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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
j, s, NEEDS NURSE
RECRUITS BADLY
Drive to Enroll los Volunteers
in Delaware is Young
Women's Opportunity.

The appaal OF France to the Red Cross
,f this country for nurses, with which to
-.re for the wounded American soldiers,
!, is expected will add the necessary
stimullIs To the drive now being made IN
this State. for l05 young women, who VIII
volunteer To study TO become nurses with
the /. :. Student Nurse Reserve.
While the casualty lists do not contain
tho names of a great number of men Kill
led II nevertheless shows large numbers
of Americans wounded In fact So many,
that the nursing forces OF the Red Cross
have been seriously depleted. As II con
sequence, more nurses must be sent from
this country, and their places must he
filled with students NJ nursing.
II is To care for just such an emergency,
that he drive for p, 900 nurses, conducted
under the direction of the Women s Com-
mittcc of the State Defense Council was
conceived and is now under way. Any
woman with education, between ~ and 80
wears of age, who is healthy can enroll IN
this nursing service 1t Is an opportunity
for the women who have been asking what
they could do to help nClc Sam and the
solAier bnvs Their services Will bc Just rs
valuable as n nurse rs the man who has
given up home and family and gone to
war.
In To TODAY, the drive in this city has
resulted IN Il applicants, but the wedding
mt proccss the health certificates from
the physician and dentist and tho educa-
tionaI rCouirCmcnts, will doubtless elm
mate some az these candidates. Then
again, Delaware always has gone over
the top. and exceeded the quota assigned,
it, In other patriotic war campaigns amt
the women are hoping that tins may result
IN this drive.
In New Castle, Mrs. Francis dell
.Ianvier, the chairman for New astlo
county, is planning big meeting for to-
morrow night 1t will be held IN the New
Century Club, and all eligihlcs within =
WIDE radius have been invited To attend.
Mrs Janvier viii explain the object and
details Of the campaign.
A recruiting office was opened AT Dover
on Tuesday, and tho Young women Of
Kent county are being interviewed relative
to volunteers for the work.
In Bridgcvillc, Mrs. Samuel II McssIck
is conducting telephone campaign 70
reach the section Of the country within a
radius Of 20 miles and Is expecting en-
couraging results from IT
One OF the features 1T the campaign N
Wilmington. has been, that the volun-
tccrs for the work are entering IT, not
from mcrccnary motives. While ut the
conclusion Of tho two t. three year course
they will no IN position Ia earn from 500
II 5000 nj home. as trained nurses, the
women are paving little attention 70 that
What thcv want To do, Is 90 JOIN the corps
Of workers needed. So that trained nurses
now IN fins country. MAY 90 abroad and
help care for the wounded ~ammes
MANY Of the applicants have sons or
brothers or relatives in the army and ihcv
are prompted by patriotic zeal 70 Do their
part.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
by Henrietta Graucl.
RECIPE FOR GRAPE JUICE.

-Four times day breakfast, luncheon
| dinner and bite before bedtime. Better
begin eating right Mt breakfast time then
| you will have no regrets Mt bedtime. BE
ginning rightly means beginning the day
with fresh fruit.
Fruit ia Too often thought Of ms n mere
companion TO other foods II IL easily So
cured II is served after the meal Is finished
If IT is scarce and high II is merely mat
ter of regret Fruit ia really food and II Is
possible to live entirely upon fruits and
nuts and maintain normal health and
strength Such diet IL not recommended
but the fact mentioned proves the whole
someness Of fruit
II should bc on tho table nj the begin
ming of every meal; its action on the dl-
gestve organs IL such that the How of
gastric Juices is stimulated and digestion
improved
To live well is one thing, to live fast is
another, PLAYING tricks upon onas diges-
ton is foolhnr1v sport The stomach is
an unruly creature likely Ia resent un-
Kindness and then what pain and regretsl
But II You love good eating you cnn in
dulRc III it moderately, with safety If you
use plenty of fruit
" neither fresh or cooked III has value IN
the diet. Fruit is rich IN mineral matter
il helps to keep the blood in order when
one diet Is too rich and lacks the needed
amount OF vegetables Fruit needs to be
ripe and fresh If eaten inroqked but from
necessity much IS sold from market
stands III immature condition. You know
the effects of eating green apples and they
sfo not more indigestible than green
melons. The only solution seerns 10 he tn
encourage the opening of more farmers
markets and then encourage the farrncrs by
marketing III person and buyig5g fresh,
ripe food that IN fit for food
Fruit supplies great diversity hf fiavors
and is ever useful for making saucee.
syrups and beverages These increase the
resources Of the home table SIMPLY and
are all made from fruit juices Color rs
well M flavor make these additions tn
desserts attractive and require little ex-
pcnditure III time or money To have.
Grape Juice Sc three quafta NJ
grapes to one quart If water, bring slow
" to the boiling point and strain through
thick cloth. Return llquld ~ the fire
and bring again to the boil md turn at
once into sterlizcd glass bottles or Jars
Seal at once | So porcelain or aluminium
kettles and a wooden spoon when making
fruit Juices
Fruit syrups ~ any sort may be made
by cooking any small fruit with very little
water until soft then strain and press out
the Juice Add Tablespoon 81 sugar ~
each quart If Juice BOIL more and bottle
Dilute Ia snt tho taste and the article
II ls used for when Won open the Jars.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02

