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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-07
GERMANY RELEASES BELGIANs.
All Civilian Prisoners Set Free, Says
Berlin Despatch.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. I'm accordance
with its amnesty proclamation, the Ger
man government has released all Belgian
civilian prisoners held in Germany, ac-
eording to telegram received here from
Berlin
Special rules under which Belgian
prisoners have been held are said to have
been abolished,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-07
Very Good Reason.

One reason a man Inns more poclI-
cts than woman is because his collar
things down his shirt front.-Galves-
ton News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-07

Accept California Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California ron
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels Children
love its delicious frnity. taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. Give it without fear.-Ady,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-07
Quick to Go.

Doctor-You are as sound as a dollar
! Patient hope / last longer than
one, doctor.-Boston Transcript.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
ADAPTED TO MODERN NEEDS
Seeming Proof That Fest Of Women
Have Developed With Enlarge
ment Of Their Work.,

The different sizes chosen for the
standard boots for women did not ap-
parently include size one. which raises
an interesting point, remarks the
Manchester (Eng.) Guardian. Some
little time ago an old curiosity shop
in a country town showed in its win
dow O w0man's shoe Of ancient date.
II was made Of gray-blue brocaded
silk. with large square-cut tongue
and fastened with buckle. The heel
was very high. made Of wood and COW
cred with red-brown leather. II was
q beautiful shoe, and might have be
longed to a lady of Marie Antoinette's
court, or even have trodden dances In
the time Of our Merry Monarch. But
II was so extraordinarily small that
800 women would have failed to gel
II on.
The thousandth happened to see 1t
was fascinated by Its appearance, and
asked II she might try It on. 1t fitted
exactly.
Was the normal size foot OF thai
age the abnormal one Of this? On'
wonders. And have women's hands
feet and waists developed 10 suit th'
work which nowadays they have to do
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
Value of Thunderstorm.

A thunderstorm Is one of the best
Of physicians. In fact 1t is worth n
whole army of doctors working day
and night, What they can only as
suage 1t can cure. clear out. absolutely
abolish.
Lightning makes the atmosphere
fresh. 1t is the cleansing fire of heaven.
Where It passes no germ can live. But
nm even greater cleanser, for 1t leaves
no nook or corner untouched, un-
washed. unfiushed, is the torrential
rain which almost invariably accom-
panies thunderstorm. Think Of bill
lions Of tons of water passing through
the atmosphere, carrying down with
It thousands Of tons Of solid matter IN
the shape of smoke and ashes, and ef'
fluvia, and germs untold and swilline
all these things from street and alley
and court and roof. Why, no spring
cleaning could effect in century wha'
a thunder shower does In ten min
uteS.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
HOW TO MEET MIDDLE AGE
imperative That One Should Keep Up
With the Procession Of Human
Thought.

Margaret Delnnd gives some useful
advice on how TO meet middle age In
such manner as TO insure future hap
pIness. Among other things, she says:
ITO hold on to our appreciation Of
nature. we must spur our dull and lag
ging memory Of beauty; to keep our
appreciation Of human nature. we
must refuse to be laid on the shelf; we
must keep up with the procession Of
human thought Only 80 can we see
the sweat the tears. and smiles Of our
fellow-creatures
"These are the two tasks of middle
age; II we perform them worthlly our
souls will mover grow old. And. plain
ly, II Is up TO u.s. as these slangy
youngsters Of ours express lit Is up
to us to keep young; to make sure
that our inner vision is open To beau
ty; and TO the JOY and sorrow, the
squalor and glory Of our fellows. II
we do this, the compensation is Inn
mediate!
$50, what difference does IL make II
the body is rheumatic and near-sight-
ed-and little deaf when II comes to
the song sparrows; what do such
things matter, II the eyes Of the soul
still see that crater mirroring the sky,
II the ears OF the spirit hear the birds
note IN dawn and dew?
"Nor does 1t matter that the body
declines game Of tennis and shudders
at n plunge into the surf when the
thermometer registers only IS degrees
If the body's tenant is able to say
10 the young people, Go aheadl Have
good timel But take my word fol
II.
"sThe best is yet to bep"-Wom
ans Home Companion.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25

lhy 'houean1s of feet into the living
fHrn" G, no nun cnn even guess. And,
oc r cul ilic valley. II left the trlh.
'''tr s'rrnms sloplng even more
riarp'y from their levels until event.
ualIy they poured over Drinks as giant
waterfalls.
prt Rcologists have determined, by
mcrrinR fact. that the river did by far
the moat Of the work. and that the
grrnt glacier which followed the water
ages nftorward did little more than
square Its corners md steepen It's
cliffs. II may have increased the
depth from TOO TO 1000 feet. not more.
During the uncountable years since
the glaciers vanished. erosion has
again mnrvelously used its chisel.
With the lessening Of the Merced'a
volume, the effect was to amazingly
carve and decorate the walls
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
Classified Advertising
PHOTO STUDIO

