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Evening journal., 1918-02-02

able emotion, let the cat out Of thu
bag The Seer e.ary OF State did not ac
complish the release happily. Tnert
was more mystery than before ht
loOsened the drawstrings.
The German officials assured Mr.
Gerard that the submarine weapoI
would end the war in three months
by bringing England to her knees. They
were equally confident that America
would do no more than protest fol
thoy declared that Mr. Wilson haC
been reelected because he had kept the
United States out OF the world war
IL Is not necessary TO recount event:
since the breaking Of relations with
Germany But 1t is u-eful to consider
the actual accomplishments OF the un.
lcashed German submarine.
in one year siXty-nine American YES
sells have been sunk. not all by sub
marines, some by mines and ra ders
Their gross tonnage was III i,06i, seri-
Gus but not vital item in the worlds
shipping at this time. Tie loss Is much
more than Offset by American seizure
Of i07 German and Austrian vessels OF
6e649i gross tons We have, however
lost more than 300 lives
In addition, i26 ships Of more than
100000 gross tons which were build
ing in American sblpya' ds nave been
requisitioned; and contracts have been
let for sSi more ships. Vessels already
afloat 10 the number Of 1913, Of over
$500 tons dead weight capacity apiece
have been taken over by the Govern
ment We have also taken for foreign
account twenty-four ships.
Since Great Britain normally carries
three-quarters OF the worlds trade in
her ships, and since Germany's sub
marine campaign Is ayowedly against
Great Britain, that nations losses are
Of the highest importance. They are
stated 10 have been 1893 vessels for
the year up to and including the week
ending January % OF these 763 vessels
were Of above 1000 tons Figures Of
tonnage sunk have never been revealed,
but II may be said that taking into ac-
count all the factors, including the
building OF new ships in British yards,
there is no present prospect that the
U-bOats will be able 10 force a decision
Of the war What they might do, at
the present rate of net destruction, two
f"NNt - bAAi ARNf - AAANAiAlA HNUl Ns AAlA
nature Of which depends on how Amer
ican shipbuilding goes forward.
Secretary Of War Baker, who week
ly war bulletins have emphasized the
probability Of great German attack
In the west, predicts that II will be
accompanied by submarine offensive
so weighty as seriously to threaten the
lines Of sea communication on which
the whole fate Of the war depends.
This view is supported by the lowered
ship losses of recent weeks, indicating
that many U-boats have been called
home for re1iting. The best that can
be said is that the real crisis OF the
submarine warfare is probably ahead
OF us But the second year or unre-
stricted U-boat warfare should see the
crisis reached and pas ed II Germany
cannot win before a sizable American
army is standing against her In Eur
ope she cannot win at all In the war
she BEGAN
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
CAUSE AND EFFECT
lFrom ihe New York Tribunel.

II Is significant, even ominous, that
so soon after MIR Hurleys warning
9tainst enemy ploiters and his order
Tor the increasing Of the guards around
war plants and shipyards, a series Of
fires should break out attended by all
the circumstances which have marked
the work Of the Hun incend'ary here
tOfore. The big blaze al the Port New
ark Terminal, a huge shipbuildins
plant and depot for government stores +,
the practical destruction of a ship
building plant at Baltimore and the
burning Of woollen mills near there
working on government contracts, the
Gre IN a Westinghouse plant al Buf-
falo, the fire on board the big liner at
her pier here are all OF a piece.
Nobody in his senses can believe that
these were an accidents. In two ca es
the probable incendlary was seen and
shot at At the Baltimore shipyard he
dove into the water and is supposed
TO have drowned At the Newark plant
a fleeing man was challenged by soldier
guards; he retdrted by shooting the
bot off one Of them and made his es-
cape.
ine organizat!on of spies built up
and financed by the German Embassy
Under Bern tori is warning on the
United States now quite as success
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
GEMS OF THOUGHT

The Williams eensure is exior,ed praise-Pope
--.-.
Care keeps his watch in every old mans eye.-shake-
speare.
'-'-:--:
Hang sorrow Care will Kill a cat
And therefore let's be merry--G. Wither
.-.--t--.
There's a sweet little cheruh that sits mp alofi
To keep watch for the life Of poor Jack-C. Dibdln
--%.
To swallow gudgeons they're catehed
And count their chickens they're hatched Butler
would rather sleep in the southern corner OF a little
country churchyard than in the tomb Of the capuets
Edmund Burke.
Times Of general calamity and confusion have ever
been productive Of the greatest minds The purest or,
produced from the hottest furnace and the brightest
thunderbot from the darkest storm.-Coton
=:-:-:
Catching tarlar.-Encountering an opponent Of un-
expected strength. In battle an lrshmsn according
70 Captain Grose called ou TO his ocer - have caught
tartar "Brine him here then. wac the repiy. "Ie
won't let feioined Pat. And the TURK carried Off
his captor, the saying passed into proverb.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
WHAT is 7HIS7
From the New York SUM.