Now II happened that IN the wall #
tho pantry lived Tim Mouse. and he was
fond ot minced meat. too. and that very
night he had scrambled 10 tho top shel II
Mrs Gahhics pantry and helped himself
Somehow Tim Mouse had slipped. and
in he went, his head sticking fast in the
meat while his little hind feet were kicking
IN air in the most frantic manner ut the
very minute when Tomikns arrived
He did not see Tins feet until he wns
closv. to the jar So when he saw the kick
ing feet romkins gave jump and howl
and M the shelf he 1umblcd bumpl on the
6oor
But he hit the jar rs he jumped and
over that came, right ON top Of him, aud
then. smash il went on the floor. breaking
into pieces. the minced meat flying IN every
direction
OF course Tim Mouse was released
from his PRISON when tho jar struck the
floor. and the first thing Toukins saw
when he opened hls frightened eyes was
the fleeing Tim
Mrs labby and her other children were
awakened when lomlkins fell. and the
smash Of the jar brought them all to the
door Of the pantry
Tomiklns sat On the floor holding his
bruised head with his pave and screaming
~ IS alive It Is alive, saw II run
What IS alive asked his mother.
taking IomIklns by the cal. for she Was
very angry when she saw her broken jar
The minced meat, said Tomkina
"You did not chop hlm up and he jumped
Al me
Mrs Tabhy forgot her broken jar
when she heard thus FOR size was sure Tom
Iklns had lost his mud
Help mo get him 70 bed she said to
the other children. and Iomlklns was put
70 hcd and mustard plaster put on his
head and feet o. draw out the fever that
his mother was sure had turned his mnd
You may be surc Fomikins ncIcr again
went ia the pantry unless hls mother
told HIM he could and thcnhe wax careful
not - touch a jar Of any sort, for wmlc he
was not az all afraid 81 live mice. he did
not wish To meet ono that bad been made
INTO minced meat and them grew together
again
OF course he was n silly Tomkins TO
think such a thing. but beng a kitten Of
course he did not know It was silly and
that such thing could nothappen. How
ever he was good kitten after that. 50
ms fright did him some good, YOU see. and
il also made a good little mouse OF Tims
for never again did he touch n jar of pres
serves IN any pantry where he happened %
be.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
THE HEART HUNTERS.
BY Mary Douglass.
Author Of Hunting n Husband, Hand
ling Husband"
/ MEET MIR. HAMMOND.

