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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20

whatsoever and who refused to wear The
uniform" The men are: Robert Dunn
jesse Jcnkenson, Mike Plesbke, Fred ID
fougucr, Harry v. Campbell and Philip
Getting.
Sergeant John J. Tarkin, hcadauar-
ters troop, lth Division, has been trans
ferrcd TO Columbus, N. NJ, for assign
ment TO the 18th Cavalry. The lad elect
ed To remain in the service Second Lieu
tenant Joshua H. Swartz, liz th Infantry,
has been discharged
"rhe American Rcd Cross is truly the
greatest mother ia all the world and
every Yank who came under it's care
after he had passed through thai hell
over there will tell you the same thing"
The speaker was Private Earl DAVIS,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
BIG NAVY INCREASE ASKED.
Bureau Chief Urges Congress to Add
OF 900 Men

Washington. Dec. 20 Legislation au-
thorizing increase Of the permanent en-
listed strength of the navy from I3l 900
men 10 2l7 ZOO was recommended 10 the
House Naval Affairs Committee v e nes-
day bv Captain Laning. Acting Chief Of
the Bureau Of Navigation. This would
include l75. 900 scamen, $1,000 apprentice
scamcn and firemcn ln training, 10000
in trade schools for training, and coo
in the flying corps.
Captain Laning explained that this
large increase is needed TO carry ont the
policy Of the Naval Bureau Of Opera
tons, as recommended by Rear Admiral
Badger last Thursday, Of making the
navy of the United States equal to the
most powerful maintained by any
nation OF the world.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
Dr. Randolph : Farewell Sermon.

DIR. Herbert ! RandOlphs farewell
sermon "A Grace " j. Church will be
delivered on Sunday. December %
The following Sunday the pastOrate Of
Grace Church will De- assumed by Rev
John " u Sumwalt Dr Ran 10 ph
goes y Washington, ID q Ia charge Of
Foundry ". T. Church
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
MEADE BOYS JOYFUL.
All to Get Furloughs if Not Dis
charged, to Go Home
Christmas.

Camp Meade, Admiral. Md, Dec. 20.
Glad tidings of ''home for Christmas
cheered the overseas heroes, some of
whom have not been home for nearly
two years. 1t WAS announced that cv-
cry man who cannot be discharged with
in the next few days will get fur
Tough To go home il he is we'll enough
to travel They will not be obliged to
up to any severe tests as to
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20

You try an Every Evening want adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20

Infants Knit Leggins, SI.79 to
1928.
Children's Jersey Leggins, all
shades, at SI.9S 70 $3.50.
Infants Mittens, with or without
thumbs, at 35c and up.
Infants White Serge, Lambs
Wool Cloth, Chinchilla and Cor
duroy Coats, warmly lnterllned. at
Si.3S to S9.9S.
Infants Capes, plain and beauti-
fully embroidered: lnterlIned, at S3.9S
TO S6.9S.
Infants Knit Toques and Hoods,
6Jc to SI.9S.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20

Sweaters, all-wool. silpover or coat
STYLES, at 1918 TO 1918.
Good, Warm Coats in all the wanted
shades. Made of broadcloth, plush. We
lour and other wanted materials. Lovely
little styles. some fur trimmed. Sizes ,
to &. Priced at S6.7o 10 SI2.5O.
Many Interesting Novelty Gifts.
RattleS and Toys made OF cellulold.
some hand painted. hand stuffed dolls
and anima.S. scat hangers Of RIBBONS,
teething rings. brush and comb sets, &c.,
at 3oc 10 $3.50.
Knit Sacques, Caps and Bootees
at -. 80 to SS.9S.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20

Of the 9th Infantry, I'd Division. His
home il at Elizabethtown, Pa, and be
WIS sent there his morning tD be dis
charged. Tie was gassed AZ Rheims.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
Cardinal Mereier to visit America.