extraordinary war powers? Advised to
declare himself above law and to con
stltute himself dictator?
Why, this is advice that may have
been heard at times in Hayti OF Nene-
zuela from subservient adherents OF
personal absoIutism. but strange 1t is
to the ears OF Americans educated to
the idea Of government by law. We
certainly recall no former occasion on
which responsible American news
paper, no matter how earnest in. It's
oppo -ition to a measure pending 10
CONGRESS-, has gone quite so far as tie
World goes in thisi
j.. is unthinkaOle that the President
himself should no. be the first 20 re-
quest our neighbor to reconsider lts
lmpetuous words. He might not agree
with Congress- as to the desirability OF
given measure intended for his as
slstance, he might use all the great in
fluence his office commands TO prevent
the enactment Of that measure. After
the bill he disapproved had once passed
both houses Of Congress he might send
il back 10 the Capitol with his veto.
He would be still within the law In all
that He would stlll be a President ad-
ministerlng government OF law. But
IL such a bill, whether to his liking
OF not, should pass both the Senate and
the House a second time by the two
thirds votes required by the Constitu-
tion, Woodrow Wilson, trained as he
IS in Amerlcanlsm and In American
obedience to law. would no more dream
for an instant Of rejecting or trying to
nullify the constitutional enactment
than be would dream OF tearing up the
whole Constitution and selzing and ex-
ercising unrestrained authority by the
methods which he thought he detected
and sternly reprobated in the case OF
Huerta.
II this is really the Worlds idea Of
Mr.. Wilson-we persist In believing
that our neighbor speaks hastily and
nconsiderately-all we can say is that
The sun entertains a decidedly diner-
ent opinion OF what Is possible TO the
President.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

fully as It did when this country was
not supposed to be at war, and so was
theoretically unable to strike back
Private detectives, local police, soldier
guards, seem unable TO prev ent the per-
petration Of these crimes A few enc
my agents have gone TO Jail But
Spoermann, caught under clrcumstan-
ces which in Germany would have
meant his death at the hands OF a firing
squad or a hangman without fuss or
delay, seems to be in danger only Of
internment. Denial has been entered by
various government agencies Of a de-
claration that fourteen German spies
have been executed in this country
since the BEGINNING of the war. The
military authorities exhibit the most
inten e solicitude 10 have an cases
tried-not by courts martial, but by
civil courts.
To the man in the street there is an
inescanable connection between these
two sets Of circumstances. There is
every likelihood that the lucrative and
simple Hun incendiary industry would
suffer a collapse if the men who use
the torch understood they would face
drumhead courts in tead of merely
taking a chance Of internment in a
comfortable camp, or, at the worst, be-
ing tried with the4usual delay In the
civil courts where lawyers can pre-
sent such a case that even a Tauschci
escapes punishment.
Why all this horror at the very idea
Of executing spies? War cannot be
conducted without killing. 1t might be
better 10 shoot q few German spies
here than to 10 industrial plants
whose output could save the lives o.
thousands Of Americans abroad
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
NO vACILLATloN HERE.

MO Will question the essenta patriotism Of Senator
~ Chamberlan-east Of all the administration
No viii question his party loyally-least of all
the administration
He has helped Mr.. Wilson out Of deep holes
hitherto, and his entire since topics began
to press upon Congressional attention has been that Of
who wishes to render every assistance in his power
to the programme Of winning the
From his position as chairman Of Senate's COM
nittee on military affairs he has acquired nrst-hand in
formation Of conditions in the War Department and in
the' army generally which lmpe him to advocate the
creation Of the war cabinet which his committee has
decided upon with unanimy.
Il is not likely that he will be swerved from what ne
regards his duty by harshness Of language which
the White House may employ against him Nor is it
likely that the favorable impression created by Score
tary of War Bakers reply TO his charges likely to
sveryo him from his purpose.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
"A YEAR OF THE U-eOAT CAMPA.
IFrom ihe New York SUM.