THE PICTURE MILL for fine photo
graphs. Open daily except Sun
day from 10 a. m. to .. m. Sun
day sittings by appointment only.
Phone Mil. 2ss-R, or residence
140-J. 57tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
Attractive Tiled Roofs.

One Of the most romantic touches
of old Spain and Mexico Is transfer
red to southern California through
the medium of its tile roofs on the
better class Of domestic work. The
work left by the old Franciscan
priests in their missions throughout
southern California and mostly done
by the Indians, who were good pot
ters and who became expert under
the direction of the monks, Is the
source of this new departure. 1t is
claimed that the variations In the
tile, making 1t possible for them to
fit together, was done over the calf
Of an Indians leg, the wet clay
being nodded by that method and
then laid aside to dry. The charac.
ter of these old tiles consists mol
only in the rich red and reddish
brown tones in the clay or the tex
ture, sort of semi-rough matt
glaze, but from the irregular, many
sized and shaped pieces going into
the roof.-Dwight James Baum ir
Architecture.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
Telephone probe.S

The inventor of the Bell telephone,
Alexander Graham Bell. has another
invention to his credit that very few
know OF. Yet It is In constant use in
France. II is called the telephone
PROBE" and absolutely locates the ex.
act position Of bullet In the human
body.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
Really Fine EuIooy.

Here is a eulogy Of a dead emir
which Ibn Khallikan declares the
Commander Of the Faithful. as the
Caliph Of Bagdad was known, pro.
nounces incompatible: "Now let mis-
fortune do its worst. and time iniiict
Its evils. There is no excuse for eyes
which have not shed their tears"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
Got RIno Lost rhIrtv year, Aoo.

A boy was playing along the rocky
coast OF North Wales, a short time
ago, and trying to lift many Of the
loose rocks, saw sparkling object
lying underneath one OF them. On be-
Ing fshed up this proved TO be valu-
able gold ring. When inquiries were
made. II was found that II belonged to
an old resident of the district, who had
lost 1t In the sea over thirty years ago.
when bathing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
Snakes Bred for Profit.

Most Of the snakes used by show.
men are procured from large SNAKE
farm" at San Antonio. Tex. where all
kinds Of reptiles are bred. This farm
consists Of eight acres for snakes
alone. besides the land required for
raising rabbits, chickens, frogs and
other SNAKE feed"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25

Envelopes at tha Courier ONCE.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
Great Wrona Done willis.

There ought to be severe penalty
for an alarm clock striking a blue note.
One OF these things got Willie out OF
bed an hour too early under the sug-
gestion that he was an hour late, and
landed him at the Office like a run.
away horse. before the janitors had
finished their mornings work.--se-
attic Post.Intelligencer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
pestrucsIve Civil War.

Civil war in England lasted from
1912 to 1660-eighteen years-being
contemporaneou part Of the time
with the Thirty Years war, which d.
vided all Germany into two opposing
camps. It found the empire with q
population of 100000, and left II
with less than 5.00n On1
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
Seek Fuel OIL Substitute.

Experts in the employ Of Uruguay
are experimenting with bituminous
schist, which exists in great quantities
In that country, In the belief that II
may replace fuel oil In government
electric plants.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
: Materials In Alrpians.
Effective Nov. 10. 1913.

Exclusive Of the engine, the average
airplane contains 1929 nails, 3,377
screws, 920 steel clampings, 798 forg.
ings, 276 turnbuckles, 85 pounds Of
aluminium and relative quantities Of
varnish, rubber. linen, wood, etc.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25
TO RENT
WANTED

WANTED-Cook, dining room girl,
chamber maid and dish washer.
Phone or write Hotel Clarke,
Glendale, Ore. "a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-25

HEMSTITCHING and picoting done
to order. Handicraft Shop. Med
ford. Ore. 3S
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
GERMANS FLED
IN DUTCH U-BOAT
Interned Crew at Batavia Killed
Guard and Escaped in Craft;
News Censored.

