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the ,uilnr Qucen was to ticcifc upon
a husband 50 invitations went forth
fo MI of the insects Waena and hor-
nets and everything which Was tiny
and bad wings waa invited Tho hecs
were expected. the fairies declared TINT
thrv would lend their ring of moss fer
the dance, and TINY elves were tn he
musicians There was great excitement
Nll tho Young inaeCta who were IN love with
the l0irotlv Queen tiled tp look the'r best
so ~ "a win her for hrdo
one soft. warm moonlight night the
feast was held under tho rose htlah TN
every twig was hung tiny. golden light
The wine. which really was dew. was
served IN tho petals Of vloleta the candles
were ol honey dried and tho cakes were
ma,r hv aprltra Brownies and gnorncs
all came and brught dainty things 10
cat And above thcm all. on throne Of
g,t sat the queen, looking steadily at
tho earth at her feet
Tho grub WAS hiding behind "A leaf
for he felt I'll lis head wins swimming
and. his back was hot and swollen
Il wonder what IS the matter with
me-" he murnmrd "May he am
SICK with my own uglincSs am ashamed
Ia go before the lovely people here to-
u.ght Vet, have done my work we'll
and | am sure that this handsome rose
bush looks better because OF what did
We'll. viii try 70 sleep
"Comc up. come up, he seemed To
hear the voice Of the queen saving IN
his ear He seemed "a see her pretty
face smiling IN his
He looked up at last There on her
throne she was. smiling right down at
him and beckonlng with her wings
suddenly IL seemed that something
burst in his back. He lifted up his
sides. and out OF them there sprang two
soft. golden wings dotted with CRIMSON
spots HIS body was slender, and now he
rose giddv with Joy. q beautiful golden
butterfly Swiftly he went To the queen.
"l on are the most beautiful Of all.
and you ! will have for my husband,
she said q saw Your lowly work and
| have loved YOU all the time
So the butterfly, once an ugly grub
worm. became the happy husband Of the
beautiful hrefiy queen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
PRESENTS RUSSIAN EVENTS.

Al inside view Of recent events IN
Russia was afforded by tho Interesting
nd detailed account of conditions. a-
etually observed, offered by Mrs. Maria
phllnc before the Ethical Culture So
,ety at their meeting yesterday after
pon in the rose room Of the Hotel du Pont
Only recently returned from Russia
.rr native country, Mrs. Rohling vividly
interpreted thst part OF the seething mind
of Russia which had come under her OBJ
servation, and the meaning that she
irew from Others that were matters of
report
Pointing out, as q characteristic Of
the masses Of the Russian people that
ZACH individual is sure that he is a born
ieadcr, but is not willing to be led, the
speaker cautioned her hearers against
accepting as final, any estimates Of the
conditions az present prevailing in that
unhappy country, until the chaos has
become world again.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
LIFE AT CAMP DIN.
Lieut. Davis 10 Address ST. James
brotherhood Tonight.

At Grace NJ +. Church house tonight
Lieut. DAVIS viii deliver an interesting
address before the 1t James Brother
hood, telling of camp life OF the Della
Wars troops At Camp Din There Will
bC stereoptlcon views
There viii bc patriotic songs sung
and after the program Is completed. re-
ireshments will he served The lecture
y free 10 all and those who have a reIa-
tive or a friend in the. Delaware regiment
or who wish 10 learn now the hoyS from
the Blue Hen state are farinr IN tins
army cintOnment are extended a hearty
welcome TO be present
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
Promoted TO Lieutenant.

La Mert r. Guver, formerly sergeant.
iirst-class, in the Medical Department at
Fort Douglass, ArIz, has received o pro
motion to First Lieutenant IN the ~amtar
Corps
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
], b. Bell. Jr. Returns From England

Jerome Il Bell. Ir. formerly Of this
city, who IS superintendent for the
Canadian Explosives Co. returned on
"Wednesday from England, whore he
went on n war nlssuon for the company.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
Patriotic Odd Fellows.

Samuel Abbott will address the members
Of the local lodges OF Odd Fellows in the
High School auditorium ON the evening
of March 10 on the world war
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
DIR. Washburn in Army

DR. Victor ID Washburn. member of
the Board o! Education, having enlisted
IN the Medical Reserve. has been called to
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga He left here
Saturiay
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
Former United States
Senator Mason, Pioneer
Drug Legislation Father of Rural Free Delivery System
Saws NuXated Iron

Increased His PoiCer and Endurance so Much.
That He Feels il Ought to be Made Known
to EUery Nervous, Run-dopn, Anaen,ic
Man. Woman and Child
Opinions Of DR.. Ferdinand King. Nctc York
Physician and Medical Author: DR.. James
Francis Sullivan. Formerly Physician of
Belleruc Hospital Outdoor Depf.), Neu
York. and the Wesfchesfer County Hos
pifnl: Former Health Commissioner YIN.
X. Kerr Of the City Of Chicago and Others
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
To Go 10 New York.