a year ago Germany began unre-
stricted submarine warfare. The last
and most potent weapon Of friehtful-
ness a weapon employed before Feb
rlarv 1. 1917 only in tentative strokes.
was drawn from the scakbard in which
me war lords had sheathed il after
me sinking Of The Sussex and a conse-
dlent pledge by the Imperial German
Government to the Government Of the
United States.
The pledge had not been fully ken.
To be sure. There had followed Isolated
sinkings, such as that Of the Marina.
but the murder Of non-combatants at
90 was no longer a regular incident
OF th@ occupation Of the U-boat com.
manders.
From the time Of the Sussex pledge
to January 81, 1917, was fateful perloo
for Germany-iDdeed for all the world
Every one acquainted with conditions
within the German Empire knew that
? crisis had merely been POSTPONED and
not aNerted Ambassador Gerard knew
II anf warned Washington Of the true
situation. Afterward, on a visit TO
America, he Informed President Wilson
personally Of the serious outlook ahead.
HIS ilr I conference with the President
at Shadow Lawn lasted over four
hours. That was long enough to com
municate au accurate statement Of the
facts.
The attention OF America was mainly
centred, however on Presidential
campaign, and IL was not until after
the election that international affairs
got the amount Of publil attention that
their condition fairly demanded On
December Y, 1916, Germany proposed
peace. shortly afterward the President
OF the United States proposed 10 'he
nations at war that ''soundngs" be
taken and that a general formulation
Or war aims be attempted Mr. Wilson
was at some pains, IN doing this, 10
dissOciate his utterance from the Ger
man peace proposal preceding 10.
Tho reply o. the nations at war
against Germany was reasonably spe-
clilc. Emphasis was laid up1r the res
toratlon Of Belgium. Germany's reply
proved disappointing She was not dis
posed TO discu terms except at the
peace table, although II was obvious
that unless some point or points OF
possible agreement could be found AMI
onuncaled by both sides IN advance.
peace negotiations. even Of the most
informal character could not be be-
gun.
The imminence Of unrestricted sub
marine wa fare was but slightly appre-
hended outside Of Germany. 10 was not
concealed from Mr. Gerard's acute per-
ceptions The American Ambassador
saw, with sufficient clearness. that the
military party, backed by a public SEN
tlment Of great power, carefully Great
"d and slowly fostered, would force
the inauguration Of a policy Of sinking
at sight if fhe effort to open peace ne
got tat'ons failed And yet, up TO the
la { moment almost, elaborate conceal
ment was attempted outside and inside
the German Empire. Mr.. Wilson ad- /
dressed the Senate hopefully and Mr.. +.
Gerard was guest at a German-Amer- /
lean love feast in Berlin Only Mr.. Lam
sing, In a sudden access Of ungovern-
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
coMEs EAsY. MHEN You rnINK.

GA HALF-D0zEN Of your nice white wheat cakes,
n Mother says Dad. sitting down to breakfast.
'Wheatless day. but here's some hot cakes
says Mother
And, on the way down to the ONCE Dad thinks on
corn, like this
Corn was the pioneer American crop and is stln the
one cereal crop in which America leads the world. The
early voyagers took back to Europe OF corn
curiosity. our Pilgrim fathers almost lived on corn
Corn was the nrst crop planted in all the virgin soil
as It was settled from he Atlantic to the broad prarles
and beyond Those who cleared of the forest and brush
put in corn FIRST thing, and so It goes to this day
There is hardly domestic animal but thrives best
on corn In mush form IL is better for pups and
Ii tens than meat AS lifesaver a nesh-bullder, IL
next to milk which alone Is both meat and drink
And it will help win worlds warl
Mother some more Of those hot cakes, please
I'm beginning to eat with my brains" says Dad. next
breakfast time.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
HITTING III on Tile HEAn.

M HTLE the effectiveness OF the Governments new
w food rules depends largely the willingness Of
The people to comply mis- AXE has been made In
ing right to the Of supply 10 order 10 control
the consumption Of wheat. II mlers don't put "a
per cent Of wheat into their nour it is certain that
consumers viii not get more than that
II must be remembered that we have some millions OF
alien Germans and pro-Germans amongst our consum-
ers and oyer-consumpton of wheat by them would
be aid 10 Germany clearly the burning Of eeva-
tors. warehouses and ships would be.
But also 10 have two potkless and meatless
days aeweek and one meatess meal day For the
that at this Of the year people buy two
or three days supply Of meat without danger Of its
spelling, the meailess order may not produce satsfac
tory saving. Why not, in the matter Of wheat,
troll The source Of supply of meats2
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
WORK VS.. THOUGHT.

