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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
VIRGINIA HOEORS LINCOLN.
Said to be First Of Sou thern States 10
Observe Memory.

by Associated Press TO Every Evening
Petersburg, Va, Feb i2-What is
said to be the first participation Of
Southern legislature in the observance Of
Lincolns birthday took place here today
when members OF the Virginia General
Assembly attended exercises at Camp
Leo conducted by the 3l9th. brigade,
composed exclusively Of Virginians.
The Virginia brigade observed the day
in return for the compliment recently
paid the memory of Gen Robert f.. Lee
on Jan 10 by Pennsylvania troops at
amp Lee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
Dynamiting Ice Gorge.

Ry Associated Press to Every Evening
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. l2.-To remove
the danger of flood and to permit the
resumption of river traffic, United States
engineers today began dynMniting the
nine-miIe ice gorge in the Monongahela
river near Brownsville, Pa. Dislodging
of the gorge will enable many steel plants
to receive badly needed coal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
AGREETO EXCHANGE PRISONERS
By Associated Press TO Every Evening

By Associated rress TO Every Evening
Amsterdam. Holland, Feb. l2.-Ger-
man and Russian delegates At Petrograd
according 70 dispatch from Berlin, have
signed an agreement calling for the
earliest possible repatriation Of prisoners
Of war unfit for military service. Owing
to transportation difficulties N Russia,
considerable delays are expected
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
RAIDS ON BRITT SH FRONT.
Drive by Foe Repulsed and Some Of
Enemy Taken.

ny Associated Press to Every Evening
London, Feb. PA hostile raiding
party attacked one of our posts last
night northeast of Epeny but was driven
off by our FIRE, the War Office reports.
Yesterday evening Manchester troops
successfully raidcd German trenches west
of La Bassee Many casualties were
inflicted on the enemy at slight cost tn
ourselves. and seven prisoners and
machine gun were captured.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
OBITUARY

Jesse &. Way. who died on Saturday at
the age OF SIS years. will be buried this
afternoon from the residence of his dangh-
ter Mrs. Mary j. Walton, lois Chestnut
street. For many years he was connected
with the Harlan d Hollingsworth Co
Frank Nealy, aged II years, died on
Sunday at his home in this city. Funeral
services will be held at Mt Salem NJ. f..
Church tomorrow afternoon,
The body of John T. Stelle, 20 years
old, who dropped dead whilo in eonyersa-
tion with his brother at his home III Baiti-
more, Sunday night, will be taken this
afternoon TO Easton, Md, for burial,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
u. S. TRANSPORT STILL AGROUND,
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press 70 Every Evenlng
An Atlantic Port, Feb. 12.-Except
that the ship was still agr ound, army
officers here said they had received no
word today regarding the converted
freight transport which went ashore
Yesterday on the coast. Tugs dispatched
to her assistance last night we're expected
u reach the vessel tod ay.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
ICE MOVING SLOWLY.
Navigation Still Perious AT Horseshoe
Bend

Although the weather has been mod
crate for several days there is still con
siderable lee III the Delaware river Where
The ice has broken loose from the shore.
lIp the river, and fioated down as far
as the TIorshoe, much Of 1t has lodged
IN that bend, continuing to make oondl-
tions perilous for navigation except IN
the largest boats
The Wilson Line Is operating It's freight
boats between this city and Philadelphia
and its passenger service to Deep Water
Point but no attempt has been made to
open up passenger communication with
Pcnn's Grove
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
COLD STORAGE HENS.
Continued from page J