Miss Eleanor Gordon. treasurer n The
Playhouse, has accepted position with
the Plymouth Theatre, IN New York CITY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
F.nlHts in Navy.

Victor Clarke Of this city has enlisted
in the navy and been assigned TO the
training school at Care NAV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11

Lost something TRY a classified adv.
n Every Evening. ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
Bnmstead's Worm SyruD

safe and rFmedv for worms food
he test for 80 Years 1T NY EK fhfs. 30
children angel Of mercy. PLEASANT Ts
TAKE. No SiCkS faS~: ~ FHf-gG NEFIB-
Ed. One bottle has killed - worms. Al
druggists and dealers. or hF mail. aIe a sot.
Est- q. \. VOORHEES,. ~. -. fhila-. Pa
i. Dluforrn Ii~trtuufur
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
What Senator Mason Says

Gentlemen
have often satd would never recommend medi
of any kind. | believe that the doctors place
However, after the hardest political campaign ri my
hfe without a chancn for a vacation had been start
ing court every morning. with that horrible tired
feeling cannot describe ad dvlsed to try MIX
aed Iun As pioneer IN the pure food and drug legis
laon, | first oath to try an advertised remedy,
but after advising with my medical friends ! gave il
test The results have been beneficial IN case,
| made up my mind 10 let my friends know shcut II,
and Won a liberty to publish this statement y Won
desire ~ Of age and feel that reu-
edv winch will build up the strength and the power
o endurance of INV age. should he known o the
world Yours truly
LJ'vS, ~o1na~ra
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11

Lost something Try a classified adv
AZ Every Evening. ADV.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
"THE WHIP" TO OPEN -
j FILMS ON ELLIPSE
War Camp Community Service An
j. nounces It's Program for a. :
lixi Public. 4....,

opsuaur Of. season of .opsnsxir mo
tion. pictures for thsa,pub In3s an
nounced for tomorrow nighE when
the District of Columbia War Camp
Community Service Is to present on
the Ellipse "The Whip" pieturiza-
tion OF the great Drury Lane meio-
drama Of the same name. The Pfc
lures are to be given on Monday. We'd
nesdAy and Friday evenings Of eaeh
week during the remainder: OF the
aummer.
Cooperating with the war Camp
Community Service are the Potomac
Electric Power Company, the Capital
Traction Company, the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. the
motion picture men of the city and
the larger hlnn producers Of the east. -
The Engineers Band from Washing
ton barracks is to give concert pre-
ceding the pictures tomorrow night.
First produced at Drury Lane
TheAter, London, several years ago,
THE Whip" was the sensation of the
year. It is melodrama Of the kind that
thrills from beginning to end, and the
play has lost nothing in the picturiza-
t1on. Tho train wreck and the race
are said 70 be the most realistic pieces
lef stage mechanism ever devised.
Other Aim plays Of equal importance
are to be presented during the sea-
4on. The pictures are to be given free
for soldiers. sailors. marines. war
workers and the general public.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
VICINITY BOTHERED /.
BY cORNET PLAYER
is It a Non-Essential Occupa-
I ~ 77--ssSst 'dsr
-.tionWs Ask Sufferers in -
Nearby Houses. s'as

Does cornet playing fall under the
lead OF . non-essential occupations?
That is the question discussed by the
residents of. New York avenue be-
tween NORTH Capitol and 1st streets.
The popular opinion In the neigh
borhood seems to be that cornet play
ing Is not only q ''noh-essential.,ss = but
that 1t is also a treacherous contri-
vance Of the. enemy to, destroy the
harmony Of the Community. 49,
The question first came up for dis
cussion when the usual quiet -ofs the
neishborhood was rudely shattered BY
about ii o'clock Sunday night. The
cornet arrived on the Job with both
feet. SO to speak, at II O'clock Monday
night and each succeeding night dur
ing the week. But that is not the
worst.
Late yesterday afternoon the owner
OF . goat that was banished few
months ago-we mean the goat, not
the owner-because Of noise contest
which 1t staged several nights with 4
netghborhood rooster. was seen snug.
Cling the late exile into his backyard,
and fear "a expressed by the neigh
bors that the goat propfietor. proud Of
intendstto cure the corn4t playing Oh
homeopathic principles11iaestin noise
with noise.
The cornetist has gone to: the sea-
shore for. week end itrape probably to
fill his lungs with salt
water AIR for the blowing exercises yoi
the coming week. and the residents of
New York avenus, nfhdful af the
goat-rooster contest. are looking for
ward With apprehension to q ba-a-a-
|ing-tooting riot. X s-
Evening star., 1918-07-21
HAS INCREASED TO sa,21s
Poll lCE MEMORIAL FUND

