover. and Grand
Conductor George W Cunning Of Smyrna
as a committee to make arrangements for
the visit Of the degree team and the class
Of candidates
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LIBERTY LOAN MEETING.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Bellevue, April y What they intend
to he livc Liberty Loan meeting will
he held at Mt Pleasant school tomorrow
night Reuben Sattcrthwaite will make
an address and Mrs William g. Speak
man Will talk about work IN France, and
show her lantern slides
Everybody IL cordially invited to go
Trolleys to bellevue road will bc The
best wav to get there, and the school is
only a short distance up on the pike
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25
MARSHALLTON FOLK
HELPING SOLDIERS

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Marshallton. April 25.-The Home
Soldiers Relief Association of Marshall
ton held meeting on Tuesday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs Winfield Speakman.
The Relief has fitted out y boys in the
service, who have gone from that place
with kits and all the necessary knitted
articles and are preparing for more who
may 20. They recently gave an entertain
nent from which they realized over SlOO
II takes about sl5 for each outfit com
plete.
Those present we're: Mrs / Maclison
Mrs. + klair, Mrs X Pierson, Miss +
Klair, Mrs + Seal, Mrs Greenwood,
Mrs. q Mullin, Mrs T. Simpson, Mrs
G. McVey, Mrs. G Shakespeare. Mrs. W
Mitchell, Mrs IL Williams, Mrs J. Tay-
lor, Mrs J. Gregg, Mrs Elliott Mrs
Fay, Mrs NJ Speakman, Mrs A. Newlin,
Mrs. H. Groves, Miss A. Speakman, Mrs.
+. Larson, Mrs. l.. Barton, Mrs W.
Speallman, Mrs. Il. Broadbent and Master
Laurence Broadbent.
The next meeting VIII be held at the
home of Mrs William Mitchell, next Tues
day afternoon.
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HEAVY POSTAGE BILLS.

special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Georgetown, April 25-That the post
age bills incident to the running Of the
county administration reach an enormous
figure in some of the offices is shown by the
fact that it viii require about $3.50 TO
send bills the to taxables of the county
from the Office Of the receiver Of taxes
approximately $500 was spent in send
ing out the blank forms to property
owners throughout the county by the
Board of Assessment, IN order that they
might make their returns In mailing the
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GOOD PRICE FOR TOMATOES.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, April 25 Many farmers
IN this section Of Sussex county are con-
tracing with the Gamers to grow tomatoes
for 40 cents per basket or s2a per ton. 1t
is Understood that several who contracted
with ]. C. Townsend Il Co. for 35 cents
have been allowed an additional five
cents per basket.
The acreage in Sussex county. this year
from all indications, will be the greatest
for many years, and the growers are ex-
pccting TO realize snug sums from their
fields
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DEATH OF MRS. RICHARDS.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Bndgeville. April - Mrs Elizabeth
Wright Richards widow Of John Emery
Richards, died st her home herr, Tuesday,
after lingering illness Of heart trouble.
She was u lifelong member Of Trinity
VI + Church
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon al her late home; intcrmcnt in
'Bridgeville cemetery
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VERDICT FOR 81, 500.

Special Correspondence of Livery Evening
Dover, April % In the ciyil suit be-
fore the Kent county Superior Court Of
Roy Kemp VS. The Mcneil Cooperage
Co, Ia which $4,000 damages were asked
for injuries sustained by Kemp while
working in the defendants factory, jury
returned verdict for s., 800, yesterday
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wOMEN'S CLUB DISCUSS CVICS

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Bridgevillc, April 25.-The weekly
meeting Of the Tuesday Night Club,
was In charge OF the President,
Mrs. Edward Sudlcr The topic
for the evening was ''Cvics Improve
ment Of several vacant places in the town
were discussed.
Music was furnished by the committee.
Mrs. Roland Elliott and Mrs Leon Can
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interest in the north They will be at
home in Tuscarora. n. Y, where the
groom is successfully engaged in farming.
For the past six months Miss Harkins
had made here home with her aunt in this
town, during which time she made many
frtapIu
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came Here 10 Attend Meeting

Miss CorneIia Townsend, of Odessa
who has been visiting in New York
returned yesterday for the meeting of the
Mothors's Pension Commission ut Dover
After the meeting he will return to New
Work
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checks from the Office Of Comptroller j. 9.
i.ank each week during the year it is
figured that during the twelve months
about 81 900 worth Of stamps and
envelopes will be required.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-25

II the U-boat were winning the war
Hindenbmg would be fighting a de-
fensive campaign.