Chicago, Dee. 2).---Cardinal Nercje-
the Belgian prelate who deficd tic Ger
mans military edicts Throughout Their
occupation OF his country. viii witt TIE
United States next Spring, according a.
an announcement made here We day
by the Rev. John De Vile Of Chicago.
He will visit New York, Washington,
and Chicago, and may also 70 70 81
Paul and 81. Louis, Mr.. De VIllc said
L.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
The Infants and Chdrens Section Its Best With Gift Suggestions

Babies Slip Dresses, 69c 70
S2.9S.
Babies Short Dresses, priced at
69c TO $2.9S.
Babies handmade Bibs at 39c
10 59c.
Babies Certrudes and Petticoats
at 63c to SI.10.
Infants Knit Sacques and Sweat
ers, SI.25 70 $2.3s.
Colored Frocks, sizes 2 TO 9. Made
Of high-gade chambrays and glnghams,
in plain shades and plaids. Many styles
from which to choose, at SI.39 to
SI.3S.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
DR.. William O. Mcdonald

DR.. William Ogden Mcdonald, who
served through the Civil War as
military surgeon with the Northern
forces, died last Monday at his home,
5l9 Fifth Street, Brooklyn. Dr.. Nc
Donald was graduated from the New
York Medical College in 1855. He gave
up his practice in New York in 1861 to
enter the army medical service. He re-
signed at the end of the war with the
rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1905 he
retired from the practice ot his pro-
fcssion. For twenty years he was
member of the faculty OF the New
York Homeopathic Medical College.
His wife and brother survive himl.
DR.. Mcdonald was member of the
American Institute of Homeopathy, the
Army and Navv Club of New York. the
Army and Navy Club of Connecticut,
the Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac. the New York Commandery of the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion and
of George Washington Post, G. A. K.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Theatre Heads May
Abolish Orchestras
Higher Pay Demand Causes
Talk Of Music as War
Non-Essential

Persons who have tried to talk
through a theatre intermission while
"a orchestra was competing, may COM
tort themselves with the thought that
the Musicians Union has asked the
theatre managers for a 10 per cent
increase and probably won't get it.
More than that, the managers threaten
TO abolish orchestras from all but musi-
cal shows, as g war measure.
Leaders OF the union discussed the
matter with representatives of the
managers a. the New York Theatre
Building yesterday. Al The conclusion
Of the meeting, Lienon Johnson, coun-
sci fer the managers, said:
We simply cannot reach q higher
note in the scale of wages for our
musicians. The almos- prohibitive cost
OF living has carried production ex-
penses with It. Music has taken its
place with other non-essentials, any
way Il Is not necessary to the pro-
daetioy Of q great majority Of legit-
mate plavs. and we can't bid any
+ gher. Music is luxury now, if
there eve was one"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Art

At the exhibition of contemporary
art at the Penguin Club, perhaps the
only canvas able to hold its own iii
the clash Of ''isms" and lists" is Head
of a Boy" by Augustus John. Simple
and strong, it has all the flowing grace
of a Botticelli In contrast is Masks"
by Arthur B. Davies, showing three
enormous heads without rythm or de-
sign. An Interesting painting is
wv omen Walking" by Maurice Sterne;
Polo Players, by Edward Booth
Grossman also holds the interest with
Its swift action. Ernest Lawson is
We'll represented in vigorous i'm
preston OF Storm Clouds" and Mau-
rice Preadergast with his usual scin-
tlllating crowds IN Autumn After
hoon,' is rather overshadowed by
yuXtaposed cubistic canvases. Walt
huhn's Blue Dressing Gown" is
painted with sincerity and individual
lty. The exhibition viii close April g..
The Anderson Galleries is now ex-
hlbiting books and manuscripts from
the estate of the late Benson J. Loss
ing, PRIOR to their sale by auction on
the afternoons of April !, ., 3, i and 5.
Inc collection contains extra-illus-
trated books and sets, books with cos
tune plates, plates by George Cruik-
shank and rare works on engraving,
A copy of Abertus Trottus. Fcrrara.
l4I5; lerentlus, 1895; a fifteenth cen
tury prayer book in MS. are but a
lew OF the interesting items in the
collection.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Thrift Stamp Sellers Reap Harvest
AS Socialists Speak In Madison Square
Take in $lOO While Radicals
Are Pleading for
Converts