XVII
A knock nj the door.
"Mr Hammond is waiting, Miss
| James.
Al,ce james raised herself on her elbow.
you're going, Prudence, she said using
my name for the first time
/ nodded miserably. She bad never
been shy. She could not understand.
You'll do, ;" said Alice, don't hirt too
wiIdivl"
IF che only knew knew how dreaded
meeting her Mr. Hammond
Isn't your headache any better7"
askcd
ooh, I don't want to sec him tonight
He would bore me. Turn ont the light,
please when YOU 90 down
went down tho stars quickly want
cd 10 pct IL over In one Of the little re-
ception rooms | saw a man sitting alone
| hoped he would not sec how nervous
wnR
Are YOU Mr. Hammond"
The tall figure rose slowly lie took my
cold hand in his.
And ycu2"
II ON Alice JAMES room mate
ooh yes, ia she coming down."
"She doesn't has headache
stumbled
A shade Of disappointment showed on
his careless face
Then III say good night he said
formally.
Alice had expected me 20 "entertain"
her friend And here he was going IF at
oncel lie caught tho look on my facet His
own crinkled with laughter
1T isn't as bad as that" he cried
eayly. Perhaps you'll do Alice has been
wanting m apartment I've found just
the thing for her furnished and good
location You might look IT over with me-
You car tell her
"i'Il be glad IN" ! answered Anything
20 get out Of the room and forget how
nervous | was flew up the stairs ~ put
on nv things How different this man vas,
from anyone I had ever known. His
vigorous personality infected me But he
could never like my kind of girl little,
quiet, shy, not even very pretty
I thought all this rs ! pulled my best
gloves out If the bureau drawer, pinned
ON my hat there in the dark of the room,
while Alice slept lightly.
Down stairs, again, he was waiting for
me
You did do that quickly, laughed Joe
Hammond. mot like most girls are you2
How long have you known Alice james,
ooh. I've Just met her. I'm her new
roommate
We were ont on tho quiet streets | felt
happy taking long steps to keep mp with
this vigorous man
"Allee James IS personality Not the
regular thing IN girls no explained
] had begun To realize that aBreadv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
GEIST URGES PEACE.
For Atlantic City Gas Co., Of Which He Is
President

Atlantic City, y. j., Aug. Clarence
II. Gel It, of Philadelphia and Atlantic
City, president of the Atlantic City Gas
Company and the Atlantic City Company
of Del aware, today expressed an open
letter 10 security holders of the former
corpor On asking them not to engage
in further legal attacks upon the company
until il has had an opportunity 10 adjust
its affairs The company deiaulted III
the payment Of interest upon its bonded
debt of S3,31i 900 on July |. AS u
consequence. Judge Davis in the United
States Court appointed n receiver. The
receiver was removed a week later Mt the
instance Of the Gcst interests, which
asserted that the company was not IN
solvent
President Gcist's appeal to the stock
holders and bondholdcrs is IN answer Ia n
letter ISSUED by S. T. Morris, the reputcd
head of the Taxpayers League, which
several months ago strongly opposed
petition of the Atlantic City Gas Company
To raise its rate from 81 to Sl.3o on the
ground that existing income was inS,itii-
cient To meet operating expenses. Nir
Morris letter is said to have asked tor
contributions to fund To force n complete
investigation of the gas company
affairs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
SUFFRAG|STS TO HAVE
BIG DEMONST RAJ TON
Will Parade and Listen to Ad-
dresses in Washington Next
Thursday Afternoon.

Washington. Aug . The cry, De
mocracv for Women, will again I've raIscd
in Washington Tho protest Of the suitra-
gists aginst continued disfranchlscmont
and the demand Of the women OF the Coun
try that the administration insist upon
the immediate passage OF the Federal
amendment, will Toe given concrete form
in nm opcn-alr demonstration to he held
in front ot the White House, on August T.,
ut 80 in the Afternoon.
individuals and delegations represent
ing all sections Of the country Will meet
al the headquarters Of the National Wo-
mans partv, bearing the tr-colorcd ban
ncr Of purple, white and gold which has
become historic IN the struggle of American
women for democracy They will marCh IN
single hlc DOWN he west side Of Lafayette
Square. along Pennsylvania avenue, I'M
mcdiatclv opposite the " hltc House, and
dividing. wifi take thcir position around
the statues of LAFAYETTE and Knchamheau,
heroes of our war Tor dcmocrac,
Speakers. including Miss lavania Dock,
one of tho founders 81 the american Red
Cross. and Miss I,lsio Hill. daughter Of the
former Congressman EhcuCzcr TILL OF
Connecticut, who served for u years IN
the national legislature, will speak AT tho
base of tho statues
While the speakers arr talking, the
banner bearers viii stand on either side,
The purple. white and gold of tho suffrage
cmblcms forming a rising lne If color up
80 the banner borne by the speaker her
tclf
Mice Paul. chairman Of the National
Woman rarity, who has Just returned
from New \ orb where she went to consult
with a committee from nearby states on
arrangements Tor bringing down dclcga-
tIons from those States. has ISSUED the
following statement, concerning the Prc
eut suffrage situation
'"Thc actual facts in tho Senate sltua-
ton arc unchanged since the Democratic
members ~ the senate tillhustcrcd against
the amendment on june p Whatever
President Wilson has done, not n vote has
been gained II Is obvious that he must do
more If the ntolcrablc exclusion Of wo-
mon from the democracy Of this country
is to bc rcmcdlcd
Delegations from some Of the nearby
States arc being arranged IN New ork
bv Mrs John Winters Brannan and Alrs.
q. II 7, Belmont, In Pcnnsylvanla by
DR. Sarah I,ockrey, Miss Caroline katz-
cnsteln. and the executive committee OF
which Miss Mary lngham IS chairman; in
Delaware bv Mrs. florence I}ayard lili-
les: IN Connecticut by Mrs. " ID. As
cough. and in Maryland ny Mrs Donald
r. Hooker, whose husband. DR. Hooker,
has donated a special car in which the
Baltimore people will come TO " ashlng-
ton
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
Ey Lee Pape