washinston's police memorial fund
is growing day by day and week by
week. Though no drive has been made
to gather money for this object. dur
Ing the week Just closed $1.370.76 was
collected. 1This. added to the s1.s4ss
already on hand, makes q total OF
33,219. collected to date.
d. J.sDunigan. WHOSE father. Lieut..
DunigAn. amenlber Of the force. WAS
killed when trying to arrest . colorsd
man couple Of months ago. was the
largest contributor for the week. He
gave 5000.
The following Is the list OF those
who contributed IS or more this Week:
D. J. DUNCAN. $500; 8. Kann Sons Com
pany. 800; Goldenbeg's. 800; e. F.
Droop &. Sons Company. $50: CONNER
cial Auto Supply Company. $25: Daniel
Loughran Company, $25; A. Bernstine,
s25: ": W. Griftith. $50; saks q Co,
$50: William Hahn & Co. $50; Kings
Palace. $50; NJ. A. Winter, $40: E. II,
Johansen, $40: George G. Shaffer. IS;
Ernest Gerstenbers, S.; Stanley H
Horner. S.: George L. Isemann, IS;
Lamott DeAtley. IS: Browning & Mid
dleton. IS: John w. Rogers, IS; Byron
s. Adams. IS; John, J. Allen. IS: Bert
Poole, IS: J. Leo Kolb. IS. John Doyle
Carmody, IS; A. W. Chaplin. IS: c. J.
t-ockeler, IS; Achille Burklin. IS; F. e.
Gibson, IS.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
!, ,Caualry in Thrilling Charge
Il. &. as Huns Are Pressed Back
Country Where Fighting Goes on as Difficult
4 for Defense as Ofense-- Germans Glad
q S's:ssss to- Be CaptiUes.


s.; BY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
sGablegTan To- The Sunday Star and
Chfcago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
81 WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES.
July so.-From lofty observation
post. afording aasuperb outlook over
. wide stretch Of the battlefield be-
Tween the Marine and the Aisne. had.
on Thursday Afternoon. an interesting
glimpse Of Gens Foch,s brilliant coun-
sfer STROKE: The region OF the often
.sive abounds in low but steep hills.
dense clumps Of bushes and small for
sests. The territory is as difficult for
,Gthe- defenders rs for the assaiianta.
4. We reached the observation post by
travelling along roads over which in
< the daytime traffic was forbidden even
the day before. In passing We saw
numerous battery emplacements from
which the guns had been hastily re-
moved ) and carried forward. The
ground here bore all the marks of q
Z recent battlefield. yet the advance of
: the poilus had been SO rapid that the
i sound of the conflict seemed far away.
The post was occupied bysa noted gen.
eral, formerly leader of the For
eign Legion. who commands one Of
the armies making the attack, and his
staff. The general was calm and ex-
pressed contentnaent with the days
events
Evening star., 1918-07-21

aDoi1ar.a-year mem and other gov-
ernmsnt war workers who demand
special privileges during the present
susar shortage VIII meet WITH no
sympathy from the feod administra-
tion. according to an announcement
made yesterday.
There ars relatively only . few Of
these individuals. but cafe proprietors
In Washington and other cities have
had unpleasant experiences Of late
with public servants who believe that
the rulings Of the food administrA-
ton are to BE-, followed BY everybody
but themselvsB. ~,
An uitImatum regarding this matter
for the District OK Columbia was Is
sued last night by the administration
whom It was Informed that two dollar
a-year men had made complaint in q
Pennsylvania avenue cafeteria that
they ought to be allowed more sugar
with their meal than other patrons
Of the place. because they were do
mating their abilities to tho govern
ment free Of charge. =
The place where these two men
were dining II near one Of the large
hotels and II nlled with hotel guests
every day One morning last week
the two mon demanded more sugar.
One of the proprietors took the sugar
bowl from behind the counter. and
the drst man. .grasping the spoon
Evening star., 1918-07-21
LONDON BARRIsTERs HOSTS.
American Lawyers Dine With Mid
die Temple Bench Masters.