By Associated Press 20 Every Evening
San Francisco, March ia submarine
nf the Dutch navy was captured az
Batavia nv sailors from the interned Ger
man steamer Graf Won LuttwItz, who
succeeded in evading the marine patrol
and putting u sea with their prize last
January. according 70 Fritz Won Ebelshon-
an employe ~ the Dutch East Indian
government in Sumafra, who Is n san
Francisco today on the way to Holland.
The capture was vigorously censored by
the Dutch officials, Won Ebelshon said
This submarine was sent out by the
royal government Tor patrol dnty IN East
Indian waters. said Won Ebelshon. One
night during the absence OF the crew A.
a reception rendered them by the eoio-
nists, when only an anchor watch was left
aboard the submarine sailors from the
interned German merchant steamer Graf
Won Luttwitz rowed alongside, boarded
the submarine and after fight N which
a Dutch guard was killed, took possession
OF the vessel.
When the loss Of the submarine VA
learned. two Dutch cruisers as we'll as
several Allied vessels started n pursuit.
but whether The submarine was recaptureu
we never learned
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
NEW HOME FOR
DAVIS STORES
Ieweler Purchases Three PROPERTIES
on Market Street and Will
Combine Business.

NIillard r Davis, be jewelry mer-
chant Of Tenth and Market streets and
9 East Second street, announced today
that he had purchased the properties
nj s27l5. 80 and 83l Market street.
Mr. Davis store has been one Of the
landmarks on East Second street for 30
wears. For more than 10 years his son
has managed the store at Tenth and
Market streets Both the first stand and
tie. new one have grown and the last
Years business was one Of the best
experienced BY the firm
IL il eventually proposed by Mr.. Davis
to combine both establishments at s3l
Market street How much longer the
store ~ Tenth and Market will be con-
tlnued has not been decided upon.
Both the jewelry and optical business
will be enlarged in the new location of
the business Il Is not believed that the
change will take effect until some time
next wear as the leases on some OF the
properties do not expire until then.
Ii Is Mr. Davis intention 10 make the
new home at - Market street one OF the
most modern and up-to-the -minute places
Of business on the Peninsula. The store
will extend from Market 10 Shipley streets
and the third floor OF the building Will
be the factory of the firm The second
floor Will be made into offices and rented.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
EXCEEDED SPEED LAWS.
William G. Hosfclt Fined 81 and Costs
After Hearing in Municipal Court.

Arraigned in City Court today for
violating the traffic rules, William G..
Hosfclt was fined 81 and costs, the mini
mum penalty. Il was alleged that Hos
felt, who has been in Wilmington four
months, was driving motor vehicle
in the wrong direction on Shiplcy street.
William Pickels, a soldier, and William
o. Cross were before Judge Churehmap
for fighting on the street The soldier was
dismissed but Cross was fined IS and costs.
The case Of Henry Pryor, Negro,
charged with assault and battery, was
continued until Friday, in order TO give
the defendant time To secure witnesses.
Bail WAS fixed at 800.
Judge Churchman dismissed the charge
of larceny as bailee against William
Dugan. Virgil Richardson, a soldier, testi-
fed that he had given Duean $40 TO buy
him some liquor. As the actual fault
seemed To be Richardson's the case was
dismissed
Judge Chmchman continued the case
Of Nellie Conner, arraigned on an assault
and battery charge, until Friday, IN
order that the defendant may obtain WIT
nesses.
William Arrnuck was charged with the
larceny of s25 from Jesse Frazier. lie was
held in $500 bail for the Court OF General
Sessions. The police found Armnek IN
n house at No. 4 Rising sun Lane.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
CHANGERS PLAN FOR
FARM BUREAUS
Select Officers and Name Com
mittees to Organize
Communities.