We was eating suppir last pitc, and
pop sed, II tins meet was eny tuher 1t
would be flzzlcal impossibllity.
Now. Willvum, cant help It. sed ma.
I've told the butcher time and time agen,
but he saws he does the best he can, SO
wat more can ] do
You can bawll the everlasting blazes
out Of him, that's wat you can do sed pop,
wv. this meet awt to be on my shoes IN
stcd OF on my plate. The best he can,
nuthIng
Well Wv don't you 20 Ground and speek
to hlm about 1t yourself II YOU think you
know how. scd ma.
will. III 20 Ground and tell that fell
low ware he gets off before ] touch an
other morsl I'm not man that can eat
vile there's r0ng to he righted scd pop
And he got up and | sed, Can | % with
YOU, pop? Wlch he dIdcnt say coodcnt,
50 ! did. and wen we got Ground TO Smlts
meet store II was Jest closing up and MIR
Smit was locking the door. Mr. Smlt beng
CRATE big man with red face with
fearse IMPRESSION on it, and pop Sed Are
YOU the proprietor Of this store2
hats me, scd Mr. SmIt.
Well my names Potts, sed pop
I've herd verse names, and I've herd
darn site better, sed Mr.. Smlt-
You sent me some stake today, and /
woodent awffer it to dog, sed pop.
Good for YOU, its too hot TO feed dogs
meet. sed Mr. Smit And he looked even
fearser than he does without trying, and
pop sed, of corse, speaking as man to man,
] realize you have your difficulties the
same as enybody elts, but as a special
favor wont you try to send us better
meet?
do the best ! can sed Mr. Smlt.
Well, that's all eny man can do, sed pop.
And went back home and ma sed, Well,
wat did you say TO him?
Never mind, VIC are going to have tender
meet from now on, sed pop. And me and
him ate dizzert.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
INDIANS ON Hun TRAIL.
Onondagas OF New York to Declare War
on Kaiser.

Syracuse. y y. Aug Edward II
Gohl. adopted OnondaEa Indian and adj
wiser OF the tribe has been delegated by
the Onondagas 10 draft a declaration Of
war against Germany for the imprlson-
ment 1T II members of The tribe At the
outbreak Of the war IN 1914
The Indians put in prison were part
of circuSrs. The Indians. MIR Gohl said
were insultcd and beaten by tho Germans
and AuStrIanS, and were finally Inn
prisoned for their own protection, but
later their release was obtained
Bv the terms Of treaty with General
George Washington and 81 chiefs Of the
Onondaga tribe in 1888, the Onondagas
were declared separate nation IN the
United States, and both sides have
always respected the treaty.
In his declaration of war Mr. Gohl
states he also Will call on every able
bodied man in the tribe to enlist on the
side of their allies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02

Philadelphia s1g ? Eivhi-err' 'arna
wcnf into cfrccf toaqv i1 thoso portions n
Peterborough Wissahirkon nrid Nanqvgr,
znrycd by the Reading Trlneif ind light
Co One-ccnf transfers horarne ,,yaraii- .
iii aIl y,orfs 81 Ncw Errtev
Tho flooding Tranwt oprr7tr7 fetwee1
Philadelphia [o-ristodvr Reading lena-
non and surrounding territory pnttet0ur
Coilegcviile Conshohockcu md fhesfnnf
Hill arc among tho iacalitfne effected
Earlv ~ Iuun 'he cnrnr1rv obtained an
increased rate from 5 ~ 2 GENTS. dnsr 4
prptrats find bv organizations represent.
ing a lsrgo number IF towns 1n0n fte limos
within 3 month the company tlad rrr
schedule IF -8fre providing far au --rru,
'4re whlrh rocame rfnr'tvc today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02