Continued from page
The Food Administrations order Is as
follows:
"The Iicenseo shall not, between Feb
r,larv IL and April 80 purchase, ship, sell
or negotiate the sale of any live or freshly
killed hens or pullets, provided however
that this shall not prevent the purchase,
shipment or sale between February II
and February % Of hens or pullets which
were either killed or shipped prior to Feb
r,larv II to markets for sale as food; and
providcd further, that nothing IN tins rule
shall prevent the purchase, shipment or
sale Of live hens or pulets for egg pro
duction purposes; effective February IL
POSTPONE BREAD RAISE.
The proposed advance in the price of
broad both wholesale and retail that was
10 go into effect today has been post
poned for few days. After a meeting of
the Master Bakers and retail grocers
with Food Administrator Edmund
Mitchell, Yesterday, IT was decided at
the suggestion of Mr.. Mitchell 70 defer
putting the advanced price into effect
until he should have time 10 communicate
all the facts to Washington
a recent issue of the London Mail IN
speaking of the food queues states that
in some places queues existed with SIN
and seven persons abreast and IN lines
over 300 yards long In one place there
was a queue Of over 500 women and on
the other side Of the street there .was
another long one,
These queues are one of the regrcttable
results Of food shortages People gather
in front Of shops long before the opening
hours in order that they may secure thcir
share Of margarine or butter or meat, as
the case may be- before the supply gives
out.
The rush to queues IN London was
greater than ever Yesterday, states the
Mail. Women were anxious to lay IN
food and many brought their children.
Several women tainted from cold and eX-
haustion,
WOMEN AND CHILDREN N LINE.
Tired women and children stood from
& a. m BY Q O'Clock. when the shop
opened. over / 900 people, 20 abreast,
were waiting; by Ii o'clock this number
had doubled Then Is policemen keeping
the head Of the queue announced No
! more margarine.
These queues were for the purpose OF
! obtaining small quantit tiles of butter or
margarine and were broken up by the
Rood Controller taking over and forcing
a more equitable distribution of these
/ limited supplies
The English imports Of butter in No
vemter and December were only 5000
tons. as compared with 10000 tons in the
same month of 1915 The manufacture
| OF margarine, however, IS being largely
| increased
! Miss Doddridge will give q demon
stration on substitutes for rolls bread
etc. in the Library Building. Eighth anc
| Market streets, at :. 30 p. IN. on Thursday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
ARMY TRUCKS ON TEST TRIP.
Associated Press 70 Every Evening

by Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Buffalo, y Y, Feb IL Sixty-thrce
motor trucks in charge of army engineers
and carrying war supplies left here today
for New York Further development Of
motor truck transportation Of army
supplies % tho seaboard will depend on the
success of the trip. Weather conditions
were unfavorabIe, many Of the country
roads being flooded as the result Of
two-davs' thaw.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
Moose War Relief Fund.

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Cleveland Ohio, Feb l2.-Members
of the War Commission, Supreme Lodge
of the Loyal Order Of Moose, gathered
here today to complete plans for the
expen diture of a 5000, 900 war relief fund.
At the same time the thirtieth anniversary
of he national order was celebrated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
CHICAGO CATTLE PRICES.
Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Chicago. Feb l2-Cattle, receipts
% 900: slow Native steers. S.30a 1915;
stockers and feeders. 7I5aI025: cows and
heifers. 620all.50; calves, S.75aI4-25.
Sheep. receipts. 10000; weak Weth-
ers- :. "a l3 %. Iambs. l3. "a I6.9O.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
Alleged Stacker Arrested.

Patrolman Sutton TO-DAY arrested elisha
X. Bramhle, who Is wanted by the United
States authorities at Cambridge, Md.
where he is charged with failing to register
He was arrested at the Electric Hose and
Rubber Company and was taken 10 Cam
bridge by sheriff from that place.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
Observed Holiday.

Lincolns Birthday was generally OBJ
served by the closing Of practically every
office in the Public Building. At the
city end Of the building one elevator was
in service but had very few passengers
To carry.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
CHICAGO HOG MARKET.

b. Associated Press to Every Eyenikg
Chicago, Feb. l2-Hogs, receipts o.
600; slow. Bulk, 15..55a 1875; light,
l5.25aI5 so; mixed, l5I35a15.S0: heavy,
15.25al5 50; rough, l5.25al5. 10; pigs,
I225aI4 %.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
Singer and Steel Niagnate We'd.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Pittsbure. Pa. Feb l2.-News Of the
marriage in Chicago yesterday Of Miss
Christine Miller. famous contralto, and
Daniel NJ Clemson, prominent Pittshurg
steel manufacturer, was received here to-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
l,nIistments [ Onfinue.

Enhstments At the regular army
recruiting station, sos Market street,
today were as follows: Benjamin Pagano
and George ". Fowler, for the Cavalry;
Mac j. Deutsch, for the Aviation Section
of the Signal Corps
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
DEAN OF LEHfGH DEAD.

By Associated Press to Every Evening
New Haven. Conn, Feb. l2.-Word
came to relatives here last night OF the
death st Bethlehem, Pa, Of Prof. Joseph
Klein. dean Of Lehigh University, Of
hnarf frnll bic
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
Sally atlon Army War Fund Drive.

The 81, ,0O0 war fund drive 70 the Sal
vation Army started today The Saliva
ton Army is doing a gre at work among the
soldiers who are fighting democracy's
battle and in caring for the sufferers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
Alleged Illegal Liquor Selling.

