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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
NEW GERMAN HEADS
GET GRIP ON NATI3N
Berlin Emerging From Throes OF
Revolution Soldiers and Sailors
Back New Government.
Associated press 70 E.~rv + eu.as

By Associated Press 20 EterE + e1ias
Berlln. ~aurdo1 N9v f5 Berlin
nov bas mad i Week II revolution. rrt
me streets hael the >ame appearance they
presented On sns SATURDAY ,urlnE 81"
va 4 easuag visitor would ao' ne tNare
7ha, MS aa, been De storm eEfct
el-ansIc petIsIea! lpRtay.i
Nea, II lmcneaH 'oad f5l-l -empr e
g4lt e,lIp,ee curiosity over n" 9oLtlgrl
irama
The l.ntrt-iia>se f+nue. pp4rer,iy
ii 4adispu,ed control, t.rhou-h : ~
zaE.zatioa >tlll Is ~olncN ha. ehao.c L
hs, taken over such elements y tie ol4
ourealcratjc regime - were Indispensable
and placed .t7 party man IA fateglc
positions, without. how merisestlng
.nriination toward party bias lhs has
tily ereated subordinate bodies md 'oIn-
mite : gyaluall1 ere Introducing en-
lance +! method and continuity 1tofher
work
n present Tie t.ber ablae. i con-
ccrnIus Itself yith rhe argent pr,} ems
Of fucd ana rehabilitation The gravity
81 both is such that the radicals are
wisely refr3Iulng srcm INDUCING in tnv
I'topiau experiments They have been
more than circumSpect and their reitCra-
ton that they propose Ia convene the
national assembly IS interpreted to mean
hat theN do u0t propose % offer atlrunt
IL the middle classes or place The tram
.gti II development iH iuUpaIdt
Darius the week no serious friction u
rh, eabnet deliberations aa, been
ren5rtei. although hc left wing ha, pot
declared tur ao early nonyeulHg nf he
national assembly |, desire to Npioii
the interim ia forti5vng prolctarau ruic.
Eherl tnd ~rheidemann, on fhc n.h nor
hand, are eontcnted q rest heir cause ia
the elections.
The coming week wiz bring thr middle
ta,, parties INTO bclated action The
merger Of the national liberals ana he
progrcSsives virtually has been elected.
Leading men and women all over the
country issued stirring rsdl for the
/ founding of a ncw democratic party tu-
| laY the appointment ID kar kautsAy
and Edward Bernstein As under -eCrt-
/ iaries of foreign affairs and nance brings
! two 81 the bcsI known theorists INTO thC
soldiers aad workmcn government
| Responsibility for the disorders III th,
| first days cf the revolution rest on tht
| partacus group ii which LlebAne,nt
! and Rosa Luxembourg carry little ot th,
/ influence they held at nrat Soldiers 4n,
| sailors arr ready % suppress any plot
!! against the government ami are uslstcnI
+ in their demands for non partisan polite.
and Tor convenIng the national assembly
at which the greater German republ,
/ wall receive its baptism.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
WILLIAM ]. M'CLARY DEAD
Formerly Manufacturer of Morocco
Here; End Came at Sons
Home in Philadelphia.

William Jones McClary. formerly OF
Wilmington, died yesterday at the home
of his son, DR. Samuel McC larry, 50,
No. i6lO Spruce street, West Philadci-
phia
Mr. McClary who has made his home
at a leading Philadelphia apartment hotel
was taken TO his sons house two days
ago and was under medical treatment
there until his death. 1t is presumed that
his Illness covered but brief period
In early life Mr. McClary lived Ill TINS
city and engaged in the manufacture oi
morocco for several wears about twenty
wears ago he removed to Philadelphia,
and, through succession OF IN est
mentS, he accumulated a large fortune.
He was an active member "f the mon
League the Manufacturers. the Racquet
irt. Philadelphia Country and other
clubs, and was we'll known among the
capitalists of the eastern states
Mr. McClarv was about 40 years OF
age He was the son Of the late Samuel
NIcC larry, long prominent IN Whining
ton and nephew Of Robert II Jones
= j " cstar ed ~cS' cnt OF rs city
lie had been a widowcr for many wears.
The body viii bc brought here on Satur-
dav for ntcrmcnt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
NEGRO SHOOTS )
IN FA.,. lily; FLEES
Returns to House While Police
Seek Him for Threatening
Crime He Carries Out.

