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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
Negro Voters Getting FESTIVE.

Recent events in local politics Indicate
{ hattie Negro voters OF Delaware are
becoming FESTIVE and strongly inclined
10 demand political recognition common
surate with their voting strength. The
meeting Of Negro voters recently held
in Do, er, at which resolutions were adopt
cd set re- forth the contemptuous manner
in which they have been treated by the
Republican party during their half
century of full citizenship. was significant
of the purpose To make demands on the
party for more appropriate recognition.
And according to a letter from Milford
printed in Tuesdays Every Evening,
the Negroes Of Milford hundred, in kent
county, will insist upon the election ol
two of their number MS delegates 10 the
Republican State Convention 10 bc held
at Dover on August 20.
II is not surprising that the Negro
voters of Delaware should demand moro
recognition than they have thus lar
received from their white Republican
compatriots They have been looked
upon as merely "hcwcrs Of wood and
drawers OF water faithful workers and
voters. without expectation oil the re-
ward of official recognition. oil the cmolu-
ments gong To the white Republicans
Now they propose 10 make move for
what they believe are their rights
The old Organization was never, dur
ing ITS long reign of power lavish IN IT'S
distribution Of official favofs 20 Negro
voters still, some of its best leaders
always took q sohcltous interest IN the
Negroes. and ~ least made II appear 10
them that the party had a concern IN
their welfare Thus far, however, It IA
not apparent that the Independent
boilers faction IL paying any special
attention To the Negro following of the
Republican party
1t is a fact that the Negro voters are
the balance Of power between the two
Republican factions The faction that
receives thor solid support will bo
winner IN the party primaries Which
faction shall Il be-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
Political Mixup in Michigan.

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

The Salvation Army lassio usually rests
with a bit Of sewing IN her fingers and a
watchful eye on the stove.
I'm anwoRfAa" DUrY.
When she has little extra Time she
gathers roses and dnisies and pots Dui 10
the military cemetery 10 scatter hOwerH
between the rOws Of white CROSSES Tho
Salvation Army wns the first organization
10 decorate with flowers the graves ~ the
soldiers
The American Salvation Army was not
the first IN the field Three days after the
German attack on Belgium, the British
Salvation Army was NJ work, helping
refugees 70 find shelter giving hrst-aid,
carving wounded from the battle field
From that time until today members II
the army have been among those present
on al The battle fronts. from Mosopo-
tamia ~ Russia There are 400 huts ~
British and French armies presided over
by some 100 workers Besides establish
ing and maintaining huts the Army has
raised money nj different times for anbll-
ances Twelve anbuancca have bcen
given 10 the United States Army Nv the
American Salvation Army alone
In order ~ carry ont is work N thr
war zone tho salvation Army made .
drive not long ago for 81 WD,0DO Tbe
result was s2,}0O,OD0, al of which vii
70 for war service NJ camps here and
abroad The work has the approval If
President Wilson. Secretary Baker Gen-
eral Pershing aud allied generals tDo nu-
mcroIs 90 mention Il ~ not dupllcafion
If Red Cross ~ r. ~ O. A. activity
Tho Salvation Army - working IN 20
operation with these and other war
seryIce organizations, and with The good
will ~ All
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
HIS FORTUNE.

ITO EVhti fSB.
He must have been spendthrift, y so the
thoughtless neiRhbofs snid,
When hey counted his possessions on the
day his will was rcnd
And where's the money gone TOP" WIS
the thing TINT they inquired,
But they didn't ask the stranger or the
men that once he hired
Oh they thought ho must be wealthy and
They thought his gold was hid
But they never dreamed his fortune was
IN all the things he did
He should have died with riches That
Is what the thoughtlesa said;
He could have left fortune when he
went 10 JOIN the dcad,
But instead he left a stranger who will
long remember him
AZ friend who gave assistance when his
star of hope was dim,
And he left n lot of children romping
round the ground he gave
As a symbol Of tho money that he hnd
but wouldn't save
Tie spent II ne he got il, so the thought
less often sneered
He made n lot of money, but lot Of lives
he checred
And he had the curious notion that
bank account which grew
Too rapidly WINS founded ou the things
man wouldn't do
So his memory lives in kindness and his
praise tho strangers toll
lie might have saved fortune, but he
spent one mighty we'll
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
Shock Troops" in Wheat Fields.