The Hebrew Orphan Asylum Band
and the Womens War Savings Commit
tee canvassed a crowd listening to a
Socialist orator in Madison Square
yesterday and managed to sell just
500 worth of stamps.
With three husky policemen as pro-
tecors the forty-piece band and the
W. S. S. women stationed themselves
on the edge of the crowd. The band
blared and the soap-box orator talked
frenziedly. Finally ne gave it up. One
of the women workers called to him:
BUY stamp" He answered "If
had quarter l would" A little
man III the crowd called out: "If you
had quarter would you buy one?"
The speaker grinned Sure. l
would" Quick as nash the spec
tator shouted: well, here's a quarter
Now come down from the box and
buy a stamp. III make an American
slant, then jumped down from his ros-
trum and bought q 25-cent stamp.
The women workers continued can
vassing the crowd. Four youths in
the throng who were approached in
sisted they had no money. The same
little man who had won over the radi-
cal orator produced a soled dollar
bill. He held it while he watched the
four youths purchase candy from a
vender Then he tared up.
"You haven't drop of American
blood in your VEINS" he cried. "Iou
lied to that little lady. Didn't you
hear her say that every American
ought to buy stamps? Well, Pm one.
Pm going to make real men out of
YOU. Here. lady. Give me four
stamps" And he exchanged the bill
for four coupons. He eyed the four
young men.
NOV, here's a stamp for each of
you. The next time you stand around
buying candy when you say you haven /
enough for war stamp you want to
keen away from me-"
The Socialist orator must have reai-
lied his inning was over and that he
wasn't going to win many converts tor
the cause that day. SO he, too, de-
ciled to be patriotic. He pointed to
an American flag in his lapel.
Come right along he shouted tc
the stamp Workers. I'll lend you my
audience for fifteen minutes. | got
them together. but YOU can have them
Fifteen minutes!" yelled the mar
who had presented war stamp tc
him. "Theyll stay here all day il
thew feel like it," But the stamp foil
eft when they had cleaned the GROVE
of its quarters. Then the Socialist
meeting went on.
Alexander Carr and Barney Bernard
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Drama
So-called Patriotic Plays
Fail to Help Stir
the Emotions
By Haywood Broun

A new difficulty has been presented
to New York reviewers by the fre-
quent production of patriotic plays.
When an author announces that his
film will "confound the Kaiser" or that
his comedy will stop the war" no.
body likes to point out that the piece
is without any artistic merit whatso-
ever. But stand must be made, and
the fact OF the matter is that d great
manv Of our so-called patriotic plays
and pictures and songs are less than
one-sixteenth of an inch sincere. They
do no good. There isn't a reason in
the world why patriotic play should
not be judged by thes ame standards
as any other. If it isn't a good play
it isn't good patriotism.
The trouble with most plays about
the war is that they run to the eX-
tremes which war engenders. Some
day there will be war play in which
some aoldier or other will express ner
vousness Just before an attack. 1t is
possible, also, that there may yet be a
war play in which every wounded man
in the ward is not forever saying that
he wants to get cured quickly SO that
he may get another crack at them" A
far-sighted author may create sensa-
tion by giving the public g pair Of Ger
man spies who do not give themselves
away by drinking TO der tag" while
the heroine is hidden behind the
screen.
dramatist usually fails if he allows
his audience to see from the very be
ginning just what he is trying to do
But the patriotic play as a rule con
tains no surprises. 1t Is built on Z
formula, and not a good formula at
that. Eyen an excellent theme may be
impaired if it is stressed too long ant
too constantly. The one play in towr
which truly inspires patriotism is "rhe
Copperhead," and here the author ha.
not attempted to take his audience BY
storm, but has fanked them. Before
they know it the idea Of sacrifice oil
the individual for the sake of the ma
ton has been insinuated into their con
sciousness, and then the playwright let:
them think about it. lIo does not at
tempt to give them the thought fully
equipped in every detail. An author
fatters an audience very much when ht
pretends to believe that it wants tx
think And the strangest part OF it al
is that not infrequently it does.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Plays and Players