LONDON. July 20.-The Masters Of
the Bench Of the Middle Temple. the
Oldest legal society in England. gave
yers in England. Most of the $50
American guests were Army and Navy
men, an unusual feature being Amer
leans in the uniform and privates and
seamen seated elbow to elbow with
the leaders OF. the. British bar. r. A.
Mccall. the treasurer. presided and
proposed the health Of the guests.
Mai. White. Judge advocate, on the
staft of Maj. Gen. Biddle, commander
of the. American forces in the United
Kingdom. responded. Among the 9th
er speakers were Baron Finlay. lord
high chancellor
Evening star., 1918-07-21

Every American soldier. in France
will receive bank book" enabling
him to draw $3.50 a month from any
disbursing officer. IL the change In
pay methods now under considera-
ton is nut into effect
Evening star., 1918-07-21
DOLLAR-A-YEAR MEN ASKING
/. !. BIG SUGAR, SUPPLY REBUKED

tbefcfs TIE sugar could be put on his
oatmeal. took four heaping teaspoon
fuls and four Jumps Tor his Soffee.
When e bystander demonstrated, RS
mindinG him That there 10 shortage
OF sugar, he grumbled and took more.
A day later the same men found q
sign In ahs cafeteria saying that only
one teaspoonful might be served with
each meal, or the equivalent in Jumps,
that cuts the consumption to three
pounds per person per month. The
cafeteria had been restricted In its
purchases to three pounds fer every
ninety meals served.
The two dollar-a-year men oem.
plainsd. "We're dollar-a.ysar men"
they ssid, sand We ought to haye
mors. Anyway We can get ALI the
sugar We want at the hotels"
"Don't you know that when you 30
over the allowance some one else Will
have to do withoutf" they were asked.
That's all right. There's . lot more
sugar In the country than We know
about" retortsd one.
+ There are very few such mon - the
two who styled themselves dollar-a-
ysAr men, according to administration
ofioials, but cafe proprietors In vari-
ous cities, Washington not being the
only one, have had unpleasant expe-
rienoss Of late with public servants
who believe the rulings Of the food
sdministratioh ars to Be followed BY
everybody but themselves.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
THRIFT STAMPS PILE UP
IN ALL D. c. HOMES
Committee Reports After Inquiry
That Economy Il Gaining
Great Foothold.

The District war savings committee
reports that washingtonians general
ly have placed Themselves on . basis
of thrift and economy that has never
before been approached in the city's
history. 81
I'VE have found that this condition
prevails generally" the committee
states. without reference to position.
sex or race. The wealthieh classes are
foregoing luxuries. while those OF
more moderate means are constantly
striving to save still more. Tho re-
suits Of our recent canvass in one Of
the poorest sections Of the city were
really astounding. We found that in
the majority Of houses In that district
the war stamp message had not only
Evening star., 1918-07-21
Several Battered villages.

In the foreground we could easily
see several battered villages, carried
/, by the poilus a few hours before
Farther away dense smoke and flames
marked Chouy, which was being she'll
ed preparatory to an assault by the
French. Through our glasses we could
see columns Of poilus fastening into
the center of the battle. We could
also discern occasional groups Of
stretcher bearers gently transporting
the wounded toward the rear. Five
observation balloons attached to rapid
automobile wfndlasses followed beside
the advancing poilus and poked their
heads into the clouds. The balloon OBJ
servers kept a sharp lookout for enc
my movements and telephoned reports
TO the ground. whence they were re-
telephoned to the general staff.
Entire Lack Of Tumult.
Lowsflying .airplanes were doing
liaison work. while higher up scared
numerous chasing machines protect
ing bombing planes.en route to attack
motor trucks 1oaded with enemy re-
serves which were signaied as coming
There was an entire lack Of tumult
and excitement at the general'ss post.
but one. could feel that monentous
events were IN progress ~
Twas told that one Of the most in
spring $spectacles ever witnessed in
this war was the charge Of several
units of French horsemen which oe-
curred, at 1890 pm. The cavaIfymen
waited until the poilus had dislodged
the enemy from the shelters in the
villages and then. grasping their
Evening star., 1918-07-21
TO DECIDE AS 70 PARADE.
Holy Name Society Of Thirty-Seved
Churches to Discuss euestfon s.