Returning TO the house while the
police were seeking hm Tor previously
having threatened their lives. William
Blackstone, Negro, last night, it Is
alleged shot Oliver Jones. colored, his
,gifc and their sly months old infant
The woman and tahy viii die, Il Is
believed The shooting occurred Il 10
Head street in this city Blackstone
fed after the tragedy and is said
10 have boarded j Philadelphia trolley
with another Negro The police be-
l.cyc he may be hiding IN Chester
According to the police there Is a
fcud Of long standing between the
Jones family and blackstone On last
Thursday night Jones wife appeared
at police headquarters and asked that
Il warrant he issued for blackstone s
arr, st She tod the police that Black
stone bad threatened to llll her and
4hc entire Jones family. and declared
si5e MA 10 fear of her iifc
'ihe Warrant We i~sued and last
night policemen 3nnh.d tpr Plackst1nc
il hi- c.aisipneG haunt 4 is helicv-
IA tha! -onr mixing ot warrant
ha>ng ircn -eucj for INN reached
Plark@lonc md tha' hls iced vas
,n,pired b1 revenge \ any rate,
tkIaFkAlA@lW'
Jones home shortly before 10 o'clock
last night lie 10 sooner got into the
house, the police say, than he drew a
heavy calibrod revolver and began shoot
ing
The police 10 not know who was
shot first. as the adult victims are in
no condition 10 talk II il not known
either how many shots were fred, but
before BLACKSTONE left the house ever
inenter Of the family hc had the at
ened t. Kill lay on the kitchen floor
with bullet wounds
Neighbors heard the Shots and no
tficd the police Before any police
men could get 10 the house, however,
BLACKSTONE had gone II trning lis
movements afterward. the police learned
that he had been seen boarding a
Philadelphia car presumably for Chester
All the vicC ms of the shooting We're
taken TO the Delaware Hospital
Physicians there said early tins morn
ing they we're doing 5 well rs could
bc expected
According tu the police, Blackstone
Ill. L tad record fhev declare that
hr Wls Il K ut release fIon ii
AntAAu4sr. ph,n ~ lad hccn Schl
IJI c,rI>mp runc.aicd deadly weapons
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
HELD As STACKER.
Italian Youth Returns for Money Due
Him and is A Arrested.

Ahc!r.cl Gaandc, alias Gale, ws
arrested .lbo.t / 30 clock his morning
bv County Constable Tinsman. and is b
eng held II police station for nited States
authori les on a charge Of being a draft
Stacker The police have been seeking
Galandc for several months. according
"a Tins.n4n When searched at the
station GI4ude, who IL III italian Al out
- yc4r- old led >1.J dollar, it. cash
gold ,atrh :nd chain, and All 'Npeusivc
diamond sing iic Va- we'll drc -ecd md
forc = tcufE u,'W OycrrOu
'o,l-t..j!, I.n>mau ~ii4 tn3t taltndr
l,.d kccn Hjftne from p|3cr - oIacc
-ncc h f f"rod l,r f., draft il phiii-
d"inir.t ia~' sept, mt,cr and that Il, h4d
iied to return hi, que-tlonnairc to his
draft board Yesterday the American
Mang ntse 90 reported that Galande
had been there to yet some money due
him for work several week. ago, and
1inslnan picked Galande up on Market
-treet today
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
STRIKE TO SAVE MOONEY

By Associated Press to Every evening
:. tt. u a. h Nov. p. By unahimt u,
vote, the Seattle Central Labor council
last night voted to strike on December
9 uuless prior to that time Thomas ]
oorev convicted If murder ID conrec-
1 Il vi Il san Francisco bomb eXpls j,
I'D been granted new trial or given MS
freedom Immediate referendum vote on
the strike resolution was asked Ut All
labor unions affiliated with the council.
Copies Of the resolution viii iee wired q
other central lanor bodies over the country
asking that similar action pc taken and
the otfeiels of the American Federatio
of I.obor are as'led To lirect til mo,e ca
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
cRoWDER WANTS RECORDS SAVED
ASKS Draft Board To Guard Them
Carefully For Future sc.