SHOCK troops arc o''SN y, 1N'i"'i'"''
wheat h'ids as "'u rs on 'he "Fs'''',
ha'tie 'front.' according !" " ''l"'' "'s'''''
ny the hi'cd states i'ei'af'i''' - .'k''
culture when me German war ,oi'S
command an advance a. any ''S' S,'''N
troops are sem FORWARD % ""N I''uS -
ground WIN 'nousahdS - W. '''' ny
american agricultural S'''N - =, "
vance ~ 4 a'iie''n' "'a''''' "'
town men VINO haNe No'u''''i''i - MI
farmers cur ana Sho'N 'he'' wheat ",''
mus arc dolne 'nei' i's'' = '''"N'pe -
ha'''e "he ''r"'
lierc are TWO instances. ''loi"S' = ~
n''ed states department u Nk''''''''''''
q now towns ana el''s ~ '',i'''k -
mcc' inc he'a LOT Ia'''S' ""'N''S '''
american farms
SCUM l'&Ao'a county mas "'F'','1,'
az us towns "h'h ia''o' : ,''''''
o"0ti''NN Ptt''9 '''S' '''''' '
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
THE EVENING SMILE.
POSTPONING TIE QUARREL.

Indy who lives in our nelghborhood
hired n small hoy 10 do little piece Of
work for her. lie got n friend Ia help him.
When the work was finished ahe gave the
first boy quarter the pricc agreed upon
beforehand Then n difficulty arose about
the division If that quarter We over
heard the conversation
"l'I match Won for the odd cent,
proposed the second hoy
NV, rats'' said tho first. who WINS
sport IN match you for the whole
quartcrr
u amt no gambler. protested the
other. Let s buy thrift stamp with the
quarter, m start partnership book
And they did Cleveland Plain Dealer
knowledge Is power And I s'posc
the public library IS the powcrhousc -.
Kansas City Journal
He Mara. IT may be that We will
have Ia pay tax on the cook She
Which one2 Baltimore American
Cashier 81 hear the old man is writing
the story of his life illl Clerk ON an
adding machine" Buffalo Express
May Mss YOU hotnef IN tne
next room. Well, she will stay there a
long tune before | kiss her Boston
Transcript
Ace (relatInR experience u had flown
three miles over the German lines when
found that my engine was missing he
Girl Mercy How could You fly so far
without any engIne2 Boston Tran
script.
"Ilavc the boys IN Crimson Gulch quit
drinking Yes. replied Bronco Bob.
Then where do all these bottles come
from that are smashed IN the road"
They re the proof. An empty bottle is a
sure sign somebody has quit drinking
Some folks quit over an over again. ~
Washington Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
Eject Of the " ar.

Looking upon the suffering Of Europe s
war-stncEcn population, from disease.
starvation, increased mortality ard dc
creased birth rate. We arc wont 10 think
our country has not vet begun 70 feet
iIcSe secondary effects Figures compiled
L, Dr : Josephine Baker, chief Of tho
DIVISION Of Child Hygiene Of tho New
Work CITY Department Of Health, arc
eir.illisloninC The foundation Of our
nation physical well beng, the children,
has already hecn endangered Speaking
ri tho Importance Of the Childron's Year
Movement now undcr way, Or Baker
saws
We have been IN tho war year tur
birth rate has gone down everywhere.
Our mortality rate has gone up every
where. Thousands fewer marriages have
occurred his wear than last year IN New
York Git, Hundreds fewer births have
occurred his wear than last wear IN this
CITY and the same conditions arc noted
all over the country And. moreover, our
baby death rate has been going mp this
wear. after having had continuous de-
cline Tor many wears and IT Is going up all
over the country The increase IN under
Eourishmcnt among our children IS so CON
siderable that II seems rs though i should
arouse the interest of every person IN tho
United States II IS = serious matter Il
began almost with the beginning Of the
war. In 1914 this condition Of under
nourishment was found in per cent Of
the school children Of this city In 1918
il was per cent in 1916 Is per cent,
and in 1917 q per cent, with 81 per cent
additional Of those children who are not
absolutely we'll nourished These figures,
trte as they may seem, ordinary as they
may seem as figures, are really referring 20
the flesh and blood children Of this coun-
try If YOU have been accustomed 10 gong
about among large bodies Of children. even
IN our rural communities, or in our cities,
YOU cannot help hut be struck with the
difference between the nourishment OF
these children today and three years ago.
For three wears VIC have been steadily on
on the down grade in regard 10 tho health
Of the children In the nited States VIC
have been going through exactly the same
experience as Europe and the reasons are
exactly the same
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
RURAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS.