A meeting of farmers and farm women
was held in the Levy Court room on
SATURDAY. afternoon for the purpose OF
discussing the organization OF farn
bureau Plans for the organization arc
now working very successfully
4. :. Fisher. Of the [ $ Department OF
Agriculture explained clearly the nature
and the object of these bureaus and what
they had accomplished in six hundred
other counties where they are organized
at present The movement was freely dis
cussed, and tho meeting WAS Of tho unan-
imous opinion, that the movement
could be worked here temporary or
ganization COMMITTEES WAS elected to take
charge of the campaign for membership
IN the county and to organize each com
munltv. They wern George L. Medlll of
Newark. chairman. Mrs Mary L Dickey.
Stanton, State secretary. Mrs. II. B.
Mcdowell. NfiddIetown and \ {. Smed-
lev. Tallyvillc membership, II l. Dill
worth. Contreyillo constitution and by
laws: ] T. Shallcross, Middl:town,
publicity
st tho close of tho meeting tho COM
mIttec met and appointed the following
temporary chairmen and vlcc-chnrmen
for the following communities faltey-
vile, A. G. Smcdloy and Eva Wcldtn;
Hockessin John Mitchell and Nellie Ciray.
Newark Thomas Green and Mrs. T..
johnson. Mermaid William Naredaln and
Mrs William Peach, Stanton, Z. L lHck-
ev and Mis- Chambers. Newport William
Clngston and Mrs Robert Robinson
New Castle. j Frank Megginson, Bear,
Clayton Appleton and Mrs " l. tram
ston. st Georges James II Moore
kirkwood, Griffin Ellison and Mrs Rich
ard GAVIN. FmrvIcw. Frank NhttcEnAn
Mt Pleasant. Maurice Eliasoni smyrna,
W + Massey; Centreville II. l.. DllWorth
Middlctown, George Janylor and Mrs.
Howard Poolo; Odessa. Alex. Corbit and
Mrs W t. Watkins Blackbird, Roydcn
Caulk and Mrs Fortner. Townsend,
Walter Money and Mrs v. C. Money
Deakyneville, Walter Donovan and Mrs.
Harry Woodkeeper.
The above temporary committee char
men in cooperation with VI q. Pence,
county agent and Gertrude l.. Bloggett.
State leader for Home Dem Agents and
under the direction of the committee will
arrange for countrywide campaign
At least 500 members are expected IN this
county Judging by the interest already
exhibited
The organization is not competitive
with any existing organization but Will
federate the organized forces OF the
county with the unorganized Il will also
cooperate With the grange and the milk
producers for agriculture bctterment.
Following the meeting the matter was
presented to he NJ +. \. IN session At the
same time and was unanimously Endorsed
All present signed for membership the fec
being fixed at fifty cents for both men and
women
1t is hoped that the final meeting may
he held in two weeks and the date will be
announced by the committee III a few
days The membership campaign In each
community Is now under way.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
COMPLAIN OF STREET.
Chief Of Police Black Describes Con-
diti0ns at Penna. Ave. and Union st.

The directors of the Street and Sewer
Department today transacted routine
business. Chief of Police Black appeared
before the directors and asked that at
tempts be made to make conditions Tor
traffic safer at Pennsylvania avenue and
Union street. There is n bad crossing
at this place and several accidents have
occurred there. The matter Will be
investigated.
A communication was received from
the +. +. Slocomb and Company, asking
permission to place wire fence around
lts property at Fifteenth and Pine streets
The fence is to be placed around the
property at the request of the Navy De
partment. The request was granted.
Nicholas Fidancc and Son, asked that
a sewer be placed in Sixth street between
Rodman and Hawley streets. The matter
was referred to City Council.
Harry Chairs appeared before the.
directors and cited several owners. OF
properties who had failed to pave their
sidewalks. Arrangements. will be made
to have these sidewalks paved at once.
Now that the warm weather has set In,
work along this line will progress quickly
and the directors are going to try 10
have every sidewalk in the city paved.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
FINE COAL DEALERS
Continued from page j