We Ind come ~ thu apartment It'll
get the key fou wojt bcre, he COM
mnnded
9TH hive IL cvplain several things n
your wlfo, said The httlr duedUp land
lord Joe IIammond'e eves twinkled with
laughter The color stained nv checks
We had reached he fourth Hr,or
''Ynu poke around he saId. 7 il smoke 4
pine n the sitting room
wakcd through thc bright little
rooms With It's gay chint1 and ia wicker
furniture. il would make be dearest
home IN the world for several bachelor
girls
Ready asked Nr Hammond
"YeF. ! answered hated to leave the
Tong. bright rooms
cInnrnnrrow Tp kccp Expenses Down
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
SANDMAN STORY,
Copyright 1918 by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New york City.
A KITTEN. A MOUSE AND A JAR.

Tomikins' mother. Mrs Tabby was a
very good housekeeper md her pantry
was not only spick and span, but on the
shelves were all sorts of good things TO eat
in glass jars
Tomkins knew he was never allowed 10
climb on those shelves, but. like all boys,
he dearly loved To cat; so one night when
the house was still and his brothers and
sisters were sound asleep, he crept from
his warm bed and went Ia the pantry.
Tonikins could, of course, like all the
cnt family. sec IN the dark. and the moon
shining in through the window helped,
SO when he climbed to the top shelf to
get TO n Jar Of minced meat he had no
trouble at NIL in seeing what was in tho
lar
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
ENVY KING WHITE BREAD.
Constantine of Greece. and Suite Fare
SumptuOusly at Zurich.

Amsterdam. July 25.-The Geneva
Sentinelle reports that former King
Constantine of Greece. his court at Zurich.
his servants and his mother and her suite
are living entirely free from the restraint
OF ration cards The kings servants con
sumo more IN one day, according 10 the
paper than Is at the disposal of % citi-
gems during month
Fresh white bread is always abundant
al the royal villa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
Bull Moose" Quits Penna Trail.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug 2-Fred f.
Lewis, Of Allentown. today filed his
withdrawal as candidate for secretary
of internal affairs on the Roosevelt Pro-
grcssive ticket on which he was nominated
by scattering votes at the primary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02

WOrk Il pleasure. tel al my TRENDS
who have any trouble of this kind what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. NELLIE B.
BRITTINGHAM, COG Calverton Rd., Balti-
more, Md.
1t is only natural for any woman to
dread the thought Of an operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that it
Will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying it be-
lore submitting TO such trying ordeal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02

Springfield. Ill, Aug 2 United States
Senator James Hamilton Lewis filed q
petition with tho Secretary If State
seeking denomination at the Democratic
primary IN September
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02

'ganic troubles, ner-
vousness and head
aches and very
month would have TO
stay in bed most of
the time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for a time but
my doctor was al
ways urging me to
have an operation
My sister asked me
TO try Lydia E. Pink
b a ms Vegetable
Compound b efore
consenting t o q n
operation. ] took
five bottles of it and
it has completely
cured me and my
II II
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md" Nearly four wears
] suffered from organic troubles, ner-
The Washington herald., 1918-12-29
XMAS MAIL
BREAKS RECORD
Clerks Move 30 Per Cent
/. More Letters and Pack
ages in District.

An increase of 30 to 5S per cent
In the number of cancellations
made at the District postofrice for
the ten days preceding and ending
OF mall handled last Christmas sea-
son was announced yesterday by
w Hunter Haycock, superintendent
OF malls
The outgoihg letter mail amount
ed to 7,335.35 letters, a 80 per cent
increase over last Chgistmas letters.
The incoming letter mali to Wash
ington was 100000 letters or an
advance of 80 per cent.
The incoming parcel mail showed
a so per cent Increase: 1856 sacks,
containing 512,7O packages, ar
rived for delivery In Washington.
outgoing parcel mail amounted TO
107,S44 sacks, a SO per cent advance,
totallins $4,000 parcels.
The largest increase was in the
number of packages too large for
delivery by letter carrier. More
than 10000 parcel packages of this
character were delivered by motor
truck, which represents an increase
OF So per cent. Postal receipts
showed an increase of 80 per cent,
$l50,393.5T being received in thai
department.
The postoffice, according to the
report of Mr.. Haycock. contains no
leftover Christmas maiS