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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
United States Government Said to Have Uncovered Con-
spiracy to Send Germans From Here to Fight on Irish
Soil; Word From U. S. Said to Have Been Partly
Responsible For Arrests in Ireland
HUNS TO FINANCE SCHEME
Uprising Reported Planned For the Time Germans Had
Anticipated Reaching Channel Ports When England
Would Be in Confusion
nv Associated Press p Every Evening

May 21
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The 10
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counte o
fighting the Channel he when woud be
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In nycass y
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vastra a times to republics
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
HOME FROM HOSPITAL.
Josiah Marvel Returned to Former
Health Through Benefit
of Operation.

Either tomorrow or Thursday, JOSIAH
Marvel. State highway commissioner
who was operated on at the niversity
of PENNSYLVANIA hospital ten days ago
for appendicitis, will return to his home
in Christiana hundred. His recovery has
been most remarkable, the physicians
say, and with careful convalescence they
say he will have the vigor he had five
years ago. SO completely restored to
health has the operation benefited hum.
DR. Clark, who operated upon Mr..
Marvel urged him 10 90 To the seashorc
at some New England point for rest and
recuperation. But Mr.. Marvel point
blank refused this suggestion. lie told
the physician that he desired to 90 back
to Delaware, where he would take the
chance of having his recovery interrupted
bv the visits of old friends
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
LOOK OUT, WILMINGTON,
SUSSEX MAY GET PRIZE
Milford Man Highest Bidder So
Far for Wool Offered Della
ware by President.

Look out, Wilmington; SUSSEX may beat
YOU in the rivalry that started today for
bale Of wool sent by President and Mrs.
Wilson TO Delaware TO be auctIoned off
for the benefit Of the Red Gross
The sheep In the White House lawn
have been. .sheared Tor the benefit Of the
Red Cross war fund and theiI WOOL is 10 te
sold to the highest bidder
President Wilson has conceived the
idea of putting this Wool up a auction
III two-pound packages one package
10 be sent TO eagt State IN the | mon 20 be
auctloned some day during the campaign
the Packages TO 20 10 the highest bldder
whether he be present III person or not
Delaware share IN this unique business
arrangement l. expected 70 net q large
sum 10 the fund Governor ! oWnSeno has
undertaken the position ot auctioneer and
plans are under way 10 nave hlIn mount
the stand in the wInd-up meeting next
Monday night Meanwhile everybody IN
the state will have al oppor unity 10 bId
Proposals VIII bC received by letter Or
wire and can be sent 10 the governor either
III care OF their headquarters III Whining
ton. or al executive headquarters ri Dover
A telegram announcing the offer by
President and Mrs Wilson was received
at tilF i4EQ NlOSS Cst4iii ~ 4A'<t1A NJ z
ia Wilmington with great enthusiasm
The governor happened to be II town ~
the time and he readily entered INTO the
spirit of the affair.
Wool has been selling al extremely
high prices recently and government
regulation has had much to do with the
wool mark ct, but the bars are down
literally 50 far as auction prices are con-
cerned. Iwo pound lots Of White House
wool viii not he subject to any minimum
or maximum price regulation The
governor expresses the hope that every
body in the State viii Join III the competi-
ton.
The auctioning actually started this
OF the governor. while he and party Of
downstate Red Cross workers were
travelling on a southbound Delaware
train. having spent the night in Whining
ton. The governor appointed Senator o.
". Newton, auctiOneer. and the senator
went through the train asking for bids for
the bale Of wool He got lots Of bids, which
ranged all the way from $25 to S262. 81,
which was offered by DR. q Layton
Grier. who lives in the Sussex section Of
Milford and who is chairman Of the Kent
and Sussex Red Cross committee.
So far Sussex holds the claim on the
wool, but the governor is hopeful that
there will be lot more of still higher
bidding Proposals can be sent to his
Office al the State House BY telegraph
telephone, mail or in person any day this
week. He wants everybody TO bid.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
Delaware's Drive Was Formally
Inaugurated at 9 o'clock
This Morning.
S718,OSO REPORTED
At MONDAY LUNCHEON
Great Enthusiasm When Teams
Assembled at Hotel du Pont
for First Report.
PUBLIC WILL BE LIBERAL