Is. Associated F-->s II -vcrs Eycn-nS
N.~Mugtta \eE FL Extreme sl.
tn -lf og .ee..a4 ad omlief..u au
ar,.5. boaru r.ra-,.S IS ASKED US ruNg-
Narsna General ruNUcr rler-
j0d.,l tu -tA,. :r.tt nNetu-lte-
The uan-poWc- -cceEt. .ae ar.,
points but aas extremely valuable 4se~ II
he administration If war ,u~urSa-.. t.v
treat.-ent 4 aescrJers aLd ,.eiln4uel->.
and tho preparation oi the historic -ecara
If the var local boards are .astraesa. n
seal thu records al b which probably
vii be completed November 'U, a-
aNal. cruer, FOR tUe.r -ual -or-i-aI-.
to some eugf-l '.lie-tuS ~-a.-n.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
AMERICAN FLOUR FOR DITCH.
Five Ship Loads 70 20 10 Hungry HOi-
lauderS

By Ae~J, 4ac1 Fr,.- - -N a-
Washington ~.
shi.> laden WtA 7olf N %
.au ports SHORTLY pr i.aHa
Hlr~~lpU G f.tt N.i
Fhclr ra~g "
immediate ~
ration
Iayr rap t\..t ti.
81 li e -u. ta -ep.r ,M
In,ttJ States has ao, r,laA lt>
over fhc IHot rmeA' a- .i1a.+at
carving Nuerigau r5l-rl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
Baker at Camp Dix Review

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington. Nov y Secretary Baker
and General March ch.et OF staff. went
10 Camp Di<, \ J., today to review the
division tn r. Mr. Eaker, after deliver g
an address at the dedication at the nem
camp Y u { y building, planned to
70 10 Wilmington. Del where he Will
speak tonight at q meeting of the Con-
suIner9 Leaguc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
HUNS TURN FLEET
OVER TC ALLIES,
j. S. At SURRENDER
Germany Boasted Battleships
and Cruisers Are Now in Hands
0f Former Foes.
BRITISH ACCEPT CRAFT

rs Asse,ctsted pross - r ~ry Eveniny
London Nov n The German .|rc.
-pecifed u fhc trrus of fhc arrn'.'lce
with Germany was irrendcrcd t~lay
to hc tlIics
This announcement vas made officially
hv The tdmiralfy this afternoon hc
statement read
The main German feet surrendered A.
70 o clock fhls morning
The British Grand Fleet accompanied
by an American baftIo squadron and
French cruisers. steamed guf n , .ciock
this morning from IT'S Scottish base rO
accept tho surrender 81 the German bat
ilcshlpa battle crn-ers and desfrnl ers
The point 81 tho rendezvous fer he
A'lcd and German ra forces ea- ae-
fWccn ~ and ~ mhe- ras- 9t MAJ Island
opposite hp Firth Forth
Fho foq Rhlch lad envpIopod te 'raH1
flert for hree iat cleared t-f rghf
aad thi- morning fnr Sc3thcr Fa luIt
"sfh =Iighf haze hanTnG over tac birth
Il Forth
rho fleet ~ rttnee- tbc lrrender nn-
-l-fed If 4oma tgl stro nchidIrg -u
lrnadnouQat~. 81 .gbt CRUISER aD1 rlearIt
2f4 t!c~trnrrrs
Ndn.r4l ~ir DAVID featfe onnn4naar
at tho yTaTG ref a- ff tte RtIt1 rs I-llAt-
seth
II Washington. NOV FL hn hmrrnan
flaftlp SQUADRON nrobablt Hcudln- ay.
dreadnoughts .0mmandrd at Rear MI
nraI Hugh Rodmau nd operating
unlr oi he British grand fleet paTtlclpatef
today RI the na-sing of German sea power
The Americans shared IN the formal
acceptance bv Admiral Beatty. first Brlr
ieh eeaiord. 81 he surrender gf ,he ma.
frrr. III he tserrnan algh seas ieei "a
design atsd In the terms III srml-rIce
Tho IDENTIFY 8i American naval crai
n European waters II yer has 7cen rs
l.lo-4.l
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
DELAWARE'S REGIMENT.
1t is Not Unlikely That it is Part
of the American Army Going
Into Germany.

Mayor Lawson has been cndcavoTiu@
to get IN touch with the Deiawarc Req
ment nnd through the nd of Senator
SALISBURY. has learned that tic War
Department has no direct ini@fmatIor
regarding It's whereabouts
/, !. not improbable that tho regiment
forms uart u ihe American Anny ad-
yancing INTO Germany undcr me trrrn-
% the armisticc Il 81, the march tein2
of u trluInphrl character, ID" friends u
the Delaware hoys may ic'I hn' they are
in good sprits and engaged ~ ~ort hy
f.ftIsf.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
UNDER HEAVY BAIL.
Though William Simms Denies Accusa-
tiCn Of Highway Robbery.