CGORDlNG TO Swiss papers received in this country.
~ the authorities in Germany taking steps to pro-
vide plenty Of work for all women from is to 20 yea-s
OF age It's as a preventive OF suicide the idea being
that, when woman is hauling a plow or digging po-
atoes at other hard manual labor she gets so tired
hlt she right to sleep at NIGHT does not lie
awake thinking about how her father husband son or
brother has been blown to pieces and buried obedience
to the Kaiser
In Prussia Westphala, Saxony and Bavaria the num-
Der Of suicides in 1917 increased by iG per cent over
previous years and IS per cent OF thet Suicides were
women. The thing alarming to the German auiocras
for they breed soldiers without women Indeed
It is blow at auocracys principle valuation Of women
Maybe II German from the ages OF isto 20 work
hard enough, they'll establish valuation OF themselves
on the high level OF the the horse the motor
truck They win IL they're made too tired to commit
suicide
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

The death, from natural causes OF Corporal G. Fair
land, Of Brandywine Summit, and Frank A. Dick. Of
Salisbury, Nd. In France brings the war much nearer
to the people Of Wilmington and the surrounding coun-
try than it ever has heen Now that General Pershngs
forces are being engaged in certain Of the west
ern line the public must be prepared for casualty lists
which viii bring gref into many homes, just such
lists already have brought grief into homes all the
countries involved in the struggle It is one Of the war
penalties the people must pay. Great Br ain and her
colonies and all the other Allied nations have been pay
ing it for months. They win continue to pay until
the Huns PROSTATE and the German menace has been
destroyed ,f e-
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

Ambassador Francis Is said 10 be In peril in Russia
because Emma Goldman Alexander Berkman and Thomas
Mooney have been prosecu ed convicted and imprisoned
in this country 1t goes without saying that Gov
ernmont and the governments allied With It will take
proper measures to protect the ambassador and that
Goldman Berkman and Mooney viii not be released in
Difference to the threats Of Russian anarchists
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918.
GARFIELD ORDER A FAuIlRE.

INDICATIONS are that after next Monday the Garfield
\ heatless, ehtess and powerless Monday order VIII
be rescinded The scheme Of the Federal Fuel Admnsra-
tor has failed to produce the results he oxpec ed to flow
from it. lns cad merely has served TO entail losses.ag-
eregang millions Of dollars upon both capital and labor
and to embarrass business men and wageerners gen
orally. 81. -Aa--
Dr. Garfield was warned before he issued his order
that 1t would not work Notwithstanding that he snop-
ped IL on millions OF and women who were un-
prepared for IT, and created widespread Generalization
No one doubted the sincerity of purpose underlying
the order. Millions Of persons doubted its wisdom.
That doubt has been justified fully by the decision to
rescind IT, Perhaps the failure Of the scheme will lead
Dr. Garfield to be careful with respect to future
orders Of far-reaching import
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

Fifteen British vessels were sunk by the Germans last
week That is almost double the number sunk in the
week next preceding IL, But the Brtons right on
sailing the seas building ships, sinking submarines
and bidding defiance to the Huns on land and water
And that Is what hurts the Huns whose warshps and
merchant ships have been destroyed, seized bottled up
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

When Germany closes the Swiss frontier, it is
taken for granted that something Of serious nature is
going in Hun territory It may be that, having failed
TO whip the Allies the Kaiser has decided to try and whip
his own people IL Will be well for him not to press
them too far because in all forms Of political society
there is a point OF revolt
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

Henry Ford is to build submarine ohasers Of
phibious nature for the United states Government. We
Won't charge him cent for saying that If they acquit
themselves well his cars have done the eoener The
Germans haul their submarines up shore the better
it viii be for them Henry is Of those peace advo
Gates who determined TO have peace il he has to fight
for 10.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

German aylaors. dropped tons Of explosives on Paris
Fory-nVe persons were killed and 207 persons were in
jued. The victims were non-eombatants. Now watch
the French army come back by way Of reprisal; and
when 1t does, those who suffer will not be non-com-
balants, but soldiers who the livery Of the Hohen
zoern Kaiser Germany viii pay en-fold for that Paris
outrage
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
Spirit of fIie
DelfnarUia Press
Az APrua-LlA..Ole.