With every agency keyed up to the
highest tension and determination 70
more than go over the top Delaware
campaign TO contribute Sl.500 00O to the
Red Cross Sl00.oO0000 fund was for
luallv inauguratcd at 9 o clock this morn
ing, when. rs had been requested by
Mayor lawson. alt Of the bells and whistles
oi the city pealcd forth the opening blast
OF the drive There was no mstaklng
the unAnmitv Of the community in this
great humanitarian effort, for i ap-
pcarcd rs il every church bell and every
industrial whistle aS well as many other
bells and Whistles joined in the appeal
to the people Of the community
Delaware morcftha went over the top
right at the start. thctotal at noon today
when the teams made their reports. being
Sis .0>O. or SlN.0~o more than the
minimum ior the state
The teams made their first reports
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
HUN HEADS At ODDS
OVER AUSTRIA PACT
Hertling Resents Domination OF
Miltarism at Conference of
the Two Kaisers.
Bv Associated press to Every Evening

By Associated, press to Every Evening
London. Max strong opposition
10 the recently arranged alliance between
Germany and Aust rla-H Hungary Is voIced
bv Chancellor von Herthng and Foreign
Secretary Won KuehImann. according TO
reports received in The Hague and trans
mitted by the correspondent OF the Daliy
Mail
The chancellor and foreign secretary
are reported 10 have said hat they washed
their hands Of the entire matter Is they
objected to the methods by which the mill
tary part OF the convention was devised
over their heads By the German higher
command
General LudendortT Is said to be insist
ing that the agreement be passed and sign
cd AZ once
The military sections bind each party
to aid the other with all It's forces against
any and every enemy, thus compelling
Austria to place all her forces at the dis
posal Of Germany
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
.13 AMERICANS DEAD
On CASUAL TIES LIST
Twenty SIX Wounded and Two
Missing, IS Report From
Overseas Army.

Rs Associated Press TO Every evening
Washington Mag 2I The cas.a..v
l> ajay contained Il names divided as
follows
Killed lou 8 died 3, wounds,
died Ii acrHeu, ? died b. alSease.
wounded severely lS wuundeG slightly,
: missing p tot.au. =
Officers were named as follows
fleutguant- l,rll II AugeU t'te-
byra Mass AMI William X. Emerson.
New 1tk AtieG % sction
euteuanl- Harr> q Co.uuru. lnlIau-
4.e lis. Alfred r Nietzger Newark y
and Philip Robertson Hamilton, ol.o
diced oi accident
Iaeutcuant traa> s. Fritz. Bu.ar.
\ wounded severely and CAPITA 5
Jaue- = HALL lolfaN, Iowa, and flcu-
tenant Philip n Hunter. Nora. 5. C.
missing d action
80 Ecava-ean- were uaueu IA -nc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
THE RED CROSS
Rp Edenr A. Guest

r AM too old to share the fight;
Too many years have come ard gone
Since first | saw the morning light.
My youth has been and Travelled on.
am too old to Join the line.
Far.hung today that truth shall live:
may not die for what is fine.
But am not too old to give.
am not yet so old that
Have drifted from the world apart:
| still can hear the helpless cry.
And mercy still can reach my heart
still can share rm day to day
The burden that our youth must bear.
And thank God that | can say
The Red Cross is my symbol there
am too old to bear a lance.
Across the shell-torn Flanders held
NAV not go where.troops advance
And deaths grim terrors arc revealed:
Bur can hear the helpless call.
And can serve them while ] live;
And thank God that thru il all
| snail not ne too old TO give.
-op,r,sh, ey Edssr a Gpestb
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
RUNS SHORT OF GAS.
Military Aeroplanc Makes Short stop
Near Blue Ball.

4 military aeraplanc allghtcd on the
farm Of ] Atwood Meldin near Blue Ball
about noon today 1t was generally
thought that the machine was one OF the
new mail machines and several people
hurried IL the spot to find the machine
,vas not wrecked but had merely run cut
n gasoline and the aviator had alightcd
n order 70 ret i supply in the city
According To Mrs Ncldin. the blrdrnan
would give no information as 70 hiS
destination, but simply inquired as Z
where nc could obtain the necessary
gasoline. and stated that he would spend
no time here
While he was at the farm the regular
L.. ;. Mail aeroplane passed north~ard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21