Rural real estate has been transferred
as follows:
Two hundred and six acres of land
with buildings thereon, adjacent to the
road leading from Port Penn TO Boyd 5
Corner, from John l. Denny and wife
to James II : Gam, for $1,000
Land and dwelling at Ashley, by Wal
ter J. Sharpcy and wife to Harvey IL.
Meyer and wife, for $1,000
Onc-third interest in land and buildings
adjacent TO the old Newport ROAD, in
Mill Creek hundred by Florence f.
Newlin to Edith H. Boycc, for 81 1000
Land at Ashley, by the Ashley Syn
dictate to Walter J. Sharplcy, for $40
Land ahuttIng the road leading from
Coochs Bridge To Elkton, by Mamie
Schwartz and husband to Leonard Sch
wartz, for 81.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
WASHINGTON IN SUMNER. 1918.

Pant pant hot shivery heat a uniform
hot heat and hot heat uniform
uniform here Il uniform there, cap
tains captains captains, majors and col
onels and captains and more captains
and an occasional hot private Salute
salute captain hot major heat colonel hell
general humidity damn damn hot
Swelter sWeltcr Congress curse Senate
curse captains majors colonies curse curse
work work salute work salute curse swelter
swelteT hot uniform
Rent high thermometer high food high
uniform high everything high high only
talk cheap air cheap but hot cheap hot air
and hot high uniforms
Sizzle sizzle on the Potomac. Life
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
BUILDING PERMITS.

Building Inspector Preston has issued
the following building permits
Turner x STEELE, to install plumbing and
heating in the new building, at Eighth
and Iatnall streets, To cost S., TOO Vii
ham G. Robelen is the contractor.
James 4. Nulty, to make an addition
to dwelling, at 9l3 West Ninth street, to
cost Sl75
Max keil, to make alterations in com
bined store and dwelling, at COL East
Fourth street, to cost $50
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

The Republican party Of Arkansas has
decided not to run party ticket ri this
years election in that State Sounds
somewhat altruistic but it must he re-
membcred that IN ordinary elections in
Arkansas the Republican party never
cuts any considerable figure
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

A war announcement Of the week Is that
General Hell was sent recently from Rus
STA to a command in tho German army on
the western war front But it has not been
recorded that General Hell has been able
to play up TO bis name. lie has not beep
able to stop tie Allied advance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

The Levy Court Is night IN it, purpose
to put stop TO reckless speeding Of auto
mobiles on the county roads 1t should
be stopped, p it Is dangerous TO the
people and hard on the roads And there
is no sense in il Those who insist upon
INDUCING in excessive speed should be
arrested and punished
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

Mr.. Roosevelt fatty declines to accept
the Republican nomination for governor
of New York. There is only one nomi-
nation that Mr. Roosevelt would seriously
con"ider-ior President OF the United
States And the indications are that he
Is heading for this nomination, and
nothing else.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

And still the Germans are on the run,
and the Allies are continually advancing
It may be that The cry Of .on t. Berlin
VIII NEAR something before long
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
RIPPLiNG RHYMES.
by Walt Mason.
JULY HEAT