.Iesse Gilmore. colored was arrested
today bv Patrolman Bullock on a charge
az selling liquor without license st 9l2
Walnut street. He will be arranged
in CITY Court tomorrow morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
AIaAnr on Job

Manor Lawson was "on the job thus
morning. spending the holiday in his
office About the only business trans
acted was the issuing of film license
to the Playhouse, for which the city
received 500 80
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
No Meeting of Commissioner.

No meeting Of the Board Of Harhor
Commissioners was held this morning az
all the members could not be present
The office IN the Public Building was open
until noon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
To Enter the Navy.

The navy recruiting station, Ninth
and Market streets, announced the fol
lowing cnlistments yesterday Ar
Gngt0n Denver Raughley OF Chester, Pa
Eral Lee Riggin Of Crisfeld Md.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
Held for { ourt.

Magist rate Broman Yesterday afternoon
held Joseph Smith under $500 bail for the
Court of General Sessions on charge OF
larceny. he Is alleged to have stolen
hraSS valves
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
SERVICE FLAGS. sec.

enc Two or three stars at Every
Evening business oficc. BY mail post
Iald. N5c ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
Minstrels at Csmp Dix.

If arrangements can be made, the Snei-
sa9u5g Ministries 81 dsn will m prG9oo5y %oo5v give dsht
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12

Lost something ? Try classified adv.
in Every Evening Adv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-22

10 tho soldiers really feel the need
of books. and do they have tlmo 20 rcad
them?
"Ycs undualIaedly. 10 both questions"
says Librarian Price, chief or the books
for soldiers committee of the United
Library Association. now conducting n
campaign for more and better books to
send TO the boys overseas.
THE above letter IL only ono OF n
hushel-load we have received. begging
for books. more books. We can't got
too many--prbvided tho senders will re-
member that soldier doesn't become
less human. but moro so, from being In
the trenches.
would he put in his spare time at
home reading 'Burton's Anatomy Of
Melancholy or. worse yet tho 1908 Di-
rectory of tho Philadelphia Cricket
club" Yet both volumes. I regret to
say, arc among those turned in by we'll
meaning givers, supposedly concerned
for the soldiers wcll-being and recrca-
tion.
Technical books, while highly de-
sired, should not date back beyond 1910,
those of older vintage being wellnigh
useless to the student of today: and
magazines. except those of special value.
we cannot give space to. Special provi-
sion has already been made by the
Postal Department for the mailing OF
these.
But. apart from these exceptions.
and books of scurrilous nature--such
sometimes creep in--boois OF every type
are asked for. especially good, live fic-
tion. adventure and travel tales with a
punch Put yourself in the soldiers
place and send him what you think
you'd enjoy most yourself after ten
hours OF tense drilling. Kipling and O.
Henry. Mary Roberts Rinehart and Rob-
cst Louis Stevenson-these are the
writer's passed around until the covers
fairly fall to shrcds."
Contributions Of books for soldiers
should he left at the Philadelphia Pub
lie Library. Thirteenth and Locust
streets, or at the Josephine Widcner
Library, Broad street and Girard ave-
nue.. tho central receiving station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-22

the time he received them and the time
OF your demand of him7"
Yes. lie studied them for a mo-
ment behind the curtains OF an alcove
in the drawing room. was watching
saw his shadow as he bent over TO
the light of the lamp"
by. that you mean he had hope
That they might be spurious?'
Yes, Excelcnz. When IL was dis.
covered that there was leak, false
orders were issued to test the different
departments of the War Office"
Tin. And then Maxwelis men
followed him, and when he was on the
point of capture he turned the papers
over. to the lady, who escaped through
the hedge?"
AS I have said before. Excellenz
tho lady Is clever. She read the papers.
but her loyalty to Hammersley kept her
silent. though a. the time she suspected
that he was German agent"
"I soe." ,aid Won Stromberg, mani
Testing n sudden activity with his
fingers. The lady is interested in Herr
iammcrsley?"
YES. ENccllenz
More interested In him, perhaps, than
she Is in your"
Rizzio bowed IN silence
Gut" said Won Strombcrg, rising.
| THAT perhaps makes matters more
amusing for uS--perhaps a little more
| amusing for Herr Hammcrsley"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-22
fCopyrioht. 1918. D. Appleton