Il aas made plain ae7r thar me aIted
states government interest o tae l-Isn
1i0t- soloiv ~ prevent GERMANY ov
Tits method. rom attacking r0-oeihger-
nufs rt 'hp nited states and that this
government i not seeking - NEEDLE II
the Irish situation except far rlls reason.
81 soon IS all tue persons suspected 81
participating a me. conspiracles are ar
rested Tie evidence alreaav gathered may
~ made pun.Ia ~ snow the necessIty iar
llppnZ ae D.u- a- --ls time
some d3gDr exists 4S tl whether -aeSe
disclosures elli + made LONDON r
fN a,l.fEtyn
ltlcl4ls aare tooAt we're Inclined 70 1H-
4aHe bat aeE would come from -ae
brUsn government
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
NURSES TO PARADE.
Each Hospital, as Well as Red Cross,
to Have a Unit.

N view of the fact that each hospital
< to have q unit of nurses in addition
~ the Red Cross nurse unit, III the Red
Cross parade Thursday night, it was
reouested today that the graduate nurses
of each Of the hospitals, whether in the
citv or not parade with that hospital
nnIt If il is possible 70 do So
II i also requested that they notify
the hospital in advance Of their intentio n
nf IL king part
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
To Work in Army Camps.

During the summer Rev Elmer Churn-
side Pedrick Of New Castle will perform
religious work in an army camp, and
next fall he viii be admitted to final
orders Of the Episcopal priesthood Mr.
Pedrick is widely known as baseball
player. having played on teams il Viii
mnngton, New Castle and other cities.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
Il. :. MISSIONS IRISH VISIT
ENDED WITH 4 LUNCHEON

Dublin EreianQ. Nav p The -nree
DAYS yI-Iy ,o Ireland ~ seven members *
tle American labor mission ciosed fuday
vita , 4.nche0n gwen oy .o-u Decles.
q great effort vae made ta o1taIn t7e
attendance at tal- function oi representa-
,Ivcs Of aL 'Gc .-lsl parties r. o-ler ~
snow that, however mGca local >sles
separate l-ish citizens. the, are -nlted ID
their tnendshIp ana regard t1r Amerlca.
InIonists and Nau0naLsJs we're both
vel represented OF the Eatlenns sui
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
MARCH A FULL GENERAL.

nv Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington. Nav 2l Nomination Of
Major General March, acting chief Of
staff, to be a full generah and Of General
Pliss. chief Of staff, TO be a general by
brevet. was sent by President Wilson to
he Senate
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
FOOD AND MORALE
FAMINE, GERMANS
PRESSING PERIL
Soldiers Beg for Bread and People
Faint n Streets From
Hunger.
DEADLY WEARY or WAR
Populace Jeers at Boasts TO Smash
British and French, Says
Correspondent.
HINTS OF CANNIBALISM

BY Associated Pass 20 Every Evening
London, May 2I Il feel confident
that the time is at hand when famine.
stark, medieval famine viii iOin the
Entente as a political and military ally
against Germany and Austria" the CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail ieiegraphs
from AnnemasSe. in France, near the
Swiss border.
The correspondent SAYS he draws ,sIs
conclusion from oral Statements hy An
authentic witness whose 9bserA atoms
extended lp To the END o5 Apr. The
great masses ii the (1ermlu aa1 AUSTRIAN
peoples this informant declares, ara
more than sick II the war They +0ina
and taiA Of nothing bat bread ana acr
morale Is So lows hal the governments
are fearful If Bo'>he}lk movements
cA>NiBAl-u EEpuHeEp
Among the Incident, gwen ia support
oi the story ai terrible want +. lie ..l,e
ot two PRISONERS ID War employed he
gas works IA \eun4 VINO hc declares.
were murdered b< fellow workers who ate
part III ther bodies The Arnletgr /e,-
umg ii Vienna demanded an Investigation
4ud the entire sSle was roaascatyi -
consequence laa affair Vas referred to
in parIiamen. bar vas huShed Hp Ia the
Vienna press
The narrator ~ti1 ne and his -au.,
had lived Tor weeks almost entirely 81
mushrooms gathered IA a forest aatsIac
the town Ia which he dWclg
rEo4E nHop u,uN Hr>esR
Pcoplc often faint IT. thc streets from
hunger heyontnuci f.ycu BE soldiers
do not have sufficient tund They arc NOT
only sick of war, bur thoroughly apathcuc
regarding H. Il IS tamrnon -llht to -ve
soldiers begging for tond Everybody Is
convinced that Che expected food rg.lc
from hraue is 4 mirage OuN another
prIsslan sWludle thcl san
The three WuI~f months IuWe ll'N
and August are Vet ta come East soar
there vas almost nothing Jo eat o. tuu>r
months but rucQmhers and .rIt IlWius
aud dNsenterl hecHno rpdem hc
people are shudJerH2 lhg prospect. ul
these three months now
llER Nr uoAr~s oT e1c1uaN
a. far 4s they dare, hc dispatch con-
ttaucs. the people leef ii the talh "a
smashing the British and trnch and at
the submarine campaign the only result
If which they see has been to a,ll America
ID their cncIulcS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
LID. FOR IoSEpHus DANIELS
Associated Pres, Is Eyea Elen.ns