The case Of Joseph H. Bartiey, Jr.,
charged by his wife, Lavlnla L. BARLEY,
With non-support, was heard by Judge
Boyca. but not submitted TO q jury.
Since March -, 1918. when the couple
separated BARLEY had paid SIP monthly
for the support of his 5-ycars-old daughter
but had not contributed TO the support
of his wife Mrs. BARLEY asked support
for herself and requested that the allow
ance for the child's support be increased.
Acknowledgement Reinhardt represented
the State. and j. Frank Ball was counsel
for the defence. Judge BOyce ordered
BARLEY to pay $40 monthly for the sup
port of his wife and $40 monthly for the
support of his child In testimony il
was stated the wife is employed and earns
SIS weekly.
In the case Of Peter Greece, found
guilty OF assaulting Mary LapSley with
criminal intent, j. Frank Ball, counsel
for the defence, filed the following reasons
why the verdict of the jury should be set
aside and new trial granted: First,
the verdict was against the evidence;
second. the verdict was against the
law, third, the court erred IN permitting
Jesse Jones, \ witness for the State 70
testify in answer to a certain. question
propounded BY the attorney-general;
fourth. the court erred in permitting
Lorenzo G. hing, a witness for the State,
10 testify IN answer TO certain questions
propounded BY the encouragement;
fifth, the court erred in permitting sheldon
W. Fairchtld, a witness for the State, 10
testify in answer to certain questions
propounded by the attorney general;
sixth, the court erred in perm 'tting
Jacob kcyscr, witness for the State
to testify in answer To certain questions
propoundcd by the attorney general;
seventh, the court erred in permitting
Lorenzo c. King. a witness called in re
buttal by the State, TO testify in answer
TO certain questions propounded by the
Attorney-general; eighth, the defence
desires to call Anthony Cosletto, Otto
Nepa and Alfred di Emidlo as additional
witnesses; ninth, the defence desires tc
call Joseph T. Hilles as an additiona
witness. No time was fixed for argument
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-19
MISS ALICE BRADFORD.
Daughter of the Late Judge Edward G..
Bradford, Died at Her Home in This
City Yesterday,

Miss Alice Bradford Of 26I0 West Six
teenth street, died yesterday afternoon at
> IS clock, following an illness OF about
FIVE months
Miss Bradford was daughter Of the
late Judge Edward G. Bradford, Sr.,
father OF the present Judge Edward @.
Bradford, OF the United States District
Court, and Mrs. Elizabeth G. Bradford
She was a sister Of Judge Edward q. Brad
ford, Mrs. Charles VI. Curtis, Mrs. Alexis
l. du Pont, OF Wilmington; Miss Eugenia
Bradford Of Philadelphia; William ID.
Bradford Of Middletown, and Henry Is.
Bradford OF Edge Moor.
Funeral services will he held ut her
home on Wednesday afternoon at ,
o'clock. Interment, which will be private,
will be in Old Swedes cemetery.
DIR. WILLIAM c. PIERCE
After suffering with pneumonia for a
brief period DIR. William 6. Pierce, q
former resident of this city, died at his
home in Long Island City, Y. Y, on
SUNDAY night He was - wears old and
son of the late William G. Pierce. a con-
tractor of this city. Interment will he
made in Norristown, Pa, OF which due
notice will be given DIR. Plrce, who was
well known here. was graduate OF the
Wilmington High School and also Of the
University of Pennsylvania lie leaves
two children-WilliaIn c. Pierce, Jr., and
MARY VI Pierce. both residents of this
clty: also a brother and siSter-Frankhn
Pierce. OF No. 1902 Washington street. and
Miss lydia NJ Pierce of No 1914 West
street At one time he was president of the
W H. >. Alumni.
MISS JOSEPHINE FoARD.
Miss Josephine Foard, aged - years,
daughter of the late Edward Levi Lingan
Foard. Of Bohemia Manor. Maryland.
died on Sunday in Hackcnsack y. j.. as
the result of broken hip, occasloned by
a recent fall on an icy pavement. She was
an artist of distinction. and was a member
Of the Roval Society Of Artists OF london,
having been elected thereto IN regncoItlon
Of her work on Indian pottery. Miss toard
was member Of q family which has been
seated on the Eastern Shore OF Maryland
from a time prior 10 1870, and allied by
marriage with the Stuyvesants, Rayards'
and many other prominent colonial iainl-
lies OF New York and Maryland. She Is
survived BIZ sister Mrs Y. X Bcrghaua
of Ridgeheld Park. \ j. Funeral services
will he held at the Episcopal church,
RIdgefeld Park, on Wednesday afternoon
ARTHUR G. MOORE.
Arthur q. Moore, aged ~ years, u
loIS Bennett street. died March Is Of
| pulmonary tuberculosis.
MARY AGNES HoWER~
Mary Agnes Bowers, aged - years, of
! Bayard and Gilpin avenues, dled March
/ IL of double pneumonia
MARY =. COYNE-
Miss MARY f. Coync, aged Is years, Of
Asheville. \. c., died on March Is, Of
pulmonary tuberculosis.
MRS LAVINIA STEWART
/ Mrs Lavinia Stewart, aged s. years, 81
| 1901 Scott street, died on March Is Of
/ senilc debility.