From the Dover State News.
We congratulate Mr. George Carter,
editor of the Wilmington EVENING
JOURNAL. upon the real merit Of his
poem, "Our Boy which we take
pleasure in publishing in this issue OF
The State News Mr.. Carter is as good
a poet as he is an editor, which Is say
ing a great deal His poem will trike
a responsive chord in the hearts Of all
parents who have sent soldier boys 10
the front.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
With The Paiagraphers

When the electric lights failed they lgured that the
town could worry alons with candles for few hours
was bone dry and there were no bottles TO stick EN-
in.-Empora Gazette
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

This is Ground Hos Day May the pesky little creature
fail 10 his shadow We have had enough bad weather
to last for several months TO
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

Now that the price Of milk has been advanced to 10
cents in Philadelphia. all win admit that the
number is exceedingly unlucky one
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
ssc-Lucia Assorted Chocolates

s3c-Lucia Assorted Chocolates-i3c
Packed in one pound boxes, each con
tanning peanut butter centers, assoriei
fruit creams, vanilla n0ugat nut block
and earamels l3c the pound box.
Fenway Pink Package, the different
pactage, 60c the pound
Danforih's Dependable Drugs, Market
and Second tpoets ADV.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

Lord Lansdowne, Of Great Britain strikes The right
po'e when he asserts that the Allies must nsht until
iesn peace is assured peace only can be as.
@1'eo ny The absolute defeat Of the Central PoNers
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
nN1nEn. M noN,r Grr rnEnr.

stT1PON request Of the United state Fuel Admnlstra-
- tor the United states Directors OF Railroads" did
so and respecting the moving Of for coal says
United states Fuel Administrator reporting operations
that first day n the cosless order.
It is beautiful object lesson the mixup and per-
ncious fmctloning Of war management at Washington
Fact is not Garfield but McAdoo should be "he goat"
in respect Of this coalles order which many folk nnd
obnoxious Coal operators unanimously declare that
they furnish coal If given the cars and McAdoo has
been running all the Of the country for month
past
Suppose for instance that Secretary Of War Baker
all ready to move troops to Europe. lie has to depend
Garfield to produce the fuel and on AlcAdoo to de-
liver IL. He also has TO depend a couple Of boards
and their heads for the necessary ships Patriotic CO.
operation solves the difficulty you think Not long ago.
we had family fight between two Of the biggest men
in the war management over ships, and ships are the
very beginnings Of everything that Secretary Baker un-
dertakes TO do in Europe
There ought to be a quick for this condition.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

So many public men have endeayored TO FIX with vary
ns degrees Of dennenes the time for the ending Of the
that regret to that President Wilson has en-
tered the prophet list to limited extent Lord Kitchener
pursued the right course when he said: Il don't know
when the struggle will end but want soldiers TO
enlist for three years until the end Of the war" That
was the practical sort Of prophet he was and It is
pity be is not stlll alive.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02

AAe% kA0AN wi fNAkAA AAAAT lAtl pics
and when ! -ratched them they would
N run together, and my face
/sS)DA was a solid cake Of sore
e. eruptions. The pimpies
n came in blotehes and itched.
and after scratching they
~ burned and s marted awfully.
~ II was told to use Cuti-
cura. : fer using one box
and a half Of Cutieura Ointment ard
two cakes Of cuticura Soap l was
healed" (Signedl Miss Edith M.
Coleman, 447 Townsend ST.. Will
mington, Del, Sept. 1917.
You msy rely on cutieura TO care
for your skin, scalp, hair and hands,
under all conditions.
sample Each Free By Mail. Address post.
card: "Cuticura, Dept. II, boston," Sold
evervwhere. Sosp Csc. Oinmen 25 and Soc
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
RI IEUHAHSN, N-ULITI5
IMMEDIATELY RELIEVED
SOOlEes ard LCoStEsl lp iLCse
Stiff, RheLmalio JOnts, Re-
duCes' Inf smmatiOn and
Drives Out Pain

Don't suffer with Lumbago. Rheuma.
tism, Neuritis, Pleurisy, Neuralgia and
Congestion. Here is the quickest ard
surest relief Pain is an easy thing TO
stop. Get a jar of CAMPHOROLE from
the nearest drug store. and while you are
applying it you will wonder where the
pain has gone. The remarkable success
of CAMPHUROLE is entirely due to Win
tergreen, Menthol and Camphor. prepared
IN a synthetic way to give results. It is
well known that the medical profession
and medical papers testify to their g-eat
curative prof critics DR.. Brigadell, Manu-.
tacturer Nt'srti City. N.
Evening journal., 1918-02-02
.PIMPLES BURNED
AND SMARTED
AwfulIy. Came in Blotches and
Itched, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment Healed.

Il first broke out with tiny pirrpies
and when ] z sratehed them theY would