Highway robbery viii probably b. the
charge W llIlam SInms 3 soldier will have
to face next Monday when his ease Is
recalled lie pleaded not guilty to the
charges of assault and battery and lar
ceny this morning Assistant City Prose
cutor Malloy acciIsc~ Simins of beating
Ip' Joseph Ruark, then going through
he latter suit case on the publ" street
la,t night ~iuflus Was held under $1,000
bail
He asked for q continuance 10 pro oducc
two witnesses in his behalf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
j. 5 WORK IN FRANCE
NOW UNVEILED IN
STAGGER|'.G FIGURES
Americans Had o67 Locomotives
and l3, ia Freight Cars Overseas:
Built 843 Miles Railway.
So 900 OF OUR MOTORS
SERVED IN WAR WORK
Immensity of Good Supplies Daz-
ing; Vast Dock Expansions Also
Emphasized by Report
by Associated press 70 Every Evening

by Associated Press 20 Every Evening
American Headquarters IN France,
Tuesday, Nov 70 The extent of Amer
lea military effort N France ~ the time
the arnistice was declared is shown By
statistics which The Associated Press Is
now permitted 70 make public The
stnpendoug figures how only part of
the great effort made m war preparations
IN mon. money and material
On The morning oi \nvembcr II the
cd Sfa'ts had IN Franc. S59l oi
ficers aud SSt .37G men tptal Il almost
INN 0eO There eerc 20 900 combat
troops IN the Argonnc action. exclusive
of the American unif> engaged cl-eRhcr"
GlckSIa K.iIWAY urFHATioA
The American army has rongh' -
France and has IN operation gfi7 y andard
gange locomotives and 1915 standard
gauge freight cars III american manu-
factilrc II als0 has IN strvicc so iOcofnG-
tlves and 973 cars If foreign origin u
inject demands winch the exfsting French
railways were unable to meet s s; nlics
of standard gauge railway we're construct
ed Ilve hundred miles of thus have been
built slBee June
Ihc department ~ light railways re-
ports tho cm sfr4ctloI. of - miles ri road
and ~ nIits ii German light railway
wtre repaired and PIT II operation Two
hundred and twenty-five mics of French
railway wcfo operated ~ n" Amcnean--
l3 gn 1 MOTORS II -ERpfrf
Modern warfaro il motor warfare ihr
American ospcdittorarf iorco- nod n
operation an November ! more than
=. 0nO motor yehiclcs of aii de-crfpf ION.
len II ito prcsentstagc III he arFni-t 60
II Is not permissible - hint III 'he va~t
stores of munitions and arnaWenf f.r1ngh'
ayc, anl Ii a in readiness The American
lXpfditionarr For ~ wero IN uo danger
81 lrfne placed ~ short Tal3u- had the
nr continued
sta7 7fPrflF.- ~ E3tD
For instance tne Americans have 80,
e00 OOOratIons of beans alone l~3 000 90
ratlons of -four md -four substitutes
III .0O0 OpG rttIons III milk III No 0N
ration. Of butter Or substitutes, lf3 GtH,
GA) rafl6n9 ni sugar. 81 900 0Hl -a.lau-
of meat. - .OO0, 900 ratiaus Of coffee and
III 600 900 rati0ns uf rice. ho.nIny and
other foods There are requisites sach
- fayoring. fruits, candy ami potatoes II
proportion whilr there 4re I'll 0O1, ,'aF
rltions Of cigarettes and tohaccn II 9thfi
forirs
IMMENSE poo kAGE IMPROVEMENTS
Ten steamer ferthe have teen nli n
pordeaux having a tot length IL
feet 1t Monitor. near ~t N4zaire. egnr
terths arp under construction WITH z
total length ot over ). 90 ieet Urea
labor has been expended u dredglnl
operations, repairing French DOCKS an
increasing railway terminal facilities
Warehouse having an aggregate floor ares
ot almost -. .0n en square tce1 il.4Ne "ett
constructed
These tgurts serve ii ! measure I
| show he magnitude q Amsristh 81
eotnpiislmtnt, md the sfeai Tf-ssh.ne Z
IN oi,erat!on today = the Anerle II I mr..
AI1nS moves forward INTO ttitttth .efri
tory
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
FRENCH GIRLS CAPTURE
$4,000 u. 5. HUSBANDS

