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Smyrna times., 1918-05-22
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. j. Dirickson Cummins and His
Organist to Participate in Services

Rev. j. Dirickson Cummins and His
Organist to Participate in Services
The members of St. Peters con-
gregation and the people of Smyrna
generally are promised a great treat
on Sunday evening at st. Peters
Church. The Rev. James Dirickson
Cummins, Rector of st. Paul's Church,
Centrevjlle, Md, with his organist
and choir will journey over for visit.
The choir will sing the Service, Mr..
Cummins will preach and the organist
will give, in addition, an Organ Re-
cital. Mr.. George Haydn Bromby,
the organist, is an English trained
musician. being Bachelor of Music,
and an F. S. A. Oondon). Let all
who love good music and uplifting
worship come out. services
and meetings will be as follows:
Junior Auxiliary tonight at the Rec
tory at z o'clock. EVensong in the
Church Friday at 7.30 p. M, fol-
lowed by choir rehearsal. May 9th
will be Trinity Sunday and there will
be Holy Communion and Sermon at
TO- 80 a. m. Sunday School and Bible
Glass at II noon; and the service as
announced above at 7.30 p. m. A
cordial welcome is always extended.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-22
SMYRNA OPENS BIG DRIVE
FOR RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
LOCAL CHAPTER SETS GOAL FOR
$4,000 TO BE RAISED THIS WEEK
Big Red Gross Meeting to be Held in
Smyrna Opera House Tonight
OeIaware's Goal $I,5oO,ooO

Smyrna has begun an active cam
paign for the Red Cross Drive and
with a goal set at $4,000 will join the
other patriotic towns of the state in
making a thorough canvas. Last year
Smyrna raised 81, 500 and in setting
the goal this year at So 600 the Red
Cross workers feel that $4,000 should
be easily raised since it only repre-
sents a per capita of $1.00 for each
inhabitant. In fact some feel that if
the Smyrna folks will unloosen and do
as much as they can that the goal set
can be materially exceeded if not
doubled. Hervey P. Hall is the
State Captain for this district and his
assistants, the local captains and
solicitors have been named and Mon
day evening started to canvass the
town. This evening a big Red Cross
meeting will be held at the Smyrna
Opera House when Chaplain Jaquier
of the French Army will be present
and give a stirring address. There
will also be some addresses by local
speakers and patriotic songs will be
sung. Preceding the meeting the
school children, several hundred strong,
representing the Junior Red Cross,
will parade.
Delaware Pledged for $l.5oo,ooo
The Red Cross Drive this week is
not only taking hold in Smy rna but
all through the three counties as well.
Delaware nailed the flag to the
mast at Wilmington Monday night for
81, 500, 900 in the Red Cross campaign.
This is three times the quota allotted
to the state by the national Red Cross
officials. The placing of this quota
marks the most enthusiastic opening
of any of the patriotic and humani-
tartan campaigns ever held in this
section. 1t more than justifies the
prophesy made by Charles H. Scott,
chairman of the Pennsylvania Della
ware Division. At the big Whining
ton meeting at the Play House Gov
ernor Townsend and staff were there
and speeches were made by number.
DR.. Joseph H. O'Dell, clergyman,
writer, publicist, and lecturer in an
impassiOned speech urged every one
of his hearers to make himself and
herself worthy of the men now fight
ing and dying in the trenches by doing
the very utmost in the Forthcoming
campaign.
Dupont Pledge a Big Boost to Fund
After he had concluded T. C. du
Pont moved that Delaware's quota be
made one million dollars instead OF
$500, 900. This was carried by ris
ing vote amid applause. In the Play
house when Mrs. August Belmont
Eleanor Robeson) had finished 6
brilliant and inspiring talk on the
work of the Red Cross abroad, Pierre
S. dupont proposed that the quota Of
this state be raised by another
$500, 900, making the goal 81, 500,
600 in all. This was adopted by tn,
house unanimously.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-22
PRESBYTERIAN CHILDRENs DAY

Will be Observed Next Sunday Morn
ing-ReV. Mr.. Preston 10 Give Address
"Children's Day" will be observed
at the Presbyterian Church next Sun
day at 10. 80 a. m. The Rev. Mr..
Preston, of Wilmington, will deliver
the address. There will be special
music, and the exercises will be ap-
propriate and interesting. 1t is hoped
that large audience will be in at
tendance.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-22
SENATORS TIED UP OVER JUDGE
Salisbury for Rodney and Wolcott for
Hughes for Federal Bench