By Associated Press q EYE, EVENING
New Brunswick. y. u. May II
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels received
the degree of doctor 81 Laws at the con-
menecnent exercises of Rutgers College
today. The degree Of doctor Of philosophy
vas conferred upon Miss Mary Moore.
Of the faculty Of kryn Mawr the hTst
woman to receive a degree from Rutgers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
CAPTURED POINTS IMPORTANT
FARRELL NOT DRAFTED" HE SAYS

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
New lork. May y james \ Farrell.
president OF the nited States Steel
Corporation. denied today that he had
Lecn rendered the position Of director Of
operations Of the shipping BOARD as re-
ported yesterday from Washington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
Order Every Evening Regularly.

from your nearest dealer pr carrier. The
paper is non-returnable and the suTest
way Of getting the paper daily is TO give
the dealer an order to save you a copy
Delivered to your home by carrier, l2c
a week; at newsstand. &c copy.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
The teams made their trst reports
S7IS.0SO 90
Grand total

Wilmington was not alone in this
enthusiastic start, for it was echoed ail
over the State This had all been ar
ranged for by the leaders from the lower
counties. who were here last night at
lie opening banquet and meeting, and
riedecc their every energy and the sup
port ii their people,
The workers started out today with
Or Joseph II OdelIs injunction, de-
llvered At the banquet last night, ringing
IN Their ears and with determination to
quote him when he sald 1t Is not what
YOU think or what you would like 10 do,
hut il .s what Won do that counts. When
the campaign IS over don't ask yourself
what vou have thought about the matter
but what YOU have actually done 70
help raise this Red Cross fund
At the first noondav luncheon TO-DAY
at the Hotel du Pont. when the
teams made their first report. the IndIca-
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
MONEY POURS INTO
RED CROSS GOLFERS
N. Y. City Gives 4,887,6l0; Mich
igan Already Has Full Quota
Of S3,0O0,000 Subscribed.
Bs Associated Press to Every Evening

b Associated Press % Every tVenIns
" ashlngton, May y Word IRON
New York City Was that subscriptions IN
the Red Cross drive there had totallcd
S4,887.6
a report from hlcago showed that
nearly 100000 had been subscribed by
less than nalf dozen firms and individuals
on the first day
Michigan has subscrl bed its full quota
Of S3,OO0,000
Newark y J collected before ! . clock
yesterday Sl5j 462
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
PHILADELPHIA AlRMAN KILLED.
Lieutenant Crane Met Death in Great
Britain; Was With British Army.

Is Ass0ttdttu tIVAa 70 FNtIN ENti4UI
London, MAY 21 Secoud Lieutenant
Mortimer Crane Of the British Flying
Corps has been killed while flying in
Great Britain and was buried Monday.
lie was a son Of L. ! Crane Of Philadel-
pha. Young Crane joined the American
army when the tnited States entered the
war. but wishing 10 get into active ser
vice he obtained a discharge and joined
the British army
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
ALLIES BEAT BACK
OR CHECK EVERY
MOVE OF GERMANS
Capture Men and Guns at Mer-
vile and Arras; Hold Huns
on Albert Sector.
SMASHED COUNTER BLOW
ny Associated Press to Every Evening