Chicago. Nov. Il Lieutenant
Fernand Catols, OF the french
military MISSION to Siberia, IN Chr
cago and who by the way, IS en-
= gagged to be married to . New \ ork
lebutante asserts that 25,0oo
American bows will have married
French girls before the troops return
to he United States.
"i0u see" sad the lieutenant,
the French glrI has verve, elan,
esprit, what YOU call temperament
She il like In, rainbow. like the
Z aIfc qui dars,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
BOY SHOOT IS HIS
CHUM TO DEATH
Youthful Participants in Tragedy
on East Seventh Street
Marsh Today.

CHARGED with killing hi~ chum Isaac
Roar,en, l6 wears old instantly hy = shot
through the neck from shot gun. Ed-
ward Ccphus, / ! wears old, j. locked Ip ~
h, Police Station He declares the tragedy
waS al accident He was arrested shortly
after II ocock tins morning hy Sergeant
" Inner Il Hahn, following the shooting
vhIch occurred about 030 clock m
IN, marsh back 'of tho \mcrican Oar
4 Foundry Cos sash shop IL the foot II
Eas seventh and Eighth streets
.Io,cph Ccphu~, a cousin 81 the h1E
charged With the shooting, tclcph"nod
thu police station ~ 1880 ms morning
announcing The tragedy \ patrol wagon
WAS dispatched o. thc scene ami on the
arrival of the police thcv found the
Boarelcn 80, i ad with j great hole in
hi- throat lic h.ld lcd t. dea b ~ few
MINUTES Joseph Ccphn- said
MI nf the parties ar, \cUro"~
THE h0, WHO i ~aid u ha,r ircd he
shot fled into " ilmngton and wa found
al Bumcnthal~ moroccu -ltUp Il Front
and Ad4nu, streets. whcrc his mother.
Nfar Fortune Is employed Sergeant
Hahn frs went Ia the boy home. at
ii Decatur street and failing q find hlm
sought hlm II the morocco shop
The body Of the >iaiI, lad was taken to
the morgtIr
~roRl ar TIL SHOOTING
According 10 Tie story told by Joseph
CephuN. the three bows had been cunning
Tor rabbits and water fowl along the
marsh lie said hc was ia front oi the
other tu, and beard Roarden eAclalm
Ii can take the gun from YOU let me
shoot YOU and II ! can't. you can shoot
ne
IL -aid the two hu,, ,cutficd lor t .
guu and that during tie hoIse play Is
he thought, the Boar1cn youth caught
hold of bis coat tail Suddenly hc heard
III, sho; and the Roa!drli ley rrl Fic
shot ulc Nhen~ho turned around he
said. he saw Bourdcn lyng bleeding on
th, ground Tie latter died q t,U minutes
later be sald
t;ong 10 4 store nearby h. called up the
police station and reported The houtlng
No statement has been made 10 tho
coroner IS Vet bv either 81 the tephus
cousins. both of whom arc held by lie
police The Slam Youth lived II ~l2 Lo-
Gust stree
Th. pUicc we're unable "a get III touch
with hi> parents or near relatives No enc
had called at tho murgCe 70 clam the body
up 10 / o clock
The weapon which ended thc life OF
thc BoaTdcn boy is singiebarrel -
gauge shotgun \ number of shells
turned over 70 the police by Joseph
Genius were loadcd with bird shot
Young Ccehus mother is separated
from her husband. according o the police
and goes by the name Of Mary Fortune
The father has been away from " Whining
ton several years. they say ami little
is known concerning him
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
BABY BADLY BURNED

Thomas Hanigan. 3 years old, of 1911
MARYLAND avenue. was badly burned
al<It the body today while playing
with matches, an ignited one setting fire
i. his clothing He WAS treated al the
Delaware Hospital
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
Lmnsemants .nnLslL

flaN NhoAae ttr htGaAN .A t.ai 'A
Garrick Naadcst tlc
queen Cuarile AAR.'l
Majestic Just fur ,'Gt N.A
Victoria lny Romance X. AZ"
lNric Musical elmet> aH. aHatunlay
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
Tra led AZ Delaware HospItal

J..lrt- Them i ,e- treated fol wound
ii the jlR .tud ProcEci 1rcdid had
foreign lndy renewed MON h- et,', at
tb, DcltHalc Hospital clinic thl> morning
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
MAS SHOPPING.