Salisbury for Rodney and Wolcott for
Hughes for Federal Bench
United States Senators Salisbury
and Wolcott have not reached an agree
ment as yet on the nomination of the
lawyer to succeed Judge Edward G.
Bradford, for the United States Dis
trict Court, in Delaware whose resig-
nation took effect Monday. Senator
Wolcott mas suggested for the judge
ship James H. Hughes, of Dover,
Secretary of State for Delaware under
former Governor Tunnell. Senator
SaulsburY's first candidate, Judge Will
liam H. Boyce, of Dover, is beyond
the age limit and has voluntarily with
drawn his name from consideration
Senator Salisbury, has, however,
refused to compromise on Hughes,
and it is now believed he will urge
the nomination of Richardson S. Rod
ney, of New Castle, his law partner.
A conference between the two senators
failed to bring an agreement. The
President may make the decision.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-22
PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL DAY"
Decoration Day Will be Observed and
Grand Army Veterans Will Pay Trib-
ute to Their Fellow Comrades"

At a meeting of the Ministerial
Association Monday, 9.15 q. M, at
the Presbyterian Manse, there was
present a representative Of the G. A.
R., Comrade 1t. Davis. 1t was de-
cided that in accordance with Presi-
dent Wilson's Proclamation, Thurs
day, May 3Oth Memorial Day),
should be set apart as ga day of pen
itence and prayer. In addition to
the services in the churches there will
be Community Service on the High
School grounds. This will commence
at 10 a. m, and will consist of a
sermon and appropriate exercises.
At the conclusion of the service, the
veterans and friends will proceed to
the cemeteries, where the ritual SER
vices and Lincoln's Farewell Address
will be read. Friends and relatives
of deceased soldiers are requested to
help in decorating the graves. If
there are any who know of soldiers
graves other than those of comrades
whose realtives are living here, it is
requested that immediate notification
of the fact b emade to comrade L. T.
Davis. The committee in charge of
the Memorial Day Exercises consists
of Reverends ]. NJ. Eckard and Milton
McCann and Comrade LIT. Davis.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-22
BLAcKsIRD OFFICE SEEKERS

Jefferson Stats Wants to go to LegIs-
Iature-Sherb Collins for Coroner
Blackbird, May 22.-Democrats in
Blackbird hundred are getting busy
S. A. Collins of Townsend has an
nounced himself as candidate for cor
noer of New Castle county. W. A.
Jefferson Stats, representative-elect
from Blackbird hundred, has announced
himself as a candidate to succeed
himself. He is now filling the unex-
pired term of William l.. Collins.
Albert v. Guessford has announced
himself candidate for the office OF
assessor for the hundred. He was an
aspirant for the Office two years ago
but withdrew.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-22
SMYRNA RED CROSS DRIVE
Captains Named for the Red Cross
Drive Now Successfully inaugural
ed in Smyrna and Vicinity

SN ~ anu VICINITY
The members of the Red Cross met
at the Club House with Mr.. H. P.
Hall on Friday evening, May 18th, to
make plans for the Red Cross drive
for the week of May Goth. Mrs. E
G. Walls and Miss Edith Beck we're
appointed captains for Smyrna and
Mrs. James Jackson has charge of
the drive at Smyrna Landing.
The workers are to meet at their
headquarters every evening and report
the success of the day. Mrs. Lloyd,
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Van Horn were
named chairmen of a committee to be
in the stores Saturday afternoon and
evening to receive contributions from
those not having had an opportunity
to give. The President appointed
committee from the Red Cross to meet
with the directors of the Club Corpor-
alton and the Club Executive in re-
gard to having a Country Fair again
this year in the interest of the Red
Cross. 1t was voted to hold a meet
ing at the Opera House on Wednesday
evening to arouse more interest and
enthusiasm for the drive this week.
The officers of the Junior Red Cross
with Mr.. Price, were named to ar
range for a children's parade Wednes-
day evening before the meeting.
Surgical dressings made by the Smyrna
Branch are shown this week in a win
dow of Mr.. DeFOrd's store, and the
knitted articles in w. A. FAIRIES &
Sons window, while the chairman
of sewing and the Junior Auxiliary
have their display of work at Clifton
& Jones'. Mr.. Swain has a Red
Cross exhibit in his store window.
Every effort is being made to make
the Red Cross drive for 1918, a great
success. and it is hoped that by Sat-
urday evening Smyrna will have its
full amount subscribed. --Chairman of
Publicity.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-22
WILL REGISTER YOUTHS JUNE 5