nv Associated Press TO Every Evening
London. Nav q The War Office
issued the follow ing statement, at ; = In.
"A successful local operation was CARRIED
out hv troops of the Surrey battalion
Yesterday evening northwest OF Meryllle.
A re-cntrant in our line IN this sector was
closed up and 80 prisoners and SIX machine
guns were captured by us
Earv :his morning a hostile counter
attack against the new positions, deliver
ed after a heavy bombardment was
broken up by oar artillery and machine
gun fire
We carried ont successful raid last
nghI >out thcaSt Of ArraS and brought back
few prisoners and machine gun from
the enemy trenches
During the night the hostile artillery
was active In the Albert sector, about
IIcbuternc between the forest Of Nleppe
and Meteren. and more active than usual
between the Scarpe river and Till 20,
north 81 Lens The gas shclLng reported
to have taken place yesterday north OF
Bethune was heavy
With the British Army in France
May % idel4Yed The French troops
who are lighting alongside the British
have carried another of their whlrlwlnd
attacks to Il successful CONCLUSION Ia the
Flanders battlefield
They have advanced their line along q
/ 4000-yard front III the Loere sector.
Several hundred German prisoners have
thus far been brought Iii The prisoners
have been sent 10 thcI French rear.
No attempt rs made To push forward
to great depth All obIeetves we're
gained As a consequence, there has
been decided Improvement IN the Allied
positions
H.ocre Is on the northern side OF the
I.rs salient and Just to tie west oi hen-
mel
Just to tie northeast of Locre IS =
pile of brick dust which represents al
that Is left If the pretty hamlet OF Bralose
over which the contendlng troops fought
such sanglInary engagements III recent
days Slightly to the west OF the point
OF attack is Iocrc Hosplee. which fss
changed hands many times, until finally
the French got = firm enough hold on II
10 be able 10 claim It
CAPTURED POINTS IMPORTANT
Iocrc Iosplee. Brulose and the ground
Just captured all 20 70 form the gateway
which thus far ha- blocked the enemy 5
approach to Mount Rouge and other
important cuinenceS that Ia turn are
the guarding scntlnels fof vide reaeh hes
If the uuinvaded portions of Flanders
Details Of the latest French success
are lacking Al the moment " hlle Il
was comparatively small operation Il
WAS important This Importance Is ac-
centuatcd by the fact that the victory
comes ut Il time when the enemy undoubt
edly is ready and waiting for the signal
10 renew ns huge offensive
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
Ann.em.nl. TnnIshL

playhouse Mia. Gould ne Poor Girl
Ductu ''Thu HI24..-t Snow 1n Earth
Majestic IN. Waite Mans Law
Victoria 20 ouU League, 'ndcr the sea-
~1vuS "CAtluut iiiE-AS ID D.'
ttarrlDk $50 attraction
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
EARTHQUAKE HITS CHILE.
Loss of Life and Damage by Flames
Reported at Coquimbo tapital.

~ Associated Press 70 Every tvenns
Santiago, Chile, May = IN earth
quake yesterday 1T La Serena, capital
Of the province of Coqutmbo, damaged
a large nurnber Of buildings. Fire started
IN the center Of the town, causing further
loss The shock was felt t. a less extent
i'll neighboring Villages.
Valparaiso, Chilc MAY Fl II Is re-
ported here that there WAS loss If hlc
III the earthquake yesterday lit la Serena
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
THE RED CROSS
AND IT'S WORK

The series Of special full-pagc
announcements Of the American
Red Gross being printed IN Every
Evening should be read by every
man and woman, illustrating a.
they do the wonderful work Of this
great organization with its twenty
two million members.
The cost Of publication of this
series Of announcements IN Every
Evening was underwritten by ten
well-known firms 10 whom due
credit should be gwen
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
MDaLhar -.

Gt A.-ocAtt1 l'rt~~ fa EVERY Evening
Washington May Ll Wcat1c forocls.
.1r Delaware.
tAir tonight and wednesday, httit cHAHge
tu tVupcraturv gCltlc 30 moderate shift
luE winds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21

last souc. n.nE Iry classified
10 EveD Eveains Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21

Particular people choose Clover Dairy
milk.-Ady,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
WEDNESDAY.
No wheat bread all day.

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21

Observation-Disclosures
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
pEotlE nRup ElUM HUNGER

AZ far 4s They dare thc dispatch eon-
tiaucs. THE people ietr at tha talN oi
smashing the British and French ana t
the submarine campaign, thc only result
of which they see has been to aaj America
to their enclulcs.