ne frst reheagal of the Weber and
4eles tompaay n BACK AgaIn" was
fa-i Jeeteraay when over two score
af pf-s,fre were selectcd for The coming
as@gs,aeat. Iae pflnc pals, wnica in
'.ga% ife boy sisters. Josepfine Whit
sfsi afa dozen others, vii beg re-
ie&fstr% a-ef tnis week Tire company
r. tsns dad - open in phlade ph!a
~pfii ~. and viii come INTO Aew York
~DDs 2, }nfee weeks later for al all sum
msr eAgagesaeat.
oe u giaai Cocoanut Grove on the
f9Di 81 &c Century Theatre viii re-
bp.a ~ Jaassday Z rxh,. April 4. with
"a saian 1ns kevpe In IN ch Lillian L9r-
{s,ne, Carr Randall, Viyienne Segai.
Hy1ii Carmen and others vii appear.
Ire Marquis and Marchionees II
fpffoseH w.i SPEAK during the inter
E z.on q "s~Ten Days Leave" ii the
1sfk Theatre tp~alYat
Ife fourth l.ent4n matinee Of "The
CeoA III job" te~rnDrroW afternoon "a
z.S0 A. she Booth Theatre will be the
last performance.
Her Country" viii move from the
xs,aneh and Indy 70 a larger theatre, the
nafr's on Monday, April /, to begin the
siztS week sf its run.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Colhng Begins at Gedney
Devotees Of Sport Gather at
Links in Force
TSDc inI Correspondence ]

WHITE PLAINS, y. Z, March %
TIE golfng season At Gedney has
opeaed formally. Since the opening Of
the Gecney Farm Country Club on Sat-
ssday devotees Of the game have been
on TIE Inks in fuil force. Each day
bsings additions to the colony.
a. and Mrs. Il 3. Marriott, of
Vas ngton. are spending d few days
enjoying the sports. Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Livingston, jr, d New York, are
aere for the week. Lieutenant Stearns
Is sae guest of his brother, Harry B.
s.earns Dr. and Mrs. John 5. Dur
Land. q New York, Will be here two
seekg. Otner arrivals include Dr. and
y.F-- = Tuhey, Of Bridgeport, Conn;
as ana &ss. Joseph b. Murray and
~ and Ars. Henry 6. Citron. OF
Brooklyn, and Nr. and Mrs. f. C. Goode
ssnd Ar. and Mss. K. Ii. Bourse, Of New
York
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Roosevelt, Miss Morgan,
n. w. Taff, on Nesu Body
To Aid French Sufferers

Theodore Roosevelt, Miss Anne Nor
gan and Henry ". Taft are among
the incorporators OF the American
Committee for Devastated France. The
certificate Of Incorporation was ap-
proved yesterday by Justice Dele
hanty, of the Supreme Court.
The new organization intends taking
over the American Fund for French
Wounded. 1t is authorized to collect
by the American Red Cross.
Other incorporators are: Herbert L.
Satteriee, Elizabeth Scarborough,
Frieda Frasch Wilton. Marella Y.
Markoe, Elizabeth Perkins, Emily B.
Hadden, Fulton j. Redman, Maude Wet
more, Elizabeth Howell and Phillip A.
Rollins.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Miss Fassett Weds Ensign
Daughter of Former Senator
Married to E. P. Nevin