Ny fat old form Is willing in heat
that does not cease. and / m no long
cr lifting a song Of JOY and peace
I'm grooming smoking phrases the
censor says are wrong; the day Is
hot ms hlazes, and seems a fort
night long And his Is what Ycarn-
ed for some SIX brief months agol
1t s what my bosom burned for.
when We had wholesome snow
The sun grows hot and hotter, 1t
blisters and 1t tans; | drink three
kegs Of water, and wear out palm
leaf fans; rcdlIot wind is blowing.
from some baked. parboilcd shore,
the persplratlon flowing | leak at
every pore And this is what sigh
ed for, when winter was on deck!
It's what walled and cried for,
until sprained my neck | cussed,
from 4 To lizard, The winds that
used to blow, the stimulating biz
Yard, the sweet refreshing snow
Because my ears We're frosted, talk
ed like one gone daft; the language
! exhausted, denouncing winters
graft The worms and bugs con-
found me, the chiggers give me PAIN
the flies are buzzing round me, |
swear at them in vain. 1t is too
hot for reading, it IS too hot 10
write; blizzard 5 what m needing, i
and may ii come tonight The sun
all day is pelting my head with
chunks Of heat feel my system !
melting and running down my feet
And this is what hoaed for, in /
CHEEKY winter DAYS lis what | I
wept and groaned for, this bath in
solar rays.
Observation-Disclosures i
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

War Savings Stamps are still on sale,
and are the same safe investment hey
represented from the first Buy some, ard
thereby help our soldiers to win the wars.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
READ UASKIN'S LETTERS
kS To HOW TO KEEP FIT

Beginning merit Monday. FRED
erick j. iiaskin's letters. an eK-
elusive feature IN Every Evening,
VIII embrace series ~ very re-
markable and valuable articles
based upon the Half Hour
Health Talks" yhich members ~
the Army Medical Corps have de-
ilyered semi weekly before the en-
ployes ri the War Department
They are statements in simple
language, by army surgeons ~ some
81 the things that The layTncn can
do 10 preserve his health in these
days when the efficiency Of every
worker is OF such great importance.
II - conservative a. say that no
such authoritative medical ad
vice has ever before been offered
~ newspaper readers.
Several Of The large popular mag
azinesi have applied 10 the Medical
Corps for this material. but the
Haskin letter has been given er-
clusiveIy the first rights n pubiica
ton. Every Evenings readers thus
get good hing.
.tt;,..;..t.i;s.t.ttt.;.i..':.:.,;t...
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
Grant Letters Testamentary

Letters testamcntary on the estate Of
Arthur & Foulk have been granted TO
Lillian T. Eoulk
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25

A safe and remedy for Worms, stoeg
tbs t~~t for - vears. ~ fstER PAIIs. ~
TAKE. NO HItKN FssS; so PHE%fI ~EFT4
IN. ,ops bottle has killed l82 worms 81
druggists and dealers. or ~ mail. g5r q ~.
Eet. {. A. VOORHEES,. ". D.. Phlia.. -
IS III DAnfort h. Distributor
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-28

BY MRS. JAMES LEES LAiDLAW,
Vice Chairman New York State Wo-
man Suffrage Party.

The New York State Woman Suf-
fi;;;;s ...i',y, Six" j, finished its great
task Of CARRYING New York state for
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THE HERALD AND NEWS. ONP
YEAR FOR ONLY s1.6s.
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LOOKING AHEAD.

In the minds of the citizens of de-
mocracy the idea that service is due
I'd the government from every one
must be firmly implanted or the en-
franchised cease to be representative
of such a government.
The selective draft answers the pur'
pose of this service, from military
standpoint, during the war we are at
present gagged in, but largely be-
cause of the fact that we have time to
prepare while our allies combat the
enemy. We must look to the future
and the possibilities of a war declared
mon us when we will have no ally.
Should this occur selective conscrip-
ton would be of no avail. Accepting
the fact that the citizen Of democ-
racy owes his service to the govern
nent, is it not logical that we should
organize this service, which shall be
trained and equipped for an emergen-
cy and able to act Immediately as
nerfect machine when the necessity
arises? Few citizens but believe that
universal military training is absolute
ly necessary to the future safety OF
this country and that this system
should be adopted by the government
at the first opportune moment.
The speeding up of our plans to win
this war should In no way be inter-
fered with, and future policies must
be held in check that they may not In
terfere with the winning Of this war.
But when our legislators feel that the
speeding up of the war is accomplish
ed a bill should be passed creating @
system of universal military training
ard se~yjce which will amply provide
for onr ro',nt,yc's defense in the fu-
ture, thereby assuring US against the
disaster of an attack which would find
us unprepared and completely at the
mercy of an organized foe.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-28
"LET US HAVE PEACE"