Delegates from thfrty-seven Catho-
lie churches in and around the city
will attends fnssting Of the WASH
ington branch Of the Holy Name so-
ciety in the parish hall of st. An
thony's Church. Brookland, at 8
o'clock tomorrow might to decide
whether the society shall hold a
parade this year.
A president also will be elected to
succeed John HAdley Doyle, who re-
Gently was made head OF the arch
diocesan union, Of the society. After
the business meeting the delegates
will be entertained by the parishion-
ers Of st. Anthony's
Evening star., 1918-07-21
CASUALTIES OF BRITISH
Il FOR WEEK TOTAL 1881

n LONDON, July 2o.-British casual
ties reported In the week ending to-
day total 1e,ss1. compared with the
aggregate of :14.s11 reported in the
previous week. These are divided as
follows:,
Killed or died Of wounds-omcers.
wounded or missing omesrs. .ss1;
men, 15,1SS. -
Evening star., 1918-07-21

lances and carbines. they galloped
across the rolling wheatfields. pursu-
ing and cutting down the foe: The
cavalrymen pushed ahead OF the IN
fantrymen,. not allowing tha enemy
time to stop ana make stand. The
taokers were largely passed All, along
the line. - 49, u e. IS? Fl
Prisoners sHsvei nsdeg ar,
Groups of prisonersswsfs being con-
Quoted toward the rear alohEN almost
every road between the .Atane apd the
Marne. saw.sars q single assembly
station more than 100 5TSItchs who a
few hours before .hxd Seen quietly
resting in the dussuts: and villages.
never dreaming of q French attack.
These men were all sBavarians. sturdy
enough looking chaps, but all tired
and wearing q hangdog air, Most OF
them appeared to be we'll pleased to
| be captives. 4 noticed one who was
a French chasseur, by explaining to
the latter the working of a German
gas mask. Many Of the. prisoners
were very young and more than one
belonged to the 1919 class. Six Hus-
sars armed only with sabers were all
tire detachment back to the railway
station. where a train was waiting to
carry the Germans to prison camp
Fliers Work Effectively. s. +
The Aviation Corps. as i always,
cessfuI fhe skies were gray and
cloudy as dawn. but after o'clock
the heavens cleared and the aviators
were enabled to work effectively. The
bombing planes were not SO active on
the actual battlefield. but they greatly
hampered the enemy's communica-
tions behind the lines. IL, H., = -.sa.,.
German artillery reacted but feebly.
Most of the cannon and great piles OF
ammunition fell into the hands Of the
poilus. The guns were quickly swung
around and many a man In field gray
fell, slain by German weapons.
Attitude Of Civilians. {.
The attitude Of the civilians living
in the villages Just back Of the French
lines was exrremely interesting. Well
aware that q great battle was raging,
aged men. women and occasionally
children gathered, outside their homes
in clusters with their faces turned
plainly visible in their features.
Chances silently asking thousands OF
questions were bestowed on every
passing automobile. / Resigned pity
could be read in the eyes OF these In
habitants Of the war gone. who are
so used to suffering. as they wGtched
the Red Gross ambulances carrying
wounded to the hospitals In the rear.
Groups of freshly made prisoners
slouching by aroused only horror and
aversion. These kindly people, whose
lives and homes have so long been
Threatened, know that deliverance
from the Prussan peril is at hand
Passing through villages which but
a few days ago.were entirely deserted.
l noted that the thread of life was
again being taken up.
Evening star., 1918-07-21

already preceded IN, but that they
also contained enthusiastic systematic
collectors OF, the stamps.
The same 10 true Of the Connecti-
cut avenue district and other fash
ionable Thoroughbred. We not only
Evening star., 1918-07-21

found in4svsau.is. WHO hsa already
purchased stamps To- the naxinaum
vaIue-S1, By law. but
there were several instances where
every member Of the family owned
stamps 10 tlnat an1Ornt"
Evening star., 1918-07-21
|lro BUY AND SELL METALS.
Organization of Corporation Con.
aBaered by Senate Mines Committee,

differentiation of q corporation under
Efesidsnt Wilson's control to buy and
s&il metais and minerals was dis
Atissed yesterday at meeting of the
Senate mines committee: The plan
III said to have the approval Of Chair
man Baruch Of tina War Industries
Board, and Chairman Henderson is to
draft the necessary Liquidation as q
Bill recently passed by the House. (.
Evening star., 1918-07-21
JAMES H. DEAN DROPS DEAD
Engineer in Metzerott Building Dies
Suddenly-Son in Aviation Service.

James H. Dean. sfifty-three years old.
who was employed as an engineer In
the Metxerott building. lilo F street.
for the past twenty years. dropped
dead at his place Of employment
shortly after o'clock last night. He
was Seen in the engine room. appar-
entity well and hearty. fifteen mina
utes before he died. Coroner hewitt
gave q certificate of death from
natural causes. Dean was a member
fire department before he went to
work in the Metxerott building. A
son 10 In the aviation service.