Miss Jennie Louise Fassett, daugh-
ter Of former State Senator J. Sloat
Fassett and Mrs Fassett. of 375 Park
Avenue. was married at noon yesterday
in private suite Of the Hotel Wander
hilt TO Ensign t.thelbert Paul Ncvins,
L. S. n. r.. son Of tho late Ethelbert
Neyins, composer Of songs. and Mrs.
Nevin, nj 1aa East Fortieth Street.
me brides only attendant was Miss
Kosamond Starr, who was dressed in
scru taHeta. Stanley Evans was best
man.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. William r. Henry, of the First
Baptist Church Of Elmira. where the
Fassetts formerly lived, and recep-
ton followed There Will be brief
wedding trip before Ensign Ncyins re
turns 10 the United States transport
on When he is stationed.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Miss Morgan Asks
Funds to Restore
Homes in France
Appeal To Be Made at
Meeting Here Tomorrow
Afternoon

Much of the reconstruction work
done by Miss Anne Morgan's unit in
the neighborhood of Noyon, as we'll as
that of the Smith College unit out
side of st. Quentin, probably will have
to be done again as result of the
German offensive. For this purpose an
emergency fund will be raised by Miss
Morgan's committee through a meet
Ing tomorrow afternoon at the Strand
Theatre.
Abbe Flynn, one of the most eloquent
OF French patriotic speakers. will head
the programme. Miss Morgan, her
self, and James NJ. Beck also will
speak. Lucien Muratore will sing the
Marseillaise. Motion pictures, showing
the struction of the Aisne viii
lagos, will be shown.
"We are not worried about our peo-
pie in Blerancourt," said Miss Nor
gan, yesterday afternoon, at the new
headquarters of the American Com
mittee for Devastated France, 4 West
Fortieth Street. They undoubtedly
the drive began. We are worried about
our crops. however. We planted thou
sands OF fruit trees last fall, and win
ter wheat. If the Germans advanced
quickly, following the roads only, they
probably have left our fields uninjured
If, however, the battles ragged over our
little farms, all our labor will be lost.
"ln any case, we shall need thou
sands of dollars to replace the loss.
The people, who have been so happy in
getting back to their little farms, even
though they only had wooden shacks
to sleep in, will have been driven
away, to suffer again all the horrors of
the first refugee period. They will need
clothing and food quickly. Our fund
is the first to start this emergency
work. We shall cable the money at
once
Blerancourt Miss Morgan's head
quarters, is about half way between
Noyon and Chaunv. around which the
battle ragged yesterday. Almost all of
the eighteen villages. of which she
has taken motion pictures, are in the
path Of the German advance.
The Smith College unit was fur
ther north, at st. Quentin, but theirs
was largely dispensary work and not
agricultural.
The members of the Women's Over
sea Hospital, which was to have been
established at Guiscard, had not left
Paris at the beginning OF the German
advance, because the British army hac
taken over the territory in which GUS
card was situated and the women hac
to hunt for another location under the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Food Experts Study
Ratlons for Allies
Conference in Paris Aims at
Getting Most Out of Avail
able Resources

PARIS, March 25-The Inter-Allied
Scientific Food Conference was opened
here to-day by Victor Boret, Minister
OF Provisions.
In an address N. Boret said the
purpose of the conference was to study
the manner in which, with due regard
to its special circum stances, each AL
he'd country could make the best use
of the limited available resources by
means of the establishment of sci
entitic rationing system 1t was de-
signed to supply each individual. he
said. IN such way as to enable him
to make the greatest effort on the
least amount OF food
The United States is represented at
the conference by Professor Russell
Chittenden, of Yale; Professor Graham
Lusk, of Cornell Medical School. New
York, and John l.. Simpson. of the
Food Administrators department.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Some Stores Bar
Sale of Meats on
Meatless / tsesday
Exceed Regulations, but
Food Board Here Is
Pleased