! THE STORY THUS FAR
All EnsIaDs is mystifed by THE Yellow
drops phantom bombs. over Brltlsh lines me-
,S.,n ,HS.nthhs Of search have failed 20 locate Ocsass
sasR ssanst pIass e e tse ths ih.eas a
been equally futs The .Ssn tsinF more
ssIrltti.h sIsti..h War OHice, and the .Doys,stb Win
don ,hL .nd HANTNIERSLEy. q young d,s-
sovereSS reSSribsmfn bx En-, and %HtS oMMNTHER
Il sfBhnE BniE in England. to be ir iS.s possfMssal%S" Ma%
Str,isy % % %rder 70 ssSrst oatwt JoiS KIzzI1S9:;
70 tsinnt British art collector. srl asks p9d and
ss.p ssssp them safss until he asks Ior. then; hen.
carIosGi,, oGi,,omes ONES q party to tho spy plot; her
S ;he ff%sS fosnS saInsS sers%ed d"S on secs te
msnt 'epsves esves figures indicating the "o''
.uhi,. series OF hair-breadth adventures re,
iG1s iamui.n1 In Doris burning the paskaSgsu aSgNsubfs ~
kis IoxSr;Siiey- command when shs s,,l;" 19"'i is
.,ssao" ths to dsi.nsiSs. dEiTslsins. TS%.vsr s%s
RIz,Io" 81 another package u2nt,,mePsiey 2t ISpiey
::RR:tc;hes :R:st The packet from @ her grasp as
With ahi"@st ssiH@t ,n;,n, e SYrn 4 esS eSr. her
mldp,nnnes Vikings tower that niGnt', ',odee
Of Imdnt she leaves her room IN ina tnSa and
X bnnedasrTs the short ccnversation. rnabIe
sersafe sea.sa e9IsIHTn %ssTon.:. sr Ssr prs::nss
Ris,i%ne i%ess Cyril not to be IA. traitor 1ns' the
dark "Rd his men attack them hut I'M he
nnasrn,ases TO- escape. Cyril then E'yyss 'yss
ioSrss dir directions how to set back to tho
foIIooris loses her way in the dark. sns Gne
sfpmh,n,n,he ,he lights Of an automobile. t'nnvs
she comss along on poor roads tor .nW of
;ss shs he s'ys ": TrInw Vein 'Hs Doy al
rasE Tor q. Hight. and Cyril In .aviaSsil.ouu
2enI. sshnteslng the drivers seat. ehhs hs-
Hind .na sns finds herself Erasned from ''-
GII.S, little Siliasss s n'S"s n GERMANY Gsners,
liz cn Won Stromberg. Privy ,Councii"r ,to 20
military 1,ta5y secret servicr. Is waiting FEY the
Dow Thhs.% %R%sr.iss R"s. Ho, Il S..n the rsolns We'll
ont HnxLand and he Is, determined 70 hha .
isi.. whether Hammersley or Rizz'o -
prrssm rrss%m,,sfy ssS enter. ns.u SatS wfT1 IT. r.s
sseensln: on either side and gives Won
snomberg a consistent. logical account g
IL nrtions and his reasons for not hana-
msnS.sio MSsio the cigarette papers when nG ae- as.
Hsmmsr.issss Them AZ the co,sl Gsief from Gsss Rirso
ssd,y,htnE s,,hn that he, will arrive the next day AZ
wun Doris and asking that judEment 20
"nneld. in his room TIammersley hnus
e0a.ssage e0an.s .ge In secret hiding place 70 ,n' .mo
biIeet Biz nv mat papers will arrive BY autono-
When Doris reeains .consciousness she
xmas herself on Rizzio's yacht. lie IN,
ieIms her that she knows too much anu
'e'hs taken to Won stromberg'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-22