All Those Attaining Majority During
Past Year to be Enrolled for Service.
June 5 has been fixed as the date
for registration of youths who have
attained 81 years since the first army
draft registration June 5 last year.
The resolution authorizing the new
registration is awaiting the Presidents
signature, but the Provost Marshal
Generals office virtually has COM
pleted preparations for carrying it
into effect. 1t is estimated that about
800, 900 men available for the mill
tary service will be found among the
new registrants this year. During
the year beginning June 5 it is planned
to have quarterly registrations.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-22

Smyrna Boys to Join the Colors"
In the draft contingent to leave
this state Friday are five Smyrna
bows: Clark Knots, Bayard Inman,
John Mood, Howard Davis and John
Restine.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-22
John II. h. Hall Goes to West Point

John Henry Hoffecker Hall, son of
Speaker of the Delaware House and
Mrs. Hervey P. Hall of Smyrna, has
passed his final examinations and will
enter West Point Military Academy
On June 14th.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-17
THE NEWS FROM GERMANY

T ROM HOLLAND and Switzerland, neutral countries that IT have abundant opportunity to know the progress of events Germany, increasing and continually more cr rumstana reports the abdcaon of the Kaiser and the suc cess group groups not clearly described and haps not clearly knewn
 Some change of utmost importance has taken place Ger many Of this there be doubt The first peace note was uered in the name of German government" Mr. Wilson's reply tothe Imperial German government and the German returned by the German govern men with large majority of the Reichstag and without reference to the Kaiser the Kaiser under Ger law it existed until quite recently at eas has the sole authority make and and consider and decide foreign relationships.
 would follow therefore that the two German peace notes are uttered by an authority that is not legal by legal thory which elects to conceal the reality of its existence or by legal government of character hitherto unknown in Germany which into being by process of oution by orderly changes in the German constitution which not known in America.
 In any event the the peace notes addressed to Mr. Wilson represent the unspeakabe humiliation of the Kaiser though not the existence and the cmac terie of a revolution.
 thoroughly democratic and repentant Germany must do than crush the Kaiser It must overthrow the junker in uence of which the Kaiser the apotheos and represen atve It is this class in whom the land of Germany largely centralized that the bulwar of the military system Their great estates lying in and in East Prussia con-
 ute in junker minds barrier to peace, for means to them that these territories will bo apportoned the to France, and the other to a new Polish state.
 It to be much the better opinion that great civil upheava is in progress in Germany, that German military power is approaching exhauson and that complete and humble acceptance of the American terms is imminent.
 Under circumstances however, must Allied effort be abaed To just the degree that Germany is in revouon will there be doubt of what the future may bring When country becomes unsettled to the verge of evouton rarely happens that the stability of the of revolution is great The national power the usual shaken, becomes unstabe succeeds government ministers succeed ministers; policies change night.
 The safe for America is to continue every precisely if Germany still controlled by the Junkers Pile and materials until the German surrender arrives The very conditions of the peace table require that America chief sponsor for the peace of the world promoter the of Nations shall have in being the power that commands the respect of those who respect force than anything ee
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-17
INFLUENZA STATISTICS
INFLUENZA HAS history, centuries old.