Butchers and deiicatessen stores in
many parts of the city, especially in
Brooklyn, refused to sell beef or pork
yesterday, thereby going beyond the
food boards regulations. Federal food
officials pointed ou. last night that
there was nothing in the meatless day
rules to prevent the sale of uncookcd
meat.
But, whether it was patriotic zeal, or
ignorance OF the regulations, or just
fear that inspired the butchers or deli
catessen men, the food board was
pleased with the result.
1T shows they know there are regu-
lations, anyhow" said one official. "We
haven't ordered the butchers not to
sell raw meat, but we have no objec-
ton to their refusing TO sell it,"
Rules Greatly Modified
1t was pointed out that the regula-
tions have undergone so much modifi-
cation that meatless Tuesday is really
meatless Tuesday no longer. a purist
pork-less Tuesday," for mutton, veal
and certain kinds of poultry may be
sold, raw or cooked, and there is no
restriction on the sale of raw beef and
pork.
But there is request that the pub
lie eat no pork or beef on Tuesday," an
of-cial said.
Some Of the butchers who overdd
the thing yesterday were so anxious
not TO offend that they Informed Gus
toners that the police had warned them
against the sale of beef and pork.
inspectors of the food board made
their regular Tuesday tour, and sum
monses VIII be sent out to-day to res
taurateurs and delicatessen men who
c!sregarded the regulations.
Chop suey made with eggs instead
OF meat Is the latest product of the
ROOD Boards activity. 1t was invented
yesterday. Chinese restaurant pro-
prietors waited upon the Food Board
with the plea that regulations against
beef and pork would abolish chop suey.
hen there stepped forward 4 China
man VINO was willing to put behind him
Z his Oriental traditions.
How about egg chop suey?" he
/ asked.
The other Cinnamon thought for q
moment and then decided that it could
| be done
While the Cinnamon were talking
about eggs in the Food Boards office
the State Convention Of Poultry Grow
ers, meeting in the Hotel Imperial
was discussing coming scarcity OF
eggs. 1T was announced there that
New York's egg production will be
about 2s,0Qo,ooo short in the coming
year ana that the supply of hens will
! be about 100000 short.
George l.. Bennett, assistant director
Of transportation and distribution for
the Food Board, sent out to all Jewish
4 people of the city a warming against
/ paying more than 4412 or AN cents q
pound for poultry. He had received
reports, he said that some koshe,
butchers we're charging as much as ST
Il pound for chicken. AS Passove,
approaches orthodox Jews use large
quantities Of poultry
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

pspTS March 26-Claude Debussy,
.hs noted composer, IS dead at his home
here.
IN the death of Claude 5chille De-
missy the world of music has suffered
i.sc greatest loss in recent years. He
was probably the best known of the
Younger French composers, and there
we're those r legion who predicted linn
;,less heights OF fame for him.
Americans viii remember him best
h. his ~Pelleas and Melisand" First
produced 81 the Opera Comique, in
Paris. in Iaae, It was subsequently, sung
many times 1t the Metropolitan Opera
House and instantly became exceed
ingiy popular.
Debussy was ffty-six years old hav-
iuc been born at St Germain- -en-Laye,
August %, 1882 He was sent to the
Paris Conservatory when a young man,
and arterward laughingly denied, when
ever approached By interviewers, that
he had been either an infant prodigy
or that he had struggled against fear
fal odds for recognition.
As matter OF fact he didn't. His
PARENTS were we'll to do. and, having
been told that their son had undoubted
talen. for music, sent him to the con-
servatory az an early age and were
able 10 materially aid him during the
first years following his graduation.
Honors came TO the composer early
and often. He won the Grand Prix de
Rome in 1881. From the first his work
was accepted with enthusiasm by the
public.
Debussy was one OF the most prolific
Of the modern composers of music and
has 70 his credit a score of operas. In
America he ranked with the most popu-
lar Of composers. His work was first
heard here during the season OF
ls07-'0S.
Critics often disagreed concerning
the exact place in the world OF music
10 which De5ussy should be assigned.
They never disagreed, however, as to
his undoubted claim to genius and his
ability TO appeal to the most catholic
taste was recognized everywhere.
TIE first sign OF failing health was
observed in the composer about two
wears ago. He was forced to undergo
an operation in Paris, and 1t IS SAL ne
never fully recovered from its effects.
Debussy made his home in Paris and
was seldom known to travel. His town
house was at so Avenue de Bois de LOU
logre, where he died.