A monster is slowly raising its head
throughout this country which, unless
beaten down Immediately, will become
the most dangerous enemy that the
cause of civilization has yet been
called upon to face. This evil that
threatens is to be found in the desire
for peace at whatever cost. 1t is the
old peace at any price canker raised
to the Nth power.
1t is easy to dispose of this, as vet
furtive but steadily increasing, deSirv
for peace by pinning to it the LABEL OF
German propaganda. But this will not
suffice
That the world is war weary is only
too true. France and England have
had this blood sickness on the part OF
their people to contend with for long
time It's effect on Russia has been
demonstrated.
We. in America, have but COM
menced our share Of suffering and sac
riice. If this revulsion Of feeling is
allowed to spread before the road is
half travelled there can be no doubt as
to our destination. Open hostility to
England, frank sympathy with Ger
many. conscientious or other oo1ec-
tions to war, are as nothing in their
effect upon our part in the struggle
and the destiny of the world-whlch
now admittedly rests upon our shoui-
ders-compared to this desire tor the
wars ending simply that peace may
reign. Peace today, with Germany un-
defeated, would be living menace To
America as nation and to every man,
woman and child who wish to continue
tn he known as Americans.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-28
GERMANY'S GUILT ESTABLISHED.

EXTRACTS Karl Lichnowskys MY hohuon
1910 copy of reached this country nce
,ohnoekv who was Ambassador to England "nen W
hroke out says wrote the document for ms a M n
public in and created great S'i N0
Das government Fastening repudate and suppress IT,
ION Aug ue14), when saw Asquith in order 20 maze , - -
attempt he completely broken ano' a'h0usn Q ~ ~
ran down his face 49,. .-. p.r;, ~ mako
"Of course It would only needed hint from beln 10
c.,+ porchtod fAustran IN August les'
e ;th dnonatc success with the SERBIAN repS'
"rha mnresson became at we Germany ue
war in all circumstances o-os ,o+ nv tba
We" .Thns onded NV London wrecked not oS oe
ore5v of tha British but by perhdy Of our poLcy.
had to support policy which khe" TO De
- ,,nisbed for if for 1t was against the Holy Ghost
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-28

There are some born abroad who
have come to this land for greater
freedom and broader opportunities and
have sought and received the privi-
legeS of American citizenship who are
Swayed by dislike for some ally or by
the sympathies Of German k;nship and
fail % .;lG lnHt the t!:uc Ia; c.'.l.c FOR
thcln 20 l.i;,he good the o!j,i@aii"':S "S
their sworn oat!lS of naturalization.
TE:s is the oath that the applicant
tur :E2nShip makes:
THAT Hc will support the CanS:itu-
ton o* the United States and that he
absolutely and entirely renOunces al&
allegiance and fidelity to any foreign
!,~iccc. Ho:en1ate or sovereignty: that
he will support and defend the COnSti,
tuition and laws of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and do
mestic. and bear true faith and allie
glance to the same.
"FaIse to Their Oaths."
All these naturalized citizens who
are taking part in obstruction TO our
government in the conduct Of the war
are false to their oaths, are forfeitfng
their rights of citizenship, are repudi-
ating their honorable obligations, are
requiting by evil the good that haS
been done them in the generous and
unstinted hospitality with which the
people of the United States have well
coined them to the liberty and the op-
portunities Of this free land. We must
believe that in many cases this is done
because of failure to understand what.
this war really is.
This is war OF defense. 1t is per
fectly described in the words of the
Constitution which established this ma
ton, "To provide for the common de-
fense' and ITO secure the blessings of
liberty to ourselves and our posterity. !"
The national defense demands NOT
merely force, but intelligence. 1t re-
quires foresight, consideration Of the
policies and purposes Of other nations,
understanding of the inevitable or
probable consequence Of the acts OF
other nations, judgment as to the time
when successful defense may be MADE,
and when it will be too late, and prompt
action before 1t is too late.
By entering this war the UniteG
States availed itself Of the very laat
opportunity to defend itself.