Is IN order nov The stores are
prepared and are earnestly ask
ing thqf you make your X-mas
purchase NOW instead % late
The reason for early shopping
here never was NOR, urgent
and i i To BE- hoped that the
public viii hcatt.Il re@tpul t1 til
al,~a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
ORPHANS COURT

Chancellor Curtis in the Orphans
Court, yesterday, appointed Fila MAY
Bowen guardian Of Norma Louise Bowen
and Dorothy May Bowen
George L. Townsend made return Of the
sale Of real estate Of Margaret II Cooch
and Phoebe L. Cooch which was confirm
eJ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
Engagement Announced.

Mrs. Mary A Beste Of 1908 Rodney
street today announced the engagement
Of her daughter, Gertrude NJ to Emile
+. EdeIbrock Of Washington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
British Sovereigns To visit Paris.

D Assoclafed FTo,s @ EVcrV .VFnIn.
Pans. NOV a. ktug Gecr2, aHd
Queen AlurN England wA yist Paris
late thus month
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21
Ihe Neatats

b! AsSsSiarA rs-$ IA .tcft @N 'lt't
Washington. \1k fh.rs->. "E '.'-
ware
Generally ctouQN toUtlu t.a .ts
uttle chans. tu tSnpefatA.
moderate norfA"vs "lh4-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21

A feeling oI security goes with Gloyea
Dairy milk Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21

Particular people chot~e lloylI Dalr.
Nib Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-21

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-25
MOST ALL YANKS.
WILL Be HOME BY
THE EARLY SPRING
ALL YANkS WITH THE ExCEP-
TON OF THOSE NEEDED FOR
POLICE SERVICE TO BE RE.
TURNED HOME AT ONCE.

Washington, Nov. 2i - One million
two hundred thousand soldiers will
be out of the service by New Years
day, army officers in touch with the
mastering out processes estimated.
1t is calculated $4,000 day will
be The figure from December : until
January 1st when the rate probably
will be raised to $4,000.
Gen. March went TO Camp Dix the
other day to give instructions which
sit is understood, viii expedite the
muster out. 1t is reasonably certain
there will be room at the canton
ments for 100000 overseas troops
early in the year.
There are an the way over not
only the 10000 aero troops released
from training in England but a steady
sream Of sick and wounded from
France and England.
Officers think that by Spring the
whole army except those needed for
police duty in Europe will have
started home.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-25
ARSENAL EMPLOYEES
APPEAL AGAINST CHIEFS

Davenport, Ia, Nov. 25.-Alleging
wholesale discharging of employees
without advance notice, unfair treat
ment in various ways, and shifting OF
positions to force men out, the ROCK
Island arsenal employees in massmeet-
Ing this afternoon voiced a strong pro-
test to government officials in Wash
ington. A telegram was sent to Presl-
dent Wilson calling his attention to
alleged autocratic methods employed
by commading officers at the arsenal
and requesting immediate action to
relieve the intolerable situSfion. In
case favorable respone is not re-
ceved by midnight Monday delega-
ton of five employees was named to 90
to Washington and present their cases
in person.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-25
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PLANS SIMPLE MENUS
FOR THANKSGIVING

Washington, Nov. ga simple
Thanksgiving dinner, in the spirit o
food conservation still necessity for
the feeding of our allies, Is suggest
by the food administration For fam
lily OF five or six persons the following
menu is recommended.
Roast turkey, chicken, duck, goose
or game (f the state law permits
with bread dressing leftover dret
bread) or oriental stuffing.
Mashed potatoes, maehed turnips.
baked tomatoes (home canned.
Cranberry sauce.
Lettuce or fruit salad.
Pumpkin pie or steamed pudding.
"ln suggesting universal Thanks
giving dinner menu, it is realized b.
the food administration that a shor
age or oyersupply Of poultry, game or
vegetables in certain localities would
materially change the menu" says the
food administration. Use of local
products is advocated so as to lessen
the tax on rail transportation
"Adyices received by the food adj
mnistration from all parts of the
United States indicate that the turke y
supply for Thanksgiving will be good
This also applies TO chickens, ducks
and geese"