THE home service section of the Red
i Cross, cooperating with tho home
relief committee OF the Emergency Aid
and the citizens aid committee. opened
rs door early in April, 1917, for the
care Of soldiers and sailors families
Since then It has looked after the well
fare of 25lO families.
Their needs are many-flrst, money TO
support the family until the soldiers
nay comes. when the pay does come
at most S25 a month from his s30---it Is
not enough for II family. and therefore
must be supplemented by money given
by the home service. When. however.
the Government allowance Is added, if
there are children, the amount will be
about doubled but even so, not always
enough for the support of a large
family.
The health Of the family Is the next
consideration. Are they properly
housed? Is there o new baby coming?
Does the general rundown condition
come from lack of nourshing food. over
work, worry or tuberculosis? Perhaps
an operation Is needed or child is III.
Then the question comes of how to pro-
vide clothing and shoes.
Who In the family should or should
not work? A child may be kept from
school to help the family budget. That
should be overcome a mother may be
leaving her little children alone all day
while at work. We must find whether
there is day nursery in the neighbor-
hood. Or had she better stay at home
II the home service provides what she
earns? Or are there any members of
her husbands or her family to help
her?
Then there was the nevcr-ending ques-
ton this winter of finding coal to keep
the family warm Many kinds of advice
must be given, letters written to the son
or husband urging HIM to make an al
lotment, and questions must be an
swered in regard to the Government all
lowance and~lnsurancc
Above all. II IL necessary to get their
confidence. to make them feel that we
are their friends and that our wish is to
help them and that there Is nothing 100
small or too large for us to undertake to
make life a little SUMMER while their men
are giving so much to their country.
It is always gratifying when work
being done is appreciated, and the fol-
lowing quotation from a letter like this
received from a soldier is always a
pleasure:
'T hope you won't mind my taking
the liberty to write you to thank you
and your organization for, the great
help you have given my mother. My
from the home service. for she said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-22
The YellOlUDOve 'ias,'sa BY GEORGE olpns
, o Author of O.,,G, ,rts Pl?mi,ss , Sword

succeeded in reading her thouGhis-and
in the light of his previous omnlSclence
even that psychic feat seemed wllh,h
the realm of possibility But he merely
smiled at her and looked out OIL 'ie
window.
That mission of Cyril's! What was
It? The obtaining of some informa-
tion necessary to England? some mlnc
tary secret such as the machinery OF
ordnance or the chemical mixture of eX-
plosive shells? Or was it something
more personal. more sinister and dread
ful-the death of some high official
perhaps the Emperor himself? she
shuddered and shut her eyes her nina
murder-even for cyril she could not
connive at that. But she must be pre-
pared to do something for him, 10 help
him, IL she could, by false testimony,
to her, by silence. If they suspected
CyrIl. of course he would be kept in
ignorance of her arrival. OF all these
things and others she thought with eve-
growing doubt and timidity And all
the while in the back Of her head was
the idea of her possible appeal to the
American Ambassador at Berlin.
But If she had any hopes that an
opportunity would be given her to use
the post. or even to be free from sur
yeillance, their arrival at Windenberg
speedily diminished them. For upon
the platform of the small station a
German officer met them and conducted
them at once to closed carriage, which
started off through the. village imme-
diately., The officer and Mr.. Rzzlo en-
| changed few commonplaces which po-
litely included her. but as to the real
| meaning of her visit and their possible
| Notwithstanding. So she sank back
| in her seat and looked out through a
small window at the forest into which
| the road almost Immediately passed,
reaching their destination In apparent
| calmness, the high tension OF her nerves
| resolutely schooled to obedience.
A farmhouse in the midst of meadows
surrounded by forests, with broad
| hospitable door In which they entered,
| seeing no one. The German officer who
| directed them showed her the way TO
| room upstairs, and when she was IN
| the room locked the door She was in
| the dark, for the shutters of the win
| dows were closed Her first impulse
at reaching a haven of privacy, even
| though q prison, was to seek the line
| of least resistance and give her nerves
| the relaxation they needed in tears But
| she fought the weakness down, going to
| the windows and peering out through a
| crack in the shutters When she tried
| to open them she discovered that they
were locked or nailed from the out
side She had been a prisoner she
knew, upon the yacht. but the firmness
with which the hard wood and iron
resisted her efforts gave her for the
first time the grim reality OF her predica-
ment. A prisoner in the heart Of a
German forest with no way to turn for
help! Where was Cyril? Perhaps after
| all, her urmses had been incorrect
They had sent him away to Berlin. or
perhaps he had gone back In freedom
to England.
Grave fears assailed he- as to Rizzlo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-22
TAKE THRIFT STAMPS
AS CHANGE, NEW PLAN
Cashiers Everywhere Find Patrons
Willing to Accept U. S. Paper
for Money

stamps.
This is the now campaign slogan of the
war-savings and thrift stamp workers
today. Five thousand cards bearing the
above slogan are being distributed to
the cashiers Of banks, restaurants, cigar
stores and retail establishments of all
kinds. lively trade in stamps had
begun early this morning and officials
are jubilant over the plan.
At the same time special warsaw
inEs campaign was begun among en-
ployes of the Schuylkill Arsenal. Hun
dreds of pieces of advertising were
supplied workers.
Total war-Savings stamps sold In Phil
adclpha County amount to Sl9l3033.lH,
while hrift-stnmp sales total $h2l,S2S. 80.
postoiiiCc sales yesterday were Sl3,-
Sl0SO