INFLUENZA HAS history, centuries old, The are full of it. Historically 1t is crowd disease, The pres en epidemic is the most and the most fatal of modern mes The conagon peryaSve perhaps because centuries of civilization have not ufficed to teach and tain fundamentals of personal cleanliness.
 Splitting floors, streets and sidewalks is widespread habit Shocking anad coughing that the mouth fluids widely disseminated another unpleasant and dangerous tom
 Perhaps these practices could be completely controlled wide group of painful maladies would disappear
 There certainly way of being certain that any means will control the dissemination of the present epidemic The previous judgment inuitiOn experience and best authority must be relied upon the best guide caution
 The custom, almost universally throughout the United States has been to eliminate crowds, far possible
 That is the best judgment of the best thing to do as udg men appears action through the larger of health of ficers of the United States
 may be that influenza is not disease; the means its spreading be subtle than Unchecked assebage not promote the conagon or the infection.
 But the responsible health officer who takes this viewpoint abandon the history of the maady he assume less likely to be checked is no crowding than where it exists
 Some statistics have been offered to that it little difference whether crowding is forbidden not that Chattanooga abolished crowdng without controlling the disease So its said of the condition presenting in Phil adepha and in Cincinnati
 But the presence of many cases does not thing because not known what would have happened had there been control The varabes are toe to be settled in such simple way.
 Some facts upon which statistical conclusions might be reached could perhaps be had at this time by thorough knowledge of the of events in the cities and towns of Massachusetts where the figures have been assembled and from which the facts would be readily available:
 The ImesFarmer intends say merely this that the thoFities assume responsibility when they give to Bridgeport less degree of protection than that which the perenc of the world has necessary If the ut most precaution taken and harm comes there be cr cism If less protection is taken and evil follows there will
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-17
GERMAN PAPERS
 PAVING WAY FOR
 TURKEYS ACTION

Amsterdam, Wednesday, Oct 16- German newspapers are preparing the public for an announcement of Fur keys withdrawal from the war. On Tuesday the Frankfort Gazette print ed despatch from Constantinople to the effect that far-reaching events were impending there.
 The despatch said that in the vilay- ct of Smyrna, representatives of American and British business inter ests have maintained throughout the war cordial relations with the gover- nor, Rahme Bey, the uncrowned king of Smyrna,," with whom Con- stantinople never has dared to inter- fere, The newspaper says that, de- spite the rupture of diplomatic re- lations many bridges still led from Constantinople to Washington"
 Robert College, and the Girls Col lege on the Bosphorus, as well as the American University at Beirut and other educational institutions, were permitted to continue work during the war. They were supplied with food from Bulgaria, as many students in these institutions came from Bull garian families of the upper classes. It was true these channels, according to the newspaper correspondents, that first overtures were made to Wash ington looking to the withdrawal Of Bulgaria from the war,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-17
BLACK FINDS MARRIED WOMEN
 WILLING AIDS
Matrons Offer Much Help When Call for Influenza
 Nurses Issues.

Hartford, Oct 17-At the request of pr. John T. Black, State Commts- sioner of Health, the woman's com rnittee of the Connecticut State Coun- cil of Defense recently instituted a campaign to secure nurses needed in the fight against Spanish influenza, and now reports good results in get ting married women into service in their own towns In few cases, hoWever,' could women be spared for work elsewhere.
 Using the census of nurses com piled early last year. the woman com mittee listed all trained and experi- enced nurses living in tWenty-tWo of the larger towns of the state, making a separate list for each town. These lists were sent to the chairmen of the woman's committees of the towns concerned. The latter were Hart ford, New Haven, Waterbury, Bridge ports Ncrwalk, Norwich, Putnam, Stamford, Torrington, Ansonfa, Der En Stamford, Bristol, DanburX, Da- rien, Derby, Greenwich, Meriden, Middletown, Naugatuck, New Britain and New London
 With each list went a letter re- questing each woman's committed chairman to- organize an emergency committee. The latter was to check up the nurses listed to find out what each nurse was doing, and if she was not WIG! king, to urge her into service. Any nurse available for out of town service was to be asked to report 10 pr. Black, so that she might be placed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-17
ON TO BERLIN

(New York Herald (German)
 Germany has her reply ready with rather surprising quickness, truly step forward against former times when she was wont to delay, some times in a manner to eXasperate this country. This is all we can say + for the present Only the president and his cabinet are truly capable of judging as to what should be done.
 Cincinnati Commercial Tribune)
 All this means is that Germany be- gins to realize that if Foch is not stopped she is terribly beaten President Wilson cannot contemplate barley pending complete surrender without evacuation of all stolen territory, including Alsace-Lorraine. There is no room for discussion of de- tails of evacuation.
 (Boston Post)
 Let Germany recall its submarine fleet and surrender it. Let t surren- der it's high seas fleet as well. Let it permit the allies to occupy Heligoland and Kiel Evacuate and surrender Metz and the waole string of forts along the Rhine. With guarantees similar to these 1t would be safe to suggest an armisttce, Without them an armistice Is unsafe,
 Providence, R. l., JournaD
 The answer to any proposal for an armistice must come from military commanders, sword in hand, Ger many rettreating to her own borders on the western front and facing over whelming military defeat and the cap ture of immense quantities of sup plies and ammunition, accepts what? A proposition she believes to have been made to her that she retire un-? molested to her own territory, there to wage the war in any way she sees fit. It is vital that Washington dis abuse Germanys mind of this belief at the earliest possible moment,
 Louisville Ceurier-J ournaD
 The man in the White House muzk draft the program of civilization in ice future dealings with the despoiler; that he and his colleagues of the al- lied governments will permit the Hun to retire to his bloody lair still bel ligerent is unthinkable. The arms of Germany and Austria must be stacked on the battle line :" Wait for him (the president) before you talk, or even think peace,
 (Portland, Maine, Press) Prince MaXimilian's reply cannot be interpreted as an unconditional surrender by Germany. If America keeps her high purposes in mind, the reply cannot end ths war at this time The Imperial German auto crats, speaking through the lips of a camouflaged government, are grasp ing at the only straw in the whirlpool of despair, to save their armies from annihilation and themselves from punishment.
 Pittsburgh Vo1ksbiatt) The Volksblatt of Pittsburgh after declaring that Germany's acceptance of the Presidents condition for an armistice is an American victory of magnitude, attaches great significance to omission of the word "imperial' in relation to the German government, adding "a veritable political revolu- tion already A victory of democrat ic principles, which marks the begin 1 ming of new era."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-17
THE PASSING

(New York Journal of Commerce)
 Whether the Kaiser abdicates or not, the end of the Hohenzollern dyn- asty is fairly in sight. "+* Said Bis marck, not very long before his death: If the worst comes to the worst and it should become necessary to put him (the emperor) under re- straint. my successor will have a more difficult task than would have fall en to my lot; for I feel sure the Ger man people would have trusted me-" Said Pope Leo XIII, after a per sonaI interview in 1888 with the Ger man emperor: This young man Is obstinate and vain, and it is to be feared that his reign will terminate in disaster" It has been strange ca- reer, from whatever point it may be viewed, but the most notable char acteristic of it today is its success In provoking the indignant reproduction and abhorrence of mankind.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-17
PLANT INSPECTIONS
 SAVES GOAL

Hartford, Oct. 1.-The administra- tive engineer department of the Fed eral Fuel Administration in this state has, up to October 5, inspected and rated 78 steam plants, which have used 2,729,600 tons of coal per year. This is about half the number of plants that will eventually be rated, and 295 of them report that by improving fir ing methods, eliminating waste and installing new equipment, a saving of 203,0OO tons of coal per year will be effected.
 As Connecticuts allotment to be saved by the Fuel Administration is $50, 900 tons, it is believed that the state will go far lover the top'' on this coal saving measure. The saving amounts to from 15 to 20 per cent, and if this percentage is carried out by the manufacturing plants through out the country, it means, according to fuel officials, a saving of from 5O,- GOO, ,O0O to 60, 100000 tons of coal This is enough, it is said, to supply all plants during the coming winter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-17
Editorial Comment
MIR. TAFT


 Philadelphia Record)
 Professor William Howard Taft who when President of the United States suffered grievously through the misrepresentation of all his acts and policies by factional opponents in his own party, does not allow that fact to restrain him in his criticisms of the present occupant of the White House or to incline him to charity He blunders along in his heavy, good-natured fashion, and has no hesitation about expressing his opin- ions on matters on which he can have no better information than the man in the street. For instance, he has tackled the Russian situation and the assistance sent to the CzechoSloyaks -an intricate question on which Washington must be infinitely better posted than he. This course is all the more peculiar because MT. Taft has been intrusted by President Will son with important administrative duties, and one would suppose that a sense of delicacy would restrain him in his public utterances. This ob- tuseness on his part helps to explain why he was such a colossal failure as President. He means we'll, but he is strangely lacking in gumption.